good morning, it's thursday, august 31st, 2017. welcome to "cbs this morning." there is breaking news. explosions rock a chemical plant outside houston after harvey knocks out power. dangerous fumes are forcing people to the hospital. in texas downpours caused flooding and dramatic rescues while houston drys out and assesses the damage. stealth fighters join forces with south korean and japanese jets in a show of power. we are in tokyo with a new warning after kim jong-unir fes a missile over japan.

blood cells into cancer killers wins government approval. >> sounds like a big deal. we begin with "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. authorities shut it down and they have evacuated. two explosions have gone off and waick, black smoke in harvey's ke. >>xplosions at a chemical plant. >> people could be impacted over 23 miles from the plant. >> harvey is moving inland after a new round of devastation. >> officials fear the death toll could climb as floodwaters receive the scope of the catastrophic storm. >> the president committed, unequivocally to committing the people of texas and texas will come through this and we will be stronger. after touring the devastation of hurricane harvey, president trump was pushing tax reform. >> i't dont wan to be

do you understand me? do you understand? >> the president and his defense secretary seemed to contradict each other on north korea. >> talking isn't the answer. are we out of diplomatic solutions for north korea? >> no. a deputy killed and two officers injured in a shoot youth at a hotel. >>20 years ago today, princess diane that died in a car crash that shocked the world. >> all that -- >> oh, my goodness. >> the ball game is over. the game saver. >> all that matters. >> in difficult times, such as these, we see the true character of the american people. friends helping friends, neighborlps heing neighbors and stranger helping stranger. together, we will overcome. >> on "cbs this morning."

texas where a group of gospel singers treated evacuees to a treat. ♪ this morning's "eye opener" is presented by toyota. let's go places. a little gospel music can get you through. welcome to "cbs this morning." charlie is off. nora has lest houston, but is on assignment. welcome, again. >> thank you. we begin with breaking news amid the texas flooding crisis. at least two explosions overnight and a flooded chemical plant in crosby is blamed on this disaster. >> the owner said there was no way to prev

at least one sheriff's deputy needed hospital treatment after inhaling chemical fumes. >> the plant is 25 miles northeast of houston. it was shut down last week before harvey made land fall. we are at the crosby fire department where they are assessing the danger. david, good morning. >> reporter: maurice, good morning. we left the fire department because i wanted to get you as close as possible where it was safe. the department set up a roadblock here. we are five miles from the chemical plant. we are 20 miles from the city of houston. right now, you have one deputy that went to the hospital, nine others that drove themselves there. the sheriff here in harris county says in all, there may be 20 people which saw treatment. a local hospital told us they have 21 people who have respiratory distress issues. according to the local sheriff, what came from the plant, whatever was released is nontoxic. i have to tell you, this morning, there a a

questions because there are different stories from different officials. the company has not yet had a news conference. we expect that shortly. there are people who witnessed what happened, it happened in the dark of night, black smoke blowing in the opposite direction of where we are. here is how we got here. this photo appears to show the sky glowing. a former worker at the facility took this photo. >> we could hear the pops and flames in the smoke from the distance we were at. >> since harvey hit on friday, this has been filled with five feet of water. by sunday, all the back-up systems failed. on tuesday, officials ordered all homes within a 1.5 mile radius to be evacuated. without proper refrigeration, the chemicals will degrade and explode. it will give off a thick, black smoke, which is irkating to the

this crosby facility produces organic peroxide used to make plastic. safety videos show what happens when the chemicals heat up. a small amount can cause an uncontrollable and violent fire. >> they should have had something to stop them. >> matt, with the houston chronicle investigated 2,000 nearby chemical plants at risk for potential harm. he says this ranks 21st on the plant. >> the plant is flooded. your reaction is, you are surprised at what? >> they didn't neutralize the chemical. seems like the easiest thing to do when you see that much water. neutralize the chemical. it's more important to get rid of the stock and knew ralize the threat than to keep it cool. >> reporter: that plant is still under water. if you have already had two explosions, how many more are therin

couple hours. the sheriff is telling people right now, most people have been evacuated within that one mile radius. the sheriff is telling people who may have gotten out to shelter in place. we cannot smell a chemical in the air, gayle, from five miles away. it has dissipated. we have in a safe spot. more when we have it. >> all right david, thank you. the last thing they need right now. thank you very much. >> harvey is a tropical depression headed toward arkansas and mississippi. the death toll climbed to at least 29. so far, first responders in texas made more than 13,000 rescues. 32,000 people in the state are in shelters at this hour. there is a growing crisis in parts of east texas. the city of beaumont lost its water supplyover night. an ya warner is in arthur, which is totally flooded. anna, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. here is a look at what ar

