Transcripts For KPIX CBS Evening News 20170902 : comparemela

Transcripts For KPIX CBS Evening News 20170902

Blood from a patient. What is happening . Morgan and Steve Hartman on the week the worst brought out americas best. Were going to go save some more lives, help some more people. E this is the cbs evening news. Morgan good evening. Im Demarco Morgan in houston, along with don dahler in new york. One week after Hurricane Harvey blasted ashore, the danger here is far from over. And we are just beginning to see the extent of the damage. The president is coming here tomorrow to see for himself. The death toll is up to at least 37 people, more than 6,800 homes have been destroyed, more than 84,000 more damaged, and early estimates of residential flood damage run as high as 37 billion, much of it uninsured. Dahler fema reports more than 103,000 people have been arrived for assistance. Aprroved for assistance. Power outages are down to 145,000, less than half of what they were at their peak. And the number of rescues now tops 20,000. Morgan and there is breaking news at that Chemical Plant in crosby, texas. Kris van cleave is there. Kris. Reporter demarco, we are more than a mile from the plant. You can see the plume of black smoke. We can see the fire from here. We understand it is a very intensely burning blaze. At least two of eight remaining tractor trailers that contain organic peroxide have exploded. This was expected. When the refrigeration units quit during four to six feet of flooding, the Chemical Plant knew this was going to happen. They said it could happen at any moment, and late this afternoon, it did. Yesterday, one of these trailers went up. Now at least two of them have exploded. This is an intense, big fire. This Chemical Plant has a host of potentially very dangerous chemicals. Executives told us those chemicals are far away from where this fire is burning, and fire crews say they have to just let this fire burn itself out. Its too dangerous to go in. That smoke is an irritant. That smoke can create some breathing issues. We know on thursday at least 18 First Responders were taken to the hospital with a variety of issues and yet we were able to get right up next to the plant today, even though it is inside an evacuation zone. And there are many people we saw trying to get back into their homes who live near that plant. This fire has to burn itself out. And remember, there are six more of these tractor trailers that have yet to go. Demarco. Morgan a dangerous situation out there. Kris van cleave reporting. Kris, thank you. The storm has displaced more than one Million People and we have reports tonight from anna werner and Omar Villafranca. And we begin with anna in beaumont, texas, where 1,000 people were evacuated last night. Reporter families lined up on the tarmac at beaumonts Regional Airport to board c130 military planes headed 250 miles to dallas, a place many have never been, like corey morris and his family. Any way to help. I want to get some help. Reporter these people were staying in three red cross shelters in beaumont. Then floodwaters overwhelmed the citys water pumps. We have a bus going to dallas. Reporter now, hundreds of people have to be moved. Chester jourdan with the red cross weve got bottled water. We cant flush the toilets and all that kind of stuff. Reporter and thats a safety issue. It is very much a safety issue. Its a health issue. Reporter and not just in shelters. Theres no Drinking Water in beaumont, period. And some residents are waiting in long lines for bottled water. Others still need to be rescued from floodwaters. A Major Hospital had to evacuate its patients. And buses that were supposed to ferry evacuees from the airport to san antonio got turned around. Flooded roads halted their trip. Some 24 hours after this operation began, there were still some 500 people sitting on buses here at the airport just waiting to be flown out. 73yearold Betty Jo White told us she has nowhere else to go. I dont know what were going to do. Somebodys just going to have to have pity on us. Reporter but despite hours of waiting, india milton sat with her family in a corner of the airport with a smile on her face. Why are you still smiling . Smiling . Rep reporter her 11yearold sister, alexandria simpson, has never seen dallas. Are you concerned about that . No. Because im going to make new friends. Reporter you can make new friends, right . They even found something to sing about. That family told us theyre relying on god and the Texas Air National guard to get them there. They dont know what theyre going to do in dallas, but they say they dont plan to return to port arthur. Reporter im Omar Villafranca. With a wing and a prayer, this Air National Guard c130 took off from beaumont, texas, with several dozen evacuees facing a fresh start in a new city after being rescued from rising floodwaters in port arthur. Were just grateful to be out of the water that we were in because water was up to here. Reporter for hynecia simpson, her daughter, india milton, and her five kids, it was their first flight. She took this video while in the air. From beaumont, they were only able to bring a little more than the clothing on their back. This is the second time the family has escaped Mother Natures fury. The first time was hurricane rita. They arrived by bus to their temporary home, a shelter at the Dallas Convention center, where 1,400 other evacuees are now calling home. This is what it looked like inside. Whats up, yall reporter Donald Williams knew his southeast houston home was going to flood, so he left early. He says all the shelter volunteers are helpful. Its actually running more efficiently than i would assume it would have considering there are that many people in there and everybody is kind of, you know, disoriented. Reporter dallas mayor Mike Rawlings says these evacuees are particularly vulnerable. Most of them have lost their homes or their apartments, and they are coming in families. And its heartbreaking to see what theyve been through. Reporter there are six shelters in the d. F. W. Area with more than 2,100 people and 1,000 more could be on the way in the next few days. The evacuees are expected to spend about two to three weeks in the shelters and then be moved into temporary housing. Demarco. Morgan all right, Omar Villafranca reporting there. We want to take you back now to kris van cleave who is reporting for us at a breaking news situation in crosby, texas. Kris. Reporter demarco, the wind has shifted and the sheriffs deputies here have now told us that we need to evacuate, that this area is now become increasingly dangerous because of that potentially toxic smoke spewing from the Chemical Plant. We know at least two of them, eight tractor trailers containing volatile chemicals have gone up. All of them at some point are going to explode, and firefighters just have to let it burn itself out. But now that the wind has shifted, weve got to go. Morgan all right, kris van cleave, again, thank you for that. Get to safety. As folks in beaumont were evacuating, others here in houston were returning home, their futures equally uncertain. David begnaud has that story. I dont know how i could ever repay you. You dont have to. You dont have to. Thanks be to christ, were here to serve you today. Thats it, man. Reporter Howard Holmes welcomed the generosity of strangers. 