I'M
I'M GOING
I'M GOING TO KEEP INVESTIGATING TO SEE WHAT IS GOING ON THERE.
NOW TO BREAKING NEWS.
POLICE HUNTING A TRAIL OF GUYS
THAT AMBUSHED A HOUSTON POLICE
OFFICER OVERNIGHT.
OFFICER OVERNIGHT. THE SHOOTING LEFT A LINE OF
BULLET HOLES IN THE SIDE OF THE
PATROL CAR.
PATROL CAR. THANKFULLY THE OFFICER WAS NOT
HIT.
HIT.
HIT. MY
HIT. MY SELL, THE OFFICER OPENED FIRE
BACK BUT THE ATTACKERS STILL GOT
AWAY.
AWAY.
AWAY. >>
AWAY. >> YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT, GUYS.
WHICH I IS WHY HOUSTON POLICE
ARE LOOKING FOR A TOTAL OF THREE
SUSPECTS IN CONNECTION TO THE
SHOOTING.
SHOOTING.
SHOOTING. TALK ABOUT A SCARY INFORMATION
FOR THE OFFICER INVOLVED THAT WE
ARE TOLD WERE DRIVING DOWN THIS
STREET IN HIS PATROL CAR WHEN HE
WAS SHOT AT MULTIPLE TIMES.
THANKFULLY HE'S OKAY.
HE IS WASN'T HURT.
NEITHER ARE ANY INNOCENT FOLKS
IN THIS AREA BUT YOU CAN IMAGINE
HOW BAD THIS SITUATION COULD
HAVE GOTTEN.
HAVE GOTTEN. POLICE ARE KEEPING US AT A SAFE
DISTANCE AS THEY PROCESS WHAT IS
A LARGE SCENE AND CONTINUE TO
LOOK FOR THE SUSPECTS THEY SAY
RAN OFF TOWARD A PARK IN THIS
AREA.
AREA.
AREA. WE
AREA. WE CAN SEE THE PATROL CAR THE
OFFICER WAS IN PARKED ALONG SIDE
A DITCH WHICH IS ABOUT TO BE
TOWED.
TOWED.
TOWED. WE
TOWED. WE HAVE SOME VIDEO AS WELL.
YOU CAN SEE IN THAT VIDEO THE
NUMBER OF BULLET HOLES THAT
PIERCE THROUGH THAT PATROL CAR.
IT HAPPENED BEFORE 1:30 THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. THE OFFICER HAD JUST WRAPPED UP
A TRAFFIC STOP AND WAS DRIVING
AWAY WHEN SOMEONE BEGAN FIRING
AT HIM.
AT HIM.
AT HIM. THE THREE-YEAR VETERAN DID
RETURN FIRE.
RETURN FIRE. THE THREE SUSPECTS SAND RAN
TOWARDS A NEARBY PARK.
POLICE AREN'T SURE IF ANY OF
THEM ARE HIT.
THEY ARE NOT SURE IF ALL OF THEM
OPENED FIRE ON THE PATROL CAR OR
IF IT WAS JUST ONE PERSON.
POLICE SAY HOWEVER THE THREE
SUSPECTS ARE NOT RELATED TO THAT
INITIAL TRAFFIC STOP.
NOW BACK OUT HERE LIVE AGAIN,
HERE'S ANOTHER LOOK AT WHAT IS
AN ACTIVE SCENE POLICE ARE
COMBING THROUGH.
COMBING THROUGH. EARLIER THEY FLEW A DHOPER AND
HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO TRACK DOWN
THE THREE SUSPECTS YET.
I'M TOLD THAT THE CHIEF IS OUT
HERE AS WELL CHECKING ON THE
THREE-YEAR VETERAN OFFICER WHO
AGAIN WAS NOT HIT.
HE'S OKAY.
HE'S OKAY. EVERYONE OUT HERE VERY THANKFUL
FOR THAT BUT A LOT TO SORT
THROUGH.
