this is actually the oregon trail in oregon. the biggest surprise for us what -- that's a big surprise for us. the pigs would be as large as cows and turner plumper than pumpkins. you get to oregon and you realize that you have 300 miles of the great american desert. that's the trail. 15-20 miles inside of oregon. it's being repaired because it broke again. there i am coming on the trail around a reservoir. it shows you the work involved, this is a steep slope, there were mountains we had to come down. you can see when you're going down a decline, and i describe it in the book, we had to come down on the side of the mountain, you're actually way above the mules. then day after day of endless beauty the sweetwater rir is -- is >> there we are along the sweet water in wyoming. it's right up in here. it was along the sweetwater. this is the kind of place we would camp. when you get -- when you get about 15-20 miles west, just drop into my place and we'll put you up. it was great. there we are crossing sweetwater on the branches. th

he would never come to oregon.s nearly a year before a new mexico judge finally ruled in january 2007, nearly three years after brooke disappeared, that joel courtney was competent to stand trial. >> we were on our way to san francisco and we got a phone call and he said, they found him mentally stable. and we got out of the car, the girls and i did a dance around the car. i just felt like the world was lifted and i didn't realize how close i was, maybe, you know -- >> close to what? >> to just a breaking point. until i felt that being lifted. and then it was like, okay, we can do this. >> later that year, in september 2007, joel courtney would finally plead guilty to kidnapping and sexually assaulting that university of new mexico student he snatched off the street. the young woman who somehow escaped. at his sentencing, another circus. >> it didn't take long for joel patrick courtney to tell district judge kenneth martinez, exactly what he thinks of him. >> i have no respect for this court. this is -- you're the

butts has roots in oregon. ms. rosalina burton is a transplant to oregon for the summer. we kind of run the table at the end of the day. [laughter] senator hatch: last but not least, we will hear from the executive director of utah's department of human services. she graduated with a bachelor's degree in theology. she received her masters from louisiana state university. in october 2013, she was appointed to her current position. in less than two years in her position in utah, she has overseen the state's successful efforts to obtain a federal title waiver and the launching of the child welfare demonstration project, which aims to reduce the use of foster care, recurrences of child abuse and neglect, and the need for social services intervention. i welcome each of our witnesses today. as we proceed to opening statements, i urge you to keep your remarks to under five minutes, if you can. we will start with you. >> good morning. thank you, chairman hatch, ranking member wyden, and commend -- and members of the committee. i am a divorced single mother who raised two sons who

response and homework in oregon.tell us about what works in both and what you hope we would derive from those two approaches in both states. i know we are limited on time, but if you could just give brief answers. >> thank you very much. you heard consistency i would highlight evidence-based assessment -- there was a mention of evaluating risk, being very purposeful and structured family support that are directly tied to the risk that was revealed. the other element i would highlight is very consistent between utah and oregon, as chuck mentioned, family engagement, listening to the family. when families have a voice -- children included, when tillman and families have a voice and a vested interest in their success and in the case plan that allows them to achieve a sustained safety and permanency we will realize those outcomes much more efficiently and effectively. >> i know i am over time. >> quickly, i would echo what miss williamson said in terms of the different parts. the only thing i would add is in order to sup

you go to eugene, oregon. it's in the pac-10. you're playing against the teams that you watch on saturday. good program. some of my best friends today, you know, a result of my college career, rich brooks, neil and the coaching staff that time were as much of a coach, a mentor, and a father and certainly eugene and whitefish being in a forest-type community, outdoors, it was a good fit for me. >> big debate in the nfl about concussions, as somebody who played football. what are your thoughts about that? what should parents be aware of if their son or daughter plays football and those who move in to professional leagues? >> i think it is a concern. the way you play the sport. the head contacts, i think, can be limited successfully. it kind of evolved certainly where i was playing, the helmet and the head were a lot bigger, and more pronounced part of the game. i think a lot of it is techniques. and make sure at an early age you don't use the head as a battering ram. that you take -- the coaching has to be right. but i think lookin

and then homework is in oregon. tell us about what works in those and what does and what you would hope we would be right to veto their five and i know that we're limited on time. >> thank you very much. you heard a consistency i would highlight evidence-based assessment. there was a mention of evaluating risk. being very purposeful in the structure of family support that is directly tied to risk that was revealed. the other element i would have is very consistent between oregon and as mentioned has mentioned its family engagement, listening to the family. when families have a voice in the state children included when children and families have a voice and a vested interest in their success and in the case plan that allows them to achieve that a sustained safety and permanency, we would realize the outcomes much more efficiently and effectively. >> i'm out of time but . i would echo what was said in the different parts. the only thing that i would add is that in order for to support and sustain families, you need a

