a lot of them here in corpus christi. those numbers have been climbing steadily over the last several hours, of course, as people come to realize and report in, hey, we don't have any power here, some of the lucky people, though, are here in corpus christi right behind me, you can see some lights. those people have obviously not lost power. some of the areas further inland from here have. now we also have a situation on south padre island, one of the barrier islands here, just off the coast of corpus christi. corpus christi firefighters have been over there. they were battling a major house fire. those were their words over there. obviously, the chief was concerned about having to dispatch firefighters to fight that fire in the middle of a hurricane. now, that has been a concern about how first responders would handle some of these dangerous winds and the potential for flash flooding here as well. again we are told that firefighters have been over there trying to dell with that fire and keep it from spreading to any other

mmediate we remain down in corpus christi. we're pushing more boats on the ater from all parts of the country. we have resources here, and we in the fight to support the state of texas here with the entire coast of the guard. couple of just messages as the up here. ot this was a very, very dangerous storm with catastrophic need to ces and folks not underestimate that. it is going to be a sustained challenge for the coming days. times, folks wrongly presume the wind event is going o be the most challenging event. i've seen the course over my career, it is actually the water event. are in for a real significant water event in the coming days. eed the word to your emergency managers, to the citizens out there self-rescuing and helping boats, lks with their we'll need that responsibility. the response numbers are overwhelmed right now. attenuate the o asks. our men and women are flying helicopters around very serious rain bands. in and around them, the boats challenges.with the so understand patience is important here but your uni

so no flights in and out of corpus christi. odd story coming out of here from corpus christi police. at 11:00 p.m. tonight just as hurricane harvey was making land fall just north of here, a homeowner shot and intruder. police had to go respond to that. in the middle of the category four storm. they say the intruder of coherent as he was transported today a local hospital. but again, these were first responders that were forced to go out and respond to an incident in the middle of the massive winds, torrential rain that we have been experiencing here in corpus christi. and that was the concern from city officials throughout the day. just how first responders would handle dealing with the hurricane and responding to those in need. this situation they were able to do it safely. >> thank god for that. it seems like it's calm where you are. was it this way earlier as well? >> no it was not. again the winds keep shifting. the longer we stand out here we see the difference. we notice variations in which way the winds is blowing. righ

corpus christi is on the good side of the storm.ound on land and capture some friction and slows down a bit. this is still a nasty storm as you're talking about winds 90, 100 miles-an-hour around a whole lot of rain. here's the storm surgical on the right side. you're -- surge on the right side and you're talking about a good 10 feet. that's going to be all night because this is such a slow-moving system. the second concern is going to be rain. the reason rain's such a big problem is there's nowhere for this to go. typically you see it run onshore and then inland. we have a high pressure system blocking it and bounce off it and eventually back towards the shore and then it's no longer a hurricane in the next couple days and meanders around the coast. moving inland, approaching san antonio, drifting back to the coast and lingering. at this point i'm thinking to monday, tuesday, perhaps wednesday we're still seeing rainfall. i'll leave you with this. look at this potential path as we're looking at it just sitting there. it bounces up

not as bad as corpus christi.ut it's the flooding after days and days of rain like this that really has people most concerned. you can see my photographer is higher than me right now. it's because he is standing on top of a seawall that was put in a good century ago after a devastating hurricane here. the seawall did its job. there you hear some devastating lightning and thunder there. the seawall did its job with hurricane ike in 2008 which devastated this area. the surges caused some flooding on the other side of the gulf, on the bay side. so they know flooding can be an issue here. you'll find markers all over town that show just how bad the flooding got during hurricane ike. at the same time, people are staying put. we actually shot a business just down the road here that had a sign up that said "open until all the letters blow off this sign." i haven't checked in the last few minutes but it will be interesting to see if the letters are still on that sign. katy? >> yeah, and if anybody in texas knows what it's

and here in corpus christi, no reports of major damage. power outages yes, but they've also been able to get the lights back in some areas. the truth, is gorge until morning or daylight we won't know how bad it is. it we do know it won't be over anytime soon. >> martin, thank you for the reporting. let's no switchover to derek van dam. derek live in san antonio, texas where many people have decided to evacuate, to move into safer ground inland. what has gnat situation been like with people who got to safer ground? >> well, george this is the largest city and closest city to the evacuation zone across the southeast coast of texas. and you heard martin talk about how we're going to be measuring the rainfall over the next five, seven days. slow moving storm. we're talking about inches if not feet. and i'm trying to put this into perspective for our international audience as well. we have done the calculations and we're expecting an area of 20 inches plus, that's 500 millimeters -- if we were to spread that out, the area expecting that amount

