following hurricane harvey.( mark ) omar jimenez has the latest. while most businesses in houston are expected to reopen by tuesday, as the city dries out...there's still a long way to go.in beaumont texasresidents are still struggling with supplies of drinking water. federal officials now say people there will have to boil what they use for up to a month.senator john cornynhouse majority leader kevin mccarthyand congressman randy weber were briefed on the situation there monday.rep. kevin mccarthy/ (r) majority leader: every step of the way, we'll make sure we are here for the state of texasand while they stopped in texasthey'll be involved in the fight for funding in washington.sen. john cornyn/ (r) texas: it's going to be important for congressman mccarthy, congressman weber and i and the entire texas delegation to pull together to get the relief from the federal government that texans so, so deserve."the white house is asking for nearly eight billion dollars in disaster reliefas congress returns to washington on tuesday. meanwhile, florida offi

(tiffany) omar jimenez is in richmond, texas with the latest. while the skies above southeast texas have cleared other dangers are emerging. rising flood waters remains a major challenge as rescue missions continue in some of the hardest hit areas.nats more than 72,000 people have been rescued so far... according to officials.flooded water pumps have left the city of beaumont without clean water... one hospital had to evacuate.voice of marcus mclellan/ jefferson county sheriff's office: it's not hygienic, it's not functional for hospital care. so they're getting those individuals out of there so they can continue with medical care."a mandatory evacuation for most of orange county was issued thursday due to rising waters and a threats from swollen rivers. across the state, families are searching tirelessly for missing loved-ones.perla jaquez/ missing man's wife: my son was going to cross with him but he decided to turn back... i ask all people out there of you have seen or heard, please notify me,in houston.. parts of the city are still under wat

omar jimenez has the latest. while the skies above southeast texas have cleared other dangers are emerging. rising flood waters remains a major challenge as rescue missions continue in some of the hardest hit areas.nats more than 72,000 people have been rescued so far... according to officials.flooded water pumps have left the city of beaumont without clean water... one hospital had to evacuate.voice of marcus mclellan/ jefferson county sheriff's office: it's not hygienic, it's not functional for hospital care. so they're getting those individuals out of there so they can continue with medical care."a mandatory evacuation for most of orange county was issued thursday due to rising waters and a threats from swollen rivers. across the state, families are searching tirelessly for missing loved-ones.perla jaquez/ missing man's wife: my son was going to cross with him but he decided to turn back... i ask all people out there of you have seen or heard, please notify me,in houston.. parts of the city are still under wat

omar jimenez reports.ile most businesses in houston are expected to reopen by tuesday, as the city dries out...there's still a long way to go.in beaumont texasresidents are still struggling with supplies while most businesses in houston are expected to reopen by tuesday, as the city dries out... there's still a long way to go. in beaumont texasresidents are still struggling with supplies of drinking water. federal officials now say people there will have to boil what they use for up to a month.senator john cornynhouse majority leader kevin mccarthyand congressman randy weber were briefed on the situation there monday. rep. kevin mccarthy/ (r) majority leader: every step of the way, we'll make sure we are here for the state of texas and while they stopped in texasthey'll be involved in the fight for funding in washington.sen. john cornyn/ (r) texas: it's going to be important for congressman mccarthy, congressman weber and i and the entire texas delegation to pull together to get the relief from the federal

omar jimenez reports on the president trump's second visit to houston in less than a week.. a city ástill underwater. houston continues to recover over a week after harvey slammed into texas. nats saturday the city played host to the president.as part of trump's ásecond visit to the state...this time meeting with evacuees at a harvey relief center.pres donald trump/saturday/houston: "really, i think people appreciate what's been done. it's been done very efficiently, very well and that's what we want. we're very happy with the way everything's going. there's a lot of love, a lot of love." elsewhere in the citya new evacuation order.this one mandatory for close to 300 residents on the west side who stayed in their flooded homes. sylvester turner/houston mayor: "there comes a time when you have to exercise good common sense and this is one time when you have to put person over propertyto the eastin ábeaumont water áremains an issuebut not just because of the flooding.the high waters knocked out two of the city's water pumps days ago leaving residents without ádrinking water.ma

