( james ) this morning on the kron 4 morning news... rescues continuing overnight in houston.... but the death toll from tropical storm harvey rises. why the situation is expected to get worse before it gets better. ( james ) and north korea launches one of their most brazen missle tests yet -- we'll tell you what japan is now asking the u.n. to do about it. (james) plus -- the latest on a shooting at a new mexico library that left two people dead and four others injured. the kron 4 morning news starts right now. (james) good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm james fletcher. (james)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. no major hot spots. bay bridge

wb 80 is less then 30 min from the no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from

880 to 101. (james) so far -- over 30 inches of rain has fallen as a result of tropical storm harvey. to give you a better sense of the conditions on the ground -- look at this video. this is not a river -- this a street -- filled with rescue boats... these

are not just professionals -- many people who happen to own boats are doing their best to help. at least 3 thousand people have been rescued so far. kristen holmes with the latest from sugarland, texas. sen. john cornyn: -r- texas: we're trying to save people's lives, we're trying to make sure they have a place to live, safe water to drink, sewage, electricity and the like, but this is going to be a long challenge."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 helpreporter:"what did you just go through back there?" flood victim: "hell."governor abbott has deployed every member of the texas national guard to help with search and rescues.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."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: "i think that you're going to see very rapid action from congress, certainly from the president and you're going to get your funding... we think you're going to have what you need and it's going to go fast." (james) members of the california air national guard have deployed to help people in texas. we were at moffett field yesterday afternoon... when they left. the roughly 90 men and women from the 129th rescue wing were given official deployment orders and loaded up and boarded three c-130 combat planes. the unit is tasked with supporting the search and rescue operation... surveying the area and preforming helicopter rescues if needed. also helping out -- the

coast guard. kron4's charles clifford went to treasure island to speak to them. sotour crews prepare for a variety of contingencies so we are confident they will have an impact down there.coast guard lieutenant commander matthew kroll says that 4 aircrews from california, including a pacific strike team from novato have been deployed to hurricane harvey to help with rescue efforts. he says they will be there as long as need be.sotright now it is an openended commitment. we are sending them down there. we are planning to stay for awhile. kroll also says additional teams could be sent or rotated in to relieve the already deployed crews but the coast guard is carefull not to leave the west coast shorthanded.sotwe take a good look at what we need here and decidd what we can affored to send. the last thing we want to do is put people in california in jepeordy by sending crews far away but we also want to help crew that need it around the country. he says the teams headed for texas are also prepared to be self-sufficient. sotthere's limited resources so a lot of our crews are going prepared to rough it for a few days. (james) we are seeing

more and more video of the rescues underway. take a look --- this is video from a blackhawk helicopter.. showing the moments people were lifted to safety from a rooftop. a lot of people here in the bay area are wondering how they can pitch in to support the relief effort in texas. kron4's terisa estacio talked to the red cross.. to find out how you can help. 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. in sf, terisa estacio kron four news. (james) and if you would like to help people affected by harvey... you can text the word "harvey" to the number on your screen... 90-999 to make a ten dollar donation to the red cross. we've posted other ways you can donate on our website - kron four dot com (james) the u-s defense department confirmed.... another north korean missile...was fired...and this one flew over northern japan....about 6-am local time. the missle eventually broke apart and fell into the pacific. but it's another provovatve act by the rogue nation. north korea has conducted a series of test launches to develop its missile and nuclear capabilities... and recently threatened to send missiles into waters... near the u-s

territory of guam. japan's prime minister wants an urgent meeting with the u-n... to discuss further action against north korea. (james) another big story -- in new mexico -- a gunman opened fire in a public library. this happened in clovis -- about 10 miles from the texas border. police say two women were killed and four others are injured. the suspect surrendered immediately after the shooting -- and did not resist arrest. police have not released his identity or a possible motive. witnessess say a man walked into the library and started shooting into the air. (james) coming up..a bay area elementary school teacher arrested.. what police say was found inside her apartment. and people in berkeley are speaking out about the weekend's protests -- and the media's coverage of events. we'll tell you what they're saying. and up next -- a respected member of the u-c berkeley community killed in a hit and run. hear how his former colleagues are responding. and here's a live look outside... san mateo bridge

(james)( tiffany ) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. (james)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.

no major hot spots. richmond

bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. . (james) a hit and run crash in the north bay killed a beloved member of the uc berkeley community this weekend. kron4's ella sogomonian visited thecampus to find out what his closest colleagues are saying. for more than a decade uc berkeley was defended by 59- year-old chief attorney christopher patti. but sunday morning at 8:45 they lost him to a hit and run crash while cycling in guernville off highway 116.general counsel and vice president of legal affairs charles robinson who has known patti for thirty

years pushes past the pain to remember the avid cyclist fondly.sot: charlie robinson, uc legal counsel president// "i recall riding with him about 10 years ago up to point reyes and being unable to walk the morning after because he pretty much left me in the dust."they met as budding lawyers and got to work closely again working with the uc system for the past decade. sot: charlie robinson, uc legal counsel president// "a lot of empathy, high integrity somebody who always wanted to do the right thing. and he was someone who when it came time to deliver tough messages people came away feeling heard."he says patti was always the smartest in the room yet most humble. patti is survived by his sons. (james) things are back to normal in berkeley...after anti-hate counter protests over the weekend. yesterday, anti-fascist leaders spoke with reporters about their frustrations with the media's coverage of sunday's rally.kron four's spencer blake reports. the near-chaos in martin

luther king park sunday wasn't as bad as it could have been. there was very little opposition to the anti-hate demonstrators, and those who did oppose themgot run out of the park.but some of the confrontations we did tell you about sundaydidn't sit well with the anti-fascist movement. "it is not always about the violence and that's why we're here, asking you as media representation to not focus on that all the time." "i don't have too much confidence that you're not going to lead with the bleeding stuff."as a reminderthis story led with áthis.not bloody, but still pretty heavy stuff.antifa leader alex u.inn says things went as she had envisioned them sunday, though she expressed remorse for people who may have been attacked, and acknowledged that a few people at the rally made bad choices.as for the crowd

