>> announcer: right now abc7 news begins with breaking news. good morning i'm kristen sze. and i'm cheryl jennings. a high school has been evacuated following a bomb threat at terra linda high that threat was called into police 9:13 this morning parents had been notified. message reports the school has been evacuated, all kids are okay on the football field waiting while officials are searching each of the rooms, one by one. sky 7 hd head that way.

we'll bring more information as soon as we get it. palo alto police looking into whether two sexual attacks were committed by the same person. the first assault happened august 20th in the middle of the day on fulton street.t.t. the other attack happened yesterday also around noon outside the stanford shopping center. terry mcsweeney with the lacest. >> reporter: palo alto police tell me they are increasing patrols here at the shopping center also in the neighborhood where the other tack occurred, not just uniformed police but undercover officers as well. the concern is the suspect is going to escalate his attacks. it was after noon yesterday when he struck a woman walking, a man comes out from between two parked cars gabs her breast and runs. last week on fulton street a woman was looking for her keys,

a man walked up, grabbed her buttocks and ran. police say both happened noon. >> the random nature of the attack. the quick grab of the victim's body and the immediate exodus all lead us to believe that it is likely could be the same person. >> reporter: police say the description matches. these are the sketches. suspect described as east indian, 30, 5'9, medium build in the recent assault he was wearing a yellow hood last week a varsity sports jacket. >> i have pepper spray, i am going to be carrying that. sometimes i think i talk on my phone when i walk won't do that any more. >> we try to pair off. >> reporter: police have a preliminary profile. >> somebody thrill seeking hopefully, somebody not doing

this in order to escalate to a more serious assault that would be the worst-case scenario and we hope that's not what this is. >> reporter: he tells me if the suspect were to be caught now he would be facing only misdemeanor sexual battery. had there been skin to skin contact or he tried to restrain his victims it would be a more serious charge. if he were caught with no record he may only get probation. police arrested this 18-year-old foster city man last saturday after he allegedly broke into a girl's house. the father discovered him in his daughter's room in the middle of the night and held him until officers arrived. the girl slept in her parents' room that night. he admitted that he broke into another girl's home on the same street earlier this month. in that case, fondled her through her clothing.

he's being held at the san mateo county jail on $100,000 bail on peeping, sexual battery and burglary. fire investigators in san jose trying to figure out what sparked a fire at a strip mall this morning before 5 a.m. on south capital near alum rock. when firefighters arrived smoke and flames were coming from a restaurant. that fire quickly spread to neighboring businesses. >> when you have a large building with a common attic sharing a lot of businesses, potential to lose the structure is high. we want if get a lot of resources here quickly. >> a restaurant, bridal shop and the tae qwan do studio were all damaged, nobody hurt. more evacuations underway in louisiana, a dam near the louisiana/mississippi border is in danger of failing. rising water is threatening the dam is mississippi. louisiana governor jindal has ordered buses to help evacuate

residents in downstream tess. isaac has claimed the -- two people at this hour half of the state is without people nearly a million homes and businesses. president obama has declared federal emergencies in areas of louisiana and mississippi. let's check in with mike with the latest on isaac's path. here we are with tropical storm isaac even though it is inland still punching around 40 mile per hour winds, sustained as it moves slowly north, northwest at nine miles per hour far-reaching even though it is in northeast louisiana it is -- thunderstorms all the way into atlanta 8 to 9 hours drive away. right now the eye wall south of monroe, louisiana. want to focus the east. all this is caution the problems up to nine inches in mississippi, more flooding there. this box in red is a tornado watch we've already had 14 --

excuse 12 tornadoes out of this system expecting more this afternoon as it heads-up north to arkansas and tennessee. tonight, mitt romney makes the most important speech of his campaign and possibly his career. he will expect to millions as he accepts the gop nomination. romney made one last campaign stop in indianapolis yesterday before returning to tampa for tonight's speech. republican officials say members of the mormon church and former business associates will help introduce the republican candidate mark matthews will be reporting live from tampa tonight follow him on twitter for instant updates or go to the abc7 news facebook page we'll be streaming live coverage of today's convention on abc7news.com starting at 4:00. the city of sunnyvale celebrating great news from the professional business website linkedin, it is

expanding that means more jobs in the future. amy hollyfield joins us with more. >> reporter: linkedin has some offices here apparently they like it here they've signed a lease to expand which will mean bringing of jobs. the employees remember the lean times from 2008 to 2010, very vividly. they are thrilled to hear that linkedin will be expanding a couple doors down from them. >> people who work in high-tech tend to drive nice cars, german cars that's what we specialize in. it is a dream come true. >> reporter: linkedin has signed a lease through 2026 it had hold up to 3,000 employees. high-tech insiders say this is good news for all of silicon valley. >> linkedin coming in as strongly as they have been showcasing solid growth that means there is strength in the

valley and we hope it continues. >> reporter: they said they need the additional buildings to accommodate growth of the property. profits in the millions, next year expected to be more than a billion. their successes come as the -- come as the other company has had a rough time since becoming public. analysts done think this will be another facebook. >> they have a focused approach on a narrow industry segment. that focus has allowed them to showcase perhaps a bit better growth and also recognize they weren't as overhyped as facebook. >> reporter: linkedin is based in mountain view and still will be the company is not moving, just expanding. it is going to do construction on the new site in sunnyvale, they won't be moving in for another couple of years. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. new concerns about airport

security. how did an sfo traveler make it to europe using an expired passport? why it is not considered a security breach. millions expect today to hit the roads for labor day

right now back to our breaking news story. you are looking at a live sky 7 hd shot of terra linda high

