incredible images out of the caribbean offer a frightening preview of irma's power. the massive storm will impact florida and possibly georgia and the carolinas.... both states now declaring states of emergency.(grant) here's what we know right now. at least 24- people where killed this week when irma pummeled islands in the caribbean. and now the storm is now making its way towards the u-s. irma is expected to hit this weekend - sometime between 5 and 7 sunday morning.... with sustained wind speeds up to 155 miles per hour. and we just learned - 5 and a half million people have been asked to evacuate florida - ahead of the storm. let's go out live now to omar jimenez... who is in miami with the latest details on the last-minute evacuations. for residents in south florida... time is running out. philip levine, miami beach mayor: i recommend, i urge, i demand that people leave miami beachhurricane irma is inching hurricane irma miami beachhurricane irma is inching closer to the bringing with it devastating storm surges...space shows the sheer size which is larger than florida. the mayor of says there's not much his philip levine, miami beach ability to handle or stop water from a hurricane, let alone a massive historical hurricane like irma. thousands of floridians have packed their cars and heeded those evacuation warnings - leading to clogged

highways and gasoline shortages. state troopers are monitoring the roadways... and doing everything they can to keep traffic moving. some, however, say they plan to ride out the storm. mos: i've got a pretty strong home, so i'm pretty confident that it will survive. the governor of florida has activated the entire state national guard. 7000 strong. and the day to move inland.... and all floridians should be prepared to evacuate soon. gov. rick scott, florida: "remember, hurricane andrew is one of the worst storms in the history of this state. irma is more devastating on its current path."expected to strengthen as it moves over warmer waters just north of cuba. on saturday, irma is expected to turn north. but exactly where and when that turn happens major impact on which areas are hit the hardest.

(grant) when will this storm slow down? let's bring in

meteorologist lawrence karnow who is tracking the storm's path. lawrence? lawrence karnow: all eyes are on florida as hurricane irma slowly approaches. it has weakend some but it could strengthen again to a category 5 beforfe making landfall. regardless, it will be a catastrophic storm for florida especially in the south. the storm surge could be as high as 12 feet in southern florida. many low lying islands and beaches will be inundated as the storm comes ashore. hurricane force winds will affect most of florida as it moves right up the state. flooding and flash flooding will be common with rains as much as 20 inches possible. on the other hand we are looking at a beautiful weekend with sunshine and offshore winds developing by sunday. there will be some dense fog and drizzle near the coast and inside the bay.

(vicki)(vicki) the salvation army golden state division is soliciting for more volunteers. 27-hundred people working on behalf of the salvation army nationwide are on the ground in texas, helping people manage through the aftermath of hurricane harvey. and, of those people, two-thousand

are volunteers who spontaneously jumped in to help. with resources stretched thin... the non- profit in san francisco is now getting ready to deploy to florida... where severe damage is expected after hurricane irma rips through. but more volunteers are needed. john mcknight/salvation army- "this is a season to get out and volunteer. take some time, plug yourself in -- get some training. the need right now in the united exceptional high and everybody who can lend a gonna be well-received. nine people from the salvation army's headquarters in san francisco are getting ready to head out to florida. they're just waiting for the call. if you're interested in volunteering, the salvation army will be holding training sessions on september 20- second and 20-september 20- sessions on training sessions on september 20-second and 20- third.second and 20-september 20-sessions on training holding army will be the salvation volunteering, interested in if you're interested in volunteering, the salvation army will be holding training sessions on september 20-second and 20- third. for more information, just get in touch with your local salvation army. (vicki) make sure you have the free kron4 mobile app to track hurricane irma. we will send out a push alert when this massive storm makes florida... we'll also be posting the latest information on our website kron four dot com. (vicki) president trump

signed a 15-billion dollar funding package that helps victims of hurricane harvey. a white house official says it also provides for any needed funding post-hurricane irma the measure comes from a deal president trump struck during the week with democratic leaders. it ties emergency storm relief money to a boost in the debt ceiling and funding the government for three months. republican leaders wanted a debt ceiling increase of up to 18 months. (grant) another big story we are tracking... a magnitude 8.1 earthquake hit mexico late last night... the death toll from that quake now stands at more than 50 people. kron4's steve aveson joins us from the newsroom now with the very latest, steve? (steve) the earthquake hit late last night when most people were asleep. the city of juchitan was the hardest hit. as of now the death toll stands at 58, but that number is expected to rise. crews are still

searching for bodies in the rubble. videos show homes and buildings completely destroyed. nearly 2 million homes lost power in the moments after the quake, most of those homes have since had their power restored. the shaking was felt as far away as mexico city, which is over 400 miles away. we'll have more tonight at six - for now grant back to you. (vicki)(on cam)emergency communication in the event of a natural disaster could be the difference in whether or not you surviveofficials at the san francisco department of emergency management say in addition to having three-days worth of food and water per person in the event of a major event like an earthquake..bei ng prepared also means being connected to receive emergency alerts from the city.

system. that allows us to be able to send direct information about what to do during an emergency and we hope that you register so we can get that information to you and also encourage your friends and family to register as well">family to register as well">family to register as well">to start receiving alerts from the san francisco department of emergency management...just text... alert sf... to 888-777 (grant) the city of san francisco is pushing the landlords of roughtly 35-hundred apartment buildings to bring their units up to the lastest seismic safety standards. kron4's maureen kelly reports that there are still over a thousand building owners who seem to be ignoring a deadline that's fast approaching. (pkg)the buildings the city wants to see fixed are the kinds that suffered the worst damage during the 1989 loma prieta quake. older wood frame buildings refered to as soft story, because they have few walls the ground floor, like with a gargage or commercial spaceand are more

likely to collapse in a powerful shaker.the city passed a law in 2013 that any soft story building built before 1978 with 5 or more units and three or more floors get seismically retrofitted. it's being rolled out in stages.and now it's time for building with 5 to 15 units to get up to code.george mak and his team are working to secure a building on haight street strenghting frames using shear walls and anchor bolts. it will be able to sustain a certain amount of swaying it will lock it in placehis client is one of the roughly 25-hundred building owners who are tackling this task.but there are still over a thousand buildings with no earthquake retrofit plans in the pipeline and the deadline get permit applications into the dept of buildig inspection runs out next friday .after that, city inspectors will try shaming them into compliance by slapping these earthquake warning signs exteriors. landlords could then face fines, buiding leins or end up hearing from the city attorney. the city's building department says they have seen a spike of last minute applications in the last two weeks. they are hoping the recent destruction in mexico will wake lagging landlords up to what's at risk. it reminds us that earthquakes are very unprediticble and they can be really devastating. that's why we have this program we

