this is a cbs news special report. the heavy rain is still falling in houston, and much of southeast texas, making the flooding catastrophe even worse. it was already a very tough weekend there. good morning to you. i'm gale king here in new york. the remains of hurricane harvey still a tropical storm, have dumped at least two feet of rain across the region. most of america's fourth largest city is under water right now. a massive rescue operation is under way. crews have already helped at least 2,000 people there. an unknown number of people spent the night trapped in their homes by the high water. the center of harvey is still spinning near the gulf coast and you can see the bands of heavy rain to the east. the water continues pouring into houston, and it's not just coming from the sky. the army corps of engineers started releasing water

overnight from two flood control reservoirs outside the city. that water is spilling into buffalo bayou and will head into downtown houston. norah o'donnell joins us now. we have been watching it all week. it's terrible pictures. what can you tell us, what's the latest now? >> good morning. i do feel like sunday was a turning point in many ways in this storm. so we're waking up this morning sort of looking at the ravages of that increased water, rain. you just mentioned it, the corps of engineers had to open the reservoirs ahead of schedule to take the pressure off because water levels increased dramatically overnight. now, releasing that water will increase the flood risk for hundreds of homes along this waterway. this is the buffalo bayou. they don't even know how much it rose last night because the gauges are always out of service. it's an incredibly dangerous situation. people were told to pack their cars, get ready to leave at

dawn, but that was before they started letting out the water. hopefully, a lot of people heeded those calls.'s been said to describe the extent of the danger in this city. the water really does seem to be everywhere. so far, we're hearing two deaths blamed on the storm, but there are still many more people who need help. governor greg abbott responding to the call, says he's sending another 1,000 national guard troops to houston today. they'll join the effort to rescue stranded city residents. that's been going on for more than 36 hours. we're talking about up to 2,000 people have been pulled to safety. i think it's even more than that. you see the dumpster truck there? last night, i watched as about four of those trucks rolled into the convention center here in downtown. people had been riding for up to a half hour in the back of a dumpster truck. they're using anything they can to rescue people. david is southwest of houston.

he's also been tracking the rescue effort. good morning. >> we couldn't actually get as close to meyerland as we want, so we're on the line. you have these homes in this area that are surrounded by water. in fact, they lost power in this area a short time ago. you have the local belaire fire department that has rescue boats in front. the guys are now taking a break because some of them have been going 24 hours. however, the are crews rolling around the clock. i can tell you this, right now, for nonlife threatening situations, they are not responding. we have confirmed that. in other words, if you're in your home and there's water and you can't get out but you're okay, you're not going to get help right now. they're going to resume that rescue operation at daybreak, but they are continuing as we speak rescues involving life-threatening situation. we have heard they have had a large number of medical calls. all right, let's talk about the rescues. the coast guard has come in from around the country. resources arriving here in houston. helicopters have been used to

pluck people from their rooftops. but it's not only military assets. it's civilian samaritans. people like the cajun navy, the good old folks from southwest louisiana who hooked up their boats to the back of the truck when houston put out the call saying if you have a boat and time, come on down, the cajun navy said we're on our way. it's not just folks from louisiana. it's folks from around here. we met two folks from texas who were here for a job and said what's happening here is more important than money so they started rolling. we were in the boat with them when they rescued a woman and the rest of their family. the family had been in their home for 14 hours. they called 911 and essentially they were told by the dispatcher, ma'am, we'll put you on the list. there was two feet of water in the home, and they didn't know when they were going to get out. the coast guard is saying they'll be back out at daybreak. there are a lot of people trying

to get out of their home and have been waiting for at least 24 hours. if you know somebody, if you're communicating with them and they're in their home stuck, the coast guard is asking people to put something on their rooftop that is distracting and will grab the attention of those pilots as they fly over these homes in the area. the water is dropping in some places. i can tell you that's the good news, but it's rising in other places. this morning at daybreak, the crews will be back out. there are so many calls, thousands of calls. they're overwhelmed with calls into the 911 center, but they are continuing to respond, trust. >> that's a good point, david, as the u.s. coast guard said last night, the resources don't yet meet the demand, but they're doing all they can. we'll be here all morning following the flood disaster. >> lonnie quinn is chief weather

