i really appreciate it. >> while the salvation army does this year after year, the biggest difference this year is that corporate donations are an all time low. the need is at an all time high. this year the salvation army had to pay for these supplies out of pocket. >> they give us their binder, paper, and pen. this time we didn't receive any. businesses are forced to make cuts. >> yeah, we had to preregister and a gift card for new shoes and a flat drove. >> kids don't have that confidence to go into the classroom and focus on their studies. >> for the elliot children, it's exciting to know on the first day of school, they're prepared. cbs 5. >> students in ?an stan aren't the only ones getting a het start. take a look at all the backpacks they collected so far. family giving tree hopes to place backpacks on the shoulders of 20,000 under prig lean ledged bay area students. >> the kids that don't have the supplies end up not being prepared for the school year. it helps the students have the tools they need. >> you can help families in addition to money they need binders, scissors, an

salvation army teams are already involved in the regions. they are delivering meals. the impact of irene as it is moving slowly is leaving destruction along the way. the first impact you will recall was in puerto rico, and the salvation army is active there, and we have been asked by the government to help with the initial assessment of the damage. >> nice reminder. we can go on-line and give what we can. if you can afford. it go on-line and give to the salvation army. >> thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >> they do such great work. your mom has great advice. i was taking notes. >> they know it all. once are you a mom it is instant. >> we have the wipes in my house. that's not a problem. we have lots of baby wipes. >>> coming coming up next, governors across the east coast are urging people to get out of town, but irene is making travel more difficult. we'll tell you what travel routes have been hit hard. that's coming up next. and we will talk to one resident who decided to ride out the storm and she will tell us why. don't go away. >>> it is the bottom of t

>> reporter: this salvation army backpack give-away, a sign of the times and economy. many families can't afford to pay for their children's school supplies. >> it is hard to make ends meet. you add on top of that the school supply, and the school uniforms, you could really put a big dent into your monthly income. >> reporter: this is the 13th year the salvation army has provided nearly 1500 low income children with brand new school supplies, in a carnival-style atmosphere. >> what do you have? >> i have pencils. >> the elliot family of four is saving hundreds of dollars today. >> it is awesome. it is awesome. i really appreciate this. >> and while the salvation army does this year after year, the biggest difference this year is that corporate donations are at an all-time low. the need is at an all-time high. and this year, the salvation army actually had to pay for all of these supplies out-of-pocket. >> every year, the corporations, they give us their binders, their paper, their pens, and stuff like that. well, this year, we didn't receive any. and not because they d

>> reporter: this salvation army backpack give-away, a sign of the times, and economy. many families can't afford to pay for their children's school supplies. >> it is hard to make it in san francisco, so you add on the top of that, the school supplies, and the school uniforms, you could really put a big dent into your monthly income. >> reporter: this is the 13th year the salvation army has provided nearly 1500 low income children with brand new school supplies, in a carnival-style atmosphere. >> what do you have? >> i have colored pencils. >> reporter: the elliot family of four is saving hundreds of dollars today. >> it is awesome. it is awesome. i really appreciate this. >> reporter: and while the salvation army does this year after year, the biggest difference this year is that corporate donations are an all-time low. the need is at an all-time high. and this year, the salvation army actually had to pay for all of these supplies out-of-pocket. >> every year, the corporations, they give us their binders, their papers, and their pens, and stuff like that. well, this y

. >> with rising costs of school supplies, the salvation army lends a helping hand to more than 1,000 bay area students. >> leigh: high there, i'm leigh glaser. yes, there is how it was today, over san francisco and coastal communities. low clouds and fog. but we did manage plenty of sunshine inland. get ready for things to warm up next week. we take a look at the forecast acknowledge -- >> alan: a group of hackers say they hacked into police sites in retaliation for arrests of sympathizers. they group claims to have stolen data, including e-mails and credit card information. sheriff's department web sites in arkansas, kansas, louisiana, missouri, and mississippi have been disabled. the group says it plans to release a massive amount of confidential information that could discredit police officers. >>> some 30,000 people turned out for a texas governor wreck perry's prayer rally in hewitt. the controversial event was organized by perry. critics say it inappropriately mixes religion and politics and some picketed outside the arena. perry is expected to announce his plans to run for pre

