>>>
>>> TENANT UNDER KGW NEWS, CRUISE SHIP PASSENGERS
QUARANTINED FOR THE CORONAVIRUS
FINALLY GET THEIR FEET BACK ON
SOLID GROUND.
SOLID GROUND. >>> A CALENDAR FROM THE
PORTLAND FIRE STATION MAKES A
MOCKERY OF THE CITY'S HOMELESS.
>> IF WE ARE LAUGHING OF COURSE
AT PEOPLE, THEN WE ARE
HUMANIZING THEM.
HUMANIZING THEM. >> Reporter: LATER, FLOOD
DAMAGE YOU MIGHT NOT THINK
ABOUT.
ABOUT.
ABOUT. >>
ABOUT. >> WE WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE
ARE TAKING CARE OF.
>> A GROUP RUSHES TO MAKE SURE
FARMERS IN EASTERN OREGON HAVE
ENOUGH HAY TO FEED THEIR
ANIMALS.
ANIMALS.
ANIMALS. >>> ASHAMED ENOUGH WITH THIS
NEGATIVE NATIONAL ATTENTION TO
DO SOMETHING?
DO SOMETHING? >> PREFERS TONIGHT, WESLEY AND
RESIDENTS SOUNDING OFF ABOUT A
BOGUS INVESTIGATION THAT ENDED
AN UNLAWFUL ARREST.
>> THE MEETING TONIGHT WAS THE
FIRST CHANCE FOR RESIDENTS TO
ADDRESS CITY LEADERS ABOUT THE
SHADY INVESTIGATION THAT
RESULTED IN ONE OF THE LARGEST
SETTLEMENTS AND OREGON HISTORY.
MIKE AND REPORTS.
>> Reporter: IT'S CLEAR THAT'S
WHAT'S GOING ON IS TROUBLED TO
THE PEOPLE OF WEST LINN.
THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS WERE
PACKED TONIGHT AND ONE WOMAN
BLURTED OUT SHE'S NEVER SEEN IT
SO FULL IN WHICH THE MAYOR
RESPONDED FOR ALL THE WRONG
REASONS.
REASONS.
REASONS. THIS COMMUNITY WANTS TO KNOW
HOW AND WHY MEMBERS OF ITS OWN
POLICE FORCE CARRIED OUT A RACE
DRIVEN, BOGUS INVESTIGATION.
TENSE MOMENTS INSIDE WEST LINN
CITY HALL.
CITY HALL. A MAN LASHES OUT AT CITY
COUNCIL MEMBERS OVER A SHADY
INVESTIGATION THAT HAS PUT THE
CITY IN THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT.
>> YOU'RE NO BETTER THAN THE
OFFICERS.
OFFICERS.
OFFICERS. YOU GUYS TO TURN A BLIND EYE
AND SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF
YOURSELVES.
YOURSELVES. >> Reporter: FRUSTRATION IS
MOUNTING OVER WHAT HAPPENED
SEVERAL YEARS BACK TO THIS MAN,
MICHAEL FETZER.
MICHAEL FETZER. HE WAS WORKING AT ANB TELLING
IN PORTLAND AND CONCERNED ABOUT
SOME RACIST BEHAVIOR FROM
COWORKERS AND TURNED TO HIS
BOSS FOR HELP.
FEARING A LAWSUIT, THE BOSS
TURNED TO HIS BUDDY, TERRY
TIMMY S, WEST LINN'S POLICE
CHIEF AT THE TIME.
MORE PAPER SAY TIMMY IS ORDERED
HIS OFFICERS TO GO TO PORTLAND
AND INVESTIGATE THEM FOR
UNFOUNDED THEFT, LEADING TO HIS
ARREST.
ARREST.
ARREST. >> I MUST APOLOGIZE FOR THE
DESCRIBED CONDUCT THAT HAS
ESTEEMED OUR COMMUNITY.
>> Reporter: THE MAYOR OF WEST
LINN IN THE CURRENT POLICE
CHIEF TERRY KRUGER ARE BEYOND
DISTURBED BY THE ALLEGATIONS.
>> I WILL NOT TOLERATE RACIAL,
OR ANY OTHER BIAS IN POLICING.
