THAT'S
THAT'S IT
THAT'S IT FOR US HERE AT FOUR O'CLOCK.
O'CLOCK.
O'CLOCK. LAUREL IS HERE WITH KGW NEWS AT
FIVE >> THIS IS KGW NEWS AT
FIVE FOLLOWING A DEVELOPING
STORY TONIGHT A SEARCH AND
RESCUE MISSION HAS NOW TURNED
INTO A RECOVERY MISSION FOR THE
BODY OF A WOMAN WHO WAS SWEPT
AWAY IN A MAJOR LANDSLIDE IN
THE GORGE.
THE GORGE. 50 YEAR OLD JENNIFER MOORE HAS
BEEN MISSING SINCE EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
WEDNESDAY MORNING. >> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
I'M LAUREL PORTER.
MOORE WAS DRIVING IN THE GORGE
WHEN HER CAR WAS SWEPT AWAY BY
THAT SLIDE AND TODAY CREWS
FOUND ONE PIECE OF MOORE'S CAR
BUT THERE'S NO SIGN OF HER.
DEVON HASKINS HAS BEEN
FOLLOWING THE STORY FOR US
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. AND DEVIN, WE GOT AN UPDATE
FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND
FROM HER FAMILY EARLIER THIS
EVENING.
EVENING.
EVENING. YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT, LAUREL.
THE FAMILY ASKING FOR PRIVACY
NOW AS THEY BEGIN A POOL >>
OF MUD DEEPER THAN THE NORMAL
CEILING HEIGHT OF YOUR LIVING
ROOM.
ROOM.
ROOM. SPECIALLY TRAINED SEARCH AND
RESCUE CREWS FROM THE MULNOMAH
AND CLACKAMAS COUNTIES SPENT
HOURS WADING THROUGH THE MUD
>>.
>>.
>>. THE
>>. THE MUD IN SOME PLACES IS
ESTIMATED TO BE 10 TO 12 FEET
DEEP.
DEEP.
DEEP. THERE'S OBVIOUSLY A MASSIVE
AMOUNT OF DEBRIS LOGS, BOULDERS
AND STUFF THAT ARE POSING A
RISK USING RAFTS, ROPES AND
FOAM MATS TO HELP STEADY
THEMSELVES.
THEMSELVES. IT'S A SEARCH AND RESCUE
EFFORT.
EFFORT.
EFFORT. THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS THESE
CREWS MOST LIKELY HAVE NEVER
DEALT WITH.
DEALT WITH. IT'S VERY SLOW, TEDIOUS WORK
FOR SURE.
FOR SURE.
FOR SURE. JUST WATCHING THE CREWS ENTER
INITIALLY TAKING STEPS IN
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. THEY WERE, YOU KNOW, KNEE DEEP
AND WAIST DEEP THURSDAY >>
AFTERNOON THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE
GAVE MORE DETAIL WITH WHAT
HAPPENED EARLY WEDNESDAY AS THE
LANDSLIDE HIT.
LANDSLIDE HIT. THEY SAY 50 YEAR OLD JENNIFER
MOORE WAS ON THE PHONE WITH HER
HUSBAND AS HE WAS TRYING TO
HELP HER GET THROUGH THE AREA
DURING THE STORM >> WHILE THEY
WERE ON THE PHONE TOGETHER
HERE, MISS MOORE PANIC SCREAM
AND THEN HE HEARD CRASHING AND
COLLISION NOISES MORE >> IS THE
CHARGE NURSE IN THE ONCOLOGY
UNIT AT LEGACY HEALTH GOOD
SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER.
SHE'S A MOTHER OF TWO.
THIS IS HER HUSBAND CHARLES >>
MOORE.
MOORE.
MOORE. ALL OF HER FRIENDS THAT I'VE
EVER MET HAVE BEEN PATIENTS
I'VE TALKED TO THAT SHE'S ON
AND STUFF THAT I HAPPEN TO MEET
OR SOMETHING THEY ALL SAY THE
SAME THING.
