>>>
>>> CLOSING ARGUMENTS ARE SET FOR TODAY IN THE JEREMY
CHRISTIAN TRIAL.
CHRISTIAN TRIAL. HE IS ACCUSED OF ATTACKING
THREE PEOPLE, KILLING TWO OF
THEM ON A PORTLAND MAX DRAIN IN
2017.
2017.
2017. IF
2017. IF HE IS CONVICTED, HE COULD
GET LIFE IN PRISON.
>>> A CRASH IN THE HAZEL DELL
AREA OF CLARK COUNTY KILLED ONE
PERSON LAST NIGHT ON NORTH EAST
78th AVENUE.
78th AVENUE. THE DEPUTIES SAY A CAR PULLED
OUT OF THE SCHOOL PARKING LOT
RIGHT IN FRONT OF AN ONCOMING
TRUCK. THE DRIVER OF THE CAR
WAS KILLED.
WAS KILLED. THREE PASSENGERS AND THE TRUCK
DRIVER WERE HURT AND WENT TO
THE HOSPITAL.
THE HOSPITAL. THIS IS THE THIRD SERIOUS CRASH
RECENTLY IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA
.
.
. >>>
. >>> THE
. >>> THE PORTLAND TIMBERS ARE
UNDEFEATED SO FAR IN THE
PRESEASON.
PRESEASON. THEY ARE HOPING TO CLAIM THEIR
FIFTH STRAIGHT WIN AT HOME
TONIGHT AGAINST MINNESOTA
UNITED!
UNITED!
UNITED! THE REGULAR SEASON GETS GOING
SUNDAY, MARCH 1. THOSE ARE YOUR
WEDNESDAY HEADLINES.
WEDNESDAY HEADLINES. HERE IS WHAT IS COMING UP ON
SUNRISE.
SUNRISE.
SUNRISE. >>> WE CAN ADD ONE MORE WORD TO
THAT PHRASE, TODAY.
CITY COUNCIL WILL MAKE THAT
DECLARATION TODAY TO HONOR THE
TRAILBLAZERS 50th SEASON OF
BASKETBALL.
BASKETBALL. WE ARE SHARING YOUR
TRAILBLAZERS PHOTOS ALL MORNING
ON "SUNRISE."
ON "SUNRISE." >>> WHILE THE BLAZERS CELEBRATE
THEIR PAST 50 YEARS, WE ARE
LOOKING AHEAD TO WHAT THE NEXT
10 YEARS MIGHT BRING TO THE
CITY.
CITY.
CITY. WE
CITY. WE CONTINUE WITH THE SPOTLIGHT
ON PORTLAND SKYLINE.
TALLER BUILDINGS, THAT SEEMS
POSSIBLE, RIGHT?
POSSIBLE, RIGHT? HOW ABOUT LANDING PADS?
NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION.
>>> LOVES TO TALK ABOUT.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US ON
THIS WEDNESDAY.
THIS WEDNESDAY. I JUST WANT TO LOOK AHEAD TO
THE AFTERNOON BECAUSE IT IS
GOING TO BE SPECTACULAR.
ROB HILL, I AM LOVING YOUR
FORECAST.
FORECAST.
FORECAST. >>> DON'T LOOK PAST THE MORNING
BECAUSE IT IS GOING TO BE
WONDERFULLY CLEAR, AS WELL.
IT IS A MIX BECAUSE YESTERDAY,
THE EAST WIND STARTED TO BLOW.
WHEN THE AIR IS MOVED A LITTLE
BIT, THE TEMPERATURES DON'T GET
AS COLD.
AS COLD.
AS COLD. 32 IN HILLSBORO.
IT IS ONE OF THOSE MORNINGS
WHERE IF YOU WATCH THE
TEMPERATURE GAUGE, YOU WILL
REALLY SEE IT FLUCTUATE.
IT WILL BE PERFECTLY CLEAR.
49 AT LUNCH TIME.
MID 50s THIS AFTERNOON FOR THAT
REALLY NICE DAY COMING UP.
>>> THANK YOU.
>>> REPUBLICANS WERE A NO-SHOW
AT LAST NIGHT'S LEGISLATIVE
SESSION.
SESSION.
SESSION. THE EMPTY SEATS REMIND US OF
LAST SUMMER'S WALKOUT BUT
REPUBLICANS SAY LAST NIGHT'S
BOYCOTT WAS NOT ABOUT THAT.
INSTEAD, THEY SAY IT WAS AN
ATTEMPT TO SLOW THINGS DOWN AND
THEY SAY THEY WILL BE BACK TO
WORK THIS MORNING.
CHRISTINE DRAZEN SAID BECAUSE
THINGS MOVE SO QUICKLY AND A
SHORT SESSION, THIS IS AN
EFFORT TO SET A PACE THAT ALLOWS
OREGONIANS AND LEGISLATORS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN THE
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS.
