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>>> HERE
>>> HERE ARE YOUR MORNING HEADLINES.
HEADLINES. THERE WILL BE EXTRA SECURITY
TODAY AT ADAM STEVENS MIDDLE
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL. THAT'S IN THE SALEM-KEIZER
SCHOOL DISTRICT.
SCHOOL DISTRICT. IF YOU HAVE KIDS WHO GO THERE
YOU PROBABLY GOT A CALL ABOUT
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. THERE WERE REPORTEDLY THREATS
ABOUT A SHOOTING BUT THE MARION
COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE LOOKED
INTO IT AND SAYS MAMA THAT IS
TRUE.
TRUE.
TRUE. BUT
TRUE. BUT THEY WILL STILL HAVE
INCREASED SECURITY ON TRUE.
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. >>> REGISTERING YOUR VEHICLE
AND MULTNOMAH COUNTY IS ABOUT
TO GET A LOT MORE EXPENSIVE.
YESTERDAY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED AN
INCREASE FROM $19 PER YEAR TO
$56 A YEAR.
THE HIKE STARTS IN JANUARY 2021.
THE MONEY WILL BE USED TO
RENOVATE THE BURNSIDE BRIDGE.
>>> AND THE PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIP
GAME IS TODAY.
OREGON IS TRYING TO WIN IT AND
SECURE A SPOT IN THE ROSE BOWL.
THE DUCKS ARE PLAYING UTAH AND
IT HAS A SHOT AT MAKING THE
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF.
KICKOFF IS AT 5:00.
>>> THOSE ARE YOUR FRIDAY
HEADLINES.
HEADLINES. NOW HERE'S WHAT'S COMING UP ON
SUNRISE.
SUNRISE.
SUNRISE. >>> WE ARE GETTING INTO THE
HOLIDAY SPIRIT AND DOING SO
WITH THE HELP OF WASHOUGAL.
THEY HAD A GREAT TIME LAST
NIGHT.
NIGHT.
NIGHT. TONS OF PEOPLE SHOWING UP FOR
THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING
AND THEIR HOLIDAY PARADE.
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♪ ♪ >> I LOVE SEEING THE COMMUNITY
GATHERING LIKE THIS.
THIS IS WHAT CHRISTMAS IS ALL
ABOUT, ISN'T IT?
>> WASHOUGAL FEELS LIKE WHO
BUILT TO ME.
NO GRINCH THERE LAST NIGHT.
WE TELL YOU ABOUT THE HOLIDAY
EVENTS HAPPENING IN THE
WASHOUGAL AREA THIS WEEKEND
AND LET'S STICK WITH THE
HOLIDAY THEME BECAUSE SILVERTON
KNOWS HOW TO DO IT TOO.
ISN'T THAT BEAUTIFUL?
THAT IS THE TUNNEL.
THE LIGHTS.
THE LIGHTS. ALL THE GOODNESS AT CHRISTMAS
IN THE GARDEN AT OREGON GARDEN
HAPPENING THE ENTIRE MONTH OF
DECEMBER AND ROD IS THERE ALL
MORNING LONG AND YOU KNOW THE
DRILL.
DRILL.
DRILL. IT'S ROD ON THE ROAD TIME.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. LET'S GET YOUR WEEKEND STARTED
BY HEADING THERE FOR A NEW ROD
ON THE ROAD.
SO, WE WANT TO CHAT AND SEE
WHAT YOU HAVE IN STORE FOR US
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING. >> HERE'S THE DEAL.
I HAVEN'T REALLY ENTERED THE
LIGHT DISPLAY YET AND I'M
ALREADY IMPRESSED.
ALREADY IMPRESSED. LOOK HOW BEAUTIFUL ALL OF THIS
IS.
IS.
IS. AS
IS. AS YOU MENTIONED THEY CALL IT
CHRISTMAS IN THE GARDEN AT THE
OREGON GARDEN.
OREGON GARDEN. YOU CAN COME OUT AND ENJOY
WALKING THROUGH 10 ACRES OF
BEAUTIFULLY LIT HOLIDAY LIGHTS.
YOU CAN DO IT STARTING AT 5:00
TODAY THROUGH 9:00 TONIGHT AND
THE SAME HOURS SATURDAY AND
SELECT DAYS BUT THE BEEF IT UP
AS THE KIDS GET OUT OF SCHOOL
AND WE GET INTO THE HOLIDAYS.
WE WILL BE DEEP IN THE HEART OF
THE LIGHT DISPLAY COMING UP IN
JUST A LITTLE BIT.
LET'S GET YOU OUT THE DOOR.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU THE
TEMPERATURES.
TEMPERATURES. WE SAW TWINKLING STARS AND HOUR
DRIVE OUT TO THE COUNTRY. SOME
FOG POCKETS OUT THIS WAY.
