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. THIS UTSW KGW SEVEN-ELEVEN.
GOOD EVENING AND THANKS FOR
JOINING.
JOINING.
JOINING. I'M BRITNEY FALKERS.
AND WE BEGIN WITH A DEVELOPING
SITUATION IN SOUTHEAST
PORTLAND.
PORTLAND.
PORTLAND. THIS IS A LIVE LOOK AT THIRTY
NINTH POWELL.
NINTH POWELL. A HEAVY POLICE PRESENCE THERE.
OFFICERS SEEM TO BE FOCUSING IN
ON THIS GAS STATION PARKING LOT
RIGHT THERE.
RIGHT THERE. NOW WE DON'T HAVE A TON
OF INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT'S
HAPPENING YET BUT WE WILL
CONTINUE TO KEEP YOU UPDATED AS
WE LEARN MORE THROUGHOUT THE
SHOW AND ONLINE.
A KGW DOT.
A SCARY SITUATION IN NORTHEAST
PORTLAND THIS AFTERNON WHEN A
TRI MET BUS WAS SHOT AT.
>> THIS HAPPENED NEAR NORTHEAST
PRESCOTT AND ONE HUNDRED TWENTY
NINE.
NINE.
NINE. POLICE SAY THE SUSPECT WAS
TRYING TO SHOOT AT A PASSENGER
ON BOARD THE BUS.
THE BULLET SHATTERED A WINDOW
BUT LUCKILY THE PASSENGER WAS
NOT HURT AND NEITHER WAS ANYONE
ELSE.
ELSE.
ELSE. POLICE HAVEN'T MADE AN ARREST
YET AND THEY HAVEN'T GIVEN A
DESCRIPTION OF WHO THEY'RE
LOOKING FOR.
LOOKING FOR. IT'S BEEN A VIOLENT YEAR IN THE
CITY WITH MORE THAN EIGHT
HUNDRED FIFTY SHOOTINGS
REPORTED.
REPORTED.
REPORTED. AND FOR SOME PERSPECTIVE HERE,
LAST YEAR PORTLAND HAD JUST SHY
OF 400 SHOOTINGS.
>> SHE WAS JUST A CITY SERVING
HARD WORKING, GIVING YOUNG
WOMAN THAT LOVED HER FAMILY,
YOU KNOW, VERY CLOSE TO THEIR
MOM AND HER DAD BEST FRIENDS
WITH HER SISTERS.
IT'S A REALLY HORRIFIC.
IT'S DEVASTATING.
IT'S DEVASTATING. >> A COMMUNITY IN SHOCK.
FRIENDS AND FAMILY SAY LALLY IS
A ZAGARIYAS DEATH LEAVES THEIR
WORLD A DARKER PLACE.
THE 20 YEAR OLD WAS SHOT AND
KILLED WHILE WORKING THE FRONT
DESK AT A PEACEHEALTH MEDICAL
OFFICE BUILDING IN VANCOUVER
THIS WEEK.
THIS WEEK. TONIGHT WE HEAR FROM A FAMILY
FRIEND.
FRIEND.
FRIEND. SHE TALKED TO OUR MORGAN
REMOERO ABOUT THE BEAUTIFUL
PERSON TAKEN TOO SOON.
>> JUST SO VERY SWEET, HUMBLE,
KIND, YOU KNOW, GIVING YOUNG
WOMAN LIKE JUST HARD WORK AND
LIKE SHE WAS ALWAYS THERE WITH
HER MOM HELPING HER MOM OUT
REALLY CLOSE WITH THEIR
SISTERS.
SISTERS.
SISTERS. SHE WAS VOLUNTEERING AND SHE
WANTED TO BECOME A PARAMEDIC.
>> A YOUNG PROMISING SOUL TAKEN
SUDDENLY SENSELESSLY SOMEONE
THAT IS JUST A GEM LIKE AN
ANGEL.
ANGEL.
ANGEL. YOU KNOW, JUST A SWEET, SWEET
PERSON.
PERSON.
PERSON. >> LEAH ZAGARIYA LILLY AS
FAMILY AND FRIENDS CALL WORKED
AS A CONCIERGE FOR PEACEHEALTH
IN VANCOUVER AND WAS MANNING
THE FRONT DESK OF A BUILDING
NEAR THE HOSPITAL TUESDAY.
INVESTIGATORS SAY 58 YEAR OLD
DOUGLAS MOORE WALKED INTO THE
LOBBY AND SHOT LILLY BEFORE
TURNING THE GUN ON HIMSELF.
POLICE SAY NO EVIDENCE SHOWS
THE TWO KNEW EACH OTHER AND
THERE'S NO WORD ON A MOTIVE.
