joining us now is marc rylander.for texas attorney general ken paxton. mr. rhinelander, he is in victoria, by the way, victoria, texas, heavily damaged. it goes without saying, you have got some audacity when you start to take advantage of people who have been through this. >> trace, we've learned through these storms that many good people that we see, so many more good people that come out in times like this, you have bad actors that come out. early on, initially, the places that people could take advantage of other people who were vulnerable the most is with fuel and lodging and water. but in the coming days, we'll see this with contractors and construction people, roofers, water restoration specialists. people just feel that they can go out and make extra money off people who are going through a devastating time. >> trace: it's funny because the hotel that we are staying at has a lot of these people who have been negatively affected by this. some have lost their homes, some don't know if they have a home to go bac

joining us now is marc rylander, he's the communications director for the texas attorney general.ictoria, texas, an area heavily damaged by harvey's intense wins. >> great to be with you. >> attorney general paxton has been on air warning against price gouging, looting, how much of that are you seeing? >> we recognize that we've had numerous calls throughout the weekend, hundreds of calls. people in all weekend working on the hotline command center in austin then calls were coming in literally every hour from people who were being taken advantage of. even before we would normally see people taken advantage of. you expect people after a storm when unscrupulous contractors and people like that can come in and try and gouge prices. but here early on we were seeing, especially in water, gasoline, lodging, people who are bad actors in a time when people are most vulnerable. >> patti ann: people are desperate for the basics such as drinking water. how much were people trying to sell a bottle of water for? because we had reports of a big box store selling water for $42 a case. a competin

. >> marc rylander from the attorney general's office in texas from the special center in corpus christi, thank you. >> thanks, john. >> we're following every move hurricane harvey makes. the problem is it won't be moving much more apparently. as it barrels in texas it will park there and drop tons and tons of rain on the coast of that state. our live continuing coverage of what could be a monumental storm continues in a moment. ♪ no, please, please, oh! ♪ (shrieks in terror) (heavy breathing and snorting) no, no. the running of the bulldogs? surprising. what's not surprising? how much money aleia saved by switching to geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. that's why nature's bounty melatonin is made to help you fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer. so you'll be ready for whatever tomorrow brings. because mom's love is unconditional. even at 6am. nature's bounty melatonin. we're all better off healthy. nature's bounty knows healthy cholesterol starts in your gut. so we made cardio-health, an innovative way to support healthy cholesterol, containing lrc, a pr