>>>
>>> LOVE
>>> LOVE THEM OR HATE THEM, E- SCOOTERS HAVE REEMERGED IN
PORTLAND, AND NOW THEY COULD BE
GETTING READY TO HOP OVER THE
RIVERRER.
RIVERRER.
RIVERRER. >> THE CITY OF PORTLAND JUST
GAVE SEVERAL E-SCOOTER
COMPANIES PERMISSION TO GROW
THEIR FLEETS, BUT NOW VANCOUVER
IS GETTING CLOSER TO JUMPING ON
THE TRAIN AND BRINGING E-
SCOOTERS TO CLARK COUNTY.
>> BRITTANY FALKERS JOINS US
WITH MORE ON THIS STORY IN THE
STUDIO.
STUDIO.
STUDIO. WHY NOW?
WHY NOW?
WHY NOW? >> CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
ACTUALLY TOOK A TRIP TO DENVER
WHERE THEY GOT A CHANCE TO
CHECK OUT THE SCOOTERS FOR
THEMSELVES AND SEE HOW THEY
OPERATE THERE.
OPERATE THERE. THEY TOOK UP THE TOPIC AGAIN
JUST YESTERDAY, BUT THERE IS
STILL A LOT TO CONSIDER BEFORE
E-SCOOTERS BECOME A REALITY FOR
VANCOUVER.
VANCOUVER. I TALKED TO SOME PEOPLE ALONG
THE WATERFRONT TODAY, AND
OPINIONS SEEMED JUST AS MIXED
THERE AS THEY ARE HERE IN
PORTLAND.
PORTLAND.
PORTLAND. >> I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA.
A FAST WAY TO GET AROUND.
>> I HATE THEM.
FOR ME PERSONALLY, I WOULD
NOVEMBER RENT ONE, BECAUSE I
WOULD BE LIABLE TO FALL OFF.
BUT FOR THE YOUNGER GENERATION,
WHY NOT?
WHY NOT?
WHY NOT? >> Reporter: THESE SCOOTERS
COULD BE ROLLING INTO
VANCOUVER.
VANCOUVER. THE CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSED THE
POSSIBILITY AT A WORKSHOP
MONDAY.
MONDAY.
MONDAY. >> WE HAVE KIND OF SAT BACK AND
WATCH WATCHED OUT OTHER CITIES
HAVE IMPLEMENTED THESE PROGRAMS
TO SEE HOW THEY WORK AND
OPERATE.
OPERATE.
OPERATE. >> Reporter: JENNIFER COMPOST
SAID THERE IS NO TIMELINE FOR
STARTING A PROGRAM HERE YET.
THEY WILL NEED TO DO MORE
RESEARCH TO WEIGH THE PROS AND
CONS.
CONS.
CONS. >>
CONS. >> IT COMES TO ENFORCEMENT.
WE KNOW CITIES HAVE HAD ISSUES
WHERE SCOOT HAVE BEEN LET'S ON
SIDEWALKS, AFFECTING ADA
COMPLIANCE.
COMPLIANCE. >> DRIVING DOWNTOWN, SOMETIMES
THEY DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO
WHAT IS GOING ON, BUT THAT'S
JUST THE PERSON THEMSELVES, NOT
THE SCOOTERS.
THE SCOOTERS. >> Reporter: JENNIFER SAID
THERE HAVE BEEN 13 DEATHS
RELATED TO E-SCOOTERS ACROSS
THE COUNTRY, AND MANY MORE
INJURIES.
INJURIES.
INJURIES. THE CITY LOOK AT WAYS TO
MINIMIZE THAT.
MINIMIZE THAT. >> WE WOULD NEED TO DO A LOT OF
WORK OVER THE WINTER BEFORE WE
WOULD INITIAL NATE A PROGRAM.
>> Reporter: SHE SAID THAT
PUBLIC.
PUBLIC.
PUBLIC. WILL BE A BIG PART OF THE
DISCUSSION.
DISCUSSION. >> THERE'S PEOPLE THAT REALLY
HATE THEM TO, OR THERE'S PEOPLE
THAT REALLY LOVE THEM.
