when he wrote houston for help, houston asked him to come to new york to work a temporary assignment in the national naacp office. and in october of 1936, thurgood and buster left his crowded family home in baltimore for new york city. when thurgood and buster first arrived in new york, they stayed with relatives until they found a small apartment in harlem. they would now be alone and on their own for the very first time. inan office across town the naacp was still basking in the glow of their first victory integrating the university of maryland law school - which energized houston's education strategy and gave it momentum. marshall would now share a second floor office with houston to help him move it forward. jose anderson: for the first time in his career the full force of his intellectual ability was focused on destroying jim crow. how do we go about building the legal campaign. kimberle crenshaw: we're going to dream a possibiliy and we are going to do it with craft, we're going to strategize, we're going to do it with finesse, in these southern courtrooms. narrator: soon after

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in houston on saturday at 1:30 california time. much more on the raiders much later in the show. welcome to xfinity sports sunday. i'm dave feldman. first, we start in santa clara where there's been a major shake-up. the gm and head coach are gone, fired today. chip kelly, out, relieved of his duties. balke joined in 2005. kelly just concluded his first year of a $24 million contract. the 9ers finished 2-14. 49ers ceo released the following statement. "i have informed trent and chip of my decision to pursue new leadership for our football team. these types of conversations are never easy, especially when you respect them personally and professionally. trent gave this organization every ounce of effort he had over the last 12 years and his contributions i will forever be grateful and his friendship to me and my family. i wish trent and his family the best future. chip has my gratitude for the job he did this year, navigating the team through adverse circumstances. i look forward to watch his career continue to unfold and wish him an

. >> chris: have a great time in houston. congrats. >> thank you, appreciate it. >> joe: the atlanta falcons become the 12th different nfc champion in the last 16 seasons. and it's matt ryan going to the super bowl for the first time with head coach dan quinn. the state farm postgame show coming up. congratulations to the atlanta falcons. -champions at last. now you can celebrate the nfc's best with the conference championship trophy collection. direct from nflshop.com, it's the official hat and t-shirt falcons players and coaches are wearing. they had the will. they found the way. don't miss out on the chance to celebrate like them. you've got the passion. get the gear. wear it with pride. only from nflshop.com. wear it with pride. i love the smell of napalm in the morning. no, this is double espresso. hodor! hodor! ehhh, hodor. you guys watch game of thrones, right? inconceivable! surely, you can't be serious. i am serious. and don't call me shirley? that's the unlimited effect. stream your entertainment and more with unlim

their other son neil, he lives in houston so he's already here. the 43rd president george w bush expect today go to the inauguration on friday. you probably already know that george hw bush was not planning on making that trip. he sent a letter to president elect trump on the 10th basically saying he wasn't gonna be able to make it and it's due to his mobility issues and his age. >> and it showed a little humor in that letter too, randy. did you hear the part about his doctor saying it won't be a good idea to be in the january cold. might put him six foot under. >>reporter: exactly. yeah, that is typical george hw bush. you know, the man has a really good sense of humor. the last time that he was in the hospital here, i remember doing the same sort of thing and he was just kind of cracking people up in the hospital because, you know, he's a man with a zestful life and nothing can keep him down. >> we hope for a full recovery for both barbara and mr. bush and thank you, randy, for your report from houston tonight. >>> well, four more of donald trum

what happened on the field in houston! and what fans are saying about their sluggish play-off performance. ,,,, oakland is beaten badly by the houston texans... struggling third string quarterb >>> the raiders made it to the play-offs but their season is over. oakland bead en badly by the houston texans struggling behind third string quarterback connor cook his first-ever nfl start. raiders fans hoped to the end. >> you have to. the raider faithful gathered at their east bay headquarters in san leandro. it was the first time they watched the silver and black in a post-season game since 2002. buthope faded fast. it was a cinderella season for some and they can't wait for a repeat. >> we gonna be way better next season. i'm definitely optimistic about next season. we'll do better than 12-4. i think we'll pretty much run the table. [ laughter ] >> andrea nakano will have highlights in a few minutes. >>> coming up, we are monitoring the potential for floods in one bay area san francisco area known for taking on water and the q