corpus christi, the storm surge will hit to the northern portions, corpus christi may luck out. they'll still get devastated by the strong winds of that area. hurricane warnings for everybody here in the red around corpus christi. these are tropical storm forced winds. tornado watch in and around the corpus christi area, all the way up to houston, there have been tornado warnings around, a couple with the bands tracking those, as well. tornado a big threat as we're move on through the rest of the evening today, any land fall tropical system does have potential for tornados. here is the storm surge warning. this is new this year, the national hurricane center just started upwards of five, six, seven feet, in some areas, 12 feet from this storm and you can see where that is from houston all the way down towards the corpus christi area. we'll continue to monitor that guys, across our region. one thing a little bit different. it will stay in texas a little bit longer. we're tracking harvey for the weekend, right now it looks like things may be a little bit better, we'll talk much mo

only 115 miles southeast of corpus christi. we keep saying that because that's where the eye of the storm is heading, winds at 110 miles per hour and still moving northwest at 10 miles per hour. we can do the easy math on that. we're now about 11 to 12 hours from the center eye coming over the top or very near corpus christi. here's the updated forecast path of the hurricane center. they think it has an excellent chance of gaining 10 more miles per hour and becoming a major category 3. 7:00 p.m. we're talking about -- this is local time here, the sun is setting and hurricane force winds are now coming onshore as the sun is setting in this area. after this the storm will weaken slowly and still think it can do this buttonhook here. maybe only as a tropical storm but regardless this is tuesday and this is wednesday up here near galveston and galveston bay area. that's the long term trend. we'll deal with the immediate threat the landfalling storm in the eye and storm surge that comes along with it. this is at 5:00 p.m. this eveni

among the volunteers are three college students who evacuated their home in corpus christi 140 miles away yesterday. >> we boarded up the house, we tried to push everything in. it was hectic and chaos in koar puskoar -- corpus was all the stores were running out. we want to get the house ready and get out of here pause we didn't want to hit traffic. >> they learned their house had been damaged in the storm. >> one of our friends back home our coworkers sent us pictures. our trees in front of the house have been up rooted. the damage could have been a lot worse with minor things and for us coming all the way over here and not being stuck in there and what we go bac back to. >> henry is executive director of the greater san antonio red cross. he says he's not sure what aid will be needed next. how many people are currently in need of shelter. >> right now currently in san antonio i think right around a thousand people in shelters in our vicinity. the need is could be increasing or decreasing based on the situation on the ground which you know is changing. >> you've been in and around sa

i made a phone call to the mayors of corpus christi and rockport. i did not have the ability to connect the left messages. for the mayors of victoria and port lavaca, they seem to be in strong spirits. they preside over cities that have suffered some meaningful damage, but they are working very aggressively to try to help their citizens respond to their , and i offerd offe them as well as the other mayors any and all help that the state of texas can provide. now for some more granular detail. as a result of the briefing that i just had. looking at the texas military thanion, there are more 1300 service members who are currently activated, and we anticipate increasing that amount by 500 more, giving us about service members who will 1800 be activated to assist in responding to the hurricanes and its aftermath. as far as the texas department of transportation, they are already undertaking cleanup operations around the corpus christi and yoakam areas working to clear pathways along the roadway's there, which is impressive that they were able to get in

chief robert rocha from corpus christi fire.nk you. >> thank you, sir. >> jon: we're following every move hurricane harvey makes as it barrels through texas. the problem for texas is the storm is going to stop in its tracks and just continue to dump rain on the lone star state. feet and feet of rain. our live continuing coverage of this monumental storm continues right here in just a moment. stay with us. ♪ walter? hmm? is that the rest of our food? what? no. how come you have cheese in your beard? because switching to geico could save you 15% or more on car insurance. oh! ok. geico. because saving 15% or more on car insurance is always a great answer. whoa! gross! >> jon: taking a live look at southeast texas. a category 4 storm as it came ashore hours ago. let's go to fox news meteorologist, adam klotz, and more on what it's forecast to do if here. >> we've been talking about where the eye of the hurricane has been rolling onto shore and further east it's a large system. what you're seeing stretching from where it made shore t

