we've seen, to rebrand and show himself as a uniter. >> all right. thank you evan, kevin and erin. that is it for us this hour. now straight to my colleague richard lui who will continue our coverage. and we're continuing to watch president trump as he is visit being the gulf coast. live pictures coming out of ellington field there. he's about to head to louisiana. katie beck is on the ground what is happening now and of course the trip with president trump and the first lady as well as many cabinet members. as well as what is happening in these flood areas that has been so hard hit. and now that we hit day number seven, big questions being asked by folks on the ground. and katie, what are you hearing from them? >> reporter: well, president trump made a very good impression when he stopped here at nrg stadium earlier today. he spoke with folks, he shook hands with kids, he served people food. and the people here were very

grateful for that visit. we spoke to a couple just a few minutes ago who said that this was a dream come true for them to have the president serve them food. and it really reassured them that help will be on the way, that they are getting the attention they deserve and that texans will be rescued. as for the neighborhoods here in houston that are still recovering, so many of those people are facing just a very daunting task ahead. they are looking at their yards which are completely overtaken with sheet rock and all of their belongings from inside their homes. and they are wondering where do we start, will our flood insurance cover this, am i going to recoup what i lost. so there is a lot of anxiety, a lot of fear here on the ground in houston as the cleanup is really just now getting under way. before the insurance adjustors come out, they have to empty everything out and that's what you see as you drive down the streets. the front lawns are covered with debris, trash, garbage, belongings, furniture, anything you can imagine. it looks like everyone just happened to have a rummage sale

on the same day, only these are their personal items, parts of their home and family that are stacked 6 feet high now in their front yards. so difficult days ahead for them. >> and no doubt nice text these texans are glad to see the president and the first lady and members of the cabinet say we care about you. and the number of hours that he has spent speaking, hugging, holding babies, taking pictures, playing games throughout this early afternoon there in texas. on the flip side behind these smiles as you so well describe, there are those worries. this is day seven. there is still water in their homes. there is a question of can they get the right formula if they have a braeabe, do they have th

food, do they have toy which is we saw earlier very important at that would be shelter.ye, do th food, do they have toy which is we saw earlier very important at that would be shelter., do they food, do they have toy which is we saw earlier very important at that would be shelter. what are you hearing on the flip side as the anxiety can be quite high in these situations? >> reporter: i think personal housing now is the issue. because you can stay in a shelter for a period of time, you can borrow a room at a trend's house for a period of time, but if that is months, that becomes a real burden on people. so there is a scramble to find someplace permanent to lay your head if your house was completely destroyed. so i have friends, family, of course i can stay with them for a few bike ew weeks maybe, but point am i an imposition and at what point can i put my things in a drawer and eat off a dining room table every night and have some sort of normalcy return. and i think that is really the struggle now is how do i piece together of normalcy.

my financial records could be in that pile for all i know and i have to prove for-to-this housing company that i'm a legitimate rentder and i don't have any financial documents. so everything feels so temporarytemporary and that is really hard. >> katie, let's listen into the president for a couple seconds here. i think our microphone can pick him up. >> thank you very much. >> appreciate your leadership. thank you. thank you for coming out. >> thank you.

>> and i love them. yeah, let's go. come on over here. let's go. stay right there, fellows. >> katie beck, we'll circle back with you later this hour. president trump here about to take off and head to louisiana thanking those on the ground, some first responder, potentially those who have been there for many, many a day as the president announcing $8 billion is what he would like to initially bring to assist this hard hit area of texas and louisiana. jason johnson -- the president still speaking. let's listen. >> i hear the coast guard say 11,000 saved. think of it, almost 11,000 people by going into winds that

the media would not go into. they would not go into those winds. unless it's a really good story in which case they will. but i want to congratulation everybody. i want to congratulate the coast guard for what you've done. incredible. and i gave the commencement speech this year at the coast guard academy and they will come out and compete with you pretty soon. they have a lot to compete with. so i want to congratulate you. and you army guys, this has been -- it's brutal what has been up there, but you have done so much for the services and for the whole world. the whole world is watching. so i want to thank you. and i want to thank -- thank you fellows, thank you, everybody. thank you. you have done so much for the services and the coast guard and what you've done. again, thank you very much. thank you very much. we're going to louisiana now. they are in pretty good shape,

