WHY
WHY AT'S
WHY AT'S GOOD NEWS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.
ENVIRONMENT. >>> I AM SO SORRY.
>> OH MAN, ALL RIGHT,
TERRIFYING MOMENTS HERE.
FIRST AT 5:00, YOU'RE TAKING A
LOOK INSIDE A FOREST GROVE
SCHOOL BUS AS IT SLIDES INTO A
DITCH U STUDENTS ON BOARD.
THE DRIVER THEN TAKEN AWAY IN
HANDCUFFS.
HANDCUFFS. >> OKAY, THAT STOPS YOUR
BREATH, DOESN'T IT?
MIKE BENNER JUST TALKED TO THE
SHERIFF'S OFFICE ABOUT WHAT
HAPPENED THERE.
HAPPENED THERE. FIRST, MIKE, WE SHOULD SAY
EVERYONE ON BOARD IS PHYSICALLY
OKAY.
OKAY.
OKAY. >>
OKAY. >> Reporter: YES, THAT IS THE
GOOD NEWS.
GOOD NEWS. EVERYONE IS OKAY.
ALL TEN KIDS BETWEEN THE AGES
OF 10 AND 16 AS WELL AS THE BUS
MONITOR AND THE BUS DRIVER WHO
AUTHORITIES BELIEVE WAS UNDER
THE INFLUENCE AT THE TIME OF
THE CRASH.
THE CRASH. LET'S GET RIGHT TO SOME VIDEO
THAT WE GOT FROM THE WASHINGTON
COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
IT SHOWS THE BUS VEERING OFF
THE ROAD AND GOING INTO A
DITCH.
DITCH.
DITCH. THIS HAPPENED AROUND 8:15 THIS
MORNING ON SOUTHWEST OLD
HIGHWAY 47 NEAR SOUTHWEST
SEGERS ROAD.
SEGERS ROAD. DEPUTIES RACED TO THE SCENE, OF
COURSE.
COURSE.
COURSE. THEY CHECKED ON THE BUS MONITOR
AND THE DRIVER AND THE KIDS
FROM FOREST GROVE HIGH SCHOOL,
NEIL ARMSTRONG MIDDLE SCHOOL,
AND TOM McCALL UPPER ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL. THANKFULLY EVERYONE WAS OKAY.
DEPUTIES STARTED AN
INVESTIGATION AND DETERMINED
THE DRIVER, 20-YEAR-OLD
JONATHAN GATES, WAS TURN
INFLUENCE.
INFLUENCE. THEY DON'T THINK ALCOHOL WAS
INVOLVED BUT SOME SORT OF INTOX
CANT WAS.
CANT WAS.
CANT WAS. >> COULD HAVE GONE A DIFFERENT
DIRECTION.
DIRECTION. LUCKILY THE KIDS WERE
UNINJURED.
UNINJURED. THEY GOT THROWN AROUND A LITTLE
BIT FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, BUT
THEY WERE ABLE TO GET ON TO
ANOTHER BUS OR RELEASED TO
THEIR PARENTS RIGHT AWAY.
>> Reporter: ALL RIGHT.
WE'RE TOLD THE BUS DRIVER WAS
ARRESTED AND TAKEN TO JAIL
WHERE HE WAS CITED AND
RELEASED.
RELEASED.
RELEASED. WE'RE TOLD THAT HE HAS BEEN ON
THE JOB FOR ONLY A FEW DAYS.
AND HE'S NOW ON ADMINISTRATIVE
LEAVE DURING THIS
INVESTIGATION.
INVESTIGATION. AND THAT IS STANDARD PROTOCOL
FOR THE FOREST GROVE SCHOOL
DISTRICT.
DISTRICT.
DISTRICT. BACK TO YOU.
>> WELL, THANK GOODNESS THOSE
KIDS WEREN'T PHYSICALLY HURT.
THANK YOU, MIKE.
>>> PUBLIC IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS
AGAINST PRESIDENT TRUMP TODAY
FOR THE FOURTH TIME IN HISTORY.
A CAREER DIPLOMAT DESCRIBED
BACK CHANNEL DEALINGS IN
UKRAINE THAT COULD BENEFIT THE
PRESIDENT POLITICALLY.
PRESIDENT POLITICALLY. THE REPUBLICANS ARGUE ABOUT THE
FOUNDATION OF WHAT'S REALLY
POLITICALLY MOTIVATED.
