On tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by bnsf railway. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. Carnegie corporation of new york. Supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of International Peace and security. At carnegie. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Obrien harvey is gone, but houston still faces texassized problems tonight. It runs the gamut from catastrophic housing loss to the dangers of damaged Chemical Plants. And as the region struggles to recover, officials are searching for the living, and the dead. William brangham begins our coverage. Reporter above its more sunshine and mostly clear skies. But down be
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by bnsf railway. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. Carnegie corporation of new york. Supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of International Peace and security. At carnegie. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Obrien harvey is gone, but houston still faces texassized problems tonight. It runs the gamut from catastrophic housing loss to the dangers of damaged Chemical Plants. And as the region struggles to recover, officials are searching for the living, and the dead. William brangham begins our coverage. Reporter above its more sunshine and mostly clear skies. But down below flooding from harvey,
From the plant is incredibly dangerous. We will go to houston to speak with Houston Chronicle reporter matt dempsey, who question the arkema ceo about what is in his facility that has caused a mile and a half evacuation. We will also touch reporter david sirota. His article is headlined Texas Republicans helped Chemical Plant that exploded lobby against safety rules. We end todays show looking at the corporate crackdown on environmental activists challenging the fossil fuel industry and human driven Climate Change. The company that owns the Dakota Access pipeline, Energy Transfer partners, has sued Greenpeace International and other groups, accusing them of inciting ecoterrorism. We will speak with greenpeace usa Annie Leonard and tara houska, National Campaigns director for honor the earth. She is the ojibwe the coaching first nation. They are calling us the terrorists. They are the ones who are armed. These are unarmed men, women, and children who want nothing more than two protect t
Please evacuate your homes. The fire fueled by recordbreaking heat and the desperate fight going on right now to keep it contained. And this morning, the penn state hazing case, a judge dismissing the most serious charges against the frat members indicted in the death of a fellow student. His mother speaking to gma this morning. Nobody should go through this. And the district attorneys next move here. Hey, good morning, and lets get right to the new developments in the wake of harvey. Look at these new aerial images showing parts of texas before and after the storm went on its rampage causing all that flooding. President trump is headed back to the state of texas this morning, as well as louisiana. Now, overnight the white house asked congress for nearly 8 billion in aid for Recovery Efforts there and this is just the first ask. Harvey is predicted to be at least the second costliest Natural Disaster in american history, the number of homes damaged or destroyed, that number now stands
Letter drafted by the president that could shed light on his intentions for firing former fbi director james comey. But first, right now, the president is in houston, texas. Air force one arrived earlier this afternoon at ellington field. And within just this past hour, weve been showing you the president meeting with flood victims inside houstons nrg stadium. A bit later this afternoon, the president and first lady are planning to stop in lake charles, louisiana, to survey the damage there. Just a message that things are working out well. Really, i think, people appreciate whats been done. Its been done very efficiently, very well. And thats what we have found. Were very happy with the way things are going. Lot of love. What did the family tell you earlier. They were just happy. There was a lot of happiness. Its been really nice. Its been a wonderful thing. As tough as this was, its been a wonderful thing. I think even for the country to watch and for the world to watch. Its been beau