THIS
THIS IS
THIS IS KGW NEWS AT NOON.
NOON.
NOON. AND
NOON. AND THANKS FOR JOINING US FOR
THE NEWS AT NOON.
I'M MORGAN ROMERO.
A BIG DAY FOR PEOPLE IN
WASHINGTON, ESPECIALLY IF YOU
LOVE EATING IN RESTAURANTS
AND GOING TO THE GYM THE ENTIRE
STATE MOVES TO PHASE THREE
OF WASHINGTON'S REOPENING PLAN.
THIS MEANS RESTAURANTS, MOVIE
THEATERS AND OTHER INDOOR
SPACES.
SPACES.
SPACES. ALL CAN INCREASE CAPACITY TO 50
PERCENT LARGER INDOOR VENUES
LIKE CONCERTS AND SCHOOL EVENTS
CAN HAVE UP TO 400 PEOPLE AS
LONG AS MASS AND SOCIAL
DISTANCING ARE ENFORCED, FANS
WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO GO TO
SPORTS EVENTS AGAIN.
STEVE WARDLE IS THE OWNER
OF DUCKTAILS KITCHEN IN
VANCOUVER.
VANCOUVER. HE SAYS THE RESTAURANT IS
CLOSED TODAY BUT TUESDAY
THEY'LL OPEN 50 PERCENT
CAPACITY.
CAPACITY.
CAPACITY. HE ALSO SAYS THE CHANGES ALLOW
HIM TO BRING FOUR MORE
EMPLOYEES BACK TO WORK.
YOU KNOW >> THIS BUSINESS IS
TOUGH ENOUGH ALREADY FOR I MEAN
ANY RESTAURANT OWNER KNOWS THAT
.
.
. SO
. SO IT'S
. SO IT'S IT'S JUST CREATES SOME
HOPE AND THAT KIND OF HELPS ME
FEEL GOOD THAT WE'VE TRIED SO
HARD TO WORK THROUGH THIS SO
FAR >> THE STATE EVALUATES
CASES AND HOSPITALIZATIONS
EVERY THREE WEEKS THE NEXT
ASSESSMENT WILL BE APRIL 12TH
AND TODAY IN MORGANTOWN
REVACCINATED MOST OF THEIR
SENIOR SIXTY FIVE AND UP CAN
MOVE TO THE NEXT ELIGIBLE
GROUP.
GROUP.
GROUP. SO
GROUP. SO THAT INCLUDES PEOPLE 45
AND OLDER WITH UNDERLYING
HEALTH CONDITIONS AS WELL AS
FRONT LINE WORKERS.
IT ALSO INCLUDES SEASONAL
AND MIGRANT WORKERS WHO ARE
ALREADY ON THE JOB RIGHT NOW
NOW THAT OREGON IS SPEEDING UP
ITS ROLLOUT, EVERYONE 16
AND OLDER BECOMES ELIGIBLE BY
MAY 1ST.
MAY 1ST.
MAY 1ST. THAT WAS A DIRECTIVE FROM THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. OSHA DIRECTOR PATRICK ALLEN
SAYS THAT COVERS ABOUT TWO
MILLION PEOPLE.
MILLION PEOPLE. HE SAYS THERE WILL PROBABLY BE
ENOUGH DOSES AS >> WE'VE SEEN
BEFORE, WE KNOW THERE WILL BE
TEMPORARY TRAFFIC JAMS AS
DEMAND EXCEEDS SUPPLY.
WE KNOW IT'LL TAKE A COUPLE
OF WEEKS TO GET THROUGH THE
SURGE BUT WE CAN KEEP PACE IF
WE RECEIVE APPROXIMATELY TWO
HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND OR
MORE FIRST DOSES PER WEEK FROM
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT STARTING
IN EARLY APRIL AND CONTINUING
AT THAT RATE THROUGH THE SPRING
>> HERE THIS WEEK OREGON WILL
GET ROUGHLY ONE HUNDRED NINETY
TWO THOUSAND DOSES.
ALLEN SAID HE DOES NOT SEE A
SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE
NEXT THREE WEEKS BUT HE IS
HOPEFUL THAT THAT WILL CHANGE
AND THERE'S >> NEW HOPE THAT
VACCINES COULD BE ON THE WAY
SOON.
SOON.
