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They are getting a years worth of rain in days. My administration is coordinating closely with state and local authorities in texas and louisiana to save lives, we think our First Responders and all of those involved in their efforts. Reporter water rescues in desperate situations continue with well over 5000 in shelters in houston alone. We have handled 56,000 calls for 911. We completed the rescue of 2000 people today. Reporter the situation is impacting areas beyond houston. In some places people are forced to temporarily camp in places like gas stations or anywhere they can find shelter. These people come in and this little girl was just frozen. They need help. They are completely soaked. Reporter thousands are trying to stick out the situation at home. Officials warn that this disaster is expected to worsen before gets better with another 15 to 25 inches of rain in the forecast. They expect 30,000 residents in houston will be left temporarily homeless by the time its over. Texans need to be prepared for more rainfall tonight, on occasion very heavy rainfall. Reporter major highways have been flooded and more rain is expected throughout the evening. In one town just northwest of where i am, there was an alert sent out telling people it was a mandatory evacuation and if they didnt leave they could not be guarantee they would be anyone available to save them. Its one thing to read about it and its another thing to be there. What has struck you about being there . Reporter there are two things, to see what people grab when they know there could be no home when they come back. There was a man who clutched his j. J. Watt jersey and others just had their animals. Some people had garbage bags. The good thing that i see is how much everyone is come together to help each other. These volunteers are on private boats and just trying to help. Texans are coming together. I think the entire country have stepped up. There has been a lot of good coming out of some of this bad. You have been there for days, through the weekend watching this progress, Hurricane Harvey started as a Tropical Storm and is quickly turned into this monster hurricane, where people just caught off guard . Reporter yes , we were too. At the beginning, we werent even sure if we would cover this before it became a hurricane and then all of the sudden it was a category four and people werent really paying attention to the fact that it made landfall and there was destruction in rockport. I dont think people expected as much rain as we are getting and the insane amount of flooding that comes with it. Its just lasted for days on end and its going to last well into the week. Lauren blanchford in galveston, thank you. A number of California National guard personnel and aircraft are going to the disaster zone in texas. The 129th rescue wing is based in mountain view. 90 National Guard members and to aircraft, two helicopters and a Pararescue Team were deployed to houston this afternoon. The 149th wing is sending more personnel and an air tanker. The governor of texas is activating the National Guard. Bill martin, this storm is bringing more rain to houston and the numbers are staggering. We are talking about this as if it just happened its happening. It started on friday and its going to keep happening through wednesday, that means more rain and more issues. I was just thinking about i dont think there has been a bigger disaster right . This is bigger than katrina. Im thinking people impacted, there are 2 million in houston alone. There are people all over Southeast Texas and parts of louisiana that are being impacted. The current radar shows strong rain and houston is an dry slot. We are waiting for the system to move off, until it moves houston is going to continue to get whacked. I can show you the forecast path, is this takes houston out of the right front quadrant, thats where the heaviest rain is. If that goes down, by the end of tomorrow houston should get a break. But between now and tomorrow morning, its going to be another subset of issues with heavy rain and flooding that continue. The fog on the coast is right there its very dense and you can see its going to help with our head advisory. When i come back we will talk about the heat advisory that has since been dropped. The nursing home in dickinson, texas was waist deep in water. It wasnt until relatives of the homes owner went on twitter and people shared the photos. That tweet was retweeted 20,000 times. Help finally arrived, crews rescued 15 residents and three others from that nursing home. Look at this, this is a dog carrying a bag of dog food down the street. This photo has also made the rounds on social media. It was taken near Corpus Christi saturday. The dog got loose friday and we are happy to say the owner has finally checked their dog down and brought him home. Messages of support pouring in for storm victims and here are some of them using the hashtag houston strong, everyone from athletes, celebrities and strangers are sending thoughts and prayers to all of those affected. Gas prices will spike in the wake of Hurricane Harvey with a 10 jump predicted. 