floodwaters to recede. nearly 140,000 homes damaged by the floodwaters across the city. so this is just a staggering number. it really kind of speaks to the daunting task of cleanup that lies in the weeks ahead here. those warnings going out to residents to be very careful about the contamination in these floodwaters, sewage. we ve seen the oil slicks and gasoline in those neighborhoods. all this very difficult to contend with and something residence need to be aware of. al zen? absolutely, ed. thank you very much for the reporting. let s get more updates now. joining us is colonel paul owen, the commander and division engineer of the southwestern division of the u.s. army corps of engineers. thanks so much for being here. let s talk first about where we are, this neighborhood of willchester, all the flooding viewers see behind us, this in part was caused by the initial hurricane, but part of this is
hurricane harvey. the president has reached out to both the governors of texas and louisiana last night offering any assistance that will be needed. david, al zen? jason, thanks very much. what does all this mean? we ll bring in cnn political analyst john avlon and abby phillip and a.b. stoddard, associate editor at realclearpolitics. we ll get to the first real test for president trump, and any natural disaster is. i m stumped as he takes on republican lead that s there s this notion of the trump brand versus the republican brand. he s made it clear he ll take on his own party and isolate himself in the process. let s focus for a second on how unusual it is. the republicans have unified control of government, and while donald trump may want to play the resurgent outsider, the reality is he s running one of