>> We buddy eligible for a vaccine.

We'll get it.

Go get it.

>> This time the governor is not talking about COVID.

>> We want to get in as quickly as possible and get this money down there and get to work so we can try to get people back on their feet.

>> Flood victims could soon be getting help from the Kentucky General Assembly.

>> We need leadership that understands that we are the priority.

Is Kentucky INS and I'm going to take that to the United States Senate.

>> Charles Booker talks about President Biden, the floods and getting help from the Democratic Party.

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♪ ♪ Good evening and welcome to Kentucky EDITION for this Monday.

August the TWENTY-SECOND time, Renee Shaw.

>> Thank you for spending part of your Monday night with us.

Kentucky now has 18 confirmed cases of monkeypox, according to numbers from the Centers for Disease Control.

More than half of those are in Jefferson County nationally.

The number is 14,115 speaking last week.

Governor Andy Beshear talked about what Kentuckians need to do to avoid monkeypox.

>> To reduce the risk of transmission individual should avoid close contact with partners who has skin rashes or lesions.

Anyone is concerned they may have symptoms or who may have been exposed to the monkeypox virus should go talk to their healthcare provider right now.

Anybody eligible for a vaccine?

Go get it.

Go get it.

There is a vaccine.

Hear that works.

Thankfully we are not seeing the worst outcomes for those have contracted monkeypox.

But but this this vaccine exist at the start of it.

There wasn't enough across the United States but place go out and get vaccinated.

>> Monkeypox has been in the news for weeks.

But if you don't know much about it, you soon will.

We'll sit down with the Lamb, the Saudi professor at the UK Department of Microbiology.

That's coming up in just a few minutes.

Doctor Anthony Fauci says he will retire in December from government.

He is now serving as President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser and has been director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Fauci has clash many times with U.S.

Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky with Paul saying Fauci has been incompetent and dishonest in his words and actions related to the COVID pandemic.

Fauci says Paul doesn't know what he's talking about.

Senator Paul tweeted this after Doctor Fauci is announcement, quote, Fauci is resignation will not prevent a full-throated investigation into the origins of the pandemic.

He will be asked to testify under oath regarding any discussions he participated in concerning the lab leak.

Kentucky senior U.S.

Senator Mitch McConnell says there is a stalemate and filling a federal district judge position in eastern Kentucky.

Kentucky's junior Senator Rand Paul blocked the appointment of conservative Chad Meredith to the federal bench today.

Senator McConnell says without Meredith, the current judge will stay where she is.

So there isn't an opening for now.

>> But there's no vacancy unless someone else is coming from.

Judge Caldwell, the said where she would if someone else was So I think at the moment where COVID is over.

>> Also, Senator McConnell told reporters he will not be making any endorsements in the 2023 Republican primary for Governor.

Last week.

We caught up with Senator Rand Paul in Lexington as he discussed his relationship with Senator Mitch McConnell.

And FEMA's response to the Eastern Kentucky floods.

Yesterday we were in Bowling Green as Senator Paul's November.

Opponent Charles Booker spoke at the U A W local 21.

64, we asked Booker about what he's witnessed in eastern Kentucky.

The struggle for some to get FEMA funding if he thinks the president's approval rating will have an impact on his candidacy.

His opponents fundraising advantage.

And if any prominent Democrats are helping him campaign.

>> Charles Booker.

>> I've been on the ground several times since the flood hit in East Kentucky.

It's similar to when the tornado hit across What I've seen is really hard to put to words the devastation, its just crossing places that I walked in, that I've worked and completely washed away and livelihoods lost.

Loved ones lost.

What I'm seeing in the midst of that pain is that was all solidarity is bigger than party is big in the division in reminds me that we can come together, but we need leadership at the federal level right now.

And Rand Paul has been opposing disaster relief throughout his career.

He has not been on the ground like he needs to be the people.

Kentucky note.

There's a lot of bureaucracy in our government that blocks regular people out.

And that's not a partisan statement.

And I've been encouraged to see a bipartisan coalition saying wait a minute, we need relief.