PORTLAND IS HOLDING IN THE 40s
BUT SALEM AND SILVERTON ALSO
LIKELY IN THE MID-30s AT THIS
HOUR.
HOUR.
HOUR. TO
HOUR. TO THE BUS STOP WE GO.
A DRY MORNING.
STILL DRY FOR LUNCHTIME RECESS
WARMING INTO THE MID TO UPPER
40s AT THAT TIME.
AND FOR PORTLAND, MAYBE EARLIER
IN SALEM, WE START THE CHANCE
FOR RAIN MOVING INTO THE VALLEY
ABOUT THE TIME THE KIDS GET OUT
OF SCHOOL.
OF SCHOOL. AGAIN, IT'S ROD ON THE ROAD.
WE ARE IN THE HOLIDAY SPIRITS.
CHRISTMAS IN THE GARDEN AT THE
OREGON GARDEN.
OREGON GARDEN. WE WILL GO TUBING AND SKATING
AND WE WILL TALK SOME GERMAN
CRAFTS.
CRAFTS.
CRAFTS. A
CRAFTS. A FUN MORNING.
STAY WITH US.
>> WE CERTAINLY WILL.
CAN'T WAIT.
CAN'T WAIT. >>> TOPPING OUR NEWS THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. TWO TEENAGERS ARE ACCUSED OF
TOPPLING ALMOST 2 DOZEN
HEADSTONES AT A CEMETERY IN
FOREST GROVE.
FOREST GROVE. MIKE BENNER TALK TO THE
CARETAKER WHO SAYS HE DOESN'T
KNOW HOW HE WILL REPAIR ALL THE
DAMAGE.
DAMAGE.
DAMAGE. >> Reporter: WE'RE AT FOREST
VIEW CEMETERY IN FOREST GROVE
AND WE ARE TOLD MORE THAN
10,000 PEOPLE ARE BURIED HERE.
MORE THAN 1300 ARE VETERANS.
AS THE CARETAKER WILL TELL YOU,
THIS IS A SACRED PLACE.
IT MAKES YOU WONDER HOW ANYONE
COULD DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
THIS HEADSTONE HERE MARKS THE
SPOT WHERE A FOUR-YEAR-OLD HAS
BEEN BURIED FOR MORE THAN 140
YEARS.
YEARS.
YEARS. >>
YEARS. >> 1856.
>> 1856.
>> 1856. 1915.
1915.
1915. 1930.
1930.
1930. THIS ONE IS 1905.
HERE IS ANOTHER 1915.
WHERE AS THE CARETAKER OF
FOREST VIEW CEMETERY FOR NEARLY
3 DECADES, RANDY TAKES PRIDE IN
THE GROUNDS.
THE GROUNDS. >> I LOVE MY JOB.
YUCK I DO.
>> Reporter: WHAT SHOULD COME
AS NO SURPRISE COME HE TAKES
PERSONAL WHAT HAPPENED HERE ON
A SUNDAY IN LATE NOVEMBER.
>> I DON'T LIKE TO SEE THIS.
IT'S REALLY DISTURBING.
>> Reporter: RANDY SAID TWO
TEENAGERS WALKED AROUND THE 17
ACRE CEMETERY KNOCKING OVER ONE
HEADSTONE AFTER ANOTHER.
>> TIPPED OVER TWO.
THERE WERE THESE THREE OR FOUR
OR FIVE.
OR FIVE.
OR FIVE. THAT'S A VETERANS MARKER.
>> Reporter: ABOUT $5000 WORTH
OF DAMAGE.
OF DAMAGE. >> JUST AMAZES ME.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT.
I'D LIKE TO ASK THEM AND TALK
TO THE KIDS AND ASK WHY?
>> Reporter: OF THE 19
HEADSTONES PUSHED OVER, TWO
BROKE.
BROKE.
BROKE. >>
BROKE. >> THEY BROKE THIS ONE OFF AND
THAT ONE RIGHT THERE THEY BROKE
THE TOP OFF.
>> Reporter: RANDY SAID FIXING
THAT WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE.
IMPOSSIBLE. >> THERE IS NO GRANITE TO BE
HAD.
HAD.
HAD. I
HAD. I CAN COME CLOSE TO MATCHING IT
BUT IT'S NOT AVAILABLE ANYMORE.
THEY ARE THAT OLD.
AND SO, THAT'S THE PROBLEM.
>> Reporter: ANOTHER PROBLEM IS
TRACKING DOWN FAMILY CONNECTED
TO THE VANDALIZED HEADSTONES.
>> MOST OF THEM ON THE FACE, I
CAN'T READ THEM AND THEY ARE SO
OLD THAT CHANCES ARE THERE'S
NOT ANY FAMILY LEFT.
