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>>> THIS IS KGW THIS IS KGW PORTLAND NEWS AT SUNRISE.
>>> FOR THE FIRST TIME IN
WEEKS, A TRULY PEACEFUL PROTEST
IN PORTLAND.
IN PORTLAND. ZERO INTERACTIONS WITH THE
POLICE, IT ENDED EARLY AND
PEOPLE GOT THEIR MESSAGE OUT
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. >>> PLUS, MAYOR TED WHEELER'S
PLAN TO HELP DOWNTOWN RECOVER
AFTER AWFUL UNREST AMID THE
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC. >>> A PROFOUNDLY ACCEPT THIS
NOMINATION.
NOMINATION. >> PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S
ACCEPTANCE SPEECH BRINGS THE
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION
TO AN END AND NOW THE SPRINT TO
ELECTION BEGINS.
ELECTION BEGINS. >>> IT HAS BEEN 24 HOURS SINCE
LAURA HIT THE GULF COAST AS A
DEADLY HURRICANE.
DEADLY HURRICANE. WE ARE GETTING A LOOK AT ONE OF
THE HARDEST HIT AREAS OF
LOUISIANA.
LOUISIANA. >>> GOOD MORNING, HAPPY FRIDAY
TO YOU.
TO YOU.
TO YOU. WE LOVE TO START OUR SHOW OFF
WITH A COLORFUL SHOT NEAR
COURTHOUSE SQUARE.
COURTHOUSE SQUARE. >>> MY FAVORITE WAY TO START
THE SHOW IS MENTIONING THAT IT
IS FRIDAY.
IS FRIDAY. WE ONLY GET TO DID THAT ONE DAY
A WEEK.
A WEEK.
A WEEK. IT IS FRIDAY.
>>> GOOD MORNING.
HERE WE GO AGAIN.
MORE SUNSHINE TODAY.
THE WEEKEND HAS A BIT OF A COOL
OFF.
OFF.
OFF. BUT
OFF. BUT WE WILL GET INTO THAT WITH
THE SEVEN-DAY FORECAST.
FOR RIGHT NOW, 60 DEGREES,
MOSTLY CLEAR.
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOOK AT THE SUN, 73 AT LUNCH
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. 86
TIME. 86 FOR A HIGH TODAY.
I WANTED MENTION THE BIG FIRE
WORKS SHOW, AND WE ARE ALSO
FOCUSING ON WILD FIRES.
>>> WE BEGIN WITH A NIGHT OF
CALM IN PORTLAND, SOMETHING WE
HAVE NOT SEEN IN WAKES.
THERE WERE NO DEMONSTRATIONS
LATE INTO THE NIGHT.
NO CLASHES WITH THE POLICE.
IN FACT, THE BIGGEST PROTEST WE
SAW YESTERDAY WAS PEACEFUL AND
IT ENDED EARLY.
IT WAS ORGANIZED BY PDX YOUTH
MOVEMENT.
MOVEMENT.
MOVEMENT. THEY DEMANDED JUSTICE FOR JACOB
BLAKE, THE BLACK MAN SHOT SEVEN
TIMES BY A WHITE OFFICER IN
KENOSHA WISCONSIN EARLIER THIS
WEEK.
WEEK.
WEEK. NOW
WEEK. NOW 74 PEOPLE ARE FACING
FEDERAL CHARGES RELATED TO THE
PROTESTS PORTLAND HAS BEEN
SEEING.
SEEING.
SEEING. BULLY WILLIAMS, THE UNITED
STATES ATTORNEY FOR OREGON SAID
VIOLENT AGITATORS HIGHJACKED
FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTED
ACTIVITY.
ACTIVITY.
ACTIVITY. THE CHARGES INCLUDE
MISDEMEANORS AND FELONIES,
LISTING THE CRIMES OF ARSON,
PROPERTY DAMAGE AND ASSAULTS ON
FEDERAL OFFICERS.
FEDERAL OFFICERS. >>> MEANWHILE, MULTNOMAH'S
DISTRICT ATTORNEY IS ANNOUNCING
THE FIRST CONVICTION TO THE
PROTESTS.
