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announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. another day of desperation in the south, where historically high floodwaters continue to rise in texas. the death toll has now climbed to six, after severe storms dropped over a foot of rain in parts of houston. virtually paralyzing the nation s fourth largest city. dozens more had to be rescued and evacuated today as nine texas counties remain under a state of emergency. we begin tonight with nbc s janet shamlian in one of the hardest hit communities. reporter: a day of dramatic rescues after cypress creek roads overnight filling into homes and lives. we have two dogs. reporter: this family leaving everything behind. there we go. reporter: the only way out, on an air boat with the harris county sheriff. how was it to leave your house? it was very hard. i don t know. it just keeps coming in. don t even know where they ll spend the night. ....
In this heartwarming and hard-to-believe story out of Paso Robles, a local man embarked on a cross-country road trip to reunite his parents with their family car. ....