in texas. explosions rocking a chemical plant in houston. >> fear that more blasts are possible all because of the destruction caused by hurricane harvey. nancy: this as rescues continue where the water is not receding. the president pledging $1 million of his own money to relief and rebuilding effort. michelle: abc7 has team coverage in how the storm could be affecting the long weekend here. we begin with marci gonzalez in texas. marci: rescuers dropping down and floating in. saving texans still stranded. surrounded by water that in part of the bow mont area keep rising. the devastation there knocking out the local clean water supply. forcing one hospital to evacuate nearly 200 patients today. in port arthur the mayor from inside his own flooded home reassuring residents. >> i know one thing, it will not defeat us.

haven't gotten there yet, we are on the way. marci: officials downplaying concerns after fire erupted at the chemical plant. >> organic peroxide is similar to standing over a burning camp fire. marci: 30 miles away in houston the water receding finally. >> look at the high water marks. marci: the rescuers searching 1,700 square miles that flooded. >> we are going by each house checking door to door. marci: up close look at the damage as they estimate 40,000 homes in this county alone are destroyed. >> but 100,000 is not out of the question. marci: today, vice president mike pence touring where harvey first hit in rockport as help comes in from across the country with tens of thousands of texans now living in shelters and those trying to make it to dry ground. >> it didn't matter what race or religion we was, we all come together in unity to make sure the people are safe. marci: safe but wondering what isex

not have flood insurance. fema are getting people registered for federal assistance as quickly as possible and working to figure out their next step for housing. in houston, marci gonzalez, abc7 news. nancy: again, two explosions today at the arkema chemical plant. it's one of the largest chemical companies in the world. there are now mandatory evacuations around the plant because of dangerous fumes and several more containers in danger of overheating and blasting. michelle: meantime, beaumont texas is under boil water oil. the water pump has been shut down by flooding. these are the long lines of people. they are waiting for a chance to get some bottled water inside of the grocery store. this picture shows that at least some folks able to leave their home for the first time. and leave shelters for the first time as well. take a look at this now. this convoy, wal-mart sharing the pictures as the trucks loaded up with water from the bottling facility in mississippi. they are all rolling out to texas to make critical

some processing plants closed off. there could be a gas shortage as a result of harvey. couple that with the labor day weekend price hikes and you can notice numbers adding up. maryland bureau chief brad bell has the story. the prices are on the rise already. brad: they are on the rise in a big way. if you haven't seen it already, i can show you right here on this gas pump in beltsville. $2.59 for regular. supreme $3.299. you can't deny it. it costs more today to fill up your car. it popped up over night. >> 19 cents since yesterday. brad: at the exxon near r.f.k. stadium in district a gallon of regular is now $2.65. >> i will get enough here to go to the gas station where the prices are lower. brad: he may not have much luck. every gas station we visit in maryland, in the district,

virginia, the story is the same. the prices are spiking. gas station owners say they have no choice. >> we have to receive whatever instructions from the company. then we go accordingly. brad: yet another cost associated with hurricane harvey. the storm has forced the closure of major gasoline refineries across texas and louisiana. and now the colonial pipeline which feeds gasoline to our region is also shut down. all that means supply is down. when planned labor day travel is driving demand up. a.a.a. now calculates it is going to get worse. >> we expected last week when it started it would pike 5 to 15 cents a gallon. now it's probably 20 to 30 cents a go lon. brad: it is already happening. there is some good news. when we come back at 5:00, we will tell you why the spike is expected to be

in beltsville, brad bell, abc7 news. michelle: we want to show you this. this is from rockport, texas. this is the same home. you are looking at a before and after. harvey hit the top floor, it's ripped off when the category four hurricane came ashore. the owners saying the dishwasher was thrown 50 feet from the home. and the family's boat was found floating 1200 feet away. nancy: dramatic to see that. we are in the weather center now with doug hill. watching what is left of harvey as we inch closer to the labor day weekend. doug: the circulation is getting weaker. by late tomorrow and saturday we'll get rain. but nothing severe. nancy: nothing to ruin here? doug: saturday part of the weekend is not much fun, it's wet. but sunday and monday look better. there is enough sunshine to push the temperatures in the 80's. 83 in martinsburg. hagerstown is 83. dale city is

