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>>> THIS IS KGW NEWS AT NOON. >>> IT WAS VERY FAST AND THERE
WERE MULTIPLE EXPLOSIONS.
BIG EXPLOSIONS THAT WERE
JARRING ME OUT OF MY SLEEP.
>>> SOME NEIGHBORS THOUGHT IT
WAS A FIREWORKS SHOW, BUT ENDED
UP BEING A BIG FOUR FLEX.
TWO HAD TO JUMP FROM THE TOP
FLOOR JUST TO SURVIVE.
>>> THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH
US.
US.
US. FIRE
US. FIRE INVESTIGATORS TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT WHAT STARTED THE
FIRE.
FIRE.
FIRE. TIM
FIRE. TIM GORDON HAS MORE NOW FROM
NORTHEAST PORTLAND.
NORTHEAST PORTLAND. >>> HOURS LATER, THEY ARE
PUTTING WATER IN PARTS OF THE
FOUR PLEX THROUGH THE WINDOW.
THOSE ARE THE WINDOWS THAT TWO
PEOPLE HAD TO JUMP OUT OF IN
ORDER TO ESCAPE THE FLAMES.
>> THIS IS WHAT A BATTALION
CHIEF PULLED UP TO JUST AFTER
THE FIRST FIRE CREWS ARRIVED.
A MASSIVE FIRE IN NORTHEAST
GARFIELD.
GARFIELD.
GARFIELD. WITNESSES REPORTED IT AFTER
HEARING LOUD BOOMS.
INVESTIGATORS FOUND THE FIRE
SUSPICIOUS FROM THE START.
>> THERE ACTUALLY INTERVIEWING
PEOPLE RIGHT NOW TO FIGURE OUT
EXACTLY WHAT THE NOISES WERE AND
WHAT WAS BEING SAID RIGHT
BEFORE THE FIRE BROKE OUT.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT THEY ARE
TAKING THIS VERY SERIOUSLY.
>> Reporter: 10 PEOPLE IN THE
BUILDING MADE IT OUT, BUT TWO
JUMPED FROM UP HIGH.
BOTH ARE HURT FROM THE FALL AND
THE FLAMES.
THE FLAMES. ONE, FIREFIGHTER CALLED
CRITICALLY INJURED.
CRITICALLY INJURED. WE ARE TOLD THEY ARE DOING
BETTER NOW AND SHOULD SURVIVE.
THEY SAY THAT A PUPPY WAS
DROPPED FROM THE TOP FLOOR.
IT WAS SOMEHOW OKAY.
AT FIRST, THE NEIGHBOR THOUGHT
IT WAS FIREWORKS THAT WOKE HIM
UP.
UP.
UP. >>
UP. >> WHAT IT CAME OUT, I STOOD
UP..
UP..
UP.. THE
UP.. THE WHOLE HOUSE, EVERYTHING,
WAS GONE.
WAS GONE.
WAS GONE. IT WAS ON THE OUTSIDE IT WAS ON
THE INSIDE.
THE INSIDE. IT CAME OUT OF EVERY WINDOW OF
THE HOUSE.
THE HOUSE. >> Reporter: AND EARLY MORNING
THE FASTER, BUT EVERYONE TO
WRITE.
WRITE.
WRITE. >>
WRITE. >> WHEN FIREFIGHTER GOT WATER
IN THE NEW CONSTRUCTION THAT
YOU SEE OFF OF THE 4 PLEX.
IT IS EARNED THERE, BUT JUST
LIGHTLY.
LIGHTLY.
LIGHTLY. THAT WAS A GOOD SAVE BECAUSE A
NEW CONSTRUCTION COULD HAVE
GONE UP LIKE A TINDERBOX.
>>> 10 PEOPLE IN THERE.
THANK GOODNESS THEY GOT UP.
>>> FIRE WORKERS ARE LIKELY TO
BLAME FOR THIS FIRE AT A HOME
IN LONGVIEW, WASHINGTON.
IT HAPPENED OVERNIGHT ON
DOUGLAS STREET.
DOUGLAS STREET. FIREFIGHTERS SAY THE FLAME
STARTED IN THE GARAGE AND
EVENTUALLY SPREAD TO THE REST
OF THE HOUSE.
TWO CARS AND A MOTORCYCLE WERE
DAMAGED.
DAMAGED.
DAMAGED. AT LEAST ONE POWER LINE WAS
KNOCKED DOWN.
KNOCKED DOWN. >>> TODAY, INVESTIGATORS
SIFTING THROUGH DEBRIS FIND OUT
WHAT CAUSED AN ICONIC
RESTAURANT TO CAST FIRE.
THIS IS THE OTIS CAFI JUST OFF
HIGHWAY 18 OUT NEAR LINCOLN
CITY.
CITY.
CITY. THE
CITY. THE FIRE STARTED LAST NIGHT.
FLAMES WERE CONTAINED TO THE
KITCHEN AND ATTIC.
THEY SAY WILL LIKELY HAVE TO BE
CLOSED FOR A WHILE BECAUSE OF
HEAVY SMOKE DAMAGE.
