to recall a governor and we're exercising that right. and the cost of it, whatever it may be, so be it. so again, it depends who you ask, which side of the aisle. it certainly is a tremendous amount of money though. >> thank you all. and today's vocabulary winner, jacob soboroff. tropical storm nicholas made landfall on the texas coast as a category one hurricane after it strengthened overnight, threatening millions with torrential rain and flash flooding. the storm spawning warnings from texas to louisiana which is still suffering the aftermath of hurricane ida. at this hour, more than 400,000 are without power. straight to vaughn hillyard in houston. what's the scene like there? >> reporter: let's start in houston. what this storm, tropical storm that hit the houston area is