We'll have those stories in just a moment,
but first let's get to breaking news
and within the last hour a multi
vehicle crash in Southeast Portland
near I2O5 and Southeast Foster.
This is a live look at the scene
there police confirming at least
one fatality along with injuries.
Right now SE Foster is closed between
92nd and 101st and all on and off
ramps there to I2O5 are also closed.
No word on A cause here.
We will update you as we learn more.
Well, thanks for joining us.
I'm David Molko along with
meteorologist Matt Sofino.
Matt, let us start now with
the record setting heat,
we're finally cooling off.
The question of course,
are we done yet?
Yeah,
it's not too bad out there right now, David.
We had a really hot day though I
temperatures were near 100 in the valley.
We're still at 80,
which you know for 11:00 o'clock at
night is hot no matter the time of year.
This is our average high for this date.
So yes, it's a warm night,
but the humidity to see that 32%,
so very low for this time of
the night elsewhere around the
valley 79 to 80 degrees, but.
Noticed Mcminnville at 68 in Corvallis
is at 67 some significant cooling working
its way to the mid valley right now.
Corvallis has now dropped down to 64 as
they've got a good strong northwest wind.
So the push of cooler marine air
into the western valleys has begun.
It'll be a little bit shallow tonight,
so that means we'll still be around
90 tomorrow, but not the 98 of today.
See the winds are out of the northwest
of Portland to West and Mcminnville at 7,
indicating that cooler air coming in
from the coast that southwest wind.
Eugene is also a good sign.
Here are the numbers though 98 in Portland,
94.
Kelso was 99 in Eugene and we had triple
digits in Medford and in the Dallas.
The records look like this.
Portland, the airport, 98.
Vancouver, 96, Eugene,
Hillsborough and Troutdale all setting
record highs during the day today.
Now the watches and warnings
have been allowed to expire,
which is great.
No more fire, weather warnings or or
air quality warnings or heat advisories.
That's all done. Now the focus will shift.
The winds in the gorge.
Now, this is our wind forecast.
Carson to Hood River tomorrow morning.
Pretty light, right?
But look how they build in the afternoon.
Sustained winds of 22 miles an
hour in Hood River.
They only get stronger as we go
through tomorrow night and they
continue into Friday.
So this is going to be a challenge
for the firefighters out of the Tunnel
5 fire. David. Yeah.
We'll be keeping an eye on it all.
Thanks so much, Matt.
New tonight a follow up on a
13 year old Portland boy Now
we're covering in the hospital.
Warning, some of the
details here are disturbing.
Though the update this evening it
is nothing short of heartwarming.
Jamari Woodward was struck in the
head last week with a tire iron.
Tonight a familiar and famous face
sent him a special get well message.
Prayers
keep pouring in for 13
year old Jamari Woodard.
Jamari was good bro.
Including. This message from
Blazers star Damian Lillard
heard the news. I just wanted to
take a second to send you some
love or send you well wishes, bro.
A very unfortunate situation.
Want to send some prayers your way?
Send some lights your way and some strength.
The teen all smiles.
You know, stay strong man.
And you know, keep pushing
with a message of his own.
Don't trade teams. Don't trade teams. Amen,
We said. Would you like to
say thank you to Damian?
And he's like don't trade
moments that offer a glimmer of hope
as Jamari fights to get better.
Michelle Bart is a
spokesperson for his family.
It's been a roller coaster ride.
Jamari still in the hospital a week
and 1/2 after police say he was
hit in the head with a tire iron.
One that had to be surgically
removed from his skull.
It's not clear if it was
an attack or an accident
all about getting Jamari back on
his feet. And we've had a lot
of bumps in the road, but
that's to be expected.
As one hospital employee
told us, it's a marathon.
It's not even a spring.
On Sunday, Jamari turns 14.
Mart says they'll continue to do
what they can to lift up his spirits
and take his mind off the pain.
We have hope that justice will come for
this young man and his mom and his family.
It's great to see him smiling,
making progress with a joke or two there.
But all about what about the investigation,
whether or not this was an accident?
Do police have a suspect?
Well, David, I checked in
with PPB this afternoon.
They tell me the Major Crimes Unit is
still actively investigating the case.
And seeking witnesses.
