Tropical storm harvey keeps pounding texas and even though it is heading slowly back to the gulf of mexico over 25 inches of rain had fallen in galveston and houston. The flooding could get worse as it keeps raining and the army corps of engineers began releasing water from the reservoirs this morning and that is adding to the water that has already turned streets into rivers. Fema administrator brock long has almost 5000 female employees helping the storm victims fema employees helping the storm victims. We are deep into the Safety Mission ofs with water rescue along with search and rescue. President trump planning on flying to texas tomorrow to see the damage firsthand, and in minutes we get a live report from doug luzader in houston. There have been over 2000 rescue missions in texas, and expected to continue through the day with the u. S. Coast guard using helicopters to get the people off of the rooftops, out of the flooded streets, and apply them to safety. Highways above the flo
Houston with two feet of rain and some areas have 30 inches with 10 to 20 inches more possible. For us it is about the coast or inland, if you are hot it is really hot. Some locations at 109 others in the mid60s near the coast. We have very subtle changes with 60s and then inland there are 90s and 100 with areas that have had a lot of heat, the heat advisory tonight away from the coast. Not even in the city, there is a good push of fog but sometimes the fog gives way to hot temperatures but a little bit more to the north especially in santa rosa i would think that would call you down but likely to stay in the 90s. A big fog bank on highway 1 up and down the coast so watch out there. Not enough of a breeze in vacaville. 50s and 60s with 58 in novato, bodega bay 52 degrees with 54 in winter. Fog and low clouds with hazy sunshine and a lot of smoke in the air causing haze. Tropical clouds sneaking in from arizona. 60s up to 108 and 109 far enough inland with 60s and 70s closer to the fog.
This. Reporter water swallowing entire neighborhoods forcing its way into homes. It was more than we can imagine. Reporter and more than many can bear. Rescue people came and took us. Reporter some areas have already taken on more than 20 inches of rain and before it is over that number could double. This is a landmark event. We have not seen an event like this. Reporter every member of the Texas National guard has been deployed joined by state and local law enforcement, federal agents and a volunteer navy scrambling to pull thousands to higher ground. We are still involved in the search and rescue process. Reporter using every available asset, coast guard choppers, boats, flat bed trucks. Five feet in our house. We barely made it out. Im just so grateful that they came. Reporter and the effort is far from over. Its still a very dangerous situation out there. Were expecting more rain. Reporter rescue teams like the nations fourth largest city stretched to their limits but still deliver
The park, he was attacked, chaised and cornered outside a gas station. The same goes for this man. He was also pursued by counter protesters, beaten to the ground and nearly stripped of his shirt before police could hall him to safety. Like i mentioned, the leaders of antifa just spoke and they said we are not anarchists. Were not black block. Were not creating any violence out here. Dont associate us with that. Ken. Yeah, wilson, depends on which side youre looking at it from. But this isnt exactly something new. Weve seen this before; right . Many times. Reporter okay. Lets go back to about 2011 when you had the oscar grant riots, the occupy movement in oakland. We were trying to figure out who are these generally young guys showing up after peaceful protests and causing oneon problems. Flash forward to yesterday and you have what looks like a brig aid of these people. I think thats why people make that assumption. I think what weve seen is the black block folks get drawn into the gr
From nbc news, this is a special edition of today, the impact of Hurricane Harvey. With matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live in studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody. Its tuesday morning, 7 00 a. M. On the west coast. Glad youre with us. Craig is in for matt once again. And weve got a shot over the skies of houston. Downtown houston, this is a look from our drone. And you can see the situation thats unfolding there. Still unfolding at this hour. It has been raining off and on there all morning in houston. But perhaps some good news coming. Dylan said were on the back end of this thing. We will get to her in just a moment. Also some harrowing tales of neighbors helping neighbors as well. Weve got a lot to get to. Overnight developments on this storm. The official death toll in texas stands at three but dozens more are missing at this hour. And that includes six family members who are feared dead after relatives say their van was swept away by the rising floodwaters. T