>>>
>>> THE
>>> THE FAMILY OF A BAYTOWN WOMAN KILLED BY POLICE SAYS THE
SHOOTING SHOULD NEVER HAVE
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED. THEY'RE DEMANDING ANSWERS.
>>> ALABAMA IS ONE STEP CLOSER
TO HAVING THE STRICTEST
ABORTION LAW IN THE COUNTRY.
WE'LL BREAK DOWN THE BILL AND
SEE WHO IS THREATENING A
LAWSUIT.
LAWSUIT.
LAWSUIT. >>> PILOTS QUESTION BOEING
ABOUT SAFETY MONTHS BEFORE THE
CRASH OF A SECOND 737 MAX 8 AND
THIS MORNING WE'RE GETTING TO
HEAR THOSE SECRET RECORDINGS.
>>> I'M RUSS LEWIS.
>> I'M LISA HERNANDEZ.
IT IS WEDNESDAY, MAY 15th.
LET'S CHECK IN WITH CHITA TO
START US OFF.
ARE WE GOING TO NEED AN
UMBRELLA?
UMBRELLA?
UMBRELLA? >> LESS THAN A 20% CHANCE.
SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY.
NOT SAYING YOU'RE GOING TO NEED
AN UMBRELLA.
AN UMBRELLA. IF YOU WANT TO BE ON THE
COMPLETE SAFE SIDE, SO
YESTERDAY WE HAD A COUPLE
DOWNPOURS.
DOWNPOURS. NOT EVERYONE SAW RAIN.
THAT'S ALMOST WHAT I'M
FORECASTING LATER THIS
AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON. WE'RE STARTING OFF UNDER PARTLY
CLOUDY SKIES.
CLOUDY SKIES. WE ARE DRY THIS MORNING.
I AM EXPECTING A MOSTLY DRY DAY
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. THE DIFFERENCE IS HIGHER
HUMIDITY.
HUMIDITY.
HUMIDITY. NOTICE TEMPERATURES WIDESPREAD
IN THE MID TO UPPER 60s.
WE HAVE 71 THIS MORNING AT
HOBBY AIRPORT.
HOBBY AIRPORT. 67 IN SUGAR LAND.
69 IN BRENHAM.
64 IN WHARTON AND 73 DEGREES ON
THE ISLAND.
THE ISLAND. WINDS SHIFTING OUT OF THE
SOUTHEAST.
SOUTHEAST. THAT'S GOING TO GIVE US 20%
CHANCE FOR A STRAY SHOWER.
STEPH I'LL WALK YOU HOUR BY
HOUR ON OUR FUTURE TRACK.
TALK ABOUT A MORE ORGANIZED
SYSTEM FOR THE WEEKENDMENT
LET'S GO OUT TO OUR FREEWAYS.
A LOW KEY START TO OUR
WEDNESDAY.
WEDNESDAY. WE HAVE ONE PROBLEM BY THE SHIP
CHANNEL.
CHANNEL.
CHANNEL. THAT IS YOUR NORTHBOUND SIDE OF
THE EAST LOOP AS YOU APPROACH
CLINTON DRIVE.
CLINTON DRIVE. POPULAR SPOT FOR TROUBLE.
THIS DOES NOT HAVE A HUGE
IMPACT ON THAT TRAFFIC FLOW TO
THE EAST FREEWAY.
JUST A STALL YOU'LL SEE OFF TO
THE SHOULDER.
THE SHOULDER. I'LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN THAT
CLEARS.
CLEARS.
CLEARS. AS WE LOOK AT DRIVE TIMES
ELSEWHERE, OF THIS GROUPING THE
MOST PEOPLE IN THE MORNING ARE
GOING TO TAKE THAT GULF
FREEWAY.
FREEWAY.
FREEWAY. THAT IS A 30-MILE STRETCH IF
YOU START YOUR TRIP, MAYBE YOU
GET ON THE FREEWAY AT LEAGUE
CITY PARKWAY AND GO INTO
DOWNTOWN.
DOWNTOWN.
DOWNTOWN. RIGHT NOW IT'S ONLY 24 MINUTES.
WHEN WE SEE THIS BAR TURN
BRIGHT RED, THAT MINUTE THAT
BAR RIGHT THERE IS GOING TO
CHANGE THAT 50.
AND WE SEE THAT ALMOST EVERY
DAY.
DAY.
