according to the national weather service, who you will hear from shortly, rainfall amounts as much as two feet have occurred in the houston metro area, and life-threatening flooding will occur over a large portion of south, south central and southeast texas in the coming days. rivers will not rest until later this week. it is vitally important for those in texas and louisiana to monitor your local radio and tv station for updated emergency information, and as always, listen to the direction of your local officials. if you're in the affected areas, we are asking that you please only call 911 if you have immediate need for medical attention or evacuation assistance. if local officials deem it safe, least take time to check on your neighbors and friends, particularly the elderly who may need assistance. the department, through fema, has been working in close coordination with the state and local officials throughout the region. for many days in preparing for hurricane harvey, and under the presidents direction we have made every resource available to respond to this historic storm. the p

the national weather service director louie. and also joining to take questions will be the confidant of the u.s. coast guard. and the health and human services price. again, the first three speakers will provide opening remarks. then we'll open up to your questions. just to let you know in advance administrator will be immediately heading from here to make his way down to texas. we should end promptly 7:45 to allow him to get to his air 14 make it down to texas. with that, we'll bring out our speakers. thank you. >> good morning everyone. thank you for joining us at fema headquarters. everyone in this room on on the president's team has been moved by the images and stories of people who are suffering in texas. we want to make sure you all know we are working now to provide assistance quickly as we can. right now, we're focused on rescue operations and we'll move moveinto recovery operations laettner the week. we are deeply concerned with those in houston and surrounding area where stranded or need in of assistance. people need

the national weather service in sterling virginia has issued a special memory warning for chesapeake bay from pools island to sandy point maryland chesapeake bay north island maryland patapsco river including baltimore harbor in till seven fifteen pm at five twelve pm strong thunderstorms were located along the line extending from ten nautical miles northwest of middle river to nine nautical miles west of bank river to fifty nautical miles west of fort small state park moving east a twenty five knots hazard thirty four knots or greater source radar indicated impact boaters and small craft could be thrown overboard by suddenly high winds and waves capsizing their vessel locations and pack that include fort smallwood state park north point state park part miller island can point pools island seven foot middle pool chester beach frequent lightning is occurring with these storms if caught on the open water stay below deck if possible keep away from an grounded metal objects. but apparently it's still strong as ever what does this mean going forward for the future of policing and continui

and what the national weather service is saying. this is what we're saw on august 11th, as well, where this is all on the ground. it's in a more rural location. what we're seeing not necessarily a lot of homes out this way, but certainly a -- still a very serious event where the radar is going out and scanning the skies, it's coming back and telling us that it's seeing winds that are strong enough going away from the beam and going toward the beam, that is starting to indicate the potential for a little bit of rotation out that way. we're seeing -- we're seeing, again, that tornado warning for parts of mainly saint mary's county and a little bit of charles county, this includes this area, this is going to go until 5:30. this is now starting to move toward the southeast but very slowly at only 10 miles an hour. and then, i think we're still had another severe thunderstorm warning, right, this is going to be further out to the west and parts of northern virginia, that's going to include parts of prince william. that severe thunderstor

national weather service, they have not cancelled this tornado warning. if they thought that the threat for tornado was over, they would cancel the warning. they're not going to hang on to the warning unless they think there's still potentially a tornado out there. again, i want to zoom into this area right here. i'm going to throw the radar back on. i'm also going to do something where i hit our storm tracks. this is going to let us -- the -- also continuing to notice this area of very heavy rain fall likely some hail right around here and 66, as well. let me zoom on into this area and show you exactly where thi this is back to the west of at mother land drive, bifrly mill drive just north of 55. you can see that over to the east around rider cup drive and in that area likely picking up some impressive hail right now. let me take off the radar here and show you the latest. again, this is a tornado warning, but when i throw on the radar and i then add our storm track on see where our radar is picking up rotation, we're seeing that rotation mainly up in th

those are the exact words from the national weather service, catastrophic event. life, life endangering event. this is something folks are not taking lightly. a lot of people are watching very, very closely at this hour, david. david: casey, stay safe. we thank you very much for that report. we'll be bringing updates on the path and intensity of that storm throughout that hour. cheryl? cheryl: breaking news continues. new orleans maryland drew on preparedness for harvey. we'll listen in a minute. >> national weather service is expecting hurricane harvey to make landfall in texas. the storm could showdown considerably and make its way east in parts of louisiana next week but the future is uncertain. the latest forecast showing harvey strengthening and producing heavy rainfall in our regions. this is potentially localized flooding in new orleans from sunday through end of next week. models will likely change as the start goes closer. five to seven inches of rain five to seven days, potential for double if we get stuck in prolonged rain bands. most heavy rain sometim

