weakening but still

menacing. lee is pushing toward the coast. i'm julie haener. and i'm ken wayne. craig boswell is new orleans where they're still concerned. >> reporter: several feet of water surrounded these homes, just one casualty of tropical storm lee. lee dropped more than a foot of rain inundating some homes. >> this is a very stubborn, persistent, slow moving event. >> reporter: roofs are ripped

off homes, and trees are toppling in lilianne, louisiana. >> i heard there were tornado warnings. at that time you just heard an ungodly amount of thunder. >> it just got louder and louder and louder. i woke my wife and said it's a tornado. we just dove into a closet. >> reporter: scattered wind damage was reported. tourists want lee to speed up and move away. >> this is our first time, we want to see the scenery and the weather is not letting us see that. >> reporter: storm is another crucial test of the crescent city's flood protection system. officials say all the pub stations are going to be manned until the storm is fully gone.

live in new orleans, craig boswell, ktvu news. lee was downgraded from a tropical storm to a tropical depression with winds at 20 miles per hour. moving to the east northeast at only 10 miles per hour. the current position moving out of louisiana. here's a look at if forecast . there's a look at tropical storm lee. you can move it slowly into monday and into tuesday evening. you can see the forecast of rainfall as you take this into your monday. rainfall verifying so far, 10 to 15-inches we could a few isolated amounts of rainfall. moving into alabama and portions of tennessee. president obama promised that the federal government will help those who lost property to hurricane irene. if president visited patterson new jersey this afternoon

alongside governor chris christie and other officials. >> the last thing that residents here at patterson or vermont or the residents of up state new york need is washington politics getting in the way of us making sure that we are doing what we can to help communities that have badly been affected. the administration says congress can approve $11 billion more out of the terms of last month's budget deals. going back to school isn't always easy for children affected by violent crime. >> okay, you can take that one then. >> the nemo foundation is

helping by handing out backpacked to children of homicide victims. they received backpacks filled with supplies. attendees carried a wooden cross from the spot with lewis was gunned down last year at the corner of athens and san pablo. others joined in by carrying candles that represent a loved one. today families of seven fishermen who disappeared in the sea of cortez said a sonar search turned up no signs of a missing vessel. the seven men, five from the bay area haven't been seen since july 4th when the boat

capsized. officials say they searched by sonar in the week long effort just concluded. >> this isn't tone for us. there's a lot of closure that we need. we need the boat to bring loved ones home if we can. the families say they'll use money toward another sonar search. an update now on another story we brought you. a medical coroner has identified the body of chadwick. the fire appeared to be accidental. tonight a destructive wildfire in southern california is fully contained. the hill fire burned more than 1,100 acres since it began friday in the cajon pass. the fire in san san bernardino

county destroyed one home. killing 100 pet rabbits and goats. two mobile homes also burned to the ground there. a deadly plane crash sparked a gas fire in current county that tonight is burning out of control. the canyon fire has grown to at least 1,000 acres in just a matter of hours. right now it is 0% contained. 30 homes evacuated. it started around 11:30 this morning after a small plane went down in tapachepe. investigators are looking into the death of a washington state man found at yosemite national park. park rangers say jean hall appears to have died of natural causes. hall was found near his tent. search teams had been looking for him since thursday.

hall's death is the 18th so far this year. coroner's have identified the body of a man found dead after a stand off. deputies say andrew harper barricaded himselfed in a unit. a woman who was also inside got out before deputies arrived. about a half hour later, harper let the children go. negotiators try to convince him to surrender. deputies entered the apartment and found harper dead inside. a petaluma man has been arrested after trying to lure a 15-year-old girl into his car.

sayed ferdows tried to lure the girl into the car. police told ktvu they do not think he is connected to the kidnapping of a 23-year-old woman early that morning. mentecino county sheriff's deputy spotted aaron vasler outside his mother's home. masler ran into the woods and has not been seen yesterday. he's accused of gunning down jerry melow yesterday. authorities now also believe vasler killed matthew coleman last month. san francisco may get all the attention but oakland is also home to one of the largest gay populations in the country. today that city hosted its second annual gay pride

celebration. patti lee was there. samba drumming melded with classical music at the gay festival. this year they say up to 100,000 people could attend. >> you know we crossed our fingers and put all the good energy out there and people just showed up. >> an estimated 150 vendors were on sight offering everything from free hiv screening to t-shirts. >> one of the best kept secrets in the pay area. >> reporter: oakland assistant police chief expected a crowd tonight but few problems. >> we have a good plan in place to affords any concerns or problems that they have. by 5:00 tonight about 20,000 people had come through the gates far below the expected turn out. but organizers expected a surge ahead of the night's big name musical acts. the music may be a major draw but the deeper purpose of this festival is to focus attention

