morning. fwifs the perspective as far as the impact here of hurricane harvey now. >> well, harvey is continuing the to move inland along the middle texas coast. its forward motion is beginning to slow which is unfortunately what we've expected and that is going to exacerbate that heavy rain threat. we see more than 16 inches of rain near victoria, texas. only the center of harvey is about 25 miles southwest of victoria. so they're still going to get all this had heavy rain in the core, even as harvey lengthens, it's gradually raining down but the flooding threat is only going to accuracy agency we go through the next several days. we're expecting very, very heavy rain, widespread amounts of 25 to 35 inches of rain, including areas like the houston/galveston area. we could see isolated areas, totals of 40 inches. that is a rainfall threat. >> that is how it's been described as catastrophic flooding over the next few days. i want to ask you, michael, for people who are wanting to be optimistic about this. >> our official forecast going out the next three days, if i click over .show you

>>> good morning. harvey's wrath. the monster hurricane making landfall on the texas coast overnight as a category-four storm. 130 mile-per-hour winds winds ashore, torrential waves pummelling the gulf coast. one community already experiencing utter devastation as daylight breaks and residents get their first real look at the damage harvey left behind. >> we didn't think it would hit category four. >> president trump declaring texas a disaster area. and the misery has only just started with widespread and devastating flooding expected over the next few days. the possibility of more than three feet of rain in the coming days alone. our team is spread out across the gulf coast as hurricane harvey barrels down, today, saturday, august 26th, 2017. ♪ >> from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today" -- "hurricane harvey makes landfall." live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> and welcome back to "today" on a saturday morning. i'm craig melvin. >> i'm sheinelle jones. dylan and lester holt are in texas covering hurricane harvey with a team of nbc news correspondents.

lived. the cold front approaches thursday and then tropical storm harvey, remnants of it while we're relieved to see it's departing texas those remnants will be heading towards us throwing a wrench in our weekend plans. that devastation that harvey left hyped. we're going to take a look at the situation in houston today as president trump arrives in texas. ronica. >>reporter: hey, shawn and tony , the president he's actually arrested on an outstanding air force one right now headed back to our region. we're going to take a look at the implications of harvey right here in the district coming up. and if you have a story idea we want to hear from you you, give us a call, our tip line is open, 202-895-3000 you you can also send us an e-mail at fox5 fox5tips@wttg.com. we'll be right back. >> this is going to be a difficult road, the challenges that we face on the ground are unprecidented. but there's no doubt in my mind that we're going to success. what i can promise you you is that the federal government will be work ing as closely as possible with the state and local officials and we wi

ends saturday! begins with breaking news. >>> harvey hits hard. right now on "news 4 today," the massive hurricane makes landfall wrecking homes and rips through the golf course. >> whipping winds and now the danger of flooding. the community is torn apart and why this threat is far from over. good morning, i'm megan fitzgerald in for angie goff. hurricane harvey is hovering over texas as we speak. >> my goodness, take a look at that. i'm adam tuss. meteorologist warned it would be catastrophic. the fear is reality. >> 211,000 homes are without power on the texas golf course. the storm made landfall just after 10:00 last night. >> let's take a look at video. roofs ripped scattering debris everywhere. as daylight comes over we're getting a better idea of the damage. we're going to an nbc news special report now on the damage. >> announcer: this is an nbc special report. hurricane harvey. here is craig melvin and sheinelle jones. >> good morning. this is an nbc news special report. i'm sheinelle jones. >> i'm craig melvin. we're tracking hurricane harvey. that storm is pummeling th

texas. so many waiting for help as thousands more pour into shelters across texas. and..harvey is not done yet. rescuers..have been out all night long. many..clinging on to prayer and faith as the death toll from harvey expects to climb.. and within hour - harvey is expected to make a second landfall in just about an hour.. good morning washington i'm autria godfrey. and i'm larry smith. we are also following breaking news on the roads. all main northbound lanes of i-95 shut down. let's get to julie wright. - drier & milder today - rain from harvey arrives saturday (harvey makes landfall, again, later this morning) - nice for labor day - dry & seasonable for back to school tuesday today: mostly becoming partl tonight: partly to mostly cloudy. lows: 56-64 winds: sw 5 mph thursday: partly to mostly cloudy. seasonably warm and humid. stray shower. lows: 81-85 winds: wnw 5-10 mph this morning.. families in texas -- left looking for their loved ones.. as relief efforts continue ahead of another dose of rain from harvey as it prepares to make landfall again. rescues are still going on a