morning, as disaster, harvey triggering flooding so bad that the national weather service said they had literally never seen anything like it. larry: thousands of rescues, more than 100 tornado warnings, texas is not out of the woods just yet. complete team coverage this monday morning as storm trak 7 tracks harvey. national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] autria: we have both of our meteorologists in and you have more of this weird, ominous warning? that's right, the red right there, the national weather service saying they had never seen anything like this before. the other statement that came out days before the storm hit is that it was likely there would be so many locations that would be uninhabitable for days, for days. we are seeing that right now. in fact, four weeks, likely. eileen: a chilling message and our thoughts and prayers go out to all of those who are dealing with the rain from harvey. harvey is expected to still just ofnder over the eastern half the state and it is likely going to continue to bring at

atsz i said earlier, the national weather service has done a great job letting people know about the torrential rainfall and the inland event. the problem with forecasting rainfall, it's one of the toughest things to do. pinpointing what watershed that rain is going to go into, it's dang near impossible to figure that out. unfortunately the city of houston is huge, 2 to 3 million people. pulling the trigger on that is an incredibly difficult situation. a lot of times when you're facing a city like that in a rain fall event, you have to ask people to shelter in place because of the time frame you're given, the time frame to evacuate the city of houston could take days, days, literally days. i believe everybody is doing the best they can right now with the information they've been provided. >> quick followup. do people need to start thinking about getting out now? talking about another 15 to 20 inches of rain over the next two to three days. >> people need to listen to their local officials right now in the houston area. i don't want to step on the governor or local officials and confu

the national weather service in mount holly new jersey has issued a special memory warning for delaware being coastal waters from little egg and let me jersey defend island delaware out twenty nautical miles until eight forty five pm at seven thirty eight pm strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near sea breeze to bowers beach movies that thirty knots. hazard wind gusts to forty knots and small hail source radar indicated impact small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves locations impacted include brown issue like buoy three a b. fourteen for bank light keep an open east point bowers beach cape me point my mom light rain the wind chill light ocean city reef while good over phone still moment for test beach sea breeze movie g c l city movie two milliseconds cross legs light and wildwood reef. to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. it was well. let. let go of it. but i'll. tell you what i believe. it's. pleasure that she was you know i started off. that's true that you can i see a. lot. because of so much not in the yet i

the national weather service in mount holly new jersey has issued a special memory warning for delaware being until eleven forty five pm at ten twelve pm a strong thunderstorm was located ten nautical miles north of having delaware grace moving east at forty five knots answered wind gusts thirty four knots or greater and small hail source radar indicated impact small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and higher waves. impacted include four task beach sea breeze buoy the patch island woodland beach stony point ship joins you like in. a severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until midnight for northern delaware and southern new jersey. one carrier now said they were going to completely shut their plant down and that it didn't have anything to do with the members with the work that was being done enough facility that it only had it was a business decision just what they told us the way to do that in monterrey or less than three dollars an hour no benefits the wages a carrier for the most part average about twenty twenty one dollars an hour and benefits quote during the ca

weather service and the national hurricane center uses is going to change. it's a dynamic situation that we, you know, we can never be too cautious and everybody needs to stay alert. >> fema has deployed what are called urban search and rescue teams to san antonio right now. what will be their role in the coming days? i assume they're going to be moved out of san antonio as quickly as possible. >> right. so, the goal of fema is we have to prestage teams such as search and rescue teams, incident management teams. we're prestaging lifesaving commodities. we can't roll directly to the area. i cannot put my staff in danger. it does no good for fema to become a victim by getting too close to the storm. but as soon as the governor, you know, asks for support, we understand what the gaps are in the state. we can mobilize those forces very quickly to start helping the state to respond and recover. >> what sort of coordination support are you getting from the white house, from president trump right now? >> excellent coordination and support. we're in constant contact

