>>>
>>> RIGHT
>>> RIGHT NOW AT 6:00, WE ARE STANDING FOR HOUSTON, GETTING
ANSWERS AFTER RESIDENTS SAY
THEIR TAP WATER STINKS.
WHAT WE UNCOVERED.
AND A MOTHER IS KILLED IN A
HIGH SPEED CHASE AFTER GETTING
CAUGHT IN THE WRONG PLACE AT
THE WRONG TIME.
NOW THE MAN ACCUSED OF RUNNING
FROM POLICE IS FACING SERIOUS
CHARGES.
CHARGES.
CHARGES. PLUS THE NEW MAYOR OF
FRIENDSWOOD IS LITERALLY OUT OF
THIS WORLD.
THIS WORLD. WHY THIS ASTRONAUT IS NOW
TACKLING POLITICS.
TACKLING POLITICS. THE NEWS STARTS NOW.
>>> SOME PEOPLE IN NORTHWEST
HARRIS COUNTY ARE TIRED OF THE
SMELL COMING FROM THEIR TAP
WATER.
WATER.
WATER. >>
WATER. >> THEY'VE BEEN DEALING WITH
THE FOUL ODOR FOR MONTH, BUT
THIS WEEK THEY SAY THE STENCH
HAS BEEN UNBEARABLE.
MARCELINO BENITO IS GETTING
ANSWERS FOR RESIDENCE
DEBILITIES IN THE HEATHERWOOD
-- RESIDENTS IN THE HEATHERWOOD
SUBDIVISION.
SUBDIVISION. >> REPORTER: THE ISSUE IS A
STRONG SMELL OF CHLORINE THAT
HAS NEIGHBORS SPEAKING OUT
TONIGHT.
UT
>>
>> IT'S
>> IT'S LIKE A YELLOWISH BROWN COLOR.
OWN
OWN COLOR.
>>
>> REPORTER: IN THE HEATHERWOOD SUBDIVISION, THE WATER IS
MAKING THIS MOTHER OF TWO THINK
TWICE.
TWICE.
TWICE. >>
TWICE. >> I DON'T WANT MY KIDS BATHING
IN THIS WATER.
>> REPORTER: TAKE A LOOK AT THE
SIDE BY SIDE COMPARISON.
THE WATER ON THE LEFT FROM HER
TAP, ON THE RIGHT IT'S
FILTERED, AND IT'S NOT JUST THE
LOOK OF IT, BUT THE SMELL
THAT'S THE REAL PROBLEM.
>> THE CHLORINE SMELL IS SO
STRONG THAT IN THE SHOWER IT
WILL START TO BURN YOUR EYES,
NOSE, THROAT, AND YOU HAVE TO
IMMEDIATELY HURRY AND GET OUT
OF THE SHOWER.
>> REPORTER: AND SHE'S NOT
ALONE.
ALONE.
ALONE. FOR THE LAST WEEK NEIGHBORS IN
THE AREA HAVE BEEN SHARING
THEIR WATER WOES, UNBEARABLE
SMELLS OF CHLORINE PERMEATING
THROUGH THEIR HOMES.
>> YESTERDAY MY SON WAS IN THE
BATH AND I NOTICED IT SMELLING
UP THE WHOLE ROOM AND WENT AND
GOT HIM OUT OF THE BATHTUB
BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT HIM TO
SIT IN THE WATER ANYMORE.
NYMOR
>>
>> REPORTER: WATER IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD RUN BY MUD 18 AND
EAGLE WATER MANAGEMENT.
THEY SAY THE ISSUES ARE DUE TO
A FREE CHLORINE BUSH THAT
STARTED THIS -- BURN THAT
STARTED THIS WEEKEND TO CLEAN
THE INTERIOR OF THE PIPES AND
IMPROVE THE OVERALL TASTE AND
ODOR ISSUES THE AREA HAS BEEN
STRUGGLING WITH THE PAST
SEVERAL MONTHS.
SEVERAL MONTHS. >> IT ALL OF THE SUDDEN HITS
OUT OF NOWHERE AND WILL LAST
FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS TO A WEEK
TO A COUPLE OF WEEKS, AND THEN
IT SEEMS TO BE NORMAL AGAIN,
AND THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN YOU
TURN THE TAP ON AND IT'S BACK.
