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Stations across the state of texas. so don t worry. we will not run out. the pentagon said today since harvey hit, the military and coast guard combined for 16,000 rescues. there is more help on the way. two more navy ships will be on the coast on wednesday. the u.s. [indistinct] are no longer just doing water aerial rescues or dropping off the past few weeks. they are helping law in enforcement help monitor areas. the aerial tour by black hawk helicopter also took us over beaumont. a town where harvey s high water cut off the water supply because a pump station flooded. at ground level, some residents line up at a nearby walmart for about a ....
Over beaumont, texas. we ve been operating here over an hour and a half now. we are hovering over a neighborhood where part of the search and rescue effort, the military search and rescue has not only got the navy here, you ve got the u.s. coast guard, you ve got the army national guard, the air force is here. so, there is a lot of military action hovering over houston, this particular area. the crew [ inaudible ] so far. back in beaumont, a lot of areas inundated with water. there is a paramedic, they have a navy rescue swimmer. air traffic control going down, once he identified the neighborhood, then we move in. ....
There s a road accessible. it s easy to come and get these people by boat. a lot of these neighborhoods are well away from any road that s dry, much more difficult situation. this is going on for miles and miles. we could show you this all over beaumont. you have an interesting scenario. we saw a blackhawk land on the highway where a group of people were waiting. they land, they pick up the rescue victims and move them to hospitals or shelters. the vastness is horrific on a scale. normally in flood zones you see areas of flooding and then areas of green grass. here it is the complete opposit opposite. that s exactly right. i look around and even in the areas that are supposed to have water, there is a marina. you can see some boats. only watersheds in the houston ....
Diversity that has come out, people from all racial, ethnic, religious backgrounds have come out. i m so proud of houstonians and americans for all they have done. that is something everyone would share. we are going to try again now with kerry sanders, he s in a rescue helicopter, they re circling beaumont, texas. tell us what you re seeing there. we re in customs and border protection aircraft now. this is the air and operations unit. we went over beaumont and went to port arthur where we were able to pick up two victims. this victim is paralyzed. he told me because of his paralysis were it not for, as we heard the guests say, the warm hugs of the federal government ....
Live pictures from over beaumont, texas, exclusive images from cnn. there they are from a navy helicopter. this is a joint u.s. navy-air force operation, rescue operation, flying over beaumont, texas, one of the hardest hit areas close to the coast there. we have with me barbara starr, retired admiral john kirby. barbara starr, can you describe the kinds of special capabilities that the u.s. navy brings to a rescue operation like this? reporter: well, what the u.s. military including the navy brings is the fundamental thing that is needed right now by all accounts, and that is the ability to generate a high volume of continuous rescue missions. this is so far beyond look, the first responders, the people of texas have been doing amazing. all kudos to them. it breaks your heart to see what they re all going through. ....