flying to full-time to rescue people trapped by flooding. >> more dramatic rescues play out in east texas. >> overnight the remains of hurricane harvey caused significant flooding in nashville. >> at the arkema chemical plant in crosby, texas, more blasts are expected. >> even as flooding persists, recovery is under way here. >> the city of houston is open for business. and quite frankly, we open for business right now. >> the president would like to join in the efforts and he's pledging a million dollars of personal money to the fund. >> vice president pence getting his hands dirty and consoling victims. >> we will be with you every day until texas recovers and rebuilds stronger and better than ever before. to. >> the police officer in georgia is under fire for some controversial comments he made during a traffic stop last july. >> remember, to nl kill black people. yeah, we only kill black people, right? >> wildfires burning from california to montana in washington state, thousands of acres have burn sod far. >> the wells fargo account scandal has grown larger. >> the bank revealed 3.5

lloyd to the hurricane harvey ravaged region of east texas to help combat the coming swarms of insects like mosquitoes and flies who love multiplying exponentially in the heavily polluted standing water left in the wake of the massive flooding that overtook that area and while i massive effort to control the spread of disease and bugs through a pesticide spraying campaign may look good on paper for the short term especially for those corporate chemical giants and the pesticide industry the after effects the after effects name may not be so great for you know the rest of us in the long term yes long term a word pairing more frightening to politicians corporations and wall street traders than chem trail could ever hope to be you see the primary pesticide used for killing mosquitoes and bulk by the air force reserves according to their press release the environmental protection agency approved unregulated material nala a pesticide that according to mint press nudes is currently banned in the in the european union to the unacceptable risk it presents to human health. like the people of eas

like the people of east texas and florida haven't had enough risk in their lives lately and now we're going to start pouring pesticides on them. i think it's time to start watching the hawks. you. know you get the. real deal with. the bottom. or the like you know i got. the. lyrics. for the what's in the harks i am tyrrel by the way and i talk a lot so i would love to have you had a good cup of pesticides yet this morning not this morning but i have been sprayed by these things years ago living and when i was living in new york city the west nile virus was going around and so they were spraying these big trucks. through the streets near central park where i lived and they were spraying and i got out of a cabin sucked in a whole cloud of this stuff and was very ill the next day called the city and they said it was the least like thing that they could spray because of the west nile so i'm not surprised that they're sort of skirting the isn't safe is it not because you know at least leaves toxic you know it's always about excuse or say well it's always there like well it's the least toxi

east texas. >> nobody i knew in east texas in 1989 cared about visitors.the only newbie they cared about was wayne and fig. >> [indiscernible], this boy is wearing sports attire outside of the designated area. which means i can see her brazil. >> that first voice sounded familiar, it's because the show is narrowed by parsonses who plays the grown up sheldon. i chatted with the star of young sheldon. >> what's the journey been like as you take on this new project? >> i love what i do, and i hope that other people will, and it's fun for me. >> he does tackle it with a level of joy that is partly due to him being a child which is joyful, but he's a real professional about it and it's very fun. you don't seem to get nervous. >> i don't, actually get nervous. >> i told you. you can watch the pilot episode of young sheldon tonight at 8:30 on kpix 5 following a new episode of the "big bang theory" and he doesn't get nervous and variety says he's the top ten actors to watch this fall. >> his father is in the theater. we're talking about a 9-year-old. lots of kids

one county judge in east texas a few days ago just. his mother. his mother had died right before the storm and the storm was such that she couldn't be buried in the midst of the storm and so isas in the funeral home until just a couple days ago he was able to put her to rest. and yet he was out there leading the effort. mayors, county judges in houston, sylvester turner, harris county judge and the, and seamlessly as one. that unity has been powerful. in the next stage of rebuilding will have resources available that are going to be very, very significant state resources. my office is working closely with governor greg abbott to mobilize the state resources and at make them available and then at the federal level. i commend the leadership in congress and the administration for responding swiftly with the relief mandate under statute. relief efforts are being lied by the texas delegation in houston by senator cornyn, myself and the senate and we will see, i believe strong bipartisan support for the federal relief needed to help people come out of t

