17,000 trying to find shelter. houston's convention center, which prepared for 5,000 e vak wees, is nearly doubling in capacity. >> the day you saw the president and first lady travel to texas to see the damage firsthand. acknowledged it's too early for congratulatio congratulations. >> the initial number of people killed, it's grown to four, now, that includes a houston police officer. the city's chief says steve perez, a 34-year veteran got caught in the flood waters after driving more than two hours to report to duty on sunday. >> wife told me she had asked him not to go in. his response was, i've got work to do. if the lord is going to take me today, how do you think you would want to go, laying in bed, watching a disaster, or doing what he's done

and the smile that overcame that woman's face said it all. it was his turn to go, as she said. this is the way he would have wanted to go. >> just another powerful and poignant story coming out of texas amelia draper, she's stationed now in webster, texas, just south of houston. >> i understand not far from you, amelia, they're approaching 50 inches of rain. that is a record, correct? >> reporter: yes. it is a record. and you can see more rain moving back in, even some wind at times with this band of rain here. so seven miles away from us, almost 50 inches of rain has been officially reported, so that's the most rain fall ever recorded in the lower 48 with a single storm, so where we're standing right now, this has never happened before again in the lower

here. out and about. we've been so lucky here because a lot of the folks that are here, they're safe, obviously, their homes are ruined, destroyed. but they're happy. they have a wonderful attitude. and i really hope that i'm conveying that. it's so emotional to see what they're going through. but at the end of the day, i was worried about that my photographer, beth and i, how can we help you, it's just been really incredible. we did venture out today, you know, we kind of start every day with what we try to figure out a plan, what's going to be our story. we didn't make it very far today. we couldn't make it very far. because we saw folks trying to get back to normal as they were able to do so, heading to the grocery store. we saw -- here, take a look. >> may i have a fry? -- >> so it's not a dollar fry in texas, it's a $1.50 frynd

it was really interesting to see them jim and wendy. you had mcdonald's and burger king operating normal. you could get pretty much anything there. they weren't out anything to our knowledge. you had the grocery store that was right across the street and they were running out of groceries. definitely kind of an interesting mix as we were going around today. but when i talk about how wonderful the people are, look at this couple that we met standing in line. >> we're high and dry and everything is good, everybody is safe in our family. and just looking to get back to normal, get back to work and carry on. >> just a small family reunion. >> yeah. >> reporter: and the other interesting thing, doug, that we see down here, sometimes when you go out and do a story, people run away from the camera, they don't want to talk on camera. so many people want to come up and tell us their story, talk to us, why are we here. you came all the way down here fr

this is such an historic event. now meeting amelia in rain fall. >> that's right. hurricane amelia back in 1983, i believe. we sent amelia to cover the storm. >> in the '70s, all right, good. >> we'll show you what's happening out there right now. we still have the storm down there. we mentioned that this storm has dropped more rain than any tropical system in all time. 51.88 inches that's what i saw. the record in the entire united states actually set in hawaii, 52 inches. here is the storm just off the coast. you can see rain around the new orleans area, over towards portions of florida. this is going to be the southeast for days, yes, it will be moving our way. right now just south and east of houston, the interesting thing, here. the wind have been increased up to 50 miles an hour and right around houston starting to

some light rain continuing around that region. the heaviest rain right in here as the center is trying to make its way on shore. now, we have a storm ourselves, in our area. now, this was expected to become a tropical storm, irma is not going to be a tropical storm. it doesn't matter. for us it's more of a nor'easter, event. it's going to be quick-moving system. you see it right here still tracking that rain across our region, too. starting to move to the east, it will be a while before it moves through dc, especially over towards chesapeake bay. it could be a couple of hours. we've got storm range out along the coast, we set our own mark segraves as we set out among association city. >> coming up on news 4, we'll take you down to ocean city where the reserve town is getting pummelled from a early nor'easter. >> this coming on the heels of this, will be harvey coming up for the weekend.

weekend. if you've got plans, i've got it for you. >> all right, thank you, doug. well, if you have been on one of our city's buses, there's a good chance you've seen what drivers contend with, rowdy passengers, fighting, one rider took things to a whole new level in northeast dc. pat collins at metro headquarters with an unusual case of assault. pat. >> reporter: wendy, in all my years as a reporter, i've done stories on all kind of assaults. assaults with guns, assaults with knives. assaults with this. assaults with shy feet. assaults with cars. but nothing like the assault today. this is an assault with a cup, a cup of urine.