i really appreciate that. >> while the salvation army does this eyre after year, corporate donations all- time low. the need is at an all-time high. this year the salvation had to play for all oaf these supplies out of pocket. >> every year, the corporation, they give us their papers and pens and stuff like that. well this year we didn't receive anything. not because they don't want to, just that businesses now are forced to make cuts. >> families had to preregister for the school supply give away. they also get a gift card for new shoes and a flash drive. >> kids that don't have the supplies they need, they don't have the confidence to go into the classroom and focus on their studies. >> for the elliot children and hundred of others, it's exciting to know they are prepared. cbs 5. >>> and it's the same measure where volunteers spent the day filling backpacks for kids in need. the family giving trek helps out 20,000 students before their first bell rings. >> unfortunately, the kids that don't have the supplies event up not being prepared for each school year. >> the family giving tre

laney is the spokesperson for the salvation army. what kind of stuff are the kids getting that they need? >> we've got backpacks pre- filled with up to 14 different items as essential basics they need for back-to-school. in addition, we're seeing that schools are now requiring kids have things like flash drives, so we are providing those to the kids as well. in addition to a payless gift card. so kids can go back to school with good new shoes and 3 everybody likes new shoes for school, that sorts of thing. >> how get is the need to now compared to a year ago? were there more applicants for this year's giveaway? >> we're still in a very difficult economic economy, and we have seen an increase in the number of families that registered for this event. we've heard stories that folks are still struggling to find jobs, and when parents have to weigh the cost of food, shelter and that sort of thing, school supplies don't always take the highest priorities. so we hope that this will alleviate that burden on to the parents and kids can go bac

of the things we need. >> reporter: and this year, the several had to buy 95% of these -- the salvation army had to buy 95% of these supplies because donations are done. >> normally what's, corporate give uses -- gives us their pencils and papers. but they don't have the access like they used to. >> it's nice to know that people still help us because of the bad situation right now. >> reporter: like many older students today she's aware of the struggles the parents face and coming here reminds here they are not alone. >>> san francisco parents are taking advantage of the vaccine clinic that was held today on oak street. a new law requires students across the state from 7th through 12th grade to show prove of having the vaccine. students have 30 days from the first day of school to comply with the new law. >>> friends after missing san francisco man fanned out across the city today hoping to find some sign of him. 29-year-old maurice james was last seen on sunday. he's described as 6 feet tall, 155 pounds. he was last seen wearing a red t-shirt and they plan 20 keep on searching until -- plan

we have the red cross and salvation army with us today. i will turn it over to others to talk about what our volunteer agencies are doing for citizens. >> thank you. we appreciate your leadership. our organizations are tightly linked and continue to work well together. we really appreciate the partnership. we're in the middle of what could be one of the largest responses the red cross operations have had in recent memory. there are a number of evacuation's. that reinforces the serious nature and how far reaching the storm is. we have operations in more than a dozen states. our priority right now is sheltering. last night, we had 13,000 people in our shelters from the states that were evacuated. we have nearly 150 shelters open right now. we are preparing to open dozens more as the storm continues to go north. many of them are being opened as we speak. if you need the location of a shelter, go to the red cross website. there is an app that will show you where our shelters are. we also have a brand new app on the iphone for shelters. we have

especially as the country's economic crisis deepens i enter my tent i'm the only good for the salvation army bell so just kids here we supply a breakfast lunch in here for. forty fifty people a day if we wouldn't pick up his fish tonight at trader joe's it would have dire concert it is better for you to get it again i see get it thank you i can tell you you have your if you're wrong thank you very much ok i think. we all felt pretty good the night has been successful go on a very small scale approaching individual stores had worked much better than going to corporate headquarters but saving perishable food requires organization and work and it's difficult convincing stores to give more than bread intented cans. most of the time wasting food is just easier. path. and that one of the trader joe's that told me that i couldn't pick up food because they were giving it to someone else and i and i looked in this one dumpster and just pulled out this bag. check. those are all fifteen dollars royal are. all expired tomorrow i see a lot more food down below but there's tons of nasty sticky garbage but

who serve salvation army. yeah. ok thank you we should have had ten truckloads of food but many of the trader joe's i'd call didn't want to take the time and the whole food store back out of the last minute. sandra the lead cook told me that getting enough food is a constant struggle especially as the country's economic crisis deepens i answered martin i believe it for how we shine the bell so to skid to supply a practice much in here for. forty fifty people would say if we wouldn't pick up a bit tonight at trader joe's it would have gone you're gone for it is it better for you to get it again i see get it. i k. i'm usually wrong thank you very much ok i think. we all felt pretty good the night had been successful though on a very small scale approaching individual stores had worked much better than going to corporate headquarters but saving perishable food requires organization and work and it's difficult convincing stores to give more than bread and dented cans. most of the time wasting food is just easier. path.