POLITICALLY MOTIVATED. HERE'S ALICE BARR.
>> Reporter: IN A RARE AND
MOMENTOUS MOVE, THE HOUSE
INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE GAVELS
IN THE FIRST PUBLIC IMPEACHMENT
HEARING AGAINST PRESIDENT
TRUMP.
TRUMP.
TRUMP. DEMOCRATS LAYING OUT THEIR CASE
THAT THE PRESIDENT ABUSED HIS
POWER BY PRESSURE UKRAINE FOR
HIS OWN POLITICAL GAIN.
>> THE MATTER IS AS SIMPLE AND
AS TERRIBLE AS THAT.
>> Reporter: WHILE REPUBLICANS
ATTACK THE WHOLE PROCESS.
>> WHAT WE WILL WITNESS TODAY
IS A TELEVISED THEATRICAL
PERFORMANCE.
PERFORMANCE. >> Reporter: THE FIRST OPEN
TESTIMONY COMES FROM TWO CAREER
DIPLOMATS, WILLIAM TAYLOR THE
TOP U.S. ENVOY IN UKRAINE
TESTIFYING THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP
FROZE CRITICAL MILITARY AID TO
UKRAINE IN A BID TO FORCE A
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT OF
INVESTIGATIONS INTO HIS RIVALS,
INCLUDING JOE BIDEN.
>> TO WITHHOLD THAT ASSISTANCE
FOR NO GOOD REASON OTHER THAN
HELP WITH A POLITICAL CAMPAIGN
MADE NO SENSE.
IT COULD NOT BE EXPLAINED.
IT WAS CRAZY.
>> Reporter: AMBASSADOR TAYLOR
ADDING THAT A STAFF MEMBER
OVERHEARD A PHONE CALL BETWEEN
PRESIDENT TRUMP AND HIS
AMBASSADOR TO THE EUROPEAN
UNION.
UNION.
UNION. >>
UNION. >> THE MEMBER OF MY STAFF ASKED
AMBASSADOR SONDLAND WHAT
PRESIDENT TRUMP THOUGHT ABOUT
UKRAINE.
UKRAINE.
UKRAINE. MR. SONDLAND RESPONDED THAT
PRESIDENT TRUMP CARES MORE
ABOUT THE INVESTIGATIONS OF
BIDEN.
BIDEN.
BIDEN. >>
BIDEN. >> Reporter: REPUBLICANS
FOCUSSING ON THE TIMELINE,
ARGUING THAT UKRAINE'S
PRESIDENT ZELENSKY DIDN'T KNOW
MILITARY AID WAS BEING HELD UP
DURING HIS JULY CALL WITH
PRESIDENT TRUMP AT THE HEART OF
THE IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY.
>> PRESIDENT ZELENSKY WENT ON
TO CONFIRM A NUMBER OF THINGS
-- THAT THERE WAS NO PRESSURE.
THAT THERE WERE NO CONDITIONS.
THAT THERE WERE NO THREATS.
>> Reporter: AND HITTING THE
CORE, REPUBLICANS NOTING THAT
AID WAS EVENTUALLY RELEASED.
>> HE DIDN'T ANNOUNCE HE WAS
GOING TO DO AN INVESTIGATION
BEFORE THE AID HAPPENED.
>> THAT IS TRUE.
BUT ONLY AFTER CONGRESS BEGAN
AN INVESTIGATION.
AN INVESTIGATION. ONLY AFTER THE PRESIDENT'S
LAWYERS LEARNED OF A
WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINT.
WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINT. >> Reporter: BOTH SIDES AIMING
TO PERSUADE A NATIONWIDE
AUDIENCE WHILE THE MAN AT THE
CENTER OF THE STORM --
>> IT'S A WITCH HUNT, IT'S A
HOAX.
HOAX.
HOAX. >>
HOAX. >> Reporter: -- SAYS HE'S NOT
EVEN WATCHING.
EVEN WATCHING. THE OUSTED U.S. AMBASSADOR TO
UKRAINE, MARIE YOVANOVITCH,
TESTIFIES ON FRIDAY WITH THREE
MORE PUBLIC HEARINGS SET FOR
NEXT WEEK.
NEXT WEEK. IN WASHINGTON, ALICE BARR, NBC
NEWS.
