.
. >>>
. >>> IT
. >>> IT IS ANOTHER HAZY DAY IN
THE ROSE CITY.
GOOD AFTERNOON.
GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM CONSTRUCTION CRIST.
THE CONCERN NOW IS THE HOOD-TO-
COAST RELAY THAT KICKS OFF
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW. TIM GORDON IS -- I AM CHRISTINE
PITAWANICH.
PITAWANICH. THE CONCERN NOW IS THE HOOD-TO-
COAST RACE THAT KICKS OFF
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW. TIM, YOU TALKED TO ONE GROUP
RUNNING THE HOOD-TO-COAST?
>> Reporter: YES.
WE TALKED TO PEOPLE OUT THERE
GETTING A LIGHT WORKOUT, ALSO
PEOPLE WALKING THEIR DOGS IN
WHAT THEY ARE HOPING IS THE
LAST SMOKY DAY WE GET FOR A
WHILE.
WHILE.
WHILE. >>
WHILE. >> WE ARE TRAINING FOR HOOD-TO-
COAST TOMORROW.
COAST TOMORROW. >> Reporter: THESE FOUR GUYS
ARE IN TOWN PREPARING TO RUN
THE BIG RELAY RACE.
THE RUNNERS CAME ALL THE WAY
FROM AUSTIN, TEXAS.
WE ARE IN THE UNHEALTHY
CATEGORY FOR SMOKE PARTICULATES
IN THE AIR.
>> THAT IS TRUE BUT COMPARED TO
90% HUMIDITY, I WILL COME TO
THIS ANY DAY.
>> Reporter: THIS BEATS OUT?
>> FOR SURE.
.
. >>
. >> Reporter: BUT IT WOULD BE
BETTER FOR EVERYBODY IF THIS
MURKY GRAY IN THE AIR GOES
AWAY.
AWAY.
AWAY. YOU
AWAY. YOU SHOULD LIMIT YOUR PET'S
OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE TO FIVE
MINUTES AT A TIME IN THESE
CONDITIONS.
CONDITIONS. AND THAT IS WHAT THIS OWNER IS
DOING WITH HIS AUSTRALIAN
SHEPPARDS.
SHEPPARDS. >> WE ARE HOPING THEY DON'T GET
AFFECTED BY THE SMOKE.
MYSELF, AS WELL.
YES.
YES.
YES. >>
YES. >> Reporter: BACK WITH A TEAM
FROM TEXAS, THEY REMAIN
POSITIVE ABOUT THEIR SITUATION.
ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO COMPLAIN
ABOUT THE SMOKE AT ALL?
>> NOT THAT BAD TODAY.
>> EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT
HOW BAD IT WAS THIS WEEK BUT IT
IS NOT TOO BA
>> Reporter: GOOD LUCK TO THE
RUN LAB TEAM FROM AUSTIN AND
EVERYBODY ELSE PARTICIPATING
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS
FOR HOOD-TO-COAST.
FOR HOOD-TO-COAST. WE HAVE BEEN GETTING A DRIZZLE
THE LAST COUPLE OF HOURS NOW
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. HOPEFULLY THAT IS A GOOD SIGN
OF THINGS TO COME.
BACK TO YOU.
>> CROSSING OUR FINGERS, TIM.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. >>> LET'S CHECK IN WITH
METEOROLOGIST ROD HILL.
WHEN CAN WE EXPECT THIS ICKY
SMOKE TO CLEAR OUT?
>> BELL, IF WE HAD A BIG WIND
BLOWING AWAY I WOULD SAY
QUICKLY AND WITH CONFIDENCE.
BUT THE PROBLEM NOW IS ALTHOUGH
WE HAVE IMPROVING WEATHER
CONDITIONS, AS TIM MENTIONED
THE MIST IN THE AIR, A SIGN
THAT MOST OF WHAT YOU ARE
SEEING ON TOP IS CLOUD COVER.
WE HAD A MARINE PUSH COME IN
THIS MORNING.
THIS MORNING. BUT STILL, IT IS HAZY AND
SMOKY OUTSIDE.
SMOKY OUTSIDE. IT WILL BE A GRADUAL
IMPROVEMENT BECAUSE WE DON'T
HAVE WINDS JUST BLOWING
EVERYTHING AWAY.
EVERYTHING AWAY. WITH THAT SAID LOOK AT THE DOT
ON THE AIR QUALITY MAP FROM
DEQ.
DEQ.
