Well congratulate each other when it is all finished. The coordination as much as anything else, everybody is talking about, the coordination has been beautiful to watch. So to the two of you in particular, i want to say congratulations, thank you very much. Coming up, well talk to the mayor of Corpus Christi who was there with the president yesterday. And flood fight, the politics of Disaster Relief gets personal with texas senator ted cruz who voted against federal aid after hurricane sandy, something the governor of new jersey hasnt forgotten. So word association. That was, you know, he talked about playing politics, thats what he did, with peoples lives in 2012, 2013. He was playing politics to make himself try to look like the most conservative but ted cruz good day. Im casey hunt in for Andrea Mitchell. Continuing our breaking News Coverage of Tropical Storm harveys push across the gulf coast and the damage left in its wake. The storm that first touched down friday night in Corpu
Rain. This storm is far from over. The National Weather Service Warns lifethreatening flooding is copying. The coast guard getting more than a thousand rescue calls every hour. Tonight well have stories from some of the people who narrowly escaped the raging floodwaters and some who are still trapped. The forecast as the storm gathers strength. Its gaining strength tonight. Lets go straight to derek van dam in sugarland, texas, for us. Good evening to you. The latest on the certainly and rescue efforts where are you right now . Reporter well, good evening, don. The thing about the search and rescue efforts, its complicated by the nighttime. The dark, darkness has set in across houston and with conditions can like this, it is extremely treacherous. Last night we joined some of the search and rescue efforts and we saw firsthand what they have had to deal with. They navigate these flooded neighborhoods with sometimes the streams flowing extremely fast. Almost too fast to cross. In fact, t
P. M. In texas. Town thats were not under water 24 hours ago are now submerged. Residents that thought they might be okay are now waiting for someone to save them from their homes. The u. S. Navy is there deploying rescue helicopters. They air lift families, mothers, fathers, and children to safety. There are staggering amounts of rain. Look at this in just the last 30 hours we picked up enough rain to get to 43. 67 inches of rain. It went from serious to devastation and destruction. It is nothing that i have ever seen before. I lived in this area my entire life, and were seeing things we have never seen. It is pretty clear that something has gone wrong here. Flooding is treacherous that some are blocked from getting in. Officials say the city of beaumont is an island. Many of those that flaed to shelters found out nowhere was safe as water started to fill one Convention Center surrounding their cots. In hows, the sun was out today, but this disaster was right around the corner. I lost
Well. This has been going on too long in our country. Too many years, too many decades now. We grieve for the terrible loss of life and send our support and love to everyone affected by this absolutely horrific attack. To the students, families, teachers at santa fe, hi. My administration is determined to do everything we can to secure our schools and keep weapons out of the hands to those who pose a threat to themselves and to others. Cnn crime and justice reporter Shimon Prokupecz joins us. Ta reporter both local, state and federal officials on scene. The latest that weve learned is that explosive devices have been recovered from the school and from areas around the school, adjacent to the school. It is active. Investigators right now gathering evidence and also trying to make sure that every individual that is in and around this community is safe, asking people that if they sue suspicious packages for them to call the police because, again, they have found pipe bombs and also Pressu