and this is her cup. it appears to be purple. police say it had her urine inside. it happened on the x2. it happened saturday evening, a woman is getting off the bus. the bus driver says, have a nice day. the woman said, you talking to me, and the bus driver said, yes. and then -- and then, well i don't need to describe it. we have the surveillance tape. it shows the woman tossing the cup of urine on to the driver. on to the driver. and then they say she made a get away on foot. so how did this all come about. well police say she actually came on to the bus with the cup and then in the back of the bus -- >> based on evidence that we retrieved, the woman is seen in the rear of the bus relieving herself into a bus. >>

>> to say bizarre is an under statement. it's a vulgar assault one that's not warranted or tolerated. >> the woman is still at large. >> reporter: police want to track her down. the bus driver was taken to the hospital to be decontaminated. a couple things to remember, if you're thinking about doing something bad on the bus, forget about it. they have more on a cameras that we do at our tv station. now coming up at 6:00, some reaction from some people on minnesota avenue at that x2 stop. i'll see you then. now, back to you. >> what a story. thank you, buddy. we'll see you at 6:00. an unbelievable scene at a metro station that's been one of the top stories on our nbc washington app today. a man whipped out a gun, opened fire at someone on an escalator here at the

it's not clear if that person was hit. dc police are looking for two men you see in the video. both took off and tossed that gun. officers aren't sure where the intended target is, neither. there have been a lot of demonstrations since president trump took office. but next month, there's going to be a demonstration that is being called the mother of all rallies. it's a group planning to demonstrate demanding protection for what it calls "traditional american culture." organizers say it's not a partisan rally and that they condemn racism and supremacy. it also -- the group also says that it supports the "america first" agenda. still some are concerned about potential clashes with counter protesters. the number of listed speakers are strong supporters of the president, including the founder of latinos for trump. a guy accused of opening fire in the middle of the white nationalist demonstration in charlottesll

custody. richard preston appeared in court yesterday in baltimore where he lives. the aclu released this video last week. it shows a man at the rally shout the "n" word at someone before firing off a shot. press ston is a memb preston is a member of the kk and has discussed racist views. he led a rally two years ago. preston could be transferred to face charges in virginia as early as this evening. here in our area, investigators tell us the two men in these surveillance photos may be witnesses to vandalism of a confederate statute in leesburg. they're hoping someone recognizes them so they can talk to them about what they may have seen, someone spray painted profanity on the memorial dedicated to confederate soldiers of louden county. that statute is on the ground. >> voters have until 7:00 tonight to cast

board. that election is nonpartisan. democrats, however, have endorsed candidate and republicans have endorsed candidate chris. it's been an uneasy time for people who live near a trail near a fairfax county neighborhood. still ahead, police say who is responsible for an attack on a woman there. pastor joel osteen under fire tonight to his response to the flooding in texas. he defends decision to keep his church's doors shut. >> you may have heard about self driving cars being used to deliver pizza. this is even better. still ahead, how those vehicles are

scott macfarlane back at the live desk. he's in austin, texas right now. here is what he had to have say a short while ago. >> we'll be working to help out the state of texas. it's going to be a costly proposition because, again, ted cruz is here -- and senator and we'll be working with these characters over here. and i think we've come through, you know, with the right solution. >> earlier today the president was briefed by the governor of texas and by

deal with this crisis, better than ever before. >> scott, thank you. we've seen the unbelievable images in texas. but people in louisiana have also been on edge with harvey hovering over the gulf. and it comes as louisiana marks its 12th anniversary since one of the most devastating storms on record august 29th, 2005 katrina. made land fall as a category 3 hurricane. flood walls failed and katrina killed more than 1,800 people, and caused more than $100 million damage. chief meteorologistist, doug kamerer is tracking the latest movements. >> he's also watching a costal storm that is bringing us all of this rain today. in in that costal storm, mak its way up the coast right now from parts of the carolinas where there was a tropical storm warning in effect. this never became a tropical storm. doesn't matter to us. it's been more of a nor'easter in our area. you see that right here, the heavyn

