THIS
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THIS IS KGW NEWS AT SUNRISE CADABBY HERE WITH US THIS
MORNING AND THANK YOU FOR
WAKING UP WITH US ON THIS
SATURDAY ON GAYLAN ATLANTA.
LET'S TAKE A LIVE LOOK OUTSIDE
NOW OF THE PORTLAND AREA FROM
OUR WELLS FARGO SKYCAM.
IT IS STILL PRETTY DAMP OUT
THERE AFTER A STORMY DAY
YESTERDAY.
YESTERDAY. CHRIS MCGINNIS IS LIVE AT HOME
WITH A QUICK LOOK AT THE
FORECAST.
FORECAST.
FORECAST. HOW'S IT LOOKING, CHRIS?
>> WELL, WE'RE GETTING A LITTLE
BREAK IN THE ACTION RIGHT NOW,
GALEN, BUT THE STORMY NESS WILL
BE BACK AND RATCHETING BACK UP
ACROSS THE REGION AS WE
PROGRESSED THROUGH OUR
SATURDAY.
SATURDAY.
SATURDAY. BIG PICTURE ACROSS THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST.
NORTHWEST. WE'RE KIND OF IN A LULL RIGHT
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. WE'RE STILL SEEING SOME SHOWERS
IN THE VALLEY, SPOTTY SHOWERS
AND OF COURSE SNOW SHOWERS IN
THE CASCADES.
THE CASCADES. YOU SEE THIS CLOUD COVER OFF TO
THE WEST THOUGH.
ALREADY OUR NEXT WEATHER MAKER
IS QUICKLY STEAMING IN TOWARDS
US AND THAT WILL BRING AN
UPTICK IN THE RAIN AND MOUNTAIN
SNOW A BIT LATER ON TODAY.
SO WHILE WE ONLY HAVE THE
SPOTTY SHOWERS THIS MORNING
AGAIN THOSE WILL BE INCREASING
AND BECOMING QUITE HEAVY I
THINK THIS AFTERNOON.
RIGHT NOW IT'S 44 AT PDX.
THIRTY FIVE.
THIRTY FIVE. ONE OF THE COOLER SPOTS IN
HILLSBORO WAS SKEP WHO'S
CHECKING IN WITH 36 AND ACROSS
THE STATE.
THE STATE. BAKER CITY 33 BEEN SITTING AT
THE FREEZING MARK AND THE DOW'S
IN THE EAST CORE SITTING AT 40
DEGREES TO PLAN FOR TODAY AND
THE WEEKEND.
THE WEEKEND. RAIN INCREASES DURING THE DAY
TODAY AND IT'LL BE PRETTY HEAVY
GALE AND A BIT LATER ON THIS
AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING
MAYBE A HALF AN INCH THREE
QUARTERS INCH OF RAIN IN THE
VALLEY, MAYBE A FOOT OF SNOW IN
THE MOUNTAINS.
THE MOUNTAINS. THAT SYSTEM BEGINS TO TAPER OFF
A LITTLE BIT ON SUNDAY.
WE CATCH OUR BREATHS.
THERE'S ANOTHER ONE COMING IN
ON MONDAY EVENING.
MORE ON THAT WITH YOUR FULL
FORECAST IN JUST A LITTLE BIT.
>> ALL RIGHT, CHRIS, THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR THAT.
NOW TO OUR TOP STORY THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. OREGON'S GOVERNOR IS ORDERING
SOME OF THE STRICTIST NEW RULES
IN THE COUNTRY AS KOFOD 19
CASES SURGE IN LOCAL HOSPITALS
ARE NEAR A BREAKING POINT.
THE NEW RESTRICTIONS LAST FOR
AT LEAST TWO WEEKS ACROSS
OREGON AND AT LEAST A MONTH FOR
MULTNOMAH COUNTY.
MULTNOMAH COUNTY. HERE ARE SOME OF THE BIG
TAKEAWAYS HERE.
TAKEAWAYS HERE. SOCIAL GATHERINGS ARE LIMITED
TO SIX PEOPLE FROM NO MORE THAN
TWO HOUSEHOLDS IN PERSON DINING
.
.
. IT'S
. IT'S DONE.
IT'S DONE. RESTAURANTS HAVE TO GO TAKE OUT
ONLY SOME OTHER BUSINESSES LIKE
GYMS ALSO HAVE TO CLOSE GROCERY
STORES AND RETAILERS MUST LIMIT
CAPACITY.
