RESEACHER
RESEACHER NOW 11 WHALE SIGHTINGS AREN'T
UNCOMMON IN THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST BUT ONE 980 MILES
UPRIVER RIVER THAT'S PRETTY
RARE.
RARE.
RARE. PLUS STUDENTS WERE JUST GETTING
BACK TO THE FOOTBALL SEASON
AND IN PERSON LEARNING NOW IT
SEEMS A PARTY HAS LED TO A
COVERT OUTBREAK IN HAMAS
AND LATER AND >> IT'S IMPORTANT
THAT WE GET THEM THE OPTION TO
HAVE VACCINES FIRST THE NEW >>
EFFORT TO MAKE SURE MIGRANT
FRONTLINE WORKERS GET ACCESS TO
THE COVID VACCINE IN OREGON.
THIS IS KGW NEWS ALL THE WAY UP
THERE HOLDING HER MISSING
GOURDET FIRST TONIGHT SOME
SOLACE BUT STILL IMMENSE GRIEF
FROM THE FAMILY OF A BLACK
TEENAGER KILLED BY PORTLAND
POLICE >>.
POLICE >>. THANKS FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
I'M BRIAN FALKERS.
TODAY >> THE CITY REACHED A TWO
MILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT WITH
THE FAMILY OF QUANICE.
AS MIKE BENNER REPORTS, SOME
CITY LEADERS DON'T BELIEVE THE
SETTLEMENT IS ENOUGH.
>> I WANT HIM TO BE REMEMBERED
FOR THE FUN LOVING FAMILY MAN
THAT HE IS.
IT IS FAMILY FIRST WITH >> HIM
STEVEN HAYES TALKS ABOUT HIS
NEPHEW QUANICE HAYES, A
PORTLAND POLICE OFFICER SHOT
AND KILLED QUANICE A LITTLE
MORE THAN 40 YEARS AGO >>.
HE WAS A SEVEN YEAR OLD BOY
JUST THE OTHER 17 YEAR OLD BOY
OUT THERE IN THE WORLD.
BUT HE IS LITTLE.
THAT'S WHAT I WANT PEOPLE TO
KNOW.
KNOW.
KNOW. HE
KNOW. HE WAS LOVED >> AND REMEMBERED
AT VIRTUAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE CITY OF PORTLAND AGREED TO
SETTLE WITH QUANICE FAMILY FOR
TWO MILLION DOLLARS.
QUANICE GRANDMOTHER HAD THIS TO
SAY.
SAY.
SAY. PEOPLE >> SAY ARE YOU GETTING
MONEY?
MONEY?
MONEY? YOU GETTING THAT MONEY?
THERE'S NO AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT
CAN BRING HIM BACK.
I WILL ALWAYS HAVE THIS PAIN IN
MY HEART >> THE PAIN HAS BEEN
IMMENSE SINCE FEBRUARY TWENTY
SEVENTEEN THAT'S WHEN OFFICERS
WERE INVESTIGATING ARMED
ROBBERIES AND FOUND QUANICE
HIDING IN FRONT OF A NORTHEAST
PORTLAND HOME.
PORTLAND HOME. OFFICERS REPORTED SEEING
QUANICE REACH FOR HIS
WAISTBAND.
WAISTBAND. OFFICER ANDREW HURST SHOT
QUANICE THREE TIMES KILLING HIM
A REPLICA GUN WAS LATER FOUND
NEAR QUANICE BODY AND A GRAND
JURY RULED THE SHOOTING WAS
JUSTIFIED.
JUSTIFIED. IT'S CLEAR THERE'S IMMENSE
TRAUMA THAT PRECEDES EVERY LAW
ENFORCEMENT ACTION AND THE
TRAUMA DOESN'T END THERE.
WHATEVER WE ACKNOWLEDGE WE ALL
SUFFER THE TRAUMA DOESN'T END
AND IT ONLY EVOLVES WITH TIME.
PORTLAND MAYOR TED >> WHEELER
SUPPORTED A SETTLEMENT WITH
QUANICE FAMILY AS DID CITY
COMMISSIONERS.
COMMISSIONERS. WHILE QUANICE FAMILY IS HAPPY
TO SEE THIS WRAPPED UP.
THEY REMAIN DEVASTATED THEY'LL
NEVER SEE QUANICE AGAIN.
>> WE'RE MISSING A START.