again, there will be time to come to east texas but we need your prayers and we need to wait patientlys we get ready to ramp up those volunteer opportunities to come in and help people with do not work on their homes. we will be providing lodging, take care of your logistics but give the emergency management and everybody here time to set up for that. the church i am ad is a huge distribution site. >> molly: we appreciate you sharing the information, your view on the ground for operation blessing. our viewers can see on the bottom of the screen, there are multiple ways once you reach our web site that can direct you to how you can help with this disaster overall, it is going to take a lot to recover. the white house earlier this hour, we are seeing the presidents briefing on harvey. >> thank you very much, the first lady and i are pleased to welcome gail mcgovern of the american red cross, david hudson of the salvation army and kevin easel of southern baptist disaster release relief. these people have been remarkable in what they have done. sounds like a very innocent name but it is no

flood water are receding in houston but that is not the case in east texas. evacuations now ordered in beaumont, where rivers and bayous continue to rise. the wa today. right now-- harvey is being blamed for at least 39 deaths in texas. a big day for immigration advocates. the white house is expected to announce a decision about the future of the daca program. the program allows undocumented immigrants brought to the u.s. as children, deferred action from deportation and a two-year eligibility for work permits. there are almost 800-thousand young people with daca status who are at risk for deportation if president trump repeals obama's executive order. good morning washington. toss to eileen - unseasonably cool start to september - showers from harvey tonight through saturday - warmer & drier second half of labor day (cat. 3) in the atlantic today: mostly cloudy & unseasonably cool. highs: 67-69 winds: ne 5-15 mph tonight: cloudy and cool with showers. lows: 57-62 winds: e 5-10 mph saturday: cloudy and cool with showers. highs: 62-72 winds: e 5-15 mph now. pol

the pesticide variety that is currently being deployed to the hurricane harvey ravaged region of east texas to help combat the coming swarms of insects like mosquitoes and flies who love multiplying exponentially in the heavily polluted standing water left in the wake of the massive flooding that overtook that area and while i massive effort to control the spread of disease and bugs through a pesticide spraying campaign may look good on paper for the short term especially for those corporate chemical giants and the pundits pesticide industry the after effects the after effects name may not be so great for you know the rest of us in the long term yes long term a word paring more frightening to politicians corporations and waltz. street traders than them trail could ever hope to be you see the primary pesticide used for killing mosquitoes and bulk by the airport's reserves according to their press release the environmental protection agency approved unregulated material nala a pesticide that according to mint press nudes is currently banned in the in the european union to the unacceptable ris

but as you mentioned, in east texas, it was another day of dramatic rescues. two helicopters hovered over this apartment complex in port arthur texas, working to pull residents to safety. floodwaters started rising here after harvey's second u.s. landfall. boats helped homeowners who fled the storms to retrieve essential belongings. >> what's it like in your house? >> nothing left. >> reporter: nearby in beaumont flooding took out the city's water service. baptist hospital had to transfer patients including several storm evacuees. early this morning, two explosions rippled through the chemical plant northeast of houston igniting environmental concerns. the loss of power and refrigeration for volatile chemicals means more may be coming. the water is now in many neighborhoods. but massive piles of debris like this one are left behind. families lost everything under their roofs. >> everything below this level is lost. >> reporter: this person took us through his wrecked house. >> this is our hallway. this is our kid's bedroom. >> reporter: the first time his place

others in east texas are desperate to leave the flood zone. >> evacuees boarded planes and buses overnightat city has been without running water for more than 24 across texas, fema says 32,000 people are in shelters. the confirmed death toll has jumped to 37. >> helicopters are pulling people out of floodwaters in east texas. anna, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. so this has been the scene here all night long. they're taking people on buses like that one, and then loading them up on to these c-130 cargo planes to ship them out of here. if you can imagine being an evacu evacuee. there is no water here, very little food and no way to get out of town. most of the roads are blocked. at that point if you're in a shelter, you just want to get out. >> we have a bus going to dallas. >> reporter: hundreds of people gathered at beaumont's regional airport. as many as 60 people at a time packed into planes. cory is waiting to board a bus with his wife and three daughters. >> they say we're going to dallas or san antonio. anywhere to help us. >> reporter: this man man is part of an organizati

