Across the country opening their hearts and wallets to help their neighbors in need. And good evening. Thanks for joining us on this thursday night. Im tom llamas in for david, and tonight, houston is turning the corner, but as you can see just behind me, there are still so many rainsoaked neighborhoods, and now new dangers are emerging. Take a look at this. Extreme flooding and dramatic new rescues east of here. The sky filled with helicopters. An explosion and fire in a flooded Chemical Plant. The company expecting more to come. A hospital with no water and running out of supplies, all the patients there evacuated. And as the floodwaters recede in some neighborhoods and families are coming back, a new assessment tonight. As many as 100,000 homes damaged by the storm. And tonight, clearly harvey isnt done yet. Abcs matt gutman with some of the storms latest victims in beaumont tonight. Reporter tonight, from the air beaumont and port arthur, texas, the hardest hit by harvey, besieged by water. The sky swarming with helicopters. Its the only way in. The u. S. Coast guard hammering through a roof to get families out. Some 200 patients on stretchers evacuated by helicopter at Baptist Beaumont hospital after the local water supply failed. In nearby port arthur, a nursing home submerged. Teams evacuating the most critical patients, lifting entire beds into boats. This morning, we teamed up with the u. S. Navy, aboard a navy search and rescue chopper and we surveyed the water world below. Then an urgent call. A nearby dam is about to overflow. We touched down at pine forest elementary, just a few towns over from beaumont. The first thing we see, people weeping. Hands clutched over mouths. Apparently, there are a lot of people at this school who were unclear to whats going on. All of them are stranded, congregating here because this is one of the few dry areas around here. Basically nowhere for them to go, but up. Time is short. We jog in with the navy rescuers. People everywhere. Until just now, this was a shelter. The little they brought in, in those bags. Now they are ordered to hurry. They can take even less. Were okay. Were okay. Reporter we helped them to scramble together their essential belongings, while they hold back tears. With other rescuers carrying out dogs, the rest of this family takes what they can. There may be about 50 to 100 people here, and all of them trying to evacuate. Pretty much nowhere for people to go here. They are taking their dogs, medicine and phones. Whatever they can. 14 members of the smith and mitchell families plus four dogs, pile in. These are just few of the thousands that have needed rescue over the past few days as harvey continues to wreak havoc. That navy rescue crew comforting the families, frightened and shocked by their sudden displacement. The family grateful to have each other. Right now, were taking them to another shelter. It is a drier area, higher ground. They are going to be safer. Rushing them away from the helicopter where they thank the rescuers with hugs. Then its a sprint back to the helicopter. And such an incredible rescue effort right there. Matt gutman joins us live from beaumont, texas, and tonight, as those First Responders help those families get to dry land and into shelters, there are new new and Major Concerns over the citys water supply . Reporter thats right, tom. Check out, this is the river. It is not forecast to crest until tomorrow. Its 7 feet above the record, and water is everywhere, but not a drop to drink. That water supply you mentioned, shut off citywide, and the lone operating hospital may have to shut down in 48 hours. They are already evacuating shelters here. One official telling me she simply doesnt know where to put these people, tom. 48 hours. Matt gutman with the crisis in beaumont tonight. And not far from where matt is, another area underwater with nearby rivers still rising. Abcs gio benitez in vidor, texas today with desperate people looking for higher ground. Reporter tonight, the city you havent seen, and the new threat for vidor, texas, caught in an endless flow of water. This may look like a river, but this is actually a highway. You wouldnt know it, though, because there is so much water. Next to an overflowing bayou, between two major rivers also overflowing. Army rescue trucks racing in as floodwaters swallow these neighborhoods. That right there, thats a car. The trunk is open. They are grabbing their belongings right now. We are there as volunteers working with the local sheriff rescue stranded residents, even pets, livestock still in their pastures now covered by water. That is a boat full of people look at that. All those children. Im going to check this one. I mean you guys are just everyday people out here volunteering. Yes, sir. I work at a plant. I mean, i dont do this for a living. Reporter our boats spot mike bedair out the window. He gets on with his wife brenda, suitcases, and their pet bird, taken to dry land. We thought it would never happen to us. Were probably like millions of other people thats happened to oh, itll never happen to