felt was important. brian: you have two brave commanders, jim bowie and allen travis. travis was courageous. and bowie was famous in his hone right for create can the bowie knights in louisiana. he was known as a crocodile alligator character out of the bayous. bowie and correct and travis and others decided, we are going to dig in our heels and it s freedom or death that we are going to make our stand here. it was like a second american revolution in their mind. brian: show us what they were up against. you brought an overhead shot of the what it looks like today. we see the chapel and we think that s the alamo. actually the alamo was a pretty
brian: you have two brave commanders, jim bowie and allen travis. travis was courageous. and bowie was famous in his hone right for create can the bowie knights in louisiana. he was known as a crocodile alligator character out of the bayous. bowie and correct and travis and others decided, we are going to dig in our heels and it s freedom or death that we are going to make our stand here. it was like a second american revolution in their mind. brian: show us what they were up against. you brought an overhead shot of the what it looks like today. we see the chapel and we think that s the alamo. actually the alamo was a pretty big place.
of rain fell from what was tropical storm imeda. the rivers and bayous are going to take some time. you can see our forecast radar imagery quieting down. the remnants of imelda have slowed down. this is an meal storm system that is approaching the peninsula. heavy rainfall, strong winds, this is the gulf of california between the baha peninsula and the gulf of mexico. this storm has the ability to strengthen further. you can see the storm moving over the gulf of california. so there s the official national hurricane center forecast. how will it impact us here in
in texas where they don t need it. it doesn t take a hurricane or even a tropical storm to cause 43 inches of rainfall in 72 hours. that was the remnants of imelda. wasn t even a storm, a tropical storm, just a depression. it is the seventh wettest tropical cyclone on record in the us, the fourth wettest cyclone to hit southeast texas. there is a lot in 48 hours. the good news is it is winding down. we are going to see scattered showers along the coast but look at the rainfall especially around winnie, texas, where 43 inches of rainfall, incredible. the damage is done unfortunately. additional rainfall on the coast, 123 inches. the bayous are pulled. it will take time for the water to come down so we will keep you up to date. we had six named storms in the
shepard: breaking news hand continuing coverage out of houston where water rescuing are happening all across the city. associated press now reporting rescuers have saved or evacuated more than 1,000 people in the area. new reporting from the houston chronicle now telling us that governor abbott has issued a state of disaster in 13 counties across texas. effects of the storm continue in houston. officials across the city were reporting high water across many roads, inside the city and monitoring water levels in several bayous. city services including those in at least two airports, local transit authority, hospitals and ambulance services have been affected by heavy rain and at