but hatfield does this as well for oregon. i think without even thinking about it, in talks with hatfield staffers what they have emphasized is that hatfield was acting out of a sense of duty, a sense of morality. not just religious, faith was a big part of the senator's -- of his dna, of his makeup. so a lot of that plays a role into why he helps to bring in so many refugees but what that does is that it does help the state and the region grow economically. in kind of a -- kind -- in a way that we wouldn't think of so much if we were just kind of, you know, reading off of the text. the other thing that hatfield does to build the local economy in an international way is to reconceptualize what we think about when we think of national defense. so hatfield a long opponent of the vietnam war says a better way to defend the nation is not to launch unnecessary wars like the vietnam war. it's to build the nation through education. he said that education brings national security. so as chair of the appropriations committee helping to

susan: do you find that many people have stereotypes about the oregon trail? in your research have you found , evidence that there are stereotypes that are not true at all? prof. keyes: i think that there are stereotypes. there has been some work that has moved beyond those. thinking about indians and immigrants as having a range of types of interaction. one of the stereotypes that i'm working on most in my work is the idea that this is sort of an isolated western adventure that does not necessarily connect back to people's lives at home. they go out west and they have this really hard journey and that is their frame of reference for talking about it. the interesting thing about the migration is that it really feeds back into the 19th century. it puts a new twist on it. the fear of cholera is already a part of the u.s. culture, but it plays out completely different on the trail. susan: your research has focused a lot on death along this trail. when people did die, what happened? how did they deal with it? prof. keyes: that, for immigrants, is an even bigger ch

susan: what led to your work on the oregon trail? prof. keyes: i am a child of the 1980's, and i grew up playing the game. how you are trying to survive this trek across the continent. it has always been a part of my touchstone. after college when i began to consider graduate school, i realize that this was a story that had not been retold by academics in decades. it was something that i wanted to pursue. susan: most everyone has heard of the oregon trail, can you just give us a brief overview of where it started, where it ended, and what years people traveled it. prof. keyes: great question. many of the people who traveled to oregon and california, were moving from towns on the edge of the western settled united stays in places like missouri. they're coming from places that are more interior, farming communities in illinois and iowa. they are leaving from missouri and going all across the continent. one of the really key factors of what makes this migration so unique is that in the first place it is so long. 2000 miles across indian count

deborah morningside hosted southern oregon in the n-a- i-a semifinals. the winner would punch their ticket to daytona beach. alex walker joins us now with more. alex yes deborah...the mustangs back in the semis for the fourth straight year, but each of the past two seasons, morningside has been unable to get over the hump. lets see if the stangs could break the drought by beating the defending champs southern oregon. late second quarter.....6-0 southern oregon....but tyler kavan takes it in for the touchdown....mor ningside takes the 7-6 lead into halftime....... third quarter now....ryan middle to jason vander kooi..... are you kidding me....the one- handed grab....unreal concentration... this.....kasdorf to michael whitehead in the corner of the endzone...he toes....stangs take this game went wire....morningsid trying to force overtime...but the field goal is blocked....30-27 the final...... alex back on cam: we will have extended highlights and reaction coming up in sports but for now deborah deborah coming up after the break... the anniversary of a h

oregon's state legislature did the same in 2014. so ignoring engineering consensus, state lawmakers have turned a blind eye to the forecasted catastrophic failure of this bridge... and also ignoring disaster examples from past earthquakes in neighboring states. >> what happened? >> uh, there's a hell of an earthquake and we've got windows and everything that has fallen out. >> the structural collapse of the entire freeway. >> during the 1989 loma prieta quake, parts of san francisco's bay bridge and major freeways collapsed. the pacific northwest could face the same fate but worse. more than half of oregon's bridges aren't expected to make it through a major quake. >> no we're not doing enough. with the risk that we have i think everybody needs to step it up. and i think that needs to come from the public first. if we're lucky enough to get 50 years and we put plans in now to start getting more prepared by that 50 years, and it happens then, then we'll be set. we can be a chile or a japan. i think there is hope and i think there's a

