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>>> A
>>> A PLEA DEAL IS REACHED FOR THE MOTHER OF A WOMAN WHO
DISAPPEARED AFTER A WEDDING AND
TURNED UP DAYS LATER.
GOOD AFTERNOON TO YOU, I AM
CHRIS WILLIS.
CHRIS WILLIS. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
JENNIFER WEATHERS WAS DRIVERS
THE CAR LAST SUMMER WHEN HER
DAUGHTER EITHER FELL OR JUMPED
OUT OF IT BUT THE ONLY CRIME
SHE IS PLEADING GUILTY TO IS
DRUNK DRIVING.
DRUNK DRIVING. TIM GORDON IS LIVE AT THE
YAMHILL COUNTY COURTHOUSE.
WHAT HAPPENED TODAY?
>> Reporter: CHRIS, THIS IS A
PLEA HEARING.
PLEA HEARING. THE ATTORNEY ANNOUNCED THEY HAD
REACHED DEAL.
REACHED DEAL. SHE HAD REACHED A DEAL OF
RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT, BUT
THAT WAS DROPPED.
IT HAS BEEN THREE MONTHS SINCE
27-YEAR-OLD MEIGHAN CORDIE WAS
FOUND DEAD DOWN AN EMBANKMENT
IN RURAL YAMHILL COUNTY,
DISCOVERED BY JOGGERS AFTER A
FOUR DAY SEARCH DIDN'T FIND
HER.
HER.
HER. SHE
HER. SHE ADMITTED SHE WAS DRUNK AS
SHE DROVE MER DAUGHTER AND 3-
YEAR-OLD GRANDDAUGHTER HOME
FROM A WEDDING AT GRAND ISLAND.
PROSECUTORS SAY THERE WAS A
HEATED EXCHANGE BETWEEN MOTHER
AND DAUGHTER BEFORE MEIGHAN
CORDIE JUMPED OR FELL OUT OF
THE CAR.
THE CAR.
THE CAR. SHE HIT HER HEAD AND DIED
INSTANTLY BUT SHE WAS SEEN NINE
MILES FROM WHERE SHE WAS
EVENTUALLY DISCOVERED SO
SEARCHERS WERE NOT LOOKING IN
THE RIGHT AREA.
FRUSTRATED, PROSECUTORS COULD
NOT FIND A WAY TO CHARGE
WEATHERS WITH ANYTHING
CONNECTED TO HER DAUGHTER'S
DEATH OR THE MISINFORMATION
THAT FOLLOWED AND NOW A PLEA
DEAL, THE RECKLESS
ENDANGERMENT FOR DRIVING DRUNK
WITH A TODDLER IN THE CAR
DROPPED AND GUILTY OF DII.
>> SHE WAS DRIVING UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF INTOXICANTS.
IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH HER
DAUGHTER'S DEATH, BUT JUST
LIKE ANY GRIEVING MOTHER, SHE
HAS BEEN VERY SAD.
>> SHE SHOULD BE CHARGED WITH
SOMETHING FOR THAT.
TO HAVE NO CONNECTION BETWEEN
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE AND
THE VERY SAD DEATH OF HER
DAUGHTER -- I WISH PEOPLE WOULD
STOP SAYING THA
>> Reporter: THAT ATTORNEY SAYS
THE TERMS OF A PLEA DEAL ARE
STILL BEING WORKED OUT.
WE CONTINUE KNOW WEATHERS'
PUNISHMENT YET BUT IT WILL BE
MADE OFFICIAL ON DECEMBER 15th.
BACK TO YOU.
>>> THE 41st PRESIDENT WAS LAID
TO REST IN HOUSTON.
TAKE A LOOK AT GEORGE H.W.
BUSH'S FUNERAL TRAIN,
TRAVELING FROM THE FUNERAL
SERVICE TO THE LIBRARY ON THE
CAMPUS OF TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY.
THAT IS WHERE HE WILL BE BURIED
ALONG WITH HIS LATE WIFE,
BARBARA, AND THEIR DAUGHTER,
ROBIN.
ROBIN.
