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Friday, May 20, 2016

Officials release video of flood victim"s SUV driving into high water

Major Biblical Flooding in Houston Texas with more Rain through Thursday

The body of Claudia Melgar, whose vehicle became submerged in high water, was found on Tuesday.

People evacuate from Arbor Court Apartments in the Greenspoint area Monday, April 18, 2016, in Houston.

Photo: Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle

A woman holds her child as firefighters evacuate people from the flooding in the Greenspoint area in dump trucks Monday, April 18, 2016 in Houston.

Photo: Michael Ciaglo, Houston Chronicle

A child in a life preserver sits in a dump truck to be evacuated from Arbor Court Apartments in the Greenspoint area Monday, April 18, 2016, in Houston.

Photo: Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle Lindsay Ellard becomes emotional as she embraces her 16-month-old son Henry, after they were evacuated from their Meyerland home, Monday, April 18, 2016, in Houston. "This is his second flood like this," she said. less Lindsay Ellard becomes emotional as she embraces her 16-month-old son Henry, after they were evacuated from their Meyerland home, Monday, April 18, 2016, in Houston. "This is his second flood like this," she ... more Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle

Residents of ther Arbor Court apartments evacuate their flooded apartment complex in the Greenspoint area on Monday, April 18, 2016.

Photo: Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle

Locals work to rescue up to 70 horses along Cypresswood Drive near Humble along Cypress Creek, Monday, April 18, 2016, in Houston.

Photo: Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle

A day after a major flood workers clean up debris as residents of the Saldo Apartments try to get their vehicles running Tuesday, April 19, 2016, in Houston.

Photo: Steve Gonzales, Houston Chronicle

People sit on top of their truck that got stranded on Seminar Drive in the Greenspoint area when they attempted to help rescue people from the flooding Monday, April 18, 2016 in Houston.

Photo: Michael Ciaglo, Houston Chronicle

Edgar Peneda, of Roadway Construction, inspects a collapsed retention wall along eastbound U.S. Highway 290 at Huffmeister after heavy rain on Monday, April 18, 2016, in Houston, Texas.

Photo: Gary Coronado, Houston Chronicle

Jessie Jackson opens the blinds to look at his flooded apartment in the Greenspoint area Monday, April 18, 2016 in Houston. Jackson woke up at 2 a.m. to a foot and a half of water in his room.

Photo: Michael Ciaglo, Houston Chronicle

Walter Norman holds his head in his hands as flood waters and oil float past his apartment in the Greenspoint area Monday, April 18, 2016 in Houston.

Photo: Michael Ciaglo, Houston Chronicle

A Volkswagen Beatle sits in water under on Studemont Street in Houston. Photos of onlookers at Buffalo Bayou checking out flooding on Monday, April 18, 2016, in Houston.

Photo: Elizabeth Conley, Houston Chronicle

A Houston Police Humvee drives through flood water on Greens Road as Tina Hartfield and Veda Gould are evacuated Monday, April 18, 2016 in Houston.

Photo: Michael Ciaglo, Houston Chronicle

Easie Arceneaux, center, stands at a makeshift food station as she helps prepare sandwiches for people being evacuated from the flooding in the Greenspoint area Monday, April 18, 2016 in Houston.

Photo: Michael Ciaglo, Houston Chronicle

Mayor Sylvester Turner visits the flooded Arbor Court apartment complex as it is evacuated in the Greenspoint area on Monday, April 18, 2016, in Houston.

Photo: Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle

Robert Davis holds his head in his hand as he sits at the Red Cross Shelter at the MO Campbell Educational Center after his apartment was flooded Monday, April 18, 2016 in Houston.

Photo: Michael Ciaglo, Houston Chronicle

Residents of ther Arbor Court apartments evacuate their flooded apartment complex in the Greenspoint area on Monday, April 18, 2016.

Photo: Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle

LaFonda Mosley, left, and Donna Clark sit in a rescue boat as they evacuate their flooded apartment complex on Monday, April 18, 2016.