I MEAN PEOPLE PEOPLE LOVED HIM
AND HE WAS HE WAS A BRIGHT STAR
IN THIS COMMUNITY IN THAT HE'S
TAKEN AWAY ABOUT >> FIVE
AND NINETY FIVE THOUSAND
DOLLARS OF THE TWO MILLION
DOLLARS SETTLEMENT WILL GO
TOWARDS THE FAMILY'S ATTORNEY
FEES AND COSTS >>.
IT'S ALSO WORTH NOTING THAT
CITY COMMISSIONERS DO NOT FEEL
THIS SETTLEMENT GOES FAR
ENOUGH.
ENOUGH.
ENOUGH. THEY ARE PUSHING FOR
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES.
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. THEY WANT TO REIMAGINE POLICING
AND LOOK INTO OFFICER WORN BODY
CAMERAS AMONG OTHER >> THINGS.
I'M MIKE BENNER FROM KGW NEWS.
>> IT WAS THEIR FIRST WEEK BACK
IN A CLASSROOM CLASSROOM.
NOW AS HIGH SCHOOL IS HAVING TO
PAUSE IN PERSON LEARNING
BECAUSE OF A COVERT OUTBREAK,
THE SCHOOL WILL CLOSE ITS
CAMPUS THE NEXT TWO DAYS
AND STUDENTS WILL GO BACK TO
ALL REMOTE LEARNING IN A LETTER
TO PARENTS, THE PRINCIPAL SAYS
THE CASES MAY BE TIED TO A
WEEKEND PARTY.
WEEKEND PARTY. ACCORDING TO THE COLUMBIA
NEWSPAPER, THE PARTY WAS
ATTENDED >> BY SEVERAL HIGH
SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYERS.
THAT MEANS ALL ATHLETIC
PRACTICIES AND GAMES ARE
POSTPONED >>.
POSTPONED >>. THE SCHOOL IS WORKING WITH THE
HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO DO CONTACT
TRACING.
TRACING.
TRACING. IN HIS LETTER, PRINCIPAL TOM
MORRIS SAID WE HAVE DONE SO
MUCH WORK TO GET US BACK TO
IN-PERSON SCHOOL AND I'M
DISAPPOINTED THAT SOME OF OUR
STUDENTS BLATANTLY IGNORED
COVID PROTOCOLS OUTSIDE
OF SCHOOL.
OF SCHOOL. WE ALL NEED TO MAKE GOOD
DECISIONS >> IN ORDER TO KEEP
OURSELVES MOVING IN A POSITIVE
DIRECTION.
DIRECTION. THE SCHOOL WILL DECIDE LATER
THIS WEEK IF THE IN-PERSON
LEARNING PAUSE NEEDS TO
CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK.
>> OREGON AND WASHINGTON ARE
STAYING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
PACK WHEN IT COMES TO THE
VACCINE ROLLOUT.
VACCINE ROLLOUT. ALL OF THE STATES IN THE BLUE
ON THIS MAP THAT YOU'RE LOOKING
AT HAVE VACCINATED SEVENTEEN TO
TWENTY ONE PERCENT OF THEIR
POPULATIONS.
POPULATIONS. THAT'S PEOPLE WITH AT LEAST ONE
DOSE.
DOSE.
DOSE. THE
DOSE. THE STATES IN GREEN >> ARE
AHEAD OF THE STATES AND GREAT
ARE A LITTLE BEHIND RIGHT NOW
>> FOR OREGON STATE LEADERS
EXPECT THINGS TO REALLY TAKE
OFF IN THE LAST WEEK OF MARCH
>> WHEN THEY START GETTING A
REGULAR SHIPMENT OF JOHNSON
AND JOHNSON DOSES.
WE'RE MAKING >> SOME GOOD
PROGRESS.
PROGRESS.
PROGRESS. YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD A COUPLE
OF DAYS LAST WEEK WHERE MORE
THAN 20000 SENIORS WERE
VACCINATED IN ONE DAY.
SO I THINK WE'RE MAKING SOME
GOOD PROGRESS TO WHERE WE GET
TO MARCH 29TH OF OF YOU KNOW,
HAVING 75 PERCENT PLUS
OF SENIORS WITH ONE DOSE BY
THAT POINT >> RIGHT NOW JULY
1ST IS THE LATEST ELIGIBILITY
DATE FOR ANYONE OVER 16 TO GET
A SHOT.
A SHOT.
A SHOT. BUT THE WAY THINGS ARE GOING,
HEALTH OFFICIALS THINK THAT
TIMELINE COULD MOVE UP
CONSIDERABLY.
