PLUS,
PLUS, IF
PLUS, IF YOU HAVE BEEN PUTTING OF HOUSEHOLD CHORES, NOW IS THE
PERFECT TIME TO GET AFTER YOUR
TO DO LIST.
WE HAVE SOME TIPS TO KICKSTART
YOUR SPRING CLEANING.
>> THIS IS KGW NEWS AT 12:00.
>> WE START WITH AN UPDATE ON
PORTLAND'S RESPONSE TO THE
OUTBREAK OF CORONAVIRUS.
MAYOR TED WHEELER HELD A PRESS
CONFERENCE MOMENTS AGO ALONG
WITH OTHER CITY LEADERS TO TALK
ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE DOING TO
KEEP THE COMMUNITY SAFE.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
I AM BRENDA BRAXTON.
THERE REALLY IS A LOT TO UNPACK
FROM THE NEWS CONFERENCE AND
PAT DOORIS IS WORKING FROM HIS
HOME OFFICE TODAY TO FOLLOW ALL
OF IT.
OF IT.
OF IT. WHAT ARE THE KEY TAKEAWAYS?
>> Reporter: THE MAYOR WAS
SAYING BASICALLY THAT HE KNOWS
IT IS HARD BUT IT IS IMPORTANT
AND IF WE ALL DO OUR PART TO
LOOK AT THIS TOGETHER.
HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE CITY
HAS SET ASIDE $1 MILLION TO
HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE ON THE
VERGE OF LOSING THEIR HOME
BECAUSE THEY ARE OUT OF WORK
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. HE
NOW. HE REMINDED US A WEEK AGO HE
INSTITUTED A CITYWIDE BAN ON
EVICTIONS SO THAT NOBODY GETS
THROWN OUT OF THE HOME IF THEY
CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY BECAUSE OF
THIS CRISIS.
THIS CRISIS. THE POLICE CHIEF SAID PEOPLE
WHO VIOLATE THE SOCIAL DISTANCE
WILL BE WARNED, AND THEN THEY
WILL BE FINED. THE FIRE CHIEF
SAID THAT IT IS VERY HARD FOR
FIREFIGHTERS AND THEY ARE
PREPARED IN THE BEEN PREPARING
SINCE 9/11 BUT THEY HAVE NOT
FORGOTTEN AND THAT THEY ARE
READY FOR THIS.
THE MAYOR HAD SOME THOUGHTS AND
MESSAGES FOR THE ENTIRE CITY
AND HERE IS WHAT HE HAD TO SAY.
>> I HAVE A MESSAGE FOR THE
PEOPLE OF THIS CITY.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW AS MAYOR
THAT I KNOW THAT EVERYBODY IS
BEEN IMPACTED IN MANY CASES
SIGNIFICANTLY BY THIS CRISIS I
WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE ARE
ALL MAKING SACRIFICES TOGETHER.
TIME SEEMS VERY DIFFICULT RIGHT
NOW, BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. WE
THIS. WE WILL GET THROUGH THIS CRISIS.
>> Reporter: THE HEAD OF THE
TRANSPORTATION PARTNER FOR THE
CITY REMINDED ALL OF US WITH
ALL OF THE KIDS OUT OF SCHOOL
YOU SHOULD REALLY BE CAREFUL AS
YOU ARE DRIVING AROUND IF
YOU'RE GOING TO GET NECESSITY
THAT THERE ARE KIDS ON THE
STREET ON THE BICYCLES AND THAT
SORT OF THING.
THE CITY IS FOCUSED AND PAYING
ATTENTION TO THIS.
CITY LEADERS ARE WORKING TO
HELP EVERYONE GET THROUGH THIS.
THERE IS ALSO AN ECONOMIC
COUNSEL FROM PEOPLE IN VARIOUS
PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY WORKING
ON HOW THE CITY CAN MAKE THIS A
LITTLE LESS PAINFUL FOR
EVERYBODY.
EVERYBODY. BACK TO YOU.
>>> VIEWERS ARE ASKING
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE STAY-AT-
HOME ORDERS. THEY WERE JUST
ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY SO LET'S
BREAK IT DOWN FOR YOU. IT IS
PRETTY MUCH JUST WHAT IT
SOUNDS.
SOUNDS.
SOUNDS. STAY-AT-HOME AS MUCH AS YOU
CAN.
CAN.
