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INVOLVING AN 18-WHEELER AND A
CAR THAT HAPPENED AROUND 5-30
THIS MORNING.
IT HAPPENED ON INTERSTATE 10 AT
THE M-L-K OVERPASS. 12 NEWS H-D
REPORTER ELLIE CANO JUST ARRIVED
ON SCENE WITH THE LATEST ON THE
INTERSTATE SHUTDOWN. ELLIE?
LIVE IN BEAUMONT, ELLIE CANO 12
NEWS
HD.
THANKS ELLIE. WE WILL CHECK IN
WITH ELLIE IN JUST A BIT FOR THE
LATEST INFORMATION.
STAY WITH 12 NEWS H-D FOR
UPDATES ON THE ROAD CLOSURES.
THE CONTROVERSY OVER THE
BEAUMONT I-S-D TRUSTEE ELECTIONS
IN MAY HAS TAKEN A SECOND
"TURN" IN TWO DAYS -- WITH A
RULING BY A WASHINGTON D-C
APPELLATE COURT. THE COURT HAS
ORDERED A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING
ORDER... BLOCKING THE MAY 11-TH
ELECTIONS. THEY ARE NOW
EXPECTED TO BE HELD IN
NOVEMBER. THE CONSTITUTIONALITY
OF A NINTH COURT OF APPEALS
RULING HAD BEEN QUESTIONED BY
THE U-S DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE --
WHICH OBJECTED TO THE COURT'S
FINDINGS. IT ALL HINGES ON A
LAWSUIT FILED BY SEVERAL
BEAUMONT ATTORNEYS -- BASED ON
RE- DISTRICTING.
BOND HAS BEEN SET AT ONE
MILLION DOLLARS FOR A MAN POLICE
SAY HELD A WOMAN AGAINST HER
WILL FOR FIVE WEEKS AT HIS PORT
ARTHUR HOME. PORT ARTHUR
INVESTIGATORS SAY AFTER THEIR
FIRST DATE, JERMAIN CHAMPS HELD
AN ALABAMA WOMAN CAPTIVE IN THE
CLOSET.
THE WOMAN WAS ABLE TO ESCAPE
MONDAY AND POLICE SAY HER
INJURIES WERE CONSISTENT WITH
*** ASSAULT, NOT CONSENSUAL
SEX. CHAMPS WAS TAKEN TO THE
JEFFERSON COUNTY JAIL ON THE
FIRST DEGREE FELONY CHARGE OF
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT. POLICE SAY
-- BECAUSE THE INVESTIGATION IS
ON-GOING... THERE IS POTENTIAL
FOR FURTHER CHARGES.
POLICE SAY JERMAINE CHAMPS USED
ADVANCED TORTURE TECHNIQUES
AGAINST HIS VICTIM... AND THEY
BELIEVE HE'S DONE THIS BEFORE.
ONE WOMAN SAYS SHE IS PROOF OF
THAT. SHE ASKED US TO CONCEAL
HER IDENTITY... SO WE ARE
CALLING HER "KAY". IN AN
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH 12 NEWS
H-D... "KAY" TOLD US THAT SHE
WAS ONCE IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH
CHAMPS. SHE SAYS SHE LEFT HIM
AFTER TWO YEARS OF ABUSE... AND
THEN RETURNED. WHEN SHE
WENT BACK TO HIM... SHE SAYS HE
LOCKED HER IN THEIR TRAILER HOME
FOR THREE WEEKS. SHE
EVENTUALLY ESCAPED... BUT CHAMPS
ONLY SERVED SIX MONTHS IN JAIL
FOR A MISDEMEANOR CHARGE OF
FAMILY ASSAULT. NOW KAY
HOPES HER STORY HELPS THIS
LATEST VICTIM... AND THAT CHAMPS
IS LOCKED AWAY FOR A LONG TIME.
I REFUSE TO BE A VICTIM
ANYMORE.. I JUST WANT TO
ENCOURAGE PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING
THROUGH THIS TO GET HELP
KAY IS SCHEDULED TO GIVE A
STATEMENT TO PORT ARTHUR POLICE
LATER TODAY. INVESTIGATORS
SAY HER INPUT COULD BE A GREAT
HELP IN PROSECUTING THIS LATEST
CASE.
