<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"><html lang="en"><!--[if lt IE 7]><html lang="en" class="ie6"><![endif]--><!--[if IE 7]><html lang="en" class="ie7"><![endif]--><!--[if IE 8]><html lang="en" class="ie8"><![endif]--><!--[if IE 9]><html lang="en" class="ie9"><![endif]--><!--[if (gt IE 9)|!(IE)]><html lang="en"><![endif]--><head><META http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><!--Customized Stylesheet Includes - prehead--><!--Customized JS Includes - prehead--><script class="kxct" data-id="qv9l28gx8" data-timing="async" data-version="2.0" type="text/javascript">
            window.Krux||((Krux=function(){Krux.q.push(arguments)}).q=[]);
            (function(){
                var k=document.createElement('script');k.type='text/javascript';k.async=true;
                var m,src=(m=location.href.match(/\bkxsrc=([^&]+)/))&&decodeURIComponent(m[1]);
                k.src = /^https?:\/\/([a-z0-9_\-\.]+\.)?krxd\.net(:\d{1,5})?\/controltag\//i.test(src) ? src : src === "disable" ? "" :
                    (location.protocol==="https:"?"https:":"http:")+"//cdn.krxd.net/controltag?confid=qv9l28gx8";
                var s=document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(k,s);
            }());
        </script><script class="kxint" type="text/javascript">
            
            window.Krux||((Krux=function(){Krux.q.push(arguments);}).q=[]);
            (function(){
                function retrieve(n){
                    var m, k='kxfrankly_'+n,ls=(function(){
                        try{
                            return window.localStorage;
                        }catch(e){
                            return null;
                        }
                    })();
                    if (ls) {
                        return ls[k] || "";
                    } else if (navigator.cookieEnabled) {
                        m = document.cookie.match(k+'=([^;]*)');
                        return (m && unescape(m[1])) || "";
                    } else {
                        return '';
                    }
                }
                Krux.user = retrieve('user');
                Krux.segments = retrieve('segs') ? retrieve('segs').split(',') : [];
            })();
            
        </script><title>Heartwrenching video of man who lost everything finding his fath - KWES  NewsWest 9 / Midland, Odessa, Big Spring, TX: newswest9.com | </title>
<meta name="Description" content="Thousands of people are going through the same harrowing experiences as this Hurricane Harvey survivor in Rockport, TX. "><meta name="ROBOTS" content="index,follow,noarchive"><meta name="date" content="2017/08/28"><meta name="owner" content="RAYCOMGROUP"><meta name="wn-version" content="ContainerE-Story"><meta name="wn-build" content="7.4.7.7"><meta name="wn-base" content="IIS29"><meta name="wnreadableurl" content="heartwrenching-video-of-man-who-lost-everything-finding-his-father-alive"><meta property="og:title" content="Heartwrenching video of man who lost everything finding his father alive"><meta property="og:type" content="article"><meta property="og:url" content="http://www.newswest9.com/story/36232892/heartwrenching-video-of-man-who-lost-everything-finding-his-father-alive"><meta property="og:image" content="http://RAYCOMGROUP.images.worldnow.com/images/14767244_G.jpg"><meta property="og:description" content="Thousands of people are going through the same harrowing experiences as this Hurricane Harvey survivor in Rockport, TX. "><link rel="canonical" href="http://www.newswest9.com/story/36232892/heartwrenching-video-of-man-who-lost-everything-finding-his-father-alive"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta name="twitter:title" content="Heartwrenching video of man who lost everything finding his father alive"><meta name="twitter:description" content="Thousands of people are going through the same harrowing experiences as this Hurricane Harvey survivor in Rockport, TX. "><meta name="twitter:image" content="http://RAYCOMGROUP.images.worldnow.com/images/14767244_G.jpg"><!--Customized Page Includes - Meta--><meta property="fb:pages" content="120381210016"><meta property="fb:pages" content="513914261982672"><meta property="fb:pages" content="54898163786">
<!--
                Page Include: META--><!--
                END Page Include: META-->

<link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="http://content.worldnow.com/global/css/_pub/platform.min.css?ver=7.4.7.7_7.4.4-6">
<link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="http://KWES.images.worldnow.com/interface/css/container-e.css?ver=2018-01-10%2012%3A30%3A17_7.4.4-6">

<link rel="stylesheet" media="print" href="http://content.worldnow.com/global/css/_pub/print/story.css?ver=7.4.4-6_7.4.7.7" type="text/css"><!--
            [if lt IE 6]><link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" media="screen" href="http://content.worldnow.com/global/css/_pub/quirks/iequirks.css?ver=7.4.7.7"><![endif]
        -->
<!--
            [if lt IE 7]><link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" media="screen" href="http://content.worldnow.com/global/css/_pub/quirks/ie6quirks.css?ver=7.4.7.7"><![endif]
        --><!--
            [if lt IE 10]><link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" media="screen" href="http://content.worldnow.com/global/css/_pub/quirks/ie9quirks.css?ver=7.4.7.7"><![endif]
        -->
<!--MENU INCLUDES--><style type="text/css">#menu505 UL
                    , #menu505 .wnHorizontal { background-color: #DEDFDE; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700; color: #000000; }
                #menu505 A,
                    #menu505 LI.wnOn .wnSublevel A,
                    #menu505 LI.wnOn .wnSublevel LI.wnOn .wnLevel3 A { font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700; color: #000000; }
                #menu505 .wnHorizontal .wnDynamic .wnMenuTypeText
                        .wnLevel1 LI.wnHasSublevel .wnMiddle SPAN { padding-right: 15px; }
                #menu505
                        .wnLevel1 LI.wnHasSublevel .wnMiddle SPAN { background: url('http://KWES.images.worldnow.com/images/static/gfx/nav_tridown.gif') no-repeat 98% 50%; }
                #menu505
                        .wnLevel1 LI.wnHasSublevel .wnLevel2 .wnMiddle SPAN { background: none; }
            #menu505 UL LI.wnOn { background-color: #DEDFDE; color: #000000; }
                    #menu505 LI.wnOn A,
                        #menu505 LI.wnOn .wnSublevel LI.wnOn A,
                        #menu505 LI.wnOn .wnSublevel LI.wnOn .wnLevel3 LI.wnOn A { color: #000000; }
                    #menu505 .wnSublevel { background-color: #eaeaea;  }
                #menu505 .wnSublevel A { border : 1px #eaeaea solid; border-top: none; }
                        #menu505 .wnSublevel .wnFirstNode { border-top : 1px #eaeaea solid; }
                        #menu505 .wnHorizontal .wnDynamic .wnMenuTypeText .wnSublevel LI.wnHasSublevel A { padding-right: 9px; }
                #menu505 .wnSublevel LI.wnHasSublevel A { background: url('http://KWES.images.worldnow.com/images/static/gfx/nav_tri.gif') no-repeat 98% 50%; }
                #menu505 .wnSublevel LI.wnHasSublevel .wnLevel3 A { background: none; }
            #menu505 .wnSublevel LI.wnOn { background-color: #DEDFDE;  }
                    #menu505 .wnRight .wnMiddle { background: url('http://KWES.images.worldnow.com/images/static/gfx/nav_bg_off.gif') repeat-x; }
                    #menu505 LI.wnOn .wnMiddle { background-image: url('http://KWES.images.worldnow.com/images/static/gfx/nav_bg_on.gif'); }
                
</style>

<!--END MENU INCLUDES-->
<script type="text/javascript">
            var wng_pageInfo = {
            affiliateName : 'KWES',
            affiliateId : '508',
            baseUrl : 'www.newswest9.com',
            includesDomain : 'http://content.worldnow.com',
            includesVersion : '7.4.4-6',
            videoHelpPage : '/global/story.asp?s=1343812&displayHelp=true',
            videoHelpPageMac : '/global/Story.asp?s=2918340&displayHelp=true',
            social : {mdPartnerID : '60',mdPartnerDomain : 'http://dub.newswest9.com'},
            registrationId : '556959',
            registrationURL:'registration',
            readableURLenabled: 'True',
            imageDomain : 'http://KWES.images.worldnow.com'
            };
            
