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>>> RIGHT
>>> RIGHT NOW, APOLOGIES AND EXPLANATIONS FROM EMERGENCY
OFFICIALS, AFTER AN ALERT ABOUT
A 911 OUTAGE IN CLARKE COUNTY
WAKES UP HALF OF PORTLAND.
>>> I'M A PERSON AT THE END OF
THE DAY LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.
OBSERVERS THAT.
OBSERVERS THAT. >>> THE MAN WHO FILMED WHAT HE
SAID WAS RACIAL PROFILING IN A
PORTLAND HOTEL.
PORTLAND HOTEL. HE TALKS ABOUT THE INCIDENT FOR
THE FIRST TIME.
>>> A RACIST RANT CAUGHT ON
CAMERA AND THE WOMAN BEHIND
BARS.
BARS.
BARS. >>>
BARS. >>> THIS IS KGW NEWS.
>>> THE WOMAN THAT WENT ON A
RACIST RANT FULL OF VIOLENT
THREATS, ALL CAUGHT ON VIDEO
HAS BEEN ARRESTED.
THE VIDEO SHOT ON CHRISTMAS EVE
HAS BEEN SHARED THOUSANDS OF
TIMES.
TIMES.
TIMES. TONIGHT McMINNVILLE POLICE
ARRESTED THAT WOMAN, AMBER
ROCCO A MULTIPLE HARASSMENT,
INTIMIDATION AND WEAPONS
CHARGES.
CHARGES.
CHARGES. THE ONE BEHIND THE CAMERA AS A
BLACK WOMAN.
BLACK WOMAN. SHE TOLD MAGGIE VESPA THAT
THROUGH ALL OF THAT SHE WAS
FOCUSED ON HER TODDLER IN THE
BACKSEAT.
BACKSEAT.
BACKSEAT. WE BLEEPED OUT THE PROFANITY
AND RACIAL SLURS.
THE CONTENT IS STILL PRETTY
INTENSE.
INTENSE.
INTENSE. >> WE DID NOT DO ANYTHING TO
HER.
HER.
HER. SHE
HER. SHE LASHED OUT AT US.
>> Reporter: HATE ON DISPLAY
FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
>> THIS COULD HAPPEN TO ANYONE
ELSE.
ELSE.
ELSE. >>
ELSE. >> Reporter: THE CAR DOOR
SLAMMED ON THE FOOT OF EMORA
ROBERSON.
ROBERSON.
ROBERSON. THE WOMAN ON CAMERA IS SEEN
HOLDING A KNIFE AND YELLING
THE N-WORD AT A BLACK FAMILY
DURING THE PARKING LOT DISPUTE.
>> SHE IS TRYING TO STAB HIM.
>> MY DAUGHTER WAS ASLEEP AND
WOKE UP CRYING TO SOMEONE
SCREAMING AT US.
>> Reporter: THE VIDEO IS
SPARKING OUTRAGE.
SPARKING OUTRAGE. SHE SAID SHE WAS OUT SHOPPING
WITH HER BOYFRIEND AND HER 15-
MONTH-OLD DAUGHTER.
MONTH-OLD DAUGHTER. THE WOMAN WAS ANGRY THAT EMORA
ROBERSON'S AUNT PARKED TOO
CLOSE TO HER CAR.
THE SLURS STARTED IMMEDIATELY.
>> I WAS LIKE WHO ARE YOU
TALKING TO?
TALKING TO? >> Reporter: WHEN THE WOMEN
CONFRONTED THEM EMORA ROBERSON
SAID THE WOMAN TOLD HER WEAPON.
>> I WAS NOT AFRAID FOR MYSELF
BUT MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE CAR.
SHE KEPT SAYING I DON'T CARE.
THAT FRIGHTENED ME.
SHE DIDN'T CARE THERE WAS A
CHILD IN THE CAR.
SHE FILMED FOR ABOUT ONE MINUTE
BEFORE EVERYONE GOT BACK INTO
THEIR CARS.
THEIR CARS. >> I WAS TRYING NOT TO ESCALATE
THE SITUATION. I DID NOT KNOW
WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN.
>> Reporter: ON FACEBOOK EMORA
ROBERSON WROTE RACISM IS ALIVE
AND HERE WHERE WE LIVE .
>> SOMETHING NEEDS TO HAPPEN.
SHE JUST GOT AWAY WITH IT.
>> WE KNOW TONIGHT THAT SHE DID
NOT GET AWAY WITH IT.
