welcome to south houston. >> okay.o a warehouse to show me his strange inheritance. what is it exactly? >> it's a full-size railcar -- 44 feet long, 12 feet wide. it weighs 50,000 pounds. it sat here for 41 years. it belonged to judge roy hofheinz. judgewho,you ask? roy hofheinz, a boy wonder who had his own law firm at age 19, became a county judge, pioneered fm radio, and was elected mayor of houston in 1952. from the mayor's office, "the judge," as he was known, promises to transform houston from an oil-boom town into a big-time metropolis. a fellow entrepreneur named welcome wilson befriends his honor. >> he was a bigger-than-life person. he was flamboyant, tall, good-looking. >> but after two terms of knocking heads with the city council, hofheinz is ousted from office. so the fast-talkin', cigar-chompin' promoter begins channeling his boundless energy into something new -- major league baseball. >> i think the judge saw the recognition you could get from other cities when you were part of that league. part of bei

jackson, even though they were south in houston iss in the south, they were all about keeping the country together first. jackson was outraged the dates didn't want to join the war of 1812. it's all about printer first. his outraged south carolina wanted to see the country first. i think our politicians today say what's better for the country, not the party and i have a belief if you listen to the radio show,i i have a belief that compromise will be in soon. you're going to need some cover, i get it but with a trump when and the democratic side, somewhat moderate, they've got to sit down and do immigration and healthcare. what we know? we know no matter how brilliant think your healthcare plan or immigration plan is, as soon as the other party gets out, they will tear it up if you are going to tear up yours and you tear up there. >> nothing will get done. we'll have to do this thing called comp mice and i think it will become info soon. you think i'm right? you don't. [laughter] i'll tell you this. i wanted to go beyond the alamo, my second trip with the alamo and i said how to do this wi

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priscilla thompson is in south houston. good to see you.about the opening before widespread testing is even available? >> reporter: as you mentioned on friday, the governor actually announced an executive order and announced a strike force on how the economy will reopened. the keep here, both state and officials are saying will be allows the data and the science test tests i'm here at a mobile site, where they drive around to different neighborhoods to try to targets, because people were only going to sites near them. the governor for his part has also memphasized he wants to kep increasing tests, but his message to, and that they will not be coerced going back to work and it will be on their employers to make sure everything is sanitized. that's the message that local official in harris county would emphasize. take a listen to what the county commissioner told me. >> those who go back to work will be in phases, and measures put in place so they're safe when they go back. obviously a lot of people are hurt in the economy. all our hearts go

now, just south of houston a little while ago, we did have a confirmed visual on a tornado, and thatezoria county moving into galveston county. now if you get into areas of louisiana. notice monroe, louisiana. they were devastated last sunday, hundreds of homes with damaged. a lot of injuries, and of course, the fatalities is something that we just do not -- 15% area here, which means anywhere in that striped, hatched region could have a tornado within 25 miles of their home. that's a 15% chance. this is almost exactly the set-up that we had last sunday and monday. so it continues to race through the afternoon hours, through mississippi and louisiana. it will be alabama later on this evening, in toward georgia. flood threat is great, after already dropping 2 to 4 inches and much more on the way. so area rivers and streams are up, and that severe threat will then make its way towards the carolinas tomorrow. all the ingredients from last week, fredricka, are here. again, hopefully not the outbreak that we had last night. >> hopefully not. tom sater, thank you so much! and thank you, ev

show, we are celebrating moments that bring us together, this one from the choir at south main baptist church in houstonay, singing ♪ hallelujah ♪ ♪ hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah >>> as we head into a another week, there are new calls to testing and one type of test in particular. it's a blood test that can detect antibodies against coronavirus. it's not widely available yet, but it is a way to see which people have the virus and recovered. kate snow is working from home and has this report >> reporter: in new york today, governor andrew cuomo issuing an executive order to increase access to a blood test developed by a new york lab that looks for antibodies to the coronavirus >> we're going t expand the number of people who are eligible to do the antibody test. >> reporter: the hope they'll show who's had the coronavirus and, therefore, may have immunity dr. anthony fauci says more anthony body test will roll out in the next week or two >> that is a part of what you might need to come back and make a gradual return to normality. what we don't know is we don't know how long that protection would last.

