wednesday as high pressure briefly weakens across the region. this too will lead to an increase in overnight/morning low clouds and patchy fog along the coast and in the adjacent valleys. another warming trend is likely late in the week and into the labor day holiday weekend with hot conditions returning to the interior. (grant)(grant)(grant) reporter kristin holmes is standing by live now in sugar land, texas - with a look at some of the devastation. gov. greg abbott/ -r- texas: "there is a reality that we have to come to grips with. and that is that we are just beginning the process of responding to this storm."as the waters continue to rise, so does the death toll. well

over twenty inches of rain have fallen in texas since harvey made landfall late friday, and there are no signs of it letting up any time soon. parts of the state could receive up to 50 inches of rain by mid week... and eighteen counties have been declared federal disasters. thousands have been driven from their homes, and many more are trapped, waiting for help.gov. greg abbott/ -r- texas: "we are still involved in the search and rescue process. the goal is still protecting and preserving life and rescuing every person that we can find."governor abbott has deployed every member of the texas national guard to help with search and rescues.

president donald trump, who is set to tour some of the devastated areas tuesday, praised texans for their resilience during this "historic" storm.president donald trump: "the people of texas, as you know have really perservered. when you watch the spirit and the enthusiasm and the helping each other, it's really been something" (vicki) a man who says he lost everything during hurricane harvey... has an emotional phone reunion with his dad. aaron mitchell is a native of rockport, texas, which was devastated by harvey. he spoke with c-n-n's nick valencia about losing his home, then was offered a satellite phone to get in

touch with his parents. take a listen: (vicki) mitchell told his dad he loved him several times, and promised he would catch a bus to safety. rockport is one of the heaviest-hit texas communities. one man there - died during the hurricane. a county judge says that death toll is likely to rise as some five-thousand people in rockport rode out the storm in their homes. (grant) members of the california air national guard - out of moffett field left this afternoon to help people in texas. the roughly 90

men and women from the 129th rescue wing were put on standby early this morning. by this afternoon, they were given official deployment orders and loaded up and boarded three c-130 combat planes. they're landing in fort hood, texas, where they will immediately begin to help people stranded by the flooding. (capt. roderick bursamina, 129th rescue wing)our unit is tasked to support the search and rescue operation patient for hurricane harvey's in texas. will be using our hh 60 g pave hawk helicopters to survey the area and if needed provide hoistrescue capabilities with the guardian angel rescue men to come down and pick folks from roof tops or other isolated areas(grant) it's unknown how long those flying out today will be away from their families.they could be deployed anywhere from a week, to four months, depending on the need.

(vicki) bay area residents are responding quickly to the needs of those impacted by hurricane harvey. (grant) as kron fours terisa estacio reports, the red cross is seeing a high volume of calls from all over the bay area of those wanting to pitch in and help. the images are shocking and emotionally wrenching - the latest figures - 30 thousand people stranded needing shelter all because of hurricane harvey striking houston and the gulf coast. trevor riggen/american red cross northern california coastal region. the bay area is very generous and they are responding. american red cross regional chief executive officer trevor riggen says his bay area team is in constant contact with those on the ground.riggen. we are collecting financial donations. they allow us to buy supplies for those in need. riggen says they appreciate bay area residents who want to drop off items - but he says in emergency situations like a hurricane, the red cross has learned they can best help by offering necessary supplies purchased with donations. for example:

riggen. bleach is something we need a lot a gloves, so we can buy that in block with donations. diapers, food, clothes, toothpaste, formula, warm blankets - again, riggen says all items they those impacted need and they are in the process of getting those items to houston residents. terisa estacio, and it is not just donations, but volunteers being sent. riggen says volunteers are getting speciality training now to be deployed. riggen. they will be nurses, first aid, counselors. riggen says it is challenging now, because so many roads are still closed and the airports hampered by the conditions, but he says he is grateful to see how the bay area is rising up again to help neighbors in need. in sf, terisa estacio kron four news.

(grant) and if you would like to help people affected by harvey... the red cross is raising money. you can text the word "harvey" to the number on your screen... 90-999 to make a ten dollar donation. we've posted other ways you can donate on our website - kron four dot com (vicki) another big story we are tracking tonight... the u-s defense department is confirming that a north korean missile... flew over japan. the south korean news agency

reports that the missile was fired into the east sea, also known as the sea of japan. north korea has conducted a series of test launches to develop its missile capability... and recently threatened to send missiles over western japan and into waters near the u-s territory of guam. japan's prime minister plans to call for an urgent meeting in the u-n... to discuss further action, stronly demanding stepped up pressures against north korea. the prime minister says japan will be prepared to "respond to all situations" under the alliance with the u-s... to protect everyone's safety. the missile reportedly - did not cause any damage. (vicki) meanwhile - president trump has signed an executive order to restore the flow of surplus military gear to local police departments. it revokes an obama executive order that banned armored vehicles, grenade launchers, high-caliber weapons and camouflage uniforms... from being transferred from the military to local police agencies. that order came amid controversy over the "militarization" of the police response to unrest in ferguson, missouri. civil

rights groups criticized the move by the trump white house... saying the earlier guidelines were critical to rebuilding trust with communities of color. (grant) in the east bay. 13 people were arrested and another six were injured in demonstrations yesterday in berkeley. the suspects were arrested on a variety of charges... including assault with a deadly weapon...felony assault. an officer was injured during one arrest...and several officers were hit with flying paint. six people were injured and treated by paramedics. kron-four had several reporters in berkeley...where most people say they wanted to spread a message. specifically, they against the trump administration...and oppose nationalists holding any sort of rally in the bay area. (sot) "i think it's important for everybody to stand up agsinst there fascists that are gaining strength in america." "this is my city and i feel it was necessary to send a very strong message to the fascists who are trying to invade.""to say we don't agree with that. that's not the values of the people of califronia." the berkeley police

department is continuing its investigation of what went down yesterday. these are pictures of the suspects arrested so far. police are asking for your help... they would like you to send them any photos or video from yesterday's protests...parti cuarly pictures of people acting violently. (vicki) coming up, a california bakery is coming under fire tonight... after its owner refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. we'll explain why. (grant) plus - we continue to monitor the sitaution in east texas... where hurricane harvey has brought devastating floods. the evacuation orders - now in place. (brittney) i'm chief meteorologist brittney shipp, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break.

