>>>
>>> TO
>>> TO BE
>>> TO BE HIT SO HARD BY THIS VIRUS, IT'S DEPRESSING, TO SAY
THE LEAST.
THE LEAST. >> NOW AT 11, FOUR MONTHS LATER
AND STILL WRITING SYMPTOMS,
SURVIVOR SHARES JUST HOW HARD
DEALING WITH THIS VIRUS HAS
BEEN LONG AFTER CATCHING UP.
>>> AND A NEW EFFORT FOR POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY IN PORTLAND, ONE
THAT IS BEING BLASTED BY THE
UNION BUT WILL ULTIMATELY BE UP
TO VOTERS.
TO VOTERS. >> THIS IS KGW NEWS AT 11.
>> WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH A
TENTATIVE DEAL TO WITHDRAW
FEDERAL OFFICERS FROM PORTLAND.
GOVERNOR BROWN SAID THE
OFFICERS MAY START LEAVING AS
EARLY AS TOMORROW.
THANKS FOR JOINING US.
THERE ARE HOWEVER SOME MIXED
MESSAGES TO THIS.
BOTH HOMELAND SECURITY
SECRETARY AND PRESIDENT TRUMP
SAY CERTAIN CONDITIONS HAVE TO
BE MET FIRST.
>> WE WILL KEEP OUR LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN PLACE
UNTIL WE ARE ASSURED THAT THE
VIOLENCE AGAINST THE COURTHOUSE
HAS STOPPED.>> WE ARE NOT
LEAVING THE CITY.
WE TOLD THE GOVERNOR AND WE TOLD
THE MAYOR.
THE MAYOR. >> OVERNIGHT INTO THIS MORNING
PEOPLE AGAIN THROUGH ROCKS,
BOTTLES AND OTHER OBJECTS
TOWARD THE COURTHOUSE.
THE QUESTION IS HIM A WILL THE
SITUATION CHANGE TONIGHT.
MAGGIE VESPA IS LIVE DOWNTOWN
AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT THEY'VE
ALREADY RESPONDED.
ALREADY RESPONDED. >> Reporter: THE SITUATION JUST
CHANGED IN THE LAST FEW
MINUTES.
MINUTES.
MINUTES. WE COULDN'T TELL WHAT WAS
HAPPENING AT THE FENCE LINE
THAT BASICALLY PROMPTED
OFFICERS TO DEPLOY TEARGAS
WITHIN THE LAST FIVE MINUTES OR
SO.
SO.
SO. WE
SO. WE ARE WALKING BACK TOWARD THE
FEDERAL COURTHOUSE.
FEDERAL COURTHOUSE. THE TEARGAS SPREAD REALLY
QUICKLY AND WE SCRAMBLED TO GET
OUR GAS MASKS ON.
I KNOW WE TALK A LOT ABOUT
THINGS THAT SORT OF HAPPENED
BEFORE THOSE KIND OF METHODS
ARE DEPLOYED.
ARE DEPLOYED. WE DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING.
WE WERE RIGHT HERE ON THE
CORNER ACROSS THE STREET AND
SUDDENLY WE HEARD FLASH BANGS
AND TEARGAS.
AND TEARGAS. JOHN IS ZOOMING IN ON THE CROWD
AND I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU, EVEN
WITH THIS GAS MASK ON, THAT
TEARGAS DEFINITELY STINGS.
YOU CAN SEE FEDERAL OFFICERS ON
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE
RIGHT NOW JUST AS THEY HAVE
BEEN FOR THE LAST FEW WEEKS.
PEOPLE ARE BASICALLY AWARE AND
UP TO SPEED ON THESE
DISCUSSIONS TODAY BACK AND
FORTH BETWEEN THE GOVERNOR AND
THE FEDS TO GET THE FEDERAL
OFFICERS OUT OF HERE.
BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE BASICALLY
TELL US THEY DON'T BELIEVE IT
WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
THEY FEEL LIKE BULLIES HAVE
BEEN JUST AS BRUTAL IN TERMS OF
USING TEARGAS.
