SALT
SALT THE
SALT THE ROADS IF SNOW FALLS IN PORTLAND.
PORTLAND.
PORTLAND. >>> FIRST AT 5:00, SNOW IS
PROBABLY ON YOUR MIND TODAY,
MAYBE YOU'RE WORRIED OR EXCITED
ABOUT THE FORECAST IN THE
VALLEY THIS WEEK.
OR MAYBE YOU ALREADY HAVE SOME
SNOW WHERE YOU ARE.
HERE'S WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE THIS
MORNING IN THE COAST RANGE.
S IN ALONG HIGHWAY 26.
WORKERS WERE OUT EARLY WITH
PLOWS AND DRIVERS TOLD US THEY
DIDN'T HAVE MUCH TROUBLE
MANEUVERING IN THE SNOW TODAY.
ON MT. HOOD IT'S LOOKING LIKE
WINTER.
WINTER.
WINTER. WE'LL CHECK IN ON HOW THINGS
ARE GOING UP THERE AFTER
SEVERAL FEET OF SNOW THIS
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND. BUT FIRST, LET'S BRING IN CHIEF
METEOROLOGIST MATT ZAFFINO WITH
THE LATEST ON THE S-WORD IN THE
PORTLAND METRO, AND I DON'T
THINK WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SUN,
MATT?
MATT?
MATT? >>
MATT? >> I THINK WE'VE GOT SOME OF
THAT TOO, BUT WE'VE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FOR
SNOW SINCE LAST WEEK.
WE'RE AT 39 DEGREES IN TOWN AND
THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SNOW UP
IN THE HILLS TONIGHT FOR THE
VALLEYS.
VALLEYS.
VALLEYS. NOT REALLY A THING.
AND I THINK OUR SNOW CHANCES
FOR WEDNESDAY -- AND IT LOOKS
LIKE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY MORNING IS THE MOST
LIKELY TIME WE WOULD SEE
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL.
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL. BUT I THINK THE CHANCE OF
HAVING A PROLONGED SNOW EVENT
IN PORTLAND ARE DIMINISHING.
AND HERE'S THE REASON WHY.
THIS IS WEDNESDAY MORNING AT
7:00 A.M.
7:00 A.M.
7:00 A.M. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS
APPROACHING THE COAST.
IT'S PRETTY MUCH AT PORTLAND'S
LATITUDE.
LATITUDE.
LATITUDE. THE EAST WIND WILL BEGIN DURING
THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY BECAUSE
PRESSURE'S BLOWING OFF THE
COAST.
COAST.
COAST. WHAT WE NEED TO HAPPEN IF YOU
WANT PORTLAND SNOW, YOU WANT
THIS TO MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL
OREGON COAST AND STAY SOUTH OF
PORT LAND.
PORT LAND. THAT KEEPS THE EAST WIND
BLOWING.
BLOWING.
BLOWING. IT KEEPS PORTLAND COLD AND
INSULATED FROM RAIN.
WATCH WHERE THIS GOES.
IT SPINS RIGHT NORTH, EVEN BY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, IT'S NORTH
OF THE PORT AND AREA.
THAT GIVES US A SOUTHERLY
COMPONENT TO THE WIND AND THAT
DIMINISHES OUR CHANCES.
SOME SNOW IN THE PORTLAND AREA,
THE REST OF THE VALLEY NOT SO
MUCH BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE TO
GORGE WIND.
GORGE WIND. BY THURSDAY MID-MORNING OR SO,
THAT STORM HAS MOVED NORTH AND
WEAKENED.
WEAKENED.
WEAKENED. WE'RE LOOKING AT RAIN IN THE
VALLEY.
VALLEY.
VALLEY. WITH ALL THE THAT SAID, I THINK
WE WILL SEE SOME SNOW IN THE
VALLEY DOWN TO THE VALLEY FLOOR
A LITTLE BIT TONIGHT ABOVE 500
FEET.
