Would like to associate my remarks 100 percent with everything senator scott just sosaidw. Somehow i am supposed to speak after he just said it. The frustration i have had the last few days looking at legislation together. Talking to people all over. Talking to members of the community, Law Enforcement and leadership. And to build a coalition of ideas. And then i coalition tim scott started with to have that would actually help. And now to pat each other on the back to say we pass something really about make a difference. Is there something we can do i could actually make a difference . D over the weeks we have worked to identify what to make a difference and with that democrat idea we discussed the question what makes a difference . It is fascinating to me the questions i have had the last couple of days as they pulled me aside to say are republicans going to pass a bill on race . Y because quietly they are asking the question republicans are racist. Thats really what they are saying
That is the highest one day total ever. August is the wettest month on record in texas. And to put this in perspective the National Weather Service Today added two new colors to its rainfall charts including light pink which signals 30 inches or more and 40 inches have fallen in dayton, texas. Ten to 20 additional inches are forecast by friday, at least two people have been killed. That number is expected to rise. And there have been thousands of rescues in houston and surrounding towns. Anthony . Mason it must be amazing to see all of this play out in front of you. Harvey blasted ashore friday night as a category four hurricane in rockport, texas. The area was under a mandatory evacuation and about half heeded the call. Today residents returned to pick up the pieces. Jamie yuccas is in rockport tonight. Jamie . Reporter anthony, the response is remarkable, even in an area that was so hard hit, this is the mobile command center. Where officials have been mobilizing for days hoping to g
Official claim of responsibility. The passengers at istanbuls airport scrambled terrified as three gunmen attacked the airport. Two were they National Terminal and the 3rd in a parking lot. The preliminary findings suggest all three opened fire before detonating explosive vests. Video from inside the terminal shows people fleeing bright flashes and in one clip, a gunman is apparently shot by Security Officer and drops to the floor. A few seconds later, there is an explosion. Witnesses describe the sense of confusion and fear inside the airport. I tried to keep as calm as possible but you know there was a lot of people falling down on the grounds and not knowing what is going on. I just recognized the gunshots and heard this huge explosion and i knew immediately it was a bomb. And i just bolted as fast as i can. Multiple u. S. Officials say isis is suspected to behind the attack but there has not yet been a claim of responsibility. The terrorists have called for attacks in the holy mont
Up through the north shore, we have lower 60s. Comfortable to start with the clear sky, highpressure giving us another nice day but with an increase in the wind we will bring in more humidity as the day wears on and that is ahead of the final boundary. Youre watching this for tomorrow, triggering thunderstorms across the area, and there is the potential for some of them to be severe. , with just a few clouds this afternoon and temperatures in the lower 70s. By lunchtime we are in the lower 80s and we should top out near 90 degrees. The hottest stuff is through the Merrimack Valley and southwesterly wind will keep us in the 70s on cape cod. More on the timing of those weekend showers coming up. Lets get you out to the roads. Olessa good morning. Starting things off with the brighton. We are watching one accident in everett, involving a tractortrailer. It couldnt to negotiate the turn and they are still clearing the scene. No injuries reported, but it is still out there and we will keep
Cindy not ok behavior. Dont do what he is doing. Weatherwise, we have a great day coming up, we are on a roll. We have got clear skies out there, the sun not up until 5 41 cool to start and 60s on the north and south shore, but look at this, down here on the vineyard it is 47 so there are definitely some cool pockets. Another comfortable start, another quiet day, the position shifted a little bit, now more to the south and east which will allow us southwesterly wind to bring in. Some of these could be severe with a marginal risk of severe storms tomorrow. Temperatures climbed quickly, 70s by 9 00 a. M. And then into the 80s we go, topping of near 90 and that southwesterly wind will keep you in the 80s down on cape cod. Lets see how we are looking. Olessa good morning. We start things off with a live look expressway by the south bay mall. You can see on the northbound side, still looking pretty quiet. One issue that we had been watching, this accident involving a tractortrailer, that co