TOP
TOP TONIGHT. THE JEFFERSON
COUNTY
COUNTY JUDGE HAS EXPANDED THE CURFEW THAT STARTS IN LESS THAN AN HOUR... THE CURFEW IS
FROM 11 PM THROUGH 5 A-M. THE
MANDATORY CURFEW INVOLVES THE
UN- INCORPORATED PARTS OF THE
COUNTY, PLUS THE CITIES OF
BEVIL OAKS, CHINA AND NOME --
AND THE ONLY EXCEPTIONS ARE FOR
PEOPLE GOING TO WORK, INVOLVED
IN INTERSTATE TRAVEL OR IN AN
EMERGENCY. THE FINE IS 5 HUNDRED
DOLLARS.
GOOD EVENING. I'M KEVIN
STEELE.
AND I'M ERIKA HARRIS. SUPPLIES
AND SUPPORT ROLLING INTO
SOUTHEAST TONIGHT, AS THE
RECOVERY FROM IMELDA MOVES INTO
HIGH GEAR. FROM SCHOOLS, TO
THE NEED FOR MORE VOLUNTEERS, WE
HAVE YOU COVERED TONIGHT.
WE HAVE OUR TEAM OF REPORTERS
SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA. FROM
WINNIE.. TO BEAUMONT.. TO VIDOR.
HEAR HOW FAITH IS HELPING PEOPLE
GET THROUGH THIS ORDEAL.
WE'LL ALSO TALK TO A TEACHER,
WAITING TO RETURN HIS CLASSROOM.
LET'S BEGIN IN BEVIL OAKS,
WHERE THE CLEAN-UP HAS BEEN
SOMEWHAT SLOWER. JORDAN
FOSTER IS LIVE THERE , AS
PEOPLE START GUTTING HOMES AND
TOSSING OUT BELONGINGS.
THERE ARE ROADS LIKE THE ONE
BEHIND ME, THAT ARE STILL
COVERED WITH WATER. BUT THE
PEOPLE I'VE TALKED TO ARE
STAYING POSITIVE, EVEN THOUGH
THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A LONG ROAD
TO RECOVERY.
TO RECOVERY.
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:18-:24 1:01-1:07 PKG: BONNIE BYRD HAD TO WAIT FOUR DAYS... BONNIE "WE HAD
ABOUT 14 INCHES" TO RETURN HOME
AND SEE THE DAMAGE IMELDA LEFT
BEHIND. BOONIE: "THIS TIME YOU
CAN SEE THE WATER LINE RIGHT
THERE" SHE LIVES IN BEVIL OAKS
AND THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS
HOME HAS FLOODED. SHE SAYS IT'S
A FEELING THAT NEVER GET'S
EASIER. BONNIE"I THINK THAT IF
IT WERE MYSELF AND MY HUSBAND IT
WOULD BE ONE THING, BUT OUR
CHILDREN ARE 7 AND 4 AND THAT'S
REALLY THE HARDEST PART OF IT.
MY DAUGHTER ASKED ME WHILE WE
WERE PACKING UP SHE SAID MOMMY
AGAIN. IT'S HARDEST ON THE KIDS
FOR SURE" AFTER HARVEY FLOODED
THEM OUT IN 2017, SHE AND HER
HUSBAND DECIDED ENOUGH WAS
ENOUGH. THEY PLANNED TO PUT UP A
'FOR SALE' SIGN UP MONDAY. BUT
IT TURNED OUT TO BE 4 DAYS TOO
LATE. BONNIE"YEA I DON'T KNOW"
THERE ARE STILL PARTS OF BEVIL
OAKS STILL UNDER WATER. AND CARS
LIKE THIS ONE LEFT ABANDONED.
AND FRONT YARDS FILLED WITH
TRASH AND RUINED FURNITURE.
IT'S A CLEAN-UP PROCESS PEOPLE
HERE KNOW ALL TOO WELL. GARY
WINTHORPE"IT'S SAD, IT'S NOT FUN
BUT I MEAN YOU HAVE TO DO IT TO
GET BACK IN YOUR HOUSE AND GET
THINGS GOING AGAIN" BUT THIS
TIME, BONNIE SAYS HER FAMILY IS
MOVING ON FOR GOOD. BONNIE "WE
WILL PRESS FORWARD WITH MOVING
ELSEWHERE. NOT FOR LACK OF LOVE
OF THE CITY BY ANY MEANS BUT I'M
NOT GOING TO DO THIS TO MY KIDS
AGAIN"
AGAIN"
BONNIE
BONNIE DOES PLAN ON STAYING AROUND THE HARDIN JEFFERSON AREA, BUT NOT SURE WHERE THEY
WILL GO AS OF NOW. OTHER
NEIGHBORS I SPOKE TO TELL ME
THEY HAVE NO PLANS ON GOING
ANYWHERE. I'M LIVE TONIGHT IN
BEVIL OAKS, JF 12NEWS.
