jay gray is in fort myers that you heard somara talking about where they're getting the worst of it right now. >> ravaging the keys early. irma is unleashing its fury across the state. hurricane-force winds tearing away roofs, tossing aside signs and testing the limits of almost everything in their path including two massive construction cranes seemingly hanging by a thread. driving rains mixing with a storm surge that continues to push water into places it's never been before includingic brel avenue in downtown miami. water also covers the only road homes along the intercoastal canal in fort lauderdale. >> thinking of another, we're worried about our friends. you can't help, but worry. >> this couple was pulled from their sail boat by sheriffs deputies near west palm beach as the storm and waves poured in. >> it's my home and it's everything i own and i was doing everything i could to save it and it just got out of hand. >> fema continues to monitor the situation ready to deploy assets and coordinating their response from washington. >> our mission here at the federal level in support of

nbc's jay gray picks up our story. >> reporter: it's been a full week now, and in some parts of south east texas, the water is still rising. >> it's really deep. survivors are using everything they can to save anything they can. while rescue teams continue to save lives. >> thought i was going to die. i really thought i was going to drown. everything in my house was floating. >> reporter: in bow mont. >> patients were pulled from a hospital surrounded by flood waters but no clean water for treatments. >> she's a dialysis patient and there's no clean water. >> reporter: first responders are going door to door trying t >> everything, about everything we own was destroyed. it's overwhelming. you know if you stop, you'll just cry. so, you just keep moving forward. >>. >> reporter: and so they tear away the sheet rock, pull up the flooring and pile up the soaked remnants of their lives before the storm, understanding as bad as all of this looks, it could be so much worse. >> i'm so grateful that we're here and all alive and together. these are just our possessions, but this is my family. >

nbc news correspondent jay gray is live tonight in houston where the situation has shifted from a rescue to a recovery. jay? >> reporter: yeah and that recovery, erica, in two stages and let's first talk about the cleanup and the people pulling everything they can out of their homes and stacking it out by the roadway and remnants of their lives before this storm and soaked, ruined and waiting to be picked up. that's what officials say is going to happen this week and they'll come through and pick up as much of this debris as possible and they're trying to get people out of those shelters. thousands have left and they want to get everyone into a more permanent, if you will, temporary housing situation. a place where they can work through what they need to during this long and difficult cleanup and recovery, where they'll move back into their homes, rebuild or move somewhere else. it's going to be a very difficult task, erica, but it is well underway here. >> jay gray live in houston for us. thank you. >>> u.s. defense secretary jim mattis is warning north korea of a military response afte

he wants billion also of dollars more in disaster relief, but as nbc's jay gray shows us recovery is still a long way off for many storm survivors. >> i'm proud to introduce you to the id since the storm. spending time with survivors and first responders in houston and lake charles, louisiana. >> i want to congratulate everybody's that worked so hard. it has been an incredible five days, six days. this was -- seems like it is much longer than that. >> reporter: the president is asking congress for $7.9 billion as an initial disaster relief package. some have estimated the total cost for the cleanup and recovery will reach close to 200 billion. but in many areas, that recovery will have to wait. >> all the way up to my roof now. my whole neighborhood is flooded out. >> reporter: and in some neighborhoods the floodwaters are still rising. in places where the water is gone, the work is just beginning. >> oh, good to help, you know, because it could happen to anyone. >> reporter: pile also of debris have replaced pool also of water in this more survivors doing whatever they can to come b

jay gray is in ft. lauderdale where residents are bracing for the powerful storm. >> reporter: sunset on the edge of irma. a quiet evening ahead of what forecasters say could be a catastrophic weekend. >> hurricane irma continues to be a threat that will devastate the united states. >> reporter: florida is the primary target of the massive storm that stretches across an area bigger than the state. home improvement stores are running out of supplies, grocery store shelves are e, too, as preparations continue. >> do tgot a to be ready. the price you pay for living in florida. >> reporter: but the cost of this storm could be overwhelming. >> we are running out of time. the storm is almost here. if you are in an evacuation zone, you need to go now. this is a catastrophic storm that our state has never seen. >> reporter: officials have lost what could be the largest mass evacuation inhistory, but getting out is getting more difficult. airports are closing. bus routes canceled. >> i can't even get a bus. >> r

jay gray reports. >> reporter: president trump back in the strike zone for the second time since the storm, spending time with survivors in houston and louisiana. >> i want to congratulate everybody that worked so hard. it has been an incredible five or six days. it seems like it's much longer than that. >> the president is asking congress for $7.9 billion as an initial relief package. some say the cost will reach close to $200 billion. but in many areas that recovery will have to wait. >> water is all the way up to my roof now. >> reporter: in some hb in places where the water is gone, the work is just beginning. >> oh, we feel good to help them out, you know. it could happen to anybody. >> reporter: piles of debris replaced the water. many doing whatever they can to come back. the astros back and playing baseball, but not before collecting donations for the victims of harvey and calling for a moment of silence. but only a moment. there's too much work to do here. jay gray, nbc news, houston. >> this morning there is not only concern about the visible damage but there's change that

