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| Tropical storm Harvey: Trump lands in Texas as rainfall hits record high – live | Tropical storm Harvey: Trump lands in Texas as rainfall hits record high – live |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 8.38pm BST | |
| 20:38 | |
| Houston police chief Art Acevedo confirmed that Houston police Sergeant Steve Perez, a 34 year veteran of the department, died in his patrol car Monday night while leaving a shift. | |
| “Unfortunately in the darkness Sargent Perez drove into...the water and he died in a drowning type event,” Acevedo said. A police dive team recovered his body this morning. | |
| Acevedo became emotional as he recounted the search effort for Seargent Perez, and how his own dive team was aided by the civilian “Cajun Navy.” | |
| Acevedo called Perez “a sweet, gentle public servant,” and said that if yesterday had to be his day, “this is the way he would have wanted to go,” in service to the citizens of Houston. | |
| Updated | |
| at 8.38pm BST | |
| 7.45pm BST | 7.45pm BST |
| 19:45 | 19:45 |
| A brief moment of levity as CNN anchor mistakes what was likely liquor, for a bottle of drinking water. | A brief moment of levity as CNN anchor mistakes what was likely liquor, for a bottle of drinking water. |
| "I'm not sure that's a water bottle..." pic.twitter.com/KoaYDMVGgz | "I'm not sure that's a water bottle..." pic.twitter.com/KoaYDMVGgz |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 7.46pm BST | at 7.46pm BST |
| 7.17pm BST | 7.17pm BST |
| 19:17 | 19:17 |
| A report from Trump’s visit in Corpus Christi: | A report from Trump’s visit in Corpus Christi: |
| Impromptu, Trump came out of the Annaville Fire House, where he had been meeting governor Abbott and other Texas officials. | Impromptu, Trump came out of the Annaville Fire House, where he had been meeting governor Abbott and other Texas officials. |
| Emerging between two fire trucks, he got up on a ladder, his head and torso popping above a secret service SUV positioned between him and the sizable crowd about 100 feet away. | Emerging between two fire trucks, he got up on a ladder, his head and torso popping above a secret service SUV positioned between him and the sizable crowd about 100 feet away. |
| Using a mic and amp, his voice just about carried above the wind and cheers. | Using a mic and amp, his voice just about carried above the wind and cheers. |
| “Thank you,” he said to applause. “We love you, you are special, we are here to take care of you,” he said. “It’s going well.” | “Thank you,” he said to applause. “We love you, you are special, we are here to take care of you,” he said. “It’s going well.” |
| “What a crowd, what a turn out,” he said to the throng of hundreds. | “What a crowd, what a turn out,” he said to the throng of hundreds. |
| He thanked Abbott and the two US senators for Texas. “This has been a total cooperative effort. | He thanked Abbott and the two US senators for Texas. “This has been a total cooperative effort. |
| “It’s historic. It’s epic. But I tell you, it happened in Texas and Texas can handle anything.” | “It’s historic. It’s epic. But I tell you, it happened in Texas and Texas can handle anything.” |
| He then held up the Texan flag to loud cheers. | He then held up the Texan flag to loud cheers. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 7.25pm BST | at 7.25pm BST |
| 7.00pm BST | 7.00pm BST |
| 19:00 | 19:00 |
| Harvey now officially holds the US record for most total rainfall from a tropical system, and it hasn’t left the area yet. | Harvey now officially holds the US record for most total rainfall from a tropical system, and it hasn’t left the area yet. |
| The record for total rainfall from a tropical system has been BROKEN! Mary's Creek at Winding Road recorded 49.20", previous record is 48". pic.twitter.com/yCjuUOR8p3 | The record for total rainfall from a tropical system has been BROKEN! Mary's Creek at Winding Road recorded 49.20", previous record is 48". pic.twitter.com/yCjuUOR8p3 |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 7.03pm BST | at 7.03pm BST |
| 6.38pm BST | 6.38pm BST |
| 18:38 | 18:38 |
