FICUS.
FICUS. FORCE
FORCE
FORCE >>>
FORCE >>> NEW AT NOON, DEMOLITION
UNDER WAY.
UNDER WAY. A NOTORIOUS STRIP CLUB IS
FINALLY GOING AWAY.
WHAT WILL GO UP IN ITS PLACE?
>> A BREXIT VOTE DELAYED.
SHE FIGURES OUT HOW TO LEAVE
THE EUROPEAN UNION.
>>> PLUS -- AND HE IS GOING
ABOVE AND BEYOND TO MAKE THAT
HAPPEN.
HAPPEN.
HAPPEN. FIND OUT HOW HE AND HIS WIFE
ARE HELPING FIREFIGHTERS IN
PARADISE WHO LOST EVERYTHING IN
THE CAMPFIRE.
THE CAMPFIRE. >>> THIS IS KGW NEWS AT NOON.
>>> AND WE START THIS NOON WITH
NEW CHARGES AGAINST THE FORMER
KAISER PERMANENTE PHARMACIST
RECORDING PEOPLE IN THE
EMPLOYEE BATHROOM.
EMPLOYEE BATHROOM. JOHNNY CASH ALSO DID THE SAME
THING IN THE EMPLOYEE BATHROOM
AT THE BANANA REPUBLIC AT
CASCADE STATION.
CASCADE STATION. HE WAS FIRED WHEN ALLEGATIONS
FIRST CAME OUT.
CHAN THEN STARTED TO WORK AT
BANANA REPUBLIC ON NOVEMBER 22.
INVESTIGATORS SAY CHAN RECORDED
173 VIDEOS OF 27 DIFFERENT
VICTIMS.
VICTIMS.
VICTIMS. THREE OF THEM WERE MINORS.
CHAN IS DUE BACK IN COURT NEXT
WEEK.
WEEK.
WEEK. >>>
WEEK. >>> IF YOU'RE A THIEF, IF
YOU'RE LOOKING TO COMMIT A
THEFT, IT IS SUPEREASY TO GO
THROUGH A NEIGHBORHOOD AND SPOT
THEM AT DIFFERENT HOUSES.
THE REASON THIS STANDS OUT OF
COURSE IS BECAUSE OF HIS JOB.
>> AN AMAZON DELIVERY DRIVER IS
ACCUSED OF TURNING THE TABLES.
INSTEAD OF LEAVING A PACKAGE,
DEPUTIES SAY HE STOLE ONE.
GOOD AFTERNOON.
GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M BRENDA BRAXTON.
YOU KNOW, THERE IS ONE PROBLEM
WITH THIS.
WITH THIS. THAT PACKAGE WAS A DECOY
PLANTED TO CATCH PORCH PIRATES.
MAGGIE VESPA IS ALIVE.
SAFE TO SAY IT WORKED.
>> Reporter: YES.
BRENDA, IT DEFINITELY DID
BECAUSE THAT DRIVER IS NOW IN
JAIL CHARGED WITH SECOND DEGREE
THEFT.
THEFT.
THEFT. WE'LL SHOW HIS MUGSHOT AGAIN.
HE IS 29-YEAR-OLD PEREZ JOHNSON
FROM PORTLAND BUT LAST NIGHT
WASHINGTON COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY
HE WAS MAKING HIS AMAZON
DELIVERIES AND HE SAW A PACKAGE
ON A PORCH AND TOOK IT.
HE FELL PREY TO THE BAIT
PACKAGE PROGRAM WHERE DEPUTIES
HIDE GPS MONITORS INSIDE AMAZON
AND POSTAL SERVICE BOXES, LEAVE
THEM ON PORCHES AND WAIT FOR
SOMEONE TO SWIPE THEM.
THIS IS VIDEO FROM STORIES WE
HAVE DONE ON THE PROGRAM IN THE
PAST.
PAST.
PAST. DEPUTIES HAVE CAUGHT PLENTY OF
PACKAGE THIEVES THIS WAY BUT AN
AMAZON DRIVER!
