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. >>> THIS IS KGW NEWS AT 11:00
P.M.
P.M.
P.M. >>
P.M. >> HOW BAD IS IT?
>> NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> NEW TONIGHT AT 11:00 P.M.
A THANKSGIVING TO BE THANKFUL
FOR.
FOR.
FOR. IT
FOR. IT IS AN EMOTIONAL MEETING 50
YEARS IN THE MAKING FOR A LONG
LOST FATHER AND SON.
>> AND SO IT BEGINS, BLACK
FRIDAY SHOPPING BEGINS.
THE APPS THAT COULD HELP YOU
SCORE DEALS AND A NAIL BITING
FINISH FOR THE OREGON DUCKS,
TWO TOP RANKED UNDEFEATED TEAMS
THAT NEEDED EXTRA TIME TO
SETTLE.
SETTLE.
SETTLE. >>> ON THIS THANKSGIVING NIGHT
WITH A LIVE LOOK OUTSIDE.
HOPEFULLYYOU CELEBRATED WITH
FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND TO THOSE
WHO HAD TO WORK, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR YOUR DEDICATION.
WE APPRECIATE IT.
THIS IS A LIVE LOOK OVER
DOWNTOWN PORTLAND.
DOWNTOWN PORTLAND. IT HAS BEEN CHILLY.
TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE
MID-20s.
MID-20s.
MID-20s. MID-20s OVERNIGHT.
MID-20s OVERNIGHT. WOW!
WOW!
WOW! >>
WOW! >> WE STAY DRY FOR THE TIME
BEING AND THAT CHANGES SATURDAY
NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.
WALK OUT THERE RIGHT NOW.
A LIVE LOOK.
TEMPERATURE OF 37 DEGREES.
I AM EXPECTING TO SEE OVERNIGHT
LOWS DROP 10 DEGREES IN
DOWNTOWN PORTLAND.
DOWNTOWN PORTLAND. SO IF YOU ARE OUT AND ABOUT FOR
BLACK FRIDAY SHOPPING, BUNDLE
UP.
UP.
UP. DRESS
UP. DRESS IN LAYERS, YOU ARE GOING
TO NEED IT.
TEMPERATURES RIGHT NOW, 26
DEGREES.
DEGREES.
DEGREES. THAT IS ONE OF THE COOL SPOTS.
HAPPY VALLEY 32.
AND ON THE EAST SIDE THERE,
TEMPERATURES OF 30.
AND THERE IS A FREEZE WARNING
IN EFFECT ALONG THE OREGON
COAST.
COAST.
COAST. TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE
UPPER 20s AS WELL AND TALKING
ABOUT THAT WIND, GUSTS FROM 25
TO 30 MILES PER HOUR OVERNIGHT
AND IT WILL BE JUST AS WINDY
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW. MORE WINDY AND BREEZIER
CONDITIONS PICK UP ON THE EAST
SIDE OF MULTNOMAH COUNTY AND
THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE.
BE AWARE OF THAT OVER THE NEXT
24 HOURS OR SO.
LIKE I SAID, WE WILL BE STAYING
DRY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY AND
OVERNIGHT BY SATURDAY NIGHT
INTO SUNDAY, THERE WILL BE
PRECIPITATION.
PRECIPITATION. WE WILL BE A MIX OF RAIN AND
SNOW.
SNOW.
SNOW. MORE ABOUT THAT COMING UP.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>>> TODAY'S STOP STORIES.
SEVERE WEATHER SHELTERS ARE
OPEN IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY
TONIGHT FOR ANYONE WHO NEEDS A
WARM PLACE TO STAY.
WE WANT TO POINT OUT THEY DO
NOT REQUIRE IDENTIFICATION OR
DOCUMENTATION.
DOCUMENTATION. IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW
NEEDS A BED OR NEEDS A RIDE
CALL 211 OR GO TO 211 INFO.ORG.