FEET.
FEET. WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY
MORNING, THAT'S OUR BEST CHANCE
TO TRACE POSSIBLY 2 INCHES IF
THAT STORM MOVES SLOWLY AND WE
KEEP THE EAST WIND GOING.
THIS IS NORTH OF SALEM AND IN
THE PORTLAND AREA.
I THINK THE AMOUNTS ARE LOOKING
LIKE LESS THAN THEY WERE A FEW
DAYS AGO.
DAYS AGO.
DAYS AGO. >> SOME PEOPLE HAPPY ABOUT
THAT, SOME PEOPLE NOT.
>> ALL ABOUT PERSPECTIVE.
>> LET'S TAKE YOU BACK TO 2017
AND THIS TRAFFIC NIGHTMARE
ALMOST EXACTLY THREE YEARS AGO.
AND THE THREAT OF SNOW THIS
WEEK DOES HAVE SOME PEOPLE
ASKING IF PORTLAND PLANS TO USE
SALT ON THE ROADS.
PDOT SAYS, YES, SALT WILL BE A
PART OF THIS YEAR'S PLAN.
OUR CRISTIN SEVERANCE VERIFIES
WHEN AND WHERE CREWS PLAN TO
USE IT.
USE IT.
USE IT. >> Reporter: IF YOU'RE NEW TO
PORTLAND, YOU MAY BE SURPRISED
TO LEARN THAT CREWS JUST
STARTED USING SALT ON THE ROADS
IN 2017.
IN 2017.
IN 2017. IT'S BACK THIS YEAR, SO LET'S
VERIFY SOME COMMON QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS ABOUT WHEN AND
WHERE THEY USE SALT ON THE
ROECHLTD SO NUMBER ONE, WHERE
DOES PDOT USE ROAD SALT?
ROADS MOST PRONE TO CLOSURE
DURING WINTER STORMS, INCLUDING
STEEP HILLS, HOSPITAL ROUTES
AND DOWNTOWN.
AND DOWNTOWN. THERE IS THIS GREAT MAP ON THE
PORTLAND BUREAU OF
TRANSPORTATION SITE AND IT
SHOWS YOU IN REALTIME WHERE
THEY USE PLOWS AND DE-ICER AND
SALT WHEN IT SNOWS.
SO YOU CAN SEE THE PURPLE AREA.
THAT IS WHERE THEY PLAN TO USE
SALT.
SALT.
SALT. SO
SALT. SO HERE IS THE WEST HILLS.
HERE'S A REALLY STEEP HILL AT
FREMONT AND 33rd.
AND THEN THEY'LL ALSO PLAN TO
SAL IN THE MT. TAKER AREA.
I BOOK MORNINGED THIS MAP OR
CHECK KGW.COM.
CHECK KGW.COM. IT'S ON THERE.
ACCORDING TO PDOT, SALT WORKS
GREAT AT 30 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
BUT IT CAN LOSE EFFECTIVENESS
BELOW 20 DEGREES.
OUR NEXT QUESTION, WHAT ELSE
DOES PDOT USE TO TREAT ROADS?
SAND, DE-ICER AND PLOWS.
PLENTY OF THAT ON STANDBY.
OUR LAST QUESTION, I THREW THIS
IN THERE BECAUSE WE GOT THIS A
LOT LAST YEAR, WHO IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR CLEARING AND
SALTING THE SIDEWALKS.
VERY SIMPLE ANSWER HERE.
YOU ARE.
YOU ARE.
YOU ARE. PROPERTY OWNERS ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR CLEARING THEIR SIDEWALKS.
AND IF SOMEONE DOES FALL AND
GET HURT ON YOUR SIDEWALK, YOU
COULD BE HELD LIABLE.
DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WANT
US TO VERIFY?
LET US KNOW, EMAIL US AT
VERIFY@KGW.COM.
