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NOW. >>> NEARLY A YEAR SINCE HARVEY
HIT AND A STORM SURVIVORS HOME
STILL LOOKS LIKE A DISASTER
ZONE.
ZONE.
ZONE. NOW
ZONE. NOW HE IS FINALLY GETTING HELP.
A LOT OF HOUSTON FREEWAYS FELT
LIKE PARKING LOTS TODAY.
A LOOK AT THE TROUBLED SPOT SO
YOU DO NOT GET CAUGHT UP IN THE
GRIDLOCK.
GRIDLOCK.
GRIDLOCK. IS IT COOL OR CRINGE WORTHY, OR
BOTH?
BOTH?
BOTH? WEARABLE ART COMES TO TOWN, ON
FULL DISPLAY.
FULL DISPLAY. WE START WITH A SHINING LIGHT
OF HOPE.
OF HOPE.
OF HOPE. THE RETURNS OF THE TEXANS
FOOTBALL TO NRG FOR THE FIRST
TIME THIS YEAR.
WE ARE AN HOUR AWAY FROM GAME
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. THE
TIME. THE TAILGATES ARE DOWN AND THE
GRILLS ARE HOT.
THE DRINKS ARE PROBABLY COLD.
AS THE TEAM TAKES ON THE
NINERS.
NINERS.
NINERS. EVERYONE IS READY FOR THE 7:00
KICKOFF.
KICKOFF.
KICKOFF. OUR CRUISER ON THE FIELD.
>> THE SESSIONS BETWEEN THE
TEXANS AND THE 49'S -- WERE
REALLY INTENSE THIS WEEK.
DANIEL SCOTT MOORE FROM INSIDE
NRG IN A MOMENT.
WE START OFF WITH FANS HAVE
BEEN WAITING FOR THIS DAY FOR A
LONG TIME.
LONG TIME. >> Reporter: IN THIS 90 DEGREE
HEAT IT DOESN'T QUITE FEEL LIKE
FOOTBALL SEASON.
FOOTBALL SEASON. TRUST ME, THESE FANS PROVING
THAT IT IS.
THEY HAVE BEEN OUT HERE FOR
HOURS GETTING READY FOR THE BIG
GAME TONIGHT.
GAME TONIGHT. THOUSANDS ARE HERE TAILGATING
FOR THE TEXANS FIRST HOME GAME
OF THE SEASON.
EVERYBODY HAVING NO DOUBT, --
HOPING NO DOUBT THEIR FAVORITE
TEAM WILL GO FAR THIS YEAR.
THESE FANS SAY THIS YEAR IS FOR
THE TEXANS.
THE TEXANS. >> AS LONG AS THEY STAY HEALTHY
THEY HAVE THE NUMBER ONE
DEFENSE AUTOMATICALLY.
DEFENSE AUTOMATICALLY. I HOPE THEY STAY HEALTHY
THROUGHOUT THE SEASON.
THEY WILL KICK SOME BUTT.
>> ENCOURAGE AND FAITH.
>> LAST YEAR THEY HAD A ROUGH
ONE.
ONE.
ONE. NOW
ONE. NOW WE HAVE SOME GOOD GUYS.
THEY ARE ALL HEALTHY.
>> Reporter: THAT LAST LADY
SAYS SHE WILL SCARE THAT WIND
INTO HER FAVORITE TEAM.
WE HAVE AN HOUR UNTIL KICKOFF.
WE WILL BRING YOU A LIVE UPDATE
TONIGHT AT 10.
>> Reporter: TONIGHT THE TEXANS
WILL HOPEFULLY TAKE ANOTHER
STEP FORWARD AS THEY GET READY
FOR THE REGULAR SEASON.
>> DANIEL GOTERA HAS MORE ON
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. >>
THAT. >> Reporter: HELLO GUYS.
HOW ARE YOU DOING BACK IN THE
STUDIO?
STUDIO?
STUDIO? I
STUDIO? I AM GLAD WE HAVE A ROOF ON THE
STADIUM AS OPPOSED TO KANSAS
CITY.
CITY.
CITY. GAME NUMBER TWO FOR THE
PRESEASON FOR THE TEXANS AS
THEY HOST THE 49ers.
I WILL LET YOU SEE SOME OF THE
ACTION ON THE FIELD.
THE TEXANS ARE ON THE OTHER
SIDE OF THE FIELD.
BRANDON SCARLET IS RUNNING
THROUGH HAVE HIS -- SOME OF HIS
PREGAME WARM-UPS.