wng_pageInfo.body = {};
wng_pageInfo.taxonomy = {};
wng_pageInfo.build='7.4.7.7';
wng_pageInfo.template='ContainerE-Story';
wng_pageInfo.isPreviewSite=false;
wng_pageInfo.disableSecurityWarning=true;
wng_pageInfo.containerType='S';
wng_pageInfo.ownerAffiliateName='RAYCOMGROUP';
wng_pageInfo.ownerAffiliateId=parseInt('103',10);
wng_pageInfo.containerId=parseInt('36232892',10);
wng_pageInfo.containerType='S';
wng_pageInfo.containerClass='story';
wng_pageInfo.contentClassification='Station 50';
wng_pageInfo.userId=parseInt('',10);
wng_pageInfo.permaLink='/story/36232892/heartwrenching-video-of-man-who-lost-everything-finding-his-father-alive';
wng_pageInfo.content_authors='';
wng_pageInfo.headline='Heartwrenching video of man who lost everything finding his father alive';
wng_pageInfo.pageTitle='Heartwrenching video of man who lost everything finding his fath - KWES  NewsWest 9 / Midland, Odessa, Big Spring, TX: newswest9.com | ';
wng_pageInfo.pageTitleTag='KWES  NewsWest 9 / Midland, Odessa, Big Spring, TX: newswest9.com | ';
wng_pageInfo.pageTitleTagAs='Suffix';
wng_pageInfo.body._id='WNAffKWES';
wng_pageInfo.body._class='wnContainerType-story wnCenterAlignment';
wng_pageInfo.isMobile=false;
wng_pageInfo.taxonomy.level1='';
wng_pageInfo.taxonomy.level2='';
wng_pageInfo.taxonomy.level3='';
wng_pageInfo.simpleResponsiveBranding=false;
wng_pageInfo.buildInfo = wng_pageInfo.build.match(/[0-9]+/g) || [0,0,'local'];
</script>
<script>
        var wng_pageInfo = window.wng_pageInfo || {};
        wng_pageInfo.ads = {};
        /*Ad wnsz_1 is disabled (or not defined) at a SITE level.*/
/*Ad wnsz_14 is disabled (or not defined) at a SITE level.*/
/*Ad wnsz_16 is disabled (or not defined) at a SITE level.*/
/*Ad wnsz_17 is disabled (or not defined) at a SITE level.*/
/*Ad wnsz_18 is disabled (or not defined) at a SITE level.*/
/*Ad wnsz_20 is disabled (or not defined) at a SITE level.*/
/*Ad wnsz_21 is disabled (or not defined) at a SITE level.*/
/*Ad wnsz_22 is disabled (or not defined) at a SITE level.*/
/*Ad wnsz_23 is disabled (or not defined) at a SITE level.*/
/*Ad wnsz_24 is disabled (or not defined) at a SITE level.*/
/*Ad wnsz_26 is disabled (or not defined) at a SITE level.*/
/*Ad wnsz_27 is disabled (or not defined) at a SITE level.*/
/*Ad wnsz_28 is disabled (or not defined) at a SITE level.*/
wng_pageInfo.ads["40"]={id:"40",wnsz:"40",ownerinfo:{oldformat:1,owner:'loc',split:'100',type:'dom',aff:'KWES'},width:468,height:60,wncc:"Station 50",parent:"WNAd40",type:"dom",realvu:"",application:"printable"};
/*Ad wnsz_41 is disabled (or not defined) at a SITE level.*/
/*Ad wnsz_42 is disabled (or not defined) at a SITE level.*/
wng_pageInfo.ads["43"]={id:"43",wnsz:"43",ownerinfo:{oldformat:1,owner:'loc',split:'100',type:'dom',aff:'KWES'},width:300,height:250,wncc:"Station 50",parent:"WNAd43",type:"dom",realvu:"",sizes:[[300,250],[300,600]],application:"banner"};
/*Ad wnsz_44 is disabled (or not defined) at a SITE level.*/
/*Ad wnsz_45 is disabled (or not defined) at a SITE level.*/
/*Ad wnsz_46 is disabled (or not defined) at a SITE level.*/
/*Ad wnsz_47 is disabled (or not defined) at a SITE level.*/
/*Ad wnsz_49 is disabled (or not defined) at a SITE level.*/
/*Ad wnsz_50 is disabled (or not defined) at a SITE level.*/
wng_pageInfo.ads["52"]={id:"52",wnsz:"52",ownerinfo:{oldformat:1,owner:'loc',split:'100',type:'dom',aff:'KWES'},width:300,height:250,wncc:"Station 50",parent:"WNAd52",type:"dom",realvu:"",application:"banner"};
/*Ad wnsz_54 is disabled (or not defined) at a SITE level.*/
/*Ad wnsz_63 is disabled (or not defined) at a SITE level.*/
/*Ad wnsz_85 is disabled (or not defined) at a SITE level.*/
/*Ad wnsz_86 is disabled (or not defined) at a SITE level.*/
</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://KWES.images.worldnow.com/interface/js/wnaffiliateconfig.js?ver=2018-01-10%2012%3A30%3A17_7.4.4-6"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://content.worldnow.com/global/js/_pub/KWES.config.js?ver=7.4.7.7_7.4.4-6"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://content.worldnow.com/global/js/_pub/platform.min.js?ver=7.4.7.7_7.4.4-6"></script>
<!--Ad sense not required CURRENT--><script type="text/javascript">
            if(Worldnow.EventMan){Worldnow.EventMan.event('head-javascript-done');}
        </script><!--
                Page Include: HEAD--><!--
                END Page Include: HEAD-->
<!--Customized Page Includes - Head--><link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="//fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans:400italic,400,700|Open+Sans+Condensed:700,300"><link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="//ftpcontent.worldnow.com/wncustom/custom/raycom/2015/custom-master.css"><link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="//ftpcontent.worldnow.com/professionalservices/clients/raycom/kwes/2015/custom.css"><link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="//ftpcontent4.worldnow.com/raycom/custom/2015/raycom_custom_global.css"><link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="//ftpcontent4.worldnow.com/kwes/custom/2015/kwes-custom.css"><script src="//ftpcontent.worldnow.com/wncustom/custom/raycom/2015/custom-master.js"></script><script src="//ftpcontent.worldnow.com/professionalservices/clients/raycom/kwes/2015/custom.js"></script><script src="//ftpcontent4.worldnow.com/raycom/secondaryNav/2015/secnav-kwes.js"></script><script src="//ftpcontent4.worldnow.com/raycom/custom/2015/raycom_custom_global.js"></script><script src="//ftpcontent4.worldnow.com/kwes/custom/2015/kwes-custom.js"></script></head><body id="WNAffKWES" class="wnContainerType-story wnCenterAlignment story"><!--Google Tag Manager--><noscript><iframe src="//www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-W428QR" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe></noscript><script>(function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':
        new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],
        j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src=
        '//www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);
        })(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-W428QR');</script><!--End Google Tag Manager--><!--Google Tag Manager - Analytics Key available for GTM implementation-->
<script>var globalSharedAnalyticsData = { dma: '150', group: 'Raycom' }; (function(){ franklyDataLayer = window.franklyDataLayer || []; var w = window.Worldnow || {}, b = w.Beacon || null; if(b) { franklyDataLayer.push(b.get('page',{ "ua_id":'UA-82494642-137' ,"dma":globalSharedAnalyticsData.dma ,"group":globalSharedAnalyticsData.group})); } }());</script>
<!--Google Tag Manager--><noscript><iframe src="//www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-WV2QLD" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe></noscript><script>(function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':
        new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],
        j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src=
        '//www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);
        })(window,document,'script','franklyDataLayer','GTM-WV2QLD');</script><!--End Google Tag Manager-->
<script>(function(w){ var e = w.EventMan || null; var b = w.Beacon || null; e.event('analytics-page',b.get('page')); })(window.Worldnow || {}); (function(w){ var e = w.EventMan || null; if(e) {e.event('bodystart');} })(window.Worldnow || {});</script>
<div id="WNHeaderScripts"></div><div id="WNHeader"><h1>Heartwrenching video of man who lost everything finding his fath - KWES  NewsWest 9 / Midland, Odessa, Big Spring, TX: newswest9.com | </h1><div class="wnContainerMemberSearch" id="WNContainerMemberSearch-headertop"><div class="wnMemberCenter wnMemberCenter-left wnMemberCenter-loggedOut" id="WNMemberCenter-headertop" refresh="1"><strong>Member Center:</strong><ul><li class="wnMemberOption-accountCreate wnMemberType-nonuser"><a href="javascript: WNMemberCenterManager.gotoLoginLink('create')">Create Account</a><span class="wnSeparator">|</span></li><li class="wnMemberOption-logIn wnMemberType-nonuser"><a href="javascript: WNMemberCenterManager.gotoLoginLink('login')">Log In</a><span class="wnSeparator"></span></li><li class="wnMemberOption-accountManage wnMemberType-user"><a href="javascript: WNMemberCenterManager.gotoLoginLink()">Manage Account</a><span class="wnSeparator">|</span></li><li class="wnMemberOption-logOut wnMemberType-user"><a href="javascript:WNMemberCenterManager.gotoLoginLink('logout')">Log Out</a><span class="wnSeparator"></span></li></ul></div>
<!--END wnMemberCenter-->
<div class="wnSearchBox wnSearchBox-right" id="WNSearchBox-headertop"><form method="get" onsubmit="return wnValidateSearchTerm(this,0)" action="/search"><input type="radio" name="vendor" value="ez" id="WNSearchBox-headertop-ez" class="wnVendorChoice" checked><label for="WNSearchBox-headertop-ez">SITE SEARCH</label><input type="radio" name="vendor" value="google_cs" id="WNSearchBox-headertop-google_cs" class="wnVendorChoice"><label for="WNSearchBox-headertop-google_cs">WEB SEARCH BY <img src='http://images.worldnow.com/global/images/google/google-logo.gif' alt='Google' class='wnSearchBoxLabelImg-google'></label><input type="text" class="wnQueryText" name="qu" size="20" value=""><input type="submit" class="wnSubmit" value="Go"></form></div><!--END wnSearchBox-->
</div><!--END wnContainerMemberSearch-->
<div id="WNBranding"><img id="WNBrandingImage" usemap="#wnBrandingMap" alt="" border="0" src="http://KWES.images.worldnow.com/images/static/hdr/hdr_branding.jpg"><map name="wnBrandingMap"><area shape="rect" coords="0,0,980,1000" target="_top" href="/"></map><img id="WNPrintBrandingImage" style="display:none;" border="0" width="607" height="37" src="http://KWES.images.worldnow.com/images/static/hdr/hdr_607x37.gif"></div><!--END WNBranding--></div><!--END WNHeader--><div id="WNColsAll" class="columnsall wnColConfig"><div id="WNMenuCol1">
<!--MENU START-->
<div id="menu505" class="wnMainMenu"><div class="wnHorizontal"><div class="wnDynamic"><div class="wnMenuTypeText"><ul class="wnLevel1" id="submenu505"><li class="wnFirstNode" id="menu505_1-C83258"><span class="wnLeft"><span class="wnRight"><span class="wnMiddle"><span><a href="/">Home</a></span></span></span></span><ul class="wnLevel2 wnSublevel" id="submenu505_1-C83258"><li class="wnFirstNode" id="menu505_1_1-C329371"><span><a href="/category/329371/best-of-the-basin-2018-winners">Best of the Basin 2018 Winners</a></span></li><li class="" id="menu505_1_2-C322993"><span><a href="/category/322993/best-of-the-basin-2017-winners">Best of the Basin 2017 Winners</a></span></li><li class="" id="menu505_1_3-C320151"><span><a href="/category/320151/consider-this">Consider This!