SAME THING. YOU KNOW, SHE'S A REALLY HARD
WORKING NURSE.
WORKING NURSE. I HAD TO GO OUT TO WORK A
COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND SHE
TOOK A SECOND JOB THE LANDSLIDE
>> RISK HAS BEEN ONE THAT
OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN WARNING
ABOUT EVER SINCE THE EAGLE
CREEK FIRE A FEW YEARS AGO.
HEAVY RAINS THIS PAST WEEK MADE
THAT THREAT A REALITY.
NOW THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS
GEOLOGISTS ARE WARNING THEM
ABOUT ANOTHER ONE >>.
ONE SPECIFIC AREA THEY POINTED
OUT IS ACTUALLY JUST WEST
OF THIS SLIDE RIGHT UP IN THE
HILLS ABOVE US THAT THERE'S A
LEGITIMATE CONCERN THAT THAT
COULD BE UNSTABLE.
SEARCHERS >> WILL NOW BRING IN
HEAVY MACHINERY TO START
DIGGING THROUGH THE MUD
STARTING TOMORROW THEN THEY
DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHERE HER
CAR IS.
CAR IS.
CAR IS. THEY HAVE A GOOD IDEA.
THEY'RE PRETTY CONFIDENT BUT
THEN THAT'LL HELP THEM GET DOWN
EVEN MORE FARTHER INTO THE MUD
.
.
. MOORE'S
. MOORE'S HUSBAND THOUGH SAYS
THAT IT WAS THEIR ANNIVERSARY
IN A COUPLE OF YEARS OR IN A
COUPLE OF DAYS.
THEY'VE BEEN MARRIED ALMOST 18
YEARS.
YEARS.
YEARS. BACK TO YOU.
OH, IT IS JUST SO SAD AND
HORRIFIC AND WE SEND OUR
DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO MOORE'S
HUSBAND, HER FAMILY RELATIVES,
ALL OF HER COWORKERS.
THANK YOU, DEVON.
PRESIDENT ELECT JOE BIDEN'S
INAUGURATION IS SCHEDULED FOR
NEXT WEEK AND THOUSANDS
OF TROOPS ARE IN WASHINGTON,
D.C. RIGHT NOW AMID THREATS
OF VIOLENCE.
OF VIOLENCE. THEY'LL SOON BE JOINED BY
NATIONAL GUARD SOLDIERS FROM
OREGON.
OREGON.
OREGON. THE GUARD'S MISSION IS TO BE
READY WHEN THERE'S TROUBLE AND
OREGON IS NO SHORTAGE OF THAT
OVER THE PAST YEAR FROM THE
SPANDEMIC TO POLITICAL TURMOIL
TO DEVASTATING FIRES, YOU MIGHT
HAVE SEEN PHOTOS OF SOLDIERS AT
THE CAPITOL SLEEPING ON THE
FLOORS OF GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS
.
.
. OREGON
. OREGON NATIONAL GUARD SERGEANT
ALICIA SMOOT HAS SEEN THEM.
SHE SAYS IT MIGHT ACTUALLY BE A
STEP UP >>.
A LOT OF SOLDIERS WOULD NOT
MIND SLEEPING ON MARBLE FLOORS.
IT'D PROBABLY BE A BETTER
CONDITIONS THAT WE HAVE SLEPT
WHEN WE WERE DOING FIRES WE
SLEPT IN A HORSE ARENA
BASICALLY THAT WAS OUTSIDE.
BUT I'LL TAKE A MARBLE FLOOR.
I DON'T CARE AS LONG AS WE'RE
THERE DOING OUR MISSION.
>> MEMBERS OF THE GUARDS
MILITARY POLICE UNIT LEAVE
TOMORROW FOR THE NATION'S
CAPITAL.
CAPITAL.
CAPITAL. THEY'LL BE GONE ABOUT A WEEK.
MEANWHILE, THERE ARE BIG
CONCERNS ABOUT VIOLENT
EXTREMISTS CAUSING CHAOS HERE
IN OREGON TOO.
