Texas tomorrow to visit the storm zone. Hes expected to be is asked about his controversial pardon of joe arpaio as he holds a News Conference with the Prime Minister of finland. From abc news, this is world news now. We do say good morning to everybody. Of course were following the breaking news as you take a look at that radar. This is not an old image from friday, even though it kind of looks like it did when we were here on friday. Thats the current satellite radar, and it is not a good picture. Rescuers are working into the night to reach stranded residents of the texas gulf coast. There are at least 3,000 members in the region. And the coast guard says more than half of all the helicopters nationally are there too. Forecasters expect the storm system to stay just off the coast most of today and tomorrow. Abcs lana zak is in houston where the threat isnt so much the wind as the terrible flooding. Good morning,. Reporter there are threats of levees that are going to be topped withi
99 for a case of water, thats the type of price gauging that the attorney general is seeing in the state. Hell join us to tell us how hes cracking down on all that have. And next hour President Trump is likely to address this catastrophic flooding in a News Conference with the president of finland. Well bring you that live as soon as it begins. But we start in texas. Contessa brewer is in houston with the latest on the flooding and Brian Sullivan is in galveston with a look at how Hurricane Harvey is affecting refineries contessa, well start with you. Reporter the bayou has overflowed its banks, normally parkland, and this Historic Building here was due to be completely renovated by fall of 201. As you can see, they will probably have to go back at t. Houston at this point is mostly a ghost town. Businesses shut down, employees stranded there are some 3 Million People who work in the metropolitan houston area most of them i would guess are out of work today because the roads are simply
It was a call that came in from linda nullner contacted 911 call center that she and her husband were shot and identified the individual that shot her as her husbands cousin. Authorities say that the husband and wife were shot in their home along long acre drive after 6 00 p. M. Wednesday. The District Attorney says that money may have been a motive. There was a personal dispute going on involving the cousins and may have involved financial issues. And intense manhunt was put in place for be and police and were involve Fire Department a standoff. His sister was also in the truck and the standoff ended peacefully. In the truck was not only himself but his sister. The mentally challenged sister was with him and our belief she was present when the homicide occurred. Back out live we can tell you that police tell us that this arrest is not the end of this investigation. There is still more pieces to this puzzle and also tonight its not clear about the condition of the victims life but the
Thats going to be building toward our area. Not only this evening but over the next several days. A live look outside of our studios. Temperatures have been in the 90s. But this is what it feels like. 98 right now is the current feels like temperature philadelphia. 98 in dover. Look at wrightstown, feeling like 98 degrees. The Lehigh Valley allentown it feels like 96 degrees. Heres the danger. An excessive heat warning right along the immediate i95 corridor. Saturday through monday feels like temperatures over 100 degrees. Look at future feels like temperatures. By tomorrow 3 00 oclock in the afternoon, it will feel like 108. In wilmington. 104 in dover. 100 and 5 degrees in philadelphia. So that is the danger. Coming up well talk how long this heat wave lasts, but also shattering records and what to expect for the all important dnc it looks like the heat and humidity will stick around. Chris . Thats right, big weekend ahead, scott. This excessive heat raising another concern as the ci
The major yes, so we prepared you for whats to come in the last few days, now lets prepare you for the weekend. If you are in philadelphia, heres what you need to know. 10 00 p. M. Today the schuylkill expressway eastbound will close, on the westbound side from 95 to route 1, on the vine street expressway, both directions close from 95 to the schuylkill. 30 to belmont avenue t ben franklin bridge will be closed so no access to or from philadelphia or new jersey on the ben franklin bridge. A pedestrian bridge for now. 95 will be open so good news there, well have some select exit ramps closed. Washington avenue, broad street exits will close as well as the traffic box that weve been talking about for weeks, center city will start will begin around 6 p. M. And West Philadelphia it will be 10 p. M. Thanks for that. Pope francis is in new york city where he has a busy and historic day ahead. Hell begin at the United Nations where he will address the General Assembly in spanish and english,