Activated 3,000 national and state guard members to help with the countless rescues. Abcs lana zach joins us live from houston with the details. Reporter good evening, the situation here in houston, continues to be very serious. By abcs latest confirmation, three people are dead and there are still thousands more waiting to be rescued. White house confirms that the president will be here, to visit the affected region on tuesday, and by all estimates it will still be raining then. Houston is trying to stay afloat, amid nearly 500 billion gallons of water. Sinkholes opening up, tornadoes touching down, this lake was once a runway at houstons airport. Already there have been thousands of requests for rescue. On your roof, to be taken from the air, wave sheets, towels, or anything to get our attention. Reporter National Weather service tweeting, this event is unprecedented and all impacts are unknown and beyond anything experienced. Follow order from officials to ensure safety. Overnight, we saw drainage systems over run, spouting like fountain. I want to show you this look at the water just rushing out of this manhole cover, the systems that were design to remove all of this excess rain now completely over saturated, and we are talking about four or five days of continuing rain. Reporter today 911 call centers are completely inundated, as assisted living facility these seniors needed to be air lifted from flood waters up to their weigh. Major highways like 610 loop impassable. Across the state neighbors helping neighbor. Simon says there was in sign of rescue workers so he used board, raft and kyack to put others into safety. We had less than 11 people, six dogs, two cats, so, you know, it was more to the right out. Reporter making best of the bad situation. Wait, wait, wait. Reporter i spoke with one of the evacuee named lewis who showed up here a little bit ago without any shoes, without any pants. She said that she had been rescued by boat, and then left , on the highway at high ground for hours, didnt know where to go and was concern about it getting dark, seriously a concern for her, as rescue workers are just trying to get people at this point to higher ground. Reporting live from houston, l ana zach abc news back to you we see it, so hard to believe. Look at that woman from houston posted this video and says so much rain has fallen it caused a sinkhole to crack open at the even of her street and as she panned over her camera phone you can see highway below already flooded. Forecasters say, that it is far from over. Lets get details from meteorologist melissa magee. It is unbelievable, unprecedented flood ago cross southeastern sections of texas as we look at rainfall so far, we are Lone Star State because of Tropical Storm harvey you can see, dayton 27. 45 inches, of rain, South Houston 24. 54, and more than, 2 feet of rain, reported in le mark, texas, and because eye close to 2 feet of rain, is expect. As we lot the satellite picture, with Tropical Storm harvey, barely a tropical system, winds right now sustained at 40 miles an hour but you can still see outer rain bands pushing, into areas , in houston, and press nothing to jackson and also, to new orleans, louisiana. This will be the case not just for the rest of tonight, but even as we go throughout the next several days, that is the concern because there is no steering, current, meaning nothing to push this moisture out and away from texas. So right now, this is a Tropical Storm, winds of 40 miles an hour but bearcally moving at 2 miles an hour, to the south ande. We will talk about the impact with harvey over the next five days Little Movement with this storm, very heavy downpours are likely, what he can pick up an additional 15 to 25 inches of rain, for the lon e star state. So for example houston has already seen 2 feet of rain, they could pick up an additional 50 inches when this storm is all said and done. 50 inches in total i should say. Flooding, rising water is a big concern. We will have more on harveys impact plus weather back at home with the full, exclusive accu weather forecast. 50 inches in, total. My goodness. Catastrophic situation developing, still developing, across southern Texas Emergency Services from all across the country, including right here in our area, are sending resources to the region to help. Action News ReporterChristie Ileto has more on specially trained members of the search and rescue teams already on the way, but first Annie Mccormack is live in center city with details about the huge effort being made by the american red cross, annie. Reporter walter, the ceo for eastern pennsylvania chapter of the red cross said about 10,000 volunteers are expect, to go down south, from the organization, from across the country, to the volunteers , hit the road around 4 30 this afternoon and she says in the coming days and weeks more volunteers from our area will be headed down as well. Emotional departure for people heading, and ready for everything, both women have been helped by red cross at some point in their lives. They really helped me, because i who part of my house, in florida, and then in return, i want to help, the people who who their house, especially because, it is very hum blink to