>>>
>>> ALCOHOL TO GO MAY BE STAYING.
STAYING.
STAYING. HOW IT IS HELPING RESTAURANTS
AS THEY SLOWLY GET BACK TO
BUSINESS.
BUSINESS.
BUSINESS. >>> THE PICTURES WERE SPECIAL
TO ME.
TO ME.
TO ME. >>
TO ME. >> THE HOA MAY HAVE CALLED
THESE COLORINGS UNSIGHTLY.
BUT NOW HER ART IS DRAWING LOVE
AND SUPPORT.
AND SUPPORT. >>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> HOW AWESOME IS THAT?
NUMBER 99 SCORES BIG POINTS
AFTER CRASHING A ZOOM MEETING
WITH LOCAL TEACHERS AND COACHES.
>>> TONIGHT ALCOHOL TO GO MAY
BE HERE TO STAY IN TEXAS.
THE GOVERNOR ALLOWED IT TO HELP
BUSINESSES STAY AFLOAT DURING
THE PANDEMIC.
THE PANDEMIC. >> TO MAKE IT PERMANENT IT
WOULD NEED TO PASS THROUGH THE
LEGISLATURE.
LEGISLATURE. WE SPOKE TO PEOPLE IN THE
RESTAURANT INDUSTRY WHO ARE ON
BOARD WITH THIS MOVE.
>>> OUR HEADS HAVE BEEN
SPINNING FOR THE LAST 6-8
WEEKS.
WEEKS.
WEEKS. >>
WEEKS. >> Reporter: THEY ARE ONE OF
THE MANY VICTIMS OF THE
SHUTDOWN.
SHUTDOWN.
SHUTDOWN. BUT INCREDIBLY THE RESTAURANT
HAS BEEN ABLE TO RETAIN 40% OF
ITS ALCOHOL SALES BECAUSE OF
THE GOVERNOR'S ORDER ALLOWING
RESTAURANTS TO SERVE ALCOHOL TO
GO.
GO.
GO. >>
GO. >> ALL THE BEVERAGES WE ARE
SELLING OUR BOTTLED LIKE THEY
WOULD BE PICKING IT UP AT THE
CORNER STORE.
CORNER STORE. >> Reporter: TODAY THE GOVERNOR
SUGGESTED ALCOHOL TO GO MAY NOT
BE GOING ANYWHERE.
THE IDEA THAT RESTAURANTS WOULD
BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE TO SELL
TAKE-OUT ALONG WITH FOOD ORDERS
IS A BIG DEAL.
>> IT IS HUGE.
WHEN YOU ARE ABLE TO CREATE A
ONE-STOP SHOP FOR SOMEBODY WHO
IS GOING TO GET DINNER, THE
LIKELIHOOD OF THEIR SPEND
INCREASE GOES UP.
BEING ABLE TO GET A FAMILY PACK
FOR FOUR AND A MIMOSA KIT FOR
MOM AND DAD TO TAKE HOME IN ONE-
STOP, REALLY HELPS TO KEEP
THOSE PEOPLE HAVING TO GO OUT
IN PUBLIC LESS AND BEING ABLE
TO GO TO ONE PLACE AND GET IT.
IT IS MORE CONVENIENT.
>> Reporter: KNOWING THAT
HARRIS COUNTY LEADS THE COUNTY
IN DWI DEATHS, WE WONDER IF
THIS IS A GOOD IDEA.
>> I CANNOT BE MORE RESTRICTIVE
THAN THE GOVERNORS ISSUE.
THAT IS WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT.
FOR ME, I ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO
CONTINUE TO LOOK AT TO GO AND
THAT INCLUDES ALCOHOL TO GO.
>>> WE REACHED OUT TO MOTHERS
AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING AND THEY
SAID THE GROUP DOES NOT TAKE A
POSITIN ON ALCOHOL SALES. THEY
ONLY ASK THAT EVERYONE DRINK
RESPONSIBLY AND NOT DRIVE WHEN
THEY DO DRINK.
>>> TO REOPEN OR NOT?
THAT IS THE DECISION BUSINESSES
ARE FACING TONIGHT AS THE
GOVERNORS STAY AT HOME ORDER
EXPIRES AT THE END OF THE DAY
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW. SOME RESTAURANTS AND MOVIE
THEATERS HAVE DECIDED THEY WILL
KEEP THEIR DOORS CLOSED A
LITTLE WHILE LONGER.
WHAT ABOUT THE MALL?
SOME OF YOUR FAVORITES LIKE THE
GALLERIA AND HOUSTON PREMIUM
OUTLETS WILL OPEN WITH REDUCED
HOURS. YOU CAN SHOP MONDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY 11:00 A.M.
UNTIL 7:00 P.M., SUNDAY FROM
NOON UNTIL 6:00.
