streets. you couldn't see. this is from the flammable items sold at the store, which is a total loss. this could have taken out half the block and the chief is here to talk about the tough conditions of what you were up against. >> yeah. 1:00 p.m. we were dispatched to a fire here. >> the smoke -- [ talking at the same time ] >> we come out, we got to mission and 19, we knew we had a fire. there was heavy black smoke from several blocks away. heavy black smoke was going out the windows -- >> reporter: to breathe that in, you are here on the streets. >> yeah. at times because of the conditions, smoke came down to street level and kept shifting back up. >> how does that impact the way you fight this?

>> one of the issues is, for us trying to locate the fire, makes it difficult. early on we tried to make an aggressive attack so i decided to pull everyone out for safety, we pulled everyone out, went to an exterior operation. we attacked the operation from all four sides. we contained the fire to that building and the building to the right of it. at this time we are worried bowl structural problems. we had a floor -- about structural problems. we had a floor collapse. >> thank you, chief. we will check in with you later. we have been told these are old buildings. they have no fire abatement walls. concerns about collapse. fortunately this was retrofitted for earthquakes. the brick walls did not collapse on the firefighters during that time and this is not the first time this

building has been on the fire department's radar. we are working on that and we will have more on that at 5:30 p.m. reporting live in san francisco, patti lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >> we want to show you the store that caught fire. this is from google maps. one of those places that sells everything. this shows the store just lined with t-shirts, backpacks, purses, soccer balls. if you have been inside you know they are packed with all sorts of goods. these pictures were taken in may. >> this is on the ground about 20 minutes after the fire started. the smoke so thick you could barely see the police car. as you wait, now you can get an idea of how thick all the smoke was and how much of a problem it caused for firefighters. that video was taken half a block away from the fire but

there was so much smoke that people several blocks away said it was tough to breathe. ktvu's noelle walker has been talking to people drying to deal with all that smoke down wind from the massive fire. >> i covered a lot of fires but this was tough to cope win terms of the smoke. we drove through it on the way here and right now we are several blocks away, but till a half hour ago we had to use masks because the smoke was so thick it was hard to speak or even breathe. >> reporter: today it is covered in smoke. >> you could see the smoke coming. >> like a volcano thick smoke spewed. the air was smoking. people took -- smoking. people took -- choking. people took cover. >> my grandchildren they are as

mattic and the smoke can -- have asthma and the smoke can harm them. >> they decided it was time to leave their house. . >> the smoke is coming in. we are not safe there either. we will go out for coffee or something. >> pretty extreme. all of our windows are closed and the house still smells. >> reporter: on every corner face masks from police to pedestrians and if they aren't worrying a mask they are doing their best to improvise. >> plans might have to change. >> reporter: the smoke and the smell of it linger. >> i can't imagine how this is going to get sorted out. or how long smoke like this takes to dissipate. >> reporter: i can't imagine how long this is going to

linger either. people describe the smell as chemical. even though the smoke is gone the smell is still lingering in the air. >> you have dawn good job setting the teen -- done a good job seating the scene for us. is that horseness in your -- horse in your voice? >> reporter: i had a cold but the smoke is making me cough. my voice has changed in a couple of hours that i have been here. >> take care. thank you. she is not alone there dealing with all that smoke from the fire. we will track any developments for you and at 5:30 p.m. ask 6:00 p.m. more -- and 6:00 p.m. more live reports. a rapper known as mark sanford is in jail facing four

felony counts including kidnapping and false imprisonment. ktvu's john sasaki is at the jail where he learned the case hit a snag. >> reporter: the rapper charles mitchell could be released anytime now. prosecutors need more information before they could proceed with the case. >> reporter: charles mitchell or mark sanford as he is known, as been in jail since tuesday. [ music playing ] >> reporter: you can see him in this video. the rapper was arrested after turning himself in. >> the arrest warrant was based on the fact there are charnels for kidnap -- charges for kidnapping, false imprisonment, brandishing a firearm, conducting criminal activity as a member of a gang. >> investigators are saying little about the crimes or the victim. >> it would be imprudent to provide information about the victim. >> reporter: now it turns out the case may be missing something because the district attorney decided to release the wrapper till they gather more information. >> i would see him driving by,

never talked to him. >> reporter: he had been living in this neighborhood where the sheriff's office raided his home. a resident sent us this photo. >> they surrounded the house. they got inside. >> back to the video, mayor jean quan appears in it. the footage was from abevent -- an event celebrating marshawn lynch after the super bowl last year. >> reporter: i asked the district attorney why they released him, they are not filing charges till further review. john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. the raiders have settled a lawsuit involving 90 raideretts. they worked for the team from

