someone saw some smoke coming from one of the cars chrks is causing this disruption. shuttle buss are operating in its place. nbc 10 is on the way to the scene. a first alert is in effect as tropical rain pummelled the shore. the storm is creating gray skies and choppy waves. >> you don't have to be on the coast to get soaked today. in south philadelphia, we were going to e show you lincoln financial field, but we still see the coast here. it's a miserable day out here. i'm jim rosenfield. a very gray link. >> i'm jacqueline london. we want to get over to meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz with more on this weather. he's tracking the rain as it moves across the region. who is getting the worst of it. >> continues to be in delaware and south jersey. although it's been raining hour after hour after hour across all

of southeast pennsylvania and in through south jersey. you can see it's drier up toward reading and allentown and the poconos, but there's moisture moving up from baltimore at the higher levels while the low level wind is coming in off the ocean. we need all the winds going that way to get this moving out. you can see little patches of heavier rain in the philadelphia area and up toward trenton. it's nothing exceptionally heavy and not going to produce any sort of floding. it's just a nasty, nasty day. we send storm ranger 10 to southern delaware to be exact. where the heaviest rain is going to be. we want to get the radar as close to the heavy rain as possible. this is the 30-mile range, which is the prime range for storm

ranger. this is all part of a pretty large system. the center of the low you can see pretty clearly off north carolina. but there's no thunderstorms there. this is all moving out to sea. that's going to take the moisture with it. but we're going to get some of the moisture left over from harvey. we'll have the timing on that in a few minutes. the jersey shore is getting hammered right now. take a look week of summer vacation before school begins. many came prepared with ponchos and a plan b. >> it's not scary. instead of just walking in the wind on the beach. >> we have a bunch of kids to keep happy. we're heading to an arcade. >> the ocean city amusements are

closed. boardwalk shops remain open. >> here's a live look at philadelphia international airport. despite the rain here, it is business as usual there. the airport is alerting travelers to check with their individual carriers for any possible delays. flights in and out of houston have been cancelled until further notice. the tropical rain that's soaking our area is having a big impact on the delaware beaches. >> tim furlong is live in lewis and joins us now. >> reporter: it's really cool because it does give you a lot of information. a lot of people paid for this

week for vacation. they feel like a rainy day is a day lost, but in light of what's happening, you have to keep it in perspective. >> i've got a real good summer. >> summer 2017 has been good to the surf shop. the owner won't let the rain rain on his parade or buy one get one sale. >> the boardwalk without umbrellas and rain jackets. let's keep this in perspective. this ayans is nothing compared to what's happening to our fellow americans around houston. no complaining. >> just be thankful. this is a little puddle compared

to them. they are in our prayers. that's for sure. god bless them all. >> reporter: god bless them all is right. you see the scene here live. the good news here it's going to end at some point. here this is what you've got. the wind and rain blowing off the rain. >> it's taking in the storm ranger. i advise you to stay off the roads. no significant flooding here in delaware this point. you probably would be best off staying at home and watching us on tv. we're live in lewis, tim furlong, nbc 10 news. let's head south to houston this afternoon. more strain for people there. two dams that protect the city overflowed with flood water. this new video shows customs and border patrol agents struggling to rescue people in that fast-moving water. they e eventually made it to dry

grou ground. at last check, more than 17,000 people are seeking refuge in shelters across the houston area. the police chief says he's worried about how many bodies they will find once the flood waters recede. a short time ago a police officer died after his police car became submerged in water. the mayor says the officer was driving to work when that happened. president trump and first lady melania trump are in houston evaluating the damage done there. >> this was of epic proportion. nobody has ever seen anything like this. >> the president traveled to austin to tour the texas emergency operation center. the president's spokesperson y says he's avoiding traveling to the houston area to allow crews

to continue rescue and recovery efforts. a short time ago, we spoke with a philadelphia who is a resident of rockport, which is 225 miles southwest of houston. listen as she explains the devastation her community is seeing. >> the church we go to is at half. a lot of my friends' roofs have been taken off. it's just destroyed. >> jacqueline and her 7-month-old son safely evacuated their home. it could be up to six weeks before she can return. she has no way of knowing whether her home is destroyed. we have team coverage of the recovery efforts in texas. tammie souza is tracking tropical storm harvey and randy gyllenhaal and jay gray are live on the ground. we begin with jay. what's the scene like where you are today, jay? >> reporter: well, still raining. we had a bit of a break earlier. some people got out during that lull. hopefully they are getting back

