10 news today. Im katy zachry. Its 6 00 a. M. Hurricane harvey battering the texas coast. Now lets join nbc news live coverage. Good morning. This is an nbc news special report, im sheinelle jones. And im craig melvin. Were tracking Hurricane Harvey. The storm is pummeling the texas gulf coast. The storm made landfall around 10 00 p. M. Central time last night. It was a category 4 storm then. And its been downgraded this morning to a category 1, but its still an extremely dangerous and devastating situation. Lets head to victoria, texas where Kerry Sanders is standing by this morning. What can you tell us . Reporter well, right now the winds are still gusting upwards of 110 Miles Per Hour. Here in victoria, texas, most of the city has lost power which is of course what you would expect. The but g. News is that two shelters here are up and running and no problems, people who made to the shelters are safe. Unfortunately overnight in this hurricane, which also packs tornadoes and lights thinning, was a lights thing strike that hit an apartment complex. Fortunately it was evacuated, but by the time that the folks from the Fire Department were able to make to the apartment complex, the blaze had gotten out of control and so it burned the apartment complex to the ground. There was also a fire at a home, undetermined how that fire got started, but bottom line that fire also caused extensive damage. This morning were not getting reports of any people who have been injured, but understand its still very early, communication is very difficult and as you can see from where im standing here right now, if i can try to show a little bit with a light here, the wind is still blowing, the rain is coming down. And the real story here in victoria this morning now is going to be the rain. They are estimating the possibility because of the movement of this hurricane, harvey, stalling in this area that were likely to see upwards of 37, maybe even 40 inches of rain. And if that happens, there will be extensive flooding. The rivers in this area are expected to all be above historic stages. One that they are looking very closely at is the guadeloupe river here. And they say that that river likely will get 32 feet above its normal flood stage. So if this stalls as it looks like it has done, well hear more shortly, but as this hurricane dumps a record amount of rain, the real story ultimately will be how bad the flooding gets. Be safe, well check in again with you in a bit. And Gabe Guttierez has been in the middle of the storm all night. He is now near where the eye of the storm made landfall. Gabe, what have you been he seeing . Reporter good morning. As you can see behind me,s rain is still pounding this area. There are heavy winds, as well. There are trees down pretty much all around this part of texas. And if you look over here, you can see another tree down here, as well. Weve been trying to limit how much weve driving in this weather, however we have seen lots of downed power lines that weve had totoavoid, lots of these trees. Homes have been destroyed here. Not far from here is where the eye made landfall. The city of rockport, texas. The city manager says that the damage is still being assessed, but all signs indicate utter devastation. There had to be several buildings that were housing seniors that had to be evacuated. They are not sure exactly how much injuries there have been so far, but a local jail has been used to treat patients as well. But right now as kerry mentioned, communications are very difficult, so local authorities are still trying to get a handle on how much damage there is. A major concern as kerry was mentioning as well is the storm surge. Well be seeing rain here for quite a bit longer even though were on the back side of the storm at this point, you can see just how heavy the winds are. So again, the eye made landfall overnight as rockport, texas. And all signs point to scenes of utter devastation in parts of tooer texas gulf coast. Back to you. All right, gabe, well come back to you in a bit. And dave price, keeping is close eye on the path. And let me also talk about the fact that this is a storm that will continue to develop in phases. First, the here and now. Exactly what is happening. In the last few minutes now, downgraded to a category 1 storm. Lets not focus on the strength of the storm, because its the rain that will be the biggest part of this story over the next several days. Its located 30 miles southwest of victoria, texas. Winds now sustained at 90 Miles Per Hour and this is another big piece of the story. Moving northwest at just 6 miles an hour. Take a look at this picture before we go back to some of the information. The rain field here stretches about 250 miles. So its still a strong storm. The eye right there, just about 11 miles in diameter. The Hurricane Force winds extend 30 miles outside of that. But Tropical Storm force winds over 100 miles away. Now lets track the storm. This is as expected right now. And those are key words because this could change over the next several hours. But you can see the storm meandering just a little bit. And this is over the next few days into the middle of next week. Again, the