texas tonight. >> reporter: yeah, that positive note from the mayor here in houston. but the situation is dire in some communities east of here when the water isn't expected to start receding for days. the flooding in beaumont, texas now so overwhelming, this and every other shelter evacuated. families who came with so little, rushed out with even less. nearby, 200 patients evacuated from this hospital. and in homes, people still stranded with the water in some parts of east texas rising. the coast guard hammering through this roof to free a family from their attic. rescue after rescue, from the air -- >> it's time to go. >> reporter: and by boat. >> i never thought it would happen to me. it always happens to somebody else, but never to you. and now it is. >> reporter: farther west in crosby, texas, officials down playing concerns that this flooded chemical plant, even though they believe more fires are inevitable in houston, house was in flames. firefighters diving into the flood water just to get to the hydrant. but in other communities, the water finally receding. enough for people to return home. >> i'm speechless

texas tonight. >> reporter: yeah, that positive note from the mayor here in houston. but the situation is dire in some communities east of here when the water isn't expected to start receding for days. the flooding in beaumont, texas now so overwhelming, this and every other shelter evacuated. families who came with so little, rushed out with even less. nearby, 200 patients evacuated from this hospital. and in homes, people still stranded with the water in some parts of east texas rising. the coast guard hammering through this roof to free a family from their attic. rescue after rescue, from the air -- >> it's time to go. >> reporter: and by boat. >> i never thought it would happen to me. it always happens to somebody else, but never to you. and now it is. >> reporter: farther west in crosby, texas, officials down playing concerns that this flooded chemical plant, even though they believe more fires are inevitable in houston, house was in flames. firefighters diving into the flood water just to get to the hydrant. but in other communities, the water finally receding. enough for people to return home. >> i'm speechless

.>> we are with you and we will stay with you until all of south east texas come back.>> about an hour ago we saw an elderly couple rescued from their home. when they came on land, an officer helped them and the officer was the in-laws of the elderly couple. the water in the neighborhood could last for weeks. >> when you go into houston, is all of houston underwater or other parts that have not been flooded? are there any businesses open? can people go to the market? what is it like? >> reporter: where i am standing and you go back and most of the cars are underwater. the homes are filled up to the top of the garage. just passed here is a gas station open and a road filled with cars. some parts are totally drive. a lot of people were coming by to look at it because their house was not flooded. it is pockets. >> live in houston. thank you.>>> can -- where are you now and what is the mission? >> reporter: we just got off of this national guard truck behind me two minutes ago. you probably saw at the beginning when i was introducing the story. we are still on the truck. california task fo

. >> reporter: it's been a full week now, and in some parts of south east texas, the water is still rising. >> it's really deep. survivors are using everything they can to save anything they can. while rescue teams continue to save lives. >> thought i was going to die. i really thought i was going to drown. everything in my house was floating. >> reporter: in bow mont. >> patients were pulled from a hospital surrounded by flood waters but no clean water for treatments. >> she's a dialysis patient and there's no clean water. >> reporter: first responders are going door to door trying t >> everything, about everything we own was destroyed. it's overwhelming. you know if you stop, you'll just cry. so, you just keep moving forward. >>. >> reporter: and so they tear away the sheet rock, pull up the flooring and pile up the soaked remnants of their lives before the storm, understanding as bad as all of this looks, it could be so much worse. >> i'm so grateful that we're here and all alive and together. these are just our possessions, but this is my family. >> reporter: it will be to vital as the

rescue missions across east texas flood walters struggle to drain in the wake of harvey.with matt gutman as he takes to the skies, getting victims from that massive underwater scene. >> meanwhile, people try to pick up the pieces while thousands remain in shelters. others return to find their homes destroyed. >>> and new this half hour, why parents are spending more on back to school supplies. >> it's no surprise if you have kids getting ready to head back to class. those details just ahead. >>> and all rise. justice sotomayor taking in a

welcome to "cbs this morning." >>> hundreds of desperate flood victims in east texas line up overnightt on buses and planes. rescue crews are still pulling people out of the water in beaumont and port arthur. >> for fears this morning of new explogss at an unstable chemical plant outside houston. gas prices spike ahead of the labor day weekend as harvey disrupts the nation's oil supply. >>> plus, how harvey victims are helping each other. hairstylist, singer, even superheroes bringing a dose of humanity to neighbors in need. >>> we begin this morning with

