i'm joined by journalist jenny hoff joining us from austin, texas.se are dramatic scenes we are seeking -- we are seeing. people cannot believe the city was turned into a flood zone so quickly. what is the latest on the rescue operation tonight? jenny: the latest on the rescue operation is it is in full force. there have been thousands of people rescued so far due to the flooding. there are still many, many more waiting to be rescued, even waiting to get through to emergency services lines. they had been posting help on social media to hope someone can come get them. the best course is just to wait on the ine for emergency services to get to you. they have been asked to get to the top of the roofs so helicopters can see them and people are going around with boats trying to rescue everyone they can't but it is a very difficult situation. the governor of texas state's ee national guard, about 12,000 people. it just shows you how city of the situation has become as the rain continues to pound on houston. the ground can't take anymore. it is rising by th