getting spared but look at how that is developing just to the north. but that is barely moving. and that's really heavy rain. texas and parts of louisiana. for us there is rain up in northeast california. the is still producing some rain. my clips say reno or trustee but truckee but it will go down on sunday, but friday and saturday to look warmer on temperatures. the lows are significantly cooler than 24 hours ago. it does look like a slight warm- up for many. upper 70s, low 80s, mid-70s around the bay with 60s on the coast. that is our system right there. big-time lighting show. it is still keeping temperatures pretty cool at 40s. cool rain up in northeast california. 40s progressed, fairfield 47, 46 napa airport, many 40s to the north as well. mid-40s and the 50s for many. temperatures quite cool for some, even american canyon is down to 52. except for some patchy fog it should be a nice day. 60s and 70s mainly on the forecast for today. 7:02, allie is here? we are talking about emeryville. if you take west town 80 and you get to powell, there is a crash in the carpool flyover lane. you see it in the map, a backup building around it. plaza was already congested because it was that time of the morning. here you see a live look at what we are showing here. you can see it looks like a crash involving a car and possibly a big rig because the big rig behind it has the lights on, the backup will take you 35 minutes now to get from the bridge to the macarthur maze. we expect that drivetime to continue growing until they get that crash cleared out of the way. luckily, it doesn't look like anyone was injured in this. we will continue to keep an eye on it. here is 880 in oakland. slowing in the lanes pass the coliseum. bay bridge toll plaza looks again, the problem we talked about was before you get here west town 80 at powell street. it looks okay though, is when you drive from here to the tunnel, 7:03 let us go back to the desk. at least one person is dead after a tour bus crashed overnight just outside san luis obispo. the people on the bus included crewmembers for country and gospel singer josh turner. turner himself was not on the bus. seven people are being treated for injuries and eastbound lanes of highway 46 are closed. firefighters at the scene and used a rope to get the victims of a 100 foot embankment. >> it was reported that two of the people in the bus were ejected. one of those that was ejected did die of his injuries. >> it appears the bus may have been heading up to yakima, washington. the cause of the crashes underneath investigation. we will keep you updated through mornings on 2. time is 7:04, a man is in critical management after being hit by an uncontrolled police car, use crossing l royale near nine, 45 yesterday morning, a veteran police officer was responding to a home invasion call when her patrol car spun out. the crash was seen on surveillance video. the officer's car hit the man who was standing in the median, then the police car crossed into oncoming traffic. hitting two other cars. >> i saw the cop hitting the guy. >> our police are always very cautious. and highly respected. so to see an accident like this is shocking. it just shows that riding in these conditions is really dangerous. >> authorities are still investigating whether the wet roads played a role in the crash. but with the police have brought in the chp to investigate. we have learned that a young law student and her father with the two people killed in san francisco house fire that we first reported here yesterday morning. it happened on delano street in the mission terrace neighborhood, 23-year-old camila ron and died after being pulled from the burning home. they will go to the sounds of screaming, but there's very little they could do. the dean of usf's law school says the camila was bright, determined any promising young woman with a passion for serving the underserved. new video of a terrifying incident in richmond involving a rideshare car. i suspect, marcus dean, call for a lyft car. authorities say he got into the car, pulled out a gun and force the driver to take him to a convenience store. when dean went in to buy some snacks, the lyft driver drove away, and dean came running out and started shooting. several bullets hit the car. this is video you're looking at from the gas station. help richmond police capture marcus dean, he is facing charges of attempted murder and kidnapping. new this morning, london breed is firing back against the epa's plan to interfere with california's ability to set its own emission standards, president trumsays t epa will hit the city with violations related to homelessness. we are live at san francisco city hall, how is the mayor reacting? >> reporter: well, the mayor is defending her city this is all after president trump the environment protection agency woodside san francisco for pollution that results from homelessness. he doesn't like the waste created or the needles that end up on the streets or in sewers. again, mayor bree defending her city. she sent out a series of tweets here is the first one she said. it says the president is cutting clean air and clean water standards, restricting our ability to regulate car emissions, and nine climate change exists. he is cut funding for homelessness, affordable housing, in sf, we are meeting the challenge of our streets. yesterday the epa said it would revoke california's ability to set its own emission standards. those are strictly required by the federal government. the trump administration wants to work towards one set of standards. the president says it'll help people save money when they buy cars but the state is already fighting this in court. >> this is big, everything else is relatively small. this is the game changer. you can get serious about climate change unless you are serious about vehicle emissions. >> during the president's visit in southern california yesterday he said san francisco has a lot of waste and it goes into the storm drains. >> reporter: he says those needles ultimately end up in the bay and in the ocean. he is blaming liberals for the rise in homelessness and says the epa is going to give notice to the city of san francisco soon to clean up all the mess mayor london breed says the storm drains are cleaned out, the debris is taken out at a wastewater treatment plant and they are doing everything they can to continually work on the homeless issue and try to find ways to solve homelessness. in ct, she says the city is working on adding 1000 new beds, by next year and they're working to pass a $600 million affordable housing bond and create much-needed housing here in the city. she also adds it would be great if the president would offer some solutions. we are live san francisco, cristina rendon, ktvu fox2 news. this morning we're hearing from the new national security advisor, robert o'brien. he was named to the post during the president's visit to california. >> it is a privilege to serve with the president. i look forward to another year and a half of tremendous foreign-policy successes. i expect those to continue. >> o'brien is a graduate of cardinal newman high school in santa rosa and went on to learn degrees from ucla and berkeley law. the president raised praise his work and release of hostages in his previous role. our time is just about, we are counting down until tonight 7:09 to wait is almost over for travelers passing through sfo. these are life pictures at sfo. tonight, at 9:00, sfo will reopen the runway that was shut down for repairs causing hundreds of flight delays and cancellations. we are out there at the airport now, where runway 28 left is opening a full week ahead of schedule. air force officials are warning the flight delays may continue tonight, even after the runway reopens. but, by tomorrow morning, operations should be getting back to normal. the runway was shut down september 7th, causing thousands of flight cancellations and delays. sfo estimated three weeks for those repairs. it included replacing the lighting and the drainage system, and also repaving the runway. >> we are essentially going into an area that had not been touched since the early 1960s and we really did not know what kind of condition the soil beneath the surface would be in. >> officials say the soil was better and more stable than expected. allowing workers to finish this $16.2 million repair job in less time. mid-september was picked to do the repair to avoid the summer and holiday travel seasons. sfo is doing something else there implementing a new gait numbering system starting on october 16th. gates 1-102 are being relabeled. in an alphanumeric format. the letter will correspond to the boarding area followed by a number. now, the gates will begin with a1, in the international terminal, and in with gait gate f22, and terminal three, they said that the changes designed to make the whole process of finding a gate to better, and more intuitive for travelers. it is 7:11 now, with an update on a story that went national, a high school wrestler was told it take off his dreadlocks or he would not be allowed to compete. we know the punishment of the referee is going to face after making a controversial call. up next, after a three-year renovation the nation's most iconic building or one of them, the boss boston monument is opening up today, we are live in washington and will take an inside look at the renovations to the washington monument. the commute on eastbound 880 just got a bit more difficult in the westbound direction. a stalled vehicle here, just before you enter the macarthur maze, and then beyond that we are getting a new report of another crash westbound 88 in university, will have some more information, coming up. a nice day just a couple patches of fog, temperatures will bump up a few degrees. we will take a look at what will continue. ...6, 7, 8 ♪ ♪ ♪ big dreams start with small steps... ...but dedication can get you there. so just start small... start saving. easily set, track and control your goals right from the chase mobile® app. ♪ ♪ chase. make more of what's yours®. santa rosa police are looking to help a survivor of the tubbs fire after the plans for the rebuild of his his home were stolen. three men