Marker. Their blood type, their d. O. B. , their social, in case the very worst happens. Thats how dire and how broad this storm is on the coast of texas. So obviously, over these next few hours, well be covering this. Were a bit hampered because communications right at this point, after landfall, can often enter into a kind of dark side of the moon phase. Some Satellite Television trucks because of rain fade and high winds lose their ability to broadcast a signal. Even some Satellite Phones cant work. Cellphone service is down along with power. So well bring you reporting from it from our friends at the Weather Channel, from our own meteorologist bill karins, when we can. Now to the other news that is happening tonight. Somewhat under the cover of the first Natural Disaster of his presidency, a category 4 Hurricane Making Landfall in the united states, the president and
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topics, between the political news tonight, and we re just getting started plowing through that, and the situation we re following on the coast of texas. i want to show you what s being broadcast right now by our friend at the weather channel. we have their permission to be dipping in and out of their coverage tonight. that s mike seidel up in the upper right hand corner. the fearless veteran meteorologist mike seidel in port lavaca, texas, where before the end of tonight, they re going to get all the storm they can handle there. he has been at times unable to stand up in the hotel they re staying in has quickly been surrounded by rising water. they re 25 miles inland, by the way. that gives you some visual idea. we are so fortunate to have in our very own studio here tonight our friend bill karins, our meteorologist. and bill, take it away. tell us everything we need to know about the storm, including are we calling it landfall yet as the center of the eye passed
as you just heard bill explain, this harvey storm is going to come here and will kind of sit over this area. that s the greatest concern. there are two evacuation centers here. they re at capacity. they told people who came after they filled up, sorry, there s no room here, you ll have to go somewhere else. many of those people decided to return back to their homes, many of the homes in this neighborhood have people who have hunkered down for the night. the real concern of course is that when folks wake up in the morning, they re going to see this storm is sitting on top of victoria and will be continuing to hammer this area. and as bill said, for hours. now, tonight at the request of the texas governor, the president has signed an order releasing the federal funds for the disaster area before the disaster happens. but as we saw earlier with mike si seidel at port lavaca, we saw
flower, they leave candle z and notes, it s a way to feel connected. miguel, thanks so much. so we ve got another winter storm xwlglazes the northeast delaying everything. from flights at laguardia, to drivers in pennsylvania and new jersey, many of whom got stuck. the thin coating 3r50u6d plus traiting for motorists, many who spent their morning melting or chipping ice off their cars. and the cleanup is shaping up to be a messy affair. much of the region still hasn t recovered from last week s snow. the weather channel s mike si seidel has more. they got hit hard before and now they re back at it again. reporter: i can tell you nobody s getting a break because i was looking a the my frequent flyer miles, my hotel points. the past couple storm this is boston were at hartford and what we had here was a couple inches