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>> WE HAVE LIVE TEAM COVERAGE.
BEGINNING WITH JONATHAN
MARTINEZ.
MARTINEZ. LIVE IN HOUSTON WITH THE NEWEST
INFORMATION.
INFORMATION. JONATHAN.
JONATHAN. >> Reporter: WE GOT AN UPDATE
FROM TEX-DOT THEY TELL US THE
SOUTHBOUND LANES WILL REOPEN
WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR AFTER THE
NORTHBOUND LANES ARE, PECULIARED
TO OPEN FIRST THING IN THE
MORNING JUST IN TIME FOR RUSH
HOUR TRAFFIC.
HOUR TRAFFIC. PUBLIC WORKS TELLS US ALL THE
WATER HAS DRAINED OFF BEEN
PUMPED OUT.
PUMPED OUT. CREWS ARE THE HARD OFF WORK BUT
THEY NEED INNING TO SPIN EFFECT
TO MAKE THE REPAIRS NEEDED.
HEAVY DUTY PUMPS WORKING LATE IN
THE NEWT ALONG WITH REPAIR
CREWS.
CREWS. >> LOOK AT THIS, BRO.
>> Reporter: JUST FEET FROM
WHERE IT HAPPENED WERE STUCK AT
HOME IN DISBELIEF AS THE WATER
INCHED CLOSER AND CLOSER.
>> YOU JUST FELT A TSUNAMI WAVE
COMING DOWN THE ROAD.
>> Reporter: THE MASSIVE AT OF
WATER FLOODING YARDS AND
ROADWAYS SHUTTING DOWN PARTS OF
LOOP FOR HOURS AND EVEN RESULTED
IN CARS AND PEOPLE STRANDED IN
NEED OF RESCUE.
PEOPLE COULD BE SEEN ON THE
ROOFS OF THEIR CARS.
>> I SAT THERE WITH MY MOUTH
OPEN.
OPEN. THIS IS A BAD DREAM OF IT DIDN’T
HAPPEN.
HAPPEN. >> Reporter: JOHN SAW WATER ON
ROAD UP UP AHEAD BUT NEVER
IMAGINED WHAT WOULD HAPPEN NEXT.
>> IT JUST WENT -- CAME OUT LAKE
A MUSHROOM.
A MUSHROOM. IT MUST HAVE BEEN EIGHT, 10-FOOT
IN THE DIAMETER THE WATER COLUMN
WAY CAME OUT WHEN IT BUST LOOSE.
>> Reporter: AFTER GETTING HELP
FROM OTHERS AND PUSHING HIS CAR
TO SAFETY BUT IT’S NOW OUT OF
COMMISSION.
COMMISSION. >> I COULDN’T MOVE THE CAR.
I CRAWLED OUT OF -- I DIDN’T
KNOW HOW I WAS GOING TO GET.
THAT WATER LOOKED LIKE A
WATERFALL.
WATERFALL. KIEFER ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS
STRANDED BY THE FLOOD WATERS
JUST THANKFUL THEY WERE OKAY.
>> JUST SAY MY PRAYERS.
THE BIG GUY WAS LOOKING AFTER
ME, MAN, THAT WAS SPOOKY.
GLAD TO BE ALIVE.
>> Reporter: AND WE ARE TOLD THE
REPAIRS THAT WATER MAIN WILL
LIKELY START SOMETIME EARLY IN
THE MORNING.
THE MORNING. IT SHOULD ALSO BE MENTIONED
THERE IS A BOIL WATER NOTICE IN
EFFECT FOR ON THE FREQUENT 24
HOURS OR SO.
CITY AND COUNTY LEADERS ARE ALSO
URGING FOLKS TO CONSERVE WATER
IF POSSIBLE.
IF POSSIBLE. THAT IS THE LATEST REPORTING
LIVE TONIGHT.
LIVE TONIGHT. >> THANK YOU, JONATHAN.
AS WE MENTIONED EARLY A BOIL
WATER NOTICE IS IN EFFECT FOR
MOST OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON,
INCLUDING ANYBODY IN THE SHADED
AREA ON THIS MAP.
THAT MAKES WATER BOTTLES OF
COURSE THE HOTTEST ITEM AT
GROCERY STORES ALL OVER THE
CITY.
CITY. CHANNEL 2’S HANNAH MACKENZIE
LIVE AT KROGER OFF BUFFALO
SPEEDWAY.
SPEEDWAY. TALKING TO SHOPPERS TONIGHT.
MOST SHOPPERS WERE VERY ANNOYED
UP UNTIL 8:00 P.M. WHEN THIS
LAST-MINUTE SHIPMENT OF BOLTED
WATER CAME IN AND NOW IF YOU
TAKE A LOOK DOWN THIS WAY, YOU
CAN TELL THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF
WATER AT THIS STORY IN MORE.
BARE SHELFS AND EMPTY PALLETS
GREETING FRUSTRATED SHOPPERS.
>> AS FAR AS WATER THERE IS
NOTHING THERE.
NOTHING THERE. >> Reporter: NOW REFILLING EMPTY
JUGS HE HAD AROUND THE HOUSE.
