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>>> THIS
>>> THIS IS KGW NEWS AT SUNRISE.
SUNRISE.
SUNRISE. >>> TRACKING A CORONAVIRUS
OUTBREAK IN EASTERN OREGON.
99 PEOPLE IN UNION COUNTY OF
THE VIRUS OF THE NUMBERS ARE
PART OF A LARGER SPIKE THAT WE
ARE SEEING ACROSS THE STATE.
YESTERDAY, WE SAW RECORD NUMBERS
. HOW OFFICIALS ARE SCRAMBLING
TO TRACE AND CONTAIN THE VIRUS.
>>> OF THE BIG STORY, THOUSANDS
OF PEOPLE ONCE AGAIN MARCH
ACROSS THE BURNSIDE BRIDGE TO
PIONEER SQUARE CALLING FOR
POLICE REFORM.
POLICE REFORM. OTHERS TO THE MESSAGE TO THE
JUSTICE CENTER WHERE WE HAVE
SEEN CLASHES BETWEEN
DEMONSTRATORS AND POLICE NIGHT
AFTER NIGHT.
AFTER NIGHT. ONE THING THAT WAS DIFFERENT.
THE POLICE TOOK DOWN THE BIG
FENCE AND KEPT UP THE SMALLER
ONE.
ONE.
ONE. WHY
ONE. WHY THEY SAY IT WAS IMPORTANT
TO TAKE DOWN THE BARRIER.
>>> GOOD MORNING.
IT IS TUESDAY, JUNE 16.
WE HAVE REACHED THE BACK HALF
OF JUNE.
OF JUNE.
OF JUNE. SUMMER ARRIVES THIS WEEKEND AND
THIS IS THE PORTION OF THE
PROGRAM WHERE ROD HILL ARRIVES
ON THE SCENE.
>>> IT IS GOING TO BE THE START
OF SUMMER AT 2:43 LOCAL TIME.
THE EARLY RISERS, HELLO.
WE ARE OFF TO A WET START.
HERE IS A LOOK AT DOPPLER
RADAR.
RADAR.
RADAR. YOU SEE THE RAIN BEFORE YOU GET
OUT.
OUT.
OUT. IT
OUT. IT IS UP NEAR TO THE EAST RIGHT
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. THE
NOW. THE HEAVIER RAIN POCKET SHOWING
UP ON YELLOW OVER THE RANGE
BETWEEN TILLAMOOK AND ASTORIA.
ARE COMING INTO PORTLAND EARLY
THIS MORNING, IT IS A WET DRIVE
. THE RAIN WILL BE A SCATTERED
PATTERN THIS AFTERNOON.
I WILL LOOK FOR A PACK OF SMALL
HAIL TODAY.
HAIL TODAY. TEMPERATURES FOR THE SECOND
STRAIGHT DAY UP TO ABOUT 65
DEGREES.
DEGREES.
DEGREES. THE WARMER SEVEN DAY IS COMING
UP SHORTLY.
UP SHORTLY. >>> WE WILL SEE YOU IN A FEW.
>>> AND THE TOP STORIES,
PROTESTS AT THE JUSTICE CENTER
LOOKED DIFFERENT LAST NIGHT.
HUNDREDS WERE STILL OUT WITH
THE FENCE, WHICH HAS BECOME A
SYMBOL OF DIVISION BETWEEN THE
DEMONSTRATORS AND POLICE, IS
NOW GONE.
NOW GONE.
NOW GONE. THEY TOOK DOWN THE BARRIER ON
THE WEST SIDE OF THIRD AVENUE.
IN AN EFFORT TO HAVE A DIALOGUE
WITH THE COMMUNITY AND START
HEALING.
HEALING.
HEALING. WE DID SEE SEVERAL PROTESTERS
AND POLICE HAVE THE DIALOGUE.
YOU CAN SEE THAT IT WAS A
LITTLE BIT EASIER RIGHT THERE
TO HAVE THOSE TYPES OF
CONVERSATIONS, BUT DESPITE THE
SCENES LIKE THIS, THERE WAS
STILL CHAOS LAST NIGHT.
