it's dark in color. drove away and took the exit on to dumfries road. now that car would have damage on the driver's side. police say. jack taylor, meanwhile is following the impact on the roads right now. what's going on on i-95? >> well, good news is at least the investigation has concluded. 95 northbound lanes are reopened. n

thank fri, 95 headed northbound in dumfries. be aware. if you're headed on the express lanes, you were never affected. delay is beginning to ease heading into the monday morning rush hour. we've had trouble in beltsville. another crash. he had monston road blocked between cherry wood and -- southbound lanes are open. also we've got paving project on 197 between 50 and 450. traffic will alternate through there. one direction. that should be in the wrap-up stages as we head into the morning rush hour. aaron, eun. back to you. jack, thank you. we are also following the unprecedented flooding. harvey is not done yet. the wallop of a storm burying entire communities in a wall of water. ush push. >> you should see the water come up, come up, maki

family is safe. the water kept getting higher and higher. >> two minutes after the hour. good morning everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. right now, thousands of communities in texas are dealing with historic flooding from hurricane harvey. >> we're going to check in on the local weather with sheena in a moment. first, chuck is tracking the latest on where harvey is headed. chuck? >> all right. what's left of harvey now. still a tropical storm. really going to unload tremendous apartments of rainfall down across the southeastern corner of the great state of texas. heavy rain is enveloping all of the houston area, particularly on the north and east sides of houston proper. still have flood warnings for the entire corner of south texas. this is probably somewhere around 40 or 50,000 square miles of territory that are under flood warnings at this point in time. this is not going to get better any time soon. this is

in tuesday or wednesday, the low pulling on out. get through today and tomorrow. first, the moisture may try to bring out rain chances into the weekend. more about that later in the week. it's the first day of school time. sheena is talking about the temperatures at the bus stops. >> chuck, good morning. i think a lot of the people waiting at the bus stop, whether the children or adults waiting for the bus today, it's going to be comfortable this morning. we're talking about temperatures in the 50s in some neighborhoods. some of the suburbs around the washington area. 67 right now in the district. by 7:00 a.m. cool, comfortable 66 degrees. 10:00 this morning, 73 degrees. by 2:00 p.m., unseasonably cool this afternoon. 77 by then. we'll see more clouds moving in as we go later into the day. but i mentioned 50s. look at the temperatures. warrenton at 50 degrees. clinton, 58, 59. in lees burglary, 52. we'll talk about inea

chances. what you can expect. that's all coming up. aaron and eun. >> sheena thank you. it's now 5:04. we're watching the incredible inl packet harvey is having on texas. >> families wading through high water trying to get to safety. if they are holed up, they could be stuck inside for days. >> angie goff is following what is going on now from the live desk. angie, some of these images are so devastating. >> one after another, they are so dramatic. we know, eun, rescue after rescue, these videos and the pictures and surveillance video capturing them. crews saving more than a dozen people so far. what you're watching right here, an suv was stuck on i-10 in the houston area. this is a major road. the driver, i don't know if you can tell, had to crawl out of the back of the window so he didn't drown as the floodwaters sucked in that car at such a rapid rate. on top of both in the water, there are rescue crews up in the air here. you can see them lowering the bucket to sav p

top of houses and buildings. some literally just strapped in, holding on for their lives. the rain is going to keep falling for days. this is what it looks like in houston now. this is what they're dealing with. high water all over the region. we know that today, texas governor greg abbott, he will be in houston to survey all the damage. aaron? >> angie, thank you. we want to continuing our team coverage now of tropical storm harvey. >> storm team 4 meteorologist amelia draper is in the houston area with more on the storm's impact and the possibility of more flooding. >> so here in webster, the area getting a bit of drying out right now. that's a good thing. we want to see the floodwaters come down. driving around, we're seeing areas that are flooded. you can definitely see how high the waters were. take a look behind me right now. we're along state highway 3 right now. you can see folks getting along here just fine. but back in the neighborhoods, further to the south and

city of houston and then again, just to the south where we're still seeing flooded neighborhoods. you can see this kind retention pond that runs along the road here collecting water. so folks can get out and about. i do have to mention that so many businesses closed here, restaurants, stores. a lot of people just hunkering down in the hotel. that's what officials want folks to do here is to stay there place until the storm finally leaves the area. so throughout the day on monday, we should stay mainly dry with some rain starting to move back in. as harvey is expected to go back out into the gulf and come back in, we're going to see more potentially flooding rains into the middle part of the week before it finally starts to pull away from the houston area on thursday. >> our thanks to amelia draper. she is getting ready for another day of covering the storm for us. you can follow her on twitter for updates and look for more of her reports tonight on news 4. >>