SO MUCH SO THAT OREGON STATE
LAWMAKERS ARE POSTPONING
PROCEEDINGS IN THE NEXT
LEGISLATIVE SESSION BY AT LEAST
TWO DAYS.
TWO DAYS.
TWO DAYS. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO START
TUESDAY.
TUESDAY.
TUESDAY. LAWMAKERS SAY OREGON STATE
POLICE ASKED THEM TO DO THIS
AFTER GETTING WARNINGS FROM THE
FBI.
FBI.
FBI. OSP
FBI. OSP IS ALSO INSTALLING CONCRETE
BARRIERS IN FRONT OF A STATE
CAPITAL PUTTING UP FENCING AND
BOARDING UP FIRST FLOOR
WINDOWS.
WINDOWS.
WINDOWS. OREGON SENATE PRESIDENT IS
DISTRAUGHT ABOUT ALL OF THIS.
>> WE HAVE TO GOVERN THE PEOPLE
YOU HAVE TO GOVERN.
YOU DON'T GOVERN.
YOU KNOW THE IBOSHI IT'S
ANARCHY.
ANARCHY.
ANARCHY. IT'S LIKE IT'S TERRIBLE >> IS A
TERRORISM.
TERRORISM. NO >>.
NO >>.
NO >>. YEAH.
YEAH.
YEAH. I
YEAH. I MEAN THIS IS YEAH THAT'S
THAT'S SORT OF NOT EVEN A
STRONG ENOUGH WORD FOR WHAT I
MEAN IN MY LIFETIME I NEVER
DREAMED I'D SEE SOMETHING LIKE
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. ALL
THIS. ALL >> THESE WARNINGS ARE BEING
TAKEN MORE SERIOUSLY AFTER
EXTREMISTS BREACHED OREGON'S
CAPITOL BUILDING LAST MONTH.
IT HAPPENED DURING A ONE DAY
SPECIAL SESSION SURVEILLANCE
VIDEO SHOWS REPUBLICAN STATE
REPRESENTATIVE MIKE NEARMAN LET
SOME OF THEM IN OSP IS
INVESTIGATING THAT AND THE
HOUSE SPEAKER HAS CALLED FOR
HIM TO RESIGN.
>> EVERYONE WANTS TO KNOW WHO'S
GETTING COVID VACCINE AFTER
PEOPLE OVER SIXTY FIVE AND
TEACHERS.
TEACHERS.
TEACHERS. AN ADVISORY COMMIEE FOCUSED
ON EQUITY HAS NEW
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OREGON
GAYLAN ETTLIN BREAKS IT DOWN >>
THE OREGON COVID-19 VACCINE
ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAD ONE GOAL
THURSDAY ITS FOURTH MEETING IN
NINE DAYS >> TO GET TO THE
POINT TODAY OF OFFERING A
RECOMMENDATION TO THE
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE >> TO HELP
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY
PRIORITIZE THE NEXT GROUPS IN
LINE AFTER TEACHERS AND PEOPLE
OVER 65 A BIG FOCUS IS BIPOC
BLACK INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
OF COLOR WHO ARE MORE IMPACTED
BY COVID-19 WITH MORE CASES AND
DEATHS PER CAPITA >>.
IT'S REALLY THE STRUCTURAL
FACTORS THAT WE CAME INTO THIS
SPANDEMIC THAT HAVE ALLOWED
THESE GROSS INEQUITIES >>
OUTLINE STATE AND NATIONAL DATA
TO BACK THIS UP PARTICULARLY
FOR BLACK LATINX PACIFIC
ISLANDER, NATIVE AMERICAN AND
REFUGEE COMMUNITIES WHICH
INCLUDE SOME WHITE PEOPLE >>.
WE ONLY HAVE TWO HOURS AND I
REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE US
WALK AWAY WITH THE COMMITTEE >>
NEGOTIATED WHICH GROUPS SHOULD
BE RECOMMENDED FOR PRIORITY AND
SO USING THESE BROAD CATEGORIES
WITHOUT EXPLICITLY PRIORITY
SEENG BIPOC COMMUNITEIS RISK
DILUTING EFFORT AND CAUSING
HARM.
