toll now to three, but it could be as high as nine. there are fears that at least six people died today when their van was swept away in houston. so far that report hasn't been confirmed yet. the entire texas national guard, 12,000 strong has been deployed. more than the city is working on opening up a second shelter as the city's main convention center reaches capacity. president trump and the first lady are expected to travel to texas tomorrow. but the president is not expected to tour houston, just a short time ago, the president said the country was behind those impacted. we hurt together. we struggle together believe me, we endure together, we're one family. he has declare

starts to move in that direction, the president may visit there on saturday. erica back to you. >> texans are tough. we've seen them band together to help one another. amelia draper is down in houston. last time that we checked in with you, it was miserable. are you guys catching a break yet from any of that rain? >> we're still under flash flood warning through tomorrow and i suspect those are going to be extended on into wednesday, potentially, even thursday. it's been wonderful at us for the hotel, thankfully. we are safe here. when you think that most of them, at least half of them have nothing left accept for the clothes on their back, it's hard to imagine. they're kind of interested in why we're here from dc. but just coming up and hearing all of their stories, they've all been so wonderful and heartwarming. you know, sitting in there between live shots we're putting together for package a

at 6:00, there's a son with his parents. he's an older gentleman with his elderly parents, he was explaining to them, even if we had our own private boat to save the sister, we couldn't even put that boat in a location to go in and get her out. there's nowhere to put the boat in because there's so much flooding in between where they are and where she is. we went out a little bit today. we could physically not get any further than about five miles from our hotel. the line where you're safe and not safe is very distinct. it's not like we could drive through six inches of water. we're talking about dry roads versus feet of water. we saw people out with boats rescuing dogs. we saw a family finally leaving their house that was fwlolooded. people that do have boats trying to get out and help rescue others, take a listen. >> we're about to head north again. we're about to get gas and head

water. >> we haven't saved anybody yet. >> today would have been the first day of school for us. we'll continue to see this rain go for days and days. it's going to stay where it is. and a lot of people, doug, trying to think what am i going to do about insurance. it's still the middle of the event. just the state of mind here is unimaginable. >> some of the damaged estimates rivaling what could have been -- what was from katrina over $100 million in damage. we'll continue to watch those numbers go up over the next couple of days and next couple of weeks. out there right now, down into the houston area. you see what's happening. the center of circulation is now over. and because of that it strengthened just a little bit. winds were 45 miles an hour. that's right along the beach and you can all

the center of circulation. you see it right there, coming right back out into the gulf. now, what that will do is allow it to continue to draw all of this moisture off the gulf. you see the yellows and the oranges. we're no longer seeing the oranges, reds. that was 7 inches per hour they were seeing. still getting 1 to 2 inch totals that will continue to -- louisiana now really under the gun here for some dploflooding,. that's harvey. and, yes, we have to think about harvey, too. but right now my focus is on what's going to be tropical storm irma, it's going to be much like a nor easter depending how close to the coast it comes. maybe some beach erosion. here is what to expect tomorrow. it's going to be rainy day, kind of nasty. rain can be heavy at times. closer to

the best chance for heavy rain, breezy and cool, tomorrow, just a nasty day on our tuesday. it's a one day event. that storm moves on and then we do have to look towards the labor day weekend. the remnants now it does look like, again, they'll make their way our way. we'll talk about the chabs for rain for labor day weekend. i've got that for you in just a minute. >> get ready to take a hit to your wallet. you could pay a lot more for gas thanks to harvey. a third of u.s. gas refineries sit on the texas coast. that means the supply has been severely compromised by this storm. gas prices could shoot up as much as 25 cents a gallon. houston area is major shipping port. that could mean big delays for certain items. -- the city is a major hub for many airlines.

you're not traveling to houston. >> we're working for you with tips if you're considering donation, first of all, money is the best thing to donate. it is the fastest and most coast effective contribution to make during a disaster. you've probably seen those donations that you can make by a text, but donating through our web site actually gets the money to a charity a lot faster. experts say both local and national charities are equally helpful in times like this, remember, seniors and the disabled are particularly vulnerable. so consider donating to charities that address those needs, as well. harvey has led to so many inspiring stories of neighbors helping neighbors. and we're collecting very powerful images in a gallery, in nbc washington app. you can find those by searching harvey photos. >> back here in our area, this evening, a place that touts a message of love has been targeted by one of hate. racist messages found on the front door of a

