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Vehicles were flooded. >> a lot of people are going to have difficult situations to come home to. >> we got word from port arthur saying all water and sewer services are up and running according to the port arthur police department. it doesn't speak to what could happen in the coming hours. great to have you with us. i know you have been with us from home to first floor of hotel and second floor of hotel and now higher ground. no sense of where you are going next. all this as you were working on reporting for the newspaper there. thank you for being with us. wish you the best of luck. keep us ...

Communication on the ground has been so important in this situation. i also spoke with a lieutenant, a pilot here who flew rescue missions earlier in the week in houston and she explained the emotional challenges. so often when the rescue missions are ongoing and other situations, they are going to one sight. they have the information. they have the time to respond and assess. in these, you are trying to take in all the information you can and process it as quickly as you can. john? >> caylee for us at that airfield where so many rescue flights are taking off. some of the helicopters heading t...

Everything as safely as he could. honking your horn, had your blinkers on, operating as an ambulance driver. others say, no matter what, you shouldn't break the law. what do you say to those that think you didn't do the right thing, jesse? >> well, beyond doing everything i could to be as safe as possible besides stopping at the red lights before proceeding, when it comes down to it, when a life is on the line, that takes precedence. i believe many laws in states expresses that in writing when an emergency situation is taking place, that trumps other traffic laws and various other ordinances. ...

Suspended him because of the charges. the cop is still on unpaid leave. jesse, first of all, how is your wife doing? >> she's doing much better. most of the symptoms have resolved. she still has a little residual left-sided weakness. >> as we monitor her condition, tell us about that night. you're a paramedic. you knew this didn't look good. why didn't you call a ambulance? >> we both work at the hospital and live close by. i knew there was nothing an ambulance crew could do. getting her to the hospital was an immediate need and i could drive her their more quickly than an ambulance would take...

thanks to a "rolling stone" article rocked the highest levels of power. fires burning wild out west. hundreds of people wondering if they can go home today. it looks like bp's ceo is getting his life back. a new corporate face to the gulf oil crisis. we begin with breaking news that could change the course of the war in afghanistan. all because of top brass with loose lips. the top u.s. commander there is reportedly ready to hand in his resignation over some big-mouth comments from his camp. general mcchrystal arriving at the pentagon for a high-level meeting. that's just a precursor...