too. we were just with the governor. and this is going very well. you have done something really special. thank you. >> thank you very much. >> it's an honor. thank you. we're getting you nice equipment. it gets better and better every month. getting you the new stuff. thank you fellows. take care. >> as you see the president's final thanks on on the ground as he heads to air force one. he got the sign let's wrap it up and he is now heading up under some clapping as we can hear, too. and of course there is the men and women in blue, men and women in fatigues, those are the people doing the tough work that the president got to see in person for the first time throughout the last several hours. and so one last good-bye and

shaking of hands there. jason johnson, as i was announcing earlier, our political contributor, and also bill powell, "newsweek" we're watching this president for the first time on the ground doing what we have unfortunately had to see within the last two administrations with natural disasters in having to meet everyday americans who are struggling in very extreme positions and very extreme emotional situations as we were describing earlier. and so jason, the question might be how did the president do today? for the most part, if you are watching the video as we have live, he's done well. hugging those who are sad, shaking hands and babies and everything he needs to do. >> yeah, i don't consider that doing well. i consider that doing your job. the president's job is to not only provide symbolic support for people, but also policy support. so the fact that he is capable

either emotionally or physically of hugging somebody going through a tragedy didn't make him a nice guy. if he actually does something with congress and makes sure that the fema money comes through, makes sure that six months from now the people are able to move out of their houses and that there is recovery, if the improvements that need to be made that the flood plane houston is on are under consideration, that is good. but right now he's doing the same thing obama did, bush did, any president can do. i don't give him much credit. >> bill, do you agree? >> no, i don't. because i think this is an important moment for this administration. i agree that he is doing what has come to be expected. but this is an overall response by the government that stands in contrast to katrina. i think we all have to admit that. there seems to be a level of competence surrounding the

response so far that i think the administration is trying to build on with these positive images coming out of the president's visit today. so i think politically this is a relatively important moment for the president. and i think it's a win for the white house. i don't think there is any way to sugarcoat that. i think this is -- he is doing what he is doing and what we expect presidents do, but at least he's doing it. and he's doing it in a way that people down there clearly appreciate. >> and the focus is the people on the ground who need it and who appreciate it. and jason johnson, as we can see ted cruz here in this picture before the president gets on air force one, the first lady appears to have already done so before they head to louisiana on a very busy itinerary for this saturday, jason, now that he's

there, as has been said, you know that saying where the rubber hits the road all of this aid, the $8 billion that he would now like to bring to bear, the question might be after he's seen all of this, does he want more. will he give more. and the reporting has been that he is very engaged to date on harvey. >> well, look, the question is not whether the president wants more, the question is whether or not the president can call for this aid and make sure it's properly distributed with the additional agenda. you have people who want to connect the harvey aid to the debt ceiling, who want to do things with tax reform. the president has to be able to pat his head and rub his tummy. and we haven't seen that. if he can manage this, great, he gets a passing grade for being nominally competent. but it's never a good idea for praising a president to for doing the basic job that he has

approach himself proven himself to be thoroughly incompetent at doing. it's everybody who is suffering in that entire region and whether or not this president and this administration is capable of laying out a plan that they can follow through with to help these people once he's gone.johnson, bill powell, stand by. i want to bring in a harvey survivor who was there. candy, were you able to meet the president today? you did not either moo tmeet th but you are back in your home? >> yes, i'm back in my home now about that. >> so when did you get in today, when did you leave and what does it holooks like? >> we had to be rescued on monday august 28 about 2:00 p.m. and it took one boat to get us

out of our subdivision and then a boat to get us to a receiver place. and then it took volunteers with pickup trucks, flat beds and stuff. we were in a shelter. and then a family relative took us in for a couple days. we just made it back home on thursday night. >> and is there water right now -- are you in houston? >> yes, we are in houston. >> and is there water in the how many? moisture water? >> well, water is gone now. everything was damp. >> sometimes you can tell how high by looking at the water. how high did it go? >> in the house, it's about 3 feet. that's how much we got. >> 3 feet. wow. and i want to get back to your house in a second here.

