among them is danny pritchett. >> pritchett was recently received here at santa rosa. a predatory inmate, has a history of that outside of prison and inside of prison. >> i never got along with anybody because i was always standoffish, i was a loner, stand away from everybody because i would never understand anybody or nothing. i came to prison when i was 22 years old. i am in here for a rape charge. i had a minor problem. and i became, oh, lustful within my mind, and i was always thinking about it. it's like the more i thought about it, the more it increases in my life. >> pritchett is serving a life sentence for sexual battery, kidnapping and attempted kidnapping. >> i went to this mall, and i was sitting there lusting over the women getting out of their cars and going places. just as i was getting ready to get up and go home, a lady got out of a car, and she was dressed like she was, i don't know, a prostitute or something. and something about her triggered me. >> pritchett abducted his victim in her own car and sped away. >> but then as i was driving out of the par

ktvu's ken pritchett is live in florida. >> reporter: there was very little activity on the floor today. that will change tomorrow but california's delegation started their day with a rising star in the republican party. >>> the headliner of california's republican party, it was meg whitman who introduced the man. >> great governor of new jersey, chris christie. >> reporter: he delivered a pep rally speech, 700 strong. >> we know california is an uphill clime problem mitt romney -- climb for mitt romney. >> reporter: he dished out political red meat, questioning governor jerry brown's leadership. >> governor jerry brown, jerry brown, i mean, he won the new jersey presidential primary over jimmy carter when i was 14 years old. >> reporter: chris christie has the key note speech tomorrow night at the convention. >> chris christie is the star here. >> reporter: he says the tough talk in chris christie is talked about as the next potential contender. >> some might suggestion he is looking four years from now. >> reporter: before chris christie's speech tomorrow they will begin their first f

ken pritchett explains what is going on there. good afternoon, ken. >> reporter: i spoke with the fire battalion chief michael banks and he was on his way out. they did call richmond fire and requested four engines and a truck after the residual fire, burning at the unit, expanded. we will look at video from news chopper 2. you can see firefighters putting additional water on the unit. sam singer told me 15 minutes ago, the fire is pushing all along, the flame about the size of a basketball. but for some reason, the size of the fire grew. he couldn't tell me how much it expanded. chevron said it was unexpected and we know there is residual fuel in the pipe that leaked. because of regulations, personnel cannot approach too close to address the fire or assess the situation. one reason why they were called to the scene. according to chevron, despite the basketball sized flame growing in size, they said the fire remains understand control. you saw some smoke from the video from news chopper 2 but from the vantage point, just outside o

let's continue by going out to live and bring in ktvu's ken pritchett. ken? >> reporter: we are on a satellite phone because there is no cell service. this is a staging area right here where cal fire is staging as they battle the wye fire. we have two fires burning here. the biggest concern is with the wye fire, you see the smoke, it burned 3,000 acres, 25% contained. destroyed three structures. one of them a home. >> reporter: one after another, helicopters picked up buckets of water from a pond and dumped the water on the active active line on the wye fire. >> we have a lot of firefighters doing structure protection. >> reporter: 500 homes are threatened by the fire. here is video from yesterday from news copper 2. the fire started sunday evening, that is when the structures were destroyed. >> a lot of homes were saved by the hard work of firefighters and the work the homeowners have done. >> reporter: this owner will return to find nothing left. of the three structures destroyed, it is unclear if the other two structures were homes as well. spring valley w

ken pritchett. >>> many richmond residents disagree with that characterization of a prompt response. they say people were not promptly notified or given proper warning. >> what was the delay. how come you did not inform us the exhumety. we see a ball of fire in the sky. >> # -- # -- seven to 10 minutes later that's when we got the warning. >> it made 19,000 automated calls. the shelter in place was finally lefted at 11:15 last night when the fire was contained. >>> chevron is one of three refineries located in the area. chevron's richmond plant is the largest producing about 250,000- barrels of gasoline a day. >> last night's fire is already affecting prices at the pump. we have created a special tab with all of our refinery fire coverage. >>> now at 10:00 a 4-year-old boy was air lifted to a hospital after he and a woman were hit by a jeep. the accident happened in pittsburgh around 7:45 this evening. the woman was able to walk to an ambulance before she was taken to the hospital. firefighters say the child's injuries are life threatening. he is currently being treated at uc davis c

that is where ktvu's ken pritchett is live. >> reporter: tropical storm isaac had its impact today. the question is when a hurricane isaac further disrupt the convention interfering with mitt romney's big night on thursday? >> reporter: the republican national committee was underway but it was a brief session, 10 minutes, enough time for remarks and a pray before recessing. blame it on the weather, it was the fear of tropical storm isaac hitting tampa that caused the gop to cancel the first day of the convention. california's delegation took it in stride. >> reporter: 3 days instead of 4 levels the playing field for democrats. >> the media wasn't planning to cover monday anyway. >> reporter: he says the bigger concern for republicans is what tropical storm isaac projected to become a hurricane does from here and when. >> when there is a building storm that is heading towards new orleans, i think the visual is problematic. >> reporter: mitt romney's speech could move from thursday to friday. he says moving the speech may be necessary. >> he may. he may have to. if he does, he does. >

