This is new day with chris cuomo and alisyn camerota. We want to welcome our viewers in the United States and around the world, this is new day, friday, september 1st, 5 00 here in houston. One week ago today Hurricane Harvey made landfall here in Southeast Texas. Today theres no rain. Instead the skies are filled with helicopters searching for survivors. We have seen dramatic images of these rescues around the clock. More than 72,000 people have been rescued. The storms death toll kwonconts to climb. As of today, 47 people were killed by harveys rath. Neighborhoods like the one im standing in, this is called will chester west. The white house estimates more than 100,000 homes like the ones you see behind me are either damaged or destroyed. The scope of the catastrophic flooding is captured in these stunning satellite neighborhoods. Entire neighborhoods that were once green are now submerged in brown water. Of course, chris, there are concerns about contamination and diseases that you