(tiffany) the entire city of port arthur is underwater and as kristen holmes tell us...ice are asking for volunteers with boats. it's been six days since hurricane harvey made landfall in texas...and rescue efforts continue across much of the devastated areahelicopters canvassing the beaumont, texas thursday -- for those still trapped-- rescue nat --in some areas, the floods waters have begun to recede,allowing crews to conduct door to door searches...and some residents have been able to return home for the first time to assess the damage...dr. lee roy gillam/ home damaged in flood: "when i first walked in i just stood and looked. i walked out the house to be my myself for a few moments and tears were just streaming down."vice president mike pence was in texas thursday to survey the damage left in harvey's wake. vice president mike pence: "to see the outpouring of compassion and concern was deeply inspiring to us"at one point, up his sleeves to help a family clean-up the debris in their yardbut not everyone is woods yet. some areas like the city of orange have been place

kristen holmes/naples, fl: "president trump heading to southwest florida today as the cleanup effortontinues and three million people remain without power."recovery underway for places impacted by irma.some remaining piled with debris ... making access difficult.others still flooded and rescues still going on.don manley/rescuing people in bonita springs, fl:"two ladies were hollering and they were in water almost up to their shoulders. i have no idea how they got there."utility companies working to restore power ... but millions are still without electricity. sweltering temperatures making life uncomfortable and difficult.those temperatures -- plus a lack of power for air conditioning -- may have played a part in the deaths elderly residents of a hollywood, florida nursing home.a criminal investigation underway ... and authorities have asked first responders to check residents in other assisted living facilities. sen. bill nelson/-d-florida: "people are just absolutely shocked that someone in a staff would not know enough that a frail elderly person is dying of heat exhaustion and wo

correspondent kristen holmes is in naples, florida, now with the very latest. >> reporter: devastation in the sunshine state. hurricane irma tearing through southwest florida sunday bringing flooding, downing trees and leaving debris in its wake. governor rick scott says he's been in close contact with the white house. >> the bad news is that this is some big monster but i think we're very well coordinated. >> reporter: irma bringing 90 miles per hour wind gusts to miami and enough rain to flood some of the areas' roadways. >> it's just not safe to go outside. you could step in a puddle or step in, you know, a very light patch of water and it could be completely electrified with a live power line and it will kill you. >> reporter: millions are without power and now neighboring states are bracing for the storm. >> stay in place. make sure there's a secure place as much as you can do so and stay off the roads. >> reporter: georgia declaring a state of emergency for all 159 counties. heavy rains expected throughout areas of the state monday including in metro atlanta where many schools an

in miami, i'm kristen holmes. (marty) the 'happiest place on earth' is closed this weekend because of the storm. hurricane irma has forced central florida attractions - including walt disney world's four theme parks - to close their gates. the parks are expected to remain closed through monday. ( marty ) as people flee the path of hurricane irma, some are taking refuge here in the bay area. flights from orlando and tampa been arriving at local airports all week ahead of airport shutdowns that began yesterday. kron-four spoke to a bay area couple that was vacationing in tampa. they say airport workers there told them to leave immediately. airlines have canceled 46-hundred flights o far due to the storm. (marty) you can download the free kron4 mobile app to trac

kristen holmes has details on the recovery efforts and new concerns. has stopped in southeast texas ... but the struggle is far from over.(nat - woman sobs)a fire broke out for the second day in a row at a chemical plant that had flooded earlier this week. giant flames shot up from the plant in crosby, texas , sending thick black smoke high into the air.reporter: nontoxic or can you not say that? >>plant executive: it is noxious.reporter: you are not able to say that any of this is nontoxic?plant executive: toxicity is a --many have begun the gut-wrenching process of cleaning upwillie marie burton/harvey evacuee: ""i feel like crying but then i'm joyful because i could have been in the water... this too shall pass. it will. i know that it will."but others could see standing water in their homes for days or weeks. and authorities are asking residents to be aware of the risks that remain...gov. greg abbott/-r- texas: "you need to understand about the possibility that you could be impacted by flooding waters in the coming days. you need to remain vigilant

