10 out of 14 with 2 touchdowns tonight. heinicke can convert. >> cris: i bet you he brings the

house. >> al: a small house. and the pass is caught. for a first down by cayleb jones. he brought it up that time. five guys. >> cris: well, sent everybody out. that's one of the offensive weapons against that blitz is spread them out. and then you have to cover. >> al: rushed out of the pocket again. racing to the sideline. and that stops the clock with 1:13. and a flag is thrown in the end of the play. >> holding, offense number 76. ten-yard penalty, replay first down. >> cris: avion. i was hoping he wouldn't make a play too soon.

he was holding pita taumoepenu. say it fast enough. >> al: of course. that's the trick. on first and 20. that's caught at the 32 yard line. going to be about six yards shy of the first down. teddy bridgewater looking on from the sideline. boy, we sure hope he can make it back some day. four-man rush here. and a little short of the first down, rodney adams. that will stop the clock with 45 seconds. >> cris: sometimes you get unsung heroes in a drive like this, right? saving his quarterback one more time. you can see the eyes all the way across the formation all the way and heinicke saw enough of it to slide out, a third down

opportunity now set up. >> al: third and two. this is the tenth play of the drive. all of them passes. yep. it will get automatic first down here. so forget what happens on the rest of the play. usually jumped off. that was aaron lynch. coming across. creating the freebie first down. >> offsides offense number 59 five-yard penalty, results in a first day. >> cris: not just an accident. heinicke had to go hard count there on a third and short knowing if he got somebody to jump he had the first down and saleh not happy about it at all. right off the right side.

smelling that sack. >> al: 37 seconds. flushed out. and again stepping out of bounds with 30 seconds. so you got half a minute. you got a second down and nine. >> cris: these are great opportunities for tight ends in this moment. even if there is coverage. you don't have to worry about as a receiver getting hit underneath the chin. pretty much go up with unity now and see what pat shurmur dials up here. >> al: speaking of coverage, not much in play here. second down and ten. the pass is incomplete.

flag is thrown, however. for what it's worth, vikings came in and favored by roughly 6.5. who wants to be that precise anyway, right? >> cris: you can be anything you want right now. >> the ball had left the quarterbacks hands. however, we have holding by the offense. number 68. ten-yard penalty, play second down. >> cris: missed it by one. i'm pretty sure it was collins out there who saw the blitzer coming off the edge. reached out and grabbed the blitzer. watch this right here on the tail end of it. he does his job. gets the first guy. sees the second guy. .

being called. >> al: time off the clock on these penalty plays. we're down to 26. and so still has -- if they ever get to it. tries to control in the middle. that's caught. probably use one here i would assume and they will as the catch is made by cayleb jones. going to make it third down and eight. i know one thing i'm happy they put the two-point diversion in. aren't you? >> cris: i think they'll go for the tie here. we'll get a lot of action. >> al: i'll take that bet. >> cris: yeah. you know, it would be a nice finish for heinicke to get this one in. clearly didn't practice much

this week and he is just in pain sucking it up. trying to tie it up for al. >> al: yeah, sure. tie one on here. back foot is caught and seven yard line. did he stay inbounds? he did. they have to take a timeout here. they have one left and they do take it for the first and goal coming up next. >> cris: sore ribs and make this throw, watch this fadeaway jumper here. either heinicke sucking it up. making plays. ugh! that one hurt. get out of bounds! boy, if you have -- it's a totally different situation here, right? you have a timeout left. now you have nothing but throws to the end zone. don't really have to worry about the run game.

