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BACK.
BACK.
BACK. >>
BACK. >> I THINK I'LL BE BACK SOON.
>> TONIGHT AT 11:00, PRESIDENT
TRUMP SPEAKING TO THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE FROM WALTER REED
HOSPITAL WHERE HE'S BEING
TREATED FOR CAUVIN 19.
THIS AS MORE PEOPLE IN THE
PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE TEST
POSITIVE FOR THE CORONA VIRUS
WITH AT LEAST THREE REPUBLICAN
SENATORS NOW INFECTED.
MAJORITY LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL
DELAYS THE SENATE'S RETURN.
THANKS FOR STAYING WITH US.
I'M PRETTY FALKERS.
TONIGHT WE'RE LEARNING NEW
DETAILS ABOUT THE PRESIDENT'S
CONDITION.
CONDITION. THE WHITE HOUSE PHYSICIAN
RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING
WHILE THE PRESIDENT IS NOT OUT
OF THE WOODS, HIS MEDICAL TEAM
IS CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC.
IT CAPS A DAY MARKED BY MIXED
MESSAGES AND CONFUSION ABOUT
THE HEALTH OF THE COMMANDER IN
CHIEF.
CHIEF.
CHIEF. I
CHIEF. I BAR HAS THE LATEST FROM
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. >> EVERYBODY AT WALTER REED.
TONIGHT PRESIDENT TRUMP TRYING
TO EASE CONCERN FROM THE
HOSPITAL WHERE HE'S BEING
TREATED FOR CAUVIN 19.
>> I CAME HERE WASN'T FEELING
SO WELL.
SO WELL.
SO WELL. I FEEL MUCH BETTER NOW.
>> HOURS EARLIER A SOURCE
FAMILIAR WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP'S
CONDITION TOLD REPORTERS QUOTE
THE NEXT 48 HOURS WILL BE
CRITICAL IN TERMS OF HIS CARE.
WE ARE STILL NOT ON A CLEAR
PATH TO A FULL RECOVERY .
THE PRESIDENT ACKNOWLEDGING THE
CHALLENGE AHEAD OVER THE NEXT
PERIOD OF A FEW DAYS.
>> I GUESS THAT'S THE REAL
TEST.
TEST.
TEST. SO
TEST. SO WE'LL BE SEEING WHAT HAPPENS
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. WHITE HOUSE PHYSICIAN SEAN
CONNELLY RELEASING A STATEMENT
SAYING THAT WHILE PRESIDENT
TRUMP IS NOT YET OUT OF THE
WOODS, THE TEAM REMAINS
CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC NOTING
HIS FEVER FREE AND OFF
SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN EARLIER
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. DR. CARNLEY WOULD NOT ANSWER
REPEATED DIRECT QUESTIONS ABOUT
WHETHER THE PRESIDENT HAS EVER
NEEDED OXYGEN, NOT RECEIVED ANY
SUPPLEMENTAL.
SUPPLEMENTAL. HE IS NOT ON OXYGEN RIGHT NOW.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
HE HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY AT ALL.
>> HE'S NOT NEEDED ANY ANY.
THIS MORNING TODAY AT ALL.
THAT'S RIGHT.
THAT'S RIGHT. >> THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND NEW
YORK TIMES REPORTING PRESIDENT
TRUMP WAS GIVEN OXYGEN FRIDAY
BEFORE BEING HOSPITALIZED.
THERE WAS ADDITIONAL CONFUSION
ABOUT WHEN THE PRESIDENT FIRST
TESTED POSITIVE.
TESTED POSITIVE. DR. CONNELLY SAYING THE
PRESIDENT WAS 72 HOURS INTO HIS
DIAGNOSIS.
DIAGNOSIS. THAT WOULD MEAN HE KNEW HE WAS
ILL WHEN HE TRAVELED TO A
MINNESOTA RALLY AND A NEW
JERSEY FUNDRAISER.
JERSEY FUNDRAISER. THE DOCTOR LATER SAYING HE
MISSPOKE AND PRESIDENT TRUMP
TESTED POSITIVE ON THURSDAY.
TONIGHT AS THE PRESIDENT WAGES
WAR WITH KOVIK, AN ARMY
OF SUPPORTER KEEPING VIGIL
OUTSIDE THE HOSPITAL, THE WHITE
HOUSE SAYS PRESIDENT TRUMP IS
CONTINUING TO WORK WHILE
HOSPITALIZED.
HOSPITALIZED. THERE IS NO TIMELINE YET FOR
WHEN HE'LL BE RELEASED.
DR. CONNELLY NOTING THE DISEASE
CAN ENTER A CRITICAL PHASE
SEVEN TO 10 DAYS AFTER
DIAGNOSIS.
DIAGNOSIS. IN WASHINGTON, ALICE BARR, NBC
NEWS.
NEWS.
