BBCNEWS BBC News August 28, 2017
Welcome to the programme. More than a thousand people have been rescued from flooding in one of americas most populous cities houston, in texas as a huge storm continues to batter parts of the state. Forecasters there say the conditions are unprecedented, and warn the waters are still rising. The white house has announced that President Trump will visit the region on tuesday. Our north america correspondent james cook reports from houston. Harvey arrived in houston with a vengeance. No longer packing the full force of a hurricane, but still deadly. Forecasters said it is on track to dump 50 ce...