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Harvey's Floods Spared Rockport, Texas. Its Winds Did Not

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Joshua Nguyen (left) and Deserae Garcia clean up around their home after Hurricane Harvey passed through on Aug. 27, 2017 in Rockport, Texas. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Joshua Nguyen (left) and Deserae Garcia clean up around their home after Hurricane Harvey passed through on Aug. 27, 2017 in Rockport, Texas. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Here & Now's Robin Young checks in with the C.J. Wax, the mayor of Rockport, Texas. Much of the coastal city was destroyed last Friday when Harvey came ashore as a Category 4 hurricane, even though the storm did not cause widespread flooding. Residents are taking stock of the damage today.

This segment aired on August 30, 2017.

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