chasing away patriot prayer organizer joey gibson"i'm not justifying it; i'm human- naturing it in the sense that if somebody is in your face going 'neh neh neh' because they think they can, we cannot take this lightly in san francisco."berkeley college republicans saw it differently. "every single person that even slightly seemed that they were conservative, or marginally attached to donald trump or supportive of the president, they ran after them, chased after them, and beat them up." u.inn clarified that antifa and the black block are not the same, and claims black block doesn't want a violent identifier.but there's no denying violence happened at the park.another berkeley college republican says someone started hitting the car she was in with a pipe. "they were throwing things, they were punching people, they were kicking people to the ground. i had to get out of there."people on each side of the confrontation will likely remember things playing out very differentlyfor years to come. (james) in the south bay-- crews have begun to exterminate dozens of invasive species of weeds along coyote creek. it's being done in the name of flood control. but kron four's rob fladeboe tells us it's also displacing the local homeless population. 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 i'll be right back here again tonight....."rob fladeboe/san joseat the end of the to continue over next four months until theéis stuff is eradicated from oakland road chessington jose rob fladeboe (james) a vallejo teacher suspected of dealing heroin and meth was was arrested at her home in south napa on friday. kron 4's j.r. stone has been following the story and has reaction from 36 year old vallejo teacher delicia gomez is behind bars

right now. facing multiple charges. police believe she was selling perscription drugs. in fact after her arrest on friday a correctional officer located three small individual bags in her possession and believed to be full heroin. monday we went to her home to get answers.sot no comment sorryare you friends family? roommatewere they selling drugsthat roommate not answering our questions but not completely quiet. he managed to give us the finger a short time later. management says that roommate is not legally living there and after our cameras arrived it did not take him long to get outta dodge. as for gomez. police say she is an elementary school teacher and tutor at a religious school in vallejo. neighbors say the news is upsetting.sot i'm a little bit shocked because this is a safe neighborhood here and we have children running around everywhere and the fact that she worked with

children is a little scary. police won't say what school gomez worked at in vallejoofficers say they received complaints about gomez dealing heroin in early august. a search warrant was executed and there were weeks of investigation that led them to last week's arrest. many in the community though are concerned about the children gomez worked with.sot i'm sure the parents of these children she's had influence on are probably wondering how that went unforeseen. in napa, j.r. stone kron 4 news. (james) celebrities are pitching in to help victims of the flooding in texas... we'll have details coming up in the hollywood minute.

(robin) welcome back to the kron four morning news. the plight of the texas flooding victims has touched

millions -- as well as celebrities. david daniel has that and more in the hollywood minute. "i'm challenging a lot of my celebrity friends to follow my lead."stars are asking people to donate, in the wake of hurricane harvey -- and they're putting their money where their mouths are, setting up donation pages on social media. kevin hart says he donated 50-thousand dollars to flooding relief efforts, and is challenging his co-stars and celebrity friends to do the same. country star chris young, who says his texas home is probably a loss due to flooding, donated 100- thousand bucks to the cause, and asked fans to give what they could. and lady antebellum donated their merchandise sales from a recent dallas show, reportedly netting more than 44-thousand dollars."show me." (nat) "that's how you punch." "ant-man" co-star evangeline lilly is getting in on the super-hero action in next year's sequel "ant-man and the wasp." she posted a first look at her "wasp" costume on social media, noting it would

have been the 100th birthday of jack kirby, who with stan lee created many notable comic book characters, including "ant-man" and "the wasp." (singing) "i don't like your kingdom keys..."taylor takes her record back! taylor swift's "look what you made me do" has shattered the record for the most views in the first 24-hours on vevo. it passed the previous mark of 27-point-seven million views with a full six hours to go! the record was held by adele's "hello," which, as it happened, surpassed the previous record-holder: "bad blood" by taylor swift. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. (robin) and here's a live look outside... toll plaza

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(james)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. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. golden gat

bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. (james)houston, in the grips of a historic catastrophe.the nation's fourth largest city is reeling as floodwaters

forces tens of thousands to flee their homes. (james) at least nine people are confirmed dead ... including a woman killed when a tree fell on her mobile home..already, fema is estimating that more people will be affected by harvey than by katrina in 2005 ... nearly half a million in all. and behind each of those numbers, a story of heartbreak and loss. 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." (james) happening today -- president trump will travel to texas to see first-hand...the catastrophic impact harvey is having. the president is expected to speak with officials coordinating the government's response to the disaster. mark meredith takes a closer look.(pkg) trt: 1:22out: at the white house, i'm mark meredith. president trump says the full resources of the federal government are ready to go to help the victims of hurricane harvey."the people are handling it amazingly well, and the people of texas, have really preserved" the

president says he's actively monitoring the storm's aftermath.and tomorrow, he'll go see the damage for himself. "protecting the lives is my highest priority, every asset at my command, is at the disposal of local officials" the president is scheduled to travel to corpus christi, texas."the white house has declared a state of emergency for both louisiana and texas. the move allows the administration send more federal resources to help with storm relief. but it will eventually be up to congress to decide how much money to spend on the clean up. over the weekend, the white house rel eased these behind the scenes photos.the president is seen here monitoring the disaster by video conference. the president so far seems to be taking the advice of iowa republican senator chuck grassleywho tweeted quote: @realdonaldtrump #hurricane keep on top of hurricane harvey don't make same mistake pres bush made w katrina grassley's talking about 2005, when president bush flew over the hurricane damage in new orleans, yet seemed out of touch with the human disaster on the ground. critics blasted bush for not taking

more action sooner to help the victimsit's a criticism the trump administration is eager to avoid on tuesday.at the white house, i'm mark meredith. (james) first lady melania trump will join her husband on his trip to flood-ravaged texas. last week -- melania expressed concern and support on twitter for those in the storm's path, urging them to stay safe.

