>> It was need to be in Perry County this week on on Tuesday because every single school was back.

>> Governor Andy Beshear on the progress of getting kids back in class.

We've got a lot of catching up to because of COVID.

See how one school is reducing to close learning gaps.

So learning hands-only CPR will empower and give tools to people that can help somebody and actually save a life.

>> Do you know what's different now about performing CPR?

We've got the answer.

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♪ ♪ >> Good evening and welcome to Kentucky EDITION on this Friday, September, the 9th.

Thank you so much for joining us.

I'm Renee Shaw.

Bridge repairs are on the way to eastern Kentucky yesterday.

Governor Andy Beshear announced how many bridges need work after the July floods and what it will cost.

The state will replace or repair more than 170 bridges such as this bridge along the Kentucky route 6.10, near Joe Nancy in Pike County.

Transportation Secretary Jim Gray.

Talk to us this afternoon about the scope of the work and how much we've learned from past disasters.

>> But the governor has said clearly that we want to build back with resilience.

We want to build back.

And attention to creating even better infrastructure.

And that's given us a clear instruction.

1100 inspected 170 needing repair or replacement.

100 of the meeting either for replacement or the deck replace.

We've learned a lot and the disasters that we've been involved in, whether it was a fire on the Brent Spence Bridge a year and a half ago or whether it was the tornadoes and western Kentucky, less than a year ago.

And now the flooding in eastern Kentucky.

>> Speaking yesterday, Governor Andy Beshear said he was pleased with the progress in eastern Kentucky getting students back into school.

>> It was need to be in Perry County.

This week on on Tuesday because every single school was back the last to have started back that day.

And that's incredible.

When you look at the damage that's been done.

So we're down to the 3 remaining school districts and they have reopening dates planned here in in September in Letcher County Letcher County School district is planning to reopen on the 21st of September in Jenkins, which is to schools plan to reopen on the 13th of September.

And then there's not counting a reopening on the 19th of September may be pushed back.

Think they got a lot of damage and they are working their hardest but really to the be at some events on Tuesday.

And we normally love seeing the kids.

They weren't there and any of them because they were in school, which is a stable, good place for them to be where we can check on them even more.

>> Good news indeed.

Governor Beshear is also urging Kentucky hands to get the new COVID booster shot in order to fight the new Omicron variant.

The governor says he will get the shot himself along with members of his family.

COVID kept students out of school for a while.

And that has some worried that they fell behind academically as a result.

At least one school is bounce back, though.

And then some out of more than 400 Kentucky Middle schools in Knox County Middle School was named one of Kentucky's 4 bright spots, schools and a Twenty-twenty University of Kentucky study.

That means it outperformed expected results in part because of how it addressed learning gaps.

Our Casey Parker Bell travel to Knox County to see how students are learning by Re-learning.

>> We expect master here.

>> At Knox County Middle School, the teachers have expectations.

They want the school to finish in the state's top 10% as they shoot for the stars.

The school has been recognized as one of the state's bright spots.

University of Kentucky study says Knox County middle is overachieving based on the school's demographics.

How did the school do it?

They call it Panther time was we taught the first time.

>> And if a student did not make above than t, then they had together reaching for that specific content strand.

And then we we talked all week and then on Friday we re took a test.

And if they still didn't make a save, even they had to go.

The mandatory tutoring after school until they got there because we didn't want kids to go on to the next grade with a learning gap in that core content because everything builds.

>> Superintendent Jeremy Ledford was the principal at Knox County Middle School when it started Panther time named after the school's mascot.

Every school day.

One period is used for teachers to focus on students.

We're falling behind.

>> They caught me in the eye.

>> And make sure students are proficient and what they're being talked.

In other words, they're re teaching.

So kids would learn from each They were be they were able to get more and more one-on-one time with a teacher and >> it was very beneficial anyway saying we change kids.

Great, too.

So if a kid made 60 and that second time, they may get an ID on it.

So they're Greg went from, you know what they eat too.

Tonight.

And and kids and parents once they saying that it wasn't punishment that we were truly trying to help kids, it changed our whole structure for school.

>> Re teaching drastically improved outcomes for the middle school.

According to Ledford Knox went from being in the bottom 19% of the state to rape or fish.