Photo: Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle

As Greens Bayou starts to crest the banks a man rescues a armadillo in Houston, Monday, April 18, 2016. Heavy rains caused flooding throughout the Houston area. (Steve Gonzales/ Houston Chronicle)

Photo: Steve Gonzales, Houston Chronicle Meital Harari pushes water out of the back door at her Meyerland home, Monday, April 18, 2016, in Houston. Her family rode out the storm at a nearby house because her daughter has nightmares from the Memorial Day floods. less Meital Harari pushes water out of the back door at her Meyerland home, Monday, April 18, 2016, in Houston. Her family rode out the storm at a nearby house because her daughter has nightmares from the Memorial ... more Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle A pile of wet carpeting and sheetrock sit outside of the Orr home in the Hearthstone subdivision of Copperfield, that got about a foot of water, Monday, from the Horsepen Creek, Tuesday, April 19, 2016, in Houston. less A pile of wet carpeting and sheetrock sit outside of the Orr home in the Hearthstone subdivision of Copperfield, that got about a foot of water, Monday, from the Horsepen Creek, Tuesday, April 19, 2016, in ... more Photo: Karen Warren, Houston Chronicle

People evacuate from Arbor Court Apartments in the Greenspoint area Monday, April 18, 2016, in Houston.

Photo: Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle

Briggs Morehouse, 5, pulls his bike out of a flooded Memorial Parkway on Monday, April 18, 2016. Photos of onlookers at Buffalo Bayou checking out flooding on Monday, April 18, 2016, in Houston.

Photo: Elizabeth Conley, Houston Chronicle The Harris County Medical Examiners investigate and removed at least one body from a car at the 610 North ramp near Westpark Drive, after drivers got trapped in flood waters in that location, Monday, April 18, 2016, in Houston. less The Harris County Medical Examiners investigate and removed at least one body from a car at the 610 North ramp near Westpark Drive, after drivers got trapped in flood waters in that location, Monday, April 18, ... more Photo: Karen Warren, Houston Chronicle Friends wait for word as the Harris County Medical Examiners office remove at least one body from a car at the 610 North ramp near Westpark Drive, after drivers got trapped in flood waters in that location, Monday, April 18, 2016, in Houston. less Friends wait for word as the Harris County Medical Examiners office remove at least one body from a car at the 610 North ramp near Westpark Drive, after drivers got trapped in flood waters in that location, ... more Photo: Karen Warren, Houston Chronicle

People evacuate from Arbor Court Apartments in the Greenspoint area Monday, April 18, 2016, in Houston.

Photo: Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle

People are evacuated from the flooding in the Greenspoint area Monday, April 18, 2016 in Houston.

Photo: Michael Ciaglo, Houston Chronicle

A truck is still partially submerged along the Beltway 8 feeder road near Hardy Road, Monday, April 18, 2016, in Houston.

Photo: Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle

Residents of ther Arbor Court apartments evacuate their flooded apartment complex in the Greenspoint area on Monday, April 18, 2016, in The Woodlands.

Photo: Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle

Residents of ther Arbor Court apartments evacuate their flooded apartment complex in the Greenspoint area on Monday, April 18, 2016, in The Woodlands.

Photo: Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle Flood waters from the Buffalo Bayou flow under the Fannin Street Bridge at Allen"s Landing and the Harris County Jail, downtown, Monday, April 18, 2016, in Houston. Aerial view from the office of Robert Soard, Chief of Staff of the Harris County Attorney. less Flood waters from the Buffalo Bayou flow under the Fannin Street Bridge at Allen"s Landing and the Harris County Jail, downtown, Monday, April 18, 2016, in Houston. Aerial view from the office of Robert Soard, ... more Photo: Karen Warren, Houston Chronicle

Residents of ther Arbor Court apartments evacuate their flooded apartment complex in a refrigerator on Monday, April 18, 2016.

Photo: Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle

Taylor McKenzie holds on to his dog, Big Black, as he walks out of high water in the Timber Lakes Timber Ridge subdivision on Monday, April 18, 2016, in The Woodlands.

Photo: Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle

Annabella Zoller, 6, plays with her dad Jason and mother Jessica in floodwaters near Brays Bayou in the Meyerland area, Monday, April 18, 2016, in Houston.

Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle

Houston Fire Department uses watercraft to navigate the flooded Meyerland neighborhood along West Loop S FWY at Jason St. on Monday, April 18, 2016, in Houston, Texas.

Photo: Gary Coronado, Houston Chronicle

Memorial Drive at Studemont flooded by the over flowing Buffalo Bayou, Monday, April 18, 2016, in Houston.

