EKSO
EKSO EVERYBODY KNEW THERE WOULD BE A LOT OF WATER ON THE ROAD.
A COUPLE DAYS >> THAT THE
ADVICE FROM THE ODOT THIS
MORNING AS WE DEAL WITH THE
THREAT OF FLOODING AND
LANDSLIDES THIS WEEK AND THIS
MORNING JUST LOOK AT THE RADAR.
IT IS LIT UP GREEN.
WE'RE GOING TO GET SEVERAL
INCHES OF RAIN.
>> GOOD MORNING TO YOU AND
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US ON
THIS TUESDAY.
THIS TUESDAY. SO AS YOU GUYS HEAD OUT THE
DOOR THIS MORNING, WE'RE HOPING
THAT YOU CAN BE OUR EYES AND
EARS.
EARS.
EARS. LET
EARS. LET US KNOW WHAT IT'S LOOKING
LIKE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
GRAB YOUR PHONE, TAKE A PHOTO
OR A VIDEO OUT THE WINDOW AND
THEN SEND THOSE TO THE NUMBER
ON YOUR SCREEN FIVE OH THREE
TWO TWO SIX FIVE ZERO EIGHT
EIGHT.
EIGHT.
EIGHT. WE
EIGHT. WE >> DO HAVE OUR STORM TEAM ON
IT THIS MORNING AND THAT
INCLUDES CHRIS MCGINNIS BACK
WITH US TODAY TO KEEP AN EYE ON
THE ROADS.
THE ROADS. DEVIN HASKINS YOU SEE THERE
JOINING US AS WELL.
HE HAS THE LATEST FROM ODOT.
BUT WE START WITH YOU, ROB
HILL, THE MAN THE WEATHERMAN IN
THE WEATHER CENTER THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. SO GOOD OLD FASHIONED NORTHWEST
RAIN EVENT IN FULL SWING.
A REMINDER WE HAVE A FLOOD
WATCH FOR ALL OF WESTERN OREGON
WASHINTON THIS INCLUDES OUT
TOWARD HOOD RIVER IN THE GORGE.
THIS IS IN EFFECT RIGHT NOW
UNTIL 10:00 TOMORROW MORNING.
THE HEAVY RAIN THE STEADY RAIN
WILL BREAK UP OVERNIGHT TONIGHT
AS A COLD FRONT COMES THROUGH
IN THE NEW PLAYER TODAY AND WE
TALKED ABOUT THIS YESTERDAY I
WASN'T SURE IF WE WOULD GET A
WIND WARNING BUT WE HAVE ONE
FOR THE OREGON COAST WHERE YOUR
WINDS TODAY SOUTH WINDS COULD
GUSTS UP TO ABOUT 60 MILES PER
HOUR ALREADY 50 MILE PER HOUR
WINDS OFF THE COAST ALREADY 40
MILE PER HOUR WIND GUST HERE IN
THE VALLEY RIGHT NOW.
HERE'S A STEADY RAIN ON THE
WEST SIDE.
WEST SIDE. IT'S RAINING OUT THROUGH THE
GORGE.
GORGE.
GORGE. THIS IS A SNOW LEVEL UP IN THE
CASCADES OF EIGHT THOUSAND FEET
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. CURRENTLY THE RAIN IS KIND
OF GENTLE FOR MOST SO YOU CAN
SEE THE GUSTY WINDS SOUTH EAST
WINDS OUT NEAR THE GORGIAS.
FIFTY TWO MILE PER HOUR WIND
GUSTS UP IN ASTORIA.
SO AGAIN WE'RE WATCHING RAIN
WATCHING WIND.
WATCHING WIND. WE'RE WATCHING RISING
TEMPERATURES.
TEMPERATURES. FIFTY FIVE AT NOON.
FIFTY SEVEN DEGREES AT FIVE
P.M. CHRIS, THEY CALLED YOU IN
TODAY BECAUSE YOUR HANDS WILL
BE FULL >> AND THEY ARE RIGHT
NOW WE ARE WATCHING A LOT
OF WATER ON THE ROADWAYS.
ROD, LET'S GO AND CHECK OUT A
LIVE SHOT FROM OUR 5:00 A.M.
HOUR 14.
HOUR 14.
HOUR 14. A LOT OF ROAD SPRAY OUT THERE
AGAIN WATCH OUT FOR THE
STANDING WATER.
STANDING WATER. WE'VE GOT TWO CRASHES TO TELL
YOU ABOUT BY THE WAY, AS WE
GIVE YOU A LITTLE TOUR OF OUR
ODOT CAMERAS.
