city is under water. more rain to come. four feet of rain predicted in some areas. people are on top of the submerged mailboxes. the interstate now a river. this is hobby before harvey and now. catastrophe is about to get worse. the dams are filling up too fast. people down the river told to evac it. the governor activating the national guard to order 9,000 more troops to assist the 3,000 already on the ground. >> hundred of rescuers in boats, helicopters and the trucks saving animals and the people from the rising floodwaters. >> the water was coming in fast. >> shelters filling up rapidly. >> 2900 people seeking refuge and receiving cheer from batman and his so

we have to be here to help the city. >> more continue to come. >> evac whys at the hotel to find there are no more room. >> if the hotel would give us rooms. >> some tried to take advantage of the terrible situation. praying on abandoned homes and businesses. a shop owner asking for help to post this of the looters unpunished. >> this is the houston main shelter here. there are thousands of the refugees in place. >> we continue to see people arriving and the rains continue to fall. nancy: we spoke to a woman who moved to houston a month ago. she is trapped in a house with seven adults, seven children and a dog with no way out. >> it looks like we have ocean front property and there is a

we noted by tv is the only way out is by boat. >> it's scary. >> she showed us around the backyard of the house. she says they have brought the patio furniture inside to lift up other indoor items. but it is starting to buckle after being in the water for so long. larry: we see the roads covered in water but hard to wrap our head around. this is a figure we found staggering. entire chesapeake bay holds 18 trillion gallons of water as of noon today, 15 trillion gallons of the rain have fallen in texas as a result of harvey in days. the national weather service says by the time it's over it will rise to 20 trillion. rescuers among hundreds he

the country. larry: they are very busy out there, rich. richard: this is the disaster operations center. communications for us all over the d.m.v. and houston you can see them on the phones between the d.m.v. around the disaster area. but this is part of the red cross response. >> i get the sense this is big and scary. especially those in affected abc news. >> valley is among the dozen of the call taker in the red cross disaster operation center in fairfax. >> this is transportation. getting around.

she is on the phone with people in houston. where can i get shelter? >> her family was in a house in houston and she was concerned because she hadn't been able to get through to 911. >> the red cross is sending help to houston. the helters are picking up with people. >> houston is a disaster and is expanding. >> the red cross telling arivalses to be prepared to stay put for three days. >> this have be a long response. >> we use it to get the hot meals in area cut off now. >> the red cross workers are

they don't want clothing or the food donations. they are looking for money and blood sew donors should -- blood donors should step forward. nancy: the federal emergency management agency asking for volunteers to help the recovery efforts beginning in texas. we have information on how to help. find that out on wjla.com. tomorrow join us with the conversation with red cross 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. larry: trump is thanking first responders for those taking part. praised the quick response. >> tragic times bring out the best in the secretary, character and the resilience. we see neighbor helping neighbor. friend helping fremd. stranger helping

>> he vowal federal aid. nancy: let's get to chief meteorologist doug hill in the weather center. the rain will continue to fall. doug: excessive rain is almost a guarantee. the center of circulation partially if not further over the water. it's spiked. the ability to produce shower and thunderstorms spiked. take it one step at a time. thursday afternoon we have winds of 35 miles per hour. it will turn out farther to the northeast. we have an eye on it. 39 in

south houston is 30 inches with more to come. the hurricane center says that 15 to 25 additional inches of rain possible over southeast texas. in southern louisiana. the rain is unprecedented and difficult to comprehend. >> there is a lot to keep an eye on. stay with abc7 for coverage of the path of destruction. we have a list of ways to help at wjla.com. 5:30 a look at how to make sure the group you are making a donation to is reputable one. larry: good information there.

university where a dozen students have been expelled. jay korff is there to explain why. jay: the update is 18 students expelled following a lengthy investigation in the allegation of the physical violence, hazing and the underage drinking. according to the american university, the spokesperson, the conduct did not occur this semester. this occurred in the past. last semester or the year before. they were part of epsilon. and that fraternity kicked off campus for similar allegations and this group dove tailed off of that. the unsanctioned group was like fraternity and they held the wild parties offcampus. this group closed systemic threat to the safety and the well being of the students. we will have the reaction

a student who is relieved they were dismissed. reporting live, jay corp, abc7 news. alison: thank you. nancy: developing now members of a christian church want to know why the police did not send out an officer after the mostly black congregation was threatened with talks of lynching. kevin lewis is there after speaking to a woman who says it brings her back to the childhood in 1960's. >> the temple stunned to see messages of hate taped to the pentecostal church's front door. >> why is this happening. >> the member gwynn. >> this is taking me back to the '60's. >> stung in the soul. by images of swastikas, a k.k.k. hood and the confederate flag.