NEWS.
NEWS. >>
NEWS. >> FOR MORE ON THE IMPEACHMENT
HEARINGS STICK AROUND FOR NBC
NIGHTLY NEWS IMMEDIATELY AFTER
THIS NEWSCAST AT 5:30.
LESTER HOLT ANCHORS COVERAGE
COMPLETE WITH IN-DEPTH
ANALYSIS.
ANALYSIS.
ANALYSIS. >>> YOU CAN'T LIVE OUT THERE
LIKE THAT.
LIKE THAT. YOU KNOW, IT'S SURVIVING BUT IT
WAS BAD.
WAS BAD.
WAS BAD. I ALMOST DIED, LIKE I SAID.
>> IT IS A LIFE THAT DAVE SMITH
KNEW FOR MORE THAN THREE YEARS
-- COLD AND ALONE DURING THE
WINTER MONTHS.
WINTER MONTHS. NOW HE'S TRYING TO HELP OTHERS
WHO ARE HOMELESS.
THIS TIME OF YEAR IS ESPECIALLY
DANGEROUS FOR PEOPLE LIVING ON
THE STREETS.
THE STREETS. AND TODAY THE AGENCIES FROM
ACROSS THE REGION EXPLAIN WHAT
THEY'RE DOING TO MAKE SURE
PEOPLE HAVE SOMEWHERE WARM TO
STAY.
STAY.
STAY. MORGAN ROMERO HAS A LOOK AT
THEIR PLAN.
THEIR PLAN. AND MORGAN, LOOT OF PEOPLE LIKE
TO STEP UP AND THEY'RE ASKING
FOR DONATIONS.
FOR DONATIONS. >> Reporter: EXACTLY, THEY'RE
ASKING FOR TIME, MONEY, COLD
WEATHER GEAR LIKE HATS, GLOVES,
SCARFS, JACKETS, BLANKETS,
ANYTHING THAT WILL HELP THESE
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. THE HOMELESS CRISIS IN
MULTNOMAH COUNTY CAN TURN
DEADLY.
DEADLY.
DEADLY. 92 HOMELESS PEOPLE DIED LAST
YEAR, MORE THAN EVER RECORDED.
DRUGS AND ALCOHOL ARE THE
BIGGEST FACTOR, BUT WEATHER CAN
BE DEADLY TOO.
DAVE SMITH KNOWS FIRSTHAND WHAT
IT'S LIKE.
IT'S LIKE. HE LIVED IN DELTA PARK FOR
THREE PHILADELPHIA YEARS.
IT TOOK UNION GOSPEL MISSION'S
SEARCH AND RESCUE PROGRAM AND A
BRUTALLY COLD WINTER TO PUT HIM
INTO A SHELTER.
>> I CAN'T USE MY HANDS PERIOD.
THEY WERE JUST FROZEN UP, YOU
KNOW?
KNOW?
KNOW? AND
KNOW? AND YOU CAN'T.
YOUR FEET ARE ALL NUMB.
SOME FOLKS DIDN'T SURVIVE IT,
YOU KNOW, THEY FROZE TO DEATH.
THEY'D JUST GO TO SLEEP AND
THAT WAS IT.
IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE THAT
PEOPLE ACTUALLY LIVED LIKE
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. >>
THAT. >> SMITH IS NOW ON THE OTHER
END OF IT.
A SILVER LINING.
HE LIVES AT THE MISSION AND
TRIES TO RESCUE OTHERS.
AT A PRESS CONFERENCE THIS
MORNING MULTIPLE AGENCIES
EXPLAINED HOW THEY'LL RESPOND
IN COLD WEATHER AND ADD
EMERGENCY BEDS.
EMERGENCY BEDS. THE GOAL IS TO NOT TURN ANYONE
AWAY.
AWAY.
AWAY. THEY'RE CALLING ON THE
COMMUNITY FOR HELP
ACCOMPLISHING THAT GOAL.
>> THESE PEOPLE ARE VULNERABLE.
THEY ARE WORKING TO SURVIVE.
>> AND I WANT TO ENCOURAGE ALL
OF OUR NEIGHBORS, ALL THE FOLKS
IN ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES
THROUGHOUT THE CITY TO DONATE
AND VOLUNTEER.
