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you're looking at an aerial view of houston. it will be years before that region recovers from this historic disaster. parts of the city are expected to be uninhabitable for that

long. many businesses and industries may not be able to reopen, either. we'll see how many people end up relocating as a result of this storm. >> yeah. as incredible as those images are, overseas they're also dealing with something similar. a flooding disaster unfolding in south asia as the region faces the worst monsoon season in years. mumbai is one of the world's largest cities. it's paralyzed right now with more rain in the forecast. the united nations estimates that as many as 41 million people in bangladesh, india, and nepal have been affected. more than 1,000 people have died. and breaking overnight in north korea, leader kim jong-un wants to send more missiles into the pacific. that news comes as the world continues reacting to the north firing ballistic weapons over japan. >> pyongyang released this photo of kim smiling as he watched monday's launch. president trump's reaction was a little bit more grim. here's abc's martha radich. >> reporter: already coping with

a crisis at home, president trump is now confronting one on the world stage. >> we'll see! we'll see. >> reporter: kim jong-un launching an immediate-range missile, soaring 1,600 miles, crossing above the japanese island of hokkaido before crashing into the sea, the first time kim jong-un has made such a provocative move over japanese territory. in japan, high alert, sirens blaring, people receiving text messages telling them to seek shelter. >> no country should have missiles flying over them like those 130 million people in japan, and so i think something serious has to happen. >> reporter: in a statement, president trump saying only "all options are on the table." president trump has spoken with japan's prime minister, shinzo abe, and both agreed they need to increase pressure on north korea, but it is unclear what

kind of pressure and impossible to predict what kim will do next. martha raddatz, abc news, washington. >> martha, thanks. house minority leader nancy pelosi has denounced the leftist protesters who attacked trump supporters at a weekend rally in berkeley. pelosi said the people calling themselves antithugs should be arrested and prosecuted for engaging in violence. several people were injured in that clash. some of the demonstrators were marching against hate and then intervened to help the victims. they say the violence tarnished their peaceful opposition to the president. and the man wanted for the beating of a black protester in charlottesville has surrendered in georgia. deandre harris was beaten by a mob in a parking garage on the day of the deadly rally. ramos agreed to be extradited to virginia during a hearing yesterday. he is the second man facing charges in aattack. another man was arrested in ohio friday snp. a defamation lawsuit filed by former vice presidential candidate sarah palin against

"the new york times" has been dismissed. a judge ruled that palin failed to show that statements in a "times" tutorial were made and they were quickly corrected. it drew a line between palin's ad in a political action committee and the massacre in arizona that injured then congresswoman gabby gifert. former white house press secretary sean spicer can now say he's met pope francis. you may recall, spicer was left off the list of officials who received an audience with the pope when president trump visited the vatican in may. well, spicer was one of about 250 people greeted personally by the pontiff. you see the photo there. he was at the vatican as part of the annual meeting of the international catholic legislators just a couple of days ago. it is so sad. it is so spicy. but before the may visit, he told reporters that he actually had a rosary bead that he wanted the pope to bless, and then he was not on the list of people to see the pope. >> what?

it's not sad anymore. he did get to see the pope. >> he did get to see him. >> we are happy for him. when we come back, houston residents who are now returning to survey the damage to their homes. >> our cameras there as they walked through the doors. you're watching "world news now." being embarassed by her parents? stop this teen from nope. so let's be clear: clearasil works fast on teen acne, not so much on other teen things.

♪ that is some time-lapse video showing just how dramatically this garage flooded as harvey hit. >> yeah, you can see the water rise past the suv's tires, and so many of these neighborhoods and surrounding areas are still under water and you can see why. it came up pretty quickly. >> luckily, that area is finally getting a break in the rain, and some are taking advantage of that break to return home and see what's left. >> and it's a tough return, as we find out. >> amy powers lives in this home, and part of the

unfortunate reality here in mireland is they're going through this for the third time, some of these families. and the experience here, unfortunately, for them, they may be houston's best teachers, because there are thousands of families who are going to go through what the powers have gone through, and what do you think your plan is now? >> well, i think this time around, i'm done. we flooded twice before and i put the house back together fairly confident -- well, i was going to say confident we wouldn't flood again, but actually, after our second flood, i made a decision that i loved our house, our cul-de-sac, i loved our space, our neighbors, and i decided i would rather put my house together and enjoy it for as long as i could and risk flooding again. i made that conscious decision. and now, despite all the difficulty, i'm grateful for the time we've spent here, and we'll move on. and you know, it's probably mostly financial, the loss. >> don't have the energy to -- >> i don't have the energy to do this again. >> can i ask you, for the people who are watching this from a friend's house or from a shelter or thinking about what comes

next, what's the one piece of advice you'd give someone who hasn't gone through this? >> accept help. i've always been the kind of person that never asked for help and always declined offers of help. and i learned you just can't do it. this is beyond the magnitude that one family can deal with. and when you're receiving help, you're giving other people the opportunity to help, because so many people want to help. they feel helpless and they want to do something. so, by letting people help you, it's like a win-win. today i've got friends here cleaning out clothes and stuff and -- >> taking all your clothes out. >> he's taken a lot of my clothes out, and you know, you learn you actually have too much stuff and you don't need most of it, but it's no fun, and i'm just grateful for family and friends, and i don't want to do it again. >> thanks for letting us in to see what's happened here, because we know that this is a scene that will replay itself. >> i'm also very grateful because i know there's a lot of lost life, and we are safe and we're dry and we're happy, so that's all that matters. >> that really is all that matters for so many of these folks.

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break the will of houston ♪ ♪ oh, and we can't wait to go down there again ♪ >> you heard the lyrics, we can't wait to go down there again. the band is vowing to make it back to houston to perform for the people there. >> and here's the thing about it. after playing it, chris martin there, the lead singer, vowed that they would never play the song again. i'm sure they will make a special occasion, once they return to houston, and they will play this song. >> i think exceptions can be made in that case. >> uh huh, yep. so, they played the song in miami, and there you have it. >> but chris martin and coldplay just a few of the celebrities stepping up to give back to houston and to try to help the people out there. "bachelor" alum shawn lowe actually drove a boat through houston to help harvey victims. he posted a picture on twitter, saying "today i had the chance to do what i could to help some of the people in the houston area. i couldn't believe the devastation. my heart broke for all the

elderly who are immobile and mothers trapped in their homes with young babies." >> yeah, and football player j.j. watt has really been ahead of this from the very beginning, in the early hours of the storm. and the latest on his hurricane harvey recovery effort fund. they have now raised their goal to $6 million because they've already raised more than $5 million there from j.j. watt. >> and part of the help there, tennessee titans owner amy adams trump donated to j.j. watt's fund. a houston native, still has a home just outside of the city. watt then put out a message saying it's hard to put into words his feelings when he found out about strunk's donation and called the pledge remarkable. >> and we have the other effort, i call it the kevin hart challenge, where he challenged many of his celebrity fans to try to donate to the different causes. >> sandra bullock donated $1 million. >> deejay khalid donated. kevin hart says they're almost at their

good morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm diane macedo. here are the headlines we're following on "world news now." harvey has now dumped more than 52 inches of rain in some parts of the gulf coast, more than any other weather event in the continental u.s. thousands of people have been rescued, and there will be more rain and more rescues today. >> houston officials say they will not check immigration status or documents at shelters. and the mayor, sylvester turner, is swearing to represent any immigrant that faces deportation after seeking assistance from the storm. we could soon see more missile launches from north korea. kim jong-un is calling for more weapons to be fired toward the pacific. the news comes after the world condemns the launch over japan.