. >> chris: have a great time in houston. congrats. >> thank you, appreciate it. >> joe: the atlanta falcons become the 12th different nfc champion in the last 16 seasons. and it's matt ryan going to the super bowl for the first time with head coach dan quinn. the state farm postgame show coming up. congratulations to the atlanta falcons. -champions at last. now you can celebrate the nfc's best with the conference championship trophy collection. direct from nflshop.com, it's the official hat and t-shirt falcons players and coaches are wearing. they had the will. they found the way. don't miss out on the chance to celebrate like them. you've got the passion. get the gear. wear it with pride. only from nflshop.com. wear it with pride. i love the smell of napalm in the morning. no, this is double espresso. hodor! hodor! ehhh, hodor. you guys watch game of thrones, right? inconceivable! surely, you can't be serious. i am serious. and don't call me shirley? that's the unlimited effect. stream your entertainment and

we're going to pivot just a little bit to another story in houston. this one involving a police officer who's recovering from injuries snufrd a hit and run. witnesses say the driver of a pickup truck triggered a collision that hit a second vehicle that hit that officer's the drivers with not seriously hurt. but police are looking for the pickup driver who started it all. >> authorities near seattle are working to find out what sparked a blaze that destroyed an apartment complex under construction. more than 100 people living in the nearby complex were ordered out of their homes as a mere precaution. two firefighters suffered minor injuries. >> chicago water department crews are working to repair a 36-inch main that sent more than a foot of water rushing through a neighborhood this morning. about 40 homes were flooded. city officials are still going door to door to help file claims for repairs. >> water is your enemy. but when you've got man made water coming at you. >> you do. but in some cases because that may have had something to do with the water,

so i went back to houston and it's released. i went back to the same place looking for closure they go to the chinese food place and he gets the fortune that says you did good, justice is served. it said pam those are cute and it's affects no one can deny that it wa he was the closer loi was hoping for. there was a double murder in south houston supposed to be an inside job. a legendary score. the store clerk was murdered and the officer that responded. it was a quick trial, three da days. i tried cases where the amount was 100,000 believed and three days he was frustrated with his defense and what told you right now he was home and made a phone call to his girlfriends work. they put on no evidence, not a single witness for the defense and was sentenced to death and i got the case on appeal called habeas corpus. i go ti voted to throw a bunch f times. it's a dreary prison on a country road 60 miles north of houston. i hated it. we pulled up to the gate and the sheriff would come out and look in your pockets and as a talk show ra

it's throughout the houston area and the downtown area as well. the good news is no deaths or injuries have been reported. >>> also in houston today, we are tracking breaking news as former president george h.w. bush is hospitalized. he's being treated for shortness of breath. we have learned that the 92-year-old was taken to houston methodist hospital on saturday. his spokesperson just confirmed the news about three house ago. bush had had health issues in recent years and is confined to a wheelchair now due to a form of parkinson's disease. he fractured his neck in a fall two years ago. his spokesperson says that he is resting comfortably and could go home in a few days. >>> happening today, president-elect donald trump looking ahead to friday's inauguration. he says people are predicting record crowds. mr. trump attended a diplomat dinner last night in washington. he spoke proudly of the nominees for his cabinet and said his inauguration is going to be one to remember. his team is posting ads on facebook and twitter, encouraging supporters to t

wayne freedman is live in houston. wayne? >> reporter: well, they think they want to wait until next year. the beauty of sports is, you love going to the game, you are hoping for an outcome and the sad part of sports is the out come doesn't turn out the way you want it. that is what happened here today. but coming in, the raiders nation was high. >> it is part of the culure. texas is for texans and if there is a state in the yunon that thinks of it as a republic, we are here and looking at it. >> you can't beat texas. >> and what happens when the raiders nation arrives. >> we'll bring it to the field. >> this is what happened pregame when texas fan stacy wandered into a cap of die hard transplanted living in texas raiders fans. it was either ugly or beautiful or maybe both. >> no matter where you go, we are automatically family and having fun. we are fun-loving people. >> and talk is talk and that never wins games. raiders fans watched a team that looks different due to the absence of carr and a first start by a young quarter

