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Attics, this is a big concern and right now in the northern area were seeing the over topping, its 108 feet and over topped by a foot. thats why we have a problem of the flooding there. but the pressures got to be so intense. let me show you a picture can back in 1953. it was all ranchland. so they developed the levies to help protect the flow in the buffalo bayou and for the most part what theyve done is try to protect houston but all the rivers flow into this area so you have a build up of wat...

Attics. >> all right. appreciate it. one of the benefits being where we are when we are is we get to see the best moments in an otherwise impossible time. he told us he was worried for his uncle. they called frankie, said they thought they could ride out the storm but the water in this area started rising faster. frankie drove over here. he thought he could drive to their homes, so he asked both crews that are still here and packing up, theyd already stopped for the night. he asked if they could...

Of elderly people, so they actually picked up about probably three or four people before hovering back over my house. and by that time my uncle pulled up in a boat in the front yard so i came off the roof and got in a boat with him. >> so all these people are they up on the roof or in the attics? >> yes, my mother was in the attic, my stepfather was still downstairs getting things ready to leave. i was upstairs on the roof of course. >> and now youre rescuing people? >> yes, sir. really that was...

4:00 this morning. because we grabbed like three pitchers that we had in the icebox, and some lunch meat and bread we had but we ate all that because we were so hungry. thats been hours ago. and i could sure use a meal. >> i cant imagine. do you mind if we share your address, cynthia? i mean, i know youre calling 911. can we share your address live on tv so hopefully somebodys listening and can come find you. where do you live? >> i live at 500 naches avenue in port arthur, texas. >> thats 500 n...

Build up behind those dams that they built in the 1940s, to have still what protecting houston from the uncriminontrollable in dags of flood water. and those reservoirs are now famous nationwide because of whats happening in houston with the largest rainfall event in u.s. history. the two reservoirs behind the two dams. today the attics started overflowing this morning. thats the first time its ever happened. the other one, the barker reservoir, they thought it might start overflowing tomorrow. ...

Recovery operation. and ive had outpouring of calls all across this great nation to help this great state of texas and im very appreciative. >> eric: congressman mike mccaul. this certainly when dealing with homeland threats, this has been a major one. congressman, thank you for joining us and of course our thoughts and prayers and best wishes are with you and the people of your state. >> thank you, eric. >> shannon: a dire situation in port arthur, texas, that city is swamped and the floodwater...

They are giving us a great turnout for what we need to do. >> the boats are coming out, how far some is boats going? >> theyre going about 2-3 miles out. water is everywhere and we have families in roofs and attics and we have to get them out and apartment complexes. some people want to stay in some want to go. >> we see the boats consistently come back with entire families, children and elderly people. how may people are in the water they need be rescued? >> hundreds, we got a couple hundred on...

Here to the top of attics, you are at 108 feet above sea level. thats where the water is right now. 108.25. so, water is going out and around in places that it has never, ever moved before. back out here to the west, all of these houses are completely flooded. it was the plan to let the water out of this to get it into the buffalo bayou to release the pressure here, but its too late, cant let water out. its an uncontrolled spillway release now. if you are along the buffalo bayou, watch for rushi...

Neighborhood like this already underwater from absolutely facing a crisis situation. we will keep you posted. we just saw on the roads a convoy of national guard troops, large vehicles and boats going into this neighborhood and the surrounding area, attics, barker reservoir. rob: you said they are doing this controlled-release to avoid downtown houston from flooding so if water is going over the dam what does that mean for downtown houston. >> reporter: it is not the worst case scenario yet. to ...

This is the area that is holding back a tremendous amount of water. these were built like 60 years ago. when houston had 250,000 people. now, houston is over a couple million holding back all of this water. in the years they were built, 60-70 years, they have never, ever been this full. now, it is beginning to overflow. they have been letting water out, trying to let relief water out here and here from attics and barker. that helped, but not enough. for attics up here it is overflowing what is a...