the relief fund. houstonir donating $1 million matched by the nfl foundation. houston astros jim crane, his ownership group in foundation also giving $4 million encouraging others hurt in and around the region to help in anyway possible. jj loch of the houston texans begin a fundraiser sunday night. he pays $100,000 in critical to double not critical keep going up thanks in part to the houston rockets star chris paul a one-day donated $50,000 to the fundraiser. the generosity is exactly what put us over the $500,000 mark. phenomenal top nominations both large and small. from half a million to 1 million, 125 million. jj white yesterday on instagram. >> we are still stuck here. airports are closed, no way for rest to get back. seeing all the police and firemen and everyday citizens hoping to rescue people and save lives. it's incredible to watch. traded over 14,000 people have donated a total of $127 billion. infielder matt carpenter from the houston area pledged $10,000 for every home run he had an cardinals p

you live in the fourth-largest city in the country, houston, the most diverse city in the country, houston, and it is the cut from metro. the houston area is home to more than a dozen oil refineries. the group airlines houston morning the shutdown of the petrochemical plants will send more than one million pounds of harmful pollution into the air. residents of houston's industrial communities already reporting unbearable chemical-like smells coming from the many plants nearby. yesterday, we interviewed bryan parras with a group tejas who said fence line communities can't leave or evacuate so there literally getting gassed by these chemicals. this is an issue you have dealt with for a long time from baton rouge to new orleans to houston, professor bullard. the community's closest to these chemical plants, generally low income and minority. saturday, a massive fuel storage tank spilling after being toppled in the storm. the tank held 6.3 million gallons of gasoline, but unclear how much gas leaked. can you talk about the significance of where the people live and they disproportionate impact

south and bring more rain to the houston area. is how much rain they've seen since it started and literally, it's off the chart. we're talking over 2 feet of rain here, well over 20 inches for some areas. the scale, i ran out of colors but the scale will go back to a couple of inches once we're well over that 24-inch mark. how big is this? to put this into perspective. the edge, from east of austin all the way over to the texas/louisiana the size of iowa. we'll talk about when we'll see rain from a different tropical disturbance coming up. >> definitely not an easy day on the roads. we have three closures, if you're headingnorthbound on 95 u you're going to see -- you're going to see this closure northbound. i do have traffic lane cameras there but they're not showing much. they're routeing traffic around 95. you might want to take route 1. it looks okay. the second closure up on route 1 in maryland. this is around cherry hill road. this is construction they've closed it down. and then edmondson, we have a closure. . >>>this is wha

he wasn't just taken from the city of houston. he was taken from the people of houston. what occurred was this, as follows. on sunday, august 27, steve perez, sergeant steve perez, who had been on, again, like the mayor said, for 34 years, assigned to the traffic enforcement division, left his home at 4:00 a.m., left his home in heavy rain. as a matter of fact, i just got back from making notification a little while ago, and the community is not accessible but for our aircraft, we wouldn't have been able to get out there. but he left at 4:00 a.m. on sunday, august 27, to get to his workstation. sergeant perez, while driving around, our investigation has determined that he spent about two and a half hours driving around, trying to get to his duty station, which is traffic enforcement division, and central here downtown houston. he could not find a path, and you can imagine heavy rain, dark roadways, who knows what else he saw out there with the lighting and that more rural community. he kept driving around, couldn't find it, so he called his chain of command and said, list

the loop that goes around the heart of houston. police have blocked off the northbound direction of the lanes and you can see there is light traffic here. you cannot see it from this chopper 2 will see occasionally vehicles coming by. you are now looking east towards the refineries and the bayou the heads towards pasadena texas and eventually if you keep on going to go to louisiana. as we come over here to the edge, you can see how high the water is. it is just over the side of the guardrail on the freeway. the concrete barrier. all of this debris and trash that has been left behind. where we are standing on the freeway was actually underwater about a day or so ago. it has received, there is still debris that litters the site of the freeway from the water level that was this high. i was watching the morning reports in houston. they have been saying the emergency officials, water levels in some locations in the houston area are seven stories high. apartment buildings seven stories high, that is how high the water is. and other places

the heaviest rain is to the east of the houston area over toward beaumont. the movement will be slow. what has already fallen is almost historic at this point, well over, sometimes 25 inches of rain reported in southeast texas. additional rainfall throughout the day today and really for the rest of the week. you can see by tomorrow, or into wednesday, we're looking at an additional seven inches of rain in the houston area and by friday we're talking about almost an additional 12 inches. that's on top of what has already fallen there in southeast texas with this catastrophic flood as harvey slowly actually works its way back out to the water and curves back to the northeast through east texas and louisiana. as we get through the weekend. and by the weekend, we're finally saying good-bye to harvey here in texas. but not after -- not until we see these incredible rainfall amounts in southeast texas. now, at the same time as we're keeping an eye on harvey here in texas, we already have tropical storm watches posted now in the other side of the country on the east

