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>> Police on what to do in a
dangerous situation.
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for their work saving lives.
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>> Good evening and welcome
to Kentucky EDITION on this
Friday. April, the 14th, I'm
Renee Shaw. Thank you for
starting off your weekend
with us.
>> A difficult week comes to
an end for the people of
Louisville and the rest of
Kentucky. More on our
continuing coverage of the
Louisville mass shooting.
The funeral was today for
Thomas Elliott. One of 5 people
shot to death at Old National
Bank on Monday. And the
visitations are today for
victims. Joshua Barrick and
Deanna Eckert. It's been a week
that has people saying enough,
especially the people who've
seen the results of gun
violence firsthand.
>> For 15 years, I've cared for
victims of violence and gunshot
wounds. And people say I'm
tired, but I'll be answer.
It's more than tired. I'm
weary. There's only so many
times you can walk into a room.
And tell someone they're not
coming home tomorrow. It just
breaks your heart. When you
hear someone screaming, Mommy,
daddy.
It just becomes too hard day in
and day out to be able to do
that. My team is fantastic.
They're they're absolute
professionals in their
wonderful.
Sooner or later, it catches up
to everybody. You just can't
KET doing what we're doing.
>> The Courier Journal reports
doctors will examine the
shooter's brain for CTE.
A rare brain condition caused
by repetitive head trauma.
Scientists say there is a
connection between CTE and
violence. Connor Sturgeon's
family says they had seen no
signs that sturgeon was capable
of a mass shooting.
After Monday's mass shooting.
The University of Kentucky
Police Department held its
annual active aggressor
training on campus last night.
The people attending learn what
to look for and what to do and
a dangerous situation.
>> In the event of an active
aggressor, there are 3 general
responses and that's wrong.
>> If I if I
>> every year we have the
annual training for the
community. And what we want to
do is make sure they understand
about situational awareness as
well as what we want them to
do when the police respond.
The number one thing we want
people to do is to avoid the
situation or skate by leaving
the area. If you cannot get
away, then, you know, secure
yourself in some type of room
or area where you're not as
much at risk to all of the
fighting back.
>> You know, hiding this is
something that's always been in
the forefront of the college
campuses since Virginia Tech.
One of the things the
university takes very seriously
is the safety of our faculty,
staff and students. And we've
almost 15 million dollars over
the last couple years in
physical security, making sure
that we tried every way
possible to KET our campus
safe. But, you know, safety is
a shared responsibility after
the incident in a local this
week. It really brought it
back. Everybody's The
importance of it because
sometimes we forget things we
don't remember if you don't
practice it and think about
a regular basis. Like when you
walk into this there, you know
what would happen if somebody
came in here as an active
aggressor? How did you escape?
Lot of times? We don't think
about that when we go out into
public. So that's what we're
trying to teach people to be
more aware of their
surroundings and have a plan.
We don't want to be so hyper
vigilant that it it's
disrupted, but we want them to
think about what it is that
when you go in the area that
you should be thinking about,
that could potentially be a
dangerous situation and where
the ways you can escape it now.
>> And what you do something
like that. We're now tracking
you and we know where you're
at. We're always thinking about
ways that we need to protect
ourselves ways that we can
enhance our security. One of
the things that getting ready
to launch in the coming weeks
is actually online training
program through my UK portal.
So any UK student or staff or
faculty employee will be able
to access this training if they
weren't able to make it
tonight, what they want to
brush up on it get refreshers
throughout the year. They can
take that training.
>> It's been a rough couple of
weeks in Kentucky. In addition
to the Louisville mass
shooting, 9 soldiers from Fort
Campbell died when 2 Black Hawk
medical evacuation helicopters
crashed on March. 29th during a
memorial service yesterday in
Clarksville, Tennessee. The 9
were remembered for their work
saving the lives of others.
>> What their passion live as a
legacy of care. You and its
symbol of for each of us to
live by him.
You see the comfort we receive
in times of trouble should
inspire us to pay it forward.
And it is our pain to help
others as we as we help to
comfort we remind you the
comfort that we received 2 and
that's the greatest
>> the Army continues to
investigate the cause of the
crash, which happened during a
training exercise. Now on to
politics, 12 Republicans are
running for governor of
Kentuckyian we're now saying
the first public poll in weeks,
how do the candidates stack up
our Casey Parker Bell breaks
down the numbers.
