>>>
>>> FOUR
>>> FOUR MORE YEARS. GOVERNOR KATE BROWN CELEBRATES
HER VICTORY AFTER A CONTENTIOUS
AND COSTLY CAMPAIGN.
>>> TOO CLOSE TO CALL, A
CONGRESSIONAL SEAT ON THE LINE
AS FINAL BALLOTS ARE COUNTED.
>>> JO ANN HARDESTY BECOMES THE
FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMAN TO
LAND ON PORTLAND CITY COUNCIL.
>>> WALL STREET CELEBRATING
THOSE ELECTION RESULTS IN
TODAY'S SEGMENTS.
TODAY'S SEGMENTS. WE EXPLAIN WHY INVESTORS ARE
EXPECTING STRONG RETURNS
FOLLOWING THE MIDTERMS.
>>> MASSIVE TURNOUT CREATES
MASSIVE LINES WITH SOME VOTERS
WAITING THREE HOURS TO CAST
THEIR BALLOTS AROUND THE
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. COULD A MAILING SYSTEM LIKE WE
HAVE LOCALLY FIXED THE PROBLEM
NATIONWIDE?
NATIONWIDE? WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU.
>>> IN THE MEANWHILE, WE HAVE
TRAVEL SOUTH OF TOWN IN THE
WOODBURN AREA SHUTDOWN.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE THE MAP
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. WE
HERE. WE HAVE A CRASH INVOLVING A
PEDESTRIAN HAPPENING JUST NORTH
OF THE WOODBURN EXIT.
ALL THREE LANES OF I-5 S. ARE
CLOSED AT THE ALLEN ROAD EXIT
FOR THE DETOUR.
FOLKS ARE HEADING WEST OF
BOONES FERRY OR EVEN HIGHWAY
551.
551.
551. THAT
551. THAT IS ABOUT A 10 MILE DETOUR.
NO WORD ON THE SEVERITY, YOU
CAN OBVIOUSLY IMAGINE A
PEDESTRIAN INVOLVED CRASH, THE
FREEWAY WILL BE CLOSED FOR
HOURS, WE WILL CERTAINLY KEEP
YOU POSTED.
YOU POSTED. >>> LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE
FORECAST TO START, CLARITY
AFTER ELECTION DAY, BUT FOG,
YOU CANNOT SEE ANYTHING, THERE
IS NO CLARITY OUT THERE.
THIS HAS THICKENED UP IN THE
PAST 30 MINUTES OR SO, THERE
ARE ROLLING AREAS OF FOG ACROSS
THE AREA, THE BUS STOP, A FOGGY
STARTS, WE HAVE SUNSHINE
DEVELOPING BY LUNCHTIME.
STILL IN THE 40s. LATER TODAY,
GORGEOUS, LIGHTWEIGHT,
GORGEOUS, LIGHTWEIGHT, SENTIENT, AND 54 DEGREES.
>>> VOTERS REELECTED DEMOCRAT
KATE BROWN TO A FOUR-YEAR TERM.
SHE ONE BY SIX POINTS OR 94,000
VOTES MORE THAN HER REPUBLICAN
CHALLENGER KNUTE BUEHLER.
SHE CELEBRATED SURROUNDED BY
SUPPORTERS DOWNTOWN.
SUPPORTERS DOWNTOWN. DURING HER VICTORY SPEECH, SHE
PROMISED TO FOCUS ON SEVERAL
ISSUES INCLUDING CAMPAIGN-
FINANCE REFORM.
FINANCE REFORM. SHE ALSO THANKED HER TEAM.
>> IT WAS OUR PEOPLE POWER.
OUR TEAM, ARE COORDINATE
EFFORTS, WE KNOCKED ON MORE
THAN 4000 DOORS -- 400,000 DOORS
WHICH REALLY HELPS VOTER
TURNOUT PARTICULARLY IN THE
METRO AREAS BUT IT ALL ACROSS
THE STATE,
THE STATE, >> GOVERNOR BROWN REALLY WILL
NOT HAVE MUCH TIME TO RELAX
NOW, SHE HAS TO DELIVER A STATE
BUDGET IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
>> WE WERE ALSO DOWNTOWN WITH
KNUTE BUEHLER'S CAMPAIGN, HE
QUICKLY CONCEDED JUST MINUTES
AFTER THE RACE WAS CALLED.