set to start. news 4 pat collins is in for us where he's been talking to people in that area, pat. >> jim. the weapon poisoned words of hate, the target. this little church here and people aren't happy about this sunday morning surprise. when she saw it up close, she said she felt in this day and age. all men are created equal. i don't understand why someone would have so much hate in their heart. >> when he learned it had been placed on a church. >> and to have it posted on the door of a church, that's wrong, very wrong. >> on sunday morning. >> on sunday morning. >> when he saw the way it was cra crafted. i guess,

what happened in charlottesville. i mean, that's, obviously, unnecessary. >> two posters, messages of hate taped to the front door of greater praise ministries, discovered right before the sunday surface. poster one, it says, now that's white power. beneath those words. german satire magazine suggesting donald trump is linked to the kkk. beneath that picture, the words the day of the rope is coming. n word. poster two, the words, the fourth right. surrounded by backwards -- hear now from the minister of music at the church. >> reporter: what is the message

persons responsible for this? >> this is not what we're about. a lot of organizations like that claim to be christian. but christianity is not about hatred. it's about the spread of love, god's love. >> this is now a criminal matter. the cops are on the case and the chief, he speaks out coming up at 6:00. now back to you. >> so disturbing. pat collins, thank you, pat, we'll see you at 6:00. instead of helping a local school. a former it supervisor is accused of ripping it off. worked at washington international in northwest dc in court filings the u.s. secret service said he used school credit cards to buy 50 unneeded computers. but that refund went to his personal credit cards. he made off with nearly $100,000 before he was fired in late 2015. >>

foods and amazon are now one company and now they're slashing prices on some key items kwu eel want to know about. >> how deep are those cuts. what our susan hogan found when she took a visit. >> reporter: faith leaders and others from across the country march from the mlk memorial to the u.s. department of justice. on news 4, out watching on the march on washington means to everyone here. darcy spencer. >> reporter: a woman had a medical emergency. and when witnesses called 911 and went to the wrong dispatch

even he's checking to make sure he didn't miss anything or anybody. luckily every car was empty here. more breaking news from president trump's news conference that wrapped up a couple of min

the decision joe arpaio. he said he pardoned him during the hurricane because he "assumed the ratings could be far higher". he also called the sheriff a patriot. >> sheriff joe loves our country. sheriff joe protected our borders. and sheriff joe was very unfairly treated by the obama administration. i stand by my partner sheriff joe, and i think the people of arizona who really know him best would agree with me. >> the former sheriff has been found guilty of filing a judge's order to stop arresting people he thought they were hispanic solely on the suspicion he thought they were in the country illegally. he said that he tends to wait so he wouldn't rile up that city. jim, erica bac

they say the nation needs racial healing. on the march on washington and drrks martin luther king, jr.'s i have a dream speech, they marched once again. takes us to the minister's march for justice. ♪ >> reporter: marches on the 54th anniversary on march on washington, her thoughts never far from her childhood in segregated alabama. >> our brothers not being able to go to school because they had to go and pick cotton and pick pecans. i'm a sharecropper. i remember all of it. >> reporter: today's march is a celebration of how far, she tells me, but also a resounding urgent call to do better. >> my thought is god help them.

>> reverend al sharpton put together the minister's march for justice. leaders from here and far, including martin luther king the third. gathered steps from martin luther king memorial. >> we're going to walk together through the streets of washington to the justice department. >> pastor earl chester missed the 1963 march. he would not miss this one because he says all these years later, the country is still hurting. >> making it happen. you know, we've got to make it happen. it ain't going to come on its own. so that's why i'm marching. >> ♪ we shall over come someday ♪ >> this is the america that will continue and will be here for generations to come. >> she agrees and puts this challenge for her country forward. >> reporter:

with a rally. martin luther king the third and reverend jessie jackson talked about the state of our country and the work that still needs to be done. kristin wright, news 4. >> a group of faith leaders and activists is walking more than 100 miles to washington in an effort to confront white supremacy. the group left charlottesville today bound for dc next week. they plan to rally outside the white house. organizers tell us this march is in response to what they call the president's failure to confront white supremacy after all the violence in charlottesville. you can see a timeline of the march in our nbc washington app, just search charlottesville. >> president trump's ban on transgender individuals joining the military already has a legal challenge just days after the white house released its directive. the aclu filed a lawsuit today in maryland on behalf of transgender members in all of the branches of the armed services, that lawsuit claims the new policy violates their

equal protection rights and gives them "grave reason to fear for their careers." the president's policy, leaves it up to the pentagon to decide the future of current transgender service members. >> here in our area, the region has suffered its own massive flooding over the years, the river and storm water flooding has prompted millions in spending to hold back a drain for the flood waters. now, along the southwest waterfront, the $2 billion will be built several feet higher to accommodate rising water or flooding. >> the wall that's part of the wall development, you'll see that that's much much higher and i think will survive a 500 year flood plain, if not higher. >> several federal agencies and museums will be enstalling more equipment and barriers to hold back flood waters. officials tell us

