>>
>> PORTLAND WINS THE SERIES TO ADVANCE!
ADVANCE!
ADVANCE! >> YAY.
>> YAY.
>> YAY. IT TOOK 19 YEARS BUT THE
BLAZERS ARE BACK IN THE WESTERN
CONFERENCE FINALS.
CONFERENCE FINALS. HOW IT COULD BANK DINNER REALLY
AWKWARD FOR STEPH CURRY'S
FAMILY.
FAMILY.
FAMILY. >>> THIS IS KGW NEWS AT 6:00.
>>> WE START WITH THE STING
OPERATION AT 7-ELEVEN, THE HOME
OF SLURPEES AND BIG GULPS.
THEY ARE ALSO THE LARGEST
SELLER OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND
TO WORK OFTEN, PEOPLE ARE NOT
OF AGE TO BUY THEM.
I'M DAN HAGGERTY.
>> I'M LAUREL PORTER.
OUR TEAM WENT UNDERCOVER TO SEE
HOW EASY IT IS FOR MINORS TO
BUY TOBACCO, NO QUESTIONS
ASKED.
ASKED.
ASKED. OR
ASKED. OR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER HAS
BEEN LOOKING INTO THIS.
THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM.
>> Reporter: INDEED, IT IS.
WE FOUND THAT 7-ELEVEN HAS A
HISTORY OF VIOLATING LAW BY
SELLING TOBACCO TO MINORS.
THE PROBLEM IS MORE CRITICAL
NOW THAN EVER BECAUSE OF THE
USE OF E-CIGARETTES AMONGST
TEENAGERS HAS SKYROCKETED.
HEALTH OFFICIALS CALL IT AN
EPIDEMIC.
EPIDEMIC.
EPIDEMIC. WATCH CLOSELY.
WATCH CLOSELY. THIS IS AN UNDERCOVER STING.
THE 18-YEAR-OLD DECOY WORKING
WITH OREGON STATE POLICE IS
ABLE TO BUY TOBACCO FROM A 7-
ELEVEN STORE IN HILLSBORO, EVEN
THOUGH THE LEGAL AGE IS 21.
THE CLERK GOT A CITATION.
>> SHE CHECKED YOUR I.D.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> BUT STILL SOLD YOU TOBACCO?
>> YEP.
>> YEP.
>> YEP. >> Reporter: 7-ELEVEN HAS A
PROBLEM.
PROBLEM.
PROBLEM. THE ILLEGAL SALE OF TOBACCO
PRODUCTS TO KIDS, UNDERCOVER
INSPECTORS GOT ONE IN FOUR 7-
ELEVEN STORES NATIONWIDE, OR
25%, SELLING TOBACCO TO MINORS.
ACCORDING TO THE U.S. FOOD AND
DRUG ADMINISTRATION.
DRUG ADMINISTRATION. IN AN APRIL LETTER TO THE
COMPANY, THE AGENCY WROTE,
THESE ILLEGAL SALES MUST STOP.
THE CONVENIENCE STORE CHAIN IS
IN A UNIQUELY POWERFUL POSITION
TO HELP PROTECT CHILDREN FROM
THE DANGERS OF TOBACCO
PRODUCTS, SAY HEALTH OFFICIALS.
7-ELEVEN IS THE NATURIST'S THE
LARGEST CONVENIENT -- NEAR
NEIGHBORHOODS AND SCHOOLS.
>> THEY REPRESENT A LARGE
MARKET SHARE OF FOLKS WHO ARE
MOVING TOBACCO PRODUCTS IN OUR
COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. SO, JUST ON SHEER VOLUME, WE
DEPEND VERY HEAVILY ON THOSE
BIG RETAILERS TO UNDERSTAND
THIS, AND TO KIND OF MANAGE TO
THAT LEVEL OF RESPONSIBILITY.
>> Reporter: FEDERAL RECORDS
SHOW 7-ELEVEN STORES HAVE
RACKED UP MORE THAN 2300
VIOLATIONS NATIONWIDE SINCE
2010.
2010.
2010. FOR
2010. FOR ILLEGAL TOBACCO SALES TO
MINORS, RESULTING IN WARNING
LETTERS AND FINES.
