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Which is not currently -- [audio difficulty] substantial additional flooding, there could be -- that was something i raised directly with the governor and the state is working to set up backup communication centers so that we have emergency response, we have ability to care for those who are threatened. but this is an historic level of flooding that, you know, i grew up, spent my whole life many houston, and ive never seen anything like what were seeing right now. arthel: yeah. the images are de...

Most important things. >> reporter: and weve seen some of that over the last few days as the president has clearly been trying to send a message -- [audio difficulty] on the governments response to this storm. mike? mike: garrett tenney live in washington. many thanks. the storm forcing gulf oil refineries to shut down. the temporary work stoppage expected to cause a spike in gas prices with potential worldwide ramifications. here to talk about all that, texas railroad commissioner ryan sitten...

Another reason to go to the gym. arthel: thats what i was thinking. eric: meanwhile, overseas -- [audio difficulty] after retaking mosul. one of terrorists last and largest strongholds in iraq. meanwhile, u.s.-backed syrian forces face a similar and difficult battle in raqqa where we are told they have now gained control of more than half the old city there in which, of course, was the de facto isis capital in syria. so what do these successes mean in the global fight against isis and radical is...

Finance budget and banking committees. senator, good to have you this morning. i have to ask you first, where are you at with this? where are negotiations at as of this morning? >> sandra, im having some audio difficulty. im only hearing a little bit of what you said. but i think the question is where are we right now on our bill? and the answer is its still a work in progress. there are a handful of republican senators who are not on board with this draft. theres a big effort to get everybody o...

As a campus of different casinos and hotels. heres what we have from them at this time. all of this on twitter just coming out in the last ten minutes. resort world manila is currently on lockdown following reports of gun fire from unidentified men. note the plural from, unidentified men. they go on to say on twitter the company is working closely with the philippine national police to ensure that all guests and employees are safe. one of the things were going to work on and im talking to our co...

Now, the problem started on saturday morning, this morning. the i.t. failure affected ba systems worldwide, not just here in london. now, obviously, as airlines depend on computer systems for pretty much everything, that meant nothing was working. now, british airways operates hundreds of flights from these two airports on an average day, and many of those have connections around the world as you know including to and from the the u.s.. [audio difficulty] with long lines at check-in counters, ma...

There a way to provide this and make sure it goes to people who are needy and not people, frankly, who are greedy. elizabeth elizabeth okay. -- elizabeth: okay, my last question, and we dont have a ton of time, but weve had a lot of people critical of the math here, the calculation. is the growth that experts predict too good to be true? >> i think it is. remember, we boomers -- [audio difficulty] were going out of the work force now. and if you go back 30 years, we were in our prime working yea...

Happen. [laughter] this is called a bar fight. >> donald trump has been the cause of many of the rise of islamophobia. anti-semitism as well. but im or very sad, but im very happy also. why? because i truly wanted to see a connection between these two great religions. he is going to saudi arabia, going to israel, going to rome. i think these religions must be on the front lines -- greg: great response. quickly, rabbi -- let me just get -- >> sorry. greg: i think, imam, when you conflate trumps r...

Youre the main event, let it go. no, no, no! you know, just do a lot of this with him, you know? because hes killing himself. democrats arent this clever. they have no plan. greg: yeah. >> no offense to the dog, but -- >> theres a service dog here. im just saying. >> theres certain things he is really bad at though even for a human. [laughter] his staff and then him will frequently come out saying opposite, contradicting things. greg: right. >> when justin bieber period in that p mop bucket -- [...

[audio difficulty] all on one trip. and what president trump is seeking is to unite peoples of all faiths around a common vision of peace, progress and prosperity. greg: so thats three stops at the center of three of the worlds largest religions. it reminds me of a joke. a priest, a rabbi and an imam -- [laughter] joining me to discuss the presidents trip, weve got father jonathan morris, rabbi -- [cheers and applause] and imam -- [inaudible] [cheers and applause] all right. jonathan, i chose yo...