>>>
>>> THE
>>> THE DEADLY PLANE CRASH, IN A NORTHEAST NEIGHBORHOOD WILL
FOREVER CHANGE THE WAY WE FLY.
>>> THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH
US, WE WILL START AT 6:00 WITH A
RACIST RAN, VIOLENT THREATS
THAT SPARKED A POLICE
INVESTIGATION IN McMINNVILLE.
I AM DAN HAGGERTY.
>> I AM MAGGIE VESPA, WHAT WE
ARE TALKING ABOUT, SHOT ON
CHRISTMAS EVE, SHARED MORE THAN
12,000 TIMES, WE HAVE BLEEPED
OUT THE PROFANITY AND RACIAL
SLURS, A LOT OF THEM, THE
WARNING, IS THAT THE CONTENT IS
STILL DISTURBING.
STILL DISTURBING. THE WOMEN -- WOMAN BEHIND THE
CAMERA IS BLACK, AND SHE FEARED
FOR HER TODDLER'S SAFETY, IT
WAS IN THE BACKSEAT THE ENTIRE
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. >>
TIME. >> WE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO HER.
>> YOUR RACIST.
>> Reporter: HATE ON DISPLAY
FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
>> I HOPE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN
TO ANYONE ELSE.>> Reporter: THE
CAR DOOR SLAMMED ON THE FOOT OF
20-YEAR-OLD EMORA ROBERSON, WHO
IS FILMING CUP THE WOMAN ON
CAMERA IS HOLDING A KNIFE AND
YELLING A -- AT A BLACK FAMILY
DURING A PARKING LOT DISPUTE.>>
YOU'RE JUST TRYING TO STOP THEM.
>> Reporter: IT IS CALLED SELF-
DEFENSE.
DEFENSE.
DEFENSE. >> MY DAUGHTER WAS ASLEEP, SHE
WOKE UP CRYING TO SOMEBODY
SCREAMING AT US.
>> Reporter: THE VIDEO IS
SPARKING OUTRAGE, SHE WAS OUT
SHOPPING WITH HER BOYFRIEND AND
A 15-MONTH-OLD DAUGHTER, THE
WOMAN WAS ANGRY BECAUSE HER
AUNT HAD PARKED TOO CLOSE TO
HER CAR, THE SLURS STARTED
IMMEDIATELY.
IMMEDIATELY. >> I'M LIKE WHO ARE YOU TALKING
TO, I'M NOT TRY TO DO ANYTHING,
EVERYONE AROUND ME IS WHITE.
WE MET SHE SLAPPED GOODYEAR AND
SPAT ON HIM, AND THEN EMORA
ROBERSON PULLED HER WEAPON.
>> YOU ARE RACIST.
>> I WASN'T FRIGHTENED FOR
MYSELF, BUT MY DAUGHTER WAS IN
THE CAR, I TOLD HER PREVIOUSLY,
MY DAUGHTER IS IN THE CAR, CAN
YOU PLEASE LEAVE, AND SHE KEPT
SAYING I DON'T CARE.
SO THAT KIND OF FRIGHTENED ME
THE, BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T CARE
THERE WAS A CHILD IN THE CAR.
>> Reporter: SHE FILM FOR ABOUT
1 MINUTE BEFORE PEOPLE GOT INTO
THEIR CARS.
THEIR CARS. >> I WAS TRYING NOT TO ESCALATE
THE SITUATION, AND GET OUT OF
THERE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S
GOING TO HAPPEN, A BUNCH OF
WHITE OFFICERS COME MY WAY, AND
I DON'T KNOW WHAT COULD
HAPPEN.>> Reporter: POLICE
CONFIRMED THEY ARE
INVESTIGATING, BUT THEY HAVE
NOT CHARGED THE WOMAN.
>> WE ARE IN A WHITE TOWN.
>> Reporter: SHE WROTE THAT
RACISM IS ALIVE AND HERE, RIGHT
WHERE WE LIVE.