ken pritchett. >>> many richmond residents disagree with that characterization of a prompt response. they say people were not promptly notified or given proper warning. >> what was the delay. how come you did not inform us the exhumety. we see a ball of fire in the sky. >> # -- # -- seven to 10 minutes later that's when we got the warning. >> it made 19,000 automated calls. the shelter in place was finally lefted at 11:15 last night when the fire was contained. >>> chevron is one of three refineries located in the area. chevron's richmond plant is the largest producing about 250,000- barrels of gasoline a day. >> last night's fire is already affecting prices at the pump. we have created a special tab with all of our refinery fire coverage. >>> now at 10:00 a 4-year-old boy was air lifted to a hospital after he and a woman were hit by a jeep. the accident happened in pittsburgh around 7:45 this evening. the woman was able to walk to an ambulance before she was taken to the hospital. firefighters say the child's injuries are life threatening. he is currently being treated at uc davis c

ken pritchett joins us live. good afternoon, ken. >> reporter: it should begin in 10 or 15 minutes. we will hear from chief mark ayeresidents s, he is the emergency chief and we have had a number of press conferences here today. the day started with an apology from chevron on the fire and the impact to the surrounding community. we learned a partial answer as to the cause. >> chevron said at 4:15 yesterday. a vapor leak was detected which processes diesel fuel. >> emergency crews responded. they were not able to seal off the leak. the volume of vapor increased and they evacuated the immediate area around refineary unit four. for unknown reason, the gas ignited and sent the column of smoke over the refinery. >> the california epa, costa county -- cost tra -- contra costa county and the manager on scene did not hear a thing. >> he was on site. there were no explosions. there was an ignition. that may be what people are talking about hearing. there was not an explosion, there was a fire. >> this is video from this morning from news chopper two. it is still burning off excess vapor from

ken pretty chit -- pritchett is live where he got some answers on what caused that fire. >> we have some of the answers but not all of them. chevron says this started as a small leak that rapidly expanded. two hours before flames erupted sending thick black smoke into the air, emergency crews knew there was a problem. >> at 4:30 is when they noticed that the leak was occurring and this was a small maybe 20 drips per minute type of a leak in this line. >> reporter: chevron fire chief mark ire says the leak was coming from an 8-inch pipe at refinery four. ire says emergency response teams were called in to assess the leak about 6:30 the leak rapidly expanded and crewed evacuated. >> as they backed away and started to pull cooling water that's when it set off. >> reporter: it's not known what igniteed the vapor or what caused the leak to begin. within 10 minutes evacuations were put in place. >> there's an emergency at chevron refineries. >> reporter: county health fishes say air monitoring did not show a health hazard. >> yes we felt like it worked as designed last night. >> today chevron

ktvu's ken pritchett is live in tampa to tell us what we could expect tonight. >> reporter: paul ryan is the favor for some, he is the conservative, closely aligned to their values. >> reporter: at the same time wisconsin congressman paul ryan took to the stage to rehearse his speech -- [ music playing ] >> reporter: nearby a gathering of planned parenthood supporters were protesting. . >> one thing you won't hear is his belief to get rid of family planning. >> reporter: that is not true of the women's vote, evidenced by ann romney last night. >> this is a poor constituency they need to appeal to. >> reporter: he says polls show a gender gap for republicans and it is growing. >> republicans have to carve into that gap. >> paul ryan is not expected to speak on women's issues. >> i am happy because now we will talk about what is wrong with the country and how it could be fixed. >> reporter: paul ryan is expected to rally the crowd and talk tough. >> the vice president candidates take shots and tonight is the red meat night for the audience. >> reporter: before the speech we expect to he

we go to tampa florida where ken pritchett watched the romney speech from inside the convention hall. >> reporter: governor romney delivered an almost 40 minute speech. mr.romney had this crowd cheering many times on their feet from beginning to ends. it was through the audience that governor romney entered a convention hall, a two minute stroll through to the podium. >> mr. chairman and delegates i accept your nomination for president of the united states. >> reporter: it was a speech much about him, his family life, his wise as a successful businessman and his opponent. >> you know there's something wrong with the kind of job he's done as president when the best feeling you had was the day you voted for him. >> reporter: mr. romney tried to paint a sense of buyers remorse with multiple jabs at president obama. >> president obama promised to begin to slow the rise of the oceans and to heal the planet, my promise is to help you and your family. >> reporter: it was a speech that reached out to key voters blocks such as women. >> as governor of massachusetts i chose a woman lieutenant g

we go to tampa florida where ken pritchett watched the romney speech from inside the convention hall. >> reporter: governor romney delivered an almost 40 minute speech. mr.romney had this crowd cheering many times on their feet from beginning to ends. it was through the audience that governor romney entered a convention hall, a two minute stroll through to the podium. >> mr. chairman and delegates i accept your nomination for president of the united states. >> reporter: it was a speech much about him, his family life, his wise as a successful businessman and his opponent. >> you know there's something wrong with the kind of job he's done as president when the best feeling you had was the day you voted for him. >> reporter: mr. romney tried to paint a sense of buyers remorse with multiple jabs at president obama. >> president obama promised to begin to slow the rise of the oceans and to heal the planet, my promise is to help you and your family. >> reporter: it was a speech that reached out to key voters blocks such as women. >> as governor of massachusetts i chose a woman lieutenant g

