Friday, July 12th, 2024

Jimmy Barrett & Shara Fryer take you through the stories that matter the most on the morning of 07/12/24

Episode Transcript

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It's more of what matters to you. From the John Morris Services studios.
Well, good morning, we've managedto Friday five am. Is their time
here in Houston's Morning News. I'mJimmy Barrett, a long with Sheriff Ryer.
Among their top stories, the bastardwho shot that Harris County deputy has
been arrested. Lena says Harris Countydoesn't need any state help. And coming
up at five oh eight, isthis the real reason those out of state

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crews are idle in parking lots aroundHouston. Details in the minutes ahead.
You're in Houston's Morning News. First, let's check out that morning drive for
the first time this morning with skymikee Hey, good morning. I've got
fifty nine East text Freeway completely shutdown at Luke four ninety four. There's
a wreck before North Park. Thisis outbound, not inbound. Nothing good
is happening here. It's all lanesblock. I'll get more at the five

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to ten break. I got allkinds of lights out on the freeways.
The lights on the Heart Membridge areout and that freaks me out. You
can get through part Membridge. Thetoll bridge lights are on. I need
to take a look at the ShermanBridge. Your bridges are up and running,
just be super careful and also alot of freeway lights up. We
got a lot to talk about thismorning, Skymike and the Generator Supercenter dot
Com Traffic Center from r KTRH,top tax Defenders, twenty four hour weather

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sent are some scattered afternoon thunderstorms todaywith the high temperature right about eighty five.
We'll get the latest on the forecastfor the weekend with Terry Smith at
the Weather Channel in about nine minutes. Right now seventy eight at your official
severe weather station, News Radio sevenforty KTRH. It is time now for
the news. Here's Sheriff Fryer.Good morning. Everyone is now five oh
one on news Radio seven forty ktrH and our top stories our The manhunt

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ends for the accused killer in theambush murder of a Harris County deputy,
Ronnie Palmer, was taken into custodywithout incident and has been charged with capital
murder. According to a post onx from Sheriff Ed Gonzales, his deputy
was out doing his job serving theresidence of Harris County, keeping us safe
and so It's unacceptable that this wouldhappen to any law enforcement officer here in

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anywhere, and we're not going totolerate it. Palmer was also wanted for
an assault at a Little Caesars thattook play below eight Wednesday night. Fernando
ESCTTA was twenty eight years old anda member of the Violent Person Task Force.
Cliff Saunders News Radio seven forty KTRH, of course, also topping our
news Day five for the nine hundredthousand Center Point customers who still don't have

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air conditioning, refrigeration, potable water. Centerpoint Senior vice president Darren Carroll will
be asking our answering our questions.We hope he will join Houston's Morning News
this morning at seven twenty. Entergyin Texas New Mexico Power customers also affected
by these outages. TNMP says it'sworking to restore nearly fifty thousand customers.

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Dead Internet still for at least ahalf million households. We don't have an
exact number of AT and T outages. Comcast claims they have restored service to
forty six percent of the almost onemillion who were cut off. Debris pick
up still an issue, especially inHarris County Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick says,

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well, you can blame the HarrisCounty Judge, Lena Hidalgo for that.
We have not had one request fromthe county Judge of Harris County, so
I guess all of her citizens arefine in the unincorporated errors because she didn't
need anything, but if she did, we're there to fulfill it. Patrick
said they started reaching out to Hidalgoon Saturday. She allegedly said we're good
on Sunday. The judge never botheredto even return text messages from the acting

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Governor Patrick. The City of Houstonbringing in outside law enforcement, having to
in order to deter looting. They'llbe here where the plan is for the
next four days starting tonight, toassist and work in partnership with our officers
in the field keeping everybody safe.They are bringing their own Mark patrol cars,
so you'll see that, so donot be alarmed. HBD Interim Chief

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Larry Satterwhite School closure is still forAldan Cleveland Humble ISDS. The complete list
is at ktorh dot com. Barreldamages will likely lead to hundreds of thousands
of insurance claims. People are stillin that recovery phase. There's so many
people at this point that don't haveelectricity and don't really understand the damage or
the scope of the damage they mighthave incurred. Laith Dyke, Texas lone

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Star says you should take photos ofdamages now, document as much as you
can for when you file a claim. It is now five oh four.
Inflation rate for June went down onetenth of a percent. It stands at
an annual three percent rate, though, so what does it mean from the
Fed and borrowers? The Federal Reserveisn't waiting for inflation to get to the

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specific two percent threshold before they startcutting rates bank rates Greg McBride, But
how soon will they? Many economistssay if rates are cut too soon,
it would lead to another round ofinflation as people started spending again, putting
all that money out there. Weall know about the ever increasing prices,

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but what about incomes? Shara.It is something that Jeffrey Tucker wrote about
for the Epic Times. It doesn'tmatter if you know you're getting two dollars
instead of one dollar if prices havedoubled up. Sadly, most Americans do
know we are massively under reporting inflationin so far as it affects income,

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and there's just simply no way thatraises are keeping up with the implation data,
Just no way. He estimates thatunder Joe Biden, the dollar has
lost at least half its value overthe last four years. Jeff Biggs,
News Radio seven, Kati or h. Yeah, it's not just how many
dollars you have, is how mecheach of those dollars is worth. It's

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now five six. Well, PresidentJoe Biden held his what they called big
boy news conference last night. Itdidn't go well. I wouldn't have picked
Vice President Trump to be vice president, and I think she's not qualified to
be president. Say what he can? He use Trump with Kamala Harris another
major gaff yesterday afternoon as well.And now I want to hand it over

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to the President of Ukraine, whohas as much courage as he has determination
ladies and gen'en President Putin, I'vegot a three minute highlight a low light
in this case, real to sharewith you a little bit later that yep,
yeah, he actually addressed Zelensky asPutin introducing him on Truth's Social Donald

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Trump posted sarcastically, great job,Joe, that was the first of many
bad reviews of Biden's performance. Itwas another bad night for Joe Biden.
He always a stumbley, bumbly mixesup words. He's just not a strong
leader, and you can see it. Yeah, Former Bush Press Secretary Ari
Fleischer with kJ R H Sean Hannity, we'll have reaction from Democrats at five

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point thirty. It's now five ohseven. Harris County deputy shriffs sped up.
They've had no raises, looking atcollective bargaining now in Garls. Blamee
of Urban Reform says, well,it's because their salaries have not kept up
with inflation. If you're not keepingyour pay at the same rate as the
increase in cost of living, thenyou are kind of effectively defunding them in

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a sense. What we've seen isin a reluctance from our county officials to
provide more funding. They currently earntwenty percent less than other similarly sized departments.
It's now five o seven. TheAstros they beat those Marlins six to
three. That's the sweep, wasn'tit. It is? Okay, so
two games out in the al Wes. They host the Rangers tonight. The

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game at six, Sports Talk sevenninety, game time at seven ten.
You'll hear it on seven ninety andktr H. I'm sure for Fryar on
News Radio seven forty KTRH. We'reliving in faithful moments here. There's so
much going on in your world wehave to pay attention. Is front end.
I check in all day on newsradio seven forty now KTRH, wondering

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why everybody wants to know why fiveon nine is their time here in Houston's
morning news. This is what I'mhearing. And by the way, coming
up this morning in our seven o'clockhour, let me give you exact time.
I want to say, seven twentytwo this morning. Yeah, in
the seven to twenty break right thereat ceper point, Senior vice president,
how many senior vice presidents doesn't takethe run center point? Darren Carroll will

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join us to talk about what's goingon. This will be the first question
I will ask him share right hereand right now, because what I'm hearing
is the reason why we have somany out of state crews sitting in parking
lots quote unquote waiting for their marchingorders is not because they don't have jobs
for them to do or know wherethey would want to send them. It's
because they're still negotiating a contract withthe out of state providers who are providing

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these crews. In other words,these guys have to get paid and they're
going to be charged in order todo it. But they are whether they're
nickel and diming it or these outof state companies want need too much money
for providing the extra help, whateverthe case is, that's what we're waiting
on. You know, we hadstanding contracts for many, many decades with

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various providers We had that. Wouldn'tyou think that'd be done up front?
Change in leadership is my understanding,and I want to ask him that,
Yeah, what's going on? Dowe have new leadership? For what I've
been reading is that the longtime chairmanstep down, longtime president CEO step down
in January? So is this becauseand what happened? What happened to all

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those things that standard operating procedure?What happened? Yeah, we've been through
this before many times and right now, to be honest with you, not
that I care what the rest ofthe country thinks. Biting stretch to the
imagination, we are sort of anatural embarrassment by the way things are being
handled right now at a time whenthey're trying to take over our grid.
Uh huh, yeah, Texas Grid. You know we're independent. We're not

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making a very good case for independencewhen it comes to our own grid,
are we anyway? But we willtalk to the senior vice president. It's
seven twenty two the morning, andthat'll be the first question. I ask,
is this a contract problem? Andif so, why are we still
negotiating. Why wasn't this figured outbefore, before the cruise even came here.
Why would they send crews to sitin a parking lot until they figured

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out that they they're going to paythese crews, And what the deal's going
to be. Five eleven, timefor traffic and weather Together, we're checking
out the drive. Here's sky Mike, all right, these texts Freeway Kingwood.
This is a deadly wrong way crash. I don't know how you go
the wrong way in this part ofthe east text, but they found a
way. This is northbound lanes.They've shut it down at four ninety four.

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The actual crash was at north Parkoutbound and I didn't get a time
for what time that drove And theyfind out what time that drop. I'll
make a guest here this morning,maybe seven or eight o'clock. They may
have it open again. This iseast text now southbound. It's not effecting
you. Somebody may rubberneck that,so watch out for them. But we're
good to go. We're twenty oneminutes from Humble into downtown. Around town,

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a lot of freeway lights are out. I noticed the East Freeway.
It's intermittent some of those lights.That's what that means, Mike both ways.
Looks like we're missing a lot ofour lighting. Also to twenty five,
the Heartman Bridge lights are out.I've let the people on TV know
it's very important to their aircraft.Let's see, we've got all kinds of
light outages on the North Belt ninetynine, some of your North Freeway,

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some of your Golf Freeway, alot of your South Beltier and Highway six.
Let's check on your signals. Lookslike we still have signal problems all
around to ninety What else do weneed to get to? We need to
get to any closures. We lookgood. Oh, bridges, Hartman Bridge
is open, so is Toll Bridge, so is six ten Sherman Bridge,
Washburn tunnels open too, and it'swell lit. I'm Skymike. We'll get
to the southwest side at the fivetwenty break on the Generator Supercenter dot Com

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traffic Center from r KTRH top taxDefenders twenty four our weather center Terry Smith
this year, and thank Mother Naturefor us, Terry for giving us some
shower relief yesterday. Because where yougot the brief downpours the temperature drop by
about ten degrees and that was veryhelpful. Good. Yeah, that is
you know what it's today, he'skind of a repeat of yesterday, though
it's a little bit quiet at themoment. I expect we'll start to see

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those showers and thunderstorms increasing their presencehere by about mid to late morning and
then continuing into the afternoon. It'sa sixty percent chance, excuse me,
sixty percent chance of seeing the thunderstormsin some heavy rain at times, and
that does keep the temperatures in checktoday upper eightiest to low nineties and tomorrow

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as well upper eight east to lownineties with a fifty percent chance of more
rain. But high pressure gets strongerand squishes our chances of rain starting Sunday
into Monday, and that means theheat will be back forty percent chance of
thunderstorms Sunday, no rain. Mondayand Tuesday, temperatures will be up back
up into the load to mid nineties. That's where they usually are this time

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of year. But until we getour electricity back, we don't want usual,
No, we don't, we wantwell below usual right now seventy eight
at your officials, Severe Weather StationNews Radio seven forty KTRH, brought to
you by New South Windows Solutions.Now back to Jimmy and Scherah with the
info you need to take on theday. Five funny is their time here

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in Houston's boring news. So wefind out from Lieutenant Governor Acting Governor Dan
Patrick that Lina says, we're good, Harris County, don't need no help.
What do you mean we don't needany help? Came rushing in from
vacation, yes, her fourth ofJuly break. Remember, Yes, I'm
fresh from vacation and I can seethat we don't need any help. Well,
well we'll ask that question to hearfrom the Lieutenant governor about that.