in between corpus christi, ac drift and port o'connor,. that will be it. we still have a tremendous wind and in the hurricane force wind and tropical force wind from corpus christi, almost to houston. we will talk storm surge in a bit. >> as the conditions deteriorate , do you see those people? they really are throwing caution to the wind. then there's this guy out swimming and surfing in the waves near the shore. there is a sign that says no swimming. the beaches have been closed since yesterday so no one is supposed to be out there. that storm will last the gulf coast and he tweeted a photo of receiving reports on harvey's possible impact and is encouraging-- encouraging everyone to heed the advice and the orders of their local leaders. >>> the preparation for this hurricane, he is focused on the american people having what they need. >> the white house has announced it will get ahea president. trump is said to already be working with governors of texas and louisiana to help with the recovery. >> you can track the path on your smart phone. download our f

we remain down in corpus christi. we are pushing more votes on the water from all parts of the country. my partners have resources here. we are in the fight to support the state of texas with the full efforts of the entire coast guard. a couple of messages. storm, a very dangerous catastrophic consequence. folks need to not underestimate that. it is going to be a sustained challenge for the coming days. many times, folks wrongly presume= the wind event will be the most challenging. it is actually water. we are in for a significant water even in the coming days. to the citizens helping other folks, we will need that capability. the response lines are overwhelmed. we are trying to attenuate the asks. men and women are flying helicopters around serious rain bands. folks on the water are dealing with challenges. understand patients is important. the united states coast guard is part of the federal team. we are all in on this and stand by the governor for questions. gov. abbott: thank you, admiral. once again, we are in a

. >> that's what thousands are doing in corpus christi. >> they're material things. we're can always get that back. but i'm not willing to risk my child's life. >> the same push is underway in port lavaka where bus loads of people and pets are being shuttled to safety. but for some in the strike zone, there's nowhere to go. >> financially, we're don't have the money to go ahead and take that ride out of town. >> those who plan to ride it out preparing as best the canned food and just the essentials. >> bracing as hurricane harvey inches closer to the coast. >> now, the national weather service forecast is calling for 32 inches of rain here over the next several days. jay grey, nbc news, victoria txs. >> -- for a closer look at the timing and track of hurricane -- what's the latest, doug. >> well, the latest is hurricane forced winds are making their way on shore, just a report around the corpus christi area. obviously, higher than hurricane force, but we are getting those as the -- it's about two hours now from making land fall, one of the other observations, it may

here in corpus christi though we are dry. we're just going to have a longe cleanup ahead of us. >> abby: steven can you give us a sense corpus christi where you are was supposed to be the eye of the storm. it's really hard to predict what happens with these hurricanes and where they go. it has moved up the coast. rockport, texas is really seems to be hit the hardest. service but where you are though in corpus christi has it pretty much been evacuated? is there anyone out and about? what does it seem like?o >> reporter: well slowly but surely yes people are startinghe to come out actually the hotel we were staying at lost powerba and there are a few residents who actually escaped that live closer to the coast. they moved inland too to try to stay away from where the brunt of the storm is experiencing and we're going to make the attempt, we're going to risk and try to go up to rockport later this afternoon because i know there is a lot of damage up here but down here in corpus christi, people are slowly getting out and just ass

of sanou to the people antonio for responding to the needs of the people from corpus christi. have 228ortation we buses that are available to continue to move evacuees and more than 100 bus trips for evacuees have artie been undertaken. we have across multiple agencies , we are in the process of -- foodwater, ice, word and supplies to areas. we are in the process of setting up staging areas where those supplies will soon the inlet to be delivered to those that need them. >> what guidance have you been given about how bad the flooding ?s what would you say to the people who are in the homes being advised to evacuate? >> the best information that we have, our predictions about the rainfall that will come on top of the rainfall that already occurred, and that is that in various key regions from corpus christi to the houston area perhaps as much as between 20 and 30 more inches of rain should be coming down. down on already saturated ground and already filled up waterways. for verya potential dramatic flooding. whos essential for people are near those flood zones to do several thi

the city of corpus christi was hit last night by hurricane harvey.t of downed power lines. we had some water, we had some high winds. we do have debris in the streets. and some lights are out. what we are seeing is wide areas of the community are without electrical

in corpus christi, texas. you are looking live as hurricane harvey, a massive category 4 storm bears down on the lone star state. literally do do to make landfal any minute now. fox news has a live team coverage. we will take you to the area where the eye of the big storm has been hitting hard for several hours. update on harvey's path and what we should expect in the next few hours. fox news meteorologist joining us now. >> this is the eye of that storm. just crossing over that barrier island right there. when it's right in the middle of the eye, to get the crossover -- look like what's going to be here any second. we are going to see the most intense wins for the last hour, we have seen rockport move through that area. we are talking consistently up to 130 miles an hour. it would not be surprised if some cops got up to 150 miles an hour. some widespread damage in this area. this is also an area, we see very strong winds. that's going to be pushing water. we are going to be looking at very high water at port