>> REPORTER: SHE SAYS SHE FIRST
NOTICED PROBLEMS AFTER HARVEY.
EAGLE WATER MANAGEMENT SAYS
THIS IS IN NO WAY STORM
RELATED, ONLY ROUTINE
MAINTENANCE.
MAINTENANCE. FOR THE NEIGHBORS, THERE'S
NOTHING ROUTINE ABOUT IT.
>> IT'S DEFINITELY FRUSTRATING
AND WATER THAT I DON'T EVEN
FEEL COMFORTABLE GIVING TO MY
PET.
PET.
>>
>> REPORTER: THE COMPANY REITERATING TONIGHT THERE'S NO
HEALTH OR PUBLIC SAFETY RISK
WITH THE WATER AND IT SHOULD
ALL SUBSIDE IN A MATTER OF
DAYS, BUT IF IT DOESN'T THERE'S
A NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN RIGHT
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. YOU
NOW. YOU CAN CALL THAT NUMBER.
A LOT OF NEIGHBORS ARE
CONCERNED ABOUT THIS, BUT
HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE
STRAIGHTENED OUT IN A COUPLE OF
DAYS.
>>
>> YES,
>> YES, MAKE THE PHONE CALL. THAT'S SO ANNOYING.
THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE.
>>> WELL, FRIENDS, IT'S THE
HOTTEST DAY OF THE YEAR SO FAR,
AND THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING.
>> JUST GETTING STARTED.
HOW HOT DID IT GET TODAY DAVID
PAUL?
PAUL?
PAUL? I'M
PAUL? I'M LOOKING AT THE SCREEN HERE?
WHAT DOES THAT SAY?
90?
90?
90? >>
90? >> 90
90? >> 90 DEGREES.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. >> FIRST 90 SO FAR THIS YEAR.
THAT'S ABOVE THE NORMAL BY THE
WAY OF 84.
THE ALLERGY COULDN'T ALSO JUST
WENT WAY UP, AND I JUST POSTED
A COMPLETE LIST OF THE POLLENS
IN THE HOUSTON AREA ON MY
FACEBOOK AND TWITTER.
90 AT BUSH AIRPORT RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE HANGING ON TO IT.
PHOENIX AT 100.
THEY COULD GO AS HIGH AS 105 OR
106 THERE LATER TODAY.
THIS EVENING, 84 BY 7:00, 75 AT
0:00, 70 -- 10:00, 70 BY 1:00.
SO WE'LL COOL DOWN, BUT IT'S A
SLOW COOL DOWN.
WARM EVENING.
WARM EVENING. THE HUMIDITY IS LOW.
WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT WHAT AND
WHEN THAT WILL CHANGE.
90s AGAIN TOMORROW, AND THEN
THIS IS HURRICANE AWARENESS
WEEK.
WEEK.
WEEK. WE'LL TALK ABOUT STORM
DEVELOPMENT, WHAT WE WATCH
MONTH BY MONTH.
I'LL SEE YOU BACK HERE IN A
COUPLE OF MINUTES.
>>> THANK YOU.
TWO PEOPLE RECOVERING FROM
INJURIES TONIGHT AFTER A
HOUSTON POLICE CHASE LED TO A
CRASH.
CRASH.
CRASH. HPD SAYS A ROBBERY SUSPECT RAN
A RED LIGHT AT CROSS TIMERS.
THE OFFICE -- TIMBERS.
THE OFFICER AFTER HIM HIT A
PICKUP TRUCK.
PICKUP TRUCK. BOTH THE DRIVER AND OFFICER
HAVE MINOR INJURIES.
OFFICERS CAUGHT UP WITH THE
SUSPECT A FEW MINUTES LATER.
>>> ANOTHER POLICE CHASE TURNED
DEADLY WHEN POLICE SAY THIS 19-
YEAR-OLD BLEW THROUGH A RED
LIGHT GOING 100 MILES PER HOUR.