were caught on surveillance camera driving onto his property. the homes in the process of being rebuilt but he says the men took the construction plans, which now need to be re- created before this project can continue. if you have information you are asked to call santa rosa police. our time is 7:14, justin trudeau is apologizing because 18 years ago he wore a brown face makeup, as part of a costume. he says he was dressed as aladdin while he was a teacher in vancouver. >> i take responsibility for my decision to do that, i should not have done it, i should have known better, it was something that i didn't think was racist at the time, but now i recognize it was something racist to do. and i am deeply sorry. >> the photo was posted in time magazine exactly one week after the prime minister announced he was running for reelection. it was taken at an arabian nights themed gala. time is 7:15, a group of san francisco chinatown leaders will announce their efforts to defeat proposition c today. it is the most high-profile measure on san francisco's november ballot. the prop 11 is backed by san francisco e-cigarette company juul. it would allow anyone over the age of 21 to buy vaping products in retail stores and online. a cause for tough age verification though. critics, including members of the asian community say they worry about the health effects, especially among young people. the news conference today will be held at a chinatown medical clinic, several state lawmakers and city supervisors will be there. a shortage of rail operators is forcing muni to reduce service on historic streetcar line. muni says it cannot trade enough operators to meet current levels on the f line. the vintage trail cars are populist tourists and locals. the examiner reports only a third of operators are trained for the historic streetcars. service cuts were already happening due to the operator shortage. time is now 7:16, happening in washington, d.c., a reopening ceremony for the famous washington monument after three years of renovation. these are life pictures. ray bogan joining us live. right there you are ray, you are on the national mall at washington, d.c. for this very special reopening ceremony. that morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. if you want to know how excited some people here in washington, d.c. are for this opening of the washington monument, you are right the opening ceremony is going on right now for some people got in line for tickets at 3:30 a.m. i spoke with a man who was first in line, he said it is his last day of vacation, and he just wasn't going to take any chances. that paid off for him, will be the first person up 500 feet to the top. >> this is the nation's grandest tribute to its greatest founding father. you come up, and you look out over the city that is his namesake. >> reporter: some say it is the best view of washington, d.c. the washington monument to build to honor our first president, reopens today following a three-year lung refurbishment. it now boasts a new elevator system and security checkpoint. >> it is the level of protection that is needed in a building as iconic as the washington monument. >> the monument has been closed for restoration six out of the last eight years including from 2011-2014 to repair damage caused by an earthquake. >> this elevator goes 500 feet every trip up, every trip down. it is the only one of the building and it works nonstop. minimum of eight hours a day, every day of the year. that takes a special kind of design. >> reporter: wednesday crews were hard at work putting the finishing touches on the lawn outside, ahead of what is expected to be a busy fall for the washington monument, nearly 500,000 people visit the landmark each year, meeting there is a $50 million renovation that was crucial to keep it open for years to come. >> it is not a tall building for the sake of being a tall building. you are up there, you are in one of the most iconic buildings in the city. >> reporter: if you're interested in going to the top of the washington monument, tickets on a first-come first- served basis for the first month and then you can reserve tickets on recreation.gov starting october 10th. dave, it is a beautiful view, we were up there yesterday. if you're in washington, d.c. deathly worth it, back to you. >> great story, great view. i grew up back there so we were used to it but you haven't been there? >> i haven't been there. but as soon as i get an eighth grader i'm going on at school field trip. i think it's something most eighth-graders do. >> i would think. allie rasmussen is filling in it for sal castaneda, when you said there is a problem 880 my ears perked. >> that is one of the major thoroughfares people take to get into the city and other parts of oakland and the east bay it has not one but two problems. one is an earlier problem at westbound 80 at powell street, blocking the carpool flyover lane. that is the lesser of the two problems the biggest problem is university and that is a crash locking two middle lanes and you can see a solid red line extended all the way from berkeley into kensington. your drive from the carquinez bridge and the macarthur bridge is approaching an hour and that's because of these two problems. you can see this all the traffic inching along this is westbound 80 at university where the second crashes. if we pull the camera out, you can get an idea of just how bad the backup is. if you can, you can see the access road on the left hand side is also pretty congested but maybe take some berkeley city streets and try to get over to the towbridge plaza, another problem spot is also in contra costa county, this is eastbound or west on highway four through pittsburgh. it is pretty solid and then southbound just south of concord, a collision slowing things down. it does open up once you get to the tunnel. 7:21 to turn it over to steve paulson. mostly clear skies a patch or two of clouds but more sunshine, with temperatures inching up 18 a bit. >> never any pressure on whether, never, never. >> it is a little cool there in alameda maybe a light jacket and layers, i figure it be about 72 degrees but a lot of low 50s in here. a pretty picture from the livermore valley. we like his comfortable temperatures and livermore even though higher than usual humidity, that is correct, it is 92% at the livermore airport and 50 degrees. 49 san ramon. low 50s for some. so yes, a little coolness out there, still a piece of energy rotating up in northeast california but were starting a slow warm-up today, more so friday and saturday the looks of it comes right down on sunday. coast and bane your average even though they are warming up is still below average for this time of the year. pretty decent system keeping us from warming up that much even the high pressure is nosing it'll take another day and our lows are much cooler there some 30s and 43 up in mount shasta. 46 napa, look at fairfield 47, for santa rosa, yes some coolers things and were running 18 degrees cooler at the napa airport compared to 24 hours ago. ukiah 50, 32 in truckee, except for a patch or two of some fatherly for a nice day highs today and tomorrow, 70s 80s and lent, 60s closer to the coast. >> so comfortable. it is 7:22, as were getting closer to the 2020 presidential election american voters are weighing in on the issues they think are most important. coming up, we will tell you what voters say they are keeping their eyes on and why. up next a boy with severe autism wanders away from school and end up in handcuffs. now his father is set up talking about why his son was able to get away from 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criticized the way school leaders handled the situation as the superintendent called the incident regrettable. >> regrettable? 125 pound, five foot 11-year- old special needs child that ends up in handcuffs because of your gross incompetence is not regrettable. that is a point. >> the superintendent says the district is doing what he can to support the family and the staff no word yet on any next steps by the school itself. not to the high school referee who told a wrestler who is african-american that he had to cut his dreadlocks in order to compete in a match. the referee is not being suspended. the new jersey state interlock interscholastic association is suspending the referee for two years, the ref, and the other new jersey haskell referees will also be required to attend by his training courses. the referee argued that the wrestlers hair violated wrestling rules. the referee plans to file a lawsuit claiming defamation of character and emotional distress. facebook is opening a new mega campus in sunnydale. it is not far from off the field, it's moffat tower complex will have a new mix of new hires and relocated workers. it was the largest rental transaction in the bay area at the time. the complex will have 739 conference room and work rooms. facebook opened one building last month is set to open two others of the campus in 2021. san jose could be the next nation to adopt a privacy policy. coming up, what that means for people who live there and what the mayor has to say about it. >> democratic presidential candidate, beto o'rourke, is campaigning today. we are live in oakland with what he is doing and his word to end drugs. this is the chevy silverado, with the world's first invisible trailer. invisible trailer? hop in. silverado offers an optional technology package with up to 15 different views- including one enhanced view that makes your trailer appear invisible. wow. that's pretty sweet. that's cool. where'd the trailer go? or, get a total value of ninety seven sixty on this silverado all star without optional tech package or enhanced invisible view. find new roads at your local chevy dealer. from ktvu fox2 news, this is mornings on 2. my goodness, a cup of coffee, some biscuits and jam, and this view for breakfast. >> and the music. >> the meeting music of course. one where we don't often describe, lake tahoe, the weather is erratic, we've been through so many changes in lake tahoe is the same. wondering what this week will bring and will bring you that more any second. welcome to thursday, september 19th. >> let us talk to steve paul. were usually steady as she goes, this week has been all over. >> been some snow up there, couple reports of snow, calming down of the next couple of days but temp is quite cool for us. a lot of 40s. our good friend at the sausalito yacht harbor, good morning steve as the great song stated, what a difference a day makes, not a cloud in the sky above the harbor. thank you jim, appreciate that. lots of 50s, low 50s, 56 tomorrow. we are beginning to worry about warm up ever so slowly. look at the temperature difference, the napa airport is a -18, fairfield -15, double digits per oakland airport, livermore and santa rosa. if it feels cooler, it is cooler. this system still turning up in northeast california reducing rain and maybe lake tahoe might get some isolated showers. the trend is to temperatures up slowly today and the more so friday and saturday. up a couple of degrees is about it because the lows are so much cooler it is a push on bumping the highs of damage we will a little bit today compared to yesterday. 