HOW
HOW SHE'S
HOW SHE'S USING HER ART WORK TO DO SOME GOOD.
>>> A JET LINER CRASHING IN
IRAN EARLIER THIS WEEK.
U.S. OFFICIALS SAYING THERE'S
NEW EVIDENCE THAT SUGGESTS IT'S
"HIGHLY LIKELY AN IRANIAN
PHYSES THE MISTAKENLY SHOT DOWN
THAT PLANE".
THAT PLANE". THEY WOULDN'T GO INTO FURTHER
DETAIL ABOUT THE EVIDENCE THEY
HAVE.
HAVE.
HAVE. A
HAVE. A RADIO CALL FOR HELP AND
TRYING TO TURN BACK TO THE
AIRPORT.
AIRPORT.
AIRPORT. INVESTIGATORS FROM IRAN'S CIVIL
AVIATION ORGANIZATION HAVE NOT
YET GIVEN AN EXPLANATION FOR
WHAT HAPPENED.
WHAT HAPPENED. ALSO, PRESIDENT TRUMP TODAY IS
SPEAKING OUT AND ASKED FOR HIS
THOUGHTS ON WHAT HAPPENED,
HERE'S WHAT HE SAID.
>> I HAVE MY SUSPICIONS.
I DON'T WANT TO SAY THAT
BECAUSE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE
SUSPICIONS ALSO.
SUSPICIONS ALSO. IT'S A TRAGIC THING.
WHEN I SEE THAT, IT'S A TRAGIC
THING.
THING.
THING. SOMEBODY COULD HAVE MADE A
MISTAKE ON THE OTHER SIDE.
COULD HAVE MADE A MISTAKE.
>> A REPORT RELEASED TODAY
SUGGESTS SOME KIND OF SUDDEN
EMERGENCY CAUSED THE PLANE
CRASH.
CRASH.
CRASH. AT
CRASH. AT THE SAME TIME ATTENTIONS
BETWEEN THE U.S. AND IRAN HAVE
BEEN RISING FOLLOWING THE U.S.
AIR STRIKE THAT KILLED IRAN'S
TOP MILITARY LEADER.
IRANIANS HERE IN THE U.S. ARE
FOLLOWING THIS DEVELOPMENTS
CLOSELY AND INCLUDES STUDENTS
AT PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY.
THERE'S NINE STUDENTS ON VISA
THERE AND DIDN'T WANT TO TALK
ON CAMERA AND HARD TO
CONCENTRATE ON SCHOOL WHEN
THEIR MINDS ARE BACK IN IRAN ON
FAMILIES.
FAMILIES.
FAMILIES. A STUDENT SAID IT PAINS HIM TO
SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE
MIDDLE EAST AND SAYS MOST
IRANNEN INDIANS OPPOSE WAR AND
WANT PEACE INCLUDING THOSE THAT
COME TO AMERICA FOR WORK AND
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL. >> WE'RE THE SAME PEOPLE AND
VERY SIMILAR AND WE ARE LOOKING
TO HAVE A HAPPY LIFE.
>> HE'S NOT SURE WHEN HE'LL BE
ABLE TO GO BACK.
>>> BACK HERE AT HOME IN
WASHINGTON COUNTY, FOG AND ICE
CREATED DANGEROUSLY SLICK ROAD
CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS DURING
THE MORNING COMMUTE.
IN FACT, AT LEAST FIVE SEPARATE
CRASHES WERE REPORTED IN
HILLSBOROUGH ALONE.
HILLSBOROUGH ALONE. THIS ONE HAPPENED ON THE
BROOKWOOD PARKWAY OVERPASS NEAR
HIGHWAY 26.
HIGHWAY 26. YOU'RE LOOKING AT A VIDEO FROM
PERSPECTIVE OF ODOT CAMERA ON
HIGHWAY 26 AND THERE WAS SO
MUCH FOG.
MUCH FOG.
MUCH FOG. YOU CAN BARELY SEE THE
HEADLIGHTS OF CARS ALONG THE
HIGHWAY.
HIGHWAY.
HIGHWAY. CHECK IN WITH ROD HILL GIVING
US AN UPDATE ON WHAT WE'RE
SEEING JUST AFTERNOON TODAY.
HEY, ROD.
HEY, ROD.
HEY, ROD. >>> GOOD MORNING.
THE PROBLEMS THIS MORNING,
SOMETHING HAPPENED WE HAVEN'T
HAD HAPPEN IN A WHILE.
