to csb investigators were struck by the gunfire at that time. they returned fire. the suspect went to the balcony of the motel room where we had deputies stationed in case the suspect tried to flee. there was an exchange of gunfire between the suspect and the deputies at the back of the motel room. one of the deputies was struck by gunfire during that exchange.>> debbie french died on the way to the hospital. the suspect got into a car and led deputies on a chase before he crashed a couple of miles away. authorities surrounding the ramada inn they say more suspects may be in the motel room. gasser being told to stay inside the rooms until they can be evacuated. he leaves behind his live-in girlfriend, adult children, grandchildren and a sister. the situation became dire at a nursing home east of houston. patients were rushed out as floodwaters held the facility. rescuers waited through two feet of water to get the patient's out. the patients were carried on to boats and carried to a safe dry place. as of many of these situations, the rescues are being carried out by ordinary citizens with boats. port arthur is in the beaumont area, 2.5 hours east of houston. it's close to the louisiana state line. in houston, viewers full two of the six bodies of a family out of a van. the van was swept away in floodwaters. authorities recovered the bodies of two adults today. they were in the van with their four great-grandchildren on sunday afternoon trying to get away from the storm. >> i talked to the medical examiner's office, consulting about the water. the four children range from 6 to 16. sheriff's officials believe they will recover the children once the van is pulled from the water. it's tragic to see those stories. houston is getting its first real break from the rain today. it has allowed the standing water to go down but the flooding isn't over. it's getting worse in places along the texas and louisiana border.>> now that rain has moved to the beaumont region in southeast texas, approximately 15 inches of rain have fallen in the area. there's more to come. >> reporter: harvey creating life-threatening flooding conditions in parts of louisiana and southeast texas cities of vermont and port arthur go port arthur has been especially hard-hit with water rescues and evacuations underway. at one point, the city's main emergency shelter started flooding wednesday with flood victims inside. >> inside the civic center. inside. look at this. we are inside. they have people all in the bleachers. mattresses on top. joke in houston, more emergency shelter space has open. >> we have 230 shelters operating in texas with over 30,000 people. >> reporter: thousands of homes in the houston area remain swamped with 49,000 homes damaged or destroyed. >> in the past week, they've made more than 8500 rescues, more than 26,000 evacuations. joke at this point, fema says 200,000 people have started the process of seeking help from the federal government. rescue crews work nearly around the clock in houston and the suburban neighborhoods outside of houston. tonight, the cruise in the bay area stationed in the town called simonton. it's very small, 45 miles west of houston, right on the river. it's noisy here because there's to wrap up these boats are just coming in. to the left, they are going through the decontamination from being in this floodwater which is not the healthiest water got a lot of runoff and has toxins. there trying to clean up from that. we just talk to a fema representative. he said, nobody was pulled out. they made contact with a number of people who are back there in flooded homes. they say they are okay and they will stay behind. they rescued a few animals that were left behind in those docs appear to be okay -- those dogs appear to be okay. they will be reunited with their owners. we are trying to make our way here 45 miles west of houston. we ran into the scene of a tragic car accident. pickup truck drove into floodwaters 60 feet deep. it has been a wife are in that truck and they died at the scene. we were there as boats were trying to locate the truck. they eventually found the vehicle and their family members standing by as rescuers try to do with a cup. those two people died. there are two more victims added to the list from hurricane harvey. we want to show you what happened later on when we were back in katie. members of calvin a task force for out of the bay area, more people being pulled out, even though the task force wasn't there, a lot of civilians were there with their own private boats trying to get people out. one of the couples that had just got rescued, we talk to them and here's what they had to say.>> we are fine. joke i see some tears. stuck at my house is over there. it's devastating.>> reporter: what will you do? >> we don't know. we are lucky ones. we will wait until the water recedes, hopefully my car works and try to get back on our feet. houston, thank you for everything. >> reporter: in west houston, this is near the west houston airport. more flooding, more roads covered in water and more private boats out there pulling people out from a very densely populated neighborhood. some people trying to get back to their homes. we found one young man whose wife is in the hospital. he told us why he has to get back.>> i need to pick up cancer medicine for my life. i will have to walk.