>>>
>>> THOSE
>>> THOSE RESOURCES NEED TO GO ELSEWHERE.
ELSEWHERE. THEY SAY A LOT OF NEIGHBORHOODS
ARE OVERPOLICED.
ARE OVERPOLICED. COMMISSIONER CHLOE UDALEY VOTED
NO ON THE $5.6 BILLION BUDGET.
HE SAID SHE COULD NOT SUPPORT A
PLAN THAT FELL SHORT OF RECENT
PUBLIC DEMANDS TO CUT AS MUCH
AS 50 MILLION FROM THE POLICE'S
$244 MILLION BUDGET.
ALL FOUR MEMBERS AGREED TO
REMOVE FUNDING AND DISBAND
PORTLAND POLICE'S GUN VIOLENCE
REDUCTION TEAM AND ITS SCHOOL
RESOURCE OFFICER'S UNIT AS WELL
AS IN THE BUREAU'S STAKE IN THE
TRANSIT POLICE DIVISION.
THERE'S ALSO A PRO POE SAL TO
DIRECT $4.6 BILLION TO THE
RESPONSE TEAM.
RESPONSE TEAM. THIS IS A PROGRAM CALLED
CAHOOTS.
CAHOOTS.
CAHOOTS. INSTEAD OF POLICE, 911
DISPATCHERS SEND TEAMS OF EM Ts
AND CRISIS COUNSELORS TO CALLS
INVOLVING DRUG USE,
HOMELESSNESS, AND MENTAL HEALTH
EMERGENCIES.
EMERGENCIES. NOW, THE COMMISSIONER SAYS
THESE MOVES ARE JUST THE START
AND THEY WILL MAKE ANY CHANGES
NEEDED TO THE PORTLAND POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
DEPARTMENT. NOW, WE WILL KEEP FOLLOWING
THIS MEETING.
THIS MEETING. AND WE WILL KEEP UPDATING
EVERYONE THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
>> ALL RIGHT BRYANT, THANK YOU.
>>> WE ARE JUST GETTING WORD,
AMANDA FRITZ HAS VOTED YES TO
PASS THAT.
PASS THAT. >>> PORTLAND'S PEARL DISTRICT
RIGHT NOW FILLED WITH
PROTESTERS AS THAT COUNCIL
MEETING IS GOING ON.
HUNDREDS ARE OUTSIDE OF MAYOR
TED WHEELER'S APARTMENT
BUILDING TO PERSUADE HIM TO
VOTE TO DEFUND POLICE.
THEY HAVE BEEN THERE FOR HOURS
WITH LOUD SPEAKERS, MUSIC,
FOOD, DRINKS, AND SIGNS, TAKING
OVER NORTHWEST GLEASON AND
10th.
10th.
10th. A
10th. A TRIMET BUS LINE THERE CAN'T
GET THROUGH.
GET THROUGH. WE CANNOT CONFIRM IF WHEELER IS
ACTUALLY THERE.
ACTUALLY THERE. DOING THE VIDEO CONFERENCE
CALL.
CALL.
CALL. OR
CALL. OR IF HE IS SOMEWHERE ELSE.
ONE PERSON TESTIFIED TO THE
COUNCIL EARLIER TODAY, ASKED
WHEELER TO LOOK OUTSIDE THE
WINDOW AT THEM TO HEAR THEIR
VOICES.
VOICES.
VOICES. BUT HE TOLD THEM TO MOVE ON.
>>> IN VANCOUVER, LEADERS ALSO
WANT TO HEAR FROM THE COMMUNITY
ABOUT HOW TO END RACISM AND
FOSTER EQUALITY.
FOSTER EQUALITY. THEY ARE HOLDING TWO VIRTUAL
LISTENING SESSIONS TODAY AND
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW. THE VANCOUVER MAYOR, CITY
MANAGER, VANCOUVER POLICE CHIEF
AND CITY COUNCILMEMBERS WILL BE
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. THAT LISTENING SESSION, THIS
AFTERNOON, STARTS AT 2:00 AND
GOES TO 4:00.
IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK, YOU CAN
REGISTER ONLINE AT
BEHEARDVANCOUVER.ORG.
BEHEARDVANCOUVER.ORG. >>> NOW, TO EARLY THIS MORNING
WHERE SCARY VIDEO WAS TAKEN
DOWNTOWN.
DOWNTOWN.
DOWNTOWN. AROUND 1:00, YOU SEE A CAR
DELIBERATELY DRIVING THROUGH A
GROUP OF PROTESTERS.
WE STOPPED THE VIDEO BEFORE IT
SHOWS ANYTHING GRAPHIC WHERE
PEOPLE GET HURT.
LESS THAN A MINUTE LATER, THE
DRIVER CIRCLES THE BLOCK AND
COMES THROUGH AGAIN.
THIS WAS UP LOADED TO THE
STREAMING WEBSITE TWITCH.
WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO
INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY IT BUT
AROUND THE SAME TIME, PORTLAND
POLICE HEARD REPORTS OF A
DRIVER HITTING PEOPLE DOWNTOWN.
THREE PEOPLE WERE TAKEN TO THE
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL. ALL OF THEM ARE EXPECTED TO BE
OKAY.
OKAY.
OKAY. >>>
OKAY. >>> NOW POLICE USED THEIR
SURVEILLANCE PLANE TO TRACK THE
CAR.
CAR.
CAR. THEY
CAR. THEY ARRESTED THE DRIVER, 27-
YEAR-OLD ANTHONY EAGLEHORSE
LOSANTDRO.
LOSANTDRO. >>> NOW, HOURS BEFORE THAT,
PROTESTERS TOOK OVER FREMONT
BRIDGE.
BRIDGE.
BRIDGE. THIS STARTED AT JEFFERSON HIGH
SCHOOL IN NORTH PORTLAND.
BEFORE THEY WALKED ONTO THE
BRIDGE BEFORE EMANUEL HOSPITAL
AND STOOD THERE ABOUT AN HOUR.
DEMONSTRATORS USED CARS AN
MOTORCYCLES TO BLOCK OTHER
VEHICLES FROM GOING OVER THE
BRIDGE.
BRIDGE.
BRIDGE. ONCE AGAIN, ANOTHER GROUP
GATHERED OUTSIDE THE JUSTICE
CENTER DOWNTOWN.
CENTER DOWNTOWN. POLICE SAY THEY ACTUALLY
STARTED TAMPERING WITH THE
DOORS OF POLICE HEADQUARTERS
THERE AND LOCKED THEM FROM THE
OUTSIDE.
OUTSIDE.
OUTSIDE. POLICE TWEETED PHOTOS OF THESE
BIKE LOCKS AND A FLAG CORD THEY
SAID WERE USED TO LOCK THE
DOORS.
DOORS.
DOORS. SOMEONE BURNED THE FLAG
ATTACHED TO THE CORD BUT ENDED
UP BURNING THEMSELVES.
THE LOCKED DOORS WERE A HUGE
SAFETY CONCERN FOR THE
EMPLOYEES AND FOLKS IN THE
JAIL.
JAIL.
JAIL. THEY ARE STILL LOOKING FOR
THOSE RESPONSIBLE.
THOSE RESPONSIBLE. >>> IN WASHINGTON DC TODAY,
THERE ARE COMPETING POLICE
REFORM BILLS FROM DEMOCRATS AND
REPUBLICANS.
REPUBLICANS. IT COMES ONE DAY AFTER
PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNED AN
EXECUTIVE ORDER ON POLICE
REFORM WHICH IS GETTING MIXED
REVIEWS.
REVIEWS.
REVIEWS. HERE IS TRACY POTTS WITH
DETAILS.
DETAILS.
DETAILS. >> Reporter: FAMILIES OF
AFRICAN-AMERICANS KILLED BY
POLICE SAY PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS
COMPASSIONATE IN PERSON, BUT
HIS ORDER FAILS TO ADDRESS
SYSTEMIC RACISM.