the flow right off the ocean over towards places, down towards ocean city. take a look at baltimore, annapolis, dc, the rain moving off to the east, slowly, to our western zones around frederick, leesburg and warranted around that area to the west are now drying out. we still have that rain in and around the dc area off towards the east. we've got storm ranger down around the lewis area, too. giving us some better views of the coastline. take a look, without storm ranger down there, we will not have any of that data coming in around the area, around ocean city. but we do have that data, thanks for storm ranger being down there around lewis, delaware. we have mark segraves who is down there in ocean city on more with what they're seeing. >> reporter: hey, doug, check out how this wind is gusting right now. the last time i was on an hour ago, it was not nearly this bad. you can take a look at how the sand is pelching th

be happening here. this is north ocean city about 139th street. you can see the waves. you can see the erosion. the wind is just really picked up dramatically in just the past hour. earlier today, i had a chance to talk with the mayor of ocean city about this erosion and how he expected it, whether or not he expected to really impact the beaches long term. here is what he had to say. >> we hate to see that happen, but usually, typically what happens after a storm like this, after it subsides and the currents comes back and brings back most of that sand in those areas, that's not a big concern right now. we do have a beach, maintenance project coming up this fall that will replace any sand that we have lost. >> now, we can tell you, businesses are still open down here on the boardwalk. we saw people getting ice cream, going to arcades, trying to make the best of their vacation. i can also tell you that this wind is just so bad here, but people are still trying

minutes ago, we saw life guard come out here in this very spot and get two swimmers and they will them to get out of this water. doug, i'm going to throw it back to you. >> all right, thanks, mar segraves, live in ocean city maryland, the good news for this storm, it is out of here very quickly and will continue to move on out. behind this, we have the remnants of harvey that will effect our labor day. if you've got weekend plans, maybe you've got some plans around your neighborhood, i've got that forecast for you and show you how it will effect us coming up this weekend. >> thank you, doug. well, he has got talent and it is taking this prince georges county choir director to places he never could have imagined. tonight here on nbc 4, america's got talent will show a man who is guiding voices from across the country, and as our prince georges county bureau chief tells you, tracee wilkins, you've never heard a gospel choir quite like this one. >> oncef

own choir directors is going to be on america's got talent tonight and the question is, can his choir take it all the the way? as a choir director here at mount enan baptist church. it's his national choir that he's been working with for years that's on the program hoping they can make it to the pane panepanels ♪ this little light of mine, let it shine ♪ >> if you missed it, take a look how they take old gospel standard to whole other level on america's got talent. ♪ ♪ ♪ yes for years he's guided these voices of more than 70 singers that come from new york, atlanta, seattle and the dmv. >> i put in the countless hours mentally before we rehearse, we had to prepare,

>> they wowed the judges all the way to the semifinals, now they're hoping their light will continue to -- ♪ shine, shine, shine i spoke with damon just a little while ago. he said that tonight's performance is not going to be gospel this time, but it's going to be a song that he knows will uplift this nation and have all of the spectacular vocals they've had with their other performances. he's hoping this will be the one that has them moving on to the finals. tracee wilkins, news 4. >> wow. i cannot wait to watch them tonight. a local school weighs into the controversy surrounding the redskins' team name. their effort to ban redskins' gear from their school halls this year. doug is going to have more on how the remna

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a busy tuesday for you. those waves kicking up. >> a lot of people at the beach. a lot are going to be heading to the beach. what are we looking for. >> this system is going to move out very quickly, though, that's the good news. then we look towards labor day weekend that's when so many of us head down towards the beaches or maybe have some plans around here, maybe going camping in the mountains, you need to know that forecast here

nor'easter right there, all you need for nor'easter is a northeast component to the wind for long period of time, that's exactly what we have right now. you can even see on this radar picture. you've got the rain around our area. notice this rain moving back towards the west here, back towards portions of the coastline, that's our northeast wind coming in. in and around the dc metro area. you'll notice the back edge sliding east, very very slowly, but right now, louden county on the dry side. frederick county dry. exception of southern zone, still raining along the i-90 corridor going to be sort of a mess and southern maryland over the next couple of hours as this whole thing moves on us. so think about that if you're heading on down there, the nats being delayed. closer look here, this radar, this is storm ranger that is down along the coast right now, down around lewis, delaware, helping us -- helping to fill in our radar that's