coverage as storm team 4 continues to track harvey. >> from the texas coast to red cross headquarters in d.c., we have every angle covered including the track of the storm. we begin with sheena parveen. >> good morning, guys, start with local weather first. talking a chilly start to your wednesday. very easily you could use a light jacket this morning. probably should have grabbed one, i could use one now. temperatures are around 60 degrees. 62 in washington, 59 in ma nas he is. 61 in leesburg. as you wake up and walk out the door, it is better today than yesterday. we were dealing with a lot of rain yesterday at this time. this morning, the roads are damp in many areas but we will be dry. mix of clouds and sun this morning. wakeup weather by 8:00 a.m., 66 degrees. by 9:00 a.m., still in the 60s. as we go through the afternoon, unseasonably cool temperatures for daytime highs. head to chuck bell with a look at those numbers. >> good morning. yes indeed, daily grade gets a b plus. sunshine is back, perfect day to be outside. lot of puddles to be dealt with after yesterday's rain. afternoo

gone. most of it is gone. >> tonight, harvey, downgraded the texasing, but now coast dealing with historic rainfall. one confirmed dead, several injured. just beginning. tonight we're bringing you live team coverage. plus, answering the call to help. hear from local volunteers responding to all that devastation down south. and harvey now a tropical storm. bring you updates. expecting more rainfall overnight tonight. >> now, abc 7 news at 6:00, on your side. news.aking harvey hammering the gulf coa. to a tropical storm. one death confirmed. catastrophic flooding is expected. abc's lana has the very latest on harvey. reporter: good evening. no more, butvey is tropical storm harvey, even it is stalled, continues to bring its fair share of problems to the region. talking about nearly 500 flights being cancelled here in houston. plenty of wind and rain still to come. when hurricane harvey roared into shore... it brought with it wind of 130 miles per hour. reported asrges high as 6.6 feet. the storm's path, residents of texas, mississippi and louisiana, getting hit the hardest. christi,

. >> bracing as hurricane harvey inches closer to the coast. the national weather service forecast is call iing for 32 inches of rain here over the next several days. jay gray, nbc news, victoria, texas. >>> from victoria, let's take a live picture at corpus christi, texas. you can barely see anything. the storm clouds coming in, the rain coming down. the texas gulf coast, by the way, is home to many of the country's oil refineries. it's not just neighborhood homes, it's also businesses that are in danger of major damage. >> meteorologist erika martin is tracking harvey's path. >> hurricane harvey has been upgraded to a category three. we're talking about wind speeds between 111 miles per hour to 129 miles per hour. so the deal is once it makes landfall, it will be a category three. it's currently moving very slowly. northwesterly at 10 miles per hour. and the current pressure is 943 milliba millibars. it's deepening, in other words, it's continuing to intensify. now notice here saturday at 7:00 p.m., it will be downgraded to a category 1, it's pretty much going to hover around the area right a

and revealing a grim reality in parts of houston. now people in beaumont, texas are feeling harvey's wrath. dramatic video. he was visibly shaken. hundreds of residents had to evacuate as harvey moved in. in houston the worst has been confirmed. van with a family of six including four children has been found. that van was swept off a bridge during the storm. >> our worst fears have been realiz realized. we try to offer comfort. the chaplains are here to comfort the family. >> some good developments, some of the first evacuees are doing well. several babies in the hospital in corpus christi were evacuated to fort worth before t could get to the hospital. today one of those moms was reunited with her child and both are said to be doing fine. wendy, even death row inmates are impacted. a man who was supposed to be executed has been granted temporary reprieve because his legal team can't get to texas. >>> another heartbreaking story this from hard hit beaumont. a mother drowns in the first moving flood water but manages to save her 18-month-old daughter. rescuers found the girl clinging

. as harvey heads toward the coast shs the threatening waters are forcing residents to evacuate fast. >> get off the island and get out of dodge because we just don't want anybody to face the flooding event. >> reporter: over facebook nbc 10 spoke to restaurant owner who plans to ride out the storm in corpus christi where he's been a lifelong resident. >> business hasn't been good in the last couple years. i fear that a lot of the busine businesses that will take the brunt of the storm won't get back on their feet. >> reporter: those leaving for higher ground are gassing up, sandbagging and making arrangements to protect their property. >> if our stuff floods, they are material things. we can always get that back. i'm not willing to risk my child's life. >> reporter: the lives of the newborns who have been in critical condition at a neonatalive care unit in corpus christi. hospital crews are transporting them to a facility further north. >> the ventilators they are on, the life-saving ventilators would not be able to be maintained without electricity. >> reporter: while harvey is exp

