>>>
>>> VOLUNTEERS SPEND THEIR CHRISTMAS HELPING A WASHINGTON
COUNTY FAMILY SEARCH FOR THEIR
MISSING DAUGHTER.
MISSING DAUGHTER. >>> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IF IT
WERE MY DAUGHTER I WOULD WISH
THAT PEOPLE WOULD COME OUT AND
HELP.
HELP.
HELP. >>>
HELP. >>> CUSTOMERS SURPRISE A LOCAL
WAITRESS AND SINGLE MOM WITH A
FOUR FIGURE TIP.
>>> NOT EVERYONE WAS SO GIVING.
POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR A
THIEF WHO TOOK OFF IN A MAIL
TRUCK STEALING HUNDREDS OF
LETTERS AND PACKAGES.
>>> THIS IS ALL I'VE GOT.
I DON'T CARRY CASH.
I KNOW THAT IS NOT GOING TO GO
VERY FAR.
VERY FAR.
VERY FAR. EVERY PERSON HAS A VALUE.
HOW CAN WE TURN OUR BACKS?
>>> A WEST LINDA WOMAN COULDN'T
SEE SPENDING CHRISTMAS IN THE
OTHER WAY.
OTHER WAY. JEAN HAS BEEN WATCHING THE
STORY OF SALEM'S NEW CAMPING
BAND PLAY OUT.
THIS WEEK SHE GOT FED UP.
FOR DAYS SHE HAS BEEN DRIVING
TO SALEM STAYING IN HOTELS AND
DOING BASICALLY AS MUCH AS ANY
ONE PERSON CAN TO HELP THE
HOMELESS.
HOMELESS.
HOMELESS. THIS ON A COLD CHRISTMAS NIGHT.
WHEN THE CITY'S WARMING
SHELTERS DON'T HAVE ENOUGH
ROOM.
ROOM.
ROOM. >>>
ROOM. >>> PEOPLE DOWN HERE MIGHT BE
COOL.>> Reporter: JEAN HENDREN
IS ON A MISSION.
AND NOT BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAY.
THIS WEST LINN GRANDMOTHER HAS
BEEN COMBING THE STREETS OF
SALEM ALL WEEK.
HER FUEL SHE IS FURIOUS.
AT THE CITY.
>>> HOW CAN WE TURN OUR BACKS?
OPAL SALEM DECLARED A PUBLIC
EMERGENCY AND IMPLEMENT IT A
BAN ON PUBLIC CAMPING.
ADVOCATES SAY CLOSE TO 1800
PEOPLE ARE HOMELESS HERE.
THOSE WHO SLEEP OUTSIDE
SUDDENLY HAD TO GO WITHOUT
TENSE TARPS OR ANY KIND OF
MAKESHIFT SHELTER.
MAKESHIFT SHELTER. THE CITY PROMISED AN INFLUX OF
NEW SHELTER BEDS WERE ON THE
WAY.
WAY.
WAY. BUT
WAY. BUT NOT FOR WEEKS.
EXISTING WARMING SHELTERS WHICH
ONLY OPEN WHEN TEMPERATURES
DROP BELOW FREEZING DON'T HAVE
ENOUGH SPACE FOR EVERYONE OUT
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. >>>
HERE. >>> WE WANT OUR WORDS TO
MATTER.
MATTER.
MATTER. WE WANT TO COUNT OUT HERE.
>> Reporter: MONDAY A GROUP OF
HOMELESS PEOPLE MOVED ON TO THE
CAPITAL LAWN AND PROTEST.
THE RESULT POLICE MAKE THEM
LEAVE.
LEAVE.
LEAVE. THE CITY COUNSELOR TALKED ABOUT
BRINGING A STREET RESPONSE TEAM
TO SALEM.
TO SALEM.
TO SALEM. EVENTUALLY.
EVENTUALLY. >>> PEOPLE WANT REAL AND THEY
WANT EVIDENCE-BASED SOLUTIONS
TO TALK ABOUT HOW DO WE SOLVE
HOMELESSNESS.>> Reporter: BUT
THESE PEOPLE ARE COLD NOW.
AND HENDREN IS LIVID.
>>> I'M TRYING TO GET THE
PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND HOW CRUEL
IT IS TO TAKE AWAY TENSE AND
EVERYTHING THAT WILL KEEP YOU
WARM.>> Reporter: IS 70 YEARS
OLD THIS RETIRED WASHINGTON
STATE EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN DRIVING
FROM WEST LINDA SALEM STAYING
IN A MOTEL SPENDING CHRISTMAS
AWAY FROM HER FAMILY.
