💫 Happy Native American Heritage Month 🪶
👋🏽 I am a Diné (Navajo) woman
📺 I am one of a very small, but mighty group of
#NativeAmerican
journalists in TV news!
This is a 🧵 about me! 😊
“THE CROWD HAS DOUBLED IN SIZE”:
@abc13houston
Sky eye 🚁 captures a huge crowd peacefully marching to
#Houston
city hall for
#GeorgeFloyd
. Thousands are still streaming in. WOW. LIVE COVERAGE:
“THE CROWD HAS DOUBLED IN SIZE”:
@abc13houston
Sky eye 🚁 captures a huge crowd peacefully marching to
#Houston
city hall for
#GeorgeFloyd
. Thousands are still streaming in. WOW. LIVE COVERAGE:
HAPPENING NOW: Mayor Whitmire & local officials are urging Houstonians to stay home & off the roads past 10 p.m. tonight.
HPD is asking for bars & clubs to close early so everyone can get home safe.
#Houston
#Beryl
#Houston
, be prepared to be without power for a while. Unfortunately the winds took out several of these massive transmission poles.
This weekend will be getting HOT so make your plans now to stay cool. Trust me, I’m from Arizona & staying inside of a hot home can be deadly!
MARCH FOR GEORGE FLOYD: A massive crowd has assembled in downtown
#Houston
for a peaceful march to honor the life of
#GeorgeFloyd
, who grew up in the third ward. LIVE COVERAGE ➡️
We
#Indigenous
people cannot and will not be intimidated. Our culture has endured exactly what you see from these kids - disrespect- for centuries, yet we keep on going. 💪🏽Much love to Elder Nathan Phillips ❤️
A neighbor shared this photo w/me of a sniper set up in his living room during the standoff in Humble.
I re-posting after blurring the man’s face. The homeowner says he was outside when shots were fired. SWAT entered his backyard & asked to set up inside. The standoff was 5 hours
HAPPENING NOW: An active shooter has been reported at Lakewood Church. A father & son spoke to me about what they heard.
STREAMING COVERAGE NOW on
@abc13houston
"I said 'let me go down there and let me clean up my city,'" Irving said. "What came to my mind was what JFK said - 'Ask not what your country can do for you but ask what you can do for your country.' I'm coming down here to put my little bit in."
🚨 PLEASE SHARE: if you are still looking for loved ones who attended AstroWorld last night, please call this number or head to the reunification center.
prayers up for everyone. 🙏🏽
LAKEWOOD SHOOTING: Pastor Joel Osteen speaks out after a shooting happened inside Lakewood Church.
The motive is unclear.
It occurred in between services as the Spanish service was about to begin at 2 p.m.
#HOUSTON
, HERE IS WHAT U NEED TO KNOW:
#coronavirus
🔹 NO gatherings larger than 10 people 🚫
🔹 Keep washing your hands! 🧼
🔹 Restaurants in
#HarrisCounty
to offer take-out ONLY
🔹 Bars & Clubs to close in HC
🔹 Food changes start 3/17 & last 15 days!
Having a very hard time sleeping. This wind is crazy in Lake Jackson/Freeport area — at times I feel the building move. Stay safe, all 🙏🏽.
#HurricaneNicholas
👏🏽 Let’s hear it for Eric & April. They work for Sunset Limousines & drove 52
@SouthwestAir
passengers from
#Denver
to
#Houston
. That’s a 16-hour trip.
PLEASE BE KIND to those who are helping! ❤️
STORM AFTERMATH: Skyeye 13 is giving visuals of the damage to downtown
#Houston
after yesterday’s severe weather.
Watch live streaming coverage NOW on !
#HOUSTON
HELPING
#LOUISIANA
: Y’all, it is amazing to see SO MANY people showing up to help Louisianans who really need it right now. Look at all this water!! 👏🏽🙏🏽💜
#HurricaneIda
It’s me. Hi 👋🏽. I’m the fill-in anchor, it’s me. We’ve got
@taylorswift13
fever this morning — it’s her last show in
#Houston
tonight!
Pop in for the final 30 minutes of
@abc13houston
. We’ve got all the news you can use! 📺 ☕️
Y’all, even the moon is rooting for
@UHCougarMBK
!!
Come out and support the
#UH
team at 9:30am as they leave for Pittsburgh 🏀!
The send off is happening at the Guy V. Lewis Development Facility off Holman & Cullen.
#houston
#MarchMadness
What a FUN time this morning! I had a blast anchoring the AM show (my first time in the chair EVER 😱).
Thanks to all of you who watched & cheered me on! I appreciate it.
Also, thanks to Jeff, Kevin, our producers & director for all of their help! Cheers! 💫
THANK U, ANTHONY: He has been out in the streets with his tow truck since Sunday night! He has no power or water at home & has been taking naps at friends homes to keep going. 🙏🏽❤️
CATTLE ON THE MOVE: It’s not just people who need to get to safety! High Island Bridge is shut down right now to allow cattle to safely get to higher ground in Winnie!
#HurricaneLaura
😏 Peep the glow up! 👌🏽✨
✨STREAMING NOW: “OUR AMERICA: INDIGENOUS & URBAN
🙏🏽 This is a celebration of culture & heritage!
🍿 WATCH: Download our “ABC 13 app” on your connected TV ➡️ Apple TV, Fire TV, Roku & Android TV! 🙌🏽
My favorite person in the entire world will be getting her second vaccine shot (hopefully) today out on the
#NavajoNation
. At 95 years old, shimasani Hannah has seen a lot of things happen in this world & she has lived to tell about it. That’s strength! 💯 🙏🏽❤️
So far at the
@astros
game, I’ve been mistaken for
@ABC13Elita
TWICE 😎😏. There is no greater compliment!!
Elita, if someone asks why you were dancing like a fool at the game — just know you were having fun! 😜😂😂
🔊 ATTENTION HOUSTON 📣
Make sure you wake up early tomorrow and watch
@abc13houston
My friend
@CharlyABC13
will be having her anchoring debut! 😁💃🏽
You can also watch live right from your phone on our 24/7 streaming channel!
GO CHARLY GO CHARLY GO
It’s
@trvisXX
Bday so I have to throw it back to when photographer Willie Dixon & I voluntarily worked a DOUBLE SHIFT just so we could meet him when he was in
#Houston
. 🤣🤣 Willie made sure we got a picture because he wanted to show his daughters. 💙😁
#RIPWillieDixon
‼️There is street flooding happening in the Houston! The freeways are treacherous.
The rain & wind is picking up quickly. Stay safe & stay home if you can!
🌀 WEATHER COVERAGE: y’all I’ve been up since 2am and ran home to work out & pack — so excuse the hair. I’m headed to Freeport & my
@abc13houston
colleagues are spread out across the area. ☔️ We are the best news crew in
#Houston
for a reason! 😉