is covered by this spot. here is a track that is a tropical storm again, but a powerful one, maximum winds, 70 miles per hour. it's moving slowly towards the northwest at six miles per hour. and we expect it to follow this path northward for the first day of or so, then going to turn and go along the mississippi valley over several states and missouri and illinois. by sunday afternoon, it will be a significant storm, dumping heavy rainfall. and i will continue to watch this storm and report more information and happening now, at sfo another red cross volunteer is getting on a plane head together gulf coast. and this is to help victims of eyesin. >> there is everything from feeding to cleaning.

>> mary is leaving her husband, son and job to spend the next two weeks in tex and louisiana. and she's among the 62 volunteers the bay area red cross chapter deployed to the region. isaac is now a tropical storm this is displacing thousands. the red cross opened 80 shelters in six states, and they're depending on trained disaster volunteers like mary to help them weather the storm. >> and there is new information on today's high speed police chase across several freeways that began in vallejo on interstate 780. the driver reached speeds of up to 110 miles per hour before stopping the car at the junction and making a run for it two. men arrested as you can see and there is a live report from nick smith. >> there are two robbery suspects who allegedly beat a

gas station attendant this morning. police say the two men wearing hoodies went into the arco gas station and hit the clerk in the face and stole several packs of cigarettes. police want the public to help identify the suspects. >> happening now in san francisco visitation valley, clean up and repairs continue to the water pipe and residents of 14 homes are allowed to return and they're allowed to drive cars out and across a road they have to walk in and out after that. it would be a week before the sink hole is filled in. and it's expected to reopen on tuesday. clean up crews have work cut out to them to make that happen. the cause of the rupture is still under investigation. the p.u.c. says it's first priority is getting a temporary cover on that large hole in the middle of the street.

>> and thank you, heather. there is a shelter in place just lifted in a napa neighborhood caused by a gas leak just afternoon. pg&e says the construction crew dug into the line, pufrk toured it and crews capped the leak soon after. >> crews have reopened following a gas leak there that happened this morning. sky 7 was overhead on alabama street and this fire department says the line is quickly capped. >> senator feinstein calling for an investigation into the sudden increase of gas prices is justified following a fire this month. >> senator feinstein says the fire did not affect supplies but prices rose dramatically. and soared to a highway of $4.21 a goal on. >> happening now, new information about what caused yesterday's united airlines computer glitch causing hundreds of flight delays

world wide. this airline says server dz not kick in when it went down. and united says schedules are back to normal today. >> and congressman paul yin is the headliner tonight, sharing the stage with speakers including a stanford professor and former secretary of state condoleezza rice. he has 14 years of political experience the congressman from wisconsin is a relative unknown to the american people. >> those who may not know a lot about him other than headlines they've read goring to get to know him as a serious policy thinker. >> a recent poll shows 22% of americans have no opinion on paul ryan. the speech tonight could be a catalyst in the undecided vote. >> two people were ejected from the convengs yesterday

after throwing peanuts in an african american cnn camera woman and officials said this is how we feed animals as they tossed the nuts. officials released a statement saying the two exhibited deplorable behavior. >> mitt romney said thanks to million dollar donors aboard a yacht flying a flag at the cayman islands. 50 attended the event and the republican nominee has come under fire for off shore investments in the cayman islands. abc 7 news will be reporting live from the convention in tampa, coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00 and 6:00. for updates follow him on twitter. matthews abc 7 or on our facebook page. >> and we're streaming live abc news coverage of the

republican convention. >> the president continued to reach out to young voters in a campaign stop this afternoon. this was the third college campus speech in 24 hours. and his message is you can make a difference. he won 66% of the vote among 18 to 29-year-olds. >> firefighters made a difficult decision to let a massive nursery fire burn to the ground ground. >> firefighters were concerned with pesticides and fertilizers that were inside. and. >> firefighters arrived about midnight the 50-year-old nursery was engulfed in flames. these pictures from this san jose firefighter carl rose show what they're up against. >> this is creating less than a hazard than dumping water on

it this morning the water used in spots and prevented from entering storm gutters was tested. >> there are only a few products here that are a concern. and this testing was well below anything hazardous. >> the manager for the summer winds nursery chain raced to the scene and can only watch the business burn to the ground. >> i don't know what thoughts i have. memories. a lot of memories in this store. 50 years of doing business. and a lot of good people worked here. this is kind of tough to see it go. we will be back, though. >> a nursery employee arrived this morning, concerned his job, like the building had been lost. >> scared me because no jobs right now. you know? i work here.

