>>
>> IN
>> IN HIS
>> IN HIS LITTLE HARDHAT. THAT WAS THE PERFECT WAY TO END
THE DAY.
THE DAY.
THE DAY. >> THAT DOES IT FOR US.
HERE IS KGW NEWS AT 5.
>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US
AT 5:00.
AT 5:00.
AT 5:00. OUR TOP STORY THIS EVENING.
QUITE A SCENE THIS WEEKEND.
CAPTURED ON VIDEO BY SOME
PASSENGERS.
PASSENGERS. A DRIVER CRASHED THROUGH THE
GATE AND DROVE ONTO THE AIR
FILLED WITH A WOMAN AND 2 KIDS
IN THE CAR.
SHE EXPLAINS WHAT HAPPENED.
>> THE PILOT OF A COMMERCIAL
AIRLINER WAS FORCED TO STOP ON
THE TAXIWAY ON SUNDAY AFTER A
CAR DROVE UNDERNEATH ITS WING.
THE POLI CHASED THE DRIVER
AND ARRESTED HIM AT GUNPOINT.
>> IT ALL HAPPENED PRETTY
QUICKLY.
QUICKLY.
QUICKLY. >> THIS PASSENGER CAPTURED THE
SCENE ON VIDEO.
THE OFFICERS SAY HE CRASHED HIS
CITY AND THROUGH THE PERIMETER
GATE WITH A WOMAN AND 2 KIDS
INSIDE THE CAR.
>> I HAVE SEEN MOVIES BEING
FILMED, AND I WAS WAITING FOR
THE FILM CREW SOMEWHERE.
>> ON SUNDAY EVENING AIR POOR
OPERATIONS WERE CHECKING THE
RUNWAY WHEN SPROUTING A CAR
DRIVING ON THE RAMP NEAR PARK
PLANS.
WHEN
WHEN CONFRONTED BY OFFICERS THEY SAY HE EXPLAINED THEY WERE
BEING CHASED BY SEVERAL TRUCKS
AND CRASHED THROUGH THE GATE AS
A MEANS TO ESCAPE.
THEY SAY THAT HE GOT BACK IN
THE CAR WITH ONE OF THE
CHILDREN ON HIS LAP AND TOOK
OFF ON AN ACTIVE TAXIWAY.
FOR SEEING A COMMERCIAL
AIRLINER TO STOP AS THE VEHICLE
DROVE UNDER ITS WING.
>>
>> THE
>> THE DRIVER EVENTUALLY STOPPED WHERE HE WAS TAKEN INTO
CUSTODY.
CUSTODY.
CUSTODY. THE POLICE BOOKED THE 24-YEAR-
OLD ON FELONY CHARGES.
INCLUDING CRIMINAL MISCHIEF,
ASSAULTING A POLICE OFFICER,
AND ATTEMPTING TO ELUDE.
BOOKING RECORDS SUGGEST HE HAS
NO CRIMINAL RECORD.
NO HISTORY OF DRUGS OR ALCOHOL
OR MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.
HE WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR
COMMENT TO THE WOMAN AND
CHILDREN IN THE CAR WERE
INTERVIEWED AND RELEASED.
IN AVIATION SECURITY EXPERT
EXPLAINED IT'S UNUSUAL, BUT NOT
UNHEARD OF FOR AN UNAUTHORIZED
VEHICLE TO MAKE IT ONTO AN
AIRPORT RUNWAY OR RAMP.
>> IN THIS CASE IT DOES NOT
SOUND LIKE THEY DID ANYTHING
MORE THAN DAMAGE THE FENCE.
>> THEY SAY SAFETY MEASURES DID
WHAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO.
NO ONE WAS HURT.
>> THE FENCE IS NOT DESIGNED TO
BE IMPENETRABLE.
BE IMPENETRABLE. IT IS DESIGNED TO BE A DELAYING
ACTION TO ALLOW LAW ENFORCEMENT
ENOUGH TIME TO'S INTERCEPT ANY
UNAUTHORIZED PERSONNEL OR
VEHICLES.
VEHICLES.
VEHICLES. IN THIS CASE IT WORKED.
>>> POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE
SUSPECT CAUGHT ON VIDEO
ATTACKING A MAN IN DOWNTOWN
PORTLAND.
PORTLAND.
PORTLAND. WE WANT TO WARN YOU THAT THE
VIDEO MAY BE HARD TO WATCH.
IT HAPPENED ON SUNDAY NEAR A
BLACK LIVES MATTER PRO HAS.
THE OFFICERS ARE LOOKING FOR
THE 25-YEAR-OLD WHO IS ACCUSED
OF BEACHING THE DRIVER OF THE
PICKUP TRUCK WHO CRASHED AT
SOUTHWEST TAYLOR AND BROADWAY.
THE VICTIM WAS SERIOUSLY
INJURED, BUT IS OUT OF THE
HOSPITAL TODAY.
HOSPITAL TODAY. WITNESSES HAVE DIFFERENT
ACCOUNTS OF WHAT LED UP TO
THIS, AND WE HAVE NOT CONFIRMED
ANY OF THEM.
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION
CONTACT PORTLAND POLICE.
>>> THE PARENTS OF AN 11-YEAR-
OLD BOY WHO DROWNED EARLIER
THIS MONTH ARE SHARING MEMORIES
OF THEIR SON.
HE WAS ATTENDING A YOUTH OUTING
WITH A RIDGEFIELD CHURCH NEAR
HOOD RIVER.
