>>>
>>> THIS
>>> THIS IS JUST A STARTLING CRASH CAMERAS CATCHING THIS
TRUCK BARRELING ACROSS THE
TARMAC AND INTO A BAGGAGE CLAIM
OF AN AIRPORT.
>>> A LAWMAKER HAS BEEN KICKED
OUT OF THE CAUCUS TONIGHT.
WHAT HE IS ACCUSED OF DOMESTIC
TERRORISM.
TERRORISM. >>> MAKING SURE THE KIDS.
STILL GET TO CELEBRATE.>>>
THEIR CURRENT SITUATION AS I
TELL THEM TO NEVER DEFINE
YOU.>>> THE PROGRAM MAKING SURE
LOCAL CHILDREN HAD A TOUGH START
DON'T SLIP THROUGH THE CRACKS.
>>> WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE WIND
AND THE RAIN OUT THEY ARE
MAKING FOR DANGEROUS CONDITIONS
IN SOME SPOTS.
SOME TREES COMING DOWN.
THIS WAS CAUGHT BY THE CAMERAS
IN CLACKAMAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S
OFFICE DASHCAM.
OFFICE DASHCAM. THE TREE FELL AND HIT A POWER
LINE.
LINE.
LINE. ANOTHER TREE CAME DOWN ON A
HOME IN THE WEST HILLS.
AS YOU HEAD TO THE COAST IT
GETS WORSE.
GETS WORSE. REPORTS OF TREES DOWN IN
SEVERAL SPOTS.
SEVERAL SPOTS. ONE HAS HIGHWAY 30 CLOSE RIGHT
NOW NEAR ASTORIA.
LET'S GET OVER TO JOE WHO IS IN
FOR MATT.
FOR MATT.
FOR MATT. WHO IS GETTING HIT THE HARDEST?
>>> THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
OREGON COAST IN PARTS OF SOUTH
SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AS WE LOOK
AT SATELLITE AND RADAR WE HAVE
SEEN A HEAVY STREAM OF GREEN
AND YELLOW THE ENTIRE
AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON. AND INTO THE EVENING.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGHOUT
MUCH OF THE METRO ARE WELL OVER
A HALF AN INCH OF RAIN.
WE WILL ADD TO THAT INTO
TOMORROW AND THE FIRST PART OF
THE WEEKEND.
THE WEEKEND. YOU CAN SEE WHERE THAT SYSTEM
IS.
IS.
IS. THIS
IS. THIS IS THE PINEAPPLE EXPRESS
DUMPING RAIN AND WARM
TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT THE
METRO.
METRO.
METRO. AND THE NORTHERN NORTHWEST TIP
OF THE STATE.
YOU TRAVEL TO HIGHER ELEVATIONS
YOU WILL SEE MORE RAIN SHOWERS
LATE TONIGHT.
LATE TONIGHT. 4 TO 7 INCHES OF NEW SNOW HAS
FALLEN IN THE LAST 24 HOURS.
THE WATCHES AND WARNINGS THE
GREEN ENCOMPASSES THE WEST SIDE
OF THE STATE.
THAT IS THE FLOOD WATCH THAT
TAKES EFFECT TONIGHT INTO
SUNDAY MORNING.
SUNDAY MORNING. THERE IS ALSO THE BRIGHT GREEN
THE GRACE RIVER.
YOU WILL SEE A FLOOD WARNING IN
EFFECT ALL THE WAY INTO THE
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND. THERE COULD BE SOME HIGH RISES
AND STREAMS AND RIVERS WITH THE
RAINFALL AMOUNTS ANYWHERE FROM
3 TO 4 OR FOUR TO HALF INCHES
OF RAIN INTO THE NEXT 24 TO 48
HOURS THE BLUE COVER COLOR IS
AN AVALANCHE WARNING TO THE
WASHINGTON AND OREGON CASCADES.
IT STAYS INTO EFFECT UNTIL
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW. WE HAVE SOME WARM AIR MOVING
THROUGH PRINT TEMPERATURES
CLOSE TO 60 DEGREES 5 PM WE SAW
TEMPERATURES IN THE MIDDLE 40s.
