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A dry spot. this is not about being comfortable, not about being fed. this is about surviving harvey until it finally exits. port arthur, texas, seems to be a very tough place to be this morning. the shelter there, one of the shelters is being flooded and needs to be evacuated. and chris, this is just going to continue until harvey finally gets the heck out of here. chris, alisyn? >> okay, drew, thank you very much. obviously we'll check back on your situation there. what we've seen, part of the big story of harvey here are all of the citizens helping each other. neighbors helping neighbors, e...

>> more proof of why it is the most difficult job in the world. errol, abby, thank you very much. let's get back to alisyn down in houston. that's the main test. will people stay interested, stay involved? you're in the right place at the right time. >> because, chris, as you know, it's raining again in parts of houston. southeastern texas is being hammered by rain. as harvey makes landfall now a second time, we have a live report from the ground next. also, to learn more about you can help those affected by harvey, go to cnn.com/impact. they need your help. ♪

Alisyn. >> chad, thank you very much. we'll check back with you throughout the program. our next guest here is very lucky to be alive. his family of six managed to escape their home just moments before their boiler exploded and the house burnt to the ground in front of them. sadly they lost all of their pets except one of them, and the one who made it out with them is their dog named miracle. i'm joined by jose gonzalez and miracle. jose, thank you for being here. i can see how upsetting all this is to you. i'm sorry -- >> didn't hit me until you said it like that. >> i'm so sorry you're going...

York now. >> you are standing right to the next man. it would be unimaginable to be less prepared than they were during katrina, but this situation is going the right way in terms of what they can do in terms of the capacity they're getting. what do you do as the capacity increases? that's what you're going to see down there, alisyn, is how they deal with the need. president trump went down there to express his concern and his promise that the federal government will be there to reassure the first responders and those who are struggling. how did he handle it? did he give the right message? d...

Many people are still stranded in their homes? >> absolutely oochs. you consider all the south of houston and the number of people. i think there's still a major effort. alisyn, the first step after search and rescue is we have to go into every home and see if there's anyone left. from our experience with katrina, that's when we really found the bad news, because most of the people we found were elderly and disabled and they were home alone. so that sad story is still yet to happen. right now we're still -- for another 72 hours, rescuing the living. people that require, because the water is st...