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It's been a long day for many of them. this area is not in the hall proper. this is outside of the convention center halls. people have done what they've can. some of them have inflatable mattresses, just sort of setting up here trying to get a little bit of a good night's rest. beyond these walls though, there are literally thousands upon thousands of people inside the convention center. again, people that were plucked from their homes, places that were five feet, ten feet under water. they were picked up either by helicopter, high water vehicle or an airboat or a flat boat, brought to relati...

Can you tell us what the conditions are like there now? >> reporter: well, i can tell you that earlier this evening we were out there just about an hour ago. there were a couple hundred people waiting to get in. when they come in here they need to be screened first. they go through a security check then they have to register with the american red cross. the good news, it had stopped raining if are the first time today which is a welcome relief. otherwise you're stand in the elements. you mentioned a logjam when you first come into the convention center. that's what we were seeing. right now th...