BY THE WATER WHEN MARTINEZ TRIED
TO SWIM TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
RIVER BANKS BUT DID NOT MAKE IT.
>> IT HAS BEEN SEVEN WEEKS SINCE
A SOLDIERS HAS BEEN SEEN.
7-YEAR-OLD VANESSA VANISHED
WITHOUT A TRACE, AND HER LOVED
ONES ARE CALLING FOR A BIGGER
INVESTIGATION TO FIND HER.
GELIN GRADUATED BEFORE ENLISTING
IN THE ARMY.
>> HER FAMILY ARE DESPERATE
FOREVER FOR ANSWERS, AND WANT
THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF
INVESTIGATION TO TAKE OVER THE
INVESTIGATION.
.
>> I HAVE TO KEEP PUSHING UNTIL
I FIND HER.
I HAVE FAITH IN GOD THAT I WILL
FIND HER, IT WILL BE SOON.
>> IT’S BEEN 50 DAYS SINCE
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS VANESSA
GILAD HAS BEEN SEEN.
>> WE NEED ANSWERS, AND NOW.
>> IT’S BEEN TOO LONG.
>> Reporter: FRIENDS AND
ACTIVISTS CALLING FOR
TRANSPARENCE WHICH FROM LEAD ERT
AT FORT HOOD.
>> HOW IS THIS BASE IF YOU DON’T
KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.
>> Reporter: SHE DISAPPEARED
APRIL 227nd.
>> WHAT -- 22nd.
>> WHAT BOTHERS ME IS HOW THE
CHAIN OF COMMAND DIDN’T FUNCTION
AS IT SHOULD HAVE.
THE DAY SHE WENT MISSING, NO ONE
REACHED OUT O ME OR CALLED MY OR
MY SMOOTH MOTHER, I HAD TO LOOK
FOR PHONE FLMS, CALLING --
NUMBERS, CALLING THEM, ASKING
THEM.
I WENT THERE THE SAME DAY, THEY
SHOULD DO EVERY THING THAT THEY
CAN TO FIND HER.
I FEEL THAT SOMEONE HAS TO HAVE
SEEN SOMETHING IN A BASE WHERE
40,000 PLUS SOLDIERS LIVED
THERE.
SHE HOPES SHE HEARS THIS
MESSAGE.
>> WE LOVE HER A LOT.
AND JUST HOLD ON, WE ARE GOING
TO GET ONTO THE BOTTOM OF
EVERYTHING, AND WE’LL BE BACK
HOME.
>> I REACHED OUT TO ARMY
INVESTIGATORS, THEY ARE DOING
EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO LOCATING
VANESSA, OFFERING A 15,000
REWARD LEADING TO WHEREABOUTS.
CONDUCTING MULTIPLE SEARCHES AND
INTERVIEWS.
THE FAMILY IS NOT SATISFIED.
THEY ARE ORGANISING A PROTEST
FOR THIS FRIDAY AT 4 O’CLOCK.
>> THANK YOU.
STILL AHEAD.
NO JOB, AND NO HELP.
THAT IS WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE
FACING DURING THE PANDEMIC,
TONIGHT A RESOURCE CENTER IS
AIMING TO CLIMATE CHANGE THAT.
>> SPEAKING OF CHANGE.
IT FEELS A LOT BETTER OUTSIDE.
TEMPERATURES 94.
FELT LIKE 94.
A LOVELY EVENING IS COMING UP.
HOW LOW DOES IT GO. I’LL HAVE THAT
I’LL HAVE THAT FOR
>>"S ARE REOPENING AND THE
NATIONAL ULTIMATE RATE HAS
DROPPED.
THERE’S A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT OF
THE WORK.
>> THERE’S A NEW WORK RESOURCE
CENTER WHERE YOU CAN GET HELP.
WE GO LIVE TO WHERE A COUPLE OF
COMPANIES HAVE TEAMED UP ON
THIS.
>> WITH THE PARTNERSHIP THERE’S
SEVERAL DIFFERENT RESOURCES
AVAILABLING AT THIS -- AVAILABLE
AT THESE LOCATIONS, THE SERVICES
ARE VALUABLE SPECIALLY AT TIMES
WHEN IT’S UNCERTAIN.
>> BUSINESSES ARE REOPENING, A
LOT OF TEX JAPS ARE OUT OF
THE -- TEXANS ARE OUT OF THE
WORK.
>> 3.1 MILLION OF TEXT E-TEXANS
ARE ON INSURANCE.
>> THAT’S ABOUT FOUR YEARS WORTH
OF CRIMES IN THREE MONTHS TIME.
>> ANY GIVEN DAY WE ARE TALKING
TO 1,000 PEOPLE.
>> STAFF AT 27 LOCATIONS ACROSS
HOUSTON HAVE BEEN HELPING PEOPLE
UPDATE THE RESUMES AND APPLY FOR
JOBS VIRTUAL LAY.
>> THE COUNT -- VIRT LIP.
>> WE ARE NOT DIFFERENT.
WE HAVE PEOPLE STRUGGLING AND
LOOKING FOR JOBS.
THAT’S WHY WE ARE USING
RESOURCES IN THIS AREA.
>> FORT BEN COUNTY ARE TEAMING
UP WITH MATTRESS MACH.
IF YOU TEAM UP.
S WORK REMEMBERS CENTER RESOURCE
CENTER IS OPEN.
>> ARE YOU LOOKING TO EDIT YOUR
RESUME OR CREATE AN RESUME HAVE
YOU SCHEDULED AN INTERVIEW AND
WANT TO PRACTICE SO YOU CAN NAIL
IT.
>> Reporter: LIVE HAS BEEN
SHAKEY AND UNCERTAIN SINCE
MARCH.
>> IT’S BEEN A CHALLENGE FOR ME
TO FIND A JOB.
>> HE FOUND HOPE.
>> I APPRECIATE IT.
>> DUSTING OFF THE RESUME,
WORKING ON INTERVIEW SKILLS AND
MATTRESS MACK SAYS THE DOORS
WILL REMAIN OPEN. >> WE PLAN ON BEING HERE
>> WE PLAN ON BEING HERE
6-8 MONTHS, HOWEVER LONG IT
TAKES TO GET BACK TO FULL
EMPLOYMENT.
>> AS FAR AS TIMING IS
CONCERNED. IT WILL BE OPEN MONDAY THROUGH
IT WILL BE OPEN MONDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY 8:00a.m. TO 5:00p.m.
PEOPLE CAN WALK IN IF THEY NEED
JOB SERVICE ASSISTANCE.
THEY PREFER YOU FILL OUT TIME
LOTS ONLINE AND YOU CAN FIND IT
ON THE WEBSITE.
>> THANK YOU.
TODAY WAS A SPECIAL DAY FOR
K.P.R. C CHANNEL 2, AND ONE
DESERVING FAMILY WHO
AFTER MONTHS OF HARD WORK CUT
THE RIBBON ON THEIR NEW HOUSTON
HABITAT FOR FAMILY HOME.