concerts earlier this year. the band s 70s and 80s hits often featured a jazzy sound. becker s song writing partner says he will keep steely dan s music alive as long as he can. we have rising water still in the beaumont area and other parts of the state of texas that we need to still be involved in the search and rescue process, but then the rebuilding process and this is where the long haul begins. the president has indicated he s asking for more than 7 billion dollars as a down payment on this. we need congress to step up and pass that and help texas rebuild. arthel: governor greg abbott talking about the next steps for recovery there in texas from hurricane harvey. this as we learn officials have decided to use a controlled burn on trailers full of chemicals at the houston area plant that caught fire when flooding knocked out its cooling equipment.