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Hell, it gives me, Itgives me a little PTSD five twenty one
time for traffic and weather together sidSkymike is standing by all right, East
Text. This is nothing good happeninghere. It's North Park. We had
this overnight accident about to It wasalmost two o'clock in the morning, and
that tells me that we may behere for a while. I got Mongo

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from Willis. He's looking at it. We've shut down the freeway at four
ninety four. This is outbound Easttext, North Park. Betts, it's
outbound, not inbound. Mango,Dude, Lawren, Scot Mike. Da've
got Tettus police cars there. Acouple of wreckords just left. But Love's
gonna shut down for wall. Somekind of investigation going on. I bet
this will be with us half themorning. We'll keep an eye out the

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rest of our freeways for now,incident free on the main lanes. We'll
get an update. You know,these things change five thirty on your next
report. The Generator Supercenter dot Comtraffic Center from our KTRH top tax Defenders
twenty four hour weather center for today. Scattered afternoon thunderstorms. Actually starting around
mid morning, we had a scatteredstorm chance sixty percent today. That was
what we had yesterday about ninety Tomorrowfifty percent chance with scattered storm ninety and

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then Sunday partly to mostly Claudie aforty percent chance of shower storm with a
high ninety three. Right now seventynine at your official severe weather station,
news Radio seven forty KTRH. Timeto check out some of our top stories
here on this Friday morning. Here'sShay. It's now five twenty two on
news Radio seven forty k TRH.Our headlines are sponsored by Moral Mechanical.

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Day five. About nine hundred thousandHoustonians still without power after Hurricane Beryl.
An arrest has been made in theambush murder of Harris County Deputy Fernando Escuela.
Fort Worth born actress Shelley Duval hasdied at the age of seventy five
complications of diabetes. The latest newsanytime at KTURH dot com. Our next
update will be at five point thirtylife It's stop and go, well,

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just go to keep up with oursteady flow of updates to continue onward line
with news Radio seven forty JTRH.We are the biggest county in the entire
great State of Texas, but thatdoesn't mean that we couldn't use a few
extra hands. In fact, weclearly have sent for help, at least
some of us, at least thecity of Houston realizes it needs help.

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Mayor Whitmeyer understands that we need help, especially when it comes to law enforcement.
So so he's not afraid to askfor help. Why is Lena Is
she trying to prove how tough sheis. Here's because it would be coming
from a Republican led Oh yes,government, Yes, we can't have help
from Republicans. Here's Lieutenant Governor DanPatrick explaining how he asks three or four

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times Lena that she needed any help. Here's how that conversation went. The
federal government law, that's our job, no matter what Joe Biden or Lena
Hidalgo have to say about it.And we will follow the law, the
federal law. In our request tothe federal government, let's be clear,
and we'll get to that. Andwhat we do is we say, is

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there anything you need? And everywhereI went, and this man's been doing
this job now for fifteen years,sixteen years, the best in the country.
So we've been around talking lots ofcounties and we were in Jasper,
but we had other counties there.There's not a county judge or a mayor
who has not gotten what he orshe asked for and the request that they've

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made since we've been there, theywill get. There's not a county judge
or a city mayor or a commissionerwho has said to us the state of
Texas did not get them what theywanted when they needed it. And might
I add, just for the record, on Saturday, we reached out to

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Lena Hudago and asked her if sheneeded anything, and she text back no.
Sunday we asked her did she needanything. She didn't answer. Monday
we asked her did she need anything, and she said, we're good.
Tuesday we asked her if she neededanything. Work good. We have not
had one request from the county judgeof Harris County, so I guess all

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of her citizens are fine in theunincorporated areas because she didn't need anything.
But if she did, we're thereto fulfill it. Other than power,
my fellow Harris County residents, youget what you vote for. Do you
need anything in a real world,and certainly and historically in the past,
when it is so badly managed,you're gone. Voters have long memories about

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things like this. Yes, you'regone, they do. You're right.
Your one job is to take careof these things. That's that's one.
When you don't, you're gone.Well hopefully hopefully you're gone. You should
be gone. Ye know, ina normal world you would be gone.
How about do we need any help? Why don't we? Why do we?

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Could we ask for some help removingtrees opening when they have the equipment
and the personnel. Uh huh,Hello, the State of Texas has this.
This is what they do. Ifnothing else we could give about all
this debris cleanup right that is lagging. I think we could use some help.
Trucks exactly now, exactly. NationalGuard. We have a National Guard

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that's stationed right here in this area. Seven p fifty two. This morning,
we're gonna talk to Precinct three CommissionerTom Ramsay and ask him if Harris
County needs some help that he hasa good answer for us. First of
seven twenty seven is our time,time too for five twenty seven. Time
to take a look at your money. Courtney donahos here, Good morning,
Good morning, Jimmy. Centerpoint Energysays about half a million customers are going

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to remain in the dark into nextweek. It needs to rebuild parts of
its system that were damaged by thestorm. So many Houston area homes and
businesses, as you guys were talkingabout, still without power over a million
as of now. Center Point saysit has more than ten thousand crew members
working to restore power. SMP Futureis holding steady. This morning. DEW

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features up sixty points following yesterday's techled selloff. Wall Street is waiting for
earnings results from some of the largestbanks in the country, including JP Morgan,
Wells Fargo, and City Group.Yesterday, the S and P five
hundred pulled back from a record high, while the downrows thirty two points.
A report on consumer price has showedinflation continues to cool. As result,
traders are betting that the Federal Reservemay be able to cut interest rate soon,

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and oil climbing for a third day, crew trading at eighty three dollars
a barrel. Oil has been pushinghigher against a backdrop of OPEC supply.
I'm Corney's on a Hope Bloomberg Businesson News Radio seven forty KTRH A Houston's
News, Whether We're Traffic plus BreakingNews twenty four to seven This is News

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Radio seven forty KTRH five Everywhere withthe IRF. More of what's happening now
from the John Morris Services Studios.Five thirty one is their time, Houston's
Morning News. I'm Jimmy Barrett alongwith Sheriff Ryar Monger. Top stories this
half hour, Our latest accused copkiller now in custody. Still more than
nine hundred thousand of us without powerin coming up at five thirty eight.

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If you don't like Tamala's life,you must be a sexist. Details in
the minutes ahead. You're in Houston'sMorning News. First, we're checking out
the Morning Drive once again. Hereis Skymine. Something is up on it
in east out over tour Do,Columbus. You've got some kind of closure
here, got a backup. Itlooks like at least twenty minutes headed that
way. Where does ninety go there? We got to we'll figure out an
alternate for that. At the fiveforty break, of course, texts completely

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shut down northbound at Luke four ninetyfour. This is outbound, not inbound,
complete shutdown. They had a headon overnight and this is going to
be there for at least another hour. So southbound. We're fine. From
Porter Skymichael the Generator Supercenter dot ComTraffic Center from r KTRH Generator super Center
twenty four our weather center for today. Scattered showers and thundershowers starting around mid

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morning. A sixty percent chance ofthat happening today with the hetiput you're right
about ninety. We'll take a lookat the rest of the weekend and into
the work week when we talk toTerry Smith at the Weather Channel in eight
minutes. Right now, it isseventy nine at your official severe weather station.
News Radio seven forty KTRH DIM.Now for the news, Here's Sheriff
Ryer. Morning. Everyone is nowfive thirty two on news radio seven forty

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k TRH. Our top story thishour the forty four year old of qus
killer, Ronnie Palmer, in constodythis morning, charged with capital murder in
the ambush killing of Harris County DeputySheriff Fernando Eskeeda. Palmer was arrested without
incident in northeast Shoes and we'll havemore details at six am. Also topping
our news, around nine hundred thousandCenter Point customers waking up without air conditioning

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again for a fifth straight day afterthe hurricane and are frustrated. You know
why that the Astros have been playinggames all week in air conditioning at Minute
Made Park. We never let peopleknow the politics is out of this discussion.
I was not criticizing the Astros.I was criticizing quite frankly Center Point

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in the city of Houston. Thatwe have to have priorities. Yeah,
well, Mini Made holds a lotof people in air conditioning comfort. Houston
Mayor John Whidmyer says Centerpoint will beheld accountable with an action review. Fort
Ben County Sheriff Eric Fagan issued awarning to residence after one frustrated customer pulled
a gun on a Center Point worker, saying that charges will be filed against

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citizens who start getting violent against theseworkers. More than one hundred nursing home
senior five facilities without power across southeastTexas. And yes, a woman died.
A man lost his ninety three yearold mother at the Terraces in Kingwood.
By Thursday morning, my dad andmy mom passed away. I got
up there probably at nine am inthe morning, and I immediately noticed right

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away that the building was significantly hotter. On do you Sally should have moved
the residence soon. Yes, absolutely, no doubt. Jonathan Sturgis on our
TV partner, Channel two, publicwater supplies. We haven't talked a lot
about this. They're affected by lackof power. State officials say there are
over one hundred and fifty boil waternotices in eight counties. Also, one
hundred and thirty five wastewater treatment plantsremain offline. Five point thirty four is

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our time. Well, it wasa defense of Joe Biden holding his big
boy news conference yesterday. There's beenreporting that you've acknowledged that you need to
go to bed earlier and your eveningaround eight. That's not true. Book.
What I said was I said inmy every day starting at seven and
going to bed at midnight, it'dbe smarter for me to face myself a

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little more. Biden confused Kamala Harristhough with Donald Trump in talking to reporters,
and he introduced Ukraine's Vladimir Zelensky beforethe Big NATO group as president putin
nearly twenty Congressional democrats have called forthis president to withdraw from the race,
and more hollywoody leaders are now turningon Biden too. If you're only fifty

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years old. You've seen what thedecline looks like. And you can't,
as George Clooney said yesterday, Ican't tell fifty one million people who watched
what we saw that that didn't happen. Michael Moore on CNN last night.
New reporting from the Hill says thatformer Speaker Nancy Pelosi is working behind the
scenes to pressure Biden into stepping awayfrom the campaign. It's now five point

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thirty five the House of Representatives inCongress, passing the Save Act this week,
requiring proof of American citizens ship inorder to vote. Speaker Mike Johnson
tells k T RHS Clay and Buckit's shocking that almost all Democrats in the
House opposed the bill. They votedagainst the legislation that would very simply and

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very clearly ensure that only Americans getto the side of American elections. Why
concept one hundred ninety eight House Democratsvoted to allow illegal aliens to vote in
American elections. The bill now headsto the Senate with its Democrat majority there,
how do you think that will go? Reportedly, Biden has already promised
a veto of the bill if itis to pass both houses. House Freedom

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Caucus may be turning on itself too, after one member was kicked out for
endorsing the winner of the Virginia primaryagainst the Caucus chairman, Bob Good.
The winner was endorsed by Trump.By the way, Representative Warren Davidson endorsed
the opponent of the Freedom Caucus chairman. You know, the idea that we're

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going to kick Warren Davidson out ofthe Freedom Caucus for this, I think
is a little bit too harsh.Representative Troy Neils, who has now resigned
from the Caucus, says this isn'tthe right way to gain influence in the
House. If we want to tryto grow the ranks and make this organization
have more influence within the Republican Conference, we have to grow it. We
have to grow the organization. Neilsays. This type of behavior is why

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some conservatives still won't join the FreedomCaucus. Ethan Buchanan News Radio seven forty
KTRH. Another conservative group, TrueTexas Project, celebrating a fifteen year anniversary
this weekend in Fort Worth. Ican't believe we've been doing this for fifteen
years. We're bringing in speakers foran all day conference on things like Christian
nationalism. Yes, we are goingto talk about it, and we're not

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shy. We're going to talk aboutimmigration and the border. CEO of that
group, Julie McCarty. They're alsotaking a stand on what they call the
war against White America. It isnow five point thirty seven look at her
money. The infatiation rate fell onetenth of a point in June, but
new numbers from Pere Research show Americansare pretty divided over concepts. What is

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the American dream anyway? You can'tafford the American dream with what we what
we wanted when we were young.It's not something really our kids can afford.
People haven't given up hope entirely,but I think a lot of people
are doubtful. Fifty three percent ofAmericans believe the American Dream is still possible.
Forty one percent say no, it'snot, six percent say it never

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was. It's five thirty eight.The Astros is still two games out of
first place in the American League Westafter beating Miami six' three, and
they're hosting the Rangers tonight. Coverageis six on Sports Talk seven to ninety,
game time seven to ten on ktrH. I'm sureber fryar on news
Radio seven forty KTRH. I livein their park. I live in the

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Woodlands. You're reliable forecast next onthe ten on seven forty KTRH. If
you call a cackle, are youbeing sexist? Evidently, Joy Bahart thinks
so. Wel con exactly right.I cackle and I hate it. I
hate the sound of it. Idon't think anybody really likes a cackle when

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you get right down to it,and it's not and it's not sexist to
say you don't like somebody's laugh.I mean, there are times where my
laugh can get a little nigry.I've never heard a man cackle. It's
kind of cackling, I guess.But yeah, but you have to force
it. Yeah, exactly. Idon't naturally laugh that way. Here,
by the way, is a JoyBahart with her comment with some response from

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Greg Gutfeld to Michelle Tafoya on Gutfeld'sLate Night show. Men are sexist if
they're not a fan of Kamala's laughor funny women in general, especially if
they're in bed roll it. Whatreally texts me off about him, though,
is this laughing Kamala remark, it'ssuch a sexist remark because a guy
I was having I was with withthe weekend, I'm a friend of mine.
They said, Kamala's laugh annoys me. When they said that about Hillary's

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laugh, that she was cackling,and then you know they don't like a
funny woman. We're afraid if youlaugh or you make a joke, that
maybe you'll do that when they're inbed with you. Oh my joy,
by are in bed. I thoughtcows slept standing up. That has nothing

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to do with anything Michelle. Sonow if you we make fun of everybody's
laugh, absolutely, this is alwaysgoing to be their default position. Precisely,
just like Jensaki is saying about Kamalathat you know, we're a racist,
sexist society if we don't keep upwith her amazing image or her vision

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and her ideology, it's just soannoying. I am so sick of this.
I remember after Hillary lost in twentysixteen, my mom will tell me,
oh god, I've got to listento all my liberal friends say,
well, she lost because she's awoman, and people can't stand the thought
of a woman. No, wecouldn't stand the thought of that woman in
office. Right, there are plentyof women I could see. I'd love

(30:10):
to see Commolly's a rice run.She's one of many, you know.
Olan she's black too, so youknow. But this idea that just because
you make a comment. And bythe way, Kamwell's laugh call me sexist.
It is annoying and it's constant.And I say that not because she's

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a woman, but because her laughis annoying. It is annoying. It's
completely annoying. And in Hillary Clinton'scase, her laugh was even more annoying
because you could tell it wasn't real. It was demonic. I mean it
was you know, it really wasn'treal. I think it was forced.
I don't think she naturally laughs alot. Too bad you didn't open up
your mic, and I wasn't fastenough to open up mind to hear you

(30:53):
go fall. You don't cackle,you go fall? Well, yours is
a belly lamb. If I haddone that, you wouldn't have been able
to hear the audio. See,and now women were having to make ourselves
belly laugh more because we hate tocackle ourselves. There you go five four
stand the way five forty two timefor trafficking weather together. I love that.