. >> young sheldon has his work cut out for him growing up in east texas but he handled questions like a pro when our friends on great day washington joined him joined by an older sheldon. >> it's weird. but it's funny because it seems like just the other day, i was at home in virginia like just sitting around, playing with my toys. it's funny. how would i rocket forward into being young sheldon? >> he got his start on youtube and is lucky to have parents who are also successful actors in the world of theater. young sheldon debuts tonight after the big bang theory tonight. >>> social media is still buzzing after yesterday's unity concert in charlottesville. >> the dave matthews band organized the star-studded event. stevie wonder was the icing on the cake. >> i have seen marches down the street disguised as a cry for equality. if i can see it, damn it, i >> last night's performance had renewed meaning in the wake of the controversy surrounding the nfl and national anthem. the roots, ricky stapleton, and pharrell williams were other artists. >>> you have seen this video on your social m

and quite frankly, this is what makes east texas so special. our communities are strong and through our faith in god we take care of one another in times of need regardless of our own means. it is our shared value for our fellow man that makes the difference. and in that same east texas spirit, our office has been doing everything possible that we can do to help. from the very start we have been working overtime to help people get back on their feet. we're blessed with the professional and dedicated staff that's second to none. and despite some of our own staff being flooded themselves, we have worked tirelessly to help our east texas neighbors and friends get the information and resources they need to recover and build. we are extremely grateful for their service, and i would like to personally recognize some of my staff. lainie brown, lauren jones, rachel iglesias, sarah blackscheyer, beverly ferguson, will carter, jeannie cranz, joyce morgan, kelly waterman, eth barber, sarah reese, steve janiskowski these individuals have spent the past mon

we're going to rebuild in east texas. i visited with the mayor of a small town whose entire town was destroyed. every home, every building was under water. her home was under water. and i'll tell you, the mayor just in tears. the whole town was gone. and she said, if we rebuild. and i was there with several firefighters and police officers, the county judge. we all hugged her. we said there's no if. we will rebuild. we will come together. we will stand as one. and questio -- and we will rebu. we are seeing incredible generosity from texas. and we are seeing leadership. i want to commend leadership at every level of government. i want to commend the president, president trump, for his leadership during this crisis. i have spoken to the president multiple times throughout the course of this storm from the very first call, right when the storm was about to make landfall. his message was consistent. he said ted, whatever texas needs it's got. the answer is yes. when the governor asked for a declaration, disaster declaration,

har voe still reeking havoc in east texas.his in beaumont where helicopters are the only way rescuers can get to the families stranded in their flooded homes. and evacuate some 200 other patients from a local hospital. >> i'm going to check this one. >> reporter: in the city, volunteers are using boats and the army rescue trucks to get people to higher ground. >> i never thought it would happen. it always happens to somebody else. but never to you. and now it is. >> in crosby fire at a chemical plant has residents within a mile and a half still unable to return home with officials warning more fires are inevitable. but in other hard hit areas where harvey has come and gone, clean up now underway. >> i have the opportunity to do an aerial view of the city of house on to today. >> the my your says this city is turn turning the corner with help from countless volunteers including olympic gold medalist simone biles. >> i think everyonements to give back as much as possible because volunteering helps, giving blood helps. >> and res