(grant) a flood control project

is likely going to result in more homeless people wandering the streets... looking for a new place to set up camp in san jose.(vicki) it has to do with clearing away invasive species that contributed to the flood last winter along coyote creek. kron fours rob fladeboe is live to show us what's happening. rob? (rob live) i have learned there are dozens of invasive

species that are clogging creeks and streamsacross the valley but none more invasive than this, right here. it's called arundo donax orgiant reed. the bamboo-like stuff can grow to be 30 feet high and it provides shelter for homeless camps. so those camps have to go before the crews can come in here and clear out thebamboo. now abandoned, this is one of several camps where the homeless have actually been living inside huge clumps of the bamboo like reeds that proliferate along coyote creek. now those camps are beingswept as the city of san jose and the santa clara valley water district have undertaken an ambitous effort to do away with the stuff. jennifer codianne/santa cara valley water dist."....it's an invasive species that grows well in disturbed soils and thrives near water. it's important to remove it so we can restore the natural eco system that should function there...."there's some irony

in the fact that the homeless have returned to the same waterfront camps from which they were chased during the february floods, which were made worse by the giant reeds. advocates for the homeless acknowledge the need to do away with the invasive species but lament there will soon be fewer places for them to find shelter.pastor scott wagers/homeless advocate "...... they do, but homelessness in this town is an on going situation that is tantamount to a natural disaster in itself, they are living every day like people who are displaced in a natural disaster...."as in previous sweeps, the occupants of this camp were given 72 hours notice before crews arrive to take it down and clear the way for the removal of the giant reeds. it's thought that cutting or moving or disturbing disturbing the soil around the giant reeds may be helping them to spread. but one formeroccupant said it's as if the homeless are being treated like an invasive species.jim turner/homless ".....i have to pack up my camp and push it around on a dolly all day and then i'll be right back here again tonight....."

(rob live) the camp sweeps will continue on a weekly basis as crews work their way along coyote creek from oakland road north to chessington drive. there is a lot of this stuff and getting rid of it is expected to take about four months. live in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news (vicki) happening tonight in brentwood-- a mosquito fogging will take place in order to prevent the west nile virus from spreading. contra costa mosquito and vector control officials say a

group of mosquitoes in the area are carrying the virus. the fogging will begin around eight and end at eleven-thirty. the area that will be treated will be between balfour road and armstrong way. residents can limit their risk of getting bit by these mosquitoes... by dumping or draining water... staying away from swimming pools... using mosquito repellents... and reporting dead birds. vector control officials are also suggesting people avoid being outdoors when mosquitoes are present. (grant) a lake tahoe resort is partnering up with a chinese outdoor retailer. squaw valley's goal is to attract more chinese skiers and snowboarders to the region. squaw's president says toread is a leader in virtually every facet of outdoor recreation in china. the number of skiers in that country is rapidly rising. the chinese company will promote the tahoe resort at its 200 stores in china, through its travel agency and its online travel site. (vicki) fire crews are working to put out a fire

that's burning in livermore. it's happening near mines road and crane ridge road. at last check it has burned 44- acres and it is now 40-percent contained. there is no word on any injuries or damage. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meterologist brittney shipp. .after another day of hot inland conditions, a slight cooling trend is forecast to spread inland tuesday and wednesday as high pressure briefly weakens across the region. this too will lead to an increase in overnight/morning low clouds and patchy fog along the coast and in the adjacent

valleys. another warming trend is likely late in the week and into the labor day holiday weekend with hot conditions returning to the interior. (vicki) coming up, new

details are emerging about president trump's decision to pardon a controversial sheriff. what the president asked... the attorney general to do that is raising eyebrows. reporter, brie jackson: "today marks the of the 54th anniversary of the march on washington and hundreds of religious leaders came to washington, d.c. as a call of unity. i'll tell you why." (grant) and this is a live look at houston, texas - where a bakery in bakersfield

is refusing to make a wedding cake for a gay couple, and now that couple is getting support on social media and elsewhere.

brandon rose .. a local wedding photographer....saw a facebook post from the owner of "tastries bakery"...postin g about her social stance. owner cathy miller... says it violates her religious beliefs...and that she shouldn't be judged for her faith. (sot) "participating in a celebration of a same-sex marriage goes against my conscience. i shouldn't be picked on because of my beliefs." (grant) since the controverisal facebook post....that photographer, brandon rose... has reached out the couple...offering t shoot the couple's wedding --- for free. (vicki) religious leaders from across the country rallied in washington d.c. today the 54th anniversary of martin luther king's "i have a dream speech". organizers say they want to reaffirm their commitment to social justice and hold the trump administration accountable. d.c. correspondent brie jackson was at the march and has details. take pkgwith their posters and

voicespeople from all faiths rallied in washington d.c. among the hundreds were church leaders and religious groups like these students from alabamallito/from virginiaáá the work of undoing racism and systemic unjustice is not done and needs to continue.sot: today is the day that we can no longer sit back and say it is going to get better we can make a difference track: marchers going from the martin luther king memorial to the department of justice have concerns about police brutality, discrimination and increases in hate crimes.brie jackson/ d.c. correspondent the march comes on the 54th anniversary of dr. king's famous i have a dream speech. orgnizers say recent events like charlottesville call into question progress made during the civil rights movement. track: curtis gatewood traveled to the nation's capitol from north carolina to be a part of history.sot: curtis gatewood/from north carolinafollowing the march on washington there was a series of victories of civil rights victories. we must commemorate that history at all times. there was also a spirituality of the 1963 march on washington.track: now faith leaders want hate-filled rhetoric replaced with a message of unity. they say they want the trump administration to bring

jobsfix healthcare..and fulfill campaign promises - without hurting poor and minority groups. sot from robinson: america is already great but it has to be inclusive of all people from all walks of lifein washington brie jackson (grant) hundreds of rescue operations are underway... as tropical storm harvey - continues to dump rain on southeast texas. a look at the situation - right after the break.(vicki) plus - a nightmare birthday party at chuck-e- cheese... fights... no entrance... and the disturbing thing parents found in the play area... now what chuck e cheese is saying...

