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So we stepped out on street and we saw a little float boat and a man named rod helped us load up in the boat and took us to the elementary school just across the street. and then my husband waited out in the water and flagged down a bigger boat which had shannon and travis on that boat and they took us to safety as our neighborhood was impassable by car or foot. >> yeah. >> so they were our heros on monday to help us evacuate. >> nash, what was that like for you to see all of the water? >> not v...

Strangers came together to rescue an elderly man, trapped in his car. as he was being swept away by the floodwaters. the group quickly formed a human chain, stretching from dry land to the mans car. >> grab him! >> the car was sinking fast. but rescuers, were able to get the drivers door open and pull the man to safety. he was taken to a local hospital, and reunited with his son. monster truck owners, also answered the call, the self-proclaimed redneck army, used their trucks to rescue people fr...

And i started to cry. i, myself am a pianist and it occurred to me the musicians and the instruments and that is when i tried to figure out that who that man >> you want to fry to help eric and his family, can you tell us about it? >> yes, i reached out to eric. i found his number and i, i called him this morning. and i reached out to yamaha because i am a, yamaha sponsored musician. thought maybe they could help. and, actually, i havent told him this yet, yamaha agreed to replace the piano for ...

Nash benson and his family who were rescued from their home in katy, texas, by good samaritans in boats. once on try land nash wanted to find the man he called his hero and say thank you. his mom posted a picture with only a first name of the man that rescued them and the church that he attended and asking if anyone knew who he was. well we found that hero and reunited them just before air. lindsay and nash benson an their hero, shannon townsend, from katy, texas. >> so lindsay, take us through ...

>> an act of kindness. we have been in texas for a couple days now. the one constant has been all of the just, the all of the heroes of this storm. not just the people whose job it is to help others. the everyday people who have done extraordinary things, jumped in to lend a hand, reached out to help, those in, in the flood waters. complete strangers some times. lets take a look at some of the heroes of the storm and the aftermath. randy kaye reports. >> what will you do? >> reporter: ordinary p...

Man named rod helped us load up in the boat and took us to the elementary school just across the street. and then my husband waited out in the water and flagged down a bigger boat which had shannon and travis on that boat and they took us to safety as our neighborhood was impassable by car or foot. >> yeah. >> so they were our heros on monday to help us evacuate. >> nash, what was that like for you to see all of the water? >> not very scary for me. it was kind of fun. kind of scary. >> it was ki...

Show his son that the piano is still okay. obviously its not okay because its been submerged in water for so long and will continue to be. this is going to have a huge effect on eric and all his kids as well. i appreciate your time vanessa, thank so much. >> youre so welcome, thanks for having me on. >> an act of kindness. weve been in texas for a couple days now. the one constant has been all the heroes of this storm. the every day people who done extraordinary things, who jumped in to lend a h...

His home flooded. >> i called chick-fil-a but i ordered two extra burritos with a egg and a boat. >> its such a blessing. i was there to answer the phone and get him home. >> the quick thinking manager arranged for a boat to go get them. strangers came together to rescue an elderly man trapped in his car as he was being swept away by the flood waters. the group quickly formed a human chain stretching from dry land to the mans car. the car was sinking fast but rescuers were able to get the driver...

Spirit vanessa carson saw that video and was moved. i spoke to her before air time. vanessa, the video of erick playing the piano what went through your mine when you saw it? >> well, i saw it on my phone, this image of a man playing a piano with a room filled with 6 feet of water and i started to cry. i, myself im a pianist and it occurred to me in that moment like oh my gosh, the musicians and instruments and thats when i tried to figure out who that man was. >> you want to try to help eric an...

The floodwaters to rescue someone else. that was the case for 7-year-old nash benson and his family who were rescued from their home in katy, texas, by good samaritans in boats. once on dry land, nash wanted to find the man he called his hero and say thank you. his mom lindsey posted a picture that nash drew on facebook with only the first name of the man who rescued him and the church he attended, and asking if anyone knew who he was. well, we found that hero and reunited them just before air. ...