>>>
>>> NOW
>>> NOW AT 6, A WINTER STORM COULD BRING AS MUCH AS 4 INCHES
OF SNOW TO PORTLAND TOMORROW,
THIS MORNING, WE SHOW YOU HOW
TO PREPARE FOR THE WORST OF IT
>>> PLUS, GET READY TO CLEAR
AWAY SNOW AND ICE IN FRONT OF
YOUR HOME
YOUR HOME
YOUR HOME >> OUR NEIGHBORS ALWAYS GET OUT
AND DO IT, SO WE NEED TO GET
OUT INTO
OUT INTO
OUT INTO >> UNDER CITY CODE, IF SOMEONE
SLIPS AND FALLS ON THAT ICE,
YOU COULD GET STUCK WITH THE
BILL WE WANT TO HEAR WHAT YOU
THINK ABOUT THE POLICY IN OUR
VIEWER VOICE POLL
>>> RESCUED FROM THE MIDDLE OF
A FROZEN POND, OFFICERS IN
WASHINGTON SLIDE INTO ACTION TO
SAVE THIS DEAR THE 6 AM HOUR OF
SUNRISE STARTS NO.
>>> WELCOME TO FRIDAY MORNING,
GOOD MORNING TO ALL OF THE
VIEWERS IN NEWPORT AND ALONG
THE COAST THIS MORNING, HERE'S
A PRETTY SHOT OF THE HARBOR
WITH ALL THE BOATS LIT UP,
SUPER COLD MORNING.
AND SNOW TOMORROW, YOU CAN'T
GIVE IT AWAY YET, WE HAVE TO
TEASE THAT.
TEASE THAT. COMING UP, TODAY IS FEBRUARY 8.
LOOK AT YOU GIVING IT AWAY.
>> THAT IS OUT OF THE BAG.
>> SNOW AT THE BEACH TOMORROW.
>> THE WAY IT IS PRODUCED, WE
HAVE TO WEIGH IN AND GET
EXCITED ABOUT SNOW.
YOU CAN'T TALK ABOUT WEATHER
AND EXPECT THE WEATHER TO SIT
THERE AND BE QUIET.
IT DOES NOT WORK THAT WAY.
LET'S GET YOU TO THE BUS STOP.
WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT SNOW,
CHRIS GIVING YOU UPDATES AROUND
KARBALA'S AND ALBANY AREA THIS
MORNING, PORTLAND DRY, CLOUDY
AND 20 DEGREES, DRY THROUGHOUT
THE SCHOOL DAY, 35 ONE CENT, 39
GOING HOME, WE THINK RAIN COMES
INTO THE ROSE CITY DINNERTIME
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. THE WEATHER SERVICE, WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM
THIS EVENING THROUGH TOMORROW
AFTERNOON, SNOW WILL BEGIN
OVERNIGHT, THIS IS FUTURE CAST
TOMORROW MORNING AT 7 AM, ALL
OF THIS WILL BE SNOW ROTATING
THROUGH.
THROUGH.
THROUGH. HERE IS MR. McGINNIS.
>>> WE ARE ALL GLUED TO THE
FORECAST, I'LL SHOW YOU WHAT'S
GOING ON SOUTH OF TOWN, NEAR
WILLAMETTE VALLEY NEAR HIGHWAY
34 EXIT FROM I-5, THE LEBANON
CORVALLIS EXIT, IT LOOKS LIKE
WE HAVE SNOWFLAKES FLYING TO THE
ODOT CAMERA LENS, ROD HAS
MENTIONED SNOW FLURRIES, IF YOU
HEAD SOUTH ON FINLEY TOWARD
CORVALLIS AND EUGENE, THERE
COULD BE A LIGHT DUSTING IN
SOME CASES . I WILL GO BACK TO
THE OTHER TRAFFIC ALERT, THIS
IS A LIVE LOOK FROM I-5 FROM
THE MORRISON CITY EXIT, A CRASH
ON THE EXIT RAMP AS WE GET TO
THE WELLS FARGO CAMERA LOOK, WE
START TO SEE LITTLE BIT OF A
BACKUP, THE INBOUND ON BANFIELD
STARTING TO BACKUP, MORE ON
THIS IN A BIT
>>> THIS WEEKEND, DRIVERS NEED
TRACTION DEVICES TO GET AROUND
WITHOUT SLIPPING AND SLIDING
ALL OVER THE PLACE.
MOST TIRE SHOPS OFFER THREE
OPTIONS, AUTO TENSION CHAINS FOR
TRUCKS AND SUVS, CABLE CHAINS
FOR SMALLER PASSENGER CARS, AND
AUTO SOCKS WHICH SLIDE OVER
TIRES ON CARS WITH LOW
CLEARANCE.
CLEARANCE. NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO TO YOUR
TIRES THOUGH, REMEMBER TO DRIVE
SLOWER THAN 30 MILES AN HOUR OR
THEY COULD BREAK APART.