>>> i'm andrea roane. thank you for joining us at noon. harvey is now hovering over the texas and louisiana border. two reservoirs in houston rose slightly overnight and are expected to crest. many oil companies have either drastically reduced or halted production until the waters recede. fema says so far it's received 195,000 requests for help. 40,000 homes the houston have water damage -- in houston have water damage and the rescue efforts continue. red cross volunteers from fairfax just left for houston to help victims. the confirmed death toll from what are show is now 10 including a houston police officer who drowned inside his vehicle trapped by flood waters. don champion joins us live from houston with what's going on right now. >> reporter: good afternoon. the return of sunshine to this region is helping with leaf and rescue effort -- relief and rescue efforts this midday but to the east, harvey's dead simply destructive crawl continues -- deadly and destructive crawl continues. torrential rains and flash floods submerged port arthur, texas wednesday morning. as tropical s

, harvey triggering flooding so bad that the national weather service said they had literally never seen anything like it. larry: thousands of rescues, more than 100 tornado warnings, texas is not out of the woods just yet. complete team coverage this monday morning as storm trak 7 tracks harvey. national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] autria: we have both of our meteorologists in and you have more of this weird, ominous warning? that's right, the red right there, the national weather service saying they had never seen anything like this before. the other statement that came out days before the storm hit is that it was likely there would be so many locations that would be uninhabitable for days, for days. we are seeing that right now. in fact, four weeks, likely. eileen: a chilling message and our thoughts and prayers go out to all of those who are dealing with the rain from harvey. harvey is expected to still just ofnder over the eastern half the state and it is likely going to continue to bring at least another fo

the death toll from harvey rising.. and the floodwaters doing the same.. as rescues continue..and thousands still search for help as harvey moves toward the dmv. and back here at home.. deadly shots fired as you were sleeping in a popular and busy neighborhood. good morning washington. toss to eileen - seasonable today; much cooler friday through saturday - drier sunday & labor day monday - irma could strengthen to a hurricane today today: partly sunny. seasonably warm and a touch humid. highs: 81-85 winds: nw 5-10 mph tonight: stray shower or storm early. mostly cloudy. becoming breezy. lows: 53-59 winds: n 5-15+ mph friday: mostly cloudy. unseasonably cool. showers arrive late. highs: 65-69 winds: ne 5-10 mph at 5 xxx the sound of gunfire -- erupting in the middle of the night as many of you were sleeping. sam sweeney is live in northwest where a homicide investigation is well underway. and breaking tropical depression harvey - continuing to slam texas and lousiana. right now thousands are still stranded..over a dozen people have lost their lives and everywhere from 30 to 40 tho

through for you. >>> it's 6:01. and we're tracking hurricane harvey. rainfall is arriving in south texas. it will only get stronger as the storm gets closer to land. it is expected to make landfall sometime today into tomorrow. while you were sleeping, the storm was getting stronger. it is now a category 2 storm with winds of 105 miles per hour. south and central texas will be hit hardest. the entire gulf coast will be impacted here. the message from officials is get out of the danger zone right now. this will be the first major hurricane to hit texas in a decade. >> we have team coverage on this dangerous storm. erika gonzalez is at the live desk right now. tell us what people are doing to get out of there on time. flights in a second. i have to show you the video of babies. being evacuated from corpus christi, which is the bull's-eye of harvey's past. ten critically ill babies. some weighing less than a pound were flown with specialized equipment from a hospital in corpus to north texas where they're going to ride out the storm. hospitals fear massive power outages and this is th

>> [howling wind] >> hurricane harvey is carving out a path of destruction in texas. the storm struck overnight, it is the first category four storm to make landfall in the u.s. in 13 years. harvey's legacy is just starting to be written. >>> i'm gray hall alongside christie ileto. >> harvey came ashore packing winds at least 130 miles per hour. damaging a senior housing complex. emergency personnel are waiting for the storm to ease to look for the injured some reporters ventured out into the rain and wind to tell the story of harvey. >> reporter: that rain is coming through, it is stinging, the winds blowing sideways right now. behind me, bear with me for a second highway 35. the bay wrapped around 35 and around port lavaca. all the water is being pushed ashore from multiple angles here. harvey continues to wash ashore with the bands of rain. >> boy, you can see the intensity of the storm there the rain and wind whipping up there. the reporter's live shot there. this is video of the water coming to the door of a hotel. harvey moves toward houston stks texas. it owe could -- it