LAST YEAR, THIS STORE IN
SOUTHWEST PORTLAND WAS CAUGHT
SELLING TOBACCO TO MINORS ON
FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS DURING
A NINE-MONTH PERIOD.
THE FRANCHISEE WASN'T AVAILABLE
FOR COMMENT.
FOR COMMENT. IN 2005, 7-ELEVEN PROMISED TO
MAKE CHANGES AS PART OF A COURT-
APPROVED AGREEMENT WITH THE
ATTORNEYS GENERAL OF 40 STATES
INCLUDING OREGON.
INCLUDING OREGON. AS PART OF THE AGREEMENT, 7-
ELEVEN PROMISED STRICT NEW
POLICIES, INCLUDING CHECKING
I.D.
I.D.
I.D. FOR
I.D. FOR ANYONE BUYING TOBACCO IF
THEY APPEAR TO BE UNDER 27,
MATCHING THE CURRENT FEDERAL
REQUIREMENT.
REQUIREMENT. >> ALL SET?
LET'S GO.
LET'S GO.
LET'S GO. >> Reporter: WE DECIDED TO TEST
THE POLICY WITH A 29-YEAR-OLD
COLLEGE STUDENT.
COLLEGE STUDENT. SHE WENT INTO A 7-ELEVEN IN
PORTLAND TO BUY CIGARETTES.
REMEMBER, THE FDA REQUIRES THE
CLERK CHECK I.D.
FOR ANYONE UNDER 27 YEARS OLD.
>> LOOKS LIKE THEY SOLD YOU
SOME CIGARETTES.
SOME CIGARETTES. >> YEP.
>> YEP.
>> YEP. >> DID THEY CHECK YOUR I.D.?
>> KNOW.
>> KNOW.
>> KNOW. HE DID NOT.
>> Reporter: HEALTH OFFICIALS
BELIEVE COMBATING THE ILLEGAL
SALES OF TOBACCO HAS TAKEN ON
GREATER URGENCY BECAUSE E-
CIGARETTE USE AMONGST TEENAGERS
HAS SKYROCKETED AT A RATE OF
EPIDEMIC PROPORTIONS.
EPIDEMIC PROPORTIONS. >> THE VAST MAJORITY OF SMOKERS
STARTED BY AGE 18 AND ALMOST
ALL BY 26.
WE KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING THAT
PEOPLE PICK UP IN YOUNG
ADULTHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE.
>> Reporter: IN OREGON, 7-
ELEVEN'S CHIEF COMPETITOR,
PLAID PANTRY, HAS BEEN
SUCCESSFUL PREVENTING THE SALE
OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO MINORS
BY REWARDING EMPLOYEES WITH
CASH BONUSES.
CASH BONUSES. ANY FOR PASSES AN UNDERCOVER
STING GETS $200.
>> I'VE WATCHED VIDEOS WHERE
PEOPLE ARE LITERALLY JUMPING UP
AND DOWN WITH JOY BECAUSE THEY
KNOW THEY WILL GET THE $200
BONUS.
BONUS.
BONUS. >>
BONUS. >> Reporter: ADDITIONALLY, THE
COMPANY CONDUCT EXTENSIVE
TRAINING, DOES ITS OWN STING
EXPECTIONS, AND USES TECHNOLOGY
AT THE REGISTER ALLOWING THE
CLERK TO CHECK THE I.D.
>> THERE IS NO ONE BETTER THAN
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. >>
THIS. >> Reporter: THE FDA HAS WARNED
7-ELEVEN THAT CHANGES NEED TO
BE MADE, PAYING FINES AND
PENALTIES FOR THE ILLEGAL SALE
OF TOBACCO TO MINORS SHOULD NOT
BE VIEWED AS A COST OF DOING
BUSINESS.
BUSINESS.
BUSINESS. THE STAKES ARE TOO HIGH.
THE FORMULA FOR SUCCESS AT
PLAID PANTRY HAS PAID OFF.
SINCE 2015, THE COMPANY HAS HAD
FIVE VIOLATIONS IN 177
EXPECTIONS.
EXPECTIONS. THAT'S FAR BETTER THAN 7-
ELEVEN.
ELEVEN.
ELEVEN. SO, HERE IS HOW IT WORKS.
IF THEY PASS A STING OPERATION
AT THE PANTRY, THE COURT GETS
$200 CASH.
