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>> TIME TO EVACUATE.
>> Mike:  A MENACING HURRICANE 
SURGES TOWARDS THE U.S. GULF 
COAST.
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>> Announcer:  THIS IS CBC 
VANCOUVER NEWS.
>> Lien:  GOOD EVENING THANKS 
FOR JOINING US ONLINE.
LIKE A STUDENT ON HOMEWORK 
DEADLINE, ALL OF BC'S DISTRICTS 
HAVE TURNED IN THEIR REOPENING 
PLANS. 
>> Mike:  AND THE PROVINCE HAS 
GIVEN A PASSING GRADE TO ALL OF 
THEM FOR A SEPTEMBER 10TH RETURN
TO CLASS.
AFTER MUCH CONCERN FROM PARENTS,
THERE WILL BE FUNDING FOR REMOTE
LEARNING.
>> Lien:  BUT AS JOHN HERNANDEZ 
REPORTS, ONLINE LEARNING MIGHT 
NOT BE AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE.
>> Reporter:  AFTER MONTHS OF 
UNCERTAINTY, PARENTS HAVE NOW 
GETTING A CLEARER SENSE OF WHAT 
TO EXPECT COME SEPTEMBER 10TH.
AS OF TODAY, ALL 60 SCHOOL 
DISTRICTS HAVE RELEASED PLANS 
FOR THE RETURN TO CLASSROOMS. 
>> WE HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO 
REVIEW EACH OF THESE PLANS, AND 
I'M IMPRESSED BY THE THOUGHTFUL,
CONSIDERATE, AND INNOVATIVE 
LOCAL SOLUTIONS THAT WE SEE 
WITHIN THOSE PLANS.
>> Reporter:  EACH DISTRICT HAS 
NOW OUTLINED HOW THEY'LL DIVIDE 
STUDENTS INTO LEARNING COHORTS 
AND ENCOURAGE PHYSICAL 
DISTANCING OUTDOORS AND IN 
COMMON AREAS.
BUT CLASSROOMS WILL STILL BE 
FULL.
FOR WEEKS, MANY PARENTS HAVE 
EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT COVID-19
TRANSMISSION.
>> WE HAVE SOME FAMILIES WHO 
HAVE CHILDREN, YOU KNOW, THAT 
HAVE SOME ILLNESSES THAT YOU 
JUST CAN'T TAKE THE RISK.
AND FOR THEM TO BE THEN TOLD 
JUST TO GO BACK TO FULL-TIME 
IN-CLASS, IT'S NOT RIGHT.
>> Reporter:  IN DISTRICTS 
THROUGHOUT METRO VANCOUVER, 
PARENTS HAVE BEEN CAMPAIGNING 
FOR MORE REMOTE LEARNING 
OPTIONS.
TODAY, SOME WORDS OF HOPE FROM 
BC'S EDUCATION MINISTER.
>> IT IS MY EXPECTATION AS THE 
MINISTER OF EDUCATION THAT 
SCHOOL DISTRICTS WILL BE 
FLEXIBLE.
THEY WILL WORK WITH FAMILIES TO 
PROVIDE OPTIONS TO KEEP CHILDREN
CONNECTED TO THEIR SCHOOL 
COMMUNITIES. 
>> Reporter:  IT'S NOW UP TO 
EACH DISTRICT TO DETERMINE HOW 
MUCH DEMAND THERE IS FOR ONLINE 
LEARNING.
IF THERE IS A LOT, THE PROVINCE 
SAYS FUNDING WILL BE AVAILABLE 
TO MAKE IT AN OPTION FOR 
STUDENTS.
PARENTS IN SURREY ARE ALREADY 
CALLING IT A BIG WIN.
>> IT CAME A LITTLE LATE, BUT AT
THE SAME TIME, IT IS THE CORRECT
STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
>> Reporter:  WHILE DISTRICTS 
LIKE VANCOUVER HAVE ALSO 
EXPRESSED INTEREST, REMOTE 
LEARNING OPTIONS WON'T BE 
MANDATORY ACROSS BC.
THE BC TEACHERS FEDERATION SAYS 
THERE ARE A LOT OF UNANSWERED 
QUESTIONS WHEN IT COMES TO 
ENROLLMENT. 
>> WHAT WE WANT TO SEE IS THAT 
CHILD WOULD ALSO BE ABLE TO 
RETAIN THEIR SPACE AT THE 
SCHOOL.
SO WHEN THE FAMILY DECIDES THAT 
THE CHILD IS READY TO RETURN, 
THERE IS A SPOT FOR THE CHILD.
>> Reporter:  FOR NOW, IT'S UP 
TO DISTRICTS TO IRON OUT THE 
DETAILS BEFORE SECURING FUNDING,
AND WITH SCHOOL DOORS OPENING IN
JUST TWO WEEKS, THE CLOCK IS 
TICKING.
JON HERNANDEZ, CBC NEWS, 
VANCOUVER. 
>> Mike:  WE NOW KNOW HOW MUCH 
BC WILL BE GETTING FROM THE 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S $2 BILLION 
SUPPORT FOR SCHOOLS.
$242 MILLION.
IT'S THE FOURTH HIGHEST AMOUNT 
BETWEEN THE PROVINCES AND 
TERRITORIES.
FEDERAL FUNDING IS BEING 
ALLOCATED BASED ON THE NUMBER OF
CHILDREN AGED 4 TO 18 YEARS OLD 
IN EACH REGION.
BC GOVERNMENT WILL GET TO DECIDE
HOW IT WILL USE THAT MONEY TO 
ADDRESS CHALLENGES IN THE 
CLASSROOM PRESENTED BY COVID-19.
