>>>
>>> FIRST
>>> FIRST AT NOON, A GLOBAL CLIMATE STRIKE, MASSIVE CROWDS
OF PROTESTS IN AUSTRALIA, KENYA
AND ALL ACROSS
EUROPE.
EUROPE.
EUROPE. HERE IN THE U.S. FROM THE
NORTHEAST TO NEBRASKA HUNDREDS
OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS LEFT
THEIR CLASSROOMS TO
PROTEST GLOBAL WARMING AND ANTI-
CLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES
DOWNTOWN PORTLAND ARE PACK
WEEKEND PROTESTERS, LET'S
GET TO TIM GORDON WHO IS
FOLLOWING THE ACTIVISTS, TIM.
>> Reporter: BRENT TAYLOR DARK
WE ARE STANDING IN THE STREET
THIRD AND MADISON IN THE
INTERSECTION HERE, YOU
CAN SEE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
AROUND ME HERE.
YES DO CROWD ESTIMATES, THERE
ARE SEVERAL THOUSAND PEOPLE
HERE AT LEAST FROM ELEMENTARY
THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL
AGE WITH HELP FROM ADULTS TO
MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
THIS IS A HUGE CROWD OF YOUNG
PEOPLE AND I CAN'T CUT AS
WEALTH SAYING IT'S TIME FOR
ACTION, IT IS A HUGE GROUP, SKY
8 AS WELL, MAY BE GET A BETTER
VIEW OF THE SIZE.
IT IS LARGE.
WE'VE GOT EVERYBODY WHO JUST
STARTED TO MOVE, SO THE PLAN AT
THIS POINT AFTER AN HOUR AND A
HALF OF SPEECHES
AND RALLYING AND MUSIC HERE AT
THE PLAZA, YOU CAN HEAR THE
CROWDS, GO ACROSS THE HAWTHORN
BRIDGE --
BRIDGE --
BRIDGE -- CELEBRATION OVER THERE, THERE
WILL BE EAT AND THINGS TO DO, A
GATHERING POINT ON THE EAST
SIDE OF THE RIVER ON THE EAST
BANK OVER THERE.
AND THIS IS EXPECTED TO GO ON
FOR MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON.
THESE KIDS GETTING OUT OF
SCHOOL, THIS IS A GLOBAL
CLIMATE STRIKE AND THEY ARE
HERE WITH A MESSAGE.
>> WE HAVE REACH ADMISSION
POINT JUST FEELING BAD IS NO
LONGER AN OPTION BECAUSE IT IS
NOT EFFECTIVE.
NOT EFFECTIVE. FEELING BAD AND USING THAT AS
MOMENTUM TO.
MOMENTUM TO. >> WE MUST DO THIS BECAUSE WE
ALL HAVE A STAKE IN THIS THE
STATE OF OUR CLIMATE AND OUR
WORLD.
WORLD.
WORLD. >>
WORLD. >> Reporter: YEAH, THEY ARE
SERIOUS, THEY SAY ENOUGH IS
ENOUGH, NOW IS THE TIME AND
DEMANDS FOR THE CITY OF
PORTLAND THAT THE CITY FORMALLY
ANNOUNCE A CLIMATE CRISIS THAT
CITY LEADER DOSS THAT AND ALSO
TAKING INTO
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT WITH EVERY DECISION
THAT THEY MAKE ENVIRONMENTAL
CONCERN.
CONCERN.
CONCERN. THIS IS REALLY TWO MAJOR
DEMANDS, THE KIDS ARE TELLING
THE CITY OF PORTLAND NEED TO
HAPPEN.
HAPPEN.
HAPPEN. AGAIN, THOSE LOG OF THOUSANDS
OF PEOPLE TO KEEP THIS THING
GOING.
GOING.
GOING. >>
GOING. >> TIM, THANK YOU.
>>> SO SINCE WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT A LOT OF STUDENTS, WE
WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW HOW
PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL IS
HANDLING THIS PROTEST.
THE DISTRICT SAYS STUDENTS IN
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL CAN
LEAVE CLASS TO ATTEND THE
PROTEST WITHOUT ANY
CONSEQUENCES WHATSOEVER IF THEY
GET PERMISSION FROM THEIR
TEACHERS.
TEACHERS.
TEACHERS. YOUNGER KIDS CAN ATTEND THE
PROTESTS BUT THEIR PARENTS
SHOULD CALL THEIR ELEMENTARY
SCHOOLS TO LET THE
ADMINISTRATORS KNOW THIS IS AN
EXCUSED ABSENCE.
