tonight or early tomorrow morning. but the hurricane is already bringing rain to texan tonight. this is a live look at conditions in galveston. over the last few hours, we have seen cars pass. these winds keep getting stronger tonight. here's what we know right now at 6:00. this storm is expected to make landfall 10:00 tonight and 2:00 a.m. tomorrow. it will batter texas with major winds, record setting rainfall and catastrophic flooding. en seven counties are under mandatory e evacuation. 8 million people are under evacuation warnings. here's jay gray with more on victoria, texas. >> reporter: let's take a look at corpus christi. they will get the brunt of hurricane harvey before do. you can see from this overhead picture that it's cloudy and rainy and a bit windy with the

camera shaking at time. as a storm makes landfall, we'll see the worst of it overnight. once it's here, it's likely going to stay for awhile. even before landfall, harvey is already unleashing furry on the texas gulf coast. >> this is a hurricane that will come inland and then it's expected to hover for a long period of time. driving rain and sustained winds of more than 110 miles per hour, it's the strongest storm in almost a half century. >> we could see storm surge between, 10, 12 feet. >> the mideast severe hit from the storm is expected overnight leaving those in the path leaving little time to move to higher ground. >> we're targeted the areas encouraging people in the strongest language to get off the island. in other words just get out of dodge. >> that's what thousands are doing in corpus christy.

>> they are material things. we can always get that back. i'm not willing to risk my child's life. >> the same push is underway where bus loads of people and pets are being shuttled to safety. financially, we don't have the money to take that ride out of town. >> plenty of canned foods and the essentials. >> reporter: bracing as hurricane harvey inches closer to the coast. now the national weather service is forecast calls for 32 inches of rain here over the next several days. that's the latest live from victoria, texas. back to you. >> this is the pass which is about 30 minutes northeast of

corpus christi. you can see the storm here on the first alert radar. the team coverage with erika martin. the storm will make landfall overnight. what's really interesting and intriguing is that the last time we saw a major hurricane make landfall is hurricane wilma back on october 16th, 2005. a category 5 hurricane over 4,000 days ago. so this is how impressive hurricane harvey is right now as a category three. it'sen strengthening as it does make landfall. so what can we expect landfall right around midnight with up to three feet of rain for some. probably more for others. tornado watches and warnings have been issued. we already have reports of tornadoes in galveston. and what i do think will happen here locally in the mid-atlantic

region is we do have a building ridge that will move eastward and that will allow a will the of the moisture to move into our area. that's how hurricane harvey will affect us here locally. coming up, i have more on your weekend forecast. philadelphia rescuers and volunteers are headed south to help with the hurricane. firefighters from philadelphia are part of the national teams being deployed by the government. the red cross has already sta started taking calls from people looking for help. this call center is one of only a handful in the u.s. they will transform into a national call center where as long as mshlg help is needed. the first impact from hurricane harvey we're like to feel will be at the gas pump. a gallon of regular is going for $2.69. that can can still be changing. it's anticipated that refineries among the coast will shut down until harvey passes. that could disrupt gas supplies and cause prices to jump across the country.

track hurricane harvey right now on the nbc 10 as it makes landfall and possibly moves our way. >> outrage after protesters showed up to a philadelphia police officer's home. they are demanding murder charges after the officer shot a man in the back. >> we will not rest until we get justice for our brothers. >> you can see other officers showed up to protect the homes. a state law maker is call iing t the police commissioner and mayor for letting this protest happen. let's bring in brandon hudson. some are calling for arrests. >> the police union and state lawmaker want to welcome the protesters in the video. they are jup set because not only did they show up without a permit, but also to the house where there's many other families.