on the diversity of oakland. home to the biggest number of same-sex couples in the country after san francisco and seattle. >> it's not a crowded here so that's good. san francisco has gotten to be a real big zoo. >> reporter: and a way to differen to the best tiate it from gay pride. backers of the voter approved ban on same-sex marriage are suing to defend the measure because governor brown and the attorney general's office are staying on the sidelines. both agree with a federal judge's ruling that the ban is unconstitutional. the hearing is scheduled for tuesday. once the issue is decided the case will head back to federal court. we've put together a slide

show, some highlights from this year's gay pride operation. you will find it by clicking on the tab. another alert ahead of september 11th. the warning on how terrorists may try to carry out an attack. >> they said they'll be out in force. tonight we're finding out just how serious the highway patrol is about catching drunk drivers. just about three hours ago we watched the first meeting tonight, a decorated soldier comes home for labor day.

it was a homecoming to remember tonight for a bay area soldier back from afghanistan. jade hernandez is live now at oakland international airport where the soldier was met by a very special pool of guests. >> reporter: that's right just three hours ago we watched a first meeting between a soldier and his new daughter marly lynne. soon he'll have a purple heart to share with her as well. >> reporter: the cheer, the signs and hugs from his wife all for private aaron heart. >> i am kind of in shock. i'm in disbelief he's everyone coming home. >> reporter: then the meeting of a lifetime to one -week-old emily lynne. >> i'm a veteran myself. that makes our family as every generation has had somebody served mainly army.

>> reporter: that's aaron's father the man who explained his son was one of seven hurt in combat just a month ago. aaron suffered a shrapnel wound to his calf. he's already been nominated for a medal of valor, and now a purple heart. >> it's huge. >> reporter: aaron has been traveling for more than a week. he had to travel from kandahar to kuwait, to dallas. >> a lot of people thanked me, said hi. >> they're heros, all of them are. but i don't think they're all comfortable being placed on that pedestal. >> it doesn't worth what happened to get it but it's all right. >> i'm very proud of him. he's a very, very just a really

good kid. >> and father for others he's someone his brothers and others in the community can look up to. he's a graduate of livermore high. he's expected to come home for good to the united states sometime after the first of the year. reporting live in oakland, jade hernandez. the u.s. army says a decorated soldier from livermore has died of rabies. kevin schumaker served from may 2010 until may of this year. officials say he died last wednesday in new york where he was stationed for. the military says how he contracted rabies is unconfirmed. shumaker is survived by his mother and father. the event was part of

national disaster preparedness day. it included presentations by the police department and the red cross. the event was important due to the fact that most residents lack sufficient preparation as well as adequate supplies for any kind of natural disaster. >> we're grossly understood prepared for a natural disaster which shouldn't be the case especially since we live in california. those who attended the event were given energy supplies and provided tips on how to prepare for a disaster. just days before the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, federal authorities are warning that terrorists may try to launch another attack by using a small plane. >> reporter: terrorists are intend on using small planes to carry out an attack on america. that's the word tonight from the fbi and homeland security. it's a warning that pilot jena wells is taking seriously. we caught up with her today as she got her plane prepped for

take off at the san carlos airport. wells says she always keeps her eyes out for anything unusual when she flies. >> if you see anything suspicious at the airport, go up and talk to them. where are you flying, where are you going. so if you did hear something suspicious, maybe that might be something you bring out. >> reporter: al-qaida operatives are still trying to get flight training so they can fly these small cessnas. wells is certified flight instructor believes there are a good number of safeguards in place to keep terrorists out of flight schools. >> the process for that is so intense. just going to the tsa background checks, they get fingerprinted. you have to do a bunch of paper work around that. >> reporter: still according to this latest law enforcement bulletin, al-qaida operatives believe security is lax.

that's why private pilots play a crucial support. >> you have to be aware, i tend to be a little more protective than most. >> reporter: this comes right before the tenth anniversary of 9/11. alex savage, ktvu channel 2 news. next sunday marks the tenth anniversary of 9/11. little later we'll look at how things have changed since then through the eyes of the muslim community. a flight to southern california was diverted after a passenger allegedly made a flight threat. spirit airlines was headed to las vegas to los angeles. when the plane landed back in las vegas all the passengers were taken offer the plane and it was searched. no explosives were found. the man was arrested there at

the gate. the remaining passengers were rescreened and boarded a new flight to l.a. the highway patrol is out tonight looking for drunk drivers as part of its aggressive holiday enforcement program. officers statewide have now arrested more than 1,000 people suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. thaárs up from 180 from the -- that's up from 180 from the same time last year. the highway patrol's maximum enforcement program runs through midnight monday. a two day expo featuring all things marijuana. outside oakland city hall wrapped up two hours ago. tonight organizers told us 11,000 people attended. there was also live music and of course a little bit of pot

smokes. oakland police say it was a problem free weekend. turning now to the conflict in libya where rebel fighters are waiting to launch an attack on gadhafi's last stronghold. the rebels have now surrounded the town. a negotiator says talks have failed and an attack is eminent. burning man is just about in the books. find out why the popular culture event may find itself in trouble with the government. icon or eyesore. san franciscans prepare to say goodbye as it floats away. when 90-degree weather returns to the bay area.