CAPACITY.
CAPACITY. CHURCHES HAVE TO LIMIT
ATTENDANCE AND BUSINESSES NEED
TO MANDATE WORKING FROM HOME AS
MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND INDOOR
VISITS AT LONG TERM CARE
FACILITIES ARE NO LONGER
ALLOWED.
ALLOWED.
ALLOWED. NOW THE RESTRICTIONS WERE
ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY WHICH WAS
THE SECOND DAY IN A ROW.
OREGON HAD MORE THAN A THOUSAND
NEW CASES.
NEW CASES. THE GOVERNOR HEALTH OFFICIALS
AND LOCAL LEADERS WANT YOU TO
TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY.
HERE'S CATHERINE COOK.
>> I AM NOT ASKING YOU.
I AM TELLING YOU GOVERNOR KATE
BROWN ON FRIDAY WITH MAYBE HER
STRONGEST STAND YET URGING
OREGONIANS TO STOP SPREADING
THE CORONA VIRUS ON A DAY WHEN
THE STATE REPORTED 1076 NEW
KOVIK 19 CASES AND SEVEN MORE
DEATHS.
DEATHS.
DEATHS. >> GOVERNOR BROWN ISSUED A TWO
WEEK STATEWIDE FREEZE TO HELP
STOP THE SPREAD.
IT LIMITS BARS AND RESTAURANTS
TO TAKE OUT ONLY GYMS AS WELL
AS INDOOR AND OUTDOOR EVENT
VENUES WILL CLOSE.
MALLS CAN STAY OPEN AT 75
PERCENT CAPACITY.
PERCENT CAPACITY. >> I KNOW IT'S HARD AND I KNOW
EVERYBODY IS WEARY BUT WE ARE
TRYING TO STOP THIS FEROCIOUS
VIRUS FROM SPREADING EVEN MORE
QUICKLY AND FAR WIDE AND TO
SAVE LIVES.
SAVE LIVES. THE GOVERNOR ORDERED MULTNOMAH
COUNTY CONSIDERED A CUPBOARD 19
HOTSPOT TO FOLLOW THESE NEW
RESTRICTIONS FOR AT LEAST A
MONTH.
MONTH.
MONTH. >>
MONTH. >> TWICE AS LONG AS THE REST
OF THE STATE.
THIS IS THE TOUGHEST THING THAT
I THINK ANY THAT OUR COMMUNITY
HAS EVER GONE THROUGH.
>> WHILE THE FREEZE WON'T START
UNTIL WEDNESDAY, MULTNOMAH
COUNTY CHAIR DEBORAH KAFOURY
URGED PEOPLE TO START OBSERVING
IT NOW.
IT NOW.
IT NOW. >> IF YOU HAD PLANS TO HANG OUT
WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND YOUR
FAMILY THIS WEEKEND, DON'T TAKE
THAT CHANCE.
THAT CHANCE. >> WE'VE HEARD SO MANY STORIES
OF SMALL SOCIAL GATHERINGS AS
THE WAY THAT THIS DISEASE IS
BEING SPREAD.
BEING SPREAD. THIS GRAPH SHOWS THE NUMBER
OF CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS DUE
TO COVID 19 ACCORDING TO THE
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY.
>> HOSPITALIZATIONS HAVE RISEN
NEARLY 50 PERCENT IN JUST THE
LAST WEEK.
LAST WEEK. DOCTORS FEAR THEY'LL REACH
CAPACITY SOON.
CAPACITY SOON. OHSU EMERGENCY ROOM DOCTOR
ESTHER CHU MADE A PLEA TO THE
PUBLIC TO STAY HOME.
IT HAS BEEN REALLY HARD FOR ME
TO SEE PEOPLE IN THE HOSPITAL
ISOLATED AND ALONE LIKE THAT.
>> I'M SORRY MANY OF YOU
CHEERED AND RANG BELLS AND PUT
UP SIGNS CALLING US HEROES AND
WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR THAT.
>> RIGHT NOW WE'RE ASKING YOU
TO BE OUR HEROES.
>> THERE'S NO QUESTION THE
FREEZE WILL FURTHER IMPACT
LOCAL BUSINESSES, ESPECIALLY IN
MULTNOMAH COUNTY.
MULTNOMAH COUNTY. BUT THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS SAVING
LIVES AND EVENTUALLY GETTING
BACK TO NORMAL.