PPB TWEETED THAT PORTLAND PYRE
PARTER OF THE SAFETY.
THEY DECLARED AN UNLAWFUL
ASSEMBLY AND TOLD EVERYONE TO
GO HOME OR RISK BEING ARRESTED.
A SKATEBOARD SHOP WAS SMASHED
AND A STORE LOT LOOTED.
AN OFFICER WAS HIT IN THE HEAD
WITH A LARGE ROCK AND WAS TAKEN
TO THE HOSPITAL.
ARE CAMERAS CAUGHT THIS OFFICER
GETTING INTO THE BACK OF AN
AMBULANCE.
AMBULANCE. POLICE SAY THEY ARRESTED AT
LEAST 10 PEOPLE LAST NIGHT AND
WE ARE WAITING ON SOME OF THE
DETAILS AND GET YOU MORE
INFORMATION AS SOON AS WE HAVE
IT.
IT.
IT. >>>
IT. >>> ANOTHER POWERFUL SCENE PAY
PLAYING OUT IN THE BURNSIDE
BRIDGE LAST NIGHT.
THAT IS WHEN PEOPLE WERE
WALKING FROM REVOLUTION HALL TO
DOWNTOWN.
DOWNTOWN.
DOWNTOWN. THE GROUP THAT LED THE MARCH IS
CALLED ROSE CITY JUSTICE.
THEY WANT TO DEFUND THE POLICE
BUREAU.
BUREAU.
BUREAU. >>> PRESIDENT TRUMP WILL SIGN A
EXECUTIVE ORDER ON POLICE
REFORM TODAY AND CITIES ARE
TAKING ACTION OF THEIR OWN.
TRACIE POTTS HAS MORE ON THAT
AND THE COMPETING REFORM BILLS
BETWEEN DEMOCRATS AND
REPUBLICANS.
REPUBLICANS. >> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP IS
EXPECTED TO SIGN UP EXECUTIVE
ORDER THAT TRACKS POLICE
MISCONDUCT AND ENCOURAGES
OFFICERS TO CALL MENTAL HEALTH
PROFESSIONALS TO THE SCENE AND
OFFERS FEDERAL GRANTS TO
DEPARTMENTS THAT CURTAIL THE
USE OF FORCE.
>> WE WANT LAW AND ORDER.
IT IS NOT LAW AND ORDER BUT IT
IS ABOUT JUSTICE ALSO.
IT IS ABOUT SAFETY.
>> Reporter: DEMOCRATS WANT
MORE.
MORE.
MORE. THEY WANT CHILL COLDS OUTLAWED.
>> THAT IS STRANGULATION.
THAT IS A LYNCHING.
>>> AS THEY CALL FOR BOLD
REFORMS, REPUBLICANS WHEN
UNVEILED THE IDEAS THIS WEEK
AND PUSH DISCUSSION TO THE END
OF JULY.
OF JULY.
OF JULY. >> I THINK WAITING A MONTH IS A
BAD DECISION.
BAD DECISION. >>> CITIES ARE NOT WAITING FOR
WASHINGTON TO ACT.
THE ATLANTA MAYOR IS ORDERING
OFFICERS TO INTERVENE AND DE-
ESCALATE IS.
ESCALATE IS. >> OR CHANGE IN THE WAY THAT WE
POLICE IN OUR CITY.
>> Reporter: THE NEW YORK
POLICE COMMISSIONER IS SHIFTING
OFFICERS FROM ANTICRIME TO OTHER
AREAS.
AREAS.
AREAS. >>
AREAS. >> IT IS TIME TO MOVE FORWARD
AND CHANGE AND WE POLICE IN THE
CITY.
CITY.
CITY. WE
CITY. WE CAN DO WITH BRAINS, WE CAN
MOVE AWAY FROM BRUTE FORCE.
PEACEFUL PROTESTERS ARE PITCHING
TENTS AND TAKING OVER SIX CITY
BLOCKS REFUSING TO LEAVE UNTIL
THEY SEE CHANGE.
