This is KGW news at sunrise and good
morning everybody.
Thanks for getting up
with us on this Sunday.
I'm like yeah we are.
Yes, we're moving it well we are.
We have. We're a little warm
and we're gonna get warmer
warm in the studio too.
We need to go flip,
flip the AC on let's go ahead and get
to the weather wall right now we are.
Looking at, you know we were
in the 90s yesterday,
but the heat kind of cranks up
a few more degrees today,
so for that reason the Weather Service
has issued a heat advisory for the Portland,
Vancouver metro area and everywhere
shaded in. Kind of like that,
Peach shading that includes the
Columbia River Gorge, the east scores,
the Columbia Basin and parts
of Central Oregon as well.
So here's the plan for today
off to a clear and mild start.
62 degrees last check at PDX temperatures,
inching their way into the upper
80s by lunchtime and we may or
may not get to 100 degrees.
But in any event,
we're certainly going to be a good 68
degrees warmer than we were yesterday
with that hazy sunshine continuing.
And I say, hazy.
Because we may see a little
wildfire smoke in the air.
This is the visible satellite
imagery from yesterday and I wanna
call your attention to this.
This little plume of smoke right there.
I've got the yellow arrow
pointed right at it.
That is the smoke plume from the
Cedar Creek fire burning in the
Central Oregon Cascades and right
now that's about 1500 acres and 0
contained and that smoke yesterday
was starting to creep up in the
sky here through the Cascades.
And as we take you up there, here it is.
Let me step out of the way.
You can see the smoke on our timberline.
Camera pointing South towards
Mountain Jefferson and most of the
smoke again South of Jefferson.
But the winds may start to usher.
Some of that smoke up in our direction.
So be on the lookout for that.
Otherwise a clear and mild morning out there.
62 Tim.
On our way to highs in the upper
90s to near 100 this afternoon.
A hot afternoon. Alright Chris,
thanks a lot and for that reason
Portland and Multnomah County will have
several cooling centers open today
that includes it libraries across
the county with one major exception.
The Central Library in downtown Portland.
Beaverton will also have its
libraries open for people to escape
the heat and we have more details
on our website kgw.com about where
you can find a cooling center.
Well, new this morning I-84
is back open right now,
but traffic was backed up overnight
after a car hit a pedestrian along
the eastbound lanes of the freeway.
The victim died at the scene.
This all happened just after 1:00
AM near the exit for 82nd Ave.
Now investigators are working to figure
out why the victim was on the freeway.
The driver of the car remained at the scene.
Well, we are learning more about Friday
morning's shooting in Old Town and
we're about to show you some clips that
show what was happening on the ground.
Officers responded to a report
of a possibly armed individuals
around NW 4th and Davis St.
The Bureau surveillance plane responded
to assist officers and captured the
video that you're seeing right now.
Authorities say shots were fired
after 2:00 AM and so far 2 suspects
have been arrested and two guns
have been seized and investigators
say they're still looking for more.
Prospects you can go to our website
kgw.com for more details on this story.
Well, rescue crews are looking for a
missing person last seen kayaking in
the Columbia River near Brighton Beach.
Here's a map of that area.
We don't have much information at this point,
but the Multnomah County Sheriff's
Office did say the missing person
probably is not in the water.
It wasn't a big mega theater where we
have six films playing here, right?
It was just a one time thing
and it just had such heart.
A lots of people are sharing
their fond memories of the Rose
weight theater after the nearly
100 year old theater went up in
flames early Saturday morning.
This is our breaking news yesterday
morning and our Alma maccarty
went to see the aftermath,
and while some are hoping it can be salvage,
firefighters believe they will
have to totally rebuild.
Sirens and smoke filled the air
in this part of Northeast Portland
early Saturday morning. The
sirens woke me up this morning
and I thought that's not good,
and neighbors who heard it or saw
it from afar stopped to see what
was burning on northeast Sandy Blvd.
Smoke just billowing up in the sky.
I mean, you could you could
see it for a long ways away.
They soon found out the Rose
Way Theater was on fire.