>> SHE CAN GO TO JAIL, WHATEVER
THE CASE MIGHT BE, BUT
SOMETHING NEEDS TO HAPPEN, SHE
JUST GOT AWAY WITH IT.
>> JUST INSANE, SHE CALLED THE
POLICE, THEY CONFIRMED THEY ARE
INVESTIGATING, BUT THEY ARE NOT
YET COMMENTING, THEY HAVEN'T
YET NAMED OR CHARGED TO THE
WOMAN IN THE VIDEO, THEY ARE
ASKING ANYONE WITH INFORMATION
TO CONTACT THE McMINNVILLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
POLICE DEPARTMENT. >> DISTURBING TO WATCH.
>>> A MAN WHO SAID HE WAS
RACIALLY PROFILED AT THE
DOUBLETREE, SAYS HE DOES NOT
ACCEPT THE PUBLIC RELATIONS
GESTURES, THEY WANT TO KNOW WHY
HE WAS APPROACHED BY HOTEL
SECURITY THAT NIGHT, AND WHY HE
WAS LABELED A THREAT TO SAFETY.
POLICE SPOKE TO ONE OF HIS
ATTORNEYS EARLIER, WHO
SUGGESTED THAT THE FACT OF RACE
PLAYED A ROLE HERE.
>> IT IS A PUBLIC PLACE, A
HOTEL LOBBY, THERE IS A BAR
THAT IS OPEN 100 FEET AWAY, WHY
DID THEY APPROACH MY CLIENT,
THE ONE BLACK MAN IN SIGHT?
>> HE SAYS ALL HE WAS DOING WAS
CALLING HIS MOM ON THE PHONE,
SITTING IN THE LOBBY, WHEN HE
WAS APPROACHED BY SECURITY, AND
EVENTUALLY ASKED TO LEAVE, THEY
POSTED ON TWITTER THAT THEY
HAVE A ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY
AND DISCRIMINATION, THEY WILL
LAUNCH THE INVESTIGATION, AND
THE EMPLOYEES ARE ON LEAVE.
>>> MEMBERS OF THE COAST GUARD
BREATHING A SIGH OF RELIEF,
AFTER WORRYING THEY WERE NOT
GOING TO GET PAID DURING THE
SHUTDOWN.
SHUTDOWN.
SHUTDOWN. DEVIN HARRIS, WE LEARNED THAT
THEY ARE GOING TO GET A
PAYCHECK?
PAYCHECK?
PAYCHECK? >> Reporter: YES, LATE THIS
AFTERNOON, THEY HAVE FOUND A
WAY TO PAY THEIR MEMBERS,
FAMILIES I SPOKE WITH EARLIER
TODAY SAID IT IS GREAT NEWS FOR
THEM AND THE 42,000 OTHER
MEMBERS OF THE COAST GUARD LIKE
THEM IN THE SAME POSITION, ON
THE FACEBOOK PAGE, THE
IMPORTANT UPDATE, THE
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
SAYS THEY FOUND A WAY TO PAY
ALL MEMBERS OF THE COAST GUARD
ON DECEMBER 31 ONLY, TO MEMBERS
OF FAMILIES THAT TALK TO US
BEFORE THE NEWS CAME OUT, WITH
KIDS TO TAKE CARE OF, THEY WERE
WORRIED ABOUT PAYING THE RENT
TO KEEP A ROOF OVER THEIR
HEADS, NOW A HUGE SIGH OF
RELIEF.
RELIEF.
RELIEF. BUT THEY SAY THE ISSUE SHOULD
NOT HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE IN THE
FIRST PLACE.>> I JUST FEEL LIKE
MILITARY MEMBERS, THEIR PAY
SHOULD BE PROTECTED.
JUST PROTECT THAT, BECAUSE THEY
HAVE TO GO TO WORK.
IT IS CONTRACTUAL, THEY HAVE TO
GO TO WORK.
JUST PROTECT THEIR PAY.