PROTESTS.
PROTESTS. THE PERSON PLED GUILTY TO
SETTING A FIRE AT THE PORTLAND
POLICE UNION ON JUNE 26TH.
THE FIRE BURNED A BUSINESS NEXT
TO THE BUILDING.
A JUDGE SENTENCED HIM TO 45
DAYS IN JAIL, COMMUNITY SERVICE
AND PROBATION.
AND PROBATION. >>> YESTERDAY MAYOR TED WHEELER
SHARED HIS PLANS TO CLEAN UP
DOWNTOWN.
DOWNTOWN.
DOWNTOWN. BRYANT HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THE
MAYOR'S RESPONSE TO THOSE
CONCERNS.
CONCERNS.
CONCERNS. LETS TALK ABOUT WHAT IS
INVOLVED IN THE MAYOR'S PLAN TO
MOVE FORWARD.
MOVE FORWARD. >> Reporter: GOOD MORNING DREW.
WE HAVE TO NOTE UP FRONT THAT
THIS HAS TO GO THROUGH CITY
COUNCIL BEFORE THERE IS
ADDITIONAL SPENDING AND PLANS
MADE.
MADE.
MADE. THE
MADE. THE PORTLAND BUSINESS COMMUNITY
HAS SORT OF MIXED REVIEWS ON
THE MAYOR'S PLAN.
THE PORTLAND BUSINESS ALLIANCE
IS HAPPY WITH IT BUT ONE
BUSINESS OWNER IS TIRED OF
HEARING THE TALK AND WANTS
ACTION.
ACTION.
ACTION. THE MAYOR'S PLAN IS TO HELP
BUSINESS WHO HAVE SUFFERED
LOSSES OF THE HE ALSO WANTS TO
HAVE DOWNTOWN PARKS CLEARED
EACH DAY BY 8:00 A.M.
AND CREATE NEW SHELTER SPACE BY
BUYING A BUILDING TO HOUSE MANY
HOMELESS.
HOMELESS.
HOMELESS. MANY BUSINESS OWNERS WERE GLAD
TO HEAR THE PROPOSAL BUT NOT
EVERYONE WAS AS ENTHUSED.
>> IT'S JUST A BUNCH OF WORDS.
HE HAS BEEN SAYING A LOT OF
THINGS, ACTIONS ARE THE ONLY
WAY THAT IT MATTERS.
I AM SO FRUSTRATED WITH THE WAY
HE IS HANDLING EVERYTHING.
>> Reporter: THE MAYOR'S PLAN
COULD COST MILLIONS.
WE WILL KEEP EVERYONE UPDATED
ON THE PLAN.
>>> LETS TALK ABOUT THE PUSH
FOR RACIAL JUSTICE, IT
POSTPONED MORE GAMES THROUGHOUT
THE WORLD OF SPORTS FOR A 2ND
DAY.
DAY.
DAY. ONCE
DAY. ONCE AGAIN, THE NBA LED THE
WAY.
WAY.
WAY. PLAYERS HAVE AGREED TO RESUME
THE PLAYOFFS.
THE PLAYOFFS. THEY COULD RETURN TO ACTION AS
EARLY AS TODAY.
PLAYERS AND OWNERS FROM THE
TEAMS ARE DISCUSSING THE PLAN
ON CONTINUING AND THEY ARE ALSO
TALKING ABOUT HOW TO DRIVE
ACTION FOR MORE SOCIAL JUSTICE.
WE ASKED ABOUT THE PLAYERS
DECISION TO COME BACK RATHER
THAN CONTINUING TO SIT OUT.
>> I BELIEVE THEY HAVE A BIGGER
PLATFORM BY PLAYING OUT THE
SEASON.
SEASON.
SEASON. REMAINING ON TV AND REMANNING
ACTIVE AND GETTING OUT AND
ESPECIALLY DORSING CANDIDATES.
WHERE THE CHANGE IS GOING TO
COME IS THROUGH POLITICS AND
PRESSURE THAT WAY.
BUT I THINK YOU DO A BETTER JOB
OF MAKING THAT HAPPEN BY
CONTINUING TO PLAY AND MAKING
YOUR PLATFORM.
