BREAKING
BREAKING NEWS-- THERE ARE MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS TONIGHT FOR EVERYONE WANTING A COVID 19
VACCINATION IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
THE STATE HAS FINALLY APPROVED A
NEW MASS VACCINATION HUB--
FOR THE 5 COUNTY REGION. THE
WORD COMING FROM HARDIN COUNTY
JUDGE WAYNE MCDANIEL.
THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO A
MEETING THAT AREA JUDGES HAD
WITH STATE OFFICIALS. 12NEWS
REPORTER JORDAN JAMES JOINS US
LIVE TO EXPLAIN WHAT WE KNOW SO
FAR.
OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS,
COUNTY LEADERS HAVE BEEN WAITING
TO HEAR IF THE STATE WOULD
APPROVE THEIR PLANS TO FORM A
REGIONAL VACCINATION HUB. AND
TONIGHT THEY GOT THE ANSWER THAT
THERE WERE HOPING FOR
IN A CALL WITH THE DEPARTMENT
OF HUMAN HEALTH SERVICES---
COUNTY LEADERS WERE TOLD THAT
THEIR PROPOSAL WAS APPROVED!
THAT INFO COMING FROM JUDGE
WAYNE MCDANIELS. DETAILS
ARE LIMITED. IN PAST
INTERVIEWS-- COUNTY OFFICIALS
HAVE PREVIOUSLY TOLD 12NEWS
ABOUT COMBINING VACCINE
ALLOCATIONS FROM THE STATE IN
EFFORT TO GET MORE PEOPLE
VACCINATED. THE CIVIC CENTER
IN DOWNTOWN BEAUMONT HAS BEEEN
SET UP AS A MASS VACCINATION
HUB-- BUT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO
OPEN. IT REMAINS UNCLEAR IF THAT
WILL BE OUR REGION'S MASS
VACCINATION HUB. LEADING UP
TO THIS DECISION OUR LEADERS
VOICED FRUSTRATION
VOICED FRUSTRATION
"IT
"IT IS
"IT IS A
"IT IS A NATIONAL DISGRACE THE WAY THAT THIS IS BEING ROLLED OUT AND IT'S NOT GETTING TO THE
COMMUNITY."
"I'M HOPEFUL THAT WE'RE GONNA
GET SOME BETTER NEWS ON
WEDNESDAY AND THAT WE'RE GONNA
START SEEING SOME LARGER
ALLOCATIONS."
JUDGE BRANICK TELL US ONCE THE
EXPERT VACCINE ALLOCATION PANEL
OVERLOOKS THEIR PLAN TONIGHT
THAT WILL FINALIZE HOW MANY
DOSES COME TO AREA.
TOMORROW WE SHOULD LEARN MORE
ABOUT THE REGIONAL VACCINATION
EFFORTS. THE BIGGEST QUESTIONS
REMAIN UNANSWERED TONIGHT---
WHEN WILL IT OPEN... AND HOW
MANY VACCINES WILL BE SENT.
REPORTING LIVE IN BEAUMONT,
JORDAN JAMES 12NEWS.
NEW DEVELOPMENTS TONIGHT--
MORE VACCINES ARE SET TO
ARRIVE-- AT SELECT CVS
OCATIONS-- IN BEAUMONT NEXT
WEEK. THE COMPANY SAYS IT
WILL FIRST OFFER VACCINATIONS AT
70 LOCATIONS IN TEXAS, INCLUDING
ONE HERE.
AS MORE DOSES BECOME
AVAILABLE-- MORE STORES WILL
OFFER THE VACCINES.
VACCINATIONS WILL START ON
FEBRUARY 11TH. YOU CAN START
BOOKING YOUR APPOINTMENT AS
EARLY AS FEBRUARY 9TH. THE
SHOTS WILL BE FOR THOSE IN
GROUPS 1A AND 1B.
AND THAT'S GOOD NEWS AS WE
CONTINUE TO TRACK THE NUMBERS
TONIGHT. TAKING A SNAPSHOT
OF TUESDAY EVENING--- JEFFERSON
COUNTY I-C-U BEDS ARE AT FULL
CAPACITY.
MORE THAN 39- PERCENT OF I-C-U
PATIENTS AND MORE THAN 22
PERCENT OF GENERAL PATIENTS HAVE
THE CORONAVIRUS.
REGIONALLY -- THE NUMBERS
HAVE DROPPED A BIT. COVID
PATIENTS MAKE UP MORE THAN
37-PERCENT IN THE I-C-U AND 18.5
PERCENT IN GENERAL BEDS. IN
TOTAL -- THE HOSPITALIZATION
RATE FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS IS AT
19-POINT-9 PERCENT... A DIP FROM
THE DAY BEFORE.