AMAZON DRIVER! THAT IS A FIRST.
>>> WE THINK TO THE ANALOGY OF
THE FOX GUARDING THE HEN HOUSE,
WE EXPECT SOMEONE MAKING
DELIVERIES WHATEVER THEY WOULD
BE, THEY WOULD BE TRUST WORTH
THEY AND NOT TAKING THEM BACK.
YES, IT WAS DEFINITELY A
SURPRISE.
SURPRISE.
SURPRISE. >>> FOR CUSTOMERS THANKFULLY
THIS STORY LAD A HAPPY ENDING.
HE WAS ON AN AMAZON DELIVERY
ROUTE WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND
YOU CAN'T DO THAT FROM JAIL SO
DEPUTIES DELIVERED THEM FOR
HIM.
HIM.
HIM. AMAZON IS NOT COMMENTING ON
THIS STORY.
THIS STORY. TODAY IN THE MIDST OF THE
HOLIDAY SEASON, THEY ARE
REMINDING PEOPLE TO TRY TO GET
THOSE SCHEDULED AT A TIME WHEN
YOU CAN BE HOME TO ACCEPT THEM
OR HAVE THEM SENT TO WORK OR
TRY USING A LOCKER IF YOU USE
AMAZON.
AMAZON.
AMAZON. >>> CLEARLY THAT MAKES SENSE.
MAGGIE, THANK YOU FOR THE STORY
THERE AND THE UPDATE.
>>> DEMOLITION IS UNDER WAY ON
THE SUGAR SHACK STRIP CLUB.
THE OWNER USED IT TO RUN A
PROSTITUTION RING AND IT CLOSED
WHILE FACING LEGAL ISSUES.
CHRIS WILLIS IS LIVE TODAY AND
NEIGHBORS TURNED OUT TO SEE
THIS BUILDING BROUGHT DOWN.
>> Reporter: WELL PEOPLE ARE
EXCITED TO SEE IT COME DOWN AND
MORE EXCITED TO SEE WHAT WILL
GO UP IN ITS PLACE.
MORE THAN 100 UNITS WILL GO IN
HERE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THANKS FOR BEING WITH US AND
TAKING TIME.
TAKING TIME. TELL US ABOUT THE DEMOLITION
UNDER WAY.
UNDER WAY. >> WE HAD A LOT OF WOMEN COME
BY AND THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD
CAME BY AND BEGAN THE
DEMOLITION EFFORT.
DEMOLITION EFFORT. >> THIS WAS A COAST-TO-COAST,
THERE WAS A GROCERY STORE HERE
AND THEN SUGAR SHACK COMES IN
MID '90th AND IT HAS BEEN CRIME
RIDDEN EVER SINCE AND WOMEN
EXPLOITED.
EXPLOITED. >> WELL, I THINK IT IS VERY
SINK CAN'T IN THERE WAS A LOT
OF EXPLOITATION OF WOMEN AND
CRIME GOING ON IN THE BUILDING.
IT WAS JUST A BLIGHT TO THE
ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE
COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER TO TRY
TO ELIMINATE THE BLIGHT BUT TO
NO AVAIL.
NO AVAIL.
NO AVAIL. IT TOOK YEARS AND YEARS FOR THE
NEIGHBORHOOD TO SEE IT HAPPEN.
>> TELL US HOW THAT WILL BLEND
WITH THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
THIS IS PART OF A MASTER PLAN.
>> IT IS.
>> IT IS.
>> IT IS. OUR EFFORT IS GOING TO BE TO
BASICALLY CREATE AN L SHAPED
DEVELOPMENT OF HOUSING WITH A
CENTRAL PLAZA AND INCLUDING A
LOT OF COMMUNITY SPACES FOR THE
COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE OUR
SERVICES FOR THE RESIDENTS AND
TO JUST HAVE A PLACE FOR PEOPLE
TO GATHER AND MEET.
