>>>
>>> NOW
>>> NOW ON THE NEWS AT 5:00, OR GETS MOST POPULOUS COUNTY NOW
OPEN AS THE STATE REPORTS AT
LEAST 100 NEW DAILY CORONAVIRUS
CASES OVER THE PAST 14 DAYS.
TO BREAK DOWN THOSE NUMBERS AND
TAKE A LOOK AT REOPENING
MULTNOMAH COUNTY.
MULTNOMAH COUNTY. >>> KEEPING ENTREPRENEURIAL
DREAMS ALIVE, EVEN IN A
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC. HOW WE PORTLAND COMPANY IS
HELPING OTHER STARTUPS IN THE
COVID ERA.
COVID ERA. >>> A SAFE SPACE FOR KIDS IN
UNCERTAIN TIMES, WE WILL SHOW
YOU HOW AN INTERACTIVE DIGITAL
JOURNAL HELPS TO UNDERSTAND
RACIAL INEQUALITY AND CHANGE.
THE NEWS AT 5:00 STARTS NOW.
>>> GOOD EVENING EVERYONE AND
THANKS FOR JOINING US ON
BRITTANY FOLDERS.
BRITTANY FOLDERS. MULTNOMAH COUNTY IS IN ITS
SECOND DAY OF REOPENING, AFTER
BUSINESSES WERE CLOSED FOR
MONTHS.
MONTHS.
MONTHS. WE ARE GOING TO CHECK IN ON HOW
SOME OF THEM ARE DOING, BUT
FIRST HERE IS A LOOK AT THE
LATEST COVID-19 CASES ACROSS
THE STATE.
THE STATE. OREGON REPORTED 178 NEW CASES
TODAY, AND WHEN YOU DEATH.
IT IS THE 10th DAY IN A ROW
THAT WE HAVE SEEN MORE THAN 100
NEW CASES.
NEW CASES. MOST OF THE CASES WERE IN THE
PORTLAND METRO AREA, AS WELL AS
MARION AND LINCOLN COUNTIES.
THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY
SAID IT HAS SEEN A BIG INCREASE
IN POSITIVE CASES AS IT
CONTINUES TO INCREASE TESTING.
HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THAT IS
EXPECTED WITH ALL COUNTIES NOW
IN PHASE ONE, OR PHASE TWO OF
REOPENING.
REOPENING. >>> WASHINGTON STATE WILL JOIN
OREGON AND REQUIRING PEOPLE IN
SOME AREAS TO WEAR FACE MASKS
IN PUBLIC.
IN PUBLIC. TODAY GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE SAID
HE WILL MANDATE PEOPLE TO WEAR
FACE MASK TO LIMIT THE SPREAD
OF CORONAVIRUS.
OF CORONAVIRUS. BUSINESSES WILL BE REQUIRED TO
TURN AWAY CUSTOMERS WHO ARE NOT
WEARING MASKS.
WEARING MASKS. IN RESPONSE TO YAKIMA COUNTY,
HAVING THE SECOND HIGHEST
CORONAVIRUS TOTALS IN THE
STATE, AFTER THE MUCH LARGER
KING COUNTY.
KING COUNTY. YAKIMA HAS 250,000 RESIDENTS,
AND THEY RECORDED 5915 CASES OF
COVID-19 AND 131 DEATHS.
>> THIS IS CLEAR, WITHOUT
ADDITIONAL MEASURES, WITHOUT US
DOING SOMETHING ACTUALLY QUITE
DRAMATIC, CASES IN YAKIMA COULD
DOUBLE IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.
>> YESTERDAY HOSPITALS IN THE
COUNTY REPORTED BEING BEYOND
CAPACITY WITH THE SICK
PATIENTS.
PATIENTS.
PATIENTS. TODAY, THE GOVERNOR SAID SOME
OF THOSE PATIENTS ARE NOW BEING
TRANSFERRED TO SEATTLE AREA
HOSPITALS FOR TREATMENT.
THE GOVERNOR'S ORDER FOR
FACEMASKS WILL BE WORKED OUT IN
THE COMING DAYS, GIVING COUNTY
LEADERS TIME TO PLAN.
>>> BACK HERE IN PORTLAND, WITH
MULTNOMAH COUNTY OFFICIALLY IN
PHASE ONE, ARMS IS SLOWLY
REOPENING WITH SAFETY MEASURES.
VISITORS ARE EXCITED TO GET
BACK TO THE MUSEUM.
>> WE ARE JUST OVER THE MOON TO
WELCOME VISITORS BACK TO THE
MUSEUM.
MUSEUM.
MUSEUM. AND OMS I WAS THE PERFECT PLACE
TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE AND
AVOID THE RAIN.
SATURDAY MARCH THE REOPENING
AFTER BEING SHUT DOWN BECAUSE
OF CORONAVIRUS RESTRICTIONS.
VISITORS RETURNING CAN EXPECT
TO SEE A FEW CHANGES.