Portland Fire and Rescue brought
in even more firefighters after the
initial call screws opened the door
and there was fire inside their
stairwells going downstairs as well.
They were burned out.
We we wanted to advance and try to fight
this fire but it was just too much.
Terry Foster with Portland
Fire and Rescue explained.
The floor started to collapse and the fire.
Began burning through the roof
using aerial ladder trucks.
Crews poured water into the
building to keep it from spreading.
From what
I've seen from the aerial photos, they
would have to rebuild the whole structure
after extinguishing the flames.
Firefighters remained on scene
to continue cooling hotspots.
We did keep it to the one structure.
There may be some minor damage
to the other structures,
but it could have been a lot worse.
Several people stopped by to see the
extent of the devastation to their beloved.
Neighborhood theater
This is a really special
place to me and to my son,
and we've come here many times and
it's it was such a neighborhood kind
of place where it was just really.
It felt very intimate to come here.
We just live a few blocks away.
You know, I'm lucky enough to go in
here to see the new the Top Gun when
after they did their remodels going in
and getting the big bucket of popcorn
and in the old time feel and small.
And yeah, and you know,
having Saturday matinees the neighborhood?
You know small theater has now gone
as fire investigators work to
determine the cause neighbors.
Pray this theater can be restored once again.
Well inside is gutted as you can still
see the burned wood and stuff on the top.
Hope they have really good fire insurance
too, because they're going to need it.
Alma McCarty, KGW news.
Too bad well starting next year,
psilocybin or magic mushrooms
will be legal in Oregon.
In the meantime, health leaders
and industry experts are working
to finalize the rules around how
it's produced and administered.
Now you'll need to be at least 21 years
old to take it and you don't need a
prescription or a referral from a doctor.
But you can't just go buy it.
Instead, a licensed facilitator
will administer the drug after
assessing the patient.
Most of the actions,
internal and that can be different for
different folks because we come to
this experience with our own stuff,
so that's kind of the neat thing
about psilocybin and the experience
of psilocybin as a therapeutic agent
kind of goes where it needs to go.
Well so far counties are split on the issue.
For example, Commissioners in Clackamas
County voted unanimously to put a
measure on the ballot this November,
temporarily banning psilocybin,
until the state finalizes regulations.
But in Washington County commissioners
plan to move forward with the program.
Well, the city of Detroit is working
hard to recover after wildfires
devastated the area nearly two years ago.
The recovery is moving along and
last night they held a concert.
They helped bring the community together.
Art Edwards was there.
I'm here behind the scenes in Detroit
City Park where the concerts going
on the benefit concert for Detroit.
This is just part of the effort to bring
this area back after the devastating
fires just about two years ago.
You can climb the ladder just.
Barbecue people gathered in
Detroit City Park for the concert.
A park set-up for this special occasion.
Donations being taken, food,
drink available, and plenty of music.
Scotty Alexander,
who grew up here and Lexi Tucker from nearby
state and provided the entertainment.
Tucker calls Detroit Lake her second home,
devastating,
driving through and seeing the damage done.
But I'm excited to see all the rebuild
that's going on because I love this town.
Nearly two years ago,
wildfires ravaged the Detroit Lake area,
destroying many of the homes
and businesses in the area.
The recovery has been challenging,
but events like this one help.
It's the first concert in this park,
and the hope is there will
be many more to follow.
It's just a fantastic event for us and
just another sign that Detroit didn't go
away and we're coming back for the people
here, it's a time to get
together with friends.
They'll never forget the wildfires,
but now they can celebrate the
work that they've done to recover.
At this point, I think most of us
in town are are choosing to yes,
we got gut punched and hit over
the head and several other things,
but we're now looking at the things
that are happening that are very
positive and and great for Detroit
reporting from Detroit Lake,
Art Edwards, KGW News.
And the money raised last
night will go toward building a
permanent stage in Detroit Park.
That way they can have more concerts there.
Sounds great, all right.
Coming up a life.
Changing gift allows an Oregon
City woman to hear clearly.
Again, we'll tell you about the
program that made it possible.