Areas hardest hit by harvey. Much of houston is under water. Deeper by the minute. Emergency teams have been busy trying to rescue as many people as they can. Officials say they were more than 3,000 high water rescues in and around houston yesterday. At least two people have died because of this storm. Rainfall amounts in the city could reach 50 inches before the storm finally moves out. That will be more than four feet. People have been trapped in their homes. Those who have been able to escape left with only the things they could carry. The mayor of houston said because of the widespread flooding, there are a number of people who dont have a place to go. Some folks have been using their own boats trying to save each other. Those who have been rescued, tell quite a story. The water was up to here. I walked out and i was just like screaming. I seen somebody they tried to put us on air mattresses. It didnt work. The coast guard has been dropping people off in a parking lot near the Geor
These will progress, but first jessica has your first alert traffic. Were starting on 95 right now. Look good so far. The southbound drive time, thats right in here would be from wood haven road to the vine street expressway, still a 123 minute trip. Also a five minute trip on the northbound side from 55 to the walt whitman bridge and moving up to philly right now. No problems and speeds still into the 60s and moving through the berlin area and this intersection right here, looks good so far. Back to you. Its 5 31. 70 degrees outside and we are tracking Hurricane Maria as the storm regains strength up to a category 3 again early this morning. The Dominican Republic is feeling its force right now. Then the storm will move near turks and caicos. This is new video of damage in puerto rico. The storm left the entire island without power. And now the cleanup begins after the most intense hurricane landfall in nearly 100 years. Puerto ricos emergency director says Hurricane Maria changed the
New more stories were following for you at 6 00. Feeling marias wrath. The powerful hurricane churns on after leaving puerto rico flooded and in the dark. Being robbed on the broad street subway. Nbc 10 talks to the woman from this violent attack and how she stood her ground. And give peace a chance. Today in philadelphia and around the world, you are encouraged to take a stand against hate and discrimination. Just a bit past 6 00 a. M. Good morning. This is nbc 10 news today. Boy, where did summer go . My goodness. Just like that. Lets get right to bill henley and the most accurate forecast for your neighborhood. Nowhere. Its still summer and its really going to feel like it this afternoon. Its going to warm into the 80s like yesterday. Felt like we were in the middle of summer yesterday. Pretty comfortable yesterday. Down to 63 degrees. Low 70s right now in philadelphia. We have a little bit of a breeze blowing at 7 miles per hour. Look at those temperatures though. No holding them b
Tonight a new recording new accusations dropping jaws from hollywood to households everywhere. A local professor on leave. He offended a lot of people with just a couple of tweets and now School Officials are scared for his safety. Now fox 29 news at 10 00. Septa employee trying to get to work ends up at the hospital instead the victim of a crime robbed and shot in the leg and then left for dead. Thanks for joining us im iain page. Im lucy noland. Tonight police are looking into whether this is part of a crime spree and that employee is telling his terrifying story to fox 29. Our Dave Schratwieser live outside septa headquarters in center city tonight. Dave . Reporter iain, septa bus operator robert long guess is resting in the hospital tonight awaiting surgery on a fractured leg caused by that shooting this morning. He says he was sit simply wal walking to bus stop to go to work at 4 00 a. M. When gunman approached him, demanded his money and then shot him. Hanging in the. Everything
Turnpike connector bridge headed eastbound, from the pennsylvania turnpike, into new jersey. On the new jersey side, the ben franklin bridge looking good. No problems at all. And mass transit off to good start. Karen, thomas, back to you. Bob, keep us flowing. 4 01, breaking news out of south philadelphia this morning, Police Investigating triple shooting, happened just before 11 00 last night, police found three men shot, two in the leg, one in the foot. All three in the hospital this morning in stable condition. No word on a suspect or a motive. Developing right now, there is a drexel associate professor who has been making the headlines time and against with the offensive tweets, now put on leave. Not for the post cents itself, it is for his safety. Steve keeley is over there, drexel, to explain. Steve . Reporter well, not just his safety, but everyone else around here on campus, as well. We believe this is a necessary step to ensure the safety of our campus, what drexels Public Sta