demarco morgan is there. demarco. >> reporter: good evening. barricades are up and security plans are in place. boston officials say they are ready and prepared for tomorrow's so-called free speech rally as thousands of protesters, consisting of white supremacists and counter-protesters, are expected to show up in boston common. boston's police commissioner said they will deploy hundreds of officers and security cameras. they are warning protesters that violence and vandalism will not be tolerated, and anything that could be usedaise weapon is on sunday, police in laguna beach, california, say they are also getting ready for another white supremacist-counter-protest rally that was scheduled before what happened in charlottesville, virginia. anthony if, tomorrow's protest right here in boston starts at 12 noon. >> mason: demarco, thanks. and coming up next on the cbs evening news, madras, oregon, becomes a mecca for eclipse watchers. and later, steve hartman with a watery requiem for a plumber. before i had the shooting, burning, pins-and-needle

i'm demarco morgan. president trump's new strategy in afghanistan includes about 4,000 more united states troops and could be on transport planes headed to the war zone in days. 16-year-old conflict in afghanistan is already the longest war in u.s. history. the cost 2200 dead, 20,000 woundwoun wounded price tag approaching $1 trillion. the president addressed the nation monday night. anthony mason discussed details with chief the white house correspondent, major garrett and charlie d'agata. the white house is working overtime to say this strategy is new. how much is different?

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demarco morgan is there. >> reporter: crews have been working around the clock to restore power after a major man- made blackout forced the evacuation of nearly 50,000 tourists from one of north carolina's most popular vacation spots. the state's governor, roy cooper, toured hatteras island today. >> time is money to people on the outer banks. >> reporter: these pictures showed one of the severed transmission cables after construction workers building a new bridge accidentally severed it. business owners like debra scalia, along with roughly 6,000 residents left behind, are now depending on generators for power. >> in our peak months we cannot go without an income down here. we live on tourism. >> reporter: tourists who were forced to leave are also concerned, and so is the governor. >> i hope that there is a way that people can be reimbursed, and i think that we should work hard to make sure people are made as whole as possible. >> reporter: the construction company has apologized for what happens, but the governor says someone should still be held accountable. anthony, the power sho

thanks, demarco. tech giant google's efforts to improve its image as a company that promotes diversity have been dealt major setback in the form of a memo from male employee, a memo that's gone viral inside google. here's john blackstone. >> reporter: at google today, where only 20% of technology workers are women, the stinging 3,000-word document suggested reasons why. "biological causes may explain why we don't see equal representation," the unnamed google engineering employee wrote. "men have a higher drive for status and women on average have more neuroroticism. this may contribute to the lower number of women in high-stress jobs." >> this isn't sort of an isolated or fringe perspective in silicon valley. >> reporter: joelle emerson is an attorney who helps companies promote diversity. >> lots of people from majority groups, white men in particular, might push back against organizations diversity and inclusion efforts. >> google has made efforts to diversify, but progress has been limited. its tot

demarco morgan reports. >> reporter: as heavy rains on saturday created flooding scenes reminiscent of katrina, 20 of the city's 121 drainage pumps were out of commission. supd jo becker told us monday the pumping stations were working at full capacity. >> there was no problem with the pumps at all. they all were working. >> reporter: but the following day at a counsel meeting he was forced to backtrack. >> we us trying to say we used the available pumping capacity to its fullest extent. >> reporter: with nearly ten inches of rain in three hours, becker said the pumps were overwhelmed but he admitted some were offline due to maintenance. some were operating at 52% capacity. now two are out. mayor mitch landrieu has asked for more. >> this is unacceptable on every level. >> frustrated residents like naaman stewart ask for answers. >> if we flood like this in a typical rainstorm, what's going happen in a hurricane? >> reporter: dwayne boudreaux is still cleaning up water left in his grocery store. >> it got up on the shelves on the coolers. anything it's touched,'ve got to throw it away.

live lauren demarco, >> tonight, mills of people in texas are bracing for disaster. hurricane harvey is barreling towards the gulf coast and is expected to make landfall late tomorrow. several texas count ies have already ordered mandatory evacuations and called this a live threatening storm. other areas are preparing for massive flooding. we are here live now with sue palka and we know this is new video. the international space station flu open. yes, what you see here is the very visible eye. this is a category one hurricane. you can see the bands around it. this is a very organized storm and it's in really warm water. the golf of medication could he is like bat water. it's expected to category from a one to a three. we have not had a three hit this country since 2005, wilma was the last one. while it gets ready at this time tomorrow night to start slamming to going to stall over that area. it could be down there still next tuesday. they've already had a lot of rain, right. >> they have already had a lot of rain. houston has had a lot of rain. new orleans had a lot

