>>>,
>>>, 6:00, AND IMAGING TALE OF SURVIVAL AFTER A MAN GETS LOST
OVERNIGHT ON MOUNTS AT HELEN'S.
WHAT HE DID TO STAY ALIVE.
>> WE HOPE SHE DIDN'T DIE IN
VAIN.
VAIN.
VAIN. >>
VAIN. >> Reporter: FAMILY GRIEVING
FOR A LOVED ONE WHO DIED IN
POLICE CUSTODY.
POLICE CUSTODY. WHY THE COMPANY WHO RUNS THE
JAIL HEALTH PROGRAM IS NOW
GIVING A MULTIMILLION DOLLAR
SETTLEMENT.
SETTLEMENT. >> THIS IS THE LAST MATCH,
>>> AN OUTBREAK OF TIMBERS
FEVER IN ATLANTA.
>>> WE WANT TO START AT 6:00
NOW WITH BREAKING NEWS,
STARBUCKS AND FRED MEYER STORE
THIS HAPPENED AT O'SULLIVAN'S
GULCH FRED MYERS, THAT IS THE
STORE ON WEILER STREET.
>> POLICE ARE SAYING THEY GOT A
CALL OUT AN ARMED MAN OF A
STARBUCKS, NO OFFICERS WERE
HURT BUT THE SUSPECT IS IN THE
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL. WE DON'T KNOW THE SEVERITY OF
THE INJURIES JUST YET.
WE DO HAVE A CREW HEADED TO THE
SCENE.
SCENE.
SCENE. WE
SCENE. WE WILL UPDATE YOU AS WE GET
MORE INFORMATION.
MORE INFORMATION. STRUCK A PORTLAND MAN
EXPERIENCED IN THE OUTDOORS
MADE CRITICAL MISTAKE ON MOUNT
SAINT HELENS YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON. >> HE WAS STRANDED OVERNIGHT,
THIS MORNING HE DID MAKE IT OUT
ON HIS OWN AND HE IS OKAY, BUT
HE HAS NEW LESSONS THAT HE
LEARNED TO SHARE.
PAT DOORIS TALKED WITH HIM LATE
THIS AFTERNOON, PAT?
>> Reporter: CATHY, HIS NAME IS
PATRICK JOHNSTON AND HE TOLD ME
HE HAS BEEN WORKING AND
TRAINING WITH A GROUP -- GROUP
CALLED TRUCKERS EARTH FOR ABOUT
THREE YEARS.
THREE YEARS. ONCE HE MADE THE UNFORTUNATE
MISTAKE THE TRAINING MADE ALL
THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD.
PATRICK IS HOME TONIGHT, STILL
HASN'T REALLY SLEPT SINCE
YESTERDAY.
YESTERDAY. HE AND FOUR OTHERS CLIMBED
MOUNTS AT HELEN'S ON THURSDAY
BUT ON THE WAY DOWN THERE WERE
GOING SLOWER THAN EXPECTED, AND
RUNNING LATE.
RUNNING LATE. PATRICK OFFERED TO DASH AHEAD
OF THE OTHERS AND BREAK DOWN
THEIR CAMP BEFORE IT GOT DARK.
BUT, HE SOON REALIZED HE WAS
LOST.
LOST.
LOST. TODAY RESCUE CHOPPERS WERE ON
THE MOUNTAIN, CONTINUING TO
SEARCH, AFTER THE OTHER WOMEN
CANNOT FIND HIM.
HE FOUND ANOTHER TRAILER AND
HIKED OUT WHICH IS ANOTHER
TRAILER AND HIKED OUT AFTER
BUILDING A SHELTER FOR THE
NIGHT.
NIGHT.
NIGHT. >>
NIGHT. >> SHOULDN'T HAVE LEFT.
THAT'S THE BIGGEST LESSON.
ALSO, HAVE AN EMERGENCY BLANKET,
HAVE SOMETHING TO START A FIRE
WITH, A KNIFE, THOSE ARE
IMPORTANT THINGS.
