NOW
NOW AT
NOW AT 11, A COVERED OUTBREAK AT A LOCAL
HOSPITAL HOW IT'S IMPACTING
VACCINATED AND UNVACCINATED
PATIENTS DIFFERENTLY AT
PEACEHEALTH IN VANCOUVER.
PLUS WE'RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT
ONE OF THE PEOPLE SHOT
AND KILLED IN PORTLAND THIS
WEEKEND AS THE MAYOR CALLS FOR
MORE RESOURCES TO COMBAT GUN
VIOLENCE.
VIOLENCE.
VIOLENCE. AND LATER OPENING THE DOORS TO
ACHIVEMENT AND POSSIBILITY MEET
THE MEAT MOMS TRYING TO BRING A
CENTER FOR PEOPLE WITH DOWN
SYNDROME TO OUR AREA.
YOUR NEWS STARTS RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS KGW NEWS.
>> FIRST UP THOUGH, A
NEW WILDFIRE HAS SPARKED IN
SKAMANIA COUNTY ON THE
WASHINGTON SIDE OF THE GORGE.
SOME HOMES ARE UNDER EVACUATION
NOTICES WHILE CREWS USE
HELICOPTERS TO DROP WATER ON
THE FLAMES.
THE FLAMES. AND A BIG THANKS TO OUR VIEWERS
FOR SENDING IN THESE PHOTOS
AND VIDEOS FROM ACROSS THE
COLUMBIA RIVER.
COLUMBIA RIVER. >> SO HERE'S A LOOK AT WHERE
THIS FIRE IS BURNING.
IT'S NEAR BEACON ROCK STATE
PARK ABOUT FOUR MILES WEST
OF NORTHBOURNE BONNEVILLE
AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
I'M PRETTY FALKERS WE'RE ALSO
STILL MONITORING THE LARGEST
WILDFIRE IN THE STATE.
NEW LEVEL TWO EVACUATION ORDERS
WERE ISSUED
IN
IN LAKE
IN LAKE COUNTY IN THE PATH OF THE
BOOTLEG FIRE THIS ONE IS NOW
ALMOST THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND
ACRES BIG.
ACRES BIG. FIREFIGHTERS DO HAVE PART
OF THE PERIMETER CONTAINED
TWENTY TWO PERCENT BUT THE
FLAMES ARE STILL SPREADING TO
THE EAST.
THE EAST.
THE EAST. LAND OWNERS WHO KNOW THE AREA
WELL ARE HELPING FIRE CREWS
NAVIGATE THE RUGGED TERRAIN
THAT INCLUDES RANCHER MICHAEL
MASTAGNI.
MASTAGNI.
MASTAGNI. YOU DON'T WANT IT TO SPREAD
THROUGH YOU AND GET ON THE
NEIGHBOR SO THEIR IMPULSE IS TO
JUMP IN IT IT HAS TO BE A
PARTNERSHIP.
PARTNERSHIP. WE HAVE TO BE IN THIS TOGETHER
AND WE ALL REALLY DO HAVE THE
SAME COMMON GOALS AND TRY TO
SAVE AND PROTECT AS MUCH
PROPERTY AND LILARD AS WE CAN
IN THE BURNT OUT AREAS.
>> PROFESSIONAL LOGGERS ARE
ALSO HELPING OUT THERE CUTTING
DOWN LARGE DAMAGED TREES SO
THEY DON'T FALL ON FIRE CREWS.
NEW TONIGHT PORTLAND POLICE
HAVE JUST IDENTIFIED A MAN SHOT
AND KILLED IN THE PARKROSE
NEIGHBORHOOD YESTERDAY.
NEIGHBORHOOD YESTERDAY. HIS NAME WAS JOSEPH DHUEY
AND HE WAS THIRTY FOUR YEARS
OLD.
OLD.
OLD. HE
OLD. HE WAS ONE OF TWO PEOPLE KILLED
IN SHOOTINGS IN PORTLAND JUST
THIS WEEKEND.
THIS WEEKEND. ANOTHER SHOOTING DOWNTOWN LEFT
A YOUNG WOMAN DEAD AND SIX
OTHERS INJURED.
OTHERS INJURED. PORTLAND'S MAYOR SAYS POLICE
NEED MORE HELP TO DEAL WITH THE
VIOLENCE.
