DAY.
DAY. >>>
DAY. >>> WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK.
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>>> THIS
>>> THIS IS KGW NEWS AT SUNRISE.
SUNRISE.
SUNRISE. >>> NOW ON SUNRISE, A POLICE
STANDOFF SENDS A PORTLAND MOVIE
THEATER INTO LOCKOUT.
LUCKILY OFFICERS COULD GET THE
SUSPECT TO SURRENDER
PEACEFULLY.
PEACEFULLY. >> SOME FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ARE
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS WHETHER
THEY LAKE IT OR NOT.
TODAY IS THE THIRD DAY OF A
PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN AND
WITH NO COMPROMISE IN SIGHT, IT
COULD CONTINUE INTO THE NEW
YEAR.
YEAR.
YEAR. >>>
YEAR. >>> PLUS, DEVASTATION IN
INDONESIA.
INDONESIA. THE SEARCH IS ON FOR SURVIVORS
AFTER A VOLCANO TRIGGERS A
MASSIVE TSUNAMI ACROSS THE
ISLAND NATION.
ISLAND NATION. >>> AND COMING UP IN OUR
MORNING TALKER, FORCED TO CUT
HIS HAIR OR LOSE HIS WRESTLING
MATCH.
MATCH.
MATCH. A
MATCH. A REFEREE IS CATCHING HEAT
AFTER MAKING A BLACK HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENT CUT HIS
DREADLOCKS.
DREADLOCKS. SHOULD THAT REF BE BANNED?
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU.
>>> AND HEY, GOOD MORNING.
ON THIS CHRISTMAS EVE.
MAGGIE VESPA ALONGSIDE VANESSA
PAZ.
PAZ.
PAZ. THIS
PAZ. THIS IS LOVELY.
WE HAD A VIEW IRR SAY I WISH
YOU WERE WEARING GOLD AND
SILVER.
SILVER.
SILVER. >> JUST BE HAPPY WITH WHAT
WE'RE WEARING.
WE'RE WEARING. WE'RE TRYING REAL HARD HERE.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE FORECAST.
YOU MENTIONED EARLIER REGARDING
THE TRAVELERS FOR THE HOLIDAY
SEASON, THINGS COULD CHANGE
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. >>
TODAY. >> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. OF COURSE YESTERDAY I AM SURE
YOU NOTICED IT CAME DOWN HEAVY
AT TIMES LAST NIGHT HERE IN THE
VALLEY AND IN THE CASCADES.
DUMPED A LOT OF SNOW.
IN FACT, AS WE TAKE A LIVE LOOK
HERE IN THE PORTLAND METRO
AREA, ROADS ARE PRETTY WET AND
TRAVELERS BE CAREFUL DRIVING.
WE HAVE ODOT MAINTAINING THE
ROADS.
ROADS.
ROADS. WE'RE EXPECTING MORE SNOW
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. CHRISTMAS FORECAST.
CHRISTMAS FORECAST. TODAY SCATTERED SHOWERS
CONTINUE AND THEN TOMORROW
WAKING UP TO SOME FOG WITH
PARTLY SUNNY SKIES.
I'LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN THE RAIN
AND SNOW MAKES A RETURN IN MY
FULL FORECAST.
FULL FORECAST. >> SOUNDS GOOD.
>> IT IS 6:02.
OUR TOP STORY, A MAN IN CUSTODY
FOLLOWING A TWO-HOUR STANDOFF
WITH POLICE AT A BUSY SHOPPING
CENTER.
CENTER.
CENTER. THIS HAPPENED LAST NIGHT NEAR
THE EAST PORT PLAZA SHOPPING
CENTER.
CENTER.
CENTER. PORTLAND POLICE SAYING AN ARMED
MAN WAS HOLD UP NEAR THE
CENTURY 16 MOVIE THEATER AND
THREATENING TO HURT HIMSELF.
POLICE PUT THE MOVIE THEATER
INTO LOCKOUT AS A PRECAUTION.
>> AND A NUMBER OF SECURITY
GUARDS CAME IN AND SAID NO ONE
LEAVES.
LEAVES.
LEAVES. NO ONE LEAVES.
I SAID MAYBE WE HAVE TO SEE
ANOTHER MOVIE OR SOMETHING.
THEY WERE SAYING SURE, YOU CAN
BUT THE THING THAT WAS
INTERESTING, THEY WOULDN'T LET
ANYBODY IN AND A LOT OF PEOPLE
GOT A LITTLE CREEPED OUT.
