doug luzader, ktvu fox2 news. >>> more than 1 million protesters took to the streets in hong kong this weekend hoping to sends a message to chinese leadership in beijing. susan lee reports from hong kong. >> reporter: a sea of umbrellas at victoria park as protests continue for the 11th straight weekend, organizers estimating 1.7 million people participating. the campaign has the support. the government doesn't. we urge that he listen to people's voices and implement the demands. >> reporter: including the formal withdrawal of a bill extraditing hong kong citizens to mainland china. the dismissal of kerry lamb and inquire into police use of force. >> the main goals of this weekend's pro democracy rally was to show a united front to beijing and keep things peaceful. susan lee, fox business. >>> people here in the bay area are keeping a close eye on the historic protests in hong kong. we found those with direct ties to hong kong and main land, china are eager to keep up to date on the latest developments. some complained they are having a difficult time to get all the facts. >> the u.s.

doug luzader, fox news. >>> the other top stories we are following for you this morning. three jurors in the ghost ship warehouse fire trial have been taken off of the case by the judge. they will now be replaced by three alternates and deliberations have to start over. the new jury will be back at it monday through thursday until they reach a verdict. prosecutors from alameda county da's office say john lee cowell accused of killing neo wilson at the bart station last summer won't face the death penalty. cowell's plea hearing is set for october 11th. >>> the man accused of attacking a woman at her san francisco condo building will be back in court facing new charges in a second case. police say after 25 year old austin vincent was arrested another woman came forward saying he threatened her with a knife in february. yesterday's hearing was postponed until later this afternoon so the court can begin processing the new allegations. >>> happening today, san francisco's municipal transportation agency is expected to decide the official name of the subway stop in china town.

doug luzader reports from washington dc. >> reporter: there is talk in washington about new gun laws to prevent violence. we are seeing the same particular divisions emerge. the two communities still in mourning. dayton, ohio, police are trying to piece together the motives of of the killer who went on a late night rampage. el paso, texas, the death toll risen. president trump is expected to visit both cities. >> in one voice our nation must condemn racism, bigotry and white supremacy. >> reporter: the president yesterday denounced the violence, said he was open to new ideas to prevent attacks. some in el paso said he is not welcome but the mayor pushed back. >> i will fulfill my obligations as mayor of el paso to meet with the president. >> reporter: the presidents actions did little to persuade candidates many attended a hispanic advocacy audience. gun control advocates near washington protested outside of the headquarters of the national rifle association demanding new gun laws. it's likely to fall short of the strict gun control laws that many of those protesters would like to se

doug luzader has the latest on that from washington. >> reporter: the iowa caucuses are six months away and the president is closely watching this emerging democratic field. firing up the crowd in a critical swing state, the president in ohio last night. his response to the big democratic two night debate in detroit. and he tied all of the candidates in together. >> they vote for any democrat in 2020 is a vote for the rise of radical socialism and the destruction of our great, our beautiful, our wonderful american dream. >> reporter: at the white house he singled out former vice president joe biden. >> he came through. he came limping through. he limped right through it. i think he was okay. >> it kind of surprised me the degree of the criticism. >> reporter: he was surprise that had his former boss, president obama, in his handling of deportation became an issue at the debate. the good news for biden, he and six other democrats appear to have qualified for the next debate. and others will spend the next month on the bubble, trying to assemble the support they need. >> and there will no

doug luzader, fox news. >>> in chicago there were two shootings within a few blocks. seven people at park on the westside are recovering from gunshot wounds. the shots came from a car. two hours later in the same neighborhood, one man was killed, 7 others injured in another shooting. chicago poootings appear to be drug related. >>> mitch mc connell is recovering in forecast can i after he fell and fractured his -- his home on his patio at his home. he is working and recovering from home and will continue to do so for amount of time. the spokesperson did not say where mc connell received care or what treatment he received. >>> authorities say a murder suspect who fled to mexico a year and half ago is in northern california. garcia jr. is in jail. someone close to the family provided authorities with possible locations of garcia jr.'s whereabouts and u.s. marbles arrested him in guadalajara. >> i don't have to look in the closets anymore. i can just, you know, think about karen and not have to worry about him in the backan domestic violenbail. >>> police in albany are h

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doug luzader, ktvu fox2 news. >>> as doug told us, senate majority leader mitch mc connell won't call lawmakers back in to session to debate gun control despite a letter signed by 200 mayors urging him to reconvene the senate. 2200 signed including london breed, libby schaaf and san jose mayor sam la cardo. >> anyone can buy a gun and victimize our residents. we need national leadership. mayors are willing to step up. we knead a congress to step up as well. >> mc connell says gun legs will be front and center once the senate is back in session in september. now, there are two proposed bills expanding background checks for gun sales, the house passed those bills earlier this year. meeting with tech companies about extremism and how to identify and combat it. the white house has not yet put out a list of the specific participants. president trump is not expected to attend. he directed the justice department to develop tools that can detect mass shooters before they strike. >>> san francisco, the outside lands music and arts festival starts today at noon and n golden gate park. organizer

