XAVIER:
XAVIER: NOW ON H-TOWN RUSH, WEEKEND WASH OUT.
RAIN TRENCHES HOUSTON.
STEPHANIE: A FLASH FLOOD WATCH
IN PLACE FOR THREE DAYS.
XAVIER: THUNDERSTORMS ARE FIRING
UP.
UP.
UP. CHITA: FLASH FLOOD IN PLACE
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
AND A WARNING IN MONTGOMERY
COUNTY WITH HIGH WATER SPOT AS
CONCERN.
CONCERN.
CONCERN. STEPHANIE: WE ARE CHECKING
TROUBLE SPOTS AND CHITA IS
TRACKING THE STORMS.
EASY AT, ONE, TWO, THREE.
HOUSTON FOOTBALL STARS WITH A
BRIGHT FUTURE IN THE NFL.
THE BIGGEST MOMENTS FROM THE
FIRST ROUND OF THE NFL DRAFT.
>> A PANDEMIC SILVER LINING.
>> MASKS REQUIREMENTS AND
ALLERGY SEASON.
ALLERGY SEASON. >> IT IS FRIDAY, APRIL 30.
LET'S START THE SHOW.
XAVIER: WAKING UP ON WEATHER
WATCH.
WATCH.
WATCH. RADAR, YOU CAN SEE THE HEAVY
RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS.
IT IS A MESS ON THE ROADS.
MOTHER IS JUST ONE OF THE
WRECKS.
WRECKS.
WRECKS. IT IS MESSING WITH THE MORNING
COMMUTE.
COMMUTE.
COMMUTE. WELCOME TO H-TOWN RUSH I AM
XAVIER WALTON.
XAVIER WALTON. STEPHANIE: I AM STEPHANIE
SIMMONS.
SIMMONS.
SIMMONS. BRANDI: I AM BRANDI SMITH.
CHITA: I AM CHITA CRAFT.
BUT, FIRST, THE WEATHER AND WHAT
IS GOING ON.
WE HAVE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN
PLACE UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING
ACROSS THE AREA BECAUSE OF WHAT
WE ARE SEE THIS MORNING.
WE WILL SEE THIS TYPE OF RAIN
THROUGH 10:00 THIS MORNING.
WE WILL SLOWLY START TO SEE RAIN
CHANCES TAPER AND PUSH "REPEAT"
FOR TOMORROW.
FOR TOMORROW. WE HAVE OUR FIRST FLASH FLOOD
WARNING IN WESTERN MONTGOMERY
COUNTY, AREAS TO WATCH FOR HIGH
WATER.
WATER.
WATER. THE GOOD NEWS IS, THE STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS FROM FORT BEND
COUNTY AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY, I
WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THEM BUT
THEY BROKE APART BECAUSE THERE
WERE HIGH-WATER SPOTS.
THAT IS GO NEWS.
THE RAIN CHANCES DROP.
WE ARE ON WEATHER WATCH.
WE NEED TO STAY WEATHER AWARE
FOR THE ONLY MUTE AND THE
HIGH-WATER SPOTS.
HIGH-WATER SPOTS. STEPHANIE: IT IS CRAZY THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. THE CAMERA IS SHOW INDICATION
THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS.
IT DOES NOT MEAN THEY ARE THE
ONLY ISSUES.
ONLY ISSUES. WESTBOUND SIDE OF THE NORTHWEST
FREEWAY, 290, THE LOWER LEFT,
YOU HAVE ALL BUT ONE LANE
BLOCKED.
BLOCKED.
BLOCKED. THERE WAS A TWO-CAR CRASH.
THE TOW IS NOT ON THE SCENE.
THE LOWER RIGHT IS THE SOUTHWEST
FREEWAY WHERE ONLY ONE LANE IS
AVAILABLE ON THE SOUTHBOUND
SIDE.
SIDE.
SIDE. THAT SHEDDING TO THE WEST LOOP
AT 281.
AT 281.
AT 281. WITH THAT.
WITH THAT. IT HAS BEEN HERE SINCE 5:00 THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. I HAVE MORE COMING.
XAVIER: LOOK AT THIS VIDEO.
