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>>> THIS IS KGW NEWS AT 11. >>> WE APPRECIATE YOU JOINING
US THIS FRIDAY EVENING.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THIS
WINTER WEATHER.
WINTER WEATHER. SOME PEOPLE CAUGHT OFF GUARD
TONIGHT A LITTLE BIT BY THE
HUGE SNOWFLAKE THAT STARTED
FALLING DURING THE EVENING
COMMUTE.
COMMUTE.
COMMUTE. IT WAS COMING DOWN.
ONE ROAD HAD TO BE CLOSED FOR
STALLED CARS.
STALLED CARS. SAMANTHA IS SENDING US THIS
PICTURE OF PEOPLE JUMPING OUT
OF THEIR VEHICLES TO HELP PUSH
A CAR UP A LIKE HILL IN
SOUTHWEST PORTLAND.
SOUTHWEST PORTLAND. METEOROLOGIST JOE IS GOING TO
ANSWER THE ALL-IMPORTANT
QUESTION, IS THIS OVER, WHEN
WILL IT BE QUOTE OVER?
THIS CAUSED SOME REAL ISSUES
TONIGHT, MIKE.
TONIGHT, MIKE. >> HEY THERE, DAN.
THE WEST HILLS, WELL RIGHT BY
COUNCIL CREST PARK, TAKE A LOOK
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. THE
HERE. THE STREETS ARE SLICK AND THE
GRASS IS SNOW-COVERED, BUT THIS
IS NOT THE ONLY SPOT TO SEE
SNOW.
SNOW.
SNOW. WE
SNOW. WE HAD A PHOTOGRAPHER JETTING
ALL OVER THE METRO AREA GETTING
PICTURES OF THE SNOW.
LET'S START IN GRESHAM.
REGULAR ROADS SEEM TO BE A
TROUBLE SPOT.
TROUBLE SPOT. ANOTHER CAR HAD TO BE PUSHED
OUT OF A DICEY SPOT.
POLICE TWEETED PEOPLE TO STAY
OFF THE ROAD THAT THEY COULD.
THE MOUNTAIN PARK AREA OF LAW
LAKE OSWEGO SAUCE OF
ACCUMULATING SNOW.
ACCUMULATING SNOW. OUR PHOTOGRAPHER THERE
DESCRIBING IT AS SOFT AND
FLUFFY.
FLUFFY.
FLUFFY. I'M SURE SOME KIDS HAD SOME FUN
BEFORE HITTING THE HAY.
GERMANTOWN ROAD HAD TO BE
CLOSED FROM SKYLINE TO KAISER.
WE ARE TOLD CARS STALLED OUT IN
VERY SLICK CONDITIONS THERE.
THE ROAD EVENTUALLY REOPEN.
OVER THE COURSE OF TONIGHT, WE
DID RUN INTO A MAN FROM ALASKA
WHO SAID OREGON DRIVERS CANNOT
HANDLE THE SNOW.
>> CRAZY.
>> CRAZY.
>> CRAZY. A LOT OF PEOPLE, THEY DON'T
KNOW HOW TO DRIVE IN THIS
WEATHER.
WEATHER.
WEATHER. UP IN ALASKA, THIS DID NOTHING
TO THEM.
TO THEM.
TO THEM. DON'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE SLOW.
OTHER PEOPLE, YOU SEE THEM THEY
PUT THE BRAKES TOO LATE, THEN
THEY GO SLIDING AND HIT
SOMEBODY.
SOMEBODY.
SOMEBODY. THEY'VE BEEN HELPING A LOT OF
PEOPLE PUSHED OUT.
THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET OUT
OF THE SITUATION.
>> THAT GUY NEED TO TAKE IT
EASY, DOESN'T HE?
WE'LL DO THE BEST WITH THE HELP
OF ROAD CREWS OF COURSE.
WE SAW SOME TRUCKS TREATING THE
ROADS UP WEST HILLS AN HOUR GO,
AND I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOME
VIDEO FROM SOUTHWEST PORTLAND.
THIS IS FROM BARBARA
TERWILLIGER.
TERWILLIGER. IF THERE WAS SUCH A THING AS A
SNEAKER STORM, I THINK THIS
WOULD BE IT.
PLENTY OF THE COMMUNITIES
ACROSS THE METRO AREA GETTING
ONE LAST BLAST OF WINTER.