me. It did. Reporter and tom, you can see the rescues under way right now. This county just got an Evacuation Order. Were about to leave because the rivers and bayous are overflowing quickly, and they will reach their peak tomorrow. Tom . Gio benitez with the new Evacuation Order there in vidor, texas. Gio, thank you. The storm triggering another tense situation tonight. Explosions and a fire at a flooded Chemical Plant. Overnight, that company saying it is still too dangerous to go back in. Families within a mile and a half have been evacuated. Abcs Clayton Sandell is there in crosby, texas tonight. Reporter tonight, fire and water. Flames burning through this flooded arkema Chemical Plant in crosby. Two explosions already, and no way to stop any more. Overnight, smoke fumes sending 15 sheriffs deputies to the hospital. Worried residents here are getting mixed messages from the government. Local officials downplay the danger. What does it mean for Peoples Health . What does it mean for Peoples Health . You dont want to stand in smoke, do you . So the sheriff says its like a campfire. Reporter so the things burning there are no more dangerous than a campfire . I did not say that, sir. You dont want to inhale smoke. Thats plain and simple. Reporter but from fema, the message was more alarming. The plume is incredibly dangerous. Reporter the chemicals used to make plastics are only stable if kept cold. This demonstration shows what happens if theyre not. But under 6 feet of floodwater, the plant lost all power, killing the cooling system. When arkema alerted authorities an explosion was likely, they evacuated everyone within a mile and a half. Others nearby tell us they are ready to go. I am packed to leave. Im worried and im hoping they are telling us. Reporter why are you worried . Well, who would want to be breathing that, you know . Bad on your lungs. And Clayton Sandell joins us from crosby now, and clayton, what are you learning about those 15 officers you mentioned that were taken to the hospital . Reporter they were checked out by doctors and tonight, the sheriff says all of them have been released and as for the plume coming from that plant, tonight, the epa tells us that testing shows for now, it appears to be not toxic, tom. Still a very tense situation there in crosby, texas. Clayton, our thanks to you. We are here in houstons Piney Point Village neighborhood tonight. The water behind me is beginning to drain away here, but as you can see, the homes are still underwater. Families may return to find them severely damaged, and across the city, firefighters are going door to door, checking homes to see if anyone was left behind. When we clear our assignment grid, were coming back to here. Reporter tonight, First Responders canvassing houston. The citys bravest checking on the citys residents. All were doing is were going by each house, checking door to door. Reporter theyve rescued more than 7,000 from the floodwaters, working double shifts, while many of their own homes are flooded. Fighting fires in chesthigh water. We got to go, guys. Fire hydrant. Reporter going under to connect the hose. Were about a hose short right now. Reporter using a boats engine to propel water onto the flames. One firefighter injured here. And tonight, we went back to where we were at during the height of the storm. This is incredible. The last time we were in this neighborhood, it was filled with water, and we could only get through this road on a boat. You cant see if its a foot or 10 feet. Reporter that night, the jackson brothers helped us get a boat to yvette webb, who contacted us through social media. Yvette . She was inside her neighbors flooded out home. Hi. How are you . Oh, my god. Thank you so much. Thank you so much. Reporter now back at her home, and piling up everything she lost. We feel that we are very, very fortunate. And that we have each other, you know, stuff is stuff. Reporter on the same block we noticed another home with all this destruction outside, but the thing that struck us is there are several kids outside helping out. Inside, an entire home being gutted. The water line clearly visible. The kids students helping out their teacher. I didnt even have to call. They just showed up. Reporter the teacher, michele hayes, sharing video of her harrowing story. Thats her home. It came up just so fast and we have nowhere to go. Reporter heres what it looked like when she opened her sons door. Seeing the water at my sons mattress, and having to tell my children to put on bathing suits and life jackets because we need to leave our home is something i see every time i look at them. Reporter now michele is not even sure she can stay here. Besides the water, shes now battling mold. Its unreal. I feel like this isnt even my home. Its its something i never thought would happen. Reporter but amid all this destruction, superheroes cheering up the youngest evacuees. You made that . Yeah. Good job. Reporter and this video a father playing the piano for his son calming his fears about the future. An incredible momen such a strong father right there. Many