</a></span></li><li class="" id="menu505_1_4-C318525"><span><a href="/category/318525/newswest-9-restaurant-report-card">NewsWest 9 Restaurant Reports</a></span></li><li class="" id="menu505_1_5-L792456"><span><a href="javascript:OpenWin('http://www.newswest9.com/live||height=768,width=600,location=yes,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,toolbar=yes');">Watch NewsWest 9 live</a></span></li><li class="" id="menu505_1_6-L792455"><span><a href="javascript:OpenWin('http://www.newswest9.com/story/30767829/download-newswest-9-apps||height=768,width=600,location=yes,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,toolbar=yes');">Download the NewsWest 9 news app</a></span></li><li class="" id="menu505_1_7-L792452"><span><a href="javascript:OpenWin('http://www.facebook.com/newswest9||height=768,width=600,location=yes,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,toolbar=yes');">Follow NewsWest 9 on Facebook</a></span></li><li class="" id="menu505_1_8-L792453"><span><a href="javascript:OpenWin('http://www.twitter.com/newswest9||height=768,width=600,location=yes,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,toolbar=yes');">Follow NewsWest 9 on Twitter</a></span></li></ul></li><li class="" id="menu505_2-C83261"><span class="wnLeft"><span class="wnRight"><span class="wnMiddle"><span><a href="/category/83261/news">News</a></span></span></span></span><ul class="wnLevel2 wnSublevel" id="submenu505_2-C83261"><li class="wnFirstNode" id="menu505_2_1-C309373"><span><a href="/category/309373/send-a-story-idea-to-newswest9">Send a Story Idea to NewsWest9</a></span></li><li class="" id="menu505_2_2-L792456"><span><a href="javascript:OpenWin('http://www.newswest9.com/live||height=768,width=600,location=yes,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,toolbar=yes');">Watch NewsWest 9 live</a></span></li><li class="" id="menu505_2_9-C50703"><span><a href="/category/50703/texas-headlines">Texas Headlines</a></span></li><li class="" id="menu505_2_8-C50712"><span><a href="/category/50712/new-mexico-headlines">New Mexico Headlines</a></span></li><li class="" id="menu505_2_10-C233418"><span><a href="/category/233418/national-stories">National</a></span></li><li class="" id="menu505_2_3-C306255"><span><a href="/category/306255/trending-stories">Trending Stories</a></span></li><li class="" id="menu505_2_11-C233404"><span><a href="/category/233404/strange-stories">Strange News</a></span></li><li class="" id="menu505_2_4-L792455"><span><a href="javascript:OpenWin('http://www.newswest9.com/story/30767829/download-newswest-9-apps||height=768,width=600,location=yes,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,toolbar=yes');">Download the NewsWest 9 news app</a></span></li><li class="" id="menu505_2_5-L792458"><span><a href="javascript:OpenWin('http://senditto9.newswest9.com||height=768,width=600,location=yes,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,toolbar=yes');">Send us your news, weather photos</a></span></li><li class="" id="menu505_2_6-L792452"><span><a href="javascript:OpenWin('http://www.facebook.com/newswest9||height=768,width=600,location=yes,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,toolbar=yes');">Follow NewsWest 9 on Facebook</a></span></li><li class="" id="menu505_2_7-L792453"><span><a href="javascript:OpenWin('http://www.twitter.com/newswest9||height=768,width=600,location=yes,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,toolbar=yes');">Follow NewsWest 9 on Twitter</a></span></li></ul></li><li class="" id="menu505_3-C83259"><span class="wnLeft"><span class="wnRight"><span class="wnMiddle"><span><a href="/weather">Weather</a></span></span></span></span><ul class="wnLevel2 wnSublevel" id="submenu505_3-C83259"><li class="wnFirstNode" id="menu505_3_1-L230203"><span><a href="http://www.kwes.com/Global/category.asp?C=83259&amp;nav=menu505_3">Weather Homepage</a></span></li><li class="" id="menu505_3_2-L485459"><span><a href="http://www.newswest9.com/global/Category.asp?c=184878">Interactive Radar</a></span></li><li class="" id="menu505_3_3-C322450"><span><a href="/category/322450/skycam-network">First Alert Skycam Network</a></span></li><li class="" id="menu505_3_4-C327320"><span><a href="/category/327320/hurricane-tracker">Hurricane Tracker</a></span></li><li class="" id="menu505_3_5-L792454"><span><a href="javascript:OpenWin('http://www.newswest9.com/story/30767829/download-newswest-9-apps||height=768,width=600,location=yes,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,toolbar=yes');">Download our weather app</a></span></li><li class="" id="menu505_3_6-C327295"><span><a href="/category/327295/texas-radar">Texas Radar</a></span></li><li class="" id="menu505_3_7-C327296"><span><a href="/category/327296/regional-radar">Regional Radar</a></span></li><li class="" id="menu505_3_8-C327297"><span><a href="/category/327297/us-radar">U.S. Radar</a></span></li><li class="" id="menu505_3_9-C327321"><span><a href="/category/327321/regionalnational-airport-delays">Regional/National Airport Delays</a></span></li><li class="" id="menu505_3_10-L792491"><span><a href="javascript:OpenWin('http://texasforestservice.tamu.edu/TexasBurnBans/||height=768,width=600,location=yes,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,toolbar=yes');">Current Texas Burn Bans</a></span></li><li class="" id="menu505_3_11-L792458"><span><a href="javascript:OpenWin('http://senditto9.newswest9.com||height=768,width=600,location=yes,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,toolbar=yes');">Send us your news, weather photos</a></span></li><li class="" id="menu505_3_12-L792436"><span><a href="javascript:OpenWin('http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=maf||height=768,width=600,location=yes,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,toolbar=yes');">Check River Forecasts</a></span></li><li class="" id="menu505_3_13-L792443"><span><a href="javascript:OpenWin('http://https://www.facebook.com/stormtracker9/||height=768,width=600,location=yes,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,toolbar=yes');">Follow NewsWest 9 Weather on Facebook</a></span></li><li class="" id="menu505_3_14-L792440"><span><a href="javascript:OpenWin('http://twitter.com/NewsWest9WX||height=768,width=600,location=yes,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,toolbar=yes');">Follow NewsWest 9 Weather on Twitter</a></span></li></ul></li><li class="" id="menu505_4-C83262"><span class="wnLeft"><span class="wnRight"><span class="wnMiddle"><span><a href="/category/83262/sports">Sports</a></span></span></span></span><ul class="wnLevel2 wnSublevel" id="submenu505_4-C83262"><li class="wnFirstNode" id="menu505_4_1-C112796"><span><a href="/category/112796/newswest-9-game-time">Game Time </a></span></li><li class="" id="menu505_4_2-C233412"><span><a href="/category/233412/sports-stories">National Sports</a></span></li></ul></li><li class="" id="menu505_5-C112796"><span class="wnLeft"><span class="wnRight"><span class="wnMiddle"><span><a href="/category/112796/newswest-9-game-time">Game Time </a></span></span></span></span><ul class="wnLevel2 wnSublevel" id="submenu505_5-C112796"><li class="wnFirstNode" id="menu505_5_4-L792228"><span><a href="http://ftpcontent4.worldnow.com/raycom/raycom_scores/kwes/kwesfootballscores.html">Current Week Matchups</a></span></li><li class="" id="menu505_5_1-L789650"><span><a href="http://www.newswest9.com/category/325824/previous-weeks-scores">Previous week's scores</a></span></li><li class="" id="menu505_5_2-L789651"><span><a href="http://www.newswest9.com/category/325826/west-texas-football-team-schedules">Team schedules</a></span></li><li class="" id="menu505_5_3-L789649"><span><a href="http://www.newswest9.com/story/36139171/friday-night-football-teams">Stadium Directions</a></span></li><li class="" id="menu505_5_5-S36316846"><span><a href="/story/36316846/become-a-guest-scorer-for-live-high-school-scoreboard">Become a guest scorer for live high school scoreboard </a></span></li></ul></li><li class="" id="menu505_6-C163304"><span class="wnLeft"><span class="wnRight"><span class="wnMiddle"><span><a href="/video">Video</a></span></span></span></span></li><li class="" id="menu505_7-C294175"><span class="wnLeft"><span class="wnRight"><span class="wnMiddle"><span><a href="/category/294175/newswest-9-programming-schedule">Programming</a></span></span></span></span></li><li class="" id="menu505_8-C87267"><span class="wnLeft"><span class="wnRight"><span class="wnMiddle"><span><a href="/category/87267/contact-us">Contact Us</a></span></span></span></span><ul class="wnLevel2 wnSublevel" id="submenu505_8-C87267"><li class="wnFirstNode" id="menu505_8_1-L230654"><span><a href="http://www.newswest9.com/Global/category.asp?C=87267&amp;nav=menu505_14">Contact Us Front Page</a></span></li><li class="" id="menu505_8_2-S19627809"><span><a href="/story/19627809/closed-captioning-contact">Closed Captioning Contact</a></span></li><li class="" id="menu505_8_3-L742016"><span><a href="http://ftpcontent6.worldnow.com/kwes/KWES_Video_Programmer_Closed_Captioning_Quality_Certification.pdf">Closed Captioning Certification</a></span></li><li class="" id="menu505_8_4-C309063"><span><a href="/category/309063/kwes-job-listings">KWES Job Listings</a></span></li><li class="" id="menu505_8_5-L211659"><span><a href="javascript:OpenWin('http://ftpcontent4.worldnow.com/kwes/KWES_EEO.pdf||height=700,width=800,location=yes,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,toolbar=yes');">EEO Public File Report</a></span></li></ul></li></ul><div class="wnClearMenu" id="clearmenu505"></div></div></div></div><div id="spacermenu505" class="wnMenuSpacer"></div></div><script type="text/javascript">
            if (window.wnMenuSetup) {
            wnMenuSetup('menu505', 
            { alignment : '', timeoutDuration : '', highlightActiveNodes : false, level1ArrowPadding : '15', levelBorderWidths : { level1 : { top : '0' , right : '0' , bottom : '0' , left : '0' } , level2 : { top : '1' , right : '1' , bottom : '1' , left : '1' } } }
        );
            }
        </script>
<!--MENU END-->
</div>
<script type="text/javascript">if (Worldnow.EventMan) Worldnow.EventMan.event('WNMenuCol1done');</script>
<!--END WNMenuCol1-->
<div id="WNCols234-5" class="columns wnColConfig"><div class="debug hide" data-debug="Display Size 23 attempting to load..."></div><div class="debug hide" data-debug="Display Size 40 attempting to load..."></div><div id="WNCols23-4" class="wnColConfig4"><div class="debug hide" data-debug="Display Size 33 attempting to load..."></div><div id="WNCol23" class="wnColConfig2 columns col2 col3"><div id="WNCol23Top"><div class="debug hide" data-debug="Display Size 29 attempting to load..."></div></div><!--END WNCol23Top-->
<div id="WNContainerStory" class=""><ul id="WNStoryUtils"><li class="wnSUAddThis"></li></ul><!--END WNStoryUtils-->
<div id="WNStoryHeader">
<h3 class="">Heartwrenching video of man who lost everything finding his father alive</h3>
<time datetime="2017-08-28T17:12:55Z" class="publisheddate wn-time gmt dst-switch">2017-08-28T17:12:55Z</time><time datetime="2017-11-26T18:04:02Z" class="updateddate wn-time gmt dst-switch">2017-11-26T18:04:02Z</time><style>time.prefixdate:before{content:'Posted: ';}time.prefixdate:before{content:'Updated: ';}</style><div class="debug hide" data-debug="Display Size 37 attempting to load..."></div></div><!--END WNStoryHeader-->
<div id="WNStoryRelatedBox" class="wnRight" WNCollapse="true"><div class="debug hide" data-debug="Display Size 20 attempting to load..."></div><div class="wnStoryBodyGraphic wnImageWidth-180"><img alt="The emotional moment when a Harvey survivor found out his father was alive. (Source: CNN)" title="The emotional moment when a Harvey survivor found out his father was alive. (Source: CNN)" border="0" src="http://RAYCOMGROUP.images.worldnow.com/images/14767244_G.jpg?auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=800" width="180">
<span>The emotional moment when a Harvey survivor found out his father was alive. (Source: CNN)</span></div></div>
<script type="text/javascript">if (Worldnow.EventMan) Worldnow.EventMan.event('WNStoryRelatedBoxdone');</script>
<!--END WNStoryRelatedBox-->
<div id="WNStoryBody" class=" withRelated right"><p>ROCKPORT, TX (RNN) - This man walked 12 miles in the dark, after Hurricane Harvey took everything he owned, trying to make it to his father's house.</p><p>When a CNN crew interviewed him, he didn&rsquo;t know if his father was alive or dead. There had been no cell service in Rockport for days. He had been camping out without any idea what he was going to do next.</p><p>A member of the CNN crew loaned him a satellite phone, and he was able to contact his father.</p><p>The emotional moment was captured on video.</p><p><em>Copyright 2017 Raycom News Network. All rights reserved.</em></p></div><!--END WNStoryBody-->
<div id="wnSocialToolsSection"><div id="WNMobdub"></div></div>
<div class="wnClear"></div></div><!--END WNContainerStory-->
