ALL PIECES OF THE PUZZLE WHILE POLICE AND SURVIVING RELATIVES ARE TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT.
>> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO
EVERYONE WHO IS TRYING TO FIGURE
THIS OUT.
>> Julie: TROPICAL STORM IMELDA
IS CAUSING A BIG MESS IN
HOUSTON.
>> THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO
HOVER OVER THE HOUSTON AREA FOR
A COUPLE OF DAYS.
YOU CAN SEE HERE IT MADE
LANDFALL YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
IT’S BEEN ON SHORE ALMOST 24
HOURS.
THE MAIN THREAT FROM THE STORM
IS THE EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL
WHICH COULD LEAD TO EXTENSIVE
STREET FLOODING.
THE FORECAST CALLS FOR THE AREA
TO RECEIVE BETWEEN 20 AND 25
INCHES OF RAIN BY THE TIME
EVERYTHING IS ALL SAID AND DONE.
AS IMELDA MOVES FURTHER INLAND,
PARTS OF EASTERN TEXAS AND
LOUISIANA ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO
FEEL THE IMPACTS AND, OF COURSE,
CHIEF METEOROLOGIST TOM SORRELLS
WILL HAVE A FULL LOOK AT THE
TROPICS, COMING UP IN JUST A
LITTLE BIT.
>> Ginger: THANK YOU, CANDACE.
STILL TO COME, TEXTING WHILE
DRIVING IS BANNED, BUT NOT ALL
DRIVERS ARE OBEYING THE RULES.
>> Julie: HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE
RECEIVED CITATIONS AND WHAT
LAWMAKERS WANT TO DO TO KEEP
DRIVERS SAFE.
>> YOU’RE WATCHING NEWS 6 AT
4:30, GETTING RESULTS FOR
CENTRAL FLOR
CENTRAL FLORA. WE’LL BE
Who are we?
ALL: Papa John’s
I love being part of this team
And I’ve loved pizza my whole life.
That’s why I opened stores
And joined the board.
Better Ingredients.
Better Pizza.
Better Day.
Hey Ben, throwing away your smart devices?
Yeah. No matter how many of them I buy,
they’re always broken.
Sounds like dead zones.
Like with your wi-fi.
The devices are probably fine -
they just can’t connect to your Internet.
Honey! Mike says it’s the wi-fi.
The smart fridge is fine.
Oh! Thanks Mike.
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Growing up I never thought I’d be on this side of the counter.
As an actual store owner and board member.
Now I want to bring that Papa love to the community.
Better ingredients.
Better pizza.
Better day.
♪
>> Ginger: A MAN HAS CLIMBED 400 FEET UP A TOWER. RIGHT NOW, HE’S SITTING ON NEWS
6 STUDIOS’ TV TOWER.
THAT’S AN O.P.D. PUBLIC
INFORMATION OFFICER.
THE MAN STARTED TO SCALE THE
TOWER THIS MORNING.
FIRST RESPONDERS ARE WORKING TO
GET HIM TO COME DOWN SAFELY.
WE’LL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON WHAT’S
HAPPENING.
>>> FOR YEARS NOW, NEWS 6 HAS
WORKED TO MAKE YOUR ROADS SAFER.
WE HELPED PUSH LAWMAKERS TO BAN
TEXTING AND DRIVING IN FLORIDA.
>> Julie: THE BAN HAS BEEN IN
PLACE FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW AND
ALREADY HUNDREDS OF DRIVERS ARE
FEELING THE EFFECTS.
>> Lisa: NEWS 6’S CLAY LePARD
HAS AN UPDATE FROM LAWMAKERS IN
TALLAHASSEE.
>>> SO HERE WE ARE NEARLY THREE
MONTHS INTO FLORIDA’S TEXTING
WHILE DRIVING BAN.
WE WANTED TO SEE HOW IT WAS
GOING FOR CENTRAL FLORIDA AND
THE ENTIRE STATE.
SO WE WENT TO TALLAHASSEE TO
TALK TO LAWMAKERS AND LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
>> THIS ISSUE OF TEXTING --
>> Reporter: INSIDE THIS
TRANSPORTATION AND SUBSTRUCTURE
MEETING, LAWMAKERS AND LAW
ENFORCEMENT TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT
HOW DRIVERS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTING
TO THE STATE’S NEW TEXTING WHILE
DRIVING BAN.
>> WE’VE TAKEN BABY STEPS.
I THINK IT’S A STEP IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION.
I THINK IT’S GOING TO SAVE
LIVES.
>> NEWS 6 CHALLENGED LAWMAKERS
SINCE 2016 TO TOUGHEN THE
STATE’S TEXTING AND DRIVING
LAWS.
>> BEFORE IT ENDED UP PASSING
THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE EARLIER
THIS YEAR AND WAS SIGNED INTO
LAW THIS PAST MAY.
>> ALL RIGHT.
IT’S DONE.
>> Reporter: SO FAR, MORE THAN
500 CITATIONS HAVE BEEN ISSUED
ACROSS THE STATE ON TOP OF MORE
THAN 400 WARNINGS ISSUED ON
F.H.P.
MANY ON FLORIDA ROADWAYS.
>> THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I’VE
SEEN A REPORT COME OUT THIS
FAST.
I THINK IT WAS A LITTLE EARLY.
I WAS THRILLED WE’RE TALKING
ABOUT IT NOW, GETTING READY FOR
OCTOBER 1ST.
>> Reporter: THE OTHER PART OF
THE LAW BANNING DRIVERS FROM
HOLDING A CELL PHONE WHILE
DRIVING THROUGH A CONSTRUCTION
ZONE OR SCHOOL ZONE GOES INTO
EFFECT IN OCTOBER, BEGINNING
WITH WARNINGS AND THEN
ESCALATING INTO TICKETS STARTING