warm day despite increasing cloud cover. the cloud cover headed this way is not from the remnants of harvey. it's from a cold front to the north of the area right now. scattered showers along the front will come to view. we will wind it out and show more. we could have an isolated shower this evening. generally cloudy and much cooler. we are in the low 80's now. this time tomorrow we are at 65 or 66. a cooler day. remnants of harvey come in tomorrow night and then saturday is rainy for sure. we will drop in the 70's and look forward to tomorrow. cloudy days. the clouds holding in the 60's. way below average. the rain will arrive late tomorrow night. we fill in the blanks on the entire holiday weekend and check out ten day information ten minutes. michelle? michelle: thank you. fairfax county firefighters putting their money where the boots are. the staff is giving $50,000 of their fill the boot donations to the disaster relief fun to aid with the situation in texas. the rest of the

cure for muscular dystrophy. nancy: stay with abc7 for updates on harvey throughout the afternoon and evening. in ten minutes from now the update on the forecast and the track of the showers from what is left of the storm. 4:30 also, a hundred dogs just arriving at a shelter in maryland. they are coming in from texas. you have to step away from the television, you can get updates online at wjla.com. michelle: new at 4:00, update on this video showing a man pulling a gun and firing it just outside the columbia heights metro station. police believe this is the man who is in the surveillance video. his name is cesar morales. there is a warrant out for his arrest for what happened last friday. d.c. police warn he is armed and dangerous. nancy: a woman accused of throwing urine on metro bus driver has been released by a judge. she was orderedded to stay away from the driver. the bus line itself. opal brown who is in the

appeared to throw a cup of urine on the driver. she was charged with assault. a crowd of union metro workers showed up at court to watch proceedings with some questioning whether the shields meant to protect the drivers really work. brianne carter was in court. she will have much more ahead at 5:00. a woman charged in the disappearance of her two children wants a clean slate. catherine hoggle has been held since doctors found her incompetent to stand trial three years ago. because it has been that long her defense team can request the case be dropped. but as montgomery county reporter kevin lewis explains, prosecutors are prepared to counter. >> if she wants to be released, i can't speak to that. kevin: he represents catherine hoggle and today he filed a motion to dismiss the criminal case against the 30-year-old mother implicated in the disappearance of her children sarah and jacob who now would be 6 and 8. they

ready for trial. putting the case in legal limbo. >> as a general rule if someone is incompetent for three years then charges will be dismissed. kevin: they may have to file new round of charges to restart the clock, such as first-degree murder. >> they'd have to have sufficient evidence to make the charges. i haven't seen any that would lead me to believe they had that but i don't know. if they file them we'll deal with it as it comes. kevin: hoggle is taking her prescribed medicine and participating in activities daily but it only goes so far. >> i can't imagine that anybody would be happy in a maximum security facility. where they monitor 24 hours a day. kevin: in rock victim, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. michelle: federal and local authorities today arrested several ms-13 gang members for a m

county. police say guillermo leyva was beaten and stabbed in woodbridge in 2015. officers say the victim had ties to the gang. so far at least five men have been arrested and charged. nancy: take a look here. a huge fire right on market street. this is the scene in frederick that took dozens of firefighters to knock this out. to report yet of any injuries or just how that fire started. michelle: the united states retaliating givens russian expulsion of hundred employees. they are shut down annexes in washington, new york and the consulate in san francisco. no russians are actually be expelled. meanwhile, though, the deadline for americans being kicked out of russia is tonight. coming up for us at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- 20 years to the day after princess diana died. nancy: how the anniversary is being marked overseas. plus a deadly accident at the ohio state fair last month. you may remember breaking off and fl

be no criminal charges. that is coming up. >> every summer for the past 15 years this has been the site of a civil war battle reenactment. but that is not happening this year. we are going to explain why after the break. michelle: still ahead at 4:30, 100 animals rescued during hurricane harvey arrived in maryland. we will introduce you to them

