. we have breaking news from new york city. a shooting outside of the empire statete building. we have new information. a bomb squad is called into an apartment after the discovery of suspicious pipes. what they have determined about the devices. crews are at the scene of a

fire. i just got off the phone with a young man who made the morning paper. good morning to you, welcome to mornings on 2. >> it is friday, august 24th. we have developing news from new york city. there is a shooting outside of the empire state building. this is at 34th street. at least four people are injured. they say that the gunman is dead, shot by the police. the gunfire was reported an

area ago. the gunman was firing at people t was a sawed off -- it was a sawed off shotgun. this is a very busy part of new york city. another witness said there were a lot of tourists, waiting to get inside. you can see traffic is blocked off. 5th and 34th. there is construction. tourists, lot of chaos at this point. we're monitoring the story, we'll bring you updates. back to local news an evacuation has been lifted in the tenderloin neighborhood. a building on jones street was

evacuated after devices were found inside that were suspicious. we have been there since 4:30 this morning and what was found. >> what the police found is pipe that had been cut and capped. they discovered this in the basement of an apartment building, it is on the right- hand side. they figured out the mime -- pipes did not contain explosives. that was the bang we heard as we were waiting to go live this morning. after that, police gave the all clear and it was cleared, people were able to go home a sergeant said they found 15 sections of pipe with caps on the ends and a substance inside the pipes. the sergeant would not get into specifics about what that was t was discovered in the basement

of the apartment building at 605 jones street after a tip came in. the pipes were found in a common area of the basement and there was map eye nishon -- ammo. it was a scary moment. >> my cat was in there, i was like what. is this for real. i'm going to school this was two hours ago. then the whole time i felt like i was in a dream. >> reporter: the arson taskforce will do a full investigation, trying to determine what happened in the basement and who the sections may belong to. officers, we walked down and saw they have that basement area blocked off, they are considering it a crime scene. they will be there investigating for another couple of hours. but the people who are in the

building they are now home and all the streets are back open. live in san francisco, alex savidge. firefighters are investigating the cause of a house fire in brentwood. we are told no one was inside the home when the fire started after 5:00 this morning. but a neighborhood credits her dog with waking her up and alerting her to the fire. >> she pulled my blanket. i said what happened? i followed her then i saw the fire. we got up and out of the house. she saved our lives. >> one firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion. people in the oakland hills are cleaning up after a water main break t was at 11:30 last

night on crest avenue t caused a small mudslide. one homeowner heard a noise and gushing sound. >> i looked out i saw the brown water coming down the street. >> that resident say crews have been working in the area for several days. water was shut off to the neighborhood. >> and it is 7:05. two hours from now officials will announce a plan to turn around the city's rising crime rate t will include -- it will include the mayor, chief and the dat includes more police sweeps anding aty visiting response plan that includes police officers working with government and community groups. this comes after yet another homicide overnight. this time, the victim was a teen. coming up at 7:30, the

investigation into the 33rd homicide of the year. it is 7:06, we're switching years. petluma is in the spotlight. and we're live now with a look at the excitement around the series. >> he is kind of important. this where he and the kids from the national team go to school but they have not been yet despite it started a couple of days ago here. take a look here, this where they are, they are at the little league world series yesterday, they advanced to the championship yesterday of the series. you are looking of the player hitting a grand slam. we talked with him and his father as they get ready to face the only team they have lost to in the series. >> we know they will be top

again. but we're playing better baseball the last two days than we have played at the start so if we can continue that climb, then i like our chances. >> it is just about making contact and getting on base, homeruns will come through. we had two of them, right? >> yes. >> reporter: i asked him if he knew he made the paper and he said no. a frameable moment for him. they face tennessee, this the only team they have lost to in the tournament, that game is at 12:30. live in petluma, noelle walker. to show how special the accomplish s, 14 northern teams have reached the little league

world series. the team from danville won in 1991. join us throughout the weekend was we will file reports from williams port, pennsylvania. we're not campaigning, traffic is not too bad but, sal, you are watching the south bay. >> we are and we're starting, good morning to you, traffic is moving along pretty well. when you see this you think that they'll have a better day. this is one of the busiest in the south bay. right now we don't have any slow traffic. moving along and looking at the bay bridge toll plaza. not a big backup here. you come up and it may be a five-minute delay, nothing more than that getting into san francisco. on the peninsula, it is foggy but the traffic looks good f

you are drive to half moon bay to the hill: 7:09. let's go to weather. cool and cloudy. mostly clear inland. over the north bay a chill in the air. we have patchy dense fog, giving you a look there at beautiful blue skies. enjoying the sunshine. most of us under clear skies. 59 in mountain view, we were within a few degrees of yesterday. santa rosa at 49. petluma in the upper 40s. dense fog reported in some areas. santa rosa reporting visibility a quarter to a half mile. the satellite radar here we have mostly clear skies above that deck, it will burn back, remaining near the coast line for the afternoon. cooler weather, settling in in time for the weekend. today near repeat of yesterday.

67. 60s for the afternoon in the city. 75 redwood city. san jose, mid80s. we have baseball to talk about. giants in town. patchy fog. breezy. and bring a jacket or blanket. the numbers are falling off ever so slightly a little more on sunday. rebound a bit more monday into tuesday. >> thank you. lance armstrong's titles could be gone as soon as today. he has been plagued by allegations of the drug use. at 7:45, we'll explain why he says he is now giving up his fight against the anti-doping agency that's correct is a big story. 7:11. getting ready for the worst, the step as rnc is taking as big storm gets closer to tampa.

a close call for a mother and child at a reason she walked right off the platform.

we're going to continue with a similar pattern. a little below average, clouds are here, clearing back to the coast for the afternoon. we are following breaking news from new york city this morning. there has ban shooting right outside of the empire state building. this is a live picture from the scene. new york police say at least four people are injured, the gunman is dead. the gunfire was reported just about an hour ago 9 a.m. new york time. 6 a.m.

our time. these are live pictures now. you can see a lot of officers and officials on the scene. this at 34th street and 5th avenue in the heart of middown a very busy area. this is the height of the tourist season. long lines outside of the build hog witnessed the shooting a witness says that the gunman was shooting at people. we understand that the ambulances are treating eight people, not all have been shot. pete are being evacuated some may have been hurt in the chaos. we're monitoring this situation. we will bring you updates when there available. >> time now is 7:15. information about the former u.s. navy seal who wrote a controversial book about the raid that killed osama bin laden. allison burns is telling us how the military community is on edge about this.

