>>> BREAKING NEWS A TRAGEDY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BUSY EVENING
COMMUTE, A TIME WHEN SO MANY
LOVED ONES ARE ON THE ROADS.
THREE PEOPLE KILLED IN A CAR
CRASH IN NORTHWEST HARRIS
COUNTY.
COUNTY. >> HERE'S WHAT WE'RE HEARING
FROM THE SCENE, TWO ADULTS AND
ONE CHILD DIED IN THAT CRASH,
SEVERAL MORE INJURED.
>> HERE'S A LOOK AT WHERE IT
HAPPENED, ANTOINE DRIVE NEAR
BUILT WAY EIGHT.
TAESHA JUST ARRIVED.
>> SEVERAL PEOPLE MENTIONED JUST
HOW DANGEROUS THIS IS.
TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AFTERMATH,
YOU CAN SEE THE SILVER CAR IS
MANGLED.
MANGLED. YOU CAN SEE THAT IS THE SECOND
VEHICLE, APPEARS TO BE A VAN,
THAT VAN CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER
THE IMPACT.
THE IMPACT. WE HAVE LEARNED THAT THREE
PEOPLE ARE DEAD AS A RESULT OF
THIS ACCIDENT.
THIS ACCIDENT. DEPUTIES TELL THAT YOU SAY IT
WAS TWO ADULTS AND A CHILD.
THREE MORE WERE TAKEN TO A
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL. THEY ARE CURRENTLY IN CRITICAL
CONDITION AFTER THROWN OUT OF
THEIR VEHICLE AFTER THAT IMPACT.
WE KNOW THAT IT WAS AN ADULT AND
TWO CHILDREN ACCORDING TO
ADULTS.
ADULTS. I JUST SPOKE WITH A MAN WHO
HEARD THE CRASH AND RAN OVER TO
HELP.
HELP. HE TELLS ME THAT ONE OF THE
THOSE VEHICLES RAN A RED LIGHT.
>> HEARD IT FIRST AND WENT
OUTSIDE, SEEN THAT TWO VEHICLES
COLLIDED, ONE EXPLODED.
THE VAN HAD A COUPLE PEOPLE IN
IT THAT WE COULDN'T GET TO.
THE PEOPLE IN THE SILVER CAR, WE
GOT THEM OUT.
THERE WAS A YOUNG LADY TOSSED
FROM THE VAN TO THE MIDDLE OF
THE MEDIAN.
THE MEDIAN. >> THAT MAN TELLS ME HE FEELS
REMORSE THAT HE WASN'T ABLE TO
GET THE OTHER THREE PEOPLE OUT
OF THE VAN THAT CAUGHT ON FIRE.
WE KNOW THAT THE DISTRICT
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HAVE
REPRESENTATIVES ON SCENE,
INVESTIGATORS HERE TRYING TO
PIECE TOGETHER TO SEE WHICH OF
THESE TWO VEHICLES WERE AT
FAULT.
FAULT. THEY ASK IF YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE
IN THIS AREA TO AVOID IT AND
EXPECT TRAFFIC ON THE FEEDER
ROAD.
ROAD. REPORTING LIVE IN NORTHWEST
HARRIS COUNTY, CHANNEL 2 NEWS.
>>> NOW TO THE WEATHER AND
RETURN OF WINTER HERE IN TEXAS.
LAST NIGHT AT THIS TIME WE WERE
AT A SPRING LIKE 70 DEGREES.
24 HOURS LATER, OUR TEMPERATURES
DIPPED TO THE MID 40'S.
>>> CHECK OUT NORTH TEXAS
TONIGHT, SNOW FALLING 90 MILES
NORTHWEST OF FORT WORTH.
PEOPLE SAW SEVERAL INCHES OF
SNOW THERE.
SNOW THERE. >> WE'RE HERE IN THE SEVERE
WEATHER CENTER AND WE'RE NOT
DONE YET.
DONE YET. >> THERE'S A POSSIBILITY OF A
BURST OF SNOW AT LEAST IN OUR
AREA.
AREA. WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT.