THROUGH.
THROUGH. BACK TO YOU.
>> MICHELLE, DMRAD THE OFFICERS
ARE OKAY BUT HOPEFULLY THEY FIND
THE SHOOTER SOON.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
BREAKING OVERNIGHT FLEEING FROM
A SHOOTING AND RIGHT THROUGH A
RED LIGHT.
RED LIGHT. HOUSTON POLICE THINK TWO GUYS
GOT INTO A SHOOTOUT ON HIGHWAY
88 AND OLD SPANISH TRAIL.
WHILE THEY WERE ON A RUN THEY
RAN INTO THE CAR CARRYING A
FAMILY OF FIVE.
THE COUPLE AND THREE KIDS WENT
TO THE HOSPITAL BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
THEY ARE GOING TO BE OKAY.
OFFICERS ARRESTED BOTH OF THOSE
SUSPECTS.
SUSPECTS.
SUSPECTS. >> THE NOW TO THE DESPERATE
SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS IN THE
CONDO COLLAPSE OUT OF SOUTH
FLORIDA.
FLORIDA.
FLORIDA. THIS IS THE MOMENT THE 12-STORY
BUILDING CAME CRASHING DOWN.
YOU SEE IT ON YOUR SCREEN.
THE VIDEO IS FROM ANDY SLATER, A
SOUTH FLORIDA TALK SHOW HOST.
>> SEVERAL AND RESCUE CREWS
WORKED THROUGH THE NIGHT
SEARCHING FOR PEOPLE IN THAT
CRUMBLED BUILDING.
CRUMBLED BUILDING. LAURA, GOOD MORNING.
>> THIS MORNING THERE HAS BEEN A
CONSISTENT STREAM OF EMERGENCY
PERSONNEL AND TRUCKS CARRYING
HEAVY MACHINERY TO THE SITE OF
THE BUILDING COLLAPSE.
SPOTLIGHTS ARE BLAZING CREATING
NEAR DAYLIGHT CONDITIONS SO THE
SEARCH-AND-RESCUE EFFORTS CAN
CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT.
>> RESCUE CREWS ARE WORKING
AROUND THE CLOCK IN HOPES OF
FINDING SURVIVORS OF THE
BUILDING COLLAPSE IN SURF SIDE,
FLORIDA.
FLORIDA.
FLORIDA. >> THEY ARE SO MOW VATED TO
BRING PEOPLE OUT SAFELY AND
RESTORE THEM TO THEIR LOVED
ONES.
ONES.
ONES. >>
ONES. >> SEARCH DOGS SCOURED THE
RUBBLE FOR ANY SIGNS OF LIFE.
THE
THE
THE >>
THE >> ONE RESCUE TEAM USED HEAVY
EQUIPMENT IN THE BASEMENT
PARKING GARAGE.
PARKING GARAGE. >> ANY TIME WE START BREACHING
PARTS OF THE STRUCTURE WE DO GET
DEBRIS THAT FALLS ON US.
>> FLOORS WERE LEFT PANCAKED ON
TOP OF ONE ANOTHER.
ENTIRE AMOUNTS CUT IN HALF.
>> THIS WAS A PICTURE YOU SEE IN
MAGAZINES FROM TERROR ATTACKS.
>> THE TOWER HAS A MIX OF
SEASONAL AND YEAR ROUND
RESIDENTS.
RESIDENTS. 55 OF THE 136 UNITS WERE
INVOLVED.
INVOLVED.
INVOLVED. >> FRIENDS AND FAMILY CAN NOW
ONLY WAIT AND HOPE.
>> ONLY GOD IS THE ONE THAT
SAVED US.
SAVED US.
SAVED US. >> WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO LOCATE
THEM SINCE 4:00 IN THE MORNING.
>> NOT LONG AFTER THE COLLAPSE
NICHOLAS BALBOA SAW A BOY'S HAND
WAIVING IN THE RUBBLE.