dealing with here. to give you a sense of where we are, harvey made land fall 45 miles away from here. now, major roads are flooded. i can tell you, you cannot get around. you hit water wherever you go. neighborhoods like this one, they are flooded. >> in areas east of houston. flooding stretches for miles, entire cities like port arthur are under water. >> if you call 911 and we haven't gotten there yet, we are on the way. >> reporter: the mayor put out video on facebook from his own flooded home. >> if you see someone rescued in your neighborhood, flag them doub if you are not comfortable or safe in your home. >> reporter: harvey made the second u.s. land fall wednesday and dropped 45 inches of rain on ports of east texas on friday. >> i have never seen anything like this. veryas

look at these houses and vehicles. people are going to lose. water so high, it keeps coming. >> reporter: this man waded through floodwaters to help rescue a woman trapped in her vehicle. cell phone video taken by a boater shows water over interstate 10. this is the same spot earlier this year. rising waters inundated shelters in two nursing homes forcing staffers and national guard to e vak wait. helicopters searched in the air looking for people pleading for help and hoisting them to safety. on the ground, rescuers are complicated says sergeant mark vincent. water meets land meets water meets land. you may have three slaps to get to more water. it's so sporadic. >> reporter: jean and her husband took shelter in a

home after water took over their house. >> everything i own is under water. i have on pajamas. this is what i own right now. >> reporter: to give you a sense of what people here are really facing, we met a young couple last night at a motel with two toddlers with them. they called for a rescue from the hotel they were staying at in port arthur. it was in the seconds story and they had snakes and alligators there. now, they are in a hotel in beaumont and guess what? they just lost all its water. margaret? >> anna, thank you. helicopters from the navy, coast guard and other agencies are flying rescue missions along the texas gulf coast this morning. two navy ships and marines will head to the region today from virginia. omar is in college station, texas. he saw some of the helicopter rescues firsthand. omar, good morning. >> reporter: what you hear behind me right now is a

helicopter skaud rant seven getting ready for another mission. we were with the search and rescue team and went to port arthur, texas and we were there when they started pulling desperate texans from the water. hundreds stranded in rising water, the path to safety has been this. a lifeline from the air. helicopter rescue crews are able to pluck residents from rooftops in raging rivers. in five hours, the team we were with pulled eight people and a dog from port arthur. >> i haven't seen anything like it before. >> reporter: this lieutenant was the pilot of the mission. if they want to be rescued, what should they do for a pilot to recognize them. sack two hand wave, a sign, anything out of the ordinary. >> reporter: it's a careful coordination to location and load people desperate to escape a toxic floodwater

the water is cold. three feet of water for a very long time. one of the first rescues that came up was an older woman, not able to get her medication. her son-in-law was able to grab her bible. he said, we are going to need it. >> reporter: so far, this team has flown over 40 missions with 250 rescues. one rescued was this 93-year-old woman. she was pulled to safety by petty officer joe snyder. he said part of the mission is helping calm people who are frightened and desperate. >> the feeling, knowing you are the person, the only hope. you showed up in the nick of time. >> reporter: these rescue swimmers are trained for the churning waters of the open sea. this is a very different mission for them. they cannot wear flippers when they go in the water. they have to wear boots to protect themselves from whatever debris may be in the water. one rescue swimmer said he thought his first rescue mission would be in w

home. >> so impressive, thank you. flash flooding could be a problem for millions of people from louisiana to arkansas. the center of the tropical depression is near monroe, louisiana. the hef rest rain in tennessee and kentucky. memphis could see a foot of rain. houston is not expected to see more rain until next week. as the floodwaters recede in houston, harvey's devastation is becomi becoming parent. drones show 14 feet of water coveri covering downtown on monday. mark, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. see that yellow 14-foot clearance sign? three days ago, the 14-foot waters rose that high. now, the waters keep receding. this debris mark is a measure of that. this flooding went on another 100 yards. major challenges here have yet to go

although the rains stopped, houston looks less like a city and more like a swamp. the life saving missions go on. border patrol agents rescued this woman clinging to a utility pole. >> push you up. one, two, three. >> reporter: ed is the chief executive of harris county, which includes houston. he has no clear sense of how many people are still missing. >> there could be some people in some vehicles that we haven't recovered yet. >> deputies found the body of an elderly couple and their four great grandchildren. they drown trying to escape the floodwaters. >> they swept the van back and got him back. it was under at least four feet of water. >> reporter: harvey dumped 1 trillion gallons of rain, enough water to go over niagara falls for 15 days. roughly a third of the county, some 450 square miles is

32,000 people have been forced into shelters. [ inaudible ] >>itis like we have nowhere to go. >> reporter: houston opened three megashelters that can house up to 20,000 people. officials vow to keep them open as long as necessary. >> we need to make sure we have plans. what are we going to do about housing? what are we going to do about schools? what are we going to do about infrastructure. the recovery is not weeks, it's years. >> reporter: fema has applications for help. the overall operation is down shifting from rescue to recovery from life threatening to getting life back to normal. >> thank you, mark. vice president pence will go to texas today to visit people impacted bihar vi and to see the damage. president trump sent a message

