“I love you all”—final message from two sisters swept away by flood leaves The Gutfeld! studio in tears, raising over $2 million overnight.

“I Love You All”: Texas Sisters’ Final Text Sparks Tears on The Gutfeld!, Raises $2 Million for Flood Relief

On July 8, 2025, the Gutfeld! studio, known for its sharp wit and irreverent humor, was brought to a rare and profound silence during a live broadcast on Fox News. The devastating news of two Dallas sisters, Blair Harber, 13, and Brooke Harber, 11, swept away by the catastrophic Texas floods, hit the hosts and audience like a tidal wave. The younger sister’s final text, sent at 3:30 a.m. on July 4 as floodwaters engulfed their cabin—“I love you all”—was shared by their aunt Jennifer Harber on a GoFundMe page, leaving panelists Kat Timpf, Greg Gutfeld, and Tyrus visibly shaken. In an unprecedented moment of raw emotion, Timpf sobbed, Gutfeld gripped his microphone, and Tyrus, fighting tears, urged viewers to donate, sparking a nationwide response that raised nearly $2 million overnight for the Harber family and other flood victims—a testament to shared humanity in the face of unthinkable loss.

The tragedy unfolded in Hunt, Texas, along the Guadalupe River, where the Harber sisters were staying in a rented cabin with their grandparents, Mike and Charlene Harber, during a family trip to the gated community of Casa Bonita. Around 3:30 a.m., as Hurricane Elena’s rains caused the river to surge 26 feet in 45 minutes, the cabin was overwhelmed by floodwaters. Brooke sent her haunting text to her parents, RJ and Annie, and her maternal grandparents, a message of love that would become her final words. The sisters’ parents, staying in a separate cabin uphill, attempted to reach them but were thwarted by the raging current, with RJ borrowing a kayak only to be swept away and rescued with five others. By Friday afternoon, July 4, Blair and Brooke’s bodies were found 15 miles downstream in Kerrville, their hands locked together, clutching rosaries—a detail that shattered hearts when shared on The Gutfeld!.

The story reached the Gutfeld! panel during a segment meant to discuss lighter news, but when guest host Kat Timpf read the GoFundMe update aloud, the mood shifted. “These girls… they sent ‘I love you all’ as the water was rising,” Timpf said, her voice breaking as she wiped tears. Greg Gutfeld, typically quick with a quip, sat frozen, gripping his microphone, his eyes glistening. Tyrus, the former wrestler who had already aided an Ingram couple in the floods, spoke with a trembling voice: “I lost family in a flood. This hits hard. Those girls held on to each other, to their faith. America, we gotta step up.” He shared the GoFundMe link for the Harber family, set up by their aunt Jennifer to cover funeral costs and support RJ and Annie, who also lost their parents, still missing as of July 9.

The response was electric. Viewers, moved by the panel’s raw emotion, flooded the verified GoFundMe page, pushing donations from $197,000 to nearly $2 million in hours—a record for the platform’s Texas flood relief efforts. The campaign, part of GoFundMe’s curated hub for verified fundraisers, became a rallying point, with contributions from across the U.S. and beyond, including a $100,000 donation from Fox News itself, announced by Gutfeld at the segment’s close. Posts on X amplified the moment, with clips of Timpf’s tears and Tyrus’s plea going viral under #HarberSisters, alongside messages like “The Gutfeld! crew showed what it means to be human tonight” and “$2M in hours? That’s America’s heart for those girls”.

The twist that deepened the story’s impact came later, revealed by a Houston Chronicle follow-up. Unbeknownst to viewers, Tyrus had personally called Jennifer Harber before the show, offering to match donations up to $50,000 from his “Shared Sorrow” fund, inspired by his own loss in a 2016 Louisiana flood. His call, made after learning the sisters were St. Rita Catholic School students like his own niece, went unmentioned on air, a quiet act of humility that surfaced only when Jennifer thanked him publicly on X. “Tyrus didn’t just talk—he acted,” she wrote. “His heart carried us.” This revelation, paired with the studio’s emotional breakdown, turned the broadcast into a cultural moment, with fans praising the panel for setting aside politics to unite for a cause.

The Harber sisters’ story, marked by their faith and unbreakable bond, resonated deeply. Blair, a rising eighth-grader, was a multi-sport athlete and Student Ambassador at St. Rita, eager to audition for her school play. Brooke, entering sixth grade, was known for her infectious energy and improv talent. Their rosaries, found with them, symbolized their deep Catholic faith, a detail Timpf highlighted through sobs: “They held onto God and each other.” The school, where their mother Annie teaches, announced a joint funeral, funded by the GoFundMe, to be held at St. Rita, with the community vowing to support the family as Mike and Charlene remain missing.

As Texas grapples with a death toll of 102, including 28 children, and ongoing searches for the missing, the Gutfeld! moment became a beacon of hope. The $2 million, combined with contributions from figures like Eminem and Karoline Leavitt, is aiding not just the Harbers but other flood-stricken families. The sisters’ final message—“I love you all”—echoed beyond their family, uniting millions in a shared outpouring of grief and generosity, proving that even in tragedy, love and humanity can shine through.