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Needs for harvey right now? >> well, i tell you, chris, we've seen unbelievable things. you've touched on them a little in your show today. friends helping friends, family members, strangers helping everybody. this is a horrible situation we have down here, you know, we're getting it done. the president was in austin today along with corpus christi along with governor abbott. i think they both are showing great leadership right now and the fact of beginning to talk about government resources to help, but, look, we like to think this is the texas spirit. it's the american spirit of everybody jo...

Country's history. >> we'll have to wait and see ones that, right? katrina was far more expensive than the sbimts noestimates now. it's an important message to hear there the president of the united states the help will be there. the president does ask for relief money but it's congress that will authorize it. hopefully we're going to see proof of a lesson learned after harvey. in the aftermath of hurricane sandy, or superstorm sandy in 2012, congress spent over three months debating a $50.5 billion package for federal aid. conservative lawmakers, both texas senators and every texas republican...

Listen to the first responders and get some medical help and leave your husband behind? how hard was that? >> it was very, very hard, and it was a decision that i, you know, chose to stay and after being spoke by the rescue and the firemen, i decided to go and it happened just like i thought it would, you know? i would lose contact. >> well, look, you had pneumonia, you got a temperature, you needed medical attention, and anybody who's married knows that your husband wanted you to go and get to safety and we know that that's true because you found him. and -- >> yes, i did. >> -- that is the b...

Don't have everything. you know, aeeverybody has been great to us. >> that's great to hear. >> i'm thankful. okay. i just hope that my doggy's found and that, you know, i can find connie. you know, i hope that she gives us a call and just let her friends and family know that she's okay. >> we will get the information out. i promise you. i'm going to take a break. >> okay. thank you. >> the producer is going to come back on and get all the information. we'll put the photo out and stay in touch. okay? >> all right. okay. thank you. god bless. >> you be well. god bless you. >> bye-bye. >> all rig...