SHEETS OF RAIN IN HUNTSVILLE.
AND THE RADAR SHOWS IT IS LIT
UP.
UP.
UP. STEPHANIE: AND WE GO TO MICHELLE
ON THE WEST SIDE.
MICHELLE: GOOD MORNING.
NOT TOO BAD.
WE ARE OFF OF I-10 AND
GREENHOUSE ROAD, ANOTHER FLOOD
PRONE HOT SPOT.
THE GOOD NEWS IS, WE ARE NOT
SEEING FLOODING.
SEEING FLOODING. 30 MINUTES AGO, THIS AREA WAS
GETTING HIT WITH HEAVY RAIN.
AS YOU CAN SEE, IS WE ARE
GETTING A BREAK.
THAT IS GENERALLY WHAT WE HAVE
SEEN DRIVING AROUND THE HOUSTON
AREA THE LAST HOUR.
WE WERE IN SOUTHWEST HOUSTON AT
59, ANOTHER FLOOD PRONE
LOCATION.
LOCATION.
LOCATION. WE DID NOT SEE MAJOR ISSUES
EARLIER OTHER THAN PONDING IN
LOW-LYING AREAS ON THE SURFACE
STREETS.
STREETS.
STREETS. THAT IS WHAT YOU SEE HERE.
IT IS GROSS.
IT IS WET.
BE MINDFUL AS YOU HEAD OUT THIS
MORNING TO GIVE YOURSELF A FEW
EXTRA MINUTES.
EXTRA MINUTES. BE CAREFUL.
BE CAREFUL. STEPHANIE: THANK YOU.
NOT BAD.
NOT BAD.
NOT BAD. IT COULD BE WORSE.
NOW OVER TO ANAYELI, WHERE ARE
YOU NOW AND WHAT ARE YOU SEEING?
ANAYELI: GOOD MORNING.
WE ARE ON 59 SOUTH HEADING
TOWARD SUGAR LAND.
WE JUST PASSED THE BELTWAY.
TRAFFIC IS MOVING SMOOTH HEADING
SOUTH.
SOUTH.
SOUTH. WE
SOUTH. WE SAW A FEW ACCIDENTS.
SEVERAL CARS SPINNING AROUND.
NOT CAUSING MAJOR DELAYS.
WE ARE ASKING PEOPLE, IF YOU
HEAD OUT, DRIVE CAREFULLY.
KEEP YOUR DISTANCE FROM THE CAR
IN FRONT OF YOU.
THE ROADS ARE VERY SLICK.
WE HAVE NOT SEEN ANY FLOODING.
WE HAVE SEEN QUITE A LIGHTNING
SHOW.
SHOW.
SHOW. LIGHTING UP THE SKY.
IF YOU ARE HEADING OUT, BE SAFE.
KEEP THE DISTANCE FROM THE CAR
IN FRONT OF YOU.
WE WILL WATCH THE ROADS AND KEEP
YOU INFORMED.
YOU INFORMED. STOWING --
STOWING -- STEPHANIE: THANK YOU.
WE HAVE YOU COVERED WITH OUR
KHOU 11 MOBILE APP.
WHEN RAIN IS HEADING YOUR WAY
YOU CAN TRACK WHERE IT IS AND
WHERE IT IS HEADING.
>> WE TURN TO A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT
FROM THE U.S. MILITARY.
XAVIER: THE ARMY IS RELEASING
FINDINGS FROM THE INVESTIGATION
INTO THE MURDER OF HOUSTON'S
VANESSA GUILLEN.
VANESSA GUILLEN. THE INVESTIGATION LOOKING AT
WHAT HER CHAIN OF COMMAND KNEW
OF THE DEATH AT FORT HOOD.
THERE ARE NOT MANY ANSWERS
BECAUSE THE SUSPECT TOOK HIS OWN
LIFE.
LIFE.
LIFE. HIS
LIFE. HIS GIRL IS THE ONLY OTHER
PERSON CHARGED.
PERSON CHARGED. SOME WEEK HER ATTORNEYED FILES A
MOTION TO DISMISS.