<div id="WNCol2" class="column col2"><div class="debug hide" data-debug="Display Size 16 attempting to load..."></div><div class="debug hide" data-debug="Display Size 8 attempting to load..."></div><div class="debug hide" data-debug="Display Size -20 attempting to load..."></div><div class="debug hide" data-debug="Display Size 45 attempting to load..."></div><div class="debug hide" data-debug="Display Size 11 attempting to load..."></div><div id="WNAd52" class="wnad wnad52">
<script>wnad_52.load();</script></div>
<!--END wnAdSize-->
<!--Start of Display Size: Headline Box - Col 2B (82)--><div class="wnBlock displaySize displaySizeId82 headlineBox" id="DisplaySizeId82"><ul class="wnGroup contentGroup odd collapsible closed"><li class="wnItem header"><h3><span class="text sectionTitle">National, world weather</span><span class="text abridgedHeadline">Weather and disaster coverage</span><a class="wnContent more enabled" href="/category/258675/extreme-weather-and-disasters"><span class="text">More&gt;&gt;</span></a><div class="wnClear"></div></h3></li><li class="wnItem advertisement">
</li><li class="wnItem feature NewsAPNational story priority-1 odd displaySizeId-7 odd-7"><meta content="News - AP-National"><meta content="2018-02-14 05:56:21"><h4 class="wnContent headline"><a href="/story/37500665/tongans-face-long-wait-for-services-to-return-after-cyclone"><span class="text">Tongans face long wait for services to return after cyclone</span></a></h4><h4 class="wnContent headline abridged"><a href="/story/37500665/tongans-face-long-wait-for-services-to-return-after-cyclone"><span class="text">Tongans face long wait for services to return after cyclone</span></a></h4><div class="timestamps wnDate"><label class="wnContent timestamp publisheddate">Posted: </label><span class="wnContent timestamp servertime">Wednesday, February 14 2018 12:56 AM EST</span><span class="wnContent timestamp gmttime">2018-02-14 05:56:21 GMT</span><span class="wnContent timestamp timeago"></span><span class="wnContent timestamp mytime"></span></div><div class="timestamps wnDate updateddate"><label class="wnContent timestamp">Updated: </label><span class="wnContent timestamp servertime">Wednesday, February 14 2018 2:47 AM EST</span><span class="wnContent timestamp gmttime">2018-02-14 07:47:40 GMT</span><span class="wnContent timestamp timeago"></span><span class="wnContent timestamp mytime"></span></div><div class="wnContent summaryImage left width90"><a href="/story/37500665/tongans-face-long-wait-for-services-to-return-after-cyclone"><img border="0" width="90" data-path="http://APMOBILE.images.worldnow.com/images/16078102_G.jpg?auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=650"></a></div><div class="wnContent summaryImage abridged left width90"><a href="/story/37500665/tongans-face-long-wait-for-services-to-return-after-cyclone"><img border="0" width="90" data-path="http://APMOBILE.images.worldnow.com/images/16078102_G.jpg?auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=650"></a></div><div class="wnContent summary abridged"><span class="text">Thousands of Tonga residents face a long wait for power and other services to be restored after a cyclone tore through the Pacific nation this week.</span></div><div class="wnContent summary"><span class="text">Thousands of Tonga residents face a long wait for power and other services to be restored after a cyclone tore through the Pacific nation this week.</span></div><div class="wnClear"></div></li><li class="wnItem feature NewsAPNational story priority-2 even displaySizeId-7 even-7"><meta content="News - AP-National"><meta content="2018-02-12 23:04:11"><h4 class="wnContent headline"><a href="/story/37488281/cyclone-destroys-parliament-house-homes-on-tonga-fiji-next"><span class="text">Cyclone destroys Parliament House, homes on Tonga, Fiji next</span></a></h4><h4 class="wnContent headline abridged"><a href="/story/37488281/cyclone-destroys-parliament-house-homes-on-tonga-fiji-next"><span class="text">Cyclone destroys Parliament House, homes on Tonga, Fiji next</span></a></h4><div class="timestamps wnDate"><label class="wnContent timestamp publisheddate">Posted: </label><span class="wnContent timestamp servertime">Monday, February 12 2018 6:04 PM EST</span><span class="wnContent timestamp gmttime">2018-02-12 23:04:11 GMT</span><span class="wnContent timestamp timeago"></span><span class="wnContent timestamp mytime"></span></div><div class="timestamps wnDate updateddate"><label class="wnContent timestamp">Updated: </label><span class="wnContent timestamp servertime">Tuesday, February 13 2018 1:37 AM EST</span><span class="wnContent timestamp gmttime">2018-02-13 06:37:09 GMT</span><span class="wnContent timestamp timeago"></span><span class="wnContent timestamp mytime"></span></div><div class="wnContent summaryImage left width90"><a href="/story/37488281/cyclone-destroys-parliament-house-homes-on-tonga-fiji-next"><img border="0" width="90" data-path="http://APMOBILE.images.worldnow.com/images/16063970_G.jpg?auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=650"></a></div><div class="wnContent summaryImage abridged left width90"><a href="/story/37488281/cyclone-destroys-parliament-house-homes-on-tonga-fiji-next"><img border="0" width="90" data-path="http://APMOBILE.images.worldnow.com/images/16063970_G.jpg?auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=650"></a></div><div class="wnContent summary abridged"><span class="text">Tonga began cleaning up Tuesday after a cyclone hit overnight, while some people in the nearby Pacific island nation of Fiji began preparing for the storm to hit them.</span></div><div class="wnContent summary"><span class="text">Tonga began cleaning up Tuesday after a cyclone hit overnight, while some people in the nearby Pacific island nation of Fiji began preparing for the storm to hit them.</span></div><div class="wnClear"></div></li><li class="wnItem feature NewsAPNational story priority-3 odd displaySizeId-7 odd-7"><meta content="News - AP-National"><meta content="2018-02-12 12:43:59"><h4 class="wnContent headline"><a href="/story/37482516/wind-ice-and-cold-are-making-this-olympics-too-wintry"><span class="text">Wind, ice and cold are making this Olympics too wintry</span></a></h4><h4 class="wnContent headline abridged"><a href="/story/37482516/wind-ice-and-cold-are-making-this-olympics-too-wintry"><span class="text">Wind, ice and cold are making this Olympics too wintry</span></a></h4><div class="timestamps wnDate"><label class="wnContent timestamp publisheddate">Posted: </label><span class="wnContent timestamp servertime">Monday, February 12 2018 7:43 AM EST</span><span class="wnContent timestamp gmttime">2018-02-12 12:43:59 GMT</span><span class="wnContent timestamp timeago"></span><span class="wnContent timestamp mytime"></span></div><div class="timestamps wnDate updateddate"><label class="wnContent timestamp">Updated: </label><span class="wnContent timestamp servertime">Monday, February 12 2018 11:27 PM EST</span><span class="wnContent timestamp gmttime">2018-02-13 04:27:07 GMT</span><span class="wnContent timestamp timeago"></span><span class="wnContent timestamp mytime"></span></div><div class="wnContent summaryImage left width90"><a href="/story/37482516/wind-ice-and-cold-are-making-this-olympics-too-wintry"><img border="0" width="90" data-path="http://APMOBILE.images.worldnow.com/images/16058651_G.jpg?auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=650"></a></div><div class="wnContent summaryImage abridged left width90"><a href="/story/37482516/wind-ice-and-cold-are-making-this-olympics-too-wintry"><img border="0" width="90" data-path="http://APMOBILE.images.worldnow.com/images/16058651_G.jpg?auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=650"></a></div><div class="wnContent summary abridged"><span class="text">Wind, ice and cold are making this Olympics perhaps too wintry, with fans leaving events early and athletes fearful to compete.</span></div><div class="wnContent summary"><span class="text">Wind, ice and cold are making this Olympics perhaps too wintry, with fans leaving events early and athletes fearful to compete.</span></div><div class="wnClear"></div></li><li class="wnItem feature NewsAPNational story priority-4 even displaySizeId-7 even-7 collapsed"><meta content="News - AP-National"><meta content="2018-02-11 22:43:35"><h4 class="wnContent headline"><a href="/story/37479728/latest-midwest-snow-wave-delays-flights-makes-driving-tough"><span class="text">Latest Midwest snow wave delays flights, makes driving tough</span></a></h4><h4 class="wnContent headline abridged"><a href="/story/37479728/latest-midwest-snow-wave-delays-flights-makes-driving-tough"><span class="text">Latest Midwest snow wave delays flights, makes driving tough</span></a></h4><div class="timestamps wnDate"><label class="wnContent timestamp publisheddate">Posted: </label><span class="wnContent timestamp servertime">Sunday, February 11 2018 5:43 PM EST</span><span class="wnContent timestamp gmttime">2018-02-11 22:43:35 GMT</span><span class="wnContent timestamp timeago"></span><span class="wnContent timestamp mytime"></span></div><div class="timestamps wnDate updateddate"><label class="wnContent timestamp">Updated: </label><span class="wnContent timestamp servertime">Sunday, February 11 2018 11:17 PM EST</span><span class="wnContent timestamp gmttime">2018-02-12 04:17:11 GMT</span><span class="wnContent timestamp timeago"></span><span class="wnContent timestamp mytime"></span></div><div class="wnContent summary abridged"><span class="text">A winter storm that moved across the upper Midwest over the weekend ended Sunday after delivering a ninth consecutive day of snowfall in Chicago, and snow and freezing rain in Michigan and Indiana.</span></div><div class="wnContent summary"><span class="text">A winter storm that moved across the upper Midwest over the weekend ended Sunday after delivering a ninth consecutive day of snowfall in Chicago, and snow and freezing rain in Michigan and Indiana.</span></div><div class="wnClear"></div></li><li class="wnItem feature NewsAPNational story priority-5 odd displaySizeId-7 odd-7 collapsed last"><meta content="News - AP-National"><meta content="2018-02-11 20:53:16"><h4 class="wnContent headline"><a href="/story/37479346/the-latest-more-snow-nixes-flights-at-chicago-airports"><span class="text">The Latest: More snow nixes flights at Chicago airports</span></a></h4><h4 class="wnContent headline abridged"><a href="/story/37479346/the-latest-more-snow-nixes-flights-at-chicago-airports"><span class="text">The Latest: More snow nixes flights at Chicago airports</span></a></h4><div class="timestamps wnDate"><label class="wnContent timestamp publisheddate">Posted: </label><span class="wnContent timestamp servertime">Sunday, February 11 2018 3:53 PM EST</span><span class="wnContent timestamp gmttime">2018-02-11 20:53:16 GMT</span><span class="wnContent timestamp timeago"></span><span class="wnContent timestamp mytime"></span></div><div class="timestamps wnDate updateddate"><label class="wnContent timestamp">Updated: </label><span class="wnContent timestamp servertime">Sunday, February 11 2018 5:16 PM EST</span><span class="wnContent timestamp gmttime">2018-02-11 22:16:44 GMT</span><span class="wnContent timestamp timeago"></span><span class="wnContent timestamp mytime"></span></div><div class="wnContent summary abridged"><span class="text">Some overnight snow in the Chicago area caused flight delays and cancelations at the city's two main airports.</span></div><div class="wnContent summary"><span class="text">Some overnight snow in the Chicago area caused flight delays and cancelations at the city's two main airports.</span></div><div class="wnClear"></div></li><div class="wnItem toggle" data-number="3"><a class="text control open"> </a><a class="text control close"> </a><div class="wnClear"></div></div><div class="wnClear"></div></ul><ul class="wnGroup contentGroup even collapsible closed last"><li class="wnItem header"><h3><span class="text sectionTitle">Cleanup begins after Nate</span><span class="text abridgedHeadline">Hurricane season 2017</span><a class="wnContent more enabled" href="/category/213714/hurricane-season-2017"><span class="text">More&gt;&gt;</span></a><div class="wnClear"></div></h3></li><li class="wnItem advertisement">
