>>>
>>> DANGER FROM ABOVE. >> IT IS.
>> IT IS.
>> IT IS. IT HAPPENS A LOT MORE THAN YOU
THINK.
THINK.
THINK. YOU'LL BE DRIVING DOWN THE
ROAD, IT WILL POP.
>> SUN ROOFS EXPLODING, AND
MORE OFTEN THAN YOU MIGHT
THINK.
THINK.
THINK. WHY SOME SUSPECT NEWER CARS ARE
MORE VULNERABLE.
MORE VULNERABLE. >> 911, WHAT'S THE ADDRESS OF
YOUR EMERGENCY?
YOUR EMERGENCY? >> GRIPS 911 CALLS FROM THE
LAST CALL A SPRINGFIELD MAN
EVER MADE, BEFORE HE TRIED TO
ESCAPE POLICE.
ESCAPE POLICE. >>> AND MEET THE MAN WHO TURNED
AN EMPTY FIELD IN LEBANON IN A
BUSTLING COMMUNITY, THAT
CONNECTS RURAL OREGONIANS TO A
LIFESAVING RESULT.
LIFESAVING RESULT. >>> LET'S START WITH A GROWING
PROBLEM YOU MAY NOT HAVE HEARD
ABOUT.
ABOUT.
ABOUT. CAR SUN ROOFS EXPLODING WITHOUT
WARNING.
WARNING.
WARNING. IT'S HAPPENING MORE OFTEN THAN
YOU MIGHT THINK.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US.
I'M LAURAL PORTER.
>> I'M CHRIS WILLIS.
WE FOUND A SURPRISING AMOUNT OF
CASES OF SPONTANEOUS SUN ROOF
EXPLOSIONS.
EXPLOSIONS. HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS
NATIONWIDE.
NATIONWIDE. IT'S A BIG PROBLEM, BUT NOT ONE
THAT A LOT OF CAR MAKERS ARE
TALKING ABOUT, BUT WE ARE,
BECAUSE IF YOU HAVE A SUN ROOF
IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANYTIME.
IT EVEN HAPPENED TO A WOMAN
FROM VANCOUVER.
FROM VANCOUVER. LISA WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD.
>> YOU HEAR THIS LOUD, KIND OF
GUNSHOT.
GUNSHOT.
GUNSHOT. I LOOK AROUND, THINKING I WAS
IN A WRECK.
>> Reporter: THAT WASN'T THE
CASE.
CASE.
CASE. NO
CASE. NO GUNSHOT, NO WRECK, NO ONE
HIT HER.
HIT HER.
HIT HER. >> NO, IT WAS MY SUN ROOF.
>> Reporter: WHAT DID SHE SAY?
>> IT WAS MY SUN ROOF.
>> Reporter: HER SUN ROOF
EXPLODED?
EXPLODED?
EXPLODED? THAT'S HARD TO BELIEVE, AND SHE
KNOWS IT.
KNOWS IT.
KNOWS IT. >> EVERY TIME I TELL SOMEONE
THAT, I ALWAYS HAVE TO REPEAT
IT.
IT.
IT. THEY'RE LIKE WHAT?
SAY THAT AGAIN.
MY SUN ROOF EXPLODED.
>> Reporter: THE TRUTH IT
SHOULD NOT BE HARD TO BELIEVE,
BECAUSE IT'S HAPPENING ALL OVER
THE COUNTRY.
THE COUNTRY. IT'S PROBABLY NOT A COMMON
TOPIC TO RESEARCH WHEN BUYING A
NEW CAR.
NEW CAR.
NEW CAR. BUT IF YOU SEARCH MY SUN ROOF
EXPLODED, YOU CAN READ ABOUT IT
FOR HOURS.
FOR HOURS. EXPLODING SUN ROOFS IS A THING.
>> IT IS.
>> IT IS.
>> IT IS. IT HAPPENS A LOT MORE THAN YOU
THINK.
THINK.
THINK. YOU'LL BE DRIVING DOWN THE
ROAD, IT WILL POP.
>> Reporter: TRACY IS THE OWNER
OF ROSE CITY SUN ROOFS.
HE'S BEEN AT IT FOR DECADES.