>> YOU HAVE BEEN AT THIS A LONG
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. THIS IS A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
BUT I SAW YOU TAKE A SWING WITH
THE SLEDGEHAMMER AS WELL.
TELL US THE SIGNIFICANCE OF
TAKING THE FIRST SWING ON THIS
BUILDING?
BUILDING?
BUILDING? >> IT WAS IMPORT FOR WOMEN
ESPECIALLY TO COME AND SLEDGE
THE SHACK AND JUST, YOU KNOW,
ALL THE WOMEN OUT THERE
SOMETIME IN LIFE HAVE STRUGGLED
OR WERE EXPLOITED AND IT IS OUR
WAY TO HELP BRING DOWN THE
EXPLOITATION.
EXPLOITATION. >> THANKS FOR SPENDING THE TIME
WITH US.
WITH US.
WITH US. THE DEMOLITION UNDER WAY HERE.
THE MORE THAN 100 UNITS WILL
BEGIN NEXT YEAR.
THE FORMER OWNER OF THE SUGAR
SHACK CONVICTED OF FEDERAL
PROSECUTION AND TAX CHARGES.
>>> THANKS.
>>> THANKS. >>> POLICE SAY THEY NEED YOUR
HELP TO FIND THE PERSON WHO SET
OFF A MORTAR IN NORTH PORTLAND.
TODAY WE GOT SURVEILLANCE VIDEO
OF WHAT HAPPENED.
>> SO THIS TOOK PLACE ON
OCTOBER 14th AROUND 2:00 A.M.
ON NORTH CHICAGO AVENUE AND
SMITH STREET.
SMITH STREET. THE PERSON SHOT A FIREWORK OUT
OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE
VEHICLE.
VEHICLE.
VEHICLE. THERE IS A $2,500 REWARD TO
FIND THAT PERSON.
>>> BEFORE WE CHECK ON WEATHER
TODAY, WE WANT TO TAKE A LOOK
AT SOME OF OUR VIEWER PICTURES.
PACIFIC NORTHWEST EXPLORATION
SHOWED A CANYON IN THE FOREST.
BRIAN GOT THIS FROM THE
NATIONAL FOREST.
NATIONAL FOREST. LOVE IT.
LOVE IT.
LOVE IT. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS FROM
JANICE.
JANICE.
JANICE. THE SUN IS SHINING OVER MT.
HOOD.
HOOD.
HOOD. THAT IS GLORIOUS.
>>> YOU CAN SHARE YOUR
PICTURES.
PICTURES.
PICTURES. USE THE #MY KGW.
>>> AND NOW, LET'S GET TO
METEOROLOGIST CHRIS McGINNESS
WHO IS FILLING IN FOR ROD THIS
AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON. CHRIS, YOU'RE CALLING FOR SOME
SUN THIS AFTERNOON STILL?
>> I THINK WE'RE STILL GOING TO
SEE A FEW SUN PEAKS IN THE
VALLEY.
VALLEY.
VALLEY. IT HAS TAKEN AWHILE BUT THIS IS
A LIVE LOOK IN NEWPORT.
WE'RE STARTING TO SEE BLUE SKY
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. FARTHER NORTH THIS IS CANNON
BEACH.
BEACH.
BEACH. YOU CAN SEE THE SUNSHINE
STARTING TO BREAK OUT THERE SO
IT IS TURNING INTO A NICE DAY
ALONG THE OREGON COAST.
TIMBERLINE.
TIMBERLINE. A LITTLE FRESH SNOW THERE.
STAND BY ON THAT.
MORE SNOW TO COME IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS AND IT WILL PUT
US IN GOOD SPIRITS AT THE SKI
RESORT AND HIGHER.
WE'RE KIND OF SOCKED IN THE FOG
RIGHT NOW DOWNTOWN.
IT WAS 41 LAST CHECK TART
AIRPORT.
AIRPORT.
AIRPORT. THE BREEZE IS GONE.
LIGHT BREEZE OUT THERE.
AS WE CHECK VISIBILITY,
HILLSBOROUGH WITH A MILE.