70s, 80s, very low 80s, 70s around the bay. 60s mainly on the coast, but the system right there, getting to slowly work its way up but not done yet, 40s and 50s. except for a patch or two of some fog, the breeze will pick up a little bit the 60s, 70s mainly on the temperatures. 7:32. >> it is the time of the morning with the south bay commute starts heating up we do have a bunch of problems to tell you about if you're heading out the door. let us show you the maps, south run 880 n. of 101, four vehicles involved in an injury crash. fire, paramedics and ambulances on the way. we also have crashes north on one the one at story road and southbound 85 at almaden. north of there we have the earlier signal in the eastbound direction of the san mateo bridge that is being canceled. now all lanes in the eastbound direction are open but there is a lot of heavy traffic as you make your way was run over to peninsula you can see it here in the live picture. the earlier crash on the other side has been cleared as well but still pretty slow going on 101 and the peninsula. slow at 280 and san jose in the north bound direction past downtown because of several crashes that we just mentioned in that area. here is a look at belgrade through fremont, it looks pretty good. 7:32, let us go back to the desk. new information about a developing story, one person was killed and several others were hurt after a tour bus crashed overnight outside san luis obispo. the people on the bus include crewmembers for country and gospel singer josh turner. turner himself was not on the bus. the chp says the bus was traveling on highway 46 when i went off the road and down an 80 foot embankment and landed in a dry riverbed. the bus driver falling behind the bus said there were no brake lights when the bus left the road. chp has ruled out drugs or alcohol being a cause of the crash. happening today, beto o'rourke is in oakland. visiting a cannabis dispensary. elissa harrington tells us beto o'rourke will take part in a roundtable talk on equity and justice. in morning. >> reporter: good morning, he will have this roundtable, which is a cannabis dispensary near the colosseum. he has proposed ending the war on drugs, later this week morning held attend this roundtable, different organizations figured on equity and justice to figure out just about. the roundtable will be held and today's event rounds out a three day trip to california. he started his trip in los angeles. tuesday he visited skid row in downtown l.a., which is one of the largest homeless populations in the country. yesterday he attended a hud a fundraiser in marin county and met with inmates at san quentin prison. >> one of my big takeaways is that we are all capable of change. that, when we focus on on the person, their ability to make that change, their abilitto transition into civilian life successfully. there's a better outcome not just for the former inmate, there's a better outcome not just for the taxpayer, there's a better outcome for this country. >> reporter: he released a proposal to end the war on drugs by introducing a sweeping pan plan to legalize marijuana. now, he is expected to arrive in just a couple hours. after that meeting he will host an ama, which means anything on reddit. now to a new poll that shows the race to the mechanic presidential nomination is becoming a three-way contest. survey shows joe biden becomes the front runner followed closely behind by bernie sanders and elizabeth warren. they also have conflicting numbers about the president. these top democratic candidates wod n against president trump, a growing number of voters say they think president trump will be reelected. >> the democrats are really energized but they still think he will be reelected. if they are students of history they have a lot of reason to think that because presidents almost always get reelected, unless there is a hostage current crisis or a recession. >> those are references to the iran hostage crisis with president jimmy carter and the recession during the return of george h.w. bush. >> there is a new news poll on the issues that voters think are the most important one tending into the 2020 presidential election. this poll should just they are closely washing watching healthcare. 68% of those surveyed said they support an expansion of medicare, 37% proposing changes to the portal care act, they the other two hot button topics, heading into the election immigration, and gun control. time is now 7:36 president trump's nominee to run the labor department while a senate confirmation hearing today. the president nominated eugene scalia in july. he is the son of the late supreme court justice anthony scalia. the previous labor secretary, alex acosta, resigned over his handling of the jeffrey epstein case back in 2008 when acosta was a u.s. prosecutor. mark zuckerberg will meet with lawmakers in washington on the issue of internet regulation today. facebook is undergoing pressure from the members of congress due to complaints of and type competitive behavior and now how this book protects user privacy. this follows yesterday's hearing on mass shootings executives grilled executives from facebook about what they are doing to help prevent future attacks. >> parkland was a moment that did spur us to proactively reach out to law enforcement about how can we do this better? >> if we see a link or a manifesto we are able to share that across industry. >> lawmakers are drafting a bill to create a national commission on how social media can be weaponized. time is 7:37, san jose could become the third city to adopt a privacy policy for information collected from its residents. san jose mayor says his city is considering how and what information is collected and says officials want to reassure residents that information collected from day-to-day operations like traffic tickets or service payments is not shared with third parties. >> we need technology to do a lot of things, important tools. at the end of the day it is the residence that we serve we need to put first and foremost. >> it is about changing the way that we work understanding how to include privacy as a central tenant and how we deploy new technology. >> among the six points listed in this new principal, a promise to only collect required information that improves the city. also the collected information is wiped clean of any reference to a specific person before it is shared outside of the city. tropical depression imelda is causing heavy rain and catastrophic flooding in southeastern texas. coming up, we hear from one man warning others to stay off the street and how long this area will see more heavy rain. health officials release a new guideline for what children should drink. we tell you what ages children should only be drinking water and milk. i had one cup of coffee and that is it. let us not talk about what is coming up next. coming up in the next hour, community leaders now helping parents spot the signs of teenage opioid abuse. we will show you what teens are doing these days to hide their drug use. plus, losing weight by eating certain foods, at just the right time. coming up on the 9, we will catch up with the celebrity nutritionist and creator of the fast metabolism diet, we will be right back. 7:41, thousands in bermuda are without power because of damage from hurricane humberto. this is video from last night's heavy winds and rain started to move in. they were hit with 100 mile an hour winds in this category three storm. humberto is now weakening animal headed to the north atlantic , it will be downgraded to a tropical storm by tomorrow. meanwhile tropical depression imelda is pounding southeastern texas with heavy rain. last night pouring rain hit parts of texas and louisiana as imelda moved inward. it quickly made landfall near freeport, texas. rainfall totals between 6-12 inches will be coming across the area. the storm has already left cars underwater in parts of galveston and houston. and, as one man tried to help a stranded girlfriend, others warned drivers to stay off the streets. >> i did a lot of screaming in my car to get all the anger before i saw my girlfriend because i know that she needs me to smile. >> do not drive fast on flooded streets. not only because of safety, but because you are making waves and it is going into our residences and businesses. >> southeastern texas and parts of southwestern louisiana are expected to continue to be hit by heavy rain over the next couple of days. official in the u.s. intelligence community, filed a whistleblower complaint. it reportedly involves medications president trump has had with the foreign leaders. the washington post says it is learned the complaint is about a promise president trump reportedly made to the foreign leader. it is not clear what the promise was, or which foreign leader he was speaking with. acting director of national intelligence, joseph maguire refused to share details of the complaint with lawmakers, and that has led to accusations that he is improperly protecting the president. an american airlines mechanic was accused of sabotaging a passenger jet could have ties to a terrorist organization. he was denied bail