. live in san francisco where firefighters make a dramatic rescue to save two women trapped inside a burning building and we will tell you how it started coming up. a high-speed chase putting the suspect on the run the reason the police called off the hunt just about 90 minutes ago. officials are saying about an attack on a staff member over the weekend. stocks are plunging after the downgrading of america's credit rating where the fingers of blame are pointing as news continues. good morning, thank you for joining us, i am pam cook. >> let's check weather and traffic, steve is off today. once again we are tracking some fog and there is drizzle showing up especially coast side and it has been a

repeating theme over the last few days. near the coast and forecast highs are warmer than yesterday upper 50s to lower 80s. sal right no, i has an update on -- right now has an update on traffic. also this morning's come a mute looks crowded -- commute looks crowded near berkeley. let's go back to the desk. firefighters saved two went from a burning home. in pacific heights with the possible cause of the fire and a look at the damage left behind. tara? you can see some matches from the bedroom of this pacific heights home and if you look at the second story somebody had been smoking and

that could be the reason behind this fire. when crews arrived here off jackson street, they discovered two people were trapped inside. they pulled two went out, one who was elderly and the other her caretaker. >> they were not alert. paramedics were working on them. one had burns on the body. the other one was backinged with oxygen. >> now both women are in serious condition. they were rushed to the hospital. one is being treated for second degree burns and the other suffered major smoke inhalation. there is no word on the estimates and we of course are in a pricey section of the multi-million dollar range. ktvu channel 2 news. 6:02, a little more than an hour ago police called off a

search they say led them through a police chase through downtown interstate 80. that is when the driver of a black pontiac sedan entered 880 going more than 90 miles per hour. when the suspect got off the freeway at 66th avenue he crashed into a fans and some bushes. so far they have not been able to fine him. oakland police searching for suspects in an overnight investigation. investigators say a gunman started shooting on a man inside this car and he is now in critical condition. there is no word on what led up to the gunfire but the shooting may be connected to a nearby robbery. this has been a not attack at

napa state hospital. she is here to tell us who was the latest victim. >> reporter: no official word from the hospital but we heard from a psychiatric technician at napa state hospital which is directly behind me on a staff member being assaulted on saturday. now this morning we tried to speak with several workers and those we did speak with had been off the last few days and didn't know what happened. according to. >> psychiatric patient, in unit t- 3, that is behind the fence because that is where criminals stay. choked a patient, finally the incident, followed the member and he forced patients to be mitigated if they refused to

take it voluntarily. we at staff members what does on behind the fence. >> one or two bitten and another patient attacked one of our very old patients. now we tried to get information from the hospital this morning. we went to the unit but we were stopped at the gates there and we have gotten the phone number from police and the hospital spokesperson. we called that number but if we could get this particular incident confirmed by then, again we have spoken to a staff member and we have information from other staff members about that incident. reporting live in napa. ktvu channel 2 news. well this morning, a director at standard importers says he had no reports. it was based on several factors including damage done during the debt ceiling debate.

meanwhile they are falling and have been down in early trading. u.s. announced they would support italy and spain. in washington d.c. the blame game is on for who is responsible for the u.s. credit rating. coming up we will have a live report from our washington d.c. room with where the fingers are pointed. time now the pentagon is expected to release the names of those 30 u.s. troops. the helicopter crashed saturday reportedly hit. friends and family are remembering their loved ones and one of the victims is kevin houston.

>> he was greg jar rouse. -- he was happy, he loved humans. he could get along with anybody, a camilleian but not fake. >> they went in to help army rangers who were under fire. a fast moving grass fire quickly spread out of control. that fire spread near the community park. as it burned within feet of these homes firefighters called in extra support from vallejo and fairfield, while the weather located they found it temperatures to control. those working in our favor, really the significant factor was to be -- topography.

