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Ted Cruz: “The National Weather Service put out a warning just after…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Senator Ted Cruz Discusses Texas Flooding and Camp Mystic Tragedy

Published | Video Starts at 04:54

A question everyone is asking is why were the girls, particularly the young girls who were in the cabins right on the riverbank, why were they not evacuated early? And that's going to be a question. We know The National Weather Service put out a warning just after 1am, a second warning just after 4am. and the worst of the flooding happened about less than an hour after that. What can be done to make sure? (04:54–05:01)

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Asserts the timing of National Weather Service warnings.

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