omar jimenez, with our partners at c-n-n, is in mexico city where the recovery effort is marching on.aping boxesáin the heart of mexico city supplies are being readied by anyone that can manage..ánats - woman coordinating in the huddleá responders coordinate their plan for the dayoutside what's become a deployment hub for rescues.among those sent outlt. dan eatona firefighter from the boston area and fresh off an overnight effort to save someone from this apartment buildinga six story structureessentially flattened like a pancake.dan eaton / volunteer firefighter from boston: "given the fact a live victim was pulled off the pile earlier that day it gave us- it kept us going." but a small aftershock shifted the building and they had to stop. "unfortunately the clock ran out for us.""when there's that glimmer of hope that it's a viable victim, it affects you, it does."stories like this are playing out across the city and region in the wake of tuesday's 7.1 magnitude earthquake.translation of: carlos valdez / head of mexico's national center of disasters: "after feeling an earthquake lik

(grant) reporter omar jimenez is in puerto rico. the story of puerto rico in the wake of hurricane maria is a population trying to piece back together their lives alongside a massive recovery effort.thursday though acting homeland security secretary elaine duke framed it a little differently.elaine duke, acting homeland security secretary: "i know it is really a good news story in terms of our ability to reach people and the limited number of deaths that have taken place in such a devastating hurricane"but good news story isn't how san juan mayor carmen yulin cruz sees it at all.mayor carmen yulin cruz, san juan, puerto rico: "dammit this is not a good news story this is a people are dying story. this is a life or death story." /// this is a story of a devastation that continues to worsen because people are not getting food and water." friday, duke toured the island. elaine duke, acting homeland security secretary: "the situation here in puerto rico after the devastating hurricane is not satisfactory. but together we are getting the

reporter omar jimenez has more about the deadly destructive storm now headed toward florida. hurricane irma is expected to make landfall in florida sunday ...after a crushing cruise along cuba's northern coastline saturday.florida governor rick scott is urging residents who did not or could not evacuate in time to take shelter as the northbound storm makes its way towards florida.(gov. rick scott, florida): "once the storm starts law enforcement cannot save you. if you are in an evacuation zone i hope you will go right this minute. get to a safe place. this is a catastrophic storm. we've never seen this before, its bigger than our state." governor scott says some 50- thousand floridians have already moved to one of the 260 shelters across the state. more than 5-point-6 million people have been ordered to evacuate, as florida's coasts face massive storm surges, fierce flooding and deadly winds.conditions are beginning to deteriorate in south florida as heavy rain from the outer bands moves in.hurricane irma is expected to gain strength over the next several hours while florida

reporter omar jimenez is in mexico city with the latest details....ws carefully dig through debris, desperate to find survivors...as volunteers aren't giving up the hope of finding people alive in the midst of such devastation.one trapped group was rescued after a woman sent a message to her husband.sot"i don't know when the message went out- i think it was at like 5am more or less. they were searching for us. they couldn't hear us but the text went out. how? i have no idea. but it arrived and partly and thanks to that, they found us in that area where i told them, more or less."the deadly earthquake reduced buildings to mere pieces, claiming hundreds of lives.displacing countless families, and all but shutting down the largest city in mexico.sot marcela arana/ psychologist: "this past earthquake, was the biggest i've seen in my lifetime. i've never felt this scared before. in this one, i thought i was going to die, together with my children." respectfully, every time a body is recovered, some crews take a moment to honor the dead by singing mexico's

omar jimenez reports from kingwood, texas. plenty of places are still without electricity and clean water tonight. reporter: labor day signifies the beginning of a new chapter in houston. a city that is 95% dry and mostly operational with the businesses expected to reopen by tuesday. but there is still a long way to go. in beaumont, texas, residents are still struggling with the supplies of the drinking water. federal officials say people there will have to boil what they use for possibly up to a month. >> congressman webber briefed on the situation on monday. >> every step of the way we are here for the state of texas. >> they stopped in texas, they are part of bringing the fight for funding to washington. >> don't compare it to sandy. compare it to katrina. the geographic size is larger combined. >> the white house asking for $8 billion in disaster relief as the congress returns tuesday. >> part of the city flooded is the control water release from the dams and the city. when the congress gets back they are expected to vote

