>> the water was racing really fast. >> second story, screaming out loud. you could see the panic in their eyes. >> every little bit i could help. i wish i could do more. >> we don't have anything. >> we don't have anything left. jonathan: it's not getting better. it is getting worse. right now at 4:00, levees are breaking just outside of houston. michelle: some rainfall told to get out now. nancy: the rainfall unlike anything the country has seen before. 49 inches from one storm. breaks a record for the continental united states. jonathan: keep in mind that is happening in the last few days. a couple howevers ago president trump arrived in corpus christi where the clean-up efforts are underway. michelle: lana zak begins abc7's team coverage now from houston. lana: president donald trump and first lady melania arrived in corpus christi to receive a briefing on the

flood. >> this is of epic proportion. >> nobody has seen anything like this. >> many of the officials present told the president recovery is just beginning. >> recovery is a slow process. rest assured we are doing everything we can. >> in houston, epic rescue effort continues around the clock to save people trapped by rising floodwaters. this man stuck on top of his car waited for crews on a dinghy to take him to high ground. we saw shelters beyond capacity. >> we are not going to turn people away. >> emergency shelter in the convention center in downtown houston meant to house 5,000 people and it's doubled that, beyond capacity at 9,000 and growing. the mayor promised more shelters will open and has requested more accounts. to make the matters worse, a pair of old reservoir dams built to protect downtown houston are now overflowing the levees, adding to the rising floodwaters. the flood gates and other dams are releasing water at twice the normal rate trying to relieve the pressure. the five consecut

rain set a new u.s. record for rainfall for a tropical system. a weather station southeast of houston reported over 49 inches of rain tuesday morning. more than a trillion gallons of rain has fallen in harris county. to give you an example of what that means, that is enough to fuel niagara falls for 15 days. reporting from houston, lana zak, abc7 news. jonathan: i want to show you something. this is an incredible seven-hour time lapse reduced to 25 seconds showing a home flooding in houston. watch how fast it happens. you can see the water. it starts coming in. then rising and rising and rising. you can see things start floating around. the water goes up past the wheels of this vehicle, the s.u.v. then you can see the electronics in the car going haywire. then the alarm starts going off. michelle: take a look at this. lines outside of a grocery store about to open. in some places for the first time in four days a chance to get outside. michael

sister station is in cypress where it's still impossible to get out without help. are you starting to see people make their way back to neighborhoods to see what is left? i see a man right behind you. michael: some of the folks were in the apartment near here trying to keep a close eye on the water level. behind me is the floodwater you can see in the middle there. disabled seem. there -- a disabled vehicle. there was quite a bit of activity this afternoon. professionals leading about 20 or 30 citizens with boats trying to reach a neighborhood about couple of miles from here. but having some difficulty. over here on this one particular road you can see where the cars are turning around. this is the situation all over houston. the people in those apartments are keeping a close eye on the water level as they try to make sure their homes will be okay. michelle: tell me for those folks that we saw making their way back in the neighborhood, is there a time line for when they have to be

>> well, in that particular area no. i understand a number of people are trapped there. so, rescue crews are trying to reach them. outside of the most flooded areas some people are started to get on the roads. they are going to some of the restaurants. but so many restaurants are closed. there was a panera bread and on the door said open. because open is out of the area in the houston area. michelle: in the thick of it for us in cypress. thank you. look at this. maryland task force one rescue crews now in san antonio. awaiting deployment to the disaster areas. the rest of the team here is on standby meanwhile, in case more crews are needed. fairfax crews are also in texas. jonathan: despite reports that his megachurch turned away flood victims, joel olsteen insisted the church never rejected those in need. he says in addition to offering shelter the church is