lauren demarco joins to his explain >> friends and coworkers have been rallying the man here identifying only as joey this gofundme page raised $18,000, but tonight, we've say there was no crime. joey was walking home from a friend's house on saturday, july 15th, around 10:00 p.m. along 16 and near r street in northwest. he woke up in an ambulance taken to the hospital and received eight staples in the back of his head. he broke two bones in his neck. doctors said it appeared he had been hit with some sort of object from behind. joey works at jr's a popular gay bar self blocks away from where he was found lying on the ground. his manager has been working his shifts and giving him the money because joey relies on tips for his income. the dc police, lgbtq liaison was notified about this but again investigators now say they have learned there was no attack. this was all an accident. some people have been posting supportive comments online saying would this change anything? we're here to help you no matter the cause, joey who is grateful for the apologizing to anyone who may have felt misled

lauren demarco is live with the story. lauren? >>>. >> reporter: a woman was heading up the escalator when she felt somebody put their hand underneath her skirt. she took off. the suspect headed back in towards the station. metro transit police reviewed surveillance images and they see that the man was actually putting his cell phone underneath her skirt. presumably to take a picture or some other type of video. there's security cameras all over this metro station and what's more disturbing, police say they could see the suspect do this to several other victims out women ever noticing. releasing parts of the video that show this guy in hopes the public can identify him. you see him there in the black shirt near the man with the boycott. at one point he steps off the escalator looking at his phone and there are clips of him pacing the area where automotive then comes down again. take a good look, investigators isolate still pictures. columbia heights is busy and women we spoke with want this guy caught. >> in my time of just commut

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demarco morgan is there. >> reporter: as heavy rains saturday created flooding scenes reminiscent of hurricane katrina, 20e of the city's 121 drainage pumps were out of commission. joe becker initially told us monday the pumping stations were working at full capacity. working at full ka ps tee. >> no problems with the bums. operating. but the following day, at a city council meeting he was forced to backtrack. >> we fried to say, was trying to say, that, that, that we used the available pumping capacity to fullest extent. >> reporter: with nearly ten inches of rain, three hours, becker said the pumps were overwhelmed. some were offline due to maintenance. one pump station operated at 52% capacity. now two officials in charge of the pumping and drainage systems are out. the mayor asked for more resignations. >> when you have credibility issues around anything. whether a big or small contributor, major event. you have to do that. >> this is unacceptable on every level. >> reporter: frustrated presidents like these two, demanded answers. >> if we blood like this in a new orleans summer

as the rescues continue. >> o'donnell: all right, demarco morgan in dickinson, thank you. overnight the army corps of engineers began releasing water from two reservoirs to prevent additional flooding right here in downtown houston. but that ended up sending flood waters pouring into some neighborhoods. david begnaud is in one of them, david. >> reporter: the city says it had to be done. and the people here knew it was coming. on saturday there was flooding in this neighborhood. but it wasn't in homes. this morning when they released- changer. >> sleep wood subdivision in west houston has become an emergency evacuation zone. water is rushing in from water is rushing in from the nearby bayou and reservoir, people who refuse to leave are now forced to call for help. how long have you been waiting to get out? >> 13 hours. >> about 13 hours. >> hey, you need a ride. >> yeah. >> we're coming. >> reporter: and they're getting it from civilian samaritans. >> where are you? >> right here. >> okay. come downstairs. >> reporter: we were on a boat with truett allen when a woman yelle

. >> lauren demarco was there.with senator tim kaine just a bit ago. >> reporter: senator kaine message was pretty simple. it was that virginia will not be dragged backward into days of hatred. when he first arrived here he spoke with police and he pledged the full support of his office to help them find the people who are responsible. now, the hateful handwritten messages were posted on the front door here of the greater praise temple ministries church on main street in dumfries. they were placed there sometime saturday night into sunday morning. the fliers disturbing. there was one sign with swastikas and references to nazis. the sign with what appeared to be a person in a suit wearing a ku klux klan hood with the text now that's white power, day of the rope is coming n-word was also placed on the front door. senator tim kaine visited the congregation along with several local leaders and said while the number of people carrying out relatively small he doesn't want to see them grow. he said people cannot be innoce

lauren demarco is live in northwest a story you'll only see here on fox5. lauren. >>reporter: sarah, shawn, this is busy 14th street corridor, some of the top rest trantsz in d.c. right here lining this street. well this couple with their newborn baby boy had just finished brunch. they were walk ing to their car which was parked on corcoran street , a side street right here off of fourth. this was the middle of the day on past saturday when they were approached by two men and they were robbed at gun point. we spoke with them exclusively tonight. it was violent and necessity threatened us with deadly force. it was by far the most terrifying thing i've ever experienced because we are new parents and we had our son with us. >> the family who we aren't naming again had just been finished brunch heading to their car when those ss suspects came up demanding their wallet and bag. there were two armed men who approached and one of them was caught on video by a nearby surveillance camera along with a dark sedan that police are calling a vehicle of interest. d.c. police push

