phil keating and chad pergram from the white house. let s start with alex and roy hoff live from cape corral, florida. hi, alex. alex: we are in an area called matt lachet and the coast guard is leading major effort to rescue people who have been stranded on the pine island ever since the storm, this is a major operation, we have probably seen at least a hundred people in this location coming in by boat. those residents had been on the island since the storm including even volunteers who showed up just after it. some really have arrived here in terrible condition. ems personnel have been on hand assisting several people who have returned by boat. one man said he had been suffering with a broken hip for days and laura was very emotional. she told me that she lost her entire home and spoke with gratitude for those who came to save her especially after the effort she made to make sure that she needed help. it s very devastating. we are just great to have our lives. the water a
smuggling can be a simple as giving migrants a ride for some quick cash and it s attempting offer for everyday people looking to make some money. there is an increase in human smuggling attempts in the eagle pass areas. drivers from larger cities, out of state that are coming down to the border to smuggle people because it s a very lucrative business and that s what we are seeing increase in. reporter: this past week a 17-year-old girl from austin, texas was smuggling 9 illegal migrants in her pickup truck when she crashed in uvalde, texas killing herself and another person in the truck. that s the latest horrific example of smugglers who avoid law enforcement, perhaps find themselves in pursuits and ultimately dead, mike. mike: striking images from our astronomy and eye-popping numbers from matt finn on the ground in texas, matt, thank you very much.