♪ >> We don't need to run to the grocery store and buy everything.

I mean, it's it's just one snow shower.

And that's that's coming.

>> It's not much.

But the first snow of the season could cause some slipping and sliding.

But just because we haven't seen it doesn't mean that we don't understand the risk.

Is there.

>> Why utility companies want some Kentucky property owners to take a closer look at their water pipes.

>> The aha moments when kids are, you know, they're figuring things out and it clicks with them and you see it in their face.

That's the favorite part.

>> And this Kentucky elementary School could include some future astronauts.

>> Production of Kentucky Edition is made possible in part by the KET Millennium Fund.

♪ ♪ Good Evening and welcome to Kentucky EDITION on this Thursday, November.

21st, I'm Renee Shaw.

Thank you for spending some of your Thursday night with us.

>> Kentucky is getting an early close or dose rather of winter snowfall totals won't be much but Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear says be aware of it and be careful.

>> Folks, we are going to get some accumulation.

Some snow showers.

They're gonna become more widespread.

Late this evening.

Some snow showers might be having.

They're looking at a range from under 2 in some places, maybe up to 2 inches.

Remember erode can get slick very quickly.

Thank your time.

Getting somewhere safely is more important than getting somewhere quickly.

Remember that you got loved ones that want to see on Thanksgiving and on on Christmas during during Hanukkah during any of those amazing times.

And families get together and just taking a little extra time, protect you and protect the other drivers around, you know, second slot.

This forecast confidence is high.

That's partially because we're already seeing.

But certainly it's going to intensify into the evening.

>> The governor also discuss the medical cannabis program that goes into effect in January of next year.

The state is creating a website to let people find a doctor authorized to help them get medical marijuana.

Governor Beshear talked more about that process.

>> To be eligible, patients will first need to visit and authorized and register medical cannabis practitioner to obtain written certification.

Let's talk about how you do that since July 1st.

And I think we have a slide on this.

Kentucky license.

Doctors and a PR ends began applying to their licensing boards to become authorize medical cannabis practitioners.

To date.

It will go back to 154 that said doctors in a PR and some become authorize medical cannabis practitioners.

And that number is growing steadily each week.

So if we go to the next one to help Kentuckians find who these authorize practitioners are and where they are on December.

First, my administration is launching the Kentucky Medical Cannabis practitioner Directory.

So the directory of everyone who is authorized to to see you amount.

Medical cannabis, if you have one of these conditions and ultimately certify that will be online to where you can get on and search online directory will allow Kentucky patients to find the practitioner nearest to them.

Search within a specific city or county or search by a specific specialty.

This directory will be available on our Web site again on December, the first.

And that's a okay why Ned can DOT K Y DOT Gov.

UK, why in the DCA in DOT K Y DOT Gov as a number of practitioners grow, the portal will be automatically updated to reflect the new authorized unregistered practitioner.

So starting December first, if you believe that you will ultimately be qualified in this program, you can go online and find a practitioner who's been authorized through the state process.

>> This coming Monday, November 26th, the state will hold a medical dispensary lottery and regions 3 through 11 that you see on this map that will determine who's eligible to dispense medical marijuana.

A lottery for regions.

One 2 is planned for December.

16th.

Also today, the governor talked about the United Auto Workers plan to try to unionize workers at the blue Oval SK battery plant in Hardin County.

Governor says he hopes the plant's owners stay neutral and what workers do what they want.

He also clarified his statement that the plant's owners and the UAW had an agreement not to unionize.

The plant today.

He said battery plants were not included in the collective bargaining agreement.

The UAW had reached with Ford, but now we're saying the normal process where workers decide whether to unionize.

A Kentucky woman challenging the state's near total abortion ban.

It's no longer pregnant.

Court documents filed yesterday state.

The woman who goes by the pseudonym Mary Po recently traveled to another state to receive an abortion.

The filing claims Po is still a plaintiff in the suit because she quote, satisfied Kentucky's constitutional standing requirements at the time of filing.