. >> the national weather service says high winds could make home uninhabitable for days, even months. >> you have your family to think about. you need to make the right decision and get out of dodge. >> mason: the storm surge could reach 12 feet. >> this is going to be a very major disaster. >> reporter: what is your worst-case scenario here. >> harvey. >> mason: also tonight, amazon is about to upend the shopping cart. and steve hartman's "on the road" with the moon, the sun, and a budding star in astronomy. >> 1% left? oh, my god, it's so dark. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> mason: good evening. i'm anthony mason. harvey is just hours from blasting the gulf coast of texas. it's grown into a life-threatening category 3 hurricane. this image from the international space station gives a sense of its size and power. 22 million are in its path. storm surges up to 12 feet are predicted in some places, up to 40 inches of rain over several days, winds over 120 miles an hour. the national weather service warns some residents may not be able to return to their

the national weather service now confirms that a tornado touched down in salisbury monday afternoon. the e-f one tornado flipped cars in the air, and leveled trees and utility poles. the national weather service says the twister was on the ground for about a mile with winds of around 100 miles-per-hour. while no one was hurt -- businesses and residents are still cleaning up this morning. right now.. an urgent search is underway for two robbers who stabbed a man while he was waiting for a metrobus. it happened monday morning at a bus stop near kennedy street and georgia avenue in northwest d.c. police say the robbers kicked the victim, nega torsha, in the head before taking his wallet, debit card, and i-phone. landlord james walker says torsha was heading to work when the men attacked him. police say torsha will be ok. they believe the attack was random. and they're warning people in the area to be cautious. there are cameras near the spot where the attack happened. but it's unclear if they captured an image of the robbers. in northwest-- a man is arrested, while allegedly preying on

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the heat wave is expected to last through monday, the national weather service says. fairfield police warned residents of heat-related illnesses for those exposed to extreme weather conditions. (mark) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. (darya) and make sure you have the kron4 mobile app to track the high temperatures. we will also let you know when breaking news happens in your neighborhoods - through push alerts. ( mark ) breaking news we are following this morning... two explosions at a chemical plant near houston. the plant in crosby, texas lost power because of flooding from harvey. now people in the area are being told to evacuate. this is new video of the plant after the explosion. the flooding also caused the plant to lose their backup generators. they say that caused the chemicals at the plant to get hot which led to the explosions. no body was hurt but 10 sheriff's deputies went to the hospital as a precaution. (darya) and this morning rescue crews in houston are still trying to reach people in need.( mark ) the death toll is no

we're at the mercy of the national weather service and what they decide to do. they're the official government agency. can you imaginet communications would be if anybody could issue tornado warnings? this is why the national weather service has the sole responsibility for it and we take this seriously. the green area, we have wind going toward the radar site and the radar site is out here, the red is going away. that's the spin right here just to the south of hay market. that's why that tornado warning, if it doesn't expire in the next 45 seconds, my concern is for you folks in prince william county along route 15 corridor and south of that. you guys need to take cover along route 15 northwest of manassas, between manassas and hay market. this area here, you're going to have strong winds regardless, potentially knocking trees down as we were reporting earlier. but we're going to just stay because hopefully we'll expire this. and i'm going to be doing facebook live and we'll continue to track the storms should the tornado warning -- they've canceled the tornado

the national weather service confirms a tornado touched down in salisbury monday afternoon. the e-f one tornado flipped cars in the air and leveled trees and utility poles. the national weather service says the twister was on the ground for about a mile with winds of around 100 miles-per-hour. incredibly no one was hurt. today we're getting a routine update from noaa on this year's atlantic hurricane season. the peak period is generally mid august through october. in the first nine weeks of this season, there have already been six named storms - including this one. tropical storm franklin is hitting mexico's gulf coast right now. the storm already made it's first landfall. today it's expected to pick up speed over open water and hit mexic this time possibly as a hurricane. authorities in texas today are working to piece together how an infant died --- accidentally strangled by a portable car seat. john norris was found dead in the car-seat inside a walk-in-closet monday at a fort worth home. authorities say the car-seat's bottom belt strap was not properly connected and the

this is the national weather service that is covered by salisbury. so as this beam goes out away from the radar, it shoots further up in the sky. farther away it gets, the higher the beam goes. what was happening yesterday, the beam shooting over the rotation, so the radar couldn't pick up the rotation, but because of the fact that they saw some very heavy rain in the area, they did issue that severe thunderstorm warning. there's kind of the why behind the storm, yesterday, wendy. >> thank you, amelia. >>> you know anyone can fall victim to this, and now it's gaining attention from the white house, the new effort to tackle the opioid crisis that's hitting our schools, suburbs and cities. >>> mother turns her pain into purpose. what she wants others to learn from her son's overdosed death after touring with the >>> nonu.s. citizens be allowed the right to vote. it is a hot button issue. so much so in college park, the prince georges county police will bettending toni agh this is the moment. the moment you could put yourself in the driver's seat of a n