yesterday, prosecutors revealed evidence about his possible ties to isis. investigators say graphic videos were found on his cell phone showing isis murders. he also told coworkers he had a brother in that terrorist group. so far, he's not facing terror -related charges. he says he wasn't trying to hurt anybody. he was just trying to get overtime. antonio brown won't be prosecuted in pennsylvania because the statute of limitations has expired in the case. a detective contacted brown's former trainer, bernie taylor, after her lawsuit became public last week. but because the allegation is more than two years old, there were not be an investigation. taylor is accusing brown of three sexual assaults, brown's lawyer says the two had a consensual relationship. our time is 7:45, new guidelines for parents when it comes to what your look and strength. the nations leading health organizations between say between the ages of 2-5, children should be drinking water, skim milk, or 1% milk. juice should be limited. experts say this will help lead them to healthy growth. and development. you got that? >> i got it. 7:45 a cup of coffee or perhaps to be required for this morning's commute? >> it is not too bad, depends on where you're driving though. we have seen the commute on west 180 go from bad to worse in the last 20 minutes to a half an hour because there's now another crash, west 180 e. of the road, it is blocking one of the right lanes, you see a big backup extending beyond san pablo up into the area. hercules, el sobrante. south of there, we still have that earlier crash that is blocking a couple of lanes, west 188 university and others new report of a crash at westbound 980, just east of 880. an ambulance is being called to the scene of that crash. your drive time from the patrick savoy oneill the macarthur maze will be due to the string of crashes. taking a look at your east contra costa county commute, highway 4 west bountiful pretty still pretty slow and we saw the crash 242, just past the 242 in concord, south on 680 slow all the way from pleasant hill into wallins creek. what initially the north bay as well because there is a crasher, southbound 101 at ygnacio. the crash itself has been cleared but there still a lot of heavy traffic around it as you make your way toward san francisco. here is the bay bridge toll plaza. things here are okay and again, i think this is like here because of the traffic is really stuck westbound 80 as people approach the bay bridge toll plaza from that direction. the carpool lanes look pretty good. 7:46, let us send it over to steve we are much, much cooler than 24 hours ago, a little bit of patchy fog but no big deal. lots of sun, breezy. it will pick up. loving the lake view of the evaporation fog on the 18th fairway. that is a nice picture there. thank you patch for that. my good friend mike, the temps on the coast and inland mountains are the coolest since last spring with temperatures in the mid to upper 40s on mount diablo. for the nine on diablo with a north-northwest wind. look at the temperature change from 24 hours ago. at the airport it is -18, fearful -15 and a lot of a low 40s and 50s for many infield, inland, still a piece of energy, the upper low around northeast california. so temperatures bump up a little bit today but for most, still a little bit below average. could be some isolated showers, thundershowers may be near reno, north joe and tahoe but a lot of that is just to the north of that but close enough, patchy fog and lots of sunshine today, we do have a bit of a northwest breeze that will kick in and another low takes off and another one on the way but not until sunday. slight warm-up as we go into friday and saturday. mainly 70s inland, or very, very low 80s, slight bump up into friday and saturday and then another low comes in to pick up the breeze and cool us off again. time now is 7:48, 25 years after the launch of the tv show friends, you ladies can trace like great dress like rachel green. coming up, you will see ralph lauren's newest clothing line inspired by the show's most 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products. the e-cigarette industry has spent $57 million on tv ads this year alone. this morning an optimistic report on the housing market is taking stocks up today. pam cook is back in the studio with dollars & sense. the monthly report on home sale shows an unexpected gain of nearly 1 1/2%. that is the best in almost a year and half. that signifies lower mortgage rates are encouraging some buyers to step up. it also helps stocks up when the opening bell rang this morning taking a live look at the big board. that is right now after a couple of days of losses. there is the dow jones. 82 points to 27,000, 229. and the nasdaq 82.35, it is of three quarters of a percent. allegations of corruption against some leaders of the united auto workers union are causing members to speak out. today is day four of the strike against general motors but some workers worry their position is being compromised by criminal investigations into their leadership now the fbi raided the home of the union president gary jones who is accused of corruption and bribery. a regional director was charged with embezzlement while five members were convicted of stealing more than $1 million from a union training center. >> i've always been suspicious about the company especially the amounts of money being made. but, the union as well. >> economists estimate general motors could lose $9 million each day of the strike. calling for better wages and healthcare benefits. walmart rolling out a new credit card designed to compete with cards from apple and amazon. the rewards mastercard will be available to shoppers starting in september. walmart says it is an upgrade to an its existing credit card and was designed with online shopping in mind. the card comes with an introductory offer of 5% back on purchases made at the store with the walmart mobile app for the first 12 months after approval. today, chipotle adding carne asada to its menu for a limited time, the mexican inspired chain says this season steak was tested in cincinnati and fresno and was a big hit probably describes it as carne asada steak grilled fresh every day, the company also said it sent out a tweet asking customers to help come up with a slogan for its newest menu item. this comes as restaurants are introducing new things. kfc introducing the chicken sandwich made with a donut. instead of a bun. interesting. some healthy, some not. >> time is 7:54, a man in fremont is warning other shoppers saying be careful and he claims he was scammed after shopping at walmart. doug ewing says he tried to buy a new 10 inch lenovo tablet for his grandson and says the box was vacuum wrapped, but when he opened it up at home, he found a used eight inch tablets. he says he went back to the store a couple hours later to get a refund. he says the managers at walmart refused to take the return saying that item was not in their inventory. >> there wasn't even a battery charger, there wasn't a warrantee, there wasn't anything. i'm angered and hurt, they embarrassed me by trying to make it look like i was the one who put this crap in this box that i thought was a 10 inch tablets. >> mr. ewing an ex-marine says the sales clerk pulled the tablet out of a locked case and rank it up for him. but in an email, walmart said and i am quoting "after reviewing surveillance video, we determined the item the customer attempted to return was not the same item the customer purchased." meantime, mr. says ewing say that other he hopes others can learn from his experience, he now plans to open up his merchandise before he leaves a store. to the san francisco zoo is introducing an endangered monkey. take a look, the france falling her infant, the gender we don't know yet was born september 8, another species is native it to dense forest in southwest china and northern vietnam. when the babies are born they are a bright almost neon orange color. but there for eventually turns black. the zoo will soon be hosting a naming contest. he will tell us the details on their social media pages. six flags discovery kingdom in vallejo is welcoming this, a trio of new line cubs. one female and two male cubs, there are three months old. you can see the cubs at the animal nursery. the cubs came from six flags new jersey. they will eventually be moved to the tiger island exhibits. time is 7:56 a developing story from overnight along the central coast. tell you about a tour bus carrying the crew for country music star josh turner, it crashed. at least one person was killed, seven others were hurt. we have the details on the investigation. a man is still in the hospital this morning after this happened. he was hit by a police patrol car in redwood city. what we are learning about the victim, and the officer involved. one person killed, seven others injured after a tour bus carrying the road crew for country singer josh turner crashes right along the central coast. san francisco mayor london breed is firing back at president trump after he threatened her city. thank you violated in vendor environmental protection laws. you will hear from both sides of the issue and how mere breed is defending san francisco. a lyft driver held at gunpoint by one of his passengers and it is caught on camera. where it happened, and who was arrested. from ktvu fox2 news this is mornings on 2. good morning and welcome back to mornings on 2 it is thursday, september 19th. it is hard to believe that at this time yesterday there was rain on the window behind us. >> you just read my mind i was going to say that. mike in mourning. gasia is correct, this time yesterday we had rain moving through, right over the estuary, lots of sun breezy, son will pick up later. 40s and 50s on the temperatures we are dropping anywhere from 6- 7 degrees to 15. fairfield -15, napa airport -18 last hour. if it feels cooler, it is. livermore was just 49, the blackhawk 51, san ramon 50. walnut creek in there and rocket 52, little coolness but still a low turning of the northeast california. i just bumped temperatures up 18 bit. i think it'll be a push on the highs but i did send us up a little bit by the mere fact will have a lot more sunshine. upper 70s to 80, 70s on the blade including cell el sobrante. still a little bit of activity as the lows try to make their way into nevada, we are on the drier side. that system will keep us on the cool side again today. 