PAUSE FOR OPEN
THE
THE TROPICS HAVE HEATED UP AGAIN! THE ONLY REAL CONCERN MAY BE TROPICAL DEPRESSION
"KAREN." HER LONG- TERM PATH
IS UNCERTAIN AS SHE CHURNS
TOWARDS PUERTO RICO IN THE
ATLANTIC.
WE'RE HERE WITH CHIEF
METEOROLOGIST PATRICK VAUGHN IN
THE WEATHER CENTER TONIGHT.
PATRICK, WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?
GOOD EVENING SE TEXAS! THE
TROPICS ARE VERY ACTIVE WITH
THREE NAMED STORMS: JERRY,
KAREN
KAREN AND
KAREN AND LORENZO. JERRY IS NO THREAT AND WILL NOT ENTER THE GULF, LORENZO WITH STRENGTHEN
INTO A HURRICANE, BUT DOESN'T
LOOK LIKE IT'LL REACH THE GULF
RIGHT NOW. KAREN, IN THE
EASTERN CARIBBEAN IS WEAK AND
DISORGANZIED DUE TO SHEAR. WE
ARE GOING TO FOCUS ON THIS STORM
BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL TO
REACH THE GULF. THE STORM IS
FORECAST TO MOVIN NORTH.FRIDAY
IS A PIVOTAL DAY. WILL IT
CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH OR TURN
TO THE WEST AND TREK INTO THE
GULF. OTHERWISE, SKIES ARE
CLEAR AND THERE'S NOTHING ON
RADAR. OUR FORECAST FOR THE
MORNING IS A QUIET ONE WITH
TEMPERATURES IN THE MIDDLE 70S
RISING INTO THE LOWER 80S.
COMING UP, WE'RE IN STORE FOR A
VIDOR
VIDOR GOT
VIDOR GOT HIT WITH A LOT OF RAINFALL DURING IMELDA. POSSIBLY 30 INCHES.
12NEWS
12NEWS REPORTER WILLIAM BLANCHETTE IS LIVE ALONG HIGHWAY 12, WHERE NEIGHBORS HAVE COME
TOGETHER, TO RECOVER.
GUYS, IMAGINE JUST MOVING BACK
INTO YOUR HOME AFTER HARVEY AND
THEN A COUPLE MONTHS LATER
GETTING YOUR HOME RUINED AGAIN
BECAUSE OF THIS STORM WELL,
THAT'S WHAT HAPPED TO THE VIDOR
WOMAN I SPOKE TO TODAY.
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JUDY "THIS MORNING IS WAS A BIT
OVERWHELMING PROBABLY FOR THE
FIRST TIME" LIKE A LOT OF FOLKS,
IT WAS A FLOOD JUDY COKER WASN'T
EXPECTING. SHE'S LIVED IN THIS
HOME OFF OF HIGHWAY 12 IN VIDOR
FOR MORE THAN FIVE YEARS. JUDY
SAYS SHE JUST GOT HER HOME
REPAIRED FROM HARVEY. NOW,
IMELDA HAS FORCED HER TO MOVE
BACK OUT. JUDY "I NEVER
THOUGHT THIS WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN,
ESPECIALLY THIS EARLY" NAT SOUND
JUDY "WE MOVED UP TO THE FOUR
FOOT LINE" SHEETROCK,
INSULATION, AND DOORS HAVE
ALREADY BEEN REMOVED, THANKS TO
HELP FROM THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY
TONY "OUR COMMUNITY IS KNOWN TO
COME TOGETHER AS VIDOR DOES"
PASTOR TONY WILCOXSON AT ROSE
CITY BAPTIST CHURCH IS ONE OF
MANY WHO CAME THIS WEEKEND TO
HELP JUDY. WILCOXSON SAYS HIS
CHURCH WAS LUCKY. TONY "WE WERE
ABOUT AN INCH, AND SO WE WERE
ABLE TO COME OUT HERE AND HELP"
NAT SOUND JUDY "WE GET TO PUT
AWAY THE LINES AND THE
DIFFRENCES AND TAKE CARE OF
PEOPLE JUDY SAYS THE OUTPOWERING
OF LOVE FROM HER CHURCH AND THE
COMMUNITY HAS HUMBLED HER...