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responded to an average of nearly 4=thousand emergency calls an hour as hurricane harvey swept ashore.( vicki ) eight people are confirmed dead ... tens of thousands are in need of shelter.and the rain has continued nonstop. steve aveson is here to help measure the scope of an event that promises to scar the region for years to come. (steve)let me put it simply: harvey is on track to exceed the benchmark for devastation set by katrina in 2005.fema counted 400=thousand disaster victims in new orleans 12 years ago.the agency expects that the number in texas will reach 450=thousand.put another way: one storem ... and nearly a half=million devastated lives. mos: i just lost everything i've worked for. everything. right now, we are actually trapped in our street. we

cannot leave, we cannot move. "so you were pulled off your rooftop.?"huffman:"yes. into a boat. yes. that's how high the water is." natestimates are the texas coast has absorbed fifteen trillion gallons of water since friday.that's enough to cover the entire state of california to a depth of five and a half inches."it was over five feet in our house. we barely made it out. "mind blowing. i didn't realize it was this bad."some areas could get fifty inches of rain by the end of the week. fema's resources have been overwhelmed. "you could not draw this forecast up. you could not dream this forecast up."houston's mayor says more than two thousand victims have been rescued ... some by coast guard helicopters."we did a helicopter, we did a boat and it was ridiculous."nat countless others have been saved by private citizens, using airboats, skiffs and even jet skis.in this houston suburb, house after house of stranded residents appealed for help.this woman's family family spent a terrifying night huddled in the rain on the hood of their car until a

good samaritan came along. "thank god for his deliverance,"two evacuation centers are near capacity tonight, with 5=thousand evacuees.city officials expect that number to increase exponentially."we are going to have to leave the water is getting too high"a devastating decision today to open the floodgates at two dams in west houston, .the mayor says otherwise the situation would be exponentially worse. downstream, water poured into neighborhoods that had escaped the worst of the flooding. 'gotta go, water's coming up pretty fast,"residents forced to flee as houston's agony claimed more homes."they've given us no time so we're out." governor greg abbott praised the federal response, and warned texans that the crisis was not over, "there is a reality that we have to come to grips with. and that is that we are just beginning the process of responding to this storm." (steve) you might remember that

president george w. bush took a lot of flak for his delayed visit to new orleans after hurricane katrina. president trump is not making that mistake. as we told you earlier he arrives in houston tomorrow. (vicki) heavy rain is also drenching the streets of southwest florida. several roads in lee county are impassable and have been shut down as severe flooding continues to threaten the area. some families have been stranded in their homes for days waiting for help to arrive. scattered showers and thunderstorms are in the forecast for the rest of the week.

.after another day of hot inland conditions, a slight cooling trend is forecast to spread inland tuesday and wednesday as high pressure briefly weakens across the region. this too will lead to an increase in overnight/morning low clouds and patchy fog along the coast and in the adjacent valleys. another warming trend is likely late in the week and into the labor day holiday weekend with hot conditions returning to the interior.

(grant) and our coverage of tropical storm harvey continues online... there you can find ways to help those affected by harvey. and don't forget to download the kron four mobile app - to get the latest breaking news sent to your phone. (vicki) we're learning more details about president trump's decision to pardon arizona sheriff joe arpaio.

the washington post is reporting that president trump asked attorney general jeff sessions to consider dropping the federal case against arizona sheriff joe arpaio...but was rejected. according to the report, sessions told the president it would be inappropriate for him to interfere. president trump told session he would pardon arpaio if he was eventually convicted. arpaio was found guilty in july of criminal contempt... for disregarding a court order in a racial profiling case. he was pardoned by the president on friday. (grant) uber is getting a makeover. still ahead... the new ceo that's been brought on board... to help the embattled ride-hailing - repair its reputation.

(vicki) a family celebrating a little girls birthday party - still reeling from a disgusting surprise. while at a "chuck-e-cheese's" in stockton they discovered a dead rodent in the play area. reporter kay recede spoke with the family and explains how the franchise is responding. shay aguilar says it was a very unhappy birthday for her two year old daughter on sunday the modesto mom says while playing at the "chuck e cheese's" in stockton her toddler and her 11 year old son found this(phoner) "00:01:35;47 - 00:01:43;31my son and his sister, the birthday girl, were in the play structure and they came upon a decomposing mouse." aguilar says they paid more than 700 bucks to celebrate her baby girl's birthday but instead of enjoying their time aguilar claims their

hostess was late their food order was wrong and staff was unprofessional(phoner) "00:02:39;00 - 00:02:43;52 another parent had nothing to do with us, he got into a physical altercation with one of the parents and removed his shirt in a fit of rage."upset - she posted about her unsavory experience on facebook - in which another mother - ivanna joyce - shared video of the grimy conditions inside the play structure aguilar also sent letters and emails to the owners of "chuck e cheese's" earlier this week we paid the restaurant a visit, as well.(kay recede)"we spoke to a manager off camera she denies that the rat was actually a rat and claims it was actually a wadded up piece of parchment paper. then she said we would have to refer any more questions to her corporate office."(phoner) "00:02:00;13 - 00:02:07;57my son goes, 'mom, i know what napkins look like and napkins do not have ears, tails, and feet."about half an hour after our visit - aguilar says she got a call from the franchise's district manager with an apology and a refund. (phoner)"00:05:53;43 - 00:06:00;42and like i said i hadn't received a response back until i believe fox40 lit a fire under the investigation."aguilar says she's happy that she's getting her money back.. but stresses she's done with the

animatronic mouse(phoner) "00:04:23;44 - 00:04:29;44 i'm just not interested in experiencing that again. i'm done with chuck e cheese for that matter." (vicki) san joaquin environmental health department officials say they will be investigating the claim. this chuck-e- cheese's has received a complaint prior to this one. the complaint claimed the bathrooms were unsanitary. (grant) after the break...gas prices are set to spike as harvey pummels houston's ten oil refineries. see how much it could cost you to fill up - here in the bay area.