. >> if we ever see it again, i sure hope not. >> harvey flooding disaster. rain continues to pound parts of texas as floodwaters rise. thousands of people are evacuated, and rescue crews go into overdrive. >>> and a television reporter becomes the news as she jumps into action to save a truck driver trapped by floodwaters. >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. >>> the damage to a large part of southeast texas from harvey is in the words of the national weather service unprecedented and beyond anything experienced. houston, the nation's fourth largest city is all but under water. the mayor says most major roads are impassable. it is estimated that a quarter of the texas population is affected. and at least two deaths are blamed on the storm at this point. parts of texas are expected to get nearly 50 inches of rain. a massive rescue operation is now under way. thousands have been forced to evacuate. the head of fema says the recovery effort could take years and president trump plans to visit the s

se coast later today (could impact us locally tomorrow with cool showers) - harvey continues to bring life-threatening flooding to east tx - dry start to labor day weekend; rain from harvey by sunday today: sunny start; increasing clouds. unseasonably cool highs: 76-78 winds: e 5-10+ mph tonight: mostly cloudy. stray shower. lows: 58-67 winds: ene 5-10 mph tuesday: mostly cloudy. cool with showers. highs: 70-74 winds: ne 5-10+ mph right now - hundreds of feeling the impact of tropical storm harvey. the state - falling victim to catastrophic floods. and harvey has already claimed three lives.. images out of texas this morning just unbelievable. abc's natasha barret is in houston where rescue efforts are still underway for so many in need of help. right now. local teams from right here in the dmv are on their way to efforts in texas. one team from maryland...the other from virginia. 14 members with virginia task force one are driving to houston. they are expected to be in texas for about two weeks the urban search and rescue team will join fema as a water rescue team. and overnigh

>>> good morning. harvey roars ashore. the monster hurricane is slamming the texas coast overnight as a category-four storm. 130 mile-per-hour winds, more than 700,000 people in its path. >> reporter: we're bei hit by a pretty significant band from harvey. >> high winds whipping through the gulf coast as torrential rain comes down. fears it could dump more than three feet of rain over texas. hundreds of thousands without power. president trump signing a disaster declaration overnight, amid fears that the damage could be catastrophic. >> hoping i wake up in the morning and i have a town. >> and harvey's fury is far from over. today, saturday, august 26th, 2017. >>> from nbc news, this this a special edition of "today" -- "hurricane harvey makes landfall." live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning, welcome to "today" on this saturday morning. i'm sheinelle jones. >> glad to have you with us. i'm craig melvin. dylan and lester are in texas covering hurricane harvey with our team of nbc news correspondents. we'll get to them in a moment. first, a look at the latest inf

harvey. the hurricane upgraded to a catergory 2 overnight -- gaining strength as we speak. millions in it's path - already doing what they can to get out of it's way. parts of texas - already under a state of disaster.. good morning washington. toss to eileen - more clouds than sun today; feeling great! - unseasonably cool, dry last weekend of august - rain chances return next week - tracking hurricane harvey - major hurricane makes landfall late tonight today: mostly cloudy to partly sunny. pleasant. highs: 77-80 winds: n 5-10 mph tonight: partly cloudy to mainly clear. comfortable. lows: 54-64 winds: n 5 mph saturday: mix of sun and clouds. low humidity. highs: 76-79 winds: ne 5-10 mph in the path of for impact. the storm -- upgraded to a category 2 hurricane overnight is only going to get stronger. texas' governor - already declaring a state of disaster in 30 counties as the storm makes it's way across the gulf of mexico. abc's janai n underway. harvey is already affected travel plans for many in storm. major airliners like - american, delta, southwest, and united have issued travel