we didn't know abouthe banks he had robbed in oregon really until the interview. >>eporter: in total, scott would confess to having robbed five banks in oregon before even setting foot in texas. >> i'm surprised he was able to, you know, remain undetected, especially when one of the banks he robbed was in his hometown. you would think that -- someone would have known him. >> reporter: in fact, someone did. it was scott catt's own mother. >> i picked up our local newspaper. and on the front page was a picture of a man that robbed our local savings and loan. and that is where his father retired from. >> reporter: he worked at the bank? >> yes, and i looked and i saw this frame of this big man. and i said, "oh, son, if i didn't know better i'd say that was you." me, and he looked at that. i remember it so vividly. and he said, "yeahahit does kind of." >> reporter: but a mother knows what her son looks like. >> oh, i know. and his hands. i know his hands. scott said, "well, he didn't get very much money." >> reporter: but her son was honing his skills, and you know wh

and the all-american family settled into a four bedroom house with a front porch tucked into oregon's wine country. >> they both had great jobs. they both had great cars. they had the two kids. they had the dog. they did everything that -- you work so hard to do. >> reporter: scott and beth had everything until beth was diagnosed with breast cancer when daughter abby was just a baby. >> the only memory i have of my mom -- she was on a bright orange stretcher being carried down the stairs, and i remember her face. >> reporter: so your first memory of your mother, your only memory, is one of her being carried away on a stretcher? >> yeah, that's, that's all. but i, i hold onto it maybe as a good thing. >> reporter: because it would be the only thing she had. beth catt would die at the age of 32, leaving behind four-year-old hayden and 2-year-old abby. suddenly, scott catt was a widower, a single dad with toddlers. how did you deal with it personally? >> i didn't deal with it. >> reporter: you were in denial? >> completely. i was in denial about -- not needin' help. about grieving. about

her aunt and grandmother have made the trip from oregon. they haven't seen abby for three years. >> look at you. oh, i love you so much. >> reporter: their visit is also a celebration. >> do you know how lucky you are? >> yes. >> reporter: e just learned she'll be paroled in the next few months. >> you've been given an opportuny that others don't get. you have many angels that love you very much. >> see how you -- >> reporter: one of those angels is susie gregory, a mried mother of t grown sons. she met abby while volunteering in the jail ass a sewing teacher. >> i didn't think too much about it until we watched the 20/2 show. and then i was just really stunned. was justovercome. i said, this is wrong, this is she should not be in jail for this. i just felt like god put me in thatewing roomm for abby. >> reporter: this past october, abby was released on good behavior under the contion that she remain in texas.s. >> this is a big day. new beginning. go ahead. all right. >> reporter: waiting for her was susie gregory. >> two years and ten nth

police believe she was previously living in oregon. in 2012 she was featured in a video that helps at risk youth there. >> reporter: police believe she drove from oregon to las vegas where she had been living in her car for days. police say there was no sign of alcohol, but they do believe she was under the influence of a stimulant at the time. kayna whitworth, abc news, las vegas. >> reporter: and this morning we have some new information developing overnight in the case of a woman who died while in houston police custody. a grand jury has decided against any dimes in the death of sandra bland.

david begnaud has the latest from oregon where the roads look like rivers. 3 across western oregon and washington state, 5 days of relentless downpours have triggered severe flooding and landslides producing dangerouu and deadly conditions.(sot) (dow constantine/king county executive)"don't let the blue skies fool you, there is plenty more to cause trouble in these rivers."along the columbia river north of portland, firefighters worked to worked to rescue a couple after their vehicle disappeared under the floodwaters. the e iver managed to escape thru the suoof. his wife drowned. (sot) (james zilverberg) "everything just came down and everything went black"james zilverberg says this tree came crashing down just feet from the r-v where he, his fiance, and 3-month-old daughter were sleeping. all three survived. (nat)but in portland, a 60- year-old was killed when a tree sliced through her home, pinning her underneath.her husband and brother got out unharmed.massive landslides spilled boulders and trees onto some the states' busiest highways (sot) (glenn schneider, washington dot)"it star