reporter kristen holmes has more.(pkg) it's been six days since hurricane harvey made landfall in texas...and rescue efforts continue across much of the devastated areahelicopters canvassing the beaumont, texas thursday -- for those still trapped-- rescue nat --in some areas, the floods waters have begun to recede,allowing crews to conduct door to door searches...and some residents have been able to return home for the first time to assess the damage...dr. lee roy gillam/ home damaged in flood: "when i first walked in i just stood and looked. i walked out the house to be my myself for a few moments and tears were just streaming down."vice president mike pence was in texas thursday to survey the damage left in harvey's wake. vice president mike pence: "to see the outpouring of compassion and concern was deeply inspiring to us"at one point, pence rolled up his sleeves to help a family clean-up the debris in their yardbut not everyone is out of the woods yet. some areas like the city of orange have under mandatory evacua

kristen holmes has more.t's been six days since hurricane harvey made landfall in texas...and rescue efforts continue across much of the devastated areahelicopters canvassing the beaumont, texas thursday -- for those still trapped-- rescue nat --in some areas, the floods waters have begun to recede,allowing crews to conduct door to door searches...and some residents have been able to return home for the first time to assess the damage...dr. lee roy gillam/ home damaged in flood: "when i first walked in i just stood and looked. i walked out the house to be my myself for a few moments and tears were just streaming down."vice president mike pence was in texas thursday to survey the damage left in harvey's wake. vice president mike pence: "to see the outpouring of compassion and concern was deeply inspiring to us"at one point, pence rolled up his sleeves to help a family clean-up the debris in their yardbut not everyone is out of the woods yet. some areas like the city of orange have been placed under mandatory e

kristen holmes is in miami with the latest details. kristen holmes/miami: "good morning.aying that he didn't know anyone in south florida who had ever experienced anything like what was coming with irma. he urged people to get out, saying it wasn't a matter of 'if' florida was going to get hit, it was a matter of how badly it was going to get hit. florida is busy preparing for hurricane irma.rick scott/florida governor:"if you've been ordered to evacuate and are still home, please go. today is the day to do the right thing for your family and get inland to safety."forecasters still aren't sure exactly where the storm will hit ... brock long/fema administrator:"this is a complex forecast. anybody from alabama to north carolina should be watching this storm very closely."people in the sunshine state are getting ready anyway ... they're getting out however they can. travelers stood in line for hours at airports.while drivers waited at gas stations, some of which ran out of fuel. cars headed north caused interstate backups and slowdowns. depending on irma's path ... the power

kristen holmes is in houston with more.:"i have no choice but to issue a mandatory evacuation."houston's mayor tells some west houston residents with water in their homes ... they must leave.the order applies only to an area flooded by water releases from swollen reservoirs.authorities said it's a matter of public safety.chief samuel pena/houston fire dept.:"it's my professional opinion that people that remain in inundated areas are in an unsafe situation. the hazards that exist in these situations are presenting a problem for first responders."meanwhile, water service is beginning to be restored in beaumont.six temporary pumps have been installed.residents who haven't evacuated have been relying on bottled water since flooding knocked the treatment plant offline thursday.this as the president and first lady visited texas and louisiana saturday.in houston, they stopped at a church and a relief center at nrg stadium.pres. trump (no font necessary):"i think people appreciate what's been done. it's been done very efficiently,

