early this morning, a video was announced showing another brutal execution of a second american journalist. kut's clod kod following these developments in our newsroom cash claudine kong is following this. good morning. i'm dave clark. >> it's a busy morning.

>> there is a lot of low clouds. nova toe 57. 59. low 50s and some areas inland. it was up to 31. but the low clouds are in place. it won't matter. it will pick up later. that's a strong push. cooler, and breezy day. there listen sun. might take part for the coast and bay. >> want to show you the major accident that happened earlier this morning. this is highway 17. north of scotts valley.

traffic backed up. 12 cars may be involved in this accident. major accident. north of scotts valley. taking a look at highway 24 towards the tunnel. southbound on 680 there is another multiple car accident there near wal nut ceecket. this is affecting two lanes -- walnut creek. this is affecting two lanes. traffic backed up to the maze. president obama promising justice will be served for the execution of a second american journalist. hours ago, made his first comments about the execution of

steven sotloff. claw we're live in we are -- we're live in the noom with claudine wong. >> president obama called the death horrific and describes sotloff as a courageous journalist. he also promised justice. >> those who make the mistake of harming americans will learn that we will not forget and that our reach is long and that justice will be served. >> the video of steven sotloff comes showing the execution of james foley. it appears both men were killed by the same man. a man who has a british accent who said the killing was a retribution for u.s. airstrikes on isis targeting in iraq. sotloff was a freelance journalist captured one year ago while reporting on the conflict in syria. the president said the lives of stand in contrant to the men

who murdered them so brutally. >> it was steven who friends say who loved the islamic world. his killers try to claim that they defend the oppressed but it was steven who traveled across the middle east risking his life to sell the story of muslim men and women. >> the president made his comments and will travel to a nato summit in whales. we'll have more on the president's comments and the other people being held. that's coming up at 8:00. claudine wong, back to you. >> eric squallwell is in the middle east, he's trying to put together a coalition. he told us by phone. it's gonna -- >> the history of temporary trip on our earth. no group has group faster in

such a short period of time and that should worry people. >> he said king abdullah of jordan as well as the leaders of israel and egypt told him. this congressional trip to the middle east comes just as more american troops are headed to iraq. president obama approved the deployment of another 350 service members. they will protect u.s. facilities including the baghdad embassy. the state department asks for those extra troops to handle potential uprising marking the second anniversary of the attack on the american consulate in benghazi on september 11th, 2012. now, this new deployment raises a number of american troops in iraq firefighters say a situation was contained 45

minutes later, this caused road closures during part of the busy morning commute. no injuries are reported. a missing 12-year-old hayward boy is back home this morning. police tell us here at kut news that he came home last last night hours after the department issued a missing bulletin. family members say the boy vanished after leaving the school yesterday afternoon but at this point, there's no information on where he went. the terrified victim of a home-invasion robbery in san francisco's china. >> we need to fight back. we need to be alert and get together. here is a police sketch of the suspect. it's described as an african-

american man possibly mixed race. he's balding. 5'5". about 145 pounds. >> 7:07. there may have been another big security breach at a major retail chain. home depot and its customers may be the latest victims of a cyber attack. jag is joining us live in san jose to tell -- janine is joining us live in san jose. >> reporter: every customer i've spoken to tells me that they've grown to expect these type of security breaches. just because they hear about them so often. they are eager to see what home depot and law enforcement uncovered. the security website reported that numerous banks were seeing evidence that home depot may have been the source of stolen credit and debit cards up for sale in underground markets. the website indicated several banks believe the breach could go back to april or may of this year. if that's the case. it could be larger than the

security breach at target last year during the holidays. that breach -- in that breach, there were 40 million cards data that was stolen in just three weeks. home depot released this statement. at this point, i can confirm that we're looking into some unusual activity and we are working with our banking partners and law enforcement to investigate. if we confirm that a breach has occurred, we'll make sure customers are notified immediately. >> it almost seems inevitable. it keeps happening. i used the credit card for all of my purchases. i feel like i have a little bit of backup. they make me up if there's something that was used and it wasn't me that did it, they will, you know, take care of the cost. >> reporter: the u.s. has not implemented a chip and pin system to make credit cards more secure. u.s. laws are sent to change and merchants will be able to

accept the new cards with computer chips. home depot has 2200 stores nationwide with thousands and thousands of people who pay with credit cards. we'll stay on top of this story in case anything develops throughout the morning. reporting live from san jose, back to you. 7:09. the man shot and killed last month at the concert in mountain view was remembered in oakland. ♪ >> family members and friends of eric johnson held this midge yil. they held candles and shared stories about the concert promoter shot several times back stage at the shoreline amphitheater. a few days later, authorities arrested six people on weapons charges but police have not identified the shooter. they say the weapon used in the killing still has not been recovered. 7:10 is the time right now. record-breaking fine for the

deadly san bruno pipeline explosion. coming up what's expected to be peg's next move four years after that disaster. but next, a serial shoplifter and the unique reward that police are offer to whoever can catch it. very busy this morning. two multiple car accidents. one in the santa cruz mountains. the other southbound 680. we'll give you an update on both coming up. a lot of low clouds in place. monday we were clear. yesterday, the fog came roaring back. they settled into a fine range. we'll see how it extends out to the weekend as well.

welcome back. 7:13. new this morning, conflicting reports about a possible cease- fire agreement between ukraine

and russia. now a statement from ukraine's president this morning says he and russian president vladimir putin reached an agreement on a cease-fire. but a spokesman for the president of russia says that's not accurate because russia is not a party to the conflict and therefore cannot agree to a cease-fire. now, that spokesman says what was agreed to were steps that would lead to a cease-fire. back here at home, police in santa rosa think a motel room killing over the weekend was a marijuana deal gone bad. the victim, 21-year-old max winerib was shot several times sunday night inside a room at the vagabond inn. investigators say he met people at the hotel and talked about buying marijuana. his family is offering a $5,000 reward for information that would lead to an arrest. well, the ground is still shaking in napa ten days after the 6.0 earthquake. the usgs reports an after shock

measuring 2.7 hit the napa area around 3:20. no reports of any damage but certainly people probably felt it. now building inspectors say there are now 129 red tagged buildings in napa deemed too unsafe to enter. 20 buildings were taken off the red tag list following the latest inspections. governor brown has asked president obama to declare the napa earthquake a federal disaster. in this letter to the white house, the governor says, economic impacts of this event will be extensive. the earthquake caused significant damage throughout the region. a disaster declaration would trigger the release of federal funds for recovery efforts. the governor also issued an executive order clearing the way for additional assist tins for those in need of help. this alert, this one send by the university it's an early- warning system. it was sent ten seconds before the quake hit.