give back, what the red cross gave to me. I know it is going to be, you know, devastating with all they are going through down there, you know, im there to help them, because it is, a very, it is a very hard thing that they have to go through they who everything. Reporter this is first deployment for both volunteers hoff been with the organization for a year or more. They are prepared to help in a variety of ways, and this truck is loaded with food to distribute, at shelters. This storm is moving,e, and so, they may need to go and do texas but they may need to go deeper into louisiana depending on where the storm is and where people are displaced. We have to keep, track of all of our resources because resources are coming from all over the country. Reporter inside red cross eastern pennsylvania headquarters in philadelphia, it is one of the organizations , two National Call centers, volunteers are working here too, manning calls from victims in the heart of the storm, this is a fluid situation, and even more volunteers could be headed south at a moments notice. The number of volunteers, from our region, it is growing , and we, we just, we just literally, a moment ago, sent, are sending more people out, so, this will continue, throughout the next week, and weeks, of us sending people. Reporter red cross, depend s on financial donations to be able to provide, disaster relief, immediately, you can help people affected by Hurricane Harvey by visiting red cross. Org, or by calling 800red cross or texts the word harvey to 90999 to make a ten dollars donation. Now, most of the red cross volunteers go for two week rotations but some with specialty trained could be there for a month or even more for now reporting live from center city, Annie Mccormack for channel six action news. Walter, back to you. Thanks, annie. With great tragedy there is great heroism. Houston sheriff ed gonzales and collogues waited through neck deep flood water to reach a man stuck for hours. My goodness. Christie ileto is live at the Fire Departments headquarters in spring garden, where members of the Pennsylvania Task force one left earlier this morning. Christie . Reporter walter that 25 member team left at 3 00 this morning, 20 of those members have been from the philadelphia fire department, the rest from around the state , and once they reached texas, they are specifically, tasked, with search and rescue it is gators, lot of Water Equipment because of the all the of the rain that is there, and they, take mre, showers, anyplace, anything that you can think of, they are going to have on these trucks. Reporter action news was there as Police Escorted 11 major trucks out of philadelphia before today break. The 22 hour journey will take 45 member team, to the Naval Air Station in Fort Worth Joint Reserve base. From there they will be dispatched to help thousands of texas residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. They will work around the clock, and, 24 7. Reporter deputy fire commissioner gary lows says their effort will center around search and rescue. There will be people on the roofs of their houses, things like that, but there is very a pt on getting into, heavy concrete buildings that have collapsed, or under water, and they will, go in there, and, they will just search. Our hearts go out to everybody down there, that is dealing with this, were hoping, for the best for everybody. Reporter that team will be down there for at lee, two weeks, that is, as conditions, continue to exacerbate in texas. They are prepared to send at lee 40 more crew members to help. Live, Christie Ileto for channel six action news, walter. Christie, thanks for that report. We will continue to follow this historic flooding in texas, and efforts from our area to help many, many people victimized. See very latest on air and, of course, on line including at red cross donation information right there at six abc. Com. Much more to come on action news tonight, one after one, block after block road of cars are sideswiped as a result of the car driver facing long list of charges including dui. Accu weather tracking conditions here and in texas. That is right we are tracking flooding rain in texas down across southeastern sections of the Lone Star State with beautiful weather at home. Currently in philadelphia we are coming in at 76 degrees. It looks like this pleasant stretch will continue for start of the workweek we have details with the full, exclusive forecast. All right, thanks, melissa. Jeff skversky has phillies , cubs, eagles and much more coming up when action news comes right back one laugh, and hello sensitive bladder. So i tried always discreet. I didnt think protection this thin could work. But the super absorbent core turns liquid to gel. Snap so its out of sight. And out of mind. Always discreet. For bladder leaks. We have a developing situation going on right now on the northeast extension of the pennsylvania turnpike, you can see it right there northbound lanes are shut down between lansdale, and, quakertown exits. And car who control, and, that scene to the hospital and teenager was also hurt. People in the southbound lanes , have been stopping to help, state Police Closed part of the highway so they