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Part of the storm. >> protectings li life is our absolute top priority. there will be no resource, no expense spared to protect lives. >> its not just the trees falling. weve already seen one transformer blowing up and that is just from the outer bands of the storm coming in. >> weve got nearly 7 million people reportedly ordered to evacuate throughout florida. and other states that are going to be impacted by the path of irma, but those who have chosen to leave their homes, they are facing some...

Stream." stocks futures in the u.s. falling. stock markets in europe and asia mostly higher. investors encouraged by president trumps debt ceiling deal. the worries about north korea and the economic effects of the hurricanes still lingering here. facebook telling congressional investigators it sold political ads during the president of the united states al election to a so-called troll farm that was looking to target american voters. facebook chief security officer alex stamos says a review f...

The xfinity stream app. all your tv at home. the most on demand your entire dvr. top networks. and live sports on the go. included with xfinity tv. xfinity, the future of awesome. one last word before we go. actually, two words. great american. i want to take a minute to focus on one of the countless heroes from the harvey recovery. houston police officer norbert ramon the one on the right of your picture. put on desk duty as he fought stage 4 cancer. when the rain started falling, he responde...

The fema director says by all means, its dangerous. which is it? >> so, if you were there, it would be dangerous, but the good news is that the people around the facility have been evacuated already because of the storm and because of the notice that we had on the pending explosion. some really responsible reporting, private, public partnership took place on that facility, and what we saw was that the electric power that went to the pumps and to the maintenance systems shut out. we couldnt respo...

That moisture getting up into the mid mississippi valley. heavy rain of course with this. we have widespread flash flood watches and about 5 to 10 inches falling, and most of that east of houston, and as you know, the threat is over, but as you know, water in many areas still rising, tom. >> millions still in the path. all right, rob. thank you. and a programming note tonight, on thursday, our parent company, disney, will hold a day of giving, a fund-raising effort that includes our programs a...

Taking for people to get through to 911, and the pending critical responses that need to take place? >> sure. sure. well i can tell you that the situation remains dynamic and remains challenging. in the last 24 hours, weve responded, the houston fire department has responded to over 3,800 calls for service. over 2,000 of those have been for water related emergencies. so, you know, the fact that the rain keeps falling, the fact that we have saturated grounds and really nowhere for the water to dr...

Have responded our fire department has responded to 3800 calls for service. over 2,000 have been for water related emergencies. so you know the fact gnat rain keeps falling, the fact that we have saturated ground and really no wherefore the water to drain appropriately and efficiently is that its causing a lot of issues for the city certainly. but you know i conbe prouder of the men and women of the houston fire department. they have been responding to each of these calls, some of them have been...

Was completely submerged in water, and right now you can see, this buffalo bayou is a raging river. its way over its banks. but it is flowing in the right direction, john. in the way its supposed to flow, towards the gulf of mexico. of course, the flow of this bayou, hope for people, the rain thats falling, not so much. because like you mentioned. were expecting another 15 to 20 inches of rain. the ground is completely saturated. and, of course, bayous like these, even though im in downtown hous...

Pictures all the time. essentially what happens is the floods this circumstance, because houston is very flat, turn into bayous. this is where the water drains and it gets impossible to get out there to help those who need the help. the volume of help and the volume of people, and as long as the rain keeps falling, those people remain trapped. the job just keeps moving forward and they have to get more boats and try to deal wit. >> on the note of volume, i understand there could be some manmade ...

Those people who look outside, they see clearer skies, not as dark and ominous and a little bit of water, they think they can get back to their homes. is there a risk of those people having more water heading their way? >> certainly there is. i mean weve got -- water is what does the damage. its what kills people, and its what is the longest to recover from in hurricanes. and in this case, water is the storm surge, but water is also from the rainfall thats falling, and so all of those together m...