This is KGW news at noon. The
smoke in haze is improving
here in the metro area.
This is a live look over downton
Portland from our Wells Fargo sky Cam.
The difference may be subtle,
but things definitely moving
in the right direction.
Thanks for joining us this noon.
Let's head back to the weather
center where meteorologist Chris
McGinnis has the updated outloo.
Yeah, good afternoon, Brenda.
The sky conditions
improving, right.
And we can see that plainly on r
Wells Fargo sky camera. In fact,
I think if you look a little bit here,
our cameras kind of pointed
off to the north and east.
So as you look off to the east,
the air has kind of a creamier,
smokier look to it off to the W.
You almost start to see a little
hue of of of blue there, right.
Let's take it the Oregon coast,
because it is clear smoke
free on the Oregon coast.
That's a beautiful look
right now from Cannon Beach.
Meanwhile, in the Willamette Va,
it's a different story.
The murky camera look here
from our camera in Dayton.
This is at the Stoller Vineyard
pointed off to the east.
Usually we can see the Cascades
in the distance. You cannot.
And this is still in the category of yuck.
This is out in The Dalles,
right?
This is Oregon's Veterans Home in The Dalles,
and the thick smoke still blanks
the East End of the gorge.
We can see that the air quality
in the metro area has improved
significantly from this morning,
but we still have some red dots
out here indicating unhealthy ar
in Hood River and Wasco County d
very unhealthy air in portions f
Jefferson and Deschutes County.
The good news is we are still on
track to see the westerly flow
through deep enough layer of the
atmosphere to continue clearing
and thinning that smoke as we
progress through the afternoon.
So sky conditions and air quality will
continue to improve nearly statewide,
but especially for the western part of
the state as we go to the after.
That said,
a comfortable afternoon with
highs only getting up to about ,
maybe 81 degrees this afternoon.
Much improved air quality Tomorw
also significant rain in the
eastern part of the state.
We'll look at that and your 70
forecast in just a few minutes.
Fredda.
Thank you, Chris. Now to Washin,
where crews are battling
dangerous wildfires near Spokan.
The flames have led to evacuatis
and a state of emergency.
NBC's Jesse Kirsch has the late.
As the summer of wild weather
and vicious wildfires continues.
Blazes raging overnight
in the Northwest. The Origin Rd.
fire turning structures into ru,
so far fires causing more than 25,000
acres to burn in Spokane County alone,
the Gray fire burning more
than 10,000 acres. We saw
a big plume in the
air and we were like, oh,
that looks a little bit close.
Sparked Friday, claiming roughly
185 structures in its path,
forcing evacuation orders for thousands.
Mary Cox and her daughter
Lisa were told to get out.
If our home was there, fine.
If it's not, just take it as it comes.
While the city of Medical Lake ravaged,
I just can't imagine what Medicl
Lake is going through. There's g
to be a lot of displaced people
also burning the far smaller Wia
fire, the trio of fires fueled y
excessive heat and high winds.
Governor Jay Inslee touring
an evacuation shelter Sunday.
We've got to understand we're
up against a monster here
that we've never felt before.
That's climate change.
Some families now holding
on to memories after leaving
so much else behind. People
like Melissa Thurman, who says
her home burned down. When
you lay eyes on that,
what goes through your mind?
I can't even explain the
feeling of knowing that, like,
everything that you worked for is gone.
You know, Yeah, so there's
going to be insurance and stuff,
but it doesn't make up for,
you know, what you see when you
see all of your stuff turn to a.
That was Jesse Kirsch reporting.
President Biden is in Maui today
taking a look at the devastation
caused by the deadly wildfires there.
He and the first lady are expecd
to meet with first responders,
officials and survivors.
There's been a terrible
loss of life and land.
Authorities say they've recoverd
at least 106 sets of human rema,
most of which have yet to be identified.
Many more people are still miss.
You can help the people of Maui by donating
to the KGW Northwest Response F.
We've partnered with the American Red Cross.
Just text the word FIRE to
the number on your screen,
503-226-5088, and we'll
text you a link to donate.