not like corpus christi. at least not now. >> that could change in the morning when we get an update from our emergency management cooperate nator. they have been mentioning that throughout the entire day. in our area, back in 1998, we had a huge flood. it actually did not raise it in central texas and about 30 inches of rain came you know through one of our biggest rivers, it flooded out a lot of people, displaced a lot of people. there was a lot of rebuilding over the past two, three decades, you know, for that. and that's a big concern. you know, they went earlier today, but anybody along those rivers, it's too late to get out now, but it's a pretty dire situation. i don't want to use the word hopeless but almost hopeless for those people who decided to stay. we did learn from the emergency management coordinator that about half of the people on victoria decided to stay. so we are seeing a lot of that. we will be following, you know, people who did decide to stay, much, you know, that's a big concern. you

that is corpus christi.urrent condition at corpus christi texas on your right folks in dorp us christy are getting on buses to get to san antonio. getting away from the storm. spoke to the mayor earlier today. they said they want to be good neighbors in texas. they are ready to receive about 6,000 people. corpus christi is where harvey now a category 3 storm is expected to make landfall overnight as a category 3 storm. joining me on the phone from corpus christi is texas state representative. to do hunter. he represents the area. representative hunter, good to see you. thank you. good to talk to you. thank you for joining us. what's your sense of how corpus christi has evacuated and whether the people who remain are prepared to ride this storm out. >> you know, the coastal folks are used to this type of weather. now, a category 3, nobody is used to. those that are leaving, you know, have taken the heedp instructions which is fine. what we're about to see is 6 # 0 to 70 miles an hour wind gusts right now and

carolina tiene el reporte desde corpus christi. momento, hace aproximadamente una hora ya entrÓ oficialmente a la zona de corpus christi este huracÁn de categorÍa cuatro que en un principio la gente no pensaba que iba a ser tan fuerte. les contaba que hace 47 aÑos aquÍ en la zona de corpus no entraba un huracÁn. por eso mucha gente decidiÓ no evacuar hasta Última hora. estamos cerca de un hotel donde la gente cuando se dio cuenta que era algo serio, se dan cuenta que inundaciones, no hay luz, solamente la luz que tenemos de la cÁmara y del equipo de producciÓn, pero este lugar estÁ totalmente oscuro. decidieron venir a diferentes hoteles pero la pregunta es quÉ a pasado durantes estas Últimas horas. otro colega investigÓ. pedro: fuertes daÑos comienza a dejar a su llegada a tierra el huracÁn harvey que entrÓ la costa texana esta noche con vientos que superan las 100 millas por hora. dejando a miles de familias sin servicio elÉctrico. este hecho causÓ que el presidente aprobara una declaraciÓn de desastre para el estado. el gobernad

we started in corpus christi several hours ago.e couldn't go directly to rockport, obviously, because one of those main bridges was shut down. we had to take the long way around. we went through the sinton area and towards taft, texas, but had to double back at one point. again, here in sinton, texas, this is something that covering these hurricanes overnight, it's a very difficult situation. in the dark things can get out of hand really quickly. yes, this was a situation where we saw some rushing water, didn't really zee it until it was almost up on us and had to immediately turn around and make sure we didn't get draped there for whatever reason. very harrowing situation here for much of the texas gulf coast. yes, alex, as you know, this is a meandering storm that's going to dump a lot of rain to a lot of the population centers as you've been hearing from other correspondents in houston. kerry sanders earlier was in victoria, texas. they're expecting a lot of flooding there. really this is something that local officials think can

you saw the live shot from corpus christi.he was talking how the water wasn't coming in too much in corpus christi. they're in the back side of the storm. the wind is pushing toward the gulf of mexico. that would push the water out. the tied system in texas, there's a 1 foot difference between low and high tied. doesn't matter when the storm comes in, low or high tied, that's the difference. it's not north and east. this is where the surge is happening. one glimmer of good news, this area is pretty sparsely populated, came in over a wildlife refuge, it's moving inland slowly stepping down with the intensity. wasn't the huge wind machine, that's a elmaniment but it's the flooding, a multi day event. this is the start of it. we haven't entered into the main part of this storm yet. it's a category 3 storm. it's going to be a hurricane all the way through later this evening. 7:00 it's probably winds of 75 miles per hour. the storm surge is on the board. you have to remember the rain is coming down at such a intense rate. you have