IT'S JUST SO SURREAL.
>> IT'S JUST HARD TO BELIEVE
THAT IT ACTUALLY HAPPENED.
>> SHERRY MCMILLAN HAS KNOWN
THE FAMILY FOR YEARS AND SAYS
THEY'RE LOVED BY MANY IN THE
COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. >> LILY WAS A LIFEGUARD FOR
SOME TRIATHALON TRIATHALON
EVENTS THAT WE HOSTED FOR US
AND HER HER MOM ACTUALLY HELPED
ME AROUND THE HOUSE EVERY WEEK.
LILY HAD JUST TEXTED MY
DAUGHTER THE DAY BEFORE BECAUSE
THEY WERE COMING OVER THE NEXT
DAY.
DAY.
DAY. LILY
DAY. LILY EARNED HER EMT CERTIFICATE
THIS YEAR AND WAS VOLUNTEERING
WITH COWLITZ TO FIRE AND
RESCUE.
RESCUE.
RESCUE. >> SHE WAS ON THAT ON THAT PATH
AND THIS IS JUST SO TRAGIC THAT
IT WAS CUT SHORT.
>> LIEUTENANT BRIAN DITTERICK,
WE'RE STILL ASKING WHY SAYS
ALTHOUGH LILY WAS WITH THEM A
SHORT TIME THE DEPARTMENT
GRIEVES THE LOSS OF A SISTER
AND SOMEONE DEDICATED TO
HELPING OTHERS.
HELPING OTHERS. >> SHE WAS PART OF A FAMILY.
>> SHE WAS GONNA BE IN OUR FIRE
ACADEMY IN JANUARY A COUPLE
OF WEEKS AND SHE WAS ALWAYS
HELPFUL AND CALLS SHE WAS A
BRAND NEW EMT AND SHE WAS
LEARNING SHE WAS VIBRANT,
ALWAYS HAD A SMILE ON HER FACE.
IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE WHAT THE
ZAGARIYA FAMILY FEELS RIGHT NOW
RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
>> YOU KNOW, I THINK THEIR DAD
IS BROKEN.
IS BROKEN. THEIR MOM JUST IS INCONSOLABLE
AND SISTERS ARE JUST TRYING TO
BE THERE FOR EVERYBODY.
AND IT'S JUST A REALLY CLOSE
FAMILY AND I DON'T KNOW HOW HOW
YOU HEAL FROM SOMETHING LIKE
THIS, HOW HOW YOU MANAGE AND
NAVIGATE THROUGH THIS.
IT'S DEFINITELY YOU KNOW, FOR
ME IT JUST MAKES ME THINK LIKE
OH MY GOD LIKE HOLD ON TO THE
PEOPLE THAT YOU LOVE.
YOU KNOW, GIVE ME A BIG EXTRA
HUG.
HUG.
HUG. >>
HUG. >> ZAGARIYA STARTED A GO FUND
ME TO COVER ANY FUNERAL
EXPENSES.
EXPENSES.
EXPENSES. PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY DONATED
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.
WE WILL LINK TO IT ON KGW DOT
COM.
COM.
COM. >>
COM. >> NOW IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU
KNOW IS STRUGGLING WITH
THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE HELP IS
AVAILABLE.
AVAILABLE. THE NUMBER FOR THE NATIONAL
SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE IS
THAT NUMBER RIGHT THERE ON YOUR
SCREEN.
SCREEN.
SCREEN. THAT'S ONE 800 273.
EIGHT TWO FIVE FIVE AND TURNING
NOW TO THE PANDEMIC.
>> OREGON REPORTED EIGHT
HUNDRED SEVENTY ONE NEW CASES
TODAY AND 12 MORE DEATHS.
IT'S JUST THE SECOND TIME IN
RECENT WEEKS THE DAILY CASE
TOTAL IS BELOW A THOUSAND.
GOVERNOR BROWN HAS CREDITED
OREGONIANS WITH SCALING BACK
THEIR HOLIDAY PLANS AND HELPING
AVOID A CORONA BY RESURGE.
ONE OF OREGON'S HARDEST HIT
COMMUNITIES IS WAITING FOR THE
KOFOD 19 VACCINE.
>> GALEN ETTLIN SPOKE WITH
LATINX LEADERS ABOUT THE
CHALLENGES AND STEPS TO GET
INFECTION NUMBERS UNDER
CONTROL.
CONTROL.
CONTROL. >> DR. EVIL GALVEZ IS GETTING A
LOT OF QUESTIONS FROM PATIENTS.
IF THE VACCINE IS SAFE.
THEY'RE ASKING ME ABOUT THE
LONG TERM RISKS.
SHE WORKS AT VIRGINIA GARCIA
WHICH IS WAITING FOR THE
VACCINE.