caster, here to show us where tropical storm harvey is headed and how bad it could get for the rest of southeast texas. >> good morning to you. you and i were talking a memant ago. you said when is this thing going to be over? that's the big question. i have to tell you, it's not moving anywhere quickly. i'd say thursday, friday at some point, i think thursday it will get pushed out by a trough coming in from the west, but this is your picture. harvey, still a tropical storm. a storm that made landfall late friday night, still a tropical storm as we speak. the center of circulation right here, around port lavaca, texas. counterclockwise spin around a low pressure system. because of the counterclockwise spin, think about the available moisture it has. if it's spinning from right here, this is a paddle wheel pulling in all the moisture from the gulf of mexico, and the numbers have been staggering. biggest number i can find to the east of houston has been 32.9 inches of rain.

houston alone yesterday, houston in 24 hours yesterday, picked up 16 inches of rain. a record. now, how much rain do we see from this point going forward? if some spots have 32.9, almost 33 inches. look at this, that same area because of the training showers east of houston, could be picking up the yellow shaded area. that's 24 inches of rain or more. we're talking about a storm that could potentially put 4 to 5 feet of water down. i have never seen this type of rain come out of a tropical system like this. i mean, i have seen it spread out, but not over one area. that's the problem, it is not moving. it came onshore friday night. as we speak right now, it's maybe 50 miles from where it was. and the reason is it's just meandering and moving so slowly that the same areas continue to get pounded and pounded. typically at this point in time, if a storm comes onshore on friday, by the time you get to monday, that storm should be moving somewhere around 25 to 30 miles per hour. this storm is moving 3 miles per

hour. so it just stays in the exact same spot. as a matter of fact, we think it's going to merge back into the gulf of mexico, hold on to tropic tropical storm strength, make another lufrl as it pushed up toward louisiana. i don't thing this is pushing out of the houston area until maybe late wednesday going into thursday. i'm going to keep a close eye on this. let's get back to you. >> i wish you had better news this morning. thank you so much. we're getting ready here for expanded coverage of this unfolding story. we'll be here all morning. our kraunlts are all over the region talking with survivors and telling stories of dramatic rescues, and there are many stories in that area. we'll talk to texas governor greg abbott about the disaster response and a coast guard commander about the ongoing rescue efforts. plus, the latest on how the trump administration is trying to help. all that ahead on cbs this morning. it all starts at 7:00. our coverage will continue all

day long on our 24-hour streaming network. that's cbs net n. we invite you to watch it on cbs news app or on cbs.com. i'm gayle king, cbs news, new york. struggling.

to get help in some instances. but all and all, people know that they need to stay inside, it its very dangerous out here. and of course, we already know that this is just the beginning, houston is expecked to receive even more rain. so we can imagine what this will look like, when it is all said and done. >> jericka, thanks. scott pagett, chief meteorologist at our cbs station in dallas fort worth. scott, we have a long way to go with this one. >> thanks, mark, we take a look, tropical storm harvey, winds at 40 miles per hour. what's interesting to me is, now starting to see a little dry air getting pulled in to this storm, still seeing these feeder bands rotating their way on in.

my concern is though, overnight tonight into tomorrow morning, getting closer towards open water. and the latest forecast track has it back out over open water. strengthening a bit by late monday night into tuesday morning. then turning closer toward houston. wednesday, into thursday. as a tropical storm. downgrading to tropical depression into thursday, friday. into louisiana and arkansas. as you take a look over four hours, see the rain continuing to pile up in houston. now into parts of louisiana. those outer rain bands rotating their way on in. as you take a look, continuing to see the rain piling up. the estimated radar for the past 48 hours. look at this. anywhere between 20, 2 inches in parts of -- the legrange area. houston. 20, 25 inches. not done rit twith the rain yet. we will see 8, to a foot of rain. 15 inches of rain, by thursday, friday. this is already, a storm that is, in the record books.