that's from corpus christi north. with that map a little towards the north, go to houston and we are talking about numbers pushing 20 inches. everywhere in between, 250-mile stretch, we are talking maybe 4 feet or so. go inland as well, san antonio, may be 10 inches. this is that cut off line. any farther towards the west, major damage there appeared to the east, no doubt, you are into it. everybody getting the rain, a lot of people getting the wind. did not even talk about the storm surge today. it will be with us all night long. it doesn't go away right away. a lot of that storm surge might be with us for a couple of days. >> kimberly: at my goodness. staggering facts. including the amounts of waterfall. let's take around the table. dana. >> dana: when he said that the port we get 60 inches of rain. i am 60 inches tall. i'm not that tall. that's a lot of rain. i've been watching over the past couple of days in particular, i think we have the most skilled and talented weather team. also they are very brave. may be cr

in corpus christi. the very latest on hurricane harvey. steve, wow. i hope you're being safe out there, my friend. >> we are, i am with heather lacey and chris bryant. the streets are pretty much wind tunnels. there've been gusts of wind. 140 miles an hour. the worst is yet to come in the next few hours. this is category 4 storm. there's going to be widespread destruction, large trees will be uprooted or snapped. there's going to be physical damage to buildings. especially roofs. here where i'm standing, the roof of this building has come off. behind me, metal roof is coming off. streetlight coming down. physical destruction. it's a ghost town. all the buildings are boarded up. there's no one out here. that includes first responders. the winds are so happy right now, first responders according to corpus christi police are setting down for the next several hours. under voluntary evacuation and others under mandatory evacuation. we have seen people here doing everything they can to prepare. some leaving a

bee.on corpus christi -- yond corpus christi.t has hit corpus christi very hard, and towns of porter ansys aransas toward -- four and rockport are devastated. there are surrounding counties in that area and we do not know what has happened because power lines are gone, cell phone service is out, things like that. we are expecting to get more information throughout the day and overnight as that storm has moved northward towards houston. i have heard reports of flooding and people of stranded in houston and serious reports are mounting. this storm isll, not moving quickly. it is going to linger over the next few days, if not until next week, and at this point, if you are not in the path of the storm, it is a matter of giving out what you can do to help those people in the areas affected. host: congressman, we have been talking to viewers and a lot are saying they do not feel confident in government response disasters -- natural . what would you tell them in times like these? guest: i can so you from wednesday to friday -- i can tel

it is going to hit just to the east of corpus christi texas. the that's where you have your strongest wipds and that's why we have tornado watches in effect right now. look at the defined eye of this category 3 storm. winds are up to 125-mile-per-hour. it's 50 miles east southeast of corpus christi and it's moving northwest at 10-mile-per-hour. so i'd say another five hours before it makes landfall but still maintains its strength. it doesn't weaken until the tropical storm until saturday afternoon and then it maintains that strength all the way through at least the middle of next week. look at houston by wednesday at 1:00 p.m. still with winds of 40-mile-per-hour. that's why we're going to see so much rain, because the storm is going nowhere fast. we will see a would it spread 15 to 20 inches of rain, but we could see isolated amounts up to 40-mile-per-hour. so this red area here, that's how far out the hurricane force winds extend from the center of the storm. it's about 35 miles and then the top kral storm force winds, that's in the yellow e

things are changing at least in corpus christi or it appears so. what is the temperature there, rob? reporter: it is warm. it's got to be 75, 80 degrees. it was so hot when that storm kicked up that it's unbelievable. the stones get so powerful because they love warm water, warm air and it be that. it's warm. jackie: let's hope that the next time we check in the coat is often you can shed those wet layers. it looks like a mess. thank you so much for being out there. we'll check in later. still a lot more to come after extended coverage of hurricane harvey continues. stay right here with us. we'll be right back. jackie: is now 3:25 here in new york in 2:25 where hurricane harvey is has an impact on businesses. it is now a category three hurricane and was downgraded shutting down oil refineries across the gulf closed and extreme flooding is starting and threatening to bring it to a halt. it may take weeks or months before it can back up according to experts. texas is the largest oil producer here in the united states by far is part of the oil shell i

the first thing, the big concern was corpus christi. that's the biggest population center on the map here, near the center of the landfall. they are being spared the eyewall, good news for all the people that evacuated corpus christi who are watching this, there was so much concern for their property. there will be damage, there will be trees down, but there won't be a devastating wind effect on the city. we'll wait and see what the rain does in the days ahead, but as far as the winds and the storm surge, you dodged that. this is as classic as it gets for a buzz saw hurricane. you can see the well-defined eye over the barrier islands and moving onshore. even though corpus christi is being spared, there are small port communities that will be devastated by these winds in the storm surge. one of them is rockport. this little peninsula here across from corpus christi has about 25,000 people that live here. it was all completely evacuated. there's a couple of storm chasers out here that have been showing their video. it's incredible, 120-mi

