Trump heads to Texas
President Trump is facing the first great natural disaster of his presidency. Mr. Trump is heading to Texas after promising Monday that victims of Hurricane Harvey will get all the help they need. Major Garrett reports.
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President Trump is facing the first great natural disaster of his presidency. Mr. Trump is heading to Texas after promising Monday that victims of Hurricane Harvey will get all the help they need. Major Garrett reports.
West of Houston, the Colorado River is receding after cresting near record levels, but forecasters warn new rains may trigger more flooding. In La Grange, Texas, hundreds of people have been displaced. Manuel Bojorquez reports.
Emergency responders in Houston have now rescued more than 6,000 people from Hurricane Harvey's flooding. Harvey is still a tropical storm spinning off the Gulf Coast. It could make a second landfall Wednesday east of Houston. Mark Strassmann reports on rescue efforts.
Houston police captain: "The need is overwhelming" after Harvey; Texas Rep. Farenthold: There's devastation everywhere you look
Tropical Storm Harvey is set to return to the Gulf and recharge, only to return inland with more wind and rain. CBS affiliate KPEC-TV lead meteorologist Jeff Berardelli joins CBSN to discuss the latest on the storm and its impact.
Many parts of southeast Texas are still experiencing dangerous flooding, with some civilians taking it upon themselves to rescue stranded citizens. The National Weather Service says the conditions are expected to worsen as the week goes on. CBS News' Kenneth Craig joins CBSN from Houston, where the rain has not stopped falling.
Houston resident and CBS News political contributor Leslie Sanchez evacuated Houston, along with her mother, after Harvey dumped more than 2 feet of rain on the nation's fourth largest city. She joins CBSN to discuss her experience.
Houston's food bank closed its doors Monday as flooding intensified across the region. Now, the San Antonio food bank is tasked with serving thousands of displaced Texans. CBS News correspondent Mireya Villarreal joins CBSN with more on the efforts of shelters and the food bank -- as well as how evacuees are reacting to the devastation from Harvey.
President Trump plans to go to Texas' flood zones on Tuesday to see the devastation caused by Harvey and get an update on relief efforts. CBS News chief White House correspondent Major Garrett joins CBSN with more reaction from the White House.
Hurricane Harvey hit large areas of Texas over the weekend. Scott Padgett is chief meteorologist at KTVT, a CBS station in Dallas/Fort Worth. He has the latest forecast.
Overnight, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began releasing water from two reservoirs to prevent additional flooding in downtown Houston. But that sent water pouring into some neighborhoods. David Begnaud reports from one of them.
Arlene Kelsch of Missouri City, Texas, was scanning her flooded backyard Sunday morning when she spotted two beady little black eyes staring back at her.
Rain isn't expected to stop until Thursday in the Houston area, possibly dumping another two feet of water on the already flood-ravaged city. Meteorologist Jeff Berardelli from CBS affiliate WPEC has more on the forecast.
CBS News correspondent David Begnaud spoke to CBSN via Skype while he helped rescue a woman from a flooded home.
Lonnie Quinn, chief weathercaster for CBS 2 New York, has been tracking Harvey and joins CBSN with the latest forecast and a look at how much more rain is in store for southeast Texas.
"CBS This Morning" co-host Norah O'Donnell and CBS News correspondent Mark Strassmann join CBSN from Houston with more on the flooding in the region and recovery efforts.
Anthony Tornetta, a national communications director for the American Red Cross, joins "CBS This Morning" over the phone to discuss relief efforts for Hurricane Harvey victims.
Severe flooding has prompted mandatory evacuations in some parts of southeast Texas. The Red Cross expects thousands to fill shelters across the region. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez joins CBSN from La Grange, Texas with a firsthand look at the flooding.
A mandatory evacuation order has been issued for parts of Sugar Land, Texas, after the region experienced severe flooding following Hurricane Harvey. CBS News correspondent Jamie Yuccas joins CBSN from Sugar Land with more.
The Houston area is bracing for even more rain today after Harvey slammed the region over the weekend. Thousands have already been rescued, and conditions may keep getting worse for several more days. CBS News correspondent David Begnaud joins CBSN from Bellaire, Texas with the latest.
Harvey could cause serious damage to the economy as heavy rains continue to hammer Texas. The Gulf Coast is responsible for more than 45 percent of U.S. oil refining capabilities. The storm has taken dozens of production platforms offline. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the economic impact.
Harris County Judge Ed Emmett is calling on citizen with boats to help with water rescues. The county judge is the chief executive for the county. Emmett's request comes after he discouraged people in Houston from evacuating Friday before the storm hit. Emmett, who is also director of Harris County's office of homeland security and emergency management, joins "CBS This Morning" over the phone to discuss the rescues and how critical volunteers are to the rescue and relief efforts.
There are people in Houston who say they got bad advice before the Tropical Storm Harvey hit. As the rain totals continue to accumulate, so have the rescues. The rising water is everywhere, pushing people in Houston out of their homes. Mark Strassmann reports
Harvey has already dropped 11 trillion gallons of water on Texas, and the rain is not going to stop for days. Forecasters say some areas could get 50 inches of rain. Norah O'Donnell spoke to Red Cross officials at the Houston convention center, who say the number of evacuees in the facility jumped to about 2,500 overnight.
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price has declared a public health emergency in response to Hurricane Harvey. The department sent an extra 53,000 pounds of medical equipment and supplies to affected areas. Price joins "CBS This Morning" from Washington, D.C., to discuss the declaration and how HHS is responding.