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>>> GOOD
>>> GOOD MORNING, THANKS FOR WAKING UP WITH US, IT'S 4:30
I'M RUSS LOUIS.
>> I'M LISA HERNANDEZ.
YESTERDAY WAS PERFECT, WHAT'S
ON TAP TODAY?
>> PERFECT EXCEPT WE HIT 90
DEGREES.
DEGREES.
DEGREES. 90 DEGREES.
90 DEGREES. ONCE WE HIT 90, IT'S PRETTY
MUCH A DONE DEAL HERE ACROSS
THE HOUSTON AREA.
IT'S GOING TO BE 90 UNTIL LIKE
FOUR YEARS FROM NOW.
TAKE A LOOK OUTSIDE, A
BEAUTIFUL START TO THE DAY.
63 DEGREES AT BUSH
INTERCONTINENTAL.
INTERCONTINENTAL. TAKING A LOOK AT THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS, ANOTHER
GORGEOUS DAY HERE ACROSS
SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
SOUTHEAST TEXAS. STILL LOOKING FOR A HEAVY RAIN
CHANCE COMING UP ON SATURDAY.
63 AT BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL.
69 DEGREES IN SUGAR LAND.
SLIGHTLY COOLER, WE HIT 90
YESTERDAY AND WE MIGHT TOP OUT
UNDER THAT AT 88 DEGREES.
HOW IS TRAFFIC THIS MORNING?
DID I JUST SEE YOU YAWN?
>> YES, YOU CAUGHT ME MID YAWN.
IT MIGHT BE A THREE CUPPER KIND
OF DAY.
OF DAY.
OF DAY. HOPEFULLY YOU'RE UP ON TIME AND
STRETCHING AND WAKING UP WITH
US THIS MORNING.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US.
NOT A GOOD WEEK FOR THE
SOUTHWEST FREEWAY.
SOUTHWEST FREEWAY. USUALLY WE CAN GO WEEKS WITHOUT
ANY TROUBLE IN THE MORNING BUT
ONCE AGAIN, WE HAVE A TROUBLE
SPOT.
SPOT.
SPOT. TRANS STAR DID ZOOM OUT TO LOOK
AT THE GREATER PICTURE.
SOUTHBOUND SIDE AT HILL CROFT,
A CRASH INVOLVING ONE VEHICLE,
THREE LANES ARE MISSING.
THEY'RE WORKING HARD ON THAT.
I'LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN
EVERYTHING REOPENS.
EVERYTHING REOPENS. THERE'S THE SLIGHT BACK UP
CLOSER TO WHERE HILL CROFT IS
LOCATED.
LOCATED.
LOCATED. IF YOU'RE IN A RUSH, TAKE WEST
PARK TOLL WAY FOR THE TIME
BEING.
BEING.
BEING. >>> BREAKING NEWS TO GET TO
FROM OVERNIGHT, A BURGLAR IS
DEAD AFTER HE AND TWO OTHERS
FORCED THEIR WAY INTO A HOME.
>> THIS HAPPENED IN SOUTHWEST
HOUSTON, MICHELLE CHOI JOINING
US NOW OUTSIDE THE HOME.
THE SON IS THE ONE WHO SHOT AND
KILLED THE BURGLAR?
>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
POLICE SAY HE MANAGED TO GRAB A
PISTOL FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE
AND SHOOT ONE OF THE SUSPECTS
IN THE HEAD.
ALL TO PROTECT HIS FAMILY.
AS YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME, THIS
IS STILL A VERY ACTIVE SCENE AS
THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES
THIS MORNING.
THIS MORNING. THIS SCARY SITUATION FIRST
STARTED WHEN THE DAD CAME HOME
JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
POLICE SAY THE THREE BURGLARS
PISTOL WHIPPED HIM AND FORCED
HIM TO OPEN THE FRONT DOOR.
WHAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW THE DAD'S
TWO DAUGHTERS WERE ALREADY
HOME, THE TWO SISTERS MANAGED
TO PUSH THE PANIC ALARM AND THE
BURGLARS FOUND THE GIRLS HIDING
IN A CLOSET.
THEY WENT BACK TO ROBBING THEM
AND THAT'S WHEN THE GIRL'S
BROTHER AND MOM PULLED IN THE
DRIVEWAY.
DRIVEWAY.
DRIVEWAY. THE BROTHER RAN INSIDE AND
GRABBED THE PISTOL AND SHOT AT
THE BURGLARS AND MANAGED TO HIT
ONE OF THEM.
