out of 1st responders 'is way, the president didn't actually tour any harvey damage but he's coming back to the state saturday. >> bret: peter doocy, thank you. governor greg abbott will join us later with the latest. the rainfall amounts are staggering. so are the numbers of people driven from their homes. shelters are filling up at this hour, and it's not over yet. not by a long shot. correspondent trace gallagher is in houston with the latest >> we are in houston where it is still raining. hundreds of homes around the lake with water to the second-story. they all look the same. there are hundreds of people who have been rescued from this area today. people are still out there in their homes and so are the boats but some people are refusing to leave. the authorities are telling them if a boat comes by, you better get on it because there might not be another one.