i don't know if there are other sam houston fancier but i became a fan of sam houston. his father was a virginian. he was a friend here in north carolina. sam went out when he was a young man, according to some reports that was a big guy, either way a giants for the time. he wasn't -- he runs away and he is adopted by the cherokee and they give him a name, the raven. he loves the cherokee way. took with him one of the things he inherited from his father which is a book, a translation of the iliad and he is teaching the pms homer and living happily there and continues to live with the indian until he volunteers to fight in the war of 1812. he becomes a conspicuously successful warrior and servant the remarkable general david andrew jackson forming a lifelong devotion and friendship with jackson. a very long story and make it a little tolerable. sam houston advances in politics, because a general of the militia. a congressman from tennessee and is elected at age 34 which is pretty young as governor of tennessee, and president jackson says pretty much to everybody, next pr

let's go back to houston and tommy tran. standing by with jallen rashard. >> and obviously the outcome is not what you expected. what can you share with us of what coach shared with you guys here in the locker room. >> he shared with us at the end of the day, we can't make no mistakes. people are going to try to bring up losing derek carr, losing donald penn, but everybody in the league is losing people and everybody is banged up right now and it is the next man up mentality so we have to tilt our hat off to the houston texans, they out played us today and they prlayed a great game and w weren't able to come out with the win but rest assured we're coming back with a chip on our shoulder next year and making another playoff run. >> from new orleans until now you had a knack for making impact plays so when you had the 37 yarder for the touchdown from latavius and what was it like at 10-7, do you feel like you were in it. >> we felt like we were into it until 8:00 left in the game. that is our mentality all year and that is so

superbowl 51 in houston,texas... is shaping up to be a classic. here's the new england patriots on the left of your screengettin g off the plane. the atlanta falconson your right. the patriotsare early favorites...and for good reason the pride of serra high...san mateo's own tom bradyis on the cusp of making nfl history. he has a chance to win his 5th record super bowl. but new england must get past mvp- candidate matt ryan ...and the falcons high scoring offense. kickoff is at three thrity p.m. this sunday. meanwhile, the city of houston is making last minute preparations ahead of this weekend's super bowl. and this isn't the city's first time hosting the big event. from our sister station - k-x-a-n - chris tavarez joins us live now from houston... with more on the city's history of hosting the super bowl. chris? houston last hosted the super bowl 13 years ago super bowl 38 in 2004 of course that was tom brady and bill belichick's second of four titles but houston played host to another dynasty in 1974 when it hosted super bowl viii at rice stadi

all right, houston buckle up. wow. yes, when i passed the houston go cart track i had to pulled over, as giovanni smith, will race. the track is just one of the thousands of local businesses, hoping to make money off of the super bowl. ron says he can't go wrong. >> we're real close to the the airport so we know, trying to put forward our normal business and know as you know, when you come to houston you will be able to have a close place to come to, nice and clean, ready to run, opened every day at noon and just have fun. >> reporter: looking at video you don't realize we weren't going anywhere near as fast as i thought we were, ronnie, he had shore fun with his business realizes a bit of the 350 million-dollar wind fall the super bowl is expected to bring to this good texas town. we will see. i'm hank, that is my take. >> here we go, they celebrated hometown hero matt ryan with a special pep rally. of course, quarterback will lead falcons in the super bol on sunday. matt's parents were there and said he is happy to b

abc7 news reporter wayne freedman is in houston and has more. >> reporter: howdy from houston, where texans don't just say they build stuff big, they back it up. >> it is huge. >> reporter: "it" being a last surviving rocket on display at the johnson stas center. >> there's a lot of nice things to see in houston. >> reporter: what does any of this have to do with nfl football? blastoff for the playoff season and at 363 feet from nose to tail, it was taller than a football field is long. and back in the days when they built this thing, a football team named the oilers played in the astrodome, which now appears dwarfed by nrg stadium next door. stadium contains a store selling houston texans gear. >> it's just the blood in us. >> reporter: at around this point, we thought we'd wandered into just another sports souvenir store. they sell the requisite jewelry and shot glasses. and then we met tammy krause who runs the place. >> they are going crazy over this, yes. >> reporter: really? >> when we first got them in, they said we couldn't sell these, they dared me and we sold five in one da

he landed in houston this morning. used to call it h town. >> that's right. >> he's going super bowl li. he look so serious. he has shown us what houston has to offer like only hang can. here's hank's take super bowl edition. >> reporter: ron, you know the super bowl is on fox this year. bam. how about that? >> that's great. >> still hours away from go car racing with ronnie smith at o dark 30 this morning. when i got up grabbed my gear and headed for the airport. >> listen when you're going to the super bowl you don't want to forget anything. >> there he is, ladies and gentlemen. >> when i got to the gait bill rohrer was waiting there. he said he can relate. >> overwhelming feeling. let's get down there. >> once i get the first piece done, first story done, probab probably -- >> we'll be rolling. >> it's got a great feel i guess. >> reporter: other than the fact the plane was cramp it turned out to be no big deal. you can tell the nfl was in to town. >> first sign of super bowl merchandise for sale. >> get it while it

