harvey could cost the economy $190 billion. that's more than katrina and sandy combined. >> about 100 miles east of houston, the flood waters have taken out the water supply to the entire city of beaumont. earlier the national guard used a helicopter to evacuate nearly 200 people from the hospital in the city. beaumont officials say crews will have to wait for the floods to recede before they can even assess the damage to the water input and make repairs -- that plant makes chem cats for plastics. without that has caused at least two explosions an fires so far. the epa says that smoke coming from the plant does not pose a harm to the people nearby. >> the american people are with you, that's the message today from vice president mike pence who traveled to texas. the vice president

before touring damage in this nearby neighborhood and lending a hand to pick up some of the debris. >> and we have seen a lot of people rescued from these flooded homes, but there are also crews on the ground saving the pets that have been left behind. the humane society posted this video from texas and some of those animals are coming here to our area. still ahead, chris gordon has details on where they will be arriving and when you might be able to bring one of these rescues into your home. >> can't get enough of that on social media today. the remnants of harvey, by the way, still headed this way. doug is tracking what could be another threat. doug. >> first tracking harvey, making its way around the mental misarea. look at the heavy rain, once

going to have the potential for some flooding around these areas of memphis and then you notice these stronger storms out here. we're watching those, too for us by the time harvey gets here. it will continue to weaken and we're just talking about some light rain. we actually have a frontal boundary to our north that's going to impact us first tomorrow. a lot of cloud cover. temperatures tomorrow 15 to 20 degrees cooler, that's before harvey gets here. the latest advisory now has this storm at 115 mile an hour category three storm and expected to become a category 4. look at that eye right there. here is the good part about this. it's not going to hit any time soon. look how far away it is from the east coast of the united states or down towards parts of caribbean. a lot of time to watch this computer model from maine all the way to the gulf. you know we continue to do so. i'm doing to have the latest

to expect for your holiday weekend. i'll see you back here in about 10 minutes. >> now, to breaking news where just a short time ago, the woman who is accused of tossing that cup of urine on the metro bus driver, she walked out of court. the judge who released her ordered a mental health evaluation. mark segraves, he's live now at dc superior court. mark. it's a misdemeanor, that's why the judge released her. he said to the court, that he was required by law to release her because she's been charged with a misdemeanor and not a felony assault. she walked out of court. she would not talk to reporters. now, you'll remember, this all started a few days ago when she was caught on videotape on a metro bus over on minnesota avenue as she was getting off that bus, she threw a cup of urine in the face

bus driver. we know that that bus driver still has not returned to work and this is we talked to her pastor who told us after the hearing today that told us this is a tragic intersection of mental health problems and a troubled public transit system. here is what he had to say about his past mental health issues. >> there have been exhibits of challenges before and we worked through them and we'll work through this, as well. more importantly we pray for the bus operator who was effected by this. >> now, again, brown pled not guilty. she will be back in this courthouse later next month to face that misdemeanor charge. they also want her banned from the metro system completely. you'll hear from them coming up at 6:00, jim back to

mark. mark segraves. it was caught on surveillance camera at the columbia heist metro station. tonight police tell us they know the gunman's name. they say they're looking for 22-year-old in connection with last friday's shooting. dc police say mo raless is armed and dangerous. they hope the tattoos on his face will make it hard for him to hide. news 4 megan fitzgerald is following this case and another just blocks away. megan? >> reporter: yeah, people around here are concerned for a reasons. that frightening video that you just saw happened behind us here. take note how busy and populated this area is. they're shopping at the shops nearby. but then just less than 24 hours ago, investigators were on seen of anoth

murder that happened just a couple of blocks away. >> it happened in broad daylight right in the mid of north hour russia. 22-year-old fires a handgun down the columbia heights metro es ska later -- escalator at a vic trying to escape. >> the weapon was recovered. the victim of the shooting target of the victim also fled the scene. >> just last night a man was shot to death in an ally near 14th and arbor. >> some neighbors so frightened they didn't want to go on camera. >> i'm glad i didn't go out. >> they've got