>>> WHEN I READ THE WORD
ANTHRAXES, I LOOKED AT MY HANDS
AND I HAD WHITE POWDER ON MY
HANDS.
HANDS.
HANDS. I
HANDS. I DROPPED THE LETTER.
>> SCARY.
>> SCARY.
>> SCARY. NEW TONIGHT AT, SPEAKING OUT
ABOUT A DEATH THREAT AND A
HAZMAT SCARE DURING THE
HOLIDAYS.
HOLIDAYS.
HOLIDAYS. SHE WAS RAPED BY FOUR MEN IN
1998, SOME FROM THE OREGON
STATE FOOTBALL TEAM.
WE TALKED TO HER SEVERAL TIMES
AND SHE HOSTS PROGRAM AT
COLLEGES, TEACHING STUDENTS
ABOUT PREVENTING SEXUAL
ASSAULTS.
ASSAULTS.
ASSAULTS. LAST NIGHT SHE RECEIVED A
THREATENING LETTER WITH WHITE
POWDER INSIDE.
POWDER INSIDE. THE LETTER SAID, IT IS TIME TO
DIE.
DIE.
DIE. ADDING IF THIS ANTHRAXES
DOESN'T KILL YOU, MY AR WILL.
HAZMAT CREWS CAME TO HER HOME
AND DETERMINED THE POWDER
WASN'T DANGEROUS.
WASN'T DANGEROUS. SHE SAID IT IS UPSETTING FOR
SEVERAL REASONS, AMONG THEM,
THIS IMPACTED HER FAMILY TOO.
SHE WAS HOSTING THEM FOR
THANKSGIVING.
THANKSGIVING. >> I FELT LIKE I KNOW WHY THIS
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED. I THINK THAT SOMEONE IS TRYING
TO INTIMIDATE ME AND SCARE ME
BECAUSE OF THE WORK I DO,
ADVOCATING FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT
SURVIVORS.
SURVIVORS. I WAS MORE ANGRY THAT MY FAMILY
WAS AFFECTED.
WAS AFFECTED. YOU KNOW, I TAKE THE BRUNT OF
THE BULLYING ON SOCIAL MEDIA
AND THAT KIND OF THING, BUT THE
IDEA THEY WERE INVOLVED
DIRECTLY THIS TIME, THEY COULD
BE DIRECTLY AFFECTED, THAT IS
WEIGHING HEAVY ON ME RIGHT NOW.
>> THIS IS INSANE.
SHE SAID SHE WON'T LET THREATS
STOP HER FROM CONTINUING HER
WORK.
WORK.
WORK. TWEETING I AM NOT GOING
ANYWHERE.
ANYWHERE.
ANYWHERE. GOOD FOR HER.
>>> A MAN WOKE UP TODAY TO A
TERRIBLE THANKSGIVING THEFT.
SOMEONE BROKE INTO HIS CAR AND
STOLE HIS GRANDFATHER'S
CREMATED REMAINS AND OTHER
ITEMS INSIDE THE VEHICLE.
THIS HAPPENED OVERNIGHT BY
HOLLY RIDGE LANE AND 103 AVENUE
NEAR 219.
NEAR 219.
NEAR 219. SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES SAY THE
VICTIM IS HEARTBROKEN.
THEY HAVEN'T LEASED A SUSPECT
DESCRIPTION BUT ANYONE WITH
INFORMATION CONTACT THE
SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
SHERIFF'S OFFICE. >>> EVEN THOUGH THE TURKEY
DINNER MAY STILL BE DIGESTING,
MANY PEOPLE ARE HUNTING FOR
BLACK FRIDAY DEALS.
A LOT OF STORES ALREADY ROLLED
OUT THE DEALS AND THEN THERE IS
ALWAYS ON LINE SHOPPING.
APPS CAN HELP YOU FIND THE BEST
DEALS.
DEALS.