>>> AS TRACY MENTIONED,
PROTESTERS ARE NOT LEAVING THE
SEATTLE AREA THAT THEY HAVE
CALLED CHOP, CAPITOL HILL
OCCUPIED PROTEST.
OCCUPIED PROTEST. THEY ARE TAKING STEPS TOWARD
CHANGE.
CHANGE.
CHANGE. THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED
UNANIMOUSLY TO BAN POLICE FROM
USING CHILL COLDS, TEAR GAS, AND
PEPPER SPRAY AFTER IT WAS
REPEATEDLY USED ON
DEMONSTRATORS.
DEMONSTRATORS. THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO
DISPLAY BADGE NUMBERS.
PROTESTERS ARE DEMANDING
REDUCED FUNDING FOR POLICE AND
THE RELEASE OF ARRESTED
PROTESTERS.
PROTESTERS. >>> HERE ARE THREE THINGS TO
KNOW ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. NUMBER 1, OREGON REPORTED 184
NEW CASES YESTERDAY.
THAT IS THE HIGHEST NUMBER IN A
SINGLE DAY SINCE THE PANDEMIC
STARTED.
STARTED.
STARTED. >>> TAKE A LOOK AT THAT CHART
THAT SHOWS THE NUMBER OF NEW
INFECTIONS.
INFECTIONS. 7 OUT OF THE LAST 9 DAYS,
OREGON REPORTED 100 NEW CASES
PER DAY, ALMOST ALL OF
YESTERDAY'S CASES WERE FROM
UNION COUNTY WHICH REPORTED 99
NEW CASES.
NEW CASES. MANY OF THEM ARE LINKED TO THE
LIGHTHOUSE UNITED PENTECOSTAL
CHURCH IN LAGRANDE.
>>> GOVERNOR KATE BROWN IS
PLANNING TO RELEASE 100 INMATES
BECAUSE OF CORONAVIRUS
CONCERNS.
CONCERNS.
CONCERNS. A GROUP OF LAWMAKERS WANT HER
TO RELEASE CLOSE TO 2000.
THE OREGON PRISONS ARE CROWDED
AND INFECTION RATES HAVE
SPIKED.
SPIKED.
SPIKED. AT ONE POINT, THE OREGON STATE
PENITENTIARY A HAD THE LARGEST
OUTBREAK WITH 160 INMATES
INFECTED ALONG WITH DOZENS OF
STAFF.
STAFF.
STAFF. ONE PERSON IN CUSTODY HAS DIED
OF THE VIRUS.
>>> AND OREGON STATE
UNIVERSITY'S COVID-19 TESTING
PROJECT IS EXPANDING TO NEWPORT
AFTER MORE THAN 120 WORKERS
TESTED POSITIVE.
TESTED POSITIVE. OSU STUDENTS HAVE TEAMED UP
WITH HEALTHCARE WORKERS
OFFERING FREE TESTING TO
RANDOMLY SELECTED HOMES IN
DIFFERENT CITIES AROUND OREGON.
THE INFORMATION HELPS WITH
CONTACT TRACING.
CONTACT TRACING. THE TEAM OPENED UP TESTING IN
NEWPORT UNDER 20 AND JUNE 21.
THOSE OF THREE THINGS TO KNOW
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. >>> WITH COVID CASES SPIKING IN
ALMOST HALF OF THE COUNTRY,
RESEARCHERS ARE WORKING NONSTOP
TO DEVELOP A VACCINE.
THE GOVERNMENT IS GIVING
FEDERAL FUNDING TO FIVE VACCINE
PROJECTS, HOPING ONE OR MORE OF
THEM WILL PREVENT PEOPLE FROM
GETTING COVID-19.
GETTING COVID-19. KEEP IN MIND THAT DEVELOPERS
ARE WORKING FASTER THAN THEY
EVER HAVE BEFORE.
THERE TRYING TO DO SOMETHING IN
MONTHS THAT USUALLY TAKES
YEARS.
YEARS.
