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Conditions. the disaster spreading into east louisiana, parts of the state are bracing for more heavy rain and flooding in the hours ahead. tonight president trump is promising that storm recovery under his administration will be better than ever before. he made a quick trip to texas meeting with officials in austin and corpus christi. the white house says that he stayed away from the flood zones to avoid getting in the way of those rescue efforts. this hour i'll speak with texas congressman joaquin castro and new orleans mayor, mitch landrieu. correspondents and specialists standing by. fir...

>> sure, david, just quickly because i do want to get to the other david on the russia investigation. >> he wasn't in the hardest hit area and he shouldn't have been and he deserves credit for not going there. when a president travels, a lot of assets travel with him and they need all the assets focused on rescue and relief. >> you're right, that was intentional that they went outside the storm center because they didn't want to create a distraction. on any other day, news broken here on cnn that donald trump, jr. is going to give testimony, in effect, transcribed interview with the senate int...

Somewhat stubborn. so, they say that they worry that more rain tonight, if that is indeed what falls on this area, could change that dramatically. we've seen a great deal of rain earlier in the day. the last couple of hours has tapered off a little bit so that's a sliver of good news. many folks still anticipating perhaps some more rain and wondering and fearing how that might change the situation in these already flooded areas. jim? >> you have to think this is not a time to be stubborn. get to safety when you can get to safety. thanks very much. president trump has wrapped up a quick trip ...

Protection flying in such poor conditions, filming in such poor conditions that the inside of our camera lens have developed some condensation, as you can see. these guys have operated at a furious pace, often pulling people from their homes in very dramatic fashion. from the air, this is what houston looks like to responders urgently trying to rescue flood victims. inundated houses, roadways and businesses stretching in all directions. cnn rode along with customs and border protection agents in the air and marine operations unit as they piloted helicopters to save people in some of the wors...

Needing rescue. how many people are out there still stranded in their homes. cnn has pressed officials in many jurisdictions about that. they simply haven't been able to give us estimates because, of course, calls keep coming in and these rescue operations have to keep adapting. jim? >> and it's fair question if they don't know how many, how do they know where to go to rescue those people still an unending challenge there, brian todd. tonight one of the worst disasters in american history taking a toll on houston police. talking about sergeant steve perez who drowned trying to get to his sta...