JASON ALLEN:
00:00:17
More than 1,300 state and local emergency responders are still desperately searching the banks of the Guadalupe River this morning, marking cars and homes, picking through piles of debris, trying to find survivors of a historic and deadly flash flood. The deluge that began early Friday morning caused the usually tranquil river to rise 26-feet in only 45 minutes. We're at Camp Mystic, looking for our kids.
JASON ALLEN:
00:00:44
Much of the focus is on this summer camp, where more than two dozen third and fourth grade girls are still missing. Their parents are desperately searching. And we're looking for places that they're going to potentially be alive. There's over 20 of them still out there.
JASON ALLEN:
00:01:04
Kerr County does not have an outdoor warning system. That's typically the sirens that are used to alert people to tornadoes or other strong storms. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who has been a part of discussions about changing the federal government's role in responding to major disasters, said that the weather alert system needs to be updated to give people more time and more warning ahead of extreme weather. The National Weather Service has indicated that with that and NOAA, that we needed to renew this ancient system that has been left in place with the federal government for many, many years. And that is the reforms that are ongoing. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has now signed an expanded disaster declaration order. You can see there is a little bit of rain here in the area this morning, but it's not expected to be anything like we saw the past couple of days. And although officials say that this is still an active rescue mission, they acknowledge that as the hours go by, it becomes less and less likely that they will find anyone alive. Our hearts are with all those families. Jason Allen in Kerrville, Texas, thank you.