trash at ocean beach is

becoming a real issue for san francisco residents. stanley roberts explains in this edition of people behaving badly. if you are planing to visit ocean beach in san francisco, there is something you need to remember.to put it plain and simple bring some shoes.. i'm not kiddingnats: ambiance because the beach is filthy .. you'll find things from baby diapers to wine bottles most of the trash is concentrated around the fire pits this is more than littering this really dumping junk visitors are only permitted to burn firewood from march 1 till the end of october. the wood should not contain nails . because rusty nails and bare feet don't mix nats ambiance the national parks service ask that you pack it in and pack it out which simply means what every you bring to the beach, take it with you when you leave however there are somethings that should never be brought in with you .. glass and alcohol are never permitted . but looking at the mess in the sand not many people care nats: ambiance i was curious what people thought about the trash . this crowd gathered around one of the fire pits

are forign exchange students, i ending up talking to anna from russa i think this is terrible that people leave their trash on the beach, because particles of plastic can get int the ocean and be like be like thrown by the weather so like fish and othere sea animals can eat it kathleen was out for her daily walk it's always a little bit of a shock after the weekend whan you come back im usually here during the week assnd see how much people leave behind and just oh ok you dropped a can and you know you went on your way but just full on garbage left everywhere. this surfer is visiting ocean beach for the first time the aesthetic enjoyment of this place contigent upon it being clean, i mean it's a natural enviorment where birds are here you know sealife is here we have this trash eventually it mightget blow out to sea it just ruins our aesthetic enjoyment of this placebut there is a way you can help.

because the beach patrol cant handle all this trash on there own . in fact they are lifeguards, they have bigger issues to deal with the national park service offers a volunteer program you don't have to sign up you just have to show up every second friday of the month. yes you can be part of the solution. because clearly some people are part of the problem yout know it would be great to have people more aware or conscientious of what they do and it also great to see and to participate in the clean up you know it felt really good to be part of the clean up in san francisco stanley roberts kron 4 news (james) coming up -- a california bakery owner says she is the one being victimized.. after refusing to bake a cake for a same-sex couple. this morning - how she is defending her decision. (james) live look outside... san francisco international airport.

(james)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. (james)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. no major hot spots. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

this morning we are hearing from a man who was pistol whipped and beaten near the sherwood mall in stockton. he told kay recede - he believes he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. fernando piedra is a family man... so when three men pistol whipped him last wednesday -- his mind raced to his 5-year-old daughter (fernando piedra, calaveras county)"i emptied my pockets and i was like hey man i have a little girl. i got a little girl and i remember i kinda started crying... i thought i was going to die."piedra is now nursing a bruised and blackened eye -- his family is now living in fear after he says three men beat him then stole his wife's acura. (piedra)"i just feel like i

got there at the wrong place at the wrong time."the calaveras county man says he and a friend decided to meet at basil's in stockton last tuesday evening.he says he had work the next day so he stayed away from alcohol.(piedra)"and thatús when i seen three guys... before i get there they were eyeing me but iúve had that before so i never thought nothing of it."by the time he left the bar it was around 1 a-m on wednesday... he was tired and noticed that one of the headlight's was dim.. he decided to pull over near sherwood mall.that's when the trouble began(piedra)"i seen both guys get out and when they got out they ran towards me. when they ran towards me i already knew what was happening i was like... oh no itús the same guys."piedra says he was frozen in fear while one of the men pistol whipped him... he blacked out and when he awoke he claims one of the suspect's threatened to kill him(piedra) "i remember i got up and he had his gun to my face and he was like donút move effinú something. "he tells us they hit him again -- he fell to the ground... but the violence did not stop there(piedra)"as i was trying to get up he kicked me again and i fell again."the robbers also stole

12-hundred dollars.. one thousand of which belongs to piedra's family's restaurant. piedra's says he was covered in blood... weak... but somehow managed to walk across the street where a mall security guard found him. (piedra)"i mean iúm glad iúm alive... iúm still like iúm mad and kinda like i get frustrated over what happened" (james) this morning a bakersfield business is getting a lot of attention.. for refusing to bake a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. mary kate pacquette spoke to the owner who says she refused because it is against her religious beliefs. it happened at tastries bakery on rosedale highway. a couple and thier friends came in for what they thought would be wedding cake tasting and designing. eileen del rio posted about the incident on facebook. she says she and her finance were wabs discriminated against for being a same sex couple. in response, people called for the boycott of a bakery.

owner, cathy miller says the couple and some friends came in for what they call a cupcake date - where you can try as many mini cupcakes as you want, once a couple decide on flavors miller sits down with them to designe their cake.. that's when miller learned the couple was same sex. she says at the end of the meeting she told them she couldn't design their wedding cake because she is christian and couldn't celebrate same-sex marriage. (cathy miller/owner of tastries bakery)cathy miller: "a ceremony, when you're getting married is in the eyes of the lord, okay and thats a celebration of a union that god has brought together and that's a whole lot different then coming in and wanting a cookie." miller says she has had this policy for five years and whenever she has a same sex couple looking for a wedding cake she helps set up an appointment with gimmee some sugar - her competitor. cathy miller: "that's what we've been doing for five years. i'm really hurt by this. i don't think w should eb picked on because of our beliefs." the supreme court is preparing to hear an appeal from a colorado baker regarding services for same-sex couples. in 2012, a same sex couple filed a complaint against jack phillips of masterpiece cakeshop in lakewood colorado after phillips refused to make a cake for their wedding

reception. phillips said requiring him to provide services for same-sex couples violates his religious views. a colorado state court ruled against phillips in 2015, saying the state's public accommodation law, which bans discrimination by companies offering their services to the public, did not allow the baker to refuse the gay couple's request.court will hear the case (mary kate tag)since taken down all social media says the page was with negative comments. reaction on our social media is mixed. mary kate paquette, 17 news. (james) the bakery has taken down its social media - because the owner says she has been bombarded with negative comments. (james) piedmont mayor jeff wieler...has resigned from his position following an outcry about controversial social media posts. but...he plans to stay on the piedmont city council until his term expires in november 20-18. vice mayor bob mcbain is now piedmont's acting mayor ...until the council votes next week to elect a new mayor. some of wieler's alleged facebook posts include... " transgenders are mentally ill" and " democrats are the

plantation slave masters of today." . (james) the president is defending his controverisal pardon of arizona sheriff joe arpaio. arpaio was facing a possible jail sentence for ignoring a court order... to stop racially profiling minorities. trump said the timing of that announcement, last friday night as the hurricane was making landfall...was intentional. the president has drawn criticism for his comment: "i assumed the ratings would be far higher than they would be normally.". (james) coming up. twitter helps reunite a dog lost in tropical storm harvey with his owner. that's just ahead on the kron 4 morning news.