>> Lien:  WELL, IT'S GAME ON FOR
AMATEUR SPORT AS PART OF PHASE 
THREE OF THE PROVINCE'S 
REOPENING PLAN, SOCCER, 
VOLLEYBALL, HOCKEY, AND 
BASKETBALL TEAMS WILL ONCE AGAIN
BE ABLE TO COMPETE. 
>> Mike:  BUT AS EVA 
UGUEN-CSENGE REPORTS TONIGHT, 
SOME OF THE RULES ARE CHANGING. 
>> Reporter:  THESE PLAYERS 
HAVEN'T SEEN MUCH REAL 
COMPETITION FOR A WHILE NOW.
THAT'S ABOUT TO CHANGE AS 
LEAGUES MOVE INTO PHASE THREE OF
THEIR RESTART. 
>> REALLY EXCITED TO START 
GETTING BACK TO PLAYING IN A 
SPACE IN A CAREFUL WAY -- IN A 
SAFE AND CAREFUL WAY.
AND THERE WILL BE A HOST OF 
MEASURES AND THINGS MAY LOOK 
SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT. 
>> Reporter:  THE PROVINCE LAID 
OUT NEW COVID SAFETY GUIDELINES 
THAT ALLOW SPORTS TO GRADUALLY 
GO BACK TO COMPETITION ON 
MONDAY.
EACH SPORT IS RANKED FOR ITS 
RISK OF TRANSMISSION BASED ON 
AMOUNT OF CONTACT.
FOR VOLLEYBALL LOVERS, IT MEANS 
A RETURN TO NORMAL, SORT OF.
>> WE ARE ABLE TO INTRODUCE BACK
THE CONCEPTS OF BLOCKING AND 
ACTUALLY THE -- THE IDEA AROUND 
PHASE THREE IS BECAUSE WE ARE 
CREATING THESE COHORTS OR 
TRAINING ON PLAYING GROUPS THAT 
ONLY INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER 
THAT THAT MEANS THAT WHEN WE'RE 
ON COURT, ESSENTIALLY, THEY WILL
BE ABLE TO PLAY JUST REGULAR, 
NORMAL VOLLEYBALL GAMES.
>> Reporter:  SOFTBALL, 
BASKETBALL, AND VOLLEYBALL ARE 
ALLOWED COHORTS OF UP TO A 
HUNDRED PEOPLE.
SOFTBALL AND BASEBALL ARE AT A 
PARTICULAR ADVANTAGE.
>> SOFTBALL WAS CLASSIFIED BY 
THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AS A 
LOW-CONTACT SPORT.
SO ALONG WITH BASEBALL, THEY 
FELT THAT -- THAT BECAUSE THERE 
IS SO LITTLE CONTACT IN THE 
GAME, THAT WE COULD HAVE A 
HIGHER COHORT GROUP AND STILL 
MAINTAIN A VERY LOW RISK OF 
TRANSMISSION.
>> Reporter:  TEAMS WILL HAVE TO
WAIT TWO WEEKS BEFORE COMPETING 
AGAINST PEOPLE IN OTHER COHORTS.
HIGHER CONTACT SPORTS LIKE 
SOCCER AND HOCKEY ARE LIMITED TO
COHORTS OF UP TO 50 PEOPLE.
BC HOCKEY SAYS DESPITE THE 
SAFETY MEASURES, REGISTRATION IS
NEARLY AT NORMAL LEVELS.
>> I THINK IT SHOWS A REALLY 
STRONG PASSION AND THE VALUE IN 
OUR GAME.
YOU KNOW, WHILE THERE IS 
DEFINITELY SOME -- SOME MINIMAL 
REDUCTION WITHIN THE 
REGISTRATION, WE BELIEVE THAT'S 
UNDERSTANDABLE AND THAT OTHER 
FAMILIES WILL BEGIN TO FEEL A 
LITTLE BIT MORE COMFORTABLE ONCE
THEY ARE EDUCATED FURTHER ON HOW
THE LOGISTICS WORK AND -- AND 
HOW THINGS WORK WITH RESPECT TO 
COHORTS AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS.
>> Reporter:  THE PROVINCE IS 
STILL NOT ALLOWING ANY 
INTERPROVINCIAL OR INTERNATIONAL
TOURNAMENTS.
SPECTATORS WILL BE ALLOWED SO 
LONG AS THEY MAINTAIN PHYSICAL 
DISTANCING AND REMAIN WITHIN THE
FACILITY'S CAPACITY.
EVA UGUEN-CSENGE, CBC NEWS, 
VANCOUVER.
>> Lien:  AFTER SIX WEEKS OF 
EXPONENTIAL GROWTH, NEW COVID-19
CASE NUMBERS IN BC APPEAR TO BE 
PLATEAUING.
HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE ANNOUNCING 
62 NEW CASES.
THE SECOND STRAIGHT DAY WITH 
FEWER THAN 70 CASES.
ACTIVE CASES HAVE ALSO FALLEN TO
896, BUT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE 
WHO ARE IN SELF-ISOLATION IS 
SLOWLY RISING.
IT'S NOW OVER 2,700.
HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE DOWN 
SLIGHTLY TO 21, WITH 7 OF THOSE 
PATIENTS IN INTENSIVE CARE.
THERE WERE NO NEW DEATHS IN THE 
PAST 24 HOURS, SO BC'S TOTAL 
REMAINS 203.
NEARLY 4200 PEOPLE HAVE 
RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS SO FAR.
>> Mike:  POLICE SAY THEY ARE 
MAKING PROGRESS IN THE SEARCH 
FOR A HIKER WHO HAS NOW BEEN 
MISSING FOR THREE DAYS.
NADERI DISAPPEARED ON A 
TREACHEROUS SECTION ON A 
MOUNTAIN NORTH OF COQUITLAM.