in houston, i'm kristen holmes, reporting.here at home, local businesses are finding ways businesses are home, local (pam) reporting.holmes, reporting. (pam) here at home, local businesses are finding ways to pitch in and help texans affected by the disaster. today chronicle books held a good old fashioned bake sale at their san francisco headquarters in soma. more than $26-hundred dollars made it into the donation jar, and because chronicle books will match that, nearly 52-hundred dollars will be split between the red cross and the hurricane harvey relief fund. employees at the publishing company have been doing this for natural disasters for years.. <(kristen hewitt, chronicle books)i feel like doing something with your hands to help out has become our company philosophy and we want to continue to do this for people who are in need whenever we can.>(pam) (pam) can.>(pam) on monday, the owners of 'kit tea', the hayes valley cat cafe will donate half the day's proceeds to 'austin pets alive' - an animal rescue foundation. and

in houston, i'm kristen holmes kron4 news. (pam) pictures of the flooding and devastation in houston... are bringing back some bad memories for those who lived thru hurricane katrina. diane evans relocated to the bay area after evacuating from new orleans with her daughter and seven -year old grandson 12- years ago. she says they could not move back, because of the lack of jobs, schools and especially housing in the wake of the 2005 disaster. she says she hopes that victims of hurricane harvey .... get a better response from the government, and not fall prey to fraudulent contractors, which she says, descended on new orleans like locusts .. after the waters receded. (diane evans, displaced by katrina) when you got a little bit of money you hire a contractor and they halfway do it or take your money and disappear. they weren't from new orleans. the government didn't regulate them when you complain and say these people rip me off nothing was done to them so they acted with impunity defrauding people and scamming folks and people

reporter kristen holmes has more from houston. four days after his first visit to storm ravaged texas... president donald trump returned to meet with survivors left behind...in the wake of historic hurricane harveyafter landing, the president and first lady were greeted by officials ...before immediately being taken to a relief center at houston's nrg stadiumthe visit was a second chance of sorts for trump, who's initial visit was met with criticism....with some saying he failed to display the empathy and compassion expected from the president ... saturday's visit was markedly different, with the president visiting families, handing out meals, and playing with childrenpres. donald trump/no font required:"i think people appreciate what's been done. it's been done very efficiently, very well, and that';s what we want...a lot of love."harvey is shaping up to be one of the most expensive disasters in us history,the white house, friday, asked congress for a whopping $7.85 billion in disaster relief.the house could vote on the funding a

kristen holmes is there in houston with more.yor sylvester turner/-d- houston:"i have no choice but to issue a mandatory evacuation."houston's mayor tells some west houston residents with water in their homes ... they must leave.the order applies only to an area flooded by water releases from swollen reservoirs.authorities said it's a matter of public safety.chief samuel pena/houston fire dept.:"it's my professional opinion that people that remain in inundated areas are in an unsafe situation. the hazards that exist in these situations are presenting a problem for first responders."meanwhile, water service is beginning to be restored in beaumont.six temporary pumps have been installed.residents who haven't evacuated have been relying on bottled water since flooding knocked the treatment plant offline thursday.this as the president and first lady visited texas and louisiana saturday.in houston, they stopped at a church and a relief center at nrg stadium.pres. trump (no font necessary):"i think people appreciate what's been done. i

correspondent kristen holmes is in naples, florida, now with the very latest. >> reporter: devastationicane irma tearing through southwest florida sunday bringing flooding, downing trees and leaving debris in its wake. governor rick scott says he's been in close contact with the white house. >> the bad news is that this is some big monster but i think we're very well coordinated. >> reporter: irma bringing

(grant) kristen holmes is in washington with more. pres.onald trump: i'd like to take a moment to send america's hearts and prayers to the people of puerto rico and u.s. virgin islands. president trump announcing plans to travel to storm-ravaged puerto rico next week and touting the government's relief efforts to the u-s territory-- as conditions there continue to deteriorate in hurricane maria's wake pres. donald trump: a massive effort is underway and we have been really treated very very nicely by the governor and everybody else, they know how hard we're working and what a good job they're doing as we speak. the last-minute trip thrown together after days of criticism, many slamming president trump for not speaking out more on the unfolding humanitarian crisis and seemingly concentrating instead on n-f-l players not standing during the national anthem. pres. donald trump: i wasn't preoccupied with the nfl i was ashamed of what was taking place because to me that was a very important moment. i don't think you can disrespect our country, o

