Waching daily Mar 4 2017

THE NEXT ROUND OF PRECIPITATION

COULD BE RAIN.

WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT COMING

UP.

NEW AT 5:00, IT WAS

ADVERTISED FOR HOCKEY FANS A AS

FREE AIRLINE TICKET GIVE AWAY.

WE LEARNED A WORKING AT THE

COMPANY THAT PUT THE PROMOTION

TOGETHER CASHED IN ON THE DEAL.

LAST HOCKEY SEASON SOME AIRLINES

GAVE AWAY FREE AIRFARE.

WE DISCOVERED SOMEBODY ON THE

INSIDE TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THOSE

FREE TICKETS.

IT WAS BILLED AS THE BEST SEATS

IN THE HOUSE, THEY OFFERED TWO

FIRST CLASS TICKETS TO FANS

SELECTED AT RANDOM.

BEYOND THE LUCKY FANS WHO WON,

WE FOUND AN EMPLOYEE FOR THE

COMPANY BEHIND THE PROMOTION

USED VOUCHERS TO FLY HIMSELF AND

HIS FAMILY ON A VACATION.

THAT COMPANY OPERATES SEPARATE

FROM THE U.

ON ITS WEBSITE THEY SAY THEY

CONNECT BIG BRANDS TO COLLEGE

SPORTS CREATING CUSTOMIZED

CAMPAIGNS TO MEET MARKETING

OBJECTIVES.

IT REPRESENTS MORE THAN 120

COLLEGES CROSS THE --

ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

WHEN THE CORPORATE OFFICE IN

TEXAS WOULDN'T COMMENT, WE

WAITED FOR ONE OF THE NINE

EMPLOYEES INSIDE LOCAL OFFICE.

THE DOORS WERE ALL CLOSED AND

THE SECRETARY GONE WHEN WE

STOPPED BY AND WAITED.

NO ONE FROM THE U WANTED TO TALK

ON CAMERA EITHER BUT THE COLLEGE

SAYS IT BECAME AWARE OF IT SIX

WEEKS AFTER THE TICKETS WERE

USED WHEN SUN COUNTRY FLAGGED

THE SITUATION.

THE U SAID THE EMPLOYEE PAID THE

AIRLINE BACK AND STILL WORKS FOR

THE SPORTS MARKETING COMPANY.

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Dad to attempt half-court shot at Bud Walton to raise money for son with cerebral palsy - Duration: 0:58.

LUCKY LADY.

WE LEAVE YOU WITH THIS TONIGHT.

15 YEARS AGO TONIGHT WE HAD A

STUDENT MAKE A HALF-COURT SHOT

WHERE HE WON $10,000.

>> TOMORROW HE'S TRYING TO DO IT

AGAIN, THIS TIME THE STAKES ARE

HIGHER.

HIS SON HAS CEREBRAL PALSY.

THE FAMILY VISITS CHILDREN'S

HOSPITAL AND ARKANSAS.

IF HE CAN MAKE A LAYUP, A THREE

POINTER COME AND THEN THE

HALF-COURT SHOT.

THE U OF A WILL DONATE $5,000 TO

THE HOSPITAL AND A LOCAL COMPANY

WILL MATCH IT UP WITH ANOTHER

FIVE.

>> WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE

HOSPITAL.

THIS WILL PROVIDE ANOTHER

OPPORTUNITY TO HELP OUT A BIT.

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Play with Pocoyo Colors Compilation Cartoons for kids Children Animated series for Android Ios - Duration: 6:22.

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Only in NOLA: 'Practice' makes perfect for participants of Irish Channel Parade - Duration: 1:18.

ADRIANNA: WDSU ANCHOR SHA

KRAISMAN HAS MORE FROM THE ALL

THE IRISH FUN.

SHAU HAPPENING NOW, THE IRI

PRACTICE PARADE HAPPENING NOW.