the details. mayor sylvester turner, houston, texas: always we must put the interests of the city of houston and houstonians first.tropical storm harvey continues to deluge the houston area -- as emergency responders struggle to evacuate people trapped by flooding.the white house has announced president trump will travel to texas tuesday -- to review the state's recovery efforts.texas governor greg abbott says support is pouring in from across the country. gov. greg abbott, (r) texas: "we've even received assistance from governor cuomo in new york, as well as offers of help from florida, arizona. this is something where everyone from the united states is pitching in to help out. "people are fleeing their homes in the houston area as the storm stalls over texas -- but authorities are urging the public to be cautious.chief samuel peqa, houston fire department: standing water is extremely dangerous, ok? it's extremely dangerous, you can't tell what you're stepping into, so please if you don't have to be out in the streets, do not be out in the streets. for those whodid not evacuate the houston area, most roads

well, the weather here in houston does appear to be clearing up. but harvey was such a devastating slow-moving storm that the floodwaters here are still at catastrophic levels. america's fourth largest city is at a standstill. reeling from the 100 trillion gallons of water harvey left behind. >> there they are. there they are. >> reporter: first responders and volunteers alike are racing against rising floodwaters. more than 7,000 people have been rescued so far. many plucked from their roofs desperately clinging to coast guard baskets. but the calls for help just keep coming in. >> i hate to think that there are people in these houses. >> reporter: at least 1,000 people are still in urgent need of help. >> don't give up on us. seek the higher ground. we will get to you. >> reporter: linda was trapped in her car on the highway for two days. >> all i could say is there are angels out here. >> reporter: those rescued are often left with only the damp clothes on their back and anything they could grab. shelters are beyond capacity. the houston conventi

the houston area is home to more than a dozen oil refineries. the group air r alliance houston is warning thehe shutdown of t e petrochemical plants will send more than 1 million pounds of harmful pollution into air. residents of houston's industrial communities are already reporting unbearable chemical-like smells coming from the many plants nearby. according to an activist at the environmental justice group tejas -- the comommunitieses closest to e sites in houston are disproportionately low income and minority. on saturday, a massive fuel storage tank at kinder morgan's pasadena terminal began spilling after being toppled in the storm. the tank held 6.3 million gallons of gasoline but is unclear how much of that leaked. and in the city of laporte, residents were asked to go to the near shelter, close doors and windows after a chemical spill was reported last night. amy: while the national hurricane center is now calling the calling harvey the biggest rainstorm on record, it has not come as a complete surprise. scientists have been predicting f

the impact it's having on the houston area. a live look from houston. at the same time we're learning about the impact harvey may or may not have on your wallet. whether you'll notice a change at the gas pump. >>> a place you could see higher prices, your electric bill. the company looking to up its rates and by how much. >>> and forgetalling it c >>> welcome back at 4:43. changes could be on the way when it comes to your pepto bill. a hearing scheduled about possible rate increases to montgomery and prince george zimmerman -- prince george's county. -- >>> a sign that's supposed to alert you to traffic alerts in northwest d.c. is being manipulated by a hacker. for the second time in a week somebody hacked into it. a message saying kill nazis was posted on sunday. they're working with the sign's happening again. >>> president trump is fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest... internet ever. with download speeds up to 940 megs - 20 times faster than m

he wanted to avoid the houston airport today. m neil cavuto and your world on top of a storm ravaged texas and it's getting worse. right now, those floodwaters are not receding and the government has indicated right now they won't be anytime soon. in

that's according to the new york times. houstonnts for 3% of the most of the loss will come from property damage totaling tens of billions of dollars but the damage is likely to be a fraction of the 130 billion caused by hurricane katrina. fema is encouraging flood victims to begin filing their claims. the national flood insurance program is running a $25 billion deficit and set to expire in a month if congress doesn't act. the early estimates for recovery and rebuilding are at $40 billion and climbing. >>> and beer giant anheuser busch is bringing water headed to the red cross relief station. the company did the same thing after superstorm sandy. >> thank you so much. >>> still ahead, how thousands of animals are surviving harvey's historic flooding and how social storm victims with their beloved pets. dixie ultra. stress tested so you can stress less at dinner. this scarf all that's my left to rememb... sayonara. what. she washed this like a month ago! the long lasting scent of gain. now available in m

