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Tropical storm harvey making landfall again, this time in louisiana where it is ham 34ering the area with heavy rain. Here in houston where im standing, after five Straight Days of rain, im happy to report the conditions seem to be improving. The streets we drove in to get to houston, they were wet, but they were not flooded. The situation in the Convention Center is pretty dire. Im in the citys largest shelter where at last count, 8,319 people are seeking refuge. There are two more mega shelters now open in this city. Theyre taking people in to alleviate the overcapacity conditions here. Onethird of Harris County which includes 4. 9 Million People in houston and the suburbs are under water. All eyes are on the two dams trying to contain the record breaking rainfal ....
We are following the devastation in puerto rico and President Trump to visit the island later. O. J. Simpson released from prison early this morning. The official Nevada Department of directions told simpson dont come back and he told them, quote, i dont intend to. Simpson signed his paper work and he was picked up by a friend. Joipg us with more on the raefs and where he is headed neck, cnn correspondent paul brickhammond. Im here in las vegas and this is expected to be simpsons shortterm destination. You have heard him talk about going to florida. The paper work has not been turned in yet. It was 12 08 pacific time that o. J. Simpson left the correct n Correctional Center he had been serving nine years. According to the authorities he completed his paper work and he woke out they said unceremoniously without i ....
Relief. not simply days. errol louis and julian zeleny, we always appreciate you sharing your input with us. thank you. thank you. thank you. the question is did the president s tweets attack the san juan mayor, did they go too far? a former adviser to his campaign and a democratic strategist who is joining us next to talk about the president s response and this upcoming response to the island. saturday night live taking on the president s response to the devastation in puerto rico and the san juan mayor. i hear you loud and clear. we will get more help to you and get you immediately, probably by tuesday or wednesday at the latest. mr. president, that is not good enough. you should have paid your bills. fema takes a few days, unless you join fema prime! what are you talking about? kevin kevin kevin kevin kevin ....
Command office and that you should go by there to kind of get clued into what is really going on. well, yesterday, after my press conference, all of a sudden, things started coming in from fema. and when they give me my money, i can show you the text. i got a text saying that more supplies were coming. and all i want is more supplies. you know? reporter: you feel speaking out has actually pushed fema to bring more a lot of people, a lot of mayors are scared of speaking out because they think if they speak out, whatever help they haven t been getting will not get to them. cnn political commentator is with us. louis errol and julian zeleny are with us. we have katherine cortez masto ....
Are going and words that are seen by many characterizing puerto ricans in a particular way. he should walk it back, but i don t think he will. this is just not what we have seen so there is no reason to think that we will see it again. certainly the comments were damaging. errol, we know what we learned yesterday that melania will be the first lady, will be accompanying him on this trip as well. what do the it would hatwo of t do to make things right is in there. the question assumes that they want to make things right, so i m not sure that that is true. the president really went out of his way. ebleg he could have said nothing or posted pictures showing his team at work. he could have left the whole thing alone. but he chose to sort of pick this fight with the mayor of san juan. he chose to make these disparaging remarks, even when they are at a moment of extreme ....