ktvu's ken pritchett is live with why it is too early to count california's losses. >>> the governor's office protected california could receive $1.9 billion from the facebook ipo. the share price is now lower but that wouldn't be a problem except for the predicted revenue was baked into the passed budget. >> reporter: when investors play the market they take a risk but should lawmakers take a risk by counting on the future price of facebook stock. >> never should have been counted on. >> he calls relying on facebook to balance a budge thet biggest gimmick of all. -- budget the biggest gimmick of all. >> the issue isn't where the stock price is today, it is where it will be in november. >> reporter: he says the estimates were based on a $35 share price in november because that is when facebook employees can exercise options to buy $139 million worth of stock. how much the state gains or loses depends on facebook's fall or recovery in a few months and that is the problem. >> we have to rely on steady, predictable sources of retch new and not believe that -- of revenue and not believe th

ktvu's ken pritchett is live in san francisco where he delivered thousands of signatures asking for a reversal of the policy. >> reporter: he delivered the petitions to the counsel here in sacramento which over sees scouting. he was welcomed inside but he didn't get the response he was hoping for. >>> for 9 years he was a scout leader at a summer camp east of sacramento. that ended in july. >> i was fired for a uniform violation. >>> the boy scouts claim the violation was his painted nails which he call as tradition among the staff. >> after i was fired people still continued that tradition and no one was fired. >> i can say with confidence that i was fired in response to accusations of homosexual. >> reporter: 9 others resigned in protest. they said he was not removed because of his sexual orientation but three days before the organization reaffirmed its ban on gay members. >> those who suffer the worse are the youth. >> reporter: they delivered 70,000 signatures hoping to get the counsel to buck the policy of the national organization. his meeting lasted less than 10 minutes. >> the

ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the case of melky cabrera took a twist over the weekend. investigators say an associate of melky cabrera's set up a -- melky cabrera set up a fake website to help him get out of his suspension after he tested positive for testosterone. the fans who call in are over the controversy they say. >> a lot of them moved on and say they are looking forward to life about melky cabrera and want to rally behind buster posey. >> this year major league baseball suspended four players who tedded positive for performance enhancing drugs -- tested positive for performance enhancing drugs. >>> a judge thrown out a lawsuit by lance armstrong. he argued they lacked jurisdiction. the agency is pursuing a case that he used banned substances while racing. >>> a u.s. district judge said google failed to comply with a court order to disclose payments covering the patten trial with oracle. they have till friday to provide that list. they sued google in 2010 claiming google's platform violated their patents and copyright to the java. the jury disagreed. oracle says

ken pritchett ktvu channel 2 news. >> spare the air day. people sensitive to pollution should limit their time out door. concentrations of pollution are at unhealthy levels. high levels of ozone are harmful for young children, seniors and people with heart conditions. mark is here to show us which areas topped 100 degrees. >> right now a few neighborhoods around 100. air quality, haze out there and that is the result of the high pressure, that lid on top of the bay area. we have cooler temperatures near the immediate coast line. away from that, inland, lots of sunshine, and those hot colors indicating hot temperatures. here is a look at the current numbers just updated. triple digits right now in fairfield, 101. livermore 102. santa rosa still hot, low 90s, 93. but the other end of the temperatures 60s near the coast line. downtown san francisco checking in at 64 degrees. coming up, the temperature tweak and how long the heat will remain. >>> we have new information on that traffic accident that sparked a grass fire yesterday. the driver th

ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> two people killed and another injured in a crash. the three car pile up happened this morning on south bound 680 near a construction zone. none of the construction workers were injured. one of the cars were speeding and had its lights off. >> occupy -- the speeding vehicle was killed and that vehicle burst into flames. the second vehicle, one person was killed and one taken to the hospital. >> authorities haven't released the conditions of the injured victims. >>> later, the driver of a van was killed in a roll over crash at 780 at 7:00 p.m. this morning. the california highway patrol says the driver was the only person in the vehicle. a passing driver says the van was speeding but the official cause is under investigation. >>> authorities in napa are looking for a patient who went missing yesterday from a psychiatric facility. he walked away from the center around 2:00 p.m. in the afternoon. he is on medication and they are warning people not to approach them. he is african american, 6'1", 160 pounds. short black hair and wearing wh

as ktvu's ken pritchett reports, tonight the family disputes the version of what happened. ken?> reporter: there are two different stories here. san francisco police say the man turned around and faced officers with a gun in his hands. today the family said their nephew was hit from behind. we also learned this afternoon that the chief of police intends to address the community about this incident. >> reporter: it was here saturday where the shooting happened. police were responding to a 911 call of an armed man. >> witnesses heard the police ordering the suspect to stop, identifying themselves as police officers and the suspect continued to flee from the officers. >> reporter: the suspect is bryan stevens, according to his family, which gave us this photo. >> the subject turned towards the officers with the gun and that is when he discharged. >> all the bullet wounds was in the back. >> he says his nephew was hit in the back, leg and foot and recovering at the hospital. police say they recovered a hand gun at the scene. the officer involveicide on paid leave -- involved is on p