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michelle: for the second time this month word that is civil war reenactedment will be canceled. this time it's in chantilly. jeff goldberg is there and this is related recent events? jeff: yeah, no question about it. this will be the first time in 17 years that a civil war battle reenactment will not be taking place on the big field here at the sully historic site in chantilly. officials with fairfax county say the events of charlottesville directly impacted their decision. i want to show you photographs here from 2015. when the reenactment took place here. two-day event. civil war enthusiasts reenacting the battle that happened here. the county part authority said other things impacted the decision like attendance. in 2000 the event grew 3,000 to 4,000 spectators but last year only 300 people came to watch. but ultimately

county officials citing charlottesville and recent debates about confederate monuments. expressing concern that the reenactment could attract individuals or groups that could result in violence. >> moving to charlottesville was driving factor in the decision. we don't want to second guess ourselves. have an issue happen. and say we should have not. >> that is a pity. the civil war was a big part of the history. we shouldn't bury it. we should understand it. what it was all about. kevin: in the last few weeks other places canceled their enactments for similar reasons. they might resume next year, but for the moment they are taking a pause. coming up at 5:30, we will hear from the civil war reenactors and his reaction mate be differ

until then live in chantilly, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. nancy: jeff, thank you. she was the people's princess. 20 years ago today that princess diana died. her two sons keeping her legacy alive. prince william and prince harry said to be marking the day privately and quietly. this is them yesterday leaving me moan toes outside the gate of kensington palace. she was killed in paris in 1997 after being pursued by paparazzi and later this year a permanent statue will go up at kensington palace in her honor. michelle: this was the scene today in paris. that is the tunnel where the crash happened on this day in 1997. the mayor of paris laid a wreath around a heart-shab picture of the -- heart-shaped picture of the princess in her honor. people left flowers and took pictures throughout the day. nancy: update on the state fair tragedy in ohio. there will be no criminal charges in the don't from july. fireball ride as the state fair in co

apart. one killed and others injured. prosecutors are saying there is not enough evidence that a crime happened there. the rides manufacturer said excessive corrosion on support beam led to what it called catastrophic failure. "7 on your side" with a consumer alert. ride sharing service lyft is expanding. the company is offering rides in hard to reach rural areas across a total of 40 states. including alaska. in an effort to compete with uber who controls 70% of the market. the move lets lyft cover areas that uber does not. michelle: 1.5 million more fake accounts created by wells fargo than previously thought. the bank admitting 3.5 million customers were impacted. a huge increase over the 2 million it originally estimated. the bank plans to pay out $7 million in refunds. it's faced fines and seen top management pushed out as a

result. nancy: there is a warning to verified accounts that some user's contact information has been hacked. instagram wouldn't say how many people were tar getted or named specific accounts. but we know that singer, actor selena gomez was hacked when pictures of justin bieber appeared on her account. a bit of beauty coming out of texas after all the destruction we have seen. eric harding taking a moment to reflect on all he and his family has been through. result is this amazing tune. harding was worried he'd return home to a destroyed family piano. but when he discovered it wasn't, you see him there, he just had to play. some people have offered to replace that piano. you watch that and you think about how the human spirits endures no matter all he goes through. it's haunting. michelle: it is. the

whole thing will live with these people for so long. especially the young kids. some of them who have been through this with katrina, there were families that experienced it in new orleans and they moved to houston. only for it to happen again is traumatizing. doug: that image is surreal. haunting. nancy: the tune he was playing. absolutely. doug: we have a holiday weekend coming up. it won't be perfect. there will be rain. rain will be restricted to saturday. sunday will be better. monday will be fabulous. this is belle haven country club where it's partly sunny. temperatures in the lower 80's. turned into delightful thursday afternoon. we have more cloudiness overhead from the north. the cold front approaches. you won't have a lot of fanfare. sometimes the august cold fronts create thunderstorms. this is going to come through with clouds and patchy showers and that is it. behind the front you will feel it. we are going to be in the 60's this time tomorrow afternoon.

