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THE TIGER
THE TIGER KINGS BIG CAT PARK. LIFE SAVING SURGERY IN OREGON.
>> THIS NEWS KGW NEWS IS LIVE
IN IRRESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOR OVER
THANKSGIVING AT BEST WILL ONLY
MAKE THE PANDEMIC LAST LONGER.
AT WORST IT WILL SEND ONE
OF YOUR LOVED ONES TO THE ICU
AND THAT IS ONE LAST PLEA FROM
STATE AND LOCAL LEADERS TONIGHT
AHEAD OF THANKSGIVING MAKE THE
HARD CHOICES NOW THEY SAY SO WE
CAN GET OUT OF THIS PANDEMIC
SOONER.
SOONER.
SOONER. >> THANKS FOR BEING WITH US
THIS EVENING.
THIS EVENING. I'M DAN HAGERTY.
THE GOVERNOR TODAY ALSO
ANNOUNCED NEW GUIDELINES FOR
WHAT ACTIVITIES WILL BE
RESTRICTED IN OREGON MOVING
FORWARD.
FORWARD.
FORWARD. IT'S BASED ON THIS RANKING.
COUNTIES ARE CONSIDERED
ANYWHERE FROM LOW RISK TO
EXTREME RISK BASED ON THEIR
RATE OF THE VIRUS SPREAD.
THERE ARE 21 COUNTIES RIGHT NOW
CONSIDERED EXTREME RISK.
THOSE ARE THE ONES IN RED ON
THE MAP THAT INCLUDES THE METRO
AREA.
AREA.
AREA. EACH COUNTY WILL FACE A NEW SET
OF RULES BASED ON THEIR RISK
LEVEL.
LEVEL.
LEVEL. THOSE NEW RESTRICTIONS KICK IN
NEXT WEEK AND TAKE THE PLACE
OF THE CURRENT FREEZE WHERE
EXPERIENCING NOW SOME PLACES
LIKE STORES WILL SEE TIGHTER
RESTRICTIONS WHILE RESTAURANTS
WILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE
LEEWAY.
LEEWAY.
LEEWAY. MIKE BENNER EXPLAINS THE
DETAIL.
DETAIL.
DETAIL. >> IN ORDER TO SURVIVE THE
STATEWIDE FREEZE, LIZ HANNAH
TURNED HER NORTHEAST PORTLAND
BAR MAN HANNAH INTO A GENERAL
STORE.
STORE.
STORE. JUST LOOK AT SOME OF THESE
PHOTOS FROM INSIDE THE STORE
HAS BEEN OPEN FOR A WEEK.
>> WE'VE BEEN MAKING ABOUT 300
DOLLARS A DAY WHICH IS A VERY
SMALL PORTION OF VERY MEAGER
PORTION OF WHAT WE WERE MAKING
AS A BAR.
AS A BAR.
AS A BAR. >> FORTUNATELY FOR HANNAH,
BETTER DAYS ARE AHEAD.
SHE'S ON THE VERGE OF BEING
ABLE TO REOPEN MATT HANNAH AS A
BAR AND SERVE DRINKS ON HER
PATIO.
PATIO.
PATIO. IT'S SUCH A HUGE RELIEF.
>> I CAN'T EVEN I CAN'T EVEN
EXPRESS THE KIND OF GRATITUDE I
FEEL FOR FOR GOVERNOR BROWN,
THE SITUATION IS EXTREMELY
DIRE.
DIRE.
DIRE. >>
DIRE. >> LATE WEDNESDAY, OREGON
GOVERNOR JAY BROWN ANNOUNCED A
BUNCH OF NEW RULES THAT'LL GO
INTO EFFECT LATE NEXT WEEK.
AMONG THEM IN COUNTIES WERE
COVID 19 PRESENTS IN EXTREME
RISK.
RISK.
RISK. FOR
RISK. FOR INSTANCE, MULTNOMAH,
WASHINGTON AND CLACKAMAS
COUNTIES BARS AND RESTAURANTS
CAN OFFER OUTDOOR SERVICE NO
MORE THAN 50 PEOPLE A MAX
OF SIX PER TABLE AND CLOSING
TIME MAYBE 11:00 P.M..
