>> power top stories that we are following. nearly 1 ft. of rainfall in the streets of new orleans from hurricane isaac. >> the latest from the republican national convention. >> palo alto police are looking for sexual assault/robbery. >> let us begin with the bay area. we could start with some mild/patchy fog. and even cloud coverage but all and all and not that bad. the peace/60s. expect sunny conditions and to these-- 60s. with a generally of looking at 60 again tonight.

george? >> this quick commute trecheck. in the east bay some slowing on highway no. 4. and the south-bay the peninsula, the north bay freeways all looking decent. >> let us began with the storm on the gulf of mexico and has now been downgraded to tropical storm. it is only moving at 8 m.p.h. the heavy winds tapering off a bit and new orleans area but still that storm surge and rescuing efforts. from a flooded areas. here is the latest path. on google earth. tapering off but that storm surge still coming up the mississippi and the flooding near the mississippi area and that levy is overflowing. rescuing efforts continue.

thousands of people have been evacuated surrounding new orleans. could be worse than the latest could treat them. >> i think that it could be water were there was not be with the recent--katrina. then we could be dealing with more water. >> state of emergency is have been declared for the state of mississippi and louisiana. >> oil refineries in increasing prices. the biggest one day jump in 18 months. take a look! the national average equals

$3.82. however, take a look at the san francisco/bay area prices on your screen >> >>this just in to the kron 4 news room we are hearing of a strip mall fire and san jose is two-alarm fire 175 self capital. just before 5:00 a.m. we have not heard of any injuries but the san jose fire department is on the scene and a news crew coming up shortly. >> new this morning called police are looking for a sexual battery suspect. involved with a pair of assaults. >> will: this person has the same m o he is coming up from behind. and here is a sketch. he is described as east indian 25-35 with and

force the style jacket, blue jeans and perhaps vans sh oes. this has been happening for 1.5 weeks. they are telling people in downtown palo alto to be aware. in one of the incidences, this woman was walking to her car. she was looking for her keys when he came up from behind her. and he grabbed her buttocks.. hopefully we will get more information. >> 6:04 later tonight met ronnie will make the most important met ronnie--will make the most important mitt romney--however last night

,republican vice presidential nominee paul ryan is telling romney will put the regulatory reform. question of what the next that led to more debt but didn't fix the economy. >> we will not duck the difficult issues we will take responsibility. we will not replace our founding principles we will read apply our founding principles! (cheers & applause) these demand the best of us. but we do this! these times demand that the best. together, we can do this we can get this country moving again! we can get this economy moving again (cheers & applause) would commit that safety net, safe again we do this

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contact with these teenagers because they thought they were taking part in suspicious behavior. the lawyer says that he still intends to file a lawsuit. >> for children and a southern california are recovering after this 100 year-old man crashed his car into them this was in los angeles. expected to return today. and crashed in to them in south los angeles, drove onto the sidewalk and hit a 11 people cured nine somewhat more trapped underneath his cadillac. help. police are trying to figure out what happened. >> we will be back as the kron 4 morning news continues.

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>> operators of so-called "party buses" would bear legal responsibility for passengers under a bill that tragedies. ab45 would hold party bus operators to the same standards as limousine have a chaperone to make liable if passengers break california public utilities limousines, shuttles and buses. >> 25 year-old nolan fell off the bus and was recently killed. the bill passed 30-0 wednesday and returns to theold brett studebaker of san >> this 16 mi. extension

will continue between now and 7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. monday to friday. it is expected to serve 10,000 people per day of commuters. >> this apartment complex after facing opposition. at 8 washington street at the ferry building. it was approved by the month of june but a poll shows that they want that halted because of the destruction of the bayview disruption-- day today. san francisco, a 54 degrees. mid-50s in

oakland. concord, san carlos and you can see 60s with a mild start. the cloud coverage and the fog not that bad. but not that far inland and even the golden gate not that bad. going forward upper 60s and low 80s for most of the south- bay. slightly warmer conditions in los gatos. and warmer temperatures expected in other areas. fearful however, could still reach 90. antioch, 89 degrees. fairfield--however could still get to 90's. oakland, low 70's with mid- 60s. a mixture of '60s and '70s in the north-bay. today

will be similar but just a touch cooler. as we go towards tomorrow. with your three day outlook. temperatures looking decent with your kron 4 7 day around the bay. incidently, comcast 193 is a 24 hour bake news channel. weather, news, news bay--news. >> george: this westbound direction is started. however it is incident-free on the upper deck. continuing the brake check,