And over the course of 3 years.

>> They didn't want to be an after school.

And so it really kind of put the learning back on the M and they really embrace that.

Hey, I do have to study.

I do have to do these and it becomes for them.

Look what I can do now.

>> Failure is not an option.

And so we use that class period tips to help them.

>> Bringing urban teaches at the same building where she went to high school.

>> And what that push forward, the law.

>> She spent 16 years teaching in Knox County and says Re teaching during Panther time has changed the school.

>> A lot of sins are relieved, you know, because some of our you know, I panicked.

I might not be the best test takers and I'm a bit confused and a shot.

I ask.

But when you get them, while one in smaller groups are not class period, they say I'm relieved that they've got a second chance, maybe a 3rd or 4th.

If I made it.

>> Irvine says it's changed how the students learn and will help the school the cheap.

It's Congo.

Top 10% in the state.

>> The school is staffed with just rock stars.

So when the goal was put in front of them, it was just like, you know, dying on you know, I'd go for it.

>> And I've used that Panther, Tom, and they've used I've just made learning fun and the kids out.

Same so scared anymore because I know it's okay to make mistakes for Kentucky edition.

>> I'm Casey Parker Bell.

Thanks, Casey.

Knox County Middles Panther time isn't just for students who are falling behind.

>> Any student who wants to improve a great is eligible for Re-learning and re taking a test.

In Fayette County.

Now the Board of Education has okayed a property tax increase to pay for some building projects.

The board voted yesterday to raise the tax from the current 80.8 cents per $100 of assessed value to 83.3 cents with the increase.

The board will be able to borrow 540 million dollars and use the money to modernize school facilities and build some new ones.

Board Chair Tyler Murphy says half of the district's buildings have been renovated and 25 years.

As the fall semester gets under way.

U.S. intelligence experts warn that schools could be at increased risk of cyber attacks.

The FBI is issuing a bulletin that says ransomware threats are targeting the education sector.

A western Kentucky University professor and cybersecurity expert tells us threats are escalating as attackers look for weak points to get in and exploit their victims.

>> That data that educational institution has is extremely valuable.

>> Make sure your fire was turned on 12, particularly is in the sights of the attackers.

I typically don't have the financial resources hire a large number of cyber security.

Defense experts.

>> And our protection did.

>> There was one and Jefferson County a couple of years and there again, there's all sorts of information that students it was gathered but off about the employees as well.

You know, Social Security numbers and dangerous things like that.

>> You try something like this for you.

The cloud.

>> There are attacks that happened.

24 7 Western gets hit with thousands of potential attacks on a daily basis.

We just don't hear about it much because we've just grown numb to the fact there's the the the tax all the another security breach.

So what else is new?

Perfect WKU had very good cyber resources.

They do a great job of preventing attacks from coming in.

But with 15,000 plus student, there are 15,000 plus access point for attackers to get in.

So it is an ongoing challenge to KET students aware of the possibility of a successful attack and to KET students trained on what to do.

>> They're inexpensive.

>> And make sure you have excellent data backup.

So if you are the victim of a ransomware attack, you can restore from the back of it.

Other things are make sure that you have called 2 factor authentication.

Where not only do I enter a password, but I have to then get a text message from my phone and enter that is well.

A lot of individuals now are going toward biometrics like a thumb print, a retina scan or facial.

>> Yeah, OK, that's good.

Right?

Think about what happens if an attacker wore to steal that information.

If they steal my password, going to change.

But if they steal my thumb print, I can't change that time.

She has a great future financial game.

Now he is probably still front and center as to why the threat actors would want to break into the system.

>> We're also seeing more of the motivation regarding embarrassment.

Let's see if we can break into this government and steal things and turn around and embarrass them.

>> About this.

They added that they had that maybe even their sentences didn't know about.

>> Your fire walls, cyber security analytics using.

Predicting attacks that are going to occur.

Not just reacting after the fact, despite all the protection, it's an ongoing challenge.

We just need to do a better job of training >> Doctor Mark Chapa has written more than 30 college technology textbooks.

He also says passwords should be 30 characters in length, not the 8 that is usually advised.

You might have noticed flags at half-staff on state buildings.

