IN
IN VANCOUVER WITH A SHOOTING AT A MEDICAL CAMPUS.
>> THIS UTSW KGW UTSW LIVE.
>> THANKS FOR JOINING US
TONIGHT AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK.
I'M DAN HAGERTY.
WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH NEW
DEVELOPMENTS ON CORONOAVIRUS
RELEIF.
RELEIF.
RELEIF. THIS EVENING PRESIDENT TRUMP
PUT OUT A VIDEO BLASTING
PACKAGE CONGRESS PASSED
YESTERDAY SAYING STIMULUS
CHECKS NEED TO BE TWO THOUSAND
DOLLARS PER PERSON, NOT SIX
HUNDRED LIKE IN THE BILL.
IT'S A CALL THAT'S GETTING
SUPPORT NOW FROM SOME OF HIS
POLITICAL RIVALS IN D.C.
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. WE'RE GONNA BREAK THAT DOWN A
LITTLE LATER IN THE NEWSCAST.
BUT FIRST WE'RE LOOKING AHEAD
TO WHAT COMES NEXT.
>> IN OREGON AFTER HOURS STATE
LAWMAKERS PASSED THEIR OWN SET
OF PANDEMIC ASSISTANCE BILLS
AND A SPECIAL SESSION YESTERDAY
.
.
. A
. A BIG
. A BIG SIGH OF RELIEF OF COURSE
FOR MANY ORGANISMS.
BUT ACTUALLY ACCESSING THAT
HELP CAN FEEL LIKE A BIT OF A
HASSLE.
HASSLE.
HASSLE. KGW MAGGIE VESPER HAS WHAT YOU
NEED TO KNOW.
>> THE HEADLINES READ LIKE
TRIUMPHS NINE HUNDRED BILLION
DOLLARS IN FEDERAL RELEIF
FUNDING.
FUNDING.
FUNDING. EIGHT HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS
FROM THE STATE OF OREGON.
THE LATTER PAIRED WITH AN
EXTENSION ON OREGON'S EVICTION
MORATORIUM WHICH NOW LASTS
UNTIL THE END OF JUNE.
RYAN BOUSER, WHOSE FAMILY WAS
ON THE BRINK OF EVICTION IN
CORVALLIS, COULDN'T BE MORE
RELIEVED.
RELIEVED.
RELIEVED. LAWMAKES CHRISMAS GREAT.
>> I MEAN WE MAY ACTUALLY EVEN
PUT UP A TREE, YOU KNOW, NOW
THAT I HAVE TO TAKE IT DOWN THE
BEGINNING OF THE YEAR AND GO
LIVE IN A CAR.
>> ALL THAT SAID, FOR THOSE WHO
FIND THEMSELVES IN NEED PERHAPS
FOR THE FIRST TIME GETTING YOUR
HANDS ON GOVERNMENT AID CAN
FEEL DAUNTING.
FEEL DAUNTING. SO WE TURNED TO AN EXPERT.
>> PEOPLE ARE SEEING THESE
HEADLINES THAT IF THEY'RE
SITTING IN THEIR HOMES ON THEIR
COUCHES THINKING I NEED HELP,
HOW DO I GET IT?
WHAT IS THE ADVICE THAT WE CAN
OFFER THEM AT THIS POINT THAT
YOU CAN OFFER THEM?
>> THERE ARE TWO OPTIONS TO GET
RENTAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE
BILL.
BILL.
BILL. MEET SEBEL HEBB, DIRECTOR
OF LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY FOR THE
OREGON LAW CENTER.
>> AND THE FIRST IS A 50
MILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT IN
TENANT BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE
RESOURCES.
RESOURCES. >> THE BEST WAY TO ACCESS THOSE
RESOURCES IS TO CONTACT YOUR
LOCAL COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY
OR A LOCAL CULTURALLY SPECIFIC
ORGANIZATION AND YOUR TWO ONE
ONE WILL BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU
THE NAMES AND PHONE NUMBERS
OF THOSE LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS IN
YOUR AREA A.K.A. IF YOU'RE
FEELING LOST.
FEELING LOST. >> CALL TWO ONE ONE THEY CAN
HELP YOU HAVE ADS THAT SHE
EXPECTS TENANT AID TO BE
DISPENSED SOON LIKE WITHIN
WEEKS.
WEEKS.
WEEKS. HERE'S OPTION TWO.
IT'S TIED TO THAT LANDLORD
COMPENSATION FUND WHERE THE
STATE WILL PAY UP TO 80 PERCENT
OF WHAT LANDLORDS ARE OWED BY
STRUGGLING RENTERS.
STRUGGLING RENTERS. THE RENTERS DEBTS ARE THEN
FORGIVEN AND THE NEW LANDLORD
BASED COMPENSATE FUND.
