STUDIOS,
STUDIOS, TOUB TOWN STARTS RIGHT NOW.
NOW.
NOW. >>>
NOW. >>> FIRST, WE WANT TO WISH A
HAPPY FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL TO A
FEW DISTRICTS.
FEW DISTRICTS. STUDENTS IN PASS NEEN DA, CLEAR
CREEK, SANTA FE ALL BACK TODAY.
A NEW SCHOOL YEAR CAN BRING
ADDED STRESS.
ADDED STRESS. >> RIGHT NOW, THE MENTAL HEALTH
AND WELLNESS EXPERT IS ANSWERING
QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW TO HELP YOUR
FAMILY COPE.
FAMILY COPE. GO TO OUR KHOU 11 FACEBOOK PAGE
TO JOIN THE CHAT AND SHARE YOUR
TIPS WITH #HTOWNRUSH.
>>> AND COMING UP, WE'LL HEAR
FROM PARENTS AND STUDENTS ABOUT
THE TOPIC.
THE TOPIC. >>> FOR NOW, WEATHER.
ERIKA LOPEZ IS IN THIS MORNING
KICKING OFF THE RUSH BLOCK.
>> YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHAT TO WEAR
ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.
SHORTS, T-SHIRTS.
SHORTS, T-SHIRTS. HUMID AND WARM.
A LOT OF US DIDN'T COOL DOWN
UNDER 80 DEGREES.
THIS IS THE CURRENT TEMPERATURE
AT BUSH AND FEELING LIKE THE 90s
AND TRIPLE DIGITS.
AND THE BUS STOP FORECAST.
YOU DON'T NEED AN UMBRELLA THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. THIS AFTERNOON, 20 TO 30% CHANCE
OF RAIN IN THE FORECAST.
CHANCES ARE SLIM.
IF YOU PICK UP THE RAIN, HEAVY
RAIN IS POSSIBLE.
AND I WANT TO
POINT OUT WE HAVE LOTS OF
TROPICAL MOISTURE HEADED OUR
WAY.
WAY.
WAY. THAT'S AN INCREASE IN RAIN
CHANCES.
CHANCES.
CHANCES. DETAILS COMING UP.
>>> AND LOOKING TO THE RUSH
BLOCK TRAFFIC, ONE MAJOR CRASH
WORKING CLOSE TO TOWN ON I-10
EAST FREEWAY INBOUND.
THERE'S A HAZMAT SPILL INVOLVED.
A LITTLE BIT OF GOOD NEWS.
THREE LANES GETTING BY ON THE
LEND SIDE AND A WRECKER IS
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. PERFECT TIMING.
PERFECT TIMING. AND THERE WILL
BE A LITTLE BIT OF CLEANUP WITH
A FUEL SPILL REPORTED.
LOOKING TO THE TRAVEL TIMES, A
DELAY OF A COUPLE OF MINUTES ON
I-10.
I-10.
I-10. GRANT WORKWAY TO I-10 MOVING AT
64 MILES PER HOUR.
>>> LET'S GET OUT TO MICHELLE
FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS IN NORTH
HOUSTON.
HOUSTON.
HOUSTON. A NEIGHBOR'S DOG SAVES A FAMILY
FROM A HOUSE FIRE.
WHAT IS THE DAMAGE LOOKING LIKE
RIGHT NOW?
RIGHT NOW? >> Reporter: FIRE CREWS SAY THE
FIRE STARTED ON THE BACK PORCH
OF THE HOUSE.
NOT MUCH LEFT TO IT.
IT'S HOW A FAMILY OF FOUR LIVING
HERE WERE ABLE TO GET OUT.
IT'S AMAZING.
IT'S AMAZING. ALL OF THEM THANKING THEIR
NEIGHBOR AND HIS DOG FOR SIEVING
THEM FROM THIS.
TAKE A LOOK.
A RAGING FIRE STARTED JUST AFTER
3:00 THIS MORNING.
THIS FAMILY WERE ALL ASLEEP AND
HAD NO IDEA ABOUT WHAT WAS
HAPPENING UNTIL A NEIGHBOR
STARTED BANGING ON THE FRONT
WINDOW.
WINDOW.
WINDOW. THIS NEIGHBOR WAS ABLE TO ALERT
THE FAMILY, THANKS TO HIS DOG
WHO STARTED BARKING LIKE CRAZY
AND GOT HIS ATTENTION.
THE FAMILY ALL MADE IT OUT SAFE
AND MOMENTS AGO, WE SPOKE WITH
THE DAD AND HIS 14-YEAR-OLD.
THEY WERE TERRIFIED AND FEEL
BLESSED THEY ALL MADE IT OUT
ALIVE.
ALIVE.
ALIVE. >>
ALIVE. >> I'M JUST GLAD I GOT MY FAMILY
OUT.
OUT.
OUT. TWO
OUT. TWO GIRLS AND MY WIFE.
THEY'RE SAFE.
