>>>
>>> BREAKING NOW AT 6:30 ON H- TOWN RUSH.
TOWN RUSH. BEHIND THE WHEEL AND A DEADLY
CRASH, FACING A JUDGE
OVERNIGHT.
OVERNIGHT. >>> AFTER THE STORM, TEXAS IS
IN RECOVERY WITH RELIEF
FLOODING IN FROM SPORTS STARS,
LOCAL LEADERS AND OUR NEIGHBORS.
WE ARE SHARING YOUR STORM
STORIES AND WHERE TO TURN.
>>> VIRAL CLAIMS THAT PEOPLE
PLAY POLITICS WITH THE STORM.
DID THE FEDS INTERFERE?
WE ARE GOING STRAIGHT TO THE
SOURCE.
SOURCE.
SOURCE. >>> GETTING VACCINE EFFORTS
BACK ON TRACK, THE LONE STAR
STATE FALLS BEHIND AND NOW FEMA
IS STEPPING IN TO HELP.
>>> TODAY WE ARE WALKING ON
SUNSHINE AND AS YOU KNOW THAT
CANNOT LAST FOREVER.
I WILL TELL YOU WHEN THE CLOUDS
CLOSE IN AND THE RAIN BEGINS.
LET'S START THE
>>
>> FIRST,
>> FIRST, BREAKING NEWS, LIVE TO NORTHWEST HARRIS COUNTY
SOMEONE RAMMED AN OFFICER OFF
THE ROAD INTO A CONCRETE
BARRIER AND THROUGH A BACKYARD
FENCE.
FENCE.
FENCE. THE HIT AND RUN DRIVER IS ON
THE LOOSE.
THE LOOSE. WELCOME TO H-TOWN RUSH I'M
XAVIER WALTON.
XAVIER WALTON. >> AND I'M STEPHANIE SIMMONS
WOULD BRANDI SMITH AND CHITA
CRAFT.
CRAFT.
CRAFT. FIRST, LET'S GET OVER TO CHITA
CRAFT FOR A LOOK AT THE
FORECAST.
FORECAST.
FORECAST. >>> WE ARE STARTING OFF NICE
AND COOL, 30s AND 40s ACROSS
THE AREA SO YOU WILL WANT THE
JACKET.
JACKET.
JACKET. AT LEAST LONG SLEEVES.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT COOLER THAN
AVERAGE TEMPERATURES.
AVERAGE TEMPERATURES. 30s AND 40s ACROSS THE BOARD.
LOOK AT THE LUNCHTIME HOUR, 71
DEGREES WITH A BEAUTIFUL
AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON. SUNNY SKIES THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON. 75 DEGREES TODAY AFTER 77
YESTERDAY.
YESTERDAY. WE ARE MONITORING THE POLLEN,
MAINLY TREE POLLEN, CEDAR IS
HEAVY AND WE WILL TALK ABOUT
CHANGES COMING TO THE FORECAST
COMING UP.
COMING UP. >>> LOOKING AT YOUR TRAFFIC, WE
HAVE HAD NO MAJOR ACCIDENTS TO
REPORT.
REPORT.
REPORT. A
REPORT. A HANDFUL OF STALL OUT OFF TO
THE SHOULDER AND REALLY NICE
CONDITIONS.
CONDITIONS. CONROE ONLY 40 MINUTES ON THE
FREEWAY AT FM 1488 TO DOWNTOWN.
THE WEST SIDE OF TOWN THAT
DRIVE ON KATY FREEWAY IS
LOOKING MARVELOUS, LESS THAN 30
MINUTES.
MINUTES.
MINUTES. THAT HOLDS TRUE AS WELL FROM
CYPRUS AND JERSEY VILLAGE INTO
ALSO TOMBALL.
ALSO TOMBALL. >>> TO THE BREAKING NEWS,
ANAYELI RUIZ IS LIVE FROM WHERE
THAT OFFICER WAS RUN OFF THE
ROAD.
ROAD.
ROAD. SO
ROAD. SO HOW IS THAT OFFICER DOING?
>> Reporter: FORTUNATELY, THE
OFFICER IS OKAY, HE SUSTAINED
MINOR INJURIES BUT I WANT TO
SHOW YOU GUYS THE DAMAGES, HE
WAS RAMMED OFF THE ROAD INTO
THIS CONCRETE WALL BEHIND US.