>> the manager assured him he still had a job. tony holmes came out to take pictures of what remains of a neighborhood landmark. >> my mom, she likes shopping here. a lot. and. >> she's going to miss this place? >> yes. yes will. >> investigators they do think it started in this corner of the building and that is where it had its electrical panel. >> still ahead at 4:00 what happened in the moments leading to osama bin laden's death? a new book by a navy s.e.a.l. that is raising question autos and a live report from new orleans on tropical storm isaac. the latest on what's happening there. >> and michael finney taking questions on twitter and facebook and answering them here live in just a few minutes. you can contact michael live. >> and taking a look at

traffic right now on the skyway. pretty usual scene here moving slowly for drivers. a bit better for drivers heading south to the peninsula. stay with us.

the controversial new book by a former navy s.e.a.l. is raising questions about the way osama bin laden died. former s.e.a.l. took part in the raid that killed the terror leader and says he was shot in the head as he looked out of the bedroom door. that official account that said osama bin laden was killed after ducking back into his room and possibly reaching

for a weapon and the book goes on sale next week. >> the leader of the free world crashed a social media site. first, good news for yelp. hi, emily. >> yelp shares surged as a lock up expired despite fears of a stock drop allowing big inside investors to sell 53 million additional shares, six months after yelp's ipo. shares of the user review site ended the day up at over 22 dollars a piece. the social network's first lock up expired the stock plunged even further with investors selling majority of the stake. facebook remains down 50% since the ipoz shares of pan dora rows roes in after hours trading after it broke even in the second quarter, surprising

analysts. pan dora says sales were up 51% and the company boosted its forecast. pan dora says total listener hours total $3.3 billion, up 80% year over year. and federal judge lucy co -- ko has scheduled a hearing to consider apple's request for a sales ban on samsung products wanting a ban on eight smart phones after a jury found samsung infringed six patents. the judge scheduled a hearing september 20th on samsung's request to lift a preliminary sales ban on the galaxy tab. and a surprise guest on this afternoon, president obama answered questions on everything from and he fielded questions after a campaign stop at the university of virginia. the site experienced a huge

spike in traffic, causing some brief outages. and as for the markets today, stocks closed higher. the economy grew more than expected and awaited the fed chairman's speech expected to happen on friday. your bloomberg silicon valley index also closing higher, sales helping pull the index up. zappos creating a new service fr pinterest users launching where users will find suggestions on products like shoes and clothing based on their pinterest posts. listen to what will young told me today. >> we first launch order owr share which is sharing on facebook and twitter. the day we alaunch add built to share on pinterest we had more people share on pinterest than facebook and twitter combined.

and pinterest is not making money off the deal. larry, back to you. >> emily, thank autos newly down graded tropical storm isaac is still pounding parts of louisiana with wind and rain. that storm is not moving out of the area. there is where the levy system is holding up. >> good evening, carolyn. isaac down graded from a category one hurricane to a tropical storm but tonight in new orleans, people were still worried because te know the damage this storm has already caused. there is no relief today for residents of the gulf coast. in louisiana, nearly 24 hours of unrelenting rain, gusts up to 80 miles per hour and strong storm surges. >> this is a low-moving storm moving throughout the state. we've been dealing with the storm through friday morning. >> this is a devastating path

of destruction. >> hopefully, still and maybe wet but it's hopefully still there. >> 12 foot high waves overtopped a levy there and downed lines left hundreds of thousands in the dark. a mandatory evacuation ordered after dozens chose not to leave. >> we're getting accounts of 25 people that have called in and are stranded in homes. that couldn't make it out. >> in mississippi wind gusts up to 80 miles per hour. with a tornado watch in effect for parts of the state, roads and bridges have been closed. >> a national guard around the scene. we're at the front line of the storm. >> the city of new orleans is soaked on the 7th anniversary. and a number of residents are with out power. >> and power goes out it's a pain. and we're lucked out and had a generator. >> the $14 billion levy system, officials say is working fine. >> and officials say they've