THAT WAS MAGGIE VESPA REPORTING.
AMBER ROCCO WAS TRANSPORTED TO
THE COUNTY JAIL AND $55,000
BAIL.
BAIL.
BAIL. >>>
BAIL. >>> TONIGHT FROM THE FIRST TIME
WE ARE HEARING FROM A MAN WHO
TOOK VIRAL VIDEOS OF WHAT HE
SAID WAS RACIAL WROTE FILING AT
A PORTLAND DOUBLETREE HOTEL.
THE APPEARED ON CNN TONIGHT
WITH DON LEMON TO TALK ABOUT
THE INCIDENT.
THE INCIDENT. >> JERMAINE MASSEY SAID ALL HE
WAS DOING WAS CALLING HIS MOM
FROM THE LOBBY.
SECURITY APPROACHED HIM.
POLICE WERE CALLED AND HE WAS
ASKED TO LEAVE THE HOTEL.
HE SAID HIS RACE CLEARLY PLAYED
A ROLE.
A ROLE.
A ROLE. >> I CAN'T EXPLAIN WHY PEOPLE
DO THESE THINGS.
I THINK THERE IS A LOT OF
PERCEPTIONS ABOUT BLACK MALES
IN PARTICULAR, THAT WE ARE A
THREAT AND HARMFUL AND FEARFUL
INDIVIDUALS.
INDIVIDUALS. THAT BIAS IMPACTS THE
SITUATIONS.
SITUATIONS. >> EARLIER TODAY HE SAID IN A
STATEMENT THROUGH HIS ATTORNEY,
THEY ARE INTERESTED IN A PR
GESTURE FROM THE HOTEL, THEY
WANT PUBLIC ANSWERS ABOUT WHAT
HAPPENED AND WHAT MOTIVATED ALL
OF THIS.
OF THIS.
OF THIS. THE HOTEL POSTED ON TWITTER,
THEY HAVE A ZERO-TOLERANCE
POLICY ON DISCRIMINATION AND
THEY WILL LAUNCH AN
INVESTIGATION.
INVESTIGATION. THEY ALSO SAID THE EMPLOYEES
INVOLVED ARE CURRENTLY ON LEAVE.
ON CNN TONIGHT IT WAS SAID,
THAT DOES NOT MEAN MUCH AND
SUGGESTED A LAWSUIT WAS COMING.
>>> CENTURY LINK NOW SAID IT'S
OUTAGE IS FIXED.
THE PHONES ARE WORKING.
THIS IS AFTER OVERNIGHT AND
OUTAGE CAUSED A LOT OF
CONFUSION.
CONFUSION. THE PROBLEM DID NOT AFFECT
CUSTOMERS IN ODOT , THOUSANDS
OF PEOPLE GOT WARNINGS ON THEIR
PHONES LAST NIGHT.
WE SPOKE WITH DISPATCHERS AND
EMERGENCY OFFICIALS TO FIND OUT
WHAT HAPPENED.
WHAT HAPPENED. >> Reporter: THE CRYPTIC TEST
MESSAGE SAID THIS IS 911, LINES
ARE DOWN.
ARE DOWN.
ARE DOWN. CALL THIS NUMBER FOR
EMERGENCIES.
EMERGENCIES. THE PROBLEM IS, A LOT OF PEOPLE
DO NOT KNOW WHAT THAT IS.
>> I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT MEANT.
>> Reporter: THE REGIONAL
EMERGENCY SERVICES AGENCY
PROVIDES 911 DISPATCH FOR
VANCOUVER AND THE SURROUNDING
AREA.
AREA.
AREA. THE
AREA. THE 91 ONE CENTER VESTED -- THE
911 CENTER WENT DOWN.
TO INFORM THE PUBLIC, THEY SENT
OUT THE ALERT TO EVERYONE WHO
SIGNED UP FOR EMERGENCY
NOTIFICATION WITHIN A 40 MILE
RADIUS. THAT MEANT THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE IN THE PORTLAND METRO
AREA GOT THE ALERT AROUND 11:30
PM LAST NIGHT.
>> ONE OF THE DANGERS, BEING
THAT WE ARE ALONG THE COLUMBIA
RIVER AND BORDERING OREGON IS
THAT REACH WILL BLEED OVER.
PEOPLE ARE CROSSING OUR BRIDGES
AND THE NOTIFICATION GOES
FURTHER OUT.
FURTHER OUT. >> Reporter: EMERGENCY
DISPATCHER SAID THEY WERE
SWAMPED WITH CALLS FROM PEOPLE
WHO WERE CONFUSED.
