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THIS IS KGW NEWS, THE LIVE
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.
OCCUPIERS HAVE TAKEN OVER A
PART OF NORTH PORTLAND.
THIS COMES AFTER A CLASH
BETWEEN POLICE AND
DEMONSTRATORS EARLIER THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. THANKS FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.
I'M DAN HAGGERTY.
AND I'M LAUREL PORTER.
>> THE GROUP HAS BEEN SQUATTING
AT A FORECLOSED HOME TRYING TO
STOP THE FAMILY FROM BEING
EVICTED KGW.
EVICTED KGW. MIKE BENNER IS LIVE FOR US IN
NORTH PORTLAND.
NORTH PORTLAND. AND MIKE, THE MAYOR IS WEIGHING
IN TONIGHT.
IN TONIGHT. >> THAT'S RIGHT, LAUREL MAYOR
TED WHEELER RELEASED A
STATEMENT.
STATEMENT. HE SAYS THIS NATION IS FACING A
NUMBER OF CRISES THAT
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACT BLACK
PEOPLE AMONG THEM THE HOUSING
CRISIS BUT THE OCCUPATION ON
NORTH MISSISSIPPI.
NORTH MISSISSIPPI. THE MAYOR SAYS IS INFLAMING THE
CRISIS AND MAKING IT MORE
DIFFICULT TO SOLVE.
THE MAYOR IS AUTHORIZING
PORTALND POLICE TO USE ALL
LAWFUL MEANS TO END THE
OCCUPATION TUESDAY EVENING IN
NORTH PORTLAND.
NORTH PORTLAND. >> A MAKESHIFT BARRICADE BLOCKS
NORTH MISSISSIPPI AT SKIDMORE.
THE BOARDS WENT UP WITHIN HOURS
OF DEMONSTRATORS CLASHING WITH
POLICE THEN COMING IN TODAY
LIKE THIS.
LIKE THIS. >> THIS IS NOT A SURPRISE AFTER
WITNESSED WHAT I DID ON
SEPTEMBER 9TH.
SEPTEMBER 9TH. >> EARLY SEPTEMBER IS WHEN
JULIE METCALF, KINNEY AND THE
REST OF HER BLACK AND
INDIGENOUS FAMILY WERE EVICTED
FROM THEIR HOME THAT HAD BEEN
FORECLOSED ON.
FORECLOSED ON. KENNY RECALLS THE MOMENT
DEPUTIES SHOWED UP AT THE HOUSE
THAT'S BEEN IN HER FAMILY SINCE
THE 50S KICKED MY DORIAN BY
GUNPOINT BY MY FAMILY AND THREW
US OUT.
US OUT.
US OUT. >> ON THAT DAY IF YOU'RE
WONDERING HOW THIS EVEN
HAPPENED WITH EVICTION
MORATORIUMS IN PLACE, WE'RE
TOLD THIS EVICTION WAS ALLOWD
BECAUSE THE PROCESS STARTED IN
FEBRUARY BEFORE ANY MORATORIUM
WENT INTO EFFECT.
>> THEY WERE VERY CALLOUS
STANDING IN MY HOME.
>> NINE SHERIFFS, PLENTY
OF PEOPLE AGREED.
SUPPORTERS STARTED A CAMP ON
THE KINNEY PROPERTY BUT IT
DIDN'T SIT WELL WITH SOME
NEIGHBORS.
NEIGHBORS. KGW HAS LEARNED SINCE THE START
OF SEPTEMBER.
OF SEPTEMBER. POLICE RESPONDED TO MORE THAN
80 CALLS FOR SERVICE AT OR NEAR
THE PROPERTY.
THE PROPERTY. EARLY TUESDAY OFFICERS MOVED IN
AND CLEARED OUT THE SQUATTERS
MUCH TO KINNEY'S DISMAY AT HOW
THEY'RE RUNNING OUR OUR CITY,
STATE AND COUNTY.
>> IT'S IT'S JUST IT'S BEYOND
BELIEF IN MY MIND AND WHAT
THEY'RE DOING TO THE PEOPLE IN
THE WAKE OF THE CLASH BETWEEN
POLICE AND DEMONSTRATORS.
>> KINNEY PLEDGES TO KEEP
FIGHTING FOR HER HOME AND THOSE
WHO ARE TRYING TO SAVE IT.
WHAT I WANT TO SEE COME OUT
OF THIS IS THAT THERE TEND TO
BE BROAD ON THE FRAUD THAT'S
BEEN BROUGHT UPON PEOPLE
OF STEALING HOMES SUCH AS THIS
.
.
. >>
. >> ALL
. >> ALL RIGHT.
DURING THE POLICE OPERATION
TODAY, OFFICERS MADE MORE THAN
A DOZEN ARRESTS FOR THINGS LIKE
TRESPASS AND DISORDERLY CONDUCT
.
.
