ABOUT.
ABOUT. XAVIER?
XAVIER?
XAVIER? >> THAT'S GOOD NEWS.
IT IS THAT TIME OF THE YEAR THE
UNOFFICIAL START OF THE SUMMER
TRAVEL SEASON BUT THIS TIME
AROUND WE ARE LOOKING AT A VERY
DIFFERENT MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY
AS WE GET TO THE OTHER SIDE OF
THIS PANDEMIC.
THIS PANDEMIC. WE ARE FACING EVERYTHING FROM
UNRULY PASSENGERS ON FLIGHTS TO
CONFUSION ABOUT THE CURRENT
COVID SAFEGUARDS.
COVID SAFEGUARDS. >> IT IS DEFINITELY A LOT TO
CONSIDER.
CONSIDER.
CONSIDER. OUR BRITNEY FORD IS LIVE AT BUSH
AIRPORT WITH A LOOK AT THE
SITUATION.
SITUATION. >> GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> AS MORE PEOPLE TRAVEL SINCE
THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC SO
HAS THE NUMBER OF PROBLEMS
AIRLINES ARE EXPERIENCING WITH
PASSENGERS.
PASSENGERS. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS DISTURBING
VIDEO.
VIDEO.
VIDEO. >>
VIDEO. >> HEY --
>> HEY --
>> HEY -- >> THIS WAS EARLIER AN ATTACK ON
A SOUTHWEST FLIGHT ATTENDANT.
THAT FLIGHT ATTENDANT LOST TWO
TEETH.
TEETH.
TEETH. THAT WOMAN WAS LATER ARRESTED
BUT THE IF VM AA SAYS IT IS
SOMETHING AIRLINES ARE SEEING
MORE FREQUENTLY.
MORE FREQUENTLY. THERE HAVE BEEN 2500 SIMILAR
REPORTS THIS YEAR.
MOSTLY RELATED TO THE FEDERAL
MASK MANDATE.
MASK MANDATE. THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT JUMP.
THE IF VM AA SAYS AIRLINES
USUALLY ONLY REPORT ABOUT 100 TO
150 CASES PER YEAR.
>> BEING CALLED NAMES, BEING
TREATED HOG TILY.
HAVING THEIR LANYARDS PULLED.
>> TODAY IS THE BUSIEST DAY.
AAA EXPECTS 34 MILLION PEOPLE TO
DRIVE AND NEARLY 2.5 MILLION
PEOPLE TO FLY.
A SIGNIFICANT JUMP THAN WHAT
WE'VE SEEN LAST YEAR, BUT A CDC
DID RELAX ITS MASK MANDATES FOR
A FULLY VACCINATED PEOPLE.
BUT HERE AT THE AIRPORT YOU WILL
STILL NEED TO WEAR A MASK IF YOU
ARE HEADED ON A PLANE.
SEND IT BACK TO YOU GUYS.
>> YEAH, LOOKING BEHIND YOU IN
THE PICTURE LOOKS LIKE EVERYBODY
IS FOLLOWING THE RULES WITH THE
MASKS.
MASKS.
MASKS. IT
MASKS. IT IS GOING TO BE AN EVENTFUL -
MASKS. HOLIDAY ING TO BE AN EVENTFUL -
MASKS. HOLIDAY WEEKEND.E AN EVENTFUL -
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON WEEKEND
TRAVEL INCLUDING THE CHANGES TO
COVID-19 PROTOCOLS CHECK OUT OUR
WEBSITE AT KHOU.COM.
YOU CAN ALSO GET THE LATEST
INFORMATION ON OUR KHOU 11 APP.
>> 534 TIME TIME.
GALVESTON BEACH WILL BE PACKED
WITH CROWD THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
>> BUT LOCAL LIFEGUARDS, DO HAVE
SOME CONCERNS.
SOME CONCERNS. BEACH PATROL IS WORKING TO GET
ENOUGH LIFEGUARDS ON DUTY
HEADING INTO SUMMER.
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN FLOCKING THERE
AHEAD OF THE MEMORIAL DAY
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND. BEACH PATROL SAYS ALL 32 OF
THEIR TOWERS STRETCHING NINE
MILES OF BEACH WILL HAVE A LIFE
GUARD ON DUTY BUT SOME MAY NOT
BE STAFFED WITH TWO LIFEGUARDS
AS PREFERRED.