FROM NOW UNTIL 4:00 P.M., THERE

ARE NINE PUBS THAT WILL ALL HIT

TOGETHER IN PREPARATION FOR THE

PARADE HAPPENING NEXT SATURDAY.

I HAVE THE MAN OF THE YEAR OVER

HERE.

THE 70TH YEAR FOR THE

FESTIVITIES HAPPENING TODAY.

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO?

>> JUST HAVING FUN, ENJOYING

OURSELVES, BEING WITH THE

BROTHERHOOD, HAVING A GOOD TIME.

SHAU WHAT ARE YOU MOST EXCITED

ABOUT TODAY?

>> BEING WITH MY FRIEND, MY

LIFELONG BUDDY, TOMMY O'BRIEN.

WE WENT TO KINDERGARTEN

TOGETHER.

KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING BUT

DON'T FORGET WHERE YOU COME

FROM.

SHAUN: THERE YOU GO.

THE PRACTICE MUCH HAPPENING ON

THE STREETS OF DECATUR ALL

LEADING UP TO NEXT SATURDAY FOR

THE BIG IRISH CHANNEL ST.

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Usher Video for Ellen - Duration: 2:23.

HI ELLEN, I AM REBECCA ALEXANDER AND I AM REACHING OUT TO YOU TODAY BECAUSE I HAVE A

HUGE FAVOR TO ASK OF YOU.

I HAVE SOMETHING CALLED USHER SYNDROME TYPE 3 WHICH MEANS I'M PROGRESSIVELY LOSING BOTH

MY VISION AND MY HEARING.

TODAY WITHOUT THE USE OF MY COCHLEAR IMPLANT AND MY HEARING AID I AM COMPLETELY DEAF AND

I NOW HAVE JUST 10 DEGREES OF MY CENTRAL MOST VISION.

A NORMALLY SIGHTED PERSON HAS 180.

SO I HAVE THIS IDEA THAT MAYBE WE COULD AS YOUR BUDDY USHER WHETHER HE'D BE WILLING TO

DO A BENEFIT CONCERT TO RAISE MONEY TO FIND TREATMENT AND EVEN A CURE FOR USHER SYNDROME.

I KNOW THIS IS A LONG SHOT AND IT'S A HUGE FAVOR TO ASK BUT JUST TO HELP YOU IN THIS

PROCESS, I ASKED A BUNCH OF MY FRIENDS TO MAKE AUDITION VIDEOS, YOU KNOW, TO BE BACKUP

DANCERS IN CASE WE CAN ACTUALLY PULL THIS OFF.

EVEN MY DOG MONKEY GOT INTO THE MIX.

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Man searching for owner of lost diamond ring at Mardi Gras - Duration: 1:39.

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Centennial Wrestler Becomes Second Girl To Qualify For States - Duration: 2:31.

A CENTENNIAL

WRESTLER MADE HISTORY TODAY AT

THE X

EMILY BECAME THE SECOND GIRL

TO COMPETE AT THE MINNESOTA

STATE WRESTLING TOURNAMENT.

EMILY QUALIFIED AT 106 POUNDS.

THE LIGHTEST WEIGHT BUT IN THE

BIGGEST CLASS.

3A.

THE FIRST GIRL TO MAKE IT TO

STATE WAS ALISA.

SHE QUALIFIED TWICE.

JOHN SHOWS US HOW

EMILY.EDU DAY.

THE TOURNAMENT BRINGS IN FANS

FROM TOWNS BIG AND SMALL.

I TOLD HER LEADING UP TO

THIS, IT IS ANOTHER MATCH.

YOU GO AND WRESTLE LIKE YOU HAVE

WRESTLED EVERY OTHER DAY.

SHE WASN'T JUST LOOKING TO BE

THE SECOND GIRL EVER TO WRESTLE

AT THE STATE TOURNAMENT.

SHE WAS LOOKING TO WIN IT.

SHE ATTACKS EVERYTHING.

