that van the bodies of six members of the saldivar family. 84-year-old patriarch manuel and his wife belliand their four great grandchildren, the youngest just 6 years old. >> family, i just notified them. obviously, they are devastated as we all are as well. >> reporter: they were swept away sunday as they tried to escape the flood waters. sammy saldivar the sole survivor. yesterday his brother rick spoke with my colleague tom llamas. >> they went together. that's all i can -- you know, that's all i'm happy for, that they went together. that's the only thing you can. >> reporter: almost 100 miles away rescuers are trying to save over 73 elderly residents, many bedridden, stuck in their nursing home for 24 hours. the entire facility enveloped by water. foti calerges at ktrk, abc's own station in houston k took us inside. >> there are many other patients here in beds and they have to have people lift up their beds and try to carry them out. >> do you work here? >> yeah, at night. >> at nighttime. what does it been here? this water just rised all the way -- >> you know what? i was staying at