>> In entertainment news they were one of the biggest bands
in the 80's until.
>> They broke up and Phil
Collins went out on his own.
Now as David Daniel shows us
they're getting back together.
...
>> They're putting the band back together Genesis is
reuniting for the first time in
13 years. Phil Collins and Mike
Rutherford and Tony
banks broke news on BBC radio
will perform a series of shows
across the UK this year.
The trio last performed
together in 2007.
It's been 14 years since the Dixie chicks last album but
that's about.
that's about. >> The change the country trio
just at least gaslighter the
first single off her upcoming
album of the same name the
album is set for release May
1st.
1st. ...
>> No time to die was the only wide-release film set to debut
East your weekend when mgm's
push the bond pick back to
November left a big hole.
...
By trolls deadline reports universal quickly moved its
animated sequel trolls
world tour. It's scheduled a
due date of April 17th 2 April
10th date no time to
die vacated we'll see whether
other released
other released ...
... a changes followed in
Hollywood, I'm David Daniel.
>> Also making entertainment headlines. Katy Perry is
pregnant, the singer revealed
her baby bump at the end
of her it never warm white
music video which dropped last
night the 35 year-old told fans
on instagram that both her
album and her baby are due
this summer Perry's been dating
actor Orlando bloom since 2016
and this is her
first child but that is it for
KPRC Channel 2 news midday,
thanks for joining us. KPRC
Channel 2 news at noon starts
now.
now. ...
... >> This is Channel 2 news at
noon.
>> Fort bend County says the novel coronavirus is here right
now at noon what we know about
the patients
the patients ...
... >> and the country's plan to
try to prevent any other cases.
Preparing for the worst but
hoping for the best Harris
County officials laying out its
plans if a
...
... coronavirus case is confirmed
in Harris County.
And a teacher in a former clear
Creek ISD teacher facing
serious charges
serious charges ...
... today ahead. She's accused of.
That we begin with growing concerns about the coronavirus
crisis in 4 bend County good
afternoon. I'm Sofia Ojeda.
Yesterday we learned that the
car County has its first
presumptive positive.
presumptive positive. >> Case, although that positive
case still needs to be
confirmed by the CDC health
officials are
officials are taking precautions to limit the
possible spread of the virus
counties Brittany Jeffers has
the latest.
the latest. >> That patient is 70 years old
and recently traveled abroad
now health officials say they
are still waiting on results
from the CDC
...
... >> and people who live in Fort
bend County tell me they're
waiting as well.
>> I am concerned but at the
same time and try not to let it
affect my daily life size so go
out and
out and do things.
do things. >> Personally I think is blown
way out
way out of proportion.
of proportion. >> Channel 2 found a lot of
varying responses. This morning
after health officials
announced the first presumptive
positive case of covid 19 in
Fort bend County I know my
parents
parents are concerned.
are concerned. >> And we're concerned for the
older people in generation
practice, good hygiene. And
they do the best you can so you
can get. >> The 70 year-old patient is
currentlhospitalized and in
stable condition health
officials say he tested
positive entry traveled abroad
and then became ill upon
returning to the United States.
>> As this case was associated
with trash Apple did at this time we still have no evidence
of community spread.
>> We are encouraging our
families to follow the federal
government's travel advisories.
>> Fort bend ISD is also trying
to stay a step ahead in this
video message to parents last
night the superintendent says
they've taken all precautionary
measures to prevent the spread
of
of communicable diseases and we'll
continue to hold classes at
this time as we go into spring
break and families travel both
domestically and abroad he's
given permission to stay home
and self quarantine without
penalties of
penalties of unexcused absences while
officials believe this
situation appears to be
isolated many in the county are
taking the preventive
measure seriously.
measure seriously. >> I've been watching the hands
a lot and just keep in mind my
kids to wash their hands
thoroughly.
thoroughly. >> Officials say that they
expect to receive those results
back from the CDC within the
next day or 2 here in Fort bend
County, I'm Brittany Jeffers
KPRC Channel 2 news.