want people to take the steps that will help improve the chances of a building not collapsing. it will protect lives and it will certainly protect property.the department of building inspection is bracing for a possible surge in business next week so they are bringing on extra staffing and extra engineers in case those building owners who have been procrastinating up until now get jolted into action. maureen kelly kron4 news (grant) we now know what sparked... a fast moving wildfire. coming up - find out who police say is responsible for the fire in gilroy.(vicki) then - tracking hurricane irma. millions of people are being told to "get out" of the storms path. later in the

show - we catch up with a group who is heading towards the storm. (grant) and next - people in one south bay neighborhood are complaining about a foul smell. we investigate - in a live report right after the break. (male announcer) shop like a pro at bass pro shops for huge savings!

like savings of 40% on redhead camo tech hoodies. save $20 on a muddy 10 megapixel game camera bundle. and save $50 on lacrosse alpha lite rubber boots -- at bass pro shops. the university of california has sued the trump administration over its decision to end the daca program. the lawsuit filed today in federal court includes university president janet napolitano as a plaintiff.napolitano was

homeland security secretary under the obama administration and helped implement its deferred action for childhood arrivals program.the program protected about 800,000 people who were brought to the u.s. illegally as children. the lawsuit says the university will lose students and employees because of president donald trump's decision to end the program.fifteen states have sued separately over the president's decision. (grant) some days are worse than others but people who work and live in one north san jose neighborhood want to know....what is that awful smell?(vicki) we sent kron four's rob fladeboe out there to do some nosing around. he joins us now live from that area to report in on what he found. rob? (rob live) the smell is unmistakably the smell of raw sewage. i can smell it right now, it's not too bad today but i am told it was unbearable last weekend during the recent heat wave.

it hasn't curbed his appetite for one of suzie's hot dogs just yet but truck driver alan haugh says when he passes by the intersection of north first and trimble he rolls up the windows every time.alan haugh/truck driver"....it stinks, right now it's not too bad but it's worse on sunny days, real bad....."on their way to lunch, these folks said the smell sometimes finds it's way to their desks inside office buildings.eddie tan/tech worker"....sometimes when they turn on the air conditioning it can make for an interesting experience...." the smell, most definitely raw sewage, is strongest near storm drains. it's coming from a convergence of four large underground pipes that carry raw sewage to the city's waste water treatment plant and it's not a new problem. clarissa benavente/tech worker "....oh yeah, it's been

happening for years, especially in the summer, it's unbearable..."some sections of the underground pipe are 100 years old and made of brick and may be settling, impeding flow at times. the city is replacing, rehabilitating and inspecting those pipes and the system needs ventilation to function properly. but on hot days when the air is stagnant.... albert bolden/restaurant worker "....it's very bad, i smell it at work, it's hazard to the public...."what smells like sewage to some is the smell of money to others as the city has increased the system's capacity to accommodate growth and development here. those pipes now carry waste water from more than a million people. back at the hot dog stand, owner suzi gaa saysthe sewage smell is no worse than that coming from the newby island landfill or from the nearby bay itself.susie gaa/susie's hot dogs"....it's been coming and going for years, i live in alviso and we get that same smell, when it's it gets worse when it's hot for several days in a row...." (rob live) the city's deputy public works director uses the analogy of high and low tide to high and low the analogy of director uses works deputy public the city's (rob live)

(rob live) the city's deputy public works director uses the analogy of high and low tide to describe what's happening. in the morning, when thousands of people are taking showers and flushing toilets, the system is more active and so is the fragrance wafting up into theatmosphere. it tends to settle down during the day and then comes back again in the evening. live in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news (grant) today san jose's mayor, sam liccardo, visited kron 4. i sat down with him...and discussed a variety of things. but we spent a lot of time talking about the lack of affordable housing in san jose. sam liccardo:"we're mightily challenged by "we're mightily challenged by this

crisissupply is driven by the wonderful job market we have, and we've got to do an awful lot more to expand the supplywe're focusing on densifying on key areas like downtown where we can build as high as the airplanes will let uswe have to think more creatively about how we can address those who are struggling the most, particurarly the homeless and that's why we've been pushing initiatives like micro houses villages to see how we can inexpensively uild housing quicklyretrofitting old declining motels for apartments and things of that naturethat can enable us to use public dollars efficiently and get people housed." (grant) we also talked about thousands of more tech jobs coming to san jose, and what

that does to normal folks maybe getting priced out...also the city's flood response, property crime, the christopher columbus statue and a several other things. to see the whole interview...just go to kron4.com. police say they've arrested a group of teens in connection with a fire that burned 100 acres of land in gilroy. four teens between the ages of 14 and 15 were arrested after they were suspected of starting the fire with illegal fireworks. they have since been released to the custody of their parents. police say a fire broke out and one of the teens tried to put it out, but it quickly spread out of control.cal fire says the fire was 100 percent contained as of yesterday. (vicki) 2017 is on track to be among the worst fire seasons in a decade. the weather turned very hot very fast in the spring and snow melted much faster than expected. experts say fuel was provided for wildfires because the grass dried out and so did forests. summer

lightning storms dumped less rain than usual and weather conditions kept humidity low. the u.s. forest service and the u.s. department of interior report spending more than 2 billion dollars to fight the fires so far this year. (vicki) a woman is recovering after a fire broke out at her home in pleasant hill. fire crews rescued the woman just after 2:00 this morning. kron four's lydia pantazes reports from pleasant hill on what investigators believe may have started the fire. ( lydia )2:16 am contra costa co fire received a call of a structure fire in the 100's block of sylvia dr in pleasant hill . fd arrived on scene to find a garage with smoke and flames visible. there were two occupants a male and a female that live in the residence. the male was showering for work when he heard loud booms towards the front of the house. he opened the garage door to find heavy

flames. male shut the garage door and was able to get the female half out of the residence. at some point the woman went back in the residence and had to be rescued by fire. she was transported to a local hospital and was unconscious. her condition was not further known. fd was able to knock the fire and is now in the mop up stage. they will be on scene for a little while fd says. there is heavy damage to the garage. the home sustained some smoke damage. under investigation, no further at this time. (anchor) (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with lawrence karnow

lawrence karnow: we are looking at a beautiful weekend with sunshine and offshore winds developing by sunday. there will be some dense fog and drizzle near the coast and inside the bay. you can see on the satellite picture a weak area of low pressure off the coast. it will be a little warmer tomorrow with some highs in the 80s to low 90s inland, 70s and 80s around the bay, and foggy 60s at the coast. the next 7 days we can expect an offshore wind heating us up on sunday all the way to the coast. a few clouds move in on monday with a slight chance of showers and cooler showers and

cooler weather the rest of the week.week. (vicki) (vicki) coming up, police are searching for a couple of pickpocketers ... who are using bird poop to steal your money. we'll explain how - just ahead. (grant) but first, bay area highways are the state's worst for animal collisions. which

freeways topped the list.