most areas are not able to see down towards delaware, down towards the maryland beaches. so we're able to see that with storm ranger today bringing in that high surf and winds gusts to 30, to 40 miles an hour. down to the south. this is harvey, you see what's happening around harvey, winds are now up to 50 miles an hour. it's bringing a lot of rain towards new orleans. i know this is the anniversary of katrina. here is some good news, they've seen about three inches so far after this storm, in new orleans. they could get a little bit more, it's not going to be all that much, so flooding around new orleans may not be a big issue. that's good news. but around western parts of louisiana. it has been an incredibly big issue. you see why, ton of rain there, in through parts of eastern texas, a lot of rain, here it is around galveston just south and east. here is the center of circulation making its way up towards the coastline. houston, pretty much out of woods as far as rain is concerned, now it's all the flooding that will continue to take place. the storm system itself, just south and east bringing rain all the way towards the

coast, watch what happens, though, here is the latest advisory, winds at 50 miles per hour, moving to the north northeast at 6 miles per hour. watch where it goes, wednesday, dropping to an impression, that's by tomorrow. but then it makes its way into the portion of the country and eventually over towards our region by saturday afternoon. and i do think we will see rain from harvey on saturday, so wednesday, thursday, even friday, looking pretty good, friday, cooler, rain developing during the afternoon and then saturday tracking harvey. temperature around 72. here is what i'm expecting, showers likely, but nothing too heavy. this is not going to be huge deal for us, except for the fact it is on labor day weekend. temperatures on saturday, 72. we bump up to 81 on sunday and labor day coming in at 84 degrees. i wouldn't say cancel your plans just yet. have some board games ready, maybe, on the day on saturday, guys. >> get that monopoly out. >> hey, levy breaches intensifies, the flooding that's going on in houston, j

members of the dive team as they help evacuate residents from a flooded apartment complex. >> plus the redskins recently won that legal battle over their name. but the controversy isn't over. the local school that's banning apparel related to the team's name. >> police here say they have solved what's a bold attack. 22-year-old walking down this sidewalk attacked by a man who was in the woods. he dragged her into the woods. tried to sexually assault her, according to police. neighbors asking us, what are we doing out here. we're working f you,or

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find new roads at your local chevy dealer. now, at 5:30, harvey has dropped a record amount of rain fall for the continental u.s., nearly 52 inches measured outside of houston. more than 17,000 people are in shelters right now and houston's mayor says he expects 10,000 more may need a place to stay. president trump is in texas, meeting with emergency officials in austin. meanwhile, the number of people killed from harvey, houston police officer. >> first responders have responded to a daunting task, it is, in part, thanks to the volunteers.

houston police dive team as they saved residents from an entire apartment complex. >> reporter: help is here in houston. in the air, in the water and in the person standing next to you. the houston police dive team took us along for swift water rescues. from the wood forest chase apartments. >> we've got a group of two. >> the entire complex emptied into a line of anxious parents. >> absolutely scarey. paranoid because you have kids and you worry about them and you don't know what's going to happen. >> and brave kids. >> it's a bad day. >> it's a bad day. tell me why. >> because it's raining. >> reporter: raining so much for so long. evacuaees getting their first look outside can't believe it. >> it'

elementary school is gone. >> reporter: neither can the most seasoned pros. >> all the flooding i've seen in all the years, tht the craziest things i've ever seen. >> reporter: and the boats are just step one. families piled into a moving truck manned by volunteers, skimming over the water to finally reach solid ground, no nothing feels solid right now. >> are we going to be getting out here. yeah. i don't know. >> the famous pastor of that mega church in houston is taking some big hits on social media tonight from people who say he closed church doors to flood victims. joel osteen says, that's true and reports from inside lakewood church seem to support his story. we just got this video from inside the church showing evacuaees. on sunday they posted it was inaccessible due to severe flooding, that's, obviously, not the

