RE
CONVECTIVE THUNDERSTORMS
BECAUSE OF THE HEAT OF THE DAY.
I THINK WE NEED TO GO BACK TO
HAVE MORE INFORMATION.
>> WE HAVE A LIVE FEED OF A
RESCUE ARE UNDERWAY
WE WANT TO GO OUT TO JAKE
REINER IN ONE OF THE RESCUE
BOATS HIMSELF.
JAKE, WHERE ARE YOU AND WHAT
CAN YOU TELL US?
>> Reporter: I'M ACTUALLY IN A
NEIGHBORHOOD, WE ARE IN THE CY
FAIR NEIGHBORHOOD, ENCHANTED
VALLEY OFF TELGE ROAD,
SPECIFICALLY HONEY COMB LANE.
WE ARE ON HOWARD HARRIS'S BOAT.
HE OWNS THE HOUSE ON THE CORNER
HERE BUT HE'S BEEN IN THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD RESCUING PEOPLE
LITERALLY FROM THEIR HOMES THAT
HAVE BEEN FLOODED.
HOWARD, WHAT HAVE YOU SEEN SO
FAR TODAY?
>> I'VE SEEN THE WATER COME UP
A LOT AND I'VE SEEN A LOT OF
PEOPLE THAT DOESN'T WANT TO
LEAVE THEIR HOME, BUT WE
MANAGED TO GET THEM OUT AND GOT
THEM TO A DRY AREA AND THEY'RE
FINE.
I'VE GOT ABOUT THREE PEOPLE OUT
OF THEIR HOUSES.
THIS HOUSE OVER HERE, THEY HAVE
A FOOT AND A HALF OF WATER IN
IT, AND THEY GOT OUT SAFE AND
WELL.
>> AND WHAT DOES THAT SAY ABOUT
YOU?
HONESTLY, YOU TOLD ME YOU
BOUGHT THIS BOAT BECAUSE OF
FLOODED.
>> YES, SIR.
LAST TIME WE FLOODED, I BOUGHT
THE BOAT AND JUST IN CASE
PEOPLE NEEDED MY HELP, SO I
KEEP IT AROUND, AND WHEN IT
FLOODS, I PULL IT OUT, AND IF
ANYBODY NEEDS ANYTHING, I HELP
THEM.
>> Reporter: WE'VE BEEN TALKING
ABOUT IT ALL DAY, HOUSTONIANS
HELPING HOUSTONIANS, EVEN SOUTH
THE CITY LIMITS.
WHAT DOES IT SAY ABOUT THE
PEOPLE THAT LIVE AROUND HERE
THAT ARE ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP
ONE ANOTHER IN A TIME OF NEED.
>> THAT'S THE WAY IT SHOULD BE.
WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO WHERE
SUPPOSED TO HELP.
THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE ARE SUPPOSED
TO DO, HELP EACH OTHER.
>> Reporter: AND YOU CAN SEE, I
MEAN, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE ON A
BAYOU, BUT THIS IS A
NEIGHBORHOOD, AND SOME OF THESE
HOMES, EITHER HAVE FLOODED OR
ARE ABOUT TO FLOOD, AND SO THEY
WANT TO GET OUT OF DODGE AND
THEY CALL ON HOWARD HERE, WHO
COMES BY WITH THE BOAT TO PICK
THEM UP.
YOU CAN SEE, DAMON, I DON'T
KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE THE
MAILBOXES DOWN THE STREET, BUT
THAT REALLY SHOWS YOU HOW HIGH
THE WATER HAS COME UP.
HOWARD, THE WATER HAS BEEN
COMING UP ALL DAY, RIGHT?
>> YES, SIR.
I GOT UP ABOUT 4:00 IN THE
MORNING AND IT STARTED COMING
SINCE.
>> Reporter: AND IT'S BEEN
RAINING THIS HARD ALL DAY?
>> YES, SIR.
HOURS, THIS CAME UP ABOUT A
FOOT.
>> Reporter: WOW, AND SO HE'S
RESCUED PEOPLE ALL DAY LONG.
YOU CAN TELL THE RAIN IS COMING
DOWN HARDER AND HARDER SINCE
WE'VE BEEN OUT HERE, AND THIS
IS A TOUGH AREA THAT -- IT
DOESN'T FLOOD THAT MUCH, YOU
>> NO, SIR.