jay gray, nbc news, houston. >>> and another struggle for texans hit hard by harvey finding affordablegas. but a congressman thinks that should change and soon. congressman joe barton says refine ares are coming back online. the past few days texans facing long lines, rising prices sometimes station was no gas. experts say drivers in california will be seeing an effect from this, higher gas prices, ripple effect from the harvey impact on oil production in texas. i can't help looking at harvey to remember the poor folks in south bay and san jose having to go through the. >> multiple months of recovery in the south bay. that's years on the recovery there in texas. >> now we're going the opposite end of the spectrum here in september. >> yes and we're seeing the peak of the tropical season in the atlantic. another storm irma could bring big issues for the southeastern u.s. the story closer to home the heat. and for now technically it's still a dry heat outside. that might change later tomorrow until monday. right now 92, san francisco here is the look at peninsula. palo alto, 10 menlo par

jay gray, nbc news. houston. >>> we've been telling you for the past week now hurricane harvey will impact gas prices. now, prices are expected to soar this week. the company that runs the major pipeline that provides gas to the east coast hopes to reopen this weekend and you'll be feeling the price impacts from the closures real soon. aaa says you should fill up today. >> fill up now because prices will continue to increase over the next few days until this all plays out. >> right now, the average cost of gas in our area is $.10 more than before hurricane harvey made landfall. right now, many of you are planning to hit the roads for that last-minute summer get away. there is some good news for you weekend. the direction of the 95 express lanes will shift to help ease traffic. here's a look at the times that will happen. traffic moves southbound beginning at 10:00 this morning. saturday the lanes move northbound starting at 2:00 p.m. and remain northbound through monday. they switch back to southbound at

jay gray, nbc news, naples. >>> ft. lauderdale international is resuming service we just learned. the airport did not get that much damage from irma and never lost power. now miami international is expected to reopen today, but will run on a limited schedule. now both airports now urging people to contact their airlines to >>> news4 david culver as you know has been in florida and now showing us the clean up process and things are hoping things will get back to normal. his coverage will continue today. he is headed to the western part of the state where he will survey some of the damage there. of course you can stay with him every step of the way. you can follow him on twitter at david_culver and watch his report throughout the day. >>> the man accused of killing the lion sisters more than 40 years ago is expected to plead guilty today. lloyd lee welch reached a deal to plead guilty to the abduction and murders of sheila and katherine lion. he's expected to be sentenced to life in prison. justin finch is following this story and we'll have the very latest details later in the show

nbc's jay gray has more on the recovery in texas. >> reporter: sunday in the strike zone.any turning to a higher power in the wake of harvey. >> a source of strength and renewal. >> reporter: this houston church meeting outside on a initial day of prayer because inside, it's still soaked. thousands are now starting to clear out and clean up what they can. >> one day at a time. >> you save what you can save. the rest you can get back later. >> reporter: across the region, streets are lined with the remnants of family's lives before the storm. >> and just like going through all the wreckage and garbage and everybody you're like, wow, i remember this time. i remember this blanket. it's all gone. just can't get it back. >> reporter: many here are giving back. >> the devastation is incredible. but the inspiration of the people is even more incredible. >> reporter: houston texans defensive end j.j. watt has raised more than $18 million for harvey relief. and today began to deliver much-needed food, water and supplies to survivors. >> this is our city. so we want to make sure tha

nbc jay gray joins us near feenic where the cowboys and cardinals are taking the national stage what you expect is happening before the kick-off? >> reporter: well raj we haven't heard anything publicly from the team though we know from players they talked about this in the locker room and that they do have something planned for before the kick-off here the cowboys think they discuss to do as a team and even heard from the coach about this before the game. and they want to make sure that they do something unified as a team out here. so look for that. the cardinals pretty much the same thing. they want to do something they want the message to be heard. but any also want it to be a message of unity. well find that out in a few minutes. just ahead of kick-off as you talked about a lot of people pouring into the stadium. nobody wanted to be late. when you talk to the fans they tell you i'm curious to see what happens here. i'm not letting it mold how i feel about the game or the league. but i do after this weekend want to see what's going on. we also know that as the teams warmed up ther

jay gray, nbc news, houston. >>> this morning there's not only concern about the visible damage from harvey but also what cannot be seen. texas is home to 41 superfu sites. the epa sites are responsible for cleaning up some of the nation's most hazardous waste material, and the epa says a total of 13 sites were flooded by harvey and experiencing possible damage and there's concern whether floodwaters also washed in pollution. and then watch "meet the press," chuck todd will have the houston mayor on. >>> and then blasting the trump administration this morning, russia says the actions violate international law and they may retaliate. last month you will remember russia forced the u.s. to cut its diplomatic personnel in the country. >>> a deadly scene erupted in the district. gunfire broke out last night on tugman road in dar darcy spencer reports. >> reporter: a shooting on tugman road this holiday weekend. family members are extremely emotional as they learn a young woman that just turned 19 years old had been killed in the gunfire. a man was also shot and wounded. a third victim suf