we start with ken pritchett with what officials say started the fire and what they're doing right now to put the smoldering flames out, ken. >> reporter: today chevron officials said that this is a leak it started as a leak in the refinery unit. today we learned that the first assessment of that leak is that it was a public safety concern. however that situation rapidly changed and minutes later the alert was sounded. what caused the leak from a refinery unit, what caused the fire. before those explanations chevron had this for residents who heard sirens yesterday evening and gazed on this huge black cloud of smoke. >> we're very sorry that it occurred and we're doing our best to try to prevent it in the future. >> reporter: this is video from news chopper 2 this morning only a small flame was visible as remaining fuel was allowed to burn off from refinery unit four. mike ire says a leak was detected in an 8-inch pipe. >> this was a small maybe 20 drips per minute type of a leak on this line. >> reporter: if 20 minutes, they worked on the leak then it suddenly expanded. >> as they bac

first though to ken pritchett on how this storm could stilla peak the convention schedule. >> reporter: one day was lost for fear that isaac might veer to close to tampa. now the question is would a hurricane isaac casa dish changes to the convention? the governor does speak on thursday. shortly after isaac is expected to make landfall. >> in session and called to order. >> reporter: about ten minutes after the 2012 republican national convention was called to order it went into recess until tomorrow. the near isaac could hit tampa hard didn't show up. winds gusty but nothing severe as beach goers returned to the sands. despite one day lost members of the delegation took it in stride. >> three days of show. >> reporter: the schedule is uncertain. isaac is expected to become a hurricane and it could hit new orleans by wednesday. >> talked about potentially going into friday. >> reporter: cory cook said the timing of both isaac and the convention could interfere with the thursday night acceptance speech. >> coming off the seven year anniversary of hurricane katrina having a similar sized

first though to ken pritchett on how this storm could stilla peak the convention schedule. >> reporter: one day was lost for fear that isaac might veer to close to tampa. now the question is would a hurricane isaac casa dish changes to the convention? the governor does speak on thursday. shortly after isaac is expected to make landfall. >> in session and called to order. >> reporter: about ten minutes after the 2012 republican national convention was called to order it went into recess until tomorrow. the near isaac could hit tampa hard didn't show up. winds gusty but nothing severe as beach goers returned to the sands. despite one day lost members of the delegation took it in stride. >> three days of show. >> reporter: the schedule is uncertain. isaac is expected to become a hurricane and it could hit new orleans by wednesday. >> talked about potentially going into friday. >> reporter: cory cook said the timing of both isaac and the convention could interfere with the thursday night acceptance speech. >> coming off the seven year anniversary of hurricane katrina having a similar sized

ken pritchett. channel 2news. >>> the nationals may have lost but the game was close at some point. we will have all the highlights ahead in sports. >> the apple samsung patent in the south bay is nearing an end. samsung argues apple should pay more than $421 million to samsung for infringing on its patent while apple is seek 2.8 billion in the case. testimony wrapped up on friday. the judge has told the attorneys that closing arguments will be on tuesday. >>> the man suspected of robbing steve job's home and stealingon a pad and other items is due in court tomorrow. police say the 35-year-old broke into the home on july 17 president. they say he confessed to the crime, he allegedly gave the stone i-pad to a friend of his named kenny the clown. >>> the a warning tonight from apple about texting. the security flaw targeting i- phones and how officials say you can avoid it. >> the wikileaks founder addressed a crowd of supporters. he called directly on the president to etched what he called a wife hunt. >> reporter: the founder came out of hiding to speak before a crowd outside the em

ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >> ktvu's bill -- ktvu's chief meteorologist bill martin is tracking the weather conditions. >> temperatures over 100 degrees. these are live pictures on the walker fire. you can see burning on the ridge line here and you see active flames in this area. a lot of smoke. you heard the firefighter mention, not a lot of wind. if it was windy i don't think they would be talking 25% containment. temperatures hot. 105 degrees. so here is the fire zone. wye fire here. in this area and the walker fire over here. we are looking at 105 degrees. and humidity 9%. winds back down tonight and that will help firefighters. right now we have christien kafton in lake county. >> reporter: bill, you have been talking about the heat and i can tell you it is oppressive out here, the heat from the fire and the heat from the atmosphere. let's show you what homeowners are worried about. this is all that is left of this home. this home burned down, there is still flame over here. all that is left is stone work. to the right you can see the arch way. they are monitoring the firef

