will overcome. >> a heartbreaking discovery today in texas. those grandparents and four grandchildren missing since this weekend. they have been found dead. >> harvey is still packing a bunch right now. towns once safe for fleeing families have turned dangerous. we have all the angles of this story covered for you. meteorologist amelia draper is live with what it is like near houston as doug tracks what is coming our way next. >> we want to take a look at the monumental recovery efforts happening as we speak. nearly 19,000 people have been rescued from the floods in texas alone. more than 32,000 people need shelter. >> sadly, the death toll more than doubled today. harvey has now claimed 21 lives including those of a young mother and the family of six trapped in the van. >> family i

obviously, they are devastated as we all are, as well. our worst fears have been realized. >> many of houstons airports reopened about an hour ago. this morning flooding east of houston shut down not only the largest oil refinery in texas. it is the largest one in our country. and that may push gas prices up nationwide. >> chief meteorologist doug kammerer is tracking what is next. we'll get to his update in just a bit. first meteorologist amelia draper is live just southeast of houston. what is it like where you are now? you are not in a rain coat. i see a glimmer of sun. >> we are here in friendswood. amazing scenes like these. helping out his friend matthew there. a big part of the area experienced the worst flash flooding out of the entire region. this is

i have been saying we have been lucky where we are. this is why. look how high the flood water is. you can see here with my boots. i don't want to go back further. water still about a foot deep. you can see trucks trying to go through here. people trying to get back to normal. we are hearing large kind of component to the storm and why people were in such a tough place here. was the mayweather mcgregor fight. it was during that time when the flash flooding happened here. matthew who is the owner of the white truck. we are going to wish him the best. they have been wonderful giving us the lay of the land. everyone here has. matthew was in his house with his wife and all of a sudden during that fight they were watching it the flood waters rushed in and they said in only

water in their house. folks today now that the sun is back out trying to get back to some sense of normalcy. think about eight feet of water taller than you. it's amazing to hear resilience of the folks of houston. >> great family, great friends and they are all rallying around us with beds to sleep in. the other interesting component to this is a lot of people in houston do not have flood insurance. talking to neighbors they have earned homes for 45 years and not once not through any tropical system had they ever had any bit of flooding here. just about everyone here has zero flood insurance. something to keep in mind as these folks clean up it's not just a week or a couple of weeks. it will be months that they will be getting their homes back in order. >> thank you very much for what

down there for months. you are on a plane tomorrow back to us. >> reporter: am i? >> that's the plan. that's the plan to get you bahe tomorrow. amelia has done a great job covering harvey. harvey continuing in parts of louisiana and texas. it is still not moving. last friday it came on shore north of corpus christi and sat here for days and meandered into the gulf. that's it. it has not moved all that much. it is starting to pick up speed starting to lose a little bit of intensity. the latest advisory has it as a tropical storm 40 miles per hour. tropical storm force winds along the coast here. notice northern extent of the storm moving closer to our area and will have an impact on our labor day holiday. we will talk about where harvey goes next, what to expect and we'll mention a

well. >> tiz the season. thank you, doug. we have a story for you now that you are only going to see on news 4. remember the woman who threw urine on the metro bus driver? we are on the air this morning. the woman saw the video of herself and she called our news room. she said she wanted to tell her side of that story. pat collins is live in southwest and you were there as transit officers took her into custody. what is her side? >> reporter: they picked her up at a subway station and booked her here. tomorrow in court to face charges. fast arrest in the most unusual assault case. the victim a bus driver. the suspect a passenger. the weapon? a cup of

the suspect, the suspect and her purple cup on a bus. she relieved herself into that cup and then tossed the cup of her urine on to the bus driver. then came the wanted posters and today the arrest of the urine toss suspect. why did you do what you did? >> i'm not going to say that. i promise my community she had to get it. >> reporter: why? opal brown, 38 years old, mother of three. she lives in southeast. police say saturday on a bus she relieved herself in a cup and then tossed a cup of her urine on a female bus driver. it happened on an x 2 bus at a minnesota avenue stop. on

confessed. okay, y'all know it was me who did the bad stuff to the metro operator. but i want to apologize to her but metro owes me and she was being very rude. opal brown called news 4 this morning and talked to our adam tuss to explain why she did it. >> why are they so mean to the customers that come on the bus? for real. inconsiderate and their employees are demons. >> reporter: police say the attack was unprovoked that the br bus driver told ms. brown to have a nice day and then the urine toss. opal brown expected in court tomorrow to be officially charged in this

