Realizing that this is a "check in" thread for folks affected I'd like to say there are numerous cool things happening where American is helping American.
First, Glenn Beck's Mercury 1 has volunteered to pay for the fuel used by American Airlines planes used to transport helpers to Houston.
Next, those helpers are from a group of 48,000! veterans called Rubicon and about 1500 have volunteered to help the cause. Seems AA is willing to donate some seats on flights stopping near the hurricane affect area. Rubicon is negotiating with them as I type this.
Third, neighbor helping neighbor stories abound where volunteers are jumping in to help "gut" flood stricken homes but at times have trouble finding folks to help... well, that will allow it. Here's what's happening... group of folks knock on a door offering assistance. Neighbor says "guy across the street needs your help worse than me." They go there and that fellow says "lady 2 doors down has it worse than me."...
I'm hearing story after story like that.
Red Cross, Salvation Army and lots of other groups are swelling with donations, hotel chains like Hilton are sheltering flood victims...
It's just heart warming to hear the stories of big hearted American people (and even a few corparations) doing so much in Texas right now.