>> WE WERE THERE.
WE WERE LETTING HIM KNOW WE WERE
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. HE
THERE. HE SAID PLEASE DOBLT LEAVE ME.
>> AMID THE SEARCH-AND-RESCUE
EFFORT ENGINEERS ARE SEARCHING
FOR CLUES INTO WHAT BROUGHT THE
BUILDING DOWN.
BUILDING DOWN. >> ONE STUDY BY A FLORIDA
INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR FOUND THE BUILDING
WHICH WAS BUILT 40 YEARS AGO ON
RECLAIMED WETLANDS WAS SLOWLY
SINKING AND THAT MAY HAVE
IMPACTED ITS STRUCTURAL
INTEGRITY
IMPACTED ITS STRUCTURAL INTE
INTE
INTE INTEGRITY.
INTEGRITY. >> LAURA, THANKS FOR THAT
REPORT.
REPORT.
REPORT. WE ARE STAYING ALL OVER THIS
STORY THROUGHOUT THE MORNING
HERE ON H TOWN RUSH.
YOU CAN GET REAL-TIME UPDATES AT
KHOU.COM AND ON THE KHOU NEWS
APP.
APP.
APP. >>
APP. >> NOW TO A DAY MONTHS IN THE
MAKING.
MAKING.
MAKING. SENTENCING DAY FOR FORMER COP
DEREK CHAUVIN.
DEREK CHAUVIN. >> IN A FEW HOURS WE WILL LEARN
HOW LONG HE WILL SPEND IN PRISON
FOR MURDERING HOUSTON'S GEORGE
FLOYD.
FLOYD.
FLOYD. STATE SENTENCING GUIDELINES
RECOMMEND A MINIMUM 12.5 YEARS
FOR SECOND DEGREE MURDER.
BUT THE JUDGE AGREED THAT
AGGRAVATING FACTORS AND
CHAUVIN'S CONVICTION ON OTHER
COUNTS JUSTIFIES A LONGER
SENTENCE.
SENTENCE.
SENTENCE. CHAUVIN COULD RECEIVE UP TO 40
BEHIND BARS.
BEHIND BARS. >> I WOULD SUSPECT THE JUDGE IS
GOING TO GIVE HIM BETWEEN 25 AND
30 YEARS.
30 YEARS.
30 YEARS. PROSECUTOR WANTS 30 YEARS.
THE DEFENSE WANTS PROBATION OR
SOMETHING MINIMAL.
SOMETHING MINIMAL. THE DEFENSE'S REQUEST IS NOT
REALISTIC.
REALISTIC. >> P DEFENSE EXPERT PREDICTS
CHAUVIN WILL MAKE A BRIEF
STATEMENT LIKELY SOME SORT OF
APOLOGY.
APOLOGY.
APOLOGY. >> NOW TO THE LATEST ON THE
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC. >> HERE ARE THE THREE
CORONAVIRUS STORIES YOU NEED TO
KNOW ABOUT ON THIS FRIDAY
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. STARTING WITH ONE OF THE
STRANGER SIDE EFFECTS LINK
WILLED TO THE VIRUS, THE LOSS OF
SMELL.
SMELL.
SMELL. MOST PEOPLE THAT LOSE THEIR
SENSE OF SMELL WILL EVENTUALLY
GET IT BACK BUT FOR SOME IT
COULD TAKE UP TO A YEAR POST
RECOVERIRY FROM THE CORONAVIRUS.
AND BLACK AND LATINO CHILDREN
ARE MORE AFFECTED BY
MULTISYMPTOM INFLAMMATORY SYSTEM
THAN WHITE CHILDREN.
AND NOW TO NUMBER ONE HERE.
NEARLY ALL NEW NUMBER COVID-19
DEATHS IN THE U.S. ARE PEOPLE
THAT WERE NOT VACCINATED.