(vicki) the bay area has the most dangerous highways in california for coyotes, deer and wildlife.(grant) that is according to a new study released by u-c davis. it found that bay area roads are the worst for collisions and near-misses with wildlife. interstate 2-80 was the worst last year. it saw nearly 400 collisions that cost almost one million dollars in cleanup and maintenance. second worst was highway 101 in marin county. followed by highway 13 from oakland to berkeley researchers say putting more fencing in the worst spots would pay for itself in money saved from cleanup. (grant) workers at the dole food plant in wastonville are bracing for layoffs. the largest producer of fruits and vegetables is closing the plant and laying off more than 4-hundred employees-- more than half work in the fields

as berry harvesters. other positions being cut include packers, truck drivers, warehouse workers and supervisors. the layoffs could start as soon as october 28-th. dole is facing a pending public offering... and is more than one-billion dollars in debt. (vicki) coming up, evacuation orders are now in effect for cities in florida, georgia and the carolinas... as hurricane irma barrels towards the u.s. we'll have the latest on this massive storm - right after the break.(grant) then - a mother wants answers after her son is badly burned from his school lunch. we'll explain how it happened. we'll explain how it happened. for years, men have enjoyed their man caves without guilt. now, it's mama's turn. welcome to my she shed. ...where i enjoy not cooking, not gardening, and not cleaning. ...where me and the girls can let loose. oh, look at the time! me time... mmm..brownies.

fiber one 90 calorie brownies. allll mine. "if you've been ordered to

evacuate and are still home, please go."( vicki) no calm before the storm as hurricane irma bears down on south florida.barrier islands, trailer parks ... miami's business district, all of them under mandatory evacuation orders.(vicki)as for anyone hoping to ride it out, well, they're on their own.(grant) officials say they will not be rescuing anyone in the middle of what is shaping up to be the most dangerous storm ever to strike the u=s.catherine heenan is here with an update on irma.catherine?

(catherine) yeah - unlike most natural disasters, hurricanes arrive with plenty of warning. hurricane irma is moving along the north coast of cuba at about fourteen miles an hour the latest projection -- it could intensify again to a category five...and could reach the florida keys late tomorrow morning.... it's scary, it's very scaryi think it's going to be a bad onei'm leavingstressed out and struggling to leave, hundreds of thousands of south florida residents are jamming every highway heading north.it's wall to wall right now it is shaping up to be the biggest mass evacuation in u=s history. "i have my mother in law with me, i have a seven month old, we just had a new baby, and three dogs."on alligator alley between miami and tampa,

drivers waited in long lines to gas up."miles of cars just waiting to get into the rest areas. people parked, sleeping in their cars.this stranded cruise ship passenger found that driving was the only answer.flights were canceled, went to train station, couldn't find anything there and ended up just buying a car you heard him right ... he had to buy a car to get out of miami.at miami's airport, hundreds of frustrated passengers,got here, boarding pass, no calls, the flight's been cancelled.those lucky enough to get out described the experience "it's chaotic!" "chaotic is one word to say." "it is so chaotic, there's no other words for it, but just chaos."barrier islands ... trailer parks ... and most of downtown miami are among the mandatory evacuation areas. "i know it's inconvenient to pick up and go somewhere or stay in a shelter. i promise you it's a lot more inconvenient to face a foot for five or six feet of storm surge or a mobile home that's basically being shredded. and you've got

nowhere to go. those shelters are filling up tonight.there were long lines in miami and fort lauderdale.stores were crowded as residents desperately sought supplies. "trying to get bread and water and juice""bought some water. they finally got some"the governor says everyone in south florida should be off the roads by midnight tonight. this storm is coming. it's not days away, it's hours away now (catherine) catastrophic, life- threatening, extremely dangerous. the government is running out of adjectives to describe irma, the national weather service in key west sent out a tweet this afternoon....it says - 'this is as real as it gets. nowhere in the florida keys will be safe.' here's meteorologist lawrence karnow with the latest on the storm's path. lawrence karnow: all eyes are on florida as hurricane irma slowly approaches. it has weakend some but it could strengthen again to a category 5 beforfe making landfall. regardless, it will be a catastrophic storm for florida

especially in the south. the storm surge could be as high as 12 feet in southern florida. many low lying islands and beaches will be inundated as the storm comes ashore. hurricane force winds will affect most of florida as it moves right up the state. flooding and flash flooding will be common with rains as much as 20 inches possible. on the other hand we are looking at a beautiful weekend with sunshine and offshore winds developing by sunday. there will be some dense fog and drizzle near the coast and inside the bay. you can see on the satellite picture a weak area of low pressure off the coast. it will be a little warmer tomorrow with some highs in the 80s to low 90s inland, 70s and 80s around the bay, and foggy 60s at the coast. the next 7 days we can expect an offshore wind heating us up on sunday all the way to the coast. a few clouds move in on monday with a slight chance of showers and cooler weather the rest of the week. (vicki) national guard crews from the bay area

are in florida to help with rescue operations once the storm hits. this is video of them taking off from moffett field earlier this morning. many of the crew members just returned from texas helping victims of hurricane harvey kron four's will tran reports from mountain view with how crews are preparing for the deadly storm. good stuff including a family waving and blowing air kisses as dad took off with unit100 members from the ca air national guardsmen are now in floridabut they started their morning in moffett field loading up and in the case of the valdez family... also saying goodbye.(danielle valdez/wife-- it never gets easier to say goodbye to someone you love. it's hard to single parent when they're gone but it's what they do. it's what they train for)eric

valdez.. like many in the unit just got back from hurricane harvey.the unit was credited with saving more than 100 people just in five days.so when they were asked if they could help with irma.. they didn't hesitate to hop back on a plane to help.for the valdez family.. the hardest part of the mission is the night before.(danielle valdez/wife- and i know you slept with daddy last night, right? i did. i wanted to sleep with him. he said it wasn't fair that i got to spend time with him last night)the ca air national guard understands hurricane irma could be more devastating than harvey... but they say their training makes them prepared for almost any situation.(capt. roderick bersamina/ca air natl. guard-jet skis, deep sea diving, high altitude parachute jumps, repelling off of buildings and helicopters. you name it, they've trained for it)the elements they can handle but matters of the heart are much more difficult for the valdez family... they'll never be used to seeing their husband and dad... eric wave goodbye.. blow air kisses... give air hugs.... close the door and take off... not knowing when he will returnat moffett field will tran kron 4 news

