he actually rescued orlando magic basketball star and forward jonathan simmons. you see him there. just happened to show up and trae was there. >> paying it forward. he got rescued himself. and decided now that i'm here, i might as well rescue a few others myself. >> and miranda lambert's foundation is focussing on animals. we've seen lots of pets stranded. they've been able to rescue 72 dogs. >> there are so many that have been stranded unfortunately. don't miss our updates on wnnfans.com. z2gzpz zi0z y2gzpy yi0y >>> making news in america this morning, harvey is moving inland and bringing new flooding fears this morning. the wears are still rising in texas and a new mandatory evacuation order has just been ordered in houston where as many as 100,000 homes are believed to be destroyed. >>> a chemical plant six feet underwater in danger of catching fire. why there's no way to stop it from happening. >>> a landmark cancer therapy is already proved successful in a child diagnosed with leukemia. so hear why it's being called a new era in the fight against cancer. >>> a good morning to

he actually rescued orlando magic basketball star and forward jonathan simmons. you see him there.happened to show up and trae was there. >> paying it forward. he got rescued himself. and decided now that i'm here, i might as well rescue a few others myself. >> and miranda lambert's foundation is focussing on animals. we've seen lots of videos of pets stranded. they've been able to rescue 72 dogs. >> there are so many that have been stranded unfortunately. don't miss our updates on wnnfans.com. includ >>> good thursday morning. i'm kendis gibson. >>> good thursday morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm diane macedo. here are the headlines we're following on "world news now". >> the death toll in texas is rising with harvey blamed for taking 30 lives. thousands have been rescued, including residents of a nursing home in port arthur where at least 70 people were trapped. >> people in texas are beginning to return home. and begin the massive cleanup process. debris includes everything from once prized possessions to soggy carpet and drywall. the city of houston resumes trash pickup to

jonathan: this cow looks like gene simmons. that is gene simmons on the right. on the left is the calf. take a closer look it's like a kiss rochester. the calf's owner says she has the looks as well. >> she is spunky. a lot of energy. she pitches and runs and annoys the adults. jonathan: she is really cute. gene simmons not so much. genie is the name of the calf. never let her know. gene blows fire out of his mouth. i'm not thinking that the cow has it in her. alison: she has -- nancy: she has stuck her tongue out. this is the most i have talked about a cow's tongue. >> we'll move on. this time the american military testing missile and the message it's sending to north korea. we have that coming up. >> the first time we take you inside a local land mark repurposes into one of a kind jonathan: another missile test to tell you about. the intercontinental ballistic missile. it's ours. the minute man three launched to a target in the pacific. the unarmed missile was a test coming days after north korea sent one of theirs of japan. the military says it shows u.s. is