VIOLENCE.
VIOLENCE. >> TIM GORDON HAS MORE.
PORTLAND IS TRYING TO BOUNCE
BACK FROM CIVIL UNREST AND A
COVID SHUTDOWN NEXT WEEKEND.
THE CITY IS HOSTING A
RE-OPENING PARTY AT PIONEER
COURTHOUSE SQUARE AND THE CITY
HAS BEEN REALLY HIT HARD.
WHAT'S ENCOURAGING IS THAT
THERE ARE PEOPLE COMING
DOWNTOWN.
DOWNTOWN.
DOWNTOWN. >> PINK MARTINI WILL PUT ON A
SHOW IN PORTLAND'S LIVING ROOM
CELEBRATING THE CITY AT THE
SAME TIME, MAYOR TED WHEELER
SAYS GUN VIOLENCE CONTINUES TO
DAMAGE INDIVIDUAL LIVES AND THE
ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
ENTIRE COMMUNITY. >> AND AS THE CITY CONTINUES TO
REOPEN, AS PEOPLE ARE BEGINNING
TO ENJOY THEMSELVES IN EVERY
NEIGHBORHOOD NOT JUST IN THE
DOWNTOWN.
DOWNTOWN.
DOWNTOWN. OUR GOAL AND MISSION CONTINUES
TO BE MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN
DO SO SAFELY AND PEACEFULLY.
>> BUT THIS WEEKEND THE MAYOR
IS ACKNOWLEDGING AN UPHILL
BATTLE THE CHAOS OF EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING WAS NOT THE
ONLY VIOLENCE HAPPENING AS
POLICE CHIEF CHUCK LEAVELL
POINTED OUT SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
>> IF YOU GO BACK TO YESTERDAY
WE'VE HAD 11 SHOOTING INCIDENTS
RESULTING IN 13 PEOPLE INJURED
OR KILLED AND THAT'S IN A SPAN
OF 38 HOURS.
>> COLD HARD FACTS TO GO WITH
OUR SUMMER SEASON AND WITH
PEOPLE RETURNING TO THE CITY.
ACCORDING TO THE PORTLAND
BUSINESS ALLIANCE DOWNTOWN
VISITS ARE BACK TO 86 PERCENT
OF TWENTY NINETEEN LEVELS WITH
FOLKS GOING TO PLACES LIKE
PORTLAND'S OLDEST RESTAURANT
HUBER'S AND THERE AREN'T ENOUGH
PEOPLE WHO LIVE WITHIN THE CITY
LIMITS LIVE IN NORTHWEST
PORTLAND SAY THAT DO WANT TO
COME DOWNTOWN AND THEY ENJOY
THE CITY TO TRY AND PROTECT
DOWNTOWN BETTER.
DOWNTOWN BETTER. THE MAYOR SAYS THEY'RE LOOKING
AT WAYS TO BRING MORE OFFICERS
IN FROM SURROUNDING PRECINCTS
BUT ARE THERE ENOUGH?
THE POLICE BUREAU IS DOWN 125
OFFICERS IN THE PAST YEAR.
CHIEF LEVEL PUT THE BIG PICTURE
THIS WAY WE'VE HAD MANY YEARS
OF GROWTH AS A CITY AND A
SHRINKING POLICE DEPARTMENT.
FRANKLY, I THINK, YOU KNOW, YOU
CAN ONLY GO SO LONG WITH THAT
TREND BEFORE YOU HIT A TIPPING
.
.
. >>
. >> IT
. >> IT IS A TIME OF CHANGE
AND REFORMS TO POLICING.
WHEELER SAYS ACCOUNTABILITY FOR
THAT IS STILL ON BUT PROGRESS
STOPPING THE VIOLENCE IS TOO
LITTLE AND TOO SLOW AND SO I
WILL FIGHT FOR ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES FOR THE POLICE BUT I
WILL FIGHT FOR MORE POLICE
OFFICERS AND I WILL FIGHT FOR
MORE TOOLS AND WHATEVER OTHER
SUPPORT THE POLICE BUREAU NEEDS
TO BE ABLE TO GET ITS JOB DONE.
