hurricane irene is heading toward the east coast. threatening north carolina to maine. the president has already declared an emergency for north carolina which means federal agencies can coordinate disaster relief efforts in that state. forecasters project irene will make landfall in the outer banks on saturday and move up the coast over the weekend. right now irene is leaving the bahamas. >> the entire eastern seaboard are going to see rain and flooding. >> reporter: strong hurricanes in new york are extremely rare but they do happen. south carolina, georgia and florida should be spared. but the effects of the storm have been felt in south florida. irene churned up the ocean water causing eight injuries and one near drowning. a wind gust of 53 miles per hour was recorded by a meteorologist. and here is the very latest on irene. it is a powerful hurricane. it is now a category 3 hour 3 hurricane. it's still a category 3 as it moves into the carolinas. as we move into saturday, it's a category 2 and it's right over the carolinas. the outer banks north carolina.. here is the make or break with this hurricane, if it doesn't hit enough warm water, 9-degree 79-degree water, this could be a just a tropical storm and that's what people are hoping for. we have the computer model, it shows all the computer model runs, we'll see you back here. it could take days to determine the impact hurricane irene made on the bahamas. it caused flooding, knocked down trees and damaged roofs. the bahamas top emergency official says there are reports that two islands maintained substantial damage. they expect injuries but so far they've heard of no deaths. at 10:30, how new york city is preparing for its first major tropical storm in years. bill is going to show us his computer models and how they project slightly different paths for irene. one of the main entrances into yosemite national park is closed tonight as an out of control grass fire burns just outside the park. the fire was reported just after one 1:00 this afternoon. so far it's burned about 1,000 acres. the highway patrol has closed a 15-mile stretch of the highway just outside the park entrance. we are told no homes are threatened tonight. tonight san francisco police hope that a new sketch will lead them to a man who beat a fan. eric rasmussen has more on what he discovered about the game this weekend. >> reporter: tickets are going for as little as $1 to see the niners take on the houston texans. police hope this sketch will help them track down one of the most violent people who walked through these gates last weekend. as fists blew in the stands there was also plenty of witnesses in a bathroom at candle stick park. some of those witnesses helped them develop this sketch of a man who beat a fan unconscious. >> i am told it was a crowded restroom. it was during the game, hopefully when this picture goes out, someone will recognize him. >> reporter: police have also made plans to have more officers on hand. while the match up doesn't have the same reputation for trouble, some fans told us they are staying away. >> it gets to the point where you wonder is it better to stay away. >> reporter: some fans told channel 2 they are giving their tickets away. but with a ban on tailgating after kick off, fans may feel safer. >> we'll have officers on foot in both the stadium and parking lot. but also we'll have officers on bicycle and motorcycles working the game. >> reporter: police couldn't tell us if they have an idea of who this man is. only that they're working a few leads while police said some of the people involved may have had gang tie, they said none of the incidents were actually gang related here. a southern california lawmaker wants tougher sentences for people convicted of violence at a sporting event. mike gatos says he plans on introducing a bill that creating crime enhancement for those type of crimes. they also want sports teams to pay into a fund that will be used to offer rewards to find people who commit crimes during games. john sasaki shows us the idea to chip away at 12% unemployment relies on both tax credits and tax increases. >> reporter: at i fly indoor sky diving facility, all 24 workers make above minimum wage, about $10 and they have fun doing it. >> you get to see what people are like at their most primal. >> reporter: this man started here after months without a job. >> i had no intention of coming in. that was after i planned of nothing have the an income coming in. >> reporter: the governor's plan were to expand the reach of that incentive to include companies of up to 50 workers. the governor also wants to raise that credit to $4,000. >> now that money is something we take advantage of. as well as increase productivity on the employees side. >> i don't believe a lot of people understood the tax incentivizing of moving jobs out and the tax disincentivizing of putting jobs in california. >> reporter: anything that creates more jobs is fine with this unemployed man we found at a bus stop. >> i have to be out doing something. i have to work, i have to be making a paycheck. >> reporter: what's unclear is whether the proposal will fly with republicans especially