>> This afternoon Harris County
says it's at the ready if and
when a case arises Harris
County Judge Lina Hidalgo and
other County officials
discussed how it's preparing
for the virus today channel
two's Hannah mackenzie has the
details.
details. >> Sophie and that meeting
wrapped up
wrapped up just a now an hour ago County
judge Lina Hidalgo and
basically the head of every
response team in the city of
Houston and Harris County we're
here to discuss the what ifs
that the worst case scenarios
in an effort to get ahead
of the coronavirus and any
possible outbreak right now.
>> We know you know the origins
of this one case we have other
cases that
cases that were testing eventually the
reality of
reality of it is it's one of them is going
to come back positive at some
point but all
all of the cases we're testing
right now we know the origin
and we are contacting
any folks
any folks are involved in those cases to
try and contain doctor purse
with the Houston Health
Department was also here he
told us containing the
coronavirus ultimately lands
within our hands, he mentions
sars and mers even the Ebola
virus worked.
virus worked. >> Contained by
a vaccine. They only got under
control when people began
taking precautions of course
that means not coughing into
your hands, frequently washing
your hands with soap and water
and not just relying on
hand sanitizer but ultimately
here most importantly, the
biggest take away of the day is
these officials do not want you
to panic, they say there are
currently no cases with in
Harris County. They are all
hands on deck to help that one
case that has been reported in
Fort bend. But if you at home
feel any kind of signs or
symptoms. You are urged to
contact your physician or
Healthcare provider reporting
from the transtar building
Hannah mackenzie KPRC Channel 2
news.
news. >> Some good tips. I think you
had it we're also still waiting
for results on a possible novel
coronavirus case at Rice University test results were
sent to the CDC earlier this
week for a researcher who
traveled over seize those
results are expected to come
back today or tomorrow that re
says researcher had contact
with 17 others at
Rice University who are all
being asked to self quarantine
for now. Meanwhile, 4 you 8
students and 2 staffers
also being required to self
quarantine by the university
this after they traveled
overseas to Italy and South
Korea 2 countries with larger
outbreaks. 2 others will be
returning
returning this week as well and will also
be asked to self-quarantine
governor Greg Abbott expected
to discuss the state's testing
capabilities for coronavirus
he's holding a news conference
on the issue this afternoon
that to occur walk we will of
course bring you
those updates. In our
later newscasts understandably
many of you have many questions
about coronavirus and we are
trying to answer all of them on
our website click 2 Houston
dot com. There we have a
growing list of some of the
most pressing questions
well the weather was today
after a cold and rainy
Wednesday. The sun is shining
it's a beautiful day for lunch
on the patio if you will if you
will join me
cam Brown.
cam Brown. >> It is lunchtime. My friend
is it is
is it is doing it.
doing it. >> Some people will have
sunshine some still have some
clouds a deal with the most
people are getting some with
the sun up to the Northeast.
The sun breaking through but
not in Galveston still waiting
for cloud cover to get on out
of the mid 60's right now for
them is what's happening here
are those clouds are going to
be moving on out we're going to
see low 70's for highs today,
mostly will stay in the 60, but
we're going to
pick up and get to that 70
degree Mark later on chilly
though tonight tomorrow morning
going to be on those 40's once
again right now throughout the
area everybody's in the mid now
climbing up to the upper
60's currently 68 and classes
will see those winds continue
to be from the northwest
through out the day
and till later on tonight,
we'll start to see relaxing
once we see those winds relax.
The clouds are going to be out
of here and we'll see
but temperatures start to drop
overnight. Look at the big
picture here you see the cloud
cover you can see it here
but not to the northwest of
Paris most of Harris County
seeing more sunshine. Stand of
Galveston Brazoria County is
seeing a lot more clouds right
now what was our power
temperatures 66 to
70 degrees around and then
coming up any time now 69
degrees at 2 o'clock partly
cloudy is clearing out a little
bit as we go into the evening
time we'll take a look at that
10 day forecast, I got
to really live picture that
came into my I'm going to show
you this picture you I think
it's a good one you think
...
... so yes.
so yes. >> Got to tune in for that I
thank you cam Brown.
>> Now to decision
2020.
2020. >> The field of Democratic
presidential candidates is
shrinking Massachusetts senator
Elizabeth Warren dropping out
of there race bags it came days
after the one-time front runner
couldn't win a single super
Tuesday state not even her own.