SCHOOL WORK, ATHLETICS,

EVERYTHING.

SHE DOESN'T WANT TO LOSE.

SHE JUST GOES AFTER IT.

FOR EMILY A CLOSE MATCH

TURNED INTO A CLOSE LOSS.

BUT THE MAGNITUDE OF THE MOMENT

WASN'T LOST ON HER OLDER BROTHER

AND PRACTICE PARTNER.

A TOP RANKED WRESTLER WHO IS

PLANNING TO WRESTLE AT

WISCONSIN.

HE HAS WATCHED HIS SISTER

COMPETE SINCE IT SEEMS -- SHE

WAS 5 YEARS OLD.

VERY COOL.

BUT NONE OF THAT MATTERED TO

EMILY.

COMING UP SHORT WAS NOT WHAT SHE

HAD IN SGLIEBD I JUST NEED TO

KEEP DOING WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING

AND KEEP GETTING BETTER AND

LEARNING FROM MY MATCHES.

BECAUSE BY LEARNING, EMILY

HAS PLANS TO PUT A REVERSAL ON

ANY DOUBTERS AND HOPEFULLY ONE

DAY COMPETE ON WRESTLING'S

BIGGEST STAGE.

I WANT TO GO TO THE 2020

OLYMPICS.

AND IT WOULD NOT BE WISE TO

DOUBT HER.

EMILY IS EXTREMELY COMPETITIVE.

AFTER A LOSS HER DAD TOLD US SHE

WAS ALREADY CRITIQUING HERSELF

ABOUT WHAT WENT WRONG.

SHE DOESN'T BACK DOWN FROM

ANYONE, NOT EVEN YOU.

SHE WOULD THROW YOU DOWN SO FAST

AND PIN YOU.

SHE IS SO DETERMINED.

I LOVE IT.

THAT WILL SERVE HER WELL.

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Fixer-upper For Dog Lovers - Duration: 43:03.

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I-95 Drivers Are In For A Year Of Construction, Closures & Detours - Duration: 2:07.

STORMS ON WEDNESDAY.

THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WE'RE DRY

AND FAIRLY COMFORTABLE.

NOW TO A CBS 4 NEWS TRAFFIC

ALERT AND MAJOR PROJECT IS

GETTING UNDERWAY THIS WEEKEND

ON I-95 THAT IS EXPECTED TO

LAST FOR A YEAR.

BIANCA PETERS REPORTS WE'RE

TALKING ABOUT NIGHT CLOSURES,

CONSTRUCTION, AND DETOURS TO

MAKE THE I SAFER TO

DRIVE ON.

WELL, FLORIDA, SPECIFICALLY

SOUTH FLORIDA IS A BEAUTIFUL

PLACE TO COME TO LIVE AND

THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE

COMING HERE EVERY DAY.

Reporter: WITH MORE AND MR.

PEOPLE HITTING THE ROADS EACH

YEAR OUR HIGHWAYS HAVE TO

CHANGE TO ACCOMMODATE.

BUT THERE'S REALLY N QUICK FIX.

RIGHT NOW ON I-95 WE STARTED

DESIGN BUILD PROJECT THAT HAS

TWO MAJOR COMPONENTS.

THE FIRST IS A SAFETY

INITIATIVE THAT WAS FIRST

ANNOUNCED JUNE OF LAST YEAR.

Reporter: FDOT WILL BEGIN

CONSTRUCTION ON FIVE EMERGENCY

STOPPING SITES THIS SUNDAY

ALONG THE NORTHBOUND

AND SOUTHBOUND LANES OF I-95

EXPRESS FROM NORTHWEST 62nd

STREET ALL THE WAY UP TO

NORTHWEST 131.

YOU'LL SEE THE SINGLE LAUNCHERS

FIRST AS THE PROJECT WILL MOVE

IN A NORTHERN DIRECTION FOR THE

NEXT YEAR.

