filter and not just reflection off the glitter pumps. so in that respect, it's a fake video because there is an instagram filter on the shoes. that's what my insiders are saying so i got to go with them on this one. >> but the glitter louboutin is real, right? >> that's right. >> here we go with video number three. >> you can see him handing it off. you can see the slight movement of i had hand. >> that's a great stunt, but it was set up. >> you would react to a skateboarder coming out of nowhere and landing in front of you. you'd be like, whoa. what are you doing? >> yeah, yeah. totally set up. the guy with the beer was in on it. >> yeah. so this was caught on camera in london south bank. a professional skateboarder. it's a complete setup. you can see the guy standing there ahead of time. but this clip definitely went viral. my friends are sending this to me. is this real, dude? i don't believe it. no. not buying it. still awesome clip.

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harvey on this 12th anniversary of hurricane katrina. >> a federal emergency has been declared in five louisiana parrishes. all schools and offices are closed in new orleans and the surrounding area where ten inches of rain is still in the forecast. >> let's find out what tropical storm harvey is expected to do society. >> accuweather's paul william has the latest on the forecast. paul, good morning. >> good morning, kendis, diane. we're expecting the heaviest rainfall not only moving to the houston area, the parish of louisiana, as well as lafayette, new orleans. we have some projections, we co-see up to eight inches of rain in portions of louisiana and closer to the area. here's the reason why.

harvey is going to slowly walk its way right along the eastern portions of texas and eventually slide into the mississippi valley region but that will take until saturday. coming up, we'll get a look at other headlines, including that breaking news that north korea has launched a missile over japan, with have the response with that. and maria sharapova returns to the u.s. open in style. you're watching "world news now."

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flooded roadway here in beaumont, texas, claimed two vehicles in quick succession. both drivers drove into the standing water, only to find out it was much deeper than they thought. >> yes, but both of those drivers were rescued by the same woman, watch as she manages to get into one of the cars, pulls out the people inside. you can see that person clinging to her. >> look at her. >> she goes back in to pry the second person out of the car, as well. you can see how deep the waters are. watch how quickly that car just sinks right into the water. unbelievable how fast this whole thing happens. and you can see her go back for

for the person in the second vehicle. just unbelievable. >> amazing work on her part. >> we've seen a lot of this, too. there's so many calls that come in. it's hard for emergency responders to get to everyone calling 911. so, we see video after video of regular civilians going in to help their fellow neighbors. >> it also doesn't help when people see water and say, i'm going to drive into that. >> yeah, shouldn't do that. >> we're going to continue to follow developments in texas. wanted to get to the other breaking news overnight. overnight, the north korean missile launch brings a call for the united nations to get involved. >> yesterday, pyongyang fired a ballistic missile over japanese air space. it flew 1,700 miles before landing in the pacific ocean. the early morning launch led to panic in northern japan. prime minister shinzo abe is now calling for an emergency meeting at the u.n. security council. a terrible scene at a new mexico public library as a gunman opens fire, killing two and injuring four others. a 16-year-old male is reportedly in custody. authorities say he surrendered immediately when confronted by the cops.

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it really, really high? >> well, whole foods were credited for its screening. the question is, will the quality continue if the prices are getting lower. former u.s. open champion maria sharapova has made a stylish return from a doping ban. share spov sharapova came dressed in black for her first action on the court for 15 months. her russian and her dress sparkled. she knocks off the second seed, simona halep in three sets. it was her first win in flushing meadows since 2015. a bit of a comeback for many people. i was actually there for the opening night. not only sharapova, but shania twain opened up the festivities. ♪ that don't impress me much >> it impressed all of us. nothing but up. when we come back -- are you okay there? >> i'll work on it. >> we'll have more on that. we'll also have more on a grassroots group, answering texans' call for help.

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well, as the flooding pounds america's fourth-largest city, the images are just heartbreaking. but there are some bright spots in that. neighbors helping neighbors, as this massive rescue efforts overwhelms even first responders, but we've seen victims brought to safety by boat, helicopter, dump trucks even backhoes. everybody is using every resource they have. and ted oberg of our houston station, stopped to chat with one little girl who just made it to safety. >> what was it like? were you in that big truck? >> i was stuck in there. i couldn't even move. >> couldn't move, how tight was it? show me. it's okay. >> we were falling. >> what was the ride like to get out of here?

>> to stay there and like hold on. >> how long had you been waiting for that truck to come by and get you? >> oh, like an hour. >> an hour. >> and it was raining the whole time. did you have some sort of shelter? were you in a house or anything when you were waiting? >> yeah. but in a gas station. >> a gas station. how many people were at the gas station, jamie? >> like millions. >> like millions. more than what's in your class? more than what's in the lunchroom at school or less? >> more. yeah, like more. >> lots of people. are you okay? >> yeah. >> are you cold? >> kind of. >> i'm cold. >> yeah. >> he's like, i'm cold. >> talk about being resilient. the kids especially just seem so resilient in situations like this. yeah, i'm cold. >> it's great that many don't know how devastation the situation is. >> got a lucky little girl right

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not so much on other teen things. heroes are beginning to emerge in texas, as thousands of people are being pulled to safety from floodwaters by professionals and volunteers. >> either way, many of them are calling them houston's heroes. tom llamas introduces us to some of them. >> reporter: just like the rain here, the devastating images and stories continue to pour in. a family on an air mattress. 10-year-old javon murphy running through chest-deep waters to check on a neighbor at his apartment complex. and rising from the floodwaters, the human spirit. two young children carried to safety in the arms of a sheriff's deputy. in cypress, texas. amidst the chaos and destruction, images of kindness

and strength. neighbor helping neighbor. lending a land and giving a hug. a reminder, there is something in all of us, a storm just can't break. >> on that note, one group that keeps coming up, is the grassroots group called the cajun navy. they actually came together during katrina, right after katrina, that is, in louisiana. and they've arrived in houston with this mini armada, high-clearance trucks, boats, canoes, you name it. they have done tons, made hundreds of rescues. and they're apparently using a walkie-talkie app called zelo to help locate rescuers and victims as well. pretty cool. and snap maps are helping people locate them, as well. >> they moved in as if they knew what they were doing. many of the rescues they have don, using their air boats. all the guys just came in and went into neighborhoods and