secretary jim mattis is awaiting a report from a panel of experts before implementing president trump's ban on transgender troops. for now, those service members will be allowed to continue serving in the military. those are some of our top stories on this wednesday, august 30th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning to you all. tropical storm harvey is expected to make its third landfall this morning. >> unbelievable. and right now the storm is on the texas/louisiana border. it's already brought epic rainfall to the western gulf coast, and now flash flood advisories are posted for new orleans. >> near houston, the rescues of stranded residents have continued into the night. more evacuees are arriving at shelters by the hour. >> okay, accuweather's justin povick has been tracking it all for us through the overnight hours. he joins us now. good morning, justin. >> diane and kendis, good morning to you. i'll tell you what, what a system. this system's not over, either.

we're looking at some tremendous amounts of rain coming down at this hour toward port arthur and also toward beaumont. you can see the spin here. it's about 45 miles south the coastline and the winds up around 45 miles per hour, but notice the reds. i mean, only about 70 miles east of houston we're talking rainfall rates here still 3 to 4 inches per hour over areas that have seen 40 inches of rain. that is not a good combination. that's why we have the flash flood emergencies right now around beaumont and also toward port arthur. again, looking at total rainfall amounts in that area over 40 to even 45 inches of rain, but the impacts will continue here as we really go throughout the next couple of days. the good news is, diane and kendis, harvey is going to weaken, and it's finally going to start to move. it hasn't really moved much the last several days, as we all know. >> yeah, that movement definitely welcome. but justin, we're hearing this is a once in a 500-year storm. what makes it so rare?

>> very, very rare circumstances here. what had happened was we were tracking the system as it worked its way up the gulf of mexico, had two areas of high pressure. when you think of high pressure, you think of nice weather. well, in this situation, they weren't very nice. we had one over the gulf, one over the four corners, and harvey got stuck in between, and more so just had nowhere to go, basically like running into a wall, and it took days until one high pressure moved for harvey to finally start to move along with. so, again, we all know that tropical systems produce a lot of rain, but when they don't move, they can produce catastrophic rain. that's what happened. >> so, that said, it's not going to be a tropical storm, or for that matter, a tropical depression, as it moves its way to the northeast, but i imagine it will still be a major concern for many areas, beyond louisiana. >> oh, yes, that's right. we're looking at big impacts here on the roads, the potential for more flash flooding. we're still indicating over 8 inches of rain. now, houston, the rains are over, and that's definitely good news, but east of houston,

again, from beaumont up toward areas into northern mississippi and alabama, we're still talking about 6 to potentially 8 inches of rain. that's going to be total, but enough to still produce those problems. >> no doubt, other areas will be getting a good shower as it moves its way east. justin, thank you. and pulling people from flooded homes, businesses and vehicles has been a round-the-clock effort. houston's mayor says 200 police officers and first responders have had their own homes damaged, but they continue to help others. some of them have not even been to their own homes to see the damage. >> absolutely. well, some of the first responders have come in from other states as well. abc's rob marciano has this story. >> reporter: for the fourth straight day, the storm that just won't go away dumped yet more water on a state still reeling. nearly 7,000 people have been rescued. >> there they are! there they are! >> oh, my goodness. >> we're coming to get you! >> reporter: first responders and volunteers alike racing against rising floodwaters. >> look at that. >> i know, my goodness.

>> reporter: trying to reach thousands of trapped families in houston and the surrounding areas. coast guard baskets hoisting so many of those trapped to safety. helmet cameras showing the white-knuckle ride to their choppers above. in this suburb south of houston, a team of volunteers from galveston used their boats to navigate that were once streets. they scour this area for hours, saving family after family. >> what's up, buddy? are you all right? >> reporter: my colleague, eva pilgrim, was there with them. >> okay, we're going to get in this boat here! where they at? >> are you okay? >> reporter: responding to cries for help from stranded families. >> all right, when did the water start creeping up over here? >> sunday. >> sunday. >> sunday morning, we woke up and it was like that, and it just never went down. >> reporter: to the west, in another houston suburb, we find a team of military veterans now volunteering to serve their country in a new way, traversing floodwaters to help families. >> this is where we're comfortable. we're really good at being miserable. we're really good at being dirty.

here, you know, we're not getting bullet whips by our ears. >> reporter: burns is here with team rubicon. >> are you guys good? >> reporter: a non-profit that responds to disasters around the world. when you go into a zone like this, you've got multiple teams, you do a rescue operation, what are the risks involved here? >> lack of information i'm worried about, you know, lack of communication i'm worried about because water's going to -- it's getting ready to rise, and these people don't want to leave their homes. big families, little families. >> reporter: in one home surrounded by rising waters, we find a family of seven. they're emotional, but one by one, the team brings them out. >> have no idea what they're going through, but i can imagine. >> reporter: and brings them to safety. >> we're coming right back, yep. >> coming right back. >> and you can come back with us if you want, to help us, lend a hand? we could use you. >> reporter: the emotion there is just palpable. this family's having a hard time. i'm glad team river con's here to help them out. these rescues are critical. hurricane harvey has already claimed lives. one of its victims, police

sergeant steve perez, who went missing trying to drive into work. >> we couldn't find him. and once our dock team got there, it was too treacherous to go under and look for him. >> reporter: and the death toll is expected to rise as many people are still missing. six of rick saldovar's family members, four children, the youngest just 6 years old, and their great grandparents, were trapped in their van and swept away by floodwaters. rescuers now using every measure possible to reach the displaced. i'm rob marciano in kirkwood, texas. >> and nearly 20,000 people are waking up in shelters in houston this morning. >> which is a staggering number, but we should point out, a new shelter opened up late last night. the convention hall at nrg center, which includes a stadium where the houston texans play. >> the city's main convention center was supposed to take in 5,000 evacuees. it ended up with 10,000. >> and another large shelter, however, did not open until after some controversy. abc's victor oquendo has the

story. victor, good morning. >> reporter: kendis and diane, ever since the lakewood church started accepting donations, they have not stopped coming in. just take a look at this mountain of baby supplies right here behind me. beyond that, you've got a mountain of towels, and beyond that, pillows. and if you keep coming this way, clothes is on the other side. and here, that little sign-up desk, that's all volunteers. they have not stopped coming in, either. in fact, they've had to tell volunteers to come back to work later shifts. now, this move comes one day after the famous pastor here, joel osteen, came under fire, facing fierce criticism he kept his doors closed while other places of worship around houston opened theirs. on sunday, the church posting online it was inaccessible due to severe flooding and later sharing these photos of the facility. but locals started posting these images, appearing to show the area around the church was not flooded. osteen rejecting the criticisms, tweeting, "i care deeply about our fellow houstonians. lakewood's doors are open and we are receiving anyone who needs shelter."

