From texas Lieutenant Governor dan patrick with us. Plus Committee Chairman congressman mccall is here. Also the fallout from the pardon of sheriff joe arpaio. Was it the right time to make this move . We will talk to a congressman about that. Tough reelection battle, arizona senator jeff flake takes on President Trump. Will that tactic score many points against his g. O. P. Primary challenger dr. Kelly ward . As we look ahead right now on sunday morning futures. And we kick it off of course were watching a very dangerous situation unfolding as we speak this hour in southeastern texas. Houston, the nations fourth largest city, inundated with widespread and catastrophic flooding. Over 1,000 water rescues performed there overnight. So far at least two have been confirmed dead. The number is expected to climb. Emergency responders are simply overwhelmed. Officials are telling people in the houston area to call 911 only if you are in a lifethreatening situation. If your life is in imminent
Cooperation with the Houston Police department and our partners have effected 290 water rescues since midnight last night. Neil all right. Epicenter financially, just sheer breath and scope a incredible storm, houston, texas, that is where you find our jeff flock. What is the latest there in. Reporter neil, here is the problem, we had a break in the rain. Seems things improved. They have releasing water out after couple different reservoirs so they dont compromise the dams. These people have never had flood problems before, but you now think you might be on the edge of a problem . Very much so, actually with the dam releases this is all from the dam releases, because they dont want the dam to breach. This basically has come overnight. We never had water anywhere close to this house. It is very close now. Reporter if they dont release on the dams they may potentially lose the dams and downtown understand. Absolutely understand. It is just scary. Reporter you said you heard they will rel
Houston, facing epic flooding. Thousands of homes destroyed. Road are now turning into river. The governor is warning the worst is yet to many could. President trump briefed on the situation. He will visit the state tomorrow where he is expected to assess the damage, meet firstresponders and flood victims. For the latest on Tropical Storm harvey, devastating floods with more on the way, lets go to our very own jeff knock in houston. High, jeff. Reporter boy, i will tell you were in a neighborhood threatened by release of waters from the reservoir. Steve, glen, your house on the street and youre sweating it. The bayou level is way up, way up out of its banks. Reporter you were here on hurricane carla. I was on i10. I have seen that. Ive lived in brier hills since 1980. Reporter how do you compare this to carla. What i remember this is good if not better. Reporter you say up that way where it is coming in. Were a quarter mile from the spillway and highway 6. The corps of engineers next t
Recovery process than weve seen before. Houston is a great city, well come out of this stronger than ever. Liz Hurricane Harvey, across Southeast Texas, one of the worst storms in texas state history, texans. As we see mother nature, we see human nature at its past. Inspiring stories of human courage and kindness, tonight weighing in former fema director Michael Brown, and fox news anchor shepard smith, and catarina pearson, and youtube star, trump supporter sisters diamond and silk are here, i am elizabeth mcdo donald. Welcome to risk reward, President Trump weighing in moments ago. Were one american family, we hurt together, we struggle together. And believe me, we en dow together enduring it, to people of texas. And lui louisiana, were 100 with you. Ill be visiting the impact zone tomorrow. Liz a category 4 Hurricane Harvey packing 130 mile an hour winds and a storm surge that local authorities said ran as high as 12 feet, it is now a Tropical Storm, packing rain. More than 450,000
We have five people confirmed dead as a result of the storm. The forecasters have been telling us the worst may still be ahead because there is more rain on the way. President trump says he thinks congress will quickly approve the funding thats necessary for recovery. The president is heading in person to texas tomorrow. When he gets there well see an area still dealing with a catastrophic event. One that is by no means over. In terms of where thing line up this evening. 2,000 people in houston have been rescued so far. 3050 counties in texas have been impacted. 30,000 plus are expected to need shelter. We have the Economic Impact in the Market Movement we are following. And we do so in the for of gasoline. Oil prices went up. We have plenty of oil in the world right now. But the refined product, thats hard to come by for we dont know for how long. Some of these refineries are closed. And we dont know when they will be able to open again or when those workers will be able to think abou