we're watching live pictures of president trump right now about to leave after being in your area touring texas now heading to louisiana. what do you make of his visit coming down to texas and meeting some of the individuals like you who have suffered so much and are trying to get back in their homes? >> i'm sorry, what was the question again? >> what do you make of president trump coming down to visit the area? >> so i just hope that after his visit that he saw all the people affected and i hope that there is help on the way to help all these families to get back in place and have their normal lives again. >> and tell me this, from those others who are in your neighborhood, that you have spoken with when you were in shelters or those places where you could get resources, what are some of the stories that you're hearing? are you getting enough help? >> i don't feel like we're

getting enough mhelp right now. >> and why? >> just so much logst. and people so affected and i feel like we need more help. it was good, but at this point, it will take a long time. and for us to get everything back in place, in is n there is enough help and time. >> you can tell me -- and i appreciate you spending the time because you clearly want to get back to the house and take care of things. what is it that you need today that you don't have? >> we don't have any food of course in our refrigerators. we don't have any food. our house is not in a liveable condition. >> where will you get food tonight? >> i don't know.

and that is very sad. and we have kids that we have to provide for. >> how many kids do you have? >> i have four. >> are they hungry? >> yes. >> when is the last time that you were able to get a meal? >> last night. >> last night. >> yes. because it's hard to get anywhere around to get all the help. because our vehicles were damaged in the process, too. >> can you call somebody to get help? do you have family members? >> you call people and you call churches and associations that are offering help, they take your information down and they say they will come to you or accepted you wh

send you what you need. >> candy, are you alone with your four kids, do you have help? >> i have my husband. we have our family. >> what is your plan then tonight and tomorrow? >> i don't know. at this point, we're just here right now working in the house, just working -- my husband, i mean i'm helping with the cleaning, but that is also something that we need cleaning supplies and stuff. we are continuing to tear everything down and my husband is hoping that maybe by monday or tuesday we can make is where it's liveable again. >> well, candy, you know that every person watching and

listening to this can feel what you're going through and of course the empathy. if you can speak to one of our producers, maybe there is a number that we can help you with. i thank you so much. and my best to your four children and your husband. i know these are tough times. thank you, candy. bill powell, jason johnson still with us. bill, as a journalist, these are the stories you don't want to have to tell. >> that is indeed true. and yet as a journalist, they are also -- let's face it, they are riveting stories. and you heard why in that previous guest's voice. the sadness and the struggle that ensues after a disaster like this is -- it's

heartbreaking, but as a story teller, it's also compelling. much in the way that in times when i have been in war zones, whether it be in iraq or afghanistan, those stories are incredibly compelling and riv riveting even though they are horrifying at the same time. >> and jason, that is a good word, horrifying. when we had to listen to candy and talk about her four children, you can only just imagine, they haven't eaten since last night. we're at 3:00 in the afternoon. she doesn't know what she will to tonight. >> yeah. and it's been hitting even closer to home for me as a journalist. one of our writers and editors he at the root, they family he houston. she lost her home.

she was only occasionally to give us updates through facebook. and it he will tells the toll just losing one's home, but to put it in context, they have three children and her husband is going through aggressive cancer treatment and she has a child with a learning disability. so it's not just a matter of not having a place to stay, it's not just a matter of our organization trying to provide her with support, but there are people with existing medical conditions that are suffering in this environment and don't know when they will be able to get the same regular treatment that they had before the hurricane hit. >> that is such an important point. those who are not well, they can't get treatments, the medicines that they may have had have gone bad. they don't know where they will get that next. but we'll stay on top of this to make sure that we can be a part of the solution hopefully as we continue to tell the stories and report on what is happening on the ground because this can

