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

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

1. ‘I’M REALLY WORRIED ABOUT HOW MANY BODIES WE’RE GOING TO FIND’

Officials in Houston acknowledge the reality that fatalities linked to Harvey could soar once floodwaters recede from one of America’s most sprawling metropolitan centers.

2. TRUMP HEADS TO HARVEY-RAVAGED TEXAS

The president is confronting the delicate political calculations that come with leading the government’s response to a natural disaster.