ken pritchett is live in tampa florida where tonight ann romney told the public why they should vote for her husband. >> reporter: she addressed the delegates just hours after they named her husband the official nominee. >> proudly cast all of our 172 points. >> reporter: the work of the day were the states nominating their candidate. >> we're ready to tell the story and the roll call is an exciting part of that. all of us get to stands up and say we're here for mitt. >> reporter: an appearance by ron paul was a surprise but none more than ann romney's speech. >> no one will move heaven and earth like mitt romney to make this place a better place to live. >> reporter: romney made her case for her husband and defended his success by telling of their modest start in life. >> our dining down table was a fold down ironing board in the kitchen. but those were the best days. >> reporter: as she talked of their struggles in more than 40 years of marriage. >> and those storybooks never seem to have a chapter called ms or breast cancer. a storybook marriage, no not at all. what mitt romney an

ken pritchett will be there live and we'll livestream the convention at ktvu.com including mobile ktvu.com. starting at 12:0 right after this newscast. >>> president obama is reaching out to -- 12:30 right after this newscast. >>> president obama is reaching out to an audience in iowa. then it's on to colorado state university. the obama campaign views college students and voters a crucial voting block. 50% of the voters under 35 said they would be voting for president obama, compared to the 38% who said they would be voting for mitt romney. >>> the fdic says lending to consumers has increased and revenue rose 21% in the second quarter to 31 billion up from 28 billion a few years ago. >>> a small but noisy group of protests expressed anger at a bank opening in oakland. it's a chase of -- it's a branch of chase bank at 14th and broadway. the protesters were were -- it's not clear why they were protests. >>> a second visitor to yosemite park has died from the hantavirus. all four visitors stayed in the signature tent cabins at curry village over a one-week period in june. people who stay in

ken pritchett is live in tampa florida where tonight ann romney told the public why they should vote for her husband. >> reporter: she addressed the delegates just hours after they named her husband the official nominee. >> proudly cast all of our 172 points. >> reporter: the work of the day were the states nominating their candidate. >> we're ready to tell the story and the roll call is an exciting part of that. all of us get to stands up and say we're here for mitt. >> reporter: an appearance by ron paul was a surprise but none more than ann romney's speech. >> no one will move heaven and earth like mitt romney to make this place a better place to live. >> reporter: romney made her case for her husband and defended his success by telling of their modest start in life. >> our dining down table was a fold down ironing board in the kitchen. but those were the best days. >> reporter: as she talked of their struggles in more than 40 years of marriage. >> and those storybooks never seem to have a chapter called ms or breast cancer. a storybook marriage, no not at all. what mitt romney an

ktvu's ken pritchett will have a live report on paul ryan's speech tonight on the 10:00 p.m. news and a programming note, ktvu channel 2 news will air mitt romney's speech tomorrow night, he is expected to speak at 10:00 p.m. so the raiders game will be aired on tv 36. >>> demolition will begin next week on the bart station. starting next week crews expected to start tearing down building to make way for the new line. >>> a school struggles to recover after this bursts, floods the neighborhoodb and cause as sink hole -- neighborhood and causes a sink hole. >> the work that is catching a lot of attention. >>> flames destroyed a south bay nursery over night. the fire broke out before midnight that summer winds nursery on almaden expressway and branham road. firefighters had to led the fertilizers and pesticides inside to burn off to keep toxins from getting into the river. the building was a total loss, the owner plans to reopen as soon as possible. >>> we got a look at the flooding caused by a water main break and sink hole in san francisco. ktvu's david stevenson tells us how

ken pitch comment is in -- ken pritchett is in tampa. ktvu will carry the speech live tonight as a result. as a result, the football game will be moved to our sister stationed scheduled for 7:00 has been moved to -- will be moved to our sister station, tv6. >>> there was a bomb threat at terra linda high. officials say someone called police around 9:15 this morning claiming there was a bomb on campus. the students were held on the football field. but they found nothing and about 20 minutes ago. officers gave the all clear and everybody was allowed back in the school. >>> a mother walking down the street with her 2 kids is robbed at gunpoint. mçó4+y?i >>> some good news this noontime on san francisco's schools. the city's truancy rate is down. new at noon, ktvu's tara moriarty joins us live to explain why a partnership between the schoolsant district attorney's office gets the credit. tara? >> reporter: well, more than 90% of the young murder victims were high school dropouts and that's an alarming statistic that forced the district attor

ktvu's ken pritchett is live in one of the hot spots today. ken. >> reporter: when we look that temperature sign at this bank at 5:00 p.m. it said 99 degrees. it ticked down to 98. it is certainly hot here in walnut creak where there are cooling center and they will be used frequently by the end of the week. . >>> the pool was a popular place. they say they may come back. >> hot day certainly pushes us to come here. spend $9 and have fun in the water. >> reporter: this is the senior center and it is one of the cooling centers. >> wonderful. >> reporter: the program director expects people to take advantage of the senior center it is open to everyone. not everyone can escape the heat. >> residents moved here and they don't have air conditioning and we worry about them. >> reporter: we are just at the start with warm days ahead. they issued a flex alert, urging people to conserve power and they recommend running appliances after 6:00 p.m. let's go to mark tamayo in the weather center with more on the hot temperatures. >> today a 40-degree temper