(grant) a possible 20-20 presidential run? still ahead - the hints joe biden's daughter is dropping that may suggest a possible presidential bid for the former v-p.(vicki) and next - police are warning of a new scam. how they are using bird poop - to get your money. (grant) little change on wallstreet today... the dow adding 13 points. the nasdaq - dropped a little more than 37. and the s&p lost about 4 points. we'll be right back.

police in hollywood are looking for a man and woman suspected of pickpocketing victims while distracting them.. investigators say the man and woman approach their victims and tell them there is bird poop on them and offer to clean it off. officials say as they are wiping the person's back, the man then removes the victim's wallet, a victim of the crime explains the experience. "she opens her purse and pulls out napkins and stuff and starts wiping me down, she poured water on my neck at the

time. i think they were in coordination. that's when i felt this hand over here. i didn't think much of it, because i thought he was still patting me down, but that's when he got the money." both suspects are believed to be between 35 and 40 years old. vicki) parents of a young boy are now searching for answers after he was burned from his school lunch. it happened at an elementary school in oahu, hawaii. the 5 year old was carrying beef stew that was too heavy for him. it tipped over and spilled all over his arm and gave him second degree burns. the school has reached out and apologized to the boy's parents, but his mother still wants answers. (vicki) the school wrote a statement to parents saying they are taking the matter seriously and adding safety precautions. (vicki) millions of americans - impacted.

still ahead, we hear from a local security expert on what to do - if you are affected by the equifax data breach.

help tonight in responding to not one.. but two natural disasters in as many weeks. pam moore is in the newsroom with what we are working on for kron 4 news at six. (pam) first it was hurricane harvey ... now it is hurricane irma... two natural disasters which are stretching resources thin. the damage caused by hurricane harvey was unimaginable... and now hurricane irma is poised to be even more destructive. the salvation army has thousands of volunteers on the ground in texas and hundreds more headed to florida. but more more help is still needed. tonight we will tell you how you can help out.. in this time of need.(on cam) join us for those stories and more on kron 4 news at six. vicki now back to you. (grant) former vice

president joe biden's daughter, ashley, added more fuel to the 2020 speculation mill this week. in an interview with women's wear daily ... she said she thinks her father is considering a run for president. asked if her father will make a bid for the white house, ashley biden said -- "i hope so." however, she cautioned that he has not made up his mind yet -- and that decision could be a ways off. she said his focus right now is on the biden foundation, his cancer initiative and getting other democrats elected. she said he's also still taking it day by day after the death of his 46-year-old son, beau biden who died of brain cancer. (vicki) there's no way around it: the news from credit reporting company equifax that 143 million americans had their information exposed is extremely serious.(grant) crucial pieces of personal data that criminals could use to commit identity theft - social security numbers, birthdates, address histories,

legal names - were all obtained. that's information that cannot change. and once that data is out there, it's basically out there forever. (vicki) kron four's charles clifford has more now on what you can do. varun badhwar is the founder and ceo of redlock, a menlo park based cloud security company. he says that the hacking of equifax should concern almost every american, even if thehave never personally used the company's services.soti think at some point almost every consumer has gone to equifax and pulled down a report. if you haven't directly, one of your banks of financial instates had.in the wake of the hack, he also warns there's not much consumers can do to be proactive about protecting themselves. its extremely hard, if not impossible, to change things like social security numbers, drivers license numbers or birthdates. he says the best people can do is to closely monitor their credit.sotmonitor credit activity. look for instances where you're seeing someone nefarious trying to open up

accounts on your behalf because they have all the information required to do so. equifax is offering free credit monitoring for year to anyone who's concerned that their information many have been compromised, but badwhar points out that that is something of a catch 22.sot youre going to have to go back to equifax and give them your information all over again and hope and trust that you don't lose it again.he also says that the size and scope of this hack should be a wake up call to how vulnerable our personal information is.sotif we can't trust credit monitoring service providers then i'm not sure who's left that our data is secure with. in menlo park charles clifford kron 4 news. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with meteorologist lawrence karnow lawrence karnow: all eyes are on florida as hurricane irma slowly

approaches. it has weakend some but it could strengthen again to a category 5 beforfe making landfall. regardless, it will be a catastrophic storm for florida especially in the south. the storm surge could be as high as 12 feet in southern florida. many low lying islands and beaches will be inundated as the storm comes ashore. hurricane force winds will affect most of florida as it moves right up the state. flooding and flash flooding will be common with rains as much as 20 inches possible. on the other hand we are looking at a beautiful weekend with sunshine and offshore winds developing by sunday. there will be some dense fog and drizzle near the coast and inside the bay. you

can see on the satellite picture a weak area of low pressure off the coast. it will be a little warmer tomorrow with some highs in the 80s to low 90s inland, 70s and 80s around the bay, and foggy 60s at the coast. the next 7 days we can expect an offshore wind heating us up on sunday all the way to the coast. a few clouds move in on monday with a slight chance of showers and cooler weather the rest of the week.

