This is KGW news at sunrise,
and I'm not surprised
that he didn't know that he stood
up and tried to take on the gunman.
I am surprised that he's dead. Fellow
veterans and friends are remembering
one of the victims in Sunday
night's shooting at a Safeway in
Bend. We'll hear how he attacked the shooter
while working in the stores produce section.
Also, the DEA putting out another
warning about rainbow fentanyl.
We've reported on this problem in the
Portland area coming up this morning.
How many other states agents have founded
in in just the last month and we always
look forward to this on the Sunrise show,
a new edition in our series that we
call what's in a name this morning,
the focus is Longview, WA.
So how did Longview get its name?
Well, all we're going to say at
this point is that it involved.
In exchange of money,
if you're willing to pay for something,
you can often get that something.
Ohh, interesting.
Yes.
So we'll have more on that story.
That's just the
little sneak peak, more of that coming
up at 5:15 long. And it has
a view, but you're saying
exactly. That's kind of where I was going.
Hey, good morning, everybody.
Happy Wednesday, middle
of the week. We ended up hitting 100
degrees in Portland yesterday. You're
gonna cool it off for us? Yeah. Today,
502. A 100. Yesterday,
it was still 100 at 6:00 PM and then
very quickly cooled off in the sun,
started going down. That was a record
for the day at the old record.
98 Right now we're at 67,
partly cloudy to mostly clear out there.
79 at noon yesterday it was 84 noon.
You're gonna notice it not being as hot.
Instead of hitting 100,
we think we'll be 93,
which is hot but not as hot.
That's your forecast.
All right, rod. Thank you. Well, this
morning we are also hearing stories
from employees as well as customers who
jumped in to help out on Sunday night
as a gunman opened up fire
inside a Safeway store in Bend.
So this happened Sunday evening.
The suspect shot and killed himself.
After killing two other men,
both of whom were veterans,
here's KGW's Alma Maccarty.
And I'm not surprised that he did that.
He stood up and tried to take on the gunman.
I am surprised that he's dead.
The death of Donald Surratt junior
leaves behind a big hole at the Disabled
American Veterans Organization in Bend.
He's going to be hard to replace.
Sir, it who was a combat engineer,
was serving as treasurer of the organization.
I had so many things to say
about Don he. He was very.
Sociable? And very. Interesting
person to talk to and he always
had an answer for everything.
Police say Sir it was working in the
produce section of the Safeway Sunday
when the gunman came in and opened fire.
Sir. It hid behind a cart,
waited until the suspect got close,
then attacked him with a produce knife.
The suspect shot and killed Surit
and later turned the gun on himself.
Investigators found a string of more
than 100 shell casings that stretched
from the shooters apartment complex
behind the Forum shopping center.
Through the parking lot and into
the store in a vigil Monday night,
community members expressed their disbelief.
You feel.
I think confused and of course sad but. And I
think like everyone, we don't
want this to happen in our town.
The 2nd victim, 84 year old Glenn Bennett,
was shot and killed at the front
of the store according to a GO
Fund Me page set up by his family.
He was also a veteran and served
as a medic in the Korean War.
Police tell us two other shoppers who
saw Bennick at shot came back into the
store to pull him out of the building
where medics tried to save him.
Online fundraisers are now set
up for both victims,
as friends of Donald Surrett look
back on what made him so special.
He'd always tell you the truth.
You might not like it,
but he would tell you the truth,
and that's a rare quality.
Alma McCarty, KGW News
if you'd like to help the victims
families. Alma mentioned the GO
fund me that are set up online and
Safeway. Albertsons is
also collecting donations
at the registers of all their Oregon
and Southern Washington stores.
Administrators in Lewis and
Clark College released a photo
of the column that collapsed and
killed a student on Monday night.
In a statement, the college president
said students attached hammocks to
columns that are part of the historic
grape Arbor and one of those.
Columns fell inward.
A 19 year old student died and
218 year olds were hurt.
The school hasn't released the
name of the student killed.
Lewis and Clark says grief
counselors are now available
for students and for staff.
Alright, let's get to some
other local headlines.
On this Wednesday morning,
we start with a fatal accident involving
a semi truck in North Portland.
Portland police say the truck was driving
down N Martin Luther King Junior Blvd.
When it hit a man who was
trying to cross the road.
The driver remained on the scene and
is cooperating with the investigation.
The Drug Enforcement Administration says
they've seized rainbow fentanyl in at
least 18 states in just the last month.
We've reported on this here locally,
specifically in both Portland and Tiger.
Well, the DEA says fentanyl in any form is
highly addictive and potentially deadly.
But it's arguably even more dangerous in
this case because rainbow fentanyl looks
like candy or sidewalk chalk and can grab
the attention of teens or young kids,
the DEA says anyone who comes across it.
Should immediately call 911.
And last headline here.
