>>>
>>> AS
>>> AS MANY OF YOU KNOW WHEN HARVEY HIT HOUSTON KHOU FLOODED,
WE HAVEN'T TOLD THAT PART OF THE
STORY BEFORE BECAUSE WE WANTED
TO FOCUS ON THE STORM'S OTHER
VICTIMS, THE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE
ACROSS THE AREA STRUGGLING IN
THE AFTERMATH.
THE AFTERMATH. >> BUT NOW AS A SENSE OF
NORMALCY RETURNS WE WANT TO
SHARE WHAT IT WAS LIKE WHEN THE
FLOOD WATERS CAME RUSHING IN OUR
BUILDING ON ALLEN PARKWAY.
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>>> CONDITIONS HAVE DETERIORATED SO MUCH.
SO MUCH.
SO MUCH. WE'RE RIGHT HERE OUTSIDE THE
STATION ON ALLEN PARKWAY.
WE'RE UNDER A TORNADO AND A
FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
WOW LOOK AT THAT.
>> THE ATMOSPHERE IS JUST IN ONE
OF THOSE STATES WHERE IT IS JUST
A PERFECT RAIN MACHINE.
>> IT'S SHEETS OF RAIN AND THE
ROAD JUST LIKE WE WATCH IS LIKE
A BATHTUB FILLING UP.
>> IT'S NOT MOVING EAST, IT'S
NOT MOVING WEST, IT'S JUST
SITTING HERE.
SITTING HERE. >> THIS IS A STREET YOU NORMALLY
DRIVE IN TO GO THROUGH THE FRONT
DOOR OF OUR STATION.
>> THIS IS OUTSIDE THE
CHANNEL 11 STUDIOS, THE WATER IS
RACING DOWN THE ROAD HERE, FLASH
FLOODING OCCURRING GOING DOWN
ALLEN PARKWAY TRYING TO GET TO
BUFFALO BAYOU.
BUFFALO BAYOU. >> THAT LIGHT POLE I'M POINTING
OUT RIGHT NOW PASSED THAT LIGHT
POLE IS BUFFALO BAYOU.
>> NO, THIS IS NOT A RAGING
RIVER.
RIVER.
RIVER. THIS IS A STREET AND THIS IS
WATER THAT IS COMING OUT OF OUR
PARKING LOT AT THE TV STATION.
>> WE NEED TO WORRY WHEN THIS
HITS THE FIRST STEP.
NOW IT'S 5:30 IN THE MORNING
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. >>
HERE. >> THE WATER IS UP ABOUT A FOOT
JUST IN THE LAST 45 MINUTES.
>> IT'S GOING TO COME IN THE
STATION, WE'RE ALREADY MAKING
PLANS TO MOVE UPSTAIRS.
.
.
. >>
. >> IT'S
. >> IT'S A LITTLE HARD TO SEE.
OUR EMPLOYEE PARKING LOT IS
FLOODED.
FLOODED.
FLOODED. >> I CAN TELL YOU, I THINK I MAY
LOSE MY TRUCK.
.
.
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>>> TWO
>>> TWO MINUTES AGO THIS WAS NOT EVEN PASSED THIS DOOR.
NOW IT'S ALL THE WAY RIGHT HERE.
>> THAT'S BUFFALO BAYOU COMING
INTO OUR STUDIOS AND IT STARTED
TO COME IN LITERALLY 15 MINUTES
AGO AND NOW IT IS SLOWLY
CREEPING INTO THE STUDIO AND
SPREADING ALL ACROSS THE FLOOR
WHICH IS WHY WE ARE GOING TO BE
MOVING FROM THE STUDIO TO OUR
SECOND FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM AND
STILL CONTINUE TO DO OUR
NEWSCAST, CONTINUE TO BRING YOU
THE INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED
BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO
ADJUST HERE BECAUSE MOTHER
NATURE IS MAKING A RUN ON THE
STUDIO.
STUDIO.
STUDIO. >> YOU GUYS ARE EXTRAORDINARY.
WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT LAST
NIGHT THAT THIS MORNING AT 8:00
WE WOULD HAVE ABANDONED OUR
FIRST FLOOR, OUR BEAUTIFUL
STUDIO, OUR BEAUTIFUL FIRST
FLOOR.
FLOOR.
FLOOR. >>
FLOOR. >> THIS IS OUR BACK UP STUDIO
ROOM IT'S ONE OF OUR MEETING
ROOMS.
ROOMS.
ROOMS. >>
ROOMS. >> GOT A MAKESHIFT STUDIO GOING
ON HERE.
ON HERE.
ON HERE. SO YOU MIGHT HERE SOME THINGS.
>> WE HAVE HAD ALARMS GOING OFF
AND EVERYTHING.
AND EVERYTHING. [ ALARMS ]
>> WE GOT TO GO.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.
WHAT'S GOING ON ARE WE LEAVING?
>> WE'RE LEAVING.
GO GET YOUR STUFF.
>> THEY SAID TO PACK UP.
>> GO GET YOUR STUFF, WE'RE
EVACUATING.
EVACUATING. >> I JUST HEARD FROM OUR CREW
BACK AT THE STATION THAT THE
CREW THERE IS EVACUATING KHOU11.