escape. >> we are worried because he is a high risk sex offender. we have the notice out with that photograph and are asking for citizens if they see him to call the local police. we have the arrest warrant for him so he can be arrested. we are also asking the public not to take matters in to their own hands. >> should probably take a better care of people down there. i guess they will say we don't have money and -- it's not our fault, not our problem. >> i have two young children. something that would concern me. >> reporter: more for the children rather than you? >> as a mom absolutely. my boys -- first priority for me. >> reporter: and here is the older mug shot of him. the sheriff's office said he is 5'11'' 1, 165-pounds and was in a red polo shirt. he has a history of violence and mental health problems. >> junk eight feet high may

have cost two men their lives. we are live in the area with the unsafe conditions inside a house that broke out in flames early this morning. >> reporter: the biggest challenge in the fight, not so much the flames as the junk. stacks of it like you see right there in every corner of this home. firefighters say it's more common than you may think. this pile of junk is just a small sample of what firefighters face as they watt battled the flames. >> markakis there were stacks of taller than firefighters. it made a difference. >> our first company in there, weren't the biggest guys, they did a very good hose lead. >> reporter: firefighters went in single file barely getting

upstairs, dodging furniture. when they found this mess it can be dangerous for them and the people they want to save. >> you can separate from a hose line or if someone starts knocking all that stuff down you can get caught in it, get lost and just be trapped. >> reporter: the executive director of the mental health association said it sounds like hoarding. >> are. >> we are very concerned. >> reporter: the two men inside didn't make it alive. their home destroyed. >> things tend to get out of control where people feel they can't reach out for help. as they get isolated they are less able to help themselves >> the cause of the fire is under investigation. nobody has confirmed if either of the two men had a hoarding

problem. protesters gathered in san francisco to speak out against something happening half a world away. about 30 demonstrators staged a protest outside the russian embassy in san francisco. they are speaking out against the prison sentences for three members of a all female punk rock band in russia. that band staged a protest last february at a church in moscow against the russian president. today a judge sentenced them to two years in jail. the decision is drying criticism for limits of political speech, even the president wide in on the side of leniency. >> the condition of a 17-year- old boy shot last night in san jose improving. the shooting happened on sanders near allen rock last night just after 9:30. the boy was first said to have suffered life threatening injuries but today police said that the teen is expected to

survive. investigators are still searching for the gunman and have not disclosed a motive for the shooting. san francisco police are getting ready to stop a river that is reportedly planned for this weekend. police say that any rabe on the island tomorrow night would be illegal. they have told the highway patrol and the coast guard and will limit entry to the island with checkpoints. they say they learned of the project x event from a concerned parent. >> rangers at yosemite will continue their search for a 6- year-old this weekend. rangers have been searching a mile long stretch of the merced river. the boy and his brother were swept away wednesday afternoon when they stopped near the foot bridge. his brother was quickly found but had already drowned. >> an attack of an employee by a patient at napa state hospital has prompted a change in poll civil hospital employees will no longer be required to carry new safety

alarms on lanyards. instead they can carry them on a belt clip. this change comes after a patient punched a hospital tech in the face on wednesday and then tried to choke him with the lanyard. this morning union leaders met with administrator who agreed to low the belt clips. >> it doesn't give my merit to say we told you so. i'm pretty disappointed that they don't listen to us before something happens. >> the tech was not seriously hurt. we are told the belt clips are on order and should arrive in a week. >> state transportation leaders trying to make sure that a five-day closure of the bridge doesn't catch bay area drivers by surprise. today caltrans gave the meeting the up close look at the plan for labor day weekend as crews planned to replace an expans joint. its part of a upgrade to make the bridge more able to with stand the strong quake. >> part of the work we need to do is a hundred foot concrete

paver so that when cars go up onto the new el vacation they won't notifying. >> it starts at ten august 31st and the bridge is scheduled to reopen at 5:00 a.m. september 4th. >> two united states service members were shot and killed today by the afghanistan police recruit they were training. this just a day after seven died in a helicopter crash. new at six rita williams with the new fears here in america about our men and women fighting in america's longest war. >> reporter: a tough time for united states troops in afghanistan. nine americans killed in just two days. >> it hurts. it hurts because your first question is about your own child then immediately if not nine who. >> reporter: the war is more than 7,000-mile away but very close for pat. >> these are the dog tags my