VACCINE.
VACCINE. IT'S A CLINIC THAT LARGELY
HELPS FRONTLINE MIGRANT WORKERS
IN WASHINGTON COUNTY.
>> THEY HAVE BEEN THE BACKBONE
OF THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
INDUSTRY.
INDUSTRY.
INDUSTRY. SO WITHOUT MANY COMMUNITY
MEMBERS PEOPLE WOULD NOT HAVE
FOOD ON THEIR TABLE.
>> VERONICA LéONARD WITH LATINO
NETWORK IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY
SAYS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE
PANDEMIC LATIN NEXT PEOPLE HAVE
BEEN DISPROPORTION REALLY
IMPACTED, MAKING UP ONLY 13
PERCENT OF OREGON'S POPULATION
BUT RANGING FROM 30 TO 40
PERCENT OF POSITIVE CASES
GETTING THE VACCINE TO OUR
COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
COMMUNITY MEMBERS. >> WE WILL THEN HELP ENSURE
THAT THE BROADER COMMUNITY
STAYS SAFE.
STAYS SAFE. >> FEAR OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
BEING SHARED IS ANOTHER ISSUE
AND MISINFORMATION ABOUT THE
VACCINE.
VACCINE.
VACCINE. WE DON'T REALLY HAVE A LOT
OF ACCURATE INFORMATION THAT
IT'S IN A LANGUAGE AND LITERACY
LEVEL THAT OUR COMMUNITY CAN
UNDERSTAND.
UNDERSTAND. >> WE KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT
OF WORK AHEAD IN ORDER TO
ENSURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY
ACTUALLY GETS THE VACCINE FROM
ASSITED OUTCUE.
ASSITED OUTCUE. >> BOTH ALSO SAGARIYA HEALTH
DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER GROUPS
AROUND THE STATE HAVE WORKED
FOR MONTHS ON SPANISH OUTREACH
PUSHING FOR A SEAT AT THE TABLE
WHEN COMES TO VACCINE
DISTRIBUTION.
DISTRIBUTION. >> LATINO NETWORK HAS PROVIDED
FREE CLINIC TESTING TO LATINX
PEOPLE ON WEEKENDS.
IT HAS ALSO REQUESTED GETTING
PRIORITY FOR THE VACCINE AT
THESE TESTING CLINICS.
FOR NOW THOUGH, THE DIFFICULT
WAIT AND HARD WORK FOR THOSE
LIKE DR. GALVEZ CONTINUE.
WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT TO YOU?
>> MY PARENTS ARE IMMIGRANTS.
THE WORK THAT I DO IS CARING
FOR THE COMMUTITY SHAPED ME
THROUGH HEALTH AND THROUGH
EDUCATION THAT WE COULD
DEFINITELY IMPROVE OUR QUALITY
OF LIFE.
OF LIFE.
OF LIFE. >> I'M GALEN ETTLIN FOR KGW
NEWS.
NEWS.
NEWS. >>
NEWS. >> THERE'S MORE UNCERTAINTY
TONIGHT SURROUNDING FEDERAL
COVER ROTAVIRUS RELIEF.
HOUSE REPUBLICANS HAVE BLOCKED
AN EFFORT FROM DEMOCRATS TO GET
TWO THOUSAND DOLLAR DIRECT
PAYMENTS TO AMERICANS UP FROM
THE PREVIOUS SIX HUNDRED
DOLLARS.
DOLLARS.
DOLLARS. NOW THAT WAS THE AGREED UPON
AMOUNT IN A BILL CONGRESS
PASSED EARLIER THIS WEEK, BUT
IT WAS THROWN INTO LIMBO WHEN
PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID HE WANTED
HIGHER PAYMENTS AND INDICATED
HE MIGHT NOT SIGN THE BILL.
>> DEMOCRATS SUPPORT THE
PRESIDENT'S PROPOSAL AND WANTED
TO CHANGE THE BILL.
NOW REPUBLICANS HAVE BLOCKED
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. >>
THAT. >> HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI
SAYS THEY WILL TRY AGAIN ON
MONDAY WITH A VOTE ON A
STANDALONE BILL FOR TWO
THOUSAND DOLLAR CHECKS.
>> I'M ASKING CONGRESS TO AMEND
THIS BILL AND INCREASE THE
RIDICULOUSLY LOW SIX HUNDRED
DOLLARS TO TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS
.
.
. >>
. >> THE
. >> THE ORIGINAL COVERT RELIEF
BILL IS ALSO TIED TO FUNDING TO
KEEP THE GOVERNMENT RUNNING.