YEARS. NEXT MONTH, THE BIOTECH FIRM
MODERNA WILL BE IN THE PHASE 3
TESTING OF THE VACCINE HERE IN
THE U.S. THAT IS THE VERY LAST
STEP BEFORE FDA APPROVAL.
>>> TO THE ECONOMIC
REPERCUSSIONS.
REPERCUSSIONS. THE MOST FAMOUS THAI FOOD IN
PORTLAND IS SADLY MAKING THE
DECISION TO CLOSE ALL BUT ONE
LOCATION.
LOCATION.
LOCATION. LIKE MOST EVERY RESTAURANT,
THEY HAVE DIRE FINANCIAL
PROBLEMS BECAUSE OF THE
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. THE CHEF AND OWNER POSTED THIS
LETTER ON SOCIAL MEDIA
YESTERDAY SAYING IT IS UNSAFE
FOR HIS WORKERS TO RETURN IF
THE STATE DOES NOT HAVE A SOLID
PLAN FOR TESTING AND NO
MANDATORY MASK POLICY.
MULTNOMAH COUNTY RESTAURANTS
ARE STILL NOT OPEN FOR IN
PERSON DINING AND THEY SAY THE
COST INCURRED WHILE WAITING FOR
THAT TO HAPPEN ARE DRAINING HIS
BUSINESS.
BUSINESS.
BUSINESS. THE LOCATIONS IN SOUTHWEST
NORTHWEST AND NORTHEAST ARE NOW
CLOSED PERMANENTLY.
CLOSED PERMANENTLY. HE DOES HOPE THAT HE COULD AND
INCH EVENTUALLY REOPEN THE NEW
LOCATION ON SOUTHEAST DIVISION.
>>> A LANDMARK DECISION BY THE
U.S. SUPREME COURT IS A HUGE
WIN FOR THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY.
>>> THEY WORLD THAT EMPLOYEES
CANNOT BE FIRED OR
DISCRIMINATED AGAINST. DEVON
HASKINS BREAKS DOWN THE MEANING
AND REACTION FROM THE LGBTQ
COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. >> Reporter: IN A 6-3 VOTE, THE
SPRING COURT RULED THAT THE
CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964, WHICH
MADE IT ILLEGAL TO DISCRIMINATE
AGAINST SOMEONE BASED ON SEX,
NOW INCLUDES SEXUAL ORIENTATION
AND TRANSGENDER STATUS.
OTHER SAY IT SHOULD COME FROM
CONGRESS, NOT THE COURTS.
>> I'M ELATED BY THE SUPREME
COURT RULING TODAY.
THIS IS GREAT NEWS FOR ALL
CITIZENS OF THE COUNTRY.
>> Reporter: WHEN SHE ENTERED
THE WORKFORCE 20 YEARS AGO, SHE
SAID SHE TRIED TO FIT IN.
>> THERE A TON OF PEOPLE GO TO
WORK AND NOT FEELING SAFE TO BE
WHO THEY FULLY ARE AND SO, WHEN
I ENTERED THE WORKPLACE, I IN A
WAY TRIED TO WATER DOWN OR
NEUTRALIZE PARTS OF ME TO FIT
IN.
IN.
IN. >>>
IN. >>> THEY SAY IT IS LONG
OVERDUE.
OVERDUE.
OVERDUE. THEY SAY ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO,
SHE WAS FIRED FOR HER
LIFESTYLE.
LIFESTYLE. >> I THINK ANYTIME THAT TO
THERE IS AN INJUSTICE, THERE IS
AN INJUSTICE FOR EVERYONE.
EQUALITY SHOULD BE NO DIFFERENT
FOR ANY CLASS OF INDIVIDUAL OR
GROUP.
GROUP.
GROUP. >>
GROUP. >> Reporter: OREGON IS ONE OF
21 STATES WITH AN
ANTIDISCRIMINATION LAW IN
PLACE.
PLACE.
PLACE. FOR OREGONIANS, NOT MUCH
CHANGES.
CHANGES.