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i want to read something from the national weather service. the wording that they used is strong. and this is just a serious situation. again, the key note here is unprecedented, they used that word, and all impacts are unknown and beyond anything experienced. so we don't actually know what can happen, but we know that the rain will be significant for the next few days. you will see that all those bands are feeding off the ocean and now the latest track of the storm is dipping down back over the water and driving it just to the west of houston as we approach thursday. so five more days of this rain. even though it looks like the amounts will go down, it doesn't matter. there is rain on the ground, it's flooding already, we have an is you there. it's not going anywhere and there is more to come. so this is something that is serious. rainment as already up to close to 30 inches in dayton all the way down to about 17 in houston. so a lot of rain and this could be a historical event that we're seeing as well. the record for the most amount of rain in a single storm was in 1950 and tha

weather service issued its warning. >> if it's a broken arrow, we will not sound our sciences because by the time we got this information was going into broken arrow. >> a spokesman for the national weather service says they plan to review their protocol. they say they'll review their protocol -- >>> a scare in the air. severe turlence suddenly jolts passengers on the east coast. video of the aftermath. >>> and a diet based on your dna, test claim they can find the right fit for you, but are they really accurate. >>> from the kpix weather center, we have a haze in the air looking in the direction of the skyline of san francisco. the haze and the warmth and the fog. we've got it all. we'll talk about it when we come back. after an american airlines flight encountered severe turbulence over >>> a mess in the aisles and passengers shaken up after an american airline flight had turbulence. ten people were treat and released. roxana saberi shows us the aftnoon math caught on camera. >>reporter: cell phone video shows debris scattered in the aisle after flight 759 hit severe turbulence satu

the national weather service just issued a flash flood warning for the galveston area. you can see why. you know how everyone's iphones and mobile phones get the emergency alerts? they all went off in unison not long ago alerting us to this and this is what we're talking about when we say it is a two prong threat. you initially had landfall and the danger with the winds and the storm surge but the really big story is rick and griff jenkins and matt final of our colleagues stationed up and down the coast have been talking about is the threat of flooding. this is why, because the ground have this for days and days according to all of the forecast models, so it doesn't take long for it to start filling up roadways and things like that very quickly. if there is a good bit of news in galveston where we are is that they do have a whole lot o. experience doing this and a lot of the buildings and we've shown you video from here we have shot , homes up on stills and everything is elevated as much as it can be so that when you do have hurricanes and tropicalca systems they are at

national weather service says the storm could dump up to 50" of rain in parts of state. texas governor greg abbott urged residents to get out of harm's way. >>> always tried to seek the high ground whether you're on ground or in a building. get as high as you can. and try to avoid going outside if you don't need to. >> and again emergency responders are asking people to donate fwots help with rescue efforts. >> help is on its way to texas from our area. earlier this evening more than a dozen montgomery county firefighters left for the flood rav amid region and fire fighters are part of fema urban search and rescue task force helping with water rescues and firefighters br bringing with them rigs, boats and rescue equipment to the houston area and another team from fairfax country also left today for texas. fema activated both teams earlier today to help to the natural disaster. >> and a bit of good news here a storm chaser managed to track down more than harvey this weekend. >> he also found and reunited a lost dog with the family. erin jade jack was traveling from austin

so, once again the national weather service has issued a heat advisory. that's the area you see shaded in orange along the immediate bay waters and an excessive heat warning pretty much away from the coast and our higher elevations because temperatures are going to be well above average for this time of year. so, take it easy out there. hydrate with water and take frequent breaks if you are outside for prolonged periods. three-day forecast we'll show you tomorrow it is another hot day especially inland. then on tuesday not as hot, temperatures coming back down, out of the triple digits inland. mid week here on wednesday, we're going to go back to reality. but it's going to be a temporary cool down because the end of the week, thursday and into friday, those numbers are bouncing right back. here's the latest on tropical storm harvey. live doppler 7 along with satellite, the past 12 hours just look as this storm is just sitting and spinning over texas. in fact, houston just from the storm alone has seen about 24 1/2 inches of rain from harvey. to compare th