jay gray reporting in florida. >>> then there's another threat to all of this. you see that. alligators. one of them right there. so far workers are trying to restore power in the area and have seen several alligators. our bay area pg&e crews are getting special training how to deal with gators and snakes because it's something we don't deal with around here. if you'd like to help the victims of irma and harvey, just go to our website, nbcbayarea.com. we posted a link on our website making it very easy and safe to dona donate. >>> more dinner diplomacy under way at the white house today. working dinner wrapping up right now as president trump host house members from both parties. earlier president trump was talking taxes and sounding the same note as democrats by promising the wealthy won't benefit from any overwhelm. tonight's political dinner is the second night in a row. last night he sat down with senate democrats and republicans. >> i commend him for doing it. i thought it was a very constructive meeting last night. th >> this new era of bipartisan is what the american p

nbc's jay gray joins us from glendale, arizona, with more jay? >> reporter: hey, good morning, dom.monday mornings are reserved for talks about scores, standings, stats before kickoff here in arizona between the cowboys and cardinals many discussions will instead be centered on players, protests and the president ♪ ♪ >> reporter: a strong and direct message across the nfl dozens of players standing up by kneeling down or locking arms during the national anthem in a show of solidarity on some teams, coaches and owners joining the silent protest. >> galvanized the league, players, coaches, owners, everybody. it's inadvertently created a new level of unity. >> reporter: some sat quietly during the national anthem, some raised a clenched fist colin kaepernick started it last year saying he was taking a knee to bring attention to racial inequality and police brutality against african-americans. but the movement gained momentum after comments by president trump last week. >> wouldn't you love to see one of these nfl owners when somebody disrespects our flag to say get that son of a [ blee

nbc jay gray is in miami watching the evacuation that was there.ng us up to speed. >> reporter: hey, erin, doreen, and it's the largest massive evacuation in u.s. history. nothing to do with storm, we're out by the water, it is always windy in miami. it is a little stronger than you would normally it's category 4 storm with s sustained winds. it is moving day in miami and across florida, today is the day to do the right thing for your family and get inland to safety. millions are in the path of irma, the storm so massive it could literally swallow the entire state. >> this storm is wider than our entire state and expected to cause major and life threatening impacts from coast to coast. >> so from coast to coast, residents are preparing as best they can. which are quickly running short of supplies, the gas stations and grocery stores across the state. as residents board up and load up what they can in a scrapple to get to safety, lines gathered outside of this shelter before it facilities, there's a growing fear. >> what's the most scarey what are w

we have a special report some i coming out of florida with jay gray. >> reporter: it is moving day in miami and across florida. >> today is the day to do the right thing for your family and e get inland to safety. >> reporter: millions are in the path of irma, a storm so massive it could literally swallow the entire state. >> this storm is wider than our entire state and is expected to cause major and life-threatening impacts from coast to coast. >> reporter: so from coast to coast, residents are preparing as best they can. lines stretch around home improvement stores which are quickly running short of supplies. the same is true at gas stations and grocery stores across the state. as residents board up and e load up what they can. in a scramble to get to safety, lines gathered outside this shelter before it even opened. while for those already inside facilities, there's a growing fear. >> what's the most scary is what are we going to go back to. >> reporter: it's a valid concern when you see the fury unleashed in the islands. devastation that fuelled, a sense of urgency for so many. n

that was jay gray reporting.an watch the chiefs and patriots at 8:30 tonight. >>> a familiar face from philadelphia is on the cover of a new special edition of ""magazine. mo'ne davis was chosen as one of 46 women changing the world. she's the first girl to pitch aout and win a game in a little league world series. she's one of 12 women to grace the cover. >>> now to the weather. hurricane irma pounded the caribbean. it's moving closer to the bahamas right now. look at the size of it. closer to home, a whole different story. sunny and cool. we're taking a live look in cape may. there's a few clouds out there. a few people on the sand. temperatures in the 70s. it felt great. a lot of people talking about irma. >> they should be because i think most people know someone or lived there or worked in florida. a lot of people have connections in the south. so there's a lot of concern. after we saw what harvey did, this is a very big deal. it looks like now it's going to be florida that is in the cross hairs. may get som

jay gray, nbc news, houston. >>> hush cane hrricane harvey h impact on the oil sector it's off by 1% for brent crude, and wti off by just over 1%. wti crude finished down around 6% for the month of august, the worst result sense march of this year the opposite story for gas, which was up 27% during the month of august. let's switch tact entirely and talk about the iaf trade show in berlin where some of the biggest players in consumer electronics are showing their latest tech. wearable devices, augmented reality and voice assistance are key this year, product launches have come from lg, sony and samsung. arjun joins us from berlin i know it's really hard to blow you away with tech gizmos and gadgets because you see so many. has anything improsed you this year >> there's been interesting developments around wearables and augmented reality, but the main theme is connectivity that's across all sectors from driverless cars, the internet of things, the home here to talk that is the ceo of harmon i want to start off quickly by talking about the acquisition by samsung nearly six months ago.