THE WARM AIR MOVES THROUGH HIS
STALL TEMPERATURES JOHN.
I WILL TALK ABOUT THAT IN A FEW
MINUTES.
MINUTES.
MINUTES. >>> NEW TONIGHT A WASHINGTON
STATE REPRESENTATIVE ACCUSED OF
DOMESTIC TERRORISM.
DOMESTIC TERRORISM. INVESTIGATORS SAY HE HELPED TO
PLANT THE MALHEUR WILDLIFE
REFUGE TAKEOVER IN EASTERN
OREGON.
OREGON.
OREGON. CATHERINE COOK IS WORKING THE
STORY.
STORY.
STORY. LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM GIVING US
A CLOSER LOOK AT THESE SERIOUS
ALLEGATIONS.
ALLEGATIONS. >> Reporter: IT SAYS
REPRESENTATIVE MATT SHEA
DIRECTED THE MILITIA MEMBERS
THAT OCCUPIED THE REFUGE FOR 41
DAYS IN 2016.
HE WAS THE FOUNDER OF AN
ORGANIZATION THAT WAS
PROTESTING IN SUPPORT OF 2
OREGON RANCHERS WHO WERE
CONVICTED OF ARSON ON FEDERAL
LAND.
LAND.
LAND. THAT IS WHAT STARTED THE WHOLE
TAKEOVER.
TAKEOVER.
TAKEOVER. ACCORDING TO THE INVESTIGATION
MATT SHEA HELPED TO PLAN TO
TAKE OVER USING AN ENCRYPTED
EMAIL PLATFORM AND DIRECTED A
MILITIA LEADER TO COME ARMED.
HE IS ACCUSED OF PLAYING A KEY
ROLE INTO OTHER ARMED CONFLICTS
ELSEWHERE IN THE COUNTRY.
TONIGHT THE HOUSE REPUBLICAN
CAUCUS HAS EXPELLED MATT SHEA.
HIS OFFICE IS BEING MOVED AND
HE CAN NO LONGER USE HOUSE
REPUBLICAN STAFF.
REPUBLICAN STAFF. HE RELEASED A STATEMENT TO OUR
SISTER STATION IN SPOKANE.
IT SAYS IN JULY THE HOUSE
LEADERSHIP TOOK THE
UNPRECEDENTED STEP OF HIRING AN
OUTSIDE VENDOR TO INVESTIGATE
LAWFUL INDICATIONS BETWEEN A
MEMBER OF THE HOUSE AND
CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTRY.
AS THE SUBJECT OF THIS
INVESTIGATION I HAVE BEEN
DENIED ANY OPPORTUNITY TO
REVIEW AND RESPOND TO ITS
RESULTS WHICH ARE STILL UNKNOWN
TO ME.
TO ME.
TO ME. THE DOCUMENTS STATE THAT HE
DECLINED TO BE INTERVIEWED AS
PART OF THE INVESTIGATION.
THIS IS A VERY COMPLICATED CASE.
YOU CAN READ MANY MORE DETAILS
RIGHT NOW ON OUR WEBSITE
KGW.COM.
KGW.COM.
KGW.COM. >>> AWFULLY COMPLICATED.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO STAY UP ON
THE STORY.
THE STORY. >>> WE WANT YOU TO GET YOU CAN
CAUGHT UP ON OTHER HEADLINES.
THE MAN HERE ACCUSED OF GOING
ON THE KNIFE RAMPAGE IN
BEAVERTON YESTERDAY APPEARED IN
COURT FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY.
SALVADOR MARTINEZ-ROMERO HAS NO
CRIMINAL BACKGROUND THAT WE
COULD FIND.
COULD FIND. HE IS FACING SOME SERIOUS STUFF
MURDER OR ATTEMPTED MURDER AND
ROBBERY CHARGES HE WILL STAY IN
JAIL.
JAIL.
JAIL. TODAY WE LEARNED THE NAMES OF
THE VICTIMS.
THE VICTIMS. 72-YEAR-OLD JANET RISCH.
WHO DIED IN THE ROBBERY AND
STABBING AT THE WELLS FARGO
BANK ANOTHER PERSON IS STILL IN
CRITICAL CONDITION.