in mexico city, omar jimenez, abc 7 news. >>> this fall california voters will decide if we see a tax hike, but not before the words of the ballot measure is changed after a judge called it misleading. plus a campus cougar on the prowl in a bay area college town. and a mystery in the sky above california now solved. >>> i'm meteorologist -- and we're wrapping up an even warmer autumn. i'll let you know how hot we get. >>> for the second time in less than two weeks a mountain lion has been spotted on or near cal's campus. hikers thought they saw one of the cats. it was about 75 feet away from them. eight days ago an employee s mountain lion hiding in the bushes off centennial lane off rugby field. police issued a safety alert on friday. >>> a judge in sacramento has ruled the wording of a ballot measure is misleading to voters. the language to get rid of the gas tax written by the attorney was intentionally deceptive. the description said a yes vote would eliminate transportation funding and oversight of road repair projects. the judge agreed and the attorney's office now has to rewrit

as many took this sunday to reflect on the week of earthquakes that shook the area.( justine ) omar jimenezth our partners from c-n-n is in mexico city to explain. --reporter pkg-as follows-- nat singing dancinga strong spirit in mexico city.on the first sunday since the deadly 7.1 magnitude earthquake and the aftershocks that followedthousands are turning to their church to reflect.nat singing in churchand at la basilica de guadalupeone of the most important churches in all of mexicothere's no shortage of hope. raul pintado / mexico city resident: "we are a country that has a lot of faith. that's why we are here praying to our mother that- a little mercy to this country that loves her very much."it's a country that over the course of a month has endured four earthquakes, three of them were above a 6.0 magnitude.and just from tuesday's alonethe death toll tops 300.nat from rescue site all of this comes as rescue teams race against time to find any survivors.back at la basilicaresidents are finding strength in numbers. translation of maria ambriz / mexico city resident: "we thought we were a

reporter omar jimenez is tracking developments.most businesses in houston are expected to reopen by tuesday, as the city dries out...there's still a long way to go.in beaumont texasresidents are still struggling with supplies of drinking water. federal officials now say people there will have to boil what they use for up to a month.senator john cornynhouse majority leader kevin mccarthyand congressman randy weber were briefed on the situation there monday.rep. kevin mccarthy/ (r) majority leader: every step of the way, we'll make sure we are here for the state of texasand while they stopped in texasthey'll be involved in the fight for funding in washington.sen. john cornyn/ (r) texas: it's going to be important for congressman mccarthy, congressman weber and i and the entire texas delegation to pull together to get the relief from the federal government that texans so, so deserve."the white house is asking for nearly eight billion dollars in disaster reliefas congress returns to washington on tuesday. meanwhile, florida officials a

in miami, i'm omar jimenez.pam) 100 - members of the 100 - (pam) 100 - members of the california air national guardsmen are now in florida. many in the unit just got back from hurricane harvey in texas. the unit was credited with saving more than 100- people in just five days. and when they were asked if they could help with irma .. they did not hesitate to hop back on a plane to offer their support. (pam) the california air national guard understands hurricane irma could be more devastating than harvey... but the members say their training makes them prepared for almost any situation. let's look at where hurricane irma is right now.. you can see how this dangerous storm aiming for most all of florida.(steve) meteorologist lawrence karnow has the latest.. lawrence karnow: all eyes are on florida as hurricane irma slowly approaches. it has weakend some but it could strengthen again to a category 5 beforfe making landfall. regardless, it will be a catastrophic storm for florida especially in the south. the storm s

reporter omar jimenez has the details... while most businesses in houston are expected to reopen by tuesday, as the city dries out...there's still a long way to go.in beaumont texasresidents are still struggling with supplies of drinking water. federal officials now say people there will have to boil what they use for up to a month.senator john cornynhouse majority leader kevin mccarthyand congressman randy weber were briefed on the situation there monday.rep. kevin mccarthy/ (r) majority leader: every step of the way, we'll make sure we are here for the state of texasand while they stopped in texasthey'll be involved in the fight for funding in washington.sen. john cornyn/ (r) texas: it's going to be important for congressman mccarthy, congressman weber and i and the entire texas delegation to pull together to get the relief from the federal government that texans so, so deserve."the white house is asking for nearly eight billion dollars in disaster reliefas congress returns to washington on tuesday. in kingwood texas, i'm