>> pat collins. it gets stranger by the day. a difficult trip for the mother of a sailor from maryland. today she went to meet her son's body at dover air force base in delaware. you may remember petty officer second class kevin bushel. he died earlier this month. the navy destroyer collided with an oil tanker near singapore. he will be buried in arlington. there will be a public funeral in a week or two. we'll keep you posted on that. his life was just beginning. but he was stabbed to death five months ago on the university of maryland campus. it was more than just a remerance today for richard collins iii. aimee cho is live in bowie where he was honored at two separate campuses. >> reporter: richard collins

he was days away from graduating and starting his career in the army. those who knew him said his life was all about helping others. those here have vowed to carry on his legacy. ♪ >> reporter: as students fall into the rhythm of the new year two schools remembering a life lost too soon. ♪ our hearts are still very, very heavy as we remember a tragedy. >> richard collins iii was at a bus stop celebrating his graduation. police say a stranger stabbed him to death in a random attack. >> reporter: someone did not take the opportunity to know him. his life was taken because the color of his skin. his life was taken because she decided to sta

>> reporter: the suspect former university of maryland student. he belonged to a white supremacist facebook group. >> how could he lose his life in his own country through such an act of violence. >> reporter: he was an excellent student. his death should not be in vein. it means we have to burn the midnight oil and turn in our work on time and be on time to class. >> it was lieutenant collins dream to defend our freedoms that we are privileged to have and that our ancestors fought to achieve. so we could have a better life. >> reporter: a life they will try to live as he would. they work long hours and mostly for free but congressional interns could get a paycheck. scott macfarlane broke the story

the senate is now considering this break from tradition. and the search for parking can really hit your wallet. we are going to show you how much time and money you are wasting driving in circles. >> reporter: this is a story that shows the power of social media and one determined community. just ahead right here i will show you how this community here in alexandria came together to help find a missing man. a hospital and

breaking right now, new rescue video. the national guard is pulling people to safety in the town of katy. many neighborhoods are under water. the death toll stands at 21. some 30,000 texans are living in rescue shelters. often when we talk to you about the search for a missing person it comes to an end with a sad outcome. not this time. after two days of searching an alexandria father and husband has been found safely. david culver explains how strangers and social media led to this reunion. >> reporter: a man sitting alone at a mcdonald's. the picture taken by a resident

the answer? >> thank god. nobody has him yet. >> hallelujah. >> reporter: on the phone the voice of a loving volunteer in many delray activities. we met with her today as she went on 48 hours not knowing where her husband, george, had disappeared to. >> come home, we love you. we miss you and we can't do this without you. >> reporter: she says recent financial issues had burdened the family and george battles with depression. on monday morning he abandoned his truck. by yesterday word had spread and folks who never met george had gathered. >> why are so many people spending days out here to find him? >> his wife is an agent in our office. we are

>> reporter: they spent hours handing out flyers from bus drivers to neighbors. >> i'm sorry to bother you. we are looking for a missing person. >> reporter: and then headed into the woods. the mud, the thick of it. >> it was like an army of people. it has been an overwhelmingly horrible situation. i have had such a positive response of people that has made it bearable. >> late today as police were gathering to search the parking lot. the good news george found alive. >> for two days i have been helping find someone i don't know and thinking the worst. and to finally have something good happen from trudging through mud and tripping over rocks and to get good news i was a little emotional. >> we're out here live in the parking lot from which george initially disappeared. i can tell you he and his wife are reuniting at a nearby hospital. i did ask why you want

she said this is about mental health in addition to community. she says it is about breaking the mental health stigma and wanted to put it out there and ties into our changing minds campaign here. >> this could be anyone one of us. it could be any family. that is important to remember. thanks. >> absolutely. >> what relief for that family. final good bye for a precious 6-year-old girl killed in her prince george's county home. the youngest of the three girls stabbed to death. a relative that confessed killer. the tragedy tore up that family but as tracee wilkins shows us tonight relatives hope they will be able to find the strength to recover. >> reporter: hundreds gathered to say good bye to a little girl taken too soon allegedly at the hands of her older brother. >> to see a young child go i feel for the family. >> reporter: 6-year-old withers

who were visiting from out of town were found stabbed and murdered. police say the older brother is the killer. the family is trying to find a way to come back together. >> just so sad. >> what are you hoping? >> peace. peace. that's what we need. >> she says their mother, her sister is suffering. >> she's not doing good at all. >> it's sad because i lost a child and that's something that you never get over. >> sympathy for the mother's pain is what brought sandra mitchell to today's services. >> you lost two kids. you lost one to the system and one to death. it's just a tragedy. another aunt to both suspect and victim says she believes something went very wrong with her nephew for him to allegedly take such precious lives. i