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Let's go to the north side here, East Texas outbound, All right,
Kingwood, that's a complete shutdown.Nothing good's happening here. This is
all lanes blocked at Loop four ninetyfour on the outbound, the southbound,
not inbound. Obviously, they'll putyou on the frontage road for now.
We can get by that. Givethat an hour or so. If it's
still there, that'll become a prettybig mess on the northbound side. Southbound,

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we're fine. You're coming down fromNew Canny. You could stay the
course here. This is one thingI want to know this morning, took
a little ride around, checked outNew Canny to forty two truck stop,
Circle K, Flying j They're bothopen. Baytown. All your stops at
Thompson Road, including Flying Jay andLoves they're open. Channel View Key stop
on the south side is open.Shell on the north side is closed.
They look like they have no lights. Laporte Pats is open. Passing to

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Flying Jay's open. What I wantto know is Wallasville at six' ten.
I want to double check the Wallasvilletruck stops are they open? And
also Loves off a patent just aseast of forty five has that opened?
Rosenberg. I'm completely in the darkon Rosenberg. Let me know about Flying
Jay and Loves just south of here'sthe tip line seven one three two one

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two tips. I'm in the GeneratorSupercenter dot Com traffic Center from r KTRH
Generator super Center twenty four hour weathersUndertime to check in with Terry Smith.
Storm chants about like yesterday, althoughit looks like it's going to start a
little earlier in the day today.Terry, Yeah, we got some rain
down to the south and east nearthe coastline weet close to High Island,

(32:44):
some showers there, and with asteady on shore flow, I think these
showers and thunderstorms will start working theirway gradually northward, so that by late
morning early afternoon we're looking at somewet weather across the Houston metro area itself.
So today a sixty percent chance ofthunderstorms, Tomorrow a fifty percent chance

(33:05):
of more rain, and then aforty percent chance of rain Sunday. So
we've got some rain every single day. Temperatures in the upper eighties to low
nineties today and tomorrow, with lessrain Sunday. It's going to start to
heat up a little bit more loadof mid nineties. I don't see much
rain at all Monday or Tuesday,so our temperatures in the load of mid
nineties. Keep in mind this istypical Houston heat, but we also have

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our fairly typical humidity. So Heindadi Cas are still in the triple digits
and without the electricity that is definitelycausing some problems for a lot of folks.
Right now seventy eight at your officialsevere weather station, News Radio seven
forty KTRH. What you need toknow for the day ahead. This is
Houston's morning News, brought to youby New South Windows Solutions. Oh do

(33:52):
I have lots of low lights fromPresident Biden spirits in front of NATO.
I hope I have time to playthem all. That's coming up next.
First though, at five fifty one, Trafficking weather together as we check in
again with Skymike East Text Freeway northboundat north Park. That's a deadly crash
here. They've shut down the wholefreeway from loop four ninety four. This
is outbound, not inbound inbound.We're getting by just fying Wallace filled.

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Do we have truck? Do wehave gas and drug stops, open truck
stops, all the life just stealout a lot of us here at sixteen.
That's Asvallero at chev Roun. That'sanother Siggell that's down the streets from
there. Everything is still out onit from that corner at sixteen. And
while this shit all right, that'swhat I was thinking, really interested to
see what's going on just south ofRosenberg with the flying jay. The loves

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want to make sure we can getgas seven one three two one two tips
Skymike and the Generator Supercenter dot ComTraffic Center prom R KTRH Generator super Center,
twenty four hour Weather center for todayright about ninety degrees today and tomorrow
both scattered showers and storms sixty percentchance today, fifty percent chance tomorrow,
forty percent chance on Sunday with thehigh ninety three. Right now, the

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temperature is seventy eight at your officialsSevere Weather Station. News Radio seven k
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Everyone is now five or to twoon news Radio seven forty k TRH.
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(36:00):
Hey, everybody was wondering how manygaps would there be at President Biden's
press conference at NATO, which startedlate. Maybe they had to wake him
up from an AB I don't know. Anyway, Here are some low lights
from the President and now I wantto hand it over to the President of
Ukraine, who has as much courageas he has determination Ladies, John,
I'm a President Putin, President Putin, You've got big president Putin, President

(36:25):
Lensky. I'm so focused on beatingPutin. We gotta worry about it anyway.
Mister President, you are a hellhawk President. What concerns do you
have about Vice President Harris's ability tobeat Donald Trump if she were at the
top of the ticket. Look,I wouldn't have picked Vice President Trump to

(36:46):
be vice president. I think shewas not qualified to be president. Let's
start there. Number one. Thefact is that the consideration is that I
think I'm the most qualified person torun for president. I beat him once
and I will beat him again.I'm ready to deal with him now in

(37:07):
three years from now. Look,the like I said, I'm dealing with
she right now and direct contact withI have no good reason to talk to
Putin right now. There's not muchthat he is prepared to do in terms

(37:31):
of accommodating any change in his behavior. But there isn't any world leader I'm
not prepared to deal with. ButI understand A generic point is Pood ready
to talk. I'm not ready totalk to Pudence unless Pood's ready to change
his behavior. Last time I talkedto Pudence was trying to get him an

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arms control agreement related to nuclear weaponsof space that didn't go very far.
I've taken three significant and intense neurologicalexams by by a neurologist in each case

(38:15):
is recently February, and they sayI'm in good shape. Okay, although
I do have a little problem withmy left foot because it's not as sensitive
because I broke my foot and didn'twear the boot. But I'm good.
I've got to finish this job.I've got to finish this job because there's

(38:35):
so much at stake. And ifyou looked at my schedule since I made
that stupid mistake in the campaign andthe debate, I mean, my schedule
has been full bore. You earlierexplained confidence and your vice president. Yes,
if your team came back and showedyou data that she would fare better

(38:57):
against former President Donald Trump, wouldyou reconsider your decision to stay in the
race. No, let's say cameback and said there's no way you can
win. Mercy noboices. Yeah,there's that voice again. Sure, Yes,

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As Fox noted, he went fromold yeller to to whispering Joe.
Yeah, there you go. Fivepoint fifty seven. Our time here on
news Radio seven forty k t RH. This is Used Radio seven forty kt
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(39:40):
twenty four Paris Olympics. Now thelatest news, weather, and traffic.
It's more of what matters to you. From the John Morris Services Studios.
Six oh one is our time,Houston's morning News. I'm Jimmy Barrett along
with Sheriff Fryer. Among our topstories this half hour, that sob who
shot the Harris County deputy as beenarrested. Lena says Harris County doesn't need

(40:02):
any state help. And coming upat six oh eight, the usual warnings
about standby generators and carbon monoxide poisoning. Details in the minutes ahead. You're
in Houston's morning News. First,let's check out that morning drive once again.
Here is sky Mike East Tax Freewayscompletely shut down at Luke four ninety
four. This is an outbound wreckat North Park and a police investigation.

(40:22):
Wallace Fill at six' ten.Your truck stops are closed. Let's check
Brazoria County Hike love it twer eighteight five twenty three is closed. Bucky's
at QWER eighty eight. All rightjet from Conro guy Mike North of air
checks netfline J is open and busy. They got fuel right seven one three
two one two tips. It's theGenerator Supercenter dot com traffic Center from r

(40:45):
KTRH top tax defenders, twenty fourhour weather centers. Scattered midday and afternoon
thunderstorms today with the highemperature right aboutninety sixty percent chance of seeing it at
your house. We'll get all thedetails from Terry Smith at the weather channel
in eight minutes. Right now,it is seventy eight at your official severe
weather station. News Radio seven fortyk t RH. It is time now

(41:06):
for the news. Here's Sheriff Ryer, Good morning. Everyone is now six
pot two on news radio seven fortykt RH and our top story this hour.
The man charged with capital murder inthe ambush of the Harris County Deputy
Sheriff Fernando Escada is waking up behindbars this morning. He's an amazing young
man, taken far too soon.A hero. He was a true crime

(41:28):
fighter. That's Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.Now now the accused, forty four year
old Ronnie Palmer, arrested, innortheast Houston, and residents were definitely on
edge in that We're worried at anytime, everybody was endangered. It's terrible
where somebody would do something over that. That man with our TV partner,

(41:50):
Channel two topping our news as welltoday Day five for nearly nine hundred thousand
still Centerpoint customers without electricity this morning. Not just Centerpoint being called out either,
Harris County Judge Lena Hidalgo is beingcalled out. What has she done?
On Saturday? We reached out toLena Hidalgo and asked her if she

(42:13):
needed anything, and she text backno. Sunday we asked her did she
need anything. She didn't answer.Monday, we asked her did she need
anything, and she said, we'regood. Tuesday, we asked her if
she needed anything. Work good.Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, who was acting
as governor with the governor out ofthe country, We're going to be talking
to the Centerpoint Senior Vice President DarrenCarroll at seven twenty here on Houston's Morning

(42:37):
News. Nearly fifty thousand Texas NewMexico Power customers have no potable water or
refrigeration this morning. We still don'thave an exact number of AT and T
Internet outages. Comcast says they've restoredservice to fifty six percent no, sorry,
forty six percent, less than halfof the nearly one million who and

(43:00):
knocked offline. So there's still halfa million people without internet. City of
Houston bringing in about one hundred outsidelaw enforcement officers to help against looting and
other criminal activity. You have yourentire police department working basically half of it

(43:20):
is working day shift and half ofit is working night shift, and it
will continue in that posture until wethink that it is safe enough and appropriate
when we get power back on HBDInterim Chief Larry Satterwhite several school closings again
today, the entire list, includingLone Star College at KTRH dot com.
The cleanup is underway, but howdo you build back. That's what we

(43:43):
have to think about now. Somehomeowners are already filing claims and more on
the way. So at this point, I think we're just in that recovery
stage. Certainly people are making claimsnow, but we expect that number to
increase greatly. Laith Dyke with Texaslone Star told KGRH homeowner should start documenting
the damage as soon as possible,and that means taking pictures of all the

(44:04):
damage that you see, you know, whether it's trees down or interior photos,
exterior photos. Dyke says he expectsthe number of claims to be very
high thanks to Beryl's surprisingly large scopeof damage. Ethan Buchanan News Radio seven
forty ktrh our New Tennile six ohfive. The inflation rate fell one tenth
of a percent in June, makingit down overall the year to three percent,

(44:28):
higher than the Federal Reserve goal oftwo percent. They're not going to
wait until it's two percent year overyear. If they can consistently get zero
point one zero point two month overmonth readings, they're going to feel like
they've accomplished what they need to accomplishfrom an inflation standpoint. Analyst Mark Tepper
on Fox Business the concern cutting ratestoo soon would lead to more inflation,

(44:52):
So Howard incomes keeping up with theinflation rate. The problem is is ever
less reliable as a tool of understandingthe precise inflation rate that affects real consumers
in the real world excludes interest,It excludes interest, housing insurance. We
won't really know until the Census Bureaunumbers come out in September about wages and

(45:16):
how they are increasing. It issix oh six. I'm following the advice
of my commander in chief, thechief of Staff of the military, as
well as the Secretary of Defense andour intelligence people. I'm not quite sure
which one we heard with that.I'll take your questions. I've been given