YOUR PLATFORM. >> THE NBA IS NOT ALONE IN
MAKING A STATEMENT.
THE WNBA, THE NATIONAL HOCKEY
LEAGUE AND MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
HAVE ALL POSTPONED GAMES.
>>> TODAY PEOPLE ARE SET TO
GATHER, SOME VIRTUALLY FOR THE
ANNUAL MARCH ON WASHINGTON
WHICH COMMEMORATES THE DATE OF
THE I HAVE A DREAM SPEECH OF
THE THIS YEAR THE FOCUS WILL BE
ON PREVENTING POLICE VIOLENCE
ON PEOPLE OF COLOR.
THIS IS BACK IN JUNE SHORTLY
AFTER THE DEATH OF GEORGE
FLOYD.
FLOYD.
FLOYD. IT
FLOYD. IT COMES YEARS AFTER MARTIN
LUTHER KING LED THE MARCH ON
WASHINGTON, THE EVENT IS BEING
CALLED GET YOUR KNEE OFF OUR
NECKS.
NECKS.
NECKS. THE EVENT WILL ALSO STREAM
ONLINE FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT GO.
>>> THE LOCAL BRANCH OF THE
NAACP IS HOSTING A MARCH IN
PORTLAND TODAY.
PORTLAND TODAY. IT IS SET FOR NOON BY THE MLK
JUNIOR STATUE.
JUNIOR STATUE. >>> PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP
FORMALLY ACCEPTED HIS PARTY'S
NOMINATION LAST NATE.
>> THE PRESIDENT REFERRED TO
PORTLAND LAST NIGHT.
HE SAID DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP
IN THE UNITED STATES COULD LEAD
TO MORE CHAOS AND VIOLENCE.
>> IF YOU GIVE POWER TO JOE
BIDEN, THE RADICAL LEFT WILL
DEFUND POLICE DEPARTMENTS
ACROSS AMERICA.
ACROSS AMERICA. THEY WILL PASS FEDERAL
LEGISLATION TO REDUCE LAW
ENFORCEMENT NATIONWIDE.
ENFORCEMENT NATIONWIDE. THEY WILL MAKE EVERY CITY LOOK
LIKE DEMOCRAT RUN PORTLAND,
OREGON.
OREGON.
OREGON. NO ONE WILL BE SAFED IN BIDEN'S
AMERICA.
AMERICA.
AMERICA. >>> PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP
WOUND UP SPEAKING FOR JUST OVER
AN HOUR FROM THE WHITE HOUSE
SOUTH LAWN, DESPITE TRADITION
TO NOT USE THE WHITE HOUSE FOR
POLITICAL EVENTS.
POLITICAL EVENTS. HE ALSO TOUCHED ON THE PANDEMIC
AND PROMISED A COVID-19 VACCINE
BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
WE SHOULD POINT OUT THAT THE
HAD A MAJORITY OF THE AUDIENCE
DID NOT WEAR A FACE MASK.
>>> THIS IS DRONE VIDEO TAKEN
MERE PINEVILLE LOUISIANA.
THAT IS TWO HOURS NORTH WEST OF
BATON ROUGE.
BATON ROUGE. YOUYOU CAN SEE THE FALLEN TREES
AND THE BADLY DAMAGED
BUILDINGS.
BUILDINGS. AT LEAST SIX PEOPLE HAVE DIED
AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS ARE
STILL WITHOUT POWER.
JAY GRAY ROAD OUT THE STORM IN
LAKE CHARLES LOSE I DON'T KNOW.
IT IS one OF THE HARDEST HIT
AREAS.
AREAS.
AREAS. >>
AREAS. >> Reporter: IT HAS THE
APPEARANCE OF A CHILD'S MESSY
PLAY ROOM, CARS AND TRUCKS
SCATTERED ON THEIR SIDES BUT
IT'S CLEAR, THIS MESS IS NO
GAME.
GAME.
GAME. >>
GAME. >> THIS IS A DISASTER AREA.
IT IS A LITERAL DISASTER.
