. as the jeep crashes we will tell you why the driver was arrested. and the attempted kidnapping of a 15-year-old girl. how they were able to get pictures. and the debate tied to a political showdown. letters have gone out warning people about their water usage and we will tell you about the possible consequence this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. a high-speed chase at the santa rosa company, you are looking live at the damage left behind a after an suv slammed into that building, coming up,

we will have more on the chase and then the other damage, it was not just the building that was damaged in that crash. it is september th, i am pam cook. a little nip in the air, steve? >> yes, a lot of overcast and far enough inland and it is clear, saw that system march pattern and not much of a change here, we have a few high clouds and spinning off of a low which is west, 59 nevada, a few 70s and 80s, here is sal. things are getting more crowded and we have a bigger backup there and it is backed up for a two minutes drive time from here to san francisco

side. there are no major problems on the bridge and also both directions are looking good if you are heading south now that low traffic is beginning to room print on it and you should go back to the desk. and they ended with a crash and setting off a natural gas leak. alex, you are live in santa rosa and police think they know why this man may have been running from police? >> reporter: police think they know why the man led them on this chase was drunk and that's likely why he ran. this pursuit ended where this jeep, that police were chasing veered off the runway and

slammed into this rug business and it sheered off the gas meter which triggered a gas leak but this all happened. a total of three people were on the run from santa rosa police. the driver was taken to the hospital and i am told he has minor injuries. the pursuit started when an officer spotted the jeep run a red light but the driver refused to pull over. in that time the driver blew through several more red lights according to police and nearly hit this bicyclist. >> the car cut right in front of me. >> he stopped and the car kept going and i didn't realize what

the incident was. >> police say the driver in this case is a 51-year-old man from oceanside near san near that area with reckless driving. the man and woman who were with him were beat released and are not -- both released and are not facing any charges. paint page is appealing the proposed record penalty it was hit with for the deadly san bruno explosion. that decision came yesterday just one day after they recommended a $1.4 billion fine against pg&e. they want regulators to take advantage. a two-year-old was left

alone in a hot car. the dramatic rescue was all caught on camera. they popped the lock and pull the two-year-old crying boy in the car. the child was only in the car for ten minutes and the temperatures were in the 90s at the time. >> we tried everything we can just to bring the patient's temperature down. >> in the first ten minutes, the temperature rises 10 degrees so and 795 degrees day you are already up in a deadly area, the next ten minutes it rises. >> the boy was checked out and found to be okay. the mother told police she was running into a store with another child. this is how it could lead to fines. and the water company will be enforcing those restrictions with concerns of rising about

our drought, good morning, janine. here is the public notice from the san jose water company put out warning customers telling them about these new rules and tells them about the possible consequence for any violations. here is video we shot showing sprinklers and you can see there is run off going into the street and this ising that is not allowed under the new restriction. the company's goal is to achieve a target and under the restrictions people are not allowed to wash without a hose that does not have a shut off that's sell.

they have ordered ten and it is just to be remeterring. it makes people feel uncomfortable and that we did something wrong. >> last week, san jose city council declared a citywide water shortage to cut their usage and while they can't fine them they are allowing them if they violate the new rules they could be fined up to $500. they could be put into place, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 morning news. these palo alto police have arrested a massage therapist and there could be more victims. bernadine in rosa, end approach

really touch the his clients and anybody with information is asked to call palo alto. >> they are facing a class action lawsuit. three apartment tenants are claiming that he can quitty residential company charged illegally high fees to them. they have made no comment. equity owns or manages more than 25,000 rental units and owns more apartments than any other company in palo alto. and in the contra costa fire district, you will get some new mail in ballots because mistakes were found. they were asked to approve assessment costs aimed at keeping closing and the wrong information is used to calculate the assessments for 10,000 property owners.

they are warning if the assessment vote is not passed, conferences coulden -- consequences could be devastating. they are ruled for the top event. that is apple's big announcement next tuesday and that's the reason for the white structure being built where the event will take place. if they also shot a must i can video in ireland starting the next generation. the think ofco intent. coming up. the poled way they are investigating. and the major announcement

expected today about michael brown from the federal government. good morning, we are still looking at a commute, we will tell you more about this commute. fog is back, temperatures have just gotten warmed up, what is in store for today, we will show you more with your forecast high.