jay gray has more on the impact of hurricane harvey. >> rescue and recovery teams continue to push through flood waters of southeast texas. >> every historical water level record has been broken. >> in some communities, more is on the way. >> water will continue to be released from the reservoir for the next 10 to 15 days. i'm asking for people in these areas to leave their homes. >> boats are still the only way in and out. >> many of those with nothing left continue to show up with more than 200 shelters across the strike zone. >> to support the mission in shelters. >> lifeline, from tens of thousands left homeless by harvey. jay gray, nbc news, houston. >>> the dc region is expected to receive dozens of animals from texas tomorrow. dogs, cats, other animals have been homeless since harvey hit. you know, so many of the shelters down there have flooded. so shelters here a make room for these pets that are pets that are heading our way. this is video from the last chance animal rescue. it was taken yesterday. we were there as the first round of pets arrived from down south. >> so with all t

that's the latest live here in naples, now back to you. >> all right, jay gray for us.nks for that. >> now to irma's impact on the east coast of florida. this is viewer video from miami. you can see that flash of lightning off in the distance and those palm trees being torn apart. stormy conditions set in overnight. the winds are pulling down trees. crews in golden beach, florida, spent part of the evening removing this downed tree from a busy road. s suspect a small tornado or a microburst knocked it down. rough waves are crashing into seawalls. some seawalls are already being destroyed from the powerful waves. the storm surge could be up to 15 feet high, and that's the real concern. that flooding from the storm surge putting neighborhoods under water. krystal klei is tracking irma's latest path for us. >> so take a look at irma. massive inside. measured this just a bit ago, and some of the heaviest rain to the tip here, but 400 miles in height. this is a massive system we're looking at. you can see the rain bands are moving right through florida. here is why storm sur

jay gray, nbc news.islamorada, florida. >>> local power crews are in florida working to get lights back on for millions of people. a company based out of plymouth has linemen in west palm beach right now. this is their third day working to restore power. >>> turning to the local weather. look at the clouds looming over the city, way in the distance there. you see the fog and obviously a picture in the foreground of lincoln financial field. those wind spinners there at the top not moving at all. >> not at all. tammie souza joins us now. keep the umbrella handy, correct? >> correct. back to irma for a second. i can tell you that in tampa and st. pete communication has been key. roto calls tell people when the power is back on. that's a big comfort. my family is down there too. hopefully everybody is getting the information they need. here at home the information we need, the remnants of irma they're not devastating but disgusting. sou soupy out there. we drop from 73 to 72. not a lot because of the cloud c

jay gray, nbc news.united states has officially seized control of the russian consulate in san francisco. yesterday morning, workers were seen carrying boxes out of a building and loading them into cars. this comes just a day after thick, black smoke could be seen coming from the chimney at the consulate. it fueled a lot of speculation on social media about what the russians were up to inside. on thursday, the trump administration ordered the russians to leave within 48 hours. that move was in retaliation for russia ordering the u.s. to cut the number of americans in their country. many bay area russians are calling for unity, not division. >> we were together during the second world war, and we have to stick together in a world against terrorism. we have to stay together. it is not time for some stupidness. >> the kremlin is accusing the u.s. of violating international laws by closing the san francisco consulate and trade offices in washington and new york. the u.s., however, disputes that claim. >> a b

jay gray live for us in naples tonight. >> reporter: good evening. we are in the heart of downtown naples right now, and every direction you look, there is water moving in. there are trees down, power lines down, and there is still more to come from irma. ravaging the keys early, irma is now unleashing its fury across the state. hurricane force winds tearing away roofs, tossing aside signs and testing the limits of most everything in their path, including two massive construction cranes seemingly hanging by a thread. driving rains mixing with a storm surge that continues to push water into places it's never been before, including brickell in downtown miami. water covers the only road in and out of the keys and it's inching closer now to homes in ft. lauderdale. >> hoping for the best, thinking of one another. worried about our friends. you can't help but worry. >> reporter: this couple was pulled from their sailboat by sheriff's deputies in west palm beach as the storms and waves poured in. >> it's my home, it's everything i own, so i was doing every

jay gray, nbc news, houston. >>> texas is home to 41 superfund sites. the associated press surveyed seven of the sites and found them all inundated with the epa said 13 of the sites were flooded by harvey and experiencing possible damage and there's concern whether floodwaters washed in pollution. check out this edition of "meet the press." chuck todd will focus on the events after harvey with the interview of justin turner. >>> russian government officials are blasting the trump administration this morning, and it's due to the united states taking control of the three russian posts. the russians say they could retaliate. >>> the time is 6:05. a deadly scene erupted over the holiday weekend and in the district gunfire broke out. darcy spencer brings speed. >> reporter: police used flashlights this holiday weekend. family members are extremely emotional as they learn that a young woman that just turned 19 years old had been killed in the gunfire. a man was also shot and wounded. a third victim suffered a minor graze wound. witnesses tell me there were ma

