THAT
THAT WOULD DO IT FOR KRISTEN, MYSELF AND MATCH TODAY.
LAUREL JOINS US WITH THE NEWS
AT 5:00.
AT 5:00.
AT 5:00. >> HI EVERYONE.
WELCOME TO THE NEWS AT 5:00.
WE MADE IT TO FRIDAY.
OUR FIRST FULL WORKWEEK UNDER
THE GOVERNOR'S STAY AT HOME
ORDERS.
ORDERS.
ORDERS. I
ORDERS. I KNOW MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN
HOME LONGER.
HOME LONGER. IN THE PAST FRIDAY MAY HAVE
BEEN REASON TO CELEBRATE.
THE WEEKEND IS FINALLY HERE.
IT FEELS DIFFERENT NOW WITH THE
PANDEMIC GRIPPING THE COUNTRY
AND THE GLOBE.
I DO THINK WE CAN CONGRATULATE
OURSELVES ON MAKING A
DIFFERENCE.
DIFFERENCE. EVERYONE IS SACRIFICING IN SOME
WAY AS WE JUST SAW.
MANY ARE OUT OF WORK AND
HURTING.
HURTING.
HURTING. BUSINESSES AND SCHOOLS ARE
CLOSED.
CLOSED.
CLOSED. PEOPLE ARE ISOLATED FROM LOVED
ONES AND FRIENDS.
THERE ARE NO WORDS.
I AM SO SORRY.
THANK YOU SEEMS INADEQUATE.
WHAT YOU ARE DOING IS WORKING.
YOU ARE FLATTENING THE CURVE
AND SAVING LIVES IN A WAY WE
ARE ON THE FRONT LINES HELPING
OUR HEALTHCARE WORKERS BY
TRYING TO PREVENT HOSPITALS
FROM BEING OVERWHELMED NOT
KNOWING WHEN THIS WILL END AND
MAYBE THE HARDEST PART.
ALL OF US WOULD BE HERE WITH
YOU AS YOU TRAVEL THE JOURNEY
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. AN 82-YEAR-OLD WOMAN IN MARION
COUNTY DIED.
COUNTY DIED. THERE ARE NOW 12 DEATHS IN THE
STATE AND 414 POSITIVE CASES.
NEW MODELING LOOKING INTO THE
MONTH OF MAY SHOWS HOW SOCIAL
DISTANCING CAN MAKE A
DIFFERENCE.
DIFFERENCE. WITHOUT ALL OF THE PRECAUTIONS
THOSE NUMBERS WILL GET A LOT
WORSE.
WORSE.
WORSE. PAT DOORIS TALKS WITH THE
EXPERTS.
EXPERTS.
EXPERTS. >> WE ARE ALL SOCIAL ANIMALS
AND LIKE TO BE CLOSE TO EACH
OTHER BUT IT APPEARS TO BE
WORKING TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF
THE COVID-19.
THE COVID-19. OHA DOCTORS ESSAY THAT IS
EXPECTED BECAUSE A LOT MORE
PEOPLE ARE GETTING TESTED.
>> OUR JOB IS TO PROVIDE PEOPLE
WITH WHAT THEY NEED TO DO THE
BEST JOB OF TAKING CARE OF
THOSE MOST CRITICALLY ILL AND
TO KNOW A BUNCH OF THOSE COMING
BACK ARE NOT CRITICALLY ILL.
THOSE ARE MILDER CASES BECAUSE
WE ARE EXPANDING TESTING AS WE
CAN TO REACH BROADER AND
BROADER AUDIENCES.
BROADER AUDIENCES. >> IT LOOKS LIKE THE SOCIAL
DISTANCING IS WORKING AND COULD
KEEP HOSPITALS FROM BEING
OVERWHELMED AND OREGON.
>> WE WILL KEEP PEOPLE HOME AND
KEEP PEOPLE HEALTHY AND THE
NUMBER OF INFECTIONS WHERE I
SLOWLY AND THE NUMBER WOULD BE
SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO
BE TAKEN CARE OF BY PARTNERS.
>> THE INSTITUTE OF DISEASE
MODELING PUT OUT THESE CHARTS
SHOWING WHAT COULD HAPPEN
BETWEEN NOW AND EARLY MAY.
FIRST, IF WE WENT BACK TO
BUSINESS AS USUAL THERE COULD
BE AS MANY AS 26,000 PEOPLE
INFECTED AND OREGON AND THAT
WOULD LIKELY OVERWHELM THE
HOSPITALS.
HOSPITALS. THEY FOUND THAT EVEN MODERATE
MEASURES CLOSING SCHOOLS AND
BANNING LARGE GATHERINGS WOULD
HOLD INFECTIONS DOWN TO A MORE
MANAGEABLE LEVEL OF ROUGHLY
6000.
6000.