>>> tonight, breaking news. hurricane harvey, state of emergency. the images just coming in. one texas town nearly blown off the map. the view from above. home after home ripped apart, businesses destroyed, neighborhoods underwater. the deadly monster storm hitting the texas coast as a category 4, winds blasting up to 130 miles per hour. >> an incredible push. and our team in the storm zone as the most powerful hurricane in more than a decade hits the continental u.s. now emergency officials warn "catastrophic flooding" could be on the way, houston in the danger zone. at least four reported tornados already striking. plus, the search and rescue operations under way. the coast guard rushing in. >>> and president trump monitoring the crisis -- caught in his own fire storm over who he just pardoned. >>> good evening. thanks for joining us on this special edition of "world news tonight" this saturday. i'm tom llamas, and we begin tonight with breaking news as we come on the air. hurricane harvey, the state of emergency along the gulf coast. harvey coming to shore in texas as a catego

>>> nbc 10 breaking news. >> right now at 6:00, death and destruction. hurricane harvey is losing strength and is is no longer a hurricane, but the danger is far from over for millions in texas. good evening, i'm denise nakano. we start with tropical storm harvey. we just got brand new information in the past few minutes that texas governor is warning the state to brace for dramatic flooding. the town of rockport got a direct hit and just a few hours ago, the first death related to harvey was confirmed. about a dozen others are injured and at least one town told residents they can come back home. nbc's jay gray has been tracking the storm since it made landfall about 11:00 last night. >> reporter: daylightni brings clear view of the violent force delivered by harvey overnight, little if any relief from the storm. >> we lost our whole town. nothing left. us, you know, going to have to pull together. and hopefully as a community we will. >> reporter: power leans snapped and twisted like spaghetti, sparking flames that raced th d through houses and apartments along the coast, claimin

heavy rain expected in houston as tropical storm harvey inflicts devastation on southeastern texas. >>> today president trump will visit the area as he leads the federal government's response to first natural disaster of his presidency. here'ses t here'ses the latest. fema expects nearly half million people to file for disaster aide. floodwaters chest deep in some spots stretching the resources of response teams there. hundreds of volunteers using own boats to save people from in the water and plucking them from rooftops. the death toll from harvey appeared to jump yesterday at one point with news that a van carrying this elderly couple and four grandchildren including this teen was swept away by the floodwaters. two relatives have reported it. officials have not confirmed it. when it comes to search and rescue, just about any vehicle that can cut through water is being utilized. >> these guys are heros to me. we were just over there struggling. >> we're no heros or anything. just here to help people, you know. >> tens of thousands are now filling area shelters, including houston's

in texas, it is relentless. how high the death toll from harvey has climbed, and the white house official heading to the lone star state. ,arry: harvey is headed our way the impact you will see on your labor day weekend. lots to talk about on this final day of august, i am larry smith. godfrey. am autria let's get a check of the forecast with veronica johnson. let's show you where the leading edge of the rain is from harvey. it is a disorganized storm, a tropical depression. the rain has stopped in houston but it -- the flooding continues. the leading edge in eastern kentucky and northern north carolina so you will encounter some of those showers. it will be a drenching day in parts of the ohio valley and we will get some of that rain starting late tomorrow. i expect to see sunshine once we get on the other side of sunrise once the fog burns off. outside, the visibility is doing just fine in leesburg and d.c. with temperatures a bit on the mild side. manassas., 62 in we will have a very chilly start on friday. today, rain with increasing clouds. totals,talk about the probably an

harvey houston is underwater. millions are stranded, more rain is expected. we are live on the ground with the latest on this quickly unfolding story. >>> gasoline futures spike as harvey takes 15% of capacity off line the full market impact of this monster storm ahead. >>> and in corporate news, uber has a new ceo. full details on the way. monday, august 28th, 2017. "worldwide exchange" begins right now. good morning, and a warm welcome to "worldwide exchange" here on cnbc i am wilfred frost. >> seema mody. >> we saw the s&p 500, up 0.6. encouraging given a lot going on last week. this morning we are pointing a little low, the dow lower by 22 points, nasdaq by 12, s & p by two points gasoline futures sharply higher, harvey knocks 15% of capacity off line more on that in a moment we've got gas prices up around 4% this morning. >>> the latest on the situation in texas following hurricane harvey these are pictures from the houston area, much of the fourth large city is underwater flood waters swallowing entire neighborhoods as they race to help stranded residents. here's the latest. mor

