Strassman good evening, im Mark Strassman, reporting tonight from houston, texas. Harvey, the most powerful hurricane to hit this state since john f. Kennedy was president , is now a massive Tropical Storm. It is expected to churn over Southeast Texas well into the week, dumping more than four feet of rain on areas including houston. In a tweet, the National Weather service said the breadth and intensity of this rainfall are beyond anything experienced before. More than a thousand people were rescued here today from flooded cars, homes, and businesses. Many had to scramble to rooftops to escape. At least two people are confirmed dead, but officials fear that number will rise. Harvey made landfall along the gulf coast of texas friday night as a category four hurricane, with a tremendous surge of sea water, and winds of 130mph. The coastal town of rockport took a direct hit. Homes were blown apart. The monster storm, roughly 600 miles wide, is also unleashing tornadoes. Though Officials Say the biggest threat now is the catastrophic flooding, including here, in the nations fourth largest city. Houstons water crisis spread so far, so fast, emergency officials refused to pinpoint which neighborhood was hardest hit. Harvey dumped 24 inches of rain in 20 hours here. Floodwaters turned communities into islands overnight, and residents had to scramble for higher, drier ground any way they could. Texas governor greg abbott. This likely is going to be an historic rainfall if not all time record. Strassman by noon today, emergency boats had made more than 1,000 highwater rescues. At la vita bella assisted living facility in dickinson, fifteen people waited for help in waist deep water. Families in some flooded neighborhood boated themselves to safety, and neighbors pulled each other out of trouble, or tried to. This boat flipped, but the people who tumbled into the water were rescued. In downtown houston, we watched the driver of this Toyota Tundra try to barrel through a flooded low spot along i45. Suddenly, the pickup truck started to float in ten feet of water, and he was in trouble. People urged him to get out, worried he might drown, and he finally swam out. But then he tried to climb back into his truck, he told me later, to save his glasses. I thought it was just a couple feet, you know . . I didnt know it was that deep until it was too late. I couldnt do nothing. Reporter the 59yearold driver said he was too embarrassed by his mistake to give us his name. Houston opened its Downtown Convention center as a shelter for evacuees. By late afternoon, the first several hundred people had arrived hoping for food and warmth, like gillis leho, who fled rising water in her home. It was just so real. We had to bust a window when they told us that the current was getting high. We had to bust a window to get out. Strassman Texas Governor greg abbott joins us now from austin. Governor, youve declared 50 texas counties as disasters. What is the direction now . Around the entire state of texas making that disaster declaration what that does is it triggers the resources from fema. Weve been in Constant Contact with fema officials including today. And the full resources of fema are coming to texas to assist both to respond to the challenges you are seeing on tv today, but also, with regard to the challenges were going tobud the intercoastal region. Weve been able to place assets such as boats, rescue teams, other efforts such as personnel to make sure we would be able to respond to the challenges. In places hardest hit by the hurricane near corpus christ and minimize loss of life. Strassman did you make a call about evacuations . The evacuation calls of course is up to local officials. Now is not the time to second guess the calls they made. My job is to work with them to assist them in any way possible to make sure we save any lives we can. Strassman there have been reports of emergency workers prioritizing. Do you have evaluations in place . What Emergency Responders have to do, they need to respond to these challenges and they are doing the a tremendous job. Strassman governor, the country is watching and waiting. We wish you luck. Thank you. Strassman there were several dramatic rescues today, about 30 miles south of here in dickinson, texas. Demarco morgan watched it all unfold. Reporter look at this coast guard helicopter. This is just one. We have sign a number in the area. They are making rescues and whenever you see them over a specific area that means a rescue is taking place. You see these boat rescues taking place right now. This boat actually looks like its full right here. Some of the people who have been rescued, waving giving thumbs up. Very grateful for the people who have helping them as well. They are excited and very happy, there they are waiving at us, they are very happy to be safe, little boy is waving, we are happy for them as well but we still have a lot of people unaccounted for. Lets go talk to this family, a family that was rescued just not long ago. Where are you coming from . What happened . We were in the neighborhood, bayou chantilly, and all the homes are flooded and we had to go upstairs and we had to go by bus, i mean boat, and they flagged us and they picked us up and they took us to the church. Reporter describe your house. Was it full of water, where were you guys. How did you we have a two story home. The first floor, it was up to here, and everything is just, all the furniture is floating. Strassman jericka duncans reporting took her to the great depths of Greater Heights, texas. Reporter so you can see that we are waisthigh in water. Were in the Greater Heights neighborhood near downtown houston. This area, im told, is normally a playground and right over here; a baseball field but as you can see the water has taken over, the floodwater is very serious. Ople in this neighborhoe also, im told there is a bayou near by and there are a lot of bayous in this area, that is also a big concern with the amount of rain that is coming, those bayous overflowing, coming into