ON.
ON. >>
ON. >> THIS MORNING, WE ARE
HEARING FROM A FRIEND OF A
LOCAL WRITER WHO DIED AFTER AN
ASSAULT ON THE COAST.
SEASIDE POLICE OFFICERS SAY
THEY RESPONDED TO REPORTS OF AN
ASSAULT IN THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS OF MARCH 30.
THEY FOUND 49-YEAR-OLD, TRAVIS
TODD OF FOREST GROVE.
HE WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL
AND DIED EARLY THIS WEEK.
AUTHORITIES BELIEVE IN THE
HOURS LEADING UP TO THE
ASSAULT, TODD WAS DRINKING AT
SOME LOCAL BARS AND MAY HAVE
BEEN ON THE BEACH AND NEAR THE
PROMENADE IN SEASIDE.
INVESTIGATORS DON'T KNOW WHO
HURT TODD.
HURT TODD. >> I HOPE THEY FIND OUT MORE
DETAILS OR SOMEBODY COMES
FORWARD WITH SOME ANSWERS.
>> NOW KEVIN WORKS AT POWELLS
WHERE TODD'S BOOKS HAVE BEEN
SOLD FOR YEARS.
ASIDE FROM BEING A TALENTED
WRITER, TODD WAS A LAYED BACK
GUY WHO LOVED MOVIES AND MUSIC.
ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ABOUT
THIS CASE IS URGED TO CONTACT
THE SEASIDE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
>> THIS WEEKEND, THE FOCUS IS
ON RECOVERY FOLLOWING ALL OF
THE FLOODING ACROSS OREGON.
HIGHWAY 34 IS NOW BACK OPEN.
IT HAD BEEN CLOSED SINCE LATE
MONDAY BECAUSE OF HIGH WATER.
ALSO, FREE BIRD BODY AND PAINT
SAW 4 INCHES OF WATER INSIDE
THEIR SHOP THIS WEEK.
>> I DIDN'T PLAN ON DOING
SPRING CLEANING LIKE THIS.
WE'VE BEEN MOPPING AND TRYING
TO GET CARS DONE.
>> THERE IS STILL WATER OVER
SOME ROADS, INCLUDING TERRA
DRIVE.
DRIVE.
DRIVE. THEY HAVE TO CROSS THE MOTE TO
GET OUT.
GET OUT.
GET OUT. >> WE ARE HAPPY TO SEE IT GO
DOWN.
DOWN.
DOWN. WE
DOWN. WE HAVE A TRUCK THAT WE CAN GET
THROUGH, BUT A LOT OF THE OTHER
PEOPLE WHO ONLY HAVE CARS
HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO LEAVE
THEIR HOUSES YET.
>> IT HAS DROPPED MORE THAN 3
FEET IN CORVALLIS SINCE THE
PEEK OF FLOODING ON WEDNESDAY.
>>> HIGHER WATER LEVELS MEANS
MORE BRIDGE LIFTS OVER THE
COLUMBIA RIVER AND DRIVERS,
WELL, YOU CAN EXPECT MORE
DELAYS CROSSING THE INTERSTATE
BRIDGE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
IT HAD TO BE RAISED 2 TO 3
TIMES A DAY THIS WEEK BECAUSE
THE HIGH WATER HAS REDUCED THE
CLEARANCE FOR BOATS TO FIT
UNDERNEATH.
UNDERNEATH. >> AND THANKS TO SEVERAL DAYS
OF SPRING SHOWERS.
DETROIT LAKE IS FILLING UP.
A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, IT LOOKED
LIKE THE LAKE WAS ON TRACK FOR
NEAR RECORD LOW LEVELS.
NOT NOW.
NOT NOW.
NOT NOW. KGW METEOROLOGIST SHOWS US THE
BIG CHANGE.
BIG CHANGE. >> EARLIER THIS MONTH,
RESIDENTS OF DETROIT LAKE WERE
CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT THEIR
SUMMER WAS GOING TO BE LOOKING
LIKE BECAUSE THESE DOCKS
WEREN'T FLOATING.
WEREN'T FLOATING. NOW TAKE A LOOK AT THE LAKE.
THIS IS WHAT DAYS OF NONSTOP
RAIN DOES TO A LAKE THAT
DEPENDS ON THE RAIN.
NOBODY IS HAPPIER ABOUT SEEING
DETROIT LAKE FILL UP THAN DANE.
>> IT HAS COME UP 40 FEET IN
LESS THAN TWO WEEKS.
>> HE MANAGING CANES MARINA.
A POPULAR PLACE DURING THE
SUMMER MONTHS.
SUMMER MONTHS. A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, THERE WAS A
LOT OF CONCERN BECAUSE THE LAKE
WAS STARVING.
WAS STARVING. >> TWO WEEKS AGO, WE WERE
WONDERING HOW MUCH WATER WE
WERE GOING TO GET.
THE DOCKS WEREN'T FLOATING.
IT HAS COME UP JUST OVERNIGHT,
IT SEEMS LIKE.
>> NOW IT'S FILLED AND HASN'T
SHOWED IT'S READY TO STOP YET.
>> WE ARE STILL MAINTAINING A
LITTLE OVER 3,000 CUBIC FEET A
SECOND COMING IN.
SO THE LAKE IS STILL RISING.
>> THE WATER IS A GOOD THING.
>> HOPEFULLY WE'RE SEEING THE
END OF IT.
IF THE RAIN LIGHTENS UP, WATER
LEVELS SHOULD START TO GO DOWN
A LITTLE BIT.
>> DEAN AND HIS CREW HAVE TO
WAIT LONGER.
WAIT LONGER. >> IT'S PREVENTING US FROM
REALLY DOING ANYMORE WORK ON
THE DOCKS.
