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>>> FIRST
>>> FIRST AT 6:00, A VERY ACTIVE MORNING ON THE RADAR.
RIGHT NOW STORMS ARE ON THE
MOVE ACROSS THE HOUSTON AREA.
CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO FROM
TRANSTAR.
TRANSTAR.
TRANSTAR. LIGHTNING SHOW NORTH OF HOUSTON
AS THAT HEAVY RAIN PICKS UP.
WE'LL HAVE A LIVE REPORT FROM
THE ROADS IN IT A MINUTE.
>>> WE WANT TO REMIND YOU TO
SHARE PICTURES AND VIDEOS FROM
YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD IF IT IS SAFE
TO DO SO.
TO DO SO.
TO DO SO. DO NOT PUT YOURSELF IN HARM'S
WAY.
WAY.
WAY. LET
WAY. LET US KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING
WITH #HTOWNRUSH.
WITH #HTOWNRUSH. >>> WE CAN HEAR ALL THE
ACTIVITY FROM INSIDE THE
STUDIO.
STUDIO.
STUDIO. IT'S A MESS OUT THERE.
>> IT'S ALARMING, SCARY WHEN
YOU HEAR THAT BIG CLAP OF
THUNDER AND SEE THE LIGHTNING.
HIGH WATER SPOTS WILL BE
POSSIBLE WHEN THE RAIN IS OVER
YOUR AREA.
YOUR AREA. HOWEVER, IT SHOULD BE QUICK TO
RISE BUT ALSO QUICK TO RECEDE.
I ZOOMED ON IN TO WHERE IT IS
RAINING THE HARDEST RIGHT NOW.
FROM ACRES HOMES, MEMORIAL, THE
GALLERIA, THESE ARE AREAS RIGHT
NOW YOU'RE DEALING WITH
EXTREMELY BLINDING HEAVY RAIN.
IF YOU CAN WAIT JUST ABOUT AN
HOUR HERE, ESPECIALLY THE WEST
SIDE OF TOWN, YOU KNOW WHAT,
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT
EASIER COMMUTE IF YOU CAN LET
THIS DIE DOWN.
BIG PICTURE SOUTH OF I-10.
GENERALLY SPEAKING, YOU'RE
STAYING MOSTLY DRY.
STILL MOSTLY DRY THIS MORNING.
IT'S AREAS NORTH OF TOWN.
NO WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN
PLACE.
PLACE.
PLACE. WE
PLACE. WE DO HAVE AN AREAL FLOOD
ADVISORY.
ADVISORY.
ADVISORY. THAT'S WHERE WEAVE SEEN THE
HEAVIEST RAIN.
HEAVIEST RAIN. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS EVENT
THAT WE'LL CONTINUE TO WATCH.
ADAM BENNETT IS LIVE WHERE ALL
THIS LIGHTNING HAS ACTUALLY
SPARKED A FIRE.
TELL US MORE ABOUT THAT, ADAM.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU MENTIONED IT.
THE WOODLANDS HAS BEEN GETTING
HAMMERED WITH RAIN AND
LIGHTNING.
LIGHTNING. THAT'S WHAT FIRST RESPONDERS
THINK MAY HAVE STARTED THIS
FIRE AT THIS HOME.
THIS VIRGINIA CLOSE AS FIRST
RESPONDERS ARE LETTING US GET.
THEY ARE STILL ACTIVELY PUTTING
IT OUT.
IT OUT.
IT OUT. 15 MINUTES AGO WE COULD SEE
HEAVY FLAMES COMING FROM IT THE
ROOF AND THE SMOKE IS STILL
VISIBLE RIGHT NOW EVEN THOUGH
THE SUN HAS NOT YET COME UP.
THIS IS ONE OF AT LEAST THREE
LIGHTNING, POSSIBLY LIGHTNING
STRIKE-RELATED FIRES WE KNOW
ABOUT.
ABOUT.
ABOUT. THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE AT AN
APARTMENT COMPLEX NOT TOO FAR
FROM WHERE WE ARE.
AN APARTMENT COMPLEX ON WEST
RAYFORD.
RAYFORD.
RAYFORD. A HOME NEAR THE 290 AND BARKER
CYPRESS AREA.
CYPRESS AREA. ANOTHER AREA WE'VE SEEN GET HIT
HARD THIS MORNING WITH ALL THIS
RAIN AND A LOT OF LIGHTNING
TOO.
TOO.
