Well, good morning. Thanks for getting
up with us on this Saturday mor.
I'm Tim Gordon. This morning on Sunrise.
In the aftermath of a horrific crash,
the family of those killed makea
plea for justice. Plus one bear.
Multiple sightings hear from a
jogger who had a too close encounter.
Why? Experts say they can't
be sure it's just one animal.
But before we get to all that,
let's check in with Chris
McGinnis for a Saturday forecas.
It is a Saturday,
another Saturday in the 80s.
OK, how about that?
Yes, we're on a run of summer
like warmth here in May and that
continues for one more day.
Let's give you the live look right now
from our solar Vineyard camera d
Dayton a little bit low cloudins
trying to creep in parts of the valley
and a pretty sunrise over Mount Hood.
This morning we'll switch gears and I can
show you some clouds at the Oregon coast.
The live look from our Chinook s
Casino Resort Cameron Lincoln Cy
Cascade head off in the distance in the.
The the highest part of the headland.
They're kind of being shrouded
in some of that low cloudiness.
This morning at the coast and we switch
gears and take you live to downtown Portland.
The sun is coming up to the eas.
Little bit of cloud cover
trying to creep in 58 degrees.
Last check at PDX.
Elsewhere across the metro area
in the upper 50s in Vancouver,
Tiger right now waking up to 56s
we slip S into the Limon Valley.
Let's see, where's the cool spot right now.
Corvallis checking in with 51 S.
At 55. All right.
The plan for today, brief morning clouds.
Otherwise I think we're in storr
mostly sunny and warm day again today.
Average high for May 20th, the .
We're shooting for another day in the
80s and then we will start to shave the
temperatures down a little bit Sunday,
Monday and Tuesday.
We'll look at that in your
7 day forecast is just
a few. All right, Chris, thanks a lot.
We start in Marion County and
the horrific crash along I-5.
That claim, the lives of seven people.
Friday, the man who troopers say
is responsible, appeared in cou.
He faces seven counts of manslaughter,
along with driving under the influence.
Alma McCarty brings us the latet
In
the morning, he woke up
lives and plans. Changed in an instant, There
is no power that will be able
to give me back my wife.
We had plans together as a family. The
husband of one of the seven peoe
killed on I-5 near the Santiam r
rest area made an emotional plea
to a Marion County judge Friday.
I hope that there is a fair legal process.
Troopers say there were eleven
people inside a passenger van
parked lawfully on the side of
the Interstate Thursday afterno.
Another semi was parked right nearby.
Then authorities say a tractor trailer
driven by Lincoln Smith veered f
the roadway and slammed into the van.
Six died at the scene,
a 7th person on the way to the hospital.
Three other people in that
van were badly injured.
Hard working immigrants
that were in this vehicle,
seven of their lives were taken away.
The purpose of the meteor is
to better than one of their
lives and it was taken away
in court. Prosecutors explained
to the judge what witnesses say
they saw how Smith was allegedly
weaving across the highway.
And how they did not see his brake lights.
Before this tragic impact,
defendant appeared dizzy,
had constricted pupils,
was unable to focus or
answer basic questions. The
state, saying Smith refused fied
sobriety tests and was unable
to focus or answer questions,
then admitted to using speed.
The day before, officials said
they found meth in his pocket
and canisters used for inhalant.
Around the truck,
Smith now facing 7 counts of manslaughter
as well as DUII and reckless driving.
As in and out of court,
the victims loved ones grapple
with the grief.
It's clear that there are family members
of seven people that my heart goes out
to again. Smith is being held without bail.
He's due back in court May 30th.
And as far as we know, three more victims
of that crash remain in the hospital.
This morning, well up at Kelso,
police are investigating
the deaths of three people.
Authorities say they got a call around noon
related to domestic violence involving a gun.
When they arrived at the home on
North 7th Ave. all three were d.
We're working to find out the ages of
the victims and exactly what happened.
Kelso police say there is no
threat to the community and they
aren't looking for any suspects.
Well, we may be one step closero
learning what sparked a massive fire at
the May Apartments in downtown Portland.
The more than 100 year old builg
went up in flames Tuesday after.
Residents got out safely but
lost everything they had inside.
Portland Fire hopes to get an
investigator inside by Tuesday.
This comes after investigators
flew drones in and around the
chart out shell on Friday.
Right now the area remains fenced off and
is unsafe since it continues to crumble.
Jeff Pritcher of the Scappoose
Fire District piloted the drone.
He says it'll assist in creating both two
and three-dimensional maps of the scene.
Then we're going to do some very
specific photos to help enhance
one of the areas of interest tht
the fire investigators have,
like whether it be negligence oe
way the building was ran or wher
it be arson like we just we just want
to kind of put this thing to re.
The Red Cross is helping displad
residents setting up a shelter n
the University of Portland camp,
and there are several gofundmes
right now for fire victims.
We have links in our story at kgw.com.
Well, we are looking into multie
bear sightings in and around
Portland's Forest Park.
That includes this one recordedn
video with two different joggers
telling us about their close ca.
Oregon wildlife officials tell ,
well, it's not unheard of.
It's certainly unusual.
Here's David Mulko,
bro black bear in Forest Park sauntering
across 53rd Dr. sometime last week amidst
the ferns and fir trees. That's crazy.
I can't even believe this.
Oh my God. I'm up here all the
time with the dogs. That was my
bear. I recognized him. Yeah,
that was his gate. That was his size.
Kristen Shaw says she was trail running
Thursday evening this week whene
nearly ran into the exact same .
I stopped and I stood a bit
wide and he considered me.
I considered him, but he didn't charge.
So then I calmed down. And
state Fish and Wildlife officias
say they've had at least four rt
black bear sightings in the are,
including along Skyline Outside.
The park, if it's the same bear,
which it probably is, but it's
gotten into some unsecured garb,
it's gotten into some beehives.
I put my arms out and
wide I said bear, get away
exactly what you're supposed to,
say the experts.
Signs like this are now going u,
reminding folks not to run,
to avoid eye contact,
to appear large,
as shotted and make.
A lot of noise
and he heard me and he didn't wt
anything to do with the situation either.
I think we reacted similarly toh
other and he took off at a nice pace.
I can't even believe this.
As long as you give them a
wide berth and it's not a,
you know, a mother with Cubs,
they they usually take off.
They want to get away from you.
This one doesn't seem to be a m,
but we don't really know exactly how many
bears there are in the park. That is,
you always have to respect
nature and and these
are wild animals
because this they say bro black
bear in Forest Park is most unu.
I can't even believe this. I ca.
Well, there are an estimated 25o
30,000 black bears across Orego.
That's a lot of bears,
though officials say there havey
been five reported sightings ine
city of Portland, Forest Park included.
In the last three years,
and four of those five happened this month.
It's a big black bear there. We,
good for the mind and good for the wallet.
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Oregon's booming outdoor indust.
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