with meteorologist melissa mcgee. jeff skversky.arah bloomquist and walter perez. >>> a day after deadly violence in virginia, calls are growing tonight for unity and peace. communities all across the country are gathering to speak out and reject the hatred that culminated with a woman's death and dozens of injuries when a white nationalist and counterprotestorses clashed. sunday night, i'm walter p res, sarah is off. a massive show of solidarity across the country after deadly violence in virginia. hundreds of vigils today, including several in our area to honor the victims and condemn the hatred that fueled the rampage. we begin in charlottesville with elizabeth herr of abc. >> reporter: at the scene of terror and chaos in the streets of charlottesville that ended in death and devastation. the city is now sharing messages of unity and condolences for the victims. >> i want the country to know that the city of charlottesville is a place of extreme compassion. >> reporter: including heather heyer, a 32-year-old paralegal from virgin

delaware valley's leading news program with meteorologist melissa mcgee. jeff skversky.arah bloomquist. and walter perez. >>> they knew that a powerful hurricane was coming. but no one expected a torrent of water still falling on south texas. in fact, no longer measuring the rainfall in inches. now by foot. it's far from over. sunday. >> reporter: rescues continue in the dark of night here in houston. >> we got you. >> reporter: bisected by rhodes roads that are now rivers, america's fourth largest city is in crisis. >> we need help in fifth ward. we need people here to evacuate people. get people here now before they die. >> reporter: the 911 system overrun. 56,000 calls in just 15 hours. many people say they can't even get through. houston's mayor is asking for patience. >> this is pretty much like day two. okay? there will be day three. and there will be day four. and there may be day five. >> reporter: first responders and good samaritans are working around the clock, desperately trying to keep up with the cries for epihad. those rescued are often left with nothing.

now for melissa mcgee, ducis rodgers, sarah bloomquist and the entire team, i'm walter perez.e a great night. ♪ what a ♪ >>> tonight on sports sunday, we'll break down the eagles trade with buffalo. are the birds a better team today? >> there's no insurance on any of these things. when you pull the trigger on anything like this, you think about the player you're giving up and the draft pick. but we felt this was the right decision. >> feel good to get out there with the first team right away? >> yeah. a little bit of pressure. >> deep to right field. >>> plus the mets continue their power surge in philadelphia. and reese hoskins makes his debut at first base. we promise to not make you wait too long. sports sunday starts right now. >> oh, my!