While houston begins to dry out. Ill talk to the mayor of houston, sylvester turner. Also, after a brutal august, a now weakened President Trump faces a challenging september. I am fully committed to working with congress, and i dont want to be disappointed by congress, do you understand . Can he get a budget passed, raise the debt limit, keep the government open and get his border wall funded . Ill talk to roy blount of missouri. Joining me for insight and analysis, nbc News White House correspondent kristin welker, usa todays Washington Bureau chief susan page and eddie glaude of princeton university. Welcome to sunday. Its meet the press. From nbc news in washington, the longestrunning show in Television History celebrating its 70th year. This is meet the press with chuck todd. Good sunday morning. Well get to the latest on the flooding in texas and the recovery in a moment, but we begin with very big news overnight while you were sleeping. North korea carried out its sixth nuclear
Few hours to add to the record breaking totals. The highest rainfall total from harvey thus far almost 52 inches in cedar bay ou. Right now houston is under curfew until 5 a central team, 6 00 eastern. Part of an effort to stem looting. 14 people have been arrested for looting in the past 48 hours. He says anyone caught looting in the disaster area faces extra punishment. Northwest of muft Officials Say the water keeps rising in the addicks and barker reservoirs even after it flows over the spillways. Homes have seen three and five feet of flood water. Water is not expected to stop until midseptember. There are nine confirmed deaths from harvey including a Houston Police officer who you see there. He drowned trying to get to work during the flood. We cant find him and well once we got out there it was too treacherous to go under and look for him. As much as we wanted to recover him last night we could not put another more officers at risk. For what we knew in our hearts was going to be
5 00 a. M. In the east. It is 4 00 a. M. In houston texas. We welcome our viewers in the u. S. And around the world. Harvey has made landfall once again after already bringing death and destruction to southeast texas. More rain coming now to the record breaking totals. The highest total almost 52 inches in cedar bayou. Thats southwest of houston. Already a record in the continental u. S. For any tropical system. This morning there are now 11 confirmed deaths from harvey including a Houston Police officer, 60yearold Sergeant Steve perez. He drowned trying to get to work during the flood. We couldnt find him and once our dive team got there it was too treacherous to go under and look for him. As much as we wanted to recover him last night, we could not put another more officers at risk. Now, reuters is reporting a death toll of 17 including a family of six. Four kids and their great grandparents. Northwest of houston Officials Say water keeps rising in the addicks and barker reservoirs e
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