adam and megan. >> sarah dollof reporting. as sarah just mentioned, this is not going anywhere anytime fast? >> no, seems almost stationary, moving about 1 hour per hour. we are continuing to monitor this. but i want you to notice is it's fulli pulling up a lot of energy from the gulf. they saw anywhere from 4o some areas are already at 20 inches. >> thank you. >>> we are working for you in texas on the ground as we speak. >> yeah, our storm team 4 meteorologist, amelia draper, in the houston area. you got stuck last night. tell us about that. >> reporter: yeah, so we got stuck last night about half a mile from our hotel. the water was rising so rapidly it was unsafe to come back. we did make it back safely this morning. moments ago. quite an experience. beth is my photographer on the ground with me. you hear about stories like this after events like this start to wind down. when i tell you the story, i want you to keep in mind this event is just starting. we are going to see rain continuing here monday, tuesday, wednesday, an

. >> start with sarah dollof in galveston, texas live. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys. more than 17,000 people have checked into red cross shelters. a number that's only expd rise. houston opened a second mega shelter to hold 10,000 people. meanwhile, all this rain is putting a strain on infrastructure. two dams, reservoirs that protect houston, banks started to spill over, despite the fact that army corps of engineers continues controlled release of water. nine are confirmed dead. we know one of them is a houston police sergeant who was driving to work when his car apparently became overwhelmed by flood waters. they recovered his body yesterday. many more remain missing. officials fear the death toll will climb as they begin to get into some of the homes as they shift from rescue efforts to recovery efforts in the coming days. aaron, angie? >> thank you, sarah. >>> 6:03. brand new video from houston where curfew end. kristin wright is at the live desk. this is making a bad situation even worse. >> yeah, it is just terrible

. >> and sarah dollof is live in houston, texas. >> reporter: good morning. more than 17,000 people have checked into red cross shelters this morning. that seems a number that is certain houston is considering opening two to three mega shelters. louisiana has also offered to take some of these evacuees. day after day of historic rain puts pressure on critical infrastructure, two reservoirs that protect downtown houston began to spill over as army corps of engineers continues controlled release of water from reservoirs. nine people confirmed dead, including a police sergeant who is believed to drown in the patrol car on the way to work. more people reported missing. officials say their efforts continue to be focused on rescues but will shift to recovery in days to come. aaron, angie? >> thank you, sarah. >>> there are a lot of ways to help victims impacted by harvey. >> in a few minutes, justin finch will show us easy ways to make a difference from home, how l to help. >>> we'd like you to take a close look at this photo, talk about local headlines. metro tran

sarah dollof live. >> reporter: days, harvey is expected to travel 16 miles wreaking havoc all along the way. here in galveston, their 911 system is currently overloaded, officials say and they are asking people to call only if they are in imminent danger. today there's concern for more danger for residents. keep in mind the communities are keeli dealing with all of this flooding as they deal with the destruction from the hurricane. homes and businesses damaged. nearly 300,000 people currently without power. the cruise ships not able to dock, 20,000 people currently stranded out at sea. back to you. >> live for us in galveston this morning. thank you, sarah. >>> taking a look at where it's located, it's moving one mile per hour, south-southwest. it's moving extremely slow. it's going to be remaining along the coast for sometime dumping more and more rain on areas like houston. we are seeing the deepest reds over galveston and houston, areas that have already been hit hard still picking up large amounts of rain. >>> communities are rising this morning after being left bruised and batt