center also. the lowest level of the 16,000-seat former sports arena was flooded over the weekend, that is why they didn't open the doors. the water now receded. that is why they are allowing people in. nancy: homeowners in houston will be on the hook for just about everything. according to insurance experts only 2 in 10 people there have flood insurance. some people may have to sell the home or take out loans just to make simple repairs and buy new furniture. some estimates place flood damage at $35 billion. $35 billion. that is on the low end. about the same as katrina when it came to flooding. in that storm, half the homes recovered by flood -- were covered by the flood insurance. doug, this is not as intense now as it has been for the past couple of days but the rain keeps falling. doug: the heaviest rains shifted east but they are still getting rainfall and that will exacerbate the flooding. in the next couple of days the rainfall north of the houston metro has to work t

bayou and the creeks downstream to the gulf. it's not over. at least the heavy rainfall for houston seems to be about over. let me go to the map to show you the numbers. breath-taking. i will tell you the truth when the first stories came out on this thing developing from tropical storm stage to hurricane stage, and there were statements in the weather service discussion that there could be 40 to 50 inches of rain, i thought you have got to be kidding me. no, sir. no kidding. 49.2 inches right now in friendswood in texas. 43 in south city. there are other spots that don't have rain gauges that some are higher or lower than that as well. the situation is just indescribable. i'll give you the facts and figures on tropical storm harvey. top winds at 45 miles per hour. the circulation now entirely over water. i will take ak tra and come on shore according to the forecast tomorrow morning sometime near the texas-louisiana line. it's only moving at four knots at the last check. that is 5 1/2 miles per hour. eventu

speed. lose the strength and head to the northeast. we are going to track it to the northeast because on this track, even though it will be a remnant circulation, it could bring rain to our area over the weekend. we are working on the timing and the details of that. locally the storm finished here as the storm system continues in the gulf to take the attention. we have had a nasty, rainy day but good news on the home front weather wise as well coming up in a few minutes. jonathan: we are getting wind and rain here. it's worse on the beach. see the bridge here behind me? this is in ocean city. visibility is almost zero. a lot worse on the beach. this was supposed to be a bonus week for vacationers for marylanders when classes don't start until after labor day. not much of a bonus looking at that weather. brad bell in the thick of it in ocean city. the biggest concern, brad, is the dangerous surf. >> you know what? there are a lot of concerns. dangerous surf is one of them. back bay flooding is another. this is nothing compared to what is

we don't want to suggest that it is. i am feeling the winds and they are coming in 45-mile-per-hour steady with the heaviest gusts. you can see the waves come crashing in here at the inlet jetty. as we pan around we can't look into the wind but as we pan around to the side here i want to show you the waves crashing over the jetty out here. this is an impressive sight indeed. pounding torrential rains in addition to these heavy, heavy winds. we had started to see flooding on some of the low lying streets in ocean city where it is not all that uncommon to see the flooding. now they have closed gates, the storm gates on the boardwalk. i'm going to show you why. it has to do with sand erosion. i picked up a handful of sand. watch this stuff just blow horizontally out of my hand. down at the beach level there

nothing but sand blowing along the edge. look, this is a pretty nasty storm. right now no evacuations. certainly nobody is out on the beach. nobody should be going in the water at this point. they are expecting minor flooding. this is not really enough wind to damage the town. really more of a nuisance and again that spectacle of nature. so we'll be back at 5:00. at 5:00, we will show you video of the little bit of flooding going on. it is miserable out here. this is an impressive storm. to think it's nowhere near close to hitting this town with a direct hit. ocean city, brad bell, abc7 news. back to you. jonathan: thank you for that. stay ahead of any storm no matter where you go. download the stormwatch7 weather app from google play or the app store to get updates based on the location. coming up for us at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- one school banning all redskins gear. gone. the head of the school explains why. that is still ahead. michelle: plus the nuns are not about to confess. they are on the

you won't believe what they are accused of. nancy: we have seen rescue after rescue. meet the local tech team coating connections between the first responders and the families making calls for help by social media. >> hey, i'm home. i got me some provisions here, you know. jonathan: by the way, that dog right there, world famous. seen carrying a bag of food down the street in the flood. his owner shares how he has been inspired by his best friend.

