THIS
THIS IS
THIS IS KGW NEWS AT SUNRISE. GOOD MORNING AND GOOD TO HAVE
YOU HERE WITH US ON THIS
SATURDAY UNGALLANT AT THE TIME
IS SIX O'CLOCK AND THIS MORNING
PORTLAND STATE OF EMERGENCY HAS
BEEN EXTENDED AS ONCE AGAIN A
GROUP HAS SMASHED WINDOWS
DURING A MARCH.
PLUS THE US LIFTS ITS PAUSE IN
THE JOHNSON AND JOHNSON
COVID-19 VACCINE.
COVID-19 VACCINE. BUT THERE'S ONE MORE HURDLE TO
CLEAR BEFORE DISTRIBUTION
RESUMES IN OREGON.
>> FIRST THOUGH, LET'S CHECK IN
WITH OUR CHRIS MCGINNESS LIVE
AT HOME.
AT HOME.
AT HOME. THEIR FORECAST RAINY OUT THERE
THIS MORNING.
THIS MORNING. >> YEAH, THE RAIN IS BACK.
IT'S LIGHT RAIN.
WE ALSO HAVE SNOW OF COURSE IN
THE CASCADES AS WELL GALE .
AND HERE'S A LIVE LOOK UP AT
TIMBERLINE.
TIMBERLINE. LOTS OF LIGHT SNOW UP AT PAST
LEVEL AND ABOVE.
SO IF YOU'RE TRAVELING IN THAT
DIRECTION, BE AWARE OF SNOWY
CASCADE PASSES TODAY AND RAIN
IN THE VALLEY AND OH BOY DO WE
NEED IT.
NEED IT.
NEED IT. OK, WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET A
TON OF RAIN TODAY BUT WE'LL
TAKE WHAT WE CAN GET RADAR OVER
THE LAST THREE HOURS SHOWING
THE SMATTERING OF GREEN ON THE
MAP HERE ACROSS MUCH OF THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND THIS
ACTUALLY EXTENDS INTO THE GORGE
AND OUT INTO PARTS OF THE
COLUMBIA BASIN AS WELL.
SO A FAIRLY WIDESPREAD BUT
LIGHT RAIN EVENT THAT WE'RE
SEEING ACROSS THE REGION
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. THERE ARE SOME POCKETS
OF MODERATE RAIN TO GO UP THE
FIVE CORRIDOR NORTH
OF BATTLEGROUND AND HEADING UP
TOWARDS LONGVIEW IN PORTIONS
OF COWLITZ COUNTY.
YOU CAN SEE SOME YELLOWS ON THE
MAP THERE.
MAP THERE. ALL RIGHT .
RIGHT NOW FORTY NINE POINT
FORTY FIVE IN KANSAS CITY.
FORTY SIX IN HILLSBORO.
BIG PICTURE ACROSS THE STATE.
NOBODY AWFULLY COLD THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. IN FACT, EASTERN WE'RE GOING TO
MAKE IT UP TO TEMPERATURES IN
THE MID 40S AS WELL AND THE
PLAN FOR TODAY LOTS OF CLOUDS,
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND GALEN,
IT'S POSSIBLE WE EVEN ARE A
RUMBLE OF THUNDER LATER THIS
AFTERNOON OUTSIDE OF THAT
RAINFALL AMOUNTS AMOUNTS I
SHOULD SAY GENERALLY LIGHT BUT
OBVIOUSLY A BIG CHANGE FROM
WHERE THE WEATHER HAS BEEN THE
LAST TWO WEEKS OR SO HIGHS
TODAY IN THE MID 50S.
>> BACK TO YOU.
DEFINITLY A BIG CHANGE.
CHRIS, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE'LL SEE YOU IN A FEW MINUTES.
NEW THIS MORNING, ONE PERSON IS
DEAD AFTER GETTING HIT BY A MAX
TRAIN THE MODA CENTER IN
PORTLAND.
PORTLAND.
PORTLAND. WE DON'T HAVE A LOT
OF INFORMATION RIGHT NOW BUT
THIS WAS AROUND ONE THRUY THIS
MORNING NEAR THE STOP ALONG THE
INTERSTATE NEAR THE ARENA THERE
MAX SERVICE WAS DISRUPTED
BECAUSE OF THAT INVESTIGATION.
>> BUT BUSSES ARE SERVING THE
YELLOW LINE IN PLACE OF TRAINS
.
.