we get late details from nbc's gabe gutierrez in houston. >> reporter: tonight, former president former president george h.w. bush is stable in the icu following acute breathing problems stemming from pneumonia. doctors sedated him to clear his airway. former first lady barbara bush suffering from fatigue and coughing also hospitalized as a precaution. >> they are as fine a couple as we know and so we want to send our prayers and our love to them. >> reporter: a family spokesman says the oldest living president was first admitted to houston methodist hospital on saturday for shortness of breath. >> given the advanced age of the former president and mrs. bush, that's a very serious matter. >> reporter: eight days ago he sent a letter to president-elect trump wishing him well. but saying he will not attend friday's inauguration. "my doctor says if i sit outside in january, it likely will put me six feet under," bush wrote, "but we will be with you and the country in spirit." >> it's not my understanding that all of the family has rushed to houston and that is what everyone who knows them

well, former president george herbert walker bush has been admitted to a houston. that's according to khou. the reason he was hospitalized is not disclosed. at 92 years old, he is the oldest living president and suffers from a form of parkinson's disease. in 2015 he was hospitalized after breaking a bone in his neck during a fall and he was hospitalized in 2014 and 2012 with respiratory problems. the 41st president was spotted as recently as january 7th at a texans/rangers game in houston. he met with the owner before kickoff. his former chief of staff says he's doing fine and expected to go home in a couple of days. >> on "cbs this morning" later this morning we'll bring you the latest on his condition. >>> overnight russia would allow edward snowden to extend his stay for a couple of years. snowden, a former intelligence contractor has been living in russia as a fugitive since 2013 after releasing top secret files f last night snowden tweeted his thanks to president obama for commuting that of another, chelsea manning. she was one of 209 inmates whose sentences w

, both hospitalized at this houston hospital. bush's office first acknowledging the 41st president was admitted saturday for shortness of breath and was expected home soon. but today a spokesman revealing mr. bush was in intensive care, suffering from an "acute respiratory problem from pneumonia." doctors sedating the 92-year-old to perform "a procedure to protect and clear his airway." wife barbara hospitalized this morning, with symptoms of fatigue and coughing. after weeks of feeling sick. today at his final press conference, president obama offering support. >> they are as fine a couple as we know, and so we want to send our prayers and our love to them. really good people. >> reporter: the bushes, celebrating their 72nd wedding anniversary earlier this month. president bush famously marking his birthdays with a parachute jump right up until the age of 90. bush was hospitalized in 2015 with a fractured bone in his neck and on christmas 2014 for respiratory problems, but he's often spotted these days celebrating family birthda

joseph you shouldn't -- joseph houston liked the green glaze instead of red terra-cotta style. we are in the senate chamber. of the pennsylvania state capitol building. there are three principal chambers in the building. the senate chamber was done in the french renaissance. each one has an architectural motif that he keeps with. so it is part of the american renaissance. we have artwork here by philadelphia artists. stained-glass windows. so, it is really a unique piece. 24 karat gold leafing through the entire capital as you can see on the ceilings and pediments here. most of the furnishing in the principal chambers is historic to 1906. the desks are historic. the carpet is a reproduction carpet, as are the draperies. the architectures goal was to incorporate as many european motifs and models as possible. it stems from 1893, the world fair where they started to produce monumental public buildings in the united states. and the architect saw that and he came back here inspired and he wanted to produce european buildings here in the u.s.. and that is where the design stems from

. >>> raider season came to an end with loss in houston today. rookie connor cook first rookie to start a playoff game. didn't go well. not just for him, pressured all game and tossed three interceptions, hooufrten won but raider nation proud of the big step the team made. wayne freedman has details. >> beauty of sports is you never know who will happen, why fans go to games and why raiders fans came halfway across the country to watch this. unfortunately didn't turn out way they wanted but had a great time talking about it. >> hey texas! >> reporter: it's part of the tradition. >> you can't beat texas. >> what do they do when raider nation arrives? [ cheers and applause ] >> we'll bring it to the field. >> reporter: this is what happened pregame when wandered in diehard transplanted living in texas raiders fans. either ugly or beautiful or maybe both. >> no matter where you go, automatically family and having fun. fun-loving people. >> reporter: but talk is talk and talk doesn't win games. watched a team that looked different due to absence of c