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS. DEMOCRATS ARE NOT BUYING IT.
BARBARA SMITH WARNER SAID IN A
STATEMENT, WHAT HOUSE
REPUBLICANS ARE DOING TONIGHT
IS NOT ABOUT PROTECTING
ANYTHING.
ANYTHING.
ANYTHING. IT IS NOT ABOUT PROCESS OR
PACING, IT IS ABOUT POLITICS.
WE WILL BE WATCHING TO SEE IF
REPUBLICANS SHOW UP FOR WORK
THIS MORNING AND WE WILL KEEP
YOU UPDATED.
YOU UPDATED. WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE
BILL AND WHAT IT WILL COST YOU?
WE HAVE A BREAKDOWN ON OUR
WEBSITE.
WEBSITE.
WEBSITE. >>> SPEAKING OUT AT THE FIRST
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
A RACIALLY MOTIVATED
INVESTIGATION.
INVESTIGATION. TIM GORDON IS FOLLOWING UP AND
WE KNOW THERE WAS A LOT OF
ANGER IN THAT ROOM LAST NIGHT.
>> Reporter: IT WAS A VERY
UPSET CROWD.
UPSET CROWD. AT LEAST ONE MAN CALLING THEM
COMPLACENT. THIS HAPPENED
SEVERAL YEARS AGO BUT THE CITY
HAS JUST SETTLED.
>> Reporter: COMMUNITY MEMBERS
WANTING TO KNOW WHY MEMBERS OF
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CARRIED
OUT A RACE DRIVEN AND BOGUS
INVESTIGATION.
INVESTIGATION. THERE WERE ESPECIALLY TENSE
MOMENTS WHEN ONE MAN TOOK ON
CITY LEADERS.
CITY LEADERS. >> YOU GUYS ARE NO BETTER THAN
THE OFFICERS. YOU GUYS TURN A
BLIND EYE AND YOU GUYS SHOULD
BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES.
>> Reporter: THE PROFESSOR WAS
WORKING AT A AND B TOWING IN
PORTLAND AND WAS CONCERNED
ABOUT RACIST BEHAVIOR FROM
COWORKERS.
COWORKERS. HE TURNED TO HIS BOSS FOR HELP.
FEARING A LAWSUIT, HIS BOSS
TURNED TO HIS BUDDY WHO WAS THE
WEST POLICE CHIEF AT THE TIME.
INVESTIGATED FOR UNBOUNDED THEFT
.
.
. >>
. >> I
. >> I MUST APOLOGIZE FOR THE
DESCRIBED CONDUCT THAT HAS
STAINED OUR COMMUNITY.
>> Reporter: TERRY KRUGER AND
THE MAYOR ARE UPSET, TOO.
>> I WILL NOT TOLERATE RACIAL
OR ANY OTHER BIAS IN POLICING.
>> Reporter: BUT THAT WASN'T
GETTING HIM OFF THE HOOK LAST
NIGHT.
NIGHT.
NIGHT. >>
NIGHT. >> RAGE WAS THE FIRST THING I
FELT.
FELT.
FELT. DISBELIEF.
DISBELIEF. >> I AM SHAKING, I AM SO UPSET.
IT DISTURBS ME BEYOND
COMPREHENSION.
COMPREHENSION. >> THIS IS A BLACK EYE TO THE
WESTERN COMMUNITY AND I THINK
IT WILL BE A BLACK EYE FOR MANY
YEARS TO COME.
>> THE CITY SETTLED THE LAWSUIT
FOR $600,000 BUT NOW THERE ARE
SEVERAL INVESTIGATIONS STARTING
UP.
UP.
UP. ONLY
UP. ONLY ONE OFFICER INVOLVED IS
STILL ON THE FORCE AND HE IS ON
ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE.
ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE. >>> WE ARE FOLLOWING UP ON A
PAIR OF TRAGIC STORIES THAT
HAPPENED UP ON MOUNT HOOD THE
PAST COUPLE OF DAYS.
TWO SNOWBOARDERS DIED AND BOTH
WERE IN HEATHER CANYON.
THAT PART OF THE MOUNTAIN IS
REALLY ONLY FOR EXPERIENCED
SKIERS AND SNOWBOARDERS.
THE FIRST ACCIDENT HAPPENED
OVER THE WEEKEND TWIN RYAN FELL
INTO AN OPEN DRAIN AND WE ALSO
LEARNED THAT ANOTHER MAN, TIM
BOUNDERS, DIED WHILE
SNOWBOARDING.
SNOWBOARDING. HE WAS REPORTED MISSING ON
MONDAY AFTERNOON AND RESCUERS
FOUND HIS BODY ABOUT FOUR HOURS
LATER.