. >>
. >> PORTLAND POLICE HAVE
ARRESTED TWO PEOPLE AFTER
ANOTHER RIOT OVERNIGHT, THIS
ONE IN NORTHWEST PORTLAND.
>> THIS WAS AROUND TWENTY THIRD
IN HOYT VANDAL'S MARCHING IN
THE STREET BROKE WINDOWS AT A
STARBUCKS AND SPRAY PAINTED
GRAFFITI ON OTHER LOCAL
BUSINESSES.
BUSINESSES. >> NOW PORTLAND MAYOR TED
WHEELER HAS EXTENDED THE CITY'S
STATE OF
THROUGH
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND. THIS COMES AFTER SEVERAL NIGHTS
OF THIS GROUP BREAKING WINDOWS.
THE MAYOR WANTS EVERYONE TO
WATCH OUT FOR PEOPLE IN BLACK
CLOTHING GETTING OUT OF THEIR
CARS AT PLANNED DIRECT ACTION
EVENTS.
EVENTS.
EVENTS. THE GROUP IN LAST NIGHT'S EVENT
WERE WEARING ALL BLACK TO THE
STATE OF EMERGENCY REMAIN IN
EFFECT THROUGH NOON ON MONDAY.
IT ALLOWS THE MAYOR TO DECLARE
A CURFEW, CLOSED STREETS
AND OTHER PUBLIC FACILITIES.
NOW THIS ALL COMES ONE WEEK
AFTER PORTLAND POLICE SHOT
AND KILLED A MAN IN LENTS PARK.
FAMILY AND SUPPORTERS HAD A
VIGIL TO HONOR ROBERT DELAGADO.
HIS FAMILY SAYS HE WAS IN A
MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS WHEN HE
WAS SHOT AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN
TREATED DIFFERENTLY.
TREATED DIFFERENTLY. >> OUR DAN HAGGERTY HAS MORE.
AND ABOVE ALL, YOU KNOW, HE WAS
A HUMAN REGARDLESS OF HIS
SITUATION AT THE PRESENT TIME
THAT DOESN'T MAKE HIM ANY LESS
HUMAN.
HUMAN.
HUMAN. >>
HUMAN. >> ROBERT DELGADO'S CHILDREN
AND SIBLINGS LINED UP FOR THE
CAMERAS FRIDAY TO SHOW THAT HE
HAD FAMILY WHO LOVED HIM
AND HIS YOUNG NIECE EXPLAINED
THIS THEY DON'T THINK POLICE
SHOULD HAVE KILLED HIM AND I
DON'T THINK THEY HAVE A
RIGHT TO DO THAT TO SHOW ANYONE
SOME QUICK BACKGROUND FOR YOU
ON THIS CASE.
>> POLICE WERE CALLED TO LENTS
PARK ON THE REPORT OF A MAN
WAVING A GUN AROUND FROM
DISPATCH AUDIO.
DISPATCH AUDIO. WE KNOW THE FIRST OFFICER TO
GET THERE SAID THAT DELGADO WAS
QUOTE NONCOMPLIANT.
QUOTE NONCOMPLIANT. HE SAID ODOT WHOSE HANDS WERE
EMPTY AT THE TIME.
ANOTHER OFFICER SAID HE
BELIEVED THE GUN WAS IN
DELGADO'S BACK POCKET.
WITNESS VIDEO SHOWS PART
OF THAT CONFRONTATION WITH
DELGADO THROWING A TENT THEN
WALKING BACK TO A TREE.
NOW JUST FOUR MINUTES AFTER
POLICE GOT TO THE PARK,
OFFICERS SHOT HIM FROM ABOUT 90
FEET AWAY.
FEET AWAY. POLICE SAY THEY LATER FOUND A
REPLICA GUN AT THE SCENE.
BUT WHAT WE DON'T KNOW STILL TO
THIS POINT IS WHERE THAT GUN
WAS AT THE TIME POLICE SHOT
DELAGADO THE FAMILY ATTORNEY
SAYS HIS KILLING IN THEIR
OPINION IS JUST THE LATEST
EXAMPLE OF PORTLAND POLICE
MISHANDLING SOMEONE IN A MENTAL
HEALTH CRISIS.
HEALTH CRISIS. >> BUT WHAT WE HAVE SEEN FROM
THE VIDEOS AND FROM WITNESS
STATEMENTS IS IS DEEPLY
DISTURBING AND ALARMING.
WE SEE THAT ROBERT IS CLEARLY
HAVING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS.
