Jul 09 WATCH: Senate committee considers nomination of NOAA head as criticisms made for Texas flood By Michael Biesecker, Brian Slodysko, Associated Press Former federal officials and outside experts have warned for months that President Donald Trump’s deep staffing cuts to the National Weather Service could endanger lives. Continue reading
Jul 08 Watch 6:08 Texas region devastated by flooding shifts focus to recovery as death toll tops 109 By Mike Fritz, Sam Weber, Layla Quran, Christopher Booker, Karina Cuevas Search teams continued to comb through large parts of central Texas in a bid to look for survivors, five days after historic floods in the area. No new survivors have been found in days. At least 109 people are confirmed… Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch 6:05 Meteorologist breaks down storm system behind historic Texas flooding By Deema Zein, Jackson Hudgins, Julia Griffin After the deadly flooding in Texas, there are questions about the weather forecasts and warning systems meant to save lives. Deema Zein spoke with meteorologist Matthew Cappucci of MyRadar.com about the origins of the storm and why it dumped so… Continue watching
Jul 08 WATCH: Trump holds Cabinet meeting as Texas searches for flood victims By Associated Press President Donald Trump will hold his first Cabinet meeting since April on Tuesday morning. He plans a Friday visit to Texas, where flash floods killed more than 100 people, raising questions about whether more people will suffer due to his… Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch 9:16 Texas flooding death toll surpasses 100 as hope for finding survivors fades By William Brangham, Eliot Barnhart, Amna Nawaz, Ian Couzens Hopes are dimming of finding survivors from the flash floods that deluged central Texas. At least 100 people, including 28 children, were killed in some of the deadliest floods to hit this country in decades. Dozens of people are still… Continue watching
Jul 07 Watch 5:48 How local groups are aiding recovery efforts after devastating Texas floods By Amna Nawaz, Azhar Merchant For a closer look at how people on the ground in Texas are managing the flooding crisis, Amna Nawaz spoke with Austin Dickson, CEO of the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country. That group has been collecting donations through… Continue watching
Jul 07 Girls camp grieves 27 campers and counselors in floods that killed at least 90 in Texas By Jim Vertuno, John Seewer, Associated Press Crews trudged through debris and waded into swollen rivers in the search for victims of catastrophic flooding that has killed close to 90 people in Texas, including more than two dozen campers and counselors from an all-girls Christian camp. Continue reading
Jul 07 WATCH: Officials give update on deadly Texas flooding as search for victims goes on By Jim Vertuno, Nadia Lathan, John Seewer, Associated Press The officials spoke only hours after the operators of Camp Mystic, a century-old all-girls Christian summer camp in the Texas Hill Country, announced that they lost 27 campers and counselors to the floodwaters. Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch 1:46 Houston area inundated with 40 inches of rain, major flooding By Lisa Desjardins In parts of southeastern Texas, only building roofs are visible above water after remnants of Tropical Storm Imelda dumped more than 40 inches of rain on the area over three days. At least three people died in the storm, which… Continue watching
Aug 28 Watch 10:16 ‘More calls than capacity’: Harvey rescue crews faced with tough decisions By PBS News Hour 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… Continue watching