10 refineries have been taken offline and dozen of oil rigs in the gulf of mexico were evacuated. That will likely slow Oil Production decreasing supply and causing gas prices to increase. The price of gas futures jumped 3 today and analyst say they could go higher if refineries remain closed. Stay with ktvu for continuing coverage of this deadly storm. Ken wayne is on his way to houston and will bring us coverage tomorrow morning. We have news from new mexico, Authorities Say gunfire has broken out at a public library. It happened this afternoon in the eastern part of the state. It was in clovis, there are unconfirmed reports of fidelitys and one person has been airlifted to a hospital in lubbock. A witness told a new mexico news outlet that she saw someone walk in and start a fire a gun. The mexican authorities have a person in custody and we are monitoring the situation in new mexico and expect a briefing this evening. 54 years after doctor Martin Luther king jr. Delivered his famous i have a dream speech demonstrators gathered in washington dc calling for equality and justice. More than 1000 religious leaders from different faiths walked together. Organizers said their protesting White Supremacists and the trump administrations response to the events in charlottesville. We come to stand up not about a governor, but a president whose lips are dripping with the words of intervention and nullification. Todays march was designed to mark the anniversary of the i have a dream speech that was planned before the events in charlottesville. In the bay area protesters declare victory over White Supremacists. Henry lee tells us organizers of a large demonstration in berkeley say they were able to overshadow the handful of our wrote far right protesters. Reporter thousands of people came to berkeley to denounce bigotry and hatred. The original no to marxism rally was canceled, some right wing demonstrators turned up. Counterprotesters showed up under the watchful eye of police. Berkeley mayor Jesse Arreguin says many exercise their First Amendment rights peacefully. There was a concern that there would be a brawl and the fact that only six people were injured and thousands were not injured and peacefully demonstrated is an accomplishment. Reporter also were extremists who were intent to fight. Our cameras were rolling as a group of antifa set off smoke bombs and broke through barriers at civic center park. Officer stood by. It seemed that they were ready to storm the barriers and the police made a decision that protecting grass was not as important as protecting people. Our position is, the bay area stood up yesterday. Reporter organizers of the counter demonstration stressed antifa protesters are a small minority. You give more press to some skirmishes than you due to the thousands of individuals who never knew each other until we marched in the streets. You give more ink to individuals whose faces are covered. Reporter amber cummings, a transgender woman who canceled her rally told me she had to dress like a man to get in to the park. She said antifa protesters are the violent ones. If they deem you are a fascist they will attack you. They are violent and they are the ones who perpetrate. Every time we show up they will try to stop us. Its ridiculous. Reporter of those cited or arrested, most were from outside the city. They were arrested from banned items to assault with a deadly weapon. Henry lee ktvu fox 2 news. President donald trump signed an order reversing an obama era policy that kept the military from selling much of its surplus equipment to local police. President obama put limits on the practice in 2015, his decision came after widespread criticism of the use of military hardware by police during demonstrations that followed the Police Killings of black men in ferguson, missouri and elsewhere. Jeff sessions said the surplus gear will help protect officers. We will always seek to affirm the Critical Role of Police Officers in our society and we will not dissipate in anything, anything that would give comfort to radicals who promote agendas that preach hostility rather than respect for police. The American Civil Liberties learned argued the surplus gear can militarize police and potentially escalate conflicts with civilians. Coming up, bridging the gap between police and the community. We have a series on Race Relations in the bay area. We get to talk to each other and engage with each other and we break down barriers. We come up with solutions so we dont fear each other as much. First, more outrage at a university over a professor cleared to return to campus after being suspended for Sexual Harassment. The call to action. Keeping up. It takes hard work, tight budgets and a little support. And pg e is ready to do our part. Our care program can save you 20 or more on your monthly bill. It just takes a few minutes to apply and youll see the savings on your next bill. When having a little extra can mean a lot. Turn to care. Go to pge. Com care and enroll today. Students hold the protest at san jose state over the return of a professor the rally focused on a professor who was suspended for Sexual Harassment but has been cleared to return. Christina rendon is in the newsroom with more on the protest. Reporter professor Lewis Aptekar was supposed to return to teaching but the university canceled his teaching assignments after an outcry from students. They held a peaceful protest to pressure the university to remove him altogether. A couple dozen students with the college of education rally that sweeney hall at san jose state this afternoon. They say they are upset that Lewis Aptekar is still on the faculty, even though hes not teaching. They are concerned about the lack of communication from the school about his future role on campus and they want their voices heard. Talking to each other, getting organized and communicating will involve staying this with. It may not happen this year. Reporter the students are upset that classes were canceled or the class that he taught was canceled, it is a requirement for graduation and its not being