tried to pluck out folks. >> kind of unfortunate that they have the experience that they do, but in this case, it's worked out that they can put that towards good use. >> want to give props to our station there in houston, ktrk. we have watched one of their reporters and now chauncey glover and many, many, many of their reporters who have dropped the microphone and just helped out the folks. this is chauncey glover who helped out a pregnant woman who was in labor in northeast houston. she was eventually transported to texas women's hospital. but, you know, a lot of folks have been helping out including members of the media. >> usually as a reporter, you try to become not part of the story. but chauncey was in the right place to help that particular woman. >> yeah, he got paramedics to her and was in the van with her and kept telling her to take deep breaths. >> good luck t

good tuesday morning, everyone. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm diane macedo. here's some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." rescuers are working around the clock to pull people from floodwaters in south texas. tropical storm harvey is expected to dump 15 inches more of rain overnight on the texas and louisiana coast. some of houston's shelters are now well over capacity. at least 7,000 evacuees have arrived at the convention center by city truck or rescue boat. the city of houston is asking for medical professionals to volunteer to help treat the evacuees. and president trump visits corpus christi today to survey the damage. he's promising that he and congress will act quickly to free up billions of dollars to rebuild. and breaking news -- just one week after the united states praised north korea for showing restraint, pyongyang has fired a

ballistic missile over japan. the move set off panic in that country, prompting an international response. those are some of our top stories on this tuesday, august 29th. >> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now." >> we do say good morning, everybody. the historic disaster in south texas is intensifying at this hour. >> overnight, tropical storm harvey slammed the region with more rain, up to 15 inches more. expected in some areas. the rain is also spreading east now to include southeastern louisiana and new orleans, where the mayor is warning people to stay home today. >> rescuers have been bringing evacuees to shelters. but many of them are already at capacity or beyond. the convention center was only supposed to handle 5,000 people. it is now at 7,000. >> but there are more people who need to be rescued. crews are working through the night. and abc's tom llamas is with some of them. >> reporter: it's too early to tell the full scope of the

devastation. but what is clear is that houston will never be the same. >> there's a reality that we have to come to grips with. and that is, we are just beginning the process of responding to this storm. >> reporter: the landmark hurricane swept through southeastern texas, hitting the coast as a category 4 early saturday morning. its winds tearing down power lines and peeling off rooftops. then, as the storm weakened, it began to settle over the area. on sunday, a new threat emerged, catastrophic flooding. the national weather service predicting that some areas here could see more than 50 inches of rain. families fighting to stay above water, floating on air mattresses. piling into canoes and rescue baskets. some standing on rooftops waiting for aid. children, wading through waist-deep waters with the fire department. the flood zone expanding to more than 50 miles.

texas governor greg abbott has activated all 27,000 members of the national guard. and coast guard in the air and on the water have saved more than 2,000 people. the response teams remain so overwhelmed that fema is calling for ordinary citizens to get involved in the rescue effort. while hurricane harvey may have beaten down buildings and homes, the one thing it didn't seem to topple was the human spirit. along the highway, we found a person who took us to a neighbor where a woman was stuck in her home. her family asking for help with social media. >> you see the house with the roof collapsed? >> reporter: we found the home and part of the roof starting to cave in. siniora was displaced by hurricane katrina. and now, dealing with harvey. >> i don't know. i've been through so much. i really don't know. i'm a war veteran. this is a bad joke for me right now. >> reporter: but she refuses to go to the shelter. she doesn't want to leave her pets behind.

fema estimates that more than 30,000 will need to be helped in shelters in the coming days. another concern, those that are stranded and in ill health. this woman was received by paramedics and transferred to a stretcher. many of those saved will be here at the george r. brown convention center. some brought in by dump trucks. others, streaming in by the busload. so far, more than 5,000 evacuees have signed in. the red cross telling us they're not going to deny anyone who needs help. first, they go through this security checkpoint. many of them taking only what they can carry. then, this way, over to the registration desk. where they check in with the red cross. from there, they make their way into that room, where dry clothes, foot and water is waiting. she's seeking refuge with her children. it took her three hours to get here. by boat, by foot and finally by bus.

are you relieved to be here now? >> yes. now that my babies are safe. >> reporter: how long do you think you might be staying here? >> hopefully as soon as the water goes down, i can get my family to get me. >> reporter: officials are concerned about houston's dams overflowing. the army corps of engineers is sending water downstream to relieve pressure on the dams. but they're filling faster than they can be emptied, meaning homes on the backside of the reservoirs are flooding, as well. nearly three dozen subdivisions, hundreds of homes at risk. it could be days before the sun shines here again. i'm tom llamas, in houston. >> it's been days since the sun actually was shining there in texas. overnight, rescuers loaded people on to massive trucks and front-end loaders to bring them to safety. >> drivers of those trucks say they will not stop until  everyone is out of the flooded neighborhoods. the rescuees were taken to dry land and eventually to a walmart parking lot. and we've seen tons of efforts under way. and tons of companies trying to

help as they can. we've been watching the feed over the course of the weekend. of the rain falling in some of the hardest hit areas. and one of the most disheartening parts is, you see it start to let up. and you think, maybe they're finally in the clear. maybe it's finally past. then, the next thing you know, they're getting pounded again. it has to be so disheartening for the people there. >> absolutely, here's the deal. after katrina, katrina was an overnight storm. and then, the sun came out. and you can see the disaster. this has been a disaster in the making for the last week, nearly. speaking of katrina, there's growing concerns for parts of louisiana this morning. now, harvey could dump more than ten inches of rain. >> new orleans city officials are keeping a close eye on the diminished capacity of the city's drainage system. 14 city pumps aren't working. schools and government offices are closed as a precaution. and by the way, today marks the 12th anniversary of when hurricane katrina hit.

