moochie. come on out, moochie. reporter: there is little time to bring much else out of the house. pets and valuables are pretty much it. the home is heavily damaged. they hope they re able to come back soon. but for now, they board the fire department boat and evacuate like so many other houstonians. this neighborhood symbolizes how volatile the situation is. minutes later, another family makes it clear that they too want out. opening the door of their house, they don t want to wait for the water to get any higher. you okay? yeah, yeah. reporter: a father, mother, and daughter live here. they too say they ve never seen flooding on their street before. a little devastated. you know, we ll get by. reporter: word of the rescue boat s arrival brings others out
that has flooding. it s the essential part of it. the north, the east, the west, and here in the south. it s been 96 hours since the hurricane entered the state of texas, and as we speak, the search still goes on for people in flood ravaged neighborhoods. rising water surrounds an upscale neighborhood in southwest houston. firefighters from the small town of limer, texas, have brought several boats. and joined by houston police officers and us. just a few minutes into the search, a woman opens her door and yells that she and her husband want to be taken out, but can t find their cat. brenda norwood and her husband steve have lived here for decades. they say it s never flooded before. a police officer spots their cat. what is his name