(vicki) as hurricane harvey slammed into texas president trump was creating his own storm steve aveson is in the newsroom with what we are working on for kron 4 news at six. (steve) vicki... the trump administration has been no stranger to controversy.... and this time it comes in the form of a pardon. on friday he pardoned joe arpaio. he is the arizona sheriff

who was convicted of criminal contempt after failing to comply with a court order to halt unconstitutional policing practices. the pardon has raised a lot questions about the timing of it. tonight we will hear from the president as he defends his decision. we will have that story and more on kron 4 news at six. vicki now back to you. (grant) uber has chosen a new chief executive: expedia ceo dara khosrowshahi. that's according to two sources close to the company. the embattled ride-hailing startup has been without a ceo since founder and former ceo travis kalanick resigned in june after an investigation into the company's culture.- as uber's new ceo, khosrowshahi will face a big job, including repairing the company's internal culture, navigating legal battles, and reducing its financial losses.- here's cnn's samuel burke with how the

company plans to get past some of those road blocks. for most startups- the biggest challenge is scaling a company, for uber, the most valuable startup in the entire world? well, they've alreadybroken through to the masses. the roadblocks in their way, are mostly self inflicted this company started out on top and has been dragged behind in 2017-hitting all the gravel and all the rocks and the big excitement is that they don't have to have that in 2018 but they really have to get things in order obstacle number one- somebody has to take a firm hand at the wheel- the company's sexual harassment scandal continues to swirl, and early investors like benchmark are demanding a full accounting job number one for the new uber ceo is to prove its a new uber-there;s a new sherrif in town/08:25:08 this company has to signal in every way; personnel policy and perception that its a new uber- everything you loved about the old uber and none of the things you didn't obstacle number 2- get the drivers back

on uber's side in a competitive marketplace- uber needs to keep them from jumping to competitors drivers talk to each other. and the drivers who were screaming 3 years ago, oh you have to work for this company, they're amazing, and that's completely shifted, now they're saying, don't come here., we're all trying to get out. obstacle number 3: get regulators toremove roadblocks we spent the past 100 years telling our kid don't get into the cars of strangers and now we have an internet device that literally brings a stranger and his car to you to get into/regulatory bodies were not prepared for that, now they're starting to catch up. its going to impact them with driverless cars obstacle number 4 - the future rold of travis kalenick experts say the longer uber's co-founder exerts his influence- the harder it will be to turn the corner- his presence at the company is still a dark cloud/ i think he has a fight on his hands that he can't necessarily win because at the end of the day, you're looking at very very strong venture capital companies with a lot of money and a lot of friends and i think if they want him to go away badly enough he'll go away. he won't go away empty handed, but he'll go away of course uber

has to complete its ultimate destination and finish its journey, as a public company. all uber really needs now, is a bit of expert driving.samuel burke cnnmoney, london (vicki) for the first time a drug is helping prevent heart attacks. doctors say the drug cana-kin-umab stops heart attacks by curbing inflammationa new and very different approach than lowering cholesterol. a study tested the drug in heart attack survivors at risk of another one ...because of high inflammation. a dose...given every three months, cut the risk of a repeat heart attack by 15 percent over four years. the drug costs about $200 grand a year. (grant) harvey's effect could soon be felt at the gas pumps. a number of oil refineries around storm-

ravaged corpus christi and houston have been knocked off- line -- refineries that process up to two-point-two million barrels of crude oil. and less gasoline means higher prices at the pump. today's national triple-a average saw one of the biggest surges of the summer. ironically, houston's flooded roadways may help moderate a spike. it's the nation's fourth largest city, and taking that many drivers out of the mix will decrease demand. right now in the bay area... the average price of gasoline is hovering just above 3 bucks. however - analysts say it often takes about a week for price swings in gasoline futures to affect prices at the pump. (vicki) a dog that got lost in tropical storm harvey has been reunited with his owners .... (grant) thanks to twitter. storm chaser aaron jayjack found the dog in ringe, texas saturday. the dog jumped into his s-u-v at a gas station, but jayjack had no idea where the dog came

from. he nicknamed the pup "harvey" and posted this video on twitter. the next thing he knew, the post went viral and the dog's owners were tracked down. jayjack later dropped the dog - whose real name is "cash" - at his home. (vicki) and if you would like to help those impacted by hurricane harvey... the red cross is raising funds for disaster relief in texas. to donate - you can text the word "harvey" to the number on your screen... 90-999 to make a ten dollar donation. we've posted other ways you can donate on our website - kron four dot com. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meterologist brittney shipp.

.after another day of hot inland conditions, a slight cooling trend is forecast to spread inland tuesday and wednesday as high pressure briefly weakens across the region. this too will lead to an increase in overnight/morning low clouds and patchy fog along the coast and in the adjacent valleys. another warming trend is likely late in the week and into the labor day holiday weekend with hot conditions returning to the interior. (vicki) coming up, amazon's coming up,

(vicki) (vicki) coming up, amazon's

takeover of whole foods means lower prices at the supermarket chain starting today... after the break - a look at some of those price cuts.

amazon is expected to finalize its take over of whole foods and the company says you will notice lower food prices starting today. kron-four's lydia pantazes reports now from the whole foods in walnut creek to show us what it means for customers. if you ever gone into whole foods and thought, some of these items are a bit overpriced, today, some of that will change.items that will be marked down on monday include organic avocados, organic brown eggs, organic salmon, almond butter, organic apples and organic rotisserie chicken. amazon said it'll keep the markdowns coming, and that amazon prime members will get additional discounts at whole foods.that's good news for people have criticized the grocery store's high prices. its prices even sparked a legal controversy in 2015 when

new york city's department of consumer affairs accused whole foods of "systematic overcharging for pre-packaged foods," like sliced fruit and sandwiches. the chain paid $500,000 in fines to settle the matter. the city's inspectors called it the worst case of mislabeling they had seen in their careers.some other updates amazon says it has in store are:amazon lockers will pop up in select stores, that's where customers can pick up or send returns back items purchased on amazon.com.whole foods-brand products will now be available through amazon.com and other prime platforms, such as prime now, the same-day delivery service available in some markets. the store's brands include the whole foods label, 365, whole paws and whole catch.reporting live in walnut creek, lydia pantazes kron4 news. (granti) steve aveson joins vicki with kron 4 news at six. (steve) grant thank you... next at six... water is rising to uninhabitable levels across southeast texas tonight. more than three thousand people have been rescued... and more are still stranded. coming up... the help on the way from the bay area.(vicki) plus... we

are learning more about the arrests made after violent clashes at a weekend protest in berkeley. kron 4 news at six is next.

