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Hurricane. but i have to say that governor abbott and his teamworking out of the emergency management operations center in austin, texas, have done a tremendous job, but it would not be possible without the support, not only the leadership of governor abbott but also folks throughout the state and local government. but as you'll hear in a moment from the fema administer, the federal emergency management agency, this is going to be a long hall. we're trying to save peoples' lives. we're trying to make sure they have a place to live, safe water to drink, sewage, electricity and the like, but thi...

Anticipating any additional issues that occur there. of those 8,500, about 1,100 are out performing search and rescue. it's my job to coordinate the resources of the federal government. you've seen the coast guard choppers. we're backfilling national guard as well, support from national guard to we have customs and border patrol in tounl. we have all kinds of people providing security to all types of things that are going on from are the federal government. the other thing that you're starting to see is the state of texas, you guys are a very capable state. we all know this and you guys have t...

Orleans because it was a few days in and it was this time of year, tempers flared. people were getting into it with the police. what is the state of mind you recommend people be in now, understanding this is not a two or three-day event. as you said, it is going to be weeks at best, if not longer. what do people have to think about now as opposed to being angry and frustrated that they're not in their homes? >> well, don't assume just because you see some people going into a pharmacy that they're going in there to loot. people are going to start looking for food as they become isolated. you kn...

But you and i been working together since late last week and you and r one i've talked to said that this was going to happen and that this was not the weirdest outside possibility that this much rain was going to come to houston. it was actually well within the projections. i just want to keep this clear because people keep saying we didn't know it was going to happen. >> yeah. the case was we knew that the flooding would be the worst aspect of the storm. we didn't realize that it would strengthen into a category 4 before landfall. that was a bit of a surprise. the rainfall amounts we knew thi...

>> and then you walked outside and the water was everywhere. >> yes. i mean, we had to run upstairs because we were scared, you know, we didn't want to get the dirty water. and as soon as we walk out, the water was all the way to the waist. >> and then the helicopter came, you said, right, and picked everybody else up. >> yeah. they couldn't land it, so he threw the basket so he can get us. >> you said he went first, your son. >> they went first and then me and my daughter and then the rest of the -- my family. >> what was that like to have the helicopter come and save you? >> well, i was like...