DEQ. SEEN
DEQ. SEEN THE GREEN DOTS, YELLOW
TOWARD SEATTLE.
TOWARD SEATTLE. THE YELLOW MEANS MODERATE AND
THE GREEN MEANS GOOD.
WE ARE STARTING TO SEE POCKETS
OPEN UP WITH VASTLY IMPROVING
AIR-CONDITIONS.
AIR-CONDITIONS. MOUNT HOOD WAS CONSIDERED
UNHEALTHY THIS MORNING BUT NOW
IT IS YELLOW, MODERATE, BIG
IMPROVEMENTS THIS MORNING.
PORTLAND MODERATE UP AROUND PDX
BUT STILL A POX OF RED MEANING
UNHEALTHY AIR DOWNTOWN AND NEAR
HILLSBORO.
HILLSBORO. SALEM SHOWING UNHEALTHY TO
SENSITIVE FOR FOLKS WITH ASTHMA
AND THAT SORT OF THING.
HERE IS THE LIVE PICTURE.
REALLY HAZY BUT A LOT OF IT IS
CLOUD COVER, MAYBE NOT AS BAD
AS THE VISUAL SUGGESTS.
WE ARE 63.
THERE IS THE DRIZZLE ALONG THE
COLUMBIA RIVER RIGHT NOW.
I BELIEVE WE WILL GET A LITTLE
SUNSHINE DEVELOPING THIS
AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON. WARMING UP TO 74 AT 6:00 P.M.
AND 69 AT 9:00 P.M.
THE AIR QUALITY WILL CONTINUE
TO SLOWLY GET BETTER IN MOST
AREAS.
AREAS.
AREAS. THAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW,
CHRISTINE, BUT IT IS A SLOW,
GRADUAL PROCESS.
GRADUAL PROCESS. I THINK BY THE TIME WE WAKE UP
TOMORROW MORNING THIS WILL BE,
FOR THE MOST PART, A FORGOTTEN
STORY.
STORY.
STORY. LET'S HOPE SO.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. FOR SUR
FOR SUR
FOR SUR >>> I KNOW, AS WELL, ROD,
YOU HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT
HURRICANE LANE AS IT CLOSES IN
ON THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
RIGHT NOW THERE ARE TORRENTIAL
DOWNPOURS ON THE BIG ISLAND BUT
THAT IS NOT STOPPING PEOPLE
FROM SURFING.
FROM SURFING. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO SHOT
FROM KONA ABOUT A HOUR-AND-A-
HALF AGO.
HALF AGO.
HALF AGO. PEOPLE IN HAWAII ARE BRACING
FOR WHAT COULD BE ONE OF THE
STRONGEST HURRICANES TO HIT THE
ISLANDS.
ISLANDS.
ISLANDS. THE LAST DEVASTATING STORMS WAS
HURRICANE INIKI IN 1992 THAT
KILLED SIX PEOPLE AND CAUSED
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN DAMAGE.
>>> FIRST RESPONDERS FROM
WASHINGTON ARE HEADED TO
HAWAII.
HAWAII.
HAWAII. THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT
AT THIS POINT, BUT TASK FORCE
MEMBERS ARE EAGER TO HELP.
DREW MICKALSON FROM OUR SISTER
STATION IN SEATTLE CAUGHT UP
WITH THE
WITH THE
WITH THE >> Reporter: THEY HAVE BEEN
TOLD TO PREPARE FOR ANYTHING.
>> HIGH DEBRIS, HIGH WATER,
SWIFT WATER, FLASH-FLOODS,
THAT TYPE OF THING.
>> Reporter: THIS IS A TACOMA
FIREFIGHTER BUT THIS MORNING HE
FOUND OUT HE IS NEEDED
THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY.
35 MENS OF PA MEMBERS OF THE
STATE'S -- 35 MEMBERS OF THE
STATE'S URBAN TASK FORCE HEADED
TO HAWAII.
TO HAWAII. >> WE FEEL BAD FOR OUR FAMILIES
WE HAVE BEEN LEAVING BEHIND BUT
IT IS WHAT WE TRAIN FOR.
>> Reporter: THE SAME TASK
FORCE WAS IN ACTION IN HOUSTON
LAST SUMMER.
LAST SUMMER. >> WE ARE BASICALLY RIGHT UNDER
THE TALL POWER LINES.
>> Reporter: HE WAS ALSO
DEPLOYED WITH PUERTO RICO ALONG
WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPUTY.
