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>>> NOW
>>> NOW ON THE NEWS AT 5:00, COMBATING RACISM AND FIGHTING
FOR REAL CHANGE, A LOCAL GOLD
DISTRICT COMMITS TO BEING
ANTIRACIST, THEIR VISION FOR
THE FUTURE.
THE FUTURE. >>> A SIGN OF CHANGE, WE WILL
GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON A GROWING
EFFORT TO CHANGE A STREET SIGN
IN NORTH PORTLAND, IT IS NAMED
AFTER A SUPPORTER OF SLAVERY.
>>> THE CORONAVIRUS SPIKES IN
OREGON ARE SOME OF THE SINGLE
HIGHEST DAYS AND WEEKS.
>>> THE GOVERNOR PUMPS THE
BRAKES ON REOPENING, YOUR NEWS
STARTS RIGHT NOW.
>> THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE, I'M BRITTANY.
RESTAURANT OWNERS TELL US IT
WILL BE YEARS BEFORE PORTLAND'S
RESTAURANTS EVEN COME CLOSE TO
WHAT THEY WERE BEFORE.
THEY HAVE TAKEN SOME OF THE
HARDEST LOWS THIS PANDEMIC, AND
THE GOVERNOR'S PAUSE TO REOPEN
CAME AT THE LAST MINUTE.
THE NIGHT BEFORE BUSINESSES
WERE PLANNING TO OPEN THEIR
DOORS, NOW, THAT LIGHT AT THE
END OF THE TONER TUNNEL FEELS
EVEN FARTHER AWAY.
MORGAN RAMIRO TALKED WITH
RESTAURANT OWNERS ABOUT THEIR
PLANS.
PLANS.
PLANS. >>
PLANS. >> Reporter: PORTLAND IS
DEFINED BY ITS VIBRANT CULINARY
SING, BUT SINCE MARCH, THAT HAS
BEEN DULLED.
BEEN DULLED. >> IT HAS JUST REALLY BECOME
UNBEARABLE, TO SURVIVE.
I KNOW THERE IS A LOT AGAINST
US.
US.
US. >>
US. >> Reporter: RESTAURANTS, BARS,
HANGING BY A THREAT WHEN
ALREADY A TOUGH INDUSTRY TOOK
YET ANOTHER HIT THIS WEEK.
>> IT PUT ME IN A FOUL MOOD.
>> Reporter: GOVERNOR BROWN
HELD OFF ON OKAYING MULTNOMAH
COUNTY'S APPLICATION TO ENTER
PHASE ONE.
PHASE ONE. >> WE HAVEN'T PUNCHED IN THE
FACE SO MANY TIMES IN THE LAST
MONTH, THAT AFTER A WHILE YOU
GET USED TO IT.
I WASN'T SURPRISED.
>> Reporter: ON SOUTHEAST
DIVISION, THE SPENT HOURS, AND
DOLLARS, LAYING THE GROUNDWORK
FOR SERVICE THIS WEEKEND.
>> WE HAD STUFF COME OFF
UNEMPLOYMENT, HAVE BEEN UP IN
THIS ENTIRE TIME FOR TAKEOUT,
SO IT WASN'T LIKE WE COMPLETELY
HAD TO REBOOT THE RESTAURANT.
BUT, WE DID PURCHASE
INGREDIENTS, FOOD, AND KEGS OF
BEER AND WHATNOT.
>> Reporter: THIS IS THEY WILL
BE READY AGAIN WHEN THE TIME
COMES.
COMES.
COMES. >>
COMES. >> SCRAMBLE LIKE CRAZY, AND
THEN WE WILL TRY TO REOPEN.
>> Reporter: BUT, NOT EVERYONE
IS SINGING THE SAME TUNE, AFTER
THE LETDOWN.
THE LETDOWN. >> I WILL NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL
I GET THE GREEN LIGHT.
I'M NOT GOING TO PREPARE.