HE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT OREGONIANS
VOICE THEIR SUPPORT FOR
GOVERNOR BROWN BUT EMPHASIZED
THE STATE NEEDS TO MAKE SOME
CHANGES.
CHANGES.
CHANGES. >> OREGONIANS QUITE FRIENDLY
HAVE DECIDED MY VOICE WILL NOT
BE LEADING THE STATE FOR THE
NEXT FOUR YEARS AND I CERTAINLY
ACCEPT THE DECISION.
WHILE VICTORY WAS CERTAINLY OUR
DESIRED ELECTION OUTCOME, IT IS
MY HOPE THAT WHAT WE HAVE DONE
HERE WITH HIS CAMPAIGN -- WITH
THIS CAMPAIGN WILL AT THE END
OF THE DAY BE THE FINAL RESULTS.
>> HE ALSO SAYS HE HOPES
LAWMAKERS STEAL SHAMELESSLY
FROM IDEAS HE PUT FORWARD ON
THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.
>>> US TAKE A QUICK LOOK AT
THOSE RESULTS, MEASURE 102, IT
WOULD ALLOW BONDS FOR NONPUBLIC
LOW INCOME HOUSING, DID PASS.
103 ON THE OTHER HAND THE
GROCERY TAX BAN FAILED.
104 REQUIRED ANY MEASURE THAT
RAISES REVENUE ALSO FELL.
105 AIMED AT GETTING RID OF
OREGON SANCTUARY STATE LAW
FAILED, IN FACT, IT WAS ONE-
SIDED.
SIDED.
SIDED. 63% I SHOULD SAY OF VOTERS SAID
NO TO THAT ONE.
ORGANS 31-YEAR-OLD SANCTUARY
LAW, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN
THE U.S., REMAINS IN PLACE.
ONE MORE MEASURE TO TALK ABOUT
ON THE BALLOTS WAS 106, BANNING
PUBLIC FUNDING FOR PUBLIC
ABORTIONS, THAT MEASURE ALSO
FAILED.
FAILED.
FAILED. >>> THE BID RACE WE ARE
TRACKING IN SOUTHWEST
WASHINGTON IS STILL TOO CLOSE
TO CALL. TAKE A LOOK AT WHERE
THINGS STAND FOR THE
CONGRESSIONAL SEAT IN
WASHINGTON'S HER DISTRICT.
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JAIME
HERRERA BEUTLER HAS A LEAD
RIGHT NOW OVER POLITICAL
NEWCOMER CAROLYN LONG.
THE LEADERS ABOUT FOUR POINTS.
TIM GORDON IS LIVE AT THE
ELECTIONS OFFICE IN VANCOUVER
FORCE.
FORCE.
FORCE. THE INCUMBENT IS UP BY ABOUT
10,000 VOTES.
10,000 VOTES. -- VANCOUVER FOR US.
THE INCUMBENT IS UP BY ABOUT
10,000 VOTES.
10,000 VOTES. >> Reporter: 45,000 STILL TO
COLLEGE HERE IN CLARK COUNTY
ALONE.
ALONE.
ALONE. CAROLYN LONG ACTUALLY LEADS IN
CLARK COUNTY BY MORE THAN THREE
PERCENTAGE POINTS.
PERCENTAGE POINTS. SHE DEATHLY HAD THE BIGGER
PARTY HERE IN VANCOUVER LAST
NIGHT.
NIGHT.
NIGHT. LONG PUT UP A HUGE FIGHT
AGAINST HERRERA BUTLER A THREE
TERM INCUMBENT LOOKING FOR HER
FOURTH TERM IN CONGRESS, -- SHE
DEFINITELY HAD THE BIGGER PARTY
HERE IN VANCOUVER LAST NIGHT.
LONG PUT UP A HUGE FIGHT
AGAINST HERRERA BUTLER, A THREE
TERM INCUMBENT LOOKING FOR HER
FOURTH TERM IN CONGRESS.
>> THE SECOND REPUBLICAN TO
HAVE IT IN THE LAST 60+ YEARS.
REALLY THE ONLY PICKUP SEAT ON
THE WEST COAST FOR REPUBLICANS
IN A NUMBER OF YEARS.