AND THEY WILL HAVE MASKS,
SANITIZING WIPES AND FREE
TEMPERATURE CHECKS UPON REQUEST.
THE CITY OF GALVESTON SAYS ALL
BEACHES WILL REOPEN ON FRIDAY.
THAT MEANS ALL DAY LONG, SEVEN
DAYS A WEEK, THIS WEEK THEY
HAVE BEEN OPEN FOR A COUPLE OF
HOURS EVERY MORNING.
>>> AND LOTS OF FOLKS WANT TO
DO THEIR PART TO GET THE
ECONOMY GOING.
ECONOMY GOING. BUT ARE WONDERING HOW SOME
BUSINESSES WILL KEEP THEM SAFE?
WE TOUCHED ON A COUPLE.
TOMORROW WE ARE INVITING
BUSINESS LEADERS TO TALK ABOUT
THE STEPS THEY ARE TAKING TO
KEEP BOTH EMPLOYEES AND
CUSTOMERS SAFE.
CUSTOMERS SAFE. BUT MEDICAL OFFICES AND
RETAILERS, WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT
YOU ARE DOING.
SEND IN THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU
WANT ANSWERED. YOU CAN SUBMIT
THEM TO KHOU.COM.
YOU CAN JOIN IN THE
CONVERSATION AND GET THEM
ANSWERED TOMORROW ON KHOU 11
NEWS AT NOON.
>>> JUST TEXT THE WORD TEXAS
271-3526 1111 AND WE WILL SEND
YOU A LINK TO MUSEUM PLANS AS
WELL AS A TIMELINE ON THE
GOVERNORS REOPENING.
GOVERNORS REOPENING. >>> MOST PEOPLE ARE HAPPY TO
GET BACK TO WORK BUT NEW
NUMBERS SHOW TEXAS MAYBE TAKING
A RISK.
A RISK.
A RISK. INFECTIOUS DISEASE EXPERT SAID
NEW MODELS PREDICT MORE TEXANS
WILL GET SICK AND MORE WILL DIE
FROM COVID-19.
FROM COVID-19. HERE IS A LOOK AT THE NUMBERS
IN THE HOUSTON AREA.
SADLY MORE THAN 205 PEOPLE HAVE
LOST THEIR LIVES. THERE ARE
MORE THAN 9500 CASES. THE GOOD
NEWS, NEARLY 1/3 OF THOSE HAVE
RECOVERED.
RECOVERED. >>> A HARRIS COUNTY JUDGE IS
WATCHING THE NUMBERS CLOSELY AS
WELL AS HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS.
SHE SAID THE CURVE IS
FLATTENING.
FLATTENING. >> I THINK WE WILL SEE THAT
CURVE. I THINK IF PEOPLE ARE
HAVING MORE CONTACT THAT THE
ADMISSIONS WILL COME DOWN.
IF YOU THINK ABOUT THAT.
BUT IF WE ARE ABLE TO KEEP IT
FROM GROWING, I THINK THAT IS
WHAT WE ARE AIMING FOR.
>> THE JUDGE ALSO SAID THE
COUNTY PLANS TO BUILD ITS OWN
SMALLER OVERFLOW MEDICAL
FACILITY SO THEY WILL STILL
HAVE A BACKUP WHEN THE ENERGY
UNIT COMES DOWN.
>>> THE TEXAS NATIONAL GUARD IS
HELPING OUT AT DOZENS OF COVID-
19 TESTING SITES ACROSS THE
STATE.
STATE.
STATE. BUT WHERE TO GET TESTED AND HOW
IT WORKS REMAIN TOP QUESTIONS
FOR MANY OF YOU. TONIGHT WE GO
THROUGH A DRIVE-THROUGH TESTING
LOCATION TO HELP US LEARN MORE.
>> THE BIGGEST RESOURCE HAS BEEN
THE SOLDIER IN UNIFORM.
THE BOTTOM LINE IS THE SOLDIERS
ARE SERVING TEXAS.
>> Reporter: SERVING MEANS MANY
THINGS.
THINGS.
THINGS. DURING A PANDEMIC, IT IS
COUNTING 15 SECONDS FOR EACH
NOSTRIL.
NOSTRIL.
NOSTRIL. DURING A COVID-19 TEST, IT IS
DIRECTING PEOPLE THROUGH TRAFFIC
TO MAKE THE TEST POSSIBLE. FOR
MORE THAN 3000 MEMBERS OF THE
TEXAS NATIONAL GUARD, ACTIVATED
FOR THE COVID-19 RESPONSE ACROSS
THE STATE, IT MEANS DOING
ANYTHING THAT IS NEEDED.
>> GOGGLES, FACE SHIELDS,
DISINFECTANT.
DISINFECTANT. WE ARE THE MANPOWER TO MOVE IT.
