SCHOOLS
SCHOOLS AND A SECOND STIMULUS CHECK.
CHECK.
CHECK. >>> HIGH WINDS AND
WILDFIRES ARE A VERY BAD
COMBINATION.
COMBINATION. THEY HAVE ALSO CREATED VERY HAZY
CONDITIONS.
CONDITIONS. CHECK OUT THIS TIME LAPSE VIDEO
FROM OUR VERY OWN CHRISTINE ON
THE DRIVE ALONG I-5 FROM ALBANY
TO SALEM.
TO SALEM.
TO SALEM. THIS WAS AT 10:30 THIS MORNING.
INCREDIBLE.
INCREDIBLE. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS
NOON.
NOON.
NOON. SEVERAL EVACUATION ORDERS ARE IN
PLACE RIGHT NOW.
THEY HAVE BEEN EXPANDED FOR A
FIRE IN MARION COUNTY ALONG THE
HIGHWAY.
HIGHWAY.
HIGHWAY. THE BEACHY FIRE, THE BEACHY
CREEK FIRE I SHOULD SAY S
BURNING JUST OVER 500 ACRES
NORTH OF DETROIT.
PEOPLE IN THAT SURROUNDING AREA
HAVE BEEN TOLD TO GO NOW.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT DETROIT,
MILL CITY, GATES AND THE NORTH
FORK CORRIDOR.
FORK CORRIDOR. AND JUST IN THE LAST HOUR THE
MARION COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
ADDED THE AREA OF HIGHWAY 214
NORTH OF SILVER FALL STATE PARK
TO SCOTTS MILLS.
THIS IS RIGHT NEAR THE TOWN OF
SILVERTON.
SILVERTON. A FORMER KGW PHOTOGRAPHER LIVES
THERE AND SENT US THESE PHOTOS.
MANY FAMILIES IN THAT AREA
ALREADY PACKED UP.
THEY CLEARED OUT LAST NIGHT.
WE TALKED TO ONE MAN.
>> THE POWER STARTED GOING OUT
AND THEN WE LOOK OVER ON OUR
SIDE AND THE FIRE COMING DOWN
JUST KIND OF UP BEHIND OUR
HOUSE.
HOUSE.
HOUSE. WE
HOUSE. WE ALL START CROWDING STUFF
AND -- THROWING NIT OUR RIGS AND
TRYING TO GET OUT QUICK AS
POSSIBLE.
POSSIBLE.
POSSIBLE. >> THE RED CROSS HAD SET UP AN
EVACUATION STAGING SHELTER AT
THE OREGON STATE FAIRGROUNDS IN
SALEM.
SALEM.
SALEM. ONE THING INTERESTING TO NOTE
ABOUT THIS FIRE, IT STARTED BACK
ON AUGUST 16TH BUT IT JUST
FLARED UP AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
WEATHER CONDITIONS. >> THE POWER LINE FIRE IS
BURNING NEAR HAGG LAKE TODAY.
THERE ARE SOME LEVEL 1 AND LEVEL
2 NOTICES BUT NO MANDATORY
EVACUATIONS.
EVACUATIONS. AT LEAST NOT AT THIS POINT.
HAGG LAKE IS CLOSED RIGHT NOW.
FOREST GROVE FIRE TWEETED OUT
THIS VIDEO JUST AFTER 10:00 THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. IT SHOWS AN AIR TANKER DROPPING
OPT FLAMES.
OPT FLAMES. FIRE OFFICIALS SAY THE DROPS HIT
THE MARK AND MORE AIR TANKER
SUPPORT IS LIKELY NOT GOING TO
BE NEEDED.
BE NEEDED. >>> THIS IS SOME NEW VIDEO JUST
INTO THE NEWSROOM FROM LANE
COUNTY.
COUNTY.
COUNTY. THERE IS A FIRE BURNING ALONG
THE RIVER EAST OF EUGENE.
LANE COUNTY IS ALSO ISSUING GO
NOW EVACUATIONS FOR EVERYONE
FROM LEEBURG EAST TO THE RANGER
STATION.
STATION.
STATION. THAT INCLUDES ANYONE ON ROADS
NORTH AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 126.
>>> AND EVACUATION POINT IS SET
UP AT THURSTON HIGH SCHOOL IN
SPRINGFIELD FOR EVERYONE IN BLUE
RIVER AND TO THE WEST OF THERE.
IF YOU LIVE EAST OF BLUE RIVER,
YOU NEED TO HEAD TOWARDS SISTER.
SISTERS RATHER.
SISTERS RATHER. WELL THIS IS THE BIG FIRE THEY
ARE FIGHTING IN CLACKAMAS
COUNTY.