JUDY"I'VE NEVERY BEEN THE ONE
TO ASK FOR HELP. I'M MORE OF A
SERVENT TYPE PERSON I LIKE TO
DO, I DON'T LIKE ASKING FOR
HELP" ESPECIALLY ASKING FOR HELP
A SECOND TIME. SHE'S RELYING ON
HER FAITH, TO HELP HER GET
THROUGH THIS. JUDY "GOD BUILT
THIS HOUSE, HE PUT IT BACK
TOGETHER AND IF HE WANTS TO
BUILD IT AGAIN THEN HE'LL BUILD
IT AGAIN AND IF HE DOESN'T THEN
HE'LL CLOSE THE DOORS"
GOOD NEWS IS JUDY COKER SAYS
SHE'S LEARNED HER LESSON FROM
HARVEY AND GOT FLOOD INSURANCE
ROSE CITY BAPTIST CHURCH IN
VIDOR IS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS
TO HELP GUT OUT HOMES, YOU CAN
CONTACT
CONTACT THEIR CHURCH FOR MORE
LESSON
LESSON FROM HARVEY AND GOT FLOOD INSURANCE ROSE CITY BAPTIST CHURCH IN VIDOR IS LOOKING FOR
VOLUNTEERS TO HELP GUT OUT
HOMES, YOU CAN CONTACT THEIR
CHURCH FOR MORE INFO LIVE IN
VIDOR WILLIAM BLANCHETTE
12NEWS.
12NEWS.
RIGHT
RIGHT NOW, LET'S TALK ABOUT SCHOOLS STRUGGLING TO RECOVER. IN MAURICEVILLE, CLASSROOMS TOOK
ON ANYWHERE FROM 2 TO 12 INCHES
OF WATER. THE DISTRICT HOPES TO
HAVE STUDENTS BACK IN CLASS
THURSDAY.
BUT THERE IS QUITE A BIT TO
CLEAN UP. CHECK OUT THE
MIDDLE SCHOOL GYM! THE FLOOR
BUCKLED BECAUSE OF THE FLOODING!
"THE GYM FLOORS DO STAND OUT,
THEY DEMONSTRATE A GREAT DEAL OF
DAMAGE. THAT'S THE TOUGH PART,
THAT PARTICULAR GYM FLOOR IS
ONLY A YEAR OLD."
THE GOAL IS TO HAVE STUDENTS
RETURN
RETURN TO
RETURN TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL IN SIX WEEKS. AGAIN, CLASSES ARE EXPECTED TO START IN AN
ALTERNATE LOCATION THURSDAY.
BECAUSE OF THE STORM, A
BEAUMONT UNITED TEACHER HAS BEEN
DEALT A DOUBLE BLOW.
WE'VE ALL HEARD ABOUT THE STORM
DAMAGE TO B-U AND HOW STUDENTS
AND STAFF ARE IN LIMBO. ON
TOP OF THIS, GALEN DOUGLAS AND
HIS FAMILY HAS JUST CLOSED ON A
BRAND NEW HOUSE TWO WEEKS AGO,
AND UNFORTUNATELY, IT FLOODED
TOO.
12NEWS REPORTER TYLER SEGGERMAN
LOOKS INTO HOW HE'S PLANNING TO
REBOUND.
REBOUND.
"FOR
"FOR GALEN DOUGLAS, THIS HOME WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HIS NEW NORMAL. NOW...WATER DAMAGED
FURNITURE AND A LOT OF THE REST
OF HIS STUFF SITS OUT FRONT.
WALK OUT OF SHOT AND APPEAR IN
FRONT OF UNITED HS TO MAKE
MATTERS WORSE...THE SCHOOL WHERE
HE TEACHES...HAS NO IDEA WHEN
STAFF AND STUDENTS WILL BE BACK
INSIDE THEIR CLASSROOMS.
"WHERE YOU'RE EXPECTING THE
MOST
MOST CONSISTENCY IN YOUR LIFE HAS ALL BEEN TAKEN AWAY FROM YOU." GALEN DOUGLAS IS NOW
FORCED TO START FROM SCRATCH.
THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE
OUTSIDE HIS HOME ALONG YASMINE
DIOR STREET...NEAR THE ELEGANTE
HOTEL.
"I SEE IT COMING UNDER THE FRONT
DOOR SO I GO LOOK TO THE BACK
DOOR. BEFORE I COULD EVEN GET TO
THE BACK DOOR, IT'S COMING UNDER
THE BACK DOOR." DOUGLAS AND HIS
WIFE...OLIVIA...JUST MOVED INTO
THIS HOUSE LESS THAN TWO WEEKS
AGO.
