Under and look for them. As much as he wanted to recover him last night, we could not put more officers at risk. We knew it was going to be a recovery mission. To help shoulder the burden, everyday people are pitching in. These are National Guard members taking a break at a houston area mattress store. The owner stepped up to help out in a time of need. Laura anthony is in houston, helping shoulder some of the reporting duties. Laura is traveling with a convoy of rescue boats. Heres what she reported earlier this afternoon. Lets take a look in front of us. This is an intersection, a beautiful residential neighborhood. Lots of folks still have their cars here. They may be in those houses . Yeah. As a matter of fact, for every person weve gotten out today, weve had four tell us they didnt want to leave. Reporter we just went by a group of guys on the second floor of an apartment. You were telling them, some of these boats may not be here later. Yeah. Earlier there were a lot more boats a
Out of texas, despite the horrors faced from harvey. Its broken records and will likely require a long and expensive recovery. Thanks for joining us tonight. Im ama daetz. And im dan ashley. One congresswoman believes it will cost 150 billion, thats the cost of katrina and super storm sandy combined. 50 inches of rain have hit some areas, a record for the United States. The sudden rush of water has left thousands stranded. So far, more than 10,000 have been rescued. 17,000 stayed in shelters last week, but that number will likely rise. The president and first lady arrived in texas today. President trump talked about its historic impact. Probably never anything so historic in terms of damage and in terms of ferocity as what we witnessed with harvey. There have been incredible stories of rescue with Good Samaritans joining the effort. But the storm has claimed eight lives, including a 34year veteran of the Houston Police department. While reporting to duty, he drove below a flooded under
And tonight the record rainfall is showing no signs of quitting as harvey prepares to deliver another punch to gulf. Good evening and thank you for joining us. Tonight houston is staggering under the destruction and human need. The rain from Tropical Storm harvey has surpassed all records. Several reservoirs have breached causing more flooding in neighborhoods. There have been 13,000 rescues. Another 8,000 people have found shelter elsewhere. And the president and first lady visited texas today and promised a recovery thats better than ever before. And as the death tole rises, the storm is back over the gulf preparing for another strike. So where is harvey now . We have encouraging news for houston. Harvey is about to make another land fall. The eye right now you see the center of circulation just off the louisiana coast and thats going to move on shore, make another land fall and bring heavy rain into louisiana. However, harvey hassall red a edumped feet of rain, nearly 52 inches. You
Women has taken a new turn. A painted lady is under arrest along with her partner a 22 yearold man. They are charged with offering an undercover officer drugs and sex for cash in times square wednesday evening. Famed civil rights and Civil Liberties attorney normal seigel says nudity in times square is unlikely to win a court case about protected artistic protection. Youre protected to go topless not bottomless. Is he naked . Oh. Speechless. Reporter split opinions among stunned passersby here. They can express themselves as they wish but thats too much even for sometimes square. Reporter after several hours the man dressed and went on his way. Apparently facing no penalties. Steve langford, cbs 2 news. City sources tell cbs 2, quote, if you are Walking Around naked, you are subject to enforcement. But if your body is painted, that falls under the guise of entertainment, artistic expression and First Amendment rights. Dramatic video of of a gas station attendant dragged by a car and as