ABOUT
ABOUT THEIR CONCERNS. .
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. >>>
. >>> FIRST AT 6:00, WE START
WITH FLAMES RAGING IN THE
AMAZON THIS MORNING.
PEOPLE ARE USING THE
#PRAYFORTHEAMAZON TO SHARE
MESSAGES AND IMAGES.
THIS IS TRENDING AROUND THE
WORLD.
WORLD.
WORLD. >>
WORLD. >> WE WANT TO SEE YOUR MESSAGES
FOR BRAZIL AND AMAZON.
SHARE THEM ON #HTOWNRUSH.
INCREDIBLE IMAGES.
INCREDIBLE IMAGES. >> REALLY SAD.
>>> WE'RE GOING TO START WITH
CHITA.
CHITA.
CHITA. HOT AND HUMID.
>> 20% CHANCE TODAY.
THEY REALLY RAMP UP FOR FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY.
AND SATURDAY. LET'S TALK BUS STOP FORECAST.
MUGGY START TO THE DAY.
20% CHANCE NOON THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON OF A SPLASH AND DASH
SHOWER.
SHOWER.
SHOWER. RADAR THIS MORNING, DRY.
YOUR MORNING COMMUTE DRY.
EVEN THE AFTERNOON SHOULD BE
MOSTLY DRY.
MOSTLY DRY. I CAN'T RULE OUT A STRAY
SHOWER.
SHOWER.
SHOWER. MOST OF YOU WILL KEEP IT DRY.
PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES
OUT THE DOOR.
ISOLATED SHOWER POSSIBLE TODAY.
HEAVIER RAIN ANTICIPATED
TOMORROW AND SATURDAY.
THEN ONCE THE RAIN MOVES OUT
SUNDAY AND MONDAY, NEXT WEEK
GETS HOT, HOT, HOT.
>> ALL RIGHT CHITA.
WE ARE VERY LIGHT AS FAR AS
INCIDENTS OR HAZARDS.
I WANT TO REVISIT THIS CAMERA.
WE ARE SEEING A BIG PROBLEM.
TRIANGLES ARE OUT.
THAT IS GOOD NEWS.
IT CREATES A SAFER BARRIER
AROUND THIS NORTHBOUND SIDE OF
THE EAST TECH FREEWAY.
AS I STEP OUT OF THE WAY, I
WANT TO SHOW YOU THE OVERALL
PICTURE.
PICTURE.
PICTURE. TYPICAL SLOWING ON THE GULF
FREEWAY NORTHBOUND BY HOBBY.
ALSO HERE THIS IS UNUSUAL AT
THIS EARLY HOUR THROUGH
PASADENA.
PASADENA.
PASADENA. THAT IS THE EAST BELTWAY
NORTHBOUND SIDE AS YOU APPROACH
THE LA PORT FREEWAY.
COULD BE SOMETHING IN THE WORKS
THAT HASN'T BEEN REPORTED.
I'LL LET YOU KNOW IF I FIND
ANYTHING OUT.
ANYTHING OUT. >> WE'RE FOLLOWING A BREAKING
SCENE.
SCENE.
SCENE. THE GUNMAN IS ON THE ROAD.
WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE
CONDITION OF THE GUARD NOW?
>> THE GUARD WAS SHOT IN THE
LEG.
LEG.
LEG. HE
LEG. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL
BUT SHOULD BE OKAY.
AS FOR THE SHOOTER, HE'S ON THE
RUN.
RUN.
RUN. POLICE SAY THEY HAVE A GOOD
IDEA OF WHO HE IS.
THAT SHOULD MAKE IT FAIRLY EASY
TO FIND HIM.
PERHAPS THE SCARIEST PART ABOUT
THIS THING IS THIS RESTAURANT
BEHIND ME WAS OPEN.
PEOPLE WERE INSIDE.
AS YOU CAN SEE, LOOKING OUT THE
WINDOW, WINDOWS GOT SHOT OUT.
POLICE SAY IT STARTED WITH THE
MAN AND WOMAN ARGUING IN THE
PARKING LOT.
PARKING LOT. THE SECURITY GUARD WENT TO
INTERVENE.
INTERVENE. THE MAN PULLED OUT A GUN AND
BEGAN SHOOTING AT THE GUARD.
THE GUARD PULLED OUT HIS GUN
AND SHOT BACK.
POLICE AREN'T SURE IF THE
SUSPECT WAS HIT.
WE KNOW THE SECURITY GUARD WAS
SHOT IN THE LEG.
POLICE SAY HE WENT TO THE
HOSPITAL AND SHOULD BE OKAY.
