NOW
NOW HER
NOW HER FAMOUS WEDDING DRESS IS ON PUBLIC DISPLAY.
>> WE HEAR FROM THE WOMAN WHO
DESIGNED IT.
DESIGNED IT. THIS IS KGW NEWS AT FOODWITH
AND AND WE START WITH BREAKING
NEWS AT NOON A MAN ACCUSED
OF SETTING SIX FIRES EARLY
YESTERDAY MORNING IN NORTH
PORTLAND IS NOW IN CUSTODY.
PORTLAND FIRE AND RESCUE SAYS
THAT THIRTY SIX YEAR OLD JESSE
SMALL CAUSED MORE THAN ONE
HUNDRED FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
IN DAMAGE.
IN DAMAGE. ONE PLACE HIT WAS GEORGIA'S
CORNER TAVERN AT INTERSTATE
AND KILLINGSWORTH, THE OWNER
SAYS A FIRE DAMAGED HIS SHED
AND NOW THE BACK PATIO IS
UNUSABLE.
UNUSABLE.
UNUSABLE. FIRE OFFICIALS SAY THAT
SURVEILLANCE VIDEO LED TO AN
ARREST.
ARREST.
ARREST. A
ARREST. A GAS STATION ACROSS FROM
GEORGIA'S SHARED THIS VIDEO
WITH US.
WITH US.
WITH US. IT SHOWS A PERSON RIDING A BIKE
THEN STOPPING RIGHT IN FRONT
OF THE SHED OUTSIDE THE BAR YOU
SEE THE PERSON THERE FOR A FEW
MOMENTS THEN WRITE OFF ABOUT
TWO MINUTES LATER.
>> FLAMES SHOW UP ON VIDEO.
>> ALSO A FAMILY IN KORNELIUS
IS PLEADING FOR MORE HELP TO
FIND A MAN WHO'S BEEN MISSING
ALMOST THREE WEEKS.
A WASHINGTON COUNTY SEARCH
AND RESCUE TEAM IS OUT TODAY
SEARCHING A HECETA CREEK AREA
JUST SOUTH OF NEWBURGH.
THEY'RE LOOKING FOR SEVENTY SIX
YEAR OLD RALPH BROWN WHO
DISAPPEARED ON MAY 16TH.
THE GPS ON HIS PHONE PUT HIM IN
THE NEWBERG AREA.
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SHARED
THESE PHOTOS FROM THE SEARCH
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. BROWN IS THE FORMER MAYOR
OF CORNELI.
OF CORNELI. HE WAS A TEACHER AND IS HEAVILY
INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY.
HE DOES STRUGGLE WITH DEMENTIA
AND DROVE OFF IN A STATE
OF CONFUSION.
OF CONFUSION. DEPUTIES ARE HOPING SOMEONE HAS
SEEN HIS 14 BLUE NISSAN SENTRA
WITH OREGON LICENSE PLATE THREE
ONE NINE CUVEE.
>> OUR BIG
NOW
NOW IS
NOW IS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THAT
RALPH'S BEEN FOUND.
WE HAVE NEW FLIERS THAT SAY
STILL MISSING ON THEM THAT
WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO REFRESH.
WE'VE HAD A LOT ESPECIALLY OVER
THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND WOULD
EITHER CALL OR TEXT OR EMAIL ME
ABOUT FLIERS AND THEY WENT AS
FAR AS REST STOPS AND TRUCK
STOPS ALL THE WAY 84 EAST
AND ALL THE WAY I FIVE S TO THE
TO THE BORDER.
>> BROWN IS ABOUT FIVE 10 WITH
GRAY HAIR AND BLUE EYES
AND HE'S MISSING THE TIP OF HIS
RIGHT INDEX FINGER IF YOU SEE
HIM OR HIS CAR YOU'RE ASKED TO
CALL THE WASHINGTON COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE GOVERNOR KATE
BROWN AND FIRE OFFICIALS ARE
MEETING WITH THE MEDIA TODAY TO
DISCUSS THE UPCOMING WILDFIRE
SEASON.
SEASON.
SEASON. JUST ONE DAY AGO A WILDFIRE
BURNED ALONG FOUR IN THE
DALLES.
DALLES.
DALLES. THE US FOREST SERVICE SAYS
FLAMES COVERED AROUND ONE
HUNDRED SEVENTY ACRES AND AS
OF THIS MORNING THE FIRE WAS 70
PERCENT CONTAINED.
