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On Friday's show: Following up on Thursday night's severe weather. Then, News 88.7 reporter Andrew Schneider updates us on several stories related to elections in Greater Houston and around Texas. And Ernie Manouse chats with Martha Davis, the longtime lead singer for the band The Motels. We also learn about Houston's Salvadoran community through its food.

At least one tornado touched down and multiple people died during severe storms Thursday night in the Houston area. Nearly 1 million homes and businesses lost electricity at one point, and more than 600,000 remained without power as of Friday afternoon.

Ckunsa, an indigenous language in Chile, was declared dead 70 years ago. But groups in northern Chile are successfully reviving the language and teaching it to a new generation.

The 63-year-old man who died was struck on Broadway, a multi-lane thoroughfare with an esplanade in the middle. The officer who struck him was commuting to work in his personal vehicle, according to city and county officials on the island.

The first Black Principal Dancer for the Houston Ballet, Lauren Anderson visits I SEE U to share her remarkable story of becoming a globally recognized dancer, and of resilience—overcoming addiction and embracing her true authentic self.

Episode: 1176 Ilizarov orthopedic surgery: growing new bones. Today, we straighten crooked bones.

A helium leak pushed back a planned launch to May 25. Boeing's program that would shuttle astronauts to and from the International Space Station has been plagued with problems.

Episode: 1177 Thomas Watson, the man on the other end of Bell's telephone. Today, we meet the man on the other end of Bell's new telephone.

Centerpoint predicts energy will be restored to 80 percent of the thousands of Houston-area customers affected by recent power outages by Sunday evening.

Episode: 1178 The Encyclopaedia Britannica before/after the Wright Brothers. Today, we see what happens when an old goal is reached.