south. thunderstorms expected thursday in houston and into washington, d.c. with highs into the 20s. that's your forecast, hope you have a good day wherever you are. ♪ >>> and that concludes this edition of nhk "newsline." i'm raja pradhan in tokyo. coming up next is "newsline" business with ramin mellegard, so don't go away. ♪ >>> many video game players in japan will have to go without. one of the latest and most popular consoles. officials at nintendo say domestic shipments of switch have been halted. only customers who reserved in advance can get them. the coronavirus pandemic is mainly responsible for the suspense. demand has skyrocketed as more and more people are staying home all day in line with the government's stay of emergency dedeclaration. that's giving customers plenty of time to play video games. new titles have also added to the surge in the device he's popularity. production in china at one manufacturer has not been able to keep up with demand, leading to a switch shortage. nintendo officials say they have yet to decide when they will resume shipments in japan. >>> t

south. weather is expected in oklahoma city and houston on friday.r temperatures will remain in denver and chicago and with a chance of sleet or snow. new york will have a high of 9 degrees on friday and rain may turn to snow in inland areas. that's all for now. stay safe. ♪ ♪ >>> that's nhk newsline at this hour. wherever you are, please stay safe and stay healthy. ♪ xxx ♪ >>> welcome to "newsline in depth." traditional as well as popular japanese culture has fans worldwide. here at home people are exploring ancient traditions and adapting them for contemporary times. so to help people through these days of self-isolation due to the coronavirus, we have put together stories about an old profession, an artisan re-imagining his family craft, as well as a woman looking to tradition and reaching people worldwide. japan's coolest clan of covert agents, ninja. what do we really know about them? there is something about ninja that never fails to captivate. maybe it's the ingenious weapons or the distinctive garb or maybe it is their very specialized skill

that's just north of the houston area and south of lubkin. they had three fatalities.ston area. there's still search and rescue ongoing overnight in the middle of a pandemic in areas around polk county and some of those storms went into louisiana, too. biloxi mobile, southern portions of alabama, you still have a threat through the early morning hours here about a random tornado or two that could be moving through. that tornado watch is in effect until 1:00 central daylight time. and then this line of storms will continue. it's not like it's going to stop. it should regenerate areas from atlanta south wards through tallahassee. 30 million people at risk for severe storms and there is a possibility of a few strong tornados. this is the same area that has been hit time after time late march into april. a huge area from nachase to jackson, and our friends in starkville are under a flash flood warning. to the northeast, an active weather pattern. it will be rainy and damp from d.c. to boston. strong storms in florida. if you get one day to get outside and do something, it

south bracing for a dangerous night ahead. damaging winds, large hail and nighttime tornadoes all possible. in the houston area, the storms forcing covid-19 testing sites to shut down. >> the call has been made for all four testing sites in harris county to close for the day. they will not reopen until tomorrow. >> reporter: here in mississippi, officials urging residents to bring hand sanitizer with them to storm shelters. >> if you have to go into a shelter and you don't have a mask, you know, a scarf is certainly fine to wear, just cover your mouth. >> we got debris on the ground! >> reporter: this comes just one week after a deadly tornado outbreak hit the region. more than 130 tornadoes claiming at leastivter near more than two miles wide at times with winds up to 190 mul s mules per hour. >> all right, marcus moore joins us now live from jackson, mississippi. and marcus, the threat is not over. i understand that 18 wheeler you're in front of just went off an overpass and you spoke to the driver? >> reporter: yeah, that's right, tom. storms, severe weather already hitting the jackson area. the man wh