THEY'RE SAFE. IT WAS A REAL CLOSE CALL.
THANKS TO MY NEIGHBOR.
.
.
. >>
. >> Reporter: AS FOR THE CAUSE
OF THE FIRE, THE FAMILY SAYS
THEY WERE SMOKING A BRISKET ON
THE DECK OVERNIGHT.
IT'S FORTUNATE NUMBER OF THEM
WERE HURT.
WERE HURT. >> IT PAYS TO HAVE GOOD
NEIGHBORS.
NEIGHBORS. >>> AND ALSO BREAKING THIS
MORNING, SOMEONE FOUND A MAN
GUNNED DOWN IN THE STREET JUST
OUTSIDE OF THE LOOP ON THE NORTH
SIDE.
SIDE.
SIDE. HOMICIDE INVESTIGATORS SAY THE
MAN WAS SHOT IN THE IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE STREET AT 32nd AND
LINK ROAD.
LINK ROAD. THERE MAY HAVE BB SEVERAL
SHOOTERS BUT THEY DON'T HAVE
GOOD DESCRIPTIONS OF MANY MEN.
>>> AND A SUSPECT CRASHED ON THE
FEEDER ROAD OF HIGHWAY 290 AND
SKINNER ROAD.
SKINNER ROAD. THE DRIVER WAS ALLEGEDLY
INTOXICATED.
INTOXICATED. AND ANOTHER PERSON IN THE CAR
WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.
NO WORD ON THE CONDITION.
>>> AND 6:04.
>>> AND INVESTIGATORS IN FLORIDA
AND OHIO ARRESTED TWO MEN
SUSPECTED OF FLOTING MASS
SHOOTINGS.
SHOOTINGS. ONE WAS ACCUSED OF POSTING A
VIDEO AND THREATENING TO SHOOT
UP AN OHIO COMMUNITY CENTER.
IN FLORIDA, CHARGES AFTER HE
ALLEGEDLY TEXTED HE WANTED TO
SHOOT INTO A LARGE CROWD.
THE FBI SAYS 84% OF MASS
SHOOTERS TALK AT THEIR PLANS
BEFORE THEY LAUNCH THE ATTACK.
BUT THE THREATS ONLY GET
REPORTED 54% OF THE TIME.
>> IF WE WANT TO MAKE AN IMPACT,
IF WE WANT TO DO SOMETHING
EXPEDITIOUSLY AND THOROUGHLY
ABOUT THE ACTIVE SHOOTER EP DEM
EK IN THE COUNTRY, WE NEED TO
GET INVOLVED.
GET INVOLVED. >> WHAT THE LAW ENFORCEMENT
EXPERT SAYS NEEDS TO CHANGE
COMING UP ON CBS THIS MORNING.
>>> AND MORE ON GUN VIOLENCE IN
HOUSTON.
HOUSTON.
HOUSTON. WE START WITH CALLS FOR
BACKGROUND CHECKS BY THE GROUP
MOMS DEMAND ACTION.
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE RALLIED
OUTSIDE OF HOUSTON'S CITY HALL,
DEMANDING LAWMAKERS RETURN FROM
THE SUMMER RECESS TO PASS NEW
GUN SAFETY MEASURES.
RECENT MASS SHOOTINGS PLACE THE
SPOTLIGHT ON A SENATE PLAN FOR
THE STRICTER BACKGROUND CHECKS.
LEADERS WILL DISCUSS THE
LEGISLATION WHEN THEY RETURN IN
SEPTEMBER.
SEPTEMBER. >>> THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS THERE'S
NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT DESPITE
FEARS OF A RECESS.
PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID THE 2017
TAX CUTS MADE AMERICANS
WEALTHIER.
WEALTHIER. THE DEMOCRATS SAY IT'S NOT TRUE.
>>> AND THREE PEARLAND ISD
EMPLOYEES SUED.
EMPLOYEES SUED. PARENTS OF A STUDENT SAY THEIR
STUDENT'S HAIRCUT WAS FILLED BY
WITH A SHARPIE.
>>> AND COMMUNITY RALLIED
BEHIND A TEEN INJURED AT A WATER
PARK AFTER HE WAS SUCKED IN A
DRAIN.
DRAIN.
DRAIN. HE'S DOING BETTER AND HAS A LONG
ROAD TO RECOVER RI.
>>> AND THE ASTROS WILL UNVEIL
THE NEW SAFETY NETTING AT MINUTE
MAID PARK TONIGHT.
THE NETTING WAS EXPANDED AFTER A
YOUNG GIRL WAS HIT IN THE HEAD
BY A FOUL BALL.
THE GIRL IS STILL RECOVERING.
>>>
>>> AND
>>> AND THAT'S THE RUSH BLOCK, TODAY'S BIG HEADLINES FROM HERE
IN HOUSTON AND AROUND THE WORLD.
>>> AND WEIGH IN ON THE LIVE
SURVEY ABOUT