VERIFY@KGW.COM. >>> MULTNOMAH COUNTY IS OPENING
UP SEVERE WEATHER SHELTERS
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. IT'S ADDING 350 MORE BEDS.
THERE ARE 2,000 BEDS TOTAL AT
THREE SHELTERS AROUND THE
COUNTY.
COUNTY.
COUNTY. YOU CAN HELP BY DONATING EXTRA
WINTER GEAR YOU MIGHT HAVE
AROUND THE HOUSE.
THEY SAY ITEMS LIKE HATS,
BLANKETS, COATS AND SLEEPING
BAGS ARE HELPFUL ON NIGHTS LIKE
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. MORE INFORMATION AT 2
#1E1INFO.ORG.
#1E1INFO.ORG. >>> WE DO IT ALL THE TIME,
PROCRASTINATE, WAIT UNTIL THE
LAST MINUTE TO WINTERIZE OUR
HOMES, HERE ARE THREE THINGS
YOU CAN DO RIGHT AWAY THAT
WON'T COST YOU MUCH.
FIRST, COVER YOUR OUTSIDE
FAUCETS.
FAUCETS.
FAUCETS. THESE COVERS ONLY COST ABOUT
TWO BUCKS EACH AND TAKE LESS
THAN A MINUTE TO INSTALL.
SECONDLY, PROTECT YOUR PIPES.
IF THEY'RE EXPOSED, INSULATE
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. A
THEM. A SIX -FOOT SECTION IS $5 TO
$6.
$6.
$6. THIS
$6. THIS WEEKEND'S STORMS MARK THE
FIRST BIG SNOW EVENT OF THE
SEASON ON MT. HOOD.
BECAUSE OF STRONG WINDS AND
HEAVY SNOW, ODOT ASKED DRIVERS
TO AVOID THE PASSES.
TODAY CONDITIONS ARE MUCH
IMPROVED.
IMPROVED.
IMPROVED. THIS IS VIDEO OF THE DRIVE UP
TO GOVERNMENT CAMP.
VISIBILITY OKAY YOU SEE THERE
ALTHOUGH THE HIGHWAY IS STILL
SNOW PACKED.
SNOW PACKED. AND FROM WHAT WE'RE HEARING
SLICK IN SOME SPOS.
KEELY CHALMERS MADE THAT TRIP
FOR US TODAY.
SHE'S IN GOVERNMENT CAMP THIS
EVENING.
EVENING.
EVENING. KEELY, HIGHWAY CREWS UP THERE
ARE READY FOR A BUSY WEEK.
>> Reporter: THEY HAVE BEEN
WORKING 24/7 SINCE FRIDAY
TRYING TO MAKE SURE HIGHWAY 26
UP HERE IS SAFE FOR DRIVERS AND
YOU CAN BET THEY WILL BE BACK
OUT TO OVERNIGHT TONIGHT DOING
THE SAME THING.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT
IT'S NOT JUST THE SNOW THAT'S
CAUSING SOME ISSUES UP HERE AND
HAS BEEN CAUSING ISSUES OVER
THE WEEKEND, IT'S ALSO THE
WIND.
WIND.
WIND. ON
WIND. ON HIGHWAY 26 HEADING UP MT.
HOOD THIS MORNING, THE ODOT
PLOWS WERE OUT KEEPING THE
CONSTANT FALLING SNOW FROM
PILING UP.
PILING UP. THE GOOD NEWS VISIBILITY WAS
MUCH BETTER AND THE WINDS MUCH
CALMER THAN THIS WEEKEND.
>> IT WAS PRETTY HECTIC.
WE HAD A LOT OF TREES COME
DOWN.
DOWN.
DOWN. WE
DOWN. WE HAD PROBABLY ABOUT 50 TREES
COME DOWN BECAUSE OF THE HEAVY
SNOW.
SNOW.
