Trump will also get a briefing from officials.

"If confirmed I will ensure that staffing at weather service offices is a top priority," Jacobs said in response to a question from Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, the panel's chairman.

The search is continuing on the grounds of Camp Mystic as more than 160 people are believed to be missing in Texas days after a destructive wall of water killed over 100 people.

The river would swell 26 feet (nearly 8 meters) in 45 minutes and lay waste to homes and buildings, sweep away cars and trucks, and claim the lives of more than 100 people, including many summer camp...