( steve ) what is left of hurricane harvey is hammering the houston, texas area tonight. the rain just keeps coming... the water keeps rising... and so do the number of deaths. good evening... i'm steve aveson.( vicki ) and i'm vicki liviakis. there is no end in sight to this disaster... with historic rain totals piling up. at least nine people are dead tonight because of harvey... the rescues are countless. they have been going on throughout the day and with the flooding continuing... we expect to see a lot more rescues in the coming days.(

steve ) meteorologists have put a number on the rain.... 15 trillion gallons have fallen... and if the rain keeps coming that will go up. to put that in perspective... lake tahoe holds about 40 trillion gallons of water. and this storm is not done. it is still pushing slowly to the east which places like new orleans could be getting hit hard. kristen holmes with our partners at c-n-n is in the middle of the storm... she joins us live from sugar land, texas. that is just to the south of houston... and they are seeing plenty of flooding in that area as well.

gov. greg abbott/ -r- texas: "there is a reality that we have to come to grips with. and that is that we are just beginning the process of responding to this storm."as the waters continue to rise, so does the death toll. well over twenty inches of rain have fallen in texas since harvey made landfall late friday, and there are no signs of it letting up any time soon. parts of the state could receive up to 50 inches of rain by mid week... and eighteen counties have been declared federal disasters. thousands have been driven from their homes, and many more are trapped, waiting for help.gov. greg abbott/ -r- texas: "we are still involved in the search and rescue process. the goal is still protecting and preserving life and rescuing every person that we can find."governor abbott

has deployed every member of the texas national guard to help with search and rescues. president donald trump, who is set to tour some of the devastated areas tuesday, praised texans for their resilience during this "historic" storm.president donald trump: "the people of texas, as you know have really perservered. when you watch the spirit and the enthusiasm and the helping each other, it's really been something" ((steve )) a live look outside right now... (( vicki )) let's get our first look at the weather with chief meteorologist brittney shipp.

( vicki ) a highly

trained military rescue team from right here in the bay area left today to help those stranded in flooding caused by hurricane harvey.( steve ) kron4's maureen kelly was on the air strip of moffett field as the squad of california air national guardsman took off . (maureen)the 90 or so members of the 129th rescue wing were alerted around 830 this morning to begin to get ready for deployment.at first the men and women, coming from all over northern california, were told to be on standby, but the dire situation caused by the extereme flooding caused by hurricane harvey, their mission was greenlighted just a few hours later.what looks like the word's biggest toolbox was loaded up on a c-130 out on loan from the channel islands air national

guard station. troops packed their kits and loaded up on that and two other combat shadow aircraft.some of those getting on the planes are members of the guardian angel para rescuemensome of which are the most highly trained personnel in the entire defense and we are happy that were able to up to execute this is very important life saving missiontwo pave hawk helicopters are also going to be flown out that will survey the situation in texas from aboveand could be used to help people stranded by the floodto pick folks up from rooftops or anyother isolated areas.here you can see one of the planes taking off.headed for the fort hood army base where they will be working out of for the duration of this mission. exactly how long they will be gone is unknown. we are always ready to respond, search and rescue is in our lifes blood. we do these things so others may live. so will be out there for as long as were are tasked to be out therethat could be anywhere from a week to four months depending on the severity of the situation. maureen kelly kron4 news ( steve ) when those rescue crews

arrives in texas... this is likely what they will be doing. we have seen numerous pictures of air rescues throughout the day... and that is just in the houston area. this video is from a blackhawk helicopter... and you can see people being lifted to safety from a rooftop. that also gives you an idea of just how much water has fallen. ( steve ) the american red cross here in the bay area says the need is great for those impacted by hurricane harvey. ( vicki ) as kron four's terisa estacio reports, one bay area resident is on her way to make sure those hit hard get the help they need. ( darya ) supers: allison biddinger, red cross volunteer trevor riggen, american red cross bay area

allison biddinger, american red cross volunteer. "i am always really interested in helping the children." allison biddinger is a volunteer with the american red cross here in the bay area and like other volunteers she is getting ready to be deployed to the houston area to help residents deal with teh fall out from harvey. biddinger. it is challenging. i was at hurricane matthew and camped out on a cot for two weeks. we are there in the thick of things. but this is what we do, this is what gets me to come to work everyday. biddinger as well as others are learning more about the houston area and the specific needs residents have the american red cross is looking for a vast number of supplies to help the tens of thousands effected. spokesperson trevor riggens says financial donations work best so they can custom fit supplies to families and individuals. trevor riggen, american red cross bay area. although drop off is great, it is hard to sort and clean and give. finanaicla donations allow us to really help people. riggen says also a major problem right now is getting any type of physical donation to someone in need with the airports hit hard as well as so many roads. for allison, she says she is eager to get there and get to work. allison. i hope i can help them recovery. in san francsico, te

( vicki ) if you want to help out... here is how. you can donate through a text message... on the red cross website... or over the phone. a lot of options... we have the information on the front of the kron four website. just be sure to click the link to findout how. ( vicki ) a big story tonight: the fallout from the massive protest in berkeley yesterday. thousands of people showed up.. tempers flared... and there were several arrests. depending upon whom you listen to... the rally was violent... or some people may tell you... it went as planned. ( steve ) a few of the participants spoke out earlier today. grant lodes is here with their comments. grant. ( grant ) quite a scene in

berkeley. we have seen similar protests in recents months... and they have not always ended well. this one had all kinds of labels on it... anti hate... say no to marxism.. those were just a few of the monickers. perhaps best described as a counter-protest to the alt right....and to what some say is white supremacy. in all... 13 people were arrested. today we got the pictures of eleven people taken into custody. the majority of them are from the bay area but there a few exceptions. there was one person from sparks, nevada, another from portland, oregon... and a few people from the southern california area. today some of those involved in yesterday's demonstration spoke out. they defended the actions of a group called antifa... or anti- fascist.

and they successfully defended us and you're not gonna get another answer."> there was a large group of protesters all decked out in black estimated to be about 100 strong. they drew the most attention.. carrying shields... large signs saying "no hate" and promising payback for the violent protest in charlottesville virginia. whether any of them were among those arrested... that is not clear. this was much different than what we saw on saturday in san francisco. at least three large rallies took place... no arrests. vicki? (steve) happening now.

crews are working to put out a fire that's burning in livermore. the flames are burning near mines road and cranes ridge road. at last check the fire has scorched 44-acres... and it is now 40- percent contained no injuries have been reported...and no homes destroed. the chp is currently helping with traffic control on mines road. crews say they plan to work through the night...to fully contain this fire. ( vicki ) perhaps it is a sign of the times. we will take you inside the brand new unity museum in sacramento.. and how events years ago inspired it.( steve ) and a same sex couple in the central valley gets a shock when they asked a bakery to make them a cake for their wedding. the owner's reason for refusing to serve them.( vicki ) plus a massive cleanup effort is underway in the south bay along a creek that flooded earlier this year. the obstacles crews are having to deal with. deal with.

