>>>
>>> RIGHT
>>> RIGHT NOW AT 10:00, A GHOST TOWN OF EMPTY HOUSES AND AN
ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD FEELING
FORGOTTEN AFTER HARVEY AND
STRUGGLING TO REBUILD.
A BROTHER AND SISTER HOMELESS
DUE TO MEDICAL ISSUES.
THE ONE THING THEY NEED HELP
WITH MORE THAN ANYTHING.
AND THIS HEARTWARMING REUNION
MAKING A LOT OF PEOPLE SMILE.
LAFAYETTE
RIGHT
RIGHT NOW
RIGHT NOW STORMS DROPPING A LOT OF RAIN AND SPARKING A LOT OF
LIGHTNING.
LIGHTNING. THIS IS ROUND TWO AFTER
YESTERDAY, SO DAVE, WHAT ARE
YOU TRACKING TONIGHT?
>> IT'S BEEN QUITE A LIGHTNING
SHOW TONIGHT.
SHOW TONIGHT. THE STORMS ARE BEGINNING TO
BACK OFF, BEGINNING TO WEAKEN A
LITTLE, BUT THEY'VE DUMPED SOME
GOOD RAIN, ESPECIALLY ACROSS
THE NORTH SIDE.
TONIGHT THE HEAVIEST STORMS
NORTH AND EAST.
HARRIS COUNTY IS WET, THE ROADS
ARE WET, BUT NO REPORTS OF HIGH
WATER.
WATER.
WATER. ON
WATER. ON FACEBOOK WE TALKED EARLIER
ABOUT WOULD THIS REACH THE KATY
AREA AND MEMORIAL AREA BY
10:00, SO THOSE JOINING US HERE
AT 10:00, INDEED MEMORIAL TO
KATY IS GETTING WET AND SO IS
THE MEMORIAL PARK BETWEEN THAT
AND BELTWAY 8, AND SOME STORMS
COULD MAKE IT TO AUSTIN COUNTY
AS WELL.
AS WELL.
AS WELL. THE HEAVIEST STORMS IN LIBERTY
COUNTY AND EVEN THAT STARTS TO
WEAKEN QUICKLY.
WEAKEN QUICKLY. RAIN DROPS ON THE LENS
DOWNTOWN.
DOWNTOWN.
DOWNTOWN. STORMS WEAKENING, RING OF FIRE
WET PATTERN CONTINUES AND A NEW
TROPICAL STORM.
TROPICAL STORM. THAT'S COMING UP IN A FEW
MINUTES.
MINUTES.
MINUTES. >> ALL RIGHT, A LOT TO TALK
ABOUT.
ABOUT.
ABOUT. THANKS DAVE.
THANKS DAVE. >>> ELEANOR TINSLEY PARK IS
REOPENED AFTER THE FLOODING
RAINS YESTERDAY.
RAINS YESTERDAY. THE GOOD NEWS IS THE NONPROFIT
THAT MAINTAINS THE PARK SAYS
THE DAMAGE WAS MINIMAL AND
CLEAN UP WON'T COST THE
TAXPAYERS ANY MONEY, AND PEOPLE
THAT BOUGHT TICKETS TO THE
CANCELED FREEDOM OVER TEXAS
FESTIVAL WILL GET THEIR MONEY
BACK, BUT THEY NEED TO BE
PATIENT.
PATIENT.
PATIENT. >> WE QUICKLY MADE THE DECISION
TO GIVE REFUNDS YESTERDAY.
THAT WAS JUST NOT A QUESTION,
WE SAID, YOU KNOW, IN THE
SPIRIT OF AMERICA'S BIRTHDAY,
WE'D GO AHEAD AND ISSUE THE
REFUNDS.
REFUNDS.
REFUNDS. IT WILL TAKE US A COUPLE OF
WEEK, AND THE REFUNDS WILL BE
ISSUED AT FACE VALUE.
LAFAYETTE
FACE
FACE VALUE. >> BUT TONIGHT THE DOG PARK IS
STILL CLOSED.
STILL CLOSED. THEY'LL DRAIN AND CLEAN THE
POND.
POND.
POND. >>>
POND. >>> HERE AT KHOU 11 NEWS WE ARE
STANDING FOR HOUSTON FOR ALL OF
THOSE PEOPLE WHO STILL FEEL
FORGOTTEN 10 MONTHS LATER.
AND TONIGHT WE FOUND AN ENTIRE
COMMUNITY WHERE HOMEOWNERS SAY
THEY SEE NO RELIEF IN SIGHT.
LARRY SEWARD IS SHOWING US WHAT
IT'S LIKE TO LIVE IN THE TWO
SUBDIVISIONS NOT FAR FROM LAKE
HOUSTON.
HOUSTON.
HOUSTON. >> REPORTER: YOU CAN'T DRIVE
AROUND AND MISS THE PILES OF
HURRICANE HARVEY DEBRIS STILL
AT THE CORNERS.
CARSSTILL PARKED WHERE OWNERS
ABANDONED THEM RIGHT AFTER THE
STORM, AND HOMES STILL IN
DISARRAY AND THAT'S JUST THE
BEGINNING.
