>>>
>>> NO
>>> NO AMOUNT OF VAPING, EVEN AN OCCASIONAL VAPOR IS SAFE.
>> NOW AT 6:00 NEW ACTION ON
VAPING WHILE OFFICIALS DOUBLE
DOWN ON AN URGENT HEALTH
WARNING.
WARNING.
WARNING. >> SHOTS FIRED AT PDX THIS
MORNING, WE'RE GETTING NEW
INSIGHT INTO WHAT HAPPENED
INVOLVING A POLICE OFFICER AND
A MAN WITH A GUN.
>> DO YOU KNOW WHY I'M DOING
THIS?
THIS?
THIS? BECAUSE MY MARRIAGE SUCKS.
>> OUR FIRST DRAMATIC LOOK FROM
INSIDE THE SCHOOL BUS WHERE A
LOCAL DRIVER IS ACCUSED OF
BEING DRUNK BEHIND THE WHEEL
WITH KIDS ON BOARD.
>> WHAT HAPPENED MOST RECENTLY
WAS INCREDIBLY SELFISH.
>> A RUNNER CAUGHT RIDING A
BIKE TO STEAL SECOND PLACE IN A
LOCAL RACE, SHE OPENS UP ABOUT
THAT DAY AND HER SERIAL
MARATHON CHEATING.
>>>
>>> YESTERDAY'S RULING WAS NOT ONLY A VICTORY, BUT IT
LITERALLY SAVED MY DAUGHTER'S
LIFE.
LIFE.
LIFE. >>
LIFE. >> FIRST AT 6:00 SHE GOT THE
WIN IN COURT.
A JUDGE HALTED HER DAUGHTER'S
SURGERY, BUT THE MOTHER OF A 13-
YEAR-OLD CANCER PATIENT SAID
THE FIGHT IS NOT OVER.
>> SHE'S STILL BATTLING FOR
CUSTODY AND MEDICAL FREEDOM.
KGW INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER KYLE
IBOSHI HAS FOLLOWED THIS CASE
CLOSELY AND JOINS US IN THE
NEWSROOM.
NEWSROOM.
NEWSROOM. >> THE 13-YEAR-OLD KYLEE DIXON
WAS SUPPOSED TO BE IN SURGERY
TODAY TO REMOVE A TUMOR, BUT A
JUDGE STEPPED IN AND POSTPONED
THAT PROCEDURE.
THAT PROCEDURE. KYLEE'S MOM CHRISTINA DIXON
BELIEVES IT WAS A LIFE SAVING
DECISION.
DECISION.
DECISION. SHE FELT THE PROCEDURE WAS
UNNECESSARY AND PUT HER
DAUGHTER AT RISK.
KYLEE HAS BEEN IN STATE FOSTER
CARE SINCE JUNE WHEN HER MOTHER
FAILED TO FOLLOW A COURT ORDER
TO BRING KYLEE IN FOR
PRESCRIBED MEDICAL TREATMENT.
HER MOM, CHRISTINA DIXON,
PREVIOUSLY TOLD KGW SHE
BELIEVES ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT
INCLUDING CBD OIL WAS EFFECTIVE
IN TREATING HER DAUGHTER'S
CANCER.
CANCER.
CANCER. THE STATE DISAGREES CITING
VARIOUS MEDICAL EXPERTS STATING
WITHOUT SURGERY THE TUMOR WILL
GROW CAUSING KYLEE TO DIE.
THE COURT ALLOWED KYLEE'S MOM
TO WITHDRAW AN AGREEMENT SHE
MADE LAST MAY GIVING THE COURT
JURISDICTION OVER HER DAUGHTER.
IT COULD TAKE THIS MEDICAL
CUSTODY BATTLE BACK TO SQUARE
ONE.
ONE.
ONE. >>
ONE. >> IT'S CRAZY.
EVERYBODY IS LIKE IT'S OVER.
IT'S NOT.
IT'S NOT.
IT'S NOT. IT'S NOT OVER.
THEY STILL HAVE KYLEE.
I STILL HAVE FALSE CRIMINAL
CHARGES AND I
--
-- >>
-- >> A
-- >> A HEARING HAS BEEN SCHEDULED
FOR NEXT FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4th.
THE STATE OBJECTS TO THE
JUDGE'S DECISION.
JUDGE'S DECISION. BACK TO YOU.
>> WE'LL WAIT FOR THE NEXT
UPDATE.
UPDATE.