michelle: developing now, investigation underway after amtrak train collided with tractor trailer in stafford. no one was hurt. authorities aren't sure if the truck broke down or got stuck on the track there. the conductor couldn't stop. jonathan: there are gun-toting nuns here. i'm guessing they are not really nuns. shocker, right? he looks like a guy. the two tried to rob citizen bank in poke knows yesterday. didn't get -- poconos yesterday. they didn't get any money. officers are trying to track down the sinning sisters. it doesn't look like a woman. does it? look at the hands. michelle: it's hard to know. it looks like nail polish. who knows?

consumer alert. tech giant apple scheduled an announcement for september 12. it is expected to unveil the new iphone and new apple watch at the event. they are expected to be larger and more expensive than the current model and an edge-to-edge december play. jonathan: -- edge-to-edge display. jonathan: volkswagen has to check passat sedans in the u.s. the fuel pump could fail and the call would stall in the middle of the road. that is a pro. this is the 2006-2010 model years with the four cylinder engines. nancy: look at this on wall street after the new york stock exchange. lone star flag of texas alongside the nation's flag in solidarity with the folks of texas. jonathan: we are tracking harvey path of destruction. it's incredible to see how big the storm is and the impact it

view from space, check it out. it's still there. we showed the massive storm spreading out moving to the gulf coast again. one place got close to 50 inches of rain already fallen. michelle: a dog named otis inspiring millions. nancy: this is otis carrying the food in the mouth as harvey beared down on texas. the woman who took it followed otis to make sure he got home before the worst of the storm hit. >> here comes otis with a full five-pound bag of dog food in his mouth. hey. i'm home.

>> we wasn't supposed to be outside but he snuck out like a million times before. he is like you know what? i know you are busy. >> self-reservation. we have a storm. they sense that. i got to get chow. nancy: good boy. >> the maker of the dog food should put otis on the commercial. he is a genius. they are using sorm media to reach -- social media to reach anyone who might see them. a tech savvy husband and wife team here in virginia noticed and they are now coding connections with the first responders. >> the desperate tweets from houston. >> need help. wheelchair bound girl. >> that prompted them to act. >> first time i started to cry as i created

>> why not with the digital t create website wih the digital map to show where people are stranded. >> they couldn't get through. >> but they created a service to turn address to longitude and latitude coord nants and that information shared with the red cross and the rescue agencies. they realized they were helping people but they didn't know they were lending a hand to a friend here in d.c. >> my family in texas was anxious. >> the resident was frightened about his grand mother who is in her 80's now. he saw the address on the map and that that gave him hope they would rescue her. >> it shows the clusters where the group of people

help. to save first responders valuable time instead of serving through twitter feeds. >> we are working with the other groups to track status of requests to see if they get rescued. >> using the high-tech mapping to save time and lives. jonathan: this is 12 year since katrina made the most damaging landfall to louisiana. it turned out to be the costliest hurricane in american history. the problem there wasn't the rain. it was new orleans. the levee systems there that failed. michelle: people are comparing the two. jonathan: you can't. michelle: harvey is in one spot and won't move. jonathan: if harvey did to new orleans what it is doing to houston it'd be under water. doug: houston is not much above sea level either. swamp land over the years. it will get

relief. nancy: we have had mess here. doug: but it pales in comparison. it's odd that it is a rain any day on the 29 of august but it is on the way out. live look from the camera. they have had many storms like this. this will pass away tomorrow morning. the skies will clear. the skies will clear later and i'll give you pointers here. this is possible it will acquire the tropical characteristics heading out to see. this had effects that it would have had a name and been tropical. that is

the rain will be over by 7:05 and first pitch or close to it. we can't make a decision whether they play or not but the rain is over in the city by then. in houston the heaviest rains are east and northeast of houston now and they will move east and northeast as the center of the circulation will make landfall early tomorrow morning. along texas and louisiana to push rain to the northeast. the computer model suggest that bow mont may pick up close to six inches more. lake charles almost four. but the rain amount are not excessive. but still heavy

the forecast over the weekend we take it in consideration. the modeling depending on the speed could bring rain for us on saturday. drier and warmer on sunday and then 84. we are waiting for the 5:00 update. there is still a long way to go before making the timeline. thissed is showing improvement tomorrow. thursday the clouds will increase late in the day. cold front approaching. the rain is pegged for saturday. it could be sunday. we have to wait to see. labor day is fine with sunshine and 84. pleasant weather but cooler for next week. jonathan: thanks. "7 on your side" health alert up next. we will tell you what not to look at the eclipse without the special glas

