he's ever seen projects in washington monument grounds, in new york city, philadelphia, and portland, oregon. his wards are numerous and impressive. recipient of the 2012 national medal of arts from president obama. 2011 society of landscape arc checkouts and the douglas medal from the garden club of america. today practitioners and scholars will discuss olmsted campus planning and look to the future. how olmsted principles can inform campus design today. and we have an absolutely stellar lineup of speakers, kicking off this morning with laurie olin, teacher, author, and renowned landscape architect. is he the founding partner of olin in philadelphia. laurie has overseen projects on the washington monument grounds, the barnes foundation in philadelphia and a park in portland, oregon. his awards are numerous and impressive. recipient of the 2012 national medal of arts from president obama, the 2011 american society of landscape architects medal and the douglas medal. laurie gathered life experiences before he finally settled on landscape architecture. he was living in new york city as an arch

he's ever seen projects in washington monument grounds, in new york city, philadelphia, and portland, oregons wards are numerous and impressive. recipient of the 2012 national medal of arts from president obama. 2011 society of landscape arc a and the douglas medal. laurie gathered life experiences before he finally settled on landscape architecture. he was living in new york city as an architect when he was giving walking tours of central park. it was an interesting and wonderful place, big and sprawling and full of ideas. as luck would have it, his architecture firm was invited to participate in a design competition in the park. as part of the assignment he produced a rendering of every trail, every path, every twig, every stone, every lake in the park. and after doing so, he came to the conclusion that central park was probably the single greatest work of art in america by an american artist. from that time on, laurie has had his eye on the olmsteads. the olmstead office, the olmsteads of landscape education and the olmsteads in campus design. welcome, laurie. >> good grief. thank you ver

grounds, bryant park in new york city, the barnes foundation in philadelphia, and the park in portland oregon his awards are numerous and impressive. recipient of the 2012 national medal of arts from president obama. the 2011 american society of landscape architects metal, and the douglass metal from the garden club of america. much like olmsted, laurie gathered life experiences before he finally settled on landscape architecture. as he tells it, he was living in new york city. as an architect, where he would give walking tours of central park. i had begun to come to the conclusion that central park was really pretty good, he says. it was an interesting and wonderful place. big and sprawling and full of ideas. as luck would have it, his architecture firm was invited to participate in a design competition in the park. as part of the assignment, he produced a rendering of every trail, every path, every twig, every stone, every lake in the park. and after doing so, he came to the conclusion that central park was probably the single greatest work of art in america, by an american artist. from tha

the latest happen just hours ago near portland, oregon. and it was deadly, they say the shooter that went into that high school this morning as dad along with one student. that shooting began just after 8 o'clock this morning. just as students were getting started with their day, a very active scene and a community in shock after a shooting in trout, dale at reynolds high school, again, my 1st reaction was not again, my 2nd reaction was to get really mad. somebody was raising a child in a house with an a r 15 and hundreds of ground ammunition. what kind of message was that child being sent living in the house like that? yeah, they have a 2nd amendment right to do it. and we got 2 dead kids to show for it. and i just feel a sense of personal failure. what could i have done to make a difference? and that haunts me. it all the time. we have to work harder. ah, this is your sequence of tones and you think x is going to happen. you know, why happens instead of distinctive breathing responses engage that are relevant to how we experience reward

pampers >>> welcome back look at this a concrete circle in portland, oregon, was designated or designedhold a light pole. instead, one man turned it into a small park blink and you might miss it. >> reporter: it's quirky, unique, portland so portland. this is it grand total of 452 square inches we are in portland, oregon, and we are standing next to the world's smallest park. >> reporter: somebody actually keeps track of that? >> guinness. guinness book of world records has certified this as the world's smallest park. it's on maps a lot of people know nothing about it the great story back in 1946 post world war ii, this was originally going to be the place for a light pole nobody put in a light pole a fellow named dick fagan, jornlist, his office was over here the more he looked at it, the more he wanted to do something he came down here, took the weeds out, planted some plants and some flowers, declared it a park wrote about it in his column he was irish so he kind of imagined a story about a leprechaun supposedly dick fagan was the only person who could see the leprechaun he would wri