HE SAYS SPONTANEOUS EXPLODING
SUN ROOFS MAY BE HARD FOR SOME
OF US TO BELIEVE, BUT NOT HIM.
>> WHEN I FIRST STARTED I DID 3
TO 5 A MONTH.
NOW I'M DOING 15 TO 40.
>> 15 TO 40 A MONTH.
>> Reporter: THERE IS AN
EXPLANATION.
EXPLANATION. THEY'RE GETTING BIGGER, THE
GLASS IS TEMPERED.
>> THEY MAKE THEM A LOT
LIGHTER, WHICH IS GOING TO GIVE
YOU THE BETTER FUEL MILEAGE.
>> Reporter: THE NATIONAL
TRANSPORTATION SAFETY
TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ADMINISTRATION HAS ISSUED NO
MANDATORY RECALLS.
MANDATORY RECALLS. >> IT IS, BECAUSE IF THEY KNOW
IT'S HAPPENING, I'M SURPRISED
THEY'RE NOT FIXING IT.
>> Reporter: "CONSUMER REPORTS"
SAYS THERE HAVE BEEN CLOSE TO
1,000 COMPLAINTS ON HUNDREDS OF
MODELS FROM DOZENS OF
AUTOMAKERS.
AUTOMAKERS. LISA WAS DRIVING A BRAND NEW
AUDI.
AUDI.
AUDI. >>
AUDI. >> A LITTLE SURPRISED, LIKE I
WAS THE ONLY ONE THIS HAS EVER
HAPPENED TO.
HAPPENED TO. THEIR ANSWER WAS A ROCK
PROBABLY HIT IT.
>> Reporter: BUT THERE WAS NO
MAGIC ROCK, AND LISA DID NOT
WANT A FILE A CLAIM WITH HER
INSURANCE COMPANY, BUT EXPERTS
SAY UNLESS AUTOMAKERS
ACKNOWLEDGE THERE'S A PROBLEM,
IN WHAT APPEARS TO BE A
MANUFACTURING DEFECT, THERE'S A
GOOD CHANCE YOU'LL END UP
PAYING FOR IT.
>> IF YOU YELL AND SCREAM
ENOUGH, YOU MIGHT GET THE
DEALERSHIP TO PAY FOR IT.
>> THEY DID COVER IT WITH A
WARRANTY.
WARRANTY.
WARRANTY. >> THEY DID, YES.
>> Reporter: THE NATIONAL
HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY
ADMINISTRATION SAYS THE SCION
TV, KIA SORENTO, NISSAN MURANO,
AND THE KIA OPTIMA RECEIVED THE
MOST REPORTS OF EXPLODING SUN
ROOFS, BUT THERE ARE REPORTS OF
DOZENS OF AUTOMAKERS.
THE NHTSA IS AWARE OF THE
PROBLEM, AND IS
INVESTIGATIONING, BUT SO FAR NO
RESOLUTION HAS BEEN OFFERED.
IF YOU HAVE A STORY FOR OUR
INVESTIGATIVE TEAM, EMAIL OUR
INVESTIGATIVE TEAM, OR CALL OUR
IT TIP LINE.
>>> HERE'S AN EXCITING MEDICAL
BREAKTHROUGH.
BREAKTHROUGH. DOCTORS AT OHSU HAVE MADE A
HUGE BREAKTHROUGH IN THE FIGHT
AGAINST MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS.
THIS BRINGS HOPE TO THE NEARLY
HALF A MILLION AMERICANS LIVING
WITH THE DISEASE.
DEVIN HASKINS JOINS US FROM THE
NEWSROOM.
NEWSROOM.
NEWSROOM. THIS NEW DRUG COULD CHANGE THE
LIFESTYLE OF THOSE WHO HAVE MS.
>> THAT'S RIGHT, LAUREL.
MS AFFECTS THE NERVES FOR THOSE
LIVING WITH IT.
THINK OF A COPPER WIRE.
THE INSULATION AROUND IT
PROTECTS IT, JUST LIKE MYLAN.
IT'S THE PROTECTIVE BARRIER
THAT PROTECTS OUR NERVES.
MS BREAKS DOWN THAT BARRIER.
THIS DRUG COULD REPAIR IT.
>> DIAGNOSED WITH MS IN 1995.
