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>>> THE
>>> THE 411 ON KHOU 11 NEWS. >> HOUSTON, WE ARE NOT OUT OF
THE WOODS YET.
ANOTHER HARD FREEZE IS COMING
AND THE PLANE WITH TED CRUZ
ONBOARD IS ABOUT TO LAND IN
TEXAS.
TEXAS.
TEXAS. THE SENATOR CONFIRMING HE DID
GO TO CON TO CANCUN.
>>> MANY CAN'T GET WATER OUT OF
THEIR PIPES BECAUSE THEY'RE
BUSTED F YOU CAN, YOU WILL HAVE
TO BOIL IT UNTIL MONDAY.
>> HARRIS COUNTY CONFIRMING
THREE RECENT HYPOTHERMIA
DEATHS.
DEATHS.
DEATHS. GALVESTON COUNTY TWO EXPOSURE
DEATHSAND ONE IN BRAZORIA
COUNTY.
COUNTY.
COUNTY. >> MASSIVE WATER SHORTAGES.
WE'RE TRACKING ALL PARTS OF THE
STORY OVER THE NEXT HOUR, THE
OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO GET WATER
THAT'S SAFE IT DRINK AND WHAT
NEEDS TO HAPPENED THE IMPACT OF
THE BUSTED PIPES ON HOSPITALS
AND SCHOOLS.
AND SCHOOLS. WE'RE STARTING OUR LIVE TEAM
COVERAGE WITH ADAM BENNETT.
>> THERE'S A TANK FOR PEOPLE TO
FLUSH THEIR TOILETS.
>> Reporter: THIS IS THE MEN
DEN HALL CENTER.
THE BOTTLED WATER IS OUT.
THEY RANOUT AFTER 45 MINUTES.
'S NONPOTABLE WATER AND WATER
TO FLUSH YOUR TOILET.
NOW THIS AFTERNOON HOUSTON
PARKS AND RECREATION ALONG WITH
HOUSTON PUBLIC WORKS
DIFFICULTED BOTTLED WATER TO
SENIOR CITIZEN FACILITIES.
THE TOMORROW WORKED THROUGH THE
NIGHT.
NIGHT.
NIGHT. THE PRESSURE IS MUCH PRESSURE
AT HOSPITALS AND FIRE HYDRANTS.
MAYOR TURNER SAID TODAY HE
PLANS TO SET UP A FUND, ALONG
LIKE THE ONE SET UP AFTER
HARVEY TO HELP PEOPLE WHOSE
PIPES BURST.
PIPES BURST. >> I WANT TO SAY TO FAMILIES,
TO SENIORS, PEOPLE IN THE LOW
INCOME COMMUNITIES, PEOPLE WHO
DON'T HAVE INSURANCE AND
THEY'RE WONDERING, QUESTIONING,
YES THE POWER IS ON THERE.
YES, THE WATER PRESSURE IS UP
BUT MY CEILING IS FALLING.
WE WILL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO
PROVIDE YOU WITH THE SUPPORT
AND ASSISTANCE TO REPAIR YOUR
HOMES REPAIR THOSE CEILINGS AS
WE MOVE FORWARD
>> Reporter: THE MAYOR SAID HE
WILL GIVE MORE INFORMATION IN
THE COMING DAYS.
THEY WILL GIVE BOTTLED WATER TO
PEOPLE WHO LACK TRANSPORTATION.
SIGN UP FOR CROWD
RESCUE.ORG/FREEZE.
RESCUE.ORG/FREEZE. SHEILA JACKSON LEE IS HELPING
HAND OUT WATER.
THE GROCERY STORES HAVE ALSO
ADD LAD LOT MORE BOTTLED WATER,
TOO.
TOO.
TOO. >>
TOO. >> GOOD TO KNOW MORE IS ON THE
WAY.
WAY.
WAY. SPEAKING OF STORES, THERE ARE
LONG LINES AT GROCERY STORES AS
PEOPLE LINE UP.