6000. THE
6000. THE CURRENT AGGRESSIVE STRATEGY
OF STAYING HOME COULD HOLD
INFECTIONS DOWN TO AS LITTLE AS
1000 PEOPLE.
1000 PEOPLE. THE EXPERTS BELIEVE THAT EVEN
WITH MODERATE INTERVENTION WE
CAN SLOW THE RATE OF SPREAD BY
40% AND WITH AGGRESSIVE
INTERVENTION, STAYING HOME LIKE
WE ARE NOW WE CAN SLOW THE RATE
BY 80%.
BY 80%.
BY 80%. >> THE HOSPITALS IN OREGON ARE
RELATIVELY QUIET.
RELATIVELY QUIET. WILL NOMA COUNTY HEALTH
DIRECTOR JENNIFER LEVINE SAYS
WE STILL NEED TO ASSUME A SURGE
IS COMING BUT THAT EACH DAY
PEOPLE STAY HOME, HELPS.
>> I ALSO THINK MANY PEOPLE
HAVE HEARD ADVICE TO STAY HOME
FOR A MILD ILLNESS.
AGAIN, THIS BUYS US TIME AND
HOPEFULLY WILL BE SAYING WEEKS
FROM NOW THAT WE OVERREACTED.
I WOULD MUCH PREFER THAT TO THE
OPPOSITE SCENARIO.
OPPOSITE SCENARIO. >> OR THE SURPRISING SCENARIO
GETTING HOSPITALS READY.
WITH ELECTIVE SURGERIES
CANCELED SOME HOSPITALS ARE
EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL ISSUES.
IN NORTHEAST PORTLAND PAT
DOORIS, KGW NEWS.
>> CHINA BUS DRIVERS WERE BE
THE AGENCY ISN'T DOING ENOUGH
TO KEEP THEM AND THE PASSENGER
SAFE.
SAFE.
SAFE. AS
SAFE. AS KGW INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER
KYLE IBOSHI FOUND THIS GIVES
THE PUBLIC A RARE GLIMPSES OUT
OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT.
>> AUDIO RECORDINGS HELP
ILLUSTRATE THE CONFUSION AS
DRIVERS STRUGGLE TO DEAL WITH
INSTANCES OF OVERCROWDED BUSES
AND POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.
>> AS I WAS PULLING UP SHE SPIT
ALL OVER HIS HANDS AND STARTED
TOUCHING EVERY SINGLE PART OF
THE BUS.
THE BUS.
THE BUS. >> A BUS DRIVER DOESN'T HAVE
PROPER SAFETY OR SANITATION
SUPPLIES ON BOARD.
>> YOU WOULDN'T HAPPEN TO HAVE
ANY WIPES OR SANITIZING STUFF
IN HER POUCH OR ANYTHING THERE?
>> UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T HAVE
ANY WIPES LEFT.
>> AND A RECORDING DISPATCHERS
ASKED THE DRIVER TO RETURN TO
THE GARAGE.
THE GARAGE. THERE IS CLEAR CONFUSION ABOUT
HOW THE INCIDENT SHOULD BE
HANDLED AND HOW THE DRIVER WHO
WAS POSSIBLY CONTAMINATED
SHOULD CLEAN OFF.
>> I DON'T KNOW.
I WAS GOING TO CALL THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT HERE IN A MINUTE.
>> THAT MAY BE THE ULTIMATE
SOLUTION THERE.
SOLUTION THERE. >>
>>
>> >>
>> >> ASKED FOR A CONTAMINATED
DRIVER THE AGENCY DOES NOT HAVE
A WRITTEN POLICY ONLY VERBAL.
THEY HAVE
THEY HAVE
THEY HAVE >> THEY CLAIM TO HAVE A PLAN
NOW BUT FOR WEEKS WE HAVE BEEN
TRYING TO GET THEM TO HAVE A
PLAN IN PLACE.
>> AT ONE MOMENT I HAD EVERY
SEAT THAT HAD SOMEBODY IN IT.
>>
>>
>> >>
>> >> TO
>> >> TO PROMOTE SIX FEET OF
SOCIAL DISTANCING THEY PUT UP
THESE SIGNS AND THE AGENCY IS
NO LONGER TAKING CASH ON BUSES.
WE CONTINUE TO LOOK AT WAYS TO
ENCOURAGE SOCIAL DISTANCING.
WERE BETTER ALL SAID SAID THEY
ARE MAINTAINING THEIR ROUTE AND
SERVICE ON TIME.
>> THEY SUGGEST GETTING MORE
BUSES ON THE ROAD WOULD HELP.
GREATER FREQUENCY MEANS FEWER
CLOTS, DILEMMA PEOPLE TO SPREAD
OUT AND SOCIAL DISTANCING.
>> THE SPRING TERM FOR OREGON
STATE UNIVERSITY STARTS NEXT
WEEK.
WEEK.