>> al: all he's left with. end zone or bust. first and goal. man alive. he is trying to do everything he can to stay together. gutsy, gutsy drive by this guy. who once passed for 730 yards in a division i game when he was at old dominion. so ten ticks remaining. first and goal from the five. seven-point game. four-man rush to the end zone and knocked down at the goal line. >> cris: luckily knocked down because he would have been short of the end zone and the clock would have expired. >> al: the clock shows five seconds and asa jackson who knocked it down. >> cris: really had to come out of the end zone to try to make

the catch and that would have been game over. >> al: yep. game would have ended on the one yard line. jackson is there. five seconds remaining. baltimore and detroit for asa jackson. n now trying to win a spot with the 49ers. likely the final play of the game. throws! no! the flag is thrown. and you have got interference on san francisco which would put the ball at the one yard line. keith reaser is the defensive back. you will have one play. stacy coley the intended receiver. >> pass interference. defense number 27. the ball was at the one yard line. automatic first down. >> al: almost came down with it

after the total juggle act. >> cris: did you see the jersey tug? that's what they call automatically. the hand hit the football without really looking at it. you can't tug on it like that. >> al: this is it barring a defensive foul in terms of regulation. and they're going to run it into the end zone! terrell newby to make it a one-point game. boy, that's some drive by heinicke. look at him. stay in and most likely go for two. >> cris: great double team here pushing right back into the end zone and then newby pushes it across. >> al: they will go for two so your prayer has been answered.

>> ready for play signal. please set the play clock at 20 seconds please. thank you. >> cris: interesting. you have a favorite two-point play and not see it here. so they'll come up with something that they don't love in this moment to win the game. >> second short timeout at the half. san francisco. this is a 30-second timeout. >> al: that scoring drive taking 3:44 but seemed like it took half the night. heinicke rolling out left and right and converted on a fourth down. he had two running plays including one for the touchdown. 12 passing plays. two penalties. make two out of three on third down. and then have a chance to win the game. grimacing throughout the whole drive.

gutsy. >> cris: good stuff. you run it for the touchdown. think about running it again. >> al: 6 out of 8. what do you got? >> cris: take a look at coley down here at the bottom. one on one. let's see what you have. >> al: little emotion to the slot left. heinicke chased back. can he get into the end zone? he can! and the vikings win the game. >> cris: ends just as it should. lock at that. preseason game and we got a walkoff home run celebration going on. fireworks. love it. >> al: that's the regular season. that's the game of the week. taylor heinicke.

wow. >> cris: they were trying to go quick screen with the line men coming out here underneath the wide receiver to coley. didn't feel good about it. and heinicke takes off and has to dive with the bad ribs right at the pylon. and here comes everybody. this is a heck of a celebration. this is everybody fired up and heinicke probably just made the team. >> al: or somebody's team. if he doesn't wind up here. that's pretty good. really good. >> cris: think he's thinking about the ribs here? no. he's going for the win. go get it. yeah! love it. >> al: adrenaline plus. 32-31. >> cris: welcome at the celebration. i love that. >> al: man oh man. 32-31, minnesota wins it. weeks from thursday, foxboro. the season begins. kansas city against new england.

and then sunday night football two weeks from tonight, the giants against the dallas cowboys. sunday night opener. our whole gang, saying good night from minneapolis and we'll see you on september 7th. .

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a flood catastrophe. tonight on nbc 10, millions feel the wrath of tropical storm harvey with no end in sight. slashing spree. dozens of local police and emergency car tires damaged. and now detectives need your help. unholy act. the archdiocese of philadelphia is warning donors that their money may have ended up in the wrong hands. >> right now, tracking harvey's wrath. the deadly tropical storm continues to rip through the south as millions expect more rain to flood their communities. the storm is still lingering over the south causing death, damage, and destruction as the south continues to brace for more historic rain and flooding. the storm has been blamed for at least two deaths. one person drowned inside a car. about 250 roads and highways have been shut down because of flooding. 20 inches of rain fell in

houston in just 24 hours, and texas could see between 15 to 25 more inches of rain by friday. jay gray has more from houston. >> reporter: communities cut off. homes isolated. islands and neighborhoods swallowed by flood waters. as the race to save thousands in houston grows more desperate by the hour. >> i would have been in there sleeping in that water if nobody would haven't have beat the door down. >> reporter: helicopters pulled these residents to safety. and despite repeated warnings, drivers still challenged the rising water. this one, rescued by bystanders who saw the dangerous situation unfold. >> i saw her panicking in there, and i was asking her did she need help and she said yes. and i got one of my rescue team buddies and asked her to stay calm. >> reporter: many survivors

