it's no holiday weekend for law enforcement. we'll take you along with the highway patrol as they crack down on drunk drivers.

>> hello again everyone. ramping up patrols and drunking driving checkpoints, two of the toes they're using to try to -- tools they're using to try to keep the roads safe this weekend. we're joined now from san francisco. >> hi. this is one example of where police are crack down on drunk driving. this checkpoint has been in operation now for 1 hour and 20 minutes. it's one of the weapons they use during this holiday maximum enforcement period. >> labor day weekend is a parties, outdoor activities and lots of drinking. >> once they start drinking they get that courage. i don't think anyone gets in the car thinking they're going to hurt anybody. >> reporter: last year 21 people were killed on california roadways and they arrested 1521 people for driving under the influence.

a 7% increase from the previous year. earlier this evening rob took us on the free way in oakland where he pulled over three drivers in 45 minutes. none were a dui but he expected to see a lot this weekend. >> you see the commercials it's all over tv, it's drilled into your head, don't drive drunk. we're out there, we're looking for you. one driver pulled over for expired registration says he appreciates the dedicated policeman. >> safety is everything so anything anybody has to do to make sure everyone is safe, i advise them to do it. >> to keep a person from getting injured because some people are under the influence and tend to make poor decisions. >> reporter: back here police just told me that they so far arrested two people of

suspected dui and they're working on a third possible dui. investigators are now looking at curveball evidence from a deadly explosion inside a research lab. the fire department red flagged membrane technology after the blast. 56 year old adrian martin was transferring a mixture of gases from one can canister to another. martin was killed. the investigators have recovered the canisters and are looking at the possibility they were overpressure xized. the president expressed sympathy and said they are cooperating fully with authorities and cannot comment further until reliable information is available. >> today we heard the 911 call reporting a natural gas

explosion at a condo complex. >> it's -- okay it's crazy. >> okay. and do you see the flames or? >> oh yeah, oh yeah. >> the condo's owner said she smelled gas before wednesday's blast but did not report it. there were six additional gas leeks in that area. the pipes were made of a plastic that can get brittle overtime. they will replace the pipes. crews are going door to door to answer questions and also check appliances. firefighters say a fatal fire appears to be accidental. our crew got this video from inside the third floor of an apartment complex on mcalister street. they spotted smoke coming from underneath the apartment door. the man was dead in the

kitchen. his identity has not been released. >> thousands of fans turned out not only to watch the giants put help end domestic violence. how the family of bryan stow took part. >> his family was here. violence led to him nearly losing his life. today they supported other groups raising money for victims like brian. ann god more -- got more than just hugs tonight, she got support. brian's father through out the first pitch. for ten years the team has honored survivors of violence and groups committing to stopping it by allowing charities to raise money in the ballpark anyway they can. >> thank you guys. >> thank you. i hope i get a jersey actually, that would be fun, isn't it.

>> yeah, it has been beneficial for this job selling chances to win signed giants jerseys. >> people understand it's hard times and they want to make a difference. >> i like the jersey. >> it's for a good cause too, you know. >> which is why it goes to other families effected by violence. he'll be donating annually. >> i got $5 in tickets and one lucky ticket. >> he won a jersey last year. now, they had more volunteers in the 10 years of fund-raising than it's ever had and they raised $23,000. that's more than last year. now, as for the stowe's they declined to us on camera hoping that their action on the fields speak louder than words.

>> police have investigating a daytime shooting in east oakland that killed a man. it happened about 3:00 p.m. outside a home on the 2600 block of 74th avenue. a crowd gathered as police blocked off a large area to begin the investigation. it was 20 year old terrance smith of oakland. the shooting was only a few blocks from where another 20 year old man was killed on wednesday. two people were detained in connection with the shooting early this morning. officers took the two into custody, at 22nd and market streets. the shooting happened at 69th avenue just before 4:00 a.m. the victim was shot several times but managed to drive himself to a police substation. he is hospitalized in stable condition. >> a developer is objected to the plan to get the city out of bankruptcy. triad tiled a challenge to the

exit plan announced last month on top of an existing lawsuit it has against the city. they claim they broke a long standing contract in 2009 and that it's entitled to money damages for the illegal termination. it's a precautionary move in case they don't win the lawsuit. the fbi is displaying evidence on the war on terror as part of the 9/11 attacks. it covers attacks before and after 9/11 including jet liners from the jets that hit the towers. >> it's shocking to see and to see the cell phone exits there and to hear that the phones range for days as people searched for their loved ones. >> it also includes the shoes of richard reed who tried to destroy a jet liner in 2001.

it will be on permanent display. on sunday, ktvu news will have live reports from new york, washington d.c. and pennsylvania and we'll examine the many changes we've seen since the attacks. our live broadcast is at 6:00 p.m. on september 11th. >> burning is underway in the nevada desert. it was set on fire and streamed on the internet by organizers. a record crowd of more than 53,000 people have gathered 120 miles northeast of reno this year. burners have also erected giant art installations and shelters. they have to bring in all their own food and water for the entire labor day weekend event. >> here comes lee. the tropical storm is baring

down on louisiana. the slow pace could cause serious problem. >> also a grass fire generates a huge response from firefighters. what they did to protect the homes. an affair unlike any other took place today right in front of oakland city hall. 10 clock news continues in 90 seconds free access to chase atm's wherever you are.

