IN
IN THE
IN THE FORECAST TOMORROW. I'VE GOT THAT COMING UP IN JUST
A BIT.
A BIT.
A BIT. >>
A BIT. >> YEAH, WE NEED IT.
THANK YOU, CHRIS.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE TRACKING SOME
BREAKING NEWS.
BREAKING NEWS. IT'S A DEADLY HEAD ON CRASH IN
SOUTHWEST PORTLAND.
SOUTHWEST PORTLAND. IT HAS THREE NORTHBOUND LANES
CLOSED THIS MORNING OF FIVE.
POLICE TELL A DRIVER WAS GOING
THE WRONG WAY THERE CRASHING
INTO AT LEAST TWO CARS HEAD ON.
THIS HAPPENED JUST NORTH OF THE
HIGHWAY 90 NINE WEST
INTERCHANGE.
INTERCHANGE. ONE OF THE DRIVERS WAS KILLED.
ONE WAS HURT AND THE DRIVER
OF THE THIRD CAR IS OK.
OFFICERS ARE INVESTIGATING THIS
CRASH.
CRASH.
CRASH. SO
CRASH. SO THOSE THREE NORTHBOUND LANES
MAY BE CLOSED FOR HOURS.
STAY TUNED.
STAY TUNED. WE WILL BRING YOU UPDATES AS WE
LEARN MORE.
LEARN MORE. >> WE ALSO GET TO THE ONGOING
WILDFIRES IN OREGON BECAUSE
CREWS ARE MAKING QUICK PROGRESS
ON THE BEECHY CREEK FIRE IN
MARION COUNTY.
MARION COUNTY. IT IS THE SECOND LARGEST IN THE
STATE.
STATE.
STATE. AT
STATE. AT ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY TWO
THOUSAND ACRES AND AS OF THIS
MORNING IT'S 38 PERCENT
CONTAINED.
CONTAINED. THAT'S UP FROM TWENTY FIVE
YESTERDAY.
YESTERDAY. BUT FIRE CREWS ESTIMATE IT
WON'T BE FULLY UNDER CONTROL
UNTIL THE END OF OCTOBER.
AND PART OF THAT CHALLENGE IS
THAT EVEN AS CREWS GET SPOT
FIRES UNDER CONTROL, FLAMES ARE
STILL BURNING BELOW GROUND.
WATCH THIS VIDEO FROM A
VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER IN
DETROIT.
DETROIT.
DETROIT. >> THIS IS EVERYWHERE.
WE'RE GOING TO PUT THIS OUT BUT
THESE THINGS ARE ALL OVER THE
HILLSIDE.
HILLSIDE.
HILLSIDE. THAT IS WILD LOOKING.
>> IT'S LIKE A CAULDRON BURNING
UNDER GROUND.
UNDER GROUND. DON TESDAL SHOT THIS VIDEO FOR
US ON FRIDAY.
YOU CAN SEE THOSE FLAMES JUST
BURNING IN THE UNDERGROUND ROOT
SYSTEMS.
SYSTEMS.
SYSTEMS. >> TESDAL IS WARNING PEOPLE
ABOUT RETURNING TO THESE AREAS
SAYING YOU COULD JUST WALK OVER
ONE OF THESE FIRES NOT REALIZE
IT AND FALL IN.
>> IT BECOMES LIKE CLAY.
YOU WALK OVER THE TOP OF IT.
IT JUST BREAKS.
IT'S REAL FRAGILE.
SO IT WOULDN'T TAKE VERY MUCH
FOR A VERY DANGEROUS TREE TO
JUST TOPPLE DOWN ONTO THE
HIGHWAY.
HIGHWAY.
HIGHWAY. NO KIDDING.
NO KIDDING. >> DETROIT'S FIRE DISTRICT,
THEY'RE ALL VOLUNTEERS.
THEY ARE ASKING FOR DONATIONS
TO HELP PAY FOR TOOLS TO CLEAR
DANGEROUS TREES IN THAT
COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. THAT IS TRULY TERRIFYING.
>> YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE WORST
FIRE DAMAGE IN THE STATE IS
DOWN IN SOUTHERN OREGON.
YESTERDAY GOVERNOR BROWN TOURED
THE AREA SCORCHED BY THE LME.
FIRE CREWS IN JACKSON COUNTY
GOT THE FIRE UNDER CONTROL A
WEEK AGO BUT IT TOOK A MAJOR
TOLL KILLING THREE PEOPLE AND
DESTROYING HUNDREDS OF HOMES.