All right. Still in progress.
What is Jamari's family saying about that?
Correct. Well, she can't
speak on this specific
case. Bart says generally it's
important for police to do their due
diligence in order for prosecution
to stick the family's fighting for
justice and accountability and say
they have faith officers are doing
all they can to get it. David, let's
hope they get an update soon.
And we wish Jamari a speedy recovery.
Thanks so much, Alma.
Let's get you cut up on
tonight's other headlines now.
Gresham police have seized 11
guns and more than 1000 rounds
from the home of a 19 year old.
They say it was involved in a shooting.
Police say Matteo Green shot at someone
June 25th after a dispute in the drive
through line of a fast food restaurant.
Green was arrested Monday.
Then on Tuesday,
authorities recovered these firearms,
including five rifles,
from his vehicle and house.
Green faces charges that include
unlawful possession of firearms
and attempted assault.
In Milwaukee,
police have arrested a man they say
try to kidnap a three-year old boy
during last night's fireworks show.
Police say the boy was sitting
on his father's lap at Milwaukee
Bay Park when a man identified
as 29 year old Michael Carrillo,
came up and grabbed him.
The boy's father was able to hold on.
Police tracked down the suspect
nearby say he punched an officer
when they tried to arrest him.
Carrillo is now in the Clackamas
County Jail facing charges for
attempted kidnapping and assault.
Morgan DMV offices have halted
all driver license and permit
transactions after an outage brought
down the agency's camera system.
ADMV spokesperson says they are
not sure what caused the outage,
but they add it is not related
to the recent data breach where
millions of people had their
personal information compromise.
No word on when the system will be
back up and we are keeping an eye on
the Tunnel 5 fire burning in Skamania County.
The good news?
It's size, roughly 550 acres,
has not changed that much.
In the last 48 hours, though,
neither has containment.
Still sitting around 5%.
About 10 homes have been destroyed.
Evacuations remain in place in some areas.
A nearby stretch of State
Route 14 remains closed.
I-84 on the Oregon side
remains your best alternate.
Well,
Speaking of fire,
in one Clark County neighborhood,
the 4th of July brought fireworks being
set off where they shouldn't have been,
causing significant damage to one home
and sending a woman and her animals.
Scrambling for safety,
Tim Gordon tells us about the teenager
who stepped up and came to their rescue.
This home in Fulida is not a total loss,
but the fire damage is extensive, starting
with the master bedroom outside Rexan.
Workula says the fireworks raining down
over her from the neighborhood next door
was extremely intense into the night
on the 4th of July.
I was actually witnessing it and I was.
I did holler a couple times when they.
Stopped for a few seconds
to try to get them to stop.
I was trying to tell them it
was flying over and they just,
it was just, oh,
it was like a war house over there.
It was a horrible war
non-stop, she says. The fire
kicked up in the tall Arbor Vida
and spread to her home.
Orcala's husband was in the
hospital for a knee surgery,
but she did have help.
I was driving home. I see these
bushes right here. Just starting to
catch 18 year old Jace Wade saw the trouble,
stopped and went into rescue mode.
Yes, the house was on fire.
Most of the master bedroom and that
whole side was on fire by that point.
The house was starting to
fill with smoke a little.
You came along at the right time?
Yes, I did. I'm very grateful I did.
I mean, it came out of the
pureness of my heart. So yeah,
she was inside
and she has a lot
of animals in there. I'm not sure how many,
but we got two kittens in her out.
For 25 years, Workla has been a
committed animal rescue and foster
mom with a focus on helping cats.
That is sugar and spice.
And this is Toby, Toby.
In all, 13 cats and three dogs were
in the home and several people,
including firefighters,
ultimately saved them all.
There was some really, really
good people that came. I mean,
we've lived here 30 years. We can do.
It's a lot to take a mix of
emotions to go with no sleep
after a terrifying night.
Rexanne's son Michael puts
it this way. You know,
and it's sad to see your your,
your. You know all your hard
work go to flames over just a
a silly holiday. You know what I mean?
I mean I I believe in the holiday,
but I don't believe in, you know,
even if it's an accident.
This is this is more than a sorry
frustration now mixed with thanks
for those who made important
rescues at this home in Felida.
Tim Gordon, KGW News.