UPTAKE
UPTAKE ON
UPTAKE ON THE EFFORT TO CONTAIN IT.
IT.
IT. I
IT. I PLAN TO REVITALIZE BEAVERTON
COULD FORCE DOZENS OF SMALL
ANTIQUES DEALERS TO CLOSE UP
SHOP.
SHOP.
SHOP. >>>
HOUSE
HOUSE BILL 2020 DOES NOT HAVE THE VOTES FROM THE SENATE
FLOOR.
FLOOR.
FLOOR. >>> THAT WILL NOT CHANGE.
>>> A STUNNING ANNOUNCEMENT
FROM SENATE PRESIDENT PETER
COURTNEY.
COURTNEY.
COURTNEY. CAP-AND-TRADE BILL TO CURB
CARBON EMISSIONS DOES NOT HAVE
ENOUGH SPORT SUPPORT FROM
DEMOCRATS AND OUT IT IS DEAD.
>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. I
TODAY. I BRENDA BRAXTON.
THAT ANNOUNCEMENT CAME SIX DAYS
AFTER SENATE REPUBLICANS WALKED
OUT OVER THE BILL.
THE SESSION ENDS ON SUNDAY AND
NOW THE BIG QUESTION IS WHEN
WILL THEY COME BACK?
CHRISTINE PITAWANICH IS JOINING
US LIVE FROM SALEM AND A RALLY
IS HAPPENING AT THE CAPITAL .
>> Reporter: BRENDA A LOT OF
PEOPLE ARE HERE AT THIS RALLY
RIGHT ON THE CAPITOL STEPS.
MANY ARE DISAPPOINTED TO HEAR
THAT ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THERE
ARE NOT ENOUGH VOTES TO PASS
HOUSE BILL 2020 BUT THEY ARE
STILL MAKING THEIR VOICES
HEARD.
HEARD.
HEARD. AGAIN THE BILL ALSO KNOWN AS
CAP-AND-TRADE BILL , THE INTENT
WAS TO CURB OREGON'S ADMISSIONS
AND YOU CAN SEE SO MANY
DIFFERENT PEOPLE, YOUNG, OTHERS
FROM DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
THE RALLY WAS ALREADY PLANNED
FOR TODAY IN AN EFFORT TO GET
REPUBLICAN SENATORS BACK TO THE
CAPITAL.
CAPITAL.
CAPITAL. THEY WALKED OUT LAST WEEK AS
YOU MAY REMEMBER TO AVOID A
VOTE ON THE CAP AND TRADE BILL.
THIS MORNING WE WERE IN THE
SENATE CHAMBER AT 10 AM THE
THAT IS WERE SENATE PRESIDENT
PETER COURTNEY RECONVENED THE
SENATE AND REPUBLICANS WERE YET
AGAIN A NO-SHOW.
AFTER COURTNEY ANNOUNCED THERE
WERE NOT ENOUGH VOTES ON THE
FLOOR FOR THE CAP-AND-TRADE
BILL, SUPPORTERS IN THE
GALLERY TURNED THEIR BACKS.
OUTSIDE WE SPOKE WITH YOUNG
PEOPLE WHO WERE ANGRY AND
HEARTBROKEN SAYING THEY HAD
BEEN WORKING KIT TO GET THE
BILL PASSED FOR YEARS NOW.
>>> IT IS NOT JUST LIKE ANIMALS
IN THE ENVIRONMENT.
IT'S US.
IT'S US.
IT'S US. IT IS OUR AIR QUALITY THAT IS
BEING THREATENED EVERY DAY.
IT IS VERY DISAPPOINTING AND
SCARY THAT WE ARE STILL NOT
REDUCING EMISSIONS.
REDUCING EMISSIONS. WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE TIME.
>> WITH THE POWER AND
RESPONSIBILITY IN THEM AND THEY
ARE LETTING US DOWN.
THEY ARE LETTING ALL OF US
DOWN.
DOWN.
DOWN. >>>
DOWN. >>> ASIDE FROM THE CAP AND
TRADE BILL, COURTNEY ALSO SAID
MORE THAN 100 OTHER IMPORTANT
BILLS ARE AT STAKE IF
REPUBLICANS DO NOT COME BACK
BEFORE THE SESSION ENDS THIS
SUNDAY AT MIDNIGHT.