$200 CASH. THE MANAGER THAT TRAINED THEM
GETS $100.
GETS $100. PLAID PANTRY SAYS SINCE LAST
YEAR, THEY HAVE PAID OUT
$52,000 IN BONUSES TO EMPLOYEES
THAT PASS THE INSPECTIONS.
>> AND IT HAS PAID OFF.
WHAT DOES 7-ELEVEN HAVE TO SAY
ABOUT THIS?
ABOUT THIS? >> WE REACHED OUT TO OWNERS
WHICH SAID, CONTACT TO
CORPORATE.
CORPORATE. HE REACHED OUT, FOUR EMAILS AND
A PHONE CALL.
DID NOT REPLY -- NOT ONCE.
>> LET'S HOPE THEY CHANGE THEIR
WAYS.
WAYS.
WAYS. THANK YOU, KYLE.
IF YOU HAVE A STORY TO
INVESTIGATE, GIVE HIM A CALL.
OR, YOU CAN EMAIL CALLKYLEADDIE
ADDIE
>>>
>>> AND
>>> AND NOW, A MASSIVE EDUCATION FUNDING BILL IS A
SIGNATURE AWAY FROM BECOMING
LAW.
LAW.
LAW. SENATE DEMOCRATS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON APPROVING THE STUDENT
SUCCESS ACT AFTER REPUBLICANS
ENDED THEIR FIVE-DAY WALKOUT.
>> BUT IT CAME AT A HUGE COST
FOR DEMOCRATS.
FOR DEMOCRATS. CRISTIN SEVERANCE JOINS US FROM
THE NEWSROOM.
THE NEWSROOM. AND, AT LEAST ONE OF THE MOST
HOTLY DEBATED BILLS THIS
LEGISLATIVE SESSION IN OREGON
IS NOW DEAD.
>> Reporter: YEAH, LAURAL AND
DAN, IT SURPRISED A LOT OF
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. DEMOCRATS AGREED TO DROP THE
VACCINE EXEMPTION BILL, AND A
GUN CONTROL BILL WAS ALSO
REPORTEDLY OUT, TOO.
THAT AGREEMENT LED TO TODAY'S
VOTE ON THE STUDENT SUCCESS ACT.
SO, IT PASSED, 18-11, WITHOUT
ANY SUPPORT FROM REPUBLICANS.
THE BILL WOULD RAISE $2 BILLION
FOR EDUCATION OVER TWO YEARS.
THROUGH A TAX ON SOME
BUSINESSES.
BUSINESSES. SENATE REPUBLICANS LEFT SALEM
TO PRESENT THE SENATE -- TO
PREVENT THE SENATE FROM VOTING
ON IT LAST WEEK.
THEY ARGUE THAT LAWMAKERS
SHOULD FIRST REFORM. WE TALKED
WITH OUR POLITICAL ANALYST
ABOUT WHY DEMOCRATS AGREED TO
THIS DEAL.
THIS DEAL. >> THEY'VE GOT THIS SUPER
MAJORITY.
MAJORITY.
MAJORITY. AND YET, THEY HAVE NOT BEEN
ABLE TO RAM WROTE EVERYTHING
THROUGH.
THROUGH.
THROUGH. I THINK THEY WILL BE ABLE TO
TALK TO THEIR CONSTITUENCIES.
AND, IN GENERAL, OREGONIANS.
AND SAY, WE FINALLY PUT
EDUCATION ON FIRM, FINANCIAL
FOOTING.
FOOTING.
FOOTING. THAT WILL BE THE FINAL THING
THEY WILL SAY OVER AND OVER
AGAIN.
AGAIN.
AGAIN. AND, THEY DON'T, FROM THE
BEGINNING OF THE SOLUTION.
OTHER THAN THAT, THERE IS GOING
TO BE A LOT OF EXPLAINING TO DO
BECAUSE NOBODY LOOKED
PARTICULARLY GREAT THESE LAST
10 DAYS.
10 DAYS.
10 DAYS. >> A REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVE
COSPONSOR THE VACCINE BILL.
SHE SAID IN A STATEMENT IT IS
DISAPPOINTING THAT ONCE AGAIN
THE LOUDEST, MOST EXTREME
VOICES IN OUR POLITICS
PREVAILED AND THE SENSIBLE
CENTER AND THOUGHTFUL
POLICYMAKING LOST.