THIS IS A SAFETY INITIATIVE

BUT IT WILL HAVE A BENEFIT TO

THE IMPACT AS DISABLED DRIVERS

WILL HAVE MORE ROOM TO PULL

OVER OR THE ROAD RANGERS WILL

HAVE AN AREA WHERE THEY CAN

PULL A DISABLED MOTORIST OVER

TO

ALLEVIATE THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC.

Reporter: IF YOU'VE EVER

BEEN STUCK IN THE EXPRESS LANES

MOVING AT A PREHISTORIC PACE,

MOST LIKELY IT WAS BECAUSE OF A

DISABLED CAR OR ACCIDENT THAT

COULD NOT BE MOVED OUT OF

TRAFFIC QUICKLY ENOUGH.

THAT UNFORTUNATELY, WE SAW

IT THIS MORNING, ONE TRAVEL

LANE CAN CAUSE -- ONE TRAVEL

LANE BEING BLOCKED CAN

CAUSE A BIG ISSUE.

Reporter: GOOD NEWS THERE

WILL ONLY BE LANE CLOSURES AT

NON PEAK HOURS DURING THE WEEK

AND WEEKENDS WHILE MOST OF YOU

ARE SOUND ASLEEP.

WELL, WE'RE NOT GOING TO

SEE I-95 COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN

BECAUSE OF THIS PROJECT.

JUST SOME LANE CLOSURES

OVERNIGHT AND ON WEEKEND.

YOU CAN CHECK FDOT OR 511

FOR A CURRENT LIST OF CLOSURES

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Taco Bell worker fired for offensive note to HPD officer - Duration: 1:50.

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Read-A-Thon for Nicaragua - Duration: 0:53.

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Lou Reed Archive Headed for Public Display - Duration: 0:54.

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Advocates call for early education funding after court ruling - Duration: 1:54.

COURT RULING THAT

ONE-QUARTER OF

KANSAS

STUDENTS ARE

BEHIND IN

READING AND MATH

-

SOME SAY

INVESTING IN

EARLY EDUCATION

COULD

HELP TURN THE

TIDE.

NEW AT 6... KSNT

NEWS REPORTER

JAMES

RYAN.... VISITED A

LOCAL HEAD START

PROGRAM TO SEE

HOW

THEY.

COULD BENEFIT

FROM A NEW

SCHOOL

FUNDING MODEL.###

<JAMES RYAN:

"Currently the

children that come

here to the Sheldon

Child Development

Center all live below

the poverty line, but

their principal tells

me with more funding

they could expand to

help even more kids in

the Topeka area."

25 PERCENT OF

KANSAS

STUDENTS ARE

BEHIND IN

READING AND MATH.

THAT'S WHAT THE

KANSAS

SUPREME COURT

SAID

WHEN THEY

ORDERED THE

STATE TO INVEST

MORE

MONEY IN

EDUCATION.

<PRINCIPAL OF

SHELDON

CHILD

DEVELOPMENT

CENTER SHANNA

MCKENZIE: "The

discrepancies really

start before they ever

even enter

preschool."

JAMES RYAN:

PRINCIPAL

OF SHELDON CHILD

DEVELOPMENT

CENTER

SHANNA MCKENZIE

SAYS

THEY WORK TO

PREPARE

THEIR STUDENTS

FOR

KINDERGARTEN AND

BEYOND.

WHILE THEY TRY TO

GIVE

KIDS THAT ARE

STRUGGLING THE

INDIVIDUAL

ATTENTION

THEY NEED - IT'S

NOT A

SIMPLE TASK.

<PRINCIPAL OF

SHELDON

CHILD

DEVELOPMENT

CENTER SHANNA

MCKENZIE:

"Everything

you do that's extra

like adding staff to

do interventions with

students to help catch

them up costs more

money."