. >>> we begin tonight with that developing news in houston, texas, where president george h.w. bush and wife barbara bush are both hospitalized tonight. i'm tony perkins. >> i'm shawn yancy. >> today the 92-year-old former president was moved taken to ten receive care unit and treated for acute respiratory problem stemming from pneumonia. doctors perform aid procedure to protect and clear airways and we're told mr. bush is resting comfortably and will stay in icu for observation. >> mrs. bush, 91, was admitted to the hospital this morning precaution after she suffered from fatigue and coughing. we'll have more on their conditions later in the show with a live report from houston. >>> now, new at 10:00, protesters danced their way through vice-president elect mike pence's neighborhood tonight. >> several hundred gathered outside of house he is renting in chevy chase for a dpans party to show support for lgbt right. live in the north west tonight marina we see everyone is gone now. >> everyone is gone and what a difference you can hear the wind chimes out here. earlier an hour ag

abc 7 news reporter wayne friedman is in houston and has more. >> reporter: howdy from houston, where texans just don't say they build stuff big, they back it up. >> it is huge. >> reporter: the last surviving saturn 5 rocket on display at the johnson space center. >> there's a lot of nice things to see in houston. >> reporter: what does this have anything to do with nfl football? blastoff for the play-offs. this is taller than a football field is long. back in the days when they built this thing, a football team named the oilers played in the astro dome which now abeers darved by nrg stadium next door. logically enough that new stadium contains a store selling houston texans gear. at this point we thought we would wander into just another souvenir store. they sell the requisite jewelry and shot glasses and team colors. then we met tammy krause who runs the place and wanted us to see something special. >> they are going crazy-this, yeah. >> really? >> when we first got them in, they dared me that i couldn't sell these. we sold five of them in one day. >> reporter: the ensemble, the ja

former president herbert walker bush has been admitted to a houston hospital. mr. bush's chief of staff tells our houston affiliate khou that the 92-year-old former president is in stable condition and is doing fine. the reason for his hospitalization was not disclosed. mr. bush suffers from a form of parkinson's disease. he's expected to be released in a couple of days. >>> and president obama commuted the sentence of chelsea manning. manning is the army intelligence analyst convicted of leaking classified information. prosecutors say the sensitive diplomatic cables published on wikileaks put americans' lives at risk. in 2013 she was sentenced to 35 years in prison. she'll now be released in may. secretary of defense ash carter is reportedly against the move. speaker of the house paul ryan calls manning's commutation just outrageous. >>> and president-elect trump vows to construct a concrete wall along the u.s./mexico border and it was one of his signature campaign promises. while trump insists he'll build that wall many experts say it's unrealistic and could prov

houston put a father and son in the white house. but raider fans might recall houston is the city that stole two legends from the black hole. >> stabler and the oilers in 1980 en route to the super bowl. >> the finest hour in the history of the oakland raiders. >> reporter: 36 years later, oakland and houston clash again. >>> the astrodome was the 8th wonder of the world, is nrg stadium the ninth? the site of super bowl li and just for a warmup act the field where the texans will host the raiders tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. pacific time. good evening, everybody. dennis o'donnell with jeremy newberry, vern glenn will join us from houston in just a moment. and granted, derek carr won't be playing football in this game. nonetheless, the raiders are back in the play-offs and jeremy, it's been a long time coming. >> it's been long, long time coming and unfortunately, i was part of that streak of 14 years. just a small part of it. but this is great for the raider fans. i mean, play-off football, we're in january watching football as a raiders f

the story now from houston. >> brenda floyd was taken into custody by houston police around 2:30 a.m. friday morning, arrested for her actions in this video striking a 94 year old elderly woman. cord too long court documents, floyd had cared for this woman for over three years, living in her home six days a week. >> why would you keep feeding the dog human who food? >> found floyd after they received a home in north houston, her vehicle still parked in the yard. >> two days allege, one of our residents introduced her as his neice and asked if she could stay here couple of days, i said i had no problem with it. >> you snow the ministers who run this facility say they're devastated. >> it enrages me actually. this is all volunteer effort. we do it because we're trying to make a difference to people's lives. and the last thing we want is someone coming in here and harming the reputation or hiding someone, who has hurt someone. that is the knot what this is here for. >> they say the man who was hosting floyd has lived in the facility for a year and it is unknown whether he was aware of he

