NOW
NOW ON
NOW ON KGW NEWS, A MAN OPENS FIRE IN A
COLORADO GROCERY STORE KILLING
AT LEAST 10 PEOPLE SHOUTOUT.
WHAT WE'RE LEARNING TONIGHT
ABOUT THE SUSPECT AND THOSE
KILLED PLUS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN
LOCAL VACCINE PROVIDERS HAVE
EXTRA DOSES ON HAND.
WE GOT TO GET IT INTO SOMEBODY.
THESE ARE THEN THE NEW PLAN TO
HELP PEOPLE LIVING IN RVS ON
PORTLAND STREETS GET RID
OF THEIR WASTE IN A HEALTHIER
WAY.
WAY.
WAY. AND
WAY. AND LATER >> CERTAINLY HAS
TURNED OUR SANCTUARY INTO A
LIVING NIGHTMARE.
LIVING NIGHTMARE. THEY'VE BEEN WORKING FOR YEARS
TO SAVE A GIANT SEQUOIA AT THE
CENTER OF A PROPERTY DISPUTE.
NOW SOMEONE'S POISONED THE 100
YEAR OLD TREE WE BEGIN TONIGHT
WITH A TRAGEDY IN COLORADO
WHERE TEN
ARE
ARE DEAD
ARE DEAD >> INCLUDING A POLICE OFFICER IN A
MASS SHOOTING AT A SUPERMARKET
IN BOULDER.
IN BOULDER. POLICE SAY THE OFFICER IS FIFTY
ONE YEAR OLD ERIC TALLEY.
HE'D BEEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT
SINCE 2010.
SINCE 2010. THE OTHER VICTIMS HAVE NOT BEEN
IDENTIFIED YET SINCE POLICE ARE
STILL CONTACT THEIR FAMILIES.
A SUSPECT IS IN CUSTODY AND IS
GETTING MEDICAL TREATMENT.
POLICE DON'T HAVE A MOTIVE YET.
OUR SISTER STATION SPOKE WITH A
MAN WHOSE GRANDDAUGHTERS WERE
IN THE STORE DURING THE
SHOOTING.
SHOOTING.
SHOOTING. THEY ARE PHYSICALLY OK AND >>
THEY'RE OK.
THEY'RE OK. YOU KNOW, EVERY EVERY CITY IS
SUSCEPTIBLE BUT THERE'S THERE'S
A WAY IN WHICH I WOULD THINK
THAT WELL, THIS WASN'T GOING TO
HAPPEN IN BOULDER AND >> NOW WE
KNOW BETTER.
KNOW BETTER. >> A MAN WAS SPOTTED IN
HANDCUFFS BEING LED BY OFFICERS
AWAY FROM THE STORE.
POLICE HAVEN'T SAID EXACTLY WHO
THAT MAN IS YET BUT THEY DO ADD
THERE'S NO FURTHER THREAT TO
THE COMMUNITY.
THE COMMUNITY. WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED AS
NEW DETAILS EMERGE.
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>> LATEST.
>> LATEST. TURNING NOW TO COVID
VACCINATION EFFORTS IN OUR AREA
>>.
>>.
>>. WE'RE
>>. WE'RE AT A POINT NOW WHERE
THERE ARE ENOUGH DOSES A
HANDFUL OF OREGON COUNTIES CAN
MOVE FORWARD AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
.
.
. YAMHILL
. YAMHILL COUNTY IS THE MOST
RECENT EDITION JOINING 13 OTHER
COUNTIES.
COUNTIES.
COUNTIES. HERE'S A LOOK AT THE LIST.
HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY IN THE
LAST COUPLE WEEKS VACCINE
PROVIDERS IN THESE COUNTIES
HAVE NOTICED APPOINTMENTS ARE
SITTING EMPTY FOR DAYS.
SO THEY TOLD THE STATE THEY
SHOULD MOVE UP ELIGIBILTY.