winter storm system could bring two to three feet of snow to the cascades and dump six inches in portland oregon governor kate brown declaring a state of emergency all the way through early january. a storm sparking concern for a dangerous holiday weekend on the road with a little joy sprinkled in >> stay home and enjoy the holiday. >> reporter: steve patterson, nbc news, los angeles. >>> well, all that rain and snow is putting a dent in california's historic drought. it is a welcome relief for farmers. but is it all enough to save california's hard-hit wine industry guad venegas reports from napa valley >> reporter: this is america's premier wine-growing region. famous for its beautiful hillside vineyards and some of the most expensive farmland in the country. but like the rest of california this past growing season napa valley suffered through the state's driest rainfall year in more than a century. how serious is this drought compared to other years? >> this is as serious as i've seen it. >> reporter: at beckstoffer vineyards jim lincoln had to run operations with some reservoirs practically

madison, wisconsin is number one, two, seattle, followed by portland, oregon denver, and i fight it is austin, texas. the personal-finance site looked at 32 metrics to compile its list, like online dating opportunities, restaurant cost, and percentage of single people. >>> the grammys are back on cbs next month and we learned trevor noah will be back as the host. >> it is a front row ticket to the best use a concert. you love music. your music will be there and you pick and choose. i realize how important it is on the night, as a host, i serve so many purposes. if i am not there, who lifts kevin hart into his seat. there are important things i have to do on that night. i give jay-z emotional support, he is very nervous, i tell him it will be okay. >> washed the grammys on monday january 31st right here on kpix 5 . >>> coming up, a chilly swim, but this little guy did not seem to mind. >>> i am in boise, idaho, america's least affording housing market, not manhattan or san francisco, boise, idaho, homeowners compete in crazy bidding wars, practically begging for the chance to overpay fo

mcdonald's is becoming more present in the cities like chicago, and cleveland, in los angeles, portland oregon, that community groups are not trying to decide if they like mcdonald's or not. i think this was something i really wanted to talk about in the book, and world in which mcdonald's was on a presupposition. i do this often is anyone in this audience never been to mcdonald's or doesn't know what it is? only twice this has happened. two people in the dozens of events i've had her on this but eaten at a mcdonald's. they were both raised by vegan nutritionist. [laughter] they had not eaten and mcdonald's but everyone knew what was there is a period of time this is not a fixture in every community. so as mcdonald's is growing in terms of its presence in black communities, sharing to decide the going to contribute to the health and wellness of the people around it. there's all these different protest saying if mcdonald's is going to be here, it has to be black franchise. if mcdonald's is going to be here they have to donate to the free breakfast program donate by the black panther party. mcdo

[cheering and applause] and from portland, oregon, it's the sirois family. [cheering and applause] everybody's here trying the win theirself a lot of cash, and somebody might have a shot, driving out of here in that brand-new car. let's go meet the sirois family. [cheering and appl]

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in portland, oregon, they're placing gps trackers on bait packages. >> when it's picked up, the gps trackerdeputies in the area that the package has been moved. they make sure it's actually leaving the area, and then once they know it is an active theft they respond. >> reporter: porch piracy has now dropped by 10% in that area, and one homeowner is taking action equipping his bait packages with glitter and obnoxious smells including skunk essence. video capturing the unpleasant results. but not all porch pirates may be deterred so easily like this one caught on camera in connecticut. this possum dragging away a delivery heard chomping down on the homeowner's hoop earrings. >> the entertainment value is probably worth the $90. but i wouldn't mind a replacement. >> reporter: and those earrings are still missing. as for ways to avoid becoming a porch pirate, consider shipping them to your office or try to form some sort of barrier on your doorstep to obscure the view of boxes from passers-by. mona, andrew. >> those earrings have been im-possum-able to find. i took that from andrew. thanks, an

