GALEN.
GALEN. ALL RIGHT, KELLY, THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR THE UPDATE.
>> THAT WOULD BE SCARY TO HEAR,
WOULDN'T IT?
WOULDN'T IT? >> THAT'S IN DEPO BAY THERE.
AND SOME PEOPLE REPORTED
HEARING THOSE LOUD SIRENS AND
EVEN A PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT.
SOME THOUGHT A TSUNAMI WAS
HEADED TOWARD THE COAST BUT THE
FIRE DISTRICT SAID IT GOT A LOT
OF CALLS ABOUT THIS.
AND THE LINCOLN COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS THE CITY
ACTIVATED THOSE SIRENS FOR A
HIGH WIND WARNING.
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS THE
SIRENS ARE USED FOR ALL KINDS
OF HAZARDS NOT JUST TO
TSUNAMIS.
TSUNAMIS.
TSUNAMIS. AND THE CITY HAS FULL CONTROL
OF THE SIRENS AND REACHED OUT
TO THE CITY ABOUT IT BUT THEY
HAVE NOT RESPONDED JUST YET.
>> LET'S TURN NOW TO THE
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC. WE ARE FOLLOWING A COPD 19
OUTBREAK AT PEACEHEALTH
SOUTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER IN
VANCOUVER.
VANCOUVER. THE HOSPITAL'S 30 PATIENTS HAVE
TESTED POSITIVE.
TESTED POSITIVE. THOSE PATIENTS WERE NOT
INITIALLY ADMITTED FOR KOVIK.
THEY EVEN TESTED NEGATIVE WHEN
THEY FIRST GOT IN.
PEACEHEALTH SAYS SIX EMPLOYEES
CARING FOR THOSE PATIENTS NOW
TESTED POSITIVE TO EIGHTY SIX
OTHER EMPLOYEES OURSELF
QUARANTINING.
QUARANTINING. CLARK COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH IS
WORKING WITH THE HOSPITAL TO
NOTIFY ANYONE ELSE WHO MAY HAVE
BEEN EXPOSED AND MAKE SURE THEY
STAY ISOLATED.
STAY ISOLATED. WE HAVE AN UPDATE NOW ON
OREGON'S FIGHT AGAINST KOFOD
19.
19.
19. THE
19. THE STATE REPORTED 1010 NEW
CASES AND TWO MORE DEATHS
YESTERDAY.
YESTERDAY. THIS GRAPH SHOWS DAILY CASES
AND THE DOTTED BLUE LINE IS THE
TWO WEEK AVERAGE.
YOU CAN SEE THAT CURVE HAS BEEN
TRENDING DOWN WHICH IS WHAT WE
WANT TO SEE SINCE THE START
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC. THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN ONE
HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN THOUSAND
CASES IN OREGON AND THE STATE
DEATH TOLL IS NEARING FIFTEEN
HUNDRED ONE OF THE LATEST
COVERED DEATHS IS OF A MAN WHO
WAS INCARCERATED AT TWO RIVERS
CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION.
CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION. THE D.O.C. SAYS HE WAS BETWEEN
50 AND 60 YEARS OLD AND HE'S
THE TWENTY THIRD PERSON IN
D.O.C. CUSTODY TO DIE AFTER
TESTING POSITIVE FOR KOFOD 19.
AS FOR VACCINATIONS IN OREGON,
THEY'RE STILL PRETTY SLOW GOING
SO FAR.
SO FAR.
SO FAR. ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY THOUSAND
FIVE HUNDRED DOSES OF THE
VACCINE HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO
SITES ACROSS THE STATE.
BUT OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY
SAYS JUST OVER FORTY FIVE
THOUSAND PEOPLE HAVE RECEIVED
THEIR FIRST SHOTS.
MEANWHILE, MINORITY COMMUNITY
LEADERS WANT TO MAKE SURE
VACCINE DISTRIBUTION IN OREGON
IS EQUITABLE.
IS EQUITABLE. THIS WEEK MANY GROUPS SPOKE
WITH COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND
OSHA ON A TWO HOUR LIVESTREAM.
THEY WERE CONCERNED PEOPLE
OF COLOR HAVE BEEN
DISPROPORTION IMPACTED BY KOFOD
19 WITH HIGHER INFECTION RATES
PER CAPITA COMPARED TO OTHER
RACES.
RACES.
RACES. NOW MANY MINORITY GROUPS ALSO
HAVE LESS ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
AND TESTING OF RACIAL
DISCRIMINATION AND FRANKLY
ABUSE IN OUR HISTORY AND OUR
NOT SO DISTANT PAST.
>> TOO OFTEN THE IMMIGRANT AND
REFUGEE AND THE MINORITY
COMMUNITIES ARE MARGINALIZED
COMMUNITIES ARE LEFT OUT OF THE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROCESS AND
DISCUSSION UNIVERSAL GENERAL
STRATEGIES DON'T WORK IN ORDER
TO REACH OUR MOST UNDER-SHERIFF
COMMUNITIES.
