>>>
>>> TONIGHT, A SPIKE IN VIOLENT ACCIDENTS LIKE THESE.
WHAT IS DRIVING THE HUGE JUMP
WE ARE SEEING IN CARS HITTING
PEDESTRIANS?
PEDESTRIANS? >>> RENT CONTROL BECOMES THE
LAW OF THE LAND AND ORGAN.
WE WILL TELL YOU WHO THE NEW
RULES DON'T APPLY TO.
>>> THE METHODIST CHURCH MOST
TO STRENGTHEN BANS ON SAME-SEX
MARRIAGE AND LGBT CLERGY.
CHURCHGOERS WERE NOT TOO HAPPY
ABOUT THAT.
ABOUT THAT. >>> ESTATE OF THE EMERGENCY IN
LANE COUNTY AFTER A WEEK OF
HEAVY SNOW.
HEAVY SNOW. BUT THERE IS GOOD NEWS TONIGHT
IN A TINY MOUNTAIN TOWN OF OAK
RIDGE.
RIDGE.
RIDGE. >>> CAN WENT TO REALLY MAKE YOU
FEEL SAD?
FEEL SAD?
FEEL SAD? WE VERIFY.
WE VERIFY. TONIGHT ON KGW NEWS AT 6:00.
>>> WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING
NEWS OUT OF VANCOUVER TONIGHT
WHERE POLICE WERE REPORTEDLY
INVOLVED IN A SHOOTING. IT
HAPPENED NEAR 12th AND
JEFFERSON RIGHT NEAR THE OPEN
HOUSE MINISTRIES HOMELESS
SHELTER.
SHELTER.
SHELTER. >> ACCORDING TO THE COLOMBIAN
WITNESSES ON SCENE, THEY ARE
SAYING THAT A PERSON WAS
KILLED.
KILLED.
KILLED. WE ARE WORKING TO FIND A WHAT
LED TO THE SHOOTING AND WE HAVE
A CREW ON THE WAY TO THE SCENE.
LOOK FOR UPDATES AS WE LEARN
MORE.
MORE.
MORE. >>>
MORE. >>> NOW, TO THE STATE OF
EMERGENCY IN LANE COUNTY.
EVERYTHING THEY HAVE BEEN
DEALING WITH, THREE DAYS, NO
POWER, MOUNTAINS OF SNOW,
FINALLY, WE HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS.
GOVERNOR BROWN DECLARED A STATE
OF EMERGENCY THERE AND SEVERAL
OTHER PLACES THAT WERE HIT
EXTRA HARD THIS WEEK BY SNOW .
>> THE ONLY ROAD IN AND OUT OF
OAK RIDGE HAS BEEN CUT OFF.
ODOT HAS BEEN ESCORTING PEOPLE
DOWN HIGHWAY 58 BUT ONLY A FEW
TIMES A DAY.
OUR STORM TEAM COVERAGE
CONTINUES AT 6:00 WITH MORGAN
ROMERO LIVE IN OAK RIDGE ABOUT
40 MILES EAST OF EUGENE.
MORGAN, WHAT A DIFFICULT WEEK
FOR PEOPLE THERE.
>> Reporter: YEAH, ABSOLUTELY
BUT GOOD NEWS IS HIM AS YOU CAN
SEE, POWER IS RESTORED, HOWEVER
NOT EVERYWHERE IN TOWN AND THE
CITY IS STILL PARTIALLY CUT OFF
BECAUSE OF DANGEROUS CONDITIONS
ALONG HIGHWAY 58 SO IT TAKES
SERIOUS TEAMWORK FROM MULTIPLE
AGENCIES AND OAKWOOD -- OAK
RIDGE LOCALS. DRIVEWAYS UP-AND-
DOWN OAK RIDGE BLANKET WITH
SNOW.
SNOW.
SNOW. PEOPLE SHOVELING THE WAY OUT,
HELPING NEIGHBORS AND THOSE WHO
NEED IT MOST.
DOWN TREES ARE STILL BLOCKING
PEOPLE LIKE SONNY'S WHO LIVES
IN THE MOUNTAINS.
>> NOBODY CAN GET OUT EXCEPT 1
FAMILY .
FAMILY .
FAMILY . >> SHE IS STILL WITHOUT POWER.
WE HAVE A WOOD STOVE.