in total it burned about 10 acres. nobody was injured but the cause of the fire is still being investigated. there is controversy about cutting down eucalyptus trees. the conservation group that sued them wanted to remove too many trees. the proposed -- proposal has angered some of the homeowners and one of them says they are candles waiting to he can float. >> what are you keeping an eye on sal? well the business is getting more busy and at about 6:15 or so, that is when traffic begins to get busy

getting into san francisco. also the morning commute looks good, past the open coliseum and it is moving along nicely. it is respond and go but it gets better and better through walnut creek. on 580 coming in westbound it looks good all the way to cast tore valley. let's -- caster valley. we are done for this one, let's move on to mr. mark. once again, the good portion of the bay area, there is spotty drizzle and fog locally dense with fog, you could clean your windshield wipers in the next few hours. right around san francisco, san jose right around the time it is mostly clear -- right around this time it is mostly clear

skies. livermore 57 as well, san francisco checking in at 54 degrees. here is our computer models showing the coast, still stubborn patches for the beaches and for parts of houston not touch changed and that cloud bank will be regret be surging into the bay. definitely budget up. we could have breaks in the forecast this afternoon. partly sunny and for the inland spots more sunshine and you can see temperatures back up into the lower 70s to lower 80s. most neighborhoods on average are 2 to 4 degrees warmer than yesterday's readings and that will be the theme over the next

few days. for tuesday, some of the computer models are cooling us off and some are warming us up for the upcoming weekend and we have temperatures in the upper 80s and another check in a few minutes. thank you mark. how the ceo of a gruel are you says he could help. police were attacked stores were luted, what triggered the few len-- violence.

. welcome back to the morning news, more than 160 people have been arrested after a weekend of rioting across london. 35 police officers were hurt after being attacked by groups of young people. shops were looted and the violence began saturday night. it was sparked by anger over a fatal police shooting. in syria, the government is continuing their crackdown on protesters. this is video posted by people living in an eastern city. reportedly at least 42 people have been killed there. in the video you can hear gunfire and the or rob league is calling for the -- the

league is calling for the immediate halt of violence. allison burns is watching the market from washington d.c. and the pressure is on the congress and the president, allison? >> that's right. the news was not reassuring asian markets dropping more than 2% and this morning the agency that dropped the u.s. credit rating is reiterating another downgrade is possible in 6 to 24 months if the u.s.' fiscal situation does not improve. >> political gridlock becomes more entranced, they could have a downgrade over that period. >> some key players fannie mae

and freddie mac are like -- freddie mac are likely to be downgraded and that could make mortgages more expensive and this morning mortgage interest rates are down and we will have more reaction to the unprecedented u.s. downgrade during the next hour. for now we are live allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. well some families worry that standard importers will cut into the point in they have available to spend. there are fears they could drive up the cost of borrowing money interest rates will slightly go up but the timing could actually have been worse. >> it probably will not have the same disaster rouse affect -- disasterrous affect before consumers learned they had to take care of themselves first anyway. >> even though she secretary

interest rates to go up, it may only separate from those out shopping for entertainment. continuing we will have more on how it is affecting consumers and our global economy on our global wall street. click on the wall street tab. jeremy died after a gunman shot him in the face on saturday. it happened while he was sitting in his police car. the chief says the 23-year-old opened fire at a nearby in and out hamburger. the person had no contact with the other person and jeremy had no indication that he was in danger in any way. this was an assassination by somebody. >> police shot and killed the

suspect after a confrontation and the suspect did leave a suicide note. in ohio, the small town is trying to make sense of a deadly rampage. family friends and even strangers came together to hold a candlelight vigil for a gunman. the show his gun and one of the victims survived. police later killed the suspect in a gunfight. the north bay brewing company is trying to keep a marine state park open. one of palm's favorites is one of four parks set to close within a year because of budget cuts. last year the cost to deep open was 750,000 dollars. the park generates $500,000 and

could be operated to break even and even if it doesn't he is willing to cover the balance. >> that is nice. sometimes it is hard to if the a camp sight and i am surprised they are not doing better. >> some people think it is tough and then they don't call. let's look at the commute on the livermore to caster valley run, the traffic looks nice heading down to the south bay and let's move along looking at the freeway closer to oakland interstate 80 in both directions northbound traffic coming up to the coliseum. of course at the toll plaza, we have a back up. 6:19 let's go to mark.

we have some dense fog even some drizzle showing up as well. a roof camera proved that point. we have clearing primarily for the interior but clouds will pull back later on. warming up and no big changes in the extended forecast warming up as you make your way towards fairfield and also around antioch reporting at last checked and i will try to draw that in for you. that cloud bank, areas of fog to right around 60 degrees. a sun cloud mix at 12:00. temperatures up about 2 to 4 degrees, no big changes here.