issue here is that this storm is going nowhere fast. So short term our concerns of course are for flooding. Flash flooding. We have significant impacts expected and again, the flood threat takes us all the way into mid week next week. You can see areas right around bay city and corpus christi, the rainfall amounts upwards of 30 even 40 inches isolated in some areas. And again, this is a story number one of rain, number two of wind, storm surge, but it all the ends up with significant flooding over much of the week. All right, thank you, dave. Well have much on more this morning on today, on msnbc as well and of course 24 7 on nbc. Com. This has been an nbc news special report. And nbc 10 is with you every step of the way as we track Hurricane Harvey and the damage its already causing. The nbc 10 app has instant updates and notifications to keep you on top of what is happening with the storm and your weather here at home. New this morning, Pennsylvania State police are searching for a driver would hit a car on the schuylkill expressway and then took off. That crash caused the car to catch on fire. Randy gill recall is live along the schuylkill expressway with the latest on the search and an update on the injuries. Reporter those three victims all young adults in their 20s. Police say they were driving westbound here on the schuylkill expressway about 2 30 this morning. Police say that is when they were hit by another car and that driver took off leaving behind a fiery wreck. State troopers actually saw the aftermath of this crash on their Traffic Cameras. Take a look. This accident in the westbound lanes near the montgomery drive exit, you can see the heavy black smoke and fire. The victims were able to run out of the car before it went up in flames. All three had minor injuries and were taken to the hospital. Police are still searching for that other driver who took off. Right now they dont have a description, but police will be checking out even more Traffic Cameras as they the investigation. Im randy gyllenhaal, nbc 10 news. And were tracking hurricane are harvey which smashed into texas late last night. Right now its battering the gulf coast with strong winds and relentless rain. Well have updates throughout the morning. Stay with us. 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I think some of us should see our high right at about 80 degrees which is still a little below average for this time of year. No complaints though. In the suburbs, 75 by 3 00. About the same in the Lehigh Valley and berks county, as well. And mostly sunny. In delaware, 62 right now, and you see the same forecast for new jersey. An along the shore, a gorgeous shore day ahead, mid70s for high temperatures through the afternoon hours. We stay dry for several more days to come. Big difference though over in texas. Well talk about all of that in just a few minutes. And it is that time of year again. High School Football is back and well take you to a school where the excitement is burning hotter than those friday night lights. Cancer challenges us. To find smarter solutions. To offer more precise and less invasive Treatment Options than before. Like advanced Genomic Testing and immunotherapy. See how were fighting to outsmart cancer at cancercenter. Com outsmart there are major stories coming out of the oval office. One has President Trump pardoning joe arrepaioarpaio. He had been convicted of contempt for ignoring an order not to detain suspected undocumented immigrants. The president praised his political ally as a, quote, worthy candidate for the pardon due to arpaios history in border enforcement. Critics say the president broke his promise to uphold the rule of law. Also last night, President Trump instructed the pentagon to extend the ban on transgender recruits from joining the military. The president gave defense secretary jim mattis leeway to come up with a policy on transgender troops who are currently serving in the military. Back in our area, here is a sign of late summer. The friday night lights are back on in area high schools as high School Football kicks off. Drew smith takes us to one high school where the students could not wait to be back even before the first bell rang. Reporter everything is fresh, from the merchandise to the school spirit. I have my friends numbers on my face to support them. Reporter north penn hosting la salle, a steady stream of fans lined up early for tickets. Kind of like Christmas Eve yesterday. Reporter its a family affair. Love it. Cant getter better. High School Football in pennsylvania. Reporter these are the best seats in the house. I managed to sneak into the student section. It was packed tonight even though school hasnt started. They are making sure the players on the field can hear them cheer. Beautiful night, two powerhouse programs. Reporter and the principal already training future players. 