LOOK AT THIS TEMPERATURE CHANGE.
THE LAST 24 HOURS, WE HAVE
DROPPED 27, 28, 29, 30 DEGREES
FROM THIS TIME LAST NIGHT.
IT IS REALLY PLUGGED.
YOU'LL NOTICE NOT JUST THE MID
40'S, BUT FEELS LIKE NUMBERS
BECAUSE OF THE WIND CHILL, 38,
50 DOESN'T MATTER UNTIL YOU GET
BELOW 50.
BELOW 50. 36 IN CON ROW AND 37 FEELS LIKE
IN HUNTSVILLE.
IN HUNTSVILLE. IT'S COLD, CLOUDY AND WINDS
10-15 MILES AN HOUR.
RADAR FOR US IS PRETTY QUIET.
THERE'S TORNADO WATCHES IN
MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA.
THERE'S THAT SNOW WE WERE
TALKING ABOUT NORTH OF DALLAS
THROUGH THE DENTON AREA.
SEE THAT IN MEXICO, THAT'S WHAT
WE'RE WATCHING FOR LATER
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. I'LL PUT OUR FUTURE CAST ON.
IT INITIALIZE THAT IS WELL.
I'LL PUT PAUSE POINTS.
IT'S GOING TO RACE ALONG SO
QUICKLY, IT'S NOT GOING TO DO
MUCH.
MUCH. YOU'LL A PRINTOUT FROM AROUND AN
TONE TO THE COLLEGE STATION
AREA, CONTINUES TOWARD BUFFALO,
MOVES TOWARD CROCKETT.
NOT OUT OF THE REALM OF
POSSIBILITY.
POSSIBILITY. THIS IS AN EARLY MORNING
MIDNIGHT TO 3:00 IN THE MORNING
EVENT.
EVENT. IF ANYTHING, 30% CHANCE OF SNOW
AND THEN OUT OF HERE.
THURSDAY, PRETTY QUIET.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT WINTERY
BURST, SHOWERS OUT OF HERE BY
THE MORNING, COMMUTE SHOULD BE
IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE.
WE DON'T WARM UNTIL THE WEEKEND.
I'LL HAVE THE FORECAST STRAIGHT
AHEAD.
AHEAD. >>> ONLY ON TWO TONIGHT,
DANGEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS, A
CHANNEL 2 VIEWER TOLD US ABOUT A
ROADWAY IN LIBERTY COUNTY
CAUSESSING BIG PROBLEMS FOR
DRIVERS.
DRIVERS. >> THERE'S VIDEO, SHOWING A
POTHOLE SO LARGE THAT CARS,
TRUCKS, EVEN SCHOOL BUSES HAVE
TO MANEUVER AROUND IT TO GET BY.
WE ARE LIVE IN THAT COMMUNITY,
PLUM GROVE WHERE DRIVERS HAVE TO
GET CREATIVE TO GET WHERE
THEY'RE GOING.
THEY'RE GOING. BILL.
BILL. >> IT'S POTHOLE AFTER POTHOLE
HERE IN A VERY HIGH TRAFFIC AREA
MAKING IT TOUGH ON DRIVERS.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOME OF THE
ISSUES THERE.
ISSUES THERE. YOU CAN SEE THE POTHOLES BEHIND
ME, RESIDENTS TELLING ME THEY
HAVE TO TAKE MATTERS INTO THEIR
OWN HAND FILLING THE POTHOLES
WITH ASPHALT AND BRICK.
IT'S SOMETHING THEY'VE BEEN
DEALING WITH FOR THE PAST THREE
YEARS.
YEARS. >>> THIS PLACE OF POTHOLES IS
DESCRIBED AS BUMPY, DANGEROUS
AND DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER.
>> THE SUSPENSION ON THE
VEHICLE, IT TAKES A TOLL.
>>> THE POTHOLES WHICH FOLKS SAY
HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE
HURRICANE HARVEY ARE LOCATED ON
PLUM GROVE ROAD.
CARS, TRUCKS, EVEN SCHOOL BUSES
HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.