DAY. >>
DAY. >> THANK YOU.
>>> WE HAVE BREAKING NEWS FROM
SOUTHWEST HOUSTON.
SOUTHWEST HOUSTON. A DRIVER RAN OVER THREE PEOPLE
AT AN APARTMENT COMPLEX ON
FONDREN.
FONDREN.
FONDREN. HPD DETAINED ONE MAN WHO CALLED
911 SAYING A COUPLE OF WOMEN
ASSAULTED HIM BEFORE HE RAN
OVER THEM.
OVER THEM. OUR CAMERA WATCHED A TOW TRUCK
HAUL AWAY THAT VEHICLE.
MANY WE DON'T KNOW A LOT ABOUT
THE THIRD VICTIM.
ALL THREE ARE CONSCIOUS.
INVESTIGATORS HAVE NOT TOLD US
IF THAT DRIVER WILL FACE
CHARGES.
CHARGES.
CHARGES. >>> FIREFIGHTERS RESCUED A MAN
TRAPPED IN A UTILITY TRENCH HE
WAS DIGGING.
WAS DIGGING. THAT COLLAPSE LEFT HIM BURIED
UP TO HIS CHEST.
HE WAS CONSCIOUS AND TALKING TO
RESIDUERS DURING THAT FIVE HOUR
ORDEAL.
ORDEAL.
ORDEAL. HE HAS A BROKEN ANKLE.
>>> FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE WOMAN
SHOT AND KILLED BY A BAYTOWN
POLICE OFFICER GATHERED TO
GRIEVE AND DEMAND ANSWERS.
MEANTIME PEOPLE WHO LIVE AT
THAT APARTMENT COMPLEX WHERE IT
HAPPENED SAY THEY KNEW THE
WOMAN WELL AND DON'T FEEL THE
SHOOTING WAS JUSTIFIED.
LARRY SEWARD HAS MORE.
>> Reporter: AUSHANTA RUBIN
FOUND OUT ON FACEBOOK, WATCHING
VIDEO OF HER STEPMOTHER BEING
SHOT BY A POLICE OFFICER.
>> IT'S WRONG.
IT COULD HAVE WENT A DIFFERENT
WAY.
WAY.
WAY. DIDN'T HAVE TO GO DOWN LIKE
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. >>
THAT. >> Reporter: RUBIN TOLD US
TURNER WAS A NURSE FOR YEARS
UNTIL HE SCHIZOPHRENIA TOOK
OVER.
OVER.
OVER. >>
OVER. >> SHE WAS MENTALLY UNSTABLE.
OFFICER KNEW THAT BECAUSE THEY
HAD ARRESTED HER MANY TIMES.
LAST TIME SHE GOT ARRESTED THEY
TASED HER.
TASED HER. THEN THEY TOOK HER TO JAIL.
>> Reporter: NEIGHBORS SAW HER
WALKING HER APARTMENT COMPLEX
PARKING LOT, PICKING UP TRASH,
TALKING TO HERSELF.
HARDLY A STRANGER TO BAYTOWN
POLICE.
POLICE.
POLICE. >> IT WAS EVERY DAY THEY HAD
CONFRONTATION.
CONFRONTATION. THEY DID.
THEY DID.
THEY DID. >> Reporter: INVESTIGATORS SAY
THEIR OFFICER PATROLLING HAD
SEVERAL PRIOR ENCOUNTERS WITH
TURNER.
TURNER.
TURNER. THIS TIME WHILE THE 11 YEAR VET
TRIED ARRESTING HER FOR
WARRANTS, CAMERAS CAUGHT THEM
STRUGGLING.
STRUGGLING. WITNESSES SAW TURNER TASED.
GRAB THE OFFICER'S TASER.
USE IT ON HIM.
>> HE SHOT HER FIVE TIMES.
>> Reporter: RIGHT AWAY RUBIN
KNEW IT WAS HER STEP MOM.
>> SOMEBODY DESCRIBED SHE DON'T
BOTHER NOBODY, ALL SHE DO IS
TAKE HER TRASH OUT AND WALK HER
DOG.
DOG.
DOG. I
DOG. I JUST KNEW.
>> Reporter: NEIGHBORS PRAYED
FOR TURNER'S THREE CHILDREN.
ALL SHOCKD, ANGRY.
WANTING ANSWERS.
WANTING ANSWERS. >> THAT WAS LARRY SEWARD
REPORTING.
