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What were trying to do is marshall the resources where they are needed. its a prioritization effort. we are worried about flooding, housing, debris, and power restoration. well will have to clear debris from roadways so people can gain reentry. right now were not rushing reentry there are still dangerous conditions, downed electric lines, flood conditions, problems that would be compounded by your reentry. listen to your local officials not about evacuation, but when and how to stagger your reen...

What were waiting for in this next hour is to see if we get these incredible pictures of what a 10 to 15-foot storm surge looks like. we dont have our crews in situations near the coast. thats where it will be the worst, of course. theyre further inland in parking garages with a little bit of elevation. so even our pictures, if we get them live enough may not tell yoi the whole story, but theyll give you an idea of of how bad it will get. >> were platooning our coverage and were not leaving the ...

Needed. >> so, my question is how are you protecting that rescue fleet right now in. >> our helicopters are on a reinforced concrete hanger in a southwest corner of puerto rico which was only brushed by tro tropical storm region during the storm. ships sailed out of the way of the storm and to the south. as soon as the seas allow us to return well be moving back quickly to the puerto rico and virgin islands. >> what are you hearing from your folks in the field? >> i got a report from our second ...

The northwest corner of puerto rico which was only brushed by the tropical storm force winds. the cutter fleet, the ships based in san juan sailed out of the way of the storm to the south. and as soon as the seas lay down and allow us to return, well be moving back quickly toward puerto rico and the virgin islands to bring life saving aid to wherever needed. >> what are you hearing from your folks in the field? >> i got a grort from san juan that they were experiencing tropical storm force winds...

30 inches yet, laura, but some of the forecast totals are certainly within that range. heres what it looks like right now. just hours ago we were dealing with a category four hurricane, the first one to make landfall in texas since 1961. and certainly, damage reports are now coming in. its going to really take days for us to get a grasp on the scope of this system and the type of damage that we have heard but, you know, so far we are crossing our fingers, were hearing that we havent heard about ...

Information? requests for help. >> so far in central texas, the rain is really just beginning to fall. but were starting to hear the damage reports of it gets closer to the coast. and were getting a sense the damage is severe. >> what kind of damage are you hearing about? >> we heard about damage structures, wind damage. flooding start to impact homes in the coastal areas. but it will really become more clear as the sun comes up. and right now were sort of prepared to scale up the relief operati...

Capacity, you know, fema has already mobilized and staged in the state to be able to help supplement and support the state with achieving the response and recovery goals. >> are you getting damage reports yet in? we know that from some of the localities that weve spoken with, that theyve not been able to get out to see whats around. from, what your perspective, have been the reports of what has been the result of what weve seen over the last several hours? ? >> well, i think what were going to s...

Were continuing to follow tropical storm harvey as it churns over south texas, drenching parts of the state right now. texas governor greg abbott has declared a disaster in 50 counties. and he says as of yet there are still no fatalities. overall that update, the latest update we brought you at the top of the show was one fatality now in rockport. so as officials get out on the ground they are now getting a better sense of whats happening in their individual jurisdictions. and we may start to se...

Spared and they said she will donate $1,000 a month for six months to individual families who lost their homes to the wildfires. also developing right now, new details about the two day multistate tornado outbreak that left five dead. there were at many as 34 tornadoes between tuesday and wednesday spanning across seven separate states. that number could go up with the national weather service out again today assessing damage reports. ♪ mary did you know >> and high school students sang chri...

To get the fire, rescue, ems, law enforcement responding out there to do search and rescue and check on the conditions in the community. it was reported earlier, you know, it is blustery out there. a lot of standing water. weve got over 200,000 currently without power so you know, very, very serious condition for volusia county. we have a lot of damage reports, again, as your reporter reported out. lots of trees down. we have roofs off homes. >> all right. thanks, jim. i think we just lost your ...