making news in america this morning, dramatic rescues overnight in texas. crews pulling thousands of people to safety using everything from dump trucks to front end loaders. as the situation gets more desperate, some have resorted to breaking into a school for food and shelter and several more inches of rain are expected this morning. harvey now setting its sights on new orleans on the 12th anniversary of hurricane katrina. the sandbagging starting overnight and the race to fix broken pumps around that city. also breaking right now an emergency meeting called after north korea launches a missile over japan sparking spannic on the ground. we're live in washington with the latest.

a good morning to all. we begin with new images of the flood devastating texas with families trapped in their homes and thousands packing into shelters. >> the rain still falling at this hour. in and around houston as well as southeast texas with another 10 inches possible overnight. harvey has drifted out to sea but is expected to head back inland. >> there is a flash flood emergency. the city of beaumont, texas, is getting hammered this morning. the rain is coming down at 2 inches per hour. >> and rescuers worked through the night. the death toll has climbed to at least six. while thousands of people are under new evacuation orders. >> today president trump heads to texas after promising billions of dollars in relief. abc's maggie rulli joins us from the flood zone in houston. maggie, good morning. >> reporter: diane and kendis, good morning. this is a weather disaster affecting thousands of

miles and in millions of people and more rain is on the way. overnight, the national guard live streams their dangerous not ops mission desperate to keep up with the thousands in need of rescuing in houston. life and death moments caught on camera. families fighting to stay above water. floating on air mattress, piling into canoes and rescue baskets, children wading through the waist deep waters. all 12,000 members of the texas national guard are activated. but it's not enough. so neighbors like captain sam are stepping in saving this family with his own boat. >> this is very unfortunate because we don't have anything, you know. we lost everything in our apartment. it's just really unfortunate. >> reporter: now warnings that what we're seeing is only going to get worse. >> there is a reality we have to come to grips with and that is we are

process of responding to the storm. >> reporter: the epa is going to start testing the floodwater here for contamination. worried about exactly how much sewage, germs and chemicals are mixed into the water. >> so many people get sick because of the water, the dangerous water, maggie, thank yo you. new video shows hundreds getting dropped off at a houston walmart after being rescued. they were hugging rescuers. even huddling to pray. one woman describes their desperate efforts to find food. >> somebody broke into the middle school. c.e. king middle school and there was food in every single classroom and so we were able to eat and we were able to, you know, just stay calm for a couple of hours until we heard boats and so we got out of there and we prayed again. we

>> well, those folks were eventually bused to the houston convention center. >> and the center is now sheltering 8800 people, almost 4,000 more than its estimated capacity. >> still the mayor says no one will be turned away. a abc's victor oquendo is there. good morning, victor. >> reporter: kendis and diane, the evacuees coming in by the bus load at the houston convention center and have watched them come in cold tired and hungry. we spoke to one woman who walked in right after a helicopter rescue shivering cold and holding a 3-month-old baby. they walked in with enough supplies just to last them a few days. those are the types of stories that we're seeing here at the convention center. take a look behind me. that is the registration desk. that is where all of these people who have left their homes are now checking in with the red cross, getting all their information in and then that room directly to the left right behind the registration desk, that's where they're getting their dry clothes, food and water all very welcome after going through per

a half of just nonstop rain and flooding that they've been dealing with. the good news here, the donations continue to pour in. that is excellent for the red cross. however, they've made it clear there is a need for more nurses, social workers as well as volunteers. that's what they're asking for here at the george r. brown convention center in texas which has transformed into what they're calling a megashelter here. kendis, diane. >> thanks and harvey is now moving toward new orleans and other parts of louisiana. >> residents have been filling sandbags. the mayor is warning people not to go out due to concerns about the city's drainage system. a federal disaster declaration was ordered for five pash others and steve osunsami is there. >> reporter: what's left of harvey is heading this way towards louisiana on what is the 12th anniversary of hurricane katrina and hearts here are certainly beating a little faster. it is raining right now and by the time this is all said and done, parts of

see up to 10 inches of rain. one thing that has people here upset the most is happening in the city of new orleans. the city of new orleans has 14 of its pumps, pumps that they use to keep the city dry that are not working, repairs on those pumps is happening right now. schools are closed, so are government offices. families in this region say they are preparing for the worst and hoping for the best. >> this on the 12th anniversary of katrina and in the meantime, harvey is expected to make landfall for a third time tomorrow morning. >> accuweather's paul williams has new details on the storm's track. paul, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, diane, kendis. harvey tracking harvey through saturday we're looking for harvey to stay right along the louisiana and texas border, by thursday morning, then by friday going over into arkansas then eventually over towards the memphis area and it's a slow mover so it will dump more rain. we have catastrophe flooding around houston already. it's

boothill of louisiana and reach over towards new orleans with prolonged flooding along the i-10 corridor. now, we're looking at locally 40 inches of rain at the very least but look over towards new orleans. 8 to 16 possibly in portions of louisiana and at the very least two to four inches in a short period of time. not only are we concerned about that but potentially irma causing concerns for gusty winds, rough surf and isolated flood potential along the east coast. diane, kendis. >> paul, thanks. we'll continue monitoring all those storm zones but coming up we have other breaking stories for you. including what's being called the most serious missile launch yet by north korea. the missile fired over japan sparking panic on the ground. the global response this morning. and gunfire erupts inside a library in new mexico sending children running for cover. two people are dead. we have the latest on that investigation.