>> They're just 32 days until
Kentucky's primary election
with 12 people vying for the
Republican nomination for
governor. A new poll sheds some
light on how Kentucky INS are
feeling about the race. FOX 56
and Emerson College Poll, 900
very likely Republican voters.
The results show Kentucky
Attorney General Daniel Cameron
in the lead with over 30% of
the vote. Former UN Ambassador
Kelly Craft is in second with
23.9%. Agriculture Commissioner
Ryan Quarles had the 3rd
highest percentage of the vote
just under 15%. But more than
20% of the likely primary
voters polled say they remain
undecided. The Miss Cameron's
lead has dwindled since the
last public polling released
in January. That poll showed
Cameron with a 26 point lead
over his next closest
competitors. Earlier this week,
Daniel Cameron released his
first television ad. Governor
Beshear, ignore the
Constitution and shut churches
down.
>> And Kelly Craft continues
to flood the airwaves with
commercials.
>> And as Governor, I'll
dismantle the Department of
Education and Start fresh.
>> But with over a month before
primary Election Day, Ryan
corals still has time and the
money to run his own
advertising blitz. Campaign
finance reports filed in
January show corals with over
$800,000 to spend only 2 other
candidates polled above one
percent. Eric Peters received
6% of the vote and state
auditor Mike Harmon had 1.7.
Over 40% of polled voters agree
on the most important issue for
the commonwealth.
The economy, threats to
democracy and education are the
next 2 most important issues
and the only other ones
receiving more than 10% of the
vote.
>> But people to know that
while today is a horrific act,
I do believe that this is a
safe community.
>> Monday morning shooting at
Old National Bank in downtown
Louisville. So it's some to
question whether Kentucky
should pass to legislation.
But polling from Emerson
College shows Republicans are
happy with the state's current
gun laws over 70% say Kentucky
laws are just right with
another 17.9% saying the gun
laws are too strict. There are
at least 2 more opportunities
for voters to see the GOP
candidates before the May
primary. Kentucky sports radio
will host a debate on April 19.
The candidates will have an
opportunity to appear on KET
Kentucky tonight on May 1st
for Kentucky edition. I'm
Casey Parker Bell.
>> Time now for some analysis
and some major developments
this week in Kentucky was
political and not from 2
political pundits we have with
us. Morgan Eves is a Democratic
consultant and education policy
consultant and Scott Jennings,
who is a conservative
commentator. You might see
every now and then on CNN and
founding partner of runs, which
a government relations and
communications firm. Thank you
for being with us. We
appreciate you both. It's been
a tough in Kentucky,
particularly in Louisville.
And I want to start with you,
Scott. Emotions are still high
and we know that funerals are
happening for the 5 victims who
were gunned down at Old
National Bank on Monday this
week. Just your reaction and
thoughts.
>> Yeah, it was a shocking what
happened it left a huge hole in
this community because
of how well known well liked in
and well regarded. The victims
were where this happened in
downtown Louisville is the
place where most people who
live have been, you know, that
the sidewalk people have been
on it the right next to the
baseball stadium. Most people
have been in. And so it was
really easy to visualize
yourself and your family being
you know, in a place with such
unspeakable violence, my heart
really breaking for the
families that were affected.
And I just also want to
compliment Governor Beshear and
Mayor Greenberg and the other
officials who talk in the state
and have been active in the
stands. I do think they've done
a nice job. I was on CNN the
other after Governor Beshear's
big interview. And I I really
thought he reflected certainly
the emotional our break of the
situation. So just a quick
compliment for all those who
are having to deal with the
aftermath of a really a
horrible and tragic situation,
you know, and to add to that
gratitude to the LMPD for their
quick response. 3 minutes.
>> After the first call came
Organizo give you a chance to
respond as well.
>> I echo what Scott said.
You know, it's a heartbreaking
situation right in the heart of
downtown Louisville. Sort of
along the of Scott. Many of
us can remember when we were on
the steps of old National Bank
last either watching friends
finish races are on our way
to and from somewhere downtown.
So it hit home for a lot of us
because we have been there and
also is a big hole in the
community. But gun violence is
not a stranger to Louisville.
It's something that's common
there. And I think that makes
the situation even more Again,
LMPD did incredibly heroic
actions definitely save lives.
