this is a george brown convention center. he's been set up from your parents who you have been plugging your armed away. >> that is correct, some people have been rescued by dumb, the city of houston has about 389 of them going around and picking people up with 70 areas c. hundreds of people are expected to take shelter inside the convention center. some of the suck aoki puns as sart of a pick up point. >> the relatives were not able to get out to them because of the loaded roetight. >> this is an era that is both wet in the, some of the treats here are flooded. the area is pretty dry and the electricity is on and hotel is opened. >> there is this stray of starbucks foe serious condition here in houston. some places looking completely normal as it does here. >> i think the mayor giving a at the same time be mending no regret attitude at asking to 6.35 people to evaluate and harris county combined. it was a thinking of what they are trying to deal with yours. >> unrefriktable storm like harvey that's locked in and around the c

. >> reporter: houston's george r. brownvention center housed thousands of new orleans victims during hurricane "katrina" in 2005. now, the city's own residents are taking shelter there. city officials are defending their decision not to order evacuations. francisco sanchez is a spokesperson for the harris county office of homeland security says it would have been worse to let people get caught in the open. >> some of those questions and criticisms, where you're actually looking at where those are coming from, aren't people from texas and they aren't people from harris county. our community here understands hurricanes. >> reporter: some coastal texas counties did evacuate friday night, but the sheer destruction will take months, if not years, to clean up. >> we don't have any electricity. there's no water. so, basically, we're still breathing, but it humbled us. it really did. if nobody's humbled by this, something's wrong. >> reporter: volunteers arrived in rockport, texas, to hand out water bottles. president trump monitor

they were setting up the george r. brown convention center as a shelter.plies and things needed for the shelters as they ran out of things. the fact is, as of 2:00 yesterday, we made the determination that the flood waters receded enough that we could start the collection process, which we did. and today, we've collected -- it's unimaginable. you see the photos. in addition to that, we became aware -- the city hold us that the capacity at george r. brown was about -- at capacity. so we said we can open up and do this. so we began to take people in and enlarge -- >> don, thank you very much. i know you said there's a few hundred. so we'll see where this goes from here. i thank you for your time. and next, the breaking noose. we're learning robert mueller has issued to paul manafort's associates. and north korea issuing a direct threat to the united states. it's resourceful. elusive. shrewd. cancer. is. smart. it pushes us. we push back. we even push each other. to challenge conventional thinking. find smarter solutions. that's what makes us one of the leade

. >>> this is the george r. brown convention center in downtown houston.his is an image from inside that shelter before tropical storm and then hurricane harvey came in and hit the city. red cross workers assembling rows and rows 0 sleeping cots. they're prepared at the convention center for 5,000 people. turns out that was not enough. tonight every cot is full and then some. as i said, they were set up to house 5,000 people. but the george r. brown convention center tonight is home to about twice that number. the mayor saying tonight that that shelter is housing 10,000 people even though they only had cots for 5,000. without enough resources and sleeping cots to go around, obviously that means thousands of our fellow americans tonight are sleeping on folding chairs or on the floor. and that's if people can make it through the struggle to get to the convention center in the first place. today we have watched as people lined up for hours to board buses to try to get to that shelter. people have really gotten themselves there any way they can, including by d

let's get right back to the george r. brown and now over 9,000 evacuees at that convention center in houston. it is filled to capacity and again, this is the same center that opened its arms to hurricane katrina victims. let's set the scene and bring in grace rodriguez she is the co- founder of station houston. it is a hub for tech entrepreneurs and she's working there, grace what a scene there. tired, waterlogged. you know, there's a big police presence we know but some women even going into labor and having babies in there. can you tell us what's going on inside there now? >> well right now, there are a lot of people just looking for help and looking at how to help. we've had so many volunteers come to the george r. brown that we're telling them go back home or come back later because we actually need more volunteers from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. >> liz: grace? >> medical help we can use all the time so if you are a doctor or a nurse, you could provide some kind of medical assistance we could definitely use that. >> liz: grace,

