And that does it for this edition of Andrea Mitchell reports. Im Chris Jansing in for Andrea Mitchell. Follow the show online, facebook and twitter at mitchell reports. Katy tur is up next here on msnbc. Thank you very much. Hurricane harvey with winds of up to 110 Miles Per Hour is bearing down on the texas gulf coast at this hour. It has the hall marks of a historic storm. The city of Corpus Christi lies directly in its path. Voluntary evacuations are now under way. And landfall is expected tonight between 10 00 p. M. And 2 00 a. M. Eastern time. The storm surge is projected to be between 6 and 12 feet. Widespread flooding from extended rain over the next few days could be the most serious threat, though, as some areas could see over 3 feet of rain. President trump has been briefed, and is being kept apprised of the developing situation, along the gulf coast, according to the white house. And in the gulf itself, personnel have been evacuated from some of the more than 700 manned oil
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