(45:40):
a list of people to call onhere, given a list of people that
he would call on. He didnot call on Fox at all during his
big NATO news conference, President JoeBiden, and it went, which you
just heard about as well as weexpected. Biden forgot that he's commander in
chief. Okay, mainstream media praisinghis performance, Fox's Joe Conscious says,

(46:07):
well, they didn't ask the rightquestions. Tell me if you heard anything
remotely resembling questions like this, misterPresident, You've been seen by a doctor
that treats Parkinson's on several occasions lately, sir, Have you been diagnosed with
a neurological condition? Yeah, exactlyNow. On True Social Donald Trump posted

(46:30):
sarcastically, great job, Joe.More on this reaction from the left to
at six point thirty, the violentcrime rising in Harris County and now deputy
sheriffs are pushing for increases in theirsalaries. They want collective bargaining. The
petition would need voter approval, butit shows how fed up law enforcement is

(46:51):
with the county, feeling as thoughthey have not received the comparable pay that
they feel they deserve, and sonow they're moving forward to ask voters to
give it to that. Charles Boyneof Urban Reform says their last race still
left them twenty percent below departments theirsize. While Houston didn't defund the police,
this makes it seem that way,giving them minimal increases that don't track
with cost of living, you're kindof effectively defunding them, just by a

(47:15):
different mechanism, he says. Bestcase scenario, this is before voters.
In twenty twenty five, Andre PerardNews Radio seven forty KTRH STRO swept Miami.
They won last night sixty three.Only two games out in the Al
West are playing the Rangers to nighthere Pregame six, Sports Talk seven ninety,
game Time sevent ten on both sevenninety and here on KTRH. I'm

(47:36):
sherebrah Fryar on news Radio seven fortyKTRH the very latest on your way to
work. This is Houston's Morning Newswith Jimmy Barrett and Sheriff Fryar here on
Houston's Born News. I'm be honest, I feel a little guilty even doing
this story. Maybe that's why Iwant to do it because I'm seeing all

(47:57):
the television stations do it stories thatought to be common sense that, you
know, people who have at leasta lick of common sense get offended by
hearing. I think this is oneof those stories. Here's the headline from
ABC thirteen. Poorly installed Stambi generatorscan also lead to carbon monoxide poisoning.
Really, you mean if it's tooclose to the house and the fumes can

(48:19):
get in. You mean, ifyou run your generator in the garage and
believe it or not, I sawa neighbor doing that. Yeah, the
garage door was open, but theportable generator was in the garage because it
was raining outside. They're trying toprotect the generator from the weather. But
what they're doing, I mean,because garages are notorious for allowing fumes and

(48:40):
other things to get into the house. It's just not very smart. So
yes, just like you wouldn't havea heavier grill inside of your house,
although people have done that too,Just like you wouldn't do that. You
don't have a generator inside your houseor anywhere so close to your house.
With twenty feet of your house,it can the fuels can actually get into

(49:02):
your home. I kind of lookat you know, in some cases this
will sound very harsh, but insome cases it's almost like thinning the herd.
Right if you if you're if youcan't figure out that, you know,
having a generator inside of your homeis a problem, then there are
bigger problems than that. Six tentime for traffic and weather together. Sky

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Mike is here. Hey, theEssex remains closed completely at North Park on
the outbound as where the wreck was. That's a police investigation. Nothing good's
happening here and they've shut it downat four ninety four outbound, not inbound
inbound. If you're driving in fromthe Sticks, you're good to go.
Got some closures on the feed arestill reported between the Beltway and the Loop,
but the main lanes are good togo for now. Getting gas has

(49:45):
been an issue. This morning.I noticed Pasadena Red Bluff. You're flying
Jay's open New Canny. Both ofyour stops there are good. Baytown,
Thompson Flying Jay, you're open herea channel view. The eastbound keystop is
open right on the other side.Their lights are out, so that shell
westbound is closed. I've got Brazoria, Hey alike, love it two eight
eight five twenty three is closed.BUCkies at two AD eight thirty five is

(50:08):
open. All right, outstanding,six to ten east tape, Mike,
the Chuck stops over there on WallasvilleRoad are closed. Lives are out all
over the area. All right,outstanding again, don't forget to tell me
your name, represent your neighborhood.And Rick from the east side. Good
morning guy, Mike Edgson northbound andHouston park Way and Garrett Road at gas

(50:28):
and at least you's breakfast tacos nowwe're talking. And also I saw the
Port Spencer Highway that Pats is open. And Terry the cat scale is open
too, if you need that.I'm in the Generator Supercenter dot Com traffic
Center. I don't know about that, but I need I do need the
breakfast taco from our KTRH top taxDefenders twenty four hour whether Senta Terry Smith
is here, we are likely tosee between today and tomorrow and Sunday,

(50:52):
you're likely to see a shower athundershower at just about any home here in
the Greater Houston area. They yes, especially today. Day after today,
our rain chances do slowly taper off, and then by early next week we
hardly have a drop of rain atall. Now our heat advisory is still
in effect, and the reason forthat heat advisory is because if you don't

(51:14):
have AC obviously, it's going tobe very difficult to stay cool. So
this is what day four now,Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday got
day four of heat advisories post hurricanebarrel. Sixty percent chance with thunderstorms to
help cool you off at some point. Upper eighties to low nineties today,
upper eighties to low nineties tomorrow,Tomorrow's a fifty percent chance of rain,

(51:35):
forty percent chance of rain on Sunday. Here come the normal Houston temperatures load
to mid nineties Sunday, load ofmid nineties Monday and Tuesday, and lots
of sunshine Monday and Tuesday, andnot much coming out of those clouds.
Tub it. You're right now stillseventy eight at your officials severe weather Station
News Radio seven forty KTRH use Trafficand Weather. You're starting your day right

(52:00):
with Houston's Morning News, brought toyou by New South Windows Solutions. So
Lena don't need no help for HarrisCounty, but I'm sure Matta Gorda County
it has no problem asking for helpif they need it. We'll talk to
Mitch Thames, public information officer forMattagorda County. See how things are going
out there in just a minute ortwo. First though, at six to
twenty endless new traffic and weather togetherstarting with the Uskyike. Tim from Aniwak

(52:22):
says they feel forgotten over there.I remember y'all, Tim Aniwak yeap powerless
right now, your drive in isgood, iten, It's all good.
From Winnie pretty much into downtown.We've got the CLEAs text closure northbound at
North Park. They've shut down thewhole thing at four ninety four. This
is outbound, not inbound. I'mSkymike at your Generator Supercenter dot Com Traffic

(52:43):
Center from r KTRH top Tax Defenderstwenty four hour Weather Center. For today,
we're looking at the sixty percent chanceof a thundershower or a thunderstorm starting
mid morning a high temperture right aboutninety similar forecast for tomorrow fifty percent chance
and then forty percent chants of singershower storm on Sunday, partly mostly cloudy
for most of the day in highninety three right now seventy eight at your

(53:06):
officials Severe Weather Station, News Radioseven forty KTRH. We're checking out some
of our top trending stories on thisFriday morning. Here's Sharon good Morning six
twenty two on news Radio seven fortyKTRH. Worried about these pop up thunderstorms.
You can't restore power, can't getthe workers out there when these this
lightning and thunder is happening today,Day five, nine hundred thousand Houstonians still

(53:30):
in the heat without power. Manhuntis over. Forty four year old Ronnie
Palmer arrested charge with capital murder inthe ambush of deputy sheriff twenty eight year
old Fernando Escada. CNN announcing hundredsof layoffs. Now Oh Network also announced
plans to try another digital subscription service, despite the failure of their attempted CNN

(53:53):
Plus Latest News Anytime at KTRH dotcom. Our next update will be at
six thirty. All right, let'stalk radio all the time. The world
doesn't wait for you to clock out. I usually have it on all day
at work, So check in office, stay up to date with huge radio
seven KTRH. Now, Mitch Thamesjoins US public Information officer for Mounta Guarda

(54:14):
County. Mitch, Welcome to newsradio seven KTRH. Good to have you
on. What kind of shape isthe county in right now? Well,
we're getting back, we're getting back. We did take the direct hit.
It was it was something to see, you know, it was sitting out
spinning as a tropical storm, andI've heard the reports of hitting as a

(54:36):
Cat one. I'll tell you itfelt like a cat to especially down in
my Sergeant Texas area. They aredevastated, they're still isolated. We've got
we've got a lot of help thereright now for those folks. We've got
water distribution, food eyes, we'vegot we've even got portable showers and and

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and uh border cans for them.They're they're they're in tough shape. The
rest of the county we're coming backvery very strong. We're now into recovery.
We're now intoh now we're talking aboutdebris clean up. I just thank
y'all for the opportunity to talk anadditional way for me to talk to our

(55:22):
community. How about how about thewater systems of water supply? Are you
are you having power? Are yougetting all that back up and going again?
Mud districts, because I know you'redistributing water and allowing people to have
showers, So that tells me maybethe water pressure isn't too good yet,
Sheriff in Sergeant area only it's anarea down on the east side along the

(55:46):
Gulf coast. The water system there, all the other water systems in the
in the county, both of ourmunicipalities, they stayed up and running,
no no problem. After Harvey.We really hardened those with generators, uh,
And it really wasn't the generators.Are the systems themselves share it.

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Down in Sergeant there were so manyDAMA, so much damage to the houses
and the r vs that the pumpswere pumping, but the plumbing had been
destroyed and they were just pumping waterand we couldn't keep the pressure up.
So those are being that We've beenworking on those all week. It wouldn't

(56:31):
surprise me if they've got the watersystem fairly quickly. I can't talk enough
about go ahead, now, goahead, get that out. Our power
providers have been tremendous. We havetwo Jackson Electric co Op which is definite,
the Sergeant area AEP Texas. Ijust in a three block area in

(56:53):
my house the other day I countedeighteen trucks. We couldn't get in and
out because all the trucks were here. We love seeing that. And they
reported yesterday at four o'clock they've gotninety five percent of the power back on.
Right now, We've got a shelterat the Bay City Civic Center.
The Red Cross is running that.They've got cots, food eyes, plenty

(57:19):
of plenty of food. It's alsoa cooling center if you want that.
Sounds like preparation was pretty good downin your county. You know, we
were watching this storm as it cameacross for weeks or for a week.
My timelines are a little off,I apologize, but for a week we

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did. We pulled our plan out, we had it ready to go.
We were like everybody else. Wethought it was Brownsville, Mexico, and
then Brownsville and then you know,South Padria Island and then here it comes
into corpus and lo and behold thedirect in Mattagorda County. Well, you

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guys made an adjustment. You guysmade an adjustment that others evidently were not
able to make. Have you askedfor help from the state, and if
so is the state? You knowwhat is the state done to help Matagorda
County. Jimmy, it's amazing.There's not one thing that we've asked for
that we haven't gotten in twelve hours. And in fact, we told ourselves

(58:22):
the other day, be careful whatyou asked for, because we're getting eighteen
wheelers full of you know, eyesin which we need we need. But
again I reminded our county judge andour EOC director. I said, let's
be careful because I remember Harvey whenwhen things happened, we had acting governor

(58:42):
Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick here. OnWednesday, he came into Indo Bay City.
We had a really great briefing withhim in chief kid and also our
state Senator John Huffman. Has beenamazing. Between those people, they promise
us if we've got as much asa question that they're fulfilling it. Now,

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I'll tell you Sharon, Jimmy,I'll tell you how good it makes
me feel that the state actually senttwo trains public information officers to our EOC
to help. We've got t themhere, Texas Department embedded with US,
Texas Department of Emergency Management. We'veeven got cour of engineer folks we got.

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We've got the Forest Service down herehelping us with our limbs. We've
got the Texans on Mission, theTexas Baptist Group, Texans on a Mission
dot org. We've got Crisis cleanUp here for people that need help on
private property. Of course, ourgovernmental agencies aren't able to help us on
private properties. So Texans on aMission dot org and Crisis Cleanup is nine

(59:55):
seventy nine two one seven thirty sevenninety one. Go in and on your
personal property. All you have todo is ask, and and and and
register. We've got the we gotthe break companies here already. You know,
Mitch, I hate to hate todo this to you, but we're
gonna have to get run in herethat we don't have as much time on

(01:00:15):
our morning shows we'd like to haveit. But but thank you for all
the information, and more importantly,as a Harris County resident myself. Thank
you for being willing to ask forhelp. You. Obviously, you folks
don't care about who's in charge orwhether the Republican or a Democrat. You
knew you needed help, You askedfor help, and you've got the help
you needed. You did your job, you sure did. Mitch Thames,
public information officer for Matta Gorda County. Are Houston's News Why there were traffic

(01:00:42):
plus breaking news twenty four to seven. This is News Radio seven forty kt
RHIM everywhere IRP more of what's happeningnow from the John Morris Services Studios.
Six point thirty one is our timehere in Houston's Morning News. I'm Jimmy
Barrett Long with Sheriff Fryar Monger topStore. This half hour. Our latest
cop killer now in custody. Stillmore than nine hundred thousand without power and

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coming up at six thirty eight.Speculation that the VP pick will be Marco
Rubio. Details in the minutes ahead. You're on Houston's Morning News. First,
let's check out that morning drive.Here is sky Mike call Bridge starting
to bunch up. Now, threeextra minutes to Deer Park, stay the
course, if that's your route.I do want to note the Hart member
it has no lights. It's freaky. Nord said, you could do it.
It's freaky, though, Nord samwestbound. That's roadwork. Cauding Westville.

