ROB
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FOR JOINING US TODAY.
I'M BRENDA BRAXTON.
WELL, IT TOOK A WHOLE LOT
OF BACK AND FORTH BUT PRESIDENT
TRUMP HAS NOW SIGNED A KOFOD
RELIEF BILL INTO LAW.
IT'S A MOVE THAT SIDESTEPS THE
GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, EXTENDS
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND
ISSUES STIMULUS PAYMENTS TO
MILLIONS OF AMERICANS.
BUT AS NBC'S CHRIS POLLONE
REPORTS, THE PRESIDENT IS
ANYTHING BUT HAPPY ABOUT IT.
>> THE PRESIDENT CONTINUES TO
PUSH TO RAISE THE STIMULUS CASH
PAYMENTS FROM SIX HUNDRED
DOLLARS TO TWO THOUSAND
DOLLARS.
DOLLARS.
DOLLARS. THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
WILL VOTE ON A MEASURE THAT
WOULD DO JUST THAT TODAY.
BUT REPUBLICANS ARE LARGELY
OBJECTING TO THAT IDEA.
>> AFTER A WEEK OF COMPLAINTS
ABOUT THE TWO POINT THREE
TRILLION DOLLAR BIPARTISAN
SPENDING BILL IN COVERT RELIEF
PACKAGE POSTING ON TWITTER, IT
REALLY IS A DISGRACE.
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNED THE
BILL SUNDAY NIGHT AND INCLUDES
NINE HUNDRED BILLION DOLLARS IN
COVERT RELIEF MONEY AND FUNDS
THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE NEXT
FISCAL YEAR.
FISCAL YEAR. IN A STATEMENT FROM HIS FLORIDA
RESORT, THE PRESIDENT SAID I AM
SIGNING THIS BILL TO RESTORE
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, STOP
EVICTIONS, PROVIDE RENTAL
ASSISTANCE AND MUCH MORE THOSE
ENHANCED EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
NOW EXTENDED HAD EXPIRED FOR
MILLIONS SUNDAY AFTER PROMISES
STIMULUS PAYMENTS WOULD GO OUT
THIS WEEK.
THIS WEEK. IT'S NOW UNCLEAR WHEN PEOPLE
WILL SEE THAT MONEY IN THEIR
BANK ACCOUNTS.
BANK ACCOUNTS. DEMOCRATIC HOUSE MAJORITY
LEADER STENY HOYER SAID THE
PRESIDENT HAS RESOLVED AN
UNNECESSARY CRISIS.
UNNECESSARY CRISIS. HE HIMSELF CREATED .
>> IS STILL BACKING AN EFFORT
TO RAISE THOSE PAYMENTS TO TWO
THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR ADULTS AND
SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR
CHILDREN DEMOCRATS SUPPORTED.
MINORITY LEADER CHUCK SCHUMER
ON TWITTER DARING REPUBLICANS
TO OBJECT.
TO OBJECT. THE HOUSE WILL VOTE ON IT TODAY
.
.
. I
. I DON'T
. I DON'T AGREE WITH TWO THOUSAND
DOLLAR CHECKS TO PEOPLE WHO
HAVE HAD NO LOST INCOME
WHATSOEVER WHICH IS THE VAST
MAJORITY OF AMERICANS.
>> THE LAW PROVIDES EIGHT
BILLION DOLLARS FOR CORONA
VIRUS VACCINE DISTRIBUTION
IMPORTANT FUNDING AS THE U.S.
HAS NOW PASSED 330000 KOVA 19
DEATHS WITH PREDICTIONS OF DARK
DAYS AHEAD AFTER MANY PEOPLE
TRAVEL THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.
SO FAR NO OFFICIAL REACTION
FROM THE PRESIDENT ELECT JOE
BIDEN THOUGH WE EXPECT THAT TO
CHANGE.
CHANGE.
CHANGE. >> HE'S SLATED TO GIVE REMARKS
THIS AFTERNOON IN WASHINGTON.
CHRIS POLLONE.
CHRIS POLLONE. NOW BACK TO YOU.
>> WASHINGTON GOVERNOR JAY
INSLEE DIDN'T WAIT FOR THE
PRESIDENT TO ACT.
HIS STATE PASSED FINANCIAL
RELIEF OF ITS OWN.
THE 54 MILLION DOLLAR ONE-TIME
PAYOUT WILL GO TO ALMOST NINETY
FIVE THOUSAND WASHINGTONIANS
RECEIVING PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT
ASSISTANCE.
ASSISTANCE. EACH PERSON WITH AN ELIGIBLE
CLAIM WILL RECEIVE FIVE HUNDRED
FIFTY DOLLARS.