. ♪ >> alan: about 1500 kids stocked up on back-to-school supplies thanks to the salvation army and communitylunteers in san francisco. the students also enjoyed carnival games during the giveway in the south of market area. each child received a backpack filled with items like note books, pens, pencils, crayons and book. >> this is what is going to get them excited and ready to go. they come in, as you see, when they enter the building, level of excitement already happening. once they receive their backpack, they're thinking, i can't wait to go back to school now. >> alan: both the salvation army says the price of school supplies has risen 12% in just the past year. >>> the america's cup is starting to get underway. with the america's cup world series in portugal. the opening races were held today near the capitol of lisbon. new zealand led the pack with one point over sweden. while the oracle racing team from the bay area is in fourth place. >>> the race continues tomorrow with a speed trial and a series of fleet races. today's event is a precursor to the 2013 america's cup here in san fran

when you see all the things they need. >> the salvation army had to buy 95% of these supplies because their corporate donations were down. >> normally what happeneds is corporate gives us the pencils, binders, paper, but because of the economy, they don't have excess like they used to. >> she helped her siblings pick out books. it's nice to know that people still help us, you know? >> reporter: like many older students here, she's aware of the financial pressures her parents face and coming here reminds her they're not alone. >>> bay area families got a head start today on complying with the new state law. students received a free vaccine this afternoon at the french american international school. it's the last free vaccine clinic in the city this year. a new law requires students across the state from 7 through 12th grades to show proof of having the vaccine. >> bay area babies and their moms were in oakland today for a nursing event. dozens of mommy and baby pairs were there. it's all part of an effort to remove the stigma of breast feeding in public. >> we're looking for support an

and the salvation army will be here. we're synonymous with disasters. we'll be here until the very end. >> that means that people don't want to see you, but folks indeed are making and heeding the warnings as the folks to the north see what's going on down here to the south from hurricane veterans they should understand have a plan. >> thanks so much, kerry sandsers. so experienced at these things. let's go to the state's lieutenant governor walter dalton. it's good to see you, lieutenant governor. are you satisfied at this point with the level of preparation, where you are right now? >> i'm certainly satisfied with the level of preparation and particularly the cooperation we're getting from the citizens. i think the evacuation process is going well. since i spoke with you on wednesday we have thousands of people engaged in te vacation process and they're at the ready for the relief process a lot of local government officials, a lot of statewide employees, our highway patrol d.o.t., emergency management. you just spoke with the salvation army, the red c

this is the 13th year that the salvation army has provided nearly 1500 low income children with brandew school supplies, including smart looking backpacks. this comes at a time when many families are struggling to provide essentials. >> hard to make it in san francisco. add on the top of that the school supplies, school uniforms, you could really put a big dent into your monthly income. >> it's awesome. it's awesome. i really appreciate this. >> corporate donation of items like binders and pens are at an all time low, so this year the salvation army had to pay for the supplies out of pocket. recipients preregistered for the give away with each family receiving a gift card for new shoes as well. >> and students in san francisco aren't the only ones getting a head start. volunteers filled backpacks yesterday for kids in need. family giving tree hopes to place backpacks on the shoulders of 20,000 underprivileged bay area students. and you can help family giving tree help students in addition to money. they also need binders, scissors, highlighters in the coming week. and for more informa

salvation army serving meals there.on, one thing to point out as we see the wind picking up and we've gone through some heavier wind and rain now as it continues to get heavier and heavier all the time, inland flooding is what kills more people in hurricanes than storm surge these days. so we're seeing already ground saturated here. a lot of runoff already beginning. and as ways saying earlier, we've got the atlantic ocean to the south here and the bogue sound to the north there. but we could have storm surge in both directions as the storm comes by and passes us. but inland there could be a lot of inland flooding. and that's a real, real risk for anyone who tries to get out and drive in it. and then the roads are underwater, impassible. and that's how loss of life occurs in these things. but again, anderson, the wind kicking up a little bit. still only right around tropical storm force. but the rain steadier, steadier and heavier as the moments go by here. anderson? >> john, stay there. i want to bring in chad myers ju

now, the salvation army has shall terrifies open just over the bridge in moorehead city and salvation army started to serve meals at the three shelters there at 8:00 p.m. a lot of people told us throughout the day they were going stay and the ride this out. but an equal number if not more said you know what? we're not taking any chance with this. this could be the worst storm here since the 1950s when hurricane hazel came through. a lot of older folks who know what can happen from a major hurricane decided they were going to get out. anderson? >> yeah. there's nothing like that experience having gone through it to bring the reality of it home which is something folks in new york have not experienced firsthand. john we'll continue to check with you. ed rappaport joins us from miami. how does this hurricane compare to others that we've seen? >> what's different about this hurricane is that the forecast track which is pretty much locked in nuclear program at least through north carolina, the eastern part of the state is going to be a little bit further to the west than what we've seen fo

