Mayor Sylvester Turner Discusses Rescue/Recovery Efforts, Defends Decision Not To Evacuate Houston

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Channel: Roland S. Martin · 2017 · News & Politics

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Mayor Sylvester Turner joined Roland Martin on Thursday’s edition of NewsOne Now to detail the latest conditions on the ground in Houston and to discuss the ongoing rescue/recovery efforts.

Mayor Turner also discussed his decision not to evacuate the 6.5 million residents of Houston prior to Hurricane Harvey making landfall.

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