EFFECT
EFFECT IN
EFFECT IN PORTLAND. WE SURE DO HAVE A LOT TO TALK
ABOUT THE NEWS AT NOON STARTS
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. >>
NOW. >> THIS IS KGW NEWS AT NOON
AND WE BEGIN WITH THIS LIVE
LOOK AT OUR SKYCAM NETWORK FROM
THE DALS TO CANNON BEACH AT
THIS HOUR WE'RE SEEING POCKETS
OF WINTRY WEATHER AT LEAST ONE
OF OUR CAMERAS IS FROZEN THE
GORGE REPORTING SOME LIGHTS
AND PORTLAND'S WEST HILLS
SEEING ICY CONDITIONS.
BUT REMEMBER THIS IS JUST THE
BEGINNING OF WHAT'S TO COME.
METEOROLOGIST ROB HILL IS IN
THE WEATHER CENTER WITH THE
LATEST WATCHES AND WARNINGS
AND BREONNA THAT I CAN'T
CONFIRM THAT CAMERA IN THE TOP
LEFT OF THE SCREEN THAT IS THE
WELLS FARGO LENS WHICH
OF COURSE SETS UP HIGH
ELEVATION AND IN FACT WE HAVE
MULTIPLE REPORTS OF ICY ROADS
NOW IN PLACES LIKE MOUNT SCOTT.
COUNSEL CREST AND PROBLABLY
SOME OF THE OTHER HIGHER HILL
ELEVATIONS AROUND THE PORTLAND
METRO AREA NOW DOWN LOW ALONG
THE COLUMBIA RIVER TEMPERATURE
REALLY I THOUGHT BY NOW WE'D BE
ABOUT THIRTY FOUR THIRTY FIVE
WORKERD 30 SHOUTOUT IT WAS
THIRTY SIX THIS MORNING.
SO THE LOW ELEVATIONS IN THE
DOWNTOWN PORTLAND IN FACT ARE
HOLDING STEADY AT THIS HOUR.
BRENDA MENTIONED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING.
STORM WARNING. THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING
AGAIN WE HAVE ALL THESE WATCHES
DIFFERENT TYPES OF WEATHER
ADVISORIES AND WEATHER WARNINGS
ACROSS MUCH OF THE STATE FOR
PORTLAND WE'RE UNDER THIS
WINTER STORM WARNING IN PURPLE
AND THEN THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY WHERE CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE AS BAD DOWN IN
MARIN COUNTY AND WE DO HAVE THE
BLIZZARD WARNING BECAUSE
OF GUSTY WINDS OUT IN THE
COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE ITSELF.
CROWN POINT NOW GUSTING TO 60
MILES.
MILES.
MILES. SO
MILES. SO FAR THE EAST WINDS OUT
OF THE AIRPORT IN TROUTDALE.
OF COURSE THE EAST MULTNOMAH
COUNTY HAVE BEEN MORE LIKE
THIRTY THIRTY TWO MILE PER HOUR
WINDS.
WINDS.
WINDS. FIRST >> STORM IS STARTING TO
MARCH IN.
MARCH IN.
MARCH IN. WE'LL SEE PRECIPITATION PICK UP
THIS AFTERNOON IN INTENSITY
WEATHER SYSTEM COMES IN
TOMORROW P.M. INTO TOMORROW
NIGHT.
NIGHT.
NIGHT. HERE'S THE RADAR.
THIS IS YOU KNOW, IT'S ALL RAIN
WHERE YOU SEE THE GREEN
AND THAT INCLUDES FOR THE MOST
PART DOWNTOWN PORTLAND.
IF YOU GO UP NORTH YOU HAVE A
MIXTURE OF SNOW AND SLEET IN
CLARK COUNTY UP TOWARD
LONGVIEW.
LONGVIEW.
LONGVIEW. THERE'S VERNONIA AND THEN
COLUMBIA COUNTY SCAPPOOSE
AND ST. HELENS.
YOU HAVE SOME REPORTS OF SNOW
AROUND.
AROUND.
AROUND. WE HAVE SNOW OUT IN THE GORGE
ITSELF AND A LITTLE BIT OF AN
ICY MIX IN EAST MULTNOMAH
COUNTY ACTUALLY ALMOST ALL THE
WAY TO TWO OH FIVE.
WE'VE HAD GROUND REPORTS SAYING
THE SAME LITTLE BIT OF AN ICY
PRECIPITATION COMING DOWN.
IT IS THIRTY FOUR IN TROUTDALE
WITH THIS STATION IN GRESHAM'S
THIRTY SANDY THIRTY ONE WE
DON'T HAVE ACCUMULATING SNOW ON
THE GROUND JUST OUTSIDE
OF SANDY HAPPY VALLEY TWO
THOUSAND FEET TO TWENTY
WESTLUND THIRTY THREE.