>> IT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT ON
THE KATY FREEWAY AND FRONTAGE
ROAD.
ROAD.
ROAD. THE
ROAD. THE DEPUTY SLAMMED INTO A
NISSAN THAT HIT A POLL,
SPLITTING THE CAR IN TWO AND
KILLING THE WOMAN BEHIND THE
WHEEL.
WHEEL.
WHEEL. HERE'S MORE LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN
AT THE CRIMINAL COURTHOUSE.
>> REPORTER: THE FAMILY AND
FRIENDS OF THE 57-YEAR-OLD
VICTIM SAY THEY ARE STUNNED BY
WHAT HAPPENED T TELLING ME --
HAPPENED, TELLING ME SHE WAS
SIMPLY HEADED HOME AFTER A DAY
OF SHOPPING AND ENJOYING
YESTERDAY'S BEAUTIFUL WEATHER.
A TRAGIC END TO WHAT POLICE SAY
STARTED OUT AS A ROUTINE
TRAFFIC STOP.
TRAFFIC STOP. A HARRIS COUNTY PRECINCTS 5
DEPUTY CONSTABLE PULLED OVER 19-
YEAR-OLD JUAN MONTEZ FOR
SPEEDING ON THE KATY FREEWAY
SERVICE ROAD LAST NIGHT AROUND
10:00 NEAR THE CAMPBELL ROAD
EXIT.
EXIT.
EXIT. THE
EXIT. THE TEEN INITIALLY STOPPED, BUT
AS SOON AS THE DEPUTY STARTED
WALKING TOWARD THE CAR HE SPED
OFF.
OFF.
OFF. THEN
OFF. THEN THE SUSPECT RAN THROUGH A
RED LIGHT CRASHING INTO THE 57-
YEAR-OLD, PROPELLING HER CAR
INTO A POLE AND KILLING HER.
THE VICTIM IS A MOTHER OF GROWN
DAUGHTERS.
DAUGHTERS. HER NEIGHBORS IN WEST HOUSTON
SAY THEY'RE DEVASTATED,
DESCRIBING HER AS A VIBRANT
WOMAN AND MUSIC LOVER.
D
D MUSIC
>>
>> HER
>> HER NAME IS LATICIA, BUT THEY'D CALL HER PAQUITA WHO WAS
A FAMOUS MEXICAN SINGER.
SHE KIND OF HAD THE SAME LOOK.
BUT SHE EMBRACED THE NAME TOO.
>>
>> REPORTER: THE SUSPECT WAS CHARGED WITH MURDER AND
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT CAUSING
SERIOUS BODILY INJURY.
POLICE SAY HE HAD AN 18-YEAR-
OLD FEMALE PASSENGER WITH HIM
AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH AND
THEY WERE BOTH TAKEN TO THE
HOSPITAL IN SERIOUS CONDITION.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
>>> 900 HOSPITAL WORKERS WHO
LOST THEIR JOBS ON FRIDAY ARE
HOPING TO LAND NEW JOBS EITHER
TODAY OR TOM.
THEY ATTEND -- OR TOMORROW.
THEY ATTENDED JOB FAIRS TODAY
ORGANIZED BY SEVERAL HOSPITALS.
A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WALKED AWAY
WITH OFFERS WE'RE TOLD.
THE HOSPITALS HOSTED THE JOB
FAIRS JUST DAYS AFTER BAY AREA
REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
ANNOUNCED IT'S CLOSING DUE TO
BANKRUPTCY.
BANKRUPTCY. EMPLOYEES SAY THEY HAD NO
WARNING AND ARE NOT GETTING ANY
SEVERANCE PAY.
SEVERANCE PAY. >> WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO BE ABLE
TO HELP THESE PEOPLE.
THEY'VE ALL BEEN VERY
PROFESSIONAL AND NICE AND SEEM
TO LOVE OUR VALUES, SO I THINK
WE'LL BE INTERESTED IN A LOT OF
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. >>
THEM. >> THAT'S ENCOURAGING NEWS.
AND MOST PATIENTS WERE
DISCHARGED FROM BAY AREA
REGIONAL OVER THE WEEKEND.
