Blake burman is at the white house and our Political Panel is ready to react. And finally, the sun breaks out in texas today, the Harvey Recovery efforts picking up the pace. The storm reduced to tropical depression but moving to the middle of the nation as the death toll stands at 31 and growing. Were going to talk to retired Navy Captain Chuck Nash to compare and contrast that but right now lets go to the white house and the press secretary. Questions related to hurricane harvey, and as you all know the president was in Corpus Christi and austin earlier this week and today at the president s direction, the Vice President , mrs. Pence and five cabinet secretaries are back in texas meeting with local officials and storm survivors and thanking many of the First Responders and other volunteers. The president s team here working around the clock to support state and local authorities following the storm, and now want to bring up tom bossert, the president s Homeland Security adviser to pr
Stop doodling. Do your show. I will handle it for the next 30 seconds until we have to go to the white house. Clint, particular around, you know, there might be stuff to talk about. As katy was saying, weve been around here for a few minutes. We have been expecting to go to this White House Press conference, press briefing that is supposed to have started about a half an hour ago. I would suspect that it is about to start within the next ten seconds because there is Sarah Huckabee sanders. Good afternoon. I know most of you and more importantly the American People have many questions relate to Hurricane Harvey and as you all know, the president was in Corpus Christi and austin earlier this week and today at the president s direction the Vice President , mrs. Pence and five cabinet secretaries are back in texas meeting with local officials and storm survivors and thanking many of the First Responders and other volunteers. The president s team here has been working around the clock to su
Year, earlier this year, he was in missouri when there was that Jewish Cemetery that was desecrated, kind of out there trying to be a healing voice, and i think a lot of people want to see trump step up more to that test. I mean, this is a very important moment for him. Obviously, we all know, you know, that president bushs presidency was in many ways defined by that moment in Hurricane Katrina and youre just seeing these haraeartbreak images so it will be a really lets go to the white house. More importantly, the American People have many questions related to hurricane harvey. And as you all know, the president was in Corpus Christi and austin earlier this week, and today, at the president s direction, the Vice President , mrs. Pence, and five cabinet secretaries are back in texas meeting with local officials and storm survivors and thanking many of the First Responders and other volunteers. The president s team here has been working around the clock to support state and local authori
At see. We continue breaking News Coverage of the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey from texas. Trace gallagher in for shepard smith. The largest rainstorm in the history of the United States has killed 31. Were told the morgue is full and rescue crews have began the doortodoor search for any survivors. Also today in the city of beaumont, which is about 80 miles northwest of us, or northeast of us, some saw the worst of the storm this week. Reports is they lost an entire water supply. Were talking about 120,000 people that live there. The feds say a Chemical Plant outside houston burning today. Officials in crosby, texas ordering a mandatory evacuation for people within a 1. 5 mile radius of the plant. The plant lost its ability to safely store the chemicals when the flooding knocked out the power supply. In turn, that knocked out the refrigeration system. The epa reports that there right now is no immediate danger to public health. In downtown houston, people have been sending boats in th