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People. we landed in a flood-ravaged neighborhood. the customs agents got out, and they basically shuttled people, you know, from a -- sometimes from rafts on to the chopper and then ferried them to either a high school or a fairground nearby. we also were riding in tandem with another black hawk helicopter when it lowered a basket on a hoist to take some people up. we were told that in that one operation, they rescued six people and a dog. so it's incredible, the pace at which these operations are going. and one agent told me about just the treacherous conditions they're flying in. first of a...

We will keep our eye on this and all the other live pictures coming in from across the state. including one in victoria, texas. that is where you find kerry sanders. overflowing creek in victoria. kerry, you are on day four, day five in victoria at this point. you have seen this whole thing unfold. >> yeah, that's the guadeloupe river you are looking at there. this is a slow motion flood that is taking place. now, you would think as the slow motion flood is happening the water coming down, it is going to be a record flood. i'm up on the second floor in an apartment complex and you think the fo...

And that was going to flood. so they evacuated us by helicopter. so -- >> reporter: what would you have done if these guys wouldn't have shown um? >> oh, well we would have had to go to the attic and i don't know what would have happened. they're life-savers. >> reporter: and rescued hundreds of people over the past couple days. conditions for these chopper pilots are really, really difficult. visibility is horrible most of the time. on see maybe a quarter mile in each direction. driving rain is a problem for them also. texas is known for a lot of radio and tv towers, and, again, with that low...

Harvey came ashore. they did not have fuel for their emergency vehicles, because governor abbott, the governor requested federal assistance early and president trump approved that, as harvey hit, came ashore, they got that fuel in time of crisis. that's good news coming ouch d. -- out of d.c. we're very happy the administration has helped us recovery. more is coming. >> congressman, keep in touch as you learn things in the districts and anything we can do from a communication standpoint to hil people get information they need let us know. as we started the conversation, the harris county sheri...

Okay, watch this. do the thing we talked about. what do we say? it's going to be great. watch. remember what we were just saying? go irish! see that? yes! i'm gonna just go back to doing what i was doing. find your awesome with the xfinity x1 voice remote. >> harris: take a look at this. rescues are underway right now under that driving rain in houston. we've been seeing it all day long. the president has been tweeting about the disaster with comments like historic rainfall in houston and all over texas, floods are unprecedented. more rain coming. spirit of the people is incredible. but harvey...