never seen destruction like this. tonight the concern remains people who have not evacuated. there are more than 100 nem a nursing home, still tonight trying to get out. >> and isaac is a tropical storm, how is this changing what officials are telling people? >> well, it hasn't changed that much. at current wind gulf that's can cause a lot of damage and destruction. there is concern about flooding and about possibility of tornadoes. they want people to be vigilant. you can see things beginning to return back to normal with more people on the streets. >> and spencer christian rejanes us. -- rejoins us. the levies are going to hold?

>> this main concern not about wind strength. this was minimal in terms of wind strength but the amount of rain and wide spread flooding. this is moving so slowly there, continues to fall. so yes, good news levies are holding. there is a measure of relief among citizens now. there is a live view speaking of our weatherment at least time to and there is golden gate, clear skies and we have clear skies like this at the coast and summer days means wild mild to warm weather at the coast as well as inland. let's go live doppler 7 hd. another indication of how clear it is at the coast. we're not picking up coastal fog yet because it's just not there yet. what we do have now is wide spread warmth. temperatures inland into 90s everywhere. 92 in santa rosa. 92 in concord and 94 in livermore.

91 los gatos. there is temperatures into upper 70s near in the city. highlights, coastal fog returning overnight. late tonight. cooler tomorrow, and much cooler friday and saturday. on we go, take a look at our forecast animation starting at 11:00 tonight. the coast will be mainly clear. fog returns and won't push very far inland. and there is low temperatures into the range we've seen all week long, into mid. >>s except north bay valleys and around 50s in napa. at 5:00 in the morning we'll see fog burning quickly away from the coast. and there is up to about 90 into warmest inland locations. into the south bay, highs under sunny skies mainly into

low 80s. there is mid to upper 70 up to 77 in palo alto. there is north bay highs no 90s there tomorrow. still warm and not hot. 79 in castro valley. inland east bay, highs into mid to upper 80s, 88 in antioch and livermore, near monterey bay, highs into low 70s near the bay. mid to upper 80s inland. here is the accu-weather forecast. cooler pattern friday and saturday. inland highs barely reaching the 80 degree mark. 70s around the bay. upper 50s on the coast. warming up on sunday and next week, back to 90 degrees. >> thank you. >> and coming up actress keira seth wick and her latest movie. >> dancing twins have become an internet sensation.

>> and efforts in sacramento to change the rules when it comes to repairing your car after a crash. is it designed to help you? or your insurance company? >> and taking a look at traffic right now, at the mcarthur maze, our camera is in emeryville here and and it's sticky through there. and traffic moving a little bit better.

time for entertainment news and tributes for microsoft and -- michael jackson and whitney houston. >> we still have two months until halloween but actress keira seth wick proving it's never too early to get your spook on. she star as long side jeffy dean morgan as they try to end a demondayic curse. >> it's scary because it's pg-13 but it's good, old fashioned, well-earned, scared. >> and by the way it's based on a true story. and another true story to be seen in "lawless" opening in theaters today starring shia

lebeouf. >> today is the birthday of michael jackson. it's also 25th anniversary of jackson's "bad" album. the documentary on the album airs thanksgiving day on abc. also, release of a whitney houston tribute book and a collection of both photos and essays including one by clive cavis called whitney, tribute to an icon. she died in february at age 48. go to otrc.com. >> and now looking at what is trending on you tube now. interest there is a set of twins dancing to daddy's guitar. >> daddy going to play them a little song while they're eating their peas. >> louisiana how adorable is that? >> i like they looked at each other first. >> that is they apparently

love jamming with dad. he says this is the reaction he gets every time he plays guitar for them. >> this video is taken near salt lake city, showing a group of young people turned a drain pipe into a water slide. as you can see here, tube shoots out water into a swimming area, down they go. >> and this is a drop only a few feet. >> still. >> good stuff. >> and carolyn johnson's kids don't do that, right. >> police pursuit of a burglary suspect. and we'll let you know what happened next. >> a college tuition break for

