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In west Houston, evacuees eager to start repairs

More than 39,000 people are still in shelters after Hurricane Harvey brought extensive flooding to Gulf Coast cities and the Federal Emergency Management Agency has received 507,000 requests for disaster aid. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said that the cost of damage from the storm could surpass that of Hurricane Katrina. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Marcia Biggs reports.