This is KGW news at sunrise
this morning on sunrise.
A neighbor to the Pumpkin Ridge
Golf course is making his stance on
their controversial golf tournament.
Hard to ignore.
We're not against the Saudi people.
We're against what the Saudi government
has done and continues to keep doing
more on the crimes the country
is accused of and will also hear
from family of one of the victims.
And this 4th of July we're talking
about pet safety. We spoke
with Fire and Rescue about how
to celebrate safely and with
your pets best interest in mind.
Then we're taking you to Alpine
County to catch up with the
state biologist turned painter.
We'll show you everything
the area has to offer.
From the beautiful scenery to
historic structures that you
should definitely check out.
Good morning and thank you
so much for waking up
with this this 4th of July.
I am Christine Pinewatch
filling in this morning.
It's been a little while and
of course Rod Hill here too.
Yes, sadly it was just
the other day I was here.
Here's a little look.
Partly cloudy skies out from
the Wells Fargo building.
We have a nice July 4th coming.
It's gonna be very comfortable.
High temperatures will be in the 70s.
You can see Mount Hood there looking off
57 degrees is the early morning number.
Any shower chance today West of
the Cascades is incredibly slight.
We stayed dry over the weekend.
Will likely stay dry again today.
68 degrees at noon.
And while we might be a
little bit warmer than 76,
it is July 4th so why wouldn't
you forecast 76?
Degrees Christine
OK, Thanks Rod now to a developing
story out of Northeast Portland.
Northeast Emerson is now open after
Portland police responded to a possible
domestic disturbance with a shotgun.
This was near 6600 NE Emerson St Police and
crisis teams were there for over 6 hours.
Police first responded around 9:15
last night to reports that a person had
barricaded themselves inside the home.
Police were unable to locate.
That person and huge changes are underway in
the college football world here in the West.
Use SC and UCLA left the PAC
12 last week for the Big 10.
The Big 10 Conference is reportedly
negotiating a billion dollar TV deal.
The PAC 12 conference said it was
surprised and disappointed with the move.
Here's sports talk show host and columnist
John Canzano on what could be on the horizon.
I also think that they're going to consider
a merger with the Big 12 conference.
Keep an eye on that.
Those big 5 conferences the Power 5
have now been reduced to the power.
Two big 10 in the SEC.
So I think the Big 12 in the PAC 12
have something in common here and I
think they could come together in like
a 20 team conference and try to rival
what is going on in the Big 10 in the SEC.
The PAC 12's got to do something they
either have to add teams to the PAC
12 Conference or they're going to have
to merge with the Big 12 and create
something that is more appealing
to ESPN and some other providers.
So Canzano also says there are
lawmakers in Oregon and Washington
who may want to create some type
of legislation or provision to keep
public PAC 12 universities from
splitting away from each other.
It would keep the ducks and Beavers
together as well as Washington
and Washington state together.
Well, of course,
keep you updated as we learn more.
I'm a grandmother and I've lost one
of my children, and I've seen my
daughter and my other grandchildren
suffer and they continue to suffer.
The live Golf Invitational
in North Plains is over,
but not before it drew a lot of
criticism for its big connection
to the Saudi Arabian government.
Some say it's an example of something
called sports washing or trying
to improve a country's reputation
with high profile sporting events.
Catherine Cook shows us how one neighbor
used his property to send a message
to all those people who showed up.
In North Plains,
a light breeze rustles the leaves,
it's just the right temperature
and in the air there's quiet.
2016 20 year old Abdullah Rahman Norah.
Until there isn't,
it was the Consulate of Saudi Arabia.
Then Ricky Freeman's house.
This is his sound system.
Those days are over and
these news clips and
it's the stories just not gonna
die and the voices don't go away.
They're part of the message he's
sending to those at the Saudi
backed live golf Invitational
at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club,
right across the street.
We're not against the Saudi people.
We're against what the Saudi government's
done and continues to keep doing.
And that's to have horrific
human rights violations
in 2018, U.S. intelligence
officials found Saudi Arabia's Crown
Prince approved the operation.
That led to the murder of
journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
And then there was Portland
Teen Fallon Smart in 2016.
Police say the 15 year old was
struck and killed while crossing
southeast Hawthorne in a hit and run.
Police later arrested 21 year
old Abdulrahman Sameer Noorah,
a Saudi national for the crime.
But two weeks before his trial,
investigators say Neura out on
bail removed his tracking device.
They believed the Saudi government
flew him out of the country,
helping him escape.
Prosecution
we wanted to give a voice to the
people like foul and smart but weren't
able to be here themselves. Today,
Fallon's grandmother heard
about Freeman's demonstration.
She came out here to thank
him and offer her own request
to the Saudi government.
I'm a grandmother and I've lost
one of my children holding
a picture of Fallon.
Cindy Trippett shared her plea
with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince.
Please send all of the Saudi nationals
who are suspects of violent crimes.
Back to the United States.
Cough means nothing to me.
Safety. Truth and justice
are the foundations.
Of American Society and not golf,
it's unclear if her words will
ever reach the Saudi government,
but Freeman says their message
is reaching people here.