that touchdown iced it for houston. brock osweiler makes it 27-14. the raiders' season ends with the record of 12-5, and it may have been different with carr out there, but today the defense just wasn't good enough to overcome a horrid offensive performance. joe fonzy was there. he saw the game up close and personal, and he was in the locker room. joe, take it away. >> reporter: jason, we talked about this for some time about how the raiders were not 100% because of derek carr, and then they found out that two members of their starting offensive line would not be in today's game. there is no doubt about the fact that the texans did not the first-class version of the raiders. but the raiders ew they had to do one thing and they couldn't afford to do another. they knew they had to rush the ball well. they didn't do that. just three first downs rushing. then they knew they couldn't turn the ball over and clowney tipped a connor cook pass, gave the texans the short field. they scored on a four-yard touchdown. just like that it was 10-0. the raiders playi

raiders started connor cook in his first ever game, and it was against houston in the playoffs. connor struggled but didn't get much help as this game slipped right through the silver and ♪ ♪ ♪ when you hit 300,000 miles. or here, when you walked away without a scratch. maybe it was the day your baby came home. or maybe the day you realized your baby was not a baby anymore. every subaru is built to earn your trust. because we know what you're trusting us with. subaru. kelley blue book's most trusted brand. and best overall brand. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >> abc7 sports brought to you by river rock casino. >> well the postseason in the nfl can be so final. and it was just that for the 12-4 raiders after a 14-year wait, they are one and done, shown the exit door by the houston texans. connor cook, making his first career start without donald penn. cook was pressured all day especially by clowney. clowney tips this one to himself for the interception. that sets up lamar miller's five-yard touchdown run. 10-0, texas in the first quarter. raiders able to find s

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grail murals, and houston saw those and really liked abbey's work. he was supposed to do all the principal rooms. he ended up doing the rotunda and also the house chamber, and then he got ill and passed away and violent oakley, the first female artist in the united states to do large-scale decorative mural painting, didn't complete but she was given the commission for the senate and supreme court chamber after abbey's death. violet oakley ended up doing the majority of the work in the building, 43 murals over the course of 25 years. we are currently in the supreme superior court chamber. this is part of the design of joseph used in's plan for the capital -- houston's plan for the capital. this is one of three, philadelphia, pittsburgh here. dome and the supreme court was actually meant to be over the top of the house chamber, we believe, and they were adding a fifth floor to the building. even as the building was being constructed, they were kind of running out of space so they added more rooms on the top and they moved the dome which was already in

we begin with breaking news from houston this morning about the health of former president george h.w. bush. >> we've learned that mr. bush has been hospitalized since saturday after experiencing shortness of braetd. a spokeswoman says he's doing well and responding to treatment and expected to be out of the hospital in a few days. >> the former president was last seen in public earlier this month at a texans game. he spent some time on the field there with his son jeb. now, he was already not planning to attend the trump inauguration on friday due to health issues. so, we're going to be staying on top of this story throughout the morning for you. >> we wish him well, indeed. >>> and we're going to turn now to the nation's next president, donald trump, just two days away from taking office. >> preinaugural festivities kicked off with a black-tie dinner in washington as trump addressed hundreds of diplomats and donors, and check out this tweet from vice president-elect mike pence sneaking in a little backstage dance with wife karen. we have abc's lana zak with the latest on the inaugur

our sister station in houston said the 92-year-old has been admitted to the icu. he was admitted to address an acute respiratory problem stemming from pneumonia and doctors are protecting and clearing his airway. president bush is stable and -- resting in the icu where he will re main for observation. >>> we are on storm watch again. the first of three storm this is week is here. a live look shows a lot of green and even yellows and reds. mike nicco could explain what that means but it is clear the storm is here. so let's take a live look outside from the golden gate bridge to walnut creek to sfo, today's storm is rolling across much of the bay area right now and it is going to make a mess of your afternoon commute. so right now let's turn to meteorologist mike nicco. >> kristen, thank you very much. hi everybody, live doppler 7, doomed down to street level, in danville and black hawk and dublin toward pleasant ton and san ramon and on the sam ran only valley paralleling 680 and the radar is impressive because the moisture is developing as ice and snow. and then m