escaped with only the things they could carry. >> some clothes, shoes, basic necessities. >> reporter: tonight, officials in the nation's fourth largest city are scrambling to find room for so many forced to higher ground. >> because of the widespread flooding that has taken place over the last day or so, there are a number of people that don't have a place to go. >> reporter: the convention center has been converted into a massive shelter, but there's concern. it just won't be enough. with more rain on the way. jay gray, nbc news, houston. exactly 12 years ago, the gulf coast was in the midst of hurricane katrina. thousands of evacuees relocated to texas, and are enduring the same pain again. andrea klein thomas spoke to one student who knows better than most what those alightning the gulf coast are dealing with. >> i'm worried about down there, and the storm.

>> reporter: donna continues to monitor the coverage of tropical storm harvey. she's in philadelphia, preparing to start at the university of the arts. her parents are enduring the storm's impact in baton rouge, louisiana. >> i want to make sure my family and my friends are okay. i know a lot of people that are living in that path where it's destroying a lot of things. >> reporter: exactly one year ago to the day, she shot this video as they were being rescued during baton rouge's deadly floods. >> my sister can't swim, i can swim. >> reporter: the drains backed up, trapping them in their apartment complex. >> you can't be afraid, because you don't have time to be. it's just either you freeze or take action. >> reporter: yet again, the family had to salvage what they could, including her parent's wedding pictures. 11 years earlier, they lived in new orleans. hurricane katrina hit. diamond was only 6 years old. >> i remember the day of packing

a lot. like really fast and just leaving. and after that, we went straight to texas and we just had to start from nothing. >> reporter: from new orleans to texas, to baton rouge and as of four days ago, philadelphia. diamond is on much dryer ground. but is still worrying about her loved ones in all the places she's called home. more philadelphia firefighters are joining search and rescue efforts in texas. nbc 10 was in northeast philadelphia when first responders, as they loaded up tractor trailers with equipment and supplies before rolling south. the first group of firefighters from philadelphia left for the flood zone on friday. a lot of flights coming in from parts of texas are canceled or delayed. one flight from austin handed at philadelphia international airport this afternoon. we spoke with a student from delaware who says she was happy to finally see some nice weather

in philadelphia. >> excited that it's sunny, because it was really rainy and really cloudy. everybody was rushing around, trying to get everything for the hurricane. we went to walmart to get milk and eggs and there was no milk left. new at 11:00, new jersey's task force one has been activated and is leaving tonight to help in texas. crews will help with rescue and recovery efforts from the unprecedented and catastrophic flooding caused by hurricane harvey. governor chris christie said new jersey's heartfelt thoughts and prayers are with the people of texas at this very difficult time. nbc 10 has been with you every step of the way during this deadly storm. you can always get instant updates and alerts on the nbc 10 app. nbc's around the clock coverage continues tomorrow morning with "today" first at 4:00 and the

"today" show will be live from houston covering the disaster. now let's get the first alert neighborhood forecast with erika martin. plenty of back-to-school tomorrow for some students in our area. >> i do have to shift the focus just a bit. we do have a back-to-school forecast coming up, but i have to have this cyclone just off the coast of georgia. the reason i mention it is because it could likely affect us in the upcoming days. we have a small craft advisory that has beenish shu issueissue. here is a look at the track or the expected path of tropical cyclone ten. i think we will be affected by way of rain. so let's take a look at our extended forecast, hour by hour

and push this out starting on monday evening. there it is, it may be a tropical storm, but here it is by 11:00 p.m. on tuesday. seeing plenty of rain affecting our local area. so coming up, i promise i do have your bus stop forecast and we'll talk more about tropical cyclone ten. >> thank you. we're following a developing story from the northeast ex-tension. it just opened a few minutes ago after a crash that hurt four people. check out this backup around 3:00 this afternoon. four people were injured in a crash between the landsdale and quaker town exit. drivers had to turn around and follow a detour route. new at 11:00, police need your help finding the guy that put most of their patrol cars out of commission. a man slashed 52le tires at the police station in camden county.

