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All that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Obrien houston, the nations 4th largest city, is virtually paralyzed tonight. Huge swaths are underwater in the wake of...

All that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Obrien houston, the nations 4th largest city, is virtually paralyzed tonight. Huge swaths are underwater in the wake of...

Hotels and other places for shelter are generally the media. We got an emergency wind warning that stuck for several hours. Were talking maximum hurricane with 140 to 150 miles an hour. The gusts were seeing right now, about 50 to 60 miles an hour. None of the trees have snapped so far. Theyre kind of moving back and forth, and amazingly we still have electricity where i am. But jefferson county, the county that holds beaumont, customers have lost their power. You figure there are three to four people on average in a household, so 200,000, 300,000 people without power. Walk with me for a secon...

We are concerned not enough people have evacuated and we are still urging people if you are in lowlying areas, if you are in zones, where evacuation orders have been placed, there may still be time for you to get out. Morning, bill. You have called this an ultra marathon with so many facets. Maybe weve had 500,000, 500 million done so far. Like, we have only this much into this much of the event. This is a natural feeling of landfall has occurred. Oh, thats the worst of it, the winds are coming down. All day today were like, now its going to be a Tropical Storm at like 11 00 a. M. But thats no...

That means the potential for even more flooding in nearby neighborhoods, even more people forced to get out. Fema estimates 30,000 texans will spend at least part of this week in shelters. More than 1,000 people, several thousand people have been rescued from their flooded homes in houston, hundreds more in galveston. Many of the boats manned by volunteers. People just going out to help. Fema says many more are welcome. Helping texas overcome this disaster will be far greater than fema coordinating the federal government. We need citizens to be involved. This is a landmark event. Weve not seen...