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The democrats keep saying it is a non-starter. where are you within your party if they say weve got to get the wall if we give them a daca deal? >> the irony is the $1.6 billion were talking about for the wall. >> as a first installment. >> in many cases this is actually finishing out areas that were part of the obama plan to secure the border. this is border security, and when you look at where that moneys going, its not a 20-foot wall. in some cases, its a levy or a barrier in the water. its s...

Lost everything in 2005 except what matters first. >> i really owe many this man my life. the things they did for my children -- >> we hadnt eaten in six days. i rehab out of formula and food for them. so they were really hanging on by a thread. >> after the levy broke flooding her neighborhood, wheeler waded through the water with her six and a half month old twin boys. >> i had one in a carrier in the front can one in the back. >> at one point something in the murky water caught her foot. >> i...

Supplies pouring into texas, president trump makes his second trip to the gulf coast this weekend. three to outside of houston, where the waters are still rising, good morning. >> good morning, shannon, there is a lot of threats still facing houston seven days later, the chemical plan to mention, a hospital being a evacuated, we are about a mile and a half north of the river above rosenberg texas, an entire community, kingdom heights, is underwater, back there behind me, you are seeing the river...

Neighborhood. we draw the levy again. barker. heres where the water comes out. right there. into the buffalo bayou. up here this is addicks and its kw combined. but back here is a backside levy at about 101 feet above sea level. these neighborhoods are around 97 feet above sea level. now, lets move you in. ill show you the neighborhoods in trouble later today. they have to be out. this is what the water will look like. now the roof tops will still be there, but back out to the west where it asli...

Hearing you. were going to go next to beaumont and cnns drew griffin, who has been having quite a remarkable day, as well. drew, youve been on the ground all day. talk about what youve been seeing there. >> reporter: its a violent night, and to add on to what the mayor was speaking out, jefferson county is a series of islands, anderson. so you have these people rescued, theyre put on an island. as water continues to rise, that island gets smaller, and those people need to be rescued off of that ...

Subdivisions. it goes on and on. if this is compromised and the levies which are earthen, not concrete, that opens the door to billions of gallons of water making its way -- its going to fan out across thousands of communities. thats a problem. yes. >> huge problem. tom, thank you. well check back in with you. the gauge broke. i cant plebelieve that happene. so we probably did set a record. >> most likely. >> most likely. i want to get now to judge, an expert. hes with rosoria county. and ther...

Now!" did people follow your orders? >> we actually put that message out door to door two days ago in that subdivision. national weather service has predicted for the last several days that the water from tbra - river was going to be high. we did put that message out. the breach was -- started out as a minor breach and luckily we had had good citizens, road bridge crews, local contractor volunteers got out there. they got it under control with ply wood, building materials and a contractor -- our...

Flood, it will be horribly expected. if youre watching this, and you live near these reservoirs, you need to possibly consider getting out very soon. >> sandra: chris jenkins, thank you for bringing that to us. unbelievable situation developing and still ahead with a fear that a levy could collapse and put more lives and homes at risk. plus, more on rescue efforts. >> approximately half of the rainfall expected in the houston area over the course of the yea year. those streets will flood and con...

Neighborhood like this already underwater from absolutely facing a crisis situation. we will keep you posted. we just saw on the roads a convoy of national guard troops, large vehicles and boats going into this neighborhood and the surrounding area, attics, barker reservoir. rob: you said they are doing this controlled-release to avoid downtown houston from flooding so if water is going over the dam what does that mean for downtown houston. >> reporter: it is not the worst case scenario yet. to ...

Whats incredible is the rain is still coming down. there are a number of dams and levees being damaged. one levy may have been breached, there are other homes that remain in danger and still could flood yet. >> leland: we said before, well sit again. this is going to get much worse before gets better. president trump is adding to texas right now to get a firsthand look at the damage from tropical storm harvey. the presidents visit to corpus christi comes after he promises swift action. you can s...