>> Reporter: WHAT HE REFERS TO
AS BIAS POLICING RESULTED IN A
$600,000 SETTLEMENT FOR FETZER.
IF YOU ASK THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE
IN WEST LINN THEY WILL TELL YOU
IT'S NOT ENOUGH FOR WHAT THE
PROFESSOR WENT THROUGH.
>> RANGE WAS THE FIRST THING I
FELT, DISBELIEF.
FELT, DISBELIEF. >> I'M SHAKING, I'M SO UPSET.
IT DISTURBS ME BEYOND
COMPREHENSION.
COMPREHENSION. I MAKE THIS GUY IS UPSET THAT
ONE OF THE OFFICERS CONNECTED
TO THIS WHOLE THING IS STILL
WITH THE WEST LINN POLICE
DEPARTMENT, ALBEIT ON LEAVE.
THE RESIDENCE OF WEST LINN'S
IT'S ABOUT TIME THE CITY CLAIMS
ITS DIGNITY AND RESPECT .
ALTHOUGH THAT MAY BE EASIER
SAID THAN DONE.
>> THIS IS A BLACK EYE TO THE
WEST I LYNN COMMUNITY.
I THINK IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO
HEAL DAMAGE TO A POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
DEPARTMENT. >> Reporter: SEVERAL PEOPLE AT
TONIGHT'S MEETING ASK FOR THE
RESIGNATION OF THE CURRENT WEST
LINN POLICE CHIEF TERRY
KRUGER.
KRUGER.
KRUGER. HE SAID HE WANTS TO SEE HOW
THESE INDEPENDENT
THESE INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATIONS PLAY OUT.
>>> BRAKING IS TO BE AWARE OF
TONIGHT, DEADLY CRASH HAS
NORTHEAST 78 AVENUE CLOSED IN
CLARK COUNTY.
CLARK COUNTY. THIS IS RIGHT NEAR KINGS WAYNE
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL. TIM POSTED THIS PHOTO FROM THE
SCENE.
SCENE.
SCENE. DEPUTIES TELL US A CAR PULLED
OUT OF THE PARKING LOT IN FRONT
OF AN ONCOMING TRUCK.
ONE PERSON WAS KILLED.
THIS IS THE THIRD SERIOUS CRASH
WE HAVE SEEN RECENTLY IN THE
SPOT.
SPOT.
SPOT. >>>
SPOT. >>> DOES THIS LOOK FAMILIAR AT
ALL TO YOU?
OREGON HOUSE REPUBLICANS
REFUSING TO SHOW UP TO TONIGHT'S
SESSION AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
THOSE EMPTY SEATS REMIND US OF
THE WALKOUT THIS SUMMER.
BUT REPUBLICANS SAY TONIGHT THE
BOYCOTT WAS NOT ABOUT THAT.
INSTEAD THEY SAY THEY WANT TO
SLOW THINGS DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
HOUSE MINORITY LEADER CHRISTINE
DRAZEN SAID BECAUSE THINGS MOVE
SO QUICKLY IN A SHORT SESSION,
THIS IS AN EFFORT TO SET THE
PACE THAT ALLOWS OREGONIANS AND
LEGISLATURES AN OPPORTUNITY TO
GAIN IN THE LEGISLATIVE
PROCESS.
PROCESS.
PROCESS. DEMOCRATS AREN'T BUYING IT.
HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER BARBARA
WARNER SAID IN A STATEMENT WHAT
HOUSE REPUBLICANS ARE DOING
TONIGHT IS NOT ABOUT PROTECTING
ANYTHING.
ANYTHING.
ANYTHING. IT'S NOT ABOUT PROCESS, IT'S
NOT ABOUT PACING, IT'S ABOUT
POLITICS.
POLITICS.
POLITICS. HOUSE REPUBLICANS HAVE SAID
THAT THEY WILL BE AT THE
CAPITAL TOMORROW THOUGH, SO OF
COURSE WE WILL LET YOU KNOW
WHAT HAPPENS.
