BE
BE CAREFUL, AND WHERE FLOODING IS EXPECTED.
IS EXPECTED. THE NEWS AT FIVE STARTS NOW.>>>
LET'S TAKE THAT OFF THE WALL.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE THIS
OUTSIDE.
OUTSIDE.
OUTSIDE. >> FIRST AT 5, THE MAN IN THE
VIDEO SEEN TAKING UP PORTRAIT
OF A DISGRACED FORMER MAYOR
FROM PORTLAND CITY HALL HAS NOW
BEEN ARRESTED.
BEEN ARRESTED. THIS COMES AFTER HE POSTED
ANOTHER VIDEO OF HIMSELF
BURNING, THERE IT IS RIGHT
THERE, THE PHOTO OF NEIL
GOLDSCHMIDT LESLIE.
GOLDSCHMIDT LESLIE. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, ART
EDWARDS IS LIVE WITH THE
DETAILS.>> Reporter: THE MAN
WAS ARRESTED EARLIER TODAY AT
HIS HOME IN PORTLAND.
THIS ALL COMES AFTER HE TOOK
THE PORTRAIT OF NEIL
GOLDSCHMIDT FROM CITY HALL LATE
LAST WEEK.
LAST WEEK. WE HAVE VIDEO OF THE ARREST
THIS MORNING.
THIS MORNING. POLICE WENT RIGHT TO HIS HOUSE,
THEY MADE THE ARREST, BLAKE
ACTUALLY RECORDED AND STREAMED
THAT ARREST AS IT WAS GOING ON
THIS MORNING, AS HE WAS
ARRESTED BY THE PORTLAND
POLICE.
POLICE.
POLICE. HE IS CHARGED NOW WITH CRIMINAL
MISCHIEF, THEFT, TAMPERING WITH
EVIDENCE ARE THE THREE CHARGES
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. HE WAS TAKEN TO JAIL AND HAS
BEEN RELEASED FROM THE JAIL.
HE BURNED THAT PORTRAIT LAST
NIGHT AT HIS HOME.
HE ACTUALLY FILMED THAT AS
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. HE
WELL. HE RECORDED THAT AS WELL, AND
LIVE STREAM THAT AS WELL.
HE TOOK THE PORTRAIT LATE LAST
WEEK FROM CITY HALL, IT'S A
PORTRAIT OF NEIL GOLDSCHMIDT,
THE FORMER GOVERNOR, FORMER
MAYOR OF PORTLAND.
WHEN HE WAS GOVERNOR HE
CONFESSED TO HAVING SEX WITH A
13-YEAR-OLD GIRL WHILE HE WAS
THE MAYOR OF PORTLAND.
NOW THAT CONFESSION CAME AFTER
THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS HAD
RUN OUT.
RUN OUT.
RUN OUT. NOW BLACK TOOK THE PORTRAIT
LATE LAST WEEK, WHAT HE SAID AT
THE TIME WAS THAT IT SHOULD NOT
HAVE BEEN UP IN CITY HALL, IT
NEEDED TO BE TAKEN AND HE SAID
HE WAS WILLING TO TAKE THE
PUNISHMENT FOR WHAT NEIL
GOLDSCHMIDT HAS DONE.
SO HE IS NOW OUT OF JAIL, HE
FACES THOSE THREE CHARGES FOR
TERMINAL MISCHIEF, THEFT,
TAMPERING WITH EVIDENCE, AND HE
WILL GO TO COURT ON THOSE
CHARGES.
CHARGES.
CHARGES. WE WILL GET A CHANCE TO TALK
WITH HIM A LITTLE LATER TODAY
AND HEAR MORE ABOUT WHAT HE
DID, AND WHY HE DID IT, AND
WHAT HE EXPECTS TO BE HAPPENING
NOW THAT HE HAS BEEN ARRESTED
AND CHARGED WITH A CRIME.
BACK TO YOU.>>> AND NOW TWO OF
BIZARRE AND TRAGIC STORY OUT OF
SOUTHERN OREGON, A MAN KNOWN
FOR BEING A FORMER MUSKETEER
WENT WENT MISSING.
WHEN POLICE SEARCHED HIS HOME
NEAR MEDFORD, THEY FOUND A
BODY, AND THAT'S FRANKLY ALL WE
KNOW SO FAR.
THEY ARE NOT SAYING YET WHETHER
IT'S THE BODY OF 76-YEAR-OLD
DENNIS DAY SEEN BACK IN THE MID-
50s, HE WAS A CAST MEMBER ON
THE MICKEY MOUSE CLUB.
