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>>> TEACHERS ACROSS OREGON ARE STAGING A WALKOUT TODAY.
DISTRICTS ARE CLOSING SCHOOLS
AS EDUCATORS DEMAND FOR MONEY
FOR CLASSROOMS.
FOR CLASSROOMS. >>> THE SENATE IS ADJOURNED.
>>> EDUCATION FUNDING ON HOLD
AS REPUBLICANS REFUSED TO SHOW
UP IN SALEM TO VOTE ON A BILL
AIMED AT RAISING $1 BILLION PER
YEAR FOR SCHOOLS.
>>> PLUS, IT IS DO OR DIE FOR
THE BLAZERS AFTER THEY GET
BLOWN OUT LAST NIGHT IN DENVER.
THEY WILL NEED TO WIN GAME SIX
HERE IN ORLAND TO KEEP THE
SEASON ALIVE FOR.
>>> ALSO THIS MORNING, WHAT IS
IT LIKE TO BE A LYFT DRIVER IN
PORTLAND?
PORTLAND?
PORTLAND? >> YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE IS GOING
THROUGH THE ROOF.
>> HE IS 25 YEARS OF
PROFESSIONAL DRIVING EXPERIENCE
AND HE IS TELLING US WHAT
DRIVES HIM CRAZY IN A BRAND-NEW
EDITION OF CHRIS McGINNESS'S
DRIVING ME CRAZY STORIES.
THAT IS COMING UP ON KGW NEWS
AT SUNRISE THE STARTS NOW.
>>> WE START AT 6:00 WITH A
LIVE LOOK.
LIVE LOOK. THE TEACHERS WILL BE RALLYING
DOWN AT WATERFRONT PARK LATER
THIS MORNING AT 11.
WE WILL HAVE A LIVE INTERVIEW
COMING UP AND JUST A COUPLE
MINUTES.
MINUTES.
MINUTES. >>> SO GLAD YOU ARE WITH US. WE
ARE SEEING BRAND-NEW VIDEO OF
THE NEWEST ROYAL BABY, THAT IS
GOING TO BE COMING YOUR WAY
SHORTLY.
SHORTLY.
SHORTLY. >> BUT FIRST, WE HAVE ROD HILL
WITH THE WEATHER.
>>> WE HAVE CLOUDS OUT THERE
THIS MORNING.
THIS MORNING. WE WILL GET BACK TO THE SUNNY
ROUTINE THAT WE HAVE BEEN IN.
CLOUDY SPOTS AROUND THE
DOWNTOWN AREA, ESPECIALLY UP TO
THE NORTH.
THE NORTH. 53 8:00 OUT THE DOOR.
TURNS INTO A SUNNY DAY.
68 AT LUNCHTIME.
WE SHOULD BE UP TO THE UPPER
70s BY THE TIME THE KIDS GET
OUT OF SCHOOL.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RECORD HEAT
IN THE NEXT TWO DAYS.
>>> LET'S GET UP TO YAMHILL
COUNTY.
COUNTY.
COUNTY. IF YOU HAVE NOT HEARD, THEY
HAVE CLOSED THE ROAD.
BE PREPARED FOR MAJOR DELAYS
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS,
MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
>>> DELAYS NOW IN WILSONVILLE.
THIS IS THE FIRST UNUSUAL SLOW
SPOT FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE.
>>> THANKS A LOT.
>>> AS WE MENTIONED AT THE TOP
OF THE 6:00 HOUR, CLASSES ARE
CANCELED TODAY ACROSS THE STATE
AS THOUSANDS OF ORGAN TO OREGON
TEACHERS WALKOUT.
TEACHERS WALKOUT. >> AT LEAST 15 DISTRICTS ARE
CLOSED TODAY OR ENDING EARLY
BECAUSE OF THE WALKOUT.
THIS INCLUDES PORTLAND,
BEAVERTON, AND A LOT OF OTHER
DISTRICTS THAT YOU CAN SEE ON
THE SCREEN.
THE SCREEN. THE MIDWEEK CLOSURE HAS PARENTS
FRUSTRATED, WHICH IS
UNDERSTANDABLE, BUT THAT THE
THE TEACHERS SAY THAT THE
DISRUPTION IS NECESSARY.
>> SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO TAKE A
CHANGE TO THE TACTIC TO GET THE
ATTENTION OF THE COMMUNITY AND
SAY THIS IS A DIRE SITUATION.
THIS IS OUR SCHOOLS IN CRISIS.
>> IT IS NOT COOL BECAUSE THERE
ARE FEWER PARENTS THAT CAN TAKE
TIME OFF.
TIME OFF.
TIME OFF. THE NEED TO WORK.
>>> THEY HAVE 44,000 MEMBERS
ACROSS OREGON.
ACROSS OREGON. THE RALLIES ARE VOLUNTARY, BUT
THE UNION PRESIDENT THINKS
ABOUT HALF OF THE TEACHERS WILL
SHOW UP.