>> reporter: dave, he is a 36- year-old former navy seal who grew up in alaska. on the cover of the book he uses the name mark owen but it is reported his name even though the publisher and the pentagon want it a secret. the book will try to set the record straight about one of the important missions in u.s. military history. most of the proceeds will go to charity. but military leaders are concerned that the author is revealing classified information. >> that level cannot cloud the fact that he is putting his buddies in harm's way who are still out there doing the bidding of the nation. >> the author was part of that high seas rescue of a captain from somali pirates. some are calling him a traitor. the book is out september 11th. live from washington, dc,

allison burns. an american report ser missing this morning in syria. austin tice has reported for the washington post. the 31-year-old has not contacted his editors or family in more than a week. he spent time with rebel fighters after entering syria in may. the state department is looking into the case. this morning the fbi is investigating threats made against a missouri senate candidate who made national headlines with his comments about rape. todd akin said women who are victims of leg mate rape may not be pregnant because their bodies may shut down. the fbi is investigating threats against akin, his wife and staff concerning rape and other violent acts. he has apologized and some conservatives have rallied around him. a missing missouri teen is

now safe after escaping from a house in southwest illinois where she says she was held captive as a sex slave. authorities raided the house yesterday. the now 17-year-old was reported missing two years ago. now she escaped from the house this week. she reported she was raped and got pregnant by her captor. police believe that the man's mother helped without that crime. >> and caught on tape a rescue of a mother andson from train tracks in massachusetts. look to the right. the mother holding her son walked right off the platform and fell on to the tracks, dropping her son. a person jumped down on to the tracks, rescued both of them and the mom and son are okay. commuters see falls involving people who just are not paying attention. at first it appeared to be a suspected case of vandalism but now it is what some are calling one of the worst art

restoration projects they have seen a woman is now coming forward saying she tried to restore this fresco of jesus t was damaged. her good intentions back tired. some of the members say that artwork left jesus with half of a beard and appearing to look, according to them, like a monkey. some leaders say they will restore that fresco. it is 7:19. a documentary about the musicians behind the biggest hits of the '60s and '70s will be shown during a fund raiser to get the film into the theaters. >> they waited for some people and styles. >> in the studio the same guys always. >> it show as core group of 20 musicians who played for a different groups of artists from frank sinatra and elvis and the beach boys.

the filmmakers have struggled with getting it in the theaters because the rights cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. the federal government says that dish network violated telemarketing rules millions of times. the ftc charges the provider with making sales calls to people who asked the company to stop calling. dish denies the charges and stays will fight them. 120,000 pacifiers are being recalled. they feature a care bear figure and sold at discount stores for 1 dollar. they can separate from the base and pose a choking hazard. although no injuries have been reported. anyone who has the pacifiers should take them from the children and contact the company for a refund. a seal named after missy franklin, she is free again

this morning. that seal was discovered in hawaii, thousands of miles from where the seals are normally found. she was malnourished and bitten. however the marine mammal center helped her recover and get to health and set her free yesterday. it is 7:20. you will want to grab a jacket. in most parts of the bay area. we'll tell you about the unseasonable weather expected this weekend. the fans of food trucks, you may find your favorites more easily because of a new type of ruling. and traffic looks good heading to the toll laz da the morning commute coming up.

welcome back.

today. four days cook found out apple was worth $621 billion. more than any company in world history. no celebration as planned. and cook has not tried to compete with the memory of steve jobs. instead, experts say he appears poised to take apple to higher heights. today will be the second full day of. >> theres in the u.s. legal battle between apple and samsung. that jury is not expected to reach a quick verdict. the same battle is over in south korea that's where a court ruled that sam sung and apple infringed on each other's patents t ordered a partial ban of the products in south korea that includes the i pad i and two models as well as i pad 3 gs and iphone iv. the new app is ready for

you to down load. you can watch the news live, traffic, weather and video of breaking news any time, anywhere. food truck operators are finding they all benefit when they ban together in one location. now organizers have stepped in for them to get permits and comply with the different county rules t is easier for the fans to find the truck these like the best and build up regular locations on a set calendar. very convenient to bring it to you. >> you are making me hungry. >> i know. 7:25. sal will help you get to where you are going. >> i'm hungry, too. >> i know. >> you know what, it is going well there, we have been watching it now it is more crowded. we have been wondering what friday would be like the first

friday for people back to school but it is lighter than unusual. and the backup was longer than this is about a 5 minute delay. more now and stretching out and overcrossing. let's take a look at the bridge, you can see it is good. heavy overcast cautioning delays at san francisco international airport. you should check with your carrier or expecting someone they may be late. we'll see. livermore valley 580. traffic is busy after an accident near highway 84. but the most part 580 is good over to castro valley. gray skies. fog. low clouds will start to mix out in the next couple of hours. we expect sunshine most of us will see it for today t will be

cool and cloudy. and through weaker. and 15 to 20 miles per hour reported. not everyone with calm conditions. santa rosa, 49 degrees. dealing with the fog. quarter to half mile and petluma. be careful out there especially if they are isolated pockets, they could catch you off guard. temperatures will be fairly mild inland. 70s along the bay. you can see the 60s. and the northern half. low 60s today t will be cool and breezy there as well. a lot of people going out to watch america's cup. bring your jacket. there is the extended forecast.

