Later on today, President Trump and Melania Trump will be meeting with a louisiana delegation, visit with the National Guard and with the volunteer group known as the cajun navy, who carried out a number of rescues there in texas and louisiana. Our reporters are on the ground covering the story from all angles. Lets begin with athena jones. Has the president arrived at the first location . Reporter thats right. We want to update you on a shift in the schedule. The president had been set to meet with some of the survivors of the storm at Ellington Field then head to the Hurricane Harvey Relief Center. Thats been a bit in reverse. He and the first lady are now heading to that Harvey Relief center in an undisclosed part of the city where we expect him to believe able to talk to people who were directly impacted. Were told hell speak with volunteers who have been helping out the people impacted so able to hear their stories and share some of the concerns he has and the promises hes made in
Because of problems with ubers board. A tall task after ubers Public Relations disasters. Absolutely. Early start continues with the latest on nowTropical Storm harvey. This likely is going to be an historic rainfall, if not an alltime record. Unprecedented. Catastrophic. Unfortunately, not over yet. Houston and other parts of texas devastated after rain and storms are not finished. We have more on the devastation and rescues, what lies in store. Good morning, everyone, welcome to early start. Im dave briggs. Im christine romans. Were awaiting a fresh update from the National Hurricane center on exactly what Tropical Storm harvey is doing. Its churning over the houston area. Three Miles Per Hour and now heading back toward the gulf. A devastating situation for the folks there in southeastern texas. It is monday, august 28th, 5 00 a. M. In the east. It is 4 00 a. M. On the nose in houston this morning. This morning, americas fourthlargest city is mostly under water, and its going to get
Ravaged area of rockport and promising help standing just outside a gutted church with his wife. The American People are with you. We are here today. We will be here tomorrow, and we will be here every day until this city and this state and this region rebuild bigger and better than ever before. How about this from the coast guard. They say they have helped save more than 6,000 people, plucking person after person from rooftops, the sound of helicopters overhead means salvation for folks like this. This woman. Look at this, clutching her little baby, six days after Hurricane Harvey made landfall, rescue after rescue captured live here on cnn. In houston, crews are going door to door to find flood victims in areas that had been inaccessible. Houstons police chief says he is praying the number of dead, now at 39, doesnt climb even more. When you go just outside of houston now, there are new mandatory evacuation orders that have been put into place, some because of the rising flood levels
We are in new york, you are live in the cnn newsroom, thank you so much for being here. Right now, President Trump left louisiana, wrapping up a trip to the gulf coast area devastated by Tropical Storm harvey, and lake charles where he was last, he and the first lady just met with some of the First Responders in the civilian volunteers who went to texas, in fact, and helped rescue stranded flood victims. They spent the first part of the day in houston. This is video from that visit where they stopped first at a local church helping load emergency supplies for those in need, and then at rng stadium, he met with evacuations and served lunch. This trip comes four days after the first visit to the storm zone. He landed first in Corpus Christi thursday, accused of being detached in the trip, but that certainly has not been the case today. Weve seen him hug and kiss children, pause for selfies. He shook hands with people in the affected neighborhoods, and good news from beaumont, texas today
Relief efforts are going so far. As tough as this was, its been a wonderful thing. I think even for the country and the world to watch. Its been wonderful. Have a good time, everybody. Im going to be doing a little help over there. Say . Theyre really happy with whats going on. Its been something its been very well received. And were siebing a lot of documents now to get money. 7. 9 billion, we signed it and now its going through a very quick hopefully quick process. The president also putting smiles on the faces that so desperately need a sign of hope, holding little kids there. Embracing. Hes been taking selfies. And sitting down with kids in the kids zone area of the Hurricane Relief center. And thats just a first stop in this jam packed day for the president and first lady. Later today they will greet and sit with texas congressional delegation members before heading off to louisiana. And then the two will be meeting with the louisiana delegation, visit with the National Guard and