members demand answers in the death of david jones. police shot jones. this cell phone video lasted an hour. but people are still talking about the protest. hours ago state representative martina white said it is shocking to me that police commissioner richard ross allowed this illegal occupation to go on for hours without taking any action. white proposed a bill to e release the names of officers involved in shootings after 30 days or a complete investigation. surveillance video from june shows jones shot in the back after a confrontation. jones had a gun and rode around illegally. yesterday a couple protests fired up the president of the

local police union. he said, once you take it to someone's house, they should have been arrested. a protest organizer is a punk who didn't have respect of decent protesters. we got a statement from black lives matter within the hour. e we must love and support one another. live in the breaking news center, brandon hudson, nbc 10 news. a guilty plea from ab ex-philadelphia officer who admitted to giving out drugs for sex. today stanley davis pleaded guilty to federal drug distribution charges. they eventually had sex with both women and gave them heroin and crack. davis is said to be sentenced in december. new details on a story we have been following since nbc 10 news at 4:00. nine people are being held after a smokey fire ripped through the

apartment building in cherry hill. 15 fire crews were called in to fight that fire. they are now saying they probablien won't be able to salvage anything. >> my boyfriend called me and your whole apartment is on fire. i was like, oh. and that's when i left work i came here and saw the damage. i lost everything. >> one woman is being treated for smoke inhalation. there was an explosion in the back of the building and it could have come from the deck. if you live in this area, you might have the power now. crews are working to fix that. a new law went into effect today here in pennsylvania. first time drunk drivers could now be forced to have interlock ignition devices put on their cars. the legal blood alcohol limit in pennsylvania is .08. but if you're a first time offender and it's .10 or higher, you'll have to lose your license or have to use ab interlock

device designed to keep drunk drivers stalled. young republicans are rallying to support u.s. senator pat toomey. supporters are holding signs that read thank you, senator toomey. they gathered in response to tuesday's with toomey. that's a grass roots group made several demands at the senator and protested outside his office in philadelphia when those demands weren't met. up next at 6:00, it's the biggest fight of the year. floyd mayweather and conor mcgregor, you'll have to go through a philadelphia man if you want to see it. we'll introduce you to the man behind the biggest event, next. newest eagles shining. two wideouts saw the end zone last night. carr carr is looking ahead to what that means for the season. and i'm tracking hurricane harvey and when and if it will affect us by next week.

would it affect our labor day weekend? tune in. i have your forecast, coming up. another live look outside right now at hurricane harvey hitting texas. this is corpus christi. that's the surf right there. overcome barrier. our conch of the hurricane continues next.

tonight we are tracking h hurricane harvey as it barrels into texas. this is a live look at the radar. the storm is expected to make landfall overnight and could bring heavy rain. 125 mile per hour winds and up to 12 feet of storm surge. let's take a live look at the impact right now. this is galveston, texas. we spoke with a man in corr christy who tells us he's riding out that storm. >> a lot of business owners are staying downtown. we live in a pretty secure building. it rode it out. they did some major upgrades to this place. it's just really a great building. >> meteorologist erika martin is

tracking harvey's movementings tonight and its impact on our area come iing up in a few minu. but first it's been coined the money fight. tomorrow night boxing legend floyd mayweather enters the ring against conor mcgregor. right now mayweather and mcgregor are weighing in ahead of the fight. this is a live picture from t mobile arena in las vegas. tomorrow's fight will go down. that's mayweather in the white t-shirt. a company he coined 50 years ago. the only person sell iing this paper view fight. a superfight made his career a knockout. >> for the first time, we have two undefeated fighters in there. >> it's been called the fight of the century. 1971, ali, the greatest against smoking joe frazier.

would you believe me if i told you this started thanks to a cop making less than $4,000 a year. >> they wanted to say, hey, i own a fighter, but they didn't want the to do anything. >> now 81 years old took out a loan and invested $250 in little known smoking joe. >> frazier was not the best fighter in the world. but he had the best heart. >> and he shot the senior along for the ride in the early years of pay per view tv. >> a jab, upper cut, body shot, he was in way over his head. but his philly swagger took over. >> i didn't lack confidence. that was for sure.

