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Reservoirs swollen by rain from Hurricane Harvey were opened early Monday, a move that was expected to flood more homes — but one the Army Corps of Engineers says is needed to limit the disaster.

Michael Walter of the city of Houston's Office of Emergency Management provides an update on the city's efforts to cope with Tropical Storm Harvey.

"I'm overwhelmed of all that's going on and not knowing if my home is going to be there; if my dad is OK — it's just ... I don't know what to say."

The president promises quick action on disaster assistance funds, expected to be in the billions of dollars. Meanwhile, his proposed budget cuts some FEMA programs.

Kazan, whose film credits include Streetcar Named Desire and On The Waterfront, spoke in 1988 about directing Marlon Brando and his 1952 testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee.

Rising temperatures factored into making the storm a watery giant, but other factors helped turn it into a catastrophe.

Houston residents now stranded at the convention center have harrowing stories of escaping rising waters in a city largely swallowed by floodwaters.

The 32-year-old playboy is on the lam over the hit-and-run death of a Thai policeman in 2012. Now Interpol has issued a "red notice" for his arrest and extradition, according to The Associated Press.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has deployed the entire Texas National Guard to help with relief and rescue efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Col. Steven Metze, spokesperson for the Texas National Guard, about where resources are being deployed and how the rescue efforts are going.

Hurricane Harvey has inflicted much human misery since Friday, and now its aftermath is causing economic harm. Experts say the flooding may end up damaging oil refineries and boosting gas prices.