this morning on "world news now." rescue missions across east texas flood walters struggle to drain in the wake of harvey. we'll go along with matt gutman as he takes to the skies, getting victims from that massive underwater scene. >> meanwhile, people try to pick up the pieces while thousands remain in shelters. others return to find their homes destroyed. and new this half hour, why parents are spending more on back to school supplies. >> it's no surprise if you have kids getting ready to head back to class. those details just ahead. and all rise. justice sotomayor taking in a

yankees game, but she finds herself back at the office. a strange coincidence on this friday, september 1st. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> we're just going to let you digest that one for a second, see if you can figure it out. but we'll have it all for you. but we'll start with what's left of harvey, still spreading heavy rain in kentucky and tennessee while new rescues are under way in texas. >> helicopters are flying nearly full time over port arthur, texas, using baskets and harnesses to rescue people in chest-deep water. >> in beaumont, people are without drinking water. deliveries of bottled water into the city are virtually impossible because of swamped roadways. matt gutman has the latest from beaumont. >> reporter: from the air, beaumont and port arthur, the hardest hit by harvey, besiege

the with floodwaters. the coast guard hammering through a roof to get families out. some 200 patients evacuated by helicopter at baptist beaumont hospital after the local water supply fail the. and nearby port arthur, a nursing home submerged. teams evacuating the most critical patients, lifting entire beds into boats. we team the up with the navy aboard a rescue chopper and surveyed the water world below. then an urgent call. a nearby dam is about to overflow. we touched down at pine forest elementary, a few towns over from beaumont. the first thing we see, people weeping, hands over mouths. a lot of people were still in fear. all of them stranded. congregating here. this is one of the few dry areas

basically nowhere for them to go but up. time is short. we jogged in with the navy rescuers. people everywhere. until just now, this was a shelter. the little they brought in in those bags. now they're ordered to hurry. they can take even less. we help them to scramble together their essential belongings while they hold back tears. with other rescuers carrying out dogs, they help this family take what it can. there are probably 50, maybe 100 people here trying to evacuate, pretty much nowhere for people to g they're taking their dogs, medicines, whatever they can. 14 of the family, plus four dogs pile in. this is a few of the thousands that have needed rescue over the past few days as harvey continues to wreak havoc. that navy rescue crew comforting the families. frightened and shock the by their sudden displacement. the family grateful to have each other. >> right now we're taking them to another shelter. it is a drier area.

>> reporter: they're dropped off near a shelter. we unload the dogs and few possessions, rushing them away from the helicopter where they thank the rescuers with hugs. then it's a sprint back to the helicopter. matt gutman, abc news, beaumont, texas. >> and a new warning is out about that flooded chemical plant near houston. >> the owner of the plant says more explosions are likely after water knocked out the power to keep the chemicals cool. at least two tons of the highly unstable chemicals already exploded yesterday, sending thick, black smoke into the air. some first responders were hospitalized because of that. >> first responders are going door to door looking for anyone who wait the out harvey in their homes and need to be rescued. unfortunately, they probably will find some who waited too late. firefighters have rescued more than

double shifts and making an incitab incitable -- incredible effort. >> and while rescues continue all over the state, evacuees are in need of so much as they arrive at shelters. >> let's get to victor oquendo. at one of the many red cross shelters there. >> reporter: at last check, there were about 5,000 people who left their homes. the evacuees here at the george r. brown evacuation center taken care of by the red cross. they have had safe shelter here, food, water, all those necessities. the shelter really isn't a long-term solution. so now fema is on the ground to help people take that next step. this is actually a long line of people, waiting to register for fema. now every single situation is different. some, the process will take longer than others. so here they're hoping to get set up with an apartment, temporary housing, a dorm, whatever it may be to help get people back on their feet. >> we want to get people into safe housing as quickly as possible. staying in a shelter can be difficult.