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michelle: all right. by now you have seen the eclipse or video of it. the carona is what you see shining around the moon as it passes fully in front of it. that type of light turns out can be damaging to your eyes. as q mccray shows us in a "7 on your side" health alert it's the same light that comes from your screen. q: if you are like most people you spend most of the day staring at a cell phone, laptop screen or even the tv. what you don't know is likely is that there is a threat peering back at you. it's called blue light. light made up of the electromagnetic particles that travel in waves. the waves emit energy, blue light is one of the waves. blue light is making news right now because of the eclipse last week. this is something we deal with daily due to electronics. blue light has benefits in small doses but according to the

too much and it is affecting the vision. >> the photo cells are sensitive. if they are overexposed to high energy, they start to die. q: the doctor suggests wearing a pair of glasses with special coating to protect your eyes from the blue light. if glasses aren't your thing there is a special supplement. it's something to use to they can your eyes. for more information, visit our website. wjla.com. in rockville, q mccray, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you very much. you know the point of exhaustion but it's not over? this picture going viral. exhausted rescue worker. still, more rain on the way. we go to bow mont where downpours -- beaumont where downpour continues as we speak. nancy: a woman trapped in texas with a dozen others in one house. how they got out and where they are now when i join you back at 5:00. michelle: moments away, abc7 teaming up with wi

we will open up the lines for a phone bank to donate to relief -- to help in the relief effort. you can send a text message to the number on your screen to donate.

announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. jonathan: abc7 continuing the cover the harvey track. this has been horrible what is in the wake of the storm. we are learning that a police officer among the flood victims. he was killed when the high water covered his cruiser. michelle: meanwhile at home we are tracking a strong coastal storm in the atlantic affecting our weather here. stormwatch7's chief meteorologist doug hill is on top of it all. a lot to follow here. doug: it sure is. but the good news for us is we clearly see in animation of the satellite and the radar back edge is moving west to east. this is taking longer to end at the coast. our executive producer alex liggitt put together the rainfall records they have had in houston. in the stretch of houston they had one-day rain total of 16.7 inches of rain. four-day rain total of 33.88. a monthly total now closing in on 40

the washington record the most rain is 6.39 inches in one day. we had a four-day total of 10.5 inches in 1933. monthly total of 17.45. we are not close to being in the same ballpark from the biggest storms and the tropical systems we have had is. that is how massive the storm system is. good news is houston on the back edge of the circulation of the steady rain. the center will move northward and the rain will come to an end. great news. future cast shows clearly with sunshine possibly breaking out in the skies over houston tomorrow afternoon. the rain pushing northward and it will weaken. the circulation could make a move to our area over the weekend.

steve rudin will be here to check out the weekend coming up. jonathan: many working around the clock to affect rescues. hundreds and thousands handled in the last couple of days. this is a photo. look at this. this shows a deputy catching rest before heading back out to save lives. the harris county deputy says he was so exhausted he didn't bother taking off the waders and leaping against the desk. that was his bed for a few moments to catch z's. so many people have called the station asking how to help. horace holmes in the "7 on your side" health center. we have partners that have stepped in to set up a phone bank and raise money for folks in texas who need it. >> absolutely. we have been watching all of those pictures. images out of houston over the past couple of days. this is a great opportunity right now. 703-226-9220. i'm surrounded by the good folks fr

