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Given area? >> we see -- i mean, weve seen this happen before. we had allison that affected houston many years ago and we saw tremendous rainfall totals there. anytime you have a tropical cyclone, it doesnt have to be a strong tropical cyclone, it can be a weak system. as long as that moisture is there and it keeps riding in over the same location, this heavy-type of rainfall can occur. >> certainly a lot to watch. michael brown, thank you for being with us this morning. well let you get back at...

Americans are prone to believe negative racial stereotypes about people of color, the black victims of that storm were demonized and even sometimes you would have two side by side photos of white victims of katrina trying to save themselves by picking up food and plaque victims said to be looting s looting so there is something in the american mindset that indulges in pig ottry and translated into politics and how do you fix that if the president deep down agrees with the people that have the ra...

He is being disruptive as opposed to mending tension among people. and hes found the language and i think that could be coming from gorka. they must put him to bed at night and put the stories in head like the one about pershing. the chief of staff need to find out who told the president that and fire him. do it today. dont wait until sunrise tomorrow and get that person away from the president. because they are putting doubt in american people -- confidence in this president, in what hes saying...

If he could clear out the other alt right people, maybe it could happen. but we dont have much time here. for him to turn around. he also needs to banish the so-called religious right. which is really been a fraud. on the christian religion and for those of us who here in the christian religion, it has done a great deal to our faith and to the politics in this country. and those people need to be thrown out, too. >> all right. we are going to bring these two back and connie will be back with us ...

The city is prepared to do its job. the county is prepared. and if people will cooperate with us, well get through this one day at a time. >> sir, thank you very much. i appreciate your time. mayor turner of houston. i know youre going to get back to work to keep you and yours, all the people of houston safe. i appreciate your time. >> thank you for the coverage. thank you. i want to bring in now retired lieutenant general russell, he was the commander of the joint task force katrina responsib...