>> that's one of the working pumps. that's frightening. president trump will get to see the devastation in person when he travels to texas where he will go to the state's emerge operation center. >> he's predicting a speedy response. he is praising local officials. here's abc's jonathan karl. >> reporter: at the white house, president trump offered this message to the victims of hurricane harvey. we are 100% with you. >> we're one american family. we hurt together. we struggle together. and believe me, we endure together. we are one family. >> reporter: the president was upbeat about recovery efforts, saying the texas governor is doing a fantastic job. calling his fema administrator outstanding in so many ways. and predicting a swift recovery. >> texas is a unique place. it's a great, great state. great people. i think you will be up and running very quickly. really very quickly. so, yeah. i think you're going to be in fantastic shape. >> reporter: trump defended his controversial pardon of arizona sheriff joe arpaio who was

convicted of contempt of court for racial profiling. the pardon announced just as hurricane harvey was hitting the texas coast. >> i assumed the ratings would be far higher than they would be normally. the hurricane was just starting. and i put it out that i had pardoned, as we say, sheriff joe. he is loved in arizona. i thought he was treated unbelievably unfairly. >> reporter: the president and the first lady are headed to texas to get a firsthand look at the damage. white house officials say they're taking great pains not to interfere with recovery efforts. though the president said he'll be going back to texas and louisiana again on saturday. jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. >> jon was there for that news conference. it did produce a few laughs, thanks to the press corps from finland. >> the president thought that one finnish reporter had managed to ask an extra question during a "q" and "a" session.

listen to this. >> thank you, mr. president. i have a question to president trump, if i may. >> i know there might be a couple more questions. but do you want to take one more? go ahead, pick. go ahead. again? you're going to give her the same one. >> no, she's not the same lady. >> go ahead. >> they are sitting side by side. >> we have a lot of blonde women in finland. >> there are many blonde women in finland. >> they look similar. different blazers. a moment of brevity. >> yes, it was. we needed it. coming up, an update from our reporter in south korea, as the north launches another missile. why this latest act is causing so much concern. and a desperate mother in texas stranded with her family on a rooftop. makes a plea for help live on the air. how social media is helping in the rescue effort. when we come back on "world news

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the water level in the reservoir upstream of houston is rising, even though the army corps of engineers has been releasing water. you can see the water coming up over this parkway near the addicks reservoir. more mandatory evacuations have been issued. the two local dams were build in the 1930s and haven't been 81

dated in more than 50 years. and rainfall totals are now topping three feet in parts of the houston asrea, with an addition of 10 to 15 inches of rain expects. you can see all of the activity expected in that area. those people will not get a break for a few days. >> the center of the storm, they're just south of the houston/galveston area and expected to make landfall later tomorrow morning, in the early morning hours. even though it's off the coast there, it's still bringing a whole lot of moisture right now. a lot of people are going to have a long, long few days still ahead of them. we get to more, now, on the other big stories. japan's government is reacting to a missile launch by north korea. >> the missile flew over japanese air space before landing in the pacific. this is provocative move prompting calls for an emergency meeting at the u.n. abc has more. >> reporter: this is at least

the fifth time north korea lobbed a missile over japan. the concept of a test missile falling in waters is troubling enough. but a test overflight sends chills across the nation. residents in northern japan woke up to blaring sirens at 6:00 in the morning. public announcement saying a north korean missile could hit hokkaido. lately, japan has been doing civil defense drills at coastal cities to be prepared. but this is the highest state of alert we've seen since the recent crisis. if the missile had flown to the towards another direction towards the south that flight distance would have been less than 200 miles short of guam. north korea did warn earlier this month it will fire four of of its intercontinental ballistic missile to land close to surrounding guam in what they call a historic enveloping fire.

looks like they wanted to repeat that message loud and clear. the crisis has been calming down in recent weeks. secretary of state rex tillerson praising north korea for showing restraint. president trump commenting he thinks kim jong-un is starting to respect the united states. the reaction here is a slap in the face to president trump. the media here says challenging president trump, who threatened fire and fury. kendis and diane. >> there was no actual damage reported from that missile, but obviously, the level of concern is extremely high this morning. north korea just seems to elevate things more and more. >> they do. and there was trading in the asian markets. understandably, they stank. the nikkei market in japan was down in early morning trading. coming up, a desperate cry for help from one texas mother, rallying a community. >> how she used social media to help save her family from the rising waters. you're watching "world news now." family from the rising waters. you're watching "world news now." sehelped save her

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♪ we have been seeing story after story of families stranded since harvey made landfall of amazing rescuers of good samaritans coming to the aid. now, we're hearing of some taking to social media to get help. >> so alicia nelson was trapped on the roof of her anding building with her family and about 30 other people, for several hours agency the water was rising. and she made a desperate plea, live on "good morning america." >> it's not going good for us. across the street, the building is caving in. it's water everywhere. we have nowhere to go. i have all my children. everything. i have nothing but the clothes on my back. the water is moving fast. it's coming up real, real fast. we tried to leave. but there was nowhere for us to go. we had to break the window to

get outside on the roof. the window was real small, we had to take the whole windowpane out so everybody could fit on the window. there's about 30 of us on the roof. they just put an elderly lady on the roof across from us. if you can see across the street, there's an elderly lady. this is the water. the water is coming in through the backside. please help us. i'm scared. we don't have no food. i haven't ate in two days. no water. my baby is dehydrated. all my baby is doing is sleeping. we need help. we need help right now. they got a whole family out there in the water. everybody's drowning. i seen three dead bodies. god, please, help us. >> just breaks your heart. >> quite a moment there. we should mention she was finally rescued after eight hours on that roof by the volunteers of the so-called cajun navy, we talked about

before. >> that's right. and she eventually made it to the convention center. we caught up with her. and she explained how terrifying this whole ordeal was. and the relief that she experienced when she was finally rescued. >> i was scared out of my mind. i thought i was going to die. it was just like, the water kept coming up. i kept calling. everybody kept saying, call, call, call. i kept calling. and what really broke me today to see people die. social media saved our life. i had people i had never met trying to help us get out. that has never happened in my life. i get on social media. you know, i connect with a lot of people i grew up with and my family and stuff, but those people that helped me, i can't thank them enough. i thank you. social media help saved my live.