83 in martinsburg and manassas. 83 at reagan national airport. through the evening we will see varying cloudiness and maybe isolated shower now and them. especially north of the city. temperatures drop to the 70's overnight. clouds in our area and the rag tag band of showers preceding the cold front. most of the modeling dries the showers up before they get to the metro area. the best chance is north of town. but then there is this. moisture flowing out of the gulf of mexico, well ahead of the circulation center from hurricane harvey centered north of jackson, mississippi. this is all moving east/northeast at a faster rate. we are here for thursday afternoon and late tomorrow night and saturday. some of the moisture is moving in. we don't expect it to be excessive and thunderstorms. isolated rumble of thunder is possible south of the city. it will come and continue to weaken and be a garden variety low pressure center by the time it affects saturday. saturday afternoon and saturday night. su

will be in good shape. at the same time we see the storm wind down. we are seeing irma wind up. a big storm. already category two. sustained winds 100 miles per hour. the official track from the hurricane center and the forecast has it bending through the atlantic. by 8:00 on tuesday morning, top winds of 130 miles per hour. that makes it a major category four hurricane. where it goes beyond that no one is sure. but the evidence and the atmosphere and most of the computer models, lots of them that stretch out beyond the time period. it suggests it will turn north and northeast. will it turn northeast ahead of the u.s. or cuba or the caribbean or head westward? we don't know yet. overnight we drop from the 60's to the 70's. tomorrow we never get out of the 60's. a few wakeup temperatures upper 50's tomorrow and highs in the 60's. the future cast shows cloudiness and breaks breaks in overcast. we

the rain starts to move in. that is the story. rain late in day, cloudy otherwise. through labor day weekend, skies clear sunday and warm to 80. labor day monday it looks terrific. sunshine and highs around 84 degrees. nancy: all right. that does look nice. thank you. still ahead at abc7 news at 4:30, one shelter. 100 more animals. look at that. rescued from hurricane harvey. >> it's inspiring to know that the community came together to support us. nancy: the search is on for foster families. and what you can do to help. that is coming up. michelle: plus, yet another sign that may may --

horace: welcome back. horace holmes in the "7 on your side" help center. "7 on your side," we get so many calls and e-mails about your problems with your utility companies. whether it's a problem with the billing or some other problem. so we decided today's phone bank will be about utility issues. we have a bank full of experts here from the office of the people's council here in washington, d.c. phone lines are open. 703-236-9220. we have the people's council right here with us. sandra, thank you for being

>> thank you for having us. this is part of what we do on a daily basis. we are pleased to be here. horace: people get confused when one month they get a bill for a certain amount they are used to getting month after month after month and then all 06 a sudden it jumps up. they don't know what happened. a lot of times they don't know how to dispute it. >> that is what we do in terms of representing individual utility consumers. we find that that has been a serious problem. generally, it's attributed to third party suppliers. those the suppliers, the energy companies that actually solicit customers. frequently what they will do is offer a tease rate, which is very low. that rate expires in a month or two and that is when they see this large jump in their bill. horace: so your people can

virginia or maryland. it's not just the electric company but water or gas. >> no, we just represent consumers for gas, electric and telecommunications. horace: before we go, 703-236-9220. you have a little surprise for us. >> we actually do. my staff has donated, collected donations for the victims of hurricane harvey in texas. we wanted to contribute. to channel 7 because we know you are doing a phone bank. horace: great. thank you. of course the money will go to the red cross. thank you for your volunteers. we will be here until 6:30. 703-236-9220. back to you. nancy: great. thank you. michelle: first on the scene but told to stand down. next the baltimore fire truck confusion slowed a firefight and the new change in policy. >> dogs and puppies ranging in rage from six weeks old to 12 years old. arriving tod

from the flood areas. i'm amy aubert and i will tell you how you can help. michelle: look at the faces. new at 5:00, one man's fight with a district intensifies as he chained himself to his house. why he is doing it tonight at 5:00.

what is most impressive is the whole community is responding. >> you're at your most vulnerable, it's nice to someone will help you. >> i think what we are able to do, we should do. >> they are my people. our people. we take care of everybody, right? >> i'm told it's better to give than receive. >> this was a blessing to us. i hope it's a blessing to someone else. michelle: nearly 100 animals rescued from hurricane harvey. nancy: because of the response due to our stories they have a number of homes lined up for the animals. amy aubert was there when the pups arrive today and has the stories. >> they are r

