This 20 the Southeast Texas just looks like a lake. As we have seen, homes are underwater and cars have water over the top. Im concerned because this morning the Houston Police chief that he is preparing for finding bodies inside homes, once the water is reaching it. Known we do not know who is stuck in an attic. These are known adopt. Sector elderly people who cannot move. A lot of people with disabilities. The water is rising. Unfortunately, we are seeing the beginning of this. A we are in the state of texas. We left washington a few hours ago. The rain continues to fall over Houston Texas where many streets resemble lakes and rivers. Like you simply chief said the officers arrested more than 3400 people since the flooding started started. Back harvey is expected to make landfall tomorrow morning east the texas and louisiana about it. The American Red Cross says there are more than 70,000 people in texas seeking refuge in shelters. More than 9000 people are staying at the Convention
Reservoir about 20 miles west of the downtown area. Southwest of houston officials alerted residents just before eight warning them to get out because one of the levees was breached near a neighborhood. Evacuations and rescues are underway in that area. The president and first lady met with texas Emergency Responders and the states governor this morning to talk about the continuing rescue and relief effort and the work ahead for local and federal officials. We want to be looked at in five years, ten years from now is this is the way to do it. Not turning turning anyone away but we need to expand our capacity. In that railroaded we have made the official request to fema. We need additional help and so we have asked them to provide supplies and cots, food, for another 10,000 people. Reporter that was the houston mayor talking about the need for more space. There is 30,000 people in shelters in the houston area. The city of dallas already opened the doors to its Convention Center and we a
Trump spent most of his day in texas, promising relief too harveys victims in austin and Corpus Christi. We want to do better than ever before. Reporter minutes after air force one touched down, president told officials that were gathered at Corpus Christi firehouse number 5 to set a historical standard. We want to be looked at 10 years from now as this is way to do it. Reporter harvey was still hammering houston about 220 miles away. He knows that what looks like a wellplanned rescue and recovery effort could still fail. Well congratulate each other when is all finished. Reporter pentagon believe its will go so long they announced today possibility 20 to 30,000 National Guard groups could be deployed to areas hardest hit by harvey. Like First Responders get tired and burned out, National Guard because as well. Reporter Emergency Operation in austin, President Trump toured thener center there this afternoon. The sad thing that is longterm, nobody has seen this much water. Reporter fema
Texas, promising relief too harveys victims in austin and Corpus Christi. We want to do better than ever before. Reporter minutes after air force one touched down, president told officials that were gathered at Corpus Christi firehouse number 5 to set a historical standard. We want to be looked at 10 years from now as this is way to do it. Reporter harvey was still hammering houston about 220 miles away. He knows that what looks like a wellplanned rescue and recovery effort could still fail. Well congratulate each other when is all finished. Reporter pentagon believe its will go so long they announced today possibility 20 to 30,000 National Guard groups could be deployed to areas hardest hit by harvey. Like First Responders get tired and burned out, National Guard because as well. Reporter Emergency Operation in austin, President Trump toured thener center there this afternoon. The sad thing that is longterm, nobody has seen this much water. Reporter fema predicts 450,000 people affect
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