>> a traffic alert you may be adjusting your commute when traveling along beach drive after one section closed and another re-opened today. national park service drive to joyce road in northwest. work along the drive is being done in segments. it should be completely 2019. you can take connecticut avenue, you can take 16th street northwest to avoid congestion, cyclist and pedestrians will still be able to use that section of beach drive. >> one of my favorites spots. it's a unique way to tell the history of local neighborhood. this isn't just another mural. this one is interactive. how it works and the neighbor that came up with this idea. >> doug is tracking a costal storm that will track several inches of rain. the latest timeline for when thatrrives and a

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all right, doug, joins us now. we've got the epic reigns in texas, but, we're going to get a little wet coming up tonight and tomorrow; is that right. >> really during the day tomorrow, tuesday. we'll have a system forming -- it's forming down along the southeast coastline. this weekend, we'll talk labor day weekend, harvey could make its impact here. we'll talk about that in just a second. let's take a look towards houston again.

seeing it for days. the center of circulation just to the south and east. you see bay city there, center of circulation is back over open water and that means it's continuing to drag in moisture right off the gulf and we're seeing rain fall rates about an inch an hour around the houston area. it's far car from 3 to 7 inches they were getting that was going on. by the time this is all said and done with on wednesday and thursday for them. you can see how big of a system it is. now in louisiana getting in on the action, western louisiana, all on new orleans, too, very easy area to flood, too, we'll be tracking that. the latest advisory just came out. so the wind have actually increased. that's not the biggest factor here. it is still the rain moving out into the gulf and right back into parts of texas and louisiana, you see here around houston, that's the 7 inch mark, 7 to about

louisiana coast. continued flooding for that area. that's not the only storm out there. doesn't matter to us. this is going to be much like a nor easter for us as it moves on us. moving to the northeast at 12 miles per hour. it's, potential, number to be number 10 if it was deform and became a storm it would be erma. up towards the outer banks. so you wouldn't think it would be much of an impact for us. it's going to be impact for us. that's because of the northeast winds, like a nor easter in our area in the month of october. that's the kind of scenario that's playing out. more on what that means for you in

>> we're looking at impact, depending on where you are. let's go ahead and get to east of 95 as this storm movers up the coast. out into the atlantic, take a look of the rain with it. areas east, not only going to be windy, we're talking about gusts up to 30, 40 miles per hour. we have costal flooding. it will be heavy at times it's all going to be throughout the day. we're not talking about harvey totals. we're talking about an inch, maybe a little bit more in some spots. a lot of kids going back to school, make sure they have their rain boots with them. you, yourself, you're going to need it. it's going to be breezy around here. northeast winds, rain throughout the day, we're only expecting about a half inch to three quarters of inch. wet, raw day. it will be breezy and, doug, it's going to be cool. temp you ares upper 60s, lower 70s, right. >> now, we're not anticipating damage tomorrow. i don't want you to

nice weather through the end of the week. we're tracking harvey, again, most likely moving in here late friday into saturday saturday only have a high of 70 with rain likely, that's the way it looks right now. getting out of here by sunday and monday, we'll be tracking harvey, again, still kind of a tough forecast, make sure you stay with us over the next few days. there are stories that capture the attention of the internet after harvey struck texas. a hawk hitching a ride in a taxi cab. and a dog walking down the street with a full bag of food. >> the photos don't tell the whole picture and in our continuing coverage of harvey, what we're now learning about the two viral moments. >> plus a new path to get from montgomery to prince georges county, is moving full steam ahead, now, they're throwing the tirt what i