a spot daytona beach was on the line as the mustangs took on southern oregon. we'll have that action later on in the show. <<>> well, it certainly wasn't the prettiest day outside today, but there was still a lot of melting that took place as many were able to make it close to if not above 40 degrees! a cold front moving through tonight won't do anything to help clear us out any, so with the clouds sticking around, a few showers will be possible, but that threat shhuld didiinish by tomoorow morningg our s snshine will return on sunday which ill help temperatures reach well into the 40s to possibly near 50, and that won't be the only day with those marks the next seven days. we'll have pretty much the entire week to enjoy some mild and dry weather before cooler air settles back in next weekend. see graphics still to come here on nene 4 at christmas came early for a hundreds of kids in sioux city today,. we'll explain after the break the ford holiday sales event... with 0% financing for 60 months on 2015 f-150 and focus and 2016 fusion and escape. plus 1,000 doll

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plus, we recap morningside's n-a-i-a semifinal loss to southern oregon. the chips have fallen - and so has iowa's perfect season. the hawkeyes fell victim to one of the greatest scoring drives in big ten history, as michigan state edged iowa, by inches, in the final minute of the big ten championship game. mark woodley, from our sister station in waterloo, was in indianapolis - and has a wrap-up. well, despite the loss in the big ten championship game - iowa got a very nice consolation prize. the hawkeyes finished number-5 in the final big ten championship game - iowa got a very nice consolation prize. the hawkeyes finished number-5 in the final college football playoff rankings and are headed to pasadena to take on stanford in the rose bowl on new years day. the cardinal are ranked 6th, with an 11-2 record and a win in the pac-12 championship game. iowa, of course, 12-1, with just the one loss to michigan state. it's the first rose bowl appearance for the hawkeyes since 1991. not enough f-b-s teams made the 6-win standard to become bowl eligible this yea

david begnaud is in tillamook, oregon, tonight. david? >> reporter: good evening. seven families live along this hillside in western oregon, in part because of the view. but now all seven homes are in danger of being condemned, including this one right above me that they are working to protect at this hour. some 11 inches of rain fell in this area over a seven-day period causing a landslide, look at this, that opened up a hole suvs. this is the road that leads to your house? >> yes. well -- at least it used to be. now it just kind of leads to a cliff. >> reporter: morgan cotchery has watched the land slide on her family's property for the last six days. what started as a crack caved into a crater. bob flackas is her neighbor. >> you woke up, walked out, and it looked like this? >> yes. did not hear a sound. not a sound one. just -- the land went away. >> reporter: five feet from his front door is now a cliff. a week's worth of nearly nonstop rain in this picturesque part of tillamook, oregon, has left bob and his wife of 36 years, dee, literally living near the edg

in oregon a massive sinkhole took out two lane of a road. in a 48 hour stretch portland saw more than four inches of rain. nervous neighbors are building barriers to fend off rising waters. >> when the water reaches the road we have two hours. blow the second whistle, two hours, people have to get out of here. >> no one is taking chances as the storm parade marches on. >> nbc meteorologist bill karins is here with the latest. >> impressive pictures here. at least two fatalities. one was overnight. someone got washed away in a car and another person a tree fell on a house there in the portland area. there's been fatalities and damage done. parade of storms continue with the latest one off the coast. this is the heaviest rain in oregon and washington last night. some of it is starting to let up a hill bit and now we'll focus further south. unlike the last couple of storms this one will get into central and northern california so the storm moves near the coast today. snow from the cascades is here. still levels are high. it will be up there and

we interviewed the professor at the western history association annual conference in portland, oregon, in october. this is about 20 minutes. >> so, it is always a part of my -- >> what led to your work on the oregon trail? >> i am a child of the 1980's, .nd i grew up playing the game how you are trying to survive this trek across the continent.