Authorities in Oregon recently busted
several illegal marijuana grows.
The first happened Monday last Monday.
That is in Yamhill County.
Investigators seized more than 7000
marijuana plants and over 10,000
pounds of dried marijuana from
2 massive operations in Dayton.
They also arrested twelve people
in the process.
The second happened last
Friday in Clackamas County.
Investigators seized over 11
thousand £11,000 of marijuana.
In this case, they also discovered meth.
Pills, guns and several stolen vehicles.
And that's a look at some of our
Wednesday morning headlines.
Well, today is the first day of classes
in the Richfield School district,
and teachers have voted to strike.
They say they'll be in the
classroom this morning,
even though their union rejected
the latest contract offer.
But teachers could walk off
the job as soon as next week.
They're asking for a 5 1/2%
cost of living adjustment.
They also want smaller class sizes for
special education and more flexibility
in what they teach their students.
In the meantime,
the district calls its last contract.
Office offer rather fair,
adding it's doing the best
it can within its budget.
Will eventually go on strike.
We will do that.
We don't want to, though.
We know how much that impacts the community,
our students, our families.
And we love them. We love what we do.
This isn't what we want to be doing. In fact,
I should be in my classroom right now,
preparing for tomorrow and tonight
for my students and families to come.
We do have a budget that we have
to adhere to, and we just have to
be good stewards of public money.
You know, we're entrusted to,
you know, like I said,
be good stewards of,
of financing.
And so we just have to be responsible
with the dollars that we have.
The next bargaining session is set
for next Wednesday, September 7th.
Alright, let's bring you this morning's
update on the Rum Creek Fire.
Firefighters say heavy smoke
has helped to slow this fire
down in Southern Oregon.
This fire is northwest of Grants Pass,
right along the Rogue River.
It's spread to both sides of the
river and has burned more than
12,000 acres at this point.
It's also still only 1% contained,
although more firefighters are
on their way to help out in the
effort to protect homes and
other structures in that area.
I mean, I could see some of
the smoke here in the Portland
area just yesterday, you know,
as we were sitting out. Last night
that's that's South of where we have
that cluster of smaller fires that
runs was that Hwy 58 that runs from
Eugene Willamette Pass, I think.
So that has definitely been kind of the
bullseye this year of a fire season.
We do have a new red flag warning
to tell you about out in the gorge.
More on that in just a moment,
but another part of our weather
story is what happened yesterday.
So these are high temperatures.
I haven't confirmed whether or
not Kelso's 99 was a record,
but I do know every other temperature
on this graphic was a new record high,
including the Dows.
That was a hot spot in Oregon.
Yesterday at 104 in Portland hit
100 and then a city I didn't get
on the graphic is Hillsborough.
Good morning to you, folks.
You had a record of 98 degrees yesterday.
Hot today. Not as hot.
I mentioned the red flag warning right
here in our area from Hood River,
The Dalles, out in the gorge,
out through the Columbia Basin.
And what we're really watching this
time afternoon W winds kicking in 15
to 30 mph along with hot temperatures
and that warning area between 91 and up
to again in the East Gords around 100.
Degrees and you folks from the
Dows and Pelton.
You'll have near 100 degree temperatures
for one more day tomorrow and then
you start to cool down on Friday.
Here's where we are right now.
We do have cloud cover and probably some
misty spots up and down the coastline.
Newport 54 at Story 55.
Otherwise partly cloudy to mostly
clear up and down. I5 Kelso.
Good morning, 62.
Salem 63 mainly clear out East
Burns this morning. Good morning.
51 is your temperature.
So here are some numbers for
the valley today.
Salem 93 yesterday was generally upper 90s.
PDX was the only spot of the main reporting
sites that we monitor in the valley.
They hit 100 yesterday.
Everybody else was generally upper
90s and today it's more like low 90s.
Ninety three, Salem, 91,
Mcminnville.
So again, hope you'll notice it not
being as bad out there later today.
Battleground 90, Vancouver, 93.
Longview, you're in the upper 90s yesterday,
today just 85.
So that's a big cool off.
You may get some early clouds to
start your day up in Cowlitz County.
We're watching that.
Portland, another day in the 90s tomorrow.
So today will be day.
26,
tomorrow will be day 27 of 90
degree temperatures this summer.
The records 31,
we're getting close 89 Friday and
then we have a marine push that takes
us way down Saturday morning clouds,
afternoon Sun,
83 and then all those Sunday heats back up.
We think we'll stay in the 80s for
the Labor Day weekend forecast.
Did he say 80s,
not 90s for the holiday
weekend? Yeah. Whoopee
dance, I'm with you.
That's a lot more comfortable.
Thanks, rod. Coming up on sunrise,
we will take you to Longview,
WA, which started.
Off as a hub for a timber tycoon.
But how did the city get its name?
We have details for you next on sunrise.