drew, show us the damage. >> reporter: this guy went on a slashing spree. he can't leave the lot until he deflated all the tires. i want to show you the employees who work here also their cars are sitting on flats tonight. this is what police have to go off of after an early morning tire slashing spree. investigators hope someone recognizes the man captured on surveillance. >> they have some vendetta against them. >> reporter: the matters live next door to the police station and didn't hear anything whilevg 52 tires, including personal cars belonging to the officers on duty. >> it's a shame this kind of thing goes on. >> reporter: investigators say the man returned to the area at 4:30 a.m. and hid on a

neighbor's property. but so far he's escaped arrest. >> i feel bad for the whole thing, because they got all the cars. >> reporter: and there were some police cars that were not here in the lot during this, so those are still working there undamaged. and if there are any calls or patrols that the police need to do, they do have a car to do that in. drew smith, "nbc 10 news." >> drew, thank you. a bank employee has been arrested, accused of stealing donations from the archdiocese of philadelphia. the church confirmed this to us a few hours ago. they are saying donations might have been stolen. they were for an annual catholic charities. the church uses locked boxes at td bank and that's where the money was taken. a new jersey homeless man whose story went viral was hit and killed by a car in lakewood.

the 67-year-old grabbed national headlines after a man offered him $5 if he would pour hot coffee on himself and let the man record it. after the video was posted online, a number of people helped get him i haoff the stre. he was hit and killed not far from his home. next on nbc 10, squaring off for the second straight day. tens of thousands of counter protesters show up after a rally gets canceled. on the loose. a wayward bull roams around our part of the area before police take action. ♪

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tonight, we're hearing survivor stories and how f neighbors helped neighbors in houston. a father says he lost everything, but he's just so happy his son survived. >> when stuff like this happens, that's when you see people. so everybody came together. >> man, it was a horrible night. the flooding was bad, but we didn't know it was going to come that drastic. i thought we was going to die. were you scared? a little bit. >> what was that like when you were holding on to your dad and he was swimming? >> scary, because it was like my dad don't know how to swim good. so he kind of was drowning, and he was getting scared, he was

freaking out. >> we lost everything. >> we put him in the high spots in the house. >> my mercedes, lexus, truck, it's all floating. i saved two of your pictures, of your young daughter and son. >> we helped each other. >> i had two neighbors, elderly neighbors, caucasian neighbors, that have been here for 40 years, and i said please, y'all, let's go. they said, we can't leave. we've been here all our life. i said man, just come on, let's go and we can come back. we decided to do something. our family's lives was in jeopardy. >> why do you think your smile is so big today? >> because i'm happy i lived. >> i'm happy you lived too, buddy. >> great to see a father and son reunited there. a second day in a row, protesters squared off with police in berkeley, california.

large crowdsverged in a valley against hate. police used what appeared to be smoke grenades to break up at least one fight. at least ten people were arrested. a $10,000 reward is being offered for safe return of a missing woman with alzheimer's. this is audrey penn, she's 77 years old. police say she was last seen wednesday at the woodland terrace at the oak senior living community in allentown. penn was last seen wearing green pants and a green and purple flower shirt. police are saying finding her is their top priority. check out this time lapse from margate today where more than 850 backpacks were packed up to be donated. the bags were packed by volunteers for tools for school. it's a program of the jewish federation of southern new jersey. inside those bags, pencils, pens, calculators, index cards

and more. >> all year, our team works together to help the community. >> the program is run by 20 middle and high school students. a live look where the first of several road closures begin tomorrow in anticipation of the budweiser made in america festival. the two-day music event over labor day weekend includes 60 bands on five stages. jay z and jay cole are the headlines this year. now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> i'm meteorologist erika martin. we have a couple of weather stories, including your bus stop forecast coming up. but i want to focus on a system that has started to form. it's called tropical cyclone ten off the coast of georgia.