YOU CAN SEE THE SERIOUS DAMAGE
DONE TO THE WALL AND TO SOME OF
THIS YARD BUT I WANT TO SHOW
YOU WHAT THE VEHICLE LOOKS
LIKE.
LIKE.
LIKE. TAKE A LOOK, THIS IS THE DAMAGE
DONE TO THE CAR.
OFFICERS SAY THAT A BLACK
CAMARO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS
BUT THE CAMARO TOOK OFF SO THEY
ARE ASKING PEOPLE IF YOU SEE A
BLACK CAMARO WITH DAMAGED,
PLEASE CONTACT POLICE.
THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES AS
THEY ARE LOOKING FOR THE
VEHICLE.
VEHICLE.
VEHICLE. THE ROAD IS CLOSED SO IF YOU
ARE IN THIS AREA, PLEASE AVOID
IT.
IT.
IT. WE
IT. WE WILL FOLLOW THIS AND BRING
YOU THE LATEST.
BACK TO YOU.
>> HOPEFULLY THEY ARE ABLE TO
FIND A DRIVER OF THE BLACK
CAMARO.
CAMARO.
CAMARO. WE WILL GET YOU THAT LATEST
INFORMATION AS SOON AS WE HAVE
IT
IT
IT >>>
IT >>> MORE BREAKING NEWS
OVERNIGHT, LESS THAN 24 HOURS
AFTER DEADLY HIGH-SPEED FLYBY,
ANDREW MOCK IS BEING HELD ON
$50,000 BOND FOR MANSLAUGHTER
AND AGGRAVATED ASSAULT.
WE BROKE THE STORY YESTERDAY
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. THIS IS THE VIDEO AS TWO
BYSTANDERS WERE KILLED DURING
THE CRASH.
THE CRASH. MOCK CANNOT DRIVE OR CONTACT
THE PASSENGER WHO WAS IN THE
CAMARO WITH HIM.
THAT PERSON IS NOW A WITNESS.
>>> PEOPLE ACROSS THE AREA ARE
WAKING UP TRYING TO DEAL WITH
THE DAMAGE LEFT BEHIND AFTER
THE WINTER STORM AND NOW
HOUSTON AND HARRIS COUNTY ARE
TEAMING UP TO CREATE A RELIEF
FUND.
FUND.
FUND. SO
FUND. SO FAR RAISING MORE THAN $2
MILLION FOR PEOPLE WHO DO NOT
HAVE THE MEANS TO FIX DAMAGE AT
THEIR HOMES.
THEIR HOMES. THE FUND IS NOT YET TAKING
APPLICATIONS BUT THE UNITED WAY
AND THE HOUSTON COMMUNITY
FOUNDATION WILL OVERSEE THE
MONEY.
MONEY.
MONEY. IF
MONEY. IF YOU WERE IMPACTED BY THE
STORM AND YOU NEED HELP, YOU
CAN TEXT HOUSTONFREEZE TO THE
NUMBER 898211 FOR MORE
INFORMATION.
INFORMATION. YOU WILL BE CONTACTED ABOUT
APPLYING WHEN THE INFORMATION
IS AVAILABLE.
IS AVAILABLE. THERE IS MORE IMMEDIATE HELP IF
YOU NEED THAT, TODAY THERE IS A
FOOD DRIVE AND WATER
DISTRIBUTION EVENT AT HOUSTON
SPORTS ARENA.
SPORTS ARENA. FIRST AT NRG PARK FROM 9:00
UNTIL 1:00 OR UNTIL FOOD IS
GONE.
GONE.
GONE. THE
GONE. THE GATES OPEN AT 7:00 AND
EARLY LINEUP IS NOT PERMITTED.
THE ROCKETS AND THE MAYOR WILL
BE HOSTING A DRIVE-THROUGH
WATER DISTRIBUTION WHICH WILL
TAKE PLACE AT THE TOYOTA CENTER
AT 11:00 A.M.
, WE HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION
YOU NEED ON KHOU.COM.
>>> TEXAS IS TRYING TO GET BACK
ON VACCINATIONS TRACK AFTER
DELAYS FROM THE WINTER STORM.
THIS IS A LIVE LOOK AT NRG PARK
WHERE FEMA IS LAUNCHING A MASS
COVID-19 VACCINE SITE, THE FULL
SITE WILL OPEN TOMORROW.