on an oregon mountain top he raised his family here and he's ready to hand the reins over to his son. but the gow and is in dictate of a takeover by a company that wants to build a 35 inch pipeline. >> if i cut a scar across your cheek how much would that change you? there will be a 100 foot swath right through there. can you imagine what a scar that will be? >> no trees? >> no buildings no nothing . >> reporter: gow proudly took us on a tour of his beef ranch. >> all i wanted to be was a beef rancher that was my dream. when i came here i didn't have two pieces (bleep) put together. i added more ground more ground more ground. >> reporter: today he has 2300 acres, from his ridge you can see where the pacific connector pipeline would cut through peaks and valleys. >> okay it's going to go down this road right here down this ridge. >> reporter: along the pipeline's 230 mile route a 100 foot corridor of trees along the entire length of the pipeline will be torn out. nothing not even a barn or shed can be built along the path. the pipeline company williams has been after this land for abo

and it wasn't just oregon.ealth officials in washington state were also seeing a significant jump in cases of salmonella heidelberg that they traced back to foster farms. >> after a while, we started calling this molecular pattern, this dna fingerprint if you will, the foster farms pattern because it was so tightly associated with people who were eating chicken from foster farms. >> narrator: the illnesses were more serious than just the usual food poisoning. people were being hospitalized. >> salmonellheidelberg is more commonly found in blood than many of the other salmonella serotypes, so it probably has more propensity to invade through the intestine and get into the body and do more damage. >> narrator: that summer, a man in his 60s was stricken by heidelberg and died. >> i think we knew that it was serious-- one, because a person had died of the disease, and then washington was seeing so many cases. it became... you know, it quickly fast-tracked into something really huge. >> narrator: with the outbreak g

oregon has a program, and i'm very pleased that chuck nibi is here and we call it a home differential response, because it basically is all about signaling that every child, every family may require a different type of support. the old two option system, basically, saying it is either foster care or nothing doesn't cut it. and what mr. nibi is going to talk about is how oregon has taken a more tailored approach to help the families out. finance committee is lucky to have chuck knight be from the human resources dpght and if i think my colleagues will be interested in where oregon is headed. strong families, meaning strong kids. that's the bottom line, and tomorrow i'm going to introduce legislation that builds on that first bill of the 1990ed on kenship care. it is called the care act a and the bill will make sure that more states are in a position to adopt fresh strategies like oregon, and also provide more opportunities to tap that extraordinary potential that's out there of grandparents a

he is a graduate of eastern oregon university. mr. chairman i will not filibuster here but we have three oregon connections on the panel. not only chuck, but ms. donna butts we just mentioned and i guess i am showing my age i remember jack and his good work and butts as roots in oregon and ms. rosaline burton is a trans transplant to oregon for the summer. so we run the table. thank you, mr. chairman. >> last but certainly not least we will hear from ann williamson. ms. williamson completed a masters in social work from louisiana state university and has gone on to receive distingiushed awards from both schools. she served as president and ceo of the non-profit for louisiana and cabinet director for louisiana's social services. ms. williamson has helped the state of utah obtain a federal title 4-e waiver and the launching of a child welfare demonstration project that aims to reduce the use of foster care child abuse and neglect, and the need for services and intervention. i welcome each member to the committee. i urge you to keep your

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once again, matt gutman. >> reporter: bend, oregon. a small jewel of a city in the pacific northwest, and crime boss michael young is coming to town. today, he is "shopping" here at saxon fine jewelers. it's the gang's next target, and as usual, young is doing the advance work. >> basically, what they're doing is they're researching and talking to the weakest employee that they can identify. >> reporter: but this time the kingpin has miscalculated because he's about to meet a sharp eyed store manager named natasha henderson. >> he came in the store and i remember him. can tell a lot about a man from his jewelry. >> i knew he was from out of the area. he had this big, kind of flashy diamond watch. something more that you would see in like miami, not even in l.a. it's like miami, atlanta, that kind of area. >> reporter: young browses for a bit but makes no purchases. he's already got what he came for, information. he now knows natasha's name, how she acts, how she looks. >> in the middle of that, he got a phone call. and i believe that i

and you know, oregon has had a title 4 waiver for a number of years. it allows the state to spend federal dollars more flexibly. any waiver savings are matched and used to, you know, finance, expand the service away. and it's allowed oregon to increase services in communities as well as increase the array of services available for families. i understand that's set to expire in 2019. and i worry that without legislative change, our availability to invest in these front-end services will be reduced and funding child welfare primarily through foster care placement doesn't support families in the way that the system is trying to change and reform to. i just want to close saying my journey as a case worker, as a supervisor, i wouldn't trade that for anything in the world. working at that level has helped me understand the challenges that families and children face in our community. they interact with the child welfare system. it's trained me to help families, case workers and supervisors see solutions and see possibilities, look at things differently. and i

