york city it's friday, september 1st, 2017. this is the cbs "early morning news." rescues are still underway in texas to save harvey survivors surrounded by water, but flood waters are not the only concern. and as houston begins to dry out the mayor has a message for the nation. >> the point is, the city of houston and let me just speak into all of the cameras, the city of houston is open for business and quite frankly we're open for business right now. >> good morning from the studio 57 news room at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie greene.

the remains of harvey caused significant flooding in nashville. most of the flood water in houston is expected to recede by early tomorrow but each day the extent of the damage becomes more clear. 37 people were killed. ten percent of the buildings in houston were flooded. there are shortages of drinking water and some areas are running low on food. there is danger from polluted flood water. don champion is in houston. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. even as flooding persists the recovery is underway here, but to the east the threat from harvey isn't over just yet. >> the rivers in south eastern texas could crest today potentially bringing more flooding to towns already hit hard by harvey.

thursday's stranded residents were still being rescued from high flood waters. if beaumont a hospital was evacuated after a storm knocked out the city's drinking water supply. the national weather service says a flood threat in the our ya exists until the middle of next week. >> we underestimated. we didn't think it was going to be this devastating. mike pence pledged the government's support on tuesday. while up north in houston, the mayor insisted the city has turned a corner. >> the city of houston and let me speak into all of the cameras, the city of hue son is open for business andphyte frankly we're open for business right now. >> officials say 70% of the land is covered in at least a foot and a half after water. some of it could recede by the end of the weekend. firefighters in the city are now going house by house looking for victims and stranded survivors. some residents are also

returning home. >> we're out of here. pretty sure. my wife's from san antonio, and she doesn't want to go through this anymore and we're done. >> reporter: and here in houston even getting around is becoming a little easier. most flooded roadways have dried out. the two major airports have reopened and anne-marie greene, power has been restored to most people who lost it during the storm in the city. >> that's some good news. dickinson texas is about 30 miles southeast of houston. it suffered extensive flood damage from the storm. a mandatory evacuation was ordered but some residents were able to return yesterday. she lost just about everything. >> i'm honestly at a loss for words. i know i have work to do and i'm a single mom with three girls so you know, to see our life literally float away in a sense,

and just being drowned, it's -- i got to swallow it and keep going. >> she says she'll have to throw out more than she can save, but she will rebuild. fema says about 325,000 people have already sought federal emergency aid. a fire at a chemical plant 25 miles from houston burned out, but emergency crews are holding back because more explosions at the flood crippled plant are possible. david begnaud has our report. >> reporter: it happened at 2:00 a.m. local time, the first of two explosions lit up the night sky. by morning a fire was still burning. a mile and a half radius around the chemical plant was evacuated tuesday after company representatives warned local officials their emergency plans had failed. ed gonzales is the county sheriff. >> we believe the smoke is a nontoxic irritant. >> reporter: the company had backup generators, all of them failed. then refrigeration units in

three of nine trailers failed. the highly combustible compounds known as organic peroxides were sure to explode as the temperature rose. although they downplayed the storm. the executive defended the company's response. >> we believe at this point that the safest thing to do is to allow the other eight containers, product in them those to degrade and burn. >> reporter: we asked them to provide us a list of chemicals at the plant. they said they would. we called 11 times and never got that list. >> we tried to get in touch with your company repeatedly and i have a simple question. regarding the chemical, can you tell us what it is and exactly what it contains. >> yes. it's liquid organic peroxide. >> what is it makes it worse? the concern is that when these things degrade, they generate heat. when they generate heat, they can burn. when they burn, you can have an explosion.

>> reporter: cbs news, crosby, texas. >> the occupational safety and health administration inspected the facility last year and found ten serious violations. but experts say it's premature to speculate if they were related to the explosions. hurricane harvey shut down a large portion, one fifth of the u.s. oil and gasoline refinery capacity. gas prices are at their highest of the year averaging $2.52 a gallon. that's according to aaa. there was a rush for gas in dallas. the energy department released one million barrels of crude oil but getting gulf coast refineries back online is critical. >> best case the refineries should be up and operating by the middle of september. worst case, some of those refineries if they're really seriously damaged, they could be down through thanksgiving or longer. >> one gas pipeline that provides nearly 40% of the

south's gasoline will be shut down until at least sunday. and ahead on cbs this morning, we'll hear from houston mayor silvester turner in his first extensive interview since the hurricane hit. >> another powerful storm has formed. it's still too early to know if hurricane irma will strike the united states. >> there is a monster storm spinning in the middle of the atlantic ocean. its name is irma and while most of the country is dealing with the aftermath of harvey this is the next storm and it has the potential to be even bigger. why is it so strong so quickly? it's moving over extremely warm water in the atlantic ocean and wind sheer is almost nonexistent right now. that typically does happen around the peak of hurricane season which is early september. mind you, it is still a long way away from the east coast of the u.s. currently 2,900 miles away from