And I think you've less of a
call to action by politicians
coming out of this. Maybe then
gun violence situations because
it is so tragic and because
many of us KET and were friends
with some of those involved.
But you're still hearing that.
I mean, Mayor Craig Greenberg,
I was there at that press
conference on Tuesday. I
believe it was when he said
we want more autonomy and
deciding our gun laws in
Louisville and.
>> And the confiscated weapons
that get auctioned in back on
the street. There's got to be
some kind of policy that goes
against that. And but we're
hearing Scott Jennings that,
you know, Republicans response
when it comes to this and the
political arena has been
somewhat muted some would say
we heard former a state senator
Paul Hornback. You know, we've
had co-sponsored with now
Congressman Morgan McGarvey,
the crisis aversion and rights
retention bill, which is type
of a red flag law to KET
firearms, the hands of those
who are dangerous to themselves
or someone else. But where are
the rally in calls from the
Republican Party? Had they feel
about gun laws at this
particular juncture?
>> I think most Republicans
think that the problem with gun
violence is not the guns and
the people. And I think most
Democrats think the problem
with gun violence is the guns.
And so you have 2 parties there
just.
Right now, Phyllis Offically in
opposition to one another about
the root causes of these tragic
situations. Obviously the
Legislature does it come back
into session until next January
unless the governor calls them?
And you know, I think it's
going to take some time, for
this to because one question
Republicans always have after
these kinds of situations as
what kind of law could you pass
actually prevent something like
this from happening or what the
law you're proposing have
prevented discussed. That the
case there are there is one
that would stop this person.
It seems like a, you know, pre
snap with that with the
assailant here. I do think that
there is some conversation that
could be had in the state what
kind of people who might be
involved in the mental health
system and or maybe have been
involved in the criminal
justice system already some.
How could they be put into a
system where, you know, there's
more at least a more extended
background check? I do think
that conversation is more than
bin politically viable. But of
course, this is all happening
against the backdrop of the
governor's race. 90% of
Republicans in this state think
we have perfectly fine done
laws that they're already too
strict. And you've got a
Democrat governor who?
I think, you know, despite
being a Democrat is running in
a state that's pretty red and
full of a lot of conservatives,
even some that are registered
Democrats and he's got a way
that as well. So it the
politics 7 is tricky. May just
be too soon. You for us to know
how it's going to turn out.
Well, that's a question we're
just getting rose ready to ask
Morgan. I mean, the governor
hasn't made any statement about
gun laws and this is not
perhaps the time to do so
considering where we are still
with this.
>> Do you anticipate they're
being more conversation that he
might make this part of his
reelection campaign and some.
Why would that be wise looking
at Governor Beshear's past
campaigns, both for attorney
general and his food first
gubernatorial run. You saw that
he did talk about gun violence
and he is a proponent of the
Second Amendment. But he's also
a proponent of
>> ensuring people that have
access to deadly weapons are
people that are responsible in
law abiding. He I think at some
point will bring This is part
of his greater cam pain.
But again, now is not the time,
especially for him. He lost a
very good friend. It's probably
a bit too fresh for him.
But given that were seen ultra
conservative governors like
Bill Lee and Tennessee
recommends red flawed lag I
think it's it's going to be a
talking point and it's one that
quite frankly, Kentuckians need
to hear, particularly after
the debate they've had that led
to all the other kind of
political state house turmoil
there in Tennessee. Let's talk
about another recent Scott
Jennings that came
>> Emerson College and FOX.
56 news about how the GOP
gubernatorial primary is
tightening and that that lead
that Kelly Craft at our this
skews me Daniel Cameron had is
shrinking. Tell us about what's
going on here.
>> we haven't had any public
polls really since January,
but since that the league for
Cameron, which was substantial,
has shrunk, according to this
one survey down to about 6
points. And it's really not
surprising. Kelly Kraft has
been up until very recently.
The only Republican campaign
doing any paid television
advertising at all. And it is
been substantial. She has been
advertising statewide. Some of
its been positive to her.
Some of it has been attack ads
against Cameron. And so in this
survey, you see that reflected
she's been spending and voters
have been flowing her way.
Cameron in the survey still
retains very high personal
favorability ratings among
Republicans. So he remains I
think the leader and the front
runner in this, but it's a lot
closer. And then the 3rd guy,
Ryan corals coming in at about
15%. He showed some improvement
over some of the public surveys
in January. He's not really
done any spending at all.