son was issued when he went through ranger school and every time that he is deployed i wear them always close to my heart. >> reporter: her son is newly promoted captain kyle solar29, a veteran of two tours in iraq now in his second deployment to afghanistan. look at these figures to see just what a deadly place it is. with the draw down underway, american troops dying at a rate of one a day so far this year. >> making it more deadly for those who are there. >> this is airborne. i jump out of plains. >> reporter: we first met pat and kyle seven years ago. not long after he returned home after his first tour in iraq where his unit took heavy hits. >> we try to make it a point to celebrate their lives and get back out there the next day and it's -- it's very hard. >> reporter: his mother now has more than just her son to worry

about. she was just elected the national president of blue star moms, a group formed 70 years ago during world war ii for mothers whose children are serving in the military. >> we take care of ourselves by taking care of everybody else. >> reporter: and she said they pray that their children staya live, that the blue stars in their windows don't turn gold, something that no mother wants. reporting live. rita williams. >> in dublin a new reserve forces center was named in honor of a soldier killed in the line of duty. the army reserve soldier, robert hernandez was killed in iraq in 2006. today his two son was on hand as the army kid dated the new facility at camp parks in his name. >> that spirit of protection that he had for this country and for the people who lived in it would carry on into the

facility. >> reporter: the new facility will be used by the army's 80th division. >> state officials announced california's unemployment rate remained unchanged during the month. that's despite a survey that found nonfarm payroll jobs increased by 25,000. the department explained it by pointing out the state's jobless rate only looks at payroll that doesn't take into account those who consider themselvesself employed. the bay area did better than the rest of the state with only solano close to the statewide average. marin had the lowest rate of the nine, coming in at 6.7%. >> a justice policy group reports some counties sending prisoners back to prison using a loophole in the new law. that law ames to reduce over crowding by 40,000 inmates. so far about 26,000 have been sent to county jail but the

center on justice said many rural countries are finding old charges against them and then sending them back to state facilities. >> we are talking about 30,000 to $50,000 per bed space at the state left this is one of the things that's hurting the state. >> the centers report suggests that the bay area is effectively dealing with it. the campaign of pete stark is confirming that some of his children received social security benefits. a cam consultant said the 80- year-old has been paying in to the social security system for years and his minor children are now legally entitled to receive the benefits. under current law minor depend isn'ts can get the benefits once a parent reaches 65. stark has a net work of $27 million and is currently in a race. >> a new idea to clean up a

cement pond. the city plans to launch two floating islands. they are made out of recycled bottles and have plants on ton. it's hoped they will grow a large root system to check suck out pollution. >> on board look with a fastest sailboat in the finest sailors in the america's cup. >> and back here 6:20 with the forecast. that includes that slight chance of thunderstorms over the weekend. we will see you back here. [ thunder crashes ] [ male announcer ] if you think all batteries are the same... consider this: when the unexpected happens, there's one brand of battery more emergency workers trust in their maglites: duracell. one reason: duralock power preserve. it locks in power for up to 10 years in storage. guaranteed. so, whether it's 10 years' of life's sunny days... or... the occasional stormy one...

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. the search is onto find a man who beat and robbed another man who had just given him a dollar. this man approached the victim at about 2:00 tuesday morning on pine street near clayton road and asked for money.

the victim gave him a dollar. police say the man then knocked the victim to the ground, hit him in the face with a shot gun and robbed him of his wallet. >> a new law in sunnyvale today aims to protect bike riders angry drivers. if they are harassed they can sue drivers in civil court. they say the law was needed because they sometimes encounter road rage. >> this is not a common thing where they actually act aggressively but when they do this is going to be a great tool to have this ordinance. >> the new law joins other measures including expansion of the city's bike network and safe routes to school. >> the america's cup contenders hit the water and we went with them. new, john fowler live in san francisco where he was the only reporter who got to go on

board. >> reporter: this is the america's cup dock in san francisco. want to show you chopper 2 video. take a look at this. these are the team that are raise and the french team, the energy one of eight in competition invited us out for an amazing afternoon of high speed sailing on their boat. these 45-foot raisers hit over 30knotts. it's an afternoon i will never forget. >> the best -- the best boats from the best competition. >> in the race you have to take the race did you you have to manage it. >> reporter: i knew i wasn't going to -- stuffy and stodgy yachting event but i had no idea this is more like nascar on the water. fast and furious. >> still don't have [inaudible] 25knott speed. it's crazy. >> reporter: the boats flash with in 150 feet of the shore.

