Response from the white house and we will have much more on that in a short time. But first to Hurricane Harvey. The massive storm packing winds up to 145 miles an hour. Torrential rains and the potential for massive flooding in the coming days with the storm surge of some 12 feet. The fema director saying texas is about to have, quote, a very significant disaster. Texas officials now telling citizens who do not evacuate, listen to this, to write their names and Social Security numbers on their forearms. Just how big is this hurricane . Youre looking at harvey from outer space now. A camera on the International Space station. Harvey expected to be the strongest hurricane to make land fall in the u. S. In 12 years, since 2005. Rain fall totals up to 40 inches are expected in some areas. Thats more than three feet, causing widespread flooding. Made worse as the storm is predicted to stall over the region for several days. Large parts of south texas could be, quote, uninhabitable for week
stoke the fires any more, jim. north korea often responds to those military exercises. outfront now, former pentagon press secretary john kirby, retired rear admiral with the navy. and juliette khan, and mark preston. john, if i could start with you. by our count, this is the 19th missile launch by north korea this year alone. each test you will often say they learn something from. what s the military significance of these tests tonight? well, i think michelle s got it right. this is largely a reaction to the exercises, but let s not just hang our hat on that. they do learn from each of these tests. these are short-range missiles. while they may not be a threat to the united states, they are a threat to south korea and the korean peninsula neighbors. so it has to be taken seriously. but obviously, they continue to