ODOT CAMERAS. WE'VE GOT ONE ON NORTHBOUND
FIVE UP IN THE SALMON CREEK
AREA BLOCKED THERE AND JUST IN
IT LOOKS LIKE THE MARINE DRIVE
ON RAMP IN NORTH PORTLANDIN
MARINE DRIVE ON RAMP TO
SOUTHBOUND FIVE CURRENTLY
BLOCKED WITH A CRASH THERE.
WE'LL GIVE YOU A QUICK LOOK AT
THE WEST SIDE THERE YOU CAN SEE
THE ROAD FREIGHT TAKEN UP FROM
THE CARS ON HIGHWAY TWENTY SIX
TO 17 RREALLY MORNING OUT
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. NO
THERE. NO MAJOR REPORTS OF ANY SLIDES
ALREADY STANDING WATER JUST YET
BUT I EXPECT THOSE TO TRICKLE
IN HERE AS WE GO THROUGH THE
MORNING, GUYS.
MORNING, GUYS. >> WE WILL STAY IN CLOSE
CONTACT.
CONTACT.
CONTACT. THANK YOU, CHRIS.
RIGHT NOW WE WANT TO SEND IT
OVER TO DEVIN HASKINS.
HE'S LIVE NEAR THE ST. JOHN'S
BRIDGE IN NORTH PORTLAND.
GOOD MORNING, DEVIN >>.
GOOD >> MORNING HERE.
HERE ALONG HIGHWAY THIRTY ONE
OF THE AREAS THAT ODOT IS
KEEPING AN EYE ON WITH ALL THIS
RAIN COMING IN, YOU GET THE
STEEP STEEP HILLSIDES BEHIND ME
.
.
. WE'VE
. WE'VE ALREADY SEEN A
SIGNIFICANT LANDSLIDE UP NEAR
OUR STORY ON HIGHWAY 30 JUST
EARLIER THIS MONTH.
ODOT SAYS THEY'RE STILL KEEPING
AN EYE ON THAT ONE ON HIGHWAY
30 THE HIGHWAY SHUT DOWN FOR A
SHORT TIME WHILE ODOT CLEANED
UP THE LANDSLIDE.
IT'S ABOUT EIGHT MILES EAST
OF ASTORIA.
OF ASTORIA. THE CONCERN THIS WEEK IS ALSO
ON AREAS NEAR THE WILDFIRES THE
GORGE, THE COAST WHERE THEY
WILL BE KEEPING EYE OUT FOR
LANDSLIDE RISKS.
LANDSLIDE RISKS. THE AREAS WHERE THE WILDFIRE
BURNS CREATES AN INCREASED
DANGER BECAUSE THE UNDERBRUSH
THAT WOULD NORMALLY CATCH THE
RAIN BURNS WAY AND IN THE GORGE
THE EAGLE CREEK FIRE FROM A FEW
YEARS AGO IS STILL CAUSING
LANDSLIDE CONCERNS THERE >>.
WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL THE AREAS
WHERE WE SEE STEEP HILLSIDES IN
THERE YOU GET TO THIS TIME
OF YEAR WITH THIS MUCH RAIN.
THERE'S ALWAYS A LOT
OF PROBLEMS IN HERE, ESPECIALLY
WITH ALL THE RAIN THAT WE'VE
HAD THIS YEAR >>.
NOW IT'S JUST SOME TIPS TO KEEP
IN MIND IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD
ZONE OR YOU'RE UNSURE MAYBE
YOU'RE NEW TO THE AREA, PAY
ATTENTION ESPECIALLY IF YOU
HAVE TO DRIVE.
THE OREGON DEPARTMENT
OF GEOLOGY HAS A FEW TIPS TO
KEEP IN MIND.
WATCH THE NEWS FOR UPDATES AND
EMERGENCY INFORMATION.
EMERGENCY INFORMATION. KEEP AN EAR OUT FOR WHAT'S
AROUND YOU AND IF YOU'RE NEAR A
CREEK OR RIVER, PAY ATTENTION
TO WHAT THE WATER IS DOING.
AND AGAIN, OF COURSE JUST BE
SAFE.
SAFE.
SAFE. PAY
SAFE. PAY ATTENTION TO WHERE YOU'RE
DRIVING.
DRIVING.
DRIVING. ASSUME THE RECIEVED IF YOU'RE
DRIVING NEAR A LANDSLIDE.
