VOLUNTEERS IN PORTLAND MAKING SURE EVERYONE HAS A WARM MEAL.
>> THIS IS KGW NEWS AT NOON.
>>> IF YOU ARE HEADED FOR THE
MOUNTAINS, BE PREPARED.
>> AWHAT CAN WE EXPECT IN THE
CASCADES?
CASCADES?
CASCADES? >> WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS
NOT JUST TODAY BUT FOR THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS.
SEVERAL DAYS. TWO TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW
FELL OVERNIGHT AND LOOKING AT
ANOTHER TWO TO THREE INCHES OF
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION
TODAY AND TONIGHT.
HERE IS A LOOK AT U.S. 26.
TEMPERATURE IS 29-DEGREINGS.
YOU CAN SEE THE ROAD IS STILL
SNOW-COVERED.
SNOW-COVERED. A LITTLE BIT BETTER WE COULD
SEE SOME PAVEMENT HERE.
THIS IS 30 DEGREES RIGHT NOW.
THIS WAS TAKEN JUST A COUPLE OF
MINUTES AGO, SO WE ARE SEEING
SNAPSHOTS OF THE DRIVING
CONDITIONS UP THERE IN THE
PASSES RIGHT NOW.
SNOW-COVERED.
SNOW-COVERED. SIT GOING TO BE SLICK UP THERE.
27 DEGREES RIGHT NOW.
WE ARE EXPECTING NOT ONLY SLICK
CONDITIONS TODAY, BUT AGAIN FOR
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS IN THE
CASCADE PASSES.
CASCADE PASSES. AS WE HEAD INTO THE MIDDLE PART
OF THE WEEK, WE'RE GOING TO GET
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE
FOOTHILLS AND PARTS OF THE
VALLEY AS WELL DEPENDING ON
WHERE YOU ARE.
FOCUSING ON THIS.
THIS IS A DEEP LOW PRESSURE
CENTER.
CENTER.
CENTER. SIT GOING TO MOVE ONSHORE.
WE'RE GOING TO GET A BREAK
TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW.
TOMORROW MIDDAY, THAT IS WHEN
THIS SYSTEM MOVES IN.
PACKED FULL OF MOISTURE.
IT IS GOING TO CREATE SOME
STRONG EAST WIND.
SOME VERY FRIDGED EAST WINDS,
AND WHEN THOSE COLLIDE, THAT IS
WHEN WE GET THE SNOW.
SO SNOW POSSIBILITIES.
SHOWERS END TONIGHT, BUT AGAIN
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
NIGHT, THIS IS WHEN WE SEE THE
SNOW.
SNOW.
SNOW. VALLEY, LESS THAN AN INCH HERE
IN THE METRO AREA, BUT ONE TO
TWO INCHES POSSIBLE SOUTH OF
SALEM BECAUSE AGAIN THAT IS
WHERE THAT. THOSE 20-
INCHES ARE DOWN NEAR THE PAUSE.
WE HAVE SNOW IN THE FORECAST
AND TALK ABOUT THAT PLUS YOUR
THANKSGIVING DAY FORECAST IN
JUST A LITTLE BIT.
>> A LITTLE BLAST OF WINTER
JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAY.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. >>> AND A REMIND TEAR YOU CAN
STAY UP TO DATE ON YOUR
FORECAST ANY TIME BY GOING TO
KGW.COM OR THE NEWS APP.
>>> YOU KNOW, A SERIES OF
STORMS IN THE MIDWEST AND
NORTHEAST COULD CAUSE TROUBLE
FOR THOSE HOLIDAY TRAVELERS.
PARTS OF PENNSYLVANIA WOKE UP
TO SNOW AND ICE THIS MORNING.
TODAY, THOUGH, IS ACTUALLY.
LINDSEY REPORTS.
LINDSEY REPORTS. EVERY.
EVERY.
EVERY. >>> IF YOU ARE TRAVELING FOR
THANKSGIVING, GET READY FOR A
BUSY WEEK ON THE RODS AND IN
THE SKIES.
