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Theyve been so busy in the helicopter. they hold six or seven people. so theyre only able to pull out one or to people at a time. so right now theyre having more luck in the helicopters. when we flew in, this was actually in the cargo hold. this is why we touched down here at the police station was to release these rafrts so these teams could get to work and free up space for air rescues. but it turned out very quickly that air rescues would be the faster mode of getting these folks out. weve go...

The devastation and rescue operations in texas are still ongoing right now. fema says they are still in lifesaving and life-sustaining mode, with some homes expected to be flooded for weeks. cnns brian todd is in houston with the very latest. >> reporter: a volunteer rescue team tosses a line to a man in fast-moving water, clinging to branches. his car was swept away. he and other passenger were rescued after five hours in the water. port arthur is the latest part of texas to be hit with floods,...

Morning in louisiana, right at the state border with texas. the death toll is rising, though the numbers are very uncertain at this hour. 17,000 harvey evacuees are in shelters across texas including the one im standing in thats housing about 8,ccc. cnns drew griffin is live in beaumont, texas, being pummeled right now by the rain. drew, what are you seeing? >> reporter: the rain increased overnight. 26 inches fell on beaumont texas yesterday, midnight to midnight. thats a record. it has done no...

Smear and slander, and the process of focusing all their attention on that, republicans, theyre not serving the forgotten men and women, by focusing in on the insignificant, theyre not helping the people that are struggling to save lives, trying to rebuild their lives now. you know what it is? like they were hoping the president failed for cheap political points. >> they dont want to see them be successful mode at all. fall of the state of texas, when we have a fema that coordinates correctly, i...

Smear and slander, and the process of focusing all their attention on that, republicans, theyre not serving the forgotten men and women, by focusing in on the insignificant, theyre not helping the people that are struggling to save lives, trying to rebuild their lives now. you know what it is? they were hoping the present filled for cheap political points. >> they dont want to see them in the successful mode at all. fall of the state of texas, when we have a fema that coordinates correctly, is n...

Weve amassed quite the federal government support. over 12,000 staff members and its going to continue to grow. not only are we pushing people forward through the dhs search capacity, secretary duke proactively put into place and also the commandants people who are risking their lives to save others as well in conjunction with state and first responders but were also calling on other states through emergency management assistance compacts where were asking state support to come down so theyre co...

Recovery mode. we will be doing life saving and sustaining efforts for a longer period due to the nature of the storm. all the associated command and control structures as the department of defense looks at ramping up capability because the demand signal is not there immediate and draws off in the recovery phase. this will be sustained for d.o.d. over time. not only the national guard, but title ten force, this will be a unity of effort over a sustained period by the entire department of defense...

Shelters will be forthcoming, probably in the next few hours. we just need them to set up. yesterday, the focus was on rescue. today, will continue to be on rescue. thats critical and important. let me call on the chief and give you an update on rescues and other related matters as it relates to law enforcement. chief? >> thank you, mayor. good morning. we continue to operate throughout the city conducting search and rescue. our rescues of last count well over 3,500 folks rescued and its importa...

Shelter will be forthcoming, probably the next few hours, we just need them to set up. yesterday, the focus was on rescue. today it will continue to be on rescue. thats critical and thats important. let me first: chief officer baylor and give you an update and other related manners as it relates to law enforcement. >> think you, mayor. good morning. overnight, the houston department continued to operate throughout the city, conducting search and rescue. our rescues have relatively been 500 folks...

Response mode here, im traveling to lake charles, southwest louisiana. i want you to know that i have been in contact already today. were making requests directly to him, and to our friend in the white house. and we feel very confident about our ability to make requests and have them granted as warranted moving forward. but right now, were still very much in response mode. >> louisiana governor, john bell edwards, thank you for calling in. >> thank you, katy, appreciate you. >> lets go back to t...