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>>> THANK
>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. WE BEGIN WITH HUGE NEWS IN THE
SPORTS WORLD.
SPORTS WORLD. ALL NBA GAMES POSTPONED AFTER
THE MILWAUKEE BUCKS REFUSED TO
TAKE THE COURT PROTESTING THE
SHOOTING OF JACOB BLAKE.
THE BLAZERS AND LAKERS ADJOIN
THE BOYCOTT.
THE BOYCOTT. NOW IT IS EXTENDING TO OTHER
SPORTS.
SPORTS.
SPORTS. LET'S BRING IN ORLANDO SANCHEZ.
A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY ABOUT WHAT
IS NEXT.
IS NEXT.
IS NEXT. >> 100%.
>> 100%.
>> 100%. THIS IS AN UNPRECEDENTED MOMENT
IN ALL OF SPORTS.
NO NBA PLAYOFFS TODAY.
THE PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS WERE
SCHEDULED TO TAKE ON THE LOS
ANGELES LAKERS.
ANGELES LAKERS. THAT WILL NOT HAPPEN TODAY.
THE MILWAUKEE BUCKS, SETTING
THE TONE TODAY BY BOYCOTTING
THEIR GAME AND THE REST OF THE
TEAMS ALSO DOING IT IN UNITY.
NOT PLAYING BASKETBALL TODAY.
MILWAUKEE IS ABOUT 40 MILES
NORTH OF KENOSHA, WISCONSIN
WHERE HE WAS SHOT 7 TIMES BY
POLICE ON SUNDAY.
MULTIPLE REPORTS SAY THE NBA
PLAYERS WILL MEET TONIGHT TO
DETERMINE WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT
. AFTER BEING IN THEIR LOCKER
ROOM FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS THE
BUCKS PLAYERS SPOKE TO THE
MEDIA.
MEDIA.
MEDIA. CALLING FOR JUSTICE FOR JACOB
BLAKE AND DEMANDING POLICE
OFFICERS BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.
THEY SAID DESPITE AN
OVERWHELMING PLEA FOR CHANGE
THERE HAS BEEN NO ACTION.
THEY WANT THE WISCONSIN STATE
LEGISLATURE TO TAKE MEANINGFUL
MEASURES TO ADDRESS POLICE
BRUTALITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AS
WELL AS CRIMINAL JUSTICE
REFORM.
REFORM.
REFORM. THIS HAS BEEN A PRIORITY FOR
THE PLAYERS EVEN BEFORE THEY
AGREED TRAN TO RESTART THE
SEASON AND PLAY GAMES IN THE
BUBBLE.
BUBBLE.
BUBBLE. THAT IS WHY YOU HAVE SEEN
PLAYERS TAKING A KNEE DURING
THE NATIONAL ANTHEM.
BLACK LIVES MATTER CAN BE SEEN
ON THE COURSE.
THE UNIFORMS WITH DIFFERENT
SOCIAL MESSAGES ON THEM.
EVEN AFTER A DISAPPOINTING LOSS
ON MONDAY C.J.
McCOLLUM TALKED ABOUT THIS AS
WELL.>> THIS IS MUCH BIGGER
THAN A GAME OF BASKETBALL.
>>
>> THIS
>> THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT THE NBA TAKING ACTION.
THE WNBA ALSO POSTPONING ITS
GAMES THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO BE
PLAYED TODAY.
PLAYED TODAY. THE SEATTLE MARINERS HAVE
POSTPONED THEIR GAME ALONG WITH
OTHER MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEAMS THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO
PLAY GAMES TODAY.
EVEN ON TV.
TNT'S KENNY SMITH WALKED OFF
THE SET IN SOLIDARITY WITH OF
THE PLAYERS, SO THIS CONTINUES
TO BE A DEVELOPING STORY.
WE HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING FROM
THE PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS YET,
SO WE WILL KEEP YOU POSTED ON
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. THE
THAT. THE ONE THING WE DO KNOW AS OF
RIGHT NOW IS THERE WILL BE
PLAYOFF BASKETBALL TODAY.
BACK TO YOU.
>>> NOW TO THE ONGOING PROTEST
IN PORTLAND.
IN PORTLAND. POLICE DECLARED ANOTHER RIOT IN
DOWNTOWN PORTLAND LAST NIGHT AS
CITY HALL BECAME THE TARGET.
WINDOWS WERE BROKEN AND
EVENTUALLY DEMONSTRATORS GOT
INSIDE THE BUILDING TO 25
PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED.
>> ON THE 3 MONTH ANNIVERSARY
OF GEORGE LOOKED AT THE
MINNEAPOLIS TESTER TOOK TO THE
STREETS OF PORTLAND POLICE SAID
THE CROWD NUMBERED ABOUT 150.