(robin) no major hot spots. bay bridge

wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. (james) 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 increase rebates from 25-hundred dollars to 10- thousand dollars or more. if that happened, a chevrolet bolt would cost the same as a gas-powered honda civic. (james) a dog lost in hurricane harvey has been reunited with his owner thanks to the power of social media. a storm chaser found the dog in runge, texas. the man had no idea where the dog came from, so he posted a video on twitter asking people

to help him find the owners. he was able to track down the owners after his tweet went viral. (james) coming up... our coverage of the national disaster in texas continues with a live report from a pop-up red cross center -- with more on what you can do to help. and her neighbors can't believe what one vallejo teacher was doing in her spare time. details on her arrest in napa next.(james) and major delays at airports around the country as the effects of harvey's devastation continue to spread. a live report from sfo coming up. who are these people? the energy conscious people among us

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a category 4 hurricane on saturday morning. more than 2-thousand people have been rescued from the rising flood waters and many are still waiting to be picked up. officials say some areas of texas could receive up to 50-inches more rain before the storm lets up at the end of the week. good morning i'm mark danon.( james ) and i'm james fletcher. today president trump is set to visit texas to take a look at the damage. omar jimenez is live in houston this morning with the latest. desperate rescue operations are underway this morning desperate rescue operations are underway this morning

across flood-ravaged southeast texas .at least 3,000 people were rescued yesterday alone... but countless others are still stranded in their homes.voice of: jamie baxter on the phone/ stranded in apartment with neighbor: they keep telling us i guess now that there's a mandatory evacuation around the area all the roads are closed there's really no way to get out.first responders, the u.s. coast guard and the entire texas national guard have been deployed.authorities are overwhelmed with calls for help.col steven metze/public affairs officer, texas national guard: the biggest issue we have right now is time, getting to everyone we need to get to.citizens are taking action with their own boats. voice of chad petere/volunteer rescuer: they would be on the second story screaming out loud at us. we could hear them over the load motors of the airboatsabout 8- thousand people are estimated to be staying in shelters across the city- and authorities expect the number of evacuees to grow to least 30,000.more than two feet of rain has already fallen and at another 2 could fall in the coming days... rivers and waterways have begun cresting... and there are major concerns levees will breach.voice of rep. al green/-d- texas: i think we

have to prepare ourselves for a circumstance similar to katrina. president trump will travel to disaster areas in texas today... promising the government will do everything it can to help in this dire moment.louisiana is next to feel the brunt of tropical storm harvey... where president trump has already declared state of emergency.in houston, texas, i'm omar jimenez. ( mark ) thanks omar. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( james ) and we have much more on tropical storm harvey coming up in just a minute... including how it is disrupting travel to and from the bay area.( mark ) but first let's get a check of weather. (james)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 no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( mark ) and happening now... tropical storm harvey is causing thousands of flight delays across the country.( james ) kron 4's lydia pantazes is live at s-f-o this morning with a look at how bay area flights are being impacted. lydia. ( lydia ) more than 6 thousand flights are delayed

across the country. more than 15 hundred are cancelled. i will be here speaking to travelers all morning long. ( james ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( mark ) members of the california air national guard have deployed to help people in texas. we were at moffett field yesterday afternoon when they left. the roughly 90 men and women from the 129th rescue wing were put on standby yesterday morning. by the afternoon, they were given official deployment orders and boarded three planes to texas. the unit

is tasked with supporting the search and rescue operation... surveying the area and performing helicopter rescues if needed. ( mark ) four coast guard air crews from the bay area are also in texas this morning helping with rescue and recovery efforts. that includes a strike team from novato. coast guard officials also say that more crews could be sent to texas if needed but they do not want to leave the west coast short handed. ( mark ) the strike team from novato is specially trained to deal with natural disasters. the same team was deployed to help after hurricane katrina back in 2005. ( james ) many people here in the bay area want to to support the relief effort in texas.( mark ) kron4's terisa estacio talked to the red cross to find out how you can help. 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. in sf, terisa estacio kron four news. ( james ) and if you would like to help people affected by harvey... you can text the word "harvey" to the number on your screen... 90-999 to make a ten dollar donation to the red cross. we've also posted other ways you can donate on our website at kron four dot com.

( mark ) new this morning... a man kidnapped in san jose is found tied up and duct taped inside a van in stockton. stockton police say they were responding to reports of a suspicious car. when they arrived they found the man tied up in the van. he told police he was kidnapped in san jose after a road rage incident. he says his kidnappers drove him to stockton and then took off. police do not have a description of the kidnappers. ( mark ) happening now... police are looking for the man who stole a delivery van and all of the packages inside. san francisco police just released the information overnight. the driver was sitting in his van on langton street between howard and folsom. he says a man walked up to him... told the driver that he had a gun and demanded the keys. the driver ran away and called police. when officers arrived the van was gone. ( james ) a vallejo elementary private school teacher is arrested for allegedly dealing heroin and methadone out of her home. 36 year old delicia gomez of napa was arrested for possession of pain pills and

identity theft. a search warrant was served at gomez's home and police say they found methadone along with an i-d that belonged to someone else. her neighbors are surprised by the arrest:

accident. hear what his co-workers are saying about him this morning. and later... north korea launches another missile. how the president is responding to this latest test. and after the break... a gunman opens fire at a public library. see where it happened and how the victims are doing this morning.( james ) and i will check your bay area forecast coming up ( robin ) and i am tracking you commute after the break.

