THIS
THIS IS
THIS IS KGW NEWS AT SUNRISE.
GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING. THANKS FOR GETTING UP WITH US
ON THIS SUNDAY MORNING.
I'M JOE RAINERI.
AND BEFORE WE GET A LOOK AT
YOUR WEEK, LOOK AHEAD AT YOUR
WORKWEEK FORECAST.
WORKWEEK FORECAST. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT SOME
SKYCAM OUT THERE THIS MORNING.
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AS WE LOOK
MA WELLS FARGO CAMERA.
TEMPERATURES ARE A LITTLE BIT
ON THE CHILLY SIDE.
AND AS WE GO FROM OUR WELLS
FARGO CAMERA, IT WOULD GO DOWN
TO OUR PIONEER COURTHOUSE
SQUARE CAMERA ALL THIS QUIET IN
DOWNTOWN PORTLAND.
DOWNTOWN PORTLAND. BUT IF YES, IF TODAY IS NICE AS
WE SAW YESTERDAY, I'M EXPECTING
TO SEE A GOOD AMOUNT OF CROWDS
KIND OF ROAMING THE STREETS
OF DOWNTOWN.
OF DOWNTOWN. LET'S CHECK IN WITH KEELY
CHALMERS FOR A QUICK LOOK AT
THE FORECAST.
THE FORECAST. >> HEY, GOOD MORNING, JOE.
I THOUGHT YOU SAID QUITE A BIT
OF CLOUDS ROAMING THE STREETS.
YOU SAID CROWDS CROWDS I MAY
HAVE SAID.
HAVE SAID. >> WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT YOU CAN
SEE IS EARLY.
>> YEAH, I WOULD LIKE TO BREAK
IT INTO HIS WEATHER CLOTHES.
YEAH.
YEAH.
YEAH. YOU
YEAH. YOU RIGHT ON IT.
WE ARE CERTAINLY GOING TO SEE
QUITE A BIT OF CLOUDS.
IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY
YESTERDAY BUT YEAH, WE'RE GOING
TO SEE MORE CLOUDS AND A CHANCE
FOR SOME LIGHT RAIN AND REALLY
A WEAK SYSTEM MOVING INTO OUR
AREA.
AREA.
AREA. SO
AREA. SO NOT MUCH TO TALK ABOUT BUT
THERE IS A LOOK AT YOUR WELLS
FARGO SKYCAM CLOUDY OUT THERE
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. WE'RE DRY AT THIS POINT.
BUT AGAIN, THAT WEAK SYSTEM
MOVING THROUGH.
MOVING THROUGH. WE'LL BRING SHOWERS MAINLY TO
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS, THE
HIGHER TERRAIN.
HIGHER TERRAIN. BUT WE'LL LIKELY SEE SOME
SPOTTY CHALLENGED HERE IN THE
VALLEY AS WELL.
TAKE A LOOK OUT OVER YOU
QUINTER BAY IN NEWPORT.
IT IS DARK OUT THERE RIGHT NOW
AND CLOUDY AS WELL 51 DEGREES.
WINDS ARE LIGHT GOING TO BE A
BIT BREEZY OUT ON THE COAST BUT
MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON AS THAT
SYSTEM ROLLS THROUGH.
>> HERE'S A LOOK AT YOUR
WEATHER HEADLINES FOR TODAY.
CLOUDY.
CLOUDY.
CLOUDY. LIGHT RAIN IN AREAS WE DO HAVE
HOWEVER AFTER TODAY A PRETTY
DRY WEEK AHEAD.
>> IT IS GOING TO BE CHILLY AT
THE END OF THE WEEK.
>> WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT
COMING FOR YOUR MAIN FORECAST.
JOE, THANKS.
JOE, THANKS. >> THIS IS GOOD.
GOOD TO HEAR FROM YOU AGAIN.
A HEADS UP FOR PEOPLE WHO USE
THE HAWTHORNE BRIDGE.
>> IT'S NOW CLOSED FOR A
DRAWBRIDGE MAINTENANCE.
DRAWBRIDGE MAINTENANCE. MULTNOMAH COUNTY SAYS THE
CLOSURE COULD LAST UNTIL AS
LATE AS SIX O'CLOCK THIS
EVENING.