and our live convention coverage begins tomorrow like here on ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00 with ken pritchettlive in tampa. he will be covering the impact of tropical storm isaac and i will also be there through thursday. >>> isaac made landslide in haiti and cuba and is heading towards the florida keys. one person was killed when isaac pounded the area with heavy winds and rain. >> everyone in the florida keys must be watching this storm very closely. conditions and timing of the storm remain influx. make sure to complete your preparation now. >> the national weather service says after the keys the storm is likely to hit the florida mainland on monday. >> obviously a lot of people watching what happens with tropical storm isaac. for more on that we go to our meteorologist mark tamayo and you are also keeping an eye on isaac. >> that is right, heather and john, we have the fog in the bay area, but forecasters are getting ready for that tropical storm which will eventually become a hurricane. the latest on isaac, winds 60 miles per hour moving to the northwest. here is the forecast track. put

ken pritchett is live on the ground in lake county. >> reporter: we were on the frontlines of the fire today and we will show you where firefighters made their stand. stand. an area about 20 miles east of the current location, there is a lot of burned grass land about -- wild land about 7,000 acres between here and there. the good news here is that the hundreds of home that were once threat especiallied by this fire are no longer threatened. >> reporter: this is the head of the fire dubbed the y fire that's burned 7,000 acres since sunday. today hot temperatures and light wind help drive the fire. >> overnight the fire continued to grow very actively, especially on the eastern portion of the fire. >> reporter: this is a sparsely populated area near highway 20 and 16, unlike where the fire started sunday near clear lake. two homes were destroyed in the first hour. today firefighters could be seen lined up along highway 20, shovels in hand. this is where they made their line today. >> the strategy for firefighters at this location is to use that road as a break line for the main head of

. >> coming up at 7:15, we'll go live to tampa where ken pritchett is getting row action from california delegates and a look at changes taking place. >>> continuing coverage on isaac. the first fatality from the storm is being reported in mississippi. a tow truck driver was struck boy a falling tree. elizabeth pramm joins us live from new orleans where isaac is forcing thousands from their homes. good morning, elizabeth p.m. >> -- good morning, elizabeth? >> reporter: good morning. people were evacuated from east of lake pontchartrain. they wanted to get those people to higher ground because the floodwaters really continue to rise. the storm is 125 miles north and east of our location and that water only has one place to go and that's down south. the homes in the low-lying areas are completely submerged. louisiana's plaquemines parish is one of the hardest hit by isaac. the storm caused severe flooding. officials were forced to rescue dozens of people by boat after they became stranded. >> national guard working with private citizens, sheriff deputy and they've reported at least 35 peop

ktvu aken pritchett will be heading -- cute ktvu's ken pritchett will be heading to the convention andhave updates. >>> a bill here in california that would ban gay therapy for minors is now on the desk of the governor. yesterday, the senate approved the bill that would ban california children from undergoing therapy to change their sexual orientation. if the governor signs it, california would be the first state to impose such a ban. colleges are reaching out to students to make sure they get a knight sleep. a few schools are handing out earplugs and holding seminars are napping. california researchers say academic success has been linked to sleep. >>> 7:20. happening right now -- look at this. people in alameda county getting free dental services. now, we're looking at the well and dental care in san lorenzo. they will be offering teeth cleaning and other services to the first 100 people who live in the county. a lot of people who lined up this morning say this is a much- needed service and they are grateful. >>> i've been out of work for 18 months. no medical, no -- this is a big he

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as ken pritchett reports even the experts can't explain why it's happening. >> reporter: in this intersectionircle with the word helmet clearly written. this is where a young cyclist a man in his 20s to early 30s died this morning. cyclist john keturi says this a popular riding site. >> reporter: i had some friends call me to make sure it wasn't me. >> reporter: the cyclist was riding downhill when he struck a pickup truck. the driver was sited and questioned by police. we don't know the cause of the accident. there could be many factors. but we're told by people here that those turning left at 7:00 in the morning there might be a visibility problem. because that the time it seems like the sun is peaking on that hill. five fatal crashes in one week. several of those crashes involved unfit or impaired drivers and bicyclists were also at fault. typical of carver suggestion bicycle accidents. >> half of them seem to be the fault of the driver and half seem to be the fault of bicyclists. >> reporter: keturi says fellow bicyclists are concerned about the accidents. he says he feels comfortable in

williams heard that pritchett shot his cousin. his co-defendant struck a deal for his testimony, which implicated tyrone brown, the alleged shooter in the case. they put together a crew for the job. the jury watched a videotape of detective jim lambert interviewing ward, who adamantly denied any knowledge of the crime. the detective told him that they had surveillance tape showing how they pointed out the victim to a man in a gray sweat shirt. the police interview revealed that ward pass to brown in the mall. "you look back at him, turned around. you pointed to where he walked. he, brown, walked outside and killed him." williams was characterized as a dumb and stupid fall guy. the attorney took aim at the state's evidence and their expert witness. they say the police, knowing they were on a high-profile case, work backwards from the conclusion. >> thank you, david. be 15-year-old -- the 15-year- old suspect in the perry hall shooting is in custody. the victim, daniel borowy, remains in critical condition. doctors describe the hole