>> as if the story can't be more unbelievable, it's worth noting that our viewer actually moved from houston to new orleans, after being displaced by katrina 12 years ago. and she's not the only one in that predicament. >> no, not at all. there were so many people who were bussed to houston after hurricane katrina. and swore they would never go back to new orleans because they didn't want to deal with a hurricane ever again. for this storm to come so far inland and impact so many people, we spoke with a group of like 20 neighbors who were stuck inside a house that had become an island just yesterday morning. they were still inside that house. they were hoping for the water to recede. and then they would come out. not only is the water not receding, the rain isn't stopping right now. it will be several days for those folks. they have food and plumbing is working at this hour. we'll see. >> still hope that the rescuers can get all of those people to a safer place. >> you look at the images coming in. epic, reminiscent of katrina.

it's almost an insult to katrina. these are things that are happening in our time. horrible. >> all hands on deck.

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♪ ♪ >> many are watching those images there from houston. and for that matter, the greater southeast texas area. just in awe of the devastation. j.j. watt, who is a well-known star, football player, with the houston texans, but he's really coming into his own right now. >> he's leading the effort to raise money. and we caught an up close look at the devastation. >> i'm sitting here watching the news. checking the internet and seeing everything that's going on with hurricane harvey and the damage going on back home. >> reporter: with that weekend play and $100,000 of his own

money, j.j. watt started an effort to help the people with through the watts foundation. >> people are sending us pictures of their homes. it's just very heartbreaking. >> reporter: j.j.'s mom said he is son's houston home is okay. but thousands of others are not. >> he checked in and said, this is what we want to get going. absolutely. this is amazing. i have no doubt it would exceed the intentions initially. >> reporter: and the texans defensive end reminded all of us that houston bailed out thousands of flood victims after hurricane katrina. >> it's nice to see people from all over, to give a chance to raise houston up. it's going to be a process. it will not be a one day thing or a one week thing. it's not something we can forget once the rain is gone. >> reporter: watts original fund-raising goal was $200,000. he raised that to $500,000. and then, doubled it monday. >> whatever you can give.

whatever you can give, five cents, $5. we appreciate it so much. >> reporter: he told reporters he's in it for the long haul. >> we will come back stronger. we will rebuild the city stronger than it was. >> and j.j. will appear on "good morning america" a little bit later on this morning. >> he's already hit $1,159,000. >> not bad. >> not bad at all. maybe you remember us showing you kevin hart, who put out a video, challenging all of his celebrity friends. even those he doesn't know. people who he knows who have money, like barack obama, ludacris, all of the houston rockets. >> yeah, all of you. he said donate. he but up $25,000 of his own money. >> some are now answering the call. chris brown has donated $100,000 to hart's donation website. >> yeah. he says it's the largest amount donated so far by anybody. great move by chris brown. say a lot about the young man. appreciate his putting some money here.

breaking news this morning on "world news now," the devastating flooding in texas gets even worse. >> after days of trying to ride out the storm, thousands have given up hope and heading for higher ground with waterlogged residents brought to safety, shivering after waiting in the rain for hours. the floodwaters getting even higher overnight. and as more evacuees escape the water, they're finding cramped quarters in shelters. food and water is becoming scarce and there are hardly any beds left. we'll get a live report from houston where the situation is getting desperate. the other breaking news, north korea launching a missile over japan. residents there warned to take cover right after the launch was detected. it comes just after the u.s. praised kim jong-un for showing some relative restraint. it is tuesday, august 29th.

>> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good tuesday morning, everybody. we're going to start with that breaking news from texas where dramatic rescues are taking place right now as floodwaters continue to rise. >> what's left of harvey is still pounding the houston area. overnight, thousands of people have been rescued from their homes and vehicles, by police, firefighters, the military and even volunteers. there are six confirmed deaths so far but that number is expected to rise. >> many have been taken to shelters, some of which are already at capacity, but more evacuees are coming in the overnight hours. >> and there's no relief in sight. another ten inches of rain or more is expected overnight and harvey is spreading to southwest louisiana. >> abc's lana zak is in the thick of it. you can still hear and see the rain coming down on her. good morning, lana. >> reporter: good morning, kendz condition and diane, i'm trying hard not to be blown over at this very moment.

another band of punishing rain launching an assault here in houston. and there is such tremendous need out here. the red cross is asking for all assistance in the city of houston. like so many others, are in the special need of medical professionals, nurses, doctors, mental health professionals and social workers. houston's george r. brown convention center is beyond capacity. originally planned to host 5,000 evacuees, that number was quickly exceeded but the red cross doesn't want to turn anyone away. >> honestly, this is what katrina looked like. >> reporter: thousands of evacuees arrived by bus load, even by dump truck. for many, their only possessions are the damp clothes on their bodies. everything else is gone. >> laura campos was lifted by our four children. >> i'm trying to get -- you know, hold it together for them. >> reporter: she doesn't know how long they will be here. >> i mean, we didn't, we haven't yet. >> reporter: there has been an outpouring of generosity but it is dwarfed by the need. >> we don't have anything.

we lost everything in our apartment. it's just really unfortunate. >> reporter: the water and air rescues continue. >> anybody need help? >> reporter: as millions of gallons of water are being released from area roeservoirs, officials hope to prevent a catastrophic dam failure. >> there's a reality that we have to come to grips with, and that is, we are just beginning the process of responding to the storm. >> reporter: 12,000 members of the national guard can be deployed to help the disaster affecting millions over thousands of square mile, but so often, it's just a person to help. >> we called 911. >> 911 won't help you. i'm here to help you. >> okay. >> reporter: and so many people coming to the rescue. it seems almost astounding to hear officials say they're just in the beginning stages of dealing with the aftermath of tropical storm harvey.

