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Crosby, texas, more blasts expected following the first explosion of an organic peroxide container 24 hours ago. 1.5 mile evacuation perimeter remains in effect around the plant. >> another new worry is price gouging. texas officials say they've had 600 complaints about storm related scams and gouging. one convenience store reportedly $20 a gallon for gas and $8.50 for a bottle of water. social media touching off panic with bizarrely long gas lines and prices shooting up to 4.50 a gallon maid of a huge labor day weekend. even gas stations sold out. >> as for the addicks and barker reservoirs o...

$20 a gallon for gas. also $8.50 for a bottle of water. we spoke with mark rylander, a spokesman for the texas attorney general. >> thankfully the texas legislature in preparation of these kind of storms several years back came one stiff menalitiy -- penalties for people suspected of price gouging. they came up with a $20,000 fine per occurrence, or if someone 65 or older is affected it jumps to $250,000 fine per occurrence. >> texas officials say they've had close to 600 complaints about storm-related scams and gouging. the concerns toughing off social media hysteria and bizarrely long gas li...

September 1st. 4:00 a.m. in the east and 3:00 a.m. in houston. one week after harvey blasted its way ashore, there are emerging concerns. overnight the death toll climbing again. now stands at 47. at the arkema chemical plant in crosby, texas, more blasts are expected following the first explosion of an organic peroxide container. that happened 24 hours ago. a 1.5-mile perimeter remains in effect around the plant. another new worry -- price gouging. texas officials have had close to 600 complaints about scams and gouging. one convenience store charging $20 a gallon for gas. there's a panic w...

In many. but as often the case it has brought out the worst. complaints of price gouging are under investigation. and others are called out on social media like this. and some were asking $100 for a case of water. the white house had a warning for anyone caught charging hugely inflated prices. >> jeff session and the president of the united states will not tolerate gouging. that's not acceptable on a regular day it's certainly not acceptable when people are suffering. >> for more on this now, a business expert joins me in los angeles. good to see you. sometimes price gouging is pretty obvious....

What they came up with was a $20,000 fine per occurrence, or if someone 65 years or older is affected, it jumps to an up to $250,000 fine per occurrence. >> those gouging concerns are touching off social media hysteria. you're seeing that hysteria there on the screen. very long lines of people waiting for gas. prices shooting up from $2.20 to $4.50 a gallon ahead of labor day. some gas stations even sold out. as to the reservoirs, they're operating normally with no breaches or failures. officials say it will take three months to empty them through controlled releases. buffalo bayou where tha...