This is KGW News at Sunrise.
For the first time
in 70 years, Oregonians could be pumping
their own gas now that the Senae
has passed a self-serve gas bil.
We're breaking down what
could change at the pump,
and time is running out.
It's been four days since that
submersible took a deep dive to explore
the Titanic with five people on board.
Now it's believed they're out of air.
We have the latest this morning
on what happens next now that te
vessel has likely run out of oxn
and we are also live this
morning in Southeast Portland.
That is right one man on board,
one milk carton boat.
We're getting ready for the annl
Royal Rosarians Milk Carton boat races.
As the crack of dawn arrives,
we are already on the water,
but we have a slew of people who are joining
us here this morning to previews
year's races Westmoreland Park Casting Pond,
our location gang.
We'll have more from these seaworthy vessels.
Me entirely buying milk cartons.
By the way.
That story continues here coming up at 5:15.
Oh my goodness.
Legs. Yeah. Looking
this morning. Thank you for loog
forward to that happy first
full day of summer. I thought
a moment he was tipping.
But oh don't say it. But
then he wasn't. Don't change.
Everything's OK Yeah.
He's OK for now.
Yeah. First full day,
summer begins like this.
Here's a view from a Wells Fargo camera.
I do not do not expect low
cloudiness this morning.
Yesterday some of you had low c,
some of you didn't.
I think everybody just gets.
Going with sunshine on this Thursday,
we'll keep it 58.
So early morning number.
The batch of air is warming up
and you'll notice it.
Yesterday it was 79 for a high.
By the way, today 73 at noon and
we burst well up into the 80s.
I have us at 87 this afternoon.
I am tracking a storm threat.
Tomorrow I'll show you futureca.
Coming up in just a bit.
OK. Thank you, Rod.
Right now a submersible missing
since Sunday in the North Atlantic is
believed to have run out of oxy.
With five passengers still insi,
the group was on an underwater excursion
headed to the wreckage of the Titanic.
Aboard are four men and
one of their teenage sons.
One of those men is the CEO of Ocean Gate.
That's the Seattle based
company conducting the tours.
Devin Haskins is live in studio
with us this morning with the
very latest on that search effo.
Devin, what can you tell us?
Yeah, good morning, Christine.
It's estimated that the submerse
had a 96 hour supply of oxygen.
Which the Coast Guard predicts
would have ran out just after 4.
O'clock this morning.
And that's if all five on
board are still in good health.
The supply could last longer if
any are suffering from hypother,
which then creates another dang.
On Wednesday,
crews expanded the search area r
Canadian crew heard underwater noises.
That search area?
10,000 square miles.
It's twice the size of Connecti,
and crews are diving 2 1/2 miles deep.
The vessel, which five men insi,
has been missing since Sunday,
less than two hours after begana
journey to explore the wreckage of the
Titanic on the Today Show this morning.
A Coast Guard official says thes
still a holding out hope that
this is still a rescue mission.
We are fully committed to prosecuting
the the search and rescue effor.
We spoke with the unified Command last
night and teams are working reay
hard through the night to bringl
available capability to bear on this.
With the new capability that we have in
the search rescue efforts this morning,
we're going to, we're going to continue
searching throughout the day for this.
Then over the next day or two,
the number of ships scanning the surface
is expected to double from 5:00 to 10:00.
Just this morning the US Coast d
reporting on Twitter that a Canadian remotely
operated vehicle has reached the sea,
Florida start searching and a Fh
ROV has also entered the water.
They joined two underwater drones. Brenda.
All right, Devon, tough update,
but thank you so much. Keep us posted.
For the first time in 70 years,
Oregonians are now one signature
away from pumping their own gas.
If Governor Tina Kotek signs this bill,
it'll take effect immediately.
Here's Catherine Cook.
With the changes you can expect,
Oregonians are pumped.
We've been not pumping our
gas for a pretty long time,
so it's like a really big change for us.
Lawmakers Wednesday pushed House Bill 2426
through the Senate with bipartisan support.
It gives all Oregonians the option of pumping
their own gas for the first time since 1951.
Back then, gas was $0.27 a gall,
and moments like this I don't kw
how to put my own gas priceless.
So yeah, I'm going to have to l.
Change can be hard sometimes.
I do get lazy,
so I want people to put my own .
I think it's going to make me have to
get out of the car and put my own gas,
but only if she wants to.
If signed into law,
the bill won't eliminate attend.
Gas stations must keep half ther
pumps available for attendants o
serve customers who want help.
And stations can't offer discous
to customers who pump their own.
I really don't see any negatives with this.
Gabriel Circle is VP of WSCO Petroleum.
They own 50 gas stations
in Oregon and Washington.
He says many have been strugglig
to keep their stations staffed.
He hopes allowing customers to
pump their own gas will give thm
flexibility to do more with les.
Any plans to lay up any employes
because of what this bill will change?
No, we don't. We actually plan
on continuing to hire more.
I've got a hire for hire sign
at every one of my locations.
