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Mental health impact of Texas floods

The catastrophic floods in Central Texas took a mental and physical toll on survivors and first responders. CBS News correspondent Jason Allen spoke to the program director for Texas Search and Rescue, or TEXSAR, about how the recovery efforts have affected him and his team. Another organization helping first responders and survivors is Americares. Jack O'Rourke, head of the emergency response team at Americares, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.

Former FEMA administrator on Texas floods

As search and rescue teams in Central Texas look for the more than 160 people still missing from last week's flash floods, President Trump has signed a "federal disaster declaration" at the request of Gov. Greg Abbott. This allows the Federal Emergency Management Agency to deploy resources to the area, which comes not long after the president said he wanted to shut the agency down. Deanne Criswell, the FEMA administrator under President Biden, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.

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