REPORTING. BAYTOWN POLICE OPENED AN
INTERNAL INVESTIGATION.
INTERNAL INVESTIGATION. HARRIS COUNTY DA'S OFFICE IS
COLLECTING EVIDENCE THAT'LL BE
PRESENTED TO A GRAND JURY TO
DECIDE IF THE OFFICER NEEDED TO
USE DEADLY FORCE.
>>> TONIGHT MALEAH DAVIS'
FAMILY WILL RELEASE BALLOONS IN
SUGAR LAND.
SUGAR LAND. A TIP TO POLICE LED SEARCH
CREWS TO AN UNUSUAL PLACE.
TEXAS EQUUSEARCH SEARCHED A
GRASSY FIELD NEAR A HAUNTED
HOUSE BUSINESS.
HOUSE BUSINESS. THEY DID NOT FIND THE 4-YEAR-
OLD REPORTED MISSING 12 DAYS
AGO.
AGO.
AGO. THE
AGO. THE MAN POLICE BELIEVE KNOWS
WHAT HAPPENED TO MALEAH REMAINS
IN JAIL.
IN JAIL.
IN JAIL. DERION VENCE CAN'T COME UP TO
POST BOND.
POST BOND. >>> YOU CAN LOOK BACK AT THE
TIMELINE OF THIS CASE AND THE
EVIDENCE THAT LED TO HER
STEPFATHER'S ARREST.
STEPFATHER'S ARREST. YOU CAN FIND IT ALL ON OUR
WEBSITE KHOU.COM.
WEBSITE KHOU.COM. ALSO ON THE KHOU NEWS APP.
>>> A WOMAN FOUND A HIDDEN
CAMERA INSIDE OF A GAS STATION
BATHROOM AND NOW SHE PLANS TO
PURSUE CHARGES.
PURSUE CHARGES. THE WOMAN SAYS THAT SHE STOPPED
TO USE THE BATHROOM AT THE
SHELL STATION ON RICHMOND AND
WOODLAND PARK DRIVE.
AN EMPLOYEE UNLOCKED THE DOOR
BUT TOLD HER TO WAIT WHILE HE
WENT INSIDE.
WENT INSIDE. WHILE WASHING HER HANDS SHE
NOTICED SOMETHING SUSPICIOUS
THEN SHE SAW FOUR METAL TWIST
TIES ATTACHED TO A METAL FRAME.
SHE OPENED IT UP AND SAW A CELL
PHONE.
PHONE.
PHONE. SHE SHOWED THE MANAGER BUT SHE
NEVER EXPECTED THIS RESPONSE.
>> $700 NOT TO FILE ANY CHARGES
OR TAKE HIM TO COURT.
MY HEART DROPPED AND I WAS SO
UPSET ALREADY BECAUSE OF WHAT
HAPPENED AND I ALREADY FELT
LIKE I WAS WASN'T BEING TAKEN
SERIOUSLY.
SERIOUSLY. >> WE DID REACH OUT TO THE
STORE OWNER TO GET THEIR SIDE
BUT NOBODY CALLED US BACK.
>>> THE ALABAMA SENATE APPROVED
A BILL THAT WOULD OUTLAW NEARLY
ALL ABORTIONS IN THAT STATE.
THE PROPOSED REPUBLICAN-LED
BILL BANS ALL ABORTION
PROCEDURES EXCEPT WHEN A
MOTHER'S LIFE IS AT RISK.
DOCTORS WHO PERFORM AN ABORTION
WOULD BE CHARGED WITH A FELONY
AND WOULD FACE UP TO 99 YEARS
IN PRISON.
IN PRISON. DEMOCRATS WEIGHED IN.
>> IF DOCTORS START WALKING OUT
OF THE STATE AND WE START
GETTING BAD MEDICAL CARE AND
HEALTHCARE WE CAN'T RECRUIT ANY
MORE INDUSTRY BECAUSE YOU DON'T
HAVE GREAT HEALTHCARE AND
DOCTORS TO COME, DON'T BLAME
NOBODY BUT YOURSELVES.
>> THE BILL NOW HEADS TO THE
GOVERNOR'S DESK WHO HAS NOT
SAID IF SHE'LL SIGN IT INTO
LAW.
LAW.
LAW. THE
LAW. THE ACLU ANNOUNCED IT WOULD SUE
TO STOP THE LEGISLATION.
