SCHOOL
SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON AND DEFINITELY.
DEFINITELY. >> THIS IS KGW NEWS AT NOON .
>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US,
I AM BRENDA BRAXTON . THIS
NOON WE HAVE A NEW VIEW OF WHAT
THE PORTLAND PROTESTS HAVE DONE
TO THE FEDERAL BUILDING
DOWNTOWN.
DOWNTOWN.
DOWNTOWN. FEDERAL OFFICERS MADE 18
ARRESTS LAST NIGHT AND THIS
MORNING, BRIAN KIRKLEY GOT A
TOUR BEHIND THE FENCE
PROTECTING THE BUILDING.
>>
>>
>> >>
>> >> Reporter: AFTER 50 NIGHTS OF
PROTEST THIS IS THE FIRST LOOK
AT ALL THE DAMAGE OF THE
FEDERAL COURTHOUSE DOWNTOWN.
BEYOND THE GATE PROTECTING THE
COURTHOUSE YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF
TRASH, BOTTLES, FOOD AND
GRAFFITI ON THE WALLS.
U.S. ATTORNEY BILLY WILLIAMS
SAYS WHAT IS HAPPENING AT THE
COURTHOUSE EACH NIGHT IS
MINDLESS VIOLENCE.
MINDLESS VIOLENCE. WILLIAM SAYS ANYONE WHO DEFENDS
THE DAMAGE AND DESTRUCTION IS
ENABLING IT TO CONTINUE.
WILLIAMS SAYS HE WANTS
PROTESTERS TO DEMONSTRATE
PEACEFULLY BUT WHAT HAPPENS
LATE AT NIGHT OUTSIDE THE
COURTHOUSE'S CRIMINAL ACTIVITY.
HE SAYS THE FEDERAL AGENTS ARE
HERE TO PROTECT FEDERAL
PROPERTY.
PROPERTY.
PROPERTY. >> BLAMING FEDERAL AGENTS FOR
PROTECTING FEDERAL PROPERTY IS
AN EASY OUT.
FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO
POLITICIZE THIS.
POLITICIZE THIS. YOU HAVE TO ASK THE COMMUNITY
HOW LONG THEY ARE WILLING TO
TOLERATE THIS MINDLESS VIOLENCE.
THIS DOESN'T PROMOTE THE CAUSE
OF PROTESTERS, IT DESTROYS
PROPERTY.
PROPERTY.
PROPERTY. >> Reporter: WILLIAMS GOES ON
TO SAY THERE IS REAL
OPPORTUNITY FOR CHANGES TO TAKE
PLACE.
PLACE.
PLACE. THAT OPPORTUNITY IS BEING TAKEN
OVER BY ALL THE VIOLENCE.
I AM BRIAN KIRKLEY, KGW.
>>> IN ADDITION TO THE CLASHES
BETWEEN FEDERAL AGENTS AND
PROTESTERS, WE HAVE SEEN THE
SPEAKERS ADDRESSING THE CROWDS
IN FRONT OF THE JUSTICE CENTER.
AS MIKE BENNER REPORTS THE
SPEAKERS WANT THINGS TO STAY
PEACEFUL, THEY SAY ONCE THE
VIOLENCE STARTS THEIR MESSAGE
GOES RIGHT OUT THE WINDOW.
>> Reporter: CLASHES BETWEEN
PROTESTERS AND POLICE, BOTH
LOCAL AND FEDERAL HAVE BECOME
FAR TOO COMMON IN DOWNTOWN
PORTLAND.
PORTLAND.
PORTLAND. OVERSHADOWING THE HUNDREDS IF
NOT THOUSANDS OF FACES IN THE
CROWD AT NIGHTLY DEMONSTRATIONS.
KIANA WILLIAMS FOR INSTANCE FOR
>> THE SYSTEM ISN'T MADE FOR ME
IT'S MADE TO OPPRESS ME, CREATE
A SYSTEM FOR ME SO I CAN BECOME
SOMETHING BETTER.
