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THAT FRUSTRATES EVERYONE
INVOLVED.
INVOLVED.
INVOLVED. >> I'M SICKENED THAT THIS IS
GOING TO BE DEMOLISHED IN THE
NEXT FEW MONTHS.
>> WHY A JAIL THAT COST
TAXPAYERS MORE THAN
$58 MILLION WILL BE TORN DOWN
WITHOUT EVER BEING USED.
PLUS IT WAS PUT IN PLACE TO
SAVE LIVES, BUT IT'S COSTING
JOBS.
JOBS.
JOBS. LOCAL VAPE SHOPS FEEL THE
PINCH OF AN E-CIGARETTE BAN.
AND SEE THE IMPRESSIVE NEW
PIECE OF ART THAT WILL GREET
YOU AT PDX.
>> A LITTLE PIECE OF PORTLAND
WILL BE REFLECTED ON THESE
WALLS.
WALLS.
WALLS. >>> FIRST, A FRIGHTENING SCENE
PLAYING OUT IN CALIFORNIA
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. WOULD YOU LOOK AT THIS?
THIS IS A LIVE LOOK AT A
WILDFIRE BURNING RIGHT NOW
VERY CLOSE TO A FREEWAY.
THIS IS NORTH OF LOS ANGELES.
THE FLAMES ARE SPREADING
QUICKLY, SMOKE IS CAUSING
PROBLEMS FOR DRIVERS.
AND THIS COMES AS THEY'RE
SHUTTING OFF POWER TO
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AROUND
CALIFORNIA IN HOPES OF
PREVENTING MORE WILDFIRES
SPARKED BY FAULTY POWER LINES.
IT'S THE LARGEST PREVENTATIVE
OUTAGE IN CALIFORNIA HISTORY.
>>> AND NOW A TOUCHING SHOW OF
SUPPORT FOR A LOCAL COLLEGE
STUDENT THAT DISAPPEARED.
SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE SHOWED
UP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
PORTLAND TONIGHT TO PRAY FOR
OWEN KLINGER WHO HASN'T BEEN
SEEN IN 4 DAYS.
I'M LAURAL PORTER.
WE SPOKE TO WANT TO OWEN'S
PARENTS.
PARENTS.
PARENTS. MIKE IS LIVE AT THE CAMPUS.
>> REPORTER: LAUREL, OWEN'S
PARENTS SAY HIS DISAPPEARANCE
IS THE MOST DIFFICULT THING
THEY'VE EVER DEALT WITH.
SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE SHOWED
UP TO TONIGHT'S VIGIL, AND
THAT GOES TO SHOW YOU THE SORT
OF IMPACT OWEN HAD ON THE
COMMUNITY IN HIS SHORT TIME
HERE ON CAMPUS.
NEEDLESS TO SAY, EVERYONE IS
HOPING FOR THE BEST.
AT
AT THE
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND THURSDAY EVENING.
THURSDAY EVENING. >> GONE FROM OUR MIDST WITHOUT
KNOWING WHERE OR WHY.
>> REPORTER: HUNDREDS OF
PEOPLE PACKED THE CAMPUS
CHAPEL TO PRAY FOR STUDENT
OWEN KLINGER'S SAFE RETURN.
>> IT'S REALLY OVERWHELMING
AND WONDERFUL, THE SUPPORT
THAT'S HERE TONIGHT FOR OWEN.
ALL THE CANDLES LIT FOR HIM
AND ALL THIS ENERGY.
IT'S, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
>> REPORTER: THE FRESHMAN
STUDENT VANISHED SUNDAY NIGHT.
HE WALKED OUT OF HIS DORM AT
7:30 WITH NOTHING MORE THAN A
SMALL BACKPACK.
SMALL BACKPACK. 15 MINUTES LATER HE WAS AT THE
CAMPUS ATM PULLING OUT SOME
CASH.
CASH.
CASH. A
CASH. A FEW MINUTES AFTER THAT,
FAMILY SAYS OWEN WAS CAPTURED
ON CAMERA WALKING BY A BUS.
>> WE THINK HE WAS LAST SEEN
WALKING TOWARDS LOMBARD ON
PORTSMOUTH.
