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FROM NOW ON KGW NEWS >> IT'S JUST SO
HARD VERY, VERY CHALLENGING
VACCINE MAKES ITS FINAL
RECOMMENDATIONS A MAIL CARRIER
MAY HAVE SAVED A LIFE THANKS TO
HER DEDICATION TO HER CUSTOMERS
AND THEIR FAMILIES.
WE TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER.
IT'S A COMMUNITY AND LATER
INQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW
WILL A COFFEE FILTER PROTECT
YOU FROM COVID?
WE BEGIN WITH SIGNIFICANT
CORONAVIRUS RESTRICTION CHANGES
SET TO START TOMORROW.
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11.
11.
11. I'M
11. I'M LAUREL PORTER.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT A STUNNING
TURNAROUND FOR ONE COUNTY IN
JUST A MOMENT.
BUT FIRST HERE'S A LOOK AT THE
OTHERS.
OTHERS.
OTHERS. TWENTY FIVE COUNTIES WILL BE
CONSIDERED EXTREME RISK
INCLUDING THE ENTIRE PORTLAND
METRO AREA.
METRO AREA. WE'RE STILL THERE TO TRY TO
MODERATE AND SEVEN OR LOWER
RISK ALSO EXTREME RISK COUNTIES
HAVE HAD SOME RESTRICTIONS
LOOSENED UP JUST A TINY BIT.
PLACES LIKE GYMS AND MOVIE
THEATERS CAN REOPEN BUT ONLY
WITH A MAXIMUM OF SIX PEOPLE
INSIDE AT A TIME.
HOWEVER, PERHAPS THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IS HAPPENING
ON THE COAST.
TILLAMOOK COUNTY IS SWINGING
FROM EXTREME RISK ALL THE WAY
DOWN TO THE LOWEST RISK LEVEL
POSSIBLE THAT IS LOCAL BUSINESS
IS EXCITED AND READY TO REOPEN
CATHERINE COOK HAS A LOOK AT
THE IMPACT TONIGHT >>.
THE WEATHER IS NICE RIGHT NOW.
YOU KNOW >> FROM OUTSIDE HIS
RESTAURANT >> GARABALDI HOOK,
LINE AND SINKER DANTA IS
ABSOLUTELY GIDDY.
ABSOLUTELY GIDDY. SURE THE WEATHER'S NICE >> NOT
COLD AND WINDY.
OF COURSE TOMORROW IS GOING TO
BE ANOTHER STORY BUT >> IT
COULD BE SNOWING FRIDAY AND
HE'D STILL BE THRILLED ON
FRIDAY STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS
WILL RECLASSIFY TILLAMOOK
COUNTY'S COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS
>>.
>>.
>>. WE
>>. WE WENT FROM AN EXTREME LEVEL
WHICH IS THE HIGHEST RIGHT DOWN
TO THE LOWEST WHICH IS REALLY
GOOD.
GOOD.
GOOD. SO
GOOD. SO THAT MEANS WE DIDN'T HAVE A
SURGE UNDER >> THE NEW LOWER
RISK STANDING RESTAURANT IN
TILLAMOOK COUNTY INCLUDING
TORTAS CAN ONCE AGAIN OFFER
CUSTOMERS INDOOR DINING.
TARA IS EXCITED TO BRING BACK
HIS ALOHA FRIDAY SPECIALS IN
PERSON >> WE'RE STILL UP 50
PERCENT BUT THAT'S BETTER.
YES, IT SHOULD BE GOOD EVEN >>
UNDER STRICTER COVID
RESTRICTIONS, MANY HOTELS ON
THE OREGON COAST HAVE STAYED
BUSY HOSTING US WANTING TO
ESCAPE HIGHER RISK AREAS.
PEOPLE >> COME OUT HERE TO GET
AWAY.
AWAY.
AWAY. THEY COME OUT HERE TO GET AWAY
AND FIND OUT THEY'RE LOCKED
DOWN HERE AS WELL.
>> HANK HARGUTH IS GLAD THEY
WON'T BE LOCKED DOWN ANYMORE
>>.
>>.
>>. IT'S
>>. IT'S REALLY SET UP A COMMUNITY
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. HE
HERE. HE OWNS THE SHELTERED NOOK ON
TILLAMOOK BAY, A TINY HOME
MICRO RESORT IN BAY CITY LAST
YEAR HE INSTALLED PATIOS >>
AROUND EACH TINY >> HOME TO
FURTHER ENCOURAGE SOCIAL
DISTANCING HE'S BOOKED THROUGH
THE WEEKEND.