CRITICAL CONDITION. TWO OTHERS WERE HURTS AL OUT OF
THE HOSPITAL.
THE HOSPITAL. >>> A MASSEUSE ARRESTED ACCUSED
OF SEXUAL CONTACT WITH THE
CLIENT.
CLIENT.
CLIENT. IT HAPPENED AT THE SHERWOOD
MASSAGE ENVY.
MASSAGE ENVY. GREGORY RICE WORKED AT THE
LOCATION SINCE MARCH 2017.
INVESTIGATORS ARE ASKING FOR
ANY OTHER POTENTIAL VICTIMS TO
COME FORWARD.
COME FORWARD. >>> WASHINGTON ARE NOT PLAYING
AROUND WITH THE VAPE STORES.
THE STATE LIQUOR AND CANNABIS
BOARD TO SHUT DOWN THREE SHOPS
FOR SELLING FLAVORED OF A
PRODUCT.
PRODUCT.
PRODUCT. THOSE ARE BANNED.
ONE OF THEM IS SUFFUSED VAPOR
OF I-5 IN THE HAZEL DALE AREA.
WE STOPPED BY TODAY AND SAW A
SIGN IN THE FRONT DOOR.
TWO OTHER STORES IN SEATTLE AT
THE SAME PUNISHMENT.
THE BAN ON FLAVORED VAPE
PRODUCTS GOES UNTIL AT LEAST
FEBRUARY 7. THE GOVERNOR IS
CONSIDERING MAKING THIS A
PERMANENT BAND.
PERMANENT BAND. >>> AUTHORITIES NEAR TACOMA
BELIEVE THEY BUSTED PART OF A
DOG FIGHTING RING.
THEY FOUND 49 DOGS ON THE
PROPERTY.
PROPERTY.
PROPERTY. ALONG WITH SOME EVIDENCE THAT
POINTS TO THIS.
THE MAN LIVING THERE WAS
POTENTIALLY ENGAGING IN
DOGFIGHTING.
DOGFIGHTING. THERE WERE FIRST AID KITS SOME
TRAINING EQUIPMENT AND SOME OF
THE DOGS WERE BEING KEPT IN
CAGES IN THE BACKYARD.
MOST OF THEM WERE LOCKED IN THE
GARAGE WITH THE WINDOWS
COVERED.
COVERED.
COVERED. THERE WAS NO VENTILATION.
THEY WERE MALNOURISHED AND
LYING IN THEIR OWN FILTH.
>>> DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS.
THE DOGS WERE LIVING IN SMALL
CAGES IN THE DARK WITH NO HEAT
INSIDE THEIR OWN FECES.
>>> THE INJURED DOGS ARE NOW
IMPROVING.
IMPROVING. WITH VETERINARY CARE WHICH IS
GOOD.
GOOD.
GOOD. THE
GOOD. THE PROPERTY OWNER FACES ANIMAL
CRUELTY IN DOGFIGHTING CHARGES.
>>> A SMALLER FIELD OF CANNABIS
ON THE STAGE TONIGHT IN LOS
ANGELES.
ANGELES.
ANGELES. LESS DEMOCRATIC DEBATE OF THIS
YEAR.
YEAR.
YEAR. 2019.
2019.
2019. WHILE IMPEACHMENT WAS A MAJOR
TALKING POINT.
TALKING POINT. OUR VERIFIED TEAM WAS BUSY FACT
CHECKING SOME OF THE CANDIDATES
ON THEIR OTHER STATEMENTS.>>
Reporter: WITH SEVEN CANDIDATES
A BIT OF A DIFFERENT FEEL.
THEY HAD MORE TIME TO EXPLAIN
THEIR VIEWS AND ANSWERS RATHER
THAN CRAMMING SHORT SOUNDBITE.
AS USUAL WE HAVE A LOT OF THE
CLAIMS BROKEN DOWN ONLINE.
WE ARE FOCUSING ON CLAIMS FROM
THE TOP TWO CANDIDATES IN THE
POLLS JOE BIDEN AND BERNIE
SANDERS.
SANDERS.
SANDERS. >>> IF YOU LOOK AT THE
INTERNATIONAL POLLING THAT HAS
BEEN DONE THAT THE CHINESE
LEADER IS RATED ABOVE AMERICAN.
