was it pitch black? i said jesus, help us. that s what i said. it s heartbreaking. the front page of the houston chronicle says it all state of destruction. let s go back to maya rodriguez joining us live from houston. maya, what are you seeing where you are? well, actually, alex, i m in a suburb of houston. what people have been doing is coming to this road, there s a creek here. they are literally dropping off their boats. this is an attempt to help police who are out rescuing people. we spoke to friends with police a couple hours ago. they told us they had been undergoing hundreds of rescues in this particular suburb of houston overnight and there was a need for boats so people in the public stepped up and are bringing their own personal water craft and launching from creeking ing ts to get to thes that are flooded.