all they would tell us is they believe she's from oregon... and had been living out of her car for a week with her they also mentioned a falling out with the child's father. police say as of right now... they don't believe she has a criminal record. but they're working with authorities in other states to get a better understanding about her past. district attorney... steve wolfson was also on hand at today's press conference and says she will be prosecuted to the fullest extent: ((steve wolfson // clark county district attorney: we intend to file charges immediately. we are going to start off filing one count of murder with the use of a deadly weapon, we with the use of a deadly weapon, we will also be filing additional charges as the information flows to our office. )) ((michael stevens)) the d-a says she also faces a multitude of counts of attempted murder with use of a deadly weapon. child abuse and neglect. and felony count of leaving the scene of an accident. police say... holloway may have been on her way to texas where they believe the

susan: what led to your work on the oregon trail? prof. keyes: i am a child of the 1980's, and i grew up playing the game. how you are trying to survive this trek across the continent. it has always been a part of my touchstone. after college when i began to consider graduate school, i realize that this was a story that had not been retold by academics in decades. it was something that i wanted to pursue. susan: most everyone has heard of the oregon trail, can you just give us a brief overview of where it started, where it ended, and what years people traveled it. prof. keyes: great question. many of the people who traveled to oregon and california, were moving from towns on the edge of the western settled united stays in places like missouri. they're coming from places that are more interior, farming communities in illinois and iowa.

in western oregon in part because of the view. but now all seven homes are in danger of being condemned including this one right above me that protect at this hour. some 11 inches of rain fell in this area over a seven day period causing a landslide that, look at this, opened up a hole big enough to fit almost 11 suvs. >> so this is the road that leads to your house. >> yes, well, at least it used to be. now it just kind of leads to a cliff. >> morgan has watched the landslide on her family's property for the last six days. what started as a crack caved into a crater. bob is her neighbor. >> you just woke up, you walked out and it looked like this. >> yes. did not hear a sound, not a sound one. it's just, the land went away. >> reporter: five feet from his front door is now a cliff. a week's worth of nearly nonstop rain in this picturesque part of oregon has left bob and his wife of 36 years de literally living near the edge. people are pitching in to help. more than 200 sand bags are holding down a tarp ground from sliding any mo

david begnaud is in sherwood, oregon. >> reporter: just south of portland, oregon, the tualatin river has 10 times more water in it than normal, nearly submerging these vehicles and closing roads. what do you think when you look out and you see that? ( laughs ) >> reporter: in nearby sherwood, oregon, phil and lisa hawn have what looks like lake-front property. you have white caps. >> we sure do. we were out here last night. practically. >> reporter: this is what it usually look likes. tonight, it is submerged in 10 feet of fast-moving floodwater. how much has the water come up every day in the last five days? >> a couple of feet at least every day. >> reporter: according to the national weather service, it has been the wettest december so far on record in portland. damage from the storms is estimated to be at least $20 million in oregon and washington state. along the coast, flooding and landslides have forced the u.s. coast guard to close all ports along a 500-mile stretch because of debris in the water. on mount hood, skiers are riding on 36 inches of fresh powder. last year, some

the host school, briar cliff, battling number-11 eastern oregon. the mountaineers take the first set, 25-21 -- kassandra tuma rises up from the middle and drills it for the point. bc comes back in the second set. toni outside and puts a good swing on it. 26-24 chargers even up the match. bc would force a fifth set. nicolette lavulo bloops in the point -- and there's an upset alert. but eastern oregon r rgroups. emily nay had a dozen kills and briar cliff loses a close one, 3-2. the chargers close out their tourney on thursday at 5-45. morningside will play in the naia semifinals on saturday against southern oregon. the winner will be in the national title game in florida. the top-ranked mustangs blew out tabor of kansas in the quarterfinals, 51-6, to improve to 12 and 1. southern oregon is ranked seventh at 10 and 2, but are the defending naia champions. this is the 12th year in a row that morningside has been in the playoffs, but they've only been to the title game once, in 2012. they want another shot. "i think they're hungry," said morningside h