>> IT'S GOING TO BE SET UP IN
THE MONTH OF JANUARY THROUGH
OREGON HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
SERVICES DEPARTMENT. AND SO WE RECOMMEND THAT
TENANTS REACH OUT TO LANDLORDS
AND LET THEIR LAWMAKES KNOW
ABOUT THIS RESOURCE, SHE ADDS.
>> OH WAIT.
CBS HAS A LINK ON THEIR WEB
SITE NOW WHERE LANDLORDS CAN
SIGN UP FOR E-MAIL ALERTS TO
LET THEM KNOW WHEN RESOURCES
ARE ACTUALLY UP AND RUNNING.
HEBB SAYS GETTING MONEY TO
THOSE WHO NEED IT SHOULD HAPPEN
SMOOTHLY.
SMOOTHLY.
SMOOTHLY. SINCE THE STATE IS USING THE
SAME SYSTEM IT USED TO DISPENSE
PREVIOUS CAUVIN FUNDING
APPROVED EARLIER THIS YEAR,
BOUSER HOPES IT DOES.
BUT JUST IN CASE HE HAD A
RECOMMENDATION OF HIS OWN.
AFTER WATCHING STATE LEADERS
COME THROUGH WITH THIS RELEIF
PACKAGE MONDAY NIGHT, EVERYBODY
NEEDS TO READ THE BILL.
>> IT AND I KNOW THAT THE LAST
THING MOST PEOPLE WANT TO DO
AFTER THEY GET OFF WORK EACH
DAY IS GO HOME AND READ THAT
SORT OF DOCUMENT.
>> IF YOU'RE IN A SITUATION
LIKE ME WHERE YOU'RE ACTUALLY
BEHIND, IT'S PRETTY CRUCIAL.
MAGGIE ASBA, KGW NEWS.
ANOTHER PART OF THE SPECIAL
SESSION RELEIF PACKAGE INCLUDES
THE APPROVAL OF COCKTAIL'S TO
GO RESTAURANTS AND BARS.
WE'LL BE ABLE TO SELL TAKEOUT
COCKTAILS SOMETHING THAT WAS
PREVIOUSLY ILLEGAL UNDER OREGON
LAW.
LAW.
LAW. SO
LAW. SO MUCH NEEDED LIFELINE FOR A
STRUGGLING INDUSTRY.
STRUGGLING INDUSTRY. >> WE ALL KNOW THAT PEOPLE ARE
DYING FOR A SENSE OF NORMALCY
AND A SENSE OF , YOU KNOW,
WELCOME BACK.
WELCOME BACK. AND SO WE WANT TO PROVIDE
COCKTAILS THAT REALLY GIVE OUR
FEELINGS OF YOU KNOW, WELCOME
BACK AND ENJOY.
THIS IS A FIGHTING CHANCE.
AND THIS IS, YOU KNOW,
SOMETHING THAT'S REAL.
AND RIGHT NOW YOU MUST BUY FOOD
ALONG WITH THE TAKEOUT
COCKTAILS.
COCKTAILS. >> SOME BARS PLAN TO PARTNER
WITH LOCAL FOOD TRUCKS OR HIRE
BACK THEIRE CHEFS.
AS A RESULT MEANTIME LANDLORDS
ARE SUING OREGON AND MULTNOMAH
COUNTY OVER THEIR EVICTION
BANS.
BANS.
BANS. THE
BANS. THE SUIT CALLS THE BANS
UNCONSTITUTIONAL ORGAN
UNCONSTITUTIONAL ORGAN LAWMAKERS VOTED YESTERDAY TO
EXTEND THE EVICTION MORATORIUM
UNTIL JUNE FOR RENTERS WHO
QUALIFY.
QUALIFY.
QUALIFY. >> MULTNOMAH COUNTY HAS
EXTENDED THEIR BAN UNTIL JULY.
>> NOW TO SOME TENSE MOMENTS IN
VANCOUVER AS GUNFIRE ERUPTS
INSIDE MEDICAL OFFICES ON THE
PEACEHEALTH SOUTHWEST CAMPUS.
AUTHORITIES HAVE NOT YET
RELEASED THE NAMES OR
CONDITIONS OF THE TWO PEOPLE
WHO WERE INJURED.
BUT MIKE BENNER BREAKS DOWN
WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW.
>> SKY AID GIVES US A BIRD'S
EYE VIEW OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT
RESPONSE TO A SHOOTING ON THE
PEACEHEALTH SOUTHWEST CAMPUS IN
VANCOUVER.
VANCOUVER. >> I HEARD SHOTS GAY LYNN COOKE
HEARD THE GUNFIRE JUST MOMENTS
AFTER GETTING TO THE FIVE O
FIVE BUILDING FOR EYE
APPOINTMENT.