SO CATHERINE COOK HAS MORE ON
THE GOVERNOR'S VISIT THERE IN
JACKSON COUNTY THIS MORNING AS
WELL AS AN UPDATE ON THE
ONGOING FIGHT TO CONTAIN THE
HOLIDAY FARM FIRE.
THAT'S THE ONE IN LANE COUNTY.
I'VE SEEN BURNT CARS BUT
NOTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE.
>> IN THE SCORCHED PATH
OF SOUTHERN OREGON'S ALAMEDA
FIRE, EVERYTHING THAT COULD
HAVE BURNED DID THERE'S LITTLE
LEFT OF THIS APARTMENT COMPLEX
NORTH OF ASHLAND, HALF A
STAIRCASE AND BRICK PILLARS
THAT ONCE WELCOMED RESIDENTS
HOME.
HOME.
HOME. >>
HOME. >> NOTHING ELSE STOOD A CHANCE.
>> 120 DEGREES THAT THAT THAT'S
HOW HOT IT GOT.
ARE YOU KIDDING?
GOVERNOR KATE BROWN TOOK IT ALL
IN MONDAY.
IN MONDAY. >> SHE TOURED THE DAMAGE AND
TRY TO UNDERSTAND THE LOSS.
DID YOU SEE SOMEBODY PUT UP THE
SIGN?
SIGN?
SIGN? WE
SIGN? WE WILL REBUILD THE ALMEDA FIRE
DESTROYED ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS
IN PHENIX AND TALENT ALONG WITH
PARTS OF ASHLAND AND MEDFORD
KORSLIEN.
KORSLIEN.
KORSLIEN. >> GOVERNOR BROWN THANKED FIRST
RESPONDERS FOR THEIR HEROIC
EFFORT AT THE ONSET OF THE
FIRE.
FIRE.
FIRE. >>
FIRE. >> LOCAL CREWS WORKED 48 HOUR
SHIFTS BEFORE THE GOVERNOR
CALLED IN OUTSIDE RESOURCES.
THERE WERE MOMENTS THOUGH WHEN
NOTHING COULD BE DONE AS HIGH
WINDS WHIPPED FLAMES INTO A
FRENZY.
FRENZY.
FRENZY. >> YOU DON'T FIGHT THESE FIRES
.
.
. >>
. >> YOU
. >> YOU JUST GET THE OUT.
THERE'S NO.
THERE'S NO. YEAH.
YEAH.
YEAH. YOU
YEAH. YOU CAN'T IN LANE COUNTY CREWS
CONTINUE FIGHTING THE HOLIDAY
FARM FIRE.
FARM FIRE. NOW TWO WEEKS OLD BY MONDAY IT
HAD BURNED MORE THAN ONE
HUNDRED SEVENTY THREE THOUSAND
ACRES AND WAS 17 PERCENT
CONTAINED.
CONTAINED. NEARLY A THOUSAND FIREFIGHTERS
FROM 18 STATES AND CANADA ARE
WORKING THE FIRE LINES.
FIVE FIREFIGHTERS HAVE BEEN
INJURED AND 431 HOMES
DESTROYED.
DESTROYED. BACK IN SOUTHERN OREGON,
EVERYTHING'S GONE.
EVERYTHING'S GONE. GOVERNOR BROWN SAYS EMERGENCY
DISASTER LEAF IS COMING TO THE
ROGUE VALLEY.
ROGUE VALLEY. >> THOSE DISPLACED BY THE FIRE
CAN APPLY FOR FEDERAL FUNDING
FOR NEW HOUSING.
IT'S THE FIRST STEP.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WELL, THIS COMMUNITY WILL
REBUILD, I'M SURE.
YEAH.
YEAH.
YEAH. IN
YEAH. IN WHAT WILL SURELY BE A LONG
CLIMB OUT.
CLIMB OUT. >> CATHERINE COOK, KGW NEWS.
>> THE GOVERNOR ALSO GAVE A
SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO AN OREGON
STATE TROOPER FOR HIS WORK ON
THE ALMEDA FIRE.
>> SHE POSTED THESE PHOTOS ON
TWITTER AND SAYS CAMERON
WIGGETT PUT IN 50 HOURS
OF OVERTIME.
OF OVERTIME. HE EVACUATE TWO CHILDREN WHO
WERE SEPARATED FROM THEIR
FAMILY AND HELPED TWO PEOPLE
WITH DISABILITIES GET SAFELY TO
A RED CROSS SITE.
WE AGREE WITH GOVERNOR BROWN
WHEN SHE SAYS HE'S INSPIRER AS
ARE ALL THE HEROIC AND SELFLESS
FIRST RESPONDERS THERE ON THE
FRONTLINES.
