ON
ON THE
ON THE PUZZLE ROUGHLY SPLIT 50- 50.
50.
50. >>>
50. >>> WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING,
MAN ACCUSED OF ATTACKING TWO
WOMEN IN A PARK FACED THE
JUDGE.
JUDGE.
JUDGE. HARRIS COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY
JEREMIAH WILLIAMS SEXUALLY
ASSAULTED A WOMAN ON A TRAIL IN
WEST HARRIS COUNTY BEFORE
ATTACKING A SECOND WOMAN.
HE RAN OFF WHEN CONFRONTED BY
DEPUTIES, BUT THEY EVENTUALLY
CAUGHT HIM.
CAUGHT HIM. WILLIAMS IS BEING HELD ON A
$145,000 BOND.
$145,000 BOND. >> LET'S TALK ABOUT BREAKING
NEWS OUT WEST, WILDFIRES
TURNING DEADLY.
TURNING DEADLY. AT LEAST SIX PEOPLE HAVE DIED
AS THE FIRES BURN OUT OF
CONTROL, REACHING FLAMES ACROSS
THREE STATES, CALIFORNIA,
OREGON, AND WASHINGTON BATTLING
A FIRE SEASON THAT EXPLODED
OVER THE PAST 72 HOURS
DESTROYING ENTIRE TOWNS AND
FORCING TENS OF THOUSANDS FROM
THEIR HOMES.
THEIR HOMES. IN OREGON, LEADERS ARE WORRIED
THESE COULD BE THE DEADLIEST
FIRES IN STATE HISTORY.
AND THIS MORNING, PICTURES LIKE
THESE DOMINATE SOCIAL MEDIA,
EARRING ORANGE SKIES CAPTURED
IN PHOTOGRAPHS AND SAN
FRANCISCO AND UP AND DOWN THE
WEST COAST.
WEST COAST. A VERY CLEAR AND SCARY SIGN
THAT FIRE SEASON IS IN FULL
SWING AND WE HAVE MORE TO COME
IN THE NEXT HALF HOUR.
WE WILL TAKE YOU TO THE FIRE
LINES IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
>>> A NEW BOOK STIRS UP NEW
QUESTIONS ABOUT PRESIDENT
TRUMP'S RESPONSE TO THE
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. THE PRESIDENT TOLD BOB WOODWARD
HE KNEW THE CORONAVIRUS WAS
DEADLY EVEN AS HE PUBLICLY
PLAYED DOWN THE THREAT OF THE
VIRUS IN THE RECORDING IS FROM
ONE OF 18 ON THE RECORD
INTERVIEWS BETWEEN TRUMP AND
WOODWARD.
WOODWARD.
WOODWARD. HERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF THE
AUDIO.
AUDIO.
AUDIO. >>
AUDIO. >> I STILL LIKE PLAYING IT DOWN
BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO CREATE
A PANIC.
A PANIC.
A PANIC. AND IT IS MORE DEADLY THAN EVEN
THE STRENUOUS FLUES.
>> THE INTERVIEWS WERE FROM
FEBRUARY AND MARCH WHEN THERE
IS A VERY DIFFERENT MESSAGE TO
THE PUBLIC.
THE PUBLIC. THE PRESIDENT CALLED THE BOOK A
POLITICAL HIT JOB AND SAID HE
WAS A GOOD LEADER BY NOT
CREATING FEAR AND JOE BIDEN
CALLED HIM A LIAR.
>> WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO
SHOW PANIC AND WE WILL JOE
PANIK AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I
DID.
DID.
DID. I
DID. I WAS VERY OPEN WHETHER IT WAS
TO WOODWARD OR ANYONE ELSE.
>> YOU KNEW HOW DEADLY IT WAS.
IT WAS MORE DEADLY THAN THE
FLU.
FLU.
FLU. HE
FLU. HE KNEW AND PURPOSELY PLAYED
DOWN.
DOWN.
DOWN. WORSE, HE LIED TO THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. >> WOODWARD WILL TALK ABOUT HIS
BOOK AND WHAT HE LEARNED FROM
THE LAKE THE AND FRANK
CONVERSATIONS WITH PRESIDENT
TRUMP ON 60 MINUTES THIS SUNDAY
.
.
. >>>
. >>> NOW
. >>> NOW RETURN TO YOUR
CORONAVIRUS HEADLINES.
CORONAVIRUS HEADLINES. HERE IS WHAT WE ARE TRACKING.
THE CITY OF HOUSTON REPORTED
223 NEW CASES YESTERDAY AND THE
DEATH TOLL SURPASSED 900.
MEANWHILE, THE REST OF HARRIS
COUNTY REPORTED 500 NEW CASES,
THE EXTRA $300 PER WEEK PAYMENT
FOR UNEMPLOYED TEXANS COMES TO
AN END THIS WEEK.