Pose lawsuit alleging state laws banning abortions are quote, unconstitutional and unenforceable was filed with the Jefferson County Circuit Court on November.

12th when poll was about 7 weeks pregnant.

We told you yesterday about the release of this year.

It's kid Kid's County, Kentucky data book.

It's an annual compilation of statistics covering the state of health, education and economic well-being of Kentucky's children spearheaded by the Kentucky Youth advocates.

This year's edition of the data book takes a heavy focus on adverse childhood experiences or what's often Lee called Aces.

>> This year's data book is centered around a significant public health issue that has disproportionately impacted Kentucky's kids.

And that is adverse childhood experiences.

Also known as aces.

For those of you that don't know what basis are.

Those are traumatic, the events that occur in a person's life before the age of 18 and nearly one in 4 kids in Kentucky have experienced at least 2 aces.

One in 4 kids have at least 2 traumatic experiences.

And research study is really show a correlation between the number of cases and the risk of developing chronic health conditions.

>> I think one of the challenges we face, right, Neal, it is a lot of lawmakers.

Lot of political leaders based their positions on kid issues either on false narratives wouldn't it off personal experiences that they want to extrapolate to general lessons.

So this Danna Stevens added, Isn't it?

Jack, give measuring stick.

It is difficult to your.

>> I'm one of those kids that that are in that situation that grew up in that situation.

I think it's really important that stuff like this book or even this press conference today is showing those kids either now or later on in the future that there's people listening and there's people here to help.

It's not just numbers on a page or you're just a kid in a bad situation like it so much more than that.

And you can overcome that situation.

We do need to give the General Assembly credit because beginning in 2019, they have begun pay and good attention to behavioral and emotional supports in schools.

And I want to commend them on doing that.

>> There are a number of things that we need to accelerate that one is really simple.

And that is we need to be able to screen for the prevalence says if we don't know what the environment is, it's difficult to tackle.

So there are managed health care companies.

There are health enterprise is in Kentuckyian other states that re to routinely screen for aces.

Tell parents figure out what's going on with their kids to help schools figure that.

So that's a modest step forward.

I'm not very exciting, but it's going to give us data that will lead to more actionable progress.

>> I thought that the situation out I was in was the only situation that if this happens to everybody like everybody goes through these these problems and you just got to sit and do with it and I think with KET Way doing what they're doing and the reason that it's so important to continue this is to show those kids at the situations that they are in don't have to be just a situation like they can become their story.

That can be.

Like that is them.

But it doesn't have to define them.

♪ ♪ >> Turning now to some global news, U.S.

Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky says the U.S. should not forgive more than 4 billion dollars of Ukraine's war debts.

Paul says the U.S. recently loaned Ukraine, 4.6 billion dollars to be paid back in 40 years.

And he says the Biden administration wants to let Ukraine off the hook for ever paying it back.

Paul sponsored a resolution in the U.S. Senate condemning the move.

He says it's a myth that continued U.S. aid will help Ukraine defeat Russia.

>> For 3 years, the American people have been sold a lie that if we only send 10's of billions more of their dollars to Ukraine, the UK, Ukraine will be able to push Russians out secure the 24 Dean Borders and achieve victory in the battlefield.

It won't happen.

The president of Ukraine, the generals of Ukraine, the people that follow this situation all agree the war is at a stalemate, trillions of dollars.

More will only lead to more carnage in the battlefield and it won't achieve victory.

These assertions were always farcical as they failed to contend with basic battlefield realities.

Despite massive assistance presided by the United States and other great others, Ukraine is no better off now than they were 3 years ago.

It is arguable that their ability to negotiate as they've lost more land to Russia is actually that their leverage for negotiations with Russia is less than it was when the war began.

>> Senator Paul's resolution failed by a vote of 61 to 37 Paul's Kentucky colleague U.S.

Senator Mitch McConnell was among those voting against it.