SNOW. >>
SNOW. >> Reporter: TREES THAT
NARROWLY MISSED CARS AND
KNOCKED OUT POWER FOR HOURS AT
A TIME IN GOVERNMENT CAMP.
>> BASICALLY, WE'VE BEEN
DEALING WITH A LOT OF SNOW AND
POWER OUTAGE EVERY DAY.
>> Reporter: THE HEAVY SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS CREATED DEEP
DRIFTS, BURYING CARS UNDER FEET
OF SNOW.
OF SNOW.
OF SNOW. WHEN WE CAUGHT UP WITH JACK,
HE'D BEEN TRYING TO DIG OUT HIS
HONDA CIVIC FOR MORE THAN THREE
HOURS.
HOURS.
HOURS. >>
HOURS. >> SO IF YOU LEAVE YOUR CAR OUT
HERE ON MT. HOOD FOR THREE
DAYS, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS.
>> Reporter: NOT AN EASY TASK
WITH THE SNOW CONTINUING TO
FALL.
FALL.
FALL. SNOW THAT FOR MANY MEANS FUN
BUT FOR DRIVERS MEANS PUTTING
ON THE CHAINS IF THEY DON'T
ALREADY HAVE TRACTION TIRES,
BECAUSE WITHOUT THEM, THIS BIG
SNOW EVENT CAN TURN DANGEROUS.
>> I MEAN, WE'VE SEEN SEVERAL
PEOPLE THAT WERE JUST SLIDING
AROUND THE ROAD.
SO EITHER THE TRACTION TIRES
WEREN'T WORKING OR THEY DIDN'T
BOTHER TO STOP AND PUT CHAINS
ON.
ON.
ON. >>
ON. >> Reporter: NOW, A LITTLE BIT
OF GOOD NEWS, ODOT IS EXPECTING
THE SNOW TO LIGHTEN UP A LITTLE
BIT TOMORROW.
BIT TOMORROW. SOME OF THE CREWS WILL BE
GETTING A SMALL, MINUTE BREAK
FROM ALL THE PLOWING AND
DIGGING OUT.
DIGGING OUT. BUT STILL, ODOT IS ADVISING
DRIVERS TO PAY ATTENTION TO
THOSE SIGNS, IF IT SAYS, IF
THOSE SIGNS SAY USE TRACTION
TIRES OR CHAINS, DRIVERS
THEY'RE ASKING FOLLOW THAT
ADVICE.
ADVICE.
ADVICE. BACK TO YOU.
>> IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL UP THERE.
THANK YOU, KEELY.
>>> NOW TO A TRAGEDY ON THE
OREGON COAST THAT IS SO SAD
IT'S ALMOST TOO MUCH TO BEAR.
WE'RE HEARING FROM LOVED ONES
OF A PORTLAND FAMILY SWEPT INTO
THE OCEAN THIS WEEKEND.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON A FATHER WAS
HOLDING HIS TWO CHILDREN WHEN
THEY WERE SWEPT INTO THE WATER
BY A SNEAKER WAVE.
FAMILY HAVE IDENTIFIED THEM AS
47-YEAR-OLD JEREMY STILES, HIS
7-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER LOLA AND 4-
YEAR-OLD SON WILLIAM.
FAMILY SAYS THEY WERE WALKING
ON AN OFF BEACH TRAIL NEAR
CANNON BEACH AT THE TIME.
LOLA WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL. WILLIAM HAS NOT BEEN FOUND.
JEREMY IS IN THE HOSPITAL
RECOVERING FROM HYPERTHERM YA.
THE BEACH HERE IS DANGEROUS
YEAR ROUND, ESPECIALLY IN THE
WINTER WHEN HIGH TIDES ROLL IN,
THERE'S LITTLE ROOM TO ESCAPE
THE WAVES.
THE WAVES. >> WHEN YOU DON'T SEE ANY BEACH
THERE, IT'S JUST NOT A SAY
PLACE TO BE.
