hen harvey landed yesterday. the city lost its water supply and anyone a boat is being asked to help in the rescue operation. the storm is now blamed for at least 29 deaths. today in houston, firefighters begin a block by block search for victims in areas they could not reach previously. and bus and light rail service is set to resume on a limited basis. don champion has more from houston. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. nearly all water ways here in hard hit harris county crested, as officials here transition from a rescue to recovery operation, to the east, some

people are still struggling to escape harvey's devastation. elderly residents of southeast texas were evacuated to safety overnight. less than 12 hours before, they had to be rescued from several different nursing homes in the beaumont area. many were still in their beds and wheelchairs and were loaded on to boats. harvey caused widespread flooding as it made a final landfall as a tropical storm wednesday. volunteers are still searching for stranded residents. >> got about ten people out. it is real bad. i don't know what's going to happen. >> we hope to get to a lady that was bedridden, probably in her 90s, two in a wheelchair. >> reporter: to the north in tyler county, floodgates were opened yesterday, leading to this ominous evacuation warning from emergency management officials on facebook, telling residents who didn't heed evacuation orders to, quote, write their social security numbers in permanent marker on their arm so their bodies can be

identified. the loss of life and property is certain. across areas devastated by harvey, officials fear the death toll could climb as floodwaters recede, revealing the true scope of the catastrophic storm. >> a lot of people in a lot of shelters, so if people are missing loved ones, hopefully they're in one of our shelters, that's my hope. >> reporter: and this morning, fema is in the process of hiring temporary workers to help with its disaster response. anne-marie, nearly 200,000 flood victims and storm harvey is exp produce an additional 4 to 8 inches of rainfall in southwest louisiana. streets flooded quickly in lake charles. the fire department went door to door to rescue residents. some 600 national guardsmen have been put on active duty there. and paul deanno is a chief meteorologist at our san

francisco station kpix and he's been following harvey as it heads north. >> harvey is not a strong one when it comes to wind, but it is still dumping tremendous amounts of rainfall, thankfully that rain is now leaving texas, will soon leave louisiana. but now it has some new states, like arkansas and mississippi, alabama and tennessee, as the center of tropical depression harvey lifts to the north and east, it will be in northern mississippi by thursday night. by friday night, it will be over the central part of kentucky. look at all the rainfall that is moving up into the tennessee valley. louisville, nashville and memphis, all will likely receive between 3 and 8 inches of rainfall from harvey by saturday night and there are flood watches and/or flood warnings posted for those three cities. tropics getting active, peak of hurricane season is september 10th and beginning to act like it. this is the next storm, the newest storm, already a tropical storm in the eastern atlantic, its name is irma, irma will like gain strength as it marches to the west over the next several days. by monday evening, labor day

evening, it is forecast to be a category 3, 120-mile-per-hour hurricane heading toward the leeward islands. that's the next storm which may have impacts on the united states as we head toward next week. i'm meteorologist paul deanno for cbs news. ahead on "cbs this morning," the american red cross launched a massive relief effort in southeast texas. we'll talk with ceo gail mcgovern. president trump is pushing efforts to but his speech at a manufacturefin rg plorant in mia wacos deshort on details. mola lenghi has our report. >> reporter: on his trip to springfield, missouri, wednesday, president trump promised to bring back main street. >> we want to renew our prosperity and restore opportunity, we must reduce the tax burden on our companies and our workers. >> reporter: the president laid out a vision for tax reform, but was light on specific details. >> i am fully committed to working with congress to get

this job done. >> reporter: protesters were kept a mile away from the manufacturing facility where inside president trump spoke to an invite only gathering of small business owners. >> i've seen so many tax cuts for the rich that trickle down economics never did work. >> reporter: mr. trump promised to simplify what he calls a rigged system that he has admittedly benefitted from. in april, the president proposed cutting the corporate tax rate to 15% and lowering the top personal income bracket to 35%. treasury secretary steve mnuchin says the u.s. has to pay its bills first. >> the government intends to pay its debts and the debt ceiling will be raised. >> reporter: white house officials say they are already working closely with congress to craft a reform bill, but ultimately it is up to lawmakers on capitol hill to pass it. senate minority leader chuck schumer said senate democrats will not support any tax reform bill that cuts taxes for the top 1% of earners. congressional leadership from

both parties are scheduled to meet with the president and his economic team at the white house next week. mola lenghi, cbs news, the white house. john mccain's office says he's returning to the senate next week after undergoing treatment for brain cancer over the august recess. mccain is the chairman of the senate armed services committee and he's expected to lead debate on a defense policy bill. mccain has been receiving treatment at a mayo clinic in phoenix. a pennsylvania district judge will soon decide whether former members of a penn state fraternity accused in a pledge's death will stand trial. a preliminary hearing in harrisburg resumes today. former members of the now closed beta theta pi face charges including involuntary manslaughter and aggravated assault in the death of tim piazza in february. coming up on the "morning news", nursing home rescues. dozens of elderly residents trapped by floodwaters in texas get a lifeline.