for tax reform at a factory in missouri. major garrett is at the white house. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the havoc that is hurricane harvey, president trump is trying to generate political momentum for tax reform. yesterday's speech was one of many on that topic. the white house is scrambling to pass the tax cut. only 48 days left in the house and senate. >> can i say missouri? or should assay missouri? >> reporter: rescues continue in texas and louisiana, president trump flew to missouri to talk about massive tax cuts. first, he addressed harvey's wrath. >> all of america is grieving with you. >> reporter: mr. trump was criticized for those not mentioned killed in his storm on tuesday's trip and not v

he says he witnessed the horror and devastation caused by hurricane harvey. the president promised relief for the middle class. >> we want to help them take home as much of their money as po possible. >> reporter: it's cuts for the wealthiest americans. lowering taxes on profits made overseas. before congress even addresses tax reform, it must pass a budget, secure funding for hurricane harvey and raise the debt ceiling. several house republicans sitting in front of him, the president said this is a chance for congress to redeem itself after the failure to pass obamacare repeal. >> i am fully committed to working with congress to get this job done. and i don't want to be disappointed by congress. do you understand me? [ applause ] >> do you understand? >> reporter: tax reform, will,

hurricane harvey relief. the vice president will, unlike the president, visit with victims of hurricane harvey and witness actual damage. maurice? >> major garrett at the white house. thank you. the u.s., south korea and japan put on a display of military power overnight in response to north korea's latest missile launch. video shows to b-1 supersonic bombers and f-35 fighter jets over north korea. they fired a missile over japan on tuesday. ben is in tokyo. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this was a very direct show of force to north korea. it wasn't just the u.s. it involved u.s. allies, japan and south korea. all of this happened hours after the u.s. conducted a successful missile defense test off the coast of hawaii. there are conflicting messages from washington on how to handle

north korea. on wednesday, president trump tweeted the u.s. has been talking to north korea and paying extortion money for 25 years. talking is not the answer. the same day, secretary of defense james mattis said we are never out of diplomatic solutions. today is the last day of the joint military exercises between the u.s. and south korea. that could be a time for the tensions to finally start going down. but, kim jong-un said he wants to keep launching missiles into the pacific. if he does that, it certainly won't help. gail? >> thank you, ben, reporting from tokyo. a 12-year-old girl in philadelphia has been cancer free for five years thanks to a treatment that won federal approval. ahead, how the breakthrough cancer

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♪ >> come on. >> go, go, go. >> witness video shows the scene when strangers banded together in houston to save another life. an elderly man got stranded on tuesday in his vehicle by rising floodwaters. people linked their arms together to form a human chain and rescue him. one of the rescuers is seen cradling him in his arms and carrying him to safety. these videos never get hold to me. strangers helping strangers, black or white, red state or blue state. heople want to help.

>> yeah. very nice. welcome back to "cbs this morning." charlie is off and norah is on assignment. >> we are seeing signs of recovery at two houston major airports. flights are slowly resuming. operations were suspended as of sunday as runways filled up with water. the first commercial flight since then landed last night. both airports have been opened to drop off relief supplies. they expect the full service to resume. >> many people forced out of their homes bihar vi are facing challenges as they return to see the destruction. emergency officials say the storm destroyed more than 1,000 homes in texas, 50,000 more are damaged. chris van cleave is in houston where he witnessed heart

breaking homecomings. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the water is down a foot in the last 12 hours. at the peak, it reached mid way up the door of this car. water going down is just the start of problems facing many thousands of people across southeast texas. jose garcia took a trip down the lane to their home every day for the past 19 years. this time, it's in their neighbor's boat. this your house? >> yeah. >> reporter: it's the first time back since hurricane harvey hit. they couldn't get in because they lost the key to the house. the garcia's didn't have high water here, so we waded through chest-deep water, to help get through their back window. inside, it's worse than they feared. what's going through your mind when you walked in here? >> i don't have words. >> reporter: the couple lives here with four of their adult children and o

a baby bottle and food sit unfinished on the counter, reminders of how quickly they had to get out. people parked their cars on the street thinking it was high enough. the water kept coming. a heart breaking homecoming for many families in crosby. >> everything is gone. >> reporter: he lives down the street. he had to canoe to his house. during the storm, his family woke up to three feet of water inside their home and had to go. what's in his truck bed is all he could salvage. what about the baby pictures and family photos. >> some are saved. not much. everything is almost gone. >> reporter: maribel was able to find enough dry clothes for a couple days. >> my kids want to come home. >> reporter: it's hard to imagine that will be possible anytime soon. for now, they will stay with family. >> i feel overwhelmed. you

helpless. i don't know what to do right now. >> reporter: a feeling shared by so many around here as they come home to find, there's not much to come home to. estimates show more than 80% of people in this area with water damage do not have flood insurance. no one we talked to has any flood insurance, which means they may be on their own when it comes to paying for repairs. maurice? >> heart breaking, chris. thank you. here is a look at this mornings other headlines. "the wall street journal" says the pentagon recognizes more american troops are in afghanistan than previously disclosed. 11,000 troops in afrg. earlier, the defense department say 8400 were deployed there. they did not count military personnel. >> the philadelphia inquirer says a penn state football trainer says he has no role in a fraternity party that led to the