IT WAS NOT THE FACT THAT WE
COULDN'T LEAVE BUT WHEN PEOPLE
WERE NOT COMING IN, THEY
REALIZED SOMETHING WAS
HAPPENING.
HAPPENING. >> POLICE SAY THE MAN
EVENTUALLY SURRENDERED HIMSELF.
THEY HAVE NOT YET IDENTIFIES
HIM, BUT HE WAS CHECKED OUT AT
A LOCAL HOSPITAL.
>> PEOPLE ARE WITHOUT A HOME
AFTER A FIRE DESTROYED THEIR
COMPLEX.
COMPLEX.
COMPLEX. THE FIRE WENT THROUGH THE 11th
AVENUE ROOMS AND IT DID PRETTY
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. THAT HAPPENED LAST FRIDAY AND
IT WILL BE ABOUT SIX MONTHS
BEFORE ANYONE CAN LIVE THERE
AGAIN.
AGAIN.
AGAIN. THE BUILDING HOUSES LOW INCOME
AND DISABLED PEOPLE AND NOW
THEY HAVE BEEN MOVED TO A
TEMPORARY SHELTER BUT THEY NEED
TO BE OUT THE DAY AFTER
CHRISTMAS, TWO DAYS FROM NOW.
SO THE RED CROSS IS SCRAMBLING
TO FIND EVERYONE SOCIAL WORKERS
AND A PLACE TO STAY.
>> THEY ARE VERY ANXIOUS.
THE LEVELS ARE GOING UP AND I
DON'T BLAME THEM.
AND ON OUR PART, TOO, BECAUSE
WE KNOW THEIR NAMES, WE KNOW
THEIR STORIES NOW AND WE KNOW
THEY ARE GOING TO GO SOMEWHERE
FOR A FEW DAYS, BUT WE DON'T
KNOW AFTER THAT.
IT IS HEARTBREAKING.
>> IF YOU CAN HELP WITH ANY
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, FOOD OR
CLOTHING IN THE LONG VIEW AREA,
CALL THE LOVE OVERWHELMING
SHELTER.
SHELTER.
SHELTER. >>> WELL THIS MORNING MARKS DAY
3 OF THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.
THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS THE
IMPASSE BETWEEN PRESIDENT
DONALD TRUMP AND CONGRESS COULD
GO WELL INTO THE NEW YEAR.
SUSAN MCGINNIS IS FOLLOWING THE
LATEST ON THE SHUTDOWN ADD WHAT
IT MEANS FOR THE HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.
>> Reporter: THE MOST WONDERFUL
TIME OF THE YEAR MAY NOT BE FOR
AN ESTIMATED 800,000 FEDERAL
EMPLOYEES.
EMPLOYEES. WEEKEND TALKS BETWEEN THE WHITE
HOUSE BROUGHT NO COMPROMISE
THAT CONGRESS FUND A BORDER
WALL.
WALL.
WALL. >>
WALL. >> THERE IS NO WAY HE WILL GET
THE MONEY TO MEET HIS CAMPAIGN
PROMISE OF A BIG BEAUTIFUL
WALL.
WALL.
WALL. THE
WALL. THE PRESIDENT HAS BACKED AWAY
FROM THE $5 BILLION HE DEMANDED
BUT REJECTS THE OFFER FOR
BORDER SECURITY THAT EXCLUDES A
WALL.
WALL.
WALL. >>
WALL. >> Reporter: THE BALL RIGHT NOW
IS IN THEIR CORNER.
WE MADE THEM AN OFFER YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON. THE SENATE DEMOCRATS HAVE THE
ABILITY TO OPEN THE GOVERNMENT
AND AGREE TO THE DEAL.
>> LARGE PARTS OF THE
GOVERNMENT CLOSED ON SATURDAY
LEAVING SOME FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
NOW WORKING WITHOUT PAY, OTHERS
NOT WORKING AT ALL.
SOME LAWMAKERS BELIEVE IT IS
LESS ABOUT THE BORDER, MORE
ABOUT POLITICS.
ABOUT POLITICS. >> THIS IS A MADE-UP FIGHT SO
THE PRESIDENT CAN LOOK LIKE HE
IS FIGHTING.
IS FIGHTING. >> HE SAYS IT IS AN ISSUE OF
BORDER SECURITY.
BORDER SECURITY. WE KNOW BETTER.
IT IS HIS POLITICAL IN
SECURITY.
SECURITY.