the donations continue to pour in. the church saying anyone who comes here seeking refuge can stay for as long as they need. kendis, diane? >> our thanks to victor there, all at lakewood church. in the meantime, the president is planning to return to texas on saturday after making a brief visit to corpus christi and austin. >> the president and first lady gathered at a local fire house for a briefing with the governor, the head of fema and cabinet secretaries who will take part in the recovery effort. he praised their response to harvey so far and predicted the disaster would be handled better than ever before. >> i want to thank you for coming out! we're going to get you back and operating immediately. thank you, everybody. what a crowd. what a turnout. this is historic, it's epic what happened, but you know what, it happened in texas, and texas can handle anything. thank you all, folks. thank you! thank you. >> the president proceeding to drape himself in the texas flag. the president kept his distance from devastated areas like houston to avoid disrupting rescue efforts, but he did not

specifically mention any flood victims at all, and critics accuse him of not showing any empathy. texas governor greg abbott, you see there, disagreed, saying the president showed compassion as he watched footage of the flooding. he plans now to meet with evacuees in texas on saturday. and one effect of harvey is being felt around the country. gas prices are now rising. in the past week, the nationwide average is up 4 cents to $2.38 a gallon. the floods shut down 15% of the country's refining capacity. and meantime, hundreds of people have complained to the texas attorney general about price gouging, among the worst, a store charging $99 for a case of water. >> we've seen that happen in the past during disasters. >> yes. >> government's trying to crack down on that, but unfortunately, some people do try to take advantage of these situations. when we come back, we're going to get to the other stories happening. we've seen so many water rescues in houston, but in connecticut, a man pulled from a fiery wreck.

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heavy rain is falling along the texas/louisiana border right now with a flash flood emergency in effect for counties and parishes on both sides of that state line. >> and after harvey makes landfall for a third time, we

expect the storm to move northeast pretty quickly, missing new orleans entirely and then weakening as it moves across louisiana into mississippi and tennessee over the next couple of days. meanwhile, the city of chicago is abandoning a proposed deal with the trump administration on police reforms. illinois's attorney general is suing the city to force court oversight of its beleaguered police force, and the move has the full support of mayor rahm emanuel. the city had been working on a deal with the justice department that did not include a court role, but the mayor claims the president and his administration are not interested in real reform. hundreds gathered at a vigil honoring the victims of a deadly library shooting in clovis, new mexico. two library employees were killed in that attack. four others, including a 10-year-old, were injured. they're expected to make a full recovery. police say a 16-year-old clovis high school student remains in custody, facing murder, assault, and other charges. no word yet on a motive. to florida now and a football player at stenson

university who's passed away after collapsing during practice. university officials say 19-year-old sophomore nicholas blakely died monday night. blakely was on the sidelines shortly after practice started and said he wasn't feeling well. he was rushed to the hospital, where he died. a police report says blakely appeared to suffer a seizure. and here is some heroism caught on camera in camden, connecticut. a firefighter rushing in to pull a man from a burning vehicle, but he wasn't wearing any of his gear at the time. tom perizino was off duty. it happened across the street from his station, where he was actually sleeping. the man he saved is expected to be physically okay. >> wow. right place for something like that to happen. >> exactly, perfect place. >> it it's going to. all right, coming up, even amid all of the devastation, there are glimmers of hope. >> the family who lost everything now has a reason to smile. you're watching "world news now."

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test. ♪ we're back with our continuing coverage of harvey, but we want to bring you right now back to the story of the weekes family. we met them before harvey made landfall and we were there to see what was left of their home. >> and that was tough for many of the family members. and now we're there again, but this time, we're sharing a little moment of joy. here's abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: for the weekes family, the hurricane came precious few days before another arrival. we first met them on friday. danielle was nine months pregnant. like tens of thousands of residents that night, she was rattled. >> but we're just hoping for the best. >> reporter: and what about your home? >> we actually live in an rv.

we're pretty worried that we won't have a home to go back to. >> reporter: by saturday, it was safe to go outside, so the weekes piled into their truck, determined to find out what happened to their home. >> check on our home. >> we've got an active search and rescue going on now. >> okay. >> no one's allowed in until we get that taken care of. >> reporter: but authorities would allow us, as members of the press, past that roadblock to see the mind-numbing wreckage. >> oh, my god. that's the trailer park. >> reporter: every trailer gutted, ripped open, contents strewn on the soggy turf. it took a few minutes, but eventually, we found the weekes' home, or at least what was left of it. this is the worst that they could have hoped for. later, danielle and william asked us to show them the video. are you okay to see this? okay.

>> the worst part is seeing all my kids' stuff on the ground. >> reporter: the closer they looked, the sharper the pain. >> there's a musical toy right there, and that was in the house. >> that's the baby's play play y i was looking for. >> beautiful. >> there she is. >> reporter: a little jolt of joy. [ baby crying ] >> it's okay. >> reporter: lauralynn weekes, born 7 pounds, 12 ounces and 20 1/2 inches tall. >> my god. >> she's beautiful! >> reporter: she's swaddled and snoozing. >> they got her out and instantly started crying. it was a great moment. >> reporter: best cry you ever heard, huh? >> yes.

yes. she's definitely got some lungs on her, though. >> reporter: still in pain from the c-section, danielle says the family will return to port aramisis. they'll go back this time with something more precious in their arms. you guys have weathered the worst nightmare, and now you have this. >> yes. >> what's that like? >> definitely the blessing that came out of everything. >> she's safe. she held through the storm. she's a blessing. she is. >> reporter: i'm matt gutman in corpus christi, texas. >> and she's a beauty right there. what a little cutie. >> yeah. quite amazing to see the journey this family has been through in just the past few days. >> yes. it's stressful enough having a kid, and then to have a kid during a hurricane, and you're due after this hurricane hits, and losing your entire home at the same time. >> you might remember earlier in the week we showed you the stormy of irma rodriguez, who was also giving birth during the

hurricane. guess what she named her baby. harvey. >> nice. lots of memories, good memories about harvey. harvey. >> good memories about harvey.