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. president barack obama is meeting for the senate tow situation overseas -- nato situation overseas and they will focus on ukraine and the combat mission but the threat advices syria they will probably dominate these meetings. prime minister cameron wants nato to contain isis. and about steven sotlov, a video came out about his ex- execution and while his family is grieving they also remain strong. a spokesperson delivered a message to the terrorist. it quoted a message from the koran and accused them of

violating it. he was dedicated to the journalism even though he knew it was dangerous. >> he did not want to it be a modern day lawrence of a arabia. >> he was jewish and held israeli citizenship and that's something they apparently never knew. they will launch an investigation into the police department. eric holder is expected to make the announcement yesterday afternoon. they will look into racial profiling and the use of excessive force. >> we are not looking into another routine, we are not looking to go back to a normality which allow is the police department to continue

unchecked escalation and violence against the citizens of our city. >> they will as well look into st. louis county but it will be separate from the current investigation of the shooting of michael brown. the unarmed teen was shot in a confrontation with police officers and some say his hands were up when they shot him. they are threatening to sue over the death of their son when he was shot overseas. they show the peace corp doctors miss read flags. he was teaching english in china when he became very ill. the parents say his son's fatal illness could have been prevented. >> they were fighting about what the priorities should be so between this, between the chaos and conflict which was

going on between them, nobody was doing anything for him. they are showing a series of medical missteps leading up to his death. the san francisco fire department has been denoted. he returned to his previous position and the demotion stems from an incident in sonoma saying he rear-ended another vehicle. police then said he sped away with emergency lights on. this morning the commerce department got smaller in july. they divided 3 and a half to 4 billion and they put more cars on telecommunications equipment and send my conductor

information and they are also increased at the same time. this points to the possibility of stronger economic growth. malaysia airlines is renaming its designations and activities which are on their bucket list. they are looking into what they want to do before they die which is also known as kicking the bucket. they said it was an inappropriate term to use after the two deadly disasters. the airlines has not said what the new payments that would be. at. >> 617, let's get everybody out the door. >> it is getting more crowded but we have not seen more traffic through this area.

getting into san francisco, you will see some slow traffic westbound coming through and you will see some slow traffic and do we have a picture of the toll plaza? it is backed up for a 25 minute delay. this commute on westbound 580 is slow over the pass to being completely slow all the way to the livermore in dublin. 51 minutes from grand line road, that this is a lot. let's go to steve. >> there is a lot of fog out there and that was the case yesterday, temperatures warmed up and some warm air aloft 50 degrees and some around 1,700, even though it was a little bit stronger. monday was high, it accelerated out and a piece of energy is breaking out from that and it will form a low and hang right

there. and 59 walnut creek. and not much of a difference there. there isthere is not much of a breeze but whatever moon bay, 60s, these are still well above average hurricane force winds, there are some tropical storm winds and then the question is, what happens to it.

one forecast model slams into it into l.a. and there may be cloud cover for us on tuesday. one said no, away from the area and if you have any plans, sunday and monday be advised this is really close. 42 up in tahoe, you can see the gray, a few high clouds, not a biggy. they are still upper east, maybe slightly above coast and bay. >> again i could not fine much of a cool down keeping an eye on that tropical moisture for next week. and an axe firefighter.