PORTSMOUTH. >> REPORTER: BUT THERE'S BEEN
NO SIGN OF OWEN WHOSE PARENTS
KEEP THINKING BACK TO THEIR
LAST CONVERSATION WITH THEIR
SON.
SON.
SON. SATURDAY NIGHT VIA TEXT
MESSAGE EVERYTHING SEEMED
FINE.
FINE.
FINE. >>
FINE. >> HE SAID HE WAS FEELING
WELL, DOING WELL.
>> EXCLAMATION POINT.
THAT WAS THE LAST TEXT.
>> REPORTER: IT DOESN'T MAKE
SINCE TO HIS PARENTS, HIS
FRIENDS OR THE CAMPUS
COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. A NETWORK OF PEOPLE THAT
GATHERED AT THE CAMPUS CHAPEL
FOR SONGS AND READINGS WITH
OWEN TOP OF MIND.
THEN THEY LIT CANDLES AND
WALKED TO THE BELL TOWER.
A HARD TO MISS PLACE ON A
CAMPUS THAT'S SUDDENLY FEELING
A LITTLE EMPTIER.
>> WE'RE HOPING FOR THE BEST,
AND THIS SHOW HERE TONIGHT
SHOWS EVERYONE IS HOPING FOR
THE BEST.
THE BEST.
THE BEST. >> REPORTER: YOUR HEART JUST
BREAKS FOR THE KLINGER FAMILY.
ALL THEY WANT IS FOR OWEN TO
BE OKAY AND COME HOME.
OF COURSE ANYONE WITH TIPS OR
INFORMATION ABOUT THE CASE
SHOULD CONTACT THE PORTLAND
POLICE BUREAU.
POLICE BUREAU. IN THE MEANTIME OWEN'S FAMILY
SAYS THEY'RE SUPER
APPRECIATIVE OF PORTLAND
POLICE AND CAMPUS SAFETY FOR
EVERYTHING THEY'RE DOING.
>> OUR HEARTS GO OUT TO THEM.
WE PRAY FOR OWEN'S SAFE
RETURN.
RETURN.
RETURN. THANK YOU, MIKE.
>>> IN OUR BIG STORY BREAKDOWN
TONIGHT, IT LOOKS LIKE
DEVELOPERS ARE FINALLY GIVING
UP ON THE WAPATO JAIL.
YOU MAY HAVE FORGOTTEN WHY YOU
SHOULD CARE ABOUT IT.
HERE'S WHY.
HERE'S WHY. THE JAIL WAS BUILT BACK IN
2004, BUT IT HAS NEVER BEEN
USED.
USED.
USED. SO
USED. SO THAT'S AT LEAST $58 MILLION
IN TAXPAYER MONEY THAT WENT TO
WASTE.
WASTE.
WASTE. AND THAT'S NOT COUNTING THE
300 TO $400,000 A YEAR THE
COUNTY SPENT JUST TO KEEP IT
READY FOR SOMETHING.
OFFICIALS SAY THE WAY THE JAIL
WAS CONSTRUCTED MADE IT TOO
EXPENSIVE TO RUN.
THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE CALLS
SINCE TO TURN IT INTO A
HOMELESS SHELTER.
HOMELESS SHELTER. THE DEVELOPER WAS GOING TO DO
JUST THAT.
JUST THAT. HE BOUGHT THE BUILDING FOR A
BARGAIN LAST YEAR OF
$5 MILLION, BUT HE SAYS TODAY
THAT NO ONE HAS COME UP WITH A
FEASIBLE PLAN.
FEASIBLE PLAN. >> RIGHT NOW WE SHOULD HAVE
THE MAYOR, THE CHAIR OF THE
COUNTY, THE GOVERNOR SAYING
WE'VE COME TOGETHER AND WE'RE
WORKING WITH TRANSITION
PROJECTS AND UNIVERSITY OF
PORTLAND AND WHATEVER AND
WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THIS WORK.
BUT THEY'RE NOT SEEING IT THAT
WAY.
WAY.