"THINGS LIKE OUR WEDDING BOOKS
AND BABY STUFF FOR MY LITTLE
GIRL. WE TRIED TO MOVE AS MUCH
STUFF UPSTAIRS AS WE CAN, AS
FAST AS POSSIBLE. BUT WE STILL
WERE NOT FAST ENOUGH." MANAGING
A FLOODED HOME IS ONE
THING...BUT GALEN ALSO TEACHES
AT BEAUMONT UNITED HIGH SCHOOL.
THE CAMPUS IS CLOSED
INDEFINITELY DUE TO FLOODING.
GALEN SAYS "I'M JUST HOPING
THAT THE AREA GETS THE AID IT
NEEDS." IT'S A CONCERN GALEN
MORE
MORE VOLUNTEERS TO HELP WITH FOLKS IN CHAMBERS COUNTY RECOVER.
BRETT BUFFINGTON IS IN WINNIE,
WHERE THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE
IS UNCLEAR.
BRETT: WINNIE WAS UNDER A
FLOODING WARNING UNTIL THIS
MORNING. FOUR DAYS AFTER IT
STARTED RAINING. TONIGHT,
OFFICALS HERE CAN ONLY ESTIMATE
HOW MANY BULDINGS ARE DAMAGED.
BECAUSE IN PLACES, PEOPLE ARE
STILL WAITING ON THE WATER TO GO
DOWN. PKG: IN WINNIE TEXAS THIS
MORNING . NAT COWS IT WAS A
SIGHT TO SEE. WHEN RANCHERS
WRANGLED THIS HEARD OF L0NGHORNS
UP A HIGHWAY. HEADED TO HIGHER
GROUND. SOT: MARY CATHERINE
WHITE - RANCHER "IT'S HIGH AT
THE INTERSECTION OF 1985" IT'S
NOT THE FIRST TIME THEY'VE HAD
TO DO THIS SOT: WHITE "YEAH,
DURING HARVEY" WHICH IS MAKING
THIS FLOOD, JUST TWO YEARS
LATER. DEVISTATING. NAT
AT
AT THE
AT THE TOWN'S FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. NAT THE LINE FOR HELP WITH JUST THE BAS IC CLEANING
SUPPLIES, NAT AND A BAG OF
FOOD. BACKED UP FOR BLOCKS. SOT
"WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF STUFF HERE
IN TOWN AND PEOPLE ARE NOT BEING
ABLE TO MAKE IT TO WORK SO THEY
DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS TO PURCHASE
THIS." NAT SUPPLIES SHOWED UP
HERE BY THE TRAILER LOAD, CALLED
A CONVOY OF HOPE. NAT THE
CHURCH'S PASTOR TOLD US, PEOPLE
HERE NEED EVERY BIT OF IT. BRIAN
JOHNSON PASTOR, FIRST BAPTIST
CHURCH WINNIE SOT: "WE DON'T
PRAY FOR DISASTER, BUT WE PRAY
FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP
PEOPLE WHO ARE HURTING, AND HERE
THEY ARE." THIS IS A COMMUNITY
DEALING WITH BEING DRENCHED
AGAIN. BRIAN JOHNSON PASTOR,
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH WINNIE SOT:
"HERE'S THE DEAL, NOBODY LIKES
IT. WE'RE NOT HAPPY TO REDO IT."
.DRENCHED YES, BUT DEFEATED,
NEVER. LIVE: TODAY COUNTY
OFFICIALS HERE TOLD ME THEY
ESTIMATED 800 HOMES AND
BUSINESSES FLOODED. FEMA WILL BE
HERE TOMORROW, A TEAM ON THE
GROUND TO START ACCESSING THE
DAMAGE. YOU MIGHT BE ASKING, WHY
WEREN'T THEY HERE SOONER? ITS
BECAUSE THEY TOO ARE WAITING ON
THE WATER TO LEAVE.
"WE CAN'T DO THIS, I'M GETTING
TOO OLD FOR THIS STUFF."
SICK
SICK AND
SICK AND TIRED IN MAURICEVILLE!
TONIGHT
TONIGHT STORM VICTIMS SET OUT ON
A
A LONG
A LONG ROAD TO RECOVERY.
RESCUING
RESCUING MAN'S BEST FRIEND FROM THE WRATH OF IMELDA. TONIGHT WE TALK TO THE MAN WHO SHOWED
COMPASSION TO THIS LUCKY
CANINE. NEXT.
AND... MANY OF YOU HAVE EMPTY
MAILBOXES AFTER THE STORM. IS
IMELDA STOPPING MAIL FROM BEING
PROCESSED FOR DELIVERY? TONIGHT
WE VERIFY.
WE VERIFY.