SOMETHING BETTER. >> Reporter: SHE WILL WORKS IN
THE PARKROSE SCHOOL DISTRICT
AND ATTENDS DEMONSTRATIONS TO
BRING AWARENESS TO THE SCHOOL
TO PRISON PIPELINE.
KIDS OF COLOR,, THE SCHOOL AND
RIGHT INTO THE JUSTICE SYSTEM.
WILLIAMS IS ON THE STREET
FIGHTING TO KEEP KIDS IN
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL. >> I WOULD LOVE IT, HONESTLY,
IF THAT AFRICAN-AMERICAN
COMMUNITY COULD HAVE THEIR OWN
EDUCATION SYSTEM.
EDUCATION SYSTEM. WHEN I SAY THEIR OWN EDUCATION
SYSTEM, BLACK PRINCIPAL, BLACK
VICE PRINCIPAL, BLACK TEACHERS,
BLACK 80s, BLACK COACHES.
LET THEM SEE A SCHOOL AND A
SYSTEM THAT IS LITERALLY THERE
IS.
IS.
IS. >>
IS. >> Reporter: THEN THERE IS MAX
SMITH FATHER FOR IN UTILITY
COMPANY EMPLOYEE WHO GOT
ATTENTION FOR HIS LENGTHY CHAT
WITH THE MAYOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
SMITH TOLD US THURSDAY HE IS
FIGHTING FOR RACIAL JUSTICE
ALTHOUGH IT IS A BIT MORE
COMPLICATED WITH THE PRESENCE
OF FEDERAL POLICE.
>> YES WE ARE OUT HERE FOR
BLACK LIVES, AND ALL OF THIS
OTHER STUFF HAPPENS.
WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT, WE
HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE FARK FACT
TRUMP IS INVOLVED IN TRYING TO
CHANGE THAT NARRATIVE IN THE
BIGGER THING ABOUT HIM AND WE
HAVE TO FOCUS, THE GROUND IS
THE SAME, ON THE GROUND OUT
THERE, THE FEDS COMING IN, IT
DOESN'T CHANGE HOW WE WERE
TREATED BEFORE.
TREATED BEFORE. THEY CAME IN, EVERYONE FIGHTING
FOR THE DEFENDING OF POLICE AND
BLACK LIVES.
BLACK LIVES. >> BLACK LIVES, THE FOCUS OF
THE FIGHT FOR DANIEL JAMES.
IF THAT NAME SOUNDS FAMILIAR
IT'S BECAUSE SHE'S BEEN CALLING
FOR RACIAL JUSTICE AND ROSE
CITY FOR YEARS.
THIS YEAR IS NO DIFFERENT.
>> WHERE DEALING WITH THE CITY
THAT DOESN'T LIKE THE FACT WE
ARE STANDING UP FOR BLACK
VOICES AND BLACK LIVES.
I DON'T THINK WE WILL SEE THE
END OF IT ANYTIME SOON.
>> Reporter: THAT REMAINS TO BE
SEEN.
SEEN.
SEEN. WHAT IS CLEAR AT LEAST 2
KIYAUNA WILLIAMS IS THE NEED TO
MOVE BEYOND THE NIGHTLY
VIOLENCE THAT SEEMS TO BE
DROWNING OUT SOME IMPORTANT
VOICES
VOICES
VOICES >>
VOICES >> I APPRECIATE PEOPLE COMING
OUT THERE, BLACK LIVES MATTERS,
SAY THEIR NAMES AND THINGS LIKE
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. BUT
THAT. BUT IF YOU REALLY SPECIFICALLY
HERE IN PORTLAND WANT TO HELP US
YOU HAVE TO SPEAK THE SAME
LANGUAGE WE ARE SPEAKING AND
YOU HAVE TO HAVE AN ANTI-.
>> IN PORTLAND MIKE BENNER FOR
KGW NEWS.
KGW NEWS.
KGW NEWS. >> WE'VE BEEN COVERING THE
PROTESTS IN PORTLAND SINCE THE
BEGINNING AND WE HAVE
EVERYTHING, CITY OFFICIALS HAVE
SAID AS WELL AS A VIDEO FROM
THAT DEMONSTRATIONS.