supposed to be a calm ending to the weekend in georgetown. it turned tragic very quickly, though. two men had to be pulled from the potomac river near the key bridge. this morning we've learned one was dead. the men were hanging out when one decided to jump into the river. the other wept in to save his friend. one woman says her boyfriend tried to jump in as well to help. >> we saw there was somebody, there was a boat there and he was trying to hold on to the side of the boat. but he couldn't. he kept trying to hold on to it. he couldn't. we saw him just go under. >> at last check the other man is still in critical condition. we're working the phones to get an update for you. you can look for updates in the nbc washington app as well. we're working to get you ready for the big day. students in fairfax county will be making lunches, gathering the backpacks. posing for pictures. i love the first day of school pictures on this first day of school. j

county for us on why this first day is so different than others there. justin, good morning. >> reporter: hey there, aaron and eun. good morning from glasgow middle school. moms and dads may have been looking forward to today. the kids perhaps have different feelings here. all because fairfax county public schools are starting one week earlier this year. the earliest start in recent memory. as for why that is, turns out the county qualified for a waver to push up the start date after years of dipping into its snow days. so that means in just about a few hours today, that fairfax county's 189,000 students will make their way back to class today. 1630 buses will help them get there. we can tell you around the clock effort last week of inspections and repairs got under way to get them ready for this big start. now, schools are beginning here today between 7:30 and 8:10 this morning. they're asking all drivers not just parents or students

day and to expect extra traffic on the roadways this morning and the afternoon. they're also asking too, that you look out for walkers. students and parents and school staff who are all coming in to kick off this new school year together. >> more traffic. patience is key. leave early, be prepared. know that there's the school zones and the buses out there. they're going to be stopping. just allow for that time in the morning to get there safely. >> reporter: speaking of buses, you may also see some bus that is do have a much longer stop on that can bm block a full lane of traffic. those are going to be new on some school buses this year. designed to stop drivers from trying to cut around the parks buses. as they pick up students, last year 154 citations issued to drivers who did that. fairfax county also needs bus drivers. if you want to sign up,

out to the county. we're live in alexandria, justin finch, news 4. >> busy start to this workday for sure in fairfax county. justin finch, thank you. first day for prince william county schools. more than 90,000 head back to class today. more than 800 will start the year in a new building. covington harper elementary school opens in dumfries this morning. good luck on your first day. a major milestone for the long awaited purple line. the governor will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for that. it had happen at the operation's center in high yachtsville. the 16 miles of track could be ready for riders in 2022. there is both good and bad news this morning for all of you who use beach drive. >> one part of the road is back open to traffic. another section of the road is shutting down. news 4 transportation reporter adam tuss joins us live from northwest washington with a look at the detours youed

some problems. >> reporter: it is. but the good news, eun, i know this is near and dear to your heart. this section of beach drive closed for almost a year here is back open. for the longest time there were road closed signs here where rock creek parkway hits beach drive. back open once again. let's show you what's going on. take a look at this map. the red section is the part that's going to be closed from tilden street up to joyce road in northwest d.c. you got to pay attention to that closure. but the green section, that's the part that you get to drive on once again from rock creek parkway up to tilden street. we took a drive on rock creek parkway, the newly finished section recently. a beautiful road. we're going to take another ride this morning. let you know how traffic is going. i'll report here all morning. back to you. >> adam tuss live in northwest. thank you. making a difference and stepping up to help. the unique way local volunteers are helping flood

gulf coast. right now the storm is dumping more water on already flooded communities. we head live to texas for a look at the damage. coming up on 12 minutes after 5:00 a.m. on a monday morning. four things to know about the weather the next couple of days. nice and cool today with clouds coming in. that leads to a rain chance tomorrow. should be a very pleasant day coming up on wednesday and thursday the warmest day of the week. we'll start taking that early look at labor day weekend's

