Black blocked off. Allie rasmus has more. Reporter this area is still closed off to traffic. Even people who live in the area are having to show officers their i. D. S to get past the crime scene tape. The investigation is still ongoing. It started around 8 30 this morning when an Oakland Police officer responded to a call by herself of an assault in the area. Now, police wont say who made the call. They wouldnt grifern us any more information surroundth assault but they say when the officer arrived, the man was outside. A physical confrontation broke out. The suspect struck the officer with a metal object and thats when she discharged her firearm shooting the suspect. He was pronounced deceased by medical personnel. Reporter now, a witness doing some landscaping work outside in this area saw this conflict happen. She told us in spanish that the man used a metal chain to hit the officer in her face and neck. [speaking in spanish] reporter now, the woman told us it was a horrible, disturbing scene. She was actually shaking. She said she was conflicted because she said on one hand it was obvious the officer was defending herself but she didnt know why the officer had to fire so many shots. Police have not identified the man killed. They say he was in his 20s. Oakland police says the officer did have a body camera. But they are checking to see if it was on and activated. In the meantime, as you mentioned, a little while ago, the officer is in the hospital. Shes in serious condition being treated for head trauma. Back to you. The officer is in serious condition at highland hospital. Here is a live picture of the outside of the hospital where all morning long weve seen officers arriving to check on their colleague. Weve seen Police Sean Whent go inside. The officer is being treated for head trauma. Police are looking for a man who hit a woman and left her. A stolen car came on the sidewalk and crashed into the woman. She died from her injuries there at the scene. Officers say the driver sped away. The car was found unoccupied a short distance away. A Surveillance Video did capture an image of the driver. Pretty blurry. We have a male in his 20s wearing red shorts and a black jacket. Shaved head. The investigators are gathering evidence at the scene which they hope leads them to the driver. The victim hasnt been identified. Its unknown if she lives in the neighborhood. Police tell us she appears to have been in her 40s. In is the 31st traffic fatality in san jose this year. A rape investigation is underway at Santa Rosa Junior College after a woman reported being assaulted in a campus bathroom tuesday night. She says the man was wearing a mask. So she cant identify him. She describes him as 510 and says he may be white. Students, faculty and staff are being warned about what happened. The students are offering counseling. On the peninsula, Palo Alto Police are hoping this new sketch will help them find a man who exposed himself in a city park. Police say the man exposed himself to a woman who was out walking her dog in mon low park thursday night monroe park thursday night. Map is in his early 20s with an olive complexion and curly hair. Anyone with information is asked to call police. Vandals have hit two more murals in the mission district. They left behind a hateful message. The. Alex savidge has more on the artwork that was defaced. Reporter the graffiti is gone from this mural. But before it was cleaned up, a neighbor snapped a picture. Earlier someone spray painted white power. The mural is incredibly important to this community. I dont know what the real message of that was but i am not threatened. Im not scared. Im not in any way. We have to correct it. Reporter this man says this is a Diverse Community that will not stand for this type of crime. And to start Something Like this, a coward. If they have to say something, they should come in front and say it, hey. Reporter vazquez says his store gets tagged all of the time but normally this mural remains untouched. A similar message was also spray painted on this mural just a few blocks away at 24th and van ness. This piece pays tribute to a popular radio host. It was just completed on friday. They spend a lot of time t and somebody destroy it. Reporter artist says hes planning to put up cameras here to keep his piece from being defaced. San Francisco Police are reaching outlook out pipe targeted in the neighborhood hoping to find the person behind this graffiti. Alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. The preliminary hearing continues today for a man charged with killing kate steinle with his defense attorney saying the evidence shows the killing was an accident. Francisco Lopez Sanchez initially told police he found the gun and was trying to shoot at sea lions. In court, a Police Officer testified that the bullet that killed steinle struck the concrete walkway on the pier and ricocheted off before hitting her. A virginia unnews station paid tribute to the two journalists gunned down yesterday. They joined in a moment of silence at the exact same that reporter Alison Parker and adam ward were shot to death. Alison parker had just moved in with her boyfriend who also worked at the boyfriend. You have visions when you are trying to fall asleep of her being alive and and everything is okay and you can touch her and you can feel her again and then you realize its not true. Its nowst fleeting. Thats its just fleeting. Thats what im feeling. The third person shot yesterday, jicky gardner is now in stable condition Vicki Gardner is now in stable condition sat a local hospital. Were learning more about the gunman and his ties to the bay area. 49yearold vester flan that ga gan reported from 2004 to 2013. He went by the name of bryce williams. The station manager said he was fired for fits of anger around not getting along with coworkers. The station had to call police to escort him out when he was fired. He grew up in oakland. He attended oaklands skyline high school, graduated from San Francisco state university. He still had Family Living in vallejo. We talked