alice is one of 10,000 people that came to the george r. brown convention center in downtown houston. it was originally set up to accommodate 5,000 people. and that has doubled in capacity because of the influx of all of these evacuees, because of that they have set up several shelters, dozens of shelters, another one, the newest one that just opened up to the south of here. nrg center, right next to nrg stadium where the texans play. that's this morning that is where we find julia bagg, she is there with us this morning, julia, how are things looking over there? >> well, phillip, things going very quickly here. from a start of about 30 volunteers, six and a half hours ago, they've had more than 700. and now they're accommodating more than 1,000 people, more than 1,000 evacuees, trying to provide some relief to the george r. brown convention center, phillip, where you are now. we've been speaking with volunteers who have been blowing up beds, doing all kinds of things, janet stone you have been here much of the overnight hours. tell me what you'v

the city main shelter is at the george brown convention center in downtown. that is where the red cross has set up a mega shelter facility. when the evacuees arrive volunteers help them get situated hot meal. >> i lost everything, my car, my whole apartment. >> people are coming with very small trash bags sometimes nothing. >> there is a triage area set up where people who were injured can get treated for their wounds. >> more than 200 buses will be picking up evacuees from houston bringing them to san antonio. more than 1000 people have been evacuated from coastal cities and it could be weeks before those people are allowed to return home. >> what is corpus christi going to look like? >> we don't know, hopefully the same. we don't even know if the house is standing right now. i know that our fences are knocked down but that is all me know. >> san antonio officials say they have been preparing for up but the number could go up to 10,000 before the crisis is over. >>> in rockport, texas where hurricane harvey hit that category 4 people are getting a look at wh

this is the george r. brown convention center. 8,000 people calling this their temporary home for the night. how long they will be here, anybody's guess frankly. again, there's another shelter nearby. another large shelter. the nrg center. has the capacity for 10,000 people. we understand they have some 8,000 cots. again, you get a sense of the scope, how many people are in need of a little extra help as they try to take those steps to recover. let's talk about the storm itself. the tropical depression. it's moved on out of this region now. but it's left a great deal of damage. talk about the city of houston itself. a third of the city remains under water. and a military official says it's still unclear how many people are still in need of rescue. we also know in nearby beaumont, texas, they're dealing with the same search and rescue situation. the navy has been conducting that. they airlift some 25 men, women, and children. and we know that this storm has set records. it dumped 52 inches of rain in this area fr

there are 10,000 people either here at the george r. brown convention center or two other facilities here in houston. then we also have shelters open across the state. we had 230 shelters last night in texas that sheltered over 32,000 people. so we also have mobile kitchens being moved in the area. six of them can serve 10,000 meals each. so over 1,500 red cross volunteers engaged in this effort. we're planning on being here for the weeks and months ahead. >> reporter: as we heard, the flooding is still happening in this city and the rescues are still ongoing. that means there will be more evacuees. do we have an idea just how much you need to prepare for? >> yes, we're having constant communication with everybody on the ground from state, local and federal levels. so we have to prepare for worst-case scenarios. that's why we're mobilizing so many supplies and resources in case there is another in flux of evacuees. we want to make sure we have shelters across the state of texas that can make sure everybody has a safe place to go. so 1,500 red

at the george r. brown convention center in downtown houston, animals are seen by vets and cared for by volunteers like celise shuttles. worth. >> people risked their lives to save their animals. some evacuees will end up here, 200 miles away in a shelter. so, far more than 200 pets have been registered. most are dogged, but there are 30 cats, and one gerbil named rufus. animal care services. >> if it means we get piece of mind to evacuees from harvey so they can work on their next steps as a family. we are prepared to do however long and hard it is. >> about 200 pets will be leaving san antonio. this batch is heading to new jersey. the goal is to get 1,000 animals out of this area. out of texas. shelters, to make room for the harvey evacuees. >> prime minister have opened their hearts to the victims of hurricane harvey. making sure evacuees. especially four legged ones don't weather this storm alone. >> we will find you good home people that love you. mireya villarreal. cbs news, san antonio. that's the "o