CAN. NONESSENTIAL GATHERINGS ARE
BANNED OUTSIDE THE WORKPLACE
AND YOUR HOME BUT THAT DOES NOT
APPLY TO ANY FAMILY THAT YOU
LIVE WITH.
LIVE WITH. YOU CAN STILL GO OUTSIDE BUT
YOU HAVE TO STAY SIX FEET AWAY
FROM OTHERS.
FROM OTHERS. WALKING AND RUNNING ARE OKAY AS
LONG AS YOU KEEP YOUR DISTANCE.
BUSINESSES THAT ARE ALLOWED TO
STAY OPEN INCLUDE GROCERY
STORES, BANKS, PHARMACIES, GAS
STATIONS, AND BARS AND
RESTAURANTS THAT PROVIDE TAKE-
OUT OR DELIVERY.
PLACES THAT ARE CLOSED INCLUDE
MALLS AND BARBERSHOPS, SOLONS,
CAMPGROUNDS, THEATERS, BOWLING
ALLEYS, AND MUSEUMS.
IF YOU IGNORE THE ORDERS YOU
COULD BE FINED OR GO TO JAIL.
GOVERNOR BROWN SPOKE TO THE
MEDIA ABOUT ONE HOUR AGO
ADDRESSING GETTING PROTECTIVE
SUPPLIES FOR HOSPITAL WORKERS.
>> YESTERDAY WE RECEIVED A
DELIVERY OF EQUIPMENT FROM THE
NATIONAL STOCKPILE.
NATIONAL STOCKPILE. WE EXPECT TO RECEIVE ANOTHER
TODAY. WE BELIEVE THIS SHOULD
AMOUNT TO ABOUT 25% OF OUR
REQUESTED PPE.
REQUESTED PPE. YESTERDAY THE SHAMAN INCLUDED
87,000 PROCEDURAL MASKS,
LENTILS AND GUNS, AND $14,000.
>> MANY OF YOU HAVE ALSO ASKED
ABOUT FILING TAXES.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS
PUSHED BACK THE DEADLINE, BUT
OREGON STILL HASN'T MADE A
DECISION.
DECISION.
DECISION. THE GOVERNOR SOCIAL MAKE THE
CALL TOMORROW.
CALL TOMORROW. >> I NEED TO TALK TO, I
RECEIVED THE INFORMATION
YESTERDAY AND I NEED TO TALK TO
SOME FOLKS TODAY. WILL BE
MAKING THE DECISION RELATIVELY
QUICKLY.
QUICKLY.
QUICKLY. >> WE WILL HAVE MUCH MORE FROM
THE GOVERNOR'S NEWS CONFERENCE
COMING UP ON OUR EVENING
NEWSCAST AND ONLINE AT
WWW.KGW.COM.
WWW.KGW.COM. >>> NOW TO THE LATEST NUMBERS.
THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY
CONFIRMS AT LEAST 191 CASES OF
COVID-19 AND FIVE DEATHS.
THOSE NUMBERS HAVE NOT CHANGED
SINCE YESTERDAY.
SINCE YESTERDAY. IN WASHINGTON WITH IN 2200
PEOPLE ARE INFECTED AND 110
PEOPLE HAVE DIED. THIS PANDEMIC
IS FORCING TOKYO TO POSTPONE
THE SUMMER OLYMPICS UNTIL 2021
AND HERE IS KEIR SIMMONS WITH
THE DETAILS.
THE DETAILS. >> Reporter: GOOD DAY TO YOU.
THE POSTPONEMENT OF THE
OLYMPICS ALL IT WILL COST HUGE
AMOUNTS OF MONEY HAS BECOME
INEVITABLE.
INEVITABLE. CANADA WAS THE FIRST TO PULL
OUT AND USA TRACK AND FIELD HAD
CALLED FOR POSTPONEMENT AND IN
THE END THE DECISION CAME
EARLIER EVEN THOUGH THE
ORGANIZERS SAID THEY MIGHT MAKE
IT.
IT.