HOOD RIVER. THE GROUP STEPPED ON A SAND BAR
TO COOL OFF WHEN THE SHELF GAVE
OUT.
OUT.
OUT. BRANDON AND THE YOUTH PASTOR
DROWNED.
DROWNED.
DROWNED. BRANDON'S PARENTS SAY HE WAS
LOVED BY EVERYONE.
HE HAD AN UPBEAT PERSONALITY
AND WAS EASY TO CONNECT WITH.>>
WE ARE A DIFFERENT FAMILY NOW,
BUT WE ARE STILL A FAMILY.
WE MISSED THE GOOGLE THAT HE
HAD, AND THAT OUR FAMILY HAD
TOGETHER WITH HIM.
>>
>> BRANDON DIED JUST DAYS BEFORE HIS 12th BIRTHDAY.
HIS FAMILY CELEBRATED BY
ORDERING PIZZA AND PLAYING
VIDEO GAMES.
VIDEO GAMES. THE WAY THAT HE WOULD HAVE
CELEBRATED IT TOO.
>>> NOW TO THE CORONAVIRUS
PANDEMIC. OREGON REPORTED TO 37
NEW CASES TODAY.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS GRAPH
FIGURES IN THE NUMBER OF NEW
DAILY CASES PLATEAU . THE 2
WEEK AVERAGE IS GOING DOWN
SLIGHTLY.
SLIGHTLY.
SLIGHTLY. THE HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY IT IS
GOOD, BUT WE SHOULDN'T GET
COMPLACENT.
COMPLACENT. YESTERDAY THE STATE REPORTED 0
NEW DEBTS, BUT TODAY IT
REPORTED 9. THERE IS NOT MUCH
OF A TREND IN TERMS OF THE
DEATH TOLL.
DEATH TOLL. IN GENERAL, MORE DEATHS ARE
BEING REPORTED NOW THAN EARLIER
IN THE PANDEMIC.
>>> SOME COLLEGE STUDENTS ARE
GETTING READY TO HEAD BACK TO
SCHOOL IN THE MIDDLE OF A
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC. OTHERS HAVE DECIDED TO SKIP
CLASSES THIS YEAR PUKE EVEN
THOUGH THEY GOT IN.
CHRISTINA TALKED TO ONE STUDENT
WHO WAS TAKING A GAP YEAR.
>> I JUST GRADUATED THIS
SPRING.
SPRING.
SPRING. >> HOW DID THAT FEEL?
>> GOOD.
>> GOOD.
>> GOOD. IT HAS DEFINITELY BEEN A LONG
TIME COMING.
TIME COMING. >> HE HAS KNOWN SINCE MIDDLE
SCHOOL THAT HE WANTED TO ATTEND
COLLEGE TO PURSUE MUSIC.
>> HE SPENT A LOT OF HIS TIME
IN HIGH SCHOOL PREPARING TO GET
INTO COLLEGE.>> AT THE END I
ENDED UP APPLYING FOR MAYBE 9.
>> HE GOT INTO ONE OF HIS TOP
CHOICES.
CHOICES.
CHOICES. >> I AM GOING TO GO TO THE NEW
SCHOOL IN MANHATTAN. IT IS
EXCITING.
EXCITING.
EXCITING. >> THAT EXCITEMENT WAS SHORT-
LIVED BECAUSE OF COVID-19.
>> MANHATTAN IS SO CENTRAL BILL
FOR A WELL IT WAS THE EPICENTER
FOR THE VIRUS.
THINGS WERE SO BAD.
I KNEW THAT NEW YORK WOULD
PROBABLY NOT BE THE BEST PLACE
TO BE THIS COMING FALL.
>> HE KNEW THAT HE WOULD NOT BE
GETTING THE SAME COLOR SOCIAL
EXPERIENCE, AND IT WOULD BE A
LOT OF MONEY TO PAY FOR ONLINE
LEARNING.
LEARNING.
LEARNING. >> THIS SUMMER HE MADE THE
TOUGH CALL TO DEFER THIS SCHOOL
YEAR.
YEAR.
YEAR. >>
YEAR. >> IT WAS DEFINITELY
DISAPPOINTING.
DISAPPOINTING. >> AN INDEPENDENT COLLEGE
COUNSELOR SAYS HE IS NOT THE
ONLY STUDENT MAKING THE
DECISION.
DECISION.
DECISION. >> SOME SCHOOLS ARE REPORTING
THAT MAY BE UP TO 20% OF THEIR
INCOMING FRESHMAN FOR THIS YEAR
HAVE OFF DID TO TAKE A
DEFERRAL.
DEFERRAL.
DEFERRAL. BASICALLY A GAP YEAR.
>> MOST OF HIS FRIENDS ARE NOT
DEFERRING, BUSTING CLOSER TO
HOME.
HOME.
HOME. >>
HOME. >> WHEN YOU DO FOR THERE IS
THIS FEELING OF BEING LEFT
BEHIND BECAUSE EVERYBODY ELSE
IS STARTING SCHOOL IN THE FALL.
>> FOR THE NEXT YEAR HE WILL
KEEP HIMSELF OCCUPIED WITH A
JOB AND TRYING TO TOGETHER
SONGS FOR AN ALBUM.
>> IT HAS BEEN A DREAM OF MINE
FOR A WHILE.
BASICALLY FINANCIALLY AND
MENTALLY PREPARING FOR BACK TO
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL. >> WITH SOME STUDENTS