there are other types of complications. if you have a compromised immune system, you want to get them out of the water as soon as possible and keep an eye on them to make sure they will be okay. you want to make sure you give them antibiotics and medicines, tetanus shots, i can t emphasize enough, people need to get those. morgan has been collecting some of the most poignant pictures and videos. they have been coming in as user content coming in. some of them are the rescue efforts. volunteers, first responders and neighbors coming together to rescue the texans hurt by the flood.
what your education is, getting tetanus shots, understanding typhoid. looking ahead from a medical perspective. it s what will happen in the next few days after people have been in dangerous water that s going to be the real catastrophe. that s part of coordination, too, how do you get the help, get the doctors to them. we ll stay on this story, congressman. please see us as a resource as you have information you need to get out, come to us. we ll do everything we can. be well, sir. thank you. we want to bring in commander of the coast guard, vice admiral carl schultz who joins us on the phone. thank you for taking the time to talk with us. we heard the press conference from the fema administrator. he was talking on regular american to basically jump in and help. what do you want people with boats to do this morning? good morning, alisyn. texans helping texans is a good
reporter: gregg, the water crested at an historic high yesterday. it s now starting to recede but as you can see behind me the river is still raging. the area remains flooded. we re he intersection of route 141 and highway 44. that interstate just opened a few hours ago after being closed for days. up to 25 miles of the interstate were closed, creating for a travel nightmare. now, right now, thousands in this area are without power and it s cold so many people are staying at shelters. the red cross and the national guard are helping. hundreds might not be allowed back into their homes for days. city officials warning people avoid the water. could have stray animals or snakes. the department of health is offering tetanus shots to helpers and families. and while the interstate has re-opened, dozens if not hundreds of roads still remain closed right now, gregg. matt, as we mentioned a moment ago, just because the waters are receding in some areas, that doesn t mean the problems are ov
some people went to aria rockford. i myself went to jefferson hospital. they just recommended everyone to take an x-ray and get tetanus shots. what was the panic level like? was it really panicky, or were people just behaving quickly in an emergency situation? how would you describe the situation socially, if you will, the way people were behaving? i would say, you know, i was one of the earlier one who got out. so there was about two dozen of us. and some people, again, were just shock. they were standing at the side, calling their family. there is a couple of people find someone who was stuck in the debris, try to help free the person from the debris. i think everyone is really cooperative. there weren t any mass chaos yet until more passenger were being discovered. well, chung, you have told a great story about a terrible tragedy.
and at that point, i was asking where are people going. some people went to aria rockford. i myself went to jefferson hospital. they just recommended everyone to take an x-ray and get tetanus shots. what was the panic level like? was it really panicky, or were people just behaving quickly in an emergency situation? how would you describe the situation socially, if you will the way people were behaving? i would say, you know i was one of the earlier one who got out. so there was about two dozen of us. and some people again, were just shock. they were standing at the side calling their family. there is a couple of people find someone who was stuck in the debris, try to help free the person from the debris. i think everyone is really cooperative. there weren t any mass chaos yet until more passenger were being discovered.