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planning out the next couple of hours here, this te in fact, national weather service has issued a heat advisory until 8:00 p.m. this evening. highs expected to reach the low 90s. heat endyksindex values near 10 degrees.

the national weather service in mount holly new jersey has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for western ocean county in southern new jersey north central camden county in southern new jersey central burlington county in southern new jersey intel seven forty five pm at six fifty seven pm a severe thunderstorm was located over mount laurel or nine miles east of camden moving east at twenty five miles per hour hazard sixty miles per hour wind gusts and nickel size hail source radar indicated impact expects damage to trees and power lines locations impacted include cherry hill eventually mount laurel winning borough for new medford lindemulder lumberton mount holly palmyra tabernacle presidential lakes states pemberton right town randy wood barclay kingston cherry hill mall as a long martin and leisure a town for your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building repeating a severe thunderstorm warning issued until seven forty five pm for the following counties in new jersey burlington camden and ocean. when they for that i fall of expanding holy aura vera editorial

hooer is the update from the national weather service. they said that this is beyond anything it has ever experienced. the head of fema said just short time ago this morning that the houston area will probably get another 13 to 20 inches of rain over the next several days. to me that's justin comprehensible to think about where that water is going to go. and the flooding will max out on wednesday or thursday and then it will finally start to recede very slowly. the fema administer also predicts more than 30,000 people will need temporary shelter. we've seen just here, though, it's more than they expected just at this one location. now, the army corps of engineers started a controlled release of water overnight from reservoirs that usually protect downtown houston from tlooding. now, that will make the flooding worse for neighborhoods around those reservoirs. specificlly along the buffalo bayou which is where i was just a short time ago in which we had to leave that area. now, the army says that releasing pressure on those reservoirs will

. >> we're waiting for the national weather service to weigh in on that. right here we're at sudley road. up there is lee highway. until a few minutes ago this road was closed. we begin a report tonight with a vacation that had to take a detour. it's a vacation delayed, a couple who had just hit the road in their rv found themselves in the middle of a severe storm. a tree toppled right on top of them. what was it like at the moment when this thing is coming me, there was nothing i could do about it. when the lord say it's my day, it's my day. >> reporter: once the storm hit, the couple was trapped in the rv until the fire department came to free them. >> if they would have sawed the limns off, i would have duct taped it and went on vacation. >> reporter: in manassas there was a water rescue at sudley road, a driver stranded in floodwaters. ian mcnaught was at home when the storm rolled through. he grabbed his dog and ran into a bathroom. >> we waited and the whole house was shaking. we waited for the tornado to pass and i went out and checked on my neighbo

the national weather service in mount holly new jersey has issued a tornado warning for southeastern berks county in eastern pennsylvania west central montgomery county in southeastern pennsylvania north central chester county in southeastern pennsylvania until ten pm at nine thirty nine pm a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado is located near new morgan or seven miles south of reading moving east at fifty five miles per hour hazzard tornado source radar indicated rotation impact flying debris will be dangerous to those can't without shelter mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed damage to roofs windows and vehicles will occur tree damage is likely this dangerous storm will be near birdsboro around nine fifty pm pottstown and straight on until around nine fifty five pm. still around ten pm other locations unpacked is by those tornadic thunderstorms include amitie gardens santa told parts grove kenworth south ponce town and halfway house take cover now move to the basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building of oil windows if you are outdoors

i also talked to the national weather service just about an hour ago. they are such great people at the national weather service here in sterling, our local department is awesome said that they may go out there to fauquier county to see if, in fact, they had a tornado possibly touchdown. so they're going to see the damage reports. they're really going to monitor that and see if there is even a reason for them to go out there, just to see if there happened to be a tornado out there. we will continue to update on that. i will call the national weather service about 9:30, 10:00 to see if they made that decision on whether they're headed out there. it is a gloomy morning out there, unfortunately, right now, we are in the mid 70s, feels a little warmer than that with that humidity. with he continue to warm up. i do believe we will get peeks of sunshine as we go through the middle portion of the day. visibility down quite a bit, especially in the shenandoah valley, down to a half a mile in the shenandoah valley, less than a mile at martinsburg. again, the hum