IMPORTANT THINGS. >> HE TOLD ME HE DID HAVE THE
RIGHT CLOTHING AND GEAR, BUT
AGAIN THAT HE SHOULD NOT HAVE
LEFT THAT GROUP.
HE IS HAVING A GROUP OF FRIENDS
OVER TONIGHT THAT DROPPED
EVERYTHING AND JOINED THE
SEARCH FOR HIM HE SAYS HE IS
THANKFUL FOR EVERYONE WHO WAS
INVOLVED.
INVOLVED.
INVOLVED. BACK TO YOU.
>> IF IT CAN HAPPEN TO HIM.
WOW.
WOW.
WOW. YOU
WOW. YOU ARE THAT KNOWLEDGEABLE ON
THE MOUNTAINS IT COULD HAPPEN
TO EVERYBODY.
TO EVERYBODY. >> HE DID THE RIGHT THING.
>>> COLD ON THE MOUNTAIN LAST
NIGHT.
NIGHT.
NIGHT. IT
NIGHT. IT WE WILL BE AGAIN TONIGHT.
THIS IS A LIVE LOOK FROM OUR
SKY CAM.
SKY CAM.
SKY CAM. THE FORECAST WE ARE LOOKING AT
THE CAMERA IS CALLING FOR
FREEZING RAIN IN THE GORGE,
WHICH COULD LEAD TO SOME
PROBLEMS ON THE ROAD.
>> DEVON IS ON THE ROAD, WE
WANT TO START WITH CHIEF
METEOROLOGIST MATT SAVINO.
YOU HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT
THIS FOR A WHILE, WHAT SHOULD
WE EXPECT IN THE GORGE?
>> IT WILL BE REALLY GREAT,
SOMETIMES IT IS A GLAZE OF ICE
THAT CAN BE REALLY TRICKY
BECAUSE YOU DON'T SEE IT,
EXPECTED BECAUSE WE WILL GET
SOME OUT OF THE GORGE, I KNOW
IT IS DOWN TO THE 20s EVERY
MORNING THIS WEEK IT WON'T BE
THAT COLD TOMORROW MORNING
BECAUSE OF CLOUD COVER COMING
IN.
IN.
IN. IT
IN. IT IS
IN. IT IS BELOW FREEZING, 29
PARKDALE 29 UP IN BERKELEY,
STILL ABOVE FREEZING, IT MAY
ACTUALLY BE WEST OF THE
DOWNBEAT EAST OF McCALL WHERE
WE GET THE ICE, IT WILL BE A
SMALL AREA ELSE IS FAIRLY SMALL
AREA BUT ANY BIT OF ICE IS
PROBLEMATIC.
PROBLEMATIC. EAST WIND OUT OF THE GORGE
KEEPING THAT AREA INSULATED,
BUT IT SHOULD KEEP THE AREA
MIXED ENOUGH THAT WE DO NOT GET
FREEZING RAIN OR TEMPERATURES
ABOVE FREEZING.
ABOVE FREEZING. THE BLUE AREAS IS WHERE WE
EXPECT McCALL EAST THROUGH
CASCADE, NOT VERY MUCH BUT IT
IS STILL ENOUGH TO CREATE
SLIPPERY AREAS ON THE ROAD.
WE HAVE A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY, THE PRECIPITATION
WILL BE ENDING.
SO, LIKE FREEZING RAIN IN THE
GORGE SATURDAY MORNING AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT, MAY BE MORE
SUBSTANTIAL AND MORE
SIGNIFICANT, MORE ON THAT, BUT
FOR THE VALLEYS WE WILL STAY
ABOVE FREEZING, BACK TO YOU.
>> NOT MENTIONING FREEZING RAIN
LIKELY TO BE AN ISSUE ON THE
ROAD.
ROAD.
ROAD. HERE'S A LIVE LOOK AT I-84, 257
COURTESY OF TRUE CHECK.COM.
TRAFFIC MOVING PRETTY WELL,
DEVON, YOU ARE LOOKING A LITTLE
CHILLY.
CHILLY.