>> katie thought he was back home in portland, oregon. >> so, you didn't get a romantic proposal the >> so -- i thought i'd try again. >> this was not just your everyday proposal in central park, but a re-proposal for a with fr 2 decades, weathered life's ups and downs together. >> you are the most amazing, fearless, beautiful, wonderful people ill have ever met and after 25 years, i would love to spend the rest of my life with you again. >> down on one knee, brian even presenting katie with a ring. >> if you'll take this. >> oh, my god. >> we can -- you can make me happy forever. >> their daughter abby was in on the surprise. brian insisting it's never too late to get it right. >> i didn't feel like she got the proposal that she deserved the first time around. it wasn't romantic. >> i was shocked. i was blown away. >> katie later posting the video on tiktok, now viewed close to 10 million times. katie with this message tonight. >> make some magic for yourself. it's never too late. >> never too late. congratulations on 25 years. i'm whit johnson in new york. have a great night. >> br

portland, oregon is grappling with a record number. austin, louisville, and rochester have all seen homicides more than double in just a couple of years. with violent crime rising in los angeles, the head of the police union warns if you can, stay away. >> we can't guarantee your safety. it is really, really out of control. >> reporter: the chicago area has seen more than 1,000 homicides this year. three victims were university of chicago students. urban campuses are having to step up safety protocols, and the university is now using technology to get ahead of the violence. >> police is not the only solution. we are very focused moving forward and making sure we have proactive strategies, real-time data sharing, real-time intelligence sharing. >> reporter: philadelphia broke its murder record set in 1990 with 524 this year. several occurring near temple university. student sam collington killed recently by an apparent carjacker. >> that could have been me. that could have been someone i loved. >> reporter: when did you bury hahmir? >>

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he's ever seen projects in washington monument grounds, in new york city, philadelphia, and portland, oregon. his awards are numerous and impressive. recipient of the 2012 national medal of arts from president obama. 2011 society of landscape arc checkouts and the douglas medal from the garden club of america. today practitioners and scholars will discuss olmsted campus planning and look to the future. how olmsted principles can inform campus design today. and we have an absolutely stellar lineup of speakers, kicking off this morning with laurie olin, teacher, author, and renowned landscape architect. is he the founding partner of it was an interesting and wonderful place, big and sprawling and full of ideas. as luck would have it, his architecture firm was invited to participate in a design competition in the park. as part of the assignment he produced a rendering of every trail, every path, every twig, every stone, every lake in the park. and after doing so, he came to the conclusion that central park was probably the single greatest work of art in america by an american artist. from that

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happened as mcdonald's is more present in chicago, cleveland and los angeles, philadelphia, portland, oregon's community groups are trying to decide if they like mcdonald's or not and i think this is something i really wanted to talk about in the book. has anyone in this audience never been to a mcdonald's or doesn't know what it is onlymc twice this is happened. two people in the dozens of events i've had around this book said they've never eaten at mcdonald's and they were raised by vegan nutritionists. i don't know what it is. everyone knew what it was. there is a period of time this is not a fixture in every community. as mcdonald's is growing in terms of its presence in black communities are starting to question whether they will contribute to the health and wellness of the people around it. people are saying if mcdonald's is going to be here, it has to be black franchise. e,if mcdonald's is going to be here, they have to contribute to the free breakfast program run by the black panther party for self-defense for it if mcdonald's is going to be of the one to payrt for a park. it's a surly