HE SAYS THE BILLS COVER
EVERYTHING FROM EDUCATION TO
CHILD WELFARE TO FUNDING MENTAL
HEALTH SERVICES LIKE IT HAS
NEVER BEEN FUNDED BEFORE AND
BACK OUT HERE LIVE, I SPOKE
WITH ONE OF THE LOGGERS AGAINST
THE BILL.
THE BILL.
THE BILL. HE SAYS HE IS HAPPY WITH HEARING
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY BUT
WHAT IS CLEAR AT THIS POINT
STILL SOME DISAPPOINTMENT AMONG
THE PROTESTERS HERE.
ALTHOUGH AS YOU ARE SEEING NOW
THEIR VOICES ARE STILL BEING
HEARD.
HEARD.
HEARD. IN
HEARD. IN THEIR ARE STILL SPEAKING
OUT.
OUT.
OUT. AT
OUT. AT THIS POINT ALSO, NO
REPUBLICANS IN THE SENATE
CHAMBER OF COURSE THE RECESS IS
GOING TO LAST UNTIL 3 PM.
WHO KNOWS WHAT WILL CHANGE
BEFORE THEN BUT WE WILL KEEP
YOU UPDATED.
YOU UPDATED. >>> IT HAS BEEN HYDROMETER FOR
SURE.
SURE.
SURE. THANK YOU CHRISTINE.
>>> ON THE FLIPSIDE, A GO FUND
ME PAGE SUPPORTING THESE
REPUBLICAN SENATORS HAS ALMOST
REACHED HIS GOAL OF $50,000.
RIGHT NOW IT STANDS AT 42,000.
THE ORGANIZERS SAY SHE WILL USE
THE MONEY TO START A POLITICAL
ACTION COMMITTEE.
ACTION COMMITTEE. THE REPUBLICAN SENATORS FACE A
$500 FINE FOR EVERY DAY THEY
ARE ABSENT.
ARE ABSENT. PAT DOORIS WILL HAVE MORE
COVERAGE ON THE WALKOUT COMING
UP ON KGW NEWS THAT FORMAT AND
YOU CAN ALSO GO TO KGW.COM OR
OUR NEWS APP FOR THE LATEST.
>>> ALSO TO DATE WE HAVE AN
UPDATE ON THE WILDFIRE NEAR
MOUNT HOOD.
MOUNT HOOD. IS McBURNEY JUST WEST OF
PARKDALE AND HAS GROWN FROM 40
TO 85 ACRES.
IT SPARKED ON PRIVATE LAND
YESTERDAY MORNING.
YESTERDAY MORNING. TODAY SIX 20 PERSON CREWS ARE
WORKING THE FIRE THAT IS ONLY
10% CONTAINED.
10% CONTAINED. NO STRUCTURES HAVE BURNED AND
NO ONE HAS GOTTEN HURT.
OFFICIALS EXPECT THE FIRE TO
KEEP GROWING SO THEY HAVE
CALLED IN AN INCIDENT
MANAGEMENT TEAM.
MANAGEMENT TEAM. THEY ARE LOOKING INTO THE CAUSE
OF THE FIRE.
>>> HOT SPRINGS HAS BEEN CLOSED
SINCE THAT DEVASTATING FIRE
LAST SUMMER.
LAST SUMMER. NOW IT IS SET TO REOPEN ON JULY
1. FLAMES TORCHED ALMOST
12,000 ACRES OF THE WOOD
LAMINATE NATIONAL FOREST AND
OFFICIALS SAY ALMOST 30,000
PEOPLE USE THE HOT SPRINGS
EVERY YEAR.
EVERY YEAR. AND ROD, RAIN IN YOUR WEATHER
FORECAST CERTAINLY GOOD NEWS
FOR WILDFIRE SEASON.
>>> I SHOULD MENTION.
YES.
YES.
YES. THE
YES. THE FIRE NEAR THE UPPER HOOD
RIVER VALLEY, NOT REALLY WINDY
AS FAR AS I CAN TELL THERE.
SOMEWHAT FAVORABLE CONDITIONS
AS A TRY TO LASSO THE LATEST
BLAZE.
BLAZE.
BLAZE. SHOWERS RIGHT NOW ARE HERE ON
THE WEST SIDE.
WE ASKED FOR SHOWERS AROUND
MOUNT HOOD AND TRYING TO SPILL
LYNN TO NEAR THAT FIRE ZONE.
