lesko two lauren blanchard, what is the scene there tonight? it is really a devastating area here in dickinson texas. you can see behind me, the streets have been turned into rivers. we have been watching boat after boat of people full coming in from these areas, these homes where they had to be rescued. not only by volunteers but by first responders. it is truly a tragic site as we just saw. we are right now on the northbound i 45. the same between galveston and houston. there were people lining the highway waiting for buses to come pick them up and consultants. what s happening is he supposed to go out rescue people that were. buses were picking about taking the shelters. there were families with kids and animals, elderly couples
i kind of used my common sense going through that water. i m so glad you got through it, along the way, did you see a lot of standing water, because you re a texan, you ve heard the phrase, the advice, turn around, don t drown. there was standing water. you drove through it anyway? excuse me? i was asking, did you see standing water and did you drive through it anyway? in some spots on the highway, it was maybe a foot. it wasn t running water, if it s running water, i wouldn t go into that, but when it s just standing water, i ve done worse in my pickup. bless his heart. there were people that were stranded in water up to their waist. we did what we could to help them out. i took a few people to the shelter on the way there. it s a mess down there right
now. and it s only going to get worse, either wait until it gets worse or try to go through it now. i didn t want to wait for it to happen. i can take my own judgment in, i guess. glad you re okay opinion glad you were able to help others. thanks so much for your time and your story. there s much more ahead with the weather system. while it continues to rain there in the houston area. really south texas, it s going to continue until friday. that s what tom satder is saying, is that still the case, tom? unfortunately, with the amount of rain that s fallen in houston and the devastation we re seeing with all the pictures coming in, i hate to tell you, we may see just as much rainfall in the days ahead that have already fallen.
private companies across the country sending supplies and resources, many teaming up with companies like home depot to send generators and water and other much-needed items. 62 counties have been declared. we been hearing that federal government was ready. government employees have descended on texas. they have almost half a million liters of water and it s all about to be distributed. fema will be there for years. this disaster recovery, this will be a landmark event. we are still in the thick of it. far from the recovery effort as waters continue to rise. the images are horrific. thank you so much. flood stranded texans send
in a matter of an hor. everyone is shell shocked when they live through that. there s obstructions in the water you can t see, don t know, when it is when you re talking about water like that that simply grows and spreads. the depths, you don t know was underneath you can be injured in so many different ways. thank you so much, ed lavandera, we ll check back with you. let s head further south to a coastal community of rockport, texas. martin savage is there. do you see any folks there? no, not a lot of people, a lot of first responders, but not a lot of people. same storm, harvey. it struck here, category 4, that was friday night, different circumstance than houston, there they have water problems, here it is just destruction and devastation on a massive scale throughout this community.