>> LITTLE MISTAKE THERE.
WE'LL GO BACK TO ROD WHEN WE
CAN.
CAN.
CAN. >>>
CAN. >>> INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY
BELIEVE SOMEONE INTENTIONALLY
SET FIRE TO A BUILDING IN
NORTHEAST PORTLAND.
NORTHEAST PORTLAND. THE FIRE HAPPENED ON 102nd AND
WAY GANT AND A DENTAL CLINIC
AND CHIROPRACTIC MASSAGE OFFICE
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. >>> DETECTIVES ASK ANYONE WITH
INFORMATION ON AN EARLY MORNING
CRASH TO CALL THE NUMBER ON
YOUR SCREEN.
YOUR SCREEN. >>> THE FAMILY OF AN 11-YEAR-
OLD BOY WHO WAS HIT AND KILLED
BY A CAR IS INVITING THE PUBLIC
TO HONOR HIM.
LUIS MEDINA'S FAMILY IS HOLDING
A MEMORIAL AT THE CHURCH IN
PORTLAND ON TUESDAY MORNING AT
11.
11.
11. A
11. A DRIVER RAN A RED LIGHT AND
HIT LITTLE LOSE WALKING TO
DEXTER MCCARTY MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THAT DRIVER WAS CHARGED WITH
MANSLAUGHTER AND DUII.
LOSE'S FAMILY IS GETTING A LOT
OF SUPPORT.
OF SUPPORT. IN FACT, A GO FUND ME HAS
ALREADY RAISED OVER $33,000 TO
HELP THEM.
HELP THEM. >>> THE OWNERS OF A BAKERY THAT
REFUSED TO MAKE A WEDDING CAKE
FOR A GAY COUPLE SEVEN YEARS
AGO MAKING HUGE HEADLINES AT
THE TIME ARE HEADING BACK TO
COURT THIS AFTERNOON.
WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THIS STORY
EXTENSIVELY.
EXTENSIVELY. THE OWNERS OF SWEET CAKES BY
MELISSA WILL ARGUE THEIR CASE
IN FRONT OF THE OREGON COURT OF
APPEALS.
APPEALS.
APPEALS. U.S. SUPREME COURT ORDERED THE
COURT OF APPEALS TO TAKE UP
THIS CASE AGAIN.
JUDGES WILL DECIDE WHETHER THE
BUREAU OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES
WAS RIGHT IN IMPOSING A FINE
AGAINST THE OWNER.
>>> IN AUSTRALIA, MORE PEOPLE
ARE EVACUATING HAIR HOPES DUE
TO MASS -- THEIR HOMES DUE TO
MASSIVE WILD FIRES.
HUGE PLUMES OF SMOKE ON
KANGAROO ISLAND.
KANGAROO ISLAND. TWO CITIES UNDER EVACUATION AND
AS A PRECAUTION, AUTHORITIES
ARE ISSUED A TOTAL FIRE BAN.
CREWS BATTLING THE FIRES THERE
ARE ESPECIALLY WORRIED BECAUSE
THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PICK
UP LATER TODAY.
>>> THE FIRES HAVE BEEN BURNING
SINCE SEPTEMBER DESTROYING MORE
THAN 2,000 HOMES AND MORE THAN
HALF A BILLION, WITH A B,
ANIMAL MAY HAVE ALSO BEEN
KILLED IN THE FIRE.
THE SCALE OF EMERGENCY IN
AUSTRALIA CAN FEEL OVERWHELMING
BUT THE TRAGEDY IS INSPIRING
PEOPLE TO TAKE ACTION HERE.
>> I HAD NEVER DRAWN A KOALA OR
EUCALYPTUS BEFORE.
EUCALYPTUS BEFORE. I WANT TO DO LOGOS FOR NATURE.
>> MY HUSBAND'S FROM AUSTRALIA
AND I'VE BEEN THERE SEVERAL
TIMES.
TIMES.
TIMES. >>
TIMES. >> SHE WANTED TO DO SOMETHING
TO HELP.
TO HELP.
TO HELP. >> I WAS FEELING VERY PARALYZED
AND OVERWHELMED BY IT ALL.
THEN SHE THOUGHT, WHY NOT DO
WHAT SHE DOES BEST.
TWO DAYS LATER, SHE HAD THIS
KOALA PRINT.
