we checked with them last night, they were trying to make their way to pam jones, her daughter and herhusband had come to pick them up on the side of the road. it took them a while navigating the roads throughout a lot of the communities has been rather difficult. so they are fine. pam jones' mother was treated, had a couple cuts on her leg, and she was treated there in the boat before they were taken away, but they are doing better. much, much happier now that they are not inside that house that is flooded out. >> tell me where you are and what is going on? >> reporter: we have teamed up with a group out of dallas known as the wolf pack. they are making their way through various neighborhoods. but what is interesting, they are trying to figure out, how to load up one of the big trucks, one of the big bed trucks being used to pick up evacuees and to move them to higher ground and to shelters. what is interesting is that we have probably made it to three or four different neighborhoods. and what we're seeing, which is good news, is that a lot of the neighborhoods around dickinson, leagu

pam jones and their mother being treated now. they're waiting for a vehicle that can drive them off and get them to safer ground. we're out of the neighborhood. she's finally being treated here. so everything is going to work out just fine. but to give you a sense, the rescues continue. it just isn't the boat that we were on. there are hundreds of volunteers fanning out in this one particular area of dickinson, texas, south of downtown houston. the city of houston. i think we're 25, 30 miles ousoh of houston. this entertain has essentially become a boat launch fb volunteer rescuers taking flat boats out into the neighborhoods with f , fanning out into the neighborhoods and rescuing people. this is austin seth who was manning the boat. heck of a day for you? >> it was definitely an interesting one. wasn't what i was planning on doing when i woke up this morning. >> reporter: you pulled about 15 people probably total out of these neighborhoods today. >> i think that's what it ended. being, about 15. >> reporter: your emotions after

we were on the way out of the neighborhood when he heard pam jones cry out for help and asked us to stop. what struck me was people are going out to calls, but on their way to certain calls they're being stopped two, three, four, five times from people seeking help. the demand is so overwhelming. >> you're doing a fantastic job down there. thank you so much. i want to turn to cnn's brian todd live for us at the convention center where thousands of residence have been evacuated and is there tonight. what are you seeing on the ground? tell us what's going on at this particular shelter. >> well, don, we're told the number of people in the houston convention center has surpassed 5,000. roughly 8,000 according to the mayor has been taking shelters all over the area, that number will certainly zbrou. we just saw a number of people who were bussed here from one of the neighborhoods. one of the questions that's on everyone's mind is when they look at a large convention center from thousands of people who are taking refuge from the hurricane scht going to be a compete of the super zoem situation

we heard pam jones cry out for help. and asked us to stop. what really struck me was, this kind of speaks to what many paem are going through, and i have heard from other first responders. they're going out to calls. but on their ways to certain calls they're being stopped, two, three, four five times from people seeking help. so, the demand is just simply overwhelming. >> ed, heck doing a fantastic job down there. thank you so much. want to turn to cnn's brian todd live at houston convention center where thousands of residents have been evacuated. they're taking refuge there tonight. brian, watching you all day. doing a fantastic job as well. what are you seeing on the ground. tell whults us what is going ons she shelter? >> don, the number of people in the houston center, surpassed 5,000. from an official in there speaking to us. roughly lly 8,000 take shelters the area. that number will grow. we just saw a number of people who were bused here from one of the hard hit neighborhoods. stream in here. and, of course, one of the questions that

tongiht hear from a family member who thinks the jenny jones show is partly to blame. (pam) but first..just how far some people in the bay area are going ... to get the best of the upcoming solar eclipse. (pam) we are just four days away from the solar eclipse.(grant) here in the bay area, we will see the moon block about 80 percent of the sun. that's not bad but a lot of folks are traveling to places that will see "totality" which is when the sun is completely blocked. kron4's charles clifford is live at sfo -- where are people headed to see the eclipse? well, we have heard from people online that many have already left or will be leaving soon to watch the eclipse on monday. here at sfo i caught up with several people who are excited for monday. monday's eclipse will pass from coast to coast, starting in oregon and ending in south carolina. here in the bay area, the moon will block about 80 percent of the sun but along what's called the path of totality it will be 100 percent. . bring night in the middle of the day.at sfo on thursday, i talked with several people who are f

jones succumed to his injuries. a no bail arrest warrant has been issued for stewartwho police say is armed and dangerous. (pam) now at 11.the fbi has released photographs of a wanted serial bank robber. this man is known as the "smiling face bandit"... and you can see why.since may of this year, this man has robbed six wells fargo branches in san francisco. each time he handed the bank teller a note... demanding money.a reward of 3-thousand dollars is being offered for information leading to his arrest. (steve) the menlo fire department and menlo college - will begin inspecting several trees next week... after an oak tree branch feel on a group of people in atherton. it happened during a company picnic at the college on saturday. a three- foot-wide tree branch crashed onto about six people, including a mother and her 2-year-old daughter. the little girl was rushed to the hospital after the tree fractured her skull. the toddler had to undergo surgery on her eyelid. the girl's mother and one other person were also hurt, but are expected to be ok. san francisco police make arrest in twin peak robbery homicide on