the first day of the new school year. the gunman identified in the fatal shooting of a california shop owner over her pride flag was it as hate crime and american sha carri richardson racing into history. the thrilling moment she became the world s fastest woman. good evening, and welcome, everyone. tonight, as the tropical storm season heats up with a new storm battering texas, southern california still feeling the effects of its rare encounter with a tropical storm over the weekend. since then, rescuers have been focused on reaching people in mountain communities who have been cut off by washed out roads. rescuing many trapped in homes and cars by mud, debris, and rising flood waters. crews resorting to using the bucket of a bulldozer to lift residents of a care home to safety tropical storm hilary barrelled through the region, dumping record amounts of rain. idaho and montana, along with oregon and nevada all broke rainfall records nevada measuring over nine inches.