and search operations in beaumont. that s still where the most flooding is ongoing. we re still rescuing people there, and it s transitioning in midstream there, if you will, to providing logistic support. beaumont water supply was shut off because of some generator failures and pump failures. the corps of engineers i got annup date this morning, are on the ground trying to restore them so we can get fresh water back in. that meant we ve been conducting supplies of water throughout the area all night. we did just learn the army corps of engineers on the scene with eight pumps right now. the design there is to get beaumont s water system back up and running is that correct? that s correct. and you were saying you re still conducting rescues in beaumont right now. the hospital there, babies sent out. beaumont still very much in
children and their great grandparents that were deceased inside a van that had submerged in the water. we discovered that about two y days ago. such a tragic story. sheriff, what s the most important message you have to the people of harris county? what do you want them to know as of this friday morning? and what do you want them to do over the next day or two? well in has been catastrophic and devastating for the region but we re a resilient group. we have a can-do spirit. we ve been through difficult challenges in the past and definitely going to rebuild. because i look out right now, it s a beautiful day. sunny and bright right now. so i mean there s better days ahead for us and we re going to recover. we ll rebuild and we re out there still maintaining public safety and order. they can feel comfortable to progress in the recover yif y
with the chemical plants around this flooding area, and now it s happened. there s more breaking news. the flood-ravaged city of beaumont, texas, has lost both water supply sources after the main pump and a backup failed because of the rising floodwaters. that s where we find cnn s drew griffin live in beaumont. give us the latest there. reporter: to just add to the misery factor, i turn on the spigot this morning to brush my teeth and air came out. at 12:30 last night or early this morning, the city of beaumont sent out an alert to all the residents that the main pump for the water supply on the river has failed. they don t know why yet. so 118,000 people in the city of beaumont now without water on top of everything else they have to deal with. many of them did not have time to do the precautions necessary because this alert came out in the middle of the night, fill
going forward. that story is about as tough as it gets. people should take solace that we haven t heard more hopefully the neighborhoods covered up by this water are not hiding horror stories. thank you, alisyn, for bringing that to us. amid these harrowing stories of loss, there is a story of great hope, neighbors banding together to get a pregnant woman to the hospital to give birth on time. time. that new mom joins us next. and resilient for a time the more that we can strengthen and re-harden that tooth surface, the whiter their patients teeth are going to be. dentists are going to really want to recommend pronamel strong and bright. it helps to strengthen and re-harden the enamel.
the bathtub, make sure you have water to flush the toilets, that did not take place. so if people did not do that prior to this emergency, it could get really miserable. on the fix, they just don t know yet. they ve got to wait until daylight. they re going to take a boat out to that pumping station and see what s wrong. if it is a major fix, if something needs to be physically fixed, apparently from the fire department, they need to wai wa until the water in the river goes down, water that has president even crested yet. this morning it s dark. a lot of the rescues in jefferson county have ceased overnight. the water has not gone down at all. i was there tuesday. it looks exactly the same as it was tuesday. it s now thursday morning. this water is everywhere. chris, thank you. drew, thank you very much. you ve been doing important, important work down there as a journalist and as a concerned