pyongyang. no one has a better perspective and view than you. thank you, sir. back to our storm coverage next. they've already had 15 to 25 inches. could be in for double that rain amount in the houston, texas, area. "early start" continues right now. this likely is going to be an historic rainfall if not an all-time record. >> 50 inches of rain. parts of texas under water face a devastating few days of more rainfall. months if not years of cleanup ahead. we have loive coverage of the damage, rescues, and what lies in store. welcome back to "early start." i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. devastation there for more than two million people in houston. almost seven million in the houston area under water at 4:30