didn't do it just something went wrong along the way. >> as for the family's future -- >> i'm a faithful person and i hope everything works out. this is the beginning of a long and painful road. they have to go through this starting with the mental evaluation and bond hearing yet to come for antonio williams, the suspect in the case. i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. president trump in missouri where he focussed on one of the biggest items of his agenda, tax reform. speech didn't focus on specifics but here are four things to know about his plan in general. the president says he wants a simpler tax code. mr. trump wants a lower business tax rate. he would like it to be around 15%. he says his p

relief and finally says he wants to make it less punitive for companies to bring trillions of dollars back from overseas. >> i want to work with congress, republicans for a plan that is pro growth, pro jobs, pro worker and pro american. he doesn't want to be disappointed by congress. mark murray takes a look at the reality of bipartisan action on taxes. >> jim, tax reform is still the biggest legislative agenda item left for congressional republicans and president trump. the big problem is they just don't know how they want to proceed. you have many republicans who believe this should be something that republicans do by themselves. but then you heard the president that he wants to work with republicans and democrats alike. they are divided on that. they are divided on what comes on the specifics. today pre

they were just very broad principles that most republicans share. the challenges when you get to the nitty-gritty of legislation and tax reform is very complicated of what kind of trade offs and then the criticism from democrats. this is just a tax cut for the weltiest of americans more so the middle class american whose are all getting. this is a tough sledding but one of the biggest priorities left for trump and the congressional republicans. >> it is billed as a way to cure diseases by fixing the issues with the genes that cause them. a first today as the treatment approved as a way to fight cancer. how it works and why it will benefit children. if you feel bum barded with robeo calls you are

for a change we are starting with our weather and everybody has an eye on that weekend. >> most definitely. it's labor day weekend. last weekend of summer for so many people. a lot of kids going back to school. some are already in school. most everybody back in school next week. and does look like we start the weekend off with a little bit of rain. it does come courtesy of harvey. first off our weather today mix of sun and

a lot of snoinunshine. temperatures about ten degrees warmer than we were yesterday. yesterday just a nasty day. high of 69 degrees. coolest day since late may. today much nicer. 78. average high around 85. 74 right now. . water temperatures cool as result. what do we have across the region? not much. showers down towards the southern portion of blue ridge. the nation all eyes on harvey. noern extend making its way our way. harvey has winds of 40 miles per hour. still a tropical storm still dumping tremendous amounts of rain in towards louisiana. new orleans kind of has lucked out just a

all back towards the west around houston and western louisiana moving north northeast at eight miles per hour. the fastest moving in days. on that track and moves up towards the memphis area and could bring them localized flooding and then moves our way by saturday. we expect to see the rain moving in here. we'll show you what happens tomorrow. first a cold front comes down coming down across our region. isolated showers cannot be ruled out. do you need the umbrella? probably not. always a good idea to take it just in case. tomorrow night into friday morning clouds begin to build in and cooler weather, too. easterly flow keeps us cool just like yesterday. we will see a day like that on friday. plenty of clouds and chance of shower activity late in the day. tomorrow beautiful sun and clouds, nice afternoon high of 85. can't rule out isolated shower. not looking all that bad. how about the rest of the tropics? this is interesting. we have another tropical storm called

tropical storm with winds of 60 miles per hour. this will move all the way across the atlantic and come somewhere possibly close to bahamas and east coast of u.s. that is something i will be watching closely. it is not on the maps now at least for the next ten days. friday late day showers tracking harvey on saturday. good chance of showers on saturday and then looking better sunday into monday. i will have much more on the labor day weekend. i will see you back here at 5:45. a famous pastor is pushing back after he was criticized for not opening the doors to his mega church for people displaced by harvey. a possible break from tradition on capitol hill. why congressional

you're watching news 4 at 5:00. >> now at 5:30 the human toll as tropical storm harvey continues to dump rain for a fifth straight day. 21 people are dead. and now we have learned that those missing grandparents and four grandchildren are among the dead. first responders are working day and night. so far they have pulled more than 19,000 people from the rising waters. a look at harvey's latest destruction. >> reporter: harvey delivering another punch to the gulf coast making a final landfall near cameron, louisiana wednesday

