WORK.
WORK. IT
WORK. IT IS A LITTLE BIT BUNCHED UP
AT THE INTERSTATE BRIDGE OUT OF
CLARK COUNTY.
>>>
>>> IT
>>> IT IS
>>> IT IS OFF AND IT IS A LONG 3-POINTER AND IT IS UP, AND
THAT IS A MESS AND A THREE
FOUND AND BATTLING IT OUT.
>> I LOVE THE SOUND OF THAT
FINAL BUZZER YESTERDAY.
HOW MANY FANS THOUGHT YESTERDAY
IN THE FIRST HALF THAT THE
SERIES WAS OVER AND THE SEASON
WAS OVER BUT IT IS NOT AND WE
ARE STILL PLAYING BASKETBALL
BECAUSE THE BLAZERS CAME
ROARING BACK IN DENVER TO
FINISH OFF THE NUGGETS AND C.J.
McCOLLUM HAD THE BIG GAME WITH
37 POINTS AND GO TO THE HOLE,
C.J.
C.J.
C.J. McCOLLUM.
McCOLLUM.
McCOLLUM. HE ALSO CAME UP BIG ON THE
DEFENSE.
DEFENSE.
DEFENSE. BLOCK THAT SHOT, C.J.
McCOLLUM.
McCOLLUM.
McCOLLUM. >> DAMIAN LILLARD DID NOT HIT
MANY SHOTS BUT HAD A COUPLE OF
BIG TREES DOWN THE STRETCH.
EVAN TURNER WITH 14 POINTS, AND
AGAIN, THE BLAZERS BEAT THE
NUGGETS, 100-96, FOR THE FINAL
SCORE.
SCORE.
SCORE. I'LL BET THE BLAZERS FANS ARE
OPENING AND WAKING UP THIS
MORNING STILL SMILING.
>> IT WAS A ROLLER COASTER OF
EMOTIONS AND LET'S GET TO
CHRISTINE FOR MORE.
>> IT WAS STRESSFUL AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE GAME.
BUT AT THE FINAL BUZZER IT WAS
NOTHING BUT CELEBRATION.
THE FANS WERE ABSOLUTELY OUT OF
THEIR MIND WITH EXCITEMENT.
>>
>> LISTEN
>> LISTEN TO THE ROARING OF THE CROWD WITH THE SPIRIT OF 77
SPORTS BAR OUT OF NORTHEAST
PORTLAND.
PORTLAND.
PORTLAND. PEOPLE WERE UP AND CHEERING.
EVERY SEAT IN THE HOUSE WAS
TAKEN AND THE FANS WERE SUPER
LOUD CHANTING DEFENSE, AND
LET'S GO BLAZERS.
THEY WERE ON THE EDGE OF THEIR
SEATS THE ENTIRE GAME.
NOW THAT IT IS OVER MANY FANS
ARE LOOKING AHEAD TO FACING OFF
AGAINST THE WARRIORS.
>> WE WILL TAKE THE WARRIORS
DOWN AND GO ALL THE WAY.
>> WE MADE IT AND C.J.
McCOLLUM WAS AMAZING.
HE IS MY NUMBER ONE FAN, AND
THIS WAS FANTASTIC.
>> GO BLAZERS.
>> YOU CAN SEE THE CELEBRATION
STRAIGHT UP SPILLING OUT ON THE
STREETS AND OBVIOUSLY THE FANS,
WE ALL HAVE FAITH IN THE RIP
CITY HEADING INTO THE WESTERN
CONFERENCE FINAL.
CONFERENCE FINAL. THAT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE NOT
DONE IN 19 YEARS.
>> GO BLAZERS.
>> THE LAST TIME THE BLAZERS
MADE IT TO THE WESTERN
CONFERENCE FINALS WAS 19 YEARS
AGO AGAINST THE LAKERS AND DO
WE REALLY HAVE TO RELIVE THIS
RIGHT NOW?
RIGHT NOW? >> WE WILL GET YOU THROUGH THIS
SUPERQUICK.
SUPERQUICK. IT WAS WALLACE AND SCOTTIE
PIPPEN HELPING WITH THE 15
POINT LEAD IN GAME SEVEN OF THE
SERIES BUT THEN WE COLLAPSED.
THE BLAZERS MISSED 12 STRAIGHT
SHOTS AT ONE POINT IN THE
FOURTH QUARTER OF THE GAME AND
THE LAKERS WERE THE ONES
ADVANCING TO THE NBA FINALS.
>>> WHAT WERE THE CURRENT
BLAZERS DURING 19 YEARS AGO AND
MOST WERE KIDS AND SOME WERE
BABIES.
BABIES.
BABIES. TOLD US DISPLAYS, EVAN TURNER,
WAS 12.
WAS 12.
WAS 12. AND ZACH COLLINS WAS ONLY 2.
THE ROOKIE, ANFERNEE SIMONS WAS
TWO MONTHS SHY OF HIS 13th
BIRTHDAY.
BIRTHDAY.
BIRTHDAY. >> I DID NOT ENJOY LOOKING BACK
AT THE YEAR 2000 SERIES AGAINST
THE LAKERS.
THE LAKERS. >>> LET'S LOOK AHEAD TO THE
SERIES AGAINST THE GOLDEN STATE
WARRIORS TOMORROW NIGHT IN
OAKLAND AND GAME TWO IS IN
OAKLAND.
OAKLAND.
OAKLAND. GAME THREE IS AT THE MODA
CENTER SATURDAY NIGHT AND
PERHAPS THE BLAZERS WILL BE
HOME WITH GAME THREE WITH THE
TWO GAME LEAD IN THE SERIES BUT
TIME WILL TELL.