it will get heavier that's why the national weather service has flood watch that goes into effect at noon today and lasts through the evening. there could be heavy rain heavy enough to cause flash flooding in spots today. the satellite and radar showing the first round of rain for the most part is bringing light rain to the region. we could see periods of rain. we get a little break and the next round moves through. it's the afternoon an evening hours where the rain will pick up in intensity that's the concern. the temperature has dipped from 72 to 69 within the last hour and temperatures are going to hold upper 60s, low 70s. they will be waffling back and forth. it's a cool day today, the high today, 73 degrees. let's look at how the day will go, 7:00 a.m., 70. lunchtime, 71. that's when we expect the rain to pick up in intensity. pockets could be enough to cause flash flooding in the afternoon and early evening hours. the storm prediction center has areas to the south of us and slight risk of severe weather. i will show you where it is and how much rain to expect in the exclusive a

the national weather service confirmed a tornado touched down in salisbury monday afternoon. it was an ef it flipped cars, leveled trees, utility poles. the national weather service said the twister was on the ground for about a mile in that area and had winds of around 100 miles per hour. >> that train noise kind of thing, it went through quite. alison: while no one was hurt, businesses and residents are still cleaning up. jonathan: 7 on your side with a consumer alert, and new information about the massive takata airbag recall. nissan has agreed to a $98 million settlement for loss claims. that means that car owners will be eligible for benefits like cash and free rental cars. the decision will impact about 4 million people. similar settlements were reached and a mazda.bmw, at least 18 people so far have dozens seriously injured because of the airbag problem that caused them to explode with excessive force, sending shrapnel flying in the vehicle us do this every day. it is not that bad, right? jonathan: men need to pay attention to the study. it may make you think twice abo

at 1:23 the national weather service started drafting the tornado warning. but it was issued at 1:25 a.m., after the storm left tulsa. national weather service meteorologist steve piltz says they were caught off guard because the tornado was low to the ground, making it difficult for weather experts to predict what was happening on radar and the storm intensified rapidly. >> anytime we have these types of tornadoes we typically are a few minutes behind the first one. then we begin to understand the situation better and we can be faster. >> reporter: the tornado moved in so fast that customers at this restaurant left their cell phones and purses on the table so they could go run for cover. it's worth noting that august tornadoes are rare. the last one in tulsa county was in the 1950s. >>> tornado sirens usually sound minutes but sometimes just a few seconds before a tornado strikes. tony dokoupil reports on the latest efforts to increase the warning time. >> reporter: researchers at four universities are working to improve forecasting by using drones. the unp

national weather service in mount holly new jersey has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for central cecil northeastern maryland southeastern berks county in eastern pennsylvania west central montgomery county in southeastern pennsylvania chester county in southeastern pennsylvania until five thirty pm at four twenty nine pm severe thunderstorms were located along a line extend from your way missing to hold would moving is that twenty miles per hour hazard sixty mile per hour wind gusts and quarter size hail source indicated impact minor damage to vehicle is possible expects damage to trees and power lines locations and pack that include reading calvert pottstown phone excel coatesville y.-m. as downingtown birdsboro collegeville oxford reuters word sinking spring parkersburg trap west groove rising sunshine honey brook shrinks phil elverson a new morgan to severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency they will send report to the national weather service office in mount holly new jersey intense thunderstorm lines can produce grief tornadoes and widespread significant wi

worth noting the words of the national weather service. this event is unprecedented. all impacts are unknown and beyond anything experience. casey talked about a nursing home a picture of people in that nursing home with water up to their shoulders. brian has tracked on the photograph. sometimes a photograph is worth more than what we can put words to. we will leave that on the screen for you to take a look at. you have tracked down the mother of the woman who owned that nursing home. we have an update on how this happened in the rescue mission that was nothing short of heroic to save these helpless women. when we come back. too many children in this neighborhood do not graduate from high school. the kids after school, they are alone and they have nowhere to go and we tried to solve that problem by having this wonderful place where they can be children. wtef is the washington tennis and education foundation. we help the kids with their academics, and we teach them tennis. we have retired teachers doing the tutoring and they're here every day. wtef is the sole benefici