THE WEEKEND. WHERE >> IT'S REALLY GOING TO
HELP IS OUR OTHER BUSINESSES IN
THE AREA OR OTHER SMALL
BUSINESSES, ESPECIALLY OUR
RESTAURANTS >>.
RESTAURANTS >>. FOR NOW, TELEMAQUE IS THE ONLY
COUNTY ON THE NORTH COAST AT
THE LOWER RISK LEVEL.
HARGUTH HOPES THOSE PLANNING TO
VISIT WILL HELP KEEP >> THEM
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. PLEASE >> WEAR YOUR MASKS.
PLEASE WEAR YOUR MASK.
BE PATIENT AND BE KIND AND
APPRECIATE THOSE FOLKS THAT ARE
STEPPING UP TO SERVE
SURVEILLANCE >> THAT INCLUDES
TADA WHO CAN'T WAIT TO SERVE
GUESTS NO MATTER WHAT THE
WEATHER >>.
WEATHER >>. I JUST WISH EVERYBODY ALL THE
THIS IS DOWN HERE GOOD LUCK AND
UPTURNING AND WE WISH WE COULD
STAY OPEN THIS TIME.
>> CATHERINE COOK, KGW NEWS >>
LOOK GOOD FOR TILLAMOOK COUNTY
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. OREGON'S VACCINE ADVISORY
COMMITTEE FINISHED ITS
RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT WHO
SHOULD BE NEXT IN LINE FOR THE
COVID VACCINE THAT IS AFTER
TEACHERS AND SENIORS GET
THEIRS.
THEIRS.
THEIRS. TODAY'S LIST PRIORITIZES
SEVERAL GROUPS ALL AT ONCE
PEOPLE UNDER SIXTY FIVE WHO
HAVE UNDERLYING CONDITIONS
FRONT LINE WORKERS ALTHOUGH
THAT CATEGORY WASN'T DEFINED
PEOPEL IN CUSTODY AND THOSE IN
LOW INCOME AND KONGREGATE
SENIOR HOUSING UP NEXT WOULD BE
MULTIGENERATIONAL HOMES.
MULTIGENERATIONAL HOMES. THEN THE GENERAL PUBLIC
IMPLEMENTING THIS LIST WILL
TAKE MONTHS AND THE OREGON
HEALTH AUTHORITY WARNED
OF CONSEQUENCES FOR HAVING SUCH
WIDE VACCINE ELIGIBILITY
WITHOUT HAVING ENOUGH DOSES
AVAILABLE.
AVAILABLE. WE >> DON'T WANT TO FRUSTRATE
COMMUNITIES BY HAVING A LOT
OF PEOPLE THAT ARE ULTIMATELY I
THINK I'M ELIGIBLE RIGHT NOW
AND KNOW THAT THERE'S NOT
ENOUGH SLOTS >> ON THE LIST NOW
GOES TO THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
WHERE SHE WILL HAVE THE FINAL
>> SAY DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW
POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR A
DRIVER ACCUSED OF A DANGEROUS
CRIME SPREE IN NORTH PORTLAND.
POLICE SAY HE CAUSED A CAR
CRASH, RAN AWAY AND SHOT A MAN
WHO TRIED TO STOP HIM FROM
RUNNING.
RUNNING.
RUNNING. THIS WAS AT ABOUT FIVE THIRTY
AT NORTH COLUMBIA BOULEVARD AND
VANCOUVER AVENUE.
VANCOUVER AVENUE. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS HURT IN
THE CRASH.
THE CRASH. POLICE CALLED THE INJURIES LIFE
THREATENING.
THREATENING. THE SHOOTING VICTIM WAS HIT IN
THE ARM AND WILL BE PHYSICALLY
OK.
OK.
OK. OFFICERS SAY A WOMAN ALSO RAN
OFF WITH THE SUSPECT.
ANYONE WITH INFORMATION SHOULD
CONTACT PORTLAND POLICE AND
THAT COMES >> ON THE HEELS
OF ANOTHER VIOLENT DAY IN
PORTLAND.
PORTLAND.
PORTLAND. POLICE HAD REPORTS OF SEVEN
SHOOTINGS JUST BETWEEN
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND THIS
MORNING ACROSS THE CITY.
INVESTIGATORS SAY IN SEVERAL
CASES CARS AND HOMES WERE HIT
BY BULLETS.
BY BULLETS. IN FACT, A MOLINAR TWO KIDS
WERE SLEEPING IN ONE OF THE
HOMES.
HOMES.
HOMES. DETECTIVES ARE HOPING TO TALK
TO WITNESSES.