schools were damaged as well, and houston pushing back the start of classes to the second week of september now, and also saying they will be serving students three meals a day when they get back. Harvey has moved out of texas and louisiana, but whats left of it is still packing a punch. A reported tornado destroying a home in pickens county, alabama. Several people taken to the hospital. Abcs senior meteorologist, rob marciano tracking it all. He is in richmond, texas tonight. Rob . Reporter and of course, these tornadoes are associated with harvey just east of the center of whats left of the circulation. Look at the radar. We have a watch out for northern mississippi, and kentucky and alabama. On the backside of this, heavy and flooding rains just south of memphis that that will progress into nashville tomorrow morning, and then into kentucky. Raining out a little bit as we go through saturday, but some of the moisture will get into the northeast this weekend. But another 6, 7, maybe 8 inches of rain across the flood zone in the next 12 hours. The brazos river about to get more rain than they have seen before, cresting tomorrow, tom. Rob marciano for us tonight. Rob, thank you. The white house announcing today that President Trump is pledging to personally donate 1 million to harvey relief, and hell return to visit the storm zone this weekend. Vice president mike pence was there today, comforting survivors of the storm and pitching in to help. Abcs chief white house correspondent, Jonathan Karl tonight, with an exclusive oneonone with the Vice President. Reporter Vice President pence was hands on in texas today, helping haul away branches from a damaged home, w looked on. He hugged hurricane victims and prayed with people outside a battered church. Its front wall ripped off. Youve inspired the nation by your resilience and by your courage, and we just came here to commend you and to encourage you. Reporter we joined the Vice President as he surveyed the damage from above in an osprey. As the Vice President promised, texas will get everything it needs from the federal government. We asked him about the president s threat to shut down the government if he doesnt get funding for his border wall. A shutdown would almost certainly impact recovery efforts. Is he going to put that threat to the side now and concentrate on rebuilding here . President trumps made it very clear that were gonna keep our promise to the american people. Weve seen great progress in reporter even if that means a shutdown . In reducing illegal immigration along our southern border and enforcing our laws. And the president s made it clear that were going to stand firm. The priority right now for President Trump and this administration is these families. Reporter in other words, tom, the Vice President is not ruling out a government shutdown. As for the president , hell be back here in texas on saturday, meeting with victims of the storm, something he did not do earlier this week. Tom . All eyes on the president s trip to the region. All right, jon. Thank you. And a programming note, if you want a way to help, all day today, our parent company, disney, has been holding a day of giving to help victims of the storm. The fundraising drive includes all of our abc news programs and Disney Network partners. Disney and our houston station, ktrk, kicking it off with a 1 million donation to the red cross, and we are inviting you to join us now. Text the word, harvey, to 90999 to make a 10 donation to the red cross, or you can visit abcnews. Com for other ways to contribute. So far today alone, contributions have reached 8. 5 million, and we thank you for that. There is much more ahead on world news tonight this thursday. The new hurricane threat. Hurricane irma, just updated to a category 3, gaining strength over the atlantic. The latest on how this new storm could affect the east coast. Also, the close call caught on camera. Deputies responding to one car accident when a second collision slams right into them. And more on our day of giving. 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You didnt want to wait . No, no waiting. No time to wait. Reporter we caught up with cindy huber, who wasted no time gutting her home in pearland. We got here and we were like, wow, what do we do . Where do we start . Reporter ripping out carpet, furniture and wet sheetrock, not much could be saved. Its messy and can be dangerous work. Tonight, the government is urging residents to take precautions during cleanup. Experts suggest wearing gloves, a mask and eye protection. And if working in dirt floodwater, keep tetanus shots up to date. And just a reminder of how dirty this water may be. We had a lab test a sample of floodwater from a suburb of houston, and they found high levels of e. Coli. Tom . That water all around is so toxic. All right, eva. Thank you so much. When we come back, the u. S. Military sending a message to north korea in direct response to north koreas latest Ballistic Missile test. And the close call caught on camera. 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