Photo: Karen Warren, Houston Chronicle Chip and Kathy McDaniel are taken by Jersey Village firefighters in a rescue boat to a nearby transport truck to be taken to a shelter at Jersey Village Baptist Church Monday, April 18, 2016. The couple along with their dog, P.J., went into their attic as the water rose. less Chip and Kathy McDaniel are taken by Jersey Village firefighters in a rescue boat to a nearby transport truck to be taken to a shelter at Jersey Village Baptist Church Monday, April 18, 2016. The couple along ... more Photo: Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle

Jordan Sanchez picks up debris while cleaning up after her home was flooded in the Timber Lakes Timber Ridge subdivision on Monday, April 18, 2016, in The Woodlands.

Photo: Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle

Traffic works its way northbound on I-45 North at Quitman as White Oak Bayou comes out of it"s banks Monday, April 18, 2016, in Houston.

Photo: Karen Warren, Houston Chronicle

Craig Baldwin pauses outside his house while trying to clean up after the home was flooded in the Timber Lakes Timber Ridge subdivision on Monday, April 18, 2016, in The Woodlands.

Photo: Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle Devan Horn, who used to work at Cypress Trails, works to bring horse Boomer across the flooded field and over a fence to safety on Cypresswood Drive along Cypress Creek, Monday, April 18, 2016, in Houston. Boomer bucked Horn off at one point and the two began flowing swiftly down into the creek before a rope was thrown to the pair and a boat came to their aid. Horn was picked up by the boat, and Boomer made it safely out of the water on the other side of the bridge over Cypress Creek. less Devan Horn, who used to work at Cypress Trails, works to bring horse Boomer across the flooded field and over a fence to safety on Cypresswood Drive along Cypress Creek, Monday, April 18, 2016, in Houston. ... more Photo: Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle

Locals work to rescue up to 70 horses along Cypresswood Drive near Humble along Cypress Creek, Monday, April 18, 2016, in Houston.

Photo: Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle

Locals work to rescue up to 70 horses along Cypresswood Drive near Humble along Cypress Creek, Monday, April 18, 2016, in Houston.

Photo: Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle Richard Lopez and Allie Hairford-Siemens hold the reins of three horses as they guide from the back of truck the horses through flood water along Cypress Rosehill Rd. in Cypress Monday, April 18, 2016. The three horses were the last horses to be removed from stalls at Cypress Equestrian Center, 17110 Cypress Rosehill. However more than 30 horses remain in a pasture. less Richard Lopez and Allie Hairford-Siemens hold the reins of three horses as they guide from the back of truck the horses through flood water along Cypress Rosehill Rd. in Cypress Monday, April 18, 2016. The ... more Photo: Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle Devan Horn reacts in joy as she finds out that a horse she had untangled from where it was stuck in flooded waters had made it to safety on Cypresswood Drive along Cypress Creek, Monday, April 18, 2016, in Houston. less Devan Horn reacts in joy as she finds out that a horse she had untangled from where it was stuck in flooded waters had made it to safety on Cypresswood Drive along Cypress Creek, Monday, April 18, 2016, in ... more Photo: Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle

Locals work to rescue up to 70 horses along Cypresswood Drive near Humble along Cypress Creek, Monday, April 18, 2016, in Houston.

Photo: Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle

The flooded roadway of FM 529 underpass at highway 290 is shown Monday, April 18, 2016, near Jersey Village.

Photo: Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle

Josh Ludy carries belongings out of his flooded house in the Timber Lakes Timber Ridge subdivision on Monday, April 18, 2016, in The Woodlands.

Photo: Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle

Cars stranded in flood water at I-10 under Houston Avenue as White Oak Bayou comes out of it"s banks Monday, April 18, 2016, in Houston.

Photo: Karen Warren, Houston Chronicle Linda Rodriguez, far right, along with other family members, react after seeing a white SUV, that is believed to belong to a 25-year-old family member, that was towed from the off ramp from the West Park Toll Way onto Post Oak Blvd. Tuesday, April 19, 2016, in Houston. The SUV was submerged in flood water caused by the recent storm. Tuesday, April 19, 2016, in Houston, Texas. less Linda Rodriguez, far right, along with other family members, react after seeing a white SUV, that is believed to belong to a 25-year-old family member, that was towed from the off ramp from the West Park Toll ... more Photo: Gary Coronado, Houston Chronicle

A woman (far right) who believes that a body being recovered in a vehicle near the Westpark Tollway and Loop 610 is comforted as she reacts to news from law enforcement, Tuesday, April 19, 2016, in Houston.

