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BY MONKS. IT IS ALWAYS BUSY THIS TIME OF
YEAR.
YEAR.
YEAR. >>>
YEAR. >>> THIS IS KGW NEWS AT NOON.
>>> IT WAS NOT ALL THAT
SURPRISING.
SURPRISING. BUT, IT WAS A HISTORIC. ON A
PARTYLINE VOTE THIS MORNING,
THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
VOTED TO SEND ARTICLES OF
IMPEACHMENT TO THE HOUSE FLOOR.
JENNIFER JOHNSON EXPLAINS WHERE
WE GO FROM HERE.
>> THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
TAKING A HISTORIC VOTE ONE DAY
LATER THAN EXPECTED.
CHARGING THE PRESENT WITH ABUSE
OF POWER AND OBSTRUCTION OF
CONGRESS.
CONGRESS.
CONGRESS. >> ARTICLES AGREED TO.
FOR MAC THE PRESIDENT BLASTING
DEMOCRATS.
DEMOCRATS. >> I TELL YOU WHAT, SOMEDAY,
THERE WILL BE A DEMOCRAT
PRESIDENT AND THERE WILL BE A
REPUBLICAN HOUSE AND I SUSPECT
THEY'RE GOING TO REMEMBER IT.
>> Reporter: THE CRITICAL VOTE
LATE LAST NIGHT AFTER MANY
AMERICANS HAD GONE TO BED.
DEMOCRATS BLAMING REPUBLICANS
FOR DRAGGING OUT THE MEETING
FOR 14 HOURS.
REPUBLICANS ACCUSING DEMOCRATS
OF AMBUSHING THEM.
LIKE THE FINAL VOTE TO GET MORE
MEDIA ATTENTION.
MEDIA ATTENTION. >> I HAVE NEVER IN MY ENTIRE
LIFE SEEN SUCH AN UNFAIR
RIGGED, RAILROAD JOB AGAINST
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES.
STATES.
STATES. >> Reporter: DEMOCRATS SAY THEY
HAVE PRESENTED OVERWHELMING
EVIDENCE THAT THE PRESIDENT
PRESSURED UKRAINE TO
INVESTIGATE POLITICAL RIVAL JOE
BIDEN WILL DELAY MILITARY AID
AND OBSTRUCTING THE
CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION.
CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION. >> THERE IS A PATTERN THAT THE
PRESIDENT SHOWN US OVER AND
OVER AGAIN.
OVER AGAIN. HE IS WILLING TO DO ANYTHING,
CHEAT, GIVEAWAY AMERICA, IN
EXCHANGE FOR WINNING ELECTIONS.
>> Reporter: THE MONTH-LONG
INVESTIGATION IS EXPECTED TO
END NEXT WEEK. LAWMAKERS
DECIDING WHETHER PRESIDENT
TRUMP BECOMES THE THIRD
PRESIDENT IN HISTORY TO BE
IMPEACHED.
IMPEACHED. >> Reporter: IN JANUARY THEY
WILL HOLD AN IMPEACHMENT TRIAL.
MITCH McCONNELL SAYING THAT
THERE'S NO CHANCE THAT THE
SENATE WILL VOTE TO REMOVE THE
PRESIDENT FROM OFFICE.
>>> OVERSEAS, BREXIT WILL SOON
BE A DONE DEAL AFTER THE
CONSERVATIVE PARTY ELECTION
VICTORY.
VICTORY.
VICTORY. BORIS JOHNSON DELIVERED THE
LARGEST CONSERVATIVE PARTY WIN
SINCE MARGARET THATCHER BACK IN
1987.
1987.
1987. THIS HAS IMPLICATIONS IN EUROPE
AND HERE IN THE U.S. PRESIDENT
TRUMP CONGRATULATE THE PRIME
MINISTER ON HIS GREAT WIN ON
TWITTER.
TWITTER.
TWITTER. HE SAYS BRITAIN AND THE UNITED
STATES WILL NOW BE FREE TO
STRIKE A MASSIVE NEW TRADE DEAL
AFTER BREXIT.
AFTER BREXIT. >> THIS ELECTION MEANS THAT
GETTING BREXIT DONE IS NOW THE
IRREFUTABLE, IRRESISTIBLE,
IRREFUTABLE, IRRESISTIBLE, UNARGUABLE DECISION.
UNARGUABLE DECISION. OF THE BRITISH PEOPLE.
AND, WITH THIS ELECTION, WE PUT
AN END TO ALL THOSE MISERABLE
FRETS OF A SECOND REFERENDUM.