FOR HE HOPES PEOPLE WILL
CONSIDER ALL OF THAT AND DO THE
RIGHT THING.
RIGHT THING. PEOPLE CAN'T JUST THINK WELL,
I'M JUST GOING TO SNEAK A QUICK
PARTY IN THIS WEEKEND AND NO
ONE WILL KNOW ABOUT THAT.
>> NO.
>> NO.
>> NO. KATHERINE COOK, KGW NEWS.
>> AS KATHERINE MENTIONED THERE
EARLIER, MALLS AND RETAIL
STORES ARE ALLOWED TO STAY OPEN
AT 75 PERCENT CAPACITY.
BUT CUSTOMERS ARE ASKED TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF CURBSIDE PICKUP
WHENEVER POSSIBLE.
WHENEVER POSSIBLE. THIS ESPECIALLY BUSY TIME FOR
STORES AS YOU CAN IMAGINE.
WE WENT BY CLACKAMAS TOWN
CENTER AND WASHINGTON SQUARE
MILE YESTERDAY IN THE PARKING
LOTS WERE JUST PACKED AS YOU
CAN SEE TO AVOID THE CROWDS AND
BOTH MALLS THOUGH HAVE SOME
INFORMATION ONLINE ABOUT HOW
YOU CAN ORDER CURBSIDE PICKUP
FROM MOST STORES.
ALL WEST COAST STATES MEANWHILE
ARE ALSO ISSUING A TRAVEL
ADVISORY AHEAD OF THE HOLIDAYS.
OREGON, WASHINGTON AND
CALIFORNIA URGE PEOPLE TO STAY
LOCAL BUT THEY'RE ALSO ASKING
ANYONE WHO TRAVELS OUT-OF-STATE
TO QUARANTINE FOR 14 DAYS AFTER
THEY GET HOME.
AND THEY'RE ASKING ANYONE NOT
FROM THE WEST COAST TO
QUARANTINE IF THEY TRAVEL HERE
.
.
. PDX
. PDX WAS
. PDX WAS ALREADY EXPECTING A
HUGE DECREASE IN HOLIDAY TRAVEL
THIS YEAR EVEN BEFORE THIS
ADVISORY.
ADVISORY.
ADVISORY. THE AIRPORT SAYS NUMBERS ARE
DOWN BY 65 PERCENT COMPARED TO
THIS TIME LAST YEAR IN THE 10
DAY PERIOD BETWEEN THE FRIDAY
BEFORE THANKSGIVING AND THE
MONDAY AFTER.
MONDAY AFTER. FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE
TRAVEL THROUGH PDX.
LAST YEAR.
LAST YEAR. THOSE NUMBERS THOUGH WILL TAKE
A BIG HIT THIS YEAR EXPECTING
ABOUT 200000 TRAVELERS OVER
THAT 10 DAY PERIOD OF TIME AND
THE BUSIEST OF THOSE DAYS IS
EXPECTED TO BE SUNDAY, NOVEMBER
TWENTY NINE.
TWENTY NINE. >> THE AIRPORT ALSO EXPECTS
MORE LAST MINUTE CHANGES OR
CANCELATIONS FROM HOLIDAY
TRAVELERS.
TRAVELERS. >> SO WHAT'S REALLY DIFFERENT
NOW COMPARED TO THE STAY AT
HOME ORDER IN THE SPRING?
MOST NOTABLY WHAT'S NOT
IMPACTED BY THE ORDER?
PERSONAL SERVICES LIKE HAIR
SALONS AND MASSAGE PARLORS CAN
STAY OPEN.
STAY OPEN. OUTDOOR RECREATION AND SPORTS
CAN CONTINUE AND SO CAN YOUTH
PROGRAMS, CHILDCARE, SCHOOLS
AND YOUTH SPORTS.
THE OTHER BIG DIFFERENCE THE
GOVERNOR SAYS SHE WILL USE
STATE POLICE AND LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT TO ENFORCE THESE
ORDERS.
ORDERS.
ORDERS. IT'S NOT EXACTLY CLEAR HOW THAT
WILL BE DONE, BUT VIOLATORS
COULD BE FINED OR SENT TO JAIL.
>> LET'S NOT TALK ABOUT
PORTLAND'S HOMELESS CRISIS.
>> AFTER DECADES OF BACK AND
FORTH PLANS, WAPITI JAIL IN
NORTH PORTLAND IS NOW UP AND
RUNNING AS A HOMELESS SHELTER.