the oakland mayor did this recently, in minneapolis a turnaround, in portland, oregon a turnaround inthe most progressive cities are coming around to the fact that we need to stop handcuffing our police and start handcuffing the real criminals and keeping them locked up. they've been slow to learn the lesson. eric: if you expand on what she said she talked about drug use, rampant drug use on the streets, public disorder, homelessness and so on. it sounds like a little bit like she is endorsing without saying so endorsing policing which the progressives have derided for so long. a few broken windows proliferate people, great disorder, crime expands. do you think that is what she is actually saying? >> there is a long-distance call between what she is saying and the reality of policies that will be put in place. the fact of the matter is mayor breed is not the individual in charge of setting criminal enforcement policy in the city. that responsibility falls to the prosecutor, the attorney, they are the people who decide what level to set bail, who to charge and for what crimes to charge

among them, one of the birthplaces of the defined police movement, my home town portland oregon.b, idiots. earlier this week, the tweet, due to critical incidences today, staffing shortages, officers are responding to priority calls one into only right now. response times may be delayed. that means if your health -- if your cat is held hostage in your tree, your on your own. a part owner claiming he's been robbed at gunpoint three times in the last month. the liberal boneheads running to cities don't care. philadelphia district attorney and mayor of chicago want you to believe it's a figment of your imagination. watch. >> we don't have a crisis of lawlessness, we don't have a crisis of crime, we don't have a crisis of violence. >> some of the resellers downtown i will tell you, i'm disappointed they are not doing more to take safety and make it priority. we still have retailers who want institute plans like having security officers in their stores making sure they've got cameras that are actually operational. kennedy: it's the retailers fault for not having enough private securit

fbi sent surveillance teams to infiltrate racial justice and anti-police brutality protests in portland, oregon, starting in july 2020. the fbi agents, who were originally deployed to protect portland's federal courthouse, quickly widened the scope of their mission. undercover agents participated in demonstrations, tailed vandalism suspects, and secretly recorded video of activists. the u.s. is relaxing restrictions on sending aid to afghanistan, where the humanitarian and economic crises are becoming increasingly dire. the u.s. this week backed a u.n. security council resolution which exempts most humanitarian assistance from sanctions linked to the taliban. calls are also mounting for the biden administration to unfreeze billions of dollars of afghan assets to avert widespread starvation and a humanitarian collapse. on monday, 46 house democrats wrote in a joint letter to president biden -- "we fear, as aid groups do, that maintaining this policy could cause more civilian deaths in the coming year than were lost in 20 years of war." on tuesday, protesters in kabul rallied with banners reading

that includes portland, oregon, austin, texas, louisville, kentucky, and philadelphia. ere set just last year. austin is seeing its worst year since 1984, and philadelphia's killings, the highest since 1990. portland broke the record the city has set in 1987. chicago leads the country with 753 homicides according to the "chicago sun-times." the windy city's deadliest year on record was 1970 where the number reached nearly a thousand. >>> still ahead, more countries fall to the united states in announcing a diplomatic boycott of the winter games in beijing. we'll have the latest. >>> cities around the world are canceling new year's eve parties amid omicron fierce. what about new york city? we'll tell you the answer when we come back. answer when we come back ever notice how stiff clothes can feel rough on your skin? for softer clothes that are gentle on your skin, try downy free & gentle downy will soften your clothes without dyes or perfumes. the towel washed with downy is softer, and gentler on your skin. try downy free & gentle. ray loves vacations. but his diabetes ne

in portland, oregon, police are having previously victimized homeowners place a gps tracker inside ofake package. >> it alerts deputies in the area of the package has been removed. make sure it is leaving the area and what they know it is an act of theft, they respond. kumasi: detectives say since they started this new initiative, port piracy has gone down by 10%. coming up at 7:00 a.m. on gma, more of what you can do to keep your packages from being stolen. the san francisco city council approved a plan to spend $250,000 on covid funds -- of covid relief funds on license plate readers. they say they are an important tool to track down suspects. >> we know they are being used. to address investigative needs and chasing down suspects -- for example, in drive-by shootings and auto thefts, or as we have seen recently, these mob robberies and burglaries at retail stores. kumasi: the mayor added that the useful be restricted and there will be private see restrictions attached. reggie: facebook's parent company metta making a major move this morning, expanding its reach in the bay area even