RIGHT NOW, WE KNOW SOME
STUDENTS IN LUMBERTON MAY BE
SAD. THE DISTRICT SAYS THEIR
SPRING PROM WILL NOT HAPPEN.
THE DISTRICT BLAMES ALL OF THE
UNCERTAINTY CREATED BY THE
PANDEMIC -- COUNTY HEALTH
REGULATIONS -- AND THE SAFETY OF
STUDENTS AND STAFF. EVEN THOUGH
THE DISTRICT MIGHT NOT BE
HOSTING PROM -- PROJECT
GRADUATION IS PLANNING TO PUT
TOGETHER A SPRING FORMAL. THOSE
DETAILS HAVE NOT YET BEEN
RELEASED.
AND NEW TONIGHT-- GOVERNOR
ABBOTT IS EXTENDING EMERGENCY
SNAP FOOD BENEFITS THROUGH THE
END OF THIS MONTH. THE MONEY
SHOULD BE IN RECIPIENT'S
ACCOUNTS BY THE END OF THIS
MONTH. CARD HOLDERS WILL ALSO
CONTINUE RECEIVING EXTRA
BENEFITS EVERY MONTH UNTIL
JUNE. IF YOU WANT TO APPLY
FOR BENEFITS... GO TO YOUR TEXAS
BENEFITS DOT COM.
NOW TO THE GREAT DEBATE....
HAS
HAS SPRING SPRUNG? OR DO WE HAVE SIX MORE WEEKS OF WINTER. UP NORTH THEY HAVE PHIL THE
GROUNDHOG. WE'VE GOT BIG AL --
THE GATOR... AND HE TURNED DOWN
A BIG MEAL TODAY, INCLUDING A
RIBEYE... SO THAT TRANSLATES
INTO MORE WINTER?
OUR CHIEF METEOROLOGIST PATRICK
VAUGHN IS IN THE STORM TRACKER
CENTER. DO YOU BUY IT?
GOOD
GOOD EVENING SE TEXAS! IT WAS A FROSTY MORNING ACROSS SE TEXAS AND TEMPERATURES JUST REACHED
FREEZING IN THE LAKES TO THE
MIDDLE 30S IN THE TRIANGLE.
SATELLITE SHOWS MOSTLY CLEAR
SKIES WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE
MIDDLE/UPPER 50S. OUR FORECAST THIS EVENING CALLS FOR MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WITH TEMPERATURES
FALLING TO NEAR 50 BY 9 PM WITH
DRY CONDITIONS. MORNING LOWS
WILL STILL BE CHILLY ENOUGH FOR
PATCHY FROST WITH VALUES IN THE
MIDDLE 30S LAKES AREA TO NEAR 40
IN THE TRIANGLE. MORE ON A VERY
ACTIVE FORECAST COMING UP ON
12NEWS.
12NEWS.
DEVELOPING TONIGHT-- UPGRADED SECURITY COULD BE COMING TO SOME POPULAR HIKE AND BIKE
TRAILS IN BEAUMONT.
THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING JUST
STARTED--- WHERE MEMBERS ARE
EXPECTED TO DISCUSS HIGH-TECH
CAMERAS TO BE INSTALLED AT GULF
TERRACE AND FOLSOM HIKE AND BIKE
TRAILS.
12NEWS REPORTER JAMES GRANT
TELLS US WHY THERE'S SUCH A
PUSH FOR THE INCREASED SECURITY.
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INTRO: CITY COUNCIL IS EXPECTED
TO VOTE ON WHETHER OR NOT TO
INSTALL THESE SECURITY CAMERAS
DURING TONIGHT'S MEETING. VO:
SMASH AND GRAB.... IT'S THE
MOST FREQUENT CRIME HAPPENING AT
THE GULF TERRACE AND FOLSOM HIKE
AND BIKE TRAILS CITY COUNCILMAN
MIKE GETZ SAYS COMBINED AT THE
TWO LOCATIONS' PARKING LOTS---
THERE WERE THIRTY-ONE CAR
BREAK-INS FROM JANUARY 1 TO
DECEMBER 15 2020. IF CITY
COUNCIL VOTES 'YES' TO INSTALL
THE SECURITY CAMERAS-GETZ SAYS
THE CITY IS GOING WITH A
HIGH-TECH
HIGH-TECH
OPTION..... "4 DIRECTIONAL H-D
CAMERAS"
CAMERAS" WILL BE SET-UP IN THE PARKING LOTS... HOPING TO STOP CRIMINALS IN THEIR TRACKS. GETZ
HAS BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH
B- P-D ON THIS ISSUE--AND HE
SAYS THE CAMERAS CAME HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED FROM THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT. SOT
: "IT JUST DOESN'T TAKE MUCH TO
CROUCH DOWN BEHIND A CAR, WAIT
FOR THE OWNER TO LEAVE AND GET
OUT ON THE TRAIL AND THEN AS
SOON AS THEIR OUT OF SIGHT BREAK
THE GLASS AND THEN HIGHTAIL IT
OUT OF HERE." VO: COUNCILMAN
GETZ ESTIMATES IT WILL TAKE
ABOUT TWO MONTHS TO GET THEM
INSTALLED. EVEN IF THE CAMERAS
ARE ADDED, GETZ SAYS EVERYONE
SHOULD REMAIN VIGILANT, AND
FOLLOW GOOD SAFETY GUIDELINES.