notice the rain band up into houston. ing to play this twice so you can really see what's happening. gets into the waters. houston back into the heavy rain. stays in it. slides to the east and to the north. then eventually slides this out late thursday in towards friday into louisiana. i want to show you one more time. focus on the bright colors on houston. here is houston. instead of watching where the center is, just keep an eye on this bright colors of heavy rainfall. band after band. hour after hour. no matter where the storm moves, it continues to flow this moisture into the area. now it seems to be more on the western flank, but this is why we're looking at the possibility unfortunately of doubling our rain totals. a one in 1,000-year rain event. #prayf #prayfortexas. >> indeed. we are all doing that. tom sater, thank you. >>> so some residents of the houston area in particular are being rescued from their homes by boat and as you saw, also helicopters are in the air. others urged to head to the rooftops, because of

you'll notice that in the houston area. these epic rainfall totals, if the storm had ended it would be historic epic. 34 inch, the highest we of seen in bay town. they're closing in on 3 feet of rain. but it's widespread. now 27, 28, 30, 30. you get the picture. up to 2 1/2 feet across the 234e9 meth row houston area. overnight, the heavy ys rain shiftd into louisiana but now the storm has moved off the coast. now we're seeing new bands coming in setting up over the houston area. this is what we were afraid was going to happen during the day today, why we thought today would be the beginning of what should be a heavy round of rain, possibility today 4 to 8 inches on top of what they've seen. the flashflood warnings, the biggest thing that happened overnight some of the bayous started coming down, slowly, coming down, because it hadn't rained that hard in the last 12 hour, but they also had to release water out of the two dams and all of that water from the two dams comes into the buffalo bayou which goes through downtown hou

he spent 34 years on the force. houston's flood control system has been stretched to the breaking point. today, two reservoirs overflowed. and a levee failed sending more watt near neighborhood where people are still trying to escape. david begnaud has more reporting on that. >> reporter: the people living in kingwood, border lake houston. they didn't have much time to evacuate. they are being inundated by overflow from five nearby creeks, a river, and a dam. dozens of civilian waited in chest high water, boats arrived one after the other. carrying residents escaping the high rising floodwater. nick hawk from dallas rescued countless people he doesn't know. the only reason he stopped -- my 19-foot boat capsized. next thing i know, looked up. me, the sheriff under the boat. both had the look like we are going to die. >> reporter: most everyone got out with the clothes on their back. >> you want that off don't you? >> yeah. >> reporter: and their animals. this deer was found in distress. eleno and matt took picture of the apart

it crosses from the west side of houston to the east side of houston. and then becomes the houston ship channel as it empties out into galveston bay in the gulf of mexico. but we have seen already extensive flooding along the bayou on the west side. and my concern -- where i live on the eastside, because of the many, many federal chemical facilities, storage tanks, and other hazardous sites that line that same bayou for 30 or 40 miles. renee: thank you for joining us from houston. you, i was ask news director there for many years, endearing hurricane katrina and rita. i know you been documenting for a long time the pollution that comes from these refineries in normal circumstances. you get a toxic tour of some of these refineries. now you have been shooting video of some of the releases they may have been making since the storm began on friday. you shot footage that showed some of this release on friday. maybe you can describe what you shot and what you're seeing. ishere a smell in the air from some of these releases? events, wel rain know these facilit

the same between galveston and houston. ple lining the highway waiting for buses to come pick them up and consultants. what's happening is he supposed to go out rescue people that were. buses were picking about taking the shelters. there were families with kids and animals, elderly couples and people with plastic garbage bags full of belongings. people carrying what looked like, you can only imagine their prized possessions. knowing that they might go back to homes that are no longer there. one gentleman we spoke with said that his house about a mile from here was when he left, it was four feet underwater. he had just lost his wife about a month and and a half ago. it was truly one of the saddest things i have seen. this is very much a devastated area. >> how are the first responders holding up tonight? >> we have seen a number of them coming and going. they are working tirelessly. we did get some news a little bit ago that to texas game wardens had been injured in the search and rescue. we heard a big commotion just before