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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. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is

less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. to 101. min from 880 less then 30 mateo bridge maze to sf. san min from the less then 30 bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. ( mark ) breaking news... rescue underway in

texas. ( mark ) another big national story... two people are dead after a gunman opens fire in a public library in clovis, new mexico. police say two women were killed and four others are injured. we still don't know how severe their injuries are. the gunman surrendered after the shooting. he was taken into custody after police

entered the building. police have not released a possible motive. ( mark ) a member of u-c berkeley's staff is killed after a hit-and-run crash in the north bay. we first told you about this story yesterday on the kron 4 morning news... chris patti, the chief attorney for the university was struck on the side of highway 116 in guerneville by a distracted driver. patti was pulled over on his bicycle when he was hit. c-h-p says 28 year old jonathan ritter was the driver of the car that hit patti. witnesses say ritter was on his phone when the crash happened. collegues say patti will be greatly missed: < "the combination of his brilliance as a lawyer and the humanity, the generosity, the kindness, you don't often find it so so it is a huge loss." > ( mark ) patti is survived by his wife and two sons. he was 59 years old. ( james ) in the north bay... a mother is attacked at a store in santa rosa while

she is holding her baby. now one woman has been arrested. it happened at the dollar tree store on sebastopol road.(ááátriggerááá) police say it started when the baby started crying -- the woman then told the mother to quiet down her child. then the two women got into an argument... the mother with a baby in her arms started fighting with the woman. the mother was not seriously injured. police are investigating the incident as a possible hate crime after a witness said racial slurs were used in the fight. ( mark ) in the south bay... santa clara county water officials have started a plan to get rid of invasive plants along the coyote creek that may have contributed to last winter's flooding. now that plan is having an impact on homeless camps along the river. the plan is to clear out these giant plants. they are a bamboo like plant that can grow to be 30 feet tall. the homeless often use the plants as shelter. but now the homeless are being given 72 hours notice to abandoned their camps along the creek. the clearing out of the plants will continue over the next four months. ( james ) happening now...

president trump is considering how the u-s will response after north korea launches another missile... this time over a japanese island.( mark ) john lawrence has the details. nat sound...an early morning announcement in japan.north korea launched a missile tuesday morning local time, and it flew directly over japanese soil there was a chance it could hit land.the missile flew for nearly 15-minutes, eventually breaking into three pieces and dropping into the pacific ocean more than 700-miles off the coast of japan.bruce klingler/analyst "clearly this kind of behavior is very provocative, very risky. had the missile failed and landed in japan, that could have caused loss of life."president trump and japanese prime minister shinzo abe discussed the launch in a 40-minute phone conversation. abe later told a japanese broadcaster that mister trump said the u-s is fully standing behind japan.he said the two leaders spoke about strengthening the pressure on pyongyang with others in the

international community, including russia and china. this most recent launch comes just days after pyongyang test-fired three ballistic missiles."they want to be recognized as a nuclear state, they want the u.s. to abrogate its treaty with south korea and japan, they want u.s. troops to be removed from the western pacific."the united nations security council has planned an urgent meeting tuesday in response to north korea.i'm john lorinc reporting. ( james ) still ahead on the kron four morning news... we continue to track tropical storm harvey wreaking havoc in texas. we have a look at the damage done overnight. and next... it is not just rescue crews coming to aid of victims trapped in their homes. after the break.. we will show you how people are helping out their and here's a live look outside... bay breaking news... rescue

underway in texas. ( james ) as people in texas

continue to deal with hurricane harvey... it is not just rescue crews who are pulling people from the flood waters.( mark ) several good samaritans have also stepped up to help their neighbors. that includes this man who was seen on his paddle board rescuing a 4- year-old boy in houston. this is just one of the people witnesses say this man helped rescue.( james ) and neighbors say this man also rescued neighbors who were trapped in their homes. he says he started getting emails on sunday from neighbors who were stranded. so he decided to help.( mark ) first responders have rescued more than 3 thousand people in houston alone. governor greg abbott says it's impossible to state how many heroes are out there helping strangers. ( will ) texas is devastated by

trepoical storm harvey. i will tell you how bay area residents are helping out this morning.( james ) your bay area forecast is next. .

( mark )( james ) welcome back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... no major hot spots.richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 bay

bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) we continue to follow we continue ( james )

( james ) we continue to follow breaking news out of texas. tropical storm harvey is regaining strength and it could dump up to another 50 inches of rain in some parts of texas.( mark ) parts of texas.( mark ) kristen holmes is in sugar land, texas with the latest. sen. john cornyn: -r- texas: we're trying to save people's

lives, we're trying to make sure they have a place to live, safe water to drink, sewage, electricity and the like, but this is going to be a long challenge."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 helpreporter:"what did you just go through back there?" flood victim: "hell."governor abbott has deployed every member of the texas national

guard to help with search and rescues.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."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: "i think that you're going to see very rapid action from congress, certainly from the president and you're going to get your funding... we think you're going to have what you need and it's going to go fast." in sugar land, texas, i'm kristen holmes, reporting. ( mark ) and happening now... tropical storm harvey is causing thousands of flight delays across the country.( james ) kron 4's lydia pantazes is live at s-f-o this morning with a look at how bay area being impacted. lydia. ( lydia )

( lydia ) more than 6 thousand flights are delayed across the country. more than 15 hundred are cancelled. i will be here speaking to travelers all morning long. ( james ) and people all across the bay area are all across the and people ( james )

( james ) and people all across the bay area are helping the people in texas with donations to the red cross.( mark ) kron 4's will tran is live at lucky's store in oakland where they will be collecting red cross donations later this morning. will. ( will ) lucky's begins taking donations for red cross relief efforts in texas. the store opens at 6:00. american red cross regional chief executive officer trevor riggen says his bay area team is in constant contact with those on the ground. 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.

make a ten dollar donation to the red cross. we've also posted other ways you can donate on our website at kron four dot com. ( mark ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( mark ) breaking news... rescue

underway in texas.