RECIPES COUNTY LEADERS SAID
THINGS LOOK PROMISING, SO HE
TOOK RESERVATIONS.
TOOK RESERVATIONS. >> WE ORDERED PRODUCT, STARTED
PREPPING FOR THAT, PROBABLY ON
TUESDAY.
TUESDAY.
TUESDAY. >> Reporter: BROUGHT BACK STAFF
WHO FELT COMFORTABLE AND SAFE
RETURNING.
RETURNING. >> BUT WHAT WE HAVE BEEN FACED
WITH NOW, IS GETTING EVERYBODY
EXCITED ABOUT REOPENING, AND
GETTING PUBLIC INTEREST, AND
GETTING REALLY THE ONLY REAL
REVENUE STREAM FOR US, AND THAT
HAS NOW BEEN TAKEN OUT FROM
UNDER US.
UNDER US.
UNDER US. >> Reporter: MEANWHILE,
RESTAURANT OWNERS CHOSE TO
WATCH AND WAIT.
>> IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO
JUST OPEN UP, AND NOT GIVE IT A
TRY.
TRY.
TRY. YOU
TRY. YOU ARE JUST GOING TO BE MOVING
AND LOSING MONEY.
>> Reporter: YOU COOSA AND NONA
ARE OWNED BY THIS WOMAN.
>> WE REALLY NEED TO DELVE INTO
THIS, SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE COMING
IN AND WE WILL HAVE A CLEANING
PARTY.
PARTY.
PARTY. WE
PARTY. WE WILL GO OVER PROTOCOLS AND
FIGURE OUT A PLAN.
>> Reporter: WHENEVER
RESTAURANTS DO REOPEN, THEY
HAVE TO GAUGE HOW MANY WORKERS
THEY WILL NEED AND HOW MANY
EVEN WANT TO RETURN.
>> WE ARE BEING DIRECTED BY A
VIRUS, AN UPTICK AND THAT IS
HOW IT GOES.
SO WE HAVE TO TRY.
I KNOW OUR GOVERNMENT IS
TRYING, OUR LEADERS ARE TRYING
AND I BELIEVE IN THAT.
THEY ARE SAVING LIVES.
>> Reporter: AS THEY TRY TO
KEEP THEIR HEADS ABOVE WATER,
RESTAURANT OWNERS WATCH AS THE
INDUSTRY CHANGES BEFORE THEIR
EYES.
EYES.
EYES. >>
EYES. >> I DON'T KNOW HOW WE WILL
RECOVER FROM THIS, IN SOME WAYS
I DON'T THINK THAT THE WORLD IS
SUSTAINABLE ARE HEALTHY.
>>> THERE HAS BEEN A SPIKE IN
THE NUMBER OF NEW CORONAVIRUS
CASES ACROSS OREGON, THE TODAY
THE HEALTH AUTHORITY ANNOUNCED
ANOTHER 158 PEOPLE HAVE TESTED
POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS.
AND ONE MORE PERSON HAS DIED.
SOME OF THE HIGHEST SINGLE DAY
TOTALS HAVE COME IN THE PAST
WEEK, OHA HAS SAID THE
INCREASES BECAUSE MORE PEOPLE
ARE BEING TESTED, AND CONTACT
TRACERS ARE DETECTING MORE
CASES.
CASES.
CASES. INCLUDING, OUTBREAKS AND
WORKPLACES.
WORKPLACES. SOME OF THE HOTSPOTS FOR
INFECTIONS INCLUDE LARGER
CLUSTERS AT LONG-TERM CARE
FACILITIES.
FACILITIES. 69 PEOPLE HAVE TESTED POSITIVE,
AND CAN BECOME AT THE MARQUIS
HOPE VILLAGE.
HOPE VILLAGE. THREE PEOPLE HAVE DIED.
IT IS THE SECOND-LARGEST
OUTBREAK IN THE STATE, AFTER
FOSTER CREEK IN PORTLAND.