</li><li class="wnItem feature NewsAPNational story priority-1 odd displaySizeId-7 odd-7"><meta content="News - AP-National"><meta content="2018-01-31 15:23:56"><h4 class="wnContent headline"><a href="/story/37393894/fema-says-it-is-not-cutting-off-aid-to-puerto-rico"><span class="text">FEMA says it is not cutting off aid to Puerto Rico</span></a></h4><h4 class="wnContent headline abridged"><a href="/story/37393894/fema-says-it-is-not-cutting-off-aid-to-puerto-rico"><span class="text">FEMA says it is not cutting off aid to Puerto Rico</span></a></h4><div class="timestamps wnDate"><label class="wnContent timestamp publisheddate">Posted: </label><span class="wnContent timestamp servertime">Wednesday, January 31 2018 10:23 AM EST</span><span class="wnContent timestamp gmttime">2018-01-31 15:23:56 GMT</span><span class="wnContent timestamp timeago"></span><span class="wnContent timestamp mytime"></span></div><div class="timestamps wnDate updateddate"><label class="wnContent timestamp">Updated: </label><span class="wnContent timestamp servertime">Wednesday, January 31 2018 8:08 PM EST</span><span class="wnContent timestamp gmttime">2018-02-01 01:08:42 GMT</span><span class="wnContent timestamp timeago"></span><span class="wnContent timestamp mytime"></span></div><div class="wnContent summary abridged"><span class="text">The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it is not cutting off food and water supplies to Puerto Rico despite reports that it intended to do so.</span></div><div class="wnContent summary"><span class="text">The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it is not cutting off food and water supplies to Puerto Rico despite reports that it intended to do so.</span></div><div class="wnClear"></div></li><li class="wnItem feature Station50 story priority-2 even displaySizeId-7 even-7"><meta content="Station 50"><meta content="2017-12-05 13:42:51"><h4 class="wnContent headline"><a href="/story/36995521/top-retweets-of-2017-include-3-from-obama"><span class="text">Top retweets of 2017 include 3 from Obama</span></a></h4><h4 class="wnContent headline abridged"><a href="/story/36995521/top-retweets-of-2017-include-3-from-obama"><span class="text">Top retweets of 2017 include 3 from Obama</span></a></h4><div class="timestamps wnDate"><label class="wnContent timestamp publisheddate">Posted: </label><span class="wnContent timestamp servertime">Tuesday, December 5 2017 9:42 AM EST</span><span class="wnContent timestamp gmttime">2017-12-05 14:42:02 GMT</span><span class="wnContent timestamp timeago"></span><span class="wnContent timestamp mytime"></span></div><div class="timestamps wnDate updateddate"><label class="wnContent timestamp">Updated: </label><span class="wnContent timestamp servertime">Tuesday, December 5 2017 8:18 PM EST</span><span class="wnContent timestamp gmttime">2017-12-06 01:18:48 GMT</span><span class="wnContent timestamp timeago"></span><span class="wnContent timestamp mytime"></span></div><div class="wnContent summaryImage left width90"><a href="/story/36995521/top-retweets-of-2017-include-3-from-obama"><img border="0" width="90" data-path="http://RAYCOMGROUP.images.worldnow.com/images/15560203_G.jpg?auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=650"></a></div><div class="wnContent summaryImage abridged left width90"><a href="/story/36995521/top-retweets-of-2017-include-3-from-obama"><img border="0" width="90" data-path="http://RAYCOMGROUP.images.worldnow.com/images/15560203_G.jpg?auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=650"></a></div><div class="wnContent summary abridged"><span class="text"><p>Former President Barack Obama made the list three times in a list highlighted by disaster response and a quest for free food.</p></span></div><div class="wnContent summary"><span class="text"><p>Former President Barack Obama made the list three times in a list highlighted by disaster response and a quest for free food.</p></span></div><div class="wnClear"></div></li><li class="wnItem feature News story priority-3 odd displaySizeId-7 odd-7"><meta content="News"><meta content="2017-11-29 18:13:06"><h4 class="wnContent headline"><a href="/story/36954151/the-2017-hurricane-season-comes-to-an-end"><span class="text">The 2017 hurricane season comes to an end</span></a></h4><h4 class="wnContent headline abridged"><a href="/story/36954151/the-2017-hurricane-season-comes-to-an-end"><span class="text">The 2017 hurricane season comes to an end</span></a></h4><div class="timestamps wnDate updateddate"><label class="wnContent timestamp">Updated: </label><span class="wnContent timestamp servertime">Thursday, November 30 2017 12:01 AM EST</span><span class="wnContent timestamp gmttime">2017-11-30 05:01:45 GMT</span><span class="wnContent timestamp timeago"></span><span class="wnContent timestamp mytime"></span></div><div class="wnContent summaryImage left width90"><a href="/story/36954151/the-2017-hurricane-season-comes-to-an-end"><img border="0" width="90" data-path="http://KFDA.IMAGES.worldnow.com/images/15520059_G.jpg?auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=650"></a></div><div class="wnContent summaryImage abridged left width50"><a href="/story/36954151/the-2017-hurricane-season-comes-to-an-end"><img border="0" width="50" data-path="http://KFDA.IMAGES.worldnow.com/images/15520059_G.jpg?auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=650"></a></div><div class="wnContent summary abridged"><span class="text"><p>The record breaking 2017 hurricane season finally comes to an end today, and it was one for the record books.&nbsp;</p></span></div><div class="wnContent summary"><span class="text"><p>The record breaking 2017 hurricane season finally comes to an end today, and it was one for the record books.&nbsp;</p></span></div><div class="wnClear"></div></li><li class="wnItem feature  link priority-4 even displaySizeId-7 even-7 collapsed"><meta content=""><meta content=""><h4 class="wnContent headline"><a href="/slideshow?widgetid=206108"><span class="text">Slideshow: Nate strikes southern US</span></a></h4><h4 class="wnContent headline abridged"><a href="/slideshow?widgetid=206108"><span class="text">Slideshow: Nate strikes southern US</span></a></h4><div class="wnContent summaryImage left width90"><a href="/slideshow?widgetid=206108"><img border="0" width="90" data-path="http://RAYCOMGROUP.images.worldnow.com/images/15105430_G.jpg?auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=650"></a></div><div class="wnContent summaryImage abridged left width90"><a href="/slideshow?widgetid=206108"><img border="0" width="90" data-path="http://RAYCOMGROUP.images.worldnow.com/images/15105430_G.jpg?auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=650"></a></div><div class="wnContent summary abridged"><span class="text"><p>Nate made landfall twice in the U.S. as a hurricane but quickly weakened to a tropical storm after the second landfall.</p></span></div><div class="wnContent summary"><span class="text"><p>Nate made landfall twice in the U.S. as a hurricane but quickly weakened to a tropical storm after the second landfall.</p></span></div><div class="wnClear"></div></li><li class="wnItem feature  link priority-5 odd displaySizeId-1 odd-1 collapsed last"><meta content=""><meta content=""><h4 class="wnContent headline"><a onclick="if (WNBrowser.openWindow) return WNBrowser.openWindow('/slideshow?widgetid=125184', 'Slideshow_Ten_most_costly_hurricanes_in_US_history', 'width=,height=,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,location=yes,toolbar=yes,menubar=no');" href="/slideshow?widgetid=125184"><span class="text">Slideshow: Ten most costly hurricanes in U.S. history</span></a><span title="New Window" class="wn-icon wn-icon-newwindow"></span></h4><h4 class="wnContent headline abridged"><a onclick="if (WNBrowser.openWindow) return WNBrowser.openWindow('/slideshow?widgetid=125184', 'Slideshow_Ten_most_costly_hurricanes_in_US_history', 'width=,height=,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,location=yes,toolbar=yes,menubar=no');" href="/slideshow?widgetid=125184"><span class="text">Slideshow: Ten most costly hurricanes in U.S. history</span></a><span title="New Window" class="wn-icon wn-icon-newwindow"></span></h4><div class="wnContent summaryImage left width50"><a onclick="if (WNBrowser.openWindow) return WNBrowser.openWindow('/slideshow?widgetid=125184', 'Slideshow_Ten_most_costly_hurricanes_in_US_history', 'width=,height=,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,location=yes,toolbar=yes,menubar=no');" href="/slideshow?widgetid=125184"><img border="0" width="50" data-path="http://RAYCOMGROUP.images.worldnow.com/images/14752310_G.jpg?auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=650"></a></div><div class="wnContent summaryImage abridged left width30"><a onclick="if (WNBrowser.openWindow) return WNBrowser.openWindow('/slideshow?widgetid=125184', 'Slideshow_Ten_most_costly_hurricanes_in_US_history', 'width=,height=,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,location=yes,toolbar=yes,menubar=no');" href="/slideshow?widgetid=125184"><img border="0" width="30" data-path="http://RAYCOMGROUP.images.worldnow.com/images/14752310_G.jpg?auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=650"></a></div><div class="wnClear"></div></li><div class="wnItem toggle" data-number="3"><a class="text control open"> </a><a class="text control close"> </a><div class="wnClear"></div></div><div class="wnClear"></div></ul><div class="wnClear"></div></div><script>
                var ds = new Worldnow.CustomizedBlock('DisplaySizeId82');
                Worldnow.EventMan.event('displaysizeloaded',ds)
            </script><!--End of Display Size: Headline Box - Col 2B (82)--><div class="debug hide" data-debug="Display Size 6 attempting to load..."></div></div>
<script type="text/javascript">if (Worldnow.EventMan) Worldnow.EventMan.event('WNCol2done');</script>
<!--END WNCol2-->
<div id="WNCol23Bottom"><div class="debug hide" data-debug="Display Size 31 attempting to load..."></div></div><!--END WNCol23Bottom-->
</div>
<script type="text/javascript">if (Worldnow.EventMan) Worldnow.EventMan.event('WNCol23done');</script>
<!--END WNCol23-->
<div id="WNCol4" class="column col4"><!--
                        Column 4 Layout Configuration: 7-->
<div class="debug hide" data-debug="Display Size 76 attempting to load..."></div><div id="WNAd43" class="wnad wnad43">
<script>wnad_43.load();</script></div>
<!--END wnAdSize-->
<div class="debug hide" data-debug="Display Size 64 attempting to load..."></div><!--DISPLAY SIZE 64: Feature - Col 4B-->
<div id="WNDS64" class="wnDS64 wnDSContainer-feature wnDS">
<div class="wnDSItems-feature">
<script>Worldnow.Helpers.debug('UB Extreme weather and disasters - Video Landing Page Teaser(275349)', 'UB_275349');</script><div class="wnDVUtilityBlock">
<script type="text/javascript">
var RNNcategoryID; var RNNvideoCatID; var LPID;
/*
========================================================================================================================
==  Update FEED Category Number to Customize ================================================================================
=======*/RNNcategoryID = "259945";/*====================================================================================
========================================================================================================================
==  Update Video Landing Page Category Number to Customize ================================================================================
=======*/RNNvideoCatID = "259934";/*====================================================================================
========================================================================================================================
*/
</script>