We need support from the federal government.

But we need to be responsible.

A lot of the folks in the areas devastated by this flood.

We're not in the flood point and a lot of them lived in trailers and they were getting caught up in the process with FEMA.

So it was encouraging to see President Biden say they're going to work to remove those barriers.

We need to do that work.

But it also reminds me why we need to invest in infrastructure.

>> We are strong and we have here.

>> No, I'm not concerned at all about President Biden's ratings.

Look, these are tough times and a lot of Kentucky is a lot of people frustrated and they have a reason One thing is for sure.

The people of Kentucky have been fired up and mobilizing with my campaign because they realize that I'm fighting for them.

And so we're building this coalition not based on national narratives, but on the issues people are facing on the ground.

And because of that people vote for Trump, organize with my campaign.

People never voted before.

Taking a stand with us.

Our democracy is under attack.

Typically Kentucky gets ignored and we're used to being overlooked.

But this campaign has been built from the ground up and we're sowing that Kentucky is worth fighting for and actually on Tuesday, August 23rd Jaime Harrison, DNC chair is coming to Kentucky to rally with me.

We're going to have several folks across the country coming to take a stand with us.

Kentucky deserves leaders of the cares about us and we want to make sure that happens.

>> But together, we can stand Together.

We can't do the work of been a part that Doctor King spoke about.

>> We are doing what always works best.

What organizers were out working the big money.

We know we're going to be outspent.

Ram.

Paula sold us out.

Tucker, a big money interests.

So we KET that he would raise more money.

But what we're doing cannot be measured.

We're inspiring people to vote and get involved that have never gotten involved before.

We have a 30,000 volunteers, every county where fundraising from the ground up every county, every state.

And so we're going to have the money we need to win this race.

But more importantly, we're building infrastructure for our future.

>> The event, Charles Booker mention his rally with DNC Chair Jaime Harrison is tomorrow night at 6.30, at the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage in Louisville.

Letcher County has lifted its curfew.

The sheriff's office says it ended the curfew this morning.

The curfew began July 31st a few days after the flooding after reports of looting there, there are also reports in Perry County, although the Letcher County curfew is over.

The sheriff is asking people to be respectful of other people's property.

Kentucky state Senate meant by majority leader says the General Assembly is close to a deal on a bill that would send a to counties impacted by last month's floods.

Governor Andy Beshear has said he will call the legislature into special session once a plan is employees.

Today.

State Senate Majority Leader Damon Thayer said the legislature could be called into session as early as this week.

>> I think we're very close on the details of the bill.

You want to KET it focused solely on eastern Kentucky flood relief.

There are some members who don't want to wait till January and what I get a couple other issues on the call leadership is discouraging that we want to KET it to Eastern Kentucky.

Get in, get out and get this money shipped out to Eastern Kentucky as quickly as we can.

You talk about the cities and the counties in the school district down there, they don't have the money to front.

The construction for roads and bridges and new schools.

We're going to, you know, couple new schools are going to be down there.

So we're going to have to front the money and then hope that FEMA eventually can reimburse a U.S. for for most of the cost.

>> Senator Thayer says the relief package could end up costing more than the bill passed earlier this year the victims of last year's tornadoes in western Kentucky.

The tornado relief bill Total 200 million dollars.

Mixed news for Kentucky colleges and universities.

According to a new progress report, college graduation rates are up, but undergraduate enrollment is down.

The report says graduation rates went up 1.8% during the 2020 2021 school year and it went up more than 4% in the community and technical college system.

This afternoon, we spoke to Aaron Thompson, president of the Kentucky Council on Post-secondary education.

He says the improved graduation rate shows the current strategy is working.

>> We've been focused on student success for a long time.

And with our your star, you know, trying to get to 60% educational payment for Kentucky.

So it seems by 2030, we KET that we were I have to actually increase the pace and all areas, obviously overall credentials put out by or two-year and four-year colleges.

>> As well as we have to focus on equity.

We can have prosper, stay there for leaving certain people behind.

And in fact, we have that we still have a long way to go on that end.

We thought.