>> IT'S TAKEN AWAY, BUT IT'S
ALSO GIVEN ME A LOT MORE
INSIGHT, AND BLESSINGS THAN I
WOULD HAVE EVER KNOWN.
>> THE OVER 400,000 AFFECTED BY
THE DISEASE, LIVING IN THE
UNITED STATES.
UNITED STATES. FOR THE LAST 20 PLUS YEARS --
>> IT'S BEEN BAD DAYS.
I THINK PEOPLE WITH MS LIVE
VERY FULL LIVES, BUT THEY'RE
ALSO MANAGING THEIR LIVES WITH
THE FACULTIES THAT THEY MAY BE
MISSING.
MISSING.
MISSING. >> FOR ME IT'S A BIG DEAL,
BECAUSE I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO
MAKE MEDICINE.
MAKE MEDICINE. >> Reporter: TOM SCANLAN IS A
DOCTORATE OHSU.
DOCTORATE OHSU. HE LATER LEARNED IT WOULD ALSO
STOP THE PROGRESSION OF MS.
>> I FEEL WE'RE CLOSER THAN
I'VE EVER BEEN IN MAKING THIS
INTO A NEW MEDICINE THAT WOULD
HELP PEOPLE.
HELP PEOPLE. >> Reporter: THEY FOUND OVER
TIME, THE DRUG STOPS THE
BREAKDOWN OF MYLAN, AND CAN
EVEN REPAIR THE DAMAGED.
CHECK OUT THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THESE TWO BRAIN SCANS
OF A MOUSE UNDERGOING THE
TREATMENT.
TREATMENT. >> THERE ARE NO MEDICINES
AVAILABLE TODAY THAT REPAIR
MYLAN.
MYLAN.
MYLAN. THERE ARE MS MEDICATIONS THAT
HELP WITH THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
ASPECTS OF THE DISEASE, BUT
THEY DON'T REPAIR THE DAMAGED
MYLAN THAT HAPPENS WITH THESE
IMMUNE SYSTEM FLARE UPS.
>> Reporter: THAT IS EXCITING
NEWS.
NEWS.
NEWS. >>
NEWS. >> I THINK PEOPLE WITH MS ARE
MASTERS OF MANAGEMENT, AND TO
KNOW THAT THERE IS HOPE THAT
THEY DON'T HAVE TO MANAGE AS
HARD WOULD BE AMAZING.
>> Reporter: SO TO BE CLEAR,
THIS ISN'T A CURE.
BUT IT'S STILL OUT THERE, AND
IT'S STILL A FEW YEARS OUT.
THE FIRST HAS IT TO GO THROUGH
HUMAN CLINICAL TRIALS, AND AS
WELL AS GETTING APPROVED BY THE
FDA.
FDA.
FDA. BUT
FDA. BUT AGAIN, IT'S ON THE ROAD.
BACK TO YOU.
>> PROGRESS BEING MADE.
DEVIN HASKINS LIVE.
>>> VIDEO AND 911 DISPATCH
AUDIO IS HELPING US PIECE
TOGETHER A DEADLY SHOOTING
INVOLVING THE SPRINGFIELD
POLICE DEPARTMENT LAST MONTH.
THE PERSON SHOT AND KILLED BY
OFFICERS TRIED TO SPEED AWAY
FROM THEM DURING A TRAFFIC STOP
AND THEN AT ONE POINT, HE EVEN
CALLED 911 ON THE COPS.
>> 911, WHAT'S THE ADDRESS?
I NEED YOU TO LISTEN TO WHAT
THE OFFICERS ARE TELLING YOU TO
DO, OKAY?
DO, OKAY?
DO, OKAY? >> THAT IS THE LAST CALL STACY
KENNY WOULD EVER MAKE.
POLICE PULLED KENNY OVER, BUT
HE DROVE OFF, TWICE.
ON THEIR THIRD ATTEMPT TO STOP
HIM, OFFICERS BOX HIM IN, AND
DRAW THEIR GUNS.
AT ONE POINT, THEY EVEN BREAK
HIS CAR DOOR WINDOW AND TRY AND
TASE HIM.
TASE HIM.
TASE HIM. IT DOESN'T WORK, SO THEY OPEN
HIS DOOR AND TRY TO REMOVE HIM.