>> reporter: your hoping one of these people keep will give you a ride out. they probably will. >> yes. tried to see if the mineral can do me a favor and take me back. we never suspected this. >> how is your wife? pretty good so far. hospitals are packed right now. we have to take the time and not go crazy. i know we will make it.>> reporter: another personal story, another personal trauma people going through out here as they try to deal with the effects of the hurricane, tropical storm that came through. as we came back through life, we are surrounded by first responders. a couple more trucks coming out from the flooded area of these can get into water 4.8 feet deep. they are back there trying to police people out. these trucks are from the texas national guard out of dallas that have been brought down to assist. it's a very busy, chaotic situation. everybody seems to be making it work. the people out there, they are getting talked to and if they want to come out, they may. if they don't want to come out, they will leave them alone. animals that need to be rescued are getting pulled out. this is how the system is supposed to work, and so far, it is.>> have you noticed the water level come down? >> reporter: i was going to show you, they spray paint on the ground when they get here in the morning where the water level is. they spray-painted underneath that truck right there in orange. you may not be able to see it. at 6:51 am, they spray-painted past that entire. that's where the water line was for. this afternoon, it's now 7-10 evening the water level has gone up. even though it's not raining, this river and the creek, this whole area is flooded. most of that is due to the reservoir situation upstream that they have had to release so much water this area has been flooded. no rain, more floodwaters and they are saying in some parts of the city and the suburbs there could be an increase in the water levels, even though it's not raining. >> there releasing water from the reservoir. >> when we take a look at your shot, it's seems like the flooding is as far as the eye can see. stuck i've been asking, how far back does this go? you can't tell. look at this field. i'm guessing from where i'm standing, as far as i can see to that tree line, and has to be a half a mile, maybe more. you cannot tell if the water goes past that. it does from the rescuers i have been talking to. look down this road. we will look right into the sun. see how far that goes down, it has to be at least a mile, maybe more. that's as far as we can see. it goes beyond that. that gives you a sense of how widespread all of this is. it goes on, seemingly forever. texas is a big place. this is a big flood. what about in houston, our business is open? are there areas where it hasn't been that affected by all the rain? >> reporter: it looks like a lot of businesses are not open. one of the problems, last night, the curfews, we try to get something to eat last night. we couldn't find a single restaurant open between katie and downtown houston which is a dirty five mile drive. no open restaurants at all. this morning, when we got up and went out to get the thing to eat, we had to struggle to find that. you go to intersections where the lights are still out. there's power, flashing red. people have more traffic. a lot of businesses, the lights are on but the doors were locked and there were no employees. employers are told people, things are hectic and chaotic. people trying to get their life together. they're not coming to work. a lot is because of the commutes trying to get in and out of the city. there's still a lot of road closures. it's hard to navigate. until those roads open, we will see a good chunk of the city out of business for the time being.>> it's remarkable, the scope. let's check in with our chief meteorologist to talk about what's next. in other parts of texas, this made landfall again and they are getting pounded again. >> right on the border, they are getting heavy rain right now. if it weren't for houston and hurricane harvey, that wasn't the lead. this would be the lead. is dropping significant amounts of rain in louisiana. it's moving but not that fast. that's right on the border. we see significant rain, houston is fortunate to be out of the bull's-eye. the track of this, it's moving, sped up northeast at eight. this is out of here. it still raining and it will rain for the next 24 to 36 hours. a big break for texas, houston, galveston, corpus christi and now louisiana bearing the brunt of heavy rain but not as catastrophic as the rain we just saw. still to come, where people go if the bay area suffered a major disaster? would they go to arenas, stadiums? concert halls? we will look at what would happen if there were mass evacuations here. today, we learned some of the areas most dangerous criminals according to police are off the streets. police say the people they arrested are tied to murder, home invasion and possibly some of those freeway shootings. coming up, east bay police talk about the investigation. evacuation orders expanded in northern california. more than 2000 acres have burned. 10 homes destroyed. a man is under arrest for starting the ponderosa fire. a campfire outside a designated area got out of control. a crew of 1000 firefighters battling flames that grown to 2500 acres. people living in the hills of of were being ordered to evacuate. the fire is threatening 500 homes and buildings in the area. the flames broke out yesterday. so far, 30 buildings have been destroyed including 10 homes. we are about to enter a very rare stretch of really hot weather. >> will roll through monday.