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HUNDREDS OF UTILITY WORKERS
TONIGHT ARE SCRAMBLING TO GET
THE POWER BACK ON AND FOR SOME
CUSTOMERS IT CAN'T COME SOON
ENOUGH.
ENOUGH.
ENOUGH. THEY HAVE BEEN WITHOUT
ELECTRICITY OR HEAT FOR SEVEN
DAYS.
DAYS.
DAYS. CAN
DAYS. CAN YOU IMAGINE PGT SAYS
ROUGHLY SIXTY THOUSAND PEOPLE
ARE STILL WITHOUT POWER.
ABOUT HALF OF THOSE ARE IN
CLACKAMAS COUNTY AND THAT'S
WHERE OUR ANAYELI IBOSHI SPENT
THE DAY >> A >> SMALL ARMY
OF PGT WORKERS AND CONTRACTORS
LINED HIGHWAY 43 IN WEST LINN.
THEY'RE SCRAMBLING TO RESTORE
POWER IN AN AREA DEVASTATED BY
DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES
AFTER A BRUTAL WINTER STORM.
IT'S >> REALLY, REALLY BAD
AND VERY MUCH LOOKS LIKE A
TORNADO CAME THROUGH WITH THE
AMOUNT OF TREES THAT ARE DOWN
CHILLICOTHE BERG AND HER FAMILY
HAVE GONE SEVEN LONG DAYS WITH
NO POWER AND NO HEAT >> EVERY
DAY I'M LIKE WELL MAYBE TODAY
AND MAYBE TODAY I SEE PEOPLE
WORKING WELL MAYBE TODAY PGE >>
HOPES TO RESTORE POWER TO
SEVERAL THOUSAND NEIGHBORS IN
HARD HIT WEST LIN BY LATE
FRIDAY ALTHOUGH CONDITIONS ARE
CHALLENGING, EXPLAINED INCIDENT
COMMANDER RICH JOHNSON.
WE WATER THIS UP ON THE
HILLSIDE THAT'S COMING DOWN.
WE HAVE A LOT OF TREES THAT ARE
STILL BRITTLE AND WET.
NEIGHBORS FEAR SOME TIME MAY
HAVE BEEN LOST, LINE CREWS
AND CONTRACTORS TOLD SEVERAL
NEIGHBORS ON THURSDAY THEY WERE
DIVERTED AWAY FROM HIGHWAY
FORTY THREE BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC
CONTROL AND SAFETY ISSUES.
THEY WERE >> NOT HAPPY.
NO, THEY WERE NOT HAPPY TO HAVE
BEEN PULLED OFF OF HIGHWAY
FORTY THREE.
FORTY THREE. >> A PG SPOKESPERSON DIDN'T
ELABORATE AFTER REPEATED
QUESTIONS WAS THE PROJECT
STALLED OR STOPPED?
REPORTS ANY MORE YET BECAUSE
YOU KNOW I DON'T HAVE
INFORMATION ABOUT THAT.
I CAN TELL YOU WHAT WHAT WE'VE
WORKED TOWARD WITH THE PARTIES
.
.
. ALL
. ALL THE
. ALL THE PARTIES HAVE COME
TOGETHER TO GET POWER RESTORED
AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
ODOT SAID IT HAD TO MAKE SURE
WORKERS WERE SAFE ON THIS BUSY
ROAD SO ODOT THE CITY COUNTY
AND PJI CAME UP WITH A PLAN TO
COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN HIGHWAY 43
ON FRIDAY CONSOLIDATING WHAT
WOULD NORMALLY BE A WEEK LONG
PROJECT INTO A SINGLE DAY.
A LOT OF NEIGHBORS ARE >>
ANXIOUS FOR PGE SUPPORT.
THEY'VE BEEN WITHOUT POWER FOR
A VERY LONG TIME.