millionaires. >> personal detail this olympic revealed to

some bhary suspects trying to get away from police

managed to make it 40 miles before officer as rested two of them. and this is a long chase and the suspects reached speeds up to 100 miles per hour at times during this chase. it continued on to 680 down through walnut creek, then through the tunnel to highway 13 in oakland. driver tried to make a u-turn, then crashed. police looking for a person that car. >> the manhunt continues but we're live. that high-speed chase ended right here at the intersection of highway 24 west and 13 south. police tell me at times, speeds reached 100 miles per hour until they exited here at this ramp and crashed.

>> a chase traveled over four freeways and ended with a driver crashing hisford suv. >> the suspect jumped out. ran down the hillside. >> police set up a primt ter, within pin minutes two men were taken into custody and the suspect tried to avoid being stopped. a helicopter used to keep watch and investigators say the men were burglary suspects. and they tried their best to get rid of the stolen good autos property they had is as this was occurring. >> and for a short time, traffic was closed off at this exit of 13 south, you can see it's a tight turn and see why,

if you move in excess of the posted limit you'd crash against that wall. we understand police are looking for a black male in his 20s and they say he has been in oakland nick smith abc 7 news. >> and yes, people in california are one step closer to achieving affordable access to higher education but a proposed scholarship plan allows millionaires in the state to qualify. abc 7 news explains. >> the middle class plan is supposed to help families who make too much money for financial aid but not enough to pay for a college education on their own. >> this is an important piece of legislation. >> it's one of the speaker, john petit.

he paid fr a scholarship by closing a tax loophole that benefits out of state corporations and gives families as much as a 60% discount off uc, or cus -- csu tuition but a last minute amendment replaced witness a formula somehow allowing millionaires to qualify for middle class scholar shipz. two independent calculations from finding autos this is a bad bill. >> and now, they really don't like it oo. it just continues to show when you try to do something that is politically expedient in a short term, you make errors. >> the speaker acknowledges the new formula is complicated. the new formula aims to take into account families that have more than one child in a uc or csu. >> you want to make sure people are not saddled higher just because they happen to

hit that $150,000 mark. this will not apply to millionaire autos to try to get support the proposal includes repealing a fire tax on rural residents, issue due to their heart they won't fight. >> vinny barbarino says what am i? stupid or something here? >> the deadline to change bills passed. in sacramento, abc 7 news. >> getting into downtown san francisco, going to be tricky for drivers during a long labor day weekend. starting friday, fremont street will be closed from howard to mission street. this is all part of a construction of a new trance bay terminal. here is a time lapse video back in may. workers will place a steel bridge there allowing them to build an underground terminal. it's expected to reopen in time for tuesday's commute.

>> olympic gold medalist stirred up a fire storm of controversy. the gymnast talk the host she was the target of racist bullying at the virginia gym where she trained until two years ago saying other girls called her a slave suggesting she scrape the bar. a male gymnast saying accusations were a lie. douglas left the gym at age 14 to intensify training in iowa. >> officials say a major north carolina wildfire threatening thousands of homes and led to a massive evacuation is about to be contained. saying firefighters should have that fire 100% contained and they're mopping up now hot spots. the fire located on 25 miles from redding has 43 square miles and destroyed 142 structures since it started burning. a furry survivor of the 74,000 acre chips fire son the way to

her recovery. it's a pound and a half baby could be bat -- bob cat found with crusted eyes and burned feet z walking in circles. she got separated from her mom. firefighters took the baby to a refuge in lake tahoe. she's eating 12 mice a day. sounds like a good thing, i guess if you're a bob cat. it's named chip and expected to be released this spring. >> really cute. >> and just ahead, what happens when you try to take out a long umbrella during a hurricane. the result, next. >> and i'm still taking your questions on facebook and twitter, you can contact me on and i'll answer your questions live later. >> from our east bay hills camera, looking towards golden

gate, clear skies. there are warm coastal weather continues and for how much longer? i'll have the answer in the accu-weather forecast coming up. >> if you're heading into san francisco, bay bridge is a breeze right now. smoonl sailing heading into the city. stay with us.