>> that's unbelievable. tomorrow, numbers could get to 105. beyond that, friday, saturday, we could see numbers of hundred 15. in the fire zone in the ponderosa fire, the temperatures, that's why i was so worried yesterday. i said we have to get a handle on this now. now it's 2000, 2500 acres. the next few days, it will be hard to get a leg up on the fire given super low humidity, super high temperatures and went. we'll keep our eyes on it around here. it's a where when you see a red flag warning get extended from thursday through monday. also, heat advisory and excessive heat warning for all bay area cities. san francisco is outside that can they will get cool air. the excessive heat warning is picking up san jose, fremont, oakland, mountain view, hayward, livermore. it will be hot. pets, elderly, kids. take it slow, plan accordingly. we will see some on the weekend. that allows you to call the boss and say, spirit the air day, work from home if you can. that helps the air quality. the forecast in for san francisco, tomorrow morning, you're looking at 50 degrees, a little fog at the coast. at lunchtime, 70. at the end of the day, san francisco, 70 degrees. you say that's nice, 10 miles east, it will be 88 to 98. temperatures on increase. it will be a hot spell. i haven't seen a run like this in a while. my whole stick is perspective. i been around for 10,000 years. we talked about this yesterday. it's all about, 35 years of doing this, i look at the weather and say we've had some stuff like this. this is unique. this is not the norm to see this much heat.>> hundred 15 in the bay area.>> for several days.>> when i come out, i will let the five day. it will be hot. get ahead of it if you can. fill the water dishes for the pet and get yourself to get out. murder, attended murder, home invasion and other crimes. police say they got some dangerous criminals off the streets. coming up, tough questions for senator, harris. her message to voters tonight on topics like immigration, education and president trump. >> i believe we are a great country. a family in east bay said their prayers were and that third -- answered when police made an arrest in the shooting death of their son. several members of the gang being charged with the teenagers murder along with several other crimes in 12 different cities stretching across two different counties. fall chambers, life for us tonight with that families a sense of relief. trick although the gang is based in richmond, the crime spree happened in multiple cities including home invasion robbery, armed robbery at debtor fremont and attended murder and armed robbery of a woman outside her home. they say this gang may be connected to to highway shootings along interstate 80. it's hard, i miss him. i miss him.>> reporter: three weeks from now, the semi-will mark one year from when there child was shot and killed. this video given to us by the family shows him on graduation day, just a few months later, september 9 of last year, he was shot more than what he times a close range, just a block away from home. >> down the street, in front of a church. he was walking home, minding his own business. he was gunned down. >> i will never see any grandchildren from him. he will never be there to carry our name.>> reporter: surrounded by friends, his family talk to me a few feet from his gravesite, the only place for the family wanted to be on this day would police announced its will arrests in his case. >> i want to be where he is. his soul is in heaven but this is where i come to spend time with him. >> i could see a little bit of him and his friends. and hurts to look and have they talk just like him.>> reporter: members of the fbi task force wrapped up the findings of the year half investigation that led to the arrest of seven members of what police are calling a dangerous richmond street gang. we are not using and they they don't give any more notoriety. police say these men are responsible for three homicides in richmond last year, including negroes.>> my son taken from me for no reason.>> there violence back some of the most egregious acts we've seen in the bay area for some time. they have been linked to 14 attended murders involving firearm discharging's, two carjackings, one home invasion robbery, six armed robberies.>> reporter: police are still working to find another member. although the arrest will not bring the boy back, the family is thankful most are off the streets. >> got answered my prayers because they don't deserve to be out in our society committing these cowardly, senseless crimes. police say these men are so dangerous that each man is being held on $24 million bail. that is certainly reaping the benefits of that month-long avesta vacation -- months long investigation. a man arrested for holding undocumented workers against their will. he says he did not keep construction workers captive in a warehouse as the federal government is alleging. he says he is a compassionate father of six and a businessman who gave a hand to those who needed. he said the workers were free to come and go and he didn't charge them rent. a federal grand jury indictment accuses him of locking at least five workers in the building at night and paying them below minimum wage. he says he denies that as well. people who work near the warehouse say they were stunned by the charges. it's unbelievable how people can do that to one another. especially free will. what happened to that?