>> OF COURSE THAT SUPPORT COSTS
MONEY AND THE MAYOR WASN'T
TALKING DOLLAR AMOUNTS THIS
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND. WE CAN EXPECT THAT WILL BE PART
OF BUDGET DISCUSSIONS
AND CHALLENGES TO COME.
>> TIM GORDON, KGW NEWS
DEVELOPING TONIGHT THE CLARK
COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE NEEDS
YOUR HELP FINDING THIS.
TWENTY TWO YEAR OLD VLADIMIR
DUBROVSKY GRISWOLD HAS BEEN
MISSING FROM THE HOCKINSON AREA
SINCE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
30 VOLUNTEER SEARCH NEAR HIS
HOME TODAY BUT FOUND NO SIGN
OF HIM.
OF HIM.
OF HIM. HE IS ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM
AND FUNCTIONS AT A 12 YEAR
LEVEL.
LEVEL.
LEVEL. VLADIMIR WAS LAST SEEN WEARING
A BLUE LONG SLEEVED SHIRT WITH
BLUE JEANS AND DANNEVIRKE
BOOTS.
BOOTS.
BOOTS. YOU MIGHT ALSO NOTICE HE OFTEN
TALKS INTO HIS HANDS AS IF IT'S
A MICROPHONE IF WHERE HE IS
PLEASE CALL NINE ONE ONE
PEACEHEALTH SOUTHWEST MEDICAL
CENTER IN VANCOUVER IS NOW
RESTRICTING VISITORS AFTER
IDENTIFYING A COVID OUTBREAK.
TEN PATIENTS IN THE HOSPITAL
HAVE TESTED POSITIVE ALL WITH
LINKS TO THE SAME FLOOR.
THERE ARE ALSO FOUR EMPLOYEES
THAT HAVE TESTED POSITIVE.
IN ADDITION TO RESTRICTING
VISITORS, THE HOSPITAL CLOSED
THE AFFECTED FLOOR TO ANY
NEW ADMISSIONS.
NEW ADMISSIONS. THEY'RE ALSO TESTING ALL OTHER
PATIENTS ON THE FLOOR.
FIVE OF THE 14 COVID CASES ARE
IN FULLY VACCINATED PEOPLE BUT
THE ONLY ONES SHOWING SYMPTOMS
ARE THOSE WHO ARE UNVACCINATED.
HEALTH OFFICIALS WILL TEST TO
SEE IF THE DELTA VARIANT IS
FOUND IN THOSE INFECTED.
EVERY STATE IN THE COUNTRY IS
NOW SEEING A RISE IN COVID-19
CASES.
CASES.
CASES. FEDERAL HEALTH EXPERTS SAY THIS
FOURTH SURGE OF THE PANDEMIC IS
STRIKING UNVACCINATED PEOPLE.
FEDERAL HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY 90
NINE PERCENT OF PEOPLE IN THE
HOSPITAL WITH COVID-19 NOW ARE
UNVACCINATED.
UNVACCINATED. IN L.A. COUNTY, MASK MANDATES
ARE BACK AS POSITIVE CASES
THERE HAVE JUMPED 700 PERCENT.
>> I WOULD SAY THAT IT'S NOT
PUNISHMENT, IT'S PREVENTION.
>> WE STILL HAVE FOUR MILLION
PEOPLE OUT OF 10 MILLION THAT
HAVEN'T BEEN VACCINATED.
DOCTORS ARE URGING THEY'RE
RELUCTANT TO GET VACCINATED
CONCERNED THIS FOURTH SURGE
OF COVID-19 WON'T BE THE LAST
AND MORE PLACES WILL BE FORCED
TO PUT PREVENTION MEASURES IN
PLACE.
PLACE.
PLACE. AND HERE'S THE SITUATION IN
OREGON YOU CAN SEE THE MOVING
AVERAGE IS STARTING TO TICK UP
A BIT.
A BIT.
A BIT. THE LAST DAILY REPORT INCLUDED
THREE HUNDRED SIXTY NINE CASES.
WASHINGTON IS SEEING A SIMILAR
CURVE WITH NUMBERS STILL
RELATIVELY LOW COMPARED TO THE
REST OF TWENTY TWENTY ONE KNEW
AT ELEVEN TO PORTLAND AREA
WOMEN ARE ON A MISSION TO
CHANGE THE WAY PEOPLE VIEW DOWN
SYNDROME.