replaced. University officials told us staff were at the rally to listen to the concerns and the school is offering students who are close to graduating the option to take two different courses including an online option to complete graduation requirements. They are asking for students input on repairing the college of education processes and structure and they plan to schedule meetings next month. The rally organizers say they encourage students to attend those meetings. Christina rendon ktvu fox 2 news. Uc berkeley officials confirm the chief campus attorney was killed in a hit andrun over the weekend. Christopher patti was riding his bicycle on river road in gurnee bill guerneville. The driver of a bmw lost control and slid across the road, the driver fled but the car lost its license plate and they are now looking for Jonathan Ritter of rio nido as a person of interest. Chris petty worked at cal campus has chief counsel since 2010, he was 59 years old. A victory for Group Pushing to recall the controversial judge in the brock turner Sexual Assault case. Visiting superior court judge issued a tentative ruling allowing the group to continue to gather signatures as part of their campaign to try to remove judge aaron persky. The group rallied outside the san jose courtroom where judge tsenin made her decision , the hearing was in response to an injunction filed by judge persky weeks ago. Judge persky became the target of the recall after he sentenced a former stanford student, brock turner, 26 months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman. This ruling validates our belief that judge persky filed a frivolous lawsuit that was intended to stall and delay and obstruct the democratic process. Its about following the law. The people voted for the constitution and approved it. That needs to be respected. Judge tsenin said while superior court judges are officers of the state, those judges can be recalled by county voters. Attorneys representing persky had two days to submit argument before the judges final ruling thursday. We did cool off by a few degrees, it was so hot in antioch and places around vacaville and davis still at 106 and 110 in some places. The bay proper, most of us cooled off by about 4 degrees. The heat advisory goes away tomorrow and the day will be cooler throughout the bait but it stays hot inland. The general trend is not as hot as it has been. It still 102 in fairfield, 101 walnut street and look how much cooler it is where the sea breeze is and fortunately its going. There are significant winds at the coast. 10 degrees cooler in santa rosa than it was yesterday and the trend is cooler. Tomorrow, you will notice it more. The marine layer stretches out and theres a shot that you can see thats San Francisco all wait i lost myself you can see the fog is shallow and it will stretch out and as it does so the quality gets better and the temperatures cool and fire danger takes a lapse. Tomorrow, still hot with the purples baking and our counties will see a significant drop by at least 5 degrees cooler for the bay area on tuesday. Rescue on a golf course after a man collapses on the 14th hole. He is, i believe the terms were, in full recovery. The quick thinking from other golfers and employees that may have saved his life. A blockbuster first at the u. S. Open. We learn about a tennis superstar whos trying to make a comeback. Details on lawsuits over the transgender ban in the military. A round of golf almost a deadly consequences for men who collapsed on the 14th hole. Tom vacar tells us thats when other golf fees and golfers and employers rushton. Reporter a golfer collapsed during what appeared to be a heart attack, chain of actions is saved his life. People on the course golfing with him immediately called 911 and initiated cpr. They called the clubhouse where they knew there was an aed recently put in a year ago. People at staff took the aid and rested to the scene. Reporter upon the instructions of 911 operators, the aed shocked the patient into a normal heart rhythm as the Fire Department arrived to stabilize and transport the patient. You just turn it on or open the lid and the machine will walk you through. Reporter the machine has safeguards to make sure the patient really needs shot and it prevents accidental shocking of those applying it. All police and fire in petaluma have aeds along with every school and scores of other public and private facilities citywide. Many were supplied by organizations that raised money to donate the 1000 per unit aeds. The recent update was that he went through a procedure and he is, i believe the terms were in full recovery with zero deficit. Reporter the first actions by bystanders, to apply cpr most likely made the difference in creating a good outcome. Thats why its important for some of us to learn it too. Tom vacar ktvu fox 2 news. Ktvu fox 2 news at 6 30 is up next with the discussion about race and policing. Theres a lot of pain and fear surrounding police. We have part four of our series. Continuing coverage on rescue and recovery underway right now as we look at life pictures from the scene of the devastating storm over the gulf coast. No more whole paycheck, the big price cuts at whole foods that went into effect today. Texas, eight people are feared dead in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. More than 3000 others have been rescued including 1000 people in just the last eight hours. There are many more stock in their homes. 5500 people are in shelters and Authorities Say 30,000 more people will need to be evacuated because more rain is on the

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