Senator Paul also says he's against the use of the U.S. military for mass deportation of illegal immigrants.

Something President elect Donald Trump has talked a lot about.

Paul told Newsmax that would be a huge mistake and he would not support it.

Senator McConnell says Republican election wins give Congress the chance to roll back what he calls the executive excessive regulations imposed the last 4 years.

>> On the whole President Biden's agenda has imposed regulatory costs about one knows for sure pass.

1.8 trillion dollars.

The tree with the commute.

Sure.

It's safe to say Congress once again.

Has an opportunity.

2 weeks ago the American people gave Republicans a legitimate crystal clear mandate.

And come January.

We ought to use it to hit the brakes.

On the runway regulation.

>> Senator McConnell also reacted today to former Congressman Matt Gaetz is withdrawal as a nominee for U.S. Attorney General McConnell said Gates made the quote appropriate decision.

Over 300 business leaders and politicians came together for the annual Lexus Commerce Summit this week, the economy of the greater Lexington area was the main focus of the summit.

But Governor Andy Beshear and members of the Kentucky General Assembly spoke at the event to discuss the broader economic challenges facing the stage.

>> State leaders agree a strong workforce is crucial for a healthy economy, but they don't always agree on the best way to build that workforce at this year's Lexus calmer summit.

Both Governor Andy Beshear and state Senator Chris McDaniel, chair of the Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee were asked how Kentucky should attract more talent to the area.

I'm urging of the budget has included a talent attraction program.

Every single time we had in the last budget.

>> They didn't include it again.

One of the reasons are New Kentucky Home initiative has been launched as I don't believe in excuses.

And even if I can't control that money, which will be in my next proposed budget.

This is a way to try to bring those tourism dollars and economic development dollars together to create a campaign that also helps stir and bring workforce talent attraction.

>> Senator McDaniel agreed that attracting talent from out of state is important, but he thinks our focus should remain on the workforce here in Kentucky.

>> We've got to find a way to engage more of our own citizens who are in Kentucky.

Now.

You need to be going back to work.

The fact that we have regions with workforce participation rate in the 40% range with unemployment rates and 15% range.

Those people need to be at work and we need to find better ways to reach out to those folks.

Because when we do what we can find ourselves doing is raising the standard of living in communities other than our own.

We find people with reduced dependence on government services which frees up those resources to invest in things like, you know, a talent, attraction, websites and such or or whatever the other things, maybe.

>> Governor Beshear says universal Pre-K is also key to growing Kentucky's workforce.

He supported the Horizon Act, which would have allocated 300 million dollars of the state budget to early childhood education.

The bill failed to pass during this year's legislative session.

>> I'll tell you, the other thing, our our state desperately needs is universal Pre-K through our public school system.

If you're for it and you tell your individual legislators that this is what you need for your business, that this would move the needle for your business, that this would help your employees.

That's how things would pass.

That's how we get a lot more people back into the workforce.

>> Senator McDaniel and Representative Josh Gray, vice chair of the House Appropriations and Revenue Committee shared what they think will be top of mind this upcoming legislative session.

>> I would imagine just based off the task force we have.

We'll have a lot of conversation around workforce workforce attraction, workforce participation, housing, artificial intelligence.

>> And then just continuing good fiscal policy.

I would say what you'll see in our priorities.

First of all, our continue to press on the income tax rate trying to take steps that will continue to lower that continue to make us more competitive.

Our state tax policy, energy, it's generation and transmission remains a problem that in some of the regions of the state is getting more and more and more intense in our chamber chamber will largely find a group that believes that the best way for people to succeed is to have the opportunity to have good jobs and those good jobs come with good businesses and good businesses come because of competitive tax policy because of good infrastructure.

Well educated workforce and generally business friendly climate and you'll see us continue to push on all those levels.

The session.

>> For Kentucky edition, I'm McKenzie Spank.

Thank you.

McKenzie.

The 2025 Kentucky Legislative Session begins January 7th.