USING TEARGAS. SO IN THEIR MINDS, IT IS
TRADING ONE FOR THE OTHER.
YOU CAN SEE, WE'VE GOT A VIDEO
FROM EARLIER, WE HAD A VISUAL
EARLIER.
EARLIER.
EARLIER. AND WE JUST ASKED PEOPLE, YOU
KNOW ABOUT THE DISCUSSIONS TO
PULL THE FEDS OUT OF PORTLAND,
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT.
DO YOU FEEL LIKE THAT ENERGY,
THAT PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF THAT
TONIGHT?
TONIGHT?
TONIGHT? >> PEOPLE ARE DEFINITELY HAPPY.
YOU CAN JUST LOOK AND SEE, IT'S
AWESOME, THE FEELING IS
EUPHORIC.>> IT'S JUST, THEY ARE
NOT LEAVING.
NOT LEAVING. I MEAN, THEY ARE NOT LEAVING.>>
IT IS POLITICAL NOW, IT WILL
JUST GO ON AND ON AND ON.
AND THAT'S WHAT IS SAID,
BECAUSE AS A BLACK MAN, IT'S
BECOME LESS ABOUT BLACK PEOPLE
AND ABOUT ALL THE OTHER BULL
[BLEEP]
[BLEEP]
[BLEEP] ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING.
>> WE CAN'T GET DISTRACTED DID
WHEN THE ISSUES HERE ON THE
STREETS HAVE TO DO WITH THE
POLICE BUREAU THAT BRUTALLY
ASSAULTS AND SOMETIMES KILLS
OUR BLACK AND INDIGENOUS
CITIZENS.
CITIZENS.
CITIZENS. >> ONCE AGAIN WE HAD TEARGAS
DEPLOYED IN THE LAST 5 TO 10
MINUTES, THAT HAS DISSIPATED,
BUT WE STILL HAVE THE CROWD UP
AGAINST THE FENCE AT THE
FEDERAL COURTHOUSE.
FEDERAL COURTHOUSE. BASICALLY IT IS CHAOS DOWN
HERE, THIS IS CHAOTIC AS IT HAS
BEEN FOR THE LAST 60+ NIGHTS.
PEOPLE SAY NONE OF THIS WILL
CALM DOWN UNTIL THE FEDS LEAVE
AND THE HAVE NO PLANS TO MOVE
AWAY FROM THE FEDERAL
COURTHOUSE AND THEY BELIEVE
EVEN AFTER THEY LEAVE THAT THE
PROTESTS WILL CONTINUE BECAUSE
MULTIPLE PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THEY
STILL HAVE TO BE FIGHTING
AGAINST RACISM AND POLICE
BRUTALITY.
BRUTALITY. WE WILL KEEP MONITORING THE
SITUATION DOWNTOWN.
SITUATION DOWNTOWN. >> YOU DO GET THE FEELING THAT
PROTESTERS WILL NOT LEAVE
BECAUSE THE FEDS WANT THEM TO.
I KNOW IT IS HARD TO HEAR
MAGGIE BUT YOU GET THE FEELING
ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING OUT
THERE RIGHT NOW.
WE ALSO SPOKE WITH ACTIVISTS
ABOUT THE FEDERAL WITHDRAWAL
DEAL WE'VE BEEN HEARING ABOUT.
THEY SAFE WELL EXCESSIVE FORCE
WAS AN ISSUE BEFORE THE FEDS
ARRIVED, IT RAMPED UP IN THE
LAST TWO WEEKS.
THEY SAY PUTTING PROTEST
ENFORCEMENT BACK IN LOCAL
CONTROL WILL HELP WITH
ACCOUNTABILITY.
ACCOUNTABILITY. >> THAT'S WHY IT IS SO GREAT TO
KNOW THAT I, AS A RESIDENT, AS
OF BOULDER AND A TAXPAYER, IF
WE ARE SEEING AGGRESSION FROM
THE STATE POLICE OR OREGON
POLICE BUREAU, I CAN CALL MY
MAYOR, I CAN CALL OREGON, I
CAN'T CALL ACTING SECRETARY
WOLF, THERE'S NO ACCOUNTABILITY
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. SO
HERE. SO WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO HOLD
OUR LOCAL LEADERS ACCOUNTABLE.