CHILLY. >> THAT'S AN UNDERSTATEMENT,
IT'S COLD OUT HERE IN CORBIN,
THE WIND IS HOWLING RIGHT NOW,
THE MAIN THING WAS TO CHECK FOR
CONDITIONS, EVEN IF IT IS NOT
NEXT WEEKEND YOU HAD OUT,
MAKING SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS
IN ORDER BEFORE THE NEXT WINTER
-LIKE EVENT WE GET HAPPENS.
>> THE GUYS ARE BUSY REPLACING
ROAD TIRES WITH STUDS.
>> GETTING EVERYBODY DIALED IN.
>> IF YOU DON'T PLAN ON USING
STUDS OR TRACTION TIRES, MAKE
SURE YOU CHECK YOUR CHAIN.
>> MAKE SURE THE CHAIN FITS.
A LOT OF TIME PEOPLE GRAB A SET
OF CHAINS FROM THE OLD CAR. YOU
WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY FIT AND
YOU'VE GOT SOME THAT IMPROVE
YOUR SITUATION.
YOUR SITUATION. >> TIRE TREADS ARE IMPORTANT
TOO, JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE
GREAT AND SOMEONE DOESN'T MEAN
THEY WILL WORK FOR WINTER.
>> A FEW BROKEN STUDS BUT
ACTUALLY THE STUDS ARE QUITE
EFFECTIVE.
EFFECTIVE. AS THE TIRE WEARS A CHART IN
THE STUDS A BIT.
>> Reporter: IN PREPARATION FOR
FREEZING RAIN, D.O.T.
IS GETTING ROADS IN THE GORGE
PREPARED TO.
PREPARED TO. >> WE HAVE CREWS OUT THERE,
DOING A BIT OF DEICING AS A
PREVENTATIVE MEASURE,
PREVENTATIVE MEASURE, >> Reporter: CLOUDS AND SAND
WHICH IS PLOWS AND SAND WILL BE
ON STANDBY.
ON STANDBY. >> IT IS UNLIKELY WE WILL BE
USING SALT BECAUSE WE DON'T
HAVE ANY SALT STORED AT THIS
POINT.
POINT.
POINT. >>
POINT. >> Reporter: D.O.T.
COMPLETED A PILOT PROJECT IN
THE STATE, CRASHES IN THOSE
AREAS DECREASED 25%.
>> JUST BECAUSE IT WORKS, DON'T
EXPECT D.O.T.
EXPECT D.O.T. TO JUST POUR SALT ON THE ROADS.
>> ALL USE WILL BE ON A CASE-BY-
CASE BASIS, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT
THE CONDITIONS ON EXACTLY WHAT
IS GOING ON.
WE HAVE TO LOOK AT OUR SUPPLIER
TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH
SALT READY TO GO.
>> Reporter: BACK AT THE TIRE
SHOP THEY WANTED TO BE PREPARED
NO MATTER WHAT D.O.T.
LAYS DOWN.
LAYS DOWN. >> THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE
SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS.
>> Reporter: KNOW AND YOU JUST
HEARD FROM THE OWNER THERE SAYS
ALSO CHECK YOUR TIRES, TIRE
PRESSURE, BECAUSE THIS COLD AIR
WILL DECREASE THE AIR INSIDE
MAKING THAT TIRE EASIER TO POP
ON.
ON.
ON. >>
ON. >> IS
ON. >> IS SPEAKING OF CAN I GET
BACK IN THE CAR WITH THE
HEATERS PLEASE?
HEATERS PLEASE? >> THANK YOU.
>>> FOR THE LATEST ON THE
FORECAST, REMEMBER YOU CAN STAY
WITH US HERE AND ONLINE AT
KGW.COM.
KGW.COM.
KGW.COM. DOWNLOAD OUR NEW PORTLAND
WEATHER APP TO GET ALERTS SENT
RIGHT TO YOUR FUNDS, AND THAT
WILL BE BACK -- WE WILL BE
BACK WITH OUR EXTENDED OUTLOOK.
>> YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE THESE
AWFUL ADDICTIONS.
AWFUL ADDICTIONS. IT'S JUST BAD.
>> THEIR DAUGHTER DIED ALONE IN
A JAIL CELL.
