Firing of a missile over japan, the u. N. Now condemning this latest test but isnt taking any action. Good morning, everyone, its august 29th. Im Ayman Mohyeldin along id Yasmin Vossoughian and louis burgdorf. Harvey will make landfall once again as some towns on the edge have measured 50 inches of rain. With the president s and first ladys visit yesterday, the situation became more dire for many in the city and across south texas. In all, there have been nearly 19,000 Water Rescues across south texas as of last night. The death toll has climbed once more, now to nine. But images are circulating across social media. Along those killed, Houston Police officer Sergeant Steve perez. The chief of police spoke about how he died and how he lived
media asking for help, asking for help in their elderly parents or people who live there. There is one house i was able to find the address for. This is a house in beaumont. A street map before the storm. There are people as of an hour ago on the roo
president trump s stand. in a statement, he says, quote, our focus must always be on what is best for the military combat effectiveness leading to victory on the battlefields. up next, more including pets displaced by the flooding. and the megachurch joel oste osteen, after reports for shelter. when we come back.
they tell me most people when they get here, they just want to go to sleep. they re expecting many more evacuees to continue arriving here in the next several hours. back to you, ayman. i m glad to see that he was able to bring his pet into the evacuation center. i think that can be sort of a comfort for people when they ve lost everything else. absolutely. julia bagg for us. and the houston megachurch pastor joel osteen said it s officially open for those needing shelter. he tweeted this after 5:00 a.m. yesterday after coming under intense criticism accusing osteen for opening its doors to residents in need. he said the church was never closed. we were waiting for the right time. really, lakewood is always open. we didn t necessarily have zaf here. lakewood has been a part of this community for 60 years and any thought that we re going to turn people away is so ironic and so wrong. the church is the former home