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Sorry. he said i was trying to save all of them, im sorry, im sorry. and then i dont remember who hung up, because i was just screaming and crying. i didnt know what was going on after that. >> what have rescue workers been telling you? have they been able to locate the van? >> no, they couldnt see the van. i talked to the sheriffs department today, and they wanted me to know that he was so distraught when they found him hanging on that free limb. he was crying and telling us that there -- that ...

With family rather than coming here to a shelter, they couldnt because the waters were so high. today, after a lot of pain, after a lot of trauma, we are starting to see some smiles, some reunions. i talked to one woman who reunited with her family. she said that her birthday is tomorrow. she is hoping for some seafood and a martini. shes going to be 66 years old. imagine, just those -- those are the types of stories were starting to hear today. people start reuniting with family. they are so gr...

If it would have went over the reservoir, that my parents house would have been flooded and their house is not flooded as of yet. >> happy to hear that. >> pam -- >> they are next to the levee in fort acres. >> all right, pam, thank you for this. our thoughts are with you and the folks in there and we are praying that you all get out there and get out of their fairly soon. pammalford is in a bowling alley in port arthur where she has not seen rescues taking place. look at this woman just been re...

Shepard: back and forth forth between english and spanish. authorities are on jet skis and in the background you can see the rescue boats coming in. they are going house to house. in port arthur, the waters began to rise into peoples homes in the middle of the night, 1:00, 2:00 in the morning. 3:00 it is my understanding hearing from the rescue workers and victims themselves, thousands and thousands of people still to be rescued. it back to the news conference. >> weve already cleared about 38 o...

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>> absolutely. it has to be complicating relief efforts as well. scott mclean in houston. thank you. days after harvey made landfall, tireless rescue workers continue to pluck flood-ravaged houston frnts their homes like the gentleman we saw doing that with think paddleboard. when we come back, a live report on the scene of some of the latest rescues. patrick woke up with back pain.

From? >> caller: my gosh. you know, im not a texan by birth. but i feel like im a texan now. theres something about houston in particular thats very, very -- its just for sturdy people. we dont give in very easily. i think its the heat, the humiditi, it makes us tough. and you know what, theres nothing we can do about it now except for to just move on and help other people. thats what we were thinking -- who else is going to have to go through this. thank god for social media. i know so many peo...

Tuchman. give us a sense of what youre seeing. >> reporter: john, friday, saturday, sunday, and now monday. a fourth terrifying night for so many texans still trapped in their homes surrounded by water. today, we spent the day with some fema workers from nebraska and ohio, rescuers who went to get people out of a nursing home surrounded by water. flood watered encircled this nursing home in katy, texas. inside, more than 70 seniors in their 70s, 80s, 90s. some frightened, some confused, all than...

I want to get back to gary tuchman. give us a sense of what youre seeing. >> reporter: john, friday, saturday, sunday, and now monday. a fourth terrifying night for so many texans still trapped in their homes surrounded by water. today, we spent the day with some fema workers from nebraska and ohio, rescuers who went to get people out of a nursing home surrounded by water. flood watered encircled this nursing home in katy, texas. inside, more than 70 seniors in their 70s, 80s, 90s. some frighten...

I have to turn it over to ali velshi who will pick up. well keep this up because this is -- this is dramatic. the story that has been playing out again and again in houston as you see this rescue worker, this police officer -- >> see that little girl being brought over in floaties. >> gabe, thank you and please, stick around. >> gabe, stay right where you are. this is very compelling. were not going anywhere, were staying with this picture. these are rescues in houston, were monitoring rescues i...