harvey.( mark ) most of the businesses in houston are expected to reopen tomorrow.( tiffany ) kristen holmese're here in kingwood, texas where the cleaning up process has really just begun. you can see behind me here there are piles of trash, furniture, debris, insulation-- these are people's lives-- and this is just unique to this neighborhood. we've seen it street after street. this is what these communities are dealing with now and probably for the next days, weeks. months-- even years. --pkg-- with ninety-five percent of the city finally dry-- houston is beginning the long process of cleaning up...healing... and rebuilding"i lost everything from my hosue- all my efforts for seven years-- all my things-- my children's things-- i lost everything" many victims of hurricane harvey attended church sunday for the first time since the storm hit"so god gave us a storm"while celebrities lent a helping hand harry connick jr. / entertainer: "all my friends in houston, i'm gonna let it shine..."singer harry connick jr. entertaining evacuees at a houston convention center. saturday-- president trump

(pam) kristen holmes joins us live tonight from houston texas. kristen...m ) to help the victims in texas, you can text the word harvey to 90-999 to make a $10 donation. you can also make donations online at redcross.org, or by phone at 1-800-red-cross. (pam) new tonight at 8. a police officer in georgia --- fired=== after what he was caught saying on dashcam video. (steve) the comments are pretty shocking. grant lodes is here with the video. (grant) the video stems from a 20-16 d-u-i stop. that's where former lieutenant greg abbott was caught on camera telling a woman "we only kill black people" right before he made those comments ... the woman in car said she was scared to move her hands to get her phone. that's when abbott responded with this. now abbott's attorney says the comment was an attempt to de-escalate a situation involving an uncooperative passenger. but the cobb county police chief says the comments were inappropriate ---regardless of the

kristen holmes is in fort kristen holmes power.without thousand are close to 800-thousand are without, florida with the latest. (marty) thank you kristen. we'll check back with you throughout the morning. ( marty ) good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm marty gonzales. hurricane irma strengthened into a category four storm. it has caused over 170-thousand homes and businesses to lose power near miami. and forced 600-thousand people in that area to evacuate. we turn now to meteorlogist dave spahr. isn't the national weather service saying the storm will hit the lower florida keys right now? (dave) significant warming is expected today as high pressure builds over northern california. shower chances will develop across the far southern portion of the region tonight and monday and then across the entire forecast area monday night and tuesday. there is also a slight chance of thunderstorms . slightly cooler temperatures for monday, with much weather expected by midweek. ( marty ) with millions of people evacuating the palm beach area... many animals were left behind. dozens of dogs and

in miami, i'm kristen holmes. (steve) as hurricane irma bares down on florida.... a fema search and rescue team is flying in from the bay area to help. no rest for the weary the oakland based fema team is heading towards the monster storm...after having just helped in texas with the aftermath of hurricane harvey. dozens of crew members were told on tuesday...their work isn't complete. the team could be gone for up to three weeks.... however nothing is set in stone. depending on how destructive irma is... more crews may be heading to florida to help. also heading to florida to help -- pg&e. it's already clear that florida will need lots of help in restoring power in the wake of irma.. catherine heenan is here with more on the utility workers who were packing up today.. (catherine) the storm hasn't even hit........but everyone knows irma is a monster of a storm and it's time to leave... a group of nine pg&e linemen were packing up in hayward this morning.....and the utility invited reporters and photographers to come have a look. they'll leave for south florida tomor