>> he was arrested early yesterday and being held at the jail in downtown oakland. convention centers and nba arenas, schools and churches being used for those evacuees in houston. we take a look at facilities used here in the bay area if a similar disaster worst migrations here. surveillance video released today shows the suspect vandalizing a synagogue in alameda. police hope this video clip will help them catch the suspect. at at&t, we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, we've created access from at&t. california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits may qualify for home internet at a discounted rate of $10 a month. no commitment, deposit, or installation fee. visit att.com/accessnow to learn more. we have new information on that sheriff's deputy killed during an auto theft investigation. deputy robert french was a 21 year veteran of the department. he leaves behind grown children as well as grandchildren. he was shot during a gun battle today. police say a man with an assault rifle shot and killed french and wounded to chp officers. the area romances run by officers searching for more suspects. police believe it may be more suspects in a room where those shots were fired. three people are in custody following a chase in a stolen car related to this investigation. the to chp officers we are told exited to be okay. we continue to monitor the situation and we will have an update on this story coming up in about a half hour. more rain from hurricane harvey. houston has been especially hard-hit. a shelter start of the deaths inside the civic center, flooding. >> we are inside. people are in the bleachers, mattresses on top of chairs.>> many thousands in houston area remain swamped. 49,000 homes have been damaged or destroyed. officials say there been thousands of rescues and crews still out on boats looking for more victims. the convention center is overflowing with evacuees. the city has opened up the energy center giving shelter to another 10,000 people. >> the arena with the houston rockets play is also taking an evacuees. we take a look at what's available in the area if a disaster here forced thousands from their homes. >> reporter: the question arises, with a mega earthquake, likely to cause mass evacuations, are we ready to do what it takes to house tens of thousands of earthquake evacuees?>> sheltering is one of the basic functions. >> reporter: aleutian was the emergency services director under san francisco mayor willie brown. >> i would say, just about any major jurisdiction has some plan for sheltering people that has public buildings, things like that. >> reporter: the san francisco department of emergency management offer the statement. the city and county maintains a shelter database for facilities in san francisco that have been surveyed and identified for potential emergency shelter use. more than 100 facilities listed in the database and they include city-owned buildings, recreation and park facilities and school district campuses. during an emergency, the mayor and department of emergency management will explore all other public and private facilities that could serve as shelters. public buildings easily accessible and many have signed memorandums of agreement with emergency management agencies. what happens of many of those the spaces are too heavily damaged or inaccessible to place people in them? can public officials, dear private sector facilities to shelter people? this is a question neither the san francisco nor oakland emergency management agencies chose to answer by interview or by written statement. former san francisco emergency services director did. >> the mayor under emergency authority could commandeer buildings if necessary. that will be our last resort.>> we haven't seen what a mega earth take -- mega earthquake could do. >> you raise interesting questions. what type of facilities are we talking about here? >> i haven't seen the entire list. the oakland, alameda sports complex is down there. the first thing you have to do, they don't tell you what all these places are. they don't want people going down there until they've had a chance to inspect it to make sure it's okay to be us. the situation, they want to make sure these things will not collapse. they would quickly announce which they would be opening, they open as needed. someone be involved, some are private property. there memorandums between property holders but they are not amongst others. the bottom line, and a true emergency, you have to imagine what we are talking about. a major earthquake right here in the central area of the city rather than 30 miles away. back could put tens of thousands out of their homes. fema has been approved for hundred million dollars in a. 14,000 national guard members have been activated including some just returned from being deployed overseas. the defense department providing 200 boats 200 vehicles. >> as you may imagine, the rest -- the most urgent location is in the greater, texas area. >> the governor said the state set up centers at the main convention site in houston as well as a new evacuation center officials dealing with a small recovery effort of their own. six months after the coyote creek flood, 54 families in temporary housing. flood victims and