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freshness for weeks! ♪ ♪ this is an interesting picture that was posted there by a state representative there in texas. white caps on interstate 10. that's the main east/west artery between houston and new orleans. that road -- that was once a road and now looking very much like an ocean there. can you believe that? >> unbelievable. >> yeah. >> and we have been struck by so many images coming out of southeast texas. we wanted to show you some of the before-and-after images that

have really caught our attention. they're hard to believe that you're actually looking at the same areas, but take a look. this is downtown houston. >> yeah. >> this is a shot from a high-rise apartment there. and when you take a look at the after, it's nearly unrecognizable. >> wow. >> you see all of those roadways just completely covered in water. the buffalo bayou overflowing, taking over downtown houston. >> yep. >> these were shot by a resident there, from his apartment. >> and you see them side by side right there. i've actually jogged along that trail there on the buffalo bayou. it's kind of impressive trail -- >> all you see are the tops of the trees and buildings. >> yep. incredible. another interesting image here from a busy overpass in houston with downtown in the background, mack truck. but look at that. that's a beautiful approach to the downtown area there. those are overpasses. >> and a beautiful skyline as well. >> exactly. pretty high up there. um, try to find your exit on that. look at that mack truck.

that's barely actually visible there. >> oh, right. >> in the background, as you look at that, and we show you there the side-by-side of these images. >> and you can see all the fog blocking out the skyline as well. taking a look at tidwell road. this is one of the main staging grounds for that recovery effort. this is a northeast region of houston and a part where the cajun navy has really been using as a main artery. >> yeah. >> but i mean, again, just water everywhere. take a look at, you can see the gas station pumps almost completely submerged in water. >> and it's that image that you see there that's on the right that has been on so many newspapers. it is one of those that has really defined this disaster beyond those folks in the nursing home. >> mm-hmm. >> and then there's the shark shot. oh, nope, mockingbird lane, actually, in the west part of houston. take a look there. all right, looks fine before. >> so, that's a residential neighborhood. they're trying to guide people, because obviously, the streets are not really

breaking news this morning on "world news now." the death toll is rising in texas. >> the rain is tapering off, but the floodwaters remain at historic levels across houston and many parts of texas. more residents, though, pulled to safety. many people still stranded on roadways as reservoirs keep spilling over into neighborhoods. first responders and volunteers banding together in what is, no doubt, a marathon effort. meanwhile, shelters across the area are expanding as evacuees stream in overnight. more large-capacity venues are opening up, including joel osteen's megachurch after facing some initial criticism. the red cross is standing by to talk to us live as the volunteers work around the clock. and these new images of kim

jong-un witnessing north korea's latest missile test and issuing a new threat to one of america's territories. we're going to have the latest on this other developing story this wednesday, august 30th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning to you on this wednesday. we start with tropical storm harvey, which appears to be finally moving out of the houston area, but it's left a devastating mark. >> the storm dumped more than 52 inches of rain in some places, the most ever recorded in the continental u.s., and there is now a curfew in effect in houston until dawn. >> so, the storm is now centered right there along the texas/louisiana border with a third landfall anytime now. >> many area roads are still impassable and could suddenly flood at any moment. some vehicles have swept away completely, others are stuck as drivers are unable to get out without risking their lives. >> it was horrible not being able to go to the bathroom or know where you're going to get your next meal from.

and all i keep saying is there are angels out here. >> and a few bright spots to tell you about, literally. south texas residents saw the sun for the first time yesterday, and houston has a huge megashelter. it remains a very serious condition and situation around that city. abc's lana zak joins us from houston. good morning, lana. >> reporter: hi, there, kendis and diane. certainly, we all rejoiced when we saw the sun peek out for the very first time. and just to give you some perspective of how much rain we've gotten here in harris county, more than a trillion gallons. that's the equivalent of 15 niagara falls. so you can imagine how elated people are here despite all the hardships that lie ahead for so many people at the first glimmer of hope, according to houston officials. they say they are for the first time since harvey hit, they are starting to see some of the reservoirs and bayous receding. for the first time since harvey

roared into town, the sun peeked out of houston's sky for just a few minutes. it was a brief moment of hope after five days of record-breaking rain and devastation. there have been at least nine confirmed deaths, including houston police officer steve perez. he drowned in floodwaters two days shy of his 61st birthday. >> we couldn't find him. once our dock team got there it was too treacherous to go under and look for him. >> reporter: the official tally of rescues topping 13,000, but the actual number could even be higher. and still, the calls for rescue continue to pour in. more than 1,000 in houston are still waiting for help. >> it's all the way up to the roofs, guys, up to the eaves. i hate to think there are people in these houses. >> reporter: here in houston, donations are pouring in by the truckload, and yet, there is more need. >> can't imagine, you know? it's gut-wrenching. it touches you to the core, you know, what can i do for my neighbor. >> reporter: many shelters beyond initial capacity. >> we went from 5,000 to 9,000 in just a few hours' time.

we're encouraging people, if they need shelter to come here and seek shelter. we may not have all the amenities for them, like a cot. >> reporter: and in new orleans, residents all too familiar with floods are once again using sandbags on the 12th anniversary of katrina. >> brought back a lot of memories. it really evoked a lot of emotions and heartbreak. >> reporter: the mayor of new orleans said that there was no city that accepted more people from the aftermath of katrina than here in the city of houston. and i have to tell you, kendis and diane, speaking to people, hearing the stories of people who lived through katrina only now to be faced with the devastation here in houston and throughout the gulf coast region following harvey, it's just heartbreaking. >> yes, it is. >> reporter: kendis, diane? >> that's the hardest part to put together in all of this, the fact that some of these people are dealing with this for the second time.