the conference is aimed at developing a statewide emergency system. supporters say it will give people critical seconds to take cover help their loved ones and also shut down public transportation. scientists from the usgs as well as stanford university they are trying to get information from the san andreas fault that could help predict future quakes. they set up a lab right on the fault in the central valley part of parkfield. they've already drilled two miles down into the fault. they've installed instruments inside the zone but they need $10 million more from the national science foundation to conduct a key experiment. the foundation says it may provide the money to other projects. >> the goal was to get inside of an earthquake and understand how they happen. how do they start? does anything happen before they begin. the scientists say they can keep their lab running without the help of the foundation's money but it won't learn nearly as much. they've been told, they are gonna find out by december if

they will be getting that $10 million. santa cruz police are offering a special reward for information about a serial shoplifter. this is the latest picture of the mustached suspect. police say he has stolen electronics from the store three times since july. he made his fourth attempt last tuesday but ran away after being confronted by a costco employee. if you recognize the man, please call police. officers will give tipsters this drinking glass complete with a painted on mustache as a reward. the blog claims the glass will be signed by the city's chief of police. that's an interesting reward. >> it is. 7:17. i gotta tell you, we've got a lot of traffic problems. >> brian flores following all kinds of problems. >> and animals in the roadway. i wish i had better news on this wednesday.

it's very busy for you depending upon where you are this morning. want to show you the maps, though. this is the livermore valley area, westbound 580. the typical traffic as you see as you head towards hayward but you see in the concord area. sig-alert issued, southbound 680 because of a four-car accident there and then the chp mentioned there was a deer on the freeway. that's causing traffic headaches into the creek. southbound 680. 280, traffic starting to pick up in san jose this morning as well. also want to tell you about the accident, highway 17. again, that's a sig-alert issued. northbound 17 north of scotts valley from that multiple car accident as well. then we look at 101 into san francisco. the peninsula traffic looking really good this morning. 101 from south city into san francisco looking great. here's steve. all right. thank you, brian. well, a few breaks in the low clouds. but there's a big fog bank. it stretches from northern california all the way down to

southern california and well inland here. again, it's probably maxed itself out it will be slow to burn off. inland temperatures will settle in the 70s and 80s. that's the low swinging in past vancouver moving east of are -- portland ramped up the fog bank. there's still the remains of what was category 5 hurricane marie as an extra tropical low. some of the high clouds spinning off. low clouds in place. a westerly breeze for most locations. 50s and 60s. very close here. half moon bay, san jose, fairfield, santa rosa, napa, everyone in between, 50s or low 60s even brentwood has dipped it to 57. san ramon 61 if you have a component of low clouds, it's probably closer to 60. a rather robust snee for 14 miles an hour -- for san jose for 14 miles an hour. 62, 61, 63 from point reyes san

francisco buoy to monterey. temperatures are running above average coast side which is why the coast stays on the mild side. this is norbert. it's moving northwest at 8 miles an hour. there are tropical storm watches out from la paz all the way to santa fe, mexico. it's moving towards baja and should arrive by thursday. probably hurricane strength. it has 60-mile-an-hour winds. what was dolly is now a tropical depression. but the combination of these two are going to be fun. ed in up towards the -- nunled in up towards the -- funneled in up towards the desert southwest. be advised. there could be a lot of clouds and pretty good rain from the dying systems that are down there right now. 40 in tahoe. 47 in eureka. jim e-mailed me and said he had to turn the heater on. cool and breezy for us after that morning overcast. some of that may take a while to burn back to the coast. afternoon temperatures for most. it should be warmer.

clearlake in the 90s. st. helena, 88. novato 77. kentfield, 73. oakland, 70 to 86. 82 pleasanton, 73 in hayward. 77 downtown san jose. 80s in santa clara valley. santa cruz at 75 and upper 70s low 80s. a lot of upper 70s mid-70s on the peninsula. there's a couple of reports of missed drizzle. but a few out there. it will be nice not much change. bayside temperatures coming up. 7:21. apple says the icloud servers were not breached during a hack attack that led to nude photos of celebrities being posted. they claim the hacking was a very targeted attack on individual accounts. some of those accounts belong to jennifer lawrence and kate upton. apple said users should make sure you have strong password that will be hard to steal. cvs, the second largest

drugstore chain in the nation will stop selling tobacco products. they beat their own october 1st deadline by removing tobacco products from the shelves. they say selling tobacco is not in line with the healthcare mission. they got a lot of support after the move was announced back in february. an attack. it happened inside of a public rest woman -- restroom and was caught on camera. why the police say are saying not so fast. the downside to having your stolen car recovered. why it's costing some owners, hundreds, maybe thousands of dollars in the rush to get rid of a fee in san francisco that has people saying, they feel victimized twice.

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sunny skies. welcome back to "mornings on 2." city supervisor scott wiener wants to make sure the owners of stolen cars last year are not victimized a second time. by towing fees. auto return takes stolen cars to their storage yard. when the owners go to claim the car, they are told they have to pay hundreds, maybe thousands of dollars in towing fees. while a $254 city cost that's normally waived for a stolen car, there is a $218 towing fee plus the storage expenses and that can range from 56 to 65 a day. >> we should have a reduced towing fee and storage fee for cars stolen. they shouldn't be stolen the same at someone who parks illegally. >> scott wiener wants a hearing about all of this. he want as reduction in the fees before the city signs a new contract with that towing

company. that company auto return says it will abide by any new city policies. >> this man paid $1600 cash for a 1946 ford thunderbird back in 1981. it was a gift to himself the night his ten-year marriage ended. someone stole the car that same year. fast forward 33 years, sacramento police called him and told him his long lost car was found nearly 750 miles away in washington state. >> somebody's had it and it looks like they were getting ready to register it or put it on the road. >> he says not much has changed with his car. it's still in great condition with the exception of a few bumps and bruises. 7:26 is the time right now. problems discovered with the newly unveiled tribute to heroes of the lgbt community. the three mistakes with the new rainbow honor walk and what

organizers say will be done to fix them. we're also following a major new development in a deadly hit-and-run accident. what alex savidge has just learned from police in the past half-hour. we're also following that major multiple car accident on highway 17. in fact, we have a crew there. we're getting the video in. we'll show that to you quickly as well as an accident on 680 as well. pretty good sized fog bank. some breaks in it. it made a strong inland push. we'll see if the trend continues or if there's a warmup in store.

good morning. welcome back to "mornings on 2." we are following developing news in the east bay. you are looking at a live picture of a growing memorial in pittsburg for a woman hit and killed by a driver who then sped off. alex savidge has been reviewing surveillance video showing the deadly crash and coming up in two minutes, he's gonna tell us about a major new development that police told him about about within the past half an hour. thank you for joining us. "mornings on 2." it's wednesday. september 3rd. i'm pam cook in for tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. let's talk about weather and traffic. steve is over there. >> didn't you step outside? >> i did. it's cloudy out there. >> low clouds in place and boy, did they come marching in last night. they settled in far inland.