rescue missions across east texas flood walters struggle to drain in the wake of harvey. we'll go along with matt gutman as he takes to the skies, getting victims from that massive underwater scene. >> meanwhile, people try to pick up the pieces while thousands remain in shelters. others return to find their homes destroyed. >>> and new this half hour, why parents are spending more on back to school supplies. >> it's no surprise if you have kids getting ready to head back to class. those details just ahead. >>> and all rise. justice sotomayor taking in a yankees game, but she finds herself back at the office. a strange coincidence on this friday, september 1st. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> we're just going to let you digest that one for a second, see if you can figure it out. but we'll have it all for you. but we'll start with what's left of harvey, still spreading heavy rain in kentucky and tennessee while new rescues are under way in texas. >> helicopters are flying nearly full time over port arthur, texas, using baskets and harnesses to rescue people

some homes dealing with so much more as rescues continue today in east texas. meanwhile, officials continue to monitor a chemical plant in crosby, texas. they say an initial fire there has burned out after critical cooling system failed and some of the chemicals exploded. people there say they are staying away for about a mile and a half radius from around that plant.

. >> reporter: in east texas communities drying out, families returning homes, starting to clear out every water-logged thing they own. down to the floors. >> it's 'okay. it's material possessions. you know, you have your life, and we're seeing some of that progress at homes like this where they have cleared out everything from the mattresses to the dry wall, all with the help of volunteers. strangers just showing up and offering to help. in bel air, texas, marcy gonzalez, "abc 7 news" >>> and while our day of giving event has wrapped up, you can still donate by calling 1-855-999-give or online add redcross.org/abc. a thank you to everyone that donated. the drive raised more than $14 million. coming up on "abc 7 news at 11:00," police say this man followed women off the bus and then attacked them. the plea they're now making to the public. >>> and firing up the chimney on the hottest day of the year. the charges of espionage now surrounding san francisco's russian consulate. get ready for a hot weekend. meteorologist sandhya patel will be back >>> san francisco police have captured a

look at life through the eyes of a nine year old developed on cooper as he enters high school in east texas. >> that boy has an exposed tatoo. >> he does. >> i wonder if he knows that's in violation of the dress code >> speaking of which, how about we lose that bowtie? >> why? >> the none of the other kids are wearing one. >> so it will start a fad. >> no, you won't, please trust mom. >> i i spoke with actors ian, and jim pars ons about the new show. >> ian, what advice is jim giving you about playing young sheldon? >> well, advice can range. >> yes, it can. >> so whether differently, let's play this whole scene can whiff dent emotion, he's given me a lot of advice. >> and take it very well. >> oh, thank you. >> jim set up the premiere episode for us, if you may. >> the premiere episode we open in 1989, in texas, sheldon is nine years old. sheldon's out in the garage playing with his train. we see the visual image of young sheldon, iaian, and we get me, doing narration, to kind of open up, break us into the series. and we follow sheldon on his first day in high school school as a nine year

. >> reporter: i'm miguel almaguer in east texas, where today for the first time, floodwaters are slowlyeceding. so many here have lost so much. for walter simmons, there is only heartbreak at home. >> what could be worse? does it matter whether it's 4 inches or 24 inches? it doesn't matter. >> reporter: his neighborhood in port arthur was under 2 feet of water. the only thing keeping him afloat now is family and friends. >> their homes are under water. their trucks are gone. their cars are gone. that's really the most heartbreaking thing is you see how much everyone's lost. >> reporter: nearby cities like beaumont are struggling to provide power and water. the masses waiting in line for hours that can stretch several city blocks. >> a lot of the stores are pretty much empty of everything, so -- >> reporter: you need everything? >> yeah, we're starting completely over. >> reporter: tonight the military's bringing in what's needed most. gabe gutierrez is in the air. >> so, the floodwaters are receding, but there is now a critical need for drinking water, tons of it now being delivered eve

