GROWING
GROWING FAN BASE. >>> IT IS FITTING THAT WE BEGIN
WITH A LIVE PICTURE FROM THE
FIELD, HOME OF THE HOPS.
THE TEAM IS IN THE MIDDLE OF A
SIX-GAME HOMESTAND RIGHT NOW.
THEY ARE COMING OFF A WIN FROM
LAST NIGHT.
LAST NIGHT. >> THEY HAVE WON THREE IN A
ROW.
ROW.
ROW. THE
ROW. THE HOPS ARE HOT.
>>> AND THE FORECAST IS KIND OF
HOT.
HOT.
HOT. >>>
HOT. >>> THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF
TRIVIA.
TRIVIA.
TRIVIA. HOW MANY 90 DEGREE DAYS HAVE WE
HAD SO FAR THIS YEAR MAX
>> FOUR.
>> FOUR.
>> FOUR. >> THREE.
>> THREE.
>> THREE. >> WE HAVE HAD THREE.
WE HAD ONE YESTERDAY.
YESTERDAY WAS THE FIRST 90
DEGREE DAY OF JULY.
LASTER, WE HAVE 1590 DEGREES
DAYS OF JULY.
THAT IS UTTING THINGS INTO
PERSPECTIVE.
PERSPECTIVE. IT IS COOLER THIS YEAR THAN
LAST YEAR.
LAST YEAR. THAT SAID, IT IS SUNNY AND
WARM.
WARM.
WARM. UPPER 70s AT THE TIME.
MID-80s AS WE FINISH OFF THE
DAY.
DAY.
DAY. WE
DAY. WE WILL GIVE YOU A QUICK SNEAK
PEEK THE FUTURE CAST.
THIS IS TUESDAY.
LOTS OF CLOUDS AND THE FORECAST
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW. I WILL SHOW YOU THAT MEANS WITH
THE TEMPERATURES COMING UP A
LITTLE BIT.
LITTLE BIT. FIRST, WE HAVE THE MORNING
DRIVE.
DRIVE.
DRIVE. >>> GOOD MORNING.
WE DO HAVE SOME SLOW TRAFFIC
OUT THERE.
OUT THERE. ONE OF THOSE PLACES IS I-84.
THE BIG SPOT, THE BIG SLOW SPOT
IS I-5 SOUTHBOUND OUT OF
VANCOUVER.
VANCOUVER. 25 MILES PER HOUR BETWEEN SR
500 AND THE INTERSTATE BRIDGE.
HERE IS A LIVE LOOK HERE.
IT IS HEAVY ALL THE WAY DOWN TO
THE INTERSTATE BRIDGE.
HERE IS THE DRIVE TIME.
12 MINUTES FROM MAIN STREET
DOWN TO THE FREMONT.
>>> A POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR
THE DRIVER INVOLVED IN A HIT
AND RUN CRASH IN HILLSBORO THAT
INJURED A PEDESTRIAN.
THIS WAS IN SOUTH EAST 10th
AVENUE.
AVENUE.
AVENUE. THIS IS AROUND 9:40 LAST NIGHT
JUST BEFORE 10 A CLOCK.
A PERSON WAS HIT IN THE
INTERSECTION AND THE DRIVER
TOOK OFF.
TOOK OFF.
TOOK OFF. POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR A DARK
COLOR NEWER MODEL SEDAN WHICH
COULD BE MISSING A SIDE VIEW
MIRROR.
MIRROR.
MIRROR. THE PEDESTRIAN IS IN THE
HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES.
>>> AS SOON AS WE HIT, I
STARTED PRAYING.
STARTED PRAYING. >>> A DAD AND THREE YOUNG GIRLS
ARE SAFE. THEY ARE LOOKING INTO
DRUNK DRIVING AS THE CAUSE FOR
THE CRASH.
THE CRASH. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS PHOTO FROM
THE SCENE OFF HIGHWAY 99 NEAR
SHERWOOD FROM SATURDAY NIGHT.
AS HE TOOK HER YOUNG SISTERS
AND THEIR FRIEND IS SITTING ON
THE GROUND WITH THE PARAMEDICS.
THE FIRE CREWS HAD TO PULL
THEIR DAD OUT OF THE CAR.
>> THE BIGGEST THING IS
THINKING ABOUT THEM.
ONCE I KNEW THAT THEY WERE
SAFE, AT LEAST IN A SAFE
CONDITION, THAT IS WHEN THE
ADRENALINE REALLY KICKED IN.
>>> THEY SAY THAT THEY DROVE
THIS 1993 FORD RANGER.
SEVERAL PEOPLE HAD CALLED 911
BEFORE THE CRASH TO REPORT AN
ERRATIC DRIVER.
ERRATIC DRIVER. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER IN THE
TRUCK PICKED UP ALMOST
IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CRASH BY
ANOTHER DRIVER.
ANOTHER DRIVER. IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT
THIS, CALL POLICE.
>>> I AM EMOTIONALLY SHAKEN.
WE ARE IN A WAR ZONE HERE.
IT IS TOUGH FOR US TO GO
OUTSIDE, ESPECIALLY AFTER DARK.
>>> THAT MAN IS ON EDGE,
UNDERSTANDABLY, AFTER A RANDOM
ATTACK OUTSIDE HIS HOME.
IT WAS CAUGHT ON CAMERA AND THE
SUSPECT IS STILL ON THE LOOSE.
LOOK AT THAT.
THAT IS BRUTAL.
THIS HAPPENED TO THIS GUY ON
FRIDAY NIGHT NEAR NORTHEAST
60th AND HOLIDAY.
THE VICTIM SAID THE SUSPECT WAS
TRYING TO USE HIS OUTDOOR
ELECTRICAL OUTLET WHEN HE
CONFRONTED THE PERSON, THAT IS
WHEN HE WAS ATTACKED.