92 it is expected to be very busy because of the closure of the dumbarton bridge. the san mateo bridge will be carrying a lot of extra traffic. if you usually use this there are going to be more cars. taking a look at the golden gate. problem- free. as we take a look at the commute on the east bay freeways. we will start with the right on highway 8 westbound. taking a look at the traffic maps some delays. 18 minutes from hercules towards berkeley. the 680 through san ramon is still easy. the 580 is also a bit heavy through pleasanton. from livermore, westbound. the north bay still looking good 15 minutes, the coyote valley in mountain view. and the

101 northbound. the north bay is still without families. . >> some parents and west contra costa county are finding out that their children are being forced to change schools, class's or teachers. parents are arriving that within 24 hours they will have to change class'es... or even changing schools!. this is no way to run the district. there are children that have friends. >> children have just started kindergarten! now they're getting moved. >> it is difficult to predict the attendance with

a teacher clashe/ratio student balance is still difficult to project with new attendance. >> this is the latest look from tropical storm isaac. it was a category one hurricane to. they think that it could eventually become a tropical depression. however the precipitation is consstill a concern. however the one year anniversary of katrina with the failure of the lebaneslevy--yesterday, presidet obama asking for public prayer. >> i think it is important

for all of us because let people know along the coast know that our thoughts are with them. our prayers are with them. we are going to make sure that we do every single thing to do to make sure that those folks are going to be taken care of. when things like this happened there are no democrats or republicans .... >> the democrats or republicans are of course getting ready for the election. they are making that people are registered and getting ready to vote.

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the about credit-card debt is falling. less people are using plastic. the federal reserve bank is saying that it has dropped 22% since it peaked and 2008. $670 billion in outstanding credit card debt. however, there is one debt that is not decreasing is auto.

>> with more and more going cashless this dip jar and you can swipe to reward a worker as a barista takes home more.. >> they are working more but taking home less because of the payment trends. we want to help recoup. >> it is still in the testing phase there is an electronic record. the workers have to be careful to accurately report that to the irs. >> the state senate has given the green light making domestic workers making

eligible for compensation of overtime or rest time allotted. this could be adopted after the state of the york is already in place. we will be back as the kron 4 morning news. we are waiting for the opening board of wall street.

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>> welcome back. we have had the weekly unemployment and they were not changed. >> now the weather is going

to change. >> james: plenty of low 60s. today expect sunny conditions with a slightly cooling but still warm with 90's. but a dramatic drop from 96 today to a low 80s at passed on friday. this weekend. the increase warming with a great holiday weekend expected. a complete look at your forecast but traffic. any problems? >> there is an increase at the bay bridge toll plaza just 15 minutes, no hot spots. the heaviest will be found on highway no. 4 and interstate 580. however, pretty light with no major

traffic delays. >> thank you. we will follow the latest with hurricane isaac. still a strong surge as it is downgraded to a tropical storm. but it is slowly making its way through new orleans. the evacuations continue as we are seeing that storm surge coming out of the sel--souyth with portions of the mississippi river are overflowing. as we take a look at this projected path is expected to go north and weekend. it could bring some relief to severe drought periods. arkansas, missouri with the next 48-96 hours slowly making its way to the

north. as it is still a tropical storm >> we have just heard of unwatched that is in portions of louisiana, damages of--storms in portions of louisiana.

louisiana not native. he is setting up a donation trailer near the clock tower. >> my eight year-old daughter told me that if anybody can do this? you. my sister said that she is working with a shelter and they needed toiletries and toothpaste. my conscience will not let me rest. i am just a simple man trying to make a difference. >> this is his 19th trip since katrina. people are dropping off cash donations. he will leave either monday or when his trailer is full. commit romney

>> meitt romney will speak tonight and condoleesa rice last night. she recanted her own history of growing up and segregation. >> on a personal note a little girl who grew up in birmingham. the segregated city of the cell where her parents cannot take her to a movie theater or a restaurant. have a hamburger she can still be president of the united states and she becomes the secretary of state! rubio announce mitt

romney as the candidate and watch it uninterrupted on 193... >> city officials in san francisco have passed out claim forms with the water main break. this is damage. look at this car. water main break in san francisco's visitacion valley neighborhood may now commission said. the cora street and tomaso court at about 11:10 a.m.tuesday. the garage was even covered with mud. and this school rupture of a second, smaller well as a church and school, the power and water is now back on in all the homes repairs to the 42 inch water