The Massachusetts senator has
apparently spoken with senator
Bernie Sanders, vice president
Joe Biden no word on who she may endorse for the nominee.
>> We're following a developing
story now out of clear
Creek ious.
Creek ious. >> Steve where a former teacher
has been charged with 2 counts
of aggravated sexual assault of
a child, 29 year-old Samantha mcferrin is accused of having a
sexual relationship with at
least 2 students. While
she was an educator at space
Center intermediates school
according to court documents
fair and even Game one of the
children a computer to quote
keep the
keep the relationship quiet. Mcferrin
resigned from the district in
February when she was under
investigation. She was
later arrested and has since
posted a
posted a $35,000 bond and also
developing in Rosenberg a man's
death at a concrete plant is
under investigation. Police say
the man was found stuck in
concrete at the plant on
highway 59 and daily road
around 01:00AM it's unclear how
long or what caused him to get
stuck. The victim's name has
not yet
not yet been released so for many
people spring break means the
time to get out of h town go on
vacation. But Houston police
are warning everyone to take
extra precautions when it comes
to leaving your car unattended
police are reminding folks
today if you leave your car for
spring break to lock your car
make sure everything and it is
out
out of sight. Hpd went around
parking lots today to peer into
cars and found keys tools are
seats girl Raj door openers and
even packages in plain sight.
All things they say crooks will
break into your car to get it's
not just enough to hide your
things police say you should
just leave them all
at home.
at home. >> If you can leave your
valuables at home if you have
to leave them in your car
police secure them somewhere
besides when you get to
the venue because there are
people in those parking lot for
people to hide their valuables
in
in their trunk and those trucks
can be broken into just as easy
as your car.
>> He simply said there were
more than 33,000 car
...
... >> burglaries in 2019 they say
most if not all were
preventable.
preventable. >> Still ahead picking up the
pieces residents living in
Tennessee cleaning up after the
deadly tornado outbreak
on Tuesday.
on Tuesday. ...
... Coming up the latest in the
search for the missing and how
residents are lending a helping
hand.
hand. >> One of the signs of spring
this not one of those positive
signs we do have some pretty
good pollen counts here the
tree
tree pollen count. Extremely I've
probably the good news isil
temperatures are nice sunshine
is starting to
come out going up to the upper
...
... 60's will talk about what we
can hit 70 and the next rain in
the forecast as well.
>> And an unusual standoff
caught on camera and Indiana
>> An Indiana police officer
ends up in a standoff with an
angry feral cats, yeah, the
unfortunate encounter. It was
all caught on camera there's
the cap there near bottom right
hand corner,
hand corner, the crew. One officer trying to
break up an argument between 2
people got into an argument
with the how link had
apparently woman
apparently woman the cap jumped on the officer
when he tried to get in to us
car. The feline ends up
scratching him to the point
where he started bleeding
animal control eventually
captured the cat and the
officer had to be treated at
the hospital.
the hospital. The death toll from Tuesday's
tornado outbreak in Tennessee
is
is at least 24 but search teams
are still looking for victims
in the number of missing people
is way down. Now survivors of
that storm are trying to help
each other recover. Nbc's Sam
Brock reports from Cook fell.
>> In middle Tennessee this
morning historic
morning historic damage devastation caused by a
monstrous tornado as far as the
eye can see.
>> Right over us and everything
just went. Off blew up the car that was all that's left is a
wall and the door to the
bathroom or.
bathroom or. >> Now hearing the first
frantic 911 calls for when the
twister tore through.
>> Every helped him
carry tour. Where the story
miles in March and your church.
>> It's the kind of storm
capable of flinging a pickup
truck into a pool first over
even you know.
>> To other that lost loved
ones in the worst situation and
we are.
we are. >> With their neighbors hurting
people pitching in to help.
>> What's that been like how
many people have come out of
It's amazing 70 people has Korea.
has Korea. >> In battered Putnam County
90% of the massive debris field
has now been cleared by search
and rescue teams looking for
the missing.
the missing. >> We made some great progress
today. We have decreased know
of unaccounted persons to 3 C.