JAMES RYAN: MORE

MONEY

WOULD ALSO MEAN

OPENING UP

CLASSES TO

FAMILIES THAT ARE

STRUGGLING, BUT

STILL

LIVING ABOVE THE

POVERTY LINE.

IT'S SOMETHING

EDUCATION

ADVOCATES

SAY THE STATE

SHOULD

CONSIDER WHEN

TRYING

TO ANSWER THE

SUPREME

COURT'S

CHALLENGE.

<ASSOCIATE

EXECUTIVE

DIRECTOR OF THE

KANSAS

ASSOCIATION OF

SCHOOL

BOARDS MARK

TALLMAN:

"Children in poverty,

lower income, english

language learners,

kids with special

needs. Although public

education has always

tried to serve,

they've always tended

to lag behind."

<JAMES RYAN:

"McKenzie

tells me that one of

the core standards of

Head Start is parental

involvement. If

parents are more

involved in their

child's education

early on, they're more

likely to stay

involved through high

school which leads to

improved academics

and

higher graduation

rates. Reporting from

Sheldon Child

Development Center,

James Ryan KSNT

News."

<BROOKE:

MCKENZIE SAYS

THE

TOPEKA PUBLIC

SCHOOLS

IS CURRENTLY

WORKING

TO TURN SHANER

ELEMENTARY INTO

AN

EARLY CHILDHOOD

CENTER

- WHICH WOULD

ALLOW

THEM TO SERVE

EVEN

MORE CHILDREN IN

THE

TOPEKA AREA.

BUT SO FAR THEY

HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE

TO

SECURE THE

NECESSARY

FUNDING.###

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New Program Helping Families Struggling To Pay For Child Care - Duration: 2:24.

THE BRAND WHICH ITSELF FILED

FOR BANKRUPTCY BACK IN 2015.

IT'S NOT UNUSUAL FOR SOME

TO PAY AS MUCH AS $10,000 A

YEAR OR MORE FOR CHILD CARE.

THE QUESTION BECOMES WHO IS

HELPING THOSE WHO CAN'T PAY

THAT KIND OF HONEY?

STEVE PICKET LIVE ON A PROGRAM

THAT IS WORKING TO BUILD A

BRIDGE FOR THOSE FAMILIES WHO

STRUGGLE WITH THAT VERY

QUESTION.

Reporter: WE WERE THE NUMBER

OF LOCATIONS INCLUDING THIS ONE

DONE FOR THE DAY HERE IN EAST

DALLAS.

IT HELPS CHILD CARE FOR ALMOST

TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE IN SOME

FORM OR FASHION BUT HERE IS THE

QUICKENER THAT HELP.

ALL OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS, THOSE

FAMILIES EARN LESS THAN $35,000

A YEAR.

GET DOWN.

Reporter: ELLIS CARES FOR

KIDS.

THE PRESCHOOLTEACHER'S INCOME

CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THE REGULAR

RATE CHILD CARE WOULD COST HER.

IT'S VERY COSTLY NOW.

ESPECIALLY FOR ME.

I HAVE FOUR DAUGHTERS.

I HAVE MY BILLS AND MY CAR TO

PAY AND EVERYTHING.

FINDING A CENTER LIKE THIS THAT

THEY TEACH YOU SO MUCH AND THEN

ITS VERY AFFORDABLE.

Reporter: THAT CENTER IS

PART OF A NETWORK OF DALLAS

CHILD CARE OPERATIONS FACING

HIGH DEMAND.

THE CHILD CARE GROUP PROVIDES

FINANCIAL HELP FOR WORKING LOW

INCOME PARENTS.

MORE THAN 10,000 DALLAS AREA

FAMILIES RECEIVE DISCOUNTS ON

COSTS BASED ON THEIR

ELIGIBILITY.

KEEPING YOUR KIDS IN CARE WHILE

YOU EARN A LIVING REMAINS A

REAL STRUGGLE FOR THOUSAND OF

NORTH TEXAS FAMILIES.