on," sfpuc spokesman david probably be repaired in days. once that's finished relatively quickly after rental cars paid for by the city. a school in the area, our lady of the visitacion, will remain out until at least september 10th. >> police describe how criminals use craigslist. >> typically we see these of current m-f it is usually in the evening 6-9:00 p.m. the seller will choose an isolated location and lure the buyer and that would think that area is chosen based on safety. it is part of the scheme to make the seller feel comfortable. >> there have been seven this month and three of these seven happened at the

macarthur avenue where lebron sneakers and ipods were taken. >> high school basketball coach probation for committing a student. andrew john medeiros, 25, of santa rosa, pleaded no contest in june to oral penetration was dismissed as part of his plea deal. >> of robberies in san francisco's richmond a report of a robbery at a store in the 5800 block of handguns, one wearing a ski to smash a glass display case and steal jewelry, at which point a second police said.

>> james holmes, the o alleged shooter in the maur aurora fatal shooting will be back in court today they will have to try to determine if he is sane to stand trial. prosecutors say that he could have been angry at his failing academics. >> this live look on this thursday.

>> starbucks is expanding but not another star box store. they want to start

making plastics and detergents using old coffee grounds and baked goods. this is a new process called bio their coffee grounds are usually added up to 5,000 t per year. >> cutting calories will not prolong your life. research has been showing the impact of calorie restrictions on monkeys. for over two decades, the less calories that were eaten by these monkeys did not live longer. different monkees did improve their survival rate however when they were dieting. i guess it is just be aware. >> they have not figured out

a diet that helps you live longer. >> right. >> i saw a pat-a monkey--and an apple. a lot >> and this live look we will be wil be back.

>> we are still tracking the path of hurricane isaac that is now a tropical storm. still l

inches of rain fall. gunpoint is still at large, approximately 8:40 p.m. authorities are looking into locate the suspect, they said. >> off as we take a look into. my.. of conditions to start. still, 70's and 80's but as we go towards 3:00 p.m. that is when you could expect to see temperatures warming up to the east. again merely 90's as we go towards pleasanton. again nearly 90's in antioch. brentwood. fairfield. you

get to the idea. similar to yesterday. but still pretty warm. to the self-pay '70s and '80s generally. south- bay-- >> for oakland and your kron 4 7 day around the bay we will cool it off with a dramatic cool down. and highs only in the upper 70's and 80's. we will warm it up slightly. the rest of your weekend with a nice warm up. sunday, monday with a mild consistency. and for more information on weather, traffic comcast,193 is our 24-7 news channel. >> interstate 80 west bound is starting to get slow. we will start with the traffic maps. a potential hot spot.

east bound that there was not one but there were two different accidents is reported early delays. however, the c h p is reporting that it has been cleared. improvements should ensue. . livermore, but towards the dublin and also south bay showing some increased volume near saratoga. the 101 south bay, easy to marin county. towards the golden gate. a quick check on the bridges. the westbound starting to back up. just past the 880 port 16 minutes. the san mateo bridge is also just about the same. and a smooth, 13 minutes towards the west. coming out of a word. the golden gate is a

little bit foggy coming out of-hayward. >> mark: we are talking about safeway. and how about those weekly unemployment numbers not changed. >> roub: not a lot of changes or growth. nothing to get excited about. just not enough activity in the job market. this sign that progress is slow. but not bad news, not good news. but in the jobs market, sideways.. still. difficulty.

>> what are your predictions for next week? >> it is expected to be the same. the first friday is usually the worst month on wall street. we are looking at august at not that bad. >> linkedin is going to be expanding in sunnyvale and also pandora showing decent numbers with even a stock increase. >> i love pandora. a stock? >> they're never going to be taking billions and billions and with that. it is more like a service. they are starting to get on track with revenue. this is probably more bad news for radio and it is for pandora. if i get pandora in my

vehicle? that is the entire radio. >> linkedin is by far, the best social network in the bay area and they can even sell advertising. it is a bullet right into facebook and with lincoln, this is more professional with people wanting jobs. >> late in is probably the most successful. >> it is a great company. >> on the target. linkedin-- >> retail, all did decent. sales of the gap. light% not that bad. 9%. among those

are beautiful sneakers. [laughter] >> hold up groceries. >> i love shopping at target! >> it is worthy that gap is based in the bay area. >> we will continue. suspect entered the market,

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cute. 6:57 we will be back. a developing story with this fire and san jose at a strip mall..