the east coast of florida, but this is a big storm which is forecast to get even bigger and stronger as we roll through the holiday weekend. by monday evening a category 4 hurricane. by tuesday evening an even stronger category 4 hurricane heading toward the islands. we could see impacts in the caribbean, several days thereafter. we could see impacts in the united states. >> out west the story is triple digit heat and scores of wildfires. the fires are burning from california to montana. thousands have been forced to evacuate. in northern california a state of emergency has been declared for a wildfire that forced the evacuation of 2,500 homes. temperatures east of san francisco could exceed 110 degrees today. >> and members of a penn state university fraternity will learn today if they will go to trial for the death of a 19-year-old pledge.

18 members were charged after he died in february. he was captured on video after drinking heavily and suffering a series of falls. a district judge will rule this morning following a 7-day preliminary hearing. the diplomatic war continued as one called it the hot phase of diplomatic war. the trump administration has given russia until tomorrow to close offices in washington and new york. the administration says it's in retaliation for russia's demand earlier this month that cut the u.s. diplomatic staff in moscow. and coming up in the morning news, the wells fargo scandal deepens. the bank finds more potentially bank accounts and -- >> but you're not black. >> a georgia police officer is caught making controversial remarks. this is the cbs morning news.

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dramatic police body camera video in florida shows the moment a pickup truck crashes into officers investigating another accident. one of the officers and a woman were thrown to the ground when the truck hit on tuesday. the officers were helping victims of another accident before two trucks collided sending one out of control. no one was seriously hurt. bakers trapped by hurricane harvey help the relief effort and a police officer resigns after controversial comments. those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. the atlanta journal constitution reports that a georgia police officer caught on video saying we only shoot black people now says he'll retire. greg abbott made the statement to a woman during a traffic stop. >> but you're not black. remember, we only kill black people. yeah, we only kill black people. right?

>> the police chief says abbott will be fired. >> no matter what context you try to take those comments in, the statements were inexcusable and inappropriate. and they're not indicative of the values that i'm trying to instill within the cobb county police department. >> the incident took place last year, but the police department says the chief received the dashboard video last week. abbott had been on the force for 28 years. the milwaukee journal sentinel says controversial sheriff david clark has resigned. a vocal supporter, president trump, clark resigned without explanation yesterday. he was a favorite of conservatives but faced lawsuits and criticism over how he ran the milwaukee county jail. he's expected to take a job in the trump administration. and usa today reports on how bakers trapped in a houston bakery during hurricane harvey made thousands of loaves of bread.

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on the cbs money watch wells fargo reveals more compromised bank accounts. and plans for a new $20 bill with harriet tubman may be in danger. good morning, hena. >> reporter: the wells fargo fake account scandal is bigger than original athought. 3 and a half million accounts may have been opened without the customers' permission. last year the bank says it was 2.1 million. wells fargo say the employees opened the accounts to meet sales targets. the commerce department says consumer spending grew at its fastest pace in three months. that news sent stocks higher on wall street. the dow jones gained 55 points. the s&p added 14 reaching its highest close in three weeks

and the nasdaq finished 60 points higher hitting a record high. the next apple show case is scheduled for september 12th. that's usually when apple unveils its new iphone. this is the tenth anniversary of the iphone and apple is expected to introduce a sleeker, bigger screen to celebrate. apple is also likely to announce upgrades to last year's iphone. and still no decision from the trump administration on putting harriet tubman on the $20 bill. tubman and abolitionists would be the only woman and african american on a commonly used u.s. paper currency. last year the obama administration proposed replacing andrew jackson on the $20 bill with harriet tubman. steven mnuchin says he hasn't made a decision on the matter. still ahead, a unique scholarship, we'll meet a plumber in utah who's helping the forgotten victims of crime. helping

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how it's affecting everything from schools to the power grid to even parking... as some communities begin to dry out from harvey -- cities along the gulf coast could actually get more flooding... and an announcement could come as early today on whether protections will remain in place for undocumented immigrants brought here as children. join us for kpix 5 news this morning... beginning at 4:30. good morning. it's friday, september first. i'm kenny choi.

