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President Trump's White House said it was preparing a first installment of perhaps $6 billion in emergency aid and will come back later with a bigger relief package to help Houston and other areas damaged by Harvey. Watchdogs, however, say just as important as the price tag is how the money is spent by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. (Associated Press/File)
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This video image courtesy of Andy Villalobos shows flooding in Acton, Calif. Moist, monsoonal air is causing storms and forecasters say they could dump up to an inch of rain per hour. The National Weather Service has issued flood watches for the mountains and the Antelope Valley through the evening. (Andy Villalobos via AP)
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Thunderheads tower over the San Gabriel Mountains, northeast of Los Angeles on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017. The National Weather Service says a very moist and unstable air mass hanging over Southern California is continuing to bring the threat of flash flooding to inland areas. (AP Photo/John Antczak)
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Materials are brought in to restore power to Hatteras Island, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, in Rodanthe, N.C. Workers building the replacement Bonner Bridge over the Oregon Inlet accidentally severed two underground power lines on July 27. Utility officials say they expect to restore power to two North Carolina islands by the weekend. (Steve Earley/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)
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The beach in Avon, N.C., on Hatteras Island is nearly empty, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017. Workers building the replacement Bonner Bridge over the Oregon Inlet accidentally severed two underground power lines on July 27, that led to the mandatory evacuation of vacationers at the height of the tourist season. Utility officials say they expect to restore power to two North Carolina islands by the weekend. (Steve Earley/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)
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Washington Redskins free safety D.J. Swearinger, left, talks with linebacker Junior Galette (58) during practice at the Washington Redskins NFL training camp in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
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FILE - In this June 14, 2013 file photo, Oak Creek police Lt. Brian Murphy applauds during his retirement ceremony at the Oak Creek Police Department in Oak Creek, Wis. Murphy, was struck with 12 bullets while responding to a fatal shooting rampage at a Sikh temple in 2013. In the five years since a white supremacist fatally shot six worshippers at the Milwaukee-area Sikh temple, those affected by the tragedy have remained united by a mission to push back against hatred. (Mark Felix /Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, File)
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Houston Astros relief pitcher Francisco Liriano delivers a pitch during the seventh inning of the team's baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
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Kayakers paddle in view of downtown Seattle, cloaked in a haze of smoke from fires raging in British Columbia that swept down into the Puget Sound region, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, in Seattle. An excessive heat warning for the area continues through Friday evening, as unusually hot weather will bring temperatures in the 90's. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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People float on inflatable beach toys in Lake Washington, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, in Seattle. An excessive heat warning for the area continues through Friday evening, as unusually hot weather will bring temperatures in the 90's. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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Cyclists peddle in view of downtown Seattle, cloaked in a haze of smoke from fires raging in British Columbia that swept down into the Puget Sound region, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, in Seattle. An excessive heat warning for the area continues through Friday evening, as unusually hot weather will bring temperatures in the 90's. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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Clint Snyder, assistant executive officer of the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board, speaks about environmental damage from illegal marijuana farms in a Northern California County at the Calaveras County Sheriff's office in San Andreas, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017. Snyder is standing next to photos taken by the Calaveras Sheriff's office during a multi-day raid of illegal farms. (AP Photo/Kathleen Ronayne)
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Smoke and fire rise from a high-rise building at Marina district in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday, Aug. 4, 2017. A fire broke out after midnight Friday in one of the world's tallest residential towers in Dubai, engulfing part of the skyscraper and sending chunks of debris plummeting below. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
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Miracle pokes her head out of a doorway during a visit to nursing home residents Wednesday, July 19, 2017, at St. Elizabeth Nursing Home in Janesville, Wis. (Angela Major/The Janesville Gazette via AP)
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This photo shows overhead power lines on Hatteras Island, N.C., Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, where residents are hoping that full power will be restored soon. The outage caused by a construction accident forced an estimated 50,000 visitors to leave Hatteras and Ocracoke islands, and others never made it to the popular vacation spots because of evacuation orders that are still in place. (Steve Earley/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)
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Highway 12 on Hatteras Island, N.C., is quiet on the morning of Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, as tourists have been evacuated from Hatteras and neighboring Ocracoke Island in North Carolina. The outage caused by a construction accident forced an estimated 50,000 visitors to leave Hatteras and Ocracoke islands, and others never made it to the popular vacation spots because of evacuation orders that are still in place. (Steve Earley/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)
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This Aug. 8, 2016 photo provided by the J.R. Simplot Company shows Simplot Plant Sciences’ Innate Generation 2 genetically engineered potatoes at the Michigan State University field that have that survived after being infected with late blight disease, that led to the Irish potato famine, in East Lansing, Mich. Canadian officials said three types of potatoes genetically engineered by an Idaho company to resist the pathogen that caused the famine are safe for the environment and safe to eat. The approval confirmed by Health Canada officials on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, means the J.R. Simplot Co. potatoes can be imported, planted and sold in Canada. (Nicolas Champouret/J.R. Simplot Company via AP)
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A roadblock is set up at the north end of the Bonner Bridge on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, on Hatteras Island, N.C. The outage caused by a construction accident forced an estimated 50,000 visitors to leave Hatteras and Ocracoke islands, and others never made it to the popular vacation spots because of evacuation orders that are still in place. (Steve Earley/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)
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Los Angeles County firefighters inspect the damage after a fire burned through the roof of an apartment building in Arcadia, Calif. on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017. The fire erupted in the two-story complex early Thursday and spread along the upper floor. Firefighters have largely knocked down the flames, but there's no immediate word on whether there have been any injuries or the fire's cause. (Walt Mancini/Los Angeles Daily News via AP)
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In this Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017 a layer of smog hangs over the Salt Lake City area. Ozone levels in northern Utah's murky summer air have reached their worst levels in nearly 10 years this summer amid hot temperatures and high-pressure systems, the Salt Lake Tribune reported. (Francisco Kjolseth/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)