omar jimenez is live now with the latest for us. >> reporter: i'm keeping my voice down because we aree middle of a moment of silence and rescuers and responders are doing this so they can cut out the hustle an

omar jimenez is live in mexico city this noon. omar, right now they are in a race against time to save everyone they can. omar: yeah. and actually right now what they're doing is they're engaging in a moment of silence. you can see fists up. what that means is they are just trying to listen for a survivors that could be trapped under debris and that's why i'm keeping my voice down as well. it's something that's been happening more frequently over the course of the morning as we're monitoring this rescue of this 12-year-old, indicating they may be even closer to getting to this girl now that they're trying to listen for those audible signs. it's something we have seen play out not just here in mexico city but across the region as well. this where i'm standing is like a corridor because what happened is not just food and water supplies have come through but also infrastructure supplies. we've seen beams, we've seen pulleys, things of that nature, trying to get to that site just to add infrastructure because many of the rescuers going

omar jimenez is live now with the latest for us. >> reporter: i'm keeping my voice down because we are in the middle of a moment of silence and rescuers and responders are doing this so they can cut out the hustle and bustle of the large machinery and listen to see if there is anybody left inside of the rubble and this comes as we wait for the progress of the rescue of a 12-year-old girl and things are coming back on now. this elementary school a block way that the 12-year-old girl has been trapped for duration of the morning and slowly picking their way through and something we have seen playout not just here in mexico city but throughout the region as well. a magnitude 7.1 earthquake in central mexico leaves hundreds dead and many more injured. across mexico city one of the most popular city in the western hemisphere dozens of buildings collapsed and rescue workers are scouring the debris and hundreds of survivors are pulled from the rubble and they are emoving pieces of bricks and concrete by hand and using sound and movement sensors to assist in their search. they hold up their han

in mexico city, omar jimenez, abc 7 news. >>> this fall california voters will decide if we see a taxe, but not before the words of the ballot measure is changed after audal jd iget misleading. plus a campus cougar on the prowl in a bay area college town. and a mystery in the sky above california now solved. >>> i'm meteorologist -- and we're wrapping up an even warmer autumn. i'll let you know how hot we get. >>> for the second time in less than two weeks a mountain lion has been spotted on or near cal's campus. hikers thought they saw one of the cats. it was about 75 feet away from them. eight days ago an employee saw a mountain lion hiding in the bushes off centennial lane off rugby field. police issued a safety alert on friday. >>> a judge in sacramento has ruled the wording of a ballot measure is misleading to voters. the language to get rid of the gas tax written by the attorney was intentionally deceptive. the description said a yes vote would eliminate transportation funding and oversight of road repair projects. the judge agreed and the attorney's office now has to rewrite th

-nats -in mexico city -- i'm omar jimenez ( marty @landing) and as if puerto rico has not had enougheal with following hurricane maria ... authorities are scrambling to evacuate as many as 70- thousand people who live near a failing dam... hurricane maria has gradually weakened ... but the category- three storm is still drenching the islands of turks and caicos and the bahamas. the storm knocked out power to more than three- million people. authorities say, it could take up to six- months before everyone gets electricity back. at least 13 people died from the storm... and dozens of others are still missing. ( marty @ landing) with all the concussion concerns in the n-f-l -- a new report says children who play tackle fooball before the age twelve are more likely to suffer from behavioral and cognitive problems than those who start playing football after that age. reporter connie tran has details on the new boston university study. ( marty @ landing) that was connie tran reporting.. if you would like to see the full study from boston university... we have it on our website - kron-4-dot

reporter omar jimenez says the crews are holding out hope to see if survivors can be found. >> reporterearthquake left much of central mexico devastated. it killed hundreds of people, leveled homes and schools and churches. the crews haven't given up hope. across the country rescuers banded together. even dogs joined the search. >> my brother is alive. the complicated thing is reaching him where he is. we kmt just say he's here. >> volunteers remove bricks and pieces of concrete by sxhanld use thermal, sound and movement sensors. workers hold up their fist for r silence. more than 2,000 schools have been damaged. this private elementary school fold in the on itself. several trammed children have been pulled alive from the debris. one girl said she was doing her english homework when the building began to shake. >> just when we were going to run down, part of the know collapsed and everything was dust and we couldn't see anything. >> this is the second major earthquake in two weeks. the country has declared mourning. >> we've seen people in mexico city forming human