they are here to take your calls and take your money. we partnered with i heart radios and wash f.m. my good friend is here to help us get you to call in and raise money. >> we hope you will take a moment out of the busy day to call in. make a donation. 703-236-9220. i know how frustrating it can be with the terrible tragedy like this in texas. you feel like you are help helpless. you feel like you can't do anything. we made it at "7 on your side" easy to call in and make a donation. the volunteers from the red cross will handle it. it's seamless. horace: it is. give your credit card number to the folks here. everything is secure. you don't have to worry about that. the phone bank is open from now until 6:30 tonight. 3-

the lines lit up already. i knew it. people are out there and they want to help. they are eager to help. >> simple way to do it. you don't have to send anything or go anywhere. just phone call. 703-236-9220. hopefully we'll get money sent there. horace: if you hear a busy signal, keep calling. we will be here for the next two hours and we will get to the phone call and happily take the money to get it right to the red cross. helping the people down in houston. that is it from here. we throw it back to you in the studio. again, we will be back in a couple minutes. jonathan: thank you very much. we have very generous viewers. thank you for calling. a lot of ways to give. phone the phone bank. if you are not in a position to make a phone call text "harvey" to 90999. that will automatically donate $10 to the red cross. keep in mind this is happening in texas. if it was happening here we hope folks in texas would do the same. easy to do. these folks are in a desperate

job, without a home. without anything. michelle: stay with abc7 for harvey, path of destruction. continuing coverage. update a few minutes away. you can also stay right here for more from texas at 5:00, 6:00 and 6:30 during "world news tonight" with david muir. jonathan: well, police are investigating a deadly crash on route 210 in accokeek. a garbage truck collided with an s.u.v. the s.u.v. then slammed in a car. the driver of the survivor was killed -- driver of the s.u.v. was killed. no work word if it was weather related. michelle: the democrats have the sight set to flip statehouse of delegates. today mcauliffe spoke to the volunteers for the 12 candidates backed by people for the american way. taking back the house will not be easy for the democrats as they would have to win 17 seats statewide. but the governor is hopeful a strong effort can make it happen. >> we are a u

welcoming commonwealth. that is why the economy is booming. that is why we have the best education system. we cannot take the foot off the gas. let's keep going in the right direction. michelle: in a statement to abc7 news the chair of the republican party of virginia says republicans are confident they will not only hold their majority of the house of delegates and have a great chance of picking up new seats in november. jonathan: prince george's county schools now would have started school this week. but maryland changed it so it would start after the lay dor by a weekend. we have the more on the changes for better or work. >> last friday we showed you the crowds taking advantage of an extra week of summer before the start of school. >> i enjoy it. >> if bonus week as a result of executive order by governor hogan that the schools start after labor day with th

city economy being the ben fishnary. but there are claims that the money boost is hurting the children in need. in communities like suitland. where for most a trip to the beach is not an option. >> the children are suffering. the parents are suffering. >> jacobs appearing with the school c.e.o. kevin maxwell and rushern baker who is running for governor against hogan. both claim that the governor is playing politics with education and should leave the calendar up to local districts. this >> this is made with the input of parents, teachers and the administrators. >> it was denied by the state board of education. >> if a jurisdiction like hours says we need the waiver and they need the start before labor day, give us a waiver. >> the school will start september sixth and it would have start

so far, in the state, waivers are granted to the western maryland school districts with snow days. and ten baltimore city schools that were deemed low performing. in suitland, brad bell, abc7 news. >> the pink slip promotion. burger king bizarre catch for a flame burger. >> bad news for the newseum.

jonathan: there is no question this is prime real estate. could newseum leave the real estate on pennsylvania after? it might be considered. michelle: stephen tschida reports that newseum president is out. >> they maintain they can no longer support it. >> it's highly recommended. head of the newseum stepped down yesterday. as they called for the financem review. the goal is to promote and educate about the first amendment. some today worry. the museum in problems couldn't -- newseum problems couldn't come at the worst time. >> the president i

insane. is there is a reason we have first amendment rights and freedom of press. iee super important. >> they are looking at possibly selling the building and thus raising questions about the very future of the newseum. stephen tschida, abc7 news. michelle: "7 on your side" along with wash and hot 99.5. we set up a red cross phone bank so you can donate right now. lines are open. the number to call on the screen. 703-236-9220. call right now. we will check in with them right after this break. >> michelle, private school declares the washington redskins have no place on its campus. you will hear from the school principal when "abc7 news at 4:00" continues.

