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Ted cruz. he had a mini-press conference. he is touring the facility. he says there are hundreds of shelters across the state of texas. he said he has been overwell d manied by the outpouring of money, donations, with anything that they have, including boats to rescue people. as you know, senator ted cruz voted against the sandy relief bill for hurricane sandy and so did texas senator john cornen. he mentioned they are working on a bill to support harvey victims. here is why he said he didn't vote for the sandy bill. take a listen. >> that bill included money for fisheries in alaska. the last ...

I want you to notice how many houses are out here. now i want you to see what the engineers were thinking back in the '40s when they built this. there's nothing out there. there's more cows than anything else. here is where we are now. look at this. i want you to focus on right here. look at all of these empty spots. i'm getting a wrap. back to you. >> chad myers for us, getting a look at the reservoirs. a lot of concern over the coming hours. thank you so much. we had to let chad go. on the phone with us is the deputy public information officer for the jefferson county sheriff's office. jeffe...

His truck just went in. it's now going down that ravine. we just pulled him out of the ravine. it happens within seconds. this is why it's so dangerous to be out. it's unbelievable. come on, sir, let's get you up into the dry. >> i want to thank these guys for saving my life. thank you. >> where you have? >> winnie, texas. >> you have been hit hard? what's your name? >> jerry. >> somebody needs to come and get you. >> i'm staying at the motel right up here. >> just take a breath. take a breath. get some water. it just happened right before our eyes. we were able to get jerry a ride. a fellow w...