>>> DONALD TRUMP JR. AGREED TO
TESTIFY BEFORE THE SENATE
INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE.
INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE. THERE'S A TIME LIMIT.
HE WILL SIT FOR QUESTIONING
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS NEXT MONTH
BUT FOR NO MORE THAN FOUR
HOURS.
HOURS.
HOURS. THAT COMMITTEE SUBPOENAED HIM
TO GET HIM TO TESTIFY AGAIN
ABOUT THE RUSSIA INVESTIGATION.
>>> THE COAST GUARD IN ALASKA
RECOVERED TWO MORE BODIES FROM
IT THE TWO FLOAT PLANES THAT
COLLIDED ON MONDAY.
THE SIGHTSEEING PLANES WERE
CARRYING CRUISE SHIP
PASSENGERS.
PASSENGERS. SIX PEOPLE ARE CONFIRMED DEAD.
TEN PEOPLE WERE RESCUED.
FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS HOPE THAT
FLIGHT TRACKING DATA WILL HELP
DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THAT
CRASH.
CRASH.
CRASH. >>> PILOTS QUESTIONED BOEING
ABOUT SAFETY AFTER THE FIRST
CRASH OF A 737 MAX 8 JET IN
INDONESIA.
INDONESIA. CS NEWS OBTAINED THE SECRET
RECORDINGS FROM IT THE AMERICAN
AIRLINES PILOTS UNION.
IN A TENSE MEETING PILOTS
CONFRONTED BOEING ABOUT NEW
FEATURES THAT MAY HAVE PLAYED A
ROLE.
ROLE.
ROLE. INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE A FAULTY
SENSOR TRIGGERED THE ANTI-STALL
SYSTEM AND PUSHED THE PLANE
DOWN.
DOWN.
DOWN. PILOTS TOLD BOEING THEY DIDN'T
EVEN KNOW THAT SYSTEM WAS ON
THE PLANE.
THE PLANE. ENGINEERS ARE PROMISING TO FIX
THE ISSUE WITHIN SIX WEEKS.
>> THAT'S THE IMPORTANT THING.
MAKE SURE WE'RE FIXING THE
RIGHT THINGS.
RIGHT THINGS. WE DON'T WANT TO RUSH AND DO A
CRAPPY JOB OF FIXING THE RIGHT
THINGS.
THINGS.
THINGS. >> WE'RE THE LAST LINE OF
DEFENSE TO BEING THAT SMOKING
HOLE.
HOLE.
HOLE. >>
HOLE. >> THE FIXES WERE NOT ORDERED
UNTIL AFTER A SECOND DEADLY
PLANE CRASH BACK IN MARCH.
BOEING SAYS IT IS WORKING TO
SAFELY GET THE PLANE BACK IN
THE AIR.
THE AIR.
THE AIR. MAX 8'S ARE NOW GROUNDED
WORLDWIDE.
WORLDWIDE. >>> THIS BALL IS DRILLED TO
CENTER FIELD.
CENTER FIELD. WELL HIT.
WELL HIT.
WELL HIT. JACOBY JONES GOING BACK.
LOOK UP.
LOOK UP.
LOOK UP. BOUNCES AWAY FROM HIM.
>> THAT'S GEORGE SPRINGER WITH
AN INSIDE THE PARK HOMER.
THE 'STROS CRUSHED THE TIGERS
11-4. HOUSTON HAS THE MOST
HOMERS IN THE LEAGUE.
THEY'RE BACK IN DETROIT
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. FIRST PITCH AT 6:10.
>> THAT'S A DIFFERENT SPRINGER
DINGER.
DINGER.
DINGER. INSIDE THE PARK.
LOVE THAT.
LOVE THAT. >>> IT'S PRETTY NICE THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. LITTLE MUGGY.
LITTLE MUGGY. >> YEP.
>> YEP.
>> YEP. HUMIDITY CREEPING BACK IN.
TEMPERATURES ALREADY IN THE MID
TO UPPER 60s.
WHEN YOU HEAD OUTSIDE, A LITTLE
DIFFERENT FROM YESTERDAY.
YOU'RE START OFF UNDER PARTLY
CLOUDY SKIES.
CLOUDY SKIES. AN EAST-SOUTHEAST WIND.
WE'LL HAVE A DIRECT SOUTH-
EASTERLY WIND.