we might see the most rain ever from a tropical system, from tropical storm harvey. as we go through the next few days. mark? >> thank you, scott. american red cross volunteers from across the country are traveling here to provide food and shelter to storm victims. >> reporter: the floodwaters keep rising because of the nonstop rain. that's creating a problem for relief workers who are trying to set up new shelters. this caravan belongs to the american red cross. it is loaded with cots, blankets, even a blood supply that is in there. but, it's stranded here. they cannot move. they have to wait for the u.s. coast guard to escort them to make sure the supplies and the volunteers get to the shelters safely. food is also major need in the shelters. red cross workers have been loading snacks, walter and ready to eat meals for what its expected to be thousand of

evacuees. the red cross has been working with local authorities, to find a safe, and dry path to the shelters. but it is such a volatile situation here that that changes every time it rains. going as short at four miles can take several hours. the main goal is to get there safely. mark. >> omar, thank you. a reporter with our houston cbs affiliate, khou may have saved a truck driver's life this morning. it played out on live tv. reporter, brandi smith notice aid driver trapped as his tractor-trailer was being swallowed by floodwaters. just then, a harris county sheriff's deputy drove by, towing an air boat. and not a moment too soon. >> here we go, we have a boat coming. a boat coming. i'm going to flag. flag these guys down. and see, see -- 6 hold on. just a second.

are you guys, are you guys headed down to the truck right here? >> no. >> there is a truck driver stuck here in 10 feet of water. >> thank you. okay. these guys have a boat. got the harris county sheriff water rescue teams. an air boat here. hopefully we can get down to this guy. sir! they're putting the boat in just now. >> okay. >> they're on their way. >> all right. >> here we go. the air boat. for the harris county sheriff's office now approaching the semi. that has been stalled here, headed east, headed westbound in the eastbound lanes. i don't have any word on, on how long he has been there. or what kind of condition he is in. i am sure he is very, very wet, very cold. very frightened. i am terrified for him. and here he comes.

i feel like i can finally breathe. kind of a sigh of relief. >> the truck driver named robert is okay. and as this played out, khou had to evacuate its studios because floodwaters were pouring in. the station is broadcasting again now, from higher ground. up next, how the president is responding to the first natural disaster of his administration.

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arpaio, convicted of unfairly targeted undocumented immigrants. it was a move his own legal team advised against. house speaker paul ryan was one of several republicans who criticized the decision. saying, law enforcement officials have a special responsibility to respect the rights of everyone in the united states. we should not allow anyone to believe that responsibility is diminished by this pardon. >> mr. trump's homeland security adviser, defended the president's action. >> just about every modern president ends up with controversial pardons. i think other presidents were clear on it. i certainly don't think it is fair to characterize him as not caring about the rule of law. >> the white house announced president trump will travel to damaged areas of texas tuesday. unclear which cities he will visit, the white house is working on logistics with local officials. >> thank you. still ahead, an army

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just a few hours ago, the water had not gone over the median here. it is now, gone over the median. and it is kreecreeping towards homes. further down, a number of homes are flooded. there are apartment buildings people are parking their cars on fifth and sixth floor parking garages to get the cars out of harm's way, if that comes. you've talk to city officials. sounds like here in belaire, water is falling down in rain form, an inch an hour. they have gotten 15 inches of rain so far. more than a foot. since the storm started. we are expected to get another 10 inches today. i can tell you since we have been standing out here. we have gotten at least a cup more with how far the water has come up. that's the situation out here. people really being asked to just stay at home. and not get out on the roadways. especially around the city of houston. >> jamie. thanks. >> san antonio on the western edge of the storm is offering thousands of beds to those escaping harvey.

mi mireya villarreal is there. >> reporter: rescue crews from around the country are converging here in san an toney at freeman coliseum. facility best known for hosting the city rodeo. more than 900 cots are set up behind me. for first responders. bus drivers for the military. they will come here. they will regroup. then they will head out to battle hurricane harvey. now more than 900 people from corpus christi bayside, rockport area evacuated to shelters in the san antonio area. many of them are getting word they may not have homes to return to. these are families told by authorities, it will be days before they can head back into town. now, right now we know that, behar county, san antonio, coordinating on every level. so far, 2,000 first responders have come through this facility. they are expecting more. they are also expecting about 200 buss to start here, and head to houston to pick up evacuees, bringing them back to the alamo