STARTING TOMORROW THE SITE WILL
BE OPEN FROM 8:00 A.M.
UNTIL 6:00 P.M.
EVERY DAY.
EVERY DAY. TO SIGN UP YOU CAN JOIN THE
WAIT LIST ON THE READY HARRIS
WEBSITE WHERE YOU CAN CALL
THOSE NUMBERS ON YOUR SCREEN.
FEMA WILL THEN REACH OUT FROM
THERE AND OFFICIALS WILL
PRIORITIZE ANYONE 60 AND OLDER
LIVING IN 25 HIGH RISK ZIP
CODES.
CODES.
CODES. WE
CODES. WE HAVE ALL OF THE INFORMATION
ON KHOU.COM.
ON KHOU.COM. >>> TURNING TO THE CORONAVIRUS,
HERE ARE THREE THINGS TO KNOW.
NUMBER ONE, THE WHITE HOUSE
COVID-19 RESPONSE TEAM'S AND
PICK UP DISTRIBUTION TO MAKE UP
FOR LAST WEEK'S LOSSES.
7 MILLION VACCINES ARE IN
TRANSIT AROUND THE COUNTRY.
NUMBER TWO, A NEW STUDY FINDS
TEACHERS MAY BE THE INFECTION
DRIVERS IN SCHOOLS.
RESEARCHERS LOOKED INTO NINE
TRANSMISSION CLUSTERS IN ATLANTA
AND IN EIGHT OF THE NINE THEY
FOUND TEACHER TO STUDENT
TRANSMISSION.
TRANSMISSION. NUMBER THREE, A SMALL CHANGE
THAT COULD KEEP SMALL
BUSINESSES AFLOAT.
BUSINESSES AFLOAT. THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS
ALLOWING BUSINESSES WITH LESS
THAN 20 EMPLOYEES TO APPLY FOR
THE PAYCHECK PROTECTION
PROGRAM.
PROGRAM.
PROGRAM. THE 14 DAY WINDOW TO APPLY
STARTS TOMORROW.
STARTS TOMORROW. >>> THE PANDEMIC IS HURTING
PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND
PRESIDENT BIDEN LED A CEREMONY
TO HONOR THOSE KILLED BY THE
VIRUS.
VIRUS.
VIRUS. THAT KICKS OFF OUR OTHER BIG
STORIES.
STORIES.
STORIES. >> 500 CANDLES BURNING OUTSIDE
OF THE WHITE HOUSE TO REPRESENT
THE 500,000 AMERICANS KILLED BY
THE CORONAVIRUS.
THE CORONAVIRUS. PRESIDENT BIDEN ORDERED FLAGS
TO FLY AT HALF STAFF FOR THOSE
LOST.
LOST.
LOST. >>>
LOST. >>> TEACHERS AND OTHERS ARE
GRATEFUL FOR DELAYED STARTS
AFTER WINTER WEATHER, THEY NEED
THE EXTRA TIME TO DEAL WITH
RUPTURED PIPES OR OTHER ISSUES.
A NUMBER OF DISTRICTS HAVE
CONTINUED TO CLEAN UP BIG MESSES
BUT SOME STARTED BACK ON MONDAY
OFFERING ASSISTANCE TO
EMPLOYEES, STUDENTS OR FAMILIES
IN NEED OF HELP.
>>> ACTIVISTS WANT BAYTOWN
POLICE INVESTIGATED AFTER A
POLICE DOG BIT A MAN DURING A
TRAFFIC STOP.
TRAFFIC STOP. úBAYTOWN PD SAYS BENJAMIN BENFOD
WAS PULLED OVER AFTER RUNNING A
RED LIGHT, HE IGNORED ORDERS
AND PULLED AWAY FROM THE
OFFICER.
OFFICER.
OFFICER. >> BENJAMIN BENFORD PUSHED AWAY
WITH HIS HAND AND FOR THAT HE
WAS ALMOST KILLED.
>> ATTORNEYS FOR BENFORD WANT
HARRIS COUNTY TO INVESTIGATE.
>>> A BLOW TO THE BAD COLONY IN
HOUSTON, MANY OF THE BATS DIED
IN THE FREEZE LAST WEEK.
>> BECAUSE THEY DON'T LIVE IN A
COLD ENVIRONMENT, THEY HAVE NO
REASON TO PREPARE.