<script type="text/javascript" src="http://content.worldnow.com/global/interface/httprequest/httprequest.js"></script>
<style type="text/css">
#WNCol4 #WNDS76 #hubFeature .wnGroup.hubFeatureHB {
	overflow: auto;
	max-height: 410px;
}

#WNCol4 #hubFeature .wnItem.feature.priority-1 .wnContent.headline {
	display: none;
}

#WNCol2 #hubFeature .wnContent.headline.abridged {
	display: block;
}

#hubFeature .hubFeatureS.wnItem.feature.priority-1 {
	padding: 0.6em 0.5em 0em 0.5em;
	border-bottom: 0px solid #DDDDDD;
}

#hubFeature li:last-child {
	border-bottom: 0px solid #DDDDDD !important;
}

#WNCol4 #hubFeature .wnItem.feature.priority-1 .wnContent.headline.abridged {
	display: block;
}

#WNCol4 #hubFeature .wnItem.feature.priority-1 .summaryImage {
	width: 275px;
	height: 60px;
	margin-bottom: 5px;
	display: block;
	overflow: hidden;
}

#WNCol4 #hubFeature .wnItem.feature.priority-1 .summaryImage img {
	float: left;
	width: 270px;
	height: auto;
}

#WNCol4 #hubFeature .wnItem.feature.priority-1 .headline,#WNCol4 #hubFeature .wnItem.feature.priority-1 .headline a {
	font-size: 16px;
}

#WNCol4 #hubFeature .wnItem.feature {
	border-bottom: solid 1px #dddddd;
}

#WNCol3 #hubFeature .summaryImage,#WNCol4 #hubFeature .summaryImage {
	width: 90px;
}

#WNCol3 #hubFeature .summaryImage img,#WNCol4 #hubFeature .summaryImage img {
	width: 90px;
}

#WNCol3 #hubFeature .summaryImage.abridged,#WNCol4 #hubFeature .summaryImage.abridged {
	display: none;
}

#WNCol4 #hubFeature .wnItem.feature.priority-1 .summary {
	display: none;
}

#WNCol4 #hubFeature .wnItem.feature .summary .more {
	display: inline-block;
	margin-left: 5px;
}

#WNCol3 #hubFeature .wnContent.summary.abridged,#WNCol4 #hubFeature .wnContent.summary.abridged {
	display: none;
}

#hubFeature .hubFeatureS.wnItem.feature {
	padding: .6em .5em;
	margin-right: .5em;
	margin-left: .5em;
}

#hubFeature .endLINK h4 {
	text-align: center;
}

.wnItem.header.hubFeature {
	display: block !important;
}

#WNCol3 .wnItem.header.hubFeature h3 {
	text-align: center;
}

#WNCol2 .wnItem.header.hubFeature h3,#WNCol4 .wnItem.header.hubFeature h3 {
	text-align: left;
}

#WNCol2 .wnItem.header.hubFeature .text,#WNCol3 .wnItem.header.hubFeature .text,#WNCol4 .wnItem.header.hubFeature .text {
	margin-bottom: 0.1em;
	margin-left: 0.2em;
	margin-right: 0.2em;
	margin-top: 0.1em;
	line-height: 1.1em;
}

#WNCol2 .wnItem.header.hubFeature h3,#WNCol3 .wnItem.header.hubFeature h3,#WNCol4 .wnItem.header.hubFeature h3 {
	display: block !important;
}

</style>
<div id="hubFeature" class="wnBlock displaySize">
	<ul class="wnGroup hubFeatureHB contentGroup" style="display:block">
	</ul>
</div>

