Minutes. Were focusing this morning on what is happening with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. And this morning, a lot of that focus is in houston. Lets take you there and just in the last 30 minutes, houstons police chief has said they have completed 2,000 rescue missions. Fema officials estimate at least 30,000 residents will have to stay in shelters temporarily because of the catastrophic flooding. And that flooding is expected to persist. Its going to recede slowly. Rain has been pounding up to 50 counties throughout texas since friday. Officials also say refineries have voluntarily shut down. Flash flood watches have been issued in austin and also in alexandria, louisiana. A Tropical Storm warning remains in effect in houston and victoria, and parts of texas are still expecting another 25 inches of rain. Meanwhile, President Trump is at the white house this morning after spending the weekend at camp david, monitoring the latest developments in texas in the aftermath of harvey. T
Spots, the altamont pass, 2 to 5 miles per hour, but angel island, 16 to 27 miles per hour. You can see kind of a tale of two forecasts there. As the heat is really going to be stuck inland today. And around the bay, but not at the coast. Were starting off your 12hour day planner, 56 to 66. Midto upper 60s at the coast today. 82 to 86 around the bay from noon to 4 00. 96 at noon. Well be at 60 at the coast, 70s around the bay, 80s and 90s inland still at 7 00 on this spare the air day. More on that coming up. Okay, we want to begin with developing news out of texas. Search and rescue efforts continue this morning in the hardest hit areas of the state after hurricane harvey. This morning, houstons police chief says they have completed 2,000 rescue missions so far. Fema officials estimate at least 30,000 residents will have to stay in shelters temporarily because of the catastrophic flooding. That flooding is expected to continue. And it will only recede slowly. Rain has been pounding up
And why this officers fate may be changing. News4 midday starts right now. We start off with breaking news. The u. S. Justice department is now investigating the Chicago Police department, specifically its use of force. The civil rights probe will look at policies and practices and study complaints against Chicago Police and discipline taken against its rank and file. Attorney general Loretta Lynch made the announcement within the hour. She said the federal government decided they had to step in after a preliminary review. We will examine a number of issues related to the Chicago Police departments use of force including its use of deadly force, racial, ethnic and other disparities in its use of force and its accountsibility mechanisms, such as disciplinary actions and handling of allegations of misconduct. A Chicago Police officer is charged with murder after shooting teenager Laquan Mcdonald 16 times. There is no timeline for the Justice Department review. Rahm emanuel now says the c
Saw that 12yearold jump from the 2nd floor window just minutes before flames started shooting out of it. This friend of the family says she was at the house just yesterday to pray with her 80 yearold god mother who lives there with her daughters and grandchildren. Shes not answering the phone, so i have to drop everything and just find her. Its sad but i hope shes okay. The fire even melted the siding off two neighboring house. Emon and her roommate shot this video from her window as they waited for the Fire Department. I was so scared. It was scary because i dont know how we could get out of the house. I was like theres no way to get out. Its in our face. It was too hot. Luckily the Fire Department was able to subdue the fire enough to get everyone in those neighboring houses out safely and quickly. As for the residents rescued from this house where the fire started, the fire chief says they were semiconscious from smoke inhalation and that one condition has burns to her face and abdo