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DO NOT donate to Hurricane Harvey charities until you listen to this podcast

The Current powered by Kim Komando

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4.6825 Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2017

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Fake charities and donation scams are on the rise in the aftermath of disasters. Scammers take advantage of public goodwill and steal billions of dollars from people who want to help. In this Komando on Demand podcast, I’ll tell you how to protect yourself and your loved ones from these crooks, while still providing aid to those in need. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Who doesn't love Texas from the Alamo to some of the country's best barbecue joints? There are so many great things to do in Texas. But what makes Texas really terrific are the people. I mean, some of the nicest folks in the country come from Texas, and they live in Texas. And some of my biggest fans are in Houston. We're there you can hear the show on KPRC 950 a.m. But it wasn't only

0:23.4

Houston. It also affected our listeners in Corpus Christi, who hear us on KKTX 1360 a.m. And in Austin,

0:31.3

you can hear us on 590 a.m. and 99.7 FM. But it wasn't just those communities that were

0:37.4

affected by Hurricane Harvey.

0:39.7

Our listeners in Beaumont and Port Arthur were, too, where they hear the show on KLVI

0:44.0

AM.

0:45.7

So many people, so many families affected.

0:48.5

My heart dropped, and I actually cried, when I saw the news of the weekend of August 26.

0:55.0

The National Hurricane Center literally just now officially changed the pressure for Hurricane

1:00.0

Harvey.

1:01.0

The storm's wind strength gets higher and stronger to lower the pressure the more intense the

1:06.0

hurricane.

1:07.0

Oh my goodness.

1:08.0

Oh my goodness.

1:09.0

We just got word.

1:10.0

It's a category four hurricane. It's a category four hurricane.

1:11.6

It's a category four hurricane.

1:13.6

A lot of cars try to get down this street.

1:16.6

Some of them will not make it.

1:18.6

The problem is we're heading into uncharted territory.

1:22.6

Right outside of Houston,

1:23.6

catastrophic flooding going on.

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