i was willing to learn. >> and improvise, he rented a train at the station to take people to new york's madison square garden. >> we took the seats out of one car and had craps games going. everybody had a good time. >> 300 million people watched the fight on tv. including the knock down. >> you notice it's not on the ground. >> that's when promotions took form. 45 years later, they are the largest promoter of events. a family affair bucks county, the only ones selling the fight worldwide. >> they are both on their game. it should be over very quick. >> you think it's going to be a

knockout? >> oh, yeah. >> all because of a home grown philly kid with a heavy weight dream. >> he's partly responsible for joe's statue in south philadelphia. coming up at 11:00, hear what the ex-trainer of bernard hopkins thinks about the big fight as excitement grows across the country. let's get back to first alert weather. gorgeous conditions we're seeing now will extend into your weekend. this is a live look at cape may. showers are possible. should be a nice all week long. down in texas, hurricane harvey is about to smash on to land as it gains strength tonight. hard to see anything here. let's go live now to meteorologist erika martin. you have your eyes on this massive storm. >> it's increasing in intensity. that's really the important story here. and another big story is an area of high pressure well to the north.

that's going to keep everything really where it is positioned. this is why in one moment when i show you hurricane harvey is going to behave, it's going to meander right around the texas shoreline right around the gulf coast. conditions are definitely going to be nasty for the next several days. 10 miles per hour northwesterly. and the central pressure is 941 milliba millibars. you at home might not unthat, but 943 means this is getting a lot stronger. that's what i want to explain to you at home. as we continue hurricane harvey and track it for the next couple days, i'm going to go through wednesday at 1:00 p.m. 40 miles per hour sustained wind speeds. this is still considered a tropical storm. so a lot of punch here packed into this hurricane. so here is the expansiveness of

the system. the width of the circulation is over 600 miles. that means it's wider than twice the size of the width of pennsylvania. now locally, a live look outside. we see some fair weather clouds. a great evening for us here and temperatures are really mild, really comfortable, not very humid at all. i say ideal for a friday evening. wilmington current temperatures 78 degrees. and the winds are variable. your neighborhood planner, notice how we're seeing clearing skies through the overnight hours. a little chilly for some. tomorrow at 5:00 a.m., 64 degrees. not bad for that morning run. by 1:00 a.m., 62 degrees. 5:00 a.m., 59 degrees. keep the jackets and sweaters handy. i know i will. lehigh valley, mostly clear skies. 58 degrees at 5:00 a.m.

and for the jersey shore, we're seeing a few extra clouds. 64 by 5:00 a.m. with just a few clouds. so conditions for tonight into tomorrow will be perfect. a look ahead, we're seeing 70s the next several days until the following thursday. as far as labor day weekend is concerned, it look pretty nice. coming up, carr carr and his top two receivers talk about the game. and lane johnson has more trash talk for washington. that's next in sports. we just moved in about four months ago,

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tracking hurricane harvey as it slams in texas. this is a live look in galveston. the storm expected to make landfall overnight and have catastrophic consequences. the skies are gray there. the surf is pound iing that bea. erika, then it could reach us in the coming days. >> a quick mention. gavlveston already had a report of tornadoes. that's common with hurricanes. here locally what we're going to see a nice stretch of weather. then we're going to be affected because this is an area of high pressure that will work eastward. be sure you follow us on social media. i'll do a facebook live. it's all about labor day weekend. look at all that sunshine and

temperatures will be really nice. >> that's good. thank you for watching. i'm keith jones. up next "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. we'll see you at 11:00. there is breaking news as we come on the air. there it is. a monster hurricane bearing down on texas where millions are bracing for a natural disaster. what could be the most powerful storm to hit the u.s. in a dozen years. and major population centers are in the danger zone. tonight, emergency evacuations and last-minute preparations with the time running out. our team is in place. we have all of it covered for you. "nightly news" begins right now. from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. good evening. and thank you for being here. a perilous night awaits those who have ignored evacuation orders near corpus christi,