AFTERNOON
AFTERNOON COMING UP, GUYS. >> ALL RIGHT, ROB, WE'LL SEE
YOU SOON.
YOU SOON.
YOU SOON. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. SO WE START THIS MORNING WITH
THAT NEWS THAT THE FIRST DOSES
OF THE PFIZER COVERED VACCINE
WILL FINALLY BE GIVEN TODAY IN
OREGON IN A HIGHLY COORDINATED
PLAN.
PLAN.
PLAN. HEALTH CARE WORKERS ACROSS THE
STATE WILL BE THE FIRST TO GET
THE SHOTS KGW.
RYAN CLERKLEY JOINING US LIVE
THIS MORNING AT LEGACY EMANUEL
IN NORTH PORTLAND WHERE THEY
WILL START GETTING THE VACCINE
THIS MORNING.
THIS MORNING. GOOD MORNING, BRYANT.
>> GOOD MORNING, NINA.
AND THEY WILL START GIVING THE
VACCINE AT 11:00 A.M. ST.
ALPHONSUS IN EASTERN OREGON IN
OHSU HERE IN PORTLAND.
WE'LL ALSO BE GIVING DOSES
OF THE VACCINE TODAY.
NOW LEGACY HEALTH RECEIVED TO
NINE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE
DOSES OF THE VACCINES ON MONDAY
.
.
. YESTERDAY WE WERE WE WERE THERE
WHEN KAISER PERMANENTE GOT ITS
DOSES DELIVERED IN A BOX WITH
ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY FIVE
CLASS BYLES.
CLASS BYLES. THAT TEAM HAD FIVE MINUTES TO
UNPACK, EXAMINE AND GET THE
VIALS INTO THE DEEP FREEZE.
HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY AS MANY AS
35000 OREGONIANS FRONTLINE
HEALTH CARE WORKERS START
SHOULD GET FOR THE FIRST OF THE
TWO SHOTS OF THE FIRST OF THE
VACCINE THIS WEEK.
DR. DOMINIC CHAN IS THE HEAD
OF THE VACCINE PROGRAM AT
LEGACY HEALTH.
LEGACY HEALTH. HE SAYS THIS FEELS LIKE THE
BEGINNING OF THE END OF THE
COVID 19 PANDEMIC.
HE'S UNDER A LOT OF PRESSURE
BUT HE'S HAD A LOT OF HELP.
IT'S BEEN HUMBLING.
IT'S BEEN GREAT TO SEE JUST HOW
MANY FANTASTIC PEOPLE THERE ARE
THAT WILL STAND UP WHEN THE
CALL IS MADE THAT WHEN WE CAN
WHEN WE CAN TELL THEM THAT HOPE
IS COMING, WE JUST NEED HELP
AND WE NEED PEOPLE TO STAND UP
TO HELP US.
THE AMOUNT OF HANDS THAT ARE
RAISED TO STAND UP TO US TO
REALIZE THAT 10 MONTHS MEANT
SOMETHING.
SOMETHING. THAT'S BEEN ONE OF THE GREATEST
JOYS MORE SHIPMENTS OF THE
VACCINE WILL CONTINUE
THROUGHOUT THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
AND THE COMMUNITY'S MOST
VULNERABLE WILL BE VACCINATED
FIRST.
FIRST.
FIRST. AND HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THAT A
QUARTER OF A MILLION DOSES
OF THE VACCINE ARE EXPECTED BY
THE NEW YEAR HERE IN OREGON.
BACK TO YOU GUYS.
>> ALL RIGHT, BRIAN THERE LIVE
THIS MORNING.
THIS MORNING. NORTH PORTLAND VACCINATIONS
ALSO START TODAY IN SOUTHWEST
WASHINGTON PEACEHEALTH.
WASHINGTON PEACEHEALTH. HOSPITALS RECEIVED ABOUT 4000
DOSES FOR ITS EMPLOYEES.
THE FIRST GROUP OF HEALTH CARE
WORKERS AT PEACEHEALTH
SOUTHWEST IN VANCOUVER.
WE'LL GET VACCINATED AT AROUND
9:00 THIS MORNING.
PEACEHEALTH ST. JOHN MEDICAL
CENTER IN LONGVIEW.
WE'LL START VACCINATIONS
TOMORROW GIVING PRIORITY TO
STAFF MEMBERS WHO ARE IN
CONTACT RIGHT NOW WITH COGAT
PATIENTS, VACCINATIONS FOR
VETERANS AND HEALTH CARE STAFF
AT THE PORTLAND V.A. COULD ALSO
START AS EARLY AS TOMORROW.
