>>>
>>> NOW
>>> NOW AT 11:00, UNCOVERING THE HISTORY OF OREGON'S
SUFFRAGETTES.
SUFFRAGETTES. HOW YOUR FAMILY MIGHT HOLD THE
KEY.
KEY.
KEY. >>>
KEY. >>> AN EARLY THANKSGIVING FOR
SOME OF PORTLAND'S HOMELESS.
MEET THE VOLUNTEERS MAKING SURE
THEY'RE NOT LEFT OUT IN THE
COLD THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.
>>> BUT FIRST, DISTURBING X-
RAYS SHOW A PELLET LODGED IN A
CAT'S SPINE.
CAT'S SPINE. >> I JUST HOPE HE GETS BETTER.
BUT THAT MIGHT NOT HAPPEN.
>> TONIGHT POLICE BELIEVE
SOMEONE SHOT HIM.
>> AND THAT SHOOTING HAPPENED
IN COLUMBIA CITY JUST NORTH OF
ST. HELENS.
ST. HELENS. >> THE CAT OWNER IS HOPING THEY
DON'T HAVE TO PUT DOWN THEIR
BELOVED PET.
BELOVED PET. MIKE BENNER SPOKE WITH HER
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. >> THE BIRD'S EYE VIEW ARE ONE
OF THE MANY REASONS TAB THAT
AND MIKE BARRY CALL THIS CITY
THEIR HOME, BUT THE SIGHT OF
THEIR CAT IN EXCRUCIATING PAIN
HAS THEM SECOND GUESSING THEIR
HOMETOWN.
HOMETOWN.
HOMETOWN. >> YOU'RE OKAY, BABY.
YOU'RE OKAY.
YOU'RE OKAY. >> Reporter: INSIDE A VET'S
OFFICE IN CLUCHL YA COUNTY,
TABATHA BARRY IS LOVING ON HER
CAT CHESTER.
CAT CHESTER. TAB ITHA WILL BE THE FIRST TELL
YOU THIS BEHAVIOR IS NOT NORMAL
NOR THE RESCUE CAT.
>> HE'S USUALLY MORE EXCITED.
>> Reporter: YOU CAN'T BLAME
CHESTER FOR BEING MORE RE THAT
ARE GIK.
ARE GIK.
ARE GIK. >> HE CRAWLED DOWN THESE STEPS.
>> Reporter: JUST BEFORE NOON
TUESDAY, OUTSIDE HER HOME NEAR
SIXTH AND I STREETS IN COLUMBIA
CITY SHE FOUND CHESTER
STRUGGLING TO GET UP THE FRONT
STEPS.
STEPS.
STEPS. >>
STEPS. >> I THOUGHT HE GOT HIT BY A
CAR BECAUSE HIS LEGS WERE
FLATTENED.
FLATTENED. THERE WAS MUD ALL OVER HIS
BACK.
BACK.
BACK. HIND LEGS, HIS TAIL WAS
SWOLLEN.
SWOLLEN.
SWOLLEN. >> Reporter: SHE RUSHED CHETSER
TO THE VET WHO SAID IT WAS NO
CAR THAT INJURED CHESTER,
INSTEAD IT WAS A PELLET.
IT APPEARS SOMEBODY HAD TAKEN
AIM AT THE POOR CAT.
>> I'M SHOCKED.
WE LIVE IN A GOOD NEIGHBORHOOD.
COLUMBIA CITY IS SAFE AND
EVERYBODY AROUND US IS SO NICE.
WE KNOW THE NEIGHBORS.
>> Reporter: THE PELLET IS
EITHER LODGED IN CHESTER'S
SPINE OR AT THE VERY LEAST
RIGHT UP AGAINST IT, MAKING
SURGERY RISKY.
SURGERY RISKY. SO CHESTER'S PROGNOSIS IS
UNCLEAR.
UNCLEAR.
UNCLEAR. >> I'M HOPING FOR THE BEST BUT
WE DON'T KNOW.
I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE HIM
SUFFER.
SUFFER.
SUFFER. I'M NOT THAT KIND OF PERSON.
RIGHT NOW HE'S FINE.
HE'S ON A LOT OF PAIN MEDICINE.
>> Reporter: ALL BECAUSE OF
WHAT APPEARS TO BE A SENSELESS
ACT OF VIOLENCE AGAINST A
DEFENSELESS CAT.
DEFENSELESS CAT. >> IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S
EASY.
EASY.
EASY. I
EASY. I EXPECTED MY CAT COULD GET HIT
BY A CAR, COYOTE, OR CAT FIGHT.