2010-2013. the leading plaintiffs will receive an additional $10,000 each. they accum the team of failing to pay -- accuse the team of failing to pay minimum wage. the settlement will be finalized september 26. school teacher is under arrest accused of possessing child pornography. melissa rivers was arrested -- michael stanley ryder was arrested yesterday. they received a tip he was uploading child pornography to a cloud data storage account. she a teacher at first christian school in napa. police are examining the evidence and haven't said if any of the photos are of students. police say a woman found dead last week was the victim of a murder-suicide at the hands of her son. the victim was found stabbed to death on august 28. her body was inside a car

behind a church. investigators say later that evening they found her son dead of a suicide near the church. they say neither had any affiliation with the church. police haven't released the son's name or if they know of a motive. joan rivers died today. fans started gathering at her star. rivers was hospitalized after she went into cardiac arrest at a doctor's office. her daughter melissa rivers said she died surrounded by family and friends. a look back at rivers ground breaking career. >> all my jokes over the last 30 years. >> reporter: he was born in 1933. she worked odd jobs before breaking into comedy in the

1960s. >> welcome joan rivers. >> 1965 she appeared on the tonight show starring johnny carson. she would become johnny carson's permanent guest host but her career had a number of set backs. [ music ] >> reporter: she helped launch it fox network with a late night talk show. they never spoke again. the show only lasted two seasons. later her husband committed suicide. 1989 she returned to tv with the joan rivers show that earned her a emmy and a tony nomination. she never stopped doing stand up and making headlines for her comments about celebrities and launched a jewelry and clothing line and starred in several cable shows with her daughter

melissa rivers. joan rivers will always be remembered as a legend, she set the standard for female comedians and made fans last for a half century -- laugh for a half century. >> 4 years in the business -- 40 years in the business. >> on a personal note my wife used to be a producer on the joan rivers talk show in the 1980s and she loved working for her. and she made her laugh every day and she had a dog named spike and she brought him to work every day and she had his name written on her office door. joan rivers was 81 years old. a university of california at berkeley graduate dies in china. >> nobody dies from dehydration in a major city with a medical service. >> 2 investigates looks into

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>> a frightening attack. police say the suspect may be trying trying to intimidate young girls into prostitution. the man tried to kidnap a teenager while she was walking home from school. ktvu'sicate a u spoke to -- katy eustis spoke to the teenager. >> she will be scared till he is caught. she wanted to speak out tonight. we are not showing her face but she wants to make sure this

doesn't happen to anyone else. >> he stopped me and tried to grab me. and then he, like, took me to his car and pushing me in his car. >> reporter: he called an attempted kidnapping near south 37th street brazen and aggressive. >> making sexual comments. >> reporter: during the nils late august attack she got a-- initial late august attack she got away and notified police and then -- >> i felt like someone was behind me and it was the same person. >> the teen spotted the man and then quickly snapped photos. >> her father confronted the guy. and he took off. >> reporter: he is likely a local and likely a pimp. >> we have a problem with human trafficking in our community. >> i never thought this would happen to me and -- since it

happened i didn't want to go nowhere. i don't want to walk to school no more. >> reporter: police say this teen did everything right. she fought off the initial attack and then their quick thinking captured these photos. if you recognize this man call police. they are offing a $5,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest. live in richmond, katy eustis, ktvu channel 2 news. governor jerry brown and his challenger are two hours away from their first and only scheduled debate. it will take place in sacramento. governor jerry brown is favored in the race. however analysts say the debate could be an opportunity for him to gain some ground. >> he has an opportunity, he needs to headline after the debate. if there could be something coming out of the debate that is new and followed through that is about all he could hope