i want to go to jacob rascon who is on the phone with us from houston. jacob, i have been seeing you all morning out there running around, on the streets of houston. i know you're on the phone with us, i believe it's because you're moving locations. what are you seeing and what are people telling you in houston? >> we are headed to another area that is being evacuated. overnight from 9:00 to 2:00 a.m. we had strong rain again and that means that the water rose fast, of course, in many areas. as you know, as we've been showing the bayous and creeks and lakes that run throughout the city, they can handle a lot of water and it rains and storms a lot here, but this is way too much. since they're already flooded whenever we get a lot of rain like we did last night, they rise even more. you already have thousands and thousands of people and homes and property and cars that are flooded. but we're getting, still, just this morning new evacuation orders in areas that don't usually flood. so, there are many areas that know that when it rains a lot, really fast, the

it's where the nba houston rockets play. it's going to hold about 5,000 people, family's only, no pets. but the logistical challenge will stay the same trying to get all the supplies to all of these families that need them for the foreseeable future. >> it is a logistical challenge, mark, thank you so much. the red cross said that everyone inside the convention center now has a cot. and people can also now take showers. you remember that yesterday, we spoke to a woman who complained about the conditions inside. she was just letting us know -- she wasn't complaining, just letting us know, it's tough. we went see the situations for ourselves. >> houston wasn't prepared. the government wasn't prepared. the mayor wasn't prepared. >> reporter: michelle's frustration has only grown since the dump truck brought her family to the convention center. we found stacks of secondhand shoes and mountains of donated clothing. but what about beds? this is just one of five rooms filled with cots like this. all were taken by the time she arrive

the scene. that has been going on all across houston. we have heard stories about private boats making a big effort and getting the job done. and then you can hear the loud air boat now approaching. i think it is an air boat. it looks like it. these are common in this part of the country where you've got this flat water that is not very deep. and sometimes it is hard to get a regular boat with a prop in the water without it getting tangled up in weeds and hitting objects that you can't see. so these air boats use a few inches of water space to get around. they're perfect thor these kinds of rescue operations. they can get into areas that other boats can't. and they will pick up some people. can't tell from this distance if they got people that they rescued coming back or just coming back to refuel or something. but very active out here. i'm actually kind of surprised because when we got here, it seemed like it was going to be kind of a quiet day after what happened yesterday. we thought most of the work was over. but obviously that is not

on the nose in houston this morning. this morning, america's fourth-largest city is mostly under water, and it's going to get worse. the national weather service calls the flooding unprecedented and beyond anything experienced before. this catastrophic flooding from now-tropical storm harvey stretching government resources. in some cases past the breaking point. >> authorities in and around houston scrambling to save those trapped by the high waters after 24 inches of rain fell there in just 24 hours. officials say at least two people were killed by the storm, and the death toll is likely to rise. houston's mayor warning that some 911 calls are going unanswered as operators give priority to those calls where lives are at stake. >> officials say so far there have been about 2,000 water rescues. the houston independent school district has canceled classes for the week. dallas has announced plans to open a mega shelter to accommodate 5,000 evacuees. officials, charities, hospitals are all working to get it open at the kay ba

there is a new band of rain coming into the houston area. of the onslaught from hurricane harvey. the real problem is it continues to overflood the reservoirs and bayous. that means additional pressure on the dams. we are hoping that it will resolve itself, but until then we hope for the best. back to you. >> lana, thank you for the report from houston. we'll take a quick >> time for sports. eagles are here with a trade. >> popular with the fans and teammates, good at his craft and good guy, jon dorenbos gave it his all but tonight he is no longer an eagle. he's been traded to the saints. dorenbos was here since 2006. he was called one of the most inspiring people known. rick lovato takes his place. >> now to rhys hoskins, 11 home runs, 18 games. phils and braves, original position first base. first aaron nolan, struggling with the starts, seven innings, five hits, six strikeouts. no walks. now, hoskins, rbi double in the sixth inning, no homers for him. 2 for 4, phillies win, 6-1. >> i'm not mad at him. a double is okay. if you are not going

we will hear from the mayor of houston live in a moment. going to do a news conference and we are ready to take you there as soon as that get underway. meanwhile the pentagon standing by with 30,000 national guard troops to help texas tonight. this as the u.s. record is shattered as one texas town gets more rain than any place in the country has ever gotten before as long as we have recorded such things. 52 inches of rain and it is still coming. so this good news comes as ordinary people become heroes every hour as they reach out and they help their neighbors in need. you will see some of them and meet some of them in a moment. still, the houston police chief says that these acts need to continue and he is bracing his community for more heart break and the expectation that as the water starts to recede, he is worried about how many bodies they may find out there. a chilling reminder that yesterday was not nearly as bad as today, folks. and that hours from now the storm is coming back around for more. this time it is headed towards louisiana.