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nearly 30 people are in temporary shelters tonight and fema expects nearly half a million to file for disaster aid. this storm remains off the texas coast and could dump more than a foot of rain in some spots that have already been slammed by flooding. there have already been more than 2,000 rescues and the go

the state's entire national guard about 12,000 members. meanwhile, president trump is planning to visit texas tomorrow to survey the federal response. >> some people in texas who. >> they say that the brazos river is expected to reach an 800 year flood stage, like five feet higher than it has ever been before. right now to the creek here is the river subdivision. these are very nice homes, very close to that water and the people in this neighborhood are now under a mandatory evacuation, elevated from a voluntar

yesterday. these are nice homes and people have been getting out of this place today. >> there was no instruction on where to go and. >> now everything everything is slided. where would i go? it would be worse. >> the man who owns this home here says he just purchased it a couple of months ago to be the new home for he and his fiance, new life together. he's expecting five feet of water in that place and we're watching the level of oyster creek. it's expected to rise tonight. in sugarland, texas. >> i this will be hit hard. you can see rescuers are coming back for their dogs, for their pets. they'll leave them behind when bos

folks, now people are coming back to rescue their dog. i'm hearing that the flooding has actually gone down. this area is going to see another foot of rain through the end of the week. today we could see three to four inches. but its images like these neighbors helping neighbors and saving animals that are just so wonderful. >> this amazing video of a hawk taking refuge from harvey inside a houston, texas cab. the taxi driver said the hawk refused to get out despite several attempts. today we're happy to report that an animal rescue person has taken that hawk to a local wild life rehab facility where it's now being cared for. beautiful bird. >> she was spooked. >> and the effects of harvey really hitting home for one of the whi

this is footage of flooding and rescues taking place today in richmond texas, richmond. sherree has more on the reaction and his special gesture to honor his hometown. >> from a suburb outside of richmond. he went to high school out there. he played college at rice university out there. it was this weekend that he was able to show support for his hometown and rep those that have been effected by the flooding out there with a special gesture. we even got up close and personal look as it custom cleats. he was already planning on representing tu h houston on his cleats and now they've taken on greater

the weekend. >> hearing stories and talking to family and friends and how they're all struggling and water in their house. you know, everything having -- >> it's just frustrating just hearing the voice from my mom and dad and brother. it hit me this morning they were saying the water is creeping up to their garage. you know, i always represent my hometown and i think just happen to go hand and hand when the hurricane hit. so actually ended up meaning more than what it was meant to be. you never know, might be sticklers might try to find me, or something. >> we'll have to wait to first pitch to see if he is wearing th

matt, he said that his wife is actually eight months pregnant with their second child and they've already left to seek refuge in dallas. live from nationals park. sherree, news 4 sports. >> today a big step forward for the purple line in maryland, state and local officials broke ground on the project today. it's faced years of criticism, even legal battles, u.s. transportation secretary said it will improve the commute for thousands of people every day. >> commuters will take estimated 41,000 trips by 2035, that could increase to about 56,000 daily trips. >> our bureau chief, tracee wilkins is working for you tonight with more on the

of this project. tracee. >> when it gets down here, it's going to be elevated. it's going to make quick right turn and go straight down the center. some people have lost their front yards. some folks have lost their homes, altogether. this business, no longer sells gas and soon the business owner may lose his garage. -- >> the rest of the region questioned the light rail system will ever been a reality, some still land to lose front yards. >> way too much stress on the house. >> the home will sit directly across the street from the

purple line the train will go down the center just steps from her front door. >> it's doing to do a lot of damage on the house. just the traffic itself does a lot of damage. you feel the whole house shake, i'm sure it will end up being condemned. >> she wonders if the new pole means the government will ask for some of her property. >> i guess you can't stop progress. >> reporter: there was a plan to take some of the lanes that's no longer the plan. but they are expecting construction work to seriously impact their business. >> if they are working out in front, how are you going to get in and out. >> former college park resident, karen has spent 20 years advocating the purple line. she now lives in bethesda where the line will end. >> for me it means instead of wasting another hour going up and down. you can get home and read an hour with their kids. it will save time from people going to silver springs straight over to bethesda. it made so many sense in so many ways. >> cst

underway and expected to quickly move. they want to have this wrapped up by 2022. i'm tracee wilkins, back to you all in the studio. >> it's the maryland state song and was a big part of the university of maryland marching band repertoire. >> ahead, why maryland, by maryland will no

a woman has a medical emergency at a tacoma park starbucks. when people tried to help and call 911, their calls didn't go to the right dispatchers. >> news 4 darcy spencer finds out this happens a lot more than you even think. >> tam ra robinson tells me she was at the starbucks in tacoma park when a worker collapsed. she said witnesses call 911 and that's when the confusion started. >> several of the customers, obviously, got rerouted to the quote/unquote wrong side of the line were obviously frustrated by it. >> 911 calls went to disspachers instead of dc. people were panicking. the woman was having a seizure on the floor. >> and then you're also trying to remain calm for the people around you and that's hard to do when someone is meeting you with a lot of questions. >> we went to holmes for answer. she's the head of dc's