CHANGES. >> WE HAVE HAD SEXUAL
ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY
NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BOOKS
FOR A WHILE, SO WHAT IT DOES
MEAN IS THAT THE CURRENT
PROTECTIONS THAT OREGONIANS
HAVE WILL CARRY WITH THEM AS
THEY LEAVE THE STATE.
>>> SENDER JEFF MERKLEY SENT
OUT A STATEMENT THAT SAID, THE
SUPREME COURT MADE THE RIGHT
DECISION TODAY.
DECISION TODAY. LEGAL EXPERTS SAY THIS COULD
IMPACT TRUMP'S RECENT DECISION
TO REMOVE PROTECTIONS FOR
TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS SEEKING
HEALTHCARE.
HEALTHCARE. >>> LET'S GET AN UPDATE ON THE
FORECAST FROM A ROD HILL.
LESS RAIN THIS TIME THAN
YESTERDAY?
YESTERDAY? THAT IS MY SCIENTIFIC
ASSESSMENT.
ASSESSMENT. >> YOU KNOW, IT IS A TYPE.
CAN WE CALL IT A TIE?
>> IT IS THE FINAL WET DAY THAT
WE WILL SEE FOR A WHILE.
THE RAIN CHANCES QUICKLY ENDING
QUICKLY.
QUICKLY.
QUICKLY. WE THINK THIS EVENING.
THE UPPER LEVEL LOAVES NIPPING
THE AREA GETTING THE RAIN
MOVING IN ON THE BOTTOM SIDE OF
THAT AND AGAIN, AS YOU LOOK OF
THE RADAR, YOU CAN SEE THE RAIN
IS PRETTY WIDESPREAD.
THERE WILL BE SOME DRIER
CONDITIONS IF YOU PLANS TO BE
DOWN IN THE SOUTHERN OREGON
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. HERE IS A LOOK AT HOW
WIDESPREAD THE RAIN IS.
WE ARE CALLING IT A RAINY
MORNING WITH A SCATTERED SHOWER
PATTERN THIS AFTERNOON.
IT IS MUCH MORE UNSTABLE TODAY
THAN YESTERDAY.
THAN YESTERDAY. THE ODDS OF SEEING DARKENING
SKIES AND BILLOWING CLOUDS AND
GETTING CAUGHT WITH SOME HAIL
IN THE DOWNPOUR IS MUCH BETTER
THAN THE 24 HOURS AGO.
THE FUTURECAST SHOWS SHOWERS
MOVING THROUGH DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS AND HERE IS
6:00 P.M.
6:00 P.M.
6:00 P.M. GETTING INTO THIS EVENING, YOU
FOLKS UP THE COAST POTENTIALLY
HAVE DRY WEATHER BY ABOUT 5:00
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. HOW ABOUT THAT?
53 IN DOWNTOWN PORTLAND.
EVERYBODY HAS A CHANCE FOR RAIN
IN THE FORECAST.
FROM THE CASCADES OFF TO THE
EAST, THERE'S A CHANCE OF
THUNDER AND LIGHTNING.
HERE'S THE DRY RUN.
WE HAVE LOWERED SUNDAY TO 77.
ARE WE GOING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT
THAT?
THAT?
THAT? ARE
THAT? ARE WE?
ARE WE?
ARE WE? >> NO WAY.
WE LOVE THAT.
WHAT A STREET.
>>> DREW IS JOINING US AFTER
THE BREAK.
THE BREAK. WHAT YOU HAVE COMING UP?
>>> THE PANDEMIC HAS FORCED A
LOT OF PEOPLE TO CHANGE THE WAY
THEY GO ABOUT THEIR JOBS.
WE HAVE A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF
THIS IN LINCOLN CITY.
WE WILL SHOW YOU A WOMAN WHO
HAS MADE THE TRANSITION FROM
CHEF TO BAKER AND IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR A COOKIE CRAZE
THAT IS DELIVERING SMILES ON
THE COAST.
THE COAST. >>> AND WE ARE ALSO TAKING A
LOOK AT SUMMER CAMPS THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. A LOT OF CAMPS HAVE BEEN