these neighborhoods. And you can see this is just one example of just how dangerous these floodwaters are, and how significant the water levels are at this time aside from seeing scenes like this, we have see cars abandoned, we have see people struggling to get help in some instances, but all in all, people know that they need to stay inside, it is very dangerous out here. And of course, we already know this is just the beginning, houston is expected to receive even more rain, so we can imagine what this will look like when its all said and done. Strassman jericka, thanks. Scott padgett is chief meteorologist at ktvt, our cbs station in dallas fort worth. Scott, weve still got a long way to go with harvey. We look at whats happening. Harvey is still a Tropical Storm. I see dry area pulled into this storm, feed are bands pulled in. My concern is overnight tonight, into tomorrow, getting closer to open water and the latest forecast has that out over open water strengthening a little bit, houston wednesday into thursday as a Tropical Storm, then downgrading into a tropical depression, into louisiana and arkansas. Near galveston, near beau beaumont, as you take a look, well continue to see the rain really piling up. The estimated radar for past 48 hours, look at this. Anywhere from 20 to 28 inches in this part of lagrange area, a foot to 15 inches of rain by thursday and friday. This is already a storm that is in the record books. We might see the most rain ever from a tropical system from Tropical Storm harvey as we go through next few days. Mark . Strassman thank you, scott. American red cross volunteers from across the country are traveling to texas to help provide food and shelter for storm victims. Omar villafranca is at a red cross stagingarea in houston. Omar . Reporter the floodwaters keep rising because of the nearly nonstop rain. And thats creating a challenge for relief crews trying to set up new shelters. This convoy belongs to the red cross. Theyve loaded these vans with blankets, cots, food, supplies. But it is stranded here, it cannot move. To wait for an escort from the coast guard to make sure the supplies and volunteers can get safely to the shelters. Food is also a major need in the shelters. Red cross workers have been loading plates of snacks, water, and ready to eat meals for what is expected to be thousands of evacuees. The red cross has been working with local authorities to find a safe and dry path to the shelters. But its such a volatile situation that that changes every time its rains. Going as short a distance as miles can take several hours. Mark. Strassman thank you, omar. A reporter with our houston cbs affiliate, khou, may have saved a Truck Drivers life this morning. This played out on live tv. Reporter brandi smith saw a driver trapped, as his tractor trailer was being swallowed by floodwaters. Just then, a Harris County sheriff, towing an airboat drove by. And not a moment too soon. Reporter here we go, we have a boat coming. We have a boat coming. Im going to flag these guys down and see. Hold on just a sec. Are you guys headed down to the truck right here . No. Reporter theres a truck driver stuck here in about 10 feet of water. Thank you. Okay. These guys have a boat. Got the Harris County sheriff water rescue teams. An air boat here. Hopefully we can get down to this guy. Sir, theyre putting the boat in just now theyre on their way all right. Reporter here we go, with the air boat, the Harris CountySheriffs Office approaching the semi thats been stalled here, heading westbound in the eastbound lanes. I dont have any word on how long hes been there or what kind of condition hes in, im sure hes very wet and cold and very frightened. I am terrified for him. And here he comes. I feel like i can finally breathe. Kind of a sigh of relief. Strassman the truck driver, named robert, is okay. As this played out, khou had to evacuate its studios when floodwaters poured in. The station is broadcasting now, from higher ground. Up next on the cbs weekend news, how the president is responding to the first Natural Disaster of his administration. Weeks taking probiotics days and nights of laxatives, only to have my symptoms return. vo if youve had enough, tell your doctor what youve tried and how long youve been at it. Linzess works differently from laxatives. Linzess treats adults with ibs with constipation or chronic constipation. 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And the president has been keeping tabs on the storm. But thats not all hes had on his mind. Mola lenghi is at the white house. Reporter out of sight for most of the weekend at camp david, President Trump still tweeted several times about harvey great coordination between agencies at all levels of government, he wrote. Good news is that we have great talent on the ground. Id like to say that President Trump is extremely concerned about this. Reporter aides said mr. Trump was briefed regularly about the storm, including with cabinet members this morning. But the president has been weathering his own political storm since friday night. Just as harvey was making landfall, he pardoned the controversial former arizona sheriff joe arpaio, convicted of unfairly targeting undocumented immigrants. Sheriff joe can feel good. Reporter it was a move his own legal team advised against. House Speaker Paul Ryan was one of several republicans who criticized the decision, saying, Law Enforcement officials have a special responsibility to respect the rights of everyone in the united states. We should not allow anyone to believe that responsibility is diminished by this pardon. Mr. Trumps Homeland Security advisor, tom bossert, defended the president s action. Just about every modern president ends up with some controversial pardons. But i think the president has been pretty clear on it. And i certainly dont think its fair to characterize him as not caring about the rule of law. Reporter the white house Just Announced that President Trump will travel to the damaged areas in texas on tuesday. Its unclear which cities hell visit as the white house is still working on the logistics with local officials. Strassman mola, thank you. Still ahead on the cbs weekend news, an army of rescue crews has amassed in san antonio. Well take you there. My a1c wasnt were it needed to be. 