(grant) while residents of texas are recovering from hurricane harvey... floridians are bracing for irma. (vicki) one lessons the people of florida took from harvey... don't forget our four-legged friends. more than 150 dogs and cats landed safely in hayward yesterday... after a cross-country flight from florida. the animals were gathered from shelters in broward county florida... which is now in the projected path of hurricane irma. more than forty of those animal rescues are now getting used to being in california at the east bay spca. (michelle setter/east bay spca): "they've setter/east

bay (michelle setter/east bay spca): "they've spent a lot of time in kennels and on a plane, was to get them quickly as we could, bring them just let them their adventure. came through amazingly well doing very well in we're going to give a few days some of them are some medical hope to put them up for adoption in a week or so." the berkeley humane society and tony humane society the berkeley the berkeley humane society and tony larusso's animal rescue foundation also took in animals from the rescue flight. if you are interested in adopting a furry friend... east bay spca will be open all weekend and arf will be open tomorrow. the berkeley humane society will be closed until monday. (vicki) up next, they may share the same names as two devastating storms - but this couple is far from different. after the break - we meet a real-life couple named harvey and irma. (grant) and - a reminder, starting this weekend.. our two new football shows kick. "the sword and shield zone"

hosted by kron four's mark carpenter begins saturday night at 9 p-m. then at 9:30 - it's "the red and gold zone" hosted by kron four's henry wofford. and on sunday's - sports night live is expanding to a full hour..... and will air every sunday from 9 to 10 p-m.

(grant) a couple, named harvey and irma, are amazed by the hurricanes that bear their names.(vicki) also amazing is the fact that the couple has been married for 75 years. aaron luna reports. when they first heard the news, they thought their daughter was playing a joke on them. irma schluter/ married 75 years:"oh, yeah, sure, and she looked at me and said, 'mom, i'm telling you the truth.' oh, i'm sorry." because how could two devastating hurricanes be named after two very sweet people.92-year-old irma schluter irma schluter/ married 75 years:"i remember the first airplane i saw," and 104-year-old harvey schluter. irma schluter/ married 75 years:"so, we all jumped up and went and looked at the airplane." the couple met in spokane many, many, years ago. turns out their siblings knew each other.irma schluter/ married 75 years:"and i opened the door and i saw a soldier and i shut the door because i

didn't know who it was." irma would eventually open her heart to harvey and the two married in 1942. harvey opened a barber shop in town.irma schluter/ married 75 years:"i think he's pretty special right now." they raised three kids which turned into a handful of grand-kids, however, they've helped raise more than 100 foster children. harvey schluter/ married 75 years:"a lot of patience." irma schluter/ married 75 years:"yeah, that's the whole thing"as for sharing names with devastating they're not sure what to it's hard for watch the coverage. married 75 years:don't like that. it in 75 years of marriage, learned at thing. harvey schluter/ married 75 years:"each one's gotta have love. says irma, two things that were here before and will be here after the other harvey and irma pass into history. (grant) and irma will be celebrating a birthday this coming november - she will be turning 93. (vicki) that wraps up kron

4 news at 5.(granti) steve aveson and pam moore are here with kron 4 news at six. (steve) vicki and grant thank you... next at six... as the east coast prepares for irma... mexico is also dealing with a natural disaster... a powerful earthquake that struck last night. dozens are dead... and rescue efforts are underway to find people trapped. we will have the latest on the situation next at six.(pam) and as the salvation army prepares to help victims of another hurricane... it is looking for more help from the community. we'll tell you how you can pitch in. kron 4 news at six is next.

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one of most powerful earthquakes to hit in mexico. this... as we get our first upclose look at the damage. (pam) good evening i'm pam moore.(steve) and i'm steve aveson. we are no stranger to earthquakes here in the bay area... but this is one of the largest to shake north america in years. the quake itself was centered just off the coast... near the mexico-guatemala border. but at 8-point-1... it was powerful enough be felt 300 miles away in mexico city... casuing some buildings in the capital to sway. the hardest hit regions are oaxaca and chiapas. video is emerging... showing the devastation. this is from juchitan de zaragoza... where more than 5-thousand homes have been destroyed. the city hall... also heavily damaged. dozens of people have died in the city... the

number of dead right now for the entire country of mexico is at least 58 and it is expected to climb. from above you can see the countless buildings that have been damaged or collapsed. this is the strongest earthquake to hit mexico since 1932... bigger than 1985 mexico city earthquake that killed thousands of people. this earthquake struck when most people were sleeping. (steve) for those of us not prepared for a natural disaster, i think we all can agree it is time for us to do so(pam ) unlike the predicatability of a hurricane, bay area residents never know when the next big earthquake will hit... today kron4's haaziq madyun went to the san francisco department of emergency management.... to get some expert disaster preparedness advice. when it comes to disaster preparedness officials here at the san francisco department of emergency management advise not to get discouraged with

the thought of putting together an emergecy kit because you are already more prepared than you thinkmost folks are more prepared than they think? what's that all about?such as... i don't know about you but i don't have one of these at home that three days or 72 hour time frame is very important

because those are the number of hours that we want you to be prepared at home after an emergency">she says it's also a good idea to collect all your important documents, get a copy of utility bill with your name and home address, just in case you're evacuated and need proof of residency to return home. that just leaves one question...get one of these red that is actually a connects directly to the mayor's office. can use your cellphone to to the emergency management by alertsf to 888-777 and be prepared to receive emergency alerts today...in san francisco haaziq madyun kron4news (pam) florida is bracing for hurricane irma tonight. the monster storm is on a collision course with the sunshine state more than five - million people have been told to evacuate.(pam) the storm is currently battering cuba and the bahamas ... it has lost a little strength... but remains extremely dangerous.(steve) forecasters are predicting it

will regain some of its power before it slams into the florida keys. omar jimenez with our partners at c-n-n is in miami where people are racing to get out before irma arrives. for residents in south florida... time is running out. philip levine, miami beach mayor: i recommend, i urge, i demand that people leave miami beachhurricane irma is inching closer to the united states... bringing with it devastating wind, rain, and storm surges...the view from space shows the sheer size of the storm, which is larger than the state of florida. the mayor of miami beach says there's not much his city can do. philip levine, miami beach mayor: there's no ability to handle or stop water from flooding from a hurricane, let alone a massive historical hurricane like irma. thousands of floridians have packed their cars and heeded those evacuation warnings - leading to clogged highways and gasoline shortages. state troopers are monitoring the roadways... and doing everything they can to keep traffic moving. some, however, say they plan to ride out the storm. mos: i've got a pretty strong home, so i'm pretty confident that it will

survive. the governor of florida has activated the entire state national guard. 7000 strong. and says átodayá is the day to move inland.... and all floridians should be prepared to evacuate soon. gov. rick scott, florida: "remember, hurricane andrew is one of the worst storms in the history of this state. irma is more devastating on its current path."the storm is expected to strengthen as it moves over warmer waters just north of cuba. on saturday, expected to turn north. but exactly where and when that turn happens will have a major impact on which areas of the state are hit the hardest. in miami, i'm omar jimenez. (pam) 100 - members of the 100 - (pam) 100 - members of the california air national guardsmen are now in florida. many in the unit just got back from hurricane harvey in texas. the unit was credited with saving more than 100- people in just five days. and when they were asked if they could help with irma .. they did not hesitate to hop back on a plane to offer their support.

