WE
WE BEGIN
WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT -- FROM 11TH STREET IN BEAUMONT. POLICE ARE
INVESTIGATING A DEADLY CRASH
INVOLVING FOUR VEHICLES. IT
HAPPENED AT THE LIGHT, ALONG THE
1-10 ACCESS ROAD IN FRONT OF
LUBY'S.
LUBY'S. POLICE SAY A 16- YEAR-OLD IN A MAROON TRUCK WAS SPEEDING AND RAN THE RED LIGHT.
HE CRASHED INTO A SILVER CHEVY
HRR. POLICE SAY A PASSENGER IN
THE VECHILE, A 51-YEAR- OLD
WOMAN FROM BEAUMONT WAS KILLED.
ALL
ALL OTHERS HAVE MINOR INJURIES. POLICE ARE STILL ON THE SCENE INVESTIGATING. WE'LL UPDATE
YOU TONIGHT AT 10 -- AND ON OUR
APP -- AS POLICE RELEASE MORE.
AND A BREAKING UPDATE ON THAT
OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING AT THE
SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT. ACCORDING TO OUR
SISTER STATION--- AN OFFICER
WITH SAN ANTONIO PARK POLICE IS
BEING CREDITED FOR STOPPING WHAT
COULD HAVE BEEN A TRAGEDY.
POLICE SAY A MAN DROVE UP TO THE
ARRIVALS AREA OF "TERMINAL B"
AND STARTED SHOOTING EVERYWHERE.
THE OFFICER SHOT BACK -- HITTING
THE SUSPECT. HE LATER DIED AT A
HOSPITAL. ASIDE FROM SOMEONE
SUSTAINING A SPRAINED ANKLE,
AUTHORITIES SAID NO ONE ELSE WAS
INJURED IN THE CHAOS.
TAKING A LOOK AT OUR ROOFING
911
911
SKYCAM
SKYCAM THIS EVENING-- IT'S ANOTHER CLOUDY DAY. BUT SOUTHEAST TEXAS GET READY-- MORE
STORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST.
THE
THE TIMING ISN'T GREAT -- AS WE GET READY FOR THE RETURN OF THE NECHES RIVER FESTIVAL IN
DOWNTOWN BEAUMONT. WE'LL HAVE
THOSE IMPACTS COMING UP.
BUT WE WANT TO GET YOU RIGHT TO
THE STORM TRACKER CENTER.
IT'S WHERE CRISTIANA RAMOS IS
TRACKING THE IMPACTS HOUR BY
HOUR. CRISTIANA-- WHAT CAN
YOU TELL US?
RAIN CHANCES STILL HANGING
AROUND THE AREA UNTIL SATURDAY
MORNING! A DRIER AND COOLER
FORECAST END OF THE WEEKEND INTO
NEXT WEEK. TONIGHT, MOST
ACTIVITY IS OFF TOWARDS CENTRAL
TEXAS AND IS GIVING US A BREAK
WITH A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING. LOW TEMPERATURES
WILL DIP INTO THE MIDDLE AND
LOWER 60S. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
OVER THE REGION WILL DRAG
ANOTHER DISTURBANCE THROUGH THE
AREA FRIDAY BRINGING MORE RAIN
AND ONE OR TWO STORMS. SE TEXAS
IS AT A MARGINAL RISK FOR SEVERE
WEATHER FRIDAY.
WEATHER FRIDAY.
ONCE
ONCE THE
ONCE THE FRONT CLEARS EARLY SATURDAY THE FORECAST TURNS MUCH DRIER. SUNDAY THROUGH THE MIDDLE
OF NEXT WEEK THE FORECAST WILL
BE DRY AND COOLER. HIGHS
WE'LL DEFINITELY BE KEEPING A
CLOSE EYE ON THE WEATHER AS THE
NECHES RIVER FESTIVAL RETURNS TO
DOWNTOWN BEAUMONT.
LAST YEAR WAS POSTPONED. WE
WERE ON LOCK DOWN DUE TO THE
PANDEMIC. BUT THE PARADE
RETURNS TO DOWNTOWN TOMORROW
NIGHT
-- WEAVING THROUGH THE DOWNTOWN
STREETS AROUND THE CIVIC CENTER.
