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People in the texas flood zone take ton shelters. 450,000 victims will seek some sort of disaster assistance. dallas is opening a mega shelter, capable of accommodating 5,000 evacuees and 12,000 national and state guard members on duty helps communities affected by hurricane harvey. the coast guard has nine boat teams and 18 helicopters conducting search and rescue operations we should point out in the hardest hit areas of houston. for more joined by the commander of the coast guard, commander schultz. admiral thanks for joining us on the phone. appreciate it. how are operations going now? we'...

Capabilities right now. we're surging in additional boats from various regions. you know, we here before the storm. pre-positioned outside and flowing in, and brought in additional capacity. we're working lard to throw everything we have at it. rescuing texans, those folks with watercraft and personal knowledge and experience on the water are helping residents in the neighborhood. that's a very, pretty positive thing and i injure more of that. people have to be savvy about their capabilities and not get in over their head out there. >> very good advice. okay. vice admiral karl schultz, appreci...

>> so far, they're still working to continue the effort to shut that in. jon: well, we wish them well and we certainly wish your teams well, and hope that if you can get this controlled burn going, that it does take care of a significant amount of the problem. commander richard schultz from the u.s. coast guard, thanks. >> you're welcome. jane: everybody is watching that oil slick, of course, wondering about a timeline here. it really depends on which way the wind is blowing and that falls under janice dean's purview, she's been watching that. j.d., blow it away, right? >> right. they don't ha...

Oil spill in the gulf of mexico. if weather conditions hold up, the controlled burns of the thickest parts of the spill could begin shortly. oil from a damaged undersea well is gushing into the gulf, at the rate of about 42,000 gallons a day. right now, that massive slick is slowly drifting towards the gulf coast, threatening beaches and sensitive wetlands. joining us on the phone, coast guard commander richard schultz. commander schultz, when will the decision be made whether to set fire to this thing or not? >> we're actually working on that decision right now. we know that we have plans in ...