Accusing the courts of not keeping the public safe. And several Police Officers shot in philadelphia duria terrifying eight hour standoff. Well have the very latest, includ lawyer is saying about the reason behind the shootout. From ktvu fox 2 news, this is mornings on 2. Good morning and welcome to you. Welcome to mornings on 2 on thursday, august 15th. Im Claudine Wong. Im dave clark. Its already hot this morning. When i left the house it was 72 degrees this morning. And a heat advisory is in effect for the north bay, east bay, and the santa clara valley. Temperatures topped 100 degrees yesterday. It will do it again today. Further inland, express heat warning from redding to modesto to fairfield. Lets talk about how hot its going to get and if people are waking up thinking it will be cooleow. Its warm outside. And we have a warm start and a big launching pad for temperatures to soar into the afternoon hours. Take a look at all the records. Santa rosa, kentfield, napa tying a record. Oakland airport, sfo, and salinas tying a record. Here in general is what were dealing with. Another heat advisory and a spare the air alert. When we have a hot pattern and the wind is not strong, the air settles. And we have that layer of haze in the sky. Excessive heat warning, all the areas in red, a heat advisory until 8 00 this evening for the north bay, the inland east bay, and the santa clara valley. Temperatures 96 to 106 degrees. Its very warm in san jose. 71degrees. At 5 a. M. In the morning. San jose, 71. Oakland, mid60s, and santa rosa 58 degrees. Heres a live camera above San Francisco with mostly clear skies for this morning. In the afternoon hours, once again another round of intense heat. Oakland, 90 degrees. And San Francisco in the lower 80s. We promised some cooling as we head towards the weekend. Well have more on the forecast in a few minutes. Lets check in with allie. Today and right now. Things are okay if youre driving from 101 in the south bay making the super commute from the gilroy, morgan hill area, no issues to tell you about. 680 at mckee, that crash is in the clearing stages and no backup. The drive on the san mateo bridge westbound looks good. And 280, nice and clear. And we want to give you a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. The metering lights are not on. A family of six in vallejo needs a place to stay. There was a house fire and the family is homeless at the moment. The Vallejo Fire Department rushed to carter street in west vallejo. Youre looking at what it looked like when the firefighters got there. The fire was out by 1 00 this morning. No one was hurt and the red cross is is live with the wildfire dangers. And its already warm this morning. Reporter yeah, good g to claudine. Firefighters are always on high alert any time theres a heat wave. Theres thoughts of high fire danger. And a lot of fire crews, not just here in Contra Costa County but across the state. And the latest grass fire happened overnight near byron. We have new video. It broke out around 10 30 last night. And its being called the creek fire. And it burned 10 to 20 acres. Firefighters quickly got a handle on this one. But crews are keeping an eye on the hot spots. High fire danger top of mind for a lot of the agencies. Its why fire crews are working to reduce the threat of fires in two orinda area. All the fires, wedo fuel mitigationthe citizens to get o alive. Reporter cal fire is leading the way on the work at the north orinda fuel break. They are clearing as much brush as possible. The work is happening on the Wildcat Canyon road. They want to prevent wildfires from spreading if they happen to break out. They are trying to clean out as much brush as possible. And they plan to do prescribed burns. This stretches from berkeley to orinda to all the way where we are in lafayette. Theres shaded areas and hills. And they are trying to remove all of that. Top of mind for a lot of crews across the state. Were live in yette. Christina rendon, ktvu fox 2 being shot during a terrifying standoff and the suspect surrendered. It began when police tried to serve a drug warrooting at the shots fired at police. We need s. W. A. T. Asap. Several philadelphia Police Officers were in the home. And somehow they escaped. A s. W. A. T. Team rescued the remaining officers five hours later. Thats when the suspect called a lawyer who says the man panicked and started shooting. He has a newborn daughter, two days old. He has a teenage son. He was very much concerned with the collateral consequences of being arrested which are his children, his wife. This morning, philadelphias Police Commissioner says the gunman talked on the phone with police, trying to negotiate his surrender. We have no information about the gunman yet. It could be a difficult day on wall street after u. S. Markets suffered the worst day of 2019 yesterday. The asian markets closed with closes. And european markets are sliding. And u. S. Stock futures have been fluctuating up and morning thats after yesterdays losses. The s p 500 was down 85 points. There were several contributing factors. Germany announced an economic slowdown. The ongoing trade war with china. And a signal from the u. S. Bond market. The Interest Rate paid on a 10 year treasury note was lower than for a twoyear note. It was the first time an inversion curve has happened since 2007. Its happened before the last five recessions. But there is not a recession that follows every inversion curve. It caught investors attention because of brexit. 