TO WITNESSES. THERE HAVE NOW BEEN MORE THAN
80 SHOOTINGS IN PORTLAND SINCE
THE START OF THIS YEAR AND THAT
COMPARES TO FIFTY ONE IN
JANUARY OF LAST YEAR WHICH ALSO
SEEMS LIKE A BIG NUMBER ONE
OF THE SHOOTINGS THIS YEAR
CLAIMED THE LIVES OF TWO MEN.
THEY HAPPENED TO BE BROTHERS IN
LAW.
LAW.
LAW. THEIR FAMILY IS REELING AND WE
SPOKE TO OUR MIKE BENNER ABOUT
THEIR QUEST FOR JUSTICE >>.
I WAS JUST CRYING JUST A FEW
MINUTES AGO JENNIFER >> ADAMS
IS OVERWHELMED WITH HEARTACHE
OVER THE SHOOTING DEATH OF HER
BROTHER IN LAW KEKOA ADAMS.
IT'S JUST HEARTBREAKING TO LOSE
SOMEONE SO CLOSE TO YOU OUT
OF THE BLUE FOR NO REASON THAT
WE WOULD KNOW OF .
I CAN'T THINK OF ANY REASON
SOMEONE WOULD SHOOT HIM OR
ANYONE WHO WOULD.
ADDING >> TO THE MYSTERY IS
THAT KEKOA WAS SHOT AND KILLED
ALONG WITH HIS BROTHER IN LAW
FRANK GOULAND.
FRANK GOULAND. THE DOUBLE HOMICIDE HAPPENED
EARLY IN THE MORNING ON JANUARY
17TH NEAR EAST ONE FORTY THIRD
IN DIVISION.
IN DIVISION. JENNIFER REMEMBERS GETTING THE
CALL FROM KEKOA HIS WIFE >>
DESCRIBING I THINK I'VE NEVER
HEARD CALLING OUT MY NAME AND
YEAH TO HAVE PEOPLE GO THROUGH
THAT AND ALL THIS LOSS BECAUSE
OF A SHOOTING THAT MAKES NO
SENSE.
SENSE.
SENSE. YES, WE ARE ALL HEARTBROKEN
HURT.
HURT.
HURT. IT'S >> HARD NOT TO BE KEKOA
LEAVES BEHIND THREE KIDS.
FRANK LEAVES BEHIND ONE >>
SWEET LITTLE KIDS WE'LL NEVER
>> GET TO NEVER GET TO HUG
THEIR >> DADDY AGAIN.
SO YES, THAT'S THAT'S
HEARTBREAKING FOR FOR NO REASON
TO THAT >> POINT DETECTIVES
HAVEN'T SAID MUCH IN THE WAY
OF MOTIVE OR SUSPECTS.
WHAT IS CLEAR IS THAT THE LAST
WEEK AND A HALF HAS BEEN
EXCRUCIATING FOR THE FAMILY
OF THIS MAN >>.
IT'S STILL LIKE A NIGHTMARE
LIKE WE'RE GOING TO WAKE UP AND
IT'S WE'RE JUST GOING TO GO OH,
THANK THAT WAS JUST A NIGHTMARE
IS NOT REAL.
SADLY >> IT IS AND FAMLY WANTS
NOTHING MORE THAN JUSTICE >>.
WE WOULD REALLY LIKE THE
SHOOTERS TO BE OR SHOOTER TO
HAVE TO FACE THE CONSEQUENCES
AND ALSO NOT HAVE THAT
CONTINUE.
CONTINUE.
CONTINUE. ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. THAT'S >> WHERE YOU COME IN.
IF YOU HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT
THIS CASE, CALL IT IN
CRIMESTOPPERS IS OFFERING A
CASH REWARD FOR INFORMATION
THAT LEADS TO AN ARREST.
IT'S ALSO WORTH MENTIONING A
GOFUNDME HAS BEEN LAUNCHED TO
HELP THE FAMILY WITH EXPENSES.
YOU CAN FIND A LINK TO IT ON
OUR WEBSITE KGW DOTCOM.
I'M MIKE BENNER FROM KGW NEWS
>>.
>>.
>>. WELL,
>>. WELL, LET'S HOPE THEY GET A
BREAK IN >> THAT CASE.
RETURNING NOW TO VACCINE NEWS
TODAY WASHINGTON GOVERNOR JAY
INSLEE TOURED THE NEW DRIVE
THROUGH VACCINATION CLINIC AT
THE CLARK COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS
AND HE SEEMED IMPRESSED WITH
THE EFFICIENCY OF THE
OPERATION.
