historic flooding tonight on nbc10 news at eleven. tropical storm harvey shatters flooding records and threatens to rewrite the history books again. here at home we're dealing with our own tropical conditions as the jersey shore is hit with

heavy wind and downpour. screeching halt. stops in heart of rush hour. leaving commuters stranded and frustrated. right now at eleven. tracking tropical downpours in the south and here at home. harvey battering texas and louisiana tonight. while the jersey shore and delaware are facing the worst of a different system. good evening everyone. today the sun finally came out in houston for the first time in days. but the deadly flooding historic rainfall are showing no signs of lefting up. here's what we know about harvey. the city of houston is under a curfew from midnight until 5:00 a.m. tomorrow. nine people are dead from the storm. including this police officer who troun in his car on his way to work. more than 13,000 people have been rescued from flood waters so far. and the storm made history today dumping more than 51 inches of rain in one city. setting the record for the

mainland u.s. so far a trillion gallons of rain has fallen on houston texas. that's where we send nbc10 randy gyllenhaal for a first hands look at the. daring rescues and what's next. >> reporter: block by block, house by house chlts looking for anybody left behind. he's made countless rescues. >> it's really sad to say that that kind of flooding. i have been living here for 16 years. and i never seen something like that. >> reporter: for 12 thour hours today. the road turned into a marina. dozens of boats and choppers flying over head. race against time after the reservoir spilled over sending a sea of water into homes. >> just pick up as many people as we can. so people have been in their house and snou it's in their house. they want to get out. >> reporter: rick and his team navigate through sunken cars. first they pick up three nursing

students who need a ride out. next up the tongue family with two young boys. they make it to dry land. >> the rescue. they come over and pick them up. and transfer them. >> reporter: for so many here it's the hardest decision they'll ever make. leaving everything behind. sglt we have to leave. this is not safe anymore. >> reporter: not knowing when they'll return. but comforted by the countless boats, trucks and strangers from every corner of texas. >> there's people in aid. and we were trying to help. >> reporter: in northwest houston. randy gyllenhaal nbc10 news. we have this just in. energy stadium in houston home of the texas is now opened as a second shelter. it will hold up to 10,000 people. meantime people in a town north of houston are being evacuated because fears a chemical plant there could explode. located in crosby. about 25 miles outside of houston. the company u.s. headquarters is

right here in. the plant lost power early sunday morning in the back up generators failed. if temperatures there get too high, the chemicals could begin exploding. take a look. u.s. national guard carried out a mandatory evacuation in several towns around that chemical plan. they put out a statement which reads in part. at this time while we do not believe there's immeant danger. the potential for -- is real. president trump and first lady are back in washington tonight. after a day spent in texas assessing the damage from harvey. mr. trump and the first lady made stops in corpus christi and austin. president says harvey may require the most expensive disaster response effort in american history. he called the storm a monster. while meeting with emergency workers and praised early response efforts. >> there's never been anything so expensive in country's

history. never been anything so historic in terms of damage. and in terms of ver osty. >> the president kept his distance from houston. to avoid disrupting recovery operations there. he plans to return to the region saturday to survey the damage. two new jersey natives who recently moved to houston are happy to be on dry ground tonight. mary and her fiance chris are among thousands who have been rescued from harvey's flood waters. the couple and three dogs were plucked to safety after spending seven hours here on the roof of their home. >> it got to be six feet. i was starting to tread water. we had the dogs floating on pillows from the couch. and rafts from the pool. >> she, chris and the dogs are all doing well tonight. but it will be take a while to come to grips with losing all their possessions. >> members of the new jersey national guard are heading to texas to help with response efforts. eight army national guard crew members will leave in the

morning. they'll be accompanied by two black hawk helicopters. in a statement governor christy said i will continue to make good on my promise to authorize and deploy every available resource possible. for the tens of thousands of disaster victims who need rescuing. >> nbc10 and 62 are hosting a hurricane relief drive to help harvey victims. happening this thursday from 5:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. you can call, text. and go to nbc10.com to donate. we'll bring you updates all day long. tammie souza now tracking harvey and also that system bringing tropical downpours to our area. >> harvey is not done yet. harvey is getting ready to make a third land fall. and it will shoot across the center portion of the country. look at all the moisture pulled in. and even heavy rain now moving into the panhandle of florida. they have seen heavy rain on and off throughout the day.