(pam) the california air national guard understands hurricane irma could be more devastating than harvey... but the members say their training makes them prepared for almost any situation. let's look at where hurricane irma is right now.. you can see how this dangerous storm aiming for most all of florida.(steve) meteorologist lawrence karnow has the latest.. lawrence karnow: all eyes are on florida as hurricane irma slowly approaches. it has weakend some but it could strengthen again to a category 5 beforfe making landfall. regardless, it will be a catastrophic storm for florida especially in the south. the storm surge could be as high as 12 feet in southern florida. many low lying

islands and beaches will be inundated as the storm comes ashore. hurricane force winds will affect most of florida as it moves right up the state. flooding and flash flooding will be common with rains as much as 20 inches possible. (steve) the salvation army has thousands salvation army the (steve) (steve) the salvation army has thousands of volunteers on the ground in texas and hundreds more are headed to florida.

the damage caused by hurricane harvey has been unimaginable...(pam) and, as we've been reporting.... hurricane irma has also already turned deadly. kron four's philippe djegal stopped by the salvation army in san francisco... where the non-profit is soliciting for more volunteers. (philippe) from the moment hurricane harvey slammed into texas...john mcknight/the salvation army- "nothing compares to this." john mcknight's bag has been packed. john mcknight/the salvation army- "any given moment, i have to be willing to throw my calendar over my shoulder and just go." mcknight is the director of emergency disaster services for the salvation army golden state division in san francisco.john mcknight/the salvation army- "we're looking at two hurricanes -- technically three right now, sitting, uh, potentially effecting the united states. it's just gonna take one more event and we will all be stretched to the point where we need to rely upon, uh, perhaps unseasoned people to respond to this disaster." of the 27- hundred people from the salvation army nationwide on the ground in texas and headed to florida and surrounding states... mcknight says two-thousand of them are

volunteers who, at the spur of the moment, joined the effort. john mcknight/the salvation army- "i've got a team of nine right now to send in and my focus at this moment is on training spontaneous volunteers." until he gets the call to head out, mcknight is preparing canteens that may also potentially be deployed... these trucks will help provide food and comfort for those who have lost everything. the non-profit's joint telethon with kron four earlier this week helped raise more than 130-thousand dollars in the relief effort.john mcknight/the salvation army- "that was an amazing day. we couldn't pick up the phones fast enough." but the salvation army needs more volunteers. and, will be training those who can help in san francisco september 20- second and 20-third.john mcknight/the salvation army- "i can't give people their home back, i can't give them their lives back, but if for just five minutes i can sit there and hold their hand a lot good would come lend a hand if you can. in san francisco, philippe djegal, kron four news. (pam) kron four had its big

telephon on wednesday... but the salvation army could always use more donations as well. just can call the number on the screen .. or send a text message. you can also find a link online... just by going to our website, kron four dot com. ( steve ) in the east bay: a reward is now being after to catch the driver in a hit-and-run accident that killed a baby. the crash happened back on august 27th at 78th and bancroft avenues in oakland. police say the driver struck two pedestrians... a man and a woman... and then kept going. the woman was pregnant and doctors performed an emergency operation to try save the infant... but the child died several days later. the police department if offering 15-thousand dollars for information leading to the driver's arrest. add the university of california to the list of lawsuits against the trump administration over the ending of daca. the president announced the decision to end the program earlier this week. the u-c system filed its suit in federal court... the

state of california has its own suit pending against the white house. u-c president janet napolitano helped write the deferred action for childhood arrivals program when she was homeland security secretary for president obama. it is estimated there are about 200-thousand "dreamers" as they are known as in california. the credit reporting agency - equifax is now facing a class - action lawsuit tonight... following the disclosure of a massive security breach. a hack compromised the information of 143- million americans. the data included social security numbers, addresses, driver's license information and in some cases, credit card numbers. the breach was discovered at the end of july... but the public was not alerted until now.. and some of the top executives at equifax sold their company stock before the hack was made public. the lawsuit was filed late last night ... hours after the breach was disclosed. the attorneys

filing the lawsuit say, they plan to seek up to 70- billion dollars. equifax is not commenting. a new audit leads to some fingerpointing and confusion over84 million dollars in delta water tunnel funding. if you felt like holding your nose while traveling in san josetoday, you're not alone.. we've tracked down the source of a bad smell . there was a hard deadline for earthquake preparation in san francisco who managed to get things done and who didn't when we come back.

(pam) more than one- thousand apartment building owners in san francisco... have so far ignored a seismic safety law. the deadline to get their retrofit plans into the city's department of building inspection ... runs out next friday. back in 2013, the city passed a law requiring older, soft story buildings with three or more floors and five or more apartments, to get up to code. it is a law that has been rolled out in stages... and now it is time for buildings with five- to 15- units to get into compliance. one reason for the procrastination could be the cost, because the job can run over 50- thousand dollars... and depending on the scope of the work, up to several hundred- thousand dollars.

you longer than sept 15 to get the job done."> the owners of 25- hundred buildings have applied for the proper permits.those who do not comply, could find the earthquake warning signs posted on their building exteriors. landlords could then face fines, building liens .. or end up hearing from the city attorney. (2-shot/pam) people across north san jose are holding their noses .. because of the odor of raw sewage. (2-shot/steve) kron fours rob fladeboe explains where the smell is coming fromand what's being done about it. the odor comes and goes, not unlike low and high tide to quote one san jose city official. it is quite definitely a raw sewage smell that seems to be strongest here along a stretch of trimble road for a few blocks either side of of north first

street. the smell is emanating up through storm drains from large underground pipes that carry sewage to the nearby waste water treatment plant. people here say the smell is worst in the morning and evening when there is more effluent in the sytem and that it is especially bad in hot weather. weather.in hot especially bad and that it is in the sytem more effluent when there is and evening when there is more effluent and that it is in hot "....oh yeah, the air the building i can at my desk..." "....i have to roll on my truck when it's real bad..." ".....oh for sure, summertime, it is growth and development in the south bay means that the waste water than a million passes through here every day. the city has an on going program replacement rehabilitation of those pipes, are more than 100 years old. rob fladeboe/san jose".....the city says the odor should ease with the arrival of cooler weather but people here say now that the weather is cooler and that they are able to walk to work or to lunch, they are are that much more aware of the smell. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news

