HEAT
HEAT WHAT
HEAT WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FOR THE WEEKEND.
THE WEEKEND. >>> LIVE FROM THE KHOU 11
STUDIOS H TOWN RUSH STARTS
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. >>> HURRICANE DORIAN NOT
BACKING DOWN THIS IS A LOOK AT
THE STORM'S PATH AS IT TAKES
AIM AT NORTH CAROLINA THIS
MORNING, OF COURSE DORIAN
ALREADY CAUSED SO MUCH
DEVASTATION IN THE BAHAMAS,
MANY OF YOU ASKED HOW YOU CAN
HELP THE VICTIMS?
WE HAVE A LINK ON KHOU.COM, YOU
CAN ALSO SHARE OUR MESSAGES TO
THE PEOPLE OF THE BAHAMAS AND
THE EAST COAST AS THEY RECOVER
FROM DORIAN, TWEET US BY DOING
SO WITH THE HASH TAG OF H-TOWN
RUSH.
RUSH.
RUSH. >>>
RUSH. >>> WE'LL HAVE COVERAGE ALL
MORNING LONG ABOUT THE
HURRICANE, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE
WEATHER BACK AT HOME HERE,
CHITA.
CHITA.
CHITA. >>> 73 IN SUGAR LAND, 74 IN
TOMBALL, 74 IN THE WOODLANDS,
COLLEGE STATION, GOOD MORNING
OUT THE DOOR AT 79.
FEELS LIKE TEMPERATURES RUNNING
A COUPLE DEGREES WARMER THAN
THAT, NOT BAD THIS AFTERNOON,
100 DEGREES FOR YOUR HIGH,
FEELS LIKE TEMPERATURE UP TO
ABOUT 103 PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES
WE STAY DRY AS FAR AS RAIN FALL
GOES, RAIN DOESN'T ACTUALLY POP
BACK INTO THE FORECAST UNTIL
EARLY NEXT WEEK BECAUSE OF THE
DRY CONDITIONS CALM WINDS LOTS
OF SUNSHINE WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER
AIR QUALITY ALERT IN FOR THE
AFTERNOON HOURS, THAT IS ABOUT
4 TO 7 P.M.
PROBABLY NOTICED IT YESTERDAY,
DOUG WILL PUSH REPEAT FOR THE
AFTERNOON TODAY.
AFTERNOON TODAY. >>> THE RUSH BLOCK TRAFFIC GOOD
NEWS ON THE NORTH LOOP EARLIER
I WAS TALKING ABOUT THAT SHUT
DOWN HEADING EASTBOUND NEAR I45
AND AIRLINE BOTH DIRECTIONS AS
TRAFFIC RYES TO RECOVER, NEVER
HAVE A CRASH RIGHT BEFORE THE
RUSH HOUR, LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE
GOING TO RECOVER, NO NEED TO
TAKE A DETOUR ON THE SOUTHEAST
SIDE OF TOWN, LEAGUE CITY TO
DOWNTOWN, PEARLAND, AVERAGE
SPEEDS OF 65 MILES PER HOUR
ONTO THE SOUTH FREEWAY.
THANK YOU, BREAKING NEWS INTO
YOUR RUSH BLOCK A MAN WAS SHOT
AND KILLED IN NORTHWEST HARRIS
COUNTY, THIS IS AT WINFORD AT
12 LAKES BOULEVARD NEAR THE
BELT WAY AT HIGHWAY 249, HARRIS
COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES SHUT
DOWN THE ENTRANCE TO THE
WINFORD TARIS SUBDIVISION.
DOWN THE ENTRANCE TO THE WINFORD TARIS SUBDIVISION.ú>>> -
AND-RUN LEAVES ONE MAN DEAD AND
POLICE SEARCHING FOR THAT
DRIVER, THIS HAPPENED AFTER
11:30 LAST NIGHT ON BRICKMORE
ROAD, INVESTIGATORS SAY HE WAS
CROSSING THE STREET WHEN A PICK
UP TRUCK HIT HIM, POLICE HOPE
TO IDENTIFY THE DRIVER USING
SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE.
SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE. >>> A DRIVER LEADS POLICE ON A
CHASE AROUND THE ENTIRE 610
LOOP, THEY TRIED PULLING HIM
OVER FOR A TRAFFIC VIOLATION ON
INDEPENDENT HEIGHTS THAT THE
SUSPECT TOOK OFF AND RAN AROUND
THE HIGHWAY , THEY USE SPIKE
STRIPS TO STOP THE DRIVER, THE
SUSPECT WAS THEN TAKEN INTO
CUSTODY.
CUSTODY.
CUSTODY. >>> LET'S TAKE A LIVE LOOK OFF
THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA,
THAT STATE IS NOW IN THE PATH
úOF HURRICANE DORIAN, OVER NIGH
THE STORM WEAKENED TO A
CATEGORY 1, IT IS STILL
BATTERING THE CAROLINAS WITH
FLOODING HIGH WINDS AND
TORNADOES.
TORNADOES. EXPLODING TRANSFORMERS AND
POWER LINES LEFT THOUSANDS OF
SOUTH CAROLINA RESIDENTS IN THE
DARK, NOW OFFICIALS IN VIRGINIA
ARE ORDERING EVACUATIONS ON THE
COAST AND HURRICANE WATCHES
HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR AS FAR
NORTH AS CANADA FOR THE
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND. MEANWHILE, IN THE BAHAMAS, THE
DEATH TOLL NOW STANDS AT 30 AND
AN INTENSE SEARCH AND RESCUE
EFFORT IS UNDERWAY ON THE
ISLANDS.
ISLANDS.