IN SAILING, THERE HAVE BEEN AT
LEAST 15 CASES AND ONE DEATH AT
THE SPRINGS AT WILLOW CREEK,
AND AT LEAST SIX STAFF MEMBERS
AT THE SPRINGS AT CARMEN OAKS,
AND THREE HAVE TESTED POSITIVE.
SO FOR SENIORS LIVING THERE
HAVE NOT.
HAVE NOT.
HAVE NOT. EARLIER THIS WEEK GOVERNOR
BROWN ANNOUNCED ALL STAFF AND
PEOPLE LIVING AT OREGON LONG-
TERM CARE FACILITIES WILL BE
TESTED.
TESTED.
TESTED. >>> HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY AN
EMPLOYEE AT A CASINO IN
RIDGEFIELD HAS TESTED POSITIVE
FOR COVID-19, THE CASINO SAYS
THE EMPLOYEE IS HOME ISOLATING
FOR TWO WEEKS, IT IS ON TRIBAL
LAND AND IS NOT UNDER COUNTY
JURISDICTION BUT OWNERS ARE
WORKING WITH HEALTH OFFICIALS IN
KALLICK COUNTY, WHERE THE
EMPLOYEE LIVES.
EMPLOYEE LIVES. THEY'RE LOOKING FOR ANYONE WHO
CAME INTO CLOSE CONTACT WITH
THE PERSON.
THE PERSON. SO FAR, THEY HAVEN'T IDENTIFIED
ANYONE.
ANYONE.
ANYONE. >> IF WE IDENTIFY CLOSE
CONTACTS THAT HAPPENED AT THE
WORK PLACE, WE WOULD NOTIFY
THOSE PEOPLE AND THEY WOULD BE
ASKED TO .2 414 DAYS, AFTER THE
EXPOSURE HAPPEN.
EXPOSURE HAPPEN. >> OTHER CASINOS ARE TAKING
PRECAUTIONS FOR GAS, SUCH AS
REQUIRING MASKS, TAKING
TEMPERATURES OUT THE DOOR AND
CLEANING GAMES AFTER EACH USE.
>>> JUNETEENTH IS NOW A PAID
HOLIDAY, FOR MULTNOMAH COUNTY
EMPLOYEES.
EMPLOYEES. THIS IS VIDEO EVENTS FROM
LUSTER, IT MARKS JUNE 19th,
1865.
1865.
1865. THE
1865. THE DAY SLAVES WERE FREED IN
TEXAS.
TEXAS.
TEXAS. ALTHOUGH THIS WAS TWO YEARS
AFTER THE EMANCIPATION
PROCLAMATION, IT WASN'T UNTIL
THIS DATE THAT UNION TROOPS
ARRIVED IN TEXAS UNTIL THEM
THAT THE CIVIL WAR WAS OVER AND
THAT THEY WERE FREE.
MULTNOMAH COUNTY EMPLOYEES
AREN'T ALONE EITHER.
MACON JUST ANNOUNCED THE
COUNTRY WILL ALSO RECOGNIZE
JUNETEENTH AS A PAID HOLIDAY.
>>> AT CHANGE.ORG, A PETITION
IS GETTING INFORMATION THIS
EVENING.
EVENING.
EVENING. IT IS LOCUST ON NORTH CALHOUN
BOULEVARD.
BOULEVARD. IT IS MADE AFTER JOHN C CALHOUN
WHO WAS A STAUNCH DEFENDER OF
SLAVERY.
SLAVERY.
SLAVERY. THE PETITION WOULD RENAME THE
AVENUE TO DECREASED AVENUE, THE
MUSIC DIRECTOR AND CONDUCTOR OF
THE OREGON SYMPHONY, FOR MORE
THAN 20 YEARS.
>> IT IS NOT AT THE EXPENSE OF
THE CITY.
THE CITY.