ONE GROUP CHANTED AS THEY
MARCHED. EVERY CITY, EVERY
TOWN.
TOWN.
TOWN. BURNED THE PRECINCT TO THE
GROUND.
>>
>> THE
>> THE FOCUS OF TUESDAY NIGHT WAS PORTLAND'S CITY HALL.
SOME PROTESTERS WERE PEACEFUL,
BUT OTHERS OF SHATTERED
WINDOWS, SPRAY-PAINTED THE
BUILDING, AND DOORS WERE FORCED
OPEN.
OPEN.
OPEN. SOME OF THE CROWD WENT INSIDE.
POLICE FORCED THEM BACK AND
THEN RETREATED TO TRY TO DE-
ESCALATE THE EVENT.
WHEN THE CROWD RETURNED POLICE
TO TOO.
TO TOO.
TO TOO. THE ARRESTED 23 ADULT 2
JUVENILE.
JUVENILE.
JUVENILE. MANY FISHING CHARTERS THAT THE
NEW DISTRICT ATTORNEY HAS SAID
WILL NOT BE PROSECUTED.
THE ADULTS RANGE IN AGE FROM 18-
43 . THEY ARE FROM PORTLAND AND
TROUTDALE.
THEY
THEY DECLARED A RIGHT AFTER THEY SAY ONE MAN LISTED THE
SPRAY FROM AN AEROSOL CAN ON
FIRE AND TRIED TO BURN CITY
HALL WITH PRIVATE SECURITY
GUARDS INSIDE.
GUARDS INSIDE. AT ONE POINT SEVERAL PEOPLE
SHOULD WITH SHIELDS IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE STREET REFUSING TO
MOVE.
MOVE.
MOVE. POLICE RESPONDED TO THEY MADE
SEVERAL ARRESTS HERE.
POLICE WERE HIT WITH EGGS AND
BOTTLES AND HAD LASERS SHINED
IN THEIR FACES.
THEY USED CROWD CONTROL
EMISSIONS, BUT NOT CS GAS.
THEY MADE MULTIPLE
ANNOUNCEMENTS IT WAS DECLARED A
RIGHT AND THAT PEOPLE SHOULD
LEAVE THE AREA.
THE BACK AND FORTH LASTED UNTIL
ABOUT 1:30 THURSDAY MORNING.
>> THE MAYOR JUST STARTED A
NEWS CONFERENCE.
NEWS CONFERENCE. WE INTEND TO ASK HIM ABOUT THE
VIOLENT PROTEST IN THE EVENT
THAT UNFOLDED OVER THE WEEKEND.
WE WILL HAVE HIS COMMENTS AT 6.
>>> WE ARE ALSO HEARING FROM
PEOPLE WHO LIVE NEAR WHERE
PROTESTERS AND POLICE HAVE
CRASHED THE MOST.
THE NEIGHBORS OF THE PORTLAND
POLICE UNION HEADQUARTERS ON
NORTH LOMBARD SAVED THE STRESS,
NOISE, AND SMOKE FROM FIRES AND
TEARGAS ARE TAKING A TOLL.
SOME SAY THEY DO SUPPORT THE
MOVEMENT, BUT NOT THIS
DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR.
DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR. >> TO BEGIN I THINK THEY NEED
TO LOOK AT THEMSELVES IN THE
MIRROR AND SEE HOW PRIVILEGED
THEY ARE.
THEY ARE.
THEY ARE. >> I AM ABSOLUTELY ON SIDE OF
THE PEACEFUL PROTESTERS. I DO
NOT UNDERSTAND HOW VIOLENCE
HELPS THE MESSAGE.
I DO NOT BELIEVE THEY ARE TRULY
PART OF THE MOVEMENT PIECE
>> THE POLICE CHIEF SAYS THE
PROTESTS ARE HAVING AN IMPACT
ON RESOURCES AND RESPONSE TIMES
TO OTHER CALLS.
>>> THE STATES LATEST NUMBERS
ON THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
SHOW 222 NEW CASES IN OREGON
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. 6
TODAY. 6 MORE PEOPLE DIED . WE WILL
SHOW YOU THIS GRAPH NOW THAT
SHOWS THE DATE OF THE CASE
COUNT IS TRENDING DOWN.
THIS IS ENCOURAGING NEWS, BUT
HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY WE CANNOT
GET COMPLACENT.
GET COMPLACENT. LET'S TAKE A LOOK NOW AT
WASHINGTON'S NUMBERS THE STATE
IS STILL REPORTING
SIGNIFICANTLY MORE CASES THAN
OREGON.
OREGON.
OREGON. IF YOU LOOK AT THE GRAPH THE
DAILY CASE COUNT IS ALSO
TRENDING DOWN.