at the george r. brownntion center in downtown houston, animals are seen by vets and cared for by volunteers like salise shuttlesworth. >> there are people here who literally risked their lives to save their animals. >> reporter: some evacuees will end up here, 200 miles away in a san antonio shelter. so far, more than 200 pets have been registered. most are dogs, but there are about 30 cats, and one gerbil named rufus. lisa norwood heads up san antonio's animal care services. >> if it means we give peace of mind to the evacuees from harvey so they can work on their next steps as families we're prepared to do that for however long and however hard it is. >> reporter: about 200 pets will be leaving san antonio. this batch right here is actually heading out to new jersey. the goal is to get 1,000 animals out of this area, out of texas shelters to make room for the harvey evacuees. people have opened their hearts to the victims of hurricane harvey, making sure evacuees, especially four-legged ones, don't weath

this is supposed to brink some relief to the george r. brownonvention center which has been holding people far over capacity. so this is a much bigger setup to receive, as you mentioned, up to 10,000 people. yasmin and ayman. >> good to hear there's more housing for people there in the time of crisis. >> especially thanks to the volunteers as well. julia bagg, thank you so much. >>> and best buy is responding to reports of price gouging just as harvey was about to make landfall in texas. it happened after this photo went viral showing the store showing a 12-pack of smart water for almost 30 bucks. and a 24-pack of da sanni for $43. best buy has since apologized calling it a big mistake on the part of employees at this particular location. they priced the case based on the price of a single bolt. it's focused on helping not hurting those affected by the storm meanwhile, we've seen so many incredible displays of neighbors coming to each other's aid. sheer acts of kindness and charity. a donation center filled with clothing, bedding, toys and toil

and george r. brown coming from our city side of houston. the point in a point of need and we will be there for them nap is also one of the reasons why we are opening two, possibly three, additional shelters to accommodate the need, because of certain areas, for example, being ordered to evacuate outside of city of houston. they have to go somewhere. okay? so we're making ourselves available to address those concerns. we want to make sure that we're not overlooking or missing anybody in the city. okay? especially people who are seniors, people who are disabled, people who are in low-income communities. if you know of individuals, if you know of individuals, or if you think individuals may especially when it comes to seniors and other disabled, that may be living in neighborhoods that have flooded and are there by themselves or are needing to be rescued, please, continue to let us know. any life-threatening situations, please, let us know and continue to use 911. i'll ask you again for this day to stay off the roads, because there are many ro

philip mena at the george r. brown center. gabe, to you, you have been working tirelessly through all of this. describe what you are seeing and how it has changed as houston starts to move, it looks like the sun is out above your head, that, of course, must be very welcome there. what is the latest where you are? >> hi, casey. it stopped raining, the sun is out as you mentioned. but the water rescues really are not letting up. the water here is rising in this west houston neighborhood. you see it is really rushing down the street here. and trapping some homeowners in their homes. they have been here for several days. active rescue effort going on now, this air boat being led out. dwayne, if you can come over here, the reason i want to do that, i'm just seeing a man that we spoke with a few hours ago, during hallie jackson's hour, his name is john, he came back to his home today for the first time since this storm hit. you had been elsewhere. john, you finally went in and saw it, tell me how was it? >> so we had to go back abou

if you're in the area, at the back side of the george r. brownan take the amount of food that we need. and we'll be ready to take it from you. we've got people here that can certainly use it. don't forget, formula, as well, for the babies that are here. we need that. >> formula, and i'm told also diapers. sheila jackson lee. >> that's right. thank you so very much. >> thank you. we appreciate it. >>> the department of health and human services has declared a public health emergency across texas in the wake of this hurricane. how are officials taking care of the sick and elderly as those floodwaters rage across the state? what could arise as a result of those floods? or healthy people trapped in their homes. >>> and we're waiting for texas governor greg abot to speak to reporters at the top of the hour. we'll have that live as soon as it starts. this is crabfest at red lobster. dive into the classic crab lover's dream or new dueling crab legs with dungeness and snow crab. only during crabfest. now this is seafood. and hurry in to enjoy our new cra

