was just the small town of rockport. this was only the beginning. port arthur, beaumont, houston and victoria many other communities soon faced the brunt of this terrible storm. harvey was relentless, dropping more than 60 inches of rain over the course of several days in some of those places. some -- unlike many hurricanes, it parked itself and it stayed put after making landfall. trapped between two high-pressure systems with nowhere to go, the storm went on to shatter records. some people called it a storm that comes only once every thousand years. others dubbed it the most extreme rain event in united states history. for people who don't live on the gulf coast of texas, who didn't see the shelters firsthand, as i did with my friend and colleague senator cruz at the n.r.g. center in houston, it's really hard to imagine what it looked and felt like. all the closed roads, flooded homes and exhausted faces of people praying for life to return to normal. over in friendswood, which is right outside of houston, i helped out

he visited rockport days after the storm slammed into the texas coast last august and destroyed so many and businesses there. the vice president will meet with disaster relief volunteers and then he will, of course, make some remarks. >> president trump: where is the collusion? you know, they are still looking for collusion. where is the collusion? find some collusion. we want to find the collusion. >> sandra: president trump slamming the special counsel last night following back-to-back convictions of the two former top aides and moments ago president trump tweeting his defense of paul manafort while slamming his former attorney for, quote, making up stories. here is what he had to say. i feel very badly for paul manafort and his wonderful family. justice took a 12-year-old tax case and provided tremendous pressure on him and he refused the break, make up stories in order to get a deal. such respect for a brave man. joining me now former trump campaign advisor michael caputo. michael, thanks for your time this morning. i'm sure that you have a reaction to everything you've seen in the