HARM.
HARM. BUT
HARM. BUT >> AS A PHYSICIAN THE
PEOPLE THAT I'M SEEING ARE THE
OLDER PEOPLE.
OLDER PEOPLE. THE PEOPLE THAT I'M SEEING IN
THE HOSPITAL COME FROM MINORITY
COMMUNITIES AND I THINK WE
SHOULD FOLLOW THE DATA
PRIORITIZED COMMUNITIES THAT
ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED
>>.
>>.
>>. THEN
>>. THEN THERE'S THE QUESTION
OF HAVING ENOUGH VACCINES >>.
HOW COULD THIS ACTUALLY BE
OPERATIONALIZED BECAUSE WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT AN ACTUAL PLAN TO
SAVE LIVES >> SENT THIS
PRIORITY LIST WOULD COME INTO
PLAY WHEN THERE IS ENOUGH
SHORTLY >> THERE'S NOT ENOUGH
VACCINE.
VACCINE.
VACCINE. IT'LL TAKE A LONG TIME.
SO FOR >> NOW IT'S ABOUT
LISTING PRIORITY AN URGENT
SITUATION RIGHT NOW WE NEED TO
MOVE FORWARD A LOT OF WHY
PEOPLE ARE GETTING VACCINATED
THAT DON'T MEET OUR YOUNG
PEOPLE NOT SICK, UPWARDLY
MOBILE.
MOBILE.
MOBILE. AND SO THERE'S REALLY
DISPARITIES >>.
DISPARITIES >>. AFTER >> TWO HOURS
OF DISCUSSION, THE GROUP VOTED
TO MOVE AHEAD WITH THIS LIST IN
NO PARTICULAR ORDER BIPOC THOSE
HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED AND
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED REFUGEES PEOPLE SIXTEEN TO 64
WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS, ADULTS
AND YOUTH IN CUSTODY, FRONTLINE
WORKERS, MULTIGENERATIONAL
WORKERS, MULTIGENERATIONAL HOMES AND LOW INCOME SENIOR
HOUSING AND OTHER KONGREGATE
LIVING FOR PEOPLE UNDER 65.
THANK YOU FOR THE HARD WORK AND
THE AGREEMENT TO MOVE FORWARD.
OSHA >> WILL MAKE A LEGAL
REVIEW BEFORE CIRCLING BACK
WITH THE COMMITTEE NEXT WEEK.
I'M GALEN ETTLIN >> FOR KGW
NEWS.
NEWS.
NEWS. THE
NEWS. THE CLACKAMAS COUNTY BOARD
OF COMMISSIONERS VOTED TO
CENSURE ONE OF ITS OWN TODAY
BUT FIRST COMMISSIONERS CALLED
ON MARK SHAW TO RESIGN
IMMEDIATELY.
IMMEDIATELY. THE NEWLY ELECTED COMMISSIONERS
FACEBOOK ACCOUNT WAS EXPOSED
EARLIER THIS WEEK.
IT INCLUDED MANY RACIST AND
BIGOTED POSTS FROM AS RECENTLY
AS LAST YEAR.
TODAY ALL FOUR OF THE OTHER
COMMISSIONERS CALLED ON SHELL
TO STEP DOWN BUT HE REFUSED.
SO THE BOARD PUT ITS REQUEST IN
WRITING IN A CENSURE RESOLUTION
.
.
. I
. I SEENG
. I SEENG THAT YOUR COMMENTS HAVE
CAUSED IRREPARABLE DAMAGE.
IT'S MY INTENTION AT THIS TIME
TO CONTINUE TO CARRY OUT THE
WORK FOR THE PEOPLE.
CLACKAMAS COUNTY >> UNDER
OREGON LAW THE BOARD CAN'T
FORCE A RESIGNATION AND NEITHER
CAN VOTERS RIGHT AWAY RECALL