it has a little current to it there. the guy is at least waist deep. they re more concerned with the coast guard in doing the air rescues in the kings ford area because that water is rising more quickly and that s where they re more concerned with people getting stuck on second floors or attics or on rooftops. this water here, it s so flat and it s spreading out that people especially with second-floor story homes, we want to get these people out as fast as they can but they re not as concerned with them losing their lives. there are always accidents and people with medical conditions and the elderly and children, but that s why you don t see the coast guard or the national guard. you re seeing citizens from around the region bringing boats into this area and there s who s needed right here because this is the type of rescue your next-door neighbor could make or the next community that is safe. you can see some professionals in the water too but there s more nonprofessionals rescuing p
maybe in the houston area, maybe another inch or two but obviously the damage has been done. we re concerned with the kings ford area on interstate 69 to the northeast of houston. that s where it s still raining hard. that s tw where two rivers meet, spring creek, san jacinto. that s where they re having the most concern with the high water in homes. the press conference earlier, that s where they re trying to save lives. other areas the water is rising slowly. in beaumont, flashflood warning there, a lot-heavy rain, and that is continuing to push up through area, beaumont, in the northeast of galveston, and that river is supposed to be at record crest in beaumont in about two or three days from now. you can tell problems we ll have there. and we ll continue the monitor the dams there. i m going to g over the my weather one computer and have the director take that. still watching the water rising. it s unbelievable. here is addicks reservoir. maya is at the northern end of the addicks