Photo: Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle

Source: http://www.chron.com/news/houston-weather/article/Houston-claudia-melgar-floods-SUV-driving-video-7278277.php

Why Wasn"t Phil Mickelson Charged With Insider Trading?

ESPN First Take - Phil Mickelson Got Caught In An Insider Trading Case

At a press conference Thursday inwhichManhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bhararaunveiled details of an insider trading case against sports gambler William "Billy" Walters, a reporter wanted to know why exactly the most famous person connected to case had been left out of the prosecution."Doesn"t it undermine confidence in the markets," the reporter asked, "to not charge the celebrity defendant and not explain why you are not charging the celebrity?"

A flash of irritation could be detected on Bharara"s face.

Back in June 2014, a number of press leaks suggested that the pro golfer Phil Mickelson was under investigation for possibleinsider trading, along with Walters and the investor Carl Icahn. (Mickelson, Icahn and Walters denied any wrongdoing, and Icahn also wasn"t charged on Thursday.) It was to be expected that journalists would nowfocus on the mostobvious questionsome might say "omission"to arise fromthe Walters indictment.

Nearly two years later, federalprosecutors and the Securities and Exchange Commission have filed formal charges. Walters was arrested on Wednesdaynight in Nevada and charged with trading on inside information he obtained from Thomas Davis, a former member of the board of dairy company Dean Foods who is cooperating with the investigation.

Mickelson, meanwhile, was named only as a "relief defendant" in the SEC"s civil complaint. According to Andrew Ceresney, the SEC"s director of enforcement, a relief defendant is someone who wasa "recipient of ill-gotten gains for which he has no legitimate claim"essentially that he made money based on the illegal conduct of other people. The SEC made no assertion that Mickelson did anything wrong and is asking that he simply return the inadvertently obtained illegal profit of $931,000 he made trading shares of Dean Foods.

Phil was an innocent bystander to alleged wrongdoing by others that he was unaware of, Mickelson"s lawyer said in a statement. Walters" lawyer, Barry Berke, said: Prosecutors accusations [agains his client] are based on erroneous assumptions, speculative theories and false finger-pointing."

The legal landscape aroundinsider trading lawhas been shifting under prosecutors" and regulators" feet, and this case may be a reflection of that.A series of appeals court decisions, referred to as the Newman case after a fund manager whose conviction was overturned, made it harder to bring insider trading charges in two ways. First, they increased the level of knowledge a trader must be proved to have had about the source of his or her tip; and second, they tightened the definition of the gain or benefit a tipper must be shown to have received in exchange for leaking the information.In the Walters case, prosecutors and the SEC are alleging that Walters made six-figure loans and gifts to help Davis pay off gambling debts, along withother financialenticements, in exchange for confidential information about Dean Foods.

During the question-and-answer portion of the press conference, a reporter asked Bharara whether the Newman decision was the reason why Mickelson hadn"t been charged.

"Iwill repeat what Ive said many times: If the Newman decision stands,it has an impact on our investigations," Bharara said, somewhat grumpily. "Conduct we think is nefarious, and that undermines faith in the markets and the fairness of the markets, will not be able to beprosecuted because of the Newman decision."

Until the Supreme Court clarifies insider trading law, the public will be left to ponder why some skate free and others don"t.

Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-19/why-wasn-t-phil-mickelson-charged-with-insider-trading

Stephen Colbert pays tribute to Morley Safer

A look at Morley Safer"s legendary "60 Minutes" career

In the wake of Morley Safers death, Stephen Colbert remembered the longtime 60 Minutes correspondent on The Late Show Thursday. Colbert recalled his experiences with Safer, who profiled him for 60 Minutes during his first year of The Colbert Report.

The first time I met him, he was standing outside Sony Studios at 54th and 10th Avenue, shared Colbert. He was leaning against the wall, smoking a cigarette, and wearing a checked sports jacket like he was reporting on the Belmont Stakes from 1972, wearing a cravat or something like that. He took a puff off his cigarette and threw it under his shoe and stomped it out like he was James Dean. He goes, Morley Safer.

Colbert said he also ran into Safer smoking a vape pen in the CBS elevators a few months ago. I said, Morley, you look like youre from the future, and he said, Stephen, I am the future, and got off the elevator.

Then Colbert replayed a video Safer had recorded for a 2006 episode of The Colbert Report, showing the journalists unforgettable delivery. Watch the triibute below.

Source: http://www.ew.com/article/2016/05/20/stephen-colbert-morley-safer-tribute