morning. in east texas flood waters are rising to dangerous levels. over 25 inches of rain in the last 24 hours. a young mother died tuesday trying to navigate flooded streets. her infant clinging to her chest survived. >> the baby we are told, however, was alert and conscious. >> reporter: flood victims in port arthur can't seem to catch a break. water filled the shelter they were calling home after being displaced by the storm. officials plan to close it and move evacuees to another location. >> we are very much in the emergency response phase of this historic storm. >> reporter: although the rain has stopped the strain of five days of rainfall continues to push houston and surrounding cities to the limit. two reservoirs that protect downtown houston are spilling over even as officials continue to release water from them. >> 32,000 people need shelter

you can imagine their frustration when people learned a pastor was keeping his mega church closed to storm victims. today pastor joel osteen is answering critics with this video. he says the church was deal wg its own flooding problems and that the city didn't ask for help until the convention center filled up. >> we said we would love to be a shelter. that is what lake wood is all about. i think the notion that we would turn people away is about as false as can be. >> reporter: volunteers and people in need are flocking to the building about four miles away from the overflowing convention center. the church is huge. it has nearly 17,000 seats and used to be the home court frat houston rockets. >> so many of you have asked how you can help. the humane rescue alliance is asking that you adopt animals from our local shes

cats forced from their homes by harvey that are heading our way. shelters in texas overwhelmed. there are more than 200 animals at one shelt eer in the flooded town. that shelter usually holds no more than 90 animals. our local shelters are expecting animals from texas to arrive sometime this week. our digital team is putting together list of ways to help. you will find shelter locations as well as kinds of donations people in texas really need and also links to the ways that you can donate. just search harvey help. so many ways to help. congressional interns work long hours and most work for free. that can soon change. our scott macfarlane reports the u.s. senate is considering a break from tradition and breaking out its wallets. >> this right here is the u.s. senate appropriations committee's plan

congress itself in 2018. it's an obscure and volume s stack of paper. buried near the bottom is a new plan to take the broadest possible number of interns and pay for their transit to and from work on d.c. metro rail. former interns tell the i-team it has been many years and thousands work for the house and senate each year. fewer than ten percent of u.s. house interns are payed according to a survey from coalition and several groups and congressional staff organizations say the top aides who draw up our laws are not nearly diverse enough. unpaid internships they say prevent more candidates from taking the position. a recent investigation confirmed a severe lack of diversity among top aides to members of congress to our region and found congress does not follow laws to tracking. the proposal

maryland senator and will be considered next month when congress decides a bill to keep the government from shutting down september 30. back to you. >> thank you, scott. we have significant medical news today. the food and drug administration has approved the first ever gene therapy in this country. >> more on this big break through. >> this is a first in the u.s. if it's successful this could be the beginning of all new approaches to fighting cancer and other life threatening diseases. the drug will use the patient's own cells to treat the most common form of cancer that strikes children in this country. it's acute blood and bone marrow cancer. what exactly is gene therapy and how will it help? gene therapy is a technique that use as person's own genes to treat or cure diseases. it is a

patient's own cells. it works by replacing a disease causing gene with a healthy copy of the gene or by inactivating a disease causing gene or by introducing a new or modified gene into the body to help treat the disease. in this case the treatment will involve removing t cells from the patient and modifying the cells to kill leukemia cells and then injecting them back into the patient. so far the risk of side effects with this treatment is pretty significant. a clinical trial has shown a very high remission rate for children who don't have much hope of survival with the existing treatments. the cost close to half a million dollars per treatment. this is a new frontier in fighting cancer. a lot of people are hoping that this can be the start of something really big. >> we need something big.

on an amazing discovery when we come right back tonight the 66 million years of history they just unearthed. and he was just too curious to keep going. the life saving situation a scal firefightertumbled

working for you we knew you had insomemoves but you know how to line dance. >> reporter: i did my best. i can't do this. let me see. we have the community center basketball players. 3, 4 and 5 year olds. what are you doing with the kids? >> i am teaching the fundamentals of basketball, how do too dribble with one hand thrks flow of fundamentals and the whole concept of the basketball game. >> reporter: let me ask how old are you? >> 5. >> reporter: how many seconds are you in the paint? >> three. >> reporter: he did it. you know how to do it. so they are doing these drills here. all part of the fun here outside the community center where there is food, music,

information including after school care information which is vital in this community. i want to show you the go go fitness team. we will talk to them in the 6:00 hour. but look over this way as they get ready we have the firefighters playing a mean game of chess. i don't know if you can see it from this vantage point. lots of people out here. kids, parents, grandparents. we have the food close together and then we have awesome, awesome people who are just dedicate today making sure these kids are ready for school. i just talked to a 10th grader. she had the cutest face paint. she said she has everything she needs and this right here is putting her in the right mood to get her back and ready for school. that's the latest, back to you guys. >> what a great turnout. lots of fun, we'll see you at 6:00.