that's the main waterway that goes through houston. water starts over here to the left, and it goes left to east. right through downtown houston. this is the water that those two dams, as they release them, are going to go into this buffalo bayou. here's the prediction. now we added the additional rainfall plus the dam releases to these totals. the record was 61 feet. today we're going to be about 63 feet. look what happens because of that water release. it goes up for 70. up to 70. you saw the pictures. how dramatic and how crazy they were, how high the water was. we're going to raise that bayou up by another seven feet tuesday into wednesday and then it finally drops off thursday, and that's the water that goes through houston. the people that are already evacuated in their shelters, that's two to three more days -- maybe four to five more days before they can get back in their homes. imagine what it's like being in a shelter four to five days. the food they're going to need. the medicine they're going to need. taking showers. things

the next couple of days. with that said still dangerous flooding ongoing in houston, even though the rains have come to an end about 90 miles east of houston the rains continuing, flash flood watches in effect up the mississippi river where we could see some areas picking up an additional 6 plus inches of rainfall even locally over 8 inches of rain. drier air returns to houston fortoday. impacts continue to be widespread to the east of harvey. diane, kendis. >> houston is going to be in the 80s and sunny today. thank you, justin. ance and our parent company pitching in to try to help. >> on thursday disney will hold a day of giving, a fund-raising effort that runs all day on abc, freeperform and radio disney. >> to kick things off disney committed $1 million to the red cross. you can donate by visiting abcnews.com. >>> when we come back other news of the morning next including the president's push to ban transgender people from the military. that ban now frozen. >>> also ahead, the new threat this morning from north korea after launching a missile overjapan. >>> and $99 for a case of water? the outrageous pri

the second time. keep yourself safe out there. meanwhile, houston is opening up more shelters as the number of evacuees hits tens of thousands. >> overnight, volunteers stocked the nrg center with food, water, cots and medical supplies. it is home of the texans football team. and it can hold 10,000 people. >> and the toyota center is serving as an overflow center for the houston convention center which is nearly double its capacity. we are joined live on the phone from the convention center. tony, i know you've been monitoring this throughout. how's everyone holding up? >> caller: you know, diane, it's been wonderful. as i walk through, and i've been talking with some of the residents there. they're in spiritinspirits, considering the trauma they've been through. with that many people in one area. people can tend to be a little, you know, maybe standoffish or maybe just, you know, want to be in their own little shilell, bu we've seen kids playing, folks playing cards. people watching movies on their computers. they're doing everything they can do to

it still writing in the houston area and we have on and off rain in the forecast for the next 12-18 hours for houston. i know this is a houston story, but we've seen epic rainfalls north, east, west, and south of houston. baytown, quebec numbers there. we think and of everyone and now louisiana as the storm continues to move. future radar doesn't move much, doesn't budge for the next 18, 24 hours. still bringing the potential for showers and thunderstorms in louisiana. new orleans, we've had a couple of tornado storms. there is wednesday and as we get into thursday, friday, finally will start to see this thing move, but the damage is done, catastrophic. it is a still life learning, obviously. we have flash flood warnings in effect. major flooding on all of the river gauges. storm totals they have never, ever seen before. it's going moment by moment. any inch of rain is not welcome in this region. tropical storm harvey, still a tropical storm, expecting it to be so over the next 6-12 hours. eventually thursday, it is going to start to move. it will get picked up in a cold front, something

, and she said the mayor of houston made the ght decision not to have a mandatory evacuation because they were not .ure it would've been a catastrophe try to get all of those 6 million people out of houston. she lives on the north side and she has had no flooding. mayor of houston made the right decision. she suggests that anybody that does not live in the houston, texas, keep their comments to themselves. one thing about president -- what he has done is asked the people to donate to the red cross so these people can be held. i should say this, as far as number 45, he he cannot fix his way out of a paperback. thank you. host: that is jean in louisiana. whether to be evacuated not, the editorial board of the usa today noting that they believe local officials were correct and not ordering a mass evacuation, sending their lead -- spending their lead editorial focusing on the efforts from past storms. the lessons from past storms. we are going to be talking about natural disasters and help presidents handle those disasters and the le

