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And perform. he had to be the consoler in chief. let's play a piece of sound that became a point of criticism. i want your take on it. >> this was of epic proportion. the nobody's ever seen anything like this. le governor, again thank you very much, and we won't say congratulations. the we don't want to do that. we doets want to congratulate. we'll congratulate when it's all finished. >> he says great crowd, great crowd. you could say this who he is. this is a special moment. it requires certain skills that you exhibited in grand national during sandy. what do you make of the president's appea...

This was of epic proportion. nobody's ever seen anything like this. governor, again, thank you very much and we won't say congratulations. we don't want to do that. we'll congratulate each other when it's all finished. >> the president suggested during a visit to texas that recovery from harvey will take as long as five to ten years and austin and corpus christi he voiced confidence that congress will find the money to help rebuild. he met with officials but did not make prominent mention of the victims. joining us now, political analyst, and columnist for the washington post. good to see you,...

To that you are sis in parts of texas and louisiana into labor day weekend. nbc news has confirmed five deaths related to the hurricane. that number is expected to rise as the waters recede. the houston police chief saying, i'm really worried about how many bodies we're going on find. among those killed, officer steve perez. >> his father-in-law, a korean war veteran from the army, told him not to go. the conditions were so bad. and his response was, we've got work to do. >> president trump and first lady melania trump traveled to texas for an update on the storm, stopping first in corpus chri...

Flooding has left huge parts of houston and surrounding cities under water and the same areas will be hit with more rain. there have been more than 9,000 rescues in the houston areas alone and countless others still stranded. the u.s. president visited texas on tuesday, he praised relief efforts but says it's not time for congratulation. >> i can tell you how -- is telling you how great the representatives have been in working together, it's a real team. we want to do it better than ever before. we want to be looked at in five years and ten years from now, this is the way to do it. this was of...

Who really has become very famous on television in the last couple of days, mr. long. we appreciate it very much. you have been just outstanding, and i can tell you that my folks are telling me how great your representatives have been in working together. it's a real team, and we want to do it better than ever before. we want to be looked at in five years, in ten years from now as, this is the way to do it. this was of epic proportion. nobody's ever seen anything like this and i just want to say that working with the governor and his entire team has been an honor for us. so, governor, again, t...