any idea that in effect raises taxes. in union city, i'm john sasaki. >> california lawmakers are escalating a battle with amazon.com over the state's new interstate sales tax. in may, the governor signed a bill that will allow companies to collect taxes for the state. the modified bill needs a supermajority to pass in the legislature but if it did it would be immune to amazon's ballot referendum. tonight the names of those b.a.r.t. protesters arrested are no longer anonymous. tonight police released the names of the people arrested. nine are from the east bay, four are from out of state, one is under the age of 18. you can see the names of those arrested by going to our website ktvu.com. we've posted the information under the bay area news tab. about 150 young people came together in oakland tonight to silence the violence during a so called turf summit. new at 10:00, amber lee live at city hall and tells us how a convicted drug dealer contributed in this effort. >> reporter: gasia, here at city hall some city leaders are calling for a gang injunction and a curfew for young people but tonight community groups are taking a different approach. they're handing out these t- shirts urging young people to stop and think before taking action. >> ♪ >> reporter: 19-year-old mahamedd is a college student who comes from an east oakland family of rappers. she's among several speakers and performers at tonight's turf summit. >> i am about to go get me a degree. you can do it too. >> reporter: convicted east oakland drug dealer derrick reed called in from a prison in southern california. he's serving his fourth year of a 35 year sentence. >> some of you may say that i made mistakes while i was young. >> reporter: reed's son turned 15 years old after he was incarcerated. his son told us that his son thought him not to make the same mistakes. >> who is going to be there to provide for and protect their families if we keep killing each other and going to prison. >> reporter: an organizer of tonight's summit told us gang injunctions and curfews only work to sweep more teenager into the system. amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. back here in 10 minutes, temperatures are on the increase. well tell you which cities are going to make it over 90 degrees. ordered to leave, the evacuations under way as a major hurricane barrels toward the east coast. a live report from north carolina next. he came to court here at the san francisco federal building today a convicted felon. but barry bonds was hoping no doubt he wouldn't be one when he left. 4 hour steals this saturday! save 50% on flannels for guys, jeans for kids, tops & bottoms for juniors, plus schoolbags, too! the savings get even bigger with jcp cash! earn $10 off when you spend just 25! no 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carolina says most seem to be listening. >> mostly we're getting word that people are planning on leaving the island. even the people that have normally planned to stay during hurricanes are choosing to leave. >> reporter: hurricane irene is forces many to take this storm seriously. >> we're going to head to greensboro and watch it from our home. >> reporter: cody goes on one last walk on the beach before evacuating with all the guests who were staying at her hotel. >> some of the guests were upset that they were having to leave because their vacation was short. but most of them very were understanding and they know we couldn't do anything about it and they all say they'll be back next year. >> reporter: donna hopes hurricane irene will not damage her hotel. saying these evacuations are already costings her money. >> i'm thinking in excess of $25,000. just in revenue. >> reporter: but business is brisk at the local hardware store. >> batteries, generators, plastic covers. as long as we have the supplies that they need, they pretty much know what they need to get. >> reporter: now the storm is expected to make land fall here on saturday. but already the president has issued a state of emergency for the state of north carolina. that clears the way for federal funds to be available so they can respond to this storm. live in atlantic beach, i'm jennifer davis, ktvu channel 2 news. stay with ktvu and ktvu.com for the latest on irene. at 10:30, an event expected to attract .25 of a million people that has now been cancelled because of that hurricane. police say william fuller was picked up last night. suspect pierre daniel was killed at the scene and his brother freddy daniel is hospitalized with a gunshot wound. a security guard is also recovering from a gunshot wound. tonight police are telling ktvu that they were looking at the daniels brothers in connection with a brinks truck robbery at hilltop mall in may. today the union lashed out at lumis saying the company's budget cutting tactics are dangerous. they used to work in crews of threes, now they work in twos. police say they have now identified a young man fatally shot after someone recognized his distinctiontive tattoos. police now say they belong to 18-year-old evan chapman of oakland. this tattoo on his left forearm said teresa. chapman also had a series of arms tattooed on his