kurtis, i would imagine you are not a urologist in oregon right now. -- not the meteorologist in oregon right now. kurtis: we have that kind of in between in that fantastic december weather. when some clouds that not the temperature down a bit believe south winds presently at 10. within this shot of a bald eagle enjoying the sunshine to the north. 7:00 p.m., skies clearing out by 10:00 p.m. a warm start tomorrow. the day will get warmer. and looks like tomorrow afternoon, will climb up to around 61 degrees. ames in the 50's tomorrow. fort dodge, 54. lamoni, 60. our 61 degrees, that is the forecast. the record for tomorrow, 62 back today's with sunshine early on and then some high and mid-level clouds. it is pretty tranquil across most of the midwest. the low moves to the north. we will get a little bit of wind tomorrow out of the west, but that is actually going to help us warm-up. temperatures are going to decline as the day goes along. futurecast, clouds moving out. friday, thursday night, clear. friday, partly cloudy skies. a little bit of cloud cover in southeastern iowa. saturday,

production for idaho, oregon, and washington in 2015 totaled 78.8 million pounds, up 11 percent from 2014. production increased in all three states; 30 percent in oregon, 26 percent in idaho, and six percent in washington. acreage increased in all three states as well; 22 percent in oregon, 30 percent in idaho, and 11 percent in washington. washington growers produced 75 percent of the united states hop crop in 2015. the preliminary 2015 value of production of the united states hop crop is $345.4 million, up 33 percent from the revised 2014 value of $260.6 million. record high prices received by growers at the united states and washington levels were realized in 2015. the increased value is because of higher production and hop production shifting from alpha varieties to aroma varieties that are higher in value. more demand from the craft brewing sector has also increased prices for hops. we put stories up everyday state and federal officials are new hampshire school district... it comes just a week after similar threats targeted school districts in los angeles and new york. nashua po

and this is one of the storm fatalities in the portland, oregon area. this tree split the house in half and unfortunately, a 60-year-old woman did die in that tree crash. look at this storm as it goes across the pacific and slams into northwest and we have a big shot of rain coming up i-5 from eugene to portland and that will be right along the coast of washington state into areas near seattle and what's different about this stormnt is we're going to focus g a lot of rain and snow in northern california. we like it. now we're starting to get this further to the south and out of this d too. so, late tonight and into tomorrow the travel will be most difficult and from mammoth lakes to interstate 80, 1 to 2 feet of snow and winds could gust up to 80 miles per hour. and now a closer look at your day ahead. the other side of the country is still feeling like maybe midfall instead of the end of fall. 70s in texas. we're going to be near 60 in chicago. buffalo at 55. even northern vermont, 50 degrees. we could see record highs in areas of the east. flowers are

that's sweet. >>> in oregon, one lucky player won the $6.4 million lottery jackpot from iraq. this is the first time in the state 'sweistory someone overseas bought a mega bucks ticket online and won. you can imagine your money fwoe goes a lot farther there. >> yv i didn't even know they were eligible. i want a bigger pot next time. >>> good point. presidnt obama expected to sign into law an over haul of the no-child left behind law. it also encouraged states to testing. keep it right her for more news, weather and sports. thanks for watching "early day." have a good one. >>> right now, dozens of families in brooklyn left waiting to go back into their homes as con ed workers search

that's sweet. >>> in oregon, one lucky player jackpot from iraq. this is the first time in the state 's history someone overseas bought a mega bucks ticket online and won. you can imagine your money fwoegoes a lot farther there. >> yvi didn't even know they were eligible. i want a bigger pot next time. >>> good point. president obama expected to sign into law an over haul of the no-child left behind law. it also encouraged states to limit the time students spend on testing. keep it right here for more news, weather and sports. have a good one. report....we've got the latest data. plus, could another mega