EASTERLY WIND. THAT WILL CONTINUE TO PUMP IN
ADDED HUMIDITY FOR YOUR
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
WINDS STILL MOSTLY CALM ACROSS
THE BOARD.
THE BOARD. THAT LED TO THAT AIR QUALITY
ALERT YESTERDAY.
ALERT YESTERDAY. THIS MORNING WE'RE DRY.
DRY ACROSS THE RADAR.
BROADEN OUT THE SCOPE.
WE'RE MOSTLY DRY ACROSS THE
RADAR, ACROSS THE STATE.
HOW ABOUT THAT.
WE'RE ALL CATCHING A LITTLE
BREAK FOR OUR WEDNESDAY.
I'LL TAKE YOU OUT TO THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THIS IS THE NEXT BIG SYSTEM.
THIS IS GOING TO BE FAIRLY
ORGANIZED LATE SATURDAY EVENING
INTO THE FIRST PORTION OF THE
DAY ON SUNDAY.
AND THEN SHOULD EXIT THE REGION
BY SUNDAY MIDDAY.
SO FIRST PORTION OF THE DAY
SATURDAY DRY.
SATURDAY DRY. SECOND PORTION OF THE DAY
SUNDAY WILL BE DRY.
MAINLY IN THE 60s.
68 IN HOUSTON.
64 IN DALLAS.
68 IN DALLAS.
64 IN AUSTIN.
THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE AREA,
FAIRLY UNIFORM TEMPERATURES.
HOUR BY HOUR FORECAST.
THIS IS THIS MORNING.
WE ARE DRY.
I WANT YOU TO WATCH THE
PACIFIC.
PACIFIC.
PACIFIC. THIS IS TOMORROW.
WE'RE GETTING THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON. WATCH THIS BIG SYSTEM AS IT
HOLDS TOGETHER.
HOLDS TOGETHER. THIS TRAVELS BASICALLY WEST TO
EAST.
EAST.
EAST. WE
EAST. WE GET THE COLD FRONT OF THIS
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
THIS IS 11:00 P.M.
SATURDAY EVENING.
SATURDAY EVENING. NOTICE HOW ORGANIZED IT IS.
EXTENDS FROM THE GREAT LAKES
REGION, UPPER MIDWEST THROUGH
THE HEART OF HOUSTON.
AND THIS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE
FIRST PORTION OF THE DAY ON
SUNDAY.
SUNDAY.
SUNDAY. BY SUNDAY EVENING IT IS LONG
GONE.
GONE.
GONE. THAT WILL BE OUR BEST RAIN
THREAT.
THREAT.
THREAT. SO MAINLY FOR FIRST PORTION OF
THE DAY ON SUNDAY.
A QUICK 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN
WILL BE POSSIBLE.
I'M NOT EXPECTING ANY FLASH
FLOODING.
FLOODING.
FLOODING. >> THAT'S A LITTLE GOOD NEWS.
>>> WE HAVE GOOD NEWS IN
TRAFFIC.
TRAFFIC.
TRAFFIC. I DON'T HAVE ANY ACCIDENTS TO
TELL YOU ABOUT.
THE STALLS THAT WE WERE
DISCUSSING EARLIER, EVERYTHING
GONE AWAY.
GONE AWAY. DAILY FULL FREEWAY CLOSURE.
I ALWAYS WANT TO GET A CHECK IN
CASE THEY DECIDE TO SKIP A DAY.
TODAY IT'S IN FULL SWING.
THIS IS THAT PROJECT THAT
CLOSES ALL OF THE LANES BY U OF
H. THAT'S YOUR NORTHBOUND SIDE
OF THE GULF FREEWAY.
EVERYTHING USUALLY WRAPS UP AT
5:00 AND THEY JUST SCOOT YOU
OFF TO THE FRONTAGE ROAD SO YOU
CAN SEE NO LANES ARE MAUVING
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. OVERALL PICTURE IS A NICE SEA
OF GREEN OUT THERE.
WE ZOOM IN TO DOWNTOWN.
JUST NORTH OF THE AREA I WAS
SHOWING YOU FROM THE KATY
FREEWAY EASTEX, THAT NICE RING
AROUND TOWN.
AROUND TOWN. >>> A TEENAGER WITH ONE LEG IS
READY TO MAKE HISTORY IN A SOAP
BOX DERBY.
BOX DERBY. WE'LL SEE WHAT DRIVES HIS
DETERMINATION.
DETERMINATION. >>> THE NCAA