the current wind speeds are at 35 miles per hour. it is stationary and getting a little stronger. now, locally i mention this because i do think we will be affected. we've seen watches and warnings issued. a gale warning issued through wednesday at 4:00 a.m. in addition, a small craft advisory issued through wednesday 6:00 a.m. so let's see what tropical cyclone ten is. you can see it developing off the coast of georgia, continuing to parallel the eastern seaboard. eventually heading out to sea. as it does, notice how it skirts our neighborhood. let's focus in and hone in on how we may be affected here locally. we'll get this started at 11:30 p.m. tonight and move this through at least tuesday. so tomorrow morning, 6:00 a.m., a lot of us are headed back to school. i have a class tomorrow morning, so i'm included in that. we do not have any excuse, just some clouds out there, that's

just about it. no skipping classes. 9:30 a.m., we do have an easterly breeze there. so it's going to feel chilly, but a nice monday nonetheless. tuesday, we'll pause tuesday morning at 6:00 a.m. keep the umbrellas handy. i do think you will need them. and here's why. we'll continue to go through this until 9:00 a.m. on tuesday. we see the rain moving in from south to north. here is that system. tropical cyclone ten, that's what it's called right now. we'll continue to work this through, and notice here at 11:30 p.m. on tuesday, there is the center of that system, that the low pressure system. and here it is continuing to work our way, skirting our neighborhood. we'll be tracking this for you very closely. a rip current forecast has been issued as far as the danger is concerned. it's life threatening, so please do not go out into the water it is you don't have to, and please

be sure you download the free nbc 10 app for more updates on that. current temperatures are in the 60s. coats v esvill coatesville, 58. atlantic city currently at 60 degrees. and here is your bus stop forecast tomorrow morning at 6:00 a.m. 62 degrees, swekeep the sweater handy. the p.a. suburbs seeing a nice start to the day. 57 degrees, a little chilly. 69 degrees at 10:00 a.m. lehigh valley at 10:00 a.m., 67 degrees. 6:00 a.m., a chilly 54. for the chejersey shore, 10:00 a.m., 67 degrees. so a nice start to the day and highs for tomorrow topping out in the upper 70s for most part. lang horn, 75 for you. redding, 77 degrees as your expected high temperature. avolon, 74.

rahobeth beach, your expected high, 75. follow us on social media for more updates. the legend of reese hoskins continues to grow each day. we'll show you his power packed contribution, as well as a play that resulted in one of the rarest feats in all of baseball, all coming your way next in sports. and "this is us" comes back september 26, but this is your chance to see it in los angeles. we're giving away two free tickets to the show's taping. all you have to do is shoot us a video telling us what the show means to you and upload it to nbc10.com under contests. the winner will be announced september 1.

aspiring basketball stars took advantage of a free camp today. this is the fourth year the camp, hosted by nba star and chester native tyreke evans. he wasn't there when we were there this morning, but he plays a big part in this camp. >> we want to give the kids high level instruction, as well as mentoring, teaching them the value of team work, teaching them the value of learning basketball, competing, and they get to interact with tyreke like he's one of the kids. >> the coaches say they hope the kids learn about giving back to the community.

thanks so much, denise. we begin with the phillies. le reese hoskins game into today's game with the cubs having hit home runs in four consecutive games. 3-0 cubs in the fifth when this happens, though. hoskins makes the catch but he drops it on the exchange. the throw goes to second, and guess what? one, two, three. that's a triple play. the review by the umps. look how dramatic he is with the one, two, three outs. 3-1 game in the fifth. that is until this is sent to right. brings in two runs. so we're tied at 3-3. later in the inning, still tied. nick williams comes up with a man on, and no longer tied. that is deep and gone. it's his eighth home run of the

year. phillies up by two. hoskins had been quiet at the dish, but in the eighth, makes no mistake on this one. five straight games with a home run. first phillies since chase utley in 2008 to do that. phillies take two of three, winning 6-3. here's hoskins on his first curtain call as a player. >> yes, i've been a part of many as a fan. but to be part of one as a player is special. >> and the triple play, another first for you, as you start the triple play, did you know the entire time that you had it and it was a transfer thing. >> i knew i caught it. it happens so fast. i was hoping there wasn't enough to overturn it. >> you think hoskins is having a good month? harl marlins-padres. that's stanton's 50th home run of the season.

