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>>> NOW
>>> NOW ON KGW NEWS. SMALL LOCAL BUSINESSES HAVE
MISSED OUT ON BUSINESS LOANS,
WHILE HUGE RESTAURANT CHAINS
HAVE SNATCHED UP MILLIONS.
>>> PLUS, IT LOOKS LIKE FINALLY
THERE ARE ENOUGH TESTS.
>>> AND LATER, THE BIG SUPREME
COURT RULING THAT WILL
DRAMATICALLY CHANGE THE WAY
THAT CRIMINAL CASES ARE TRIED
IN OREGON.
IN OREGON. >>> THIS IS KGW NEWS AT 11:00.
>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AS
WE JOURNEY THROUGH THIS
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC TOGETHER.
WE ARE NOW ON WEEK FIVE OF THE
GOVERNORS STAY AT HOME, SAVE
LIVES ORDER.
LIVES ORDER. THERE IS GROWING PRESSURE TO
START REOPENING THE ECONOMY TO
GET PEOPLE BACK TO WORK.
TONIGHT WE WILL LOOK AT THE
CONTINUING STRUGGLE FOR
BUSINESSES TO STAY AFLOAT.
BUT ALSO, TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE
NUMBER OF NEW CORONAVIRUS
CASES.
CASES.
CASES. WHICH ARE STILL BEING
DISCOVERED EACH DAY.
FIRST, THE FRUSTRATED NEWS FOR
SMALL BUSINESSES.
SMALL BUSINESSES. HOPING FOR SOME HELP FROM THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AND
CONGRESS ARE STRUGGLING TO SEAL
THE DEAL ON AN ADDITIONAL AID
PACKAGE.
PACKAGE.
PACKAGE. THIS COMES AFTER PAYROLL LOAN
PROGRAMS RAN OUT OF MONEY.
MANY BUSINESS HAVE NOT SEEN A
DIME.
DIME.
DIME. TO
DIME. TO ADD SALT TO THE WOUND, MANY
LARGER BUSINESSES DID GET THAT
AID.
AID.
AID. THIS
AID. THIS INCLUDES WELL-KNOWN
RESTAURANT CHAINS LIKE RUTH
CHRIS STEAKHOUSE, AND SHAKE
SHACK.
SHACK.
SHACK. BECAUSE THEY HAD FEWER THAN 500
WORKERS PER LOCATION, THEY WERE
ABLE TO APPLY FOR LOANS.
THE CEO OF SHAKE SHACK HAS
SINCE PROMISED TO RETURN ITS
$10 MILLION LOAN.
MANY SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS WILL
TELL YOU THAT THIS WHOLE
PROCESS HAS BEEN BEYOND
FRUSTRATING.
FRUSTRATING. WE SPOKE TO A PARTNER WITH THE
NORTHEAST DURING PORTLAND AD
AGENCY ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCE AND
LEARNED HOW LOCAL BUSINESSES
CAN GET SOME HELP.
>> OUR PLAN RIGHT NOW.
>> Reporter: HE FINDS HIMSELF
IN THE SAME BOAT AS MANY OTHER
SMALL BUSINESSES.
SMALL BUSINESSES. UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE FUTURE.
>> WE'RE STUDY TO SEE THE
EFFECTS OF WHAT IS GOING ON.
PROJECTS, WE HAVE LOST PROBABLY
$500,000 TO $700,000.
>> Reporter: HE APPLIED FOR A
PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM
LOAN FROM CHASE BANK.
INITIALLY LOOKED LIKE HE WAS
GOING TO GET A PIECE OF THE
$340 BILLION PIE.
>> EVERYTHING WAS EXCEPTED.
WE DID ALL OF THE NECESSARY
PAPERWORK.
PAPERWORK. WE HAD A LITTLE CELEBRATORY
TEXT MESSAGE.
TEXT MESSAGE. >> Reporter: IT TURNS OUT IT
WAS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE.