12NEWS REPORTER JAMES GRANT IS
DOWNTOWN WITH WHAT YOU NEED TO
KNOW.
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INTRO: MOLLY MOORE WITH THE
NECHES RIVER FESTIVAL SAYS
FRIDAY'S PARADE AND STREET PARTY
DOWNTOWN ARE STILL ON. THEY HAVE
COVID PRECAUTIONS IN PLACE--AND
THEY ALSO HAVE BACKUP PLANS IN
THE EVENT OF RAIN. SOT
: "LUCKILY WE HAVE THE BEAUTIFUL
GIG BEHIND US AND WE'RE GOING TO
MOVE OUR BAND IN THERE. WE'RE
ALSO GOING TO HAVE ALL THESE
AWNINGS OVER HERE FILLED WITH
OUR ACTIVITIES." VO: MOORE SAYS
THE STREET PARTY--WHICH WILL
TAKE PLACE ON CROCKETT STREET
STARTING AT 5:30 FRIDAY--WILL BE
MOVED INSIDE AND UNDER COVER IN
CASE IT RAINS. THE PARADE
HOWEVER--WILL GO ON RAIN OR
SHINE. ACCORDING TO MOORE--LAST
YEAR'S CORONATION TOOK PLACE
OUTSIDE AT THE MCFADDIN WARD
HOUSE DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. SHE
SAYS SHE'S GRATEFUL THEY STEPPED
IN TO HELP OUT--BUT SHE'S
LOOKING FORWARD TO A RETURN TO
TRADITION THIS TIME AROUND. SOT
: "ONCE WE GOT THROUGH FEBRUARY
AND MARCH, I KNEW WE'D BE ABLE
TO DO THIS THE WAY WE'VE ALWAYS
HAD IT AT THE JULIE ROGERS
THEATER." VO: BUT MOORE ISN'T
THE ONLY ONE FIRED UP TO SEE
EVENTS BACK IN DOWNTOWN. EVAN
CATLETT WITH SUGA'S DEEP SOUTH
CUISINE & JAZZ BAR SAYS BUSINESS
IS STARTING TO PICK BACK UP.
HE
HE SAYS
HE SAYS EVENTS LIKE THIS WEEKEND'S NECHES RIVER FESTIVAL ARE GREAT FOR BRINGING PEOPLE
DOWNTOWN AND INTO RESTAURANTS
LIKE SUGA'S. SOT
: "WE'RE WITHIN WALKING
DISTANCE. PARK ONE SPOT, COME
DOWN BEFORE THE PARADE HAVE A
COUPLE DRINKS AND YOU CAN HEAD
THAT WAY. COME AFTERWARDS, COME
BACK HERE, EAT, MAYBE GET AN
APPETIZER BEFORE, COME BACK FOR
YOUR ENTREES." VO: HE LOOKS
FORWARD TO MORE GUESTS FRIDAY
NIGHT AND IN THE MONTHS TO COME.
SOT
: "THESE EVENTS DOWNTOWN DO HELP
YOU KNOW WHEN WE KNOW ABOUT THEM
AND THEN THEY'RE COMING AND WE
CAN ALL PLAN AND WE'LL SAY AS A
GROUP DOWNTOWN WE REALLY SHOULD
GET TOGETHER ON THAT STUFF AND
REALLY PLAN THAT OUT, AND UH, SO
WE CAN ALL BENEFIT FROM IT."
TAG: CATLETT SAYS WHILE THE PAST
YEAR HAS BEEN TOUGH AT
SUGA'S--BUSINESS IS BACK UP.
SATURDAY NIGHT ALONE THE
RESTAURANT IS ALREADY PLANNING
TO HOST THREE LARGE GROUPS. IN
DOWNTOWN BEAUMONT--JAMES
GRANT--12NEWS.
TEXAS POLITICS TONIGHT--
BETTING
BETTING BIG ON THE LONE STAR STATE. BACK IN MARCH-- WE FIRST TOLD
YOU ABOUT THE BI- PARTISAN BILL
-- PUSHING TO LEGALIZE GAMBLING
IN TEXAS. NOW-- IT'S
STARTING TO GAIN TRACTION. THE
ADS ARE ABOUT TO HIT T-V'S AND
RADIOS ACROSS TEXAS. EXPECT TO
HEAR ABOUT THE BILLIONS OF
TOURISM AND GAMBLING DOLLARS
THAT LEAVE THE STATE EVERY YEAR
-- FOR PLACES LIKE OKLAHOMA AND
LOUISIANA.