he's the first player in the national league history to reach 50 home runs since 2007. it's also his 17th homer in august. marlins sweep the padres 6-2. checking in on the eagles who have one final preseason game against the jets this thursday. the birds back to work at the nova care complex. carson wentz getting some work in. and there's bo allen. starters got less work than usual last week against the dolphins. doug peterson defended that decision again today. >> listen, we had two great days against them out here, all ones and twos. and they played a full game and a half snap wise for two days. that's about 48 hours before that game. you know, it's rare and i don't think we ever play a game on 48 hours rest. so i didn't want to put our guys in harm's way. fatigue sets in, obviously.

and i didn't want to do that to our players. i thought they played extremely well, though, to get the two souds on offense. defensively, the way they played, i was comfortable with that. as tropical storm harvey continues to batter texas and the city of houston, we're left here to wait, watch, and hope for the best. such is the case for former houston texan brandon brooks, who has seen similar conditions before. >> when i was down there, when i was getting ready to leave, a flood came as well. so i definitely understand what they're going through. i keep in contact with a couple guys down there making sure everything is good with them. but yeah, paying close attention to it. like i said, praying for everybody down there. praying to keep everybody safe. >> as we all are. that will do it for me now. i'll be back later in the show with the sixers ceo.

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the side of a new jersey highway turned into something more like a rodeo after a bull broke loose. state police posted these pictures on facebook today. troopers had to slow down traffic where route 130 meets i-95 in hamilton this morning. they called in cowboys with lassos to wrangle the pull into a trailer. tomorrow, hundreds of wines and spirits are going to be costing more at pennsylvania state stores. the price of more than 400 products will go up by at least a buck or more. the state liquor control board isn't releasing a list of which items will go up in price. that is expected to bring in $185 million and will go to the state ice general fund. if your commute takes you through university city, there are some closures. tomorrow morning, the north bound lanes of skoogle avenue will close between walnut and chestnut streets. it will last two years.

the penndot will rehab the chestnut street bridge over the skoogle river. a helping hand for harvey coming right here from our area. next, inside the local efforts to help those affected by the deadly storm.

right now at 11:00, tonight the nation's fourth biggest city is a city of islands. tropical storm harvey tears through houston. neighborhoods are separated by flood waters a rainfall amounts could reach 50 inches before it's over. officials say the storm is too much, too quick, and there's no place for it to go. this as residents try to keep their heads above water. jacob rascone has the latest on the rescue efforts. [ sirens ] >> reporter: it is a colossal rescue effort, thousands taken by boat and helicopter.

their faces tell the story of anguish, anxiety, and fear. [ baby crying ] >> the water was up to here. i walked out and i was just like, screaming. i seen somebody, they tried to put us on air mattresses, it didn't work. people were carrying babies on their shoulders. >> reporter: with emergency responders overwhelmed, the mayor of houston is asking people to call 911 only if their life is in danger, as he defended his decision not to issue a mandatory evacuation order. >> i want to thank those thousands and thousands, in fact, millions in houston who heeded the advice and did not get on the road. >> reporter: the city has now opened its convention center for evacuees, as rescue teams plead for the public's help. >> those of you who have boats and high water vehicles that can be used to help move people out of harm's way, we need your

help. >> reporter: and the people of houston have responded en masse. >> if they need my help, i'm going to do what i ask. >> reporter: in southeast houston, frank woke up surrounded by water. >> all gone. everything is gone. >> reporter: he moved into his apartment just three days ago. his neighbor upstairs took him and three other families in. >> are you going to stay until the water goes away? >> might. we need help. a whole bunch of families displaced, have lost everything. >> reporter: the morales family lost nearly everything, including their stove and much of their food. you can't eat your food? >> no. >> reporter: this bay you was nearly empty. within hours, it was flowing into these apartments and all these people are trapped. while scrambling to save her mom in a nearby city, samantha,

caught on a flooded interstate herself, climbing to safety. >> my mom said there's water coming in. i didn't think it was that deep. >> reporter: america's fourth largest city fighting to survive are sti a still unfolding calamity. >> crews across the country are answering the call in texas. chris christie deployed a task force and crews from pennsylvania are already on their way. lauren make has that story. >> reporter: loading up for the mission. >> we'll drive the trucks and all this will be loaded with fun. >> reporter: on their first deployment with the red cross. but they're carrying the kind of drive that comes with personal experience. >> i've been through four hurricanes before, so i understand completely when i lived in florida. so the red cross took care of me, so now in return, i'm ready to help them.