>> THERE IS A LOT OF TRAILS IN 
AND AROUND EAGLE MOUNTAIN, EVEN 
SOMEBODY WHO IS FAMILIAR WITH 
THIS AREA COULD EASILY GET INTO 
TROUBLE IF THEY DEVIATED AT ALL 
FROM THEIR FAMILIAR PATHS. 
>> Mike:  RCMP SAY NADERI DID 
NOT LEAVE A TRIP PLAN BEFORE HIS
NEAR-DAILY WALK ON THE MOUNTAIN.
BUT THEY ARE STAYING POSITIVE, 
OWING TO GOOD CONDITIONS IN THE 
AREA, WHERE NADERI IS THOUGHT TO
BE.
NO FOUL PLAY IS SUSPECTED.
>> Lien:  SENIORS IN LONG-TERM 
CARE AND FAMILIES ARE BEING 
ASKED TO TAKE PART IN A SURVEY 
ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES DURING 
THE PANDEMIC.
BC'S SENIORS ADVOCATE ISABELLE 
MacKENZIE HAS SAID FAMILIES HAVE
MADE SACRIFICES WITH 
VISITATIONS.
MacKENZIE SAYS HEALTH 
RESTRICTIONS LIMITS VISITS TO 
SENIORS IN CARE HOMES HAS HAD 
PROFOUND IMPACTS.
SHE HOPES THIS SURVEY WILL GIVE 
THOSE AFFECTED A VOICE. 
>> THE FREQUENCY OF VISITS, THE 
DURATION OF VISITS, THE LOCATION
OF VISITS IN THE CARE HOME, WHAT
TYPE OF PPE PROTOCOLS ARE -- ARE
REQUIRED TO BE FOLLOWED.
THERE IS THE EXPERIENCE FOR 
PEOPLE WHO ARE PALLIATIVE, AND 
WE HAVE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS FOR 
PEOPLE WHOSE LOVED ONES WHO HAVE
BEEN PALLIATIVE AT SOME POINT IN
THIS PANDEMIC.
AND I THINK THOSE ARE ALL 
IMPORTANT PIECES TO ADD.
WE HAVE NOT HAD A COLLECTIVE 
CONVERSATION WITH RESIDENTS AND 
FAMILY MEMBERS ABOUT THE IMPACT 
OF THESE RESTRICTIONS ON THEM.
>> Lien:  THE SURVEY WILL RUN 
UNTIL THE END OF SEPTEMBER AND 
CAN BE ACCESSED ONLINE BY MAIL 
OR COMPLETED OVER THE PHONE.
MacKENZIE HOPES TO HAVE A REPORT
OUT BY MID TO END OF OCTOBER 
THAT WILL OUTLINE THE RESULTS.
>> Mike:  WELL, THE VANCOUVER 
CANUCKS MADE IT CLEAR LAST 
NIGHT, THEIR PLAYOFF SERIES 
AGAINST THE LAS VEGAS GOLDEN 
KNIGHTS WILL BE ANYTHING BUT 
ONE-SIDED, ANSWERING BACK AFTER 
A TOUGH 5-0 LOSS IN GAME ONE.
>> STAY OUT THERE FOR LONGER -- 
>> IN FRONT, PETTERSSON SCORES!
WHAT A FINISH.
>> Mike:  ELIAS PETTERSSON WITH 
TWO ASSISTS ON TOP OF THAT GOAL.
CAPTAIN HORVAT WITH TWO GOALS 
AND TYLER TOFFOLI BAGGED ONE 
NINE SECONDS INTO HIS FIRST 
SHIFT BACK FROM INJURY.
TANNER PEARSON GUIDED IN AN 
EMPTY-NETTER TO HELP LIFT THE 
CANUCKS OVER THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS 
5-2.
THAT TIES THE SERIES AT A GAME 
APIECE.
GAME THREE GOES TOMORROW.
[ Horn ]
>> SEE EVERYBODY AROUND HERE, 
EVERYBODY HAS GOT THEIR MASKS.
WE'RE ALL PHYSICAL DISTANCING.
AND WE'RE ALL HAVING A GOOD 
TIME, ARE WE NOT!
LET'S GO CANUCKS, LET'S GO!
[ Laughter ]
>> Mike:  AND IT WAS ANOTHER 
LOUD NIGHT AT SCOTT ROAD AND 
72ND IN SURREY AS FANS CAME OUT 
TO CHEER AND HONK THEIR HORNS TO
SUPPORT THE BIG WIN.
THE POLICE SAY THEY WERE MOSTLY 
WELL BEHAVED AND OBSERVANT OF 
PHYSICAL DISTANCING 
RESTRICTIONS.
THEY HANDED OUT NO COVID-RELATED
TICKETS BUT DID ISSUE FIVE 
TRAFFIC FINES.
CANUCKS' NEXT TILT, AS WE SAID, 
TOMORROW.
IT'LL HAPPEN AT 6:45 AGAINST 
VEGAS. 
>> Lien:  TO A WHOLE DIFFERENT 
KIND OF TRAFFIC DISRUPTION; THIS
ONE IN VANCOUVER AS THE CITY 
PREPARES TO SHUT DOWN A MAJOR 
ROAD INTO THE DOWNTOWN CORE.
STARTING SEPTEMBER 2ND, TERMINAL
AVENUE WILL BE CLOSED IN BOTH 
DIRECTIONS FROM MAIN STREET TO 
CLARK DRIVE.
ROAD REPAIR WORK IS EXPECTED TO 
TAKE TWO TO FOUR WEEKS SO 
DRIVERS ARE ASKED TO PLAN 
ACCORDINGLY.
ACCESS FOR BUSINESSES IN THAT 
AREA, THOUGH, WILL REMAIN OPEN.
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JOINS US NOW WITH THE FIRST 
CHECK ON THE FORECAST.
