are even at this hour days later, still trapped in their homes. we don't often, however get a picture of exactly what's going on inside those homes unless somebody happens to be with a foe to go fer. she normally document the trouble spots across the globe like iraq and afghanistan but this week it was a disaster in her own home. she was back here at home. she was visiting her mom here in suburban houston, and harvey came to pay a visit. and erin joins us now. you are often in disaster zones of one kind or another, but you came home to visit you were not expecting what you encountered this week. tell under the circumstances what was unfolding. >> right. yeah. i was home visiting my mom and sister just for a short trip.