PJI HOPES TO RESTORE POWER IN
THIS PARTICULAR AREA
OF WESTLUND BY ABOUT 11 O'CLOCK
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. MEANWHILE, THOSE WITHOUT POWER
THERE'S A STORM RESOURCE CENTER
SET UP TOMORROW AT OREGON CITY
HIGH SCHOOL.
HIGH SCHOOL. THEY CAN CHARGE PHONES, GET A
WARM SHOWER.
WARM SHOWER. ADDITIONALLY, THE OREGON
NATIONAL GUARD WILL BE GOING
DOOR TO DOOR AND SOME OF THE
MORE REMOTE AREAS OF CLACKAMAS
COUNTY KUJALA IBOSHI KGW NEWS
AND >> MANY PEOPLE IN MARIN
COUNTY HAVE NOW BEEN WITHOUT
POWER FOR A WEEK.
AS OF OUR LAST CHECK IN WITH PG
,ALMOST TWENTY THOUSAND PEOPLE
IN THE COUNTY STILL DON'T HAVE
ELECTRICITY.
ELECTRICITY. PG SAYS SILVERTON IS ONE OF THE
HARDEST HIT AREAS.
ROD STEVENS LIVES ON THE
OUTSKIRTS OF SILVERTON.
STEVENS, A FORMER KGW
PHOTOGRAPHER, HE SAYS HE
AND HIS NEIGHBORS ARE STILL
WITHOUT POWER.
WITHOUT POWER. HE SAYS HE'S FORTUNATE THAT FOR
THE LAST WEEK HE AND HIS FAMILY
HAVE BEEN ABLE TO USE THEIR
FIREPLACE, THEIR CAMPING GEAR
AND A SMALL GENERATOR TO GET
BY.
BY.
BY. BUT
BY. BUT IF POWER STAYS OUT FOR MUCH
LONGER IT COULD GET A LOT
TOUGHER.
TOUGHER.
TOUGHER. >> CAN'T FIND PROPANE >>
OBVIOUSLY CAN'T BUY GENERATORS.
BATTERIES ARE STARTING TO RUN
LOW.
LOW.
LOW. IT'S
LOW. IT'S IT'S TOUGH.
IT'S ALMOST LIKE AN ADVENTURE
EVERY DAY JUST TO GO OUT
AND TRY AND RESTOCK >> PGT SAYS
SILVERTON IS ONE OF A NUMBER
OF AREAS THAT COULD TAKE LONGER
BECAUSE OF ALL THE DAMAGE ON
ITS WEBSITE.
ITS WEBSITE. A NEW MAP FUNCTION ALLOWS
PEOPLE TO SEE HOW MANY OUTAGES
THERE ARE IN THEIR AREA AND HOW
LONG IT MIGHT TAKE TO GET POWER
RESTORED FOR SILVERTON, IT SAYS
THE ESTIMATED RESTORATION TIME
IS UP TO NINE DAYS.
WE ARE THINKING >> ABOUT YOU
FOLKS THERE DESPITE THE STORM,
OREGON GOVERNOR KATE BROWN SAID
TODAY THE STATE WILL NOT ALTER
ITS ELIGIBILITY SCHEDULE FOR
COVID-19 SHOTS AND THAT 70 YEAR
OLDS WILL NOW BE ELIGIBLE.
STARTING MONDAY, KGW PAT DOORIS
HAS THAT STORY >> AT PORTLAND'S
BROOKLAND PHARMACY, A DELAY IN
MODERNA COVID VACCINE FORCED
THE CANCELATION OF HUNDREDS
OF APPOINTMENTS.
OF APPOINTMENTS. NO SHOTS WILL BE GIVEN HERE
UNTIL MARCH >> 1ST BUT OWNER
AND PHARMACIST PAT HUBBELL SAID
THERE'S AN EVEN BIGGER PROBLEM
WHEN WEATHER >> DELAYS SENIORS
WHO DO NOT HAVE INTERNET
CAPABILITY.