. >> yeah, these are wonderful people down there in houston and east texas. they took in tons of refugees from the katrina and now they're hit themselves and houston has 3 million jobs so five times as many as new orleans so they have the ability because of their economy to rebuild and i believe that certain sectors are going to do quite well and this is terrible but when you are just talking about the economy a million cars have been lost in houston you'll see the car industry do quite well and home depot do quite well and most importantly you'll see the spirit of great texans do quite well in rebuilding their season. >> and gary i'll give you the final word on this but if you looked at the market reaction, i think the market reflected in the last week the resiliency of the people of houston and texas and this country when it comes to dealing with something like this. we'll get through it and be even better on the other side. >> that is reflected in our economy by the way. yes, there was some hammering and it was horrible but people say i need to get on with

some homes dealing with so much more as rescues continue today in east texas. meanwhile, officials continue to monitor a chemical plant in crosby, texas. they say an initial fire there has burned out after critical cooling system failed and some of the chemicals exploded. people there say they are staying away for about a mile and a half radius from around that plant. aaron and erika. >> sarah, we've seen a lot of support pouring into the rare area for harvey victims. what supplies do they need the most right now? >> reporter: it really varies from house to house. some people lost everything and need to start over with furniture, refrigerators. we can show you some of what they've lost. befding stacked out there. there's a crib. but it's personal things that can't be replaced. it would be hard to say exactly what they need overall other than money to be distributed. handed out to folks so they can get exactly what they need. every situation is so individual right now. >> sarah dallof live in houston for us this morning. she did mention that chemical plant explo

. >> reporter: in east texas communities drying out, families returning homes, starting to clear out every water-logged thing they own. down to the floors. >> it's 'okay. it's material possessions. you know, you have your life, and we're seeing some of that progress at homes like this where they have cleared out everything from the mattresses to the dry wall, all with the help of volunteers. strangers just showing up and offering to help. in bel air, texas, marcy gonzalez, "abc 7 news" >>> and while our day of giving event has wrapped up, you can still donate by calling 1-855-999-give or online add redcross.org/abc. a thank you to everyone that donated. the drive raised more than $14 million. coming up on "abc 7 news at 11:00," police say this man followed women off the bus and then attacked them. the plea they're now making to the public. >>> and firing up the chimney on the hottest day of the year. the charges of espionage now surrounding san francisco's russian consulate. get ready for a hot weekend. meteorologist sandhya patel w you're going to be hanging out in here. so if you n

east of houston. that information coming in the last few of a chemical fire in texas.ters around houston itself have begun to recede. president trump will visit the area on saturday. in his weekly address, the president outlined his relief plans for storm harvey. at the request of the governor i declared a major disaster in the state of texas to ensure that federal aid is available for state and local recovery efforts. i also approved a disaster declaration for louisiana. organisations like the red cross, the salvation army and faith —based organisations are actively assisting on the ground and they are doing a fantasticjob. president trump, who is heading to texas. it's now believed more than i,a00 people have died, after catastrophic flooding across several south asian countries. this year's annual monsoon season has been particularly heavy. in all, around ai million people have been affected. that's in bangladesh, nepal and india. millions have been left homeless, and more than 950,000 homes have been destroyed. the bbc‘sjustin rowlatt reports from bihar in northeas

what happened and is largely responsible for the really catastrophic rainfall that occurred in east texasn't know that anybody anticipated that some points would get more than 1200 millimetres and one spot got more than 1300 millimetres. so the magnitude of that probably was unanticipated but certainly, there was the expectation of some very heavy rainfall. please think that this storm, this hurricane and its aftermath, will now precipitate a change in planning to prevent the kind of damage that has been done here, or is almost impossible to do that? i think once you get a catastrophe like that, it disrupts everything and a lot of rebuilding has to occur there is certainly an opportunity to do the rebuilding in a way that would make the city of houston more resilient to future events like this. the question is will it happen. i'm waiting to see what will happen now. maybe in the rush to rebuild, they will rebuild exactly where the damage occurred. there is an opportunity. kenneth, great to talk to you, thank you. rachel is here with all the business news. we start in brussels, where the t