SO WE WOULD JUST BE OPEN TO
HEARING FROM THE COMMUNITY WHAT
THEY THINK ABOUT THESE AS WE
TALK ABOUT MOVING FORWARD.
>> SHE SAID THAT BOTH LIME AND
BYRD SCOOTER PROGRAMS HAVE
REACHED OUT TO THE CITY.
SHE DOESN'T EXPECT A COMMISSION
TO FORM UNTIL THE END OF THE
YEAR AT THE EARLIEST.
SO THIS ISN'T HAPPENING ANYTIME
SOON, AND THE PUBLIC, OF
COURSE, WILL HAVE PLENTY OF
TIME TO WEIGH IN, AS WELL,
BECAUSE I AM NOT A TROOPER ON
THOSE SCOOTER.
THOSE SCOOTER. I AM WAY TOO WOBBLY, PUT FOR
PEOPLE WHO LOVE THEM, THEY
WORK.
WORK.
WORK. >>
WORK. >> LOVE THEM OR HATE THEM IS A
CLICHE, BUT IT FITS THIS
PERFECTLY.
PERFECTLY. >>> LET'S GO OUTSIDE NOW TO OUR
ROSE CITY SKYCAM.
A LITTLE CLOUDY RIGHT NOW, BUT
STILL WARM.
STILL WARM. BEAUTIFUL SUMMER DAY.
THINGS WILL LOOK A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENT TOMORROW.
DIFFERENT TOMORROW. >> YEAH, WE'RE TALKING RAIN.
MATT JOINS US NOW FROM THE
WEATHER CENTER.
WEATHER CENTER. >> THE CLOUDS ARE ROLLING IN,
AND THE RAIN WILL FOLLOW.
WE WILL LOOK FOR RAIN TO BEGIN
PROBABLY MID-MORNING OR SO
TOMORROW, THE REMAINS OF AN OLD
TYPHOON INVOLVED WITH THIS
SYSTEM.
SYSTEM.
SYSTEM. WE DRY IT OUT AGAIN ON
THURSDAY.
THURSDAY.
THURSDAY. SO HOW MUCH RAIN ARE WE TALKING
ABOUT?
ABOUT?
ABOUT? WE
ABOUT? WE LOOK AT IT HOUR BY HOUR.
REALLY RAMPS UP BETWEEN ABOUT
1:00 P.M.
1:00 P.M.
1:00 P.M. AND 2:00 TOMORROW.
WE MAY NOT GET A HALF AN INCH,
THAT ONE HOUR ASS THE MODELING
WOULD SUGGEST, BUT I THINK
THERE'S A REALLY GOOD CHANCE WE
END UP WITH ABOUT THAT MUCH
RAIN.
RAIN.
RAIN. AND, IN FACT, IF WE DO, .54
IRONICALLY IS PORTLAND'S
RAINFALL FOR TOMORROW.
THE CLOUDS ARE THICKENING.
WE'LL LOOK FOR THE RAIN TO
ARRIVE IN THE MORNING.
I'LL HAVE MORE ON THAT FOR YOU
IN A BIT.
IN A BIT.
IN A BIT. BACK TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MATT.
THIS WAS ONE EXPENSIVE MISTAKE.
PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS SAY
EMPLOYEES FELL FOR A SCAM, AND
THEY ACCIDENTALLY SENT $2.9
MILLION TO A FRAUDULENT BANK
ACCOUNT.
ACCOUNT.
ACCOUNT. THANKFULLY ALL OF THE MONEY WAS
RETURNED TO THE DISTRICT.
WE TALKED TO A CYBER SECURITY
EXPERT TO TRY TO LEARN HOW THIS
COULD HAVE HAPPENED.
MORGAN ROW HER SLOW HERE TO
BREAK IT DOWN.
>> LAUREL, TWO PORTLAND PUBLIC
SCHOOL WORKERS ARE NOW ON PAID
ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE WHILE
SHORTS INVESTIGATE THIS.
PPS SAID THEY DIDN'T COMMIT ANY
CRIMES, AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE
FRAUD CAME FROM THE OUTSIDE.