500 employees are being laid at cisco, one of silicone valleys biggest companies. Engineers and product managers are being laid off baat the san headquarters, 91 jobs cut at cisco in milpitas. Cisco officials gave no reason for the layoffs. A man accused of attacking a woman outside the front entrance of her condo complex is back on the streets. The judge released the man after three days in jail. And now the victim is speaking out. Telling amber lee she no longer feels safe in her own neighborhood. Ive never if he would so unsafe in my life. Reporter she asked us not to give her last name. She is scared and angry that the man was released from jail wednesday morning, just three days after the incident. Police have identified the suspect as Austin James Vincent who has no known local address. Shes recovering from the bruises but cant escape the trauma. I cant stop thinking about the fact that this man is free after what he did to me. Free despite being charged with false imprisonment, attempted robbery, and two counts of battery. And free despite a Public Safety assessment done by the pretrial diversion project which recommended that vincent remain in custody. The workup is done based on a number of factors, including age, criminal history, and past failure to appear in court. You enter the information and an algorithm determines the recommendations. The judge did release vincent on the condition that he checks in with a case manager on a regular basis. The 25yearold was not ordered to wear a monitoring device. What is preventing him from attacking another woman tonight. Get on drugs, get high again. Its unbelievable. Reporter she was notified by the District Attorneys Office after vincent was released. She says she blames the city for not cracking down on criminal behavior. What are they waiting for . What are they even doing . They have one responsibility. Thats to protect us. Reporter since the city announced plans to build a Navigation Center, shes seen an increase in Homeless People who use drugs and have Mental Illness in the amber lee, ktvu fox 2 news. And an autopsy on the body of Jeffrey Epstein is raising further questions about his death. According to the washbroken bones in his neck, including an injury at the adams apple. The injuries are common among those who hang themselves but also among those who are strangled. New body cam video shows what led up to a Sonoma CountyDeputy Sheriff shooting a man armed with a knife. What the video shows the man doing that made the deputy start shooting. And its going to be another hot day across the bay. Where you can go to escape the heat. And how you can get there for free. And a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. Its getting busier. The metering lights are not on yet. If youre getting into the city, now is your chance before it starts stacking up. And i would plan on another round of warm to temperatures. Up above 100 degrees. The moonom up. We are now seeing and hearing a confrontation that happened two weeks ago between a Sonoma County sheriffs deputy and a stabbing suspect. It ended with the deputy shooting him. Get on the ground right now. I will tase you the Sheriffs Office shows the body camera video as part of is that. In this incident you can see the deputy as he spotted the suspect near the santa rosa plaza. The suspect ignored commands to stop and the taser had no effect. The suspect ran to the deputys patrol car and when the deputy tried to stop him the suspect took out a knife. The suspect is 42yearold brad bateman and he was charged with multiple felonies. Today will be the first day of school in the Forestville UnionSchool District. Despite the first teachers strike since 1980, the 16 members of the Teachers Association ran a three Year Contract with a 5 pay raise for the first three years. And a 3 cost of living raise. The School District offered a 2. 5 pay raise in the third year. No word on when negotiations will resume. A juror milestone a major milestone. Donations have poured in for the gilroy. All funds go to survivors and the families of the three people killed. And some cities are dealing with the hot weather by setting up cooling centers for the people effected. Brentwood and, one at the Senior Center off balfour road. And concord as a cooling there. And most libraries and community Senior Centers are offering a place to try to get out of the sun. The may fair, roosevelt, seven trees, and Cyprus Community centers. And morgan hill has opened up the sen february yall recreation centennial recreation center. Light rail is free if you want to go to a cooling center. That offer is good until 8 00 tonight. And we have a list of cooling centers in the bay area today. Go to www. Ktvu. Com and type the word cooling into the search bar. The time is 5 18. We say it a lot because the power went out. And its one of those things where it can sneak up on you. You feel overwhelmed in a way. Just take it easy. The heat is a big part of the forecast for today. Up above 100 degrees for portions of the bay area. Were talking about excessive heat warnings. All the areas in red and heat advisories for areas in yellow. Thats in the north bay and the santa clara valley. Hazy sunshine and warm to hot. And you can see temperatures from the mid70s around the bay, approaching 90 degrees. And inland around 100. And we could have more records for today. Heres a quick sampling. Santa rosa could potentially tie a record. And san jose could tie a record. San francisco it will be hard to get to 87. But if theres a quick warmup anything is possible. Concord 68 degrees. And when you step outside, youll be amazed at how warm it feels. And out to half moon bay, typical for this time of day. Santa rosa in the upper 50s. A live camera above San Francisco with mostly clear skies right now. You can see the main source of the