challenge of trying to get to some of these remote areas where people are just stranded and maybe you can t get to them by boat or over land. there s a real challenge they re going to be facing and now it s starting to get dark here and it s starting to rain again. it s hard to believe there could be twice as much before this is all over. brian todd, thank you so much from houston and ed has also spent several hours now on a boat in dickenson, texas. he was there as a dramatic rescue took place. watch. okay. how are you doing, sir? yes. reporter: we were about to leave this neighborhood, there was a woman that her and her elderly parents were stuck inside the home. i m going to put the mike down. we re going to help them try to get into the boat so we can get them out of here. i m going to put the microphone