the mess to clean up is overwhelming for tens of thousands of people in the hurricane harvey storm zone. president trump has approved a number of fema funding measures to assist the recovery, one of the measures offers debris removal to get rid of water, damaged furniture, appliances, carpet that line the streets of neighborhoods like this one in houston. the mayor sylvester turner asked the president for $100 million to help with debris removal. stephanie elam joins us where storm debris is clearly piling up. set the scene for us. >> reporter: it's unbelievable, ana, when you see what the families have been doing. many were able to get back in wednesday night after the storm, look at this. talking about everything. baby clothes out here, baby furniture, memories, and for many of these people, this home is all they have.