in. more intense rain is on the way adding to what is already record flooding across the nation's fourth largest city. forecasters and officials warning this storm is not over yet. >> it's been five straight days of driving rain and rescues in southeast texas. >> it's just a massive operation at this point. >> and growing. >> it's terrifying to see the waters rising and not e knowing what to do. there's not a way to get out. >> reporter: rick's brother survived, but as he was trying to evacuate with his parents and four children, the water swept away their van. >> you can hear the kids screaming and crying try ing in get out of the van. >> there are thousands still stranded here. >> everyone is focused first on

saving every life that we can. >> rescue teams pouring into the area from across the country. joined by a volunteer navy using whatever they can to carry survivors to higher ground. >> it's just unbelievable the number of people there showing up. >> reporter: also on the ground in texas today, president trump traveling to corpus christi as consoler in chief and promising federal help through the long and difficult recovery. >> it's epic what happened, but you know, it happened in texas and texas can handle anything. >> reporter: but harvey continues to test that lone star strength and resolve. more than 17,000 are in area shelters right now. thousands more have been flown to dallas. the mayor here in on to says before this is over, he expects

at least 10,000 more will need a place to stay. >> jay gray reporting live from houston. want to check in now with randy gyllenhaal who traveled from philadelphia to houston to bring us stories from the front lines of harvey as well. and you spent the day on a boat with rescue crews as they were plucking people from the water. a lot of people need help getting to dry ground. >> it really is a tale of two subdivisions here. on this side, which is a bit higher in elevation, they are still dry. on the other side, we spent the day taking a boat ride going door to door plucking people out of their homes as the water was waist high. i can tole you here, as they are working to e get sandbags into place, i'm joined by phil. you have been organizing this. you all live in this neighborhood. >> my neighbor said why don't we

protect the entrance. >> we started filling bags at the volleyball court and started building this wall all our houses are dry. >> the reason that this flooding is happening here is there's a reservoir a half mile that way that is is overflowing. that's part of the reason the folks on this side of the subdivision are flooded. you have been watching the boats go up and down all day. what's it listen like rescuing the people on the other side of the neighborhood? >> it's detrimental. we have a lot of older people that we had to evacuate. the water was rising because of the levee they released. >> neighbors say unfortunately on the other side it's under water and people are being

plucked out left and right as this effort continues into the fifth day here in houston, texas. back to you in philadelphia. >> still seeing people helping people. randy gyllenhaal live in the houston area. we'll check back with you this evening. a live look at tropical storm harvey as it continues to hover over texas. it set a new record for the highest rain totals to come from a tropical storm in the continental u.s. more than 49 inches of rain have fallen so far. chief meteorologist tammie souza is joining us. what kind of movement are we seeing from the storm? >> it's starting to move away to the east. a lot of those people that weren't flooded yesterday are still flooding today because of the release of the reservoirs. they are going to continue to see that problem. but the heavier rain is banding across the entire gulf coast as this system is basically going to take off to the north and the east. look at some of the rainfall totals over the last 24 hours.

it's exacerbated by the e release of the reservoirs. here's what we're looking at near new orleans. it's right in new orleans closer to about 4 inches. to the south of it, about 5.3. that is the last 24 hours. those numbers are going to go up a lot. we'll talk more about the path and how this is going to affect us when i come back with your full forecast in few minutes. still ahead, a phone scam in south enginejersey. >> what you need to know so you don't become a victim. plus the push to get kids reading as many have gotten to school. and rooftop rescue, a family from south jersey walks through the terrifying seven hours they spent on the roof surrounded by rising water. and we continue to follow breaking news right here at home. the market line shut down in parts of center city because of problem problems. we have seen buss going by here.

we know at 13th street 200 people are waiting for shuttle buss. we're gathering new information and will bring you updates on air and online as soon as we get them. we'll be right back.

as tropical storm harvey continues to hover over houston, incredible images like this pour into the newsroom. a man left standing on the bed of his truck.