WE EXPECT THE INVESTIGATION
RESULTS AT A PRESS CONFERENCE
SCHEDULED TODAY AT 1:30.
MORE SENATORS ARE PUSHING FOR A
MILITARY REFORM BILL TACKLING
SEX ASSAULT AND OTHER SERIOUS
CRIMES.
CRIMES.
CRIMES. THE BILL PREVENTS MILITARY
COMMANDERS FROM DECIDING WHETHER
TO PROSECUTE THE CASES.
THE AUTHOR OF THE BILL SAID THE
FINDINGS FROM FORT HOOD GAVE THE
BILL NEW LIFE.
THE BILL IS DELAYED UNTIL NEXT
MONTH WHEN A COMMISSION IS
SUPPOSED TO RELEASE THEIR REPORT
ON SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE
MILITARY.
MILITARY.
MILITARY. STEPHANIE: THAT REFORM CANNOT
COME SOON ENOUGH.
>> WE TURN TO MONTGOMERY COUNTY
WHERE A CASE OF ROAD RAGE ENDS
WITH A MAN SHOT AND THE SEARCH
FOR THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE.
>> DEPUTIES SAY THE MAN WAS SHOT
WHILE DRIVING TO HIS JOB WITH
TWO CO-WORKERS ON THE I-45
FEEDER NEAR THE WOODLANDS.
THE GUNMAN WAS DRIVING A GOLD OR
TAN PICKUP TRUCK.
THE SHOTS HIT ANOTHER WOMAN'S
CAR BUT SHE WAS NOT HURT.
>> BODY CAMERA FOOTAGE FROM
POLICE SHOOTINGS IN HOUSTON
INVOLVING INJURY OR DEATH WILL
NOW BE RELEASED IN 30 DAYS.
THE MAYOR SAID THE CITY WILL
STOP NO KNOCK WAR ANS FOR
NONVIOLENT CRIMES.
NONVIOLENT CRIMES. NEXT MONTH THE CITY WILL LAUNCH
A NEW WEBSITE WHERE PEOPLE CAN
SUBMIT ANONYMOUS COMPLAINTS
AGAINST OFFICERS.
AGAINST OFFICERS. THESE WERE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE
BY THE TASK FORCE ON POLICE
REFORM.
REFORM.
REFORM. >> IT IS OUR HOPE TO DRIVE DOWN
THE CRIME.
THE CRIME. >> A BRIGHT SPOT FOR THE
ROCKETS, 20s-YEAR-OLD KEVIN
PORTER Jr., THE YOUNGEST
FLAVOR EVER WITH 50 POINTS AND
TEN ASSISTS IN A WIN OVER THE
BUCKS.
BUCKS.
BUCKS. WHOA!
WHOA!
WHOA! >>
WHOA! >> NOW, THE MOST IMPORTANT
SPORTING EVENTS OF THE YEAR.
AND IT WAS NOT A GAME.
>> WITH THE FIRST PICK IN THE
2021 DRAFT...
2021 DRAFT... THE JAGUARS SELECT TREVOR
LAWRENCE.
LAWRENCE.
LAWRENCE. >> ZERO SURPRISE.
THE FIRST PICK IN THE 2021 NFL
DRAFT.
DRAFT.
DRAFT. IF
DRAFT. IF YOU WATCHED IT AND THOUGHT,
WELL, WHERE ARE THE TEXANS, YOU
HAVE TO WAIT.
UNLESS THEY TRADE UP THEY DO NOT
HAVE A PICK UNTIL ROUND THREE
AFTER ROUND TWO TONIGHT.
BUT, FIRST, THE FIRST ROUND
PICKS.
PICKS.
PICKS. THERE ARE LOCAL NAMES INCLUDING
JALEN, WHO PLAYED FOR EPISCOPAL.
>> DOLPHINS SELECT JALEN.
>> ANOTHER ONE, FLA TTER IS
HEADING TO THE CHARGERS, HE
PLAYED AT CLEMENS.
NOT A MOVE FOR PEYTON TURNER,
PLAGUE AT UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
AND HE WAS GRABBED BY THE SAINTS
AT NUMBER 28.
TONIGHT IS