it's shown in yellow right at the california-oregon border.andered into california in 2011 they believe this animal broke off from another wolf pack in oregon. >>> we've got problems again, just a few days into training camp. the 49ers are running into a familiar turf issue at levi's stadium. the team is practicing right now, but not at levi's as originally planned. the niners moved their two-hour session this evening to a practice field behind the team facility. that's because levi's stadium, the turf there, was torn up during the weekend practices. you see colin kaepernick there. the 49ers are supposed to practice inside of levi's stadium this wednesday in front of thousands of season ticket holders. the stadium had similar issues last year. you might recall the field got so bad, the team ripped out the entire turf and replaced it with what they thought would be a hardier blend. so if you have a green thumb, call the 49ers. >>> the change amazon just made to its prime service, and you may not like it. that's next. death of kate steinle in sa

safely tucked into a small valley on the vast rolling flanks of eastern oregon. cowboy country. >> ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the pendleton roundup! >> home to one of the nation's biggest rodeos, the pendletot roundup, which each september celebrates the town's rough and tumble past as a brawling and bordello-filled cow town. and then good conservative citizens wave good-bye to the parting cowboys and settle into a safenind predictable life and fill the pews every sunday morning without fail. people like bill caldera, who was like family to amy jane an lod her parents, jim and kathy brandhagen. >> they brought amy jane home when she was three days old. and they brought her home. >> bill and knew the remarkable little girl from the very beginning. you watched amy jane grow up. >> yes. >> and saw what sort of girl emerge? >> she is very carefree, loving, didn't know a stranger. >> the brandhagens asked bill to speak for them after what happened when they sorely needed their church family at pendleton free methodist. like youth minister jeff hummel and his wif

a lot of hey, have a nice seasons there for you fellas. >> john: even oregon, oregon state guys talking. >> kevin: that's what you get sometimes. mariota, we asked him, what do you think it would be like opening day when people in honolulu are watching? he said, well, my friends took off of work for the preseason opener. i'm guessing it will be special. >> john: a lot of calling in sick in honolulu. >> kevin: let's look at the day for marcus mariota. john, you liked it. what did you see? >> john: i saw a tremendous amount of poise. i see the accuracy, the arm strength, you see the athletic ability. the ability when things break down, or on designed runs to get down and right there, the pocket presence. he did everything he should have, and you see some targets that could become very good. you see some downs. mark barron should have had interception. there will be ups and downs. all in all, it's a superstar franchise quarterback in marcus mariota. >> kevin: he walks off hands the gloves to a fan. >> pam: let me talk to you about the defense. what do you expect from the titans. coming in

guest: the process has been used in oregon for 18 years. it is a method that has been used with all of the individuals who have taken that now in vermont, washington state, and montana. we have been able to use it and there have been many times when doctors have been present in that process, in addition to family members. and so it is a peaceful method of dying. host: mr. buckland, any concern about the use of that drug? guest: i mean, yeah. we have mentioned before. we are opposed to the issues of drugs to end somebody's life. but to go to the caller's comments, pain -- in the case is , pain did -- oregon not even make it into the top five reasons. host: what are some of the reasons teco -- reasons? caller: some of the reasons are people don't want the debilitating effects of the disease, mobility related issues. again, we think that people are going through the depression of those. just dealt with it longer, they would see that life is still worth living. that has been my experience. i have got loss of body control. all of those issues ar

i was in nebraska, kansas, missouri, oregon, new jersey, pennsylvania, other states, and everywhere i go, you know, we have the wind at our back. there's no doubt about it. 65 months in a row, private sector job growth, 13 million jobs. i talk to people out of work before, who have a job now and they have a hop in their step. at the same time, the unfinished business is undeniable. i met with fast food workers and i never forget, literally had a few days ago a woman with three children working 30 hours a week at a fast food restaurant and the night before i saw her, she slept in her car with three children. we can do better as a nation. i was out in oregon talking to business owners who are very strong supporters of the new paid leave bill put in place in oregon because they reblg niezed that when the workers are respected and taken care of, when you have this basic baseline of benefits, what it does is it helps to really bring about a loyal workforce. it reduces attrition. so i see workers and businesses alike coming together understanding that when more people have more, we're a str