THAT IS ALL THAT I ASK.
I WANT SOMEONE TO PROTECT OUR
MILITARY, OUR COAST GUARD, IF
THEY NEED TO PASS AN ACT RIGHT
NOW WHILE THEY HAVE THEIR
BATTLE OVER THIS WALL, SO BE IT.
BUT PROTECT OUR FAMILIES FIRST,
BECAUSE THEY ARE OUT THERE
PROTECTING YOU.>> Reporter:
THIS PAYCHECK WILL ONLY BE PAID
ON THE 31st, THE NEXT ONE THEY
WILL RECEIVE A THE 15th, IT'S
SO FAR HAS NO FUNDING, IF THERE
IS A MISSED PAYCHECK, THE COAST
GUARD SAYS THERE WILL BE BACK
PAY FOR THOSE WHO MISS OUT, IN
THE MEANTIME, THE COAST GUARD
AND THEIR 42,000 MEMBERS ARE
LIVING PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK,
BACK TO YOU.
>> ALL OF THIS IS NOT OVER,
MORE ON THE SHUTDOWN IN OUR
SECOND HALF HOUR, INCLUDING THE
PRESIDENT'S LATEST THREAT TO
SHUT DOWN THE BORDER IF
DEMOCRATS DON'T GIVE IN TO HIS
REQUEST FOR A WALL.
>>> TODAY MARKS 40 YEARS SINCE
A PASSENGER JET CRASH INTO A
NORTHEAST PORTLAND NEIGHBORHOOD,
ON THIS DAY IN 1978, FLIGHT 173
RAN OUT OF FUEL BEFORE IT
REACHED PDX, CRASHING NEAR 1/57
AND BURNSIDE, 10 PEOPLE DIED,
AMAZINGLY ENOUGH, 179
PASSENGERS AND CREW SURVIVED.
THE FLIGHT CREW WAS PREOCCUPIED
AT THE TIME WITH A POSSIBLE
LANDING GEAR ISSUE, AND DIDN'T
NOTICE THAT THE PLANE WAS
BURNING FUEL FASTER THAN IT WAS
SUPPOSED TO.
SUPPOSED TO. IT RESULTED IN MAJOR CHANGES IN
HOW THEY TRAIN AND MANAGE THE
RESOURCES, THEY SAY THESE
CHANGES MAY HAVE SAVED
COUNTLESS LIVES IN THE
FOLLOWING YEARS.
FOLLOWING YEARS. DISTRACTED YOU HAPPEN TO GET AN
ALERT ON YOUR PHONE WARNING
ABOUT A 911 OUTAGE IN CLARK
COUNTY?
COUNTY?
COUNTY? A
COUNTY? A LOT OF PEOPLE DID, EVEN FOLKS
DON'T LIVE THERE.
>> IT WAS REALLY SCARY WHAT IT
DID.
DID.
DID. SERVICES ARE BACKUP, NOT BEFORE
DISPATCHERS DEALT WITH A LOT OF
CONFUSED COLORS, KYLA IS LIVE --
KYLE IS LIVE.
>> Reporter: I WOKE UP ABOUT
11:30 PM, MY PHONE STARTED
BUZZING WITH WHAT APPEARED TO
BE AN EMERGENCY MESSAGE.
THE CRYPTIC TEXT MESSAGE SAID
THIS IS CRESSA 911, A LOT OF
PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.>>
WE WERE CONFUSED.
THE CLARK COUNTY REGIONAL
EMERGENCY SERVICES AGENCY,
PROVIDES 911 SERVICE, BUT IN
THE AREA, LIKE MANY OTHERS
ACROSS THE AREA, AND
WASHINGTON, ONE OUT BECAUSE OF
CENTURY LINK PHONE OUTAGES, 911
WAS NOT WORKING IN VANCOUVER,
AND CCRESA SENT IT OUT TO
EVERYONE, WITHIN A 40 MILE
RADIUS, MEANING THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE IN THE PORTLAND METRO
AREA GOT THE ALERT ABOUT 11:30
PM.