POLICYMAKING LOST. SO, GOVERNOR KATE BROWN HAS
PROMISED TO SIGN THE STUDENT
SUCCESS ACT.
SUCCESS ACT. BENNER IS IN SALEM RIGHT NOW.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE REACTION
FROM LAWMAKERS TONIGHT ON THE
NEWS AT 10:00 AND 11:00.
DAN?
DAN?
DAN? >>
DAN? >> THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE.
>>> FOR ALL OF YOU AT HOME,
WE'VE BEEN COVERING THESE BILLS
FOR MONTHS NOW.
READ UP ON OUR COVERAGE BY JUST
HEADING TO KGW.COM OR
DOWNLOADING THE FREE KGW APP.
>>> WE ARE HEARING TONIGHT FROM
THE OWNER/OPERATOR OF
McDONALD'S AT PDX, WHERE A
YOUNG GIRL WAS BADLY BURNED
AFTER AN EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDLY
GAVE HER A CUP OF SCALDING HOT
WATER.
WATER.
WATER. IT
WATER. IT HAPPENED LAST FRIDAY MORNING.
EMILY DOLBIER AND HER 4-YEAR-
OLD LANEY WERE HEADING TO A
VACATION AT DISNEYLAND.
DOLBIER ASKED IF THE McDONALD'S
WORKERS COULD FEEL UP HER
DAUGHTER'S SIPPY CUP WITH
WATER.
WATER.
WATER. WHEN LANEY TOOK A DRINK, SHE
BURNED HERSELF AND ENDED UP
WITH BLISTERS AND SORES ON HER
MOUTH, TONGUE, AND CHEST.
>> THIS IS HOTTER THAN I WOULD
HAVE DRINK COFFEE OR TEA OR
ANYTHING.
ANYTHING.
ANYTHING. IT IS A THERMAL COVERED IN
DISNEY PRINCESSES.
DISNEY PRINCESSES. WHY WOULD YOU EVEN THINK TO PUT
SCALDING WATER IN A CHILD'S
WATER BOTTLE?
WATER BOTTLE? >> THE FAMILY CONTINUED ON TO
THE DISNEYLAND TRIP, BUT
DOLBIER SAYS HER DAUGHTER
HASN'T BEEN ACTING LIKE
HERSELF.
HERSELF.
HERSELF. WE REACHED OUT TO THE
McDONALD'S FOR COMMENT.
THE OWNER/OPERATOR RELEASED A
STATEMENT SAYING, THE SAFETY OF
OUR GUESTS AND CREW ARE OUR TOP
PRIORITY.
PRIORITY.
PRIORITY. WE TAKE THIS CLAIM VERY
SERIOUSLY AND ARE INVESTIGATING
THIS MATTER.
THIS MATTER. >>> OREGON AND THE ENTIRE
COUNTRY IS REMEMBERING A HERO
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. THE OLDEST LIVING MEDAL OF
HONOR RECIPIENT DIED IN BEND AT
58.
58.
58. HE
58. HE WAS BORN IN IDAHO IN 1920 BUT
BELIEVES MOST OF HIS ADULT LIFE
IN BEND AND EUGENE.
HE SERVED IN THE ARMY DURING
WORLD WAR II.
HE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED IN
FRANCE WHEN HE THREW HIMSELF ON
TOP OF A GRENADE TO SAVE HIS
FELLOW SOLDIERS.
FELLOW SOLDIERS. HE WAS AWARDED THE MEDAL OF
HONOR A YEAR LATER.
HE ALSO RECEIVED TWO SILVER
STARS, TWO PURPLE HEARTS, A
BRONZE STAR AND TWO FRONT-
RUNNERS.
RUNNERS.
RUNNERS. AFTER LEAVING THE SERVICE,
MAXWELL BECAME AN AUTO MECHANIC
AND WENT ON TO TEACH AT BEND
HIGH SCHOOL IN LANE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE.
COLLEGE.
COLLEGE. UNBELIEVABLE.
UNBELIEVABLE. WHAT A LEGACY.
>>> LET'S TALK BASKETBALL NOW.
IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS, THE
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS WILL BE
BACK ON THE COURT.
THIS TIME, IN THE WESTERN
CONFERENCE FINALS.