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back now in houston. hard to believe, but we may not have reached the halfway point in the slow-moving catastrophe. harvey, a tropical storm is expected to dump up to 6 inches of additional rain overnight. some place mas may get two feet friday. 1,000 water rescues were made. 250 highways in texas are closed. david begn alaud is in houston. this is denise and her baby, santiago. were you able to call for help? >> yes, we were. and my in-law and my brother-in-law. they were able to come and help us. our apartment got flooded by 3, 4 inches of water. >> where are you going to go? a place to go? >> my in-laws house.

here. >> watch the water. watch the water. lift the baby. lift the baby. yeah, yeah, okay. what's happening. people are driving through like this. and, and, you start putting people like denise and her baby in danger. we have seen for the last hour, people bringing friends out on little rubber dinghies, rafts, bringing them to higher ground. it is still falling at a really heavy clip here. and if you look just in the distance here, you have a city bus stuck in the water. multiple vehicles. people tried to drive through it. and got stuck. back to you. >> thanks, david. if you want to help victims of harvey you can go to red cross.org. more storm coverage and local news of this cbs station, on our streaming channel, cbsn@cbsnews.com. and first thing tomorrow on "cbs this morning." i'm mark strassmann reporting from houston. thank you for joining us. good night.

the storm that won't quit. >> this is the worst i have ever seen it. >> after blasting the texas coast as a category four hurricane, harvey unleashes catastrophic flooding. >> this likely is going to be an historic rainfall if not an all-time record. >> this area i'm told normally a playground right over here a baseball field. >> rising waters left many scrambling for their lives. others waded in waist deep water at a nursing home. more than 1,000 rescues have been made. >> i have been stuck under this overpass all night. >> and a reporter saved a man's life on live tv. >> there is a truck driver struck here in 10 feet of water.

and here he comes. i feel like i can finally breathe. ♪ >> announcer: this is the cbs "overnight news." good evening. i'm mark strassmann reporting from houston, texas. harvey the most powerful hurricane to hit the state since john f. kennedy was president is now a massive tropical storm. it is expected to churn over southeast texas well into the week, dumping more than 4 feet of rain on areas including houston. in a tweet national weather service said the breadth and intense team of this rainfall are beyond anything experienced before. more than 1,000 people were rescued here today from flooded cars, homes, and businesses. many had to scramble to rooftops to escape. at least 2 people are confirmed dead, but officials fear that number will rise. harvey made landfall along the gulf coast of texas friday night

as a category 4 hurricane. with a tremendous surge of seawater and winds of 130 miles an hour. the coastal town of rockport took a direct hit, homes were blown apart. the monster storm roughly 600 miles wide, is also unleashing tornados. though officials say the biggest threat now is the catastrophic flooding. including here in the nation's fourth largest city. houston's water crisis ills spread so far so fast, emergency officials refused to pinpoint which neighborhood was hardest hit. harvey dumped 24 inches of rain in 20 hours here. floodwaters turned communities into islands overnight. and residents had to scramble for higher, dryer ground, any way they could. texas governor, greg about. >> this likely is going to be an historic rainfall, if not an all-time record. >> reporter: by noon today emergency boats made more than 1,000 high-water rescues including residents at la vita

bela assisted living facility in dickinson. 15 people waded for help in waist deep water. families in some flooded neighborhoods boated to safety. neighbors pulled each other out of trouble or tried to. this boat flipped. the people who tumbled into the water were rescued. in downtown houston we watched the driver of this toyota tundra try to barrel through a flooded low spotng-4 suddenly the pickup truck started to float in 10 feet of water and he was in trouble. >> yeah. >> got to get out. >> people urged him to get out worried he might drowned. he finally swam out. then he tried to climb back into his truck. he told me later to save his glasses. >> i that they was a couple of feet. i didn't thing it was that deep until it was too late. and i couldn't do nothing.

>> the 59-year-old driver said he was too embarrassed by his mistake to give us his name. houston opened its downtown convention center as a shelter for evacuees. by late afternoon the first several hundred people had arrived hoping for food and warmth. like, gillis leho who fled rising water in her home. >> it just was so real. had to bust a window when they told us the current was getting high. we had to bust a window to get out. >> texas governor greg about joins us now from houston. governor you declared 50 counties disasters what's the state of things right now. >> the state of things obviously a rescue is under way. you see the boat rescues. taking place right now. this boat right here looks lieks its actually full, of people here. people have been going by, some of the folks had to be rescued. giving thumbs up. waving. are very grateful for the people who are helping them as well. there they are waving at us. very happy to be safe. yeah, a little boy is waving.