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doug luzader, fox news. >>> jewish leaders are upset over a statement by president trump. he said jewish people are disloyal if they vote for democrats. >> i think any jewish people, that vote for a democrat, i think it shows a total hack of knowledge or great disloyalty. >> the executive director of the jewish democratic council of america calls the remarks another example of president trump continuing to weaponniz and politicize antisemitism. >>> chuck assumer weighed in tweeting trump is encouraging wittingly or unwittingly anti- semites throughout the country and would. >>> a judge in mexico granted two people the right to use recreational cocaine. the court said it would allow them to possess and transport and use cocaine but cannot sell it. it's about taking wisdom teeth and using them for stem cells, that's coming up. they will block the judge's order, the group mexico united against crime applauded the decision as it seeks to end the war on drugs. >>> a doctor accused of killing patient requests opioid prescriptions pleaded not guilty. kel ser charged with second d

in washington, doug luzader, for ktvu, fox 2 news. >> all right, doug. tonight, ktvu will take an in-depth look at mass shootings in america. we're going to take a look at current gun laws. and what lawmakers will do to prevent mass shootings. we hope you'll join us for a special report, guns in america. it's tonight at 10:30. here on ktvu. >>> time is 7:38. we're learning more about the victims of a deadly house fire that happened in san jose early this week. we now know the grandmother killed in that fire was 82-year-old sydney brookbank. another family member is still in the hospital and on life support. the home belonged to sandy and barney brookbank. just before 7:30 monday morning, barney left to go grocery shopping, came home to see his home in flames and knew his mother was trapped inside. >> i knew she was better. this really was her worst fear. thatdying in a fire. >> the couple's 11-year-old niece is on life support at lucille packard children's hospital. their 22-year-old son was able to jump out of the bedroom window and escape. a go fund me

doug luzader joins us with some of the heated exchanges. doug-- >> reporter: good morning and as expected former vice president joe biden took attacks from all sides last night. >> go easy on me, kid. he told kamala harris. but it didn't work out that way. >> your plan will keep and allow insurance companies to remain with status quo, doing business as usual, jacking up copays and deductible. >> but harris found herself a target over her healthcare plan. and actual see gab art could prove to be a. >> she put 1500 people in jail for marijuana violations and laughed about it when she was asked if she smoked marijuana. >> i don't know what math you do in new york. i don't know what math you do in california. but i tell you, that's a lot of money and there will be a deductible. and it will be out of your paycheck because that's what will be required. >> there's a thing in my community. you're dipping in the kool-aid and you don't know the flavor. >> reporter: as much as it maybe about knocking off a top tier candidate, those on the bottom. >> p

doug luzader joins us live from washington dc where it doesn't appear anything will happen soon since lawmakers are still on summer vacation. good morning, doug. >> reporter: gun control advocates sense a real opportunity. washington is a ghost town. tumble weeds might as well be blowing across the capitol grounds. mo members of congress are here during this summer recess and president trump departs today for a 10- day vacation in new jersey after signaling that something may move on gun control. >> we are going to come up with something that's going to be really very good beyond anything that's been done so far. >> reporter: he spoke on the phone with democratic house speaker nancy pelosi and senate democratic leader chuck schumer. they are pushing a bill to expand background checks for gun buyers, something that passed the house but the white house suggested the president would veto it and nra facing internal problems put out a statement suggesting it was open to ideas to prevent violence but many proposals are nothing more than sound bite solutions which failed to address the root

doug luzader joins us live from washington as conspiracy theories are swirling. >> reporter: the autopsy has been competed, the results have not yet been released and that's done littthe controversy. sit is still a mystery what happened inside the walls of this federal prison this manhattan. did jeffrey flying financier th counted president trump and clinton as his friends was found unresponsive in his cell. dr. michael bodien, the results have not been made public. veteran taupes in new york are still stunned. >> how is it that a map that just tried to kill himself a couple of weeks before this the absolutely most high profile individual you have within that facility able to kill himself? five or six days after getting off of suicide watch. >> reporter: there are reports there have been staffing issues and towards were working overtime and end stone had been accused of sex trafficking accusations that could have implicated others in his circle. william barr was appalled at t the death. president trump retweeted a that the this is all speculati not for me to go further than where the doj

in washington, doug luzader, fox news. >>> marion williamson is making an appearance in the bay she hosted a town hall event in oakland last night. her campaign moves to santa cruz and santa barbara. >>> john hickenlooper is expected to announce he's dropping out. he may run for the senate, challenging cory gardner. and the deadline for the next debate is august 28th. nine have qualified. to qualify, candidates must register at least 2% in four polls and have contributions from 130,000 donors. >>> a border patrol agent who is accused of running over a guatemalan man and lying about it pled guilty in a deal with prosecutors. his lawyer says he accepted a plea deal and faces up to a year in prison. he admitted to intentionally hitting a migrant with his truck, knocking him to the ground in december 2017 as he tried to detain the man for entering the u.s. illegally. the man not seriously hurt. >>> a top trump administration official is under fire for saying the statue of liberty inscription should be changed. >> we've always sought those who yearned to be free as it says in the poem. but they

