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These unbelievable winds. i was in a solid concrete building and lot of it collapsed at the eye of the storm. there were a few cars not totally mangled outside, one of them being mine. we all piled into those three cars and found a government building to ride out the backside. people from that neighborhood, everyone was converging on that one government building to get in there before the backside of the storm hit. >> i have to wonder because our reporters on the ground now in the rescue phase are saying they're having trouble figuring out who's in charge in the midst of this. it's just author...

Concern right now as the mission is far from over? >> well, we rescued with us and customs border protection, saved or assisted about 120 people. certainly concerned that there's more people that need to be rescued. we noticed a number of reduction -- a reduction this afternoon in the number of requests for our assistance to rescue people. however, we are still very concerned about anyone that may need assistance and are working very closely in a very coordinated fashion with the state of florida and all the first responders to continue to render assistance to anyone that needs it. >> when do ...

Get back and forth to their homes. they're coming back. this is their home and they're not going anywhere. >> some real inspiration and resilience on display there. thank you so much. i want to go now to nbc's blake mccoy, in port arthur, where they are in a very different phase here. we were just watching some pictures of live rescues of people in port arthur as they try to get out of the way of those rising waters. blake, what are you seeing? >> reporter: yeah, still in a rescue phase here in port arthur. the water has started to go down a bit, look just how much water is still on the ground...

Continue. and it's one of the reasons we've got involved early so that the transition can be a seamless transition from the reactive phase and the rescue phase to the recovery phase. >> bret: will continue to put up the website for people who need the help. i want to talk about your job at hud. we are seven months in. your thoughts, concerns, your vision for where this agency is heading. >> it's a bureaucracy. and i'm not a big fan of bureaucracy. bureaucrats are people who think the rules are more important than the goals. we are actually reimagining the way hud works right now from the botto...

Continue. and it's one of the reasons we've got involved early so that the transition can be a seamless transition from the reactive phase and the rescue phase to the recovery phase. >> bret: will continue to put up the website for people who need the help. i want to talk about your job at hud. we are seven months in. your thoughts, concerns, your vision for where this agency is heading. >> it's a bureaucracy. and i'm not a big fan of bureaucracy. bureaucrats are people who think the rules are more important than the goals. we are actually reimagining the way hud works right now from the botto...