>> IT COULD ENTER A PARTIAL
SHUTDOWN BY MONDAY NIGHT IF THE
PRESIDENT DOES NOT SIGN IT
PROGRESS AS CREWS WORK TO
RESTORE NATURAL GAS SERVICE IN
THE GORGE.
THE GORGE. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
WITHOUT GAS SINCE SUNDAY NIGHT
WHEN A DRIVER CRASHED INTO N.W.
NATURAL DISTRICT REGULATOR
SERVICE IN WHITE SALMON AND
BINGEING HAS BEEN RESTORED AND
CREWS STARTED ON HOOD RIVER AND
ODEL TODAY.
ODEL TODAY. THAT WORK WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE HOLIDAY INSPIRED BY HIS
PERSONAL BATTLE WITH A DRUG
ADDICTION.
ADDICTION. >> A PORTLAND BARBER HAS BEEN
GOING AROUND THE CITY FOR WEEKS
GIVING FREE HAIRCUTS TO PEOPLE
LIVING ON THE STREETS.
>> CRYSTAL KOUMOU HAS OUR
STORY.
STORY.
STORY. >>
STORY. >> I ENJOY DOING.
I LOVE IT.
IT MAKES MY MOTHER HAPPY AND
EXCITED PEOPLE AROUND ME FEEL
BETTER ABOUT THEMSELVES.
ANGEL CABA HALL HAS BEEN
CUTTING HAIR FOR AS LONG AS HE
CAN REMEMBER.
CAN REMEMBER. >> I DO A LOT MORE OF OTHER
BORROWERS WILL DO OR TRY TO DO
SO I WANT A LOT OF PEOPLE TO
EXPERIENCE YOU KNOW, STRAIGHT
RAZORS, HOT TOWELS.
LOOK BEHIND ME.
I GOT MY STATIONS UP.
I'M CONSTANTLY WORKING ON MY
CRAFT.
CRAFT.
CRAFT. >>
CRAFT. >> HIS CRAFT HAD TO BE PUT ON
HOLD AFTER HIS LONG BATTLE WITH
DRUG ADDICTION LIFTED HIM IN
AND OUT OF JAIL A FEW TIMES.
INSTEAD OF ACCEPTING THE BAD IN
MY LIFE, I DECIDED THAT I
WANTED TO JUMP IN AND GET MY
BUSINESS GOING SO I DID A LARGE
AMOUNT OF TIME BACK IN THE 90S
AND THEN I CAME HOME AND WHEN I
CAME HOME I DECIDED TO GO TO
BARD COLLEGE.
BARD COLLEGE. >> WHEN IT HIT.
>> BUSINESS SLOWED DOWN BUT HE
THOUGHT THOSE OUT ON THE STREET
COULD USE HIS SERVICES.
>> IMAN RECOVERY MYSELF IS THAT
IF I WAS TO CONTINUE TO GO THAT
ROUTE I COULD BE THAT GROUND ON
THE FLOOR.
THE FLOOR. I COULD BE THE GENTLEMAN OR
SUFFERING TO ALL THOSE TIMES.
>> ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO HE
STARTED SHOWING UP AT DIFFERENT
SPOTS IN PORTLAND TO GIVE FREE
HAIRCUTS TO THE HOMELESS.
HE HAS SO FAR GIVEN ABOUT 10
HAIRCUTS.
HAIRCUTS.
HAIRCUTS. HIS FRIEND BRIAN SUAREZ IS NOW
HELPING HOPING TO BRING THAT
NUMBER UP.
NUMBER UP. >> THAT'S WHAT MATTERS AT THE
END OF EVERY DAY.
IF WE COULD DO SOMETHING FOR
SOMEBODY MIGHT NOT BE THE BIG
THING IN THE WORLD BUT WE'RE
DOING SOMETHING THAT REACTION I
GET FROM IT IS JUST FULFILLING.
>> OH, WAIT.
GREAT.
GREAT.
GREAT. AND I APPRECIATE THE LIKE MAN I
FEEL GOOD.
FEEL GOOD. YOU KNOW, THEY GONNA GO BACK
OUT IN THE COLD AND GO STAY
WHERE WHERE THEY'RE STAYING AT
WHATEVER POSITION CHARENE FOR
THAT MOMENT.
THAT MOMENT. >> I'VE SEEN A SMILE AND THAT
MEANS EVERYTHING.
MEANS EVERYTHING. >> ANGEL PLANS TO GIVE MORE
HARICUTS AFTER CHRISTMAS AND HE
SAYS MORE AND MORE BARBERS ARE
INTERESTED IN JOINING HIM OUT
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. HE'LL POST TIME AND LOCATIONS
ON HIS FACEBOOK PAGE AND WE'LL
HAVE A LINK TO ALL