TOO. SO
TOO. SO DEFINITELY BUSY NIGHT FOR
FIRST RESPONDERS.
FIRST RESPONDERS. WITH ALL THAT THE HEAVY RAIN.
I CAN TELL YOU DRIVING OUT HERE
IT WAS PRETTY DICEY.
WE WERE ABLE TO GET THROUGH.
ONLY BY STRADDLING THE LINES,
ONE PART OF THE CAR IN ONE SIDE
AND THE OTHER IN THE OTHER
BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT OF
PONDING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE
ROAD.
ROAD.
ROAD. IT
ROAD. IT WASN'T AN ISSUE BECAUSE
THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC FOR US.
BUT AS THE MORNING GOES ON
THAT'S GOING TO CREATE A
PROBLEM.
PROBLEM.
PROBLEM. CYPRESS, IT'S BEEN GETTING HIT
HARD TOO.
HARD TOO.
HARD TOO. LET'S SEND IT OUT TO RUBEN FOR
A LOOK AT WHAT'S GOING ON OUT
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. >>
THERE. >> Reporter: YES, SIR, ADAM.
VERY, VERY, VERY WET MORNING
HERE IN CYPRESS.
HERE AT THE BOARD WALK AT TOWN
LAKE.
LAKE.
LAKE. IT
LAKE. IT HAS BE LIKE THIS SINCE 5:00
THIS MORNING.
THIS MORNING. A LOT OF HEAVY RAIN.
A LOT OF LIGHTNING.
OF COURSE A LOT OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
THUNDERSTORMS. LET ME BRING UP MEGAN.
WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HIGHLIGHT A
FEATURE STORY.
FEATURE STORY. THAT HAD TO GET CANCELED.
WHAT WAS YOUR DRIVE LIKE?
>> IT WAS CRAZY.
I TOOK THE BACK ROADS FROM
KATY.
KATY.
KATY. WHERE I WAS GOING I WAS
HYDROPLANING.
HYDROPLANING. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO GET HERE.
>> IT WAS SLICK.
>> WAS NOT EXPECTING THIS WHEN
I WOKE UP.
>> WAS CALM AROUND 4:45.
AROUND 5:00 IT'S BEEN NONSTOP.
AS YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AND SEE,
SO A LITTLE SCARY WITH ALL OF
THE LIGHTNING TOO.
>> IT WAS.
IT WOKE ME UP.
I DIDN'T NEED MY ALARM THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I AM SO GLAD YOU ARE SAFE.
HEY, WE'RE HERE IN CYPRESS AT
THE BOARD WALK AT TOWN LAKE
COVERING THE STORM ALL MORNING.
RIGHT NOW WE'LL SEND IT OVER TO
STEPH.
STEPH.
STEPH. >>> RUBEN, THANK YOU.
RUBEN IS NOT FAR FROM 290
GETTING POUNDED.
GETTING POUNDED. NO ACCIDENTS ON 290.
WE MOVE OVER TO THE NORTH
FREEWAY.
FREEWAY.
FREEWAY. AND IN FACT, THE THUNDER AND
LIGHTNING IS MESSING.
OUR CAMERAS.
OUR CAMERAS. WE WATCHED THEM FLICKER, GO
OUT.
OUT.
OUT. NOW
OUT. NOW WE HAVE A LINE THERE
BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER.
THE CAMERA IS NOT WORKING AS
WELL AS WE'D LIKE THEM TO
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. THIS IS YOUR NORTHBOUND SIDE.
YOU'LL SEE ACTIVITY HERE WITH A
CRASH IN THE LEFT LANE.
AMBULANCE BLOCKING THE
ADDITIONAL TWO CENTER LANES.
IT IS A SQUEEZE.
HARDY TOLL ROAD IS GETTING
POUNDED AS WELL.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE ANY
HAZARDS ON THAT TOLL ROAD.
HERE'S A LOOK AT THE OVERALL
PICTURE.
PICTURE.
PICTURE. YOU CAN SEE THAT THE EASTEX
FREEWAY STILL REALLY HEAVY.
IF YOU DO HAVE A FLIGHT TO
CATCH AT BUSH, YOU MAY BE
DELAYED THERE BECAUSE OF THE
BAD RAIN.
BAD RAIN.
BAD RAIN. BECAUSE IT IS OKAY TO GO ON THE
EASTEX FREEWAY JUST SLOW IT
DOWN, TAKE YOUR TIME.
