>>>
>>> NOW
>>> NOW AT 6:00, LET'S GET YOU LIVE TO BREAKING NEWS FROM CAPE
CANAVERAL.
CANAVERAL. NASA'S ORION SPACECRAFT SET TO
LAUNCH.
LAUNCH.
LAUNCH. IT'S A CRUCIAL NEXT STEP ON
SENDING ASTRONAUTS BACK TO THE
MOON AND EVENTUALLY MARS.
WE'RE A LITTLE BIT EARLY.
MAYBE IF WE CAN LISTEN IN WE
CAN HEAR SOMETHING.
>> T MINUS 15.
T MINUS 10.
FIVE, FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE.
IGNITION.
IGNITION.
IGNITION. LAUNCH VEHICLE CARRYING THE AA
2 LAUNCH ABOARD SYSTEM FOR A
FULL STRESS TEST.
15,000 FEET.
>>
>> ABOUT
>> ABOUT TEN SECONDS WE WILL SEE THE ABORT.
>> ONE AND TWO DISCHARGE BOTH
SIDES.
SIDES.
SIDES. SETTLING PHASE.
SETTLING PHASE. YESTY SON.
YESTY SON. >> THREE AND FOUR ARE
DISCHARGED BOTH SIDES.
>> SCRIPT POWER ENABLED.
>> SO THERE GOES THE LAS
TUMBLING A BIT.
ORION COMING DOWN.
LOOKS GOOD SO FAR.
>> RECALL THERE ARE NO
PARACHUTES ON THIS TEST.
ONCE THE DATA RECORDERS HAVE
BEEN DEPLOYED AND THE VEHICLE
IS NO LONGER TRANSMITTING DATA
TC WILL CALL TEST COMPLETE.
>> WE'RE LOOKING NOW AT THE
ORION.
ORION.
ORION. WE'RE ABOUT TO GET EJECTION OF
THOSE EDRs.
THOSE EDRs. IT'S TUMBLING A LITTLE BIT.
THAT WAS EXPECTED.
>> AS
>>
>> YOU
>> YOU JUST HEARD THERE SECOND REBROADCAST.
REBROADCAST. IT CONTINUES TO WRITE THAT DATA.
NOW WE'RE AWAITING CONFIRMATION
THAT THE TEST IS COMPLETE.
AND
AND IT
AND IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THE TEST IS COMPLETE.
YEAH.
YEAH.
YEAH. >>
YEAH. >> ALL RIGHT.
WE HEARD CLAPPING SO IT WAS A
SUCCESS.
SUCCESS.
SUCCESS. DOUG, WHAT CAN YOU SAY ABOUT,
THIS IS PRETTY COOL.
>> MAY NOT HAVE LOOKED LIKE A
SUCCESS.
SUCCESS.
SUCCESS. WE'RE USED TO IT GOING UP INTO
ORBIT.
ORBIT.
ORBIT. THEY WERE TESTING TO SEE
WHETHER THE ABORT SYSTEM COULD
SAFELY LAND IF THERE WAS AN
EMERGENCY WITH PEOPLE ON BOARD
AND THAT'S WHY YOU SAW IT KIND
OF DO THAT SPIN TOWARD THE END
AND THEN GO BACK DOWN.
IT KIND OF LOOKED LIKE A GOLF
BALL TEE.
BALL TEE.
BALL TEE. IT DID MAKE A SUCCESSFUL
LANDING.
LANDING.
LANDING. THAT WAS PART OF THE TEST.
PART OF THE REASON PEOPLE WERE
CLAPPING.
CLAPPING.
CLAPPING. THIS WAS TO TEST A SIMULATED
EMERGENCY AND LANDING WITHOUT A
PARACHUTE.
PARACHUTE. IT'S AMAZING THEY CAN HAVE THIS
THING FIRE UP ITS THRUSTERS,
REALIGN AND SAFELY LAND DURING
AN EMERGENCY BRINGING PEOPLE
BACK DOWN TO EARTH SAFELY.
VERY, VERY IMPRESSIVE SYSTEM
INDEED.
INDEED.
INDEED. THAT WAS REALLY COOL TO WATCH.
>> GLAD WE GOT TO SEE THE WHOLE
THING.
THING.
THING. >>> WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE
STREAMING THAT LIVE ON OUR
WEBSITE KHOU.COM.
WEBSITE KHOU.COM. YOU CAN ALSO CHECK ON OUR KHOU
FACEBOOK PAGE TO LISTEN TO THE
REST OF THAT COMMENTARY THERE.
>>> LET'S GET OVER TO CHITA NOW
FOR YOUR RUSH BLOCK.
>> ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
THIS IS REALLY WHAT YOU NEED TO
KNOW FOR YOUR FORECAST TODAY.
WE ARE STARTING OFF DRY.
WE HAVE CLOUDS IN PLACE.
