Trump’s NOAA job cuts are in focus after the deadly Texas floods. Terminated NOAA hurricane scientist Andrew Hazelton shares with MJ Lee on “Early Start” why he thinks it’s important to have scientists in times like these.

Just like during his first stint in the White House, President Donald Trump’s inaugural visit to Texas in his second term will be amid human tragedy.

"A lot of the weather forecast offices now are not operating at full complement of staff," said the former lead of NOAA.

As Central Texas mourns the lives lost during catastrophic flash floods over the Fourth of July weekend, experts are working to quash a surge of misinformation blaming weather modification for the disaster.

You can read the latest on the situation in Texas here, but we will try to break down the details of what unfolded in the wee hours of Friday morning, July 4th. There were several weather features at work during the week leading up to the catastrophic flooding that all worked in tandem to create this nightmare situation.