>>
>> SHE
>> SHE HAS GOT A SHOT AT THE OLYMPICS.
OLYMPICS.
OLYMPICS. WE MEET THE LOCAL MOM WHO IS
ABOUT TO HIT THE RACE COURSE
WITH TOKYO ON THE LINE.
>>> WE NEED THIS TO BE FIXED
PRETTY SOON BECAUSE WHEN IN THE
WATER.
WATER.
WATER. >>
WATER. >> THE EAST LOOP IS BACK UP AND
AND THE WATER MAIN MESS IS NOT
OVER YET WITH REPAIRS GOING ALL
NIGHT AND WE WILL TAKE YOU TO
AIR 11 TO SHOW YOU WHAT IT
LOOKS LIKE RIGHT NOW.
THE CLEANUP PROCESS IS GOING TO
TAKE DAYS.
TAKE DAYS. IF YOU WANT THE VERY LATEST
INFORMATION YOU CAN TEXT.
WE HAVE JANEL FORTE AND
MICHELLE CHOI . WELCOME TO H-
TOWN RUSH . I'M XAVIER WALTON
ALONG WITH ERIKA, STEPHANIE,
AND BRANDI .
>> WE'RE TALKING CLOSURES AT
HISD IN JUST A FEW ON THE LIST
AND WE ALSO HAVE THEM ON
WWW.KHOU.COM .
WWW.KHOU.COM . >> WE ALSO WANT TO TALK ABOUT
WEATHER.
WEATHER.
WEATHER. >> PEOPLE ARE STILL ASKING
TEMPERATURE WISE WE HAVE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT FREEZING
TEMPERATURES AND ARE WE GOING
TO HAVE ANY ISSUES THIS
MORNING?
MORNING?
MORNING? THE ANSWER IS NO BECAUSE IT IS
WARMER THAN YESTERDAY NEAR 40
DEGREES SO YOU DO NOT HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT ANY ICE.
HERE IS WHAT IS GOING ON RIGHT
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. IT
NOW. IT IS UPPER 30s AND LOW 40s,
DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU ARE.
WILL WARM UP NICELY THIS
AFTERNOON AND THE FORECASTED
HIGH IS 70 DEGREES.
>> I WANT TO START WITH THE
SITUATION AT THE NORTH BELTWAY.
THIS IS AN ACTIVE VEHICLE FIRE.
HE LOOKS LIKE NOW I NO LONGER
SEE THE SMOKE BUT IT IS STILL
AN ACTIVE SCENE SLOWING DOWN
TRAFFIC IN THAT DIRECTION.
ALLOW YOURSELF SOME EXTRA TIME
IF YOU'RE IN THE AREA. ALL OF
THE LANES IN BOTH DIRECTIONS BY
CLINTON DRIVE ARE REOPENED. THE
ONLY CLOSURE IS ON THE
NORTHBOUND SIDE FOR THE FINAL
CLEANUP. PAST IT AND USE MARKET
STREET INSTEAD AND WE WILL GO
OVER TO JANEL FORTE WITHOUT
THIS HAPPENED TO EXPECT SO FAR
REPAIR WORK HAS INCLUDED
EVERYTHING FROM FULLY DRAINING
THE LINE TO STABILIZING IT AND
THIS ALL COMES AS THE BULK OF
THE CITY IS UNDER A BOIL WATER
NOTICE AND RIGHT NOW WE DO HAVE
AIR 11 FLYING ABOVE IT. IT WILL
GIVE YOU A BETTER LOOK AT WHAT
IS GOING ON THIS MORNING. YOU
CAN SEE THE MASSIVE HOLE WHERE
THE LINE 1st AND THE CONTRACTOR
WAS DOING EXPLORATORY WORK FOR
A WATER LINE PROJECT AND THE
PIPE BURST AND THIS LINE SERVES
50% OF THE CITY AND IT IS
MASSIVE AT EIGHT FEET TALL.
IT REALLY PUTS IT INTO
PERSPECTIVE WHY ON A SUNNY DAY
IN HOUSTON WE SAW EXTENSIVE
FLOODING WITH 11 CARS STRANDED
AND FOR MANY HOURS 640 EAST
LOOP WAS SHUT DOWN AND WE DID
REACH OUT TO HARBOR BROTHERS
CONSTRUCTION WHICH IS WORKING
ON THE LINE BUT A
REPRESENTATIVE REFUSED TO
COMMENT ON THE INCIDENT.