with neighbors who live nearby for years and they say they are in disbelief. Ive never seen it coming. You couldnt tell me that that he did that. I cant believe it. I will never believe it but it happened. His family is asking for privacy. A spokesperson issued a Public Statement saying their thoughts and prayers are with the victims families. Our coverage continues at ktvu. Com. There we have much more as friends and family remember the victims, Alison Parker and adam ward. In the race for the white house, Hillary Clintons lead among her democratic president ial rivals is shrinking. As for the republicans, donald trump is building on his strong base of support. Heres more from washington. Reporter a new poll out today shows joe biden beating Hillary Clinton against leading republican challengers for the white house. The Vice President has not even declared if hes running. He also has the best favorability running. Thats not even the worse news. The poll shows her lead among democrats has shrunk 10 points in the last month. This morning, it was business as usual for clinton as she tried to rally supporters. I want to let you know that as your president i will first and foremost be a champion for our children. I dont care who you are, where you are from, what your circumstances might be. Reporter also in the new poll, done salad trump scored, he donald trump scored 28 . I think it means voters are upset and angry at the political system. They certainly are suspicious of washington and career politicians. I theyve whats that trumps candidacy is about more than anything else. Reporter some of trump arrivals including gilmer didnt even show up. But gilmer is brushing off his low numbers. Once people focus on where the country should go and the dregets im proposing where it should direction im proposing where it should go, im gonna it do fine. Reporter back to you. Still ahead, 49ers linebacker ahmad brooks wont be playing this weekend in the prepare prepare in the preseason game. New numbers out show just how well californians are doing at conserving water in the drought. Because at t and directv are offering yesterdays technology, today. Tv from space. [whispered] space as long as its not too rainy. [whispered] rainy or windy. [whispered] windy or there isnt a branch in the way. [whispered] branchy welcome to the moment no ones been waiting for. The Fastest Internet and the best tv experience is already here with x1. Only from xfinity. This morning, Chinatown Association leader raymond chow appeared before a federalup to request that the racketeering and organized crime charges against him be dismissed. Acowarding to court filings, federal agents spent more than a Million Dollars during their investigation. Expenses included taking chow out to eat at the fairmont, four seasons and ritz carlton as well as mortons steakhouse. An attorney for another defendant in the case, says these extense spences independent expenses indicate they tried to entrap the defendant and the charges were manufactured by the government. Ahmad brooks will not play this saturday against the broncos. This comes after he was charged with misdemeanor Sexual Battery stemming from an incident that took place last december at the home of his former teammate ray mcdonald. In a Statement Released by 49ers general manager trent baalke, he said were taking any charge against a member seriously and ray mcdonald has been charged with rape in a separate but related case. Yesterday, a santa clara grand jury handed down a felony indictment against mcdonald in a case involving the same woman accusing brooks which allegedly happened on the same night. Mcdonald is set to be arraigned next month. Mcdonald was signed by the bears who released him following his arrest in may. Santa clara police are still looking for the driver of a car that ran into a strip mall and caused a huge explosion and fire. It happened at the strip mall on lawrence expressway in santa clara near the sunnyvale cityline. Police say a woman drove her honda accord into a gas meter sheer shearing off the gas line. A witness said she saw the car speeding away before she realized what had happened. It was a lewd boom. I had no idea what happened. I didnt realize that that car had hit the gas lines. The laundromat was the First Business to burn. Four other businesses were destroyed. Officials say two people, a firefighter, and someone inside the laundromat received minor injuries. It took several hours to cap the gas line. The fair crews remained at the scene throughout the Early Morning to make sure nothing sparked up. To the Oakland Hills where the electricity is back on after electricity was knocked out by a transformer. The fire was reported at 3 30 a. M. Near skyline boulevard. Fire crews say it burned and area 500 feet by 500 feet in a hardtoreach area. Some fire crew had to use ropes to climb down to where the flames were burning. Access to the fire was difficult due to the sep rigs between the street were on right now and el sobrante, the street below us. Its pretty steep. Pg e crews say two power lines crushed and the power was out to 1300 homes but its now back on. Ten years ago this weekend, Hurricane Katrina came ashore on the gulf coast causing maimer damage from texas down to florida. The city of new orleans was among the hardest hit. Thats where thousands lost their home. Many have yet to fully recover. Joel waldman is in new orleans with where the city stands today. Ten years and a hundred billion dollars later, the city of new orleans is making a comeback but the progress is slow. Trying to get employees back so we can open. It was a that was a big problem. We had a lot of problems. Reporter from spoiled food to damage caused by water and wind, the problems seemed insurmountable. But the owners knew if they were gonna reopen, it had to be with the help of the employees. I thank god for him. If not for jerry, we havent had to a place to stay stay. Reporter jerry packed nine fema trailers in his parking lot so the workers would have a place to stay while they rebuilt their lives and