PROTEST
PROTEST TOMORROW. SOME BUSINESSES ARE CLOSING UP
SHOP.
SHOP.
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SHOP. >> THIS IS KGW NEWS AT 11:00.
>>> FIRST, WE ARE JUST HOURS
AWAY FROM THAT PLANNED
DEMONSTRATION THAT IS EXPECTED
TO DRAW A LARGE CROWD TO
DOWNTOWN PORTLAND.
DOWNTOWN PORTLAND. POLICE SAY THEY ARE READY.
BUT SOME BUSINESSES ARE WORRIED
ABOUT VIOLENCE.
ABOUT VIOLENCE. HERE IS WHAT WE KNOW.
POLICE EXPECT PROTESTERS TO
GATHER AS EARLY AS 9:30
TOMORROW MORNING IN WATERFRONT
PARK.
PARK.
PARK. BUT, THERE IS NO PERMIT FOR THE
RALLY SO IT COULD MOVE.
THIS RALLY WAS PLANNED BY A FAR
RIGHT ACTIVIST FROM FLORIDA WHO
IS PUSHING FOR THE ANTIFASCIST
GROUP ANTIFA TO BE LABELED A
TERRORIST GROUP.
TERRORIST GROUP. ANTIFA MEMBERS ARE ALSO
EXPECTED TO SHOW UP.
MIKE BENNER IS LIVE AT
WATERFRONT PARK WHERE
PREPARATIONS ARE UNDERWAY.
>> Reporter: I CAN TELL YOU
THERE ARE DOZENS OF CEMENT
BARRIERS LINING SOUTHWEST NATO
PARKWAY TONIGHT.
PARKWAY TONIGHT. IF YOU THINK THESE BARRIERS ARE
OUT HERE TO KEEP PROTESTERS ON
ONE SIDE AND COUNTERPROTESTERS
ON THE OTHER, THINK AGAIN.
THEY ARE ACTUALLY OUT HERE TO
KEEP VEHICLES FROM DRIVING IN
TO THE LARGE CROWD.
SO OBVIOUSLY THERE IS CONCERN
FOR VIOLENCE.
FOR VIOLENCE. IF YOU COUPLE THAT WITH THE
IDEA THAT THE NONPROTESTER
TYPES WILL AVOID THE DOWNTOWN
CORE, YOU GET BUSINESSES
PLAYING IT SAFE AND CLOSING FOR
THE DAY.
THE DAY.
THE DAY. AMONG THE BUSINESSES WITH PLANS
TO CLOSE ITS DOORS SATURDAY IS
CHALICE FARM'S MARIJUANA
DISPENSARY.
DISPENSARY. >> I'M VERY FRUSTRATED AND SAD.
ENRAGED.
ENRAGED.
ENRAGED. >> Reporter: CHRISTOPHER
CROSSER IS ESPECIALLY UPSET.
HE WAS SCHEDULED TO WORK.
BUT THE PROTEST IS NOT ALLOWING
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. AND
THAT. AND NO WORK FOR CROSSER MEANS
NO PAYCHECK.
NO PAYCHECK. >> I'LL HAVE TO POOL INTO MY
SAVINGS ACCOUNT.
SAVINGS ACCOUNT. I DON'T MAKE A LOT OF MONEY.
AND IT IS EXPENSIVE TO LIVE
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. >>
HERE. >> IT SUCKS.
IT IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED.
>> Reporter: JOHNSON OWNS
PATTY'S.
PATTY'S.
PATTY'S. THE BAR IS NOT CLOSED THE
ENTIRE DAY.
ENTIRE DAY. INSTEAD, IT IS OPENING UP FIVE
HOURS LATER THAN NORMAL.
>> WHAT THE POLICE ARE TELLING
US IS THERE IS JUST NOBODY THAT
WILL REALLY BE DOWN THERE OTHER
THAN, YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE THAT
POTENTIALLY ARE THE
TROUBLEMAKERS.
TROUBLEMAKERS. SO, WE ARE TAKING ALL OUR PATIO
FURNITURE INSIDE.
FURNITURE INSIDE. TAKING AWAY ANYTHING THAT
SOMEBODY COULD THROW THROUGH A
WINDOW.
WINDOW.
WINDOW. >> Reporter: SPEAKING OF THAT,
THE PORTLAND POLICE BUREAU IS
GEARING UP FOR THE POSSIBILITY
OF VIOLENCE.
OF VIOLENCE. MORE THAN A DOZEN LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES FROM
ACROSS THE STATE HAVE AGREED TO
HELP THE BUREAU KEEP THE PEACE.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE HOPE
IS THAT DEMONSTRATORS POLICE
THEMSELVES.
THEMSELVES. >> FIRST, WE ASK REFRAINING
FROM CRIMINAL ACTS.
ACTS OF VIOLENCE.
SECOND, IF SOMEONE WITNESSES AN
ACT OF VIOLENCE, A CRIMINAL
ACT, OR SOMETHING THAT IS
ALARMING IN NATURE, FOR THE
PUBLIC SAFETY, PLEASE CALL 911.