ROBIN. NBC'S JAY GRAY HAS A LOOK BACK
AT HOW THE NATION IS
REMEMBERING FORMER PRESIDENT
BUSH.
BUSH.
BUSH. >>
BUSH. >> Reporter:
>> Reporter: AFTER A NATIONAL DAY OF
MOURNING AND STATE FUNERAL IN
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. THE HISTORIC SERVICE INCLUDED
LAUGHTER, AND TEARS .
>> THE BEST FATHER A SON OR
DAUGHTER CAN HAVE.
AND IN OUR GRIEF, LET US SMILE
KNOWING DAD IS HUGGING ROBIN
AND HOLDING MOM'S HAND AGAIN.
>> Reporter: A FATHER, WAR
HERO AND PRESIDENT.
>> GEORGE HERBERT WALKER BUSH
WAS AMERICA'S LAST GREAT
SOLDIER STATESMAN, A 20th
CENTURY FOUNDING FATHE
>> Reporter: AROUND 3,000
FILLED THE NATIONAL CATHEDRAL,
INCLUDING WORLD LEADERS AND
EVERY LIVING PRESIDENT,
HONORING A MEMBER OF THEIR
EXCLUSIVE CLUB, LOS
>> HE WAS WELL --
>> Reporter: HIS
GRANDDAUGHTER'S SPEECHES WOULD
HAVE MEANT THE MOST TO BUSH, A
HUMBLE MAN WITH A FIERCE
DEVOTION TO FAMILY.
>> FORMER PRESIDENT BUSH IS THE
THIRD PERSON BURIED ON THE
GROUNDS OF THE PRESIDENTIAL
LIBRARY.
LIBRARY.
LIBRARY. >>> SHIFTING GEARS NOW, IN
ABOUT AN HOUR THE OREGON
TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION WILL
DECIDE WHETHER TO MOVE FORWARD
WITH PLANS FOR TOLLING IN THE
PORTLAND AREA.
PORTLAND AREA. IT IS REVIEWING AN APPLICATION
SUBMITTED BY ODOT LAST WEEK.
IF APPROVED IT WILL BE PASSED
ONTO THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY
ADMINISTRATION.
ADMINISTRATION. ODOT SAYS THE APPLICATION
INCLUDES PLANS TO EVALUATE
TOLLS ON I-5 AND 205.
THE TOLLING RATES AND TIMES
HAVE NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED.
ODOT SAYS IF THE TOLLING
PROPOSAL IS APPROVED AT THE
FEDERAL LEVEL, FUNDING AND
CONSTRUCTION WOULD FOLLOW OVER
THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS.
>>> A LIVE LOOK FROM THE CANNON
BEACH SKYCAM NOW.
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SHOT, BUT IT
IS COLD.
IS COLD.
IS COLD. IF YOU ARE HEADING TO THE COAST
TODAY, WATCH OUT FOR THE
SNEAKER WAVES.
SNEAKER WAVES. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
SAYS IT MAY LOOK LIKE CLEAR
WEATHER CONDITIONS OUT THERE
BUT THE OCEAN SWELL WILL
INCREASE THE WAVE HEIGHTS
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. >>> WELL, OUR BRIAN BRENNAN
JOINS US NOW TRACKING THE
CONDITION ON THE COAST.
BRIAN?
BRIAN?
BRIAN? >>
BRIAN? >> HEY, CHRIS.
WE HAVE A WEATHER ALERT FOR
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. A
YOU. A SMALL CRAFT FOR HAZARDOUS SEA
ADVISORIES UNTIL THURSDAY AT
5:00 P.M.
5:00 P.M.
5:00 P.M. THAT BECAUSE OF THE WINDS
CAUSING THE CHOPPY WATERS.
YOU NEVER WANT TO TURN YOUR
BACK ON THE OCEAN.
IT IS BEAUTIFUL AND SUNNY,
HOWEVER.
HOWEVER.
HOWEVER. THE EAST WINDS HAVE KEPT US
CLEAR.
CLEAR.