south bend, indiana. i'm finding when you go to texas, people-- i can't believe how many people are directly related to sam houston with the paper work or related to somebody who fought in the battle. when you go to orlando or washington to say, yeah, i moved here a year ago and i came here for my job. when you go to those cities i mentioned they say of' been here 30 years, 40 years, 50 years, my family fought in the revolution and there's pride in the area. ton it's not aruba, this is rough terrain. you don't see a mountain, it's flat. and the binds that tie in these towns and history and when people come up and thank you for keeping their family's stories alive. that's what i come away with. thank you for the question and thank you, christian, for throwing this party and representing the book. thank you for coming out. thank you. >>. [applause] >> thank you so much, brian. as a native texan, this is the best night of my life. so i've got a couple -- four or five pieces of all good news for you. the best news is, brian is going to be in our big conference room for a little bit taking photos, so if you would like

south bend indiana. what i'm finding is this, when you go to texas, i can't believe how many people who are related to sam houstonh the paperwork or related to someone who fought in the battle. when you go to orlando or washington say i moved here year ago for my job you go to the cities i mentioned, they say i've been here 30 years, 40 years, 50 years my family fought in the revolution. there is such pride in theseey areas. to be honest is not a rumor. this is rough terrain you go to nebraska on ncm mountain. you just see flat the bind that ties these towns and their history, that's what i'm taking away. people come up to me and say they are related to the story and they thank you for keeping their family story life, that's what i walk away with. thank you for that question. christian thank you for throwing this party and thanks so much for reading the book. thank you so much for coming out. [applause] >> thank you so much brian. as aat native texan this is the best night of my life. [laughter] a couple, four or five pieces of all good news for you. the best news is brian is going to be in our big conference roo

. >> reporter: the more than 250 testing facilities from dallas to houston and farther south to san antonioeen busy for weeks. the population of texas is roughly 29 million. health officials in the state have conducted more than 290,000 coronavirus tests on people in the state. that's just over 1% of the population. at this dallas drive-through testing site they averaging about 350 tests a day, and the turnaround time for results is two to three days. low testing numbers are not just a big-city problem. dr. brian weiss is the chief medical officer of a hospital in amarillo which serves thousands in the rural texas panhandle. he says they don't have enough tests to give. >> there's a lot of patients coming to our emergency rooms who may have symptoms that suggest they have covid, and we send them home and say take care of yourself, we can't test you. >> reporter: as texas begins to turn on its reported 1.8 trillion -- $1.8 trillion engine, dr. bing says businesses and buyers should beware of biology. >> the one thing florida is true about it -- that is true about coronavirus it doesn't care

fox affiliates around the country are covering tonight's breed of box 46 in houston with a severe weather moving through the south for the second night in a row after killing at least seven people in texas, oklahoma, louisiana and at least three people died and the apparent tornado struck in southeast texas wednesday night and 75 miles north of houston. at nine suspected tornadoes touched on thursday in southern oklahoma. fox 23 out of missouri in the statement of federal authorities investigate a fire and a mosque on the first day of ramadan. fire chief says that 12 to 15 people were evacuated within no injuries reported and the structure was extensively damage. if fox two in detroit filed a lawsuit against the university of michigan sink and represents more than 100 people who alleged they were abused by a deceased a sports doctor. university acknowledged some campus of employees who were aware of accusations against dr. robert anderson before a 2018 complaint that led to a police investigation. this is a live look at cincinnati from fox19 and one of the big stories there, cincinnati bengals pickup quarterback