FIFTY DOLLARS. INSLEE TWEETED IT IS GOOD NEWS
THAT THE PRESIDENT HAS SIGNED
THIS RELIEF BILL BUT HIS
DELAYED ACTION COST
WASHINGTONIANS A WEEK OF P AWAY
BENEFITS.
BENEFITS.
BENEFITS. HERE IN OREGON, GOV. KATE BROWN
RELAXING THE RULES FOR
RELIGIOUS GATHERINGS DURING A
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC. THAT MEANS MORE PEOPLE CAN
ATTEND IN-PERSON SERVICES.
THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE WILL
CONTINUE RECOMMENDING LIMITS
BUT SAYS CHURCHES CAN DECIDE
HOW MANY PEOPLE TO LET IN.
THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY HAS
INFO ON HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE
RECEIVED A KOFOD VACCINE.
AS OF DECEMBER TWENTY THIRD.
THE NUMBER STANDS AT ABOUT
14000 BUT THAT'S LESS THAN HALF
THE DOSES SENT TO THE STATE.
IT'S UNCLEAR WHY MORE PEOPLE
WEREN'T VACCINATED.
WEREN'T VACCINATED. THE HEALTH AUTHORITY REPORTS
TWO HUNDRED FIFTY FOUR PEOPLE
GOT THEIR FIRST COVERED SHOT ON
DECEMBER 16TH.
DECEMBER 16TH. THAT MEANS THEY'LL GET THEIR
SECOND SHOT AROUND JANUARY SIX
ONCE A PERSON GETS TWO DOSES
THEY'LL HAVE A 94 PERCENT
CHANCE OF BEING PROTECTED
AGAINST THE VIRUS.
TURNING NOW TO THE ISSUE OF GUN
VIOLENCE HERE IN PORTLAND.
WE HAVEN'T SEEN A YEAR THIS
VIOLENT AND DEADLY IN ALMOST
THREE DECADES.
THREE DECADES. THERE WERE MORE THAN 850
REPORTED SHOOTINGS IN 2020.
THAT'S MORE THAN DOUBLE LAST
YEAR.
YEAR.
YEAR. ON
YEAR. ON SATURDAY NIGHT PORTLAND HAD
FOUR MORE SHOOTINGS.
A 15 YEAR OLD GIRL WAS SHOT
NEAR NORTHEAST EIGHTY SECOND IN
GLEASON.
GLEASON.
GLEASON. SHE'S EXPECTED TO RECOVER ABOUT
AN HOUR LATER.
>> A MAN WAS SHOT ON SOUTHEAST
POWELL.
POWELL.
POWELL. HE WAS ABLE TO WALK INTO THE
HOSPITAL ON HIS OWN.
>> THE THIRD SHOOTING HAPPENED
ON SOUTHY 70 SECOND HOME THERE
WAS HIT WITH AT LEAST NINE
BULLETS BUT NO ONE WAS HURT.
TEN MINUTES AFTER THAT, POLICE
SAY THREE TEENS WERE STEALING
FROM A CONVENIENCE STORE ON
NORTHEAST COLUMBIA.
NORTHEAST COLUMBIA. AN EMPLOYEE TOLD THEM TO LEAVE
AND MOMENTS LATER SHOTS WERE
FIRED INTO THAT STORE.
NO ONE WAS HURT.
ANOTHER SCARY SITUATION IN
SOUTHEAST PORTLAND SUNDAY
MORNING AND ARMED ROBBERY WAS
REPORTED AT A HOME ON WOODSTOCK
BOULEVARD.
BOULEVARD. THE RESIDENT TOLD OFFICERS A
MAN WAS KNOCKING AT HIS DOOR
ASKING FOR HELP WHEN HE OPENED
THE DOOR.
THE DOOR.
THE DOOR. THE GUY PUSHED HIS WAY INSIDE
WITH A GUN, THREATEN THE MAN
AND HIS GIRLFRIEND AND DEMANDED
ALL OF THEIR VALUABLES
INCLUDING THEIR CAR.
ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ABOUT
THE ROBBERY IS ASKED TO CALL
PORTLAND POLICE.
PORTLAND POLICE. >> BLAND SHEA HOUSE, A LOCAL
ORGANIZATION HELPING THE
HOMELESS, IS GIVING AWAY SMALL
LANTERNS TO HELP SAVE LIVES.
IT HANDED OUT THESE
RECHARGEABLE LANTERNS THIS
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND. THE EFFORT STARTED AFTER A
WOMAN DIED EARLIER THIS MONTH
WHEN A CANDLE HER TENT ON FIRE.
A SAFER SOURCE OF LIGHT THE
LANTERNS CHARGE USING CRANK AT
THE BOTTOM.
THE BOTTOM. THEY CAN EVEN CHARGE A CELL
PHONE.
PHONE.
PHONE. MANY DONATED TO MAKE THIS ALL
POSSIBLE.