THE DISTRICT, THOUGH, SENT A
LETTER TO PARENTS AND STAFF
YESTERDAY EXPLAINING WHAT THEY
KNOW SO FAR.
PPS SAYS IT LEARNED IT
MISTAKENLY TRANSFERRED $2.9
MILLION TO A FAKE ACCOUNT
DISGUISED AS A LEGITIMATE
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR THAT
THEY WORK WITH.
THE DISTRICT SAID THEY ARE
WORKING WITH THE FBI AND
PORTLAND POLICE BUREAU TO
FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED. FORTUNATELY, THEIR BANK WAS
ABLE TO FREEZE FUNDS BEFORE THE
CON ARTIST WITHDREW ANY MONEY.
AND AGAIN, AS WE MENTIONED, PPS
ANNOUNCED THE ENTIRE AMOUNT IS
SECURELY BACK IN THE STRICT'S
ACCOUNT.
ACCOUNT.
ACCOUNT. WE TALKED TO A CYBER SECURITY
EXPERT, KERRY TOMLINSON WHO
SAID THESE CASES USUALLY START
WITH A FISHING E-MAIL, TO
SOMEONE HIGH UP IN A COMPANY,
OR AN ORGANIZATION.
IT MAY ASK PEOPLE TO RESET
THEIR PASSWORD, OR VERIFY
INFORMATION.
INFORMATION. ONCE THEY INPUT INFORMATION,
SCAMMERS HAVE FULL ACCESS TO AN
EMPLOYEE'S E-MAIL ACCOUNT.
THEN THEY CAN SEND AN INVOICE
THAT LOOKS LIKE IT'S COMING
FROM AN OUTSIDE COMPANY THAT
THEY NORMALLY DO BUSINESS WITH,
BUT IT'S ACTUALLY COMING FROM
THE SCAMMERS.
THE SCAMMERS. >> THE EMPLOYEES THEMSELVES ARE
JUST DOING THEIR JOBS.
THEY GET INVOICES.
THE INVOICES LOOK REAL.
THE SCAMMERS ARE REALLY GOOD AT
MAKING THE INVOICES REAL, AT
INTERCEPTING ALL OF THE
COMMUNICATIONS, SO IF YOU HAVE
QUESTIONS, THEY ANSWER THEM,
AND EVERYTHING SOUNDS REAL.
THIS IS A VERY, VERY SUCCESSFUL
SCAM.
SCAM.
SCAM. IT
SCAM. IT IS VERY RAMPANT IN THE U.S.
AND AROUND THE WORLD.
>> TOMLINSON SAYS U.S.
BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS
ARE LOSING MORE THAN $300
MILLION A MONTH, YEAH, I SAID A
MONTH, TO SCAMS JUST LIKE THIS.
SO SHE HAD SOME ADVICE ON HOW
TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING
TO YOU.
TO YOU.
TO YOU. DO NOT RESPOND TO E-MAILS LIKE
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. OKAY?
OKAY?
OKAY? AND
OKAY? AND THEY ASK YOU TO ENTER OR
RESET YOUR PASSWORD.
DO NOT CLICK ON CLICK HERE
LINKS, OR ANYTHING THAT PROMPTS
YOU TO ANOTHER WEBSITE.
TOMLINSON SAYS COMPANIES SHOULD
HAVE PEOPLE VERIFY EXACTLY WHAT
TRANSACTIONS ARE GOING ON, OR
ANY INVOICES THAT THEY'RE
SENDING.
SENDING.
SENDING. COMPANIES SHOULD ALSO BE
HOLDING ON TRAINING FOR
EMPLOYEES, AND TECHNICAL
SOLUTIONS, LIKE EXTERNAL
WARNING E-MAILS, ALONG WITH TWO-
STEP VERIFICATION, OR TWO
FACTOR AUTHENTICATION, ARE
KEYS, AS WELL.
>> IT REALLY COMES DOWN TO
AWARENESS OF THE INDIVIDUAL
PERSON, AWARENESS OF ALL OF US
THAT THIS KIND OF SCAM IS
HAPPENING, THAT IT'S VERY,
VERY, VERY COMMON, AND THAT IT
CAN HAPPEN TO YOU, AND MAY HAVE
ALREADY HAPPENED TO YOU, AND
YOU MAY NOT KNOW IT.