>> Reporter: THE DEVASTATION
FROM LAURA STRETCHES FOR MILES.
>> THIS WAS THE MOST POWERFUL
STORM TO EVER MAKE LANDFALL IN
LOUISIANA.
LOUISIANA. >> Reporter: A CATEGORY FOUR
HURRICANE WITH SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 150 MILES PER HOUR.
RIPPING APART HOMES AND
BUSINESSES.
BUSINESSES. LITERALLY PULLING TREES FROM
THE GROUND, SNAPPING POWER
POLES AND SCATTERING AND
TWISTING LINES.
TWISTING LINES. MOST OF THE AREA IS STILL
WITHOUT ELECTRIC.
WITHOUT ELECTRIC. COMMUNITIES AND NOW FAMILIES
CUT TO THEIR CORE.
AT LEAST SIX PEOPLE KILLED IN
THE STORM AND OFFICIALS FATHER
THAT NUMBER COULD GROW.
>> AS WE CONTINUE TO GO OUT AND
DO PRIMARY SEARCH AND RESCUE,
WE COULD FIND MORE PEOPLE.
>> Reporter: THE HURRICANE
TEARING AWAY MOST EVERYTHING
HERE EXCEPT.
HERE EXCEPT. >> WE WILL REBUILD, WE ALWAYS
DO.
DO.
DO. >>
DO. >> Reporter: THEIR RESOLVE.
>>> THE STORM SYSTEM FROM
HURRICANE LAURA IS HEADING
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
>> GOOD MORNING, ROD.
>> GOOD MORNING, THIS STORM
FELL APART MUCH MORE QUICKLY
YESTERDAY THAN WHAT THE
HURRICANE CENTER WAS THINKING
IT WOULD IN TERMS OF THE WINDS
AND THE RAIN FIELDS COMING FROM
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. HERE'S THE LATEST.
I HAVE CIRCLED THE STORM.
IT IS STILL HITTING ARKANSAS
AROUND THE BOOT HILL AREA OF
MISSOURI.
MISSOURI.
MISSOURI. IT IS GETTING READY TO SLIDE
INTO THE STATE OF TENNESSEE
LATER THIS MORNING.
YOU WOULD LOOK AT THAT AND SAY
IT IS NOT HORRIBLE.
YOU ARE RIGHT.
IT TURNS INTO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION TONIGHT AND THEN IT
LOSES IT'S TROPICAL
CHARACTERISTICS.
CHARACTERISTICS. THE RAIN PROJECTIONS FOR THESE
AREAS ACROSS TENNESSEE AND
KENTUCKY, ONE TO 3 INCHES OF
RAIN PT THOSE AREAS CAN HAM
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. TOMORROW I AM GOING TO PLAY
THIS UNTIL YOU SEE A LINE OF
THUNDERSTORMS RIGHT OFF THE
EAST COAST BETWEEN WASHINGTON,
DC AND NEW YORK.
THAT IS THE LAST HURRAH.
LATER TOMORROW THAT PUSHES OUT
OVER THE OPEN WATERS OF THE
ATLANTIC OCEAN.
ATLANTIC OCEAN. HERE TOMORROW, SUNSHINE, 86 IN
SALEM.
SALEM.
SALEM. 83
SALEM. 83 IN BATTLE GROUND.
THE SEVEN-DAY FORECAST SHOWS
THE COOL DOWN.
MORE WEATHER COMING UP SHORTLY.
>> STILL TO COME WE HAVE
NATIONAL HEAD LINES IN YOUR
MORNING RUSH.
MORNING RUSH. >> WE HAVE A SUCCESS STORY TO
SHARE THIS MORNING.
IT INVOLVES A PORTLAND BOUTIQUE
OWNER.
OWNER.
OWNER. DESPITE ALL OF THE CHALLENGES,
SHE OPENED UP A BRAND NEW
STORE.
STORE.
STORE. A
STORE. A GREAT STORY OF SUCCESS WE
WILL SHARE WITH YOU IN JUST A
FEW MINUTES.
FEW MINUTES. >>> FIRST, TIKTOK BACK IN THE
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