. >>> places like the salvation army and food pantry hope to prevent this from happening by limitingpick up to once a month. >>> they are working together on the newest ticket game. they will let ticket holders use their phones to get into other events and it will make it easier for fans to purchase last minute tickets and it is more secure. >>> coming up, late information at an overnight stabbing, tara moriarty has new information. . >>> live in daily city where police are searching for clues outside of a bowling alley. >>> looking into the cause of death of a homicide victim what a detective has to say about that homicide. >>> latest

. >>> about 1500 kids stocked up on back to school supplies, thanks to the salvation army and communityan francisco. the students also enjoyed carnival games during yesterday's give away in the south of market area. each child received a backpack filled with items like notebooks, pens, pencils, crayons and books. >> this is the beginning of the school year for the children. this will get them excited and ready to go. they come in and when they enter the building, the level of excitement is already happening. once they receive their backpack, they are already thinking i can't wait to go back to school now. >> the salvation army said the price of school supplies has risen 12% in just the past year. joining us now is lisa right now to talk about the forecast and misting on the way across the golden gate bridge again this morning, though nothing close to what it was like yesterday. >> not as pervasive. we are looking at the fog all the way into the east bay. when the sun comes up this morning after 6:00, we will see the low clouds, the fog. here's a look outside, our roof camera. atmosphere

. >>> the salvation army held its back to school carnival in san francisco today. 500 children received backpacks and school supplies in just the first four hours of the event. volunteers hope to serve 1,500 students by the end of the day. the goal was to supply low income students with the supplies they need for a good education. >> if you don't have a backpack or anything like that, you can come here and get a backpack and supplies for school. >> pretty cool. the event also included games, face painting, as well as other treats and prizes for the children. >>> an old sport is gaining new traction right here in the bay area. it's one part cycling, and one part polo. it's growing popularity is also causing problems. >> most people would be perfectly content to just ride a bike. for those seeking a bigger thrill, there is bike polo. >> in the last few years, a growing number of people have begun mounting trusty two-wheel steeds to chase down a ball with mallets. >> very fast, technical. it requires really good skill with a bike. but also a team sport. >> it's the sport of blue bloods wit

. >> reporter: products like the salvation army food pantry may have a solution, requiring a name and address. they hope that they get the message. >> this boot is not for sale. >> reporter: aircraft missing, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we are staying on top of developing news happening right now. please are moving in making arrests. we will come back to the site picture more information after a short break. >>> plus, but to the bay area are in for a summer warm-up. chief meteorologist bill martin will let us know how soon will get here. ok, kids, our cable will let us record one more show. who should get it? i really love jennifer. yeah, she's great. yeah. yeah. kyle's got that thick head of hair. and that should be rewarded. ok, moment of truth. on "three," say which kid you love the most. oh, fun, yeah. 1...2...3... jennifer. jennifer. whoa. wow. ha! she's so pretty. yeah. or, we give it to kyle. it's really all he's got. [ male announcer ] switch to at&t u-verse and record four shows all at the same time. just $29 a month for 6 months. at&t. just $29 a month for 6 months. go! go! com

outside officers and squad teams gathered in the parking lot of the salvation army store at 4th and marion. right next to the apartment complex. around 8:00 this evening, police made an arrest. the cbs camera was rolling as the suspect came out. >> he was found right at the end of the block here in the parking lot of the san rafael commons hiding under a car. he is in custody and now the remaining officer is going to go out and search down union street where the fourth suspect was seen right about the time ms. sullivan went into the commons area. >> no shots fired in the home invasion. one suspect still at large. don knapp, cbs 5. >>> yup, it was the wildest week in wall street history and it ended with another day of gains. take a look at the roller coaster week we had. the dow started monday at 11,143. swung wildly all week long. today it gained 125 points. despite the volatility, the dow lost just .5% for all that going up and down. 1.5% for the week. kit on how the week took it toll on silicon valley ipo's. >> here in sunny vail, maker of 3d motion devices was hoping to go public and r