bush is in a houston hospital this morning. the houston chronicle says the information comes from the former president's chief of staff who says bush fell in june. >>> at noon on friday he will be sworn in as the 54th president of the united states. >> news 4's justin cinch live on the national mall with the parking rezikzs. >> reporter: good morning. perhaps you've seen the hyphensing a-- high fencing. the site, parking panda connects you to affordable parking in the area. those spots are filling up. about noon today independence avenue, constitution will begin to restrikt parking as we set up for the inauguration that will extend to the white house area, the national mall, federal triangle and the white house as well. parking is allowed for those who have a special placar and the restrictions will be lifted about 1:00 a.m. on monday morning. on what to not bring if you're showing up to the inauguration on friday. coolers, drones, weapons including toy guns, explosives are also not going to be allowed here as well. umbrellas a

ad up and angry on the way to houston. and then, i'd have to come home, and be a husband and a father and a friend. and i relied on david gray, the british singer who i loved dearly and who i sent the back to on a lark to see if he was read it. he was in concert at the lincoln theater and hi manager said he wants to meet you. i met him and signed my book. so, this is now new licky -- lucky book. this going the casket with me. here's the final: as if it were fate, anna and i have taken to say david gray in concert. soon after after duane would released. and we walked along the bridge that led to the amphitheater and saw a beautiful sunset. during the concerti felt like he was serenading me personally. i thank imfor i stretches and giving me the strange to work on days indicate. sang long and jumpedded around like a total fool. when i was done i looked up at the stairs and hoping dwayne was looking at the same ones. and i said, don't come down to nothing except love in the end. love and justice prevailed. my post duane's exo

the falcons touchdown in houston this afternoon. there's matt ryan making his first superbowl appearance with tom brady and the patriots. patriots the favorites to win the superbowl. >> tired of the patriots. >> so are eagle's fans. >> a high school senior from virginia hit the jackpot with military schools this year. timothy park got a total of four yeses from some of the toughest military schools in the nation. >> i'm feeling amazed right now. >> park comes from a strong military background. his father was a lieutenant colonel in the reserves and his grandfather treated the wounded in the korean war. his first choice is west point but he will keep his mind open to other schools. >> impressive young man. >> new questions about who might be banned from the united states under president trump's new order. >> among those concerned, those involved in sports and oscar nominees. more when we come back. ♪ ♪ >> back to our top story and the fallout from president trump restricting people from seven muslim nations. there are several peo

earlier this month he was spotted at an nfl game in houston. but one place mr. bush will not be is the upcoming inauguration. he wrote a letter to president-elect trump explaining why. he explained in part. my doctor said if i sit outside in january, it will likely put me six feet under. same for barbara. i wish you the best. >> he tweeted looking for a speedy recovery for george and barbara bush both hospitalized. thank you for your wonderful letter. former pretty george w. bush will be at the inauguration. omar sri a grab ka, cbs news, houston. >>> turning to weather and the storms that have been drenching the west coast are starting to move inland. the storm will produce snow in higher elevations. last night heavy rain hammered the santa cruz mountains. a massive mudslide forced drivers to take extra long detours. in houston a good samaritan rescued a bus driver and two passengers after they got stuck in fast rising floodwaters. >>> well, coming up on the morning new, on deck for the hall of fame, we'll show you major league baseball's newest inductees. and g

fox's randy, is live at houston methodist hospital with more on the former first couple. randy. >> reporter: lucy, barbara bush the former first lady she has been according to the fami family's spokesman suffering from fatigue for about the last week. she got up this morning and had one of these coughing attacks that just wouldn't stop. so as a precautionary measure, she was also admitted here to houston methodist hospital. now, the 41st president was first admitted here on saturday, and he was doing well, recovering with the respiratory problem but then he had a set back this morning that led to the procedure in which they wanted to go in and protect and clear his airway. now, this is the probably the fourth time the 41st president has been here at houston methodist in the last four to five years. the most recent visit was due to a broken bone in his neck. the other trips were due to respiratory issues which of course is going to be pretty common for someone who is 92 years old. again, he is in stable condition tonight. and we are told that the former president and forme