SHE IS HANDING OUT CHANGE FOOD
AND CHECKING ON PEOPLE WHO SHE
KNOWS ARE IN DIRE STRAITS.
>>> I'M GOING TO GO CHECK UP ON
JIM AND CHUCK.
>> Reporter: SHE HAS TAKEN TWO
MEN TO THE HOSPITAL THIS WEEK.
>>> ONE LOST HIS LEG AND THE
OTHER ONE MAY LOSE THE ENDS OF
HIS BIG TOES.
THEY DON'T LOOK GOOD.
>> Reporter: THEY DON'T LOOK
GOOD SHE SAID BECAUSE THEY GOT
TOO COLD.
TOO COLD.
TOO COLD. SHE IS OUT HERE BINS ON
STOPPING SOMEONE ELSE FROM
SUFFERING THE SAME FATE.
ON SALEM STREETS.
>>> IF I CAN SAVE A FEW PEOPLE
TODAY BY BEING HERE IT IS THE
MOST IMPORTANT THING.
I HAVE EVER DONE IN MY LIFE.>>
Reporter: AND PORTMAN HOMELESS
MEN AND WOMEN WERE TREATED TO A
HOLIDAY MEAL AT THE UNION
GOSPEL MISSION.
GOSPEL MISSION. THEY DISHED UP 500 MEALS WHICH
INCLUDED HAM YAMS PIE IN THE
WORKS.
WORKS.
WORKS. YOU HEADED OUT GIVE BAGS WITH
HATS AND GLOVES TO HELP PEOPLE
STAY WARMER.
STAY WARMER. IT TAKES 130 VOLUNTEERS TO PUT
THAT MEAL TOGETHER.
>>> JUST BEEN TO THE NEWS FROM
A FIRE AT A HOME IN CLACKAMAS
HAS DISPLACED 11 PEOPLE TONIGHT.
FIREFIGHTERS SAY THE RED CROSS
IS HELPING THEM FIND A PLACE TO
STAY.
STAY.
STAY. THE
STAY. THE FIRE STARTED IN THE
BASEMENT AND SPREAD TO THE
ATTIC OF THE HOME ON SOUTHEAST
REGNIER.
REGNIER.
REGNIER. NO ONE WAS HURT.
INVESTIGATORS ARE TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT WHAT STARTED THE
FIRE.
FIRE.
FIRE. >>>
FIRE. >>> IN A DEVELOPING STORY
DOZENS OF VOLUNTEERS SPEND
THEIR CHRISTMAS SEARCHING FOR A
MISSING WASHINGTON COUNTY
WOMAN.
WOMAN.
WOMAN. 20-YEAR-OLD ALLISON WATERSON
WAS LASTING HIKING NEAR NORTH
PLAINS ON SUNDAY.
CREWS HAVE BEEN SEARCHING NEAR
OLD PUMPKIN RIDGE ROAD FOR TWO
DAYS NOW.
DAYS NOW.
DAYS NOW. THEY WILL BE BACK AT IT
TOMORROW AT FIRST LIGHT.
HERE IS BRITNEY.
>> Reporter: A LARGER AREA TO
COVER AND VOLUNTEERS CAME READY.
TRADING IN THEIR CHRISTMAS
TRADITIONS TO HELP FIND
ALLISON.
ALLISON.
ALLISON. SHE IS STILL MISSING TONIGHT AS
HER FAMILY HOPES FOR A HOLIDAY
MIRACLE.>>> ON A DAMP GRAY
CHRISTMAS DAY TRAINED IN
VOLUNTEER SEARCH AND RESCUE
CREWS SCOURED NORTH PLAINS
SEARCHING FOR 20-YEAR-OLD
ALLISON WATERSON.
ALLISON WATERSON. >>> IT DOESN'T EVEN FEEL
REAL.>> Reporter: IT WAS HARD
FOR HER AUNT TO PUT INTO WORDS
WITH OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT
MEANS TO HER FAMILY.
>>> WE ARE JUST IN SHOCK.
I APPRECIATE THE VOLUNTEER IS.
OF COURSE WE DO.
THEY ARE TAKING TIME OUT OF
THEIR LIVES TO BE HERE.
WE ARE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL.
>> Reporter: PUTTING THEIR
CHRISTMAS PLANS ON HOLD TO FIND
ALLISON.
ALLISON.
ALLISON. >>> IF IT WERE MY DAUGHTER I
WOULD WISH PEOPLE WOULD COME
OUT AND HELP TOO.
>>> I'M AMAZED AT HOW MANY
PEOPLE ARE HERE.
BEING IT IS CHRISTMAS FOR
PEOPLE TO COME OUT AND GIVE OF
THEIR TIME AND TAKE AWAY FROM
WHAT THEY WOULD BE DOING WITH
THEIR FAMILIES ON TODAY.