HIS DISAPPEARANCE WENT LARGELY
UNNOTICED FOR MONTHS, THE
FAMILY REPORTEDLY JUST RECENTLY
GOT INVOLVED AND STARTED A
FACEBOOK PAGE SAYING HELP US
FIND DENNIS DAY.
LOCAL AND STATE POLICE ALONG
WITH FORENSIC INVESTIGATORS
WERE ON SCENE THURSDAY.
WE WILL BRING YOU UPDATES AS WE
GET THEM.
GET THEM.
GET THEM. >>> AT THE SAME TIME DEPUTIES
IN CLARK COUNTY ARE
INVESTIGATING A POSSIBLE
KIDNAPPING, AFTER THEY SAY A
WOMAN SPED OFF FROM A ROUTINE
TRAFFIC STOP AS HER PASSENGER
STRUGGLED TO GET OUT OF THE
CAR.
CAR.
CAR. IT
CAR. IT HAPPENED EARLY THIS MORNING
NEAR MEADOWS DRIVE AND 66.
THE TRAFFIC STOP WAS WERNICK
WOMEN VIOLATION.
WOMEN VIOLATION. DEPUTIES SAY THE WOMAN TOOK OFF
BEHIND THE WHEEL REACHING
SPEEDS OF 100 MILES PER HOUR
WITH DEPUTIES CLOSE BEHIND.
SHE LED THEM TO PORTLAND WHERE
AUTHORITIES LATE SPIKE STRIPS
AND STOP THE CAR.
THEY ARRESTED THE DRIVER AND
THEY SAY HER NAME IS SHERI
RAMSEY.
RAMSEY.
RAMSEY. THE PASSENGER IT TURNS OUT HAD
UNRELATED WARRANTS, STILL
KIDNAPPING CHARGES MAY FOLLOW
FOR RAMSEY.
FOR RAMSEY. >>> AT THE SAME TIME, TAKE A
LOOK AT THIS DAMAGE RIGHT HERE
TO A PORTLAND POLICE CAR.
POLICE SAY THIS WAS CAUSED BY
AN IMPAIRED DRIVER WHO CRASHED
INTO THE CART WITH AN OFFICER
INSIDE.
INSIDE.
INSIDE. EARLY THIS MORNING TWO OFFICERS
WERE INVESTIGATING A REPORT OF
A SUSPICIOUS PERSON IN
NORTHEAST PORTLAND NEAR 79th
AVENUE AND SANDY BOULEVARD.
POLICE SAY A CAR WITH NO
HEADLIGHTS REAR-ENDED ONE OF
THEIR PATROL CARS, THANKFULLY
THE OFFICER WAS NOT SERIOUSLY
HURT.
HURT.
HURT. JEREMY HEISLER SEEN HERE WAS
ARRESTED AND TAKEN TO THE
HOSPITAL FOR MINOR INJURIES.>>>
WHILE IT'S BEEN A BIT OF A
STORMY DAY OUT THERE TODAY, YOU
MAY HAVE NOTICED.
HE IS ALIVE LOOK AT THE COAST
AT CANNON BEACH, YOU CAN SEE
THE WAVES ROLLING, AND HERE'S A
LOOK AT PACIFIC CITY, OR WHAT
YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS CAMERA,
BEACHGOERS WERE BEING WARNED
ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF
SNEAKER WAVES.
SNEAKER WAVES. >> IS GOING TO GET PRETTY NASTY
IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.
ESPECIALLY GOING INTO THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS.
OVERNIGHT HOURS. WE DO HAVE SOME WATCHES AND
WARNINGS I WANT TO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT BEFORE WE START TALKING
ABOUT HOW MUCH RAIN WE WILL
GET.
GET.
GET. THE
GET. THE PURPLE COLOR IS THE HIGH
SURF ADVISORY, WAVES TONIGHT
AND INTO TOMORROW, ANYWHERE
FROM 20 TO 30 FEET AT THE PEAK.
THIS GREEN COLOR IS A FLOOD
WATCH THAT IS REALLY IMPACTING
THE SOUTHERN OREGON COAST AND
THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL VALLEY.
CENTRAL VALLEY. THERE IS A CHANCE WE CAN GET
SOME OF THOSE WATCHES IN THE
MORNING, BECAUSE WE WILL BE
SEEING SOME VERY WET
CONDITIONS.