SYSTEMIC RACISM. >> I DON'T THINK THAT IS
ENOUGH.
ENOUGH.
ENOUGH. BUT I DO THINK IT'S A START.
I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOME LAWS
IN PLACE WHERE POLICEMEN ARE
HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR
ACTIONS.
ACTIONS.
ACTIONS. >> Reporter: THE ORDER CREATES
A NATIONAL DATA BASE OF POLICE
MISCONDUCT.
MISCONDUCT. HELP FOR OFFICERS DEALING WITH
PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS,
ADDICTED TO DRUGS OR MENTALLY
ILL AND IT PROVIDES INSENT IS
THAT COULD LEAD TO NEW
RESTRICTIONS ON CHOKE HOLDS BUT
DOESN'T DEMAND THEM.
>> AMERICANS WANT LAW AND
ORDER.
ORDER.
ORDER. THEY MAY NOT SAY IT, THEY MAY
NOT BE TALKING ABOUT IT, BUT
THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT.
>> Reporter: MORE NIBBLING
AROUND THE EDGES AS OPPOSED TO
ACTING BODILY.
ACTING BODILY. >> Reporter: DEMOCRATS WANT
STRONGER REFORMS ENDING CHOKE
HOLDS, NO-KNOCK WARRANTS, AND
QUALIFIED IMMUNITY FOR
OFFICERS.
OFFICERS.
OFFICERS. REPUBLICANS INSIST NOT ALL COPS
ARE BAD APPLES AND THEY NEED
IMMUNITY TO KEEP THE PUBLIC
SAFE.
SAFE.
SAFE. >>
SAFE. >> I THINK COPS ARE INNOCENT
UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY.
>> Reporter: DUELING DEMOCRAT
AND REPUBLICAN REFORM PLANS ARE
UP FOR DEBATE.
>> WHAT WE HAVE IS 75% OF WHAT
THEY SAY THEY WANT, WE CAN
START THERE.
START THERE. >> Reporter: THE HOUSE IS SET
TO VOTE ON THE DEMOCRATS' PLAN
AS EARLY AS NEXT WEEK.
TRACY POTTS, NBC NEWS.
>>> NOW, TO THE CORONAVIRUS.
BECAUSE TODAY, THE MULTNOMAH
COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
WILL GET AN UPDATE ON THE
COUNTY'S EFFORT TO REOPEN.
LAST WEEK, OF COURSE, GOVERNOR
BROWN PAUSED THE WHOLE STATE'S
PHASES AND THE COUNTY'S
APPLICATION TO REOPEN THE NIGHT
BEFORE IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY
BUSINESSES WERE PLANNING TO
OPEN.
OPEN.
OPEN. RIGHT NOW, MULTNOMAH IS THE
ONLY COUNTY NOT IN PHASE ONE.
GOVERNOR BROWN SAYS ALL
REOPENING STATEWIDE ARE ON HOLD
FOR THE TIME BEING.
SHE AND HEALTH EXPERTS ARE
MONITORING THE SPREAD OF THE
VIRUS IN ORDER TO MAKE A
DECISION.
DECISION.
DECISION. BUT STAY TUNED.
WE MAY HEAR SOMETHING LATER
THIS AFTERNOON.
THIS AFTERNOON. >>> THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS
CONTINUES WITH OREGON SEEING
ANOTHER RECORD BREAKING NUMBER.
OF NEW INFECTIONS YESTERDAY.
THIS IS A LOOK AT THE DAILY
TOTAL CHARTS.
TOTAL CHARTS. YOU CAN SEE THE SPIKE ON THE
FAR RIGHT THE PAST FEW WEEKS.
THERE WERE 278 NEW CASES
REPORTED YESTERDAY.