DAYS LATER, HE GOT WORD THAT
THEY WILL NOT BE GETTING THE
LOAN AFTER ALL.
>> THEY SAID THAT THEY ARE OUT
OF MONEY.
OF MONEY.
OF MONEY. WAIT TILL NEXT ROUND?
NO, THAT WAS NEWS TO US.
AND FAIRLY DEVASTATING.
>> IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT HE
FINDS HIMSELF IN THAT SITUATION.
>> Reporter: HE IS WITH THE
OREGON SMALL BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT NETWORK, HE IS IS
MORE THAN LIKELY CONGRESS WILL
BE MAKING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
AVAILABLE TO SMALL BUSINESSES.
SO HE URGES SMALL BUSINESS
OWNERS TO BE IN CLOSE CONTACT
WITH LOAN OFFICERS.
>> YOU REALLY WANT TO UNDERSTAND
HOW YOUR BANK IS DEALING WITH
THE NEXT WAVE OF FUNDING.
DO YOU HAVE TO REAPPLY?
OR ARE YOU IN THE QUEUE?
A LOT OF THINGS HAVE THEIR OWN
PROCESS, WHERE THEY HAVE NOT
SUBMITTED IT YET.
>> Reporter: YOU BETTER BELIEVE
THAT HE WILL BE DOING
EVERYTHING THAT HE CAN TO COME
UP WITH SOME FINANCIAL RELIEF.
>> WE ARE FINANCIALLY STABLE IN
THE SHORT TERM, SO WE ARE GOING
TO RIDE IT OUT AND SEE WHAT
HAPPENS.
HAPPENS.
HAPPENS. >> BEST OF LUCK TO ZACH. IF
YOUR SMALL BUSINESS OWNER HAVE
A DIFFICULT TIME NAVIGATING
THIS PROCESS, THE OREGON SMALL
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER IS
HERE TO HELP.
MORE THAN 120 ADVISORS ACROSS
THE STATE, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
RETIRED BANKERS AND EXPERTS IN
BUSINESS, YOU CAN FIND A LINK
TO THE WEBSITE ON OUR WEBSITE
KGW.COM.
KGW.COM.
KGW.COM. FOR KGW NEWS.
>>> IN THE MEANTIME, WE ARE
HEARING ABOUT MORE PROBLEMS
WITH THE UNEMPLOYMENT SYSTEM.
SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE EMAILED US
SAYING THAT THEY TRIED TO FILE
THEIR WEEKLY CLAIM AND THEY
WERE TOLD THAT THEY HAD TO
START OVER.
START OVER. THIS RESTART CLAIM ERROR HAS
HAPPENED TWO WEEKS IN A ROW.
OTHER SAY THAT THEY CANNOT GET
THROUGH TO ANYBODY ON THE PHONE
FOR HELP WITH OTHER ISSUES.
>> I CANNOT GET THROUGH ON
EITHER.
EITHER.
EITHER. IT JUST RINGS AND RINGS.
THE A LOCAL ONE SAYS THAT THE
CIRCUITS ARE BUSY.
AND YOU COULD TRY IT ALL DAY
LONG.
LONG.
LONG. HUNDREDS OF CALLS.
IT IS JUST LIKE EVERY DAY.
>> IT IS FRUSTRATING.
THE DEPARTMENT SAYS THAT IT
KNOWS GETTING THROUGH BY PHONE
HAS BEEN DIFFICULT.
THEY SAID THAT WHEN SOMEBODY
DOES GET THROUGH THEY WILL
STILL GET THE BENEFITS FOR THE
WEEKS THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE
TO FILE.
TO FILE.
TO FILE. OREGON'S COMPUTER SYSTEM IS
OUTDATED THEY SAY.
>>> THE FEDERAL C.A.R.E.S.
ACT IS NOW EXPANDING WHO CAN
QUALIFY FOR UNEMPLOYMENT
BENEFITS.
BENEFITS.