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it's been a busy day in texas. you can see the president and first ladies meeting with ghuf governor abbott and members of congress. there were cabinet members also on this trip.congress. there were cabinet members also on this trip. president trump as he heads to louisiana to continue the rest of his visit there. representative al green on the phone with us. just moments ago, we're showing the video, but tell us about that conversation that you had with him. it seemed on to be extended. >> well, thank you for having me on.

i called to his attention several things and i ghaf him a letter that had additional concerns that relate to houston, missouri city and stafford, texas. these are all areas within my congressional district. i mentioned to the president that we want to get the debris removed as quickly as possible and i made it clear that i really want to see that happen. the president was receptive. i position mentioned to him the homeless. because homeless people, if you are homeless before the storm and after the storm you don't get the same treatment that people who have housing, who were represent renter, buyer, t get the opportunity to get an apartment or some temporary shelter that leaves to permanent shelter, but homeless people will have to be helped by the various agencies that helped

them prior to the storm. and i ask that he put more money into these agency 245s aies tha helping homeless people. i don't want anybody left behind. just because you are homeless before a storm didn't mean that you have to be homeless after. >> and were was he receptive? >> he was. and the governor right there. they were both receptive and i'm looking forward to the foldup. the letters that i gave to him contained much more information about some of the things that are needed in the small cities swelgs t as well as the large cities. >> as you know in these situations when the president comes to natural disaster areas, not only the governor but members of congress like yourself and mayors, boards of supervisors, they have many asks. were all the asks that you

needed as well as the governor needed to put forward to the president done and it sounds like at least partially he has said yes to the things that you want. >> well, let's start with all of the things that we need. is this a die nthis is a dynami situation. there is a pre-crisis face, then the crisis itself and then post-crisis management. but it's dynamic. so there may be things that we need it that we don't have covered right now, that we can't ask for. so we reserve the right to ask for additional things as they are needed. also with reference to the president having agreed, i will not say thathe agreed to do things as much as he was receptive and respectful and we'll have to see how things develop. i try to be as truthful and fair as i can and i'll be fruitful

and fair to the president. i think that he was respectful and receptive. we'll have to wait and see whether or not things pan out a? >> that is a good faith down payments. i think we have to start with that. that was impressed upon the president that the number has to be much, much bigger. and in the letter that i gave the president, i indicated that we're looking at something above $100 billion. >> above $100 billion is what you're saying. >> yes, sir. above $100 billion. i was in louisiana after scene katrina and this is much larger. we have over 130,000 structures that have beenscene katrina and this is much larger. we have over 130,000 structures that have becene katrina and this is much larger. we have over 130,000 structures that have bene katrina and this is much larger. we have over 130,000 structures that have bene

katrina and this is much larger. we have over 130,000 structures that have bee katrina and this is much larger. we have over 130,000 structures that have been damaged. frgs so we have to do a lot more. but i see a willingness to entertain doing it. we'll have to wait until the votes are counted to know what will be done. >> there has been reporting that the epa is not on the ground there in the spaces that you care about. you said houston, the metropolitan area a district that you are a representative of. and there are super fund sites, this is the metro chemical belt of america. what do you say to the epa at least from the associated press reporting not being on the ground there? >> i say to anyone who should be here that we want you to come as quickly as possible. there is a need for us to take the necessary measures as expeditiously as possible to avoid any additional harm. houston has suffered and we want to minimize that suffering. and we want to eliminate any future suffering. so this is not just epa, but any agency that is not here, i'm going to ask that you kindly make arrangements to get here as

quickly as possible immediately if not sooner. we need you. >> representative, you're not a shy critic of president trump. you have used various words this describing what you would like to happen. you've discussed impeachment phones. how did this president do despite your previous criticisms, how did he do on the ground today as he was meeting families, he was shaking hands, he was even giving hugs and this is a president that as we know doesn't necessarily like to even shake hands at least in previous situations. but not today. >> i didn't get an opportunity to see all of what you said because i was traversing some distance to get out to this location. but i have heard and i was told by one of your colleagues that he was embracing people. i think that people expect this from us. i think they expect it more so from the president because he is a spokesperson in chief for the

