Us this weekend and right now, President Trump and air force one are just about to leave harveys disaster zone in Southeast Texas bound for nearby louisiana. In houston, the president met with the evacuees doling out hugs and kisses to children and that the government will stand by them. The president is continuing to meet with First Responders and the members of the military who responded in this effort. This afternoons effort was meant to blunt criticism that followed the first texas trip four days ago. Critics even some within his own party said he failed to show enough empathy and compassion and that was on full display today as you can see. He seems to have embraced the role as the nations comforter in chief. Really i think people appreciate whats been done. Its been done very efficiently. Very well. And thats what were were very happy with the way that everything has gone. A lot of love. What did the family a lot of happiness. Its been very nice. A wonderful thing. As tough as th
Typical miami fashion. Music. These two have run out of gas so theyre pushing up to the very front of the line, pushing it along as they can. The gas station itself is incredibly well run. They have Police Officers in front directing people in and i have bad news for people looking for gas at this particular place on u. S. One. Theres about 10 cars further down the line at the very end theres a police officer. That is the end of the gas for this station. They got about 10,000 gallons today. The governor of florida taking extraordinary measures saying he is going to have Police Escorts for tanker trucks so they can get to gas stations for employees of gas stashzs so they can stay and work as long as they can and then theyll escort them out of the hurricane zone as long as they keep working and pumping that gas. Weve seen everything from their cars and their gas tanks, rocking their car to get as much gas in, bringing gas cans, as many as they can, filling those up. People walking away w
Tropical storm harvey making landfall again, this time in louisiana where it is ham 34ering the area with heavy rain. Here in houston where im standing, after five Straight Days of rain, im happy to report the conditions seem to be improving. The streets we drove in to get to houston, they were wet, but they were not flooded. The situation in the Convention Center is pretty dire. Im in the citys largest shelter where at last count, 8,319 people are seeking refuge. There are two more mega shelters now open in this city. Theyre taking people in to alleviate the overcapacity conditions here. Onethird of Harris County which includes 4. 9 Million People in houston and the suburbs are under water. All eyes are on the two dams trying to contain the record breaking rainfall. The death toll, it is, of course, on the rise. Among those people killed, a veteran Houston Police sergeant. Steve perez drown trying to get to his command post trying to help those in need. Rescue crews and volunteers are
For swift votes on Harvey Relief muffin and muffin money and an increase in the countrys debt ceiling. We have many things we need to solve, we will know if we will be able to after this meeting or the meetings we will be having over a short period of time. Plus the president is confusing people even in his own party. The backlash from democrats is intense. I want to cut to the chase. President s decision, the president s decision to end daca was heartless and it was brainless. And irma ta rememb and irma takes aim, the storms winds hitting 185 miles an hour. Floridas governor is sourvndin the alarm, even though the storm is days away. This storm is bigger, faster and stronger than hurricane andrew. Were preparing for this storm. Remember, we can rebuilt your home, but we cannot rebuild your life. Hurricane irma slamming into parts of cuba and could be on a collision course with the main land. Take a look at the island of st. Martin. Were talking about one of the strongest landfalling
On a biblical scale. Hurricane maria knocks out power across the entire island, the catastrophic storm leaving massive damage in its sgn its w. And in mexico city, a devastating 7. 1 quake. And an Elementary School collapse capturing the attention of the entire world. Now the search is on for survivors trapped in the bubble. He [ speaking spanish ] about 20 kids. A threestory school flattened like a pancake. We start this evening with the disaster in puerto rico. I spoke with the san juan mayor today just as the storm was hitting. Almost half of san juan is flooded at this point of the will this is devastation as i have never seen in my 54 years of life. Were looking at four to six months without electricity in the island nation of puerto rico. Look at those palm trees. Gabe gutierrez is live in san juan. Ive been speaking to you through the day and it appears the rain has stopped but the devastation remains. Look just behind you. My gosh reporter yes, stephanie, the power of this hurr