tonight at eleven. into the eye of the storm. right now, millions are in the path of category four hurricane harvey as it makes land fall dount south. sleeps in slowly bringing winds stronger an 100 miles per hour.

good evening. let's get right to nbc10 national correspondent jay gray live in texas. >> good evening. hurricane harvey has made land fall. the wind is rain picking up droit mat click here in victoria texas. it begins to move its way a bit inland. we expect the storm to linger over this area for days. the affects they'll likely last much longer here. >> the attack is relentless. >> the outer bands are hitting rock port right now. >> reporter: harvey. over powering the texas coast. unleashing winds of 130 miles per hour. and constant driving rain. >> it's going to be really bad. my whole street is probably going to be flooded. >> reporter: 11 million people in the path of what could be unprecedented flooding. some areas expecteding to see 3 feet of water or more. over the next several days. president trump signed a

disaster declaration. immediately opening up federal funds and assistance in the strike zone. >> this is a hurricane that will come inland and then just hover. for a long period of time. it could be days. >> reporter: the intensity of the storm can be seep in this satellite imagery. it's on the ground where harvey's raw power is undenial. the storm swallowing everything in its path. and promising to continue punishing the texas coast for days. >> harvey is the most powerful storm to make land fall in the u.s. in more than a decade. texas national guard has been deployed. part of a massive response team ready to move in. as soon as possible. that's the latest live in texas. i'm jay gray. back to you now. let's bring in nbc10 first

alert meteorologist with break dawn of what's happening right and what's next. >> you just mentioned it literally just made land fall seconds ago. the central pressure of the hurricane category four, 938 mill bars a very strong hurricanement i want to go ahead and hone on in as it continues to work its way on land. in fact give you a different perspective. look at the wind pattern here. very interesting wind profile. we're talking about counter clock wise wind circulation. the rain bands move across most of texas here. and you can see just how massive this is. about 700 miles wide. i want to point something out to you. the most destructive quadrant we call this the right front quadrant is this area here, most destructive higher winds and the potential fshl higher storm surge. let's go ahead and talk about about what we can expect from hurricane harvey.

notice that even through next week it will continue to be a tropical system. a tropical storm through next wednesday coming up in just a bit i'll have more on hurricane harvey. >> rescuers and volunteers from philadelphia and new jersey are heading south to help with the hurricane. firefighters are part of the national team building deployed by the government. the red cross is already started taking calls from people looking for help. ten red cross volunteers from new jersey are in texas tonight. and several more are ready to deploy. the first impact from hurricane harvey. we're likely to feel will be at the gas pump. nbc10 today where a gallon of regular is going for about $2.69. that could be changing itself anticipated that refineries will shut down until harvey passes. that could disrupt gas supply and cause prices to jump across the country. nbc10 is with you every step of the way as we track hurricane

harvey. and the damage it could bring. the nbc10 app has instant updates and notifications to keep you on top of what's happening. it has been a busy night at the white house. three major stories. president trump pardoned former arizona sheriff. he was convicted of criminal contempt for ignoring a judges order not to detain suspected undocumented immigrants. the white house released a statement saying he protected the public from the quote surge scourges of crime and illegal immigration. the president instructed the pentagon to extend a ban on transgender individuals from joining the military. six months to come up with a policy on those serving. and a shake up within the white house tonight. national security advisor. no longer with the administration. he was closely aligned with

steve bannon. the former chief strategist. who left the white house last week. gor ka made hep lines when he wore the medal of a nazi linked group to the inaugural ball. to stories at home. tonight calls for murder charges against the philadelphia police officer after he shot a man in the back. all this after protestors marched and chanted that the officers home while other officers stood outside to keep things under control. nbc10 brandon hudson is live outside police headquarters. now the mayor is weighing in pront test. >> the mayor and police commissioner. the commissioner thinks the protest crossed the line. and most homeowners in the neighborhood agree too. they expect to see protests on tv and police departments and other public spaces in the city. not their own street. >> reporter: the black lives

matter protest at police officer's home. is still the talk of the northeast neighborhood. >> there's a ton of police activity. all up and down the street. >> reporter: when we spoke to in the area today. it was quieter. no bull horns. no strong language. a nice friday night with parents on the front lawn, children walking the streets and pets out too. >> this is how it is. you can stand outside for hours and not a car will drive by. >> we saw philadelphia police on patrol in response to concerns of another protest. >> going to the officers home is not off the table. >> reporter: he organized yesterday's neighborhood protest to demand murder charges. who police say shot david jones in the back two months ago. investigators say jones had a gun and road a dirt bike illegally. >> do you think you crossed the line? >> absolutely not. he crossed the line when he shot

a black man running. for the second time. it's unfortunate children saw the protest. we make no apologies. >> reporter: the attention of the police union president and state representative. who called for legal action. who is not afraid to be arrested. >> as long as the officer who murdered our dear brother is also in handcuffs. we can share the paddy wagon together. >> philadelphia mayor thanked the officers for diffusing the situation. this is the set back to police community trust and transparent si. he says his group has gotten numerous threats since yesterday, but it will not stop them. elsewhere a man tried to drag a woman into an empty lot after she got off the bus in north philadelphia. police need your help finding him. late tuesday night on ridge avenue. the man tried to talk to the woman as she walked down the street and told her his name. she ignored him until he grabbed

her. she was able to break away and call for help. red cross is helping 14 neighbors in delaware county. explosion forced them from their apartments, happened on woodland avenue. sharon hill around 2:00 this afternoon. the explosion came from a balcony on the building. one woman was treated for smoke inhalation. >> up next, floyd mayweather and conor mcgregor set to face off in las vegas. and his vision decades ago. we are continuing to track hurricane harvey. now a category four. as it makes land fall here in texas.