REPORTED YESTERDAY. MULTNOMAH AND CLACKAMAS
COUNTIES REPORTED DOZENS OF NEW
CASES BUT REALLY, IT WAS UNION
COUNTY OUT IN LEGRANDE THAT SAW
THE MOST NEW CASES.
119.
119.
119. WE
119. WE TOLD YOU ABOUT THE OUTBREAK
THERE ON MONDAY.
IT APPEAR TO BE LINKED TO A
CHURCH.
CHURCH.
CHURCH. PAT DOORIS DUG DEEPER.
>> Reporter: THIS IS VIDEO FROM
LIGHTHOUSE CHURCH POSTED ON
THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE MAY 24th.
THE CONGREGATION GATHERED WHILE
UNION COUNTY WAS IN PHASE ONE
PROHIBITING GATHERINGS OF 25 OR
MORE.
MORE.
MORE. COUNTY LEADERS CONFIRMED A
NUMBER OF CASES ARE ASSOCIATED
WITH THE LIGHTHOUSE PENT COSTAL
CHURCH.
CHURCH.
CHURCH. DURING AN INTERVIEW, THE PUBLIC
HEALTH ADMINISTRATIONER WOULD
SAY LITTLE ABOUT THE CHURCH.
>> I CANNOT SPEAK TO THE
CONGREGATION'S ACTIVITIES.
CONGREGATION'S ACTIVITIES. I'M AWARE IT IS SIMILAR TO WHAT
YOU ARE SHARING WITH ME RIGHT
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. >>
NOW. >> Reporter: THE COUNTY
STATEMENT SAID THE CHURCH IS
COOPERATING AND HEALTH LEADERS
CONFIRMED A LARGE TESTING EVENT
WAS HELD AT THE CHURCH.
EQUALED THEM, BUT NO ONE
ANSWERED.
ANSWERED.
ANSWERED. WHILE UNION COUNTY HAS THE
BIGGEST SPIKE OF CASES IT IS
NOT ALONE WITH BEING A RURAL
COUNTY WITH AN INCREASE IN
COVID-19.
COVID-19.
COVID-19. AREAS OF CONCERN ARE SHOWN IN
THE DARK.
THE DARK.
THE DARK. LET'S START TO THE EAST IN
UNION COUNTY.
UNION COUNTY. IT HAD 45 CASES PER 10,000
PEOPLE AS OF NOON TUESDAY THAT
INCLUDED 121 POSITIVE CASES.
THAT NUMBER WILL OBVIOUSLY GROW
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. UMATILLA HAS 180 POSITIVES.
JEFFERSON COUNTY HAS 28 PER
10,000 WITH 68 POSITIVE CASES.
MARION COUNTY HAS 34 FOR
10,000.
10,000.
10,000. AND, BACK IN UNION COUNTY, NINE
WORKERS ARE TACKLING THE JOB OF
INVESTIGATING EACH POSITIVE
CASE.
CASE.
CASE. >>
CASE. >> I'M NOT A MATH MAJOR, BUT I
THINK YOU NOW HAVE 240 CASES.
SO, HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE NINE
PEOPLE TO INVESTIGATE ALL
THOSE?
THOSE?
THOSE? >>
THOSE? >> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. SO, INVESTIGATION IS A TIME-
CONSUMING PROCESS.
CONSUMING PROCESS. WE HAVE SUBMITTED TO THEM TO
SEE IF WE CAN GET SOME
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT. AND I ACTUALLY BELIEVE SOME OF
THAT IS COMING TODAY AND
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW. >> Reporter: SHE SAYS SUPPLIES
ARE HOLDING OUT THOUGH THEY
MIGHT ASK FOR MORE TESTING
SUPPLIES SOON.
SUPPLIES SOON. 240 CASES IS A LOT FOR A COUNTY
OF 26,000 TO DEAL WITH AT ONCE.
WHILE THE HEALTH DIRECTOR SAID
HER TEAM WAS READY, THEY ARE
ALSO WORN OUT.