>> i had a house fire when i was a young kid, and red cross was right there. >> reporter: now they're among those willing to help in harvey's wake. >> we want to support our brothers and sisters in texas. >> reporter: and congress gantp pausing here. his family is safe but his church is mobilizing to help those in need. >> one of my friends, his church had to close today. i said look, we're willing to help. we'll send money, school supplies, whatever you need. >> reporter: he's urging those that want to help to do so through a known organization like your church or the red cross. >> this impacts all of us. we can help texas. >> reporter: from philadelphia, aid coming in emergency response vehicles. driven by two women. >> let's go, we've got to go. people need us.

>> reporter: heading out to help. those two volunteers are heading first to baton rouge. they'll go to a staging area and be deployed wherever they're needed. i'm lauren make, "nbc 10 news." right now, more philadelphia firefighters are headed to texas to join search and rescue efforts linked to tropical storm harvey. nbc 10 was in northeast philadelphia around 3:00 this morning. that's when first responders with the pennsylvania task force loaded up tractor trailers with equipment and supplies before rolling south. >> we were originally told we were going to have a mission specific package sent down there. and th a type three deployment is the second largest deployment. >> you can see the convoy of tractor trailers on the move. the first group of firefighters from philadelphia left on friday before harvey made landfall as a hurricane. and philadelphia fire commissioner adam teal

tweeted -- president trump says he'll be traveling to texas tuesday. that news broke after he met with cabinet members today to get an update on the massive storm. the president has been praising federal and state emergency workers dealing with this historic event, as his fema chief promises to mistakes of the past with hurricane katrina will not be repeated. >> we're already pushing forward forces on the ground to implement the national flood insurance program, and doing the inspections that we need. so we're setting up and gearing up for the next couple of years. >> fema's chief says the president has promised to give his agency everything it needs for texas as federal workers prepare to spend years helping the region recover. and nbc's around the clock coverage continues tomorrow

morning, live from houston covering the storm flooding disaster. now for a personalized forecast for where you live, it's time for the neighborhood weather. for that, we turn to erika martin. >> we are just seeing our forecast through tonight into early tomorrow morning. bill henley will be in right and early tomorrow at 4:00 a.m. download the free nbc 10 app. right now, we are tracking a new system that's developing, a tropical cyclone ten that will become tropical storm irma. i do think we will be affected here locally, but that's not going to be until tuesday. so before we get there, i want to show you your back-to-school forecast for tomorrow. your monday morning will be great. temperatures are going to climb into the upper 70s for tomorrow

across the delaware valley. upper 50s to low 60s, a good amount of sun schehine. a mix of sun and clouds at lehigh valley, so it's a great start to the new school year. jersey shore at 7:00 a.m., 66 degrees. with a mix of sun and clouds. coming up in just a bit, more about your back-to-school forecast. and we'll talk about this system that's just starting to develop off the coast of georgia, and it will impact us in some capacity by tuesday. so more information coming up in just a bit. denise, back to you. next on nbc 10, taking aim. trump is going after another obama era rule, and this one involves local police.

president trump is getting ready to lift limits on military gear for police officers. the president is expected to undo an obama administration directive that restricted police access to military grenade launchers, guns, and ammunition. tomorrow, attorney general jeff sessions is scheduled to talk to the from attorneyal order of police at its annual meeting. first responders from across texas have converged in houston to help rescue and relief. but the people there, however, are treating this as an all hands on deck moment, rising to the occasion and above the flood waters. here's nbc's lester holt. >> reporter: the people of houston need help, but they are not helpless, as choppers scour flooded neighborhoods looking for those trapped. jim sent out on his own potential rescue mission. >> i called my neighbor on the phone and he didn't answer.