19.
19. >>>
19. >>> NOW AT 6:00, POWERFUL
IMAGES FROM CITIES ACROSS THE
COUNTRY AS WE REMEMBER
AMERICANS WHO DIED FROM COVID-
19 AND THE TOLL THE PANDEMIC
HAS TAKEN ON OUR NATION.
AMERICA LIT UP TO HONOR THE
VICTIMS OVERNIGHT.
VICTIMS OVERNIGHT. THOSE TRIBUTES ARE COMING ON
THE EVE OF A NEW CHAPTER IN IT
OUR HISTORY.
OUR HISTORY. PRESIDENT-ELECT JOE BIDEN WILL
TAKE THE OATH OF OFFICE ON THIS
STAGE AT THE CAPITOL IN ABOUT
FIVE HOURS.
FIVE HOURS. THIS MORNING WE HAVE TEAM
COVERAGE ON THIS BIG DAY.
WE'LL TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT
LAST NIGHT'S COVID-19 MEMORIALS
AND GIVE YOU A CLOSER LOOK AT
TODAY'S EVENTS AND PAST
INAUGURATIONS.
INAUGURATIONS. BUT FIRST LET'S CHECK IN WITH
CHITA FOR A LOOK AT TODAY'S
FORECAST.
FORECAST.
FORECAST. >> GOOD MORNING.
WE ARE STARTING OFF WITH DENSE
FOG.
FOG.
FOG. SO
FOG. SO IF YOU'RE WAKING UP FROM
GALVESTON COUNTY NEAR PORT
BOLIVAR, KEMAH, LEAGUE CITY,
YOU'RE WAKING UP TO REALLY
THICK FOG THAT COULD EVEN SLOW
YOU DOWN.
YOU DOWN.
YOU DOWN. ESPECIALLY TOWARDS THE GULF
FREEWAY.
FREEWAY.
FREEWAY. HERE'S A LOOK AT THAT DENSE FOG
ADVISORY FOR BRAZORIA COUNTY,
GALVESTON COUNTY, EVEN PORTIONS
OF NOW SOUTHERN HARRIS COUNTY.
THAT'S BECAUSE VISIBILITIES
CONTINUE TO DROP.
WE'RE DOWN TO A HALF A MILE IN
GALVESTON.
GALVESTON. QUARTER OF A MILE IN ANGLETON.
JUST BELOW A MILE IN PEARLAND.
I'M EXPECTING THE FOG TO LIFT
BY 9:00 THIS MORNING.
WE WILL KEEP THE CLOUDS IN
PLACE THOUGH THROUGHOUT THE
DAY.
DAY.
DAY. SO
DAY. SO ONLY LITTLE PEEKS OF
SUNSHINE HERE AND THERE WITH A
HIGH TEMP OF 70.
WE KEEP IT MILD.
LESS THAN A 10% CHANCE FOR A
SHOWER.
SHOWER.
SHOWER. WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT OUR RAIN
CHANCES OVER THE NEXT WEEK OR
SO IN A LITTLE BIT.
BACK TO YOU.
>>> BACK OUT LIVE TO
WASHINGTON, D.C. NOW WHERE WE
ARE HOURS AWAY FROM THE
TRANSITION OF POWER AS
PRESIDENT-ELECT JOE BIDEN TAKES
THE OATH OF OFFICE.
THE THREAT OF ANOTHER ATTACK ON
DC IS TOP OF MIND FOR MANY.
REPORTER BOFTA YIMAM IS IN
WASHINGTON WITH MORE.
>> Reporter: FROM CHURCH
SERVICE TO VIRTUAL SWEARING IN
IT CEREMONIES, TODAY'S
INAUGURATION WILL REFLECT A
HYBRID OF TRADITIONAL
CELEBRATIONS AND SOCIALLY
DISTANCED EVENTS.
DISTANCED EVENTS. MUCH OF IT TAKING PLACE IN THE
SAME AREA THAT WAS ATTACKED BY
A VIOLENT MOB JUST TWO WEEKS
AGO.
AGO.
AGO. PRESIDENT-ELECT JOE BIDEN
BECOMES THE NATION'S 46th
PRESIDENT WHEN HE TAKES THE
OATH OF OFFICE TODAY.