IF YOU ALL GET THE VACCINE DAILY
DEATHS COULD DROP TO PRACTICALLY
ZERO.
ZERO.
ZERO. SO
ZERO. SO DO YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW
NEED INFO ON THE VACCINE?
EASY TO GET A GREAT RESOURCE
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. TEXT THE WORD VACCINE TO
713-526-1111 AND WE WILL SEND
YOU BACK A LINK WITH MUCH MORE
INFORMATION.
INFORMATION. AND BRANDY AT 509 TIECHL TIME
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. ANOTHER BIG STORY WE WILL WATCH
IN TEXAS.
IN TEXAS.
IN TEXAS. THE VICE PRESIDENT HEADING TO EL
PASO THIS MORNING.
>> YEAH, SHE'S VISITING THE
BORDER THERE.
BORDER THERE. THE REASON FOR THE TRIP IS TO
ADDRESS THE BORDER CRISIS THAT
WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR
MONTHS.
MONTHS.
MONTHS. PRESIDENT BIDEN PICKED HARRIS TO
FOCUS ON THE ROOT CAUSES OF
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION AND SHE
SPENT SOME TIME IN CENTRAL
AMERICA.
AMERICA.
AMERICA. THE TODAY'S VISIT IS THE NEXT
PART OF THAT WORK.
BUT CRITICS SAY SHE'S NOT
VISITING THE PARTS OF TEXAS
WHERE THE WORST OF THE CRISIS IS
TAKING PLACE, THE RIO GRAND
VALLEY.
VALLEY.
VALLEY. >> NOW TO AN ARREST IN THAT MASS
SHOOTING IN AUSTIN THAT HAPPENED
ON JUNE 12th.
>> A 19-YEAR-OLD MAN IS ACCUSED
OF KILLING A TOURIST AND
WOUNDING MORE THAN A DOZEN
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. >> OFFICERS WITH THE FUGITIVE
TASK FORCE ARRESTED DIONDRE
WHITE.
WHITE.
WHITE. HIS ARREST CAME TWO DAYS AFTER
PROSECUTORS DROPPED CHARGES
AGAINST TWO JUVENILE SUSPECTS.
$300 A WEEK IN EXTRA FEDERAL
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS ENDS
TOMORROW IN TEXAS.
GOV FLOOR ABBOTT SAYS HE PULLED
THE STATE OUT OF THE BENEFIT IN
AN EFFORT TO GET MORE PEOPLE
BACK TO WORK.
THE WHITE HOUSE HAS EXTENDED THE
NATIONWIDE BAN ON EVICTIONS FOR
A MONTH.
A MONTH.
A MONTH. IT WAS SET TO EXPIRE JULY 30th
BUT WILL BE MOVED TO JULY 31ST
TO HELP THOSE UNABLE TO MAKE
RENT PAYMENTS TO THE PANDEMIC.
PRESIDENT BIDEN AND PRESIDENT'S
SECRETARY PETE BUT JUDGE WILL
SPEAK AT THE WHITE HOUSE TO
COMMEMORATE MANY PRIDE MONTH.
HE IS THE FIRST OPENLY GAY
MEMBER IN CABINET IN U.S.
HISTORY.
HISTORY.
HISTORY. >> BECAUSE SHE'S CALM IT MAKES
CHILDREN CALM TOO.
>> SHE'S FURRY WITH FOUR LEGS
AND JAMAICA LOVES GIVING KISSES.
THE DEPARTMENT DECIDED TO HAVE A
COMFORT DOG BUT SHE'S ALSO AN
AMBASSADOR DOOR.
AMBASSADOR DOOR. IT IS SEEN AS A TOOL TO HELP
BUILD TRUST BETWEEN STUDENTS AND
DISTRICT POLICE OFFICERS.
>> THE ONE THING YOU NEED TO
KNOW IN WEATHER.
IT WILL FEEL LIKE 105 TO 110
DEGREES.
DEGREES.
DEGREES. GET READY FOR