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no doubt. friends and neighbors down in texas are ready to stay goodbye to harvey. the problem is that the remaining moisture might be gliding over our area in time for labor day weekend. so there's a look at saturday and sunday. as of now, weave precautionary drops posted on your saturday afternoon and potentially into your sunday morning as what should be no more than remnants of harvey compassing over here. labor day itself looks pretty nice. let's go over to jack taylor at wtop and find out about the monday morning commute. >> chuck, thank you. the earlier breaking news easing now. our crash on 95 northbound in dumfries

woodbridge. a little bit of slow traffic passing prince william parkway. otherwise quiet roads to start. all your travel lanes are available. bowie 197, traffic alternating through a paving project. that should be in the wrap-up stamgts. activity northbound on the baltimore washington parkway. the ramp to kenilworth avenue. sounds like medical equipment on scene. northbound bw parkway to the ramp. we're tracking harvey at every turn, including the impact it's having on texas right now. >> even with all the damage and flooding, there is a lot more left to this form. sarah dallof is live in dickinson, texas, near the gulf of mexico. sarah, some of the images out of the area are just heartbreaking. >> reporter: absolutely heartbreaking, aaron and eun. this morning, texans are waking up to another day of

another day of flooding. another day of this. neighborhoods where streets are now rivers. officials put out the call for volunteers with watercraft and people really responded yesterday here in dickinson launching both jet skis, canoes on the highway, if you can believe it or not. enough water on that road to launch a boat. now, here also in dickinson yesterday, as these neighborhoods were being evacuated by volunteers and emergency crews alike, there was also a photo that went viral of a nursing home with residents in waist-deep water. after that photo went viral, they were airlifted to safety. that's the reality of the situation here. a lot of people in tough spots and dire straits and not enough emergency personnel to go around. meanwhile, more rain is expected. the national weather service says by the time all is said and done, we could see up to 50 inches of rain in some areas. damages so far estimated

billions. and fema says it will likely be here on the ground for years to come. aaron and eun. >> sara dal love live in dickinson texas for us. thank you. agencies across our area are springing into action to help the victims there in texas. swift water urban search and rescue teams from fairfax and montgomery counties will arrive in texas this morning. they have truck loads of equipment and supplies with them. local volunteers from the american red cross moved resources to texas yesterday to provide relief. one more pre-season game left for the redskins. the team is heading into it on a high note. how about that. >> they beat the cincinnati bengals. good news there. carol maloney shows us what to be happy about and the cause for concern too. >> third redskins preseason game. first win. but they don't necessarily look regular season ready. a shaky start on offense and defense. kirk cousins only time in the end zo

other team. but the 'skins looked better after that. giving fans a reason for hope. sneemt i like the way we bounced back. it's part of pro football. not everything will go our way. we'll have adversity. how we handle it will be how we're going to be. >> highlight on defense, the debut of junior galette. he was signed two years ago but two ruptured achilles kept him off the field until now >> it was nothing like what i dreamed. because my dreams that i had of my first game back, i had a sack fumble, return for a touchdown. i didn't get that today. i'm disappointed. i'm happy i came out, no injury. excited for the season. >> redskins fourth and final preseason game this thursday in tampa. it will be a battle of the backups trying to make the 53-man roster. it's a game you can see right here on nbc4. at fedex field, carol maloney, news 4 storts sports. one more to go and the real season starts. then wet

come on. 63 degrees my car read this morning. almost chilly. >> almost chilly. >> i think it's chilly. >> when i'm outside -- sffor yo and i we need sweaters for that weather. >> no heat. not yet. >> i refuse. >> i would say windows down because it really does feel nice out. >> one window. >> crack it. >> just crack it. don't let the breeze get in your hair but you can crack the window. it's really nice out this morning. an unseasonably cool start to your week. rain chances increasing big time tomorrow. watching harvey, remnants for this weekend. here's a look at it right now. a lot of rain east of houston. this will get closer to louisiana and they'll start to see the heavy rain. again, devastating flooding continuing there. look at the track, though. this thing is going to continue to stay slow. it's going to continue to pump in the gulf moisture. not leaving texas until wednesday. locally, though, we're dry. 55 dulles.