>> I DON'T KNOW THAT ANY OF US
EVER ANSWERED THAT WE WOULD BE
RESPONDING IN SUCH A SHORT
PERIOD OF TIME.
SO, WE LITERALLY HAVE ALL HANDS
ON DECK.
ON DECK.
ON DECK. AND WE ARE WORKING VERY LONG
DAYS.
DAYS.
DAYS. >>
DAYS. >> Reporter: PAT DOORIS, KGW
NEWS.
NEWS.
NEWS. >>
NEWS. >> AGAIN, WE MAY BE HEARING
NEWS ON MULTNOMAH COUNTY LATER
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. OKAY, LET'S GET A SKY CAM
CHECK.
CHECK.
CHECK. >>> CLOUDY OUT THERE, BUT I SEE
A FEW TINY POCKETS OF BLUE SKY.
LET'S BRING IN ROD HILL NOW.
BECAUSE I'M LOVING THE LOOK OF
YOUR SEVEN-DAY FORECAST.
THAT SKY CAM BEHIND YOU IS
GORGEOUS.
GORGEOUS.
GORGEOUS. NOT THE GORGE, BUT GORGEOUS.
>> THIS IS THE OREGON GARDEN.
I UNDERSTOOD WHAT YOU MET.
THIS IS THE OREGON GARDEN.
SILVERTON.
SILVERTON. THIS CAMERA LOOKS BACK TO THE
WEST.
WEST.
WEST. THE
WEST. THE CLOUDS WE HAVE SEEN THIS
MORNING ARE PRETTY MUCH ON THE
EAST SIDE OF TOWN.
UP AGAINST THE CASCADES.
BUT THESE WILL BE THINNING OUT
AND IT WILL GO ONTO BE MOSTLY
SUNNY.
SUNNY.
SUNNY. HERE'S THE BIG SATELLITE
PICTURE.
PICTURE.
PICTURE. WE HAD SHOWERS LINGERING IN FAR
EASTERN OREGON.
EASTERN OREGON. YOU CAN SEE THE RAIN CIRCLING
OVER MONTANA AND BACK INTO
IDAHO.
IDAHO.
IDAHO. THAT'S THE LOW THAT HAD GRIPPED
OUR WEATHER THE LAST COUPLE OF
DAYS.
DAYS.
DAYS. THAT HAS NOW PULLED ALL
PRECIPITATION OUT OF OREGON AND
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. WE ARE DONE DRY THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS.
OF DAYS.
OF DAYS. YOU MENTIONED THE CLOUDS ARE
KIND OF TOWARD THE CASCADES
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. ALONG THE COAST, IT IS
GORGEOUS.
GORGEOUS.
GORGEOUS. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST CLEAR.
61 DEGREES IN PACIFIC CITY.
THERE'S A PARTLY SUNNY SKY OVER
DOWNTOWN PORTLAND NOW.
TEMPERATURE HAS WARMED UP:
WE'RE AT 66.
MOSTLY SUNNY TO CLEAR BY DINNER
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. HIGH TEMPERATURE 74.
WE WILL UPDATE THE FORECAST.
THAT INCLUDES A SHOWER CHANCE.
ONE DAY IS LOOKING WET.
ONE DAY IS LOOKING DRY.
I'M A DAD, ONE OF THOSE DAYS IS
PARTICULARLY SPECIAL TO ME.
>> THANKS ROD.
>>> WE WANT TO GET TO BREAKING
NEWS.
NEWS.
NEWS. WE
NEWS. WE JUST GOT AN UPDATE ON THE
PORTLAND CITY COUNCIL.
THEY HAVE PASSED THAT NEW
BUDGET.
BUDGET.
BUDGET. ALONG WITH MANY CUTS.
MAYOR TED WHEELER SAID THIS
BUDGET IS ONE STEP TOWARD A
LONG MARCH TO JUSTICE.
HE ALSO ADDRESSED THE PEOPLE
PROTESTING OUTSIDE OF HIS PEARL
DISTRICT APARTMENT BUILDING AND