i made phone calls to the mayor of corpus christi and rockport. i did not have the ability to connect but i left messages for the mayors of victoria and port ibaka they preside over cities who suffer meaningful damage that they are working aggressively to help their citizens respond to their challenges and offer them and we offered any and all help that the state of texas can provide. for more detail as a result of the briefing i just had, looking at the texas military division, there are more than 1300 service members currently activated and we anticipate increasing that amount by 500 more giving us 1800 service members who will be activated to assist in responding to the hurricane aftermath. as part far as the texas department of transportation, they are already undertaking cleanup operations around the corpus christi and yocum areas, working to clear pathways and roadways which is impressive they were able to get in that quickly and begin that process. with the tea you see, they say they're more than 338,000 outages and it will still be several

mandatory evacuations have been ordered from corpus christi to galveston. don champion is in corpus christi. don, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. this rain son-in-lawis only a p what's to come from harvey. it is due here this afternoon and conditions will only worsen

here is corpus christi. this is the area that has so much wind. the hurricane hunters are still flying through it. i know we think our reporters are brave standing out there. these hurricane hunters have been flying through this thing now for 48 hours. one plane after another after another after another. one goes home, one goes out. they have been watching this storm grow and grow and grow. category four storm right now going to make land fall just to the northeast of corpus christi probably in about two hours. this is kind of an area that has a lot of seashore. but there are a lot of buildings, homes and businesses in the way of 130 miles an hour storm, which is essentially equal to an ef-2 tornado. >> that work they do, those storm chasers flying through, gives you a better sense of how strong this storm will be, how long it will be with the state of texas. chad, thanks very much is. >>> the corpus christi fire chief, thanks for joining us. first, i want to say, what are the main issues you are dealing with now, particularly in terms of evacuati

land add short time in corpus christi. updates on rescue and recovery efforts from the massive flooding. you should be seeing live pictures on your screen. the room in corpus christi, texas, we expect the president and governor abbott in texas to receive an update on those relief efforts. you can see in the room right there congressman farenthold is in that room. a few moments ago seeing pictures of senator ted cruz. a number of lawmakers from the texas delegation in room, on hand for this meeting with the president and the first lady. she's also on the ground as well. we saw that getting often of a

back to you. >> shift to corpus christi, texas. the mayor is holding a news conference updating residents on the latest. let's listen in. >> -- city manager to give you some additional comments. the chief of police, the fire chief and emergency management operations manager is here. of course, for questions and answers. so at this time i'd like to call on judge neil to give you an update from the county's perspective and his perspective, he's very well experienced in this, and we're just fortunate to have him in the position he's in, particularly in times like these. judge? >> thank you, mayor. this morning, i just left the fairgrounds. i met with the mayor and the police chief and fire cheief an shut down all operations in the fairgrounds. turned the buses loose. they've done a great job both here in the city and in the western part of the county. we reacted very quickly, and very well across the board. our eoc is still open. we have, we're thinking 3:00. get the 4:00 weather report and then we'll see where we go from there. i wan

the mayor of corpus christi had something to say about that.ake a listen. >> we are going to in the strongest possible terms encourage the residents in the get out of dodge. >> reporter: now the city is basically putting together assisted evacuations starting today at 8:00 a.m. going until noon. what they're doing is bussing people out of low-lying areas to san antonio if people have no other way to get out of town. phillip. >> watching a lot there. >> absolutely. thank you, maya. meteorologist ben kenneth joins us, tracking the storm. where are people in the most danger here? >> corpus christi north wards today and then victoria to houston. we're about to see what happens when a hurricane stall also over a region for four, five, maybe even six days. you can see no surprises overnight. it slouwly increased in intensiy but no big jump. i can take category four off the board. still chance of getting to category three. but most likely category two as it makes landfall. 105 are the winds, so still a formidable storm. we're still going to have storm

south of corpus christi. 9 to 12 feet. that wind is going to continue to push that water from the g f gulf. look at these outlets there. with additional rainfall as well, 15 to 30 inches, storm surge, a lot of i do believe we have amelia draper on the ground out there outside of houston watching it. amelia, what do you see right now? >> reporter: well, lauryn, a steady rain, winds not a big concern. it's all about the flooding. yesterday when we got into town we stopped at the grocery store. the first place we stopped was completely out of large bottles of water. the second place we went to had a limit. each customer bought two pallets of water. we saw maybe a couple going in and separately buying in total four pallets of water to stock up. residents heard the message the forecast is going to be catastrophic. we also talked to a lot of folks last night when we had some power outages start. they simply made the decision to get out of town. a lot of folks in the galveston area. to give you guys an idea, we're situated, our h

