Headquarters in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. The damage to a large part of Southeast Texas from harvey is in the words of the National Weather service unprecedented and beyond anything experienced. Houston, the nations fourth largest city is all but under water. The mayor says most major roads are impassable. It is estimated that a quarter of the texas population is affected. And at least two deaths are blamed on the storm at this point. Parts of texas are expected to get nearly 50 inches of rain. A massive rescue operation is now under way. Thousands have been forced to evacuate. The head of fema says the recovery effort could take years and President Trump plans to visit the state tomorrow. Tropical storm harvey is stalled now, near the coast. Still pounding the houston area with heavy rain, which is expected to last through friday. Don champion is in houston. Good morning. Reporter good morning, annemarie. This region is still very much behind me, that might ea
The recordbreaking rainfall that flooded houston is expected to wind down today. But the trouble is far from over. Parts of Southeast Texas are still getting hammered with heavy rain, floodwaters continue to rise, and the destruction and misery are spreading. This morning, east of houston, port arthur, texas, is getting hit hard. The mayor says the entire city is under water. People are trapped in their homes and residents are being told to go into survival mode. And there are reports of an apartment fire. Tropical storm harvey makes its second landfall sometime this morning near the texas Louisiana State line. Harvey is tinue and so far more than 13,000 people have been pulled from the floodwaters. Don champion is in houston. Good morning. Reporter good morning, annemarie. Some people here in houston finally got a glimpse of the sun before it set last night as those rescues of stranded residents continue, the need in this region is only growing. Harvey slammed the beaumont area in sou
And in our more Perfect Union series, a pair of texas Furniture Stores opened for people who need food and shelter. The owner says we have got to give people hope. But we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. The First Responders are so busy. 911 calls are not being answered. The situation in port arthur continues to be dire. Tropical storm harvey makes a second landfall overnight. Unless youre in imminent danger, youre just going t have to figure out a way to deal with it. Torrential rains all through the overnight hours. Were seeing catastrophic flooding again in texas this morning. The recordbreaking rainfall that flooded houston is expected to wind down today. Rescues continue, the need in this region is only growing. Thousands who fled harvey are jammed together at double capacity. There has never been anything so expensive in our countrys history. Theres never been anything so historic in terms of damage. The president spent the day in tex
Plus, big news from Kensington Palace this morning. Prince william and kate are expecting their third child. Why this means we wont be seeing as much of the duchess in the months ahead. We begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Any threat to the United States or our allies will be met with a massive military response, both effective and overwhelming. Certain warnings after north Koreas Nuclear test. The north claimed this he tested a Hydrogen Bomb. People need to cut off north korea economically. This is unacceptable. Texans continue picking up the pieces after Hurricane Harvey. Mandatory evacuation orders are still under way in houston. This event is one we have to all sit down and hit the reset button on and figure out how we collectively improve. Hurricane irma is heading into the northern caribbean. Possibility of a florida landfall or carolina landfall. The california governor declaring a state of emergency as crews battle the largest fire e