dock behind me, still the houston area, it's right on that line. there are going to be a lot of areas where we are looking at another 15 inches. >> it will depend on whether the storm tracks to the east of the west. >> this is a fine line and it wouldn't be surprised if you are talking about thursday, it wouldn't take a big shift for a very heavy rainfall to be right over houston again. >> i want to show people some videos we've just gotten in, where is this form again? humble, texas. a woman has gotten her car and driven along, you can see how windy it is. flooding all over the place, a little narration coming. you can see where the flooding was, some of the waters have gone down a little bit, you can see debris all over the neighborhood. just neighborhood after neighborhood after neighborhood like this. again, still raining when this video was taken a short time ago, listen. neighbors coming out to assist there. this is the latest loop from the satellite that nasa has sent us, the satellite loop goes back about 24 hours and you can see that circul

the for? of houston asked you governor abbot: i have called the mayor several times. i have his cell number, and i for him, ges repeatedly, to let him know that the state of eds, texas will provide. >> what's your message pecifically to people of houston? governor abbot: we want you to be safe. you to know that we are working with harris county and ith the city of houston to ensure that we're going to provide you with the resources your ed to first save life. and then second, rebuild your lives. >> governor, you talked about federaleration with the government. a couple of days ago, you talked bout how you people should consider skraukting and then there was a message from local officials saying it was not necessary. in there been a breakdown communication between the state and local officials about how people should have responded to frankly, wet which, all saw coming 48 hours ago. governor abbot: right. spoken with the county daily basis to offer any help the state of texas can provide. we've moved beyo

lauren: this money would go to chris jenkins on the ground in houston. the epicenter on this crisis. how is it going? >> it's not going well. lauren and cheryl, when you think it couldn't get worse, the death toll here in houston, thousands rescued companies saw the images all weekend. this morning the harris county flood control with new neighborhoods that were not dirty under 10, 12, 15 feet of water subjected to artificial water releases that will cause more flooding in bayous that the authority god to epic proportions. where we are now, if i walk just about the sail bhs sweep blunders. the buffalo bayou is releasing water to keep from the dams that protect downtown houston from flooding. people may not have access to tv or internet are not even aware they may become sacrificial lambs had been urged by officials to remain alert and take precautionary measures. i don't know what measures they would take. the mayor, sylvester turner was asked yesterday in the lead up if he defends his decision to not mandatory evacuate some of houston. here's what he had

and still, the calls for rescue continue to pour in. more than 1,000 in houstonp. >> it's all the way up to the roofs, guys, up to the eaves. i hate to think there are people in these houses. >> reporter: here in houston, donations are pouring in by the truckload, and yet, there is more need. >> can't imagine, you know? it's gut-wrenching. it touches you to the core, you know, what can i do for my neighbor. >> reporter: many shelters beyond initial capacity. >> we went from 5,000 to 9,000 in just a few hours' time. we're encouraging people, if they need shelter to come here and seek shelter. we may not have all the amenities for them, like a cot. >> reporter: and in new orleans, residents all too familiar with floods are once again using sandbags on the 12th anniversary of katrina. >> brought back a lot of memories. it really evoked a lot of emotions and heartbreak. >> reporter: the mayor of new orleans said that there was no city that accepted more people from the aftermath of katrina than here in the city of houston. and i have to tell you, kendis and diane, sp

you can't evacuate the entire city of houston. is this the very major disaster that you were warned about is that what the governor called it before it hit. >> yes, i've been on fox a number of times in last place and i've had the same refrain that is this potentially could be the worst storm we have ever seen because, harris, i have not seen a hurricane attached to the tropical storm combined to sit over our area for four or five days. this is -- think about this, the hurricane is over. the tropical storm began when that ended. this is now the third day that could be three or five days of consistent rain over an area that was -- i looked at the map today in san antonio to houston is 200 miles and were about 100, 2 miles to rockport. this would be the same thing, harris. if a storm hit new york and boston flooded. the hurricane hit rockport and it still hanging in that area but the band from the hurricane are hitting us at 150, 2 miles out in houston. this is a combination that concern me and one of the things that concern me, harr

>> the city of houston has been impacted by an inordinate amount of rain that fell on the city of houstonwhat is the plan for those 6 million plus people? >> we asked people to prepare and they did. i'm going to allow all the people on social media and talking heads to talk. but they don't have the responsibility of managing and running this city. i do. >> reporter: flooding closed highways and roads all over houston and getting supplies into the city has been a logistical nightmare. we followed four walmart trucks carrying donated food and water to the city's overcrowded convention center. it took the trucks two days to get here. but living space for all the evacuees left no room to unload the supplies. >> let me assure you it is going to be improved today. >> can you guarantee the supply chains of food, water, cots are going to get through to that center in time? >> we made a request on fema for an additional 10,000 cots and additional supplies and we said we need them to get here as soon as possible. >> reporter: fema officials say they're aware of the need at the convention center and

