After Harvey, Finding Hope in Houston

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It’s been almost a week since Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas.  After downgrading to a tropical storm and stalling over coastal towns from Houston to Port Arthur, the storm has dumped at least 50 inches of rain on streets and highways, something that's flooded and engulfed homes.

Fires have broken out at a chemical plant and people are without running water.  Tens of thousands have been forced to flee to emergency shelters, and at least 30 people have died in the wake of the storm.

Vernon Loeb is managing editor of the Houston Chronicle where he and about 200 reporters have been on the front lines of the storm from the beginning.  Amanda K. Edwards is a native Houstonian and current Houston City Council Member-at-Large.  She has been out on the streets across the district checking in on how people are doing.  

They look back at the week devastated by Harvey and what it has done to a city that has been pushed to its breaking point.  

This segment is hosted by Todd Zwillich.