could conduct the investigation, it is not clear when it will reopen, of course, much more information coming up later on and on six abc. Com. More than a dozen people in northeast philadelphia, and Oxford Circle woke up to a mangled mess outside their homes. Police say a driver suspected of dui is responsible, action News Reporter jeff cher co has details. Pretty bad. Reporter yolanda as zested damage to her suv, skid marks and car parts showed path of the out of control driver around 3 00 a. M. He struck 27 cars, witnesses say, while riding on just three tires. Were coming home walked up to our car, we almost got to our car and then this driver smoke every where was coming, he turn, we almost got hit by it. Reporter surveillance camera on the 6900 block of kin dried street showed tail end of the mile long rampage and a suv hits a parked vehicle and then seconds later catches fire but just keeps going. His car would always drive said ways so we hit every koran both side of the street. Reporter busting tires and leaving major dents, elizabeth oakleni says owners of the cars he had hit were following close behind. The cars were chasing him, and why he was go sideways down the block. Whole he turned into the other driveway, he took off, then. Reporter suspect ditched his suv and then ran, Police Nabbed him several blocks away and woodbury and more than two dozen others are left to calculate the damage. And, i was just about to get dressed in church this morning but i guess i will be staying in. Nobody got physically hurt or ran over or hit, and that they did catch him. Reporter a lot of damage but fortunately no injuries. Police arrested a 38 yearold man, charged him with a number of owe even ifs including driving under the influence. In northeast philadelphia, jeff cher co for channel six action news. I no longer live with the uncertainties of hep c. Wondering, what if . I let go of all those feelings. Because i am cured with harvoni. Harvoni is a revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c. Its been prescribed to more than a quarter million people. And is proven to cure up to 99 of patients who have had no prior treatment with 12 weeks. Certain patients can be cured with just 8 weeks of harvoni. Before starting harvoni, your doctor will test to see if youve ever had hepatitis b, which may flare up and cause serious liver problems during and after harvoni treatment. 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He starts a triple play, caesar hernandez, tommy joseph , phillies turn the rare triple play sevenfour, three. Phillies down three to nothing until the fifth nik williams out of here, two run shot. Phillies score five times in the fifth to take the lead. Then in the eighth saving the best for last, Reese Hoskins, holy smokes, the legend continues. A phillies record, sixth straight game with the home run, hoskins is fastest player in baseball history to 11 homes runs gets a curtain call , phillies sixthree. Hats off they take two of three from the world champions yeah, it is something i will always remember. You know, i have been a part of the many of the events but to be part as one as a player it is something special. I dont know how to put tonight word. It is just one of those zones where you ride the wave as long as you can, you know, they expect to you do it in a win, win a series, against an Outstanding Team it is something special. Phillies could be a playoff team if he was up here all year. Eagles clearly not happy with a corner back situation two weeks before the opener make another trade, landing Dexter Mcdougal from the jets for terence brooks. Mcdougal has never started a game in his two year career, zero interceptions but eagles believe the 26 yearold has potential to provide depth, he could make his debut thursday in the finally, of the pre season against his former team, the new york jets. Still want to create some competition at that spot, you know, bringing inasmuch depth as you can and as i said after the game the other night to the players and i might have mentioned it to you guys they have to make it tough on us, make it tough on us but to add the right depth, to have the right guys on this Football Team and this just, this just add to the talent level at that spot. Defensive tackle beau allen back in his spot, finally practicing for the first time, today. He has been out all camp with the pec injury. Nick foles remains out with the sore elbow. He still yet to play this pre season but Doug Pederson expects foles to be ready for week number one. He is obviously sensitive elbow issues and being on the throwing arm like that just want to make sure he is getting the proper a throws and we will ease him back again this week and give and get him ready for regular season. He will be ready week one against redskins. Yes. More on the eagles quarterback situation, should they sign Colin Kaepernick as a back up to carson wentz . Tonight on action news sports sunday Mike Missanelli will join me in the studio at 11 45. Sixers are a month away from Training Camp can you wait . If you are wondering if ben simmons is ready to roll after missing last year with the broken foot . Simmons says he is stronger then ever. Simmons back in his home of