ISLANDS. >>> HELP IS ON THE WAY FOR THE
PEOPLE OF THE BAHAMAS FROM
CONROE, JANELLE FORD IS LIVE IN
THE NEWSROOM WITH THAT STORY.
>>> GOOD MORNING SETH, THERE IS
A COMPANY IN CONROE CALLED
SEBRING CROSSINGS, THEY HAVE A
UNIQUE ABILITY TO HELP.
>> 1954 A FLYING BOAT.
>> IT IS NORMALLY USED FOR THE
OCCASIONAL AIR SHOWS WHEN
DISASTER STRIKES ITS UNIQUE
CAPABILITIES COME IN HANDY.
>> WHEN WE SAW THE DEVASTATION
OF THE BAHAMAS, WE KNEW THAT WE
HAVE THE ABILITY TO HELP.
THE CO-OWNER STEWART LAWRENCE
AND MIKE MARKSELL SPENT THE
WEEK TO RELIEF EFFORTS.
>> ON LAND AND ON WATER GETS
INTO FAIRLY SMALL STRIPS, WE
CAN CARRIEANN AWFUL LOT OF
STUFF, 10,000 POUNDS.
>> MORE THAN ENOUGH ROOM TO
GIVE DISASTER RELIEF TO AND
FROM THE AREA.
SAID THIS MISSION IS PERSONAL.
>> I LANDS I SPENT A LOT OF
TIME AS A KIDS LIVING ON A
SAILBOAT OVER THERE.
GOT DIRECT HITS WITH 225 MILES
PER HOUR WINDS AND 24-FOOT
STORM SURGES SO THERE IS
TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF
DEVASTATION I'VE ACTUALLY GOT A
VERY DEAR FRIEND WHERE WE'RE
ANXIOUS TO HEAR FROM STILL HAVE
NOT HEARD THAT HE IS OKAY.
>> AS THE DEATH TOLL RISES TO
30 WE GET A BETTER LOOK AT THE
DAMAGE HURRICANE DORIAN LEFT
BEHIND.
BEHIND.
BEHIND. CREWS WILL ALSO HAVE TO DO SOME
MENTAL PREPARATION.
MENTAL PREPARATION. >> GOING BACK TO THE BAHAMAS
AND SEEING THE DEVASTATION
FIRSTHAND, THAT'S EMOTIONAL.
JUST FROM THE PICTURES.
IT BREAKS MY HEART I DON'T KNOW
HOW I WILL RESPOND.
>> THEY'VE SEEN IMAGES WHAT TO
EXPECT, NEVER KNOW WHAT IT IS
GOING TO BE LIKE ON THE GROUND,
THOSE ARE CHALLENGES THEY'LL
HAVE TO BE MADE TO FACE.
>>> WE ARE DEFINITELY SENDING
OUR THOUGHTS WITH THEM AS THEY
HEAD OUT AND TO THE PEOPLE IN
THE BAHAMAS AS WELL.
WE PROMISE TO KEEP IN TOUCH AS
THEY PROVIDE RELIEF EFFORTS
WE'LL BE SURE TO PROVIDE
UPDATES IN THE COMING DAYS AND
WEEKS, STEPH.
WEEKS, STEPH. >>> YOUR RUSH BLOCK CONTINUES
WITH THE DAYS OTHER BIG STORIES
STARTING WITH A DEPUTY INDICTED
WITH MAKING A LOADED GUN
ACCESSIBLE TO HIS STEPSON.
>> A GRAND JURY HAS INDICTED A
SERGEANT WITH THE HARRIS COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE, THEY SAY HE
LEFT HIS GUN UNATTENDED AND
LOADED INSIDE HIS HOME.
HIS STEPSON GOT AHOLD OF IT AND
HIS STEPFATHER IS FACING A
CLASS A MISDEMEANOR, HE COULD
SPEND UP TO A YEAR IN JAIL IF
CONVICTED.
CONVICTED. >>> TRAGEDY AT WALLER HIGH
SCHOOL, A 15-YEAR-OLD HIT BY A
CAR AND KILLED.
INVESTIGATORS SAY A WALLER ISD
EMPLOYEE WAS BEHIND THE WHEEL.
WITNESSES SAY THE DRIVER DID
NOT HAVE TIME TO STOP AFTER THE
STUDENT RAN ACROSS THE STREET,
THAT DRIVER WILL NOT FACE
CHARGES.
CHARGES.
CHARGES. >>> HOUSTON POLICE SAY AN ARMED
NEIGHBOR ENDED IN ARSON AND
STABBING ATTACK IN THIS HOUSE,
BY SHOOTING AND KILLING
SUSPECT.
SUSPECT.
SUSPECT. POLICE SAY THEY WERE INITIALLY
CALLED TO A HOUSE THE MAN WAS
GONE BY THE TIME OFFICERS GOT
HERE BUT SAY HE LATER RETURNED
BROKE A FRONT WINDOW, POURED
GAS INSIDE AND LET IT ON FIRE.
POLICE SAY HE THEN CHASED THE
WOMAN THROUGH THE HOUSE STABBED
HER, AND ENDED UP IN THE
BACKYARD.
BACKYARD.
BACKYARD. THAT'S WHERE A NEIGHBOR
INTERVENED AND FATALLY SHOT
HIM.
HIM.
HIM. >>>
HIM. >>> A BRUSH FIRE FORCES 60HOMES
TO EVACUATE IN SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING MAY HAVE
SPARKED THE FLAMES WHICH BURNED
MORE THAN 1900 ANGERS.
>>> THAT'S YOUR RUSH BLOCK
TODAY'S BIG HEADLINES FROM HERE
IN HOUSTON AND AROUND THE
WORLD, LET US KNOW WHAT'S