communication center. she said this is an issue that doesn't just effect dc. she said the problem is with the towers that direct calls to 911 centers and if you're in a border area like along the dc line. it can happen. >> we do have a voice in it which is great. we're partners with. we have a relationship with them. they're all very open to getting this rectified. >> she says the fcc is also pushing to have the problem corrected, but it's been a slow process. while those who were at the there was a delay in the response, holmes says medics arrived within seven minutes. that answer does not sit well with robinson who is concerned that life could be lost when a call goes to the wrong place. >> i am worried about children, children who learn to dial 911 and god for bid they're in an emergency and they dial 911 and there's confusion about who can

help them. what do you do if you're in the district, you have to place a 911 call and it goes to montgomery county. i just talked to montgomery county police, they say this happens a lot. they have a button that they can press that sends those dc calls right back to the district and they say that's exactly what happened here yesterday. jim, back to you. >> thanks so much. >> they've arrived, folks. >> coming up what our susan hogan found out when she went to check out the discounts for herself. >> the university of maryland parking band won't be playing the state song because of its ties to the confederacy. they suspended t songhe ♪ they suspended t songhe pro-tip. get these great smoked ribs. twenty minutes on the grill, they're done. you think he cares if i smoke ribs for six hours? what? the best food at amazing prices, giant.

we have learned that north korea has fired another ballistic missile. the missile flew over his country. american intelligence officials investigating the launch. tonight's launch comes days after the north koreans fired three smaller scale missiles also towards the waters towards near japan. we'll keep you posted from here, jim, erica, back to you. >> we are learning a bit more about an image that's been sign of

this pup hasn't been a good boy. his name is otis. he said he's a bit of a looter. he turns out he bolted during the storm and ran to a nearby lumberyard where the workers keep a bag of food for when otis comes to visit. >> he went back there and spotted and said, well, you know, everybody else is taking provisions, so i'm going to take my provisions and he picked it up and brought it over here. >> good chance the lumber car crew won't mind either way. otis has shown that he can be quite resourceful. >> survival of the fittest, go, otis. >> he said i'm going to get mine. >> all right, doug, they're far from out of the woods down there. >> we're talking not only houston, we'll have to shift to louisiana, they'll deal with a different set of problems and emergency disass already

declared there now we're talking about what this means for us, just short term and long term. >> the next couple of days we've got potential system, whether it becomes tropical or not, it will have a big impact on us tomorrow, if we have beach erosion, that can have an impact on what we have from labor day weekend plus harvey, a lot of weather going on. it's not all in houston. of course, that's where we're going to start. we have amelia draper going to go to her in just a second. i'll show you where this system is, it's moving right back on to the gulf. you can see it right here, look at the heavy rain. this is not the 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 inches per hour they were looking at. it's about an irvelg of hour. look right here, that right there that just means that the hose, the fire hose continues around the houston area. amelia has been there since friday and amelia, you know, we were talking about this last

completely unprecedented. it is panning out. >> doug, it's just crazy. this storm is going to be in meteorologist 101 classes for decades to come. it's not able to move. it's moving at about 3 miles an hour. it was sitting still, dumping 30 inches of water at this point where we are. to put that into terms of snow. i think we can kind of maybe grasp that a little bit better with the blizzard, thinking back to that. and what that would do and how that would cripple you. we'll make that liquid water. the word has been catastrophic. there aren't words to describe it. and i have to say, we are so lucky where we are because it -- what you're seeing behind, we'll step out of the way so you can see it. indicative of the area, that's my photographer and i went out toda

bit. we thought the water could go down. we could not get off the highway. the highway is closed. we have one retention pond but another one closer to the road. that road is a little bit elevated. you're looking at the shell gas station across the street. there's another one right next to it. and those are pretty much the only places in the area, doug, that we're able to see and get gas. all of the restaurants closed and we're still talking about more rain that's going to move back in tonight and continue for a couple more days. >> yeah. that's right, amelia, sticking it out down there the next couple of days to bring us the very latest. we need to talk about not just harvey, but the system that's moving our way. here it is right here. this is going to be much more like a nor easter event. it's going to move right off the -- again, semantics don't really count here because we're still going to see winds gusting