>> HE PROMISES TO GET BREXIT
PASSED BY THE END OF JANUARY.
>>> CLOSER TO HOME, THE STORM
THAT PUSHED THROUGH THIS WEEK
BROUGHT 20 OF SNOW TO THE
CASCADES.
CASCADES.
CASCADES. THIS IS WHAT LOOK LIKE AT
SNOQUALMIE PASS IN WASHINGTON
YESTERDAY.
YESTERDAY. THIS RESORT IS NOT OPEN YET,
BUT OFFICIALS EXPECT MORE SNOW
ON THE WAY AND LIFTS TO OPEN UP
IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
>>> AND IN OREGON, THIS IS A
LIVE LOOK ALONG HIGHWAY 26 AT
GOVERNMENT PATH. ALL OF THE
SNOW HAS CLEARED OFF THE ROAD.
YOU CAN SEE IT OFF TO THE SIDE.
IF YOU'RE HEADING TO MT. HOOD
OR THE CENTRAL PART OF THE
STATE, YOU REALLY SHOULD NOT
HAVE MUCH ISSUE GETTING OVER
THE PAST TODAY.
>>> LET'S BRING IN
METEOROLOGIST ROD HILL RIGHT
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. HOW
NOW. HOW DOES IT LOOK AS WE HEAD
INTO THE WEEKEND?
>> TOLERABLE.
>> TOLERABLE. THERE IS A MINIMUM SNOW DEPTH
THAT PEOPLE HAVE IN THEIR MIND.
USUALLY AROUND 30 INCHES.
AND YOU WANT MORE THAN THAT,
BUT WE DO HAVE 30 INCHES ON THE
GROUND AND YOU SHOWED SOME OF
THE PAST CONDITIONS.
THE AIR JUST KEEPS GETTING
WARMER UP THERE OVERALL THEN I
AM THINKING THAT IT SHOULD BE.
HERE'S THE RADAR RIGHT NOW.
IT IS PRETTY QUITE NORTH AND
SOUTH OF PORTLAND.
WE COULD SEE SOME LIGHT SNOW
AROUND MT. HOOD IN THE PAST
HOUR.
HOUR.
HOUR. BUT
HOUR. BUT 10 MINUTES AGO, THAT WENT
TO EITHER NOTHING OR FLURRIES.
SO THE RADAR IS QUIET RIGHT NOW.
THE PAST CAMERA, I WILL POINT
OUT THE TEMPERATURE.
IS ABOUT 35 DEGREES.
IT WAS NOT EXPECTED TO BE THAT
WARM TODAY BUT FOR TRAVEL, THAT
IS FANTASTIC.
IS FANTASTIC. HERE ARE THE LATEST SKI REPORT
NUMBERS.
NUMBERS.
NUMBERS. NUMBER LINE AND ADMINISTERING A
BASE OF 32 INCHES.
THAT MEANS FOR THE MOST PART,
THE COVERAGES SOLID.
YOU COULD PROBABLY KEEP AN EYE
OUT FOR LARGER ROCKS, BUT FOR
THE MOST PART, THE COVERAGES
SOLID.
SOLID.
SOLID. THEY HAVE COSMIC TUBING SET TO
GO THIS WEEKEND AND THEY MOVE
SOME SNOW AROUND TO THE
PROBABLY HAVE MORE THAN EIGHT
INCHES ON THE GROUND THAT THEY
ARE DOING THERE.
THERE NOW REPORTING A BASE AT
OVER 26.
OVER 26.
OVER 26. THESE LAST 24 HOUR SNOW
AMOUNTS.
AMOUNTS.
AMOUNTS. 9, 11, 10 INCHES.
TO GO BACK TO TUESDAY WHEN WE
START TRACKING THE ACTIVE
WEATHER, WE CAN SEE THAT WE
WOULD GET 20 INCHES OF THERE.
IF YOU OUT OF THE SO THAT HAS
FALLEN AND COMPRESSED AND
FOLLOWED, THEY PICKED UP ABOUT
TWO FEET.
TWO FEET.
TWO FEET. MOST PEOPLE GOING TO ABOUT WILL
BE HAPPY.
BE HAPPY.
BE HAPPY. THE TEMPERATURES THE DAYTIME
HOURS AND THE WIND WILL BE
FAIRLY LIGHT.
FAIRLY LIGHT. >>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>>> THE SEARCH FOR A NEW OREGON
STATE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT IS
OVER.
OVER.