MCMINNVILLE, HALF MILE WITH THE
FOG.
FOG.
FOG. WE
FOG. WE STILL HAVE THE FOG HANGING
TOUGH IN THE VALLEY BUT BRENDA,
I THINK YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE
HOMES AND OVER THE NEXT COUPLE
OF HOURS I EXPECT THE FOG TO
ERODE A LITTLE BIT.
WE'RE HOPING TO SEE A FEW SUN
BREAKS IN TOWN THIS AFTERNOON.
WE'LL ENJOY THOSE BECAUSE THERE
IS A LOT OF RAIN IN THE
FORECAST THE REST OF THE WEEK
AND I HAVE MORE ON THAT IN A
FEW MINUTES.
FEW MINUTES. >> THANK YOU.
REST THAT VOICE UNTIL WE TALK
AGAIN.
AGAIN.
AGAIN. >>> PEOPLE IN THE SOUTHEAST ARE
DIGGING OUT FROM A MASSIVE
WINTER STORM.
WINTER STORM. MORE THAN A FOOT OF SNOW AND
ICE FELL IN SOME PLACES.
FROM TEXAS TO VIRGINIA,
THOUSANDS ARE WITHOUT
ELECTRICITY AFTER TREES AND
POWER LINES SNAPPED.
>>> THIS STORM DROPPED
STAGGERING AMOUNTS OF SNOW, ICE
AND RAIN.
AND RAIN.
AND RAIN. A YEAR'S WORTH OF SNOWFALL OR
MORE FELL IN SOME PLACES AND A
LITTLE MORE THAN A DAY.
>> THAT REALLY PUTS IT IN
PERSPECTIVE.
PERSPECTIVE. SOME OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL
END TODAY, BUT ACROSS THE
REGION, THE FREEZING
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN.
>> PEOPLE WILL START REVIEWING
THE HEART TRANSPLANT PROGRAM.
THE HOSPITAL STOPPED
TRANSPLANTS AFTER FOUR
CARDIOLOGISTS QUIT EARLIER THIS
YEAR.
YEAR.
YEAR. THE
YEAR. THE PRESIDENT ORDERED THE END
PEND PEER REVIEW BACK IN
SEPTEMBER.
SEPTEMBER. IT WILL BE CONFIDENTIAL AND
LOOK AT EVERYTHING FROM
SUPERVISION OF THE PROGRAM TO
TRAINING AND SUPERVISION OF THE
STAFF.
STAFF.
STAFF. 20
STAFF. 20 PATIENTS CURRENTLY WAITING
FOR TRANSPLANTS HAVE BEEN
REFERRED TO OTHER HOSPITALS.
>>> OHSU IS THE ONLY TRANSPLANT
HOSPITAL IN OREGON.
>>> WE'RE WAITING TO FIND OUT
THE CHARGES A MAN WILL FACE
AFTER POLICE SHOT HIM OUTSIDE A
STARBUCKS IN NORTHEAST
PORTLAND.
PORTLAND.
PORTLAND. RYAN BEASLEY IS IN THE JAIL
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. POLICE SAY ON FRIDAY HE WAS
YELLING AT STARBUCKS EMPLOYEES
AT THE HOLLYWOOD FRED MEYER.
BEASLEY ALLEGEDLY PULLED OUT A
GUN AND FOUR OFFICERS SHOT HIM.
HE WAS WANTED ON FEDERAL
CHARGES FOR ESCAPE.
HE WAS CONVICTED IN 2015 FOR
ROBBING BANKS ALL OVER THE
PORTLAND METRO AREA.
>>> PRIME MINISTER THERESA MAY
POSTPONED A VOTE ON THE PLAN TO
LEAVE THE EUROPEAN UNION.
MAY ADMITTED PARLIAMENT WOULD
NOT HAVE PASSED HER BREXIT DEAL
WITH THE EU.
LAWMAKERS FOR AND AGAINST
BREXIT VOICED CONCERNS AGAINST
IT.
IT.
