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That packed the 700 miles of coastline here and on islands. a lot of that area was evacuated, some people chose to stay in their homes. a lot of that area, first responders told us they expect it to be under water this morning. but because the storm moved farther east than where we were, theyre not being to get that storm surge so they got the wind. they got so much rain hours and hours of pounding rain. sideways. sheets of rain even. but that was not the worst case scenario. they could handle t...

Its not draining right now. you just had to look around me to see that. heres what happened. on top of the ocean coming ton to land, on top of the surge there silt a of debris because of the high winds weve been experiencing. you cant see it now but earlier we could see leaves on a lot of these drains. tree branches. all sorts of debris that blocks the drains and doesnt allow the system of canals to work. thats why were seeing a lot more of this ponding, john, and then you look right now and we ...

Happen at all. we just need help. >> martha: harveys destruction continues. storm makes another landfall earlier today. slammed into louisiana with pounding rain, more flooding and more damage and more evacuations. look at the season in lake charles, louisiana. rick leventhal is live in vinton, louisiana with more from there. hi, rick. >> martha, its continuing to rain here tonight. theres hope on the horizon. weve seen patches of blue sky. you can see, theres plenty of flood water here. in some...

Presidents schedule as the day goes on. the white house says the president wants to be very cautious about making sure any activity does not disrupt the ongoing recovery efforts. he is expected to greet the governor when he arrives and then be joined by cruz and cornyn in texas. by the way, he definitively will make another visit to the area on saturday. tbd if that includes a stop in louisiana, as well. any minute we expect to get an update from houstons mayor with houston bracing for another...

Particular area. fortunately, sean, this is about the only bright spot, its hitting in an area that is less populated as far as a direct hit goes. you get corpus christi in the southwest, houston and galveston in northeast. as youve been mentioning -- >> sean: i dont want to interrupt but important information. only because youve been on my radio program for an hour and a half the last three days, youve been writing me about this storm for over a week. this is important. you told me earlier toda...

To a tropical storm after churning in to mexicos east coast overnight. the storm bringing heavy wind, pounding rain and the possibility of flooding and mud slides. drank lynn is the first atlantic hurricane of the season. meteorologist janice dean is live on the plaza with the latest. good morning, janice. janice: hi, jillian. big deal this morning because the first hurricane of the season made landfall is now across the east coast of mexico co. legacy of this storming is extreme flghtd. there i...

Salute michael as his procession drove by. michael was shot and killed during a traffic stop sunday night. is accused killer is behind bars. todd: hurricane franklin downgraded to a tropical storm after turning into mexicos east coast overnight, heavy wind, pounding rain and the possibility of letting and mudslides. heather: franklin the first atlantic hurricane of the season. we could see nine of the damaging storms this year. meteorologist janice dean joins us with the latest. >> that is the b...

Dialing not just with you but the american people. the default narrative is always negative and its demoralizing and i think -- >> im excited to announce we will have four skype seats live in the briefing room. this will open up to journalists who live outside the area. >> opening the briefing to a more diverse group will benefit everyone. heather: i think thats a great idea. clayton: behind the scenes marriage counseling. heather: thank you, kelly. mother nature unleashing feary across the coun...

Camera guy just a few moments ago. its just a mess out here. the wind continues to just pound this area. im sure some of these palm trees are going to start falling over at some point. ive seen them bend pretty far. you can see behind us there are still people driving through this. i cant imagine why. the dangers in these kinds of hur kans are numerous. you not only have extremely strong winds but you have the debris that they throw around. power lines that get knocked down. you also have extrem...

May be making something of a direct hit. boris? >> reporter: hey, john. just to paint a picture of what were seeing right now, the beach behind me, the tide continues to creep higher and higher. the line where it is right now is actually where we were standing when we spoke to you yesterday and the waves continue getting stronger. we were hit with a gust of pounding rain just about an hour ago that forced us to run inside. we are not the only people still here, believe it or not. there are still...