TO BE OUT HERE TO HELP US LOOK
FOR ALLISON IS AMAZING.>>
Reporter: THERE WERE SAFETY
CONCERNS FOR VOLUNTEERS WITH
SLICK CONDITIONS IN WOODED
AREAS.
AREAS.
AREAS. >>> IS PRETTY MUCH OFF TRAIL IN
WILDERNESS AREAS.
WILDERNESS AREAS. >> Reporter: ADDING TO THE
DIFFICULTY MUCH OF THE SEARCH
IS HAPPENING ON PRIVATE
PROPERTY.
PROPERTY.
PROPERTY. >>> THIS WILDERNESS IS OPEN TO
US.
US.
US. WE
US. WE CAN GO ANYWHERE ANYTIME WE
WANT TO.
WANT TO.
WANT TO. WHEN WE WERE IN RURAL
COMMUNITIES LIKE THIS WE HAVE
PRIVATE PROPERTIES THAT WE HAVE
TO GET PERMISSION TO GO ON
PRIVATE PROPERTY FIRST.>>
Reporter: BECAUSE THE ARE
SEARCHING ON CHRISTMAS DAY MANY
HOMEOWNERS WERE NOT HOME TO GET
THAT PERMISSION.>>> IT IS AN
EMERGENCY.
EMERGENCY. WE AT THIS VERY MOMENT HAVEN'T
SEEN HER IN SIX DAYS.
SHE HASN'T BEEN SEEN BY ANYBODY
OTHER THAN THE LAST PERSON SHE
WAS WITH.
WAS WITH.
WAS WITH. FOR NEARLY 4 DAYS.
>> Reporter: THAT PERSON IS HER
BOYFRIEND BENJAMIN GARLAND.
HE WASN'T PART OF THE SEARCH
WEDNESDAY BECAUSE HE WAS BOOKED
INTO THE COUNTY JAIL ON TWO
OUTSTANDING WARRANTS TUESDAY.
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAID THE
CHARGES ARE NOT CONNECTED TO
THE SEARCH FOR ALLISON.
RESEARCH WILL CONTINUE AGAIN
TOMORROW MORNING.
TOMORROW MORNING. THE WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S
OFFICE ASKED ANY VOLUNTEERS WHO
HAVE FRS RADIOS FAMILY RADIO
SERVICE RADIOS TO BRING THEM.
AGAIN THIS IS ALLISON.
SHE IS 5'7" 120 POUNDS.
HER HAIR IS DYED TEAL AND SHE
HAS A TATTOO OF AN EYE ON THE
FRONT UPPER LEFT SHOULDER AND A
TATTOO OF A FAIRY SITTING ON A
SPIDERWEB ON HER LEFT FOREARM.
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION
THAT COULD HELP BRING ALLISON
HOME CALL POLICE.
>>> ONE PERSON IS IN THE
HOSPITAL TONIGHT AFTER CRASHING
A CAR INTO A PORTLAND COMMUNITY
CENTER.
CENTER.
CENTER. THIS HAPPENED EARLIER TODAY IN
THE SMALL COMMUNITY OF LINTON
IN NORTHWEST PORTLAND.
A LOT OF DAMAGE.
THE OLDER MODEL ROLLS-ROYCE OF
ALL CARS HIT A NATURAL GAS LINE
IN THE CRASH.
THE GAS HAD TO BE SHUT OFF.
HIGHWAY 30 WAS ALSO CLOSED FOR
ABOUT AN HOUR.
THERE WAS ONLY ONE PERSON
INSIDE THE COMMUNITY CENTER AT
THE TIME.
THE TIME.
THE TIME. THEY WERE NOT HURT.
>>> CAUGHT ON CAMERA A THIEF
TAKES OFF WITH THE U.S. POSTAL
SERVICE TRUCK IN SEATTLE.
POLICE SAY HE DROVE IT A FEW
BLOCKS AND THEN STOPPED MORE
THAN 200 PIECES OF MAIL INTO A
GETAWAY CAR.
GETAWAY CAR. AND THEN TOOK OFF.
A POSTAL INSPECTOR SAID IT IS
POLICY NOT TO LEAVE THE KEYS IN
THE VEHICLE.
THE VEHICLE. AND TRUCKS HAVE TO BE LOCKED
WHENEVER MAIL CARRIERS LEAVE
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. THEY THINK THE THIEVES KNEW
EXACTLY WHAT THEY WERE DOING.
THEY BELIEVE A SECOND PERSON
MIGHT HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE
GETAWAY CAR.