>> Reporter: SHE IS MAKING DO
WITH THAT.
WITH THAT. >> WE ARE ALL PITCHING IN.
IT IS LIKE, DO HAVE FIREWOOD?
, YES, CAN YOU BRING SOME DOWN?
THEY ARE BRINGING IN ON SLEDS.
WHAT DO YOU NEED?
WHERE ARE YOU AT?
>> Reporter: IN THE MEANTIME,
SUNNY AND MANY OTHERS ARE
LENDING A HELPING HAND.
>> MY ROOF IS CLEARED AND MY
HOUSE IS WARM.
WHERE CAN I HELP LOOKS THAT IS
WHAT WE NEED TO DO.
ESPECIALLY WHEN WE LIVE ALL THE
WAY UP.
WAY UP.
WAY UP. AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE OUR
NEIGHBORS ARE SAFE AND OUR
COMMUNITY IS SAFE SO WE CAN GET
BACK TO OUR LIVES.
>> Reporter: PEOPLE ARE FREEZING
--
--
-- >>
-- >> PEOPLE ARE LIVING IN THEIR
CARS LIKE WE WERE JUST TO GET
WARM.
WARM.
WARM. >>
WARM. >> Reporter: PATTY LEE IS
GRATEFUL FOR THE HELP .
>> FOR US TO KNOW ALL THE
PEOPLE ARE HERE AND THE
PHARMACY IS OPEN FOR THE
MEDICATIONS, WOW
MEDICATIONS, WOW >> Reporter: A BIG SHIPMENT OF
SUPPLIES CAME IN WHEN THE ROAD
WAS CLEARED FOR EMERGENCY
SERVICES, EVERYTHING FROM
OXYGEN, FOOD, FUEL, AND THE RED
CROSS SET UP WARMING SHELTERS.
>> THE BAPTIST CHURCH BROUGHT A
COMPLETE SEMI TRUCK THAT IS A
KITCHEN.
KITCHEN.
KITCHEN. >> Reporter: VOLUNTEERS AND
CITY EMPLOYEES DID WELL OVER
100 WELFARE CHECKS AND HOME
DELIVERIES TO THOSE WHO CANNOT
LEAVE THEIR HOUSES.
>> AT THE TIME IT WAS SO NICE
TO SEE PEOPLE STEP OUT WHO
NORMALLY WOULDN'T HELP ON A
GENERAL BEAUTIFUL DAY BECAUSE
THEY ARE BUSY DOING THEIR OWN
LIVES.
LIVES.
LIVES. WHEN WE HAVE A DISASTER, WE
COME TOGETHER.
COME TOGETHER. >> Reporter: YESTERDAY, AND
TODAY, ODOT ESCORTED DRIVERS
ALONG HIGHWAY 58. ONLY A COUPLE
OF POINTS DURING THE DAY SO
TRAVEL IS STILL LIMITED ON THAT
ROAD.
ROAD.
ROAD. NO
ROAD. NO WORD ON WHEN IT WILL FULLY
REOPEN.
REOPEN.
REOPEN. >> THIS IS A STORMY WEEK WE
WILL NOT SOME FORGET.
THANK YOU, MORGAN.
THAT'S GO TO MATT NOW.
WHAT IS NEXT FOR US?
>>> THINGS ARE CALMING DOWN A
BIT.
BIT.
BIT. WE
BIT. WE STILL HAVE RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS.
SHOWERS.
SHOWERS. THERE IS A LITTLE SNOW TOWARDS
OAK RIDGE RIGHT NOW BUT MAINLY
NORTH.
NORTH.
NORTH. THIS IS MOVING ON AND MOVED OUT
EARLIER IN THE DAY.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF SCATTERED
SHOWERS ON THE EAST OUT OF
PORTLAND.
PORTLAND.
PORTLAND. THINGS ARE IMPROVING.
WHAT IS COMING UP NEXT?
IT DOES LOOK A LITTLE BETTER.
THERE IS WEST SNOW BUT WHAT A
FEBRUARY WE FINISHED OFF THE
THIRD COLDEST ON AVERAGE.
THE FINAL NUMBERS ARE BEING
CALCULATED AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. THE COLDEST WAS BACK IN 1956.
IN 1956 IN FEBRUARY WE HAD TWO
DAYS WHERE HE ONLY HIT 50.