the system that moved into the north picked up that fog bank and said i'm taking it up and down the coast all the way down to southern california. 50s and 60s. most of these temperatures haven't moved. 60s for almost everybody here on the peninsula including menlo park. 61, la honda. los altos hills, 60. belmont, 60. palo alto airport 63. that's a lot of gray. it will be slow to burn off. inland temperatures will be in the 78 os for most or 70s for some. these will be below average, coast aband 60s and 70s. a couple of multiple darr accidents this morning -- car accidents this morning. highway 17, our photographer sid made it to the scene there. this is north of scotts valley. this is -- at least three of the cars there, some damage to at least three of the cars there. we hear 12 cars were involved this morning. this affected traffic both directions on highway 17 through scotts valley into lexington hills. as you can see, it's pretty foggy there as well. but traffic, at least moving

through there slowly but surely but it did cause headaches for most of the morning. take a look at the maps. the other multiple car accident, southbound 6le 80 at least -- 680 at least four cars involved. we also understand there was a deer running on the freeway in the number five lane that was causing commuter headaches. and then taking a look at the bay bridge toll plaza, highway 24 there is another obstruction there. look at the bay bridge toll plaza, traffic backed up all the way to the maze. back to the desk. we're following major new developments in that deadly hit- and-run case in pittsburg that happened over the weekend. a short time ago, we found out that a newly release load -- released surveillance tape has led to an arrest. alex savidge has more information. >> reporter: good morning. i spoke a short time ago with the victim's husband who came out here to the crash scene.

he's grateful for the hard work of police and a police kasten with pittsburg police confirmed a short time ago a man was arrested at his home in baypoint and investigators do believe that man was the driver of a pickup truck that struck and killed a woman. this past weekend here along willow pass road. that arrest came hours after police released this surveillance video that showed the deadly crash that happened about 7:00 on sunday night. you can see the pickup truck veer off the road. it took out a light pole before hitting the victim. 50-year-old michelle braz was left to die here at this scene. the wife and mother lived a few blocks away. her husband who spoke with us a few minutes ago told me it's good to know police have made an arrest and it does provide some sense of relief. >> i'm just glad and happy that a person like this is off the streets so they don't hurt anybody else. and i'm really proud of the diligent work the police station did and the detectives

in finding out who the perpetrator is and they have him in custody so they can expedite the justice that needs to be inflicted. >> reporter: the victim's husband believes the surveillance video was critical to helping investigators make an arrest in this case. police have not identified the man who they took into custody last night. they've also not spoken or offered any information about why that man may have left the roadway and jumped up on the curb or why he left the scene on sunday night but police say they will have more information later this morning. we're live this morning in pittsburg, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> state regulators have imposed a record 1.4 billion fine against pg&e for the deadly explosion. the state puc made that ruling four years after the pipeline killed eight people and

destroyed homes. the 1.4 billion has to come from shareholders not pate rayers. but the puc angered many city leaders by desiding a stbl amount of that money will go to california's general fund. >> this reflects a payday for governor jerry brown. when we believe this money should be directed to a safer pipeline system. >> pg&e is likely to appeal the decision. it now has 30 days to do so. >> a plan to build a new ceremony is sparking a controversy. to for the past decade, developers have been working on the creekside memorial ceremony in the southern foothills of mt. diablo. at 220 acres, it would be one of the largest cemeters in the bay area with a capacity for more than 100,000 grave sites. >> this is a photo showing part of the area. people opposed to the plan say they are concerned about the amount of water the cemetery will use. those in favor say it's badly

needed to accommodate the area. the planning commission is expected to decide on the plans this fall. 7:35. california's drought has more people closely watching their neighbors and thousand they use water -- and how they use water. bay area water agencies are getting a lot of calls reporting water waste. the santa clara valley water district received 240 complaints in the month of august alone. that's four times the number reported earlier this year. oakland's lake temescal is back open. the lake's water quality has improved. last month, swimming out there was bad because of potentially hazardous toxins from an algae growth. now the lake is open through next month. park rangers will keep an eye on and monitor that water. a series of plaques honoring members of the lgbt community was recently unveiled in san francisco. it looks like a few details

were missed. tara moriarty is on castro street where she talked to scott wiener about the mistakes people have found in those new plaks. >> new -- new plaques. >> reporter: we're here in front of the te williams plaque -- the tennessee williams plaque. there are three others who folks say are smelled indirectly or have strange phrasing. the plaque for christine joergensen is missing the s in transgendered. her plaque is one of 20 unveiled during a dedication ceremony. one block up, this plaque says oscar wild was for his bitting whits.

>> let's try to fix it. >> they will will be corrected at no cost. these plaques will be a permanent reminder of the history of our community and of this neighborhood. >> reporter: now, the manufacturer will reinstall the corrected plaques before the october opening of the entire castro street scape project. the plaques line he three blocks and will expend down to market street. we did have a chance to talk to david perry, he's the organizer of this entire project. he says they are actually only going to be replaces two of the plaques. the third one was sort of up for opinion and they've decided that only two of the plaques will be replaced. hear what he has to say about all of this coming up in an hour. live from san francisco, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. for the first time ever a gay group will be allowed to march under its own panner in new york city's st. patrick's day. this is video from the 2013

parade. until now, groups had listen prohibited from -- had been prohibited. last year, guinness dropped itself because of the ban. some members of the 49ers talking publicly about the arrest of ray mcdonald. mcdoneald was arrested sunday morning. he's accused of assaulting his fiance, who is ten weeks pregnant. yesterday he joined the 49ers for practice on what was his birthday and while he didn't talk to reporters, some of the other players and general manager did talk about the situation. >> i know ray is a great guy. everybody in this locker room knows he's a great guy. >> this is certainly something that hits home for me. i've got two daughters myself. it certain -- domestic violence is unacceptable and certainly won't be tolerated. >> san jose police say there were visible signs of assault

on the alleged victim when they arrested mcdonald. the 49ers are still investigating. they haven't made a decision on whether mcdonald will play in this sunday's season opener against the cowboys. this arrest could be the first test of the nfl's new policy on domestic violence. three days before mcdonald was arrested, nfl commissioner rooger goodell announced the first offense for domestic violence will result in a minimum suspension of six games without pay. a second offense could lead to being banned from the nfl. a san jose police officer charged with sexual assault while on duty is now facing a new charge. back in may, jeffrey graves was seen on surveillance video show throwing a -- throwing a $20 on the counter and walking out with a bottle of vodka. that happened at 2:30 a.m. graves is also facing charges that he raped a woman while on duty while last year after

responding to a family disturbance involving the woman and her husband at a hotel. 7:40. a possible new cyber attack data breach at home depot even larger than the one that hit target. in the next hour of "mornings on 2," the information that might have been stolen and what you need to know if you shopped there recent will i. also a technical glitch in a video game as some football fans are oohing, and aweing with a tiny player. what the line backer is saying of this depiction of him. multiple car accidents. we'll give you be aian -- give you an update on that. there's nothing tiny about our fog bank. it goes from northern california to southern california. it will be a cooler pattern. we'll show you for how much lock -- locker. -- longer. ♪