and in homes, people still stranded with the water in east texas still rising.this roof to free a family from their attic. rescue after rescue. from the air. >> it's time to go. >> reporter: and by boat. >> i never thought it would happen to me. it always happens to somebody else, but never to you. and now it is. >> reporter: further west in crosby, texas, officials down playing concerns that this flooded chemical plant, even though they believe more fires there are inevitable. 30 miles away in houston, this house in flames. >> we're about a hose short right now. >> reporter: firefighters diving into the flood water just to get to the hydrant. but in other communities, the water finally receding. enough for people to return home. >> i'm speechless. it's just devastating. >> reporter: help coming in from across the country, for people who have lost everything and those whose lives are now being saved. >> it didn't matter what race, religion we was. we all come together in unity. >> reporter: and an example of that unity, even though this area was so hard hit, the

harvey still wreaking havoc in east texas. this in beaumont where helicopters are the only way rescuers can get to the families stranded in their flooded homes and evacuate some 200 other patients from a local hospital. >> i checked this one. i'm going to check this one. >> reporter: in the city of vidor volunteers are using boats and the army rescue trucks to get people to higher ground. >> i never thought it would happen to me. it always happens to somebody else but never to you, and now it is. >> reporter: and in crosby, fire at a chemical plant has residents within a mile and a half still unable to return home with officials warning me fires ar but in other hard hit areas where harvey has come and gone, cleanup now under way. >> i had the opportunity to do an aerial view of the city of houston today. >> reporter: the houston mayor says this city is turning the corner with help from countless volunteers including olympic gold medalist simone biles. >> i think everyone wants to just give back as much as possible because volu

meanwhile, in east texas, a flood of misery. the desperation is growing.in cities like beaumont, many are wade to go safety, running out of time to find dry ground. >> my whole neighborhood is flooded out. >> in a city that was surrounded by water, there is no safe drinking water. thousands in line for hours waiting for basic necessities. >> we have some water, got a few supplies. >> how desperate is the situation for so many people? >> yes because i'm a diabetic and i take insulin four times a day and i have to have water. >> where the water is receding, the lasting destruction is revealed. 100,000 homes damage across the region. the flood here may be gone, but the mud and debris is everywhere. >> i just feel like, you know, we had this wonderful neighborhood. it's just like how are we all going to -- how are we all going to rebuild? >> president trump is expected in in houston later today. this is what he'll see. a cleanup that will take months. costing in the billions and an impact deeper than the murky waters so many have seen. >> there are a lot of th

on the ground we have east texas production and refineries. we are losing production. what is important is the net of those forces together. what we lost in terms of production is almost equal to refineries. the impact is going to be on the delay imports. that is what is going to make the difference, assuming we have no damage. if we have damage we will have to look at what happened during hurricane ivan in 2004 that did major damage. >> i'm looking at a map on the bloomberg. it shows some of the recent hurricanes we show in the gulf of mexico. this is squarely heading to the gulf of mexico. in terms of the flooding, the long-term damage, is that the thing we are going to have to worry about here? we have this short-term output. about 429,00 barrels a day. do we have to worry about longer-term damage? >> yes. we have two issues. power outages. that's a big isues. and the other issue is flooding. the refineries are built to withstand weather but not extreme weather. the worst thing is a major flood. if we have major flooding that takes time to

landfall, communities across houston and east texas are racing to got a handle on the storm's devastationonal guardsmen, air lifted in bottled watt tire beaumont where flooding overwhelmed the city's pumping station. knocking out running water for days. >> just rained too hard. >> richard long with the u.s. army corps of engineers and says intentionally releasing walter from the reservoirs avoid aid much larger catastrophe. >> a project is built to handle a certain sized event. itch you get an event bigger than that, something has to so was your doctor's appointment at a steakhouse? when your t-shirt smells more like a t-bone... that's when you know it's half-washed. add downy with odor protect for 24-hour odor protection. downy and it's done. your toilet is germ-ridden with mineral buildup. clorox toilet bowl cleaner with bleach is no match against limescale. but lysol power toilet bowl cleaner has 10x more cleaning power against limescale. so switch to lysol. what it takes to protect. clearasil rapid action begins working fast for clearly visible results in as little as 12 hours. but ca