a cooling trend. a slight one but the temperatures are below average for this time of year. as we get back into monday and tuesday. notice the numbers are up a bit. but in a nutshell we're cool for august. back to you. and more on our breaking news this morning. multiple people were shot outside of the empire state building right in midtown. >> we're live where the mayor and the chief will face tough questions about the growing homicide rate. the career of a bay area police horse may be over. after being attacked by a pit bull, the hearing deciding the fate of that dog.

we have been following breaking news from new york city where there is a deadly shooting outside of the empire state building. this is a live look at the scene. we have learned some new information. new york city officials say ten people were shot and two are dead, including the gunman. it was reported 6 a.m. our time. the gunman came out of nowhere.

the shooting stemmed from a work place dispute t looked like he was white, middle aged, well dressed. not in a suit and tie but average looking. another said he had a large gun, and a rifle. talking to cnn. trying to sort out a motive and terrorism has been ruled out t may have been stemming from a dispute. new york city mayor was on the scene. one of the famous sky scrapers in the world. there were big lines of tourists outside of the building waiting to get in and each year four million visit

the decks and 1400 feet. the building reaches more than a quarter mile into the sky. now they are no longer existing, it is one of the most prominent buildings. pam cook will have a report on the situation coming up at 7:45. and violence is gripping san jose, an 18-year-old man was shot aide killed. we're at san jose city hall with the plan to fight crime in the face of staffing shortages. >> the chief and mayor will hold a news conference to discuss the violence that has hit the city for the past two weeks now.

there have been 33 homicides t was near south king. the victim was taken to the hospital where he died. the police chief will talk about his plan to curb violence. and they will identify and apprehend the violence. and they will disrupt gang activity and activate the protocal that engages the services, police and social service agencies and schools to restore peace in the affected areas. we will be here at city hall when the chief and mayor address the concerns f they are put out where they are coming from if that raises the issue of overtime problems. we're live in sab jose. >> thank you for that. and just hours before the teen was shot and killed,

another person was wounded in a separate attack. the shooting happened on fair avenue. the victim, a 40-year-old male nurse was grazed in the leg. the victim is not tied to any gangs. two people are recovering in the hospital after they were shot overnight t was around 1:00 this morning. police say a man and woman pulled up to highland hospital. it was about three miles away. no arrests have been made. the time now is 7:35. thousands of people evacuated because of the ponderosa wildfire. they are allowed to go home. the fire is 61% contained, full containment is expected next week. however, more than 900 homes are threatened. 64 homes and 20 other buildings have been destroyed by the flames. a big grass fire along 80

it burned 50 acres. and several fire agencies rushed to help out t took two hours to put the fire out. 7:35. this morning the police are look for a man who tried to lure a girl into the truck. this is a picture of the vehicle he is believed to be driving a white extended cab. he tried to convince a student at a high school to accept a ride with him but she refused. she told the school. the driver is described as hispanic, 25 to 35 years old, black hair, thin build and a backwards baseball cap. anyone with information is asked to contact the police.

a pit bull that attacked a horse could be put down. charlie was turned over to animal control yesterday after a hearing at city hall. the police officer eric evans was emotional when he talked about the attack on his partner, a horse. the incident happened this month at crissy field. >> there was ligaments and tendons and muscle damage there is a possibility he may not heal fully and may not be able to return to police work. >> the owner said charlie 'twas an off leash area and suggested that the police horses should avoid the area. court officials will decide if the pit bull will be put down. city college of san francisco is trying to save the accreditation. back in july, the board found that several school violations.

now it has to submit a report by the middle of october. it halls has to have an improvement plan. they are thinking of having a trustee to work on improvements. we want to go to sal and see if there are any problems. >> it is a decent commute out there on this friday, better than the other days of the week. we'll start off with an example of that. you can see traffic is moving along well, and getting into the valley f you have doubts let's look at the 237. and is there a slow down a lot of people will be happy 167- 8901 is looking good. and highway 4. slow traffic there is usual. and the drive from pittsburgh to pay point. 80 not a lot of slow downs here

getting out to the richmond area. some pockets of traffic. filling in for steve. >> a cooler pattern shaping up for the weekend. that not going to have an impact. and 49 degrees in santa rosa. point tout is a chilly start there. in addition to dealing with patchy dense fog. petluma in the boat. most of us the temperatures ranging from low to mid-to- upper 50s. hayward. san jose. cloudy at the coast. even a bit of drizzle to deal with there. the pacific satellite view here. we have clear skies above that deck, we will watch that. dropping our way down.

and. >> and 84 and numbers. and 74 sunnyvale. >> the coast. the extended forecast and temperatures from 3 to 5 degrees. the average. and we're on the cool side. how long the pattern will last. 7:40 a referee for the open is facing murder charges. the police say that louis goodman murdered her husband at

their townhome. and and. >> they were trying to locate and coordinateed a plan with the police department. locating miss goodman. people who say she viewed him as a financial and emotional drain on her. giving up, lance armstrong is no longer filing -- fighting doping charges da wae it means to his legacy. the man who drove his cadillac into an motion has been identified. his connection to the family of

clint eastwood.