APPOINTMENT. >> WE WERE TOLD TO GO DOWN THE
HALL AND EIGEN THE ROOMS AS
PATIENTS, DOCTORS AND STAFF
WERE HIDING.
WERE HIDING. >> OFFICERS FLOODED THE AREA.
YOU NEVER KNOW THIS.
YOU KNOW THIS IS LIKE JUST ONE
ISOLATED INCIDENT.
ISOLATED INCIDENT. WE HAVE MULTIPLE GUNMEN OR HOW
MANY PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE
INJURED OR WORSE.
SO WE DID NOT KNOW.
SO WE WOULD RATHER RESPOND WITH
WITH MORE FORCE THAN NECESSARY.
>> OFFICER ILYA BOTVINNIK SAYS
AUTHORITIES FOUND TWO PEOPLE A
MAN AND WOMAN SUFFERING FROM
GUNSHOT WOUNDS.
GUNSHOT WOUNDS. THEY WERE BOTH RUSHED TO THE
HOSPITAL NEXT DOOR.
ALL WHILE POLICE CLEARED THE
BUILDING FULL OF MEDICAL
OFFICERS.
OFFICERS.
OFFICERS. I ENCOUNTERED SEVERAL EMPLOYEES
WHO WERE VERY SHOCKED, VERY
SHOCKED BY WHAT THEY SAW OR
HEARD.
HEARD.
HEARD. IT'S A BIG DEAL BUT IT COMES
SAY GO, GO, GO.
JUST ASK SALVADOR RODRIGUEZ.
>> HE COULDN'T REACH HIS WIFE
WHO WAS AT A DOCTOR'S
APPOINTMENT AT THE TIME OF THE
SHOOTING IN A VERY SCARY.
I CALL HER LIKE TWO TIMES, YOU
KNOW, AND I THINK TELLING WHAT
HAPPENED BECAUSE.
HAPPENED BECAUSE. THEN THEIRE TOLD ME WHAT
HAPPENED IN THE ENTERED TO ME
AND LATER IN A COUPLE
OF MINUTES TO ENTER INTO SAFETY
IS ALREADY OFFICAIALS RELEIF
FOLLOWING A SHOOTING THAT'S
BEEN DESCRIBED AS AN ISOLATED
INCIDENT.
INCIDENT.
INCIDENT. >> NOW UNDER INVESTIGATION BY
VANCOUVER PD MAJOR CRIMES UNIT
.
.
. WHEN
. WHEN YOU TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE
TIME OF DAY THIS HAPPENED AND
THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE
AREA WE COULD HAVE SEEN MORE
PEOPLE HURT IF NOT KILLED.
THE FACT THAT WE DID NOT HAS
LAW ENFORCEMENT AS WELL AS MANY
OTHERS BREATHING A HUGE SIGH
OF RELIEF.
OF RELIEF. REPORTING IN VANCOUVER, I'M
MIKE BENNER FOR KGW NEWS ON THE
CORONOAVIRUS.
CORONOAVIRUS. >> NOW ORIE EXPECTS TO RECEIVE
CLOSE TO 200 THOUSAND VACCINE
DOSES BY THE END OF THE MONTH.
THAT'S A COMBINATION OF BOTH
PFIZER AND MODERNE OF VACCINES
BASED ON THE CURRENT PACE.
ABOUT ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
OREGONIANS COULD GET THEIR
FIRST DOSE BY THE END OF THE
YEAR.
YEAR.
YEAR. BUT
YEAR. BUT OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY
DIRECTOR PAT ALLEN CAUTIONS
THOSE NUMBERS CAN CHANGE.
>> WE ARE IN CONSTANT
COMMUNICATION WITH CDC AND WE
RECEIVE FREQUENT UPDATES ABOUT
OUR VACCINE ALLOCATIONS.
HOWEVER, WHILE THOSE UPDATES
ARE FREQUENT, THEY CAN ALSO BE
SURPRISING.
SURPRISING. THIS WEEK WE LEARNED OUR PFIZER
VACCINE ALLOCATION WOULD AGAIN
BE CUT THIS TIME BY OVER 30
PERCENT AND OUR MODERNA
ALLOCATION WILL BE REDUCED BY
7000 DOSES.
7000 DOSES. WE ALL NEED TO UNDERSTAND AND
PREPARE FOR THE FACT THAT
VACCINE DISTRIBUTION WILL BE A
FLUID AND CHANGING PROCESS AS
WE GO FORWARD.
>> ALLEN SAYS FEDERAL AND
GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES ARE
LEADING TO THIS CUT AND
ALLOCATION.
ALLOCATION. AS FOR WHO IS GETTING THOSE
VACCINE DOSES RIGHT NOW, OREGON
SAYS OLDER RESIDENTS ARE A
PRIORITY, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN
LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES.