tim green testified he would never allow alcohol abuse. he didn't know the 19-year-old was left to die after an alleged night of alcohol soaked hazing. the preliminary hearing for the kids resumes today. >> half a million pacemakers are at risk of hacking. the fda recalled implantable cardiac pacemakers, an unauthorized user could access the patient's device and lead to inappropriate pacing that could result in harming the patient. an update was issued to fix the problem. a u.s. news and world report says a breakthrough treatment to fight cancer has federal aproouft. it is the first approved gene therapy approved in the united states. it reprograms the body's immune system to attack a deadly blood

trials in 83% of children and young adults with lieu keek that. >> 12-year-old emily white was the first pediatric patient to receive this. she was dying of cancer. today, she is cancer free. they hope this type of therapy could be used against multiple diseases. david, good morning to you. >> good morning, gail. >> it's very exciting to hear about emily's story. help us understand why the medical community is so excited about this, being called a new frontier in medicine. >> so great to have a positive story this week. this is an amazing story. this is a treatment different than all other treatments. take out the immune cells from the children with this leukemia. send them to a factory in new jersey. they do gene therapy to target the cells back t

they send the cells back, they are infused into the child and 83% of children that failed all treatment go into remission. this is a living therapy. >> the treatments were a narrow group of patients. who is eligible initially? >> right now, it is children and young adults with a.l.l., a particular kind of leukemia that failed other treatments. in the pipeline is lymphoma in adults and children. >> this is eye popping. almost half a million dollars. 475,000. that's in line with certain other therapies. the payment for this is unique, right? >> no question about it. today, in "fortune" magazine, david goldman and myself have a piece talking about this. realize, put the $475,000 in perspective. a transplant, an alternative treatment is $800,000. what the pharmaceuti

negotiated with the u.s. government is that you only have to pay if the child is in remission at one month. you only pay if the drug works. actually basing the cost or charge of the drug on value is a new innovative way of pricing drugs. innovative treatment and payment. 475,000 is an enormous price, but at the same time, it is different in kids who don't respond and do respond. when this comes out for different indications, they are going to charge different amounts. it is based on what it saves. >> what are the risks? >> you are killing lots of cells at once. it's only administered in 20 centers that are certified and know how to deal with it. that number will expand over the next year. it is a difficult therapy. these kids have no other choice. to them, it is life saving. as you say with

beginning of the story. >> can you use it on other diseases or only for cancer? >> you are going to see approvals for lymphoma in adults. you are also have clinical tries, over 50 with different indications. they range from other kinds of cancer, like tumors and heart disease and others. it is exciting we have a living drug to treat patients. >> thank you very much doctor. ahead, mark phillips is outside kensington palace with how princess diana is being honored on the 20th anniversary of her death. >> reporter: 20 years ago, this place was a sea of flowers and a waive of shock and grieve swept over britain when princess diana died. what's happened since? that story coming up on "cbs this morning." e give you bare feet, backsweat, and gordo's... everything.

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years ago today in a car crash in paris. her death, at the age of 36, she was only 36 years old, shocked the world and triggered a flood of grief and anger, too. her son's prince william and harry visited a memorial outside her former home in kensington palace. we are outside the home she left behind. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the crowds gathered for diana, again. much smaller this time than 20 years ago when this was a scene of mass mourning for the princess. frankly, it's taken that long to try to understand what her life and her death meant. the only official recognition of the anniversary was the brief public appearance of her two sons and william's wife, kate and the memorial garden dedicated to diane that and the well wis

a fate echo after the public grief that followed diana's shocking death. >> such a waste, isn't it? i think i'm speaking for everybody. incredibly sad. >> reporter: back then, it became more than a tragedy for two young boys. william was 15 and harry 12 at the time. it was a national drama that seemed to shake the foundations of the monarchy. of the queen who waited too long before acknowledging the nation's sorrow. of the heir to the throne, prince charles blamed for the breakdown of the marriage and of the people's princess who seemed to single handedly drag the stuffy royal family into the modern world and who had more or less become its brand. >> she touched our heart. >> reporter: the fractures and the bond between the royals and

the people that diana's death revealed became the story then. in some ways, her death is proving more difficult than her life was. >> reporter: 20 years later, the flowers are gone and the great flood of shock and grief that swept britain has long since receded and left a sad nos stall ja behind. prince william and kate live in the palace. all the changes turned into a question of style. >> goes to show you what a massive figure she was and still is. >> reporter: royal correspondent. >> in terms of press interest, in terms of the way the younger world go about their job. so, she is that. she is the focal point. >> reporter: somebody who has not been a focal point lately is prince charles, the next king, who decided, many think wisely, to keep silent during this

commemoration. as for diana's sons, they, too, have decided to commemorate this event in silence. maurice? >> thank you. i remember how the news traveled to get home to turn on the tv instead of the smartphone. >> it happened in the middle of the night. i remember being up. people were so worried about william and harry at the time, they were so young, how are they going to turn out. they apparently turned out okay. she would be proud. >> she would. how harvey forces an

