Additional support has been provided by and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. From the tisch wnet studios at Lincoln Center in new york, Hari Sreenivasan. Brangham good evening and thanks for joining us. Im william brangham, Hari Sreenivasan is on assignment. Hurricane patricia has toppled trees and battered buildings, but has caused much less damage than expected. The storm, which briefly rated as the strongest hurricane on record in the western hemisphere, with 200mph winds while over the pacific ocean, has been downgraded to a tropical depression with winds of only 35mph. Patricia weakened as it made landfall on Mexicos Pacific coast last night and largely spared the cities in its path, including guadalajara and the seaside resort of puerto vallarta. Thousands of residents and tourists had fled inland. Heavy rains have caused flooding but there are no reports of fatalities. The remnants of patricia
Designing customized individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why we are your retirement company. Additional support has been provided by and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. From the tisch wnet studios at Lincoln Center in new york, brangham good evening, im william brangham. Hari sreenivasan is on assignment. A major rainstorm has dumped a foot of water on parts of texas and is now moving east. Houston received nine inches of rain in the past day, causing flooding and numerous roads closures. The Houston Fire Department rescued 28 motorists stranded by high waters. The storm system has poured on Southeast Texas since friday, along with the remnants of hurricane patricia. Authorities say one san antonio man remains missing after being swept away by flood waters while walking his dog. As the storms move east into louisiana, weather forecasters say some areas around new orleans and baton rouge c