( robin ) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

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is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) president trump is defending his controversial pardon of arizona sheriff joe arpaio. he said the timing of that announcement, last friday night as hurricane harvey was making landfall...was intended to draw more attention to the pardon.

sentence for ignoring a court order... to stop racially minorities. ( james ) california is looking to entice more drivers to switch to electric or hybrid cars. a proposal is making its way through the legislature to set aside as much as 3-billion dollars for rebates. it would also increase the rebates from 25- hundred dollars to at least 10- thousand dollars. if that

happened, a chevrolet bolt would cost the same as a gas-powered honda civic. there are 26-million cars registered in california... only 315-thousand of them are electric or hybrids. the bill still needs the legislature's approval and then the governor's signature. ( mark ) trash at ocean beach is becoming a real issue for san francisco residents.( james ) stanley roberts explains in this edition of people behaving badly. if you are planing to visit ocean beach in san francisco, there is something you need to remember.to put it plain and simple bring some shoes.. i'm not kiddingnats: ambiance because the beach is filthy .. you'll find things from baby diapers to wine bottles most of the trash is concentrated around the fire pits this is more than littering this really dumping junk visitors are only permitted to burn firewood from march 1 till the end of october. the wood should not contain nails . because rusty nails and bare feet don't mix nats ambiance the national

parks service ask that you pack it in and pack it out which simply means what every you bring to the beach, take it with you when you leave however there are somethings that should never be brought in with you .. glass and alcohol are never permitted . but looking at the mess in the sand not many people care nats: ambiance i was curious what people thought about the trash . this crowd gathered around one of the fire pits are forign exchange students, i ending up talking to anna from russa i think this is terrible that people leave their trash on the beach, because particles of plastic can get int the ocean and be like be like thrown by the weather so like fish and othere sea animals can eat it kathleen was out for her daily walk it's always a little bit of a shock after the weekend whan you come back im usually here during the week assnd see how much people leave behind and just oh ok you dropped a can and you know you went on your way but just full on garbage left everywhere. this

surfer is visiting ocean beach for the first time the aesthetic enjoyment of this place contigent upon it being clean, i mean it's a natural enviorment where birds are here you know sealife is here we have this trash eventually it mightget blow out to sea it just ruins our aesthetic enjoyment of this placebut there is a way you can help. because the beach patrol cant handle all this trash on there own . in fact they are lifeguards, they have bigger issues to deal with the national park service offers a volunteer program you don't have to sign up you just have to show up every second friday of the month. yes you can be part of the solution. because clearly some people are part of the problem yout know it would be great to have people more aware or conscientious of what they do and it also great to see and to participate in the clean up you know it felt really good to be part of the clean up in san francisco stanley roberts kron 4 news ( mark )

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watching this breath savers protect mint neutralize the plaque acids in my mouth. i can't see anything! that's because it's working so hard. hey, what are you guys doing? karen. we're neutralizing. maybe i want to neutralize. you ever think of that? breaking news we are

following this morning... tropical storm harvey is regaining strength over texas. so far 4 people have died since harvey made landfall as a category 4 hurricane on saturday morning. more than 2-thousand people have been rescued from the rising flood waters and many are

still waiting to be picked up. officials say some areas of texas could receive up to 50-inches more rain before the storm lets up at the end of the week. good morning i'm mark danon.(tiffany) and i'm tiffany mcelroy. today president trump is set to visit texas to take a look at the damage. omar jimenez is live in houston this morning with the latest. desperate rescue operations are underway this morning across flood-ravaged southeast texas .at least 3,000 people were rescued yesterday alone... but countless others are still stranded in their homes.voice of: jamie baxter on the phone/ stranded in apartment with neighbor: they

keep telling us i guess now that there's a mandatory evacuation around the area all the roads are closed there's really no way to get out.first responders, the u.s. coast guard and the entire texas national guard have been deployed.authorities are overwhelmed with calls for help.col steven metze/public affairs officer, texas national guard: the biggest issue we have right now is time, getting to everyone we need to get to.citizens are taking action with their own boats. voice of chad petere/volunteer rescuer: they would be on the second story screaming out loud at us. we could hear them over the load motors of the airboatsabout 8- thousand people are estimated to be staying in shelters across the city- and authorities expect the number of evacuees to grow to least 30,000.more than two feet of rain has already fallen and at another 2 could fall in the coming days... rivers and waterways have begun cresting... and there are major concerns levees will breach.voice of rep. al green/-d- texas: i think we have to prepare ourselves for a circumstance similar to katrina. president trump will travel to disaster areas in texas today... promising the government will do everything

it can to help in this dire moment.louisiana is next to feel the brunt of tropical storm harvey... where president trump has already declared state of emergency.in houston, texas, i'm omar jimenez. (tiffany) good morning i'm tiffany

mcelroy(mark) and i'm mark danon. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (james)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.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( mark ) and happening now... tropical storm harvey is causing thousands of flight delays across the country. (tiffany) kron 4's lydia pantazes is live at s-f-o this morning with a look at how bay area flights are being impacted. lydia.

( lydia ) more than 6 thousand flights are delayed across the country. more than 15 hundred are cancelled. i will be here speaking to travelers all morning long.

(tiffany) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( mark ) members of the california air national guard have deployed to help people in texas. we were at moffett field yesterday afternoon when they left. the roughly 90 men and women from the 129th rescue wing were put on standby yesterday morning. by the afternoon, they were given official deployment orders and boarded three planes to texas. the unit is tasked with supporting the search and rescue operation... surveying the area and performing helicopter rescues if needed. ( mark ) four coast guard air crews from the bay area are also in texas this morning helping with rescue and recovery efforts. that includes a strike team from novato. coast guard officials also say that more crews could be sent to texas if needed but they do not want

to leave the west coast short handed. ( mark ) the strike team from novato is specially trained to deal with natural disasters. the same team was deployed to help after hurricane katrina back in 2005. (tiffany) many people here in the bay area want to to support the relief effort in texas.( mark ) kron4's terisa estacio talked to the red cross to find out how you can help. 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. in sf, terisa estacio kron four news.

