Been downgraded to a Tropical Storm. It came ashore late friday northeast of Corpus Christi as a category four hurricane. It has caused catastrophic flooding in texas. A lot of people are frustrated and dont understand why we are seeing trucks unfortunately, those trucks can only go so far. And hopefully today, we will get to the rest of you. Up on us. t give none of us are going to give up. Mark the houston mayor added that nearly 6000 people have moved into city shelters. Major airports out texas in south texas has reopened. Corpus Christi International today. Service harvey made land for as a category four hurricane late friday 30 miles away. Two other major airports in the region, george bush intercontinental and houston Hobby Airport have been closed since midday sunday. Taxes wont be the only state suffering from the storm. Texas wont be the only state suffering from the storm. Louisiana could get 20 inches of rain in the southern part of the state. Aesident trump has declared st
Christmas. Meantime they get 8 billion of aid going to texas. That is why were hearing right now of vote could be very imminent in the United States senate. It is expected to pass, with a lot of shaked nerves and a lot of tickedoff people. The market nonplussed by all the developments as stuart points out. The read that this is president firing a warning shot to republicans, if you dont clear the decks to get this tax reform thing done i will work with anyone and anyone who can. What is the business fallout from this . Who better to ask another billionaire entrepreneur, not president , rumored to be considering the job, Dallas Mavericks owner mark cuban. Joins us on the phone. Thank you for joining us. What do you make of this arrangement the president just had with democrats . Pure classic donald trump. I thought it was really smart. The thing about being a seas american like President Trump is, you want to keep deals alive. The biggest fear a salesperson has a deal would die. Working
Everyone gets involved. Good morning from the studio 51 newsroom at cbs headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Hurricane harvey is taking dead aim at the texas gulf coast, surprising meteorologists with its power and size. Early this morning harvey strengthened into a category 2 storm with sustained winds of 105 miles per hour. The eye of harvey is expected to make a landfall about 70 miles northeast of Corpus Christi late tonight or early tomorrow. For the millions of people in its path, it poses a grave risk with the potential of up to three feet of rain and 12foot storm surges. To make matters worse, harvey is going nowhere fast. Mandatory evacuations have been ordered from Corpus Christi to galveston. Don champion is in Corpus Christi. Don, good morning. Reporter good morning, annemarie. This rain soninlawis only a p whats to come from harvey. It is due here this afternoon and conditions will only worsen from then on. Time is needed to prepare. Babi
And amazon completing a takeover of whole foods. New details how the internet giant plans to revolutionize the entire grocery business. We begin with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Rainfall predictions are as astronomical. Get e to higher ground. This is a serious situation. It engulfs the entire coastline. Hurricane harvey roars towards the texas gulf coast. Powerful winds expected to bring widespread flooding. Millions are preparing for a potential devastation. Officials warning folks this morning that time is running out to get out. Hes dead serious about building a wall. The white house will not rule out a Government Shutdown if Congress Wont bay v pay for the border wall. Over and over again, mexicos going to pay for the wall. Once again the president is committed to making sure this happens and were going to push forward. The weapon used in cuba now believed to attack more men e mrn diplomats. At least 16 employees experienced some kind of symptom. Wait a
57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Hurricane harvey is taking dead aim with its power and its size. Early this morning, harvey cruised into a category 2 storm at 125 miles an hour. It is expected to make landfall northeast of Corpus Christi tonight later tonight or early tomorrow. With many in its path, it poses a great risk with the potential of three feet of rain and 12 storm surges. To make things worse, harvey isnt going anywhere fast. Don campion is in Corpus Christi. Don, good morning. Reporter good morning, anne marie. This rain soninlawis only a p whats to come from harvey. Conditions will only worsen. Its one reasnason officials ha warned people here time is running out to prepare. Babies were flown north to safety yesterday as harvey honed in. They called the storm life threatening. It is expected to bring perilous wind, historic flooding and destructive storm surge along the texas gulf coast. Expect as much as 6 to