60s, 70s or very low 80s. thank you. we will start with the tri- valley area, there's a couple of new pratt crashes to tell you about in the san ramon area, you can see on the map eastbound 580 and westbound at 580 just west of san ramon road in collision is an injury crash in one of the left lanes blocked. be aware of that. northbound 680 at acosta. vehicles involved in the crash on left hand shoulder hopefully that gets cleared quickly. taking a look elsewhere in the east bay. this is been a rough commute for people who take westbound 80 from el sobrante all the way down to the macarthur maze in emeryville. a series of crashes, the latest one and westbound 80 at san pablo san road. we have a new report of a collision on the richmond set for fail bridge but it is not keeping things set up too much, your drive from the carquinez bridge to macarthur maze will take you 33 minutes. this has improved to what we saw on the strive just about 15 minutes ago. commute is improving as the crashes on the westbound 80 quarter cleared out of the way but give yourself some extra time. once you make it here to the bay bridge toll plaza those cash lanes are nice and open. same with the carpool lanes, a little bit of stop and go traffic heading into san francisco. we are staying on top of a developing story near the central coast. one person was killed and several others are hurt after a tour bus crashed overnight outside san luis obispo. people on the bus include crew members for josh turner. turner himself was not on the bus. chp says the bus was traveling on highway 46 when it went off the road and down an 80 foot cliff that landed in a dry riverbed. the bus driver following behind says there were no brake lights when the bus left of the road. chp has ruled out drugs or alcohol as a factor in the crash. it appears the crew is heading to yakima, washington. a redwood city man is in critical condition after being hit by a police car. he was crossing el camino real about 9:45 yesterday morning. at the same time a police officer responding to a home invasion call lost control of her vehicle. seconds later the police car hits the man standing there in the median, the car then crossed into oncoming traffic hitting two other vehicles. >> i saw the cop hitting the guy, the guy flying up >> our police are always very cautious and highly respected. so, to see an accident like this is just kind of shocking. just goes to show that riding in these conditions the first of the year is really dangerous. >> authorities are still investigating whether the wet roads from yesterday's rain made a role in the crash. the redwood city police department has asked highway patrol to investigate. we have learned that a young law student and her father were the two people killed in the san francisco house fire reported here yesterday morning. it happened in the mission terrace neighborhood. 23-year-old camila ron and 71- year-old ricardo ron died after being pulled from their burning home. neighbor said he woke up to the sounds of screaming but there was little they could do. the dean of usf law school says that camila was bright, determined that a promising young woman with a passion for serving the underserved. new video of a terrifying incident involving a rideshare. mike is dean called for a lyft last thursday night. authorities say he got into the car, pulled out a gun and pushed the driver to take him to a convenience store. while dean went in for some snacks, the lyft driver sped away, the suspect came arrested and shooting bullets at the car. this video helped richmond police capture the suspect. he is now facing attempted murder and kidnapping charges. new this morning, london breed is firing back against the epa plan to interfere in california's ability to set its own emission standards. now, president trump says the epa will hit the city of san francisco with violations related to homelessness. cristina rendon live at city hall with the mayor's reaction to the president's latest criticism of san francisco. >> reporter: good morning to you. mayor london breed is defending her city and it all comes as president trump says the epa will cite san francisco very soon. he says he doesn't like the pollution is created from homelessness. he says there's a lot of waste, and needles that end up on the streets and into sewers but mayor london breed did not hold back. she set off a series of tweets yesterday and late last night. she says the president is cutting clean air and clean water standards, restricting our ability to regulate car missions and denying climate change even exists. he is cut funding for homelessness and affordable housing. in sf, we are meeting the challenges on our streets. just yesterday the epa announced it revoke telephone's ability to set its own emission standards. the standards are stricter than the one required by the federal government. the trump administration reportedly wants to move towards one set of standards and yesterday the president said it would save people money when it buys cars, but the city is planning to cite this move in court. >> this is the fight of a lifetime, we have to win this and i believe we will. >> he is losing and we are winning because we have the law, science, and fax on our side. >> during the president's visit in southern california yesterday, he says san francisco has a lot of waste that goes through storm drains, including needles. he says the epa may give notice to the city very soon for issues related to homelessness. but mayor breed says the storm drains are cleaned out, the needles and debris never make it into the bay or ocean. as far as homelessness goes, she says the city is continually working to address it and find solutions. in fact they are working to add 1000 new shelter beds by next year. they are also working to pass a $600 million affordable housing bond to create some much-needed housing. she also says it would be nice if the federal government could offer assistance in terms of solutions for homelessness. we are live in san francisco, cristina rendon, ktvu fox2 news. this morning we are hearing from the new national security advisor, robert o'brien. he was named at the post during the president's visit to california. >> it is a privilege to serve with the president and i look forward to another year and a half of peace, with tremendous foreign policies, successes under president trump's leadership. i expect this to continue. >> is a graduate of a high school in santa rosa and then went on to earn degrees from ucla and berkeley law. the president praised his work in the release of hostages in his previous role at the u.s. state department. the wait is almost over for travelers frustrated with recent delays and cancellations out of sfo. here is a live look. and:00 tonight, the airport will reopen the heavily used runway that will shut down for two weeks for repairs. it is opening a full weekend schedule. now the airport is cautioning that delays may continue tonight, even after the runway reopens because of lingering effects but operations should return to normal by tomorrow morning. the runway has been shut down since september 7th or sing thousands of flight cancellations and delays. sfo plant three weeks for this repair project which involved replacing the lighting and drainage system, plus scraping down to the base layer of the runway and then repaving it. >> we were essentially going into an area that had not been touched since the early 1960s and we really didn't know what kind of condition the soil beneath the surface would be in. >> airport administrators essay the soil was more stable than expected allowing workers to finish. it is a $16.2 million federally funded projects. the airport chose mid-september to avoid the summer and holiday travel seasons. sfo is implementing a new gait numbering system. gates 1-100 to 102. are being relabeled and an alphanumeric format, a letter will correspond to the boarding area followed by a number. gates will begin with a1 in the international terminate, and they will end with gait gate f22. . the changes designed to make the process of finding a gate more intuitive for travelers. high school wrestler told to cut off his dreadlocks immediately or he would not be allowed to compete. this is a store that made national headlines and we are loading the punishment the referee faces after he made the controversial call. san francisco streetcars when i'll be running less off. often. 