housing, hotels, dormitories, hotels, with neighbors or back into their own home. >> reporter: every situation is different depending on how badly their homes were damaged. this could take weeks, months, even years in some cases. >> thank you for that report. now corpses -- corporations have pledged at least $113 million. the u.s. chamber of commerce says more than 50 companies have donated $1 million or more as of yesterday afternoon. >> walmart and verizon are among the top donors with more companies signing on. and moving on to some of the day's other top stories, the u.s. is forcing russia to close three diplomatic properties in the u.s., intensifying tensions between the two countries. >> russia has until tomorrow to shut down the consulate in san francisco and trade mission offices in new york and washgt

russian president putin's cut to the u.s. diplomatic staff in russia by more than 750 employees. a judge will announce whether those in a defunct fraternity will stay in place. authorities say, the fraternity brothers waited for hours before calling for help for piazza who fell several times. prosecutors urged the judge to send the case to trial, but defense attorneys say this was a tragic accident, not criminal. lyft is extending services to 32 more states. that brings it to 40 states in total. it's the latest step in lyft's challenge to uber. lyft has also upgraded its app. and as kids head back to cool, parents are spending more money on supplies. it averages $1,000.

that's nearly the same amount as the u.s. monthly mortgage payment. another study found that 60% of u.s. parents struggle to pay for school supplies. 1,000 dollars. >> wow, that's a lot. some good news in the sports world. the first big weekend of college football is here. and there was a major upset brewing early in the hoosier state last night. >> the hoosiers were up 7-6 when seme cobbs jr. makes the touchdown. indiana up 14-6. >> then ohio state outscored their big 10 rival 43-7 the rest of the way. it's ohio state, they win 49- 21. >> all right, all right. there was a special guest you could say. in judge's chambers. the rooting section for all-star aaron judge has this whole judge theme. >> right. >> but there in the stands. >> loo

sonia sotomayor. >> the bronx-born justice even had one of those styrofoam gavels stamped with the words "all rise." she wore a back robe, but it wasn't the one she uses in washington. it wasn't the same one. they hand those out to the crowd. i wonder if we should go back and have the same yankees logo on. >> wear that one to the supreme court. she's apparently a huge yankee fan. she's from the bronx and threw out a first ball in the stadium's first season in '09. now she's making her presence known once again. i wonder if she picked that section on purpose? >> of course. >> i was there as well. >> i love the giant, all rise behind her. bringing it all home. >> beat them red sox. let's do it again tonight. >> let's do it, boys! coming up, a look at one of baseball's rising stars, or should we say, he's looking at

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a man trying to escape police custody quickly regretting this decision. so he jumps into the ocean this north carolina after being pulled over in a traffic stop, but check that out. >> what's that? >> that is a shark ladies and gentlemen. >> he swam about 4,000 feet from the shore before police warned him about what was lurking nearby. >> so they did try to warn him. he just really didn't want to listen for a while. it took more than three hours for police to finally catch him. he said he's happy he wasn't bitten. >> will he have to take a bite out of that bail money now, to get it paid? >> you really are filling in for kendis tonight, aren't you? complete with the bad puns and everything. >> i thought the police would say you will be sleeping with the fishes or sleeping with the sharks.

i'm trying, folks. it's friday. >> we'll give it to you. it's friday. and it's early. as the flooding slowly recedes, thousands are returning home to find their homes in ruin. >> and with the cleanup comes concerns with mold and several new hazards. here's eva pilgrim. >> reporter: with floodwaters starting to recede, so many are anxious to salvage what's left. a small army of friends, neighbors and even strangers marching in. sifting through the soggy homes. the streets were rivers. now breeding grounds for mold and mildew which can grow 24-48 hours after contact with water. you didn't want to wait. >> no. no time to wait. >> reporter: we caught up with cindy, who wasted no time gutting her home. >> we got here and we're like wow, where do we start? >> reporter: not mh

it's messy and can be dangerous work. the government urges residents to take precautions, wearing gloves, masks and eye protection. and if working in dirty floodwater, keep tetanus shots up to date. and just as a reminder of how dirty this water can be, we had a lab test some water from an another suburb. they found high levels e. coli. when we come back, a player is getting a lot of attention, but it has nothing to do with his skills on the field. >> it has to do with his look. you're watching "world news now." do with his look. you're watching "world news now." nope. so let's be clear: clearasil works fast on teen acne, not so much on other teen ings. (cough) i'm never gonna i'll take a sick day tomorrow.

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skinny. and maybe we should have started with the old ♪ take me out to the ball game ♪ song, because that's where we're going. >> i was going to continue. >> oh, you like that. >> i do. >> so 27-year-old taylor davis is gaining national attention, not so much for his plays on the field but for his icon tact. >> now davis always seems to find the camera, zero in on it. some have compared him to a very famous male model. >> one who's really, really good-looking. >> derick zoolander. maybe you've heard of him and his famous blue steel. >> i can see it, don't you? >> you've got a little blue style in you. we all do. >> i like the side one better. how about magnum. remember that one? >> i'm on this show, you make me hook at the camera -- look at the camera like this.