. >>> for the second week in a row the south is being hammered by severe weather the system has stretched all the way from flood prone houston, texas, to the carolinas. bringing heavy downpours, hail and damaging winds meanwhile in the same area where we just saw a deadly tornado outbreak there are reports of widespread damage again. another round of storms slammed into alabama overnight and more than 60,000 people lost power. the heavy rain has already started to cause flooding here you can see from the video a home starting to be swamped with water. >>> tracking it all for us nbc meteorologist janessa webb good morning >> hi, good morning, everyone. we're continuing to see the devastation across the south and watching the severe weather since yesterday around 10:00 a.m. and now it's really starting to pick up for the overnight into the early morning hours. currently we are under a tornado watch that is in place for southern georgia all the way into southern alabama. we're seeing damaging wind gusts making its way across the area and now finally making its way into the carolinas so we still have that enhanced severe weather

south. >> that's a tornado moving across. >> reporter: in georgia, a twister spawned by the very same system behind this deadly tornado killing two insterday. >> wow. >> reporter: that danger hit texas, too near houston, the town of onalaska left three dead and injuring 30 others meteorologists say the tornado wasn't on the ground long but when it was, it left behind an unmistakable trail of destruction shaking trees and lifting homes off their foundation and leaving hundreds left picking up the pieces. >> i knew what that sound was. >> reporter: kip and his family rode out the storm inside their home. >> as a dad, you're always in control. i wasn't in control anymore. >> reporter: tonight, the rush is on to clean up with even more storms coming. morgan chesky, nbc news, onalaska, texas. >> we're back with the burning question a lot of kids are asking now >>> finally, we wanted to let you know a new episode of "nightly news kids edition" is available now. we explain what a vaccine is and how they can prevent us from getting sick and we received a bunch of great questions including this one from rosie. >> you're supposed to be washing your hands at least for 20 seconds during covid-19 or sing a song w

town, nearby smack it came in so quick, to the south, massive damage in polk county texas after a powerful tornado struck there, about 75 miles north of houstonrooted and cars tossed around. after the storm came through, first responders had to go door to door conducting search and rescue operations. >> it went 15 feet in the air and landed right on top of the house. >> anxious residents are assessing the damage to their homes. local officials promising a fast recovery effort but folks there say it won't be easy. >> came back here, and the home was not there. i woke up thinking it was all a bad dream but it wasn't. >> the national weather service dispatched a team damage and determine if the storms were in fact tornadoes. and if so, how strong.>> ktvu fox 2 news at 5 starts now. >> this disease continues to spread and we need to continue to spread the word of vigilance. >> california just had its deadliest day since the coronavirus began. but as the number of cases and deaths go up, one bay area county is reopening some select businesses. >> this is not a get out of jail card, it's just slightly opening the door just a crack.>> golf course is

houston. this has been an easter sunday like no other, with the coronavirus curbing celebrations around the world. more in a moment. first, we have breaking news. this is a dangerous day across the souths storms, including tornadoes sweep several states. the city of monroe, louisiana and several parishes have already been hit. omar villafranca has the latest. >> the whole house has collapsed, y'all! >> reporter: a tornado tore through the city of monroe, louisiana just before noon today. jesus. at theseor >> reporter: at least 20 homes were heavily damaged. the twister ripped away several roofs. >> tornado, tornado! >> reporter: downed trees and power lines, and blocked roads across the city. >> stop crying, bro. >> reporter: with the worst behind them, many people returned to search through the wreckage to salvage whatever they could. the twister turned planes around at the monroe regional airport. >> whoa. >> reporter: severe weather is forecast through the night, with tornado warnings up across several states. omar villafranca, cbs news. >>> it's been a strange easter sunday of solitude for christians worldwide in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. more than a half million amer

south. morgan chesky joins us from texas, an hour north of houston. good morning.ight now search and rescue efforts ongoing here in onalaska. 30 people injured and three people dead. this building had at least five . in oakland, two more died from another tornado, from a massive system, causing 20 twisters. one resident telling us they're heartbroken, as it adds to growing stress. violent tornadoes tearing across the southern plains. >> golly, it is huge. >> reporter: in texas, a twister ripped through the eastern part of the state. powerful storm flattening houses, ripping out power lines. >> we're going to do further sweeps through effected areas to make sure we found everyone. >> reporter: a disaster declaration was issued for polk county where entire neighborhoods were destroyed. ashley saw it approach in texas. >> i realized it is a tornado coming through, slammed the door. that's the moment fear hit. >> reporter: in oklahoma, a twister slammed into the town of madill. gusts of wind sending debris flying, leaving thousands without power. for a moment, the powe