KOALA PRINT. SHE'S SELLING THEM FOR $20 AND
DONATING TO A NONPROFIT
RESCUING ANIMALS FROM THE BUSH
FIRES.
FIRES.
FIRES. >>
FIRES. >> THERE'S SOMETHING THAT
EVERYONE LOVES THAT THEY CAN
USE SOMEHOW TO MAKE THE WORLD A
BETTER PLACE.
BETTER PLACE. >> CAN YOU HELP ME WITH THOSE?
>> THESE GIRLS COULDN'T AGREE
MORE?
MORE?
MORE? >>
MORE? >> HOW DO YOU SPELL DONATE?
>> I'M WRITING IT RIGHT NOW.
>> CHARLOTTE AND KATIE WANTED
TO DO SOMETHING TO HELP THE
KOALAS.
KOALAS.
KOALAS. >> STARTED OFF DONATING ALL OUR
MONEY PUTTING IT TOGETHER, MY
SISTER AND ME.
>> I HEARD-HAPPENING, I WANTED
TO TAKE ACTION AND NOT JUST
FEEL SAD ABOUT IT.
THEIR FRIEND MAGGIE NEWSOME
JOINED IN AND THEY'RE MAKING
POSTERS TO DONATE SOME OF THEIR
ALLOWANCE AND THEY'VE RAISED
$200 FOR RSPCA AUSTRALIA.
>> WE'RE TRYING TO STOP THE
FIRE AND THE KOALAS GO TO A
SAFE PLACE.
SAFE PLACE. A SAFE PLACE.
NOT UNLIKE THIS KITCHEN TABLE.
BACK IN THEIR OWN HABITAT.
THAT'S THE HOPE.
>> KOALAS LIVING IN NATURE
WHERE THEY SHOULD BE HAPPY.
CATHERINE COOK, KTW NEWS.
>> THAT'S AWESOME.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO HELP WITH
EITHER OF THE FUNDRAISING
EFFORTS, FIND LINKS AT KGW.COM.
>>> TRY THIS AGAIN, ROD HILL IS
STANDING BY IN THE WEATHER
CENTER.
CENTER.
CENTER. ROD, WE HAD ISSUES THIS MORNING
ON THE ROADS WITH ALL THAT FOG
AND ICE.
AND ICE.
AND ICE. WHAT ARE YOU SEEING NOW?
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY THIS
MORNING CAUGHT PEOPLE OFF GUARD
BECAUSE IT'S BEEN A WHILE WE'VE
HAD FREEZING SPOTS AND
PRIMARILY AN ICEBOX IN
WASHINGTON COUNTY AND THOSE
TEMPS ARE RISEN AND MANY
WEATHER RELATED ISSUES ARE GONE
FOR THE DAY.
WHERE SHE A BIT OF SUN EARLIER
TODAY AND WARMING TEMPERATURES.
IT'S STILL ONLY 35 IN
HILLSBOROUGH AND A SLOW WARMUP
AND DOWNTOWN AT 41.
WE GENERALLY HAVE LIGHT WINDS
AND THERE ARE A FEW WHAT I CALL
TRACEABLE SHOWERS COMING ACROSS
MEANING JUST LITTLE SPATS OF
MOISTURE.
MOISTURE.
MOISTURE. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BE
PRIMARILY A DRY DAY OVERALL.
WE GET UP TO ABOUT 45 AT 4:00
AND 43 AT 8:00.
COMING UP, WE'LL UPDATE THAT
ARCTIC AIR MASS ON TRACK TO HIT
US NEXT WEEK.
WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT HOW MUCH
MOUNTAIN SNOW IS COMING AND
TIMBER LAND SITTING AT 65 AND
THEY COULD HAVE A BASE UP INTO
THE 90S, SOON.
HOW ABOUT THAT?
WEAL TALK MORE WEATHER COMING
UP SHORTLY.
UP SHORTLY. >> LOVE THE SOUND OF THAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>>> A BIG CHANGE IN THE PAC 12,
MIKE IS LEAVING WASHINGTON
STATE.
STATE.
STATE. YAHOO NEWS AND SEVERAL OTHER
MEDIA OUTLETS ARE REPORTING
HE'S ACCEPTED A JOB AT
MISSISSIPPI STATE.
MISSISSIPPI STATE. LEECH LEAVES THE COUGARS AFTER
EIGHT SEASONS.
EIGHT SEASONS. HE LED THEM TO FIVE STRAIGHT
BOWL APPEARANCES BUT WASHINGTON