<script type="text/javascript">
LPID="";requestCatInfo("http://api.worldnow.com/feed/v3.0/categories/"+RNNvideoCatID+"");function requestFeed(a){WNHttpRequestManager.makeRequest(a,{onSuccess:storyInit,onError:sidebaruError})}function requestCatInfo(a){WNHttpRequestManager.makeRequest(a,{onSuccess:catInit,onError:sidebaruError})}function storyInit(){storyFeed(this)}function catInit(){categoryInfo(this);requestFeed("http://api.worldnow.com/feed/v3.0/categories/"+RNNcategoryID+"/clips?num-results=10&alt=xml")}
function categoryInfo(a){var b=a.response.responseXML;b.getElementsByTagName("category");var c=$wn(b).find("category abridged headline").text(),d=$wn(b).find("category headline:eq(0)").text();a=$wn(b).find("category abridged abstractimage filename").text();var e=$wn(b).find("category pageurl").text();a=storyImage("category",RNNvideoCatID,e,a);b=$wn(b).find("category abridged abstract").text();LPID="/category/"+RNNvideoCatID+"/"+e;d="<h4 class='wnContent headline'><a target='_blank' href='"+LPID+"'><span class='text'>"+
d+"</span></a></h4>";c="<h4 class='wnContent headline abridged'><a target='_blank' href='"+LPID+"'><span class='text'>"+c+"</span></a></h4>";e="<div class='wnContent summary'><span class='text'>"+b+"</span><a target='_blank' href='"+LPID+"' class='more'><span class='text'>More &gt;&gt;</span></a></div>";$wn(".wnGroup.hubFeatureHB.contentGroup").append("<li class='hubFeatureS wnItem feature story priority-1'></li>");$wn("#hubFeature .wnItem.feature.story.priority-1").append(d);$wn("#hubFeature .wnItem.feature.story.priority-1").append(c);
$wn("#hubFeature .wnItem.feature.story.priority-1").append(e);$wn("#hubFeature .wnItem.feature.story.priority-1 .headline.abridged").after(a)}
function storyFeed(a){var b;b=0;var c;c=2;a=a.response.responseXML;var d=a.getElementsByTagName("clip");for(i=0;1>=b;i++){var e=d[i].getElementsByTagName("headline")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue;d[i].getElementsByTagName("abridged");var g=d[i].getElementsByTagName("id")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue,k=$wn(a).find("clip:eq("+i+") abstract:eq(0)").text(),f=LPID+"?clipId="+g+"&autostart=true",j=$wn(a).find("clip:eq("+i+") abstractimage:eq(0) filename").text(),g=storyImage("clip",g,f,j),j="<h4 class='wnContent headline'><a target='_blank' href='"+
f+"'><span class='text'>"+e+"</span></a><span class='wn-icon wn-icon-clip' title='Play Video'></span></h4>",e="<h4 class='wnContent headline abridged'><a target='_blank' href='"+f+"'><span class='text'>"+e+"</span></a><span class='wn-icon wn-icon-clip' title='Play Video'></span></h4>",f="<div class='wnContent summary'><span class='text'>"+k+"</span><a target='_blank' href='"+f+"' class='more'><span class='text'>More &gt;&gt;</span></a></div>",h="#hubFeature .wnItem.feature.story.priority-"+c,l="<li class='hubFeatureS wnItem feature story priority-"+
c+"'></li>";""!=k&&(b+=1,$wn(".wnGroup.hubFeatureHB.contentGroup").append(l),$wn(h).append(j),$wn(h).append(e),$wn(h).append(f),$wn(h+" .headline.abridged").after(g),3==c&&$wn(".wnGroup.hubFeatureHB.contentGroup").append("<div class='wnItem toggle cdev-more-link'><a href='"+LPID+"' class='wnContent more enabled'><span class='text'>See More Videos</span><span class='icon'></span></a><a class='text control open'>&nbsp;</a><a class='text control close'>&nbsp;</a><div class='wnClear'></div></div>"),c+=1)}}window.PIE&&$wn("#hubFeature .wnGroup").each(function(){PIE.attach(this)});
function storyImage(a,b,c,d){return""==d?"":"clip"==a?"<div class='wnContent summaryImage left width90'><a target='_blank' href='"+c+"'><img width='90' border='0' altsrc='"+d+"'  src='"+d+"' itemprop='image' class='' orgfontsize='12px' style='display: block;' ></a></div>":"<div class='wnContent summaryImage left width90'><a target='_blank' href='/"+a+"/"+b+"/"+c+"'><img width='90' border='0' altsrc='"+d+"'  src='"+d+"' itemprop='image' class='' orgfontsize='12px' style='display: block;' ></a></div>"}
function sidebaruError(){console.log("Error!")};
</script></div><script>Worldnow.Helpers.debug('UB Extreme weather and disasters - Video Landing Page Teaser(275349)', 'UB_275349');</script></div><!--END wnDSItems-->
</div><!--
                END wnDS64-->
<div class="debug hide" data-debug="Display Size 66 attempting to load..."></div><!--DISPLAY SIZE 66: Feature - Col 4C-->
<div id="WNDS66" class="wnDS66 wnDSContainer-feature wnDS">
<div class="wnDSItems-feature">
<script>Worldnow.Helpers.debug('UB Sidebar 2.1(239349)', 'UB_239349');</script><div class="wnDVUtilityBlock"><link rel="stylesheet" href="http://ftpcontent4.worldnow.com/raycom/custom/2015/raycomInternalCDEV/sidebar-2.1.css">


