Sen. Ted Cruz shares emotional Texas flood stories at Senate hearing

I want to jump over to Texas Senator Ted Cruz because he's discussing flood damage in Texas during some confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill. Let's just jump in and listen to what he's discussing. Texas our heart is broken and we saw extraordinary courage. We saw search and rescue. We saw heroes. I met with a young Coast Guardsman on Monday who's credited with 165 rescues. He landed at Camp Mystic. They put him on the ground in a very difficult helicopter landing. And he was at a field at the highest point on the campground helping rescue little girls. For three and a half hours, they helicoptered out 165 girls, about 15 per helicopter. And he sat there and held their hands and stayed on the ground with them. This guy I know a lot of my colleagues have gotten to meet, Coast Guard swimmers, who I have analogized there, they're kind of like Navy SEALs and California surfers mixed together. Like this young man, he described himself in the press, he said, I'm just a dude, which is something a Coast Guard swimmer would say. But they're completely fearless. And when I saw him, he just hung up the phone from talking with a mom and dad and with their daughter and they were crying. They said, you saved our daughter's life. And when she was there, terrified out of her mind, you held her hand and told her it'd be okay. Texas Senator Ted Cruz there sharing some of what he's heard and witnessed overseeing the response effort in Central Texas, which is ongoing. We'll continue to listen to the senator and we also understand we'll get an update from officials in Kerr County at the top of this hour, approximately 11am Eastern. And always be aware of this web address. If you're motivated to help flood victims recover and they will need it, you can head to cbsnews.com forward slash help Texas for many ways to donate. We've got plenty of vetted organizations listed there for you to look at and share with your loved ones.