so let's take a look at exactly where the system will go. we'll feel the effects by the time we get into the first half of the weekend. 50 miles per hour winds. here we go. it makes another land fall and just shoots across want country. thursday it's exiting parts of tennessee. and by the time we get into friday it may already be knocking on the door of pennsylvania to bring in clouds and rain. certainly not the flooding rain they have seen in texas. now for us everything is quiet to the west. we're watching this. this was supposed to turn into ir ma. didn't quite do it. it is moving out across the atlantic. the heavier rain that has fallen in philadelphia is winding down flt we'll talk about the rainfall totals and look at exactly what you can expect for your holiday weekend. when i come back. >> all right. stormny day down the shore. the tropical rain and high winds made for a miserable day in at lanic city in the board wac. people still ventured out there on the windy board walk. lauren mayk has been at the shore all day to see what

conditions are like. she's there tonight. a lot of families trying to make the most of this last week of summer break. not a great day to do that. >> not a great one. the weather out here has varied tonight between being just a dreary night and one where you really have to hold onto your hat. i actually lost mine once already tonight. folks missed out on a beach day. they are trying to make the best of things. shopping and eating and savoring the last days of summer vacation very the board walk all lit up tonight. rain and wind dampening the summer fun. on a lenly board walk those venturing out took cover. like under the ponchos they found. >> i have to work tomorrow morning. >> this was your last chance for sunshine. >> yes, ma'am. >> reporter: for kids, it's one less beach day before school starts. >> were you planning ongoing to the beach today? >> probably. >> reporter: this group that

keeps out the rain. away from a stretch of sand that on another august day might be packed. today a group of college friends had it to themselves. she wanted to dip her feet into the water. >> i drove hours here. it's not the worst. it's empty. >> reporter: the board walk dotted with umbrellas tonight. hard to hang onto. on your hand or on your head. the shields family making the best of thipgs. despite the weather. >> i don't like rain. >> reporter: before it's back home and back to class. >> another thing we noticed out here tonight, long pants. long sleefs trying to protect yourself from the wind and the rain. there is a chill in the air. making it seem even more like the end of summer is near. live in atlantic city.

>> all right. as we keep track in beth systems right now. you can stay up to date with the nbc10 app. to this commuter headache for riders who took the l home tonight. small fire on the busiest rail line caused huge delays at the height of rush hour. shut down in both directions between 30th street and fifth street. firefighters responded to a small trash fire. it was quickly under control. but services impacted for more than an hour. >> it took me all the way out the way. it's taking me ten times longer to get home. >> buses were called in to pick up passengers. normal service was restored around 6:00 tonight. update on a tire slashing bandit. a local police department reeling. police now arrested a homeless man who slashed more than 50 tires on police and emergency vehicles in summer dale new jersey. edward holmes is his name. taken into custody at the cathedral kitchen food pantry

just before 6 tonight. in all, 13 vehicles were hit including nine police cruisers. holmes is held without bail. next, joel os teen under fire. the popular facing backlash tonight for something he says he didn't do. also a mother's plea for justice. after her son was gunned down. why she says her community shares part of the blame. run away bus. a driver clinging to life after he tried to hang onto his own rolling bus there.