PERCENT CONTAINED. >> O'DOWD CLOSED 84 AT ONE
POINT BECAUSE THE SMOKE
AND FLAMES WERE JUST TOO
DANGEROUS.
DANGEROUS. THE FIRE EVEN GOT CLOSE TO THE
GOOGLE DATA CENTER WHICH IS AT
THE WEST END OF THE DALS ALONG
THE COLUMBIA RIVER.
SOME PEOPLE HAD TO EVACUATE BUT
THOSE WARNINGS HAVE SINCE BEEN
LIFTED.
LIFTED.
LIFTED. >> I HOPE IT'S NOT A BAD OMEN.
YEAH, WE ARE STARTING A BIT
EARLY AND AS YOU GUYS PROBABLY
KNOW, THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF THE
DRIEST APRIL MAY ON RECORD HERE
IN OREGON, WESTERN OREGON AS
WELL AS EASTERN OREGON.
SO THAT'S NOT A GOOD GOOD START
TO THE FIRE SEASON.
SO HOPEFULLY IT DOESN'T TURN
OUT LIKE LAST YEAR.
FIRE CREWS BELIEVE THIS WAS
HUMAN CAUSED BUT THEY'RE NOT
SURE EXACTLY HOW IT STARTED.
AND ROD, HE IS SURE RIGHT THIS
DRY SPRING NOT DOING OUR
WILDFIRE SEASON ANY FAVORS.
IT IS INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT
LAST FIRE SEASON WAS PRETTY
QUIET UNTIL WE HAD THAT LABOR
DAY EAST WIND EVENT WHICH IS
VERY MUCH LIKE AN EAST WIND
EVENT THAT WE TYPICALLY
WOULDN'T GET UNTIL WE WERE IN
THE WINTER MONTHS.
BUT WE GOT IT IN SEPTEMBER
AND THAT PRODUCED WHAT WE
REMEMBER WAS LAST YEAR'S
HORRIFIC FIRE SEASON.
YEAH, VERY DRY.
WE DO HAVE A WEATHER WATCH THE
LIGHTER COLOR ON THE MAP THIS
FROM JUST OUTSIDE OF HOOD RIVER
THROUGH THE DOORS IN THE
PENINGTON UP INTO THE COLUMBIA
BASIN AND EXTENDS SOUTHWARD
INTO CENTRAL OREGON.
THIS IS UP TODAY AND TOMORROW
TEMPERATURES STILL AROUND 90 IN
THIS WATCH AREA.
WINDS ARE STARTING TO PICK UP.
SOME AREAS WILL SEE SOME GUSTS
TO ABOUT 30.
SO THAT MEANS IN PART COULD
QUICKLY GET OUT OF CONTROL.
MORE EXTREME FIRE DANGER JUST
SOUTH OF BURNS WHERE YOU SEE
THAT DEEP RED COLOR ON THE MAP
HERE IS THE OREGON VETERAN.
SOME CAMERA PALCES LOOKING BACK
AT MOUNT HOOD TO THE WEST
OF COURSE AND NO HAZE IN THE
SKY.
SKY.
SKY. JUST
SKY. JUST BEAUTIFUL BLUE SKY
CONDITIONS.
CONDITIONS. EIGHTY FIVE DEGREES IS THE
TEMPERATURE.
TEMPERATURE. YOU FOLKS WILL BE UP INTO THE
90S.
90S.
90S. BUT
90S. BUT REMEMBER A COUPLE OF DAYS
YOU HIT ONE HUNDRED AND THREE
SO NOT AS BAD WIND MAP THE
SHOUTOUT HAVE BEEN SEEING SOME
GUSTS REPORTING UP TO ABOUT
TWENTY FIVE OR TWENTY EIGHT
MILES PER HOUR AND THAT
REPORTING GUSTY WINDS AT THIS
MOMENT.
MOMENT.
MOMENT. PILTON AS A WEST GUST TO TWENTY
ONE TO GETTING THAT EXTREME BUT
ENOUGH THAT IT HEIGHTENS FIRE
DANGER RIGHT .
HERE'S THE WELLS FARGO VIEW
OVER DOWNTOWN PORTLAND.
WE'RE AT SEVENTY THREE.
WE BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE BROKE
THE HEAT IF YOU WILL.
WE SHOULD BE UP TO ABOUT EIGHTY
TWO OR SO THIS AFTERNOON WHICH
WILL END WHAT WAS BACK TO BACK
DAYS OF HITTING 90 OR BETTER.
