 That's ABC's Ariel Russia for the National Weather Desk. This morning, the elected company in Houston is coming under mounting pressure. Nearly 1.3 million homes and businesses remain without their power on Wednesday. In the aftermath, the hurricane barrel striking the Houston metro area. Again, it's turned very hot there as well. Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick leading the state effort there. When you don't have power, when it's pitch black at night, when it's hot as Hades during the day,