GETAWAY CAR. >>> BACK TO THE GOOD NEWS THIS
HOLIDAY FOR THE 32nd YEAR IN A
ROW A COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS EVENT
IN NORTH PORTLAND HELPED TO
MAKE SURE ALL THE KIDS IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD GOT TO HAVE A NEW
TOY.
TOY.
TOY. PHOTOJOURNALIST JOHN TAKES US
TO THE CELEBRATION AT THE
CHARLES JORDAN COMMUNITY
CENTER.
CENTER.
CENTER. >> Reporter:'S.
>> Reporter:'S. 'S.
'S.
'S. I
'S. I PICKED OUT SIX TOYS.'S.
WE MAKE SURE THE TOYS GO TO THE
KIDS.
KIDS.
KIDS. THE
KIDS. THE KIDS GET TO PICK OUT THEIR
TOYS.>> I GOT TRANSFORMERS THAT
TURNED INTO A CAR.
>>> THE ONLY TOY DRIVE THAT IS
A BUFFET.
A BUFFET.
A BUFFET. >>> I PICKED OUT SIX TOYS.
>>> THIS IS MY FAVORITE PART.
I WOULD RATHER DO THIS THEN GET
ANY GIFTS.>>> I DON'T WANT TO
BE ANYWHERE ELSE.
THIS IS WHAT I LOVE TO DO.
>>> SHOWING LOVE.
>>> WE DO THIS BIG RAFFLE EVERY
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. >>>
TIME. >>> IF THEY CALL YOUR TICKET
YOU GET TO GET SOMETHING ON THE
PRIZE.
PRIZE.
PRIZE. >>> WE MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS
ENOUGH RAFFLE ITEMS FOR
EVERYONE SUE WIN.
EVERY ONCE AND WHEN.
I DON'T KNOW HOW WE HAVE DONE
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. WE
THAT. WE MANAGED TO GET THE PEOPLE
THAT NEED IT THE MOST.>>> THAT
WAS PHOTOJOURNALIST JOHN.
OTHERS SPENT THE DAY WITH THE
ANIMALS AT THE OREGON HUMANE
SOCIETY.
SOCIETY.
SOCIETY. VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF TO DOGS
FOR A WALK GAVE THE CATS SOME
SCRATCHES.
SCRATCHES. AND CLEANED UP THE CAGES.>>> IT
IS A GOOD WAY TO HONOR THE
SPIRIT OF THE HOLIDAYS.
YOU ARE GIVING TO OTHERS.
EVEN IF THEY ARE FOUR-LEGGED.
>>> THE HUMANE SOCIETY USUALLY
SEES 70 TO 80 VOLUNTEERS ON
CHRISTMAS DAY ALONE.
TO GET THE PETS EXTRA CARE.
>>> AND BATTLE GROUND SOME
GRATEFUL CUSTOMER SHOULDER
HOLIDAY SPIRIT BY LEAVING
BEHIND A VERY GENEROUS TIP.
>>> THAT IS THE MOMENT A
WAITRESS AT THE MILLCREEK PUB
OPEN THE CARD WITH $1500 INSIDE.
A GROUP OF ABOUT 20 MOMS GOT
TOGETHER TO COLLECT THE MONEY.
THEY WANTED TO GET THE MATE
WAITRESS A GIFT FOR HER HARD
WORK.
WORK.
WORK. SHE
WORK. SHE HAS BEEN AT THE PUB SEVEN
YEARS.
YEARS.
YEARS. ACCORDING TO THE RESTAURANT
OWNER WHO IS ALSO A SINGLE MOM
SPLIT THE TIP WITH HER
DAUGHTERS AND COWORKERS.
>>> THE HOLIDAYS ARE FILLED
WITH PRECIOUS MEMORIES.
SOMETIMES THEY CAN BE HARD TO
FIND.
FIND.
FIND. >>>
FIND. >>> NEXT SEE HOW THIS
WASHINGTON ASSISTED LIVING HOME
IS USING MUSIC TO HELP
RESIDENTS BRING BACK THOSE
MEMORIES AND MAKE NEW ONES.
>>> LATER NOT LOVING SOME OF
THOSE CHRISTMAS GIFTS?
75% OF PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO
TAKE SOME OF THEM BACK.
HE WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO GET THE
MOST OUT OF YOUR RETURNS.
>>> IT IS TOUGH TO FIND A
DELICATE WAY TO SAY WHERE DID
YOU FIND THIS SO YOU CAN RETURN
IT.
IT.
IT. AS
IT. AS WE
IT. AS WE LOOK AT THE FORECAST A
COLD OVERNIGHT.
COLD OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE
UPPER 20s AND LOW 30s.
I'M ALSO