quick update on our top story. tropical storm harvey is dumping as many as 15 inches of additional rain on southeast texas. new evacuations ordered. thousands of people are arriving by truck, bus and boat packing into shelters and the flood threat is now stretching into new orleans. let's move on to the other breaking story we're following. nato's secretary-general calling for north korea to abandon its missile program after the north fired a missile over japanese airspace. >> the japanese government quickly responded warning citizens to take cover. here's arlette saenz. >> reporter: japan on high alert. sirens blaring in the streets. warning residents to take cover. as north korea lobbed a ballistic missile over the northern part of the country. early this morning, the ballistic missile was

near pyongyang, flew east over japan and landed in the ocean about 700 miles off the northern island of hokkaido. japan's prime minister shinzo abe called it an unprecedented serious and grave threat. the pentagon is still assessing the launch. but determined it posed no threat to north america. it's the latest provocation by north korea following weeks of escalating tension over its nuclear program. the regime is believed to have a missile capable of reaching at least the west coast and could go as far new york and washington, d.c. north korea's dictator, kim jong-un, has celebrated recent missile launches and was considering a strike to create an enveloping fire around the u.s. territory of guam. >> north korea best not make any more threats to the united states. >> reporter: president trump has promised fire and fury like the world has never seen if north korea continues its threats. on sunday secretary of state rex

tests by north korea signal they're not ready to back down. >> clearly they're still messaging us as well that they are not prepared to completely back away from their position. >> reporter: japan is calling for an emergency meeting of the u.n. security council in the wake of this latest provocation. the white house has yet to comment on this missile launch. kendis and diane. >> we'll be standing by to hear from the white house on that. arlette saenz, thanks, arlette. president trump's personal lawyer has acknowledged that the trump organization considered a real estate deal in russia during the campaign. in a statement to the house intelligence committee michael cohen said a propose to build a trump tower in moscow emerged in the fall of 2015. he said president trump knew of the potential deal and signed a letter of intent. he also acknowledged having direct contact with the kremlin about the proposal. he tells abc news it was simply one of many opportunities that the trump organization considered and ultimately rejected. the quiet of a public library in new mexico was disrup

after a man opened fire. two workers both women were killed. and four others were injured. people in the library, many of them children scrambled for safety as the gunfire started. a suspect is reportedly a 16-year-old male. authorities say he surrendered once confronted by police. of course, in the early stages of the investigation looking for a motive. coming up, television pastor joel osteen responds to accusations that he's not opening his church to houston flood victims. also the dramatic scenes overnight as shelters in houston are inundated. the big concern now. a houston mother and her family trapped on a roof stranded for eight hours, see how they finally got help. with my moderate to severe crohn's disease,... ...i was always searching for ways to manage my symptoms. i thought i had it covered. then i realized managing was all i was doing. when i finally told my doctor, he said humira was for people like me who have tried other medications,...

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both drivers tried to pass through standing water, found it was much deeper than they thought and you can see this woman goes in to rescue one of those drivers. we later see in the video she actually goes back to rescue the second driver, both drivers rescued by the same bystander and we continue to see these videos pouring in from texas of bystanders helping one another. >> absolutely and the police chief in houston actually says he's worried about how many bodies will be found in the floodwaters. >> those who survived and made it to shelters don't know what they'll find when they go home. many don't have flood insurance either and they don't even know if they'll have a house to return to. >> ted oberg of ktrk spoke with some of them. >> jamie, tell me, what was it like? were you on the big truck. >> i was stuck in there. i couldn't even move. >> couldn't move. >> what was the ride like to get out of here? >> to just like stay there and like hold on. >> i just got here from the boat. >> oh, okay so the boat picd

>> how far back does it go because i don't think people understand. >> a couple miles. >> a couple miles. of just water. >> yeah. >> it was like 50 people. they told us that we're coming to a sheller. we're -- >> how long have you been waiting? >> like four hours. >> four hours is a long time. >> yes. >> how you got here and how are your little one is doing. >> he's doing fine. we got here by the big trucks. >> your first name. >> brittany. >> brittany and his name? >> cyrus. >> how are you doing, buddy? he doesn't like this. >> i'm sure you were scared to. i remember having infants, they don't travel lightly. >> no, i just grabbed his milk, baby food, bottles and a few change of clothes. and he drinks special milk so hopefully -- oh, and some diapers.