FOLLOWING THE SHOOTOUT, THE MAN
AND WOMAN HOPPED IN A CAR AND
DROVE OFF.
DROVE OFF. THEY WENT TO A NEARBY APARTMENT
COMPLEX.
COMPLEX.
COMPLEX. THE GUNMAN FIRED MORE ROUNDS AT
ANOTHER MAN THERE.
THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING
THAT SHOOTING ARE UNCLEAR.
POLICE SAY FORTUNATELY THAT
SECOND MAN WASN'T STRUCK.
SENDING BACK TO YOU IN THE
STUDIO.
STUDIO.
STUDIO. >>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
A MAN IS RECOVERING IN THE
HOSPITAL AFTER BEING STABBED IN
THE PARKING LOT OF A FAMILY
DOLLAR STORE.
DOLLAR STORE. INVESTIGATORS SAY HE HAD
MULTIPLE STAB WOUNDS.
NO WORD ON HIS CONDITION AND NO
ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS
POINT.
POINT.
POINT. >>> NEW THIS MORNING, A SCARY
PLANE CRASH CAUGHT ON CAMERA IN
CALIFORNIA.
CALIFORNIA. THE PILOT ABOARD A TAKE OFF.
THE FIRE SPREAD TO NEARBY GRASS
CAUSING A WILDFIRE.
ALL TEN ON BOARD THE PLANE GOT
OFF THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY.
FIREFIGHTERS MANAGED TO GET IT
UNDER CONTROL.
UNDER CONTROL. NO WORD ON WHAT CAUSED THE
CRASH.
CRASH.
CRASH. >>> THE MAN CONVICTED OF
MURDERING A COLLEGE STUDENT 20
YEARS AGO WAS EXECUTED LAST
NIGHT.
NIGHT.
NIGHT. BEFORE 7:00 P.M., LARRY
SWEARINGEN WAS KILLED BY LETHAL
INJECTION.
INJECTION. HE AVOIDED THE DEATH CHAMBER
FIVE TIMES.
FIVE TIMES. THE U.S. SUPREME COURT DENIED
HIS FINAL APPEAL.
TROTTER'S FAMILY WITNESSED THE
EXECUTION.
EXECUTION. BEFORE HIS DEATH, HE UTTERED
ONE STATEMENT SAYING LORD
FORGIVE THEM, THEY DON'T KNOW
WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
TROTTER'S FAMILY SAYS THEY CAN
MOVE FORWARD AND HEAL.
>>> YOUR RUSH BLOCK CONTINUES
WITH TODAY'S OTHER BIG STORIES
WITH A LOCAL FAMILY APOLOGIZING
FOR THEIR DECISION TO TAKE A
DOG THEY FOUND TIED UP OUTSIDE
A RESTAURANT.
A RESTAURANT. >> TWO KIDS TOOK PART IN TAKING
THE DOG FROM OUTSIDE THE
RESTAURANT.
RESTAURANT. THEY TELL US THEY MEANT NO
HARM.
HARM.
HARM. THEY WERE ONLY LOOKING OUT FOR
LUCY, THAT SHE LOOKED THIRSTY
AND ABANDONED.
AND ABANDONED. >> LUCY IS BACK WITH THE OWNER
IN NORTH TEXAS.
AUTHORITIES SAY POWELL OPENED
FIRE ON DEPUTY GOODWILL DURING
THE TRAFFIC STOP YESTERDAY
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. HIS BULLET PROOF VEST SAVED HIS
LIFE.
LIFE.
LIFE. POWELL IS HELD ON $500,000
BOND.
BOND.
BOND. THE
BOND. THE FEDERAL DEFICIT IS EXPECTED
TO RISE TO $1 TRILLION IN THE
NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
PROJECTIONS TAKE INTO ACCOUNT
THE BUDGET AGREEMENT PRESIDENT
TRUMP AND CONGRESS REACHED THIS
SUMMER.
SUMMER.
SUMMER. >>> PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNS AN
EXECUTIVE ORDER CANCELING
STUDENT LOAN DEBT FOR DISABLED
VETERANS.
VETERANS.
VETERANS. IT WILL APPLY TO VETERANS THAT
ARE COMPLETELY AND PERMANANTLY
ISABLED.
ISABLED.
ISABLED. >>> UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON IS
GETTING THE FIRST MEDICAL
SCHOOL IN 50 YEARS.
GROUND BREAKING ON THE FACILITY
IS EXPECTED NEXT YEAR.
SCHOOL LEADERS HOPE TO HAVE IT
DONE BY SUMMER 2022.
>>> THAT'S YOUR RUSH BLOCK,
TODAY'S