THE SUSPECT DIED AT THE
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL. THE OTHER TWO STOLE THE DAD'S
MINI VAN AND GOT AWAY.
THEY APPARENTLY JUMPED ON TO
THE HOOD OF THE MOM'S CAR
BEFORE SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE
úOFF TO A NEARBY FAST FOOD STOP
AND FOUND A COP THERE AND GOT
HELP.
HELP.
HELP. THIS MORNING POLICE ARE LOOKING
FOR THOSE TWO OTHER SUSPECTS
WHO GOT AWAY.
WE ARE TRYING TO GET A DETAILED
DESCRIPTION OF THEM FOR YOU
FROM POLICE.
FROM POLICE. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, WE'LL PASS
THAT INFO ALONG AS SOON AS WE
LEARN MORE.
LEARN MORE. IT'S SO FORTUNATE NONE OF THE
FAMILY MEMBERS WERE SERIOUSLY
HURT.
HURT.
HURT. >>
HURT. >> THAT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT
WORSE.
WORSE.
WORSE. THANK YOU, MICHELLE.
>>> A CAR CRASH YOU SEE HERE,
SENT THREE PEOPLE TO A HOSPITAL
ON THE KATY FREEWAY FEEDER ROAD
NEAR WEST GREEN.
THE DRIVER OF A WHITE TOYOTA
RAN A RED LIGHT AND THAT CAUSED
AID BMW TO T-BONE A VEHICLE.
LIFE FLIGHT FLEW ALL OF THOSE
THREE VICTIMS TO THE HOSPITAL.
>>> TODAY PRESIDENT TRUMP WILL
HEAD TO A TRAINING FACILITY IN
CROSBY TO TALK ABOUT OIL AND
GAS DEREGULATION.
GAS DEREGULATION. WE TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT THAT
COULD MEAN FOR THE HOUSTON
AREA.
AREA.
AREA. >>
AREA. >> THERE'S AN EXCITEMENT
BUILDING IN THE SMALL TOWN OF
CROSBY AND IT DOESN'T TAKE LONG
TO SEE WHY.
ON THE CORNER OF MAIN STREET
THE WELCOME WAGON.
>> IT'S DONALD.
>> SHE NEVER ASKED WHY CROSBY.
SHE KNEW BETWEEN THE INDUSTRY
AND PEOPLE THIS WAS A NO-
BRAINER.
BRAINER.
BRAINER. >> HE'S COMING THROUGH THIS
TINY TOWN BECAUSE OUR INDUSTRY
IS WHAT HELPS HOUSTON AND THE
UNITED STATES.
UNITED STATES. >> THAT INDUSTRY OF COURSE OIL
AND GAS.
AND GAS.
AND GAS. ENERGY WRITER SAYS WHILE
PRESIDENT TRUMP HASN'T SAID
EXACTLY WHAT HE WILL TALK ABOUT
ON WEDNESDAY, HE'S DROPPED
HINTS.
HINTS.
HINTS. >>
HINTS. >> ONE OF THE THINGS YOU WILL
SEE THE PRESIDENT TALK ABOUT IS
HOW CAN WE SPEED UP THE APROOVL
OF PIPELINES.
OF PIPELINES. >> MORE PRODUCTION SOURCED
LOCALLY.
LOCALLY.
LOCALLY. >> THAT ADDS TO JOBS IN THE
CONSTRUCTION PROCESS AND IT
ADDS TO JOB IN THE ONGOING
PRODUCTION OF PRODUCTS.
>> THE TIMING OF THIS IS
INCREDIBLY DISRESPECTFUL.
INCREDIBLY DISRESPECTFUL. >> SAYS THE DIRECTOR OF
AIRLINES HOUSTON, SHE LIKE ALL
OF US HAVE SEEN WHAT CHEMICAL
FIRES ARE CAPABLE OF.
>> COLLECTIVELY IT SEEMS LIKE
THERE'S A PERFECT STORM TO
FURTHER DETERIORATE OUR AIR
QUALITY.
QUALITY.
QUALITY. >> WITHOUT PROPER REGULATION,
NELSON SAYS WE CAN EXPECT MORE
OF THE SAME.
STILL MANY ANTICIPATE PRESIDENT
TRUMP TO TAKE ACTIONS HERE THAT
COULD AFFECT THE ENTIRE
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. >> WE ARE WHAT MAKE AMERICA.