warmest locations inland out towards antioch and livermore in the upper 80s. over the next few days, with your weekend in view temperatures up to 80s and beaches the fog is a factor in the morning clearing into the afternoon hours. pam? it is actually ten minutes from the opening bell and european markets are all in the red right now and checking them all now, maybe even 3%. they started the day with some gains and they have a way to a ford those companies. -- afford those companies. a partial shut down is now out of luck. the internal revenue service said they might get their money back, the tax is back in place and is part of the full price

of the ticket. trying to auction off a film that reportedly stars marilyn monroe. what the seller is not giving pack. any knew the pipe lean that exploded was dangerous. they edged them to change two months before the deadly explosion. we will have more for you on your morning commute coming up. s

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. time now 6:25 it happened on southbound 101 when this dodge magnum flipped over and smashed into a tree. the nine-year-old was the only one in the car and died there at the scene. police say the young driver was handicapped and that investigation continues. also this morning, attorneys will make their

closing arguments in the killing of san francisco, they are responsible for four deadly shootings over the last couple of years and facing racketeering charges. it is almost four months of almost traffic testimony -- graphic testimony. they are not expected to affect gas service but customers will smell it. it was taking longer than anticipated and may not be finished by the end of the year as they had hoped. now the pipelines being tested are similar to the ones that exploded in september and there is no evidence the pg&e. executives understood how dangerous it was before the

explosion. according to a report, they briefed them about unacceptable race being it the people line. they installed awe -- they want to shut off -- they want to use automatic shut off valves. they were unable to bring in buyers. interest tapered off when marilyn monroe's estate said the movie was a fraud and did not neat to your the actress. however the seller is working with a buyer even though he is offering much less than the asking price. sparking fire, cigarettes were found at the scene and the two women found themselves

trapped inside. will he run or not? just a couple of hours later, the mayor is expected to make an announcement, pam will have all of that.

. welcome back, this is ktvu channel 2 news, it is monday morning, it is august 8th and i am dave clark. >> i am pam cook, we are watching for the opening bell and we will tell you about the numbers in just a moment. a big announcement is expect had in just a couple of hours from now. the san francisco mayor will end the suspends about his political future right? he will run as a full-time

as november. it is expected around 9:00 this morning. the san francisco chronicle said lee will file paperwork to become a candidate for mayor. he was pointed after a former mayor left to become lieutenant governor of california and at the time lee had been the administrator and he says he only wanted to serve as interim mayor but supporters and some regular citizens began urging him to run as mayor in november. supporters urged a campaign saying add run and he was still thinking about whether or not he would change his mind and sapan will -- is expected to

declare himself a candidate as mayor, ktvu channel 2 news. >> the death of a vallejo man shot and killed while driving is under investigation. jade hernandez is at the scene with what may have led up to the shooting, jade? >> reporter: this is an extremely busy intersection. you can see he remnants of the flares which blocked off this intersection late last night after the shooting took place. vallejo police arrived and found 28-year-old joseph mace inside his ford explorer. she was a vallejo resident and most vehicle were seen in the area but police have only a vague description of the men in the vehicles. they found the crime scene in this parking lot and it is a

shared portioning lot. one man who lives in the area heard the commotion. >> i just heard the spotlights and the cops, so i figured it was a chasing it. >> i complained some time ago there was no water and several managers told me that they are afraid to accepted employees during the night to maintain it. so what happened last night, i guess it doesn't surprise me. >> now that it is daylight you can you can see where there is orange spray paint leads from this parking lot to where the ford explorer was found. in fact it is marked off and there are places where lots of evidence markers would have

been last night. the check and manager told me this morning they were not here at the time of the shooting and could not come when what happened. we do have a tall. we have hoping to get an update on this live investigation, reporting live jade hernandez ktvu channel 2 news. they will announce an arrest in the homicide case that is more than 20 years old. the news conference is set for 10:00 a.m. along with representatives office. make sure you stay tuned to get all the details of the case that will be announced in just a couple of hours. they will determine the mental status of the man accused of stealing voting ballots from a polling station. carl bradford nicholas pled