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so far, he's visited ten states, replicated dozens of pictures from new orleans to the oregon coast, new mexico to mississippi using clues from his 101-year-old grandmother's detailed travel journals complete with weather reports. >> up at 6:30. sun shines bright already and promises a warm day. >> reporter: an added bonus. >> take a look. >> reporter: meeting some of the same people his grandparents encountered like anthony who still works at the famous fisherman's wharf in

that was put in place in oregon. because they recognize that when their workers are respected and taken care of, when you have this basic baseline of benefits, what it does is it helps to really bring about a loyal work force, it reduces attrition. i see workers and businesses alike coming together, understanding that when more people have more, we're a stronger nation. the unfinished business of this recovery is making sure that the wind that's at our back brings about more shared prosperity. there's still too many people who haven't gotten a raise in years. too many people working 50 hours a week and getting their food at the food pantry. that's not who we are as a nation. >> many who are struggling say there are many out there who don't have a job and are looking for a job, have been unemployed for a long period of time. there are millions of people like that. where are the new jobs, and what's next for the economy? >> well, there are 5.2 million job openings right now. that's a bell weather of a well-functioning

we would have 28,000 people coming up to portland, oregon. were 27,000 in los angeles. not just the size of the crowds, it's enthusiasm. it makes me a bit nervous. as i said tonight, this is not about me. i cannot do it alone. what we need is a political movement of millions of people who are getting involved in the political process in a way that we have not done in the past. if we continue to have low voter turnout, if people are not paying attention to the major issues facing us, right wing republicans will continue to win. if we can bring people together around a progressive agenda, i think we can transform this country and win this election. host: dee is next from rockford, illinois on the republican line. guest: under the obama administration, ina cancer patient -- i am a cancer patient

the famous oregon wolf which briefly wandered into california four years ago.s animal broke off from another wolfpack in oregon. >> so he's the original lone wolf. >> he's the original. >>> let's talk about the week where we're at and what we can expect. >> courtmfortable day. it's becoming more and more clear that we may have some impacts from a tropical storm as we head throughout this week. we're not expecting a landfall from guillermo but some of the moisture associated with it could impact our forecast. i'll have more on that in a moment. i want to take you outside to the sky camera network. 77 in the south bay. much much better than this time last week. 72 in the peninsula. east bay at 76. north bay coming in with 73 and a lot of blue sky and check it out. even in san francisco from the castro looking towards downtown. nothing in the way of major fog. winds right now are out of west at 17 miles per hour and that wind will be good enough to help to push in some fog as we head throughout tomorrow morning. not expecting a totally clear start. let's get you i

that i don't know. >> reporter: referencing oregon she's talking about the death of brittany maynard, a san francisco woman who moved to oregon with her husband so that she could end her life before the suffering were terminal brain cancer became too much. a hundred-year-old statute this had california prevents doctors from participating in a patient's death and though some doctors do prescribe the life ending drug, others fear legal action down the road so had he don't. attorney general harris will present the state's case. >>> at 4:37 right now let's get a check of current conditions with meteorologist kari hall. good morning. >> good morning. and we do start out with cloudy skies and temperatures in the 60s and as we take a look now at san jose we can see the clouds overhead, and a nice mild start to the day. grab a light jacket as you head out. then this afternoon you will be peeling that off as we continue to warm up. it is now 67 degrees in livermore, in san jose 65, in san francisco 62. our temperatures will dip just a couple of more can eggs as the sunrises, and highs today r

favorite sites. >> ecola state park is a very popular spot on the oregon coast.aces to visit because it does have such a spectacular view. there's kids and tourists, a lot of people. >> pitten, her husband scott and little elena or laney are joined by relatives visiting from iowa. scott's cousin, craig, craig's wife karen and their children. >> it was a gorgeous day. we were having a great day, excited that the sun was shining because on the oregon coast you never know what the weather's going to be like. >> the children have never seen the ocean so the group heads to one of the most popular overlooks along the shoreline. >> we wanted to show craig and karen and the kids the beautiful view. and i wanted them to experience the beautiful oregon coast with the sun shining. >> from a high cliff, the families enjoy spectacular scenery that stretches for miles. >> the cliff is about 150 feet. at first it kind of goes like this and then after that it goes sheer right down to the ocean and the rocks. >> i want my picture taken. >> and i'm recording you right now, laney.