for. >> he had called for the governor to debate him 10 times. brown agreed to just one debate. stay with ktvu channel 2 news for continuing coverage. we will have a link to the webcast on www.ktvu.com and we will bring you a live report at 10:00 p.m. block about mores is coming under fire -- smores is coming under fire. a blog included a history of the smoke. they said it was meant to encourage fire safety but critics say it was a waste of government time and money. >> somebody along the lines should have said it is nice you took the time to write this but they have other things to do. >> he has been critical of the blog saying it appears the obama administration has strategy for roasting smores

but no strategy for fighting isis. chevron agreed to settle a case. they will pay $278,000 civil penalty according to the air quality management district. the violations included vapor leaks in fuel gas. the violations were not related to the 2012 fire. let's talk about our weather now. our chief meteorologist bill martin. we were showing the fire in the mission district, how concerned are you about the smoke? >> the winds are blowing good so there is a lot of dispersal. a hot day. if the city was 90 degrees, then you worry. anytime you see a structure

fire, the combustibles are toxic. right? in this case the environment is breezy and mixing up. the fog along the coast right now. you see it where it was last night. the fog pushes inland again tonight. this morning looked like yesterday morning and the morning before that. you can see the fog across the bay. that is how you know it is breezy. fog pushing into oakland and inland. as we look at the current winds, you see them, 21 miles per hour winds novato. out of the north. 17 fairfield. san francisco international airport 18 miles per hour. southwest there. 14 oakland area. temperatures similar to last night at this time. almost the same. not much difference. fog along the coast again tomorrow and temperatures tomorrow like today. this low pressure is taking off and as it does the high establishes itself.

tomorrow like what we had today. maybe warmer inland. and as we move forward saturday, sunday -- or friday, saturday and sunday. you will see warmer. the warmest day is on your bay area saturday. today was nice but temperatures are coming up. no big heat wave. which is fine. highs tomorrow, 95 clear lake. high enough. clear lake has more -- like -- i don't know, chico temperature foot front because of where they sit. 88 concord. 90 pittsburg. another nice day. air quality issues, you will notice it, today you look outside and you will see haze in the atmosphere, there is a

little inversion going right now. the five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view, there it is. temperatures come up. warmest day on saturday. might find mid-90s inland and temperatures -- no big changes. that is the take away. in the same day after day, you know, wain few degrees. -- within a few degrees. weekend look goods. fog is a constant player at the coast. >> thank you. mother devastated when someone steal as photo of her son who was killed in afghanistan and uses it on a dating website. her message to anyone who answers. and crews on the scene of the fire in the mission district. we will have a live report at 5:30 p.m. >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> thousands of children missing school. the factors contradicting to the problem and the law that could help keep kids in class. plus -- >>

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there is is new information on the ground shaking during the earthquake in napa. the u.s. geological survey said the ground motion recording was the highest level ever reported in napa. a usgs engineer said it came close to the maximum level that

engineers use when designing new buildings in the area. those usgs scientists found the west napa fault produced a crack six miles long and moved the surface 18 inches north. it was hit with a lot of damage because it sits in a basin basin. -- basin. they had a recorder in napa in a masonry building. >> we reported the strongest ground motions that were reported in napa at that building and that building sailed through without damage. that is an indication of if we do take the time and the energy and spend the money to retrofit they can with stand earthquakes. >> they have been mapping a crack on the ground but the usgs also used helicopters, and

sat lithes to provide -- satellites to provide images and concord is hoping their emergency fair going on now will help people be ready for a earthquake. it goes from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. tonight at the farmers market. it aims to prepare people for all types of catastrophes. islamic state of iraq and syria is at the center of concern that nato summit. leaders are determining whether they should concern a role in containing the threat from isis. president obama and the prime minister are calling for action after militants killed two american journalists and pledge to kill a british hostage next. >> the world would be a safer place if we could squeeze them out of existence. what there out to be is a government that looks after all of its people. >> like president obama the

prime minister insisted britain will not pay ransom to terrorists. he believes they should destroy isis. family file as $15 million claim with the peace corps after their son gets sick and dies while serving over sears. the records that show his medical care may have been mishandled. >> two officers, 100 citations in one day. the new reality in one san francisco district. >> and a snake on the loose no more, how this cobra was found and captured in southern california this afternoon. and how hollywood helped.

