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Good morning, and a warm welcome to Worldwide Exchange here on cnbc i am wilfred frost. Seema mody. We saw the s p 500, up 0. 6. Encouraging given a lot going on last week. This morning we are pointing a little low, the dow lower by 22 points, nasdaq by 12, s p by two points gasoline futures sharply higher, harvey knocks 15 of capacity off line more on that in a moment weve got gas prices up around 4 this morning. The latest on the situation in texas following Hurricane Harvey these are pictures from the houston area, much of the fourth large city is underwater flood waters swallowing entire neighborhoods as they race to help stranded residents. Heres the latest. More than 20 inches has fallen in houston in the past 24 hours, more expected in the coming days two deaths blamed on Hurricane Harvey more than 218,000 ....
Another 1 in europe, the impact of the euro, now it is 1. 20 yeah. Most of it happened friday i cant say it was that much of a move, felt like the cap stone of a huge move it was almost a parody earlier this year. Now at a buck 20 theres the euro, 1. 193 it was 1. 17 and change, just under 1. 18, then went up to 1. 20, led by a pound at some point, and all based on comments from jackson hole. Doesnt say things are awful, i guess the implication, take it another 10 higher. She didnt say things were great. People know all right. Well get to texas in a minute first, an important corporate story to tell you about after a bizarre ceo search, wasnt it . Finally chosen, uber has, expedia Ceo Dara Khosrowshahi to be the next chief executive, he has been with expedia since 2005, credited with expanding the global presence. He immigrated to the United States from iran in the late ....
There has been and will be historic flooding. There have been Mass Evacuations and several deaths. Tens of thousands are without power in houston. The nations fourth largest city, well, its at a standstill. And the heart of the Nations Energy infrastructure is impacted. We have reports up and down the gulf coast. In Corpus Christi near where harvey made landfall, galveston, of course, but we begin with Contessa Brewer in houston. Reporter houston is dealing with persistent flooding and relentless rain now measured in feet rather than mere inches. All the while officials are grappling with families still begging with the need to be rescued. On boats, by helicopter, even being carried. Thousands of people were rescued from rising waters. 5 00 in morning we started ....
To keep the area safe. George 3 3 3 danner pots3 as people begin to assess the damage and recover what they can after the tornado hit appomattox county, several organizations are giving their support. Gleaning for the world is one of those lending a helping hand. Courtney wheaton joins us live with the latest on those efforts. Courtney . 3 3 3 danner pots tonight new information coming in about what to do with the debris left behind from the tornado. Dont take it to trash collection or convience centers. Do take it to the appomattox county landfill. Theyve increased their hours to accommodate the need. The site is being staffed by the National Guard and a regional hazmat National Guard and staffed by the need. Accommodate the hours to appomattox convience centers. Trash collection or dont take it to from the tornado. Debris left behind coming in about information tonight 3 3 ....