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Effort. Houston police say they have rescued more than 3400 people and counting. The red cross says more than 17,000 evacuees are in shelters across texas. Dallas opening a shelter just within the last couple hours. The predictions that harvey would drop 50 inches on houston are coming true. Homes below reservoirs could be flooded for weeks. It is spreading east. Hundreds of rescues last night in lake charles, louisiana. Today, on the 12th anniversary of hurricane katrina, new orleans is under a...

It ticks off the right people. He has the power to pardon him. But theres a pile of ige know minutous i think manning goes on that pile. Perhaps this does. Particularly because he is an avatar of toughness and Law Enforcement to some. But he is an avatar for abuses of power in Law Enforcement and some of the worst excesses there. Theres an argument that some of this was politically motivated, the timing going after him. By the obama administration. Right. But this is a guy who i think has gone t...

Is setting and Hurricane Force winds are now coming onshore as the sun is setting in this area. After this the storm will weaken slowly and still think it can do this buttonhook here. Maybe only as a Tropical Storm but regardless this is tuesday and this is wednesday up here near galveston and Galveston Bay area. Thats the long term trend. Well deal with the immediate threat the landfalling storm in the eye and storm surge that comes along with it. This is at 5 00 p. M. This evening, one of the ...

We have to get them to know their rescue is outside, can you come to your window . This is the population we are dealing with and thats what we are trying to do. The other side of the coin, john, we are going to need enormous resources. This is, the word catastrophic does not appropriately describe what we are facing. It is a one time stimlat historic climate weather moment in the history, i think, of the United States because of the way Hurricane Harvey has implementing itself. So, we get water...

Night begins now. Good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. Im in for brian williams. Day 221 of the Trump Administration and bringing a cries at home and abroad. All while he deals with the building pressure from the russia investigation that this white house cannot seem to shake. We start . Southeast texas where now Tropical Storm harvey is still pounding the coast with historic levels of rain. Experts say the storm is just getting started, with up to 20 more inc...

Thank you. Typically wed start this hour talking politics from here in washington, but not today because as so rarely has happened this year the biggest story is not named donald trump, its harvey. A second landfall may be possible this week. Dams ready to be released. 4,000 members of the National Guard mobilized. 2,000 people rescued so far. We prayed a lot and we just praised god and we were rescued. So, were very thankful. Within the last hour or so, the president approving an Emergency Decl...

To float down what would have been roadways to try to get to safety. Part of the areas of the state received up to 17 inches of rain. The National Weather service says some parts of this city could receive as much as 40 inches of water this week. Emergency crews have been working around the clock to help those in need. The governor has asked people with any type of boats or high water vehicles to assist in rescue efforts across the state. We also just before 5 00 p. M. Eastern time, the presiden...

Members rescued people on all day. You might be able to see there is one fireman manning votes. It seems like they had some trouble getting out of the area. They were given a car ride back to the station. This fireman is waiting for his fellow fighters to return. We didnt interview and they had been rescuing people all day long. They rescued people from the rooftop. Take a listen to that interview from a short while ago. One of the emotions running through your mind. This must have been an exhau...

Storm has killed three people. More than 2,000 rescued. President trump will visit the area tomorrow. Here is what he said about the storm today. I want to begin today by extending my thoughts and prayers for those affected by Hurricane Harvey. Right now the single most important thing is the safety and security of those still in harms way, including the First Responders who have been so terrific and brave. Youre going to see very rapid action from congress, certainly from the president , and yo...

That is just days after mr. Trump raises their restraint. Kim jongun, i respect the fact that i believe he is starting to respect us. Chris will break down how the administration plans to deal north korea and afghanistan, in an exclusive interview with the Rex Tillerson. Plus, the president pardons former arizona sheriff, joe arpaio getting criticism for both president. The president supports Law Enforcement. Chris will ask the sunday panel if the president is sending a message about being inves...