>>> i think it will be really bad. my whole street will be flooded. >> tracking hurricane harvey. the storm is battering the texas gulf coast with strong winds, heavy rain and the potential for catastrophic flooding. the storm made landfall as a the category 4 last night around 11:00 our time. it's erratic path took it on and offshore to make a second landfall overnight. it's now been down graded to a category 2 and that could be changing. >>> hit and run. police are looking for a driver who took off after hitting a car which then caught on fire right on the schuylkill expressway. three people are in the hospital this morning. good morning and welcome to nbc 10 news today, i'm katy zachry. it is 5:00 on the dot. hurricane harvey battered the texas coast and here in our area, we are in for a beautiful weekend. couldn't be more different. let's get right to our meteorologist krystal klei tracking all ever it for us. >> yeah, totally different forecast our area to down south. look over texas, this is the radar view of what is hurricane harvey. as you mentioned, downgraded now to the

starts now. >> right now at 11:00, harvey's historic impact, days after the storm made landfall, flooding is still devastating the houston area. officials are telling people to shelter in place. the worst could still be ahead. that's because tropical storm harvey is crawling, continuing to dump rain over parts of texas as it creeps back towards the gulf of mexico. good morning. i'm tracy davidson. half a billion people will need help due to hurricane harvey. here is the latest on the impact of the storm. the floodwaters have receded from parts of downtown houston. but they could flood again. the businesses and restaurant in downtown houston are closed. now we hear reports of people being looted. >> good morning. since harvey made landfall, the coast guard have performed more than 1450 rescues. that number doesn't include volunteers out in their own personal water craft rescuing people stuck in their homes. the rain keeps coming. as the remnants of hurricane harvey continue to pour over houston and the texas gulf coast, another day of historic rainfall, putting much of the nation's fourth

. i'm anne-marie green. >>> this morning, tropical depression harvey is located in central louisiana. the weather in houston today will be sunny, floodwaters there have been to recede as the city starts the long recovery from the devastating storm. but cities east of houston like beaumont are struggling after getting pounded when harvey landed yesterday. the city lost its water supply and anyone a boat is being asked to help in the rescue operation. the storm is now blamed for at least 29 deaths. today in houston, firefighters begin a block by block search for victims in areas they could not reach previously. and bus and light rail service is set to resume on a limited basis. don champion has more from houston. go >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. nearly all water ways here in hard hit harris county crested, as officials here transition from a rescue to recovery operation, to the east, some people are still struggling to escape harvey's devastation. elderly residents of southeast texas were evacuated to safety overnight. less than 12 hours before, they had to be rescued from sev

meteorologist, david murphy. >>> rescues continue in texas amid record rainfall. harvey has made its third landfall this time in western louisiana. the death toll is feared to rise when the floodwaters recede. i'm matt o'donnell. and the big story is harvey dumping more rain in the south and the deluge has lasted five straight days and some shelters are now starting to take on water. rescuers are still plucking people from rooftops and flooded out homes. 13,000 people have been rescue in the houston area alone. maggie joins us live once again in houston. >> reporter: harvey may have moved on but the storm left behind more than 100 trillion gallons of water and in houston we are only beginning to see the damage. harvey made the third and final landfall this morning. dumping rain in louisiana before moving northeast. flooding from tennessee to florida. the storm floods neighborhoods around the gust coast. floodwaters rush into a shelter rised to people sleeping in their cots. >> you have infants and kids walking in the water. they have all kinds of insects and makes in the water. they

already offering customers the opportunity to rebook their flights as hurricane harvey continues to track toward texas. coming up, we'll tell you what you need to know if you're traveling this weekend. >>> and i'm going to have whether or not we're going to see the remnants of harvey impacting us over the labor day holiday. i'll have that and more in your full forecast. >>> hi, good morning, everybody, i'm erika gonzalez. we bin wh that giant hurricane now moving over texas and hurricane harvey is getting bigger. i want you to take a look at this video from galveston, texas. harvey has winds blowing at more than 100 miles an hour. people there have very little time left to prepare or leave, for that matter, and they could be stuck in dangerous high water soon. sarah dallof is in galveston where the waves are returning and soon floods could begin. >> reporter: an unwanted visitor churning in the gulf and headed to shore. hurricane harvey has texas in its sights and is only expected to gain strength as it makes landfall. officials are in emergency mode. >> there's one message that we

national ocean service reports a storm surge of almost 6 feet in some places. harvey is expected to remain over texas through wednesday. weakening somewhat but still producing what forecasters call catastrophic flooding with rainfall up to 40 inches. texas hasn't seen a hurricane of this magnitude since 2008. since ik hit in 2008 and caused estimated $22 billion. >> that's right. we got a report within the last hour from the hurricane center. let's go over to meteorologist. for those folks that are just joining us, the big difference it's actually a small difference. >> you're counting wind speed of 5 miles per hour. you're not going to see a large change in the type of damage that you'll see with that gradual weakening. it's really tonight into tomorrow when the winds will step down and you won't see the extreme gusts. the concern turns to flooding. it's a multi-stage storm. we're getting through the storm surge right now and the high winds. that will continue throughout the day here on saturday. so we're not done with it just yet. so you see on our big monitor here, this is someth