But what we've done in this state is to say that.

>> We're wanting our retention and graduation rates.

At taming rates and to best do that is to bring everybody.

Yeah, not just one population group.

I represent a minority students are up.

41.3%.

And that's compared to the overall 17.8%.

>> So everybody's coming up.

We are just we were far behind certain population groups and now we're closing the opportunity nationally.

Got, you know, overall roads and down about 3% can talk is spared.

But really we're down about 2%.

>> The interesting a piece of that is there and represent a minority groups are up significantly.

But one of the only states that that are up.

>> I ever we've got some real be issues in the state that we have to concentrate all.

>> You know, we've fallen tremendously are always born rate for most ever graduating.

>> From high school, we have to show them the value up to be college And boy, you.

>> You can afford to go.

We've got to help them to know they can.

And then provide them with financial resources to do so many don't believe college is a place that gets them where they need to go.

We have time to pay the same.

Yes, it does.

We're looking at all of these pieces.

You know, we've got their tuition and historical over the last 3 We provide more be Kentucky is one of the highest 8 states and the nation are campuses to focus on institutional to help students get where they want to go.

So we're getting it from all sides to get or renew it.

>> Thompson says the next step, an increase in college enrollment numbers is prioritizing high school showing them that higher education is within their reach.

Jobs are on the way to Breckenridge County Atlas Machine and Supply plans to invest almost 3 and a half million dollars to build a facility in hardinsburg.

That will mean 78 full-time jobs Atlas provides repair services for manufacturers.

It's an issue affecting jobs in Kentucky, especially among women, child care.

A panel of lawmakers and policy experts join me to discuss child it care in Kentucky on Kentucky tonight tonight at 08:00PM Eastern 7 Central on K T. ♪ ♪ As we told you earlier, a Kentucky has 18 confirmed cases of monkeypox.

I talked last week with in Hama, Saudi, a molecular biologist at the University of Kentucky about the virus to answer 3 main questions.

We all have.

What is it?

Who's at risk and how can protect ourselves?

>> Monkeypox is a viral disease is called.

It's caused by monkeypox, which is a distant cousin of smallpox.

So they're both in the same family of Orthopox virus.

Is that and like smallpox, is associated with one to 10% mortality as opposed to a present 30% mortality, which is associate with smallpox, though, the monkeypox strain that's circulating right now in the Americas and Europe primarily is the West African strain.

And that's really good news because that's the strain that's associated with one percent mortality as opposed to the Zaire strain, which usually is associate 10% mortality.

So it not a disease, which means that has an animal reservoir.

And once in a while we have spillover from the animal reservoir into human populations.

So very much like spill over into human population causes the disease characterized by a rash.

And so these pos tools that are filled with liquid that has a ton of virus in And that's the characteristic of presentation that we see with monkeypox.

And so how soon will you present with these blisters, what it looks like to most of us as what you've contracted monkeypox.

And that's a really, really important questions.

So.

>> Before the eruptions or the appearance of the rash, there's actually a pretty long what we call pro during periods of this, a period during which you could experience flu-like symptoms, fever, aches, malaise.

A lot of people reports swollen lymph nodes, really severe headaches.

So there is a period of about a week where there's a lot of indications that you're not feeling great.

And then that's usually followed by the appearance of the and these look to be in the nation's look.

You know, they could be quite big and feel the flu is that they could also be quite discreet.

And so it's it's really important for people to be vigilant.

And so if you have this pro during period and then you notice something that looks like a pimple somewhere in your body that was in there.

It's probably an indication that you should pay attention to that.

And and, you know, seek medical help.

Interesting because we're still in the outdoor season.

Many of us are enjoying the outdoors and many of us feel tired and have allergies.

And we might mistake this and blow it off as just being something that seasonal.

>> When we actually could be dealing with something much worse way.

I mean other except that the symptoms are not the it's not going to be this all I have.

I have a little bit of a runny nose or not.

Casual was not casual like that.

I mean, that people report really severe headaches, really, really pretty severe aches and pains.

And this woman, the feel is is is a very big difference.