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welcome back to "mornings on 2." 7:43. san jose police are looking for witnesses to an attack inside a men's restroom that was all caught on camera. ktvu obtained the cell phone video. we have blurred faces of the everyone involved. police think the incident that happened monday night at fowler creek park may have been a case of vigilante justice. in the video, a man who is a father beats up an older man that he accuses of exposing himself to his son. now, someone eventually calls 911 but not before the older man's face is bloodies and stolen. we talked to a visitor who thinks the attack may have gone too far. >> there was a lot of communicating of different cultures. i don't think they understood the idea that it's possible for him to not know what's going on. >> police have interviewed the

older man who speaks limited english. they hope to talk to other people who saw the incident to determine exactly what happened. the centers for disease control say the latest ebola outbreak is out of control as another american doctor is infected. yesterday a missionary doctor tested positive and was placed in isolation. it's not here clear how he contracted the disease sis he was not working with patients. the director of the cdc cdc says it mate be much worse than expected -- it may be much worse than expected. >> getting more work done in the communities, safer burials, all of these things will begin to get this outbreak under control. >> president obama is promising u.s. support and aid to help battle the outbreak. the fda has given the green light for a new human safety trial to begin this week. this will be the first-of-its-

kind trial on humans. 7:45. some pediatricians have a new idea for some students, let teenagers go to school later in the day. recent studies have found starting the school day after 8:30 in the morning. it helps improve learning and overall health, the american academy of pediatrics said starting classes before that that cuts into teenagers sleep. now, educators say the biggest obstacles are how do you shift schedules so that after-school activities are not affected and school buses can be available to both younger and older students. one school in michigan already taking this very seriously. starting this week, it's giving students the option. they could go to classes only in the afternoon. the nextus academy starts at 12:30 and ends at 4:30. students can choose if they want to go to traditional classes in the morning or do

their other work online. the school said it will evaluate how the new schedule is affecting students a as the year -- students as the year moves on. the highway patrol is talking about a new law designed to keep bicyclists safe. drivers have to allow three feet of distance when they pass a bicyclist. if you can't stay three feet away drivers have to slow down and pass when it's safe. drivers who don't aobey this, you could be fined. the fines start at $35. the law doesn't state what about the bicyclist passing the car. >> we were talking about that. it doesn't specify that. it's kind of interesting. what if you are ahead and the cyclist comes up next to you. is that space supposed to be created there as well? >> yeah. better news for drivers getting into the south bay is what brian says. santa cruz area? >> yeah. >> it's been bad.

>> yes. better news, at least for the most part. good morning. want to go to some live pictures. our forecaster sid out there -- photographer sid out there. we've been talking about this northbound accident affecting both lanes. this is the northbound direction. the cars have been moved out of the way. they've been towed out of the way. there is a huge backup still. that residual traffic that's going all the way into los gatos all the way down to santa cruz and then this is video of the cars that were damaged up to 12 cars were damaged in morning. as you can see, there was the low clouds, possible floog. unclear whether that played a role in the crash but we'll be keeping an eye on that. highway 17 still major backups. the other major problem in the concord area. southbound 680, there was a multiple car accident affecting the number one and two lanes. up to 6 cars affected there. the sig-alert has been lifted. but as you can see, residual

traffic onto highway 4 moving down, southbound 880 on the nimitz freeway from oakland to fremont is gridlocked. as we take a look at 280, also very busy, slow and go and stop and go from 101 to magdalena. here's steve. >> thank you. a very good morning. we have a lot of low clouds. some breaks in the clouds. but not much. if you get the breaks, it's probably on the cooler side. temperatures have really dropped since monday when they were way above average. i draw your attention to an impressionive fog bank. even though the water temperatures were warm, it didn't take much. that's the signature of it. that increased the onshore breeze. there's still another low to the west. but high pressure is building up into the gulf of alaska. the flow around that kind of prevents this from moving inland. it's there. keep an eye on it. it just does not show any sign of moving towards us yet. it might spin off higher clouds. 50s and 60s.

fairfield, 57. 56 napa. san jose, 59. there are 50s around. low 60s. you get a southerly breeze. the key was the higher elevations which were in the mid-70s. they are about 74, 75. now they are in the 50s and 60s. fremont, 59. los gatos hills, 53. 60. everybody is close. tropical storm nor bert looking impressive. it's looking toward la pause probably thursday. there -- la paz probably thursday. there are watching out from la paz. this is dolly. now it's just a tropical depression. but the two of those will fall apart and get funneled in towards the desert southwest and the desert of by the weekend. be advised if you are heading down in the direction there could be a lot of clouds and rain. 40 in tahoe.

58 monterey. 57 sacramento. the humidity is finally showed up on the east host -- has finally showed up on the east coast. baltimore maryland, the coolest august since 1927 -- since 1927. they've only had one 90 degrees. >> and more 50s. hand that was on the last day -- and that was the last day of august. the key severe weather will be here towards kansas city in st. louis and up towards minneapolis. the 6 to 10-day and 15-day outlook puts very cool weather from montana into the rockies and nothing for us. we have a lot of fog. with that fog there, it will continue to be with us nights and mornings probably making the biggest push but overall, temperatures have slid in, slightly below average, 60s, 70s and 80s. cool and breezy. morning overcast, thank you, dave. 60s, 70s and 80s.

78 in napa. kent field, 81, a soft 81 in martinez. livermore at 83. oakland 70. 77 san jose. 83 in gilroy. and 65 pacifica. 68 san bruno and 78 in redwood city. not much changed here. looks quiet going forward. cool to mild temperatures. cleveland browns line backer christian was not well known until now. a technical glitch. the madden game has turned him into the tiniest player in the nfl. >> a crazy phenom of a player at 1'2". >> 1'2". the glitch shrunk him into a video game sensation. he's also playing for the wrong team. the tennessee titans. he's often squished by his teammates. >> when i first saw it, i

thought it was funny. i'm 6'2" in person. >> there have been several other instances in which technical glitches shrunk player. >> but the electronic arts based in redwood city has not commented on this so far. so far, no comment there. but he says he's the butt of his friends' jokes but is taking everything is stride. >> that's so funny and it's against the 49ers running among them. >> i have a feeling if you have that game with that glitch, it will be worth money because they are gonna get rid of it. >> it's a collectors' item. >> yes. a sigh of relief for apple and moech of its cuss -- most of its customers. the new information we're finding out about the naked photo scandal and why apple is saying it's not their fault. up next, why perks are now

being targeted by uncle sam.

persist the thieves in kansas repeatedly crushed the convenience store trying to steal that atm. one of them tried to open the atm and when they couldn't do it, they smashed a van into the building again and again and again. in the end, they only escaped with the atm's computer. they aussed about $30 store. the getaway van had a phone number on it. thousands of bay area workers enjoy free meals provided by employers but now the irs is looking at whether the meals should be considered a tax benefit. all 150 employees at the social

networking startup called tag get free meals. if workers had to go out and get the field, it might cost them $15. there was an entree, salad bar. >> you don't have to worry about something to eat. it's already here. >> if it's provided to the -- by the employer to the employee and the employee doesn't have to pay for it, that's a significant benefit that is escaping taxation. >> the roirs could decide that meals are taxable benefits like a company car or a gem membership. it could take two years. for a decision early today, president obama made his first public statements about the gruesome reheading of a second american journalist. coming up in two minute, the

clear message he wants sent to terrorists. >> reporter: remember the security breach at target? well, the same thing may have happened at home depot. if you are a customer, you will want to hear what home depot is telling everyone this morning. inside each of us is a little bit of minion.

