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This 2014 photo provided by Virginia Saldivar shows her grandchildren Daisy, from left, Xavier and Dominic Saldivar, three of the four children presumed dead after their van sank into Greens Bayou on Houston's eastside. Virginia Saldivar says she presumes six members of a family, including four of her grandchildren, have died after their van was carried by a strong current into the bayou and sank. (Virginia Saldivar via AP)

Deputies visit relative of 6 presumed dead in Harvey floods

By EMILY SCHMALL - Associated Press

A Melrose Place neighbor wears makeshift rain gear as he walks the flooded streets to check on his Houston neighbors as Tropical Storm Harvey makes its way through the area on Monday, Aug. 28, 2017. (Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Public health dangers loom in Harvey-hit areas

By NOMAAN MERCHANT and CARLA K. JOHNSON - Associated Press

Houston Texans' J.J. Watt pauses from stretching during a morning practice at the Dallas Cowboys training facility, Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Sports stars rally for Houston as teams eye alternative sites

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

The mighty Harvey hovers near Texas, lays waste to Houston

Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks during a joint news conference with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto, Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Latest: Trumps to visit Corpus Christi, Austin

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FILE - In this Aug. 31, 2005 file photo, President Bush looks out the window of Air Force One inspecting damage from Hurricane Katrina while flying over New Orleans en route back to the White House. Bush never recovered from his flyover of Hurricane Katrina’s devastation. Barack Obama got a bipartisan boost late in his re-election campaign for his handling of Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Trump eagerly confronts tricky politics of natural disasters

By JULIE PACE - Associated Press

Patriots pledge up to $1M for Hurricane Harvey relief

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People evacuate a neighborhood inundated by floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey on Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Houston, Texas. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

The Latest: Richmond, Sam Houston St set postponed game

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Rescue boats fill a flooded street at flood victims are evacuated as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Flooding forces Astros; Texans to move home games

By KRISTIE RIEKEN - Associated Press

Harvey: Houston storm damage, accountability

By Renee Garfinkel

Wilford Martinez, right, is rescued from his flooded car by Harris County Sheriff's Department Richard Wagner along Interstate 610 in floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Houston, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

The Latest: Trauma center space for expected new patients

Associated Press

People seek shelter from the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. Rising floodwaters from the remnants of Hurricane Harvey chased thousands of people to rooftops or higher ground Sunday in Houston, overwhelming rescuers who fielded countless desperate calls for help. (Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Houston convention center gives refuge to Harvey’s survivors

By NOMAAN MERCHANT - Associated Press

Two people walk down a flooded section of Interstate 610 in floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Houston, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

More rain, more dead: Harvey floods keeps Houston paralyzed

By MICHAEL GRACZYK and DAVID J. PHILLIP - Associated Press

Harvey could have deep impact on Texas oil, US economy

By MARCY GORDON - Associated Press

Deleon Gambel, 14, fights the current from the overflow of Buffalo Bayou as he makes his way through floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey while checking on neighbors in his apartment complex in Houston, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. The remnants of Hurricane Harvey sent devastating floods pouring into Houston Sunday as rising water chased thousands of people to rooftops or higher ground. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Houston evokes painful memories of Katrina

By JULIE WATSON - Associated Press

A pickup truck is towed to safety after stalling out while attempting to cross a creek in Friendswood, Texas, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. (Kevin M. Cox/The Galveston County Daily News via AP)

Harvey dilemma: Stay as water rises or risk flooded roads?

By BY SETH BORENSTEIN - Associated Press

A man floats past a stalled car submerged on a freeway flooded by Tropical Storm Harvey on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, near downtown Houston. The remnants of Hurricane Harvey sent devastating floods pouring into Houston Sunday as rising water chased thousands of people to rooftops or higher ground. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Redskins with Houston ties keep city in their thoughts

By Nora Princiotti - The Washington Times

Harvey could have deep impact on Texas oil, US economy

By MARCY GORDON - Associated Press

Houston Astros' Brian McCann tosses his bat after hitting a three-run triple during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

McCann, Astros rally to beat Angels 7-5

By JOSH COOPER - Associated Press

A pickup truck is towed to safety after stalling out while attempting to cross a creek in Friendswood, Texas, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. (Kevin M. Cox/The Galveston County Daily News via AP)

Harvey dilemma: Stay as water rises or risk flooded roads?

By BY SETH BORENSTEIN - Associated Press