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The trauma of the pandemic prompted many people to reevaluate what was important to them and take a leap of faith.

You see it for yourself. we're being hit by a pretty significant band from harvey as it's making land fall. we're here at the bay. the bay is in front of me. and the storm surge is pushing water from the bay this way. >> that was brandon walker from nbc affiliate kprc has hurricane harvey made land fall. a lot of brave reporters who are bringing the story, and a lot who didn't heed the mandatory warnings. joining us live on the phone is rick florez. did you have a mandatory warning in victoria? >> yes, we did. and it was given out yesterday

You're not even close to the amount of rain you're going to get over the course of the next couple of days, but our reporters keep telling us the ground is saturated, so it's going to take a lot less wind to drop a beautiful oak from victoria than it would under normal circumstances. >> absolutely, and we also had some pole damage, power pole damage in the front yard. it's leaning on top of the stop sign right now. so it's kind of scary. >> rick, we talked to your son richard a little earlier who also didn't leave. tell me about this decision not to leave, and tell me what your options are now...