I'VE BEEN HERE SIX YEARS AND
FLOODED.
>> Reporter: WOW.
THAT JUST SHOWS YOU HOW MUCH
RAIN WE'VE GOTTEN OVER THE LAST
FEW DAYS AND HOW -- THIS PLACE,
THIS PLACE WE LIVE IN HAS TAKEN
A BEATING, AND THIS IS THE
REACTION THAT YOU GET, A PLACE
THAT DOESN'T NORMALLY FLOOD
LOOKS LIKE A LAKE, LOOKS LIKE A
BAYOU THAT WE'VE SEEN, AND JUST
TO BRING YOU GUYS BACK, THIS IS
THE CY FAIR NEIGHBORHOOD, WE'RE
OFF TELGE ROAD, SPECIFICALLY
HONEY COMB LANE IN THE
ENCHANTED VALLEY NEIGHBORHOOD,
AND WE'RE JOINED BY HOWARD
HARRIS, WHO IS JUST A
HOMEOWNER, HE'S NOT A FIRST
RESPONDER, BUT I GUESS IN THIS
CASE, YOU ARE.
ORDINARY PERSON SHOULD DO, HELP
PEOPLE.
IF THEY NEED MY HELP, I'M GOING
TO DO WHAT I CAN.
>> Reporter: AND AS WE KEEP
TRYING TO FIND PEOPLE THAT ARE
TRAPPED IN THEIR HOMES OR
ON HOWARD HERE.
WE'RE GOING TO SEE IF WE CAN
FIND SOME FOLKS WHO ARE IN
THEIR HOMES, TALK TO THEM -- WE
JUST ACTUALLY TALKED TO A FEW
FOLKS THAT CAME OUT BEFORE
THEIR HOME WAS FLOODED AND THEY
WERE SAYING THAT, YOU KNOW,
HOWARD HERE IS SAYING HE'S BEEN
HERE FOR SIX YEARS, IT'S ONLY
FLOODED TWICE, LAST YEAR FOR
THE TAX DAY FLOODS AND THIS
TIME AROUND, SO IT DOES GO TO
SHOW YOU THAT WE DO SEE THE
POCKETS THAT NORMALLY FLOOD,
BUT ALSO POCKETS THAT DON'T
NORMALLY FLOOD.
YOU CAN SEE HERE IT IS A
SIGNIFICANT LAKE.
WE'LL SEND IT BACK TO YOU,
LAUREN, IN HOUSTON.
>> YOU GUYS STAY SAFE OUT THERE
AND HOPEFULLY YOU CAN HELP SOME
PEOPLE OUT IF THEY NEED IT.
WE HAVE SOME LOOK LIKE GOOD
VIDEO INTO OUR NEWS ROOM THAT
WE WANT TO SHOW YOU NOW.
THIS WAS SHOT BY A FRIEND OF
MINE, BRI COLLINS.
THIS IS WHAT BUFFALO BAYOU
LOOKS LIKE RIGHT NOW.
IT IS COMPLETELY FLOODED.
YOU SEE THAT THE BAYOU IS OUT
OF ITS BANKS.
IT IS NOW FLOODED OVER INTO THE
MEMORIAL DRIVE AREA AND THEN
SOUTH THERE INTO THE ALLEN
PARKWAY AREA, WAUGH IS THAT
CROSS STREET THERE YOU SEE
PEPPER TO THOSE.
THAT IS UNDER WATER AS WELL,
AND YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE THE
ROADWAYS DOWN THERE, YOU CAN'T
SEASON SEE WHERE THE BAYOU IS
SUPPOSED TO BE.
MY SON'S FAVORITE SKATEPARK IS
UNDER WATER.
YOU SEE SOME CARS IN THAT VIDEO
EARLIER THIS MORNING, STILL
THERE.
WE KNOW THAT THIS AREA IS VERY,
VERY DANGEROUS.
THERE ARE SOME WATER RESCUES
GOING ON.
WE UNDERSTAND AS WELL IN THE
RIVER OAKS AREA, WHICH I GUESS
WOULD BE SOUTHWEST OF WHERE
WE'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW, SO A
THOUGH.
>> AND YOU'VE GOT TO THINK
DOLLARS THEY SPENT IMPROVING