PROSECUTORS HAVE FILED CHARGES
AGAINST THE MAN THEY SAY WENT ON
A STABBING SPREE AT A TEXAS
COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
20-YEAR-OLD DYLAN QUICK IS
CHARGED WITH THREE COUNTS OF
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY
WEAPON -- AND MORE CHARGES COULD
COME. AT LEAST 14 PEOPLE WERE
INJURED IN THE ATTACK AT LONE
STAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN
CYPRESS. EACH CHARGE HAS A
100-THOUSAND DOLLAR BOND.
WASHINGTON'S GETTING READY FOR
A HUGE IMMIGRATION RALLY THIS
MORNING. GROUPS FROM ALL OVER
THE COUNTRY HAVE DESCENDED ON
THE NATION'S CAPITOL TO PUSH FOR
COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION
REFORM. THEY'LL URGE CONGRESS
TO FIND A PATH TO CITIZENSHIP
FOR THE ESTIMATED 11 MILLION
PEOPLE WHO'VE COME TO THE U-S
ILLEGALLY. FARM WORKERS AND
GROWERS HAVE NOW REPORTEDLY
REACHED A TENTATIVE DEAL
PROVIDING VISAS FOR THOSE WHO'VE
BEEN HERE FOR YEARS. NOT
EVERYONE THINKS THEY SHOULD BE
AT THE FRONT OF THE LINE.
"TEN MILLION AMERICANS, NO MORE
THAN A HIGH SCHOOL DEGREE --
THEY'RE LOOKING FOR JOBS IN
THOSE OCCUPATIONS, CAN'T FIND
ONE, WHILE SEVEN MILLION ILLEGAL
WORKERS HOLD THOSE JOBS."
"WE SHOULD FOCUS ON CREATING
JOBS FOR EVERYBODY SO WE DON'T
HAVE THIS DEBATE ON WHOSE GOING
TO HAVE A JOB AND WHOSE NOT."
THE GROUP OF 8 SENATORS WORKING
ON A COMPROMISE COULD ANNOUNCE A
BILL AS EARLY AS TOMORROW.
SOUTH KOREA'S GOVERNMENT SAYS
THE NORTH HAS COMPLETED
PREPARATIONS FOR A MISSILE TEST.
SOUTH KOREA'S FOREIGN MINISTER
TOLD POLITICIANS THIS MORNING
THAT NORTH KOREA COULD LAUNCH
THE MISSILE AT ANY MOMENT...
ADDING THAT A LAUNCH WAS --
QUOTE -- "HIGHLY LIKELY."
IT'S WIDELY BELIEVED THAT NORTH
KOREA WILL LAUNCH THE MISSILE TO
MARK THE APRIL 15-TH BIRTHDAY OF
ITS FOUNDER.
IN YOUR BUSINESS NEWS THIS
MORNING -- COFFEE HAS GROWN
TO A $30 BILLION A YEAR
INDUSTRY. INDUSTRY EXPERTS
CREDIT GROWTH IN THE SALE OF
HOME- BREWING GADGETS, WITH
SINGLE SERVE COFFEE MAKERS
LEADING THE PACK.
ADDITIONALLY -- GOURMET
OFFERINGS, COFFEE HOUSES WITH
HIP APPEAL AND THE HEALTH
BENEFITS OF THE BEVERAGE ARE ALL
HELPING TO DRIVE CONSUMPTION.
THE FORD FOCUS IS BACK ON TOP
AND HAS BEEN NAMED THE WORLD'S
TOP- SELLING CAR OF 20- 12 WITH
MORE THAN A MILLION MODELS SOLD.
THE TOYOTA COROLLA CAME IN
SECOND PLACE, WITH MORE THAN
870- THOUSAND SALES. TOYOTA
SAYS WHEN YOU TALLY UP THE
DIFFERENT NAMES THEY HAVE FOR
THE COROLLA, SUCH AS THE VERSO
AND THE MATRIX, THE COROLLA
ACTUALLY BEAT THE FORD FOCUS.
STILL TO COME ON 12 NEWS
DAYBREAK-- A UNIQUE DISCOVERY--
FOR SOME CONSTRUCTION WORKERS.
WE'LL SHOW YOU WHAT THEY
FOUND... AND ITS ROLE IN
HISTORY. IT'S . THANKS FOR
STARTING YOUR DAY WITH 12 NEWS
DAYBREAK.
A CONSTRUCTION CREW IN POLAND
DISCOVERED A WORLD WAR TWO