BUT SHOT IN MY YARD DID NOT
CROSS MY MIND.
>> Reporter: A GOFUNDME HAS
BEEN STARTED TO HELP WITH
CHESTER'S RECOVERY.
CHESTER'S RECOVERY. YOU CAN FINE A LINK TO THAT ON
OUR WEBSITE, KGW.COM.
IN THE MEAN TOOICH, ANYONE WITH
INFORMATION ABOUT THIS CASE
SHOULD CONTACT THE COLUMBIA
CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THEY ARE INVESTIGATING.
REPORTING IN COLUMBIA CITY, I'M
MIKE BENNER.
MIKE BENNER. NOW BACK TO YOU.
>>> NOW LET'S GET YOU CAUGHT UP
ON TONIGHT'S OTHER HEADLINES.
THERE WAS A BIG RULING TODAY IN
THE CASE INVOLVING OREGON'S
TIMBER INDUSTRY.
TIMBER INDUSTRY. A JURY SIDED IN FAVOR FOR
COUNTY WHO IS SUED THE STATE
FOR $1 BILLION.
THE COUNTIES SAID THE STATE HAD
DEPRIVED PRIVED THEM OF REVENUE
FOR DECADES BY LIMITING LOGGING
IN THE STATE FORESTS.
ATTORNEYS FOR OREGON ARGUED
THOSE COUNTIES WANTED TO ALLOW
CLEAR CUTTING AND DIDN'T CARE
ABOUT ENDANGERED SPECIES.
>>> CLARK COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH
OFFICIALS ARE INVESTIGATING A
NEW CASE OF MEASLES.
THEY SAY IT INVOLVES A CHILD
WHO ISN'T VACCINATED.
THEY'VE BEEN TRAVELING
INTERNATIONALLY AND RETURNED TO
CLARK COUNTY LAST THURSDAY.
POSSIBLE EXPOSURE SITES INCLUDE
PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT,
PEACE HEALTH SOUTHWEST MEDICAL
CENTER AND RANDALL CHILDREN'S
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL. THE EXPOSURE TIMES ARE LISTED
ON YOUR SCREEN.
ANYONE WHO HASN'T BEEN
VACCINATED AND THINKS THEY MAY
HAVE BEEN EXPOSED SHOULD DOCTOR
BEFORE VISITING THE OFFICE SO
WE DON'T EXPOSE OTHERS.
>>> THE PORTLAND CITY COUNCIL
ARE GOING TO VOTE TOMORROW ON A
NEW WAY TO RESPOND TO HOMELESS
ISSUES IN THE CITY.
IF APPROVED, A PORTLAND STREET
RESPONSE PILOT PROGRAM WILL BE
LAUNCHED.
LAUNCHED.
LAUNCHED. INSTEAD OF SENDING POLICE TO
LOW LEVEL CALLS A TWO-PERSON
TEAM MADE UP OF A MEDICAL
PROFESSIONAL AND A CRISIS
WORKER WOULD RESPOND WITH
MEDICAL SUPPLIES, FOOD, AND
WATER.
WATER.
WATER. THE IDEA IS TO HELP PEOPLE WHO
MAY BE IN A MENTAL HEALTH
CRISIS AND REDUCE THE TRAUMA
ASSOCIATED WITH BEING HOMELESS.
>>> IT WAS THE FIFTH DEBATE
TONIGHT BETWEEN DEMOCRATIC
CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT.
THE DEBATE TONIGHT FEATURED TEN
DANTS COVERING A WIDE RANGE OF
ISSUES.
ISSUES.
ISSUES. OF COURSE, A TAX ON ATTACKS ON
THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION WERE
TOP OF MIND.
>> SADLY WE HAVE A PRESIDENT
WHO IS NOT ONLY A PATHOLOGICAL
LIAR, HE IS IS PROBABLY THE
MOST CORRUPT IN THE HISTORY OF
AMERICA.
AMERICA.
AMERICA. >> THE FRONT-RUNNERS CONTROLLED
MUCH OF THE CONVERSATION ON
HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION AND
IMMIGRATION.
IMMIGRATION. OUR FACT CHECK TEAM WAS BIDSY
LOOKING INTO THE CLAIMS.
CHECK OUR OUT VERIFY STORY ON
THE DEBATE NOW ON KGW.COM OR
YOUR KGW APP.
>>> MEANWHILE, PRESIDENT
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN MADE A VISIT
TO OREGON TODAY.
HIS CAMPAIGN MANAGER AND
DAUGHTER-IN-LAW TOURED A LUMBER
XAEVEN EAST OF SALEM.