CONSIDERABLY. >> NEW TONIGHT OREGON HAS
WORKED OUT AN EXEMPTION ON A
NEW FEDERAL GUIDELINE THAT WAS
THROWING A WRENCH IN THE
VACCINE ROLLOUT EARLIER TODAY.
THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TOLD
PHARMACIES WHICH GET THEIR
VACCINES DIRECTLY FROM THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT THEY
HAVE TO PRIORITIZE TEACHERS BUT
HERE'S THE THING.
OREGON ALREADY DID THAT.
THE GOVERNOR CAUGHT CRITICISM
FOR PUTTING THEM BEFORE SENIORS
EARLIER THIS YEAR.
SO MANY HAVE ALREADY GOTTEN THE
VACCINE BECAUSE OF THE
NEW FEDERAL DIRECTIVE.
SOME PHARMACIES WERE BEING TOLD
TO RESERVE SPECIFIC DAYS JUST
FOR TEACHERS NOT ALLOWING
SENIORS TO MAKE APPOINTMENTS
WITH THIS NEW EXEMPTION >>, THE
ROLLOUT SHOULD CONTINUE AS IT
WAS WITH ANYONE ELIGIBLE
SENIORS OR TEACHERS ABLE TO
SCHEDULE >> APPOINTMENTS
BECAUSE I KNOW THE STRUGGLE
OF BEING IN A NEW COUNTRY.
I KNOW THE STRUGGLE OF NOT
KNOWING THE SYSTEM AND AT A
PANDEMIC ON TOP OF IT LIKE IT
CAN BE VERY SCARY FOR OUR
POPULATION, FOR OUR PATIENTS
AND AN >> EFFORT FOR EQUITY
HEALTH CENTERS IN OREGON BECOME
PART OF A NEW FEDERAL VACCINE
PROGRAM.
PROGRAM.
PROGRAM. MORGAN ROMERO EXPLAINS HOW IT
AIMS TO GET MORE SHOTS IN THE
ARMS OF UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES
AND THOSE DISPROPORTIONATELY
HURT BY THE PANDEMIC.
WELL >>, I THINK ONE OF THE
THINGS WE HAVE WITNESSED BORNE
WITNESS TO DURING THIS PANDEMIC
IS STRUCTURAL RACISM AND >>
VIRGINIA GARCIA MEMORIAL
FOUNDATION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
SERENA CRUZ SAYS IT PLAYED OUT
IN ORGANS VACCINE PRIORITIES
OF THE ROUGHLY FOUR HUNDRED
THIRTY THREE THOUSAND
OREGONIANS FULLY VACCINATED SO
FAR ONLY FOUR PERCENT ARE
HISPANIC.
HISPANIC.
HISPANIC. YET MORE THAN 13 PERCENT OF THE
STATE IS HISPANIC LATINO TO >>
WITNESS THE ROLL OUT REPEATING
THAT INJURY HAS I THINK BEEN
REALLY HARD ON US AS THE LATINO
COMMUNITY HAS BEEN REALLY HARD
ON US.
ON US.
ON US. AS
ON US. AS FOR VIRGINIA GARCIA >>,
MINORITIES, MIGRANTS FRONT LINE
WORKERS, LOW INCOME AMERICANS
ALL BEAR AN UNEQUAL BRUNT
OF THE PANDEMIC >> A DAY THAT
THEIR SICK MEANS THAT THE DAY
THEY CAN'T WORK WHICH IS A DAY
THEY CAN'T SUPPORT THEIR
FAMILIES AND >> IT'S IMPORTANT
THAT WE GET THEM THE OPTION TO
HAVE VACCINES FIRST THE BIDEN
>> ADMINISTRATION IS TRYING TO
REPAIR INEQUITIES BY EXPANDING
ACCESS TO VACCINES FOR
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES THROUGH
ITS NEW HEALTH CENTER COVID-19
VACCINE PROGRAM.
VACCINE PROGRAM. HEALTH SYSTEMS AND LOCAL HEALTH
DEPARTMENTS NORMALLY GO THROUGH
THE STATE HEALTH AUTHORITY TO
REQUEST VACCINES.
REQUEST VACCINES. BUT UNDER THIS PROGRAM 250
FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH
CENTERS AROUND THE COUNTRY
STARTED ORDERING AND RECEIVING
HUNDREDS TO THOUSANDS OF DOSES
OF VACCINE STRAIGHT FROM THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EACH WEEK
FOUR >> ARE IN OREGON INCLUDING
VIRGINIA GARCIA AND MULTNOMAH
COUNTY HEALTH CENTER >>.
THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR
PATIENT POPULATION LIVES BELOW
THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL MORE
INTERMEDIARIES BETWEEN US
AND RECEIVING VACCINE THE LESS
OR THE HARDER IT CAN BE TO
COUNT ON WHEN THOSE DOSES ARE
GOING TO COME HOW THAT ORDERING
PROCESS WORKS BOTH >> HEALTH
CENTERS ALSO GET HUNDREDS
OF DOSES A WEEK THROUGH CHOSERS
VACCINE EQUITY PROGRAM >>
ALLOWING THEM TO SET UP VACCINE
CLINICS FOR PATIENTS THEY CALL
PATIETNS OR PATIENTS CALL THEM
TO SCHEDULE A SHOT >>.
WE JUST AT THE END OF LAST WEEK
COMPLETED OUR THOUSAND VACCINE
FOR OUR CLIENTS >> WHICH JUST
GAVE VIRGINIA GARCIA THE OK TO
OPEN ITS ELIGBILITY POOL
AND VACCINATE ALL 30000
PATIENTS OVER THE NEXT THREE
MONTHS >> THAT WILL MAKE A BIG
DIFFERENCE IN OUR ABILITY TO BE
ABLE TO TO SUPPORT THE PEOPLE
WHO HAVE BEEN MOST AFFECTED BY
THIS DISEASE.
THIS DISEASE. MORGAN ROMERO, KGW NEWS >>.
IN A DEVELOPING STORY TONIGHT,
INVESTIGATORS ARE WORRIED A MAN
ARRESTED FOR TWO MURDERS MAY
HAVE KILLED EVEN MORE PEOPLE.
A GRAND JURY TODAY INDICTED
CHRISTOPHER LOVRIEN IN THE
DEATHS OF TWO MEN.
MARK DRIBIN DISAPPEARED IN JULY
OF NINETEEN NINETY NINE.
KENNETH GRIFFIN WAS REPORTED
MISSING IN FEBRUARY OF TWENTY
TWENTY.
TWENTY.
TWENTY. POLICE SAY IN BOTH CASES
LOVRIEN AND THE VICTIMS WERE
STRANGERS BASED ON WHAT THEY
FOUND AT THE SUSPECT'S HOME.
INVESTIGATORS THINK HE MAY BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR OTHER MURDERS
SPECIFICALLY THEY WANT TO TALK
WITH ANYONE WHO MAY HAVE
INFORMATION ON MISSING PEOPLE
WHO WERE LIVING UNDER THE EYE
OF FIVE BRIDGE IN SOUTHEAST
PORTLAND BETWEEN THE SUMMER
OF TWENTY NINETEEN AND MAY
OF LAST >> YEAR.
IT'S BEEN NEARLY A MONTH SINCE
THAT WINTER STORM KNOCKED OUT
ELECTRICITY AND OTHER UTILITIES
TO HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS
OF PEOPLE.
OF PEOPLE. WELL, TONIGHT SOME ARE STILL
WITHOUT INTERNET AND THEY'RE
STRUGGLING TO GET HELP.
YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE DAMAGE
IN THIS LAKE OSWEGO
NEIGHBORHOOD FROM MID-FEBRUARY.
NEIGHBORS >> SAID MULTIPLE
LOST
LOST CENTURYLINK INTERNET SERVICE AND HAVE NOT
BEEN ABLE TO GET IT BACK OUT >>
OF THE 10 WHO WERE WITH
CENTRELINK WE KNOW I KNOW THREE
HAVE ALREADY GIVEN UP AND MOVED
TO ANOTHER PROVIDER JUST
BECAUSE THEY NEEDED TO GET BACK
TO WORK AND SCHOOL.
OUR FAMILY CONTINUES TO KIND
OF PIECE TOGETHER OUR INTERNET
WORK THROUGH HOTSPOTS
AND PHONES FOR SCHOOL AND WORK
WHICH IS NOT IDEAL.
NOW WE REACHED >> OUT TO
CENTRELINK WHICH SAID THE
SERVICE AREA WAS PARTICULARLY
IMPACTED BY ICE AND THEY HOPED
TO HAVE SERVICE RESTORED BY THE
END THE DAY WE'RE STILL WAITING
TO SEE IF THAT HAPPENED.
ANOTHER VIEWER WROTE TONIGHT
SAYING THIS IS NOT THE ONLY
AREA OR ONLY UTILITY STILL OUT.
JANE WROTE IN AND TELLS