for example, we somewhere items stockpiled near the facility of the dam locations. we have sand bags and other structures that help with the structur structural integrity. we have crews that did the initial repairs and upgrades we had ongoing. we have them modified to use the crews and equipment and some of their facility resources such as stone and rock and other terms to help shore up any items that become degraded during this flood event. jon: let s hope you don t have to do a lot of that emergency repair work. randy cephus from the army corps of engineers. thank you. thank you. jon: you can see hurricane
affairs for the u.s. army corps of engineers in galveston, texas. he and his staff working through the night. he now joins us by phone. thanks for being with us. what is your big challenge tonight, randy? the big challenge is closing the gates and letting the water flow through the system. we can collect as much as water as possible. since 8:00 this evening, our crews closed the gates and now we re in the process of collecting water and preventing any flooding that may occur through the city of houston. jon: you have some canals and basins to help control the flooding as best you can. we have two reservoir systems