BEAUTIFUL DAY TODAY.
I DID HEAR SOMEBODY SAY THAT IT 
MIGHT HAVE FELT A BIT LIKE FALL 
IN THE AIR.
I REJECT THAT OUTRIGHT.
[ Laughter ]
>> Mike:  ABSOLUTELY.
>> Johanna:  NO, SURELY NOT.
[ Laughter ]
>> Johanna:  YOU KNOW WHAT, I 
DON'T BLAME WHOEVER SAID THAT 
BECAUSE I KIND OF FEEL IT TOO.
I MEAN, THOSE CHILLY EVENINGS, 
NEED A JACKET, MAYBE IN THE 
MORNINGS.
THE OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES 
GETTING DOWN TO THE LOW DOUBLE 
DIGITS, AND THIS IS SEASONAL AS 
WE SEE THAT SUN ANGLE SHIFT.
THE TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON,
LOW 20s FOR MOST OF THE SOUTH 
COAST, AND THAT'S REALLY WHERE 
OUR TEMPERATURES STAY OVER THE 
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
WE HAD SOME HIGH CLOUD TODAY.
I THINK THAT'S MOVING OFF AND 
JUST BLUE SKIES IN OUR FORECAST.
WATCHING THAT WILDFIRE RISK IN 
THE SOUTHEAST CLOSELY, BUT 
EVERYONE ELSE, BLUE SKIES, BUT 
LOW TEMPERATURES SHOULD REALLY 
HELP THINGS OUT.
SO 22 FOR FRIDAY.
A LITTLE WARMER BEFORE WE GET 
INTO A COOL AND WINDY SATURDAY, 
BUT NO PRECIP AT THIS POINT 
UNTIL SUNDAY NIGHT.
NOT A BAD FORECAST, ALL IN ALL.
>> Lien:  LOOKING GOOD FOR NOW.
THANKS, JO. HANNA WAGSTAFFE 
>>> WELL, PROTESTS IN WISCONSIN 
HAVE TURNED DEADLY.
>> Mike:  THREE PROTESTERS WERE 
SHOT LAST NIGHT DURING A BLACK 
LIVES MATTER RALLY, TWO DIED.
TODAY A 17-YEAR-OLD WHITE MALE 
WAS CHARGED IN THOSE DEATHS. 
>> Lien:  THE PROTESTS COMES 
AFTER JACOB BLAKE, A BLACK MAN, 
WAS SHOT BY POLICE THIS WEEKEND,
AND AS KATE FISHER TELLS US, THE
PRESIDENT IS SENDING IN THE 
NATIONAL GUARD. 
>> Reporter:  ONE QUESTION 
ANSWERED FINALLY.
WHY WERE POLICE CALLED OUT. 
>> AFTER A FEMALE CALLER 
REPORTED THAT HER BOYFRIEND WAS 
PRESENT AND WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO 
BE ON THE PREMISES.
DURING THE INCIDENT, OFFICERS 
ATTEMPTED TO ARREST JACOB S. 
BLAKE, AGED 29.
>> Reporter:  BLAKE DID NOT HAVE
A GUN BUT AS HE LEANED INTO HIS 
CAR, OFFICER RUSTEN SHESKEY SHOT
HIM SEVEN TIMES IN THE BACK, 
SETTING OFF NIGHTS OF RIOTS.
A YOUNG WHITE MAN CARRYING A 
SEMIAUTOMATIC RIFLE LAST NIGHT 
CHASED DOWN A STREET, STUMBLES 
AND FALLS.
THEN SHOOTS.
[ Gunfire ]
>> Reporter:  A MAN GOES DOWN.
THE SHOOTER ESCAPES, PASSING THE
NATIONAL GUARD ROARING TO THE 
SCENE.
>> SOMEONE INJURED STRAIGHT 
AHEAD.
>> Reporter:  KYLE RITTENHOUSE 
IS NOW UNDER ARREST.
HE IS JUST 17.
A LIFEGUARD FROM ILLINOIS.
HIS FACEBOOK PAGE NOW DELETED 
PRAISED POLICE AND REFERENCED 
BLUE LIVES MATTER.
HE IS THE GUY IN THE BALL CAP 
WITH THE GUN SEEN HER WITH A 
GROUP OF VIGILANTES IN KENOSHA 
LAST NIGHT.
HE SAW THEM SEVERAL TIMES. 
>> WHEN PEOPLE WOULD ASK THEM, 
LIKE, WHO ARE THEY, WHAT ARE YOU
OUT HERE FOR, THEY SAID, WE'RE 
NOT ANYBODY'S FRIEND.
WE'RE JUST HERE TO PROTECT THE 
CITY. 
>> Reporter:  A LOCAL GROUP, THE
KENOSHA GUARD, INVITED PEOPLE TO
JOIN THEM. 
>> COME.
WEAR YOUR BLACK OUTFITS, MASKS.
>> Reporter:  A SHERIFF SAID HE 
WAS BEING PRESSURED. 
>> YESTERDAY I HAD A PERSON CALL
ME AND SAY WHY DON'T YOU 
DEPUTYIZE CITIZENS WHO HAVE GUNS
TO COME OUT AND PATROL THE CITY 
OF KENOSHA.
AND I'M LIKE, OH, HELL NO THE --
AND WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT, 
AND I THINK THE CHIEF IS GOING 
TO TALK ABOUT IT -- WAS PROBABLY
THE PERFECT REASON WHY I 
WOULDN'T. 
>> Reporter:  BUT IN VIDEO 
EXPLODING ON SOCIAL MEDIA, 
WISCONSIN'S NATIONAL GUARD HANDS
OUT WATER TO THE MILITIA AND 
THANKS THEM. 
>> WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS.
REALLY DO. 