let's go to nbc's philip man that who is at houston's george brown convention center. it's been transformed into a shelter for flood victims. and you've been talking to them, philip, for the last couple of hours. what are you hearing? >> well, in this place is a swelling. there was about 2,900 people two hours ago. that was the last official number we got from the red cross, but you can see over my shoulder there has been an influx within the last hour, hundreds and hundreds have come throughment the capacity is five thousand so i would imagine that they're pretty close to that number. we'll find out pretty soon. but one of those families who just came in within the hour, i want to bring them in, they were rescued by helicopter. ten year old son and two year old cute little daughter here. what was that like? you guys had to -- >> we just waefd them. i mean, we jous got out and there were some people walking from the rescue. i don't even know who was it, but we just waefd them and then they come and we're here. >> and you're saying it wasn't actually your house. >> it w

the next stage is going to be rebuilding, i spent this morning at the sheltie at the george brown conventionenter helping start breakfast, helping care for people there. we had 11,000 people who had lost their homes to spend a night there last night. we are seeing churches and charities and private citizens throughout the community stepping up. it has been incredible, the most incredible part, officials put on the cult of citizens. if you can help, step up and help. we have hundreds of ordinary men and women what a flat bottom boat, a jet ski and went out and rescued their fellow citizens. a couple of days ago i was at the emergency command center, there's an entire wall of post-its of all the people who called in and said i got a boat, i can help. hundreds upon hundreds come of death toll is horrible time, we lost one brave police officer, so many people risk their lives. were going to have the resources of the state level, the local level in the federal level. the president has committed unequivocably to supported the people of texas and congress in a bipartisan way, i've had senators from

but here in houston, george r. brown and other shelters around this region here, houston, they're feeling much better and anxious, starting to talk about getting ready to move on and take a step forward in their lives. >> you say get ready to move on and take a step forward. walk me through what the path looks like for a family that has lost their home, found their way to the shelter, what is the next step for them, what is the third step, the fourth step, what are they looking at? >> for the red cross, our goal and our job is to get into disasters while they're going on. we had mobilized from our national headquarters and ceo gail mcgovern got us the resources we needed in houston ne immediately last week. we were getting shelters ready. we had the challenge unfortunately of not being able to get to shelters because of how inaccessible the roads were. once we get people to shelters, we give them the place to be comfortable, get them fed, try to make them feel as close to home as they can, even though it is not home. and

the george brown convention center hosting more than 10,000 evacuees. that's capacity. rosa flores, who has been doing phenomenal work inside, joins us now. what are you seeing? >> reporter: we actually just got an update from texas senator ted cruz. he had a mini-press conference. he is touring the facility. he says there are hundreds of shelters across the state of texas. he said he has been overwell d manied by the outpouring of money, donations, with anything that they have, including boats to rescue people. as you know, senator ted cruz voted against the sandy relief bill for hurricane sandy and so did texas senator john cornen. he mentioned they are working on a bill to support harvey victims. here is why he said he didn't vote for the sandy bill. take a listen. >> that bill included money for fisheries in alaska. the last i checked, hurricane sandy didn't go anywhere near alaska. so the texas congressional delegation voted against putting unnecessary spending in what should have been an emergency relief bill. in texas, we're going to see bipartisan support in con

well the next guest, he was one of the first evacuees to arrive at the megashelter in houston's george brownention center but not before surviving a harrowing hourslong ordeal. larry joins us by phone. larry good morning, hoping you and flam are doing well. >> we are. safe and dry and have been the past five days. >> tell me about the thought pattern here. you're one of the first to evacuate. it appears it didn't take much time for you to think you needed to get out of there. why did you go so fast? and what has the experience been like for you. >> well, what really scared us the most is at midnight started coming in the power never went out. and so the water was just rising rising our biggest fear was that one of us or the cats would gets electric cuted. and at 4:00 a.m. we called 911 so we called 311 and finally got for the fire department and got rescued. >> tell us the story of evacuation. >> at 12:00 p.m. there was a knock at the door and it was the rescue boat we had the cats in a carrier gathered what we could carry and got on the boat in the pouring rain. we went about three miles in