told you remember this guy's name? boy is the dmv proud of him. we have been following him since his days 14 years old. i remember 9 years old he and his twin brother. last night a lot of folks became francis fans all over the world. the prince george's county native taking on the greatest ever pickup racquet in my book, 19 years old versus 19 major titles. not only did tiafoe win the first set but took federer to the brink, five sets. showing excitement, enthusiasm and a lot of emotion. u.s. tennis fans have new reason for hope. check out this post match press conference. rocking this washington kastles bucket hat. i have been following him on twitter. this is his best.

unbelievable experience on arthur ash stadium. it will be a moment that i will never forget. thank you u.s. open. this kid is humble. i keep thinking of him as a kid but he is a young man now. >> i love his dad, the whole thing. >> if you haven't heard it go to hbo for a phenomenal piece on his life. you know what's not fascinating? robo calls. are they just coming out of the woodwork? if you are on the do not call registry susan hogan will explain what you can do to get them out of your life. the search for parking. proving to be painful for drivers. a new look at how much time and moy we'rene

we all do it, waste time looking for the elusive parking spot. tonight a study confirms what we know. d.c. is one of the worst parking cities in the entire u.s. trying to find that spot in the district causes us each to waste about 65 hours every year. the driving in circles adds up to $1,300 a year in gas and maintenance on your car. and then there is the $350 you put in the meter. but don't use. mark segraves is looking at how d.c. is trying to fix your parking pain. >> it's hard to find parking. it is difficult to find parking. >> reporter: a student at howard university. today she was running errands in georgetown which included looking for a place to park. >> people like the convenience of pulling up right in front of the place. >> reporter: across town gary tells us he typically spends a lot of time

space. >> got lucky today. i would say for the most part it is probably 30 to 40 minutes to find a good spot. usually have to do a few circles around town. >> reporter: a recent report found there is a real cost to those drivers who spent so much time searching for a parking space. in new york it will cost typical driver $2,200 a year. in los angeles a san francisco just over $1,700 a year. and here in our area more than $1,300 a year. stephanie is part of a team at the d.c. department of transportation working to reduce congestion in downtown traffic including reduzing the time people spent searching for a place to park by implementing programs like one that adjusts the cost of the meter to meet demands. >> there are a lot of demands. the deliveries have to get delivered to you somehow. we need space for everyone to use. >> she encourages people to use

there are now apps for it to help you find the closest and cheapest spot where you are going. transportation experts say there is one sure fire way to avoid costs and hassles. in the district, mark segraves, news 4. a young woman says she will spend her life trying to be as good as the firefighter who saved her life. she crashed on route 301 in july and her seat belt was choking her. today she met the officer who saw her car's head lights in the distance and became curious on that dark night and he turned around to see if everything was okay with the driver in that mysterious car. the firefighter took none of the credit for her rescue and said it is always a team effort. it was him who discovered her there choking. >> just one of the stories that just keep coming

how's it looking? >> what is your favorite board game? >> parcheesi. >> monopoly. i'm old school. >> i like life. i love chutes and ladders. >> beer pong. who is wanting to play beer pong? >> i have kids. juice pong. let's show you what is happening. i do think saturday is the day that you might need those board games across parts of the area. right now looking at sunshine, cloud cover, as well. those clouds coming in courtesy of a cold front to our west. we are tracking that one. 78 degrees. temperatures dropping through the 70s. here's some down just along the area

for most of the day tomorrow, too. we are seeing a chance of a shower. the real action is from harvey. you see harvey spinning down towards louisiana. the northern extent of the moisture. the rain moving in towards atlanta and portions of tennessee, parts of north carolina. closer to virginia. still taking its time getting here. moving extremely slow only 8 miles per hour. could bring flooding into western portions of tennessee the umbrellas and sweat shirts, 72 degrees on saturday. that is all we are going little bit of on shore flow. improving weather sunday and a really great day on monday. 75 on sunday. 78 on monday. possibly hitting 80 degree mark in some locations at the beach. beach looking all right. mountains definitely a board game day o