IF YOU CANNOT GET ENOUGH OF THE
BLAZERS WIN YESTERDAY WE HAVE
PLENTY OF COVERAGE ON OUR
WEBSITE AT KGW.COM.
WE HAVE INTERVIEWS WITH THE
BLAZERS, SOCIAL MEDIA
REACTION, AND WE HAVE THE
COMPLETE GAME RECAP.
>>> TO OTHER LOCAL HEADLINES,
THE COAST GUARD WILL BEGIN FIVE
DAYS A PUBLIC CARRIES ON THE
INVESTIGATION INTO THE FISHING
BOAT THAT CAPSIZED IN NEWPORT
WITH THREE MEN ON BOARD THAT
DIED IN JANUARY.
THE FISHERMAN WERE ENTERING THE
BAY WHEN THE MARY B2 CAPSIZED
IN THIS HAPPENED DURING A STORM
THAT CAUSED 20 FOOT WAVES.
THE NEWPORT FISHING COMMUNITY
AND COAST GUARD WILL TESTIFY
AND THE TOXICOLOGY REPORT OF
CREW MEMBERS WILL ALSO BE
RELEASED.
RELEASED.
RELEASED. WE WILL HAVE ACCRUE TO BRING
YOU COMPLETE COVERAGE ON AIR
AND ONLINE.
AND ONLINE. >>> THE ACCUSED SEX ABUSE ARE
ON THE RUN FOR 23 YEARS WILL
MAKE HIS FIRST APPEARANCE IN
COURT THIS AFTERNOON AND
INVESTIGATORS SAY THAT WAYNE
SILSBEE TURNED HIMSELF IN AT
THE OREGON CITY POLICE
DEPARTMENT FRIDAY.
DEPARTMENT FRIDAY. HERE ARE PHOTOS AND THE FBI HAS
BEEN CIRCULATING THESE FOUR
YEARS WHILE WAYNE SILSBEE WAS
IN HIDING.
IN HIDING. THERE'S NO WORD ON WHY HE
SURRENDERED AT THE 62-YEAR-OLD
IS ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ABUSING
MULTIPLE GIRLS BETWEEN THE AGES
OF 8 AND 10.
THE CRIMES OCCURRED AT
CLACKAMAS COUNTY IN 1995 AND
1996 AND HE KNEW THE VICTIMS.
WAYNE SILSBEE RECENTLY LIVED IN
NEBRASKA WITH TIES TO
WASHINGTON, THE BAY AREA,
COLORADO AND ARIZONA.
AUTHORITIES ARE BUILDING THEIR
CASE AND THEY WANT ANYONE THAT
HAS HAD CONTACT WITH WAYNE
SILSBEE OVER THE LAST TWO BACK
DECADES TO CALL THE PORTLAND
CITY POLICE.
CITY POLICE. >>> WASHINGTON IS SET TO BECOME
THE FIRST STATE IN THE COUNTRY
TO OFFER UNIVERSALLY AVAILABLE
PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE
OPTIONS.
OPTIONS.
OPTIONS. IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE 10%
CHEAPER THAN PRIVATE INSURANCE
AND AVAILABLE TO ALL RESIDENTS
OF WASHINGTON AT ANY INCOME
LEVEL BY 2021.
WASHINGTON LEGISLATORS APPROVED
THE MEASURE LAST MONTH AND THE
GOVERNOR IS SET TO SIGN IT
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. >>> YOUR NATIONAL HEADLINES FOR
THE MORNING RUSH, ACTORS OF
FELICITY HUFFMAN WILL BE BACK
IN COURT TODAY EXPECTED TO
PLEAD GUILTY FOR HER PART IN
THE COLLEGE ADMISSION SCANDAL.
SHE IS FACING ONE COUNT OF
CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT MAIL
FRAUD.
FRAUD.
FRAUD. SHE ADMITTED TO PAYING $15,000
FOR SOMEONE TO CHANGE THE
ANSWERS ON HER DAUGHTER'S SAT
TO IMPROVE DISCOURSE.
SHE IS AMONG DOZENS OF PARENTS
CHARGED WITH PAYING BIG DOLLARS
TO GET THEIR KIDS INTO
COLLEGES.
COLLEGES.
COLLEGES. >>> A REPORT THAT IRAN IS
GEARING UP TO ATTACK US IN THE
PERSIAN GULF.
PERSIAN GULF. IRAN IS DENYING ANY SORT OF
THREAT.
THREAT.
THREAT. SECRETARY OF STATE MIKE POMPEO
IS IN BRUSSELS TO TALK WITH THE
EUROPEAN LEADERS ABOUT THE
ESCALATING TENSIONS IN IRAN.
>>> STORMS CONTINUE TO POUND
THE SOUTH FROM TORNADOES TO THE
UNRELENTING RAIN.
UNRELENTING RAIN. IT IS ALREADY WRECKING HAVOC
ACROSS SIX STATES WITH OVER ONE
FOOT OF RAIN FROM TEXAS, KANSAS
AND LOUISIANA.
AND LOUISIANA. IN MISSISSIPPI FLASH FLOODING
MAY HAVE CAUSED IS FREIGHT
TRAIN TO THE RAIL WITH OVER 20
CARDS TOPPLING OVER.
MIRACULOUSLY NO ONE WAS HURT.
>>> THE RAFTERS BEAT THE 76ers
AND WE ARE SORRY ABOUT THAT,
DREW.
DREW.
DREW. IT
DREW. IT WAS A DRAMATIC BUZZER BEATER
AND KAWHI LEONARD PUT UP THE
ENDING SHOT SENDING HIS TEAM TO
THE EASTERN CONFERENCE
CHAMPIONSHIPS.
CHAMPIONSHIPS. THEY WILL PLAY THE