SHOW UP.
SHOW UP. >>> RALLIES AND ARCHES FOR THE
NEXT FEW HOURS.
THIS MORNING, WE'RE HEARING
FROM A TEACHER WHO WILL BE PART
OF THE WALKOUT.
TIM GORDON IS AT LINCOLN HIGH
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL. WE'RE JOINED NOW FOR A LIVE
OVERVIEW.
OVERVIEW.
OVERVIEW. >> Reporter: WE HAVE A GRANT
HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US ACROSS
TOWN.
TOWN.
TOWN. >>>
TOWN. >>> WE HAVE HAD DECADES OF
DISINVESTMENT IN PUBLIC
SCHOOLS.
SCHOOLS.
SCHOOLS. WE NEVER MET THE QUALITY
EDUCATION MODEL.
EDUCATION MODEL. WE'RE TRYING TO GET LEGISLATURE
TO FUND THE CLASSROOMS.
>>> THE CHALLENGES YOU SEE ARE
THE BIG CLASS SIZES.
MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING FOR
STUDENTS.
STUDENTS.
STUDENTS. CRISIS IN THE CLASSROOM IS WHAT
WE HAVE BEEN REPORTING ON A LOT
LATELY.
LATELY.
LATELY. WHAT YOU SEE?
>> I HAVE LARGE CLASS SIZES.
SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE 190
STUDENTS.
STUDENTS.
STUDENTS. THIS IS HUGE.
WE DO NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO PROVIDE THE QUALITY
EDUCATION THAT OUR STUDENTS
DESERVE.
DESERVE.
DESERVE. >> YOU BEEN AT THIS FOR A
WHILE.
WHILE.
WHILE. HAVE YOU SEEN IT DEGRADE OVER
THOSE YEARS?
THOSE YEARS? >> I HAVE SEEN MY CLASSROOMS
INCREASE BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS.
THERE IS NO RELIEF IN SIGHT.
SO THAT IS LESS TIME FOR ME TO
GRADE PAPERS, FEWER ASSIGNMENTS
ARE GIVEN.
ARE GIVEN. I DON'T HAVE TIME TO DEVELOP
THE RELATIONSHIPS WITH MY
STUDENTS THAT I NEED TO DO.
>> FOR THOSE ARE CRITICAL AND
SAY THAT YOU NEED TO FIX PERS
FIRST, THEN THERE'S LOT OF
MONEY FOR EDUCATION.
>> THIS IS ABOUT OUR STUDENTS.
PERS IS A SEPARATE ISSUE.
>>> THE KIND OF SUPPORT OR
PUSHBACK ARE YOU SEEING ON
EITHER SIDE?
EITHER SIDE? >> A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE ON BOARD
WITH TRYING TO SUPPORT OUR
STUDENTS.
STUDENTS.
STUDENTS. THAT IS WITH THE LEGISLATURE'S
JOB IS.
JOB IS.
JOB IS. >>> THERE IS A RALLY BEFORE THE
BIG RALLY AT 12:00.
WHAT HE LOOKING FORWARD TODAY?
>> I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
RALLYING TO WITH A LOT OF MY
COLLEAGUES.
COLLEAGUES. AND KIND OF GETTING AN
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE ARE
DEALING WITH AND WHAT THE
LEARNING CONDITIONS OF THE
STUDENTS ARE.
STUDENTS ARE. >> THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN.
WE WILL TALK TO YOU.
>> HE JOINED US HERE AT LINCOLN
WHICH WAS NICE FOR US AND GOOD
TO HEAR FROM HIM.
BACK TO YOU IN THE STUDIO.
>>> WE WILL BE COVERING THE
TEACHER WALKOUT ALL DAY LONG.
THE CREWS WILL BE HERE IN
PORTLAND AND SALEM.
YOU CAN STREAM THE LIVE
COVERAGE ON THE MOBILE APP.
>>> TODAY'S WALKOUT COMES AT
THE SAME TIME THAT THEY HAVE
MORE EDUCATION FUNDING ON HOLD.
THE REPUBLICANS DID NOT SHOW UP
AT THE CAPITAL FOR THE VOTE ON
THE STUDENT SUCCESS ACT.
THIS WALKOUT OF THE STATE
REPUBLICANS HAPPENED YESTERDAY.
WITHOUT THE REPUBLICANS THERE,
LAWMAKERS COULD NOT HOLD A
VOTE.
VOTE.
VOTE. THEY SKIP THE VOTE BECAUSE THEY
FEEL THAT THE BUSINESS TAX IS
REALLY A HIDDEN SALES TAX AND
THEY DO NOT WANT THE PUBLIC
EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SERVICE, OR
, TO BE IGNORED.
THEY SAY THE TAX WOULD GENERATE
$1 BILLION FOR SCHOOLS.
