it s been about five five hours, six hours since sunup in texas. we re getting video in from various spots. take us from the tick-tock. we ve been hearing about this, take us through the hours, what are first responders doing and what are the equipment and resources behind them. as soon as they can get in to do search and rescue, with i looks like they ve started and the next place would be to start getting the debris cleaned up out of there right away so they can get the other vehicles and other people in to do the damage assessment as quick as possible, starting at the local level, and the state and fema teams coming in and assessing the damage and what the needs are. leland: we keep hearing from janice dean and from others and our reporters on the ground that after this storm, unusually so for a hurricane, the storm is sticking around and continuing
social security on your arm. these are pictures of rockport. we can see the devastation. we don t have any control over camera, but as it pans you see the devastation. people who did stay home, they re going to be lucky if they rode this storm out alive and we heard from steve harrigan. that s his camera there, that the first responders are now going door-to-door trying to kick in doors, yell, scream, see if they can find anybody in that rubble. and the dangers they pace are significant. you ve got the wind and rain coming down, power lines that may be down. gas lines that may be down. talked to one of our other correspondents who is holed up in one of the hotels down there, the fire alarms continue to go off. the power is out. communications are out, and last night, as we were riding the storm out from here and talking it folks down there, slowly and surely throughout the night, you lost communications inland.
key cabinet members are on the call, most concerned about the people suffering from the hurricane. wanted to express his concerns and inquiries about life and safety issues. secondly, our response in support of governor abbott of texas. elizabeth: do you feel like you re getting what you need from the administration? i realize it s very, very early, it s up to local and state officials. do you feel they have your back? absolutely. the president s signing of the declaration, major disaster last night was huge in helping us prepare for this morning and helping governor abbott prepare for this morning. obviously, the department of homeland security everseas oversees fema. where are they now? are they inhibited by the fact that the storm is hovering over much of that state? are they waiting for requests from state and local officials? governor abbott, through his request for a disaster declaration, the official
more about the the local response and reinforcement they re getting from the trump administration. we ll get an update on where the storm is headed and how it will affect a huge area of texas residents. we will be right back. what was the worst thing you saw?
storm. at this time it s a case of all the kings men may not be able to do anything so now we are waiting for the storm to start. the storm in the water far out there on the beach in galveston. nile, as you point out, the political analysis will come out in the coming weeks and months. we ll have here to talk about it. we appreciate your insight. allison: residence in houston are bracing for heavy rain and massive flooding which they are seen. as the hurricane ripped through coastal texas. were live from houston with the latest, i can see behind you that we are seeing a lot of flooding. you are. i talked in the last hour about the bayous in this is keegan s