stocks opened lower. the commerce department said orders for industrial mpry and computers fell in july but right now stocks have turned around a bit and heading higher. dow is up 22. nasdaq is up 5. s&p is up 1. and 7:44. today lance armstrong could be stripped of his 7 titles. and we are live in washington, dc to explain why the cycling

star is giving up his fight. >> reporter: good morning this started because lance armstrong announced that he was going to stop his fight against these doping allegations. once he did that, the anti- doping agency said they planned on banning him from the racing for a lifetime. so forever. they is a said they wanted to strip him of his seven titles. the agency does not have the authority to do that. cokeep all of his titles. the anti-doping agency accused him of using steroids throughout his career and the agency said it has testimony from a former teammate to support the charges. but he all along has denied the allegations. he sued the usada to stop the investigation arguing that the agency does not have the right to prosecute him but a federal

judge dismissed that lawsuit it was after that that armstrong made a written statement. there come as point in every man's life hes that say enough is enough, for me that time is now. he went on to say that he has been dealing with this since 1999. it has put a toll on his family and the work that he has been trying to to do for his foundation. the usada want to strip him of his titles glut are other agencies involved that would have to make the decision. they have yet to weigh in on this. >> back to you. >> thank you for that, rene. time is 7:46. back to the breaking news from new york city this morning, a terrible scene outside of the empire state building in new york city. pam cook is in the news room with the details. what do you know now? >> reporter: the details are coming in, it is all still

happening, the investigation is continuing, the latest reports from the scene in new york say ten people were shot, two killed, including the gunman. that has not been confirmed. i want to take you live overhead. we understand that new york mayor and the police commissioner will be holding a press conference shortly. an active scene now. now the mayor, we saw was just on the scene. a short time ago. there he is. he is getting more information from the police about exactly what happened. we do know that there was a shooting t was after 9:00 this morning. east coast time on the sidewalk outside of the wilding. one agency is reporting that the gubman was an employee at the building who was angry

about something that has not been confirmed. it is being reported that some people were shot in the lobby. there are witness account, many people who saw and heard a lot of what happened there this morning. some say they heard 10 to 15 shots at a time and crowds of people were running from the billing towards park avenue. again very busy time outside. i want to go back live this morning. that time of morning, busy time for commuters in new york. and a great deal of tourists still throughout in the area. this sis a big tourist spot. the empire state building. police have closed several of the streets there fifth avenue and we want to let you know the mayor and the commissioner of new york snow are going to give that. and the report is a saying --

saying ten people shot. we're getting reports two people were killed, one of those was the gunman. we'll get more information as it comes in. we'll bring it to you. pam cook. back to tori and dave. 7:48 now. we're getting a update on isaac from hurricane trackers with the national hurricane center. let's listen in. >> as we saw with hurricanes that made land fall if everyone is scrambling just before the storm the lines will be long. people will be in danger. then we end up spreading the resources of our emergency management officials too thin protecting people prepared bef storm hits. we need to make sure our emergency management people have time to take care of the people who are in danger and in

need of help. it is my pleasure to introduce sam sidwell from the red cross. >> thank you. thank you very much. i appreciate being here. let me tell you that your red cross is ready. our volunteers have been preparing providing supplies if that needs to occur. we have our equipment supplies ready to respond if we need to. >> you have been listening to a press conference that's going on. that was the congress woman telling people to be ready. now is the red cross speaking. tropical storm isaac could arrive in florida as early as monday. that's of course the same day that the republican national convention gets underway t will draw 50,000 visitors. earlier the governor said it is

up to organizers to decide on changes. the concerns of isaac and protests are affecting the plans for the rnc. there is word that the nomination process at the convention will start earlier than usual. the delegates will start the roll call vote to officially nominate mitt romney on monday instead of wednesday. they will start early because of fears about possible disruptions because of isaac and maybe some protests down there. >> meantime starting on sunday on the news, ktvu starts coverage of the convention. it will continue for you through thursday. that's when mitt romney will speak to the delegation. the president has no

campaign events today. he will travel to camp david this evening. next week the president will visit iowa state university, colorado state and the university of virginia. the democratic national convention is due to kick off on labor day in charlotte, north carolina. the 49ers are facing a lawsuit but two fans say they failed to do during the pre- season game against the raiders. up in space the video that we're seeing now from curiosity's landing.

and unconscious in a parking lot. his friend was shot four times when he tried to help him. the men claimed they did not create an environment free from fighting, taunting remarks and gang activity. the law seeks damages. it is our commissioner says that possibly using replacement referees in the regular season is worthwhile to ensure long term improvements among officials. there working the pre-season game while the nfl and referee's association try to negotiate a contract. but they have not talked for several weeks. time is running out to make the regular officials for the open. now you and everyone kills see what it looks like to land on mars, thanks to video by nasa. this is the high quality video of the mars rover curiosity, it

is landing on mars. nasa posted this on the web site t comes complete with the audio from mission control t is the first space craft to record its own landing on another object in our universe. >> wow, cool. 7:55. see what is happening on the roads. >> i was controlling the rover. we have controls. we're looking at the traffic here and. there has not been a lot going on. there is a bit of slow traffic here. as you approach the bart station. we have a tougher commute than we had in the last few minutes. people are waking up and getting on the road. the toll laz backed up a little a 2 or 3 minute delay.

it is not long f you are driving on the freeway from union city to fremont. low clouds, fog. all around the bay patchy dense fog. they have not budged. we have a pattern. a low will my great to the coast. and it looks like a second and third will follow that could bring the temperatures below average we'll be watching the models to see if this materializes. we could be what we're talking about. we may have the temperatures

for several days. 83, 80s and 86 for livermore. the city will be cool. and upper 60s and 70s the stretch and hayward and 76 and mid80s. and 3 to 5 degrees. the extended forecast and slightly cooler on sunday. monday and tuesday temperatures rebound to the upper 80s. 7:58. breaking news we have been following in new york city, deadly gunfire. the mayor will speak shortly. an apartment building evacuated overnight as reports

close -- of closives. what they found where the situation stands now.