COMMUNITIES. >> WORKING IN AN HOUR OF THE
COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN
WELL SERVED BY OUR SYSTEMS AND
THIS BECOMES A PERMANENT I HOPE
IMPROVEMENT TO THE PUBLIC
HEALTH SYSTEM NOW MANY OF THESE
LEADERS PLAN TO BE ON WAY CHASE
NEW VACCINE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
TO HELP PUSH FOR VACCINE
PRIORITY.
PRIORITY.
PRIORITY. >> TWENTY SEVEN PEOPLE MADE THE
CUT OUT OF 600 APPLICANTS.
SOME ARE PUSHING FOR ESSENTIAL
WORKERS TO BE NEXT IN LINE FOR
THE VACCINE AFTER HEALTH CARE
WORKERS AND SENIORS.
NOW ESSENTIAL WORKERS HAVE HIGH
RISK OF COVERED EXPOSURE AND
OF SPREADING THE VIRUS TO
OTHERS.
OTHERS.
OTHERS. >> UNIVERSITY OF OREGON'S
STUDENTS ARE GETTING READY FOR
WINTER TERM WHICH BEGINS NEXT
WEEK.
WEEK.
WEEK. THE
WEEK. THE FIRST WEEK OF CLASS WILL BE
ENTIRELY REMOTE WITH NO
IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION.
IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION. UVO SAYS THIS WILL GIVE
RETURNING STUDENTS TIME TO
QUARANTINE AND GET TESTED FOR
KOV IT.
KOV IT.
KOV IT. >> I THINK IT'S REALLY HARD TO
KEEP COLLEGE STUDENTS LIKE IN
CHECK AND I MEAN THEY'RE ADULTS
LIKE THEY SHOULD JUST LIKE WE
WANT TO DO THAT THEMSELVES.
BUT I DON'T KNOW THERE'S ONLY
SO MUCH THAT THE UNIVERSITY CAN
DO.
DO.
DO. AND
DO. AND I
DO. AND I APPRECIATE WHAT THEY'VE
BEEN TRYING TO DO FOR
PERSPECTIVE.
PERSPECTIVE. >> LANE COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH
SAYS COLLEGE AGED PEOPLE MAKE
UP FOUR PERCENT OF CASES IN
THAT COUNTY.
THAT COUNTY. THIS MORNING PORTLAND POLICE
ARE STILL LOOKING FOR A MAN WHO
ESCAPED FROM CUSTODY.
>> HIS NAME IS DAVID DAHLEN.
HE WAS BEING HELD AT THE
JUSTICE CENTER.
JUSTICE CENTER. POLICE SAY HE ESCAPED FROM HIS
CELL AROUND 530 LAST NIGHT.
POLICE ARRESTED DOLIN AS A
SUSPECT IN THE ATTEMPTED MURDER
OF OFFICER JENNIFER PIER'S.
YOU MAY REMEMBER SHE WAS HIT BY
A CAR OUTSIDE A GAS STATION IN
SOUTHEAST SOUTHEAST PORTLAND ON
CHRISTMAS EVE AND BROKE HER
PELVIS.
PELVIS.
PELVIS. POLICE DO NOT THINK DOLIN IS A
THREAT TO THE COMMUNITY, BUT IF
ANYONE SEES OR KNOWS WHERE HE
IS.
IS.
IS. CALL
IS. CALL NINE ONE ONE.
PORTLAND MAYOR TED WHEELER IS
CALLING FOR TOUGHER PENALTIES
FOR VIOLENT RIOTERS AND
VANDALS.
VANDALS.
VANDALS. THIS COMES AFTER A RIOT IN
PORTLAND ON NEW YEAR'S EVE.
SEVERAL PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED
THURSDAY NIGHT AND MAYOR
WHEELER SAYS HE WANTS THOSE WHO
TOOK PART TO BE HELD
ACCOUNTABLE, ESPECIALLY REPEAT
OFFENDERS.
OFFENDERS. OUR CRYSTAL WAY REPORTS A NEW
YEAR'S EVE RIOT IN DOWNTOWN
PORTLAND REPORTEDLY CAUSED TENS
OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
OF DAMAGE.
OF DAMAGE. >> AT A PRESS CONFERENCE
FRIDAY, MEHLHAF TED WHEELER
CALLED OUT THOSE RESPONSIBLE
WHO VIOLENT AND TIFA AND
ANARCHISTS.
ANARCHISTS. AUTHORITIES SAY DOZENS
OF PEOPLE VANDALIZED BUILDINGS
BY SPRAY PAINTING THEM AND
BREAKING WINDOWS LAWLENSSNESS
AND AAG ANARCHY COME AT GREAT
EXPENSE AND WITH GREAT RISK TO
THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY.