WEEK. OUR
WEEK. OUR CLASSES ARE BEING HELD
REMOTELY.
REMOTELY.
REMOTELY. UNIVERSITIES HAVE BEEN WORKING
HARD TO MAKE THE TRANSITION TO
REMOTE CLASSES FOR THEIR
THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS.
AT PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY
THEY HAVE ABOUT 3000 CLASSES
THAT HAVE TO MAKE THE CHANGE.
PSU, OREGON AND OREGON STATE
HAVE BEEN SCRAMBLING TO MAKE
THE CHANGE FOR THE SPRING TERM
AND MAYBE EVEN LONGER.
BELL WILL BE SOME STUDENTS ON
CAMPUS.
CAMPUS.
CAMPUS. DORMS REMAIN OPEN FOR STUDENTS
WITHOUT OTHER HOUSING OPTIONS.
>> IT FEELS A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
I AM THE ONLY ONE IN THE STUDIO
AND THAT WILL BE THE WAY IT
WOULD BE FOR ALL OF OUR TESTS.
JOHN GOODWIN GIVES US A LOOK AT
THE KGW CREW WORKING FROM HOME.
>> IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN OUR
PRIVILEGE TO KEEP YOU INFORMED.
THE WAY WE ARE DOING IT IS
BRAND-NEW.
BRAND-NEW. >> YOU PROBABLY HAVE NOTICED
SOME DIFFERENCES.
SOME DIFFERENCES. >> THIS MADE FOR A PRETTY NICE
COMMUTE.
COMMUTE.
COMMUTE. THAT HAS NOT LESSENED OUR DRIVE
AND DEDICATION.
AND DEDICATION. >> AREA NEWSROOM, USUALLY FULL
OF 60-70 PEOPLE DOWN TO A
HANDFUL OF FOLKS BECAUSE OF
SOCIAL DISTANCING.
SOCIAL DISTANCING. OUR GARAGE IS EMPTY.
>> THANK YOU GUYS.
WALDEN.
WALDEN.
WALDEN. WE ARE TELLING THE STORIES
EVERY DAY.
EVERY DAY. >> FOR TWO WEEKS IT HAS BEEN
VIRTUAL MEETINGS YET TANGIBLE
TEAMWORK.
TEAMWORK.
TEAMWORK. WE WANTED TO LEAVE YOU A LOOK
AT HOW WE ARE ADAPTING AS THE
STORY CONTINUES TO CHANGE.
>> THIS IS MY DINING ROOM.
I HAVE THE COMPUTER SET UP TO
THE MONITOR FOR EASY VIEWING.
THEN OVERHEAR HAVE THE
COMPUTER.
COMPUTER.
COMPUTER. DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO THAT
MESS.
MESS.
MESS. >>
MESS. >> THIS IS MY HOME OFFICE AT
THE FRONT WINDOW.
>> THIS WILL BE MY HOME AWAY
FROM HOME FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
>> HAVE TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT
TO THIS ROOM SEPARATOR I HAVE
BEEN SHUT LOOKING AROUND SINCE
COLLEGE.
COLLEGE.
COLLEGE. IS BEING PUT TO SOME GOOD USE.
IT MAKES FOR A PERFECT
BACKDROP.
BACKDROP.
BACKDROP. >> IT IS DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO
MY LIVING ROOM.
>> I AM TRYING TO STEER CLEAR
OF MY THREE KIDS FOR AN END TO.
ESTEVEZ THAT IS IT PALES IN
COMPARISON TO WHAT OTHER PEOPLE
ACROSS THE GLOBE ARE GOING
THROUGH.
THROUGH.
THROUGH. THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE TO DO TO
FLATTEN THE CURVE.
>> ENGINEERS LIKE THOMAS ARE
WORKING FROM HOME.
PRODUCERS LIKE JESS AND BRIAN,
DIRECTORS MICHAEL LENTE AND HIS
HEDGEHOG AND EDITORS LIKE DAVE.
OF PHOTOJOURNALISTS, REPORTERS
AND YES, EVEN SAPHENOUS.
DO IT ALL DAY OF PERFECTING A
NEW FORM OF TAILGATING.
CATHERINE HAS A NEW BOSS.
JOES IS MUCH MORE HANDS-ON.
CALEB AND CHASE ARE KEEPING AN
EYE ON DAD, DREW.
LAUREL IS HOLDING DOWN AT THE
STATION TAKING OVER EMPTY
OFFICES.
OFFICES.
OFFICES. >> IT IS NOT ABOUT US.
IT IS ABOUT YOU.
THE FACTS ARE WHAT YOU NEED NOW
MORE THAN EVER.
MAYBE YOUR WORK IS NOT
ESSENTIAL.
ESSENTIAL. JUST REMEMBER YOU ARE.
YOU MATTER.
YOU MATTER. WE WILL GET THROUGH