UPDATE. >>> THE ARRIVALS PICKUP AREA OF
PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
REOPENED FOLLOWING A PRETTY
SCARY SCENE THIS MORNING.
A MAN FIRED A GUN DURING A
SCUFFLE WITH POLICE.
THE MAN WAS HURT.
WE DON'T KNOW IF HE WAS HIT BY
A BULLET.
A BULLET.
A BULLET. HE IS EXPECTED TO SURVIVE.
THE OFFICER WAS NOT SHOT, BUT
HE WAS HURT, TOO.
WE'RE TOLD HE HAS MINOR
INJURIES.
INJURIES.
INJURIES. THIS HAPPENED NEAR THE BAGGAGE
CLAIM AREA.
CLAIM AREA. >>> NEWLY RELEASED VIDEO IS
GIVING US A GLIMPSE OF WHAT
HAPPENED ON A LONGVIEW SCHOOL
BUS EARLIER THIS MONTH.
THE DRIVER RESIGNED YESTERDAY
AFTER BEING CHARGED WITH DUI.
WE FILED A PUBLIC RECORDS
REQUEST TO GET THIS VIDEO.
IT'S NEARLY TWO HOURS LONG.
CATHERINE MACCARONE SPENT MUCH
OF THE TIME RAMBLING WITH AND
WITHOUT STUDENTS ON BOARD.
HELPER BEHAVIOR IS MUCH
DIFFERENT DURING HER MORNING
ROUTE COMPARED TO THE
AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON. THIS WAS HER RESPONSE WHEN ONE
OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
STUDENTS SAID HIS TEACHER
THOUGHT SHE WAS CRAZY.
>> I AM CRAZY.
I'M TOTALLY CRAZY.
I AM SO FUN CRAZY.
BECAUSE
BECAUSE I
BECAUSE I LOVE LIFE!
MOST
MOST PEOPLE, THEY'RE LIKE OH, SO QUIET AND THEY DON'T SAY
NOTHING.
I'M
I'M JUST
I'M JUST SUPER HAPPY AND SILLY AND FUNNY AND YOU'RE LIKE OH,
MY GOSH, SHE'S CRAZY.
NO, I'M NOT CRAZY.
I GRADUATED COLLEGE LIKE THREE
DIFFERENT TIMES.
DIFFERENT TIMES. >> AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENT
CALLED 911 ABOUT HER.
WE TRIED TO REACH MACCARONE FOR
COMMENT BUT HAVEN'T HEARD BACK.
YOU WANT TO SEE MORE VIDEO FROM
INSIDE THE BUS, WE'LL HAVE AN
EXTENDED VERSION ON WWW.KGW.COM
FOR YOU.
FOR YOU.
FOR YOU. >>> WASHINGTON GOVERNOR JAY
INSLEE TAKING EXECUTIVE ACTION
TODAY ANNOUNCING AN EMERGENCY
BAN ON ALL FLAVORED VAPE
PRODUCTS.
PRODUCTS.
PRODUCTS. MEANWHILE OREGON GOVERNOR KATE
BROWN IS TAKING IT A STEP
FURTHER.
FURTHER.
FURTHER. SHE'S URGING PEOPLE TO STOP
VAPING ALTOGETHER.
VAPING ALTOGETHER. DO IT NOW UNTIL HEALTH
OFFICIALS CAN PINPOINT THE
EXACT CAUSE OF THIS NATIONWIDE
OUTBREAK OF LUNG DISEASE.
KGW'S MORGAN ROMERO IS HERE
WITH THE LATEST ON THIS VAPING
MYSTERY.
MYSTERY.
MYSTERY. >> GOVERNOR BROWN ASKED OREGON
HEALTH AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE
RECOMMENDATIONS TODAY.
RECOMMENDATIONS TODAY. WE JUST LEARNED ABOUT AN HOUR
AGO ONE OF THOSE OPTIONS SHE'S
LOOKING INTO IS A SIX MONTH BAN
ON THE SALE OF ALL VAPING
PRODUCTS INCLUDING ONLINE
SALES.
SALES.
SALES. THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IS
REVIEWING IT TO MAKE SURE IT'S
LEGAL.
LEGAL.
LEGAL. IN
LEGAL. IN THE COMING WEEKS THE
GOVERNOR WILL FIGURE OUT THE
RIGHT MOVE.
RIGHT MOVE. AS OF TODAY, THERE ARE MORE
THAN 800 ILLNESSES REPORTED
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, 13 DEATHS
CONFIRMED, TWO OF WHICH ARE
HERE IN OREGON.