You can also give in person
at any branch of U.S. bank.
So far viewers have helped
us raise just over $45,000,
so a big thank you to everyone
who's taken time to give
Multnomah County reported two me
suspected heat related deaths last week.
The medical examiner said one
person was found in North Portl,
the other in Northeast,
but it's not clear exactly when they died.
That brings the total lives lost to six
now to that massive storm drenching the
Southwest and putting lives at .
Tropical Storm Hillary is dumpig
inches of rain on Southern California,
leading to severe weather condis
and life threatening floods.
Erin McLaughlin has the latest
Hillary slamming the SW officia,
calling the drenching and danges
event a once in a lifetime stor.
Heavy bands of rain barreled
towards Southern California.
The National Hurricane Center
warned of catastrophic and life
threatening flooding overnight.
Mud slides forcing cars off thed
and bringing traffic to a total
standstill on I-10 near Palm Springs.
The storms so severe there,
the city announced overnight,
its 911 phone lines were
down and it Forest Falls.
Firefighters trapped after a
mudslide cut off roads around
their station around Los Angele.
A double dose of Mother Nature's
power as a 5.1 magnitude earthqe
rattled Ventura and LA counties.
Yeah, I felt something The state's Office
of Emergency Services issuing tropical storm,
earthquake and tornado warnings
all within an hour of each othe.
Hillary,
now the first tropical storm tot
Southern California in nearly three decades,
toppling trees,
submerging cars and triggering landslides.
The massive system drenching
the mountains and deserts,
even flooding this emergency
room in Rancho Mirage.
Experts say the area's terrain
make these downpours more danges
and potentially more deadly.
Residents in high risk areas
urged to evacuate,
but some choosing to hunker dow.
Why are you staying?
Because
we always stay, we wrote.
We wrote every one of them out,
even the fires right to the door every
time. The storm,
once a Category 4 hurricane,
first made landfall in Mexico
More treacherous flash floods
turned roads into raging rivers.
Mexican authorities say one pern
died after their car was swept
away just north of Santa Rosali.
Now as California deals with the deluge,
Hillary's Fury is moving N
an update now on the breaking n.
We brought you here on Sunrise Portland
police telling us they have two people in
custody following a shooting in Southeast.
This happened around 112th and
Holgate at an apartment complex.
No one was hurt, but residents e
temporarily ordered to stay in r
homes and lock their doors and windows.
PPB saying all of this started after an
officer responding to a different call
saw two people shooting into an apartment.
There were two suspects that the
officer saw and those two suspes
ran off into the neighborhood.
Because officer was there,
he was really quickly able to gt
cover units to respond and to help out.
And they set up a a fairly small
perimeter where they believe thy
have the the two suspects inside
roads in the area have now reop.
The names of the people in cust,
they're described as a man in a
juvenile, have not been release.
Well, starting today, 150
members of the Portland police e
will start wearing body cameras.
This is a 2 month pilot programd
if it goes well, all officers wl
start wearing cameras in Octobe.
Until now, Portland was the lart
municipal Police Department in
the country without body camera.
Here's how the program works.
Officers are required to turn on
their cameras for every call.
The cameras will automatically turn on
whenever an officer pulls a gun or Taser,
or when their cruiser lights go.
PPB says officers cannot delete,
edit or alter recorded video.
The system also keeps track of
who watches the video and when.
Tonight a vote on the new map of
Portland's newly redrawn City
Council districts.
The Independent District Commisn
is expected to okay it.
This is part of a voter approved
plan to divvy up the city and ce
the way elections run next year.
The City Council will have 12 members
elected through ranked choice voting.
There will be three members from
each district.
That final vote happens at 6:00.
A woman missing from Ridgefield
for several days has been found.
33 year old Jessica Rodgers Fern
had been missing since last Tue,
according to her family.
Her husband says she was seen ag
the Columbia River in Vancouverd
had been talking to people ther,
but her car was later found empy
in Clackamas.
Rogers Fern is the mother of two young kids.
A social media post from her fay
says she was found safe and is now home.