PREGAME WARM-UPS. EVERYBODY KEEPS ASKING ME
WHETHER TO SEAN WATSON --
DESHAUN WATSON WILL PLAY.
AND THEIR TWO PRACTICES THEY
WENT THROUGH 80 PLAYS.
THE COACHES GOT A LOT OF FILM
TO GO THROUGH.
JUST BECAUSE OF THE PRACTICES.
IF I HAD TO GUESS I WOULD BET
THAT JJ AND KLAHANIE AND MOST
OF THE STARS ON THIS TEAM WILL
NOT SEE A LOT OF ACTION.
WATSON COULD SEE THE ONE SERIES
LIKE WE SAW AGAINST KANSAS
CITY.
CITY.
CITY. HE
CITY. HE WENT FIVE PLAYS THROUGH ONE
PASS, HE COMPLETED IT.
LOOKING LIKE VINTAGE WATSON.
WE WILL SEE IF HE HITS THE
FIELD TONIGHT.
FIELD TONIGHT. FOR ME, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
SEEING JORDAN AIKEN.
TO SEE IF HE CONTINUES HIS
DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH.
IF HE CAN DEVELOP INTO THAT
PLAYER FOR THIS TEAM THAT WILL
BE ANOTHER WEAPON.
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BALL,
THE LINEBACKER OUT OF A LEAF
TAYLOR SHOULD SEE BIG MINUTES
AGAIN TONIGHT.
AGAIN TONIGHT. WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
WE WILL HAVE A RECAP AT 10.
HOPEFULLY IF THE GAME IS OVER.
BACK TO YOU GUYS IN THE STUDIO.
>>> WE WILL CHECK BACK IN WITH
MATT A LITTLE LATER ON TONIGHT.
OUR WEB TEAM WAS TAKING
PICTURES AHEAD OF THE GAME.
YOU CAN CHECK OUT OUR WEB
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>>> A NEW TIP ABOUT A WILD
ROBBERY ATTEMPT CAUGHT ON
CAMERA.
CAMERA.
CAMERA. WE SHOWED YOU THIS VIDEO
YESTERDAY OF A TEAM OF MEN
TRYING TO ROB A WOMAN OF
$75,000 IN CASH.
ONE OF THEM IS STILL ON THE RUN
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. OFFICER SAID THE COUPLE HERE
HAVE BEEN FOLLOWED FROM THE
BANK.
BANK.
BANK. TONIGHT THE CONSTABLE SAYS THEY
ARE ZEROING IN ON THE IDENTITY
OF THE MAN WHO GOT AWAY.
WE WILL LET YOU KNOW AS WE GET
MORE INFORMATION.
MORE INFORMATION. >>> GOOD NEWS FOR THE TEXANS
FANS HEADED HOME AFTER THE GAME.
THE 288 610 INTERCHANGE WILL BE
OPEN UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
AFTER THAT CONSTRUCTION CREWS
WILL CLOSE THE INTERCHANGE.
THAT'S ALL LANES IN ALL
DIRECTIONS FOR THE REST OF THE
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND. THERE WAS A BIG BACKUP THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. CREWS ARE BUILDING A 10 MILE
STRETCH OF TOLL LANES ALONG TO
88.
88.
88. THE
88. THE CLOSURE WILL HAPPEN EVERY
WEEKEND FOR SEVERAL WEEKS.
YOU CAN STAY UP-TO-DATE ON ROAD
CLOSURES AND ALTERNATE ROUTES
ANYTIME YOU WANT ON THE KHOU
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PLAY. >>> LET'S TURN TO BLAKE.
WE HAD SHOWERS MOVE THROUGH
SOUTH OF PEARLAND TODAY.
THE REST OF US JUST PLAIN HOT.
>> Reporter: TEMPERATURES IN
THE MID TO UPPER 90s FOR MANY
OF US HERE ACROSS THE HOUSTON
AREA.
AREA.
AREA. LET'S TAKE A LIVE LOOK OUT
ACROSS GALVESTON.
ACROSS GALVESTON. IT'S THE PERFECT EVENING ACROSS
SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
SOUTHEAST TEXAS. THOUGH SHOWERS WE WERE TRACKING
ARE BEGINNING TO FIZZLE OUT.
ONE SHOWER JUST INSIDE THE
BELTWAY.
BELTWAY.
BELTWAY. LOOK AT ALL THE LIGHTNING.
OUT ALONG THE NORTH FREEWAY
JUST SOUTH OF THE BELTWAY,
HEADS UP A START --
THUNDERSTORM IS DEVELOPING.