THE MAJORITY ARE MEN AND PEOPLE
MOST AFFECTED ARE VERY YOUNG.
PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE
WORRIED THIS IS JUST THE TIP OF
THE ICEBERG.
THE ICEBERG. >> IN SEATTLE FRIDAY MORNING.
>> IT IS THE WILD WEST AND THAT
IS ONE REASON WE'RE HAVING THIS
HEALTH CRISIS.
HEALTH CRISIS. >> GOVERNOR INSLEE ALONGSIDE
PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS --
>> VAPEING LIKE SMOKING IS NOT
SAFE.
SAFE.
SAFE. IT
SAFE. IT NEVER HAS BEEN AND IT NEVER
WILL BE.
WILL BE.
WILL BE. >> -- ANNOUNCED AN EXECUTIVE
ORDER.
ORDER.
ORDER. >>
ORDER. >> WE ARE NOT WAITING FOR THE
BIG TOBACCO INDUSTRY TO TELL US
WHAT IS IN THEIR PRODUCTS.
WE WON'T TRUST THEM WITH OUR
HEALTH.
HEALTH.
HEALTH. WE WON'T TRUST THEM WITH OUR
CHILDREN'S HEALTH.
CHILDREN'S HEALTH. >> IT CHANGES HOW WASHINGTON
STATE AGENCIES WILL REGULATE
AND TRACK THE VAPING INDUSTRY,
ESPECIALLY FLAVORED PRODUCTS.
THIS COMES ONE DAY AFTER OREGON
ANNOUNCED ITS SECOND DEATH
LINKED TO VAPING.
>> AS THE TREND CONTINUES, I
THINK WE ARE GOING TO SEE
INCREASED NUMBER OF CASES AND
TRAGICALLY MORE DEATHS.
>> HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THE
PERSON DIED AFTER BEING
HOSPITALIZED FOR RESPIRATORY
SICKNESS.
SICKNESS.
SICKNESS. THEY HAD VAPED CANNABIS FROM A
LEGAL DISPENSARY.
LEGAL DISPENSARY. >> WE DON'T KNOW THE SHORT OR
LONG TERM SAFETY OF THESE
PRODUCTS, BUT WE KNOW THEY
AREN'T SAFE.
AREN'T SAFE. >> OF THE HUNDREDS IN THE
OUTBREAK THE CDC FOUND MOST
PEOPLE WITH VAPING-RELATED
ILLNESSES USED THC IN THEIR
VAPES.
VAPES.
VAPES. A
VAPES. A SMALLER FRACTION REPORTED
JUST USING NICOTINE.
PEOPLE HOSPITALIZED SAY THEIR
SYMPTOMS GOT PROGRESSIVELY
WORSE.
WORSE.
WORSE. THEY HAD TROUBLE BREATHING,
SHORTNESS OF BREATH, CHEST
PAIN, WERE VOMITING, HAD
DIARRHEA OR FELT FATIGUED.
THE CDC SUSPECTS THE ILLNESS IS
CAUSED BY A CHEMICAL EXPOSURE,
BUT A SPECIFIC CHEMICAL,
PRODUCT OR BRAND ISN'T CLEAR.
UNTIL THEY CAN GET TO THE
BOTTOM OF THIS THE CDC AND FDA
ARE ENCOURAGING EVERYONE TO
STOP VAPING AND IF YOU DON'T
ALREADY, DON'T THINK ABOUT
STARTING.
STARTING.
STARTING. >> TODAY TWO PORTLAND AREA
METRO AREA LEGISLATORS JOINED
THE CALL TO BAN THE SALE OF
VAPE PRODUCTS.
VAPE PRODUCTS. REPRESENTATIVES RACHEL PRUSACK
AND JANELLE BYNUM PLAN TO WORK
WITH ANOTHER LEGISLATOR TO
CREATE A BILL TO STOP THE SALE
OF VAPING PRODUCTS BOTH ONLINE
AND IN STORES, VERY SIMILAR TO
WHAT WE HEAR GOVERNOR BROWN IS
LOOKING INTO AS WELL.
>> BIG QUESTION SURROUNDING THE
ACTIONS ON VAPING, WHERE DOES
THAT LEAVE VAPE SHOPS?
KGW'S JOE RAINERI JOINS US LIVE
WITH THE IMPACT THIS COULD HAVE
IN VANCOUVER.
IN VANCOUVER. >> Reporter: THE OWNER OF
BRICK HOUSE VAPORS TOLD ME HE'S
WORRIED HE'S GOING TO LOSE
POTENTIALLY BOTH OF HIS SHOPS
BECAUSE OF THIS ORDER.