reporter omar jimenez has more. >> reporter: in the heart of mexico city, supplies are being readiedyone that can manage. responders coordinate outside what is a deployment hub for rescues. among those, can eaton, a firefighter from the boston area and off anffort to save someone from this apartment building. a six-story structure flattened like a pancake. >> given the fact that a live victim was pulled off the pile earlier that day, it kept us going. >> reporter: but a small after shock shifted the building and they had to stop. >> the clock ran out for us. when there is a glimmer of hope that it is a viable victim it affects you. >> reporter: stories like this are playing out across the city and the region in the wake of the 7.1 magnitude earthquake. >> translator: after feeling an earthquake like this it's not easy to go back to offices with confidence. it's why we are reviewing and there is a lot of damage to consider. >> reporter: saturday with many buildings on shaky legs a 6.1 magnitude aftershock causing more damage and briefly interrupting rescue operations. bringing togethe

mexico has declared three days of mourning.in mexico city - i'm omar jimenez.teve on cam)some uc-berkeley students are doing their part to help earthquake victims in mexicothe mexican association of students at berkeley are using the... you-caring crowd source funding website... to raise money for quake victims in places outside of mexico city like chiapas...which still hasn't recovered from a major earthquake back on september 7th if you would like to help the students in the efforts to raise money for earthquake victims in mexico...you will find the information at our website...kron4.com (pam) hurricane maria has regained strength and is causing more destruction inthe caribbean.. (steve) and there's new vid

-nats -in mexico city -- i'm omar jimenez (pam) and as if puerto rico has not had enough to deal withfollowing hurricane maria ... authorities are scrambling to evacuate as many as 70-thousand people who live near a failing dam... hurricane maria has gradually weakened ... but the category- three storm is still drenching the islands of turks and caicos and the bahamas. the storm knocked out power to more than three- million people. authorities say, it could take up to six- months before everyone gets electricity back. at least 13 people died from the storm... and dozens of others are still missing. (jr)coming up in (jr) (jr)coming up in sports.. (steve) and take a look at this: a very close call on interstate 880 ... a piece of metal --- went right through the windshield. the c-h-p says a vehicle spilled part of its lo

from our partner's at c-n-n reporter omar jimenez has the latest details... widespread devastation in the florida keys.and millions of people still without power. including this nursing home in hollywood where authorities are investigating the deaths of at least eight elderly residents, as investigators try to figure out if hurricane irma is to blame.chief tomas sanchez/hollywood police department: "we depend on those people and those facilities to care for our most vulnerable elderly people and it's really sad when something like this goes on." elected officials are now asking questions.sen. bill nelson (d) florida"what has happened here is inexcusable. these kind of facilities should be regulated with a strong, tight reign, and it hasn't happened."meanwhile- utility crews continue to work around the clock to restore power but say some areas may not see service back for at least a week.rob gould/communications director, florida power and light. "we are not resting on our laurels. we are aggressively restoring power, but we are making progress."and some keys

omar jimenez has more. >> reporter: in the heart of mexico city, supplies are being readied by anyonen imagine. responders coordinate the plan for the day outside the deployment hub for rescues. among those sent out, lieutenant dan eaton, a firefighter from the boston area and fresh off the overnight effort to save someone from this apartment building. a six-story structure essentially flattened like a pancake. >> given the fact that a live victim was pulled off the pile earlier that day gave us a lot of -- it kept us going. >> reporter: but a small aftershock shifted the building and they had to stop. >> unfortunately, the clock ran out for us. when there's a glimmer of hope that it is a viable victim, yeah, it affects you. it does. >> reporter: stories like this are playing out across the city% and region in the wake of tuesday's 7.1 earthquake. >> translator: after feeling an earthquake like this, it is not easy to go back offices with confidenoce. that's w thy we are reviewing a there's a lot of damage to consider. >> reporter: saturday with many buildings standing on shaky legs,