BEGINNING. WEDGED BETWEEN GREEN'S BAYOU
AND LAKE HOUSTON.
>> NOBODY CARED.
IT WAS LIKE WE DIDN'T EXIST.
>> HARVEY STAYED AROUND DAYS.
>> REPORTER: THEY SCRAPED BY.
>> WE HAD TO SORT FOR
OURSELVES.
OURSELVES. >> REPORTER: CHRIS AND HIS
FAMILY RENTED UNTIL FOUR FEET
OF WATER DESTROYED EVERYTHING
THEY HAD, AND THEN WHEN HE WENT
OUT TO TEAR OUT AT THE TIME DRY
WALL -- OUT THE DRY WALL, HE
SAID SAY NEW OWNER DEMANDED
MORE RENT.
MORE RENT. WHERE DID THAT LEAVE YOU?
>> HOMELESS.
>> HOMELESS. >> REPORTER: HE NOW LIVES WITH
HIS FAMILY, 11 PEOPLE IN ALL
AND THEIR HOME FLOODED TOO.
>> WE'VE BEEN IN THE SAME BOAT
SINCE HARVEY LOOKING FOR A
HOME, ALMOST A YEAR.
>> REPORTER: AROUND HIM.
>> AT LEAST 80 PERCENT OF THE
HOUSES HAVE VACANT.
>> REPORTER: CALVIN SAYS THOSE
THAT REMAIN PAY CITY TAXES
OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS AND SEE FEW
BENEFITS EXCEPT FOR WATER.
>> THEY NEED FOOD, CLOTHING,
TRANSPORTATION, HEALTH
TRANSPORTATION, HEALTH SERVICES.
SERVICES.
SERVICES. >> THEY GO THROUGH SOME
NEIGHBORHOODS GIVING GENERATORS
AND SHEET ROCK.
NOBODY CAME BACK HERE.
>> REPORTER: SO WHILE THEY FEEL
FORGOTTEN, HELP IS IN SOME FORM
AROUND THE CORNER.
LARRY SEWARD, KHOU 11 NEWS.
NEWS.
NEWS. >>
NEWS. >> REPORTER: RESIDENTS HAVE --
>>> RESIDENTS HAVE FOUND
MOSQUITOES WITH WEST NILE, BUT
LUCKY NO HUMANS HAVE TESTED
POSITIVE, BUT OFFICIALS BELIEVE
IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME,
ESPECIALLY WITH YESTERDAY'S
RAIN.
RAIN.
RAIN. >>
RAIN. >> IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE
OUTDOORS IN THE LATE MORNING OR
EARLY EVENING TAKE PROTECTIVE
CAUTION, WHERE LONG SLEEVES,
LONG PANTS, WHERE MOSQUITO
REPELLENT AND ELIMINATE
STANDING WATER AROUND THEIR
HOMES.
HOMES.
HOMES. >>
HOMES. >> MONTGOMERY COUNTY IS
SPRAYING IN AREAS THAT TEST
POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE.
MOST PEOPLE THAT GET THE
DISEASE WON'T KNOW IT.
THE MOST COMMON SIGN OF BEING
INFECTED IS TIREDNESS.
>>> THERE ARE COUNTLESS REASONS
SOMEONE MIGHT END UP LIVING ON
THE STREETS, BUT TONIGHT WE'RE
MEETING A BROTHER AND SISTER
WHO TELL US MEDICAL BILLS IS A
BIG REASON THEY'RE HOMELESS
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. LEVI IS LIVE NOW WITH MORE.
>> REPORTER: MIA, ON RAINY
NIGHTS LIKE THIS, THE MITCHELLS
JUST FOUND SHELTER WHEREVER
THEY CAN.
THEY CAN.
THEY CAN. THIS AFTER THEIR MOTHER PASSED
AWAY, LEAVING THEM WITH
MOUNTING MEDICAL EXPENSES ASIDE
FROM THEIR OWN, AND NOW THEY'RE
TRYING TO GET BACK ON THEIR
FEET.
FEET.
FEET. I
FEET. I ASK MYSELF WHY AT LEAST SIX
TIMES BEFORE THIS MOMENT.
MY NAME IS LEVI.
>> JENNIFER.
>> JENNIFER. >> REPORTER: PLEASURE TO MEET
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. WHY
YOU. WHY HERE, WHY NOW, WHY DUSTIN
AND JENNIFER MITCHELL.
>> I WANT TO SAY WE'RE
DIFFERENT, BUT I KNOW PEOPLE
WILL SAY WE'RE JUST LIKE
EVERYBODY ELSE.
EVERYBODY ELSE. >> REPORTER: EXCEPT THEIR NOT,
AND THAT BRINGS ME HERE.
THREE MONTHS HAVE PASSED, BUT
THE REALITY OF THIS PAVILION IN
HERMAN PARK BEING HOME HASN'T
REALLY SET IN.
>> KIND OF A CULTURE SHOCK IN A
WAY.