>> I JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY.
>> Reporter: AFTER AN EMOTIONAL
SENDOFF FROM HIS HOME STATE
YESTERDAY.
YESTERDAY. >> WHEN I DIE, DELAWARE WILL BE
WRITTEN ON MY HEART.
>> Reporter: MR. BIDEN TRAVELED
TO WASHINGTON WHERE HE PAID
TRIBUTE TO THE 400,000
AMERICANS WHO DIED DUE TO THE
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. >> TO HEAL WE MUST REMEMBER.
AND IT'S HARD SOMETIMES TO
REMEMBER.
REMEMBER.
REMEMBER. >> Reporter: THE INCOMING
PRESIDENT IS EXPECTED TO SIGN A
SERIES OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS,
REVERSING SOME OF PRESIDENT
TRUMP'S POLICIES.
TRUMP'S POLICIES. >> THIS AMERICAN CARNAGE.
>> Reporter: UNLIKE PAST
INAUGURATIONS THE NATIONAL MALL
WILL BE MOSTLY EMPTY FOR
TODAY'S CEREMONY DUE IN PART TO
SECURITY CONCERNS FOLLOWING THE
ASSAULT ON THE CAPITOL.
>> THE ONLY THING WE HAVE TO
FEAR IS FEAR ITSELF.
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT-ELECT
BIDEN IS EXPECTED TO CALL FOR
UNITY IN A SPEECH AFTER BEING
SWORN IN IT BY CHIEF JUSTICE
JOHN ROBERTS.
JOHN ROBERTS. >> SO HELP ME GOD.
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT-ELECT
BIDEN HAS SAID HE HOPES THE
SENATE CAN HANDLE AN
IMPEACHMENT TRIAL WHILE ALSO
WORKING ON HIS AGENDA.
BOFTA YIMAM, CBS NEWS,
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. >> THANK YOU.
A BUSY DAY AHEAD IN DC.
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT TODAY'S
SCHEDULE.
SCHEDULE.
SCHEDULE. THE SWEARING IN CEREMONY IS AT
THE CAPITOL AND IT'S SET FOR
11:00 A.M.
11:00 A.M. HOUSTON TIME.
HOUSTON TIME. AFTER THAT IS THE PASS IN
REVIEW.
REVIEW.
REVIEW. THEN THE NEW PRESIDENT WILL
HEAD TO ARLINGTON NATIONAL
CEMETERY FOR A WREATH LAYING.
HE'LL BE JOINED BY FORMER
PRESIDENTS OBAMA, BUSH AND
CLINTON.
CLINTON.
CLINTON. THERE WILL BE A VIRTUAL PARADE
CELEBRATING HEROES.
CELEBRATING HEROES. THE DAY ENDS WITH A CELEBRATION
AT THE NATIONAL MALL.
IT'S HOSTED BY TOM HANKS.
YOU CAN WATCH IT TONIGHT.
THE.
THE.
THE. >>>
THE. >>> THERE'S A LOT OF POMP AND
CIRCUMSTANCE WITH TODAY'S
INAUGURATION CEREMONY.
INAUGURATION CEREMONY. THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION PLANS
TO GET DOWN TO BUSINESS RIGHT
AWAY.
AWAY.
AWAY. INCOMING PRESIDENTS OFTEN TALK
ABOUT THEIR AGENDA FOR IT THE
FIRST 100 DAYS IN OFFICE.
PRESIDENT-ELECT JOE BIDEN IS
TALKING ABOUT HIS AGENDA FOR
HIS FIRST DAY IN OFFICE.
SO WHAT DOES HE PLAN TO
ACCOMPLISH IN HIS FIRST 24
HOURS?
HOURS?
HOURS? FIRST ON THE LIST, RETURNING
THE U.S. TO THE PARIS CLIMATE
ACCORD.
ACCORD.
ACCORD. THAT WAS THE 2015 AGREEMENT
BETWEEN COUNTRIES TO LIMIT
GLOBAL WARMING.
GLOBAL WARMING. NEXT REPEALING THE BAN ON
CITIZENS FROM MAJORITY MUSLIM
COUNTRIES FROM ENTERING THE
U.S. THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
INSTITUTED THAT BAN IN IT 2017.
