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This is one of the only gas stations we were able to find in the area that we were in west palm beach that actually has gas, brianna. from talking to the owner, we learned that his family owns four gas stations in the area. this is the only one that has gas. he says that hes expecting to have gas until probably about 8:00 or 9:00 p.m. after that its a bit of a toss-up depending on if he gets a new load of gas. one of the things that is helping is what you mentioned. governor ron desantis issued ...

This region. executive director for puerto rican relief, speaking to the federal government he said one of his biggest fear sthas this is the second hurricane season theyre entering since maria, and there are some places that while they know what to do if they are destroyed, it will still cause the same if not more to rebuild them because there havent been permanent fixes to a lot of the issues that maria brought through. in regards of recovery for this, political back and forth aside, president...

Yesterday. the mayor also issued a disaster declaration to aid and recovery effort. cnns ed lavendera is joining us from el paso. ed, what are the latest developments youre seeing on the ground right now? >> reporter: weve really seen in many corners of this city an outpouring of grief. the site there of the shooting behind the walmart. we saw a string of people throughout the day bringing flowers for little makeshift vigil next to the checkpoint that state troopers had set up blocking the entra...

Occupied five story high-rise. jon: six of the people were injured into critically. we will continue to follow the story and bring you new information as it becomes available. president trump approves and major disaster declaration for arkansas after historic flooding along the arkansas river the several communities underwater, evacuated homeowners returning to devastation as they begin the daunting process of rebuilding. heres report from the city. >> residents have begun making their way by vo...

Happening. >> pretty insightful. spending so much time in his vehicle driving around and trying to assess the damage, checking on his deputies, a lot of time to reflect and i thought that was very powerful. six counties across arkansas are under that disaster declaration and unfortunately, although the sun is shining now, and the skies are blue, next weeks forecast here doesnt look good and more rain is on the way. >> that is right. thank you. casey told you, more rain is expected to hit flooded...

You know, you have so much of a flooded area here that its really only reachable by boat and officials believe it could be more than a week before the waters will receive enough for some of these low-lying areas to dry out and for roads to reopen. 16 counties have-- as we have reported in arkansas are under a disaster declaration at this point we understand more counties could eventually be added as the situation on the ground here could likely really only get worse before it gets better especia...

Happening. >> pretty insightful. spending so much time in his vehicle driving around and trying to assess the damage, checking on his deputies, a lot of time to reflect and i thought that was very powerful. six counties across arkansas are under that disaster declaration and unfortunately, although the sun is shining now, and the skies are blue, next weeks forecast here doesnt look good and more rain is on the way. >> that is right. thank you. casey told you, more rain is expected to hit flooded...

Also down south of little rock. >> all that we ask for people to do, pray for arkansas, pray for these people that are fixing to lose their homes in water, you know? and the land. >> the governor of arkansas says about 500 homes statewide have been impacted by the flood waters, a number they feared would only rise as the waters continue it rise. by the way, a disaster declaration signed by president trump is now in effect for 16 impacted counts across arkansas, like the one you see back here. le...

Now, off to the distance on the other side of the river, you have homes that are flooded out, but theyre only reachable by boat. folks were evacuated days ago as the flood waters kept rising. all of the water is making its way downstream from points north of here, and these aerial pictures show the scale of how widespread the problem is. record water levels have put extra pressure on the levee systems, the dams, causing a levee breach north of here in dardanelle. also south of here in and around...

Why, because it brings everybody together. and they kind of start, they clean the slate, they start from scratch, build a relationship thats more stronger than politics. i think that happens and that may be whats happening now. i think its awesome, as sad as it is. under the circumstances. >> reporter: now, last week president trump signed a disaster declaration, 16 counties across the state of arkansas are part of that. it frees up federal funds to give local, state and leaders a chance to get ...