THE TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION
SAYS IT CAN'T EXTEND PAYMENTS
BECAUSE OF LIMITED FUNDS.
AND MORE THAN HALF 1 MILLION
CHILDREN IN THE U.S. HAVE
TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS.
THAT'S ABOUT 10% OF ALL CASES
NATIONWIDE.
NATIONWIDE. HOUSTON IS SLOWLY COMING BACK
TO LIFE.
TO LIFE.
TO LIFE. THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED THAT SOME
EVENTS CAN MOVE FORWARD ON A
LIMITED BASIS AND WITH STRICT
RULES IN PLACE.
VENUES LIKE STADIUMS IN
SYMPHONY HALL'S WILL BE ABLE TO
OPERATE, BUT WITH REDUCED
CAPACITY.
CAPACITY.
CAPACITY. THE MAYOR ALSO SAYS HE WILL
ALLOW UP TO 25% OF NORMAL
OCCUPANCY AND PERMITS WILL COME
WITH STRICT GUIDELINES, BUT
LARGER GATHERINGS LIKE
FESTIVALS AND ANNUAL
CELEBRATIONS ARE POSTPONED
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
>> EVENTS WHERE YOU CANNOT
CONTROL THE AUDIENCE, LIKE
PARADES AND FESTIVALS, LIKE
BIKE RUNS, WE CAN CONTROL THOSE
AUDIENCES, SO THOSE ARE NO-NO'S
.
.
. >>
. >> THE
. >> THE CITY SAYS THAT MEANS WE
PROBABLY WON'T SEE BIG EVENTS
LIKE FUN RUNS AND FESTIVALS AND
LIKELY NO THANKSGIVING DAY
PARADE.
PARADE.
PARADE. >>> HEALTH EXPERTS HAVE OPTIONS
FOR FAMILIES OPTING FOR IN
PERSON LEARNING.
PERSON LEARNING. >> LOCAL HEALTH EXPERTS URGE
PARENTS TO TAKE EXTRA STEPS TO
PROTECT THEIR HOMES FROM
CORONAVIRUS IF THEIR KIDS ARE
DOING IN PERSON LEARNING NOW
THAT SCHOOL IS BACK IN SESSION.
STUDENTS RETURNING HOME FROM
SCHOOL EACH DAY SHOULD
DISINFECT BACKPACKS BEFORE
ENTERING THEIR HOMES.
THEY SHOULD CONSIDER CHANGING
THEIR CLOTHING.
THEIR CLOTHING. HEALTH EXPERTS SAY DON'T FORGET
TO WIPE DOWN SOME OF THE THINGS
KIDS USE EVERYDAY LIKE LAPTOPS
AND TABLETS AND LUNCHBOXES.
ONCE THOUGHT TO BE THE LEADING
VACCINE CANDIDATE, DRUGMAKER
ASTRAZENECA HIT PAUSE ON THE
TRIAL.
TRIAL.
TRIAL. THE DECISION SUSPENDS THE TRIAL
IN MORE THAN 60 LOCATIONS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY INCLUDING
HOUSTON AND THE WOODLANDS.
OTHER DRUGMAKERS, PHASE 3 TRIAL
UNDERWAY INCLUDING MODERNA
BEING CONDUCTED IN HOUSTON.
>>> NO POLITICS ALLOWED, HEALTH
OFFICIALS DEFENDED THE
OVERSIGHT OF A VACCINE.
>> THERE HAVE BEEN NO
POLITICIZATION OF THE VACCINE
PROCESS.
PROCESS.
PROCESS. >> THE STADIUM WILL LET FANS
BACK IN FOR DYNAMO AND DASH
GAMES AS PART OF THE NEW
SPECIAL EVENT RULES.
THE MAXIMUM CAPACITY WILL BE
3000 OR ABOUT 13%.
MEANWHILE, THE DYNAMO TIED THE
COLORADO RAPIDS LAST NIGHT IN
COLORADO WITH ONE GOAL A PIECE.
>>> ARE YOU READY FOR FOOTBALL?
THE TEXANS ARE BACK.
THEY OPEN THE SEASON IN KANSAS
CITY AGAINST THE CHAMPIONS, THE
CHIEFS. THEY ARE HOSTING A
DRIVE-IN WATCH PARTY AT NRG FOR
A LIMITED NUMBER OF FANS AT
5:00 AND KICKOFF IS AT 7:20.
THOSE ARE THE BIG STORIES ON
THIS THURSDAY MORNING.
>> WE ARE READY.
LET'S TALK ABOUT ONE THING YOU
NEED TO KNOW TODAY, SCATTERED
STORMS AND SOME WILL BE ON THE
STRONG SIDE ESPECIALLY FOR YOUR
AFTERNOON AND EVENING COMMUTE
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