(tiffany) and if you would like to help people affected by harvey... you can text the word "harvey" to the number on your screen... 90-999 to make a ten dollar donation to the red cross. we've also posted other ways you can donate on our website at kron four dot com. ( mark ) new this morning... a man kidnapped in san jose is found tied up and duct taped inside a van in stockton. stockton police say they were responding to reports of a suspicious car. when they arrived they found the man tied up in the van. he told police he was kidnapped in san jose after a

road rage incident. he says his kidnappers drove him to stockton and then took off. police do not have a description of the kidnappers. ( mark ) happening now... police are looking for the man who stole a delivery van and all of the packages inside. san francisco police just released the information overnight. the driver was sitting in his van on langton street between howard and folsom. he says a man walked up to him... told the driver that he had a gun and demanded the keys. the driver ran away and called police. when officers arrived the van was gone. (tiffany) a vallejo elementary private school teacher is arrested for allegedly dealing heroin and methadone out of her home. 36 year old delicia gomez of napa was arrested for possession of pain pills and identity theft. a search warrant was served at gomez's home and police say they found methadone along with an i-d that belonged to someone else. her neighbors are surprised by the arrest:

children running around everywhere and the fact that she worked with children is a little scary.>(tiffany) detectives say gomez is an elementary school teacher at a private religious school in vallejo and tutored at a napa learning center. (tiffany) tonight you can weigh in on bart's plan to expand service all the way to livermore. an environmental impact report has been completed. a hearing is set for tonight in dublin at the shannon community center at 6 p-m. it is last scheduled public meeting before the plans are set to be finalized. ( mark ) coming up... north korea launches another missile... this time over a japanese island. how the u-s plans to respond.(tiffany) and... eastern texas has been devasted by hurricane harvey. how you can help provide relief to those who need it (robin) and i'm tracking your

morning commute after the break. .

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welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic this morning. no major hot spots. no delayson wb 580 at the tolls bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. (james)after another day (james)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.

( mark ) hurricane harvey slammed into texas, unleasing heavy rainfall, causing major damage and leaving thousands of people homeless. and now those people are going to need help rebuilding their lives(tiffany) and they can do that with the help of the american red cross joining us now from the american red cross is trevor riggen. trevor thanks for joining us. (tiffany) and if you (tiffany)(tiffany) and if you would like to and if you

(tiffany) 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 to the red cross. we've posted other ways you can donate on our website - kron four dot com.

(robin) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. (tiffany) harvey's effect could soon be felt at the gas pumps. a number of oil refineries (tiffany) harvey's effect could soon be felt at the gas pumps. a number of oil refineries around storm-ravaged houston have been knocked off-line. and less gasoline means higher prices at the pump. today's national triple-a average saw one of the biggest surges of the summer. however, the flood could also

help bring the prices down a bit since it will decrease demand as people aren't able to drive on the flooded roads. (tiffany) taking a look at prices in the bay area right now... in oakland and san jose it's $3.04 for a gallon of regular. and san francisco is always the most expensive at $3.16. that's up three-cents from last week. ( mark ) another big national story... two people are dead after a gunman opens fire in a public library in clovis, new mexico. police say two women were killed and four others are injured. we still don't know how severe their injuries are. the gunman surrendered after the shooting. he was taken into custody after police entered the building. police have not released a possible motive. ( mark ) a member of u-c berkeley's staff is killed after a hit-and-run crash in the north bay. we first told you about this story yesterday on the kron 4 morning news... chris patti, the chief attorney for the university was struck on the side of highway 116 in guerneville by a distracted driver. patti was pulled over on his bicycle when he was hit. c-h-p says 28

year old jonathan ritter was the owner of the car that hit patti. witnesses say ritter was on his phone when the crash happened. collegues say patti will be greatly < "the combination of his brilliance as a lawyer and the humanity, the generosity, the kindness, you don't often find it so so it is a huge loss." > ( mark ) patti is survived by his wife and two sons. he was 59 years old. (tiffany) in the north bay... a mother is attacked at a store in santa rosa while she is holding her baby. now one woman has been arrested. it happened at the dollar tree store on sebastopol road.(ááátriggerááá) police say it started when the baby started crying -- the woman then told the mother to quiet down her child. then the two women got into an argument... the mother with a baby in her arms started fighting with the woman. the mother was not seriously injured. police are investigating the incident as a possible hate crime after

a witness said racial slurs were used in the fight. ( mark ) happening now... president trump is considering how the u-s will responsed after north korea launches another missile... this time over a japanese island.(tiffany) john lawrence has the details. nat sound...an early morning announcement in japan.north korea launched a missile tuesday morning local time, and it flew directly over japanese soil there was a chance it could hit land.the missile flew for nearly 15- minutes, eventually breaking into three pieces and dropping into the pacific ocean more than 700-miles off the coast of japan.bruce klingler/analyst "clearly this kind of behavior is very provocative, very risky. had the missile failed and landed in japan, that could have caused loss of life."president trump and japanese prime minister shinzo abe discussed the launch in a 40-minute phone conversation. abe later told a japanese broadcaster that mister trump said the u-s is fully standing behind japan.he said the two

leaders spoke about strengthening the pressure on pyongyang with others in the international community, including russia and china. this most recent launch comes just days after pyongyang test-fired three ballistic missiles."they want to be recognized as a nuclear state, they want the u.s. to abrogate its treaty with south korea and japan, they want u.s. troops to be removed from the western pacific."the united nations security council has planned an urgent meeting tuesday in response to north korea.i'm john lorinc reporting. (will) coming up... people all across the bay area are helping the people in texas with donations to the red cross. i got details.( james ) a look at your forecast after the break. (mark) (tiffany) lets start the

half hour with a check of weather and traffic... (james)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. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. (tiffany) we continue to follow breaking news out of texas. tropical storm harvey is regaining strength and it could dump up to another 50 inches of rain in some parts of texas.( mark ) kristen holmes is in sugar

land, texas with the latest. sen. john cornyn: -r- texas: we're trying to save people's lives, we're trying to make sure they have a place to live, safe water to drink, sewage, electricity and the like, but this is going to be a long challenge."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 helpreporter:"what did you just go through back there?" flood victim: "hell."governor abbott has deployed every member of the texas national guard to help with search and rescues.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."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: "i think that you're going to see very rapid action from congress, certainly from the president and you're going to get your funding... we think you're going to have what you need and it's going to go fast." in sugar land, texas, i'm kristen holmes, reporting. (tiffany) this morning we are seeing more and more video of the rescues taking place in texas. take a look this is video from a blackhawk helicopter.. showing the moments people were lifted to safety from a rooftop. thousands of people have had to be rescued since the storm

made landfall. (tiffany) and people all across the bay area are helping the people in texas with donations to the red cross.( mark ) kron 4's will tran is live at lucky's store in oakland where they will be collecting red cross donations later this morning. will. ( will ) lucky's begins taking donations for red cross relief efforts in texas. the store opens at 6:00. american red cross regional chief executive officer trevor riggen says his bay area team is in constant contact with those on the ground. 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. nanette miranda/lucky spokeswoman-we usually step up for local tragedies like the fires we have seen in lake county. but hurricane harvey is so tragic

that we wanted to help the victims because we are all in this together. this drive will last a week but it could be extended if need be .