>> THE BIGGEST THING, YOU CAN
SEE I HAVE MY FACE COVER ON
RIGHT NOW IS THAT WE ARE
REQUIRING GUESS 12 AND OVER TO
WEAR FACE COVERINGS TO THE
MUSEUM.
MUSEUM.
MUSEUM. >> IN ADDITION THEY HAVE LIMITED
ENTRANCE CAPACITY AND SOME
EXHIBITS WILL REMAIN CLOSED.
BUT THAT DIDN'T STOP PEOPLE
LIKE SARAH LOPEZ AND HER FAMILY
FROM SELLING OUT THE EARLY
SLOTS TO BODY WORLD.
>> I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT
IT, AND I COULDN'T WAIT FOR IT
TO OPEN UP AGAIN.
I WAS BUMMED THAT I DIDN'T GET
TO MAKE IT THE FIRST TIME A
COUPLE MONTHS AGO.
>> SHE WASTED NO TIME GETTING
HER TICKET THIS TIME AROUND.
WHEN I GOT THE EMAIL THEY WERE
OPEN AGAIN, I BOUGHT MY
TICKETS.
TICKETS.
TICKETS. TWO LOPEZ APPRECIATES THE NEW
SAFETY MEASURES AND SAY THEY
DIDN'T DISTRACT HER OR HER
FAMILY FROM ENJOYING OUTING.
>> I THINK IT IS THE LEAST WE
CAN DO, IF YOU CAN WEAR A MASK
FOR AN HOUR, YOU CAN PROTECT
EVERYONE AROUND YOU, I DON'T
SEE AN ISSUE WITH THE BREAD
>> WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF CHANGES
IN OUR LIVES OVER THE PAST
COUPLE MONTHS, AND CERTAINLY
GETTING KIDS AND THE FAMILIES
AND ADULTS OUT OF THE HOUSE IS
TOP OF FOLKS MINDS.
WE ARE JUST TRYING OUR BEST TO
MAKE SURE TO SAY FOR EVERYONE
WHO COMES TO HEAR.
>>> PORTLAND SATURDAY MARKET
VENDORS WELCOME BACK SHOPPERS
TODAY, WITH A LOT OF CHANGES TO
PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH.
THEY REDUCED THE NUMBER OF
BOOTS, AND ARE REQUIRING STAFF
AND VENDORS TO WEAR FACE
COVERINGS, THEY ARE ENFORCING
SOCIAL DISTANCING, AND MAKING
HAND SANITIZER READILY
AVAILABLE, AT EVERY ENTRANCE
AND BOOTH.
AND BOOTH. THE MARKET IS OPENING UP, JUST
FOR SATURDAYS, FOR AT LEAST
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. FROM 10:00 A.M.
UNTIL 5:00 P.M.
>>> RUNNING A BUSINESS AND
GETTING IT OFF THE GROUND IS
CHALLENGING ENOUGH, BEFORE
ADDING A PANDEMIC TO THE MIX.
A PORTLAND-BASED MEDIA COMPANY
IS OFFERING HELP TO SUPPORT NEW
BUSINESSES NATIONWIDE, IN THE
ERA OF COVID-19.
CRYSTAL KUH WAY HAS A STORY.
>> Reporter: ANGELA MIDWAY IS A
DOG LOVER.
DOG LOVER. >> PEOPLE ARE PUSHING ME ALONG,
AND I JUST LOVE WHAT I AM
DOING.
DOING.
DOING. >>
DOING. >> Reporter: SEVERAL YEARS AGO
SHE LEFT THE CORPORATE WORLD TO
TURN THAT LOVE INTO A BUSINESS.
>> IT DIDN'T MATTER THAT THERE
WEREN'T, I DIDN'T HAVE A PERSON
OF COLOR THAT I COULD REFER TO,
IT DIDN'T MATTER THAT I
REPRESENT 5% OF THE PORTLAND
POPULATION.
POPULATION. >> Reporter: MEDLIN STARTED
HOUSE DOG IN 2017, SHE HAS
EQUAL EGOCENTRIC PRODUCTS.
>> THEY SAY WITHIN THREE OF
FIVE YEARS, YOU CAN LOOK I CAN
SEE A LOT OF DOUBT AND IN THEIR
STARTUP PROCESS.
STARTUP PROCESS. >> Reporter: SHE SAYS THE
COMMUNITY IN PORTLAND IS VERY
SUPPORTIVE.
SUPPORTIVE. ONE RESOURCE THAT HELPED
MADELINE'S PORTLAND MADE, A
BUSINESS NETWORKING COMPANY
THAT HOSTS EDUCATIONAL EVENTS
TO HELP GROW BUSINESSES.
>> IS AN INTERESTING THING,
WHEN YOU ARE A CREATOR, TO KNOW
THAT YOU HAVE THIS SUPPORT
SYSTEM THAT'S JUST AS STRONG AS
YOUR CORPORATE COLLEAGUES.