I DO WANT TO POINT OUT DESPITE
THE HEAVY RAIN THERE ARE NO
HIGH WATER LOCATIONS TO SPEAK
OF RIGHT NOW.
>>> IT IS SURE TO BE A BUSY
WEEK IN WASHINGTON.
HERE ARE THE THREE THINGS TO
KNOW THIS MORNING.
FIRST THE WHITE HOUSE IS
PREPARING A NEW ROUND OF
ECONOMIC SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN
WHICH COULD BE IMPOSED AS EARLY
AS TODAY.
AS TODAY.
AS TODAY. ON THURSDAY PRESIDENT TRUMP
CALLED OFF AN IRE STRIKE THEN
SAID HE WAS OPEN TO TALKS WITH
IRAN.
IRAN.
IRAN. THE
IRAN. THE PRESIDENT SAID HE'S NOT
LOOKING TO GO TO WAR BUT DID
ADD SANCTIONS COULD IMPOSED.
>>> NUMBER TWO, PRESIDENT TRUMP
DELAYED NATIONWIDE RAIDS AIMED
AT UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS.
HE AGREED TO PUT THE RAIDS ON
HOLD FOR TWO WEEKS.
THE PRESIDENT DID WARN CONGRESS
HAS TO COME UP WITH A POLITICAL
SOLUTION TO BORDER PATROL.
>>> THE PRESIDENT HEADS TO
JAPAN THIS WEEKEND.
ALSO VISIT SOUTH KOREA TO
DISCUSS THE NORTH.
HE SENT A LETTER TO KIM JONG-UN
HOPING TO END THE COUNTRY'S
NUCLEAR PROGRAM AFTER TALKS
BROKE DOWN IN FEBRUARY.
>>> YOUR RUSH BLOCK CONTINUES
WITH THE DAY'S OTHER BIG
STORIES.
STORIES.
STORIES. THE MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING
JOSUE FLORES IN AN EXCLUSIVE
JAILHOUSE INTERVIEW HE SAYS
HE'S BEING FRAMED.
JACKSON ACCUSED POLICE OF
PLANTING DNA EVIDENCE ON HIS
JACKET LINKING HIM TO THE
MURDER.
MURDER.
MURDER. AND HE CLAIMED FLORES WAS
KILLED BY A MEMBER OF A DRUG
CARTEL.
CARTEL.
CARTEL. HE WROTE A NOTE SAYING A LACK
OF DIVERSITY IN HPD MAY HAVE
PLAYED A PART IN HIS ARREST.
>>> GALVESTON POLICE SAY A 1-
YEAR-OLD DIED AFTER BEING LEFT
IN A HOT CAR.
THE FATHER WENT TO WORK
SATURDAY AND FOUND THE BABY
UNRESPONSIVE HOURS LATER IN HIS
VEHICLE.
VEHICLE.
VEHICLE. NO CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED.
>>> A 3-YEAR-OLD DIES AFTER HE
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF IN
KATY.
KATY.
KATY. INVESTIGATORS SAY THE CHILD'S
FATHER WAS DOWNSTAIRS WHEN THE
BOY GOT AHOLD OF THE GUN.
NO WORD IF IT HIS FATHER WILL
FACE CHARGES.
FACE CHARGES. >>> GRILLING OUT TURNED INTO A
TRIP TOLL ER FOR A HOUSTON BOY.
HE WAS EATING SOME CHICKEN WHEN
A SMALL PIECE OF METAL BECAME
LODGED IN HIS THROAT.
DOCTORS REMOVED THE METAL WHICH
TURNED OUT TO BE A TINY BRISTLE
FROM A BRUSH USED TO CLEAN THE
GRILL.
GRILL.
GRILL. >>> THAT BALL SENT DEEP TO
RIGHT FIELD.
RIGHT FIELD. GOING ALL THE WAY BACK.
THAT'S A GRAND SLAM.
>> THE ASTROS AVOID A SWEEP AND
BEAT THE YANKEES 9-4. THEY HIT
FOUR HOME RUNS INCLUDING A
GRAND SLAM.
GRAND SLAM. THEY'RE BACK AT MINUTE MAID
TOMORROW NIGHT TAKING ON THE
PIRATES.
PIRATES.
PIRATES. FIRST PITCH AT 7:10.
>>> THAT IS YOUR RUSH BLOCK.
TODAY'S BIG HEADLINES FROM HERE
IN HOUSTON AND AROUND