OVER. TODAY, AND ANNOUNCED DR. KING
ALEXANDER.
ALEXANDER. HE WILL REPLACE ED RAY, WHO IS
STEPPING DOWN AFTER 17 YEARS.
HE WILL OFFICIALLY TAKE A
POSITION ON JULY 1 OF 2020.
HE MUST RECENTLY WORK TO LSU AS
PRESIDENT AND CHANCELLOR.
>> WE ARE THRILLED, THRILLED TO
BE A PART OF THIS INSTITUTION,
TO BE PART OF ONE OF TWO LAND-
GRANT UNIVERSITIES.
GRANT UNIVERSITIES. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH EACH OF YOU TO PROMOTE
INCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE, SO THAT
EVERYBODY IS IMPACTED BY WHAT
WE DO.
WE DO.
WE DO. >>
WE DO. >> OREGON STATE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES APPROVED A FIVE-YEAR
DEAL.
DEAL.
DEAL. >>>
DEAL. >>> THE PORTLAND MAYOR IS
PUTTING FORWARD A PLAN AIMED AT
CUTTING CARBON EMISSIONS AND
INCREASING THE USE OF RENEWABLE
ENERGY.
ENERGY.
ENERGY. HE HELD A JOINT NEWS CONFERENCE
WITH PG&E AND TRIMET. THE MAYOR
SAID THAT THE CITY CANNOT TACKLE
CLIMATE CHANGE ALONE AND NEEDS
PARTNERS TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
HERE ARE SOME OF THE PROPOSED
CHANGES.
CHANGES.
CHANGES. THE MAYOR WANTS TO CREATE AN
ADVISORY BOARD FOR THE PORTLAND
CLEAN ENERGY FUND.
HE ALSO WANTS TO RESTRICT
FOSSIL FUEL EXPANSION AND
REQUIRE MORE BIKE PARKING IN
BUILDINGS.
BUILDINGS. THE CITY ALSO WANTS TO SALVAGE
AND REUSE BUILDING MATERIALS
WHEN BUILDINGS ARE DEMOLISHED.
MAYOR WHEELER MADE IT CLEAR
THAT HE DOES NOT WANT OIL
TRAINS RUNNING THROUGH THE CITY.
>> I WILL NOT ALLOW THE CITY OF
PORTLAND TO BECOME A FOSSIL
FUEL EXPORT COLONY FOR CANADA
TRYING TO SHIP THEIR RESOURCES
TO CHINA.
TO CHINA.
TO CHINA. IT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN HERE.
>> YOU WILL BE TALKING MORE
ABOUT THIS AT THE CITY CLUB OF
PORTLAND ON FRIDAY.
THEY WILL START IN ABOUT 10
MINUTES AND WE WILL BE
STREAMING IT ON KGW.COM.
>>> WASHINGTON ATTORNEY GENERAL
BOB FERGUSON IS PUSHING FOR
THREE NEW GUN CONTROL MEASURES.
HE SAYS THEY ARE NECESSARY TO
PREVENT MASS SHOOTINGS IN
WASHINGTON STATE.
WASHINGTON STATE. THIS IS JUST THE LATEST PUSH TO
TRY TO LIMIT ACCESS TO CERTAIN
FIREARMS AND HIGH-CAPACITY
MAGAZINES.
MAGAZINES. RAY COPELAND!
RAY COPELAND! HOW THIS TIME, THE AG IS TAKING
IT A STEP FURTHER.
>> FERGUSON IS CALLING FOR A
BILL THAT WOULD REQUIRE YOU TO
HAVE A LICENSE TO SELL
AMMUNITION.
AMMUNITION. IT WOULD GREAT BACKGROUND
CHECKS FOR AMMUNITION, AND
VIOLENT FELONS AND OTHER
INDIVIDUALS FROM OWNING OR
PURCHASING, BUT MAKE IT ILLEGAL
FOR FIREARMS DEALERS TO
KNOWINGLY SELL IT TO THOSE
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. THEY ADVOCATED FOR A BILL THAT
LIMITS THE CAPACITY MAGAZINE
SOLD IN WASHINGTON TO 10
ROUNDS.
ROUNDS.
ROUNDS. THAT IS SIMILAR TO WHAT A
HANDFUL OF OTHER STATES HAVE
DONE.
DONE.
DONE. IS
DONE. IS PROPOSING ON BAN ON ASSAULT
STYLE WEAPON SAYING IT IS
NECESSARY TO PREVENT MASS
SHOOTINGS.