TWENTY FIVE PEOPLE ARE STAYING
IN WHAT'S NOW CALLED THE BYBEE
LAKES HOPE CENTER.
THE NUMBER IS PRETTY LOW
BECAUSE THE BUILDING IS STILL
BEING RENOVATED AND BECAUSE
OF KOFOD RESTRICTIONS POST
PANDEMIC AND POST CONSTRUCTION
THOUGH THE GOAL IS TO HAVE
CLOSE TO 500 BEDS THERE.
THE BUILDING HAS ONSITE
TREATMENT PROGRAMS AND JOB
TRAINING AND WE MET WITH ONE
OF THE NEW PEOPLE LIVING THERE
.
.
. THIS
. THIS WORKS FOR ME BECAUSE WELL,
YOU HAD THE STAFF.
YOU HAVE A GREAT SUPPORT TEAM
AND THEY HOLD YOU ACCOUNTABLE
FOR YOUR ACTIONS AS WELL.
AND SO IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS
THAT HELPS GET YOU BACK ONTO
YOUR FEET ON THE RIGHT TRACK
AND ITS POSITIVE INFLUENCES.
AND IT'S NOT JUST YOU'RE NOT
JUST A NUMBER IN A SHELTER
EITHER.
EITHER.
EITHER. YOU'RE ACTUALLY A PERSON THAT
MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE.
>> THE HELP CENTER ISN'T GOING
TO SOLVE THE AREA'S DESPERATE
NEED FOR MORE SHELTER SPACE
THOUGH HEADING INTO THE WINTER.
IN ADDITION TO THE LIMIT ON
FREE SPACE, IT HAS SOME STRICT
COVERED SCREENING PROTOCOLS SO
IT CANNOT ACCEPT WALK INS
PEOPEL THERE ALSO HAVE TO AGREE
TO BE CLEAN AND SOBER.
>> WELL, REMOTE SCHOOL HAS NOT
REALLY BEEN EASY FOR FAMILIES.
AND SO THERE IS AN EFFORT TO
HELP AND IT STARTS IN A TENT IN
NORTHEAST PORTLAND.
NORTHEAST PORTLAND. TIMBA RITA AND HIS BUSINESS
PARTNER HAVE BEEN DOING WELL
DURING THE PANDEMIC.
THEY WANTED TO GIVE BACK TO THE
COMMUNITY SO THEY SET UP THIS
TENT COMPLETE WITH SPACED OUT
DESKS AND CHAIRS AS WELL AS
HEATERS AND EVEN INTERNET.
IT'S CALLED EQUAL GROUND
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL. IT'S TO GIVE NEIGHBORHOOD
STUDENTS A SAFE CLEAN SPACE TO
SOCIALIZE WITH PEERS IN A
DISTANT WAY TO SOME OF THEIR
WORK AND GET A LITTLE HELP FROM
A TUTOR.
A TUTOR.
A TUTOR. AND IT'S ALL FREE.
MORITA AND HIS BUSINESS PARTNER
ARE SPENDING 50 THOUSAND
DOLLARS A MONTH ON ALL OF THIS.
BUT HE SAYS PEOPLE DON'T
ACTUALLY HAVE TO SPEND ALL
OF THAT MONEY TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE.
DIFFERENCE. >> THAT'S THE THINGS THAT
EVERYBODY CAN HELP THOUGH YOU
DON'T LIKE.
DON'T LIKE. DOESN'T IT BE A BIG TENT?
THIS DOESN'T MEAN MONEY BUT I
THINK IT'S TIME.
THE BIGGEST THING THAT WE CAN
DO TO HELP THE KIDS IS THAT
ASSESSMENT ONCE A WEEK.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE IN PERSON
OR READ IT THERE SAYS THERE IS
STILL THERE ARE STILL SPOTS
RATHER FOR KIDS WHO WANT TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SPACE AND
TUTORING.
TUTORING.
TUTORING. >> WE'VE GOT MORE INFORMATION
ON CAGY W DOT COM.
WHAT'S BEEN A BIG TALKING POINT
ALL WEEK?
ALL WEEK?
ALL WEEK? LEADERS EVERYWHERE WANT US TO
TAKE OUR HOLIDAY TRADITIONS AND
CHANGE THEM UP THIS YEAR AND
NEXT HOW FAMILIES ARE ADAPTING
THEIR CELEBRATIONS TO THE KOVEN