THE DOCKS. THE MORE LINES WE PUT OUT, THE
MORE LINES WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN.
SO, WE'RE GOING TO LET THIS
SETTLE OUT AND THEN CONTINUE TO
PUT THE MARINA TOGETHER.
>> BEFORE THEY CAN REALLY GET
THE DOCKS READY FOR THE SUMMER
CROWDS.
CROWDS.
CROWDS. THE WINTER AND SPRING RAIN
HELPED FILL THIS LAKE, IT'S THE
SNOW PACK THAT HELP MAINTAIN
THE LEVELS DURING THE WARM
SUMMER MONTHS.
SUMMER MONTHS. DANE IS HOPING THAT SNOW WILL
HELP THEM THIS SUMMER, TOO.
AT DETROIT LAKE, JOE.
>> WE HAVE YOU COVERED FOR ALL
OF THE FLOODING AND HIGH RIVER
LEVELS ON AIR AND ONLINE AT
KGW.COM AND THE PORTLAND
WEATHER APP.
WEATHER APP. >>> WELL, HER NOSE WAS BROKEN
BY PORTLAND POLICE DURING A
PROTEST.
PROTEST.
PROTEST. A JURY SAYS THE CITY SHOULD NOT
HAVE TO PAY FOR HER INJURIES.
IN FEBRUARY OF 2017, A POLICE
OFFICER PUSHED 66-YEAR-OLD,
PEGGY TO THE GROUND TO HANDCUFF
HER, SMASHING HER NOSE IN THE
PROCESS.
PROCESS.
PROCESS. SHE SUED FOR $200,000 TO COVER
MEDICAL BILLS AND PAIN AND
SUFFERING, BUT YESTERDAY IN A 9-
3 RING, THE JURY DECIDED THE
OFFICER DIDN'T INTENTIONALLY
HARM HER.
HARM HER.
HARM HER. SHE SPOKE AFTER THE VERDICT.
SHE SAID SHE IS DISAPPOINTED
AND THAT THE POLICE NEED TO BE
HELD ACCOUNTABLE.
HELD ACCOUNTABLE. >> WE'RE LIVING IN A TIME OAF
ATTACKS ON FREEDOM FROM ALL
SIDES.
SIDES.
SIDES. ARE WE, THOSE WHO PROTEST THESE
ATTACKS TERRORISTS WHO SHOULD
BE VIOLENTLY CRUSHED BY
FACELESS GIANTS IN RIOT GEAR?
PORTLAND POLICE BUREAU HAS A
HISTORY OF TREATING PEACEFUL
PROTESTS AS TERRORISM.
>> THE ACLU AGREED WITH HER
SAYING THIS WAS A CASE OF
POLICE USING BRUTE FORCE.
THE OFFICER TESTIFIED, HE
ARRESTED HER BECAUSE HE THOUGHT
SHE WAS TRYING TO PULL AWAY
ANOTHER PROTESTER WHO WAS BEING
ARRESTED AND CHARGE THAT WAS
LATER DROPPED.
LATER DROPPED. HE APOLOGIZED AND SAID HE FELT
BACK SHE WAS HURT.
>>> A NORTH PORTLAND CHURCH IS
OFFERING UP AN EMPTY LOT TO
RELOCATE ONE OF THE HOMELESS
CAMPS.
CAMPS.
CAMPS. THE CONGREGATION VOTED TO LEASE
THE LOT TO THE CITY AND COUNTY
SO CAMPERS FROM HAZELNUT GROVE
CAN SET UP TINY HOUSES THERE.
>> THEY DON'T HAVE PLACES TO
SLEEP.
SLEEP.
SLEEP. THEY DON'T HAVE PLACES TO GO AT
NIGHT, AND I MEAN, AS A CHURCH,
WE'RE LOOKING AT A GOD WHO
CARES FOR THE LESS FORTUNATE.
SO WE SEE THIS AS A BIG, MAJOR
ISSUE IN THIS AREA.
>> RIGHT NOW, THE HOMELESS
VILLAGE SITS ON CITY OWNED LAND
AT NORTH INTERSTATE IN
GREENELY.
GREENELY.
GREENELY. THE OVERLOOK NEIGHBORHOOD
WANTED IT GONE.
THE COUNTY SAYS THE SAINT JOHNS
LOCATION IS A GREAT OPTION, BUT
IT WOULD TAKE MONTHS TO GET UP
AND RUNNING.
AND RUNNING. OFFICIALS ARE PLANNING TO HOLD
AN INFORMATION SESSION AT THE
CHURCH ON APRIL 23 WHERE
NEIGHBORS CAN ASK QUESTIONS.
>>> THE AVALANCHES THAT HAVE
CLOSED OFF PART OF THE MOUNT
HOOD MEADOW SKI RESORT WERE
STARTED ON PURPOSE.
THE GOAL TO PREVENT SKIERS OR
SNOW BOARDERS FROM GETTING
CAUGHT IN A POTENTIAL AVALANCHE
THAT WASN'T PLANNED.
THEY WEREN'T EXPECTING, THOUGH,
THOSE MANMADE SLIDES TO BE SO
BIG.
BIG.
BIG. >>
BIG. >> WE HAVEN'T SEEN ONE LIKE
THIS, THIS SEASON.
THEY ARE COMMON ENOUGH WE HAVE
TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT IT.
>> MEADOWS SPOKESMAN SAYS
CONDITIONS WERE RIPE FOR SLIDES
THIS WEEK AFTER HEAVY SNOW FELL
FOLLOWED BY RAIN AND THEN MORE
SNOW.
SNOW.
SNOW. ACCESS TO HEATHER AND CLARK