images that are hard to forget. it's hard to imagine finding anyone stranded in that water watching it rise with just nowhere to go. >> that's what happened to one family from new jersey, who moved to the houston area. new at 5:00, they are sharing their story deanna durante. >> reporter: mary and her fiance waited it out. putting a few pillows against the doors when the water started coming in. >> by 4:00 a.m. it was four feet. >> reporter: the house had nine-foot ceilings. they decided they would go to the garage and somehow get to the rooftop. >> i was starting to tread water. we had the dogs floating on pillows from the couch. >> reporter: they didn't have much else. >> we had one bag of the passports and wedding

certificate and then our rings that we bought for the wedding. >> reporter: they got to the roof and rescuers knew they were there. >> they told us six to ten hours and we were already u there for seven so we don't know if it was going to be dark do they still do the rescue. >> reporter: they text or called loved ones in the area only a few times to conserve cell phone battery. finally a chopper came for them. one by one lifting them and their dogs to safety. the house they had plans are gone. water is now above the rooftop. the this couple is counting their blessing. >> there was a family of six that died in the same bayou by our house. we're very lucky and relieved we were rescued on sunday. >> reporter: deanna durante, nbc 10 news. nbc 10 and telemundo will host hurricane relief drive this

thursday from 5:00 a.m. it 6:00 p.m. you'll be able to call, text and log on to our website to donate money to help the people affected by harvey. we will provide updates on tv and on our social networks throughout the day. taking a live look over the shore. just continuing to look at the beach. we see some surfers out there. have to be so careful out there in the water. >> definitely got to be careful. the skies are gray. but we're not seeing as much rain as they are at the shore. the clouds just hovering over the skyline. tammie souza is back with us. who is seeing the heavy. >> we're seeing it here in philadelphia. let's go straight to the radar. you can see the radar picking up a line of heavier showers stretching from philadelphia out toward trenton. this is going to continue to wrap around that system that did not quite make it to a tropical

storm named irma. it came up just shy. this is down here just along lewis beach. cape may you're getting quite hard. we're still seeing some heavier rain showers there. so we're out there on the beach kind of keeping track of everything with our mobile doppler radar. that lets us know where we can expect to see the heaviest rain. it's still a tropical storm up to 50 mile an hour winds. take a lock. it's moving to the northeast. it's going to be out of here pretty quickly by thursday it will be past memphis. it will have 35 mile an hour winds. it will just be a tropical low.

it's moving into parts of the tennessee valley and ohio valley. and then after that, it's going to head in our direction. it probablien won't be anything at that point. it will just be a mental anguish mosh of tropical rain. be prepared for a soggy first half of the weekend. you can see we'll clear out by tomorrow morning pretty much gone. maybe a few cloudsering. it will be in the 50s. we make it up into the 70s tomorrow. look at the winds. they are coming from the west. that means a much more comfortable air mass. it won't be as chilly or raw as today. we get into thursday, a few scattered showers and winds out of the west. we'll be up into the 80s. and then by friday, sunshine returns. it look liebs it's going to be a nice day out there. how much rain are we expecting web could see between now and saturday. maybe two inches in dover. a couple inches along the jersey shore. maybe an inch in philadelphia. right now in cape may, pleasant. there were a few people

launching into the sea. 69 degrees with northeast winds. east/northeast winds and in philadelphia we are looking at 65 degrees with a northeast wind to right about 10 miles per hour. as far as where we're going to be going city to the shore, tomorrow in philadelphia, 78. it will be 73 on the shore. rain on thursday. generally in philadelphia, we get into the holiday weekend. saturday and sunday, soggy and good news is monday looks pretty dry at this point. we have new information about the breaking news we were following in center city. the last few minutes service restored on the market-frankford but you have to board on the westbound side of the tracks. the westbound side is where you have to board the trains. those trains were shut down for the last half hour because of some power problems. he's talking to passengers. he'll have a live report in a few nnts. a south jersey teacher is

one step closer to opening a charter school. >> the reason he's trying to bring one to atlantic city. technology is changing the way you eat pizza. the company is teaming up to test deliveries without a driver.

these two men are accused of stealing from a walmart in

kenzing on to. this is video from the store. the men loaded up a basket with diapers, tv and sound system and then they skipped out a back-door and loaded those items into the car. if you recognize those guys, you're asked to call police. imagine ordering a pizza for dinner and having it delivered without a driver. d dominos is testing this idea out to randomly selected customers will get an opportunity to receive their order from a driverless ford fusion. customers will receive a code to unlock a dominos heat compartment in the vehicles to retrieve their order. what do you think about that? >> that's wild. >> just get your pizza like that. >> then it drives off. >> gone, no personal interaction. did you hear about this? john dorenbos traded to the

saints. reaction from the eagles on losing their teammate. plus we talk to local church leaders on how they are pitching in to help harvey victims. president trump's new idea to change your next trip to the jersey shore. why businesses are worried it could be fewer workers to wait on next summer.