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it is thursday, august 31st, 2017. welcome back to "cbs this morning." texas flooding leads to dangerous fire and smoke at a chemical plant in houston, we are near the scene. thousands of people seek help in texas, we ask the ceo about the relief efforts. first, here is today's "eye opener." a fire burnings thi morning at a flooded chemical plant is blamed on the disaster. >> according to theal loc sheriff, what came out of the plant is nontoxic. quis morning, there are a lot of onestis. >> major roads are flooded. you cannot get around town. you hit water everywhere you

now is helicopter squadron seven getting ready to go. we were there when they pulled texans from the water. >> this debris mark is a measure of the flooding. it went on another 100 yards. major challenges have yet to go away. >> tax reform will take a backseat to hurricane harvey and the vice president will visit victims. raised a lot of money toward harvey efforts. >> the original goal was $200,000. >> we are seeing humans helping humans. doesn't matter, rich, poor, black, white. everybody is helping everybody. it's incredible to witness. >> i'm gayle king with margaret

charlie is off, norah is off on an assignment. officials backed away from reports there was an explosion at this facility. they say there were popping noises. it was confusing. harvey knocked out power to the plant. some of the chemicals inside can burn without refrigeration. >> the plant is about 25 miles northeast of houston. everyone living within a mile and a half of the plant had already been evacuated. david is with emergency units near the scene. david, good morning. >> reporter: call it what you want. there was types of miniature small explosions, at least officials can see that when speaking a short time ago. on the scene of the plant, there

vehicles. inside the vehicles are containers that hold 36 pounds of this organic chemical used in the manufacturing of plastics. those bottles are what are popping, they are catching fire. three of the 18-wheelers lost refrigeration. the fire is burning about five miles from where i am shooting flames 30 to 40 feet up in the air. we can finally see, because the sun is starting to rise, there is no smoke on the horizon from where we are. it is blowing in the opposite direction. the good news, we are in a safe zone. they are telling people in this area around crosby, you are okay. there was a one and a half mile evacuation zone set up. officials believe it is legit. stay with that. they don't think they need to order any other kind of evacuation. again, they expect more fires to

two other 18 wheelers lost refrigeration. the rest could go as well. there's five to six feet of floodwater at the plant. it is practically inevitable. >> okay. thank you so much this morning. what is left of harvey is moving toward oregon and mississippi right now. the storm killed at least 29 people. 50,000 homes in texas were hit by flooding or other damage. rising waters, boats and helicopte helicopters used to help people in beaumont and port arthur. there's a need for shelter in orange, texas, near the louisiana border. michelle miller is there with a story about a church with too many people and not enough help. michelle, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. more about that church later. i want you to see this. it wasn't just rain the outer

excuse me, wind. the high winds of 40 miles per hour knocked down trees and power lines like this, clearing out any electricity for the folks here. the biggest challenge remains, floodwater, several feet of it. note this. there's all kind of debris and chemicals and critters like snakes. we have seen them floating around out here. makes these residential neighborhoods look like bayou backland. >> i never heard before in my life. >> reporter: floodwaters forced veronica and her family from their orange, texas home. the small community of less than 20,000 is struggling to recover from harvey's impact. the baptist church is one of two operating shelters in town. the pastor says they are at triple capacity with 400 people crammed inside. >> too

come together to show love and challenges we just don't have the resources. >> reporter: where do all these people go? >> i don't know. we talked about trying to bring in buses to take them to other shelters. >> reporter: what other shelters? >> we don't know. a lot of people want to help and people need to stay. you can see the heart break in people's eyes. we don't know where they go. >> we have been out since 5:30 this morning. >> reporter: caretakers and volunteers work together to help people stranded at an assisted living home and brought them to the church. >> i'm trying to do what i can to help these people. it's total devastation. my heart just, i just got to help these people. >> reporter: the one thing folks here don't need anymore of is rain. while it's bone try now, more rain is

margaret? >> michelle, thank you. >> you never think about what he was saying, i'm just trying to help them. i never thought until our reporting about snakes and alligators in the water. you are trying to survive and now you have to deal with that, too. >> they are everywhere. the federal government designated the american red cross to co-lead mass care during disasters, including shelter, food and emergency supplies. in texas, it's put 32,000 people in shelters. the organization and its partners served more than 180,000 meals since the storm began. more than 1500 volunteers are on the ground. gail mcgovern is the president and ceo of american red cross and joins us from the texas red cross volunteer command center in austin. good morning to you, gail. i know you have quite the assignment ahead of you. at this point, do the available resources meet the demand you