the day of the rope is coming. >> that's a threat. >> copastor etta seen here singing the gospel called dumfries police. they took a report by telephone but they never dispatched an officer or collected the note of hate that possibly contain fingerprints. >> that is disturbing. the more i think about it. that is disturbing. why didn't they come out? >> the small department told us the supervisor wasn't available for comment. >> we want the support of the police department. >> the black con gre nation on each other. >> we won't let anything stop us phrasing god. >> in the last hour. >> they took over the investigation and at this point there are no suspects in mind.

>> i'm live in dumfries. kevin lewis, abc7 news. larry: a song you won't hear at the university of maryland for a while if ever again. the marching band will temporarily stop playing the official state song "maryland my maryland" because it uses proconfederate lyrics. the school wants to evaluate if it resonates with the value. coming up at 50:00 negotiating a raise. what is at play for the officers in the district looking to earn more money? nancy: later, hiding his face. just how many people police think that the nurse already convicted of killing two people may have murdered. larry: why dozens marched on washington on the your brain is an amazing thing. but as you get older, it naturally begins to change, causing a lack of sharpness, or even trouble with recall. thankfully, the breakthrough in prevagen helps your brain

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nancy: television crew lending aaron mitchell the satellite phone to call his parents. you can see how emotional this is. he lost everything. you get perspective how something like a phone call can make a impact. >> there are stories like that we haven't heard. at the end of the day what i hear most are the stories of the citizen flotillas of the boats and the jet skis. >> out on their own. we'll talk to sonya. she is southwest of houston in sugar land. i can tell what is happening there. it's not good. how are the folks deal being the water level? rising, stable or

>> no ebb and flows. the rain is relentless. the water could be up to my chest. i have seen so this cars that are trying to drive through the street. that is a bad idea. to my right is a shopping center. strip mall. this parking lot is going up and down in levels. there were two inches above the truck but now it's covering the entire tire. one of my colleagues said it was up to the door handle. it is going up and down. water is moving different places. not just the rain but the army corps of engineers have decided to let out one of the dams to relieve one of the

reservoirs. to prevent more flooding in downtown houston. that means the flooding in other areas. new neighborhoods get flooding. >> have you heard from the officials? are there people not rescued? all the people in danger, have they been rescued so far? >> no, absolutely there are still many, many active rescues. i think earlier today houston police said they are about 180 critical rescues. people who have health problems or elderly or infants that they mark as critical rescues. there are still people who are putting out calls on social media. they are calling the numbers that the u.s. coast guard set up to try to get help. those are not c

threatening emergencies. if you stand on your roof and you need to get out because floodwater is around you, that is not life threatening. houston police department is asking people -- not call with updates saying the water is this high, this high. that is not the life threatening. but to give a call saying i need to be rescued. but it is still hard to get to 911. everyone trying to call and give update to the police, trying to find out where police arrest. doug: she is live in sow gar land. i want to update everyone that the national weather service calling for 15 to 25 additional inches of rain in the greater houston area.

before it ends. harvey, in the last few hours the orange and red blossomed. we have area north of the circulation erupting. that is part of this feeder band coming to land and they are going north over the higher terrain. heavy rain developing there. the track is erratic. it's moving southeast. but as it moves to the 48 hours upper level winds approaching to the west give it a kick in the seat of the pants.

this is doppler of the area. the bands used to come out due south. now they come from the east and wrap around the circulation center. they are going to wind up in the ground zero and that is why the hurricane center is scared but confident that additional rainfall is measured for feet not just inches. southern parishes of louisiana, 15 disaster area as the bands continue. east coast a minor system. waiting for it to be upgrided to the tropical storm irma. there are several situations here to keep it from being classic storm. mostly to the west and the westerly winds overhead.

