>>>
>>> LOWERING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, DRESSY METAL
HEALTHCARE AND FINDING THE
ANSWERS THE HOMELESS CRISIS.
OREGON LEGISLATORS GET BUT IF
BUSY FOR A SESSION.
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES FOR
PRESIDENT MAKING THEIR FINAL
PUSH IN IOWA FOR WHY THEY
SHOULD BE THE ONE.
>>> THE 49ers TAKE ON THE
CHIEFS IN SUPER BOWL LIV, THIS
YEAR FOR OREGON FANS, ONLINE
BETTING.
BETTING.
BETTING. WE SHOW YOU HOW SOME ARE
PLANNING TO CASH IN BIG.
>>> THIS IS KGW NEWS AT 5.
>>> WE BEGIN WITH A LOOK AT
YOUR MONEY IN OUR CLIMATE.
YOU KNOW THE TWO ARE LINKED
WHEN IT COMES TO ORGANS
LEGISLATURE AT A 45 DAY SESSION
STARTS ON MONDAY AND IT WILL
FEATURE AN EPIC BATTLE OVER
LOWERING THE GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS.
EMISSIONS. THE RESULTS WILL AFFECT NEARLY
EVERYONE LIVING IN OREGON ONE
WAY OR ANOTHER TIM GORDON IS
LIVE PEER?
LIVE PEER? SPEC TO SEE FROM SALEM?
>> Reporter: FRONT AND CENTER
WE EXPECT TO SEE AT LEAST SOME
BICKERING.
BICKERING. THERE ARE CHANGES TO IT THAT
MAY OR MAY NOT HELP FIND A
COMPROMISE.
COMPROMISE. LAWMAKERS DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME
TO SEE ABOUT THAT AND ADDRESS
OTHER KEY ISSUES.
STARTING MONDAY, OREGON
LAWMAKERS GATHERED WITH A LONG
LIST OF THINGS THEY WOULD LIKE
TO ACCOMPLISH.
TO ACCOMPLISH. >> THERE IS AN ATTEMPT TO GET
SOME OF THOSE THINGS MOVING AS
QUICKLY AS THEY CAN PICK 35
DAYS GOES LIKE BOOM LIKE THAT
>> Reporter: POLITICAL ANALYST,
LYNN BERNSTEIN SAYS, FRONT AND
CENTER IS CAP AND TRADE THAT
WOULD PUT A PRICE TAG ON CARBON
EMISSIONS.
EMISSIONS. THAT GOT A LOT OF PUSHBACK FROM
LOGGERS, TRUCKERS AND FARMERS
LAST YEAR.
LAST YEAR. AND REPUBLICANS WENT A WALL
KEEPING DEMOCRATS FROM HAVING A
FORUM.
FORUM.
FORUM. THEY SAY THE DEMS HAVE MADE
CHANGES LOWERING THE IMPACT AND
PHASING IN.
PHASING IN. DO THINK IT'S ENOUGH?
>> I WISH IF I WAS GOOD THAT, I
WOULD BE GOING TO VEGAS.
AND MAKING A LOT OF MONEY.
AT THIS POINT, NOBODY KNOWS.
>> Reporter: SENATE PRESIDENT
PETER COURTNEY, HAS BEEN LEADING
THE SENATE SINCE 2003.
HE HAS BEEN HOSPITALIZED WITH
HEALTH PROBLEMS AND THAT PUTS
INTO QUESTION HIS RETURN TO
START.
START.
START. >>
START. >> THE SESSION IS NOT THE SAME
WITHOUT PETER COURTNEY.
IS A LONG-STANDING PERSON WHO
UNDERSTANDS THE INSTITUTION.
AND KNOWS HOW TO MAKE THINGS
HAPPEN.
HAPPEN.
HAPPEN. >> Reporter: A STRONG ECONOMY
GIVES LAWMAKERS A 400 MILLION
$90 MILLION IN FILTH.
LOOKING FOR EFFORTS TO SPEND IT
ON MENTAL HEALTH CARE IN THE
HOMELESS CRISIS.
HOMELESS CRISIS. THE GOVERNOR WANTS TO SPEND
$200 MILLION MORE ON PREVENTING
AND FIGHTING WILDFIRES.