THE MONEY IS EARMARKED TO GO
STRAIGHT TO THE CLASSROOMS.
THEY WILL TRY TO HOLD A VOTE
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. >>> WE'RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT A
DEADLY SHOOTING IN SALEM.
DEPUTIES HAVE TAKEN TWO MEN
INTO CUSTODY.
INTO CUSTODY. THEY SAY THE MEN WERE ARRESTED
YESTERDAY.
YESTERDAY. BOTH ARE CHARGED WITH MURDER
AND AGGRAVATED MURDER.
THEY ARE ACCUSED OF KILLING TWO
MEN AND INJURING A WOMAN
OUTSIDE HER NORTHEAST SALEM
HOME.
HOME.
HOME. THE
HOME. THE WOMAN'S DAD SAYS THE
SHOOTER WAS HER EX-BOYFRIEND.
>>> TO NATIONAL HEADLINES, WE
JUST HEARD FROM COLORADO
OFFICIALS AT A PRESS CONFERENCE
ABOUT THE DEADLY SHOOTING AT
THE DENVER AREA SCHOOL FROM
YESTERDAY.
YESTERDAY. TWO STUDENTS IN CUSTODY AND THE
UNUSUAL PIECE OF NEWS OUT OF
THAT, ONE OF THE ALLEGED
SHOOTERS IS A GIRL.
IT IS VERY UNCOMMON.
ONE STUDENT IS DEAD, EIGHT
OTHERS INJURED, THIS IS AT
S.T.E.M.
S.T.E.M.
S.T.E.M. SCHOOL HIGHLANDS RANCH JUST
OUTSIDE OF DENVER.
THERE IDENTIFY ONE OF THE
SUSPECTS AS 18-YEAR-OLD DEVON
ERICKSON.
ERICKSON.
ERICKSON. HE WILL BE IN COURT TODAY.
THEY SAY HE AND A YOUNGER
FEMALE STUDENT OPENED FIRE
WITH TWO HANDGUNS YESTERDAY.
HAVING TWO PEOPLE WORK TOGETHER
IS ALSO VERY UNUSUAL.
THE USED HANDGUNS IN THE
ATTACK.
ATTACK.
ATTACK. ACCORDING TO POLICE.
WITHIN MINUTES, DEPUTIES WERE
ABLE TO TAKE THEM INTO CUSTODY.
POLICE SAY THAT THEY DID NOT
EXCHANGE GUNFIRE WITH THEM.
THE SHOOTING CAME ONE WEEK
AFTER THE 20th ANNIVERSARY OF
THE MASS SHOOTING AT COLUMBINE
HIGH SCHOOL.
HIGH SCHOOL. THAT IS JUST A FEW MILES AWAY.
>>> AND AWFUL FIRE. A FIRE
RIPPED THROUGH THE APARTMENT
BUILDING.
BUILDING.
BUILDING. THE FIREFIGHTERS GOT IT UNDER
CONTROL.
CONTROL.
CONTROL. THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW IT
STARTED.
STARTED.
STARTED. >>> THE HOUSE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE WILL VOTE ON WHETHER
TO HOLD THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IN
CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS.
IT CAME AFTER ATTORNEY GENERAL
WILLIAM BARR IGNORED A DEADLINE
ON MONDAY TO REDUCE THE FULL
UNREDACTED MUELLER REPORT.
THE TRUMP WHITE HOUSE IS
INTENSIFYING ITS RESISTANCE TO
INVESTIGATIONS BY CONGRESSIONAL
DEMOCRATS.
DEMOCRATS. OFFICIALS ORDERED FORMER WHITE
HOUSE COUNSEL DON McGAHN TO
DEFY A SUBPOENA FROM THE HOUSE
TO THIS VERY JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE.
COMMITTEE. >>> NEW THIS MORNING, THAT IS
THE ROYAL BABY.
JUST TWO DAYS OLD.
PRINCE HARRY AND MEGHAN MARKLE
INTRODUCE THIS ON TO THE WORLD
JUST BEFORE 6:00 HOUR TIME.
THE QUESTION IS, THEY DID NOT
SAY THE NAME.
WE WILL HAVE TO WAIT.
WE ARE CALLING HIM BABY SUSSEX
FOR NOW.
FOR NOW.
FOR NOW. >> I AM AMAZED AT HOW AMAZING
MEGHAN MARKLE LOOKS.
I WAS A TRAIN WRECK.
>> BRAVO TO HER.
>> CONGRATULATIONS THEM.
>> TO I THINK THEIR PEOPLE
WALKING AROUND THINKING THAT
THE BABY'S NAME IS ACTUALLY
SUSSEX.
SUSSEX.
SUSSEX. >> WHY NOT?
>> ISN'T THAT THEIR TITLE?
>> IT'S THE LAST NAME?
>> IT IS A DUKE AND THUS IT