Sign that what you would normally experience right.

And so the transmission of you know, it seems like that's I want to explain the transmission of it.

And for those of us when we first heard about this thought, well, why isn't this classified as a sexually transmitted disease?

Allow you to explain both silly.

I think the good news, if there is any good news about having, you know, is not a many pandemic happening across the world.

Is that the transmission rate for monkeypox is actually very, very low.

So they are not in which is the value that we assign for.

How many persons can one infected person.

In fact, is actually 0.5 to one monkeypox.

So it tells you that the you know, we'll see use this word.

It sounds very like aggressive year hack worded attack rate of this ice is very low and that's really, really reassuring.

And it requires prolonged skin to skin contact, which could be, you know, during intimate contact.

But it could also be during caring for somebody who may have these lesions are.

So it it really requires this prolonged skin to skin contact.

It can also be transmitted fee again, prolonged contact with Lennon's for clothing.

That was by the fluid that's in the physical said I was talking about.

And for example, you know, I'm sleeping in a bed that was occupied by somebody who who got to the stage of the disease where they actually have the leisure.

And so it's very important.

So if you're in the pre symptomatic phase and there are no lesions, you are not infectious.

And that's really, really good news as Because it means that we can really curvy to the transmission of this virus.

So if somebody presents with, like I said, this pro Durham and then they notice the appearance of rash or POS tool and let's say they test positive for monkeypox.

It's pretty for the health department to identify everyone who's come into contact with that person to do a ring vaccination strategy.

And because the disease takes a long there's this long program period.

And then.

The rash takes about a week to peer, you know, on average, it's 7 days.

But it it could last for up to 4 weeks before the last lesions scabs over and dry.

So that's actually the hardest part of this disease is what people actually monkeypox.

They have to isolate sometimes up to 4 weeks.

Tice a light for for me because the person is infectious and till the last scab has fallen off.

Wow.

And most of the virus is in these medians that are in the skin that fluid that that's in the lesion is where most of the virus is.

And so that is actually a lot harder than COVID in some way.

Yeah.

But like I said, we have to remember this is not COVID because it we we there's no scientific evidence right now of presymptomatic transmission.

That's really great.

The are not so that transmission rate.

Very low.

0.5 to one.

So that's that's also really good news.

We already have an FDA approved vaccine and we have antivirals and we have medical antibodies.

So we already have an arsenal at Panthers.

We don't need new clinical trials, right?

We just we we have all the tools.

So right now it's a matter of vigilance, identification, isolation, contact tracing and then because it's such a prolonged disease, you can actually vaccinate people who've been exposed.

And for the most part, really cheap, good protection.

Professor of a Saudi says those who've received the small packs smallpox vaccine likely have circulating antibodies that will provide lingering immunity against monkeypox for decades.

>> You want to see the lines for rides and food at the Kentucky State Fair this year, there was another attraction that is drawing in people.

The COVID-19 vaccine pop-up clinic.

This is the second year the Kentucky Association of Health Plans has held the clinic at the State Fair.

One of the main reasons attracting a crowd, the giveaways.

>> The pop-up clinic and Khp is excited to once again offer free COVID-19 vaccinations to Kentucky ends here at the fair we have really had success with non-traditional ways of reaching our members and reaching Kentuckyian through vaccines.

And so this is another way of us allowing ourselves the opportunity to come to you.

Here we are.

It's been a really fun environment.

People have enjoyed coming by and stopping by.

And so we're we're happy to be here.

We're offering all doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, the Kentucky hands free of charge.

To matter where you may be on your vaccination schedule.

We offer all doses and we offer for various ages as well.

When you come and get the vaccine, you then get a $25.

Gift card and unlimited ride passes.

We are free at last year's.

Well, last year was really about education and coming out to people and talking to them about the vaccine.

What we've seen in the year as just the way the world has transpired is a huge want and need for the vaccinations.

People know we're here.

They're ready to go.

They're ready for that vaccine.

They want to be protected in the fall.

They want to be ready for a healthy school year or a healthy year ahead.

And so that's what we're seeing.