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to exterminate dozensof invasive species along coyote creek in the name of flood control.(2-shot/steve) those weeds were part of the problem when the creek flooded last winter but as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now, before the weeds go, the homeless have to go too. now abandoned, this is one of several camps where the homeless have actually been living inside huge clumps of the bamboo like reeds that proliferate along coyote creek. now those camps are beingswept as the city of san jose and the santa clara valley water district have

undertaken an ambitous effort to do away with the stuff. jennifer codianne/santa cara valley water dist."....it's an invasive species that grows well in disturbed soils and thrives near water. it's important to remove it so we can restore the natural eco system that should function there...."there's some irony in the fact that the homeless have returned to the same waterfront camps from which they were chased during the february floods, which were made worse by the giant reeds. advocates for the homeless acknowledge the need to do away with the invasive species but lament there will soon be fewer places for them to find shelter.pastor scott wagers/homeless advocate "...... they do, but homelessness in this town is an on going situation that is tantamount to a natural disaster in itself, they are living every day like people who are displaced in a natural disaster...."as in previous sweeps, the occupants of this camp were given 72 hours notice before crews arrive to take it down and clear the way

for the removal of the giant reeds. it's thought that cutting or moving or disturbing disturbing the soil around the giant reeds may be helping them to spread. but one formeroccupant said it's as if the homeless are being treated like an invasive species.jim turner/homless ".....i have to pack up my camp and push it around on a dolly all day and then i'll be right back here again tonight....."rob fladeboe/san jose'....in this case the sweeps won't at the end of the week. they are to continue over the course of the next four months until theéis stuff is eradicated from about 18 acres of stream front from oakland road north to chessington avenue. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news ( steve ) happening tonight: an east bay city is going to fog for mosquites to stop the west nile virus. trucks will be rolling through the area you see shaded in red in brentwood. fogging is suppose to start at about 7-45 p-m and wrap up by midnight. the area is border by balfour road to the north... armstrong way and armstrong road to the south... walnut boulevard to the east... and crescent drive to the west. (vicki) a bakery in bakersfield is refusing to make a wedding cake for a gay couple, and now that couple is getting support on social media and elsewhere. brandon rose .. a local

wedding photographer....saw a facebook post from the owner of "tastries bakery"...postin g about her social stance. owner cathy miller... says it violates her religious beliefs...and that she shouldn't be judged for her faith. (sot) "participating in a celebration of a same-sex marriage goes against my conscience. i shouldn't be picked on because of my beliefs." (vicki) since the controverisal facebook post....that photographer, brandon rose... has reached out the couple...offering to shoot the couple's wedding --- for free. (vicki) over the weekend hundreds gathered to celebrate the opening of a unity center. (steve) the exhibit's plan is to fight against hate and bigotry. reporter, doug johnson tell us why supporters believe this center was needed in order to face a divisive time in history. alicia ahmed, featured in the facing assumptions exhibit: "just hearing so many different stories. so many diverse people here sharing their story it's incredible." alicia ahmed is one of the people featured in the facing assumptions exhibit inside the new unity center.alicia ahmed,

featured in the facing assumptions exhibit: "i talked about how hate crimes affect me as a muslim youth here in california."she's glad her story can help widen the public's understanding, and get more familiar with her culture, and hopefully defeat bigotry.alicia ahmed, featured in the facing assumptions exhibit: "i know a lot of my friends in high school they had never even met a muslim." that's the idea behind the unity center.nat sound: sacramento's mayor darrell steinberg says he got involved with the idea early on, when in 1999 there was a wave of hate crimes through out the area... including firebombings of the j-c-l, n-double-a-c-p and planned parenthood. mayor darrell steinberg, sacramento: "we had this idea that we wanted a center, a unity center, where the 10s of thousands of kids who come to the capitol every year from around the state could walk across the street and have an experience that would affect their hearts and minds."amanda meeker, executive director ca museum:"it's a series of highly interactive exhibitions. and it's really all about celebrating our diversity, exploring our california civil rights history and empowering people

to take action to support their own rights and the rights of others."the center will also periodically host discussions on civil rights... nat sound:to kick that off, carmichael native and national television host lisa ling moderated a panel this morning... that featured sacramento police chief daniel hahn... harvey milk's nephew,.stuart milk.. and state senator holly mitchell. nat sound:civil rights leader dolores huerta was also on the panel.nat sound:she believes the unity center's opening could not have better timing. dolores huerta, civil rights leader"the new administration in the white house, they're taking away some of the policies that we fought so hard for over the last several decades. and this is exactly what we need right now." the unity center is a permanent exhibit at the california museum. the museum is located in downtown sacramento. (steve )let's take a look

outside right now for the current conditions in the bay area... (vicki) chief meteorologist brittney shipp joins us now with the forecast. .after another day of hot inland conditions, a slight cooling trend is forecast to spread inland tuesday and wednesday as high pressure briefly weakens across the region. this too will lead to an increase in overnight/morning low clouds and patchy fog along the coast and in the adjacent valleys. another warming trend is likely late in the week and into the labor day holiday weekend with hot conditions returning to the interior. ( steve ) ( steve ) california wants more

drivers to plug-in. the incentive plan being considered that would make an electric car or hybrid much more affordable.( vicki ) and the fight to oust a bay area judge lands in the courtroom. the key ruling made today on whether the effort to recall judge aaron

persky can keep moving forward.

california is looking to up the ante to entice more drivers to switch to electric or hybrid vehicles. a proposal is making its way through the legislature to set aside as much as 3-billion dollars for rebates. it would also increase them from 25-hundred dollars to 10- thousand dollars or even more. if that happened, a chevrolet bolt would cost the same as a gas-powered honda civic. there are 26- million vehicles registered in california... only 315- thousand of them are electric or hybrids. the bill needs the legislature's approval and then the governor's signature. ( vicki ) bart meanwhile is exploring an expansion in the east bay. it is proposing taking trains all the way out to livermore. an environmental impact report has been completed and currently the public can weigh in. a hearing is set for tomorrow night... it is the second and last scheduled meeting. comments can be made through the middle of

october of this year. once that public comment period wraps up... the project could then be allowed to move forward. ( steve ) we are tracking harvey tonight... it is still a tropical storm and it is doing incredible damage to the houston area. an update on where things stands right now and the ominious forecast that just came in for the storm.( vicki ) and as harvey was hitting... president trump decided to pardon the controversial joe arpaio. how the president responded today when he questioned the timing of his decision.( steve ) the take over is complete... amazon is running whole foods. the price changes that some shoppers are already noticing.