>> WE ARE HELPING PEOPLE AND WE
HAVE FUN DOING IT.
>> Reporter: WHILE IT IS NOT
EASY PUTTING EVERYTHING ON HOLD
FOR POTENTIALLY TWO WEEKS,
HELPING IN OTHER PARTS OF THE
COUNTRY CAN END UP HELPING
FOLKS BACK HOME IN THE LONG RU
>> IT BETTER PREPARES US AS
FIRST RESPONDERS FOR WHEN THE
BIG ONE HITS HERE BECAUSE WE
WILL HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH
THAT TYPE OF EXPERIENCE THAT
CAN SAY, WELL, I HAVE HERE
AND THIS WORKED AND THIS
DIDN'T.
DIDN'T.
DIDN'T. >> Reporter: IT IS NOT THE KIND
OF ALL-EXPENSES TRIP TO HAWAII
MOST WOULD BE EXCITED ABOUT,
BUT IT IS PART OF THE JOB FOR
THESE TASK FORCE MEMBERS AND
THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
>> THEY ARE USED TO IT, I
GUESS.
GUESS.
GUESS. I
GUESS. I HAVE BEEN DOING IT A LONG
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. >>
TIME. >> Reporter: DREW MICKALSON,
KING 5 NEWS.
>> OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH THOSE
GUYS.
GUYS.
GUYS. >>>
GUYS. >>> A WOMAN IS ACCUSED OF
BREAKING INTO A RANDOM THIRD
STORY APARTMENT WHILE THE
PEOPLE INSIDE WERE SLEEPING.
SHE HAS BEEN ARRESTED.
LOOK AT BRANDER ANDERSON'S MUG
SHOT.
SHOT.
SHOT. SHE
SHOT. SHE CLIMBED UP A FIRE ESCAPE
AND PUSHED IN A WINDOW FAN TO
GET INTO THE APARTMENT.
THIS HAPPENED AROUND 3:00 THIS
MORNING ON SOUTHEAST 11th
STREET NEAR FRANKLIN STREET.
OFFICERS FOUND HER A SHORT TIME
LATER, FACING MULTIPLE CHARGES
INCLUDING POSSESSION OF METH.
>>> TAKE A LOOK AT ALL THESE
SMASHED CAR WINDOWS.
PORTLAND POLICE SAY AROUND 4:30
THIS MORNING PEOPLE CALLED 9-1-
1 SAYING A GUY WAS USING A
BASEBALL BAT TO VANDALIZE CARS
ALONG SOUTHEAST 15th AVENUE AND
SALMON STREET.
SALMON STREET. AT LEAST THREE CARS WERE HIT.
POLICE FOUND 25-YEAR-OLD JOSHUA
GONZALEZ A FEW BLOCKS AWAY ON
HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD.
HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD. WE HAVE A DARK SHOT OF HIM IN
THE BACK OF A SQUAD CAR.
POLICE SAY GONZALEZ ALSO
PUNCHED A MAN IN THE FACE AFTER
ASKING HIM FOR A CIGARETTE.
>>> TODAY DETECTIVES ARE ALSO
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW A MAN
DROWNED AT SILVER LAKE IN
COWLITZ COUNTY.
COWLITZ COUNTY. THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAID 42-
YEAR-OLD PAUL ELF WAS SWIMMING
ON SATURDAY WHEN HE QUOTE
UNQUOTE STRUCK SOMETHING.
PEOPLE FOUND HIM FACE DOWN AND
HE DIED AT THE HOSPITAL.
THE MEDICAL EXAMINER SAYS HE
HAD BROKEN RIBS AND A CRACKED
VERTEBRAE.
VERTEBRAE. DETECTIVES SAY IT IS POSSIBLE A
BOAT OR SOMETHING ELSE MAY HAVE
HIT HIM.
HIT HIM.
HIT HIM. IF YOU HEARD OR SAW ANYTHING,
INVESTIGATORS AT THE COWLITZ
COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE WANT
YOU TO GIVE THEM A CALL.
.
. >>>
. >>> NOW
. >>> NOW NEW AT NOON, THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF OREGON IS
SLAMMING ONE OF THE LATEST
POLITICAL ATTACK ADS THAT YOU
HAVE PROBABLY SEEN RIGHT HERE
ON KGW.
ON KGW.
ON KGW. MANY PEOPLE HAVE CALLED AND
MESSAGED US ABOUT THIS ADS FROM
PRIORITY OREGON, SHOWING A MOM
READING TO HER KIDS IN BED.