TODAY THE GOVERNOR GAVE THEM
THE GO AHEAD TO DO THAT IN
THOSE COUNTIES CAN START
VACCINATING PEOPLE IN GROUP SIX
AND THAT INCLUDES PEOPLE AGES
FORTY FIVE TO SIXTY FOUR WITH
UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS,
MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARM
WORKERS, FOOD PROCESSING
WORKERS AND PEOPLE WHO ARE
HOMELESS AMONG OTHERS.
THE REST OF THE STATE JOINS
GROUP SIX NEXT MONDAY >>.
WE'VE BEEN GETTING QUESTIONS
ABOUT WHAT PHARMACIES AND OTHER
CLINICS DO WITH THOSE LEFTOVER
VACCINE DOSES THAT MIGHT
OTHERWISE GO TO WASTE.
THE SHORT ANSWER IS IT VARIES.
KATHERINE COOK TALKED WITH
SEVERAL VACCINATION SOURCES
ABOUT THEIR POLICIES >> WHAT
HAPPENS TO LEFTOVER VACCINE
DOSES AND HOW CAN YOU GET ONE?
IT'S A POPULAR QUESTION THESE
DAYS >> WE DO HAVE PEOPLE
LOOKING FOR THAT LAST MINUTE,
YOU KNOW, VACCINE THAT MAY BE
GOING TO WASTE IF NOBODY IS
THAT AT BROOKLYN PHARMACY >> IN
SOUTHEAST PORTLAND, OWNER PAT
HUBBELL SAYS THEY TYPICALLY
HAVE AROUND FOUR EXTRA VACCINE
DOSES AT THE END OF THE DAY TO
FIND LAST MINUTE TAKERS.
THEY HAVE A WAITING LIST TWO
WEEKS DEEP.
WEEKS DEEP. WE >> RARELY HAVE TO MAKE MORE
THAN TWO CALLS.
HUBBELL'S ONLY >> REQUIREMENT
TO GET ON THE LIST THE 18 OR
OLDER THAT'S THE CURRENT AGE
REQUIREMENT >> FOR THE MODERNE
A VACCINE WHICH THEY HAVE >>.
AS FOR THE STATE'S VACCINE
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, I
WOULD >> SAY ABOUT 50 PERCENT
OF THE PEOPLE ON OUR WAIT LIST
DON'T ACTUALLY MEET THE
REQUIREMENTS RIGHT NOW.
BUT IF WE TRY AND DO THE BEST
WE CAN BUT THOSE LAST SECOND
VACCINATIONS WE GOT TO GET IT
INTO SOMEBODY.
INTO SOMEBODY. THESE >> ARE WHAT ABOUT THE
BIGGER PHARMACIES, SAFEWAY
AND ALBERTSONS TELL US THEY
RARELY HAVE EXTRA DOSES BUT IF
THEY DO THEY'LL CALL OTHER
CUSTOMERS WHO'VE ALREADY
QUALIFIED FOR LATER
APPOINTMENTS AND ONCE IN A
WHILE SOMETHING LIKE THIS
HAPPENS.
HAPPENS.
HAPPENS. THE PORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS
POSTED ON TWITTER THAT 12
PLAYERS INCLUDING JUSUF NURKIC
GOT A COVID-19 VACCINE MONDAY.
THE TEAM THINK THE CONFEDERATED
TRIBES OF THE GRAND RUN FOR THE
EXCESS VACCINE DOSES THEY NOTED
THE TRIBES BEGAN OFFERING THE
VACCINE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC
IN FEBRUARY AS A WAY TO HELP
OREGON AND THE NATION TO MOVE
PAST THE PANDEMIC.
FOR MANY PEOPLE THE BROAD
SPECTRUM OF HOW EXTRA DOSES ARE
DISTRIBUTE RAISES QUESTIONS
ABOUT ETHICS.
ABOUT ETHICS. >> THAT CONCERN ABOUT
EFFICIENCY EFFICIANT
EFFICIENCY EFFICIANT DISTRIBUTION OF THE VACCINES
HAS TO BE BALANCED AGAINST
MATTERS OF EQUITY.