THE WEEKEND EVEN LOOKS COOLER
WITH A RAIN CHANCE AND WE'LL
TALK ABOUT THAT FORECAST COMING
UP.
UP.
UP. >>
UP. >> A
UP. >> A LITTLE RELIEF.
THANK YOU, ROD.
>> A CLARK COUNTY JUDGE WHO
MADE RACIST COMMENTS IN A
COURTROOM PLANS TO RETIRE A HOT
MIC PICKED UP DISTRICT COURT
JUDGE DARVIN ZIMMERMAN TALKING
ABOUT KEVIN PETERSON JR. BACK
IN MARCH, CLARK COUNTY DEPUTIES
SHOT AND KILLED PETERSON WHEN
HE TOOK OFF DURING A DRUG STING
WITH A GUN.
AMONG OTHER THINGS, ZIMMERMAN
REFERRED TO PETERSON AS DUMB
AND THE BLACK GUY THEY'RE
TRYING TO MAKE AN ANGEL OUT
OF .
OF .
OF . HE
OF . HE ALSO SUGGESTED PETERSON'S
DAD WOKE UP THE DAY AFTER HIS
SON'S DEATH WITH QUOTE DOLLAR
SIGNS IN HIS EYES AND GEORGE
FLOYDS ATTORNEYS THE JUDGE HAS
BEEN ON LEAVE SINCE SAYING THAT
LAST FRIDAY ZIMMERMAN INFORMED
THE CLARK COUNTY CHAIR HE'S
RETIRING THOUSANDS
RETIRING THOUSANDS OF WASHINGTON DRIVERS WITH
SUSPENDED LICENSES WILL SOON BE
ABLE TO LEGALLY DRIVE AGAIN.
THEY LOST THEIR LICENSES AFTER
FAILING TO PAY TRAFFIC TICKETS
.
.
. BUT
. BUT A
. BUT A JUDGE RULED THAT VIOLATES
THEIR RIGHTS TO LAND TELLS US
WHO WILL BENEFIT MY LICENSE HAS
BEEN SUSPENDED FOR HELP FOR THE
UNPAID TICKET WAY BACK IN 2011
,LACEY SPICER OF MARYSVILLE
HAS BEEN WITHOUT A DRIVER'S
LICENSE SINCE SHE GOT A
SPEEDING TICKET ABOUT A DECADE
AGO AND NEVER PAID THE FINE.
I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL.
I HAD EMERGENCY BACK SURGERY
THAT MY HUSBAND LEFT ME.
THEN I WAS ON MY OWN WITH A
LITTLE, YOU KNOW, LITTLE KID
AND I WAS HEALING FROM SURGERY.
SO THERE'S JUST OTHER THINGS
GOING ON IN MY LIFE I
COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT IT.
>> SHE'S ONE OF ABOUT 100000
WASHINGTON DRIVERS THE ACLU
ESTIMATES WILL SOON GET THEIR
LICENSES REINSTATED AFTER A
JUDGE'S ORDER THE STATE
SUSPENDED THEIR LICENSES WHEN
DRIVERS FAILED TO PAY FINES FOR
NON-CRIMINAL TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS
.
.
. BUT
. BUT THE
. BUT THE JUDGE RULED THAT'S
UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND DEPRIVES
DRIVERS OF THEIR RIGHT TO DUE
PROCESS.
PROCESS.
PROCESS. >> IF SOME OF OUR CLIENTS HAVE
HAD NO DRIVER'S LICENSE FOR
FOUR 10 YEARS WHEREAS IF YOU
GET A DUI YOU ONLY LOSE YOUR
LICENSE FOR A YEAR.
>> THIS CASE CENTERS ON A
WASHINGTON LAW THAT REQUIRES
AUTOMATIC SUSPENSION
AUTOMATIC SUSPENSION OF SOMEONE'S LICENSE FOR
FAILURE TO PAY FINES, APPEAR AT
A HEARING OR COMPLY WITH THE
TERMS OF A TRAFFIC TICKET.
THE NEW MORATORIUM ON
SUSPENSIONS WILL LAST UNTIL AT
LEAST 2010 THREE WHEN A NEW LAW
GOES INTO EFFECT WHICH THE ACLU
SAYS WILL STILL PUNISH CERTAIN
PEOPLE WHO CANNOT PAY THEIR
FINES.
FINES.
FINES. >>
FINES. >> YOU GET A SPEEDING TICKET
AND YOU HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY
IT.
IT.