>> MY GOAL AS OREGON'S GOVERNOR
IS TO PROTECT THE HEALTH AND
SAFETY OF OREGONIANS AND WE ARE
GOING TO CONTINUE TO MAKE
DECISIONS BASED ON SCIENCE AND
DATA.
DATA.
DATA. THE
DATA. THE GOVERNOR GOES ON TO SAY IN
THE EXTREME RISK COUNTIES BOTH
INDOOR AND OUTDOOR SOCIAL
GATHERINGS SHOULD NOT EXCEED
SIX PEOPLE FROM TWO HOUSEHOLDS.
>> A LOT OF YOU ARE WEIGHING IN
ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
TRACY WROTE I'M GOOD WITH THAT.
I WANT TO LIVE ANOTHER YEAR.
SHELBY WROTE SHE HAS NO
CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY TO
REGULATE WHO'S IN YOUR HOME.
I'M NOT SURE WHETHER TO LAUGH
OR BE WORRIED BY THE FACT THAT
SHE THINKS SHE DOES.
NOW TO DR. DEAN SIDELINGER FROM
THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY.
>> WE BELIEVE THAT BY
IMPLEMENTING THIS FRAMEWORK IT
WILL ENABLE US TO BETTER MANAGE
THE IMPACTS OF THE 90S THROUGH
THE WINTER UNTIL WE CAN DEFEAT
THE PANDEMIC.
THE PANDEMIC. I'M SO RELIEVED WHILE THIS
HANNAH IS FEELING A SENSE
OF RELIEF OVER BEING ABLE TO
REOPEN HER PATIO TO PATRONS.
>> SHE WORRIES ABOUT HER FELLOW
BAR AND RESTAURANT OWNERS WHO
MAY HAVE GOTTEN RID OF A LOT
OF THEIR PRODUCT AND WON'T BE
ABLE TO PIVOT AS EASILY AS SHE
CAN.
CAN.
CAN. >>
CAN. >> IT IS CERTAINLY LIKE
WHIPLASH GOING BACK AND FORTH.
NOT NOT REALLY KNOWING WHAT IS
GOING TO HAPPEN.
>> ON MONDAY, THE OREGON HEALTH
AUTHORITY WILL DETERMINE WHICH
COUNTIES FALL INTO WHICH
CATEGORIES.
CATEGORIES. THE NEW RULES WILL THEN GO INTO
EFFECT THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY.
BUT DON'T GET TOO USED TO IT.
THE FHA WILL REEVALUATE COUNTY
DATA EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS FOR
THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.
WE UNDERSTAND THIS IS A LOT TO
DIGEST SO YOU CAN HEAD TO OUR
WEBSITE KGW DOT COM FOR I MIGHT
BE HERE FOR KGW NEWS GEMS AND
OTHER INDOOR RECREATION PLACES
LIKE MOVIE THEATERS FOR
INSTANCE WILL REMAIN CLOSED IN
THE EXTREME RISK COUNTIES.
>> JIM IN SALEM WAS JUST FINED
ACTUALLY FOR DEFYING THE
CLOSURE ORDERS THAT STARTED
LAST WEEK.
LAST WEEK. THE OWNER OF A COURTHOUSE CLUB
FITNESS SAID THAT THEY PLAN TO
KEEP THEIR FIVE LOCATIONS OPEN
THROUGH THE FREEZE POSTING ON
FACEBOOK.
FACEBOOK.
FACEBOOK. THEY WOULD NOT SURVIVE ANOTHER
CLOSURE AFTER INITIAL WARNINGS
FROM THE STATE.
THE OWNERS HAVE NOW BEEN FINED
A TOTAL OF NINETY THOUSAND
DOLLARS THAT INCLUDES FINES FOR
MULTIPLE GYM LOCATIONS.
THE GYM COULD ALSO FACE DAILY
FINES MOVING FORWARD IF THEY DO
NOT SHUT DOWN.