michelle: as we follow harvey's path of destruction many of you are wondering how you can help. abc7 is on your side with the red cross taking donations now. nathan baca in the "

side" help center. and incredible show of support so far. we hear the phone lines are ringing. that is a good sign. so many people need so much help. nathan: the phone won't stop ringing here. 703-236-9220. again, 703-236-9220. i am joined by ally jacobs with the partner here 987. you have seen the phones ringing. >> this makes me feel hopeful. this is a horrible situation. i have been feeling guilt. i want to be there. i know you feel the same way. you want to do something. call to donate and help. 703-236-9220. one of the things that especially with the powerful to me is stuck with me is heartbreaking, seeing a mother caring her -- carrying her baby. nathan: or the senior citizens in the retirement home. america's o

sunday water. america's capital city is here to help. the phone number is 703-236-9220. the phones continue to ring. you can get through to the phone lines. 703-236-9220. every little bit helps. you know what? we will need the help for weeks and months ahead. we will continue here in the phone bank. michelle: it's great to see the show of support. thank you very much. don't get taken advantage of. unfortunately there are a lot of scam artists out there trying to take advantage of the situation. here is how you know you are not giving to a legit organization. if they refuse to provide you with additional information. literature you ask for or once you do that if they ignore or hang up. don't trust the groups. ask questions like how much money goes to the administrative fees?

we have a complete guide to the safe donations to the website wjla.com. jonathan: often times like this the red cross, the salvation army are the big ones that you always see when you cover these events. you will be there and see the red cross and the salvation army doing the job. michelle: on the ground doing the work. jonathan: no question. a lot of people that rode out the storm are now in need of food and supplies. michelle: many grocery stores haven't had a chance to restock. lindsey mastis shows us what people are facing. lindsey: people are sharing images of what they are facing trying to get groceries. look at this line. this is outside the h.e.b. grocery store. people are waiting patiently. and take a look at this line. this is all the way through the parking lot. people have the carts. they are waiting to get in to sam's club. once they are inside. luckily this store has all 28 checkout lanes open. the customers are happy about that. there is not a lot of selection. they are out of bread, water, meat, eggs and milk.

this all throughout houston of the shelves completely empty. including at walgreens. there is only one sal bell soup -- campbell soup can left. but this person writes not all heroes wear capes. thank you for h.e.b. and the employees to come in so the rest of us can get groceries. we thank you for all that you do. back to you. larry: i'm larry smith at the "live desk." at 5:00, d.c. takes steps to help a program that is need of an upgrade. plus -- >> she was incredible. jonathan: this woman answered the door to find a soaking wet 7-year-old on the other side and what the child went through that is amazing people tonight. how university of maryland is on the cutting edge of diagnosing alzheimer's early. that is coming up at 5:00. see you in a few. jonathan: thank you. redskins name debate is over legally but some who still find the name offensive are taking action. a private school now is bannin

kevin lewis has the story for us. kevin: the green acres school is not affiliated with any particular religion but it preaches inclusion. in the 1930's it became the first racially integrated school in all of montgomery county. the nfl preseason is underway. but don't count on a redskins spirit day at the green acres school in bethesda. >> i don't think it was an easy decision. kevin: after contemplation the head of the school placed a ban on anything with the redskins name or logo. >> i feel the name of the team is a racial slur. i think the logo at best is an ethnic stereotype and at worse deeply demeaning. >> green acres enrolls 300 students from the prek through 8th

sow far the parent and the student response is positive. >> we are not trying to tell kids what to do when they are not at school and not discouraging anyone from supporting the local team or tell other schools what to do. we are not even trying to send any message to the team. we are just trying to do what we think is right for this community with our history and our mission and our values. kevin: what happens if a child shows up to class next week wearing a redskins jersey? staff here says they will give the child another police of clothing to wear and call the parents to offer friendly reminder about this new policy. michelle: thank you. burger king giving away free whoppers. but you can only get one if you own up to being fired. the idea came about because the restaurant uses