>> that trip there, we had ten infants on there. so and there's no light, complete darkness. >> it's not a dainty truck. i'm sure it's pretty loud. even if a family is yelling would you hear them? >> no. don't walk in the roads. do not walk -- >> don't walk in the road. >> because the truck comes down. no way to see them. >> the wakes from the boats, the wakes from the trucks there's no way for us to see anything. >> yeah, wow. so stay out of the road. >> stay out of the road. don't get in front of the road. >> stand on the corner of your neighborhood and we'll stop and pick you up safely. >> a little bit of advice in houston. there is a mother involved in a different sort of rescue. aishia nelson was stranded on the neighbor's roof with her son and about 30 other people as the water rose around them. >> they were stranded for hours and during that time nelson posted some videos on instagram making a desperate plea for help. >> it's not going

across the street the building is caving in and there's water everywhere. we have nowhere to go. i lost everything. i have nothing but the clothes on my back. they got a whole family out there in the water and people is drowning. i seen three dead bodies. help us. >> now, our colleagues at "good morning america" saw her video and reached out to her. nelson then appeared on "gma" pleaing for help and volunteers in boats showed up to bring her and others to safety. >> and i get on social media and, you know, i connect with a lot of people that i grew up and my family and stuff. but those people that helped me out i can't thank them enough. i thank you. social media helped to save my life. >> that indeed rescued after eight hours. nelson by the way moved to houston 12 years ago from louisiana after hurricane katrina.

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this hour. in the meantime, television pastor joel osteen is denying accusations that he won't allow houston flood victims to take shelter in his megachurch. >> social media users claim the near think 17,000-seat lakewood church is refusing to take in evacuees. a facebook message say it's not accessible due to flooding in an abc news producer said none of the public streets around the church is flooded. he released a statement saying lakewood is preparing to take on evacuees once shelters reach capacity. there's a dramatic look at how close one neighborhood near houston is to the flooding. this is the water rising to the very top of the inverness levee. >> it's been creeping higher and higher. it protects homes only feet away from here placed under mandatory evacuation orders overnight. and dozens of businesses are coming to the aid of those devastated by the floods

water. producing 50,000 cans of water for victims in baton rouge. the beermaker has done the same thing during other natural disaster. >> walmart is also helping out sending about 800 truckloads of supplies to areas in need. meanwhile, amazon and whole foods plan to match up to $1 million in donations to the red cross. and we have good news about a group of women who were flooded out of their assisted living center in dickinson, texas. >> they've now been rescued. here they are safe, warm and dry at a different facility. the photo taken by the volunteer resc29th. thanks for waking up with good morning washington. get ready to grab your umbrella. there is a lot you need to know in your stormwatch weather forecast. first-- here is a quick look at some of today's other top stories. thousands of people evacuating in texas, and many have nothing to come back to.

texas, and many have nothing to come back to. emergency crews say flood waters are still rising as tropical storm harvey drops more rain. fema officials say they expect around 30-thousand texas residents to seek refuge in shelters in the next few days. 2 peole are dead, and several wounded after a man went on a shooting spree inside a library in new mexico. police arrived on the scene minutes later and say the gunman did not resist when he was taken into custody. detectcives say it is unclear what sparked the shooting, or if the gunman knew his tagets. good morning washington. toss to eileen - wet, windy, and cool today - awaiting 5am update from nhc to see if irma has formed - warmer tomorrow; dry

this weekend (saturday) - dry labor day monday today: wet and windy. unseasonably cool. highs: 67-70 winds: ne 10-15 g 25 mph tonight: mostly cloudy. lingering shower. lows: 61-67 winds: ne 10-15 mph wednesday: partly sunny. warmer. highs: 78-81 winds: nnw 5-10 mph breaking overnight. new international

test missile from north korea, goes flying over japan. indonesia, one of the few nations with cordial relations with north korea, now denouncing the test. japan's foreign minister says people were told to take cover -- around six a-m local time. he also says it posed a "serious and grave" threat. that missile broke apart -- and fell into the pacific. it's the first time north korea has fired a missile over japan, since 19-98. back here. an active investigation going on right now at the univeristy of maryland college park. campus police say -- a naked man approached female students near parking lots, sunday night. no injuries were reported. police are reviewing surveillance footage- and say they're also increasing patrols. right now-- a growing problem

nicest neighborhoods. buildings-- falling apart. but this isn't a neighborhood issue-- it's a national issue. that's because the buildings belong to foreign governments. d-c delegate eleanor holmes norton wrote a letter to us secretary of state rex tillerson-- saying when these buildings become vacant or run down they may pose health and safety risks. they also start impacting property values. delegate holmes-norton urges tillerson to use his authority to pressure foreign urges tillerson to use his authority to pressure foreign governments to fix these buildings. it's xx and we're just getting started. right now at 4:xx houston underwater. tens of thousands evacuated from their homes this morning - authorities fear the worst is yet to come and that fatalities could soar once those devastating and historic flood

washington i'm autria godfrey. and i'm larry smith. good morning washington. - wet, windy, and cool today - awaiting 5am update from nhc to see if irma has formed - warmer tomorrow; dry through friday - rain from harvey arrives this weekend (saturday) - dry labor day monday today: wet and windy. unseasonably cool. highs: 67-70 winds: ne 10-15 g 25 mph tonight: mostly cloudy. lingering shower. lows: 61-67 winds: ne 10-15 mph wednesday: partly sunny. warmer. highs: 78-81 winds: nnw 5-10 mph