well oiled machine. >> you are going from me to this line, right? see the volunteers and the staffers helping. it's one of the most heart warming things i have had in my life. >> this is the next step on their journey to a new home. >> they are loveable about being happy. >> happy because after more than 20 hours on the road, they escaped flood areas of harvey. >> they all have a story. a story like these two beagles. that were rescued from the floodwaters. >> texting me a story and pictures. i'm like just bring them. we'll take care of them. >> about 90 dogs that arrived here today range in age from this one. 6-week-old malone to 12-year-old chandler. the pups sporting names and cities in texas are looking for a home. >> heartbreaking but inspiring to know the community came together to support us. >> after our

aired on abc7, some have stepped up to foster animals. with more truckloads expected in coming weeks they need more volunteers. >> hundreds of the dogs and cats, rabbits, ferrets. we need help. >> help for animals escaping the areas impacted by harvey and heading our way. >> are you happy to be here? >> in waldorf, amy aubert, abc7 news. >> i think it's better than the microphones were not on for the entirety. there were a lot of ahss's and squealing. doug: there is a high likely hood tomorrow that you will show me photos of your new doggies. nancy: at least one or two. adorable. doug: chesapeake beach. sunshine and temperature in the lower 80's. it's a not so pleasant saturday but the rest of the holiday weekend is good. we have the story now of what

numbers to hold for an hour or so. 82 or 83. they have right now. it's gorgeous out there. as thed cofront comes through later tonight the temperatures will drop. we have areas of the cloudiness preceding the cold front. if we see showers they will be northwest of the metro area. tomorrow, most of the day is cooler. winds are out of the northeast and east. that is a chilly wind direction. with the high pressure over new england it's in the mid-60's in the afternoon. by tomorrow night some of the rain in much wider circulation associated with the prior tropical storm now, remnant, that will start to move in. the remnant itself will get closer on saturday. saturday is probably a rainy day. it's beautiful tonight. the clouds will increase. it will turn cooler overnight and by tomorrow morning is 58 to 64 degrees. cloudy start. cloudy for most of the day. then the rain comes in later tomorrow night. the trend for the next few days looks good. warm on labor day. warmer on tuesday. it turns cooler next week. we give y

tomorrow. we go with the sky. clouds most of the day. rain tomorrow night. steve rudin back in 15 minutes with a closer look at the weekend weather. michelle? michelle: thank you. "7 on your side" with the consumer alert. we are here to help protect you from the outrageous utility bills. if you have a complaint call the help center now. 703-236-9220. you can see operators standing by waiting for your call. the volunteers are standing by to address concerns you have about the utility bills. the number on the screen. 703-236-9220. they will be here until 6:30 tonight. part of the kennedy expansion project closed rock creek parkway for ten minutes this afternoon. get used to that. it will happen every monday in september. nearby sidewalks will also close. closures are not expected to affect rush hour traffic. nancy: talk about the wrong place, wrong time. two men robbed a bar ou

officers were there for a sergeant's retirement party. needless to say the guys were arrested and not facing armed robbery charges. that did not work out the way they thought it would. michelle: not at all. fire engine turned away as the smoke billows out of a baltimore home. we are learning firefighters who stopped to put out the flames were told to stand down by a dispatcher. it's because of a new department policy that assigns units by the g.p.s. technology. firefighters and the neighbors are unhappy with the decision. nancy: if anyone was still inside the house it could have cost lives to a department that is sworn to protect lives to save it. michelle: other fire crews responded to handle the fire. it triggered all of this has been revamped to allow other nearby units to respond with permission. nancy: the little league 10

an appearance at the frederick keys game. they won the state title and finished one win short of going to williamsport for the little league world series. they will take the field tonight before the 7:00 game. next, tiny home, big red coming up. you won't believe the monthly price for the 400 square fat mini house and how the realtors are trying to pitch in. michelle: this never gets old. coming up, the animal tomato fight in spain that doubled a small town population overnight and the security measures taken this year. nancy: that looks like so much fun. here is a first look at what you can do to start your friday off right with abc7. >> thanks, guys. tomorrow on "good morning washington" -- harvey on the move and slowly creeping toward the area. will the storm shake up your plans for the labor day weeken