67 right now in washington. for today, clouds increase. 78 degrees. tomorrow, the rain chances increase. we have an area of low pressure offshore tomorrow. that's going to get stronger. we'll be seeing rain from that. into the end of the week, we're dry. coming up, we'll talk more about the rain chances this weekend from harvey. we'll check your roads with jack taylor with the morning traffic. good morning, jack. >> good morning, sheena. we had an issue downtown on the freeway headed eastbound. the ramp to go north into the third street tunnel. district authorities were headed to the scene. hopefully it won't be there long. also, activity reported leaving the trikt north district north kenilworth avenue. reported accident activity. authorities were on scene, this is on the ramp leaving eastern avenue going north on the bw parkway on the ramp to kenilworth avenue. aaron, eun, back to you. the floodwaters were rising and she was panicking. the

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formation of the heather heyer foundation in her memory. that wasn't the only political moment from the show. sometimes these musical awards become a platform for this sort of thing. >> some artists called out colin kaepernick and others spoke about suicide prevention and there was talk about the white supremacist. >> as a nation, we have zero tolerance for their violence, their hatred and their discrimination. >> at least six transgender member of the military were also in attendance and spoke out against president trump's proposed ban upon transgender people joining the military. as for the winners, the big honor of the night, kendrick lamar for humble. he took home six awards for that video and song he had sheer yan won artist of the

we're tracking the historic flooding left from what was hurricane harvey. families have been forced to rooftops and pulled to safety. the dangerous mission and why the threat far from over. summer is over for thousands of students in fairfax and prince william counties today. we're live with a challenge one district is facing before students hear the first bell. good monday morning. a cool start to this workweek. but at least we're nice and dry. there you see it, though. harvey still spinning around texas, bringing massive flooding to those parts and that rain is headed towards louisiana. we'll talk more about that and what iteans for m

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right now at 5:30, high water danger. storm team 4 tracking flooding from hurricane harvey as it brings historic flooding to texas. >> families forced to their roofs and heroes coming to the rescue. the high risk helicopter missions to bring them to safety. across the country, how the devastation could impact the next time you fill up your car with gas. good morning everybody. it is 5:30 right now. i'm aaron gilchrist. i'm eun yang. more than 50 counties in texas are under a state of emergency right now because of all the flooding. >> we'll check on our local weather and traffic

first, though, chuck is tracking the latest on where harvey is headed. i saw houston airport got 16 inches of rain yesterday, chuck. just monster storm there. >> absolutely. the numbers are just astonishing. people are not used to dealing with so much rain over such an extended period of time. two and three-day rainfall totals around metro houston are coming in between 20 and 30 inches of rain. perspective for you. tlaef had about 25, 30 inches of rain since friday in houston. we've had that same amount of rain since january 1st. eight full months of rainfall here has come down in a couple of days across the houston area. this is going to continue to be a big problem for many more days to come. it's going to take forever for all the water now raining upstream inland in texas, all that rain now has to go through the river basins back towards the coast. meanwhile, the projected track of what's left of harvey

towards tennessee on thursday and friday. towards us saturday and sunday. we'll keep a close eye on that. it's going to rain hard across southeast texas the rest of the day. back here at home, the first day of school for many. sheena is tracking the impact on day number one. >> yes. it is actually a really nice start. temperatures in the 50s in areas. 56 gaithersburg. 53 manassas. 58 in clinton. in the district, it's 67 degrees. 50 in winchester. temperatures unseasonably cool. normal high in the mid-80s. today in the upper 70s. you'll notice a mix of sun and clouds and more clouds later tonight. that's going to lead us to higher rain chances tomorrow. we're tracking an area of low pressure. it's off the southeast coast. that will be getting closer to us tomorrow. we'll show you that in a bit. check your traffic on this monday morning. for your commute with jack

>> sheena, thanks. good morning. we'll start in maryland with our work crew on the inner loop of the beltway. between pennsylvania avenue and belt town. should be in the clearing stages. two right lanes blocked in the overnight hours. the early morning crash downtown is on the freeway eastbound. the ramp to go northbound into the third street tunnel. this is an issue off the inbound 14th street bridge to move to the tunnels north toward new york avenue. left lane of the ramp is going to get by. also, we had earlier activity northbound on the baltimore washington parkway. the ramp to kenilworth avenue has now cleared. lanes are once again available. aaron, eun, back to you. >> thank you, jack. we're tracking the aftermath of harvey right now. what's next for the people in texas and louisiana. >> this is new drone video just coming into the newsroom. it shows streets and buildings flooded out here. incredible amounts of water and damage. angie goff has ut latest from the live desk. >> people have been saved from the water or airlifted to safety so far. we'