in oregon, a wildfire still raging out of control. the state's governor surveyed the damage in grant county where residents are dismayed. >> it is a devastation up there. it is horrible. my heart goes out to the families over the loss of their homes. >> i have no faith in any of our government leaders. we need to do more. this is preventible. >> the state of oregon is facing extreme drought conditions. 200 active military have been called up to help fight the fires. >>> let's get to meteorologist pedram javaheri. >> good morning, christine. look at the fire conditions which led to a problem in the western u.s. the entire state of idaho and eastern washington are dealing with air quality alerts. the red flag warnings are prompted because we know a cold front is coming in. it doesn't do much as far as precipitation. the winds will be in place. that's a major issue. it quickly goes back up to the temperatures well above average. seattle up to 85. portland gets up to the 90s on saturday and sunday. weather pattern in louisiana, 400 plus l

the so-called canyon creek complex fire in oregon. this picture taken on friday, small plumes of smoke, fast forward a couple of days and it looks like this with. with more on the fires here's abc's kenneth moton. >> reporter: across the west they have fueled wildfires burning out of control in several states. on the front lines 30,000 firefighters who are stretched so thin active military troops are being called in as reinforcements for the first time in a decade. in chelan, washington, dozens threatened and officials are putting out a call for help overseas. >> we'ring looking at other nations. >> reporter: there are air quality alerts as the smoke from those 90 wildfires moves across the country. so many just looking for some relief during these dog days of summer. from the east. >> triple digits. miserable. >> reporter: to the west. >> humidity was out of control and it made it even hotter. >> reporter: it was a muggy monday in new york city. the first heat wave in two years as temperatures soared. millions of americans baked in t

he increases trent's bail $500,000. >> under oregon law, what mr. trent did after he knew he was going into custody is no different than if he would have tried to escape from the oregon state pen. >> trent is convicted of possession of a false police officer i.d. card and is sentenced to probation. but for his bold escape, he gets ten months in the slammer. >> he might not have gone to prison but for the fact he tried to run from the courtroom. i think it just goes to show people that you need to follow authority and you need to show respect to the court. and when you don't do that, you can end up with a harsher sentence than what you were originally charged with. >>> and from a bolt to a jolt. an earthquake rocks the judge penny show right in the middle of its taping. >> everybody relax, stay calm. >> all of a sudden, there was a rumble. you hear the stage manager say, "earthquake, get under the desk." >> july 29th, 2008. in los angeles, a magnitude 5.4 earthquake shakes one of the first tapings of a new courtroom television show called "family cou

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butts has roots in oregon. burton is a transplant to oregon for the summer. we kind of run the table at the end of the day. [laughter] hatch: last but not least, we will hear from the executive director of utah's department of human services. she graduated with a bachelor's degree in theology. she received her masters from louisiana state university. in october 2013, she was appointed to her current position. in less than two years in her position in utah, she has overseen the state's successful efforts to obtain a federal launchinger and the of the child welfare demonstration project, which aims to reduce the use of foster care, recurrences of child abuse and neglect, and the need for social services intervention. i welcome each of our witnesses today. as we proceed to opening statements, i urge you to keep your remarks to under five minutes, if you can. we will start with you. good morning. thank you, chairman hatch, ranking member wyden, and commend -- and members of the committee. i am a divorced single mother who raised two sons who are now 22 and 20 yea

a lot of hey, have a nice seasons there for you fellas. >> john: even oregon, oregon state guys talking kevin: that's what you get sometimes. mariota, we asked him, what do you think it would be like opening day when people in honolulu are watching? he said, well, my friends took off of work for the preseason opener. i'm guessing it will be special. >> john: a lot of calling in sick in honolulu. >> kevin: let's look at the day for marcus mariota. john, you liked it. what did you see? >> john: i saw a tremendous amount of poise. i see the accuracy, the arm strength, you see the athletic ability. the ability when things break down, or on designed runs to get down and right there, the pocket presence. he did everything he should have, and you see some targets that could become very good. you see some downs. mark barron should have had interception. there will be ups and downs. all in all, it's a superstar franchise quarterback in marcus mariota. >> kevin: he walks off hands the gloves to a fan. >> pam: let me talk to you about the defense. what do you expect from the titans. coming in bein

in eugene, oregon the humidity is up to about 27%. 16% in vale. temperatures in the 80s but it's the dry ground that allows the fires to spread out of control. that's what we're not going to see any improvements with any time soon. >> even with the humidity they can't catch a break. >> it still doesn't do anything. >> thank you, dylan. >>> turning to the race for the white house. this weekend donald trump and hillary clinton showed up at the iowa state fair. both in full campaign mode. chuck todd interviewed exclusively for "meet the press." first, kelly o'donnell is in des moines with the political round up on the sunday morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. this was like politics in neon. think of it as dueling slow-moving spectacles across the fairgrounds. you had democratic frontrunner hillary clinton in one swarm, gop frontrunner donald trump in another as they brought their styles and their issues here competing for fair goers' attention. as donald trump's helicopter circled in the sky, hillary clinton was already on the m