BUT WILL CAP AND TRADE
OVERSHADOW EVERYTHING?
OVERSHADOW EVERYTHING? BERNSTEIN SAYS IT COULD.
EXPECTS REPUBLICANS COULD WALK
OUT AGAIN.
OUT AGAIN. >> THEIR BASE, THEIR VOTING
BASE SAYS TO THEM, IT'S NO GOOD
FOR US AND DON'T EVEN GIVE THEM
A QUORUM.
A QUORUM.
A QUORUM. VOTING NO IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
SO I THINK WE ARE SET UP FOR
ANOTHER WALKOUT.
ANOTHER WALKOUT. >> Reporter: THAT'S NOT ALL
NEGATIVE.
NEGATIVE.
NEGATIVE. THEY SAID THERE COULD BE BY
SARDIS AND AGREEMENT BY SARDIS
AN AGREEMENT ON GUN SAFETY.
IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE
HOW FAR THEY GET IN JUST 35
DAYS.
DAYS.
DAYS. >>>
DAYS. >>> IF YOU'RE A BIT OF A
POLITICAL HAWK LIKE I AM.
YOU WILL WANT TO WATCH STRAIGHT
TALK RIGHT HERE TONIGHT AT 6:30
PM.
PM.
PM. OUR
PM. OUR LAURAL PORTER TALKS WITH
BOTH SENATE LEADERS ABOUT
WHAT'S GOING TO ON WITH CAP AND
TRADE AND A BUNCH OF OTHER
THINGS.
THINGS.
THINGS. REGARDLESS OF WHAT HAPPENS IN
THIS SESSION, THE NORTHWEST IS
MOVING AWAY FROM BURNING COAL
TO MAKE ELECTRICITY.
BUT WEATHER BE ENOUGH POWER
WHEN THAT HAPPENS?
I WILL LOOK AT THAT QUESTION IN
A HALF HOUR SPECIAL WE ARE
AIRING RIGHT HERE TONIGHT AT 8
PM.
PM.
PM. >>>
PM. >>> NOW ON TO IMPEACHMENT.
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S SPENDING THE
WEEKEND IN FLORIDA OFFING.
IS ALL BUT GUARANTEED AN
ACQUITTAL ON WEDNESDAY WHEN THE
SENATE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL GOES
TO A VOTE.
REPUBLICANS LOCKED IT IN
YESTERDAY WHEN THEY VOTED TO
BLOCK NEW WITNESS TESTIMONY.
TOMORROW THE PRESIDENT WILL DO
AN INTERVIEW ON FOX BEFORE THE
SUPER BOWL.
SUPER BOWL. TUESDAY HE WILL DELIVER THE
STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS BOOK
TODAY HE TWEETED A PICTURE OF
HIMSELF ON THE GOLF COURSE.
>>> ONTO IOWA, WHERE THE
DEMOCRATS ARE RUNNING FOR
PRESIDENT AND SPRINTING TO WIN
THE FIRST CAUCUSES IN THE
NATION.
NATION.
NATION. IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE
DONATIONS DRY UP FOR THOSE WHO
DO NOT DO WELL IN THE WINTER
HAS A BRIGHT FUTURE.
SARAH DOLL HAS THE STORY.
>> Reporter: IN THE RACE FOR
THE WHITE HOUSE, --
>> WE'VE BEEN AT IT FOR MORE
THAN A YEAR.
>> Reporter: A FINAL SPRINT TO
THE IOWA CAUCUSES.
>> THIS IS IT.
THIS IS OUR MOMENT.
IN HISTORY.
IN HISTORY. >> CAN YOU BELIEVE IT'S VOTING
TIME IN TODAY'S?
>> Reporter: CANDIDATES WASTING
FROM EVENT TO EVENT HANDLING
HECKLERS,
HECKLERS,
HECKLERS, >> I'M NOT SURE WHO HE'S WITH
BUT GIVE US BACK YOUR JOE
SCHOBERT.
SCHOBERT.
SCHOBERT. OKAY?
OKAY?
OKAY? >>
OKAY? >> Reporter: AND UTILIZING
SPOUSES AND POLITICAL SURROGATES
TO REACH AS MANY PEOPLE AS
POSSIBLE.