back into the news of the storm, the search and rescue operation continues throughout south and east texas. in houston in beaumont the national guard doing searches looking through homes that have been flooded out and the real cost of the storm including how many lives were lost will be revealed as searches continue. we are at a death toll of 39 from the storm, that continues to climb and that is the sad news. positive news is the weather has turned warm and sunny for the next few days, houston is getting back to business. the president will be returning to texas tomorrow. he was briefed, he will be briefed today on the harvey situation and will return to the houston area where mike pence was in corpus christi offering his support. listen to the vice president. >> i want to pay debt of gratitude, step forward and shown their work in this dark hour. the full resources are being brought to bear. the president often says we are one american family and when one hurts we all heard. >> the vice president in rockport where the i came ashore, 15 or 20 minutes from corpus christi where he landed ye

everywhere i go, east texas, all the other people coming up to you and they implore, please, you've got to help buy health care, obama carries killing us. we can afford the premium. we can't pay that about the bull and on and on its going. and so you hear really thoughtful republican senators saying i am leaning this way or i'm concerned about this, concerned about that. only completely thoughtless and underwent say no. this is someone who doesn't care. they want the accolades. chuck schumer and nancy pelosi. i was in arizona during the primary with some friends like paul gosar appeared i saw the way arizonans filed. if john mccain had made clear i'm going to be a know i'm just a life repeal, he would never have the kirkpatrick. >> pardon me. >> he made those promises and he needs to live up to them. the people of arizona are hurting like everybody else. >> sure, we're talking about the politics of it that were made, campaign promises. i want to go back to your conversation how you talk to the people when you were out there. employing you and fellow lawmakers to do something. but they t

evacuated from this hospital and in homes people still stranded with the water in some parts of east texasising. the coast guard hammering through this roof to free a family from their attic. rescue after rescue from the air. >> it's time to go. >> reporter: and by boat. >> i never thought it would happen to me. it always happens to somebody else but never to you and now it is. >> reporter: in crosby, texas officials down playing concerns at this chemical plant, even though they believe more fires are inevitable. this house in flames. firefighters diving into the flood water just to get to the hydrant. but in other communities the water finally reseeding, enough for people to return home. >> i'm speechless. it's just devastating. >> reporter: the it clean up just starting in rock port too. vice president pence pitching in there. help coming in from across the country for people who have lost everything and those whose lives are now being saved. >> it didn't matter what race, religion we was, we all come together. >> tonight a tense situation at a flooded chemical plant near houston. offici

. >> reporter: and an east texas community drying out. returning home, starting to clear out every water logged thing they own, down to the floors. >> it's okay. it's material possessions. you have your life. >> reporter: some even finding an uninvited guest. >> the was a 10-foot alligator in my home. >> reporter: president trump tweeting great progress being made. we're seeing that in homes like this where they've cleared out everything from mattresses to dry wall all with the help of volunteers, strangers who just showed up to help. >> marcy, thank you. >>> a fund raiser started by houston texan's football player, j.j. watt has now passed the $16 million mark. it just keeps growing with many celebrities making big contributions. the new goal is $20 million and warriors star steph curry donated $118,000 after shooting three point attempts, each worth $15,000. >>> earlier this week he threw open the doors of his furniture stores and invited in victims of harvey to sleep on his mattresses. this prompted a change.org petition to designate a

to the east of houston in orange county that area is under a mandatory evacuation order. beaumont, texasow without fresh water after its water pumps failed. the city issued a boil water advisory to 135,000 residents there. long lines formed outside stores selling water. and prices for food, water and gasoline, those prices have skyrocketed. the loss of fresh water forced the local hospital to stop operations and start the slow process of evaluating patients and evacuating them to other facilities. just a few people at a time. >> when we went to bed we were expecting business as usual. we have our own generators, food and bottled water. we had no idea at midnight that at 1:00 we would get the call that says the hospital would need to be thinking about the city's water being lost. that's a game changer for us. >> game changer. you hear there. and the loss of electricity created another hazard, fires and explosions at a chemical plant along the gulf coast. a volatile chemical, organic peroxide is blamed for two explosions at a facility in crosby, texas. all firefighters have been released f