CAPABILITY. SENIORS WHO DO NOT HAVE FAMILY
OR FRIENDS TO HELP THEM
NAVIGATE THIS WEBSITE >>.
THE CORPORATE WEBSITE HE USES
FOR RESERVATIONS IS DIFFERENT
THAN THE OREGON HEALTH
AUTHORITIES MEANS SCHEDULING
SITE FOR THE PORTLAND AREA BUT
THEY SUFFER FROM THE SAME ISSUE
THEY FORCE LOW TECH SENIORS TO
USE A HIGH TECH TOOL TO GET THE
LIFE SAVING VACCINE AND IT'S
BEEN A REAL STRUGGLE FOR MANY
AND THINGS ARE ABOUT TO GET
WORSE.
WORSE.
WORSE. THE SEVENTY FIVE AND OLDER
POPULATION IN OREGON TOTALS
ABOUT THREE HUNDRED TWO
THOUSAND PEOPLE.
THOUSAND PEOPLE. THE REPORTS THAT NINETY FIVE
THOUSAND OF THOSE NEARLY THIRTY
TWO PERCENT HAVE GOTTEN AT
LEAST ONE SHOT SINCE THE AGE
CATEGORIES BECAME ELIGIBLE TWO
WEEKS AGO.
WEEKS AGO. BUT THERE ARE STILL TWO HUNDRED
AND SEVEN THOUSAND IN THAT
GROUP THAT HAVE NOT GOTTEN A
SHOT AND MONDAY FEBRUARY TWENTY
SECOND THE STATE WILL MAKE 70
YEAR OLDS AND ABOVE ELIGIBLE.
THAT ADDS ANOTHER TWO HUNDRED
AND SIX THOUSAND PEOPLE INTO
THE MIX AND THE VERY NEXT WEEK
SIXTY FIVE YEAR OLDS ARE ADDED
TO THE MIX WITH ANOTHER TWO
HUNDRED AND FIFTY EIGHT
THOUSAND PEOPLE.
THOUSAND PEOPLE. THAT'S AN ENORMOUS NUMBER
OF PEOPLE ALL COMPETING FOR A
GROWING BUT STILL LIMITED
SUPPLY OF VACCINE >>.
MANY VIEWERS HAVE ASKED WHY NOT
CALL A PAUSE LET THE OLDER
GROUP GET MORE VACCINATIONS
WITHOUT COMPETING WITH THE
YOUNGER GROUPS.
YOUNGER GROUPS. I PUT THAT QUESTION TO OREGON
HEALTH DIRECTOR PATRICK ALLEN
GIVING PEOPLE >> THE ABILITY TO
GET IN AND GET SCHEDULED
AND THEN KNOWING WE'VE GOT
INCREASING SUPPLIES OF VACCINES
TO WORK THROUGH THAT POPULATION
AS WE INDICATED EARLIER BY BY
AT LEAST EARLY APRIL I THINK
WILL HELP GET PEOPLE INTO THE
PIPELINE, GET THEM VACCINATED
AND GET THEM PROTECTED FROM >>
THE VIRUS.
THE VIRUS. BUT WOULDN'T IT REDUCE THE
STRESS ON THOSE ALREADY
ELIGIBLE IF YOU JUST PUT IT
LIKE A TWO WEEK PAUSE AND SAID
LET'S GET MORE AID?
SEVENTY FIVE YEAR OLDS >> THE
SHOTS WELL PERHAPS BUT I THINK
IT WOULD ALSO INCREASE STRESS
FOR PEOPLE WHO THOUGHT THEY
WERE GOING TO BE ABLE TO START
SIGNING UP ON MONDAY AND GET
TOLD THAT NOW THEY CAN'T SIGN
UP SO I THINK THAT'S A DOUBLE
EDGED SWORD.
EDGED SWORD. >> SO AT LEAST FOR NOW THE
ANSWER IS NO.