WHAT HAPPENS. >> I THINK EVERYBODY JUST NEEDS
TO LEARN A LITTLE MORE
COMPASSION, NEEDS TO LEARN HOW
TO COMMUNICATE BETTER WITH
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. >>> THAT'S THE RESPONSE FROM
ONE MAN LIVING ON PORTLAND
STREETS AFTER LEARNING ABOUT A
HURTFUL CALENDAR HANGING IN A
PORTLAND FIRE STATION.
THE OREGONIAN FIRST REPORTED ON
THE CALENDAR LAST MONTH, NOW WE
ARE SEEING PHOTOS OF IT,
CAPTIONS MARK PORTLAND'S
HOMELESS COMMUNITY.
HOMELESS COMMUNITY. CATHERINE TALKED WITH ADVOCATES
ABOUT WHAT THEY HOPE COMES OUT
OF THIS.
OF THIS.
OF THIS. >> Reporter: BERLIN
FIREFIGHTERS SPENDING TUESDAY
AFTERNOON THE WAY MANY OF THEIR
COLLEAGUES OFTEN DO, RESPONDING
TO A HOMELESS CAMP.
THIS HOME ON 122nd AND CREAN
DRIVE WAS A SMALL FIRE.
OTHER CALLS ARE DRUG-RELATED,
MEDICAL EMERGENCIES ARE MUCH
BIGGER FIRES.
BIGGER FIRES. AS THE CITY'S HOMELESS CRISIS
INCREASES, THIS IS HARDLY A
FIREFIGHTERS NEW NORMAL.
PERHAPS IT'S WHAT LED TO THIS,
A CALENDAR MARKING MOCKING
PORTLAND'S HOMELESS CAMPS ON
THE SIDE.
THE SIDE.
THE SIDE. IT IS A FIRE STATION 127 ON
SOUTHEAST 122nd.
SOUTHEAST 122nd. IT SPARKED AN INTERNAL
INVESTIGATION.
INVESTIGATION. FIRE CHIEF SARAH BOONE SAID IN
PART, AND UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT
THIS INCIDENT HAS ON BOTH THE
HOUSE THIS COMMUNITY AND THE
EMPLOYEES WHO WORK TIRELESSLY
EVERY DAY TO SERVE OUR
COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. IT IS NOT REFLECTIVE OF WHO WE
ARE, OR WHAT WE STAND FOR.
>> Reporter: THE CALENDAR
FEATURES A TRAVEL BROCHURE TEAM
URGING PEOPLE TO EXPERIENCE THE
GREAT OUTDOORS.
GREAT OUTDOORS. THE CAPTION UNDER ONE PHOTO
SAID, WITH EXPANSIVE VIEWS OF A
CINDERBLOCK WALL AND BASICALLY
NOTHING ELSE, YOU'LL GET A
TRULY RUSTIC EXPERIENCE, THOUGH
THE SANITATION FACILITIES ARE
QUITE LIMITED.
QUITE LIMITED. >> HUMOR CAN BE CONSTRUCTIVE OR
DESCRIPTIVE.
DESCRIPTIVE. BUT OF COURSE IF WE ARE
LAUGHING AT PEOPLE ARE MAKING
FUN OF THEM THEN WE ARE
DEHUMANIZING THEM.
DEHUMANIZING THEM. >> Reporter: THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF STREET ROOTS, THE
NEWSPAPER THAT ADVOCATES FOR
THE HOUSE THIS COMMUNITY AND
VENDORS EXPERIENCE POVERTY,
THEY HOSTED A DIALOGUE BETWEEN
FIREFIGHTERS AND SPENDERS.
MICHAEL PESEK WAS AMONG THEM.
HE'S BEEN LIVING ON THE STREETS
SINCE DECEMBER.
SINCE DECEMBER. >> I CAN SEE THE LAUGHTER AND
THE HUMOR BEHIND IT.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME WE CAN
REALLY MAKE HUMOR AND LAUGHTER
AFTER PUPIL STRUGGLES.
>> Reporter: AS FOR THE
INVESTIGATION SANTOS FOR
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, THAT THOSE
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CALENDAR
WILL GET TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH
THOSE LIVING ON THE STREET TO
TALK WITH THEM FACE-TO-FACE.
