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By Christopher Brennan, Larry Mcshane
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“Veteran Houston police Sgt. Steve Perez was hell-bent on doing his job amid the perils of Tropical Storm Harvey — and it killed him.
“The 34-year cop’s body was found Tuesday around 8:20 a.m. by a team of divers assigned the grim task of locating the fallen hero, a tearful Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said.
“The officer’s concerned wife had urged him to just stay home Sunday morning.
“’She tells me, ‘I told him not to go to work. I really didn’t want him to go,’ recounted Acevedo. ‘And his response was, ‘We’ve got work to do.’
“Trump talks about crowds, TV while visiting Texas for Harvey Perez headed toward his station in the pitch-black darkness, driving into the torrential rains about 4 a.m. Sunday.
“The sergeant, who died just two days before his 61st birthday, spent 2 1/2 hours trying to make it through flooded roads to his assignment in downtown Houston.
“On his way to his backup station in Kingwood, Perez drove into a 16 1/2-foot deep underpass — only to discover too late that the darkened passage was completely flooded.”
The bravery, courage, and generosity of people in southeast Texas – first responders, medical personnel, police, ordinary people – is breathtaking. Whenever you despair that America has become selfish, angry, and hateful, consider what has been happening in Houston and Louisiana, -- Robert Reich.
And, from News and Guts Facebook post, The next time someone uses the word fake news or say reporters are the enemy, remind them of the unbelievable work correspondents are doing in Texas right now. In some cases, it's even life-saving work. That was the case today as CNN reporter Drew Griffin rescued a man, from a submerged car, just seconds before a live shot.