THE SCHEDULE IS SET AND WILL
NOT BE ALTERED.
STATE LEADERS DID HAVE A FEW >>
POINTS OF GOOD NEWS INCLUDING
THE SEVEN DAY ROLLING AVERAGE
FOR NEW COVID CASES IN OREGON
IS NOW THREE HUNDRED AND NINETY
THREE.
THREE.
THREE. THAT'S DOWN 66 PERCENT FROM
JANUARY 1ST AND AS OF THURSDAY
ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY PEOPLE
WERE HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID
BUT THAT'S A FIFTY NINE PERCENT
DROP FROM THE 2ND OF JANUARY >>
AND >> JOINS US NOW LIVE.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS
TECHNOLOGY DISCONNECT HAS BEEN
A PROBLEM FOR SENIORS.
THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.
IS ANYBODY DOING ANYTHING ABOUT
IT >>?
IT >>?
IT >>? WELL, IT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
THERE ARE SOME GRASSROOTS
EFFORTS IN VARIOUS
NEIGHBORHOODS.
NEIGHBORHOODS. PEOPLE WHO HAVE TECHNOLOGY
SKILLS CHECKING IN ON THEIR 80
AND 90 YEAR OLD NEIGHBORS
AND IF THEY'RE IN YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD YOU SHOULD DO THAT
TONIGHT, SEE IF YOU CAN HELP
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. ALSO THE OWNER PAT HUBBLE
OF THE BROOKLYN PHARMACY THAT
YOU SAW THERE EARLIER IS ASKING
THE PUBLIC FOR HELP.
HOW CAN HE HELP GET SENIORS
SIGNED UP ON THE WEBSITE THAT
HE HAS TO USE FOR HIS PHARMACY?
AND THEN FINALLY IT'S IN THE
EARLY STAGES SO DON'T COUNT ON
IT MAYBE A COUPLE OF WEEKS
AWAY.
AWAY.
AWAY. IT
AWAY. IT MAY NOT EVEN HAPPEN BUT IT'S
MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE FOLKS
ORGANIZING THE BIG VACCINATION
SITES, THE OREGON CONVENTION
CENTER AT THE AIRPORT, THEY'RE
ACTUALLY STARTING TO EXPLORE
WHETHER THEY COULD ALLOW TWO
ONE ONE OPERATORS TO TAKE CALLS
FROM SENIORS AND BOOK THEIR
APPOINTMENTS RIGHT THERE OVER
THE PHONE.
THE PHONE. WE'LL SEE IF THAT WORKS OUT OR
NOT.
NOT.
NOT. WOULDN'T THAT BE GREAT?
THAT SOUNDS BRILLIANT.
THANK PAT DOORIS LIVE FOR US
AND WE WANT TO SHARE THE LATEST
VACCINATION NUMBERS WITH THIS
CHART SHOWS THE PERCENTAGE
OF PEOPLE VACCINATED IN OREGON
SO FAR 12 PERCENT OF OREGONIANS
HAVE RECEIVED ONE DOSE OF THE
VACCINE.
VACCINE.
VACCINE. THAT'S ACCORDING TO A REPORT
THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY
RELEASED YESTERDAY IN
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. THIS CHART SHOWS JUST UNDER 12
PERCENT.
PERCENT.
PERCENT. THE POPULATION HAS RECEIVED THE
FIRST DOSE OF THE VACCINE.
WASHINGTON IS LAGGING BEHIND
WHEN IT COMES TO REPORTING
NUMBERS.
NUMBERS.
NUMBERS. SO THIS INFORMATION IS FROM
MONDAY.
MONDAY.
MONDAY. SOME ARE WONDERING IF THERE IS
A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE FIRST
AND THE SECOND DOSE OF THE
COVID VACCINE.
COVID VACCINE. THE SHORT ANSWER IS NO.
HERE'S WHAT STEVE BUNIN WITH
OUR VERIFY TEAM FOUND >>.