the police all around man laying down. >> na than yell took his to his house to show us how close he was to the crime scene. >> a lot of neighbors realized crime has gone down over the years. recent shootings are a reminder to always be aware. >> there are still random events. they're still uncommon. >> now, again, police were able to identify morales as the suspect because of tips from the community. they're reaching out one more and asking neighbors and people in the community with information about either of these crimes to contact them right away. jim. >> a year ago today a five month old child died when a driver ran over his shoulder. today a handful of neighbors stood vigil, reminding

to the road. the group who was gathered at the scene today has a message for drivers. >> hoping they remember this is a sacred space. it's not okay to check your phone while you're sitting at traffic light. it's not okay to check your phone while you're driving. >> the trial is set for october. his attorneys say a pillar blocked his view. >> construction for the purple line has started that means a lot is changing throughout the maryland suburbs. the widely popular georgetown branch trail between bethesda and silver spring. it's about to close for 4 to 5 years. transportation reporter adam tuss live along that trail where a lot of people are -- they're

>> they're not happy with this, at all. this is a tough one. a lot of people do support. they want to see this transit system get built. but the reality is this, starting next week, this trail closes and a lot of people are going to get pushed right to the road. >> from leafy green, sur routine path dr branch trail lovers are bracing for a huge change. >> i'm kind of surprised. do you know when it's closing, i don't know if it's next week. >> one by one, the wooden stakes are a reminder, the purple line is coming and a trail is changing. signs now up, breaking the news to trail users. >> and i was surprised because they had always been told telling us that they would keep the trail open. >> loves to right along the trail between silver springs and bethesda. but the start of construction here means this trail has to close for four to five years.

alternate route shown here in red, but that takes walkers, cyclist and runners from quiet tree line paths to some crammed congested roads like jones bridge road. >> it's definitely busy streets. my wife is saying, you're not going to ride on those busy streets. >> miles not happy. he says what's more, he doesn't know if he'll ever be back on the trail. >> i'm 73 years old. i don't know i'll be riding on the trail in four years. >> officially, the trail closes next tuesday september 5th. the issue has been so that some who do support the purple line don't even want to be identified. in chevy chase, adam tuss. news 4. >> the u.s. is hitting back after the russian federation forced more than 700 u.s. diplomats out of that country. now, the state department is closing three russian diplomatic facilities here in the u.s. and that includes this annex that's on wisconsin avenue. the russian consulate in s

new york will also be closing. the u.s. is not kicking any diplomats out of the country and people who worked in these buildings they can be reassigned to other consulates. >> a cocktail, thrown into a liquor store with two employees inside. police tell us it was personal, but the store manager disagrees. coming up, why he says his employees were attacked. >> a local shelter taking any homeless animals that came from inside the flood zone in texas. we were there for their arrival. >> you go to the hospital to get better, right. but there's a chance the op site happens. doreen takes a closer look at hospital safety and what

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it's a moment striking a cord on social media. a texas man went back to grab his kids' stuffed animals after someone rescued them by canoe from their flooded home. while inside, he noticed the family patio and sat down to play. the man posted what we know is a city is gone adding he's excited about the new beauty in the suffering. they've been in texas since

back home. amelia wanted to share this message on her way out. >> i'm here at the houston airport. we're doing to fly to dallas, from dallas we're going to head back to reagan tonight. a long day of travel.ay. kind of surprisingly here at the airport. we got through in no time at all, probably a little bit more quickly on a normal day. you can still see some signs, some impacts of harvey, only one restaurant here open, many of the restaurants still closed. again, not a lot of folks here at the airport. beth and i so excited to head home. i said this yesterday on facebook and instagram, i'll say it here today, from this experience what i've learned i guess has been enforced home is where your family is and not necessarily where your dwelling is. thank you for everything and i'll see you back in dc, soon. >> amelia isn't the only one heading our way. so many animals rescued from the flood waters are also days and -- dazed and confused and in need of