>> IT DOES US NO GOOD TO MOCK
PEOPLE, BUT WE CAN FIND JOY
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. >> A SPOKESPERSON FOR PORTLAND
FIRE AND RESCUE EXPECT TO WRAP
UP THE INVESTIGATION NEXT
MONTH.
MONTH.
MONTH. THEY HAVEN'T RELEASED THE NAMES
OR NUMBER OF PEOPLE INVOLVED.
>>> HUNDREDS OF PASSENGERS ON
BOARD A CRUISE SHIP QUARANTINE
BECAUSE OF THE CORONAVIRUS ARE
FINALLY BACK ON DRY LAND
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. THIS IS THE SHIP DOCKED IN A
JAPANESE PORT.
JAPANESE PORT. PASSENGERS ARE SLOWLY BEING
RELEASED FOLLOWING HEALTH
CHECKS.
CHECKS.
CHECKS. YOU'LL PROBABLY REMEMBER A
COUPLE WAS ON BOARD AND
ACCORDING TO AN UPDATE ON THEIR
FACEBOOK PAGE TONIGHT HAS BEEN
A STILL WAITING TO GET OFF THE
SHIP.
SHIP.
SHIP. HIS
SHIP. HIS WIFE TESTED POSITIVE FOR
CORONAVIRUS AND IS STILL IN THE
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL. SHE DID GIVE WORD SHE WOULD
HAVE TO STAY IN JAPAN AT LEAST
TWO MORE WEEKS TO MAKE SURE SHE
IS CLEAR OF THE VIRUS.
>>> ANOTHER COUPLE FROM OREGON
IS A LITTLE HAPPIER TONIGHT,
THEY GET TO COME HOME.
FRANK AND HANNAH HOLLIMAN FROM
THE SALEM AREA.
THEY HAVE BEEN QUARANTINED AT
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE IN
CALIFORNIA.
CALIFORNIA. THE COUPLE WAS VISITING HOPES
FAMILY IN THE HUGH BAY PROVINCE
FOR THE NEW YEAR.
>> ON THE 21st, WE WOKE UP IN
THE MORNING AND THE GOVERNMENT
HAD LOCKED DOWN THE ENTIRE
PROVINCE.
PROVINCE.
PROVINCE. >> THE CORONAVIRUS STARTED IN
THAT PROVINCE.
THAT PROVINCE. NO PLANES, TRAINS BEING ALLOWED
IN OR OUT.
FRANK AND HOPE AND STAY IN A
HOUSE FOR TWO WEEKS WITH 15 OF
HOPES RELATIVES.
HOPES RELATIVES. HE FINALLY GOT PERMISSION TO
LEAVE THE VILLAGE AND WERE ABLE
TO GET ON THE U.S. EVACUATION
FLIGHT.
FLIGHT.
FLIGHT. THE COUPLE AND EVERYONE ELSE ON
BOARD HAVE THE STAFF AIR FORCE
BASE FOR TWO WEEKS WHILE
OFFICIALS MADE SURE THEY DIDN'T
HAVE THE CORONAVIRUS.
>> THE STAFF WAS NOT ONLY VERY
PROFESSIONAL, THEY WERE VERY
PERSONABLE, VERY CARING.
>> THEY ARE FLYING BACK TO
PORTLAND TOMORROW AND ARE VERY
ANXIOUS TO SEE FAMILY.
>>> CLOSING ARGUMENTS IN THE
DEADLY MAX ATTACK TRIAL ARE SET
FOR TOMORROW.
FOR TOMORROW. IT IS THE LAST STEP FOUR JURORS
DECIDE JEREMY CHRISTIAN'S FATE.
HE IS FACING 12 CHARGES,
INCLUDING TWO COUNTS OF FIRST-
DEGREE MURDER AND ONE OF
ATTEMPTED MURDER.
ATTEMPTED MURDER. HE IS ACCUSED OF STABBING THREE
MEN ON A TRAIN IN 2017. TWO OF
THEM DIED.
THEM DIED. CHRISTIAN IS PLEADING NOT
GUILTY USING THE INSANITY
DEFENSE.
DEFENSE.
DEFENSE. A FORMER PROSECUTOR, WHO IS NOT
TIED TO THE CASE, LS US
CLOSING ARGUMENTS COULD