TONIGHT, THEY VICTORY IN COURT
DOES SEND A MESSAGE TO GRANTOR
NOTHING CAN EVER BRING THAT UP
AND BACK.
AND BACK.
AND BACK. DESPITE HER PARENTS HAVE THEIR
$10 MILLION SETTLEMENT SHINES A
LIGHT ON ADDICTION AND THE NEED
TO TREAT INMATES AS HUMAN.
MAGGIE VESPA IS HERE, AND THIS
STORY GOES ALL THE WAY BACK TO
2014.
2014.
2014. >>
2014. >> DOES, MADELINE DIED IN APRIL
OF THAT YEAR OF DEHYDRATION
FROM HEROIN WITHDRAWAL.
SHE WAS BEING HELD AT THE TIME
IN THE WASHINGTON COUNTY JAIL.
IT TOOK HER FAMILY MORE THAN A
YEAR TO LEARN THE DETAILS OF
HER DEATH AND EVEN LONGER THAN
THAT TO DISCOVER ALL OF THE
OVERSIGHTS AND SCREW UPS THAT
LED TO THEIR DAUGHTER DYING
ALONE ON THE FLOOR OF HER CELL.
TONIGHT, THEY WANT EVERYONE TO
HEAR MADELINE'S STORY.
>> Reporter: PHOTOS OF THEIR
DAUGHTER, AND COPIES OF HER
HANDWRITTEN PLEASE SPREAD OUT
ON THE TABLE, MADELINE PICKENS
PARENTS SAT DOWN TO DECLARE A
SOLEMN VICTORY.
SOLEMN VICTORY. >> WE HAVE TOO MANY OF THESE
KINDS OF DEATH.
WE HOPE AND PRAY THAT
MADELINE'S DEATH, SHE DIDN'T
DIE IN VAIN.
>> A MISSION THEY HOPE $10
MILLION CAN HELP ACCOMPLISH.
THE SETTLEMENT AGAINST HORIZON
HEALTH INCORPORATED.
HEALTH INCORPORATED. BUCKING APRIL, WASHINGTON
COUNTY WAS PAYING THEM TO CARE
FOR ITS INMATES.
MADELINE PICKING WAS JAILED FOR
A TRAFFIC VIOLATION, SHE WAS 26,
ADDICTED TO HEROIN AND GOING
THROUGH SEVERE WITHDRAWAL.
PARENTS ATTORNEY SAY DOCTORS
AND NURSES FAILED TO NOTICE OR
ACT ON HER SYMPTOMS.
THAT IS DESPITE MADELINE'S
WRITTEN REQUEST FOR HELP.
THIS WAS ONE OF THEM.
>> MY STOMACH IS SO SOUR AND
FILLED WITH BRIGHT GREEN BOTTLE
I KEEP PUKING UP.
MUSCLES, CRAMPS, STILL WEAK.
CANNOT STAND LONG, CAN'T WALK
WITHOUT ALMOST FAINTING.
FEEL NEAR DEATH.
IN RESPONSE, ONCE AGAIN,
NOTHING.
NOTHING.
NOTHING. >> Reporter: ATTORNEYS ALLEGED
THAT THE JAILS LEAD PHYSICIAN
WAS FIRED FOR FALSIFYING
RECORDS TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE HE
WAS VISITING PATIENTS MORE THAN
HE WAS.
HE WAS.
HE WAS. THEY SAY HOURS AFTER HE WAS
FIRED, A DEPUTY AND NURSE FOUND
MADELINE UNCONSCIOUS IN HER
CELL.
CELL.
CELL. SHE
CELL. SHE DIED OF DEHYDRATION.
TODAY, RUSSELL AND MARY PICKENS
STOOD UP FOR THEIR DAUGHTER.
>> WE WILL NEVER KNOW WHY
MADELINE WENT DOWN THE PATH SHE
DID.
DID.
DID. EXCUSE ME.
EXCUSE ME. OR WHY SHE DID NOT COME TO US
FOR HELP.
FOR HELP.
FOR HELP. AND THESE QUESTIONS WILL HAUNT
US UNTIL THE DAY WE DIE.
WHAT WE WANTED TO ACCOMPLISH
WITH THIS LAWSUIT WAS TO HELP
MAKE CHANGE.