there is breaking news in los angeles. a car plowed into a group of

parents and children outside of an elementary school just east of the los angeles coliseum. eight people were hurt, six seriously. the crash happened as classes ended for the day around 2:30 this afternoon. the driver is telling police he is 101 years old. they're trying to figure out what happens if he hit the gas pedal instead of the break. >> -- brake. >> we told you earlier isaac down graded from a hurricane to a tropical storm continuing to cause problems. take a look at this video. there is a man in pensacola, florida trying to stay dry in rains. >> there is -- what are you doing in the first place? there is a umbrella. the wife shot the video as he tried to use a lawn umbrella. and you know, you get what you deserve. you're going to do that. >> i think trying to make a memorable video. >> he did. he made news. >> and this is ben franklin.

>> yes. that is ben franklin. >> and there is a live doppler 7 radar look at tropical storm isaac. it continues to move through parts of louisiana and northwest of new orleans. and continuing to dump heavy flooding rains. looking head to tomorrow, nationally there is another twoorm hot day for the entire country. there are highs into the 90s and 105 in phoenix. state wide here in california warmth as well, highs 93 in chico. and sacramento. into yosemite, 95. 103 down in palm springs and 85 in los angeles. another warm day, but not so warm as today. there are highs into upper 80s inland north bay.

upper 80s into the inland east bay. 81 down south in san jose. and around monterey bay low 70s near the bay there. mid to upper 80s inland locations. there is a great looking forecast ahead and i'm looking forward to the weekend. >> and that is probably our relative of ben franklin's there. >> and checking healthy living news, researchers may have found a new life saving benefit of taking aspirin. a study reveals taking aspirin on a regular basis may lower the risk of death from prostate cancer. researchers caution more studies are needed before they can issue recommendations for patients. >> and post menopausal women trying to control their weight may be able to do so by sticking to rules looking at some alternatives. researchers found eating

viewer drinks were related to long term weight loss. so were doing doing a large part for metabolism and life style. >> budget cuts getting things off to a rough start. the story is just ahead. >> if police find your stolen car it's a good thing but what if it costs you big time? coming up. >> also head big controversy over pregnancy weight. a trainer to the stars sparking opposition over what she's calling tough love.

thousands of children and teachers going back to school on the same day because they didn't get their usual two days of prep time because of budget cuts. and there are some saying it's a rough start to the school year. >> right. last year, employees had to take six unpaid furlough days this year, increasing to nine and it's having an impact on the first day of school. >> there is anthony like every

teacher in the school district this year, starting class, cold. cuts have eliminated two days prep time teachers used to get before the first day of school. >> this is in terms of covering content there is not a lot to do there but i wish i was able to give them a to print that today and i wasn't able to do that. >> in the principal says new employees are feeling lost with the abbreviated schedule. >> they haven't met colleagues yet. some are meeting department chairs for the first time today. >> that is challenging, i think, for new staff. >> james logan high school students say they notice teachers weren't quite up to speed but say it's understandable. >> this is stressful. and this is on teachers and staff. but i think we can get through it. it would be good. >> teachers say they will

rally to do what they need to do to help students succeed. what they don't like is more cuts forcing them to start the year feeling unprepared. >> and i don't think kids noticed that i was feeling guilty or nervous but i knew it wasn't right. >> coming up at 6:00 we're going to talk about class size here at james logan high school. coming up at 6:00. in union city, abc 7 news. >> and there is michael finney answering questions here and there is a twitter user and a company requiring a deposit to fix something, requiring a credit card not a debit card. can they do this? >> there are no rules in the united states saying they have to accept any kind of payment. they can accept them all or

none. the apple store wasn't going to accept cash. and we did stories on it. most people said they do not have to. by doing that, they can say only dollar bills. >> okay. >> and this asked via facebook. my qarz stolen and police just towed it. i didn't didn't find out for two days. he goes on to say opd said i'm not in their area. very to pay the towing company almost 500ses today get my car. is this legal? >> here is the deal. i wasn't there. i don't know who did what, really just because you're not from oakland it's not a good enough excuse, they're supposed to attempt to call the owner right away. then, you have about a half an hour to get to it. if you don't the car gets towed. you generally have to pay.