THAT'S WHEN KENNY TAKES OFF A
THIRD TIME.
THIRD TIME. THIS TIME WITH AN OFFICER
HANGING OUT OF THE CAR.
>> HE JUST TOOK OFF.
>> FIRED, WE ARE ALL OKAY.
BAD GUY DOWN.
>> THE OFFICER FIRED HIS GUN
FIVE TIMES WHAT TIME KENNY WAS
DRIVING ABOUT 70 MILES AN HOUR.
KENNY WAS KILLED, AND CRASHED
INTO A DELIVERY TRUCK.
THE OFFICER BROKE HIS ARM, BUT
SURVIVED.
SURVIVED.
SURVIVED. >>> THE MANAGER AT SEARS OF
GRANT'S PASS WAS RUN OVER WHILE
TRYING TO STOP A THIEF WHO GOT
AWAY WITH $100,000 WORTH OF
TOOLS.
TOOLS.
TOOLS. FELICIA SAID HER SHIFT STARTED
NORMALLY ENOUGH, UNTIL SHE SAW
A MAN START GRABBING TOOLS FROM
THE STORE SHELVES, WALK OVER
TO THE COUNTER, LIKE HE WAS
GOING TO PAY FOR THEM, THEN RUN
OUT THE DOOR.
SHE CHASED THE THIEF UP TO HIS
TRUCK AS HE WAS GETTING READY
TO DRIVE OFF.
SHE SAYS EVERYTHING AFTER THAT
IS A BLUR NOW.
>> I PUT MY HAND ON HIS TRUCK
TO SLOW HIM DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
THEN HE PROCEEDED TO LOOK AT
ME, AND BACK UP OVER ME.
>> SHE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL.
SHE'S PHYSICALLY OKAY.
POLICE EVENTUALLY ARRESTED THE
SUSPECT, MICHAEL BRENDON AND
CHARGED HIM WITH ROBBERY,
ASSAULT, AND HIT AND RUN.
>>> IT IS THE WARMEST DAY OF
THE YEAR SO FAR.
>> CHIEF METEOROLOGIST MATT
ZAFFINO JOINS US NOW FROM THE
WEATHER CENTER.
WEATHER CENTER. MATT, ANY CHANCE THIS IS
STICKING AROUND FOR A WHILE?
>> WE'RE GOING TO SEE SOME UP
AND DOWNS.
AND DOWNS. FOR THE MOST PART, THE WARM
WEATHER IS STICKING AROUND.
WE HIT 75 TODAY.
THAT'S NOT IN THE FORECAST FOR
A WHILE, BUT STILL NICE.
75DEGREES AND EVEN WARMER.
OTHER PARTS OF THE VALLEY, LIKE
78 IN SALEM.
84 DOWN I-5 IN MEDFORD, SO IT
WAS OUR WARMEST DAY OF THE
YEAR, ECLIPSING THE PREVIOUS
WARMEST DAY OF THE YEAR BY
THREE DEGREES.
THREE DEGREES. THIS IS OUR FOURTH 70-DEGREE
DAY OF THE YEAR SO FAR.
BUT THE LAST TIME WE HIT 75, 6
MONTHS AGO.
MONTHS AGO. YOU'VE GOT TO GO BACK TO
OCTOBER 17.
OCTOBER 17. SO IT'S BEEN A LONG 6 MONTHS
FOR YOU, MAYBE THAT'S WHY.
IT'S BEEN 6 MONTHS BETWEEN 75-
DEGREE DAYS.
DEGREE DAYS. IT ONLY HAPPENS 7.6% OF THE
TIME, IF YOU LOOK BACK THROUGH
THE HISTORY BOOKS.
SO AGAIN, FAIRLY RARE FOR US TO
GET THIS WARM IN THE MONTH OF
APRIL.
APRIL.
APRIL. BUT RAIN ISN'T THAT RARE.
APRIL SHOWERS ARE ON THE WAY
BACK IN.
BACK IN.
BACK IN. HOWEVER, THAT WILL BE SHORT
LIVED TOO.
LIVED TOO. THE EASTER WEEKEND IS LOOKING
BETTER AND BETTER.
I'M HAVE THAT FORECAST BACK TO
YOU IN A BIT.