SO IT'S TIME TO START LOOKING
AT EVERY E-MAIL, LIKE, HEY,
THIS COULD BE A SCAM.
>> SO IN LINE WITHDERY'S
ADVICE, DISTRICT STAFF WILL GET
UPDATED FRAUD AWARENESS
TRAINING, AND PP SAID THEY ARE
ALSO REVIEWING THEIR PAYMENT
PROCEDURES AS WELL.
>> WHAT A GREAT REMINDER,
ESPECIALLY FOR ANYBODY WORKING
WITH PUBLIC MONEY.
THAT IT IS A CLOSE ONE.
>>> PORTLAND POLICE ARE TRYING
TO TRACK DOWN THE FAMILY OF A
MAN WHO DIED BACK IN 2000, BUT
WHOSE CREMATED REMAINS WERE
FOUND YESTERDAY ON THE STREET
IN NORTH PORTLAND.
NORTH CHASE AVENUE.
HIS NAME WAS FLOYD LESLIE HILL.
HE WENT BY FRANK.
HE PASSED AWAY ON OCTOBER 17th,
2000.
2000.
2000. POLICE RETURNED THE REMAINS TO
THE OMEGA FUNERAL AND CREMATION
SERVICES IN SOUTH PORTLAND.
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION,
YOU'RE ASKED TO GO AHEAD AND
CONTACT THAT BUSINESS.
>>> A STRAY DOG SURVIVED BEING
SHOT IN SOUTHEAST OF ESTACADA,
AND NOW THE OREGON HUMANE
SOCIETY IS OFFERING $500 FOR
REWARD MONEY OR ANY PERSON THAT
CAN PUT THEM IN CONTACT OR
RIGHT DIRECTION TO THE PERSON
WHO PULLED THE TRIGGER HERE.
A FAMILY SPOTTED THIS DOG NEAR
PROM ON TORY PARK CAMPGROUND.
THE POODLE-TERRIER MIX HAD BEEN
SHOT IN THE FACE.
HAD A BROKEN JAW AND BROKEN
TEETH.
TEETH.
TEETH. SHE WAS NICKNAMED BEAR.
FOR THE MOMENT, SHE IS NOT UP
FOR ADOPTION AS THIS
INVESTIGATION CONTINUES HERE.
>>> AND TRAGEDY THAT STRIKES
ALL TOO OFTEN OVER THE SUMMER
MONTHS.
MONTHS.
MONTHS. A
MONTHS. A MAN DROWNED LAST NIGHT
SWIMMING AT ROOSTER ROCK IN THE
GORGE.
GORGE.
GORGE. TODAY CREWS WERE BACK OUT THERE
TRYING TO FIND HIS BODY BODY.
HE WENT SWIMMING WITH A FRIEND
OFF SAM'S ISLAND AND WENT UNDER
THE WATER.
THE WATER. TODAY IT WAS CONFIRMED THEY ARE
SWITCHING FROM A RESCUE
OPERATION TO RECOVERY.
>>> PORTLAND STATE RESEARCHERS
BROKE DOWN THE NUMBERS IN
MUELLER, CLACKAMUS, AND
WASHINGTON COUNTIES, AND FOUND
38,000 PEOPLE EXPERIENCED
HOMELESSNESS IN 2017, AND
FIXING THE PROBLEM WON'T BE
EASY.
EASY.
EASY. $2.6 TO $4.1 BILLION IS NEEDED
OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS TO
PROVIDE HOUSING AND SERVICES.
AND THAT'S ON TOP OF WHAT HAS
ALREADY BEEN SPENT.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES IS
THAT LACK OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
HOUSING.
HOUSING. >> IF WE WANT TO END
HOMELESSNESS IN OUR REGION, WE
ARE GOING TO HAVE TO COME
FORWARD WITH SIGNIFICANT
RESOURCES THAT ALLOW US TO
SCALE THESE INTERVENTIONS, AND
PARTICULARLY ON THE HOUSING
SIDE.
SIDE.