(steve) san jose's mayor says his city has a homeless crisis.(pam) mayor sam liccardo visited kron 4 today... and our grant lodes sat down with the man in charge of the country's tenth biggest city... ...to talk about what san jose is trying to do... to mitigate the homeless problem. (grant) one suggestion is taking delapidated motels and turning them into housing for homeless people. but the one getting the most attention

is even more innovative... building very small houses on the same plots of land....homeless people would have legitimate shelter. the city initially was thinking bigger with the pilot program, but has scaled down the number of proposed homes...after pushback from people who live near the proposed sites. gl: it's the classic not in my backyard scenario.sam liccardo, sj mayor: yep, and whether it's a tiny home or a high rise or any other structure, and homeless live there, you're going to have concerns raised by neighbors. we need to demonstrate to people that the choice isn't whether homeless will be there but whether homeless are going to be housed in their neighborhood which we know makes homeless people safer and better off and makes neighbors safer and better off. we're going to pick two or three sites and see where we can really make this work. we need to make sure it's

compatible and safe and we provide services, and we'll learn quickly if it's going to work. the reality is we don't have any choice. we need to take a risk and to learn because the crisis is intolerable, the status quo is intolerable. nobody likes this it's not a safe situation it's not healthy so we've gotta take some risks." (grant) we also talked about thousands of more tech jobs coming to san jose, and what that does to normal folks maybe getting priced out...also the city's flood response, property crime, the christopher columbus statue and a several other things. to see the whole interview...just go to kron4.com. (steve) bay area freeways rank as the worst in the state when it comes to animal

collisions. a new report from u-c davis says our roads are the most dangerous for coyotes, deer and other wildlife. interstate 2-80 is the worst with 386 collisions reported last year. that cost nearly 875- thousand dollars in cleanup and maintenance. second worst is highway 101 in marin county. that's followed by highway 13 from oakland to berkeley. researchers say more fencing in the worst spots would pay for itself in money saved from cleanup. let's take a look outside right now...(steve) meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with the four zone forecast. on the other hand we are looking at a beautiful weekend with sunshine and offshore winds developing by sunday.

there will be some dense fog and drizzle near the coast and inside the bay. you can see on the satellite picture a weak area of low pressure off the coast. it will be a little warmer tomorrow with some highs in the 80s to low 90s inland, 70s and 80s around the bay, and foggy 60s at the coast. the next 7 days we can expect an offshore wind heating us up on sunday all the way to the coast. a few clouds move in on monday with a slight chance of showers and cooler weather the rest of the week.

(( áá steve on cam / 2 shot áá )) did uber illegally use software to clobber the competition? (( v.o. )) the fbi is involved in finding out whether they

did, or not.(( pam v.o. )) president trumps education secretary is stirring controversyby changing the rules for investigating sexual assault on campus.

(pam) the federal bureau of investigation is investigating whether uber used software ... to illegally interfere with its competitors the investigation is focusing on an uber program, internally known as "hell," that could track drivers working for rival service - lyft.that's according to the wall street journal. sources say, under the program, which was discontinued last year, uber created fake lyft customer accounts to seek rides, allowing it to track nearby lyft drivers and ride prices. uber was not immediately available for comment.uber is already grappling with a range of legal troubles... and this latest news comes days after the company named expedia's dara khosrowshahi... as its new c-e-o. (steve) a new federal

audit found that 84-million dollars in taxpayer money was improperly used to help plan for california's massive proposed water project. the report claims that federal officials contributed the taxpayer money to governor jerry brown's plan to build two giant water tunnels in the delta. it says that state water districts were supposed to bear the costs of the 16- billion dollar project...not federal taxpayers. water district officials claim they did not know about the arrangement and that it was inconsistent with state or federal law. changs(pam) on campus rules concerning sexual assault are set to change... thanks toeducation secretary betsy devos .. and many say it's a setback(steve) one of the most popular spots in california has seen a huge drop in tourists,we've got a progress report on recovery for big sur.(pam) and bay area battle between tom brady and alex smith saw a decisive

victoryfor the former 49er. what fans and critics are saying today. ( steve ) and - kron four is expanding it's sports coverage. our two new football shows kick off this weekend. "the sword and shield zone" hosted by kron four's mark carpenter begins saturday night at 9 p-m. then at 9:30 - "the red and gold zone" hosted by kron four's henry wofford" will begin. "sports night live" is also expanding ... and will air every sunday from 9 to 10 p-m.

( pam ) education secretary betsy devos said, she plans to roll back federal guidelines for investigating campus sexual assaults she says they are failing both victims áandá suspects.. the announcement came in a speech at george mason university( steve ) de vos says there's a concern for those who are wrongly accused. kron 4's washington correspondent alexandra limon has more on this story that's stirring a lot of controversy among lawmakers, educators and families. áááááá trt 1:30guidance issued by the obama administration - instructs colleges to agressively investigate reports of campus sexual assault or risk losing

federal fundingsecretary of education betsy devos-plans to change thatshe says the system is rigged against the accused and could ruin innocent persons' futures. betsy devos / secy. of edcuation :22-:37one assault is one too many, one aggressive act of harassment is one too many, one person denied due process is one too many.alexandra limon / @alexlimonnews :38-:44devos says the so-called title 9 rules are too broad - -sadi they were used to intimidate an coerse schools not california's jackie speier rep. jackie speier/ ca 14th congressional dist. (d) :47-:52 we're going to make it real clear to the secretary of education that you are on the wrong side of this issue. speier and representative suzanne bonamici of oregon are among the democrats criticizing the move.suzanne bonamici / or 1st congressional dist. (d) :59- 1:06it's sending the wrong message that campus sexual assault is to be ignored or swept under the rug and that's