SOON. NEW
SOON. NEW TRIAL RESULTS SHOW THE
ASTRAZENECA VACCINE IS SEVENTY
NINE PERCENT EFFECTIVE IN
PREVENTING SYMPTOMATIC ILLNESS
IN THE UNITED STATES, CHILE
AND PERU.
AND PERU.
AND PERU. TRIALS PAVING THE WAY FOR IT TO
APPLY FOR U.S. APPROVAL MAKING
IT THE FOURTH VACCINE APPROVED
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. THE
HERE. THE TRIAL INCLUDED THIRTY TWO
THOUSAND PEOPLE ACROSS ALL
AGES.
AGES.
AGES. THE
AGES. THE DRUG MAKER SAYS THE VACCINE
DEVELOPED WITH OXFORD
UNIVERSITY WAS 100 PERCENT
EFFECTIVE AGAINST SEVERE OR
CRITICAL DISEASE AS >> WELL AS
HOSPITALIZATIONS.
HOSPITALIZATIONS. >> LET'S OUTSIDE NOW THIS IS A
LIVE LOOK FROM OUR ROSE CITY
SKYCAM.
SKYCAM.
SKYCAM. THE CLOUDS THOSE ARE BEAUTIFUL
OUT THERE.
OUT THERE. WE GOT SOME BLUE SKY BUT IT
DOES SOUND LIKE THE RAIN IS
STICKING AROUND FOR NOW IS NOT
RIGHT , RON.
IT'S NOT >> A HORRIBLE HOW'S
THAT FOR A START OFF >>?
IT'S A SPRINGY START THAT
HORRIBLE AIR AGAINST THE SUN.
THE SHOWER ACTIVITY IS
SCATTERED SO FAR WE HAVE SEEN
MORE INLAND THAN AT THE COAST.
WE STILL HAVE SNOW DOWN TO
BELOW THREE THOUSAND FEET IN
THE CASCADES, SOME SNOW OUT
OVER THE BLUE MOUNTAINS AS WELL
AND A REMINDER THAT YOU COULD
GET CAUGHT IN A DOWNPOUR.
SEE THESE YELLOW AREAS?
THERE'S ONE DOWN SOUTH
OF WILSONVILLE, SOME >> PRETTY
HEFTY SHOWERS INDEED.
LOOK AT ALL THE PEOPLE AT
SPRING BREAK RIGHT OUT ENJOYING
THE WALK ON THE BEACH IN FRONT
OF THE BIG HAY STACK RACK
OF COURSE CANON BEACH LIVE.
FORTY SEVEN IS THE TEMPERATURE
THERE MOST AREAS OR AT LEAST
GETTING PARTLY CLOUDY GUYS IN
PROXIMITY.
PROXIMITY. HERE'S CATHEDRAL RIDGE WINERY
AND HOOD RIVER THAT'S NICE WEST
WINDS BREEZY ABOUT TWENTY FIVE
OUT IN THE GORGE AND HERE'S
THAT DOWNTOWN PORTLAND SHOUTOUT
AGAIN WE ARE 50 >> I THOUGHT
WOULD BE FORTY NINE FIFTY SO
RIGHT THERE I DON'T THINK WE
WARM UP A TON AND IF WE TRY TO
GET ABOVE FIFTY THREE THAT'S
GOING TO CAUSE INSTABILITY
WHICH COULD ACTUALLY FUEL
SHOWERS TO PICK UP OTHERWISE I
THINK ONCE THE SUN GOES DOWN WE
GET TO EARLY EVENING HOURS, THE
RAIN STARTS QUICKLY CUTS OFF
AND WE HAVE A NICE DRY NIGHT
TONIGHT WE'LL TALK ABOUT
MOUNTAIN SNOW.
MOUNTAIN SNOW. IT'S BEEN THE BEST DAY FOR
MOUNTAIN SNOW SINCE THAT ICE
SNOWSTORM BACK IN MID-FEBRUARY
>> ABOUT THAT.
ALL RIGHT .
GREAT WEEK FOR SKIING THEN.
THANKS, RON.
THANKS, RON. THIS WEEKEND SAW HEALING AROUND
PORTLAND AND A DEMAND TO END
HATE AGAINST ASIAN-AMERICANS.
SEVERAL EVENTS WERE HELD
FOLLOWING THE SHOOTINGS IN
ATLANTA INCLUDING ONE AT
PIONEER SQUARE YESTERDAY.