guilty to stealing 75 ballots and a polling list from this san francisco polling place in november. he was recovering from a -- recovering and gave the judge the silent treatment and was ordered to have psychiatric -- have a psychiatric evaluation. in pacific heights this morning with information of the possible cause of the fire, tara? >> reporter: that's right, well where we are standing is actually jackson and octavia and you can see daniel steel's house across the the street. you can still see all the furniture, a mattress a couple of items, remnants that broke out on the top floor of this house. firefighters got the call

around 11:30 last night and when they arrived smoke was coming from the top story. two people were trapped inside and firefighters had to remove quickly. units moved in got fire located and located them and brought the women out. >> both women had to be brought to the hospital for smoke inhalation and second degree burns. secondders have not found out what sparked the fire and they did find cigarettes in the bedroom and they are looking at that as a possible cause. ktvu channel 2 news. right now the stock market plunge aspected, take a look at the -- as expected, take a look at the lower part of your screen, dow jones industrial

average, we just saw the nazdaq because it is down more than 3%. dow jones industrial average has come back. it is at its lowest. right now down 187. this of course coming after the downgrade of our credit rating from aaa for the first time since 1917 and i tell you i just saw this morning, warren buffet saying, you know what the u.s. rating is still aaa no matter what the treasury says. a lot of people listen to what warren before you fit is -- buffet is saying after his comments. you are watching what is happening in our commute, right? that's right, this commute looks good, we have not downgraded it yet.

traffic looks nice if you are driving to pittsburgh and it is the usual at antioch. present hill walnut couldn't tore and very slow approaching an earlier crash at the 680 interchange you can see i am going to do this and this traffic is doing very well. until you reach the grant line road area and then you will see slow traffic right there. if you want to get on the freeway somewhere after 680 do it if you have some shortcut, do it. this is the morning. this is highway 4, you can see some of the fog and i am helping mark with his fog view. one more line of picture and

that's backed up for a continue minute delay and if you live in dublin let's go to mark. we have been talking about the fog quite a bit this morning. in san jose, mostly cloudy skies it is favoring the coast and it will be a concern over the next one to two hours of dense coastal fog it might trigger the windshield over the next couple of hours and this fog bank is pushing back. we are showing you the pattern up towards santa rosa and we have some pockets in fairfield and crock and it is reporting mostly -- and crock and is reporting mostly -- antioch is reporting mostly cloudy skies. this cool weather system is

moving in from the north and as a result, temperatures will be cool and will begin to list. interior warming back from 70s to lower 80s. hugging a good portion of the coastline. cool for the beaches partly sunny around the bay and that's where you would expect warmer temperatures. forecast high santa rosa 79 fairfield 83. warmest locations out towards antioch and brentwood mid-80s. these temperatures on average are 4 degrees warmer than yesterday's readings. here is a look ahead. we saw the next couple of days warming up for the inland spots and as you take a look at the weekend with weekend in view,

temperatures are up and beaches are still holding steady in the mid-60s. well a popular wrapper is out of jail this morning. three things police say big boy was caught with while leaving a cruise ship. what the hospital is saying or not saying about what happened. good morning, traffic is getting definitely more crowded and we will have more about your morning commute. [ female announcer ] every box of general mills big g cereals

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s . welcome back, here is a quick look at some of the top stories we are following for you right now. in more than two hours, a big announcement at san francisco city hall, ed lee is running for a full year. this immediately makes him a front-runner in a crowded field of candidates. they are calling off a police chase, police dogs were called in after the driver crashed and ran away. police have not been able to finds him. -- find him.

cigarettes may be the cause of a house fire which started at 11:30 last night in the pacific heights area. they found an elderly woman and her caretaker trapped inside this house. craig, joins us about a frightening weekend attack. >> reporter: we moved to another area of the hospital and she is a public information officer at the hospital. we are trying to get the official word on a patient a salt. we -- assault. we spoke with several and those whom we spoke with have been off and didn't know what happened. according to a psychiatric technician, a patient choked a psychiatric technician. the unit was locked down following the incident and just

last week, they fouled -- they will force them if they refuse to take it voluntarily. >> it is always mandated and psychiatrists have to cover for other units when somebody is gone. >> we tried to get information but police turned us away at the gates where this happened over the weekend in the unit and coincidence tally, just last week -- coincidentally, the person accused was convicted of that crime. ktvu channel 2 news. your time now, 6:46 one of