would've called them today i would have been in the dumpster tonight we were taking the food to the salvation army's bell shelter southeast of downtown l.a. the bell shelter down there. where we are the shelters a halfway house offering long term treatment for substance abuse and mental illnesses they provide room board and treatment to four hundred fifty people. a resistor foundation army. yeah. ok thank you we should have had ten truckloads of food but many of the trader joes i'd call didn't want to take the time and the whole foods store backed out of the last minute. sandra the lead cook told me that getting enough food is a constant struggle especially as the country's economic crisis deepens i mention martin fine believe it or tell me something else not just kids here we supply this much in here for. forty fifty people a day if we wouldn't pick up this book tonight at trader joe's it would have dried their comfort or it was it better for you to get it that i was to get it thank you i can't. hear you you're still wrong thank you very much ok out here. we all felt pretty good the night had been

. >>> the salvation army held its back to school carnival in san francisco today. 500 children received backpacks and school supplies in the first four hours of the event. volunteers expect to serve 1,500 students by the end of the day. the main goal is to supply low income students with a foundation from which they can have a successful educational experience. >> it's a different time line now. right now a child can't go to a teacher and get a piece of paper and a pen any more. because the teachers don't have it to give out. it makes me feel good that each one of these children gets to start the year off right. included games, face painting and treats and other prizes as well. if they're really prepared they get to go to uc berkeley or santa clara perhaps. nick, what's new? >>> nice weather around the bay, mild unless you're over toward the beaches. that marine layer has been sticky here today. a live picture looking from oakland. the marine clouds rushing back in, we'll show it to you topsides from the satellite picture. you weren't alone from san francisco down the san mateo county c

teams gathered in the parking lot of the salvation army store at 4th and marion. right next to the apartment complex. around 8:00 this evening, police made an arrest. cbs 5 camera was rolling as the suspect came out. >> a third suspect in custody. he was found right at the end of the block here in the parking lot of the san rafael commons complex hiding under a car. he is in custody and now the remaining officers are going to go out and search down union street where the fourth suspect was seen right about the time they went into the commons area. >> apparently last seen there, because they don't have the fourth suspect yet. no shots were fired. no one was injured, but of course the suspect still at large and police still looking for that person. obviously tomorrow morning, they will resign this process. >> don knapp in san rafael rings thank you. >>> we want to go next to a story that has been developing in the east bay. it happened near the intersection of fruit vail avenue and foothill boulevard in oakland. there are reports of a male subject with a gun shot wo

. >>> the salvation army held its carnival today. they gave backpacks and school supplies to 1500 children. organizers say the main goal is to supply low-income students with the foundation from which they can have a successful educational experience. >> i got a backpack. i played some games and i got popcorn and nachos and a book. >> right now a child can't go to a teacher and get a piece of paper and pen anymore. because they teachers don't have it to give out. it is great to tee them start the year off right. >> they have included games, face painting and the nachos as the boy suggested. >>> the festival of the arts wraps up tomorrow and in addition to the fair-type activities you can go swimming at the monterrey bay aquarium, virtually that is it. is a creative means of promotion. there is a virtual video aquarium on the truck there and people with smartphones can log in through an app and create their own scuba diver to swim with the fish. how cool is that? it will be at the festival of the arts tomorrow and some nbc bay area fo

. >> products like the salvation army hope to prevent the problem by requiring them to leave a name an address and retiring them to have certain pick ups. >>> a stabbing at a popular bowling alley. >>> we will tell you about the bart protest above and below ground and how many people were arrested. >>> and the father of bryan stow speaks about the recent violence among fans. >>> we will tell you where the fog is reaching this morning. . >>> well,good morning, i am dave clark. >> and i am pam cook, we will check in with rosemary orozco with weather this morning. >>> it is compressing our marine layer and it has created some dense fog. dense fog until 8:00 this morning and for the coast san francisco down to monterey visibility down to a quarter mile. most of us waking up with clear skies and looking outside your door we will check it out, good morning sal. >>> traffic looks good up to the grade san there is also traffic from antioch to pittsburgh. also northbound 101 traffic looks good from the curve area up to the split and now it is time to go back to the desk. >>> several people are