interrupting democracy and trying to hang the vice president with the riots and protest and unrest in portland, oregon020. so now these two trump appointed judges as i understand it, are rejecting that comparison. >> that's right. so there is, there were two rioters that went to court. they're accused of crimes related to january 6th. one is accused of throwing a lit fire cracker into a line of cop tall police officers during this brutal riot when trump supporters were trying to overtake the capitol. this rioter went to court and tried to make the argument that he was being persecuted politically because the portland rioters were charged with a crime similar to his then they were dropped by the justice department. so he and another rioter went to two different judges. both trump appointees. they were trying to get more information about the justice department's decision on prosecuting and both these judges rejecting those attempts. i can't put it better than judge mcfadden said it better. he laid out exactly why the portland riots are not the same as the january 6th insurrection. he wrote although bot

[ cheers and applause ] then later, from portland, oregon, his album is called "twopointfive."] tomorrow night, jimmy will be back with his guests rob mcelhenney, ariana debose, and music from sting. oh my gosh. baby, remember that time when we sat next to sting at the knick game? >> do i what? >> j.b.: whoo wee, amazing. you're scared when you see him. him and his wife got up and they left. then my wife and i sat in their seats and rubbed our booties where they were at. [ laughter ] >> yeah, yeah. >> j.b.: that booty, wasn't that something, boo-boo? >> that's what we did. >> j.b.: my hair turned blond, it was crazy. [ laughter ] crazy night, crazy night. wasn't it crazy? whoo wee. impromptu date, double date, right? our first guest is an exceptional lady. she's a model, tv host, entrepreneur, she personally requested the president of the united states stop following her on twitter! [ laughter and cheers ] and she makes a killer breakfast burger. her latest cookbook "cravings: all together" is available now. please say hello to my girl chrissy teigen, everybody! [ cheers and ap

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delivery trucks, police departments are taking action toward off package thieves like this one near portland, oregonmeowners. >> it is trying to make a positive effect in the neighborhoods and helping residents get the things they ordered. we don't want someone to be without medication because someone decides to steal a package. >> foot can you do to protect yourself -- what can you do to protect yourself? we had the expert tips to keep your packages safe and sound. kumasi: olivia rodriguez hit song "driver's license" was the most dreams song on spotify worldwide this year. this was according to the streaming service's year end list. her grammy nominated album "sour" was the most streamed around the globe. reggie: it tells you how many minutes you listened. mine was 27,521 minutes. it says that was more than 80% of the rest of the u.s.. one of my friends was over 100,000. kumasi: you felt better? reggie: yes. i also had questions about his work habits. kumasi: that is a lot of minutes. you can gain insight into your listening habits for 2021 thanks to spotify wrapped. reggie: the feature tells users

this is portland, oregon, good morning. what's america's top foreign policy challenge?aller: well, i think as far as the military is concerned, let's deal with all the nuclear weapons we have and what would be the purpose of using them. host: and carl, where do you think the u.s. should come down on that? caller: well, building these things still, what would be the object, to massacre people without any -- people maybe that don't -- that aren't an enemy of america? i don't see why the -- why they're still being produced. host: and funding for the nuclear program and all military programs wrapped up in this discussion about the national defense authorization act, waiting to see what happens with that yearly authorization bill. it's been held up, and the house and senate expected to continue discussions about it today and through this week, as we continue asking this question. what's the top foreign policy challenge facing the u.s.? jerry wilson, north carolina, what do you think? caller: yes, good morning. i think the foreign policy is losing our democracy. i want to ask