( grant ) our top story tonight: harvey is swamping texas with relentless rain and the number of dead is climbing. at least nine people are dead from the storm and the water is still rising. there have been countless rescues in the houston area... and some 30-thousand people are expected to wind up in shelters...people are waiting to be rescued as we speak. we are seeing crews from the

bay area heading to texas to help with the rescue effort. urban rescue teams from melo park, oakland and elsewhere are lending a hand...as the water is rising...and so is the panic level. president trump has said he plans to visit the houston area tomorrow. meterologists say 15-plus more inches of rain is likely to fall in texas and parts of louisana by the end of thursday. chief meterologist brittney shipp has been tracking this massive system for more than a week... and this feels like a worst case scenario....and now it's getting stronger again? (steve) chief meteorologist brittney shipp joins us now... .after another day of hot inland conditions, a slight cooling trend is forecast to spread inland tuesday and wednesday as high pressure briefly weakens across the region. this too will lead

to an increase in overnight/morning low clouds and patchy fog along the coast and in the adjacent valleys. another warming trend is likely late in the week and into the labor day holiday weekend with hot conditions returning to the interior.

( steve ) president trump today defending his decision to pardon joe arpaio as harvey slammed the texas coast. ( vicki ) arpaio is the arizona sheriff who was convicted of criminal contempt after failing to comply with a court order in a racial profiling case. kron 4's washington correspondent alexandra limon has reaction to the pardon including what the sheriff himself has to say. pkgfriday president trump pardoned the infamous sheriff of maricopa county in arizona before joe arpaio served even a single day in jail.this was arpaios reaction :10-:19joe arpaio / former sheriff : he's a big supporter of law enforcement. i know it came from his heart we really have to thank our president, he's a great guy.but lawmakers from around the country had a different reaction.both califonria senators condemed

the movedianne fienstein - the ranking member of the judiciary committee said in a tweet: for years sheriff arpaio systematically violated civil rights. president trump indicates he approves of that behavior with his pardon. alexandra limon / @alexlimonnews :38-:52a judge found sheriff joe arpaio was racially targeting latinos his officers were stopping and arresting them for no reason other than their race. but after being ordered to stop those actions sheriff arpaio failed to do so, and a court found him to be in contempt. democrats aren't the only ones criticizing the president's pardon...house speaker paul ryan, arizona senator john mccain and oh governor john kasich - president trumps former opponent in the presidential raceare among republicans expressing dissapproval.sot john kasich / ohio governor (r) 1:10-1:19i actually have the power of pardoning in my state. we do clemencies over time, but we make sure people do proper restitution. i wouldn't have done it this way.white house says the pardonand the controversyare no big deal. thomas bossert / president's homeland security advisor 1:23- 1:31just about every modern president ends up with some controversial pardons and i certainly don't think it's fair to characterize him as not caring about the rule of law.85 year old arpaio has hinted he has future political plans.in wasington alexandra limon .

( steve ) the effort to recall the judge in the brock turner case is being allowed to move forward. a judge today tentatively ruled the county not the state of california has authority over the recall effort. this means the group collecting signatures will be able to resume the process to try to oust aaron persky. persky is a judge in santa clara county. he has taken heavy criticism after sentencing turner to six months in jail in a highly publicized sexual assault case. if those organizing the recall can get the required number of signautres, it could put to a vote next june. here in san jose the city and the santa clara valley water district have begun to

sweep homeless camps from the banks of coyote creek. the action is part of an ambitious plan to rid the waterway of dozens of invasive species that may have contributed to last winter's flooding. topping the list of those invasive species are these giant reeds, a bamboo like plant that can grow to be 30 feet tall. the plants are often turned into shelter for the homeless. who are being given 72 hours notice to abandoned those camps. the sweeps and the eradication of the giant reeds ae to continue over the next four months. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 newss the 90 or so members of the 129th rescue wing were alerted around 830 this morning to begin to get ready for deployment.at first the men and women, coming from all over northern california, were told to be on standby, but the dire situation caused by the extereme flooding caused by

hurricane harvey, their mission was greenlighted just a few hours later.maureen kelly...kron4 news. here in san francisco - a large response to that horrible hurricane in the houston area. here at the american red cross in san francisco, teams are matching up donations to red cross volunteers in houston so they can ehlp the tens of thousands of people effected by flood waters. a representative says bay area residents really do step up in times like this and they are grateful for that. a team of highly trained volunteers are also learning more abou the houston area by watching videos so they will be ground and get to work. te ( vicki ) perhaps the nickname "whole paycheck" is now outdated for whole foods. the difference already being noticed not that amazon has taken over the popular grocery store chain. ( steve ) a reminder tonight... if you want to help out with the hurricane harvery relief effort... here is how. the red cross could use donations. you can donate through a text

message... on the red cross website... or over the phone. a lot of options... we have the information on the front of the kron four website. just be sure to click the link to findout how.