IT RECEIVED NEARLY THREE
THOUSAND DOSES OF THE VACCINE
YESTERDAY.
YESTERDAY. THE FIRST DOSES WILL BE
ADMINISTERED AT A FACILITY ON
THE VANCOUVER CAMPUS.
NOW THEY DO HAVE A LIMITED
SUPPLY.
SUPPLY.
SUPPLY. SO THEY'RE ASKING PEOPLE NOT TO
CALL ABOUT APPOINTMENTS.
THEY SAY THEY'LL POST UPDATES
ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
>> LET'S WALK THROUGH THE
TIMELINE OF WHAT'S NEXT IN THE
VACCINE PROCESS.
VACCINE PROCESS. THE PEOPLE WHO GET VACCINATED
THIS WEEK WE'LL GET THEIR
SECOND DOSE ABOUT THREE WEEKS
FROM NOW.
FROM NOW.
FROM NOW. KEEP IN MIND PFIZER'S VACCINE
IS ONLY APPROVED AT THIS POINT
FOR PEOPLE 16 ENOUGH BUT BY THE
MIDDLE OF NEXT MONTH STUDIES
WILL LOOK INTO WHETHER THE
VACCINE IS SAFE FOR CHILDREN
AND PREGNANT WOMEN AS WELL.
>> FIFTY MILLION PEOPLE ACROSS
THE U.S. ARE EXPECTED TO BE
VACCINATED BY THE END OF NEXT
MONTH.
MONTH.
MONTH. >>
MONTH. >> AND THAT LEADS TO A QUESTION
THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE
GOOGLING WHEN CAN I GET THE
VACCINE?
VACCINE?
VACCINE? >> WELL, THE ANSWER FOR MOST IS
PROBABLY NOT UNTIL NEXT SPRING
AT THE EARLIEST.
THE GOVERNMENT SAYS THE GENERAL
POPULATION WILL LIKELY BEGIN
GETTING SHOTS IN MARCH.
>> OFFICIALS ALSO SAY THEY'VE
PURCHASED ENOUGH DOSES TO
VACCINATE EVERY AMERICAN BY THE
END OF JUNE.
BUT THAT'S ASSUMING OTHER
COMPANIES ARE AS SUCCESSFUL AS
PFIZER AT GETTING FDA APPROVAL.
MODERNITY IS NEXT.
THE FDA ADVISORY PANEL IS
SCHEDULED TO HEAR THEIR REQUEST
FOR EMERGENCY USE ON THURSDAY
WHILE OREGON IS STILL DRAWING
UP THE FRAMEWORK FOR WHO TAKES
PRIORITY WHEN IT COMES TO
GETTING VACCINATED.
GETTING VACCINATED. >> AND THERE ARE SOME TOUGH
CALLS TO MAKE, RIGHT?
SOMETHING THEY STILL HAVEN'T
DECIDED WHICH AGE GROUP DO YOU
VACCINATE FIRST?
VACCINATE FIRST? OSHA DATA SHOWS PEOPLE IN THEIR
20S, 30S AND 40S MAKE UP MORE
THAN HALF OF THE CONFIRMED
INFECTIONS IN THE STATE.
THOSE OVER THE AGE 65 MAKE UP
JUST 17 PERCENT BUT THEY'RE
MORE LIKELY TO GET SERIOUSLY
ILL OR DIE FROM KOV IT.
SO WHO'S THE PRIORITY?
>> MANY PEOPLE ARE OUT AND
ABOUT BECAUSE THEY HAVE
CAREGIVER RESPONSIBILITIES
CAREGIVER RESPONSIBILITIES BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO CONTINUE
WORKING INCLUDING IN
OCCUPATIONS THAT ARE PUBLIC
FACING AND SO THERE'S A HIGH
RISK OF TRANSMISSION.
THERE'S A VARIETY OF REASONS
WHY SOMEBODY MIGHT NOT JUST SIT
AT HOME WATCHING NETFLIX AND SO
PUT THEMSELVES IN A SITUATION
WHERE THEY'RE AT RISK FOR THE
VIRUS.
VIRUS.
VIRUS. >>
VIRUS. >> RIGHT NOW DATA SHOWS THE
VACCINE PROTECTS YOU FROM
GETTING SICK FROM.