And so if you're the corals
campaign to, I think you feel
good that you didn't move down,
that you actually moved ahead
despite not having a
substantial advertising
campaign. One thing I know for
sure this thing's going to be
a barn-burner, any cameras
ahead. But Kraft is spinning
herself into a close second.
And there's about 5 weeks to
go. And you've got camera now
on the air craft is fully
engaged. I expect corals on
the air very soon. Even Eric
Peters is on the air and some
so the battle is joined by
multiple campaigns. At this
point. It's going to be a close
one.
>> And for that poll, we saw
the auditor, Mike Harmon and
Allan CAC, the current mayor,
Somerset kind of move down in
that poll. So anything could
happen, right? So Democrats are
just watching and waiting.
Is that right? Anything could
happen at the majority of
Democrats are firmly behind
Governor Beshear. So to my
party, it's a bit of a moot
point because we think he's
going to come out on top in
November.
>> So we're watching with awe
with some skepticism about
about this election in general.
Well, thank you, Morgan Eves.
Thank you. Scott Jennings, we
appreciate your time. Have a
good weekend.
>> Thank you. Bye.
♪
>> Now to economic development
and South Central eyeglass
broke ground this morning at
the Kentucky transport in
Bowling Green. The company
makes glass containers. This
new location will supply
bottles for the spirits
industry.
>> We brought this factor here
for a couple of different
reasons. 3 of them are location
location. And of course,
location location because this
is a fantastic place to do
business. As we've seen here
today might go. Some community
will welcome it. the workforce
here is great. And the
attention to it is fantastic.
And 3rd, it is in close
proximity to a key customer
base for us both present and
future.
>> And that customer base
refers to the Kentucky bourbon
distilleries allied law says
the new facility will main up
to 140 jobs.
The Louisville Orchestra is
expanding and you could be a
part of it. A new special
symphony is being created to
incorporate hundreds of
community members into free
outdoor performances. Our
Kelsey Starks explains
Louisville broadcast is unlike
anything we've ever seen.
An outdoor concert featuring
hundreds of local musicians.
Police said the lava
>> is a composer and part of
the Louisville Orchestra as
creators Core.
>> And you're inviting
everybody to join in this.
Tell us how this whole thing
works. Sure. Well, Lou,
broadcast is, as you mentioned,
it's for hundreds of musicians.
>> And it's designed to
celebrate that the local music
communities in Louisville, the
town crier.
>> It is a community choir.
Just anybody can join. Yeah.
I just made it up. The town
crier, as you know, because
that those the the town crier
used to be somebody who would
yell the news on the corner and
this is sort of the good news.
It moved. All right. Is it
does. It does so much music
making here. Some writing music
that is that could be some.
But anyway, you don't have to.
You don't have to read music
right? It's been some people
than signing up with. So many
people signed up and there are
around 13 groups that are going
to be involved in this piece.
I'm writing music for all 13 of
them to perform at the same
time.
>> They're going to be
performances at Shelby Parts,
right? And at the Big 4 Bridge
and Waterfront Park. And those
are significant. You chose
those places for a reason.
Explain. I've done this project
and other cities. A couple
other cities in the world, but
in Berlin and I didn't have to
just go. Louisville is the 3rd
city in this family of cities
that has everything that it
takes to make a stunning
broadcast piece like this.
One of the business community
that the other one is having
iconic sites that are really,
you know, that really are sort
of historic to the
neighborhoods they're in.
Shelby Park is where we're
living now. The creators,
crook, composer. So it's sort
of our hometown park, but also
the big 4 bridge is a former
industrial site which has now
been given back to the city.
And I think this really
beautiful,
you know, to come into the
celebrate to in to interpret
these historic sites that used
to have this other purpose
right, and celebrate the fact
that they've been given back
to the people of all those 2
free performances, by the way,
are happening Sunday, April
23rd in Shelby Park, an 11 30
and then at waterfront parks,
Big 4 bridge. That's at
07:00PM.
Thank you, Kelsey. The
Louisville Orchestra creators
Corps is in its first year.
♪
>> Receiving a cancer diagnosis
is one of the hardest things
to go through.
>> And getting treatment isn't
always easy. Travel to hope is
a new nonprofit helping cancer
patients having trouble
affording travel to the
lifesaving care they need
that's often out of state or
even across the country.
