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And growing. The mayor promised more shelters will open and has requested more cots. A pair of Old Reservoir dams are now overflowing their levees adding to the rising flood waters. The flood gates are releasing water at twice their normal weight trying to leave the pressure. Five consecutive days of rain has set a new record. One station reported over 49 inches of rain as of tuesday morning. More than a trillion gallons have been dumped here on top of Harris County and to give you some perspect...

Under and look for them. As much as he wanted to recover him last night, we could not put more officers at risk. We knew it was going to be a recovery mission. To help shoulder the burden, everyday people are pitching in. These are National Guard members taking a break at a houston area mattress store. The owner stepped up to help out in a time of need. Laura anthony is in houston, helping shoulder some of the reporting duties. Laura is traveling with a convoy of rescue boats. Heres what she rep...

Out of texas, despite the horrors faced from harvey. Its broken records and will likely require a long and expensive recovery. Thanks for joining us tonight. Im ama daetz. And im dan ashley. One congresswoman believes it will cost 150 billion, thats the cost of katrina and super storm sandy combined. 50 inches of rain have hit some areas, a record for the United States. The sudden rush of water has left thousands stranded. So far, more than 10,000 have been rescued. 17,000 stayed in shelters las...

The committee will come to order. I want to welcome everybody to todays hearing entitled americas Affordable Housing crisis, challenges and solutions. This is an important issue in this hearing will allow the committee to hear from experienced and welleducated witnesses that can provide more context on Affordable Housing policies and the sections of the tax code with the intent of mitigating this longtime set of problems in our society. As many of you are aware the last time we underwent a Natio...

The committee will come to order. I want to welcome everybody to todays hearing entitled americas Affordable Housing crisis, challenges and solutions. This is an important issue in this hearing will allow the committee to hear from experienced and welleducated witnesses that can provide more context on Affordable Housing policies and the sections of the tax code with the intent of mitigating this longtime set of problems in our society. As many of you are aware the last time we underwent a Natio...

The southern border. This is one hour and a half. The committee on Homeland Security subcommittee on counterterrorism Law Enforcement intelligence will come to order, without objection. The subcommittee may recess at any point and the purpose of this hearing is to conduct oversight of the department of Homeland Securities Office of intelligence and analysis that will be referred to here from under secretary for ina mr kenneth wainstein. I now recognize myself for an opening statement. Were holdi...

The southern border. This is one hour and a half. The committee on Homeland Security subcommittee on counterterrorism Law Enforcement intelligence will come to order, without objection. The subcommittee may recess at any point and the purpose of this hearing is to conduct oversight of the department of Homeland Securities Office of intelligence and analysis that will be referred to here from under secretary for ina mr kenneth wainstein. I now recognize myself for an opening statement. Were holdi...

Disorient attackers by shutting off lighting or sounding alarms and pilots can depressurize the cabin and knock out the attackers due to the heart rate. It could save the lives of others on the ground. You can assign air marshals in airports to find terrorists and bombs before they go up in the sky. Hiring thousands of flying air marshals after 9 11 was a natural reaction, but it should have been a temporary detail and not a career. Not very many young and ambition people yearn for a career in t...

Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the newly refurbished i dont want to call it the oversight investigation room. Which is sometimes used by energy and commerce. What a beautiful room. And it will be more conducive to hearings. This is the first of the 115th congress. Welcome here. And welcome to our Witnesses Today. This is our and welcome back to my friend and colleague, Ranking Member from colorado. This is our medicaid oversight hearing on ways to strengthen the problem. The subcommittee con...

[gavel] good morning everyone. Welcome to our speed was Committee Meeting of thursday, june 30, 2016. Im katie tang chair of the committee. Joined by vice chair supervisor eric martinmilius to my left melia cohen to our clerk is derek evans and from speedy sfgov tv we like to thank jim smith. Any announcements . Yes. Please sounds all electronic devices. Items acted upon today will be on the july 12, 2016 board of supervisors board of agenda unless otherwise stated thank you please call adam one...