new video of the suv stuck on i-10 in the houston area. the driver had to crawl out the back window so they didn't drown as the floodwaters continue to rise. we know in the day ahead, texas governor, he will be there in houston to look at all of the damage done and as you get more and more video and images like this, we're really starting to see the extent of the aftermath starting to come into a chilling focus with many left with nowhere to go. also learning this morning, dallas now says it's going to open a mega shelter for those in need. we know with so much more rain on the way over the next several days, this is going to help many people who are going to need if. they're going to have a to find a way to get there. a lot of roads have collapsed as well. now back to you. >> angie, thank you. and we continue to see how people in southeast texas are stepping up to help rescue pe

this is in houston. a woman being partially -- pulled from partially submerged semi truck. look how high the water is. almost under their arms. you can see that one of his buddies saw the woman panicking in the truck and jumped into the water to get her out and get her to safety. they used a rope there to help rescue her. we've been seeing this so much throughout the devastation. everyday people going to extraordinary lengths to help their neighbors. that's the one bright spot in this. >> here, you can expect to see higher prices at the pump because of the storm. refineries in the houston area and corpus christi have been shut down since friday. how soon they reopen depends when the floodwaters start to go down. gas could go up between $.05 and $.25 per gallon over the labor day weekend. we're getting you ready for school in fairfax county. going earlier than ever

day when i was a kid. this is the first time it's starting before labor day in fairfax county. justin finch is live with more on the shortage that could make your student late for class on the first day. don't like to hear that, justin. >> reporter: hey there, aaron. the good news is the early start means an early finish hopefully. fairfax county got a waver to push up their start date after years of using their snow days. right now, across fairfax county, the routine for moms, dads, kids, waking up for school. 1630 buses will get them to and from school today. they're asking drivers to brace themselves for a lot more traffic and also keep their eye out for walkers and also bike riders also making their way to school today. we can tell you as well as school ramps up, fairfax is looking for 100 new bus drivers to see if they're qualified to reach out. for more information, they say as well that this bus driver

kids to and from school today. back to you in the studio. >> justin finch live for us this morning. justin being thank you. starting today, you could save big bucks on your next grocery trip. how amazon is making a change on the first day of owning whole foods. >> a live look at where harvey is over texas. the water is still coming down forcing thousands out of their homes. how the federal government is now stepping in to help.

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changes on the way for your pepco people. possible rate increases for monk and prince george's county. they want to raise your bill. a meeting gets under way at 6:30 this evening. a sign to alert you to traffic closures along beach drive in northwest d.c. is being manipulated by a hacker somebody hacked into the sign posting a profane message directed at president trump. a message saying kill nazis was posted on sunday. they're working with the operators to prevent it from happening again. part of the new impact from the new ownership at whole foods. it's going to have you -- you'll see what impact on your pocket. >> shoppers are looking forward to this.

cutting prices from fruits, vegetables, beef and peanut butter will be cheaper. don't expect bargains bonanza if you're going in there today. amazon is not revealing how they picked the items to discount or how much prices would drop. from the list we have, we're seeing a lot of the organic produce and proteins will be cheaper. this has some customers wondering if this will impact food quality. too early to tell. but they say they don't want to lower the quality of food and alienate customers. the white house is taking action in response to hurricane harvey. what president trump is planning to do about the destruction. >> reporter: i'm adam tuss. you've waited a year for this. a busy stretch of road in the area back open after construction. i'll tell you what to expect this morning coming up. it is a school start to your monday. some areas are in the 50s this morning.

list of things to do today, it looks good. nice cool conditions. staying dry later today. you will notice more clouds around. unseasonably cool. the clouds ahead of rain for tomorrow. we'll talk more about that coming up.

their businesses are gone. devastation for a lot of people. high risk rescues. the heroes saving dozens of families and pulling them away from dangerously high floodwaters. >> the risk from hurricane harvey is far from over. storm team 4 is tracking the next threat as the storm moves into the gulf. 15 before the hour now.