POSSIBLE.
POSSIBLE. >> THE RESPONSE WAS QUICK.
THE RESPONSE WAS VERY GENEROUS.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
WE'RE HOPING AT SOME POINT WE
CAN MAKE AN ASK FOR A MINIATURE
PORTABLE HEATER AS WELL.
THAT WOULD BE USE WITH
SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
WE'RE ONCE AGAIN SO PEOPLE
DON'T HAVE TO RELY ON USING
FIRE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT
WHERE UNFORTUNATELY CAN TAKE
OUT THEIR TENT IF THINGS AREN'T
RIGHT.
RIGHT.
RIGHT. >>
RIGHT. >> PORTLAND FIRE SAYS IT PUTS
OUT TWO OR THREE TENT FIRES
EVERY WEEK AND EXPECTS TO SEE
MORE.
MORE.
MORE. AS
MORE. AS THE COLD WEATHER HITS WELL,
NORTHWEST'S NATURAL CREWS HAVE
RESTORED SERVICE TO CUSTOMERS
IN HOOD RIVER AND WHITE SALMON.
IT COMES A WEEK AFTER A DRIVER
CRASHED INTO A NORTHWEST
NATURAL DISTRICT REGULATOR THAT
LEFT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO HEAT
THEIR HOMES.
THEIR HOMES. THE COMPANY SAYS THE OUTAGE WAS
THE LARGEST IT'S HAD IN SIXTY
FIVE YEARS.
FIVE YEARS. WELL, LET'S TAKE A LOOK
OUTSIDE.
OUTSIDE.
OUTSIDE. >> WE'LL START AT THE COAST
THIS AFTERNOON.
THIS AFTERNOON. WOW.
WOW.
WOW. THAT'S PACIFIC CITY THE LAST
MONDAY OF 2020 SHAPING UP TO BE
NOTHING BUT SUNSHINE.
SO ROD, HOW LONG WILL WE GET TO
ENJOY VIEWS LIKE THAT ONE
GORGEOUS IN MOST AREAS.
>> TOMORROW WE'LL START TO SEE
THE CLOUDS INCREASE BUT WILL
STAY DRY.
STAY DRY.
STAY DRY. AND THEN ONCE THAT RAIN STARTS
TUESDAY YOU OVERNIGHT COULD BE
PRETTY WET.
PRETTY WET. MORE NOT THE REST OF THE WEEK.
IT'S BEEN AN INTERESTING
MORNING IF YOU'VE HAD A CHANCE
TO SIT DRINK A CUP OF COFFEE
AND LOOK OUT THE WINDOW, YOU'VE
LIKELY SEEN IN SOME AREAS A
MIXTURE OF SUN AND FOG COMING
AND GOING.
AND GOING. THERE'S A LITTLE FOG BARKETT
POCKET UP IN DELTA PARK THAT
EXTENDS INTO CLARK COUNTY
THAT'S STARTING TO BREAK.
AND THEN WE TALKED ABOUT THIS
THIS MORNING THIS LOW CLOUD FOG
BANK FROM ABOUT HOOD RIVER
THROUGH THE DOWS AND OUT
THROUGH THE COLUMBIA BASIN
THANKS TO A TEMPERATURE
INVERSION OF WARMER AIR UP TOP
COLDER DOWN LOW AND THAT THAT
TRAPS THE COLD AIR DOWN.
SO YOU GET AWAY IN THE
BEAUTIFUL DOWNTOWN PORTLAND
SUNSHINE AND YOU GET UP TO THE
COLUMBIA RIVER.
COLUMBIA RIVER. HERE'S PERSION AIRFIELD IN
VANCOUVER AND THAT IS STARTING
TO BREAK.
TO BREAK.
TO BREAK. WE'RE JUST STARTING TO SEE SOME
BLUE SKIES UP THERE.
THERE'S THAT FOG VISIBILITY NOW
TO A HALF OF A MILE.
THAT'S THE ONLY FOG POCKET UP
AND DOWN HERE ON THE WEST SIDE.
OTHERWISE WE LOOK LIKE THIS THE
RESERVE AND GOLF CLUB IN A LOW
OF FORTY THREE DEGREES IF
YOU'RE JUST NOT GETTING OUT
OF THE FOG YOU'RE STILL IN THE
30S.
30S.
30S. THERE'S PDX ALONG COLUMBIA.
THIRTY SIX.
THIRTY SIX. SO I THINK WE HAVE A CHANCE TO
DO FORTY FIVE THIS AFTERNOON WE
HAVE EAST WINDS STILL BLOWING
ABOUT 30 OUT NEAR THE GORGE.
WE'LL TRACK THE INCOMING RAIN
THAT'S IN MY COMPLETE WEATHER
FORECAST COMING CABLE CNN.
>> THANK YOU ROB.
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