BUT THE RISKS ARE ALWAYS THERE
AND ALWAYS HAPPENING AND AS THE
RAIN CONTINUES TO COME DOWN
THAT RISK OUT THERE LIVE AND
WET IN >> BACK TO YOU GUYS IN
THE WARM AND DRY STUDIO ABSOLU
THIS IS THE PLACE TO BE THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. WE APPRECIATE ALL YOUR
REPORTING, DEVIN.
REPORTING, DEVIN. SO ANY TIME WE HAVE WEATHER
LIKE THIS, IT REALLY IS A GOOD
IDEA TO DOWNLOAD THE KGW NEWS
APP.
APP.
APP. YOU
APP. YOU CAN WATCH THE RADAR GET
HOURLY FORECAST UPDATES AND
ALERTS FOR YOUR PARTICULAR
AREA.
AREA.
AREA. YOU
AREA. YOU CAN ALSO SHARE YOUR
PICTURES WITH US USING A NEAR
ME FEATURE.
ME FEATURE. >> ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GET TO THREE THINGS TO
KNOW ABOUT COVID RIGHT NOW.
NUMBER ONE, A NEW DRIVE THROUGH
TESTING CLINIC OPENS IN
VANNCOUVER TODAY IT'S AT THE
TOWER A MALL PARKING LOT OF E
MAIL PLANE.
MAIL PLANE. IT'S FREE AND OPEN TO ANYONE
WHO NEEDS A TEST.
THEY WON'T TURN YOU AWAY IF YOU
DON'T HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE OR
FOR IMMIGRATION STATUS.
THE CLINIC IS MEANT FOR THOSE
WITH SYMPTOMS OR THOSE WHO HAVE
BEEN EXPOSED TO SOMEONE COVID
YOU CAN REGISTER IN ADVANCE TO
HELP SPEED UP THE PROCESS.
NO TO WASHINGTON'S NOTIFY APP
WILL NOW TEXT YOU IF YOUR TEST
COMES BACK POSITIVE.
THE GOAL IS TO LET PEOPLE KNOW
FASTER LIKE WITHIN TWENTY FOUR
HOURS IT WILL TEXT YOU A LINK
TO THE RESULTS IF YOU DON'T USE
THAT APP TESTING SITES OR
DOCTORS WILL STILL CONTACT YOU
IF YOU TEST POSITIVE >>.
AND NUMBER THREE TO LAWMAKERS
WHO WERE AT THE U.S. CAPITOL
DURING THE OCCUPATION HAVE NOW
TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID
WASHINTON DEMOCRAT
WASHINTON DEMOCRAT REPRESENTATIVE PRAMILA PRAMILA
JAYAPAL SAYS SHE'S BEEN IN
QUARANTINE SINCE IT HAPPENED
AND SHE TESTED POSITIVE LAST
NIGHT.
NIGHT.
NIGHT. JAYAPAL SAYS SHE BELIEVES SHE
GOT THE VIRUS FROM COLLEAGUES
WHO REFUSED TO WEAR A MASK
WHILE THEY HIT OUT DURING THE
ATTACKS.
ATTACKS.
ATTACKS. NEW JERSEY DEMOCRAT LAWMAKER
BONNIE COLEMAN HAS ALSO TESTED
POSITIVE.
POSITIVE.
POSITIVE. AND THOSE ARE YOUR THREE THINGS
TO KNOW RIGHT NOW.
HERE'S A LOOK AT THE LATEST
CASE NUMBERS IN OREGON RIGHT
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. THE
NOW. THE STATE REPORTED NINE HUNDRED
AND THIRTY NINE NEW CASES
YESTERDAY AND 10 MORE DEATHS.
THIS GRAPH WE SEE HERE TRACKS
THE DAILY CASE NUMBERS WHICH WE
SAW DROPPED SLIGHTLY IN
MID-DECEMBER BUT THEY HAVE
PICKED UP AGAIN IN RECENT DAYS
.
.
. ONE
. ONE THING THAT HAS DEFINITELY
DROPPED THOUGH IS THE NUMBER
OF FLU CASES THAT WE NORMALLY
SEE BY THIS TIME AND EARLY TO
MID-JANUARY >>.
MID-JANUARY >>. FLU HAS BEEN ALMOST ZERO IN OUR
REGION SINCE THE OFFICIAL START
OF FLU SEASON WHEN WE STARTED
TRACKING WHICH IS MATZE >>
MULTNOMAH COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER
DR JENNIFER VIND.