IT. YOU
IT. YOU GET TO KEEP DRIVING.
>> IT'S ONLY THE PERSON WHO
DOESN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY
IT IS POOR WHO NOW LOSES IT.
>> THE DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING
WASN'T ABLE TO CONFIRM HOW MANY
DRIVERS THIS IMPACTS BUT IT IS
WORKING OUT THE DETAILS OF HOW
IT'LL GET THOSE LICENSES BACK
TO DRIVERS.
TO DRIVERS. IT HAS UNTIL JUNE 8TH TO DO
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. WELL THE TIMBER'S AND THE
THORNES WILL HAVE AN ALMOST
FULL HOUSE AT PROVIDENCE PARK
LATER THIS MONTH.
THE TEAMS ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT
CAPACITY IS GOING UP TO 80
PERCENT STARTING JUNE 19TH.
THE TIMBERS HAVE A MATCH
AGAINST SPORTING KANSAS CITY
THAT DAY AND THEN THE NEXT DAY
THE THORNS HAVE A HOME GAME.
PROOF OF VACCINATION WILL BE
REQUIRED FOR ANYONE 16
AND OLDER.
AND OLDER. YOU CAN SHOW YOUR VACCINE CARD
A PHOTOCOPY OF IT OR A PICTURE
OF IT ON YOUR PHONE MASKS WILL
NOT BE REQUIRED.
>> THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY
NOW HAS A PLAN FOR LETTING
VETERANS AND OTHERS WHO GOT
THEIR SHOTS AT THE VA TAKE PART
IN THAT BIG COVID LOTTERY.
OREGON WILL SIMPLY ALLOW THOSE
PEOPLE TO SUBMIT THEIR NAMES TO
THE STATE IF ONE OF THEM WINS
THEY'LL HAVE TO PROVE THEY WERE
VACCINATED.
VACCINATED. THE EXACT MECHANISM FOR SENDING
IN THE NAMES ISN'T IN PLACE YET
BUT WE WILL LET YOU KNOW
WHENEVER IT IS.
THIS REALLY DOES SOLVE A BIG
PROBLEM BECAUSE ROUGHLY 40 FOUR
THOUSAND OREGONIANS GOT THEIR
COVID SHOTS THROUGH THE VA
AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL
NOT SHARE THOSE NAMES WITH THE
STATE.
STATE.
STATE. THE DRAWING FOR THE ONE MILLION
DOLLAR PRIZE IS COMING UP ON
JUNE 20TH.
JUNE 20TH. THE DEADLINE TO GET THAT AT
LEAST YOUR FIRST SHOT IS THE
DAY BEFORE THAT ON THE 27TH
WASHINGTON HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY
THEY'RE ON TRACK TO FULLY
REOPEN ON OR BEFORE JUNE 30TH.
IT COULD HAPPEN EVEN SOONER
THAN THAT IF AT LEAST 70
PERCENT OF RESIDENTS 16 AND UP
GET VACCINATED AS OF MAY 30TH,
A LITTLE LESS THAN SIXTY THREE
PERCENT OF WASHINGTONIANS HAVE
AT LEAST ONE DOSE OF THE COVID
VACCINE.
VACCINE.
VACCINE. HEALTH LEADERS SAID THE STATE
IS MAKING AMAZING PROGRESS BUT
DEMAND FOR THE VACCINE HAS
DROPPED OFF.
DROPPED OFF. >> WE NEED MORE PEOPLE
AND THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE WHO
ARE NOT VACCINATED AND THAT 16
AND OLDER CATEGORY TO STEP
FORWARD AND TAKE THE VACCINE.
>> WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT WE'RE
GOING TO BE ABLE TO REACH THE
70 PERCENT MARK BEFORE JUNE
30TH BUT IT'S GOING TO TAKE ALL
OF US TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT IN
THE MEANTIME, WE WANT EVERYBODY
TO CONTINUE TO RESPECT THE
RULES OF THE ROOM THAT YOU'RE
IN WHETHER THAT'S THE
ESTABLISHMENT OR THE
JURISDICTION REOPENING A SET
FOR JUNE 30TH REGARDLESS
OF WHETHER THE STATE HITS THAT
GOAL HERE IN OREGON, GOVERNOR
BROWN SAID RESTRICTIONS WILL BE
LIFTED WHEN 70 PERCENT
OF RESIDENTS 16 AND UP HAVE AT
LEAST ONE DOSE.
HEALTH OFFICIALS BELIEVE THE