>> Reporter:  HOURS LATER, 
ANTHONY HOOVER, 26, IS DEAD.
THE GOVERNOR HAS CALLED IN MORE 
NATIONAL GUARD, DOUBLING THE 
FORCE AS KENOSHA BRACES, CAUGHT 
UP IN MORE RAGE OVER ANOTHER 
POLICE SHOOTING. 
>> THE UNDERLYING MESSAGE IS 
ABOUT RACIAL TENSIONS AND POLICE
VIOLENCE.
WHETHER OR NOT THAT'S A 
CONTRIBUTING FACTOR, WHETHER IT 
IS HERE AND KENOSHA AND ACROSS 
THE NATION, THOSE ARE ISSUES 
THAT NEED TO BE WORKED ON AND 
ADDRESSED. 
>> Reporter:  APPEALS FOR CALM 
ARE BEING ANSWERED BY MANY, BUT 
NOT EVERYONE ON ALL SIDES.
SUSAN ORMISTON, CBC NEWS, 
WASHINGTON.
>> Mike:  MEANWHILE, THE NBA'S 
MILWAUKEE BUCKS ARE MAKING A 
STRONG STATEMENT AGAINST RACIAL 
INJUSTICE.
THE TEAM BOYCOTTING ITS PLAYOFF 
GAME TONIGHT AGAINST ORLANDO. 
>> Lien:  IT'S NOT JUST THE 
BUCKS, BUT ALL NBA PLAYOFF GAMES
TODAY HAVE BEEN POSTPONED.
AS DEVIN HEROUX TELLS US, SOME 
THINGS ARE BIGGER THAN 
BASKETBALL. 
>> Reporter:  AN UNPRECEDENTED 
MOMENT IN PROFESSIONAL SPORTS.
FIRST, THE MILWAUKEE BUCKS, NOT 
TAKING TO THE COURT FOR THEIR 
GAME.
THEN THE REST FOLLOW.
>> WE ARE CALLING FOR JUSTICE 
FOR JACOB BLAKE AND DEMAND 
OFFICERS BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. 
>> Reporter:  THE BREAKING 
POINT:  THE SHOOTING OF JACOB 
BLAKE.
>> WE'RE THE ONES GETTING 
KILLED.
WE'RE THE ONES GETTING SHOT.
ALL YOU DO IS KEEP HEARING US 
HERE.
IT'S ...
IT'S AMAZING.
WHY WE KEEP LOVING THIS COUNTRY 
AND THIS COUNTRY HAS NOT. 
>> Reporter:  EVERY GAME 
BOYCOTTED AS OUTRAGE SPREAD 
ACROSS THE LEAGUE.
SOME OF THE BIGGEST VOICES IN 
THE GAME LETTING THEIR THOUGHTS 
BE KNOWN, AND IT'S NOW SPREADING
BEYOND BASKETBALL.
A NUMBER OF MAJOR LEAGUE 
BASEBALL GAMES ALSO BOYCOTTED. 
>> RACISM HAS BEEN EMBEDDED IN 
OUR SOCIETY. 
>> Reporter:  AND BEFORE 
TONIGHT'S NHL PLAYOFF GAME 
BETWEEN BOSTON AND TAMPA BAY, A 
MOMENT OF REFLECTION. 
>> THERE IS ALWAYS TIME IN 
EVERYONE'S LIFE WHEN YOU HAVE TO
STAND UP AND -- AND RAISE YOUR 
HANDS AND BE ACCOUNTED FOR.
YOU CAN'T STAND IN THE BACK AND 
BE SILENT.
YOU CAN'T HOPE AND WISH IT GOES 
AWAY. 
>> Reporter:  THE DEFENDING 
CHAMPION TORONTO RAPTORS, THE 
FIRST TO SUGGEST THIS WAS 
COMING.
>> HAVE HAD A COUPLE REALLY 
DEEP, HEARTFELT DISCUSSIONS WITH
A FEW OF THE GUYS HERE THIS 
MORNING, YOU KNOW, ABOUT 
PLAYING, NOT PLAYING, BEING IN 
THE BUBBLE, LEAVING THE BUBBLE, 
COMING TO THE BUBBLE. 
>> I THINK, YOU KNOW, WITH ALL 
THE -- BUT DEFINITELY THINGS 
LIKE THAT HAPPENING MAKES ME 
FRUSTRATED, YOU KNOW.
MAKES ME QUESTION MY DECISION 
AND MAKES ME QUESTION IF THIS 
WAS THE RIGHT DECISION OR, YOU 
KNOW, ARE WE REALLY MAKING A 
CHANGE. 
>> Reporter:  THAT IS THE 
QUESTION DEBATED IN TONIGHT'S 
PLAYERS-ONLY MEETING.
DEVIN HEROUX, CBC NEWS, TORONTO.
>> Lien:  ONTARIO'S SPECIAL 
INVESTIGATIONS UNIT HAS CLEARED 
POLICE OF ANY WRONGDOING IN THE 
DEATH OF A BLACK WOMAN WHO FELL 
FROM THE BALCONY OF HER TORONTO 
APARTMENT IN MAY.
>> Mike:  AS MARK KELLY REPORTS,
THE WOMAN'S FAMILY ISN'T 
SATISFIED WITH THE FINDINGS.
>> A VERY SAD DAY FOR OUR 
FAMILY.
FOR REGIS TOO.
I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE 
SIU'S DECISION AND THE PUBLIC 
SHOULD BE CONCERNED AS WELL.
>> Reporter:  THE FAMILY OF 
REGIS KORCHINSKI-PAQUET AND 
THEIR LEGAL TEAM MET WITH SIU 
INVESTIGATORS INSIDE THIS 
BUILDING FOR MORE THAN TWO AND A
HALF HOURS.