RETAIL AND GROCERY STORES
ALREADY HAD TO REDUCE THEIR
CAPACITY UNDER THE RESTRICTIONS
THAT KICKED IN LAST WEEK IN
OREGON AND WASHINGTON.
OREGON STORES ARE ALLOWED
SEVENTY FIVE PERCENT CAPACITY.
WHILE WASHINGTON STORES HAVE TO
LIMIT TO TWENTY FIVE PERCENT
STARTING NEXT WEEK THOUGH IN
THOSE EXTREME AND HIGH RISK
COUNTIES OF OREGON THEY WILL
HAVE TO GO TO 50 PERCENT THAT
CAPACITY SET BY BUILDING CODES
DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE
STORE.
STORE.
STORE. SO
STORE. SO HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WOULD
STILL ACTUALLY BE ALLOWED TO GO
INSIDE INSIDE OF A LARGE
GROCERY STORE.
GROCERY STORE. IN FACT, IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT,
SAFEWAY TOLD US THAT EVEN AT
TWENTY FIVE PERCENT THAT'S MORE
THAN THEIR AVERAGE CUSTOMER
COUNT AT ANY GIVEN TIME.
BUT SMALLER BOUTIQUES LIKE
MODAO RESALE AND HEYSEL DELL
CAN ONLY HAVE A DOZEN OR SO
PEOPLE IN AT A TIME THAT
INCLUDES STAFF.
INCLUDES STAFF. >> IT'S SOMETHING THE OWNER
SAYS HAPPENED AUTOMATICALLY
WHEN THE NEW RULES WERE
ANNOUNCED.
ANNOUNCED. >> I BELIEVE STRONGLY THAT THE
LOCKDOWN RE REALLY DID SEND
MORE PEOPLE BACK HOME WHICH
MEANS THAT THEY'RE NOT IN OUR
STORE.
STORE.
STORE. SO
STORE. SO WE FELT IMMEDIATELY LAST
WEEK IF YOU SEE A STORE THAT
YOU THINK IS VIOLATING CAPACITY
LIMITS YOU CAN REPORT TO THE
STATE'S OHSA OFFICE.
>> LET'S TAKE A LOOK NOW AT
SOME OF THE LATEST CAUVIN DATA.
THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITIES
WEEKLY REPORT CAME OUT TODAY
GIVING US A BETTER IDEA OF THE
TRENDS WEEK BY WEEK THE NUMBER
OF NEW CASES DAILY CASES ROSE
34 PERCENT.
34 PERCENT. THAT'S A NEW RECORD HIGH.
THE NUMBER OF HOSPITALIZATIONS
WENT 26 PERCENT FROM THE WEEK
BEFORE.
BEFORE.
BEFORE. THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE IN THE
HOSPITAL COVERED RIGHT NOW IN
OREGON THAN AT ANY OTHER TIME
DURING THIS PANDEMIC AND THERE
WERE 61 REPORTED DEATHS LAST
WEEK.
WEEK.
WEEK. THAT'S NEARLY DOUBLE THE WEEK
BEFORE.
BEFORE.
BEFORE. OREGON HEALTH LEADERS ALSO
ANNOUNCED TODAY KOVEN VACCINE
DOSES ARE EXPECTED TO ARRIVE IN
THE STATE IN MID TO LATE
DECEMBER IS RIGHT AROUND THE
CORNER IN THE INITIAL DELIVERY
THEY EXPECT ENOUGH TO VACCINATE
30000 PEOPLE.
30000 PEOPLE. FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE WORKERS
WHO ARE CARING FOR
COVERED PATIENTS WILL BE THE
FIRST TO GET THE VACCINE.
THAT INITIAL DELIVERY REALLY IS
JUST A DROP IN THE BUCKET
THOUGH SINCE THERE WERE ABOUT
300000 HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN
OUR STATE.
OUR STATE. >> THE AMOUNT OF VACCINE THAT
WILL COME OUT INITIALLY WILL
WILL NOT BE AS MUCH AS WE'D
LIKE IT TO BE.