local time. 30 miles northeast of corpus christi. this monster storm would result in, quote, very major disaster. some forecasts to comparisons with hurricane katrina which struck new orleans 12 years ago, katrina killed more than 1800 people. people seem to take the warnings for harvey far more seriously. for the very latest on the storm's path, meteorologist adam klotz in the fox news weather center. adam, and we've watched this eye wall come ashore. heard about the wind. as bad as expected. not quite as bad or we don't know yet? adam: we don't know the damage yet but the storm itself yes, as bad as expected and some cases maybe worse as we were able to climb up to the category 4 storm. at this point, a category 3. that doesn't mean a lot to folks in the path of it. what's the difference? category 4 is 130-mile-an-hour winds, now down to 125-mile-an-hour winds. still a massive storm. this is the eye wall, the hurricane stretching out beside it, general track, there all the way until it hits land. just within the last 40 minutes or

i want to bring in mya rodriguez in corpus christi. mya, what are you seeing right now as far as the damage? >> well, you know, as you mentioned, we are expecting sunrise to come shortly and hopefully help illuminate some of what we're seeing. all we can see right now is through our headlights. obviously power is out for a number of people in koshus christy. we are seeing a lot of downed palm fronds. we will we have not seen structural damage yet in town. but it's difficult to see these things. sometimes there's damage on the roof and you can't quite see that from the ground level when it is so dark. this is a challenge that city officials are having to deal with, as well. they try to make their way around town. you know, we still do have, at the very least, tropical storm force winds consistently going on right now, kind of rocking the vehicle as we make our way. and so what, you know, this is something that, again, city officials will have to deal with as they try to ascertain exactly what happened here, exactly what kind of damage w

school buses are shuttling hundreds out of corpus christi. thursday babies from the neonatal intensive care unit were flown north to safety. but officials are concerned be previous storms. the national hurricane center is calling harvey life threatening and says it could leave parts of the upper texas coast uninhabitable for weeks. harvey could deliver winds of over 110 miranda 15-foot storm surge when it arrives. >> the issue will be once it makes landfall, it's just going to sit and meander over the texas coastline here. >>reporter: rainfall is predicted to be close to three feet in some areas. the governor of texas has already declared a pre-emptive state of disaster in 30 counties. don champion, cbs news, corpus christi, texas. >>> and here's a quick look at three of the most costly hurricanes to hit the united states. ike in 2008 was enormous in size. it was only a category 2 hurricane at landfall along the upper texas coast, but ranks as the third most costly hurricane on total damage estimates for ike $29.5 billion. in 2012 hurricane s

majority of those here, 160,000, in corpus christi, lost power. we rode out the storm along with many other people here at the omni hotel. we did not lose power, thankful to a generator here, but much of the community did. the big potential here for the catastrophe ahead is major flooding. this storm system, yes, it hit south texas. it did weaken. now a category 1, 90 mile-an-hour winds, but it's stalled over us and is continuing to dump rain. a lot of the low-lying areas have a great risk of being hit with major flooding over the course of the next couple of days. the community, we understand, that has been really, really hard is rockport, texas, which is 20 miles south of here. we're hoping as the sun comes up we'll get a true scope and the sense of the significant damage here in coastal texas. >> nick, any idea of the types of calls that are coming into first responders and if, at this point and at what point they'll be able to get out to answer some of those? >> we have reached out to first responders. they say right now they have not heard an

congressman back to you and where you are in corpus christi. the authorities there, first responders, did they have and do they have the resources necessary to appropriately and adequately respond to some of these calls? we know that some of the neighbors cities have been unable to get out to get to people? >> well, corpus christi is a larger area, 300,000-plus, it's something that we planned for. but you get into some of these smaller towns. i represent all up and down the coast, including rockport, aransas, and these areas. you've got police departments that are only a handful of people. the same is true for the sheriff's department. so, it's a little bit tougher for them than it is for the bigger metropolitan area like corpus christi. i'm -- weather permitting, i'm planning on heading up the coast to check out, you know, what is happening in some of those cities. meet with the mayors and make sure that they're getting all of the assistance they need from the federal government. that, quite frankly, with the storm still a category 1 hurricane