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We're starting to pack up. I'vegot Scott from Wallaceville. Dude Morris
guy, Mike one s south bound, just courtsmiser. We got another wreck.
Car wreck into the guardrail. Nobackup as it yet, but I'm
sure there's no track needed to bethere. Strolling all right, well said.
Let me let the rest of themedia note. We're in the Generator
Supercenter dot Com Traffic Center from ourKTRH Generator Supercenter twenty four hour weather Center.

(01:01:52):
Scattered mid morning and afternoon thunderstorms todaywith a high temperature right around ninety
sixty percent chance. We'll take alook at the rest of the week.
M Terry Smith in eight minutes.Right now, it is seventy eight at
your officials severe weather station, NewsRadio seven forty KTRH. It is time
now for the news. Here's SheriffRyer six thirty two on news Radio seven
forty KTRH and our top story thishour. Capital murder charges filed against forty

(01:02:15):
four year old Ronnie Palmer after hisarrest last night charge with capital murder in
the ambush execution of Harris County Deputysheriff for Nando Escata. We'll have more
details on Palmer's arrest at seven am. Also topping our news, nine hundred
thousand Center Point customers waking up withoutpower for a fifth consecutive day, now

(01:02:38):
frustrated in many ways that the Astroshave played games all week and air conditioning
at Minute Made Park. What aboutthem and their homes. We have ten
fire stations that do not have energyor a backup generator, and then a
block away we have a sports venuewell lit. No criticism to the ass

(01:03:00):
So let's get that silly notion outof the way. They run their business.
I run the city of Houston.Yeah, he's not complaining about the
Astros, Houston Mayor John Whitmyer.He promises accountabilability though of Center Point,
and we're gonna be talking to oneof their executives here on Houston's Morning News
at seven twenty. More than onehundred nursing home senior facilities still without power

(01:03:22):
to across Southeast Texas. One frustratedcustomer actually pulled a gun on a center
point worker in Fort Ben County.We're sitting around this for commas as well.
We're sitting around this. I don'tknow what's happening here. We're sitting
around and this we're commas so goodA sorry, I can't get that.

(01:03:43):
I don't know what happened here.Let's go back up. This is something
we will not tolerate and if anyacts of violence are taking place in Fort
Ben County, be assured we'll we'llbe filing charges and making arrest. Got
gremlins in the machines here? Sorry? That was Sheriff Eric Fagan issuing about
warning out of Fort beIN County yesterday. No violence against the people who are

(01:04:06):
trying to help in the recovery.Our water supplies impacted as well. State
officials say there were over one hundredand fifty boiled water notices in eight counties.
Also one hundred and thirty five wastewatertreatment plants that remain offline. Again,
it's the lack of power. GotAn amber alert out now issued for
a five year old boy who waslast seen in northwest Houston. Texas.

(01:04:28):
DPS says that Henderson cal doleron Caranzalast scene with Jose Calderon Arias last night.
They're looking for a black Hyundai Sonata. The alert originally from police in
Suffolk County, New York. It'snow six thirty five. Joe Biden did
the big NATO news conference last nightand did more Biden things, like randomly

(01:04:53):
screaming, we're sitting around this Kamosso good as well. We're sitting around
more children are killed at by abullet in any other cause of death the
United States of America. What hellare we doing? Old yeller there.
He started the news conference by confusingKamala Harris with Donald Trump. Og Though

(01:05:17):
nearly two twenty congressional Democrats want Bidento withdraw from the race, his media
cheerleaders they're saying, no, hiscampaign's not dead yet. I'm telling you
people are gonna end up rooting forhim in October because he won't have a
comeback, and in this elite fashionedattack on him, they're gonna pay for

(01:05:38):
it. Chris Matthews on MSNBC Hillreports former Speaker Nancy Pelosi is actually working
behind the scenes to pressure Biden intostepping away. She's joining that effort.
Six thirty six is our time.House Republicans passed the Save Act, is
aimed at allowing only American citizens tovote in federal elections. House Speaker Mike

(01:06:03):
Johnson told KG his Clay and Buckseems like common sense Americans voting for American
presidents. We have non citizens whoare registering to vote, but we know
that Joe Biden has allowed probably asmany as sixteen million illegals to come across
that board. And so we passlegislation to ensure anyone who registers the vote

(01:06:24):
had to have proof of citizenship beforethey get on the voter roll. And
there's all those foreign nationals who justlive here legally with green cards? Are
they voting to All but five HouseDemocrats voted against this bill to protect our
elections. Senate Democrats they're vowing theywill not let it pass. After the
Freedom Caucus booted one of their membersfor endorsing its chairman's primary opponent, Texas

(01:06:47):
Congressman Troy Nell's resigned from the FreedomCaucus. I know a lot of very
conservatives that are not members of theFreedom Caucus, and I said, you
vote the same way we do.Why aren't you a member? They said,
to be part of that organization.So it's all about leadership. It's
a battle between the establishment and MAGA. That's what's going on. It's now

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six thirty seven and we've got theAstros who swept the Marlins. They won
last night sixty three and they're nowtwo games still out of the American League
West. They host the Rangers tonightpregium at six on Sports Talk seven ninety,
Game Time seven ten. Right hereon KTRH, as well as seven
ninety. I'm Shereberd Fryar on NewsRadio seven forty KTRRAH. Digging a pond,

(01:07:31):
Daniel dean Land clearing in dirt worktwo eight, one, three,
five six dirt Stay in touch onyour Drive in with Jimmy Verrett and Sheriff
Fryar. This is Houston's morning newsby News all right, So speculation because
President Trump was in Florida, sohe brought up Marco Rubio as a possible

(01:07:53):
vice presidential choice. Making Kelly hadTulca Gabbert on her program. They'll react
to what President Trump had to saythem back there. Oh that's a lot,
Marco, That's a lot, Marco. I think they probably it's going
to be announcing that Marco is goingto be vice president totally, because that's

(01:08:14):
a lot of press. That's alot of press now. I think him
even mentioning that Marco could be vicepresident, and he mentioned it a second
time, saying it something like,you're going to vote for this policy of
mine, but you may or maynot be in the Senate, you know,
this time next year to do it. I think this is a reason

(01:08:34):
to believe Marco's not getting it,because I don't think Trump would be so
on the nose if he were thepick. But what's your take? I
mean, you know Trump Trump isa master of entertainment and drawing out this
kind of version of a reality showthat we're watching play out here. So
you know, I'm not going topretend to know how he's thinking or what

(01:08:55):
he's doing. But I'll tell youmy own opinion on Marco Ruby. I
think it would be a hug mistakefor President Trump to choose him because he
represents the neo con warmongering establishment ofWashington, d C. Which stands diametrically
opposed to the very policies that PresidentTrump has always stood for. I'll tell

(01:09:17):
you what I think at this point. For whatever it's Worth. I think
he's going to go completely out ofthe box. He might not even pick
a Republican. I think you thinkhe might not pick a Republican. I
think he might pick an independent orsomebody who isn't even involved in politics at
this point to be that VP choice. Because I think I get the impression

(01:09:42):
that he is singularly focused on certaincore groups that can be persuaded to vote
for him in battleground states. Ithink he's using all these people in order
to get to Yeah, to getthe rallies and the rousing and all of
that exactly right. So I agreewith that, and I've always he said,
you know, this isn't about justgetting elected. This he's got to

(01:10:03):
get elected, and he knows this, but this is also about what happens
if something happens to him, Andhe said that in interviews. Sure off
the cuff, what happens, He'sgot to have somebody who can carry on
and save this country. I knowthat's his attitude. Here's the thing.
We're going to find out next week, and I'm not sure there are too

(01:10:24):
many elected officials who can. Ithink you're right about that. I think
we're going to find out next week. The Republican National Commission starts Monday.
We will have coverage every evening hereon news radio seven forty KGIH. It
is time for traffic and weather together. Sky Mike, you're up. I've
let the rest of the media.No. One forty six has a wreck
at Spencer Highway. One vehicle intothe wall. Scott from Wallaceville with a

(01:10:45):
banana sticker on his hard hat.You've got eastext completely shut down, outbound,
not inbound. That is starting tobunch up now on the feeder roads.
That's all you have to go with. At four ninety four the wrecks
at north Park southbound. You're goodto go so far. We're starting to
real pack up now on the NorthSam that's westbound. All the in Westfield.
That road works making us crazy.Lance Magnolia nine right, seventeen seventy

(01:11:12):
four, everything through stage coaching time, Hurst Toes electricity is back over all
right. Some good news there,Robert, Indian Shores. I haven't see
one. Teter Point trusted Indian Shores. No Parlne Lands Rock Road. Great
job, guys, it looks likeyou're having trouble getting true through there.
True he's channeling Trump SKYWIKEE and theGenerator Supercenter. Dot Com Traffic Center from

(01:11:34):
r ktr H Generator super Center twentyfour our Weather Center. Time to check
in with Terry Smith. Bad newsis that maybe the line work will have
to be holded from time to timetoday because of scattered storms, Sterry Smith.
But if you're suffering without your power, at least the temperature is not
gonna be as brutal as it hasbeen. That's right. I mean it's
a double edged sword where we havethe clouds and the rain that are helping

(01:11:56):
to keep the temperatures from overachieving,but once they clear out, then it
gets really hot, like right now, this is typical Houston heat, or
maybe just a little bit less heat, and we'll take it, but the
rain may slow folks down that aretrying to do all that repair work.
Sixty percent chance of the thunderstorms todaywell likely. I mean we were seeing

(01:12:17):
some of that rain already east ofGalveston Bay, but we could see it
at any point today. Frankly,temperature's upper eighties to low nineties, the
heat index running one hundred to oneoh five, so it's hot and muggy,
but it's not like unbearable unless youdon't have electricity. Fifty percent chances
and more thunderstorms tomorrow, forty percentchance of getting wet Sunday, with less

(01:12:41):
rain Sunday. Temperature's load of midnineties and it looks basically dry Monday and
Tuesday, and we'll be in theload of mid nineties early next week.
Right now, seventy eight at yourofficials, Severe Weather Station News Radio seven
forty KRH. You are forecast yournews. It's Houston's Morning News, brought
to you buying new So it's theway to those solutions. It is a
six fifty here on Houston's Born.He's just a reminder. Coming up at

(01:13:03):
seven twenty two this morning, wewill talk to Centerpoint Senior vice president Darren
Carroll. I want to ask himabout, you know, the story that
seems to be out there that oneof the big reasons that we have crews
sitting in parking lots that are notfixing the electric issues are because a contract
has not been worked out between CenterPoint and these out of state companies that
are sending these crews in. Sowe're going to find out if there's truth

(01:13:26):
of that rumor. Also, TomRamsey precinc three commissioner about Lena Hildago refusing
to ask for help from the state. That's a seven fifty two, so
stand by. We got the timelineright around the corner too. But first
let's do traffic and weather together.As we check out the drive once again,
here's sky Mike. All right,look like toe trek ninjas are on
seen here one for six southbound.Let's call that barber's cut. I know

(01:13:47):
Scott from Wallaceville saw Spencer as hewas passing. Sometimes that happens. You
pass it up and you see thenext sign. I understand. I just
watch out coming down from two twentyfive as you're going southbound. Hertmanbridge,
by the way has no lights.It's kind of freaky, but it works.
It's open. Toll Bridge is opentoo. I noticed its lights are
on southbound ward bunch step nextra threeminutes north sam westbound. That's roadwork auding

(01:14:10):
Westfield. That's a mess. EastText outbound is completely shut down at four
ninety four outbound. Nothing good's happeningthere. I'm skymikets to Generator Supercenter dot
Com Traffic Center from our KTRH GeneratorSupercenter twenty four hour Weather Center for today
sixty percent chance of seeing a thundershoweror a shower starting around mid morning today

(01:14:32):
bright about ninety four high simp ofthe forecast for tomorrow fifty percent chance and
forty percent chance on Sunday. Rightnow it is seventy eight At your officials
Severe Weather station. News Radio sevenforty KTRH. Get you caught up on
some of our top stories. Here'sSHA six fifty two now a news radio
seven forty k TRH. Our headlinesare sponsored by DNM Auto Leasing. The

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suspect in the ambush of a HarrisCounty deputy is in jail charge with capital
murder. A man found shot todeath at an impound lot on the North
Freeway. The shooter, the suspect, anyway, is in custody. Bank
of America Research showing half of genZ relies on financial assistance from Mom and

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Dad. Gen Z Latest news anytimeat KTURH dot com. Our next update
is at the top of the hour. I live in clear Lake, Humble,
reliable KTRH traffic and weather. Nexton the ten just in business owners
that are upset beyond belief that theydo not have their electricity, that they're

