Thank you all for being here today. What has happened in the past 24 hours i would like to bring you up to speed on what i know and take a few questions. Let me start with some generalities and then get down to some more details. First, now that the hurricane has come onshore, our concern remains dramatic flooding. According to information that i was provided, there has been about 20 inches of rain in the Corpus Christi area, 16 inches of rain in the houston area. The biggest concern is the possibility between 2030 more inches of rain in areas ranging from Corpus Christi over to houston. Because of the flooding, one of the top focal points that we are concerned about is ongoing rescue and recovery. We want to do everything we can to keep people out of rising water. Part of that is by constant warnings to the public about being vigilant, about observing rising water around you as you are traveling, if you are out on the roads. Always watch for water on the road, remembering that when yo
Thank you all for being here today. What has happened in the past 24 hours i would like to bring you up to speed on what i know and take a few questions. Let me start with some generalities and then get down to some more details. First, now that the hurricane has come onshore, our concern remains dramatic flooding. According to information that i was provided, there has been about 20 inches of rain in the Corpus Christi area, 16 inches of rain in the houston area. The biggest concern is the possibility between 2030 more inches of rain in areas ranging from Corpus Christi over to houston. Because of the flooding, one of the top focal points that we are concerned about is ongoing rescue and recovery. We want to do everything we can to keep people out of rising water. Part of that is by constant warnings to the public about being vigilant, about observing rising water around you as you are traveling, if you are out on the roads. Always watch for water on the road, remembering that when yo
We are leaving this program to take you live to a briefing with greg abbott. We had an extended briefing. During the briefing, i received a telephone call from the fema administrator as well as the secretary of Homeland Security. Talked, in the phone call, about more ways in which the state of texas will be collaborating with fema and with the federal government. That will be part of the material i cover today. We had a long briefing that i will like to break out in a lot of detail because, as you know, there is a lot going on. I will be discussing what is going on in houston, but also covering the ongoing challenges we are dealing with in other parts of the state. Let me start with the weather. You all probably know at have seen a letter briefings about the weather. One thing we are dealing with is basically a triangle of ongoing rain. This stretches 12 but which would be the corporate mysterious up to Travis County over to Chambers County and then back to Corpus Christi. Parts of tho
Kim jong un, i respect the fact that i believe he is starting to respect us. Chris will break down how the administration plans to deal with north korea and afghanistan in an exclusive interview with secretary of state Rex Tillerson. Plus, the president pardons former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio drawn criticism from both parties. We will ask our sunday panel if the president is sending a message to being investigated by the special counsel. All right now on fox news sunday. And hello again from fox news in washington. Hurricane harvey now downgraded to a Tropical Storm continues to hammer texas causing flooding and leaving devastation in its way. At least two people are confirmed dead but officials expect that number to rise. The storm has left over 300,000 without power in 1500 taking refuge in shelters. And with the drenching storm expected to continue for more days, 10 million texans are now under a flash flood warning. In the moment we will discuss the damage and the response from a
Isis. This lieutenant is a u. S. Navy pilot. These are precision guided weapons they should strike where they need to. Reporter 20 of Coalition Air strikes, launch from the u. S. S. Harry s. Truman. 1800 sortees since december including bomb factories, logistics hubs and stock piles of cash. Lieutenant commander paulo singh is matlooks wing man. Reporter you are trying to hit everything at the base of the cause, rather instead of pecking at the little guys here and there. Reporter was that pecking at the little guys what was happening before . No, i wouldnt say that at all. I think that, that the targets have evolved and theyre constantly going to evolve. Reporter u. S. Special forces are playing advisory role in fallujah their presence is shaping what pilots are able to do from above. Whether we are supporting them being the eyes in the skies or actually striking targets that theyre passing out to us. Theyre, you know, its, its a team effort. Reporter are you seeing anything on the gr