the award-winning duos is out on bail after being arrested for drug charges in miami. >> to get a taste of what was happening, a member of big boys was walking out and he was arrested for allegedly having extasy pills and powder and viagra without a valid prescription. he was caught by customs agents and big boy is facing three felony charges. back in 2009 chris brown pled guilty to assaulting his girlfriend. he was sentenced to probation and 6 months of community service and domestic violence counts willing. he was not re-- counseling. he was not required to appear

at today's hearing. officers on foot in cars and on motorcycles with focus on the south and market area. on saturday, volunteers handed out flyers -- fliers to bring awareness. i am going to put my phone away. there we go. traffic is moving relatively slowly in some areas. especially interstate 580 which is very slow because of an earlier crash. i want to let you know if you are driving the traffic is backed up all the way out to the pass. there is not much you can do so did he have yourself pretty of extra time. southbound 880, there is a minor accident on the shoulder and it is not causing a huge

back up. dave asked about the toll plaza and that's backed up for about a 15 minute wait before you make it on to the bridge. this morning 237, some stop-and- go traffic already getting out to the far left of your screen. it 648, let's go to mark. >> hello that there. once again we are starting 0 out with overcast skies, current temperatures mid-50s fog not only coasts around the bay but work its way around the interior spots around concord and low clouds san jose cloudy and reduced visibility is there as well. mountain view checking in, in the 60s and livermore in the 50s. open in the upper 50s to right

around 60 degrees. it is slowly warming up from oakland. no extreme heat for today. in the 70s and upper 80s you will find 0 that out. temperatures around average at 12:00 it will still be hugging the coastline and a few patches and here we are noon, not too much change by 3:00 an 4:00 some coastal fog it is all reflected in today's forecast beginning 8:00 this morning. 55 and 60 degrees, we will call it warm inland and the eventual upper temperature range 83 to 84 degrees. san mateo at 71 and here is a

warming trend especially inland. with the weekend, temperatures inland back up to 80s and the beaches in the mid-to-upper 60s. another weather check in just a few minutes. today comcast will announce a low cost internet connection for low-income families. it will cost the families $10 per month. the price income has to have at least one child qualify for the school program to qualify for the new deal. dow jones industrial average up 230 points to 11216. percentage-wise, let's see actually my screen is not updated but it is down percentage-wise and the nasdaq is getting hit harder than

that. down three percent and wise. but as you can see it is definitely affecting markets this morning. japan holds the records for most tweet and now researchers know why. it is similar to the japanese short form high coo. send me your best high coo today. time now 652, one of google's self driving cars gets into a pileup but the car may not be the only blame. good morning if you are driving there is a weather issue we will tell you about that may slow you down as well.

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. big story this morning, wall street is taking a dive, down 200 points finally reacting to the news that our credit rating reduced from aaa status for the first time ever. european markets are down 2 or 3% as well.

time now, power politics may be playing a roll and large donations to two small schools in oakland. they received 1.5 million in donations this year and they gave more than a million to the oakland school of the arts. governor jerry brown gave however the governor insists those donations has no effect on decisions he makes as governor. school is about to start and parents and students should make precautions before pulling food out of done much boxes. most school lunches at home are not stored at the right temperature. they found 90% of the school lunches were in the thermal danger zone and they might cause food born ill necessaries. they suggest using water to

help as an ice pack. it happened when a person was behind the wheel. it is equipped with sensory equipment rear-ended another car causing a four car pileup right near google headquarters. the crash is designed to happen where a person is manually operating a vehicle. let's see what says is season the road, very close because of that crash on 580. now we have very slow traffic on 580 and it is backed up all the way up to the pass. if you can imagine, it is not getting better until you reach 680. just go out to 580 and you will see unfortunately. let's go and look at live pictures, it is about a 5 to 15

minute wait. san mateo bridge westbound, 657 let's go to mark. once again, you can see it with your extended forecast. no major changes with the clouds pulling back at the coast. more sunshine inland temperatures do trend upwards over the next few days. quite a bit you can see temperatures are in the mid-to- upper 80s and we will hold onto that pattern and i will have another update coming up in a bit. coming up, a break on away area cold case, the break that is expected in a few minutes. the incredible claim involving the jfk assassination. stay right here with us.