the part of us that wants to play, wants to be mischievous, wants to run free, all you have to do is let it out. find your inner minion only at the despicable me minion mayhem ride at universal studios hollywood.

those who make the mistake of harming americans will learn we will not forget and our reach is long and that justice will be served. very strong words from president obama after the brutal beheading of a second american journalist. the mission now to degrade and destroy the group behind what he calls a barbaric attack. good morning. thank you for joining us. it's wednesday, september 3rd. i'm dave clark. i'm pam cook in for tori campbell. let's go to steve paulson. still pretty foggy out there. >> it is. i heard you saw the back of my head. >> we did. you were mia. temperatures today, they dropped pretty fast. system appears, the bulk of it stayed up in the -- a little piece of that is holding back

and it doesn't look like this will depart. that will give us a stuck pattern. 50s and 60s on the temperatures. angwin dipped to 49. that's a really cool pattern. calistoga tipping down to -- differenting down to 43. that's fog. so after the fog burns off the morning overcast. inland will have sun. it will be cooler and breezy. temperatures 80s or 70s. more 60s or soft 70s closer to the bay. here's brian. very busy on the roadways. want to take a look at the toll plaza where traffic is starting to lighten up a little bit. don't let this cool you. traffic is backed up way past the maze. in fact, westbound 580 at 24, one lane is blocked. traffic headed to the toll plaza this morning is gonna be affected. highway 24 by the way backed up all the way to just broadway

west to the comedy cat tunnel -- caldecott tunnel. we take a look at the maps. whipple road and hayward, right shoulder blocked. expect delays. the nimitz freeway solid all the way to fremont. back to the desk. we have new developments in the death of a second american journalist. this morning, the president made his first comments about the execution of steven sotloff. claudine wong joins us now from our newsroom with what the president has had to say. claudine? >> well, president obama made his comments this morning after the u.s. officially confirmed the authenticity of the video showing the execution of american journalist, steven sotloff. >> overnight, we determined that steven was taken from us in a horrific act of violence.

>> isis released the video showing the beheading of sotloff yesterday. it's very similar to the one that was released two weeks ago showing the execution of another american journalist james foley. it appears both men were killed by the sam man who said the killing was in retribution for u.s. airstrikes on isis targets in iraq. sotloff was a freelance journalist after one year ago while reporting on the conflict in syria. his mother pled for his life. >> i want what every mother warrants to live to see her children's children. >> the family is said to be grieving privately in their florida home. president obama said he cannot imagine their agony. there's fear that this isn't over. in the video showing sotloff's execution, another captive was brought outer what erg the same -- brought out wearing the same orange suit. isis said he may be the next

victim. more on president obama and getting justice coming up. meanwhile, air irk swa well less in the middle east -- eric swalell is in the middle east right now. he told us by phone it's gonna take a group effort to beatle the well-organized terrorists. >> in the history of terrorism, no group has grown faster in such a short period of time and that should worry about. >> now, he said king abdullah of jordan as well as the leaders of israel and egypt told him they were willing to join a coalition to fight the militants. this trip comes just as more as troops are headed to iraq. president obama approved the deployment of 350 more service members. they will protect u.s. facilities including the baghdad embassy. the state department asked for those extra troops to handle potentially uprisings marking the second anniversary of the

attack on the american consulate in benghazi, libbyia on -- libya on september 11th. also new this morning, a gas line burst in a two-story office building in san jose. it did spark a small fire at 4:00 this morning at the building on the alameda and west heading street which is right near beleman prep. while firefighters say the situation was contained 45 minutes later, is caused road closures in the busy part of the commute. no injuries are reported. the terrified victim of a moment invasion robbery -- home- invasion robbery in san francisco's chinatown fears her attack may come back. there have been two since july. now, a 65-year-old woman says a man somehow got in through the front door of her apartment building and then went up to the third floor and put a

butcher knife to her throat. >> we need to be alert. we need to work together on this. >> reporter: here's a police sketch of the suspect. he's described as african- american, man possibly mixed race. he's balding, 5'5", about 145 pounds. the man who shot and killed -- who was shot and killed last night at the concert in mountain view, he was remembered in oakland. ♪ >> family members and friends of 38-year-old eric johnson held this vigil in lake merritt. they had candles and they shared stories about the concert promoter who was shot several times back stage at the shoreline amphitheater. a couple of days later, six people were arrested on weapons charges. but police say they still have not identified the shooter and say the weapon used in that

killing has not been recovered. home depot is apologizing after news surfaced that someone may have broken into the company's computer network and stole credit and debit card numbers. janine de la vega joins us from san jose at a home in home depot with what she's learned. >> reporter: home depot posted a message on its website and through its soak media this morning. -- soak media this -- soak media this morning -- social media this morning. if they find that credit card information was stolen, customers won't be responsible for the charges. there's evidence that the credit and debit card info may have been stolen from late april to early may. it could have involved all 2200 stores in the u.s. if that's the case, it would be larger than the breach at target last year where data from 40 million cards was stolen. a home depot spokeswoman

released this statement saying at this point, i can confirm that we're looking into some unusual activity and working with our banking partners to investigate. if we can confirm a breach has occurred, we'll make sure customers are notified immediately. >> i'm gonna cancel my credit card and get one reissued. same thing happened with target. i got caught in that last year. they are sim perrer. that way, i won't have to worry about it. >> home depot is advising customers to closely monitor their credit card accounts for suspicious activity. if the change oconfirms, they will be offering credit impacting to impact -- monitoring to impacted customers. back to you. >> thank you. a major new development in the deadly hit-and-run case in the east bay. coming up at 8:30, how a newly released surveillance video led to a big announcement by police just an hour ago.

but a major change at the second largest drugstore chain in the u.s. what items are not being carried anymore. we're taking a look at the 880/280 split. you can see it right there. a lot of low clouds in place. the fog bank that extends from eureka down to san francisco and over the bay, it will be cooler. we'll show you how much longer this is gonna last.

wan to "mornings on 2." -- wan to "mornings on 2." -- welcome back to "mornings on 2." the ground is still shaking in napa. ten days after that 6.0 earthquake. the usgs says it was a 2.7 magnitude aftershock in the napa area about 3:20 a.m. there's no word of any damage yet. building inspectors say there are 129 red-tagged buildings in napa deemed unsafe to enter. 20 buildings were taken off the red tag list after the latest inspections. governor brown has asked president obama to declare this area as a disaster. a disaster declaration would trigger the release of federal money for recovery efforts. the governor issued an order clearing the way for extra financial help for those who need it. today, uc berkeley is

hosting an sphwrbl conference on -- international conference on early-warning system. this alert was sent ten eakd seconds before the quake hit. supporters say it will give people critical seconds to take cover, help loved ones and shut down public transportation. scientists in stanford are trying to get information from the fault that could predict earthquakes. they've set up a lab right on the fault in the town of parkfield. they have drilled two miles in the fault. but they still need $10 million more from the national science foundation for a key experiment. the foundation says it may give the money to other projects. >> the goal was to get inside the earthquake and understand how they happened. does anything happen before they begin. scientists say they can keep their lab running without the foundation's money but they won't learn as much. they've been told they will

