Welcome to the news hour. We have two major stories tonight, one the political

hurricane of sorts as the partisan winds whip through Washington over

Joe Biden's future at the top of the Democratic ticket. More on that in a moment.

First, the aftermath from what was Hurricane Burrell. It's now a smaller storm, but it has led to at least seven

deaths in the US.

More than 2 million customers remain without power

during a stretch of extreme heat.

That heat's also connected to at least five deaths

in the West this week.

Stephanie Sigh has our report.

Farrell blasted ashore early Monday as a category one hurricane, unleashing fierce winds, torrential

rains, and dangerous storm searches on the coast.

The hurricane battered downtown Houston.

It quickly flooded roads and highways in the area

prompting crews to rescue drivers in the height of the storm.

After the worst moved through,

Texans emerged from their homes to find destruction.

I heard a big boom.

I just thought it was a limb. I didn't know it was a whole tree.

In downtown Houston some residents went out to check if people were still stranded.

If y'all need anything there are people out here, you know what I mean?

We come together as a city, so.

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