flooding disaster. right now harvey rips through the south leaving damage and destruction in its wake with no end in sight. >> disappearing act. just like that. long snapper and fan favorite is no longer an eagle. bad habit.

two women are wanted by the fbi for trying to rob a bank in these outfits. right now at eleven. harveys wrath. the tropical storm making its mighty presence felt again across southeast texas. bringing historic flooding and threatening to cause more damage into next week. good evening i'm jim rosenfield. >> i'm jacqueline london. the storm is moving back out in the gulf. round two could be coming soon for millions of people in its path. the storm has been blamed for at least seven deaths so far. more than 3,000 people have been rescued by police. including a thousand in the last ten hours. texas and louisiana will face record rainfall in and flooding until at least the lay br day weekend. right now around 290,000 people are without power. nbc10 national correspondent has latest from houston.

>> reporter: the rain keeps falling. nearly three feet in some areas. and there's concern. it's going to get worse. resources have already been stretched to their limits. response teams deployed across the city have pulled 2,000 to safety just today. lurking from the air. and on the water. hundreds of volunteers using their own boats and neighborhood swallowed by the flood waters. some going door to door to find those trapped inside their homes. >> i'm not staying. i want to leave now. but we didn't know how to get out. >> reporter: any vehicle that can cut through the water and carry survivors to higher ground is being pressed into action. >> these guys are heros to me. they came and we're out the situation. >> reporter: tens of thousands are now filling area shelters. >> such a relief to have a place to go. i felt really comfortable being

here. the staff is so friendly and helpful. >> reporter: the nation's fourth largest city soaked and suffering right now. as thousands of volunteers continue to rush in. >> we're not heros or anything. we're here to help people. >> god is good. god is amazing. >> reporter: strangers, delivering help and hope. >> our team coverage continues right now. nbc10 first alert chief meteorologist tammie souza is timing out this storm. >> let's again showing us from everyone from the scientists to salvation army are doing their part. >> help from our area is now coming in different forms. as people think about what texas needs to get back on their feet. emotionally and even professionally. they don't expect it to be the

last. >> reporter: with flood waters covering neighborhoods the needs for so many start with getting to safety. but the needs will grow. >> the call came down this morning that yes indeed we're going to pull the trigger. >> the salvation army in philadelphia sending the first of its crews. focusing on emotional and spiritual help. disaster services director sfwl they're going through the highs being rescued. absorbing what's going on. some point in time that will change and the reality sets in. >> reporter: while the salvation army is mobilizing its response on ground. remembering research lost after hurricane sandy and katrina. offering his lab to those who need it. >> taking care of animals for you. if that means sending a student so they don't have to lose progress on their thesis.

>> others have retweeted his message offering their space too. >> we want to do everything that we can to make sure that our colleagues aren't set back by something like this. >> reporter: looking out for each other from a distance. and up close. >> it's a long journey for the folks that have been impacted by the disaster. >> the support for the salvation army isn't just for residents it's always for first responders who have lived through the strain. physical and emotional strain of that storm. live in north philadelphia. i'm lauren mayk. >> we continue our live team coverage with first alert meteorologist. what's next for the storm? >> it will make land fall yet again. moved back out over the gulf. there's no radar return to the bottom of the screen. because there are no radars out in the gulf. it is going now move closer to the land. picking up moisture. you're noticing it it's kicking

moisture in. it's not over dry land. this is not a good thing. it's still fairly stationary. it's kicking up a lot of rain near alexandria and lake charles. gal ve ston to houston again under the gun for the heavy rain. it's shy of houston. south of houston where the heaviest rains are. in the last six hours we have seen five inches of rain. lake charles has about 8 and a half inches of rain there. and nothing but watches and warnings along the gulf coast from houston to new orleans. we'll talk about where this is headed and when we may see some of the rain from this. and a system that could be called ir ma before the night is over. >> doesn't know when they'll be able to return home. >> we live in the first -- that's right after this.

>> burling ton county native and her daughter came to town before the storm hit. roads in the neighborhood are flooded. homes have been torn apart. >> it's never been this bad. we have never been flooded in our neighborhood. i had no idea we would thot be able to get back. >> the family is looking on the bright side. so far they have heard of new injuries in their hometown and of course they hope it stays that way. two people who survived hurricane sandy are. after a 60 foot oak tree toppled on their old house in sandy. another survivor lives in a neighborhood just outside houston. he says he's been through this before. >> feels like it's almost following me. these big events. but sandy prepared me dramatically for this event. >> it's unbelievable that the rain is still coming down.

