this was going to be our best option at the moment to get to beaumont. obviously we re going to have to turn around and come up with a different plan. last night we were in a small town of home grove and spoke to the fire chief there. he was trying to rescue 500 people out of this small community. the water rose really quickly. monday he told us there was a shelter that they had in place in the afternoon that they moved dozens of people into it, but monday night the water rose and that shelter itself flooded and they had to scramble to find another shelter for those people. just a taste of what people in east texas are feeling today. chris. when you talk about these small towns and you have 500 people who need to be rescued, do they have outside help or are they dealing with all of this with just the locals? reporter: it s locals entirely, chris. obviously in a city like houston