PORTLY, NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE
OWNER SAYS THAT HE HOPES TO
REBUILD AND IS OVERWHELMED BY
THE SHOW OF SUPPORT FROM THE
COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. ACCORDING TO THE STATESMAN
JOURNAL, OTIS CAFI WAS
ESTABLISHED BACK IN THE 1920s.
>>> TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO
OUT OF NORTHEAST PORTLAND.
CAR CRASHES INTO A BUILDING.
IT HAPPENED JUST AFTER 6:30
THIS MORNING.
THIS MORNING. LIMPLY SAY TWO PEOPLE INSIDE
THE CAR TOOK OFF AND NOW
OFFICERS ARE TRYING TO FIND
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED
THE CRASH.
THE CRASH. >>> WE HAVE A LIVE LOOK FROM
THE WELLS FARGO SKYCAM.
IT WILL BE CLOUDY AND COOLER
THAN WE ARE USED TO.
AND THERE IS AN INSECT MAKING A
HOME RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF
YOUR SCREEN.
YOUR SCREEN. >> NOW WE ARE SEEING COOLER
WEATHER TO WHAT WE ARE USED TO
THIS TIME OF YEAR.
>> THIS IS WHAT WE WILL SEE
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
THIS IS TYPICALLY ONE OF THE
FIRST HOLIDAY WEEKENDS OF THE
SUMMER.
SUMMER.
SUMMER. WE SEE SUNNY AND HOT
CONDITIONS.
CONDITIONS. IT WILL FEEL MORE LIKE THE
EARLY PART OF JUNE.
NOT JUST THIS AFTERNOON, BUT A
GOOD PART OF THE WEEKEND AND
THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK.
HERE'S A LIVE LOOK.
WE HAVE THICK CLOUDS ABOVE THE
CITY.
CITY.
CITY. TEMPERATURES AROUND THE MID TO
UPPER 60s.
UPPER 60s. WE WILL SEE TEMPERATURES GET UP
A LITTLE BIT WARMER AND AROUND
THE MID 70s AS THE CLOUDS
SLOWLY START TO BURN OFF.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO THE BLUES
FESTIVAL, YOU WILL SEE DECENT
CONDITIONS HERE IN THE NEXT FEW
HOURS.
HOURS.
HOURS. IT
HOURS. IT IS A TYPICAL JULY.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70s.
BY THE END OF THE MONTH, WE
WILL BE IN THE LOW 80s.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS JUST UNDER 0.5
INCHES.
INCHES.
INCHES. WE ARE NOT TRACKING ANY HEAT OR
THREAT OF TEMPERATURES OVER THE
NEXT FEW DAYS.
AS WE LOOK AT THE HEADLINES,
AFTER CLEARING TODAY, NICE
TEMPERATURES FOR JULY 5.
SHOWERS POSSIBLE TOMORROW.
WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT HEAVY
RAIN AT ALL.
NO MAJOR HEAT ON THE WAY.
BY THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK,
THINGS ON THE COOL SIDE.
WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT DETAIL
JUST A FEW MINUTES.
>>> IF YOU WALK OUTSIDE TO THE
WEST SIDE OF THE CASCADES.
B CLOUDS ALONG THE COAST AND
VALLEY.
VALLEY.
VALLEY. IF YOU TRAVEL OVER TO THE EAST
SIDE OF THE STATE, YOU WILL SEE
MORE SUNSHINE.
MORE SUNSHINE. I WILL HAVE A LOOK AT THE
WEEKEND FORECAST JUST ABOUT 10
MINUTES.
MINUTES.
MINUTES. >>> A MAGNITUDE 5.4 AFTERSHOCK
STRUCK SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. IT IS THE SAME AREA WHERE A 5.4
QUAKE HIT YESTERDAY.
JOE FRYER IS NEAR RIDGECREST
WITH THE LATEST.
>> Reporter: SHAKING OFFICES,
BROKEN GLASS, CRACKED ROADS AND
HOUSE FIRES.
HOUSE FIRES. >> Reporter: THURSDAY, A
EARTHQUAKE HAD PEOPLE WONDERING
IF THIS WAS THE BIG ONE THAT
CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN BRACING FOR.
MAKE EXPERTS SAY NO.
>> THIS DOES NOT MAKE IT MORE
OR LESS LIKELY.
>> Reporter: THE BIG ONE IS A
MONSTER EARTHQUAKE THAT THEY
SAY IS DUE TO HIT SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA.
CALIFORNIA. THIS IS SHOWN IN A SIMULATION
OF A QUAKE FROM THE SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE CENTER.
THAT IS AN EARTHQUAKE 125 TIMES
STRONGER THAN THIS QUAKE AND 44
TIMES STRONGER THAN THE
INFAMOUS NORTHRIDGE QUAKE THAT
HIT NEAR LA IN 1994.
THAT KILLED 57 AND CAUSED $49
BILLION IN ECONOMIC LOSSES.
SEISMOLOGISTS SAY THAT THERE'S
A 9% CHANCE THAT AN EARTHQUAKE
LARGER THAN ATTITUDE 6.4 COULD
HIT THE REGION AND AN 80%
CHANCE AT LEAST A MAGNITUDE 5.