at the height of the storm this week, the george brown convention center where i am in houston had 10,000ees. that number is down now to about 2500 as houston starts to dry out and people start making their way back to their homes to assess the damage, but there is still a disaster going on east of here the scene last night in port arthur, texas near the louisiana border on the gulf coast, people showing up, good samaritans in boats getting word through social media and otherwise that people needed to be rescued. the scene at a motel six, they evacuated a number of guests out of there port author is basically under water. beaumont, the city water system there is out that continues to be a problem in the area where harvey made its second u.s. landfall yesterday. in the meantime an unfolding situation we're watching closely to the north of there, northeast of houston in crosby, texas. this arkema chemical plant, remember the issue is that they store and create peroxide compound there's that need to be refrigerated they got six feet of water in the plant. unprecedented. the refrigeration is

the largest shelter that we have at the moment is at the george r. brown convention center in downtown houston. we've got about 9,000 folks who are over there and obviously we've got a number of red cross shelters open. nrg i don't have a timetable as far as what they're going to be doing today, but obviously it's going to be a big relief and even the toyota center, which is downtown houston may be taking a couple other thousand people, but at the moment, the largest shelter we have open is at the george r. brown convention center. >> and when i asked you a little bit about just the sick and people at hospitals, how is that process working? are people in hospitals able to get out to where they need to get and still get the care that they need and then the sick that are being rescued, are they able to get the care that they need? >> well, we really haven't had any reports of issues in and around the medical center, which has been a good thing. we've only had really reports as far as since this entire weather event occurred of three deaths that are here in t

another concern those in ill-health this woman transferred on a stretcher many will be here at the george r brown convention center. some brought in by dump trucks others by the busload. so far more than 5,000 evacuates signing in. red cross is not going to deny anyone who needs help. >> first they it go through the security check point taking only what they can carry and then make their way to the registration desk where they check in with the red cross from there they make their way into that room where dry clothes, food and water is waiting. >> spoke with a physician in houston. >> what kind of injuries and treatments are you going through. >> for the most part it's relatively minor, cuts and scrapes and blueses and sprains, things you expect with people evacuating their homes but also serious problems with people not taking their medication for number of days. >> this woman seeking refuge with her three children took her three hours by boat, foot and by bus. >> are you relieved to be here. >> yes long as my baby safe. >> how long do you think you might be staying here? >> hopefully soon as th

that's what they're asking for at the george r. brown convention center in houston, texas, which has transformed into what they're calling a megashelter here. >> megashelter, indeed. and the mayor saying, even though they're well over capacity, they will continue to welcome people. the need is there. >>> of course, the u.s. military is helping out their end, doing h heeroic work. >> this is a video showing a crew rescuing five people in houston flood waters. >>> texas has its entire national guard on duty. about 12,000 troops. new video showing the texas air guard taking evacuees to dallas. other states are sending troops to assist with the air and water rescues. >>> the depth of the floodwaters are making it difficult for rescuers to reach people. >> massive dump trucks made several runs in one neighborhood, carrying dozens of people to safety. our houston station, ktrk, was there, as people made it to dry land. days old. he and his wife just had her. so, we're waiting on them to get in. we're trying to get them as fast as they can befo

the george r brown convention center in houston has filled up with about 3000 people.ut rescues like what you're seeing on the screen here more than 2000 of them to date in and around the houston area. we will stay on the story and bring you the very latest. kennedy. >> kennedy: continuing fallout over the president trump partnering arizona law man joe arpaio, found guilty of denying the order on the immigration roundup. known as america's share of thinking the president and a tweet. by the president's a late friday pardons during serious reaction from both sides including g.o.p. leaders paul ryan and john mccain. the president trump defenders saying that the clemency for arpaio pales in comparison to the actions from his predecessor barack obama. jason jay pitts. >> joe arpaio is a patriot and many people's books including mine. he has served the community for a decade, and certainly in contrast to barack obama, the president obama -- more than 1700 people, everything from drug dealers, people who are engaged in forgery, and certainly chelsea manning, there is hardly