lana, thanks so much for being out there with us. keep yourself safe out there. meanwhile, houston is opening up more shelters as the number of evacuees hits tens of thousands. >> overnight, volunteers stocked the nrg center with food, water, cots and medical supplies. you see the scene there. that convention center is adjacent, of course, to the nrg stadium, home of the houston texans football team, of course, hosted the super bowl this past year. and it can hold 10,000 people. >> and the toyota center is now serving as an overflow shelter for the houston convention center, which is nearly double its capacity. tony briggs from the red cross is joining us live on the phone from the convention center. tony, i know you've been monitoring this throughout. how's everyone holding up? >> you know, diane, it's been wonderful as i've walked through and i've been talking with some of the residents there. they are in really good spirits, considering the trauma that a lot of them have been through. with that many people in one area, you know, people can tend

to be a little, you know, maybe standoffish or, you know, maybe want to be in their own little shell, but we've seen kids playing, we've seen folks playing cards, we've seen people watching movies on their computers. they're doing everything that they can do to pass the time until they can get the all clear to go back to their homes to survey the damage. so, it's been wonderful to walk through the shelter and see the community banding together. >> and tony, you speak of the all clear. that all clear could take several days, if not well more than a week. are you guys prepared for that? and there's still going to be an influx of people coming by the truckload. >> you're absolutely right, kendis. and the thing to remember is that the red cross, we rely on our volunteers, and we've been bringing volunteers from all over the country. i just saw a busload of -- four busloads of volunteers coming in from all over the west coast, and they're now here in houston ready to help set up the new

shelter and here to augment those that are already here at the convention center now. >> tony, we also heard reports of some difficulties from people trying to donate. what can you tell us about that and what can people do if they want to help? >> well, this was one of the unintended consequences from the american public's outreach and their wanting to help their fellow man. our system would not send a text saying that it was confirmed when you texted "harvey" to 90999. and while, yes, you were, you know yes, you were credited with the text, you did not get the confirmation, and our system is working on that right now and, you know, our technicians are working on that right now so that everyone who has texted will get that confirmation. and what we're saying to folks right now is, you know, we

understand that that may cause some difficulties, and we are working through it. >> tony, i hate the question, but you're an expert in this and you've been with the american red cross for a while and seen many disasters. what's the worst you've ever seen? is this it? >> well, this is still unfolding, but i can tell you in my experience, this has been unprecedented. we've had more than 200 emergency response vehicles respond. we have many, many volunteers from all over the country here. and we understand that we may have to ramp it up, and we're prepared to do that. >> absolutely. >> and we're going to be here for as long as we're needed. >> well, then, you're going to be there a long time because there's a lot of need there in the houston area and southeast texas, for that matter. tony briggs of the american red cross, we appreciate your time. and a reminder, on thursday, abc's parent company, disney, will host a day of giving to benefit the red cross and victims of hurricane harvey. >> and you can of course get a e umjubemprs-s ta you see there or you can visit

redcross.org/abc. well, the president flew into texas to personally praise officials who are coordinating the relief efforts. >> the president and first lady attended a briefing in corpus christi before meeting with state officials in austin. the president then waved the texas flag and declared that texas can handle anything. >> and mr. trump deliberately stayed away from hard-hit areas to avoid disrupting emergency operations, but he was criticized for not mentioning the flood victims. he plans, though, to meet with evacuees when he returns to the area this weekend. and law enforcement is cracking down on looters in the houston area. at least 15 people have been arrested so far and could face 20 years in prison. state law allows for stiffer punishments for crimes committed during a disaster. harvey's floodwaters have created emergencies at chemical plants in texas. this massive complex in baytown is now under water. chevron shut down the facility, one of the country's largest

chemical campuses, sunday night, and exxonmobil and royal dutch shell also halted operations at their facilities near houston. >> and we heard lana talking about how some of the victims dealing with this in houston also were victims of hurricane katrina because they came from new orleans, and now western louisiana is bracing for harvey's third landfall. >> yeah, and the storm is packing sustained winds of 50 miles an hour. you can see the strongest activity is right along the texas/louisiana border. >> new orleans is also getting ready for heavy rain and already had some street flooding. >> all right, let's check in with accuweather's justin povick for the latest forecast. good morning, justin. how's it looking? >> we'll check in with justin a little bit later, but you can see the images coming out of there, devastating, and they haven't even been hit fully. >> we appreciate the update there. there is also a massive effort under way in texas to rescue animals. >> the owner of a kennel a few miles from galveston bay wrote on facebook that the water was rising, but he wouldn't leave

without the animals. well, thankfully, sheriff's deputies were able to rescue them all with an airboat. >> about 40 miles north, a modern-day cowboy freed a horse from a corral as floodwaters rose. look at these scenes. a man and friend rescued several other animals as well. everybody coming together. >> absolutely. great to see the sheriff's deputy go out and get all those dogs. people were really worried about the animals. and we will, of course, have much more on the storm later in the show. but when we come back, we'll check out some of the other top stories, including the latest on north korea's missile launch and kim jong-un's tough talk for the american territory of guam. and also ahead, joel osteen's church now housing victims of the storm and responding to the criticism that its doors should have been opened sooner. and remember, for updates on the storms and the relief efforts, you can head to our facebook page at wnnfans.com and on twitter @abcwnn. you're watching "world news now." t wnnfans.com. you're watching "world news now." i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses,

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easy for nothing. even as this city braces for harvey, a prankster seemed to find some humor in the situation, hanging this banner on one of the city's pumping stations. >> you saw it there. it reads, "i think i can, i think i can." new orleans this month has been having trouble keeping its pumping stations online, but officials say they believe the drainage system can handle the storm. >> well, they'll find out shortly. harvey is headed their way with 4 to 6 inches of rain expected today alone. >> a number of their 14 water pumps are offline this morning. >> the little pumps that could. >> let's hope, only a couple of them. breaking overnight, north korean president kim jong-un is calling for more missile launches into the pacific. >> this comes two days after his regime fired a ballistic weapon over japanese air space. the north released an image of a smiling kim watching that launch, apparently. the u.n. has strongly condemned the north's actions, and president trump says all options are on the table to deal with this. u.s. ambassador nikki haley

issued this warning. >> the world is united against north korea. there is no doubt about that. it is time for the north korean regime to recognize the danger they are putting themselves in. the united states will not allow their lawlessness to continue. and the rest of the world is with us. >> north korean state news says kim called monday's launch a prelude to containing guam. guam's homeland security adviser released a statement today calling the launch more saber rattling. a washington, d.c., grand jury has indicted 19 people accused of attacking protesters at the turkish embassy. it happened when the turkish president was visiting in may. you saw the frightening scenes. security personnel and other supporters of turkey's president allegedly broke through a police line, throwing protesters to the ground and beating many of them. nine protesters were injured in the attack, some suffering concussions. most of the people indicted are turkish security officials. many of them are not even in this country anymore. transgender troops will be allowed to continue serving in

the military, for now, pending completion of a study. defense secretary jim mattis is forming a panel that will offer recommendations on how to proceed with implementing president trump's ban on transgender service members. the president called for the change in policy on friday, a month after announcing it in a tweet. more than 140 house democrats have sent a letter to the president asking him to reconsider. and hundreds of firefighters are battling a fast-moving brush fire near yosemite national park. all businesses and homes in the area have been evacuated. 100 homes are threatened, and a major highway is shut down. more than 1,000 acres have been scorched with 0% of this fire contained. people often talk about the mean streets here in new york city, but this is kind of ridiculous. check this out. >> that's a delivery man. steven suarez was just crossing the street when a sinkhole opened up just under his foot. suarez's right leg dropped right into the street, and he was trapped there for about an hour.