australia hosting a basketball camp. Simmons is 100 percent healthy , confident in himself and the sixers, for competing for a championship. Listen. Our goal, it is to get there and win. You know, we dont doubt anything. As long as we come in, work hard we believe we can do. That i feel good. Im ready to go. I had a year off. A lot of people, you know, doubting me now but im ready to come back stronger then before. Got to like that from ben simmons maybe sixers can get it done. Sound good, accu weather coming up. con artists. theyll try anything to get your Medicare Card number. So they can steal your identity, commit medicare fraud. What can you do . Guard your card . Guard your card . Just like your credit card. Nobody gets my number, unless i know they should have it. To protect your identity, new Medicare Cards without Social Security numbers will be mailed next year. Visit medicare. Gov fraud stay sharp people time for final check of the accu weather forecast. Gorgeous weather around here. Sure was this weekend. Weather walter. We will show what you is going on outside as we look at this picture everyone was outside, walter, enjoying the weather, there in rittenhouse square. You can see folks just enjoying their sunday stralling along the park and really comfortable conditions. We will show you picture outside sky six live in hd as we are at penns landing at spruce street harbor park folks enjoying a really comfortable sunday evening. We will look at weather headlines another nice day on tap for tomorrow but we are watching a system, off shore and because of that, cloud are likely to return, late machine night, into tuesday, and also an update on what is now Tropical Storm harvey for southeastern, sections of texas. As we look at day board and look at the temperatures over past three days it has been a beautiful weekend, friday we have a high of 79. Yesterdays high 81. Today we max out at 79 in philadelphia, average for us this time of the year is 84. Comfortable in the city right now 76. Seventyfour for allentown and reading. Seventythree in lancaster. Dover 73. Lower 70s into cape may and beach haven. Here is Satellite Six with action radar we had sunshine earlier today, cloud are starting to pencil out as they move across Pennsylvania State , press nothing to new jersey and also into delaware, as well just a few high thin cloud overhead. We will widen out the picture because we are tracking this disturbance, this is now Tropical Storm number 10. We will track this closely, because this could develop into Tropical Storm and system whether it develops into one this area of low pressure is what we will track as it slowly works its way northward and this will be the cause for the cloud to develop as we get into late monday night and tuesday and maybe some showers by middle half of our workweek over next 12 hours partly cloudy, cool tonight we will drop down to 54, in the suburbs, and 62 degrees in philadelphia for overnight low begins day tomorrow another good looking day sunshine to increase willing cloud because of the system off to the south , pleasant they by the afternoon high coming in at 77 same thing for reading, lancaster high in cape may tomorrow 72. Over into dover coming in at 75. Future tracker six taking you in the day on machine and especially monday night because for majority of the day tomorrow we are dry with some sunshine, sun giving way to cloud. By 11 30 notice cloud across area in south jersey, also off into delaware, as we get into Tuesday Morning by 9 30 in the morning we have mostly cloudy sky and with that low pressure off shore could throw back moisture into south jersey by 2 00 on tuesday afternoon and into delaware. Down to the tropics keeping a close eye on Tropical Storm harvey wind at 40 miles an hour it is just jogging at 2 miles an hour, to the south ande so more heavy rain, unprecedented flooding, expected into the Lone Star State for next five days. Exclusive seven day forecast showing back here at home sun to increasing included tomorrow high of 78. Tuesday cloud which a few showers around, and in at 74 degrees. By wednesday, turning sunny, by the afternoon a high of 78. Thursday, warmer with some sun , in at 83 for a high, friday it is pleasant in at 77 next week even, temperatures are comfortable again, to the upper 70s, lower 80s. Thanks, melissa. Abc world news sunday is next here on channel six. 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Ask your doctor about entresto and help make tomorrow possible. Tonight, a special edition of world news tonight from houston. The disaster in texas unfolding at this hour in americas fourth largest city. Harvey unleashing a 500year flood. The death toll climbing. Thousands of people rescued. 911 overwhelmed. The city under water. Families trapped in their homes. The fema director saying this could be the worst disaster in the states history. Coast guard helicopters pulling victims to safety. Reinforcements on the way. And a giant sinkhole opening up under a major road. Mass evacuations. Disturbing images seen across the country. The seniors, some in wheelchairs, trapped as their nursing home fills with water. Inside the disaster zone. Homes and businesses ripped apart. Our crew capturing the