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grown philly kid. with a heavy weight dream. >> hand sr. there partly responsible for that statue of joe in south philadelphia. schedule forred for tomorrow night at 9:00 p.m. we want to get back to the weather situation happening in texas. tracking hurricane harvey. there's a live look as the category four storm makes land fall in texas. nbc10 is taking you live to texas. our sister station is live on the road in columbus. just west of houston. brian, what are you seeing now? >> hey there, keith. there's not a lot of rain on this side as you mention. where we're north of houston. and let me flip the camera around so you can see there's not a lot of rain going on. as we approach closer, the rain will intensify. being this is now a category 4

hurricane. >> you're from houston. we talked about this actually. you have seen powerful hurricanes rip through communities before. i know your crew has been on move. what's your day like getting around? >> so far it has been pretty calm throughout the day. we started getting on the road around noon today. there hasn't been much going on, but as i said as we get closer to houston this will intensify. as of right now houston is under a tropical storm watch. something that worries a lot of residents there. and throughout the weekend it's expected that houston will receive up to 20 inches of rain. and it worries residents because in 2001 houston experienced one of the worst tropical storms. and that storm cost a lot of damage. it caused 22 fatalities and 32 residents were left without homes and $5 billion in property damage. something residents expect this will not repeat itself.

>> joining us live opt road in columbus, texas. be safe. >> all right let's take a closer look at what the storm could do. how it could impact our area here. first alert meteorologist here to break it down. where exactly did harvey make land fall? >> here it is. officially made land fall on san hose island. four miles east of rock port. when it did make land fall strike that pressure was 930 milly bars. very strong category four hurricane harvey finally making land fall. now of course we have to deal with the catastrophe and everything that's now going to happen as a cause of this land fall. so currently the wind speeds sustained winds speeds 130 miles per hour. and look at this, it's moving at a slow 7 miles per hour. northwesterly. if you see the position of the texas coastline, it really is not conducive.

it's going sousewet to northeast. this is the strongest impact right here. we're seeing a lot of flooding and storm surges for the area. currently category four. we can see it will continue to remain a tropical system for the next several days. category one on saturday. and even folks by wednesday let's fwet this fwoiget this go. 7:00 p.m. it will be a strtropi storm at 40 miles per hour sustained wind speeds. here we have a quiet night and area of high pressure keeping everything high and dry. in fact ideal and current temperatures are mainly in the 60s. a few 70s. philadelphia 73. atlantic city 70 for you. variable winds. but look at this neighborhood planner for everybody across the entire delaware valley. we are seeing mostly clear to clear skies for tonight. a great night for sky gazing if you will at 6:00 a.m. 58 degrees. 68 at ten a.m. so across the entire delaware

valley we are seeing a really nice night. and in fact a really great saturday as well. so be sure you enjoy this. because this is going to be a stretch that will sustain itself for several days. and then talking about how we will be effected by harvey. notice we see the clouds develop by tuesday and wednesday. starting to see showers. essentially it's going to get picked up by a ridge that will continue to work east ward. but i have to explain this. it's going to be get swept up and bring us tropical moisture and some showers. but we lucked out. that's just it. >> considering what's going on in texas. for sure. tonight was clear enough we saw the friday night lights. >> back on tonight. let's send it to danny pommells. >> august is still here. but the high school blitz is back. and stuffed with action from around the delaware valley. how about reese hos kins. making history tonight. we have all that and more, next.

danny pommells with you once again the phillies hoping to get the home stand back on track. kicking off a 3 game stand with the cubs tonight. special jerseys for players weekend. nicknames on the back. trailing in the first. it changes with one swing, compliments of reese hoskins. this guy is sizzling. nine home runs in the first 16 games. a new major league record. next inning hernandez at the dish with the bases juiced. come on home chl everybody. hits one into lt gap. everybody touches the dish. hernandez safely with the triple. phils beat the reigning world series champs 7-1. quick time out. coming up after the break the

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we're back now with your choice for our game of the week. philly.com number two team visiting number five north pen. here we go. >> a couple doe nits on the board after the first quarter. la sal changes that. manny quills bust in to the end zone. la sal takes the lead. quills one done finding the end zone. this time twist and turn into the land of quick six for the two yard touch down. 3 touch downs on the night. north pen finally showing some life in the second half. fighting through the d. 17 yard house call. will sal adding on in the fourth. this one drops right into the end zone. to the awaiting arms of mar vin

harryson jr. son of the nfl legend doing his thing. they win the opener. >> that's the blitz for tonight. i'm danny pommells. stay with us, here's more with jim. >> i'm keith jones he's erika martin. the tonight show is coming up next. thank you so much for watching. and have a great night. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- kevin bacon, jenna dewan-tatum, comedian nate barg