HE'S CLEARLY STRUGGLING WITH TO
KEEP HIS COMPOSURE AND WE HEAR
THE WAY THAT THE POLICE WERE
RESPONDING AND DIRECTING ORDERS
AT ROBERT IN THE MOMENTS WHEN
HE WAS IN CRISIS.
>> NOW IT'S NOT JUST THEM
SAYING THAT KPCB HAS A PROBLEM.
THE ATTORNEY BROUGHT UP AN
INVESTIGATION THAT WE'VE BEEN
TALKING A LOT ABOUT ON THE
STORY AT SIX O'CLOCK SEE THE
DOJ STARTED INVESTIGATING PB'S
USE OF FORCE AND PATTERN
OF KILLING PEOPLE WITH MENTAL
ILLNESSES 10 YEARS AGO THEY
FOUND THE BUREAU HAD
DEFICIENCIES IN POLICY TRAINING
AND OFFICER ACCOUNTABILTY THE
CITY AGREED TO ADDRESS THOSE
ISSUES.
ISSUES.
ISSUES. BUT WHEN THE DOJ CHECKED IN
THEY FOUND THE BUREAU WASN'T
FULLY COMPLYING.
FULLY COMPLYING. FAST FORWARD TO LAST MONTH
AND THE DOJ SENT A LETTER TO
THE CITY SAYING THEY HAD TO
MAKE SOME CHANGES OR THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COULD BEGIN
THE PROCESS OF ACTUALLY TAKING
OVER THE POLICE BUREAU.
NOW WE'RE STILL TRYING TO GET
SOME ANSWERS FROM THE CITY ON
EXACTLY WHAT THEIR NEXT MOVE IS
GOING TO BE.
I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY ARE
GOING TO RESPOND TO THAT LETTER
BY THE BEGINNING OF NEXT MONTH.
AS FOR THE DELGADO FAMILY AND I
JUST WANT THERE TO BE CHANGE
MADE BEFORE ANOTHER FAMILY HAS
EXPERIENCED THIS THEY'RE NOT
RELYING ON THE CITY TO HANDLE
THEIR CASE.
THEIR CASE. THEY'RE CALLING FOR OREGON'S
GOVERNOR AND THE STATE ATTORNEY
GENERAL TO APPOINT A SPECIAL
PROSECUTOR TO DO AN INDEPENDENT
INVESTIGATION.
INVESTIGATION. LET'S TURN NOW TO THE PANDEMIC
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. U.S. HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVE
LIFTED AN 11 DAY PAUSE ON THE
JOHNSON JOHNSON VACCINE.
A PANEL OF EXPERTS RECOMMENDED
THE CHANGE ON FRIDAY.
THE VACCINE WAS PAUSED BECAUSE
THERE WERE 15 CASES OF RARE BUT
POTENTIALLY DEADLY BLOOD CLOTS.
BUT EXPERTS SAY THE BENEFITS
OUTWEIGH THE RISKS AND WILL ADD
A WARNING TO THE VACCINE FOR
PEOPLE TO CONSIDER.
AN OREGON WOMAN DIED SOON AFTER
GETTING HER SHOT BUT OFFICIALS
ARE STILL INVESTIGATING IF THE
VACCINE CONTRIBUTED TO THAT
ORGANISM FINISHING ITS OWN
REVIEW OF THE JOHNSON
AND JOHNSON VACCINE ALONG WITH
OTHER WESTERN STATES BEFORE IT
WILL START USING IT AGAIN.
MEANWHILE, COVID CASES ARE
SURGING IN OREGON.
GOVERNOR KATE BROWN SAYS SHE
MAY HAVE TO TIGHTEN
RESTRICTIONS AGAIN.
RESTRICTIONS AGAIN. AT LEAST 12 COUNTIES COULD MOVE
BACK TO EXTREME XXXX SOON THAT
WOULD BAN INDOOR DINING
AND SEVERELY LIMIT THE NUMBER
OF PEOPLE WHO CAN GATHER
INDOORS AT OTHER BUSINESSES.
THE CHANGE WOULD START APRIL
30TH BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHICH
COUNTIES MAY BE AFFECTED YET
THE STATE IS STILL REVIEWING
DATA.
DATA.
DATA. >>
DATA. >> THIS IS ESSENTIALLY YOUR
WARNING SHOULD CASES CONTINUE
TO RISE AND SHOULD WE REACH
CAPACITY IN OUR HOSPITAL
SYSTEMS THERE WILL BE SEVERAL
COUNTIES MOVING INTO EXTREME
RISK NEXT.
