TUNING
TUNING IN
TUNING IN TO 12NEWS AT NOON. I'M LAUREN HENSLEY. BREAKING THIS NOON-- A WOMAN IS
CHARGED WITH CAPITAL MURDER
FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF A CHILD.
WE FIRST BROKE THIS STORY ON
FRIDAY. ORANGE POLICE WERE
SENT TO A HOME ON 10TH STREET TO
INVESTIGATE. THE CHILD HAS BEEN
IDENTIFIED AS YEAR OLD DAVIANA
LANDRY. WHEN FIRST RESPONDERS
ARRIVED -- POLICE SAY --32 YEAR
OLD BRENIKA LOTT WAS GIVING
C-P-R TO THE CHILD. BUT
TODAY-- LOTT HAS BEEN CHARGED
WITH CAPITAL MURDER AFTER
LANDRY'S DEATH WAS RULED A
HOMICIDE AS A RESULT OF BLUNT
FORCE TRAUMA. ACCORDING TO
POLICE-- LOTT WAS A TRUSTED
FAMILY FRIEND AND THE CHILD HAS
BEEN IN HER CARE BEFORE. IT
STILL REMAINS UNCLEAR WHAT LED
UP TO THE CHILD'S DEATH. LOTT'S
BOND HAS NOT BEEN SET. "
TAKING A LOOK OUTSIDE THIS
AFTERNOON--IT'S PRETTY CLOUDY
OUT THERE THIS TUESDAY.
LET'S
LET'S GET
LET'S GET AN UPDATE NOW ON
YOUR
YOUR FORECAST. JEFF IS IN OUR "STORM TRACKER CENTER" WITH A LOOK AT YOUR AFTERNOON
FORECAST.
TRIANGLE TODAY: BECOMING
PARTLY SUNNY, BREEZY, HOT AND
HUMID. HIGHS AROUND 90. WINDS:
SOUTH 5-15 MPH. LAKES AREA
TODAY: BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY,
BREEZY, HOT AND HUMID. HIGHS
AROUND 90. WINDS: SOUTH 5-15
MPH. TRIANGLE TONIGHT: MOSTLY
CLOUDY, WARM, BREEZY AND HUMID.
LOWS NEAR 80. WINDS: SOUTH 5-15
MPH. LAKES AREA TONIGHT: MOSTLY
CLOUDY, WARM, BREEZY AND HUMID.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 70'S. WINDS:
SOUTH 5-15 MPH. PAUSE FOR OPEN
TURNING TO THE LATEST
CORONAVIRUS DEVELOPMENTS--OR
CORONAVIRUS DEVELOPMENTS--OR
TURNING
TURNING TO THE LATEST CORONAVIRUS DEVELOPMENTS--OR ANGE COUNTY JUDGE JOHN GOTHIA
HAS CONFIRMED TO 12NEWS HE'S
TESTED POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS.
ACCORDING TO OUR NEWS PARTNERS
AT THE BEAUMONT ENTERPRISE--HE'S
BEEN QUARANTINED SINCE LAST
TUESDAY--A DAY AFTER HE RECEIVED
THE POSITIVE TEST RESULTS. HE
SAYS IT FEELS LIKE A TYPICAL FLU
WITH A HEADACHE, FEVER, SORE
THROAT AND BODY ACHES. GOTHIA
SAID RIGHT NOW HE DOES NOT PLAN
TO ISSUE AN ORDER REQUIRING
MASKS IN COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES.
IF YOU WANT TO GET TESTED--
HERE ARE SOME OPTIONS FOR YOU
TODAY: "CRISTO REY CHURCH" IS
PERFORMING TESTS UNTIL 4 THIS
AFTERNOON. THEY STARTED AT 9
THIS MORNING. THE CHURCH IS
ON AVENUE A. THE ADDRESS IS
ON YOUR SCREEN.
FOR
FOR MORE
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON COVID-19 TESTING LOCATIONS IN OUR AREA TEXT "TEST" TO
409-838-1212 AND WE'LL SEND YOU
A LIST OF LOCATIONS.