as ken pritchett reports even the experts can't explain why it's happening. >> reporter: in this intersectionnted circle with the word helmet clearly written. this is where a young cyclist a man in his 20s to early 30s died this morning. cyclist john keturi says this a popular riding site. >> reporter: i had some friends call me to make sure it wasn't me. >> reporter: the cyclist was riding downhill when he struck a pickup truck. the driver was sited and questioned by police. we don't know the cause of the accident. there could be many factors. but we're told by people here that those turning left at 7:00 in the morning there might be a visibility problem. because that the time it seems like the sun is peaking on that hill. five fatal crashes in one week. several of those crashes involved unfit or impaired drivers and bicyclists were also at fault. typical of carver suggestion bicycle accidents. >> half of them seem to be the fault of the driver and half seem to be the fault of bicyclists. >> reporter: keturi says fellow bicyclists are concerned about the accidents. he says he feels comfortab

at lake tahoe, ken pritchett, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> san francisco environmental officials are hopingget more people to compost by creating a cross town rivalry. san francisco residents are being encouraged to put more than just plant debris in their green bins. food scraps, including meat, and bonus can also be put there. >> never going to be better than the sunset, no matter how much they recycle. it's going to take a little more than that. >> it's not clear if the city will create pro sunset district slogans. officials say they will get an idea about the effectiveness of in campaign in about 3 to 6 months. >>> the fog is back in place tonight a little more than there was last night. along the coast, you've got to right now. maybe a little drizzle and low advise ability. livermore valley, 69 degrees. cool around the bay. oakland, san francisco, redwood city, you're in the 50s right now. overnight lows would be in the 50s. 52 in santa rosa. just like the last couple of nights, no big changes on the overnight lows. fog will make it probably to berkely, to the fremont area, but i don't

kent pritchett live inside the convention hall in tampa, florida, and tells us, the congressman didn't wilt under all the spotlight. >> reporter: it is expected that vice presidential candidates at a convention will come out swinging. congressman paul ryan certainly did that, to the delight of the delegates. to raucous cheers, paul ryan took to the convention stage for the first time as the vice presidential nominee. >> i accept the duty to help lead our nation back to prosperity, and i know we can do this. >> reporter: a few minutes in, he was already digging in to president obamament with all their attack ads, the president is just throwing away money, and he's pretty experienced at that. >> reporter: ryan attacked the stimulus plan and obamacare. >> the greatest threat to medicare is obamacare and we're going to stop it. >> reporter: romney acknowledged the economy mr. obama was handed, but blamed the president for not fixing it. >> college graduates should not have to live out their 20s at their parents house. >> reporter: he said the president is out of ideas. the crowd ate it up.

at nasa aims in mountain view, ken pritchett, ktvu. >>> it's 9:44.are planning to ride from alaska to south america in an effort to raise money for a bay area nonprofit. the ride is set to start august 24th. they'll be collecting donations for the herrs breast cancer foundation. the nonprofit provides post- surgery equipment for patients not covered by insurance. neil walsky says he got the idea for the ride after his mother was diagnosed with breast cancer last year. for more on how to support the breast cancer foundation go to our website and click on web links. >>> a new study finds more moms in the u.s. are breast-feeding their babies. if c.d.c.'s latest breast- feeding report hard says 47% of mothers breast fed for six months in 2009, compared to 44% the year before. the rate at which morse tried breast-feeding also increased about 2%. the c.d.c. report also found general improvements in how well hospitals and birth centers support breast-feeding. >>> new photos are fueling rumors that apple is making an ipad mini. these pictures originated on a

at lake tahoe, ken pritchett, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> san francisco environmental officials are hopingcreating a cross town rivalry. san francisco residents are being encouraged to put more than just plant debris in their green bins. food scraps, including meat, and bonus can also be put there. >> never going to be better than the sunset, no matter how much they recycle. it's going to take a little more than that. >> it's not clear if the city will create pro sunset district slogans. officials say they will get an idea about the effectiveness of in campaign in about 3 to 6 months. >>> the fog is back in place tonight a little more than there was last night. along the coast, you've got to right now. maybe a little drizzle and low advise ability. livermore valley, 69 degrees. cool around the bay. oakland, san francisco, redwood city, you're in the 50s right now. overnight lows would be in the 50s. 52 in santa rosa. just like the last couple of nights, no big changes on the overnight lows. fog will make it probably to berkely, to the fremont area, but i don't think it's going to get to th

ktvu's ken pritchett will be there live when the gop convention begins. >>> only days after his controversialabout rape, missouri congressman todd akin is the target of of threats. akin's office said there are threats of rape to his wife and others. the fbi and capitol police are investigating. sources say the threats came through twitter and by phone. akin has apologized for suggesting a woman's body can prevent pregnancy, due to what he called legitimate rape. >>> regulation over health insurance rates in california is headed to the november 2014 ballot. today, the secretary of state's office announced that the initiative had enough signatures to qualify for the ballot. it is sponsored by consumer watchdog, and gives state insurance givers to deny certain premium increases. the health insurance has vowed to spend 10s of millions of dollars to avoid that study. >>> a new study finds older men are more likely to father children with autism, or schizophrenia. their children have more and more genetic mutations thought to lead to those conditions. researchers said the number of mutations linked