POSSIBLE.
POSSIBLE. >> I SHAKE THEIR HANDS A LOOK
THEM IN THE EYE AND YOU CAN
LEARN A LOT FROM A PERSON THAT
WAY.
WAY.
WAY. >>
WAY. >> WE WANT TO HEAR WHAT THEY
SAY AND MOSTLY JUST TO MEET
THEM FACE-TO-FACE.
THEM FACE-TO-FACE. >> Reporter: THOSE WHO HAVE
BEEN PULLING DOUBLE DUTY WITH
THE TRIAL IN DC, CELEBRATING
THE RETURN TO IOWA.
TO DUTY CALLED AND I THINK YOU
ALL KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THIS
HEARING WAS THIS WEEK.
>> Reporter: THIS WEEKEND IT'S
ALL CANDIDATES ON THE CAMPAIGN
TRAIL.
TRAIL.
TRAIL. >>
TRAIL. >> IT'S JUST A REAL LESSON IN
DEMOCRACY.
DEMOCRACY. >> Reporter: WITH THE FINISH
LINE INSIGHT.
LINE INSIGHT. CAMPAIGNS ARE VERY INTERESTED
IN WHO TURNS OUT TO THE
CAUCUSES.
CAUCUSES.
CAUCUSES. FOR EXAMPLE, AN OLDER
DEMOGRAPHIC WOULD LIKELY
BENEFIT BIDEN.
BENEFIT BIDEN. WHILE A STRONG SHOWING OF YOUNG
PEOPLE COULD HELP CENTERS.
IN DES MOINES, KGW NEWS.
>>> THE HIGHLY REGARDED POINTER
INSTITUTE POINTS OUT THE
DEMOCRAT WHO WINS IOWA HAS GONE
ON TO BE THE NOMINEE FOR
PRESIDENT 70% OF THE TIME SINCE
1972.
1972.
1972. >>>
1972. >>> IT WAS A WARM MORNING BUT
THEN THE TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN
DROPPING LIKE A ROCK.
THAT COULD LEAD TO A MIX OF
MAYBE RAIN AND SNOW.
LET'S FIND OUT FROM THE EXPERT.
JOE?
JOE?
JOE? >>>
JOE? >>> I APPRECIATE YOU CALLING ME
THE EXPERT.
THE EXPERT. WE SAW SOME WARM TEMPERATURES
EARLIER TODAY.
EARLIER TODAY. WE SAW OUR HIGH BASICALLY BY
LATE THIS MORNING.
WE SAW A RECORD TEMPERATURES
YESTERDAY.
YESTERDAY. I WANT TO TAKE YOU TO DOWNTOWN
PORTLAND RIGHT NOW.
TALK ABOUT THE TEMPERATURES
DROPPING.
DROPPING.
DROPPING. WE ARE SEEING THAT AS WE SPEAK
AT THE COLD FRONT IS MOVING
THROUGH AND WE ARE LOOKING AT A
TEMPERATURE 46 AFTER SEEING
TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO 60
DEGREES FOR THE SECOND DAY IN A
ROW AS WE LOOK AT YESTERDAY, 62
DEGREES WITH A RECORD YESTERDAY.
BASICALLY THROUGHOUT MUCH OF
THE METRO WE SAW TEMPERATURES
FEELING MORE LIKE LATE MARCH OR
APRIL.
APRIL.
APRIL. NOW WE WILL SEE COLDER AIR MOVE
THROUGH OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT
YOU WERE RUNNING INTO ABOUT 15
OR 16 DEGREES COOLER THAN WHAT
WE ARE LOOKING AT FOR THE EARLY
PART OF THE EVENING.
AT THE WE LOOK AT THE HIGHS,
UPPER 50s.
UPPER 50s. WE ARE TRACKING COLD AIR MOVING
IN TONIGHT.
IN TONIGHT. WE WILL SEE WARMER TEMPERATURES
OR LITTLE BIT BUT THOSE WILL BE
DROPPING OVERNIGHT INTO THE LOW
TO MID 30s.
I'M ALSO TRACKING PRECIPITATION.
