by the end of this month. the epa says high levels of chemicals were not detected at the arkema fire. it erupted in a trailer. fire officials say there s more of that to come. this morning we still have six trailers on the site that are loaded with peroxides and we are doing overflights and watching the temperature build up, hot spots, things of that nature. and we do expect that sometime, i wish i had a chris crystal ba really don t. sometime soon there will be additional trailers that catch on fire. meanwhile residents are returning to their flooded-out properties and beginning the cleanup process. 436,000 households have asked for fema help already and 43,500 people are living in shelters. we have reporters in the state covering the flooding, the damage, also the anticipation of the president s arrival. but we begin with msnbc s
toxic chemicals were not detected at the site of yesterday s explosion and fire at the arkema chemical plant in crosby, texas. fire officials say there is more of that to come. this morning we still have six trailers on the site that are loaded with organic peroxides and we are doing overflights and watching the temperature build up, hot spots, things of that nature. and we do expect that sometime, i wish i had a crystal ball, i really don t, but sometime soon we think there will be some additional trailers that catch on fire. meanwhile, cleanup has certainly begun for residents returning home for the first time since the flood. the white house says 436,000 households have asked for fema help and 43,500 people are right now living in shelters. we have reporters fanned out across texas and at the white house with the very latest on the hurricane recovery and on washington s response to it. let s start with msnbc s mariana atencio just outside of
soldiers. if they expect to come here and not be deployed, they won t make a good soldier if they have that mindset. reporter: are you nervous? of course, sir. reporter: what s that feel like? it feels like freedom, sir. reporter: freedom. what s this to you? serve for six years, get out and get my pilot license. reporter: good. what do you think? pretty good, right? yes, sir. a troop buildup signed into law last year by president obama. president trump has called for an even greater increase, one that would bring total active duty troop numbers to 540,000. but the army is already working hard to hit its current goal of 436,000 this year, spend 3g00 million just to recruit soldiers this year. that s because a whopping 70% of military aged people don t meet
do, it could destroy a soldier. are you feeling nervous? of course sir. what does that feel like? feels like freedom. going to serve if the army for five years, get out, get the gi bill and become a pilot. a commercial pilot. yes, sir. let s take a look, jacob. what do you think? it s nice. pretty good, right? yes, sir. after years of drawdowns the army is in the midst of a droop buildup. president trump called for a greater increase bringing the total active troop number to 540,000. but the army is working hard to hit its current goal of 436,000 this year, spending $300 million just to recruit 6,000 more trainees by october. that s because a whooping 70% of military age people don t meet the physical or mental requirements to serve. why do you think that it is a small fraction of you know eligible americans that
look at money. this is chancellor pay. people running campuses for the university of california. in san francisco that chancellor getting $772,000. berkeley 441,000. los angeles, 436,000. remember these are public workers. bill: right. public workers who get rich pen sons and get lifetime health care. bill: the school is raising minimum wage for the lowest workers what is that about? janet napolitano who runs uc system wants to raise wages for worst-paid workers, from $15 from seven. keep in mind the system got huge boom from the state itself. 5% pay raise for next five years. they said they would raise tuition on students and state said, no, we ll give you more money. where did the money go right away? to the bureaucrats. bill: what do you make of this? i think they re paying wrong people. look these folks do not need a huge pay increase. i think what needs to happen the students need to be helped. they have seen their tuition go