happy for them as well. we still have a lot of people, who are unaccounted for, in this area. let's go ahead and talk to this family. family that was rescued, just not lon ago. guys. thank you, glad you are safe. where are you coming from? what happened? >> we were in neighborhood, by chantilly, all the homes are flooded. we had to go upstairs in the, came by by boat. we flagged them. picked us up. bra. >> describe your house, full of water, where were you guys? >> we have a two-story home. on the first floor, it's up to here. and all of the furniture is just floating. >> a reporter with our affiliate may have saved a truck driver's life this morning. it played out on live tv. brandi smith noticed a driver trapped as his tractor-trailer was swallowed by floodwaters. a sheriff's deputy drove by

towing an air boat. not a moment too soon. >> here we go. we have a bet coming. we have a boat coming. i am going to flag these guys down. and see -- just a second. are you guys, are you guys headed down to the truck right here? >> no. >> there is a truck driver stuck here in 10 feet of water. >> thank you. okay. these guys have a boat. got the harris county sheriff water rescue teams. an air boat here. hopefully we can get down to this guy. sir! they're putting the boat in just now. >> okay. >> they're on their way. >> all right. >> here we go. the air boat. for the harris county sheriff's office now approaching the semi. that has been stalled here, headed east, headed westbound in

the eastbound lanes. i don't have any word on, on how long he has been there. or what kind of condition he is in. i am sure he is very, very wet, very cold. very frightened. i am terrified for him. and here he comes. i feel like i can finally breathe. kind of a sigh of relief. >> the truck driver named robert is okay. and as this played out, khou had to evacuate its studios because floodwaters were pouring in. the station is broadcasting again now, from higher ground.

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massive search-and-rescue around houston. the storm is not expected to leave the region for several days. when it does it could leave behind up to 50 inches of rain. that would be a record. travel is all most impossible. 250 highways and roads are closed. both houston air ports have been shuttered. entire neighborhoods are underwater. as the the floodwater rises more people are fleeing their homes. some making their way to shelters. others waiting for the national guard.

dozens of helicopters. coast guard vice admiral charm schultz described the operation. >> the coast guard has been actively closely engaged with hurricane, hurricane harvey. and now, tropical storm harvey. we removed our assets from the area. survive any initial damages. prepositioning, response capabilities throughout south texas into louisiana. we have resources from the entire coast guard. from california, main, eastern seaboard. gulf states. support the state and fema. eight helicopters that are out flying this morning with eight flying into the area, rescuing citizens from the, from the immediate region here. down. still remain in corpus christi. pushing boats on the water from all parts of the country. the customs. border protection, air marine have resources in the fight to support state of texas with full efforts of the coast guard.

couple messages as maritime guy up here. this is a very, very dangerous storm. at str catastrophic. a sustained challenge for the coming days. many times folks wrongly presume the event will be the most challenging. over the course of my career. water event in for a significant water event in the coming days. heed the word of emergency managers to citizens out there. self rescuing helping folks with their bets. we are going to need that capability. the response lines, eoc numbers. coast guard numbers overwhelmed right now. trying to attenuate the asks. flag helicopters. very serious rain bands in and around them. the boats on the water dealing with challenges. understand patience is important. you are united states coast guard. part of the dhs federal team. all in on this. and, stand by. governor for any questions at the end. >> one pressing question that has the not been answered.

why wasn't there an evacuation order or at lest an advisory for people of houston. texas governor greg about discussed this and issues with major garrett on face the nation. >> the worst or one of the worst floods. measuring not in inches but in feet. as you have probably seen. there are countless water rescues. our first, foremost focus at this particular time is saving lives. so, we are working on, as many water rescues as we possibly can. and trying to find ways to get people out of harm's way. >> do you have a sense governor of the population that is in distress and how many boats, how many helicopters, how many resources you are going to need to move how many people to higher ground and safer terrain. >> i saw one report i cannot confirm. there may be as many as 10 million people under flash flood warnings. who could be, in, harm's way. what i do know as far as rescue