>>> WE HAVE AN ARREST TO REPORT
REGARDING A CRAZY HAMMER
ATTACK.
ATTACK.
ATTACK. POLICE SAY IT WAS RANDOM AND
UNPROVOKED.
UNPROVOKED. THE VICTIMS WIFE SAYS HER
HUSBAND WAS GETTING COFFEE AT
THE 7-ELEVEN WHEN A STRANGER
CAME OUT OF NOWHERE AND HIT HER
HUSBAND OVER THE HEAD WITH A
HAMMER.
HAMMER.
HAMMER. DETECTIVES ARRESTED A 39-YEAR-
OLD. RECORDS SHOW THAT HE HAS
BEEN VIOLENT BEFORE.
IN A JAILHOUSE INTERVIEW, HE
TOLD KGW BACK THEN THAT HE WAS
HIGH ON METH AND HEARING VOICES
IN HIS HEAD.
>>> BATTLING THE JUNIPER FIRE.
ONE OF THE HOTSPOTS IT FLARED
UP YESTERDAY.
UP YESTERDAY. THERE IS VIDEO AS WELL OF THE
FIRE STARTED.
FIRE STARTED. THIS IS A WIND TURBINE BURNING.
THIS WAS SATURDAY NIGHT ON THE
WASHINGTON SIDE OF THE GORGE
NEAR THE TOWN OF EAGLETON.
THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE FIRE
IS SMALLER THAN PREVIOUSLY
THOUGHT.
THOUGHT.
THOUGHT. IT IS ABOUT 240 ACRES AND IT IS
40% CONTAINED.
40% CONTAINED. NO ONE HAS BEEN HURT AND NO
BUILDINGS OR HOMES ARE DAMAGED.
>>> IT IS TIME FOR THE MORNING
RUSH WITH A LOOK AT SOME OF THE
HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. WE WILL START WITH HONORING
LEIGH SUPREME COURT JUSTICE
JOHN PAUL STEVENS.
HIS FUNERAL AND BURIAL ARE
SEVERED TOMORROW.
SEVERED TOMORROW. HE DIED LAST WEEK AT THE AGE OF
99.
99.
99. HE
99. HE SERVED NEARLY 35 YEARS IN
THE HIGH COURT FOR RETIRING IN
2010.
2010.
2010. >>>
2010. >>> A FAST MOVING STORM MAY BE
TO BLAME FOR A CRANE CRASHING
INTO SOMEONE'S HOME.
THEY SAID EIGHT WOMEN LIVE IN
THE HOUSE BUT NOBODY WAS ON THE
TOP FLOOR AT THE TIME OF THE
CRASH.
CRASH.
CRASH. WITNESSES SAY THAT THE STORM
BROUGHT STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY
RAIN JUST BEFORE THE COLLAPSE
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED. >>> A MAN IS CRITICALLY INJURED
AFTER BEING HIT BY LIGHTNING AT
A FLORIDA BEACH.
AS THE STORM MOVED IN,
WITNESSES HEARD WHAT THEY
THOUGHT SOUNDED LIKE AN
EXPLOSION.
EXPLOSION. ONE MAN WAS DIRECTLY HIT AND
WENT INTO CARDIAC ARREST.
SEVEN OTHER PEOPLE WERE
AFFECTED BY THE STRIKE, BUT
ONLY FOUR OF THEM WENT TO THE
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL. >>> ANOTHER DAY OF INTENSE
HEAT.
HEAT.
HEAT. SIX
HEAT. SIX PEOPLE IN THE MIDWEST AND
NEW ENGLAND HAVE DIED BECAUSE
OF THE DANGEROUS TEMPERATURES
THAT TOOK PLACE OVER THE
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND. THOSE TEMPERATURES ALSO CANCELED
CONCERTS, RACES, AND OTHER
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. THE HEAT INDEX, OR HOW IT FEELS
BEYOND THE ACTUAL TEMPERATURE,
IT WAS 110.
>>> CHECK THAT OUT.
THE HOT TEMPERATURES SLAMMING
THE POWER GRID LAST NIGHT.
MORE THAN 30,000 PEOPLE IN THE
DARK.
DARK.
DARK. THE
DARK. THE POWER COMPANY HAD TO CUT
POWER TO THOSE PEOPLE TO AVOID
A BIGGER OUTAGE.
MANY ARE STILL WAITING FOR
ELECTRICITY TO BE TURNED BACK
ON THIS MORNING.
THE NEW YORK GOVERNOR DEPLOYED
THE STATE POLICE AND PROVIDED
GENERATORS TO HELP IMPACTED
NEIGHBORHOODS.
NEIGHBORHOODS. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE POSTING
ABOUT THIS.
ABOUT THIS. HERE ARE SOME TWEETS THAT WE
WILL SHARE.
WILL SHARE. ONE SAYS, LINING UP MIKE
CANDLES AND FLASHLIGHTS.
I BETTER TURN MY PHONE OFF FOR
A BIT.
A BIT.
A BIT. AND THEN THERE IS A LITTLE BIT
OF FUN WITH IT.
SHE SAYS I AM CURRENTLY
SWEATING IN MY UNDERWEAR IN
COMPLETE AND UTTER DARKNESS.
TIDY ALL OF THE ICE CREAM LEFT
IN THE FREEZER BEFORE IT MELTS.
>> YOU HAVE TO.
YOU CANNOT WASTE FOOD.
>> IF YOU TURN THE LIGHTS OFF,
THERE'S AN IDEA THAT IT FEELS
COOLER.
COOLER.
COOLER. REMEMBER IN THE CLASSROOM WHEN
YOU WERE A KID, THE TEACHER
WOULD TURN OFF