SECURITY. >> THE SENATE MEETS THURSDAY,
BUT MANY SEE THE IMPASSE
LASTING INTO THE NEW YEAR.
>>> AND THAT IS WHEN A NEW
CONGRESS WILL BE SEATED WITH
THE DEMOCRATS HAVING A MAJORITY
OF THE HOUSE.
IN WASHINGTON, SUSAN MCGINNIS,
NBC NEWS.
NBC NEWS.
NBC NEWS. >>> 6:06 ON THIS MONDAY
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. THE SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS
CONTINUES AFTER A TSUNAMI HIT
INDONESIA.
INDONESIA. AT LEAST 280 PEOPLE DIED WHEN
WAVES HIT THE SHORES NEAR A
VOLCANIC ISLAND.
VOLCANIC ISLAND. THE VOLCANO ERUPTED SATURDAY.
AUTHORITIES BELIEVE THE
ERUPTION TRIGGERED THAT
TSUNAMI, WIPED OUTHOUSES,
CRASHED INTO PACKED BEACH
RESORTS.
RESORTS.
RESORTS. >> CUBA IS REPLACING ITS
CONSTITUTION.
CONSTITUTION. YESTERDAY THEY APPROVED A DRAFT
OF THE CONSTITUTION WHICH NOW
HEADS TO A REFERENDUM IN
FEBRUARY.
FEBRUARY.
FEBRUARY. STATE MEDIA REPORTING THE NEW
DOCUMENT IMPOSES AGE AND TERM
LIMITS ON THE PRESIDENCY, BOTH
THE LATE REVOLUTIONARY LEADER
AND HIS YOUNGER BROTHER RULED
THAT COUNTRY FOR NEARLY SIX
DECADES.
DECADES.
DECADES. A COPY OF THE CONSTITUTION HAS
NOT BEEN RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC
YET.
YET.
YET. >>>
YET. >>> POLICE ARE STILL SEARCHING
FOR THE DRONE PILOT RESPONSIBLE
FOR CREATING A HUGE MESS AT
BRITAIN'S AIRPORT.
BRITAIN'S AIRPORT. THEY RELEASED A MAN AND WOMAN
WHO WERE ARRESTED FRIDAY SAYING
THEY ARE NO LONGER SUSPECTS.
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF TRAVELERS
WERE STRANDED RUINING CHRISTMAS
PLANS AFTER A DRONE SIGHTING
SHUT DOWN THE AIRPORT FOR MORE
THAN 24 HOURS LAST WEEK.
>>> IF GUACAMOLE IS ON YOUR
HOLIDAY MENU, TAKE NOTE.
THE FDA IS RECOMMENDING YOU
THOROUGHLY WASH THE PEEL EVEN
THOUGH IT IS NOT GOING TO BE
EATEN.
EATEN.
EATEN. CONTAMINANTS ON THE SKIN CAN
SPREAD ONTO A KNIFE AS YOU CUT
INTO THE AVOCADO.
>>> IT IS OF COURSE CHRISTMAS
EVE AND SANTA IS BEING TRACKED
AS HE MAKES HIS WAY AROUND THE
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. THAT IS DESPITE THE PARTIAL
GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.
GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. THE NORTH AMERICAN AEROSPACE
DEFENSE AND COMMAND IS STILL
PLANNING ON TRACKING SANTA'S
CHRISTMAS EVE JOURNEY.
NORAD OFFICIALS HAD A STATEMENT
ON TWITTER SAYING 1500
VOLUNTEERS MAKE THAT PROGRAM
POSSIBLE.
POSSIBLE.
POSSIBLE. AND THAT IS YOUR MORNING RUSH.
>>> ALL RIGHT.
A SUSPECTED MALE THIEF
RETURNING TO THE SOWN OF THE
CRIME.
CRIME.
CRIME. LOOK AT THE SUV ROLLING BY.
THIS HOME, THE HOMEOWNER'S
SECURITY CAMERA SHOT THAT VIDEO
YESTERDAY MORNING.
YESTERDAY MORNING. NOW WE HAVE VIDEO, THERE IT IS,
FROM NOVEMBER 21, A SIMILAR SUV
PULLING UP AND IT IS HARD TO
SEE WITH THE TREE IN THE WAY,
BUT THE HOMEOWNER SAID THE
DRIVER OPENED THEIR MAILBOX AND
STOLE THEIR MAIL.
IT IS A 2000 FORD EXPLORER WITH
AU OF 0 STICKER