Governor Beshear ordered flags lowered in honor of Queen Elizabeth after her death yesterday at the age of 96.

>> Flags will remain at half-staff through her day of interment, which is September 18th.

The White House has ordered flags lowered at federal buildings as well.

In a statement, President Biden said, quote, Queen Elizabeth, the second lead always with Grace and unwavering commitment to duty and the incomparable power of her example.

>> She was estates, woman of unmatched dignity and constancy who deep in the Bedrock alliance between the United Kingdom and the United States, unquote.

Sunday is the 21st anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 9/11/2001 among the activities planned governor Beshear will join Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer and leaders of the Louisville Fire Department for a memorial service at the fire Department headquarters at 10:00AM.

We told you yesterday about Senator Rand Paul's new campaign ad.

He calls the commercial good government and talks about his commitment to ethics in office and the ad he says he's never taken a taxpayer supported junket to another country and that he's given 5 million dollars in office funds back to the treasury Senator Paul's November opponent, Democrat Charles Booker is responding to that commercial brooker questions.

Paul's ethics Booker says of Paul quote, Politicians that used insider information to buy stock in COVID treatments and then failed to disclose those stocks for 16 months.

Have no business serving the people of Kentucky.

Kentuckians deserve a senator who work for them.

Not for Big Pharma and certainly not for their own stock portfolio, end quote.

Time now for an end of week.

Check in of a couple, a major political developments in Kentucky this week with a dynamic para partisans who are going to talk to us about some major events in Kentucky.

We have Democratic strategist Matt Irwin whose on-screen left.

>> And with a stray Watson who is a Republican strategist on screen, right.

Thank you, gentlemen, for being with us today.

Great to be happening.

So let's start with you.

Try to talk about the news that we were waiting for this week.

And that's the official announcement and unveiling with the website and entering the race for governor, the former UN ambassador Kelly Craft is now officially end the governor's race for 2023.

>> Yeah, You know, obviously she enters the race with a hefty checkbook that was highly anticipated.

Every candidate field been waiting to see not if, but when she pulled the trigger.

you know, this field starting to form up, I suspect you see one or 2 more, you know, kind of being seat.

Your kids get him.

But I think its first top tier of the public, contenders on the playing field that.

>> OK, cause that was going to be my next question.

So there's a lot of chatter about whether former governor Republican governor Matt Bevin will enter.

Do you think now that the field is set and that may be will be a diversion from him to consider entering or is there still room for him?

>> I would suspect that you will have an answer on that question until filing day.

You know, if they find that if I were advising him, I would you have the bill to name it to be able to sit back and wait.

And if one of these candidates doesn't catch fire and there appears to be an opening, you can pull the trigger, if you know, yeah, he has to get the time to wait and see if there's going to be opening for him.

But I you know, I suspect just like 2015, we don't from that until filing it.

>> So I want to ask you, Matt Irwin, how do you size up the field so far in the announcement of Kelly Craft this weekend?

What are Democrats concerned at this particular point?

>> I mean, my press on the field so far start a stunningly an impressive.

I don't think that it's there's anybody in there that can really hold a candle to Governor Andy Beshear.

And I think that recent polls have suggested that most Kentuckians agree with me.

Expert.

Kelly Knight Craft entering the race.

You know.

I think it's interesting.

I think the Republican primaries going to be a long slog.

I think it's going to be nasty.

I think it's going to start friendly and there's no way that this many people in the race this well financed, but it stays entirely positive.

I don't I don't know really what she brings to the race other than a bunch of money.

And she's not an elected official.

She doesn't have any experience in elected government.

And I don't know who's out there asking for a billionaire to be the next governor of Kentucky.

So I think she's got actually a tougher road up to hold.

The most people think.

>> Well, and Tre Watson, even some of the Republican contenders are saying some of that money, not in those words that matter when used.

But we also saw a tweet immediately after from Attorney General Daniel Cameron who is running for governor.

Pretty much saying I'm the Trump yust of all of the candidates because I have the former president's endorsement.

>> Yeah, you know, I think I'm correct.

It's going to be able to see again, she's got the money lead and then we'll have the latest.

11 be the best financed all candidates so that it's in the game.

But it doesn't necessarily trust the finish line.

She's got to use that money effectively.