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demarco morgan has more on that. >> reporter: protesters toppled this statue of a confederate soldierght in durham, north carolina. following last weekend's violence in charlottesville, officials across the country were taking a hard look at rallies being planned in their cities by white supremacist groups. >> boston does not want you here. boston rejects your message. >> reporter: boston mayor marty walsh is speaking out against a so-called free speech rally this saturday that white supremacist demonstrators are planning to attend. >> we are a city t in fe spch, t weill tt eshaevli tolerate sentiments to violence. we will not tolerate threatening behavior. we will not have it. >> reporter: for the second time this year, the holocaust memorial here in boston was vandalized late last night. as for the so-called "free speech" rally, anthony, it is scheduled to go on as planned this weekend right here inside the boston common. >> mason: demarco morgan, thanks. and up next, why a black man in the south is painting confederate flags. [woman] so you're saying you didn't eat this ice cream?

demarco morgan is there. >> reporter: police were forced to push crowds back after thousands marched more than two heles, condemning nazis and white nationalists with signs and chants. >> no fascists, no k.k.k., no oacist u.s.a. >> reporter: the march started r roxbury and ended in boston common where about 100 conservative activists gathered for the boston free speech rally. police designated separate areas for the two groups. >> u.s.a.! >> reporter: but there were some skirmishes... >> stop it! >> reporter: ...while a trump orpporter had to be escorted to bfety by police. emily daniels and kyle snyder- drummond marched against the rally. thy was it important to come tst? oughy parents didn't go through and were raised in a segregationist south for me to have to march against frickin' nazis today. ai if nobody opposes these people, it emboldens them, and they think it's somehow okay to ldenacist. >> reporter: organizers planned the boston free speech rally before neo-nais, white supremacists and others marched in charlottesville last weekend... >> blood and soil! >> reporter: ...for

lauren demarco is live in northeast with that story. lauren.hat 17 year old remains in the hospital this evening, another person with her , a male victim not sure of his age was also shot, but is expected to recover. the two were in a white sedan traveling through the intersection of saratoga and montana avenues in northeast when their car was hit by bullets apparently intended for someone else. bullets just flying on the street and the intended target was able to escape unarm. police are look ing for a gold or light colored honda accord in this case but there's a v they want to hear from nine who may have witnessed this this afternoon. defense secretary jim mattis says the trump administration is working toward a diplomatic solution to escalating tensions with north korea. this comes after the president said earlier today that he wasn't harsh enough in his words. north korea is threatening to strike the us territory of guam later on this month which is home to two s military bases and 6,000 troops right now as you go outside it is 75-degrees,

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demarco morgan is in galveston. >> reporter: good morning.he wind is still coming at us full speed. the rain has been off and on. we clocked 40-mile-per-hour winds and topped at least 50-mile-per-hour winds. i know manuel talked about it being 90 miles per hour. this is some of the debris off the pildinbuildings. this coming at you even at 50-mile-per-hour winds is dangerous. it is not always the wind that kills you but what's in the here and taking selfies. be careful if you're coming outside to take in the winds. we have palm trees out here that have been blowing. that's a familiar sign. the all-too familiar sign when a tropical storm or hurricane is in the area. this is something extremely dangerous. harvey is expected to soak galveston and the houston area for the next several days. galveston's record for total rainfall over a five-day span has been -- streets will likely be flooded for several days. north of here, three homes were destroyed by a wind-fueled fire. it is not immediately clear if they were occupied and if all of this isn't

thank you for joining us, i'm lauren demarco. the aa ledged assault happened one week ago while they were walking in their rockville neighborhood. evan lambert joins us now with this story. >>reporter: this couple doesn't want to be identified because the alleged attacker is still out there. today i spoke to husband who says he was walking with his wife speaking with her in arabic and a the next moment a man had him in a head lock. take a look at scratches and bruiseses the man had around ace neck and around his eyes. the attack happened last sunday not too far from rockville pike. the husband says after a plan heard he and his wife heard them speaking he told them to go back to their country and then he grabd them in a head lock and purkd him into the ground. the muslim man says he now feels unsafe in his neighborhood. i was walking like this and i was talking, speaking in my language and then a voice come from here so when i turn he directly attack me on my face, on my back , on my back at my hips. really now it is scary. it's