WHEN IT COMES TO CORONAVIRUS,
BIDEN IS EXPECTED TO IMPLEMENT
A MASK MANDATE ON FEDERAL
PROPERTIES ON HIS FIRST DAY.
HE'S ALSO EXPECTED TO SIGN AN
ORDER EXTENDING THE NATIONWIDE
RESTRICTIONS ON EVICTIONS AND
FORECLOSURES.
FORECLOSURES. SO THAT'S DAY ONE.
THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION LAID
OUT ITS PLAN FOR THE FIRST 100
DAYS IN OFFICE TOO.
WE'LL HAVE MORE ON WHAT THAT
ENTAILS TONIGHT ON KHOU 11 NEWS
AT 10:00.
AT 10:00.
AT 10:00. >>> TIME IS 6:05.
BEFORE TODAY'S EVENTS THE
NATION HONORED VICTIMS OF COVID-
19 AS OUR NATION'S DEATH TOLL
REACHED 400,000 YESTERDAY.
OUR MICHELLE CHOI HAS HOUSTON'S
TRIBUTES THIS MORNING.
>> Reporter: THIS MORNING YOU
CAN SEE CITY HALL ILLUMINATED
IN AMBER BEHIND ME.
JUST ONE OF SEVERAL HOUSTON
LANDMARKS LIT TO REMEMBER THE
LIVES LOST TO COVID-19.
THE MONTROSE BRIDGES OVER 59
ALSO GLOWING IN AMBER AHEAD OF
TODAY'S INAUGURATION.
TODAY'S INAUGURATION. HOUSTON WAS ONE OF SEVERAL
CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT
TOOK PART IN A NATIONAL
MEMORIAL IN SOLIDARITY TO HONOR
THE 400,000 LIVES LOST IN THE
U.S. TO THE CORONAVIRUS.
[ MUSIC ] LAST NIGHT HOUSTON'S
VERY OWN GOSPEL SINGER YOLANDA
ADAMS GAVE A POWERFUL
PERFORMANCE SINGING ON THE
NATIONAL STAGE.
NATIONAL STAGE. THE CITY OF HOUSTON TOOK TIME
TO REMEMBER ITS VERY OWN.
>> CAPTAIN LEROY LUCIO OF THE
HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT.
>> Reporter: RINGING ITS BELLS
OUR HOUSTON CHURCHES ALSO TOOK
PART IN THE NATIONAL MOMENT OF
UNITY.
UNITY.
UNITY. LAST NIGHT'S MEMORIAL WAS A
LEADUP TO TODAY'S INAUGURATION
THEME AMERICA UNITED.
>> SPEAKING OF THAT AMERICA
UNITED THEME, IT WAS PRETTY
POWERFUL TO SEE COUNTLESS
CITIES FROM HOUSTON TO NEW YORK
CITY HONOR THE VICTIMS OF THIS
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC. I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU MORE
ABOUT HOW CITIES REMEMBERED
THEM IN JUST A MOMENT.
BUT LET'S START IN WASHINGTON,
D.C. WHERE AHEAD OF THE
INAUGURATION PRESIDENT-ELECT
INAUGURATION PRESIDENT-ELECT BIDEN AND VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT
HARRIS HELD A PUBLIC MEMORIAL
LIGHTING UP THE LINCOLN
MEMORIAL REFLECTING POOL IN
MEMORY OF THOSE 400,000
AMERICAN LIVES LOST.
>> TO HEAL WE MUST REMEMBER.
AND IT'S HARD SOMETIMES TO
REMEMBER.
REMEMBER.
REMEMBER. BUT THAT'S HOW WE HEAL.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO DO THAT AS A
NATION.
NATION.
NATION. >> HERE'S ANOTHER LOOK AT THAT
MEMORIAL IN OUR NATION'S
CAPITOL.
CAPITOL.
CAPITOL. 400 LIGHTS.
400 LIGHTS. EACH ONE REPRESENTING 100,000
DEATHS DUE TO COVID-19.
SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 400,000
BROTHERS, SISTERS, SONS,
DAUGHTERS, FATHERS, MOTHERS.
BACK TO NEW YORK WHERE THE
EMPIRE STATE BUILDING DISPLAYED
A RED HEART BEAT TO HONOR THOSE
LOST TO COVID.