CLEAR. WE
CLEAR. WE ARE AT 4 DEGREES RIGHT NOW,
-- 43 DEGREES RIGHT NOW, ABOUT
AS WARM AS WE WILL GET.
EAST WINDS SUSTAINED TO THE 20-
MILE PER HOUR RANGE, SHOWING
NO SIGNS OF STOPPING, LOOKING
LIKE FRIDAY TO SATURDAY WE WILL
SEE THE WINDS CALMING DOWN A
BIT.
BIT.
BIT. WE
BIT. WE WILL START COOLING DOWN, 41
AT 4:00 P.M., 35 AT 7:00 AND
HEADING TO THE FREEZING MARK
QUICKLY AFTER 10:00 P.M.
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE CHANCE
OF FREEZING RAIN ONCE WE GET
SOME WEATHER COMING UP THIS
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND. CHRIS?
CHRIS?
CHRIS? >>
CHRIS? >> BRIAN, THANK YOU.
>>> TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
A SEMI TRUCK CRASHED AND CAUGHT
FIRE ON I-5, ABOUT THREE MILES
SOUTH OF ALBANY.
ODOT AND OREGON STATE POLICE
RESPONDED.
RESPONDED. ALL THE NORTHBOUND LANES WERE
CLOSED AS CREWS CLEANED UP,
BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS THE ROAD
IS BACK OPEN NOW.
>>> NOW TO A DEVELOPING STORY
IN EAST PORTLAND.
AT LEAST ONE PERSON IS
HOSPITALIZED AFTER THIS FIERY
CRASH.
CRASH.
CRASH. IT
CRASH. IT HAPPENED ON SANDY BOULEVARD
AND 162nd AVENUE IN PORTLAND.
AROUND 1:00 A.M.
A DRIVER APPARENTLY HIT A
GUARDRAIL AND A METAL STREET
SIGN.
SIGN.
SIGN. FIREFIGHTERS PUT OUT THE FLAMES
AND WE SAW MEDICS TAKE AT LEAST
ONE PERSON TO THE HOSPITAL.
THAT CONDITION IS NOT YET
KNOWN.
KNOWN.
KNOWN. >>> PORTLAND POLICE NEED YOUR
HELP TO FIND TWO PEOPLE ACCUSED
OF ARSON AND THEFT.
TAKE A LOOKER.
POLICE RELEASED THIS SERVICE
VIDEO OF THE SUSPECTS INSIDE IS
CASCADE STATION.
CASCADE STATION. ONE OF THE SUSPECTS FIRED
INSIDE THE STORE AND THEN
WALKED OUT WITH SEVERAL HUNDRED
DOLLARS WORTH OF MERCHANDISE.
THE SECOND SUSPECT DROVE THEM
AWAY IN A BLUE MID-SIZED FOUR-
DOOR VEHICLE.
DOOR VEHICLE. TAKE A LOOK.
IF YOU KNOW WHO THE SUSPECTS
ARE OR HAVE INFORMATION, CALL
POLICE.
POLICE.
POLICE. >>> AN OREGON MAN IN CUSTODY
ACCUSED OF STASHING 250-POUNDS
WORTH OF MARIJUANA INSIDE
MOVING BOXES.
MOVING BOXES. IT HAPPENED DURING A TRAFFIC
STOP IN NAVAJO COUNTY IN
NORTHERN ARIZONA.
NORTHERN ARIZONA. THE MAN TOLD DEPUTIES HE WAS
TRAVELING TO TEXAS FROM OREGON.
AUTHORITIES SAY THE DRUGS HAVE
AN ESTIMATED STREET VALUE OF
$750,000.
$750,000.
$750,000. >>> RESCUERS ARE SEARCHING
FOR FIVE MISSING MARINES AFTER
A PAIR OF U.S. WAR PLANES
COLLIDED MID-AIR OFF THE COAST
OF JAPAN.
OF JAPAN.
OF JAPAN. THE PLANES WERE SAID TO BE
REFUELING DURING A TRAINING
EXERCISE BUT WOULD NOT GO TO
FURTHER DETAIL.