and if you would like to help people affected by harvey... you can text the word "harvey" to the number on your screen... 90-999 to make a ten dollar

donation to the red cross. we've also posted other ways you can donate on our website at kron four dot com. ( mark ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. (tiffany) this morning we are learning more about the people arrested during the protests in berkeley over the weekend. 13 people were arrested and they face a variety of charges including assault with a deadly weapon. we have learned that one officer was injured while making an arrest. several officers were hit with flying paint. in total... 6 people were injured and had to be treated by paramedics. these are pictures of the people who have been arrested so far. many of the protesters and other politically conservative activists complained that their free speech rights were blocked by local politicians. ( mark ) the recall campaign against a south bay judge is moving forward.

the group collecting signatures on a petition for the recall will be able to resume the process to try to oust santa clara county judge, aaron persky. he has taken heavy criticism after sentencing former stanford university swimmer, brock turner to six months in jail in a sexual assault case. if those organizing the recall can get the required number of signatures, it could be put to a vote next june. (tiffany) coming up... president trump defending his decision to pardon a controversial sheriff. hear why he says hurricane harvey provided the perfect time to issue the pardon.( mark ) and after the break... the richest man in the n-f-l is no longer in oakland. find out who got the richest contract in n-f-l history. ( mark ) detorit lions

quarterback matthew stafford is going to be buying a lot of team dinners now. he just became the highest paid player in n-f-l history.(tiffany) stafford's new deal will pay him on average 27 million dollars a year. that's 2 million more then raiders quarterback derek carr is getting on average from the raiders per year.( mark ) the deal is also expected to guarentee him a record 92 million dollars. tune in for more on this deal at 7:45 when i discuss it with gary randich on the world according to gary. adlib live tease.

(james) and i'm tracking your morning forecast. what to expect as you head out the door right after the break.

(mark)(tiffany) welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic... no major hot spots. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from

880 to 101. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. (james)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 no major hot (james)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.

(tiffany @ landing) president trump is defending his controversial pardon of arizona sheriff joe arpaio.

he said the timing of that announcement, last friday night as hurricane harvey was making landfall...was intended to draw more attention to the pardon.

electric or hybrids. the bill still needs the legislature's approval and then the governor's signature. ( mark ) 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" posting about her social stance. owner cathy miller says it violates her religious beliefs. and that she shouldn't be judged for her faith.

in the morning. according to the person who videotaped the whole thing -- the woman's boyfriend got kicked out of a bar after starting a fight. when police arrived they told her to stay back, but she would not leave. that allegedly led to her grabbing an officer which is why the other officer pushed her. the person who recorded the incident says they do not believe this is case of excessive force. and hopes his account will be taken into consideration. it's unclear if anyone was arrested after the incident. ( mark ) 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 purchased for $99.99 was marred by pauses and interruptions. showtime confirmed they will refund fans who purchased the pay-per-view and had problems with the stream ( mark ) a two-year-old girl made a gross discovery at her own birthday party when she found a dead mouse. (tiffany) this happened at the "chuck e cheese's" in stockton. the girl was with her 11-year-old brother

in one of the play structures when they found the mouse.( mark ) her mother wrote letters and emails to the owners of chuck-e-cheese's. she also posted about the experience on facebook. (tiffany) a manager initially said the rat was not a rat, but a wadded up piece of paper.

food. water. internet. we need it to live. but what we don't need are surprises, like extra monthly fees. i see you, fee, played by legendary actress anjelica huston. you got me, mark. we just want fast internet for one, simple rate. for all the streaming and the shopping and the newsing, but most of all... for the this. internet for one everyday simple price and no extra monthly fees. ( mark ) a man who says he

lost everything during hurricane harvey has an emotional phone reunion with his dad.(tiffany) 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: (tiffany) 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. a county judge says that death toll is likely to rise as some five-thousand people in rockport stayed at home during the storm. (tiffany) mark zuckerberg has become a dad again. the facebook founder and his wife priscilla chan announced the birth of their second daughter yesterday. they posted a picture on facebook of their new addition with the rest of the family. the couple decided to name their new daughter "august." she joins their 20-month-old daughter ( mark ) apple ceo tim cook got a big payout from the company's good performance on wall street. multiple reports say cook got 89 million dollars worth of apple stock. the tech company outperformed the s-and-p 500

companies for over the past three years to get the payout. cook did not keep all the money. he sold 43 million dollars worth of stock. he also put some of the money aside to meet tax requirements. ( mark ) ahead at seven on the kron 4 morning news... flight delays in and out houston is stranding thousands of passengers. how people are dealing with it this morning. and... a teacher under arrest this morning for allegedly dealing heroin and methadone. what her neighbors had to say when they heard the news. and ahead in gary's world... college football fans angry at taylor swift. could baseball's biggest home run hitter become a giant? the texas rangers act like jerks when it comes to helping out with harvey. and there's a new richest man in the nfl.. world according to gary at 745

(tiffany) devastation continues in texas this morning as tropical storm harvey is regaining strength. this is new video of rescues made in houston. so far 4 people have died since harvey made landfall as a category 4 hurricane on saturday morning.(mark) more than 2-thousand people have been rescued from the

rising flood waters and many are still waiting to be picked up. officials say some areas of texas could receive up to 50-inches more rain before the storm lets up at the end of the week. and now louisiana is bracing for flooding. good morning i'm mark danon. (tiffany) and i'm tiffany mcelroy. today president trump is visiting texas to take a look at the damage, he left about an hour ago. (mark) officials are now warning that the number of deaths could soar once the floodwaters recede. they are worried that the worst is yet to come. we want to go live to texas to get the latest this morning. omar jimenez is live in houston. omar? desperate rescue operations are underway this morning across flood-ravaged southeast texas .at least 3,000 people were