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. welcome back it is 6:23 still no word on whether ray mcdonald will play in sunday's season opener against the dallas cowboys. they grilled him at his press conference and he sidestepped yes, sir about his playing status. harbaugh stressed he and both the team do not tolerate domestic violence but harbaugh also said harbaugh must be -- harbaugh said mock done followed it must be given due process. >> that is the difference. man or woman, he is not to it be punished before due process occurs. early sunday morning, he has charges he physically assaulted

him. the district attorney's office is still reviewing the facts of the case and final reports have not been submitted. >> roger gadelle said so far he is reserving judgment until it plays out in pro court. >> they are following very closely. that is where our players and coaches and commissions come in. >> gadelle was criticized for being too lenient and rice was suspended too games for the beating of his then tree and say. last week he created a tougher policy dealing with domestic violence cases. they are subject to a 6 game suspension and a second offense could lead to a lifetime ban. check it out, it is under

the hot cop pick section. they will have a chance to trafficel with the team and they can tagalong. testimony inn colluded game tickets and there is a package for about $1,000. it is for four road games and the oakland raiders will not have to travel far for that one of course. and they are keeping the raiders in oakland and according to the rate, the a's were given their own money for privately funned ballparks and no word on where this will leave the warriors. time now 6:26 tesla goes with another state for its

first battery giga factory, coming up, the two which may have worked against california. police need your help in finding a man who tried to kidnap a girl on her way home from school. we will tell you what leads they have to go on. and we found a problem at the mcarthur maze. this is causing traffic issues even though it is on eastbound 580. >> in september, we have more of a july pattern but yesterday, we will either cool off or warm up.

. welcome back, these are live pictures, they are investigating an attempted

kidnapping. they tried grabbing her while she was walking home from kennedy high school. tara moriarty is out there and she will tell us the bold move the parents made to try to help police catch the accused man. stay tuned for that. thank you for join us, ktvu channel 2 morning news thursday september 4th, it is just about 6:30, steve is here with the weather. >> i am. >> it's as little cooler than we expected. >> it is a minor following around and there is warmer air and temperatures warmed up and 60s on the peninsular and everybody is really close here a few high clouds overall, very similar to what we had and there is a little more of a delta breeze, not howling, upper 80s for some, here is sal. we have a problem on

eastbound 580, just after the maze, this crash here was reported as a stalled vehicle and now traffic is strand significantsing. -- transitioning. you can see the mcarthur maze but more importantly you can see the ramp and it is slow an affecting all of the morning commute on 80 coming down from ashby avenue. even if you are not going that way you will see this and that may actually up the time here. you can see traffic is backed up for a 15 to 20 minute delay in san francisco. and traffic on 880 out of san leandro, not nearly as bad as that which you drive through and they are still recovering after earlier problems. another bad day out of walnut

strike, let's go back to the desk. a bees -- a bicyclist, in santa rosa we have more information about the driver and the close call with the man on the bike. >> reporter: good morning to you, santa rosa police say this was a drunk driver who led them on this early morning chase and it ended in dramatic fashion. the driver of this jeep veered off the road and slammed into the side of this rug business and he took out a gas main right on the outside of the building and that triggered a leak. it took them about an hour to decipher the crash. it all happened on flour avenue and petaluma hill road. they are told three people inside that suv it was all on the run and the driver and one

passenger did have to be taken to the hospital with minor injuries when the officers spotted a red light but in that time the driver blew through several more red lights and nearly hit this bicycle. >> i stopped and i had to sit there for a few minutes. i am glad it was okay, though he has been arrested and he will be booked on charges of felony with reckless driving and dui and there were two other people in the car with him and the man and woman were released and are not facing any

charges. police in richmond say a man tried to kidnap a 15-year-old girl. they are here to tell us about the valuable clue and the daring way the parents got it. >> it is more than the stretch they have to go in. the girl who was a student atkins did i high school. she was at south 39th walking home when somebody tried to grab her. three days later she spotted the sits on the 700 block of 23rd street. the girl's father chased him