THE COLLARS DIDN'T UNDERSTAND
WHY THEY WERE GETTING THE
MESSAGE OR WHAT IT MEANT.
HERE IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE.
>> 911, ARE YOU CALLING ABOUT
THE TEXT MESSAGE?
>> ARE WE ABOUT TO GET NEW OR
SOMETHING?
SOMETHING? >> THE 911 LINES ARE DOWN.
>> Reporter: OFFICIALS SAY THEY
COULD HAVE DONE A BETTER JOB.
THE WORDING ON THE ALERT COULD
HAVE BEEN MORE CLEAR AND THEY
HOPE TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT
THE SOFTWARE.
THE SOFTWARE. >> THE CLARK COUNTY EMERGENCY
MANAGERS ADMITTED THAT NEXT
TIME, THINGS WOULD BE DONE
DIFFERENTLY.
DIFFERENTLY. ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO THE
WORDING ON THE ALERT.
THEY WANT TO MAKE IT MORE CLEAR
AND THEY HOPE TO TAKE A CLOSER
LOOK AT THE SOFTWARE TO MAKE
SURE EVERYTHING IS UP TO SPEC
SO THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT CONFUSED.
CENTURY LINK STILL HAS NOT
QUITE SAID WHAT THEY THINK
CAUSED THE OUTAGE OR HOW MANY
CUSTOMERS LOST SERVICE.
>>> THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME
THAT CENTRAL-BANK OUTAGES HAVE
SHUT DOWN 911 CALL CENTERS IN
THE AREA.
THE AREA.
THE AREA. BACK IN 2014, THEIR SYSTEM WENT
DOWN FOR SIX HOURS AND CAUSED
MAJOR PROBLEMS IN THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. AT THE TIME THEY WERE 5800
FAILED CALLS TO 911.
THE OUTAGE THEN LED TO A $16
MILLION FINE FROM THE SES THE.
NOW THE SEC IS INVESTIGATING
THIS LATEST OUTAGE AS WELL.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SEC CALLED
THE LATEST OUTAGE COMPLETELY
UNACCEPTABLE.
UNACCEPTABLE. >>> TODAY MARKS 40 YEARS SINCE
A PASSENGER JET CRASHED IN A
PORTLAND NEIGHBORHOOD.
PORTLAND NEIGHBORHOOD. IT WAS ON THIS DAY IN 1978 THAT
UNITED FLIGHT 173 RAN OUT OF
FUEL BEFORE IT REACHED PDX AND
CRASHED NEAR 157th AND
BURNSIDE.
BURNSIDE.
BURNSIDE. 10 PEOPLE WERE KILLED.
179 PASSENGERS AND CREW
SURVIVED.
SURVIVED.
SURVIVED. THE FLIGHT CREW WAS PREOCCUPIED
OVER POSSIBLE LANDING GEAR
ISSUES.
ISSUES.
ISSUES. THEY DID NOT NOTICE THE PLANE
WAS BURNING FUEL TO PASS.
THE CRASH RESULTED IN MAJOR
CHANGES IN HOW FLIGHT CREWS
COORDINATE AND HOW THEY TRAIN.
EXPERTS AND THE CHANGES HAVE
SAVED COUNTLESS LIVES IN THE
FOLLOWING YEARS.
FOLLOWING YEARS. >>> STILL AHEAD, WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.
IT CONTINUES.
IT CONTINUES. MANY COAST GUARD FAMILIES ARE
FEELING SOME RELIEF, FOR NOW.
THE STOPGAP MEASURE MEANS THEY
WILL GET ONE MORE PAYCHECK.
FAMILIES WANT TO KNOW WHY
AREN'T THEY BEING TREATED LIKE
OTHER MILITARY BRANCHES.
>>> THE PORTLAND NATIVE THAT
WALKED ACROSS ANTARCTICA WITH
NO HELP.
NO HELP.
NO HELP. IS TALKING ABOUT HOW HE DID IT.
COMING UP HE REVEALS HIS BIG
PLANS.
PLANS.
PLANS. >>> THE RAIN TAPERING OFF FOR
NOW IN THE METRO AREA.
THIS IS A LOOK AT THE DAY
PLANNER FOR SATURDAY.
THE WIND AND THE RAIN IS BACK.
ESPECIALLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
THE FULL FORECAST IS COMING UP.
>>> FROM RAIN TO HOW ABOUT
SNOW?
SNOW?
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