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Congress making sure to pass the $7.9 billion relief evident. what do you want individuals to do? >> without the volunteers there is no way we could have rescues as many people. my agency and other law enforcement did an outstanding job. but the volunteerism stepped up to play. now we are in a time when we need to assist with remediation. you have to pull out the carpet, the flooring, the sheet rock, the insulation. mold starts. today the temperature was almost 90 degrees. watwithout the right effect of , mold starts growing very fast. you have to remediate quick. judge jeanine: thanks so much...

>> sheet rock, flooring, and now we get into the long process and this is where we come to the part where congress plays a role. the president has indicated he's asking for more than $7 billion as a down payment on this. when he congress to step up and pass that and help texas rebuild. >> mike: joining me now on the phone is a congressman who is a member of the house committee on transportation and infrastructure. congressman, were nine days in red what are the most pressing issues in your view right now? >> there's a lot of pressing issues. it's great to be with you. were still doing rescues ...

It's an ongoing operation not just her beaumont, but across the southeast that taxpayers were so many residents are dealing with loss of power, lots of basics then they need food. they need water. they need dry clothes and other essentials and they are getting at with a lot of volunteers here to help out. >> test story. thank you so much. appreciate it. as you heard from her, frustration waiting to step in not just in beaumont a week after hurricane harvey and southeast tech biz, 200,000 people living in one houston neighborhood are asking questions about when they can return home. >> we have ...

$7.9 billion relief evident. what do you want individuals to do? >> without the volunteers there is no way we could have rescues as many people. my agency and other law enforcement did an outstanding job. but the volunteerism stepped up to play. now we are in a time when we need to assist with remediation. you have to pull out the carpet, the flooring, the sheet rock, the insulation. mold starts. today the temperature was almost 90 degrees. watwithout the right effect of , mold starts growing very fast. you have to remediate quick. judge jeanine: thanks so much for being with us. >> thank you....

We talked to three men in a canoe who are tearing up sheet rock to get the wet stuff out of their houses. a good chunk of this water is actually deliberate it's a controlled release from two reservoirs. their concerns those stamps could break up and cause a catastrophe. the controlled release has flooded some of the houses hit by the storm even worse. with this stink and he, the people could be looking at another two weeks before the water receipts. >> arthel: it is only just beginning, the nightmare continues for somebody people there in texas and southeast louisiana. thank you very much. >> ...