welcome back. it is friday, august 24th. we're following breaking news from new york city. the mayor is about to speak after several people were shot this morning outside of the empire state building. two people were killed. this is a live picture of the scene. you can see the clouds. the police officers are in the middle. we expect the mayor to come out. including the gunman. and ten people were hurt. and there was some sort of reports of a work place incident, an argument between the shooter and fellow employee, that's all we know now. the fbi is saying there is no sign of terrorism at this

point. you can see this an active scene on the streets of manhattan. law enforcement officials said the gunman was fired from a store inside the empire state building. we don't know his name but he shot a former colleague, killed that former colleague then started shooting at people on the street and in the lobby of the building. now, again, we're waiting for the mayor, he will speak, ifing the official accounts of what happened outside of the building -- giving the official accounts of what happened outside of the building. >> these are shots of the street, this at 34th and fifth avenue f you know manhattan, that's in the heart of midtown. one of the most famous -- if you know manhattan, that's the heart of midtown. and this is the height of the tourist season but we have learned that officials say that

the shooting did not involve the parts of the building where the tourists gather to visit the sky scraper but they heard the excitement. they did, i assume, it would be closed to tourists. a lot of streetings shut down as well which creates already a very congested area into a complete gridlock for, i would imagine, much of the day in new york city. we're waiting for the mayor to step up to the microphone to talk about the situation here. but, again, what happens as far as we know, the ap wire is reporting that a fired store worker, a store inside the billing, shot a former college to death. and randomly opened fire on others near the building. we understand that the stormer colleague and gunman are dead. and law enforcement officials speaking on the condition of an

him tis they will not discuss the matter publicly. we're going to break away. and to get the latest on what is happening outside of the building. new this morning streets in the tenderloin neighborhood are open. after midnight alex savage has been out there. no explosives. and this is a suspicious set up in the basement of an apartment building that is one block up from us on the right-hand side. and that's the sections of pipe that were capped on and filled

with a substance. we heard that and at 5:00 this morning. after that, police gave the all clear they said that 12 to 15 sections. and would not get into the specifics this is a building on jones street after a tip came in. people had to be evacuated. the pipes were found in a common area of the basement. there was ammo in the same room. >> the sections of pipe being cut and capped suggest they could have been close enough nature with the ammo that would trigger red flags in the police officer's mind. >> reporter: i came down from that building, officers have blocked off the basement area.

they are doing a full investigation. and the taskforce will determine what was taking place in the area, who the pipes belonged to and who the ammo belongs to. all the people evacuated from the building are now back home this morning. we're live in san francisco, alex savidge. we'll follow the breaking news from new york city where several people were shot this morning right outside of the empire state building. we're looking down this shot in the middle of the shot. and somewhere down there is the new york mayor who is about to speak along with the police commissioner ray kelly. several people are shot outside of the empire state building. two were killed. we're getting a report about the shotter was a man who worked inside the building. he reportedly was fired from his job yesterday, came back to

the building today and shot his boss. his former boss, shot him in the face, killing him, went outside of the building and started firing shots indiscriminately. the shooter was killed. we're waiting for the official reports from the mayor on all of this. this a live scene outside of the empire state building a lot of people crowding around. we're waiting for matter to speak speak. yes. as dave mentioned the -- the elevator worker from the building ran outside and chasing the shooter. this is a cording to a producered a cnn. police who are inside the building were alerted and chased down the shooter. and shot him to death. my produce ser trying to talk to

me. we're waiting for the mayor to speak. we will come back. the time now is 8:07. turning to other news, a teen who drove on to a sidewalk killing a father and daughter is scheduled to face a judge. the driver is scheduled to be arraigned on charges of felony vehicular manslaughter. the teen drove on to a sidewalk on treat boulevard back in april and hit and killed two people. family members are upset that the driver is being arraigned in juvenile court instead of being charged as an adult. >> the family is devastated by this decision. >> the family was upset to learn the driver did not have insurance at the time of the crash. 8:08. on a lighter note, petluma's little league baseball team has put the city in the spotlight.

noelle walker has more on the growing excitement. >> i don't know if you heard, someone yelling go nationals. we heard a lot of that here at the junior high school as people are dropping off their kids at school. they are like they have no voice left because they were at the theater watching their team there, the boys of summer win. take a look at the headlines. we smoke with this kid, hance smith. they were preparing to play the only team they have lost to. >> we know they will be tough again. f we can continue that climb. >> i like our chances.

>> we had two yesterday, right? >> yes. so i asked him if he knew that he had made the front range, he said no i'm sure that if he doesn't frame it his mother will be. the team that beat them. they hope to reverse that course of action tomorrow. to give you an idea how special they are. the last time it was done was ten years ago. and. foreign teams were not a part of the play then.

and we will be filing reports from the world series site in pennsylvania. >> we'll be excited to watch that. let's go to sal, what is happening on the roads. >> it is looking good, we watch it closely and in the it has been different f you are trying to get to san francisco, it is a good time to go now. you never know. same thing with 237, we are starting to see more crowding. we have not had a lot on it this morning. i keep checking to make sure nothing is popping up. we have a reported crash. and 280 and the lawrence expressway off ramp. it is good.