THAT DEMONSTRATIONS. IF YOU MISSED ANY OF THAT HAD
TO THE PORTLAND TODAY YOUTUBE
CHANNEL . WE CREATED A
DEDICATED PLAYLIST ABOUT THE
PORTLAND PROTESTS.
PORTLAND PROTESTS. >>> TURNING TO OUR CORONAVIRUS
COVERAGE.
COVERAGE.
COVERAGE. NEW RESTRICTIONS WENT INTO
EFFECT TODAY HERE IN OREGON.
IN ADDITION TO WEARING A MASK
INDOORS IN PUBLIC SPACES YOU
NOW HAVE TO WEAR ONE OUTSIDE
WHEN YOU CAN'T PHYSICALLY
DISTANCE.
DISTANCE.
DISTANCE. THOSE RULES ALSO APPLY TO
CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS 5. HERE'S
WHAT ELSE YOU NEED TO KNOW, YOU
MUST WEAR A MASK WHILE WORKING
OUT AT THE GYM.
ALL BARS AND RESTAURANTS IN THE
STATE HAVE TO CLOSE MY 10 PM.
CAPACITY AT INDOOR VENUES IS
LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF 100
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. WASHINGTON REPORTED MORE THAN
700 NEW INFECTIONS YESTERDAY
BRINGING THE STATE TOTAL TO
MORE THAN 50,000.
THAT PROMPTED GOVERNOR INSLEE
TO ISSUED NEW RESTRICTIONS.
STARTING NEXT THURSDAY, ONLY
MEMBERS OF THE SAME HOUSEHOLD
CAN DINE TOGETHER INSIDE
RESTAURANTS.
RESTAURANTS. HOWEVER, YOU CAN MEET UP WITH
OTHER PEOPLE IF YOU ARE EATING
OUTSIDE.
OUTSIDE.
OUTSIDE. BARS CAN NO LONGER OFFER INDOOR
SERVICE, AND NO ALCOHOL CAN BE
SOLD AFTER 10 PM.
THERE ARE EVEN MORE
RESTRICTIONS DEPENDING ON THE
REOPENING FACE THE COUNTY IS AN.
I KNOW THERE IS A LOT TO KEEP
TRACK OF, WE PUT ALL THE
DETAILS FOR YOU ON OUR WEBSITE
KGW.COM .
KGW.COM .
KGW.COM . >>> NATIONWIDE, MORE THAN 4
MILLION CONFIRMED INFECTIONS,
AND 144,000 AMERICANS HAVE DIED.
AND NOW PEOPLE WHO LOST JOBS
BECAUSE OF COVID ARE ABOUT TO
SEE SOME OF THEIR UNEMPLOYMENT
BENEFITS RUN OUT.
AS TRACIE POTTS TELLS US,
REPUBLICANS ARE CLOSE TO
UNVEILING A NEW RELIEF BILL BUT
DEMOCRATS SAY IT IS A
NONSTARTER.
NONSTARTER. >> Reporter: OVER 4 MILLION
CORONAVIRUS CASES, 1000 DEATHS
A DAY, UNEMPLOYMENT RUNNING
OUT.
OUT.
OUT. >>
OUT. >> IT MEANS I'M HOMELESS, THERE
IS NO ANSWER, I DON'T HAVE AN
OPTION.
OPTION.
OPTION. >> Reporter: AS LINES GROW AT
TEST SITES AND UNEMPLOYMENT
CENTERS REPUBLICANS SEE THEIR
TRILLION DOLLAR FIX RUNS OUT
NEXT WEEK.
NEXT WEEK. >> THE PROPOSAL WILL FOCUS ON 3
THINGS.
THINGS.
THINGS. KIDS, JOBS AND HEALTHCARE.
>> IT WILL PUT THE PEOPLE OF
AMERICA AND THOSE SUFFERING THE
MOST IS OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY
PER
PER
PER >>
PER >> Reporter: PLAN WILL INCLUDE
DIRECT PAYMENTS TO AMERICANS, A
SECOND ROUND OF BUSINESS LOANS
, HELP FOR HOSPITALS AND
HEALTHCARE WORKERS, A LIMIT ON
MEDICARE PREMIUMS.
