and the danger it may pose. what s the danger this? reporter: we have an update on that. there appears to be an emergency situation developing in crosby, texas, in harris county, the county houston is in. but this area is east of houston, in harris county, but leer the l near the liberty town. this plant makes peroxide. they are worried about their ability to cool some of the systems. they re concerned about some kind of a chain reaction that might cause a large fire or an explosion. so they had an 11-person ride-out team that was inside the facility to ride out hurricane harvey and the aftermath. they ve gotten all 11 of those people out. in addition, local fire and police are evacuating everyone with our 1.5 mile radius of that facility. so it s a fairly significant
the most decorated olympic athlete ever. and i have to say, the pool here cleared out, as all eyes were on a screen, watching live from london. far from london, meadowbrook aquatic club has olympic fever. we love you, michael. we love you, allison. all eyes, glued to a live feed, as phelps breaks a record, becoming the most decorated olympian ever, with 19 career medals. well, it s just extreme excitement. it s just such a thrill. it is just, you know it s so hard to describe. it s like christmas, thanksgiving, and a birthday, all wrapped up in one. and the mental game is a big part of it. allison schmidt taking the gold in the 200-meter freestyle. i get very excited and i get very emotional about it. really tear up when i watch the races. reporter: cheering for friends in a pool across the pond, these aspiring olympians have high hopes for golds of their own. i know i m one of those kids. i really want to be like allison one day and go to the olympics.
you cannot do too much. in southeast washington they tried to cope with the heat. they were drinking water early and often and said this record- breaking summer has been sometimes you are in the shade. like today we are in the sun. this is one of the worst. the 100 degree today would be the eighth this summer. this family headed to the national mall with their four children ages five months to six years. a note to take precautions especially for the baby. we will stay out here for 45 minutes and then head back home. what we make sure we had water when we left the house. in the last few minutes matter announced it has put heat restrictions in place. the trains will move slower this evening. they will take longer to get home tonight. we want to remind everyone to check the temperature any time of the day on our weather page or through our whether app. the customer believes to be cutting in line led to a stabbing at the post office. tonight police have a suspect
investigators for the defense have asked to be allowed into the theater. they also want access into the apartment of the suspect, james holmes. the government also wants a psychiatric evaluation of holmes. the first funerals will begin this week. but in the midst of all of the sadness in aurora, there is also good news. reporter: katie medley gave birth this morning to a son named hugo. her husband, caleb, was shot in the eye, and is being treated in the same hospital. he will close his hands, heel will squeeze, and he s given a thumbs up. he is going to fight through this so he can be with his newborn son as much as possible. reporter: the immediatelies do not have medical insurance. and the families have been told that their bills could reach up to $2 million. they have set up a website to raise money. he needs to get better. because he needs to be a dad. [ crying ] reporter: more than $70,000 has been raised so far. and updates on caleb s condition are being po
potentially some straight-line wind damage. that line may not have as much rotation. the rotating storms can produce the tornado warnings. obviously, many hours to and we would advise to you stay at home, stay put and watch us and we will let you know what is going on. you stay clear of this big mess we have here to end our workweek. gary, take it away with radar here. we ll switch to radar and give you an idea what is taking place. again, all of the yellows there and won t to focus on the red, the tornado warning. we have been watching this active storm system earn d.c. and this is important to say that we haven t had any confirmation of tornados, but the weather service will issue these in anticipation that there may indeed, be a little bit of tornado activity. so, try to keep everyone safe. look at how the came up the storm came up from the south- southwest, overtook the area in crosston and about to get heavier rain. bowie and green belt. college park and on this high