Star Wars has released a new excerpt from the new book PHASMA by Delilah S. Dawson.
In the excerpt we learn that Phasma is from a desolate planet called Parnassos. On this planet the people are scavengers who watch for shipwrecks to gain supplies to survive on. (Sound familiar?)
Phasma herself is the self-proclaimed “greatest warrior of Parnassos.”
In a recent episode of The Mix here on Caleb Graham TV Matt Ridge and I spoke about how we have seen a situation like this before with Rey on Jakku in Star Wars: The Force Awakens film.
In both Phasma and Rey’s cases we see them beginning their story on a desolate planet of scavenger inhabitants that live and survive off of things that they find from spaceships that crash on the planet. Rey even lives in a wreck of an Imperial AT-AT Walker.
Cover art from starwars.com
Another similarity that we see is that Phasma is an established kick-a$$ presence on her home planet. On Jakku in The Force Awakens we see Rey as a very sure of herself take no crap presence. Both of these women know how to protect themselves.
A slight contrast is that in Rey’s case she is recruited to the Resistance. In Phasma’s case she is recruited by the First Order.
There is word going around on social media that Captain Phasma may be the “new” Darth Vader of the current trilogy of films and will turn out to be Rey’s mother.
An interesting assumption that I am absolutely ok with.
North Korea has fired a missile out of Pyongyang. The missile traveled over the Northern Japanese island of Hokkaido before breaking up and falling into the Pacific Ocean.
The Japanese government alerted the citizens of the country to take cover.
A Japanese official, Yoshihide Suga, said the event was “an unprecedented, serious and grave threat to our nation.”
With the entire Texas National Guard now activated in the state of Texas, President Trump has declared states of emergency in both Texas, and Louisiana as Tropical Storm Harvey continues to dump historic amounts of rain on the area.
With it being the first natural disaster he has dealt with as President, Donald Trump will no doubt be in line for criticism for how he handles the situation.
So far Mr. Trump has tweeted updates when he is briefed and applauded the efforts made by local officials to keep the people of Texas safe.
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will visit Texas on Tuesday to get a first hand look at the damage and the efforts being made to assist those in need.
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Once Hurricane now Tropical Storm Harvey has and is continuing to wreak havoc on the state of Texas. Some areas have experienced up to an inch of rain an hour.
The entire National Guard of Texas has been activated.
President Trump has declared states of emergency in both the state of Texas and the state of Louisiana due to the amounts of damage, rainfall, and flooding.
The rainfall total for the City of Houston, Texas will surpass their normal rainfall totals that the city gets in an entire year.
The Red Cross, National Guard, FEMA, Cajun Navy and MANY other groups, individuals and volunteers are on hand to provide search and rescue of victims of flood waters as well as bring supplies to those stranded in shelters.
From @NWS on Twitter
Local officials are asking anyone with a boat that can provide assistance with search and rescue to please do so.
The words unprecedented, catastrophic, devastating, and historic have been used to describe this natural disaster.
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Unprecedented. Catastrophic. Devastating. Historic. These are some of the words that are in reports today. These are the words that local Texas officials are using to describe the conditions that have been brought upon their state by what was Hurricane and is now Tropical Storm Harvey.
Taken from @NWSHouston on Twitter
As Tropical Storm Harvey continues to dump rain on Southeast Texas, people in flooded areas are stranded in their homes. Officials are encouraging those people to stay put and not to try and venture out if they are in a safe location as flood waters are highly dangerous.
A statement from FEMA about rescue efforts.
From 10 pm on Saturday to 1 pm on Sunday the 911 department in Houston received over 56,000 calls from residents seeking rescue. On a normal day of operation they receive around 8,000. Local officials are asking people not to call 911 unless it is an absolute life-threatening situation.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott praised the first responders saying they were doing a “tremendous” job getting people to safety. “Our top priority is to protect life.” He said.
Hundreds of rescues have been seen in broadcasts from on-site reporters from all networks. Many from local citizens volunteering their own resources in the form of large vehicles and boats.
50 counties have been declared disaster areas with latest rainfall totals up to 27 inches in some areas. Forecasts show Tropical Storm Harvey going back out into the Gulf of Mexico, possibly gaining strength before making landfall again as a tropical storm and hitting the Houston area again adding more rain and flooding to the area.
From the National Hurricane Center. For more visit hurricanes.gov
3,000 state and National Guard troops have been activated as well as help from many local groups from Texas and surrounding states.
The Cajun Navy is reported to be en route from Louisiana to offer assistance.
Officials are vowing to continue search and rescue operations into the night and through the storm as safety allows.
A photo posted by KHOU News in Houston of the lobby of their station before they were forced off the air and had to evacuate. They have since relocated and are now back on the air.
Early Sunday the studios of the CBS affiliate KHOU 11 News in Houston began to flood. They were forced to the second floor of their building to continue their coverage and eventually had to evacuate their entire studio as water rushed in.
As they were evacuated one of their reporters, Brandi Smith, stayed on the air and assisted in a rescue of a man from a truck that was sinking in the flood waters below the bridge where she was reporting. In a video going viral Smith can be seen running alongside a Sheriff passing to inform them of the man who was in need of rescue. A boat was lowered and the truck driver was brought to safety.
KHOU 11 was off the air for several hours. The crew has since been relocated and is back on the air.
A viral photo of stranded seniors in an assisted living facility in Dickinson, TX.
In another viral photo circulating social media we see a group of elderly people trapped in an assisted living facility in Dickinson, TX. Reports have since confirmed that these people were rescued and evacuated.
The convention center in downtown Houston has been opened as a shelter.
The Red Cross is making every effort to bring assistance and relief to the victims of Tropical Storm Harvey in Southeast Texas.
For more on this natural disaster tune into your local, or cable news stations and check back here at Caleb Graham TV for more.
The state of Texas has put evacuation orders underway and issued Tornado Warnings as the outer bands of the now Category 3 storm are moving in.
AccuWeather Radar 3:30 pm 08/25/17
Hurricane Harvey has intensified to a Category 3 storm. It is expected to continuing gaining momentum and grow and wreak havoc as it makes landfall in Texas.
It is reported that some areas could expect up to 30 inches of rain creating catastrophic conditions. The biggest threat is to the coastal areas. A large portion of Southeast Texas and a majority of Louisiana will experience the wrath of Harvey. Heavy rain from the outer bands will last through the weekend.
This storm will keep a slow moving track which will create long periods of flooding from heavy rain and storm surge.
Hurricane Harvey Forecast Track from Good Morning America
Hurricane Harvey is said to be the largest storm to hit the United States in over a decade.
Hurricane Harvey “The European” from @Daniel_Bonds on Twitter
One model even shows Harvey following a path called “The European.” If this were to happen the storm would impact Texas. After making landfall Harvey would then go back out in to the Gulf of Mexico, strengthen again and then go for a second hit. Making a second landfall.
Weather Statement from @NWSCorpus on Twitter
While as of now it is forecasted to make landfall near Corpus Christi late Friday into Saturday with rain continuing into next week, we know these storms can be very unpredictable and change in an instant.
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