♪ ♪ >> Thanksgiving and Christmas are just around the corner.

But as temperatures drop, doctors are reminding us that it's not just the holiday season.

It's also flu and RSV season.

Here's what you can do to make sure your spreading cheer and not viruses this winter.

All of that.

In tonight's look at medical news.

>> I would say the nasal congestion cough, sore throat are pretty typical for both cold and flu.

For Flynn, you tend to get much more fevers, chills, body aches tends to be a very big sign for the flu that you don't necessarily get with the common cold.

And typically for a cold, you know, your symptoms usually peak about days 3 to 4 and kind of get better pretty quickly for the flu.

Your symptoms tend to come on very quickly.

So a lot of people will say I feel like I just got hit by a freight train and then and then your symptoms can last up to 2 weeks.

I think a lot of times people think of RSV in kiddos but adults, especially very vulnerable.

Do adults can also get severe cases of RSV.

So they present also with nasal congestion.

Cough on those are areas he has cough and then you may not.

You may have some fever, but a lot of times people feel like the cop with our U.S. be is more like always type cough versus the cough of a common cold or the flu that may not have, you know, kind that wheezing sound component.

Nobody wants to have to delay their Thanksgiving or their holiday gathering.

But it's folks are really feeling ill. You know, if you have maybe a common cold, I would.

First of all, try to see your primary care doctor or go to urgent care.

That's something that your primary care doctors not able to get you in so that you can hopefully get a proper diagnosis.

And it's the common cold.

It may be worth, you know, you may still be able to do your gathering.

Just make sure that you mask and you wash your hands thoroughly.

And certainly if you're an adult that you're not, you know, handling small children.

And, you know, potentially infecting them.

And it's it's RSV truly the the safest thing would be to delay and certainly with the flu to delay.

Because first of all, you're probably not going to be feeling that well, anyhow.

And secondly, these infections are incredibly contagious.

And so, you know, you're putting your loved ones at risk as well.

>> Doctor Fernandez says one of the best ways to protect yourself and others from illness.

This time of the year is by staying up to date on your seasonal vaccinations.

Going into the final day, Kentucky holds its lead over Tennessee and the Big Blue Crush.

It's an annual blood drive between blood centers in the 2 states.

Kentucky won last year and leads the series.

21 to 14 with one tie.

As of last night, Kentucky led Tennessee 1461 donations to 1239 give that any Kentucky blood center through tomorrow.

Give and get a long sleeve.

Big Blue Crush T-shirt and you'll be register to win 2 free tickets to the Kentucky Louisville football game on November.

30th.

Some Kentucky property owners are being asked to check out the water lines at their homes notices are arriving in the mail from utility companies letting property owners know about a national plan to get rid of water lines made of lead, which is a harmful neurotoxin, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.

More than 20,000 service lines in Kentucky contain lead and more than 40,000 are projected to have led another 65,000 service lines are made of on no material and more than 500,000 have not been reported by utility companies.

We spoke to the Kentucky ruled Water Association about the national plan to get the lead out of water lines and what to do if you get a notice in the mail.

>> Overall, Kentucky has very few lead service lines compared to a lot of other states out there.

And Kentucky utilities have been very proactive in the past decade trying to remove and go ahead and replace the service lines long before it became a federal mandate to do so.

Older communities along along our rivers that were founded first in the state have a higher likelihood of having pockets of lead service lines, but really in the in Kentucky were doing pretty good on that replacement at this point in time, we just got some isolated pockets place, folks that might be receiving a letter right now could be receiving one because the utility.

Thinks they have a lead service line or if you've got a galvanized steel line to your home, that may have been in contact with lead in the past utilities going notify you of the same lead, potential risks.

And then the other letter is for people who service line Materials unknown.

And honestly, that's the majority of the letters going out right now.

And it's because your utility just doesn't know what your service line material is made out of.

And in that case, most of those letters are also asking for help from the customer.

If you're a homeowner and you don't know what your service line material is made out of, we've got a couple different resources that can help you one.