( vicki ) today is the day amazon

takes over whole foods... and is supposed to make good on its promise to slash some of the prices.( steve ) whole foods over the years has earned the dubious nickname "whole paycheck" from some shoppers because of what they perceive as exorbitant prices. we are getting reports around the country those price cuts have indeed kicked in. someone did some comparitive shopping in seattle... buying produce and a few other staples at a whole foods and then hitting a safeway. sure enough, most of the prices were the same. amazon is promising other changes asw well in the future. ( vicki ) the sporting world comes to the aid of the storm victims in houston... ( steve )... and could superstar slugger giancarlo stanton be a giant next season... evidently

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storm "harvey" has had an impact obviously a much less serious one one the local sports teamsthe houston astros scheduled to host the rangers will end up playing theior series at the tampa bay rays' tropicana field the teams couldn't agree on a scenario fr a series swap and play the games in the rangers' stadium near dallas so both teams play in floridaand the nfl's houston texans will play their final pre-season game thursday night against

the dallas cowboys in the cowboy's at&t stadium after being forced out of houton's nrg stadium the site of the last super bowl(wipe to sorts dinates to the cause) houston rockets owner leslie alexander has donated $4 million to the hurricane harvey relief fund.alexander's donation was one of several pledged by teams and athletes to aid victims of flooding including a $50,000 pledge by rockets point guard chris paul to texans defensive end j.j. watt's online fundraiser. paul's donation pushed the total raised by the fundraiser to $500,000. watt later upped the goal of the fundraiser to $1 million.major league baseball has also donated $1 million to flood releif their are rumblings the marlins may want to deal slugger giancarlo stantonand the giants are reportedly showing the most interest in a potential trade according to reportsthe

giants, cardinals, rangers and phillies have all called the marlins recently to remind the club of their interest.stanton just became the fastest player to hit 50 home runs in a season since barry bonds in 2001the 27-year-old stanton has 10 years and $285 million left on his contract. ahmad brooks who the 49ers released friday is already talking to another teambrooks is flying to green bay monday to meet with the packers according to nfl network.the 33-year-old brooks lost the position battle to 23-year-old eli harold.brooks was a 2-

time 2nd-team all-pro selection during his nine seasons with the 49ers. he made the pro bowl during the 2013 season. and was the longest tenured player on the 49ers defense before his release the biggest takaway from the raiders pre- season game last saturday derek carr is looking very sharpmarshawn lynch yes he sat again during the national anthem and played sparingly but the story was carr who completed 13 of 17 passes for 144 yards and 2 touchdowns thursday is the final preseason game at home against the tennessee titans coach jack del rio said don't expect to see many of the starters the 4th preseason game is all about evaluating the backups(sot: del rio) "this is the time of the year, 4th preseason game, typically is a light load for a large number of the guys.so we'll get our last look on guys we need to make decisions on. so that's really what this last game ends up being about."

showtime is in trouble over streaming video of saturday's mayweather-mcgregor fight customers are suing showtime saying the stereaming video of the fight on their home computers they purchsed for $99.99 was marred by pauses and interruptionscollege basketball announcer divk vitale was one customer who couldn't watch the fight

because his streaming video kept pausing or cutting out showtime confirmed they will refund fans who purchased the ppv and had problems with the stream first round of the us openvenus williams enters arthur ashe stadium the 37-year-old 9th seed shooks off a mid-match lapse

to improve to 19-0 in the open's first round picked up a 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 victory over viktoria kuzmovaif williams call win the tournament she would move to #1 in the world in the wta rankings sister serena is not playing because she is pregnant ( steve ) a reeling uber has finally settled on a new c-e-o. who will be taking the the reins at the san francisco ridesharing company.

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uber...has picked a new ceo. (vicki) expedia ceo dara khorsrowshahi (kos-rows-hahi) was selected by uber's board. however...nothing has been finalized. expedia offixials says khorsrowshahi (kos-rows-hahi) plans to take the new position. his appointment comes after uber co-founder travis kalanick was booted as the ceo this summer. during kalanick's time in the head seatuber was hit with investigations into allegations of mishandling of sexual harassment complaints.. uber has yet to make an

official statement. final look at the weather with chief meteorologist brittney shipp. a full hour of entertainment news is on

the way.at 7:00 it's inside edition, followed by entertainment tonight at 7-30. then we're back with kron 4 news at 8:00 and 9

who are these people? the energy conscious people among us say small actions can add up to something... humongous. a little thing here. a little thing there. starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. who are all these caretakers, advocates too? turns out, it's californians it's me and it's you. don't stop now, it's easy to add to the routine. join energy upgrade california and do your thing. ♪[ music ] hurricane harvey heartbreak. the tv producer who woke up to this. >> our living room is here. it's right at knee level now. >> and save us. >> deborah: and the desperate

cry for help on social media. >> a nursing home. >> americans coming together. >> there's ten people stuck in two houses. >> helping one another in the crisis. and the hawk that wouldn't get out of the cab. >> what should i do? >> then, is it safe to go on vacation in mexico? >> it was a horrible nightmare. >> they say they were served tainted alcohol on their romantic getaway. >> what you need to know before your next vacation. >> and paris jackson's passionate message at the vma's. >> we must show these nazi, white supremacist jerks. now "inside edition" with deborah norville. >> deborah: hello everybody, and thanks for joining us. it is a storm and a disaster of epic proportions. initial estimates are that the damage from hurricane harvey could top $30 billion. more than three feet of rain has fallen on houston in the

gulf coast, and more rain is predicted. much of the devastation has been captured on video for the rest of the nation to see, including this moment when a homeowner awoke to find his house had been flooded. >> it just got too high, too fast. >> reporter: a heartbreaking scene, as a houston resident finds his home engulfed in flood waters. >> pardon the mess. >> reporter: a producer from ktrtv filmed the devastation inside his once beautiful home. >> it's right at knee level now. >> reporter: outside, the backyard looks like a lake of murky water. we spoke to cbs reporter, kenneth craig. >> at this moment, there are a lot of people still waiting for their help. waiting for emergency crews to respond to them, and get them to safety. >> the only way out of some neighborhoods is by boat. this boat capsized, but fortunately, all onboard were

rescued. some families were taken to a shelter at the convention center downtown in of all things, dump trucks. the convention center was packed with people who found themselves without homes. clean towels were distributed, as well as diapers for the little ones. there were free meals and they were very welcome. >> i told them all to come, and which just came in at the same time. >> beatrice opened her home to all neighbors. 10 adults, and 5 children are sheltering together on the second floor. the first floor is flooded. one of them shot this radio. >> there is the damage. it's about thigh high water. you can see out the front door, our neighborhood is just a river. >> ted and lily shaw also opened their home to neighbors. there's now 11 people trapped in the floor of their home including 4 children. >> we have