Emerged countryside are a couple hours old. Fire department. Anybody in here . Another toll, 40 people dead as responders go searching for victims. One hospital in beaumont, texas begins evacuating patients as taps run dry. Administrators deciding, they couldnt care for the sick and injured without clean and running water. This morning 14 babies will be flown out. Lets get the late es on the evacuation at babtist beaumont hospital, where we find miguel marquez. Whats happening, miguel . Reporter we are waiting for the first of the helicopters to come in. They think they have an incoming helicopter bringing in somebody who is injured. Thats something that Baptist Beaumont hospital is asking other emergency crews not to do, but there is an ongoing emergency here with the water crisis. So, you still have injured people coming into the hospital here. The baby that is are being air lifted today, three of them are healthy. 11, though, are premature babies. We got a look at a few of those bab
comes to getting food, water or shelter. the authorities will not conduct searches inside those shelters. so, can you expound on that comment that there shouldn t be any worry about the immigration status unless they have committed a crime. how do you probe? how do you find out about their background without intimidating or placing fear in people who want to be rescued? caller: again, we are not concerned about their identity, we are concerned about getting to a safe haven. thank you so much, judd murdock of u.s. customs and border control. continues success for rescues of people in desperate need. coming up, the hidden dangers lurking in the floodwaters from snakes to mold. the longer the water stays, the greater the threat. plus, another hurricane is gaining steam in the atlantic.
for all that you and other members of the service are doing. thank you so much. caller: thank you, fredricka. another government agency helping with rescues is customs and border patrol. joining me by phone is lead coordinator, judd murdock. good you could be with me, coordinator murdock. people might be surprised to learn that customs and border patrol is actually involved in these rescues. do you often get involved in rescues and operations of this caliber? caller: yes, ma am. u.s. border protection is involved in these events on a routine basis especially in times of natural disaster. for this event, we brought in more than 50 boats and aircraft to assist in the search and rescue. we have rescued 1300 people and 30 pets.