>> THIS IS NOT SAFE.
>> YOU HAVE TO PICK YOUR WAY
THROUGH THE POTHOLES
ESSENTIALLY.
ESSENTIALLY. THERE ARE PEOPLE SERVING OVER TO
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD TO GO
AROUND A POTHOLE WHICH IS
UNDERSTANDABLE, BECAUSE IT TASE
UP YOUR CAR.
>> DANNY DOES HIS BEST TO AVOID
THE AREA.
THE AREA. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN SIX
MONTHS HE'S ATTENDED TO USES IT.
CONDITIONS HERE HAVE BEEN CAUSED
BY THE TYPE OF VEHICLES THAT USE
THIS ROAD.
THIS ROAD. >> BIG TRUCKS WEAR YOUR ROADS
OUT.
OUT. IT'S LIKE A HEAVY LOADED TRUCK
DOWN A SMALL COUNTRY ROAD, IT'S
GOING TO PUT POTHOLES IN THE
ROAD.
ROAD. >> THEY'VE CONTACTED THE CITY
AND COUNTY ABOUT THE ISSUE BUT
CAN'T SEEM TO GET A CLEARANCE AS
TO WHO'S RESPONSIBLE.
>> THEY GO BETWEEN THERE AND
LEAVE THAT AND SO NOW THE PEOPLE
SUFFER.
SUFFER. >> THE MAYOR OF PLUM GROVE TRIED
TO HAVE THE ISSUE FIXED BUT BEEN
IGNORED BY PRECINCT THREE COUNTY
COMMISSIONER JAMES REEVES.
IN A STATEMENT SHE SAID THE CITY
T maintaining
maintaining our roads.
our roads. >> We have requested material
for the roads on dozens of
occasions since 2017. As we the
city will provide the equipment
and labor.
and labor. ...
>> And we contacted at Liberty County commissioner James
reached by
reached by phone and by email but have not
heard back from them. We also
went by his office and we're
told he was out for the day
we're hoping to hear back from
them when
them when we do we will let you know live
from plum Grove bill Barajas
KPRC Channel
KPRC Channel 2 news.
2 news. >> All right bill, thank you we
learned about the dangerous
roadway from a channel 2 viewer
if you have a story you think
we should pursue call 7, 1, 3,
2,
2, 2, 3, tips. You can also e-mail
us at story ideas at KPRC dot
com.
com. >> We are following breaking
news on the Northwest side of
the deadly apartment fire our
Phil Archer is at the CNN Phil
learned it was an elderly woman
who died and we want.
>> Back to Phil live. He's at
the Garden City apartments on
West Montgomery road near West
Gulf bank feel.
>> Yeah what's going on behind
me right now is investigation
under way to determine exactly
>> HOUSTON FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED
2:45 THIS AFTERNOON TO FIND A
THEY KICKED IN THE DOOR, GOT
INSIDE AND FOUND A WOMAN WHO
LIVED THERE ALONE LYING ON THE
COUCH.
COUCH. THE COUCH WASIx
THEY CARRIED HER OUTSIDE AND
PRETTY QUICKLY DETERMINED THAT
SHE WAS DEAD, THAT SHE HAD
PASSED AWAY.
PASSED AWAY. SHE'S IDENTIFIED AT VERMA MOORE.
SHE HAD A SERIES OF HEALTH
PROBLEMS INCLUDING A SERIES OF
STROKES AND WAS A SMOKER.
IT'S POSSIBLE THE CAUSE OF THE
FIRE WAS ACCIDENTAL BUT THEY ARE
NOT TAKING CHANCES WITH THAT.
WE HAVE HOMICIDE INVESTIGATORS
ON SCENE, ARSON INVESTIGATORS
ARE HERE AND WILL BE HERE UNTIL
THEY HAVE A CLEARER IDEA OF HOW
AND WHY MRS. MOORE DIED.
REPORTING LIVE IN NORTHWEST
HOUSTON, I'M PHIL ARCHER, KPRC 2
NEWS.