4 is slow the construction zone t looks good. >> good morning to you. the temperatures this morning are creeping up ever so slowly. we sank into the 40s like santa rosa, petluma. right about 50 degrees. we have a light to moderate breeze. through the delta it picks up and dives down, it picks up again. and 50. we're dealing with densey -- dense patchy fog. visibility is reported to half a mile. getting out the door, mid-a -- mid-50s. san jose 567893 right now in san francisco. a trough out of the gulf of alaska will bring us a cool down. today only settled changes. a near repeat of yesterday. cloudy at the coast. clearing over the bay area with mild temperatures, for the afternoon inland sunny and

warm. and picking up in the afternoon. and at this hour. clear skies and 60. 61 in the city. and hayward and low to mid80s. and into the south bay. mid80s. the ended forecast, slightly cooler on saturday. the coolest day of the weekend is sunday. monday and numbers inch back up. we will remain below average. a broader look at the highs for you. thank you. time is 8:13 a smash and grab that is worth a half million. why they hope you look at this video and help them catch the suspects. oakland prepares for the gay pride festival t is more family friendly than san francisco's. íú

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we have a col down. several changes on tap for your afternoon today. it is 8:16. and new this morning the man accused in the shooting and bombing rampage in norway we told you this will be going to prison. a court declared that he is sane. they sentenced him to ten years in prison. under the law, the sentences

can be extended as long as the inmade is considered dangerous. he admitted that he killed 77 people and rounded more than 240 others when he bombed oslo last year and opened fire on a youth camp. details about a student accused in the movie theater shooting rampage. james holmes failed a key exam six weeks before the shooting rampage where 12 people were killed, 58 were hurt. documents show that he made threats and he was banned from his college. now, the university is denying the claims. that has flowed a criminal background check. we'll have more details. 8:17, pentagon officials have identified the former navy seal who has written a tell all

book. we're live in our newsroom with the other mission. and the author uses the name mark owen. but several organizations are reporting his real name identifying publicly for the first time one of the seals in the raid. they say he is a 36-year-old former seal from alaska and ended his service after osama bin laden's death. the publisher said it will set the record straight about the mission. the pentagon and cia have not revealed the contents and they are worried he is putting himself and others in danger. >> ky guarantee he will have guys knocking on his door in an official capacity to investigate this and figure out, what were you thinking about, man. the author was involved in the rescue of the american captain

captured by pirates off the coast of somalia. the head of the command center sent a letter out reminding the seals that they signed the non- disclosure treatments. and anyone revealing information could be prosecuted. preparations are underway for oakland's gay pride festival. now city leaders hosted a fundraiser for the event at city hall. the event was used to honor retired commander a commander who was a openly gay member of the military and prosecuted for violating the don't ask, don't tell law. >> if you don't have a seat at the table you are on the menu. >> now the mayor said the pride festival is more family oriented than san francisco's. the event will run from 11 to 7 in the evening in uptown

oakland t has an area for families to enjoy. a man from union city is accused of taking a blow torch and attacking his daughter while he was high on drugs. police arrested the 44-year-old on monday. they say under the influence of meth. the daughter in her 20s said he was hallucinating and thought he saw figures and faces on her hand. that's when he picked up a blow torch and tried to burn her. she called for help and was not seriously hurt. police say that police are looking for four men who robbed a jewelry store in broad daylight t was caught on tape. video shows the men were in hoodies and masks -- masks are a racing into a jewelry store. they pointed their guns and started smashing cases filled with watches and jewelry. the store owner, his mother and employee were in the store at

the time. >> they ran in and exited in a minute and a half. they planned this out of how they were going to do this robbery. >> authorities are looking for the get-away car. the robbers got away with half a million worth of merchandise. go to www.ktvu.com to view the clip. go to the link under the hot topic section on the home page. 8:21, call for conservation. why residents are asked cut back on water. good morning, and traffic is looking good, a little more on 880. close to the san jose airport.

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>> it is part of our coverage. as the officers approached the man, he pulled a pistol from his bag and fired on the officers. they returned fire killing him. nine individuals were either wounded or grazed during the exchange. six of whom were moved to the hospital and three to new york

hospital. all are not likely to die. and all are not likely to diaz. johnson had been employed for six years at an import company as a designer of women's accessories. during a down sizing a year ago he was laid off. in a dispute with the former employees of in front of the building, he produced a pistol and fired at close range. he struck his 41-year-old victim in the head. we're withholding the victim's identity until family notifications can be made. the area in and around the building remains an active crime scene with fifth avenue closed just below 42nd to 33rd

street. it is 34th street is closed between 7th and madison avenue. >> let me stress this is the start of an investigation. there were a lot of people that were injured. the perpetrator. nobody else but the rest. we'll take questions. >> it does not appear to have a criminal record but it is at the start of our investigation. >> we don't know much about him. the company is concerned. they should be. we don't know about the victim whether there was any between the victim and the murderer.

do we know the ages. >> the shooter was 53. the person killed was 41 years of age. >> there are no children, no children who were shot, no elderly people. >> (inaudible). >> i believe there are two women and seven men. >> and the first shooting and (inaudible) do you know the timeframe? >> the police were on their counter terrorism assignments saw this a worker helped identify them. he pulled a gun tried to shoot

the cops. they returned fire and he is dead. the perpetrator is dead. >> we think there are only one weapon from the perpetrator and the police officers and defending themselves. >> yes. >> how did very hold of the gun? >> we have no information that's the trouble. we will, as we get the information later in the day. we'll put it out t is just the preliminary times, we don't want to speculate on everything. we know the number of people shot. we do know that the victim is dead. the perpetrator is dead. >> where was the worker. who he is. sea hero on this. >> we don't know we use the word "hero" he identified what he saw to the police. when he saw something he said something then turned it over to the professionals. that's that.

we don't know. there is speculation that is what happened. but we know that the -- we have on tape the perpetrator pulled his gun out and tried to shoot at the cops whether he got off the bullets or not to be determined. how many shot earlier to be determined. we do know that the cops fired back. the tape shows he has the gun out and is trying to kill the police officers. >> we just said, miss, he worked for a company, women's apparel company. >> yes. >> and they fired. >> that is under investigation. details will change. i don't want to give you any misinformation. yes. >> what are the officers in the process of doing right now and how long will it be blocked off. >> we look for shell casings, witnesses, we look at video from cameras.