. AGAIN,
. AGAIN, THE MAYOR IS DIRECTING
POLICE TO END THE OCCUPATION
THAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW
SAYING THERE WILL BE NO
AUTONOMOUS ZONE IN PORTLAND.
DEMONSTRATORS, HOWEVER, ARE
ASKING FOR PEOPLE TO COME OUT
HERE AND SUPPORT THEM.
BACK TO YOU.
>> WE'LL BE WATCHING WHAT
HAPPENS NEXT.
HAPPENS NEXT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. MIKE BENNER LIVE IN NORTH
PORTLAND FOR US.
OREGON'S CAUVERY EVICTION
MORATORIUM IS SET TO EXPIRE AT
THE END OF THE YEAR.
GROUPS ADVOCATING FOR TENANTS
FEAR A WAVE OF PEOPLE WILL BE
PUT ON THE STREETS.
GOVERNOR BROWN PUT THE
MORATORIUM IN PLACE EARLY IN
THE PANDEMIC.
THE PANDEMIC. IT PREVENTS LANDLORDS FROM
EVICTING SOMEONE FOR NOT PAYING
RENT.
RENT.
RENT. RENTERS ARE GIVEN A GRACE
PERIOD TO PAY BACK SOME OF THE
RENT DUE FROM THIS YEAR.
BUT RENT FROM THE LAST THREE
MONTHS IS DUE JANUARY 1ST.
RENTERS IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY
HAVE A LITTLE MORE LEEWAY.
A PORTION OF THE BACK RENT
WON'T BE DUE UNTIL JULY.
TENANT ADVOCATES WANT THE
MORATORIUM EXTENDED.
MORATORIUM EXTENDED. WHILE PROPERTY MANAGERS WORRY
ABOUT SUSTAINING THEIR BUSINESS
NO SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY IS
PREPARED FOR THE HOMELESSNESS
THAT WOULD RESULT.
>> THERE IS NO ONE PREPARED
WITH TENTS.
WITH TENTS. THERE'S NO ONE PREPARED WITH
THE MEDICAL SUPPLIES OR FOOD
THAT WILL HAPPEN FROM THAT MANY
FAMILIES BECOMING HOMELESS.
SO THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING
THAT HAPPENS.
THAT HAPPENS. COME JANUARY THERE'S NO ALLOWD
FINNISHES.
FINNISHES. >> I DON'T KNOW OF ANY
INDUSTRIES WHERE THE GOVERNMENT
HAS COME IN AND SAID LOOK, YOU
HAVE TO PROVIDE YOUR SERVICES
FOR FREE STATE LAWMAKERS ARE
WORKING ON A PROPOSAL THAT
WOULD EXTEND THE MORATORIUM BUT
IT'S CONTINGENT ON GOVERNOR
BROWN CALLING FOR A SPECIAL
SESSION BEFORE THE END OF THE
YEAR.
YEAR.
YEAR. >>
YEAR. >> IN A DEVELOPING STORY
TONIGHT, U.S. MARSHALS SHOT A
WANTED MAN IN NORTH PORTLAND
THIS EVENING.
THIS EVENING. >> THIS WAS THE SCENE ON
LOMBARDIA AT NEWELL AVENUE
EARLIER TONIGHT.
EARLIER TONIGHT. >> THE MARSHALS FUGITIVE TASK
FORCE WAS TRYING TO ARREST 31
YEAR OLD JONATHAN CRAWLEY.
THEY SAY HE WAS THREATENING
OFFICERS WITH HIS CAR.
THAT'S WHEN ONE OF THE DEPUTY
MARSHAL SHOT HIM.
HE'S IN THE HOSPITAL RIGHT NOW
AND IS EXPECTED TO RECOVER.
>> THIS FOLLOWS A SHOOTING
EARLIER TODAY IN PORTLAND'S
HAZEL WOOD NEIGHBORHOOD.
TWO PEOPLE WERE HIT NEAR
NORTHEAST.
NORTHEAST. ONE HUNDRED TWENTY SECOND AND
HULSEY.
HULSEY.
HULSEY. THEY WERE BOTH TAKEN TO THE
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL. NO WORD YET ON THEIR CONDITIONS
OR A SUSPECT IN THIS CASE.
IT WAS A VIOLENT WEEKEND AS
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. POLICE REPORTED EIGHT SHOTS
FIRED.
FIRED.
FIRED. CALLS NO ONE WAS HURT.
BUT IN ONE CASE A HOME WAS HIT
50 TIMES.
50 TIMES.
50 TIMES. THERE'S NO EVIDENCE RIGHT NOW
OF ANY CONNECTION BETWEEN THE
SHOOTINGS OR IN SEAN OTHER GRIM
NUMBER TODAY IN THE PANDEMIC.
>> THIRTY SIX DEATHS WERE
REPORTED.
REPORTED.
REPORTED. THIS CHART SHOWS THE NUMBER
OF PEOPLE WHO'VE DIED OVER EACH
WEEK SINCE MARCH.