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Strassman roads turned to rivers today in the town of bellaire, just outside houston. Jamie yuccas shows us the dangers in the streets. Reporter i am standing on a side street here in bellaire, which is about 10 miles southwest of the city of houston. And this just gets deeper as you go farther down. I want to go ahead and point out, you can see that speed limit sign. So you get an idea of how deep the water can get, its about cut in half. I can tell you when we got here just a few hours ago, the water had not gone over the median here. It has now gone over the median, and it is creeping towards those homes. I know further down a number of the homes are flooded. There are apartment buildings where people are parking their cars up on fifth and sixth floor parking garages to try to get the cars out of harms way, if that comes. When we talked to city officials, its sounds like, here in bellaire, water is falling down in rain form about an inch an hour. They have gotten at least 15 inches so far, so more than a foot, since the storm started. Were expected to get another 10 inches today. And i can tell you that since weve been standing out here, weve gotten at least a couple more with how far the water has come up. Thats the situation out here, people really being asked to stay at home and not get out on the roadways, especially around the city of houston. Strassman jamie, thanks. San antonio, on the western edge of the storm, is offering thousands of beds to those escaping harvey. Mireya villarreal is there. Reporter rescue crews from across the country are converging here in san antonio at the freeman coliseum. This facility which is best know for hosting the citys rodeo. Now, there are hundreds of cots, more than 900 cots are set up here so the First Responders can rest up and regroup before going out to battle hurricane harvey. More than 900 people from the corpus christi, bay side and rockport area were evacuated to shelters in the san antonio area. Many of them now are getting word they may not have homes to return to. These families are being told by authorities will be days before they can leave here to head back. We know bear county along with the city of san antonio are coordinating efforts on every level. We are being told in the next 24 hours up to 250 buses will run back and forth from here to houston. Picking up evacuees and bringing them back to the alamo city for safety. Strassman mireya, thanks. Well be right back from houston, with an update on harvey. Strassmann mireya, thanks. Well be right strassmann well be right back from houston, with an update on harvey. Its opened up a whole new world for me. Discover the story only your dna can tell. Order your kit now at ancestrydna. Com. Ugh. Heartburn. Sorry maam. No burning here. Try alkaseltzer heartburn relief gummies. 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More than a thousand water rescues were made today. 250 highways in texas are closed. David begnaud is in meyerland, a neighborhood in southwest houston. Reporter were in the sharpstown area of meyerland, this is denise and her little baby santiago. Were you able to call for help . Yes we were, we called my in law and brotherinlaw, they were able to help us, our apartment got flooded with 3 four inches of water. Reporter where will you go . Do you have a place to go . I have a place to go reporter watch the baby maam. People are driving through like this, and you start putting people like denise and her baby in danger. Weve seen in the last hour people bringing children out on little dinghies or rafts, a city bus is stuck in the water, multiple vehicles, apparently people tried to drive through it and got stuck. Back to you. Strassman thanks, david. If youd like to help the victims of harvey, you can go to redcross. Org. Well have more storm coverage on your local news on this cbs station on our streaming channel cbsn at cbsnews. Com, and first thing tomorrow on cbs this morning. Im Mark Strassman in houston. Thank you for joining us, and good night. Captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by Media Access Group at wgbh access. Wgbh. Or. Live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix 5 news. Protests turn vileant in berkeley. Antitrump an arciests stormed what began as a peace full rally against hate, the Massive Police presence not in you have to take them from taking over the park. Good evening, im juliette goodrich. And im brian hackney. A man was chased out of the park by a mob of protesters. They beat him with sticks eventually taking him down in the middle of the street. A couple of people did try to help but it was several minutes before Berkeley Police showed up and led him to safety. We have a team of reporters covering todays violent protests and well begin with kpix5s da lin at city center park. Da . Reporter even with Police Watching over, there were quite a few fights and definitely a lot of pushing and shoving here between counterprotesters and Trump Supporters. Arguments quickly escalated into fistfights. Police officers stepped in to break it up. This type of drama played out repeatedly throughout Civic Center Park between Trump Supporters and counterdemonstrators. Black lives matter. Black lives matter. Reporter about two dozen Trump Supporters showed up despite the cancellation of the event called no to marxism in america. Nazi, go home. Nazi, go home to show growing hatred against anybody thats conservative being labeled a White Nationalist isnt true. Reporter Trump Supporters were outnumbered. There were hundreds if not thousands of counterprotesters. At times both sides were able to have constructive conversations. I dont agree with everything that hes done, no. Reporter but in most cases we