>> well, we have, as you said, 1500 volunteers on the ground and more on the way. but, as you have also reported, there are additional evacuations, people presenting in shelters. the need is enormous. we have an outpouring of support and a lot of people that are interested in volunteering. as you said, as of tuesday night, we served 180,000 meals and snacks. people are just showing up at the shelters and the challenges have been incredible. just getting supplies in when all these roads have been flooding has been unbelievable. the heroics. we were bringing volunteers and city dump trucks so they could get through the water. we have high water vehicles now from the department of defense. 20 of them that are b

supplies into the shelters. >> gail, the donations -- go ahead, finish. finish. >> no, i was just going to say, it's really been a challenge. >> i have to say, the donations are pouring in. help us understand. take us through the donation process. say someone donates $100. how much of that is going to go to the harvey victims. they want to help them, they are so moved. there are concerns some of that money goes to red cross overhead and pr. how much of that $100 goes to the harvey victims people want to help? >> well, on average, 91 cents of every dollar that we spend goes to our services. we are really proud of the fact that we keep our overhead low. people that are designating money for victims of hurricane harvey, that money will be used for the people that were impacted by hurricane

we are taking great care to make sure we are great stewards of our donors dollars. >> 91% goes to harvey -- when you say our services, is that red cross services or the money going to harvey victims. >> red cross services are going to things like food, things like supplies, things like clean-up kits. depending on the level of financial support that we get, we would also like to give financial support to the victims as well. but, we are going to make sure that every designated dollar that is going to this storm is used appropriately. like i said, on average, 91 cents goes to our services. we are really proud of that. >> gail, i'm sure you are aware of stories that say 25% of the money has gone to overhead. some peoplre

that's way too much. you have to donate to other organizations. i'm sure that doesn't sit well with you. >> well, they can take a look at our financial statements and see what our overhead is. i can tell you that i am really proud of the fact that we are good stewards of our donors dollars. i know how these gifts are given. i understand the generosity of the american public. the need is so great, people just always step up for us. we take that responsibility very, very seriously. >> how much has been raised so far and how much are you trying to get? >> the need is enormous. you have seen the visuals. it's really incredible. we are going to be at it for very, very long time. in terms of what we have raised, it's literally changing by the hour. >> what is it at

what is it at this hour? >> sometime next week, we will be able to give you a better idea of how much money we have raised because it's changing very rapidly. >> grail mcgovern thank you for joining us this morning. one of the most memorable images of hurricane harvey is this picture. we remember this, the elderly people sitting in waist-deep water. one of the women in the photo

reid hoffman is considering an elder statesman. he is a venture capitalist in investing in new ideas and businesses. he is with us to discuss the futu future of tech and how artificial intelligence can change. still ahead on "cbs this morning."

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airbnb. we welcome reid hoffman back to the studio. you are an elder statesman. in silicon valley, that's 25. >> maybe 31. >> it's great to have you here. you are in town for an artificial intelligence conference. there are many views about artificial intelligence. many think grea great, this is the way of the future. elon musk has concerns and reservations about it. your thoughts? it scares a lot of people. >> technology has opportunity and threat. those are great. when cars were invented, people were scared of them. >> sure. >> they regulated, initially, someone had to walk in front of them waving a flag because who knows what would happen. it's a legitimate, what's the downside and the concern. that's real with ai. elon is very sport. the opportunities are

we need to navigate this the right way. we can impact ai to create more jobs, use ai to solve disease. there's a bunch of things that it can be instrumental to and we need to not lose sight of that. >> you say increase jobs. >> yes. >> the fear is jobs are not going to be taken by foreign workers, but computers. you are saying that's not the case? >> broadly, all tech know logical transitionings change. we need to make sure we do that. >> is that where we are now? >> i think we are at the beginning of it. it will get worse because the whole stack, everything from autonomous vehicles, which will replace what a lot of people are driving. cars created suburbs, new economic centers, construction, retail jobs, a n

things. that's what you are looking for. with ai, that may help us with the ways to extend capabilities to do new jobs. >> help me with self-driving cars here. how is that a good idea? i'm afraid of that. i's hard enough with people driving them. >> exactly. >> well, if you took technology and said all we have is self-driving cars, you would have 90% reduction in accidents and fatalities. you wouldn't be waiting in congestion, you would be able to sleep in the back and drinking and driving, which today is a horrific, malignant thing to do. you would be expected to do it. you are having a beer in the car. of course, that's fine. you are relaxing on the way home and won't get a ticket. >> you are comforting. i know there's more to come on this topic. we thank you very much for

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♪ gorgeous voice there. a group of gospel singers using the power of their voices to lift the spirits of harvey evacuees. they led a series of hymns at the expo center in texas. a clip reached 14 million views online. white encurages people to serve the community. >> they say it was a spontaneous thing. gospel music can take you places you didn't know you needed to