>> they're not going to cooperate. >> cats so cute, they'll still your heart. and ra bits that do what rabbits do. 100 animals arriving today from texas, here a last chance animal rescue in maryland. >> i started crying as soon as i walked in the door. yea yeah. it's hard. >> joe ann is from college park. as brand new foster parent she gets a few weeks to decide whether to keep this dog or let her be put up for adoption. >> sh dog has no smile on her

smile, i'm taking her home. >> the animals are getting loving care from staff and volunteers. >> they get the vaccine. they get a micro chip. >> the animals are here to clear the shelters of houston and other areas flooded by hurricane harvey, to make room for the animals being recovered since the storm. >> these are sisters for about 8 weeks old. the hope here is that they can be placed together because they were from the same litter and that they don't have to be separated when they find homes for them in our area. chris gordon, news 4. >> something tells me those dogs are going home with chris. >> they're letting them go. >> nationals pitcher is chipping in to free up some space at one of our animal shelters

are covering the adoption fees at both the humane rescue alliance adoption centers in washington, d.c. the waived fee is only for animals currently at the shelter. they have to clear those shelters to make room for animals coming up from the gulf. to learn more about how to adopt, check out the story on the home page of the nbc washington app. and take a look at this little creature, folks, it's a baby screaming harry armadilo. officials there release these new pictures today. they were born two weeks ago. their eyes aren't open yet. it's too soon to tell if they are male or female. we'll have to wait until they're a bit bigger before you're able to check them out in person. they are squealing. >> it sound like the name of heavy

>> there are people you don't forget and she was one of them. those words today from a woman in paris who return today that now infamous total where princess diana died 20 years ago today. >> cards, candles, flowers adorn the gates as crowds pay their respects to the people's princess. diana, princess william and harry are parking this day in private. yesterday they visited a garden at the palace where diana spent a lot of time. she was 36 when she died being followed by paparazzi. >> i think it changed -- growing up with her is a role model. >> it's a new documentary how diana's death impacted the world. you'll hear interviews from those who knew her best.

night at 8:00 right here on nbc 4. what the pastor is saying tonight about moving forward. >> storm team 4 tracking the remnants. doug is back next with the timeline for how

we're counting down to that holiday weekend, we've got big changes coming in. >> that is harvey and the other one comes in on saturday and that is from harvey. we've got a couple of things going on. you look outside right now, it's really gorgeous, a bright night to be out and about. you're going to be barbecuing in the backyard. dinner outside. tonight's a nice night to do it all. tracking a couple of showers, right now nothing out there in our area. winds out of the northwest at 8 miles per hour. what i'm tracking to the cold front, you can see it coming down from the north right here. what's going to happen with that, as it moves on through, we could see an isolated shower or two, the north winds come in and gets a lot cooler today tomorrow. then on saturday, here comes harvey, we're tracking harvey, still moving farirly slowly. they're seeing some flash flood warnings in effect.

of this area, too. the yellow is a tornado watch. three states now, tennessee, mississippi, alabama, you can see those two tornado warnings right there on the central portions of alabama. we've had a couple of confirmed tornados. this does tend to happen. close to 200 tornado warnings around texas when harvey made land fall. here it is, 7:00 tonight. notice, a couple of showers. i think most of us will stay dry. you notice around 11:00, a couple of showers, as well. do you need the umbrella, probably not. don't be surprised to see a quick shower that may last 15 minutes or so. and that's pretty much all we'll see tomorrow. maybe -- i'm not expecting much at all, the rain comes in tomorrow night. if you're going out. it's a friday night. most of us are heading out somewhere, but at 11:00 tomorrow night, well, here comes the rain and that rain is sticking with us right on through saturday morning, here is 9:00. notice the shower