find out by december go they will get their $10 million. 8:13. the race for mayor of oakland heating up. oakland mayor jean quan hosted a discussion on houses last night as part of her campaign to win relges. the round table focused on affordable housing, tenants' rights and homelessness. the mayor has been able to add units in the last three years which has helped seniors. >> the other thing that we've done is really tried to line up and fight for long-term replacement. >> quan said oakland has been able to slow down this and the number of foreclosures. there are more than a dozen candidates challenging jean quan in the november election. police in santa cruz offering a special reward for information about a serial shoplifter called el mustacheo. take a look at the mustache suspect. police say he has stolen elek

trnicks from the store three times since july and tried a fourth time according to police last tuesday. but he ran away after being confronted by a costco employee. now, if you recognize this man, the police want to hear from you. in rump, the police department -- return, the police department's blog announced they will give tipsters this drinking glass completed with a painted on mustache as information for the suspect. the glass will be autographed by the chief of police. the second largest drugstore chain in the country will not tell toe back toe products anymore. the -- tobacco products anymore. they did receive wide praise after the move was announced back in february to stop selling these products. apple claims the hacking of the nude photos was a very

targeted attack hon individual accounts. some accounts belong to jennifer lawrence and kate upton. users, makes sure you have a strong password that word hard to tell. the parent of a child with a life-threatening peanut allergy, lee ann, she's petitioning federal lawmakers to establish a buffer zone around passengers allergic to certain foods. this would extend to passengers sitting in the three rows in front of or behind someone with a severe allergy. more than 17,000 people have signed the online petition. >> worrying about our children dying at 35,000 feet or having a reaction. >> the rule would be able to preboard so that the seating area can be cleaned. the petition calls for an in-

flight announcement notifying passengers there are someone on board with a severe food allergy. down here on the ground, it's been a rough commute. you've been busy. >> yeah. good morning. want to take a look at the maps though. peninsula traffic traffic is very busy. at least one lane affected. expect delays. 101 northbound. 101 northbound gets heavy from south city to bayshore boulevard and then northbound 280 gets heavy from daly city to alemany. this is also slow and go as you push the high rise into foster city. i would offer the dumbarton bridge as an alternative. that's very busy. and then highway 4, this has

been busy especially since the accident. >> here's steve. >> we do have some fog out there. a little piece of energy will break off that and settle into us. not very many changes. september we can get hot. we can get our first rain. don't see that. i see a lot of fog. and i don't think that will change. inland temperatures when they cool off this much, sometimes that does not support the fog. that's the system. but a little tame end of that will settle over us. there's still a pretty decent low. give it credit. it was a category 5 hurricane marie. it's just hanging around out there. it needs something to draw it in. this system did not dig deep

enough to do it. some higher clouds might drift in a little bit. you can see some of that spinning off of that. but that would be it. the low clouds are in place. i doubt we'll see a forer thisly breeze. 50s and 60s. brentwood dipped to 57 this morning. that's a little cool. walnut creek, 62. la fayette, 62. 60 in orinda. before i forget, rodeo was 61. leslie aguillar said you never mentioned rodeo. i just did. san ramon at 62. not much at fairfield. had gusts to 31. early this morning. the low clouds really kind of take the kibosh out of the breeze but it will pick up. tropical storm no rbert, it will probably reach hurricane strength. there are tropical storm warnings out to san jose, new

mexico. that's not the only system, what was dolly moved out and came out of the yucatan. that's falling apart. but these two combined, looks like they -- definitely there. even the desert of southern california. that wouldn't be until friday or the weekend the if you are heading down to phoenix or albuquerque or into the four kowrners be advised. there could be a lot of moisture streaming u 54 in ukiah. the key, finally the humidity has been rising. baltimore, coolest august since 1927. they only had one day in august where they hit 90. that was on the last day. some severe weather will head from stal towards kansas city and minneapolis and green bay. for us there is a lot of fog. it may take a while to burn off the fog bank. ukiah, clearlake, we are gating there. of but 70s for san rafael.

kentfield. low 80s for some. concord is in there. antioch in there. alameda at 68. east san jose probably about 81, 82. morgan hill 84. 60s on the coast. 60s, 70s on the peninsula. really not much change even into the weekend. looks quiet. 8:20. coming up in 30 minutes, items once owned by princess diana that her son prince harry is set to inherit in a matter of days. a new plan to make sure a stolen car victim is not taken for an expensive ride.

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well, good morning. welcome back. 8:23. a new challenge to california's plans for that high speed rail system. central valley farmers say the current plans to pay for the bullet train, it contradicts the way bond measures have been handled for the past 100 years. now the farmers are asking the state supreme court to stop bonds from being sold. there's no time line on when the court might hear this case. the work on the $68 billion project has already started near fresno. 5700 cars were stolen in san francisco last year. now a city supervisor wants to make sure car owners don't feel like they've been victimized a second time. by contract with the city, the towing operator, auto return

takes stolen cars to its storage yard. when owners go to claim their cars, they are met about with bill. while the $254 city cost is usually waived for stolen cars, there's still a $218 towing fee and storage expenses that can cost $65 a day. >> we should have a reduced towing fee for people whose cars have been stolen. they shouldn't be seen the same same. >> auto return says it will execute any policy the city enacts. 8:25. reunited. it feels so good. that's what a sacramento man says after seeing his prized car for the first time in 33 years. his name is gary chartran. he paid $1600 cash for a 1964 ford thunderbird in 1981. it was a gift to himself the

night his ten-year marriage ended. someone stole the car the same year. let's move forward now. 33 years. sacramento police called him and told him his long-lost car was found. almost 750 miles away in washington state. >> somebody's had it. it looks like they were getting ready to register it and put it on the road. >> still in pretty good condition. it's got a few bumps and bruises. he has it back. 8:26. gay rates movement marching ahead with a big announcement. just came down this morning. coming up in 13 minutes, what's gonna be happening for the first time ever in new york city. and pittsburg police make an arrest in connection with a deadly hit-and-run cash from leaub weekend that left a woman -- labor day weekend that left a woman dead. traffic remains busy this morning at 8:26. we'll give you a better idea of what your east bay traffic looks like as we take a look at

the eastshore freeway. solid fog bank. some of it inland. we'll see how long the pattern will last as we look instore for the weekend.