>> the only reason we're doing this story is to make you do this story. >> i like my cheeks like that. >> i forget what the third look is called. >> you would know a lot more about this. >> maybe i've seen zoo lander a few too many times. >> next time we'll have a walk off. >> i'll do that. >> but, we're glad you could be here with us today. i know you've been spending a lot of time in l.a. >> yes. >> mingling among the stars, and i'm glad you are able to come down and hang out with us. >> i was working in our l.a. bureau of abc news for the past month, but i was hanging out with a-listers. i covered the mcgregor fight. it was tough. i spent some time on the red carpet. >> just hanging out with jamie foxx. cedrick the entertainer. >> that's --

>> william h. macy. >> you had a tough time-out there, huh? >> i'm used to walking the red carpet. there's jeff gordon. >> i know, you're going to say it's all work. you made it big time. you made it onto the jimmy kimmel show? >> if you're hanging out with celebrities, i might as well be on the place where celebrities go to talk, with abc's jimmy kimmel. >> take a look. >> now introducing, kenneth moten! [ applause ] >> wow. >> sit there in the chair. >> why does it look a little different? >> everything's off. jimmy wasn't there. things were covered up. that's me on the show. i'm on the set. >> so when you said you were on the jimmy kimmel show.

>> you just meant you were technically on the set of the jimmy -- >> yeah. yeah. >> that's about the same thing. >> what was that? >> where's the picture, my selfie with jimmy? he was very nice. >> sure. >> ah! i was sure you were making that up. >> look? who's that? look at that. who's that? jimmy's on me, i'm on jimmy. >> i dare say jimmy's got his arm around you. >> i come with proof. >> wow. >> jimmy and i are friends. hey, jimmy, call me, i'll be back in l.a. soon. >> jimmy, how long did he follow you around before you agreed to take this selfie? >> you know what? yes. finally, we have seen some pretty horrible wax figures in the past, remember beyonce? but dreamland wax museum in

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♪ it's been a week of tough news, as harvey brought historic devastation to texas and louisiana. some of these scenes were just unimaginable. >> just incredible from the tragedy of the storm to the stories of survival. here is our weekly rewind. >> harvey barrelling toward shore as night falls friday. >> this is going to be a very major disaster. >> the center of the storm just 30 miles off the coastline. >> the landmark hurricane swept through southeastern texas, hitting the coast as a category four early saturday morning.

already calling the storm unprecedented. and here in houston, we are heading into another night of torrential rainfall. >> we have the whole family in the water. >> the water came up this high? >> this high. >> probably another four inches since i was here a couple hours ago. >> harvey downgrade but still extremely hazardous. >> the major concern rate now is getting to the people who need help. >> senior citizens, some in wheelchairs trapped in the nursing home just outside houston. >> hello! everybody all right? >> we called 911. >> 911 won't help you. i'm here to help you. >> shelters at capacity as thousands of new victims pack into dump trucks and buses overnight. >> it's really bad. >> we're anticipating over 30,000 people being placed in shelters temporarily. >> tropical storm harvey appears be moving out of the houston area, but it has left a devastating mark. >> wha

this. >> totaled. totaled. >> there's never been anything so historic in terms of damage. >> the tropical storm hitting louisiana this morning and battering parts of eastern texas. >> your house is totally? >> totally under water. ♪ we are sending love to houston ♪ ♪ we are prayin' >> the images are horrifying. but the massive rescue effort, neighbor helping neighbor is inspiring. ♪ ♪ >> and our hearts are just with houston, but a lot of action still needs to take place. >> so do remember, as the storm moves on and the headlines move on.

surrounding areas will be rebuilding for a long time. please help in any way you can. >> please do. we're with you, houston, we'll x

. making news in america this morning, harvey is causing more problems as it moves inland. the storm has spawned at least one tornado and it's now causing flooding in tennessee with some in need of rescue and even a news reporter jumping in. plus, see why these firefighters were forced to go underwater and what happens after a boat full of rescuers tips over in rushing waters. new this morning, the lines at gas stations in texas getting longer. a real concern for drivers as the busy travel weekend gets underway. what's being done about the gas shortage after harvey. a georgia police officer is under fire. his dash cam video shows him telling her not to worry because we only kill black people.