trying how to figure out how to keep money and resources going to texas. >> heading to the state tomorrow to get a firsthand look at all the damage. news 4's tracie potts is live on capitol hill for us. tracie, how are people viewing the president's response to the storm so far. his first big natural disaster. most importantly how quickly they can get money, resources, water and supplies down to texas and how long this effort can be sustained. one thing that we're hearing from the trump administration is that the flooding, they're expecting 30 inches of water there. of rain there. the flooding will be a long ongoing issue, a long-term crisis and absolutely, there will be a lot of eyes on how the trump administration responds to this. the president, as you noted is headed there tomorrow morning. we don't have a lot of details about that yet. tracie, any idea

we know when any president travels to a disaster area, they take a lot of people and things with them. it's hard to do when they're in the middle of this disaster. >> exactly. it takes a lot of security. oftentimes, presidents will do aerial tours but not go right into the areas where wlooer seeing the most devastation because it takes a lot of resources away from what is a rescue effort down there. they've recovered a thousand people so far in water rescues. they're trying to get people to safety. typically, when presidents go down, they don't want to get in the middle of that. the president says that's his first priority. >> tracie potts on the hill this morning for us. thank you. activist reverend al sharpton is headed to the district to honor the memory of dr. martin luther king, jr. sharpton and a thousand religious leaders will march from the mlk memorial to the department much justice. it'

washington 54 years ago today. organizers of the event aree nighting to represent the inclusive future of the country. setting out on a 100-mile march from charlottesville to d.c. to fight hate. organizers are calling it the march to confront white supremacy. the women's march and afl-cio are just two of the groups who will take part. they plan to march 17 miles per day and stay overnight in churches. the march will end here in d.c. on september 6th. that march is a result of the deadly protests in charlottesville earlier this month. city leaders held a town hall meeting to talk about the violence yesterday. many in the crowd asked why the rally, which included white nationalists and neo-nazis was allowed to happen. they also wanted to know why police didn't stop more of the fighting. it is 5:48. today you'll have another choice for your commute through the district. >> part of beach drive is back open after months and months ever being closedan

work done there. adam tuss live in northwest d.c. with a look at the new road and the other closure that's going to be happening. adam? >> reporter: that's right. but let's focus on the good news first, aaron. throw your hands up everybody. we've waited a year for this. there are no road closed signs here at beach drive. of course, this is right where rock creek parkway hits beach drive. it's back open for the first time in a year. take a look at this map. i want to show you the closure points. if you see the red on your map there from tilden street up to joyce road northwest, that's a new closure point going into effect. this is a multiyear project, remember. beach drive, the green section here that runs from rock creek parkway up to tilden street, that's the section that so many vehicles use and past the national zoo. that is now back open. we had a chance to drive on beach drive recently. take a look at the new road surfaces, new drainage, better pedestrian crossings for people getting to and from the zoo. there's a

trail. the tunnel by the zoo has been improved also. a lot of improvements. we talked about it with the national park service this morning. >> hop he'sly, it's going to be easier. for the last year or so, commuters had a chance to learn to navigate their lives without the use of beach drive. now they have it again. it's one more option. >> reporter: remember that there are many other closures that are going on around this area. as we mentioned, from tilden street to joyce road. be prepared that there are going to be traffic changes in area. guys, back to you. >> adam tuss, live for us long beach drive. adam, thank you. it's 5:50 now. what's so funny? >> that jacket is awesome. >> i was wondering where you were going with that. >> crocodile dundee. looking good, adam. >> or news 4 reporter -- little leaguers in virginia are getting a new baseball park. washington nationals dream foundation and other local organizations will host th

pudge rodriguez field in annandale. the former catcher will help to dedicate the field. the renovated field will serve the community by hosting mason district little league games. very nice. ballpark brings a community together. we've been seeing amazing pictures out of texas. we've shown you some of the rescues from the flooding there. >> most of the rescues included people, family and pets. deputies in one county rounded up a herd of cows trapped in the flooding from harvey. two dogs and even someone on horseback helped steer these cows away from the danger. they trekked down a highway about 40 miles outside of houston. that wasn't the only cow rescue here. this is a herd of dairy cows escaped from their farm to look for higher ground. >> wow. >> all these images coming out of

and the rescue efforts. still just breathtaking to see. >> many more days to come before we -- >> unbelievable. we've had about 30 inches of rain in washington for the entire calendar year to this point. they've picked up the same amount of rain over the weekend. really just some incredible stuff. one of the stats that i saw, houston with all of the heavy rain they've been known to have over the many years, they had their wettest and second wettest all-time days. 16 inches of rain yesterday in one of the houston airports. just a tremendous amount of damage in texas. we're on the dry side of things for sure. 67 degrees now. temperatures in the suburbs are way down into the 50s. it's nice and comfy this morning. here's your weather. we'll pick up extra cloud cover once we get into the second half of the day today. not much of a rain threat until this time tomorrow morning. could have showers developing as early as 5:00,