DR. COURTNEY >> CAMPBELL IS A
MEDICAL ETHICIST AT OREGON
STATE UNIVERSITY.
STATE UNIVERSITY. WELL, YOU DON'T WANT VACCINES
TO GO TO WASTE, THERE'S NO
QUESTION ABOUT THAT >>.
BUT HE BELIEVES PHARMACIES
AND CLINICS SHOULD BE EFFICIANT
AND TRANSPARENT ABOUT EXTRA
DOSES AND THAT THEY SHOULDN'T
JUST GO TO PEOPLE WITHINSIDE
ACCESS TO THEM.
HE ALSO HAS A SUGGESTION FOR
LARGE AMOUNTS OF EXTRA VACCINE
TO SINGLE >> OUT PEOPLE BASED
ON WHAT I CALL THE ETHICAL
PRINCIPLE OF RECIPROCITY
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE THAT SAY
AREN'T CURRENTLY ELIGIBLE BUT
HAVE CONTRIBUTED SOMEWHAT TO
THE PANDEMIC EFFORT OR THE
VACCINE EFFORTS SAY A PERSON'S
THAT VOLUNTEER AT VACCINE SITES
OR VACCINE CLINICS >> AT >> THE
OREGON CONVENTION CENTER
VACCINATION SITE ORGANIZERS
TELL US THEY GIVE ANY LEFTOVER
DOSES TO THEIR UNVACCINATED ONE
VOLUNTEERS BUT THEY SAY IT
ISN'T MUCH SINCE THEY PREPARE
THEIR DOSES BASED ON WHO SHOWS
UP NOT >> AN APPOINTMENT LIST.
KATHERINE COOK KGW NEWS, OREGON
>> HOUSE MEMBERS WON'T HAVE ANY
FLOOR SESSIONS UNTIL NEXT WEEK
BECAUSE SOMEONE AT THE CAPITOL
TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID
LAWMAKERS MIGHT HAVE BEEN
EXPOSED ON MARCH 15TH AND 16TH
.
.
. ANYONE
. ANYONE ON THE HOUSE FLOOR THOSE
DAYS SHOULD GET TESTED.
WE DON'T KNOW WHO TESTED
POSITIVE BECAUSE OF HEALTH
PRIVACY LAWS THERE WON'T BE
ANOTHER FLOOR SESSION UNTIL AT
LEAST MONDAY, MARCH 29TH.
COMMITTEES WILL CONTINUE
WORKING REMOTELY.
WORKING REMOTELY. IT IS A BIG DAY IN WASHINGTON
AS THE ENTIRE STATE MOVES TO
PHASE THREE OF REOPENING >>
AND NOW RESTAURANTS, GYMS
AND OTHER BUSINESSES CAN HAVE
50 PERCENT OCCUPANCY INSIDE
AND SPORTING EVENTS AND ALLOW
TWENTY FIVE PERCENT CAPACITY IN
THE STANDS PHYSICAL DISTANCES
AND MASK WEARING IS STILL
REQUIRED AT BEACHES RESTAURANT
IN VANCOUVER THERE ARE A LOT
MORE SEATS AVAILABLE GOING FROM
TWENTY FIVE PERCENT TO 50
PERCENT MEANS THEY CAN HAVE UP
TO ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DINERS
INSIDE.
INSIDE.
INSIDE. WORKERS WE TALK WITH SAY IT IS
A BIG STEP IN THE
RIGHT DIRECTION.
RIGHT DIRECTION. >> I MEAN IT'S EXCITING.
IT'S STILL DEFINITELY NOT WHERE
WE WANT TO BE BUT WE GOT TO ADD
A LOT MORE TABLES.
WE CAN HAVE PARTIES OF UP TO
TEN PEOPLE NOW INSTEAD OF SIX.
SO I KNOW THAT MAKES PEOPLE
HAPPY AND THAT'S HAPPY BECAUSE
WE DON'T LIKE HAVING TO SPLIT
EVERYBODY UP.