THEY LEARNED ABOUT THE MASS
PLYWOOD PANELS THEY'RE
PRODUCING IN LIONS OREGON AND
HOW THEY COULD BE A SUBSTITUTE
FOR CONCRETE IN CONSTRUCTION.
THE MAIN POINT OF THE VISIT WAS
TO MEET WITH REPUBLICANS.
>> I THINK HE WOULD LOVE TO
COME TO OREGON.
I MEAN, THIS IS VERY
INDICATIVE, AGAIN, OF WHAT HE
DID IN 2016.
HE REALLY INVIGORATED PEOPLE
ACROSS THIS COUNTRY WHO TRULY
FELT THEY HAD BEEN FORGOTTEN
AND LEFT BEHIND.
AND SO MANY PEOPLE HERE TODAY
SAID THAT.
SAID THAT. >> THE PRESIDENT LAST VISITED
OREGON IN MAY OF 2016 AND HELD
A RALLY IN EUGENE.
HILLARY CLINTON BEAT DONALD
TRUMP THEN BY NEARLY 220,000
VOTES.
VOTES.
VOTES. >>
VOTES. >> THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN REPS IN
OREGON WOULDN'T COMMENT ON THE
IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS GOING ON
IN WASHINGTON, D.C..
AMBASSADOR TO THE EU GORDON
SONDLAND WAS THE STAR WITNESS
TOOG.
TOOG.
TOOG. MAGGIE VESPA JOINS US WITH A
WRAP OF HIS TESTIMONY.
>> IT'S TESTIMONY WE'VE BEEN
WATCHING SINCE SONDLAND IS FROM
PORTLAND AND HE FOUNDED A
COMPANY THAT OPERATES SEVERAL
HOTELS HERE.
HOTELS HERE. >> WAS THERE A QUID PRO QUO?
>> AS I TESTIFIED PREVIOUSLY,
WITH REGARD TO THE REQUESTED
WHITE HOUSE CALL IN THE WHITE
HOUSE MEETING, THE ANSWER IS
YES.
YES.
YES. >>
YES. >> Reporter: SONDLAND SAID THE
QUID PRO QUO WAS THIS --
UKRAINE'S PRESIDENT WOULD GET
THE WHITE HOUSE MEETING HE
WANTED IF HE PUBLICLY PROMISED
TO INVESTIGATE A DISCREDITED
THEORY ABOUT 2016 ELECTION
INTERFERENCE AND A COMPANY TIED
TO JOE BIDEN'S SON.
BUT WHEN IT CAME TO U.S.
MILITARY AID TO UKRAINE,
SONDLAND SAID IT WAS ONLY HIS
PRESUMPTION THAT IT WOULD BE
WITHHELD IF INVESTIGATIONS WERE
NOT ANNOUNCED.
NOT ANNOUNCED. >> THE AID WAS MY OWN PERSONAL,
YOU KNOW, GUESS BASED, AGAIN,
ON YOUR ANALOGY, TWO PLUS TWO
EQUALS FOUR.
EQUALS FOUR. I DON'T RECALL PRESIDENT TRUMP
EVER TALKING TO ME ABOUT ANY
SECURITY ASSISTANCE EVER.
>> Reporter: SOBD LAND ALSO
TALKED ABOUT A CALL HE MADE TO
PRESIDENT TRUMP ASKING HIM
DIRECTLY WHAT HE WANTED FROM
UKRAINE, ADDRESSING REPORTERS
TODAY, THE PRESIDENT RECOUNTED
WHAT HE SAID TO SONDLAND.
>> I SAY TO THE AMBASSADOR IN
RESPONSE, I WANT NOTHING -- I
WANT NOTHING.
WANT NOTHING. I WANT NO QUID PRO QUO.
TELL ZELENSKY, PRESIDENT
ZELENSKY TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
>> Reporter: DURING SONDLAND'S
TESTIMONY HE ALSO POINTED
FINGERS AT THE PRESIDENT'S
INNER CIRCLE SAYING TOP
OFFICIALS, INCLUDING VICE
PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE, SECRETARY
OF STATE MIKE POMPEO AND WHITE
HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF MICK
MULVANEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS
GOING ON.
GOING ON.
GOING ON. >> AND YOU CAN FIND SONDLAND'S
FULL TESTIMONY FROM TODAY ON
KGW.COM.
KGW.COM.
KGW.COM. WE'LL BE STREAMING TOMORROW'S
HEARING AS WELL.
YOU CAN WATCH IT LIVE ON AIR
STARTING AT 6:00 A.M.
BACK TO YOU.
>> MAGGIE, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
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