in san rafael and the football field where the students are sequestered as they check out a bomb threat called in 9:13 this morning. police telling us so far everyone is okay and parents had been notified. police, including a bomb sniffing dog are going through each of the classrooms looking for anything out of the ordinary. again, you can see right now students are on the football field as police there check out this bomb threat called in. we will stay on top of the story. after the newscast you can follow us on facebook or twitter for any new developments. a lot of folks want to know how a northern california woman made it through security at san francisco international airport to europe with an expired passport? katie marzullo has the story. >> reporter: vicki albright flew out of sfo last month destined for a european vacation she checked in at the

united airlines counter passed through tsa and had her passport stamped in germany. after she got to italy did she realize her passport expired a year ago. vicki went right to the u.s. consulate. >> first they said, you know you shouldn't travel if your passport is going to expire within the next six months. i said are you looking at my passport, it expired last year. they said how did you get here? i was wondering if you guys were gonna tell me that. >> reporter: travelers at sfo today are equally surprised. you have to strip down to nothing, shoes, jackets, belts, yet these things that you would think they would find, kind of escape notice. >> customs and immigration has to be more tightened up, passport is one of the major aspects of travel. >> reporter: i talked with a spokeswoman for united airlines she says the ticket agent at the counter should have caught the expired passport but it is the

passenger's responsibility to have the correct paperwork not to fly out of the u.s. but rather to prevent them from getting turned away when they get to another country. the tsa tells me they do not consider the incident a security breach. and in certain cases people can fly without a valid id in case of natural disaster or if they lose their id while traveling. they admit, a tsa officer should have noticed the expired passport and asked for another form of id. the consulate in italy gave her a new passport to fly home. >> i'm just one traveler, but who else is getting through? something obviously is amiss in the system >> reporter: at sfo, katie marzullo, abc7 news. millions of californians still plan to take a trip this upcoming labor day weekend. aaa predicts 3.7 million

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"good morning america" anchor robin roberts is now on medical leave one day ahead of schedule. today was her last morning she left early to head to mississippi to be with her sick mother and her family in the hurricane zone. in july she was diagnosed with a blood and bone marrow disease she has shared her journey. she will check into the hospital next week her sister will be her donor. roberts says she will be back as soon as she can. >> it is what you carry in your heart that inspires me. george, sam, lara, josh, my

gma family, my family at home, i love you and i'll see you soon [ applause ] >> there will be many special guests filling in includes katie couric, oprah and the cast of modern family. roberts says she will be watching everyday. team robin is one of the items trending on twitter in the bay area if you want to leave rob been a message go to the abc7 news facebook page. >> with her toughness and grace she going to be fine. a strong lady. our weather quiet compared to that but it is changing. good morning. we are looking down from vollmer peak at a few clouds around the bay one more perspective, some of the clouds trying to encroach upon san francisco stopping at the

halfway line thicker towards the coast east been from mount sutro this morning. doppler showing how dry it is. it will be this way again tomorrow at this time, tomorrow morning there could be drizzle along the coast tune in i'll let you know. clouds hugging the coast, we'll see a few pockets of sun everybody else sunny, around the bay out to the coast, starting to feel affects of marine layer inland hot with 90s likely east bay valleys, 80s fairfield, antioch, livermore, 60s and 70s elsewhere, 57 in half moon bay. santa cruz and watsonville mid 50s. cool coastal clouds hot inland today mostly cloudy tonight drizzle at the coast. brief cooling trend going to feel like fall tomorrow and saturday, summer again sunday

and monday. splitting the last weekend of summer between two seasons. two degrees cooler in concord still hot 95 -- dramatic tomorrow upper 80s to low 90s the rest of the afternoon east bay valleys. low to mid 80s south bay. peninsula going to hang out in the mid to upper 70s, low to mid 60s coast. run at 70 downtown south san francisco and sausalito north bay mid to upper 80s beaches 20° cooler monterey 62 with afternoon sun. mid 80s inland. around the state thunderstorms possible yosemite 96, palm springs 105 most of the central valley in the 90s, fresno 102, weekend forecast, heading to tahoe and yosemite,

chance of thunderstorms tomorrow in tahoe again saturday, tomorrow mainly yosemite mid 70s in tahoe around 90 yosemite. down south for the holiday weekend, low to mid with afternoon sun in l.a., warm in san diego afternoon sun, 80°. back home dangerous surf friday, saturday for the monterey bay some dangerous rip currents are going to be possible if you are heading that way. the temperatures inland dropping 10 to 12° tomorrow below average again saturday, sunshine at the coast just about the entire weekend with a big warming trend sunday and monday. amazing story. after living in darkness for years a blind australian woman is preparing to see her son for the first time in 30 years thanks to the help of a bionic eye. she had an electronic implant attached to her retina in may. scientists are using the

implant to stimulate electrodes that will allow her to see shapes and flashes of light. she is seeing results from trial. >> when the first bigger image came i went wow, because i didn't expect. >> doctors hope to use the bionic eye to allow her to achieve full vision. they hope to create an a complete eye by the end of next year. >> exciting for her and other people in the future. we are continuing to follow that breaking story from san rafael.

[ unintelligible ] another company facing federal scrutiny for claim it can make babies smarter. later today at 4 and 5. before we go we want to update you on a news story we are following now. terra linda high in san rafael has been evacuated following a bomb threat. you are looking at sky 7 hd shots of the students on the football field where they are waiting. the threat was called in at 9:13 this morning. >> principal told us all students are fine. they hope to be back in their classrooms in the next few minutes. the bomb squad and bomb

sniffing dogs are going room to room so far they've not found anything. >> if anything changes we'll let you know. you can follow us on facebook or twitter. for any new developments. earlier we saw the students scattered it looks like they are trying to get them organized and lined up for return to class. you can see a lot of police activity still at the scene they want to make sure everything is safe. >>