the houston texans have an uncertain situation as quarterback. not one major in that raider locker room is going to the game lamenting who is playing and who isn't. they are just thrilled to go to the playoffs. >>> talking about the offense but i have to be honest, against the denver broncos, the defense was not stopping them. >> also if you want to look at previous performances you can look at the previous game that they played against the houston texans, the game in mexico, now the texans have a highly regarded defense. not so with the offense. it is interesting. if the raiders can do things defensively and with an uncertain situation for the quarterback, every reason to believe that it will be a good game and a good match-up. >>> like your optimism. >>> find out saturday. >>> let's see what happens. >>> maybe going to new england. that will be tough. >>> new at six, the warriors season is off to a fast start and two brothers inspired to play because of the team's success have now hit a brick wall. their hoop dreams have created a controversy a

hotel rooms in houston average for the super bowl, $340 a night. it costs more to go see punxsutawney phil see or not see his own shadow than to watch tom brady throw ten touchdowns and win another super bowl. even after phil crimes climbs out, 300 bucks a that's another story. >> don't interrupt a good story with supply and demand. we don't want to hear that. >> which one would you go to. >> punxsutawney flil more popular than tom brady. >> and rob groundkowski and matt ryan? come on. you only see phil once and you see brady like 16 times or 12 times if he's messing with the football. joking, just kidding. just kidding. not funny. >>> we're going to move on to something that's going to make everybody's heart melt. when you're a patriots or falcons fan or none of the above. rain johnstone is a widowyer from south australia looking for a new fishing buddy. he's looking for a fishing mate. my previous fishing mate is now deceased. so he puts this add out there hoping someone will respond. >> that's a nice add. >> maybe because of this selfie it went

hi houston buckle up and get your lids on. play some football. whoo! yes, sassy enough when i passed the houston grand prix go cart track on the way into town i had to pull over and challenge gm ronnie smith to a race. the track social security one of the thousands of local businesses hoping to make some money off of the super bowl. ronnie says he can't go wrong. >> we're real close to the airport. so we know which -- to put our normal business and know as you come into houston you're going to be able to have a close place to come to and nice and clean, ready to run. open every day at noon. and just have fun. >> reporter: look at that video and realize we weren't going anywhere near as fast as i thought we were. ronnie having a lot more fun if his business realizes a bit of that $350 million wind fall super bowl is expected to bring to this good texas town. we'll see. i'm hank and that's my take. ♪ >>> remember you can watch the patriots take on the falcons super bowl li this sunday february 5th right here on fox 29. get your super bowl sunday starte

abc7 news reporter wayne freedman is in houston and has more. >> howdy from houston where texans don't just say they build stuff big, they back it up. >> it is huge. >> reporter: it being a last surviving saturn five rocket on display at the johnson space center. >> there's a lot of nice things to see in houston. >> reporter: so, what does any of this have to do with nfl football? blastoff for the playoff season, and at 363 feet from nose to tail, it was taller than a football field is long. and back in the days when they built this thing, a football team named the oilers played in the astrodome, which now appears dwarfed by nrg stadium next door. logically enough, that new stadium contains a store selling houston texans gear. >> just the blood in us. >> reporter: at around this point, we thought we'd wandered into just another sports sooif anywhere store. they sell the requisite jewelry and shot glasses and team colors and then we met tammy, who runs the place and wanted us to see something special. >> they are going crazy over this. yes. >> reporter: really? >> when we first got them

you can see parts of houston are completely flooded. rising waters forced some drivers to leave their cars behind. and a good samaritan came to this houston bus driver's rescue. she climbed out the window and into his arms after the bus stalled out. the water comes nearly to the man's shoulders as he trudges through. several other vehicles also were stuck. everyone was able to get to safety. >>> well, we didn't have quite that much water in the bay area. i'm emily turner in for chief meteorologist paul deanno but we certainly have storms. i'll tell you all about them, where they're going and when they will be hitting you coming up just after this. >> and coming up all new at 6:00 tonight, we're on the storm watch monitoring several sinkholes at risk of growing even bigger after the latest round of rain. why one city is powerless to fix a hole that has been there for months. ,,,,,,,,,,,, life... is unpredictable. life is deaths. and births. sickness and health. love and heartbreak. and covered california is there for it all. not just to