>> OTHER PROTESTERS SAY THEY
EXPECT THE DEMONSTRATIONS TO
CONTINUE UNTIL THEY FEEL
LAWMAKERS ARE TAKING REAL
ACTION TOWARD LEGISLATION AND
REFORM.
REFORM.
REFORM. ON THAT NOTE, JUST TONIGHT THE
PORTLAND CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO
ADD A POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY
MEASURED TO THE NOVEMBER
BALLOT.
BALLOT.
BALLOT. IF VOTERS PASSED THAT THE
MEASURE WILL CREATE A NEW,
INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY OVERSIGHT
BOARD THE BOARD COULD DIRECTLY
AFFECT THE OREGON POLICE
POLICIES, DISCIPLINE OR FIRE
OFFICERS AND ACCESS POLICE
RECORDS.
RECORDS.
RECORDS. SUPPORTERS SAY THE CURRENT
POLICE REVIEW SYSTEM IS LACKING
IN THESE AREAS.
COMMISSIONER HARDESTY IS
LEADING THIS EFFORT.
>> IT IS ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL
THAT ALL PORTLANDERS GET TO
WEIGH IN ON DETERMINING WHAT
COMMUNITY SAFETY LOOKS LIKE AND
WHAT COMMUNITY ACCOUNTABILITY
LOOKS LIKE.
LOOKS LIKE. >> THE PORTLAND POLICE UNION IS
AGAINST THE IDEA, IT CLAIMS THE
PROPOSAL VIOLATES THE LAW.
THE UNION ALSO BELIEVES IT WAS
CARELESSLY DRAFTED AND SAYS NO
ONE FROM THE UNION OR POLICE
BUREAU GOT ANY INPUT.
>>> PROTESTERS TOOK TO THE
STREETS IN A DIFFERENT WAY IN
NORTHEAST PORTLAND TONIGHT.
I SAW WHAT LOOKED LIKE HUNDREDS
OF CARS DRIVING IN A
PROCESSION, I GOT OUT TO TAKE
THIS VIDEO.
THIS VIDEO. THEY WERE HONKING AND
DISPLAYING BLACK LIVES MATTER
SIGNS.
SIGNS.
SIGNS. HERE IS WHAT ONE DRIVER TOLD
ME.>> I'M NOT GOING DOWNTOWN
AND GETTING GASSED, SO HERE WE
ARE, CAR PROTESTING.
>> THAT WAS IN THE ALAMEDA
NEIGHBORHOOD TODAY.
NEIGHBORHOOD TODAY. ALTHOUGH MUCH OF OUR COVERAGE
HAS BEEN ON DOWNTOWN PROTESTS,
THERE ARE EVENTS LIKE THIS
HAPPENING EVERYDAY IN OTHER
AREAS OF THE CITY AND THE
STATE.>>> AND THE PANDEMIC
OREGON REPORTED ANOTHER 304 NEW
CORONAVIRUS CASES TODAY.
HERE'S A LOOK AT THE DAILY
BASIS GRAPH.
BASIS GRAPH. HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY MORE AND
MORE CASES ARE COMING FROM
COMMUNITY SPREAD INSTEAD OF
LARGE OUTBREAKS.
LARGE OUTBREAKS. YESTERDAY THE STATE REPORTED 14
DEATHS, THE MOST IN A SINGLE
DAY.
DAY.
DAY. EIGHT MORE WERE REPORTED TODAY.
OVERALL DEATHS HAVE BEEN LOW IN
OREGON DURING THE PANDEMIC
COMPARED TO OTHER STATES.
THIS CHART SHOWS THE NUMBER PER
DAY.
DAY.
DAY. 311
DAY. 311 OREGONIANS HAVE NOW DIED
FROM THE VIRUS.
MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE
BATTLING LONG-LASTING SYMPTOMS
FROM COVID-19.
FROM COVID-19. THEY ARE KNOWN NOW AS LONG
HAULERS.
HAULERS.