SAY THIS IS CHILD CARE EXPERT.

THE STRUGGLE FOR WORKING

PARENTS IS THE CHILD CARE,

AVERAGE CHILD CARE COSTS

BETWEEN SEVEN AND NINE THOUSAND

DOLLARS A YEAR.

NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE ON THE

INCOME SCALE THAT A LOT OF

MONEY.

WHAT I NORMALLY SEE IS

ANYWHERE FROM AROUND LIKE 200 I

GUESS SHALL 200, 300 A WEEK.

Reporter: ADRIAN RODRIGUEZ

PAYS TAXES FOR A LIVING.

THAT KEEPS HIS SON ELIGIBLE FOR

CHILD CARE HELP AND ALICE ONLY

PAYS $150 A MONTH.

LOW PAY AT WORK COULD SHELLER

THANK YOU FROM HIGH CHILD CARE

COSTS.

WE WERE TOLD TODAY THERE MAY BE

A LOT MORE FAMILIES HERE

ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THIS KIND

OF HELP FOR CHILD CARE AND THEY

NEED IT BUT HERE IS THE CATCH.

THERE ARE MORE THAN 1,000

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Soum Sambath - How to Limit Price for Your Products or Service | Success Reveal - Duration: 5:17.

Success Reveal

Soum Sambath

How to limit price for your products or service

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Mexican Consulate offers legal aid for immigrants - Duration: 1:20.

>> A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE EXTREMELY

CONCERNED.

REPORTER: THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT

IS OFFERING A HELPING HAND TO

THOSE CONCERNED PEOPLE.

IN A SWEEPING ACTION, THE

MEXICAN GOVERNMENT IS DEVOTING

50 MILLION DOLLARS TO THE 50

CONSULATES IN THE UNITED STATES,

TO OFFER LEGAL PROTECTION AND

INFORMATION FOR THOSE WHO THINK

THEY MAY BE DEPORTED SOON.

>> WE'RE PARTNERING WITH NGOS,

LAW FIRMS, LAW CLINICS, AND

PRETTY MUCH ANY ORGANIZATION

THAT HAS THE BEST INTEREST OF

THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY AT

HEART.

REPORTER: IMMIGRATION ATTORNEY

SARAH REINHARDT VOLUNTEERS AT

THE CONSULATE, LETTING MEXICANS

KNOW THEIR LEGAL OPTIONS.

SHE SAYS MORE AND MORE

IMMIGRANTS ARE SHOWING UP TO ASK

QUESTIONS.

>> THERE'S NOW HEIGHTENED

INTEREST BECAUSE OF REPORTS THAT

ICE IS AT DIFFERENT PLACES

PICKING PEOPLE UP.

REPORTER: THEIR MAIN CONCERN ICE

SPLITTING UP THEIR FAMILY.

>> A LADY WHO WAS A SINGLE

MOTHER, HER CHILDREN WERE ONE IN

SCHOOL, THE OTHER ONE IN DAYCARE

AND SHE WAS DETAINED AND TAKEN

TO EL PASO THAT SAME AFTERNOON.

REPORTER: THAT WOMAN'S CHILDREN

CAME HOME TO AN EMPTY HOUSE THAT

DAY.

>> THEY CAN'T EVEN GO VISIT,

FOR EXAMPLE, THEIR GRANDMOTHER

IN MEXICO. THEY'RE AFRAID THEY

WOULDN'T BE LET BACK IN.

REPORTER: CONSULATE STAFF HOPE

THE NEW LEGAL DEFENSE CENTER

WILL PREVENT THESE SITUATIONS

AND GIVE IMMIGRANTS PEACE OF

MIND.

IN ALBUQUERQUE, CHRIS GUARDARO

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Shoal Creek tunnel one option for taming flood-prone waterway - Duration: 2:11.