>> Reporter: A PLEA FOR HELP
HOURS AHEAD OF A RALLY AND
COUNTERPROTEST THAT COULD HAVE
A MAJOR IMPACT ON DOWNTOWN
PORTLAND.
PORTLAND.
PORTLAND. >> IT IS SAD THE FACT HUMAN
BEINGS ARE JUST GOING AGAINST
EACH OTHER.
EACH OTHER. WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE IN THIS
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. THIS IS OUR PLANET.
WE SHOULD BE WITH EACH OTHER.
NOT AGAINST EACH OTHER.
>> Reporter: ALL RIGHT, KEEPING
WITH THAT THEME, THE OWNER OF
PATTY'S BAR AND GRILL SAYS WHEN
THEY DO FINALLY OPEN UP AT 4:00
TOMORROW AFTERNOON, THERE WILL
BE A 10% DISCOUNT FOR LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
ENFORCEMENT. IT IS THEIR WAY OF SAYING THANK
YOU AND WE APPRECIATE YOU.
BACK TO YOU.
>> Reporter: THAT'S A NICE
GESTURE.
GESTURE.
GESTURE. WE HOPE IT IS PEACEFUL ALL DAY.
POLICE PLAN TO SHUT DOWN BOTH
SIGNS OF THE HAWTHORNE BRIDGE.
WE DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL
BE CLOSED.
BE CLOSED. PIEDMONT SAYS YOU SHOULD EXPECT
LIMITED ROAD CLOSURES ALONG
WATERFRONT PARKWAY.
WATERFRONT PARKWAY. THIS IS ALL HAPPENING FROM
MADISON ON THE SOUTH END TO
ALDER ON THE NORTH END AND WEST
TO FOURTH AVENUE.
>>> IN ADDITION YOU SAW THE
CONCRETE ROADBLOCKS.
CONCRETE ROADBLOCKS. CREWS WILL BE MOVING THOSE OUT
AGAIN MONDAY.
AGAIN MONDAY. SO NORTHBOUND NATO PARKWAY WILL
BE CLOSED FROM 9:00 IN THE
MORNING TO 4:00 IN THE
AFTERNOON BETWEEN THE HAWTHORNE
AND MORRISON BRIDGES.
>>> POLICE MADE A HANDFUL OF
ARRESTS THIS WEEK CONNECTED TO
A FIGHT AFTER THE LAST VIOLENT
ENCOUNTER BETWEEN ANTIFA AND
MEMBERS OF A FAR RIGHT GROUP
PATRIOT PRAYER.
PATRIOT PRAYER. THE LEADER OF THAT GROUP GROUP
JOEY GIBSON TURNED HIMSELF IN.
HE TOLD HIS SUPPORTERS TO SHOW
UP, BUT FOLLOW THE LAW.
>> DO NOT BREAK THE LAW
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW. DO NOT BREAK THE LAW.
DO NOT BE VIOLENT.
STAND YOUR GROUND, DO NOT BE
VIOLENT.
VIOLENT.
VIOLENT. >> GIBSON WAS RELEASED FROM
JAIL THIS EVENING.
WE WILL BE MONITORING THE
PROTEST AND LET YOU KNOW IF IT
CAUSES ANY ISSUES, YOU CAN LOOK
FOR UPDATES ON YOUR KGW APP OR
KGW.COM THROUGHOUT THE DAY
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW. >>> NEW TONIGHT, WE HAVE
LEARNED TWO CHILDREN WERE
NEARLY SWEPT OUT TO SEA TODAY.
NEAR TILLAMOOK.
NEAR TILLAMOOK. THE CHILDREN WERE PULLED INTO
DEEP WATER BY A RIP TIDE OFF
THE COAST OF CAPE MERES.
WITNESSES WERE ABLE TO REACH
THE CHILDREN AND GET THEM BACK
TO THE BEACH BUT IT WAS
AMAZING.
AMAZING.
AMAZING. TWO ADULTS WERE ACTUALLY
SERIOUSLY HURT IN THAT RESCUE
EFFORT.
EFFORT.
EFFORT. THEY ARE IN THE HOSPITAL
TONIGHT AND THE TILLAMOOK
COUNTY SHERIFF SAYS IF NOT FOR
THE HEROIC EFFORTS OF THOSE
WITNESSES, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN
AN ENORMOUS TRAGEDY.
>>> CHECK OUT THIS BIG MESS
FROM A CRASH ON THE HIGHWAY 26
ONRAMP.
ONRAMP.
ONRAMP. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, IT TOOK A
GOOD LONG WHILE TO CLEAR THIS
UP SO IT DID IMPACT TRAFFIC.
THE RAMP TO HIGHWAY 26 FROM
CORNELIUS PASS SOUTHBOUND WAS
CLOSED ABOUT THREE HOURS.
>>> NOW, WE TAKE YOU TO SALEM
WHERE A GROUP OF BOYS IS MAKING
THEIR HOMETOWN VERY CROWD.