THE SKIES. IN FACT, THIS YEAR, WE ARE
EXPECTED TO SEE THE MOST
TRAVELERS FOR THANKSGIVING
SINCE 20056789 THAT IS
ACCORDING TO AAA.
THE NUMBERS SHOW 55 MILLION
AMERICANS INCLUDING NEARLY
750,000 OREGONIANS PLAN TO
TRAVEL FOR THE HOLIDAY THIS
YEAR.
YEAR.
YEAR. IF
YEAR. IF YOU ARE FLYING OUT OF PDX,
THE BUSIEST TRAVEL DAY AT THE
AIRPORT ALREADY HAPPENED.
>> THERE IS A MYTH.
AN URBAN MYTH THAT SAYS THE
WEDNESDAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING
IS THE BUSIEST TRAVEL DAY EVER.
FOR US, THAT HAS NEVER REALLY
BEEN THE CASE.
>> AT PDX, FRIDAY WAS THE
BUSIEST WITH MORE THAN 56,000
TRAVELERS.
TRAVELERS. WHY?
WHY?
WHY? SIMONS WITH THE COURT OF
PORTLAND SAYS IT HAS TO DO WITH
SCHOOL SCHEDULES.
SCHOOL SCHEDULES. >> THIS IS THE SECOND OR THIRD
YEAR IN A ROW THAT PORTLAND
PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE HAD PARENT
TEACHER CONFERENCES SO IT TENDS
TO ELONGATE THE TRAVEL DAYS A
LITTLE BIT.
LITTLE BIT. SOME FAMILIES DECIDE TO GET OUT
OF TOWN A LITTLE BIT EARLY AND
HAVE A FEW EXTRA DAYS BECAUSE
THE KINKEDS.
THE KINKEDS. >> THE DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING
WILL BE CLOSE TO FRIDAY WITH AN
ESTIMATED 55,000 TRAVELERS.
IT STILL WON'T BE AS CROWDED AS
OTHER AIRPORTS.
OTHER AIRPORTS. >> IF YOU ARE GOING TO ONE OF
THE HUGE CHICAGO, NEW YORK, LOS
ANGELES, THESE BIGGER MARKETS,
THEY ARE FEELING THE FLUX OF
TRAVEL.
TRAVEL.
TRAVEL. >> IF YOU ARE TRAVELING BY
TRAIN OR TRACK, GET YOUR
TICKETS NOW.
TICKETS NOW. LAST YEAR, THEY SAW 60%
INCREASE IN TRAVELERS THE
WEDNESDAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING
AND THE SUNDAY AFTER.
THE MAJORITY OF OREGONIA IN
ACTIONERS PLAN TO DRIVE TO
THEIR THANKSGIVING DESTINATION.
YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE THE MOST
TRAFFIC ON TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY BETWEEN ABOUT 2:00
AND 7:00 P.M.
LINDSEY NADRICH, KGW NEWS.
>>> NOW TO A DEVELOPING STORY.
ALL NORTHBOUND LANES OF I-205
ARE BACK OPEN AFTER A DEADLY
CRASH.
CRASH.
CRASH. THIS IS WHAT THE INTERSTATE
JUST SOUTH OF SUNNYSIDE ROAD
LOOKED LIKE THIS MORNING.
OFFICIALS SAY A PERSON WAS
STANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
FREEWAY AND GOT HIT BY TWO
CARS.
CARS.
CARS. DRIVERS WERE COOPERATING WITH
INVESTIGATORS.
INVESTIGATORS. >>> IN HILLSBORO, A CRASH
INVOLVING A DUMP TRUCK KILLED A
PERSON AT FIRST AND BASELINE.
HILLSBORO FIRE AND RESCUE
SHARED THESE PHOTOS.
YOU CAN SEE THE CAR IS MANGLED
AND FIREFIGHTERS ARE THERE ON
THE SCENE.