MAY BE.
MAY BE.
MAY BE. >> I'M GOING TO HOLD YOU TO
THAT ONE LAST BLAST.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. APPRECIATED, MIKE.
APPRECIATED, MIKE. LET'S GO TO OUR METEOROLOGIST
IN FOR MATT TONIGHT.
HE'S OFF MAKING SNOW ANGELS,
SNOWMEN.
SNOWMEN.
SNOWMEN. HE WAS ON TWITTER, INSTAGRAM,
OR SOMETHING.
OR SOMETHING. HERE TO INCHES OF SNOW AT HIS
PLACE.
PLACE.
PLACE. >>
PLACE. >> MATT IS LIKE 1000 FOOT
LEVEL.
LEVEL.
LEVEL. THAT'S A LITTLE BIT WHERE MORE
OF THE THE CHELATION MOVED
THROUGH.
THROUGH.
THROUGH. WE ARE DONE WITH THE SNOW
SHOWERS OUT THERE TONIGHT.
NOW WE ARE PAYING ATTENTION TO
TEMPERATURES.
TEMPERATURES. WE ARE LOOKING AT A READING OF
DOWNTOWN PORTLAND.
DOWNTOWN PORTLAND. OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS, THIS
IS ONE MODEL THAT SUGGESTS
TEMPERATURES WILL HOVER JUST
ABOVE FREEZING.
ABOVE FREEZING. WHAT DID NOT MELT A COUPLE
HOURS AGO IS GOING TO FREEZE.
THERE COULD BE SLICK SPOTS OUT
THERE TOMORROW MORNING.
LOOKING AT THE TEMPERATURES
ACROSS THE METRO AREA, HAPPY
VALLEY, BOYD, YOU'RE LOOKING AT
A TEMPERATURE OF 32 DEGREES.
THE MORE NORTH YOU GO, YOU'RE A
LITTLE BIT WARMER.
HILLSBORO, YOU'RE LOOKING AT A
TEMPERATURE OF 35 DEGREES.
ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE STATE,
YOU LOOKING AT TEMPERATURES
THIS HOUR IN THE UPPER TEENS ON
BAKER CITY.
BAKER CITY. ON THE SATELLITE MAP THROUGHOUT
THE METRO AREA WE ARE DRY
CONDITIONS.
CONDITIONS. ALL THE SNOW CONDITIONS ARE
PUSHED OFF TO THE MOUNTAINS AND
HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
HIGHER ELEVATIONS. IN TERMS OF ACCUMULATION,
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE
ANYTHING.
ANYTHING.
ANYTHING. LOOK AT THE ROADS.
THIS IS I-5 AT CAPITAL HIGHWAY.
YOU CAN SEE ALONG THE SHOULDER
THERE, AND ALONG THE BANKS,
WHATEVER DOES NOT MELT IS GOING
TO BE SLICK OUT THERE TOMORROW
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. BUT TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO
BE WARMING UP REALLY QUICK
HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND.
>> HOPEFULLY WINTER'S LASTGASP.
ALL THE PICTURES AND VIDEO
WE'VE BEEN SEEING FROM ALL OF
YOU, THANKS SO MUCH FOR SENDING
IT IN.
IT IN.
IT IN. IT
IT IN. IT HELPS TO TELL THE WEATHER
STORY IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
AS YOU PUT STUFF ONLINE, SOCIAL
MEDIA, USE THE #TRAN04.
>>> TAKE A LOOK AT THIS POOR
LITTLE GUY.
LITTLE GUY. TO ALTER POLICE OFFICERS HAD TO
PULL IT OUT OF THE RIVER THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. IT'S A CRAZY STORY HOW HE GOT
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. STARTED IN IT WAS A
NEIGHBORHOOD.
NEIGHBORHOOD. IT WOMAN WAS SPOTTED STEALING A
TRUCK THAN RUNNING OVER A
FENCE.
FENCE.
FENCE. POLICE CHANGE THE TRUCK DOWN I-
TO OUR FIVE.
THE DRIVER GOT OFF THE FREEWAY
AND WENT HERE TO JOHN STORM
PARK.
PARK.
PARK. THE
PARK. THE TRUCK AND GOING DOWN AN
EMBANKMENT RIGHT INTO THE
WILLAMETTE RIVER. THE DRIVERS
WENT OUT OF THE TRUCK ON HER
OWN.