greatest country in the world. so they expect us to not only speak it, but to show it with our demeanor, our body language and our warm embraces. but if what you say is correct, then i will express my appreciation to the president for embracing the people of houston, texas and of the state of texas. i expect it and if he delivered, i want him to know that i appreciate it. >> you start again this week after the summer break. and this is the president's first incident or the first opportunity to do what other presidents have done before as you mentioned and that is to meet people who are going through great duress and great emotional distress after a natural disaster. do you believe this might be an opportunity for a different tone come this week and further weeks with congress, not only republicans, but also democrats after this disaster?

>> the president has had several similar moments in time, similar moments that can impact the rest of time. he has the possibility of having another similar moment in time. and how he handles it can have an impact not only on his presidency, but the country. it's difficult to separate the country from the president. so he has another opportunity possibly and if it does occur, he will have to manage another similar moment in time. i believe that those who really want to see this country continue to grow together, continue to work together, collaborate, cooperate, this is an acid test. what we have here with this storm is a great test for us to show that we are not going to allow the politics our time to

supersede the people who are in need at this time. i'm going to work with whomever i have to pl the. there are things that we have to do that we find pleasing and maybe we don't find pleasing. but we have to work together. >> many days ahead. >> yes, sir, many days ahead, but dr. king was imminently correct and this applies to all of us, we must learn to live together as brothers and sisters or we will parish together as fools. there is a time for us for-to-glfor-toto glon stlat we can live together as brothers and sisters. i do believe that this is an important thing that we should give our attention to right now. >> i think many people would say amen. representative, thank you so much. al green, sir, thank you. and please get some sleep. i november you'know you've been.

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just a few minutes ago president trump left texas on his way to louisiana as he tours flood ravaged areas. and as he embraced victims of hurricane harvey, there is another storm brewing as well. on tuesday president trump is expected to make a decision whether to keep daca shielding thousands of children from deportation. joining me now is an immigration attorney in houston and also adolfo from buzzfeed. as the waters finally start to rece

recede, you are seeing some of the human impact many of which are what we have been discussing, those who have the benefit of daca. and what have you been hearing? >> absolutely. look, immigrants face so many challenges. they are facing the natural disaster, but they also have language barrier and sometimes we have a family -- a group families where the person who is the one who is able to work, to drive and be able to communicate, translate things to the family is the daca kids. young adults being benefitted with the work permit with protection from deportation. and you ever families h auch yo making hard decisions. they don't want to give their names or ask for help. but when they are facing a life threatening situation and they are being rescued, just think about this. some of the families are being

rescued from border patrol. border patrol is -- basically their function is deport detained people and they have to overcome this fear. and the fear is the most damaging thing that we are seeing. we are facing very serious loss here in texas, one of those is fb 4 which authorized to ask for immigration documents. so you get into the shelters and you are facing this situation where you have to provide your information. and let me tell you something, local officials are being really, really honest and up front saying you are not going to be detained. border patrol is not here to detain you, they are here to help you. but now we have another shocking situation where these kids, these adult children or younged adults who are part of the community and the economy are helping --d adults who are part of the community and the economy are helping -- adults who are part of the community and the economy are helping --

>> as to what so what you are they are under great duress and also concerned, scared because of what is impending might also affect them as before one of them and again a state law there. let's me get over to adolfo on this. the number that we are seeing from uscis, 800,000 being able to take advantage of contact dhaka i go on,indak daca, estimates are that there could be 1.9 million that could take advantage of daca. this is clear ily a big number individuals. should the president on tuesday decide to say no more daca, when you look at this, what might be the ripple effects? >> these are people that were able to work jobs that they studied for in college because of daca. so now they may not be able to do that if the program is ended or rescinded and phased out.