>> Still more the
tornadoes victims were 5 among
the dead at least 4 children
under the age of 10 the death
toll could have been
even higher
even higher first responder Andrew
foreigners, some of his
neighbors and helped a half
dozen people escape with their
lives and cook bill, including
his
his own it last hours later he was
back at
back at it voluntary.
it voluntary. >> Our emergency responders I'm
telling you what that night was
amazing when they got here it
was like Angels come in, I
then those are
my people, you're an angel to
House well I'm a member of the
subdivision and this is this is
how we roll.
>> And on the ground level here
the breath of the damage is
hard to even describe some of
that
that 125 200 homes just in Putnam
County either destroyed or
substantially damaged there are
gas pumps that have been ripped
up on standing on what used to
be a
be a gas station and down the road
right here we saw gentleman
walking around with headgear on
listening to try to find the
nearest water break which is
somewhere in
somewhere in this area. The damage both
above and below ground meaning
that a rebuild is going to take
months to really
...
... get moving. In Cookeville,
Tennessee. Sam Brock, NBC News.
>> There's now back here at home weather looking good but
we want to show folks something
to
to smile about.
smile about. >> I do have some I got to tell
you I don't have clearance from
a Mommy sensor for this, but
you know with them there's my
with so today. So yeah t-shirt
says the snuggle is real.
>> Yeah. >> It's my baby she smiles a
lot don't tell Mama use that
picture OK thank you guys
cabins that is a live
camera shot look at that old
boys seen a lot more blue sky
out there I think we can all
get into that right 65 degrees
North
North Northeast winds at 15 miles per
hour. The dew 0.48 was still a
lot cooler than we were this
time yesterday 10 to 13 degrees
cooler
cooler in fact, 67 degrees in Tomball
66 in Katy 70 in Bryan College station you're the first to hit
70, we'll see more of those of
before the day's over till 62
in Galveston where there's
still plenty of cloud cover as
well with 23 mile an hour winds
from the north and Northwest so
to kind of breezy out there
even though we start to see
that sunshine notice the clouds
we see less wind as we go to
the north 20 mile an hour winds
in Sugar Land. All of this
going to be easing a little bit
later on but to the north now
65 degrees in Dallas those that
got the wind farms are showing
where the wind is coming from
all the way to 72 in
Brownsville so we're warm of
course down to the southern and
eastern part of the state this
high pressure right here is
going continue to move to the
east and as it
does so we'll start to see a
return flow from the gulf that
will give us a few more clouds
as well for the most part
right now. Fabulous the kid,
the rain we saw yesterday is
off to the East Coast now
causing problems in Atlanta and
South Carolina will be moving
up to North Carolina shortly.
We still have the Pacific in
the upper levels of the
atmosphere so that's not the co
coast off so for the next
several days will be moderate
and our temperatures, here's
the future cast model looking
what's going on here. Stopping
here
here tomorrow afternoon. Sunny skies
of clouds it may be going from
Friday into Saturday Saturday
afternoon we see breaks in the
clouds as well going into
Sunday, little more cloud cover
them because we start to see
the increase of chances, rain
going into Monday. There's a
little chance of rain
not a lawful lot to we get
toward the end of next week
this going where temperatures
are going to be 7880 degrees by
the time we get to Thursday
Friday of next week or next
rain comes to going for it so
here's exact track radar
looking at the clouds are
gradually moving on out of here
and when they do what the rest
of the day's going to be nice
and sunny and these
temperatures are going to
creep on up the afternoon drive
by the time we get to about 3
or 4 o'clock upper 60's and 70
degrees around with sunshine
going to be nice 72 degrees for
your high.
your high. Don't have any rain the
forecast today. Thank you very
much tonight Houston South loxo
Houston livestock show
and Rodeo Becky G
performing area the rodeo get
started 7 o'clock 9 o'clock 62
degrees. So temperatures are
pretty comfortable except cool.
Over the next several days
here. Now we have these nice
70's. This is the time of the
year that springtime it spawn.
So temperatures in the morning.
