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upon us. We've got a lot to cover this morning here coming up. Back to school costs. We know that they can add up, right? So we're going to tell you when and where you can find tax breaks for your kids must-haves before they head back to class. And Lori Bergamato is here with the rights up. Top picks for tech accessories that everyone can use, not just the kids.

But we do is here with the right stuff. Top picks for tech accessories that everyone can use, not just the kids. But we do start here with the dangerous storm hitting the Gulf Coast right now. Expected to dump upwards of eight inches of rain through the weekend, threatening to cause flash flooding. And Ginger, we know you've been tracking all of this. Yes, there are a couple of pockets I want to point you to. We'll start in Louisiana, Mississippi, because it's that area that we were watching for

a name but never got a name. Doesn't matter. It's still going to produce a significant amount of rain. And so Louisiana from Baton Rouge, back to Lake Charles, over to Biloxi and Gulfport, all included in that watch, two to four inches widespread, but up to a foot. This is the area I'm actually more concerned about.

In the next couple hours, we're going to see these slow moving storms.

That Shenandoah Valley area that is circled in red, that's a level three out of four. Some of the storms could bring three-inch per-hour rainfall rates. You add the topography around there, and you're in Charlottesville, Virginia, or Moorfield, West Virginia along Interstate 81.

I'm really worried about that. So please let everybody know if you know somebody out there, if they're camping or driving through. Yeah. And what about the severe weather threat through the weekend? Yes. And so then we turn it up and the atmosphere energizes Chicago, Indianapolis, Cleveland, Detroit, all have to watch on Saturday. That's 11 a.m. on Chicago. Then Indianapolis, about 4 or 5 p.m. ahead of the big game that everybody's going to be talking about, that WNBA game. And Detroit and Cleveland, a little later in the evening. So that area needs to be on the lookout. A lot of people don't check the forecast when they go out on a Saturday. Just know ahead of time. Yep, damaging wind is the main hazard there. All right. Yeah, really important. All right, Ginger, thank you. We're going to turn now to the woman who fought off her attacker and that attempted kidnapping we told you about yesterday. Now she is sharing her story and Victor Echendo joins us with that. Victor, the video of this is just chilling and terrifying. Absolutely right, Rachel. right Rachel. The victim here is a very brave 18 year old woman.

At first, she tried stopping her attacker from stealing and then he got violent.

She says that she was just doing what her parents taught her to do if she was ever in that

situation.

Police say her actions were spot on and now we're hearing the initial calls to 911.

This morning, police releasing audio of the 911 call of a brazen kidnapping attempt caught on camera.

There's a lady being attacked.

I could not get into the truck.

I was terrified.

And now the brave survivor is speaking out.

Emma was the sole employee working inside this Florida shop on June 29th,

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