the church was once a 16,000-seat arena where the houston rockets played. the salvation army sent workers. the charity says the best you can help is by giving money. for information on how you can donate, go to our nbc washington facebook page. >> there is relief, now, in a neighborhood where a woman was attacked about two weeks ago. police say this is the man they arrested for allegedly grabbing and trying to sexually assault that woman. live from the wooded area where police say this happened. >> wendy, look around. this is the spot. this is where police say that 22-year-old was dragged to, the man trying to take off her clothes, ripping off her clothes, trying. can you look and and you say, well this seems to be the place for that crime. it's wooded, it seems to be removed, that is until you walk over here and you

neighborhood road. you can see a vacant shopping center across the street and when you put that all into perspective is when you realize how violent and how bold of a crime this was. as soon as it happened, police had this stretch of north shore drive taped off and we had chopper 4 above. this was august 14th. the search for the suspect would continue another 14 days. on the dreary tuesday, neighbor and dad robert cox is reminded as he strolls the sidewalk. >> just walking down the sidewalk, walk like i just was and, and somebody grabbed her. >> reporter: police say she was dragged into these woods. the man tried to take the 22-year-old woman's clothes off. >> the suspect attempted to sexually assault her and at that time it's unknown the reason he ran off. >> he got away, so it seemed, until yesterday. police

dominique ashley childs in manasas. they've charged him for the abduction. >> i have a 12-year-old and it makes you think, you know, something like that happens right down the street, it makes you think twice about letting your kid just kind of go outside and go. >> yo lan da shelton says a reminder to not only look out for yourself, but for others. >> other people to be aware as well. not just about my surroundings but other people. we don't do enough of that. >> reporter: after all, it was a tip, call made by one of you to police that led them to their suspect. david culver, news 4. >> tomorrow, two local colleges will honor the memory of a young army lieutenant. you may remember that former university of maryland student, murdered richard collins the third back in may. he was visiting friends at umd. the murder is being investigated as a possible hate crime.

brown will lead a conversation on race, politics and reconciliation on the university of maryland campus. coming up, one red skin gets emotional as he shares the story of his mother's evacuation from texas because of harvey. >> and he's not the only player feeling the effects of this storm, we're coming right back. and we're going to continue to watch for a possible tornado watches out in the gulf coast and also how much rain they're getting there and how much we're gog to seein b

deeply offensive and disrespectful. that is what a private school in montgomery county thinks about students wearing redskins gear to class, so this year it will be against the dress code. school officials don't want to call it a ban, however. chris gordon explains why. >> reporter: local football fans proudly wear redskins' gear all season long. but at green acres, a private school in bethesda, maryland, students and staff are now being told they can no longer wear clothing in school with a team name or logo. >> and we really feel that the name of the team is deeply offensive. it's a racial slur, and that the logo, at best, is a stereo type, at think at worst, it's

>> it doesn't mean students can't be fans. in fact, he roots for the team. after a year of discussions in the school, some reports have called it a ban on redskins' gear in the school. he said he doesn't like the word "ban on redskins gear" because that suggests that there's an internal fight within the school or push back. and he says, that isn't the case. at the shopping center closest to green acres school, we found opinion divided over the decision to restrict redskins' gear in class. >> it's nothing that isn't normal in this area for people to wear their favorite football team's name, jersey, logo, anything like that. so, i mean, they shouldn't change it. >> as a parent, if you were told you can't send your student to school with anything that bears the name redskins or logo you would say. >> i would agree, to that, yes. >> it's offensive to a population, to

>> reporter: i called the washington redskins asking for a reaction by green acres to restrict team gear in school. a spokesman for the team tells me, they have no comment, reporting from montgomery county, chris gordon, news 4. >> activists, advocate, she spent her life supporting the causes of others, the remembrances tonight for a civil rights executive killed while riding her scooter. >> and a key to catching cancer early, why you may want to check

>> checking for skin cancer, turns out new moles to look out for. details for us, hi, doreen. >> study just out today found that most melanomas do not come from existing moles the ones that you notice and worry about over time. in fact, no, more than 70% come from moles that appear as new spots on the skin. where the moles appear is important, too, as it turns out. >> certain locations where skin cancers are more likely to spread to other parts of the body. and that's when skin cancer becomes deadly when it spreads to other parts of the body. skin cell skars know kars snow higher chance of spreading through other parts of the body than it occurs someplace else.