one that's not fair to say aftermath because it continues at this very moment. but still, it feels like for so many people like you've been living in this reality for much longer than a few days, kendis, diane. >> and, lan nashgslana, you're at the convention center. it's now loaded at capacity. give us a sense of how people are doing there? >> reporter: it was astounding and humbling to be there, kendis and diane. we watched just as groups by the thousands came in there. during one break, i went in to talk to some folks, hear their stories and the rest of america. and found myself quickly with towels in my hand, walking around, giving direction about where to go. to stand in line. for shoes or for kids' clothes or even for food. it was an all-hands on deck situation. and it continues to be one. i know that more people are coming to help out. and if i can help to get out the

word there, i know that's what we're all trying to do because it is so moving to see -- to see those people in need. and i actually want to show you something, if we have it. i met somebody named batman. and little batman. at the convention center. they came very early in the morning when we were first there. a dad and his son who just wanted to deliver not only supplies which they brought, but some cheer. and the father told me that -- that the city of houston was in need of a hero. and his son just 4 years old that it was his idea, that they walk handing out -- they handed out little activity and coloring books to kids. and there were smiles from young and old alike. and really it was a moment that you carry with you. >> lana, it's a great moment, let me ask you really quickly. you said you wanted to get the word out there. really, really quickly, what's the one need that these folks need, shelter, food, what is it?

>> reporter: they need all of those things. the red cross can provide all of them. so for people who are watching across the nation, the best thing to do is to go online and donate to the red cross. you can also do that by texting the red cross. and you can text the word "harvey" and they'll donate $10 to them. but, you can also send in any kind of donation. certainly, if you're in the area, they're in need of volunteers. >> lana zak there, thank you. in the meantime, the port of galveston is closed at least until tomorrow and the ship candle remains closed to all traffic. >> that means as many as 20,000 cruise ship passengers are stuck at sea probably until thursday. the harbor pilots normally guide the cruise ships into port are unable to board because the seas are too high. they are allowing them to disembark if they want to or they can wait and continue ton galveston.

in the meantime, food and gas are running low. 45, the main artery into the city completely shut down. and new orleans on the 12th anniversary of hurricane katrina. public schools are closed, as well as public buildings. the area is under flash flood watch until thursday. along with a tornado watch. the city is expected to see 5 to 10 inches of rain over the next four days and 14 of the city's pumps are not working. >> this is going to play out over several days, that's exactly what's happening. the storm is more or less stationary. but to the extent that this movement it's actually moving towards the east in our direction. >> the heaviest rain is expected tomorrow with more on thursday and friday. let's get more on the forecast right now, accuweather's paul williams standing by. paul, good morning. >> good morning, kendis, diane. the heaviest of rainfall already hitting along the entire i-10 corridor which is inclusive of lafayette, new orleans, we could see projections up to 8, 10 inches of rain in portions of louisiana.

we're looking for excessive rain, life-threatening flooding and road closures. this is how harvey is going to move slowly. walking along the louisiana/texas border slowly by thursday, going into friday. then lifting into portions of arizona. catastrophic flooding not only for houston but the boothill of louisiana, touching new orleans with flooding downpours and lengthy power outages and windy along the coast as well and we're looking for locally 40 inches in some areas. and then there's another system, irma, along the east coast with gusty winds and flooding downpours, kendis, diane. >> paul, thank you. now, to the other breaking story, japan's prime minister calling for an emergency meeting. of the u.n. security council after north korea fired a missile over his country's airspace. >> the launch set off warning sirens in northern japan early this morning. it comes days after the u.s. praised kim jong-un for showing a level of strength.

here's abc's chief foreign correspondent terry moran. >> this is another serious escalation. north korea firing a missile that crossed over japanese air pace space, something it's done before, but not without warning or at a time of such escalating tensions. so the ballistic missile was launched from pyongyang and flew east before landing in the ocean of hokkaido. actually warning people in the north to take cover. it's the latest in a series of provocations from north korea which recently tested intercontinental ballistic missile may be capable of reaching major u.s. cities. north korea's dictator kim jong-un has been seen celebrating his missile launch and in response, president trump has threatened new signs of aggression to north korea with, quote, fire and furry. terry moran, abc news. >> we're going to new reporting voluming the trump administration and a potential

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tropical storm harvey is dumping additional rainfall over a wide area. >> you can see the heaviest rain right now in the houston, galveston area and southwestern louisiana. harvey is expected to make a turn and make a third landfall tomorrow morning. >> 7,000 evacuees are at the houston convention center. 2,000 more than capacity but the mayor said it will continue to accept other people. and moving on to other breaking news. four people are dead after a shooting at a public library in

clovis, new mexico. police say they do have a suspect in custody. the report is the alleged shooter is a 16-year-old male. he surrendered shortly after police arrived on the scene. no word on a possible motive for the attack. the president's personal lawyer acknowledged the trump organization considered a real estate deal in russia during the campaign. in a statement to the house intelligence committee, michael cohen said a proposal to build trump tower in moscow started in the fall of 2015. he said president trump even knew of the potential deal and signed a letter of intent. cohen also acknowledged having direct contact with the kremlin about the proposal. he tells abc news it was simply one of many opportunities that the trump administration considered and ultimately rejected. well, the president was given an opportunity to make a tough statement on russia during a press conference with the president of finland. and yet again, president trump did not. specifically, he was asked when russia is a security

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houston, the texas coast was also hit hard. >> abc's matt gutman was there. >> reporter: for thousands of texans living along the gulf coast, the journey home was full of heartbreak. in rockport, right where harvey came ashore, we found christina and robert. they came back here overnight, but already knew what they'd find. >> our neighbor called me and said, christina, have you heard? and i said, no. he goes, your house is gone. and i said, what? he said, yes, it's gone. >> reporter: for the thousands here who have lost everything, the devastation and 360 degrees hampering the recovery, no water, no power, no cell phone. and the remnants of harvey are whipping back through here again. for danielle weeks, the wait these past few days has been excruciating. >> but we're just hoping for the best. >> reporter: she's nine months' pregnant. when we met her on friday she

and her husband william and their two little girls are riding out the storm in a hotel. >> i'm due to have my baby on tuesday by c-section. >> reporter: by saturday, it was safe to go outside. so the weeks piled into their truck determined to see what. what they saw out their windows want helping. and neither did this. a police road block the weeks could not go home. to see if they can go home is an emotional gut punch. >> we're going to go check this out for you, are you okay with that? >> oh, my god, that's the trailer park. >> reporter: the entire area littered with mobile homes toppled, flipped, mangled. it took us a few minutes, but we eventually found the weeks home or what was left of it, anyway. >> that's what's left of their rv. that's their suv.