So tomorrow morning's going to
be the 40's but the rest of the
temperatures look
temperatures look at that going up to the 64
morning temperatures and upper
70's, it 80's by the end of
next week.
next week. >> And for a lot of it to you
and I love it
thank you.
thank you. >> All right well today on
Houston life turning a week
night favorite into healthier
option. Plus something exciting
is coming to the Houston zoo,
our friends, Derek and Courtney
joining us live with a preview
of today's show hey
there guys.
there guys. >> Sophia yeah we have been
doing this fast-food fix all
week long because whether you
eat it on the regular or it's
just the once wild thing to get
through the drive through
their son healthier ways you
can eat when going to the
drive-thru today, we're
ordering pizza. Yes, we said
pizza we're going to within
crossed can't give away all the
secrets now to the tune in to
see what choices we made to cut
the calories.
the calories. >> Yummy yummy and my tummy
also if you're going to head to
the zoo and you heard about the
new exhibit that they
have here. It's called dragons
and it's going to feature a few
dozen giant animatronic
mythical creatures
mythical creatures and also a few real dragons,
you know like the Komodo dragon
or
or the Dragonfly yes, all kinds of
really great stop they are
going to be in studio with us
today and also some info on I
save you money on those tickets
to get into the zoo.
>> All right we'll look forward
to that also
we have had a late night last
night at the Houston Livestock
show and Rodeo didn't we
Courtney
Courtney Love that out it will now say
it was so much fun. We had a
good time we're going to talk
about what we did a little of
what we did anyway water
everything on a show but
something really cool
happening. Today is the gold
buckle foodie can competition,
yeah Lauren Kelly is out there
giving us a preview
of that at and apparently you
can compete in 8 different
categories these are some of
the craziest most colorful
interesting unusual foods
you can find at the Houston
Livestock show and Rodeo my
advice of course every year is
to go hungry.
>> Yeah, go hungry and bring
Toms and
Toms and eat everything.
eat everything. >> Haha you guys got way out
right thank you guys we like
far to see you at
1
1 >> all right switching gears
now coronavirus concerns
starting to impacts consumers
coming up next at noon how some
easier.
>> A Campbell soup is increasing sue production to
prepare for increased demand
amid the coronavirus outbreak
this as consumers have been
stockpiling self
stockpiling self stable foods. Yes, CEO Marc
Klaas says the company has been
talking with some retailers to
figure out what demand might
actually
actually look like. Campbell said it is
truck treating the outbreak as
it would a storm or other
natural disasters, making sure
it has extra ingredients and
finished
finished ...
... products on hand in case of
temporary port or factory
closures.
closures. The same day and next-day
delivery services offered by
the likes of Amazon insta cart
and walmart experiencing delays in some areas of the country
has shoppers stock up on items
in light of the
coronavirus outbreak Amazon
prime now and instacart
shoppers say the services have
limited
limited delivery available ready or
inform users that they won't be
able to place an order until
the following day wal-mart sex
tape delivery service also
appeared have limited delivery
availability
availability as well. A British airline to
fly the collapse today after a
plunge in travel demand leaving
hundreds of
hundreds of passengers stranded, fly the
has struggled with a series of
financial issues, including the
weakening of that
pounds and having to pay a tax
on flights that many airline
groups have long complained
restricts growth but
administrators said the nail in
the coffin was the lack of
...
... demand due to the coronavirus
outbreak.
outbreak. You're looking live at the
Southwest freeway now gorgeousho
get started just.
>> All right if you haven't heard about the overnight
basketball sensation known as
Thomas snacks, we will now you
have the city manager Jackson
states suited up checked in for
the final
the final 2 minutes of the game and the
rest is history he's now fire
sensation look at
behind the arc he was in the
Southwestern Athletic
Southwestern Athletic Conference player of the week
worked well yeah, he's the
manager on the hope that you
got to get in a little playing
time.
time. Around 10.
Around 10. >> A big boy yeah play
full-time would have to with
the yeah for him to grant a
head
head on down.
on down. >> The beach today is pretty
good. It's a little breezy
right now 67 degrees of Bush 62
in Galveston 70 already Katie
see the exact track radar
clouds
clouds are there and along the coast
they're going to be moving out
when they do plenty of sunshine
will get close to the low 70's
for most everybody, so hour by
hour forecast for you today
we're going to be going up the
mid 70's right around 3 o'clock