(01:15:35):
having to throw away, especially restaurantshaving to throw away thousands upon thousands of
dollars versus product. Fox twenty sixhad a report yesterday talking to one of
these business owners, and there's alot of bleeping going on in this one.
So, guys, you have beenwithout power not only here at your
businesses, but at your homes aswell since Burrel hit. Now it's costing

(01:15:59):
you up of money with your doorsclosed, right, A ton of money,
yes, sir, yeah, man, we literally, I mean we've
you know, we carry nothing butprime beef as it is nothing but high
quality of products. We just threwaway about four thousand dollars worth of steaks,
briskets, prime chuck, jesus,everything that we use here. And

(01:16:23):
that's not even on top of likewhat it would resell for, right correct.
And then we're the only family friendlyfood establishment that's around here. So
we were here, you turned thefamily away. Yes, not only that,
but the last couple of days.I don't know if there's a convention,
I don't know what's going on,but we've turned away like parties of
twenty and thirty, and we've beenhere myself, my GM, we've been

(01:16:46):
here every single day because we've beenpromised that our lights will be on any
minute, so we've we've turned awayso much business. It's insane. How
frustrating is that for you? Idon't even like. There is no words.
Seriously, there's no words for that. It's not frustration. I'm like,

(01:17:10):
this is saying. This is Houston. We're the fourth largest city.
We get hit by hurricanes all thetime, right, so how do we
not Like we get all these peoplefrom out of state, from Louisiana,
from Chicago, from everywhere coming downhere to help us out, and you
have to set up in motels,and you know when you ask them,

(01:17:30):
why are we have no work orders? We're sill negotiating. Why why have
we not negotiated this year? Aweek back, you knew that you knew
the storm was coming right and ifit didn't hit, no harm, no
foul. So you're waiting for peopleto get here, then you're going to
negotiate. I don't know what theCEO Centerpoint makes, but break off some

(01:17:53):
of that salary and pay these bookit trucks to come out here and set
everybody up. Honestly, I'm noteven talking about my business. How about
these residents out here. Yeah,you know, like, if we're being
realistic, yes, business hurts andit is what it is. But can
we get these elderly, these peoplewith special needs, you know, can

(01:18:15):
we get everybody up and running likewe should not? This is we're literally
going through third world problems. Idon't understand what the problem is. Lead
Us says, we're good. Sixfifty six. Time for the timeline.
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I'm just very very sorry that it'scome to this. It was July,
but a small personal matter has beenable to be blown out of all proportions.
Martha Stewart is sentenced to five monthsin prison for securities far I mean,
it's just terrible on TV, WillWill and Grace is a ratings monster,
gay spelling bee. Can we dothat? What happened to policy of

(01:19:00):
don't ask us fill in Hollywood?You don't understand I could have had class
actor Marlon Brando dies at the ageof eighty. I could have been somebody
on the radio. American Idol winnerFantasia is number one with I believe what

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year was it? If you knowseven one three two one two fifty eight
seventy four, that is seven one, three two and two k t RH.
Should that'd be Burton Baytown knew theright year was two thousand and four.
You get a pair of tickets.Go see John Hyatt. That's November
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listening to Houston's Morning News. Thisis Used Radio seven forty kt RH Houston

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Rive Everywhere with the exclusive audio homeof NBC's coverage of the twenty twenty four
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here in Houston's Morning News. I'mJimmy Barrett Long with Sheriff Fryer Monger.
Top stories this half hour. Thebastardho shot that Harris County deputy has been

(01:20:12):
arrested. Lina says Harris County doesn'tneed any state help and coming up at
seven o' eight. Happy National FrenchFriday. Details in the minutes ahead.
Here in Houston's Morning News. First, we're checking out that morning drive again.
Here's sky Mike. We're still shutdown in Kingwood on the East Text
Freeway. This is outbound, notinbound, but I do see a big
pack up now. This is Lukefour ninety four where they've taken everybody off

(01:20:33):
onto the service road, and onthe southbound it's a little slow. People
are slowing down to see all theflashing lights, et cetera. You've got
north sam the roadwork at Aldan Westfieldthat's starting to really pack up, and
the toll bridge and extra two minutesacross you've got one forty six southbound barber's
cutting accident on the side. Skymiaela generator supercenter dot Com traffic center from

(01:20:55):
our KTRH top tax Defenders twenty fourhour weather center for today scout thunderstorms about
sixty percent chance starting mid morning,with the high temperature right about ninety.
We'll get Terry Smith in here withan update on the forecast in about eight
minutes. Right now, still seventyeight at your official Severe Weather station news
Radio seven forty k TRH. Itis time now for the news. Here's

(01:21:16):
Sheriff Ryer. Good morning. Everyoneis now seven oh two on news radio
seven forty k TRH. This newssponsored by Generator Supercenter. Our top story
this hour, collective side relief byeveryone that's gathered here and beyond by those
that can join us. With thearrest of a wanted suspect, Ronald Ronnie

(01:21:36):
Palmer, Junior Man Hot has endedfor that accused killer in the ambush murder
of a Harris County deputy. RonniePalmer was taken into custody without incident and
has been charged with capital murder.According to a post on x from Sheriff
Ed Gonzales, his deputy was outdoinghis job, serving the residents of Harris

(01:21:58):
County, keeping us safe, andso it's unacceptable that this would happen to
any law enforcement officer here in anywhere, and we're not going to tolerate it.
Palmuller was also wanted for an assaultat a Little Caesars that took play
late Wednesday night. Fernando ESCTTA wastwenty eight years old and a member of
the Violent Person Task Force. CliffSaunders News Radio seven forty KTRH, also

(01:22:19):
top of the news day five andthe nine hundred thousand Center Point customers who
still don't have cool air, refrigeration, potable water, no power. Center
Points Senior Vice President Darren Carroll willbe joining Houston's morning news at seven twenty
in just a few minutes. Meantime, Boy, are we hearing from residents

(01:22:41):
who are so frustrated that they seethe linemen but not doing anything. There's
a lot of hidden hazards too,So that's what I'm saying. We have
to make sure everything's clear to workonce we do the repairs. We have
to double and triple check it beforewe turn it on because we don't want
to cause a house fire. Makesure everybody's clear before we energize it.

(01:23:02):
Yeah, that lineman talking to ourTV partner channel too. Dead. Internet
still for at least a half millionhouseholds across the area. We don't have
an exact number of AT and Toutages. Comcast claims they restored service to
forty six percent of the almost onemillion Comcast customers who were cut off.

(01:23:23):
Debris pick up still an issue,especially here in Harris County. Lieutenant Governor
Dan Patrick says, we'll blame HarrisCounty Judge Lena Hidalgo for that. We
have not had one request from theCounty Judge of Harris County, so I
guess all of our citizens are finein the unincorporated areas because she didn't need
anything, but if she did,we're there to fulfill it. Patrick said
they started reaching out to Hidalgo onSaturday, on Sunday, on Monday.

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On Sunday, the judge never returnedto text from Patrick. Finally, on
Monday and Tuesday, she replied,We're good. City of Houston is bringing
in outside law enforcement to deter looting. One hundred officers to be exact.
School closure is continuing in Aldine,Cleveland humbled today. Complete list at k
TRH dot com. Beryl damages likelywill lead to hundreds of thousands of insurance

(01:24:11):
claims. A lot of people arestill in that recovery phase. There's so
many people at this point that don'thave electricity and don't really understand the damage
or the scope of the damage theymight have incurred. Laith Dyke with Texas
Lone Star says you should take photographsnow, document it as much damage as
possible for when you file your claim. It's now seven to five. President

(01:24:34):
Joe Biden holding his Big Boy Newsconferences. They termed it last night.
It did not go well. Iwouldn't have picked Vice President Trump to be
vice president. Do I think she'snot qualified to be president? Yeah,
you heard right. He confused Trumpfor Kamala Harris after yet another major gaff
yesterday afternoon. And now I wantto hand it over to the President of

(01:24:59):
Ukraine, who has as much courageas he has determination, ladies and genmen
of President Putin. Yep, heconfused Zelenski, who was standing right there
next to him as he introduced himwith Putin. On True's Social Donald Trump
posted sarcastically, great job, Joe. Last night was seen as more proof

(01:25:19):
that Biden will be removed from theticket. He's done. Biden has done.
This is just a question of price. They're negotiating the exit package.
I mean that metaphorically, if notliterally. That's what that looks like.
Vivek Ramaswami with k t RHS SeanHannity, We're going to have reaction from
the Democrats. You'll hear that.At seven point thirty. Harris County Deputy

(01:25:43):
sheriffs. They're pretty fed up noraises, and they're looking at collective bargaining
now. Charles Blaine of Urban Reformsays, well, look, their salaries
haven't even begun to keep up withinflation. If you're not keeping your pay
at the same rate as the increasein cost of living, then you are
effectively defunding them in a sense.What we've seen is in a reluctance from

(01:26:03):
our county officials to provide more funding. And to be fair, they currently
earn twenty percent less than other similarlysized departments. Not to mention dangerous ones.
It's now seven o seven. TheAstros are still two games out of
first place in the American League West. After they beat Miami last night six

(01:26:25):
three for the sweep. They hostthe Rangers Tonight. Coverage is six and
Sports Talk seven ninety. Game timesevent ten, and you'll hear it here
as well on kt our AH.I'm sure ber ryar on Houston's news,
weather and traffic station News Radio sevenforty Take kt ur AH. I live
in Deer Park. Your best waysare round Houston. Next on the ten

(01:26:46):
on seven kt RH, it's oneof the news I think this is where
Sharon I part company. I'm abig potato fan. Heard not so much.
Oh, I'm a big potato fan. Oh you are. Oh I
grew up we had potatoes every meal. All right, yeah, let me
give you a choice here. Tellme what you like raw potatoes. I
mean really, I ate raw potatoesall the time. I did as a

(01:27:08):
kid. I even for breakfast,put salt on them and I head out
to screw. But they're so toughand crunchy. Well, when you're a
kid, I like crunch What elsedid you do have old teeth? You
weren't like a screen liquor when youwere a kid, were you? No?
No, Elizabeth was? I ategreen apples? Though, Elizabeth would.

(01:27:30):
I would climb the apple tree andI would eat green apples. Elizabeth
would lick the screen with the rustyscreen. Yes, she liked the iron.
Yeah, and she would you knowwhat she she she'd pick mushrooms out
of the yard and chew on thosetwo, which is a very dangerous thing
to you, all right, them, I'll give you a choice here,
which would you prefer? Waffle fries, curly fries, steak fries, your
typical fast food fries, or crinklefries. I haven't found a fry I

(01:27:56):
don't like. Okay, well thereyou go, best waffle fries. If
you were going to give an awardthe best waffle fries, this is not
constituted an endorsement on your part,So don't worry. I know, I'm
just sitting around here thinking waffle fries. That would be Chick fil A.
I agree, bing bing ming minging, it's a winner. Best curly fries,

(01:28:18):
Oh, not here in not fastfood, not here in Houston.
Really, yeah, Arby's has prettygood curly fries. Haven't been to Arby's
in a long time. I don'tneed a lot of fast best cook at
home, best, best steak fries. And you know, for those who
aren't sure what a steak fry is, that would be more of a thicker
longer. You know Heffier fry.Well, the best steak fries I've had

(01:28:43):
ever are in France. Sorry,okay, not to be a snob about
it, but us not being inFrance, you know, us not being
in France. I'm gonna give theaward to Red Robin if you ever had
their parmersan garlic steak fries. LikeI said, I don't eat out that
much I cook. Oh, letme tell you best fast food French fry.
Your typical fast food french fry McDonald's. I'm going to give a tie

(01:29:08):
between McDonald's and Wendy's. They're bothpretty dog one good. And best crinkle
fries. That's a tough one becausethere's very few. You don't find those
that are usually at a fast foodplace. No. I was gonna say,
you have to find those at arestaurant, individual restaurants, and it's
not chained, so you know,it's got to be based on the ones
you go to. And of allthose choices, crinkle fries would be my
least favorite thing to get. Theymake good crinkle fries at the grocery store

(01:29:32):
in Halltsville. All right, I'mon my way to Hellesville because I have
no winter for that particular category.But happy National French Fried Day, however
you like your fries. Seven ten, Time for traffic and weather together.
Skymke checks in. All right,let's check one for six roy a task
casita, dude, chick, Ilike that accident. Laporte is actually at

(01:29:55):
barberstat get to the far right.Traffic getting by, all right, I'm
gonna keep that on the screen.I won't need to mention it much on
air because it looks like they're goingto Ninja that shortly. Jim from Kingwood,
we've got that East Tech shutdown that'snorthbound at Loop four ninety four,
And I know the TV ladies areasking me for alternates, and I've got
to give them something better than HardyToll Road to Grand Parkway. What you