EXCUSED ABSENCE. PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS ALSO
SAID THEY CAN'T TAKE
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SAFETY
OF STUDENTS ONCE THEY ARE OFF
SCHOOL PROPERTY.
SCHOOL PROPERTY. >>> WE HAVE MULTIPLE CREWS ON
THE GROUND COVERING THIS
STRIKE, CAN YOU CONTINUE TO
FOLLOW IT ON KGW.COM AND
OUR SOCIAL PAGES.
WE'LL BE LIVE STREAMING THE
MARCH AND THE RALLYING ALL DAY.
TUNE FOR KGW NEWS AT 49:00,
5:00 AND 6:00 FOR THE COVERAGE
OF THE GLOBAL CLIMATE STRIKE.
>>> NOW TO GREAT NEWS, AN 80-
YEAR-OLD WOMAN WHO WAS LOST IN
THE MOUNT HOOD NATIONAL FOREST
HAS BEEN FOUND.
SHE WAS MUSHROOM HUNTING
YESTERDAY BUT SHE DIDN'T MAKE
IT BACK TO HER CAR LAST NIGHT.
HER SON IS A FORMER MANAGER
HERE AT KGW.
SEARCH AND RESCUE CREWS FOUND
HER THIS IMPORTANTING ABOUT 550-
YARD FROM HER CAR.
SHE DID HAVE A WHISTLE WHICH
HELPED RESCUERS FIND HER.
SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL
TO GET CHECKED OUT, SHE WILL BE
TREATED FOR HYPOTHERMIA.
>>> THERE WAS NO WAY OUT.
>> EVERYTHING CAN BE REPLACED.
PEOPLE I'M WORRIED ABOUT.
>> SOUTHEAST TEXAS IS SEEING
CATASTROPHIC FLOODING AS THE
REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM
IMELDA DUMPING A HISTORIC
AMOUNT OF RAIN.
AT LEAST TWO PEOPLE HAVE DIED
AND MANY SMALL TOWNS ARE
DEVASTATED.
DEVASTATED. IN AND AROUND HOUSTON THERE HAS
BEEN MORE THAN A THOUSAND WATER
RESCUES, SOME AREAS HAVE GOTTEN
MORE THAN 40
INCHES OF RAIN IF YOU CAN
IMAGINE.
IMAGINE.
IMAGINE. AND WITH HIGHWAYS UNDER WATER,
IT'S DIFFICULT FOR RESCUE CREWS
TO REACH THE HARDEST HIT
NEIGHBORHOODS.
NEIGHBORHOODS. >> TO BE ABLE TO HELP PEOPLE IN
THEIR WORSE TIMES, THERE IS
NOTHING MORE REWARDING.
>> THAT'S RON FROM VANCOUVER,
WASHINGTON PART OF THE LOCAL
RED CROSS THAT IS HEADING DOWN
TO TEXAS TODAY.
HE HAS BEEN A VOLUNTEER WITH
THAT ORGANIZATION FOR THREE
YEARS AND IT'S BEEN DEPLOYED
MORE THAN A DOZEN TIMES.
WHAT HE IS DOING DOWN SOUTH
THIS TIME COULD CHANGE AT A
MOMENT'S NOTICE BUT HE WILL
START WITH DAMAGE
ASSESSMENT BASICALLY IN
SPECTACLING FLOODED PROPERTIES.
>> I'M EXCITED TO GO TO HELP
THE PEOPLE.
THE PEOPLE. I AM NOT SO EXCITED WITH THE
SCARS I AM GOING TO COME HOME
WITH, BECAUSE YOU CAN'T GO TO
THESE RELIEF
THESE RELIEF OPERATIONS AND HELP PEOPLE AND
NOT BE AFFECTED BY IT.
>> HE AND FOUR OTHER VOLUNTEERS
EXPECT TO BE THERE FOR TWO
WEEKS AND MORE COULD JOIN THEM
IF NEEDED.
IF NEEDED. >>> OKAY, BACK HERE AT HOME, A
PRETTY QUIET WEATHER DAY.
LET'S CHECK IN WITH ROD FOR
FIRST FORECAST.
FIRST FORECAST. >> YOU ARE BEING KIND, YOU
COULD HAVE SAID IT'S A CHILLY
SUMMER DAY.
SUMMER DAY. YOU WENT WITH QUIET, I
APPRECIATE THAT BY THE WAY
THROUGH YOUR WEEKEND PLANS THIS
IS A FRONT TRACKING, TIMING
OF THIS CLOUD BAND WHICH WILL
BRING RAIN IS STILL ON TRACK.