>> SOME IN THE GROUP TRIED TO
USE TOOLS TO BREAK INTO THE
FEDERAL COURTHOUSE AND JUSTICE
CENTER.
CENTER.
CENTER. PORTLAND POLICE CHIEF CHUCK
LAVELLE SAYS RESPONDING LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS CAME UNDER
ATTACK IS VERY VIOLENT, VERY
LARGE CONFRONTATION OR GROUP
MET THEM WITH MOLOTOV
COCKTAILS, ROCKS, BRICKS,
FROZEN WATER BOTTLES.
>> NOW WHEELER WANTS TO CRACK
DOWN ON PEOPLE REPEATEDLY
BREAKING THE LAW.
>> IT'S TIME TO PUSH BACK
HARDER AGAINST THOSE WHO ARE
SET ON DESTROYING OUR COMMUNITY
.
.
. >>
. >> HE
. >> HE COMMITTED TO THREE
CHANGES.
CHANGES.
CHANGES. >> FIRST, I'M CALLING ON OUR
FEDERAL, OUR STATE, OUR COUNTY
AND OUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
FORESMAN PARTNERS TO CONVENE
WITH ME TO DEVELOP CLEAR PLANS
TO ADDRESS ANARCHIST VIOLENCE
BOTH HERE IN THE CITY
OF PORTLAND AND THROUGHOUT THE
STATE.
STATE.
STATE. >>
STATE. >> THIS SHOULD HAPPEN AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE EVEN AS SOON AS
NEXT WEEK.
NEXT WEEK. >> NEXT CALLING ON THE STATE
LEGISLATURE TO INCREASE
PENALTIES FOR PEOPLE WHO
REPEATEDLY ENGAGE IN CRIMINAL
DESTRUCTION AND VANDALISM.
FINALLY THE MAYOR SAID PEOPLE
CONVICTED OF THESE CRIMES
SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO MEET WITH
THE EMPLOYEES AND OWNERS
OF BUSINESSES THEY DAMAGE.
>> THESE PEOPLE NEED TO HEAR
AND TO UNDERSTAND THE SOCIAL
AND HUMAN CONSEQUENCES OF THEIR
IRRESPONSIBLE ACTIONS.
IRRESPONSIBLE ACTIONS. >> THREE PEOPLE HAVE SO FAR
BEEN ARRESTED FOR THE
DESTRUCTION, VANDALISM AND
ATTACKS ON POLICE.
>> I CONDEMN ANYONE WHO ENGAGES
IN VIOLENCE OR CRIMINAL
DESTRUCTION NO MATTER WHAT
THEIR IDEOLOGY.
THEIR IDEOLOGY. CRYSTAL CONWAY, KGW NEWS MOVING
ALONG HERE PORTLAND NONPROFIT
NEEDS YOUR HELP FINDING A
STOLEN SHED.
STOLEN SHED. >> LARGE PORTLAND WORKS WITH
PEOPLE WITH AND WITHOUT
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES TO
BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AND CREATE
A HOME.
A HOME.
A HOME. EVERY YEAR IT SELLS CHRISTMAS
TREES TO FUNDRAISE.
BUT THE SHED FOR THIS
DISAPPEARED ON NEW YEAR'S EVE.
IT USUALLY SITS IN THE GROCERY
OUTLET PARKING LOT IN THE
HOLLYWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD AND THIS
IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
IT'S A SMALL GREEN SHED WITH
RED TRIM ON A TRAILER.
THE ORGANIZATION FILED A REPORT
WITH PORTLAND POLICE.
SO IF YOU SEE IT ANYWHERE, GIVE
THEM A CALL.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. WE'VE GOT A QUICK CORRECTION
HERE ON PALINDROMES.
TURNS OUT THERE ARE 22 OF THEM
THIS YEAR.
THIS YEAR. YOU KNOW HOW WE KNOW THAT A
SEVENTH GRADER NAMED NATALIE
TOLD US AFTER WE GOT IT WRONG?
SHE'S FROM PACIFIC MIDDLE
SCHOOL AND WE SO APPRECIATE YOU
WRITING.
WRITING.
WRITING. NATALIE, WE WANT TO GIVE YOU
CREDIT FOR YOUR RESEARCH.
NATALIE WENT THROUGH AND DID
EVERY SINGLE DAY ON THE
CALENDAR THIS YEAR.
THAT'S THE SAME BACKWARDS AS IT
IS FORWARDS.
IS FORWARDS. SO THANK YOU AGAIN.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. WELL, COMING UP HERE, DATING IS
HARD ENOUGH.
HARD ENOUGH. THROW IN A PANDEMIC AND IT
COULD BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR
SOME PEOPLE.
SOME PEOPLE. >> DESPITE IT ALL THOUGH,
ONLINE DATING SURGED IN 2020.
SO WE'RE GOING TO TALK