on the lower lip. >> on the ear, think about men wearing baseball caps or golf caps, the ears are exposed, important to put sunscreen on your ears when you're at. they said that other places that are often overlooked are underneath the nails, fingers and toes, inside the mouth and on the back, too. to find out some helpful ways to conduct self checks and what you should be looking for, go to our nbc washington app and search "skin cancer check". >> i would not have thought about about the ears. >> now we all know. >> we can all be on the look out. >> yes. >> thanks doreen. well, we have a ton of rain coming through our area. doug and lauren are in the storm center. is this moving out by tonight or are we going to wake up to this, as well. my whole family slept

this was nice to sleep to, for us, get about a half an inch. this storm system moving out. the next one, harvey could be mooing. >> just in time for the labor day weekend. if you're traveling out of the area on friday, possibly to the beaches, you're going to be dealing with that and you're going to be dealing with a lot of rain on the east coast on saturday, as well. >> let's show you what's going on right now in our area. this is a costal area of pressure, those types of storms we normally get in the month of october. we'll get it here as system made its way up to the coast, the national hurricane center thought they this could become tropical storm irma, we're seeing more of a northeasterly flow. you can see where the rain is all across the dc metro area. but, you notice now starting to dry out in parts of montgomery county, around manasas starting to dry out. this is all moving to the east, very very slowly. you can see some of the heaviest rain in between the district and annapo d

through downtown. so kind of a messy rush hour, to say the least. as you move out, speaking of route 50. storm ranger is out there. we're tracking that storm ranger allowing us to see the rain that is right there along the coast. who else is along the coast, we've got mark segraves, where the wind is pounding and those waves getting some beach erosion down there towards the beaches. >> doug, that is exactly the situation right now is that wind that you just mention, it is gusting and it keeps getting harder and harder here and here is the erosion, doug, that you've been talking about right here coming across the beaches here in ocean city maryland. this rain has been pounding ocean city all day long, but it is the wind that continues to get more and more fierce with every minute. we'll have more on the 6:00 news. back to you. >> the winds gusting

now we do have harvey to worry about, too, harvey posing huge problems down towards parts of tx x. >> -- parts of texas. >> how much rain has fallen on harvey, the louisiana border, and how much rain is going to continue to fall. let's go ahead and put it into term that is you understand. over 19 trillion gallons, 19 trillion gallons of water has fallen with harvey. the chesapeake bay holds 18 trillion and just to give it in perspective because it is the anniversary of katrina. in mississippi, 4.26 trillions of gallons in mississippi katrina knocked down, late on mississippi, it was under 2.5 trillion. these are the rain fall estimates, well over 15 inches, nark in fact, doug had a number there. 50 inches. amelia had

rain. so, again, we're seeing a lot of rain in the texas area and it's continuing to pool out. but it is pushing up through our area, eventually becoming tropical depression and moving right into the mid-atlantic. as i said, right in time for the weekend, doug. >> the good news about that. it's going to move through here. it's not going to pose, nearly, the problem that -- posing down there towards the south. pretty nice day. sunshine high of 79. 83 degrees on thursday. nice day there, too. clouds on the increase. showers late friday as the hem na -- remnants of harvey move our way. light rain showers likely. labor day looking pretty good. most of labor day weekend, okay. i'm going to have much more on those coming up at about 6:25. family had to be evacuated? >> yeah my mom was evacuated from our house. and she might be evacuated again. >> wow, that is red skin defensive

emotional during his interview with sherree buruss. he played college football in houston and his family is still there. he's one of several redskins who are feeling for their fellow texans. >> reporter: the devastation is being felt here. whether it's a star guy like trent williams or a guy trying to make the team, both with loved ones in houston and feeling helpless being away from their friends and family. >> it's tragic, man. especially, in his -- it hits home when you see the incomes and highways that i take on my daily to commute, to see it under water and especially like up to the stoplight under water, it's kind of like, surreal. >> is it hard to keep what's happening there and football sort of separate. >> weird thing about it, it's a sanctuary for all the problems, you know, does it distract me from playing, no. but, you know, as soon as you step off the field and as so

about, you know, your family and your friends that are in that area, you know, you deafly -- it weighs on you. >> yeah, especially, the day of the last game, knowing that everything was unfolding then and then finally it's a lot worse than it really was over there. it's been tough to balance that out. >> your friends and family had to be evacuated. >> yeah, my mom was evacuated from our house and she might be evacuated again. >> other players with ties to the lone star state are doing what they can to help. redskins back up quarterback is lending his boat to a group of friends so they can help evacuate families in houston. a local activists killed in a crash over the weekend is being remembered as a loyal friend and a savvy businesswoman. cassidy died after getting into an accident on her scooter in northeast dc saturday night. news 4 darcy