but was unable to chase him. they striked him as -- described him as an african- american thin build and it is light blue or gray. if you have any information about the suspect, you are urged to contact authorities and we will let you know when we get an update. live in richmond, ktvu channel 2 morning news. san francisco police have made an arrest. williams was stabbed to death. police have arrested another teenage boy in the fatal knife attack and they have not yet released his name. they believe the killing stems from a long standing social media dispute between the two boys. >> theythey have a record before he graduated. this kid was troubling him. they didn't give a fight or

anything. >> hehe was a straight-a students and played football and he was on a near full scholarship after attending the middle school and it was the first one showing reno instead. they are expected to create as many as 6500 jobs. nevada new mexico arizona they were the first states being considered and the latent triinto the race for the frack are you, it may have worked against california's chance. >> it is a very aggressive timeline the california environmental quality act. they made a broken ground on the side of reno.

tesla will need 25,000 and get a half million of the battery packs every year. they are expected to make batteries for their other cars. and this is solar city which happens to it be based in san mateo. those storage units could let the homeowners go off the grid. >> now to california's drought. this morning people who live there are finding out what the consequences are for wasting water. live with the piece of male many people are getting this morning and the big fine they could face if they don't pay attention, janine? >> the public note at this time

went out and this letter also mentions violaters can be fined up to $500. now let's go to video that was shot this morning going off in a sprinkled area. that is considered a violation for the san jose company. they want to reduce water usage and under the new rules they are not allowed to water may not be used for decorative fountains and landscaping more than every other day is not allowed. >> i try to to fix the hoses.

we use it may be four times a week instead of two times a week like we used to. >> last week the san jose city council had a citywide water shortage to cut their usage. while they can't fine them. it requires water agencies to limit usage. the santa clara water district has hired 10 water cops to monitor that and if the drought lengthens, it will go to ktvu channel 2 morning news. the board of supervisors' committee is spending 1.2 million dollars to buy as many as 60 light rail vehicles. they believe muni service will get better. they are expected to approve

the work next week. several people ride every day. and more on our coverage of the after shock as the aftermath rattled the region. we will tell you about the new damage discovered and how it is causing more water problems across the city. they are scheduled for the race, but will people be watching, why there is and think towards the race. >> it ooh it is which iszy on interstate 880 and now we have a problem which may affect your morning commute going either way, we will tell you more about this straight ahead. fog was well inland, there is a lot of the fog and we have a little more of a breeze, we will tell you how that

straitens out

. welcome back, it will be the one and only debate before november elections. brian flores live in san francisco, is he here to tell us why many people done care

about this race, good morning, brian. >>reporter: according to the poll the governor has a sizable lead in this race and in terms of viewership in terms of the debate it is expected to be low. now a poll was conducted earlier and they say governor brown has a sizable lead and his opponent at 34%, meantime 16% said they were undecided. the governor has a lead also because brown has been favored by middle of the road voters. cash carry has not had the funding but this debate could be a point to where he could get some points on governor brown but we spoke with a few people on why there is little interest on the debate.

>> i think governor brown is doing a great job and i don't see a need for the debate. >> i am not planning on watching the debate, there is much bigger news going on between ukraine, isis ebola virus middle east gaza, there are a lot more issues top-of- the-line. >> now what lead to less viewership, the game is scheduled between the packers and the seahawks and the debate will take place inside sacramento, this is the one and only debate between the candidates. brian flores, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> make sure you stay right here for continuing coverage of the debate, it's right here, we will have a link to the webcast

and of course we will bring you a live report. they are rejecting information from the police officer's camera. >> put your hands up... >> while the video is dark and hard to see in there, the audio indicates the police officer followed police department policy when the officer responded to the call that a garage door was left open. however, they are accusing the white police officer of racial profiling. he popped into the fire station with his two sons. >> he approached my kids with his hand on his gun crotched and that is how's approached

add nine-year-old and 12-year- old kid standing outside of a fire station waiting on their father to come out. >> you can put your hands down, kids, story about that. now keith jones filed a complaint. this case is being investigated and ongoing issues will take sender stage, what they will do tonight to try to persuade the city to not allow officers to have stunguns. >> this guy came out of nowhere, scooped the baby up and really knew what he was doing. >> aa superhero came through scooped the baby up, an app is

being credited for making that dramatic rescue. i hope you have had your coffee. >> i came back and we have a lot going on, first things up want to check in with, first is traffic is backed up lightly about a 15 to 20 minute delay and apparently there are major injuries and we do have a crew on the way. word is that the fire department is landing a rescue helicopter after they take somebody out of the bus that was injured and they will take that person via helicopter to a trauma center.