rain likely. look at this, cool temperatures only 64 degrees. yesterday was only 59. we can be close to that again. saturday a cool one for sure. 77 on sunday. we clear out very nicely in most of the holiday weekend looking pretty good towards the mountains. tracking harvey saturday and sunday. monday and tuesday we see warmer temperatures move in getting temperatures a little above average monday and tuesday before another system moves in wednesday and thursday. that one could give us quite a bit in the way of rain. a lot of things to watch out in the ten day forecast. right now all eyes on tomorrow. >> thank you. are you one of the more than 200 million people on the national do not call registry but still find yourself getting the annoying calls? our consumer reporter susan hogan is working for you with the latest ways you can fight them. >> they are so annoying. just this summer a federal judge ordered dish network to pay

million for making millions of illegal calls to numbers on the national do not call registry. the problem is getting worse. we have robo calls ringing cell phones. consumer reports explains what you can do now to stop them. >> receives a ton of calls to her mobile phone. >> i get about five or six per week. the area codes are from all over the country. i have a baby and i'm always concerned it could be something about the baby. >> reporter: according to recent consumer reports survey at least 62% of at&t, century link and verizon customers reported receiving six or more calls per week and now consumers are getting more of these aggravating messages. >> we are hearing where the call goes without the phone ringing. we think it is important for consumers to have protections

>> for calls that aren't by passing the ring at&t has a free app for its customers that automatically blocks scam calls. t mobile offers free scam call blocking and sprint and verizon have apps that display on incoming screen for callers who are not already in the contacts list. verizon made it easier to sign up with the popular blocker. consumer reports recommends consumers closely evaluate what kind of information they are willing to disclose to prevent calls so look at the terms and conditions before signing up. >> every time it happens i yell into the phone like unsubscribe. that doesn't work. it is frustrating. i don't have recourse to deal with the calls or make them stop. >> you have a little bit of recourse.

report calls to the federal trade commission. you can find the link on our nbc washington app right now. you want to search robo calls. >> just crazy how they keep coming. good tips there. thank you. >> this is a rare discovery. 66 million years in the making. dinosaur bones found at a construction site. crews digging north of denver came across this. hard to make out in the dirt but that is the skull of a triser p trisertops that is a famous three horned dinosaur. researchers say it is only the third of its kind to be discovered in colorado. they are carefully digging it out. the hope is that it will be displayed in the museum of nature and science. >> looks like the dinosaur or dragon from "game of thrones." >> still to come, local aid for harvey victims. >>

our area is a long way from terrible flooding in and around texas and louisiana. the local restaurant association here is offering to help as tom sherwood reports it is what the restaurants are doing and what you can do starting tomorrow that can have a lasting effect. >> reporter: afternoon of casual sidewalk dining, a break for conversation and coffee with

harvey sweeping texas and nearby states. a lot of devastation. people wading in water knee deep and waist deep and people drowning. this was a moment for us i think. restaurant owner was moved by the flood scenes. the metropolitan washington restaurant association are designating week of local fundraising. customers were liking the idea. >> i think it is incredible for anyone to step up and do what they can to create a change. kudos to business owners and individuals who can make a difference. >> i think that is a great thing to do. a lot of people in need. >> reporter: jeff black is going a step farther. his familyon

restaurants or his website. the restaurant association says it is important that people know all the money will be carefully given. >> you have to be careful because sometimes people end up being defrauded. >> dozens of restaurants are signing up so it is unclear how many will end up participating. in the district, sutom sherwood news 4. news 4 at 6:00 starts now. a mother turns herself in after watching this video on our air. next and only on news 4 she reveals why she threw urine on a metro bus driver and why she says the driver had it coming. fears about safety as bullets fly in a d.c. neighborhood in broad day light striking two teenagers. first to texas, the water is rieszi rising as the death toll

>> new neighborhoods are in the cross hairs of mother nature as thousands more are forced to flee their homes and the threat isn't over yet. >> this is still a dangerous and developing story. the death toll stands at 21 now. tonight stories of heartbreak and rescues as people are plucked to safety. some left with only the clothes on their backs. >> more than 17,000 people now packed into emergency shelters after record rainfall left them without a roof over their heads. team coverage begins with nbc's jay gray in houston. >> reporter: the latest hit from harvey overwhelming. 26 inches of rain in just 24 hours as the city of beaumont unrecognizable dotted by only roof tops for miles. everything else swallowed by rising flood waters. >> the operation is very clear. we are still in life saving, life sustaining mode. >> reporter: has the water rushed in so did