"NEVER COULD UNDERSTNAD WHY
TEXAS LET ALL THAT MONEY GO
ACROSS THAT BORDER LIKE THT.
EACH ONE OF THOSE CASINOS
DURING THE WEEK PROBABLY MAKES
TWO OR THREE MILLION A DAY,"
A TWO-THIRDS VOTE IS REQUIRED
TO OVERTURN THE STATE'S CURRENT
BAN ON GAMBLING. BUT
ULTIMATELY THE GOAL IS TO GET
THIS ON THE BALLOT THIS NOVEMBER
-- FOR YOU TO VOTE ON.
PAUSE OPEN
DEVELOPING TONIGHT-- THE SEARCH
CONTINUES FOR 12 WORKERS --
MISSING FROM THAT CAPSIZED "LIVE
BOAT" OFF THE LOUISIANA COAST.
PRIVATE DIVERS HAVE BEEN
CONTRACTED TO DIVE DOWN TO THE
BOAT -- TO SEE IF ANY OF THE
MISSING ARE TRAPPED INSIDE.
THE 129-FOOT COMMERCIAL VESSELL
-- OWNED BY A HOUSTON COMPANY --
OVERTURNED IN HIGH SEAS AND
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. 6
VICTIMS WERE SAFELY RESCUED --
ONE WORKER WAS FOUND DEAD.
THE COAST GUARD HAD BEEN USING
NIGHT VISION TECHNOLOGY TO
SEARCH FOR THE 12 STILL MISSING.
AN ALERT TONIGHT-- MORE THAN A
DOZEN EARTHQUAKES HAVE BEEN
REPORTED ACROSS TEXAS IN THE
LAST WEEK, INCLUDING A MAGNITUDE
4.3 THAT SHOOK PARTS OF THE
PANHANDLE .. AND A 2 POINT 5...
IN EAST TEXAS YESTERDAY! AND
YOU CAN SEE A CLUSTER OF 10
SMALL EARTHQUAKES -- IN WEST
TEXAS.
WEST TEXAS SAW JUST 19
EARTHQUAKES IN 2009. FAST
FORWARD TO 20-17 WHEN THERE WERE
16-HUNDRED! EARTHQUAKES CAN
COINCIDE WITH AN INCREASE IN OIL
AND GAS PRODUCTION -- BUT A
STUDY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF
TEXAS AT AUSTIN DOES NOT LINK
THE TWO.
FROM EARTHQUAKES TO TORNADOES,
FLOODS, HURRICANES, SNOW AND
HEAT WAVES -- WE SEE IT ALL HERE
IN TEXAS -- SOMETIMES ALL IN THE
SAME MONTH!
AND ALL THAT WILD WEATHER --
COMES AT A COST. JASON
WHEELER BREAKS DOWN HOW IT'S
IMPACTING YOUR WALLET -- AND HE
HAS SOME TIPS YOU SHOULD
CONSIDER -- INVOLVING YOUR
INSURANCE POLICIES!
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AS WE MOVE THROUGH ANOTHER
SPRING SEVERE WEATHER
SEASON.KNOW THIS.TEXAS
SEASON.KNOW THIS.TEXAS
COMES
COMES IN
COMES IN FIRST FOR THE NUMBER OF TORNADOES AND MAJOR HAIL EVENTS.AND IT'S NOT CLOSE.LOOK
AT THE SECOND PLACE FINISHERS.
AND THESE ARE COSTLY.
HURRICANES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE 4 MOST EXPENSIVE PROPERTY
LOSSES IN TEXAS HISTORY.BUT THE
REST OF THE COSTLIEST 10 WERE
TORNADOS AND HAIL STORMS.