TRENDING DOWN. >>> TODAY ONE OF OREGON'S
LARGEST UNIVERSITIES ANNOUNCED
THE CLASSES WILL BE MOSTLY
REMOTE THIS FALL.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT IS A CHANGE
FROM THE UNIVERSITY'S EARLIER
PLANS TO TRY TO OFFER AN IN
PERSON CORRECT ON THIS FALL.
A STATEMENT FROM THE SCHOOL
CITED 3 REASONS FOR THE PIVOT
TO REMOTE LEARNING.
1st, THE LOCAL COVID-19 TESTING
AND CONTACT TRACING CAPACITY.
2nd, THE IMPACT OF FOLEY WERE
MORE K-12 SCHOOL PLANS ON U OF
O EMPLOYEES.
O EMPLOYEES. THE POSSIBLE DESTRUCTION THAT
WOULD COME FROM HAVING TO
ABRUPTLY SHIFT FROM IN PERSON
CURRICULUM TO ONLINE IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE TERM.
THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT
RELEASED A VIDEO EXPLAINING THE
CHANGE.
CHANGE.
CHANGE. >> WE WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON
BUILDING OUR TESTING AND
CONTACT TRACING CAPACITY
THROUGHOUT THE FALL.
WITH THE GOAL THAT WE WERE TO
RETURN TO PREDOMINATELY IN
PERSON INSTRUCTION NO LATER
THAN JANUARY 2021.
>> I AM HOPING THAT BENCHMARK
IS WHERE IT ALL GETS BACK TO
NORMAL.>> THE FRESHMAN YOU JUST
HEARD FROM SAYS HE AGREES WITH
THE UNIVERSITY'S DECISION, BUT
HOPES HE DOES NOT MISS OUT ON
THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE.
AFTER MORE THAN 50 YEARS IT
APPEARS A HIGH SCHOOL MASCOT IS
ON ITS WAY OUT IN VANCOUVER.
THE SCHOOL BOARD IS SAID TO GET
RID OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER
CHIEFTAIN.
>>
>> THE
>> THE COLUMBIA RIVER CHIEFTAIN'S NAME AND MASCOT ON
THE VERGE OF EXTINCTION.
>>
>> FOR
>> FOR ME
>> FOR ME AND MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS IT IS AN EASY VOTE I
WOULD SAY.
WOULD SAY. THAT IS NOT TO NEGATE THE FACT
THAT DOING THIS CAUSES A LOT OF
PEOPLE SOME ANGST.
>> THE SCHOOL BOARD VICE CHAIR
APPRECIATED THE HISTORY, BUT
WILL VOTE FOR THE MASCOT CHANGE
AFTER LISTENING TO LOCAL TRIBAL
LEADERS.
LEADERS.
LEADERS. LIKE THE SELFLESS WASHINGTON
TRIBE.
TRIBE.
TRIBE. >>
TRIBE. >> IT HAS NOT ALWAYS BEEN AT
POSITIVE THING FOR THE NATIVE
KIDS.
IT
IT WAS
IT WAS FROM ANOTHER PLANET. NOT FROM HERE.
IT IS JUST A CHANCE FOR THEM TO
TAKE ANOTHER PATH.
>> COLUMBIA RIVER HAS A LONG
HISTORY OF SCHOOL SPIRA.
GOING BACK TO 1962.
EMBRACING THE SCHOOL SPEARE IT
HAS BEEN TOUGH FOR SOME.
ESPECIALLY NATIVE AMERICAN
STUDENTS.
STUDENTS.
STUDENTS. CAT McALLISTER IS ONE OF THEM.
GRADUATING IN 2019.
>> IT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE MY
WHOLE LIFE BECAUSE MY PARENTS
WENT TO THIS HIGH SCHOOL.
MY OLDER SIBLINGS AND THEN MY
YOUNGER SIBLINGS.
YOUNGER SIBLINGS. >> A PART OF THE STUDENT LED
EFFORT TO CHANGE THE MASCOT HER
SENIOR YEAR.
SENIOR YEAR. ONE OF SEVERAL FAILED ATTEMPTS
OVER THE LAST FEW DECADES.
THE CURRENT PUSH FOR SOCIAL
CHANGE RENEWED THE EFFORT.
>> I DEFINITELY HOPE THAT THEY
PUT THAT BEHIND. WHY IT IS
CHANGING AND COMING TO A
RESOLUTION AND WHY IT WAS A
RESOLUTION TO BEGIN WITH.
>> IT IS FAIR TO SAY IT IS NOT
AN ISSUE FOR EVERYONE.
>>
>> I
>> I PERSONALLY FIND IT FLATTERING. I THINK IT IS A
GOOD REPRESENTATION OF