TO A SOLUTION. ONE IDEA -

FIRST FLOATED MORE THAN 25

YEARS AGO - IS TO BUILD A

TUNNEL TO CHANNEL RAINWATER

AWAY FROM THE CREEK. BUT AS

KXAN INVESTIGATOR ROBERT

MAXWELL SHOWS US.. AN

IMPORTANT HISTORICAL DOCUMENT

MAY RULE A BIG TUNNEL "OUT" OF

THE MIX. PERRY LORENZ

REMEMBERS THESE IMAGES ALL TOO

WELL. THE LANDLORD OF THE

SHOAL CREEK SALOON WATCHED IN

MAY 2015 AS THIS AND OTHER

BUSINESSES WENT UNDERWATER

AFTER HEAVY RAINS. HE WAS OUT

OF TOWN WHEN WE CAUGHT UP WITH

HIM ON FACETIME.PERRY LORENZ -

REAL ESTATE CONSULTANT:THEY GO

TO WORK AND GET OPEN BUT BOY

IT'S JUST.. THEY CAN'T SLEEP

AT NIGHT. AUSTIN HAS BEEN

BATTLING THE MOOD SWINGS OF

SHOAL CREEK FOR DECADES. IN

1991, THE ARMY CORPS OF

ENGINEERS RECOMMENDED A TUNNEL

TO REROUTE WATER TO LADY BIRD

LAKE. ESTIMATED COST - $150M.

IT COULD BE SIMILAR TO THE NEW

WALLER CREEK TUNNEL EAST OF

THE CITY CORE. ALTHOUGH OVER

BUDGET, THAT PROJECT WILL

FREEING UP 100 ACRES OF

FLOODPLAIN FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT.

BUT IN PEASE PARK - KXAN HAS

LEARNED A 142-YEAR-OLD DEED

COULD HALT AN UNDERGROUND

SOLUTION. IN 1875, THE CITY

BOUGHT 23 ACRES OF LAND FOR A

DOLLAR. THE PROPERTY OWNER -

TEXAS' 13TH GOVERNOR EM PEASE

ADDED ONE CONDITION: THAT THE

LAND "NEVER BE USED FOR ANY

OTHER PURPOSE THAN AS A PUBLIC

PARK." MITCHELL MCGOVERN --

PEASE PARK ADVOCATE:WE'RE

GETTING SQUEEZED WITH

CONSTRUCTION AND GROWTH AND WE

NEED EVERY SINGLE ACRE AND TO

PUT THIS AT RISK, WOULD BE A

TRAVESTY. OVER THE YEARS, THE

COVENANT HAS BEEN CHALLENGED.

IN 1956 THE CITY CONSIDERED A

PLAN TO BUILD A BRIDGE FROM

THE OLD 19TH ST. ACROSS THE

PARK TO RAINBOW BEND AS "AN

ADDITIONAL CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD

FOR THE CITY."THERE'S NO EASY

FIX.WITH SO MUCH VALUED LAND

AT STAKE, THIS CITY ENGINEER

TELLS KXAN THE ARMY CORPS

TUNNEL IDEA IS JUST ONE THE

NEW STUDY WILL CONSIDER.PAM

KEARFOTT, CITY OF AUSTIN:

WE'LL TAKE WHAT THEY DID,

WE'LL LEARN FROM IT, WE'LL

LOOK AT OTHER OPTIONS....

CHANNEL MODIFICATIONS,WE CAN

LOOK AT MAYBE BUILDING SOME

DETENTION PONDS FARTHER UP IN

THE WATERSHED TO HOLD WATER

BACK. RM KXAN INVROBERT: THE

CITY'S FIRST OF THREE PUBLIC

HEARINGS ARE SET FOR MARCH 9

AT CIRRUS LOGIC DOWNTOWN. THE

CITY HAS APPROVED

$900-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE

ONE-YEAR STUDY. YOU'LL FIND

MORE ON THE FUTURE OF SHOAL