IN CHICAGO THE CITY'S SKYLINE
WENT DARK FOR TEN MINUTES THEN
LIT UP ORANGE.
IN PITTSBURGH THE PIRATES LIT
THEIR STADIUM IN A MOMENT OF
UNITY AND REMEMBRANCE FOR THE
LIVES LOST DURING THE COVID-19
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC. LIKE HERE IN HOUSTON, MILWAUKEE
ILLUMINATED BRIDGES AND
BUILDINGS.
BUILDINGS. >>> LET'S GET TO SOME OF THE
DAY'S OTHER BIG STORIES NOW.
STARTING WITH GOVERNOR ABBOTT'S
HEALTHCARE ROUND TABLE.
HE SAYS LOCAL HOSPITALS AND
VACCINATION CLINICS ARE MAKING
BIG PROGRESS.
BIG PROGRESS. >> GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT SAYS
HARRIS COUNTY HAS ADMINISTERED
MORE COVID-19 VACCINES THAN ANY
OTHER COUNTY IN THE STATE BY A
LONG SHOT.
LONG SHOT. IN HOUSTON METHODIST HAS
ADMINISTERED THE MOST VACCINES
IN OUR AREA.
>>> MONTGOMERY COUNTY IS
OPENING A MASS VACCINATION
DRIVE THROUGH SITE AT 9:00 A.M.
THIS IS FOR QUALIFYING MEMBERS
OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHO
ALREADY HAVE AN APPOINTMENT.
THE COUNTY GOT 2000 DOSES AND
HOPES TO ADMINISTER THEM ALL
TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
ALL OF THE ONLINE REGISTRATIONS
WERE GONE IN LESS THAN HALF AN
HOUR YESTERDAY.
HOUR YESTERDAY. >>> NEW DETAILS REVEALED IN THE
CASE OF A MISSING WOMAN THAT
MADE NATIONAL HEADLINES.
>> A MAJOR BREAK IN THE
INVESTIGATION INTO SOCIAL MEDIA
INFLUENCER ALEXA SHARKY'S
DEATH.
DEATH.
DEATH. THE MEDICAL EXAMINER HAS SAID
SHE DIED BY STRANGULATION AND
HER MANNER OF DEATH WAS
HOMICIDE.
HOMICIDE.
HOMICIDE. >> SHARKY'S BODY WAS FOUND ON A
HOUSTON ROAD JUST AFTER
THANKSGIVING.
THANKSGIVING. >>> A NEW LAWSUIT CLAIMS RICE
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS DESERVE
MONEY BECAUSE THEY DID NOT GET
THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE THEY
PAID FOR AFTER COVID-19 HIT.
LAWYERS SAY BECAUSE STUDENTS
PAID UP FRONT FOR THINGS THAT
WERE LATER CLOSED IT'S A BREACH
OF CONTRACT.
OF CONTRACT. >>> DOCTORS AND PATIENTS AT THE
HEIGHTS HOSPITAL ARE DEMANDING
ANSWERS.
ANSWERS.
ANSWERS. THEY SHOWED UP TO WORK ONLY TO
FIND THAT THE LOCKS HAD BEEN
CHANGED AND THEY WERE NO LONGER
ALLOWED IN THE BUILDING.
A LAWSUIT FILED IN HARRIS
COUNTY ON JANUARY 8th GIVES A
LITTLE INSIGHT OF WHAT IS GOING
ON.
ON.
ON. THE
ON. THE LAWSUIT SAYS CAPITAL
PARTNERS LLC LENT $20 MILLION
TO 1917 HEIGHTS HOSPITAL LLC.
IN THE LAWSUIT THEY SAY THE
HEIGHTS HOSPITAL OWES THEM
MONEY AND NOW THEY'RE SEEKING
MORE THAN $2 MILLION.
>> THOSE ARE THE BIG STORIES ON
THIS WEDNESDAY MORNING.
>>> IT'S 6:10.
THE ONE THING YOU NEED TO KNOW
IN WEATHER.
IN WEATHER. RAIN CHANCES TODAY ABOUT A 10,
MAX 20% CHANCE.
NOTICE HOW OUR DAILY RAIN
CHANCES WILL TAKE YOU