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State of emergency activating 700 members of national guard. he'll be giving a press conference this afternoon. first, he joins us to talk about the hurricane and the preparation. texas governor greg abbott. governor, you tweeted out that you have spoken to president trump and fema. what kind of response to expect after the storm passes through? a week from now we're worried. >> we're already engaged in working with fema and have been for days now. the president and the secretary of homeland security also promised their support for the people of the state of texas. i think everybody is coming ...

Needed. we spoke to the mayor of corpus christi a little earlier. they've not got a mandatory evacuation there. the mayor thought it was going to be less serious than he thought. that stands in stark prediction of all the reporting we've been given. i know you're self-reliant, but should that be a mandatory evacuation? >> the mayors of these areas know their areas well. even if it's a voluntary evacuation order, i think texans should heed that. they'll find the next few hours the storm is going to be stronger, more serious than what was anticipated. and longer lasting. remember this, now, the ...

Capable hands. i've worked with chief kidd closely and i have full confidence in his ability and all indications are that they are taking this very seriously and ready to go as well. >> all right, and is there any danger that we're going to have like we had in katrina, where there are supplies and people didn't think they would have to stay around as long as they were going to run out of things, basics like water and gasoline. those are the two things that seem to be biggest issues. >> this is going to be a disaster. what that means is your normal daily routine is about to be disrupted for mul...

Congressman thanks for being here. are you satisfied the plans that need to be underway in corpus christi are underway? >> listen, we've worked really hard to get ready here in corpus christi. the houses are boarded. people in low-lying areas are evacuated. we've got to hunker down and see what happens. >> congressman, we were just talking to the governor. we have spoken to the mayor earlier today. you don't have a mandatory evacuation going on in that area. you feeling okay about that? >> well, we did evacuate some counties further up north along the coast. corpus christi has a sea wall i'm s...

You can understand how emotional this is. >> so i'm scared. my husband is sick. we'll be okay, i guess. i'm worried about my husband. >> reporter: are you worried about your home when it's over? >> i ain't worried about my home. i just worry about our lives. >> i'm just thankful we're able to get out of here away from the storm and worried what we're going to come back to. >> reporter: what do you think you could come back to? >> being homeless. >> reporter: there we go, tom not even show when he comes back if his home will be standing he lives so close to the shore. 50 yards away. they are ex...