Plus, with the economy the way it is right now, it is.

It's a hard time for many Kentuckians.

Many of our families are struggling.

And so these incentives are are really a nice little bit for them as well.

We're getting to talk to people individually.

It's a good atmosphere.

It's really fun energy right now.

It makes it an event and people like to be part of an event in especially after the last few years.

And we're cooped up and everyone had to be isolated.

This is a fun time right now.

So people stop by there talking to us.

They're telling us about their year about experiences they've had over the summer and what they're looking forward to in the fall.

All of these things have to do with being healthy and being able to be out and be in public.

And so this is a fun pit stop for them, if you will, because they get to protect themselves and gear up for a New York.

What a great service.

The COVID-19 pop-up vaccination clinic is held at the Kentucky State Fair through Saturday.

August.

The 28.

>> Clinic hours are 10:00AM to 06:00PM Daily.

Police arrested 9 people at the Kentucky State fair Saturday night and closed the fair early State.

Police say a group use noise making devices, leaving some people thinking shots have been fired.

But police say they didn't find any evidence.

Anyone had fired a gone as a precaution, though police closed the flare around 10 o'clock.

It was open normally on Sunday.

Police now accuse 3 adults and 6 miners with offenses, including disorderly conduct.

♪ >> It's an event as old as the Kentucky State Fair.

The Rooster Crowing contest is one of the fair's family friendly events.

And as you'll see, even after 118 years, it's still giving people a lot to crow about.

>> We need to really push our agricultural back.

I thought state for our star bout in Wake County for that.

I petition.

This competition is always top division of State fair.

So that means it's 118 years that it started as farmers.

Who is the best route.

In talking to any complications.

How would you are you bring your pet We bring them and they put him in a company in a cage.

We have a camera start a payment.

Jessica, just.

And out now the Frozen River Dot Co food.

It.

And so whoever has the most pros way know when it and neighbors you're pro.

37 past.

And really it's a way to a person trying them out.

And, you know, some towns if I hate it when taken and they >> it could be any bar just like they they want the most the time of the ones who you >> I don't know how they count that.

Well, here's a fun fact.

Ball says the record for the most grows at the Rooster Crowing contest is 67.

The handler of that rooster get this 9 year-old girl from Nelson County.

♪ We observe the birthdays of 2 distinguished Kentucky ends this week, one from the world of music and one from the world of politics.

And we also look back at one of the darkest days in Kentucky's recent history.

Katie's Toby Gibbs has more in tonight's look at this week in Kentucky, history.

♪ >> If you lived in Kentucky on 8/27/2006, you'll never forget it.

Comair flight.

51 91 crashed after takeoff at Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, killing.

49 of the 50 people onboard.

The NTSB investigation revealed the plane had accidently taking off from the wrong runway.

Union and Confederate troops spotted big hill near the borders of Madison, Jackson and Rockcastle counties on August 23rd 18.

62.

>> The battle lasted just an hour and 20 minutes and involved dismounted cavalry troops.

The battle ended with a Confederate victory as Union Forces retreated north to Richmond.

One of Kentucky's most respected statesman was born August 23rd 19.

0, one in Somerset.

Republican John Sherman Cooper was elected, wants to the Kentucky House of Representatives elected 5 times to the U.S. Senate served as U.S. ambassador to both the East, Germany and India and served on the Warren Commission.

It investigated the shooting of President John F Kennedy.

Senator Cooper died in 1990 want.

Banjo player and bluegrass musician JD Crow was born in Lexington, August, 27th 1937.

JD stood for D he played with Jimmy Martin in the 1950's and by the Bluegrass Group of New south from 1971, until his death in 2021.

Crowe was the subject of a 2008 KET documentary called a Kentucky Treasurer.

James, the growth story.

And that's a look at what happened this week in Kentucky.

History.

>> I'm tell begins.

>> Thank you to be.

We've been showing you some of the highlights from the Kentucky State Fair.

It's not just about people, people, animals are strutting their stuff as well.

See the cute little border collies in action tomorrow on Kentucky edition.

How cute is that?

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