is concerned is that beth harris county and houston, have multiple assets that are being used. the state of texas overnight. has provided high profile military vehicles. that will be manned by national guard. we are, are also providing -- water rescue boats, as well as helicopters. both the state and local, agencies, are providing every resource possible. to make sure that we can rescue everybody in need. >> will this be an all of texas effort? governor? meaning, resources from all over the state and other states brought to bear? >> yes. this is an all in, all, resources, across the statement of texas. moments ago. spoke with, harris county judge who is the chief administrator for harris county. talking more assets. state of texas can be providing. proud to say that we have been receiving so many offers of help from all of our neighboring states. new mexico, oklahoma, louisiana. as far away as governor cuomo in

new york. is providing resources for us. we are appreciative of our fell lope stat fellow states. the trump administration has provided us everything that we need. >> i used to live in houston. i know that the bayous, once they're filled with water there is nowhere for the water to go. that's the situation houston finds itself in right now. you have a rescue operation that its mandatory, crucial. but you are going to have a sheltering operation soon. do you have capacity to shelter all the people you fear you might need to take a higher ground, governor. >> the bayous rise up. because of the ongoing rain and the coming days. that may be a challenge that will go unabated for a while. you are correct. there will be, enormous needs. for sheltering of people. and, so we appreciate all of the help that is coming in. people want to help out by doing things like donating the best thing they can do. call 1-800-red cross.

go to red cross.org. working asellabling shelters for people, people who can go to them who need them. >> do you foresee a need possibly to bring in stadium like settings for those? or arena like settings for those who may need shelter for a prolonged period of time. >> missed what you said a reena or stadiyedium type? >> we have multiple shelter locations. and in fact we have had shelter locations. preprepared in advance of this. arrayed, multiple regions across the state of texas. i visited some. in san antonio. austin. other places. so we believe that because of our preparedness for this, a week in advance that. we will have, adequate sheltering. and, and, we are just asking for, for as many resources as we can get. we are very appreciative to heb, wal-mart for what they have been providing to people here in

texas. this is typical texas. challenged all the time. texans come to gooits support fellow texans. we are resilient. overcome this t it will take a few days to overcome it. after katrina, the u.s. military came in. brought substantial logistics supply movement and order do you foresee any circumstance, governor where you might request that kind of effort to assist you. >> have to wait and see. the collaboration of the professionals in houston. harris county. combine with the asseted of the, the state is providing. have it cover for now. we will have to see where it goes from here. there are different weather predictions. one is, that this storm could hover. over the houston area for a couple days. if so, this, this could get even worse. but we will take it step by step. but also, remember this. let's not forget what we are doing act the same time. and let's not forget the people who were in harm's way. just a couple days ago.

where the hurricane hit. and we are involved in search-and-rescue missions along the, the coastline. places like, rockport. corpus christi. so we are doing two things at once. but right now. we are capable of, of, of achieving all of that. >> before i let you go. what are the casualty totals you have been made aware of. how are the first hit areas on the coast doing? >> right. i have seen reports of, of some casualties, only one, report that i heard of. in the gulf coast where the hurricane hit. i have seen reports. i am not capable of confirming reports and casualties as a result of the storms. we will just need to wait and see. we are focused on right now is reports like that. but we are doing everything we can, to save every life we can. >> governor greg about of texas. thank yo

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clearasil rapid action begins working fast for clearly visible results in as little as 12 hours. but can ot fix this teens skateboarding mishap? nope. so let's be clear: clearasil works fast on teen acne, not so much on other teen things. the gulf coast of texas swamped by the remnants of hurricane harvey. when all its said and done, up to 50 inches of rain expected to have fallen. that would be the most that one storm has ever dumps anywhere in texas. so what causes storms like harvey to form in the first place. cbs news science contributor, discussed the birth of

hurricanes, on cbs this morning, saturday. >> let's talk about the science behind hurricanes. how actually do they form? >> well, believe it or not. hurricane is sort of like, a bowling ball. they form off the coast of africa, a small breeze. then they gather energy as they go towards warm walter across the atlantic. then if it comes in just right it will get a strike. it will go into the gulf of mexico, get energized by the warm water or be a gutter ball and simply veer off in the direction of wrong direction. this hurricane went right through into the gulf. gottener jazzed by the, by the warm water, and now -- >> fuel, fuel of the warm water. what about the speed. moving faster and slow down? what's the impact there? >> well, when it hits landfall you have friction. plus no longer energized by the warm water beneath it. so, velocity drops and goes from category 4 to category 1 within a matter of hours after it hits landfall. watch out if it goes back into the water.