AND VOLUNTEER. TO CALL 211 AND ASK HOW YOU CAN
GIVE AND HOW YOU CAN SERVE.
>> YOU JUST HEARD HIM SAY THAT
THOSE LEADING THE CHARGE ARE
URGING EVERYONE TO CALL OR
VISIT 211 INFO FOR EVERYTHING
RELATED TO HOMELESSNESS THIS
WINTER.
WINTER.
WINTER. YOUR HELP COULD MEAN THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND
DEATH.
DEATH.
DEATH. >>
DEATH. >> ALL RIGHT, MORGAN, THANK YOU
SO MUCH.
SO MUCH.
SO MUCH. >>> POLICE INVESTIGATING NOW
THE DEATH OF A WASHINGTON STATE
UNIVERSITY STUDENT.
UNIVERSITY STUDENT. THIS PERSON WAS FOUND OUTSIDE
OAF A FRATERNITY HOUSE AT WSU.
PULLMAN POLICE TELLING US
STUDENTS FOUND 19-YEAR-OLD SAM
MARTINEZ UNCONSCIOUS AND NOT
BREATHING.
BREATHING. THEY PERFORMED CPR, MEDICS
COULD NOT REVIVE HIM.
OFFICIALS THERE SAYING THIS
DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE A HAZING
INCIDENT BUT IT MAY BE ALCOHOL-
RELATED.
RELATED.
RELATED. MARTINEZ WAS A FRESHMAN FROM
BELLEVUE.
BELLEVUE.
BELLEVUE. IN A STATEMENT, WASHINGTON
STATE UNIVERSITY EXPRESSED
THEIR CONDOLENCES AND SAID THE
WSU GREEK SYSTEM HAS SUSPENDED
ALL SOCIAL EVENTS FOR THE REST
OF THE SEMESTER.
>>> PORTLAND DEVELOPER AND
POLITICAL FUNDRAISER TERRY BEAN
WAS ARRAIGNED IN COURT TODAY
ALONG WITH HIS FORMER DEFENSE
LAWYER.
LAWYER.
LAWYER. BOTH MEN ARE ACCUSED OF HELPING
TO PAY OFF AN ALLEGED SEX ABUSE
VICTIM TO KEEP HIM OFF THE
WITNESS STAND.
WITNESS STAND. KYLE HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THIS
CASE, KYLE?
CASE, KYLE? >> THEY WERE ARRAIGNED IN LANE
COUNTY.
COUNTY.
COUNTY. THEY FEATURE FACE A SINGLE
COUNT OF FELONY COMPUTER CRIME
RELATED TO THE DISMISSAL OF SEX
ABUSE CHARGES AGAINST BEAN IN
2015.
2015.
2015. A
2015. A NEWLY RELEASED INDICTMENT
SAID BEAN AND ASHTON USED A
COMPUTER SYSTEM TO PAY OFF
BEAN'S ALLEGED VICTIM SO HE
WOULDN'T TESTIFY.
WOULDN'T TESTIFY. BEAN WAS CHARGED WITH HAVING
SEX WITH A 15-YEAR-OLD BOY IN
2013.
2013.
2013. THE
2013. THE CHARGES WERE DROPPED WHEN
THE ALLEGED VICTIM DECLINED TO
TAKE THE WITNESS STAND.
PROSECUTORS REFILED THE CASE IN
JANUARY AFTER THE ALLEGED
VICTIM RESURFACED AND AGREED TO
HELP.
HELP.
HELP. BEAN IS SCHEDULED FOR TRIAL
NEXT YEAR.
NEXT YEAR. LAST MONTH POLICE ARRESTED BEAN
AND HIS FORMER LAWYER.
AT THE TIME WE CAUGHT UP WITH
BEAN AS HE LEFT THE MULTNOMAH
COUNTY JAIL.
COUNTY JAIL. >> MR. BEAN, WHAT'S YOUR
RESPONSE TO THESE NEW
ALLEGATIONS?
ALLEGATIONS? >> RIDICULOUS.
>> RIDICULOUS. I'M NOT GOING TO TALK ANYMORE.
>> WE TRIED TO REACH BEAN FOR
COMMENT TODAY BUT DIDN'T HEAR
BACK FROM HIS LAWYER.
IN A STATEMENT, DEREK ASHTON'S
ATTORNEY DENIED THE CHARGES AND
SAID HE LOOKS FORWARD