there's only been scattered showers over the houston area. ll have the possibility of new development of showers and thunderstorms over the next 24 hours and that will continue maybe another five to ten inches in houston. as far as additional rainfall goes, it's focused from lake charles, beaumont, port arthur and a shield of rain into lufkin. the buffalo bayou that goes through downtown, the one where the dam releases are going to go into, they're predicting the buffalo lie ybayou will be six higher than it was yesterday. because of the am release and additional rainfall, six feet higher than yesterday. so new flooding, new evacuations, new problems in the days ahead. >> think how disheartening it is as houston res didn't, it looks like there's somewhat of a break right now, not a ton of rain coming down. but we see what feasibly could be ahead. >> as bill was saying in the houston area, some scattered showers, but now with a release of these dams, six feet. bill karins, thank you very much for that. still ahead, one congressman takes a shot

you cannot put, in the city of houston, 2.3 million people on the road. that is dangerous. >> reporter: texas governor greg abbott says he's activated 3,000 national and state guard troops and deployed 600 boats to protect human life. he also warned houston is not the only city at risk. >> i realize there's a lot of focus on houston right now. it's important not to forget the challenges that people in the counties outside and around houston because of the immense rainfall. >> reporter: the federal emergency management agency, fema, coordinated relief efforts from its regional center in denton, near dallas. in an interview today, fema administrator brock long said nearly 5,000 federal government workers are involved in the response. >> we are already pushing forward recovery housing teams, we are already pushing forward forces to be on the ground to implement national flood insurance program policies as well. and doing the inspections that we need. so we are setting up and gearing up for the next couple years. >> reporter: the white house said president tru

the federal government has conveyed to the city of houston that the city of houston asked for assets in the federal government is providing those also. >> [indiscernible] gov. abbott: i have called the mayor several times. i have his cell number. i left messages for him repeatedly to let him know whatever he needs, the state of texas will provide. >> [indiscernible] we want you to be safe. we want you to know that we are working with harris county and the city of houston to ensure that we are going to provide you with the resources you need to first save your life, and then second, rebuild your life. a couple of days ago in this -- youe talked about talked about people evacuating. has there been a breakdown in communication with state and what weficials about saw coming 48 hours ago? gov. abbott: i have spoken with the county judge on a daily basis. first, to offer any help the state of texas can provide. but we have moved beyond whether or not there should have been an evacuation or not. we are at the stage where we just need to respond to the emergencies and necessities the people o

they were among the many who did not evacuate. in houston, the mayor facing criticism for telling residents friday to stay put. >> there is no need at this point for people to be thinking about leaving, getting on the road, and putting themselves in greater danger. >> reporter: from the governor, the opposite advice. >> if you have the ability to evacuate and go somewhere else for a little while, it would be good. >> reporter: today the governor refusing to criticize the mayor, saying, "we've moved beyond whether or not there should have been an evacuation or not." you can see the water rescues still happening behind me. this is an area people say typically floods. once they realized it was bad, the water was too high for them to leave. tom? >> that decision not to order evacuations will no doubt be a major flashpoint in the coming days. eva, thank you. and on that point, houston officials reporting the 911 system received over 56,000 calls in 15 hours, from 10:00 p.m. last night to 1:00 p.m. this afternoon. the wait for some rescues, angeri

this is the airport in houston. one of them tlesat least. ntercontinental is open. we spoke with a spokesman for the three airports there in the houston area and says that hobby is closed. ellington has no issues. there are about 200 people stranded at bush intercontinental and they are working to try to get them some assistance and hopefully get them home soon. >> what you're seeing outside the sheriff's department is saying that is different. one houston resident took video after water flooded his how. take a look at the video that he is posting. there it is. his dogs apparently, i don't know if we can drop the banner. there they are. just running around and fused by the rising water. you can imagine what their senses are thinking. we do want to point out, jesus was rescued soon after this. >> jesus is on the phone bus right now. give us an idea how bad it got and how quickly the water came up. >> pretty bad. bayou i live by is pretty full. got to my house and got into my garage. cars are out there. over halfway full. they are literally flo