THE CITY. >> I THINK OUR ONE CONCERN IS
THAT THAT NAME DESERVES A MUCH
BIGGER STREET.
BIGGER STREET. >> Reporter: HAVE REACHED OUT
TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION TODAY, AND THEY
COULD NOT CONFIRM THE STATE WAS
NAMED AFTER THAT CALHOUN, BUT
THEY ARE WILLING TO REVIEW THE
CHANGE IN NAMES.
>>> A SCHOOL BOARD CAN COMMIT
TO BEING AN ANTIRACIST SCHOOL
DISTRICT, SO WHAT EXACTLY DOES
THAT MEAN?
THAT MEAN? AND, WHAT WILL BE DIFFERENT?
WE SPOKE TO THE BOARD SURE TO
FIND OUT.
FIND OUT.
FIND OUT. >> KINDER, AND A SLAVE.
THESE ARE NAMES I HAVE BEEN
CALLED IN MY SCHOOL BY FELLOW
CLASSMATES.
CLASSMATES. >> REPORTER:'S STORIES LIKE
THESE FROM OTHER STUDENTS AT A
HIGH SCHOOL, PAIRED WITH
PANDEMIC AND WITH THE PROTESTS
CALLING FOR THE END TO
DISCRIMINATION.
DISCRIMINATION. >> WE ARE NOT GIVING WHAT WE
NEED.
NEED.
NEED. >>
NEED. >> Reporter: THE SCHOOL BOARD
APPROVED THE MOTION AND
COMMITTED TO BE AN ANTIRACIST
SCHOOL DISTRICT.
SCHOOL DISTRICT. >> HARASSMENT, SOCIAL MEDIA
HARASSMENT, IT IS NOT ENOUGH,
IT IS NOT WORKING.
>> Reporter: SAYS THE HEART OF
THE REVOLUTION WAS TO BE
SPECIFIC IN LANGUAGE AND SEE
ACTION, STEP ONE IS CREATING A
HATE SPEECH POLICY.
>> THIS PUSHES THE ENVELOPE
FURTHER, TO SAY NO.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO SAY TO
CALL IT OUT, AND THEN THAT NEXT
STEP IS TO HANDLE IT OPERATION
WISE IN OUR SCHOOL SO THAT
STUDENTS KNOW IT IS DEFINED IN
POLICY AND IT IS GOING TO BE
EXECUTED IN OUR SCHOOLS.
>> Reporter: WORK ON THE POLICY
STARTS THE SUMMER BUT WHAT DOES
IT MEAN TO BE EXECUTED IN
DISTRICT SCHOOLS?
DISTRICT SCHOOLS? >> THAT IS WORK THAT I WISH I
COULD GIVE YOU ALL THE SENSES,
BUT I CAN'T.
THAT HAS TO BE WORKED WITH OUR
STUDENTS.
STUDENTS.
STUDENTS. >> Reporter: A SECOND PIECE OF
THE RESOLUTION WAS AROUND
CURRICULUM.
CURRICULUM. >> AS I SEE THE PAGES OF THE
CURRICULUM, I SEE IT REFLECTED
IN THE SPIRIT ARE WE
IDENTIFYING WITH SOMETHING THAT
CELEBRATES OUR CULTURES?
AND I THINK THOSE ARE THE
PIECES THAT YES WE DO THAT, BUT
IS IT ENOUGH?
>> Reporter: SHE SAYS A LOT OF
WORK LIES AHEAD BUT SHE IS
READY TO TAKE ON THE
CHALLENGES.
CHALLENGES. >> THESE STUDENTS ARE READY TO
SHARE THEIR STORIES AND TO BE
BRUTALLY HONEST WITH US.
AND I AM READY TO GO.
>> I UNDERSTAND THIS RESOLUTION
WOULD NOT AUTOMATICALLY SOLVE
THESE PROBLEMS, BUT THAT DOES
MAKE A RESOLUTION TO STUDENTS
AND TEACHERS, AND PARENTS