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Chemical plant. we'll have all of the latest coming up. good morning, i'm rene marsh, welcome to "early start." >> i'm dave briggs. friday, september 1st. 5:00 in the east. 4:00 a.m. in houston, texas. we are now one week after harvey blasted its way ashore as of tonight. growing concerns emerging from the storm. overnight the death toll climbing again. it 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 about 24 hours ago. a 1.5-mile evacuation perimeter remains in effect around the pla...

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...

Emerging -- fears of explosions at a chemical plant, price gouging. more coming up. welcome to "early start." beaumont, texas, the center of all this. they call it an island, said that city's mayor. devastation across the houston area.morning, i'm rene marsh. a week after harvey blasted its way ashore, there are new and growing concerns emerging from the storm. over, the death toll climbing again. it now stands at 47. at the arkema chemical plant in crosby, texas, more blasts are expected following that first explosion of an organic peroxide container just about 24 hours ago. a 1.5-mile evac...

The true damage done. what will it take to recover the region one week after harvey blasted its way ashore. there are new and growing concerns emerging from the storm. overnight the death toll climbing again. it stands at 47. at the arkema chemical plant in crosby, texas, more blasts are expected following the first explosion of an organic peroxide container about 24 hours ago. a 1.5-mile evacuation perimeter remains in effect around the plant. another new worry this morning -- price gouging. officials have had close to 600 complaints about storm-related scams and gouging. one houston conven...

On size of the tank trucks 10 or 11 or 12 tank trucks. so depend tong size of the tank truck. these are not -- these are not railcars. these are not tank cars. there are some that are on the railroad that are two miles away that have nothing do with this. they belong to a different facility. >> do you expect to be able to get in there, chief, at some point? how high is the water right now and do you think there may be an opportunity to get in there and sort of do some work and contain future ruptures? >> right now the water is still up in the plant. we do not know exactly how deep because we h...