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a third of the city of houston remains underwater. see that as you drive through the streets. you go through the neighborhoods. flooding is still a concern. we also understand from one military official, it's unclear how many people are still in need of rescue. the houston fire department going door to door in fact, canvassing, looking to see what they still need to do in these neighborhoods that have been affected. nearby beaumont, texas, you guys touched on this a bit. but the rescue efforts continue there. the u.s. navy airlifted some 25 men and women who were in need of help. and here is a little stat that is interesting and really puts this in perspective. this storm broke a weather record. in fact dropped 52 inches of rain in a single storm. so this storm dropped a lot of water. left a big punch in this part of the world. >> george, can you talk to us? you spent a lot of time at that shelter. talk to us of the mental state of the people you have been speaking with. >> you know, so two stories going on, right. so we tell people a

that's in between the two reservoirs just west of houston. and he got his family to safety and then he decided his time was better spent going back and volunteering his time and saving others. you can see some of the video on your screen, just the waters he had to walk about with the various rescue boats. he said there were between 30 to 40 boats navigating the waters of the streets there and there is just several stories, horrendous stories of people having to deal with these flooded homes and also some heroism as well with people successfully being plucked from their homes and getting to dry land. now, there's more water to come. that's the big concern here as the storm continues to churn over the gulf of mexico, and the forecast going forward is astounding. more rain east of galveston and houston and dave, renee, i've got one last statistic that i just came across. this is amazing. cox automotive did an analysis comparing superstorm sandy to the current tropical storm harvey and they found over 500,000 vehicles will be completely destroyed

that's the rain that was in houston for the last few days. houston is on the right side, on the left side of this. over here, they will get a break. they are still going to have problems. the reservoirs will still be high and the waters will take a long time to get out, but as julie mentioned, i'm showing you now, louisiana, we are going past beaumont into lake charles. louisiana is getting ready for some very heavy rainfall for them. really the main event, the houston event is definitely winding down. there is some good news. anytime you start talking at 52 inches of rain from one weather system, that's five feet of rain. that's in an urban area with a lot of people and not great drainage with concrete. stomach we have a fire burning up in duke county. we will talk about that and a heat wave that is coming back into the forecast this weekend. it will get hot around here. stomach millions of dollars pouring in from across the country to help the victims of the storm, houston rockets owner has donated $10 million to the relief fund set up by th

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the lobby. they're in downtown houston. i'm not surprised. >> the main dam there is houston dam. >> i believe so. >> they are releasing water. >> nowhere for it to go. >> nowhere for it to go. >> the bayous are flooded. flat as a pancake. >> yeah. some of the pictures coming in now. >> hard to see. >> unbelievable. we will get to it. our weather will be -- thank you, gasia -- will be cooler for just about everybody. steve, there is fog out here in livermore. if fog makes it to livermore, that means that just about everybody will cool off today. it looks hot for the weekend. until then, low clouds and fog. it is surging northward. past santa rosa and napa. it looks like it's on its way to st. helena. over parts of san pablo bay. but not past the strait yet. it does not look like it yet. filling in parts of the east bay as well. really getting good coverage peninsula and also santa be clara valley and santa cruz and monterey. west, northwest, we have an on shore breeze out on the delta. it has been rocking and rolling out ther

you cannot put in the city of houston 2.3 million people on the road. that is dangerous. for houston, harris county. harris county got a lot of rain. a lot of flooding. combine houston and harris county you literally cannot put 6.5 million people on the road. if you think the situation right now is bad, you give an order to evacuate, you are creating a nightmare. especially when it's not planned. and many of us in this city remember when the evacuation order was ordered before and learned our lesson from that. has to be very well coordinated all the way from houston to the destination point. you have to make sure that you have proper gas stations, make sure you have the proper lanes that are flowing in the right direction. it has to be coordinated. if you do it or attempt to do it and it's not coordinated, not done right, you are literally putting people in harm's way, and you are creating a far worse situation. in this particular case, the hurricane, we were not in the direct line. it is true, we anticipated a lot of rain. and a lot of rain, but the best places for people

the red cross is asking for all assistance in the city of houston. fessionals, nurses, doctors, mental health professionals and social workers. the convention center is beyond capacity. expected to host 5,000 refugees, but that number was quickly exceeded. >> this is what katrina was like. >> reporter: thousands alived by busloads, even by dump truck. >> please proceed into the shelter. >> reporter: lorena was rescued with her four children. >> i'm trying to hold it together for them. >> reporter: she doesn't know how long they will be here. were you able to get a cot? >> we didn't. not net. >> reporter: there's an outpouring of generosity. but it is dwarfed by the need. >> we lost everything in our apartment. >> reporter: the water and air rescues continue. as millions of gallons of water are being released from reservoirs. >> there's a reality that we have to come to grapes with. and that is, we are just beginning the process of responding to this storm. >> reporter: 12,000 members of the national guard have been deployed to help the disaster. but s