COUNTY.
COUNTY. SKY 8 FLEW OVER THIS LUMBER MILL
OFF HIGHWAY 213 EARLY THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. SOME REPORTS SAY THE FIRE BEGAN
AROUND MIDNIGHT WHEN A TREE FELL
ON LIVE WIRES IN A NEARBY FIELD.
THE FLAMES WENT RIGHT UP TO THE
HIGHWAY.
HIGHWAY.
HIGHWAY. WE SAW PILES OF LUMBER ON FIRE
AS WELL AS HEAVY MACHINERY AND
AT LEAST ONE STRUCTURE.
>>> WELL THAT WAS JUST ONE OF
MULTIPLE FIRES IN CLACKAMAS
COUNTY THAT HAS KEPT FIRE CREWS
THERE VERY, VERY BUSY.
A FIRE OVERNIGHT NEAR THE TOWN
OF COLTON HAD DOZENS OF
RESIDENTS RUSHING TO EVACUATE AS
THOSE FLAMES SPREAD.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
I AM HERE NEAR THE TOWN RIGHT
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. YOU
NOW. YOU CAN SEE LOOK AT HOW DAMAGED
THIS TRUCK BED GOT FROM FIRES.
ITS PRETTY MUCH RUINED YOU CAN
SEE THE BURNED PARTS OF IT DOWN
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. YOU
HERE. YOU CAN SEE STILL SMOKE COMING
FROM OVER HERE.
WE SPOKE TO PEOPLE TODAY -- WHO
DEFINITELY HAD SOME SCARY
MOMENTS AND WERE GRATEFUL TO
FIND SAFETY AT A NEARBY HIGH
SCHOOL AND THE FIRE IN THEIR
NEIGHBORHOOD WASN'T THE ONLY
TROUBLE SPOT HERE IN THE COUNTY.
>> OH, REALLY WINDY, YEAH.
BIG TIME.
BIG TIME.
BIG TIME. WHEN THERE WAS STILL LIGHT OUT
THOSE TREES WERE REALLY BENDING.
THERE IS LIMBS ALL OVER THE
PLACE.
PLACE.
PLACE. >>
PLACE. >> RANDY IS JUST ONE OF THE
EVACUEES OF THE FIRE.
SAFE NOW AT COLTON HIGH SCHOOL.
BILL ALSO LIVES THERE.
A NEIGHBOR CALLED HIM ABOUT THE
FIRE.
FIRE.
FIRE. >>
FIRE. >> A FEW MINUTES LATER A FIRE
ENGINE PULLED IN AND THE COP CAR
AND -- SO SEVERAL VEHICLES
GIVING THE WARNING.
>> HE KNEW HE HAD TO MOVE
QUICKLY.
QUICKLY.
QUICKLY. >> YOU JUST LOSE FOCUS AND --
YOU JUST GRAB WHAT YOU CAN AND
GET OUT.
GET OUT.
GET OUT. >> THE FIRE WASN'T THE ONLY ONE
IN CLACKAMAS COUNTY THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. A FIRE HIT RSG FOREST PRODUCTS
JUST OUTSIDE THERE.
ON THE DRIVE THERE WE SAW
ANOTHER FIRE ALONG HIGHWAY 211
NEAR DEER DORF DRIVE.
>> HERE THE FIRE SEEMS TO BE
OUT.
OUT.
OUT. I
OUT. I CAN'T GET A GREAT LOOK AT ALL
THE DAMAGE BUT IT LOOKS LIKE
MOST OF THE STRUCTURES ARE STILL
STANDING.
STANDING.
STANDING. THERE WERE MORE FIRE TRUCKS HERE
EARLIER THIS MORNING AND IT
SEEMS LIKE MOST OF THEM HAVE
LEFT.
LEFT.
LEFT. BACK TO YOU.
>> WHETHER YOU LIVE CLOSE TO A
WILDFIRE OR NOT YOU WILL SEE
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. SMOKY SKIES.
SMOKY SKIES. THAT IS IMPACTING AIR QUALITY.
SO HEALTH EXPERTS ADVISE STAYING
INSIDE WITH THE WINDOWS CLOSED.
DEFINITELY TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTION
IF YOU HAVE MEDICAL ISSUES LIKE
HEART OR LUNG DISEASE OR ASTHMA.
>>> THOSE SMOKEY SKIES STRETCH
ALL THE WAY TO THE OREGON COAST.
WE WANT TO SHOW YOU THE VIEW OF
NEW PORT.
NEW PORT.