THE STORIES SHE READS SLAM
GOVERNOR KATE BROWN.
TODAY DEMOCRATS HELD A NEWS
CONFERENCE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT
IT.
IT.
IT. STATE
IT. STATE REPRESENT ROB NOOS ASKED
THE CHALLENGER TO STAND UP
AGAINST THE ATTACK ADS.
>> NICK BUELLER, I HOPE YOU
ARE LISTENING BECAUSE THIS KIND
OF SMEAR CAMPAIGN IS NOT LIKE
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. I
YOU. I CONSIDER YOU A FRIEND AND I
HOPE YOU HAVE LOOKED AT WHAT
PRIORITY OREGON IS DOING.
>> IN THE EVENING NEWSCAST WE
WILL LOOK CLOSER AT THE AD AND
EXPLAINS WHAT IT TAKES TO GET A
CAMPAIGN AD ON TV.
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS HE IS
NOT GUILTY OF ANYTHING ILLEGAL
DESPITE BEING IMPLICATED BY HIS
FORMER LAWYER MICHAEL COHEN.
COHEN PLEADED GUILTY TO CHARGES
OF FINANCIAL FRAUD AND CAMPAIGN
FINANCE VIOLATIONS.
FINANCE VIOLATIONS. THE PRESIDENT SPOKE IN AN
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH FOX
NEWS THIS MORNING SAYING COHEN
WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING
PAYMENTS TO STORMY DANIELS AND
KAREN MacDOUGALL.
KAREN MacDOUGALL. BOTH WOMEN SAID THEY HAD A
SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE
PRESIDENT BEFORE THE ELECTION.
PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID HE DOESN'T
BELIEVE IT IS ILLEGAL BECAUSE
IT DIDN'T COME FROM CAMPAIGN
MONEY.
MONEY.
MONEY. THE PRESIDENT WAS ALSO ASKED IF
HE IS CONCERNED ABOUT GETTING
IMPEACHED.
IMPEACHED. >> I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU CAN
IMPEACH SOMEBODY WHO HAS DONE A
GREAT JOB.
GREAT JOB. I TELL YOU WHAT, IF I EVER GOT
IMPEACHED I THINK THE MARKET
WOULD CRASH, I THINK EVERYBODY
WOULD BE VERY POOR, BECAUSE
WITHOUT THIS THINKING, YOU
WOULD SEE -- YOU WOULD SEE
NUMBERS THAT YOU WOULD NOT
BELIEV
BELIEV
BELIEV >>
BELIEV >> THE PRESIDENT DIDN'T RULE
OUT POSSIBLY PARDONING HIS
FORMER CAMPAIGN CHAIRMAN PAUL
MANAFORT, BUT DIDN'T GIVE A
DIRECT ANSWE
DIRECT ANSWE >>> IN THE MEANTIME THE TRADE
WAR BETWEEN THE U.S. AND CHINA
IS ESCALATING.
IS ESCALATING. BOTH COUNTRIES HAVE MOSAICKED
ADDITIONAL TARIFFS AGAINST THE
OTHER.
OTHER.
OTHER. THE NEW -- IMPOSED ADDITIONAL
TARIFFS AGAINST THE OTHER.
THE NEW $16 BILLION AGAINST THE
U.S. WENT INTO EFFECT BEFORE
MIDNIGHT AND CHINA RESPONDED
WITH A EQUAL AMOUNT OF TARIFFS
AND THEY ARE FILING A LAWSUIT
WITH THE TRADE ORGANIZATION
CLAIMING THE U.S. IS VIOLATING
WTO RULES.
WTO RULES. OFFICIALS FROM BOTH SIDES HAVE
BEEN MEETING IN WASHINGTON BUT
AT THIS POINT THERE DOESN'T
APPEAR TO BE PROGRESS AND
TALKS.
TALKS.
TALKS. >>> EDUCATION SECRETARY BETSY
DeVOS IS CONSIDERING A PLAN TO
ALLOW SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO USE
FEDERAL MONEY TO BUY GUNS FOR
TEACHERS.
TEACHERS.
TEACHERS. THAT IS ACCORDING TO THE NORTH
KOREA TIMES.
KOREA TIMES. PRESIDENT TRUMP FLOATED THE
IDEA OF ARMING TEACHERS AFTER
-- NEW YORK TIMES.
PRESIDENT TRUMP FLOATED