we will get rain tomorrow. this is a potential tropical storm irma. the top winds are 40 miles per hour. it will be off the outer banks and over flags head according to the center line projection. this will lose tropical characteristics. tomorrow, raining over most of the area. most heavy elements are south and east of washington. it should stay that way. we do not expect the hazardous weather here. it's breezy. chilly and rainy weather. it will start to slowly improve on wednesday. thursday is fine. dial weekend possibility of a late night shower. there is a sprinkle or two. 84 on labor day. the weather outlet is fine as

well. larry: thank you, doug. a lot of questions how you can help those hit hardest by hurricane harvey. nancy: "7 on your side" want to help you about the organizations that want to just take your money. larry: what you need to know before driving on beach drive. >> this is a big day. amazon officially taken over hole foods -- whole foods. what kind of savings shoppers can expect. >> a look at what is coming

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larry: new developments out of northwest d.c. beach drive is closed to everyone including the pedestrians between tihden street northwest and joyce road. this is aier-long process to restore the road. good news. beach drive south of the location back open after being closed for a year for reconstruction. nancy: get ready. amazon is in the grocery business. they launched the first day as the owner of whole foods by dropping the prices on handful of products.

>> now owned by amazon, they claim strip steak marked down by $3 a pound. apples and tomatoes are down by $1 a pound. rotisserie chicken three bucks cheaper. this would be easy to miss. he shoppers had no idea. >> some are jokingly referring to whole foods as "whole paycheck." >> one time i got five or six items and i spent $80. many shoppers look for the $90 amazon prime membership to get additional savings for reward under

certain products will be sold on the website. >> i'm excited to purchase healthy food online. i don't deal with getting the baby in and out of the car. it's easier. >> some are skeptical wondering if the quality will suffer or if the amazon business model is a good watch for the healthy environmentally focused brand. >> it's odd. >> $13 billion deal went through today rivals are scrambling to keep up. >> coming up at 5:00, remembering the march on washington with march of its own. >> a nurse accused of killing patients and how many people bliss think are victims. >> how ready is fema from what is a

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nancy: the images from texas are devastating. the damage by hurricane harvey is catastrophic and not over. the forecasters say the already historic levels of the rain and the flooding, they are only going to worsen in the coming days. chief lo

scottthewman at the live desk. the dollar re -- scott thuman is at the "live desk." dollar amount could be staggering. scott: the fema police says they are confident they have resources and the money. but admits admits this is nothig they have ever faced. the pictures tell the stories and the numbers are concern concerning. monday morning there were 70,000 calls to emergency alone. >> i don't think we are leaving anything in the kitchen cabinet. >> with good cause. there are 11 trillion of rainfall. 30 in houston. 15 to 20 expected.

>> you are the is going to get worse. >> every number we put out will change in 30 minutes. >> requiring more manpower. 2005 to 2014 congress set aside $277 billion for disaster assistant agencies. but sometimes it's not enough. after katrina president bush gave more for relief. and they hope the money will suffice. >> this is a huge recovery. >> we will be in houston for years to come. >> another telling figure 28. that is the number of the urban search and rescue teams across the country. this is the first time fema put out the call to all of them. >> that puts perspective to

that. especially in the wake of katrina. any word what i more people didn't choose to evacuate before harvey hit? scott: a couple of points. the abouting deputy administrator did not foresee it strengthening in 24 hours from a tropical storm to high level category hurricane. >> there will be a lot of analyzing. >> the better business bureau issuing nationwide alert. scammers trying to get your money. the senior administrative reporter lisa fletcher is here with a heads up for how they are duping the generous americans. >> this is a despicable money grab by the thieves looking to access the wallet by way of the heart. you have to be smart and trust your gut and resist

pleas. >> within hours of hurricane harvey, the scammers came out of the woodwork. >> it's like whack-a-mole. everywhere. they are spreading on social media. >> the better business bureau is insun dating with reports. >> -- inundating reports. >> they are looking to get everyone across the nation. >> one of the big e traps is crowd funding for the hurricane relief. the b.b.b. is cautioning social media users to make sure that you know the original source before reposting or retweeting. >> if you know the person posting this. you may assume it's legit. but the crowd funding signs don't vet people posting the plea for money. it is important if you participate in a crowd funding plea to make sure that you know the person doing the plea. >> this post is on the b.b.b.'s radar and has gone viral. claiming to be a number for texans needing help. but instead this is a scam by an insuranc