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got, guy, Mike, Thebest alternate is to get off at Hamblin
Road and then take four ninety fournorth. That said, there has just
been an accident at four ninety fourand Kingwood Drive in the center lane,
can get around it in the othertwo lane. All Right, four ninety
four gets kind of ugly sometimes,but yeah, that's that's I guess that's

(01:30:39):
better than taking the Hardy or Iwill tell you this nineteen sixty is vastly
improved now because they've got that overpassover Lake Houston Parkway. You could kind
of get by reasonably. We've gotmore alternates coming up at seven twenty.
Also, let's help you get gasSKYMIKEE and the Generator Supercenter dot Com Traffic
Center from r KTRH top tax defenderstwenty four hour. So this aren't Terry

(01:31:00):
Smith. Is here better chance ofseeing a shower or storm sometime you're the
day today because what starting around midmorning or so, there's a chance pretty
much all day. Yeah, it'skind of one of those off and on
kind of events where we've got thatstalled front. The onshore flows very persistent,
so and we're seeing these little disturbances. So we could get some rain

(01:31:23):
mid to late morning and then certainlyinto the afternoon, and even a few
thundershowers in the evening. The rainoverall, though, will slowly taper off
through the weekend. So today's asixty percent chance of those showers and thunderstorms.
We may get some heavy rain withsome of those storms, fifty percent
chants of thunderstorms. Tomorrow forty percentchance. On Sunday, temperatures are just

(01:31:45):
a little bit cooler because of theclouds and rain today and tomorrow, upper
eight east to low nineties. Withless rain. Sunday, we got a
little bit more warmth low to midnineties, and there's very little almost no
rain Monday and Tuesday, so thosetemperatures will stay in the load of mid
nineties. We may start talking aboutsome upper nineties early next week. Temperature
right now still seventy eight. Atyour official severe weather station, News Radio

(01:32:10):
seven forty k TRH Mechanical. It'sHouston's Morning News, brought to you by
New South Windows Solutions. Now backto Jimmy and Scherah with the info you
need to take on the day.All right, I'm gonna give credit where
credit's due. When everybody's angry atyou, the easiest thing to do is
to hide. But Centerpoint has madeavailable Senior Vice President Darren Carroll will talk

(01:32:30):
to him about the anger directed atCenter Point and the length of time is
taking to get the power back,and the story going around that one of
the reasons why the cruise are stillsitting around the parking lots is because a
contract has not been worked out withsome of the energy providers from out of
state that are providing crews. Isthat true and if so, why wasn't
it worked out ahead of time.We'll do all that right after traffic and

(01:32:51):
weather together's we check out the driveonce again. Here is I might going
fast. We've shut down the easttext northbound at four ninety four. If
you'll jump off at Town's hit fourninety four and get around that business tip
line quick gay I ipen westbound deadpfor miles and miles Anita Cross Street.
I think you're talking Columbus. We'llcheck it out at seven thirty and the

(01:33:13):
Generator Supercenter dot Com Traffic center fromr KTRH top tax Defenders twenty four our
weather center scattered afternoon in midday thunderstormstoday. About sixty percent chance of that
on the high temperture right about ninetycurrent temperature seventy eight at your official severe
weather station. News Radio seven fortyKTRH. We're checking out some of our
top stories on this Friday here SHAFseven twenty one now on news radio seven

(01:33:34):
forty k TRH. Our headlines aresponsored by Moro Mechanical. Day five,
Nearly nine hundred thousand Houstonians still withoutpower after Hurricane Barrel and arrest made in
the ambush murder of twenty eight yearold Harris County Deputy sheriff. New uh
polling showing Texas Centator's head cruise witha three point lead on Democrat challenger Colin

(01:33:56):
Alred. Latest news anytime KTRH dotcom. Our next update will be at
the bottom of the hour the hottesthappening right now. The hottest news happens
right here. Stay alert and beprepared. On news Radio seven forty kt
RH Houston's Morning News. Joining usthis morning, Centerpoint Senior Vice President Darren

(01:34:16):
Carroll. We appreciate you coming onthe show, Darren very much. Certainly,
good morning. You bet. Let'slet's address the story that's going around
that one of the reasons that wehave crews sitting idly in parking lots and
not out there actually fixing anything isbecause contracts have not been worked out with
some of the out of state energyproviders. Is that true and if so,
why that is simply not true.Yeah, all of that work is

(01:34:41):
done well before Cruiser dispatched our area, and you know, it's just unsubstantiated,
not true. We pay all thosefolks and have contracts in place well
before, well before we need them. There were so many people in this
heat. And there's also the factof the water systems. I mean,
it's one thing to not even beable to run a fan in your house
because you have no power, butwhen you can't rely on the water system,

(01:35:04):
So when it comes to prioritizing,why was the Convention Center not made
priority so we could get people inthere where they could have some cool air
during the day. Or why didlarge facilities like that not get their power,
Why did they not get on thepriority list? Or were they and

(01:35:24):
you just weren't simply able to deliver. Yeah, I mean you can imagine
an event like this. There arejust a lot of priorities and we have
to work through those in a waythat makes the most sense, and we
do so in collaboration with local officials, community leaders and other folks and so
so there are going to be exampleswhere you know, in hindsight you say,

(01:35:45):
what about this one or what aboutthat one? But you know,
the fact of the matter is thatwe're not working in a vacuum, and
we work with our communities and makingthose decisions. Virtually every community leader,
sir, that we have talked toover the course last couple of days,
has said that communication with you justhasn't happened, that you've been impossible to
reach, difficult to talk to,and have been very stingy with the information.
Yeah. First I just want tosay, look, we understand the

(01:36:08):
frustration of our communities. Uh.And you know those folks that are that
are most impacted by this, andwe own the fact that our communications can
be better. We're doing a lotof after act you We did that after
the Draicho, implemented some new thingsduring this this storm, and you know,
we'll be doing things different going forwardbased on feedback we received from this
evening. Did you have anybody atHarris County, because you certainly didn't at

(01:36:30):
Galveston County. We've heard directly fromthese judges in Galveston County they were not
able to even get you on thetelephone to find to get find out what
was going on so they could impartthe information. They got immediate response from
the State of Texas. Now we'velearned from the State of Texas that our
county judge, Lena Hidalgo didn't botherto ask for any help. Were you

(01:36:53):
in communication with Lena Hidalgo of HarrisCountry. Yeah, we're, Yes,
we were, and we're in constantunication with officials in all of our communities
that are impacted. You know,many of them stand up their own emergency
operation centers. We have people pluggedin you know, at all of those.
You know, we do daily callswith with lots of different folks outbound

(01:37:13):
calls. So you know, we'reconnected with with our officials and all of
our communities. It didn't happen.They said it didn't happen. They couldn't
get you on the phone. Youwouldn't respond until now. Maybe you are,
but you weren't in the height ofeverything when they really needed the knowledge.
Yeah. I can't speak to thatspecific instance, but you know,
I do know that we have folksplugged into all of these emergency operations centers

(01:37:38):
in a constant contact. The statesays that there's going to be an investigation.
The governor says there's going to beinvestigation. The mayor wants an investigation.
Are you concerned about doing business inthe Houston Greater Houston area going forward?
Are you concerned what sort of aninvestigation might be done and what it
might mean to your company? No, No, we've got to hide.

(01:38:00):
We're proud of our preparation. We'reproud of our response. We'll be happy
to have those stations and share,you know, anything that that they want
to know. And we're not concernedabout, you know, doing business in
this area going forward. We're proudof what we do for the community.
We're proud of what we do forour customers, and and we we certainly
understand the the mission and you know, the service that we provide. We

(01:38:24):
learn from everything that every event thathappens. So what would you change moving
forward for the next one, becausethere will be a next one, certainly.
Yeah. Communication is a big pieceof that. Again, we've we've
owned that, We've said that thereare things that we can do better.
Everybody has talked about the audit trackerbeing down since the Durho. You know,
we're going to have a new versionof that up and running here in

(01:38:45):
the next couple of weeks for folksto use, and we're doing a whole
lot of things on the back endto to make sure that we're able to
communicate more effectively going forward. Sothat would be priority number one for us.
Nice sir, well, good luck. That is in get the power
back quickly. The senior vice toolate for quickly, but as soon as
you can see the point SBP DarrenCarroll, it is seven twenty seven.
It is time to take a lookat your money. Here's Gordey Donahoe.

(01:39:09):
Well, good morning, Jimmy.Turning to trading SMP futures. They're holding
steady. This morning, Wall Streetstarting received earnings results from the big banks,
and it is a mixed picture.Wells Fargo is warning its cost cutting
efforts have started to slow. However, JP Morgan reporting record profits. Taking
a look at oil right now eightythree dollars a barrel. And there is
breaking news at and T has suffereda massive hack of customer data and includes

(01:39:32):
records of calls and texts for nearlyall of its mobile phone users. The
company says that the information was illegallydownloaded from a workspace on a third party
cloud platform. I'm Courtney Donahoe BloombergBusiness on News Radio seven forty KTRH,
Houston's News, Whether We're tracking plusbreaking News twenty four to seven. This

(01:39:57):
is News Radio seven forty KTRH Everywherewith ther more of what's happening now from
the John Morris Services Studios. Itis seven thirty here on Houston's Morning News.
I'm Jimmy Barrett along with Sheriff FryarMonger. Top stories. This f
are our latest cop killer now incustody. Still more than nine hundred thousand
without power here in the Houston area. And at seven thirty eight, Hey

(01:40:19):
Lena, it's all good till itain't. Details in the minutes ahead.
You're in Houston's Morning News. First, let's check out that morning drive once
again. Here is guy mine allright. Jim from Kingwood gave us a
great alternate for that wreck on theeast text northbound at four ninety four where
they've shut it down. The resat north Park. Get off at Hamlin
and hang up four ninety four.I mean four ninety four has got lights,

(01:40:42):
but it's better than getting stuck inthat mess. Got a call from
a listener about it ten a bigbackup, but I didn't get across.
Is it Beaumont el Paso. I'mguessing you're talking about whatever's going on in
Columbus. Help me out seven pinto three two one two tips chair Generator
Supercenter dot Com Traffic Center from ourKTRH Generator super Center twenty four our Weather

(01:41:02):
Center. Scattered morning well probably middaythunderstorms and afternoon thunderstorms today with the high
temperature right about ninety We'll take alook at the rest of the weekend.
When we talked to Terry Smith ofthe Weather Channel in eight minutes. Right
now it is seventy eight at yourofficial severe weather station, News Radio seven
forty k TRH. It's time nowfor the news. Here's Sheriff Fryer and

(01:41:24):
good morning everyone. Is now seventhirty two on news radio seven forty k
TRH. Our top story this hourthe forty four year old Cold Q's killer
Ronnie Palmer, in custody this morning, charged with capital murder in the ambush
killing of the Harris County Deputy SheriffFernando Escata. Palmer was arristed with that
incident in northeast Houston. Also toppingour news, around nine hundred thousand Center

(01:41:46):
Point customers waking up without They areair conditioning their fans, their water,
their refrigerators for a fifth straight day, and are frustrated that the Astros have
been playing games all week in aircan at min at May Park. We
never let people know the politics isout of this discussion. I was not

(01:42:08):
criticizing the Astros. I was criticizing, quite frankly, Center Point in the
city of Houston, that we haveto have priorities. Houston Mayor John Whitmer
says Center Point will be held accountablewith an action review. Fort Ben County
Sheriff Eric Fagan issued a warning toresidents after one frustrated customer pulled a gun

(01:42:28):
on a Center Point worker, sayingthat charges will be filed against anyone if
you start threatening these workers. CleanUp continuing in our coastal communities and is
actually going well in Matagorda County whereBeryl made a direct hit, except for
the town of Sergeant. There's notone thing that we've asked for that we
haven't gotten in twelve hours. Infact, we told ourselves the other day,

(01:42:51):
be careful what you asked for,because we're getting eighteen wheelers full of
eyes in which we need that helpcoming from state after Mattagorda County asked for
the state to help something that LenaHidalgo would not do for our county of
Harris County. Patagorda County Public InformationOfficer Mitch Thames really filled us in earlier

(01:43:14):
today on Houston's Morning News. Goto our podcast of this show and you
can hear the whole thing. Amberalert issued for a five year old boy
last scene in northwest Houston last night. DPS looking for Jose Calderon Adias in
a black Hyundai Sonata. Alert originallyfrom police in Suffolk County, New York
is now seven thirty four. JoeBiden's NATO news conference only led to more

(01:43:35):
questions about his ability to be president. I've taken three significant and intense neurological
exams by the by neurologists in eachcase is recently Ceerguary, and they say

(01:43:56):
I'm good shape. He confused CollaHarris with Donald Trump and his speeches,
and also earlier in the day introducedUkraine's President Zelensky as Russia's president putin nearly
twenty congressional Democrats calling for the Presidentto withdraw from the race. More Hollywood
elitists also turning on him. Ifyou're only fifty years old, you've seen