throughout 9:00. throughout the day, we'll see rain. modern rain, frederick, leesburg. the computer models all saying the best chance of heaviest rain will be to the south and east. upwards of an inch to inch and a half, about half an inch to the inch. a little bit of wash out. if have plans to be outdoors. tomorrow, maybe not the umbrella, cloudy and school, late day showers, temperatures around 68. showers coming in tomorrow evening, saturday is the day to watch for the rain. the other thing i'm watching on the tropical satellite way out is hurricane irma. this has become a category three storm. it went from a tropical storm yesterday to category 3. look at the eye right there. i want to show you the path of this storm. this is the latest advisory. winds of 115 miles an hour making it a major hurricane moving west northwest at 12 miles an hour, on that track, it's actually expected to become a category 4 right before it heads to the lesser antilles

maybe around the u.s. virgin islands. then what, they differ so greatly up to maine, back into the gulf. we just don't know just yet, we'll be watching this one for sure over the next week or so. it's a good idea to think about, are we ready. is your family prepared just in case we have a storm here. we'll be watching it closely. umbrell umbrellas, much nicer weather sunday, looking really great for labor day and then next week, a little unsettled, wednesday through friday. >> doug. thank you. >> so you go to the hospital with the hopes of getting better. it doesn't always turn out that way, doreen takes a look at hospital safety. what you can do to protect yourself. >> you'll notice, the hate filled and racist posters no longer in front of this church. but the impact, yeah, that's tougher to erase. just ahead on news 4. i'm going to show you how everyone from the pastor the yo

breaking news at 5:30, looking at live pictures of port arthur texas. this is from atop a national guard vehicle. crews are going to door to door to check if any families are stranded. this is one of the hardest hit flood zones keeping an eye on the situation for you. >> as the flood water begins to recede in parts of texas, the death toll from harvey is going

fatalities as emergency crews frantically search for people still trapped in their homes. >> three of those deaths are in hard hit beaumont, texas. that city is facing a new threat today. they have no drinking water after the main pump and back up water source failed. >> patients in a local hospital had to be air lifted to other facilities. help clear debris in rock port texas. >> we are here today, we will be here tomorrow. we will be here every day until this city and this and this region rebuilds bigger and better than ever before. >> and we are all going to be paying more for gas. fuel prices are expected to climb an average of five cents over the next week or so. one station in garland texas is already selling gas for eight

firefighters are raising money now to help the victims in texas. they're pledging $50,000 of this year's filled with boot campaign to the disaster relief effort. and we've compiled a list of charities raising money. just open our nbc washington app and search harvey help. >> right now, virginia senator tim kaine is meeting with members of a dumfries church. someone targeted the temple on sunday. now for the first time, the pastor is sharing with us to share how he is responding to this incident. david is live to explain, david. >> you mentioned senator, just for the past five minutes or so he walked into this small church. he's there talking to the parishioners amidst a tim

as we step back out here, we'll let this close and check on him again in just a moment. this is where there's hate filled poes sters. they're gone. the hurt, though, that remains. even for this church's youngest members. >> at the keyboard, that's music minister, eric thompson. on the drums, his 16-year-old son cj. it's been a challenging first week back to high school for cj, one that started with these racist and threatening posters on the front door of his family's church. >> i just lived my life whatever. >> the flyer showed up before sunday services, and messages of white power. one of the posters showed an image from a german satire

donald trump as a member of the klu klux klan. >> it was just people that had hatred, i don't know why. >> apostle william thompson, he just got out of the hospital battling a life threatening infection, racist flyers, hurtful but not all that surprising to him. >> it's a time that we're living and being a pastor of our teacher, these things shall come. his message to those behind the posters. >> let them know we forgive them and we love them. >> do you forgive them. >> yes, sir, got to. got to forgive. >> a lesson that's reaching beyond his generation. >> we're all human. it's really everybody will have that a lot of hate. they might not know the right way like