hour at the maryland beaches. we do have a high wind watch in effect of wind upwards to 40, 50 miles an hour. it's going to be the rain tomorrow. for the inland areas, dc, mostly -- most of our area. it's going to be a nasty tuesday, rather rainy, and windy. i do think we'll see some rain as harvey makes its way our way this weekend. much more on that coming up next on the 6:00 hour. >> thank you. >> what do you get when you combine amazon with whole foods, get cheaper prices. >> our consumer reporter susan hogan joins us with four things we need to know about this and you have brought the favorite. >> and, you know what, i was working for you guys,

this a big deal. i'm going to ask you what are those, like eggs, we've got tomatoes. we've got apples. staples is the word of the day, as far as whole foods and amazon is concerned. so i went up and down every single aisle and the common thing, we just said, is staples. whole foods said it's discounted its most popular staple food. let's take a look at what is not included. organic apples, as far as avocados. like salmon and talapia, including almond milk and eggs. i also found whole foods brand, 365, price cutting, spaghetti sauce, almond butter, certain healthy cuts of meat that 85% ground beef, lean cuts of steak. what is not included, things like shampoo, soaps, chips, soda, get where i'm going, a

of those ready to eat things, they're not included and they're -- and protein shakes, as well. >> those are pretty pricey. >> for people that shop inside the store and you're looking for a noticeable price difference. i'm doing to go because it's less expensive, am i really going to feel it. >> i didn't know that, too. when i went to see how am i going to find out these new discounted prices, they have little red signs that will say, whole foods and amazon and then i will show you a good price of what it was and what the price is today as of monday. >> yeah. >> red tag, right. >> red tag, yes. >> what happens if you have amazon prime those are things that you can get delivered to. there are a lot of things that you can do, they're going to integrate, not yet. and, again, they also said, you know, these are

cuts. they will add more as the time goes on. you know, it's a good way to start, at least, at this point. >> at 4:00 and 6:00 you were comparing with safe way and giant, a little closer to equal. it depends on what you're buying. >> before today, there was not closeness, but definitely now. there are some prices that are definitely lower than giant. there are some prices that are definitely a little higher than safe way, too. again, it's about cost comparison. you know, as i said, it is a start for whole foods. because before, you couldn't even compare it. >> thanks for doing the work

the university of maryland ban is marching into the battle over confederate symbols. they decided to stop playing maryland mind maryland because of its proconfederacy lyrics. >> megan fitzgerald went to the college park campus today to see what students have to say about that move. ♪ >> they do their little dances in the middle. it's entertaining. >> marching bands have a unique ability to instill a sense of school pride and spirits. >> i've always looked forward to hearing that. but most students admit they don't know the history behind many of the songs they hear, especially this one. ♪ snend the

playing the state song marylandmy maryland but they won't be playing it any more until further notice, it's considered proconfederacy and uses the word in one of the versus. a university spokesperson says they're suspending the playing of a song to evaluate if it's consistent with their value. a lot of students say they didn't realize it was playing this big song let alone the ties. now that they're aware of the song's history. a lot of students say they're pleased with the university's decision. >> i will say it's probably a good idea. we want to break all ties with that, kind of that way of thinking. >> kind of taking away now. to have respect for all races. >> and a lot of band members who actually had to play the song are relieved, as well. >> i understand that we don't really play the part that is meant to hurt people, but its

>> but nothing is permanent just yet, the university said there's still -- they're still evaluating the song to determine if it's appropriate, or not. reporting in college park, megan fitzgerald, news 4. tracking hurricane harvey's rath, as texas was hit with unprecedented flooding and it's not over yet. >> thousands have been forced from their homes as others track through waist deep water. rescue teams are stretched thin. >> tonight the death toll is climbing as the flood waters rise. tropical storm harvey now blamed for nine deaths, the entire national guard in texas has been deployed as houston's mayor, defending his decision not to issue mandatory evacuations ahead of the storm. >> and so far, more than a thousand rescues have been unfolded and have been incredible stories of heroism. our team coverage begins now with leon harris at the live desk. >> the

nation as flood waters keep rising in houston. officials there scrambling to open up another shelter as the convention center now is reaching capacity. there are also plans to evacuate one of the nation's busiest trauma centers. houston's 911 system receiving 75,000 calls since harvey inundated the city all of this as the first lady planned to visit texas tomorrow. surrounding areas also struggling. mandatory evacuation has been ordered, 30 miles outside of houston. look at these images. this was taken at a nursing home in the city. 15 residents there stranded in waist deep water before being rescued by the coast guard. >> well, we rolled out last year and it was okay. but this was more than we could imagine. >> over five feet in our house. we barely made it out. i'm just so grateful that they