SO FOR ME, I FEEL HONORED AND
HUMBLED TO BE AT THIS POINT
>> WE ARE WORKING HARD AND I AM
NOT SURE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
DOING THE SAME.
WE BUILT NOT JUST A CAMPAIGN
BUT A FOUNDATION TO BUILD A
STRONGER DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND
SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON.
SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON. >> LATE LAST NIGHT, HERRERA
BUTLER PUTTING OUT A STATEMENT
SAYING HER LEAD WILL HOLD AND
SHE WILL WIN THIS THING.
THE THIRD DISTRICT STRETCHES
FROM THE COAST ALL THE WAY TO
THE GORGE NEAR GOLDA DALE, A
BIG DISTRICT.
BIG DISTRICT. VOTES COULD BE TALLIED FROM
NEAR AND FAR -- GOLDEN DALE, A
BIG DISTRICT.
BIG DISTRICT. >>> LEN BERNSTEIN IS JOINING US
IN THE STUDIO.
WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE
GOVERNOR'S RACE.
GOVERNOR'S RACE. YOU ALWAYS HAVE SUCH
INTERESTING INSIGHTS.
INTERESTING INSIGHTS. KATE BROWN WINS ANOTHER FOUR
YEARS IN OFFICE.
WHAT YOU THINK HER AGENDA IS
FROM HERE?
FROM HERE? ESPECIALLY SINCE WE HEARD KNUTE
BUEHLER SAY STILL MY IDEAS I
THINK WE COULD USE HAVING
BIPARTISAN.
BIPARTISAN. >> I THINK IT'S GOOD ADVICE AND
HE WILL TAKE IT INTO
CONSIDERATION.
CONSIDERATION. SHE WAS REELECTED BECAUSE THEY
TRUSTED HER AND THEY THOUGHT
SHE SHARE THEIR VALUES.
THEY GAVE HER A STRONG DECISIVE
VICTORY AND SHE WINDS UP WITH
CONFIDENCE, MOMENTUM REALLY.
AND THE SUPPORT.
AN ARMY OF SUPPORTERS. I THINK
SHE WANTS TO TACKLE HOUSING AND
IN PARTICULAR IN TERMS OF
BONDING, AND APPETITE TO DO
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. SHE
THAT. SHE WANTS TO WORK I THINK ON
HEALTHCARE ISSUES, EDUCATION, I
THINK IT WILL SEE A STRONG AND
AGGRESSIVE AGENDA.
AGGRESSIVE AGENDA. SHE IS NOW IN A SHAPE TO
DELIVER ON THAT
>> I ALSO THINK HEADLINES BOTH
NATIONALLY AND LOCALLY AS
WOMEN.
WOMEN.
WOMEN. WOMEN, WOMEN, WOMEN.
THE CITY COUNCIL HERE IN
PORTLAND IS NOW A MAJORITY OF
WOMEN.
WOMEN.
WOMEN. A
WOMEN. A RECORD NUMBER OF WOMEN
HEADING TO CONGRESS.
TALK ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. >>
THAT. >> YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT.
WE ARE NOT SURPRISED TO HAVE
WOMEN STARS IN POLITICS IN
OREGON.
OREGON.
OREGON. I
OREGON. I STARTED MY CAREER HELPING A
WOMAN RUN FOR GOVERNOR IN 1974.
WE HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF WOMEN
STEPPING OUT AND PROVIDING SOME
SORT OF LEADERSHIP.
IN ADDITION TO WHAT YOU SAID,
WE ALSO HAVE WOMEN IN CHARGE OF
WASHINGTON COUNTY FOR THE FIRST
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. THIS WAS AN ALL-MALE COUNTY
COMMISSION.
COMMISSION. NOW WOMEN TOOK MAJOR ROLES IN
HELPING ELECT PEOPLE BY RUNNING
CAMPAIGNS.
CAMPAIGNS. INSTITUTIONS HAVE GROWN UP LIKE
PLACES THAT RECRUIT AND EDUCATE
AND SUPPORT WOMEN WHEN THEY RUN.
NO SURPRISE WHEN WOMEN GET TO
THE POSITION OF ACTUALLY BEING
ELECTED, THEY ARE BETTER ABLE
TO GOVERN THAN EVER BEFORE.
