When all is said and done, this storm can dump more than 50 inches of rain. And biblical has become a flimsy and tough. Super sized greatness is on display as people kay for their neighbors. Dont get me wrong. People need all the help they can get. But the power of selfreliance and empathy in the face of this store speaks to a decency most of people have not lost touch with. It will be months before the Economic Impact is known. But to the anies pouring into the red cross and social media, the goodness in people overcomes the worst circumstances. Lets get into all of this. Im kennedy. An entire years worth of rain in a single storm and it may not be over for another week. We are told at least five people have died since harvey made landfall over the weekend. 15,000 currently in shelters and many people have lost their homes and cars and any future prosperity in the short term. Helicopters and boats and trucks saving people all over coastal texas. In some places the water is rising an i
Floodwater fill with disease, and people trapped, many will find a way to criticize president for a personal gain, damned if he visits and damned if he stays away, charged as a opportunist or a heartless bubble dorrell dweller, he will provide fodder, lets get people out of crisis. Before we reengage in political bloodletting. Speaking of help, texas senator ted cruz was criticized for voting against Hurricane Sandy relief bill, he said, it was porkier than a pig farm, and votes again waste is not the same as votes again storm relief. Here is some advice, people are still hurting and dying, dont maximize the carnage by slowing the process with your pet project, control your fat faces in government trough and have decency for once, there are Climate Change psychic, fans when floodwater, and disaster rising by the hour, they are screaming Hurricane Harvey and violent rain, are work of Climate Change. That may be true, it may not be true. So without data and luxury of doing actual science
Texas, promising relief too harveys victims in austin and Corpus Christi. We want to do better than ever before. Reporter minutes after air force one touched down, president told officials that were gathered at Corpus Christi firehouse number 5 to set a historical standard. We want to be looked at 10 years from now as this is way to do it. Reporter harvey was still hammering houston about 220 miles away. He knows that what looks like a wellplanned rescue and recovery effort could still fail. Well congratulate each other when is all finished. Reporter pentagon believe its will go so long they announced today possibility 20 to 30,000 National Guard groups could be deployed to areas hardest hit by harvey. Like First Responders get tired and burned out, National Guard because as well. Reporter Emergency Operation in austin, President Trump toured thener center there this afternoon. The sad thing that is longterm, nobody has seen this much water. Reporter fema predicts 450,000 people affect
Away, population is 10,000, right now, it is cut off. Lone star state sharing in harveys misery, storm focusing energy to gulf communities around beaumont, near where it made landfall overnight, port arthur mayor said that the entire stathe encity surge wate. Is underwater. They were in water for up to 24 hours, tensions were at a high level when i came into the familiar from relatives and volunteers who came to try to tick them out. Reporter family members posting on social media, photos with looking for help. Across east texas, touching acts of kindness and bravery, these men, trapped for hours in trees, and this human chain to help a pregnant welcom woman who weo labor get to the hospital. And 24,000 National Guard forces will be on the ground in texas. Around houston, a sight for soggy eye, with the sun rising, fors say all of area waterways have crested, but search and rescue operations remain. Were still much in the Emergency Response phase. Of this historic storm. Reporter 21 pe
Although we are still have much in the thick of the crisis. The bill for Hurricane Harvey is at a staggering 160 bi. Thats a quarter of our Defense Budget and that could be the starter path for the biggest, most of expensive storage in history. Hurricane katrina cost 109 billion. And there is bad blood stirring in congress over Hurricane Sandy flooding. Northeast legislators promise retribution is not on the docket. If the sandy package was bogged down with porky projects, lawmakers have a time to object. This is no time for emotional reaction. Relief should be as straightforward as possible. But i wouldnt put it past congress to make a bad situation worse. The people and businesses affected deserve so much more than the storm equivalent of obamacare. Im kennedy. If you have got a boat, we need it. Thats the urgent call for help from the mayor of beaumont, texas, as they deal with the worst flooding the state has ever seen. The entire city reportedly under water as harvey continues its