8:12, santa rosa police are working to help a survivor of the tubbs fire after the plan for the rebuilding of his home were stolen. he tells police that these three men were caught on surveillance property. the home is in the process of being rebuilt but the men to the construction plans, which now need to be re-created before the project can continue. if you have information you are asked to call santa rosa police. justin trudeau is apologizing because 18 years ago he wore brown face makeup as a part of a costume. he says he was dressed as a latin when he was a teacher in vancouver. >> i take responsibility for my decision and to do that. i shouldn't have done it, i should have known better. it was something that i did not think was racist at the time, but now i recognize it was something racist to do and i am deeply sorry. >> the photo was posted in time magazine exactly one week after the prime minister announced his reelection campaign. it was taken at an arabian nights themed gala. mike pompeo says the attack on saudi arabian oil facilities was an act of war by iran, this after secretary pompeo traveled to saudi arabia to meet with the crown prince. iran has denied involvement in the attack and rebels in yemen have claimed responsibility. but saudi arabia says iranian weapons were used in the attack. yesterday, president trump said he is weighing a possible military response. >> there are many options, there is the ultimate option and there are options a lot less than that and we will see, we are in a powerful position. >> reporter: today the french foreign minister expressed doubt over the claims by rebels in yemen they were behind the attack but said that french experts have been sent to investigate what happened. governor newsom assigned a gig worker bill into law to make it more difficult for businesses to classify workers, such as rideshare workers, as independent contractors. the law is a big step towards rebuilding the middle class, uber and lyft opposed this law. new rules take effect in my first legal charges are expected. happened today, a group of san francisco chinatown leaders are trying to defeat proposition c, it's the most high profile leisure measure on the ballot. it is backed by juul, if approved it would allow anyone 21 and older to buy vaping products in retail stores and online. the measure calls for strict age verification opponents, including members of the asian community say they are concerned about the health effects, especially among children. a shortage of rail operators is forcing muni to reduce lines. the vintage railcars trouble between fisherman's wharf and the castro district and they are popular with tourists and locals alike. the examiner reports only a third of the operators are trained for this historic speed cars. service cuts were happening due to the operator shortage. back and at that thursday morning commute, where do you want to go? >> going to the east bay. tri-valley area. pretty much just the whole section of the east bay has a number of different crashes you want to look out for. we can show you would on the map. the most recent one northbound just north of east 14. this is in the hayward area. there is a crash blocking one lane there. south of there, northbound 880 at industrial parkway, this is union city hayward. there is a collision there as well, and then east of golf links road, there is a single car spin out but that vehicle had a small trailer with it so it could take some time to get that cleared out of the way. we mentioned earlier some of the crashes that westbound 580 at san ramon road, one lane is still blocked because of that collision. let us show you 880 in oakland now. he passed the coliseum it is pretty slow in those northbound lanes and it is stop and go all the way through to the macarthur maze. here is the richmond bridge toll plaza. it is getting busy here as well. there is a crash we mentioned last time on the span and the westbound direction. this is a need to be aware of. golden gate bridge, things look pretty great traffic wise and weather wise, nice sunny skies out there. steve paulson has been telling us to expect temperatures to warm up a little bit? >> a little bit starting today. it will start though with texas here because there is some torrential rain amounts coming in. three-day totals now 30-40 inches of rain. some of the heaviest flooding around beaumont, which is earring in zeroing in i think on 30 inches of rain in 24 hours, that is causing problems, a friend of mine is stuck at the houston airport. they said they got on the plane and they made him get off because there's too much lightning and rain in the area. it does look like it is backtracking a bit gulf.towards the golf gulf.. but, there are reports again of 30-40 inches of rain now coming in towards the system, which is barely moving. lots of sun, breezy, nice and some patchy fog. the big news this morning was how cool it was, a lot of 40s and 50s and much, much cooler temperatures. menlo park, stamford, la sal does. average and a 52, millbrae along with san mateo a little warmer there. there were some upper 40s, low 50s and much, much cooler compared to yesterday at this time. at one time, last hour, that was 18 degrees cooler in fairfield. they've kinda leveled off a little bit but still we are running much cooler than yesterday. versus clear skies this rning. the upper low is just trending up there over northeast california, it is on its way out but ever so slowly. amateurs are inching up a little bit as we go into friday and saturday. wind near-normal for san francisco but still below for san jose, livermore, and santa rosa. it is on its way out. we are in the drier side. but, a series of these lows keeps dropping in, we do get a little warm up on the saturday, i think another one is on the way for sunday. i kind of noticed the forecast miles models back up, and start to speed of these lows, the pattern continues here a little bit warmer going into friday, 60s, 70s, upper 70s or low 80s. soft 80s as we like to say. the temperatures a little below seasonal averages, they might get a little above by saturday but maybe in the high. here is a reminder to download the ktvu weather app for your smart phone or tablet it is interactive radar, as well as a seven day forecast for you and also an easy feature to upload your weather photos and video. it is free to download from the apple and google play stores. community leaders are helping parents with the signs of teenage opioid abuse, we are showing what teens are doing to hide their abuse. up next, a boy with severe autism what walks away from school and ends up in handcuffs, now his father is speaking up, upset why he was able to get so far off campus and how he was treated by authorities when they found him. a father and son in california are demanding answers after he says his son who has severe autism was found a mile away from his middle school. his 11-year-old son, abraham, was then handcuffed by deputies when they found him they also tried to calm them down. the boy was found wandering a mile away from school after getting an into an altercation in class. he went to the lancaster school board meeting tuesday night and criticized the way school leaders handled the situation. as the superintendent called the incident "regrettable." >> regrettable? 125 pound, five foot, 11-year- old special needs child that ends up in handcuffs because of your gross incompetence is not regrettable. that is abhorrent. >> the superintendent says the district is doing what it can to support the family, no word yet on any further steps that iran or the school might take. the high school referee who told a wrestler who is african- american that he to cut his dreadlocks in order to compete in a match is not bein suspended. the new jersey state interscholastic athletic association is suspending the referee for two years as a part of an agreement with the state division on civil rights. he and all other new jersey referees will be required to attend bias training courses. the ref argued that the wrestlers hair violated wrestling rules and he plans to file a lawsuit claiming defamation of character and emotional distress. some parents around the country are getting help to spot signs of teenagers using drugs, including opioid. community leaders have put a hypothetical teenagers bedroom right inside the trailer and are taking it around to schools to help parents spot signs of drug use. they say physical clues could appear what appears to be regular trash, random shoelace or tie on the bed which could be a tourniquet or even water bottles used to hide items. >> i know what it is, a police officer knows what it is, but a kid could tell a parent that is a chewing gum wrapper or a band- aid wrapper and if the parent doesn't know the drug business that is exactly what the kid would tell them and they would believe it. >> key things to look for, you are concerned about your child. he used to be interested in sports but could care less. he is hanging around with kids never hung out with before. >> this trailer was developed by the prescription abuse leadership development and is traveling to communities around the country. the 49ers are not backing down an ongoing dispute with the city of santa clara. even at the stadium authority voted to terminate the agreement. i 30 members is in the 49ers mismanage operations and allow concerts to go past the scheduled times a break curfew. they also say the cut of stadium revenues is falling well below projections. >> this is about the numbers, the numbers can't lie, we are getting zero this year, and see her next year. >> the 49ers performance off the field is terrible. we cannot let them continue to manage or mismanage our stadium. >> the termination is supposed to become effective november 15th but will likely go to closed-door arbitration first. the 49ers issued a statement and call the attempt by the stadium authority "petty political vendetta." the team is generated $22 million for more than 10 million going directly to the city's general fund. a 49er spokesperson says that "we are entirely confident we will prevail in this dispute." it continues to be one the most successful venues in sports and entertainment. san jose could be the next city in the nation to adopt a privacy policy. we will break down what that means for residents and with the mayor is saying about it. also, beto o'rourke is campaigning in the bay area. is doingin his proposal to end the war on drugs. we continue check on what has been a competing pre- difficult commute. we will show you the pictures they're coming up, in the meantime here's a look at highway 24. traffic moving okay on the stretch of roadway. good for us after yesterday's light rain, clear skies and temperatures bumping up a teeny bit. the juul record. they took $12.8 billion from big tobacco. juul marketed mango, mint, and menthol flavors, addicting kids to nicotine. five million kids now using e-cigarettes. the fda said juul ignored the law with misleading health claims. now juul is pushing prop c, to overturn san francisco's e-cigarette protections. say no to juul, no to big tobacco, no to prop c. from ktvu fox2 news this is mornings on 2. a nice, dry thursday thanks for joining us. >> good morning everyone. hope you're having a great thursday morning, we'll get you caught up with up with traffic but a lot of blue sky today. >> it is good for us, no doubt about it, a little cool this morning but that's all right after yesterday's very light rain. we have clear that out of here, still up in northeast california but not our problem. lots of sun, the breeze will pick up, temperatures still on the 50s unless you're out in tracy. a lot of 40s this morning, sfo at 61. pittsburgh, brentwood starting to get up there, upper 40s low 50s. another some upper 40s around san ramon. also, danville. it is so cool to you, it was an in the nta cruz mountains, boulder creek, cupertino. down into the low 50s as was gilroy around 53-52. now beginning to make their move. still running anywhere from 4- 10 degrees cooler to the napa airport. that logo says reluctant to leave california but eventually it will. triggering some big-time thunderstorms yesterday. still churning there in northeast california just near tahoe. temperatures near 70 is to very low 80s. around the bay including el sobrante, half moon bay 67 degrees. it looks to be just on the southern end of that, lots of cool air up and oregon, idaho and nevada. northeast california, lots of 40s, no breeze yet, expected to pick up a little bit later, overall lots of sunshine today and temperatures slightly below average but getting closer. 