VIEW OF THAT COMING UP AS WELL AS THE RADAR VIEW COMING UP IN JUST A COUPLE OF MOMENTS.
THANK YOU, MIKE. RIGHT NOW, SAN
ANTONIO POLICE SEARCHING FOR
THE PERSON WHO OPENED FIRE AT
ANOTHER DRIVER BEFORE TAKING
OFFICE.
>> OFFICERS AREN’T CALLING IT A
CASE OF ROAD RACE JUST YET
HAPPENED NEAR ZILLA AND
MCALLEN, NORTH OF DOWNTOWN.
JUST BEFORE 10 O’CLOCK LAST
NIGHT. POLICE SAY A DRIVER
SLAMMED ON ITS BRAKES, THEN
YELLED AT THE DRIVER BEHIND
HIM TO GET OUT AS THE VICTIM
WAS BACK IN THE CAR. A POLICE
SAY THE SUSPECT FIRED 4
GUNSHOTS. THOSE HITS THE VICTIM
IN THE NECK. THAT PERSON WAS
TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE
SUSPECT REMAINS ON THE RUN.
>> LOWER WATER BILLS COULD BE
ON TAP FOR SAWS CUSTOMERS.
THE WATER UTILITY IS
CONSIDERING A CHANGE IN HOW
ITS RATES ARE STRUCTURED.
THE PROPOSAL WOULD MEAN LOWER
BILLS FOR A MAJORITY OF
RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS. THE SAWS
BOARD AND CITY COUNCIL ARE
EXPECTED TO VOTE ON THE NEW
STRUCTURE IN NOVEMBER. IF IT
PASSES, THE NEW RATE STRUCTURE
WOULD GO INTO EFFECT IN
JANUARY. THAT IS FOR CUSTOMERS
WHO USE LESS THAN 9,000 GALLONS
A MONTH SAW SAYS ON AVERAGE
RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER’S YOU 6300
GALLONS A MONTH AND FOR THEM
BILLS COULD GO DOWN BY NEARLY
9% GOES GOING OVER THE 9,000
GALLON THRESHOLD WOULD PAY MORE
AND BUSINESSES COULD SEE A RISE
IN RATES FOR RECYCLED WATER
>> TAKING A LIVE LOOK AT
FLORIDA JUST WEST OF TAMPA,
WHERE NOW CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE
IAN IS GETTING CLOSER BY THE
MINUTE. AND EVACUATIONS ARE
UNDERWAY. EVEN WAFFLE HOUSE,
WHICH IS KNOWN FOR STAYING OPEN
IN SEVERE WEATHER HAS CLOSED
11 LOCATIONS IN MANDATORY
EVACUATION ZONES IN FLORIDA
AHEAD OF THE STORM. THE STORM
IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL
SOMETIME THIS AFTERNOON NOW HAS
SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST
130 MILES PER HOUR. THE STORM
SURGE IS A MAJOR CONCERN.
AND AS ABC’S ANDREW DYMBURT
REPORTS, FLORIDA’S WEST COAST
IS ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE.
>> HURRICANE IAN IS EXPECTED TO
BRING WIND GUSTS WELL OVER 100
MILES PER HOUR. AND 24 INCHES
OF RAIN IN SOME AREAS. BUT IT’S
THE STORM SURGE THAT POSES THE
BIGGEST THREAT TO LIFE UP TO
12 FEET IN THE FORT MYERS AREA
AND UP TO 8 FEET IN NAPLES.
STORM SURGE OCCURS WHEN A
HURRICANE CLOSES IN ON LAND AND
THE WIND PUSHES WATER TOWARD
THE COAST. ABC’S GINGER ZEE
EXPLAINS IN THE CENTER OF THE
HURRICANE AS PRESSURE FALLS,
WATER LEVELS RISE. ALL THE
WATER POWERING UP WHILE IT’S
STILL OVER THE OPEN OCEAN WATER
AS A HURRICANE CLOSES IN ON
LAND. THE STRONG WINDS PUSHED
THAT WATER HAS NOWHERE LEFT TO
GO. BUT UP.
>> SOMETIMES AS HIGH AS 20
FEET.
>> NOW SAY YOU’RE INSIDE A HOME
AT THE COAST. THIS IS WHAT IT
MAY LOOK LIKE. THE WATER
APPROACHING QUICKLY AND
VICIOUSLY ENTERING YOUR HOME
AND CLIMBING UP THE WALLS.
>> HURRICANE MICHAEL HIT THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE BACK IN 2018
AS A CATEGORY 5 STORM CREATING
A 17 FOOT STORM SURGE LIFTING
BEACH FRONT HOMES OFF
FOUNDATIONS. I JUST SAW
SOMETHING I HAVE NEVER SEEN IN
REAL LIFE. IT’S ON
ENTIRE HOME.
>> TAKEN OFF THE FOUNDATION AND
ROLLED DOWN STREAM. THAT IS THE
TYPE OF STORM SURGE WE’RE
TALKING ABOUT. AND BACK IN 2004
HURRICANE CHARLEY DEVASTATED
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AFTER TAKING
A SIMILAR PATH THAT HE IS NOW
TAKING WINDS FROM CHARLIE FOOT
WITH A FAST-MOVING STORM CAUSED
MOST OF THE DAMAGE. BUT HE IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE MUCH SLOWER
BETWEEN STORM SURGE IS A BIGGER
THREAT.
>> THE HIGHEST RECORDED STORM
SURGE IN FORT MYERS DURING
CHARLEY WAS 4 FEET COMPARED TO
UP TO 12 FEET EXPECTED LATER
TODAY FROM IAN. AND SCIENTISTS
SAY CLIMATE CHANGE IS MAKING
STORM SURGE EVEN MORE
DESTRUCTIVE. THEY SAY SEA
LEVELS AROUND FLORIDA HAVE
RISEN BY AS MUCH AS 8 INCHES
SINCE 1950.
>> ANDREW DYMBURT ABC NEWS,
NEW YORK.
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORS HAVE
ACTIVATED A HURRICANE RESPONSE
TEAM DUE TO HURRICANE IAN.
>> THE BUREAU OF SAFETY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT SAYS
SO FAR AND HAS SIDELINED ABOUT
11% OF OIL PRODUCTION IN THE
GULF OF MEXICO. THE AGENCY SAYS
NATURAL GAS OUTPUT HAS ALSO
BEEN IMPACTED BY NEARLY 9%.
BP AND CHEVRON ANNOUNCED THEY
HAVE EVACUATED A DOZEN
PLATFORMS IN THE GULF DUE TO
THE HURRICANE. REGULAR SAY
AFTER IMPASSES FACILITIES WILL
BE INSPECTED AND PRODUCTION
WILL BE BROUGHT. BROUGHT BACK