several organizations took part of the event including the red cross, salvation army and county health>>> coming up in just 90 seconds. -- >> reporter: this may look like a piece of metal but it's proving to be valuable for thieves. we'll tell you why the fire department is so concerned in the peninsula. >>> he says he has a plan to save california schools. the commitment they need from you to make it happen. yeah, she's great. yeah. yeah. kyle's got that thick head of hair. and that should be rewarded. okay, moment of truth. on "three," say which kid you love the most. ooh, fun, yeah. one, two, three. jennifer. jennifer. whoa. wow. she's so pretty. yeah. or we give it to kyle. it's really all he's got. [ male announcer ] switch to at&t u-verse and record four shows all at the same time. just $29 a month for 6 months. at&t. >>> good evening i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. the family of a 3-year-old boy shot and killed are waiting for news on an arrest. david stevenson has the latest. >> reporter: we have a new report, police say they have several investigations going on

officers closed down several neighborhood streets and evacuated a nearby salvation army store. the man at large is described as an african-american between 20 to 25 years old, with very short hair. >>> a homeless man is recovering this morning after he was shot by an oakland police officer. happened around 7:40 last night at fruitvale avenue and foothill boulevard. witnesses say the officer approached the homeless man who was urinating against the water and then turned around. that's when the officer fired. witnesses say the man was carrying what appeared to be a stick or twig. >>> family members are coming to the defense of the man accused of killing a three-year- old boy in a drive-by shooting in oakland this week. right now lawrence denard is held in a segregated cell at county jail in oakland. yesterday he were in the courtroom where he was scheduled to enter a plea. instead the judge postponed the hearing until late august. we spoke to his family who had some harsh words for oakland police. >> not that type of person, trying to make him an animal that he's not and we don't

i talked with the salvation army are headed back to the shelter now.half really feels a lot stronger than the first half. >>> that is interest can and it speaks to the sheer size of this hurricane. we've had reports from early on from up above the storm, folks that are watching it from plane saying it's just enormous. i think that is why we're going feeling the bands. it's extraordinary large storm and hung in there as category 1 for quite some time. so folks are still hunkered down. we thank you very much jennifer. >> bill: 7 hours and still going. back in 2004 there was a hurricane florida, hurricane jean. she dumped rain for 36 hours. it was only a category 1 storm but up through new jersey up to the state of virginia there was records amount of flooding as a result of that storm. >> it could very well be this one will be like it. it has a lot of rain and moved very slowly. >> bill: so mandatory orders to evacuate they are out there. the governor of new jersey one of the million people, they wanted million people to move but some are staying at home

guest: the shelters are run by locall officials in combination with the american red cross and salvation army. we stay in contact, but the red cross is the best source for the shelters and go to red crosss.org, and they will give yo information if you need that information. we are workog getting teams in place and generators and supplies more for after the storm depending on impacts in the areas up down the east coast. it is a combined effort. volunteers and in the private sector working as a team and hoping to make sure we do everything we can to keep the public safe. a lot of areas that the storm moves through, you want to get out and see how bad it is. stay off of the roads. they don't need to compete with you for the road space and there is hazards with downed power lines. stay home unless it is urgent. >> chris: i know it is premature with the floodding and property damage. we understand three million people lost power. how long could these releafand - relief and cleann up efforts? >> guest: we'll know more tomorrow. how much damage was caused by system trips. and that will drive how qui

responded as residents were told to stay inside their homes and employees were evacuated from a salvation army store. police tell us a third suspect was finally found just after 8 p.m. tonight hiding under a car. >>> the family of the man accused of killing a 3-year-old boy in a drive-by shooting in oakland had strong words for the police department today. the suspect appeared in court today. >> reporter: he is being held in a segregated cell here at the county jail in oakland where other inmates can't get to him. he made a brief appearance in court today. he was scheduled to enter a plea to the murder and three other charges against him. but when the judge postponed the hearing until late august at least one of his relatives began some leaving the courthouse without comment. two of the cousins said denard had nothing to do with monday's shooting. >> he is not that kind of person. they are trying to make him out as an animal. >> reporter: the vehicle got to international boulevard and 64th avenue and they say he opened fire. one bullet struck 3-year-old carlos navez. he sat in a toy car. two o