SYNDROME.
SYNDROME. >> CRYSTAL KOUMOUE SHOWS US HOW
THEY PLAN TO DO IT.
>> EVERETT CAN LIGHT UP ANY
ROOM JUST IN HIVELY LIGHTS UP
WHEN SHE TALKS ABOUT HER SON
BEING HIS MOM HAS OPENED UP MY
EYES.
EYES.
EYES. I
EYES. I AM SO MUCH MORE ACCEPTING TO
ANYBODY RACE, SEXUAL
ORIENTATION ABILITY.
ORIENTATION ABILITY. >> THE TWO AND A HALF YEAR OLD
HAS DONSON JUMP.
>> I JUST WANT EVERETT TO BE
ABLE TO LIVE HIS BEST LIFE.
MY SON WHEN HE WAS BORN WE HAD
THE DIAGNOSIS OF DOWN SYNDROME
A WEEK AFTER EVERETT'S FRIEND
THOMAS IS NINE YEARS OLD.
HIS MOM CRYSTAL WATTS WAS
INITIALLY DEVASTATED BY THE
DIAGNOSIS BUT HAS GROWN TO
EMBRACE IT.
EMBRACE IT. >> THERE IS HOPE AND THERE IS
LIFE AFTER DIAGNOSIS.
>> JUSTIN AND CRYSTAL SAY
PEOPLE OFTEN HAVE VIEWS ABOUT
PEOPLE WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME
THAT ARE SIMPLY NOT TRUE.
ONE IS THAT THEY CAN'T LEARN
THAT THEY ARE DISABLED.
>> THEY LEARN AT A DIFFERENT
PACE BUT THEY CAN LEARN IN
ORDER TO BRING AWARENESS
AND ACCEPTANCE TO THE
COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. THE TWO WOMEN JOINED FORCES TO
BRING GYGES PLAYHOUSE TO
PORTLAND.
PORTLAND.
PORTLAND. IT'S A CENTER THAT PROVIDES
FREE THERAPEUTIC
FREE THERAPEUTIC AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO
PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WITH DOWN
SYNDROME.
SYNDROME.
SYNDROME. FOR US TO HAVE IT IN PORTLAND
IS SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE THERE'S
SO MANY INDIVIDUALS OUT THERE
THAT NEED THE SERVICES BUT
CAN'T MAYBE AFFORD THEM OR JUST
TO HAVE A HARD TIME ACCESSING
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. >>
THEM. >> JUST PLAYHOUSE IS A NATIONAL
NONPROFIT WITH OVER 50 CENTERS
ACROSS THE US THE PORTLAND
LOCATION WILL MEET THE NEEDS
OF DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS
INCLUDING A PROGRAM THAT
TEACHES PARENTS AND YOUNG
CHILDREN BASIC SIGN LANGUAGE
AND OTHER FORMS
OF COMMUNICATION.
OF COMMUNICATION. ALL SERVICES AND PROGRAMS WILL
BE FREE AND RUN BY VOLUNTEERS
WITH ONE PAGE CENTER
COORDINATOR CROSSING OUR
FINGERS FOR SPRING OF TWENTY
TWENTY TWO.
TWENTY TWO. >> THEY HOPE TO RAISE TWO
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO
OPEN THE CENTER NEXT YEAR
THEY'RE USING FACEBOOK AS A
SILENT AUCTION PLATFORM
AUCTIONING ITEMS LATER THIS
DAMIAN LILLARD JERSEY
OFFICIALLY SIGNED BY DAMIAN
LILLARD HIMSELF AND HOPING TO
BRING A LITTLE LIGHT TO OTHER
FAMILIES LIKE THEIRS.
>> IT'S NOT ONLY ABOUT ME
AND MY CHILD BUT IT'S ABOUT
POSSIBLY BETWEEN FOUR THOUSAND
AND SIX THOUSAND OTHER
INDIVIDUALS JUST IN OREGON NOW
I AM IN THE ROLE WHERE I CAN
SEEK OUT AND ACCEPT OTHER
PEOPLE AND BRING PEOPLE IN
AND TELL THEM LIKE EVERYTHING'S
GOING TO BE OK.
THEY'RE GOING TO