OWN.
OWN. OFFICERS FOUNDER ON THE DOCK.
THAT IS WHEN THEY LEARNED ABOUT
THE DOG STILL TRAPPED IN THE
TRUCK.
TRUCK.
TRUCK. OFFICERS GOT TO THE DOG, IT WAS
SWIMMING IN WATER THAT WAS
QUICKLY FILLING UP IN THE CAB,
AND I HAD JUST A POCKET OF YOUR
TO KEEP READING.
OFFICERS FOR THE DOG OUT OF THE
WINDOW OF THE TRUCK, WARMED HIM
UP, AND TOOK HIM TO THE VET TO
GET THEM WARMED UP.
THE DRIVER IS IN JAIL ACCUSED
OF THEFT AND ELUDING OFFICERS.
>>> A COUPLE FOUND HUNDREDS OF
DOLLARS MISSING FROM THEIR
ACCOUNTS AFTER THEY VISITED A
SOUTHWEST PORTLAND ATM, AND
POLICE ARE TELLING US IT'S JUST
ONE OF SEVERAL PEEVES HIT USING
SKIMMING DEVICES.
SKIMMING DEVICES. LET'S GO BACK TO MIKE BENNER
NOW FOR MORE ON THIS ONE.
>> Reporter: THE WELLS FARGO
ATM AT SOUTHWEST OF 13, MIKE
EMPIRE PULLED OUT SOME CASH TO
BUY HIS DAUGHTER A BIRTHDAY
GIFT.
GIFT.
GIFT. IT
GIFT. IT TURNED OUT TO BE A COSTLY
MISTAKE.
MISTAKE.
MISTAKE. >> I FEEL VIOLATED A LITTLE BIT.
>> Reporter: UNBEKNOWNST TO
HIM, THERE WAS A SKIMMING
DEVICE ON THE 8 P.M.
>> IT CAPTURED MY PIN NUMBER,
THEY MADE A CLONE OF MY HEART,
AND THE YOU THAT OVER 42nd
SANDY BOULEVARD.
SANDY BOULEVARD. >> THE REDWALL THERE, 300
BUCKS.
BUCKS.
BUCKS. GEPHART SAYS WELLS FARGO HAS
REIMBURSED HIM AND ISSUED A NEW
CAR, BUT?
CAR, BUT?
CAR, BUT? >> THEY SAID THEY HAD NOT TOLD
ME WHEN THE SCAMMER WAS PUT ON,
AND THEY HAVE PICTURES THAT
THEY HAVE OF THE PERSON WHO PUT
THE SKIMMER ON.
>> Reporter: THEY RECEIVED
NUMEROUS SKIMMING REPORTS IN
THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.
THE DEVICES WERE ON THIS ATM ON
SOUTHWEST TAYLOR, ANOTHER ON
SOUTHWEST SIXTH, AND ANOTHER ON
19th AND BURNSIDE.
THERE ARE MORE REPORTS OF
SKIMMING TOPPLING UP ON SOCIAL
MEDIA.
MEDIA.
MEDIA. >>
MEDIA. >> I HAVE TO WORK EXTREMELY
CARD, SO IT'S FRUSTRATING THAT
SOMEBODY WOULD JUST COME IN AND
TRY TO STEAL MONEY FROM MY
FAMILY AND ME AND MY BUSINESS.
>> Reporter: GEPHART IS SO
DISHEARTENED BY THE WHOLE
THING, HE PLEDGES TO MAKE MAJOR
CHANGES.
CHANGES.
CHANGES. >> I'M NOT GOING TO TRY TO USE
ATMs ANYMORE.
ATMs ANYMORE. WHEN I DO HAVE TO USE AN ATM,
I'M GOING TO START WIGGLING AND
JIGGLING EVERYTHING ON THERE.
>> Reporter: IN PORTLAND, MIKE
BENNETT FOR KGW NEWS.
>>> I WOULD SAY, YOU KNOW, BE
PATIENT AND WAIT FOR THE FACTS
TO COME OUT.
>> THAT IS VANCOUVER'S POLICE
CHASE TODAY ADDRESSING HIGHLY
UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF POLICE
SHOOTINGS.
SHOOTINGS. THERE BEEN FOUR IT IS FOUR
WEEKS.