>> we do. bravo to you, victoria white. norah o'donnell is on assignment. bravo to her. margaret brennan is here. >> right now, it is time to show you some of the morning's headlines. variety reports tickets for bruce springsteen's upcoming solo on broadway went on sale and quickly ended up on resale sights listed for $7500. that's one ticket, u.s. dollars. despite ticketmasters verify program that's supposed to thwart those, tickets for the initial eight-week run sold out instantly. springsteen on broadway has been extended. >> do you think it's going to be any good? i can't wait. the machine that printed the recent $758 million winning power ball ticket has been ti

took the unusual step of taking it out of service hoping it will be displayed somewhere. may vis bought the ticket in chicopee. the store was churning out tickets for 20 years. the mercury news in san jose reports american fathers are getting older. researchers found in 2014, the average age of fathers of newborns was 30.9 years olds. older fathers are more likely to have better jobs and more resources. late fatherhood can be linked to increased birth defects. in response to harvey, the school district will provide three free meals a day. they granted a waiver to allow them to receive free breakfast, lunch and dinner. they need to apply for

waiver. go to cbsthismorning for more information. the flooding disaster tested the resolve and strength of everyone forced to evacuate. going home is a challenge for people who have to salvage whatever they can. we'll get you that sound later. the douglas family does have flood insurance, which is the good news. they are clearly having a tough time. >> analysts estimate harvey may cost homeowners $40 billion, with a "b" to repair the damage. it may be another concern for the victims of the storm. the measure could make it harder to shoe insurance companies for delayed claims. they encouraged homeowners to fi

law. fema received 37,000 claims for the national flood insurance program. that number is expected to rise. a consumer organization estimates 80% of the people impacted by the storm do not have flood insurance. cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger is here. we talked about this the other day, making it tougher for flood vicks to file. how is this going to help? >> this rule is interesting. it was passed earlier in the year, well before we were in disaster season. it was designed to curve lawsuits against companies in the aftermath of a natural disaster. >> like this one. >> like this. it had rules and modifications. what would happen if an insurance claim went to trial? a couple pieces of this that is important, we see a reduction in compensation to some lawyers who woulep

suing companies, if that claim came in substantially less than expected. so, lawyers may say i don't want to take these cases, it's too risky, i might not get paid enough money. the other part is insurance companies paid a fee for dragging their feet if the claim was in the court system. that would be reduced under this law. >> helping or hurting the consumer? come on? >> consumer advocates are against this. the plaintiff bar is a strong one. it's unclear. what we know is the rules do not apply to people who have national flood insurance coverage. those folks are fine. as you said, it's 80% of the people who don't have that coverage. >> how big of a problem is it going to be? >> it's an issue. first of all, those people who don't have coverage want to sue or have coverage under a normal homeowners or auto policy. the bigger issue is w

>> yeah. >> will it be from red cross? will it be from fema or other direct assistance from the government? the problem we have seen in previous storms whether it's katrina or sandy, a lot of people say, i got some assistance, but it wasn't enough. i came out of the storm with a ton of debt. okay, with low interest debt, but it was debt. many people, a lot of financial planners i talked to say we are concerned for the financial stability of the folks who live in this region. >> the federal flood programs say it's $25 billion in debt. is there a path? >> the program has told us that there's about 1.6 or 7 billion left with cash on hand. then they could borrow up to $5.8 billion or so. the limit is $30 billion. i know what you are thinking, oh,

to push us to this limit. remember, that limit has been expanded a number of times in the past. we expected that would be the case, especially with the severity of this storm. >> thank you so much. now, let's get back to what families are facing when they return home. the douglas' in dickinson, texas have to salvage what they can. >> this stuff will be replaced. >> came back in today, opened the door, my husband opened the door, i broke down and cried. it was devastating to me to see everything ruined. my heart goes out to everyone. we all lost practically everything. we lost both cars and, of course, the house is flooded. but, we are all okay. >> you know, this is what families do in these towns. we have had five or six feet of water in this house. we never had that. >> amazing

grateful for the smallest things when you go through something like that. a picture. a memory. something somebody gave you a few years ago. the fact you are alive. that's very, very different. >> things people took for granted gone. >> hot and cold water. clean water. photographs show the toll of harvey on texans. one is the picture of the nursing home, the resident sitting in waist-deep water, which spread online. another picture showing the residents safe and dry at another facility. jaime yuccas spoke to a woman in the picture. jaime, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the name of the small nursing home is a beautiful life, in italian. life bake unbearable when water came rushing into the home during hurricane harvey. we spoke with former resident, ruth miller. she said what happened. can you tell me about being in the

>> i didn't like it. >> reporter: you didn't like it? >> no. it scares me. >> reporter: as the water rose around ruth miller and her friend, the 64-year-old says staffering relied on a simple mantra. >> keep calm and collected. >> reporter: chemocalm and collected. they kept saying that over and over. >> smells good, doesn't it? >> reporter: the nursing homeowners said they were initially told to shelter in place. >> that is where the water rose in this room. >> reporter: evacuation was soon their only option. >> within 45 minutes to an hour, it went from ankle to stomach. >> reporter: to get help, she snapped this photo and sent it to her daughter in florida. i said do what you have to do. >> reporter: a few hours after the image was posted on social media came a rescue, then the