for business. criminals may also be hiding behind mobile donation pleas. watch for the typos and the charity names similar to credible, familiar non-profit organizations. >> they are using folks to take time and donate but to donate wisely in this situation. >> the best bet. go to give.org. they are on the ground and helping people pull things back together. go to "7 on your side" for a link and more information to guide giving in the aftermath of the hurricane. >> a firefighter suffered minor injuries

flames. i took crews hours to put the fire out. this area of downtown is one of the few in the city not flooded. nancy: going overseas and developing in england. mysterious haze indun dated the coastline south of london. 150 people reported feeling ill since yesterday. the. there is still no word what is causing the haze. larry: investigators in germany say a nurse accused of killing patients is lakely guilty of killing 86 others. they may never know how many people he killed because some of the patients were cremated. nancy: this has been the best visual we could give you talking about the pumpal line for years but now visible progress. cheryl conner was there when governor hogan provided the update and the photo

purple line. >> governor hogan acknowledges it's a fight. >> the governor signed the federal grant agreement alongside secretary of transportation elaine chow. that commits $900 million federal dollars. >> we are still in the court of of appeals. >> the president of the friends of the capital crescent trail. the purple line is not a done deal. and nothing irreversible can happen until they issue a ruling. >> they would clear cut the trail. all the trees would be gone. >> but not many people know about the changes that would

>> if somebody even using it on a daily basis they will benefit from the project by the benefit that it generates for the economy. >> 6,000 jobs are involved the construction. >> tear doing the building marks the start of construction. >> in hyattsville, cheryl conner, abc7 news. larry: coming up, daring to dream. what the protesters called for outside the white house. >> bliss need help to find a robbery suspect. he is desperate and is targeting convenience

doug: a quick look at local

soon to be tropical storm irma is rapidly moving northeast but it could bring us breezy conditions and the period of rain tomorrow. cool temperatures. slow clearing wednesday. thursday looks great. friday, too. the weekend may be a late evening shower on saturday and chances of shower on sunday. labor day looks terrific as all of next week. stay with us. "abc7 news at

larry: i'm q mccray. q: that robbery suspect is wanted by the police. he walk with a bucket hat. he plays the customer until he gets to the counter. once the clerk pops the drawer open he lunges for the cash. he snatches what he can. out of there. here is a closer look at the crook. wanted for unarmed robbery. $1,000 reward for the information leading to the arrest. >> miguel is accused of beating and trying to force a woman into the bedroom before escaping

grater fired a gun in a house party after a female friend didn't respond to the texts. he is facing several charges. in calvert county ashley grass is wanted for theft. evans for burglary. if you recognize any of the fugitives don't hesitate to call the police. join usneck week for side side watch of justice. nancy: breaking news in the newsroom. north korea fired an unidentified missile. the south korea news agency says the missile flew over part of japan and in the see of japan. the military is practicing december ploying the antimissile batteries at three u.s. bases. this is a tame when there has been the heightened tension between the

larry: coming up next, why ministers and the others marched on washington today. nancy: tomorrow, we will have a phone bank with the american red cross to help gather donations for hurricane harvey relief tomorrow from 4:30 to

nancy: back with a look at a new stature honoring martin luther king jr. this is unveiled on the 54th anniversary of the march on washington in the iconic "i have a dream speech"? the capitol, not one but two marches commemorate king's actions. as we report the group of the religious leaders calling for change. 52 years ago dr. king led the march for freedom. today his soldest son led a march to the justice department. >> this is a moral crusade.