JANICE MOLINA--WHO'S LIVED IN
BEAUMONT 17 YEARS -- LOVES THE
HIKE AND BIKE TRAILS. BUT SHE
BECAME-A BREAK-IN VICTIM LAST
NOVEMBER. SHE WENT FOR A 60
MINUTE JOG.... AND WHEN SHE
RETURNED... MOLINA FOUND
SHATTERED GLASS.... AND HER
PURSE MISSING.... SOT
: "I FELT VERY VIOLATED." VO: IT
HASN'T STOPPED MOLINA FOR
ENJOYING THE TRAILS. BUT SHE HAS
MADE SOME CHANGES.. TO PREVENT
THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. SOT
: "I DON'T PUT ANYTHING IN MY
CAR OF VALUE. I RUN WITH MY
LITTLE KEY." VO: SHE WANTS CITY
COUNCIL TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE
CAMERAS.... SOT
: "JUST VISUALLY IT WILL KEEP
SOME PEOPLE WHO PULL INTO THE
PARKING LOT WHO HAVE THOUGHTS OF
BREAKING INTO A CAR TO JUST GO
AHEAD AND LEAVE." TAG: THAT CITY
COUNCIL MEETING IS UNDERWAY. YOU
CAN ATTEND IT IN PERSON OR
STREAM IT ONLINE. 12NEWS WILL
HAVE UPDATES ON AIR AND ONLINE
ABOUT WHAT COUNCIL MEMBERS
DECIDE TO DO. IN BEAUMONT--JAMES
GRANT--12NEWS.
GRANT--12NEWS.
NEW
NEW DEVELOPMENTS TONIGHT-- IT LOOKS LIKE THE RACE FOR MAYOR IN BEAUMONT WILL BE CROWDED.
BEAUMONT CITY COUNCIL WOMAN
ROBIN MOUTON HAS ADDED HER NAME
TO THE LIST.
SHE'S THE FOURTH CANDIDATE FOR
THE SPOT. MOUTON IS A
LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BEAUMONT
GRADUATING FROM HEBERT HIGH
SCHOOL BACK IN 19- 78. SHE
RETIRED FROM AN EXECUTIVE SALES
POSITION AT A-T- AND-T IN 20-20
AFTER WORKING THERE FOR 32
YEARS.
THE OTHER THREE CANDIDATES
INCLUDE -- ROY WEST JUNIOR
W-L PATE AND BIGUITA
HERNANDEZ-SMITH.
THE CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF
BEAUMONT SAYS A WELL-KNOWN
MONSIGNOR WHO HAS FAITHFULLY
SERVED SOUTHEAST TEXAS -- FOR 35
YEARS -- IS RETIRING.
. MONSIGNOR JEREMIAH MCGRATH
HAS BEEN THE RECTOR AND PASTOR
OF THE ST. ANTHONY BASCILICA--
FOR THE PAST 25 YEARS. FATHER
JERRY WAS INTEGRAL IN THE
RENOVATION OF THE CATHEDRAL IN
DOWNTOWN BEAUMONT.
THE MOTTO THAT HAS STIMULATED
MY LIFE.. AND YOUR COLLABORATION
IN MINISTRY
FR. MC-GRATH WILL OFFICIALLY
RETIRE-- MAY FIRST IN A SEND OFF
MASS.
PAUSE OPEN
PAUSE OPEN
FR.
FR. MC-GRATH WILL OFFICIALLY RETIRE-- MAY FIRST IN A SEND OFF MASS.
PAUSE OPEN
NEW INFO TONIGHT-- ONE STATE
REPRESENTATIVE SAYS IT'S TIME
FOR TEXAS TO BECOME ITS OWN
COUNTRY. BUT CAN TEXAS
LEGALLY SECEDE
FROM THE UNITED STATES?
WE SPOKE WITH ONE EXPERT WHO
SAYS-- IT PROBABLY WON'T PLAY
OUT THE WAY OFFICIALS THINK.
12NEWS REPORTER ALMIYA WHITE
EXPLAINS WHY. 0:01-0:04
WHITE EXPLAINS WHY. 0:01-0:04