PM.
PM. >>
PM. >> ONE OF THE DANGERS, ALONG
THE COLUMBIA RIVER, BORDERING
OREGON, ANOTHER STATE, THE
REACH IS GOING TO BLEED OVER,
PEOPLE ARE CROSSING THE
BRIDGES, AND THAT GOES FURTHER
OUT THAN WHAT OUR ACTUAL
RESPONSE AREA IS.
>> Reporter: EMERGENCY
DISPATCHERS WERE SWAMPED WITH
CALLS FROM PEOPLE WHO WERE
CONFUSED, THEY DID NOT
UNDERSTAND WHY THEY WERE
GETTING THE MESSAGE OR WHAT IT
MEANT, HERE IS ONE EXAMPLE.
>> ARE YOU CALLING ABOUT THE
TEXT MESSAGE?>> YES, THE
IMMINENT ALERT, ARE WE ABOUT TO
GET NUKED OR SOMETHING?
>> NO, 911 LINES ARE DOWN.>>
Reporter: THE WARNING OF THE
ALERT COULD HAVE BEEN MORE
CLEAR, THEY HOPE TO LOOK CLOSER
AT THE SOFTWARE TO MAKE SURE
THE ALERT ISN'T SENT TO SUCH A
BROAD AREA.
BROAD AREA. EMERGENCY DISPATCHERS NOTE IN
THE FUTURE, IF YOU GET AN
ALERT, YOU READ IT CLOSELY,
SOME PEOPLE MISINTERPRETED IT,
THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE SUPPOSED
TO CALL THE NUMBER, WHEN IN
FACT IT WAS TO BE USED IN AN
EMERGENCY.
EMERGENCY. >> WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO
COMMUNICATION, IS THE MOST
IMPORTANT THING, 911, AND THE
EMERGENCY, KYLE, I APPRECIATE
THAT PART.
THAT PART. NOW WITH KRISTIN, IF THIS
SOUNDS FAMILIAR, NOT THE FIRST
TIME THERE HAS BEEN A CENTURY
LINK OUTAGE THAT HAS CAUSED
ISSUES WITH LOCAL 911 SERVICES,
WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN LAST?
>> 2014, IT WAS A SIX HOUR
OUTAGE, 5800 FAILED 911 CALLS
DURING THAT SHORT TIME., SIX
HOURS.
HOURS.
HOURS. SOME OF THE ISSUES REPORTED, 37
TIMES, SOMEONE HAD BROKEN INTO
HER HOUSE, SHE CALLED, AND AND
-- AND ANOTHER WOMAN HAD TO FLY
DOWN PLEASE BECAUSE SHE
COULDN'T REACH ONE.
>> WHAT IS CENTURY LINK SAYING?
>> OF THIS IS A NATIONWIDE
OUTAGE, IT IS HAPPENING ALL
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THEY HAVE
BEEN TWITTING UPDATES
THROUGHOUT THE DAY, THEY SAID
THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM,
THEY SAY USE YOUR CELL PHONE TO
CALL 911, OR GO TO THE FIRE
STATION, BUT IF YOU CALL USING
YOUR CELL PHONE, YOU COULDN'T
GET THROUGH, OTHER PEOPLE ON
TWITTER IS SAYING IN A REAL
EMERGENCY, THERE'S NO WAY I'M
GOING TO GET INTO MY CAR AND
DRIVE TO A FIRE STATION, I NEED
HELP.>> MORE COMMUNICATION
ISSUES THERE, 2014, IT HAPPENED
AGAIN, WHAT WERE THE PENALTIES
BACK THEN?
BACK THEN? >> BIG FINES, THE FCC FIND THEM
$60 MILLION, THE STATE TACKED
ON ANOTHER $2 MILLION, THE FCC
IS INVESTIGATING THIS INCIDENT,
HE CALLED THIS UNACCEPTABLE,
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FCC.
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