If you want a job, come see me.
Fred Simmons is an attendant
at this Chevron near PSU.
He says when they're shorthande,
many customers want the
option to help themselves.
It will help, and even still whn
it's busy and they. Impatient,
they'll get out and do their own anyway.
In 2017, Oregon lawmakers agreeo
let the public pump their own gt
night in rural and coastal coun.
And over the last three years,
Oregon's fire Marshall has allowed that
freedom during wildfires and heat waves.
So perhaps the time has finally
come for this. But can it be do?
48 other states have proven
that we can do it in a safe and
effective manner. Apparently so.
Katherine Cook, KGW News
2 bills at the crux of the six k
Republicanled walkout in the See
moved through the House yesterd.
House Bill 2002 was amended in
order to end the Senate walkout.
The version that passed provides stronger
abortion rights and requires insurance
to cover procedures and services
supporting people whose gender identity
is different than their sex at birth.
The compromise made in the Senae
requires parental permission for
abortions for those under 15 years old,
but allows a medical professionl
to bypass parental consent if ty
think the child is unsafe at ho.
The House also passed a new gun regulation
bill that outlaws untraceable firearms,
also called ghost guns,
because Democrats compromised in the Senate,
House Bill 2005 no longer raisee
age to buy most guns from 18 to.
It also scraps a push by Democrats to
give cities the right to ban concealed
carried weapons in public build.
Both bills are now headed to
Governor Tina Kotak's desk.
Big night for basketball fans. e
NBA draft starts at 5:00.
O'clock, we're going to find out what the
Blazers do with their number three pick.
The player to watch that guy right there?
Scoot Henderson,
a six two point guard out of the G League.
But Portland could also trade their pick
for a veteran to help out Damian Lillard.
Right now he has publicly said
he's not interested in drafting
a young player to develop.
Here's a hot take from Ben
Gulliver with the Washington Po.
He says it may be worth making
a pick that kind of upsets Dame.
All of the best Blazers throughout history
have been guys they've drafted and developed,
whether it's Bill Walton,
Clyde Trexler, Brandon Roy,
Damian Lillard,
the list goes on.
The most successful eras of Portland Trail
Blazers basketball have been driven by
guys who were taken very high in the lottery.
Again, the draft begins at 5:00 o'clock this
evening at the Barclays Center in New York.
This is the start of one of the most pivotal
off seasons in Trail Blazers history.
They say whatever they decide cd
impact the franchise for years to come.
OK, definitely have to be
watching that for sure.
Also watching the weather.
I mean, it's supposed to
actually feel like summer, righ?
Basketball fans, I have to comm.
I think, you know,
his comments Reminds me though.
Highlight also the fact that wee
been unsuccessful at acquiring
big names through free agency.
You have to be reminded
that's the only reason why
our stars have only been the
people that we have drafted.
That's another way to look at t,
Christine. Let's talk about
that. All right. Today, no issu,
thunderstorms way out here,
there's a Colorado and up into the Dakotas.
We are starting off clear.
No marine layer at the coast.
I'm not expecting any low
clouds or fog this morning.
Had areas of that yesterday,
you may recall. All right, baby.
Blue skies up top from
Cannon Beach 53 degrees.
Beautiful clear skies.
Looking northeast from the top
of the Wells Fargo building,
58 is early morning number.
There'll be some breezes at the beach today,
but otherwise winds will be faiy
light today including out in the gorge.
These are the current numbers.
Portland holding 58. Salem 55.
The Dows. Good morning.
To you folks, 50,
it's cooler over at the beach.
Good morning, Newport.
46 is your early morning number.
I want to show you futurecast.
Not so much for today,
but I want to get into tomorrow.
Now this is later today it shows Southern
Oregon Cascades and some actionp
forming over the Washington Cascades,
but nothing expected in our local area.
Here we are tomorrow.
This is Friday at 2:30.
Storms absolutely expected up
and down the Cascade Range and
looky here we have some action
popping over the coach range.
And then moving through
the Portland area at 5:30.
Let me give you a closer look at that again.
This is tomorrow, 3:00.
O'clock. Here's a shower.
It's popped over.
The coach range could turn into
a thunderstorm with torrential
downpours and some hail.
Here it is at 5:00.
O'clock that same cell out over Chotta.
That's a big one.
This will be spotty in nature.
This could change.
But right now,
forecast models are generally
showing the threat here in the
North Willamette Valley and
up around the Columbia River.
That's tomorrow, Okay. Here we .
Back to today, Mr. Sunshine.
Temperatures well up into the a.
It shows 88 in Salem today.
Yesterday Portland hit 79,
so you're going to notice the warm up today.
Battleground 86,
Vancouver 87 NE winds 5 to 15.
I've got Portland 87 today,
82 tomorrow.
With that spotty storm
threat later in the day,
I'm back to showing a dry
weekend 8083 fairly comfortable.
I've moved Monday's rain chance
into Tuesday and there's
Wednesday Clouds to sunshine.