more than 1,000 helping search for those still missing and helping homeowners clean up. an estimated 1,200 home received damage from the storms. we went to a command center, a church being used as a command center, rather and saw truck after truck pulling up with donations, cleaning supplies food personal items to help those in need. we also talked to a nonprofit that s helping feed volunteers. one woman telling me she prepared 1,200 lunches for these hard-working volunteers. and they re about to get a break from the weather the next few days. expected to be clear, giving the recovery efforts a chance to play catchup. back to you. okay. thank you very much for that. so is texas getting the break it deserves? where are those rainstorms heading next? the weather channel s paul goodloe has more on that. to you. reporter: great news coming out of texas and oklahoma. this is the pattern for the rest of the week. we are drying out across texas and the southern plains. no more rain. the
reporter: those who knew beau biden say he was a public servant with a big heart and broad smile who valued family above all else. vice president biden announced his son s passing late saturday night, writing in a statement, it is with broken hearts that hally, hunter ashley jill and i announce the passing of our husband, brother, and son, beau after he battled brain cancer with the same integrity, courage, and strength he demonstrated every day of his life. president obama also writing in part, michelle and i are grieving. beau biden was a friend of ours. going on to writes that biden was a man who made a difference in the lives of all he touched. he lives on in their hearts. the younger biden was diagnosed with brain cancer nearly two years ago. a diagnosis he and his family largely kept private. still, after aggressive treatment, he was given a clean bill of health. earlier this year, he suffered a relapse and was admitted to walter reed a week and a half ago. born in 1969 i
we didn t really get hit. there are other people that really, really did. and so we wanted to help out. that s a terrific young man there. rivers are starting to recede after some crested at 49 feet. houston was hammered with heavy rain again raft night. in some areas last night. some areas getting 3.5 inches. we have more on the recovery effort from the tonwn of wimberley. how s it going there? reporter: volunteers are back at it this morning helping search for the missing and helping with cleanup of? 1, 1,-200 homes. now the skies are agree and overcast. but no vain no rain is falling. we re seeing river levels drop. rain swept through the area yesterday bringing up memories of memorial day weekend s violent storms. there were no problems to report report, that rain clearing quickly. we re seeing command center truck after truck of donors pulling up to hand off supplies cleaning supplies personal
people in yorkville absolutely stunned. this is out of character for him, they say. it s disbelief, sadness, and some saying they re not surprised. i am surprised that if this is true why it didn t come out a lot sooner. i mean i can t figure this whole thing out. it s doesn t make sense. i was very upset. i feel terribly bad for his family and him. not surprised one bit. just seems the norm now with politicians running wild with sex scandals money scandals. reporter: now he faces ten years in jail a possible $500,000 fine. we account see him in a chicago courtroom arraigned as early as this week. alex? adam reece, many thanks. the democratic field for the 2016 election started filling up this week with bernie sanders and martin o malley joining the race. they kicked off their campaigns with speeches that set the cross hairs on big money and, though not named, hillary clinton.
delaware joseph robinetett robinette was an iraq war veteran, awarded the barry bonds star. his greatest priority, his wife and two children, natalie and hunter. for the bidens, this is not the first time tragedy has struck. in 1972, beau was a little boy when he was injured in a car accident that killed his sister and mother. his father, joe biden, had just been elected to the u.s. senate and was famously sworn in at beau s bedside. a heavy topic that beau talked about while introducing his father at the 2008 democratic national convention. one of my earliest memories was being in that hospital. my dad always at our side. we, my brother and i, not the senate, were all that he care good. reporter: condolences are pouring in for a young man whose future seemed as bright as his father s. and biden was widely expected to run for the governor of delaware