the national weather service team continues to assess the damage. frighteningly, the tornado sirens didn't go off, because it moved so fast and changed directions, so they didn't have time to get that warning out. >> there were patrons in three restaurants and they were eating and dispatch started to get calls of people that were trapped in restaurants because the roofs started to collapse. >> remarkably, nobody was killed. >> unbelievable that the sirens didn't go off. new orleans, extensive flooding. we're heading to hurricane season. you hear flooding in new orleans, people get worried. >> you hear people talking about katrina and comparing it. it overwhelmed the city's pumping systems. the pumping system there is designed to handle 1 inch of rain in the first hour and 1/2 inch every hour after that. residents there are upset. >> it's like katrina all over again. >> unbelievable. it's crazy. you can't go out your front door. . >> it wasn't a hurricane. it wasn't katrina. it wasn't a major storm. it was 2 hours of rain. >> in kansas city, missouri

eric: a fox news alert on what the national weather service is calling an unprecedented natural disaster. its ultimate impact unknown, beyond anything experienced. so says that agency. tropical storm harvey, as we have been reporting, continues to batter houston and the surrounding areas, overwhelming rescuers as forecasters warning the city could end up being buried under a record 50 inches of rain. in some spots now more than 10 feet of water deep. thank you for staying with us, this is "america's news headquarterses," i'm eric shawn. arthel: and i'm arthel nfl. emergency -- arthel neville. authorities urging some families to climb to their rooftops as they wait and pray for help to arrive. caroline shively is reporting live from houston and, caroline, how is it looking right now? >> reporter: it's looking rough, arthel. and you talked about those warnings. what they're telling folks, i have never read tweets coming out where they say don't get in your attic unless you have an axe, we don't want you to drown in your home. but if you do need another reason to stay in your house in houst

the national weather service in sterling virginia has issued a special memory warning for chesapeake bay from north beach to drum point maryland chesapeake bay from sandy point in north beach maryland to up and river to cambridge maryland in the little town and river eastern bay tax and river to booms and the maryland until nine forty five pm it ten pm severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from twelve nautical miles west of maywood to international harbor moving used to twenty five knots hazard wind gusts in excess of fifty knots source radar indicated impact boaters could easily be thrown overboard by suddenly higher wind and waves capsizing their vessel boats could suffer significant damage in high winds locations impacted include greenwell state park truck and river blackall mid-point solomons island couple creek drum point north beach james island calvert cliffs poplar island tilman chesapeake beach and healers island move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected. very practical investor and business person and i like to think about

the national weather service already calling the storm unprecedented and beyond anything experienced. and here in houston, we are heading into another night of torrential rainfall. tonight, with the water still rising and people still trapped, houston, one of america's largest cities, is crying out for help. issuing a nationwide sos. >> the current was getting high. we had to bust a window to get out. >> reporter: officials begging residents to stay strong. >> i know what you're going through. i know you're scared. i know you're panicked. i know you feel, like, in a desperation right now. but know that help is coming, help will be there, and we will help bring all of this back after this is over. >> reporter: the national weather service now predicting some areas to get 50-plus inches of rain. and saying in no uncertain terms, quote, "this event is unprecedented and all impacts are unknown and beyond anything experienced." high water teams pulling hundreds of people from their vehicles on inundated roads. we're on the 610 loop and there's a rescue happening. a truck driver stuck in th

if the models that the national weather service does come for our true. the rising water has caused thousands of people to go to rooftops and higher ground, we have seen the harrowing rescues, some done by authorities, some good samaritans. rescuers are having a tough time keeping up with all the calls for help. in houston the police chief says that emergency groups have rescued 2000 people from the flooding, but that does not count the cajun flotilla that has come from louisiana to help out, and all the people with their boats going house to house taking people out of their homes and onto dry land. thousands and thousands, a look at some of the flooding in houston, local officials saying that they released more water from the reservoirs in the area, but way too late for so many other people. you can see them coming up the streets, these pictures over and over, they have been overwhelmed. the goal is to protect the city's downtown area from devastating floods, having a hard time with it. thousands of homes are still in harm's way. i want to show you on th

the national weather service only issued a tornado warning after the storm had passed. the city's sirens were never activated. no one died. >> we were running behind the storm. it evolved and moved quickly. the city worked well, communicated well. it was just on our end. we were behind the storm. >> reporter: if what came through here turns out to have been a tornado it will be the second tornado to have touched down in this region in two ek by the way, the general manager of hopper's tap house said this building is a total loss but the main restaurant around the corner he hopes to have back in business later today. vlad? >> chip, thanks. >>> flash flooding forced overnight rescues in the houston area. passengers had to be evacuated from a stranded bus. other pool waded through the water. heavy rain flooded roads yesterday in san antonio. one man was trapped on the roof of his car as rushing water inched higher. the fire department brought in a ladder truck but it was too short. they used a step ladder to bridge the gap. it was just one of dozens of rescues. at least ei