NEWS. >>
NEWS. >> THE LIST OF THOSE IN THE
PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE WHO'VE
TESTED POSITIVE IS GROWING
ESPECIALLY AMONG THOSE WHO
ATTENDED AN EVENT AT THE WHITE
HOUSE ROSE GARDEN LAST SATURDAY
CELEBRATING THE PRESIDENT'S
SUPREME COURT NOMINEE.
AT LEAST EIGHT PEOPLE WHO WERE
AT THAT EVENT HAVE TESTED
POSITIVE SO FAR.
THAT INCLUDES FORMER WHITE
HOUSE ADVISER KELLYANNE CONWAY
,FORMER NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR
CHRIS CHRISTIE WHO ACTUALLY
CHECKED HIMSELF INTO A HOSPITAL
FOR MONITORING TODAY.
AND SENATORS MIKE LEE AND THOM
TILLIS, THOSE POSITIVE RESULTS
ARE PART OF THE REASON SENATE
REPUBLICANS HAVE MOVED TO
CANCEL LEGISLATIVE WORK INTEL
OCTOBER 19TH.
OCTOBER 19TH. >> SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH
MCCONNELL SAYS THE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE WHICH LEE AND TELL US
ARE A PART OF WILL STILL MOVE
FORWARD WITH CONFIRMATION
HEARINGS FOR SUPREME COURT
NOMINEE JUDGE AMY CONI BARRETT.
THAT WILL START OCTOBER 12.
MCCONNELL SAYS THOSE HEARINGS
COULD BE DONE VIRTUALLY.
SENATE MINORITY LEADER CHUCK
SCHUMER SAID IN A STATEMENT
TODAY IF IT'S TOO DANGEROUS FOR
THE SENATE TO WORK, IT'S TOO
DANGEROUS FOR BARRATT'S
HEARINGS.
HEARINGS.
HEARINGS. MEANWHILE, JOE BIDEN AND HIS
WIFE JILL HAVE BOTH TESTED
NEGATIVE FOR THE VIRUS AFTER
ATTENDING TUESDAY'S DEBATE.
>> DOCTORS WARN THEY MAY NOT BE
IN THE CLEAR JUST YET.
DOCTORS SAY IT CAN BE ANYWHERE
FROM TWO TO 14 DAYS AFTER
EXPOSURE WHEN A PERSON CAN
BECOME SYMPTOMATIC AND SEE A
POSITIVE RESULT.
POSITIVE RESULT. BIDEN WAS NOT TESTED TODAY BUT
HE SAYS HE PLANS TO TAKE
ANOTHER TEST TOMORROW MORNING.
>> AS FOR THE CORONA VIRUS
SITUATION HERE LOCALLY, OREGON
REPORTED EIGHT MORE DEATHS
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. AND THAT BRINGS THE STATEWIDE
DEATH TOLL TO FIVE HUNDRED
SEVENTY ONE.
SEVENTY ONE. THE OREGON DEPARTMENT
OF CORRECTIONS ALSO ANNOUNCED
ANOTHER DEATH AT THE SNAKE
RIVER CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION.
THEY SAY AN INMATE BETWEEN
SEVENTY FIVE AND EIGHTY FIVE
YEARS OLD DIED AT A LOCAL
HOSPITAL AFTER TESTING POSITIVE
FOR THE VIRUS.
TEN PEOPLE IN THE DRC CUSTODY
HAVE NOW DIED DUE TO KOVIK 19.
MEANWHILE, THE NUMBER
OF INFECTIONS IN THE STATE
CONTINUES TO TREND UPWARD.
OREGON ADDED ANOTHER THREE
HUNDRED SIXTY CASES TODAY AND
THAT PUSHES THE TOTAL NUMBER
OF KNOWN INFECTIONS PAST THIRTY
FOUR THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED.
TWO MORE COUNTIES ARE ALSO NOW
ON GOVERNOR BROWN'S WATCH LIST.
THEY ARE BENTON AND CLATSOP
COUNTIES WHERE CASES HAVE BEEN
RISING RECENTLY AND THAT GIVES
THEM MORE STATE RESOURCES.
BUT IT ALSO MEANS THAT THEY
HAVE TO PAUSE RE-OPENING PLANS
FOR AT LEAST THREE WEEKS UNTIL
THEIR CASE RATES DROP BELOW
CERTAIN THRESHOLDS.
CERTAIN THRESHOLDS. NOW HERE IS THE ONLY OTHER
COUNTY ON THAT WATCH LIST RIGHT
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. >>
NOW. >> FLU SEASON IS OF COURSE
APPROACHING.
APPROACHING. EXPERTS SAY THAT THOSE FLU
SHOTS ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN
EVER THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF THE
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC. TODAY KAISER PERMANENTE
NORTHWEST POSTED ITS FIRST
OF MANY WALK IN DRIVE THRU
CLINICS THIS FALL.