SO THERE ARE SOME COLD POCKETS
AROUND SALEM HOLDING AT THIRTY
SIX MCMINNVILLE THIRTY EIGHT SO
LET'S SAY PORTLAND DOWNTOWN
LIKELY HOLDS ABOVE FREEZING
THROUGH FOUR MAYBE EVEN FOUR
O'CLOCK TODAY WITH MAINLY RAIN
AND THEN THIS EVENING THOUGH WE
DO BELIEVE THESE WINDS WILL
KICK IN, MOISTURE WILL GET
HEAVIER THAT WILL DRIVE THE
TEMPERATURE DOWN AND THIS
EVENING AT THIRTY DEGREES ALL
THE ROADS WILL BECOME ICY WITH
FREEZING RAIN, SLEET AND SNOW
FALLING FROM THE SKY.
ALL >> RIGHT , ROB, WE'LL TALK
MORE LATER IN THE SHOW.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. RIGHT NOW WE WANT TO TURN TO A
FEW WEATHER RELATED CLOSURES IN
MY COUNTY MOST FACILITIES
CLOSED JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO
AT NOON.
AT NOON.
AT NOON. THE COUNTY CANCELED IN PERSON
HEALTH APPOINTMENTS AND COVID
TESTING.
TESTING.
TESTING. COUNTY COURTS WILL CLOSE THREE
P.M. AND IF YOU HAVE BOOKS ON
HOLD AT THE LIBRARY, YOU WILL
NOT BE ABLE TO PICK THEM UP
THIS AFTERNOON PBOT IS ASKING
DRIVERS TO STAY OFF THE ROAD
THIS AFTERNOON IF AT ALL
POSSIBLE.
POSSIBLE.
POSSIBLE. CREWS HAVE BEEN WORKING 12 HOUR
SHIFTS.
SHIFTS.
SHIFTS. THEY'RE LAYING DOWN DICER
AND SALT IN SOME PLACES PBOT
ASK THAT DRIVERS GIVE PLOWS
PLENTY OF SPACE TODAY.
THE CITY ALSO REMAINS
HOMEOWNERS.
HOMEOWNERS. IT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO
CLEAR OFF YOUR SIDEWALKS THE
BAD WEATHER IS AFFECTING COVID
VACCINATION CLINICS.
VACCINATION CLINICS. OHSU JUST ANNOUNCED IT'S
CLOSING ITS OUTDOOR SITE IN
PORTLAND THIS SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY >>.
IN THE MEANTIME, HERE'S WHAT
THE OREGON CONVENTION CENTER
LOOKED LIKE JUST BEFORE NINE
O'CLOCK THIS MORNING.
PEOPLE LINED UP TO GET
VACCINATED AS OF NOW, DOSES ARE
RESERVED FOR PEOPLE 80
AND OLDER AND EVERYONE IN GROUP
1A WE TALKED TO A PORTLAND
WOMAN WHO GOT HER SHOT TODAY.
SHE WAS GLAD TO GET IT OVER
WITH EARLY ALTHOUGH SHE SAYS
VACCINATIONS ARE SO IMPORTANT
THAT SHE WOULD HAVE BRAVED THE
SNOW IF SHE HAD TO >>.
WELL, I HAVE A GOOD CAR THAT
THAT SITS WELL ON THE ROAD
AND SO I DON'T THINK ANYTHING
WOULD HAPPEN.
WOULD HAPPEN. I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO
GET A WHOLE LOT SO I REALLY
THINK IT'S IMPORTANT AND I WANT
TO BE SAFE AND MAKE EVERYBODY
AROUND ME SAVE 4500
APPOINTMENTS OPENED UP AT THE
OREGON CONVENTION CENTER TODAY
AND MORE WILL LIKELY OPEN ON
MONDAY IF YOU'RE ELIGIBLE YOU
SCHEDULE YOUR SESSION ON THE
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITIES
WEBSITE >>.
WEBSITE >>. NBC NEWS UNVEILED A NEW TOOL TO
HELP STREAMLINE THE VACCINATION
PROCESS.
PROCESS.
PROCESS. IT'S CALLED PLAN YOUR VACCINE
DOTCOM >>.
DOTCOM >>. I TALKED TO NBC SENIOR MEDICAL
CORRESPONDENT >> ABOUT HOW IT
WORKS.
WORKS.
WORKS. HERE'S DR. JOHN TORRES >>.
YOU KNOW THIS IS ACTUALLY A
FANTASTIC WEBSITE AND THIS IS
ONE THAT IS DEFINITELY NEEDED
BECAUSE RIGHT NOW YOU CAN
CERTAINLY GO TO YOUR STATE
HEALTH DEPARTMENTS.
HEALTH DEPARTMENTS. YOU CAN GO TO YOUR LOCAL HEALTH
DEPARTMENTS, YOU CAN GO TO THE
DIFFERENT HEALTH SYSTEMS
WEBSITE AND GET INFORMATION ON
WHERE YOU CAN GET THE VACCINE
WHEN YOU'RE ELIGIBLE FOR THE
VACCINE, HOW TO ACTUALLY GET AN
APPOINTMENT.