they go through a check list without destroying anything. and seeing anything if you call the department they will put new touch with the appropriate people. one or two more. we're going over the same thing. >> did anyone say anything. >> we don't think... >> it is unknown t happened quickly and recently. >> where is the shooter from. >> he lives in manhattan. >> you said there were multiple shots. did any hit civilians. we don't know twoeurbgs fired shots. >> we believe the only shots

fired by the perpetrator and the police department. there is no evidence that anyone else was involved. the police department has two officers there. that's all we know at this point in time. >> you have been listening to a press conference that's michael bloomberg there on the screen and the police commissioner standing behind him. they are confirming a worker, jeffrey johnson shot a colleague to death. they had been laid off at a shop there, he randomly started shooting at others. eight other people were hit. we do believe that police shot and killed johnson. the mayor of new york said there is speculation that police splay shot some of the bystanders while they were targeting the gunmen. they do not know. that he had one weapon and he

lived in manhattan. they did say that there were no children or orderly. middle aged. they were taken to the hospital. they do not have life threatening injuries. he pointed out it was extraordinary work and it could have been worse. it is a bad situation. they will certainly be continuing to investigation the situation there. they do have a videotape it looks like of the interchange, exchange and the police officers looking for more tapes, evidence. speak to witnesses. they are keeping a large area around the empire state building closed down a lot of traffic implications for midtown t was at 34th and fifth avenue. several blocks have been blocked off as this investigation goes on. we're going to follow this.

we'll have updates here. >> fears of violencing spiraling out of control in san jose. there was another homicide. we're at san jose city hall where the leaders will unveil the surge in crime. >> good morning there have been 33 homicides and a third have been gang related. that's creating friction here. and an 1-year-old was gunned down. the victim was taken to a hospital where he died. now there have been eight people killed over an 11-day stretch. the mayor will be touting his

taskforce here this morning. talking about what it hopes to accomplish. now the chief will be answering some tough questions about the rate and what the department is doing in response. how he will reshuffle things so officers are out on the street. we will be here at city hall and let you know what happens at noon. live from san jose. thank you for that 8:33 a man accused of killing a homeless woman with a sword is expected to be in court this afternoon. the 37-year-old marquis reynolds was arrested. she was found on meridian avenue. she has not been identified. this was the 26th homicide of the year. well, more information coming in expected to be released about a homicide in hayward. this was yesterday afternoon on west tennyson road and bruno street. they are focusing on a jewelry

store. at this point the police are not saying much or how the victim died. now and they are investigating the cause of a house fire. this on 5900 block of second street. no one was in the home. this after 5 o'clock this morning. but a neighbor credits the dog with waking her up and alerting her to the fire. >> you know my blanket and then i said what happened? what? then i follow here. then in my window in the living room. when we get up. >> one firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion fighting the fire. time is now mud crews are cleaning up after a water main break in oakland. it was at 11:30 on crest avenue near golf links road t caused a

small mudslide and water got into garages there. they were scrambling to get their possessions away from the water. >> are on a hill. we have earthquake and fire but we don't have flood insurance. >> well that homeowner said the crews have been working in the area for a couple of days. >> 8:36. north korea reportedly wants the u.s. to sign a permanent seas fire agreement. and according to reuters they will not test the nuclear weapons. the country could be ready to test weapons, though in the next two weeks. >> and tori, busy morning. we want to get back to you to see how the commute is holding up. >> you are doing a quick check. >> we have had a decent commute and it is one of those things

where on friday it is different than it was before. and the last few days. and if you look at the bridges this morning. they have been lighter than usual f you look at the toll plaza. barely anything there. and very nicely. and as you drive out to the plaza no problems. 5áed south bay is the same. one of those that has a lot of slow traffic throughout the week. today it looks good here. this near mckee and traffic is moving well. the maps. 80 westbound. and slowing on 80 through richmond. now rosemary. clouds and fog this morning from the coast across the bay. and a burn off expected with the clouds hugging the coast most of the day. i need to point out that pacifica, you are dealing with mostly clear skies. good morning to you 567890 in

santa rosa. in addition to the fog and patchy dense fog, it has been cool. petluma reporting visibility to a mile. that's an improvement that we saw earlier. temperatures in the mid-to- upper 50s. and reporting 60 and that's one of the warmer spots. we have a trough, a drop, we have a trough dropping in. i merged those words together. in and along for the weekend t is coming from the gulf and bring us cooler air. mostly cloudy and cool. we'll see the clearing around the bay for the afternoon. inland we're dealing with or enjoys mostly sunny skies. warm weather expected but below average. 79 for santa rosa and napa and today and east bay locations. 67 and 68. 66 and up over the hills.

a nice warm day. 88 expected. and how about the valley. 75 and 76 for san jose. and you are looking at 75 this afternoon. 75 menlo park. low 60s in the city with the onshore breeze picking up for the afternoon. if you are going out to watch america's cup race, bring a jacket t could be breezy, brisk. there is the extended -- it could be breezy, brisk. a rebound monday and tuesday. it will be cool for the month of august. back to you. >> thank you for that. and new this morning, notices have been put out, have been sent out to residents in one area of san francisco after a bats in the area have tested positive for rabies n four months five rabid bats have been covered. and one was found in the area.

and since 2009, more than 130 have tested positive for rabies in san francisco. if you or your peltings come in contact with the bat, call the health department. time is now 8.39. a reward to being offered to find a woman who has not been seen for a month. the 76-year-old was last seen july 26th at her home on park pacific avenue. her husband said she likes to take walks and will hike. now she is 5'5", weighs about 100-pounds haoefrplt is her photo. she may have been wearing yellow gardening shoes. crews have recovered now the body of a second boy swept away by a river in yosemite a ranger spotted the 6-year-old jacob adams yesterday. not far from where he disappeared. he and his ten-year-old brother were caught up in a current on

the 15th. his brother was rescued the same day but he later died. they were on a camping trip with their family. new reports that the man who drive his cadillac into the ocean is a member of the singing group overtones. that's according to a tv station. it was traveling at high rate of speed when it careened off the drive yesterday. the driver was able tos scape but was arrested on suspicion of being under the influence. the group is managed by clint eastwood's wife. it has been featured on her reality show. time now is 8:40. we have more breaking news from new york. we have been following that. two people now dead after a shooting outside of the empire state building. the information we have about