| The city of Houston reassuring people that they will not be asking for immigration papers at the shelters https://t.co/uhlNgZaCp3 | The city of Houston reassuring people that they will not be asking for immigration papers at the shelters https://t.co/uhlNgZaCp3 |
| CNN reporters in Houston have spoken with multiple residents in evacuation zones who said they were avoiding shelters for exactly this reason. | CNN reporters in Houston have spoken with multiple residents in evacuation zones who said they were avoiding shelters for exactly this reason. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 6.46pm BST | at 6.46pm BST |
| 6.27pm BST | 6.27pm BST |
| 18:27 | 18:27 |
| The US National Weather Service tracks the heights of rivers and designates the point at which they are considered to be flooding. Measurements for Texas on Tuesday morning showed levels in some areas around Houston to be 25ft above “flood” level. | The US National Weather Service tracks the heights of rivers and designates the point at which they are considered to be flooding. Measurements for Texas on Tuesday morning showed levels in some areas around Houston to be 25ft above “flood” level. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 6.31pm BST | at 6.31pm BST |
| 6.23pm BST | 6.23pm BST |
| 18:23 | 18:23 |
| Houston officials say they're aware of a report of a police officer drowning in his patrol car as he was driving to work. | Houston officials say they're aware of a report of a police officer drowning in his patrol car as he was driving to work. |
| 6.14pm BST | 6.14pm BST |
| 18:14 | 18:14 |
| Trump: 'We want to do it better than ever before' | Trump: 'We want to do it better than ever before' |
| Trump keeps it brief and general in first remarks to press and Texas officials in Corpus Christi. | Trump keeps it brief and general in first remarks to press and Texas officials in Corpus Christi. |
| He said: “We want to do it better than ever before. We want to be looked at in five years and in ten years from now as this is the way to do it. This was of epic proportion, no one has ever seen anything like this and I just want to say that working with the governor [Abbott] and his entire team has been an honor for us.” | He said: “We want to do it better than ever before. We want to be looked at in five years and in ten years from now as this is the way to do it. This was of epic proportion, no one has ever seen anything like this and I just want to say that working with the governor [Abbott] and his entire team has been an honor for us.” |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 6.59pm BST | at 6.59pm BST |
| 5.26pm BST | 5.26pm BST |
| 17:26 | 17:26 |
| We want him to see and understand the enormous challenges that Texans have faced, and the need for the aid that he is providing. He’s a champion of Texas and champion of helping us rebuild and I think we’ll hear that commitment.” | We want him to see and understand the enormous challenges that Texans have faced, and the need for the aid that he is providing. He’s a champion of Texas and champion of helping us rebuild and I think we’ll hear that commitment.” |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 6.29pm BST | at 6.29pm BST |
| 5.21pm BST | 5.21pm BST |
| 17:21 | 17:21 |
| Donald and Melania Trump land in Texas | Donald and Melania Trump land in Texas |
| Donald and Melania Trump just touched down moments ago in Corpus Christi. He’s expected to address the press shortly. | Donald and Melania Trump just touched down moments ago in Corpus Christi. He’s expected to address the press shortly. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 6.42pm BST | at 6.42pm BST |
| 5.14pm BST | 5.14pm BST |
| 17:14 | 17:14 |
| We expect everyone to be orderly and well behaved. We are not going to tolerate any activity that’s criminal in nature or that is disruptive. | We expect everyone to be orderly and well behaved. We are not going to tolerate any activity that’s criminal in nature or that is disruptive. |
| If there’s anything that makes it even uncomfortable in terms of any sort criminal activity or bad behavior... those people will not be welcome at the shelters.” | If there’s anything that makes it even uncomfortable in terms of any sort criminal activity or bad behavior... those people will not be welcome at the shelters.” |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 6.21pm BST | at 6.21pm BST |