LATER.
LATER. >>
LATER. >> HE WAS IN AN AREA WHERE WE
HAVE OPEN WATER AND THERE ARE
WATERFALLS BACK IN THERE.
WE ROBOT THE ENTIRE THING
LEADING UP TO IT AND THE EDGES
SO YOU DON'T GO IN THERE.
UNFORTUNATELY, HE ACCESSED THE
AREA.
AREA.
AREA. >>
AREA. >> MEADOWS ALSO SAYS THE
CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN SAFE AND
THEY DON'T PLAN ON CLOSING
GATES BECAUSE OF THOSE ACCIDENTS
.
.
. >>>
. >>> THIS IS A SAD REMINDER OF
JUST HOW BAD THE FLU SEASON CAN
GET. A 16-YEAR-OLD DIED FROM
THE FLU ON MONDAY MORNING.
THE STUDENT AT MARSHFIELD HIGH
SCHOOL CAUGHT THE INFLUENZA BE
STRAINED.
STRAINED.
STRAINED. IT HAS BEEN A MORE DOMINANT
STRAIN AND KIDS ARE MORE LIKELY
TO CATCH IT.
>>> PEOPLE ARE SLOWLY BEING
RELEASED FROM A CRUISE SHIP.
THE PASSENGERS HAVE BEEN
QUARANTINED BECAUSE OF A
CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK ON BOARD.
WE HAVE BEEN TELLING YOU ABOUT
THE FOREST GROVE COUPLE. THE
HUSBAND IS STILL WAITING TO GET
OFF THAT SHIP WHILE HIS WIFE
WHO TESTED POSITIVE IS STILL IN
THE HOSPITAL.
THE HOSPITAL. >>> ANOTHER COUPLE FROM OREGON
IS COMING HOME.
FRANK AND HOPE THAT SALEM AREA
HAVE BEEN QUARANTINED AT TRAVIS
AIR FORCE BASE. THE COUPLE WAS
VISITING HOPES FAMILY FOR THE
LUNAR NEW YEAR.
>> ON THE 21st, WE WOKE UP IN
THE MORNING AND THE GOVERNMENT
HAD LOCKED DOWN THE ENTIRE
PROVIDENCE.
PROVIDENCE. >> THE CORONAVIRUS STARTED IN
THE PROVIDENCE SO NO TRAINS OR
PLANES WERE ALLOWED IN OR OUT.
FRANK HAD TO STAY IN A HOUSE
FOR TWO WEEKS WITH 15 OF HOPES
RELATIVES. I AM SURE THEY ALL
GOT ALONG JUST FINE, RIGHT?
THEY FINALLY DID GET A CHANCE
TO LEAVE THE VILLAGE AND/OR ON A
EVACUATION FLIGHT.
EVACUATION FLIGHT. THE COUPLE HAD TO STAY AT THE
AIR FORCE BASE FOR TWO MORE
WEEKS WHILE OFFICIALS MADE SURE
THEY DID NOT HAVE THE VIRUS.
AGAIN, THEY ARE FLYING BACK
HOME TODAY.
HOME TODAY. >>> YOU CAN OFFICIALLY SAY IT
IS RIP CITY DAY, A DAY TO HONOR
THE BLAZERS 50th ANNIVERSARY OF
BASKETBALL.
BASKETBALL. >> THE MAYOR WILL MAKE THAT
PROCLAMATION OFFICIAL AT A CITY
COUNCIL MEETING TODAY.
BILL SHANLEY COINED THE PHRASE
"RIP CITY."
"RIP CITY." HE MADE THE CALL ON FEBRUARY 18
OF 1971 WHEN JIM BARNETT HAD A
LONGSHOT. THAT IS WHEN JOHN'S
DARTED OUT, "RIP CITY!"
HE SAID IT WAS JUST ORGANIC AND
HE DIDN'T KNOW WHERE IT CAME
FROM BUT IT CERTAINLY DID
STICK!
STICK!
STICK! >>> WE ARE SHARING YOUR
FAVORITE LASERS PHOTOS.
SHARON SHARE THIS THROWBACK
PHOTO AND WHAT SHE CALLED THE
90s GLORY DAYS AND WE HAVE ONE
MORE. SHE SHOWED THIS ONE OF
HER SONS FIRST LASER GAME. KEEP
SHARING THOSE RIP CITY PICTURES.
USE THE #KGW SUNRISE.
>> JEAN TELLS THE STORY OF THE
GUYS CALLING IT WITH HIM.
>> WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT IT
MEANS BUT IT SOUNDS AWESOME.
BACK
BACK
BACK >>
BACK >> YOU CAN COME UP WITH 1000
REASONS.
REASONS.
REASONS. >> IT WAS