Mitchell Ruslander News Today

Explain to us what is the bigger factor of this storm. was it the storm surge? is it the flooding thats been associated with the storm? with a are you seeing? >> im seeing a little bit of everything, yes. but the absolute worst the is the flooding. its like the part of im in tonight, when high tide came in at midnight, it rose up an additional 12 feet from the already flooding there was. so we tried all day trying to get everybody else as quickly as possible that still remains to stay, but we st...

Definitely got to keep an eye on it. and like i said, play it safe. it changes so quick. some of these roads instantly flood quickly. the part i was in earlier on riverbend where it was a foot and a half of water and an hour and a half later were talking about waist deep. it comes quickly and moves quickly. definitely need to keep an eye on it and do what you need to do. >> mitchell ruslander on the phone with us with swift water rescue. thank you again for taking time with us here on cnn. well ...

Holes in peoples roof trying to remove them because the water level rose so high so quick. its dangerously quick. and you never know how -- how quick its going to move or what its going to do. you get out while you can. >> mitchell, one other question for you. again, swift water rescue, youve seen plenty of this. but look, this storm sitting overhead, its dumping plenty of rain, dumping plenty of water, in rivers, in low-lying communities. is there a concern, you know, about when the storm passe...

Who are watching us right now, people who left, wondering when they can come back. what would you tell them as far as making sure that the coast is clear, that things are safe enough for them to return? >> i would honestly say just play it by ear and continue to keep an eye on the storm. just because, you know, once the hurricane is over with, people will think its okay to return home. thats not necessarily true. you have the aftereffects come in, the more rain. its going take several days for a...