>> JOE RENEIRI GOT A CHANCE TO
ENJOY THE WEATHER THIS
AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON. YOU CAN SEE DOWNTOWN PORTLAND
SEEING A LOT OF PEOPLE ENJOYING
A NICE WARM EVENING OUTSIDE.
HAVING A LITTLE COCKTAILS, AND
SOME DINNER HERE IN SOUTHWEST
PORTLAND.
PORTLAND.
PORTLAND. HAVING THE NICER WEATHER IS
ESPECIALLY HELPFUL, FOR SOME OF
THOSE SMALLER BUSINESSES ALONG
THE WATERFRONT, LIKE CURB
BIKES.
BIKES.
BIKES. THEY'VE BEEN WAITING FOR WEEKS
TO START SEEING SOME OF THE
CROWDS DROP IN.
THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF SPRING
ARE SLOWLY COMING BACK TO LIFE
IN DOWNTOWN PORTLAND.
SO FAR, APRIL HAS GONE BACK AND
FORTH BETWEEN SUNNY AND WARM,
LIKE WE SAW EARLIER THIS MONTH,
TO VERY WET LIKE WE SAW LAST
WEEK.
WEEK.
WEEK. ANDREA HONE, PRESIDENT OF
PORTLAND BUSINESS ALLIANCE,
SAYS THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR,
WHERE BUSINESS PICKS UP.
ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE SMALLER
BUSINESSES.
BUSINESSES. >> THIS IS THE BEST POSSIBLE
TIME OF THE YEAR.
EVERYBODY IS GETTING OUT.
THEY'RE GETTING ACTIVE.
THEY'RE GOING ONTO THE STREETS.
>> Reporter: ONCE THE
TEMPERATURE STARTS TO CLIMB,
THE CROWD STARTS SPILLING
OUTSIDE.
OUTSIDE.
OUTSIDE. >> WEATHER MOVES THE NEEDLE, IT
REALLY DRIVES PEOPLE INTO
STREET ACTIVITY, PARTICULARLY,
WHICH IS SO IMPORTANT TO MOM
AND POP SHOPS.
>> Reporter: ONE OF THOSE
COMPANIES THAT DEPEND ON THE
WARMER TEMPERATURES IS CURB
BIKE SHOP.
BIKE SHOP. >> IT'S CERTAINLY SLOWER
THROUGHOUT THE WINTER WITH ALL
THE RAIN, AND DIFFERENT
WEATHER, BUT WE'RE REALLY
EXCITED TO HAVE ANOTHER GOOD
SEASON, AND IT USUALLY GETS
STARTED RIGHT ABOUT THIS TIME.
>> Reporter: WE CAUGHT UP WITH
A LOT OF FAMILIES WHO ARE
MAKING SURE THEY TOOK FULL
ADVANTAGE OF THURSDAY
AFTERNOON'S WEATHER.
AFTERNOON'S WEATHER. IT'S WEATHER LIKE THIS THAT
KEEPS HIM BUSY.
>> IT'S PROBABLY EASILY 10,000
PEOPLE A YEAR OR MORE, JUST
STOPPING AT THE SHOP.
WITH THE SATURDAY MARKET, AND
VIEWS OF MOUNT HOOD, AND
DIFFERENT THINGS GOING ON.
>> SINCE WE HAVEN'T SEEN A LOT
OF DAYS LIKE THIS, THIS MONTH,
RYAN AND OTHER SMALLER
BUSINESSES HOPE THAT CHANGES
REALLY SOON.
REALLY SOON. IF YOU HAVEN'T GONE OUTSIDE TO
ENJOY THE SUNSHINE, ANDREW HAS
SOME ADVICE FOR YOU.
>> LET'S CELEBRATE TOGETHER,
LET'S HAVE A GOOD TIME, AND
REALLY TRY AND ENJOY THE
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND. >> Reporter: I THINK THAT'S
SOME GOOD ADVICE FROM ANDREW.
CURB BIKES WILL BE TAKING ITS
BUSINESS TO THE WATER.
RYAN ROSS, WHO YOU JUST HEARD
FROM, TOLD ME THEY'RE HOPING TO
START THAT AS SOON AS NEXT
MONTH.
MONTH.
MONTH. BACK TO YOU GUYS.
>> I LIKE ANDREWS