MEDICARE PREMIUMS. LIABILITY PROTECTION AND
TEMPORARY UNEMPLOYMENT.
TEMPORARY UNEMPLOYMENT. >> IF YOU ARE MAKING $300, YOU
WON'T GET $600 AT THIS TIME.
>> WE WANT TO ASSURE MIDDLE-
CLASS, AND OTHERS.
>> WE WANT TO DEAL WITH
EVICTIONS, THE EVICTION
MORATORIUM IS EXPIRING IN A FEW
DAYS.
DAYS.
DAYS. >>
DAYS. >> Reporter: THE CDC HOLDS A
BRIEFING ON REOPENING SCHOOLS
>> FAMILY SHOULD BE EMPOWERED
TO MAKE A DECISION THAT IS
RIGHT FOR THEIR OWN CIRCUMSTANCE
.
.
. >>
. >> Reporter: NEW GUIDANCE
PROVIDES A CHECKLIST AND
QUESTIONS TO FIGURE THAT OUT.
REPUBLICANS OFFERING $105
MILLION TO SCHOOLS, SLIGHTLY
MORE THAN THE DEMOCRATS PLAN
BUT SOME OF THAT MONEY IS
RESTRICTED TO SCHOOLS THAT
REOPEN IN PERSON.
TRACIE POTTS NBC NEWS.
>>> OKAY YOU GUYS, ENJOY THE
COOL AND CLOUDY CONDITIONS
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. BY THE WEEKEND IN THE EARLY
PART OF NEXT WEEK WE WILL SEE
THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURES OF THE
YEAR.
YEAR.
YEAR. JOE
YEAR. JOE RAINERI IS TRACKING ALL OF
THAT FOR US, I LIVE I WILL LET
YOU ANSWER HOW HOT ARE WE
GETTING?
GETTING?
GETTING? >> Reporter: PEOPLE WILL EITHER
BE HAPPY ABOUT THE HEAT OR
MISERABLE.
MISERABLE. WE WILL SEE TEMPERATURES SOAR
INTO THE UPPER 90s, BY THE
SECOND PART OF THE WEEKEND ,
AND SOME OF THE AFTERNOON FROM
SUNDAY, THE WARMEST
TEMPERATURES WE HAVE SEEN SINCE
LAST SUMMER.
LAST SUMMER. IT WILL BE THAT HOT.
A FEW LOCATIONS CLOSE TO 100
DEGREES.
DEGREES.
DEGREES. ALONG THE OREGON COAST OVER AND
CANNON BEACH DEALING WITH
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, BUT THE
WEEKEND WILL BE STUNNING WITH
TEMPERATURES CLIMBING IN THE
UPPER 70s AND LOW 80s INTO THE
LATER PART OF THE WEEKEND.
BECAUSE OF ALL THE HEAT WE WILL
SEE THROUGH THE METRO THERE
WILL BE A HEAT ADVISORY THAT
TAKES EFFECT SUNDAY MORNING AND
STAYS IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY
NIGHT.
NIGHT.
NIGHT. GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF HOW
WIDESPREAD THE HEAT WILL BE AND
IT ENCOMPASSES THE METRO AREA
ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN PART OF THE
WILLAMETTE VALLEY.
WILLAMETTE VALLEY. I'M TRACKING THE HOTTEST
TEMPERATURES OF THE SUMMER SO
FAR THIS YEAR, AND OF COURSE
THEY ARRIVED THIS WEEKEND.
TEMPERATURES ANYWHERE FROM 95
TO 100 DEGREES.
THE THING TO THROW OUT THERE,
LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTDOORS AND
MAKE SURE YOU FIND A COOL PLACE
TO SPEND SUNDAY AND MONDAY AND
CHECK ON THE MORE VULNERABLE
PEOPLE, THE OLDER POPULATION
AND GET PLENTY OF WATER