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havertys furniture helps even when life isn't.t nice pick. pops, your pick. art monk! retired. i'll take him over these fools playing today. aw come on, man. that's not how this game works. art monk! i want to change my name to hot momma! lame. you're lame. no! i'm not writing down somebody who's retired! baby, i'm changing my name to hot momma. that's not how this works... the labor day sale is on now at havertys. life looks good nancy: we have heard how fancy, smancy they can get. tiny houses

over the place. michelle: a california company has new ones. only 400 square feet ready to rent. nancy: that is tiny. michelle: but the idea of tiny stops at price tag. nancy: a lot of people said i can't believe it's $1,800 but maybe that is 10% or 90% of people looking saying wow! this is amazing. michelle: i want to see where the stairs lead. you heard her right. $1,800 rent for a small space. nancy: i'm surprised they had their own bathrooms. michelle: like an outhouse. nancy: or the toilet is in the living room. have fun with this one. michelle: you would haven't many visitors. nancy: no. michelle: more than 22,000 people took part in a tomato fight in spain. this looks like fun. nancy: it does. all part of the tomatino festival where they throw 160 tons of ripe tomatoes at each other. many showing up in old clothes and bringing goggles expecting to be covered i

kudos to those who showed up in white. if you are going to tomato-throwing festival, you want to go all out. michelle: guessing you lose the appetite for all things that spaghetti, pizza after that. nancy: looks delicious. we are now the last stage of a possible panda pregnancy at the national zoo. she might be pregnant or experiencing a pseudo--pregnancy. it's still too soon to tell. michelle: unclear. the national zoo is closing the indoor viewing area at the panda house tomorrow to let her get ready to deliver if she ends up being pregnant. you can still see the male pandas in the outdoor yard. nancy: could be a baby. michelle: too much bamboo or something. yeah. leave her alone. michelle: we shall find out soon. next for us at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- "7 on your side" consumer

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michelle: a "7 on your side" consumer alert and phone bank. utility complaints. if you have questions, give us a call. 703-236-9220. nancy: you see everyone busy there. the lines are open as a group of homeowners in virginia is in shock after getting bills that total more than $900. i-team investigator scott taylor has that story. scott: liberty knolls is a beautiful place to live. beware o

lawn. >> it's like liquid gold. >> he believes stafford county is charging too much for the water. >> one lady $887. this is a monthly bill. >> $900. >> the neighbor -- >> absolutely mind blowing. >> yolanda bell. >> $550. >> what did you think when you saw that? >> i knew there was a problem because i have been in the county all my life. we move from three miles down the street and never had a water bill like that. >> what is going on? >> jason, the director of the utilities for stafford county. >> the team spent time investigating. the bills are a result of the lawn sprinklers. >> i would say they are watering a lot in liberty knolls. >> stafford county water, sewer rate. >> but they don't believe it's the only problem. >> stafford county charges on a tiered system. the i-team did some digging. we

rate to six surrounding counties. stafford had the highest ratings. for 30,000 gallons of water, stafford charges $284. prince william was the cheapest at just under $90. >> paying a lone shark in stafford county for water. >> is your county charging the most when it comes to water? >> our scale taken as a whole we believe is competitive. >> neighbors aren't buying it. the homeowners are banning together to search for a better solution for watering their lawns. >> there is money going down the drain. >> scott taylor, abc7 news. >> we are here to help you. if you are experiencing a proc and your bill shot up. perhaps you are fc

disconnect. they will help navigate you through this. if your bill jumped up or you are facing a disconnect give us a call. in the help center, horace holmes, abc7 news. larry: i'm larry smith at the "live desk." coming up next at 5:00, special delivery on the middle of the street. a woman accused throwing urine on a metrobus driver makes an appearance in court. and the hub pub is whether the panda is pregnant but that is not the only excitement at the zoo. that is coming up. michelle: thank you. post on facebook, twitter, instagram, everywhere you look. there are the calls for the donations and the help for the hurricane harvey victim

texas. be we help you identify a scam so you don't waste money. >> when disaster strike, people in d.c. are generous. beware of the social media request for help. >> stunned by the images out of houston we are donating cash, cleaning supplies and more. >> they also plan to give to the red cross. >> if everybody sent $10 in that would help people. >> it includes catholic charities and other charities. and these days many of us get information from the social media. if a friend's posting of a