come tomorrow a family run

business that's been in the works for a decade will come to an end. >> we actually got married in these parts. >> reporter: nostalgia runs deep at the boat house. >> they're going to yupify the whole thing and it's not going to be as fun and funky as it is. the manager knows the new company says it will keep the historic flavor. but the city wants stow lake to make more money than it does now selling hot dogs and snacks to it will become a new cafe. >> they want a steady stream of people and they don't want people to loiter and hang out. >> reporter: hanging out is as common here as cruising around the lake. >> everything has to come to an end. so maybe these new people will be all right. i don't know yet. >> reporter: it's been a bitter

switch. the long time local company losing in court, ousted and forced to hand the franchise to a new mexico outfit. it leaves a bitter taste for some. >> i hope the new one is nice too. but a local company that's been doing it for a long time is important. >> i think sometimes part of the charm is that it's not modern and fresh. it's like it's always been. >> if they put something that's like every other place, every other park, we lose a bit of something special. >> reporter: new management arrives in a few weeks with a new fleet of boats. tomorrow will be the last day to paddle around in one of these old ones. and they are for sale. all 65 of them, starting at $200 a piece. debra villalone. more details on stow lake. bicycle rentals are also coming to an end. both have been available at the boat house for 20 years. now customers are signing

petitions asking the recreation and parks department to find another location for the popular kiosks in golden gate park. in news of the world tonight, crews are searching for the bodies of victims of a military plane crash near chile. 21 people were on board the plane friday when it crashed while trying to land in stormy weather on chile's remote juan fernandez islands. four bodies were recovered yesterday. mass was held today in memory of all the victims outside of chilean network t.e.n. tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of yemen's capital city promising violence against government forces. activists say security forces opened fire at the demonstration. demonstrators are calling for yemen's president to resign. the president is in saudi

arabia recovering from wounds after an assassination attempt back in june. the russian built facility in iran is connected to the national power grid last night for a test run. iran said the testing is still in its preliminary state. the power plant has the capacity of 10,000 mega watts of power. burning man sold out crowd could mean trouble for the festival's organizers. close to 54,000 people were in the northern nevada desert for the event. that's about 4,000 more than the number allowed by federal land managers. the bureau of land management believes organizers sold more than 50,000 tickets assuming not everyone would show. officials now say they hope to discuss the issue with organizers after the dust clears from the week long event tomorrow.

nearly 10 years have passed since 9/11. tonight we look at how the world around us has changed through the eyes of the bay area muslim community. new videos come out showing the crash site of crash 93 moments after it went down in a pennsylvania field.

the last ten years have brought about a range of feelings in the bay area muslim community. as the anniversary of the terror attacks near, lloyd lacuesta talks with muslims about life after 9/11. >> reporter: ramadan is a time for muslims to fast, pray and reflect. this year the holy month was

the prelude to remembering 9/11. young muslims who grew up in after 9/11 say it's something you will never forget. >> it's a hectic moment but also something that really sticks in your mind because, you know, they just fell within a few minutes of each other. >> reporter: ahmed was 5 years old. arehazi was seven on that day, both remember seeing the horrific images on the television. arehazi remembers the words. >> he told me not to go outside, not to talk to anyone. lock to doors so i was really scared. >> reporter: the teenagers who work as interns at the center of islamic relations say they didn't feel the full impact of 9/11 until they were in school. >> i just remember my group of friends started asking me questions like, wait aren't you muslim. aren't you one of them. and i would be no, no it's not

like that. i remember one day, they just decided that i can't sit at their table anymore for lunch. >> reporter: ahmed says her first encounter with discrimination is when her family went to a library and a woman cussed them. >> all i know is that she was really angry at us for something we didn't do. >> i had to go to therapy for a while which is hard for a child too. just to kind of emotionally and mentally deal with the trauma that followed. >> reporter: this mother says even her children who were born after 9/11 happened are subject to scrutiny. her 4-year-old son in particular when they go to the airport. >> my son, he is on the tsa list because of his name. simply because of his name. even though when we first found out he was two at the time. we were stopped and he was