SOME GO BACK TO CONGRESS AGAIN,
AND LEADERSHIP POSITIONS.
OREGON WILL HAVE LEADERS AT THE
STATE LEVEL AND ACTUALLY THE
FEDERAL LEVEL.
FEDERAL LEVEL. A TRADEMARK OF OUR STATE.
>> THE OTHER THING WE HAVE TO
TALK ABOUT THIS MORNING IS
MEASURE 26 201.
IT PASTOR CALLS FOR A TAX ON
THIS LICENSE IS TO GO TOWARDS
CLEAN ENERGY PROJECTS. THAT IS
A BIG DEAL.
KIND OF WALK US THROUGH WHY.
>> IT IS A BIG DEAL.
BOTH IN TERMS OF POLICIES AND
POLITICS.
POLITICS.
POLITICS. POLICIES ARE CLEAR.
WE KNOW WE NEED TO TACKLE SOME
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE, CHAOS, IT
WAS RECENT CALLED CLIMATE
CHAOS.
CHAOS.
CHAOS. I
CHAOS. I THINK IS A WAY OREGONIANS
LOOK AT THE ISSUE.
WE NOW HAVE NEW TOOLS AND A POT
OF MONEY TO BE ABLE TO DEAL
WITH THIS. THE NICE THING IS
THE MONEY WILL BE SENT BACK TO
THE LOCAL LEVEL TO BE USED BY
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, SMALL
BUSINESSES, TO BE ABLE TO DO
RETROFITS OF BUSINESSES AND
SCHOOLS AND WHATEVER WE HAVE A
POT OF MONEY, BUT MOST
IMPORTANT, THE EMPOWERMENT OF
LOCAL GROUPS WHO REALLY FORMS
ONE OF THE BIGGEST COALITIONS
THAT THE CITY HAS EVER SEEN TO
HELP SAY LOOK, WE WANT TO BE
EMPOWERED TO ACTUALLY MAKE THE
DECISIONS ABOUT THIS.
SO IT IS MONEY, POLICY, AND
ALSO EMPOWERMENT.
ALSO EMPOWERMENT. >>> LOTS TO TALK ABOUT FROM HERE
ON OUT.
ON OUT.
ON OUT. WE APPRECIATE YOU SPENDING TIME
WITH THIS.
WITH THIS. LEN BERNSTEIN OUR POLITICAL
ANALYST, THANK YOU, BACK TO YOU.
>>> TIME FOR MORE ELECTION
HEADLINES IN YOUR RUSH.
DEMOCRATS NOW HAVE CONTROL OF
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2010.
MEANWHILE, REPUBLICANS HELD
ONTO THE MAJORITY IN THE SENATE
WITH CRUCIAL SEATS IN MISSOURI,
FLORIDA, INDIANA AND DAKOTA.
>>> COLORADO ALSO MADE HISTORY
BY ELECTING THE NATION'S FIRST
OPENLY GAY GOVERNOR, A DEMOCRAT
HAS SERVED IN CONGRESS SINCE
2009.
2009.
2009. HE
2009. HE SAYS HE IS PROFOUNDLY
GRATEFUL TO THE [ NULL ]
PIONEERS WHO CAME BEFORE HIM.
>>> ANOTHER FIRST, DEMOCRAT
CHARISSE DAVIS OF CAMAS WAS THE
FIRST NATIVE AMERICAN WOMAN
ELECTED TO CONGRESS, DAVIS IS
ALSO KANSAS IS FIRST OPENLY
LGBTQ REPRESENTATIVE.
LGBTQ REPRESENTATIVE. >> LOOK AT THIS, THE YOUNGEST
WOMAN EVER ELECTED TO CONGRESS.
SHE IS JUST 29 YEARS OLD,
ALEXANDRIA CONSEIL CORTEZ ONE
NEW YORK'S 14th DISTRICT IN A
LANDSLIDE.
LANDSLIDE. SHE IS A PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRAT
WHO BEAT A LONGTIME CONGRESSMAN
IN THE PRIMARIES EARLIER THIS
YEAR.
YEAR.
YEAR. >>>
YEAR. >>> MICHIGAN IS NOW THE 10th
STATE AND FIRST IN THE MIDWEST
TO LEGALIZE RECREATIONAL