left arm. chapman was shot, at this point no arrests have been made. barry bonds returned to federal court in san francisco this afternoon to try to clear his name. rita williams has been our lead reporter on this case. >> reporter: barry bonds' attorneys made their best pitch in court to throw out his felony conviction for government obstruction. it's a long shot. the instructions instruction -- they argued that the instructions the judge gave jurors were not clear or fair. and they argued that the explanation that bonds gave was indeed rambling but not obstruction. prosecutors disagreed saying bonds was purposely evasive. at the end the judge said she would issue a ruling later. >> it's unlikely she would throw it out and second guess the jury. the defense has some tough good arguments, i think that's one of the reasons the judge wants to think about it and write it up. >> how was the game last night? >> it was nice. >> reporter: bonds answered questions about the winning giants game he attended last night. but not about what happened or didn't happen in court. >> going back to day one, he's always had confidence in the system. felt that the system would do justice. and nothing has changed. >> reporter: if the judge upholds his conviction then barry bonds will be sentenced here in about three months. then no doubt he'll appeal. in san francisco, rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. san francisco's crowded mayoral race is leading to some unusual alliances. when interim mayor ed lee entered the race 17 days ago he may have become the front runner. now some of the 15 other candidates are considering sharing strategies in an anyone but ed campaign. the idea is to utilize the city's new ranked choice sroáeting system and block major lee from getting second and third place votes -- ranked choice voting system and block mayor lee from getting second and third place votes. candidate chu says the idea of forming alliances makes sense for him and avalos agrees. a similar strategy did work in oakland last year for jean quan when she won the lace despite pera tta being the front runner. nasdaq was off by 48. traders are awaiting a speech tomorrow by ben bernanke. b of a stock shot up after buffet agreed to invest $5 million in that company. b of a has been struggling as of late. buffet's investment is seen as a vote of confidence. and petaluma's camel back products are being bought for $257 million. the company makes water packs for outdoor recreation and military use. camel back employs about 250 people. high temperatures today were about the same as yesterday. forecast highs tomorrow warmer than these. so as you head toward friday, quicker burn off of the fog. more sunshine therefor warmer daytime highs. 62 in san francisco. that's at the airport. so it's already mild out there isn't it. everyone though we have fog and low clouds pushing inland. not as vigorously as last night. the avenues twin peaks, daily city you have the fog. right now, you're going to have it tomorrow morning. low 60s at the coast. downtown san francisco mid-60s. out across the bay into berkeley you're getting into the upper 60s, low 70s. as you get out toward the bigger areas, out toward antioch and pittsburg you're going the start finding upper 90s. a warmer day tomorrow. this begin it is warming trend right into the weekend. back here we're going to look at your direct area on saturday and sunday. the military has released video of the super glider. it's reached speeds 15 to 22 higher than the speed of light. the problem with the safety system forced the craft down into the ocean. 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[ man ] so i used mine to get a whole new perspective. ♪ [ male announcer ] the new citi thankyou premier card gives you more ways to earn points. what's your story? citi can help you write it. they are stocking up on the east coast. long island residents today make a run on grocery and hardware stores. and michael bloomburg says that city is now ready to evacuate. he expects to decide whether to do that early saturday. chief meteorologist bill martin has been tracking this storm and you have a computer model people may not have seen yet. >> this is a series of model outputs. you see all the various model runs. you can see it just kissing the carolinas here in the outer banks. this next section is the one everyone is worried about. you have a lot of action going right offshore in new york. it's sort of just offshore but there's a few different model outputts as a category 1 or less. definitely a problem for the east coast. we'll keep you updated on this story and we'll see you back here in just a little bit with your local weather. the threat of hurricane irene has prompted the cancellation of the martin luther king memorial in washington, d.c. about a quarter of a million people were expected to attends the dedication on the national mall including president obama. instead the ceremony will be held in september or october. sunday is the 48th anniversary of dr. king's i have a dream speech. also in the capital we're getting a better idea of how badly the washington monument was damaged in tuesday's earthquake