THEY WERE PRESENTED WITH THE 
REPORT AND GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY 
TO ASK THE INVESTIGATORS 
QUESTIONS.
WHEN THEY EMERGED, THE FAMILY 
TOLD US THEY WERE DISAPPOINTED 
WITH THE SIU'S REPORT, 
DISAPPOINTED WITH THEIR FINDINGS
THAT THEY CALLED INCOMPLETE, AND
DEAD WRONG.
WHEN I ASKED THEM WHAT THE 
INVESTIGATORS GOT WRONG, THEY 
SAID MANY THINGS WE SHOULD KNOW 
BECAUSE WE WERE THERE.
>> JUSTICE WASN'T SERVED TODAY 
BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE'RE
NOT GOING TO STOP FIGHTING FOR 
MY SISTER. 
>> Reporter:  IT'S ALMOST THREE 
MONTHS TO THIS DAY THAT POLICE 
WERE CALLED TO THE BUILDING 
WHERE THE KORCHINSKI-PAQUET 
FAMILY LIVED AFTER A DISPUTE 
BETWEEN REGIS AND HER BROTHER.
THERE WERE MULTIPLE 911 CALLS 
ABOUT A DISTURBANCE, A DOMESTIC 
DISTURBANCE, THAT INVOLVED 
KNIVES AND BOTTLES.
WHEN THE POLICE ARRIVED, THEY 
TOOK REGIS KORCHINSKI-PAQUET 
INSIDE THE APARTMENT SO SHE 
COULD USE THE WASHROOM.
AT THAT POINT WE'RE TOLD SHE 
BOLTED FOR THE BALCONY, 24 
FLOORS ABOVE THE GROUND. 
>> THE EVIDENCE INDICATES THAT 
NO ONE OTHER THAN HER WAS ON THE
BALCONY WHEN SHE SCALED OVER THE
RAILING AND ATTEMPTED TO 
SIDESTEP ALONG THE OUTER LEDGE 
OVER TO HER NEIGHBOUR'S BALCONY,
LOST HER BALANCE, AND FELL. 
>> Reporter:  HOWEVER, IN THE 
MOMENTS RIGHT AFTER HER DEATH, 
HER MOTHER, REGIS'S MOTHER, SAID
SHE BELIEVED THAT POLICE HAD 
GONE IN AND SHOVED HER DAUGHTER 
OFF THE BALCONY.
RESPONDING TO THAT, THE HEAD -- 
THE DIRECTOR OF THE SIU SAID 
THERE WERE ALLEGATIONS IN THE 
WAKE OF Ms. KORCHINSKI-PAQUET'S 
DEATH THAT SHE WAS PUSHED OFF 
THE BALCONY BY THE POLICE.
THE EVIDENCE ESTABLISHES THAT 
THIS DID NOT OCCUR.
THIS FROM THE DIRECTOR JOSÉ 
MARTÍNO.
ASKED WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO 
NOW IN THE PURSUIT OF JUSTICE 
FOR REGIS, THEY SAY THEY WILL 
CONTINUE TO FIGHT, BELIEVING 
THAT THE POLICE NEED TO BE HELD 
ACCOUNTABLE.
MARK KELLY, CBC NEWS, TORONTO.
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>> Lien:  OUR SENIOR 
METEOROLOGIST JOHANNA WAGSTAFFE 
JOINS US AGAIN NOW.
WATCHING THAT SERIOUS SITUATION 
IN THE SOUTHERN U.S., THE GULF 
COAST.
HURRICANE LAURA JUST HOURS FROM 
LANDFALL.
WHAT'S THE LATEST?
>> Johanna:  THAT'S RIGHT.
THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS 
STORM AND UNBELIEVABLY, IT IS 
CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT 
TRACKS TOWARDS THE 
TEXAS-LOUISIANA BORDER FOR 
LANDFALL IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF 
HOURS.
I HAVE GOT TO SHOW YOU THE 
LATEST SATELLITE AND RADAR, YOU 
CAN SEE THE INTENSE EYE, JUST 
HOW THE HURRICANE HUNTER TAKE 
MEASUREMENTS AT THE CENTRE.
SUSTAINED WINDS OVER 240 
KILOMETRES PER HOUR.
THAT PUTS IT AT A VERY STRONG 
CATEGORY FOUR.
KEEP IN MIND, THERE ARE ONLY 
FIVE INTENSITY SCALES, AND IT 
JUST MIGHT GET TO FIVE BEFORE 
LANDFALL.
IT IS ABOUT 100 KILOMETRES FROM 
THE COAST.
LOOKING TO MAKE LANDFALL SOUTH 
OF LAKE CHARLES.
THE AREA TO THE EAST, WHERE WE 
HAVE GOT THAT COUNTERCLOCKWISE 
FLOW AROUND THE STORM, PLUS THE 
FORWARD MOVEMENT AND THE WINDS, 
THAT'S WHERE WE'RE LOOKING TO 
SEE DEVASTATING STORM SURGES.  
AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
USING LANGUAGE I HAVE NEVER 
HEARD.
UNSURVIVABLE STORM SURGE WITH 
POTENTIAL TO SEE SALTWATER 
PUSHING INLAND OVER 40 
KILOMETRES.
I HAVE GOT TO TAKE YOU TO 
PICTURES OF THE WATER THAT WE'RE
ALREADY SEEING THROUGH THE DAY 
TODAY.
IT WAS LOW TIDE.
WE'RE STARTING TO SEE THAT TURN,
THOUGH, GETTING INTO HIGH TIDE 
TERRITORY RIGHT ABOUT THAT 
LANDFALL. A LOT OF PEOPLE 
EVACUATING.
HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS UNDER THE
EVACUATION ORDER BUT THE 
QUESTION WILL BE DID EVERYONE 
LEAVE.