>> I PROBABLY WILL TRY TO GO
SOMEWHERE ELSE TO SEE IF THERE
IS SOMETHING AVAILABLE.
I DIDN’T EXPECT IT TO BE CLEARED
OUT THE WAY IT WAS HERE.
>> Reporter: SOME CUSTOMERS,
LYCRA SHELL, SPLURGING ON WHAT
WAS LEFT.
WAS LEFT. THE EXPENSIVE BRANDS.
>> IT’S NOT CHEAP BUT IT TASTES
GOOD.
GOOD. >> Reporter: WATER FLOODING MUCH
OF HOUSTON THURSDAY AFTER THE
MAIN BREAK BUT AS SHOPPERS FOUND
HARD TO THINK DO BY INSIDE AREA
STORES FOLLOWING A CITY-WIDE
BOIL WATER NOTICE.
>> AT THIS POINT IT’S KIND OF
BARE BONES WHAT WAS LEFT IN
THERE.
THERE. >> Reporter: THIS KROGER OFF THE
BUFFALO SPEEDWAY, ONE OF 14 AREA
KROGER STORES GETTING A
LATE-NIGHT EXTRA SHIPMENT OF
WATER.
WATER. THOMAS TELLING US, THOUGH, HE’S
NOT WAITING AROUND FOR SHELFS TO
BE RESTOCKED.
BE RESTOCKED. >> OUT OF WATER SO I WILL DRINK
BEER.
BEER. >> Reporter: YOU SHOULD USE
BOTTLED OR BOILED WATER FOR
DRINKING.
DRINKING. MAKING ICE, BRUSHING TEETH,
COOKING AND WATER FOR PETS.
THE RUNNING WATER IN YOUR HOME
IS SAFE FOR WASHING DISHES.
AS LONG AS YOU RINSE WITH
BOILING WATER, DOING LAUNDRY AND
BATHING.
BATHING. >> ONCE THAT BOIL WATER NOTICE
IS LIFTED, YOU’LL HAVE TO FLUSH
OUT YOUR WATER SYSTEM.
YOU CAN DO THAT BY RUNNING ALL
COLD WATTER FAUCETS IN YOUR HOME
FOR AT LEAST ONE MINUTE.
CLEANING OUT ALL ICE MAKERS AND
IF YOU HAVE A WATER SOFTENER
SYSTEM YOU WANT TO RUN IT ON A
REGENERATION CYCLE.
REGENERATION CYCLE. REPORTING LIVE IN UPPER KERBY,
HANNAH MACKENZIE, KPRC CHAMPION
2 NEWS.
2 NEWS. >> GREAT INFORMATION, HANNAS,
THANKS SO MUCH.
THE RISING WATER CAUGHT SEVERAL
DRIVERS AND NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTS BY SURPRISE.
LEAVING CENTRAL STRANDED INSIDE
THEIR HOMES AND CARS.
THE HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
RESCUED THREE PEOPLE FROM CARS
THAT WERE LEFT FLOODED OUT ALONG
THE EAST LOOP WHILE SOME WERE
TRAPPED IN THEIR HOMES WATCHING
THE WATER RISE WITH NO WAY OUT.
CHAMPION 2’S JOIZE UNBECAME
SPOKE WITH A MOTHER ABOUT A
HARROWING EXPERIENCE.
HARROWING EXPERIENCE. >> MY BROTHERLY IN LAW HAD TO
JUMPS THE FENCE.
>> Reporter: YOU LIFTED HIM OVER
THE FENCE WITH WE WANT OUT
THROUGH THE NEIGHBORS .
>> YEAH, I HAD TO THROW HIM
THROUGH THE GATE AND JUMP THE
GATE.
GATE. >> Reporter: WHAT A CRAZY
MORNING.
MORNING. YOU BUT EVERYBODY IS OKAY?
>> YES.
>> YES. >> Reporter: I AM GLAD.
I KNOW IT’S UPSETTING.
>> HE SPOKE TO THE WOMAN LATER
AND SHE MADE IT BACK HOME.
THANKFULLY HER HOUSE WAS DRY.
>> SOME VENDORS AT THE HOUSTON
LIVE STOCK SHOW AND RODEO REALLY
CONCERNED ABOUT TOMORROW NIGHT
FOLLOWING THE MAJOR BREAK.
ALTHOUGH GRILLING WE WANT ON AS
PLANNED FOR THE FIRST NIGHT OF
THE COOK OFTEN.
IT COULD LEAVE A LASTING IMPACT
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW. THANKFULLY MOST PEOPLES ARE
TEAMS BROUGHT THEIR OWN
55-GALLON TANKS OF OF WATER BUT
THIS SAY IT COULD BECOME AN
ISSUE IF THEY CAN’T FILL THEM
BACK UP.
BACK UP. HERE IS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IF
YOUR HOME OR WAS WAS IMPACTED BY
THE FLOODING IF IT SUSTAINED
DAMAGE IT’S COVERED BY YOUR
PERSONAL FLOOD INSURANCE, NOT
YOUR HOME HOMEOWNER’S I