OUTSIDE OF PARKDALE.
LONGVIEW IN THE BULL'S-EYE AND
MOSTLY LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN.
ALL OF THIS HAS BEEN MOVING UP
TO THE NORTH.
DETAIL IS SCATTERED SHOWER
PATTERN EXPECTED TO BEGIN
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. STARTED EARLY THIS MORNING AND
STAYS WITH US FOR THE REMAINDER
OF TUESDAY.
OF TUESDAY. IN NEWPORT, A LOT OF THE RAIN
HAS BEEN ENTERING RIGHT AROUND
THE POINT IN OTHER AREAS OF
LINCOLN COUNTY.
LINCOLN COUNTY. 55 DEGREES.
55 DEGREES. HERE IS THE STOLER FAMILY
VINEYARDS.
VINEYARDS. 60 DEGREES IN DOWNTOWN PORTLAND
WE HAD THE EARLIER SHOWER BUT
SO FAR IT HAS BEEN DRY THE LAST
COUPLE OF HOURS TO LEAD 66 IS
THE NUMBER.
THE NUMBER. WE ARE ON TRACK TO GET UP TO
ABOUT 73.
ABOUT 73.
ABOUT 73. I THINK GOING FORWARD MOST OF
US WON'T SEE MUCH RAIN.
TEACHER CASS MALL SHOW THE BEST
CHANCE OF RAIN THIS AFTERNOON
BRENDA.
BRENDA.
BRENDA. COMING ACROSS WASHINGTON
COUNTIES IN WE WILL TAKE A LOOK
AT THE FUTURE CAST MODEL AND
TOMORROW'S POTENTIAL STORM YOUR
WEATHER COMING UP.
>>> ALL RIGHT.
SEE YOU IN A SECOND.
>>> THE WHITE HOUSE HAS
ANNOUNCED ITS NEW PRESS
SECRETARY FIRST LADY MELANIA
TRUMP TWEETED THIS OUT JUST A
FEW HOURS AGO.
SHE SAID STEPHANIE GRISHAM WILL
BE THE NEXT PRESS SECRETARY AND
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR.
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR. CHRISTIAN HAS BEEN WITH THE
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SINCE
2015.
2015.
2015. SHE
2015. SHE WILL TAKE OVER FOR SARAH
SANDERS WHO ANNOUNCED HER
RESIGNATION LAST MONTH.
>>> THE FIRST DEMOCRATIC
PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE KICKS OFF
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW. THE CANDIDATES ARE ALL VYING
FOR A CHANCE TO BASE PRESIDENT
TRUMP IN THE 2020 ELECTION.
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS ANCHOR LESTER
HOLT WILL HELP MODERATE THE
DEBATE. AND HE GAVE US A
BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK AT THE
LAST MINUTE PREPARATIONS.
>>> TONS OF PREPARATION GOING
INTO MODERATING THE DEBATE.
HAVE JOKED IS ALMOST LIKE BEING
BACK IN SCHOOL AND STUDYING FOR
FINALS EXCEPT THIS TIME YOU
TAKE THE EXAM IN FRONT OF
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE.
SERIOUSLY, WE HAVE SPENT WEEKS
WORKING WITH OUR POLITICAL
TEAMS EXAMINING THE ISSUES AND
THE CANDIDATES, THEIR
POSITIONS.
POSITIONS. ALL WITH THE AIM OF MAKING SURE
THAT WE ARE ASKING QUESTIONS
THAT WILL HELP DEMOCRATIC AND
INDEPENDENT VOTERS GET TO KNOW
WHO THESE FOLKS ARE AND REALLY
WHAT THEY STAND FOR FUTURE
>>> YOU CAN WATCH THE
DEMOCRATIC DEBATES OVER THE
NEXT TWO NIGHTS RIGHT HERE ON
KGW.
KGW.
KGW. FIRST AIRS AT 6 PM TOMORROW.
THE SECOND DEBATE IS ON
THURSDAY AT 6:00.
>>> MORE THAN 60 ANTIQUES
DEALERS IN BEAVERTON WILL SOON
HAVE TO FIND A NEW PLACE TO DO
BUSINESS.
BUSINESS.
BUSINESS. THE CURIOSITIES VINTAGE MALL IS
SET TO BE DEMOLISHED AS PART OF
THE CITY'S REVIVAL
REVITALIZATION EFFORT.