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the area. we have also learned the store that burn said may have had problems in the past. ktvu's patti lee is live from the scene. what have you learned about the business? >> a couple things. it has not been sited but there are complaints about the way the merchandise was stored, a fire hazard but no citations. the main concern right now is that parts of this building could still collapse. the fire is not yet out. it is mostly contained. investigators are here, they are trying to find the cause of the fire, which started around 1:00 p.m. and devoured this building which was made mostly of wood. three other buildings were also damaged. including an apartment building where 20 people live. these buildings built before fire codes existed and firefighters say they were lucky this had retrofitted

brick walls that made it more sturdy but the fire chief said it is the merchandise and the way it was stored that led to complaints in the past and made it a danger today. >> i was just told that with this particular property i believe they were sited in 2009 and 2013 with over crowded much much -- merchandise. i am told both times the violation was abated and they corrected the problem. we have our arson team on scene. they will determine the cause and origin. >> reporter: that could be a little while away. crews are expected to stay here through the night, still checking for hot spots and this fire is not yet out. no one today was seriously hurt. when you look at this smoke that enveloped the neighborhood from the ground up, it is hard to believe only two

firefighters were injured and two civilians. both for breathings and exhaustion. reporting -- bothing problems and -- breathing problems and exhaustion. reporting live, patti lee, ktvu channel 2 news. . >> firefighters pulled a lot of burned merchandise into the streets to get better access to the fire. the fire chief said they are worried about the front wall collapsing and falling on to mission street. we are keeping a an eye on the situation. pulled over one after another. police in san francisco say they are making a point of ticketing drivers who pose a threat oo pedestrians. -- to pedestrians. ktvu's mike mibach is live in the cities are crosswalks double as a danger zone. >> too many people are getting hurt in the danger zone. if you blow through a stop sign they will get you.

if they speed you they will be on you just as fast. >> 42 in a 25. >> reporter: busted. >> make a right. >> caught in the act. >> going 42 in a 25. >> reporter: speeders blowing through a 25 zone. >> people just zoom. >> residents have a bird's eye view of the action. >> still a neighborhood street. people treat it as if it was a freeway. >> reporter: san francisco police officer is a busy man. >> the vehicles are not yielding to it the pedestrians. >> that is what we saw today. this woman in the crosswalk. >> it is unsafe. look. look. >> people need to pay attention. >> reporter: he says there have been 317 calls for injury collisions.

>> one of our areas of focus is to do crosswalk enforcement. >> reporter: he is one of his guys. he made 5 stops ingan minutes and this is not even a -- stops in 15 minutes and this is not even a reality. april 10 a three-year-old in a crosswalk critically injured after being hit. >> i have been a cop for a long time. it was rough. something you shouldn't have to see. >> he uses the image as motivation to work harder to protect those in his district and it appears the district is appreciative. >> i love it. i truly want him here ever day -- every day. >> reporter: they would also like to see more stop signs. live tonight in san francisco, mike mibach, ktvu channel 2

news. activists held a protest to oppose train commitments of crude oil. 200 chained themselves to a fence. they were able to stop some trucks. after a couple hours they unlocked themselves and police sited them. they say it puts neighborhoods in danger because of the potential for spills and fires. >> oil shouldn't be moved. it is too dangerous to go through this town. too dangerous to go by homes and schools. the permit was illegal. >> this protest comes one day before a san francisco court will hold a hearing on a lawsuit challenging the permit to transfer crude oil from rail cars to truck. man charged with stealing cash from unsuspecting customers. how police say he got them to

hand over cash and then tried to make away with it. >> 2 investigates looks like allegations the peace corps may have mishandled the medicare of a young volunteer leading to his death. now his parents want answers and they filed a claim. >> google is paying up to parents whose children bought stuff online.

