Nation Aug 28 Watch 10:16 ‘More calls than capacity’: Harvey rescue crews faced with tough decisions Hour by hour, the water keeps rising and rescuers keep going. To get a sense of the “astronomical” rescue and aid missions underway, Miles O’Brien talks with U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Commander Michael Attanasio, Houston Police Department Chief Art Acevedo… By PBS NewsHour
Nation Aug 28 Watch 5:05 Rep. Jackson Lee: Hurricane Harvey ‘worst time’ for a government shutdown Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who represents downtown Houston and whose own home is inaccessible, joins Miles O’Brien to discuss the historic floods brought on by Hurricane Harvey and the aid her community will need to recover. By PBS NewsHour
Nation Aug 28 Watch 6:48 Texas rescuers work around the clock in unrelenting rain and flooding Inundated by Hurricane Harvey, huge swaths of Texas are underwater and Houston, the fourth largest city in the U.S., has been virtually paralyzed. About 30 inches of rain has fall already, with 20 more inches possible. Special correspondent Christopher Booker… By PBS NewsHour
Nation Aug 28 The latest on Hurricane Harvey and how you can help Updated: As the remnants of Harvey headed north and floodwaters in Houston began to recede, attention turned toward assessing the damages and the lengthy rebuilding process for one of the costliest disasters in U.S. history. By Larisa Epatko
Aug 28 WATCH: Houston officials update public on Hurricane Harvey aftermath By Laura Santhanam After Hurricane Harvey inundated Texas with high winds, heavy rain and record-breaking floodwaters, Houston officials update the public about where the city stands as it begins to recover. Continue reading
Aug 27 Watch 3:54 Historic flooding inundates Texas, hampering rescue efforts By PBS NewsHour Houston's mayor on Sunday urged his constituents in the nation’s fourth-largest city to stay off roadways as the state of Texas continues to contend with unprecedented flooding from Hurricane Harvey, now classified as a tropical storm. Officials said rising waters… Continue watching
Aug 27 Watch 4:49 Torrential rains drain emergency resources in Texas By PBS NewsHour With the potential for storm totals to reach 50 inches of rain this week, residents of Houston and parts of southeast Texas are experiencing some of the most extreme flooding ever seen in the state, according to the National Weather… Continue watching
Aug 27 Watch 5:11 In Gulf Coast cities, officials warn of coming floods By PBS NewsHour People in the small city of Victoria, Texas, which was ravaged by Hurricane Harvey, started grappling with the aftermath on Sunday. While the city, about 30 miles inland from the Gulf Coast, did not experience extreme flooding, roofs were torn… Continue watching