patted down. >> reporter: a recent gallop poll indicated that muslim americans are under scrutiny. muslim americans say if anything 9/11 educated people of their religion. they make up less than 2% of the u.s. population but say this is their country too. >> i think 9/11 should sort of be a day for people to reach out to people of different cultures. when 9/11 first happened it kind of divided people. and you know now i think it should be something that brings people together. >> the next 10 years i hope that our country kind of heals a bit more. i feel like we're very wounded right now. so i hope that we kind of get ours back together, get the economy back together. start thinking of separate but equal religions. >> reporter: in a report kept

secret for many years, the federal bureau indicates they have not found a single sleeper cell. >> the explosion shook a house clear over here. we are what? 15miles from lambert sville and it shook the heck out of the house. plane 93 bound for san francisco were killed. the man who took this video has since died. it was released on condition of anenimity. today paoáepl across the country and here in the bay area were thinking about the tragedy -- today people across the country and here in the bay area were thinking about the tragedy. one young man we spoke to said

he will never forget the tragedy that unfolded on his 15th birthday. >> i take the time all the time on my birthday to think about what happened. i always look about it. my history would be a month before this month happened. and you know, just realize that i'm happy to be here still. >> reporter: others we spoke to agreed the event is a time to talk and reflect. on sunday september 11th, ktvu news will air a special program called 9/11 a decade of change. we'll have live reports from new york, washington, and shanksville. 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. tonight thousands of people all across the country are doing their part to help raise money to combat muscular dystrophy. earlier tonight i helped host the mda telethon. some of my colleagues will be on the air raising money until midnight. so you still have time folks.

so far we've raised more than $2 million. the mda's east goal is to top what they got last year. joey the jog goes for another title. see if he can gobble up another finish. >> we could see another warm upstarting tomorrow. mark tamayo will let us know what the weather will be. his warm upcoming up in just a few minutes. -- his warm up coming up in just a few minutes.

so far temperatures have been cooling off this weekend. but the weather pattern will soon be reversing. we still have clouds to be talk

about regrouping at the coast. low clouds and fog out at the pacific and also moving into parts of the bay and also parts of the north bay right around marin county. we can pick out some overcast conditions right around san francisco, oakland and hayward. still a bit of a breeze out there. winds gusting to 21-miles-an- hour. forecast headlines for tonight. fog will continue to be on the increase and a bit of a breeze out there. like we just showed you, for your labor day, clearing to near the coast. a bit of a bump in the numbers we'll see that coming up in just a little bit. overnight lows most of the bay area starting out tomorrow morning in the 50s. expect santa rosa 79-degree. oakland 53 and morgan hill right around 54. so tomorrow it will be a little bit warmer for your labor day. we'll have cool numbers for your beaches and warm numbers inland and the upper 80s approaching the 90 degrees mark. high pressure rebuilds. this will be the source of our warm up as we head into tuesday

and wednesday. temperatures by tuesday will be approaching the mid-90s. so we begin our warming trend for tomorrow. really kicks in for tuesday and wednesday. not much of a warm up expected thursday. there'll still be patchy fog. could be breaking though a bit into the afternoon. here's our updated forecast model showing you some of the coverage tomorrow morning at 5:00. coast side and right around the bay, they'll put this into motion in the afternoon hours. still left over patchy fog, as you work your way into the bay plenty of sunshine. temperatures on track to reach 87, possibly inching closer to 90 degrees. upper 40s to mid-50s. by 12:00, bundle up if you're headed to the beaches for tomorrow. by 4:00. warm numbers inland. santa rosa right around 80 degrees. fairfield in the upper 80s. right around the bay mainly in

the upper 60s to 80s. brentwood right around 90. forecast high of 81 in san francisco we go 67. you notice temperatures going up and up for tuesday and into wednesday. wednesday will be the warmest day of the week and then we gradually cool things off a little bit for thursday and friday. with your weekend always in view that cool down will continue with partly cloudy conditions. but heather and ken, today has been a little too chilly for you. we're warming up things a little bit just in time for your friday. >> a lot of people have tomorrow off so they'll be enjoying it. >> they'll be enjoying it. today joey "jaws" chestnut came up nine wings short. the eating contest was part of the buffalo wing festival in buffalo new york.

sonia though, "black widow" thomas won the contest. she gets the prize and upset stomach. terrell pryor now says he will appeal his suspension. but you might be surprised by the reason why. and bruce bochy realizes that the window of possibility starts to close.

good evening everyone and welcome to this late sunday night edition of sports wrap. the giants could point to this weekend when they had three head