>> Reporter: THAT ALONE LEAVES
RANDY FEELING A DEEP SENSE OF
SADNESS AND THEN THERE'S
DISBELIEF AND FRUSTRATION
FOLLOWING A SICKENING CRIME
SPREE.
SPREE.
SPREE. >>
SPREE. >> THERE IS NO REASON FOR IT
WHATSOEVER.
WHATSOEVER. THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE SACRED
GROUND.
GROUND.
GROUND. WHEN THEY COME IN AND DO THIS,
IT'S NOT.
IT'S NOT.
IT'S NOT. >>> THOSE TEENAGERS ARE FACING
A NUMBER OF CHARGES INCLUDING
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF.
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF. >>> HEARS ANOTHER LOCAL STORY
WE ARE FOLLOWING.
IT'S ONE WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING
FOR A FEW YEARS.
A MILITARY IMPOSTER AND
CONVICTED FRAUDSTER IS GOING TO
PRISON FOR FOUR YEARS.
MICHAEL BOCCI STOLE ALMOST
$60,000 FROM THE WASHINGTON
COUPLE IN THEIR 80s.
RECORDS SHOW HE TOLD THE COUPLE
HE NEEDED THE MONEY FOR MEDICAL
CARE, HOUSING AND A CAR BUT
POLICE SAY HE ACTUALLY USED THE
MONEY FOR CLOTHING, JEWELRY,
DINING, TATTOOS AND CONCERT
TICKETS.
TICKETS.
TICKETS. IN 2017 INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER
KYLE IBOSHI FOUND THAT MICHAEL
BOCCI WAS MISLEADING TO ME TO
GROUPS IN THE CHURCH AND
POLICE.
POLICE.
POLICE. HE CLAIMED HE WAS A COMBAT
VETERAN WHO IS CARING FOR TWO
YOUNG CHILDREN AFTER HIS WIFE
DIED.
DIED.
DIED. >>>
DIED. >>> THERE WAS A NEW SAFETY
REPORT OUT FROM UBER.
IN THE REPORT THE COMPANY SAID
IT RECEIVED NEARLY 6000 REPORTS
OF SEXUAL ASSAULTS DURING RIDES
OVER THE COURSE OF 2017 AND
2018.
2018.
2018. THE
2018. THE INCIDENTS RANGE FROM
ALLEGATIONS OF GROPING TO RAPED
. THOSE NUMBERS DON'T JUST
INCLUDE RIDERS.
INCLUDE RIDERS. UBER SAYS ITS DRIVERS WERE
VICTIMIZED IN ALMOST HALF OF
THOSE INCIDENTS.
THOSE INCIDENTS. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME UBER HAS
RELEASED A REPORT LIKE THIS AND
IT SAYS IT'S TRYING TO CONFRONT
THE PROBLEM.
THE PROBLEM. >> WERE THERE EVER ANY INTERNAL
CONVERSATIONS WHERE PEOPLE SAID
, THIS COULD HURT OUR BUSINESS
THESE NUMBERS?
THESE NUMBERS? >> SURE.
>> SURE.
>> SURE. SURE THERE WERE.
IT WAS HARD.
BUT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO
PUSH THROUGH THAT DISCOMFORT
AND TO TALK ABOUT THESE ISSUES.
>> UBER HAS ADDED NEW SAFETY
FEATURES INCLUDING THE ABILITY
TO TEXT 911 FROM THE APP.
YOU CAN ALSO GET UNIQUE PIN
CODES FOR RIDES TO VERIFY THAT
YOU ARE GETTING IN THE RIGHT
CAR.
CAR.
CAR. DEVON HASKINS WILL TAKE A
DEEPER DIVE INTO THIS REPORT
THIS MORNING.
THIS MORNING. STAY WITH US.
THAT IS COMING UP AT 5:30 AM.
>>> SO DO YOU FIND YOU ARE
ALWAYS ON YOUR PHONE OR USING
YOUR PHONE TOO OFTEN AND NOW
YOU'RE WONDERING WHAT SPENDING
TOO MUCH TIME ON YOUR PHONE
MIGHT BE DOING TO YOU?
EXPERTS SAY SOME PEOPLE ARE
PAYING THE PRICE WITH HEAD AND
NECK INJURIES.
NECK INJURIES. A NEW STUDY SHOWS INJURIES IN
THOSE AREAS HAS GONE UP OVER
THE LAST 20 YEARS QUITE A BIT.
THEY SAY MOST PEOPLE WHO END UP
IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM GOT HURT
FROM DISTRACTED DRIVING OR
SIMPLY BY WALKING AND TEXTING
WITH HER CELL PHONE.
MOST OF THOSE PEOPLE WERE
BETWEEN THE AGES OF 13 AND 29.
>> I WASN'T THAT SURPRISED.