>> thank you, nbc's jay gray, for more information on the keys, i'm joined by a red cross working asat do you think it will take to fix what we have already? i remember the railroad all the way to key west, got blown away and never was rebuilt. i assume the highway and everything else will get rebuilt all the way to the key west. >> we could have made it today, the roads are being cleared. we drove as far as big pine key today. it was heartrending to see what is going on there. the devastation is as bad as everyone has seen on the news. we have had opportunities to talk to people, i actually was able to connect with somebody who was a friend of a family friend and to let them know they were okay. your question was, how long will this take? obviously months if not years, after sandy, where i live up on long island in new york, there is still a bit of recovery happening all of these years later. >> fema is putting up where 25% of the houses in the keys are devastationed. do you like that number? >> well, the destruction we saw today was pretty bad and i think if you combine the communi

jay gray, nbc news. >> announcer: now at 5:00, moms and dad's targeted in a series of crimes caught ont the first time. the message tonight from police to parents. >> plus, hurricane maria causing new problems in storm ravaged puerto rico while unleashing another round of destruction on other islands. but what is the latest track mean for our area? >> good evening. first at 5:00 tonight, explosive claims about a nursing home in maryland. >> a grandmother hoped to get a helping hand after having a stroke. instead she says she was sexually assaulted by an employee. >> news 4's chris gordon is working this story for us and joins us now with reaction from the victim and her family. chris? >> reporter: jim and erika, the elderly woman is physically challenged as a result of that stroke, and she has difficulty she was very clear when describing to me the sexual assault she says she suffered here earlier this week. she is 83 years old, a resident of this nursing home since suffering a stroke. she tells us that a male staff member sexually assaulted her in her room early monday morning. >> wha

jay gray, nbc news, gillette stadium. >>> effect on miami's home opener. that game was scheduled to happen between the dolphins and tampa bay on sunday. that's been postponed. that's now going to happen november 9th. both teams were scheduled for a bye week then, so this just means that they will not get a week off this season. >>> all right, we want to turn things now to somara theodore who's been tracking this storm as it continues to inch closer to the united states. >> i think that by this evening, we could see it start to encroach upon turks and caicos. but the most recent update we had, now we have lake okeechobee and the southern keys under a hurricane watch. this is for the weekend. we're expecting this to possibly impact southern florida as we head into sunday. right now, though, i want to give you a look at the atlantic. very active. the last time we had three named hurricanes in the atlantic was about september 2010, but of course the biggest impacting hurricane is i what we're tracking right now. the eye just to the north of dominican republic,

jay gray, nbc news. >> announcer: now at 5:00, trail attacks. a mystery man targeting local women.ive with the safety alert. >> because i don't know if they're eating. i feel guilty eating. >> a storm ravaged island with millions of americans desperate for food, water, things we take for granted. a mother of two who had to share a home with 17 people shares her story now with news 4. >> we're trying our best to comfort each other, hoping the help will get there. >> how your information may have just been compromised at whole classroom, the special honor for dave chappelle at his alma mater. >>> well, right now at 5:00 on this friday, a brazen attack on a popular walking and biking trail. this time the woman was grabbed about this hour yesterday. >> and this evening police tell us it may be linked to a handful of similar attacks on women in recent weeks. now, this most recent one along a trail in fair oaks, our chris gordon is along one of the paths where a man assaulted a woman. he joins us now live with the warning now from police. chris? >> reporter: well, as see a couple just jo

jay gray, nbc news. >> what a sight. he looks pretty incredible. new developments tonight in the controversy over the private travel of health and human services secretary tom price, reimburse taxpayers for that travel. politico first reported that the secretary flew at least two dozen times on private charter jets at a cost to tax payers of about $300,000. that's a sharp break from precedent. government employees generally use commercial airlines. president trump has said he is, in his words, not happy and he says he let price know it. earlier today reporters caught up with the secretary. >> do you still have the president's confidence? >> i think so. we're going to work through this and as i think we still have the confidence of the president. >> secretary price says he will write a personal check to the u.s. treasury for his travel, and he vows that he will not take any more private charter flights with no exceptions. but it's not clear if that will be enough to satisfy president trump. blayne aleer blayne? >> reporter: and, jim, that is the que

now back to you. >> jay gray live for us. be safe. >>> first alert meteorologist krystal klei is tracking irma's path and also keeping an eye on the weather in our neighborhood. krystal? >> we're starting out with our radar and satellite view. this is of hurricane irma. and you see this little blip here, it looks like some radar just may have been knocked down in this area and that's why we're not getting data there. let's look closer at the key west area, the area that's going to see the impact most immediately with landfall this morning. so we zoom in tight. you see the orange, the yellow. these are the arm bands of irma. this is the eyewall of irma, where the strongest winds are, and it's when the flattening damaging winds move through an area, especially a small island like key west or some of the other keys. this is when we have the concern of the biggest damage moving through due to winds. now, we also have a storm surge, and that's going to come throughout the rest of today as this starts to move close to the west coas

jay gray, nbc news, miami. >> for some of these pets it could be their last chance.y have arrived at the last chance animal rescue in waldorf. they came in from hurricane damaged areas. dozens of these pets are available. all of them are updated on their vaccinations. anyone interested in adopting can visit the puppy palooza from 11:00 to 3:00 at pet smart in columbia. get yourself a kitten. >> we just heard that you have a new, an updated track on jose. >> jose still coming in, back to a lrk now. winds of 75 miles an hour, back minimal hurricane. this is not going to be a huge large powerful storm, but it is going to have some impact i think on parts of the u.s. i want to show you that new track. first off take a look at jose off the florida coast. and it looks menacing just sitting there, but it is not moving towards florida. that is some very good news. those folks affected by irma will not have to worry about jose. the current conditions winds of 75 miles an hour, moving to the northwest at 10 miles an hour. it has been strengthening just a little bit. look at th