>> wow. so, suarez suffered minor injuries. he said the whole experience was pretty creepy. >> looking at the images, it looks like he's just kneeling on the street until the firefighters were able to sort of collectively pull him right out of the hole. you see his entire leg come up from inside the street, but he's a delivery guy in new york. >> that's so surreal. >> you know whoever was supposed to be on the receiving end was calling him the whole time, saying where is my food? >> even after he's there leaving the hospital, are you going to be able to make it. >> how much longer do you think, five, ten minutes? all right, coming up, the megachurch in the storm zone and opening its doors to victims, while critics are asking, why did it take so long? >> the famous pastor who leads that church is now responding. we have all of that next on "world news now." we have that next on "world news now." but lysol power toilet bowl cleaner has 10x more cleaning power against limescale. so switch to lysol. what it takes to protect.

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as texas struggl as texas struggles to shelter more than 30,000 flood victims, tv pastor joel osteen has announced his houston megachurch is now open to evacuees. >> so, the facility can hold thousands of people, and critics are now wondering what took so long. here's abc's victor oquendo. >> reporter: we were there as dozens of volunteers at joel osteen's megachurch welcomed families seeking refuge. >> we have food, drinks. >> reporter: the 16,000-seat and former houston rockets basketball arena, lakewood church, filling up with donations for evacuees. the move comes one day after the famous pastor faced fierce criticism he kept his doors closed while other places of worship around houston opened

theirs. on sunday, the church posting on line it was inaccessible due to severe flooding! and later sharing these photos of the facility. but locals started posting these images, appearing to show the area around the church was not flooded and that the roads around the facility were accessible. osteen rejecting the criticisms, tweeting, "i care deeply about our fellow houstonians. lakewood's doors are open and we are receiving anyone who needs shelter." as we arrived, the church told us their parking garage was flooded, workers couldn't make it in, and water was one foot from breaching their floodgates. >> the doors had been open from the very beginning. they've never been locked, never been closed. >> reporter: donations have been coming in all day. the church says that anyone who comes here seeking refuge is safe for as long as they need. victor oquendo, abc news, houston. >> what a flood of donations they finally got once they said, all right, you can come on in. well, coming up, we've seen some pretty unusual rescues in texas. >> a paddle board, a jet ski,

but wait until you hear the next one. ear the next one. paddleboard, a jet ski. wait until you hear the next one.

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we're back with one of the amazing images from the disaster there. that is 78-year-old karen spencer getting rescued from their home in a jet ski. she and her husband, j.c., were trapped in their north houston home. >> but the jet ski isn't even the strangers part about this whole rescue. turns out, it came about not because karen and her husband called 911, but because they called chick-fil-a. they're apparently regulars at their local chick-fil-a, so they called them up, ordered two chicken sandwiches, two waffle fries. by the way, they also mentioned that they were trapped while they were at it. the chick-fil-a manager sent help. so, the spencers say they didn't get the name of their rescuers, but the big tragedy, they never got that order from chick-fil-a. >> that is really the bad part there. >> somewhere, waffle fries are going to waste. >> isn't it a good thing they

didn't call on a sunday? chick-fil-a would have been closed. we've seen many sort of rescues, wonderful rescues, including that one. so, here you had a dad who was rescuing a kid. so, this is alexander jord, who rescued ethan coleman, a 4-year-old, with a paddle board, but that's not even his kid. so, alexander's family were trapped there, and he helped out his neighbors because they were under intense flooding from harvey. he helped them out first before going back and rescuing his own family. >> wow, that is remarkable. >> nice use there of the paddle board. speaking of nice, we know, we've heard of all these shelters opening their doors, but a furniture store is getting a lot of props this morning for opening its doors to evacuees, and they are now sitting out this storm in style. the furniture store has provided all of this for the evacuees, and this is a very high-end furniture store.

so, people in the gallery, it's called furniture gallery, are sleeping on $8,000 sofas, for example. >> whoo! >> they're enjoying a nice nap on a tempur-pedic, all kinds of adjustable mattresses. so yeah, if you're going to have to ride out the storm, this is a great place to do it. they were also treated to a rack of lamb and tenderloin dinners -- >> wow! >> with some asparagus. >> that's the place if you're riding out the storm. of course, the houston astros have not been able to play home games because of the storm, just a lot of issues there, but they have decided as a team to pledge $4 million toward their relief efforts, and they'll give all revenues from their tampa bay series to the hurricane harvey relief. they are, of course, playing in tampa bay right now. so, big ups to the astros helping out the home crowds. >> and social media has played a big part in all of this. in one case, tall tails animal rescue posted photos of their area flooding, dogs in t

breaking news this morning on "world news now." flood evacuees seek shelter. new images are coming in overnight from houston of rescued residents arriving at new relief centers. we'll get an update from the red cross as they continue to try to keep up with the demand. in the meantime, the search effort continues as floodwaters rise even though the forecast offers a glimmer of hope. we'll hear from the army corps of engineers, racing to drain neighborhoods that could face weeks of remaining floodwaters. ♪ ♪ down in houston and rallying behind houston. coldplay is releasing a new song to benefit the victims and more and more celebrities are also stepping up to the challenge, pitching in, in some cases even jumping into the floodwaters to try to help. we have the latest on the nationwide relief effort on this

wednesday, august 30th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." ♪ >> and we do say good morning to you, everybody. the numbers from harvey remain staggering, as you hear a little bit more of coldplay there. and just about unmeasurable. the storm has dropped more rain on the gulf coast than any other event in history. >> at least 17,000 people have taken refuge in houston shelters, and more are arriving by the hour. a new one was able to handle another 10,000 evacuees. that opened just a few hours ago. >> and more people waiting to be rescued, pitching tents on roofs and waving towels and sheets just so they can be seen. >> originally, the convention center was only supposed to hold 5,000 people, but it now has twice that number. we talked earlier with tony briggs of the red cross about what's going on with the shelters there. >> the red cross, we rely on our volunteers, and we've been bringing volunteers from all

over the country. i just saw four busloads of volunteers coming in from all over the west coast, and they're now here in houston ready to help set up the new shelter. and in my experience, this has been unprecedented. we've had more than 200 emergency response vehicles respond. we have many, many volunteers from all over the country here, and we understand that we may have to ramp it up, and we are prepared to do that. we are going to be here for as long as we're needed. >> a few people there very lucky that's the case, but the death toll from harvey is now at least 18. >> and the thing about that number, officials are including some victims whose bodies have not been found but who are believed to have been swept away by floodwaters. >> this driver about 40 miles north of houston was one of the lucky ones. a constable and his son were on the scene as the car drove into a flooded area and managed to get that driver out. >> and in fact, many drivers, however, have not been so lucky, including a houston police