HE ALSO TOLD ME THERE'S
MISINFORMATION OUT THERE FROM
WHAT HE SELLS AT HIS SHOP
COMPARED TO WHAT PEOPLE ARE
GETTING SICK FROM.
BROTHERS RICK AND RANDY SNEAD
HAVE MADE THEIR LIFE ALL ABOUT
BRICK HOUSE VAPORS.
>> WE STARTED THEM 5 1/2, 6
YEARS AGO.
YEARS AGO. IT'S OUR ONLY BUSINESSES.
WE STARTED THEM REALLY, REALLY
SMALL WHEN THIS INDUSTRY WAS
JUST STARTING OUT AND IT'S OUR
LIVELIHOOD.
LIVELIHOOD. >> Reporter: BUT NOW THEY'RE
REALLY WORRIED.
REALLY WORRIED. >> I HAVE EMPLOYEES THAT ARE
GOING TO HAVE TO GO.
WE HAVE LEASES ON ALL THESE
BUILDINGS.
BUILDINGS. >> Reporter: WORRIED WHAT'S
GOING TO HAPPEN AFTER
WASHINGTON'S GOVERNOR JAY
INSLEE ANNOUNCED AN EXECUTIVE
ORDER THAT WOULD BAN ALL
FLAVORED VAPE PRODUCTS.
>> IT SHOULD NOT BE ANYONE'S
BUSINESS MODEL IN THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON TO ADDICT OUR
CHILDREN TO NICOTINE AND THAT'S
BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT HERE.
ABOUT HERE. >> Reporter: INSLEE MADE THE
ANNOUNCEMENT ON FRIDAY AFTER
SEVERAL PEOPLE IN WASHINGTON
STATE HAVE BECOME SICK FROM
VAPING.
VAPING.
VAPING. SNEAD SAYS THERE IS
MISINFORMATION ABOUT WHAT
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN GETTING SICK
FROM AND WHAT HE SELLS AT HIS
STORES.
STORES.
STORES. >> VAPEING IS USED AS A GENERAL
TERM WHEN E-CIGARETTES AND THC
CARTRIDGES ARE TWO VERY
DIFFERENT THINGS.
DIFFERENT THINGS. >> Reporter: SNEAD SAID HE'S
SEEN LESS PEOPLE COME THROUGH
HIS DOORS THE LAST COUPLE OF
WEEKS.
WEEKS.
WEEKS. >>
WEEKS. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. WE'VE SEEN A DRASTIC DROP IN
SALES AND NOT JUST US.
I HEAR IT FROM ALL AROUND THE
INDUSTRY.
INDUSTRY.
INDUSTRY. EVERYBODY IS SEEING 20 TO 30,
35% DROP IN SALES PRETTY MUCH
OVERNIGHT.
OVERNIGHT. >> Reporter: IT'S THAT DRASTIC
DROPOFF AND A MEETING SCHEDULED
NEXT MONTH THAT HAS THESE
BROTHERS THINKING WHAT THEY
WILL HAVE TO DO NEXT.
>> WE HAVE TO GET RID OF
INVENTORY AND CLOSE UP SHOPS.
>> Reporter: THIS BAN THAT
GOVERNOR INSLEE ORDERED EARLIER
TODAY STILL HAS TO BE APPROVED
BY THE HEALTH BOARD.
THE BOARD IS EXPECTED TO MEET
IN TWO WEEKS ON OCTOBER 9th.
BACK TO YOU GUYS.
>> THANK YOU, JOE.
>>> COMING UP WE'LL WELCOME
OREGON SENATOR RON WYDEN TO THE
STUDIO FOR A CHAT ABOUT THE
IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY, A
CONGRESSIONAL PROBE INTO THE
NRA AND OTHER PRESSING NATIONAL
TOPICS.
TOPICS.
TOPICS. >> ALSO A LOCAL RUNNER CAUGHT
CHEATING IN RACES ACROSS THE
COUNTRY OPENS UP ABOUT WHY SHE
DID IT AND ASKS FOR
FORGIVENESS.
>>
>> I'M
>> I'M MATT ZAFFINO. WE HAVE SHOWERS OUT THERE NOW
AND A LOT OF THEM OVER THE
WEEKEND, PLUS WE AREN'T EVEN A
WEEK INTO FALL.
WE HAVE OUR FIRST WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY ACROSS MOST OF
THE MOUNTAIN