all great advice from our legal best, avery freeman, richard herman, thanks to both of you. appreciate it, gentlemen. thanks for hanging in there, richard. sorry about the audio problems but you pulled it through. you still pulled it through. thank you so much. all right. still ahead, congress returns to work next week. and one of the first orders of business the trump administration's request for the massive cash infusion for fema. will washington be able to put politics aside and be able to deliver on the president's promise of quick action to help hurricane harvey victims? >>> august 2017, catastrophic flooding from hurricane harvey hit houston and the coast of texas and louisiana. destruction is massive. families have lost everything. the final impact not yet known. but you can help. go to cnn.com/impact for information and to find links to charitable organizations and resources. your donations can make a difference. stay with cnn for continuing coverage of hurricane harvey's aftermath and impact your world. >>> all right. live pictures right now. this is called the firs