>> and this is good thing is that most car insurance companies will pay that charge. also, in the city of oakland they won't charge you for the storage two days, if you're from oakland. he's not. they have 24 hours and they're supposed to call you right away or send you a letter within 24 hours. >> all right. >> interesting. >> maybe he can tell them this. >> yes. he can go back. >> and he said it happened, and i'll bring michael with me if i could. >> and michelle writes i have a gift card for smith and hawken. >> i know larry is a huge fan of smith and hawken. >> i do a lot of shopping. >> they're a up scale garden store. and they went under and

sometimes, a gift card is still good but have you to get on top of it. snend a letter. it's a hassle but for this one it's going to be easy. too late. >> and there is nowhere to go with this. >> and ways going to go. >> and that is what happened. thank you. >> and just ahead a personal trainer causing a lot of controversy and comments that made new mothers angry. >> tens of thousands shrug it out in the largest tomato fight. >> and i have thoughts about that. and on abc 7 news at 5:00 why officials are expressing joy, not outrage after getting h

personal trainer sparking a lot of chatter among new mothers about losing pregnancy weight.

>> tracy anderson is a new mom and already back in shape. but her comments about other moms that have caused this controversy. >> for roster is a who's who of hollywood hot bodies. j lo., gwyneth. >> nothing worked for me the way this method worked. >> with fitness studios, tracy anderson is the go-to celebrity trainer. gwyneth paltrow shared the routine on oprah. >> oh, my god. these are killing my butt. >> her new line of dvds are workouts for expectant moms and now, tracy is sparking conversation about comments made to a magazine. a lot of women use pregnancy as an excuse to let their body goes. it's the worst thing. she goes on to say i've seen many women coming to me after having children with disaster bodies have gone through hell. during her first pregnancy she

gained 60 pounds but with the second she says she gained just half of the weight, and adding in workouts. >> i do agree with tracy anderson in the sense that many women use pregnancy as an excuse to eat more than they should be eating but you shouldn't be too quick to judge women who have just given birth. >> anderson admits getting back in shape post baby is hard. her first day back in the gym was an incredibly, she said, did he moralizing moment in my life. >> that is laura spencer reporting there. >> anderson said she wants to inspire other moms not to give up exercising before childbirth. >> more than a nomination going on at the republican national convention event of the season. >> it's not surprising some are trying to stand out in the crowd wearing hats seems to be

an effective way to get on camera. classic cowboy hats and miner helmets from west virginia. >> delegation from texas may be best dressed thanks to social media.. >> i call that had guy. he called this guy. i don't know. word spread. >> that how they started facebook. and there are always official g.o.p. shop if you're under dressed you can ak saysorize with everything from buttons to tee shirts. >> this is a very messy way to release tension. it's the annual tomorrow mateo fight. >> yes. it's a festival taking place every year in spain. and l are to tons of produce worn by revelers. >> this feels like a waste of food to me. >> you're thinking consumerism and mom stuff. that is like sports

department. we put tomatoes in the sports department that is what the result would be. >> thanks for joining us at 4:00. >> and summer is over and abc 7 can help you get ready for back to school with our alarm clock app. and there are abc 7 news at 5:00 begins right now. >> coming up next on abc 7 news at 5:00 getting to the heart of what caused a massive water main break. >> and there is a car plowing into parents and students outside of a school. >> i'm sandhya patel. live doppler 7 tracking tropical storm isaac. i'll have a look at changing weather coming up. >> that breaking news is in san rafael. this is video of a grass fire. >> flames can be seen near a

patch of trees happening behind a home depot. there is plenty of dry grass in that area. and there is more on our other breaking story. we brought it to you at 4:00. eight people went to the hospital after a car jumped a curve near a school in los angeles. >> our sister station in los angeles reports that car was driven by a 101-year-old man and went into the sidewalk as classes let out for the day in a school southeast of the los angeles coliseum. >> six victims suffered injuries and there is a youngest victim is just four years old. he told reporters his brakes failed. police plan to exyimin his car as part of a probe into this crash. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> our other top story pro, gres and efforts to clean up the mess in san francisco.