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In their latest updates on the horrible winter weather still lingering over much of Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo both said that while we should celebrate the fact that most Texans and 99.5 percent of all local CenterPoint Energy customers will go to bed with electricity buzzing in their homes Thursday night, those gains don’t mean this crisis is over just yet. “You need to know there will be more cold temperatures in various regions across the state of Texas ...

City officials are pleased with the continued recent progress in fixing the water problems facing the city.

Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins spoke with KSLA regarding the water issues in Shreveport.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- It wasnt just the power outages. The water outages have been widespread, and damage to some supplies was catastrophic due to the sub-freezing temperatures this week. Water supply issues have been challenged by at least two separate problems: Widespread power outages and broken equipment. Harris County meteorologist Jeff Lindner shared photos Thursday of several components at some water supply systems. "Damage is extensive," Lindner said. Some images showing the damage f...

Weather weve just got done with the last two days. water issues, too, you can see the rescues that have taken place here. this is broken arrow, areas just to the east there of tulsa. in the middle of the screen, can you see the rope, the rescue there, trying to pull the person to safety. its amazing we didnt have more loss of life. or any losses of life throughout this event. lets get into the next event. today, we get into a break. late tonight, strong storms around tulsa and joplin. then on th...

Different because of the billions of dollars that were spent. i mean, we have never seen this kind of money spent in an election in california. nor have we seen the amount of volunteers that have come in from other areas of the state. they were very organized. i applaud them for their efforts on that. >> there is some agreement with the congressman elect from your district. and thats on water issues. you are a very agriculture heavy district in the valley in california. you have a development to...

Fix the blank roads. we have to do something about our aging infrastructure. democrats and republicans both know it. that includes improving water issues and broadband. we have to deliver on issues the american people want to see us deliver on. >> and flint is right in your backyard there. >> its not just flint now, we have a problem and we cant eat fish and water all over the state. we have some significant water contamination that we dont have an answer for. and the epa doesnt have a national ...

The center of town and the winds are real, really heavy. blowing. i dont know what theyre gusting to. i looked out the front door and the neighbors beach trampoline blew on the front porch. >> wow. >> just on the front porch. good afternoon. we have trees uprooted on the were following a devastation of side of my house. across the street from me oak hurricane michael. its made landfall. its the strongest storm to hit limbs thats fell and ones on a the florida panhandle and its still lashing th...

Things blown apart hurricane andrew scenario extreme winds. i would be most concerned with the stall. just water. just too much water. when the storm is here, its throwing walter and rainfall inland and then we have the storm surge on top of that. all the rain falling in the rivers, falls in north carolina and then it flows to the coast. so at the same time we have the water pushing it in and theyre wangs out and that water levels -- even inland areas, like the nuse river here new newburn area, ...

Would iran be receptive to that? >> so far theyre not receptive to that. i think it would be difficult for them to come to the table again any time soon because theyve said, okay, you walked away from a deal that we were adhering to, how can we trust you to live up to future agreements that we make? i think ultimately, theyll probably have to do that. >> meantime, there are protests, a little bubbling up of protests throughout iran. whats it all about? >> well, i think that the iranian people ha...