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news about a big problem for a lot of people commuting home tonight. power problems stopped the market l train from operating in center city. one track is back in service, but there are still delays. >> erin just arrived at 13th and market. what can you tell us? >> reporter: major delays, i just walked downstairs. the eastbound lanes are shut down. the westbound lanes are open. everybody, hundreds of people are gathering over there right now. like you said, there was an issue with the septa train. they believe some smoke we are seeing in the train area near the 15th street station. firefighters and first responders were called. they got that taken care of around 4:50 to be exact. there's this issue of getting everybody home right now. they are also trying to figure out exactly why that smoke was there. like i said, i went down stories, hundreds of people are gathered in the westbound lanes. that will be an issue because that is one track going in both

directions. for a little while right after this happened, they did run some septa buss. they did have those in service trying to scram to get some buss from different lines over here to help people out on this market loine. but i have been told they have since cancelled those buss and now they want every single person who is going to ride this line to get on the westbound lanes. for many of us, we know this is septa's busiest rail line. so a lot of people depend on this line to get home. we had a chance to go down stairs and talk to a couple f k folks. we'll have more of that coming up in just a little bit. we'll be here trying to figure this out for you. back to you guys in the studio. >> an excellent update, thank you. now at 5:00, we're keeping a our eyes on the weather. a storm could strength b. this is a live look at cape may. that area is expected to get a

lot of rain tonight. a live look at conditions in delaware. you can see the rain really coming down there and the surf is strong out there. those waves pounding. >> here's a look at that system right here on first alert radar. heavy rain pounding parts of delaware and south enginejersey. a big system in our area. tammie souza is here now. just tracking the latest conditions on the storm system and which areas will get the most rain. >> it locks like right now in philadelphia we're seeing the heaviest band of rain off toward trenton down to the south we have seen heavy showers moving across southern delaware into the cape may area. a lot of that has moved out over the atlantic. but we have a steady rain that's going to make for a long commute home. take it easy. we're probably going to see anywhere from 1 to 3 inches of rain depending on where you live once this winds down. we have our storm ranger 10 here in lewis beach. you can see the heavier rain is moving past cape may beginning to clear out of parts of

delaware and dover still getting stead iier showers. also milford seeing the steadiec rain across cape may. the wide picture shows we have a while to go before the system clears our area. it looks like we have nicer weather on the way for tomorrow. that's a good thing because it looks like harvey will bring us tropical rain for the weekend and that is what i'm going to talk about hour by hour when i come back in just a few minutes. now to the latest developments out of texas. get out now. those were the words from a county official earlier today. a levee south of houston breached and record flood waters have swallowed thousands of homes. you can see how downtown houston looked back in april. fast forward and look at the record flood iing in the same exact area on the right of your screen. water everywhere.

that was from just two days ago. you can see the difference in just one month in this picture. also in and around the downtown houston area. here's what we know. harvey has dumped more than 40 inches of rain in parts of houston. police have rescued 35,000 people. president trump travelled to texas to check the damage there. >> delaware first responders have not gotten the call to help victims in texas, but john carney says they are ready when and if the phone rings. >> our emergency response people are waiting to deal with what they need in texas and assist with whatever resource thas need. >> the governor said it is heartbreaking to seat number of people who have been displaced by harvey. remember you can help people impacted by harvey. nbc 10 will host a hurricane relief drive on thursday. from 5:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. you'll be able to call, text and log on to donate money to aid

the victim vee relief efforts. here's a look at some of the stories making headlines county by county across our region today. chester county teacher accused of having sex with a 16-year-old student. she used to work in south b coventry. she's a science teacher. she bought a phone just so she could communicate with the alged victim. the teen's girlfriend discovered texts between the two. a warning tonight about a phone scamp. s are urging residents not to give information to anyone posing as a county employee unless they initiate d the phon call to a county agency. the county got a phone call from a drned citizen yesterday. this happened to you, just hang up. if the calls persist, call lis. the rain could not stop one boy in philadelphia from helping harvey victims.

he's raising money the old fashioned way. talk about school spirit on the first day of school. where students did not skip a beat.