90 of his street has been flooded. You switch from everyday life to survival mode. Reporter he moved here with his wife, theresa, in 2005, after their former house burned down. Were going to have another house. Were going to rebuild our life. This is houston. Were houston proud. Were houston strong. Reporter the men helping to clean out their home are local recovery volunteers. You need help, come out reporter but on monday, they were rescuers. Yeah, right here. They need help. Reporter truett allen led his navy of civilian samaritans as they rescued nearly 200 people. Thank you. Thank you very much. Reporter like laura blinten, who was carried away on her birthday. And along the way, they documented. There was the baby found floating in a fishing bucket. And this message from a woman who wrote to allen, you saved my brothers life. Right now we thank you, lord, for sparing us. Reporter saving lives and rebuilding homes only took a break today to say a prayer. Amen. Reporter rescuers jeff venghaus. I feel like my life has just stopped to some degree and has shifted toward just helping people. We just say yes and go do it. Reporter some neighborhoods in houston got nearly 10 feet of floodwater, but here at howards house, they got just 19 inches but it ruined nearly everything. Demarco, tonight, howards neighbors just right around the corner, are sleeping on their front yard in a tent trying to protect whats left from looters. Morgan all right, David Begnaud reporting there. Well continue to keep an eye on the breaking news coming out of crosby, texas. But for now, lets go back to don dahler in new york for the rest of todays news. Don. Dahler thanks demarco. On tuesday, President Trump is expected to announce the fate of the program known as daca. As chip reid reports, Illegal Immigrants who were brought into the country as minors have been getting mixed messages. We love the dreamers. Reporter nearly 800,000 dreamers, people who came to the u. S. Illegally as children, have been protected from deportation by the daca program, created by president obama. It makes no sense to expel talented young people who, for all intents and purposes, are americans. Reporter during the president ial campaign, candidate trump called for an end to the program. Anyone who has entered the United States illegally is subject to deportation. Reporter some sources in congress say the president is expected to follow through on that promise. We are the immigrants reporter but if he does, protests like this one today in los angeles are expected to grow, especially since the president had given dreamers reason to believe he had changed his mind. In february, for example, he said this were going to show great heart. Daca is a very, very difficult subject for me. Reporter and in an april interview, he said, the dreamers should rest easy. Many republicans say daca is unconstitutional because president obama created it by regulation. This is something that congress has to fix. Reporter but some of those same republicans, including speaker paul ryan, want the president to leave daca in place while Congress Comes up with a humane solution to protect dreamers from being deported. Ryan spoke to a wisconsin Radio Station today. These are kids who know no other country, who were brought here by their parents and dont know another home. Reporter nearly 400 Business Leaders have signed a letter to President Trump urging him to preserve the daca program. That letter states in part, dreamers are vital to the future of our companies and our economy. Don. Dahler chip, thank you. Coming up next on the cbs evening news, a judge throws out the most serious charges in the Penn State Fraternity hazing death. Death. Cmon your turn mmmm. Where do pencils go on vacation . loud speaker pencilvania pencilvania laughing frosted just right. Crunch in every bite. Kelloggs frosted miniwheats. I love hanging out. With my friends. I have a great fit with my dentures. I love kiwis. Ive always had that issue with the seeds getting under my denture. Super poligrip free. It creates a seal of the dentures in my mouth. 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Charges of Involuntary Manslaughter and felony assault were thrown out. Heres jim axelrod. Reporter former frat brothers left the courthouse absorbing the stunning news its most serious charges had been dismissed. 14 of them still face misdemeanors, including alcohol and hazing charges. I just feel relieved. Reporter former Beta Theta Pi brother joe ems had his recklessness endangerment charge dropped all together. People have to understand this was a terrible, terrible, tragedy, and thats what it was simply. There was no intent, malice, any criminal activity on my part or, i believe, on any of my friends part. Reporter it was february 2 when Timothy Piazza was at the frat house for a pledge event. Prosecutors argue piazza was ordered to drink massive amounts of alcohol. Surveillance video shows piazza repeatedly falling, passing out and tumbling headfirst down a flight of stairs. No one called 911 for hours. The headlines are going to be, most serious charges dropped. The headline is wrong if thats the headline. Reporter the Piazza Family lawyer, tom klein, and tim piazzas parents, say the important thing is Beta Theta Pi brothers will stand trial. Im looking forward to see, you know, the trial and whatever else comes out of the investigation, really. And them facing hazing charges. Reporter and thats important to you. Absolutely. Thats important. Reporter why . Because we need to put a stop to it. It has no place in greek life, sports, marching bands it just has no place. Its torture. Its abuse. Reporter the judge ruled the state did not provide sufficient evidence that the defendants knew their actions would almost certainly create tragic consequences. Theres a young man whose dead and a young man whose life has been changed and were very, very pleased the case is over in our favor but nobody is high fivin themselves here. Reporter the most series of the charges dismissed today carry a maximum prison sentence of 20 years. 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