You can always call your water provider and tell them you're not comfortable making that determination.

You don't know your service limit.

Ariel is and you would like for them to come out and take a look here.

You saw the provider will come out and do that for you.

It actually helps them.

They can then their inventory and they know what your line material is.

At that point.

If you would like to make an attempt to identify your own service by material, there are resources you want to Google.

Check your pipes, Kentucky.

That is a website that has been designed by the energy and environment cabinet here in Kentucky, the division of Water has set this up and there's a whole section on their information for consumers.

There's a video on how to make your service line determination, videos on things you can do to protect yourself if you want to know who's going to replace your service line, if you have a letter galvanize line, you need to talk to your utility because the answer to that question is going to vary.

Across different locations.

If your utility is a recipient of bipartisan infrastructure law monies through K they are required to use that money to pay for an individual homeowner service line replacement, not just the public side, but also the private side.

Because one hope service find has dual ownership.

If your utility does not qualify for funding under this rule.

There is no requirement that the utility pass to pay for it.

Some utilities are just picking up the tab just to get it done.

Some utilities are saying we'll pay for it up front and then we're going to ask you to pay back a part of it slowly monthly on your water bill.

I think it's important to note that in the state of Kentucky we have never had a documented documented case of lead contamination in drinking water that's led to anybody having elevated levels of blood lead poisoning.

But just because we haven't seen it doesn't mean that we don't understand the risk is there, which is why we're trying to get this information out to the public.

And that there are steps you can take to help protect yourself from potential lead contamination in drinking water.

>> The Kentucky Role Water Association says there are steps you can take to protect yourself even if you have a service line made of lead or galvanized material.

If a water line has not been used for an extended period of time, run that app and let it flush for 30 seconds to 2 minutes before drinking or using it to cook.

It's also recommended you cook with cold water, not hot water from the tap.

That's because there's a higher risk.

The water will contain metals that dissolved from inside the water heater.

♪ >> Science can be fun, especially when you put down the textbook and start working with everything from space suits to robots.

>> Students know that firsthand at great House Ri Ra Traditional Elementary School in Louisville and NASA.

Claude is turning today, students and to tomorrow's astronauts.

We go there for tonight's Education Matters.

Reports.

>> Yeah, I am Chris Wall.

I am the director of strategic partnerships for Central creativity.

We are here in great We are NASA K through 12 educational partner and great houses participating in after-school last.

Okay.

So we are here implementing >> It's to engagement with hands-on activities.

The NASA Campos, a week-long camp, but due to its flexibility, we can implement it as an after school program.

So we take the weeklong program that some of the JCPS schools during the summertime and we spread it out over a longer duration of time and they can.

They can come last activities after school to and where they can not or mask is really revitalizing itself with no missions to the moon.

And then, you know, for missions to Mars and with what we're doing is not going to be my generation that that lands on Mars.

It's going to be these younger kids.

We expose them to a lot of different science concepts that that are associated with space site.

We're building solar, wrote haters, Martinsville, race.

>> We're building uses which is going to be kind of like a robot in a space suit and some signs and we put it in the foiled And then we made another bag and put it somewhere else.

Saw the difference in temperature made 2 friends exploring space.

I love space of the reason I don't have the space is some worry that I can go in a black hole or something.

But I love to work for NASA and build the rockets be is so far.

I want to be an engineer.

When I grow up.

>> The aha moments when kids are, you know, they're figuring things out and it clicks with them and you see it in their face.

That's the favorite part.

You know, we learned we learn by doing and to see him do it and learn or to see them do it and not be successful woman to KET trying, you know, learn to learn from those errors.

That's the most a rewarding indeed.

Looking into some talent right there.

But we hope to see you again tomorrow night at 6.30, Eastern 5.30, central for Kentucky edition where we inform connect and inspire and >> we'll talk a little politics too.

Take good care of now.

We'll see you right back here again tomorrow night.

So long.

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