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Hurricane. but i have to say that governor abbott and his teamworking out of the emergency management operations center in austin, texas, have done a tremendous job, but it would not be possible without the support, not only the leadership of governor abbott but also folks throughout the state and local government. but as youll hear in a moment from the fema administer, the federal emergency management agency, this is going to be a long hall. were trying to save peoples lives. were trying to mak...

Anticipating any additional issues that occur there. of those 8,500, about 1,100 are out performing search and rescue. its my job to coordinate the resources of the federal government. youve seen the coast guard choppers. were backfilling national guard as well, support from national guard to we have customs and border patrol in tounl. we have all kinds of people providing security to all types of things that are going on from are the federal government. the other thing that youre starting to se...

Orleans because it was a few days in and it was this time of year, tempers flared. people were getting into it with the police. what is the state of mind you recommend people be in now, understanding this is not a two or three-day event. as you said, it is going to be weeks at best, if not longer. what do people have to think about now as opposed to being angry and frustrated that theyre not in their homes? >> well, dont assume just because you see some people going into a pharmacy that theyre g...

But you and i been working together since late last week and you and r one ive talked to said that this was going to happen and that this was not the weirdest outside possibility that this much rain was going to come to houston. it was actually well within the projections. i just want to keep this clear because people keep saying we didnt know it was going to happen. >> yeah. the case was we knew that the flooding would be the worst aspect of the storm. we didnt realize that it would strengthen ...

>> and then you walked outside and the water was everywhere. >> yes. i mean, we had to run upstairs because we were scared, you know, we didnt want to get the dirty water. and as soon as we walk out, the water was all the way to the waist. >> and then the helicopter came, you said, right, and picked everybody else up. >> yeah. they couldnt land it, so he threw the basket so he can get us. >> you said he went first, your son. >> they went first and then me and my daughter and then the rest of the...

Generator, because once we get to recover, youve got to get the power grid back up. and until the power grid come up, people cannot live in their communities. in order for them to live in their communities, theyve got to have gasoline. so the gas stations have to be refilled immediately and the government is going to have to get involved with that. and we need a generator law in texas because this power grid will not work and people will not be able to cleanup their homes unless they can get gas...

Gauges that are going on in the houston metro area and you can see theyre at major flood stage. some of these rivers are at record flood stage. so people that are in their homes that live along these rirz and streams sometimes cant get out because the roads are impasseable and that situation isnt kbroofg. i think this is a fascinating image for you right now. this is from earlier on today as the center was over land. but look what happens as the center approaches water, an explosion of the thund...

They said listen, you know, these dams protect millions of people, and if there is a failure of the cam, lets say they dont do these strategy releases of water and that water goes over the cam or the structure of the cam breaks, you really are talking about a nightmare scenario for the city of houston. >> all right. so thats why they are redeesing this water. great job on your reporting. we will be coming back to you. stephanie gosk forous the on northwest side of houston. i want to go to lake w...

He lives here in this neighborhood. first of all, thanks fork being out here and chatting with us. tell us a little about the situation further back in here. >> well, most of the homes are built about the same elevation, and theyre a good bit of them about ten feet from taking on water. theres a few that are much lower and have already gotten water in their house. >> have you ever seen this kind of flooding back here before? >> no. actually i just moved here about four months ago. so welcome hom...

Christi and other areas around here. they went to san antonio. there also are buses that go to austin, dallas, to other locations. so there are multiple evacuation centers. people can get on buses and go to at no charge. so thats one. two is for those who are still here, there obviously is a need for food and water as quickly as possible. we will be establishing if its not already established which i think it is points of distribution for water and all the supplies they need. separate from that,...