after a tree crashed through one man's home in chevy chase he says he he is lucky to be alive. michael zilinger was sitting on is couch when a tree fell through the roof. >> i looked up and there werehe brancs coming through and i was shocked. >> he is now working with his insurance company to see what is covered. >>> residents in louisiana are preparing for the worst as tropical storm barry moves to the gulf and the storm is inching closer to the ast. tropical storm barry set to land tomorrow and evacuations are under way right now. new orleans is still drying out from more than 9 inches of rain this week, which means the misissippi river is higher than normal. barry could lift the river to its highest level in nearly 70 years. 10 5 inches of rain are possible and if barry turns into a hurricane, that storm will make history. >> this will be the first time that we have had a hurricane make landfall in louisiana while the mississippi river wat flood stage. >> president trump has approved an emergency declaration for louisiana ahead of bay. that will put important federal resour

chevy chase and somerset, ad- branw accident there. eun. >> melissa, thank you. we'll check the forecast ne. >>> good morning. i'm torm team4 meteorologist chuck bell. kind of cloudy outside this morning. a few areas of light rain now across parts of eastern west virginia and a few dropsto near st and harrisburg as well. for now about clouds in and the city. there's a chance for storms affecting afternoon commute between 4:00 and 7:00. a storm team4 weather alert. extra push alerts on nbc washington app as needed and complete coverage at 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00 p.m. >>> all right, chuck. thank you. another local news update in 25 minutes. for now back to the "today . >>> it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, divided they stand. >> impossibha promises t will turn off independent voters and get trump re-elected. >> i don't understand why anybody goes to all the trouble of running fornt presi of the united states just to talk about what we really can't do and shouldn't fht forc >> democrati differences taking center stage during night one of whe debate. >> you don't kno tha