NEWS. >>> A MAJOR BRAWL AS A TEXAS
WOMAN'S BASKETBALL GAME HAS LED
TO SUSPENSIONS OF PLAYERS AND
MANAGERS.
MANAGERS. THE FIGHT BROKE OUT MONDAY NIGHT
IN MONTGOMERY ALABAMA WHERE TSU
FACED ALABAMA STATE.
THIS IS ONE VIEW OF WHAT
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED. FOLLOWING AN INVESTIGATION INTO
THIS ALTERCATION, THE
SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
THOUSAND DOLLARS THE SUSPENSION
OF FIVE PLAYERS FROM TSU ALONG
WITH FIVE PLAYERS AND TWO
MANAGERS FROM ALABAMA STATE.
IN ADDITION TO THE SUSPENSIONS,
THE CONFERENCE HAS FIND BOTH
SCHOOLS $5,000.
SCHOOLS $5,000. TEXAS SOUTHERN HAS RESPONDED TO
THE PUNISHMENT SAYING IN PORT
QUOTE WHILE THE TIMING OF THE
SUSPENSIONS IS UNFORTUNATE, OUR
STUDENT ATHLETES WILL TAKE
OWNERSHIP OF THEIR DECISION.
>>> A HISTORIC DAY IN WASHINGTON
HAS COME TO AN END AFTER THE
SENATE VOTED TO ACQUIT PRESIDENT
DONALD TRUMP OF TWO ARTICLES OF
IMPEACHMENT, THE FIRST ABUSE OF
POWER BY PRESSURING UKRAINE TO
INVESTIGATE JOE BIDEN AND HIS
SON, HUNTER BIDEN.
THE VOTE WAS 52-48, THE
PRESIDENT ALSO CHARGED WITH
OBSTRUCTION OF CONGRESS AFTER
THE ADMINISTRATION'S DEFINES OF
THE HOUSE REQUEST FOR TESTIMONY.
THAT VOTE WAS 53-47, ALSO FOR
ACQUITTAL.
ACQUITTAL. AFTER THE VOTE, PRESIDENT TRUMP
TWEETED THAT HE WILL SPEAK TO
THE NATION ABOUT HIS ACQUITTAL
TOMORROW MORNING AT
11:00 HOUSTON TIME.
>>> SOME SAD BREAKING NEWS OUT
OF HOLLYWOOD TONIGHT.
LEGENDARY ACTOR KIRK DOUGLAS HAS
DIED.
DIED. HE WAS 103 YEARS OLD.
HIS MOVIE CAREER RESPOND 60
YEARS AND INCLUDED MOVIES LIKE
SPARTACUS AND 20,000 LEAGUES
UNDER THE SEA.
HE WAS AWARDED THE PRESIDENTIAL
MEDAL OF FREEDOM BY THEN
PRESIDENT JIMMIE CARTER IN 1981.
>>> BUNDLE UP FOR COLD CLOUDY
CONDITIONS.
CONDITIONS. WE'LL CHECK ON THE FUTURE CAST,
30'S TOMORROW MORNING.
IT'S GOING TO BE A CHILLY
WAKEUP.
WAKEUP. IT STAYS COLD UNTIL THE WEEKEND,
FORECAST STRAIGHT AHEAD.
>>> TRADE DEADLINE IS TOMORROW
AT 2:00, THE ROCKETS TRADED
CLINT CAPELA FOR ROBERT
COVINGTON.
COVINGTON. IS THERE ANOTHER MOVE ON THE
WAY?
WAY? DETAILS AHEAD IN SPORTS.
>>> YOUNG THESE RAISE MONEY TO
BUY TEAM SHIRTS BUT ENDED BROKEN
HEARTED.
HEARTED. >> HOW CAN YOU DO THIS TO KIDS
AND AN ORGANIZATION?
WE DON'T HAVE MONEY.
>> THEY ARE NOT STEALING FROM US
AS ADULTS, THEY'RE STEALING FROM
KIDS.
KIDS. >> THIS SHOWED UP BLANK, OTHERS
NOT AT ALL.
>>> HANDING OUT THEIR BRAND NEW
TEE SHIRTS