LITTLE PEEK OF THAT SUNRISE
HERE THROUGH THE CLOUDS THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. BUT THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY,
MORE CLOUDS THAN SUN.
RADAR LOOKING MOSTLY DRY.
WE DID HAVE A NICE THUNDERSTORM
IN MATAGORDA COUNTY JUST ABOUT
AN HOUR AGO.
I AM EXPECTING OUR RAIN CHANCE
TO REALLY INCREASE BY MIDDAY
AND AFTERNOON.
AND AFTERNOON. ABOUT A 20% CHANCE EARLY THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. A 50% CHANCE BY YOUR LUNCHTIME
HOUR.
HOUR.
HOUR. HIGHS BUILD JUST BELOW 90
DEGREES TODAY WITH A 60% CHANCE
FOR HEAVY DOWNPOURS.
THESE TROPICAL DOWNPOURS CAN
MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND
SEE.
SEE.
SEE. ISOLATED LOCALIZED STREET
FLOODING WILL BE A CONCERN
TOWARDS YOUR AFTERNOON.
WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THE
FOURTH OF JULY FORECAST IN
ABOUT FIVE MINUTES.
>> THANKS.
>> THANKS. >>> NORTHBOUND ON THE SOUTHWEST
FREEWAY FOR YOUR RUSH BLOCK
TRAFFIC.
TRAFFIC.
TRAFFIC. THIS IS GOING TO BE AN THE AREA
WE HAVE TO WATCH CLOSELY.
YOU'VE HEARD THE LAST DAY OR
SO, SPUR 527, EMERGENCY REPAIRS
UNDERWAY.
UNDERWAY.
UNDERWAY. IT IS PARTIALLY CLOSED THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. ONE OF THE THREE EXITS OFF SPUR
527 IS NOT ACCESSIBLE.
THAT'S THE ONE THAT TAKES YOU
ON TO BRAZOS STREET.
NOT SEEING ANY SIGNIFICANT
DELAYS.
DELAYS.
DELAYS. RUSH HOUR IS GETTING CLOSER.
FOR NOW YOUR SUGAR LAND COMMUTE
IS NOT LOOKING TOO BAD.
HIGHWAY 36 TO DOWNTOWN.
AVERAGE SPEED STILL 62 MILES
PER HOUR.
PER HOUR.
PER HOUR. >> THANK YOU.
>>> LET'S GET OUT TO OUR JANEL
FORTE LIVE IN NORTHWEST
HOUSTON.
HOUSTON.
HOUSTON. FIREFIGHTERS FORCED TO ESCAPE
WHEN A BURNING HOME CAME DOWN
AROUND THEM.
AROUND THEM. YOU TALKED TO A NEIGHBOR WHO
SAW IT ALL GO DOWN.
>> Reporter: STEPH, NEIGHBORS
DESCRIBE THIS AS A REALLY SCARY
SITUATION.
SITUATION. YOU CAN SEE THINGS ARE PRETTY
UNDER CONTROL NOW, BUT THAT
DEFINITELY WASN'T THE CASE JUST
A FEW HOURS AGO.
>> WAS VERY INTENSE.
JUST GETTING THE FAMILY OUT OF
THE HOUSE BECAUSE WE DIDN'T
KNOW IF IT WAS GOING TO MOVE ON
TO OUR HOUSE.
WHEN WE CAME OUT THE WHOLE ROOF
OF THIS HOUSE WAS ENGULFED.
IT WAS A HUGE, HUGE FIRE.
AS I WAS MOVING MY CARS OUT OF
THE DRIVEWAY PIECES OF THE ROOF
WERE FALLING ON TO MY VEHICLE.
>> Reporter: MARK WATCHED IN
HORROR AS HIS NEXT DOOR
NEIGHBOR'S HOME BURNED.
THE FIRE SO INTENSE THAT FIRE
CREWS FACED DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS.
CONDITIONS. WHEN FIREFIGHTERS GO THE HERE
THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PEOPLE
WHO LIVE HERE SO THEY WENT INTO
THE BURNING HOME TO MAKE SURE
NO ONE WAS.
TRAPPED INSIDE.
TRAPPED INSIDE. AT ONE POINT A MAY DAY WENT OUT
AFTER ONE FIREFIGHTER WAS
SEPARATED FROM THE GROUP WHEN
THE CEILING GAVE IN AND
COLLAPSED.
COLLAPSED. THAT FIREFIGHTER WAS FOUND
AFTER ABOUT FOUR MINUTES AND IS
OKAY THIS MORNING, BUT ANOTHER
ONE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL
WITH A BACK INJURY FROM FALLEN
DEBRIS.
DEBRIS.
DEBRIS. NOW THERE IS NO IMMEDIATE WORD
ON THE CAUSE OF THIS FIRE.