>> OKAY, NOT EVERYBODY HAS THE
LUXURY OF PARKING IN A GARAGE
OR AT HOME OR AT WORK, WE WANT
TO KNOW HOW TO PROTECT OUR CARS.
>> WITH TIM GORDON OUTSIDE
RIGHT NOW WITH HIS OWN CAR.
YOU TAKE THIS STORY TO A VERY
PERSONAL LEVEL, SERIOUSLY, YOU
WALK US THROUGH GOOD TIPS THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. >> Reporter: YES, ME AND MY OLD
TOYOTA HIGHLANDER WILL WALK YOU
THROUGH THIS THING, MY LITTLE
BABY, GREAT TIPS.
THERE ARE THREE I WILL GIVE YOU
IN A COUPLE I HAD NOT THOUGHT
OF BEFORE, THIS IS INSTRUCTIVE
FOR ME, HOPE IT HELPS YOU.
THE FIRST ONE STARTS WITH A
PLASTIC BAG, IT COULD BE BIGGER
OR NOT MUCH SMALLER THAN THIS,
ON THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS, BOTH
SIDES YOU CAN DO, THAT PROTECTS
IT FROM ICING UP, WE GET THE
COLD WEATHER WITH THE
PRECIPITATION, PARDON ME,
FROST, ICE, SNOW THAT WILL
PROTECT IT.
PROTECT IT. IT IS A NICE ONE FOR THE SIDE
VIEW MIRRORS, SO YOU CAN SEE
WHEN YOU START DRIVING.
THIS ONE INVOLVES A SOCK, IT
COMES FROM CHAD, I WOULD'VE
LIKED TO HAVE FOUND AN ADIDAS
SOCK, THIS IS NIKE, JUST DO IT
AND PUT IT ON YOUR PUT IT ON
THE WINDSHIELD WIPER IF YOU CAN
GET IT TO GO DOWN.
IT WENT SO SMOOTHLY AT 5 AM.
THERE IT IS.
ON THERE, THAT KEEPS IT FROM
STICKING WHEN IT ICES UP, MAKES
IT NICE AND EASY TO COME OFF
AND YOU REMOVE IT AND OFF YOU
GO.
GO.
GO. ONE
GO. ONE MORE, THIS IS ONE I HAVE
SEEN BEFORE, IT INVOLVES THE
ENTIRE WINDSHIELD AND MAYBE AN
OLD RUG, THROAT OVER THAT, THAT
WILL KEEP IT NICE UNDERNEATH,
THE ICE OR SNOW ON TOP, PULL IT
OFF AND IT IS A PIECE OF CAKE
AREA YOU COULD ALSO USE
CARDBOARD, IF THIS GETS WET
BECAUSE OF RAIN, MAYBE NOT
QUITE AS GOOD, EITHER ONE WILL
WORK, THOSE ARE THE THREE TIPS.
SIDE VIEW MIRRORS, WINDSHIELD
WIPERS, AND ENTIRE WINDSHIELD.
HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT LIKE THE
THREE GREAT TIPS FOR YOU THAT
WILL MAKE IT A LOT EASIER FOR
YOU WHEN YOU NEED TO GET OUT
AND DRIVE IN THESE WINTRY
CONDITIONS.
CONDITIONS. BACK TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL HAVE TIM
COME PREP MY CAR.
YOU CAN TRACK UP-TO-THE-MINUTE
WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE GET
THE LATEST FORECAST ACROSS THE
REGION, DOWNLOAD THE KGW
WEATHER APP, FREE ON ANDROID
AND APPLE DEVICES.
>>> RIGHT NOW AT 6:05 AM, TIME
FOR LOOK AT THE OTHER HEADLINES
IN YOUR MORNING RUSH, THE
LONGEST-SERVING MEMBER OF
CONGRESS IN U.S. HISTORY HAS
DIED, MICHIGAN DEMOCRAT,
REPRESENTATIVE JOHN DINGELL
FIRST ARRIVED IN CONGRESS IN
1955.
1955.
1955. HE
1955. HE SPENT DECADES FIGHTING FOR
HEALTHCARE REFORM AND PLAYED A
KEY ROLE IN THE PASSAGE OF
MEDICARE.
MEDICARE.
MEDICARE. AFTER A RECORD 29 TERMS, INGLE
ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT IN
2014 AND HIS WIFE, DEBBIE WON
THE SEAT, HE WAS 92 YEARS OLD
>>> TODAY, ALL EYES ON ACTING
ATTORNEY GENERAL MATTHEW
WHITAKER, HE WILL TESTIFY IN
FRONT OF THE HOUSE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE, HOUSE DEMOCRATS WANT
TO TALK TO HIM BECAUSE HE IS A
CLOSE ALLY OF THE PRESIDENT AND
IN THE PAST, HE HAS CRITICIZED
THE SPECIAL COUNSEL'S RUSSIA
INVESTIGATION EXPECT LAWMAKERS
TO ASK WHETHER WHITAKER EVER
INFLUENCED OR INTERFERED WITH
THAT INVESTIGATION.