60s and 70s on most of these temperatures. we are going to start with the south bay because there is a new crust to tell you about. this is north towne 880, just south of the alameda. four vehicles involved and it is blocking one of the lanes e, tngs are kind of slow going but no other major problems to tell you about. to head up north from there. we still have the crash at industrial parkway right into union city/hayward area. the commute on westbound 80 continues to recover after several crashes on westbound 80. university has been cleared and but it is still stop and go traffic all the way through. you can see from the drivetime it is less than it was just about 45 minutes ago, 40 minute drive. it looks pretty wide and open here. to the san mateo bridge, stalled vehicle or vehicle pulled over at the center divide but it is not slowing traffic. traffic moving more or less. 8:31 let us go back to the desk. strange new information about a developing story we are following the central california coast, one person was killed and several others were hurt after a tour bus crashed overnight. the people on the bus include crew members for josh turner. turner himself was not on the bus. the chp says the bus was traveling on highway 46 when it went off the road and down an 80 foot cliff that landed in a dry riverbed. the bus driver, falling behind, says there were no brake lights when the bus left at the road. chp has ruled out drugs and alcohol. beto o'rourke is visiting a cannabis dispensary in oakland. elissa harrington joins us live, and, let's see, he will also be taking part in a roundtable discussion as well here? >> reporter: that is right, it'll happen right here in the coliseum area of oakland. beto o'rourke has proposed ending the war on drugs entering the roundtable discussion , he plans to meet with other organizations to discuss that goal, the roundtable will be held here, in oakland coliseum neighborhood and today's event rounds out a three day trip to california. o'rourke started in los angeles were tuesday he visited skid row in downtown l.a. , which he which has one of the largest homeless populations in the country. yesterday, he attempted a fundraiser in marin county and met with inmates at san quentin prison. >> one of my big takeaways is that we are all capable of change. that, when we focus on the person, their ability to make that change, their ability to transition into civilian life successfully, there's a better outcome not just for the former inmate, there is a better outcome not just for the taxpayer, there is a better outcome for this country. >> reporter: o'rourke release a proposal by two legalize marijuana and to release those locked up for possession of marijuana. he will be in a couple of hours i will host an ama which means ask me anything on reddit later on today. live in oakland. ktvu fox2 ws. a new poll shows the race for democrats democrat for the denomination is becoming a three-man race. joe biden is ahead followed by bernie sanders analyst with worn. there's also some conflicting numbers about the president, while these top the credit candidates would win head-to- head against president trump, a growing number of voters now say that he thinks that they he will be reelected. the democrats are really energized but they still think he will be reelected. they have a lot of reason to think that because presidents almost always get reelected unless there is a hostage crisis or a recession. >> those are references to the iran hostage crisis with president jimmy carter and the recession during the term of resident of you age peers. president george w. bush. the polls suggest that voters are keeping their eyes ely on healthcare. 60% of those surveyed say they support an expansion of medicare with 57% supporting minor changes to the affordable care act. 46 to 48% favor the elimination of private insurance programs altogether. the other two hot button topic issues immigration and gun control. the nominee to run the labor department will have a senate confirmation hearing today. the president committed eugene scalia in july. he is the son of lee supreme court justice anthony scalia. the previous labor secretary, alex acosta, as i resigned over his handling of the jeffrey epstein case in 2008 when he was a u.s. prosecutor. zuckerberg will meet with lawmakers in washington, d.c. on the issue of internet regulation. facebook is undergoing pressure due to complaints of potentially ancompetitive behavior and how facebook protects user privacy. zuckerberg's visit follows yesterday's hearing on mass shootings where senators grow executives from facebook, google, and twitter about what they are doing to help prevent future attacks. >> parkland was a moment that did spur us to proactively reach out to law enforcement to start talking about how can we do this better. >> if we see a link to a plea piece of content like a manifesto we can show that across the industry. >> lawmakers are drafting a bill to create a national commission study, to study how social media can be weaponized. said has a big could become the third area in the nation to collect or to begin a privacy policy. they are considering how and what information is collected and says officials want to reassure residents that information collected from day- to-day operations like traffic ticket oservice payments is not shared with third parties. >> we need technology to do a lot of things, it is an important tool but at the end of the day it is the residents we serve that we need to put first and foremost. >> it is about changing the way that we work. understanding how to include privacy is a central tenant and how we deploy new technology. among the six points listed in the new principles is a promise to only collect required data that improves the city. also the collected information is wiped clean of any reference to a specific person before it is shared outside the city. 8:38, tropical depression imelda is causing heavy rain and catastrophic flooding in southeastern texas, coming up will hear from one man who is warning others to stay off the road and how long this area will see heavy rain. a warners a warning to shoppers coming from the east bay, what this man says happened to 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store today. 6 months, 6 push-ups. ready,up.. down. down. uh-uh. that's one. up. that's two. inhale. down. get down. get down. thousands of people in bermuda without power because of the damage from hurricane emission. this is video footage from last night as heavy rain and wind. they were hit from 100 mile an hour winds. humberto is now weakening and will head to the north atlantic and is expected to be downgraded to a tropical storm by tomorrow. meanwhile, imelda is still pounding southeastern texas with heavy rain. last night, pouring rain hit parts of texas and louisiana as imelda moved inland. it quickly made landfall tuesday near freeport, texas. rainfall totals of 6-12 inches will be common across the area. the storm has left cars underwater in parts of galveston, houston and is one man tried to help a stranded girlfriend, others warn drivers to stay off the road. >> i did a lot of screaming in my car to get all the anger before i saw my girlfriend because i knew that she needed me to smile. >> do not drive fast of flooded streets. not only because of safety, because you are making waves and it is going into our residences and our businesses. >> southeastern texas and parts of southwestern louisiana are expected to be hit with heavy rain over the next couple of days. an official and the u.s. intelligence community filed a whistleblower complaint that involves communications that president trump had with a foreign leader at the washington post. the complaint is about a promise that president trump made to a foreign leader. it is not sure what the promise was or what leader they were speaking with. joseph maguire refuses to share details. which is led to accusations that this is improperly protecting the president. an american airlines mechanic accused of sabotaging a passenger plane could have ties to a terrorist organization. he was denied bail yesterday after prosecutors revealed evidence about his possible ties to isis. investigator said the graphic videos were found on his cell phone showing isis murders. he also told coworkers that he had a brother in the terrorist group. at this point he is not facing terror charges. he says he was not facing to try to hurt anyone, to try to get overtime. former president barack obama met with tech leaders. he was there for a discussion on how alex can help solve the cost of healthcare. we were not allowed inside to record the former president's remarks with people who were inside said that they did use technology to better understand data would help them in the white house in 2008. or how is how it did help him win the white house in 2008. >> having obama here was extraordinarily inspirational to talk about how he tried to solve problems from the white house. how does try to get the right data, and not listening to the noise. >> resident obama made what many believe was a reference to the current president, president trump sang a good leader cannot get distracted by data that is not critical to a decision-making a presidential letter level. those inside the former president