i m dirty. this is the last time you ll hear me in a state patrol car. dana: washington state trooper signing off for the last time with a stinging message to governor inslee. he called it quits because of the vaccine mandate. here he was earlier this morning. we worked 18 months without having any type of issues but now suddenly we have to have these mandatory vaccines making people do this or you lose your job was ridiculous. dana: 10% of washington state workers are still unvaccinated and today they are facing a tough choice. get the shot or lose your job. dan springer is live in seattle with more. hi, dan. hi, dana. a lot of anger here, many if not most of the unvaccinated state workers are waiting to hear if their religious exception is approved or denied by the state. among them is the head football coach at washington state university. with an annual salary of 3.2 million is the highest paid
ainsley: it s for the vegans. carley: ainsley recently brought up cody so i m going to turn to headlines and talk about mandates. today is the deadline for workers in washington state to get the covid-19 vaccine. one state trooper choosing to turn in his badge instead. that officer delivering a strong message to the governor during his final call. listen. this is my final sign-off. after 22 years of serving the citizens of the state of washington, being asked to leave because i am dirty. 1034 this is the last time you will hear me in a state patrol car. it. carley: officers choosing not to get a shot will not be immediately terminated subject to ha hearing where they can present a hearing for not getting vaccinated. on to a fox news alert. americans are among those on board an evacuation flight getting ready to take off from kabul airport. they are heading to doha qatar
did get vaccinated, some of them are still signing off for the last time and publicly choosing to leave their jobs over getting vaccinated. due to my personal choice to take a moral stand against for medical freedom and personal choice i will be signing out of service for the last time today. state 1034. this is the last time you will hear me in a state patrol car and jay inslee can kiss my [ bleep ]. front now, art acevedo. and served as the president of the major city chiefs association. chief acevedo, i really appreciate your time. and this is we have seen this happening across the country, right? police officers. they have, in some cases, you know, vaccine vaccination rates are low. obviously, not the case in seattle but in many other places, much lower than the broader community. and in addition, they are fighting any sort of requirement to get vaccinated or to prove their vaccination status.
compared to an insurrection. lightfoot vowing to put at the defiant officers on no pay i status. and a veteran state trooper in washington had a message for the governor as he was forced to quit because of his choice not to get the covid vaccine. this is my you final signoff after 22 years of serving the citizens of the state of washington, being asked to leave because i am dirty. this is the last time you ll hear me in a state patrol car. reporter: we ll hear from the 22 year veteran on why he quit and how these mandates might affect public safety moving forward many back to you guys. carley: marianne rafferty live for us in los angeles. todd: u.s. citizens among hundreds of people safe after escaping the taliban led afghanistan. carley: trey yingst and his crew are the only ones on the ground at the kabul airport in
great to see you again, my friend. have a great day. thanks, todd. carley: the time is 18 minutes after the hour. police could be taken off the streets in crime ravaged seattle over today s vaccine mandate deadline. now one washington state trooper is using his final signoff to send a message to leaders who are putting politics above public safety. this is the last time you ll hear me in a state patrol car. jay insley can kiss my [bleep] carley: that trooper will join us live after the break. you do not want to miss it.