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE JOB
FAIRS UNDER THIS STORY ON OUR
WEBSITE.
WEBSITE.
WEBSITE. >>> HARRIS COUNTY IS APPLYING
FOR A GRANT THAT WOULD LET THE
COUNTY BY 987 HOMES DAMAGED BY
HARVEY ALMOST 9 MONTHS LATER.
FAR TOO MANY HOMEOWNERS ARE
STILL STRUCK TOLLING MAKE
REPAIR -- STRUGGLING TO MAKE
REPAIRS WITH HUNDREDSOVER
FAMILIES LIVING IN HOTEL --
HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES LIVING IN
HOTELS.
HOTELS.
HOTELS. MELISSA CORREA IS LIVE WITH
MORE.
MORE.
MORE. >>
MORE. >> REPORTER: WE'RE IN NORTHWEST
HARRIS COUNTY IN A NEIGHBORHOOD
NEAR CYPREE WOOD AND 45, AND ON
THIS SIDE OF THE STREET, A
LEVEL -- CYPRESS WOOD AND 45,
AND ON THIS SIDE OF THE STREET
A LEVELED HOME.
A NUMBER OF THE HOMES DIDN'T
HAVE FLOOD INSURANCE, SO WHEN
THEIR HOMES TOOK IN MORE THAN
THREE FEET OF WATER 36 WEEKS
AGO, A LOT OF THEM PACKED UP
AND MOVED OUT.
YOU CAN SEE STILL HARVEY'S
WATER LINE ON GARAGES AND
SCREEN DOORS.
SCREEN DOORS. NEIGHBOR TONY CAVALERO IS ONE
OF THE FEW LIVING IN HIS HOME
AS REPAIRS ARE CURRENTLY BEING
MADE.
MADE.
MADE. HOW
MADE. HOW MANY MONTHS UNTIL YOUR HOME
IS DONE?
IS DONE?
IS DONE? >> I THINK, YOU KNOW, COMPLETE?
I THINK PROBABLY TWO MONTHS.
>> REPORTER: JUST IN TIME FOR
HURRICANE SEASON.
HURRICANE SEASON. >> I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT
HURRICANE SEASON.
HURRICANE SEASON. THAT WAS A FLUKE, THAT'S NOT
HAPPENING AGAIN OVER HERE.
G
G AG
>>
>> REPORTER: POSITIVITY IS KEY BECAUSE AS WE DROVE THROUGH THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU CAN SEE THAT
PEOPLE ARE STILL LIVING IN
THEIR DRIVEWAYS, EITHER THEIR
OWN PERSONAL CAMPERS OR FEMA
TRAILERS.
TRAILERS.
TRAILERS. AND WE DISCUSSED HOW OVER A
THOUSAND PEOPLE IN THE HOUSTON
AREA ARE STILL IN HOTELS.
WE CHECKED WITH THE STATE.
MORE THAN 260 PEOPLE HAVE FEMA
TRAILERS ON THEIR PROPERTY FOR
HARRIS COUNTY, AND THE ENTIRE
HOUSTON AREA HAS OVER 700
FAMILIES SLEEPING IN FEMA
TRAILERS TONIGHT.
TRAILERS TONIGHT. A LONG ROAD AHEAD.
>> A LOT OF HELP STILL NEEDED
BY SO MANY PEOPLE.
MELISSA CORREA, THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
U
U SO
U SO MUCH.
>>>
>>> FROM
>>> FROM SPACE WALKING TO RUNNING THE CITY.
A FORMER ASTRONAUT HAS BIG
PLANS.
PLANS.
PLANS. >>
PLANS. >> HOW THE NOW MAYOR ELECT WILL
USE HIS OUT OF WORLD EXPERIENCE
TO IMPROVE HIS COMMUNITY.
>>> AND THE ROCKETS HAVE A
COUPLE OF EXTRA REASONS TO
INDULGE IN DESSERTS AFTER LAST
NIGHT'S GAME.
NIGHT'S GAME. >>> AND THE NEW SURGERY SAVING
LIVES AND MINIMIZING SIDE
EFFECTS.
EFFECTS.