run away bus this new york city leaves its driver in critical condition. you see that driver outside the bus when it began to roll backwards. he failed to secure the emergency brake. he tried to get inside, but ended up getting crushed between the bus and a utility pole right there. a second driver saw what was happening and managed to pull the buses emergency brake. a chester county teacher

accused of having sex with a 16 year-old student is facing new charges tonight. she was a teacher and coach. investigators say the 38 year-old told police she used a special phone to communicate with her alleged victim. because she thought it couldn't be traced to her. da says the teens girlfriend discovered texts between the two. she was arrested earlier this month for inappropriate contact with a student. i will never see my son start his first day of high school. >> tonight. a mother's plea after her son was gunned down in their neighborhood. he was killed three months ago, today. his killer hasn't been found. brandon hudson explains his grieving mother says the community shares some of the blame. >> we have his graduation book. >> reporter: in the corner of her living room. >> this is a teddy bear. >> reporter: her son's biggest

accomplishment. the diploma for eight grade graduation he never received. a week before graduation someone killed him. the shooting robbed him of his life. and robbed his mother of seeing him graduate on her birthday. >> i remember telling him that would be the best birthday gift a mom ever had. >> reporter: three months later. >> i have not been able to sleep. >> reporter: still no answer. he was supposed to start high school next week. >> this was his year to mature, really become a young man i knew he was. >> reporter: instead. she looks back on the day her son died as a block party. >> he would be here with me if i kept him inspect house. >> reporter: a gunman shot him and a 16 year-old in kensington. a memorial sits where the teenager died. so does a flier. offering $20,000 for information leading to an arrest. >> it was a block party. someone seen something. >> reporter: the silence from the neighborhood speaks volumes.

who says she just wants justice. >> everybody speaks about how well, polite he was. how well manered he was. nobody can come fard and help me understand why i buried my kid. >> reporter: in kensington. brandon hudson nbc10 news. over seas tonts update an north korea launched a ballistic missile over japan and into the pacific ocean. north korea media says leader kim jong un is calling for more launches now. and japan's prime minister called this the most serious threat against his country ever. north korea leaders are angry about military exercises the u.s. and south korea have been conducting for over a week. back in this country the height of harvey's wrath. neighbors helping neighbors took on a whole new meaning. we'll show you cell phone video. shows a group of people forming a human chain to help a pregnant woman to safety. she went into labor during the

height of flooding. thankfully the fire department showed up and managed to get her to the hospital. local churches are answering call in texas. back here at home. mount e baptist is ready to opens its doors. churches will be vital. eventually making it here. >> i think there are connections here in philadelphia. i think in a couple weeks we'll see. within our churches there will be people coming here to the city. >> cam den, wilmington kp philadelphia are all taking up special collections to week to help victims. the houston megachurch head by joel os teen says it's opening its doors to seeking shelter. he faced criticism for not using the 16,000 seat arena as a storm shelter. he claims the church never closed its doors. and was serving as a relief

supply distribution center. he said it would house people once shelters reached capacity. he tweeted today, we care deeply. lake woods doors are open and we're receiving anyone who needs shelter. >> nbc10 first alert chief meteorologist tammie souza is back now. tracking harvey on the south. also tropical rain here at home. a lot going on. >> we had a good downpour. depended on where you were today. take a look across the city we have cloudy skies and showers falling. 67. that was the high today. way below where we should be. it felt raw out there. we saw a half inch of rainfall out there. and the highest wind gust 25 miles per hour. so it was a bluster ri day. across philadelphia we're watching things clear out. if you're in upper montgomery. if you're out in the lee high valley. you're dry at this point. you have cloud cover. philadelphia clearing out. same for south jersey. it looks like the shore is clear. you'll see showers heading your

way. wilmington will clear out. as this system heads out across the atlantic. we are looking at light rain showers making their way through. and headed east ward. in to nrew jersey. this is the whole system. the bigture. this didn't get named. there's a much bigger system in the atlantic. that may get the name. this just fell short. still plenty of tropical moisture as it moves out. let's go hour by hour. show you what's going to happen. we are looking at winds that are coming in out of the northeast. it's been raw all day with the east winds. we'll see much of the rain out of here over night. tomorrow morning we could see a few sprinkles and clouds hanging around. maybe a sprinkle through the noon hour. and temperatures into the 70s chl we should see sunshine by later in the afternoon tomorrow. it looks like we're going to on thursday be in the clear. not so much. here comes the front bringing us showers. we'll hit 83 degrees. but then behind it a much cooler day with sunshine returning for friday.