. >> the salvation army. the information that was flooding in from twitter.tweeting up pictures of the damage in their area, the conditions in their area. so the technology helped us prepare, in a much different way, quite honestly, and a better way. >> of course, fema itself has been upgraded, the director is doing a great job. they're trying to get certain things in place to help the public and to allow for the public to interface with them in such a way that it can enhance the preparedness experience so americans can be safer. >> let's not forget, looking at this power line that's down there are millions of people still without power right now. >> and they'll go without power for a while. this thing has been over such a wide area and the resources are not there. it will take a while to reboot. this is the self-reliance mode. it's preparedness and self reliance. people have to become self reliant now, because it will take a while -- >> it will take agencies a while to get in and help you. if you depend on yourself, you are gbetter prepared. to contact fema

. >> reporter: protecting the most vul ner rabel is a concern for the social salvation army.e keeping emergency shelters opened. it's a matter of life and death. >> have you seen people come in here with heat exhaustion, on the verge of passing out or anything like that? >> uh-huh. sometimes we have guys who pass out in front and we've got to bring them in. >> pass out from the heat? >> uh-huh. uh-huh. >> reporter: some of the hottest spots in major urban areas, they are on the lookout for stranded drivers. they can use heat sensors to monitor roadway temperatures in realtime. >> when someone breaks down and they are out in these kind of temperatures on a roadway system, it's very dangerous. >> reporter: the numbers are staggering. workers are recording temperatures of 105 degrees. 18 inches below the toll roads. that can cause roadways to buck. >> caller:. temperatures reach almost 142 degrees if you're standing here. >> the actual temperatures are going beyond what we've experienced in the past and we've not really seen roadway temperatures like this probably ever. >> unfor

responded as residents were told to stay inside their homes and employees were evacuated from a salvation army store. police tell us a third suspect was finally found just after 8 p.m. tonight hiding under a car. >>> the family of the man accused of killing a 3-year-old boy in a drive-by shooting in oakland had strong words for the police department today. the suspect appeared in court today. >> reporter: he is being held in a segregated cell here at the county jail in oakland where other inmates can't get to him. he made a brief appearance in court today. he was scheduled to enter a plea to the murder and three other charges against him. but when the judge postponed the hearing until late august at least one of his relatives began some leaving the courthouse without comment. two of the cousins said denard had nothing to do with monday's shooting. >> he is not that kind of person. they are trying to make him out as an animal. >> reporter: the vehicle got to international boulevard and 64th avenue and they say he opened fire. one bullet struck 3-year-old carlos navez. he sat in a toy car. two o

communicate with to help them, or a list of resources that they may need, might have contact salvation armyir home may be destroyed, or can't get a hold of clothes. important documents, all this is packed up up in their go bag. all these decisions have to be made before the storm. not right after the storm. so people have more than what about, 30 hours to go. i think they should choose what they do wisely and make every minute count. >> all right, aton edwards. always great to talk to you my friend wp thank you. >>> joining me now is one of the men who saw one of the worstler canes ever. the author of "karina's secrets, the storm after the storm." do g to see you. we should tell people, you published this book yourself. we are talking ten states under state of emergency, nine states which never get a hurricane, or very rarely get a hurricane, what do people need to know? >> well, they need to follow the directions, states. what do people need to know? >> they need to follow directions, number one. listen to your mayors, and governors, and emergency preparedness people and listen for directi

. >> reporter: now, as you come back out here live, you will see emergency workers out here, salvation army providing food for evacuated individuals, the american red cross for disaster relief and this is placer county's animal services truck. they have this truck set up for people who have stayed at the evacuation center and cannot bring their pets inside because that's the real for the evacuation center but they have taken them across the street to a park, for walks and let them use the bathroom, so that these animals can stay as close to their families as possible but there's a lot of families out here who have chosen to sleep outside on the sidewalk so that they are not separated from their pets. a lot of different dynamics going on this morning, guys. we were the first crew here yesterday when they were giving the evacuation order over loudspeaker in the patrol cars and we saw families running out of their homes with their children and pets, hopping in cars, really not knowing where they were going. so evacuation centers like these are very helpful for people going through this situati

salvation army serving meals there.ne thing to point out as we see the wind picking up and we've gone through heavier wind and rain now. it continues to get heavier and heavier all the time. inland flooding is what kills more people than hurricanes than storm surge these days. so we're seeing already ground saturated here. a lot of runoff already beginning. and, you know, as i was saying earlier, we got atlantic ocean to the south here and the sound to the north there. we could have storm surge in both directions as the storm comes by and passes us. inland, there could be a lot of inland flooding and that's a risk for anybody who tries to get out and drive in it and then roads are under water, impassable and that is how loss of life occurs. again, anderson, wind kicking up a little bit. still only right around tropical storm force and gusts. but the rain steadier, steadier and heavier. as the moments go by here. anderson? >> john, stay there. i want to bring in chad myers to talk about where you are, where it plays into