CONDITIONS. SO FAR, THE PORTLAND AREA, THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE NATURAL
METRO AREA IS DRY, THAT WILL
CHANGE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
HOURS.
HOURS.
HOURS. WE
HOURS. WE ARE STARTING TO PICK UP SOME
SHOWERS IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE
MOUNTAINS.
MOUNTAINS. AS WE GO INTO TODAY, WE WILL
REMAIN DRY BETWEEN NOW AND
EIGHT, 9:00.
EIGHT, 9:00. BY 10:00 WE WILL START SEEING
THE HEAVY BANDS OF RAIN MOVING
THROUGH AND THEY DON'T REALLY
LET UP UNTIL EARLY TOMORROW
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. BY 3 AM HE START TO SEE SOME OF
THOSE YELLOWS AND ORANGES
MOVING IN, THAT IS THE AREA
THAT WILL BE SEEING THE BRUNT
OF THIS SYSTEM.
SOME RAINFALL AMOUNTS NEAR
DETROIT LAKE MAY BE CLOSE TO 4
1/2 INCHES OF RAIN.
I'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT AND
THE WIND WE ARE LOOKING AT YOU
OVER THE NEXT 12 TO 18 HOURS.
THAT'S COMING UP IN ABOUT 10
MINUTES.>>> WALK ABILITY IS OF
COURSE ONE OF THE PERKS OF
LIVING IN A CITY LIKE PORTLAND.
BUT A DEADLY CORRIDOR IN
SOUTHEAST PORTLAND HAS PEOPLE
LIVING NEAR THERE FEELING
PRETTY OVERLOOKED.
PRETTY OVERLOOKED. NOW AFTER YEARS OF STUDIES,
DESIGN AND PLANNING, THEY ARE
GETTING A SAFETY UPGRADE.
BRITNEY FULCHER'S WAS AT
TODAY'S PROJECT GROUNDBREAKING
AND SHE HAS THAT STORY.
>> Reporter: THE OUTER POWELL
PROJECT IS NOW OFFICIALLY
UNDERWAY, FOR PEOPLE IN THE
COMMUNITY WE SPOKE TO, WHO SAY
THEY OFTEN FORGOTTEN, THIS
UPCOMING CONSTRUCTION IS ALONG
TIME COMING.
TIME COMING. >> IT'S TAKEN A LONG, LONG,
LONG, LONG TIME.
>> TERESA SOTO SAYS OVER THE
YEARS SHE SEEMED TO MANY CLOSE
CALLS TO COUNT ON POWELL
BOULEVARD IN SOUTHEAST
PORTLAND.
PORTLAND.
PORTLAND. THE DEADLY ROADWAY IS ONE THAT
IS DEEMED A HIGH CREST
CORRIDOR, BUT A NEW PROJECT,
MORE THAN A DECADE IN THE
MAKING, AIMS TO CHANGE THAT.
>> I SAID I WANT TO LIVE LONG
ENOUGH TO SEE THIS PROJECT
COMPLETED.>> ON SATURDAY SOTO
TOOK THE STAGE ALONG ORGAN
REPRESENTATIVE AS THE SAFETY
PROJECT BROKE GRAND PRIX
>> LET'S GIVE IT UP FOR
SIDEWALKS!
SIDEWALKS! >> PHASE 1 WILL IMPROVE THE
STRETCH FROM SOUTHEAST 122nd
STREET TO 136 AVENUES.
THE FULL PROJECT WILL COVER
FULL FOUR MILES, CREATING SAFER
CROSSWALKS, NEW CURBS SEPARATED
BIKE LANES AND SEPARATE TURN
LANES FOR SAFE RETURNS AND TO
REDUCE TRAFFIC.
REDUCE TRAFFIC. >> WE NEED A SAFE WAY TO CROSS
AT DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE
CORRIDOR SO THAT WE ARE NOT
PLAYING FROG OR WITH OUR LIVES.
>> FOR A COMMUNITY THAT FEELS
THEY BEEN NEGLECTED, THIS
COULDN'T COME ANY SOONER.
>> IT WAS EASY TO GET
DISHEARTENED, BUT TO HAVE IT
FINALLY A REALITY, TO KNOW THAT
WE'VE BEEN SEEN, OUR VOICES
HAVE BEEN HURT, AND THAT THERE
IS A HUGE INVESTMENT IN OUR
COMMUNITY, AND OUR FUTURE, IT'S
POWERFUL.
POWERFUL.