it's saturday and sunday that we could see the remnants of harvey. finally coming into our area with light rain. so this is the rainfall expected between now and when we get into late sunday night early monday morning. maybe two inches in parts of delaware. maybe a couple along the jersey shore. it looks like perhaps an inch in philadelphia. so tomorrow in fair mont you'll see 78. allen town you will see 77. let's go to 77. whild wood 74. and new ark 78 degrees. ten day on ten. the holiday weekend is dicey. 78 tomorrow. we'll see maybe a shower early in the morning. and sunshine with clouds. cloudy on thursday with rain moving in. friday looks dry. we get more rain on saturday and sunday. that is the remnants of harvey coming in here. could be an inch or more. the good news is labor day is looking magnificent. at this point. >> that is dpood news. all right. when it comes to tropical storm

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local guy showing that age is just a number when it comes to helping the victims. meet jet. today he was near third and arch selling lemonade. and sweet tea to raise money for the people of texas. he was born in houston. he wanted to help out in some way. >> we're trying to think of things we could do to help out. and this is what we thought of. that could get jet involved. and just do anything we can to support those down here. because we are so far away. >> jet's mom says she's been overwhelmed by the number of people stopping by to buy a drink. helping out. so nice. what a great story. all right. next in sports the eagles react

to the trade of fan favorite jon dorenbos. will nick fold be healthy for the regular season. we'll hear from head coach doug pederson about his back up qb. we sip, we peel, and we win! nah. like this. grab a large or extra large freshly ground, freshly brewed hot coffee for your chance to win. get your celebration ready. this is coffee.

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it was certainly a surprise when the eagles traded jon dorenbos to the saints. since then the reaction on his departure having mixed. he wasn't only a fan favorite. he was well liked in the locker room. weeks after the trade of wide receiver. also highly regarded among the teammates. how will those who absences affect team chemistry. >> those two are going to be great for the new teams. they will bring energy for their

team. and i think with us we're going to be another guy that that has to step it up. >> they were great guys. but some of the veterans in the locker room have to make up for it. and help lead the young guys. and teach them the way. >> meanwhile the eagles have some business to take care of in the final preseason game. we're not sure if nick fold will play. dealing with soreness in the throwing elbow. but the coaching stuff isn't too concerned. >> i have been around him a long time. he's a veteran guy who knows how to get himself prepared. >> all players have bumps and bruises along the way. he's had a bump and it will pass quickly. and we're ready for the season. >> the world of sports along with the rest of us watching the tragic scene unfold in texas. two tas ago, jj watt of houston decided to start a funds raiser for the victims.

and it's far exceeded expectation. watt raising money through the web site you caring.com. he's a few hundred thousand short of the $5 million mark. that's still chiming. that's impressive. >> 48 hours ago we set out to raise 200 grand. now we're over $4 million. raise the goal to $5 million. i have no clue how big this can get. but i can promise i'll do everything i can to make sure the money goes directly to the people. and we help. >> that is amazing. all right. it's time now to remind you o vote for the the high school blitz game of the week. the weeks choices. you can vote online. and on the nbc10 app. call or text the number on the screen. phillies and braves game postpone earlier tonight. both teams will play a double header tomorrow at noon. you can see the game right here on nbc10. right back after this.

. not bad tomorrow. once we get rid of the rain. >> not bad at all. should be pleasant. back to the sunshine. >> that's nbc10 news at eleven. i'm jim rosenfield. thanks for watching. ♪ >> 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 -- steve carell, lily collins,