THE SCENE. POLICE SAY TWO PEOPLE WERE IN
THE CAR, ONE OF THEM DIED.
THE OTHER IS IN THE HOSPITAL
TODAY WITH SERIOUS INJURIES.
POLICE SAY THE DRIVER OF THE
DUMP TRUCK WASN'T HURT.
RIGHT NOW, DISCLOSED BETWEEN
OAK AND WASHINGTON AND BASELINE
IS CLOSED BETWEEN SOUTHEAST 2nd
AND 1s.
AND 1s.
AND 1s. >>> WELL, THERE IS A SERIOUS
STOMACH BUG SPREADING THROUGH
THE ALBANY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND
IT CANCELED CLASSINGS AT
PERIWINKLE SCHOOL.
PERIWINKLE SCHOOL. HUNDREDS OF KIDS GOT SICK.
OTHERS HAD TO BE HOSPITALIZED.
OTHER SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN CLEANED
AND ARE OPEN.
THE DISTRICT IS ASKING PARENTS
TO KEEP SICK KIDS HOME.
ONE MOM SAYS HER SON GOT THE
VIRUS AND SO DID LIMITATION OF
MOTION EVERYBODY ELSE ON HIS
BASKETBALL TEAM.
BASKETBALL TEAM. >> THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW, HE
SAT IT UP AND JUST STARTED
VOMITING EVERYWHERE AND IT
NEVER STOPPED.
NEVER STOPPED. SO ABOUT 3:00 A.M., WE FINALLY
GOT UP AND TOOK HIM INTO THE
ER.
ER.
ER. >>
ER. >> OH, THAT IS BRUTAL.
THE SUPERINTENDENT SAYS THE
SYMPTOMS HIT FAST.
THEY INCLUDE A FEVER, BODY
ACHES, CHILLS, AND A SORE
THROAT.
THROAT.
THROAT. >>> IN BEAVERTON, HIGHLAND PARK
MIDDLE SCHOOL IS BACK OPEN.
IT CLOSED FRIDAY BECAUSE
ASBESTO WAS FOUND IN THE GYM.
OVER THE WEEKEND, STAFF TESTED
ALL CLASSROOMS, HALLWAYS AND
OFFICES AND FOUND NOTHING
CONCERNING.
CONCERNING. THE GYM WILL STAY CLOSED FOR
CLEANING AND P.E.
CLASSES WILL HAVE TO BE YOU
HELD OUTSIDE.
HELD OUTSIDE. >>> WE HAVE A REMINDER FOR YOU
THIS AFTERNOON.
THIS AFTERNOON. IF YOU SEE NO PARKING SIGNS ON
A PORTLAND STREET, MOVE YOUR
CAR.
CAR.
CAR. IT
CAR. IT IS LEAF DAY, AND PEABOT
STARTED TOWING PEOPLE THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. CREWS COVERED A LOT OF GROUND
CLEARING LEAVES FROM BURNSIDE
TO NORTHROP AND NORTHWEST
14th TO 21s.
YOU CAN CHECK OUT MAPS AND
SCHEDULES DETAILS WHEN LEAFDAY
CREWS WILL BE IN YOUR AREA.
JUST GO TO PEAPOT'S WEBSITE.
>>> NOW TO THE LATEST IN THE
IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY.
IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY. DEMOCRATS SAY THEY WILL TURN
THE PROCESS OVER TO THE HOUSE
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE IN THE
COMING WEEKS.
COMING WEEKS. EVEN THOUGH DEMOCRATS BELIEVE
THEY HAVE ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO
MOVE FORWARD, IT IS UNCLEAR
WHETHER THERE WILL BE ANY LAST-
MINUTE TESTIMONY.
MINUTE TESTIMONY. HERE IS WHAT COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN
ADAM SCHIFF SAID ON CNN SUNDAY.
>> WE DON'T FORECLOSE THE
POSSIBILITY OF MORE DEPOSITIONS
AND MORE HEARINGS.
WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF
GETTING MORE DOCUMENTS ALL THE
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. >>
TIME. >> MEANWHILE, CALIFORNIA
REPUBLICAN DEVON NUNEZ TOLD FOX
NEWS LAST NIGHT HE MAY SUE
MEDIA OUTLETS.
MEDIA OUTLETS. HE IS UPSET ABOUT REPORTS
ALLEGING HE MET WITH UKRAINE'S
FORMER TOP PROSECUTOR ALL IN AN
EFFORT TO INVESTIGATE THE
BIDENS.
BIDENS.
BIDENS. NUNEZ DECLINED TO COMMENT ON
THE STORIES.
THE STORIES. YOU.
YOU.
YOU. >>>
YOU. >>> FORMER NEW YORK CITY MAYOR
MICHAEL BLOOMBERG IS JOINING
OTHER DEMOCRATS RUNNING FOR
PRESIDENT.
PRESIDENT. OTHER OFFICIAL -- HE OFFICIALLY
ENTERED THE RACE SUNDAY ENDING
WEEKS OF SPECULATION.
IN A STATEMENT, BLOOMBERG SAID
HE IS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT TO
QUOTE, DEFEAT DONALD TRUMP AND
REBUILD AMERICA.
REBUILD AMERICA. ACCORDING TO ADVERTISING
ANALYTICS, BLOOMBERG IS
SPENDING $31 MILLION THIS WEEK
ON TV ADS.
>>> WELL, CHECK THIS OUT.
DOZENS OF VOLUNTEERS WERE UP
VERY BRIGHT AND EARLY THIS
MORNING TO MAKE SURE THAT
FAMILIES HAVE THANKSGIVING
DINNER.
DINNER.
DINNER. THEY PACKED FOOD BOXES AT THE
SUNSHINE DIVISION.
SUNSHINE DIVISION. THE PROGRAM IS CALLED SHARE
THANKSGIVING.
THANKSGIVING. IT IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN ZOO
PANS AND THE PORTLAND POLICE
BUREAU.
BUREAU.
BUREAU. EACH BOX HAS ENOUGH FOOD TO
FEED BETWEEN SIX AND EIGHT
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. WE SPOKE WITH A 99-YEAR-OLD
VOLUNTEER.
VOLUNTEER. HE HAS A HISTORY WITH THE
SUNSHINE DIVISION.
SUNSHINE DIVISION. HE ACTUALLY SERVED AS DEMAND
COMMANDER BACK IN THE 1960s AND
70s.
70s.
70s. >>
70s. >> AYE MET THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. TO HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE LESS
FORTUNATE THAN US.
>> THAT IS AWESOME.
BY THE WAY, SHARE THANKSGIVING
IS IN ITS 13th YEAR.
>>> OKAY, TALKING FOOTBALL FOR
A SECOND.
A SECOND.
A SECOND. OREGON'S PLAY-OFF DREAMS HAVE
BEEN SHATTERED.
BEEN SHATTERED. BIG-TIME.
BIG-TIME.
BIG-TIME. THE DUCKS DROP FROM SIXTH TO
14th IN THE LATEST AP POLL.
OREGON LOST AT ARIZONA STATE ON
SATURDAY SNAPPING THEIR NINE-
GAME WINNING STREAK.
THE DEFENSE STRUGGLED AND
QUARTERBACK JUSTIN HERBERT
THREW TWO INTERCEPTIONS.
FINAL SCORE IS 31-28.
>>> THEY WON SATURDAY BEATING
OREGON STATE 54-53.
>>> THE CIVIL WAR IS COMING UP
THIS SATURDAY N. TODAY'S POLL,
RE-ASKING WHO ARE YOU LOOTING
FOR.
FOR.
FOR. SO
FOR. SO FOR FAR, IT IS A DEAD EVEN
SPLIT.
SPLIT.
SPLIT. 50% FOR THE DUCKS AND 50% FOR
THE BEAVERS.
THE BEAVERS. YOU CAN WEIGH IN RIGHT NOW.
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