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well, good morning. welcome back. we're live in san francisco. a lot of people drawing attention to problems they are pointing out with a tribute to heroes of the lgbt community. you know, just yesterday, the rainbow honor walk was unveiled. this is part of it you are looking at. ktvu's tara moriarty is out there. tara talked to the project organizer this morning. coming up in about two minutes. she'll tell us what he tolder about some of the issues -- told her about some of the

issues being raised and what's being done to fix it. it's wednesday september 3rd. i'm dave clark. >> let's check weather and traffic. >> we have a lot of fog, low clouds. even what's inland. it will leave behind cooler temperatures. sunny, breezy. below average temperatures. the fog bank to the helped along by a system up in the northwest. was slow to recover -- by noon we're warmer than this. higher elevations dropped 20 degrees from monday until this morning. that's a sure sign that even the temperatures at the surface will be on the cooler side. 50s and 60s, los gatos up in the hills. fremont 59. gilroy is only 60. a little bit of a breeze. the strongest one has been san jose. southeast coming up from the santa clara valley and also at half moon bay. due south at 16 per hour. that keeps warmer temperatures. 63, 64 from monterey to half moon bay. the coast is not that cold.

cool and breezy for inland areas. 80s. 70s, 60s by the water. here's brian. traffic remains busy on this wednesday. want to take you out to the eastshore freeway where our road sensors say 33 minutes to get you from the bridge to the maze. as you approach the toll plaza, it's slow and go as you cross the span. traffic moving nicely around the sunol grade. southbound 680 also pleasanton, stop and go there. 101 northbound -- i'm sorry. look thing at the mapt maps. this is -- maps, this westbound 580. it's backed up. we're following major new developments in a deadly hit- and-run case this pittsburg this past weekend. a short time ago this morning, we found out that a newly- released surveillance tape has led to an arrest. alex savidge is live at the pittsburg police headquarters.

you have this new information. >> reporter: detectives have been working on this case around the clock. they say last night they arrested a man at his home in baypoint. they do believe that he was the driver, behind the wheel involved in this deadly hit-and- run crash over labor day weekend. this arrest came a few hours after police released this surveillance video from nearby that crash scene that shows the crash itself on sunday night. police captain did tell me that video was quite help for investigators. the police say he was we hind the wheel of a chevy pickup truck that veered off willow pass road. taking out a light pole before hitsing the victim -- hitting the victim. michelle braz was found dead at the scene. this wife and mother lives nearby in baypoint. her husband told me it's good to know police have made an arrest. it does provide some relief. >> i'm glad and happy that a person like this is off the streets and so they don't hurt

anybody else. and i'm little proud of the diligent work that the police station did and the ecket did -- and the detectives did and they have him in custody so they can expedite the justice that needs to be inflicted. >> reporter: so far police have not identified the man they took in custody last night when they believe was driving that chevy silver silverado pickup. police haven't said if they know why the driver lost control or left the scene. we understand there will be more information offered up later on this morning. we're live this morning in pittsburg, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:33. police in santa rosa think a motel room killing over the weekend was a marijuana deal gone bad. the victim, 21-year-old max winerib was shot several times sunday night inside a room at

the -- at the vagabond inn. the family is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. $1.4 billion fine against pg&e for the deadly explosion in san bruno. the state puc made that ruling yesterday four years after the pipeline disaster that killed eight people and destroyed dozens of homes. the commission ruled the $1.4 billion has to come from shareholders, not rate payers. but this angered many leaders by deciding that a substantial amount of that money will go to california's general fund. >> this reflects, if you will, a payday for governor brown. when we believe this money should be sent to a safer system. >> pg&e is likely to appeal the decision. it now has 30 days to do so. >> 8:34. some of the 49ers finally talking publicly about the arrest of ray mcdonald.

mcdonald was arrested early sunday morning at his home. he's accused of assaulting his fiance who is ten weeks pregnant. yesterday he joined the team for practice on what was his 30th birthday. and while he didn't talk to reporters, some of the other players and the general manager did talk about the situation. >> i know ray is a great guy. everybody in this locker room knows ray is a great guy. >> this is certainly something that hits home for me i got two daughters for me. so it's certainly -- domestic violence is unacceptable and certainly won'ting top rated -- won't be tolerated. >> stay san jose police say were visible signs on the victim when they arrested mcan dold. the 49ers haven't made a decision whether he will play against the season opener. this arrest could be the first test of the nfl's new policy on domestic violence.

three days before mcdonald was arrested, roger goodell announced a first-time offense for domestic violence will result in a minimum suspension of six days without pay -- six games. now, the second events could lead to banishment from the nfl. the ceo of the catering service centerplate has resigned after video surfaced of him kicking a dog. they announced his departure yesterday. the company run as food service at at&t park and stadium. hague was seen in the video kicking the dog and jerking the leash. he publicly apologized but 181,000 people signed a petition demanding he be fired. tara moriarty on castro street this morning with a look

at the problem and reaction from the organizer on the flu plaques. >> reporter: this is the tennessee williams plaque. you can see it doesn't have any mistakes on t it's absolutely perfect but two others on this street do have spelling errors. now project organizers are scrambling to fix it. on castro and 19th, the plaque for christine joergensen is missing the s in strans -- in transgender. the pack for oscar wild said he was known for his bitting wits insed of biting wits. >> humans make mistake, gay and straight. i think it's great that the u.s. supreme court in the 1980s said that love between people of the same sex was unstubs -- unconstitutional and then 15

years later say they are wrong. so a few minor mistakes. most importantly, we're fixes it. >> reporter: they will install the fixtures at no charge. every year, 20 new plaques will be added which will eventually extend down market to octavia. rhone bow honor is taking nominations. now, there was some discussion about the silver -- sill vis ter which says -- sylvester plaque which says record on it instead of recorder. that will not be replaced. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. for the first time ever, a gay group will be allowed to march in new york city's st. patty's day parade next year under its own beaner. you are looking at video from the 2013 parade. until now, groups in the

largest st. patrick's day parade had been prohibited that identified them as gay. last year guinness stopped their sponsorship because of that ban. michael sam has been signed with the dallas cowboys. he was cut by the rams last week but the cowboys brought him in for a physical. they will sign the rookie to the team's practice squad which is not part of the 54-team roster. they can train with the team. they don't suit up for games. but he's ready to go if needed. some called it just tis, vig -- justice vigilante style inside a san jose restroom. coming up, why people say some of you what see -- some of what you see in this video, the

victim deserved to be attacked. and then just hours ago president obama about the execution of a second american journalist. the role the u.s. will play in the fight against the militant group. and traffic remains heavy. we'll tell you where most of the traffic is happening on your bay area road roodz. take a look at the -- area roads. take a look at the split.

welcome back. 8:42. let's bring you up to date on some of the top stories for you -- home depot hit by a cyber attack, credit and debit card information may have been stolen. a cybersecurity company says that info is being hoff offered for -- offered for sale. experts say all 2200 home depot stores may be involved. if that's confirmed, this would be bigger than the data breach that hit target stores last november. san francisco police investigating several home invasions and burglaries in the chinatown neighborhood. a suspect recently got into an apartment held a butcher knife at the throat of a 65-year-old woman and stole her cell phone and bankcard.

here's a police sketch of the suspect described as an african- american man maybe of mixed race, balding. about 5'5", weighing 145 pound and president obama promising justice for the two american journalists, executed by the isis terrorists. the president made his first comments about the death of steven sotloff. claudine wong has more about the message that president obama is sending. >> in these early-morning comments, president obama called the death of steven sotloff horrific and described him as a courageous journalist. he the can't imagine the agony people are feeling right now. he also promised justice. >> those who make the mistakes of harming justice know we will not forget and the reach is long and justice will be served. >> the video was released yesterday. overnight, the u.s. said it did confirm its authenticity. this comes two weeks after a

video was posted showing the execution of james foley. it appears both men were killed by the same man who called their executions retribution for u.s. airstrikes on isis targets in iraq. sotloff was a freelance journalist captured a year ago while reporting on the conflict in syria. the president said that the horrific acts only unite us as a country and stiffen our resolve to take the fight against these terrorists. >> whatever these murderers think they will achieve by killing inmow sent -- innocent americans, they have failed. americans are repulsed by their barbarism. we will not be intimidated. >> the president said the u.s. will continue to lead an international effort guns what he called a barbaric and empty vision that isis represents. they are threatening to to behead david haynes.