this is the worst that they could have hoped for. you can tell why there was a mandatory evacuation in this town. because anybody who would have been in this mobile home park would likely not have survived. >> reporter: as they asked we brought that video back to danielle and william. are you okay to see this? the closer they look. the sharper the pain. >> there's a musical toy right there, and that was in the house. >> we have a website www.disasterassist.gov. >> trying to figure out the paperwork. >> reporter: the weeks aren't sure their insurance will cover everything, but they know one thing -- >> the material things are replaceable. i'm thankful that us and our family are okay. >> reporter: a family that is about to grow. >> name is laura lynn. >> laura lynn. >> reporter: a precious reminder

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to go the distance with you. go long. ♪ we're back with the latest on harvey and throughout the morning, we've been looking at some stories of human resilience and people helping each other out. and apparently, humans aren't the only ones. >> right. >> check out this video. it's hard to make out exactly what you're looking at. but believe it or not, that is an entire colony of fire ants. the ants themselves have apparently bound together and formed their own float. >> like 100,000 of them. >> the ants themselves hook on to each other, link up together like that, they can float, right, on the surface of the water. now, this is not only something to be impressed by, but also something to be warned about. workers are now being advised to

be aware of these fire ants because if you were to run into the colony that would not work out so well. the ants will mount on to you and use you as a raft and bite. >> you don't touch or even if rowing, your paddle should not come in contact with them. >> impressive to look at from a distance. there are plenty of companies trying to help out and playing their part. including the folks at anheuser-busch, no, they're not donating beer, although i think that would be a great idea. it's donating tens of thousands of cans of drinking water to the flood victims there in texas. is there, there's a look. when's the last time you saw an anheuser-busch like that. >> a can of water. >> yeah. they shipped out 200,000 cans of clean drinking water for those impacted by harvey. >> that's just a couple

companies helping out airbnb, gofundme, tech giants, walmart. >> southwest airlines among them actually flew some of the people stranded at the airport out for free. >> duracell has been providing batteries for them. great stuff. also, animals being resilient. >> yeah. >> check out this little guy. a dog. apparently had a tough time swimming in the water. they found a plastic box. kiwi, the dog, seems perfectly fine traveling this way. >> that's pretty cool. there were so many animals that actually were abandoned during the storm. it's great to see images like these. in the meantime, inspiring images coming out of the texas area. this is a bit of a danceoff that was started by diondre. he posted a video dancing while harvey was blanketing his area. >> they're saying it may not look like a big deal but this has brought a small amount of

on "world news now," overcapacity as the waters keep rising across houston so is the number of evacuees seeking shelter, tens of thousands need to be lifted from the storm zone. but what awaits many of them still remains uncertain. and the forecast doesn't offer much hope with rain expected those levels at historic levels forcing more rescues but also bring out the best in people, with vans of volunteers patrolling looking by boat to help. and we're also following breaking news from asia, japan reacting with north korea launching a missile over its neighbor. what does this mean for the u.s. as it looks for a peaceful solution. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." we say good morning,

everybody. of course, we're going to start with our focus here in the u.s. there are actually multiple flash flood warnings in effect in southeast texas and southern louisiana. and get this, as much as 15 inches of rain expected before dawn. >> crews are working around the clock to rescue people stranded from floodwaters with vehicles, rescuer using boats, helicopters and anything else at hand. >> houston convention center now has 7,000 evacuees, 2,000 more than capacity. >> city's mayor said the shelter will not turn anyone away. abc's victor oquendo is there with more on this, good morning, victor. >> reporter: kendis and diane, the evacuees keep coming in by the bus loads where they're just reaching capacity. the numbers just have been growing exponentially all day long. we've watched these people come

in cold, tired and hungry. we spoke to one woman who came in right after a helicopter rescue shivering cold and holding a 3-month-old baby. they walked in with enough supplies to last a few days. those of the types of stories we're seeing here at the convention center. take a look right behind me. that is the registration desk. that's where all of these people who have left their homes are now checking in with the red cross. getting all of their information in. and then that room directly to the left, right behind the registration desk, that's where they're getting their dry clothes, food and water, all very welcome after going through perhaps a day and a half of just nonstop rain and flooding that they've been dealing with. the good news here is that the donations continue to pour in, that is excellent for the red cross. however, they've made it clear there is a need for more nurses, social workers, as well as volunteers. that's what they're asking for here at the george r. brown convention center in houston, texas, which has transformed into what they're calling a mega shelter here. kendis, diane.

>> even know they're well over capacity, they will continue to welcome people with the need there. of course, the u.s. military is helping out there. and doing heroic work in texas. >> that's right, coast guard crews have saved more than 2,000 people, about one fourth of them by air. this is a video showing them rescuing five people in texas floodwaters. >> and texas guard now has the entire national guard on duty, 12,000 troops. new video shows the texas air guard taking evacuees to dallas. other states are sending hundreds of national guard troops to assist with air and water rescue. >> but the depth of the floodwater is making it difficult for rescuers to actually reach people. >> overnight, massive dump trucks made several runs in one neighborhood carrying dozens of people to safety. our houston station was there as people made it to dry land. >> my uncle, he just had a baby, he's three days old. >> a 3-day-old baby? >> yeah, him and his wife just

had her. we're waiting on them. trying to get them before anything happens. >> oh, my gosh, guys. i was telling you about the little baby. she's in the -- let's not wake her. i think that might even be a tow truck of some sort. that's a front end loader. good lord, how long you have been operating this thing? >> we've been all day, around 10:00 a.m. this morning. >> what's it like back there? how many people are back there? >> there's a lot of people. they're calling for help, not getting enough help. we saw it first hand. somehow, you guys got to get bigger units out there. army trucks are needed because a lot of people don't want to risk their boats. >> reporter: someone said every intersection as you drive back there there are groups of people waiting? >> yes, we actually had people that wanted to climb the truck while it was moving. so, definitely, people are panicking. you know, it's late.

