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Texas. which i trapgkly, john is the point i think week he we aukt to consider. fema is in a response mode. you have preparedness, response recovery. we're still in the response phase. we're still trying to make certain that we do everything to save live the and rescue people. that just shows the magnitude of this storm. >> and you've expressed concern that harvey could end up being even more expensive than katrina. that's not what we're hearing from your experts right now. but what do you think? >> well, i think that's because right now, everyone's thinking of today. the and i'm looking at to...

Have evacuees. and secondly there will be relieving some of our officers in the near future. we will not be reducing our posture, officers continue to sleep in the stations, they will be continuing to sleep in these stations throughout the response phase. we're still in the response phase and we probably will not be moving towards recovery for a matter of a couple more days. our officers will not be going home. we had 160 of our families that we know so far that have been impacted. and i can't speak enough about not just the police officers and the firefighters, but all of our city employees t...

Phase. we are still in response phase and we will probably not be moving towards recovery for a matter of a couple more days. our officers will not be going home. we have families that we know have been impacted and i can't speak enough -- not just the police officers and firefighters, but all city employees that this mayor leads. no one has left their post, they are doing their job. we are fully functional, we're still trying to get to folks and like we said yesterday, don't give up on us. seek the higher ground, we will get to you. we have access that every hour, more boats are getting to th...

In these stations throughout the response phase. we are still in the response phase and probably not moving towards recovery for a matter of a couple more days. or officers will not be going home. we've had 160 of our families so far impacted that we know of and i can't speak enough about, not just the police officers and the firefighters, but all city employees, that this mayor leads, that no one has left their post. they're out doing their job. we're fully functional. still trying to get folks, like we said yesterday, don't give up on us. seek higher ground. we will get to you. we have asset...

Predicted 4 to 8 inches of rain up until thursday. some 500 residents have been forced from their homes in lake charles, due to flooding. as the storming bears down on new orleans, a bit of good news, the city was able to fix a broken pump that threatened to make flooding much worse. >> joining me now by phone is governor edwards. thank you for joining us, first off. you know what this is like. you guys have lived through katrina, you're sending resources to texas, how long do you expect your resources to be needed out there. >> well, it's going to take a long time in texas for them to get t...