EVERYBODY UP. ALSO PART OF PHASE THREE LARGE
INDOOR EVENTS LIKE CONCERTS
AND SCHOOL GRADUATIONS CAN HAVE
UP TO FOUR HUNDRED PEOPLE IN
PORTLAND'S HOMELESS CRISIS.
PEOPLE WHO ARE HOUSELESS LIVING
IN ARV'S ARE NOW GETTING SOME
HELP FROM THE CITY.
THE BUREAU OF ENVIRONMENTAL
SERVICES JUST LAUNCHED A PILOT
PROGRAM AIMED AT DEALING WITH
WASTE.
WASTE.
WASTE. MIKE BENNER EXPLAINS >> IN
CERTAIN POCKETS OF NORTH
PORTLAND REALLY IN MANY PLACES
ACROSS THE CITY YOU'LL FIND
ARV'S PROVIDING SHELTER TO THE
HOUSELESS >> IN A STRESSFUL
LIVING CONDITION GOING TO A
DISPOSAL SITE WHICH ARE FEW
AND FAR BETWEEN CAN BE
DIFFICULT.
DIFFICULT. DIANE >> DULKEN SAYS PORTLAND'S
BUREAU OF ENVIRONMENTAL
SERVICES IS MAKING IT LESS
DIFFICULT WITH ITS PILOT PUMP
OUT PROGRAM ONCE A WEEK THE
CITY WILL GO TO AN AREA WITH A
HIGH CONCENTRATION OF RVS
AND PUMP OUT THE WASTE.
>> THE GOAL IS TO PUMP OUT THE
SERVICE, PREVENT DISCHARGES,
STORM DRAINS, CRONCHING
PLANNERS, STREET OTHER PLACES
THAT AFFECT OUR ENVIRONMENT
AND OTHER PEOPLE >> DULKEN
SAYS.
SAYS.
SAYS. THE
SAYS. THE PROGRAM LAUNCHED LAST WEEK
CREWS SERVICED A TOTAL OF 10
RVS ACROSS THREE DIFFERENT
NEIGHBORHOODS THEY HOPE TO
EVENTUALLY DRAIN 7500 GALLONS
OF WASTE OUT OF TWENTY ARV'S A
WEEK.
WEEK.
WEEK. MOST IMPORTANTLY, OUR GOAL IS
TO PREVENT DISCHARGES TO THE
ENVIRONMENT SO POLLUTION
PREVENTION IS A FAR BETTER
OPTION THAN CLEAN UP PORTLAND
>> CITY COMMISSIONER MINGUS
MAPPS AGREES.
MAPPS AGREES. HE SAID THIS ABOUT THE PILOT
PROGRAM I AM PROUD
OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR
STEPPING UP TO A GROWING NEED
AND PROVIDING SERVICES IN A
RESPECTFUL, DIGNIFIED WAY FOR
OUR HOUSELESS COMMUNITY AS WELL
AS PROTECTING OUR RIVERS
AND WATERWAYS FROM HUMAN WASTE.
AND AT THE END OF THE DAY
THAT'S SOMETHING EVERYBODY CAN
GET BEHIND.
GET BEHIND. >> WE SEE AN IMMEDIATE NEED
THAT WE ARE DELIVERING TO
BENEFIT A COMMUNITY, PROTECT
THE ENVIRONMENT AND SERVE OUR
>> MOST WELL AMONG OUR MOST
VULNERABLE POPULATION PEOPLE
WHO DO NOT HAVE RELIABLE
HOUSING.
HOUSING.
HOUSING. ALL RIGHT >>.
THIS PILOT PROGRAM IS MODELED
AFTER A SIMILAR PROGRAM IN
SEATTLE.
SEATTLE.
SEATTLE. WE CAN ALSO TELL YOU THAT
PORTLAND'S BUREAU
PORTLAND'S BUREAU OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES HAS A
BUDGET OF TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
TO RUN THIS PROGRAM THROUGH
JUNE AND EVALUATE WHAT COMES
NEXT.