nbc's jay gray with the growing fear as flood waters keep rising. >> reporter: over the silence like a tattered blanket, communities splintered and torn apart. >> it's shocking, really devastating. >> reporter: maria's wrath is overwhelming, rushing flood waters and rain from the storm could continue through the weekend. >> many people believe the hurric i but at this moment there are people being rescued from their rooftops. there are people being rescued from floods. >> reporter: pulled from homes ripped open by the wind, pieces twisted and tossed aside. trees and power poles snapped. wires tangled like yarn. there is no electricity on the island right now, and little if any running water. >> i think we have to understand the gravity of the situation. the infrastructure of puerto rico is so weak that it's going to take a really long time. >> reporter: the airport is open, but only for military and other rescue and relief missions. help desperately needed here. >> the human spirit is going to have to rise up real high, and i'm sure we have the strength to do it, but we have to find

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jay gray joins us live at gillette stadium in foxborough, massachusetts. from the high profile issues to the impacts from the hurricane, the league is dealing with a lot. >> yeah. good morning to you. great to talk. finally, the start of the nfl season, the patriots and the chiefs will get it started on the field here tonight. but you're right, the league begins this season with a lot of lingering questions. preseason perhaps is over now. crews are wrapping up pregame preps inside and outside the stadium. fans, they're ready to go. >> i've been amped up and ready for this season to get under way. >> but as the season begins, the nfl once again faces off field questions and controversy. >> if there is one thing that could hurt the popularity of the nfl, in my opinion, it is that. the medical issues, injuries, and especially head injuries and head trauma. >> and the nfl, again, facing a potential legal battle with a superstar surrounding allegations of domestic violence. while crowds outside league headquarters have accused team owners of black baulg unsigne

jay gray is at one of the biggest shelters tonight in houston. jay?> reporter: yeah, we are in the convention center in the downtown areas. this has become home for thousands because harvey took away their homes. rescue and recovery teams continues. in some water, more water is on the way. >> water will continue to be released from the reservoir for the next ten to 15 days. i am asking for people in these areas to leave their homes. >> reporter: in many houston neighborhoods, boats are still the only way in and out. some survivors getting their first look at what is left after the storm. >> everything is broken and swimming around. all my furniture and all my antiques that i have collected. there is nothing there. >> reporter: many of those with nothing left continue to show up at more than 200 shelters across the strike zone. >> the shelter mission is the biggest battle we have right now. we have rolled a tremendous of assets. >> reporter: a lifeline for tens of thousands left homeless by harvey and a look right now at one of the missions here, peopl

jay gray joins us from houston. what is the mood in that city now? >> reporter: raj, janelle, obviously frustration. i can't say enough how resilient the people have been. and look, for many, the work is a lot like the storm, overwhelming. some neighborhoods where people still can't get in because of the water. labor day is anything but a holiday in houston. >> just another day because we have lost track of time. >> reporter: the labor on this day intense and personal. thousands of families pouring through the soak and battered rubble harvey left behind. searching for anything they can save from their lives before the storm. >> there are people who lost everything. they left out of here with the clothes on their backs. >> reporter: in parts of the strike zone, ten-days after harvey made last fall, ten-days before it. it could be another full week before the water recedes. >> we can't get in there and get them. >> reporter: the scope of the damage overwhelming. >> i pray i never see anything like this again. >> reporter: a prayer shared by so many rig

jay gray has the latest on the story from anything but a holiday in houston. >> it's just another day, because we've kind of lost track of time. >> the labor on this day, intense and personal. thousands of families poured through the soaked an battered rubble harvey left behind, searching for anything they could save from their lives before the storm. there are people that lost erg. they left out of here with clothes on their back. >> we don't know when we'll be able to get back in, it's very frustrating. >> for some, it could be another full week before the water goes away. >> every day that we have water in there, is another day that our house decays and our belongings decay and we can't get in there and get them. >> the scope of the damage overwhelming gathering momentum but chance of u.s. strike by early next week. >> way too early to know where. but officials say never too early to plan and be prepared, es essentially for millions along the east coast right now. doreen, leon. >> tomorrow is the first day of school in hospital gom ri county, those who used the trail are going to h

jay gray, nbc news, houston. >> and if you'd like to help, we've made it easy for you to give good to the red cross. just head to nbcbayarea.com for a link to donate. it can be as simple as sending a text on your cellphone. >>> new at 11:00 a potentially alarming crime in santa rosa. a man was seen tossing something like fireworks out of his truck. he allegedly started several fires destroying a bar, a car and threatening several homes. >> it's what we call light to medium fuel. grass and brush. it had a little wind behind it, so it started to make a pretty good run. but the firefighters did a great job and cut it off at primrose. >> investigators have not yet released a description of the man or that truck. >>> the largest fire in the history of los angeles has now burned more than 7,000 acres. the firefighters are making progress. the fire now 30% contained. it's destroyed homes, forced hundreds to evacuate and shutdown part of the freeway. >>> still to come, heading to the beach could be dangerous. triple dujt taechltures brought out a bigger crowd and a bigger workload for firefig