>>> THIS CLAIM IS VERIFIED
TRUE.
TRUE.
TRUE. THIS IS ALL DONE OFF OF
POLLING.
POLLING.
POLLING. IT MIGHT BE MORE ACCURATE TO
SAY CHINESE LEADER PULLED
HIGHER IN A PEW RESEARCH HOLDEN
DONALD TRUMP.
DONALD TRUMP. ANSWERED SOME PEOPLE IN 25
COUNTRIES FOR THEIR CONFIDENCE
IN VARIOUS WORLD LEADERS TO DO
THE RIGHT THING REGARDING WORLD
AFFAIRS.
AFFAIRS.
AFFAIRS. IN THAT SPECIFIC POLLING
SITUATION HE WAS RATED SLIGHTLY
HIGHER THAN PRESIDENT TRUMP.
34%.
34%.
34%. TRUMP AT 37.
>>> TODAY IN AMERICA WE HAVE
THE HIGHEST RATE OF CHILDHOOD
POVERTY.
POVERTY.
POVERTY. OF ALMOST ANY MAJOR COMPANY
COUNTRY ON EARTH.>>> IS SORT OF
A DEFINITION ARGUMENT.
NAMELY WHAT WE DEFINE AS
PROPERTY IN THE U.S. MIGHT BE
MUCH DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WOULD
BE CONSIDERED POVERTY IN OTHER
COUNTRIES.
COUNTRIES. 2018 REPORT THE ORGANIZATION
FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND
DEVELOPMENT IS THAT THE U.S. IS
HAVING AN ABOVE AVERAGE LEVEL
OF CHILD POVERTY.
IT WASN'T AMONG THE 42 NATIONS
LISTED AS HAVING THE HIGHEST
LEVEL.
LEVEL.
LEVEL. PENDING ON HOW YOU DEFINE MAJOR
COUNTRIES WE DO HAVE ABOVE
AVERAGE LEVELS OF POVERTY.
THERE ARE DOZENS OF COUNTRIES
THAT HAVE WORSE CONDITIONS.
>>> MORE OF THESE ONLINE.
IF YOU SEE ANY CLAIMS YOU WANT
US TO LOOK AT SEND US AN EMAIL.
>>> THE NEXT STEP IN THE
IMPEACHMENT PROCESS IS ON HOLD
FOR NOW.
FOR NOW.
FOR NOW. HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI SAID
SHE WILL NOT SEND ARTICLES TO
THE SENATE UNTIL SHE CAN BE
SURE THE TOP REPUBLICAN MITCH
McCONNELL WILL IN FACT HOLD A
FAIR TRIAL.
FAIR TRIAL. McCONNELL SAID THE MOVE PROVES
THE DEMOCRATS CASES IN WEEK
ONE..
ONE..
ONE.. A
ONE.. A GROUP OF HOMELESS MEN AND
WOMEN.
WOMEN.
WOMEN. >>> THEY RALLIED IN FRONT OF
CITY HALL.
CITY HALL. THEY'RE CALLING FOR AN END TO
CAMP SUITES.
CAMP SUITES. BECAUSE THE CITY PROPOSED
ASSIGNING A NEW MULTIMILLION
DOLLAR DEAL WITH A LOCAL
BIOHAZARD FIRM TO CONTINUE
CLEANING UP CAMPS THAT ARE
CLEARED IN PORTLAND.
THE FIRM IS CALLED RAPID
RESPONSE.
RESPONSE.
RESPONSE. THE COUNCIL WAS SUPPOSED TO
VOTE ON THE CONTRACT YESTERDAY.
THE VOTE WAS PUSHED TO NEXT
MONTH BECAUSE HOMELESS PEOPLE
AND ADVOCATES SPOKE OUT.
THEY SAY THE SWEEPS ARE
TRAUMATIZING.
TRAUMATIZING. >>> YOU DON'T HAVE THE BASIC
THINGS YOU NEED TO SURVIVE.
YOU DON'T HAVE SURVIVAL GEAR
WHICH THEY TAKE AND DESTROY.
OR DON'T GIVE IT BACK TO YOU.
