people in the texas flood zone take ton shelters. 450,000 victims will seek some sort of disaster assistance. dallas is opening a mega shelter, capable of accommodating 5,000 evacuees and 12,000 national and state guard members on duty helps communities affected by hurricane harvey. the coast guard has nine boat teams and 18 helicopters conducting search and rescue operations we should point out in the hardest hit areas of houston. for more joined by the commander of the coast guard, commander schultz. admiral thanks for joining us on the phone. appreciate it. how are operations going now? we've been watching dramatic rescues going on. how is everybody holding up and how are these operations going? >> good afternoon, jim. the operations are going, you know, very steady. very strong. the weather remains challenging. it is just, i just left from houston a little while ago. set down a route to go to this