people who have -- these are people who have mortgages, they have cars, so they were always here. but i think now in the last five years with daca, terp able hey to come out of the shadows more and exercise their ability to take up jobs that they wouldn't be able to do before. >> and one of the footnotes, president trump is in the state of texas or was, a state that has 271,000 daca eligible individuals. that is about 14% of the total number when we look at what some of the estimates are. i apologize for the short amount of time, we've been watching the president. we'll get you next time and thank you so much for sticking with us this afternoon. right now president trump is on his way to louisiana this

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also a former aide to senator hillary clinton. he's now executive director for the democratic party. thank you both for being here. kurt, you saw some of the video. president trump meeting with those of his own and as well as the democrats today as he was about to board air force one. we were just speaking with representative al green and he said that it was cordial, that the president seemed support difference. might this be a different president when he gets back to washington, d.c.? will he have a different bedside manner? >> i guess we'll find out as soon as tuesday when he announces his decision about the dhaaca program. if he announces that he will rescind it, i think it sends the message that donald trump is still donald trump. if he takes a step backward and try to say keep the brahm in

34r5i program place and infuriating his ally, but putting the disaster relief program first, that is what everyone is waiting to see. every time something positive happens, he steps on it with a defeat or unexpected announcement. will this be different. time will tell. history has shown that this president is exactly who he is. and while we might get teleprompter trump once in a while, the president who spoke in phoenix about how terrible the media is, that is the real donald trump. >> and the real donald trump, we've asked that question many times. do you think it go back to the white house a different person, this his first nam sdatural dis. >> not really. what we saw is a tremendous amount of goodwill on the ground. i don't want to overestimate what he's continue. that is what he is supposed to

do. but it didn't obviate the need to work hard to support the victims in texas. i was with hillary clinton during 9/11 and afterwards and we saw with hurricane sandy, there is this sniping that takes place. we were still arguing for funds to help the first responders from 9/11. so these things can drag out for a long period of time and we hope that we don't see that now. he with want everybody to go back to washington, work together and as representative green said, this is a seminal moment for the president and the congress. >> how long can they drag this out? what is being seen and written about and what is getting viral often will dictate or help to move the 2450e8gd there on tnee on the hill. and we mentioned the debt limit and taxes. do you think that this loses some of its energy and i'm talking about har i have, do

harvey, does it lose energy because it won't be talked about after a certain amount of time? >> we live in an a.d.d. society. we know the news of today two weeksing from now is not what we will be talking about. maybe it's north korea, maybe the russia investigation, maybe white supremacists, maybe a disaster. no one has time to focus on any one thing. and in the case of a disaster like this, i believe that there will be certainly consensus to get initial down payment out the door, but does anyone think that four months from now, since moopt months from now anyone in washington will be giving it that kind of attention even though people in texas will still be trying to bury themselves out of this disaster? >> so how do we stay focused on the people on on the ground? >> it will be up to the people the on grounds. they have on to maintain a significant amount of that burden. ted cruz, let's see how he behaves because he was on vocal

against sandy relief. even peter king in new york called him a hypocrite for what he has been saying now about harvey versus what he was saying for sandy before. but i think there is also a bigger >> they have to contend with things they have put forth. if they are talking about reforming for example flood insurance programs, and we see that this is going to happen more and more and more sadly because of climate change, but they've denied climate change. so how do they reconcile the need to focus on policies and sharpen them with the philosophical positions that have been some things that the republicans have taken up as of late. >> probably come down to economics. on this holiday weekend, two of my favorites, thank you for coming in today. up next, i'll talk to one of the heros of hurricane harvey. stick around.