>> what was it like when you first saw me today? >> oh. happy. >> reporter: ruth is now living with her older sister. >> when you look at that picture, what goes through your mind? >> how tragic this could have ended up. i think the water level rose there and luckily, it held. it held. >> reporter: she will stay with her sister until the family can find a new facility to fit her needs. the owners plan to rebuild. there's plenty of damage outside as well as inside. there's to anytime when they could return here. >> social media, a few hours and they were rescued in a way that wasn't probably possible or likely years ago. >> we saw the rescue from beginning to end. >> iconic training in california had its ups and downs over the

years. lee cowan shows how it's finally on track. >> reporter: in the city of los angeles, not known for public transportation. it's been such a move to celebrate this, one of the shortest railways. coming up on "cbs this morning,"

the so-called world's shortest railway will reopen to the public this morning in los angeles. the train known as angel's flight carried people the past 116 years. it travels 300 feet on a 330 degree incline in the heart of downtown l.a. on many occasions, it's almost disappeared for good. lee cowan shows us the decades long effort to safe this pop cull h culture icon. >> reporter: the sight of a herd of goats in downtown los angeles was a head scratcher. but, their appetite had purpose. they were here to clear the underbrush on an incline too steep for a lawn mower. too steep for just about anything. saved the little engine that could. ♪ >> reporter: in 1901, the angel's flight railway began

trips up and down l.a.'s bunk erp hill. >> from top to bottom, 300 feet. the world's shortest franchise railway. >> reporter: it was short, but the commute was prakt. >> caller:. >> in the morning and afternoon, people commuted to work. >> reporter: gordon remembered his first ride in 1946. for him, the twin car named olive and sinai. >> does it sound the same? >> absolutely the same. that ring of the cable over the rollers. that's what i remember. >> a piece of pop culture making cameos. >> no problem. >> reporter: perry mason maid the trip to the courthouse below. an extra behind jimmy stewart in the glenn miller story. >> reporter: and it's currently the scene of the crime in the upcoming crime of

"bosh" as in detective harry bosh. >> i'll always be the guy that killed somebody. >> reporter: best selling author says angels place in l.a. lower made it the perfect setting for the search for clues. >> to me, like it was a real, live metaphor, a bridge that goes from old l.a. to new l.a. >> reporter: this little railway even won an oscar. with some help from emma stone and ryan gosling. their on board kiss in la la land was no accident. >> when he was an up and coming actor, he was living downtown a block away. he always wanted to ride it and it was always closed. >> reporter: yes, like any tinsel town titan, the career had its ups and downs. by the late '60s, progress in the form of downtown

relic. in 1969, it was dismantled and put in storage. >> there was such a cry from the citizens -- >> reporter: it was loved that much? >> it was loved that much. the city council, on behalf of the people made the promise it will come back. >> reporter: it took almost 30 years, but angel's flight did come back. there was a problem. the restoration was done improperly. in 2001, one of the cars broke loose, killing an 83-year-old tourist. it was shut down. in 2013, a derailment forced another shutdown. there's where olive and sinai have been sitting ever since. the only customers, the goats. that could have been the end of it. >> yeah. should we give up and walk away? we looked at each other and said we cant do that. >> reporter: they needed

to foot the bill for service. they came. in the form of downtown investors anxious to weave the old into the new. a host of safety upgrades have been done. they have evicted the termites and finally, angel's flight is now back on track. gordon pattison is waiting for the paint to dry. >> it's still here and so am i. >> reporter: never gets old for you, does it? >> never gets old. >> reporter: the old fashioned feeling of going nowhere fast. maybe that's a sign of progress, too. for "cbs this morning," lee cowan, los angeles. >> brings that romantic mystique back to l.a. i like that. you are watching "cbs this morning." we'll be right back.

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think about it and he made such a huge impact on so many people. i just remember people crying at his concerts. and i mean he was just so good. so good he was bad. >> there you go. so good he was bad. and quincy jones helped produce this record and he said that- right kind of the time where the turmoil really started for michael jackson. so he suggested to him that he write the songs. and he composed nine of the 11 songs of course it went on to sell 35 million records. in x it's platinum. unbelievable. so classic and did you know martin scorcese directed this video? >> i want to dance and tell them your butt is mine. >> get your black leather and studs on. >> go ahead and defuse the tense situation on the spot. >> unbelievable. 30 years ago today. wow. what a moment. well,

from michael jackson to grilling. this labor day weekend, lowe's home improvement. they have you covered and "great day washington's" andi hauser is getting fired up about all the possibilities. >> reporter: that's right. we're at lowe's home improvement. now with labor day coming up it's kind of the unofficial end of summer. but that doesn't mean you have to stop grilling. in fact, for a lot of us let's be honest, with the keel temperatures it's easier and maybe -- cooler temperature it's easier maybe more full -- easier and more more fun to get out and grill. we've got earl. thank you for joining us this morning. thanks for inviting us in. i appreciate that. >> right. >> reporter: so grilling, either you're gas person or a charcoal person. right? >> correct. either a gas or charcoal. >> reporter: what do you prefer? >> i prefer gas. >> reporter: all right, all right, now there's something kind of unique about this grill though. talk to us about it. >> okay. basically this grill here is -- you can switch