Joan Epstein the mother of veteran TV host Kathie Lee Gifford, has died

Joan Epstein, the mother of veteran TV host Kathie Lee Gifford, has died at the age of 87. Gifford confirmed the news in a statement to fans Tuesday night on Twitter.
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“My precious mother, JOANNIE went home to JESUS & my DADDY this morning. We praise God for His promise of eternal life & we thank God for her,” Gifford wrote.
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Why is it flooding in Houston?

One of the things that some people may be asking is, why is the flooding in Houston so bad? Why would God allow this type of devastation to happen to Texas? Part of the reason is that, just as much is that we have a loving God, we also have an enemy – which seeks to kill, steal and a story. This is found in John 10 – 10.

We have to stand strong against the enemy today and believe that God will come through like his word says he will.

hirteen of the 41 Superfund sites in Texas were flooded and "experiencing possible damage" as a result of Hurricane Harvey, federal environmental officials confirmed Saturday.

The assessment, determined through aerial imagery, raised concerns about potential health risks as floodwaters carried the pollutants over a wider area, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said.

The findings came shortly after the Associated Press reported that Harvey flooded at least seven of the highly toxic waste sites in and around Houston.

At a news conference Saturday, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner called on the EPA to come "in town to address the situation." He said he wasn’t aware of the flooding at the Superfund sites in time to inform President Donald Trump of the situation during the president's recent visit to the region.

EPA officials have not yet physically visited the Superfund sites in the Houston area, saying in a statement that they have “not been accessible by response personnel,” the Associated Press reported. They were able to visit two locations in Corpus Christi on Thursday, they said, but found no significant damage.

Go to: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/09/03/toxic-waste-site-near-houston-reportedly-flooded.html

As Dwight Chandler sipped beer and swept out the thick muck caked inside his devastated home, he worried whether Harvey's floodwaters had also washed in pollution from the old acid pit just a couple blocks away.
Long a center of the nation's petrochemical industry, the Houston metro area has more than a dozen Superfund sites, designated by the Environmental Protection Agency as being among America's most intensely contaminated places. Many are now flooded, with the risk that waters were stirring dangerous sediment.

The Highlands Acid Pit site near Chandler's home was filled in the 1950s with toxic sludge and sulfuric acid from oil and gas operations. Though 22,000 cubic yards of hazardous waste and soil were excavated from the acid pits in the 1980s, the site is still considered a potential threat to groundwater, and the EPA maintains monitoring wells there

Go to: http://www.sfgate.com/news/texas/article/AP-EXCLUSIVE-Toxic-waste-sites-flooded-EPA-not-12169198.php

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner during a Sunday press briefing asked the EPA to be “in town to address the situation.”
Houston has been a center for the petrochemical industry for decades, and fears are growing that dangerous toxins are spreading through floodwaters.
Floodwaters just blocks from one such Superfund site — the Highlands Acid Pit — have damaged some homes in east Harris County. The hazardous site was loaded with toxic sludge and sulfuric acid from oil and gas operations in the 1950s.

Go to: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/houston-flooded-superfund-sites-raise-fears-spreading-toxins-article-1.3463785

The only thing that we can really do is ask God to touch the people who are being affected by this massive hurricane and ask God for his grace during this traumatic time the need. More than ever we need to rely on God like we never ever have before.