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>>> A TRAGIC STORY ON THE
OREGON COAST.
OREGON COAST. THREE FISHERMEN DIED AFTER
THEIR BOAT CAPSIZED.
THIS IS A PHOTO OF MARY B II.
THE CREW WENT INTO THE WATER
WHILE CROSSING THE YAQUINA BAY
BAR.
BAR.
BAR. SEAS
BAR. SEAS WERE BETWEEN 12 AND 14
FEET AT THE TIME.
HELLO, I'M BRENDA BRAXTON.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY.
WE ARE LEARNING MORE ABOUT IT
THE FISHERMEN WHO DIED.
KGW'S PAT DORIS JOINS US LIVE
FROM NEWPORT.
FROM NEWPORT. PAT, WHAT ELSE CAN YOU TELL US?
>> BRENDA, WE LEARNED THAT TWO
OF THE FISHER MEN WERE FROM THE
NEW JERSEY AREA, RELATIVELY NEW
TO THE OREGON COAST HERE AND
NOT WELL-KNOWN IN THE CRABBING
CIRCUMSTANCE CIRCLES.
CIRCUMSTANCE CIRCLES. THE THIRD MAN HAS BEEN HERE FOR
A WHILE AND WAS WELL-KNOWN.
>> THAT'S JOSH PORTER, STANDING
IN THE BOTH.
ONE OF THE OREGON CREW
MICHIGANERMEN.
MICHIGANERMEN. HE DIED LAST NIGHT.
THE CREW WENT OUT ONE LAST TIME
AND TRIED TO MAKE IT BACK IN
ROUGH WEATHER.
ROUGH WEATHER. THIS IS THE YOUTUBE VIDEO OF
THE FORMER OWNER.
THE COAST GUARD SAID THAT CREW
ASKED FOR AN ESCORT CROSSING
THE YAQUINA BAY BARS BUT IT
CAPSIZED.
CAPSIZED.
CAPSIZED. THIS IS ALL THAT'S LEFT.
I'M TOLD THAT'S AN OLDER WOODEN
PLANK BOAT, FIRST REGISTERED
WITH THE STATE NEARLY 30 YEARS
AGO, BACK IN 1980.
WE ARE STILL TRYING TO LEARN
MORE ABOUT THE BACKGROUND OF
THE MEN, ESPECIALLY FROM NEW
JERSEY, WHETHER THIS IS THEIR
FIRST SEASON CRABBING ON THE
OREGON COAST.
OREGON COAST. I THINK IT IS BECAUSE THE BOAT
WAS JUST SOLD IN OCTOBER OF
LAST YEAR.
LAST YEAR. SO AS WE GO THROUGH THE DAY,
WE'LL CERTAINLY MORNING BUT IT
IS A VERY, VERY SAD DAY FOR
FISHERMEN AND REALLY FOR
EVERYONE HERE ON THE OREGON
COAST.
COAST.
COAST. BACK TO YOU.
SURE IS, PAT.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. AGAIN, WE'LL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW
THIS STORY AS SOON AS WE LEARN
ANYTHING NEW, WE WILL BROADCAST
IT.
IT.
IT. YOU
IT. YOU CAN GO TO THE KGW MOBILE
APP OR TO THE KGW.COM FOR MORE.
>>> NOW TO A HEARTBREAKING
STORY.
STORY.
STORY. A
STORY. A FAMILY LOST THEIR GRAND
MOTHER.
MOTHER.
MOTHER. THREE OF HER RELATIVES WERE
INJURED, INCLUDING A YOUNG
GIRL.
GIRL.
GIRL. TIM
GIRL. TIM GORDON JOINS US FROM 106th
AND GLEASON AT THE APARTMENT
COMPLEX WHERE THIS ALL
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED. THAT FIRE SURE SOUNDS LIKE IT
MOVED FAST, TIM.
>> Reporter: BRENDA, THAT IS
WHAT NEIGHBORS AND FIREFIGHTERS
SAY.
SAY.
SAY. NOW,
SAY. NOW, INVESTIGATORS HAVE BEEN
HERE THROUGHOUT THE MORNING.
THEY ACTUALLY JUST WRAPPED UP
THEIR WORK.
THEIR WORK. THERE WAS LARGE CONTINGENT OF
THEM JUST LEAVING.
THE THREE INJURED WILL SURVIVE
BUT THE 78-YEAR-OLD GRANDMOTHER
THAT THE NEIGHBORS CALLED OLGA
WAS FOUND DEAD JUST INSIDE THE
FRONT DOOR.
FRONT DOOR. THE FIRE BROKE OUT AT 3:00 A.M.
AND THIS CELL PHONE VIDEO SHOWS
IT.