IT'S GOING TO BE A WEEK SYSTEM
SO DON'T EXPECT TO SEE A LOT OF
SNOW.
SNOW.
SNOW. WE
SNOW. WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT IN A
FEW MINUTES.
FEW MINUTES. >>> THANKS JOE.
>>> A CRASH ON I-5 HAPPENED
SOUTH OF THE SALEM AIRPORT.
THE BACKED UP TRAFFIC UNTIL
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
67-YEAR-OLD DAVID FOWLER, FROM
DEB LEBANON DIES AT THE SCENE.
HE WAS DRIVING HIS TRUCK ON THE
SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WHEN THE
DRIVER OF THE OTHER TRUCK, FOR
WHATEVER REASON, SLAMMED INTO
HIM.
HIM.
HIM. THE
HIM. THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.
>>> TWO PEOPLE CONNECTED WITH
THE DEADLY SHOOTING LAST MONTH
IN SEATTLE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED.
POLICE HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR
MARQUISE TOLBERT AND WILLIAM
TOLLIVER SINCE THE SHOOTING ON
THE 22nd HOOK YOU CAN SEE IT
WAS VERY CHAOTIC.
ONE PERSON WAS KILLED AND SEVEN
WERE HURT INCLUDING A NINE-YEAR-
OLD BOY.
OLD BOY.
OLD BOY. THE TWO WERE ARRESTED IN LAS
VEGAS.
VEGAS.
VEGAS. A
VEGAS. A THIRD MAN WAS ARRESTED AT THE
SCENE AFTER THE SHOOTING.
COURT RECORDS SHOW ALL THREE
MEN HAVE TIES TO GANGS IN THE
AREA.
AREA.
AREA. >>>
AREA. >>> THIS IS A LITTLE UPSETTING
CLOSER TO HOME IN PORTLAND.
POLICE ARE WARNING ABOUT TWO
CASES OF ADULTS TRYING TO LURE
CHILDREN INTO CARS.
THE FIRST ONE HAPPENED THURSDAY
NEAR SOUTHEAST 89th AND COOPER
AVENUE.
AVENUE.
AVENUE. A
AVENUE. A NINE-YEAR-OLD GIRL SAID TWO
MEN IN A WHITE VAN OFFERED HER
CANDY AND A RIDE.
SHE SMARTLY RAN TO A NEARBY
HOUSE FOR HELP THE SECOND
HAPPENED NEAR SOUTHWEST SKYLINE
BOULEVARD AND HIGHWAY 26.
14 ARE GIRLS AND A WOMAN TRIED
TO GET HER TO COME INTO HER
CAR.
CAR.
CAR. SHE
CAR. SHE RAN INTO A NEARBY BUSINESS.
POLICE DO NOT THINK THE TWO
CASES ARE RELATED.
>>> WE GOT THROUGH THE FIRST
WEEK OF TAX TESTIMONY ON THE
MAX ATTACK TROPICAL WOMAN
CLAIMED SHE HAD A VIOLENT
ENCOUNTER WITH JEREMY CHRISTIAN
IN MAY 2017.
DEMETRA HESTER SAID CHRISTIAN
YELICH THE TRAIN HE WAS A AND
HE HATED , QUOTE, ALL MUSLIMS,
BLACKS AND . SHE CONFRONTED
HIM AND HE ARGUED HE HAD THE
RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH.
HERE'S WHAT SHE SAID HAPPENED
NEXT TOOK
NEXT TOOK
NEXT TOOK >> HE'S LOOKING AT ME AND
TELLING ME I'M ABOUT TO GET [
BLEEP ].
BLEEP ].
BLEEP ]. >> WHAT IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN?
>> ME SPRAYING HIM WITH MACE.
>> WHAT THEN?
>> HE THROWS THE BALL AT MY.
>>> WHAT HAPPENS TO THE BOTTLE?
>> HITS MY EYE AND IT FALLS
DOWN.
DOWN.
DOWN. IT
DOWN. IT SPLASHES ALL OVER THE
CONDUCTORS WINDOW AND MYSELF.
>> POLICE NEVER CAUGHT
CHRISTIAN THE NIGHT.
WE HAVE MUCH MORE IN