check out the link carefully. >> in this type of situation cameras turn to social media. >> be careful with the facebook post tugging at your heart strings orotates with the hashtag hurricane harvey. >> send out a tweet. >> go fund me has crowd sourcing effect for the individuals but be careful. >> if you don't know that person personally, with the go fund me account, you don't recommend donating money to them. >> so give and give generously. the american red cross is a good fallback so you don't waste your money. >> tomorrow you can show that the d.m.v. stands strong for texas. we are teaming up with

for hurricane harvey victims. the parent company sinclair cares broadcasting group will match the first $100,000 donated. there is a link at the top of the page. >> we have been talking about harvey but you mentioned that irma is affecting us. steve: exactly. the 5:00 update arrives ahead of schedule. this is a a ways off. a week are now could be a different story. category three hurricane. wind gusts up to 148 miles per hour. look at the track heading through the next several days. this will intensify. where it goes after that is anyone's guess. this is s

watch carefully in the coming days. keep it in the back of your mind moving through the upcoming weekend. next time lows in the 60's around immediate metro. waking up tomorrow is friday. it will be on the cool side. the clouds will go far and our daytime highs will make it to the upper 60's. that is it. remnant from harvey and we will fast forward to show the beaches now. looking good. ocean city, maryland, no problems there. looking for the temperatures tonight in the middle 70's. then your forecast highs for tomorrow shows the temperatures that will make it to just around 70 degrees. labor day weekend, around 84 for your day on monday. it is going to be sunny. michelle: looks nice for the holiday weekend. thank you, steve. from scraps of

fashion. next on abc7 news. taking the leftovers to the runway. exhibit showing innovative recycling as a design industry comes to

nancy: mike carter-conneen shows us the closing that otherwise would be gar gaj at the exhibit. >> the elegance and the form are beautiful so people wouldn't know they came from recycled materials. in tokyo, he creates fine fabrics to turning silk wormca coons. they have scraps like these for high fashioned line. or they turn rags from the cutting room floor to designer dresses. >> she uses for a new product. >> the textile new exhibit scraps opens this weekend on recycling. >> since the year 2000 garment production doubled. >> even after you donate clothes to the thrift stores and the charities, more than 10 million tons of fabric end up in land fills eac

as the designers face pressure from the animal welfare, many believe sustainability is the next evolution. >> this is just manifestation of inspired artists getting ahead of it. >> it's not just works of art. they are wearable art you can buy in a gift shop. affordable from $35 to $425 for one of the totes. >> the consumers start asking for sustainable textiles. that is when we see a shift. >> this is open through january with the student fashion show featuring designs from recycled materials in october. in northwest washington, mike carter-conneen, abc7 news. what is most impressive is the whole community is responding. we all come together at the end of the day. somebody needs help. >> a lot of people are walking through the door. >> they are my people. they are our people. we have to take care of

>> better to give than receive. >> this is a blessing to us. i hope it's a blessing to somebody else. >> tonight the focus is shifting to helping as harvey weakens to a tropical depression and moves inland. crews are starting to search block by block in houston for any signs of people trapped. two hours ago, the city analysis school won't be in session until september 11. the texas governor says sunday will be a day of prayer for the entire state. karen is in houston not far from where vice president mike pence visited today. >> helicopters canvassing the beaumont, texas, area thursday for those in need of rescue. >> we can see him. >> dramatic effort continued among clearer skies. dire situations on the ground. beaumont water pump sale leaving the city without running water that prompted a hospital evacuation. >> we did not expect that. that is a game changer for us. >> that left residents waiting in line for a basic necessity.

sight. rising temperatures caused the peroxide to overheat at the chemical plant without power since sunday. in houston, door-to-door searches for victims as the others grapple with grim news. rick salazar lost multiple family members when the van was swept away. >> my neighbors came over to give me a hug. they said, "we are so sorry. whatever you need." everybody, "whatever you need." i guess they can't imagine going through something like this. >> vice president mike pence arrived in corpus christi and headed to hard hit rockport with the trump cabinet members whose agencies will be involved in the long recovery. >> we are here today. we will be here tomorrow. we will be here every day until this city and this state and this region rebuild bigger and better than ever before. [applause] the mi