NEXT.
NEXT. I'M
NEXT. I'M MIKE BENNER FOR KGW NEWS.
>> AND SPEAKING OF FUNDING WHEN
IT COMES TO SOLUTIONS ON
HOMELESSNESS ISSUES, MONEY FROM
A NEW HOMELESS SERVICES TAX
PASSED LAST YEAR IN THE THREE
COUNTY METRO AREA IS EXPECTED
TO START ROLLING IN SOON ON THE
STORY.
STORY.
STORY. DAN HAGGERTY LOOKED AT HOW THE
MONEY WILL BE USED AS WELL AS
REASONS FOR THE REGION'S
HOUSING CRISIS >>.
METRO >> HOPES THE MONEY WILL
GET FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE INTO
HOUSING AND HELP ANOTHER TEN
THOUSAND FROM BECOMING
HOMELESS.
HOMELESS.
HOMELESS. LAURIE WROTE ME AND ASKED I
SPEND A FAIR AMOUNT OF TIME
TALKING ABOUT HOMELESS ISSUES
WITH FAMILY, NEIGHBORS ETC. I
HEAR ALL KINDS OF THINGS BUT I
DON'T KNOW WHAT IS ACTUALLY
TRUE.
TRUE.
TRUE. FOR
TRUE. FOR INSTANCE, IS IT TRUE THAT
PORTLAND, CALIF.
PORTLAND, CALIF. FLORDIA AND SEATTLE ARE
HOMELESS MAGNETS BECAUSE OF LAX
LAWS OR IS THE DATE ON
HOMELESSNESS SIMILAR IN OTHER
CITIES AND REGIONS?
WHAT IS THE REAL REASON FOR THE
RISE?
RISE?
RISE? WELL OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
ARE A FACTOR BUT WE'RE NOT THE
ONLY MAJOR CITY WITH
PROGRESSIVE POLICIES TO BATTLE
HOMELESSNESS.
HOMELESSNESS. THAT BEING SAID, EVEN
ACCOUNTING FOR POPULATION
DIFFERENCES, WE DO SEEM TO HAVE
A MUCH BIGGER PROBLEM HERE.
I ASKED THE REGIONAL HOUSING
DIRECTOR FOR METRO THE PERSON
IN CHARGE OF ALL THAT NEW TAX
MONEY ABOUT THAT FOR >> FIRST
OF ALL THE HOUSING CRISIS IS A
NATIONAL CRISIS.
NATIONAL CRISIS. IT IS NOT UNIQUE TO THE
NORTHWEST OR THE WEST COAST.
IT IS BEING EXPERIENCED ACROSS
THE NATION AND I THINK ONE
OF THE BIGGEST DETERMINANTS
FACTORS IS THE RATE AT WHICH
RENTS HAVE INCREASED VERSUS THE
INCOMES OF FOLKS AND WHAT WE
SAW IN THE NORTHWEST AND IN OUR
COMMUNITY HERE IN THE GREATER
PORTLAND REGION IS A DRAMATIC
INCREASE OF RENTS OVER A VERY
SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND AND
INCOMES HAVE REMAINED
RELATIVELY FLAT >> AND YOU CAN
SEE HOW MUCH >> OF A PROBLEM
RENT ISSUES ARE BASED ON THE
STATE'S ACTIONS.
STATE'S ACTIONS. IN TWENTY NINETEEN OREGON
LAWMAKERS PASSED A BILL THAT
CAPS RENT INCREASES AND BANS NO
CAUSE EVICTIONS.
CAUSE EVICTIONS. IT WAS OUR FIRST EVER STATEWIDE
RENT CONTROL BILL AND RIGHT NOW
LAWMAKERS ARE CONSIDERING
EXTENDING A MORATORIUM ON
EVICTIONS GIVING RENTERS MORE
TIME TO PAY DOWN UNPAID