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They tell you. >> how do you guys coordinate with officials on the ground? because it's so important to make sure that, you know, there is that -- are you still there with me? i want to make sure i still have you. it's so important to make sure that that communication is there between agency, isn't? it. >> it sure is. and the first thing we do is we go into an area where we think the weather is going to be bad, we get with the local authorities, tell them we are coming, tell them what our needs are and what our wants are and what the equipment is the boats, four-wheeler, chain sauce. and we tr...

Assess it. who calls you for help? you hook up with local emergency people. what happens? >> it is a combination of things. we get with local law enforcement and emergency people, tell them we're here. sometimes they tell us they have it under control, the storm is going on, and sometimes we go in and see an opportunity to help people. you can get people a lot faster if you get to them faster. we get to them sometimes in vehicles faster than a boat. we get there and make a decision about getting in. sometimes you have a break between rain and storm and we go in and rescue at that moment as wel...

They are trying to allocate their resources and get help everywhere that it needs to be. >> that's a dire situation for so many. and days more of it. kaylee hartung, thank you. and the united cajun navy is this group of volunteers from louisiana that have worked to the point of exhaustion. they are rescuing people as the tropical depression is continuing on to make its way through the carolinas. but the president of the cajun navy, todd terrell is with us. thank you so much for being with us. what is the situation where you are? what kind of calls are you getting right now? >> right now the ...

That would flood -- there were going to be areas that would flood. what is going on now, we never thought there would be this much water coming this fast. this is the strongest current i have seen in my life. we have seen water a foot deep that you couldn't walk across. so for us, it's a damage, it is just a torrential current that we're dealing with. >> well, we wish you and your teams the very best. as todd was just saying, they have brought in dozens and dozens of people into their own staging grounds and there could be hundreds more they rescue without really figuring out where to take the...

Due to flooding. flooding and rescues will be the main focus over the week. all of the water is pushing rivers to record levels. it is just about 4:00 a.m. in wilmington, north carolina. and volunteers have been called again to help rescue people trapped by the floodwaters. this video shows the united cajun navy, to potentially save lives. todd terrell already rescued more than 100 people. he joins us on the phone from wilmingt wilmington. todd, we are sure you are quite tired from all the hard work you are doing. we appreciate you being up with us. what can you tell us about the major threa...