kristen holmes is standing by live in naples, florida... where people there are now starting to clean up after irma. as florida assesses the extensive damage from irma... residents are still facing a two-front threat. first, the storm surge remaining a major issue for parts of the state. jacksonville faced severe flooding as the city was pounded with unforgiving rain and wind. officials warning residents that even as the storm clears... dangerous conditions remain. lenny curry/jacksonville mayor: "we had mandatory evacuations in a, b, low-lying areas. mobile homes, manufacturing homes. recent data shows even more significant surge, which results in more flooding."and millions of residents throughout the state are still without power, including a large portion of miami.gov. rick scott/florida: "just because the storm passes, it's not safe. we have power lines down, we have debris all over the state. we're going to rescue everybody, we're going to try to get everybody back to normal as soon as possible, but everybody's gotta be patient."furth

adrianna: all right, thank you, kristen holmes, reporting live in naples, florida.n our area, a much different look than this morning. meteorologist doug hill has a check forecast. cloudy skies across the regio. camera a view from the at tysons corner, the hyatt regency looking out to the west. some fair weather clouds, definitely a summery feel. doppler radar shows a little shower coming out of fauquier county, almost to manassas and manassas park. so approaching the measure your information possible. the metro,proaching a shower possible. a few thundershowers to develop. that for later this evening and tomorrow looks ok. a couple of showers late in the day as well. 705, partly cloudy skies, 75. i kind of think possibly and think -- positively and think we will be fine. let's talk about weather conditions. showers and thunderstorms are definitely a thing to watch later this afternoon and tonight, but other than an isolated shower here and there am of the rest of the run, friday, saturday, and sunday, summery and very nice. the king street art festival over the week

kristen holmes is in miami with the details. florida is busy preparing for hurricane irma.forecasters still aren't sure exactly where the storm will hit ... but people in the sunshine state are getting ready anyway. ramon gastesi/monroe county administrator:"you might as well leave now while you have the chance because when you dial 911, you will not get an answer"they're getting out however they can.travelers stood in line for hours at airports.while drivers waited at gas stations, some of which ran out of fuel.cars headed north caused interstate backups and slowdowns. depending on irma's path ... the powerful, category five storm could create one of the largest mass evacuations in u-s history ... with some six million residents of southern florida potentially impacted. the urgency is spurred by the destruction irma has wrought in the caribbean.irma shredded buildings, toppled cars, and left streets submerged in water.on island after island, survivors describe apocalyptic scenes:voice of josephine gumbs-connor/survived irma in

harvey.( mark ) most of the businesses in houston are expected to reopen tomorrow.( tiffany ) kristen holmeslatest from texas. good morning we're here in kingwood, texas where the cleaning up process has really just begun. you can see behind me here there are piles of trash, furniture, debris, insulation-- these are people's lives-- and this is just unique to this neighborhood. we've seen it street after street. this is what these communities are dealing with now and probably for the next days, weeks. months-- even years. --pkg-- with ninety-five percent of the city finally dry-- houston is beginning the long process of cleaning up...healing... and rebuilding"i lost everything from my hosue- all my efforts for seven years-- all my things-- my children's things-- i lost everything" many victims of hurricane harvey attended church sunday for the first time since the storm hit"so god gave us a storm"while celebrities lent a helping hand harry connick jr. / entertainer: "all my friends in houston, i'm gonna let it shine..."singer harry connick jr. entertaining evacuees at a houston convention ce

we want to go to kristen holmes who is live in naples this morning with the latest.urricane irma tearing through southwest florida sunday, bringing flooding, downing trees and leaving debris in its wake.governor rick scott says he's been in close contact with the white house.donald trump/u.s. president"i mean the bad news is this is some big monster but i think we're very well coordinated."irma bringing 90-mile-per hour wind gusts to miami, and enough rain to flood some of the area's roadways.major richard rand, hurricane incident cmdr, north miami beach pd:"it's just not safe to go outside. you could step in a puddle or step in a very light patch of water and it could be completely electrified with a live power line and it will kill you." millions are without power.and now neighboring states are bracing for the stormgov. nathan deal/r-georgia"stay in place, make sure it's a secure place, as much as you can do so. and stay off the roads." georgia declaring a state of emergency for all of 159 counties.heavy rains expected throughout areas of the state monday, north ge