<script type="text/javascript">
"raycommedia"!=wng_pageInfo.affiliateName.toLowerCase()&&"raycomgroup"!=wng_pageInfo.affiliateName.toLowerCase()&&"apmobile"!=wng_pageInfo.affiliateName.toLowerCase()||document.write('<script type="text/javascript" src="http://content.worldnow.com/global/interface/httprequest/httprequest.js">\x3c/script>');
function url_query(e){e=e.replace(/[\[]/,"\\[").replace(/[\]]/,"\\]");var n="[\\?&]"+e+"=([^&#]*)",a=new RegExp(n),i=a.exec(window.location.href);return null!==i?decodeURIComponent(i[1].replace(/\+/g," ")):!1}function insertNewSidebar(e,n){function a(e,n,a,i){var t=$wn("html").hasClass("raycom-media-2015-redesign"),s=1==t?50:20,d=1==t?35:18,r=1==t?215:120,l=1==t?300:140,o=1==t?280:140,w=$wn("#WNStoryRelatedBox").children().length>=1?r:l,p=e>=1?o:0,c=n>=1?w:0,m=a>=1?s+a*d:0,u=i>=1&&e+n==0?140:0;return p+c+m+u}function t(e){if($wn("#DisplaySizeId12 .wnGroup .wnItem.header").remove(),0==e){var n="<div class='sideStory SBsection wnItem feature poll'><div id='pollHeader' class='wnItem header'><h3><span>Poll</span><div class='wnClear'></div></h3></div><div id='pollContent'></div></div>";$wn("#sidebarContent .additionalLinks").before(n);var a=$wn("html").hasClass("raycom-media-2015-redesign");1==a&&($wn("#sidebarContainer #sidebarHeader.header span, #pollHeader").css("display","none"),$wn("#sidebarContainer #sidebarHeader.header span.redesignedPollHead").show())}else{var n="<div id='raycomPoll' class='wnBlock displaySize'><div class='wnGroup'><div id='pollHeader' class='wnItem header'><h3><span>Poll</span><div class='wnClear'></div></h3></div><div id='pollContentWrapper'><div id='pollContent' class='wnItem feature'></div></div></div></div>";$wn(".wnStoryBodyGraphic:last").after(n)}$wn("#pollContent").append($wn(D).contents()),$wn("#DisplaySizeId12 .wnGroup").hasClass("wnPollVoted")&&$wn("#pollContent").addClass("wnPollVoted")}function s(e,n,a,i,t,s){"wideSidebar"==n?1==s?$wn(i[C]).after(a):$wn(i[C]).before(a):"wideSidebar"!=n&&"APMOBILE"==e?$wn(i[1]).after(a):$wn(i[0]).after(a)}function d(e){{var n="#DisplaySizeId3 ul li.wnItem:not(.header)",a="#DisplaySizeId3 ul li.wnItem.feature.story",i=f(n);f(a)}if(""==e&&i>=1){var t=""==$wn("#DisplaySizeId3 ul li.wnItem.header h3 span.siteDefault").text()?"Related Links":$wn("#DisplaySizeId3 ul li.wnItem.header h3 span.siteDefault").text();$wn("#sidebarContent .additionalLinks").append('<div class="wnItem header FAL"><h3><span style="display: inline;" class="text">'+t+'</span><div class="wnClear"></div></h3></div>'),$wn("#sidebarContainer #sidebarHeader .FAL h3 span").text(t),$wn("#sidebarContent .additionalLinks").append($wn(n)),$wn(".additionalLinks").fadeIn("fast")}else if("featuring"==e&&i>=1){var t=""==$wn("#DisplaySizeId3 ul li.wnItem.header h3 span.siteDefault").text()?"Related Links":$wn("#DisplaySizeId3 ul li.wnItem.header h3 span.siteDefault").text();$wn(".additionalLinks .FAL").hide(),$wn("#sidebarContainer #sidebarHeader .FAL").show(),$wn("#sidebarContainer #sidebarHeader .moreHead").hide(),$wn("#sidebarContent .additionalLinks").append($wn(n)),$wn(".additionalLinks").fadeIn("fast")}}function r(e){var n="#DisplaySizeId22 ul li.wnItem.feature.story";$wn(""+n+":first").remove();var a=e.response.responseXML,i=a.getElementsByTagName("story"),t=(i[0].getElementsByTagName("body")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue,$wn(a).find("story storyimage:first filename").text()),s=$wn(a).find("isclickable").text(),d=$wn(a).find("story abridged headline").text(),r=i[0].getElementsByTagName("body")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue,p=i[0].getElementsByTagName("pageurl")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue,c=i[0].getElementsByTagName("id")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue,m=l(s,c,p,d),u=o(t,c,p),f="<div class='wnContent summary abridged'>"+r+"</div>",h="<li id='firstStory' class='wnItem feature story'>"+m+u+f+"<div class='wnClear'></div><a href='/story/"+c+"/"+p+"' class='continueReading more'><span>Continue reading &gt;&gt;</span></a></li>";$wn("#sidebarContent .sideStory").append(h);var y=""!=u?!0:!1;w(s,y)}function l(e,n,a,i){return"True"==e?"<h4 class='wnContent headline abridged'><a href='/story/"+n+"/"+a+"'><span class='text'>"+i+"</span></a></h4>":"<h4 class='wnContent headline abridged'><a class='dead'><span class='text abridgedHeadline'>"+i+"</span></a></h4>"}function o(e,n,a){return""==e?"":"<div class='wnContent summaryImage abridged left width90'><a href='/story/"+n+"/"+a+"'><img width='90' border='0' altsrc='"+e+"'  src='"+e+"' itemprop='image' class='' orgfontsize='12px' style='display: block;' ></a></div>"}function w(e,n){$wn(document).ready(function(){var a=$wn("#sidebarContainer").height(),i="#sidebarContent li.wnItem.feature",t="#sidebarContent li.featureSS",s=f(i),d=f(t),r=$wn("#firstStory").height();a>=h&&"True"==e?p(s,d,r,h,n):$wn(".continueReading.more").hide()})}function p(e,n,a,t,s){function d(e,n){var a=Math.floor(e*n);if(typeof a == "undefined"){return 2;};return 2>=a?2:a>=6?6:a}function r(e,n,a){return e>=1?n*e+a:e}var l=r(e,55,40),o=r(n,300,0),w=l+o+250,p=Math.round(.35*t+(t-w)),c=$wn("#firstStory .summary p, #firstStory .summary h3, #firstStory .summary ol, #firstStory .summary ul").length,m=1==s?(p/(a+85)).toFixed(2):(p/a).toFixed(2),u="false"==$wn("#sidebarContainer").hasClass("wideSidebar")?d(c,m):2;if(u>=c)$wn(".continueReading.more").hide();else for(i=c;i>=u;i--)$wn("#firstStory .summary.abridged >:eq("+i+")").hide()}function c(){}function m(e){WNHttpRequestManager.makeRequest(e,{onSuccess:u,onError:c})}function u(){r(this)}function f(e){if("special"==$wn(""+e+":first h4.wnContent.sectionTitle").text().toLowerCase()){var n=wng_pageInfo.affiliateName==wng_pageInfo.ownerAffiliateName?$wn(""+e).length:0;0==n&&$wn(""+e+":first").remove(),e=n}else e=$wn(""+e).length;return e}$wn("#WNStoryBody p + br").remove(),$wn("#WNStoryBody p").filter(function(){return""===$wn.trim($wn(this).text())&&0==$wn(this).children().length}).remove();var h,y=$wn("meta[name='DCSext.contentprovider']").attr("content"),v=document.getElementById("WNStoryBody"),g=v.getElementsByTagName("p"),$=g.length;h=$wn("#WNStoryBody").height();var C=parseInt($)-1,P=$wn("html").hasClass("raycom-media-2015-redesign"),S=$wn.trim($wn("#WNStoryBody").text().replace(/\s+/gi," ")).split(" ").length,b="#DisplaySizeId22 ul li.wnItem.link",I="#DisplaySizeId22 ul li.wnItem.category",N="#DisplaySizeId22 ul li.wnItem.feature.story",D="#WNCol3 #DisplaySizeId12 .wnGroup ",B="#DisplaySizeId3 ul li.wnItem:not(.header)",x=f(b)+f(I),L=(f(I),f(N)),z=f(D)>=1?1:0,k=f(B),H=L+z+x+k,E=a(L,x,k,z),R=(S>=E||P==true)?"plainSidebar":"wideSidebar",W="<div id='sidebarContainer' class='wnBlock displaySize "+R+"'><div class='wnGroup'><div id='sidebarHeader' class='wnItem header'><h3><span class='moreHead'>MORE</span><span class='FAL'>Additional Links</span><span class='redesignedPollHead'>Poll</span><div class='wnClear'></div></h3></div> <div id='sidebarContent'><div class='additionalLinks SBsection'></div><div class='wnClear'></div></div>";if(s(y,R,W,g,C,P),H>=1&&($wn("#sidebarContainer").show(),$wn("html").hasClass("raycom-media-2015-redesign")&&($wn(".raycom-media-2015-redesign #WNCol23").addClass("wnColConfig2").removeClass("wnColConfig23").removeClass("col3"),$wn(".raycom-media-2015-redesign #WNCol3").css("display","none"))),x>=1&&($wn("#DisplaySizeId22 ul li.wnItem:not(.header,.story)").first().addClass("featureSS"),$wn("#sidebarContent").prepend("<div class='ss SBsection'></div>"),$wn("#sidebarContent .ss.SBsection").prepend($wn("#DisplaySizeId22 ul li.wnItem.featureSS"))),L>=1){if("F"==n||""==n){$wn("#sidebarContent .additionalLinks").before("<div class='sideStory SBsection'></div>");var T=$wn(""+N+":first h4 a").attr("href"),A=T.match(/\d+/);m("http://api.worldnow.com/feed/v3.0/stories/"+A)}e>1&&$wn("#sidebarContainer").hide()}z>=1&&t(L+x,D),d(0==z&&0==L&&0==x?"featuring":L>=1&&0==x?"N"==n||"L"==n?"featuring":"":"")}var page=url_query("page"),pageID=url_query("N");insertNewSidebar(page,pageID);
</script></div><script>Worldnow.Helpers.debug('UB Sidebar 2.1(239349)', 'UB_239349');</script></div><!--END wnDSItems-->
</div><!--
                END wnDS66-->
</div>
<script type="text/javascript">if (Worldnow.EventMan) Worldnow.EventMan.event('WNCol4done');</script>
<!--END WNCol4-->
<div class="debug hide" data-debug="Display Size 35 attempting to load..."></div><div class="wnClearLeft"></div></div><!--END WNCols23-4--></div><!--END WNCols234-5-->
</div><!--END WNColsAll-->
<div id="WNFooter"><div id="WNCopyrightAlignment"><div id="WNCopyright"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="http://www.franklyinc.com" target="_blank"><img class="wnFooter" src="http://KWES.images.worldnow.com/images/static/container-e/wn_powerby.gif" alt="Powered by Frankly" border="0"><img style="display:none;" class="wnFooter printable" src="http://images.worldnow.com/global/images/static/container-e/wn_powerby_printable.gif" alt="Powered by WorldNow" border="0"></a></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;"><div class="wnCopyrightText"><div id="CDEV-footer">
	<div class="top"> 
		<div class="search-box">
			<div class="wnSearchBox" id="WNSearchBox-bottom"><form method="get" onsubmit="return wnValidateSearchTerm(this,0)" action="/Global/searchresults.asp"><span>Can't Find Something? </span><input type="text" class="wnQueryText" name="qu" size="20" value="" placeholder="Search For It Here"><input type="submit" class="wnSubmit" value="Search"></form></div>			
		</div>
		<div class="station-info">
			<div class="logo"><img src="http://ftpcontent.worldnow.com/professionalservices/clients/raycom/kwes/2015/images/kwes-footer-logo.png" width="103" height="98" border="0" /></div>
			<div class="contact">
				<div>11320 West County Rd. 127<br>Midland, Texas, 79711</div>
				<div>(432) 567-9999</div>
			</div>
			<div class="fcc">
				<div><a href="https://publicfiles.fcc.gov/tv-profile/kwes-tv">KWES FCC Public File</a></div>
				<div><a href="https://publicfiles.fcc.gov/tv-profile/kwab-tv">KWAB FCC Public File</a></div>
				<a href="mailto:publicfile@kwes.com">publicfile@kwes.com</a>
				<div>(432) 567-9999</div>
				<a href="http://ftpcontent4.worldnow.com/kwes/KWES_EEO.pdf">EEO Report</a>
				<a href="/story/19627809/closed-captioning-contact">Closed Captioning</a>
			</div>			
		</div>
	</div>
	<div class="footer-main-nav"> 
		<ul class="link-group">
			<!--<li><a href="#">News Now Link</a></li>
			<li><a href="#">News Now Link</a></li>
			<li><a href="#">News Now Link</a></li>
			<li><a href="#">News Now Link</a></li>-->
		</ul>
	</div>	
	<div class="news-link"> 
		<ul class="link-group">
			<li><a href="http://www.ktre.com/category/241993/texas-news-now">Texas News Now</a></li>
		</ul>
	</div>	
	<div class="bottom">
		<div class="copyrightText">
			<a id="wnLogo" href="http://www.worldnow.com"><img src="http://ftpcontent.worldnow.com/wncorp/logos/worldnow_white.png" id="wn"></a>
        	<div class="text">
				All content &copy; Copyright 2000 - 2018 Raycom Media. All Rights Reserved. For more information on this site, please read our <a href="/story/8774923/privacy-policy">Privacy Policy</a> and <a href="/story/8775106/terms-of-service">Terms of Service</a>.
        	</div>
        	<div class="clear"></div>       
		</div>	
	</div>
</div></div></td></tr></table></div><div class="wnClear"></div></div><div class="wnClear"></div><!--END WNCopyright--></div><div id="WNFooterScripts"></div><!--END WNFooter-->
<!--Customized Page Includes - Body--><script src="//ftpcontent4.worldnow.com/raycom/js/global-footer.js"></script>
<script>(function(w){ var e = w.EventMan || null; var b = w.Beacon || null; e.event('analytics-body',b.get('page')); })(window.Worldnow || {});</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
                    if(Worldnow.EventMan){Worldnow.EventMan.event('bodydone');}
                </script></body></html>