courage of law enforcement and the first responders who are right now dealing with this disaster. at least 17 people have died since harvey first made landfall and sadly, that number could rise. we'll be watching it. >> president trump toured some of the hardest hit areas of texas yesterday. he and greg abbott praised emergency responders and the resolve of all the victims of harvey's destruction. >> we want to do it better than ever before and we want to be looked at in five and 10 years from now that this is the way to do it. this was of epic proportion, nobody has ever seen anything like this. every step of the way as the hurricane came across the shore, as the flooding began in houston, texas, the president and his cabinet remain in constant contact with me and my staff and they all had one thing to say, texas, what do you need? how can we help? >> texas governor greg abbott joins us live. good to see you today. i have to say that the world