here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. for the almost 3 million kids whose parents are in prison the dream of going to college can be out of reach. now thanks to an unlikely hero some are fulfilling that dream. >> reporter: so this is it. he wasn't sure he'd ever pack up for the drive to college. >> the college was stressful because i was like how am i going to make up the money to go. >> reporter: he was five years old when hi father was sent to prison. even the cost of an instate school seemed out of reach. >> mom comes in, she goes, you got the scholarship. and i was like, i can go to college. >> reporter: the philanthropist

behind the scholarship was carl. carl is a plumber in salt lake city and for the last five years the source of one of the country's only scholarships for kids with incarcerated parents. he solicits donations with homemade flyers, but mostly the money has come out of his own $30,000 salary. >> i don't smoke, i don't drink at starbucks, i don't have hbo so i don't waste a lot of money on that stuff. what's a thousand dollars? >> reporter: the amount of most of the 17 willie the plumber scholarships he's given to utah students and if that doesn't sound like a lot you've never been where macy was. >> a thousand dollars was a huge deal. her application essay explained her mom and dad were sent to jail. >> i never got to give my parents a hug or have them tuck me in. leaving her grandparents to raise her. >> i moved in when i was five.

>> reporter: so this is pretty much home. >> yeah. >> reporter: but the money is only part of the prize. >> you get really down on yourself. people judge you and you just feel like you can't do anything and all of a sudden you have this random stranger who believes in you and knows that you're not who your parents are and that you do have a chance. >> reporter: carl knows what it means for a parent to be absent. he shot an intruder who turned out to be a police officer and served 17 years unable to support his own two daughters. >> can't help them with their homework. making 40 cents an hour, so you're lucky to send them a birthday card and $20. >> reporter: carl says the money he sends to kids helps ease the anger of all those wasted years. >> i'm grateful for this opportunity to go. >> reporter: cbs news, salem, utah. coming up on cbs this morning we will show you some of the hopeful and uplifting moments that have come from the aftermath of hurricane harvey.

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our top story this morning, most of the flood water in houston is expected to recede by tomorrow, but there are shortages of drinking water and some areas are running low on food. and another explosion at a flooded chemical plant is possible. tropical depression harvey is expected to burn out over the ohio valley within the next 48 hours. at least 37 deaths are blamed on the storm. the white house says harvey's flood waters damaged or destroyed nearly 100,000 homes. many people have no flood insurance. >> reporter: in crosby, texas, the flood waters in the kitchen she just remodeled last week rose to her knees. >> water got all the way in to the top. >> reporter: since her home is outside fema's map of high risk flood areas she did not buy

flood insurance. >> we were always told that we were not in a flood zone so we didn't need to get it. >> it's going to be somewhere around 15% of the homeowners and the affected area that have flood insurance. >> reporter: do the math says mark hannah of the insurance council of texas and that means five out of six flood victims have no flood insurance even though the cost was a little as a few hundred dollars a year for those outside the flood plain. >> we're talking about thousands of people just now getting back to their home, seeing that they've got considerable flood damage and they're going to do what they can, but they're on their own. >> reporter: the small business administration will offer low interest loans to rebuild but that's on top of existing mortgage payments. fema will make grants but they're capped at $30,000 and the average payout is 5,000.

>> the bottom line is while there may be some federal help it generally will be capped and limited and if you don't have flood insurance, you may face a financial calamity. >> yes. and i think it's important for us to think more going forward about how we can make sure that a much greater number of people have flood insurance so that they have the financial resources they need to rebuild after an event like this. >> reporter: almost no insurance companies offer flood insurance. virtually all flood policies are government backed but there's already been 100,000 claims for damaged vehicles, a number that's sure to rise another for wind damage. those are all made on private insurers. coming up on cbs this morning, the case of a texas mother who mysteriously vanished the day before hurricane harvey hit. michelle miller has details. plus, we'll show you some of the hopeful and uplifting moments that have come from the storm's aftermath. >> these days head phones,

whether they're big or small can be a fashion statement. but hearing aids are unfashionable and expensive medical devices that many people try to hide. now technology startup is giving hearing aids a high tech high fashion makeover. coming up on cbs this morning. >> that's the cbs morning news for this friday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie greene. have a great day.

i'm kenny choi. we don't say this very often, it is hot in the city of san francisco and the rest of the bay area. good morning, it is friday, september 1. let's get the party started. i'm kenny choi. >> i'm michelle griego.

the party has started. all right. [ laughter ] >> let's say hi to jaclyn and how is everyone doing? >> it's the first day of september. crazy. >> august just disappeared on us. and we're all in red, white and blue this morning. >> very patriotic. >> coordinated. we have record-breaking heat. we cab see the city of san francisco. you can see the bay bridge nice and clear. no clouds, no reason for a sweater because the temperatures are already toasty. concord 71 right now. 75 oakland. san francisco 70. san jose 71. look what we are going to see today. we are shattering records this friday. the high temperature expected for san francisco, 94 degrees. the last time we reached a record in san francisco was in 1952 when we hit 90 degrees. be yes, be prepared, everyone,