BENEFITS. AND NOW ALLOWS PAYMENTS TO TO
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS.
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS. TO PREPARE FOR NEW
APPLICATIONS, WASHINGTON'S
APPLICATIONS, WASHINGTON'S EMPLOYMENT WEBSITE WENT OFF-
LINE OVER THE WEEKEND FOR
UPDATES.
UPDATES.
UPDATES. THE DEPARTMENT HAS ALSO HIRED
HUNDREDS OF CALL-CENTER
EMPLOYEES TO HELP HANDLE
REQUESTS.
REQUESTS.
REQUESTS. >>> ACROSS THE COUNTRY, PEOPLE
ARE PROTESTING STATEWIDE, STAY-
AT-HOME ORDERS.
AT-HOME ORDERS. THIS INCLUDES FOLKS IN OREGON ,
WHO SAID THAT THEY ARE PLANNING
MORE PROTEST FOR NEXT MONTH.
THERE WAS ALSO A PROTEST IN
OLYMPIA YESTERDAY.
OLYMPIA YESTERDAY. SOME GROUPS CLAIM THAT
RESTRICTIONS HAVE GONE TOO FAR.
MANY OF THOSE THAT ARE CALLING
FOR THE BUSINESSES TO REOPEN
ARE IN RURAL AREAS IN OREGON.
THEY ARE FRUSTRATED BECAUSE
THEY HAVE NO OR VERY FEW CASES
OF COVID-19, BUT THEY'RE STILL
SHUTDOWN.
SHUTDOWN.
SHUTDOWN. AND A LETTER TODAY, THE
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE SAYS THAT
RURAL OREGON COUNTIES ARE
LIKELY TO BE THE FIRST REOPEN.
HOWEVER, THEY ONLY WILL BE
REOPENED IF IT IS ASSURED THAT
THESE COUNTIES HAVE ADEQUATE
TESTING SUPPLIES AND PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND STAFF
FOR CONTACT TRACING.'S
>>> SPEAKING OF TESTING, STATE
EPIDEMIOLOGIST SAID THAT WE
NEED ABOUT 15,000 TEST PER WEEK
TO CONSIDER REOPENING.
WE CRUNCHED THE NUMBERS THEY
COME IN FOUND THAT THERE ARE
ROUGHLY 9000 TEST HAPPENING,
HOWEVER IF YOU TALLY UP THE
AVAILABLE TEST, THERE ABOUT
6000 A WEEK GOING UNUSED.
GIVING IS ALREADY 15,000 TOTAL.
THERE ARE EVEN A MALE MORE
AVAILABLE FROM PRIVATE LABS AS
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. THERE HAS BEEN A BIG EFFORT
BEHIND THE SCENES TO RAMP UP
TESTING.
TESTING.
TESTING. >> YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY IF
EVERYBODY GETS TOGETHER,
COMMUNITY, STATE HEALTH, THEY
HAVE THE POPULATION IN MIND.
IT FEELS REALLY GOOD.
THEY REALLY CARE.
>> AS FOR WHY SO MANY TESTS ARE
NOT BEING USED, ONE DOCTOR SAID
THAT HE THINKS THAT PEOPLE
BELIEVE THAT THE TESTS ARE HARD
TO GET AND THEY DO NOT ASK FOR
ONE.
ONE.
ONE. THERE ALSO TOLD THAT ONLY A
CERTAIN NUMBER OF PEOPLE GET
SICK ENOUGH EACH DAY TO DEMAND
THE TEST, SO A LOT OF TESTS ARE
NOT BEING USED.
ONE OTHER IMPORTANT ELEMENT TO
REOPENING, WE NEED TO SEE THE
NUMBER OF NEW CASES SLOW DOWN.
IT IS NOT CLEAR THAT THAT IS
HAPPENED YET.
HAPPENED YET. TAKE FOR EXAMPLE THE LAST THREE
DAYS IN OREGON.
SATURDAY, WE SAW 59 NEW CASES.