heat. Today temperatures inland, up above 100. And the beaches in the from the north. Upper 90s for friday. Dont count on a juror dropoff. But a major dropoff. Santa rosa, clear lake, vacaville. A rapid warmup after 10 00 or 11 00. Walnut creek, 104 degrees. Hayward, 92. San jose, 96. And morgan hill and gilroy, 103. And San Francisco is always a challenge. Yesterday San Francisco 84 and today well go with 81 degrees. Still hot tomorrow. You can see the thinking. Well cool off by the weekend. And by the weekend, were thinking 60s, 70s, and some 80s. Time is 5 20. And allie is checking on the roadways. It may be a good idea a ferry. The advice when we have the spare the air days is take tran carpool. And its good for the air quality. If youre driving from the north bay, this is what your commute looks like. The only slowing youll see is westbound highway 37 getting to Sonoma County. The rest of the westbound 80 corridor looks good. A smooth drive all the way down 580. And east shore freeway. Theres a problem at the toll plaza. We want to let drivers know about southbound 101. Theres a broken down bus blocking the right lane. And thats why the congestion is building up from that spot all the way to brisbane. Heres the bay bridge toll plaza. A minute ago there was a stalled big rig or emergency lights. But thats been cleared out of the way. The metering lights i suspect have just been turned on so were starting to see traffic build up a little bit. Well continue to monitor it. Investigators continue to study recent Mass Shootings in an effort to better understand how to prevent them. Dayton police break down the timeline of how the gunman carried out the attack. And what some walmart customers want the retail giant to do about gun sales. Your business is up and running, but is it going beyond fast . Comcast business gives you high speed internet. We also have Solutions Like powerful wifi that gives your entire business more coverage and automatic internet backup that can keep your business running. And it all starts with our gigspeed network. So give us 10 minutes. If we cant offer you faster speed or better savings than your current internet service, well give you 300 dollars for your time. Call now to get your comcast business 10 minute advantage. Comcast business. Beyond fast. Police are filling in some of the timeline details for the night of the ohio, massacre. Mike reporter the gunman, his sister and a friend arrive at a strip of bars and restaurants known as the oregon district saturday, august 3rd. They spend an hour and 15 minutes together. The gunman leaves by himself and goes to ned peppers and leaves there a half hour later. He casually strolls to the car where he changes and gears up. He is seen walking back with body armor and long sleeves, weapon and ammo in a backpack. Cameras at blind bobs catch c gunman. The rampage continues up 5th avenue and police engage and the gunman is killed. Roughly2 3 of americans blame the bloody trend of access to guns. In chicago, mike tobin, fox news. Several gun safety organizations and unions, including the American Federation of teachers are planning to demonstrate outside of Walmart Stores to push the company to end gun sales and support gun buybacks. Walmart refused to stop selling weapons, but did pull violent video games from its shelves. The site is owned by a u. S. Military veteran who lives in the philippines. Members of the House Homeland SecurityCommittee Says its linked to White Supremacy and extreme violence. The man suspected in the elorte antiimmigrant writings on the in fremont. Its unfortunate that choosing two locations only provides the city in half. Coming up. Arguments for and against the two proposed sites. And what an Administration Official is saying about the poem etched into the statue of liberty. Many critics are calling him un american. From ktvu fox 2 news, this is mornings on 2. Good morning to you and welcome back to mornings on 2. Its thursday morning, august 15th. Im dave clark. And im Claudine Wong in for pam cook. You might be thinking its 10 00 or 11 00. No sun but we can feel it anyway. Off to a warm start, a launching pad with temperatures soaring. A warm to hot thursday and a heat advisory in place. And a spare the air alert. And fire danger is high. We dont have extreme winds but when it gets hot and dry, fire danger is a concern. All the areas in red, lake county, Solano County until 10 p. M. Friday. And a heat advisory until 8 00 this evening. The key difference between the warning and the advisory, not as much relief. But its still very hot across the bay area. San jose at 71. And oakland is 65. Santa rosa in the upper 50s. And heres looking out to San Francisco with mostly clear skies and youre seeing the colors over the next hour or so indicating a hot day with the sunrise. It gives off the hot color out there. Taking a look at the numbers, 81 in San Francisco. And 90 this afternoon in oakland. Lots of tripledigits, santa have relief in the 5och, day forecast. Allie is watching the roadways. Good morning. We do have problems in San Francisco and on southbound 101. We mentioned a stalled bus and now a new problem that may have developed because of the backup. This is southbound 101 south of candlestick park, theres a five vehicle crash, and its block two of the middle lanes. Southbound 101 north of south San Francisco exit is where the broken down bus is blocking one of the right lanes. And they are working on clearing that. Checking the commute from crazy. Westbound 205 at Mountain House parkway. Both vehicles are on the right hand shoulder, and its slow going to getting onto westbound 580. And the bay bridge toll plaza will be slow. T