>> the police they're investigating this case. meantime going to step back inside. we'll hear the message, wendy, he's sharing to this congregation, we'll bring you to you in 45 minutes. >> it's a powerful message, thank you. thank you, david. >> a silver war reenactment in virginia has been cancelled over fears it could turn violent. the reenactment usually happens in september at the sully historic site once owned by the uncle of robert e lee. most people stay the weekend. some groups ask for extra security this year. fairfax county park officials say they can't offer that additional protection and that they don't want to create a flash point for violence. a generous donation helping a local veteran run business get back up to speed. tool maker donated equipment and materials to ash burn's flag. a fire damaged the business a few weeks ago, temporarily shut it down. no injuries with the vets

the counter are grateful. >> they higher a lot of veterans like we do. for us to be able to work with them and utilize their line of tools, has helped us. we just enjoyed having the opportunity to give back to this organization and helping them become more successful. >> an appreciation, flags, presented the tool maker with one of its hand crafted products. and news for your health tonight. we're taking a look at hospital safety. they're suppose to be places you get better. but sometimes patients can end up even sicker or worse, doreen is here now with more on the story, doreen. >> that's right, jim. you probably remember those newborn babies in the intensive care unit at prince georges county hospital last summer. some of the babies were victim of the infection they acquired in the hospital. well, serious hospital acquired infections are more common than you might think. there are ways you can try to protec

in the hospitals, this happens about 700 times a year in the united states. but what's even more important than that number, is to know that many of these infections can be prevented by following the best practices that we know can help deliver safe care. >> this is what's known as clos strid -- clo strid yum did i have sill. it it can be caught anywhere, but people in long-term health care facilities and in hospitals are particularly vulnerable. dexter family knows this all too well. >> the longer you stay in the hospital. i he we all know, the more you're around sick people. people's immune systems are down. we like to think it's a clean place. >> judy went into the hospital for complications from copd, a chronic lung disease. shortly after, she developed

the dexters have no doubt that she contracted it in the hospital. >> the doctor who had released her wanted to give antibiotics. he said only one out of 100. there's no way she could have picked it up at home because nobody had it because -- the bacteria -- all the good bacteria is being killed off. >> over use of antibiotics is one of the main reasons that people get cdif. >> we know that roughly a third of the time in out patient practices and in hospitals, patients are getting antibiotics when they don't need them. >> since medical equipment is used on many patients and travels from room to room, doctor told us keeping that equipment clean is critical. also critical, something as basic as hand washing. as for patients, he advises them to take a proactive approach. >> to ask your treating team, what's being done to keep me safe from getting an infection while i'm getting health care. >> once these

hold, they can be very tricky to treat. after massive doses of medicine and three fecal transplants, one of the ways cdif is treated, judy dexter died from cdif, just six months after she went into the hospital for treatment for copd. the dexters have learned a lot since then. they want to share their knowledge so that others might be able to avoid going through what they do. >> you know, you go to hospitals to get better. you go to take antibiotics to get better. for the most part, they work. right. they work. but you can't -- we know as a family, you cannot trust that. you have to look at hospital records. you have to question doctors. >> there are resources online that can help you answer those questions, for example, one web site ranks hospital safety and it has data on the rate of infections like cdif and merca at each hospital. for more info go to

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townhouse owned by argentina. roof shingles falling, interior gutted. windows open and rotting. bricks cracked and coming loose. >> bricks will fall out. i mean, at worse case, they'll fall down. >> too many by johns an rats to count. >> by johns, who live in there. >> oh, wow. >> and rats. >> 15 years ago, irene invited the argentina ambassador for tea to discuss the issue. >> he was very pleasant and he discussed it. he said i'll take care of it. >> except for dumping rocks in the front yard, they say nothing was done. dc congresswoman is complaining to the state department. the house was featured in the northwest current, such properties are exempt from most u.s. laws. the u.s. state department declined to discuss any one property, but told news 4 it takes this matter very seriously and understands the problems and challenges residents face.