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tropical storm lee has been drenching the gulf coast tonight. forecasts are issuing flash flood warnings from alabama to texas. craig is in new orleans with the conditions there right now, craig. >> good evening to you. now it's clearing, there's been no rain for almost an hour, maybe longer here. maybe a couple of hours. that is good news because we'll have a band of rain come in and then a period of time where there's no rain. that gives the pumps time to pump it out. when you talk about that much rainfall that could become a problem. that's what they've been talking about. there's a little bit of clearing in the skies. they're talking about up to 20- inches of rain. >> reporter: new orleans is taking lee head on. the storm could dump up to 20 inches of rain in parts of the city, a city submerged by katrina six years ago. thousands are already without power. they're concerned about all the

water and where it will go. the mayor says they're relying on water pumps. >> we are expected 15 to 20- inches of rains in the new orleans as a result of the tropical storm and as all of us who have been through this know, it's not how much we get, but it's how much we get in a short period of time. >> he insists the pumps are working, but the big easy is already facing street flooding. >> putting up sandbags to try to protect my house. >> reporter: they're stacking sandbags trying to stay ahead of a slow moving lee. >> nervousness. with he know the area we live is prone to flooding. >> reporter: streets turned into waterways. meantime, a suburb is already concerned and says his residents deserve better protection. >> we've asked them to let us building but that money is sitting in the bank thousand for over two years and every year we get pushed back on the calendar. they just haven't gotten to it yet. >> reporter: and the areas that

were under mandatory evacuation are those towns and areas outside that system, crown point, those areas. this of course, all this rain could certainly be another curveball test for that levey protection system and pump system. back back to you. we're tracking multiple storms. here's katia which could be a factor in the next week. here's lee packing winds of 50 miles per hour. you can pick out the circulation just off the louisiana coastline. as far as the forecast track, we can take this into sunday afternoon, this is our time. not too much moving here with winds at 45 miles per hour and on track to move into mississippi, but this is a very, slow mover. that is the biggest problem with lee. at last check it was moving

right around 2 miles per hour. that is very slow. as a result they are forecasting excessive rainfall amounts. here's the forecast model with the rain. you'll notice, watch out for those brighter colors into sunday and monday. rainfall expectations, especially in the areas shaded in yellow could be on the order of 10 to 15-inches. isolated amounts will be approaching 20-inches. we have fog to talk about. i'll show you where it will be first thing tomorrow morning and the temperature change we can expect from the remainder of the holiday weekend. >> much of the northeast is still cleaning up from irene. it caused flooding and wind damage in upstate new york. some people still can't return to their homes and thousands still don't have power. the governor toured the hardest hit areas promising aid to farmers. tomorrow president obama will see the damage in new jersey. he declared disaster areas there and in four other states

to help get federal aid flowing. a warning for bay area beachgoers this weekend. a storm in the southern hemisphere is sistering a big swell such as these. our crews shot this video earlier this week. conditions are also expected to effect other south facing beaches and the beaches below coast and wild cat campground. videos of a grass fire. fire departments were out in force to knock back the fire on alamo hill with a helicopter, airplane, bulldozers, fire engines and hand crews. it burned at least 40 acres before it was brought under control. firefighters say the blaze required more than firefighters on foot. >> it's steep as you can see.

it's mostly hose, you have to drag the hose up the hill and it's very difficult at times. >> they're still trying to determine how the fire started. they'll remain on the scene overnight to watch for hotspots and prevent the fire from flaring up. >> hundreds of people are back in their homes after being threatened by wild fire. the fire along interstate 15 is now 60% contained. it started yesterday and quickly burned more than 1,000 acres. it also destroyed two mobile homes. 1500 homes were evacuated. homeowners that cleared the space around their property helped keep the flames at bay. >> they continue their search through rugged wooded terrain for a man suspected of killing two people. authorities say the 35 year old