on tuesday morning. off and on shower chances through the day tomorrow. not much sunshine. not expecting a lot of rain. about a tenth to a quarter of an inch of rain. temperatures cool. 50s and 60s here early this morning. afternoon highs today, nothing to worry about. mid to upper 70s. again, with more cloud cover later on in the day. 73 in gaithersburg. headed to the ball game, the nationals and the marlins. it's a 7:00 game. perfect weather for baseball this evening. here's your ten-day forecast now. showery weather for tomorrow. back to dry stuff for wednesday, thursday, friday. we're going to keep a close eye on the remnants of harvey. could be bringing us rain saturday and sunday time frame. that's not a guarantee just yet. let's go to jack taylor now at wtop. >> hey, jack. on the freeway eastbound this is coming off the 14th street bridge to go northbound in the third street tunnel. on that ramp, a motole

accident. just district authorities rolling through that were going to assist metropolitan police. apparently the ramp has been reopened. early delays in virginia. this is it. 95 northbound near 610. then again in woodbridge, that's it between springfield and the 14th street bridge. so far so good as we start off on this first day of school back. back to you. speaking of which, jack, it is the first day of school here. we're already thinking about lunch in cases. how can you make that really important time of day healthy and hap i for your little one? >> molette green is live in northeast washington with sort of an unexpected chef. we know how challenge it can be to get the lunches ready and they'll eat something in the lunchbox. >> i know. i know. we're inside this d.c. kitchen. look at what's happening with the slam-dunk lunch with mike

he's a former harlem globetrotter. he holds the record in slam-dunks. he's the lunch dad. we've got his kids and friends' kids and moms in the kitchen. we're making the school lunches tasty and healthy because that's our challenge. all of us, mom -- >> i need tips when my kids go back to school. that's what we'll be talking about. we'll have much more with mike and the kids making school lunches taste good, right? yeah. >> we're back in a moment. >> i like the lunch making along with the show, with the basketball show. thanks a lot. we'll check in with you in a bit. a new kind of social media network becoming popular. you might want to talk to your neighbors about it first. it's called next door.com. the site allows neighbors to post everything from lost dogs to garage sales to recommendations for plumbers. >>

out of ten neighbors have a customized account. the service is free and now it is each expanding around the world. good morning, i'm landon dowdy at cnbc headquarters. apple -- hurricane harvey related donations to the red cross. you can donate $5, $10, $25, $50, $100 and $200 increments. 100% of proceeds go to the red cross and apple says no personal information will be shared. >> with the report, i'm landon dowdy. >> thank you, landon. there is a recall from general motors to tell you about this morning. gm said early chevy bolt models have an issue. remaining driving range at low states of charge. that can make the electric cars abruptly stop. gm says fewer than 1% or less than that

they're arranging to have the vehicles repaired. there is new boss at uber this morning. expedia's ceo, dara khosrowshahi is the uber top executive. he's taking over after a scandal filled year. changing the culture, which has bullying and sexual harassment. a water rescue mission on the potomac river. the dramatic scene that unfolded and two men ended up in the water. why witnesses say they chose to dive in. new images of the wild water rescues in texas. how one driver got into trouble and how he got out. a special live report from nbc news now minutes away.

good morning at 6:00 a.m. the first day of school for students at fairfax and prince william counties have a good day. i'm eun yang. i'm aaron gilchrist. we'll have you back to school coverage plus a special report on the impact of harvey. >> fooirirst, we get you out th door on time on the storm team 4 weat

how is it feeling out there? >> beautiful morning out here. low 60s here in our corner of the world. 50s in most of the suburbs. >> 50s in the suburbs. i will say it's cool outside this morning. by 7:00 a.m., a lot of the suburbs will be around 60 degrees. school day forecast is looking good. by lunchtime, unseasonably cool for this time of year. by lunchtime, in the upper 70s. you'll notice a lot more clouds later today. especially overnight. that's going to be because of an increasing rain chance. we'll have an area of low pressure offshore. coming up in a bit, we'll talk more about that and our rain chances for tomorrow as well as the potential harvey impact for your weekend. over to jack taylor with a look at the roads this morning. good morning, jack. >> sheena, good morning. sounds like our early morning crash in the baltimore washington parkway northbound after 197, it's been put into the median. southbound could get a look at it. we'll get a live look 95 northbound near the prince william parkway. not bad into woodbridge.