that's what they're asking for here at the george r. browner in houston, texas, which has transformed into what they're calling a mega shelter here. kendis, diane. >> even know they're well over capacity, they will continue to welcome people with the need there. of course, the u.s. military is helping out there. and doing heroic work in texas. >> that's right, coast guard crews have saved more than 2,000 people, about one fourth of them by air. this is a video showing them rescuing five people in texas floodwaters. >> and texas guard now has the entire national guard on duty, 12,000 troops. new video shows the texas air guard taking evacuees to dallas. other states are sending hundreds of national guard troops to assist with air and water rescue. >> but the depth of the floodwater is making it difficult for rescuers to actually reach people. >> overnight, massive dump trucks made several runs in one neighborhood carrying dozens of people to safety. our houston station was there as people made it to dry land. >> my uncle, he just had a baby, h

the major does the george brown convention center is crowded and the toyota center will be pressed into service. as that unfolds, a police officer is being mourned tonight, killed in the flooding. six people from one family, including four children, none older than 16, are missing in high waters. harvey has bumped more than four feet of rain over houston, driven reservoirs to overflowing, displaced neighborhoods, turned boulevards and interstates into raging rivers. we have more incredible video to show you. a reporter for a local station khou tweeted it out. highway 59 covered in flood water. that concrete barrier that had been acting as a dam, simply pushed away. president trump visited the area today. by this time tomorrow, we could be talking about a foot of new rain on the texas-louisiana border. as of what remains of hurricane harvey swings back on shore, that's right, it is coming back on shore. we're covering it all tonight. let's begin with cnn's miguel marquez right in the middle of it. what are you seeing? >> reporter: what you are seeing right now, john, is an airboat headed

. >> houston's george r. brown convention center is beyond capacity. originally planned to host 5,000 evacuees, that number was quickly exceeded but the red cross doesn't want to turn anyone away. >> honestly, this is what katrina was like. >> reporter: thousands of evacuees arrived by bus load and dump truck. for many, the only possessions are the damp clothes on their bodies, everything else is gone. >> please proceed into the shelter. >> reporter: lorena campos was lifted by chopper from rising floodwaters with her four children. >> i'm trying to hold it together for them. >> reporter: she doesn't know how long they will be here. >> i mean -- >> reporter: were you able to get a cot? >> we didn't, we haven't yet. >> reporter: there's been an out pouring of generosity, but it is dwarfed by the need. >> we don't have anything, you know. we lost everything in our apartment. it is just really unfortunate. >> reporter: the water and air rescues continue. >> anybody need help? >> reporter: as million also of gallons of water are being released from area re

that doesn't work out so well at a bad time because george brown gordon is at college and is a brilliantscholar. rhetoric, we don't teach it anymore. rhetoric matters. the ability to speak well and command a crowd, how rare that is today. but if i command the language, i command the situation. and civil war commanders especially in the confed rtd armies and the army of northern virginia, there's time when there's no food left, no bullets left, the men in rags and they are running on a ret, the ability to inspire men. and he's got a great, intensely physical love affair with his wife, fanny gordon. people were as sexual then in their impulses and biology as we are now. and if you don't believe me, check out the veneral disease rolls on both sides. entire hospitals dedicated to veneral disease, which was a terrible problem for the soldiers north and south. and there's so much more to that, but i don't want to sidetrack myself again. boys will be boys, and i'll thank you, no penicillin available today. so they're complex, and they're human. one of the criticism i've gotten from these dramat