>> Reporter: THE COMPANY BEHIND
PORTLAND MADE WANTS TO HELP
PEOPLE REALIZE THEIR DREAMS
DURING COVID-19 COAST WIDE, SO
THEY LAUNCHED A DREAM PROJECT
READ
READ
READ >>
READ >> IT SPLIT BETWEEN TWO WINNING
COMPANIES, WE HAVE ALSO BUILT A
CREDIBLE NETWORK OF MENTORS.
RUSTY JENNY SCHMIDT, A CO-MAKER
OF SUPER MAKER, INCLUDE MARK
TOOBIN AND REBECCA MINKOFF.
>> WE JUST REALLY WANTED TO
HELP, JUST KEEP THAT SPIRIT
ALIVE.
ALIVE.
ALIVE. HELP PEOPLE POWER THROUGH THESE
CHALLENGING TIMES.
CHALLENGING TIMES. >> Reporter: AS AN
ENTREPRENEUR, WHO NOW MANAGES
OTHERS, THEY ENCOURAGE EVERYONE
THAT QUALIFIES TO APPLY.
ESPECIALLY PEOPLE OF COLOR.
>> I WANT PEOPLE OF COLOR TO
SEE THAT THERE IS OPPORTUNITY.
TO BE THAT CREATIVE PERSON THEY
WANT TO BE, AND HAVE A BUSINESS
OF YOUR OWN.
WHETHER YOU DECIDE TO DO THAT
OR GO INTO CORPORATE, YOU
SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE YOURSELF
IN THAT POSITION.
>> Reporter: SUBMISSIONS FOR
THE ENTREPRENEURIAL DREAM
PROJECT ARE OPEN NOW FROM
MONDAY JUNE 22nd, AND WINNERS
WILL BE ANNOUNCED NEXT MONTH.
WE WILL HAVE A LINK TO THE
APPLICATION ON OUR WEBSITE AT
KGW.COM.
KGW.COM.
KGW.COM. CRYSTAL, KGW NEWS.
>> THANKS CRYSTAL.
>>> PEOPLE RALLYING FOR RACIAL
JUSTICE IN PORTLAND, THIS TIME
UNDER THE HAWTHORNE BRIDGE.
THIS IS A LIGHT LOOK AT WHAT IS
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW, IT'S BEING
BILLED AS A BLOCK PARTY.
WE ARE NOT SURE IF THIS GROUP,
OR ANY OTHER, PLAN TO MARCH TO
REVOLUTION HOLICK WE HAVE SEEN,
OR THE JUSTICE CENTER, BUT AS
YOU CAN SEE A PRETTY LARGE
GROUP THERE UNDER THE HAWTHORNE
BRIDGE.
BRIDGE.
BRIDGE. WE WILL KEEP YOU POSTED ON ANY
CHANGES.
CHANGES.
CHANGES. >>> PORTLAND POLICE ARRESTED
PROTESTERS LAST NIGHT, SOME
PEOPLE THROUGH ITEMS THAT
OFFICERS, AND AT THE JUSTICE
CENTER, SHUTTERED WINDOWS.
THEY SAY AT LEAST ONE PERSON
BREACHED THE FENCE AROUND THE
JUSTICE CENTER, POLICE USED
SMOKE AND CROWD CONTROL
MUNITIONS TO PICK UP THE
DEMONSTRATION.
DEMONSTRATION. AND DECLARED AN UNLAWFUL
ASSEMBLY, JUST AFTER 11:00.
>>> IN SEATTLE, ONE PERSON WAS
KILLED AND ANOTHER HURT IN A
SHOOTING IN THE SO-CALLED
CAPITOL HILL ORGANIZED PROTEST
ZONE, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS CHOP.
IT HAPPENED IN A PARK
OVERNIGHT, THEY TRIED TO FIND
THE SHOOTING VICTIM, BUT A
VIOLENT CROWD PREVENTED THEM
FROM USING THEM.
THE VICTIMS WERE TAKEN TO THE
HOSPITAL BY PEOPLE IN CHOP.
AN 18-YEAR-OLD MAN DIED, AND A
SECOND MAN IS IN CRITICAL
CONDITION.
CONDITION. CHOP IS AN AREA IN A SEATTLE
NEIGHBORHOOD THAT HAS BEEN
OCCUPIED BY PROTESTERS FOR
WEEKS.
WEEKS.
WEEKS. DEMANDING RACIAL JUSTICE, AND
POLICE REFORM.
POLICE REFORM. >>> IN EUGENE POLICE ARE
INVESTIGATING AFTER A BLACK
LIVES MATTER MURAL WAS DONE AND
VANDALIZED.
VANDALIZED. THE STREET ART WAS APPROVED BY
THE CITY, AND THE ARTIST HAD A
PERMIT TO PAINT IT.
ARTISTS ARE NO REPAINTING THE
MURAL.
MURAL.
MURAL. >>> JUNETEENTH CELEBRATIONS ARE
CONTINUING, VIRTUALLY.
CONTINUING, VIRTUALLY. >>> HAPPY FIRST DAY OF SUMMER,
HOW DO WE CELEBRATE?
WE HAVE BARELY HIT THE