people in new orleans are bracing for the aftermath of harvey. it's been raining there for the

last few day. some are worried the worst is yet to run. >> this is all the way through our house. it's outrageous. just to think tomorrow is going to be worse. i don't know. do we go to a hotel or family. never mind valsalvaging anythin. i'm lost for words here. >> a flash flood watch is in effect for louisiana. some people in new orleans were dealing with a similar situation 12 years ago on this day in 2005 hurricane katrina made landfall on the gulf coast as a strong category three storm. >> the damaging effects were felt for months. thousands of people were left homeless. >> people far and wide. >> he's selling lemonade and

sweet tea. he was born in houston. >> this is what we thought of could get involved and do anything we can to support those down here because of we are so far away. >> so great. she's been overwhelmed by the number of people stopping by to buy a drink in support. >> police are trying to identify a woman accused of using someone else's to buy electronics in me mercer county. authority says she used someone else's identity to buy electron electronics and household items. these men are accused of stealing from a walmart in kensing on to. this is video from the store. police loaded up a basket with diapers, a television and sound system and skipped out of that door and loaded the items into a car. if you recognize them, call

police. thousands of philadelphia area students are getting the boks they need just in time for the school year. they are in the books across philly distribution. dozens of volunteers for more than organizations that served low income areas picked up their share of the 14,000 books. >> the fed risk douglas charter school for boys in atlantic city. in the final phase, they were given word they passed phase two. the state board of education passed rules that allowed for the single genter charter sch l schools as long as they provide a reason for limiting enrollment.

secelebrating back to schoo with a flash mob. they entertained with this amazing routined in the school today. the group sang "you can't stop the beat." that's the theme for the school year there. it was a surprising move from the eagles trading their longest tenured player fan favorite john dorenbos to the saints. not surprisingly, this got a lot of folks surprised including teammates. hear what they think about the move and how it's going to affect the locker room. and we're tracking tropical rain here the at home. this didn't become ir yet, but it's going to provide plenty of rain across the area tonight. i'll let you know when it comes to an end and who gets what. comen on back. >> we continue to follow breaking news in center city. a big problem for a lot of people commuting home. it stop ped the l from operatin in center city.

one track is back in service, but there are still delays on the market line.

reactions pouring in tonight over a surprise move from the eagles. the magic is gone. john dorenbos is headed to the saints. definitely the talk of the locker room today during eagles practi practice. >> amy is joining us now. what do players think about losing this team favorite. >> the shock of the trade last night b wasn't just with the fans. players themselves taken aback when they found out the longest tenured eagle was trade d to th saints. no doubt he was one of the most well liked players. his magic tricks. >> it's a business.

we have to take it with the good and the bad. it's the bad part that things like that can happen. he was inspiring to the whole locker room. >> whether it's a new eagle to the nest or a veteran who played with john dorenbos for years, the locker room was left surprised but also full of praise. >> they are like the guy that nobody really thinks about. so for him to have that much of an impact in people's lives and really on a team in general speaks volumes to the depth of who he was. >> i have only been here for a few months. he's awesome. his personality, every day i had a great laugh with him. definitely going to miss that. >> replacing dorenbos won't be easy. but new longsnapper says he learned a lot from him and looking forward to his opportunity. >> he really was such a big part of this city, this organization. what he did in this locker room, i felt that in the moment i met

limb last year. it's hard to take that away. i'm not trying to do that. i just want to do my job and help this team win. >> coming up at 6:00, we're going to hear from doug peterson on dorenbos being shipped to the saints. for now, back to you. >> can be a tough business sometimes, thank you. it was all about football today at citizens bank park. fantasy football, though. the fanatics joined the fun as they kicked off the fantasy football challenge. they will compete in a fantasy league and some of his teammates. don't forget to vote if our high school football game of the week. here's a look at where things stand. it's a tight two-way race. you can change this up and help your favorite school get extra attention this friday night. visit nbc10.com or the nbc 10

app or call or text your choice to 610-624-4111. now to your first alert weather. we are under a first alert as we track tropical rain in our area. can you see boat house row out there? really gray out there and rainy. keep the umbrella handy. meteorologist tammie souza is joining us now. this system could make it really nasty out there for people along the shore. >> it is just nasty. it's an ugly day. it feels like spring out there. in the 60s some places. just barely making the 60s. there are people out walking around. but not the crowd that you would expect headed into the very popular labor day weekend. they don't look too happy. let's take a look at the numbers. 69 degrees with a dew point of 66. we don't have any crazy heat index going. we have winds out of the