>> Well, even though we
launched last September, our
story really starts back in
June of 2015, where in one
week's time both my
mother-in-law and my husband
were diagnosed with rare and
aggressive cancers and they
both needed to travel for the
treatment that they need.
And it was actually David's
inspiration to start travel to
hope and we named it. We came
up with a logo and began the
process and then unfortunately,
Davids health took a pretty
rapid downturn and he passed in
September of 2017. And we've
lost Connie the the year
before. Flash forward 5 years.
My son's almost nearly grown
it this time. So I'm I'm
thrilled that on hit the 5th
anniversary of his passing,
we launched travel to help last
September. 8th. We fulfill our
mission by helping provide
information to cancer
patients on lodging,
transportation and other
financial resources and
organizations that can help
them for their travel. However,
when that is not enough, and a
patient has significant
financial need beyond what they
can offer, then that's where
travel to help can come in and
provide direct financial
assistance to get them the rest
of the way so that they can
afford to travel for that
lifesaving treatment. They
need. It's estimated that over
250,000 Americans have to
travel every year to receive
trip cancer treatment. But what
I am seeing and what the data
which show is it's particularly
acute for rural cancer
patients. They're over 70% of
counties in the United States
do not have on college us or
cancer specialists. So it's
impossible for them to get the
physician care that they need.
And then coupled with that,
the regional hospitals often
don't have expertise as well as
the specialized equipment to be
able to effectively diagnose
and treat cancer. So by the
fall, almost rural Americans
need to travel for their
treatment. And so we have
supported 44 patients in 14
states and we have funded over
175 trips for treatment.
And unfortunately, right now
we are on a We, you know,
frankly, have more patients
needing support like what
travel to hope can give than
our current funding can allow.
Part of our model is to provide
ongoing support to the patients
that we are working with.
And so, you know, for those
patients, those 44 that we have
worked with so far, they can
count on us as best are funding
will allow for ongoing support
and new funds that come in.
That's where we can continue
to add in new patients that
we're supporting. You know, one
of our patients and the
department tears. Said that she
was so grateful for the support
that we were able to give her
because it enabled her not to
have to choose between feeding
her family and getting the
treatment she needed and nobody
should ever have to make a
decision like that.
>> For more information, go
to travel to hope, DOT org.
♪
>> Before you plan your
weekend, Toby Gibbs has a
rundown at of some great
options to consider and his
look at what's happening around
the Commonwealth.
♪
>> It's getting against gang
and painful this weekend.
And next joined Bugsy Malone,
a one-time boxer in this
gangster musical comedy full of
laughter, a swinging score and
the famous Rapid Fire splurge
The annual action for Autism
Walk. It's in London this
Saturday. Walk from the part of
the farmers market where you
can enjoy different food and
drink vendors all while
supporting a great cause.
Stepan time down to Crestwood
this weekend for Mary Poppins
Junior joining Mary Burke and
the banks. Children in this
jolly holiday full of music
dancing and the spelling of
Super Khalaf Angeles. Take ex
PLO do HSUS.
That shot down to Dawson
Springs this Saturday to
participate in the first-ever
panther dash color run. Make
your way to the different
colors stations downtown.
And this family friendly event.
It's a great night for singing
at Northern Kentucky University
in Highland Heights this
weekend. And next, your
Broadway favorites from shows
like Oklahoma and South Pacific
in an evening. Both Rodgers
and Hammerstein would approve
of.
>> The 59th annual Dogwood
Trail is back in Paducah this
weekend. Come enjoy. The city's
natural beauty is the local
dogwood trees come into bloom
to enjoy all of nature's glory.
You want to be leaf what's
happening in local this
Saturday? Celebrate Arbor Day
during tree. Best with a
tree-planting family-friendly
activities, tree giveaways and
much more.
Immerse yourself in different
cultures. Customs traditions
and rituals at the second
annual international cultural
celebration in Madisonville
next Wednesday. This event
highlights what makes this
world great. And that's what's
happening around the
commonwealth time till we get
>> Thank you much. Toby Gibbs,
Kentucky Republicans and the
presidential candidate had to
Bowling Green for a Lincoln
Day dinner. We'll have the
highlights from that Monday
night on Kentucky edition and
join us Monday night for
Kentucky tonight at 08:00PM
Eastern. When we discuss
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Kentucky's public schools,
including the impact of the
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and the debate over transgender
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