MAKE CHANGE. >> ALL RIGHT, FOR BOTH
WASHINGTON COUNTY AND THE
HEALTHCARE PROVIDER COMPANY
SAYING TO HAVE MADE BIG CHANGES
TO THE WAY THEY TREAT MEDICAL
NEEDS.
NEEDS.
NEEDS. THE COUNTY SAYS THE HEALTHCARE
PROVIDERS PAYING 100% OF THE
$10 MILLION SETTLEMENT.
BACK TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>>> THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME
THEY HAVE BEEN IN THE HOT SEAT.
>> PEOPLE HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT
THIS COMPANY AND IT HAS FACED
SCRUTINY INCREASING FROM COURTS
PRISON OFFICIALS AND
JOURNALISTS.
JOURNALISTS. INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER KYLE HAS
BEEN LOOKING AT THIS COMPANY.
>> WOULD HAVE FACED MORE THAN A
DOZEN LAWSUITS SINCE 2013
ALLEGING INADEQUATE MEDICAL
CARE.
CARE.
CARE. KEEP IN MIND SOME OF THE
LAWSUITS HAVE BEEN DISMISSED OR
SETTLED OUT OF COURT BUT IN
OTHER CASES THEY ARE STILL
PENDING INCLUDING THE IN
CUSTODY DEATH OF BRIAN PERRY.
THIS IS CELL PHONE VIDEO FROM
INSIDE THE COUNTY JAIL IN
NOVEMBER 2016.
NOVEMBER 2016. PERRY'S FAMILY IS SUING THE
SHERIFF'S OFFICE, CLAIMING THEY
FAILED TO PROVIDE PROPER
MEDICAL ATTENTION IN THE VIDEO
YOU CAN HEAR JAIL STAFF
LAUGHING ABOUT THE DRUG
OVERDOSE.
OVERDOSE.
OVERDOSE. THE COUNTY'S CONTRACT WITH THE
HEALTHCARE PROVIDER ENDS AT THE
END OF THIS MONTH.
THEY ARE THE LARGEST FOR-PROFIT
PRISON HEALTHCARE PROVIDER
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CARE OF
220,000 CARE -- INMATES.
THE SETTLEMENT IS THE LARGEST
EVER AWARDED IT, AND IT IS NOT
THE COMPANY'S ONLY BIG-MONEY
PAYOUT.
PAYOUT.
PAYOUT. IN 2015, THEY SETTLED A
WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT FILED BY
THE PARENTS OF AN INMATE IN
EUGENE.
EUGENE.
EUGENE. IN THAT CASE, OUR NEWSPAPER
REPORTED THEY ARE BELIEVED --
THEY SETTLED WITH A $7 MILLION
SETTLEMENT.
SETTLEMENT. >> WE ARE GLAD TO KNOW CHANGES
ARE BEING MADE, THANK YOU.
>>> AS WE MOVE FORWARD WE LESS
THAN 24 HOURS.
FROM THE MLS CUP, PRESENTED
TRYING TO EARN ITS SECOND TITLE
IN TEAM HISTORY.
>> ATLANTA IS FAVORED TO WIN
BUT THE TIMBERS ARE CONFIDENT
HEADING INTO THE GAME.
ORLANDO SANCHEZ IS LIVE IN
ATLANTA FOR US.
HANGING OUT WITH THE TIMBERS
ARMY, AND HAVING TROUBLE
HEARING US I THINK.
>> Reporter: THAT IS SO TRUE.
OKAY IF THERE IS ONE THING I
HAVE LEARNED IN THE LAST HOUR
OR SO.
OR SO.
OR SO. IT
OR SO. IT IS HOW TO HAVE A GOOD TIME.
ALONG WITH ALL OF THE CHAOS WE
ARE TALKING ABOUT, THERE WILL
BE AN EPIC MATCH TOMORROW IN
ATLANTA.
ATLANTA.
ATLANTA. A COUPLE OF FANS ALSO TOOK IT
TO THE NEXT LEVEL. NOW, SHE
SAID YES.
SAID YES.