south. large hail and wind could threaten millions in texas today. this storm hit trinity, texas, yesterday morning. that's about an hour north of houstonwere warned to take cover, ask two of the most substantial tornadoes from last week's deadly storms were the powerful ef4 tornado that touched down in mississippi. that was more than 2 miles wide, and the ef3 twister that ripped through homes in monroe, louisiana. chattanooga, tennessee, was also hit hard by an ef3 tornado with winds estimated at 145 miles an hour as storms swept through. the severe weather there killed at least 10 people in the greater chattanooga area and damaged more than 150 structures. so it really was a tough situation for people already struggling to get by during the coronavirus pandemic, especially if they lost a loved one or a home during last weekend's deadly storms. arthel? arthel: i mean, just the last thing anybody can take at this point. we wish all of those residents well. christina coleman, thank you very much. erin? eric: well, arthel, you know, health experts say that a critical part of reopening the american economy happens to be testing and that wa

south. dozens of twisters touched down across four states. want to go back to marcus moore who is in houstonwith the sun coming up we'll get a better sense of how bad things are here and clearly you can see this building in esive in parts area. this morning six dead after an outbreak of 26 reported tornados left a trail of destruction across four states. >> we have had a large tornado. we got major damage and i do smell gas and we got multiple power lines and multiple poles down. >> reporter: in oklahoma this twister ripping through buildings, sending debris flying. officials confirming at least two people have died. video capturing the moment one of the twisters touched the ground and immediately growing in size. strong winds flipping this tractor trailer completely on its side. >> we need chainsaws, rescue trucks. we've had a tornado touch down. >> reporter: in polk county, texas where three people were killed, total devastation. for the first time this morning we're getting a bird's-eye view. live pictures of the devastation here in polk county, texas. you can see what one of these twiste

houston. this has been an easter sunday like no other, with the coronavirus curbing celebrations around the world. more in a moment. first, we have breaking news. this is a dangerous day across the south, as storms, including powerful tornadoes, sweep several states. the city of monroe, louisiana and several parishes havebe. omar villafranca h y >> reporter: a tornado tore through the city of monroe, louisiana, just before noon today. >> look at these people's family, look at these houses, lord jesus. >> reporter: at least 20 homes were heavily damaged. the twister ripped away several roofs, downed trees and power lines, and blocked roads across the city. >> get in the truck. stop crying, bro. >> reporter: with the worst behind them, many people returned to search through the wreckage to salvage whatever they could. the twister turned planes around at the monroe regional airport. >> ooh. >> reporter: severe weather is forecast through the night, with tornado warnings up across several states. - >>ngellafranca, cbs news. sof solitude for christians worldwide, in t midst oforonavir pandemic. more than a half million americans have been infected, and the death toll now tops 21,000. e t,

houston standing by, over. ♪ ♪ >> really looks great. [inaudible] neil: at 1:07 p.m. eastern standard time a a bit less than 10 hours they took off, apollo 13 splashed into the south pacific> captain when i spoke to you on the phone you regretted that you were unable to complete your mission. i hereby declare that this was a successful mission. neil: nasa did, indeed, return to the moon four more times but he himself never got another chance to go. >> disappointment looking back at it even i fantized when landing on the moon and what i was going to do and act on the moon. neil: with all of the iconics moments to have mission, one that would fade from our collected memories, stories that didn't quite measure up. >> it was sort of in the beginning one that everyone wanted to forget of the command module itself landed in a small museum in ferris and no one ever knew where it was. i didn't know where it was. neil: really? but ultimately commander lovell to understand why he was wrong. >> as the years past, i said it was a failure in the initial mission, but in reality it was a triumph of people to overcome the worse of you, do things with what they have to work with to get ce

