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Days of rain, years of pain.

I'm Mormon Alney, and this is To the Point. Two weeks ago, few people had even heard of Herdegan Harvey.

Now tens of thousands in Houston have lost all they had.

Disasters happen in a flash.

President Trump has promised recovery fast, but historically it's agonizingly slow after the TV cameras have moved on.

Just 12 years ago, Katrina struck Louisiana, raising questions Houstonians are asking today,

where do they stay? Can they work? Can their kids go to school? Who's hurt most when

disaster strikes? What about the need to plan for the future, as some urban areas learn

about living with water? Later on today's talking point, a Tuesday deadline for undocumented dreamers. First,

here's the news.

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Hello again, Warren. Only back with To the Point. Tens of thousands in Houston are living through a disaster, all too much like Louisiana went through when it was struck by Katrina just 12 years ago.

We'll talk about the struggle for recovery from one disaster while making plans for the next one.

Today's talking point, 800,000 people brought to this country illegally as children are protected from deportation by President Obama's deferred action for childhood arrivals.

Will President Trump call an end to DACA as soon as next Tuesday?

First, this news update as Tropical Storm Harvey moves on to Louisiana.

The toll in Texas so far is 19 dead and 8500 rescued with disasters declared in 33 counties.

Here's Governor Greg Abbott today.

The worst is not yet over for Southeast Texas as far as the rain is concerned.

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