4yearold flag football. Reporter while the coaches are focusing on a strong start. We want them to have fun, play hard. High School Football is the love of the game that they play for. Reporter a love of rivalry and tradition back in action this week. In lansdale, drew smith, nbc 10 news. And with high School Football back, that means the nbc on 10 High School Blitz returns. Still ahead, well show you the highlights from across our region as schools kick off their football seasons. And well begin with coverage of Hurricane Harvey. Take a look and you can see that the center of Hurricane Harvey, thats of the storm, is starting to weaken. In fact now the gap, that little clearing that we did have, has come to a close. Its not falling apart anytime soon, but it will not be as strong as it was during landfall. That was last night at 11 00 p. M. Our time. It has now dropped from a category 4 to a category 1 hurricane. Still certainly Strong Enough with Strong Enough winds to cause major damage. And here is one of the biggest threats of Hurricane Harvey. 15 to 30 inches of rain are possible as a result of harvey hanging out at the same spot through mid next week. So this is a long lasting storm. Some spots could see locally 40 inches. Storm surge up to 12 feet possible right where the landfall was. High tide is at 6 25 this morning, so were coming up on that quickly. Remember they are hipd us by ar an hour. Rain could lead to flooding further inland and those winds have now dropped to 90 Miles Per Hour. Likely the storm will downgrade to a Tropical Storm by later today, but that does not mean that the damage will come to a stop. You have the rain, strong winds will continue. 90mileperhour winds. And moving only at 6 Miles Per Hour. So just barely chugging along. And look at the updated forecast map as to where this will move. This projection could change, but it looks like right now it will barely move through the overnight. But decrease to 60mileanhour. So that means dropping to Tropical Storm strength. Monday it will wrap right over the exact same spot its currently in and basically staying over on the same part of texas several days. And we have major cities in path of Hurricane Harvey as it linkers over coastal texas. For us, radar and satellite is looking good. Clear conditions out there. Our temperatures today, beautiful. 80 in center city and 79 in somerton. Upper 70s near 80 for new jersey. Upper 70s near 80 even for parts of the jersey shore. Although i think some spots may stop in the mid70s today and about 79 for the forecast high today in wilmington, delaware. Here is a look at the 10 day on 10. 80 today, 80 tomorrow, mostly sunny today. Partly cloudy tomorrow. So just a mix of clouds and sun. But dry dry. And we stay dry monday, tuesday, although clouds increase and temperatures will fall to the mid70s. Showers back wednesday and thursday and then temperatures picking back up for what is a fairly dry forecast even next weekend. Its that time of the year again where the grid iron dominates friday nights. This week we kick things off in delco. Upper darby went to work. Heading right into the end zone. Upper darby kick things off with a 350 win. Downing touchb east. And east went up the gut and into the end zone. They win 403. And meanwhile academy park hosts pens bury. Pens bury airs it out for the 45 yard pitch and catch. Pens bury wins a close one 2720. And haverford hosting chester, and haverford is the big winner. And joe, forget about it, hes off to the races, a 74 yard rumble, unionville over the rams 2617. And this game first half, the bucks defense gone bells them up. West takes it 2113. And lets get a birds eye view of some action. Check out pen ridge breaking free and aint nobody going to catch him, a 60 yard score, they get the win going away 417. And central buck south hosting, knocking on the door and they bust it down. Jack johns calls his own number for the touchdown, 346. And council rock with the shutout 280. Lower merion hosting chichester. And working to stay on his feet and sometimes its all about the balance. But it wasnt enough, chichester wins 3019. And lincolns sam carr catch him if you can. And he drives into the end zone for the score. But Lincoln Falls in a barn burner, 4332. And how about king . Trojans with the ball. Lloyd takes the handoff, cuts outside. Number 2 turns on the jets and goes in for six. King down 2010. And salem on the road, frankford wants this throw back. It would get picked off. They hold on to knock off frankford 2014. Other matchups vying for next weeks game of the week, st. Augustine, malvern prep, and upper darby versus garnett valley. Log on and vote or text your choice. That is it for the blitz. Im danny pommels. Enjoy your saturday. The time is three minutes before 6 30 on your saturday morning. We are tracking Hurricane Harvey. Krystal klei is following that. Plus our weather looks pretty good. Yeah, and here is a look at Hurricane Harvey that is moving along the coastal texas area. For us, a very nice forecast for your weekend. There is a live view in cape may. 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Lets join nbc news live coverage now as the storm batters the texas gulf coast. It made landfall last night around 11 00. Good morning. This is an nbc news special report. Were tracking Hurricane Harvey. Right now that storm is pulling the texas gulf coast. It made landfall around 10 00 p. M. Central time last night as a category 4 hiurricane. Its been downgraded to category