WAY.
WAY. >>
WAY. >> REPORTER: THE TWO SLEEP
ANYWHERE NEAR THE CLOSEST
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL. >> I WAS GETTING CHECKED EVERY
SIX MONTHS.
SIX MONTHS. NOW STARTING IN MARCH IT'S
EVERY YEAR I'M GETTING CHECKED,
AND MAKING SURE THE CANCER
DOESN'T COME BACK.
>> REPORTER: STAGE 3 COLON
CANCER IN REMISSION.
THE TYPE OF THING THAT MAKES
COLOSTOMY BAGS NECESSARY, BUT
HARDLY AFFORDABLE IF YOU DON'T
HAVE A ROOF OVER YOUR HEAD.
>> ANYWHERE FROM 300 TO $500
FOR A 30 DAY SUPPLY.
>> REPORTER: HAVING EXHAUSTED
MEDICARE JENNIFER HAS ONE GROUP
OFFERING A 30 DAY SUPPLY OF
BAGS ONCE A YEAR.
FOR THE OTHER 335 DAYS, SHE HAS
TO FIND A WAY.
>> THAT'S PART OF THE REASON
WHY WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN CLOSE TO
THE HOSPITAL.
THE HOSPITAL. >> REPORTER: WHILE FINDING A
HOME IS IDEAL, BAGS ARE THE
PRIORITY.
PRIORITY.
PRIORITY. THOUGH HELP ON EITHER IS
FADING.
FADING.
FADING. >> I'M HAVING A HARD TIME
DEALING WITH BEING OUT HERE,
ESPECIALLY WITH MY
ISSUES.
ISSUES. >> REPORTER: NOW IT WASN'T BY
CONVINCE DENSE THAT WE RAN INTO
THE -- COINCIDENCE THAT WE RAN
INTO THE MITCHELL.
IT TOOK A PHONE CALL FROM
SOMEONE LOOKING OUT FOR THEM,
AND SENT THE CALL TO THE
NEWSROOM HELPING ONE OR TWO
RESOURCES COULD HELP THE
MITCHELLS GET BACK ON THEIR
FEET.
FEET.
FEET. AT
FEET. AT THIS POINT WE'RE JUST TRYING
TO HELP THEM BY GETTING THEIR
STORY OUT THERE.
>> WE HAVE AN ESTIMATED 4,000
HOMELESS PEOPLE IN THE HOUSTON
AREA, AND WHILE GIVING THEM
FOOD OR MONEY ON THE STREETS
MIGHT HELP THEM NOW, YOU CAN
HAVE A LASTING IMPACT BY
TAPPING INTO RESOURCES LIKE THE
COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS.
THEIR WEBSITE, YOU GO ONLINE,
CLICK RESOURCES, THERE'S
SOMETHING REALLY HELPFUL CALLED
THE STREET GUIDE.
THIS IS CHARTED OUT AND MATCHED
OUT, ALL OF HOMELESS SHELTERS
AND MISSIONS IN THE HOUSTON
AREA, IT LISTS THEIR ADDRESSES,
HOURS OF OPERATION, PHONE
NUMBERS, IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
TAKE THIS, IT'S PRINTABLE,
PRINT IT OUT, KEEP IT IN THE
CAR, AND THE NEXT TIME YOU SEE
SOMEONE IN HELP, HAND IT OUT TO
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. WE
THEM. WE HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION YOU
NEED ON OUR
KHOU.COM.
KHOU.COM. >>> WHEN PEOPLE DO BAD THINGS,
WE'LL PUT THEM ON BLAST, LIKE
THIS MAN GOING ON A SHOPPING
SPREE WITH A STOLEN CREDIT
CARD.
CARD.
CARD. HE
CARD. HE WAS DRIVING A SILVER MERCURY
MILAN WITH TEMPORARY TEXAS
PLATES.
PLATES.
PLATES. IF YOU RECOGNIZE HIM, YOU KNOW
WHAT TO DO, CALL THE PEARLAND
POLICE.
POLICE.
POLICE. >>> AND THIS STORY WILL HAVE
YOU SAYING WHAT ON EARTH?
THIS MAN IS ACCUSED OF STEALING
MORE THAN $10,000 WORTH OF
PANTIES FROM THE VICTORIA
SECRET IN DEER ROCK MALL.
DURING HIS NATIONAL COURT
APPEARANCE WE LEARNED HE LIVES
WITH HIS PARENTS IN HUMBLE.
>>> WE HAVE AN UPDATE TO A
STORY WE FIRST BROUGHT YOU
TUESDAY NIGHT ABOUT A MAN WHO'S
PHONE WAS RINGING OFF THE HOOK
WITH PEOPLE LOOKING THE RECORD
A CHARITY.
A CHARITY. -- LOOKING FOR A CHARITY.
HE SAID FOR SOME REASON WHEN
YOU GOOGLE ST. VINCENT DEPAUL
HIS NUMBER CAME UP.
WE LEFT MESSAGES FOR GOOGLE AND
SOMEONE GOT