community leaders discuss what worked well, what didn't and what will take months to fix. >> reporter: it's been six months since coyote creek overflowed its banks. many like these are only able to return home just now. we spoke to them through an interpreter. they say deep from the bottom of their heart, they're happy to get help, very lucky. there are 83 -->> reporter: there 82 buildings in the flood zone. there working to get the last remaining flood victims back in permit houston. >> there are only 54 families still displaced and living in apartments. we have come a long way in six months. we still need the last group of families need to be able to get back home. in the meantime, city officials waived permit fees and allow people to live in rvs if necessary. what they are most proud of when it comes to recovery efforts is the way the community stepped up raising $6.9 million. >> all in all, i feel like we have been compassionate and administrator what it means to come together as a community and respond.>> reporter: community leaders say the flood show them their shortcomings. there's room for improvement when it comes to preparation and dedication and they say watching texas deal with flooding on a massive scale has emphasized that point. >> we just weren't prepared. we were ready for this time of disaster. at a time it felt big. when we look at hurricane harvey, we know we need to be prepared for much bigger disaster. over the next 18 months, that is they will repair two $5 million in damage to parks, roads and community centers. in the neighborhoods, contractors are trying to get the last of the apartments fixed up. i see tenants moving in every day. it's good to see people get back to normal. >> reporter: city officials are hopeful they will have everyone back in their homes by the anniversary of this flood if it were. we posted ways you can help flood victims on the website. the police department is hoping new surveillance video will help them catch the person responsible for hate crime that happened at a synagogue two weeks ago. temple israel was vandalized august 17. police say someone used a rock to smash the front windows and damaged the door. police say the suspect is tall and thin. he was wearing a black hoodie with a white rent or design on the front. a white t-shirt, black sweatpants and black tennis shoes. anyone with information is asked to call alameda police. for the second straight day, san jose police investigating a hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian. a man was killed on east capitol expressway near center road. police discovered that man's body on the side of the road at 6:30 am. paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. detectives try to checked out information about the vehicle and the driver who hit him. we still don't know exactly how the collision occurred. he was found on the side of the road. at this point, we are not sure if he was crossing, walking alongside the roadway. the person that struck him should have stop. yesterday, a mercury news delivery driver was struck and severely injured while on his route. police are looking for a dark- colored toyota camry last seen traveling east in that case. supporters want to break away and start their own school district. coming up next, details about the early morning vote and if there will soon be a new district in walnut creek. a woman in the bay area putting a big part in rescues in the flat areas near houston. how she teams up on social media to help save lives. after more than eight hours a heated debate, the board of education voted against a proposal to create a new school district in walnut creek. supporters what to remove five schools from the mount diablo unified school district and create a new school district. they say the mount diablo is too big and not responsive to the needs of specific schools. critics say it is an attempt to break away from a less affluent more racially diverse part of the district. one person in custody. others may be on the run after an armed robbery involving a marijuana grow operation. that is reported at 40 a.m. a building near coolidge avenue. officers arrive and rushed the suspect outside the building. the swat team was called in but no one else was arrested. offices closed off a section between fruitvale and coolidge during the search. several classic cars destroyed in an early morning fire at an auto body shop. the fire was reported at crown customs of vintage speech shop on van dyck avenue about 1:30 am. there were no reports of injuries but at least four or five classic cars destroyed. fire crews say the -- had the fire contained in 30 minutes. neighbors complained of a strong smell in the air. the smell coming from there is really bad. i am a nurse so i am concerned. i don't know what that is but it in my house, it smells like burnt plastic. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. the bay area tech industry jumping in to help those in need in houston. how one woman is helping hurricane victims for more than 1900 miles away. we are tracking the heat around here, it will get really hot the next few days. i will dial in the temperatures and advisory that you can expect. as of today, immigrants here illegally have a new set of protections in santa clara county. this afternoon, matthew county officials announced a lunch of the countywide rapid response network. the bombay system is designed to help people subjected to ice raids. the service informs them of their legal rights and provides witness to the raid to ensure laws are not broken. >> immigration touches home personally. my parents are both undocumented. knowing there is a rapid response network established for the county, really brings a sense back to my home, my parents will deal that they are helped if immigration comes to our house. >> you cannot just tell people was likely to happen to them. we need to tell them what to do next. the county is using $100,000 from its general fund to help pay for that network. this is the bay area. this is what will happen tomorrow to monday. these are the heat advisories. this is a heat warning through monday. all the red areas, that's san jose and vallejo. this is significant. in the hills in the orange, heat advisories. the heat warning, that means it's happening. it will be there. areas like san jose, upper 90s, oakland, 90 degree temperatures as we get into friday and saturday. that creates issues for urban dwellers. it's hot in the city where in some cases you don't have air conditioning. hundred degrees in oakland feels like hundred 10, hundred 15 downtown. the fog along the coast is being minimized. that the first indication. you start seeing holes in the fog. second indication, if you look at the profilers, you can see whether equipment, you can see how deep the rain is. it's being minimized and struck. today was armor. tomorrow will be a lot warmer. high pressure builds in, we talked about heat advisory, we are also talking about spare the air days. and a red flag warning for the bay area be sunny -- based on heat and humidity. you see that when gradient. 100 in fairfield. we will see 104, 100 five. 90s creeping in around the bay. tomorrow is not the hottest day, that will be friday. forecast highs, hundred seven in fairfield, 100 five in livermore. the shocking thing, day after day, look at that. that's worse than yesterday.>> that's a lot of heat. that is a lot of heat, a lot of days never. >> that is like texas heat. >> i don't remember the last time i saw five day that had temperatures like that. still to come, she has held thousands of hurricane victims even though she hasn't left the bay area. see the system she created direct rescue crews to those stranded. coming up, a town hall meeting in east bay. her message to voters this evening. the flooding has created a logistical nightmare for rescue teams trying to locate those needing help. a tech savvy bay area woman is using her social media skills to help harvey's items more than 1900 miles away.>> reporter: hundreds stranded have been taking to twitter and facebook for help.>> i am still sitting in my house. >> reporter: friends share addresses and videos of those trapped. this man is offering boat rights for those in flood ravaged areas. others say people's pets. the last time a major hurricane made landfall, twitter wasn't even born. this time, many residents are not only turning on the tv and radio, they are grabbing their smartphones. a people post their phone number, we talk to them a little bit and de-escalate let them know. >> a web developer -->> reporter: a web developer fired up twitter and put her mapping skills to work.>> i said is anybody work on this, shelters, resources, is anybody mapping? there was a resounding silence. i quickly realized, anybody?>> reporter: she teamed up to create a website called harvey relief with a live rescue map used to coordinate more than 2100 rescue so far.>> we are getting an incredible amount of traffic on this site right now.>> reporter: map shows were users can find resources, aid, shelter and volunteer opportunities. we have teams around the clock betting that information and updating the spreadsheet and making phone calls. sugar those volunteers help from as far as new zealand, belgium and canada. >> it has been heartening and inspiring to put out the call and have this many show up. >> with the website, it's providing information to those who need it. she says it should not be considered an emergency management arm. >> people should still call 911 first. while they're waiting, tweet us the hashtag is harvey sos. >> texas is underwater. harvey has moved on to the damages done. an estimated 49,000 homes have been damaged by floodwaters in the houston area. >> there van was soaked way while trying to escape the rising floodwaters. 21 people confirmed dead from the store. >> this has law enforcement and volunteers continue to wait through floodwaters looking for those who need to be evacuated. thousand people are in shelters across the state. harvey is weakening, it's a tropical depression and moving through louisiana. good evening. we have life team coverage tonight. first, we want to go through lauren live in dickinson, 35 miles south east of houston. houston and galveston getting a break today. this area was underwater two days ago. you can see the damage on the sidewalks. this is the store moving east of towards the texas, louisiana state line.>> now that rain has moved to the beaumont region in southeast texas, 15 inches of rain have fallen in the area. there's more to come.>> reporter: harvey creating life- threatening flooding conditions in louisiana and southeast texas. port arthur has been especially hit hard with water rescues and evacuations underway. at one point, the city's main emergency shelter started

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