THE STATE HAS REPORTED A
SLIGHT DIP IN NEW CASES--
JUST UNDER 43- HUNDRED
CONFIRMED. THIS IS THE
FIRST TIME DAILY NEW CASE COUNTS
HAVE BEEN BELOW 5- THOUSAND IN 6
DAYS. WHEN IT COMES TO
HOSPITALIZATIONS, THOSE NUMBERS
ARE GOING UP. NEARLY 6-
THOUSAND TEXANS ARE IN THE
HOSPITAL WITH COVID. THAT'S A
NEW RECORD. BUT GOVERNOR ABBOTT
BELIEVES THINGS ARE MOVING IN A
BETTER DIRECTION. YESTERDAY
HE STOOD BY HIS DECISION TO
SHUTDOWN BARS.
GOVERNOR: WE REALLY DO
BELIEVE
BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD SEE SOME CONSEQUENTIAL RESULTS FROM THE SHUTDOWN OF THE BARS...
REMEMBERING THAT BEFORE ANY
GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE INVOLVED IN
A SHUTDOWN OPERATION, THERE
SHOULD BE A CLEAR REASON FOR IT
--- WHICH IS EXACTLY WHY THESE
LOCATIONS WERE TARGETED
THE
THE GOVERNOR INSISTS THE GOAL IS TO REOPEN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. BUT THAT PROCESS WILL
BE DRIVEN BY THE DATA.
OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS-- WE
HAVE SEEN POSITIVE CASES IN
STUDENT ATHLETES. THIS HAS
PROMPTED SUMMER WORKOUTS ACROSS
SOUTHEAST TEXAS TO BE CANCELLED.
MOST KIDS WHO GET COVID-19 HAVE
A MILD CASE-- OR DON'T EVEN
EXPERIENCE SYMPTOMS. BUT THEY
AREN'T IMMUNE. THE NUMBER OF
KIDS CATCHING THE VIRUS IS
INCREASING-- WHICH IS PROMPTING
MORE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO CUT
ACTIVITIES. A LOCAL
PEDIATRICIAN TELLS 12NEWS-- THE
MAIN GOAL FOR NOW IS TO KEEP
KIDS HEALTHY-- IN ORDER TO
RETURN TO SCHOOL -- BY THE START
OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.
"THIS IS A REALLY HARD
SITUATION FOR ALL OF US. I THINK
OUR GOAL RIGHT NOW IS TO GET OUR
SCHOOLS OPEN IN AUGUST AND FOR
US TO DO THAT WE REALLY NEED TO
MAKE SOME SACRIFICES."
THE UNIVERSITY INTERSCHOLASTIC
LEAGUE MANDATES-- THAT PLAYERS
THAT HAD CLOSE CONTACT WITH THE
PERSON WHO TESTED POSITIVE -- BE
TESTED AND QUARANTINED. FOR A
LOOK AT SCHOOL DRISTRCTS THAT
HAVE DECIDED TO CANCEL SUMMER
WORKOUTS-- HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE
THE "SENATE HELP COMMITTEE" IS
SET TO HOLD A HEARING TODAY-- ON
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S ONGOING
RESPONSE TO COVID-19. DR.
ANTHONY FAUCI
ANTHONY FAUCI
--REPRESENTING THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH-- IS ONE OF FOUR DOCTORS EXPECTED TO
TESTIFY. SENATOR LAMAR ALEXANDER
IS EXPECTED TO ASK DR. FAUCI--
AND THE OTHERS-- ABOUT RECENT
SPIKES AND HOTSPOTS IN THE
NATION-- AND WHAT THE
ADMINISTRATION IS DOING TO
ADDRESS IT. DEMOCRATS PLAN
TO ADDRESS SYS- TEMIC RACISM AND
HEALTH DISPARITIES-- AND
HOW
HOW THE
HOW THE PANDEMIC IS IMPACTING MINORITY COMMUNITIES.
MINORITY COMMUNITIES.