THIS FEBRUARY, WE HIT IT ONLY
WANTS, THAT IS A RECORD TO ONLY
HIT 50 DEGREES ONCE IN FEBRUARY
. THAT WAS BACK ON GROUNDHOG
DAY, SO THAT IS IRONIC.
SCATTER RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
OVERNIGHT AND TOMORROW.
NO ISSUES FOR THE MORNING
COMMUTE TO THEY ARE SCATTERED.
WE WILL GET A BREAK IN THE
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. STICKING SNOW IS CONFINED TO
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1000 FEET.
THE WEEKEND DRIES OUT AND WE
WILL GET SUNSHINE BUT IT WILL
BE COLD AND WENDY.
WE ARE NOT DONE WITH CHANCES
FOR LOWLAND SNOW, EITHER.
MORE LATER.
MORE LATER. >> I WILL TAKE SOME SUNSHINE.
>>> IT'S GO TO KGW'S
METEOROLOGIST, JOE RAINERI FROM
DOWNTOWN PORTLAND.
DOWNTOWN PORTLAND. YOU HEARD WHAT SET ABOUT
FEBRUARY.
FEBRUARY.
FEBRUARY. LUCKILY IS THE SHORTEST MONTH.
PEOPLE ARE HOPING IT WILL BE
WARMER AND SUNNIER.
>> Reporter: WE ARE KNOCKING ON
MARCHES DOOR.
MARCHES DOOR. LIKE MATT JUST SAID, IT IS
OFFICIAL. FEBRUARY, 2019 WILL
GO DOWN AT THE THIRD COLDEST
FEBRUARY ON RECORD.
WHEN YOU FACTOR IN THE SNOW WE
HAVE SEEN OVER THE LAST COUPLE
OF WEEKS, PEOPLE I SPOKE WITH
ARE READY FOR A CHANGE AND THEY
WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT SOONER
THAN LATER.
THAN LATER. >>> WALK AROUND THE ROSIE CITY
AND YOU WILL SEE PEOPLE BUNDLE
UP IN A HAT AND WINTER COAT.
>> Reporter: THEY WANT TO SEE
CHANGES, SOON .
>> I AM READY FOR SOME WARM
WEATHER.
WEATHER.
WEATHER. ARIZONA WEATHER.
ARIZONA WEATHER. >> Reporter: FEBRUARY 2019 WILL
GO DOWN AS A FEBRUARY TO
REMEMBER.
REMEMBER.
REMEMBER. >> WE WILL WITH FRIENDS THIS
MORNING, DRINKING COFFEE.
THEY WERE LIKE, THIS WAS THE
COLDEST FEBRUARY WE HAVE EVER
EXPERIENCED.
EXPERIENCED. WE'VE ONLY HAD ONE DAY OVER 50
DEGREES.
DEGREES.
DEGREES. >> Reporter: HE IS RIGHT.
WINTER KICKED OFF WITH VERY
MILD TEMPERATURES .
>> I LOOK AT IT RELATIVE TO
DECEMBER AND JANUARY AND IT WAS
REALLY NICE WEATHER IN DECEMBER
AND JANUARY, A LOT OF SUNSHINE.
>> Reporter: IN DECEMBER, WE
SAW 14 DAYS WITH TEMPERATURES
OF 50 DEGREES OR WARMER.
IN JANUARY, WE SAW 17 DAYS AND
THIS MONTH?
THIS MONTH? ONLY 1 DAY.
IT IS THIS TIME OF YEAR THAT
JIM AND HIS WIFE LIKE TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THE OUTDOOR .
>> WE ARE GOING HIKING WITH
SOME OF THE PORTLAND PARKS AND
RECREATION GROUP.
RECREATION GROUP. HAVING IT A LITTLE WARMER MAKES
IT EASIER.
IT EASIER. >> Reporter: IT WAS NOT JUST
PORTLAND THAT SAW A CHILLY
MONTH .
MONTH .
MONTH . >> FEBRUARY HAS BEEN REALLY
BAD.
BAD.
BAD. I
BAD. I HAVE NEVER SEEN IT LIKE THIS.
>> Reporter: FLIGHT ATTENDANT,
HOPE TUCKER EXPERIENCED IT
ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST .
>> I FLAG -- FLY BACK AND FORTH
FROM SPOKE CAME TO SEATTLE.
THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF
CANCELED FLIGHTS IN ALL OF THE
SMALLER PLANES.
SMALLER PLANES. >> Reporter: WITH SPRING A FEW
SHORT WEEKS AWAY --
>> I TAKE VITAMIN D T DOUBLE
ST3 WHEN IT IS CLOUDY.
>> Reporter: JIM AND HIS WIFE
ARE HOPING THEY CAN WALK
TOMORROW WITH A LITTLE MORE SUN
AND WARMER WEATHER.
THE RESTAURANT MANAGERS I SPOKE
WITH SAY THEY WERE HOPING FOR
WARMER AND SUNNIER CONDITIONS
AS WELL OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
WEEKS.
WEEKS.
WEEKS. I
WEEKS. I WENT TO ONE SANDWICH SHOP IN
NORTHEAST PORTLAND.
NORTHEAST PORTLAND. THE MANAGER TOLD ME SUNNY AND
PLEASANT CONDITIONS, THEY COULD
SEE SALES DOUBLE.
--
--
-- >>
-- >> YOU
-- >> YOU LOST YOUR MIC BUT I
THINK YOU WERE SAYING WHEN THE
SUN IS OUT, PEOPLE LIKE TO SIT
OUTSIDE AND HAVE A MEAL.
I AGREE WITH YOU.
I MAY DO THAT THIS WEEKEND IF
WE HAVE SOME SUNSHINE.
YOU CAN STAY UP-TO-DATE ON THE
FORECAST AND WEATHER WARNINGS
BY DOWNLOADING OUR KGW
PORTLAND WEATHER APP THAT IS
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DEVICES.
DEVICES.
DEVICES. >>> A LEGEND IN OREGON POLITICS
HAS PASSED AWAY.
NORMA PAULUS BROKE DOWN
BARRIERS DURING HER CAREER IN
PUBLIC SERVICE.
PUBLIC SERVICE. SHE WAS THE FIRST WOMAN IN
OREGON ELECTED SECRETARY OF THE
STATE IN 1976.
CHRIS WILLIS JOINS US NOW WITH
A LOOK BACK AT HER INCREDIBLE
LIFE.
LIFE.
LIFE. CHRIS?
CHRIS?
CHRIS? >>
CHRIS? >> NORMA PAULUS GREW UP IN
NEBRASKA BUT HER FAMILY MOVED
TO OREGON WHEN THEY LOST
EVERYTHING IN THE DEPRESSION.
SHE COULD NOT AFFORD TO GO TO
COLLEGE SO SHE WORKED FOR THE
HARNEY COUNTY DISTRICT
ATTORNEY.
ATTORNEY.
ATTORNEY. AFTER BATTLING POLIO COME SHE
MOVED TO SALEM AND BECAME THE
FIRST WOMAN AT LEMON LAW
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL. SHE WAS FIRST ELECTED TO THE
STATE LEGISLATURE IN 1970 AND
SERVED FOR SIX YEARS.
THAT IS WHEN SHE RAN FOR
SECRETARY OF STATE AND BECAME
THE FIRST WOMAN TO HOLD AN
OREGON CONSTITUTIONAL STATEWIDE
OFFICE. THAT DISTINCTION
BECAUSE MORTY NEWBERGER WAS THE
FIRST WOMAN TO HOLD STATEWIDE
OFFICE ELECTED AS U.S. SENATOR
IN 1960.
IN 1960.
IN 1960. IN 1996, NORMA PAULUS WAS THE
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR
GOVERNOR LOSING BY A CLOSE
MARGIN.
MARGIN.
MARGIN. SHE WOULD GO ON TO SERVE AS
SUPERINTENDENT TO PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION AND EVEN LED THE
OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
WE CAUGHT UP WITH HER A COUPLE
OF YEARS AGO WHEN WE ASKED WHAT
SHE IS MOST PROUD OF SHE
QUICKLY DEFERRED CREDIT FOR HER
CONTRIBUTIONS.
CONTRIBUTIONS. >> AS POOR AS WE WERE, AND AS
WELL OFF AS I TURNED OUT TO BE,
THE MAJOR REASON WHY IS I WAS
ALWAYS SURROUNDED BY REALLY
GOOD PEOPLE.
GOOD PEOPLE. >>