YOU SAW HER TALKING TO
CATHERINE COOK THERE ABOUT HOW
OUR EFFORTS TO SLOW THE SPREAD
OF COVERT HAVE REALLY KNOCKED
OUT THE FLU.
SHE SAYS SOCIAL DISTANCING,
WEARING MASKS AND AN UPTICK IN
PEOPLE GETTING THE FLU SHOT
HAVE ALL MADE A HUGE
DIFFERENCE.
DIFFERENCE. SO LISTEN TO THIS.
THIS IS ACTUALLY PRETTY
INCREDIBLE.
INCREDIBLE. FROM DECEMBER TWENTY SEVENTH
THROUGH JANUARY 2ND, STATE
HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY JUST FOUR
PEOPLE FOUR PEOPLE TESTED
POSITIVE FOR THE FLU DURING
THAT SAME WEEK LAST YEAR OVER
ONE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY
ONE FLU TESTS CAME BACK
POSITIVE NATIONAL FLU NUMBERS
ARE ALSO WAY DOWN THIS YEAR
COMPARED TO LAST.
DOCTORS ARE REMINDING US THOUGH
THAT THERE ARE STILL MANY WEEKS
LEFT THIS FLU SEASON AND IT'S
ALSO NOT TOO LATE TO GET A FLU
SHOT TODAY >> WE EXPECT
CONGRESS TO ISSUE AN ULTIMATUM
TO VICE PRESIDENT PENCE, REMOVE
PRESIDENT TRUMP OR THEY WILL
ADD IMPEACHMENT VOTE COULD
HAPPEN AS SOON AS TOMORROW IF
IT PASSES, IT WOULD MAKE DONALD
TRUMP THE FIRST PRESIDENT TO BE
IMPEACHED TWICE.
IMPEACHED TWICE. >> WE HAVE TO STAND UP TO THIS
MAN WHO INCITED A VIOLENT RIOT
AT OUR NATION'S CAPITAL.
IT WAS A MASSIVE HUMILIATION TO
OUR NATION.
OUR NATION. THE DEMOCRATS ARE GOING TO TRY
TO REMOVE THE PRESIDENT FROM
OFFICE JUST SEVEN DAYS BEFORE
HE SET TO LEAVE ANYWAY.
I DO NOT SEE HOW THAT UNIFIES
THE COUNTRY >> WITH THE SENATE
NOW IN RECESS, IT APPEARS
LIKELY THAT ANY IMPEACHMENT
TRIAL WOULD HAPPEN AFTER A
PRESIDENNT TRUMP HAS ALREADY
LEFT THE WHITE HOUSE BUT
DEMOCRATS ARE LOOKING PAST
REMOVAL, HOPING TO ENSURE HE
CAN NEVER HOLD PUBLIC OFFICE
AGAIN.
AGAIN.
AGAIN. ANOTHER RESIGNATION IN THE
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. ACTING HOMELAND SECURITY
SECRETARY CHAD WOLF IS STEPPING
DOWN.
DOWN.
DOWN. THIS COMES JUST DAYS AFTER
CRITICIZING THE PRESIDENT OVER
THE RIOT AT THE CAPITOL.
EARLIER WOLF SAID HE PLANNED TO
STAY ON THE JOB.
LAST WEEK HE ASKED PRESIDENT
TRUMP AND ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS
TO QUOTE STRONGLY CONDEMN THE
VIOLENCE THAT TOOK PLACE AT THE
CAPITOL.
CAPITOL.
CAPITOL. PETE GAINER WHO USED TO RUN
FEMA WILL NOW TAKE OVER FOR
WOLF.
WOLF.
WOLF. THE
WOLF. THE OREGON LEGISLATURE STARTS
ITS NEW SESSION NEXT WEEK AND
THERE'S ALREADY DRAMA OREGON
STATE REPRESENTA OF MIKE
NEARMAN SEEN HERE IN
SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS LEAVING >>
THE CAPITOL AND LETTING VIOLENT
RIOTERS >> INSIDE LAST MONTH
HAS ELEMENTS STRIPPED OF ALL
OF HIS COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS.
HOUSE SPEAKER HEETER KOTEK HAS
NOW CALLED FOR HIS RESIGNATION.
KOTEK ALSO FIND HIM TWO
THOUSAND BUCKS TO COVER THE
COSTS OF DAMAGE TO THE CAPITOL
AND WILL FILE A FORMAL CONDUCT
COMPLAINT FOR CREATING A
HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT.
REPRESENTATIVE NEARMAN WILL NOT
HAVE