EVENING.
EVENING. SOME ALTERNATE ROUTES FOR
BRIDGE USERS INCLUDE TAKING THE
MAWSON AND ROSS ISLAND BRIDGES
TURNING TO THE CORONA VIRUS
OREGON'S CONCERNING AND STEADY
INCREASE IN CASES CONTINUED ON
SATURDAY.
SATURDAY.
SATURDAY. >> THREE DEATHS AND THREE
HUNDRED THIRTY EIGHT NEW CASES
WERE ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY.
SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN THERE
HAVE BEEN MORE THAN THIRTY NINE
THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED KNOWN
INFECTIONS IN THE STATE,
ACCORDING TO ONE OREGON HEALTH
OFFICIAL.
OFFICIAL.
OFFICIAL. THE RECENT INCREASE HAS
REVERSED A LOT OF THE PROGRESS
WE SAW JUST SIX WEEKS AGO.
NEW MODELING FROM THE OREGON
HEALTH AUTHORITY SHOWS MORE GET
TOGETHERS AND PEOPLE HEADING
INSIDE AS THE WEATHER TURNS
COULD MAKE THE TREND FAR WORSE.
O H A BELIEVES CASE COUNTS
COULD JUMP DRAMATICALLY UNLESS
OREGONIAN'S CHANGE WHAT THEY'RE
DOING QUICKLY.
DOING QUICKLY. ART EDWARDS HAS A LOOK AT WHAT
COULD BE AHEAD FOR OREGON.
>> NEW MODELING REVEALS THREE
SCENARIOS OREGON OVER THE NEXT
MONTH TRANSMISSION CONTINUES AS
IT IS WITH THE NUMBER OF NEW
CASES DIAGNOSED EACH DAY
INCREASING TO ABOUT 570
TRANSMISSION INCREASES AGAIN,
THE NUMBER OF NEW DIAGNOSED
CASES WOULD INCREASE MORE
DRAMATICALLY TO ABOUT 740 PER
DAY.
DAY.
DAY. >>
DAY. >> THE LAST SCENARIO HAS
TRANSMISSION RETURNING TO THE
AUGUST LEVEL THAT WOULD PUT THE
NUMBER OF DIAGNOSED CASES AT
ABOUT TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY.
EACH DAY WE MAKE A LASTING
CHANGE IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL
BEHAVIOR AND THAT BLASTING
CHANGE IS GOING TO NEED TO BE
WITH US OR FROMNBC.
>> THIS HAS BEEN A DIFFICULT
TIME FOR RESTAURANTS AND BARS.
>> OUTDOOR DINING HELPED DURING
THE SUMMER WHEN CASE LEVELS DIP
.
.
. BUT
. BUT THERE IS GROWING CONCERN
WITH THE UPWARD TREND IN CAUVIN
19 TRANSMISSION AS SOME OF THE
MODELING SHOWS.
MODELING SHOWS. BOTANIST RESTAURANT PEARLED HAS
ONE OF THE LARGEST OUTDOOR
DINING SPACES IN PORTLAND THAT
HELPED OVER THE SUMMER.
BUT OWNER ROBBIE WILSON DOES
HAVE CONCERNS.
HAVE CONCERNS. >> WE'VE HELD ON UP UNTIL NOW
IF THEY SHUT THINGS DOWN AGAIN
AND THAT'S THE END FOR US NOT
TO NAME NAMES BUT THAT'S GOING
TO BE THE END OF MOST OF THE
RESTAURANTS OF THE MY
COLLEAGUES AND THE FRIENDS THAT
I HAVE.
I HAVE.
I HAVE. UNLESS YOU HAVE A REALLY,
REALLY HEAVY TO GO MENU OR
TAKEOUT MENU, YOU WILL NOT
SURVIVE THAT AT THIS POINT.
>> THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY
HAS NOT RECOMMENDED CHANGING
THE GOVERNOR'S GUIDELINES FOR
RESTAURANTS BARS.
RESTAURANTS BARS. WILSON ALSO SAYS LEGALIZING TO
GO COCKTAIL WOULD BE A BIG
BOOST.
