Cooperation with the Houston Police department and our partners have effected 290 water rescues since midnight last night. Neil all right. Epicenter financially, just sheer breath and scope a incredible storm, houston, texas, that is where you find our jeff flock. What is the latest there in. Reporter neil, here is the problem, we had a break in the rain. Seems things improved. They have releasing water out after couple different reservoirs so they dont compromise the dams. These people have never had flood problems before, but you now think you might be on the edge of a problem . Very much so, actually with the dam releases this is all from the dam releases, because they dont want the dam to breach. This basically has come overnight. We never had water anywhere close to this house. It is very close now. Reporter if they dont release on the dams they may potentially lose the dams and downtown understand. Absolutely understand. It is just scary. Reporter you said you heard they will rel
Houston, facing epic flooding. Thousands of homes destroyed. Road are now turning into river. The governor is warning the worst is yet to many could. President trump briefed on the situation. He will visit the state tomorrow where he is expected to assess the damage, meet firstresponders and flood victims. For the latest on Tropical Storm harvey, devastating floods with more on the way, lets go to our very own jeff knock in houston. High, jeff. Reporter boy, i will tell you were in a neighborhood threatened by release of waters from the reservoir. Steve, glen, your house on the street and youre sweating it. The bayou level is way up, way up out of its banks. Reporter you were here on hurricane carla. I was on i10. I have seen that. Ive lived in brier hills since 1980. Reporter how do you compare this to carla. What i remember this is good if not better. Reporter you say up that way where it is coming in. Were a quarter mile from the spillway and highway 6. The corps of engineers next t
It is raw and, yes, it is sometimes inspiring. Your money is affected. Refineries are shutting down, and that is cutting the supply of gasoline. Prices are rising. How many drivers nationwide will gas up as a precaution today . Just like they did after katrina. And, yes, there is a political element as well. President trump says he will go to texas tomorrow. Should he go in the middle of the rescue operation . He will want to avoid the negative publicity that greeted president bushs flyover after katrina. There you have it. Cando texas, perhaps the most dynamic state in the nation, hit with a catastrophe. President trump faces his first Natural Disaster. Watch it here. Varney company is about to begin. Stuart you are going to be seeing a lot of video like this on the lefthand side of the screen and a lot of weather maps like one on the righthand side of your screen. More rain is coming, and rescue operations are, indeed, underway. I should tell you, it is still raining in houstonen x t
Least 8 people have died as a result of the slow moving storm, torrential rain to continue over parts of texas and louisiana over next several days, with catastrophic flooding expected to worsen, fox report Trace Gallagher in houston with our report. Reporter in texas alone up to 50 countries are told to expect up to 50 inches of rain by thursday, two feet has fallen in houston area since weekend. In all, harvey so far has produced 9 trillion gallons of water. With the catastrophic flooding and mandatory evacuations, officials in houston say that situation remains very dangerous. Seniors, those with disabilities, those in lifethreatening situations. Reporter 56,000, 911 calls have been reported. Overwhelming the system, with two thousand residents evacuated so far by air and boat. Thousands more, forced to seek a dry escape. Roof went, and attic got wet, that soaked top floor, it got wet, it just pancaked. Reporter federal official say 30 thousand people are staying in temporary shelte
Rivers and floodwaters, 8 least 8 people have died as a result of the slow moving storm, torrential rain to continue over parts of texas and louisiana over next several days, with catastrophic flooding expected to worsen, fox report Trace Gallagher in houston with our report. Reporter in texas alone up to 50 countries are told to expect up to 50 inches of rain by thursday, two feet has fallen in houston area since weekend. In all, harvey so far has produced 9 trillion gallons of water. With the catastrophic flooding and mandatory evacuations, officials in houston say that situation remains very dangerous. Seniors, those with disabilities, those in lifethreatening situations. Reporter 56,000, 911 calls have been reported. Overwhelming the system, with two thousand residents evacuated so far by air and boat. Thousands more, forced to seek a dry escape. Roof went, and attic got wet, that soaked top floor, it got wet, it just pancaked. Reporter federal official say 30 thousand people are s