it's raining, it could get worse. >> and the environmental protection agency is set to start testing those floodwaters for contamination, speaking of getting worse. it's not known how much sewage, chemicals or germs are mixed in that water. but teams want to determine that as soon as possible to know how dangerous those waters are. >> after hurricane katrina, officials linked several deaths to exposure to hazardous floodwaters. that's just one of the reasons why images like this one. so disturbing, an 80-year-old stroke victim trapped in her home with the water rising to her hospital bed. she's since been rescued. >> we continue to get these images. meanwhile, president trump is promising billions of disaster aid to texas as he and the first lady head to the zone today. >> even before getting a first hand look at the damage in harvey, the president announced plans to return to texas and louisiana over the weekend.

adding that recovery will be a long and difficult road. he said fema's $3 billion disaster fund will be used for immediate relief and he's asking for lawmakers for much more to help texas rebuild. >> i think that you're going to see very rapid action from congress, certainly from the president. and you're going to get your funding. it's a terrible tragedy. we think that congress will feel very much the way i feel. in the very bipartisan way that will be nice. but we think you're going to have what you need and it's going to go fast. >> you may recall this, republican lawmakers in texas had overwhelmingly opposed the $50 billion apec of superstorm sandy which devastated parts of the southeast. some republican lawmakers in new york and new jersey reminds them of that decision and said they'll still support harvey aid. senators ted krucruz and john

cornyn said they voted no. >> we're waiting to see at what funding package will finally will be for harvey. let's get an update on the ground. abc's lana zak is there. lana, it looks like it's not letting up. what's the latest? >> reporter: it really is not. good morning, kendis and diane. some parts of harris county have reported as much as three feet of rain. that is record-breaking, certainly. it's also all the more concerning when you realize that the water doesn't just stay stationary. in particular, it pools. and in particular, it's pooling in reservoirs, bayous, areas in houston gulf coast. and they're completely saturated. we saw that happening on the very first day of the tropical storm. so, as a result, today -- or, yesterday, rather, two of the reservoirs had to have planned releases of the waters there. that affected thousands of home with additional flooding.

and that was the necessary precaution that officials needed to take to relieve some of the pressure from the dams because if those dams broke, we would be talk about even more circumstances. so, that's part of the reason why you have so many evacuees continue to pour in throughout the day, overnight. and these rescues just continue. people calling in saying that rain waters, as you can see have been unrelenting. and pretty awful as well. but all of that combined for the flash flood considerations that are now being felt not only here in houston and the texas coast, but especially now increasingly in louisiana and new orleans, with a new warning about that as well, kendis, diane. >> lana, i want to ask you about a bit of a subscript, a lot of people don't realize that pastor joel osteen's church is right there, located in the houston area. and there's been a little bit of controversy that's been gain something traction. >> reporter: yeah, i'm actually looking at it.

it's right behind the camera right now. we are in the same area as the church. here's the problem. when there are so many evacuees, the main convention center, when we left there late at 9:00 today had 7,000 people. they were only supposed to have 5,000 people there, but the evacuees don't come. and the red cross wasn't going to turn anybody away. so, they didn't have much space. they were going to make do. they were going to push people closer together and many people were going to sleep without cots. but in this case, some people are wondering why the church, the megachurch, hasn't eached its doors. some people are calling into question, that parking garages being flooded, not necessarily the church itself. but i'll leave that for other people to debate. what i will say there's a great deal of need and anybody who can help should. kendis, diane. >> one of our producers actually walked around the grounds of that church overnight and said he didn't notice a lot of flooding there.

there might have been underground flooding but he didn't see it at least in the roadways there. lana, thank you. in louisiana, in the meantime, as lana mentioned is gearing up for tropical storm harvey on this 12th anniversary of hurricane katrina. >> a federal emergency has been declared in five southwestern parishes, but it's likely that more will be added. all schools and offices are closed in new orleans and the surrounding area where ten inches of rain is still in the forecast. >> let's find out what tropical storm harvey is expected to do today. >> accuweather's paul william has the latest on the forecast. paul, good morning. >> good morning, kendis, diane. we're expecting the heaviest rain fall currently now not only hitting the houston area, now hitting the paris of louisiana, lafayette, new orleans. we have some projections, we co-see up to eight inches of rain in portions of louisiana and closer to the area. here's the reason why. harvey is going to slowly walk

its way right along the eastern portions of texas and eventually slide over towards the mississippi valley region, but that will take until saturday. kendis, diane. >> paul, thank you. coming up, we'll get a look at other headlines, including that breaking news that north korea has launched a missile over japan, with have the latest on that. and don't call it combat. well, it sort of it. maria sharapova returns to the u.s. open in style. you're watching "world news now."