shot to death a councilman last saturday. investigators also believe he killed a 45 year old truss worker last month. his father says his son mentally ill and that the family has tried to get him help. the san francisco mayor is opening through campaign head quarters this weekend. he spent today meeting residents. he'll open another office tomorrow. lee tells the news he is focusing on creating jobs for san francisco. he is facing off against a dozen other mayor candidates. >> she did not answer the question asked by her supporters. run sarah run is what they're chanting. she did not announce a run for the presidential nomination. much of her speech was critical

of president obama but she also attacked corporate welfare, tax loopholes and bailouts. afterwards she told supporters she still hasn't decided if he'll run for the white house. >> governor rick perry was in new hampshire looking for support in the second state to cast votes in the presidential primary. he surprised some reporters when he said he is not in favor of a fence along the mexican border saying that texas alone shares a 1200-mile border with mexico. instead strategic fencing. the smell of marijuana will be in the air outside oakland city hall. the city is hosting a two day marijuana street fair which includes an order from the mayor. if you burn it they will come. people waited in line to get into the expo.

no one under 18, medical documents required. >> i carry this with me to prove that i am sick enough to smoke weed. >> and smoke they did. they showed but didn't sell, medicine for some, a powerful high for others. >> there are recreational users, i won't kid you but there are many qualified patients out there. no tabo here. books and clothing, how to grow your own. >> the more they legalize it, the more we headache. >> when bombs are the family business, it's a fest -- festival. merchants is why the city welcomed the festival. oakland lead the way nationally

licensing and taxes dispensaries. still organizers ask the media not to show pot smoking at the seat of government. orders from the mayor. >> it's not that we don't want the picture, it's really that we try to keep this area of city hall -- this public park free of smoke and inhalation. >> it would appear oakland has nothing to worry about. police are posted on the par par rim meter, so far there vice president haven't been any problems. >> he will not change the monument despite criticism by african american leaders. i was a drum major for justice,

peace and righteousness badly paraphrases dr. king. we'll have details about how an armed man is facing off with police. >> a beautiful labor day weekend at china champ state park. the last one at the park and 69 others across the state. the push to keep the parks open

some developing news right now. a stand off is underway right now between several police departments and an armed man who has now barracaded himself inside an apartment. police tell us they responded to a domestic violence call between a man and a woman at about 7:15 this evening when the man rushed back inside and armed himself. now the woman and three children were able to get out of the home safely. police have asked people in the

neighborhood to stay inside while negotiators work to end the stand off. dominique strauss-kahn has apparently left the u.s. on a flight bound for paris. the former director of the international monetary fund was mobbed by photographers at the airport and he and his wife headed for the air france terminal. he was cleared after rape charges last week but still faces a civil lawsuit by a hotel maid accusing him of sexual assault. it is inclear whether he'll return to french politics. until his arrest he was considered a likely front runner this france's 2012 race. >> they are celebrating the end of the gadhafi routine. they turned out for a celebration this martyr square. they have given loyalists a week to turn themselves in.

he has remained in hiding although it's assumed he's still in libya. rebel forces are scowerring the area trying to find him. german police are working to confirm the identity of an american tourist killed. the young woman in her 20s was stabbed to death in a hotel room. her body was discovered after her male companion jumped off a tower at the hotel key was found on him. the judge has issued an arrest warrant for that man that is now in a coma and a typhoon has destroyed homes and flooded neighborhoods and forced thousands to evacuate. it generated wind gusts of about 90 miles per hour. it is the 12th of the season. they expect it to leave japan tomorrow. >> new zealand is remembering a

major earthquake that struck one year ago today. a second deadly quake hit just months later. joy tells us how they're recovering. >> 4:55 in the morning, they came to break ground. >> very noisy and it seems like a long time to stop. >> the magnitude 7.1 sending shockwaves throughout the region. >> i was terrified, yeah. >> we just ran down stairs and just falling everywhere. >> as the day broke, the true extent of the disaster was revealed. >> it was entering a road zone. >> we had water in this area. >> homes, historic mansions and railway roads all ruined. and for the country,. >> a state of emergency.

nobody died that day and to this day, it just seems a great thing. >> on february 23rd, a new faultline ruptured and changed all that. and the day 181 people died and a whole community plunge into shock and grief. >> this is the price we pay. >> the broken city may be locked down, but the landscape is changing. >> i can stand on street corners now where i can't tell where i am. >> we're going to make a place we want to live in. >> even through it, he sees the promise of a new city. that was joy reporting for us. christ church was still experiencing after shock, the largest measured 6.3. >> they try to save one of its

treasures from the budget ax, how china camp state park has hope. >> a very strange story from sacramento, how a man by the a snake. both survived and one went to jail

this might be the last labor day weekend people can visit dozens of parks. they're set to close due to budget cuts. >> this is a saturday morning at china camp state park. >> all of our backyard and living in an urban place to have that is really important. >> what some people may not realize is this is the last labor day weekend for 70 state parks. 25% of them will close their

doors on july 1st, 2012 to save $22 million. the question now is, what exactly will these parks look like come this time next year. >> there's concern about vandalism, theft, in wilderness areas. >> the they are now working into public private partnerships to raise money to keep the parks open. >> we look for private partners to help but keep in mind we're not going to name a park after a company. we're not going to put up advertising in our parks. >> but they are looking at donations from wealthy residents. one business man wants to bank roll an effort allowing volunteers to staff the samuel p. taylor campground and in sacramento they are trying to team up with other government agencies. >> there may be some comanagement agreement we can enter to keep that open.