THEY SAID THAT LOOK LIKE TWO
FAULTS WERE INVOLVED, BUT NOT
THE INFAMOUS SAN ANDREAS FAULT,
WHICH IS MORE THAN 100 MILES
AWAY AS THE QUAKE RATTLED LOS
ANGELES, PEOPLE WONDERED WHY
THEY DID NOT GET AN ALERT.
>> WE DID NOT GO OFF, WHICH IS
WEIRD.
WEIRD.
WEIRD. IT
WEIRD. IT DID NOT GO OFF.
I CHECKED IT.
>> Reporter: THEY SAY THAT THE
SYSTEM DID NOT FAIL, BUT THE
INTENSITY IN LA WAS TOO LOW TO
TRIGGER AN ALERT.
THE MAYOR OF LA IS CALLING ON
HIS CITY TO TAKE THE LATEST
QUAKE AS A WARNING.
BE PREPARED.
BE PREPARED. >> IF YOU ASK THE AVERAGE
ANGELENO, YOU WILL NOT FIND
THAT 100 OUT OF 100 HAVE AN
EARTHQUAKE PLAN FOR THEIR
FAMILIES.
FAMILIES.
FAMILIES. WORKPLACES OFF TO DON'T.
THIS IS A GREAT REMINDER THAT
WE HAVE WORK TO DO OURSELVES.
IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT THE
GOVERNMENT.
GOVERNMENT. >> THE AFTERSHOCKS CONTINUING TO
INCLUDING A MAGNITUDE 5.4 QUAKE
THIS MORNING.
THIS MORNING. EXPERTS SAY THAT THE ODDS OF A
MAJOR SAN ANDREAS QUAKE
HAPPENING ARE ABOUT 2%.
YESTERDAY'S EARTHQUAKE DOES NOT
CHANGE THE ODDS.
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS THAT
HE IS CONSIDERING AN EXECUTIVE
ORDER TO ADD A CITIZENSHIP
QUESTION TO THE 2020 CENSUS.
HERE'S WHAT HE TOLD REPORTERS
WHILE LEAVING THE WHITE HOUSE
THIS MORNING.
THIS MORNING. >> WE COULD ALSO ADD AN
ADDITION SO WE CAN START THE
PRINTING NOW AND THEN MAYBE DO
AN ADDENDUM AFTER WE GET A
POSITIVE DECISION.
POSITIVE DECISION. WE ARE WORKING ON A LOT OF
THINGS, INCLUDING AN EXECUTIVE
ORDER.
ORDER.
ORDER. >>
ORDER. >> Reporter: LAST WEEK, THE
SUPREME COURT RULED THAT THE
CITIZENSHIP QUESTION COULD NOT
BE INCLUDED.
BE INCLUDED. AN EXECUTIVE ORDER WOULD NOT
OVERRIDE THE RULING, BUT COULD
GIVE THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
LAWYERS A NEW WAY TO SWAY
FEDERAL COURTS TO ADD THE
QUESTION.
QUESTION.
QUESTION. >>> A FEDERAL AGENCY HAS CITED
SEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOR
SAFETY VIOLATIONS STEMMING FROM
A PROBLEM WHERE ONE PERSON
DIED.
DIED.
DIED. A
DIED. A REPORT LISTED MORE THAN TWO
DOZEN VIOLATIONS.
DOZEN VIOLATIONS. AMONG THEM, TELL YOUR TO
MAINTAIN CLEAR AIRFARE SHOW AIR
FILTER SYSTEMS.
FILTER SYSTEMS. PATIENTS DEVELOPED INFECTIONS
THIS YEAR AND THREE WERE
INFECTED IN 2018.
14 OPERATING ROOMS WERE CLOSED
DURING THE INVESTIGATION.
THEY REOPENED YESTERDAY.
THE HOSPITAL HAS SUBMITTED A
CORRECTION PLAN TO THE MEDICAID
AND MEDICARE SERVICES AGENCY.
THE PLAN HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED.
>>> GREAT NEWS ON THE JOB FOR
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. THERE'S A NEW REPORT RELEASED
TODAY THAT SHOWS 224,000 JOBS
WERE ADDED LAST MONTH.
THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE JUMPED
SLIGHTLY TO 3.6 PERCENT, BUT
THAT IS LOWER THAN WHAT IT HAS
BEEN FOR THE LAST 50 YEARS.
>>> DOWNTOWN PORTLAND IS
GETTING A NEW BEACH.
WILL OFFICIALLY OPEN TO
VISITORS THIS AFTERNOON.
IS ON THE EAST BANK OF THE
RIVER NEAR THE HAWTHORNE
BRIDGE.
BRIDGE.
BRIDGE. IT IS A SECOND BEACH IN
PORTLAND AFTER POET SPEECH OPEN
THREE YEARS AGO.
THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES WILL
HAVE A SPECIAL CEREMONY.
IT WILL BE OUT 1:30.
MORGAN ROMERO WILL BE THERE AND
HAVE MORE COVERAGE COMING UP ON
KGW NEWS AND 4.
>>> THE THORNS PLAYERS ARE
TAKING PART IN THE WORLD CUP, SO
THEY MIGHT