BUT WE DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL
PREVENT YOU FROM BEING A
CARRIER AND PASSING IT TO
OTHERS.
OTHERS.
OTHERS. SO WE HAVE A LOT MORE COVERAGE
ON VACCINE AT OUR WEB SITE KGW
DOT COM.
DOT COM.
DOT COM. YOU CAN ALSO TEXT THE WORD
VACCINE TO FIVE OR THREE TWO
TWO SIX FIVE ZERO EIGHT EIGHT.
WE WILL TEXT YOU BACK A LINK TO
THE LATEST STORIES.
SO OF COURSE THE VACCINE
DOESN'T SOLVE THE SPREAD OF THE
VIRUS IMMEDIATELY.
VIRUS IMMEDIATELY. MUCH OF OUR AREA IS STILL
SEEING HIGH RATES
OF TRANSMISSION AND YESTERDAY
THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY
REPORTED 54 MORE PEOPLE DIED
WITH KOV IT.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THOSE
WERE JUST THE DEATHS THAT WERE
REPORTED.
REPORTED.
REPORTED. THEY DIDN'T HAPPEN ALL IN THE
SAME DAY.
SAME DAY.
SAME DAY. ANOTHER ELEVEN HUNDRED NEW
KOVIK CASES WERE ALSO REPORTED.
>> NOW LET'S GET TO SOME
OF YOUR OTHER HEADLINES ON THIS
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
WEDNESDAY MORNING. NEW VIDEO SHOWING THE MOMENT A
PORTLAND RESTAURANT CAUGHT
FIRE.
FIRE.
FIRE. SURVEILLANCE FROM RIO'S RIBS ON
NORTHEAST 40 SECOND AND SANDY
SHOWS A PERSON SETTING FIRE TO
SEVERAL POINTS ON THAT
BUILDING.
BUILDING.
BUILDING. THEY EVEN DIG THROUGH THE TRASH
TO FIND MORE KINDLING.
THIS HAPPENED LATE LAST MONTH.
INVESTIGATORS HAVE NOW RULED IT
ARSON.
ARSON.
ARSON. THEY HAVEN'T RELEASED ANY
INFORMATION ABOUT THIS SUSPECT
OR A POSSIBLE MOTIVE.
THERE WAS A SECOND MAJOR FIRE
AT RIO'S RIB'S A FIRE DESTROYED
THE BUILDING BACK IN 2017.
OK.
OK.
OK. TAKE
OK. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
WOW.
WOW.
WOW. A
WOW. A FAMILY OF FOUR HAD TO SWIM TO
SHORE AFTER THEIR BOAT CAUGHT
FIRE ON SAUVIE ISLAND.
THIS HAPPENED YESTERDAY NEAR
HADLEY'S LANDING.
HADLEY'S LANDING. THE MULNOMAH COUNTY SHERIFF'S
OFFICE POSTED THESE PHOTOS ON
TWITTER.
TWITTER.
TWITTER. FIREFIGHTERS PUT OUT THE
FLAMES.
FLAMES.
FLAMES. THEY RESCUED THE FAMILY'S DOG.
THE BOAT IT SANK SHORTLY AFTER
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. THE
THAT. THE FAMILY THANKFULLY AND THEIR
DOGS WILL BE OK.
BUT WOW, WHAT A CLOSE CALL.
AND PORTLAND'S HISTORIC BENTSON
HOTEL WILL CLOSE THROUGH
JANUARY.
JANUARY.
JANUARY. THE HOTEL OPENED ON BROADWAY IN
DOWNTOWN PORTLAND BACK IN 1913.
IT HOSTED ALMOST EVERY SITTING
PRESIDENT SINCE WILLIAM TAFT.
THE HOPE IS THE SIX WEEK
SHUTDOWN WILL HELP THEM GET
THROUGH THE WINTER MONTHS.
>> WE ATTEMPTED TO THE HOTEL
OPENED.
OPENED.
OPENED. I
OPENED. I DIDN'T WANT TO BE THE GENERAL
MANAGER WOULD BE DUBIOUS TITLE
OF HAVING CLOSED THE HOTEL
AFTER 108 YEARS BUT LOOKS LIKE
HEY GUY MAN.
RIGHT.
RIGHT.
RIGHT. UNDERSTANDABLE.
UNDERSTANDABLE. >> BY THE WAY, THAT HOTEL WILL
OPEN FOR TWO DAYS ON NEW YEAR'S
.