WHAT IT'S TOUGH TO TELL AHEAD
OF THAT, THIS IS A COOL AIR
POCKET THAT WE ARE LOCKED INTO.
IT'S GOING TO MAKE IT DIFFICULT
TO GET ANY WIDESPREAD CLEARING
THIS AFTERNOON.
THIS AFTERNOON. RADAR IS QUIET.
BUT I WILL TELL YOU IF YOU LOOK
AT CAMERAS YOU CAN SEE SPRITZES
OF RAIN WHERE THE RADAR IS
PICKING IT UP.
HERE IS FUTURECAST, HERE IS
3:00, SOME BREAKS IN THE CLOUD
COVERAGE SPOT, OVERALL STILL
MOSTLY CLOUDY AND
OVERALL STILL A CHANCE OF A
SHOWER.
SHOWER.
SHOWER. I
SHOWER. I THINK ONCE WE GET TO 7:00,
7:30 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
GAMES, ET CETERA, THAT YOUR
FRIDAY EVENING REALLY OUGHT TO
BE DRY, I SUPPOSE THE CHANCE OF
STRAY SHOWER NOT ZERO.
HERE ARE CLOUD FROM CANADA.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, 64 DEGREES
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. SOME OF THE CLOUD BREAKS SOUTH
OF PORTLAND, THAT IS SHOWING
PROMISE OF A LITTLE BIT OF
CLEARING, DOWNTOWN
CLEARING, DOWNTOWN PORTLAND MUCH DARKER 63
DEGREES.
DEGREES.
DEGREES. WE'LL PROBABLY STAY IN THE 60'S
FOR A HIGH.
DO YOU HAVE A DRY DAY TOMORROW
AND GET MORE INTO THAT SUNDAY
COLD FRONT.
COLD FRONT. BRENDA DO YOU REMEMBER THE COLD
DAY ON THE SEVEN DAY?
>> I DO.
>> I DO.
>> I DO. >> WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT LATER.
>> THAT DOESN'T SOUND GOOD,
THANK YOU, ROD.
>>> NOW WE WANT TO GET YOU
CAUGHT UP ON SOME OF THE FRIDAY
HEADLINES.
HEADLINES. POLICE ARRESTED A 16-YEAR-OLD
ACCUSED OF THREATENING TO CARRY
OUT A SCHOOL SHOOTING AT SANDY
HIGH.
HIGH.
HIGH. THE
HIGH. THE KID POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA
TICK TOK SPECIFICALLY.
THE KID DID NOT HAVE ACCESS TO
WEAPONS AND THEY DON'T BELIEVE
THE THREAT WAS CREDIBLE.
>>> SOMEONE SHOT A SUSPECTED
THEY OUTSIDE A PORTLAND HOME
DEPOT THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
THIS HAPPENED AT THE STORE OUT
NEAR THE AIRPORT.
POLICE SAY A LOST PREVENTION
AGENT WAS CONFRONTING THE
SUSPECTED THEY WHEN A COMMUNITY
MEMBER GOT INTO A FIGHT WITH
THE SUSPECT AND WEAPONS WERE
SHOWN.
SHOWN.
SHOWN. THE COMMUNITY MEMBER SHOT THE
SUSPECT WHO IS NOW IN CRITICAL
CONDITION AT THE HOSPITAL.
POLICE SAY THE SHOOTER IS
COOPERATING WITH INVESTIGATORS.
>>> AND THE HISTORIC MCMIN MAN
EDGE FIELD HOTEL IS BACK OPEN
AFTER A BROKEN SPRINKLER PIPE
FLOODED ALL THREE
FLOORS WEDNESDAY NIGHT, IT WAS
A BIG MESS.
200 HOTEL GUESTS HAD TO
EVACUATE.
EVACUATE.
EVACUATE. THANKFULLY THE DAMAGE ISN'T
QUITE AS BAD AS EXPECTED.
LISTEN TO THIS, A SPOKESPERSON
SAYS A GUEST LIKELY BROKE THE
PIPE BY TRYING TO HANG ON IT.
>>> AND THE LATEST TODAY IN THE
VAPING EPIDEMIC, WAL-MART WILL
STOP SELLING E-CIGARETTES.
IN A MEMO TODAY, WAL-MART
BLAMED THE REGULATORY
COMPLEXITY AND UNCERTAINTY
SURROUNDING THE PRODUCTS.
HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE
INVESTIGATING 530 CASES OF A
MYSTERIOUS LUNG DISEASE THAT'S
NOW KILLED 8 PEOPLE.
IN THE MEANTIME THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION IS READYING A
FEDERAL BEEN ON