THERE WERE 66 NEW CASES THAN ON
SUNDAY.
SUNDAY.
SUNDAY. AND TODAY WE SAW 47 NEW CASES.
GOVERNOR BROWN SAYS THAT WE
NEED TO SEE FEWER AND FEWER
CASES TO REOPEN OREGON.
BUT SHE HAS LEFT IT UP TO
MEDICAL EXPERTS TO COME UP WITH
THE EXACT PARAMETERS.
>>> STUDENTS IN OREGON AND
WASHINGTON ARE FINISHING THE
SCHOOL YEAR AT HOME.
WE JUST LEARNED THAT OREGON
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WILL NOT
GET LETTER GRADES, THEY WILL
EITHER GET PAST OR INCOMPLETE
ON THE TRANSCRIPTS INSTEAD.
A BIG GROUP OF PARENTS AND
STUDENTS EXPLAINED WHY THAT
COULD PUT THEM IN AND
DISADVANTAGE FOR COLLEGE
APPLICATIONS.
APPLICATIONS. >> Reporter: SHE IS ONE OF
THOSE PARENTS, SHE HAS A
DAUGHTER WHO IS A SOPHOMORE.
>> MY DAUGHTER, WHEN SHE
LEARNED THAT ALL OF THE WORK
THAT SHE HAD DONE IT SORT OF
LOST, SHE ALSO WORRIED ABOUT
APPLYING FOR COLLEGES IN THE
FUTURE, AS WELL AS HER MERIT-
BASED SCHOLARSHIPS.
BASED SCHOLARSHIPS. THERE ARE OTHER STATES, AS WELL
AS PRIVATE SCHOOLS ARE OFFERING
GRADES, SHE JUST WONDERED HOW
SHE COULD CAN COMPARE.
>> Reporter: THE OREGON
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SAYS
THAT THEY HAVE TO SAFEGUARD
AGAINST UNEXPECTED UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES.
CONSEQUENCES. MANY COLLEGES AND CLEANING
OREGON PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES SAYS
THAT STUDENTS WILL NOT BE AT A
DISADVANTAGE FOR GOING OFF OF
THE PAST , AND COMPLETE
TRANSCRIPTS THIS SUMMER BECAUSE
OF THE CORONAVIRUS A BREAK.
STILL, STUDENTS AND PARENTS
THAT I TALKED TO, WORRIED
WHETHER THE ADMISSIONS OFFICES
WOULD TAKE THEM INTO ACCOUNT
COMPARING OREGON KIDS AGAINST
OTHER KIDS WITH LETTER GRADES.
THE OREGON SCHOOL BOARD
ASSOCIATION, THROUGH THEIR
SUPPORT BEHIND THE STATES PLAN
SAYING THAT IT INSURANCE EQUITY
FOR ALL STUDENTS, OF ALL
BACKGROUNDS.
BACKGROUNDS. OPPONENTS SAY THAT THEY
RECOGNIZE EQUITY ISSUES ARE
HEIGHTENED THROUGH DISTANCE
LEARNING, WITH A LOT OF KIDS
NOT GETTING ACCESS TO
TECHNOLOGY.
TECHNOLOGY. BUT FOR THAT VERY REASON, THEY
FEEL THAT STUDENTS SHOULD BE
ABLE TO CHOOSE.
>> IF PAST/FAIL IS WHAT THEY
NEED, THAT IS AN OPTION FOR THEM
, BUT THERE ARE THOSE THAT ARE
WORRIED ABOUT APPLYING TO
COLLEGES IN THE FUTURE, I THINK
HAVING THE OPTION IS REALLY
IMPORTANT SO THAT STUDENTS'
HARD WORK, THEY CAN GET
RECOGNIZED FOR IT.
>> Reporter: THAT THE GROUP IS
WRITING TO LEGISLATORS, SCHOOL
BOARD OFFICIALS,
BOARD OFFICIALS, SUPERINTENDENTS, ASKING THEM TO
RECONSIDER.