TAKE A LOOK AT THE GOVERNOR 
TODAY AT HOW DIRE THIS SITUATION
REALLY IS. 
>> THIS HAS BEEN CATEGORIZED 
REPEATEDLY AS AN UNSURVIVABLE 
STORM SURGE WHERE IT WILL BE 
HITTING.
AND THAT STORM SURGE COULD 
CONTINUE INLAND FOR ABOUT 30 
MILES.
>> Mike:  CONCERNING LANGUAGE, 
CONCERNING SITUATION THERE FOR 
CERTAIN, JO.
TAKE US THROUGH THE REST OF THE 
HURRICANE'S TRACK.
>> Johanna:  WELL, I HAVE GOT 
THE STORM TRACK READY TO GO.
AGAIN, LOOKING TO MAKE LANDFALL 
AROUND 1 A.M. LOCAL TIME, JUST 
SOUTH OF LAKE CHARLES.
AS IT MOVES INLAND, IT'LL LIKELY
MAINTAIN THAT HURRICANE STATUS 
FOR A GOOD 24 HOURS.
SO SEEING WIDESPREAD IMPACTS, 
BUT, AGAIN, VERY SERIOUS 
SITUATION UNFOLDING OVER THE 
NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.
SO I'LL BE ON TWITTER AND 
INSTAGRAM TONIGHT WITH THE 
LATEST UPDATES.
>> Mike:  WE'LL WATCH FOR IT 
THERE.
THANKS, JO.
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>> Lien:  JULY MARKS BC'S THIRD 
CONSECUTIVE MONTH WITH MORE THAN
170 OVERDOSE DEATHS.
THE PROVINCE ANNOUNCED THE TOTAL
OF 175 DEATHS YESTERDAY.
THAT'S WELL OVER DOUBLE THE 
NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO DIED LAST 
JULY.
EXPERTS AND OFFICIALS ARE 
RENEWING THEIR CALLS FOR 
DECRIMINALIZATION OF DRUG USE 
AND TO PROVIDE A SAFE SUPPLY.
FOR MORE ON THIS ISSUE, WE TURN 
TO Dr. GÁBOR MATTE.
I SPOKE WITH THE PHYSICIAN AND 
AUTHOR YESTERDAY.
HE IS WELL KNOWN FOR HIS WORKS 
ON ADDICTION AND SPENT MORE THAN
A DECADE WORKING ON VANCOUVER'S 
DOWN THE EASTSIDE.
I STARTED THE CONVERSATION BY 
ASKING HIM HOW HE SEES THE 
PANDEMIC'S IMPACT ON THE 
OVERDOSE CRISIS AND THE 
PROVINCE'S RESPONSE TO IT ALL.
HERE'S A PORTION OF OUR 
CONVERSATION. 
>> WITH THE INCREASED STRESS AND
ISOLATION OF THE COVID PANDEMIC,
WE'RE SEEING INCREASED DRUG USE,
OVERDOSES, ALCOHOLISM, PRETTY 
MUCH UNIVERSALLY.
SO THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN 
PEOPLE ARE STRESSED AND WHEN 
PEOPLE ARE ISOLATED.
THE SECOND POINT IS COMPARED TO 
THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE 
SUCCUMBED TO THE COVID IN 
BRITISH COLUMBIA, IT'S JUST OVER
200, I THINK AS OF TODAY, WE'RE 
SEEING MUCH LARGER NUMBERS LOST 
TO THE OVERDOSE EPIDEMIC.
SO IT OUGHT TO BE CONSIDERED AT 
LEAST AS BIG, IN FACT, A MUCH 
GREATER PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERN, 
THAN EVEN COVID, WHICH IS NOT TO
MINIMIZE COVID AT ALL, BUT TO 
COMPARE THEM.
THIS IS FAR MORE LETHAL.
>> Lien:  RIGHT.
WE HAVE HEARD OUR POLITICIANS, 
OUR PREMIER SAY THAT HE SEES 
THEM AS SEPARATE ISSUES.
IN FACT, HE WAS CRITICIZED FOR 
HOW HE EXPLAINED THAT, SAYING IT
WAS A CHOICE.
TAKE A LISTEN TO THAT.
>> THESE ARE TWO SEPARATE 
THINGS.
WE HAVE AN INSIDIOUS VIRUS THAT 
AFFECTS ANYONE AT ANY TIME, AND 
WE HAVE AN OPIOID CRISIS THAT 
INVOLVES PEOPLE USING DRUGS.
THOSE ARE CHOICES, INITIALLY, 
AND THEN BECOME DEPENDENCIES. 
>> I REGRET THAT I 
MISCHARACTERIZED THE CHALLENGES 
OF ADDICTIONS.
I KNOW THAT ADDICTIONS COME FROM
A PLACE OF -- OF DESPAIR AND 
FROM TRAUMA.
>> Lien:  NOW, WE HEARD THE 
PREMIER'S APOLOGY RIGHT THERE AS
WELL, BUT WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF 
THE PROVINCE'S RESPONSE TO THE 
OVERDOSE DEATHS AMID THE 
PANDEMIC SO FAR?
>> WELL, I'M GLAD FOR THE 
APOLOGY BECAUSE THE FIRST 
STATEMENT WAS UNSCIENTIFIC AND 
INCORRECT.
BUT IF YOU RECOGNIZE DRUG USE IS
A RESPONSE TO DESPAIR, THEN HE 
CANNOT MAINTAIN THAT THESE ARE 
TWO SEPARATE PROBLEMS, BECAUSE 
THE COVID, PARTICULARLY THE VERY
VULNERABLE AND ISOLATED, AND 
POOR PEOPLE, HAS REALLY 
INCREASED THE STRESS AND THE 
DESPAIR.