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also in liners. here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. helping the victims of hurricane harvey, for a second straight day, people in north texas endured long lines to drop off donations. some waited more than 30 minutes to unload their donations, and this collection spot in addison, texas. on the cbs money watch now, gas prices rise, and a lucky lottery machine is retired. hena doba is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, hena. >> the commerce department said the u.s. gross domestic product grew at its points,

the s&p 500 picked up 11 points, the nasdaq finished 66 points higher. the expensive damage to the nation's energy industry infl t inflicted by hurricane harvey is creating fuel shortages and sending costs higher. damages drove gasoline future prices 18% higher over the past week. prices are higher at the pump too, a gallon is now $2.40, according to aaa, six cents higher than a week ago. houston's two major airports are open. george bush intercontinental and hobby started limited operations yesterday. one of the first flights out of bush intercontinental arrived in chicago last night. the coast guard says the wanczyk

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in paris, there is a makeshift memorial to princess diana near the tunnel where she was killed in a car crash 20 years ago today. people around the world are remembering diana on this anniversary. teri okita reports from the princess' former home at london's kensington palace. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. princess diana was her celebrity status was unparalleled and people of a certain age will remember exactly where they were when she died in paris that night. many royal watchers say diana made the monarchy more approachable, more modern, and personable. the gates of kensington palace are covered with photos of the late princess diana. people here in london say 20 years later, the princess is not forgotten. >> she was a beautiful person. it is a memory that everybody

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by the storm. more than 32,000 people have moved to shelters. some experts say harvey was so devastating because of changes in the gulf of mexico. it is as much as 7 degrees warmer than average and warm water fuels hurricanes. but as manuel bojorquez reports, that's not the only factor. >> reporter: harvey dumped a year's worth of rain on houston

in a matter of days. shattering last yoear's above normal rainfall and bringing this year's total to an unprecedented 73 inches. was this just a natural disaster? >> no. no, this was a climate influence storm. no question. >> reporter: jim blackburn of rice university has studied the effects of storms on cities for nearly 40 years. he says when harvey came ashore, the storm laid bear another problem decades in the making, the massive paving over of the area's natural wetlands and prairies. >> we covered our sponge up. the sponge that we had here was erhawod to dfurain it, you had rid of the water. as we developed out, we dumped water back on ourselves. >> reporter: since the 1940s, more than 88 square miles of

>> reporter: blackburn says a photo of nursing home residents in waist deep floodwater illustrates the problem. they were rescued, but it was built directly across from a floodplain boundary. >> part of it is giving -- getting an adequate amount of room for that water to come through the city, which means buyouts, evacuations and green space and -- >> reporter: not rebuilding in some areas. >> not rebuilding in some areas. >> reporter: and he says moving past the politically charged debate in the way many can understand. not just about the environment, but about money. >> houston's economy has been disrupted. we're going to have a hard time recovering and we're going to wear the brand of having this on us. this is what the climate scientists have been telling us would happen. >> reporter: a game changer. >> absolutely a game changer. >> reporter: this road leads to a neighborhood where hundreds of homes are still flooded. it is one blackburn would argue against rebuilding because it is near a reservoir where water had to be released to prevent the

dam from failing. manuel bojorquez, cbs news, houston. coming up on "cbs this morning," saving harvey's victims. we'll take you on board helicopters as crews carry out rescues. evacuees return, we'll follow families as they go back home to see what's left following the storm. that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day.

i'm kenny choi. the countdown begins for the weekend. we are one day away from friday and the weekend is starting. it is thursday, august 31. i'm kenny choi. >> i'm michelle griego. i think we were talking about the weekend on monday. >> last sunday night.

i was thinking about it. [ laughter ] >> it's almost there. hey, guys, how are you? >> good morning. >> almost there. >> we're almost there. it's going to be a very hot weekend, you guys. brace yourselves. come to the beach! that's where it also nice and cooler but not over there. we're under watches and warnings for the state of california pretty much and looking closer to our area, a heat advisory starting today. tomorrow the heat warnings begin. here's our temperatures inland between 95 to 115 around the bay in the 90s. along the coast, the 80s. so of course, we can't emphasize enough, please stay hydrated. right now, clear conditions out there across the bay bridge. not much marine layer to speak of. it's not here. temperatures are already warming up. 50s and 60s in the area. triple digits in livermore, it will be very warm today. san francisco 60. santa rosa 51. let's chec