that's what it's just -- it maizin amazes me it hasn't stopped. >> harvey's impact is being felt at gas pumps across the country. some of the biggest refineries are texas are stalled because of ridesing flood water. the department of energy says 2 million barrels a day are not being processed. that means we could see the highest prices so far this year. here in the northeast experts say gas prices could climb 15 cents a gallon. >> nbc10 and 62 will host a hurricane relief drive this thursday from 5:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. you can call in or log onto do nate money. provide updates on tv, online and social net works throughout the day. we have been with you every step of the way through this storm. you can get instant updates and

alerts on harvey with the nbc10 app. >> to a clear message of defiance now. today north korea fired a ballistic mitt sill over the territory of japan. a close u.s. ally. this map shows the path of the missile. over the northern japanese island. before plunging into the pacific. japan's prime minister called the act a significant threat. pentagon is in the process of assessing the launch. military gear from the streets of iraq could end up back on main street. >> president trumps decision to role back an obama era policy. the nbc10 investigators first revealed back in 2014 that automatic weapons and tanks were some local police departments argue arsenal. the obama administration banned the practice. today we spoke to a police chief to find out why local officers need military grade gear. >> we took possession of it to continue to protect this community.

to protect the community to protect the police officers. who are trying to protect the community. >> according to to the department of the defense, no local department has more surplus military gear than the philadelphia police department. >> some south jersey officers are trying to protect their community without have of the cruisers. someone slashed the tires of more than a dozen police cars. early sunday. police believe this man shortly after the crime is responsible for the damage. in all, 52 tires were slashed. crews worked around the clock to make repairs today. all of the cars should be back in service by tomorrow afternoon. new at 11. one of the eagles most popular players is flying the coop. >> it's traded long snapper. the eagles ship the veteran to saints for a seventh round pick in 2019. an end to his long run in south philly. where he played parts of lempb seasons with the birds.

magician off the field. he rose to fame last year as a finalist on the hit nbc show america's got tale ent. more problems for pipeline project in chester county. >> a group tells us these containment structures installed are not only an eyesore but also a health issue flt boeft sides of the story. >> reporter: this summer she says she has seen nor sandbags than people fishing at chester creek in brook haven. >> you drive by and see people with their fishing license and their rod and everything. i haven't seen that all summer. >> reporter: a con trainment structure sits in the water. a by product of drilling and construction of the pipeline. she shared these photograph of sandbags which installed earlier this summer. to keep drilling clay from reaching chester creek after a spill. >> a company telling you they're safe and careful. and take care of things and this is what happens before the

pipeline goes in. it's a major concern. >> a spokesman said quote the sandbag structures have remained in the area in anticipation of the restart of construction. we'll continue to work to minimize any impact ot chester creek. they said drilling clay from the spill is not toxic. >> we love nature, our creek, our children or homes and chunt. we're defending it. >> hast why she wears this shirt. which says defend what you love. >> that's what we're doing in the movement. >> i'm brandon hudson, nbc10 news. up next. only on nbc10. a south jersey father sud ply pleads guilty to the death of his toddler son. we're asking his lawyer why. and what's next. unholy act. where the fbi is looking for two women who tried to rob a bank while dressed as nuns. we continue to follow harvey's wrath downtown.

we're live at the scene in houston. >> all this rain is headed our way for tomorrow. i'll break it down. you'll have all the time you need in your neighborhood when we come back.

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the goal is keep places like this open so all people, regardless of disability, have an opportunity for employment. we're getting new insight into why a south jersey father made an unexpected guilty plea in death of his son. we spoke with the attorney. last week he took a plea deal offered by prosecutors and admitted his recklessness caused his son's death. but his attorney maintains his 23 year-old client still doesn't know what really happened that night. >> i believe in sincere in his wondering what happened and his desire to find out what happened. i'm not convinced he did what the prosecution says that he did in the trial. >> which is suffocating. >> right. >> he will be sentenced september 29th. with time served, he could spend

six years behind bars. tonight, unprecedented storm in texas. harvey continues to dump historic rainfall and flooding forcing hundreds o of thousands into shelters. >> jay gray is live in houston. jay i know you have been covering this storm for days now. what can you tell us tonight as we continue o hear the rain? >> yeah, it is coming to the end of a third day of driving rain in the houston area. the flood waters continue to climb in the storm still far from over. in fact forecasters saying we could see this rain continue for at least two more days here in the amount of rain we have seen could double by the time this is all said and done. dozens of neighborhoods in the houston area are under water. in fact we were drifen out of one neighborhood by the water today. climbing so quickly we had to move to higher ground. there's an issue with shelters here. people getting to them is

difficult because of the water in the area. and they're starting to fill up. what the mayor today said is as well as the police chief is they're going to have to find room for more because they expect more evacuations to come in the coming days. they evacuated more than 3,000 yet. again more than 3,000 today. they opened up the convention center in downtown houston as a shelter here. and there's a megashelter in dallas. four hours away. they're urging people to drive the distance. >> so much uncertainty and fear. but the helping hands of so many. nbc10 traveled to houston today for the firsthand look of the damage sdp destruction. earlier today he went along with volunteers who came in from austin, texas with their boat. to help those left stranded in flood waters. randy will have more live from houston tomorrow. >> right now tracking irma. another tropical system heading