THIS IS AT THE HEB IN KIRKWOOD.
WATER HAS BEEN CHALLENGING FOR
PLACE, ESPECIALLY HEAR
HOSPITALS.
HOSPITALS. THE WATER PRESSURE IS GETTING
BETTER AT MOST HOSPITALS.
THAT'S ACCORDING TO JUDGE LINA
HIDALGO.
HIDALGO.
HIDALGO. >> THEY'RE STILL UNDER A BOIL
WATER NOTICE WHICH MEANS IT'S
NOT AN IDEAL SITUATION.
BUT THINGS ARE BETTER THAN THEY
WERE.
WERE.
WERE. >>
WERE. >> THE HOPE IS WATER PRESSURE
WILL BE BACK TO NORMAL AT LEFT
BY WEEKEND'S AND.
WE'RE NOT OUT OF THE WOODS YET
WITH ANOTHER HARD FREEZE FOR
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. >>> SHERN-MIN CHOWS HAD MORE.
YOU NEED WATER TO FLUSH -- THE
COMMODE.
COMMODE.
COMMODE. FROM HOTELS TO OFFICE BUILDINGS
TO OUR HOMES, TONS OF FOLKS
HAVE BEEN WITHOUT WATER, MANY
STORING WATER IN BUCKETS AND
TUBS TO FILM THAT TUB TO KEEP
THINGS MOVING.
THINGS MOVING. THE CITY ACKNOWLEDGED IT HAD
BEEN OPTIMISTIC WHEN MOST COULD
FLUSH LAST NIGHT.
THEY SAID WHERE WE ARE TODAY IS
WHERE THEY HOPED TO HAVE BEEN
YESTERDAY.
YESTERDAY. >> THINGS ARE IMPROVING.
FOR SOME PEOPLE THEY STILL MAY
HAVE PROBLEM FLUSHING THEIR
COMMODES.
COMMODES.
COMMODES. IF WATER PRESSURE IS UP, DO
START WASHING A LOT OF CLOTHES
AND ALL OF THAT.
WE STILL NEED TO ENHANCE THE
WATER PRESSURE.
WATER PRESSURE. >> THAT BOIL WATER NOTICE IS
LIKELY TO RUN THROUGH MONDAY.
A SAMPLE NEEDS TO BE SENT TO
THE TEST AND TESTED.
IF THERE'S NO BACTERIA AFTER 24
HOURS, THAT IS WHEN WE GET THE
ALL CLEAR.
ALL CLEAR. THE CDC SAID IF YOU HAVE TAP
WATER, YOU CAN BRING IT TO A
ROLLING BOIL FOR ONE MINUTE AND-
DRINK.
DRINK.
DRINK. LASTLY, BY TONIGHT, THE CITY IS
HOPING MOST OF US CAN FLUSH.
>>> SO WITH CAUSES THE PIPES TO
BURST.
BURST.
BURST. THE WATER REACHES MAXIMUM
DENSITY AS IT GETS CLOSE TO
FREEZING AND EXPANDS.
WHEN THE PRESSURE GETS TOO HIGH
FOR THE PIPE TOP HANDLE, WELL
IT RUPTURES.
IT RUPTURES. BLAKE MATHEWSS HAD MORE.
>>> WE ARE UNDER A HARD FROZE
WARNING.
WARNING.
WARNING. WE'RE MONITORING HEAVY SNOW TO
THE SOUTH AND WEST OF SAN
ANTONIO F YOUR TRAVEL TAKES YOU
TO SAN ANTONIO THIS EVENING,
YOU'LL RUN NO NASTY ROADWAYS.
NOW HERE LOCALLY, WE ARE SEEING
A FEW SNOW SHOWERS PUSH ON
THROUGH THE AREA BUT THEY ARE
BEGINNING TO MOVE ON OUT.
THAT WILL SET THE STAGE FOR A
CLEARING SKY.