IT.
IT. THE
IT. THE DAUGHTER AND PARENTS GOT
OUT.
OUT.
OUT. AND
OUT. AND ANTHONY GRAY TRIED TO
HELP.HE WISHED HE COULD HAVE
DONE MORE.
DONE MORE. >> SHE KEPT SAYING, MY MOM IS
STILL INSIDE.
STILL INSIDE. MY MOM IS STILL INSIDE.
WE TRIED TO FIND A WAY INSIDE.
THE FRONT DOOR WAS SO SMOKY.
>> Reporter: FIREFIGHTERS WERE
ABLE TO GET INSIDE THE FRONT
DOOR AND FOUND THE GRANDMOTHER.
>> SHE BROUGHT MY BABY STUFF.
>> Reporter: SHE KNOWS THE
GRANDMOTHER KNOWN AS OLGA.
SHE WATCHED THE TRAGEDY UNFOLD.
>> THE FIRE ENGULFED THE HOUSE
REAL QUICK.
REAL QUICK. I HEARD HER ASKING FOR HELP IN
SPANISH AND ENGLISH.
SHE WAS SCREAMING, HELP, ARE
YOU THERE?
YOU THERE? >> Reporter: THE WOMAN WHO SHOT
THIS VIDEO CONSIDERED OLGA A
FRIEND AND A GOOD ONE.
>> HEARTBREAKING.
>> HEARTBREAKING. NOW, I DON'T HAVE HER BY MY
SIDE.
SIDE.
SIDE. I
SIDE. I LOVE HER A LOT.
>> Reporter: THIS IS THE KIND
OF SITUATION THAT IS TOUGH ON
EVERYONE.
EVERYONE.
EVERYONE. FIREFIGHTERS AND INVESTIGATORS
INCLUDED.
INCLUDED.
INCLUDED. THE SAVING GRACE, A FATHER,
MOTHER, AND DAUGHTER SURVIVED
BUT GRANDMOTHER WILL BE MISSED.
>> I WILL NEVER FORGET HER.
SEEING THAT SHE'S GONE AND I'M
NOT GOING TO SEE HER AGAIN,
JUST HER VOICE AND WHAT SHE HAD
TO GO THROUGH.
>> Reporter: JUST AWFUL.
YOU KNOW, SOME FAMILY PETS WERE
ALSO LOST IN THIS FIRE.
THE FATHER, MOTHER AND
DAUGHTER, THEY WERE INJURED
BREATHING SMOKE.
BREATHING SMOKE. THEY WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL
BUT THEY SHOULD BE PHYSICALLY
OKAY.
OKAY.
OKAY. WE
OKAY. WE ARE STILL WAITING TO HEAR
WHAT CAUSED THIS FIRE AND IF
WORKING SMOKE DETECTORS WERE IN
THE HOME.
THE HOME.
THE HOME. >> SUCH A TRAGEDY.
THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE, TIM.
>>> AND WE HAVE AN UPDATE.
TWO INMATES WERE INJURED IN A
CRASH.
CRASH.
CRASH. THE MULTNOMAH COUNTY SHERIFF'S
OFFICE SAY THIS ALL STARTED
WHEN A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO AN
O DOT TRUCK WHICH THEN CRASHED
INTO THAT SHERIFF'S WORK TRUCK.
BOTH INMATE WERE TAKEN TO THE
HOSPITAL WITH NONLIFE
THREATENING INJURIES.
THREATENING INJURIES. >> IT IS 12:04 ON YOUR
WEDNESDAY.
WEDNESDAY. BOY, IT IS GOING TO BE A STORMY
AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON. AND YOU CAN SEE THE DARK CLOUDS
THERE AND THE RAIN DROPS ON THE
LENS OF OUR WELLS FARGO SKY
CAM.
CAM.
CAM. ROD,
CAM. ROD, WALK US THROUGH THE
TIMELINE.
TIMELINE.
TIMELINE. I KNOW THAT THE WIND AND THE
RAIN WILL PICK UP.
YES.
YES.
YES. WE
YES. WE ARE STARTING TO SEE THAT
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT'S GOING
ON.
ON.
ON. THIS
ON. THIS MORNING, WE HAD THE EAST
WINDS STILL BLOWING OUT OF THE
GORGE.
GORGE.
GORGE. EAST MULTNOMAH COUNTY, YOU HAVE
BEEN SEEING IT THE GUSTS
BETWEEN 30 AND 36 MILES AN
HOUR.
HOUR.
HOUR. THE
HOUR. THE REST OF US HAVE BEEN FAIRLY
QUIET WITH JUST SOME SHOWERS
YOU CAN SEE THE YELLOW POCKETS
SHOWING UP AROUND ASTORIA AND
TILLAMOOK.