our way that will bring rain to the region. >> tammie souza is timing out this storm for us. >> i'm going to time them both out. we could see rain from both before the weekend hits. let's look at what's going on. once again with harvey down here along the gulf coast. it's drenching houston right now 45 miles per hour winds moving east southeast. it's over water. pulling more water and rain in across the houston area rmt look at what happens. it will make another land fall up along the texas and louisiana border. and then it's going to shoot up across the country perhaps through the midwest. you notice this giant cone could be any where in there. it could actually be arking towards us to bring clouds maybe rain by the time we get into the weekend flt we'll have to keep an eye on that. that could mean umbrellas for the holiday weekend. then we switch gears off the carolina coast. 35 miles per hour winds.

disorganized but there's the potential for this to be the next named storm. all of this moisture will be flooding up the coastline. what's interesting is you take a look it's way back here, south of where most of the moisture is that we see the area of low pressure. it's pulling the moisture in and up along the coastline. charleston moving up through wilmington we're watching for period of heavy rain and winds. you notice the pockets of much heavier rain just off norfolk and look at this, we get up here into southern delaware we could be looking at pockets of heavy rain by the time that we get into tomorrow night. even philadelphia could see rain before this system simply arcs out into the ocean. it's not going to make a direct land fall for anybody. but the question is how much rain is going to push this far north for us. so let's go ahead and let's take a look at the hour by hour. an on shore flow tomorrow. very chilly out there temperatures generally in the 60s. look what happens by 8:30 a.m.

rain already crossing the area. we see perhaps heavyerer rain tomorrow and afternoon before the system is gone. with e get to the winds coming from the north and northwest. which is going to be a mild air mass for us. so we'll actually dry out and get back to perhaps sop 80s by the time we get into thursday. that's very good news for us there. take a look at how much rain we could see from this. maybe in delaware and jersey shore. upwards of an inch and a half and two inches of rain. your ten day on ten looks something like this. it is going to be bluster and soggy tomorrow. cooler. 69 with some wind out there. 78 on wednesday. 83 on thursday. friday at this point looks dry. but saturday and sunday those are the days we could see the remnants of harvey coming our way. before at this point what looks like a nice dry labor day holiday. back to you. armed bank robbery caught on camera. but it's the suspects outfits that are turning heads.

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hopefully they won't make a habit out of this habit. nuns are on the run. >> surveillance images of two women dressed at nuns trying to rob a-back. they walked in after noon today at the citizens bank on route 611 in tanners ville. police say despite flashing a gun to the teller, the women left the bank empty handed. well new protection for 4 legged officers who serve and protect the south jersey community. >> high school seniors presented police canines with custom body armor tonight. part of the community service project. the students start td operation canine to raise money and donate

body ar mono-to canine officers. >> the eagles trade john to the saints. we'll hear from fans on what they think about the surprising move. and hoskins looking for home run number 12 tonight. can the rookie do it again. find out next in sports.

the phillies kicked off a three game series with the braves tonight at citizens bank park. it was bark in the park night. plenty of four legged fans in the stands. go to the sixth. aaron nola on the mound. he was dealing. check out the defense by nick williams. he keeps the game tied at one. going down low to make the catch. home half of the sixth.

hoskins no home run but wow. another big day at the dish. all the way into the corner two for four. they win 6-1. a surprising move by the eagles today. team traded the longest tenured eagle. long snapper and fan favorite jon dorenbos to the saints. he joined the eagles in 2006. made two probowls with the birds. over the years became a favorite for fans on the field and off. thr through his magic. we got fans reaction tonight. >> i don't know. like the team i knew, grow lging up a bit. it's all gone. everyone brand new. >> i don't like it. he was part of the team. he had there was nothing wrong with him. i don't know why they got rid of him. >> the rest of the eagles and they are getting ready for thursday's game the final preseason tune up. with what is now become tropical

storm harvey battering houston and texas. a especially hard for those with ties to the area. >> i know people that are in houston and san antonio. obviously i have a house in austin. i have friends there. terrible situation what's going on. luckily nobody that i have talked to has been personally affected. >> it's a tough situation. to sit back and not be able to do much. i'm strong in my faith and pray for them. when i get the opportunity to go back when ever that maybe i want to help people rebuild homes and give back to the community. >> time to vote for the high school football game of the week. this weeks choices. you can vote online and on the nbc10 app. you can also call or text to the number you see on the screen. also today the fliers announce

they will be retiring number 88 jersey this upcoming season on january 18th. that'll do it for sports. we're right back after this.

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