livelihoods. The pictures of our children and the picture of my mother, i will never get that back. We lost a lot of things. Reporter pearly king did not work at mothers when katrina truck but joined the staff when she saw how well the business took care of her sister, patricia. The pair lost everything that day and even a decade later, the thoughts of katrina continue to haunt them both. She thought she was in a horror movie, but it wasnt a movie. It was real. It was real. Reporter president Obama Meeting with survivors of katrina today, there will be other events commemorating the storm all weekend long. A groom of nonprofits is now collecting donations to help families in salinas and the Central Valley affected by the states ongoing drought and wildfires. They started a crowdfunding campaign. Money raised for the California Drought relief fund will be divided among three organizations. The money will be used to buy water storage tanks, water and to arrange low interest loans for new well construction. It will also provide cash relief for fire victims. California cities are doing better at saving twrt than the governor asked. This year figures were released that the city served 35 conserved 35 . Fines are also an option. Well be seeing some rain in a few days. Its well to the north of us. Thats right. Rain showers will be approaching Northern California as we approach the weekend but today completely different story. In fact, a lot of sunshine and temperatures soaring out there. Here at San Francisco in the clear, as you can see, mostly Clear Conditions. A bit of haze off in the distance. Air quality comes down a bit whenever you get a pattern like this. But parts of the bay area today will be warming unto right around 100 degrees. On live stormtracker2, we actually have some cloud out here. Basically heading up to the north my apologies. Lets get off that. You can see mostly Clear Conditions and a few high clouds. What im tracking is a change in the overall weather pattern here and this energy will be dropping into Northern California by late friday night and into saturday. Between now and then in the shortterm take a look. Heating up out there. Livermore right now 94 degrees. San jose, 85. Oakland, 74 and some 80s to report in santa rosa and novato. San francisco checking in in the mid70s. Around 75 degrees. A warm to hot thursday. Thats the key headline. The beaches in the 70s around the bay,the 80s. Inland neighbors near 98. 101 by 4 00 this afternoon. High pressure in charge of our weather. It started to build in yesterday. Today kind of peaks. So warm to hot thursday out there youby was talking about out there but i was talking about the change. Well bring in a few extra clouds for the friday forecast. It could bring feel muggy. Still warm to hot. A temperature drop into the weekend and first thing saturday morning, possibly a few sprinkles. Heres our forecast model. Were in the clear for today. Some scattered high clouds on friday. Look what happens saturday morning. The system falls apart but definitely enough strength to bring in clouds and the chance of a sprinkle or light shower. The clouds move out by saturday afternoon. Forecast highs, you can see the hot numbers for santa rosa, napa, fairfield, vacaville, 100 degrees. Oakland 86 the temperatures inland look at the triple digits. Concord, 98. You get the why thed very hot temperatures for the idea. Very hot temperatures for the interior. San francisco 82. Downtown. A lot of 70s near the immediate coastline. Here is a look ahead to why urfiveday forecast a few extra high clouds in your friday outlook. It could feel muggy out there. Well begin to cool things off but noticeable cooldown and it will be noticeable that moves in by the weekend with the chance of a few sprinkles first thing saturday morning. Well keep an eye on that. Have you been outside . So muggy out there. Its muggy. Its hot. Things coomb down this weekend, do they crisp up . It will feel a little like fall. But yeah, outside muggy and hot. See you on the 4. Move over siri, after a break, well tell about the new Software Facebook is getting ready to introduce to the world. Stocks here all three indexes, s p 500, dow, nasdaq, all had good starts and were strong up until very recently. A halfhour ahead of the close and things are dropping. All three indexes are still in the positive by almost 1 . Still, pretty decent drop from where we were earlier today. Bay area bakery chain is facing the final minute as starbucks closes. Tomorrow, the stores on columbus avenue and Market Street in San Francisco are set to close followed by the remaining stores in september. This comes just months after starbucks purchased the bakery chain for 100 million to boost the food offerings. Starbucks plans to continue to sell the pastries at its coffee shops around the country. Youve heard of apples siri, but have you heard of m . Its the personal digital assistant now being tested by facebook. The Menlo Parkbased social media giant says m will be used within its messenger service. It can answer questions with live human help and perform tasks such as buying gifts online and booking restaurants. The current test is an early step toward building a large stale Service Using the software. Shes a little girl with a big heart. Even in the face of cancer. Today on the 4, well meet paisley cavanaugh. A girl about to join a Clinical Trial for the tumor in her brain. Shes raising money on her own to help other children battling cancer. All this is happening while her father waits to deploy to the fire lines here in california. Well talk to that very Strong Family today on the 4. Thanks so much for using chute ktvu for choosing ktvu today. Up next on echo company, plump juicy oysters, a victim of Greenhouse Gases . Im going to show you the end produc product. Thats what im used to seeing. We will show you how these delicacies are threatened. Plus, Drinking Coffee and making a difference. Growing good beans is making a difference. Nobody cared about the farmer or flavor. 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