IT. ONE
IT. ONE OF THE ISSUES IS DEALING
WITH THE IRE RISCH BORDER.
IN 2016 BRITISH VOTERS DECIDED
TO LEAVE THE EU BUT IT IS NOT
CLEAR IF THAT WILL HAPPEN.
EARLIER TODAY, EarPODS' TOP
COURT RULED THAT BRITAIN COULD
EFFECTIVELY CAN SELL BREXIT
WITHOUT ASKING THE REST OF THE
EU FIRST.
EU FIRST.
EU FIRST. >>> WELL FRENCH PRESIDENT
EMANUEL MACRON ADDRESSED HIS
COUNTRY MOMENTS AGO AMID A
POLITICAL CRISIS.
POLITICAL CRISIS. VIOLENT PROTESTS TOOK OVER
PARIS FOR THE SECOND WEEKEND IN
A ROW.
A ROW.
A ROW. HE
A ROW. HE IS PROMISING ALL MEANS WILL
BE USED TO RESTORE CALM.
HE ACKNOWLEDGED THE ANGER AND
INDIGNATION AMONG PROTESTORS
OVER THE COST OF LIVING BUT
SAID THE VIOLENCE HAS TO STOP.
HERE IS THE LATEST FROM PARIS.
>> Reporter: CLEANING UP THE
MESS AFTER A VIOLENT WEEKEND IN
PARIS.
PARIS.
PARIS. 10,000 PROTESTERS ON THE
STREETS, A POLICE CRACKDOWN AND
ARRESTS.
ARRESTS.
ARRESTS. A POLITICAL MESS HE CAN'T CLEAN
UP SO QUICKLY.
HE MET UNION LEADERS THIS
MORNING, BUT NONE OF THE
PROTESTERS, THE YELLOW VESTS
RETURNED PARIS INTO A BATTLE
GROUND.
GROUND.
GROUND. THEY FOOTBALL ON RIOT POLICE
SATURDAY EVEN AFTER THE
PRESIDENT SCRAPPED THE HATED
GAS TAX THAT IGNITED THE
PROTESTS.
PROTESTS.
PROTESTS. THAT DIDN'T WORK.
THEY SEE HIM AS A PRESIDENT OF
THE RICH AND THEY WANT HIM OUT.
>> IT IS THE START OF A
REVOLUTION.
REVOLUTION. >> THE END OF THE GOVERNMENT.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. HE IS FINISHED.
>> BUT HE WON'T RESIGN AND RIOT
POLICE WERE DETERMINED TO
SMOTHER THIS SATURDAY PROTEST
WITH TEAR GAS.
MOST PEOPLE SAY THEY SUPPORT
THE AIM OF THE PROTEST, LOWER
TAXES BUT NOT THE VIE
INDEPENDENCE DAY VIOLENCE.
>> THEY WANT TO SURVIVE.
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT DONALD
TRUMP TWEETED PROTESTS AND
RIOTS ALL OVER FRANCE CHANTING
WE WANT TRUMP.
LOVE FRANCE.
LOVE FRANCE. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THEY
CHANTED THAT.
CHANTED THAT. >> THE FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER
DENIED IT AND TOLD TRUMP DON'T
INTERFERE IN OUR NATION.
BUT IT IS A NATION ON EDGE.
THE PRESIDENT THERE HIS NEXT
STEP CRITICAL.
STEP CRITICAL. >> TODAY ONE OF THE BUSIEST
ONLINE SHOPPING DAYS OF THE
YEAR.
YEAR.
YEAR. IT
YEAR. IT IS DUBBED GREEN MONDAY AND
MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WILL
SPEND BIG.
SPEND BIG. HOW TO AVOID PUTTING YOURSELF
IN DEBT COMING UP.
>>> THIS ICONIC STATUE HAS A
NEW HOME.
NEW HOME.
NEW HOME. WHERE THE FEARLESS GIRL IS NOW
STANDING.
STANDING.
STANDING. >>> THERE ARE ONLY FOUR DAYS
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