sergeant who drowned in his patrol car. >> so, we couldn't find him. and once our dock team got there, it was too treacherous to go under and look for him, so we made a decision to leave officers there waiting until the morning, because as much as we wanted to recover him last night, we could not put more officers at risk. the dock team was out there again, and more than 20 minutes, they found him. unfortunately, in the darkness, sergeant perez drove into the water, and he died in a drowning-type event. his wife told me she had asked him not to go in, and she tells me, i told him not to go to work, didn't want him to go because the conditions were so bad. and his response was, i've got work to do. >> that's a houston police chief there. so tough to watch that press conference there. and he said that he spoke with

his wife and asked if there was one way that he wanted to go out, would this be it, and she said, yeah. >> trying to help others. >> yep. so, the historic flooding from harvey is pushing levees and dams in the houston area to their limits, sending a rush of water into even more homes. >> a levee breached south of the city, prompting an urgent tweet from authorities, telling residents to get out now. that levee was later fortified, but officials are still keeping a close eye on other reservoirs. >> reporter: the rain has stopped, but the waters are still rising. the addicks reservoir in south houston is so full, it's spilling into nearby streets. people and pets evacuated on boats, even on this garbage truck. so right now you're trying to figure out when that critical point is to call for help and get out? >> it's actually now. we decided we needed to get out. >> reporter: neighborhoods downstream of the barker and addicks reservoirs are flooding, too, as officials are forced to release water to relieve pressure on the dams.

>> the dilemma is to try to balance the inflows that we can't control based off of that unparalleled level of rainfall that's occurred upstream and the outflows that we can control, which is what you see here. >> reporter: the man in charge of monitoring the dams for the u.s. army corps of engineers says he believes they will hold. >> these dams are currently performing as expected. you can see that the releases are performing as we would expect them to be with this amount of rainfall. it's unparalleled. and you can see that the water is pooling behind the dams is still being controlled. >> reporter: officials now say they see a glimmer of hope as bayou and reservoir levels in parts of houston begin to slowly go back down. but there are some places like this neighborhood that will continue to flood as the reservoirs upstream continue to drain, and that could take weeks or even months. diane, kendis? >> our thanks to clayton there. and the good thing about that shot, you saw that things have dried out at least a little bit there. >> it does seem like they're

easing now, finally. >> in the houston area. but, of course, the concern is the rain and where it's heading right now. >> that's right. it's now straddling texas and louisiana. heavy rain is coming down overnight in western louisiana, and significant flash flooding is expected there. >> at least one possible tornado touched down just a few miles from the gulf. >> accuweather's justin povick is here now to tell us what else we can expect from harvey today. justin, good morning. >> diane and kendis, thank you. good morning to you. we are tracking extremely heavy rainfall. the system is moving off to the north and east very, very slowly, but the biggest of impacts here continue to be from the heavy rain. again, we're looking at rainfall rates right now in and around beaumont, texas, approaching 4 inches per hour, and that's why we see these blinking boxes. these are flash flood emergencies, very similar to what we had, again, in houston. again, not too long ago where we did have those rainfall rates very, very high. beaumont itself coming up on 40

inches of rain. so, we're looking at landfall here as we go throughout the morning. system's going to start to finally move, and that's what we definitely need here. we need a faster pace that will not prolong these dangerous, life-threatening flash flooding conditions. and you can see the system accelerating to the north and east here the next couple days. but the next several hours, i'm very concerned in and around beaumont and port arthur. >> justin, i know that the rainfall there has been historic. for people who have never seen something like this, which is actually most of us, how do you paint a picture of what's happened there and how to deal with something like this? >> well, you know, in houston, they basically saw what they have in a year, well, at least three-quarters of that, in four days. so, just the overall scope of this system is just kind of so hard to, you know, digest, that this much rain could occur from a system, but it does make sense, because it just simply didn't move for three days, and that's, you know, what happens in these situations. you have a lot more rain just

because the movement is almost non-existent. >> and justin, we've been paying attention to houston, the fourth largest city in this country, so understandably so. you know the area well and what parts were hit hard by the rain. what other parts have we not mentioned that are really devastated? >> well, you know, much of southeastern texas here, basically stretching from houston all the way up toward beaumont, texas. we've had, you know, rainfall amounts here anywhere from 35, even close to 40 inches of rain. and like i said, in beaumont, it's still coming down at a tremendous rate right now, and that's where we're very concerned here about a lot of the streets but also a lot of the streams, the rivers, and the creeks. but like i said, later on today we'll likely start to see those rainfall rates slacken as the system begins to finally start to move. >> and justin, really quick, one of the things we saw was the rain seemed to let up and then come back. what can these areas that are now expecting harvey expect? >> the areas that are now expecting harvey, throughout much of louisiana, back into

mississippi, the rains are going to pick up in pace throughout the day. we could still see a swath here of 6 to 12 inches for many areas, so even though that doesn't sound like a lot compared to what houston's had, that can still produce, you know, some very, very big impacts. >> yeah, 6 to 12 inches additional for some areas today. justin, thank you. and we've seen some amazing images of rescues and people helping each other. here's another one, people forming a human chain to rescue a driver trapped in floodwaters. >> neighbors went into action also to help a pregnant woman in labor during the hurricane, also forming a human chain there. the couple was unable to reach 911 or the coast guard. luckily, they were able to reach their neighbors, literally, physically able to reach their neighbors who got them to help. and we have much more continuing coverage of that flooding in texas, including a look at what's next for the people there now. plus, some other headlines, including sarah palin and her lawsuit against "the new york times." you're watching "world news now." ews now."

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you're looking at an aerial view of houston. it will be years before that region recovers from this historic disaster. parts of the city are expected to be uninhabitable for that

long. many businesses and industries may not be able to reopen, either. we'll see how many people end up relocating as a result of this storm. >> yeah. as incredible as those images are, overseas they're also dealing with something similar. a flooding disaster unfolding in south asia as the region faces the worst monsoon season in years. mumbai is one of the world's largest cities. it's paralyzed right now with more rain in the forecast. the united nations estimates that as many as 41 million people in bangladesh, india, and nepal have been affected. more than 1,000 people have died. and breaking overnight in north korea, leader kim jong-un wants to send more missiles into the pacific. that news comes as the world continues reacting to the north firing ballistic weapons over japan. >> pyongyang released this photo of kim smiling as he watched monday's launch. president trump's reaction was a little bit more grim. here's abc's martha raddatz. >> reporter: already coping with a crisis at home, president