rep. jackie speier/ ca 14th dist. (d) 1:07 -1:20take the very perpetrators and since when are we here to predators? education department started the rolling back guidance. in washington alexandra limon. on democratic side of things... former president barack obama is set to hold his first fundraiser for the party since leaving office. it is set for the end of the month in washington d-c. the democratic national committee has been struggling to raise money as of late... with july being its worst month since january 2009. the d-n-c has about 7-million dollars on hand but also a debt of about 3-and-a-half million. democrats are focusingon races in virginia as well other state elections. former vice president joe biden could be eying a run for president in 2020. his daughter in an interview this week hinted he is considering entering the race but has not made up his mind yet. currently he is focusing on his foundation and helping other democrats get elected. the death of his son beau in 2015 was a major factor in the former vice president's

decision not to enter the 2016 race. officials here at the san francisco department of emergency management have prepared a checklist of the things you will need to be prepared the next time a disaster strikes the bay area. in san francisco haaziq madyun kron4news more than one- thousand apartment building owners in san francisco... have so far ignored a seismic safety law. the deadline to get their retrofit plans into the city's department of building inspection ... runs out next friday.back in 2013, the

city passed a law requiring older, soft story buildings with three or more floors and five or more apartments, to get up to code.it is a law that has been rolled out in stages... and now it is time for buildings with five- to 15- units to get into compliance. one reason for the procrastination could be the cost, because the job can run over 50- thousand dollars... and depending on the scope of the work, up o several hundred- thousand dollars.the owners of 25-hundred buildings have proper those who do not comply, could find the earthquake posted on their building landlords face fines, or end up the city attorney. in san francisco... at least nine people from the salvation army are gearing up for a trip to florida to help in the relief efforts... as hurricane irma is expected to be a powerfully devastating event. this on top of the thousands of volunteers already on the ground in texas assisting in the aftermath of hurricane harvey. the salvation army says it still needs a lot more volunteers. so, if you are willing and able... get in touch with your local salvation army. training sessions are scheduled two weeks from now. in san francisco, philippe djegal, kron four news.

air national guard are in florida today as they also help with hurricane irma.the unit is very specialized... and train year round for disasters.many of them just got back from hurricane harvey. the unit is staying in an area that's actually closer to alabama where they will be safe from the hurricane and move in once it's a little safer for them.they're ready to save lives again. in just five days at hurricane harvey they saved more than 100 lives. at moffett field will tran kron 4 news> time to check in on the local weather..(steve) meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with another look at the four zone forecast... lawrence karnow: on the other hand we are looking

at a beautiful weekend with sunshine and offshore winds developing by sunday. there will be some dense fog and drizzle near the coast and inside the bay. you can see on the satellite picture a weak area of low pressure off the coast. it will be a little warmer tomorrow with some highs in the 80s to low 90s inland, 70s and 80s around the bay, and foggy 60s at the coast. the next 7 days we can expect an offshore wind heating us up on sunday all the way to the coast. a few clouds move in on monday with a slight chance of showers and cooler weather the rest of the week.

(steve) we've got a progress report on construction to reopen access to big sur. how long it will take and how much it will cost when we come back.

( pam ) it is going to be a while before scenic highway - one reopens at the southern end of big sur.( steve ) a massive landslide covered the road in may following the extremely wet winter crews have been busy since then removing the debris. caltrans says it is going to build a new roadway... but it will take about a year to do the work. the price tag right now is 40-million dollars. caltrans hopes to have the construction wrapped up by the end of next summer. the slide is one of the largest in the state's history coming up in sports -- she's back for email friday ... gary is joined by his lovely wife alicia to read letters from fans. plus -

san mateo native tom brady and the new england patriots lost last night's season opener against the kansas city chiefs. gary has the details on brady... and all the sports...coming up

the talk around the bay area todaytom brady and the patriots suprising loss to the kansas city cheifs last night in boston. bradythe san mateo nativehas never lost an home opener after winning the superbowl. after the pre game super bowl ceremony.many analyst claimed gillette stadium was the noisest it's ever been. but the former 49er alex smith and the chiefs.quikcly quieted the crowd. final score

: 42-27 chiefs.a dissapointed tom brady spoke after the loss (sot) and join us tomorrow for the premiers of our raiders and 49ers weekly shows mark carpenter and henry wofford saturdays starting at 9pmthen sunday a new 1-hour night live also at 9pm also at 9pmnight live long sports new 1-hour then sunday a 9pmstarting at saturdays host henry wofford carpenter and shows mark weekly and 49ers our raiders the premiers of tomorrow for and join us and join us tomorrow for the premiers of our raiders and 49ers weekly shows mark carpenter and henry wofford host saturdays starting at 9pm then sunday a new 1-hour long sports night live also at 9pm

then sunday a new 1-hour long sports night live also at 9pm j.r. stone and also at 9pm night live long sports new 1-hour then sunday a new 1-hour long sports night live also at 9pm j.r. stone and mark carpenter host derek carr is young...but ready. however it's too soon to say if he can match brady...or if the raiders can win it at.

mike shannonhan and jonh lynch are already starting to change the losing tradition the niners have developed since the departure of jim harbaugh. they might win a few games...but 8...no way. 8...no way.games...but win a few they might jim harbaugh.departure of since the departure of jim harbaugh. they might win a few games...but 8...no way.

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it is now being predicted that hurricane irma could create one of the largest mass evacuations in u.s. mystery. some people are choosing to stay in their highrise buildings along the florida coast, even hunkering down in special storm bunkers. >> the highrise luxury condos of downtown miami are facing a direct hit from hurricane irma. >> gary and his family live on the 29th floor. he told our ann mercogliano that they plan to ride out the storm despite warnings to evacuate. >> we bought water, fruit, nonperishables, canned goods. >> he is see towering cranes that can topple in high winds. >> it is not only facing danger from the cranes but residents are wonder will they feel the sway if the winds are strong enough. many say they will take refuge in the garage.

>> here it is. an indestructible burger on the 6th floor. >> this is the safest place. >> many are facing despair. these are the lines at miami international airport. they seem to go on forever. >> stay safe, miami. >> some are camping out because their flights were canceled. they won't be able to stay after friday night. this woman has given up trying to get out. >> there are no other flights out. so we are going home. so we are taking baby jonathan and a.j. and we're heading back to our house in miami. >> incredibly, a handful of people are still going to miami. this is the last flight to miami out of new york city. just 14 passengers are on board. look at all of the empty seats. getting out by car is an ordeal. the highways are clogged and there are gas shortages. this driver is pushing his