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Were thinking. theres some regular funding coming in here because were headed out to the end of the fiscal year as it is. well have a supplemental request later when we get a better handle on the damage and we can come back with a responsible last so to speak supplemental request and get congress to give us an informed amount of money. >> the second part of the question. were there any areas where coordination has been wanting, where you have seen a need for improvement? >> no. at this point, th...

Funding, its about having to money in the reservoir of cash for us to use to help you as rerebuild and get you back into your homes and get your jobs and kids back to schools. thats what makes america great. well have houston and texas bigger, and better and stronger before the storm and the resilient nature of the american people is awesome. thanks for your time and attention. thats the last question. a local gets it. im sorry. i appreciate your time. thank you. >> thank you, tom. finally, befo...

Theres 60 or 70 miles where it looks like its all just water. looks like lake after lake after lake. thats how bad the flooding is. were talking about, as rick said, some of the waters going down. remember, all the water in all of these watersheds, it eventually has to make its way back into the gulf of mexico. the reason that these areas are flooding and in danger of more imminent flooding is because you simply have to get that water somewhere and its going to go through these various towns and...

The way it was before and have it undermined again. when you put federal dollars, you want to do it smartly so the next storm doesnt cause problems. thats the answer to that. the good news for the people in houston is that both of those reservoir systems are holding up and theres engineers watching them on a 24/7 basis. thank you for that question. thank you for doing what youre doing. i hope your home hasnt been affected. all right. do i have another question? one more? all right. sir, youre on...

Dangerous. the good news, the people have been evacuated because of the storm and the notice that we had on the pending explosion. some really responsible reporting took place in that facility. what we saw is the electric power that went to the pumps and the maintenance systems shutout. couldnt responsibly get it back. the temperature rose in a confined tank and we had an explosion. theyre testing the air quality as local responders, but they dont know of anyone that is in the area plume that wo...

Strategic petroleum reserve. 500,000 barrels were pushed out today. the department of energy said katrina on alone basis, it will nearly 10 million barrels. were talking a fraction of what was put out for katrina. what is the administrations thinking going forward as to how the spr will be used and what we saw today just a start of what might happen going forward? >> yeah, ill come back to you on where we stand after talking to secretary perry. i dont have the numbers right know. i caution compa...

Radius of the plant. the plant lost its ability to safely store the chemicals when the flooding knocked out the power supply. in turn, that knocked out the refrigeration system. the epa reports that there right now is no immediate danger to public health. in downtown houston, people have been sending boats in the area trying to get their valuables out. in port arthur, texas, police say shelters are desperate need of food and clothing and all the supplies, especially for young children. port arth...

At see. we continue breaking news coverage of the aftermath of hurricane harvey from texas. trace gallagher in for shepard smith. the largest rainstorm in the history of the united states has killed 31. were told the morgue is full and rescue crews have began the door-to-door search for any survivors. also today in the city of beaumont, which is about 80 miles northwest of us, or northeast of us, some saw the worst of the storm this week. reports is they lost an entire water supply. were talking...

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