SLEEPING BAGS TARPS.
PEOPLE'S MEDICATIONS ARE TAKEN.
>>> ADVOCATES HERE ARE ASKING
THE CITY FOR SIX MONTHS TO COME
UP WITH A CONSTRUCTIVE
ALTERNATIVE.
ALTERNATIVE. FOR THE PROPOSED CONTRACT WITH
RAPID RESPONSE WHICH AMOUNTS TO
$4.5 MILLION A YEAR.
>>> FOR MANY FAMILIES
TRANSITIONING OUT OF
HOMELESSNESS CHILDREN OFTEN GET
CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE.
A SPECIAL PROGRAM IS HELPING
THOSE KIDS SUCCEED.
TODAY THEY CELEBRATED THE
SEASON THANKS TO THE SHERIFF'S
OFFICE.
OFFICE.
OFFICE. >> Reporter: IF THERE WAS A
SHORTAGE OF DEPUTIES.
THERE WASN'T ON THIS DAY.
ALL PART OF THE FUN AT THIS
PARTY FOR KIDS FROM THE
COMMUNITY TRANSITIONAL SCHOOL
IN NORTHEAST PORTLAND.
IT IS SOMETHING THEY LOOK
FORWARD TO AND EARN EVERY YEAR.
>>> GOOD ATTENDANCE AND
BEHAVIOR.
BEHAVIOR.
BEHAVIOR. GOOD WORK.>> Reporter: A
TEACHER AT THE COMMITTEE
TRANSITIONAL SCHOOL.
TRANSITIONAL SCHOOL. A PRIVATE PROGRAM FOR KIDS
WHOSE PARENTS ARE HOMELESS
TRANSITIONING INTO HOUSING OR
FACING OTHER RISKS.
>>> THEY SIFT THROUGH A LOT OF
CRACKS ON THE PAST WHEN THEY
COME TO OUR SCHOOL THERE IS NO
CRACK TO SLIP THROUGH.
WE HAVE PRETTY HIGH STANDARDS.
>> Reporter: THE LATEST POINT
IN TIME COUNT SHOWS NEARLY 200
KIDS WERE LIVING IN
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING.
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING. EMERGENCY SHELTERS OR WERE UN-
SHELTERED AT THE TIME.
SHE TEACHES HER KIDS TO LOOK
BEYOND THAT.
BEYOND THAT. >>> THEIR CURRENT SITUATION AS
I TELL THEM YOU SHOULD NEVER
DEFINE YOU.
DEFINE YOU. >> Reporter: FOR MANY THESE
WILL BE THE ONLY CHRISTMAS
GIFTS THEY WILL OPEN.
LEADERSHIP STUDENTS FROM WILSON
HIGH SCHOOL HELPED TO MAKE IT
MORE MEMORABLE.
MORE MEMORABLE. >>> THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
US TO GIVE BACK TO THESE KIDS.
AND FOR US TO BE POSITIVE ADULT
ROLE MODELS IN THEIR LIVES.
AND TO HAVE A CONNECTION TO
THEM AND THEIR SCHOOL AND THEIR
FAMILIES.>> Reporter: WITH
THESE KIDS LACK IN MUSCLE SHE
TEACHES THEM THEY MAKE UP FOR
IN POWER.
IN POWER.
IN POWER. >>> WE ALL CAN HAVE A
SUPERPOWER OF SELF-CONTROL.>>
Reporter: THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
THAT MIKE BE THERE GREATEST
GIFT OF ALL.
>>> THEY REALIZE THEY HAVE THE
POWER TO CHANGE THEIR LIFE.
>>> COMING UP NEXT THE AIRPORT
CRASH THAT COULD HAVE BEEN SO
MUCH WORSE.>>> A NEW PORTLAND
HOTEL 20 YEARS IN THE MAKING.
WHY LEADERS THINK IT WILL
CHANGE THE GAME WHEN IT COMES
TO ATTRACTING VISITORS.
>>> GET A SURPRISE $100 BILL.
WHY DEPUTIES GOT TO PASS THEM
OUT TODAY.>>> A QUICK LOOK AT
YOUR SKI REPORT AS WE HEADED TO