SO WE CAN'T SEPARATE THESE 
FACTORS.
MY CHALLENGE TO THE PREMIER OF 
THIS PROVINCE AND POLITICIANS 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY IS IF YOU ARE
GOING TO LISTEN TO THE SCIENCE 
ON COVID, WHY DON'T YOU LISTEN 
WHEN IT COMES TO ADDICTION, 
BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT ADDICTION 
IS A RESPONSE TO TRAUMA AND TO 
SOCIAL-ECONOMIC DETERMINATES.
THAT'S WHY 30% OF THE PEOPLE ON 
THE DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE ARE FIRST 
NATIONS ORIGIN AND WE KNOW THAT 
THE TREATMENT MUST INVOLVE MUCH 
BROADER AVENUES THAN WE HAVE SO 
FAR OPENED UP AND A DIFFERENT 
LEGAL APPROACH.
ONLY WE GOING TO LISTEN TO 
SCIENCE ON ONE ISSUE OR MAKE IT 
A PRINCIPAL TO LISTEN TO THE 
SCIENCE ALL AROUND, IN WHICH 
VERY DIFFERENT POLICIES ARE 
CALLED FOR. 
>> Lien:  I HAVE GOT TWO 
QUESTIONS OUT OF THAT.
I MEAN, FIRST OF ALL, YOU -- IS 
IT A LACK OF EMPATHY?
WHAT IS IT THAT WE'RE SEEING TO 
THE MISCONNECTION?
AND THE OTHER QUESTION, WHAT IS 
THE SCIENCE TELLING US THAT 
NEEDS TO BE DONE?
>> OKAY.
WELL, THE -- THE LACK OF 
EMPATHY -- I DON'T WANT TO 
ACCUSE ANYONE OF THAT.
I THINK IT'S LACK OF 
INFORMATION.
BUT WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE THE 
RIGHT INFORMATION, YOU ARE GOING
TO COME TO THE WRONG 
CONCLUSIONS.
AND YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE MORAL 
JUDGMENTS.
AND REALLY, YOU SHOULD BE MAKING
OBJECTIVE JUDGMENTS.
WHEN IT COMES TO ADDICTION, WE 
KNOW THAT THE HUMAN DEVELOPS 
UNDER THE IMPACT OF THE 
ENVIRONMENT AND THE MORE STRESS 
THERE IS AND THE MORE TRAUMA 
THERE IS, THE MORE THE CIRCUITS 
THAT GET INVOLVED IN ADDICTIONS 
ARE DISTURBED AND THE MORE PRONE
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE THEN TO 
SUCCUMB TO DRUG USE AND TO 
ADDICTIONS IN GENERAL.
THAT'S JUST THE SCIENCE.
THERE IS NO ARGUMENT ABOUT IT.
THERE IS NO CONTROVERSIAL.
IT WAS JUST THAT MOST 
POLITICIANS SEEM TOTALLY UNAWARE
OF IT.
NUMBER ONE.
NUMBER TWO, IN TERMS OF 
POLICIES, WELL, IT MEANS THAT 
YOU DON'T CRIMINALIZE PEOPLE.
YOU DON'T CRIMINALIZE PEOPLE FOR
DRINKING ALCOHOL OR SMOKING 
CIGARETTES.
WHY DO YOU CRIMINALIZE THEM FOR 
USING OTHER SUBSTANCES THAT ARE 
BEING EMPLOYED TO SOOTHE 
THEMSELVES?
SO IT CALLS FOR MUCH MORE 
COMPASSION.
AND Dr. HENRY HERSELF, WHO IS --
HAS BEEN SUCH A LEADER ON COVID,
HAS ALSO MADE IT VERY CLEAR HER 
POSITION ON THE 
DECRIMINALIZATION OF INDIVIDUALS
FOR DRUG USE.
LET'S LISTEN TO HER ON THAT ONE 
AS WELL.
ALSO, AS THE GOVERNMENT IS 
MOVING TOWARDS MAKING SAFE 
SUPPLIES OF THESE SUBSTANCES 
AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE WHO ARE 
DEPENDENT ON THEM, BECAUSE 
PEOPLE ARE DYING BECAUSE OF 
OVERDOSES DUE TO ALL KINDS OF 
JUNK DRUGS AND -- AND LEASTING 
DRUGS, THAT THEY WOULDN'T HAVE 
TO USE IF THEY REALLY HAD A 
SECURE AND SAFE AND 
WELL-SUPERVISED SUPPLY.
>> Lien:  THANK YOU FOR TAKING 
THE TIME TODAY TO SHARE WITH US 
THAT INFORMATION.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
>> MY PLEASURE.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> Lien:  HE HAS ALWAYS GOT SUCH
GREAT INSIGHT.
>> Mike:  REMARKABLE. 
>> Lien:  THE FULL CONVERSATION 
WITH Dr. MAT QEW ON OUR FACEBOOK
PAGE.
>> Mike:  THAT'S ALL THE TIME WE
HAVE ONLINE TONIGHT.
THANKS FOR BEING WITH US.
BACK AT 0I6 0 TOMORROW NIGHT -- 
6:00 TOMORROW NIGHT ONLINE AS 
ALWAYS BY ON CBC TELEVISION 
COMING UP AT ABOUT 7:30 TONIGHT 
RIGHT AFTER THE TAMPA BAY-BOSTON
HOCKEY GAME.
>> Lien:  LEAVE YOU TONIGHT WITH
A LIVE SHOT FROM GALVESTON AS 
HURRICANE LAURA NEARS LANDFALL 
AND PREPARES FOR WHAT'S BEING 
CALLED AN UNSURVIVABLE SURGE.
WE'LL BE WATCHING FOR THAT.
GOOD NIGHT.
>> Mike:  GOOD NIGHT.
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