WHEN YOU DON'T SEE ENOUGH BEACH
OR AREA TO GET AWAY FROM IT,
IT'S A SUPER DANGEROUS PLACE TO
BE.
BE.
BE. THAT'S THE CONDITIONS WE'RE
DEALING WITH RIGHT NOW.
THE FAMILY THANKED FIRST
RESPONDERS AND THE COAST GUARD
AND EVERYONE'S WHO'S OFFERED
THEIR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS.
THEY'RE RAISING MONEY TO HELP
WITH EXPENSES.
WITH EXPENSES. THERE'S A LINK ON KGW.COM IF
YOU'D LIKE TO HELD.
AND WE'VE JUST LEARNED THEY'VE
ALREADY REACHED THEIR ORIGINAL
$20,000 GOAL AND WOULD LOVE TO
SEE THE GENEROSITY OF THE
COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. THE THREAT OF THE KING TIDE IS
DOWN TODAY, BUT EVEN SO,
OFFICIALS SAY THEY REMIND US
NEVER TURN YOUR BACK ON THE
WATER.
WATER.
WATER. >>> I WAS VERY INNOCENT.
AND VERY VULNERABLE.
>> A FORMER STUDENT IS SUING
CATLIN GABLE FOR SEX ABUSE.
THE PORTLAND WOMAN CLAIMS HER
SIXTH GRADE MATH TEACHER
MOLESTED HER 80 TIMES.
THIS IS THE FIRST OF WHAT'S
EXPECTED TO BE MANY LAWSUITS
AGAINST THE ELITE PRIVATE
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL. KGW'S KYLE IBOSHI HAS BEEN
FOLLOWING THE SEX ABUSE SCANDAL
AND NOW THE FALLOUT, KYLE?
>> LAURAL, THIS BECAME PUBLIC
AFTER THE SCHOOL RELEASED AN
EXPLOSIVE REPORT IN SEPTEMBER
OUTLINING DECADES OF SEXUAL
MISCONDUCT BY AT LEAST 21
TEACHERS AND STAFF.
NOW COME THE LAWSUITS.
THE FIRST WAS FILED TODAY ON
BEHALF OF A FORMER CATLIN GABLE
STUDENT, KIM WILSON.
SHE'S SEEKING $4.5 MILLION IN
DAMAGES.
DAMAGES.
DAMAGES. WILSON CLAIMS SHE WAS MOLESTED
80 TIMES BY HER SIXTH GRADE
MATH TEACHER RICHARDSON, HE
DIED IN 2018.
HE WAS ONE OF SIX MEN
IDENTIFIED BY NAME WHO WERE
ACCUSED OF UNWANTED SEXUAL
CONTACT WITH STUDENTS AT CATLIN
GABLE.
GABLE.
GABLE. WILSON CLAIMS SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATORS DID LITTLE, IF
ANYTHING, TO HELP HER.
SHE HOPES OTHER VICTIMS WILL
HAVE THE STRENGTH TO COME
FORWARD.
FORWARD.
FORWARD. >> AND I THINK THAT IT'S HELPED
A LOT OF PEOPLE RECOGNIZE
ISSUES THAT THEY'VE DEALT WITH
THEIR WHOLE LIFE BECAUSE IT
STEMMED FROM THIS ISSUE
HAPPENING WHEN THEY WERE
CHILDREN AND NOT FEELING THAT
THEY HAD THE STRENGTH TO COME
FORWARD.
FORWARD.
FORWARD. >> ASPOKESPERSON SAY THE SCHOOL
WOULDN'T COMMENT ON THE
LAWSUIT, BUT IN A STATEMENT,
CATLIN GABLE SAID IN PART, WE
APOLOGIZE TO ANY STUDENTS WHO
WERE SUBJECTED TO SEXUAL
MISCONDUCT AND ABUSE WHEN THEY
ATTENDED CATLIN GABLE AND
DEEPLY REGRET THEIR SUFFERING.
THE WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S