RISK NEXT. >> OREGON IS ESSENTIALLY IN A
RACE TO VACCINATE PEOPLE WHILE
THIS NEW SURGE IS HAPPENING.
THE GOVERNOR SAYS MOST OF THE
NEW CASES ARE FROM PEOPLE WHO
HAVE NOT BEEN VACCINATED.
SHE ADDED IF ENOUGH OREGONIANS
GET THE VACCINE, THE STATE
COULD END MOST COVID
RESTRICTIONS BY THE END OF JUNE
.
.
. BUT
. BUT THE
. BUT THE COMING WEEKS WILL BE
CRUCIAL TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
NEIGHBORS ARE STEPPING UP TO
HELP IN SOUTHEAST PORTLAND
BUSINESS THAT SOMEONE SET ON
FIRE FIRE DESTROYED PORTLAND
GARMENT FACTORY EARLY MONDAY
MORNING INVESTING SAY IT'S
ARSON.
ARSON.
ARSON. THE BUSINESSES IN THE
MONTAVILLA NEIGHBORHOOD
MONTAVILLA NEIGHBORHOOD AND PRODUCES CLOTHING AND SOFT
GOODS.
GOODS.
GOODS. THE OWNER BRAD HOWARD THERE WAS
ONE OF THE FIRST TO START
MAKING AND DONATING FACE MASKS
WHEN THE PANDEMIC HIT.
>> FRIENDS HAVE STARTED TO GO
FUND ME ACCOUNT TO HELP HER
AND HER EMPLOYEES RELOCATE.
SO FAR THEY'VE RAISED AROUND A
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
>> IT'S HARD TO TALK ABOUT
WITHOUT GETTING EMOTIONAL JUST
I HAD SOMEONE WRITE ON MY
INSTAGRAM THAT THIS ISN'T ABOUT
TAKING YOU'RE NOT TAKING FROM
PEOPLE TAKING IS DIFFERENT
TAKING IS WHAT THE PERSON DID
WHO LIT THIS FIRE AND THAT WAS
REALLY ACTUALLY A SUPER HELPFUL
WAY TO THINK OF IT FOR ME
BECAUSE I LOVE TO BE A GIVER
AND I LOVE THE COMMUNITY SO
VERY MUCH.
VERY MUCH. >> SEVERAL BUSINESSES IN THE
MONTAVILLA NEIGHBORHOOD DONATED
SOME OF THEIR OWN SALES THIS
WEEK TO HOWARD.
>> SHE SAYS SHE'S GRATEFUL FOR
EVERYONE'S HELP.
EVERYONE'S HELP. MUCH OF THE WESTERN U.S. FACES
THE THREAT OF SEVERE FIRE
DANGER AGAIN AND RESEARCHERS
ARE CLOSELY LOOKING AT THE
DANGERS OF WILDFIRE SMOKE.
>> EXPERTS SAY THE PARTICULATES
ARE MUCH WORSE FOR OUR LUNGS
THAN WE ONCE THOUGHT.
WE SPOKE WITH NBC NEWS
CORRESPONDENT STEVE PATTERSON
WHO SAYS IF WE DON'T DO MORE TO
FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE NOW WE
COULD BE IN BIG TROUBLE LATER.
BUT IT HAS TO START WITH
LEGISLATION AIMED AT PARING
DOWN THE FIRES HIMSELF SO YOU
CAN'T REALLY TAKE OUT THE
SMOKE.
SMOKE.
SMOKE. IT'S ABOUT DEALING WITH THE
PROBLEM BEFORE IT BECOMES EVEN
WORSE.
WORSE.
WORSE. THE FOCUS HAS TO BE ON WHAT
HAPPENS AT A MACRO STATE LEVEL.
SO THE BEST ANSWER I COULD TELL
YOU IS TO MAYBE WRITE A LETTER
TO YOUR CONGRESSMAN SAYING THAT
WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING TO
COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE AND DO
SOMETHING TO CLEAR ALL THIS
VEGETATION OUT SO THESE
WILDFIRES HAVE LESS ROOM TO
GROW AND LESS FUEL TO BURN.
>> AND YOU CAN WATCH THE FULL
REPORT ON NBC DOT COM UNDER THE
NIGHTLY NEWS SECTION ELETRIC
ONLY IN 16 AND UP ARE NOW
ELIGIBLE TO GET THE COVID19
VACCINE AND SOME LOCAL
TEENAGERS HAVE CREATED A TOOL
TO HELP YOU