CONFERENCE FINALS. >> THAT IS SOMEWHERE THAT RIP
CITY HAS NOT BEEN IN 19 YEARS.
AS OF LAST NIGHT, THE NUGGETS,
THEY ARE KIND OF OLD NEWS.
WE ARE DONE TALKING ABOUT THEM.
NOW WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
DEFENDING CHAMPIONS.
DEFENDING CHAMPIONS. ART EDWARDS HAS BEEN KEEPING UP
WITH ALL OF THE ACTION OF
COURSE.
COURSE.
COURSE. HOW DO THE BLAZERS FEEL ABOUT
MATCHING UP WITH GOLDEN STATE,
ART?
ART?
ART? >>
ART? >> THE BLAZERS LIKE THE WAY
THEY MATCH UP ON THE COURT.
MUCH BETTER THAN THE MATCHUP
WITH THE DENVER NUGGETS.
VERY DIFFERENT TEAMS.
STILL HIGH AFTER SUNDAY'S WIN
IN DENVER AND THEY KNOW THEY
HAVE TO GET BACK TO BUSINESS
AND IN A HURRY.
SOME INJURY NEWS, RODNEY HOOD
IS QUESTIONABLE, WITH A BONE
BRUISE ON HIS LEFT KNEE.
KEVIN DURANT, TO MARCUS COUSINS,
THEY ARE BOTH OUT FOR THE
WARRIORS.
WARRIORS.
WARRIORS. SUNDAY'S GAME WAS AMAZING WITH
THE BLAZERS COMING BACK FROM 17
POINTS DOWN GETTING THE WIN.
WHILE THEY WERE BATTLING IN THE
MILE HIGH CITY, THE WARRIORS
WERE, WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE WHO
THEY GET TO PLAY.
GOLDEN STATE TOOK CARE OF
HOUSTON IN SIX GAMES.
LAWYERS HAVE BEEN IN THE
CONFERENCE FINAL FIVE YEARS IN
A ROW.
A ROW.
A ROW. NBC SPORTS NORTHWEST HELPED US
OUT TODAY.
OUT TODAY. THEY TALKED WITH SOME OF THE
PLAYERS FROM THE BLAZERS.
CJ McCOLLUM TALKED ABOUT THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE ROLE PLAYERS.
>> YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE TEAM
WHERE GUYS ARE PREPARED TO
PLAY.
PLAY.
PLAY. MYERS PLAYS SEVEN MINUTES, HE
GIVES US, YOU KNOW, ANOTHER BIG
WHO CAN SHOOT, REBOUND THE
GUARD, AND ZACH COLLINS WHO
ENDS UP STARTING THE SECOND
HALF, RODNEY HOOD WHO HAS BEEN
GREAT IN THE PLAYOFFS.
THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF GUYS WE
ARE GOING TO NEED TO PLAY WELL,
IN ORDER TO POTENTIALLY
ADVANCED.
ADVANCED.
ADVANCED. >> WE KNOW WE'RE CAPABLE OF
WINNING.
WINNING.
WINNING. WE KNOW WE'RE CAPABLE OF
BEATING THEM.
BEATING THEM. WE'VE JUST GOT TO GO OUT THERE
AND DO IT.
PUT IT ON THE FLOOR.
>> THIS SERIES GETS STARTED
TOMORROW NIGHT.
TOMORROW NIGHT. TIPOFF, 6:00.
TIPOFF, 6:00. THE FIRST HOME GAME OF THE
SERIES WILL BE ON SATURDAY.
>> TALK TO ME ABOUT THIS KEVIN
DURANT INJURY.
DURANT INJURY. PEOPLE CALL HIM ONE OF THE
BADDEST PLAYERS TO EVER LIVE.
BUT, HE'S OUT.
>> HE'S OUT BUT THEY WON A
CHAMPIONSHIP WITHOUT HIM.
BASICALLY, THIS TEAM.
IT IS NOT LIKE IT'S THE WORST
THING IN THE WORLD.
THEY PLAYED DIFFERENTLY DURING
THE REGULAR SEASON.
THEY PLAY AND MOVE THE BALL AND
RUN A LOT MORE BUT THEY ARE
STILL VERY, VERY, VERY
DANGEROUS.
DANGEROUS. >> I WONDER WHAT IT IS LIKE TO
BE