said "the other thing that is helpful is not watching tv or reading social media." those are two things i would advise as president not to do. >> a fremont man is warning other shoppers to be careful after they say he was scanned scammed after a trip to walmart. doug ewing said he tried to buy a new tablet for his grandson. he says the box was vacuum wrapped but when he got home and opened it, he found a used eight and tablet inside. he says he went back to the store a few hours later to get a refund with the managers at walmart refused to accept the return saying the item wasn't in their inventory. >> there wasn't even a battery charger. there wasn't a warranty, there was nothing. anger and hurt because they embarrassed me by trying to make it look like i was the one who put this crap in this box that i thought was a 10 inch tablets. >> the ex-marine says a sales clerk for the tablet out of a locked case and rang it up for him but in an email warmer said "after reviewing surveillance footage, we determine the item the customer attempted to return was on the same item the customer purchased. and while". meanwhile ewing says he hopes others can learn from his experience any plans to open his merchandise before he leaves the store. no traffic on the road but take a look behind these are real windows. you can see a large boat cruising along the oakland estuary. >> it happens every now and then. >> it does. >> it is a nice site to see. hopefully you're not seeing anything like that on the roadways. you want to see too many problems unless you're in specific areas. things are recovering in eastern contra costa county which is where we are going to first, this is west town highway 4. you can see it get her better driving from the westbound direction. still a lot of slowing and a southbound 680 in pleasant hill. but the earlier crashes have been moved out of the way. they're still quite a few collisions in this part of the east bay, the tri-valley area, westbound 580. that is in the clearing stages, also an earlier crash at industrial parkway. 238 and hayward also still a problem. westbound 580 and golf links road in oakland, give yourself some extra time and that is where your commute takes you. this part of 880 in oakland, at the coliseum, it is slow in the northbound direction and kind of stop and go all the way through to the macarthur maze. once you get to the bay bridge toll plaza it is moderate. you're looking at a 20 minute delay to get onto the span, the rpool lanes are moving along. it is not easy to fill in for sal castaneda but you do a great job. >> i was trying to do the best. we do have a beautiful day on tap. my neighbor christina said do you think you get some sunshine or warmer temperatures? i'm working on it and they will be a bit of a process. demands are just never ending. 50s or low 60s, what does sfo, and tracy have in common? they all say 61. that's probably about an hour old, 40s and and around all the way up to kelsey, 42 this morning. if it feels good to you, it is, we are running 4-12 degrees cooler than normal. one time, the airport were 17 and 18 degrees cooler. now and mostly clear skies. below is slow to turn out of california but the trend is kind of warming up a little bit. it'll be a nice day by default, a little warmer as another system comes in. redwood city two, and gilroy two, not a lot because the lows are so much more current. but the low is moving into northern nevada. also into southeastern oregon, just hanging on a little bit, but i think it's about ready to take return and kick out of here. mostly sunny for us, a little bit of patchy fog. that breeze will pick up a little bit, tomorrow looks slightly warmer. not looking for 90s or anything like that but it could be some areas getting into the mid 80s well inland but mostly 60s and 70s. similar to today but these 80s are low 80s, soft 80s as we say. sunshine is our fair weather friend and it does look breezy and cooler. >> still to come on the 9 in celebration of oakland's unique restaurant and bar scene we will let you know about oakland cocktail week and when you can watch bartenders face-off in a cocktail competition. up next after a three-year renovation the nation's most iconic building is back open today, we will show you the newly refurbished washington monument. ment. this morning in washington, d.c. there was a reopening ceremony for the washington monument after a three-year renovation. first lady melania trump took part in the ribbon cutting ceremony. she was joined by some fourth- graders from a dc elementary school. the monument has a new elevator system and security checkpoint. >> this is the nation's grandest tribute to its greatest founding father. you come up, and you look out over the city that is its or his namesake. >> nearly 500,000 people visit the washington monument each year. now to good use or good news on the housing market. also comments from jeff bezos, who may keep amazon employees from walking off the job. >> better to get over to pam cook in this morning's dollars & sense. amazon founder and ceo jeff bezos announced his goal is to honor the paris pledge and set an example for other companies. 80% of amazon's energy use will be from renewable sources by 2024. this comes as thousands of amazon employees were set to walk off the job tomorrow to protest the companies pollution and support of fossil fuel companies. right before the opening bell rang this morning that month report on home sales showed an unexpected gain of nearly 1 1/2%. that is the best number and almost a year and a half. analysts say that signifies lower mortgage rates are encouraging buyers. checking in on the markets right now, steady gains holding steady at about a third of a percent for the dow jones. up about 80 points. same games for the s&p 500 at 3017 up a third of a percent. the nasdaq up about a half of a percent to 82.15. several television networks have stopped running e- cigarette commercials. cbs, warnermedia, and viacom all say they will no longer run ads following the outbreak of illnesses and deaths linked to the products. the cdc, the fda, and the state health departments are currently investigating those cases up. now, until they released their findings the networks essay it will not run any commercials for vaping products. the e-cigarette industry has spent $57 million on television advertisements this year alone. tesla model three has earned the top safety honor from the insurance institute for highway safety. the model three received the 2019 top safety pick plus award after achieving a good performance in crash tests. this is the first time the tesla has earned that highest safety honor. the tesla model s, sedan, was previously tested and performed well but not good enough to get the top honor. the audi etron a competitor to tesla was the only other electric car to earn that top safety award. today, to pulley as adding carne asada to its menu for a limited time, the mexican inspired chain says that the seasoned steak was tested in cincinnati and fresno. it was a big hit, aaa describes its carne asada stake as grow fresh every day, the company sent out a tweet, asking customers to come up with a slogan for its newest menu item. to pulley, chipotle they are saying that it's really making a comeback with digital sales, people ordering online and through the app. >> got it. >> i still go every now and then. >> that is a quick meal for your kids. chipotle a few years ago they face a lot of closures and health issues. >> thank you. moment candy can't we all grew up on her getting a 2019 makeover. seattle-based novelty toy and kenny producer is now selling kale flavored candy canes, -- >> i am out. >> these are green and white striped treats that taste just like the bitter greens. all you getting is the kale flavor, none of the nutrients you will find in the real thing. a lot of candy came cane flavors include ham, pizza, pickle and clams. could speeding up your metabolism be as easy as eating certain foods at certain times? coming up on the 9, we will talk with a nutritionist to hollywood celebrities about how timing is just as important as what is on your plate. 25 years after the launch of the tv show "friends" and there is a new clothing line that lets you dress just like jennifer aniston's character, rachel green. after a break, more on what many consider tvs most fashionable character. in one of the latest ventures. a privately owned airway reading to las vegas to los angeles. the committee will allow 4.2 billion to build it. the trains running in south florida to miami. another major milestone at the end of the season. the giants face the red sox 11- 3. they have 2000 career wins as a manager in the majors. the red sox manager saluted the opposing dugout out of respect. pop some champagne after the game. >> i look to support the offense and the players and staff. you guys do what you did. for this to happen. thank you. >> the picture darting today in a series finale in about an hour. looking for the sweep in the final game sunday, september 29 against the dodgers. the oakland is holding onto their lead for the first wildcard with just nine games left in the season. >> line drive. it's going to win the ballgame. >> after 11 innings of scoreless baseball yesterday they finally send it home with a win. they beat kansas city 1-0. they are off today and have a weekend series. from a ralph lauren is releasing a line to help you dress like characters from friends. they celebrate their 25th anniversary. ralph lauren is launching a ritual greenline. has reminiscent of what she wanted tv show. pleaded miniskirts. you can find these from $40 to $3000 apiece. severe oongin texas. we will let you know about the heavy rain causing waters to rise to dangerous levels in the country. some of the best beverages in the area. oakland cocktail week is giving local businesses a much-needed boost. helping you burn calories by getting specific foods at certain times. we let you know about the fast metabolism diet when we catch up with its creator. the clock says 9:00 off we go. celebrating post season october baseball. a lot of traveler celebrating tonight and beyond. here's a look at the san francisco international celebration. at