>> YOU CAN SEE JUST LIKE CASE
NUMBERS THE RATE HAS JUMPED UP
SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE THE
BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER.
ONE THOUSAND EIGHTY PEOPLE HAVE
DIED IN OREGON WITH KOFOD WHILE
NEARLY 3000 HAVE DIED.
IN WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON IS
EXTENDING ITS COVER TO
RESTRICTIONS ON BUSINESSES
UNTIL THE BEGINNING OF JANUARY.
GOVERNOR INSLEE POINTS TO THE
HIGH NUMBER OF CAUVIN
INFECTIONS AND PATIENTS IN THE
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL. THE RESTRICTIONS RUN UNTIL
JANUARY 4TH.
JANUARY 4TH. GYMS ARE CLOSED.
BERZON RESTAURANTS ARE LIMITED
TO OUTDOOR SEATING, TAKEOUT OR
DELIVERY.
DELIVERY.
DELIVERY. THE GOVERNOR SAYS AN ADDITIONAL
50 MILLION DOLLARS IS BEING
MADE AVAILABLE TO OWNERS AND
EMPLOYEES IMPACTED BY THE
RESTRICTIONS.
RESTRICTIONS. HE URGES PEOPLE TO AVOID
GATHERING IN PUBLIC.
>> WHAT WE DO NOW LITERALLY
WILL BE A MATTER OF LIFE AND
DEATH FOR MANY OF OUR CITIZENS.
>> AND SO OUR CONTINUED EFFORT
THROUGH THESE LAST MONTHS
PERHAPS AS A MOMENT OF UTMOST
IMPORTANCE, UTMOST EFFORT AND
UTMOST RETURN BOTH IN LIFE
SAVES BUT IN OUR ABILITY TO
RESTORE OUR ECONOMY TO ITS FULL
PRODUCTIVE LEVEL LIKE THE
GOVERNOR SAYS IF THERE IS
SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT.
SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT. >> THE RESTRICTIONS COULD BE
ROLLED BACK.
ROLLED BACK. EARLIER PORTLAND AREA HOSPITALS
ARE DOING OK.
>> WHEN IT COMES TO BED
AVAILABILITY YOU CAN CHECK FOR
YOURSELF WITH THE STATUS
OF EACH HOSPITAL IN THE NEW
EXCEL DATABASE RELEASED BY THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND INCLUDES
ALMOST EVERY HOSPITAL IN THE
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. THE INFORMATION SHOWED US ON
AVERAGE PROVIDENCE PORTLAND HAS
62 BEDS OPEN OHSU HAS 37 AND
LEGACY EMANUEL HAS 63.
THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE
KEEP HEARING NATIONALLY
HOSPITAL SYSTEMS ARE
OVERWHELMED AND THERE'S A
CONCERN ABOUT A SURGE IN THE
PORTALND AREA BUT SO FAR SO
GOOD.
GOOD.
GOOD. >>
GOOD. >> RIGHT NOW WE'RE DOING OK.
>> I MEAN OBVIOUSLY WE LOOK AT
IT EVERY DAY AND WE'VE ADJUSTED
PROCEDURES AND SURGERIES AS
NEEDED AS OTHER SYSTEMS IN THE
REGION HAVE DONE TO MAKE SURE
WE HAVE APPROPRIATE CAPACITY.
BUT WE'RE WE'RE DOING OKAY
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. >> DR. MUELLER WHO YOU SAW
THERE SAID THAT HOSPITALS IN
THE LEGACY SYSTEM ARE USUALLY
ABOUT THIS FALL IN EARLY
DECEMBER.
DECEMBER.
DECEMBER. BUT LAST YEAR THEY HAD MANY
MORE FLU PATIENTS THIS YEAR.
THERE ARE ALMOST NO FLU
PATIENTS BUT MANY WITH IT.
WE HAVE A LINK TO THE DATABASE
ON OUR STORY AT CAGY W DOT COM.
>> RIGHT NOW VACCINES ARE BEING
GIVEN OUT AND DOZENS
OF HOSPITALS IN THE UK WITH
HEALTH CARE WORKERS AND THOSE
MOST AT RISK.
FIRST IN LINE IN THE US THE FDA
IS MEETING ON THURSDAY TO
DECIDE WHETHER TO GRANT
PFIZER'S VACCINE EMERGENCY USE
AUTHORIZATION.
AUTHORIZATION. THE AGENCY'S REVIEW OF THE DATA
FINDS IT'S SAFE AND EFFECTIVE
AT PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM
GETTING KOVEN SYMPTOMS.
NEW DOCUMENTS REVEAL EVEN A
SINGLE DOSE APPEARS TO PROVIDE
SOME PROTECTION.
SOME PROTECTION. THE FDA WILL MEET AGAIN NEXT
WEEK TO CONSIDER APPROVING THE
DARIN'S