NEW PORT. WE SHOWED YOU AT THE TOP OF THE
HOUR YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE THE BAY
BRIDGE THERE IN THE BACKGROUND.
IT IS SO SOCKED IN.
METROLOGIST ROD HILL IS TRACKING
ALL OF THIS FIRE TODAY.
YOU HAVE A NICE UPDATE, SOME
GOOD NEWS.
GOOD NEWS. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. THE BIG NEWS, THIS JUST CAME
DOWN IN THE PAST HALF HOUR.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS
CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING
FOR THE PORTLAND METRO AREA AND
ALSO FOR CLARK COUNTY.
ON THE MAP THAT SANDY COLOR THAT
WAS OVER PORTLAND IS ONLY OVER
THE WEST SLOPE AREAS OF THE
CASCADES.
CASCADES.
CASCADES. THAT WIND WARNING HAS BEEN
EXTENDED UNTIL 7:00 P.M.
UP AND DOWN THE I-5 CORRIDOR
AGAIN INCLUDING THE PORTLAND
AREA AT LEAST THE WIND WARNING
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
WE ARE STILL DEALING IN RED WITH
EXTREME HIGH FIRE DANGER AND IN
FACT GUSTY EAST WINDS THAT WILL
BE CONTINUING.
BE CONTINUING. LETS JUMP BACK TO AIR QUALITY.
THIS IS A HECK OF A SHOT JUST
SOUTH OVER SALEM.
THIS WAS ABOUT AN HOUR OR SO AGO
I GRABBED THIS SHOT.
JUST LOOK AT THAT.
THAT IS WOULD FIRE THICK SMOKE
HAZE.
HAZE.
HAZE. BRENDA ALREADY SHOWED YOU THIS
ONE.
ONE.
ONE. THE
ONE. THE WINDS DON'T BE FROM THE
EAST.
EAST.
EAST. THE
EAST. THE DOTS VERY
UNHEALTHY AIR.
UNHEALTHY AIR. THAT IS WHERE WE HAVE HAD THAT
THICK SMOKY HAZE.
INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH IT IS QUITE
SUNNY OVER DOWNTOWN PORTLAND.
WE ARE NOT EXPECTING THAT THE
DAY.
DAY.
DAY. WE
DAY. WE ARE BEING TREATED TO IT.
I WILL HAVE THE COMPLETE
FORECAST COMING UP SHORTLY.
>>> WELL CALIFORNIA IS DEALING
WITH ITS OWN FIRE TROUBLE TODAY.
DOZENS OF WILDFIRES ARE BURNING
ACROSS THAT STATE.
THE NATIONAL GUARD IS IN RESCUE
MODE AND THE GOVERNOR HAS
DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY.
IN THE SEARCH ARE NATIONAL
FOREST HELICOPTER PILOTS USED
NIGHT VISION TO AIR LIFT TRAPPED
CAMPERS NEAR THE CREEK FIRE.
IT ALSO SPARKED LAST MINUTE
EVACUATIONS.
EVACUATIONS. PARK RANGERS TOLD ONE WOMAN SHE
HAD ONLY MINUTES TO GET TO
SAFETY.
SAFETY.
SAFETY. >> SHE TOLD US IN MY 21 YEARS OF
BEING A RANGER I HAVE NEVER SEEN
THE FIRES THIS BAD.
SHE SAID YOU GUYS NEED LEAVE
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. >>
NOW. >> THE FRAMES ARE MOVING FAST.
YOU KEEP UP ON THE LATEST FIRE
CONDITIONS AT KGW.COM OR BY
DOWNLOADING OUR NEWS APP.
WE ARE ALSO SHARING UPDATES ON
OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES.
>>> WELL PROTESTS FOR RACIAL
JUSTICE CONTINUE IN PORTLAND.
THINGS STAYED CALM YESTERDAY.
PEOPLE GATHERED THERE AT
CATHEDRAL PARK IN THE AFTERNOON
TO HEAR FROM SPEAKERS.
PORTLAND POLICE KILLED HER SON
PATRICK IN 2018.
A GRAND JURY DID CLEAR THOSE
OFFICERS INVOLVED.
OFFICERS INVOLVED. AFTER LISTENING TO THE SPEAKERS
DEMONSTRATORS MARCHED THROUGH
PARTS OF THE NORTH PORTLAND.
THERE WERE NO PROTESTS OR
GATHERINGS LATER IN THE EVENING.
>>> WE HAVE A LOT OF E-MAILS
ABOUT THIS NEXT STORY.
A VIDEO POSTED ON YOUTUBE CLAIMS
THE CITY OF PORTLAND HAS SET UP
A CAMP TO QUOTE HOUSE THE
RIOTERS.