WHETHER >> IT'S HEADLINES LIKE
>> THESE ABOUT THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT HOLDING BACK OR
RELEASING SECOND DOSES OR
HOSPITALS LIKE THIS ONE IN
MICHIGAN ANNOUNCING THEY
RECEIVED ZERO FIRST DOSES
OF THE COVID-19 VACCINE CAN
SEEM LIKE THERE'S A DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND
DOSE OF A PFIZER AND MADRONA
VACCINES >> TO VERIFY IF THAT'S
TRUE, WE POURED THROUGH THE
ORIGINAL PFIZER AND MADRONA
STUDIES THAT WENT STRAIGHT TO
DR. LARRY CHORY OF FRED HUTCH,
THE INFECTIOUS DISEASE
SPECIALIST WHO IS OVERSEEING
ALL OF THE COVID VACCINE TRIALS
IN THE UNITED STATES >> AND THE
STUDIES THEMSELVES BOTH
PUBLISHED IN THE NEW ENGLAND
JOURNAL OF MEDICINE.
THE METHOD PORTION CLEARLY
STATES PEOPLE RECEIVE THE
DOSES.
DOSES.
DOSES. TWENTY ONE AND TWENTY EIGHT
DAYS APART IF THE DOSES HAD
DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OF FLUID
INSIDE THE VIAL OR A DIFFERENT
SUBSTANCE INSIDE THAT STUDY
WOULD HAVE TO STATE IT >>.
DR. CORIE PUTS IT PLAINLY ARE
THE FIRST DOSE AND THE SECOND
DOSE IDENTICAL >> THE FIRST
DOSE AND THE SECOND ARE
IDENTICAL.
IDENTICAL. WE DON'T LIKE YOU MIXING PFIZER
ENOCDER ENOUGH BUT WHAT'S IN
THAT SYRINGE IS IDENTICAL TO
PFIZER FOR THOSE IN THE PFIZER
SECOND DOSE, THE PFIZER
VACCINE, IT'S IDENTICAL AND THE
MUKHTARAN VACCINE SAY >> WE CAN
VERIFY THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND
DOSE OF THE VACCINE.
NOW PEOPLE'S REACTIONS TO THE
SHOTS MIGHT DIFFER BUT IT'S NOT
BECAUSE OF WHAT'S ACTUALLY IN
THE VIAL >>.
AND IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION
YOU'D LIKE US TO LOOK INTO,
SEND AN EMAIL TO VERIFY AT KGW
DOTCOM WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON A
YEAR LONG INVESTIGATION INTO
THE WRONGFUL ARREST OF A
PORTLAND MAN BACK IN TWENTY
SEVENTEEN.
SEVENTEEN. MICHAEL FESSER SUED WESTLAND
POLICE AFTER THE DEPARTMENT
BUILT A BOGUS THEFT CASE
AGAINST HIM.
AGAINST HIM. TODAY THE US DEPARTMENT
OF JUSTICE ANNOUNCED IT WILL
NOT PURSUE CRIMINAL CHARGES
AGAINST FORMER WESTLAND POLICE
OFFICERS OR ANYONE ELSE
INVOLVED IN FESSER ARREST.
THE DEPARTMENT'S CITED
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO PROVE
THAT OFFICERS VIOLATED FESSER
RIGHTS OR FEDERAL PUBLIC
CORRUPTION LAWS.
CORRUPTION LAWS. THE US ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR
THE DISTRICT OF OREGON RELEASED
A STATEMENT.
A STATEMENT. IT SAYS IN PART QUOTE IT IS NOT
ENOUGH TO SHOW THAT AN OFFICER
MADE A MISTAKE ACTED
NEGLIGENTLY, ACTED BY ACCIDENT
OR MISTAKE OR EVEN EXERCISED
BAD JUDGMENT SINCE THE CASE WAS
FIRST REPORTED, WESTLUND