FRONTLINES. >> ALL RIGHT.
ONE THING WE ALL HAD TO DEAL
WITH THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS
IS THE SMOKE FROM THE FIRES AND
IT'S TAKEN ITS TOLL ON AIR
CONDITIONING SYSTEMS, WHICH
MEANS YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY
CONSIDER REPLACING YOUR FILTER
RIGHT NOW BECAUSE A LOT
OF FILTERS ARE GOING TO LOOK
LIKE THIS WHEN YOU SEE RIGHT
HERE REALLY DARK FROM CAPTURING
ALL THAT SMOKE.
H BACK.
H BACK.
H BACK. EXPERTS SAY THERE'S ALSO ONE
MORE STEP YOU SHOULD TAKE AFTER
YOU REPLACE YOUR FILTER.
>> TURN YOUR FURNACE BLOWER
FROM AUTO TO ON AUTO MEANS IT
ONLY RUNS WHEN THE FURNACE OR
THE AIR CONDITIONER IS WORKING
ON MEANS THE FAN WILL RUN
CONTINUOUSLY.
CONTINUOUSLY. THAT MEANS THEY HELP CLEAN THE
AIR IN YOUR HOUSE WHEN YOU PUT
A NEW FILTER IN BECAUSE THE FAN
WILL BE RUNNING WHETHER THE
FURNACE OR AIR CONDITIONER IS
ON OR NOT.
>> MOST FOLKS THINK OF FILTERS
FOR AIR FILTRATION FOR THEIR
OWN HEALTH BUT IT'S ALSO THE
HEALTH HEATING SYSTEM TOO.
YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST THERE.
IT'S A SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT
NOW WITH THE COST OF EQUIPMENT.
SO ALWAYS TELL FOLKS THE
FILTERS NOT JUST FOR YOU.
IT'S ALSO TO KEEP THE EQUIPMENT
RUNNING GOOD.
RUNNING GOOD. >> SO IF YOU WERE IN THE ACTUAL
WILDFIRE ZONE AND HAVE HEAVY
ASH TO CLEAN UP NOW THERE ARE A
NUMBER OF PRECAUTIONS THAT YOU
SHOULD TAKE BEFORE GETTING TO
WORK INCLUDING KEEPING KIDS OUT
OF ANY TOXIC MATERIAL AND ALSO
MAKING SURE YOU USE PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
RIGHT NOW AND TIPS ON OUR WEB
SITE KGW DOT.
>> WELL, AFTER MORE THAN 100
DAYS OF PROTEST, THE DEPARTMENT
OF JUSTICE HAS DEEMED PORTLAND
SOMETHING THEY CALL AN
ANARCHIST JURISDICTION AND
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS SAID CITIES
THAT FIT THAT DESCRIPTION COULD
LOSE OUT ON FEDERAL FUNDING.
BUT IT'S NOT CLEAR HOW THE
PRESIDENT ISSUED A MEMO ON THIS
EARLIER THIS MONTH IN AN EFFORT
TO PRESSURE SOME CITIES TO STOP
ANTIPOLICE PROTESTS.
ANTIPOLICE PROTESTS. THE DOJ NAILED DOWN THREE
CITIES THAT ARE QUOTE
PERMITTING ANARCHY, VIOLENCE
AND DESTRUCTION.
AND DESTRUCTION. IN THOSE CITIES ARE PORTLAND,
SEATTLE AND NEW YORK.
THE PRESIDENT HAS THREATENED TO
WITHHOLD FEDERAL FUNDS IN SOME
FORM FROM THOSE CITIES.
LEGAL EXPERTS WE TALKED TO
POINT OUT PER CONSTITUTION THE
PRESIDENT DOES NOT HAVE THAT
POWER AND THEY ADD THERE IS NOT
REALLY A PRECEDENT FOR THIS.
>> IT IS NOT UNCOMMON, HOWEVER,
FOR CONGRESS TO LAY OUT
CRITERIA FOR WHETHER OR NOT A
STATE MAY RECEIVE CERTAIN KINDS
OF FUNDS.
OF FUNDS.
OF FUNDS. >> WHAT'S DIFFERENT HERE IS THE
PRESIDENT IS SORT
OF ARTICULATING A POLICY OF WHY
AND TO WHICH KINDS OF CITIES HE
WOULD LIKE TO DENY FUNDS.
>> BUT NOW HE INTENDS TO GO
SEARCH FOR STATUTES THAT MIGHT
PERMITTED TO DO THAT.
>> IN A STATEMENT, MAYOR