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
Kennedy i know beaumont is 30 miles away from where you are. Is the drink water compromised where you were in tyler county where you were trapped in your house . My district has 9 counties that go all the way to louisiana and down into orange county. I do not have beaumontport arthur, though that is my hometown. This is truly a devastating series of incidents and a storm the likes of which i have never seen before in my life and i was born and raised down here in hurricane country. But in the midst of the devastation there are incredible stories of goodness. Well be visiting shelters and Emergency Operations for the next several days and well be surveying the damage as the watters recede. Im pleased to announce the sun is shining and its the first time we have seen the sun in a long time. Kennedy we are seeing the pictures of entire cities and neighborhoods under water. Is there anyone unaccounted for . I dont have any names. But they are asking for volunteers. There are some folks sti
Return to texas on saturday and until then the white house says the president will be donating 1 million of his personal money to storm relief effort. Fox news correspondent Steve Harrigan is in hardhit beaumont texas with our report tonight. Rescue after rescue continues in texas even as harvey has now been downgraded to a tropical depression. Rising waters still nearly impossible to escape. Agencies throughout local state and federal government are in hand to help put agents with the u. S. Border patrol wearing a body cam after this rescue in houston. Others who are just beginning to face the brunt of the aftermath relying on volunteers with boats from out of state. Soon more help will arrive. Today two navy ships are speeding on their way to the gulf coast with around 700 marines aboard while on the ground doortodoor searches begin in houston. We are finding out to see how much damage there is, if theres any civilians that have been left behind. Latest numbers for graham. The death
Kennedy i know beaumont is 30 miles away from where you are. Is the drink water compromised where you were in tyler county where you were trapped in your house . My district has 9 counties that go all the way to louisiana and down into orange county. I do not have beaumontport arthur, though that is my hometown. This is truly a devastating series of incidents and a storm the likes of which i have never seen before in my life and i was born and raised down here in hurricane country. But in the midst of the devastation there are incredible stories of goodness. Well be visiting shelters and Emergency Operations for the next several days and well be surveying the damage as the watters recede. Im pleased to announce the sun is shining and its the first time we have seen the sun in a long time. Kennedy we are seeing the pictures of entire cities and neighborhoods under water. Is there anyone unaccounted for . I dont have any names. But they are asking for volunteers. There are some folks sti
Alltime high. The storms dropped more than 50 inches of rain on the houston area. At least 39 people are dead. More than 30,000 will in shelters across the state of texas. Harvey also making its presence known at the pump. Gasoline prices spike as one quarter of all Refining Capacity is still shut down. President trump making his case for tax reform calling it a once in a generation opportunity. The president reiterating his call to slash the Corporate Tax rate from 35 to 15 . Provide tax relief to the middle class and bring back overseas corporate profits. Good to see both of you. Dom, we are waiting for specific details on this. Steve mnuchin promising details in the coming weeks. But thats 5050 now that it gets done. Dagen in addition to raising the debt ceiling, keeping the government open, putting a budget in place and getting tax reform. They are going to have to deal with fixing the Flood Insurance program. They had a lot on their plate. They havent gone the much done so far. Th