OPERATION. HE ALSO ACKNOWLEDGED THERE IS
NOWHERE NEAR ENOUGH VACCINE
AVAILABLE TO MEET THE NEEDS
OF EVERYONE IN THE ONE WAY OR
ONE BIG GROUPS NOW ELIGIBLE.
THE GOVERNOR ALSO SAID NEW
RULES THAT COULD REQUIRE PROOF
OF RESIDENCY OR EMPLOYMENT WILL
MAKE IT HARDER FOR OREGONIANS
TO CROSS THE BORDER FOR A SHOT
.
.
. >>
. >> WE
. >> WE DID SEND A MESSAGE TO OUR
FRIENDS IN OREGON THAT WE WANT
THEM TO DO THEIR VACCINATION
WORK IN OREGON.
I'M CONFIDENT THAT THAT'S GOING
TO WORK.
TO WORK.
TO WORK. SO I REALLY DON'T THINK THIS IS
GOING TO BE A PROBLEM NOW THAT
WE'VE MADE CLEAR WHAT THE
POLICY INSLE SAID THE STATE
EXPECTS AN INCREASE IN VACCINE
DELIVERY STARTING NEXT WEEK.
>> THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY
HAS ABRUPTLY DECIDED TO STOP
RELEASING DETAILS ABOUT EACH
COVID DEATH, IT REPORTS A
SPOKESPERSON SAID THE PROCESS
WAS TOO MUCH WORK FOR THE
STATE'S EPIDEMIOLOGISTS.
STATE'S EPIDEMIOLOGISTS. BUT OUR KRISTEN SEVERANCE
TALKED TO SENIORS WHO SAY IT'S
ANOTHER SLAP IN THE FACE FROM
GOVERNOR BROWN >>.
SINCE MARCH, THE OREGON HEALTH
AUTHORITY HAS RELEASED A LOT
OF INFORMATION ABOUT EACH COVID
DEATH GOVERNOR BROWN HAD TOLD
THEM TO IN THE SPIRIT
OF TRANSPARANCY.
OF TRANSPARANCY. SO FOR ALL THIS TIME WE'VE BEEN
ABLE TO REPORED A PERSON'S AGE
COUNTY LOCATION OF DEATH DATE
WHEN THEY TESTED POSITIVE FOR
COVID THE DATE WHEN THEY DIED
AND IF THEY HAD UNDERLYING
CONDITIONS NOW THAT'S CHANGING.
SO AN AGE RANGE WILL BE LISTED
BUT NOT THE PERSON'S GENDER
WHERE THEY LIVED WHEN THEY
TESTED POSITIVE WHEN THEY DIED
AND IF THEY HAD UNDERLYING
CONDITIONS.
CONDITIONS. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY
TOLD ME VERIFYING EACH DEATH
CERTIFICATE AND PROVIDING
DETAILED INFORMATION FOR EACH
PERSON WAS TOO MUCH WORK FOR
THEIR EPIDEMOLOGIST AND THAT
THE DASHBOARD WILL STILL GIVE
AN ACCURATE LOOK AT THE DATA
SENIORS TOLD ME THIS IS NOT
RIGHT.
RIGHT.
RIGHT. GOVERNOR BROWN IS UNDER INTENSE
CRITICISM FOR PUTTING TEACHERS
BEFORE SENIORS IN THE VACCINE
LINE ONE OF THE ONLY STATES TO
DO THAT.
DO THAT.
DO THAT. AND WITH THIS CHANGE IN
REPORTING WE WILL NOT BE ABLE
TO SEE HOW MANY SENIORS DIED
FROM COVID WHILE WAITING FOR A
VACCINE.
VACCINE.
VACCINE. I HEARD FROM SEVERAL UPSET
VIEWERS ABOUT THIS INCLUDING
DENNIS GAVIN.
DENNIS GAVIN. >> SO IT JUST APPEARS THAT
THEY'RE COVERING UP BECAUSE WE
ARE ONE OF THE FEW STATES WHO
IS NOT VACCINATING PEOPLE OVER
65 RIGHT NOW AND FOR PEOPLE WHO
ARE SENIORS WHO ARE LIKELY TO
GET IT AND DIE, THIS IS JUST AN
UNFAIR USE OF THE GOVERNOR
CATERING TO A DIFFERENT GROUP
AND NOT TO THE PEOPLE WHO
STATISTICALLY SUPPORTED BY THE
CDC SHOULD BE VACCINATED.
>> IN OREGON, HEALTH AUTHORITY
SPOKESPERSON TOLD ME THIS
CHANGE IN REPORTING THE DEATHS
HAD BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR QUOTE
A WHILE.
A WHILE.
A WHILE. WE STILL HAVE A LOT
OF