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Alley i spent time talking to somebody in yesterday, they had about 300 people in it? >> reporter: yeah, we're a few blocks away from that. port arthur is a tiny town. there's a whole lot of water on the ground even though the sun is out and we're a day past the rain. rescues are still going on. we hear the buzz of a coastguard helicopter over us and also just saw two coast guard boats go in. they don't know how much more people still need to be rescued. they did a lot of rescues yesterday but anyone withstanding water in their home and waiting in an attic for help is being told to hang a whit...

Sending these urban search and rescue teams from every city in america, they go in with their own food and water ready to go for days at end. yesterday, i saw an amazing image posted on twitter of people lined up in houston, not -- >> i love that image. >> they were there to volunteer. lineups of people ready to volunteer. this is the best of it. >> we spent a lot of time arguing the last eight months about putting country first. these people put country, put humanity first, no politics in texas today. let's bring back nbc's kerry sanders, at beaumont hospital, witnessing the evacuation. kerry...

The worse. >> reporter: the convention center is being turned into essentially a military base. these helicopters have been landing off and taking off all day long. because this is the only way out. within hours, hundreds of people poured into this shelter just outside beaumont. the frightened, the shaken, the elderly being carried in. newborns in the arms of rescuers. >> i got my life and my baby and my family. >> i lived there 34 years and suddenly your life is destroyed overnight. until it happens to you, you can't explain it. >> reporter: these families leaving behind everything but holdin...

>> i'm like so relieved now. you don't know. we're on dry land, ain't walking in water. >> reporter: but singleton's mother like so many others is still stranded, desperate for help. >> my mom is still stuck in her house, please, somebody go get my momma out of there. she's old and can't move around like that. >> reporter: even for the lucky, safety almost seemed out of reach, whipping winds tossed rescue baskets. jaketa clung to 6-year-old bella, they thought the worst had already passed. >> we were watching houston go through it and to go through it yourself, life can change in a minute. >> ...

Plucked from fast rising floodwaters. desperation turning to relief. >> we were like so happy, like god handed us our prayers. >> reporter: it happened all day long. we boarded a team of navy seahawk helicopters headed to hard hit beaumont, texas. the weather has been deteriorating all day long. it's now time for these crews to go. >> reporter: within minutes tamika singleton was spotted desperately waving a white towel. >> i thought you were going to pass us because another one came and passed us up. when we seen you all looking at us, we got so emotional. >> reporter: the navy and air force ...