>> it is a valuable get away but even some that use it understand the decisions. >> if i had to choose education for my son versus recreation in the park, i would choose education. >> search crews are combing through parts of the national park for a man that vanished during a backpacking trip. he is from washington state. he was last seen on tuesday. he was reported missing two days later when he didn't return to his car. authorities believe hall may have been climbing. 65 rescue workers are now searching for him in that area both on ground and by helicopter. adult film production was given the green light today after officials say a false alarm shut it down. southern california's multibillion dollar industry was forced to stop production

monday after a performer tested positive for hiv. officials say the actor retested negative and that production can continue. >> regulators are using the war against sodium. salt content in restaurant menu items has gone up 144% in the past 5 years. they say it's due mostly to gourmet versions of the mineral like finishing salts. they're discouraging lawmakers pushing for limitations or a band an salt. >> they have reduced hospital readmissions for heart failure by 30% and saved medicare more than a million dollars. the 3 year old program helps patients stay out of the program be by teaching them how to monitor fluid build up,

prepare heart healthy meals and manage it. meantime, more teens and young people are being hospitalized for strokes. the centers for disease control says the number of people 15 to 44 years old who suffered a stroke jumped by more than a third between 1995 and 2008. obesity rates have also increased. >> our news from the bay area and all over the world showed off their work today. it's parts of the art festival that kicked off this morning. thousands of people are expected over the holiday to enjoy food and wine and original art work. today's turn out was encouraging for the art community. >> it has been packed. what economy problem? this is great. i see people out here buying art again.

it makes me happy. >> the festival continues tomorrow from 10:00 to 6:00 and again on monday from 10:00 to 5:00. >> a man is in jail tonight accused of biting a live snake. officers say david by the a chunk from the belly of this two and a half foot long python after asking the owner if he could hold it. he spoke out today about the accusation and he said i can't remember anything about the snake because he says he was drunk at the time. >> i don't remember. they scare me. >> well the snake was treated and is expected to survive. it suffered injuries to it's internal organs and is now missing three to five ribs. game on, the bay area college football teams kicked off the season. we'll show you the impressive performance by stanford. >> plus we'll have the forecast

for the remainder of your holiday weekend coming up in just three minutes

a bit of a cool down today. the fog making a big compaq. more low clouds and fog on the satellite. that will be a factor into our sunday morning. right now also pushing back into the region, the parts will move the maps to the south. you can still see the overcast, san francisco and mountainview reporting some fog out there with the cloud cover on the increase. here's a look at our forecast

story, the headlines, fog will continue to be on the increase. a bit of a breeze for tomorrow and monday. clearing skies to near the coast and the extend forecast, we warm up. cooler locations in the upper 40s. a low of 55 degrees. this weather system moves in for tomorrow, it actually started to move in today and as a result it will reinforce the cooling some what. temperatures not a change from today's high. beaches were on the cool side around the bay. skies partly cloudy and inland mostly sunny skies, but the winds pick up once again. once again, the swell is building in and as a result today the swell peaked. tomorrow still sizable waves on the order of 5 to 7 feet.

for the south facing beaches dangerous rips out from. here's our forecast model showing you quite a bit of overcast. here we are, 7:00 for your sunday and into the afternoon hours, the clouds go back to near the shoreline. had more sunshine inland and the warmest locations not too hot. mainly in the mid to upper 80s. areas of fog, upper 40s to the mid 50s. coastal overcast and by 4:00 a bit of a breeze out there. the numbers for tomorrow, not a big change from today's highs. you can see quite a few 80s. oakland in the upper 60s, san jose, 79, temperatures will check in around 3 or 4:00 tomorrow afternoon. your extended forecast with a remainder of your weekend in view. temperatures actually warmed up a little bit for monday.

so the warmest locations back up into lower 90s. more expecked for tuesday and into wednesday but at least it feels like fall out there with the crispness out there tomorrow. go to the beach in the afternoon when it's warmer. >> it is kick off weekend for college football. we have san jose state and highlights from all around the country. >> and the division leading diamondbacks, sports wrap is next [ man ] i got this new citi thankyou card

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