report describes and oregon woman looking for a place to sleep on the strip. lakeisha holloway was living inside her car with her three-year-old girl. hollowly told detectives casino security kept kicking her off the property. >> we believe she had some disassociation with the father of the child. antonio: sunday night police say hollowly veered into the sidewalk. 35 people were injured. >> the suspect drove her car over pedestrians. some ran up to the window and banged on her car, trying to get her to stop. antonio: the 24-year-old told somebody at the tuscany casino to call 911. >> she exited her vehicle and left her toddler in the vehicle, and it finds that she had run over individuals. antonio: detectives say hollowly showed no remorse. casino surveillance said holloway intentionally running over tourists. >> her exiting on the roadway and onto the sidewalk and plowing through pedestrians. as for hollowly, she is expected in court tomorrow or wednesday. the attorney says his client is on suicide watch. marie: reporting live from the strip that has reopened

there, there will still be some rain in oregon and washington, but not . . the heavy rain shifting into northern californ. let's get the full forecast now from accuweather meteorologist justin povick. >> reena and richard, thanks and good mornining to yo as well. we do have winter somewhere this morning across the country. out west and here the snows are falling at a very heavy clip cascades d down into the sierra and more so travel will be impacted along 80 toward donner pass up around 7,000 feet but could seeee one to two feet of snow before it's all said and done. so slippery conditions for sure. out east it feels more like late septembe early to mid-tober. unbelievable warmth on the way. high pressure continues to strengthen and then we are going to be concerned about flash flooding later on this weekend along with some severe weather mostly over texas and into louisiana and arkansas. reena and richard, back to you. >> okay, justin, thanks so much. >>> and s still ahead, america's biggest airlines taking a stand against one of the holiday's hottest toys.

two people died, including a 72-year-old woman who drowned overnight had her car in clactskani, oregon. her husband was able to crawl out of the sunroof. back here in battleground, washington, what witnesses say looked just like a tornado lasted only 30 seconds. scott, no one was hurt. >> pelley: david, thanks. coming up, more people become ill after eating at chipotle. with toothpaste or plain water. the c.e.o. of chipotle apologized today as more people reported getting ill after eating in a restaurant in boston. there are now 141 suspected cases of norovirus at boston college. here's anna werner. >> reporter: the shutdown of this chipotle in boston is the fifth health-related crisis for the restaurant chain in six months. boston college says students who ate there came down with norovirus, which causes nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. tim fox is a senior. >> severe stomach pain, like, really sharp pain, something i never really felt before. >> reporter: stay health officials believe this outbreak may have begun with a sick employee who contaminated the food. chipotle's health-related

in oregon, the process that we had, we would have had to step strictly to the statute, what was being charged and the evidence regarding that statute and i would say if an expert witness was called, whether ballistics or -- i don't know. that would be part of what you consider in reference to the specific charges brought. host: on twitter this and the prosecutors should not conduct grand jury's against officers, there is clear bias in most cases in this case was clear. in the paper it notes that there is legislation in congress to prosecutorsdent when there is a case of a police police officers and u.s. attorney prosecutors have to work so closely in many cases. good morning to you tom if you are our last on this conversation, what was your experience like. >> i wanted to say we're coming at this the wrong way. we are saying someone is guilty or not a somewhat we hear in the media but we cannot decide someone's guilt by hearing stuff in the media. the things we can do that is valuable and can contribute to is that we goress to the root of the problem. we can see why it begins and why

southwest oregon today. high winds and heavy rains yesterday in and around portland downed trees and power lines with wind gusts approaching 60 miles an hour. >>> and the weather radar, take a look at this, shows the whole essentially a solid wall, 800 miles long pushingts way into the west coast. the higher elevations in the cascades and the sierra nevadas to the northern rockies will likely measure snow by the foot through midweek. >>> and oking east right now, rain stretching up the coast. behind it record warmth settling in for christmas eve from florida up to maine. >> very busy weather day, indeed. >>> chelsea clinton, b by the wa is expecting baby number two. the proud mom made the announcement on twitteter with t due date sometime next summer. >> the new baby will join big sister, 15-month-old charlotte. hillary clinton tweeted that she and bill couldn't be happier to be grandparents. >>> and golf is always part of president obama's vacations. he's finishing up a round in hawaii in i would say a a me