houston standing by, over. ♪ ♪ >> really looks great. [inaudible] neil: at 1:07 p.m. eastern standard time a a bit less than 10 hours they took off, apollo 13 splashed into the south pacific the phone you regretted that you were unable to complete your mission. i hereby declare that this was a successful mission. neil: nasa did, indeed, return to the moon four more times but he himself never got another chance to go. >> disappointment looking back at it even i fantized when landing on the moon and what i was going to do and act on the moon. neil: with all of the iconics moments to have mission, one that would fade from our collected memories, stories that didn't quite measure up. >> it was sort of in the beginning one that everyone wanted to forget of the command module itself landed in a small museum in ferris and no one ever knew where it was. i didn't know where it was. neil: really? but ultimately commander lovell to understand why he was wrong. >> as the years past, i said it was a failure in the initial mission, but in reality it was a triumph of people to overcome the worse of you, do things with what they have to work with to get certain capacity in apollo 13. >>

south. meantime, large hail and winds could threaten millions in texas today. now, this storm hit trinity, texas, yesterday morning about an hour north of houston in east texas. zed hail pounded the area. potentially strong winds and rain throughout the south tonight and tomorrow could actually churn up debris left from last weekend's deadly storms. two of the most substantial tornadoes from last week's severe weather were that powerful ef4 that touched down in mississippi that was more than 2 miles wide. that tornado there. and the ef3 twister that ripped through homes in monroe, louisiana. chattanooga, tennessee, was also hit hard by an ef3 tornado with winds estimated at 154 miles an hour as storms swept through. severe weather there killed at least 10 people in the greater chattanooga area and damaged more than 190 structures. -- 150 structures. and if all of this presents additional challenges for recovery, rerelief and hunger organizations trying to help storm victims and those who have been struggling just to get by during this coronavirus pandemic. jon? jon: christina coleman from los angeles, thank you, christina. >>> now, a look at the weather across

south. later today and tonight, san antonio, austin, waco, those are the danger spots and then the severe weather passes through dallas and then i think houston in the morning and then crossing the sabine over into louisiana during the day tomorrow for easter sunday. that's where we think the severe weather threat is the greatest and will tap moisture from the gulf and have strong low level winds and strong tornadoes are possible anywhere from central louisiana right through the entire ste omippi. but nashville, birmingham, atlanta, all under the gun and pushes to the east on monday with a strong wind field for just about everybody including the northeast and that could be a headline with this system as well. that's a check on national headlines. >>> good saturday morning. low clouds with us. it will get sunnier throughout the day. but at the coast, still kind of gray. looking at warmer conditions for easter and into early next week. so, what to expect today? temperatures will be coolest at the shore line. kind of breezy there as well. low 60s, upper 50s with the cloud cover throughout the day. 70 in san jose and santa rosa. accuweather seven

let's take you to the south where more aerial footage shows you the damage left behind in polk county texas after a powerful tornado struck they are about 75 miles northwest of houstonement officials say at least three people were killed in that community. trees have been uprooted and cars to toss tossed around after the powerful storm came through. first responders had to go door to door conducting rescue operations. finally, damage also reported in parts of northern louisiana as well and we are getting reports that a woman was killed on a bridge in her vehicle about 15 miles to the south of alexandria, louisiana. again, the system continues marching east causing problems for mississippi and alabama this morning and throughout the day. >> sandra: what more can you tell us about that, as we know the worst may not be over because there is another round of storms that are expected. what states are expected in those paths? >> we are talking about mississippi and alabama, and essentially what happens is you have a dry line and a bit of a cold front that has been marching east and it's hitting some very hot air. so all of the systems that did this damage throughout the o