96 IN CONROY.
80 DEGREES IN GALVESTON.
FEELING LIKE 105 TWO AS HIGH AS
109 DEGREES.
109 DEGREES. THESE TEMPERATURES WILL COOL
DOWN.
DOWN.
DOWN. WINDING UP IN THE UPPER 70s
LIKE WE DID THIS MORNING.
RAIN CHANCES FOR THE REST OF
THE EVENING VIRTUALLY ZERO.
THEY ARE TRACKING THAT ONE STORM
UP NEAR GREENS POINT.
WE WILL GIVE YOU THE LATEST ON
THAT COMING UP.
>>> HERE AT KHOU WE ARE WORKING
TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE DON'T FEEL
FORGOTTEN AFTER HARVEY.
AS WE APPROACH THE ONE-YEAR
ANNIVERSARY , GOOD NEWS FOR
VETERAN ELMER BRANCH A COUPLE
OF WEEKS AGO WE SHOWED YOU HIS
HOME IN ALPINE UNTOUCHED SINCE
THE FLOOD.
THE FLOOD. MOLD COVERS THE HOME AND WATER
STAINS ALL OVER THE WALLS.
TODAY ALL THESE PEOPLE STEPPED
IN TO HELP.
OUR REPORTER UPDATES US ON THE
SEVEN-YEAR-OLD VETERAN WHO IS
NO LONGER ALONE.
>> Reporter: BY FLASHLIGHT, A
LOOK AT JUST HOW BADLY AN ELVEN
MAN NEEDED HELP 11 MONTHS AND
THREE WEEKS AFTER HARVEY.
>> IT WAS PRETTY PUNGENT.
AS SOON AS YOU WALK THROUGH THE
DOOR YOU CAN SMELL THE MOLD.
>> Reporter: YOU CAN SEE THE
WATER LINE ON THE WALLS WHICH
ARE COVERED IN MOLD.
>> I HAVE BEEN IN HUNDREDS OF
HARVEY FLOODED HOMES.
THIS WAS BY FAR THE WORST HOME
I HAVE BEEN IN.
>> Reporter: DAVID HALLER'S
TOOK A SERVICE CALL AT THIS
HOME ON SNYDER STREET.
SEVEN-YEAR-OLD ELMER BRANCH
LIVES HERE ALONE.
HIS WIFE DIED IN JANUARY AND
HIS SON PASSED AWAY LAST YEAR.
DAVID SAYS THAT ELMER WAS DONE
ANY -- DENY FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE AFTER HARVEY.
>> I ASKED IF I COULD TAKE HIS
PICTURE AND TELL SOME PEOPLE
ABOUT HIM.
ABOUT HIM. >> Reporter: THESE PHOTOS WERE
SHARED AND SEEN BY THE ELVEN
HIGH SCHOOL JROTC.
THEY ARE DISINFECTING WHAT THEY
CAN SAVE.
CAN SAVE.
CAN SAVE. TOSSING WHAT THEY CAN'T.
>> ELMER, I KNOW HE WANTS TO
SALVAGE HIS HOME.
THAT IS WHAT WE WILL TRY TO DO.
>> Reporter: FROM HIS
WHEELCHAIR IN THE SHADE, ELMER
BRANCH GUSHED OVER HIS ANSWERED
PRAYERS.
PRAYERS.
PRAYERS. >> YOU ARE DOING A GOOD JOB.
KEEP IT UP.
>> Reporter: AN ARMY VETERAN
WHO SERVED OUR COUNTRY, IS NO
LONGER FORGOTTEN.
LONGER FORGOTTEN. >> IT IS PRETTY AWESOME AND
AMAZING.
AMAZING.
AMAZING. >> HELP IS ON THE WAY, TEAM
RUBICON, A GROUP OF MILITARY
VETERANS, WHO HELP PEOPLE
REBUILD AFTER DISASTERS IS ALSO
HELPING ELMER.
HELPING ELMER. IT WILL BE MONTHS BEFORE HIS
HOME IS FINALLY READY.
RIGHT NOW HE IS STAYING IN A
HOTEL.
HOTEL.
HOTEL. A
HOTEL. A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO ELVEN HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS.
SCHOOL STUDENTS. OVER THE LAST YEAR THEY HAVE
HELPED DOZENS OF FAMILIES IN
THE ELVEN AREA.
THOSE KIDS FIRST STEPPED UP A
DAY AFTER THE HISTORIC FLOOD.
THIS IS WHAT WE LOVE TO SEE,
STANDING FOR HOUSTON AT ITS
BEST RON.
BEST RON.
BEST RON. >>> IF A JROTC GROUP CAN HELP
SO CAN