I EXPECTED THE RESULTS TO BE
WHAT THEY ARE BECAUSE I GREW UP
IN NEW YORK.
I SEE HOW THE STREETS HAVE
CHANGED.
CHANGED.
CHANGED. WHEN I WAS A KID YOU WOULD WALK
IN THE STREET AND PEOPLE WOULD
LOOK AT EACH OTHER.
NOW EVERYONE IS STARING AT
THEIR PHONE.
THEIR PHONE. >> THE TODAY SHOW IS COVERING
THIS STORY THIS MORNING
INCLUDING THE LONG-TERM AND
SHORT-TERM COMPLICATIONS WE
COULD ALL BE AT RISK OF.
THAT STORY IS COMING UP AT
7:00.
7:00.
7:00. >>>
7:00. >>> THERE IS A HEARING ON
MONDAY AS THE HOUSE MOVES
FORWARD TO DRAFT ARTICLES OF
IMPEACHMENT AGAINST PRESIDENT
TRUMP.
TRUMP.
TRUMP. DEMOCRATS SAY HE ABUSED HIS
POWER AND OBSTRUCTED CONGRESS.
TRACIE POTTS IS IN DC WITH THE
LATEST.
LATEST.
LATEST. >> Reporter: THE HOUSE
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE HAS ITS
MARCHING ORDERS FROM HOUSE
SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI.
>> THE PRESIDENT LEAVES US NO
CHOICE.
CHOICE.
CHOICE. >> Reporter: PREPARED TO
IMPEACH THE PRESIDENT.
>> ON MONDAY WE WILL HAVE A
HEARING WHERE WE LOOK AT THE
EVIDENCE THAT'S BEEN COMPILED
TO DATE.
TO DATE.
TO DATE. >> Reporter: TODAY IS THE
DEADLINE FOR WHITE HOUSE
LAWYERS TO NOTIFY CONGRESS IF
THEY WILL PARTICIPATE.
>> WE'VE ALREADY GOT ENOUGH
COMPELLING INSUFFICIENT
COMPELLING INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO IMPEACH DONALD
TRUMP.
TRUMP.
TRUMP. >>
TRUMP. >> Reporter: UNKNOWN.
WILL HE BE CHARGED WITH ABUSE
OF POWER, OBSTRUCTION OF
CONGRESS OR BOTH AND WILL THEY
CONSIDER THE MUELLER REPORT.
THE PRESIDENT SAYS HE'S NOT
WORRIED.
WORRIED.
WORRIED. >> NO.
>> NO.
>> NO. NOT AT ALL.
IT'S A HOAX.
IT'S A HOAX.
IT'S A BIG FAT HOAX.
>> Reporter: PELOSI ASKED BY A
REPORTER, IS THIS PERSONAL?
>> I DON'T HATE ANYBODY.
>> Reporter: DO YOU HATE
PRESIDENT TRUMP?
PRESIDENT TRUMP? >> I PRAY FOR THE PRESIDENT ALL
THE TIME.
THE TIME.
THE TIME. SO DON'T MESS WITH ME WHEN IT
COMES TO WORDS LIKE THAT.
>> HISTORY WILL LOOK BACK TODAY
AND IT WILL BE A SAD DAY.
>> Reporter: CONGRESS INCHING
CLOSER TO A HISTORIC DECISION.
PELOSI WOULD NOT PROVIDE A
TIMELINE BUT OTHER DEMOCRATS
HAVE SAID THEY ARE HOPING FOR
AN IMPEACHMENT VOTE BEFORE THE
WINTER BREAK.
WINTER BREAK. TRACIE POTTS NBC NEWS,
>>> LET'S HEAD TO MOUNT HOOD
BECAUSE TO DATE MOUNT HOOD
MEADOWS WILL OFFICIALLY OPEN
FOR THE SEASON.
FOUR LET'S WILL OPEN AT 9 AM
AND STAY OPEN UNTIL FOUR CLOCK
THIS AFTERNOON.
THIS AFTERNOON. TIMBERLINE AND MOUNT BACHELOR
BOTH STARTED THEIR SEASONS LAST
WEEK
WEEK
WEEK >>
WEEK >> I
WEEK >> I LOVE THAT VIDEO OF THE
BLUE SKY IN THE WHITE SNOW.
>>> STAY WITH US.
I WILL HAVE YOUR MORNING RUSH
HEADLINES COMING UP AFTER THE
BREAK BUT FIRST WE WANT TO
CHECK IN WITH ROD.
HE IS LIVE FROM CHRISTMAS IN
THE GARDEN.
THE GARDEN. GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING.
WE MADE IT INTO THE HEART OF
THE BEAUTIFUL LIGHT DISPLAY
SOME EIGHT ACRES HERE AT
CHRISTMAS IN THE GARDEN AT
OREGON IN THE GARDEN.
WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
GROVE OF FUR