WAY. I'M
WAY. I'M NOT BEING CRITICAL OF
THEM, AS A CITIZEN I'M STILL
AGHAST WALKING IN HERE AND
SEEING THIS AND THINKING IT
WILL ALL BE RUBBLE IN 2
MONTHS.
MONTHS.
MONTHS. BUT THEY OBVIOUSLY HAVE A
DIFFERENT VISION.
DIFFERENT VISION. >> COUNTY LEADERS RELEASED A
STATEMENT IN RESPONSE.
IT READ IN PART WE'RE GLAD THE
DEVELOPER HAS REACHED THE
CONCLUSION THAT HE CAN'T
AFFORD TO WAREHOUSE PEOPLE IN
THIS REMOTE JAIL.
FOR US, IT WAS NEVER ABOUT THE
COST ALONE.
COST ALONE. OUR COMMUNITY, OUR HOMELESS
SERVICE PROVIDERS, BUSINESS
LEADERS LIKE BUSINESS FOR A
BETTER PORTLAND, AND MOST
CRITICALLY, PEOPLE WITH LIVED
EXPERIENCE, HAVE TOLD US IT'S
THE WRONG BUILDING IN THE
WRONG PLACE.
WRONG PLACE. SO WHAT NOW?
WAPATO WILL BE DEMOLISHED IN A
COUPLE OF MONTHS, AND WITHIN A
YEAR WILL BE REPLACED WITH A
WAREHOUSE.
WAREHOUSE. BUT THE DEVELOPER SAYS IF
SOMEONE COMES FORWARD WITH A
PLAN BEFORE, PULL BACK
ON THE WRECKING BALL.
>>> AND TODAY THE CEO OF MERCY
CORE HAS RESIGNED WHILE THEY
DEAL WITH A SEXUAL ABUSE
SCANDAL.
SCANDAL.
SCANDAL. THE DAUGHTER OF A COFOUNDER
SAYS HER FATHER SEXUALLY
ABUSED HER, AND MERCY CORE
IGNORED HER ALLEGATIONS.
THE CEO STEPPED DOWN TODAY
SAYING HE FEELS HE SHOULD HAVE
DONE MORE TO INTERVENE, BUT
MAINTAINS HE DIDN'T HAVE FULL
INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT WAS
GOING ON.
GOING ON.
GOING ON. >> AND THE STUDENT THAT WALKED
INTO A SCHOOL WITH A SHOT GUN
LAST MAY WAS SENTENCED TODAY,
RECEIVING 3 YEARS PROBATION.
HE WAS ORDERED TO GET MENTAL
HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE
TREATMENT.
TREATMENT. PROSECUTORS SAY HE NEVER
INTENTIONALLY POINTED THE GUN
AT ANYONE BUT HIMSELF.
HE NEVER FIRED THE WEAPON, AND
IT ONLY HAD 1 SHELL INSIDE.
>>> ANY
>>> ANY
>>> ANY >>> NIKE IS PUTTING AN END TO
ITS OREGON PROJECT AFTER ITS
LEADER WAS PUNISHED LAST WEEK
FOR DOPING VIOLATIONS AND
SUSPENDED FOR 4 YEARS.
NIKE SAYS THERE'S NO FINDING
THAT OREGON PROJECT ATHLETES
EVER USED PERFORMANCE
ENHANCING DRUGS, BUT WITHOUT
HIM TO COACH, THEY NEED TO
FIND OTHER PLACES FOR THE
ATHLETES.
ATHLETES.
ATHLETES. >>> AND VAPING OWNERS ARE
ALREADY FEELING THE IMPACT OF
THE VAN IN WASHINGTON.
WE VISITED A STORE IN
VANCOUVER WHERE THE OWNER HAD
TO CLEAR PRETTY MUCH
EVERYTHING OFF HIS SHELVES
BECAUSE OF THE BAN.
HE SAYS HE REMOVED AT LEAST
$30,000 WORTH OF PRODUCTS,
EVEN THOUGH THE BAN IS ONLY
TEMPORARY, LASTING UNTIL NEXT
FEBRUARY, HE SAYS HE WON'T BE
ABLE TO MAKE IT FINANCIALLY.
>> WE HAVE TO LET ALL THE
EMPLOYEES GO.