trump is now confronting one on the world stage. [ inaudible question ] >> we'll see! we'll see. >> reporter: kim jong-un launching an immediate-range missile, soaring 1,600 miles, crossing above the japanese island of hokkaido before crashing into the sea, the first time kim jong-un has made such a provocative move over japanese territory. [ sirens ] in japan, high alert, sirens blaring, people receiving text messages telling them to seek shelter. >> no country should have missiles flying over them like those 130 million people in japan, and so i think something serious has to happen. >> reporter: in a statement, president trump saying only "all options are on the table." president trump has spoken with japan's prime minister, shinzo abe, and both agreed they need to increase pressure on north korea, but it is unclear what kind of pressure and impossible to predict what kim will do

next. martha raddatz, abc news, washington. >> martha, thanks. house minority leader nancy pelosi has denounced the leftist protesters who attacked trump supporters at a weekend rally in berkeley. pelosi said the people calling themselves antithugs should be arrested and prosecuted for engaging in violence. several people were injured in that clash. some of the demonstrators were marching against hate and then intervened to help the victims. they say the violence tarnished their peaceful opposition to the president. and the man wanted for the beating of a black protester in charlottesville has surrendered in georgia. deandre harris was beaten by a mob in a parking garage on the day of the deadly rally. alex ramos agreed to be extradited to virginia during a hearing yesterday. he's the second man now facing charges in that attack. another man was arrested in ohio on friday. a defamation lawsuit filed by former vice presidential candidate sarah palin against "the new york times" has been dismissed. a federal judge ruled that palin

failed to show that false statements in the "times" editorial were made maliciously, and he pointed out that the inaccuracies were quickly corrected. the editorial drew a link between an ad from palin's political action committee and the 2011 mass shooting in tucson, arizona, that injured then congresswoman gabby giffords. former white house press secretary sean spicer can now say he's met pope francis. you may recall, spicer was left off the list of officials who received an audience with the pope when president trump visited the vatican in may. well, spicer was one of about 250 people greeted personally by the pontiff. you see the photo there. he was at the vatican as part of the annual meeting of the international catholic legislators just a couple of days ago. it is so sad. it is so spicy. but before the may visit, he told reporters that he actually had a rosary bead that he wanted the pope to bless, and then he was not on the list of people to see the pope. >> what? it's not sad anymore. he did get to see the pope.

>> he did get to see him. >> we are happy for him. when we come back, houston residents who are now returning to survey the damage to their homes. >> our cameras there as they walked through the doors. you're watching "world news now." being embarassed by her parents? stop this teen from nope. so let's be clear: clearasil works fast on teen acne, not so much on other teen things.

♪ ♪ that is some time-lapse video showing just how dramatically this garage flooded as harvey hit. >> yeah, you can see the water rise past the suv's tires, and so many of these neighborhoods and surrounding areas are still under water and you can see why. it came up pretty quickly. >> luckily, that area is finally getting a break in the rain, and some are taking advantage of that break to return home and see what's left. >> and it's a tough return, as we find out. >> reporter: amy powers lives in

this home. and part of the unfortunate reality here in mireland is they're going through this for the third time, some of these families. and the experience here, unfortunately, for them, they may be houston's best teachers, because there are thousands of families who are going to go through what the powers have gone through, and what do you think your plan is now? >> well, i think this time around, i'm done. we flooded twice before and i put the house back together fairly confident -- well, i was going to say confident we wouldn't flood again, but actually, after our second flood, i made a decision that i loved our house, i loved our cul-de-sac, i loved our space, i loved our neighbors, and i decided i would rather put my house together and enjoy it for as long as i could and risk flooding again. i made that conscious decision. and now, despite all the difficulty, i'm grateful for the time we've spent here, and we'll move on. and you know, it's probably mostly financial, the loss. >> reporter: don't have the energy to -- >> i don't have the energy to do this again. >> reporter: can i ask you, for the people who are watching this

from a friend's house or from a shelter, thinking about what comes next, what's the one piece of advice you'd give someone who hasn't gone through this? >> accept help. i've always been the kind of person that never asked for help and always declined offers of help. and i learned you just can't do it. this is beyond the magnitude that one family can deal with. and when you're receiving help, you're giving other people the opportunity to help, because so many people want to help. they feel helpless and they want to do something. so, by letting people help you, it's like a win-win. today i've got friends here cleaning out clothes and stuff and -- >> reporter: taking all your clothes out. >> he's taken a lot of my clothes out. and you know, you learn you actually have too much stuff and you don't need most of it, but it's no fun. and i'm just grateful for family and friends, and i don't want to do it again. >> reporter: thanks for letting us in to see what's happened here, because we know that this is a scene that will replay itself. >> i'm also very grateful because i know there's a lot of lost life, and we are safe and we're dry and we're happy, so that's all that matters. >> that really is all that matters for so many of these folks. unfortunately, only about 20% of

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♪ oh, and we can't wait to go down there again ♪ >> you heard the lyrics, we can't wait to go down there again. the band is vowing to make it back to houston to perform for the people there. >> and here's the thing about it. after playing it, chris martin there, the lead singer, vowed that they would never play the song again. i assume they will make a special occasion, once they return to houston, and they will play this song. >> i think exceptions can be made in that case. >> uh huh, yep. so, they played the song in miami, and there you have it. >> but chris martin and coldplay just a few of the celebrities stepping up to give back to houston and to try to help the people out there. "bachelor" alum shawn lowe actually drove a boat through houston to help harvey victims. he posted a picture on twitter, saying "today i had the chance to do what i could to help some of the people in the houston area. i couldn't believe the devastation. my heart broke for all the elderly who are immobile and mothers trapped in their homes

with young babies." >> yeah, and football player j.j. watt has really been ahead of this from the very beginning, in the early hours of the storm. and the latest on his hurricane harvey recovery effort fund. they have now raised their goal to $6 million because they've already raised more than $5 million there from j.j. watt. >> and part of the help there, tennessee titans owner amy adams strunk donated $1 million to j.j. watt's fund. she's a houston native, still has a home just outside of the city. watt then put out a message saying it's hard to put into words his feelings when he found out about strunk's donation and called the pledge remarkable. >> and of course, we have the one, the other effort, i call it the heaven hart challenge, where he challenged many of his celebrity fans to try to donate to the different causes. >> sandra bullock donated $1 million. >> dj khaled donated. $25,000. kevin hart says they're almost at their goal. we'll be right back.

making news in america this wednesday morning, searching for survivors, rescuers in boats going door to door overnight in houston after harvey dumped more than 52 inches of rain. the city opening more shelters this morning as the convention center reaches double its capacity. and another area of texas dealing with a flood emergency right now, a new neighborhood surrounded by water and at least one home on fire. and people are bracing for harvey's third landfall. the storm is now setting its sights on new orleans where flood advisories are already in effect, and we're tracking it all. and new this morning, another warning from north korea after its military fired a missile over japan. how kim jong-un is signaling more launches.