again we have a crew on the way, let's talk but south bay where traffic is moderately heavy and you will see 217 traffic at 208 getting a -- 208 getting a little bit slow. >> people are sending me good information on twitter and i am doing my best. kelly up in bridgeport, 46 degrees and the leaves are turning up in the sierra and brandon, he goes up and said the same thing. up around jaw valley, we have more temperatures and they have simply not cooled off and i would admit i got a a little bit burned. becausebecause it is as lower

briefs and the system will be strong enough to keep it there. 50s and 60s on the temperatures and they have really cooled off on tuesday and zipped right back up. los gatos 52 and that's above town and house of yen tweets me. 60 in gilroy, the breeze collapsed and it is stronger today, 21 to 25 and it holds it will be cooler. not much of a breeze, water temperatures low-to-mid unless you are north of bodega bay. hurricane for bert will go

north to the coast they will get some of the breeze and some of the rain and then when it weakens, one forecast model slams into southern being. 40s and 50s, cool up in the mountains, fog sun warm, overcast, a little breezy at times. 60s and 70s and 80s to 90s, interior is still hot. nevada -- novato at 08, 73 alameda, berkeley 75 degrees and 82 downtown san jose and 86 and 90 in gilroy. 87 saratoga, 65 in dailyity with warm temperatures you

don't cool off here. maybe next wick cooler with some clouds. a baby was left inside of a hot car. coming up, the question thinking to save the baby's life and what the baby's mother told police. but first very expensive pranks are putting a strain on resources, how fake 911 calls are wasting thousands of dollars and why it is so hard to track down the culprits.

. apple has an expected announcement and we are keeping an eye on apple's stock. the stock fell 7% and dropped below the share price. that means apple's value fell in a single day and investors are reacting to concerns about the security of apple's i cloud. happening today, many fast food workers are expected to go on strike this morning. walk outs are expected around

the country. workers from jack in the box, windy's and other fast food chains want the right to form a union. there will be strikes but organizers have not told us which locations will be a affected. in case you i don't know, it it is up and running. officially it has a new policy and they want to reduce the number of suspensions and keep kids in class. they just done work, as opposed to many students who failed and drop out and that could be a pipeline to prison. >> when it comes to discipline they only punish. >> accept in the most extreme

circumstances we want to support our young people. >> that includes being involved in violent activities on campus. they ban to figure out who is making prank calls and putting a strain on police resources. >> now the practice is known as s.w.a.t.ing which leads to a response from the team. the call was made supposedly from san rafael. he said he was being held whose and in fairfax. >> he reported his name was john and said he was being held hostage in his house. his father had gone berserk, had shot hits mother and was

actually waiting inside the house. >> they quickly realized it was a hoax. many appear to it be in the united united united kingdom. he said he had a closed encounter with that driver, also a new campaign to save water in the biggest city, more on this record-breaking drought, stay with us, we will be right back. [ mike ] our living local program

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and we're able to deliver that experience by living local. an early morning police pursuit in santa rosa ends with a dramatic crash. a jeep slams into a building, triggering a gas leak. why police say this driver was likely running should breaking news. a freeway crash involving two buseses is causing a big traffic problem in the east bay. we have crews that have just arrived on the scene. these are live pictures we will show you coming up. we are live in san jose where letters went out telling customers what they can't do when it comes to watering. we'll break it all down