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still following breaking news this coming out of

louisiana now. we've been watching air force one and president trump as he took off just moments -- within the last ten minutes from texas. and now arriving into louisiana. and you could see that the lower stairs have been now put forth. the president will then cop into his suvs and then continue his tour of the harvey -- hurricane harvey effected areas there in louisiana and houston and it is a very busy day and a very short jaunt there for air force one. that 747-200 taking off not more than 15 minutes ago. before the president now arriving in louisiana. and we are following his trip as he continues to be in louisiana. we're going to stay on these pictures and as we do do that, one of the people, or the types of people the president has been trying to meet are those who have been doing many great things on the ground.

whether they are the national guard, whether they are members of the military, vets, or other volunteers, ngos and cbos working so hard. this is one of them that has been doing some work that we'll bring in right now. he is emerging from hurricane harvey as one of those heros. the ceo of a small company called grunt style maker of patriotic apparent danielaler eck is a drivel sergeant during the rescue efforts and his company are stepping up in the recovery phase. sergeant daniel, thank you for being on the phone and what you are doing, i can't thank you enough. take us through your time line here, sergeant, when did you get to houston awhat did you do whe you got there. >> i flew in on tuesday on san antonio and flew to houston and called my business partner and he said it is just drizzling and don't worry about it and it was

sprinkling a little bit and very windy. but by the time we finished, because were launching our new bourbon brand, and by the time we finished, because the store closed early, it started raining sheets, really pouring. and we eventually had to go to a friend's house later that night, probably about 1:00 or so in the morning after watching the fight. but i have -- a by -- i have a big pickup truck and the water line was to the door. and we stayed over at a friend's house and i had to get back to san antonio to check on my family. so i had back around 10:00 in the morning or so on sunday. and it was very bad out. everything was flooded. but i eventually got back home and got on with business as usual. then monday i had a local business owner over in san antonio and he said, hey man, the flooding is bad in houston. maybe in another couple of other business roernz linking up with

government organization and are you in. and these are all also all vets. oh, yeah, sure. so we jump in our cars and meet up and over the next course of three days or so we're neck deep in water. we've rescued over 500 people now so far. and then when -- my company issed in chicago -- headquarters in chicago and they wanted to do something about and they made 9,000 shirts an hoodies and trucked them down. we are down here in woods burrow, texas, next to rockport and it is fantastic. people are so thankful. it is just amazing. >> sergeant, already serving the country and you have not stopped, president trump, sergeant, i want to let you know, we are watching live pictures, maybe you have a tv in front of you and the president and the first lady now coming down there in lake charles, louisiana. about 3:57 local time and just left texas and continue his trip

to find out how louisiana is doing there in the western part of the state. and we're going to stay on top. we are watching the president as he goes through his trip to try to find out and understand how hard folks are having it right now. you are seeing it there, in rockport. how hard are people having there. you have given out 9,000 shirts and hoodie. what are you seeing. >> after being from west and neck deep in the water that is sewage and these guys have absolutely nothing. a lot of them don't have anything left. and it's -- i could tell you that the resiliency that we see for a lot of the residents and again we are five days or six days into the storm and the flooding, obviously we're tired and warn out. we're go a-- going across the

street because it as was a raging river because she just wanted her medication and she's like i'll go with you. okay. but a bunch of former military guys and we're rowing as fast as we cannot to get swept away down the street and they finally go to her house -- >> is that today. is that today you are talking about? >> this was two days ago. >> two days ago. >> right now we are rebuilding and demoing our community center over here. >> gotcha. >> so no, this is wednesday i believe. and -- or no thursday. and so we get into her house and i couldn't get into it because the freezer floated up and blocked the door which was insane. so i go around to the back door and i get in and we find her medication. >> that is great. >> and the lady is just cracking jokes. what color should i paint my wall when i get my insurance. she was an old art teacher. that was hilarious. >> it is great to see that sort of positivity, despite losing

everything and she may not have found that medicine and that spirit is so important. and thank you to you for your company grunt style and donating what you are doing and stayed down there with other friends and fellow vets helping people and that is just -- that is that x factor that you have got and those who serve the country in uniform and continue to do so, just naturally, right, in these situations. so -- >> yeah. alex buck and derek, they just want to serve. and even the community alone has -- we raised over a quarter million dollars alone just to these causes and that is outside of what we've donated. americans are supporting their countrymen. >> that is right. >> and no matter race, color, religion, it does matter. >> we are all american. sergeant, thank you for what you are doing with grunt style. and keep on going. thank you, sir.