SIDE. >>
SIDE. >> MORE THAN 107,000 PEOPLE ARE
AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS IN THE
TRICOUNTY AREA, PROVIDING RENT
ASSISTANCE FOR THAT GROUP COULD
COST ABOUT $21 BILLION FOR THE
NEXT 10 YEARS.
YOU CAN READ THE FULL STUDY ON
KGW.COM.
KGW.COM.
KGW.COM. >>> I WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT
THIS NEW HIGH SCHOOL OPENING
NEXT MONTH.
NEXT MONTH. IT'S NOT LIKE ONE YOU IS HEARD
OF BEFORE.
OF BEFORE. IT'S AIMED SQUARELY AT STUDENTS
RECOVERING FROM DRUG AND
ALCOHOL ADDICTION, THE FIRST OF
ITS KIND IN OREGON.
WE SPOKE TO HAD THE MEN
STRAIGHTERS THERE TODAY.
THEY PLAN TO OPEN THESE DAYS IF
IN A FEW WEEKS, RIGHT?
>> YEAH, DAN, HARMONIA DADMY
WILL START SCHOOL ON SEPTEMBER
3rd.
3rd.
3rd. 10
3rd. 10 STUDENTS WILL HAVE A BETTER
CHANCE AT KICKING THEIR
ADDICTION.
ADDICTION. >> Reporter: IN THE BOTTOM
FLOOR OF THIS BUILDING ON THE
OLD MERRILL HURST UNIVERSITY
CAMPUS, A SMALL CHARTER SCHOOL
WILL SOON CHANGE LIVES.
>> NOW THAT WE UNDERSTAND THE
DISEASE AND UNDERSTAND HOW
PEOPLE RECOVER FROM IT, I THINK
WE OWE IT TO STUDENTS TO GIVE
THEM THAT CHANCE.
>> Reporter: SHARON MARTIN IS
THE SCHOOL'S NEW PRINCIPAL.
SHE SAID A SCHOOL LIKE HARMONY
HAS BEEN NEED FOR A LONG TIME.
>> IT'S A PLACE TO GET A
WONDERFUL INSPACE FIGURE OUT
WHAT THEY WANT TO DO LATER IN
LIFE.
LIFE.
LIFE. >>
LIFE. >> Reporter: AND SHE KNOWS
FIRSTHAND HOW SUBSTANCE ABUSE
ADDICTION CAN CHANGE LIVES.
AT 13 YEARS OLD SHE FIRST IT
WAS MADE AWARE OF DRUGS DURING
A D.A.R.E.
A D.A.R.E. ASEEMLY.
ASEEMLY.
ASEEMLY. >> THEY HAVE USED US IS STANCES
AS A SOLUTION TO THEIR
PROBLEMS, AND THAT IS A SHORT-
TERM CURE AT BEST.
>> Reporter: AT THE AGE OF 31,
SHE CAUGHT HELP AND HAS BEEN
CLEAN FOR THE LAST 13 AND A
HALF YEARS.
HALF YEARS. >> THE DISEASE OF SUBSTANCE USE
DISORDER IS REALLY POWERFUL AND
COMPELLING, SO WHAT WE OFFER
PEOPLE TO ROMP HAS TO BE MORE
POWERFUL AND MORE COMPELLING.
>> Reporter: THE CONSUME SAID
IN A TEEN GOES THROUGH RECOVERY
AND THEN ATTENDS THE SAME HIGH
SCHOOL, RELAPSE IS 70% MORE
LIKELY TO HAPPEN.
THE RESULT IS MUCH LESS IF
THEY'LL ATTEND A SCHOOL LIKE
HARMONY.
HARMONY.
HARMONY. >> LIFE CAN BE MEANINGFUL
WITHOUT A SUBSTANCE ON BOARD.
THAT'S WHERE THIS TYPE OF
SCHOOL CREATES THAT POSITIVE
ENVIRONMENT TO VISUALIZE
THEMSELVES EXPERIENCES LIVE
WITHOUT A SUBSTANCE ON BOARD.
>> Reporter: IF YOU ARE
SOMEONE YOU KNOW COULD BENEFIT
FROM THIS SCHOOL, THERE IS AN