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00:00In his first news conference, it's returning from an overseas trip.

00:03Governor Abbott gave an update on the recovery from Barrel.

00:06And he had harsh words for CenterPoint, the power company which serves much of the Houston

00:10area.

00:12Allegations have been made that while Texans have been baking in deadly heat without power,

00:19CenterPoint was pinning, pinching and cutting corners in ways that slow the recovery process.

00:24Those allegations must be investigated.

00:28We must know, was CenterPoint protecting Texans or was it protecting its own pocketbook?

00:37Tomorrow marks one week since Barrel roared ashore, knocking out power to more than two

00:42million customers.

00:44At least three people died in Harris County from overheating due to loss of power.

00:48Tonight, nearly 400,000 CenterPoint customers are still without power.

00:53The company says it's now hopeful it can restore 90% of affected customers by the end

00:58of the day tomorrow.

01:00Fox's Jonathan Mejia spoke with some elderly residents in the area this weekend, concerned

01:04about when the power will be back on.

01:08Residents at the Knights Bridge apartment here are wondering when will they get their

01:12power back?

01:13They are tired of living and sitting in darkness during these hot and humid temperatures.

01:19They're wanting answers from CenterPoint, but also the mayor.

01:22This is very hurtful and harmful and we can't see anything, we have to go buy candles, we

01:30have to go out and buy food every day.

01:33It's been rough, it's been hot, but nothing.

01:37Disabled and elderly residents at the Knights Bridge apartments in Spring are going on day

01:41six without power.

01:43They have a lot of questions for CenterPoint and local officials.

01:46It's just ridiculous and they got lights right down the street at all the businesses.

01:52I just don't understand what's really going on, it's like they're punishing us.

01:59With many residents having underlying health conditions, having power not only is a necessity,

02:05but becomes their lifeline.

02:08With no power, a lot of the medication things, stuff like insulin right now, they can't keep

02:12it refrigerated.

02:14Some of the stores right now are not providing them with the ice.

02:16While more than one million people have had their power restored, hundreds of thousands

02:21still remain powerless and expectations are not high for the residents at the Knights

02:25Bridge.

02:26Based on what I'm seeing right now, I absolutely do not see it taking place.

02:30As far as this area right here that we're in, I do not see at 90%, at least not in this

02:36area.

02:37CenterPoint says they hope to have 90% of the power restored back by the end of tomorrow.

02:43Some residents I spoke with tell me they're hopeful, others are skeptical.

02:46Nonetheless, they want their power back and back quickly.

02:50Reporting in Spring, Jonathan Mejia, Fox News.

Houston power outages Abbott calls for investigation into CenterPoint

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