.
. OREGON'S GOVERNOR HAS CALLED
FOR A SPECIAL SESSION NEXT
WEEK.
WEEK.
WEEK. >>
WEEK. >> THAT MEANS LAWMAKERS WILL
CONSIDER A NUMBER OF BILLS TO
HELP PEOPLE STRUGGLING BECAUSE
OF THE PANDEMIC.
THE BILL THAT DROVE THIS
SESSION PROVIDES EIGHT HUNDRED
MILLION DOLLARS IN AID.
IT WOULD THAT INCLUDES RELIEF
FOR BOTH TENANTS WHO ARE
STRUGGLING TO PAY RENT AND FOR
THEIR LANDLORDS.
THEIR LANDLORDS. IT ALSO EXTENDS AN EVICTION
MORATORIUM THAT WOULD OTHERWISE
EXPIRE AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
>> IT WAS THE CONCERN THAT ALL
OF A SUDDEN WE'RE GONNA FALL
OFF A CLIFF AT THE END
OF DECEMBER AND EVERYBODY'S
GOING TO BE KICKED OUT OF THEIR
PLACES.
PLACES.
PLACES. THAT IS WHAT DROVE THAT MORE.
WE WERE JUST OBSESSED WITH THAT
EVEN THOUGH NOW WE'RE GETTING
INTO SOME OTHER ISSUES THAT
DOMINATED MOST OF OUR
DISCUSSIONS.
DISCUSSIONS. HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH THE
TENANTS AND HOW DO YOU DEAL
WITH LANDLORDS?
WITH LANDLORDS? WE HAVE NOT PAID A GREAT DEAL
OF ATTENTION TO THE LANDLORDS
UP UNTIL NOW.
>> THE SPECIAL SESSION WILL BE
IN PERSON AT THE CAPITAL FOR
JUST ONE DAY.
STAFF WILL BE WORKING WITH THE
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY TO MAKE
SURE LAWMAKERS CAN SOCIAL
DISTANCE AND MEET OTHER KOVIK
GUIDELINES.
GUIDELINES. YOU KNOW, WE HAVEN'T TALKED
ABOUT THE INTERSTATE BRIDGE
REPLACEMENT PROGRAM MUCH LATELY
BUT IT IS STILL MOVING FORWARD.
>> IN FACT, THE DEADLINE FOR
PEOPLE TO GET INVOLVED RIGHT
NOW IS AFTER CHRISTMAS ON
DECEMBER 27.
DECEMBER 27. SO FAR WE KNOW TWO HUNDRED
PEOPLE HAVE ACTUALLY APPLY TO
SIT ON THE COMMUNITY OR THE
EQUITY ADVISORY BOARDS.
BRIDGE PLANNERS DO WANT TO GIVE
PEOPLE ON BOTH SIDES COLUMBIA A
CHANCE TO WEIGH IN HERE AND
THAT'S IMPORTANT.
THAT'S IMPORTANT. >> BOTH COMMUNITIES HAVE THEIR
SAY IN WHAT THIS BRIDGE LOOKS
LIKE AND HOW IT OH ITS SERVICES
THEM GOING INTO THE FUTURE
SERVICES THEIR COMMUNITY
SERVICES, THEIR KOMU SERVICES,
THE ENVIRONMENT.
THE ENVIRONMENT. >> THE PROGRAM WOULD LIKE TO
HAVE ABOUT 60 PEOPLE ON THEIR
PUBLIC ADVISORY BOARDS.
SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO BE PART
OF IT YOU CAN FIND LINKS ON THE
ODOT AND WASHED OUT WEB SITES.
LET'S TAKE A QUICK DRIVE RIGHT
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. CWIK
NOW. CWIK ROAD TRIP THROUGH
TROUTDALE NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE
THEY HAD THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT IN
FULL EFFECT THERE.
WE HAD A VIEWER TAMMY SENT US
IN THIS VIDEO.
THIS IS HENSLEY ROAD IN
TROUTDALE WHICH IS WHERE
CAMMIES PARENTS LIVE.
SHE SAYS THEIR HOUSE IS KNOWN
SIMPLY AS THE HOLIDAY HOUSE AND
HER PARENTS HAVE BEEN GOING ALL
OUT WITH THEIR DECORATIONS NOW
FOR ALMOST 50 YEARS.
AGAIN, THAT'S HENSLEY ROAD IN