a mom inosamine considering legal action against a -- a mom in minnesota is considering legal action against -- her son was an army ranger killed in for an but she found someonecuseesh -- in afghanistan -- >> luring them with a photo of a man who looks nothing like him. they think they will meet this young, good looking guy and he could show up and they won't know who he is. police in santa rosa arrested a southern california man who is accused of leading officers on a chase till he crashed. the 51-year-old man ran a red light and failed to stop for

officers today. he sped away, ran lights and ran into a rug cleaning business. the driver and one of two passengers suffered minor injuries. a berkeley family's heart break turns to anger after their son died while serving in the peace corps. >> they allowed him to die. they never accepted responsibility. >> 2 investigates uncovers the records that may show medical mist steps and the legal -- missteps and the legal action his parents are taking. >> and a albino cobra lurking near california homes and no one seems to know how it got there. >> nerve-wracking knowing there is a snake going around. >> the hunt to find it and the hollywood help brought into

capture the snake. >> after the break, what you can expect as we head into the weekend.

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. a family filed a claim with the peace corps after their son got sick and died while serving in china. 2 investigates looked into the reports and records that shows his medical care may have been mishandled. ktvu's katy eustis reports, his parents say they want to see

changes and they are prepared to sue if necessary. >> he had a great smile. >> reporter: he came into his own at university of california at berkeley. >> kind of blossomed into this natural diplomat. political science major he knew he could make a difference. >> i think he wanted to be a part of that. >> he volunteered. his dream assignment. in china. but 7 months in while attending a conference he became ill. >> this is washington, d.c., why are they calling me at 2:00 a.m. >> reporter: emergency visas, they left for china. >> like you are in a room and everybody knows what is going on except for you. >> till a peace corps medical officer blurted it out, he was brain dead. on february 7 she and dave watched their second son die.

>> there is this book when they were little i used to read to them and i sang that to him. and i sang that to him and i told him it was okay. >> reporter: back home preparing for his funeral another devastating discovery. stomach flu. >> nobody dies from dehydration in a major city with medical services minutes away. >> reporter: grief turned to anger as they pressed for records that showed his treatment may have been mismanaged. an expert review said the doctor who treated him did not appreciate potential signs of a more serious illness. he reported nausea, vomiting and a fever for several days. a doctor saw him on the morning of january 28.

prescribed an antibiotic and left. 2:00 p.m. hotel housekeeping discovered him lying in his own vomit. the doctors delayed in bletting an ambulance. an -- getting a ambulance. an hour and a half later he was not responding. doctors fought over property treatment. >> between the care and conflict, nobody was doing anything for him. >> they are not investigating the death. they filed a claim with the peace corps. >> nick's death was avoidable and preventible. >> but a independent doctor disagrees. writing it is my opinion that any suggested changes in the care that was delivered would not effect the outcome in the case. they say they just want to ensure that other volunteers

are kept safe. >> he loved the peace corps and i want to honor his service and i want it to be better. >> reporter: in the listry of the peace -- history of the peace corps, 290 volunteers died. the peace corps has till february to respond to the claim. katy eustis,. >> mark: >> the peace corps -- katy eustis, ktvu channel 2 news. >> the peace corps details some of the changes that have been made. you can read the records, including a statement by the director by going to www.ktvu.com. google will pay $19 million in refunds to parents whose kids bought something online without consent. the federal trade commission says it sems from charges made in the app store -- stems from

charges made in the app store. google says it plans to beef up its password policies. taking the family to a 49er game at the new stadium will cost you. according to a index by team marketing report, levi stadium is the most expensive stadium for a family of four in the nfl. the cost is $641 for the four tickets. 4 small drinks, two beers, 4 hot dogs, two programs. parking and two adult size 49er caps. tickets alone are the second most expensive after the patriots. you can always watch the 49 games right here. >> or sneak your food in your purse. right? >> that is a big number. [ talking at the same time ]