That means she's got money to tell her story to be able to talk about being Trump said matched the UN and Trump said that that same rifles, Daniel Cameron, us of and that is even my arm.

And when you go out to these Lincoln Dinner is a Republican picnics and stuff that people don't have them.

All of the support of those events because they've been out there on the trail for 3 years.

Some cases.

>> So, yeah, it's going to see how this shape that race shapes up with the kind of do the Senate separation between people really look at the grassroots, the people trying to make it an error.

>> Well, another question you try, Watson is how far to the right will these candidates have to go?

I mean, if Daniel Cameron is making the case that he is the best candidate because he has the endorsement of President Trump who still remains popular in Kentucky.

Does that make him more defeat Abul come November when you have a general election play?

>> I think it's always a danger on the back to the presidential race in 2012 and Mitt had to go so far right to get to the primary that really and really hurt him in the general election.

But I think we talk about campaigns that we can talk about lanes and n, you know, I think that both are right.

Trump Elaine is getting kind of crowded.

There's room and I would say moderate the more centrist lane.

For for a candidate to come up and pick up, especially.

Did you always forget to think about it being such a Reddit, real safe, a quarter of It's going to let a little about of 10% to 12%.

Got to come out of Lexington.

So you have a lot of more moderate voters that you can you can plan if the right at the right wing field.

It's really a crowded.

You've got certainly a lot towards the middle for some like that to shoot up and take the stand.

>> So matter when to you, I mean, who would and Andy Beshear prefer to have to match up with come November of 2023?

>> You know, I don't really want to speak on behalf of a and B shares campaign who he would like his opponent to be.

I think he's more than prepared not to take on anybody.

I would like to sort of take back to your previous question about who's which which Republican nominee can are Republican contender could take the moderate lane.

And I think the answer is that none of them can.

They're going to have to move so far to the right like tree was talking about.

And on top of that, I think the biggest issue of the day and I think what's going to be an enormous issue to 2023 and that of a woman's right to choose.

I don't think that there's any daylight between the candidates.

They're all for it.

An extraordinarily stream abortion ban.

I don't know if anybody saw the Courier journal Debbie Yetter did amazing Amazingly sad story about the fact that 2, 9, year-old we're getting abortions in Kentucky over the past 9 years under Republican rule that would not be allowed to happen.

So I don't know if there's such a thing as a moderate Republican who thinks a 3rd grader should be a mother.

>> Well, I think you matter one for your perspective and Tre Watson for yours.

Thank you, gentlemen, for joining us tonight on Kentucky Edition, take good care talks and thanks for that.

Thanks.

♪ >> They're heroes and they help KET Kentucky safe.

Thursday, Kentucky State Police honored 75 troopers and our officers for their bravery and service during Twenty-twenty won.

Here are 5 of the top honorees from left to right Trooper Daniel, pretty public affairs officer of the Year.

Trooper Elliott Young, the trooper of the year.

Detective Kyler right detective of the year.

Logan Lentsch commercial vehicle officer of the year and Wayne Burke facility, security officer of the year.

Congratulations to all of them.

>> It was first introduced in but appears more people are getting a grasp on hands-only CPR.

It's an alternative to the traditional method of chest compressions, coupled with mouth to mouth rescue breaths.

The University of Louisville has partnered with the American Heart Association to teach people dislike saving techniques.

>> About 70% of cardiac arrests happen outside of a hospital setting and about 40% of people don't actually get the help that they need immediately.

So learning hands-only CPR will empower and give tools to people that can help somebody and actually save a life.

American Heart Association did a lot of research around Hands-only CPR and found that some people don't feel comfortable putting their mouth on someone else's mouth.

And so currently, as we're sitting here today, we all have oxygen flowing through our blood.

So the research found that if we can get to these people quickly and start doing compressions, the oxygen can actually go to the major organs to help KET them alive or at least help them get through that until the EMS could arrive into some more advanced care.

>> I think it provides opportunity to anyone can do it really given aspect of you think about COVID somebodys mouth a stranger, the different things that come into this.

This provides the chance to say it down.

We're going to you can't go anymore.

Provide those chest compressions.

Fastened beat.

And within that you have a chance of saving someone's life.

>> Hands-only CPR is really easy to learn.