>> Reporter: THE STATE HAS
ASKED THE NATIONAL GUARD TO
HELP IN DOZENS OF TESTING
LOCATIONS ALL OVER TEXAS.
AN ONLINE MAP WILL HELP YOU
FIND ONE CLOSE BY.
THEY WILL ALSO TELL YOU WHAT IS
REQUIRED AT THE TESTING SITE.
WILL GIVE YOU A NUMBER TO CALL
FOR MORE INFORMATION.
IF OPERATED BY THE STATE, THE
TEST IS FREE.
SERVING MEANS MANY THINGS.
DURING A PANDEMIC, IT IS GIVING
UP SOME OF THE THINGS YOU LIKE
THE MOST ABOUT THE JOB.
>> OUR SOLDIERS LOVE TO
INTERACT WITH THE CITIZENS THAT
THEY ARE HELPING.
THERE IS NO SHAKING HANDS.
PEOPLE WANT TO THANK THEM FOR
WHAT THEY ARE DOING.
>> Reporter: DURING A PANDEMIC,
SOME RULES CHANGE BUT SOME
REMAIN THE SAME.
>> FOR THE REST OF THE TEXANS
OUT THERE IN THE COMMUNITY, WE
ARE HERE AND AVAILABLE AND
READY TO SERVE.
>>> WE PUT TOGETHER A LIST OF
TESTING SITES IN THE AREA.
AS WELL AS THE STATEWIDE
TESTING LOCATIONS MAP ON OUR
WEBSITE KHOU.COM .
>>> NEW TONIGHT HOUSTON'S
POLICE CHIEF OFFICE
TRANSPARENCY AFTER A MAN WAS
KILLED BY HIS OFFICER LAST WEEK.
WE ARE AT HPD HEADQUARTERS WITH
THE STORY.
THE STORY. >> Reporter: THERE IS VIDEO OF
THE SHOOTING AND THE CHIEF
ADMITS IT IS DIFFICULT TO WATCH
. BUT HE URGED THE PUBLIC NOT
TO RUSH TO JUDGMENT WHILE THE
WIDOW OF THE MAN SHOT AND
KILLED SAYS OFFICERS WENT
OVERBOARD.
OVERBOARD. >> IT WAS DRAMATIC.
IT WAS TRAUMATIZING.
>> Reporter: SHE SAID SHE HAD
JUST CELEBRATED HER FIRST
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY WITH HER
HUSBAND.
HUSBAND.
HUSBAND. >> I DON'T BELIEVE HE WAS
TRYING TO COMMIT SUICIDE.
>> Reporter: BUT ON THE NIGHT
OF APRIL 21, HOUSTON POLICE SAY
THEY GOT A CALL ABOUT AN ARMED
MAN POSSIBLY TRYING TO COMMIT
SUICIDE, RUNNING IN AND OUT OF
TRAFFIC.
TRAFFIC.
TRAFFIC. EVENTUALLY OFFICERS FOUND HIM
ON THE EAST SIDE.
>> THIS INDIVIDUAL KEPT COMING
TOWARD THE OFFICERS, REFUSING
COMMANDS TO DROP THE KNIFE,
DROP THE WEAPON.
>> Reporter: THE CHIEF SAID TWO
OFFICERS DISCHARGED BEANBAGS
AND THREE CASES WERE USED.
FINALLY THE SERVICE WEAPONS
WERE DISCHARGED THREE TIMES.
AS FOR THE VIDEO OF THE
SHOOTING NOW CIRCULATING ON
SOCIAL MEDIA --
>> IT IS DIFFICULT TO WATCH AND
IT IS SOMETHING THAT WILL RAISE
QUESTIONS FOR US.
JUST LIKE ANY USE OF DEADLY
FORCE.
FORCE.
FORCE. >>
FORCE. >> Reporter: THE CHIEF SAID
THERE ARE FOUR OFFICERS AND ONE
SERGEANT ON ADMINISTRATIVE
LEAVE.
LEAVE.
LEAVE. THEY LEARNED THE WEST WEAPON HE
WAS HOLDING WAS A PIECE OF
REBAR.
REBAR.
REBAR. >>
REBAR. >> HE WAS ON HIS KNEES. THEY
SHOULD HAVE TRIED TO TACKLE
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. >>
THEM. >> Reporter: HIS WIFE SAID HE
HAD A CRIMINAL HISTORY AND WAS
ON PAROLE FOR BURGLARY.
SHE TOLD US HE HAD MENTAL ISSUES
, BUT WE WERE UNABLE TO VERIFY.
THE CHIEF SAID THEY HAVE IT ALL
ON THE CAMERAS. 70 INVOLVED IN
THE INVESTIGATION.
THE INVESTIGATION. >> WE HAVE INVESTED IN THE BODY
CAMERA SYSTEM THAT WILL BRING
TRANSPARENCY TO THE PROCESS AND
WILL GIVE AN