You know, you get a lot of
people wave at you with just one
finger instead of all of them.
There's a couple of people that wave at you.
You know, with two, but you know,
we don't get intimidated from that.
And on this day on this green, that's
all that matters. God.
In North Plains, Catherine Cook KGW news.
On this Monday morning,
here are some of the
headlines we're tracking.
The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office says
a Happy Valley man is in the hospital
after falling several 100 feet on Mount Hood.
Deputies launched a search and rescue
mission around 6:30 Saturday morning.
The 43 year old fell near the
old Chute area of the mountain.
Witnesses say he lost his ice axe,
fell about 6 to 700 feet,
and was seriously injured.
The man was then flown
to a Portland hospital,
the Sheriff's Office.
Wants to remind people that climbing
mountain Hood is really dangerous.
All times of the year due to steep and
icy conditions and one person is dead,
another hospitalized after their car flipped
and caught fire in Hillsboro Sunday morning.
It happened at Tanasbourne Dr
and Stuckey Ave around 4:30.
One person was taken to the hospital
with life threatening injuries or
potentially life threatening injuries.
Rather, a second person was
pronounced dead at the scene.
Police don't know what caused the
crash just yet and if it's unknown
if drugs or alcohol.
Were involved.
All roads in the area have since been opened
and a new fire prevention
effort is underway in Washington with the
goal to limit wildfires by reducing the
fuel that they have to burn right now,
the Department of Natural Resources
is working with the US Forest Service
to reduce overgrowth and restore
the natural forest in part of the
Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest.
We know that in Washington state,
especially in central Eastern
Washington and we are experiencing
a forest health crisis which is
leading to our catastrophic wildfires.
The 4000 acre site is part of a 350,000
acre plan for the next 10 years.
It's called the Central Washington
initiative.
Fire officials say it's one of the
country's most urgent areas of focus.
Now.
Here's a quick look outside from
the Salmon Street Springs area.
Beautiful morning there on the waterfront.
Our photographer, Eric Patterson.
Behind the camera there for us this morning.
And wow, what a way to start the morning.
And it looks pretty nice out.
So Rod, this 4th of July.
People gonna be out watching the fireworks.
What's it gonna be like?
It's gonna be I mean any chance
of rain is probably less than 5%.
When I get smaller it means
rain chances decreasing.
By the way, I don't know why I did
that but partly cloudy comfortably
in the 70s and real quick because
we just did that fire story.
The only large fire on the map
and I believe it is the first
one we've had all summer is the
one Willow Creek that's out near
Ontario in far Eastern Oregon.
And as of last night that fire was reported
at 85% contained with some 40,000 acres.
Burned so the fire scene continues
to be great news and so far
the weather is cooperating.
Here's a look at our weather setup,
so upper level low which has been
with us for several days now,
but the deal has has been leaving
us alone on the West side and
feeling scattered showers with some
thunderstorms east of the Cascades.
That pattern is expected to continue today.
Here's like a futurecast mix of early
morning cloudiness here on the West
side and probably partly cloudy skies.
Overall this is 10:00 o'clock this morning.
It does show a thunderstorm mid afternoon.
There's one passing through.
Baker City doesn't show the activity today in
Central Oregon that we had over the weekend.
Had some pretty good rounds of
thunderstorms moving up over to
South County the last couple of days,
for example.
This is tomorrow.
This model likes finally a decent chance
of getting some rain tomorrow morning
into the afternoon here in the valley,
but other weather models say no,
we have a good chance to stay dry
and just kind of partly cloudy.
So we'll see this ongoing little
chance of a shower here for Portland
and Salem and Vancouver continues
actually all the way into Thursday.
Right now, though, we are completely dry.
We're partly cloudy over the city,
a nice comfortable 57 degrees
out the door here.
The other numbers for you to start
this July 4th holiday 53 down in Salem.
Nice and cool 59 out in The Dalles.
Warm spot on the map is Pendleton
at 61 degrees and here is the
forecast for the coast today.
The likely staying in the six he's kind
of a mostly cloudy to partly cloudy day.
Overall northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
It could be some drizzle spots with
some low cloud banks this morning and
that's about it and then partly cloudy skies.
Could be nearing 80 in Salem today.
Northwest winds beyond the light side 5
to 10 and here come the seven day numbers,
so I think we're generally in
the 70s at least,
but they shower chance in
the forecast through Thursday
and then we start to warm up.
Right now we've got us pushing 90
on this coming Sunday and that's
your forecast Christine.
OK, thanks so much rod.
And of course we've been talking
about it so far this morning.
Of course, today is the 4th of July,
though Portland and Vancouver have
banned fireworks again this year,
there are still some places
where you can see them.
That means you and your pets.
Will also probably be able to hear them too.
How you can protect your pets
tonight and the KGW school supplied
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collected school supplies for more
than 15,000 kids and this year we
want to help even more because over
50% of students start the year
without the supplies they need.
So we need a little bit of help from you.
Just go to kgw.com/school sign up
your organization and we'll send over
a collection kit so you can help.
Left school supplies for your
school district.
We'll be right back.