WEEKS.
WEEKS. THAT IS HOW MANY THE DEPARTMENT
WOULD SEE IN AN ENTIRE YEAR.
OFFICER SHOT AND KILLED A MAN
DURING A TRAFFIC SPOT JUST
YESTERDAY.
YESTERDAY. THE CITY WAS KNOWN GANG MEMBER
WHO HAD A GUN, AND LASTLY TO
OFFICERS FOR INVECTIVE AND SHOT
A HOMELESS MAN WHO WAS WAVING
AROUND WHAT TURNED OUT TO BE
REPLICA GUN, BUT WHEN YOU SEE
WE UP THE SIDE-BY-SIDE PICTURES
THEY LOOK LIKE THE REAL THING.
TWO WEEKS AGO OFFICERS KILLED A
16-YEAR-OLD WHO THEY SAY WILL
NOT DROP A KNIFE.
THE CHIEF SAYS THERE'S NOTHING
WRONG WITH THE OFFICERS
TRAINING IN THESE CASES AND
THEY WERE VERY SEPARATE
INCIDENTS.
INCIDENTS. >> WE ARE PUTTING HUMAN BEINGS,
POLICE OFFICERS, INTO CRITICAL
INCIDENTS LIKE THIS AND EXPECT
THEM TO MAKE A SPLIT-SECOND
DECISION THAT IS NOT ONLY
IMPACTING THEIR OWN PERSONAL
LIFE, BUT THE OTHER PERSON THAT
IS INVOLVED IN IT AND MAKING
DECISIONS ON BEHALF OF THE
COMMUNITY SAFETY.
COMMUNITY SAFETY. >> IN THE FIRST VANCOUVER
POLICE SHOOTING THIS YEAR, THEY
WERE INVOLVED IN THAT WHILE
CHASE ON I-84.
OUR NEWS PARTNERS AT THE
OREGONIAN SAID AN OFFICER FIRED
MORE THAN 40 BIT ALERTS
BULLETS.
BULLETS.
BULLETS. ALL FOR THE SHOOTINGS UNDER
INVESTIGATION.
INVESTIGATION. >>> KATT WILLIAMS, KATT
WILLIAMS.
WILLIAMS.
WILLIAMS. SO AFTER SETTLING HIS ASSAULT
CASE, KATT WILLIAMS IS FACING
MORE ALLEGATIONS NOW OF TROUBLE
FROM HIS SHORT TIME IN PORTLAND.
, BUT SHE GIVES US A LOOK AT
THE COMPLAINTS.
THE COMPLAINTS. >> Reporter: WILLIAMS IS
ACCUSED OF LEAVING PORTLAND
WITHOUT PAYING SOME OF HIS
BILLS AND COURT RECORDS SHOW
THAT HE HAS A HISTORY OF
FINANCIAL AND LEGAL PROBLEMS
DATING BACK MORE THAN A DECADE.
>> IT WAS A LOT OF WORK, NO
COMPENSATION, NOTHING TO SHOW
FOR IT.
FOR IT.
FOR IT. >> Reporter: THIS MAN SAID THE
COMEDIAN THOUSAND $1200 PER
ISSUED LAST NOVEMBER IN DANTE'S
IN DOWNTOWN PORTLAND.
HE SAYS A WOMAN REPRESENTING
THE COMMUNITY AND COMEDIAN MADE
A $400 DOWN PAYMENT AND SAID
THE VIDEO COULD BE YOU FROM
UPCOMING NETFLIX SPECIAL.
WILLIAMS ALLEGEDLY DID NOT PAY
ANY BUSINESS OWNERS AS WELL
INCLUDING A PORTLAND FOOD CART
WHICH TELLS KGW THAT THE
COMEDIAN LEFT WITHOUT PAYING
FOR AN ORDER OF NACHOS.
>> THEN YOU GET THOSE FEW LIKE
THIS WHERE THEY DON'T PAY AT
ALL, AND IT REALLY CAN HURT NOT
ONLY YOUR BUSINESS BUT EVERYONE
INVOLVED.
INVOLVED.
INVOLVED. >> Reporter: THIS IS ON TOP OF
THE ASSAULT CHARGE THAT WAS
DROPPED AGAINST WILLIAMS
YESTERDAY.
YESTERDAY.