>> amazing. you have been out there. i haven't been out there yet. >> i toured the stadium. >> supposed to be worth it. probably is. temperatures outside today. they got up there. warmer today in some places. they will continue that way as we move into the next 48 hours or so. warmer. fog along the coast. you knew that. there is the fog now. that is where it was last night at this time. and you notice it is not getting in over the hills. it is kind of but not push nothingland. the inversion -- inland. the inversion. most of the fog at the sea level gaps. here it is. the golden gate bridge. it squeezes through and makes it into oakland and berkeley. that is where it is now. current temperatures similar to last night, similar to the night before that. tomorrow fog comes back to the

coast. the fog through to the east bay. like what we had today. almost the same. maybe a little less and quicker burn off. highs will be mid-80s and low 90s tomorrow. saturday will be the warmest day on the bay area weekend. as this low-pressure system leaves. it has been stationary there for the summer basically and it moves off. as it does temperatures will get warmer inland tomorrow and further warming into your saturday. which should be the warmest day of the week. no red flag warnings. this isn't that type of wind event. saturday is the warmest day inland. mid-90s. tomorrow clear lake 95. fairfield 90. 91 antioch. 91 brentwood. 90 livermore. air quality is getting sketchy. bay area friday, a short week.

today is thursday. tomorrow is friday. short week for many. makes things fly by. there is your five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view. i have tomorrow off. yeah. i am stoked. my week was way shorter. right? i got this three day run. i can do three days. >> well played. >> exactly. >> thank you. a man accused of swindling customers in the south bay, we will explain how he lured in his victims. >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> trying to put the breaks on drinking and driving. >> i don't think anyone should drink and drive. >> why opponents believe it would punish responsible drivers. >> california children missing school, the law to help districts and parents solve the problem. >> these stories and much more coming up new at 6:00 p.m.

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clear. they finally found the snake. they called in a snake handler to come out and help them search for it. >> it has to eat. it has to come out to eat. it will get spotted by humans or birds of prey. >> authorities say the dog was lucky because the venom is deadly 83% of the time. they are still looking for the owner of the snake however they are illegal in california. a store owner is facing a dozen criminal counts, accused of stealing from customers. the man shut down stores without giving customers their furniture. ktvu's ann rubin is live in san jose where authorities are still looking for more victims. >> he was arrested yesterday but has already posted bail. while authorities are confident in their case they believe there are more customers out

there. >> reporter: authorities believe this man took more than $20,000 from customers for furniture he never delivered. >> when they went to the store when they didn't get the furniture the store was closed. >> reporter: it happened at three separate stores. it shut down in january. in some cases customers were left without their furniture. others complained about bait and switch tactics. >> this is all we have. >> reporter: that is what happened to her when she went to buy a mattress. she bought a few new one but got the floor model instead. >> he didn't want to give me the money back. >> one day he was gone. he works at the business next door. >> we had customers walk in frustrated as to what was going

on. >> reporter: today another store is moving in. they found 10 truck loads of furniture boxes stuffed with trash. >> looked like they had a lot of stock but it was just garbage. >> reporter: they hope customers will realize they are a different business. >> we are completely separate. we have been in business 49 years. nothing we are a part of. good for us it became open but horrible the situation that happened. >> the district attorney would like to hear from anyone who had problems at american furniture or galaxy furniture in san jose. he will be arraigned september 19. live in san jose, ann rubin, ktvu channel 2 news. now at 6:00 p.m. flames rip through two stores in san francisco's mission

district. the conditions that made it a difficult fire fight. >> trying to keep kids in school. >> elementary school student who is drunk is more likely to become a high school drop out. >> having success getting and keeping kids in the classroom. >> ktvu channel 2 news starts right now with breaking news. >> a difficult battle for firefighters as a store in the mission erupts in flames sending thick smoke into the sky for blocks away. good evening. hello. i am frank somerville. >> and i am julie haener. >> the fire started after 1:00 p.m. this afternoon inside a store on mission street between 22 and 23 streets. news chopper 2 was over head as firefighters arrived on the scene to find the flames burning through the roof of the business. we have live team coverage

tonight. ktvu's noelle walker spoke with people who were impacted by the heavy smoke but we begin with patti lee and why the fire was extra challenging for firefighters. >> it wasn't just the hazards outside, it started the minute they arrived on scene. black smoke starting from the ground up. these streets are blocked off. there is a one block perimeter around the fire, 23 and mission. we are told this fire is contained but it is still not out. still a lot of potential structural damage to this building that caught fire around 1:00 p.m. and you can see these flames coming through the two story building which was filled with merchandise, a lot of it made out of plastic and that is what caused a lot of problems for the firefighters. it was hard to see, it was hard to breathe and this was a problem they encountered the minute