knew her. >> it was here in the bars and restaurants on eighth street that cassidy was known to hang out with friends. she was a regular under ground where she's being remembered by workers and customers. jason skip wer jason skipworth has known her for years. >> she was definitely a bright start and trinidad and surrounding neighborhoods. we'll definitely miss her and give her plans to the family. >> she was 38 years old. she was struck and killed while riding her scooter on florida avenue in northwest dc on saturday night. police say she collided with a car that was making a u turn. she was an activists in the lgbtq community. dejay and artist. she worked here at the human rights campaign for 17 years. civil rights for

and transgender people. everyone knew a little bit about what she's about and she already definitely spread their message. we had a human rights campaign. >> karakorn was featured where she was described as a familiar space in dc's most created circles. listed her on guide to washington influential leaders. she's a partner at the restaurant on h street. he's among the friends planning a remembrance from her this weekend. >> promoter, activists, a friend, social light. and she's just really been a part -- of the dc scene a long time. >> in northwest, darcy spencer, news 4. well, self driving vehicles these days, we here a lot about them, but consider what a game changer it could be for someone who is paralyzed. sam schmidt. who is now paralyzed, drove

paralyzed veteran's of america summit, that's at national harbor. he partnered with electronic's company to create a smart car that he can drive with head motions. >> well, for me, i four-and-a-half years ago i never thought i would have a chance to drive again. this company came and we went through the project and now i'm driving 152 miles an hour. for me, it's a true live testament that anything can happen. >> schmidt is hoping to motivate veterans with -- within independent living is possible despite the disabiliti. >>es

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amelia draper, live in webster texas where the rain continues to fall. setting a record for the most rain with any single storm in the lower 48 almost at 50 inches. we'll have live team coverage of the catastrophic flooding coming up in two minutes. >> only on four, murals that can showcase, hope, pain happiness, a couple of local artist are changing the rules a bit. as mark segraves explains, it is the power of heart that is combining social media and a dose of history to educate one dc neighborhood. artist jared has learned a lot about the town over the past few months, like many people, he had no idea this northwest dc neighborhood had suc

history, dating back hundreds of years. >> i mean, i never really knew that much about the town, but it's been here since the late 17 hundreds when this guy had a tavern here. >> looking over the neighborhood, from the highest point in dc is the old fort reno tower which still stands, that tower is also looking over a new mural going up just off the avenue. takes a page in describing how he hopes the mural will effect people in the neighborhood. >> to improve the quality of the day, that is the highest of hearts. to me, you know, somebody is walking by and they take a look up and they go, oh, that's neat. >> steven and his wife came up with the idea. >> i think what you have in this area are a lot of people who lived come out to the suburbs to raise families and some kids with school and who want that same vibrancy

>> by creating social media accounts and a web site where people can learn about the history it can be something that they can whip out the phone and they can be seeing a local expert talk about something. >> they expect to finish by mid october, when neighbors have a celebration plan to welcome their newest arrival. in the district, mark segraves, news 4. >> news 4 at 6:00, begins with breaking news. >> a lot of breaking news as we come on the air tonight, on the left, heartbreaking images as the death toll rises in texas, the rain is tapering off but the thread is far from over. and on the right, rough surf in ocean city, maryland as the costal storm closes in and that system also dumping rain on our area. here is a live look at houston where the flooding

going to get worse. >> and tonight, growing fear as the water rises from tropical storm harvey, the rain over powered a dam, a bridge and levy all within hours, all day dramatic rescue is playing out as crews save families an children stranded in their homes. all this as president trump and the first lady get a first-hand look at the disaster. >> we had team 4 coverage for you tonight and assessing the damage and potential impact. let's begin with jay gray, he's in houston. >> it's been five straight days of driving rain and rescues in southeast texas. >> it's just a massive operation at this point. >> and growing, terrified to see the waters rising and not knowing what to do. there's not a way to really get out. >> rick's brother survived, but as he was trying tova