. >> lifeline, for tens of thousands left homeless by harvey, jay gray, nbc news, houston. >> tonight there is some new fall out from the violent protests in charlottesville last month. a man who says he was injured by white supremacist who is suing the city, the police chief and the virginia state police. >> not only was a young woman killed during the protest on august 12th. there were squir mishs and noe-nazi groups versus antifascist groups and others. >> the police were standing around and when it got out hand. >> right now, it is day five of 116-mile march to washington. demonstrators left on august 28. they plan to arrive in washington next wednesday, but they were slowed down this afternoon when police asked them to step off the road because of holiday traffic and weather. the actor and activist joined the march. he and other protesters are calling for president trump to be removed from office. >> you know, the assemble of hate is not the last thing you want to see in any of the children's schools. three times this week, graffiti showing a the principal spoke with students yes

. >> thank you, jay gray, reporting live. >> now with every passing minute more and more people forced to evacuate their homes, arriving here at regulagan airport. happy to get a flight out of florida. still we caught up with a few people who were actually trying to fly back to their homes in florida so they can take care of some last minute chores before that storm hits. >> i'm going to button protection just to make sure what can be salvaged and can be load up, some important stuff, packed for about two days and then go up north probably to the panhandle. >> we're just going to show up and do what we're going to do. we have to take care of our family, that's why we're leaving here to go home and we're going to leave everything up to god. >> hope we have enough time to do. earlier today, american and other couple airlines still have flights going out. but, again, the airport start shutting down later tonight. >> david culver is in florida for us as people get ready for the storm. he'll have another live report in about 30 minutes. you can follow him on twitter at david under score cul

meanwhile, hurricane jose is stalling east of the bahamas is expected to continue weakening nbc's jay gray reports from already. >> as irma continues its destructive run through the southeast, we're getting a closer look where the storm first made landfall in the u.s >> it blew everything apart. it looks like a nuclear bomb went off irma exploded through the keys, leaving a trail of twisted metal, splittered wood and little else across the barrier islands. big, bad real bad going to take months, maybe a year to get this cleaned up. >> all of florida will be dealing with the effects of the storm for a long time. >> we've got downed power lines all across the state we've got roads impassable still across the state we've got debris all over the state. >> miami, orlando, garden city, naples and jacksonville. where the water still rising >> this is potentially a week-long event with water and the tides coming and going the. >> it could take longer than a week to restore power for some of thor more than 5 million still without it right now >> it is a magnitude that we just haven't seen before >>

. >> jay gray is live outside cardinal stadium with a look at this growing controversy. good morning, jay. >> reporter: hey, good morning, marcus, good morning, laura. normally mondays during football season, they are reserved to talk about stats, scores, standings. not the case today. a lot of people talking about what happened before kick off yesterday in a lot of games here and really focusing that discussion on the protest, the players and the president. a strong and direct message across the nfl, dozens of players standing up by kneeling down or locking arms in a show of solidarity. on some teams, coaches and owners joining the silent protest. >> galvanized the league, players, coaches, owners, everybody. it's created a new level of unity. >> some sat quietly, some raised a clinched fist. a handful of players led last season led by 49ers quarterback, colin kaepernick, who was taking a knee to bring attention to racial inequality and police brutality against african-americans. it gained momentum after comments from president trump last week. >> wouldn't you love to se

jay gray is live this morning with a growing look at the controversy. good morning, jay. >> reporter: good morning, marcus. good morning, laura. coming after others this morning where he, again, reiterated the nfl players should be standing for the anthem. you talked about it yesterday was something we have never seen before in the league with the nfl actually coming together as they did yesterday. monday's usually are reserved for talk about, well, the standings, the stats, the scores from the day before. not the case right now. before kick off tonight, many of the discussions, likely, will focus on the protests, the players and the president. a strong and direct message across the nfl, dozens of players standing up by kneeling down. or locking arms during the national anthem in a show of solidarity. on some teams, coaches and owners joining the protest. >> the league, players, coaches, owners, everybody. it's inadvertently created a level of unity. >> reporter: some raised a clinched fist. a handful of players did this last season, led by former 49ers

nbc's jay gray is live in the keys tonight. jay, there's got to be a shock for those coming back to the area. >> reporter: i can imagine if this was my neighborhood, my home. this storm just ravaged the keys. it ripped across from the water here and just chewed up and spat out everything in its path here. you can see pieces of homes and now theseress departmen residen overwhelming task of trying to recover and eventually rebuild here. you know, a lot of people are power right now. water is limited. food is limited. so getting back is one thing. getting to work is another. you see this slab right here, that used to be a house. i talked to billy quinn, the man who lived in that house and rode it out somewhere else and he said he needs help from washington. he wants fema to step in. he wants the owners of this property group to step in. they are the workforce in this area and want to make sure that they have the opportunity to renew what this was and what it can be. that's going to take a lot of work, pat and leon. there's so much