RIOTERS.
RIOTERS. KRISTEN WORKED TO VERIFY THAT
AND SHE FOUND OUT ITS REALLY A
COVID CAMP SET UP BACK IN APRIL
AS TEMPORARY HOUSING.
>> I HAVE BEEN WONDERING
WHERE THIS LARGE CROWD OF
AGITATORS HAS BEEN COMING FROM.
>> THE VIDEO TITLED PORTLAND
HOUSES ROSE CITY -- WAS UPLOAD
BY THE YOUTUBE ACCOUNT NEVER
ALONE WITH CHRIST.
>> THIS IS A WARREN CAMPMENT.
>> THE MAN NARRATING SAID THE
BLUE TENTS ARE WHERE THE
PROTESTERS HAVE BEEN LIVING.
>> THIS IS WHERE THEY HOUSE
THE RIOTERS ARE
HOUSED.
HOUSED.
HOUSED. THEY SAID THIS IS FALSE.
THEY PROVIDE HOMELESS PEOPLE A
PLACE TO SLEEP DURING THE
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC. DENNIS IS THE COMMUNICATIONS
COORDINATOR FOR THE PORTLAND
MULTNOMAH COUNTY JOINT OFFICE OF
HOMELESS SERVICES.
HOMELESS SERVICES. >> IS THE CITY OF PORTLAND OR
THE COUNTY HOUSING -- YOU KNOW,
RIOTERS OR IS THIS A -- AN
ENCAMPMENT FOR ANTIFA?
>> THIS IS NOT AN ANTIFA CAMP.
THIS IS A COVID-19 CAMP.
THIS IS -- THESE ARE SITES WE
SET UP IN APRIL.
WE OPEN THEM FROM APRIL, STARTED
PLANNING THEM IN MARCH IF NOT
EARL DWROER GIVE PEOPLE WHO
DIDN'T HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO BE
DURING THE STAY AT HOME ORDER A
PLACE WHERE THEY COULD SLEEP,
HAVE SDISHGSZ TAKE A -- GO TO
THE RESTROOM, WASH THEIR HANDS,
GET FOOD.
GET FOOD.
GET FOOD. ALL THE THINGS PEOPLE DO IF THEY
HAVE A PLACE TO LIVE THAT THEY
CAN'T DO WHEN THEY DON'T.
THEY ARE STILL OPERATING BECAUSE
WE ARE STILL IN THE PANDEMIC.
>> LOOK OVER THERE.
>> LIKE MANY VIRAL VIDEOS, THIS
ONE TOOK ON A LIFE OF ITS OWN.
AFTER IT WAS POSTED WE RECEIVED
E-MAILS INCLUDING THIS ONE FROM
SALLY.
SALLY.
SALLY. WHERE IS YOUR STORY ABOUT
WHEELER AND CITY COUNCIL HOUSING
ANTIFA RIOTERS AT THE SECRET
TENT CITY?
TENT CITY? OR THIS ONE FROM BRUCE.
SO, WHO IS FINANCING CAMP
ANTIFA?
ANTIFA?
ANTIFA? OR THIS ONE FROM PETER.
I DARE YOU TO ACTUALLY
INVESTIGATE AND REPORT THIS
LOCATION.
LOCATION.
LOCATION. THE CAMPSITES ARE IN TWO EMPTY
LOTS IN SOUTHEAST PORTLAND JUST
EAST OF THE HAWTHORNE BRIDGE.
THEY HOUSE 145 HOMELESS PEOPLE.
>> THIS IS A CAMP RIGHT OUT IN
THE OPEN COVERED IN THE NEWS --
WE -- SPEND A LOT OF TIME
PUTTING IT OUT THERE.
SERVICE BELIEVE AND HAS BEEN
OPEN SINCE WELL BEFORE THE
PROTESTS OVER GEORGE FLOYD'S
MURDER.
MURDER.
MURDER. >> FOR AGAIN WE CAN VERIFY
CLAIMS THAT THESE BLUE TENTS ARE
A SECRET ANTIFA CAMP PAID FOR BY
THE CITY OF PORTLAND ARE FALSE.
DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WANT
US TO VERIFY?
LET US KNOW.
E-MAIL US AT VERIFY AT KGW.COM.
>>> WELL JUST AHEAD THIS NOON
THE OLYMPIC COMBLIT MAKES A BIG
AFLOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE SUMMER
GAMES IN TOKYO NEXT YEAR.
PLUS, GETTING AMERICANS A
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF PLAN AS A NEW
TELL ALL BOOK ABOUT THE
PRESIDENT GOES ON SALE.
D.C. IS BUZZING