DEALS. FLIP MAKES IT EASY TO BROWSE
STORE ADS WHILE HONEY WINDS
DISCOUNT CODES AND THEN CAMEL,
CAMEL, CAMEL WILL GIVE YOU A
PRICE HISTORY.
PRICE HISTORY. >>> ALL RIGHT.
NEW TONIGHT FOR A BATTLEGROUND
MAN, THIS THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
IS ONE HE WILL NEVER FORGET.
HE FINALLY GOT TO MEET HIS
FATHER.
FATHER.
FATHER. KGW'S MIKE BENNER HAS THE STORY
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. >> Reporter: THANKSGIVING IS A
TIME TO GIVE THANKS AND NOBODY
IS MORE GRATEFUL TONIGHT THAN
KEVIN.
KEVIN.
KEVIN. FOR DECADES HE HAS BEEN WANTING
TO MEET HIS DAD AND TONIGHT
THAT DREAM CAME THROUGH.
>> WENT OUT ON A LIMB.
>> Reporter: HIS HEART IS
RACING, EVEN WITH HIS WIFE AT
HIS SIDE.
HIS SIDE.
HIS SIDE. HE IS MINUTES AWAY FROM MEETING
HIS DAD.
HIS DAD.
HIS DAD. >> I AM NERVOUS.
I AM EXCITED.
THERE IS ALL THAT.
ALL THAT EMOTION RIGHT NOW.
YEAH.
YEAH.
YEAH. IT
YEAH. IT IS AMAZING.
>> Reporter: IT IS.
YOU HAVE TO HEAR SOME OF THE
BACK STORY.
BACK STORY. KEVIN WAS PUT UP FOR ADOPTION
AT BIRTH AFTER HIS MOM AND DAD
HAD A BRIEF RELATIONSHIP AT A
YOUNG AGE.
YOUNG AGE. >> MY MOM FOUND ME, SHE
SEARCHED FOR 20 YEARS AND FOUND
ME IN 2006.
>> Reporter: A DECADE LATER
KEVIN FOUND HIS DAD.
WITH A LITTLE ENCOURAGEMENT
FROM HIS WIFE.
>> SINCE WE HAVE BEEN TOGETHER
I WANTED TO FIND HIS FATHER AND
SO TWO YEARS AGO -- IT TOOK
OVER TWO YEARS TO FIND HIM.
>> Reporter: THIS AUGUST HE AND
HIS DAD CONNECTED BY E-MAIL AND
PHONE.
PHONE.
PHONE. THEY LINED UP A FACE TO FACE
MEETING FOR THANKSGIVING.
THEY WAITED AND THEN THIS.
>> HOW ABOUT IT?
GOOD TO MEET YOU.
>> NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> Reporter: THEY HAD THIS TO
SAY.
SAY.
SAY. >>
SAY. >> I
SAY. >> I AM NERVOUS, OF COURSE AND
I AM HAPPY TO BE HERE.
REALLY HAPPY.
REALLY HAPPY. >> THIS IS THE BEST PART, FIRST
OFF, I WANT TO GET THE ICE
BREAKER DONE.
BREAKER DONE. NOW WE CAN MOVE ON WITH OUR
WEEKEND AND BE GRATEFUL.
>> Reporter: BUT FIRST KEVIN
HAS THIS MESSAGE FOR ANYONE
ELSE WHO MAY BE SEARCHING FOR
FAMILY.
FAMILY.
FAMILY. >> GIVE IT A SHOT.
BECAUSE TECHNOLOGY HAS GONE
THROUGH THE ROOF.
SO THIS WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN
POSSIBLE 15 YEARS AGO.
>> Reporter: TALK ABOUT A
SPECIAL THANKSGIVING, KEVIN
SAYS HIS DAD TRAVELED ALL W
ORLD BUT NEVER TO THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST.
NORTHWEST. MIKE BENNER, KGW NEWS.