the national weather service in sterling virginia has issued a special memory warning for chesapeake bay from pools island to sandy point maryland chesapeake bay north of rules island maryland chester rivers of queenstown maryland patapsco river including baltimore harbor until two thirty am at twelve twenty six am strong thunderstorms were located along the line extending from twenty nine nautical miles north of tidal basin to seventeen nautical miles northwest of key bridge moving east that thirty knots additional funder storms were located from edgewood to aberdeen stretching west of baltimore city hazard wind gusts thirty four knots or greater source radar indicated impact voters and small craft could be thrown overboard by suddenly higher winds and waves capsizing their vessel locations and pack that include fort smallwood state park pine forest turkey point north point state park maggots the river park miller island gibson island bond can point pools island special the island gun powder river baltimore light north east river seven foot no two old chester beach rock home and abe

that's why the national weather service is issuing that heat advisory today. heat warnings through monday. the bay area air quality management district says the hot temperatures combined with light wind and vehicles exhaust are expected to create unhealthy smog levels. the district has issued a "spare the air" alert asking folks to work from home if they can and asking folks to take public transit or carpool. the national weather service issues that excessive heat warning when they expected likelihood of heat-related injuries. officials want to remind folks, look inside your car before locking it. make sure children and others aren't in the back. drink plenty of water. don't wait until you're thirsty. limit outdoor activity. try too keep activities in the morning or evening if you can. if you don't have ac, head to your local mall, library or community center to cool down and here's some places across the bay area that are open as cooling centers. for free. willow pass center in concord, campbell community center centennial rec center in morgan hill. and the m

the national weather service does not use that wording often. water levels have surpassed a 500 year mark south of houston, that i-45 are corridor is where we're focusing in on some incredible historic rainfall totals. get this, 500 millimeters or 20 inches of rain have fallen in less than 24 hours. in three of those hours, we saw 350 millimeters of that rainfall, that is 14 inches of rain. i'll try to put it in perspective. there were five simultaneous tornadoes in and around houston along with a flash flood emergency in the dark of night all at the same time. how does one city even he cope with it that? that is what they are dealing with.he cope with it that? that is what they are dealing with.e cope with it that? that is what they are dealing with. cope with it that? that is what they are dealing with. >> and we're looking at the pictures of the flooding. they leave no doubt as to, a, how much water there was and, b, how dangerous that could be. and yesterday he were mentioning that just a few inches of rain could sweep a man off his feet. a

the following is a flood watch announcement from the national weather service flash flood watch in effect from monday afternoon through monday evening the national weather service mount holly has issued a flash flood watch for portions of delaware northeast maryland new jersey and southeast pennsylvania including the following areas in delaware delaware beaches inland sussex kent and newcastle in northeast maryland caroline cecil kidd marilyn queens and talbot in new jersey glen take glen to coastal cape may camden cape may coastal atlantica coastal ocean cumberland gloucester mercer northwestern burlington ocean salem in southeastern burlington in southeast pennsylvania delaware eastern chester eastern montgomery lower bucks and philadelphia from monday afternoon through monday evening heavy rain of one to two inches with isolated higher amounts up to four inches are possible showers and thunderstorms are expected to start midday tomorrow and continue through the evening hours this rain will be falling in areas where the soils are already nearly century to do just warms last. torrential

we're now hearing from the national weather service that in places around houston, the rainfall could top 50 inches. even in the extreme scenario, we weren't talking about 50 inches. it is, you know, what has happened. we've been talking about this all day. the storm basically stopped. the rain has not stopped. the bands of rain are just dumping on the city of houston. that's what we're seeing in the streets here. >> you just came from the rice university area. how far is that from downtown huften? because part of what we're seeing, you're on a split screen, so you know, and we're looking at these downtown houston streets that are virtual waterways. you see trucks covered near the top of them. the only way anyone's getting through is via boat. so that's downtown. how far are you? this neighborhood's about what distance from this? >> you know, maybe five miles from downtown, alex. that's a bit of a -- that's a bit of a guess. we are, what, kind of southwest of the city, guys. >> northwest. >> northwest of the city, excuse me. we are trying to get south. we're trying to get braise bayou