>> now, "good morning washington ," on your side. larry: bracing for impact. hurricane harvey upgrading fast. it could be a category three storm by the time h texas coast. those along the gulf of mexico are already feeling the early impact of the life-threatening storm. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] good morning, washington. i am autria godfrey. larry: i am larry smith. here is eileen whelan. eileen: hurricane harvey will have a category three storm later this afternoon. it is moving slowly can only nine miles an hour, but a very clear center of circulation. look at eyewall. right now, we are 180 miles away from corpus christi, texas. the outer band of rain already moving through the coast. only 35, picking up, 40 miles an hour -- i say "only," but they will get hurricane force wind gusts later, 74 plus miles an hour. national hurricane center at 5:00 am another one coming at 8:00 this morning. the pressure down to 958 millibars. i want to show you the latest track -- lat

noticias. el huracÁn " harvey" extiende su destrucciÓn por las poblaciones costeras del estado tejano. ahora se ha convertido en torrenciales lluvias que amenazan con inundaciones. en venezuela las tropas y civiles comenzaron sus ejercicios de defensa, ordenado por su gobernante ante la amenaza de trump de una posible intervenciÓn militar. asÍ comenzamos. ♪ ♪ ♪ locutor: este es " su noticiero univisiÓn: fin de semana", con felix de beudout y arantxa loizaga. arantxa: la preocupaciÓn estÁ en houston, y ya se confirmÓ una muerte . pasamos con ilia calderÓn. ilia: hola, quÉ tal? los saludo desde la ciudad de houston, una noche lluviosa como pueden ver, varias soria subiendo una --lluvia profusa, constante. vamos a empezar esta cobertura sobre "harvey" vamos a comenzar con pedro rojas. pedro rojas, nos reporta. pedro: esta es la realidad que ha dejado el paso de lo que fue el huracÁn "harvey" aquÍ hay desolaciÓn, no hay energÍa y en este momento los rescatistas se dedicarÁ buscar vÍctimas. aquÍ conocimos a elena que nos contÓ cómo se desarrollÓ el rescate de los ho

massive hurricane gaining strength in the coast. sheena parveen is tracking hurricane harvey and the impact that we'll eventually see here. i have to ask you, is this tied to the noticeably cooler temperatures we have or is that a totally different thing? >> i wouldn't say that, erika. our weather is actually coming in from canada, the high pressure bringing us cooler weather. harvey is so far south right now, it's not impacting our weather. as we get closer to labor day weekend, we could see the remnants. this has intensified overnight. it's a category 2 hurricane. it's about 155 miles from corpus chris christi. the center of it. they've been getting rain bands moving on shore. they'll be getting more and the problem with harvey is it is expected to stall for many days across the weekend and into next week and the center of it could be stalling so close to shore, it's going to be able to bring if a lot of gulf of mexico moisture. that means rainfall totals from 20 to 25 inches there. we'll be watching it closely. i'll show you the track. we have showers around leaving fredericksburg

able to get out and of harvey's impact. meanwhile rain continues to fall steadily. some areas we're told will receive about 3 feet. isolated areas we even can see up to 40 inches of rain. so really historic rain and historic flooding. houston beginning to report problems. some areas there the national weather service now issuing their first trash flood warnings for some areas in houston. we're told houston roads and neighborhoods could be inundated by floodwaters as early as tonight. back to you guys. >> nbc's sarah dallof live in galveston, texas, this morning. thank you so much, sarah. now see where the storm is headed with meteorologist lauryn ricketts. she's keeping an eye on it as well. >> definitely keeping an eye. not only impacts around southeast coast of texas but we've got amelia draper down there as well. she's at hotspot at astros park, south and east of victoria, texas. victoria, the last update i got on them was about an hur ago, 16 1/2 inches of rain. we had some torn, one possibly in the houston area, one in the galveston area. again, that's where our own amelia drap