COMMUNITIES. SOME DISAPPOINTING NEWS FOR HOLIDAY BEACH-GOERS. MUCH OF THE
SHORELINES ON THE EAST, WEST AND
GULF COASTS MAY BE CLOSED FOR
INDEPENDENCE DAY. OFFICIALS SAY
THEY'VE RUN OUT OF OPTIONS--WITH
COVID-19 NUMBERS SPIKING AROUND
THE COUNTRY. NBC'S SAM BROCK
TELLS US THE DIFFICULT DECISONS
SOME LOCAL LEADERS ARE MAKING.
IN A MATTER OF DAYS, BEACHES ON
BOTH SIDES OF THE COUNTRY WILL
BE CLOSED. NAT: "THEY DON'T HAVE
THE RIGHT TO TELL PEOPLE THAT
YOU CAN OR CANNOT GO." FIRST
SOUTH FLORIDA AND NOW LOS
ANGELES WITH THE COUNTY PUTTING
THE CLAMPS ON OCEAN ACCESS FOR
THE JULY 4TH HOLIDAY WEEKEND. S/
MAYOR ERIC GARCETTI - LOS
ANGELES, CA :16 - :19 "THIS YEAR
WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT SAVING
LIVES." AFTER RECORDING ITS
SINGLE BIGGEST DAILY TOTAL,
NEARLY 3- THOUSAND NEW CASES.
L-A COUNTY OVERALL NOW CLIMBING
PAST 100-THOUSAND. THE NUMBERS,
NOT NEARLY AS DAUNTING AS THE
REALITY FOR THE GARAY FAMILY.
RICHARD GARAY HEARTBROKEN AFTER
LOSING HIS FATHER TO COVID-19.
28 MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY WERE
DIAGNOSED WITH THE VIRUS.
NOW
NOW GOVERNORS IN STATES
STRAINED
STRAINED FROM RISING CASES ARE TRYING TO PREVENT FUTURE PAIN... INCLUDING ARIZONA'S HEAD OF
STATE--- WHO JUST PULLED THE
PLUG ON BARS, GYMS AND POOLS FOR
A MINIMUM OF 30 DAYS... S/ GOV.
DOUG DUCEY
ARIZONA :54 - 1:02 "WE CAN'T BE
UNDER ANY ILLUSION THAT THIS
VIRUS IS GOING TO GO AWAY ON ITS
OWN. IT'S OUR EXPECTATION THAT
NEXT WEEK THIS VIRUS WILL BE
WORST." 26 STATES ARE ALREADY
SEEING A RISE IN CASES... WITH
11 LOOKING AT A SHARP JUMP OF
100-PERCENT OR MORE OVER THE
LAST FOURTEEN DAYS. THAT
INCLUDES FLORIDA---ROCKED BY A
FIVE-FOLD INCREASE IN DAILY
CASES....IN 2 WEEKS! PROMPTING
THE HOLIDAY BEACH CLOSURES---
THAT CAUGHT HOTELS LIKE THE
FAMED OCEAN DRIVE CLEVELANDER,
OFF-GUARD... S/ VICTORIA PALACIO
- THE CLEVELANDER HOTEL 1:23
1:29 "OUR HOTEL GUESTS COME TO
GO TO THE BEACH. SO YOU KNOW NOW
MOST OF OUR HOTEL GUESTS HAVE
CANCELED THEIR RESERVATION."
IN OTHER NEWS IN FLORIDA THIS
MORNING, THE CITY OF
JACKSONVILLE REQUIRING MASK NOW
IN INDOOR SPACES WHICH COULD
IMPACT THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL
CONVENTION, SET TO BE HELD THERE
IN AUGUST. IN MIAMI BEACH, SAM
BROCK NBC NEWS.
THE ENTERTAINMENT WORLD IS
MOURNING THE DEATH OF A COMEDY
LEGEND. CARL
REINER--CREATER OF THE "DICK VAN
DYKE SHOW" HAS DIED.
A REINER SPOKESPERSON
SAYS
SAYS HE
SAYS HE DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES AT HIS BEVERLY HILLS HOME MONDAY NIGHT. THE LEGENDARY
STAND-UP COMEDIAN, ACTOR,
DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, WRITER AND
SINGER GRACED THE SILVER SCREEN
FOR SOME 7 DECADES. REINER WAS
98 YEARS OLD.