TIM GORDONB TAKES US THERE >>
LINING >> THE EDGE
OF PORTLAND'S LIVING ROOM.
PEOPLE HELD SIGNS DEMANDING THE
HATE STOP.
HATE STOP. IT'S A TIME TO SEE NO TO RACIAL
DISCRIMINATION, HATE CRIME
AND THE VIOLENCE TO ALL
ASIAN-AMERICANS.
ASIAN-AMERICANS. HONGCHENG >> ZHAO IS PRESIDENT
OF THE OREGON CHINESE
COALITION.
COALITION. HE SAYS THIS DEMONSTRATION IS
ONE OF MANY THE COALITION IS
SUPPORTING LOCALLY AND ACROSS
THE STATE HERE A MOTHER BROUGHT
>> HER FOUR YEAR OLD DAUGHTER
NORA BECAUSE I I AM A CHINESE
PEOPLE IS A KID LIKE THIS IS
IMPORTANT FOR HER LIKE EVERYONE
IS EQUAL.
IS EQUAL.
IS EQUAL. IT DOESN'T MATTER TO WHICH SKIN
THE COLOR YOU HAVE.
IT'S IMPORTANT.
IT'S IMPORTANT. YEAH.
YEAH.
YEAH. YOUNG, OLD >> AND IN BETWEEN
WITH THE SAME MESSAGE AT THE
SQUARE >> I THINK THAT'S WHAT
WE TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A
DIFFERENCE WE CAN MAKE >> A
CALL TO UNIFY AGAINST A
DOCUMENT THAT RISE IN VIOLENCE
AGAINST ASIAN-AMERICANS LAST
YEAR AND JUST OVER A WEEK AGO
CONTINUING WITH THE AWFUL
INCIDENTS IN ATLANTA WHERE
EIGHT PEOPLE WERE GUNNED DOWN
INCLUDING SIX WOMEN OF ASIAN
DESCENT.
DESCENT.
DESCENT. WE NEED >> TO STOP THE
INTIMIDATION DISCRIMINATION,
INTIMIDATION DISCRIMINATION, THE FIGHTING, THE MAIMING, THE
KILLING OF THE INNOCENT LAW
ABIDING ASIAN AMERICANS.
AT ANOTHER RALLY AT >> THE
GATES TO PORTLAND'S HISTORIC
CHINATOWN >>, A CALL TO ACTION.
IT'S TIME FOR ALL OF US TO
STAND UNITED, RAISE OUR VOICE
AND SHOUTOUT STOP OCCASSIONS
HATE NOW >> THIS GATHERING >>
BY THE OREGON CHINESE
CONSOLIDATED BENEVOLENT
CONSOLIDATED BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION >> BROUGHT TO
MULTOMAH COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
INCLUDING LORI STEGMANN >>.
I WAS BORN IN SEOUL, SOUTH
KOREA.
KOREA.
KOREA. I
KOREA. I WAS ADOPTED WHEN I WAS SIX
MONTHS OLD.
MONTHS OLD. IN THIS COUNTRY IS MY HOME
AND YET MANY OF US FEAR FOR OUR
LIVES AND OUR SAFETY >>.
STEPHEN YANG CAME TO PORTLAND
FROM HONG KONG FIFTY YEARS AGO.
HE SAYS THE CHINESE WAY IS
NORMALLY >> QUIET BUT THIS IS
THE TIME WE NEED TO SPEAK OUT
AND LET OUR VOICE OUR WE ARE
NOT VISERAL HATRED IS BYRON TIM
GORDONB KGW NEWS >> WITH SPRING
HERE NOW HEALTH OFFICIALS
EXPECT REPORTS OF LEAD
POISONING WILL GO UP ESPECIALLY
IN KIDS.
IN KIDS.
IN KIDS. WHY?
WHY?
WHY? BECAUSE PEOPLE TEND TO DO MORE
HOME IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THIS
TIME OF YEAR.
LEAD PAINT WAS BANNED BACK IN
NINETEEN SEVENTY EIGHT SO HOMES
BUILT AFTER THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE
A PROBLEM.
A PROBLEM. THE MULTNOMAH COUNTY LEAD LINE
SAYS IT'S BEST TO CALL AND ASK
FOR RESOURCES BEFORE STARTING A
PROJECT.
PROJECT.