TILLAMOOK. THE SHOWERS ARE STARTING TO
MOVE CLOSER TO US.
THERE IS THE EAST WIND IN TROUT
DALE.
DALE.
DALE. AS
DALE. AS I'M PULLING UP THE MAP, I'M
SATISFYING SOME WINDS GETTING
CLOSER TO US.
KLAMATH FALLS, SOUTH OF 26.
BEND STARTING TO SEE SOUTH
WINDS PICK UP.
HERE IS THE LATEST FUTURE CAST
MODELS AND THE LATEST TIMELINE.
2:00IN THE AFTERNOON, STARTING
TO SHOW A RAPID INCREASE
SHOOTING UP THE COAST.
GUSTING HERE TO 40.
MAYBE 43 MILES AN HOUR, WIND
GUSTS AT SALEM.
SOUTH WINDS STARTING TO PICK UP
IN SALEM.
IN SALEM.
IN SALEM. AS I PLAY THIS THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON, WE HAVE GUSTY WINDS
UP AND DOWN THE VALLEY.
GOING THROUGH THE EVENING, AS
THAT FRONT COMES IN, THE RAIN
CONTINUES TO FOUL, NOTICE THE
GORGE, THE EAST WIND REPLACING
THE SOUTH WINDS.
WE ARE TAKING A LOOK AT THE
DRIPPY WELLS FARGO CAMERA LENS.
WE'LL TRACK THE RAIN AMOUNTS
COMING UP IN JUST A BIT.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. WE'LL TALK THEN.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. >>> THIS IS A HUMANITARIAN
CRISIS, A CRISIS OF THE HEART
AND A CRISIS OF THE SOUL.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, REOPEN THE
GOVERNMENT AND WE CAN WORK TO
RESOLVE OUR DIFFERENCE IT IS
OVER BORDER SECURITY BUT END
THIS SHUTDOWN NOW.
>> YOU SAW IT.
THERE WERE DUELING PRIME TIME
ADDRESSES.
ADDRESSES. LAWMAKERS ARE HEADING BACK TO
THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY TO TRY TO
REACH AN AGREEMENT AFTER
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S OVAL OFFICE
ADDRESS.
ADDRESS.
ADDRESS. NOW, AS YOU LISTENED TO THIS
STORY, GRAB YOUR PHONE AND VOTE
IN OUR VIEWER VOICE POLL.
NBC'S TRACY POTTS HAS MORE FROM
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. >> THIS SITUATION COULD BE
SOLVED IN A 45-MINUTE MEETING.
>> REPORTER: THAT MEETING
HAPPENS TODAY.
HAPPENS TODAY. DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS HEAD
BACK TO THE WHITE HOUSE SEEKING
A COMPROMISE ON BORDER SECURITY
TO GET THE GOVERNMENT RUNNING
AND ENSURE THAT 800,000 WORKERS
GET PAID FRIDAY.
>> THIS IS A CHOICE BETWEEN
RIGHT AND WRONG.
>> HE PROMISED THAT HE CAN KEEP
THE GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN FOR
MONTHS OR YEARS NO MATTER WHO
IT HURTS.
IT HURTS.
IT HURTS. THIS IS WRONG.
>> THERE IS A HUMANITARIAN
CRISIS.
CRISIS.
CRISIS. A
CRISIS. A CRISIS OF THE HEART AND A
CRISIS OF THE SOUL.
>> REPORTER: WITH PROTESTS JUST
OUTSIDE HIS WINDOW, PRESIDENT
TRUMP MADE AN EMOTIONAL APPEAL
LAST NIGHT TO BUILD WHAT HE NOW
CALLS A STEEL BARRIER ALONG
MEXICO BORDER.
MEXICO BORDER. >> THIS IS JUST COMMON SENSE.
THE BORDER WALL WOULD VERY
QUICKLY PAY FOR ITSELF.
>> REPORTER: THE PRESIDENT
FOCUSING ON CRIMES BY
IMMIGRANTS.
IMMIGRANTS. DEMOCRATS FOCUSING ON AMERICANS
OUT OF WORK, SPEAKING AT A NEWS
CONFERENCE LATER THIS MORNING.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, REOPEN THE
GOVERNMENT AND WE CAN WORK TO
RESOLVE OUR DIFFERENCES OVER
BORDER SECURITY.
BORDER SECURITY. BUT END THIS SHUTDOWN NOW.
>> REPORTER: THIS AFTERNOON,
THEY'LL TRY AGAIN BEFORE
PRESIDENT TRUMP HEADS TO THE
BORDER TOMORROW.
