Emergency shelters. Many more riding out the flooding in their surrounding neighborhoods. Its continuing to rain. Right now, 72 hours after Hurricane Harvey hit and officials expect things to get worse before they get better. Its monday evening. Jim gardner is off. Houston police have rescued a total of 3,000 people, 1,000 since noon today. The coast guarg rescuing another 3,000 by boat and air. We saw dramatic views of helicopters coming to peoples aid as they stood on their rooftops surrounded on all sides. We did a helicopter and boat. It was ridiculous. Shelters ad tonight. The red cross site at the Convention Center can hold 5,000 employees. Tonight, its near capacity. Officials fear the numbers could rise dramatically when the flood waters recede. As President Trump prepares to visit texas tomorrow. Hes promising the support of the government. We hurt together. We struggle together. Believe me, we endure together. We are one family. To the people of texas and louisiana, we are 10
Action news, Delaware Valleys leading news program with jim gardner. Texans are heading into a long and worry some night as rescues continue in the dark. Tens of thousands of evacuated Harvey Victims are stuck in emergency shelters. Many more riding out the flooding in their surrounding neighborhoods. Its continuing to rain. Right now, 72 hours after Hurricane Harvey hit and officials expect things to get worse before they get better. Its monday evening. Jim gardner is off. Houston police have rescued a total of 3,000 people, 1,000 since noon today. The coast guard is reporting rescuing another 3,000 by boat and air. We saw dramatic views of helicopters coming to peoples aid as they stood on their rooftops surrounded on all sides. We did a helicopter and boat. It was ridiculous. Shelters are overwhelmed tonight. The red cross site at the Convention Center can hold 5,000 employees. Tonight, its near capacity. Officials fear the numbers could rise dramatically when the flood waters reced
First. Yeah, definitely looks like the shore and probably philadelphia getting wet today. As we take a look at satellite, you can see the wide view. There is some rain beginning to creep up from the south across the region and we are looking at a wet one today, especially in the southern half of the area. 66 degrees in philadelphia currently, 59 in allentown, 67 in wilmington, 64 in trenton and 71 degrees in cape may. Starting out fine. As we go through the day, though, the clouds thicken up and 19 philadelphia were expecting some periods of rain through the day. 70 degrees is your high. That will be at about 3 oclock this afternoon. A couple of issues. We do have this southern system that will probably become Tropical Storm irma a little bit later on this morning or later today. The center of the storm well to our south but the rain shield beginning to overtake parts of the region and were starting to see that moisture build in from the south. Along with it we have that rip current ri
Briefly. It would be named irma if that happens. Whether or not that happens were still looking the the same effects as round here. The first is the rained and you can see that coming in right now and getting close to wilmington and covering a lot of south jersey and delaware. Philadelphia will get wet from that a little bit later on. Your temperatures currently are cool and fairly comfortable. 66 degrees in philadelphia. 59 degrees currently in allentown. 63 in trenton. 70 in beach haven. 69 in cape may and 66 degrees in dover. As we go through the day, look for it to stay cloudy and at times it will be damp. 65 degrees by noon, 68 by 3 oclock. And were going for 70 for a high probably a little bit later in the afternoon. By 7 oclock, were down to 69 degrees. Have some issues because of this system passing us by and there you see the bulk of it. The area of low pressure right there down off of the carolinas and again possibly becoming a Tropical Storm as it gets by us but the onshore
And karen rogers for weather and traffic. No umbrella on the terrace right now. As we take a look at storm tracker6 live double scan we are getting ready for rain. It will probably be steadier down in south jersey and delaware than it will be in philadelphia overall but at times roads will be wet in the city and that stuff kind of trying to inch up toward philadelphia right now. You can see that on the wide satellite view. It does look like well get something during the morning commute and were already getting it in a good portion of delaware and south jersey. As we take a look, area of low pressure coming up the coast possibly becoming a a Tropical Storm briefly. It will be far enough away from us to prevent major problems. For the second straight day looking at a high risk of rip currents at the shore not that its going to be a great day on the beach anyway. Theres a high wind advisory in Cape May County and down through southern delaware and on into the Eastern Shore of maryland and