Minutes. Were focusing this morning on what is happening with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. And this morning, a lot of that focus is in houston. Lets take you there and just in the last 30 minutes, houstons police chief has said they have completed 2,000 rescue missions. Fema officials estimate at least 30,000 residents will have to stay in shelters temporarily because of the catastrophic flooding. And that flooding is expected to persist. Its going to recede slowly. Rain has been pounding up to 50 counties throughout texas since friday. Officials also say refineries have voluntarily shut down. Flash flood watches have been issued in austin and also in alexandria, louisiana. A Tropical Storm warning remains in effect in houston and victoria, and parts of texas are still expecting another 25 inches of rain. Meanwhile, President Trump is at the white house this morning after spending the weekend at camp david, monitoring the latest developments in texas in the aftermath of harvey. T
With another blue candidate. Clearly, that campaign feeling the pinch here in arizona. The good news here tonight is preaching to the choir. 2000 people are able to fit into this church. About a third full right now. Pence is very outspoken. As governor of indiana, he signed a controversial religious freedom bill many described as antigay. He describes himself as born again evangelical chst catholic. Many supporters want to hear that message. To be a christian now is supposedly a bad thing. I wept when i seen trump quote scriptures at the detroit meeting instead of quoting the koran. Truck mike pence set to speak in about a halfhour. He is on schedule right now. We are strumming the whole speech on our website www. Abc15. Com. Back to you. Mike pence landed, democrats fired off at donald trump for his 1800 on the birther controversy. He didnt apologize for that. I think that is something that he should have done. He should have. A lot of the africanamerican, prominent Africanamerican C
At large. The two inmates that escaped from the Newton Correctional Release Center over the weekend remain missing. Why Officials Say the inmates most likely dont pose a threat to the public. Animal abuse. Iowas low Animal Protection rating doesnt sit well with one iowa senator. What he is doing about it. And why the laws were written the way they are. Super tuesday. Republicans are scrambling for support before an important day in politics. How theyre attacking the frontrunner, and why governor branstad is joining in. From who hd iowas High Definition leader. This is the channel 13 news at good evening. Im lynn melling. Thank you for joining us. In like a lion. Doesnt exactly describe the start to march here in central iowa. But it may be a different story for part of Northern Iowa. Snow is falling tonight. Meteorologist Brett Mcintyre has the latest on what we can expect by morning. Hi brett. Skies are cloudy and temperatures have dropped back to the 40s. A Winter Weather advisory be
A Texas-based animal shelter continues its hunt for a forever home six years after its long-term resident was dropped off. Naco was originally brought to the…