It's really only 2 steps and it takes 90 seconds to learn.

First, we teach you to make sure the scene is safe and then pull out your cell phone and dial 9-1-1. place it side you and put it on speaker and then just get into the center of the chest.

Push hard and fast until help arrives.

We encourage you to do about 100 to 120 beats per minute and sometimes to maybe your favorite songs such as staying alive.

>> Personally, that I has on CPR.

But I think it's important the community at large that also I think we take a lot of things from granite situation might happen that we might not.

No that happened.

Family member can in the U.S. been has also up to us.

I think it's important that.

>> I've been certified in CPR before, but to learn a different aspect of that at the can still help somebody and potentially save a life I thought was really important and also that it was a short, 30 minutes was a easy for me to fit into my day.

>> I say the chance to save a loved one.

A friend a stranger will not be a good Samaritan to make that happen and no better way to do it.

They have compression is going to stop.

Has only talked to take the class.

Just take it.

>> Do it for your loved ones.

And for people who don't know who's like to be safe.

♪ >> The American Heart Association says the hands only message should not be used if a victim is suspected of choking or drowning.

You could be working with robots and their future.

If you're not already.

And the University of Louisville wants to teach future workers how to do it.

The Department of Education is giving U of L $750,000 to launch the robotics and additive manufacturing pathways to success program.

It will prepare workers for the workplaces of tomorrow.

You have Al will be able to buy advanced equipment and teach workers how to use it.

It's an important anniversary for Kentucky's mammoth Biggest cave system in the world 50 years ago today.

The case grew in a way.

It was September 9th.

1972 when explores discovered a link between the Mammoth Cave and Flint Ridge Cave Systems making Mammoth Cave, even larger than previously thought.

At more than 100.

And 44 Miles, Mammoth Cave National Park and the Cave Research Foundation will host events and have a special cave tour to celebrate this golden anniversary.

♪ You might think the banana capital of the world is in Guatemala, but it's in Kentucky.

And this is the weekend to see a bison up close.

Toby Gibbs has more in tonight's look at what's around the Commonwealth.

♪ >> Kentucky's rich heritage will be on display at the Lexington Roots and Heritage Festival this weekend.

The festival has been a celebration of diversity for more than 30 years with cultural and educational programs and its signature colorful pageantry.

Once a vital distribution point for bananas, the city of Fulton became known as the banana capital of the world.

Now the town pays homage to its historic nickname with that annual Banana Festival, which is in its 60th year of celebration.

Come on down to enjoy the parade.

A banana eating contest, the one-time banana pudding and so much more.

Kick off the fall season with the Fall Heritage Festival in Campbellsville this Saturday.

You a raptor exhibit right on the KET Barrel train.

Make your way through the hay maze and enjoy a day of great food.

Live music and much more.

>> Honor the heroes.

It served and continue to serve our country at the 9.11 Heroes run in Madisonville the Saturday.

No matter your age or fitness level, everyone can participate in this run.

See bison herd up close at 8.

The big bond bison, accessibility Day this Saturday special interpretive program is offered while you observed and heard in all its glory.

Lost some steam at the Ravenna Railroad Festival this weekend.

The event takes place at the railyard responsible for the part of the city of Havana.

Joined many train rides, arts and crafts booths, food vendors, railroad exhibits and even right behind a real steam engine.

This fun-filled festival is perfect for familes.

Join country music singer John Conley for a benefit concert this Sunday and for sale.

All proceeds raised go to help the Woodford County Historical Society.

So sit back, relax and prepare for an evening of great music with this award winning performer.

And that's what's happening around the commonwealth until beginners.

>> A lot of great things to do this weekend.

Let's hope Mother Nature cooperates.

And when the weekend is Don, we hope to see you again Monday night at 6.30, Eastern 5.30, central right here on KET 4 Kentucky edition where we inform connect and inspire among the stories for you.

More from Transportation Secretary Jim Gray on bridge repairs in eastern Kentucky.

Church donations for the people of Ukraine and hemp growing in some unexpected places.

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And you're more than welcome to follow me on Twitter at Renee K E T. Thank you so much for watching us this week.

We hope to see you right back here next week.

Have a great weekend and take really good care.

>> Good night.

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