EMPLOYEES GO. FIGURE OUT WHAT WE'LL DO WITH
THE SPACES.
THE SPACES. UM, WHETHER WE TRANSITION IT
INTO SOME SORT OF OTHER STORE
OR WHO KNOWS.
>>
>> THE
>> THE WASHINGTON LIQUOR AND CANNABIS BOARD WILL BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING SURE
VAPE SHOPS ARE NOT SELLING THE
FLAVORED E-CIGARETTES.
FLAVORED E-CIGARETTES. THE GOVERNOR SAYS THE BILL IS
AIMED AT PROTECTING PUBLIC
HEALTH AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHO
ARE MORE LIKELY TO CHOOSE
FLAVORED PRODUCTS.
FLAVORED PRODUCTS. >>> AND NEW TONIGHT, CHECK OUT
THIS IMPRESSIVE PIECE OF ART
GRACING THE HALLS OF THE
PORTLAND AIRPORT.
PORTLAND AIRPORT. ARTISTS ARE PAINTING A GIANT
MURAL HIGHLIGHTING PORTLAND'S
CULTURE AND HISTORY THAT YOU
WON'T FIND IN THE TOURIST
GUIDE BOOKS.
GUIDE BOOKS. HERE'S THE ARTIST BEHIND THE
WORK.
WORK.
WORK. >>
WORK. >> THESE WALLS WERE JUST KIND
OF BARE.
OF BARE.
OF BARE. >> REPORTER: YOU CAN FIT A LOT
ON 150 FEET OF WALL SPACE.
A LOT OF FACES.
>> ED IS A NATIVE AMERICAN
ELDER REPRESENTED.
ELDER REPRESENTED. >> REPORTER: PICTURES, PLACES
AND HISTORY.
AND HISTORY. >> IT'S A LITTLE PIECE OF
PORTLAND REFLECTED ON THE
WALLS.
WALLS.
WALLS. >>
WALLS. >> REPORTER: AND MAYBE
UNDERSTAND HOW DIFFERENT
COMMUNITIES IN PORTLAND.
>> SHOW THAT OTHER PEOPLE
EXIST HERE TOO.
>> REPORTER: FEEL A SINCE.
SENSE.
SENSE.
SENSE. >>
SENSE. >> A BUNCH OF THEM.
>> REPORTER: HOME.
>> I THINK IT ADDS A BEAUTY TO
A SPACE IN THE AIRPORT THAT
WASN'T NECESSARILY ALL THAT
BEAUTIFUL.
BEAUTIFUL. >> REPORTER: THE COMMISSIONED
ARTISTS WITH PORTLAND STREET
ART ALLIANCE TO HELP THEM
REALIZE THEIR MISSION.
THEY HELP BRING ART TO PUBLIC
SPACES AROUND TOWN.
>> IT'S NOT EVERY DAY YOU SEE
A MURAL PAINTED IN AN AIRPORT.
>> REPORTER: ALEX AND JOE ARE
THE ARTISTS BEHIND THE MURAL,
AND THEY'RE EXCITED.
THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT
SINCE MID-SEPTEMBER.
SINCE MID-SEPTEMBER. >> IT'S MASSIVE.
>> REPORTER: AND HOPE TO
FINISH BY HALLOWEEN.
>> I WISH I COULD DO IT
FASTER, BUT I'M FIGURING OUT
AS I GO.
AS I GO.
AS I GO. >> WATCHING PEOPLE'S REACTION
IS ABSOLUTELY PRICELESS.
>> REPORTER: THEY'RE GETTING
AN IMPRESSION OF THE CITY
BEFORE THEY EVEN STEP OUT OF
THE AIRPORT, NO MATTER HOW
LONG THEY PLAN TO STAY.
>> THINK OF HOME, THINK OF
PORTLAND, WHAT IT IS.
>> REPORTER: THERE'S A LOT
MORE WALL SPEED HERE AT PDX,
AND THE ARTISTS HOPE THAT
MEANS MORE MURAL
COLLABORATIONS ARE IN THE
FUTURE.
FUTURE.
FUTURE. BUT FOR NOW