according to the guardian, they are looking at every possible option to protect the person. claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:45. new this morning, after weeks of battling the ebola virus, a missionary doctor from north carolina is talking about her experience for the first time. nancy britebol contracted ebola while working at a clinic in liberia. while there, her duties included disinfecting staff entering or leaving the treatment area. on july 25th she was diagnosed with the virus. shortly after that, she was flown to a treatment center in atlanta and then on august 19th she was release. this morning she talked from the north carolina campus of the charity she was working for in liberia. >> i can't wait to put my arms around all of our children and all. our grandchildren. and we hope that will be soon.

>> now, today's news conference comes as a third american missionary doctor tested positive for ebola while working in liberia. the head of the centers for disease control says the outbreak is out of control. the fda is already giving the green light for a safety trial to start this week. san jose police are looking for witnesses to an attack inside a men's restroom caught on camera. ktvu news obtained the cell phone video. we've blurred the faces of everyone involved. police think the incident that happened monday night at fowler creek park may have been a case of vigilante justice. in the video, a man who is a father beats an older man he says exposed himself to a son. someone eventually calls 911 but not before the older man's face is bloodied and swollen. we talked to a frequent park visitor who thinks the attack went too far. >> it was a lot of miscommunication. if you heard something like this, you would be all up in

the face. >> i don't think they understood the idea it's possible for him to not know what's going on. >> police have interviewed the older man who speaks limited english. they hope to talk to others to determine pact exactly what happened. 8:47. brian flores coming back with -- is it getting better out there? we have a bunch of things happening. >> and brip, i've -- brian, i've received several tweets. people think you are doing a great job. >> i appreciate it. i'm very busy. i'm exhausted. if i'm exhausted, imagine how the commuters feel. good morning. still remains very busy out there. take a look at the south bay. 101 northbound from silver creek valley road slow and go until you reach highway 237, 280 as you go past 880, the

montague expressway. i'm gonna drag the map here, talking about the earlier accident on highway 17. again, traffic being affected from scotts valley as you approach los gatos. take a look at the bay bridge this morning. it doesn't look too bad but there is a small accident as you approach treasure island. traffic from highway 24 backed up all the way to the caldecott tunnel. it could be a very messy commute as you approach the bay bridge toll plaza. san mateo bridge, not any better. pretty busy as you approach the high rise into foster city. busy on the dumbarton bridge. a lot of fog, gray skies even with sunshine inland. temperatures will be below average. a lot of 70s, 80s in locations that were really hot on monday and the fog says i don't think i want that to last. this time of year, you get some heat and it's out of there. that's the system responsible up in vancouver, also seattle. a little piece of the energy is

gonna break off that and move over california. , the bay area i should say. it might happen into the tropical clouds. i don't think so. the main core of that low looks like it's staying offshore. 50s and 60s. very slow to warm up. extensive fog. fairfield made it down to 57. there were low 50s to the north. palo alto airport, 63. menlo park, 62. belmont, even los altos hills, 60-degree reading. not much of a breeze except san jose. question was brought to me by joe, why is it so windy in san jose? there's higher pressure to the south. the high doesn't look the low. and south 16 at half moon bay that will keep temperatures mild. tropical storm norbert and la paz by thursday. it will probably reach

hurricane strength and move northward. the remains of dolly has moved in. the combination of these two could give the desert southwest some rain. it doesn't look like it will make it into southern california. it should stay into arizona and new mexico. the fog is in place but a cool and breezy pattern. morning overcast, if you have it, you probably feel the breeze. now, it takes a little bit stronger system than this to cool down. ukiah and clearlake. but everyone else 70s and 80s. 60s, 70s. temperatures will continue to slide right in here. these are bele average. san jose should be closer 82. not much change. looks very quiet for the first week of september. >> it. britain's prince harry will be getting a difficult from 4eus mother, princess diana when he -- from his mother, princess diana, when he celebrates his birthday. her wedding dress will be given to harry and his older brother.

that's not all they will receive on harry's birthday, september 15. two tiaras, jewels, photos and letters and home movies will be turn the over to -- turned over to them. >> it's been 17 years since princess diana's diana passed away. >> right over lane i -- labor day weekend. thieves who refuse to give up. gotta see the video. persistent thieves. after the break, the one clue that may lead police right to them.

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welcome back. 8:54. persistent thieves in edwardsville, cab sis repeatedly smashed the front of this convenience store trying to steal that atm. the video shows one of the men trying to open the atm when they couldn't, they smashed a van into the building over and over and over again. in the end, they only stole the atm's computer which they later threw away. but they did cause $30,000 damage to that store. police are out there looking for the suspects. it may be hard to track them down because that getaway van has a phone number on it, too. witnesses were able to stop a thief at a high school in danville but the damage done, that's putting school activity there in jeopardy. police were called to san ramon

valley about 4:00 yesterday morning they say a 41-year-old man from alamo was stealing copper from the lighting system. the police stopped them. none of the lights work right now. the school doesn't know if the lights can be rewired in time for tomorrow night's freshman football game. hopefully, we'll be able to get it fixed by then. if not, we've been down this road before. we'll come up with other plans. now, the coach says that the lights can't be fixed in time, the game probably be played earlier in the day. california's drought has more people closely watching their neighbors and their water use. the san jose mercury news reports, bay area water agencies are getting a lot of calls from people reporting water waste. now the santa clara district received 240 complaints in august alone. four times the number reported earlier this year. good news oakland's lake temscal back open.

the lake's air quality has improved. last month swimming was banned aferred potentially hazardous toxins from an algae bloom was detected. park rangers will continue to monitor the water. >> all right. let's go back to brian. things have not been going swimmingly in our commute. >> no, not at all. >> no. >> it's been pretty busy. but the middle of the week, light of the under of the tunnel. taking a look at the bay bridge toll plaza this morning. this remains pretty breezy. it looks like it's not that much traffic. especially if you are coming in from highway 24. that traffic backses up to the ton -- backs up to the tunnel. san mateo bridge, a small accident that's blocking the slow lanes. slow and go as you approach the high rise. five minutes from lone tree to loveridge on highway 4. here's steve. a lot of low clouds in place. a cooler pattern has already settled in after monday's rapid

warpup. we'll keep it right there. subtle day to you day changes -- day to day changes. >> we could use some rain. >> yes. that's our report for this morning. thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. >> be sure to watch the news at noon and 5:00 tonight for more on today's earthquake conference at cal, it is going to focus on that early-warning system. we're gonna continue to follow that story throughout the day. we'll have updates as well. ktvu channel news at 5:00 and 6:00. you can always follow us online. thanks for watching.

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