RECONSIDER. THEY FEEL THAT THERE IS STILL
TIME TO HAVE THEIR VOICES
HEARD.
HEARD.
HEARD. REPORTING IN SOUTHEAST
PORTLAND, KGW NEWS.
>>> NEW AT 11:00 TONIGHT.
PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS THAT HE
WILL SUSPEND IMMIGRATION OVER
THE CORONAVIRUS.
THE CORONAVIRUS. HE TWEETED TONIGHT QUOTE IN
LIGHT OF THE ATTACKED OF THE
INVISIBLE IT ENEMY, AS WELL AS
THE NEED TO PROTECT THE JOBS OF
OUR GREAT AMERICAN CITIZENS, I
WILL SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER
TO SPUR REALLY SUSPEND
IMMIGRATION INTO THE UNITED
STATES.
STATES.
STATES. THEY HAVE NOT GIVEN DETAILS ON
HOW THIS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED
AND HOW MANY COUNTRIES WILL BE
IMPACTED.
IMPACTED.
IMPACTED. >>> DEVELOPING TONIGHT.
SOUTH KOREA IS LOOKING TO
SUPPORT KIM JONG-UN'S HEALTH.
THEY CITE AN ANONYMOUS U.S.
OFFICIALS SAYING THAT THE NORTH
KOREAN LEADER IS IN GREAT
CONDITION FOLLOWING SURGERY.
SPECULATION SURROUNDING HIS
HEALTH ROSE AFTER HE MISSED A
CELEBRATION OF NORTH KOREA'S
FOUNDER A FEW DAYS AGO.
HE IS THE -- IT IS THE
COUNTRY'S MOST IMPORTANT
HOLIDAY.
HOLIDAY.
HOLIDAY. >>> THEY SAY THAT IT TREES
DECISION MUST BE UNANIMOUS TO
CONVICT SOMEBODY OF A SERIOUS
CRIME.
CRIME.
CRIME. SYSTEMS FROM A LOUISIANA CASE
BUT HAS A BIG IMPACT IN OREGON.
THERE IS WIDESPREAD AGREEMENT
AMONG DEFENSE LAWYERS AND
PROSECUTORS THAT OUR LAW WAS
DEEPLY FLAWED.
DEEPLY FLAWED. THEY HAVE SENT INNOCENT PEOPLE
TO PRISON.
TO PRISON. THE RULING WOULD IMMEDIATELY
AFFECT ALL CASES GOING FORWARD,
INCLUDING DEFENDANTS WHOSE
APPEALS ARE WORKING THEIR WAY
THROUGH THE COURTS.
WHAT IS NOT CLEAR, WHAT WILL
HAPPEN TO THOUSANDS OF OLD
CASES WHERE DEFENDANTS WERE
CONVICTED BY A HUNG JURY.
>> SO FOR BRIEF SLEEK CONVICTED
PEOPLE, THEY WILL NOW HAVE TO
GO BACK TO COURT AND SEEK TO
REOPEN THEIR CASES. IT IS NOT A
SETTLED QUESTION WHETHER A
SUPREME COURT DECISION LIKE
THIS APPLIES RETROACTIVELY.
YOU WOULD THINK THAT IT WOULD,
BUT USUALLY IT DOES NOT.
>> THE OREGON LAW APPROVED IN
1934, HAD ITS ROOTS IN RACIAL
PREJUDICE, WHILE ALLOWING WHITE
JURORS TO MAKE THE VOTES OF
BLACK JURORS MEANINGLESS.
>>> MANY OF THEM STARTED TO
WEAR MASKS.
WEAR MASKS. HOW HIS COWORKERS HELP TO FIND
A NEW WAY TO COMMUNICATE.
>>> A STUNNING SITE.
A CREATURE BARELY SEEN AROUND
THE WORLD IS RETURN CLOSER TO
WEST COAST WATERS FOR THE FIRST
TIME.
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