We saw some of that flooding all over the roadways. Now were talking about major highways, i10 south of here. 69 is closed. Beaumont becoming its own mini island, and in very many places across jefferson county, you have islands just trying to get help to them, because there are so many rivers that are passing through. Rivers that used to be streamtr like this street behind me. You see the water coming off the street there. Thats traveling into a drainage ditch, and this is the problem. We just saw a man try to cross the drainage ditch. He thought it was a street. He was almost washed away before our eyes. He was able to swim right back up before the current took him away. That is why police are saying here in southeast, texas, this is not over by any means. The brunt of the storm may be head thing way right now. Drew griffin in beaumont. Emergency services and possible rescues to go into Eastern Parts of texas into western louisiana. We thought new orleans was going to have rain, four
the children in person for three weeks, relying on facetime, in beaumont, michigan. i ll never get that time back. that s hard for me as a mom, those first few weeks and days are so important. with your child. reporter: this is what two years looks like. the boys are thriving. and now. a baby! reporter: they have company. baby sister liv was just born, no covid, no complications! i m bonded with her so much already. and i didn t get that with the boys. how are you? reporter: has this experience helped heal those wounds? yes, definitely, you know, andre was able to be there. i wasn t isolated or alone when she was born, they placed her on my chest. reporter: the laubachs are back together, three kids under
just moments ago. president trump visiting with residents of the houston area neighborhood. you see first lady melania trump there along his side. there may be more events, we re learning, in texas with president and first lady before they head to louisiana to survey the damage there. we will take you with us through this journey as the president continues his visit and bring you more live pictures as soon as we see him again. meantime, residents of beaumont, texas, have gone for about three days with no running water. the army corps of engineers has since arrived. they have six pumps ready to replace the area s failed water pumps, but the only problem is the water in the river is still too high to even begin assessing the damage. let s go to kaylee hartung in beaumont joining us from a food and water distribution center there. kaylee, what do you see happening there? what s been happening there this afternoon? reporter: well, ana, at this h.e.b. on the corner of 11th and college str
this is life around here. how bad is the situation for folks around here? it s bad for a lot of people. we were just talking about the shortage of water people are having to deal with in beaumont. that s bad. we are happy you re safe and that your friend s boat is okay. i took pictures for him, sent them to him and waiting to hear back. some are completely s submerged. i think one of those is his boat. if it is, i ll go back and get it. can you ask him did he get water in the cab of his truck? did you get water in your cab? day before yesterday i did. in deweyville. i got about ankle deep inside my
the storm has shifted, it s moved across the state about 30. that s why you have the most current and important rescue going on in beaumont. if that s where the water is heaviest. the rescue continues in houston, it was a winch damage storm in the west. one of every ten has been displaced, there with friends and family elsewhere with got hotel space. we have security and rescue efforts going on and 500 roads that were still closed. i want to thank president trump who has been on this from before the storm hits. we ve gotten tremendous cooperation and service from fema. i ll tell you what, we are texas tough. as the word from literature at one said the worst of times in the best of times, this is the worst of times for many but the