the george r. brown convention center has become a shelter. it is dire. we appreciate all the help we're getting. ultimately we have a lot to do right here. ourselves. neighbors are helping neighbors. >> i know the governor earlier said he's adding harris county now to the federal disaster declarati declaration. was houston hit harder than originally expected by your estimation? >> well, we did know exactly what to expect, and we indicated that we were deal with what we could expect. yes, this is unanticipated. its record rain when you are measuring rain by the feet as opposed to by the inches. you have days of duration as opposed to hours of duration. it is historic. it's something you have to be a part of to totally understand. and then you can understand, too, while we're stretched beyond our means and we're making best of what we have available. >> we've heard city officials saying emergency services are already at capacity, sir, so what kind of resources are able to be offered to your constituents? >> well, i'm grateful that we've been declared a dis

more than 2900 people seeking refuge at the george brown convention center and receiving some cheer from batman and his son. >> when the city needs a hero we got to be here. we got to help this city. >> reporter: more continue to come. evacuees showing up at hotels only to find that there are no more rooms. >> this hotel would just give us a room. i think they have convention people coming in with reservations. >> reporter: some tried to take advantage of the situation preying on homes and abandoned businesses. >> we had four people that tried to loot. >> reporter: one shop owner asking for help posting this security camera of looters going unpunished. this is houston's main shelter here. there are thousands of refugees already in place. they set up 2,000 cots much those ran out earlier today. and still we continue to see and people arriving as the rains continue to fall. reporting from houston, lana zak, abc news. >> lana, thank you. >>> president trump and first lady melania are set to travel to texas tomorrow. the administration has not yet released specific details about the trip but

the george r. brown convention center has become the city's largest shelter. rachel osier lindley is there. she's an editor with dallas pbs station kera in houston, reporting on the storm. we spoke a short time ago and i began asking about how many people are there now. >> well, yesterday, it was 5,100 and today at 9,100, it has grown substantially. they were already at capacity yesterday but the red cross saih they're not going to be turning anyone away. they have expanded into other parts of the convention center, pretty much every square inch is being used as either a dormitory or a makeshift hospital; large spaces where people are sorting donations and bringing in donations of everything from clothes and shoes. -- it's as active as it can be. they don't want to turn anybodyd away and the is currently working to find other places they can bring people they don't really anticipate that the need for places to stay will end any time soon >>> o'brien: are things working pretty well.. i recall post katrina at the convention center in new orleans and there was a

shelters are filling over capacity taking shelter george r brown convention center, toyota center and nrg center are used to evacuate evacuees. ten bus fulz of people pulled up before midnight last night. also lasts night the mayor announced mandatory curfew for residents in houston to prevent ludeing. the weather will get better in southeast texas today but harvey next is louisiana where storm will make a second land fall today. maureen and wisdom back to y you. >> more from you as the morning progressing, right now it's 4:32. in the meantime more news for defense secretary jim matic putting hold on transgender ban in the u.s. military. he announced transgender soldiers will be able to serve in the military pending results of study. he will hear recommendation from a panel and then advice the president on what next to do. this comes after president trump last month transgender service members can no longer serve sdmrb in departments to a massive brawl outside the turkish embassy last may. prosecutors say security forces loyal to the president attacked the crowd and caused a number of

more than 2,600 people taking shelter right now at the george r. brown convention center, and that number is expected to rise. and we got breaking news coming in right now from houston. the abc station there just posted this video to twitter. an explosion started a fire in a building in downtown houston. this is at the lone star legal aid offices. no word on what caused that explosion or if it has any connection to the hurricane damage. we'll stay on top of it for you and bring you any new developments. right now some new developments the remains of all 10 missing sailors have now been recovered. among the victims, kevin of gaithersburg and timothy eackles of manchester, maryland. the destroyer collided with an oil tanker a week ago off the coast of singapore. divers searched the flooded compartments for days looking for those missing service members. and this is the fourth accident involving a navy war ship this year. a woodbridge is in court. ronald hamilton allegedly killed his wife and then shot three police officers who responded. one of the officer