AS PREFERRED. BEACH PATROL ISN'T CALLING IT A
LIFE GUARD SHORTAGE BUT THEY ARE
BELOW THEIR TARGET NUMBERS.
>> BEACH PATROL IS WORKING TO
HIRE AND TRAIN MORE LIFEGUARDS.
THIS IS ONE OF THE ISSUES FACING
BUSINESSES AND ATTRACTIONS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY IS THEY TRY
TO MOVE BACK TO THE FULL SWING
AFTER THE PANDEMIC.
AND NOW TO A SITUATION MANY OF
YOU ARE FEELING THE EFFECTS
FROM.
FROM.
FROM. >>
FROM. >> A NEW TWIST AND EFFORTS TO
GET RELIEF MONEY TO OUR AREA.
CITY COUNTY AND LEADERS ARE IN A
STAND OFF WITH STATE OFFICIALS
OVER MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF FEDERAL
AID MONEY.
AID MONEY. >> IN NORTHEAST HOUSTON MAYOR
TURNER IS CALLING ON THE STATE
TO SEND THE CITY AND HARRIS
COUNTY A BILLION DOLLARS EACH IN
FLOOD MITIGATION MONEY RELATED
TO HARVEY.
TO HARVEY. >> A PLEA DEAL IN THE MALIA
DAVIS CASE.
DAVIS CASE. THE STEP DAD WILL SPEND 40 YEARS
IN PRISON AFTER PLEADING
GUILTYING TO TAMPERING WITH THE
CORPSE.
CORPSE.
CORPSE. >> HOUSTON POLICE ARE LOOKING
FOR THE PERSON THAT SHOT AND
KILLED AN 18-YEAR-OLD MAN.
THERE WERE REPORTS OF PEOPLE IN
TWO CARS SHOOTING AT EACH OTHER
ON INDIANAPOLIS STREET ON THE
NORTHEAST SIDE.
NORTHEAST SIDE. OFFICERS FOUND THE VICTIM DEAD
INSIDE HIS CAR IN THE FRONT YARD
OF A HOME.
>> HE NEEDS PRAYERS.
ALL THE PRAYERS HE CAN GET.
>> THE TEEN THAT SUFFERED AN
ELECTRIC SHOM IN MONTH GOMY
COUNTY THIS WEEK IS IN A
MEDICALLY INDUCED COMA.
HER GRANDSON WAS SHOCKED AFTER
PICKING UP A WET FLAG POLE THAT
MADE CONTACT WITH WET POWER
LINES.
LINES.
LINES. >>
LINES. >> MAYBE THERE IS JUST THE
DESIRE TO SEE THE EARTH AGAIN,
TO HAVE THAT PERSPECTIVE.
>> RETIRED ASTRONAUT IS PLANNING
A RETURN TO SPACE AS A
COMMERCIAL PILOT.
COMMERCIAL PILOT. THE PLAN IS TO FLY FOR CIVILIANS
TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION ON A SPACE X CREW DRAGON
NEXT JANUARY FOR THE COMPANY
AXIOM SPACE.
AXIOM SPACE. >> IT IS A HOME THAT DEFINITELY
TURNS HEADS IN WEST UNIVERSITY.
PEOPLE STOP TO TAKE PICTURES OF
THE SO CALLED DARTH VADER HOUSE.
>> AND RIGHT NOW IT IS UP FOR
SALE, BUT THE QUESTION IS WHAT
IS A UNIQUE HOME ON THE MARKET
-- WHAT DOES IT ACTUALLY LOOK
LIKE?
LIKE?
LIKE? HERE YOU GO.
>> THIS HOME IS ICONIC HOME.
IT IS A MASTERPIECE.
YOU WOULDN'T FIND A HOME THAT
LOOKS ANYTHING SIMILAR IN THE
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. IT EMULATES THE FACE OF DARTH
VADER.
VADER.
VADER. >>
VADER. >> THE SOARING CEILINGS.
NATURAL LIGHT THAT COMES
THROUGH.
THROUGH.
THROUGH. THE DIFFERENT LAYERS.
THE HOUSE IS SPECTACULAR.
>> IT'S LOVELY.
I LOVE THE WAY IT BRINGS THE
LIGHT IN.
LIGHT IN.
LIGHT IN. IT'S NOT AT ALL WHAT YOU WOULD
EXPECT FROM THE