BOOST.
BOOST. IT
BOOST. IT WOULD TAKE A CHANGE IN
OREGON LAW FOR THAT TO HAPPEN.
>> ALCOHOL TO GO NEEDS TO PASS
BUT IT'S PROBABLY NOT GOING TO
SINCE IT'S IN THE OREGON
CONSTITUTION THAT'S NEVER BEEN
CHANGED SINCE ITS BEGINNING.
>> THE STATE'S EPIDEMIOLOGIST
SAYS THE DECISIONS EACH PERSON
MAKES WILL HELP SLOW THE SPREAD
OF COVERED 19.
DR. DEAN SIDELINGER SAYS
OREGONIANS HAVE DONE IT BEFORE
AND HE'S CONFIDENT THEY CAN DO
IT AGAIN.
IT AGAIN.
IT AGAIN. ART EDWARDS, KGW NEWS THE
OREGON DEPARTMENT
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS HAS ANNOUNCED
ANOTHER INMATE DEATH TIED TO
CAUVIN, 19 AT THE SNAKE RIVER
CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION AND
MAIL CO .
MAIL CO .
MAIL CO . >> THE MAN WAS BETWEEN FIFTY
FIVE AND SIXTY FIVE YEARS OLD
AND HAD TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE
VIRUS.
VIRUS.
VIRUS. >>
VIRUS. >> HE'S THE 15TH PERSON IN D.C.
CUSTODY WHO HAS DIED AFTER
TESTING POSITIVE.
TESTING POSITIVE. DESPITE THE PANDEMIC, A GROUP
OF PARENTS AND STUDENTS WANT
OREGON STUDENTS TO RETURN TO
THE CLASSROOM.
THE CLASSROOM. THEY HELD A RALLY ON THE STEPS
OF CAPITAL BUILDING IN SALEM
YESTERDAY.
YESTERDAY. MANY IN ATTENDANCE BELIEVE THAT
DISTANCE LEARNING JUST ISN'T
WORKING AND IN-PERSON
INSTRUCTION IS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY.
NECESSARY. >> NOT THAT WE WANT TO PAY THE
WAY TO BE.
WE ARE SAYING WE WANT EDUCATION
OPTIONS FOR THOSE FAMILIES,
KIDS AND TEACHERS THAT ARE
STRUGGLING WITH COMPREHENSIVE
DISTANCE LEARNING.
DISTANCE LEARNING. >> SO FAR HAS BEEN A STRUGGLE
FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AS
WE'VE BEEN TELLING YOU RIGHT
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. OREGON HAS STRICT CRITERIA FOR
ALLOWING KIDS BACK IN THE
CLASSROOM.
CLASSROOM. COUNTY POSITIVITY RATES NEED TO
BE FIVE PERCENT OR LESS AND
THERE WOULD NEED TO BE 10 OR
FEWER OR CORUNNA VIRUS CASES
PER 100000 PEOPLE.
>> SOME PARENTS ARE THOSE
STANDARDS ARE TOO TOUGH TO
MEET.
MEET.
MEET. MEANTIME, FAMILIES KEEP
PLUGGING AWAY AT DISTANCE
LEARNING.
LEARNING.
LEARNING. IT HASN'T BEEN EASY ADAPTING
THOUGH.
THOUGH.
THOUGH. OUR CHRISTINE PITAWANICH CAUGHT
UP WITH A STUDENT WHO IS BLIND
TO SEE HOW THINGS ARE GOING FOR
HER.
HER.
HER. >>
HER. >> MIRACLE YOUR HAIR LOOKS
AWESOME.
AWESOME.
AWESOME. YOUR MOM PUT THIS PINK BOW IN
IT AND IT IS FABULOUS.
>> THANK YOU.
NINE YEAR OLD MIRACLE BOULOS IS
A FOURTH GRADER IN THE RENTAL
SCHOOL DISTRICT WHO IS BLIND.
>> MIRACLE.
>> MIRACLE. >> GOOD TO SEE YOU TWICE TODAY.
AM SO LUCKY.
>> THAT'S KRISTIN GULER.
OR AS MIRACLE CALLS HER MS.