in kingwood texas, i'm omar jimenez.) authorites are now blaming the storm for at least 60 deaths... but that number could still rise as it will take weeks for the water level to go down. (vicki) and if you would like to help the victims of hurricane harvey... you can donate to the salvation army. just text the word "storm" to the number on your screen "51-555". you can also long onto our website kron four-dot-com for more information. (catherine) hurricane irma is growing in strength and is now a dangerous category four storm....its path is still unclear - but there's concern that irma could eventually threaten florida.. it's now approaching the northeast caribbean and could hit that region on tuesday. this is a shot of the storm today just after daybreak.... among the places where hurricane warnings are in place -- antigua and barbuda... with a hurricane watch in effect for places including puerto rico and the virgin islands. this is video from inside a noaa hurricane hunters flight...during a reconnaissance mission th

(grant) reporter omar jimenez is in puerto rico.y of puerto rico in the wake of hurricane maria is a population trying to piece back together their lives alongside a massive recovery effort.thursday though acting homeland security secretary elaine duke framed it a little differently.elaine duke, acting homeland security secretary: "i know it is really a good news story in terms of our ability to reach people and the limited number of deaths that have taken place in such a devastating hurricane"but good news story isn't how san juan mayor carmen yulin cruz sees it at all.mayor carmen yulin cruz, san juan, puerto rico: "dammit this is not a good news story this is a people are dying story. this is a life or death story." /// this is a story of a devastation that continues to worsen because people are no

omar jimenez is live in miami with more... (justine) while millions of while (justine) more... (justine) while millions of people were forced to evacuate and find shelter...many animals have been left behind. more than 50 abandoned animals were found tied to trees in palm beach county as the hurricane approaches. (jr stone) kron 4's ella sogomonian is live in the studio. ella what is the reasoning behind this? ((ella))they've been left behind by residents who've evacuated and officials are considering this animal cruelty.((vo)) county animal control officers have been rushing to pick-up animals left behind over the last couple of days. dozens of dogs and a few cats were found abandoned by their owners tethered to trees as hurricane irma approaches in west palm beach florida. the director of animal care says something as small as sand in fast wind speeds can hurt animals's thin skin let alone hundred mile per hour hurricane gusts. diane suave, : "49 dogs and two cats, and that's just the ones that we were able to locate."reporter question: "and we're not talking about abandoned

reporter omar jimenez is in mexico city ... with details on the rescue operations.nities in central mexico search for signs of life beneath tons of rubble...while crews and families hope for a rescue instead of a recovery in a race against time, as first responders and volunteers risk their own lives for others.sot "my brother's alive. but the complicated thing is reaching him where he is. we can't just say he's here and take him out."mexico's foreign minister addressed the disaster today while speaking at the united nations.sot luis videgaray, foreign minister of mexico "today i come before this assembly at a difficult and painful time for mexicans. our nation is wounded by nature itself. in recent weeks together with our sister nations of the caribbean and the states of florida and texas in the us we've suffered natural disasters that are huge and have caused suffering, destruction, and death. the worst for mexico is two consecutive earthquakes in only twelve days which have put to the test our readiness and infrastructures but our very humanity."an uncertain numb

reporter omar jimenez explains how that massive price tag is likely not going to be enough. ánat fromcity/relief efforts?á labor day signifies the beginning of a new chapter in houston.a city now 95 percent drymostly operationalwith businesses expected to reopen by tuesday. but there's still a long way to go.ánat recovery centeráseptember sundays are typically reserved for football for jj wattbut not this one he's helping distribute supplies to the thousands still in shelters and the many wondering where they'll go next. ---sot---jj watt, houstan texas football player: "houston, we are all with you, you have a whole team, you have a whole city behind you." watt has helped raise more than 18 million dollars...but the region is going to need much more.in beaumont texasresidents are still struggling with supplies of drinking water. federal officials now say people there will have to boil what they use for possibly up to a month. ánat of arrival/walkingá senator john cornynhouse majority leader kevin mccarthyand congressman randy weber were briefed on the situation there monday.rep. kevin