BORDER TOMORROW. TRACY POTTS, NBC NEWS,
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. >>> WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU IN
OUR VIEWERS VOICE POLL TODAY.
DID YOU THINK THERE IS A CRISIS
ON THE SOUTHERN BORDER?
PRESS THE VOTE TAB ON THE KGW
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>>> THERE IS ANOTHER SHAKEUP AT
THE WHITE HOUSE.
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL ROB
ROSENSTEIN IS PLANNING TO LEAVE
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
HE IS EXPECTED TO STEP DOWN
ONCE WILLIAM BARR IS CONFIRMED
AS ATTORNEY GENERAL.
HE HAS SERVED AS DEPUTY GENERAL
FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS NOW.
PRESIDENT TRUMP BLASTED HIM FOR
APPOINTING ROBERT MUELLER TO
LEAD THE RUSSIA INVESTIGATION.
LAST SEPTEMBER, HE SHOWED UP AT
THE WHITE HOUSE EXPECTING TO BE
FIRED OVER NEWS REPORTS THAT HE
DISCUSSED SECRETLY RECORDING
PRESIDENT TRUMP.
PRESIDENT TRUMP. >>> THE KENTUCKY TEACHER AT THE
CENTER OF A VIRAL VIDEO
APPEARED IN COURT TODAY.
TRINA ABRAMS PLEADED NOT GUILTY
TO A MISDEMEANOR ASSAULT CHARGE
IN A VIDEO WHICH MADE THE
HEADLINES.
HEADLINES. IT SHOWS ABRAMS DRAGGING A NINE-
YEAR-OLD BOY DOWN THE HALLWAY.
THIS HAPPENED BACK IN OCTOBER.
THE BOY'S MOTHER SAID THAT THE
BOY SUFFERS FROM AUTISM AND HE
HAD AND SPRAINED WRIST.
>> HE HAD AN OUTBURST.
SHE RESTRAINED HIM THE WRONG
WAY.
WAY.
WAY. I
WAY. I WAS TRAUMATIZED.
>> THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SAYS
THAT ABRAMS NO LONGER TEACHES
AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
HER ATTORNEY SAYS THAT HER
CLIENT MAINTAINS HER INNOCENCE
AND SHE PLANS TO FIGHT THAT
CHARGE.
CHARGE.
CHARGE. >>> WITH BLUE SEASON STARTING
TO RAMP UP, THERE ARE NEW
RESTRICTIONS AT HOSPITALS.
CHRISTINE PITAWANICH IS HERE
WITH SPECIFICS FOR US.
SAY SOMEBODY IS VISITING
FRIENDS AND FAMILY IN THE
HOSPITAL, HOW WILL THIS NEW
RULE IMPACT THEM.
>> Reporter: STARTING TODAY,
BRENDA, CLINICS WILL HAVE
STRICT POLICIES ABOUT WHO COMES
IN AND OUT OF BUILDINGS.
VISITORS WITH FLU SYMPTOMS WILL
BE ASKED TO STAY HOME.
ONLY ESSENTIAL VISITORS WILL BE
ALLOWED IN INTENSIVE CARE AND
THOSE WHO ARE CAREGIVERS.
THOSE WILL FLU SYMPTOMS WILL
HAVE TO WEAR MASKS.
>> FLU SEASON COMES EVERY YEAR
AND WE NEVER KNOW QUITE WHEN
IT'S GOING TO HIT BUT WE CAN
TELL NOW THAT IT IS GOING TO
PEAK IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
WE WANT EVERYBODY TO TAKE CARE
OF THEMSELVES.
OF THEMSELVES. >> AND HERE IS AN IMPORTANT
REMINDER.
REMINDER.
REMINDER. IT IS STILL NOT TOO LATE TO GET
A FLU SHOT IF YOU HAVE BEEN
PUTTING IT OFF.
>> WE ALWAYS ENCOURAGE PEOPLE
TO GET TO THE FLU SHOT.
THAT'S THE BEST WAY TO PREVENT
FLU, INFLUENZA IN THE FIRST
PLACE.
PLACE.
PLACE. IF
PLACE. IF YOU STILL HAVE THE FLU, YOU
WOULD GET REDUCED EFFECT FROM
IT.
IT.
IT. SO
IT. SO IT
IT. SO IT IS OUR BEST RECOURSE TO
PREVENT THE SPREAD OF INFLUENZA
ILLNESS.
ILLNESS.
ILLNESS. >> YOU KNOW, MANY OF US MAY
FEEL INVINCIBLE BUT DOCTORS
STRESS THAT EVERYONE IS AT RISK
OF CATCHING THE FLU.
BUT THOSE AT GREATEST RISKS ARE
YOUNG CHILDREN,