AS FOR THE FOLKS WHO LIVE HERE,
THE HOMEOWNER JUST PULLED INTO
THE DRIVEWAY DURING THIS LIVE
SHOT.
SHOT.
SHOT. WE'LL GO AND TRY TO SPEAK WITH
HIM IN A MOMENT.
NEIGHBORS TELL ME HE LIVES HERE
WITH HIS YOUNG SON.
HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE DETAILS
COMING UP LATER.
>> YOU CAN JUST SEE ON HIS FACE
HE IS DISTRAUGHT.
GLAD HE WASN'T IN THE HOUSE
THOUGH.
THOUGH.
THOUGH. >>> MORE BREAKING NEWS.
TWO MEN PISTOL WHIPPED A WOMAN
THEN STOLE HER JEEP.
THEY WERE BOTH OUT OF JAIL ON
BOND.
BOND.
BOND. IT
BOND. IT HAPPENED AS SHE GOT HOME
FROM WORK.
FROM WORK. THE MEN LED OFFICERS ON A CHASE
ACROSS THE NORTH SIDE BEFORE
CRASHING INTO A TREE.
THEY'RE NOW BOTH IN CUSTODY.
>>> IT IS 7 AFTER 6:00.
WE ARE TRACKING THREE BIG
STORIES ON THE IMMIGRATION
BEAT.
BEAT.
BEAT. NUMBER ONE, A HONDURAN MAN DIED
IN I.C.E.
IN I.C.E.
IN I.C.E. CUSTODY IN THE HOUSTON AREA.
I.C.E.
I.C.E.
I.C.E. SAYS HE WAS BEING HELD AT THE
HOUSTON DETENTION CENTER WHEN
HE GOT SICK.
HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO A
HOSPITAL WHERE HE PASSED AWAY
SUNDAY.
SUNDAY.
SUNDAY. HE IS THE SIXTH DETAINEE TO DIE
IN CUSTODY SINCE OCTOBER.
>>> THE HEAD OF BORDER PATROL
CONDEMNS HATEFUL AND SEXIST
POSTS ON A FACEBOOK PAGE FOR
CURRENT AND FORMER AGENTS AND
STAFF.
STAFF.
STAFF. >>> AND NUMBER THREE, PRESIDENT
TRUMP SAYS IMMIGRATION RAIDS
TARGETING UNDOCUMENTED MIGRANTS
WILL MOVE FORWARD FOLLOWING THE
FOURTH OF JULY HOLIDAY.
YOU MIGHT REMEMBER LAST MONTH
THE PRESIDENT SAID HE'D DELAY
THE RAIDS AFTER DEMOCRATIC
LAWMAKERS COMPLAINED.
LAWMAKERS COMPLAINED. >>> YOUR RUSH BLOCK CONTINUES.
STARTING WITH THE FIGHT TO
BRING A FATHER DEPORTED BY
I.C.E.
I.C.E.
I.C.E. ENDS WITH A HUGE CELEBRATION.
>> A HOUSTON FATHER TAKEN FROM
HIS FAMILY NEARLY TWO YEARS AGO
AND FORCED TO LIVE IN A COUNTRY
HE BARELY KNEW.
>>> INVESTIGATORS SAY THE GUARD
CONFRONTED HER AS SHE KNOCKED
DOWN THE WALL OF HER OWN
APARTMENT USING A SLEDGEHAMMER.
SHE LATER DIED AT THE HOSPITAL.
IT'S NOT CLEAR IF FACE CHARGES.
>>> JOSE VELASQUEZ IS STILL IN
A WOODLANDS HOSPITAL AFTER
SURVIVING A HORRIFIC CAR CRASH
AND FOUR DAY S ALONE IN THE
WOODS.
WOODS.
WOODS. THEY NEARLY WERE GIVING UP ON
THE SEARCH WHEN THEY CAME
ACROSS HIM.
ACROSS HIM. IT IT WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT
VOLUNTEER FOUND SOMEONE ALIVE
IN FOUR YEARS WITH THE
ORGANIZATION.
ORGANIZATION. >>> THE UN PUSHING BACK ON IRAN
AFTER IT ANNOUNCED ITS BROKEN A
DEAL ON THE AMOUNT OF ENRICHED
URANIUM IT'S STOCKPILED.
TEHRAN HOPES IT WILL CAUSE
OTHER NATIONS TO LEAN ON THE
U.S. TO DROP SANCTIONS.
>>> SECRETARY OF STATE MIKE
POMPEO SAYS U.S. NEGOTIATORS
WILL MEET THEIR NORTH KOREAN
COUNTERPARTS TO RESUME TALKS.
THE PRESIDENT SAYS THE U.S.
COULD EASE SANCTIONS ON THE
NORTH IF NEGOTIATIONS ARE
SUCCESSFUL.
SUCCESSFUL. >>> THAT'S YOUR RUSH BLOCK.
TODAY'S BIG HEADLINES FROM HERE