get re-energized, the nightmare starts all over again. >> because we are, still experienced even in a category 1, still dealing with flooding and storm surges yes? >> that's right. just remember the gulf of mexico is two degrees warmer than normal. that has set off alarm bells in washington. just last month the government issued a warning, stating that because of the warm waters of the gulf of mexico, this, this hurricane season which goes on until the end of november, could be one of the worst in memory. so watch out. there could be more monster hurricanes to come. >> that's the theory that climate change is impacting all of this. >> we are not sure. however. there is no smoking gun. it is consistent with the fact that the gulf is warming up. that is the energy that is driving these monster hurricanes. according to the government. this hurricane season, watch out. >> right. >> we have been talking storm surges all morning. what exactly caused a storm surge? >> well, storm surges could be,

12, 13 feet tall. as the the waves that are whipped around, 130 miles an hour, hit landfall. some times they get bunched up. they go towards land. that's when you get the huge monster waves hitting the coast. coming in at 130 miles an hour. >> i feel like we have talked about some of the different storms that hit. some of it is comparison. take something like super storm sandy in comparison to harvey or katrina. can you make a comparison with those? >> yeah, sandy caused, about $70 billion in property damage. only a category 3. but it went right up the northeast. causing tremendous funding and flooding damage in heavily populated, very densely populated area. and, katrina was category 5. it had property damage of $100 b and it actually, created, created, cracks in the levees, which then flooded new orleans. it is stationary right now. it can cause tremendous amount of flooding, blackouts.

evacuations. and it can get re-energized again. so w

with the massive storm over houston. a phenomenon is fading from memory. last week's eclipse. fading for most people. not steve hartman. he got to experience the eclipse with an expert on the road. >> under that wonderful, waning, midday sun. >> i think it started. >> i think so. >> a 9-year-old boy about to have the great kpes peest exper. a kid so into astronomy the he takes his planet book to swimming lessons. dressed up as the solar system for halloween and made the third grade resolution to got a shrewd idea of how the multiverse could be real. >> basically a theory about having not one, but infinite number of universes. >> you would look to understand it better? >> yeah, i have done.

>> this is george. my son. >> can you explain it to me someday. >> i will. >> and that's his little brother, about. who would much rather be discussing anything else. >> it just, getting tiring for the whole life to be space. >> for emit and hartmans it is like living in an astro physics lecture hall. >> matter holding them together. >> okay, i am out of here. >> we all laugh about it. but a marvel to witness. see, george is autistic. and one of the many blessings of his autism its this ability, shared by many like him, to find overwhelming joy in the most underwhelming minutia. >> by strange coincidence the moon is 400 times smaller than the sun but 400 times closer to the earth. >> given all of that -- we made a road trip this week to central nebraska. found a nice lady who let us use her farm and waited with the

locals. >> is this everything you ever dreamed? >> it was the perfect setting. >> not me. >> perfect at least for most of us. >> and as the moon made its way to stardom, i saw something truly marvelous. >> dad, it is so cool. >> so much of parenting is saying no and forcing vegetables. but on rare occasion, the heaven as line and you're in the perfect position to feed a passion. >> 1% left. >> oh, my god, it is so dark. >> a lot of people looked up and saw something remarkable this week. but for mothers and fathers like me, the more beautiful sight was looking over at the reaction of our precious earthlings. >> oh, boy. >> steve hartman, on the road, in litchfield, nebraska. >> let's go! >> that's the "overnight news" for this monday. for some of you the news continues. for others check back with us later for the morning news and "cbs this morning." from the broadcast center in new

york cityty, i'm elaine quijano. captioning funded by cbs it's monday, august 28th, 2017. this is the "cbs morning news." >> got to be a 500 year flood or thousand year flood, something ridiculous. >> if we ever see it again, i sure hope not. >> harvey flooding disaster. rain continues to pound parts of texas as floodwaters rise. thousands of people are evacuated, and rescue crews go into overdrive. and a television reporter becomes the news as she jumps into action to save a truck driver trapped by floodwaters.