STARTS
STARTS NOW. >>> AND WE BEGIN WITH DAY THREE
OF THE JEREMY CHRISTIAN TRIAL.
TODAY MORE WITNESSES ARE
DESCRIBING WHAT UNFOLDED ON
THAT MAX TRAIN BACK IN MAY OF
2017.
2017.
2017. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I'M
BRENDA BRAXTON.
BRENDA BRAXTON. WE HEARD MORE EMOTIONAL AND
GRAPHIC TESTIMONY THIS MORNING
PROSECUTORS CALLED CHARLES
BUTTON TO THE STAND.
BUTTON SAYS WHEN HE GOT TO THE
MAX STATION, HE HEARD SCREAMING
COMING FROM INSIDE THE TRAIN.
HE SAYS WHEN THE TRAIN'S DOORS
OPENED, HE HEARD SOMEONE YELL
THE N WORD BEFORE GOING INTO A
LONG RANT ABOUT IMMIGRANTS.
BUTTON SAW THE VICTIM WHO WAS
BADLY INJURED.
BADLY INJURED. SHE'S A CERTIFIED NURSING
ASSISTANT AND RAN TO HELP.
HE USED HIS SWEATSHIRT TO PUT
PRESSURE ON THE STAB WOUND ON
THE NECK.
THE NECK.
THE NECK. >> I WAS COVERED IN BLOOD FROM
MY TOES TO MY KNEES AND MY
HANDS.
HANDS.
HANDS. I
HANDS. I WAS VERY SAD.
I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT
TO DO NEXT.
I FELT LIKE I LET THE MAN DOWN
ON THE TRAIN.
>> THE MAN DIED IN THAT WOUND
AND SO DID ANOTHER MAN, RICKY
BEST.
BEST.
BEST. A
BEST. A THIRD MAN WAS ALSO STABBED
BUT SURVIVED.
BUT SURVIVED. PROSECUTORS SAY ALL THREE
EITHER INTERVENED OR STOOD
NEARBY WHEN CHRISTIAN TARGETED
TWO BLACK TEENAGE GIRLS WITH A
RACIST RANT.
RACIST RANT. THE DEFENSE ARGUES THAT
CHRISTIAN SUFFERS FROM AUTISM
SPECTRUM DISORDER AMONG OTHER
MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND HE
BELIEVED HE WAS STABBING THE
MEN IN SELF-DEFENSE.
WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THE
COURTROOM PROCEEDINGS ALL WEEK
LONG AND WE'LL HAVE MORE
COVERAGE COMING UP AT 4:00.
KEEP UP WITH THE TRIAL ON AIR
AND ONLINE AT KGW.COM OR THE
NEWS APP.
NEWS APP.
NEWS APP. >>> DEPUTIES ARE SEARCHING FOR
A MAN ACCUSED OF KIDNAPPING TWO
WOMEN AND LEADING POLICE ON A
HIGH SPEED CHASE.
THIS HAPPENED EARLY YESTERDAY
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. THEY SAY EDGAR HER MAN DES WAS
DRIVING MORE THAN 100 MILES AN
HOUR ON HIGHWAY 26 AND GOT OFF
THE HIGHWAY CRASHING NEARBY
BARNES ROAD AND 118th.
THAT'S WHEN HE RAN AWAY.
DETECTIVES FOUND THE TWO YOUNG
WOMEN IN HIS CAR AND THEY SAID
HERNANDEZ OFFERED THEM A RIDE
HOME FROM A PARTY AND STARTED
SPEEDING AND WOULDN'T LET THEM
OUT.
OUT.
OUT. >>
OUT. >> YOUR MIND CAN SPECULATE AS
TO WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED OR
WHERE THEY COULD HAVE GONE IF
HE WOULDN'T HAVE CRASHED THE
CAR AND WHERE HE'D HAVE TAKEN
THE WOMEN AND WHAT COULD HAVE
HAPPENED TO THEM.
>> THEY FOUND A GUN IN HIS CAR
AND ANYONE WITH INFORMATION
ABOUT WHERE HE IS SHOULD
CONTACT THE WASHINGTON COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
SHERIFF'S OFFICE. >>> U.S. HEALTH OFFICIAL HAVES
CONFIRMED THE FIRST PERSON TO
PERSON SPREAD OF THE CORONA
VIRUS.
VIRUS.
VIRUS. THE WOMAN LIVES IN CHICAGO AND
HER HUSBAND ORIGINALLY GOT THE
VIRUS AFTER TRAVELING TO WUHAN
CHINA.
CHINA.
CHINA. IN
CHINA. IN THE MEANTIME THE FIRST
AMERICAN EVACUEES FROM CHINA
ARE INVOLUNTARY QUARANTINED IN
CALIFORNIA.
CALIFORNIA. >> THIS MORNING MORE AMERICANS
GETTING OUT OF WUHAN.
THE STATE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCING
ANOTHER FLIGHT NEXT WEEK LIKE
THE AIR LIFT YESTERDAY THAT
RETURNED 200 AMERICANS TO THE
U.S..
U.S..
U.S.. BUT
U.S.. BUT MORE THAN 700 ARE STILL
STUCK LIKE DOUG PARIS, WHOSE
GIRLFRIEND ISN'T A U.S. CITIZEN
AND CAN'T COME WITH HIM.
>> I COULDN'T LIVE WITH MYSELF
IF I LEFT MY GIRLFRIEND AND MY
DOG AT GROUND ZERO OF A GLOBAL
PANDEMIC WHILE I ESCAPE.
I CAN'T DO THAT.
>> FOR PRISCILLA DICKEY AND HER
DAUGHTER, IT'S A LIFELINE.
>> ALL THE STRESS IS GONE.
WILL BE GONE.