FURTHER DETAIL. TWO MARINES WERE PULLED FROM
THE SEA BUT ONE LATER DIED.
IT IS UNCLEAR WHAT CAUSEED THAT
CRASH.
CRASH.
CRASH. >>> TOMORROW MARKS THE 77th
ANNIVERSARY OF THE ATTACK ON
PEARL HARBOR.
PEARL HARBOR. DECEMBER 7, 1941 THE IMPERIAL
JAPANESE NAVY BOMBED THE U.S.
NAVAL BASE IN A PREEMPTIVE
ACTION TO KEEP THE U.S. NAVAL
FLEET FROM INTERFERING WITH
JAPAN'S PLANNED MILITARY
ACTIONS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA.
MORE THAN 2,400 AMERICANS DIED
IN ATTACK WHICH LEAD INTO THE
UNITED STATES' ENTRY INTO WORLD
WAR II.
WAR II.
WAR II. >>> GENERAL MOTORS CEO MARY
BARRA IS BACK ON CAPITOL HILL
TODAY TO SPEAK WITH LAWMAKERS
UNDER FIRE AFTER GM ANNOUNCED
IT WAS CLOSING PLANTS AND
LAYING OFF THOUSANDS OF
WORKERS.
WORKERS.
WORKERS. MORE NOW FROM BLAINE ALEXANDER.
>> Reporter: FOR GENERAL MOTORS
CEO MARY BARRA IT IS DAY TWO OF
A CAPITOL HILL DRILLING,
MEETING WITH LAWMAKERS TO
DEFEND THE PLANS FOR THE
COMPANY TO CLOSE FOUR PLANTS IN
MICHIGAN, MARYLAND AND OHIO,
LEAVING SOME 1,500 EMPLOYEES
WITHOUT JOB -- 15,000 EMPLOYEES
WITHOUT JOBS.
WITHOUT JOBS. THE COMPANY SAYING THE DEMAND
FOR SEDAN PRODUCTION
SEASONALITY THERE AND INSTEAD
FOCUSING ON ELECTRIC CARS AND
SHIPPING TRUCKS AND SUVs TO
MEXICO.
MEXICO.
MEXICO. >> WE ARE TRYING TO BLOBS THE
FACT WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE --
BALANCE THE FACT WE HAVE A LOT
OF PEOPLE GETTING A PENSION
FROM GENERAL MOTORS.
>> Reporter: THIS AFTER EIGHT
YEARS OF TAX PAYERS PAYING
$13 BILLION TO BAIL THE COMPANY
OUT AND BENEFITING FROM THE
PRESIDENT TRUMP TAX CUT.
>> THE TAX BILL IS EXACTLY THE
KIND OF THING GENERAL MOTORS
SHOULD BE USING TO REINVEST IN
A NEW PRODUCT.
>> Reporter: NOW LAWMAKERS ARE
LOOKING AT LEGISLATION THAT
WOULD REMOVE TAX BENEFITS FOR
COMPANIES SHIFTING JOBS
OVERSEAS.
OVERSEAS.
OVERSEAS. BLAINE ALEXANDER, NBC NEWS,
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. >>> THE PORTLAND TIMBERS ARE
NOW IN ATLANTA GETTING READY
FOR THE MLS CUP ON SATURDAY.
OUR CREW WAS AT ATLANTA UNITED
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. THEY ARE A FAVORITE IN THE
MATCH-UP, BUT THAT DOESN'T
SEEM TO BE BOTHERING PORTLAND,
AT ALL.
AT ALL.
AT ALL. THEY WILL FACE THE FAMILIAR FOE
ON THE OTHER SIDE.
>> IT WILL BE INTERESTING,
WHEREVER YOU ARE PLAYING, SO
WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPEN
>> WE WILL HAVE MORE FROM THE
TIMBERS ON KGW NEWS AT 4:00,
5:00 AND 6:00.
>>> WELL, THE HOCKEY INVESTORS
BROKE GROUND FOR A NEW ARENA AT
THE SEATTLE CENTER YESTERDAY.
THE STATE-OF-THE-ART ARENA IS
EXPECTED