CLEARING SKY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
HAVE BEEN CANCELED FOR
SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
SOUTHEAST TEXAS. WE'RE UNDER A HARD FREEZE
WARNING.
WARNING.
WARNING. MOST AREA OUT OF THE GALVESTON
BAY AREA.
BAY AREA.
BAY AREA. WE'RE ALREADY FREEZING AT
HUNTSVILLE, COLLEGE STATION.
THE TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE
TO DROP AS WE HEAD INTO THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS.
OVERNIGHT HOURS. LOCK FOR TEENS TO THE NORTH.
20 IN HEMPSTEAD.
HOUSTON 21 AND 31 ON GALVESTON
ISLAND.
ISLAND.
ISLAND. THERE IS A WARMUP ON SITE.
>>> SENATOR TED CRUZ CONFIRMED
TODAY HE TRAVELED TO CANCUN
DURING THIS STORM.
WHEN PICTURES OF CRUZ AND HIS
FAMILY SURFACED ON SOCIAL
MEDIA, PEOPLE WERE OUTRAGED.
>> MARCLINO BENITO IS AT THE
AIRPORT WHERE THE SENATOR IS
EXPECTED TO ARRIVE
>> Reporter: SENATOR CRUZ IS
BACK IN HOUSTON.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU WHAT'S
WAITING FOR HIM, A WHOLE LOT OF
CAMERAS, A WHOLE LOT OF FOLKS.
THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE
ACROSS THE CITY THAT WANT AN
EXPLANATION ABOUT THIS TRIP.
SOCIAL MEDIA EXPLODED IN ANGER
AND DISBELIEF OF SENATOR CRUZ
FORWARDING A FLIGHT TO CANCUN
YESTERDAY.
YESTERDAY. AT THAT POINT ARE THAN A
MILLION HOUSTONIANS AND MILLION
MORE TEXANS WERE WITHOUT POWER,
MANY WITHOUT WATER.
MANY TELLING US TONIGHT THAT IT
DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THE BEST TIME
FOR HIM TO HEAD OUT ON A
VACATION.
VACATION.
VACATION. THE OUTRAGE PROMPTED THE
SENATOR TO CUT HIS VACATION
SHORT.
SHORT.
SHORT. THIS IS VIDEO OF HIM IN CANCUN.
WE REACHED OUT TO THE SENATOR'S
OFFICE STARTING AT 2:00 THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. WE DIDN'T GET AN ANSWER UNTIL
NOON TODAY, CRUZ SAID WANTING
TO BE A GOOD DAD, I FLEW DOWN
WITH THEM LAST NIGHT AND I'M
FLYING PACK THIS AFTERNOON.
HE ADDED HE AND HIS FAMILY LOST
POWER TOO AND HE'S WORKING TO
GET TO THE BOTTOM.
IT ISN'T SITTING WELL WITH
THOUSANDS ONLINE AND FAMILIES
RECOVERING FROM THE FREEZE.
>> MY THINKING IS THE CAP TEN
OF A SHIP, YOU KNOW THE LAST
GUY THAT LEAVES THE SHIP IS THE
CAPTAIN.
CAPTAIN.
CAPTAIN. SO HIM LEAVING TO GO TO MEXICO,
THAT IS NOT GOOD AT ALL.
NOTHING TELLS ME THAT HE'S A
GUY THAT IS INTERESTED OF THE
PEOPLE IN HIS TOWN.
>> I CAN'T SAY WAY WANT TO SAY
BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS.
HEY, BO.
HEY, BO.
HEY, BO. WE NEED SOME HELP HERE.
IF YOU WANT TO BE ELECTED
AGAIN, YOU BETTER DO SOMETHING
OAR HER THOSE TWO MEN YOU JUST
HEARD FROM GOT POWER BACK
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE
NEEDING HELP.
NEEDING HELP. WE ARE WAITING ON SENATOR CRUZ.
WE HAVE A LOT OF