For catastrophic flooding, tornados and a massive surge from the biggest storm to hit texas in more than 50 years. Our team is on the ground in the storm zone with the very latest. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to our continuing coverage of Hurricane Harvey. We have been trarking this storm all morning long and it has been a harrowing one for so many people. Harvey is now a category one storm located 25 miles west of victoria but it blasted ashore near rockport, texas. An extremely powerful category four storm, with reports some buildings there have been heavily damaged. Were starting to see some of those images coming. This is the strongest storm to hit the United States in 13 years. Its not just the wind or the storm surge but the fact that this system, the storm system is going to stick around in this neck of the woods for days and days and days and dump inches and inches of rain, upwards of 40 inches in some spots. This is a look at the sea wall in galveston this morning. Also an
Heartstopping, and the ending, that would be, too. She knew she was fighting for her life and she fought. Because youre about to see that this young woman named mickey just might help solve her own mystery. Youre proud of her . Yeah, its amazing. Good for mickey. Im lester holt, and this is dateline. Josh mankiewicz has our story. Southern louisiana laced with mysterious bayous and twisted waterways, where surprises lurk around every bend. A place that can be as dangerous as it is majestic. Its where all the currents of our story cross. Fear, secrets, loss, but most of all, love and family. Charlene and Michaela Shunick grew up here, near the gulf coast in lafayette. At first, these two barely tolerated one another. You and your sister are how far apart in age . Two years. So im guessing that growing up you were probably at each others throats . Yeah, all the time. You know, its war between girls until they realize theyre friends. But then these two sisters didnt just become friends, t
That would be, too. She knew she was fighting for her life and she fought. Because youre about to see that this young woman named mickey just might help solve her own mystery. Youre proud of her . Yeah, its amazing. Good for mickey. Im lester holt, and this is dateline. Josh mankiewicz has our story. Southern louisiana laced with mysterious bayous and twisted waterways, where surprises lurk around every bend. A place that can be as dangerous as it is majestic. Its where all the currents of our story cross. Fear, secrets, loss, but most of all, love and family. Charlene and Michaela Shunick grew up here, near the gulf coast in lafayette. At first, these two barely tolerated one another. You and your sister are how far apart in age . Two years. So im guessing that growing up you were probably at each others throats . Yeah, all the time. You know, its war between girls until they realize theyre friends. But then these two sisters didnt just become friends, they became best friends. Once i
For catastrophic flooding. Tornadoes and a massive surge from the biggest storm to hit texas in more than 50 years. Our team is on the ground in the storm zone with the very latest. Good morning, everybody. Paula is off. Glad to have Abcs Amy Robach alongside me as well as abcs chief meteorologist ginger zee as were tracking the big breaking news on this saturday morning. The monster storm. Hurricane harvey and its tortuously slow march along the gulf coast. Satellite image of where it is right now. It is a category 1 hurricane about 30 miles southwest of victoria, texas, but it came ashore overnight as a ferocious category 4 storm, winds of 130 miles per hour. It made landfall around rockport where the high school we know was heavily damaged. This is the strongest to hit the United States in 12 years and already dealing a devastating blow. Heres what makes this storm so extraordinarily dangerous. Its not a normal hurricane that come as shore and whips people up and buildings up with h
But someone who didnt show up at the game and everybody said what about the famous alumni, michael jordan. According to coach roy williams, he was at the game last year when they lost so this year he stayed home and they won. Reinforcing his superstition. Hell never be able to go. Big day in North Carolina. More on this coming up. Well begin with that Supreme Court showdown on capitol hill. Democrats now have the 41 votes they need to filibuster the nomination of judge neil gorsuch but republicans are poised to change the rules and use that socalled Nuclear Option which means he could get on the court with just 51 votes instead of 60 and mary bruce is on capitol hill with all the latest. Good morning, mary. Reporter good morning, george. Partisan fights have become the norm up here but this could be a new low. This showdown is so bitter that by the end of the week it could fundamentally change the way congress does business. Now, heres the state of play. Democrats are so opposed to nei