and try to ignore the horrible house next door and hope the state department will get argentina to sell. >> we would love them to do that. >> yeah. >> not that we don't like them, but we want someone who will maintain it. >> so that will be lovely to have real neighbors. >> in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. >> wow. just when you thought it couldn't get worse, wells fargo admits its employees opened fake accounts for far more customers. susan hogan working for you with the consumer alert. >> wendy, we're talking about significant spike. wells fargo now says three-and-a-half million customers have been effected in its fake account scandal. dramatic increase from the 2.1 million it originally said. wells fargo it admitted almost a year ago, employees opened fake accounts with customers permission, so it now plans to pay out 7 million more dollars to impacted customers in a separate

its employees signed up about half million customers for online bill pay when they didn't even ask for it. so the bank says it will also pay $900,000 in refunds to those customers, so here is how you can check and see if you have one of those unauthorized accounts. it is very easy, you just have to log into your bank account and make sure you recognize each and every one of those accounts and you can also request a copy of your credit report, that will also show you if there are any open accounts. jim. >> susan, thank you. well, redskins final preseason game here tonight on nbc 4. news 4 sherree, they're playing for their nfl futures in this one. >> around this entire stadium. the tampa bay buccaneers have the same, seize the day. that's exactly what these guys are trying to do. leave a lasting impression they don't end up with the redski

watching, pick them up. the guys, they'll be taking this field out here tonight will determine if they make this final 53 man roster or not. we did see kirk cousins and some of the other starters take the field practicing. we did not see them actually play tonight. it's about the second and third string players hoping to make one lasting impression and convince them they deserve a spot on this team. the starters may be focused on week one against the eagles, head coach planning ahead, but focusing on the game here tonight. >> there's a lot going on. we have to take care of this game first. they'll get to play a lot in the first preseason game. it's a great opportunity to show us what we can do. we're trying to feel out our 53-man roster, it's a big game for a lot of these guys. >> i hope the best for all of them. there's a lot of stress happening right now, you know, like you said, the lot of the stars aren't planning stress free. there are

fringe, you know, a lot is riding on what they're about to do, i feel for them all. you know, i wish we could all make it. >> back here live in tampa, you're seeing the team warming up, guys this team is going to look so much different flnext te we see them, on saturday, that's when they have to cut the guys down to 53. >> that's going to be tough. all right, we'll see you tonight and on news 4 at 11:00, too. >> it's that time of year, we're sharing our back to school pictures and we would like you to do the same using the hashtag ready for school. >> it is throw back thursday, you can see pics and our nbc washington app. >> this isn't exactly my become that was first grade. >> yes. >> i like those. >> and my mother, it took me until 12th grade to grow my bangs down to the eyebrows. >> my mother. >> all right. >> that was -- you clearly didn't have my mother. this is the florida filter from the beach,

fifth grade year. and lapel would not be approved to. >> and here is our chief meteorologistist, look at that, speaking of beach. you -- your son looks exactly like you. it's crazy. >> he's like a double for you. >> he looks like your mini, my. >> that was not back to school, either. >> i'm not going back to school. >> a lot of people heading for the beach this weekend and our beaches could be kind of wet for at least part of it, right. >> remember we were talking about yesterday, bringing the game boards, board games. >> game boards, whatever you work, to. that's how they call it. >> for drinking. >> yeah, let's take a look and show you what's happening. got the game boards going on out there. some sunshine now, temperatures today to the 80s. really nice day. 83 degrees. temperatures dropping into the 80s. but a really nice evening.

as a matter of fact, take a look, storm team 4 tracking some showers around baltimore and the wider picture showing the frontal boundary making its way down to the north can't rule out a shower. mostly dc northward, most of us remaining dry as we move on through the next few hours. don't be surprised if you see a shower out there. this weekend, all the attention will be on harvey moving across our region. now, tomorrow, the first part of this does come from that cold front before harvey even gets here. your planner tomorrow, on the cool side, for sure. 67 by noon. up to 68. that's about as high as we get tomorrow. cloudy skies all day, a little bit of a breeze, few showers late tomorrow night. harvey moves in for the weekend. it's not a complete wash out. we've been looking at the weekend all day, lauren, not all that bad out there. >> it's not going to be. we have some rain showers through the day on saturday, but today before that pattern change enjoy it, because as doug shows you, the temperatures are in the 80s, slight chance of a sprinkle after 8:00 p.m. or so. let's talk about this en