ken pritchett live in lake county. >> reporter: that is right. cal fire said they are dealing a fire that's gone to 7,000 acres. to give you the idea of how big it is, on sunday this is where one of the fires started. today, we went to the frontlines and we will take you there and show you that video. the frontlines, two days after this fire started, our 20-mile drive east of here. highway 20 provided a front row seat to what's been called the y fire. sunday night two homes were lost near clear lake. today it's only scrub and scattered trees that burned. >> fortunately not a lost homes ahead of the fire but there is a lot of overgrown thick vegetation that's dry and that's what we are seeing. >> reporter: cal fire said there are hundreds of acres of dry vegetation that could burn for days. today you can see firefighters holding the line at highway 20. the foyer is being allowed to burn slowly down a hillside. a controlled situation that removes fuel safely in the right conditions. >> we are trying to hold this fire at the road. we don't want it t

kent pritchett live inside the convention hall in tampa, florida, and tells us, the congressman didn't wilt under all the spotlight. >> reporter: it is expected that vice presidential candidates at a convention will come out swinging. congressman paul ryan certainly did that, to the delight of the delegates. to raucous cheers, paul ryan took to the convention stage for the first time as the vice presidential nominee. >> i accept the duty to help lead our nation back to prosperity, and i know we can do this. >> reporter: a few minutes in, he was already digging in to president obamament with all their attack ads, the president is just throwing away money, and he's pretty experienced at that. >> reporter: ryan attacked the stimulus plan and obamacare. >> the greatest threat to medicare is obamacare and we're going to stop it. >> reporter: romney acknowledged the economy mr. obama was handed, but blamed the president for not fixing it. >> college graduates should not have to live out their 20s at their parents house. >> reporter: he said the president is out of ideas. the crowd ate it up.

ktvu's ken pritchett will be there live when the gop convention begins. >>> only days after his controversial comments about rape, missouri congressman todd akin is the target of of threats. akin's office said there are threats of rape to his wife and others. the fbi and capitol police are investigating. sources say the threats came through twitter and by phone. akin has apologized for suggesting a woman's body can prevent pregnancy, due to what he called legitimate rape. >>> regulation over health insurance rates in california is headed to the november 2014 ballot. today, the secretary of state's office announced that the initiative had enough signatures to qualify for the ballot. it is sponsored by consumer watchdog, and gives state insurance givers to deny certain premium increases. the health insurance has vowed to spend 10s of millions of dollars to avoid that study. >>> a new study finds older men are more likely to father children with autism, or schizophrenia. their children have more and more genetic mutations thought to lead to those conditions. researchers said the number of mutati

ken pritchett is there. >> reporter: after a one day delay the convention is back on track and it started business that usually comes near the end of a convention, that's the nomination vote and it came with controversy. after the gavel a prayer. after some serious celebration to finally have the republican national convention underway the delegates prepare to get down to business. this is an important day. >> we are ready to tell the story and the roll call is an exciting part. we get to get up and say i'm here for mitt. >> reporter: it's mostly t theater and the day started with drama. as congressman ron paul made an appearance to cheers his supporters. >> what are your thoughts about this? >> i didn't know they would be here. >> reporter: he made his way to the delegation. they said they will nominate paul. not governor romneyful. >> we favor a true convention and not just a coronation. >> reporter: some of his delegates were rejected by the rnc but that was not the only controversy. some complaining about rules changes shouted that but they were not heard. it's one reason it was moved

we need to think about how we make that ladder of opportunity work for non-hispanics. , pritchett relief for people of color we need to figure out the puzzle now because the latest data shows we do not have time to wait. the future is today, right now. >> hopefully a path will be found. time now to open the question in up to the audience. i want to make a couple of points. we ask that you give us your name and affiliation, and also, we are here not to comment specifically on the platforms of anyone candidates, but rather to put things forward that could be useful for them and thinking about the housing platform. with that, i will start with man whel. >> good morning. i am the regional director of homeownership for the latino economic development center. i am here with a senior housing counselor, and i would like to take a brief moment to highlight a story of a real family affected by foreclosure. we help people buy and stay in their homes, we provide micro lending and expand small businesses. we work for a stable housing every day here in the region, and more than 5500 homeowners to buy

guidelines are used in the development and to paraphrase the director of the aviation program amy pritchett, automation cannot handle the complexities of the next generation error projection system without humans at the center has been trouble components and still maintain our current level of safety. advances in technology and automatic systems must be viewed in the context of the approach as i mentioned earlier where the human is at the center of that system. those defective automatic design places emphasis on human capabilities as well as their limitations. automation needs to allow the pilots the chance to handle short-term and short notice changes necessary to accommodate the factors that underline such as when the weather changes, air traffic control or just a great performance in the partial system failures. we still must be able to take control of the aircraft and land safely on the ground. the systems must be clear to the message and the information they provide to the pilots. the pilots need to know the status of the aircraft at all times and be able to predict what the system is