POWERFUL. >> AS MENTIONED, THIS IS JUST
PHASE 1 OF THE OUTER POWELL
PROJECT, COMMUNITY MEMBERS WE
SPOKE TO SAID THERE ARE MANY
MORE ROADWAYS HERE IN
PORTLAND'S EAST SIDE THAT NEED
SOME ATTENTION.>> BY THE WAY
THIS WAS PART OF THE PROJECT
THAT WAS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH
NEW STATE LAW PASSED IN 2017,
WHICH INCLUDED $20 MILLION TO
COMPLETELY REBUILD THAT FOUR
MILE STRETCH.
MILE STRETCH. CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO
LAST THROUGH 2020.
SO FOR UPDATES FIND A LINK TO
THAT STORY AT KGW.COM.
>>> TAKE A LOOK AT THIS CRAZY
SCENE IN SOUTH SEATTLE.
24 POWER POLES FELL DOWN ALONG
THIS BY A LONG STRETCH OF ROAD
DROPPING TWO PEOPLE IN A CAR
AND KNOCKING OUT POWER TO
THOUSANDS.
THOUSANDS. THIS HAPPENED YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON, AND THOSE PEOPLE
WERE RESCUED ONCE THE
POWERLINES WERE DEACTIVATED.>>
WHEN WE HEARD AND SAW A BIG
EXPLOSION FROM THE POWER LIGHT,
BIG FLASH OF LIGHT, AND THEN
THEY ALL CAME TUMBLING DOWN.>>
IT WAS JUST SO LOUD THAT THE
PEOPLE IN THE CAR THAT THE
PEOPLE IN THE CAR WERE
RELATIVELY UNSCATHED.
RELATIVELY UNSCATHED. >> THEY ARE STILL TRY TO FIGURE
OUT WHAT CAUSED THIS POST TO
FOLLOW HER, OF THE 24 POLES
THAT WENT IN SOME HAVE BEEN
REPLACED AS RECENTLY AS FIVE
YEARS AGO, AND THE ONES NOT
REPLACED WERE CONSIDERED TO BE
IN GOOD CONDITION.>>> OVER TO
SPORTS NOW AND FOR DUCKS FANS
STILL GUIDED AFTER WATCHING
LAST NIGHT, THE WOMEN'S
FESTIVAL SEASON COMES TO A
CLOSE, WE BRING YOU SOMETHING
TO LOOK FORWARD TO, SPRING
FOOTBALL PRACTICE HAS BEEN
UNDERWAY FOR A FEW WEEKS.
TODAY COACH MARIO CHRISTABEL
INVITED CAMERAS FOR AN OPEN
PRACTICE.
PRACTICE.
PRACTICE. PLAYERS TOLD US THAT THESE
SESSIONS HAVE BEEN INTENSE.
A LOT OF ATTENTION TO DETAIL,
WATCHING GAME AND PRACTICE
FOOTAGE, IN SHORT, SPRING BALL
IS NO JOKE.
>> THIS IS CAMP MENTALITY, THIS
IS A PHYSICAL AND A STRONG STEP
THAT WE WILL NOT EVER SKIP.
IN OREGON, SPRING BALL MEANS
SOMETHING FOR
SOMETHING FOR >> YOU JUST GOTTA KEEP
CLIMBING, WE'VE MADE A LOT OF
MISTAKES, BUT WE ARE LEARNING
FROM THEM, AND THAT'S WHAT IT'S
ALL ABOUT.
ALL ABOUT. WE ARE GETTING BETTER AND WE
WILL GET READY FOR THE FALL.
>> SPEAKING OF, THE DUCKS
SEASON KICKS OFF AUGUST 31 WITH
THE HOME OPENER AGAINST AUBURN
UNIVERSITY.
UNIVERSITY. >>> WHILE ATTORNEY MICHAEL
AVENATTI IS MAKING MORE CLAIMS
AGAINST NIKE SAYING THAT THE
COMPANY MADE BRIBES TO COLLEGE
BASKETBALL PLAYERS, HE SAYS
THIS INCLUDES FORMER OREGON
DUCK BOL BOL, AND HE TWEETED
OUT DOCUMENTS THAT HE SAYS
SHOWS EVIDENCE.
SHOWS EVIDENCE. AVENATTI HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH
TRYING TO EXTORT $20 MILLION
FROM NIKE AND PROSECUTORS SAY
THAT HE THREATENED TO RELEASE
DAMAGING INFORMATION ABOUT THE
COMPANY IF