HAULERS. MORGAN ROMERO CHECKED IN
TONIGHT WITH ONE OF THEM.>>
Reporter: HI, HOW ARE YOU?
EVERY DAY IS DIFFERENT IN JEN'S
NEW NORMAL.
NEW NORMAL. >> I STILL GET HEADACHES, I
STILL GET TACHYCARDIA EVERY
ONCE IN A WHILE.
>> SHE STILL GETS DIZZY, SHORT
OF BREATH AND STABBING CHEST
PAIN.
PAIN.
PAIN. HER
PAIN. HER SYMPTOMS LINGER AND NAG
ALMOST 4 MONTHS AFTER SHE WAS
FIRST DIAGNOSED WITH COVID-19.
>> I WROTE MY WILL AND WROTE
LETTERS TO MY FRIENDS.
I DIDN'T THINK I WAS GOING TO
MAKE IT.
MAKE IT.
MAKE IT. >> EVEN LAST WEEK ENGLISH SAYS
SHE RAN INTO A SCARY SITUATION
WHEN DOCTORS FOUND A HEART
LOCK.
LOCK.
LOCK. >>
LOCK. >> I WAS TERRIFIED THINKING I
WAS ALMOST DONE WITH THIS VIRUS
AND IT ALL CAME FLOODING BACK.
NOW THEY ARE WATCHING ME FOR
BLOOD CLOTS AND CHECKING MY
HEART PRETTY REGULARLY.
>> WE FIRST TOLD YOU HER STORY
IN LATE MAY.
>> IT IS SO FRUSTRATING, SO
FRUSTRATING.
FRUSTRATING. I'M A MARATHON RUNNER, YOU
KNOW, I WORK TWO JOBS, I'M
SUPER BUSY ALL THE TIME.
AND TO BE HIT SO HARD BY THIS
VIRUS, IT IS DEPRESSING.
TO SAY THE LEAST.
I CAN'T WAIT TO GET OUT AND RUN
AGAIN.
AGAIN.
AGAIN. >>
AGAIN. >> SHE IS MOSTLY CONFINED TO
THE WALLS OF HER HOME.
WHAT A BE THE SCARIEST THING
YOU DEALING WITH THIS THIS FAR
AFTER GETTING THE POSITIVE
RESULTS?
RESULTS?
RESULTS? >> NOT KNOWING IF I WILL EVER
BE THE SAME AGAIN.
I'M SCARED I WILL LIVE WITH
THIS FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.
>> WHILE THE VIRUS ISOLATES ITS
VICTIMS, ENGLISH IS NOT ALONE.
LAST WEEK THE CDC ANNOUNCED ONE
THIRD OF COVID-19 PATIENTS THAT
WERE NOT HOSPITALIZED SUFFER
FROM PERSISTENT SYMPTOMS AND
LONG-TERM ISSUES.
LONG-TERM ISSUES. THAT ACKNOWLEDGMENT MEANT A
TIME TO LONG HAULERS LIKE
ENGLISH WHO FELT DISREGARDED BY
DOCTORS.
DOCTORS.
DOCTORS. >> THERE ARE A LOT OF LONG
HAULERS OUT THERE, A LOT.
IT IS REALLY SAD.
>> BY SPREADING HER STORY SHE
HOPES TO HELP SLOW THE SPREAD
OF THE VIRUS SO MORE PEOPLE
DON'T END UP LIKE HER, OR
WORSE.
WORSE.
WORSE. SO
WORSE. SO THOSE NOT TAKING IT
SERIOUSLY, MAYBE WILL BEGIN TO.
>> WEARING A MASK IS SUCH A
SIMPLE GESTURE, AND IT'S PROVEN
TO WORK YOU KNOW, AND SO MANY
OTHER COUNTRIES.
OTHER COUNTRIES. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW WE CAN
GET BEHIND THAT HERE.
ESPECIALLY AFTER GOING THROUGH
IT.
IT.
IT. IT'S,
IT. IT'S, IT MAKES ME SAD, IT
BREAKS MY HEART THAT IT'S
BECOME A POLITICAL AND NOT A