SENDING IT BACK TO YOU IN THE
STUDIO.
STUDIO.
STUDIO. >> AS YOU WAKE UP WITH
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE WATER MAIN
BREAK WE ARE WORKING TO GET YOU
ANSWERS.
ANSWERS.
ANSWERS. THE FIRST PRIORITY IS
SHOWERING.
SHOWERING. IT IS SAFE WITH A CAVEAT. THERE
IS A BOIL WATER IS AFFECTING
EVERYONE IN THE HIGHLIGHTED
AREA HERE.
AREA HERE. YES YOU CAN SHOWER BUT YOU
NEEDS TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO
SWALLOW TAP WATER.
USE BOTTLED OR BOILED WATER.
SOME OF THE QUESTIONS ARE
REALLY ABOUT HOW TO GO ABOUT
YOUR DAY.
YOUR DAY.
YOUR DAY. FOR THE FIRST ONE THE SAME RULE
AS BRUSHING YOUR TEETH YOU CAN
MAKE COFFEE WITH BOILED OR
BOTTLED WATER.
BOTTLED WATER. AT RESTAURANTS ANY OF THEM WHO
DO NOT HAVE WATER THEY HAVE TO
SHUT DOWN.
SHUT DOWN. DEFINITELY IT IS WORTH A CALL
IF YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT
HEADING OUT SOMEWHERE FOR LUNCH
AND HAVE QUESTIONS LIKE THIS
FOR MANY PEOPLE.
THEY WANT TO KNOW WHO IS PAYING
FOR THIS AND WE DO NOT KNOW
THAT YET BUT WE CAN BET WE ARE
GOING TO BE ASKING.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS YOU
WANT US TO ANSWER JUST USE THE
HASHTAG #HTOWNRUSH ON SOCIAL
MEDIA .
MEDIA .
MEDIA . >> WE WILL NOW GET OUT TO
MICHELLE CHOI IN WEST HOUSTON .
>> Reporter: THIS KROGER
BEHIND ME OFF OF FOREST PARK
DRIVE THESE GUYS HAVE BEEN BUSY
INCLUDING THIS MORNING WITH
CUSTOMERS PACKING THE STORE
LOOKING TO BUY THIS.
BOTTLED WATER.
BOTTLED WATER. THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING AROUND
THE CLOCK TO KEEP THE BOTTLED
WATER ON THE SOCIAL.
KEEP IN MIND THIS IS NOT LIKE A
HURRICANE WHAT HAVE TIME TO
PREPARE.
PREPARE.
PREPARE. HAVE BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD
TO GET RESTOCKED. WHEN I WALKED
IN MYSELF I COULD SEE SEVERAL
PALLETS OF WATER BOTTLES BEING
BROUGHT IN.
BROUGHT IN. SEVERAL ARE FEELING THE PAIN AS
WELL AND HEB SAID THEY WILL BE
RESTOCKING TODAY.
RESTOCKING TODAY. >> HERE IS ANOTHER QUESTION
ABOUT THAT STORY THAT WE KEEP
GETTING. WHY IS THIS SO BAD?
WE WENT TO THE CITY FOR ANSWERS
AND HERE IS WHAT THEY TOLD US.
THEY SAY THAT WATER MAIN WAS
THE MAIN TRUNK LINE FROM THE
EAST WATER PURIFICATION PLANT
NEAR BUFFALO BAYOU AND IN TERMS
OF HOW MUCH WATER GUSHED OUT
THE ONLY THING THE MAYOR COULD
TELL US WAS A LOT AND THAT
MAKES SENSE BECAUSE THIS WAS
NOT YOUR AVERAGE WATERPIPE.
IT IS EIGHT FEET AND THAT IS
TALLER THAN A FORD F-150 PICKUP
TRUCK AND YOU COULD DRIVE A CAR
THROUGH.
THROUGH.
THROUGH. IT IS BIGGER THAN. THAT ONE
PIPE CARRIED 50% OF THE WATER
WHERE THE ENTIRE CITY OF
HOUSTON.
HOUSTON.
HOUSTON. THAT IS ANOTHER BIG QUESTION
THAT WILL BE ASKING TODAY AND
WILL CONTINUE TO BRING YOU THE
LATEST AND LET YOU KNOW WHEN