>>> PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP MADE
A SURPRISE STREETS AFGHANISTAN
TODAY TO SPEND TIME WITH U.S.
TROOPS ON THANKSGIVING.
THE PRESIDENT ARRIVED AND SPENT
MORE THAN TWO AND A HALF HOURS
ON THE GROUND.
REPORTERS WERE UNDER STRICT
INSTRUCTIONS TO KEEP THIS TRIP
A SECRET TO ENSURE HIS SAFETY.
>> WE FLEW 8,331 MILES TO BE
HERE TONIGHT FOR ONE SIMPLE
REASON, TO TELL YOU IN PERSON
THAT THIS THANKSGIVING IS A
SPECIAL THANKSGIVING.
SPECIAL THANKSGIVING. THERE IS NOWHERE I WOULD RATHER
CELEBRATE THIS THANKSGIVING
THAN RIGHT HERE WITH ITS
TOUGHEST, STRONGEST, BEST AND
BRAVIEST WARRIORS ON THE FACE
OF THE EARTH.
>> THE PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY
MELANIA TRUMP MADE A SIMILAR
TRIP LAST YEAR TO IRAQ ON
CHRISTMAS NIGHT.
CHRISTMAS NIGHT. THAT WAS THE FIRST TRIP TO AN
ACTIVE CONFLICT ZONE.
VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE ALSO
VISITS TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN.
>>> OREGON FELL TO GONZAGA IN
OVER TIME 73-72 IN THE BATTLE
FOR ATLANTA'S TOURNAMENT IN THE
BAHAMAS AND BOTH TEAMS ENTERED
UNDEFEATED.
UNDEFEATED. GONZAGA MOVES ON TO THE
CHAMPIONSHIP AGAINST MICHIGAN.
THAT GAME IS TOMORROW.
>>> HOPEFULLY YOU DIDN'T BET ON
THE DUCKS TODAY.
A $5 BET EARNED ONE MAN
$81,000.
$81,000.
$81,000. THAT WAS THE BIGGEST PAY OUT
SINCE THE OREGON LOTTERY
RELEASED THE NEW SCOREBOARD
GAME.
GAME.
GAME. KGW'S KYLE IBOSHI HAS THE
NUMBERS.
NUMBERS.
NUMBERS. >> THE OREGON LOTTERY LAUNCHED
SCOREBOARD WHICH ALLOWS FANS TO
BET ON PROFESSIONAL GAMES LIKE
FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, BASEBALL,
DARTS.
DARTS.
DARTS. YES, DARTS.
YES, DARTS. WHICH GOT US WONDERING, HOW
MUCH ARE SPORTS FANS BETTING?
A LOT OF MONEY.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
$13MILLION WAGERED.
$13MILLION WAGERED. $12MILLION IN WINNING.
THE AVERAGE BET $22.
ANOTHER QUESTION, WAS THE
SINGLE BIGGEST BET WE HAVE SEEN
SO FAR?
SO FAR?
SO FAR? $15,000 ON SPURS VERSUS LAKERS.
THE PERSON LOST.
ANOTHER QUESTION, WHAT IS THE
BIGGEST PAY OUT?
$81,000.
$81,000.
$81,000. IT WASN'T EASY.
THE PERSON PICKS 15 GAMES
CORRECTLY.
CORRECTLY. EUROPEAN BASKETBALL.
EUROPEAN BASKETBALL. THE BET, $5 FOR THAT BIG PAY
DAY.
DAY.
DAY. KYLE
DAY. KYLE IBOSHI, KGW NEWS.
>>> SHE WAS SAYING COLD.
YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN.
AN UNEXPECTED CAMPING TRIP BY
MT. HOOD.
MT. HOOD.
MT. HOOD. WHO TOOK ON THE TOP PRIZE THAT
NATIONAL DOG SHOW.
AND LATER, WE WILL VISIT THE
KIDS AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL