This is KG W News at Sunrise.
Good morning everyone.
Thanks for getting up with
us on this Sunday morning.
I'm Tim Gordon.
This morning on Sunrise.
The controversy surrounding Secretary
of State Shamia Fagan has an Orn
lawmakers calling for change thr
thoughts on increasing pay and
tightening rules over side jobs.
Kim Charles the Third is
now officially crowned.
Hear from one local royal watchr
who saw the last coronation.
70 years ago.
But before we get to all that,
let's check in with Chris McGins
for a quick look at the forecas.
Chris,
maybe I can get crowned for
this warm weather forecast.
All right, all that said,
let's get you out the door right now.
Here's a pretty look from our Chinook Winds
Casino Resort camera in Lincoln City.
Cascade Head off in the distanc,
the Breakers coming ashore and a
little bit clouds and some brea.
The clouds giving us a colorful
sunrise there from the beach.
To the mountain, yes it is snow.
Got the Timberline this morning,
Fresh flakes up there and in ben
the Wells Fargo sky camera showing the
broken cloud cover over downtown Portland.
Right now we're waking up to temperatures
that are generally in the uppers
to about 5051 at PDX50 in Trout,
upper 40s in Scappoose in Hills,
low to mid 40s along the Oregon coast.
This morning it's 43 in Tillamok
and we hop over the Cascades.
It's a little cooler this morning than
it was yesterday. John Day is down to 33.
Or bend, excuse me, at 39. All right.
We do have a couple of sprinkled
snow flurries in the higher tra,
but most of us generally dry ths
morning despite the cloud cover.
And today, a lot like yesterday,
lots of clouds, maybe a sprinkl,
but I really don't think most os
see much if any rain at all tod.
So we've got clouds and sun bres
with highs in the mid 60s,
a big work week warm up in the
seven day forecast.
More on that in just a few.
All right, Chris, thanks.
We'll see you then.
Well, we've got a big traffic
alert for you this morning.
All Max lines are back in full service.
Crews have finished up several k
improvements along the I-84 corridor.
Since mid-april.
Passengers have been taking
shuttle buses between the Gatewy
Transit Center and NE 7th Ave.
but now full service for the blue-green
and Red line is back up and run.
Now to an update on Oregon
Secretary of State Shamia Fagan.
She set to resign tomorrow.
Fagan stepped down amid controvy
over her former side job.
As a consultant,
she worked for a cannabis compa,
which she admits paid her $10,000 a month.
Well, on Monday,
Fagan apologized to Oregonians.
She said her $77,000 a year saly
was not enough to support her family.
Well,
ethics rules do allow for
outside employment,
but now lawmakers on both sides
of the aisle say it's time to
consider tightening those rules
and increasing salaries.
Yes, I do think we
need to revisit those ethics
laws because I don't believe
any statewide elected officials
should be receiving outside mon.
I think it's, I think it's too dangerous.
But in the one thing that I thik
Shamea Fagan was right about was
is that salaries are too low.
I mean, I think that the ethics
rules, we should be looking
at the ethics rules as well.
I think the pay issue is somethg
that we should address first.
And that's what I I believe
that we are going to try
to address this session.
Well, the Deputy Secretary of State will
step in for Fagan while Governor Tina
Kotek considers a permanent replacement.
Well, Saturday saw a horrific scene in Texas.
8 victims are confirmed dead afa
shooting at a shopping mall north of Dallas.
At least seven more people
were injured in that shooting,
and several remain in critical condition.
Local police say an officer who
was at the mall on an unrelated
call shot and killed the gunman.
Investigators believe the
shooter was acting alone,
but are still trying to establih
a motive for the shooting.
According to the Gun Violence Archive,
there have been nearly 200 mass
shootings in the US this year.
It's only May 7th.
While Churchill Downs the deaths
of two more horses overshadowed
Saturday's Kentucky Derby,
both horses were heard on the track and
euthanize because of their inju.
This comes after four other hors
died a week before the Derby.
Those horses also suffered inju.
Now,
a statement from Churchill Downs
says the deaths are highly unusl
and they stand by their belief
that their tracks are safe.
God save the king.
And of course, this was the scef
the day and it was in London yesterday.
King Charles the Third was formy
crowned as the British monarch on Saturday.
Festivities continue throughoute
weekend in the UK for what many
consider a once in a lifetime,
while once in a generation event at least,
Alma McCarty met 2 local women
who watched the festivities from
different vantage points.
Both of special connections
to the historic day
following the Royal Family might
not be everyone's cup of tea,
but those with fond memories or
deep ties tuned in to witness
history for the first time,
or in one case, a second.
Crowds of people gathered
in London Saturday morning,
a front row seat to catch a
glimpse of King Charles the
3rd and the Royal Family.
On the day of his coronation,
we were packed in almost
like little sardines.
Yeah, and we were three Christ
3 rows back from the front,
among them Jackie Hillsbury
and her friend Sandy Schwier.
The two met at Hillsborough
High School and share a
British connection. We're both
turning 60 this year and that this was
going to be our 60th birthday adventure.
And King Charles made it, you k,
so it'll be even more special,
the pomp and pageantry.
The banners and gold carriage
the entire experience exceeding
their expectations during
the ceremony they also they sand
saved the King and then everyboy
around saying God saved the kind
it just think goosebumps it's sh
a historic moment and it's prob.
Something that we may not see a,
you know, in our lifetime, in our lifetime.
And I love this.
Back in Vancouver, aged a little bit.
Jan White, turning 90 years old in October,
watched her second coronation
while reflecting on her first.
But I know we slept on the sidek
overnight before the coronation,
and the day of the coronation,
we waved at the Queen, you know.
As she came by after her coronation in 1953,
she saved up to accompany her friend.
This is Joan and her three brots
on the trip overseas when she ws
just 19 years old she lived in.
Luton, which is 35 miles north of London.
She lived at 97 Harcourt Street.
I remember that so well,
those memories from the trip
of a lifetime still cherished.
On Coronation Day 70 years late,
I picked up a lot of souvenirs,
which my daughter-in-law has ha,
and I didn't realize she had so many.
It's been a fun day for me,
looking at all the stuff and realizing
all of this was because I went to England.
Alma McCarty, KG W News
Well, take a look at what washed
up along the Oregon coast.
These are Lancet fish,
skinny little things.
The deep sea species is known to
occasionally surface like this in our area,
and scientists are trying to figure out why.
This time they were spotted
between Nehalem and Bandon.
That's a 200 mile stretch.
The fish have Fang jaws.
Big eyes, no scales.
If you think they look creepy,
and they do, they're also canni.
OK?
Oregon State Parks is asking ane
who sees one to post a pic on Facebook
and tag them also along with Noo
they can know what's going on out there.
We'll take a quick scroll throuh
social media and you might quicy
notice 2 crimes that stand out.
We're talking shoplifting and stolen cars.
Well,
this week leaders in Multnomah
County and Portland announced
a plan to crack down with the
creation of two new task forces.
Kalaboshi shows us how this is going to work.
Multnomah County DA Mike Schmid,
along with other local
leaders and law enforcement,
held a press conference to explain the plan.
They're going to hire five peopo
help lead the task forces targeg
car thieves and shoplifters,
including two prosecutors, a paf
investigators and a legal assis.
Schmidt explained these teams
will focus on the worst offende.
If you got to prioritize,
we want to prioritize the peoplo
have 3456 stolen car cases out e
and make sure that at the very t
they are being held accountable.
As we've been reporting,
there's been a real spike in rel
theft cases in the Portland are.
Many retailers admit shoplifting
has gotten so out of control thy
don't even bother reporting it.
The KGW investigation showed
criminals literally stealing
merchandise offstore shelves.
And walking out the front
door with little or No Fear of
being arrested or prosecuted.
Even Multnomah County's top
prosecutor admits he's witnesse.
I mean, I myself was shopping at
A at a local retailer and I'm in
the Lego aisle with with my son
and and we saw somebody, you kn,
scoop up a bunch of Legos and walk out.
I think we've all seen it
previously. Our reporting founde
prosecution rate for misdemeanor
petty theft cases in Portland,
which includes shoplifting, is .
That means less than half of the
theft two or Theft 3 cases sent
to the Multnomah County DA's
office by police are charged.
Most cases are dismissed at the time,
DA Schmidt explained.
Those cases that are dismissed e
often rejected because prosecuts
don't have the evidence they ne.
The DA hopes the extra prosecuts
and investigators on the task
force can help with that.
Follow up things like interview,
collecting evidence or surveille
video that will help build a ca.
And hold criminals accountable.
Yeah, as Kyle mentioned, the otr
task force will focus on stolen cars.
It's a big issue.
Last year, nearly 11,000 cars
were ripped off in Portland.
That means on average,
a car is stolen every 48 minute.
Well, college graduation season is here.
Saturday, nursing students at the University
of Portland had their pinning ceremony.
This is the school's biggest ever nursing
class, with 252 nurses getting their pins.
That's especially important as e
country deals with a shortage of nurses.
Full commencement at UP is later on today.
Congratulations to them.
And also congratulations to the class
of 2023 at Washington State University.
Go Cougs. There.
I said it This was the big commencement
ceremony in Pullman yesterday.
You know, more than 4400 students are
graduating this spring across the WSU system.
Another 2000 graduated in Decem.
All those numbers include the 400 plus
students graduating at WSU Vancouver.
They had their ceremony at the
amphitheater in Ridgefield.
Congrats to everyone.
And remember,
a lot of these students had their freshman
years disrupted with the outbreak of the
COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020.
So they've had to overcome a lo,
wish them all well, Well,
still they come on Sunrise,
a big night at Providence Park.
They marked the 10 year
anniversary a very special game.
How what teens wish to play with the Timbers
is now making other wishes come true.
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