you just post on the linkedin page that you got fire and i want a free whopper. #whopperseverance. then a link will be sent to you and you can register. i can't believe that is a real thing. jonathan: really? genius. steve: but reare talking about -- but we talk about it. jonathan: i know. steve: we have rain out there now. as wet as it is around here the back edge of it just off toward the north and west of us. frederick county is clearing out for western maryland. we will get the rain out of here tonight. the rain totals so far ocean city is 1.25 inches of rain. looking for 1 3/4 inch in waldorf. the district looking for an inch. the same in alexandria. show what is going

next 48 hours. 62 degrees overnight. temperatures tomorrow are well below average for this time of the year. upper 70's. move in the day on thursday the temperatures in the lower 80's. we have a cold front that may bring us showers but it's not a washout. we will start to dry out moving through the overnight. for the day on saturday moving to the labor day weekend not great. remnants from harvey, harvey around 71 degrees. labor day looking good at 85. wet day on saturday. sunday and monday around 80 degrees. surf temperature around 75. michelle? michelle: looks nice. thank you. will harvey relief get held up in partisan politics? kristine frazao takes a look at the responses to past disasters. now at havertys furniture, our labor day sale is on. fill your home with well-crafted pieces at affordable prices.

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larry: harvey is carving a path of destruction and it's not done yet. when it's peoplely done will congress be there to help the hardest hit areas? kristine frazao reports that in the past partisan politics has come into play. kristine: the half hug seen around the world. in the world of politics it

governor chris chrisie a annot thank thecirricane sandy . president enough for his personal concern and compassion for the state. kristine: at the time, disaster relief funding for sandy was met with resistance for more than 20 lawmakers. including john cornyn and ted cruz. this time around it appears things will be different. >> in a time like this, there are no party divisions, no lines didding us. we are texans. >> 1,400 miles away in washington, the stage is set for the impending storm of a different kind. over tax reform. raising the debt ceiling. passing a budget. now disaster relief bill. congress led by republicans. >> they are opposed to spending in general. we have seen the rise of the

any government spending unless it's offset by cuts. >> one example includes the 9/11 first responders bill funding for which almost didn't pass. >> but there is a distinction that could alter process. this disaster hit a deeply red state. >> members of congress who are normally on the front lines opposing this are all for it. i don't expect the debate to be as prolonged. >> as the waters rise so does the need across the lone star state. the money to assist with that will be a top priority in the coming weeks. kristine frazao, abc7 news. the water rising fast.

screaming out loud. >> you could see the panic in their eyes. >> this is more than we expected. >> i am out of a job and a place to live. larry: 12 years to the day, hurricane katrina hit the gulf coast. right now louisiana is bracing for tropical storm harvey to come ashore a third time. all this while texas faces huge problems. nancy: off the atlantic coast another system bringing us rain and the strong winds to the mid-atlantic coast. begin with chief meteorologist doug hill in the stormwatch7 weather center. doug? doug: right now looking like we are making good time and good progress in this east coast storm. moving quickly out to see. this will end west to east traveling toward the coast. future cast gives a glimpse of

8:00. as far as the latest on harvey, the latest update from the hurricane center has the storm stronger now. sustained winds of 50 miles per hour. gusts of 65. it's still offshore. that is why it's gotten stronger. it will make landfall tomorrow along the louisiana texas line. with that we will slowly see the acceleration and the weakening. the heavy rain continues in east texas. especially galveston to port arthur. we will monitor that and the weekend and more coming up in a few minutes. nancy: thank you. right now houston is working to open two or three more shelters to help those displaced by harvey. the red cross says 17,000 people are already in shelters-49 inches of rain fell in houston. for the latest on the season in houston here is kristen holmes live. what is the latest there? reporter: president trump just wrapped up the tour of the emergency management facility in austin. here around the houston area the big story are those