come up here on friday afternoon and friday night. then we're talking about what can you expect for this weekend. let's head to our maps and show you what's going on for saturday. if you are headed to the pool. it is going to be chilly, temperatures are going to be in the 60s and low 70s as we get into your saturday, harvey coming through the area. improving conditions on sunday and monday as well. it's going to be warm. your mountain forecast rain through the day on saturday, especially if you're headed west, maybe going for a little hike, somewhere west in dc, looking good. cloudy on sunday, especially in the morning, thin clouds will clear, monday looks good. it will be wet out there. if you're headed to the beaches in delaware and maryland, again, we have showers through the day on saturday. it's going to be breezy as well. we clear it through the day on sunday. you'll have to bring out the game boards, whatever you want to call it on saturday. so that's this weekend. but you and i have been watching this other thing that's coming through the atlantic right now. that could be on the doorstep ne

somebody's doorstep we're watching for. >> of course, we're talking about hurricane irma which is way out in the atlantic. look at the eye of center circulation, a well defined hurricane. this hurricane, right now, a category 3 hurricane, a major hurricane in the atlanta base and 115 miles per hour. as we look at this, there's still so much time to watch this. coming up at 6:00, i'm going to have a little bit more of a track for you and show you where this is heading over the next five days and where it may be going after. that right now, all focus on the weekend, take those umbrellas on your saturday. you'll be out and about, we're expecting the showers, much nicer on sunday. a high of 84 degrees. monday looking fantastic, no matter where you're going. 87 on tuesday before we see another front comes through and that brings us a good chance of rain, wednesday, possibly thursday into friday, a little unsettled here. if irma was coming here, if that hurricane was making its way our way, it would be about the 7 to

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we have an update on bizarre attack, just minutes ago we learned that the mother of a man who was accused of throwing a fire bomb at an employee of the store, came to the store and apologized for her son's actions. she says he suffers from mental health issu

our story. >> reporter: here, they are still cleaning off the bottles from all of the damage that was caused with firefighters came in here to deal with the fire that was in here. the floors are still burned. there's a part-time employee in the hospital. one suspect in custody and he's facing attempted murder charges. >> everybody knows benny. he comes around and -- he lives down the street from here. he helps out everybody. >> danny shaw, owner of liquor, says benny is part-time employees recovering from third degree burns to one third of his body after chance encounter with ed warts. >> he's in the burn unit and they're worried of infection. >> edwards is facing multiple charges including attempted murder. he entered the liquor store carrying a cocktail sunday night. he was near the door, sweeping. >> you can't come in here with that and was trying to push him out. and then i guess, if he threw it or dropped it or whatever. it ended up

store. he says no one inside of the business knew edwards, but he had been hanging around the shopping center that day. >> giant had called the police on this guy. he was harassing customers, asking people for money. >> the good thing is, there are cameras all over the place that caught this entire thing that's going to help enclosing this investigation. they are back to business, as usual right now. i have e i've got to tell you when you come in, prayers and thoughts are with the part-time employees and hoping he's going to recover sooner than later. news 4. news 4 at 6:00 starts now. now at 6:00 flood waters fall as the death toll climbs in texas. 32 lives lost now in the aftermath of hurricane harvey and the threat is far from over. the storm is headed our way, next. >> all this as we watch more dramatic rescues unfold tot.

patients in hospital gowns head for higher ground. and two explosions rocked a flooded chemical plant near houston, triggering a massive fire that's still burning tonight. >> nbc jay gray has been in the disaster zone all week. he joins us now from houston. >> it's become part of the difficult part -- still under water and patients flew from hospitals in the strike zone. over seven straight days, tens of thousands have been rescued in southeast texas and the effort is still far from over and neighborhoods where the water just won't go