THE SPREG LITTLE LEAGUE TEAM IS
IN PENNSYLVANIA FOR THE LITTLE
LEAGUE WORLD SERIES.
WE SENT KGW'S KATHERINE COOK TO
SALEM WHERE SUPPORTERS CHEERED
THEM ON TOGETHER.
>> Reporter: EVEN WHEN A
BASEBALL FIELD IS EMPTY, IT'S
STILL ALIVE.
STILL ALIVE. THE TASTE, SOUNDS, AND DREAMS
OF THE HOME TEAM.
HERE AT THE FIELD IN SALEM, THE
EMPTY STANDS AND OVERGROWN
WEEDS MEANS THE LITTLE LEAGUE'S
DREAM IS COMING TRUE.
THEY ARE IN WILLIAMS PORT,
PENNSYLVANIA.
PENNSYLVANIA. >> THIS IS PRETTY EXCITING FOR
SALEM, OREGON.
SALEM, OREGON. YOU KNOW?
YOU KNOW?
YOU KNOW? >> Reporter: FOR THE HOME
CROWD.
CROWD.
CROWD. >>
CROWD. >> WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT THE
TEAM.
TEAM.
TEAM. >>
TEAM. >> Reporter: THIS IS THE NEXT
BEST THING TO BEING IN THE
STANDS.
STANDS.
STANDS. A
STANDS. A WATCH PARTY AT THE B2 TAP
HOUSE AND BREWERY IN SALEM.
>> THE PRESSURE IS ON.
IT'S LIKE I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY
CAN DO IT.
>> HALF THE TEAM ARE LIKE MY
CLASSMATES.
CLASSMATES. IT'S FUN TO WATCH THEM ON TV.
>> Reporter: ELENA PLAYED WITH
THESE GUYS FOR YEARS UNTIL SHE
SWIFTED OVER TO SOFTBALL.
>> THEY ARE REALLY GOOD KIDS.
>> THE LITTLE LEAGUE IS IS A
HUGE COMMUNITY AND FAMILY.
AND WE ARE SUPER EXCITED FOR
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. >>
THEM. >> Reporter: ON THIS DAY, THE
KIDS FROM SALEM ARE PLAYING THE
KIDS FROM NEW JERSEY.
MANY HERE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT
FEELS LIKE, BEING A SCRAPPY
TEAM AND HIGH STAKES.
>> I REMEMBER BEING THERE.
GOING FOR IT.
IT'S FUN.
IT'S FUN.
IT'S FUN. IT IS FUN.
WIN OR LOSE, IT WILL BE FUN FOR
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. IT
THEM. IT WILL BE SOMETHING THEY
REMEMBER FOREVER.
REMEMBER FOREVER. >> Reporter: IN THE END, IT WAS
6-2, NEW JERSEY.
AND HEADS AND HOPES HIGH IN
SALEM.
SALEM.
SALEM. >>
SALEM. >> FOR THEM TO JUST STAY
FOCUSED, AND, STAY POSITIVE.
THAT'S HUGE.
THAT'S HUGE. >> Reporter: TODAY'S LOSS TO
NEW JERSEY DOESN'T MEAN SPREG
WILL BE RETURNING HOME QUITE
YET.
YET.
YET. THIS
YET. THIS IS A DOUBLE ELIMINATION
TOURNAMENT.
TOURNAMENT. THEY WILL PLAY TO STAY IN IT
TOMORROW WHEN THEY TAKE ON EAST
BANK LITTLE LEAGUE FROM
LOUISIANA.
LOUISIANA. IN SALEM, KATHERINE COOK, KGW
NEWS.
NEWS.
NEWS. >>>
NEWS. >>> GO SPREG.
IN A TRAFFIC ALERT TONIGHT,
THERE ARE A FEW ROAD
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THAT MAY
IMPACT YOUR WEEKEND.
THE RIGHT AND MIDDLE LANES OF
NORTHBOUND I-5 ACROSS THE
INTERSTATE BRIDGE WILL BE
CLOSED FOR THE WEEKEND.
THEY WILL REOPEN BY 6:00 IN THE
MORNING ON MONDAY.
CREWS ARE REPLACING SIGNS,
LIGHTS, AND MAKING SOME
PAVEMENT REPAIRS.
PAVEMENT REPAIRS. AND A STRETCH OF SR500 IS
SHUTTING DOWN BETWEEN THURSTON
WAY AND I-5. THE ROAD WILL
REOPEN AT 5:00 IN THE MORNING
ON MONDAY.
ON MONDAY. CREWS ARE REPAVING THE ROAD.
>>> FORMER OREGON GUARD MEMBER
ALEX SCARLATOS IS RUNNING FOR
CONGRESS.
CONGRESS.
CONGRESS. HE ROSE TO FAME AFTER STOPPING
A TERROR ATTACK ON A PARIS
BOUND TRAIN IN 2015.
HE IS RUNNING AS A REPUBLICAN
CHALLENGING