THAT INVESTIGATION. >>> AND TAKE A LOOK, CREWS CAME
TO THE RESCUE OF THIS DEAR
STUCK ON THE FROZEN POND, WHAT
AN OPERATION.
AN OPERATION. THIS WAS IN PIERCE COUNTY JUST
SOUTH OF TACOMA, ONE OFFICER
HELD THE DEER AS THE OTHERS
PULLED ACROSS THE ICE BACK TO
SAFETY.
SAFETY.
SAFETY. THEY GOT THE POOR THING ALL
WARMED UP AND SAID SHE IS DOING
FINE.
FINE.
FINE. AND
FINE. AND THAT IS YOUR MORNING RUSH.
>>> IT IS 6:06 AM, WE MOVE FROM
THE MORNING RUSH TO THE MORNING
POLE, THIS IS BASED ON THE FACT
UNDER PORTLAND CITY CODE, YOU
AND YOU, ALL OF YOU ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR CLEARING THE
SNOW AND ICE IN FRONT OF YOUR
HOME
HOME
HOME >>
HOME >> IF SOMEONE SLIPS AND FALLS
IN YOUR PROPERTY, YOU COULD GET
STUCK WITH THE COST, WE WANT TO
KNOW WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THIS,
THE QUESTION THIS MORNING,
SHOULD YOU BE LIABLE IF SOMEONE
SLIPS AND FALLS IN FRONT OF
YOUR HOME?
YOUR HOME? SO, IN ADDITION TO CLEARING
SIDEWALKS, YOU ARE ALSO
RESPONSIBLE FOR WALKWAYS AND
YOUR DRIVEWAY.
YOUR DRIVEWAY. WE TALKED TO A LAWYER THAT TOLD
US IF SOMEBODY DOES GET HURT ON
YOUR PROPERTY, YOU MAY HAVE TO
PAY UP.
PAY UP.
PAY UP. SPINS IT DEPENDS ON WHETHER OR
NOT SOMEONE COMES IN YOUR
PROPERTY WITH PERMISSION OR
NOT, IF THERE'S SNOW OR ICE
THAT IS A TRIP HAZARD, YOU ARE
REQUIRED TO KEEP THAT CLEAR AND
SAFE FOR THE PERSON COMING TO
YOUR PROPERTY.
YOUR PROPERTY. >> THIS IS IMPORTANT, IF A
STRANGER WALKS UP TO YOUR HOUSE
WITHOUT YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND THEY
FALL, THAT LIKELY WILL NOT BE
YOUR FAULT.
YOUR FAULT. THIS MOSTLY APPLIES TO PEOPLE
THAT YOU INVITE ONTO YOUR
PROPERTY, THE GOOD NEWS, MANY
HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE COMPANIES
WILL COVER A LOT OF THOSE
DAMAGES.
DAMAGES.
DAMAGES. >>> THE VIEWER VOICE PULL UP
RIGHT NOW, THE QUESTION IS
SHOULD YOU BE LIABLE IF SOMEONE
SLIPS AND FALLS IN FRONT OF
YOUR HOME?
YOUR HOME? THE MAJORITY VIEW SAY NO, I
LOVE SOME OF THE COMMENTS OF
YOURS ARE SHARING ON FACEBOOK
ABOUT THIS STORY, BONNIE
WRITES, WHAT IF IT KEEPS
SNOWING ALL DAY WHILE I'M AT
WORK? AM I REQUIRED TO HIRE A
SIDEWALK MONITOR TO SHOVEL THE
SIDEWALK ALL DAY LONG WHEN I'M
GONE?
GONE?
GONE? AND
GONE? AND JASON WRITES, SO, I'M
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WEATHER AND
YOUR INABILITY TO PREPARE FOR
IT?
IT?
IT? THEY
IT? THEY ARE FEISTY THIS MORNING, I
LIKE IT APPEARED SARAH HAS A
GREAT,, CAN WE PUT UP A WARNING
SIGN THAT RIGHTS, CAUTION,
SLIPPERY WHEN I SEE.
CROSS AT YOUR OWN RISK.
>> WE WANT YOU TO WEIGH IN
RIGHT NOW, VOTE ON THE QUESTION
AT KGW.COM /VOTES OR CLICK ON
THE VOTES NOW TAB.
>> REMEMBER, THAT APPLIES TO
PEOPLE YOU INVITE TO YOUR HOUSE
, THAT IS THE DIFFERENCE, NOT
JUST ANY RANDOM PERSON WALKING
AROUND.
AROUND.
AROUND. >>> TO BE CLEAR, NONE OF YOU
ARE INVITED TO MY HOME THIS