salvation army serving meals there. anderson, one thing as we see the wind picking up, we have gone through heavier wind and rain now. it gets heavier and heavier all the time. inland flooding is what kills more people in hurricanes than storm surge these days. we're seeing already grounds saturated here. a lot of runoff already beginning. and, you know, as i was saying earlier, we've got the atlantic ocean to the south here and the sound to the north there. but we did have storm surge in both directions as the storm comes by and passes us. but inland there could be a lot of inland flooding and that's a real, real risk for anyone who tries to get out and drive in it. and roads are under water, impassable and that's how loss of life occurs in these things. again, anderson, winds kicking up a little bit. but the rain, steadyiier and heavier as the rains go by. >> john, stay there. i want to bring in chad myers to talk about where you are, where it plays into, where this will make first landfall. chad, in terms of where jo

. >> protecting the most vulnerable is an urgent concern for social service agencies like the salvation armys opening cooling stations and targeting the homeless. they're giving out water and keeping emergency shelters out 24 hours. the shelter director said it is a matter of life and death. >> have you seen people who have come in with heat exhaustion? on the verge of passing out and everything like that? >> sometime we have guys at the front gate them passed out at the front gate and we have to bring them in. >> passed out from the heat? >> uh-huh. >> reporter: some of the hottest spots in major urban areas are on the roadways. >> can i help you? >> reporter: inside the command center of the north texas toll way authority, they're on the lookout for strand drivers. they can monitor roadway temperature in real-time. >> when someone breaks down and they're out in these temperatures on the roadway system, it is very dangerous. >> reporter: the numbers are staggering. workers are recording temperature of 105 degrees. 18 inches below the toll roads. that can cause roadways to buckle and crack.

we have people from the salvation army and red cross. we'll talk about what our volunteer agencies are doing to support our citizens. >> thanks, administrator fugate, and thank you secretary napolitano. we appreciate your leadership. our organizations are very tightly linked. they continue to work well together, and we really appreciate the partnership. we're now in the middle of what could be one of the largest responses that the red cross operations have had in recent memory. there were a number of evacuations and that reinforcing the serious nature and how far-reaching this storm is. we have operations in more than a dozen states. our priority right now is sheltering, and last night we had 13,000 people in our shelters from the states that were evacuated. we have nearly 150 shelters open right now. we're preparing for open dozens more as the storm continues to go north, and many of them are opened as we speak. if you need the location of a shelter, you should go to redcross.org. there is an app on our site that will show you where our

fugate and the efforts from fema and gale mcgovern from the red cross and major hood from the salvation armyll for joining us on a saturday morning. as expected, hurricane irene made landfall early this morning along the north carolina coast. i have spoken with governor perdue this morning. she said they were now, quote, hunkered down, closed quote, but they are ready to do damage assessments as soon as possible, especially for assets like the bridges and the roads. irene remains a large and dangerous storm. people need to take it seriously. people need to be prepared. as we have suggested during the week, think of this in three phases. preparation, response, and recovery. some of our states are now moving into the response mode, but other states, as they are further north along the atlantic seacoast, are still in preparation mode. so if you receive a warning to evacuate, please do so. even if you haven't received a warning during the storm, please stay inside, quote, hunker down, until the storm passes. stay off the roads so the roads can be clear for emergency vehicles, for our first respo

reporter: protecting the most vulnerable is an urgent concern for social service agencies like the salvation armyed cooling stations targeting the homeless. they are giving out free water and keeping emergency shelters open 24 hours. director michael allen says it's a matter of life and death. >> have you seen people who have come in here with heat exhaustion, on the verge of passing out? >> uh-huh. sometimes we have some guys at the front gate, they're passed out at the front gate and we have to bring them out. >> passed out from the heat? >> uh-huh. >> occupants out of their vehicles. >> some of the hottest spots in major urban areas are on the roadways. >> command center this is teresa. >> reporter: inside the command center of the north texas tollway authority they're on the lookout for stranded drivers. they can use heat sensors to monitor roadway temperatures in real time. >> when someone breaks down and they're out in these kind of temperatures on a roadway system, it's very dangerous. >> reporter: the numbers are staggering. workers are recording temperatures of 105 degrees, 18 inches bel