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stocks started lower this morning. the markets turned around not clear why since other than the durable goods report the dow is on track for a gain. looking at the big board. and nasdaq up 12. s&p up 5. and 8:45. let's bring you up to date on the other stories we're following now. new york city at new york's empire state building of laid off worker shot and killed a and on the street and at the police. and that gunman was shot and killed. eight other people were

wounded. a bomb scare caused the evacuation and in the tender lane this morning. they got a tip of devices in the basement of the building. >> they found delve to 15 cut up pieces of pipe with caps on them as well as ammo. several hours later the devices were deemed harmless. and the little league team celebrating the big win that secured them a shot in the finals at the world series. noelle walk ser live now. and talking to the proud family members. there are a lot of them. >> reporter: can you imagine when they get to the first day of class here of the junior high what they will do. i made the front page. and this is what they talked

to. and the classmates tonight have a voice because of cheering so cloud. the students didn't need to know why we were here. >> because the national championship. >> and they are front page news and heroes. >> they were great. it was amazing. it is speechless. and it is exciting. i cannot tell you, it was unbelievable. >> and the heavy hitter win over texas and advance to the championship. it is a team effort. >> we talked with hance and his

dad this morning. we're playing better than we did in the start f we continue that climb, then i like our chances. >> you are on the front page of your paper. have you seen that no that is cool. and he is in the local paper. if he is not framing it his mom is getting ready to do. that the next game is tomorrow at 12: 30. that's against the team they lost to. if they win that, the whole shebang, the title game is sunday afternoon. now the san rafael team, he was the old toast win a pro

baseball game. he is a former boston red sox and expos pitcher. you remember him. he graduated and he lee signed a one game contract with the pacifics, he threw a complete game giving up eight hits. they beat maui. isaac is barreling towards haiti and the dominican republic today. is recovering from the earthquake and hundreds of thousands of people are living in tent camps. isaac is expected to dump a foot of rain over the nations and could cause flash floods. concerns about isaac and protests in florida are affecting the plans for the convention in tampa. they will start the vote to officially nominate mitt romney on the first day instead of wednesday. they are starting because of

concerns of disruption and isaac, which heading to tampa. in the meantime a former candidate released the delegates he won to mitt romney. the president has no campaign events scheduled today and travel to camp david. next week he scheduled a visit. the democratting national convention will kick off on labor day in charlotte, north carolina. 8:50. talking about lance armstrong he will be banned from cycling for life and slipped of his records 7 titles. he decided to drop any further challenges to the anti-doping agency's allegations that he was taking performance enhancing drugs. that decision doesn't mean he is accepting the sanctions. he says he is innocent but this is taking a toll on his family and, quote, i'm enough is

enough. thousands of people are expected in san francisco this weekend for the america's cup world series races. there are events scheduled every day starting with the quarter finals today a team to look out for is the team us they have been doing very well. they will take part in races today and tomorrow. there is a viewing area set up at the marina green. there will be waterfront bus lines to handle the crowds. >> and designer names are coming to the mall t is due to open. prada. coach, kate spade have all signed up. they will open stores. this is according to the leases for all 120 stores are filled. the mall will create more than 2000 new jobs. livermore will host fairs on

september 11th and october it 3rd. >> i look forward to checking that out. 9 minutes off 9:00. the shooting outside of the empire state building. two people are dead, eight are wounded. you saw the mayor and chief just wrapped up a news conference. we're watching traffic. sal has the latest. look at the area. the latest, the final check with the commute.

we want to recap breaking news out of new york city. two people are dead after a shooting outside of the empire state building. police say that a 53-year-old jeffrey johnson went to the building this morning and shot and killed a former co-worker. he was laid off from the business a year ago. after johnson shot his former college with a pistol, he then walked down the street. a construction worker followed him and alerted two nearby police officers. >> as they approached him, he pulled his semiautomatic pistol from his bag and fired on the officers who returned fire killing him. an additional nine individuals were either wounded or grazed during the exchange. >> police say none of the

people shot in the exchange have life threatening injuries. the mayor said sox the victims may have been hit by police bullets. the fbi is on the scene. this is believed to be a work place related incident and not terrorism. >> and the time now is 8:55 a teen here in the bay area accused of driving on to a walk and then killing a father and daughter four months ago is now facing a judge today. we're live at the court house right there. these are the pictures we're looking at. the driver will be arraigned on charges of vehicular manslaughter. the teen drove on to a sidewalk back in april and hit and killed the father and daughter. family members of the victims are angry they say the driver is being arraigned in juvenile court. >> a water restriction has now

been lifted. residents are being asked to cut back on the use at the power outage and the water pumping station t went out after a fire. it was lifted at six this morning. and the series returns this weekend. practice grounds are for the go pro grand prix race. the view something the new panther racing 49ers sponsored car driven by jr heldbrand. it is this weekend and there are other events. keep that in mind. and sal how is the bridge doing there. i have breaking news i want to tell you about. and we had a search going on by the coast guard because they found remains of a boat they figured out that a boat had run aground. let me pull up it here on the computer sky read some of the details t looks like no-no one was injured.

the owner said they ran aground by mistake f you saw the activity by the coast guard and police that's what was going on. we'll have more on this later on in the day. we talked about the traffic being lighter today and it looks good. now let's look at the toll plaza. >> and we are dealing with the fog and burning back to the coast. mid-to-late this morning we have a minor cooling trend and a rebound on monday and tuesday. overall a nice forecast. >> that's the report for this morning. have a great weekend. [ male announcer ] the magic of nature appears every day,

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