KRISTIN RESEARCH STUDENTS WHO
ARE VISUALLY IMPAIRED, STUDENTS
WHO ARE DEAF AND HARD
OF HEARING STUDENTS WHO HAVE
AUTISM.
AUTISM.
AUTISM. SHE'S WITH COLUMBIA REGIONAL
PROGRAM, ONE OF EIGHT PROGRAMS
IN OREGON.
IN OREGON. LISA MACONOCHIE HELPS OVERSEE
IT.
IT.
IT. >>
IT. >> WE'RE THE LARGEST OF THE
REGION'S WE SERVE ALL THE
SCHOOLS IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY.
HOPKINS COUNTY, HOOD RIVER AND
WASCO COUNTY TEACHERS
COVER TOPICS LIKE BRAILLE
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY,
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY, INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS LIKE
COOKING.
COOKING.
COOKING. >> THAT'S IN ADDITION TO THE
CORE ACADEMICS SHE LEARNS
THROUGH HER NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL
SALISH PONDS ELEMENTARY BUT KOV
IT BRINGS NEW CHALLENGES LIKE
WHAT A CIRCLE IS.
>> IF I WAS SITTING NEXT TO HER
I COULD DRAW A TACTICAL CIRCLE
AND HELP HER HAND UNDERHAND
FEEL THE CIRCLE.
AND NOW I'M GOING TO HAVE TO
THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX AND ASK
HER TO GRAB A CUP AT HER HOUSE
RIGHT.
RIGHT.
RIGHT. AND THEN PUT HER HAND IN THE
CUP TO FEEL WHAT THE SHAPE THIS
PERSON SCHOOL IS WAY BETTER
BECAUSE YOU GET TO SEE YOUR
FRIENDS AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO
GET ON ANY APPS ONLINE LEARNING
IS PRETTY FAST PACED AND IT
TAKES A WHILE FOR OUR STUDENTS
SOMETIMES TO MANAGE THEIR
TECHNOLOGY OR READ THE BRAILLE
AT THE SAME RATE THAT THE
STUDENTS ARE READING PRINT AND
THE FORMAT IS ALWAYS CHANGING
AND ADAPTING TO THE NEEDS
OF THE CLASSROOM.
>> BUT IT CHANGES SO FAST THAT
WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO PUT IT IN
BRAILLE.
BRAILLE.
BRAILLE. >> SUBJECTS LIKE SCIENCE OR
MATH ONLINE ARE EVEN MORE
DIFFICULT FOR KIDS WHO ARE
BLIND BUT CAN'T JUST LISTEN TO
A MATH BOOK.
>> YOU REALLY LIKE TAKING AWAY
BLDGS PAPER AND PENCIL IF YOU
DON'T GIVE THEM REAL FORMAT.
MCCONACHIE SAYS THEY'RE WORKING
WITH PUBLISHERS TO GET MORE
MATERIALS IN BRAILLE AND TO
HIRE MORE PEOPLE TO TRANSLATE
WHAT'S AVAILABLE NOW.
ALL WHILE MIRACLE CONTINUES
MAKING THE BEST OF IT
NAVIGATING HER SCHOOL DAY WITH
LOVING SUPPORT FOR FIVE SIX H.
>> YOU'VE GOT NINE.
>> ANOTHER WORRY OF COURSE IS
WITH ALL THE SCREENTIME THAT
KIDS MAY BE LOSING OUT ON
IN-PERSON SOCIAL INTERACTION
SOMETHING THAT CAN BE
DIFFICULT.
DIFFICULT. UNDER TYPICAL CIRCUMSTANCES BUT
MADE EVEN HARDER WITH FEWER
OPPORTUNITIES AND SEPARATED BY
A SCREEN.
A SCREEN.
A SCREEN. CHRISTINE PITAWANICH KGW NEWS
CREWS CONTINUE TO MAKE PROGRESS
ON THREE BIG FIRES STILL
SMOLDERING IN OUR AREA.
THOSE FIREFIGHTERS HAVE HAD A
VERY BUSY YEAR SO FAR.
COMING UP NEXT, WE LOOK BACK ON
A DEVASTATING YEAR