SAID YES. THEY WANTED TO MAKE IT EVEN
MORE SPECIAL.
MORE SPECIAL. THE PORTLAND TIMBERS GOING FOR
THE SECOND CHAMPIONSHIP.
HERE'S WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY
ABOUT THE PROPOSAL.
>> WE ARE HERE, TIMBERS A
SOCIAL MEDIA TEAM,
>>
>> WE
>> WE WILL HAVE THAT COMING UP AT 11:00 RIGHT HERE ON KGW.
THE PORTLAND TIMBERS ARE
PARTYING LIKE THERE IS NO
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW. AND AS YOU KNOW, THE TIMBERS
ARE GETTING READY FOR A MATCH
AGAINST ATLANTA UNITED RIGHT
HERE IN ATLANTA.
WE WILL HAVE YOU GUYS COVERED
THROUGH TONIGHT AS THE TIMBERS
CHASE THE SECOND STAR.
CAN'T WAIT TO TALK ABOUT THAT
COMING UP TOMORROW.
WITH 70,000 FANS.
IT WILL BE A GOOD TIME.
>> ALL RIGHT.
YOU ARE ABOUT TO BE
ACCESSORIZED THERE WITH A
TIMBERS SCARF.
TIMBERS SCARF. THERE WE GO.
PERFECT TIMING.
PERFECT TIMING. ORLANDO SANCHEZ.
ORLANDO SANCHEZ. WILL HAVE MORE LATER.
THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT AND
TOMORROW, IF THEY LET HIM KEEP
STANDING.
STANDING.
STANDING. A GUARD TOOK HIM DOWN AT 5:00?
>> I THOUGHT I RECOGNIZED THAT
FLANNEL AT THE BEGINNING.
HE LANDED ON HIM IN THE MIDDLE
OF THAT 5:00 LOVE SHOT.
>> ORLANDO WILL HAVE MORE FOR
US, STAY UP-TO-DATE WITH THIS
AND A LOT OF OTHER STORES.
>>> RENO PORTLAND LOVES THE
TIMBERS AND REMOVE THE BLAZERS
AS WELL, THE QUESTION IS, WILL
BE AT A PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL
TEAM TO THAT LIST?
THE PORTLAND DIAMOND PROJECT
MAKING BIG NEWS LAST WEEK I'M
SURE YOU SAW THESE DRAWINGS OF
A DREAM STADIUM ALONG THE
WILLAMETTE, IT'S GORGEOUS.
THEY ALWAYS PICK A NICE DAY TO
DRAW THOSE DRAWINGS.
I SAT DOWN FOR STRAIGHT TALK
WITH THE LEADER OF THE DIAMOND
PROJECT, STADIUM DESIGN HE IS
LOOKING AT NOW, THEY STILL NEED
TO FIND A TEAM TO PLAY IN THERE.
>> DO YOU EVER THINK ABOUT
TRYING TO BREAK GROUND BEFORE A
TEAM?
TEAM?
TEAM? >>
TEAM? >> I AM HOPING THAT THE
BASEBALL GODS WILL SMILE ON US.
AND EVERYTHING WILL LAND ON THE
TARMAC.
TARMAC.
TARMAC. IDEALLY YOU WOULDN'T.
PICK A NUMBER, $1 BILLION OR SO
WITH OUR ROOF SOLUTION.
YOU WOULDN'T NECESSARILY WANT
TO BE PUTTING IN THAT LARGE OF
A CAPITAL INVESTMENT UNLESS YOU
KNEW WHICH TEAM WAS COMING.
>> INTO THE STADIUM, 1 BILLION
FOR THE TEAM, ANOTHER BILLION
FOR INCIDENTALS, WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT A LOT OF MONEY HERE.
A PRETTY GOOD CONVERSATION, YOU
CAN HEAR THE WHOLE THING ON
STRAIGHT TALK TOMORROW AT 4:30.
>> PLAY BALL.
>> MAYBE.
>> MAYBE.
>> MAYBE. >> COMING UP, WHAT IS BEHIND
THE MASSIVE RECALL OF SEVERAL
POPULAR BLOOD-PRESSURE