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flooded roadway here in beaumont, texas, claimed two vehicles in quick succession. flooded roadway here in beaumont, texas, claimed two vehicles in quick succession. both drivers drove into the standing water, only to find out it was much deeper than they thought. >> yes, but both of those drivers were rescued by the same woman, watch as she manages to get into one of the cars, pulls out the people inside. you can see that person clinging to her. >> look at her. >> she goes back in to pry the second person out of the car, as well. you can see how deep the waters are. watch how quickly that car just sinks right into the water. unbelievable how fast this whole thing happens. and you can see her go back for for the person in the second vehicle.

just unbelievable. >> amazing work on her part. >> we've seen a lot of this, too. there's so many calls that come in. it's hard for emergency responders to get to everyone calling 911. so, we see video after video of regular civilians going in to help their fellow neighbors. >> it also doesn't help when people see water and say, i'm going to drive into that. >> yeah, shouldn't do that. >> we're going to continue to follow developments in texas. wanted to get to the other breaking news overnight. overnight, the north korean missile launch brings a call for the united nations to get involved. >> yesterday, pyongyang fired a ballistic missile over japanese air space. it flew 1,700 miles before landing in the pacific ocean. the early morning launch led to panic in northern japan. prime minister shinzo abe is now calling for an emergency meeting of the u.n. security council. a terrible scene at a new mexico public library as a gunman opens fire, killing two and injuring four others. a 16-year-old male is reportedly in custody. authorities say he surrendered immediately when confronted by the cops.

many children were inside the library during that shooting. but they were not injured. no word yet on the condition of the victims or a motive for that shooting. and president trump has signed an executive order clearing the way for local police departments to obtain military gear. like grenade launchers, high-caliber weapons and armored vehicles. the order revives a program curtailed by president obama, following a police response to protesters in ferguson, missouri and other cities. civil rights groups says the military equipment inflames tensions. but the trump administration argues it will boost public safety. and amazon celebrated its first official day of the new owner of whole foods by slashing prices. some of those discounts were as high as 43%. >> wow. >> it's a big change for the upscale grocery chain, sometimes called whole paycheck because of its high prices. banana, salmon, avocados and almond butter are some of the groceries that are now a lot cheaper.

>> if you cut it 40%, doesn't that mean that it was really, really high? >> well, whole foods were credited for its screening. the question is, will the quality continue if the prices are getting lower. former u.s. open champion maria sharapova has made a stylish return from a doping ban. sharapova came dressed in black for her first grand slam action in 15 months. her russian and her dress sparkled. she knocks off the second seed, simona halep in three sets. it's sharapova's first win at flushing meadows since 2015. a bit of a comeback for many people. i was actually there for the opening night. not only sharapova, but shania twain opened up the festivities. ♪ that don't impress me much >> it impressed all of us. nothing but up. when we come back -- are you okay there? >> i'll work on it. >> we'll have more on that. we'll also have more on a grassroots group, answering texans' call for help. >> they are using boats and pickup trucks to bring trapped victims to safety.

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well, as the flooding pounds america's well, as the flooding pounds america's fourth-largest city, the images are just heartbreaking. but there are some bright spots in that. neighbors helping neighbors, as this massive rescue efforts overwhelms even first responders, but we've seen victims brought to safety by boat, helicopter, dump trucks even backhoes. everybody is using every resource they have. and ted oberg of our houston station, stopped to chat with one little girl who just made it to safety. >> what was it like? were you on that big, big truck? >> i was stuck in there. i couldn't even move. >> couldn't move, how tight was it? show me. it's okay. >> we were falling. >> what was the ride like to get out of here?

>> to stay there and like hold on. >> how long had you been waiting for that truck to come by and get you? >> oh, like an hour. >> an hour. >> and it was raining the whole time. did you have some sort of shelter? were you in a house or anything when you were waiting? >> yeah. but in a gas station. >> a gas station. how many people were at the gas station, jamie? >> like millions. >> like millions. more than what's in your class? more than what's in the lunchroom at school or less? >> more. yeah, like more. >> lots of people. are you okay? >> yeah. >> are you cold? >> kind of. >> i'm cold. >> yeah. >> he's like, i'm cold. >> talk about being resilient. the kids especially just seem so resilient in situations like this. yeah, i'm cold. >> it's great that many don't know how devastation the situation is. >> got a lucky little girl right there. we'll be right back.

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not so much on other teen things. heroes are beginning to emerge in texas, as thousands of people are being pulled to safety from floodwaters by both professionals and volunteers. >> either way, many of them are calling them houston's heroes. tom llamas introduces us to some of them. >> reporter: just like the rain here, the devastating images and stories continue to pour in. a family on an air mattress. 10-year-old javon murphy running through chest-deep waters to check on a neighbor at his apartment complex. and rising from the floodwaters, the human spirit. two young children carried to safety in the arms of a sheriff's deputy. in cypress, texas. amidst the chaos and destruction, images of kindness

and strength. neighbor helping neighbor. lending a land and giving a hug. a reminder, there is something in all of us, a storm just can't break. >> on that note, one group that keeps coming up, is the grassroots group called the cajun navy. they actually came together during katrina, right after katrina, that is, in louisiana. and they've arrived in houston with this mini armada, high-clearance trucks, boats, canoes, you name it. they have done tons, made hundreds of rescues. and they're apparently using a walkie-talkie app called zelo to help locate rescuers and victims as well. so pretty cool to see that technology coming into play. and snapmaps, a feature on snapchat, helping people to locate them as well. >> they moved in as if they knew what they were doing.

many of the rescues they have don, using their air boats. all the guys just came in and went into neighborhoods and tried to pluck out folks. >> kind of unfortunate that they have the experience that they do, but in this case, it's worked out that they can put that towards good use. >> want to give props to our station there in houston, ktrk. we have watched one of their reporters and now chauncey glover and many, many, many of their reporters who have dropped the microphone and just helped out the folks. this is chauncey glover who helped out a pregnant woman who was in labor in northeast houston. she was eventually transported to texas women's hospital. but, you know, a lot of folks have been helping out including members of the media. >> usually as a reporter, you try not to be part of the story. but chauncey was in the right place to help that particular woman. >> yeah, he got paramedics to her and was in the van with her and kept telling her to take deep breaths. >> good luck to her and all of the victims in houston. we are pulling for all of you. .

making news in america this morning, dramatic rescues overnight in texas. crews pulling thousands of people to safety using everything from dump trucks to front end loaders. as the situation gets more desperate, some have resorted to breaking into a school for food and shelter and several more inches of rain are expected this morning. harvey now setting its sights on new orleans on the 12th anniversary of hurricane katrina. the sandbagging starting overnight and the race to fix broken pumps around that city. also breaking right now, an emergency meeting called after north korea launches a missile over japan sparking panic on the ground. we're live in washington with the latest.