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That is the highest one day total ever. August is the wettest month on record in texas. And to put this in perspective the National Weather Service Today added two new colors to its rainfall charts including light pink which signals 30 inches or more and 40 inches have fallen in dayton, texas. Ten to 20 additional inches are forecast by friday, at least two people have been killed. That number is expected to rise. And there have been thousands of rescues in houston and surrounding towns. Anthony . Mason it must be amazing to see all of this play out in front of you. Harvey blasted ashore frida...

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...

Be. Our first floor is flooded. Its crazy. Its been 40 years since the water has been this high. Reporter the number of rescues numbers in the thousands. The coast guard is been bringing up residence in buckets, people who could no longer risk staying in their homes. The rescue effort by boat is massive as summer volunteers who wanted to use their boats. Several people needed to be rescued. I dont know where to go. Water rushed into a nursing home but everyone was brought to safety. Houston residence are used to rain and hurricanes but nothing like this. We spoke by phone with lindsay hendry f...

Family, now missing, including six children. For shoulder. There been record numbers of calls for help. The hurricane turned Tropical Storm dumped 30 inches of rain on parts of houston on monday. It was bad. When you see it on the boat, im overwhelmed. Reporter fema says people will need to be evacuated. People leaving homes and possessions alive behind. Everything. Close. Everything. I dont have anything. It has been heartbreaking. By monday night in texas, 58 counties to cared disaster to areas. This in a monday that it was getting more than 1000 rescue calls per hour. First responders feeli...

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