WE WON'T FEEL ALONE ANYMORE.
>> THE CORONA VIRUS IS
SPREADING MORE RAPIDLY HERE IN
DAYS THAN SARS DID OVER MONTHS
AND THE MISTIEROUS VIRUS
REACHING 18 COUNTRIES INCLUDING
THE PHILIPPINES AND INDIA.
IN SOME CASES, SHOWING UP IN
PEOPLE WHO'VE NEVER BEEN TO
CHINA.
CHINA.
CHINA. EXPERTS WORRY THE ESTIMATED
NUMBER OF CASES IT WAS
UNDERREPORTED BECAUSE OF A
SHORTAGE OF TESTING KITS AND
DOCTORS LEARNING TO DIAGNOSE
IT.
IT.
IT. >>
IT. >> MORE INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES
ARE CUTTING FLIGHTS TO AND FROM
CHINA AND RUSSIA ANNOUNCED
IT'LL CLOSE ITS FAR EAST BORDER
IN ORDER TO KEEP THE CORONA
VIRUS OUT.
VIRUS OUT. THERE'S A SENSE THE COUNTRY IS
BEING CUT OFF BUT NOBODY IS
CURE WHETHER THE RESTRICTIONS
WILL WORK.
WILL WORK. NBC NEWS, BEJING.
>>> I WANT TO GIVE YOU A PEEK
OF ASTORIA SKY CAM.
ISN'T THAT A PRETTY VIEW.
IT'S LIGHT AND A FEW SUN BREAKS
OUT THERE AND NOT A WHOLE LOT
OF THAT THIS MONTH AND THURSDAY
STARTED DRY BUT NOT GOING TO
END THAT WAY.
ROD, HOW MUCH LONGER BEFORE THE
RAIN IS BACK?
>> LET'S PLAY THE ONE UP GAME.
I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS ANY
BETTER BUT CIVIC CITY LIVE
CAMERA AND TO ANSWER YOUR
QUESTION, LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER
COUPLE HOURS IN PORTLAND BEFORE
WE GET INTO THE RAIN CHANCE.
THE CLOUDS THAT REALLY ANY
GIVEN MOMENT WILL START TO
THICKEN UP AND TAKE AWAY OUR
SUN BREAKS AS WE MARCH THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON.
THE AFTERNOON. HERE IS THE VIEW OF CLOUDS
THICKENING OVER DOWNTOWN
PORTLAND AND 48 DEGREES
OUTSIDE.
OUTSIDE.
OUTSIDE. WE WILL JUMP UP INTO THE 50S
FOR HIGHS AND SCENE BACK DOWN
IN THE VALLEY AND ESTATE
CAMMING A, 46 DEGREES AND
LOOKING LIKE YOU FOLKS IN SALEM
AND SOUTH TOWARD ALBANY WILL
NOT GET AS MUCH RAIN AS FOLKS
UP IN WASHINGTON WILL GET LATER
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. THE GOLF COURSE IN WOODLAND AND
DRY RIGHT NOW BUT COULD BE MUCH
WEATHER THERE THAN EVEN
PORTLAND.
PORTLAND.
PORTLAND. 2:30, MAYBE A FEW SPRINKLES
STARTING TO COME IN.
HERE'S SOME LIKELY RAIN FOR US
LATER IN THE AFTERNOON BUT
NOTICE SALEM NOT MUCH AND THE
OTHER FORECAST MODELS ARE
TRENDING THE SAME.
MORE RAIN PORTLAND TO THE NORTH
LATER TO THE AND PRETTY WET
GOING INTO THIS EVENING.
NO STORMINESS.
NO STORMINESS. I DON'T THINK THE WINDS WILL
PICK UP MUCH BUT AGAIN, AFTER
2:00, ALL BETS ARE OFF FOR DRY
WEATHER.
WEATHER.
WEATHER. WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE WEEKEND
AND LOWERING SNOW LEVELS.
THAT'S COMING UP.
>> THANK YOU, ROD.
>>> ANOTHER SEARCH IN COLUMBIA
COUNTY.
COUNTY.
COUNTY. RESCUE CREWS ARE LOOKING FOR
KENNY LANDRETH WHO VANISHED
FIVE DAYS AGO AND WANDERED AWAY
FROM A FAMILY GATHERING IN
WARREN AND FULLERTON AND MORE.
>>> KOBE BRYANT'S WIDOW MADE
HER FIRST PUBLIC POST ON
INSTAGRAM YESTERDAY.
INSTAGRAM YESTERDAY. VANESSA BRYANT THANKED THE
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WHO'VE SHONE
THEIR SUPPORT ADDING SHE'S
DEVASTATED BY THE SUDDEN LOSS
OF HER HUSBAND AND TEENAGE
DAUGHTER IN A HELICOPTER CRASH
ON SUNDAY.
ON SUNDAY. SHE SENT HER CONDOLENCES TO THE
FAMILIES OF THE SEVEN OTHER
PEOPLE LOST IN THE CRASH .
>>> TO THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL
AGAINST PRESIDENT TRUMP.
SENATORS ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF
ANOTHER MARATHON DAY OF
QUESTIONS FOR HOUSE MANAGERS
AND THE PRESIDENT'S LEGAL TEAM.
ONE WHITE HOUSE LAWYER IS
FACING BACKLASH OVER AN
ARGUMENT HE MADE IF HE SAID THE
PRESIDENT TOOK PART IN A QUID
PRO QUO ARRANGEMENT FOR OWN
POLITICAL BENEFIT IT IS NOT
IMPEACHMENT IF THE PRESIDENT
BELIEVES IT'S IN THE COUNTRY'S
BEST INTEREST.
BEST INTEREST. HOUSE IMPEACHMENT MANAGER ADAM
SCHIFF