APPOINTMENT. BUT YOU HAVE TO DO A LOT
OF LEGWORK.
OF LEGWORK. YOU HAVE TO GO TO A VARIETY
OF SITES AND YOU HAVE TO MAKE
SURE YOU GO BACK CONSTANTLY
BECAUSE THINGS DO CHANGE.
THEY DO GET UPDATED.
SO WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE
COLLECTED ALL THE INFORMATION
AND PUT IT ON ONE SITE PORLAND
YOUR VACCINE DOTCOM AND THAT
SITE IS GOING TO BE CONSTANTLY
UPDATED.
UPDATED.
UPDATED. SO NBC IS GOING TO BE LOOKING
AT STATE DEPARTMENTS.
WE'LL BE TALKING TO THEM,
WATCHING THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA,
WATCHING THEIR PRESS BRIEFINGS
AND THIS IS ACROSS THE ENTIRE
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. THEY'LL BE GETTING THAT
INFORMATION, UPDATING IT.
SO BASICALLY IT'S ONE STOP
SHOPPING FOR YOU TO FIND OUT
WHEN YOU'RE ELIGIBLE FOR THE
VACCINE WHERE YOU CAN GO TO GET
THE VACCINE AND HOW YOU CAN
MAKE AN APPOINTMENT.
AND THE OTHER THING IS IT'S NOT
JUST RESTRICTED TO YOU SO IF
YOU LIVE IN ONE AREA LET'S SAY
PORTLANDLANDER YOU HAVE PARENTS
THAT LIVE IN NORTH CAROLINA,
YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND PUT THEM
ON THE LIST AS WELL AND START
WATCHING FOR THEM AS WELL.
AND SO THAT MEANS YOU CAN
CERTAINLY HELP OUT FRIENDS
AND FAMILY AROUND THE COUNTRY
WITH THIS ONE SHOP STOPPING
TOOL AGAIN PLAN YOUR VACCINE
CTWCON >> ALL >> GOOD
INFORMATION.
INFORMATION. THANK YOU TO DR. TORRES.
WELL, THE ICE AND SNOW IN OUR
FORECAST THROWING RESTAURANTS
AND BARS IN THE METRO AREA.
ANOTHER CURVEBALL THE STORM
ARRIVES JUST AS THEY WERE SET
TO REOPEN FOR INDOOR DINING.
WE TALKED TO MARCO ROBERTI.
HE OWNS GILDAS ITALIAN
RESTAURANT AND HE WORRIES THE
SNOW WILL KEEP CUSTOMERS HOME
>>.
>>.
>>. IT'S
>>. IT'S JUST LIKE ANOTHER BRICK
ANOTHER BRICK ON THE BAKC BUT
MAYBE THIS MIGHT BE A GOOD
THING AS A LITTLE SLOW OPENING.
I'M HOPING PEOPLE HAVE THEIR
FOUR WHEEL DRIVES AND FRONT
WHEEL DRIVE CAN MAKE IT IN.
THERE >> YOU GO.
SOMETHING ELSE MARCO IS BANKING
ON THE MAX THE PROVIDENCE PARK
STOP IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER
FROM HIS RESTAURANT.
GOOD LUCK >>.
NOW BACK TO THE IMPEACHMENT
TRIAL OF FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP
>>.
>>.
>>. THIS
>>. THIS IS A LIVE LOOK AT THE
HEARING THAT'S GOING ON AS WE
SPEAK TODAY.
SPEAK TODAY. HOUSE DEMOCRATS WILL WRAP UP
THEIR PRESENTATION.
THEIR PRESENTATION. THEY SAY FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP
INCITED INSURRECTION AGAINST A
GOVERNMENT THAT HE WAS SWORN TO
DEFEND.
DEFEND.
DEFEND. PRESIDENT BIDEN SAYS HE
BELIEVES SOME REPUBLICAN
LAWMAKERS MAY HAVE CHANGED
THEIR MIND YESTERDAY AFTER
HOUSE MANAGERS SHOWED DRAMATIC
VIDEO OF A CAPITOL ATTACK THEY
REVEALED NEVER BEFORE SEEN
SECURITY FOOTAGE OF OFFICER
EUGENE GOODMAN GETTING SENATOR
MITT ROMNEY TO TURN AROUND
AND RUN TO SAFETY.
ROMNEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IS GOOD
MAN WHO HELPED HIM
AND YESTERDAY HE GOT TO SPEAK
WITH THE OFFICER >>.
I EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO
HIM FOR COMING TO MY AID
AND GETTING ME BACK INTO THE
PATH OF SAFETY AND EXPRESS MY
APPRECIATION FOR ALL THAT HE
DID THAT DAY >> THE TRUMP LEGAL
TEAM WILL BEGIN ITS DEFENSE
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW. THEY'LL FOCUS ON CLAIMS THAT
THE FORMER PRESIDENT WAS
EXERCISING HIS FREE SPEECH
AND NEVER ENCOURAGED VIOLENCE.