IF
IF YOU'RE
IF YOU'RE ONE OF THE MANY WHO HAS MOVED HERE SOMEWHAT RECENTLY, YOU MAY BE MORE
PREPARED FOR THIS BECAUSE YOU
HAD TO SIT AND GO THROUGH
INSURANCE OPTIONS. IF YOU HAVE
BEEN HERE A WHILEYOU MAY BE
NEGLECTING TO REVIEW YOUR
COVERAGE EVERY YEAR. DO YOU
STILL HAVE ENOUGH INSURANCE IF
YOU ARE A RENTER? AND
PARTICULARLY IF YOU'RE AN OWNER
SINCE REPLACEMENT COSTS HAVE
BALLOONED. REVIEW YOUR
DEDUCTIBLE, AND YOUR WIND AND
HAIL DEDUCTIBLE. IT MAY BE A
FLAT RATE, BUT IT CAN BE
ADJUSTABLE BETWEEN ONE AND FIVE
PERCENT OF YOUR TOTAL COVERAGE.
A HIGHER DEDUCTIBLE, GENERALLY
MEANS A LOWER PREMIUM. BUT
BEWARE---IF YOU HAVE A $300,000
POLICY ON YOUR HOME AND A 5
PERCENT WIND AND HAIL
DEDUCTIBLE--YOU PAY $15,000 FOR
DAMAGES BEFORE THE INSURANCE
COMPANY PAYS ANYTHING. AS WE
STAY WEATHER AWARE THIS SPRING,
WE HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN ABOUT OUR
HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN
HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN
ABOUT
ABOUT OUR
ABOUT OUR RECENT MONSTER WINTER STORM. REMEMBER THAT 10 MOST EXPENSIVE LIST? THE INSURANCE
COUNCIL OF TEXAS MADE NEWS RIGHT
TEXAS
TEXAS MADE NEWS RIGHT HERE IN FEBRUARY PREDICTING IT WOULD BE THE NEW MOST EXPENSIVE INSURED
LOSS EVENT. DON'T KNOW IF THAT
WILL REALLY HAPPEN.BUT THEY TELL
ME A STAGGERING 225,000 CLAIMS
HAVE BEEN FILEDAND THEY'RE
STILL COMING IN.
IF YOU MISSED ANYTHING FROM
THIS STORY -- OR HAVE SOME
QUESTIONS -- WE HAVE MORE POSTED
INSIDE THE 12NEWS NOW APP AND ON
12NEWSNOW DOT COM!
WE TURN TO SOME BREAKING COVID
VACCINE NEWS TONIGHT.. ANNUAL
VACCINES ARE LIKELY -- ALONG
WITH A THIRD SHOT TO COMBAT
VARIANTS. THAT'S THE
HEADLINE FROM PFIZER'S C-E-O
LATE TODAY.
THE NEED FOR A THIRD DOSE OF
THE PFIZER VACCINE BETWEEN 6 AND
12 MONTHS AFTER BEING FULLY
VACCINATED WILL BE A REALITY. FROM THERE -- IT'S LOOKING LIKE ANNUAL COVID VACCINES -- SIMILAR
TO FLU SHOTS -- COULD BE NEEDED.
THE VARIANTS WILL PLAY A
CRITICAL ROLE. IT IS EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT TO SUPPRESS THE POOL
OF PEOPLE THAT CAN BE
SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE VIRUS."
WE KNOW THAT PFIZER'S VACCINE
IS 91-PERCENT EFFECTIVE AT LEAST
SIX MONTHS AFTER THAT SECOND
DOSE. IT'S UNCLEAR IF THOSE WHO
GOT THE MODERNA VACCINE MAY NEED
THAT THIRD SHOT.
WE'RE CONTINUING TO TRACK THE
NUMBER OF SOUTHEAST TEXANS
IMPACTED BY THE VIRUS.
SIGINIFICANT CHANGES TONGIHT--
IN THE JEFFERSON COUNTY
HOSPITALS-- 10 PERCENT OF THOSE
PATIENTS IN THE ICU HAVE THE
VIRUS-- IN GENERAL BEDS-- 7
PERCENT HAVE THE VIRUS. BOTH
OF THOSE NUMBERS DOWN FROM
YESTERDAY.
REGIONALLY-- THE NUMBERS ARE
ALSO DOWN 17 PERCENT OF
THOSE IN THE ICU-- HAVE
COVID-19-- UP FROM YESTERDAY
AND NEARLY 9 PERCENT IN GENERAL
BEDS-- DOWN FROM YESTERDAY THE
REGIONAL HOSPITALIZATION RATE IS
9 PERCENT
AHEAD TONIGHT -- MAKING