BUT WHAT ABOUT SENIORS LIVING
ON THEIR OWN?
>> AS MORGAN ROMERO REPORTS,
SOME OF THEM ARE WONDERING WHEN
IT WILL BE THEIR TURN FOR THE
SHOT IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU LOVE
LIVES IN A LONG-TERM CARE
FACILITY.
FACILITY.
FACILITY. >> VACCINATIONS ARE HERE.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND
OREGON PUT PEOPLE IN LONG-TERM
CARE FACILITIES AT THE FRONT
OF THE LINE AT MUCH HIGHER RISK
OF CATCHING THE VIRUS.
WE KNOW AND GETTING SERIOUSLY
SICK OR DYING.
HOWEVER, NOT ALL OLDER
OREGONIANS LIVE IN LONG-TERM
CARE.
CARE.
CARE. >>
CARE. >> THERE'S NO PLAN FOR US LIKE
83 YEAR OLD RICHARD SALERNO AND
HIS WIFE WHO REACHED OUT TO US
WONDERING WHEN THEY'D GET THEIR
SHOT.
SHOT.
SHOT. >>
SHOT. >> MY BIGGEST CONCERN ABOUT NOT
GETTING VACCINE IS IT'S A DEATH
SENTENCE WITHOUT IT.
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OVER 65
LIVE ON THEIR OWN WITH
CAREGIVERS OR WITH FAMILY.
I HAVE TO GO BACK TO WORK AT 83
AND I BELIEVE SOME OTHER PEOPLE
ARE OUT THERE THE SAME AS I AM.
>> IT COULD BE A WHILE BEFORE
SENIORS LIKE THE SALERNOS GET
VACCINATED.
VACCINATED. >> I BELIEVE THAT EVERYONE OVER
75 SHOULD BE AT LEAST SECOND OR
THIRD NOT NEXT APRIL WILL LOSE
A LOT OF PEOPLE MAYBE ME, MAYBE
MY WIFE.
MY WIFE.
MY WIFE. >> SO I ASKED STATE LEADERS IF
THEY HAD A TIMELINE FOR WHEN
THOSE OREGONIANS COULD GET
VACCINATED.
VACCINATED. THIS MAY BE A WHILE.
>> I WOULD NOT SAY THAT PEOPLE
WHO ARE OVER 75 OR JUMPED INTO
THE LUMPED INTO THE GENERAL
POPULATION.
POPULATION. I THINK WE DO HAVE A PRIORITY
FOR FOR THE ELDERLY AND FOR
PEOPLE WITH WITH UNDERLYING
MEDICAL CONDITIONS.
MEDICAL CONDITIONS. BUT UNTIL WE HAVE SOME KIND
OF A RELIABLE SUPPLY THAT WE
CAN PREDICT.
CAN PREDICT. WEEK IN AND WEEK OUT IT IS
GOING TO BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR US
TO SAY IS THAT GOING TO BE TWO
MONTHS FROM NOW OR IS IT GOING
TO BE SIX MONTHS FROM NOW?
AND I KNOW THAT'S.
I KNOW THAT DOESN'T SATISFY
ANYBODY BUT THAT'S THE REALITY
OF OF OF WHERE THESE NUMBERS
SEPARATE THEM.
SEPARATE THEM. LOOKING TO A FEDERAL
COMMITTEE'S GUIDANCE THIS WEEK
,THE STATE SAYS PEOPLE OVER 75
WILL BE INCLUDED LATER IN PHASE
ONE BEAT POTENTIALLY AFTER
TEACHERS AND SCHOOL STAFF AMONG
OTHER CRITICAL WORKERS AND
PEOPLE WITH UNDERLYING HEALTH
ISSUES.
ISSUES.
ISSUES. >> EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL STAFF
ARE WITHOUT A DOUBT ESSENTIAL
OR AGAIN AND GETTING OUR KIDS
BACK INTO THE CLASSROOM IS
CRUCIAL TO ALL OF OUR SUCCESS.
>> THE STATE DOESN'T HAVE
DETAILS BEYOND PHASE ONE A
HIGHER DOW YET IT SAYS A SOON
TO BE ESTABLISHED VACCINE
ADVISORY COMMITTEE WILL COME UP
WITH A PLAN.
>> WE ALL NEED TO UNDERSTAND
PREPARE FOR THE FACT THAT
VACCINE DISTRIBUTION WILL BE A
FLUID AND CHANGING PROCESS AS
WE GO FORWARD.
THAT DOESN'T SIT WELL WITH
SALERNOS.
SALERNOS.
SALERNOS. >> WE SHOULD HAVE SOME KIND
OF A PLAN FOR OLDER PEOPLE AND
THE GOVERNORS DOING