(01:44:19):
what the decline looks like, andyou can't. As George Clooney said yesterday,
I can't tell fifty one million peoplewho watched what we saw that that
didn't happen. Yeah, Michael Mooreis who that was on CNN last night.
Now seven thirty five. The USHouse passing the Save Act this week

(01:44:39):
by Republicans. It requires proof ofAmerican citizenship in order to register to vote.
Speaker Mike Johnson tells kt RHS claimbuckets shocking that almost all one hundred
and ninety eight Basically Democrats opposed citizenshipin order to vote voted against the legislation

(01:45:01):
that would very simply and very clearlyensure that only Americans get to the side
of American elections, where concept onehundred ninety eight House Democrats voted to allow
illegal aliens to vote in American elections. Bill heading over to the Senate now,
but with that Democrat majority might bedead on arrival. Reportedly, Biden
has already promised to vijo the billif it passes. House Freedom Caucus is

(01:45:25):
turning on itself. One member wasactually kicked out because he didn't endorse the
chairman of the Freedom Caucus who lostthe primary to a contender. Yeah,
Caucus Chairman Bob Good lost his race. Representative Warren Davidson endorsed the opponent of
the Freedom Caucus chairman. You know, the idea that we're going to kick

(01:45:46):
Warren Davidson out of the Freedom Caucusfor this, I think is a little
bit too harsh. Representative Troy Neils, who has now resigned from the Caucus,
says this isn't the right way togain influence in the House. If
we want to try to grow theranks and make this organization have more influence
within the Republican Conference. We haveto grow it, We have to grow
the organization. Neil says. Thistype of behavior is why some conservatives still

(01:46:10):
won't join the Freedom Caucus. EthanBuchanan News Radio seven forty KTRH, it's
now seven thirty six. Try tokeep an eye on your money. You
know there's a new generation right nowthat can start to tap into retirement savings.
This month, the first members ofGen X. Generation X are going
to reach fifty nine and a halfyears of age that allows them to dip
into retirement savings without that ten percentpenalty on early withdrawals. Financial planner Richard

(01:46:38):
Rosso says, you better beware ofdoing that. Though this is not a
whistle to go ahead and have aparty that you can start taking distributions.
I would totally ignore it. Ifthis money is designed for retirement, say
it's sixty five, sixty seven,or seventy, whatever age you're going to
retire, Yeah, don't forget.When you withdraw, you're still taxed.

(01:46:58):
It becomes part of your income,and that could ultimately cost you more than
just what a ten percent penalty.Would the Astros beat Miami six to three.
They are only two games out inthe American League WES. They host
the Rangers tonight. Pregame at sixSports Talk seven ninety, game time at
seven to ten on both stations sevenninety and here on KTRH. I'm Sherby
Fryer on news radio seven forty KTRH. Did you know your favorite summer beverage

(01:47:24):
is a Specs. The fun startshere. Your best ways are round Houston
next on the ten one seven KTRH. Yeah. Hey, hey, don't
worry about us over here in HarrisonCounty. We got everything we need to
take care of everybody. We're God. That's kind of what she said to

(01:47:47):
Lieutenant Governor Acting Governor Dan Patrick,who asks no less than four times if
Harris County needs anything. Nope,up, we got we. We've taken
down all the trees that are broughtin the roads. We have picked up
all the debris in neighborhoods all aroundthe city. We're good. If you
missed it. By the way,we played this kind a little bit earlier.

(01:48:10):
Here is the Lieutenant Governor talking abouthis experience in dealing with Lena the
federal government law. That's our job, no matter what Joe Biden or Lena
Hidalgo have to say about it.And we will follow the law, the
federal law. In our request tothe federal government, let's be clear,
and we'll get to that. Andwhat we do is we say, is

(01:48:32):
there anything you need? And everywhereI went and this man's been doing this
job now for fifteen years, sixteenyears, the best in the country.
So we've been around talking to lotsof counties. When we were in Jasper,
but we had other counties there.There's not a county judge or a
mayor who has not gotten what heor she asked for and the request that

(01:48:55):
they've made since we've been there,they will get. There's not a county
judge or a city mayor or acommissioner who has said to us the state
of Texas did not get them whatthey wanted when they needed it. And
might I add just for the record, On Saturday, we reached out to
Lena Hudago and asked her if sheneeded anything, and she text back no.

(01:49:20):
Sunday we asked her did she needanything. She didn't answer. Monday,
we asked her did she need anything? And she said we're good.
Tuesday, we asked her if sheneeded anything work good. We have not
had one request from the County Judgeof Harris County, So I guess all
of her citizens are fine in theunincorporated areas because she didn't need anything,

(01:49:42):
but if she did, we're thereto fulfill her. Yeah. Well that's
Tom Ramsey, whether or not HarrisCounty needs anything. Talked to him in
about twelve minutes. And by theway, if you missed our conversation earlier
this morning with Public Information Officer forMetagorda County Mitch Thames, on what the
state has been able to do forMettagorda County, you can hear it again
this afternoon on my afternoon. I'mshowing em nine fifty kp RH between four
and five this afternoon. Yeah,and I would always drive people over to

(01:50:05):
KTURH dot comers. You've got internet, you know a lot of us don't.
But if you've got internet, gobecause you can get what you've missed.
Because we've been talking to a lotof officials. Yes, we have
time for trafficking weather together. We'rechecking it again with this guy, Mike.
Oh, I don't know how Ido this without your help out there.
It's so nice to have resources back. Let's see, I I've got

(01:50:25):
a bunch of stalls. This iswestbound the Katie Freeway side of it,
outbound at the Beltway. Now he'sover on the side. We may have
some kind of crap in the roadthere too, some kind of debris.
We'll check on that. I gota couple of calls, but they didn't
say where. Remember when you call, I'm not fussing at you, but
if you get me like I remember, it crosses the Beltway on the west
side and also on the east sideover by Delldale. But thank you so

(01:50:47):
much for your calls. I've gotan earlier call about it ten being completely
shut down. I'm going way westhere tip Lane. Hey, Mike,
mal markers seven hundred right up byColumbus and shot down the one lane back
up all the way to San BernardRiver. All right, I've got a
call with the Colorado Sheriff's Department.Now they're saying power lines are a thing

(01:51:09):
here. So there we are foundthat backup. It's Columbus westbound. Dude,
Hey, Mike, Mom, Well, I know we keep repeating ourselves
let's try this, Okay, skyMike. That big backup on it in
westbound is in Columbus Towel. Itgoes for miles and miles. Take thirty
six north or south? All right, Yes, I'm hearing about power lines.
East Tech Freeway outbounds totally shut downat four ninety four big wreck here.

(01:51:31):
Jump off on the feeder at Townsend. I'm Skymike and the Generator Supercenter
dot Com Traffic Center from r KTRHGenerator super Center, twenty four hour Weather
Center. Time to check in withTerry Smith. Looking forward to the weekend.
Hopefully enough dry weather we can getto some of these nine hundred thousand
plus people without power back up andrunning. Terry, Yes, hopefully the
weather cooperates with what they're trying todo as far as getting the electricity back

(01:51:56):
on. We will see some rain, but we also have those periods where
it's not raining and there is lessrain as we go through the weekend,
and hopefully that speeds up the process. Today a sixty percent chance of showers
and storms. We're seeing some ofthat this morning. It'll continue into the
afternoon of fifty percent chance of thunderstorms. Tomorrow forty percent chance of rain Sunday

(01:52:17):
and very little rain at all Mondayand Tuesday. Now with the clouds in
the rain, we're in the uppereighties to low nineties today and tomorrow.
But with less rain comes more heat. It is July, after all,
load of mid nineties on Sunday,load of mid nineties Monday and Tuesday.
Some places, though, will likelyreach into the upper nineties by the early

(01:52:39):
part of next week. Right downseventy eight at your official severe weather station,
News Radio seven forty k TRH.What you need to know for the
day ahead. This is Houston's morningNews, brought to you by New South
Windows Solutions. So Harris County JudgeLena Hildago says, we're good. Does
Tom Ramsey pre Sing three Commissioner agreeor could we use a little state help

(01:53:00):
at this point? More on thatstory coming up from the commission in just
a moment. First, we havetraffic and weather together, starting with you
Skymike. East Tax Freeway northbound completelyshut down at four ninety four. Police
investigation continues this as outbound jump offat Townsend Ien West Columbus totally shut down.
It's all lanes, power lines,that's westbound skymiael the Generator Supercenter dot
Com Traffic Center from our KTRH Generatorsuper Center twenty four hour weather Center.

(01:53:25):
Scattered midday and afternoon thunderstorms today withthe high temperature right about ninety. Currently
it is seventy eight and your officialssevere weather station. News Radio seven forty
k TRH. Let's catch up onsome top stories. Here's Shay. Good
morning. Everyone is now seven fiftytwo on news Radio seven forty KTRH.
An amber alert issued for a fiveyear old boy last scene in northwest Houston.

(01:53:45):
A man who was wanted in themurder of Harris County deputy has been
arrested in jail will be charged withcapital murder. Gasoline prices across Houston they've
gone up they always do in astorm, ten cents since last week.
Three sixteen a gallon Latest News anytimekatieurach dot com and our next update will
be at eight a m. Ilive in Katie, I live in it.

(01:54:10):
You're reliable. Forecast Next on theten on seven KTRH pre Sing three
Commissioner Tom Ramsey joins us, thanksfor coming back on Tom. Lena Hildago
says We're good. Are we good? Or could we use a little state
help? Listen? The state ofTexas is the most critical partner a county

(01:54:30):
can have during any disaster and reallyin any instance. So to say something
like that is clearly a misrepresentation atbest politics that it's worse. What we
need is leadership. I think we'regetting it from a lot of areas.
I met with personally with Lieutenant GovernorPatrick earlier in the week. I told

(01:54:56):
you specifically what our needs are.Chief Kid, who's been doing this for
fifteen years, is probably the mostexceptional resource we have in the state.
So to not answer the poem orto send a text that's irresponsible. Can
I ask you this? I mean, you're the loan Republican on the Harris
County Commissioner's Court. Can you individuallyfor your precinct to ask for state help?

(01:55:20):
Or do you have to wait forLena Hidalgo or Rodney Ellis or whoever
else is running this county to makethe request for you? Listen, there's
I have one point two million peoplein my precinct, and really Harris County
functions day in and day out asa precinct led county. No resources get

(01:55:43):
to the people without going through theprecincts. We have twenty two crews that
are out there this morning working pickingup debris, dealing with the issues.
I don't call the judge to talkabout those things. We make decisions individually,
whether it's Commissioner Garcia, Commissioner Brionas. We're managing that at a precinct

(01:56:03):
level. The state knows it,we understand it. This is how it's
functioning in this area. It mayfunction differently in Montgomery County or other areas,
but in this area we are managingthe assets and resources to respond to
people. Well, you mentioned thework crews there. We have not seen
any cruise for the most part workingin the city or we're just outside of

(01:56:27):
the city. Other precincts in HarrisCounty, are they doing what you're doing
as far as getting the trucks outthere or not? Well, we are,
as I mentioned there are. We'vegot one hundred and fifty four zones
set up for debris pickup. Jimmy, what we've been doing for the last
four or five days is clearing thetrees from the right of way just to

(01:56:48):
allow you to go down the road. So now they pushed to the side
on the curb in most cases.Now that debris pickup begins week, people
are calling me saying when is itgoing to happen? If you call me,
I will let you know what neighborhoodit is. We've got the one
hundred and fifty four zones established.We're going to be working it over the

(01:57:11):
next cup for three weeks. Thisis the third disaster we've dealt with in
less than seven weeks. We've beenorganizing the other two. We're organizing this
one. And you're going to seethe trucks out there. They've been there.
Maybe you didn't see all of themin the neighborhood, but we've been
cutting trees since two hours after barrelblew through. Our crews were out there

(01:57:33):
removing trees from the Roadways commissioner veryquickly. We're almost out of time.
How about your water? Are yourwater systems up and running? Are you
still having to deliver water to people? Well, we have two hundred and
two MUDs in the precinct and thereis some of that. We're having a
big event on Saturday. Thank you. The State of Texas provided bad guys

(01:57:54):
and water non Paris wells that'll beat the Crosby Community Center out in Crosby.
Ninety percent of the people don't havepower. They are in dire straits
out there, and I can't getany information out of Center Point. I
heard what the gentleman said earlier.He does not communicate. They send me

(01:58:15):
a map that doesn't work. Hesends me a map that's not accurate.
I need specific details on when yourcrews are going to show up. You
go to Mark Herman's office. You'vegot the power lines dangling in the parking
lot. We've not seen a trucka Center Point response trucks in some parts

(01:58:36):
of Precinct three. We've got themost people without power in any other than
any other area. It's an unincorporatedarea. Here's what I've learned, and
that is even the vice presidents area bunch of pr flex. Thank you,
sir, Thank you for your time, folks, thank you for listening.
We'll see a Bunday morning. We'llsee a Monday morning, bright, early five