SHOOTINGS. THE WHAT IS A MASS SHOOTING?
FIRST, THERE IS NO AGREEMENT ON
WHAT CONSTITUTES A MASS
SHOOTING.
SHOOTING.
SHOOTING. THE BEST DEFINITION IS VAGUE.
USUALLY THIS AT LEAST FOUR
PEOPLE SHOT IN ONE SHOOTING,
INCLUDING GANG AND DRUG RELATED
SHOOTINGS.
SHOOTINGS. UNDER THAT CRITERIA, THERE HAVE
BEEN FOUR SHOOTINGS IN
WASHINGTON STATE THIS YEAR.
THERE WERE FIVE KILLED ON THE
YAKIMA RESERVATION IN JUNE AND
MULTIPLE LOCATIONS AND FOUR
SHOT AND WOUNDED AT A APARTMENT
LAST MONTH.
LAST MONTH. NONE OF THOSE IS CONSIDERED AN
ACTIVE SHOOTER INCIDENT AS
DEFINED BY THE FBI, WHICH GETS
MOST OF THE NATIONAL ATTENTION.
YOU HAVE TO GO BACK TO 26 TEAM
TO FIND AN ACTIVE SHOOTER WITH
MULTIPLE CASUALTIES.
MULTIPLE CASUALTIES. ARLINGTON CASCADE MALL.
TODAY THE FATHER OF A VICTIM
FROM THAT SHOOTING ADVOCATED
FOR THE BAN AS WE MENTIONED.
HIS SON WAS AMONG FOUR PEOPLE
SHOT BY A 19-YEAR-OLD GUNMEN
ARMED WITH AN ASSAULT STYLE
RIFLE AND HIGH-CAPACITY
MAGAZINE.
MAGAZINE.
MAGAZINE. PAUL KRAMER'S SON WAS INJURED
IN THE SHOOTING.
>> AND 43 SECONDS, KILLED THREE
PEOPLE AND SERIOUSLY INJURED MY
SON.
SON.
SON. THESE HIGH-CAPACITY MAGAZINES
HAVE NO BUSINESS IN CIVILIAN
HANDS.
HANDS.
HANDS. >>
HANDS. >> WE SPOKE WITH A GUN SHOP
OWNER TODAY WHO COUNTERED THAT
THE MEASURES WILL NOT ADDRESS
THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM,
BECAUSE FELONS AND CRIMINALS
WERE TRYING TO GET THOSE GUNS
ARE NOT BUYING THEM LEGALLY AT
GUN SHOPS.
GUN SHOPS. >> IT IS ALSO REALLY IMPORTANT
TO TAKE THE NUMBERS IN CONTEXT.
UNDER SOME DEFINITIONS, THERE
WERE 337 MASS SHOOTINGS LAST
YEAR IN THE U.S., BUT AGAIN,
THE FBI DOES NOT TRACK MASS
SHOOTINGS, JUST WHAT IT CALLS
ACTIVE SHOOTER INCIDENTS.
THERE WERE 27 OF THOSE.
FOUR OF THEM INVOLVED ASSAULT
STYLE RIFLES.
STYLE RIFLES. MOST OF THE 85 DEATHS WERE FROM
HANDGUNS.
HANDGUNS.
HANDGUNS. >>> IT WILL SOON BE MUCH EASIER
TO GET HELP FOR PEOPLE IN A
MENTAL HEALTH BIKE CRISIS.
THEY ARE APPROVING A THREE
DIGIT NUMBER.
DIGIT NUMBER. THEY WOULD WORK JUST LIKE 911.
THE COMMISSION AGREED TO USE
THE THREE DIGIT NUMBER 988.
THE NEW NUMBER, CHANGE COULD
TAKE MONTHS COULD TAKE MONTHS TO
TAKE EFFECT.
TAKE EFFECT. IF YOU NEED HELP BEFORE THEN,
USE THE NUMBER ON OUR SCREEN.
THERE'S ALWAYS SOMEONE
AVAILABLE TO TALK 24/7.
>>> WE ARE HEARING ANOTHER
PERSON IN THE AREA GOT SICK
FROM VAPING.
FROM VAPING. THE NEW CASES THE FIRST WHEN I
CLARK COUNTY.
CLARK COUNTY. OFFICIALS SAY THE WOMAN IN HER
40s WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH A
LONG ILLNESS.
LONG ILLNESS. SHE WAS VAPING BOTH GETTING AND
THC PRODUCTS.
THC PRODUCTS. SHE BOUGHT THEM AT LOCAL
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