. >> police in portland, oregon are so short-staffed and so overwhelmed by record number of shootings and homicides, that they warn residents to expect delays in responses. bret? >> bret: thank you. the district attorney of los angeles county is expressing pride in judicial reform measures. critics say those are measures are leading to spike in crime levels. chief correspondent jonathan hunt has details. >> we have made incredible progress, even in this unprecedented times. >> the los angeles county d.a. has been in office for exactly one year. a year that has been marked by a surge in violent crime. the murder of a high profile philanthropist in her beverly hills home last week just one of a burst of killing that has seen the murder rate rise by almost 45% so far in 2021 over the same time period in 2020. armed robberies, while down in the early part of the year, have also recently shot up. but the district attorney called today's press conference to announce he would be, quote: outlining a accomplishments during his first year in office. >> i am proud of our entire team in the l.a.

soccer's championship game just hours away, and espn's taylor twellman joins us now live from portland, oregon a preview of the mls cup final. taylor, good morning to you. it's great to have you. >> yeah, great to have me too. >> so, all right, so this is portland's first time hosting the championship game. what makes this place so special? what's the atmosphere like? we've heard about people camping out for days now to try to get tickets and get into the game. >> yeah, since monday afternoon, whit. and i think when you look at all the iconic venues in the american sports, whether it's game sevens at fenway and yankee stadium and wrigley field or lambeau field in fnc championships or even the horseshoe, the big house with michigan and ohio state, this is the iconic venue for the sport of soccer in this country. this building behind me has been around since 1898. pele played his final competitive game in 1977 here and yet major league soccer in the 26 years hasn't had that iconic mls cup. they're going to get that today, and i think you're going to see something that this league hasn't shown in

seattle, washington and portland, oregon could even see a rare white christmas.rly morning fire on a crowded river ferry in bangladesh has left 39 people dead. 70 others were injured. 800 passengers were aboard the ferry, many traveling to visit family and friends for the weekend. investigators are trying to piece together what sparked the fire. >> ( translated ): the engine had been running for about an hour while on fire. later, the fire probably spread from the engine to the oil tank. and it stopped with a loud bang at this spot, where we are standing right now. >> nawaz: police officials said most of the bodies were recovered from the river, after passengers jumped into the water trying to escape the fire. in myanmar, the military today launched a new wave of airstrikes and heavy artillery on a small town controlled by the guerrillas from the ethnic karen minority. the guerillas are seeking greater autonomy from the central government. the attacks sent hundreds of people fleeing across a river into nearby thailand. just last week, 2,500 villagers made the sam

portland oregon considered a smaller town, the highest since '87 or down south in austin, texas the highestolicy that represents a challenge for local government whose first job is public safety. crioloiests spent years studying the data. driving it is hunger and desperation. first responders and police don't get to quarantine or take time off but data shows many leaving their posts. police departments have resignations rising up to about 18%, retirement 45%. and while not all crime can be correlated, it's notable the rising violence comes amidst social violence. gun sales and drug use up. this is a development that can get obscured. mass shootings, school shootings as other crimes in big cities show tremendous strain. "the new york times" reported with experts saying that the factors driving this rising homicide rate include the pandemic and an alleged pull back by police and criticism and a surge in firearm carrying. now, it may sound logical u.s. murders may be linked to firearms but the same article notes in 2020 there were more homicides linked to guns, 77% than ever before. it's somet

here is a look at the best-selling nonfiction books according to portland, oregon. topping the list reporter and creator of the 1619 project nikole hannah-jones and her look at american history, slavery and its legacy in southern day america. followed by the dawn of everything archaeologist in the late anthropologist critical look at the development of human society. after that he suggests we should work with rather than shape the land we live on ingredients week grass. the best-selling nonfiction books is joshua mcfadden's cookbook, greens for every season in musician the storyteller. some of these authors appeared on booktv and you can watch the programs anytime a booktv.org. >> it's an honor to welcome everybody to the 72nd national book award. i'm coming in life from the random house building. shout out, they have wi-fi that won't quit. . . the national basketball association. i am just saying, that impression would have gotten me on saturday night live. i am excited we are all gathered here on one of the biggest nights to celebrate one of the biggest awards and