>> BATS ACROSS THE STATE DIED
IN THE STORM AND A LOT OF THEIR
INSECT FOOD SUPPLY WAS KILLED.
>>> THE ASTROS FIRST FULL TEAM
PRACTICE AT SPRING TRAINING IN
FLORIDA IS IN THE BOOKS BUT
PLAYERS ARE LOOKING TO HOUSTON.
PROVIDING HOT MEALS, PLEDGING
DONATIONS AND PROVIDING BOTTLED
WATER AFTER THE STORM.
>>> YOU GUYS ARE FILLING UP THE
INBOX WITH HEROES WHO HELPED
HER THROUGH THE WINTER STORM.
EVERYONE FROM NEIGHBORS TO
FRIENDS TO COMPLETE STRANGERS.
ONE THEME I AM SEEING HIS
FAMILY.
FAMILY.
FAMILY. BECKY SAYS HER HERO IS HER
HUSBAND DIEGO BECAUSE OF
EVERYTHING YOU DID TO HELP
PREPARE THEM FOR THE STORM.
ALSO, I KNOW WANTS TO SHOUT OUT
HER PARENTS, SHE SAYS I LOVE MY
HEROES.
HEROES.
HEROES. CURTIS TWEETS THAT HIS IN-LAWS
CAME THROUGH MAKING SURE HIS
GIRLS HAD A WARM MEAL AND A
WARM PLACE TO STAY.
CARLA SENT THIS MESSAGE ABOUT
HER HUSBAND RICK WHO IS THE
GENERAL MANAGER AT EMBASSY
SUITES IN HOUSTON.
HE WORKED AT THE HOTEL SEVEN
DAYS STRAIGHT AND EVEN COVERED
FOR OTHER EMPLOYEES.
HE IS HER HERO BECAUSE HE
ALWAYS PUTS OTHERS FIRST.
A LOT OF APPRECIATION FOR HOTEL
STAFF, LIKE JENNIFER, JENNIFER
LED HER NEIGHBOR CHARGE HER
PHONE, THOSE LITTLE ACTS OF
KINDNESS MEAN SO MUCH.
SHARE YOUR HEROES BY TEXTING US
AT 713-526-1111.
AT 713-526-1111. IF YOU STILL NEED HELP, IF
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR YOUR HERO,
JOIN THE WINTER STORM AFTERMATH
GROUP ON FACEBOOK.
IT IS A SPACE FOR NEIGHBORS TO
CONNECT AND HELP EACH OTHER.
BRETT WANTS TO KNOW IF ANYONE
KNOWS WHERE TO GET A WATER
BYPASS VALVE FOR A TANKLESS
WATER HEATER.
WATER HEATER. IF YOU HAVE THE ANSWER, LET HIM
KNOW.
KNOW.
KNOW. I
KNOW. I WILL SHUT OUT MY NEIGHBOR WHO
HELPED ME SHUT OFF MY HOT WATER
HEATER.
HEATER.
HEATER. IT WAS LEAKING WATER SO WE
COULDN'T TURN THE MAIN WATER
VALVE ON UNTIL IT WAS SHUT
DOWN.
DOWN.
DOWN. SHE
DOWN. SHE CAME OVER AND HELPED US.
I OWE HER A GLASS OF WINE BACK.
>> MAYBE THE WHOLE BOTTLE.
I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT.
WE RECEIVED THIS EMAIL ABOUT A
VETERAN OF THE AIR FORCE FOR 20
YEARS, HE WAS CHOPPING WOOD AND
HANDING IT OUT TO NEIGHBORS.
I TALKED WITH HIS DAUGHTER BUT
A SHOUT OUT TO THE GENTLEMAN.
REALLY COOL.
REALLY COOL. >> IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD A LOT OF
NEIGHBORS WERE TEAMING UP AND
HELPING EACH OTHER WRAP UP
PIPES.
PIPES.
PIPES. THERE WERE NO BROKEN PIPES THAT
WE KNOW OF.
>> THAT IS WHAT OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD WAS DOING AS WELL.
SO IF YOU CAN HELP AT THIS
POINT, PLEASE CONTINUE TO DO SO.
TODAY WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL
FORECAST.
FORECAST.
FORECAST. ONE THING TO KNOW IN WEATHER,
TODAY WE ARE IN THE 70s UNDER
SUNNY SKIES SO TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF