ORTIZ
DETAINED UNTIL HIS
TRIAL. >>> HELP HAS ARRIVED IN DALLAS
COUNTY TO HELP SO MANY
HOMEOWNERS WHO WERE HIT HARD BY
LOST MONTH'S FLOODING.
AS OF TODAY, THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION IS OPENED TWO
DISASTER LOAN OUTREACH
CENTERS. NBC 5'S BEN RUSSELL IS
LIVE IN AN AREA OF DALLAS WHERE THAT IS
STILL NEEDED.
>> IT CERTAINLY IS.
AND WE DON'T NEED TOO TELL
THAT TO THE FOLKS WOULD LIVE HERE
ALONG CHEYENNE ROAD IN THE CITY OF DALLAS,
JUST ON THIS SIDE, THE WEST SIDE OF THE
BALCH SPRINGS LINE. THIS IS A LOT OF THE CONTENTS
OF THIS RESIDENT. HE HAS TO LOOK AT THIS
EVERY SINGLE
DAY. THAT IS WHY HE SHOWED UP FOR
HELP A LITTLE
BIT AGO. >> I WATCHED A SERIES ON NETFLIX
AND I LOOKED TO THE CORNER OF MY
ROOM AND THERE IS WATER RISING
FROM THE CARPET AND
I'M LIKE WHY IS THE CARPET SO SHINY.
AND I DON'T WHAT DISTURB
NOBODY SO I KIND OF GET OFF THE BED
AND MY FEET ARE DRENCHED IN
WATER. >> AND IT ONLY GOT WORSE FROM
THERE. BACK ON AUGUST 22nd, HE AND FOR
SO MANY OTHERS, THAT IS WHY WITH
FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION NOW
IN
PLACE, THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION HAS SET UP SHOP TO HELP PEOPLE APPLY AND QUALIFY
FOR AND RECEIVE MONEY, A LOW
INTEREST
FEDERAL LOAN TO HELP THEM COVER COSTS.
>> HOMEOWNERS FOR UP TO
$200,000 TO REPAIR PHYSICAL DAMAGE
TO YOUR HOME AND UP TO
$40,000 FOR PERSONAL PROPERTY. SO ANYTHING THAT IS
INSIDE OF THE HOME COULD BE REPAIRED OR
REPLACED. >> AND THE SBA TELLS US
YOU COULD APPLY ONLINE AS WELL AS
IN PERSON. THEY HAVE TWO OF THE DISASTER LOCATIONS SET UP.
WE HAVE THE INFORMATION FOR HOW
TO DO THAT ON OUR WEBSITE AT