nbc's jay gray is there. jay, what's the feeling there, what are you hearing? >> reporter: yeah, leon, pat, it's interesting because i think a lot of people are more interested in what happens before kickoff than what goes on during the game. we'll see how all of that plays out. to give you an idea of how quickly all of this escalated, last weekend six players were involved in protests during the national anthem. yesterday as you talked about more than 200 and that number is expected to grow here tonight. it happened on the field, but this is no game. across the nfl players, coaches and owners taking a stand by kneeling. or locking arms. sitting. raising a clinched fist. >> it's only a few times in a man's life where you have a chance to stand up for something you believe in and in and make statement. >> reporter: it was a statement that sparked this controversy. >> wouldn't you love to see one of these nfl owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, get that son of a bitch off the field right now, out, he's fired. >> reporter: president trump taking a

. >> reporter: jay gray, nbc news. >> for a closer look at maria's path and the potential impact on our area, we go to doug in storm center 4. what do you think, doug? >> we're continuing to track this storm as it makes its way off the island of puerto rico. only a category 2 now weakening just before landfall producing up to 20 to 30 inches of rain. they will still see rain here for days and flooding for days as the storm system moves off towards the north and east away from puerto rico. it did come in with winds of 150 to 155 miles per hour at that time. winds now down to 1 10 miles pe hour. it's going to head towards the bahamas and nen late next week. that's when it interacts with jose. it's still off the coastline. he a it's a tropical storm with 70 miles per hour. it's moving out and expect it to move back towards the coast. maria could interact with jose and pull it into parts of new england. either way, both storms will be much weaker. we continue to watch that from the storm center. >> i'm erika gonzalez. there are live pictures from mexico city taking place to rescue people an

. >> we begin with jay gray and the costly cleanup in puerto rico. >> reporter: the island is unable to fight back winds of mo tearing apart homes and businesses and soaking and flooding rain. swallowing neighborhoods. >> this is going to be the most devastating storm. >> reporter: devastation scattered across the caribbean, ravaged by the monster storm as it made its way to puerto rico. one of the strongest to hit landfall in nearly a century. thousands pushed into shelters across the strike zone. >> we have people in flooded areas and those houses had no chance. >> reporter: puerto rico and the san juan that we knew yesterday is no longer there. >> reporter: for survivors to have a chance once the storm clears, officials say they'll need help from the mainland. an emotional plea. >> remember that you are part of us even if you're not here. don't

let's start with jay gray in arizona ahead of tonight's game. jay. >> reporter: hey there, wendy, leon. and to i have go you an idea of how quickly all of this has escalated, last weekend six players were involved in protests during the national anthem. yesterday more than 200 and that number is expected to grow here tonight. it happened on the fi across the nfl, players, coaches and owners taking a stand by kneeling. or locking arms. sitting. raising a clinched fist. >> it's only a few times in a man lapse life where you have a chance to stand up for something you believe in and make a statement. >> reporter: it was a statement that sparked this controversy. >> wornt you louldn't you love of these nfl owners when somebody disrespects our flag to say get that son of a bitch off the field right now, he's fired? >> reporter: president trump taking a swipe at the league and the handful of players who have been kneeling during the national anthem to bring attention to racial inequality and police brutality. now it is the players versus the president.

that's where nbc's jay gray joins us live now with new perspective. ope of the damage, tell us what you're seeing there. >> reporter: pat, leon, it's really amazing when you think about it. all of this debris, it was pushed from the shoreline by the st more than several hundred yards away, pushed all the way up here to u.s. 1, the only road in and out of the keys. >>> florida, still wrecked four days after irma's land fall. >> everything is down and gone. everything's blocked. the telephone poles are down. >> reporter: the remnants of so many lives scattered for miles. >> yeah, it's in pretty bad shape. >> reporter: today president trump seeing firsthand just how bad things are here. >> they went through something that i guess the likes of which we can really say nobody has ever seen before. all you have to do is look at what happens in the keys. >> reporter: billy quin lost his home in the keys. >> it just disintegrated, i say, because there's nothing but a frame left. >> reporter: like so many here, quin plans to come back and says the president's tr

jay gray is live in naples, florida tonight where residents and power companies have started the longious recovery efforts. >> so, jay, what's the latest on power outages? >> reporter: yarks eah, pat, le good to talk to you. it's slow going here. the affected areas, florida power and light saying there are some places that may be ten days away from getting their power restored. more than 5 million in the state without power here in naples, this city that is still in the dark as well. we're at the collie r county staging area. they've been moving in and out all day helping in the recovery efforter, helping to clear away from the debris so power teams can get in, restore the lines, and get the power up and going. as you guys are well aware, without that power, it's tough to really come back all the way. so, they want to get that done as quickly as possible. not only here, but across the state to give the residents here a chance to get their feet back on the ground in their own homes, assess the damage and start to move forward. a tough go, but again, power continues to slowly come back