northeast at 18 miles per hour. they are going to kick up the surf. it's going to stay kicked up for the next day or so as we see this system passing by. it didn't quite become irma. still could be upgraded. it looks like at this point it will head out into the atlantic. the first alert is because we are going to see these periods of heavy rain. right now we have the heaviest through philadelphia. the first alert mainly for southern delaware and also along the beaches because the high surf and heavy rain. let's take a look at some of these doppler totals we have seen so far. an inch off to the west of philadelphia and about a half inch to an inch has fallen from atlantic city through southern delaware on up new jersey and up toward trenton. so we're going to continue to seat numbers pile on. we'll see probably 1 to 2 inches across the area. somebody may pick up 3 inches. especially in the areas where the first alert is in southern delaware and out along the

beaches. we're watch iing from darby through philadelphia. and we'ring at the heaviest rain. this goes off to chesterfield, bensalem. so this is going to be steady and continue the evening commute and make things a bit of a mess. we also have the storm ranger 10 here. it's looking like it's starting to break up the radar. we have the steadier rain across cape may and lewis beach. we have hours to go this clears out. if you're up innen saint allentown, you're going to clear out first. let's go hour by hour. we have the winds coming out of the east to northeast. we're going to continue to see the rain. but it clears out by tomorrow morning. the rain should be gone. we'll still see a few clouds around. the winds turn to the west and then the west. it looks like partly sunny skies

tomorrow. we make it to the 80s in philadelphia. but we get some spotty showers in the afternoon. on friday we clear out once again. it should be a pretty day, but right after that, we watch for the remnants of harvey to come in on saturday and sunday bringing us some rainfall. we are going to be looking at anywhere between now and sunday with this rain and the remnants of harvey. perhaps an inch or two. in your neighborhood for tomorrow, 78 in south philadelphia. so let's check out the ten-day. your holiday weekend is going to be a mixed one. saturday and sunday, that's when we could see the of some periods

of rain showers and that would be from the remnants of harvey. at that point, it's not a tropical storm or tropical low. on monday, things look pretty nice. that's my pick day for the holiday weekend. 84 degrees with sunshine. that heads right into tuesday. clouds and rain return by the middle of next week. so would be a good idea to get the nbc 10 app. sign up to get alerts sent to your phone. record rainfall from harvey. >> the storm brought 50 inches of rain to that region. so what if the same thing happens here. what does it mean? we'll show you, next.

right now, thousands of rescues are underway as flood waters rise. the heavy rainfall has pushed rivers to record levels. meteorologist krystal klei is joining us now. so many people have seen 30 inches of rain or more in parts of texas. try to put that in perspective for us and what that would look like for us here. >> houston just put out 6 million people have seen 30 inches or more. so we thought we would try to apply that to our area and what we would see if that were to occur here. because it's tropical moisture, it konlt occur here, but if you

take that 30-inch average over harris county, how much would that mean over the state of pennsylvania. take a look. in pennsylvania because it's so large, that would only be one inch but we're talking about the entire state. let's go to our smaller states. if you poured that amount over new jersey, that would mean 6 inches of rain the entire state of new jersey. and if you were to pour that amount of rain over the harris county area over delaware which is similar in size, it would be about 21 inches over the entire state of delaware. we're talking from new castle county to the tip of it. it's close to 1 trillion gallons of water that have fallen so far. the storm reports have not been finalized, so the number may go up. if you take that and compare to the 225 million gallons a day that philadelphia uses, i broke out the calculator. that would mean in philadelphia

we would have 11 years worth of water usage in philly covered by this storm. >> that is staggering. thank you for putting it in perspective. nbc 10 news at 6:00 is next. we're live alongside rescue crews still working hard to save lives. .org is there. >> reporter: we're live with a team as we go through a flooded houston neighborhood trying to pick off anybody that needs help. coming up next, a massive fleet of boats from all over texas as they try to save lives and property here in houston. i'm tracking the tropical rain that's hitting us now. how long it's going to last for you in my most accurate first alert forecast. major jersey shore attractions worried the white house could leave them in a lurch. >> we have would have to lessen our offerings. >> why filling summer jobs could

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that breaking news at 6:00, septa riders dealing with delays tonight making their rainy walk to the train even tougher. power issues are causing trouble for the market. frankford line. let's go to 13th and market. what are you finding out? >> reporter: what everybody needs to know is this line is still shut down the eastbound lanes from 30th to 5th street along the market-frankford line. hundreds of people jam the westbound lanes trying to get home. we have video of what this looked like. we have been out here for the last hour or so tonight trying to figure out exactly what happened. i can tell you that firefighters responded out here around 4:48 tonight. there was smoke or fire seen in the train station area near 15th and market. at