>> BUT THE IT APPEARS THAT
THINGS ARE POISED FOR THAT
NUMBER TO RAMP UP FAIRLY
RAPIDLY, PARTICULARLY IF THERE
ARE MULTIPLE VACCINES AVAILABLE
DISTRIBIUTE.
DISTRIBIUTE. >> BUT GOVERNOR BROWN SAYS
WE'RE STILL A LONG WAY OFF FROM
VACCINATING THE GENERAL
POPULATION.
POPULATION. WASHINGTON IS ALSO EXPECTING AN
INITIAL SHIPMENT OF THE VACCINE
NEXT MONTH WITH MORE THAN 60
THOUSAND DOSES SOME FEDERAL
BENEFITS HELPING PEOPLE SURVIVE
THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF THE
PANDEMIC ARE SET TO EXPIRE AT
THE END OF THE YEAR AND THAT
HAS THE OREGON FOOD BANK
WORRIED.
WORRIED.
WORRIED. >> THE USDA FEDERAL FOOD
PROGRAMS HAVE HELPED THE OREGON
FOOD BANK DELIVER AND PROVIDE
MORE FOOD AND THROUGH FEDERAL
STIMULUS BILLS PEOPLE HAVE SEEN
EXPANDED UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
AND SNAP BENEFITS, STUDENT LOAN
DEFERMENT AND STIMULUS CHECKS.
BUT IT'S UNCLEAR IF ANOTHER
RELIEF PACKAGE IS COMING SOON.
WITH CONGRESS AT THE TIME IN A
GRIDLOCK AMID THE CRISIS, THE
OREGON FOOD BANK SAYS DOUBLE
THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE FACING
HUNGER RIGHT NOW COMPARED TO A
YEAR AGO AND THEY WORRY MORE
PEOPLE WILL GO HUNGRY IF
FEDERAL BENEFITS EXPIRE.
>> BUT WE DON'T SEE AN
EXTENSION OF THOSE PROGRAMS AND
A NEW ROUND OF STIMULUS
INJECTED INTO THIS ECONOMY.
WE'RE GOING TO SEE FAMILIES AND
SMALL BUSINESSES THAT WERE
ALREADY STRUGGLING REALLY
SPIRALING INTO A CRISIS.
>> THE FOOD BANK IS ALSO
PUSHING FOR THE LEGISLATURE TO
EXTEND THE STATE'S EVICTION AND
FORECLOSURE MORATORIUMS THROUGH
JUNE OF NEXT YEAR.
>> A WARNING FOR YOU ABOUT THIS
NEXT STORY.
NEXT STORY. PARTS OF IT MAY BE TOUGH TO
WATCH.
WATCH.
WATCH. >>
WATCH. >> IT'S NEW VIDEO FROM THE
INVESTIGATION INTO THE CASE
OF A BLACK MAN SHOT AND KILLED
BY DEPUTIES IN CLARK COUNTY.
TONIGHT BOTH INVESTIGATORS AND
THE FAMILY ARE ZEROING IN ON
THIS MOMENT.
THIS MOMENT. THAT'S KEVIN PIETERSEN JUNIOR
FALLING AS HE RAN FROM
DEPUTIES.
DEPUTIES.
DEPUTIES. YOU THEN SEE HIM SIT UP AND
POINT SOMETHING AT THEM.
INVESTIGATORS SAY THAT THE
THING IS A GUN.
WE'RE FREEZING THE VIDEO RIGHT
HERE BECAUSE PETERSON WAS SHOT.
MOMENTS LATER THE SHOOTING
HAPPENED DURING A DRUG
INVESTIGATION IN THE PARKING
LOT OF A U.S. BANK IN HEYSEL
DEL.
DEL.
DEL. TONIGHT INVESTIGATORS SAY
PETERSON POINTED HE'S GONE TO
DEPUTIES JUST BEFORE HE
APPEARED ON CAMERA.
AND THEN AS YOU SAW AGAIN AFTER
HE FELL, THEY DON'T SAY WHETHER
HE FELL BECAUSE HE WAS SHOT