11 boats in a very tight course just inside the golden gate. >> it's really challenging. the wind. for us it's a lot of pressure on the -- i like this game because it's new for everybody. >> reporter: it's called the world series. the first event in the america's cup series, the first race wednesday afternoon. views the shore should be just amazing. now coming up at ten i will have dramatic footage taken on the boat. you won't want to miss what i and the crew experience and i will have a bonus surprise. reporting live in san francisco, john fowler. >> a bonus surprise. all right. apple stock today hit another high. analysts say after a lack luster summer from the giant investors are getting excited about new products in fall. a new i-phone expected to launch in september, rumors

anticipate a smaller i-pad and a television device. apple stock closed today at $648.11. that's almost a 2% increase over yesterday. it also breaks the record of $644 per share that was set back in april. on the other hand facebook stock continues to slip. today it dipped to almost half of its opening price. the stock closed at $19.05. >> independent group said that health care spending showed down during the recession. already makes up a big part of the budget. data from the california health care almanac shows in 2010 spending on health care rose by 3.9% matching the slow growth the economy. costs made up 6% of personal income and 23% of the federal budget. for the first time the government became the biggest spender on health care compared to households and businesses. >> warning science up at a popular lake, where almost a dozen people who went swimming

in the water got rashes. the united states army corp of engineers is test the water at hogan lake. . >> and welcome back. live storm tracker 2 picking out thunderstorm activity up around lake tahoe. this is the same type moisture that will come near the bay area late tonight and early tomorrow. thunderstorm that are moving to the north right now but truckee and tahoe many, up on 80 as well. donor summit. this moisture unstable air headed our way into late tonight. early tomorrow morning. these are the highs from today. official recorded highs. highs tomorrow are about the same. maybe a little cooler in someplaces, more child alludes, not of monsoon moisture with just tropical air further north. look at the activity on the west slope. problem is this all this will creep up overnight into

tomorrow morning. some -- of course this time of year, very dangerous. we are watching it closely. we are final right now. we can't dismiss it. monsoon moisture. slight chance of a thunderstorm late tonight. early tomorrow morning,ly be back tonight at ten with the latest model but right now -- late tonight. 12:00. 3:00 a.m. most of the activity would be north and east and north and south of -- east and south of the bay area. looks like we are fine. west slope of the sierra nevada plenty of activity. the monsoon moisture as it works north you can see it here at about three or four in the morning at its max. the fire danger very high if we saw a lightning strike. the outside chance would we be up in the hills, diablo. mount hamilton. the higher terrain could trigger it. that would increase the fire

danger. will it happen? month of the likely not but it's something we have to watch. forecast highs tomorrow 87 fairfield. humid and kind of muggy tomorrow. that moisture gets into the area. it'll feel like a san diego kind of day with increased humidity. pretty warm daytime highs. that is saturday. clouds clear on sunday. sunday will be nicer, more sun but overall the weekend looks great. really is -- just this -- the next six to 18 hour that we are concernedw. you look at five-day forecast. right now it looks like all the activity will be east of the area, that is great but if it did break loose we will be on it. >> all right. thank you. >> a shining star of theo limb wicks shows off her medal. >> i imagined it, dreamed it, i thought of it every day. >> the hometown return. >> and take us with you on your i-pad. our free app available in the i- tunes store. down load it to watch any newscast streamed live or click

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. one of the shining stars showed all her medal. united states water polo

medalist met with fans today at a fitness club in danville. the 19-year-old was a key part in delivering gold to the women's water polo team and young fans got an up close look at her medal. >> i imagined it, i dreamed it, you know, i thought of it every day. for it to actually happen i think it's still sinking in. >> i got to touch it and thought it was really cool to be able to see it that close. >> she will be entering stanford next month. >> fred in for the sports. raider fans getting ready. >> yeah. they are down from therein arizona. raiders about to kick off the second exhibition game of this week. tonight in arizona the first string will see significant playing time. dennis allen lost his first game monday but i have seen the way he structures the practices, delegates authority and the way he carious himself. he is 39, youngest in the nfl

and despite never being a head coach, players have bought in. >> its being consistent. fair, understanding how to deal with people. when i got the job, that's what everybody told me to do, do it your way and do it is way that you think is best and don't look back and that's the way we have tried to do it. >> learn -- face the little league team sunday in the match up of two first round winners. today canada beat mexico. this is their center fielder thomas neil. check out the catch of the day. thomas, lays it all out on the line. six inning game took three hours but they win. thomas, look at him. he is pumped up. and now onto one of the luckiest men in the world. he was one of two raisers in this car last sunday that competed in the pikes peak

international. labs like a movie scene but it's real. the car had a roll bar, both lived and no, they were not texting while driving. it's just a dangerous sport. giants visit san diego, a's host the indians. highlights tonight. >> remarkable. >> yeah. >> scary stuff. >> safive of those cars. >> thank you. the hunt continues for a high risk sex offender who escaped from a mental facility and tonight at ten the community on alert and the latest onto several. >> thank you for trusting us.

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