brad: several in attendance say they hope the presence sends a message. >> this afternoon, a small group of local ministers gathering in clinton near a liquor store owned by a maryland senate president. and they are unhappy about the removal of the statue of taney from statehouse. as supreme chief justice who wrote the dred scott decision. >> we have a society coming together collectively and work together, we need to be able to remove symbols and start to replace symbols with the positive sym

there is a statement saying that the flawed history should not be forgotten. but he regrets some of this. nancy: across the country in seattle, another lawsuit filed on behalf of two transgender americans that were hoping to enlist. >> this is the scene outside the white house this morning as the demonstrators demand that the president honor the deferred access for childhood arrivals. it protects those brought in the country illegal as children. they plan to picket for the deadline that the ten state attorneys general gave the president to terminate the program >> 90,000 students went back to

look at them getting off the school bus. classes started at 100 schools. they hired 900 new teachers for the upcoming school year. they look excited to be back. >> most. maybe not him. but most are excited. "mom, c'mon!" schools receiverring a waiver to start classes before labor day. this is the first year for the superintendent who is hoping for a dynamic school year. nancy: hopefully not a sign of the future out of boston where the owners of the logan airport talk about asking drivers to pay. to pay. to pick up or drom someone off at the airport. this is the key to cutting down on congestion or pollution. the thing is about having that situation in boston they are already paying tolls just to get over the bridge to the airport. so this is just adding more money. larry: even if you take a cab

tacked on. back down now to the situation in situation. doug hill is following this for us. he has an update for us on hurricane harvey. doug: i will spend a minute on the image. i want to go to the point where you see the loop start this morning. about now. where there is not much happening rain rise. in the past 12 to 14 hours this area blossom and expanded in houston and the areas north. that happened at the same time center of circulation drifted to the coast. but now it won't get warmer. so the circulation is now widening out and sending torrential rain east and north and causing moror reason rain in houston and southeast texas. there will be more line of tornadoes accompanying i

unusual storm. top winds of 35. there is additional rainfall possible there. total rainfall in spot of 50 inches. the brain can't handle that. is it irma or not irma? it's a hybrid maybe. there are heavy rainfall. four inches and we get off easy. more at 6:00. back to you. larry: the houston astros play the next home series maybe two in tampa instead. robert: this story is better than this. this

you know you made an impact if it's named after you. street or a gymnasium. former catcher pudge rodriguez is in the exclusive group. erin hawksworth has more. >> one, two, three. [applause] >> a special day for pudge rodriguez. >> always a favorite player of mine. a great guy. >> the former washington catcher and the nationals dream foundation dedicated this renovated field in his name for little league players at mason district park. >> my goal is to continue to do that. this will be good for baseball. good for kids. >> what is it like to see your dad honored like this with the field in washington? >> it is amazing. growing up to watch him work so hard for everything he is achieving and it's coming true.

>> ryan zimmerman was with his family to support the former teammate. >> my wife grew up down the street. she used to come to the park all the time. >> he was a huge name on the team. for him to have a field where i grew up is like everything is full circle. >> where you know of the most memorable moments he caught stephen strasburg's first mlb start. [applause] >> he meant a lot to the nationals. erin: in annandale, abc7 sports. larry: it feels like a giant warm hudge. >> a wonderful guy. >> great guy. much deserved. >> thank you. next at 5:00, p

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jonathan: tonight a push for local police officers to get a raise. sam ford explains why the clock is ticking. >> with the contract ending september 30, the officers represented by the from term order of police hoping for a significance raise. someone has a facebook page that says support a raise for d.c. cops 2017. >> both sides are engaged and they are talking to share the numbers and a process i don't know what the numbers look like. >> median salary for patrol officer $58,000 according to the salary.com. >> this is not

>> i'm not giving a raise. >> not to the police. >> no. >> public safety. a hard job. i support it. >> the city launched programs to help the new police officers pay mortgages and rent. >> we want more police officers living d.c. less than 20% of the force d.c. residents. >> this contract indiana at the end of next month. >> if the teachers received and indication they got a 10% raise. they have reason to be optimistic. >> i'm sam ford. >> we need citizens to be involved. >> save lives. >> some of the neighbors are still on the rooftop. >> flooding will be very slow to recede.

♪ >> dad, i love you. jonathan: right now at 6:00, unprecedented disaster. america's fourth largest city. filled with the scenes. michelle: within the hour we have learned of one more death in southeast texas. we have team coverage. stephen tschida tracking the local rescue response. chief meteorologist doug hill tracks the storm. >> let's start off with the lana zak live with the latest. lana? lana: >> good evening. the need is profound. the air and the water