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Hurricane harvey. so far nbc news has girled that 43 people have died as a result of the storm. 32,000 are living in area shelters and 436,000 have requested assistance from fema. president trump made a second visit to the state over the weekend veeting a relief distribution center in houston. mia rodriguez is joining us now. we were talking about how others are getting back to their homes. this is a tough situation that is in no way near to being over. >> that's right, katie, not everybody is obviously able to go home. specifically on the west side of houston, the mayor issued a mandatory eva...

436,000 have requested assistance. let's go to houston where maya rodriguez is outside of a houston food bank right now. how are folks there helping out? >> reporter: yeah, phillip, we moved inside the food bank. right now we're in the carousel room. these are carousels going around this entire warehouse basically being used for sorting items that have been donated. we're talking about nonperishable food, toiletries, all kinds of items. hundreds of volunteers have been out here today and they've been sorting these items so far since wednesday alone they've gotten about 2.4 million pounds of it...

Welcome back. today is the day president trump designated as a national day of prayer for the people impacted by hurricane harvey. the president and first lady melania attended service at st. john's episcopal church in washington after visiting affected areas of texas and louisiana all throughout the day yesterday. so far, 43 people are confirmed dead from harvey. at least 43,000 are currently living in shelters and 436,000 have requested fema assistance. let's head to houston where nbc's maya rodriguez has more for us. maya, you're outside of a houston food bank, one of those so important pla...

The deadliest storm in u.s. history. the misery it caused can be hard to comprehend. >> 51.58, that's the number of rain, the greatest rainfall in the continent. 436,000, $7.85 billion, the amount of money president trump requested in federal fund for first round of relief. >> there are 1.75 million housing units. 9% in harris county homes with flood insurance. >> the saddest number of all, 43. that's the confirmed death total so far. >> unfortunately, the number is likely to raise as well. >> hurricane is causing what's being called the thousand years flood. >> i want to take a look at the

Nature of the hurricane that hit texas, it's eight. the natchez river, beyond the previous record. think about that, eight feet. that's 96 inches above the all time record in beaumont. thankfully harvey will not be the deadliest storm in u.s. history, but the destructive toll the storm took and the misery it caused can be hart to comprehend. here's some numbers to consider. 51.88, that's the number of inches of rain that fell in cedar bayou outside of houston, the greatest rain event ever in the continental u.s. united states. 436,000, the number of households seeking help from fema. 7.85 bill...