THE PRESIDENT OBVIOUSLY SEES
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. >>
THAT. >> THE PRESIDENT WILL ARRIVE AT
ELLING TON BEFORE 3:00 P.M.
AND THEN HEAD TO CROSBY.
WHEN WE CALLED THE ENGINEERS
OFFICE TO SEE IF THEY HAD ANY
IDEA TO PRESIDENT TRUMP'S
TALKING POINTS THEY SAID THEY
TOO WERE IN THE DARK.
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS HE NO
PLANS TO SEPARATE MIGRANT
FAMILIES AT THE BORDER.
HE CLAIMS THE POLICY BEGAN
UNDER FORMER PRESIDENT OBAMA.
SOMEONE ELSE ASKED ABOUT THE
TOP LEADERS LEAVING THE
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY.
SECURITY.
SECURITY. >> WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO
ACHIEVE?
ACHIEVE?
ACHIEVE? >> I NEVER SAID I'M CLEANING
HOUSE.
HOUSE.
HOUSE. I
HOUSE. I DON'T KNOW WHO CAME UP WITH
THAT EXPRESSION.
THAT EXPRESSION. WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT PEOPLE
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. >>
THERE. >> IMMIGRATION EXPERTS BELIEVE
THE PRESIDENT'S POLICIES ARE
CONTRIBUTING TO THE SURGE AT
THE BORDER NOW.
>>> YESTERDAY PARTS OF IT MUST
BE HELD BY LAW, SAYS BAR ABOUT
THE ROBERT MUELLER REPORT.
>>> MORE CHARGES FILED IN THE
COLLEGE ADMISSIONS BRIBERY
SCANDAL.
SCANDAL.
SCANDAL. LORI LOUGHLIN AND HER HUSBAND
ARE AMONG 16 PARENTS WHO
ALLEGEDLY PAID THOUSANDS OF
DOLLARS TO A CONSULTANT TO GET
THEIR CHILDREN INTO PRESS
TEESHS SCHOOLS.
TEESHS SCHOOLS. THEY WERE DISGUISED TO LOOK
LIKE CHARITABLE DONATIONS.
>>> A MEASLES OUTBREAK IN NEW
YORK CITY IN BROOKLYN WHERE 250
PEOPLE HAVE CONTRACTED THE
DISEASE IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS.
>> THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THIS
OUTBREAK IS TO ENSURE THAT
THOSE WHO HAVE NOT BEEN
VACCINATED GET THE VACCINE.
>> PEOPLE WHO DON'T GET
VACCINATED FACE FINES UP TO 1
$1,000.
$1,000.
$1,000. >>> A NEWLY ELECTED HARRIS
COUNTY JUDGE IS OUT OF A JOB
THIS MORNING.
THIS MORNING. DEMOCRAT BILL MC CLOUD RECENTLY
SHARED PLANS TO RUN FOR THE
STATE SUPREME COURT AND WHEN HE
MADE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT, BY LAW
HE HAD TO RESIGN FROM HIS
CURRENT JOB AS A COUNTY JUDGE.
AFTER PLEADING FOR HIS JOB
BACK, COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
REFUSED TO LET HIM STAY ON THE
BENCH.
BENCH.
BENCH. >>
BENCH. >> THIS IS A TERRIBLE
SITUATION, INCREDIBLE RESPECT
FOR JUDGE MC CLOUD BUT THROUGH
AN AN UNFORTUNATE MISTAKE WE
AGREE HE RESIGNED.
>> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DID
NAME A FORMER TEACHER WHO
GRADUATED FROM HARVARD AND YALE
LAW SCHOOL TO REPLACE HIM.
>>>
>>> MVP
>>> MVP JAMES HARDIN FINISHED THE GAME AGAINST OKLAHOMA CITY
THUNDER WITH 39 POINTS BUT IT
WASN'T ENOUGH.
WASN'T ENOUGH. THE ROCKETS LOST THAT ONE.
PLAYOFFS BEGIN THIS WEEKEND.
>>>
>>> SDWRORJ SPRINGER HELPS THE ASTROS FOR TWO RUNS TO BREAK
THE TIE AGAINST THE YANKEES
LAST NIGHT.
LAST NIGHT. HOUSTON ONE THIS ONE 6-3.
CONTINUES AT MINUTE MAID
TONIGHT, FIRST PITCH AT 6:40.
>> I NEED TO STAY AWAKE FOR THE
8TH INNING.