about 140 miles from corpus christi. it looks like it will make landfall between corpus christi and brownsville. rainfall will be torrential. 25, some reports of up to 35 inches of rain. me of those outer bands are just hitting. it's very close between brownsville in corpus christi. we have a decent fog bank. not as big as we've seen some days this week but it is filling in. some areas are already clear.. temperatures are kohler this morning. santa rosa, 49. 56, half moon bay. 57, fairfield. a lot of 40s to the north. fog will give way to sunshine and temperatures will begin their warm-up today. tomorrow, things kick into high gear gear. today, upper 80s and 90s. 60s and 70s on the bay. their may be someone hundreds popping up on saturday. >>> i do have traffic getting busier. good morning. we're looking at traffic coming in from the carquinez bridge to the macarthur maze. it's only taking 19 minutes pick however it is not going to be too crowded. when you get to the bay bridge there is a backup at the toll plaza. a 10 m

let's go from ed over to nick in corpus christi. i see some of that water beneath you, maybe not quite as crazy as the pictures but that i know will change. >> reporter: yeah. it will change. that's what officials are concerned about. they have been stressing to local residents all morning long, get out of town while you still have time. we have been keeping an eye on this as it has been creeping up. earlier that water was not flooding but now it is. one of those heavy bands of rain is starting to slowly work its way over corpus christi. the wind has been the story really though all morning into the early afternoon. that wind just starting to pick up as i said that. it is only an order for voluntary evacuations here. local officials i have been speaking to earlier said they hope they don't regret that later. this storm is expected to come midnight into noon saturday. that's the worst part of it. that's the expectation. people have decided if you can believe it, to stick this out. this is an area that has been accustomed to getting h

this is video in from corpus christi. ten critically ill babies, some weighing less than a pound, were flown with specialized equipment from a hospital in corpus to north texas where they're going to ride out harvey. their parents are driving up to join them. hospitals are worried about massive power outages and so this is the safest option for them. back to you guys. >> erika, thank you. >> a handful of dangerous in focus of a new navy review this morning. a commander of u.s. naval operations says the collision monday between the "uss mccain" and an oil tanker is evidence of a disturbing trend. two sailors died in june when a navy destroyer collided with a cargo ship near japan. two more sailors missing since monday's accident. >>> today the man accused of killing his stepfather and then posting selfies with the body that social media is set to be in court for an arraignment. according to wtop, that var beverly was indicted earlier this month. he was charged with one county of first degree murder. he killed his stepfather

the power is out in this part of corpus christi. one person driving, i was in the right seat saying, "tree, tree, power line, power line." lots of obstacles along the way. obviously when the sun comes up, we'll get a better assessment of the damage. it won't be a post-storm assessment because this is still very much a hurricane. >> reporter: we're getting hit now -- >> reporter: hurricane harvey slammed into the texas shore overnight. >> reporter: we have been praying for quite a while now for the eye to pass over so we could get some kind of break through here. >> reporter: a category-four storm with winds up to 130 miles per hour. strong enough to rip the roof off this builting in fulton near the -- building in fulton near the eye. near the eye of the storm, scenes of devastation. this hotel suffered severe damage, forcing 128 people to evacuate. and reports of people injured inside a senior center after the roof collapsed. at the local high school, several buildings were badly damaged. rockport's mayor earlier issued a grave warn

just to the northeast of corpus christi. we'll show you that in a second. and you can see now just the intensity of this storm. it's a monster storm. no question about. it there's the eye there. and starting now to move its way on to land a. we'll show you the jackpot area of where it actually will make landfall at and it's not too far off this is actually going to happen i want you to know. so, just be aware of that and because we have been watching it pretty closely for most of the night and it seems like it's just right around the not moving for some reason here but anyway it's rockport right in the line of fire as far as this storm is conc concerned. and so we're talking a lot of storm surge and we're talking up to 12 feet of storm surge. very possible. there we go. there's the map right there. rock port that's the area that's the bulls eye where it looks like things will happen. and as we talk about storm surge and rain take a look at wide span of rain bands on. this is actually moving right through to louisiana. florida is not out of the clear in term

and corpus christi. it's going to be a rage for us to deal with of water over the weekend. some models getting over 30 inches a rain, a immense amount of water coming in. we'll be here monitoring it. >> driving around, talk to us just about what you have seen as far as, i guess what would be the standard fare when a storm like this comes in? down power lines, any infrastructure that has been damaged, what is the sense of the situation right now as far as damage? >> reporter: the biggest inconvenience is the lack of normal necessities people are used to, all that infrastructure, power, running water and things people take for granted these days. when the significant storms come in that shuts a lot of the infrastructures down, that makes it difficult no to go about the daily routine. >> ben, do you have a sense a lot of people stayed there in corpus christi? and just by the way, we're looking at another image coming to us from rockport, texas, you can see the storm is still in effect there as it is through