Daisy, how much lightning did we
last night and can we expect any today?
Well, China, to answer your question,
the National Weather Service sas
within the last 24 hours alone,
from Lane all the way to Cowlitz County,
we saw anywhere between 1000
to 12150 lightning strikes.
So that's a lot.
But the good news here is that s
kind of diminishing the chance for us
to see more of those lightning strikes.
But as you can see was a pretty
active scene really West and
South of the Portland metro are.
But we'll be seeing a lot more of this,
a lot more of that cloud coverae
for at least the early morning
parts of this morning.
We're clocking in at 64 degreest
of our current temperatures right now,
59 in Forest Grove,
60 and Tigard, 61 in Sherwood.
Looking down South just a little bit,
Salem clocking in at 57
and 58 degrees for Kaiser.
Here's a look at what the next e
days are going to be showing us here in
the Rose City 75 degree high for today,
71 for Monday for Labor Day,
and then starting to warm up
into those low 70s for Tuesday.
We are tracking a horrific
story out of Seattle right now.
Two adults and two children ared
after a reported shooting and f.
An 11 year old girl managed to escape,
but just before 9:00 Saturday morning,
Seattle police responded to a
call about a shooting at a hous.
When they got there,
Seattle police and fire found te
home engulfed in smoke and flam.
Once the fire was under control,
firefighters then made a tragic discovery.
A
deceased person at the rear of the structure,
infant that was deceased and a d
that was deceased along with the dog.
It's pretty shocking and really.
I think that it's probably going to be
remembered in the neighborhood because it's
kind of a tight knit community. Homicide
detectives were on scene for more than
8 hours trying to piece together what
happened as they gathered evide.
It's still unclear what caused the fire.
Medical Examiner is looking
into how the four people died.
Closer to home, two teenage boye
recovering after being stabbed a
Max station in Southeast Portla.
Police say the boys, both 17,
were attacked at the Green
Line Fleville Street station.
They're both expected to surviv.
Police were able to catch the
suspected attacker within minut.
25 year old Adrian Cummings is charged
with assault and 1st degree bias crime.
It's been a busy weekend
for workers across Portland,
with some joining protests and
picket lines ahead of Labor Day.
Ashley Graham's checked out sevl
protests and heard from employes
employees about what they're
looking for from this process.
Workers in Pioneer Square
make some noise and picket
on Labor Day weekend.
This feels wonderful. I mean,
we have a whole band with us
a few blocks away.
Staff from Powell's take a stand
outside of the iconic bookstore.
It's really focused on just getting the
company to come to the table and actually
like bargain with their employe,
with their union in good faith d
across the city in Northeast
Portland, it's a similar scene
in front of New Seasons market.
This is the staff that was on shift for
debt or for today. We did a walt
in one way or another.
Many asking for similar things.
Respect for their rights as
workers and as union members.
Pitting workers against each ot,
Pitting stores against each oth.
Classic union busting, tastic tactic.
The New Seasons labor union is
an independent Workers Union,
and so are some of the groups
marching in downtown Portland.
We've always had the larger
unions representing us,
but not working class People are
taking it into their own hands
to form their own unions and tae
the Bower back in the workplace.
Samantha Medina has helped a Voo
donut employees to organize fore
past five years and planned this rally
to support trans workers specifically.
There's only one way to get the bosses
to listen and and to care for u,
their workers, to actually treat
us like dignified human beings.
And sometimes you have to get loud about it.
While it's obvious that some Portlanders
are unhappy with their working conditions,
they say it's about a lot
more than just this city.
It's about the American labor
movement as a whole.
Labor is a hot topic, and I think it's
only going to continue to move forward.
I do think folks are taking workers rights
and workers protections more seriously.
We reached out to some businesses that
were these rallies happen new sn
market respondents saying in pa.
To quote. We remain committed to
fostering a workplace that prioritize
open dialogue and mutual understanding.
A fire station in Southeast Pord
back open and fully staffed fore
first time in more than a decad.
The crews at Fire Station 23,
which is on Southeast Gideon
in the Brooklyn neighborhood,
had a BBQ to celebrate on Satur.
Neighbors are relieved to know w
there is a fire and if it happe,
firefighters will be closer to
them and ready to fight it.
The station closed in 2011
because of city budget cuts.
It's empty until a two person cw
was assigned to the station in ,
but they couldn't handle every .
This is absolutely huge.
I got to be honest with you.
This community is the only commy
in Portland out of 31 stations
that did not have a fire engine
with four firefighters on it.
That's pretty frustrating for m.
The station is only funded
for the next three years.
The Neighborhood Association and
the firefighters association say
they're hoping the city will pay
to keep it open permanently.
A new report says Oregon isn't
doing enough to get guns out of
the hands of people who could be
a danger to themselves or other.
That's despite the state havingt
is known as red flag laws on the books.
I'm a McCarty explains how they
work and why they're underused.
In Oregon.
We need to get the word out.
We need to let people know
that this is a resource,
a new report found.
Not enough Oregonians know aboue
Extreme Risk Protection Order L,
or IRPO, and what it can do
to keep people safe. A family
member, a household member,
member of law enforcement.
They essentially petition the
Circuit Court by filling out a
notarized petition with facts t,
you know, show that the person a
danger to themselves or to othe.
Under the Red Flag law,
typically within 24 hours,
the court will hold a hearing,
and if a judge determines theres
clear and convincing evidence,
they'll issue an order for the
individual to surrender their firearms.
IRPO is one of several
protective orders in Oregon,
but in the 4 1/2 years
it's been on the books,
only 564 petitions were filed.
Data compiled from 2018 to 2021 shows
Irpo's made-up less than 1% of l
protective orders requested in the state.
Ellen Clem works for the
Office of the Attorney General.
This great law, it's a significt
resource to keep people safe. We just
have to let more people know about it.
Auditors found several other barriers
from the time it takes to requen
order to a lack of familiarity h
the courts or language barriers.
Auditors recommend Oregon Push
to educate and train on when
and how to use the red flag law.
It's like we've worked so hard to get
the law passed and we just thin,
oh, we've done this great thingd
then we forget that there's stil
work we have to do on the back
end to let people know about it,
educate them on how they can utilize it.
And I think that that's exactly
what we're seeing here.
Alma McCarty, KGW News
Washington State troopers are
asking people to drive slow,
smart and sober This holiday weekend.
The Washington Traffic Safety Commission
warns that 2023 could become the
deadliest year on the roads in decades.
Here's an example why.
Despite warnings throughout the week,
there have already been 14DUI arrests
and 70 crashes in King County
within the last two days alone.
Five of those DUI arrests were
made after a crash and 16 calls
reported aggressive driving.
I know that we have bumper shoot going on,
UW games going on right now.
So just prior to those events,
try to arrange a safe driver,
somebody's going to be sober.
The warning comes as state leads
say the state is on track to hae
one of the deadliest years on record.
In 2022,
there were 750 traffic deaths statewide,
the highest number since 1990
as the end of July.
There have been 417 traffic
deaths this year statewide,
compared to the 413 the year before that.