IT. THEY
IT. THEY HAVE GIVEN THEMSELVES A
MONTH AND DAYS LATER THEY HAVE
MADE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE
ORGANIZATION SPEAK INTO THE
PRIME MINISTER OF JAPAN SHINZO
ABE ANDY GREEN TOGETHER THAT
THEY SHOULD MAKE THIS DELAY AND
THAT THE OLYMPICS SHOULD BE
HELD AT SOME POINT IN THE NEXT
YEAR. IT WILL STILL BE CALLED
TOKYO 2020, BUT THEY SAID IN A
STATEMENT IN THE PRESENT
CIRCUMSTANCES AND BASED ON
INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION THAT
THEY HAD DECIDED TO RESCHEDULE.
THIS IS UNPRECEDENTED.
OLYMPICS HAVE BEEN CANCELED
DURING WAR BUT NEVER POSTPONED
LIKE THIS.
LIKE THIS. KEIR SIMMONS , NBC NEWS,
LONDON.
LONDON.
LONDON. >>> ON EMPLOYMENT CLAIMS IN
OREGON HAVE JUMPED
DRAMATICALLY.
DRAMATICALLY. THERE WAS 800 MARCH 15 AND THEN
18,000 JUST TWO DAYS LATER AT
THE HOTEL, FOOD SERVICE, AND
EDUCATION SECTOR HAS BEEN HIT
PARTICULARLY HARD.
PARTICULARLY HARD. TO HELP HANDLE THE DEMAND,
OREGON IS STREAMLINING ITS
ONLINE UNEMPLOYMENT SYSTEM
ADDING MORE FRONT-LINE WORKERS
TO HELP WITH PHONE CALLS.
>> WE ARE EXPERIENCING A
TREMENDOUSLY HIGH VOLUME AND
NEED.
NEED.
NEED. WE
NEED. WE ARE WORKING HARD TO ADDRESS
EVERYONE'S NEEDS AND EVERYONE'S
INDIVIDUAL SITUATION. WE ARE
DOING OUR BEST TO REACH OUT TO
EVERYONE IN THE MOST TIMELY
MANNER THAT WE CAN.
>> IF YOU FILED AN APPOINTMENT
CLAIM ONLINE, THERE IS NO WORD
YET WHEN YOU GET A CALL BACK.
OFFICIALS ASK THAT YOU JUST BE
PATIENT.
PATIENT.
PATIENT. >>> IS BEEN A RUN ON
DISINFECTANT WIPES AND PEOPLE
ARE STOCKING UP SO WHICH ONES
WORK THE BEST?
JASON PUCKETT WITH A FIGHTING
LOOKED INTO IT.
>> THIS WE WERE ASKED WHAT KIND
OF DISINFECTANT SOLUTION CAN WE
USE ON SURFACES TO FIGHT THE
CORONAVIRUS?
CORONAVIRUS? GREAT QUESTION.
GREAT QUESTION. LET'S FIND OUT TOGETHER . OUR
SOURCES ARE THE CDC AND THE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
THAT WE FOUND ACC PAGE THAT
HIGHLIGHTED DILUTED HOUSEHOLD
BLEACH AND ALKYL SOLUTIONS WITH
AT LEAST 70% ALCOHOL OR JUST
MAKE SURE THE ALCOHOL IS HIGHER
THAN 70% AND IF THIS IS A LIST
OF DISINFECTANT FOR USE AGAINST
THIS CURRENT CORONAVIRUS STRAIN
WITH 287 CLEANERS THAT HAVE
BEEN SHOWN TO WORK AND HOW LONG
THEY NEED TO BE IN CONTEXT TO
BE EFFECTIVE . HYDROGEN
PEROXIDE IS APPROVED.
39 DIFFERENT RELICS PUMPED UP.
MAKE SURE YOU CHECK WHICH ONE
YOU HAVE.
YOU HAVE.
YOU HAVE. PINE-SOL DO NOT SHOP IN
RESULTS.
RESULTS.
RESULTS. THE EPA SITE DOES SAY IT IS ON
PRODUCTS COULD BE ADDED AS WE
CAN VERIFY BLEACH, HYDROGEN
PEROXIDE, AND ALCOHOL ABOUT 70%
ARE ALL OF THAT IS DURING THE
CORONAVIRUS AND THERE IS A LIST
OF OTHER PRODUCTS AS WELL.
CHECK YOUR PRODUCTS TO MAKE
SURE THEY ARE EFFECTIVE AND
WILL HAVE A LINK TO IT ON OUR
WEBSITE AT WWW.KGW.COM.
HAND SANITIZER DOES NOT SHOP
BECAUSE THEY ARE REGULATED BY
THE