we come on the air. hurricane harvey just hours from landfall. tonight, a category 3 hurricane. winds reaching 125 miles per hour and gaining strength. at this speed, the strongest hurricane to hit the u.s. in more than a decade. authorities now warning of a major disaster. record flooding. up to 35 inches of rain. and tonight, multiple tornado warnings as we come on. mass evacuations. fuel at gas stations running out. empty shelves. our team across the storm zone, and ginger zee is right here with the new track just in. >>> also tonight, president trump facing his first natural disaster test. sending a message -- good luck to everybody. be safe. already saying he plans to travel to texas next week. >>> and the other breaking news. the man with a knife outside buckingham palace. and the terror attack in brussels. a man attacking two soldiers with a machete. a special edition of "world news tonight" begins now. >>> good evening. great to have you with us on a friday night. and hurricane harvey set to strike this evening. tonight, fema is warning texas about to have a very signif

>>> the gulf is about to take another hit from harvey. new shelters opening their doors already. dprit texans. how much longer does harvey lirng welcome to early start. >> good to have you hear my friend it's wednesday august 30th. a.m. in the east 2:00 a.m. thank for being with us an extra hour early. one more time harvey makes landfall bringing death and druks in the wake. more bands ever rain coming in a few hours to add to the record breaking totals. the highest rainfall total from harvey thus far almost 52 inches in cedar bay ou. >> right now houston is under curfew until 5 "a" central team, 6:00 eastern. part of an effort to stem looting. 14 people have been arrested for looting in the past 48 hours. he says anyone caught looting in the disaster area faces extra punishment. >> northwest of muft officials say the water keeps rising in the addicks and barker reservoirs even after it flows over the spillways. homes have seen three and five feet of flood water. water is not expected to stop until mid-september. >> there are nine confirmed deaths from harvey including a houston

day, but them we still have to contend with tropical storm harvey. it is the last day of heavy rain for houston. i'll show you a look the at that, plus the taggerrer ring rain totals that go along with harvey and how harvey could be impacting our forecast. that's coming up later in the show. we are following harvey's december taition. president today president trump was in for a tour. president trump he's still on the ground. he's been there all day. we're going to take how a look at how funding and disaster relief for harvey is going to come right back home to washington coming up after the break. flooding not the only concern in t harvey. a new warning tonight for floating air ants. refusing to leave pets behind. the latch ditch effort some are taking to save their pets from harvey's deadly rath. before we head to break, the omni hotel in l dallas is reminding everyone that texans help texans, the tower video showing the front of the hotel this morning display ing the texas flag along with the message texans help texans. we'll he be right back. >> this is going to be a difficult r

♪ ♪ jorge: harvey retoma fuerza y descarga nueva subÍa -- lluvia sobre el sur de texas. ♪ locutor: este es su noticiero univisiÓn edición nocturna con ilia calderÓn y enrique acevedo. fÉlix: buenas noches. la tragedia o cocinada por el huracÁn harvey está lejos de terminar. la cifra de muertes en el sur de texas aumentÓ a nueve mientras los operativos para sacar de sus viviendas inundadas a los damnificados, sse multiplican a esta hora. el alcalde de houston dijo que mÁs de 1000 personas han sido rescatadas en las Últimas ocho horas mientras que la guardia costera aumenta hasta 3000 las cifras. pedro: asÍ continÚan algunas Áreas del centro de houston esta noche. inundados por el de borde de canales de desagüe y las autoridades respondiendo a llamados de emergencia. con mÁs lluvias, fuertes inundaciones y mÁs de 3000 rescates, sse desarrolla la cuarta noche en esto desde que se iniciÓ el impacto de harvey. ricardo saldivar asegura que su padre, su madre y sus sobrinos, murieron cuando la van en la que viajaban junto a su hermano, cayÓ a un canal de desagüe que los

harvey rages, color="#ffff00">houston's response is called into question. thousands are rescued with shelters bursting at the seams. we were here just 48 hours ago, and there were only 700 people. now there's more than 9,000 lepeop >> honestly, my baby slept on the floor. >> o'donnell: the death toll rises with the houston police officer among the dead. >> we couldn't find him. it was too treacherous to go r undeand look for him. >> o'donnell: president trump visits the storm zone. >> this is historic, it's epic, what happened.