many flock to the city's primary evacuation shelter, the george r. brown convention center. >> they were very nice. they had t-shirts and blankets and stuff for us here and things to eat so we're very happy. >> reporter: but the need so massive, private businesses are stepping up. gallery furniture which housed evacuees during hurricane katrina now home for those who sleep on displaced beds. makeshift evacuation centers are everywhere. the halls of this elementary school lined with displaced families. plucked from rooftops and doorways nearby. fed and clothed here by volunteers. jessica miller and her three-week-old daughter addison have nothing but their lives and a large plastic bag they carried out. >> everyone is doing really good. we are very blessed and grateful. >> reporter: what may be the worst catastrophe this city has ever seen. >>> was houston ready for this? >> the answer is that houston was as ready for this as any city could be ready for this. but you cannot foresee the future. >> reporter: and the evacuation centers will continue to fill up

. >> houston's george r. brown convention center is beyond capacity. originally planned to host 5,000 evacuees, that number was quickly exceeded but the red cross doesn't want to turn anyone away. >> honestly, this is what katrina was like. >> reporter: thousands of evacuees arrived by bus load and dump truck. for many, the only possessions are the damp clothes on their bodies, everything else is gone. >> please proceed into the shelter. >> reporter: lorena campos was lifted by chopper from rising floodwaters with her four children. >> i'm trying to hold it together for them. >> reporter: she doesn't know how long they will be here. >> i mean -- >> reporter: were you able to get a cot? >> we didn't, we haven't yet. >> reporter: there's been an out pouring of generosity, but it is dwarfed by the need. >> we don't have anything, you know. we lost everything in our apartment. it is just really unfortunate. >> reporter: the water and air rescues continue. >> anybody need help? >> reporter: as million also of gallons of water are being released from area re

close to 10,000 people as we said at the george r. brown convention center in houston and dallas officials opened their convention doors to thousands more displaced fellow texans. we're expecting president trump and the first lady to land south of houston in hurricane ravaged corpus christi this hour where they'll have a chance to assess the damage with governor greg abbott before heading to austin. let's bring in our team with the very latest, garrett haak awaiting the president's arrival, and jacob rascon, gabe gutierrez watching many of the rescues. so, gabe, to you first. i was watching what you were say seeing over the last hour, crews and residents working together to get people out of there. it seems like it is a nonstop effort. >> that's exactly right. you mentioned the 3,000 rescues in the city of houston, that's just in the city of houston by the police department, just this morning. we have seen according to local constables here hundreds, 400 to 500 people, and that's when we talked to them about an hour ago. look at this, anoth

right here at george r. brownonvention center, for example, we have one in campbell where we have red cross who has been diligent in making sure we have resources and we're asking people to also make donations, donations both in terms of financial donations but also in terms of goods. things that people need, warm clothing, shoes, socks, also additional supplies, diapers, a number of things you would expect to have left behind if you were leaving your house in a hurry or in an emergency situation. >> no question. important all around. we know that houston is forecast to get some 20 inches more rain this week. we keep hearing from our meteorologist that the storm is getting stronger as it moves out over the ocean. what is your biggest concern over the next several days? >> our concern is that people will not stay in their homes if they're not -- will think they can venture out of their homes and try to drive around the city, do things like try to go to a store to get extra supplies, extra things that they might nee

i told you that the george r. brown convention center has been turned into a shelter for flood victims. we just sent a team over there. so far, there's almost nobody there. it's still early, but again, people will have trouble getting to that convention center just because of impassable situations like this one. if they need a place to stay, it's going to be a struggle for a lot of people just because low-lying spots have become islands in many places, completely surrounded by water, and some of those folks are bound to be very, very nervous as they watch water rise into their house and they're trying to find the highest spot they possibly can. elaine, kristine? >> yeah, the man in the pickup, desperate feeling to lose your possession bus not worthrie rock islandicing your life. >> not at all. thank you. president trump is getting updates about the storm and tweeted, "wow, new experts are calling harvey a once in a 500-year flood. we have an all-out effort going and going well ." earlier, he wrote, "i will be going to t