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Where it will be me and erg around for the next few days. the worst is yet to come. we hope everybody heeded the advice and stayed inside. my fear, as any case like this, resemblance to katrina is that the elderly and disabled people and the people that didnt have the means to leave are shut in their homes now and now they will be surrounded by flood waters either from the surge or the rain water. and the majority of people we lost during katrina were home alone, most of them we found alone at h...

Welcome back, everyone. im alex witt at msnbc headquarters in new york. were keeping a very serious eye on tropical storm harvey. its already claimed one life and threatened at least a dozen more. rainfall totals already reaching 20 inches and could see another 20 inches in the coming days. health and human services secretary tom price declared a public health emergency in the state of texas as emergency and state officials urged residents to stay safe and away from the rising water levels. gove...

>> caller: sagene, texas near san antonio and austin. >> got it. im from louisiana. i just wanted to make sure i heard what you said. in the midst of this category four hurricane, the president made a number of surprising decisions. i pardoned the former sheriff joe arpaio. he instituted his military transgender ba transgender ban. he got rid of sebastian gorka. i want to start with arpaio. were you surprised . >> caller: im just thankful the president has stepped up and signed the disaster decl...

They are receiving three meals a day, but they are -- theyre just so warmhearted, so full of spirit, and so pleased to be alive. >> we have time for two more. >> do you have an estimate of how much its going to cost the state. >> its way too early to make any estimates about that. what i can say is that we are so pleased that the federal government and the white house have stepped up in the strong way they have by granting our disaster declaration that will enable texas and texans to be able to ...

Have been doing is getting supplies and equipment in place so that its ready to move as soon as the storm passes. last night president trump took another big step towards that effort by issuing a major disaster declaration for several coastal counties in texas which he described as unleashing the full force of the federal government to help folks in those areas. that help includes temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans and other programs to help individuals and business owners recove...

With the last many hours, they have planned thoroughly. especially those from law enforcement agencies in this region. but the cool thing we have seen the heart of texas comes out in times of tragedy. law enforcement officials from all over the state joined by everyone from army national guard and u.s. coast guard and so many state agencies here to just back up and support and lead the way on assisting people. they are ready. they are prepared. this will be a massive act when they are unleashed....

Ingleside, port aransas, port aransas pass, those are the focuses for emergency relief and for our law enforcement going in. weve nl only had since day break to deal with this and thats where were concerned right now. elizabeth: and i want to ask you the fact that we saw the president sign the declaration, really, before the storm started to hit much of that state. what position does that put you in? does that high pressure you? does that help the state? does it help the governor? does that help...

Authorities? money is flowing already with the disaster declaration. are those signs of lessons learned from katrina? >> i mean, i think so far the immediate response things seem to be to going pretty well, but the presidents test is more than just an emergency response. in the first day, people are putting up sandbags and boarding up windows, evacuating, theres rescue, search and rescue efforts. but its also a question of femas response has to be much more comprehensive. its how they treat peop...

Complex collapse and firefighters battling a blaze in the middle of it all. harvey is expected to leave behind about $40 billion in damage when all is said and done. president trump has signed a disaster declaration in the state of texas. texas.ed to. clayton: we have team coverage of hurricane all over the coast this morning. we do begin with a fox news alert. rob schmitt at the scene of that massive fire on padre island in corpu corpus christi. it started around 2:30 a.m. local time. rob, how ...

Dealing with harvey? >> excellent communication. you know, the president expedited governor abbotts major disaster declaration within hours yesterday. the bottom line is, is that ive communicated with the president directly less than two hours ago. weve been speaking every day and constant communication between us and the white house and our partners within the department of homeland security and the national response framework. so weve come a long way since katrina. were leaning forward, ready ...