CRYSTAL KUWAIT TAKES US THERE.
>> MANY LINED UP SATURDAY
MORNING IN THE PARKING LOT
OF THE KAISER PERMANENTE
BUILDING IN NORTHEAST PORTLAND.
WE'RE JUST HERE TO GET OUR
SHOTS AND WE JUST KNEW IT WAS
IMPORTANT TO GET GET OUR
VACCINE AND SO YEAH, WE'RE HERE
AND EVERYBODY'S WAITING IN
LINE.
LINE.
LINE. >>
LINE. >> THE BARASCH FAMILY AND MANY
OTHERS STOPPED BY THE WALK UP
FLU SHOT CLINIC HOSTED BY
KAISER PERMANENTE.
KAISER PERMANENTE. >> THIS SEASON IS MORE
IMPORTANT THAN EVER THAT
EVERYONE RECEIVED THEIR FLU
VACCINE.
VACCINE.
VACCINE. AS WE ANTICIPATE THAT WE'LL
HAVE BOTH COVID 19 AND
INFLUENZA CIRCULATING THIS
SEASON.
SEASON.
SEASON. >> DR. SHARFF SAYS IT IS
POSSIBLE TO GET BOTH THE FLU
AND KOUMOU AT 19 AT THE SAME
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. SO
TIME. SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO PROTECT
AGAINST BOTH AND REDUCE THE
STRAIN ON HEALTH CARE
RESOURCES.
RESOURCES. THIS YEAR KAISER PERMANENTE
REDESIGNED THE FLU SHOT CLINICS
WITH WALKUP AND DRIVE THROUGH
OPTIONS TO ALLOW FOR
APPROPRIATE PHYSICAL
APPROPRIATE PHYSICAL DISTANCING.
DISTANCING. >> SO EVERYONE CAN STAY SAFE
WHILE GETTING THEIR FLU SHOTS.
>> A MUCH WELCOMED CHANGE.
>> I LIKE IT.
I LIKE HOW WE'RE ALL SPACED OUT
AS WE LINED UP AND WE'RE GOING
THROUGH A TURN TO GET OUR SHOT
AND IT FEELS BETTER LIKE TO
HAVE THERE AND NOT BEING CLOSED
DOWN KP MEMBERS GET FREE FLU
SHOTS AT THE CLINICS THIS FALL.
>> THE ESTIMATED THOUSANDS
OF MEMBERS SHOWED UP ON DAY
ONE.
ONE.
ONE. >>
ONE. >> BEING OUTSIDE AS ALWAYS FEEL
SAFER.
SAFER.
SAFER. THIS IS OUR CHANCE TO GET THE
BIGGER KIDS THEIR SHOTS WITHOUT
GOING INTO THE DOCTOR.
KAISER PERMANENTE WILL CONTINUE
TO OFFER THE DRIVE THRU AND
WALK THROUGH FLU CLINICS
THROUGH THE END OF THE MONTH.
WE HAVE A LINK ON KGW DOT COM
TO FIND A FLU CLINIC NEAR YOU
IN NORTHEAST PORTLAND.
CRYSTAL CONWAY, KGW NEWS NOW TO
THE LATEST ON PORTLAND'S
PROTECH TONIGHT A CALM SCENE.
A GROUP OF ABOUT 70 GATHERED AT
THE SOUTHWEST WATERFRONT.
THEY HELD A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL
FOR ICE DETAINEES.
THE CROWD HEARD FROM A NUMBER
OF SPEAKERS AND SO FAR IT'S
BEEN A STARK DIFFERENCE FROM
LAST NIGHT WHEN A GROUP MARCHED
FROM LAURALHURST PARK IN
SOUTHEAST PORTLAND TO THE PIN
NUMBER KELLY BUILDING ON THE
EAST.
EAST.
EAST. ON
EAST. ON EASTBURN SIDE, FOUR PEOPLE
WERE ARRESTED INCLUDING A WOMAN
WHO POLICE SAY JUMPED ON THE
FRONT OF AN OFFICERS MOTORCYCLE
AND WAS QUOTE PUSHED ASIDE.
TONIGHT WE'RE SEEING VIDEO SHOT
BY SOMEONE WHO SAW IT UNFOLD.
TAKE A LOOK.
IT SHOWS THE MOMENTS LEADING UP
TO THE INCIDENT.
YOU CAN SEE RIGHT HERE THE CAP
CROWD CONFRONTING THAT OFFICER
AND THE OFFICER TELLS THE CROWD
TO BACK UP.
HE THEN GETS ON HIS MOTORCYLE
AND DRIVES OFF.
BUT RIGHT HERE YOU CAN SEE IS
WHERE HE KNOCKS A WOMAN TO THE
GROUND.
GROUND.
GROUND. POLICE SAY THAT THAT WOMAN WAS