8TH INNING. THAT'S WHEN I FALL ASLEEP.
LET'S GO TO BLAKE NOW IN FOR
CHITA, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
ANOTHER 90.
ANOTHER 90. >>> NOT ONLY ARE THE BATS HOT
AT MINUTE MAID PARK BUT THE
TEMPERATURES AT 90, OUR FIRST
90-DEGREE READING, THE EARLIEST
WE HAVE SEEN IN YEARS.
HOPEFULLY THAT'S NOT AN
INDICATION OF THE COMING
SUMMER.
SUMMER.
SUMMER. 63 DEGREES AT THE BIG AIRPORT.
TRACKING ANOTHER GORGEOUS DAY
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY BELOW 90.
THEN WE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR
THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT ON
SATURDAY.
SATURDAY.
SATURDAY. DOUBLE NICKELS IN CONROE.
63 IN DAYTON, 69 DEGREES OUT
THERE IN SUGAR LAND.
YOUR FORECAST WARMING UP TO
ABOUT 80 DEGREES BY THE TIME WE
GET TO 11:00.
THERE'S A LOOK AT THE
SATELLITE, NOT A LOT GOING ON
HERE LOCALLY.
HERE LOCALLY. A BEAUTIFUL MORNING ACROSS THE
ENTIRE STATE OF TEXAS.
THAT'S GOING TO CHAK, A FRONT
IS WORKING ITS WAY THROUGH THE
AREA HEADING INTO TOMORROW
BRINGING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS FOR EASTERN COUNTIES
GETTING INTO THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON. ONCE THE FRONT PUSHES THROUGH,
IT'S GOING TO BACK UP AND LINK
UP WITH YET ANOTHER AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE IN WEST TEXAS.
THIS IS A BIG STORM SYSTEM
BRINGING SEVERE WEATHER TO
NORTH TEXAS AND I THINK REALLY
THAT'S WHERE THE DYNAMICS WILL
BE.
BE.
BE. HEAVY
BE. HEAVY RAIN AND ON THE BACK SIDE
OF THIS, SNOW IN LUBBOCK AND
AMARILLO BEFORE ALL OF THAT
MOVES OUT AND MORE SUNSHINE
COMES IN JUST IN TIME FOR
TEMPERATURES FOR TODAY STARTING
OFF IN THE LOW 60S, WARMING UP.
THIS IS THE LUNCH HOUR, 83 AND
81 IN PEARLAND AND SUGAR LAND.
CONROE, 90.
CONROE, 90. 86 DEGREES AT BUSH AND 84 IN
SUGAR LAND.
SUGAR LAND. MOST OF US END UP IN THE MID TO
UPPER 60S.
UPPER 60S. FOR TODAY, 88 DEGREES, A WARM
DAY AND THEN THE RAIN CHANCES
BY SATURDAY.
BY SATURDAY. >> ALL RIGHT, WELL, I HAVE SOME
GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS.
SOUTHWEST FREEWAY ALL EYES ON
YOU THIS MORNING.
I WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT A SOLO
SPIN CRASH THAT HAPPENED AROUND
4:15 THAT'S NOW BEEN CLEARED.
IT WAS BLOCKING THREE LANES.
SOUNDS LIKE THE CAR CAME TO A
STOP.
STOP.
STOP. THAT'S GOOD TO GO BUT IN THE
SAME AREA NOW WE HAVE A STALL
THAT POPPED UP.
FLAT BED TOE REQUIRED HERE.
NONE OF THE MAIN LANES
IMPACTED.
IMPACTED.
IMPACTED. WANTED TO GIVE YOU THAT
LOCATION.
LOCATION.
LOCATION. LOOKING AT YOUR DRIVE TIMES
ELSEWHERE, LEAGUE CITY COMING
OUT OF THAT AREA FROM LEAGUE
CITY PARKWAY ALL THE WAY INTO
DOWNTOWN AS YOU HEAD THROUGH
THE PIERCE ELEVATED, THAT'S
LESS THAN HALF AN HOUR FOR YOU.
NOTHING GOING ON IN PEARLAND,
GOOD TO GO THERE.
WE'LL CHECK YOUR DRIVE OUT OF
CONROE, COMING UP.
>>> COMING UP ON # 42 TIM 4:42
THIS MORNING.
THIS MORNING. DID YOU KNOW THERE'S A CHEMO
FACILITY FOR CATS AND DOGS?
>>> THE