REVITALIZATION EFFORT. IT IS JUST A BLOCK OFF OF
SOUTHWEST CANYON ROAD.
THE MANAGER TELLS US LATE LAST
WEEK THE CITY NOTIFIED HIM THAT
IT WAS TERMINATING THE LEASE.
THE BUILDING MUST BE VACATED BY
AUGUST 19.
AUGUST 19. THE CITY IS TEARING IT DOWN TO
MAKE WAY FOR A TEMPORARY
PARKING LOT.
PARKING LOT. >> THESE ARE IN SOME CASES
ELDERLY PEOPLE, SINGLE PEOPLE,
SINGLE MOMS.
SINGLE MOMS. THIS IS INCOME THEY DEPEND ON.
IF HE IS OUT OF THEY ARE
SCRAMBLING.
SCRAMBLING. THEY ARE EVEN IN A LOT OF WAYS
MORE SHOCKED THAN I AM.
IN THAT FIGURE OUT THE WAY
THROUGH THIS.
THROUGH THIS. >> NO ONE FROM THE CITY WAS
AVAILABLE TO GO ON CAMERA BUT
THEY RELEASED A STATEMENT
SAYING THEY ARE WORKING WITH
MALL MANAGEMENT TO FIND A NEW
LOCATION.
LOCATION.
LOCATION. >>> IN THE MEANTIME MORE THAN
100 ART DEALERS AND SUPPORTERS
OF THE MALL WILL MEET LATER
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. AND MARCHED BEAVERTON CITY
HALL.
HALL.
HALL. THE
HALL. THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION
SAFETY BOARD IS RELEASING HIS
FINAL REPORT TWO YEARS AFTER
THIS DEADLY AMTRAK DERAILMENT
IN WASHINGTON.
IN WASHINGTON. THE CRASH KILLED THREE PEOPLE
AND INJURED DOZENS OF OTHERS.
WHEN THAT TRAIN PLUNGED ONTO I-
5 ON ITS WAY FROM TACOMA TO
PORTLAND.
PORTLAND.
PORTLAND. THE REPORT BLAMES LACKS SAFETY
OVERSIGHT AND POOR TRAINING
AMONG OTHER THINGS.
WASHTA LAWMAKER SAID THEY WILL
CREATE A BIPARTISAN PANEL TO
OVERSEE ALL FUTURE REAL
PROJECTS.
PROJECTS.
PROJECTS. >>> IN CAMAS, FRIENDS AND LOCAL
BUSINESS OWNERS ARE HELPING A
FAMILY MADE THE MOST OF THE
TIME THEY HAVE LEFT WITH THEIR
LITTLE BOY.
LITTLE BOY. THIS IS FOR-YEAR-OLD CAMDEN
LINNTON.
LINNTON.
LINNTON. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BRAIN
CANCER AND DOCTORS BELIEVE HE
HAS LESS THAN A YEAR TO LIVE.
HIS FAMILY JUST GOT THAT
DEVASTATING NEWS TWO WEEKS AGO.
YESTERDAY THE TALLY IS CAFI IN
DOWNTOWN CAMAS HOSTED A KIDS
CARNIVAL AS WELL AS A SILENT
AUCTION TO HELP RAISE MONEY FOR
THE FAMILY.
THE FAMILY. THEIR PRIORITY OF COURSE IS
SPENDING TIME TOGETHER BUT
TAKING TIME OFF WORK WILL MAKE
IT TOUGH FINANCIALLY.
CAMDEN'S DAD WERE SET UP
PAPERMILL AND HIS MOM IS A
SCHOOL LIBRARY AND.
THEY SAY THE SHOW OF SUPPORT
FROM THE COMMUNITY MEANS
EVERYTHING TO THEM.
>> OUR HOPES JUST TAKE THE NEXT
LITTLE BIT OF TIME WE GET WOULD
CAMDEN AND MAKE THE MOST OUT OF
IT.
IT.
IT. WE
IT. WE WILL HAVE A LOT OF FIRSTS
AND LASTS.
AND LASTS. >>> YOU FEEL FOR THAT FAMILY.
HE IS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE
BOY.
BOY.
BOY. CAMDEN WILL START RADIATION
THERAPY ON THURSDAY.
DOCTORS HOPE IT