in washington, doug luzader, fox news. >>> the final hearing on the search warrants used to carry out a police raid. they were issued for phone and office. investigators obtained five search warrants against carmody. four of the five judges said the warrants should never have been issued because they violated the california shield law which protects journalists from having to reveal sources to police. >>> still ahead, working to grow, a san francisco neighborhood, the new initiative it aims to help smalls by businesses. >>> why napa's top winery says the harvest had to begin early. >>> bay area traffic looking good. we'll have a check on the bay bridge toll plaza in the next traffic hit. in the meantime, here's 880 in oakland. traffic is moving very slowly here. >>> and notable changes coming our way. we're looking at a drop in numbers and better cooling for the weekend. i have details in the numbers coming up. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. time is 4:42. in this morning's dollars and cents, california is seeing a lot of green when it comes to marijuana. the legal marijuana indust

i'm doug luzader in washington, we will have more on what the administration is considering doing including tax cuts. >>> hondon breed investigated for possible campaign violations. up next the alleged questionable donations she received leading up to last year's election. performs you are driving in from north bay, fairfield, vallejo, we will check on that super commute. here is highway 24 lafayette am few car on the road but no problems to tell you about. >>> weather, a break from the heat over the past few days, lots of cloud cover, showing up nicely in this live camera. we will warm things up eventually. we will talk about the numbers coming up. >>> thank you for joining us this morning. mark tamayo is joining us as well. we get to see everybody this week. it's becoming a variety pack of weather anchors this week. good to be here. we are happy to be here to fill in for steve's big shoes. temperatures here in the bay area, we have been on the comfortable side. today a little bit warmer, 60s, 70s and 80s. lots of cloud cover this morning, skies becoming partly sunny into the afternoon hou

as doug luzader reports from washington, not nevada the two cities welcomes the president's visit. >> reporter: the visits will be relatively brief but the president will almost certainly face protests. president trump repairing this morning for the role presidents long played. traveling to dayton ohio and el paso, texas after the communities were ravaged by gunmen over the weekend. >> what he wants to do is go to the communities and grieve with them, pray with them, offer condolences. >> i think it's too soon. >> reporter: many el paso residents are not happy with the visit. veer veronica escobar plans to lead a protest. >> victims are still in the hospital. they tell me tell him not to come here. >> reporter: the white house see as double standard. while the shooter may have been motivated by anger other illegal immigration, a key issue for the president, the gunman in dayton had his own political leanings. >> i see very little consistent coverage of the fact this dayton shooter has been confirmed of a twitter feed supportive of antifa, elizabeth warren and bernie sanders. >> report

doug luzader is live in washington with more on what is behind the big drop. >> the first time we have seen numbers like these, customs and border protection said that back in july they encountered 82,000 people along the border with mexico. a drop of 20% a month before. in june the number was 104,000 and even that was higher in may. also fallen the number of families and minors crossing the border and as follows mexico's agreement in june to expanded effort to stem the flow of immigrants heading north. officials are defending immigration enforcement actions following the largest ice raid ever in mississippi for nearly 700 people were arrested. >> this administration, this president is all about law and order. without laws we have no order and without enforcement of laws we have no justice. as long as we are around in this department of justice we are going to enforce the laws on our books. >> reporter: half of those arrested in mississippi were released in order to appear before immigration. shannon: thank you. the ice raids in mississippi that we told you about slammed by many on the

rob: doug luzader joins us with the night's biggest moment. >> reporter: the president saw this as an opportunity to fire up the base, he hit on democrats in the wake of their big tonight debate in detroit. he noted their criticism of his predecessor. >> i was watching the so-called debate last night and the democrats spend more time attacking barack obama than they did attacking me practically. >> reporter: the president hit on democratic lawmakers for failing to tackle illegal immigration and that they are putting the interests of foreign citizens over americans with we didn't hear chances of send her back that punctuated the last rally the president did mention the four democratic lawmakers known as the squad. >> the rage filled democrat party is trying to tear america apart. the democrat party is now being led by four left-wings who reject everything that we hold dear. no one has paid a higher price for the far left's destructive agenda than americans living in our nation's inner-city. >> reporter: there were protesters at the event last night, the president easily carried ohio ba

. >> all right, doug luzader in washington, thank you. >>> time is 5:38. and dozens of inmates were hurt during a large rite at the state prison. it started when 200 inmates began fighting in the recreation yard. the officers deployed chemical agents, fired warning shots. and the inmates ignored the warnings to stop fighting. they were taken to the hospital and listed in stable condition. others were treated by the prison's medical staff. >>> three people were shot in rodeo. all are expected to survive and no word on suspects or a motive. hercules police shot at a suspect who pulled a loaded gun from his waistband. >> an ar 17 was found hidden in a man's car along with a high capacity magazine loaded with hollow point ammunition. >> over the last two months, there's been an increase in regards to firearms taken during traffic stops. any time we locate a firearm we like to think that we prevented any future crime associated with the firearm. >> the mayor wants the highway patrol to help his police department. >>> our time is 5:40. the city of fremont trying

this morning, doug luzader is live in washington dc with more on the broad effort to fight the calls. >> reporter: there are not many issues everyone seems to agree on heres this maybe one of them. you ring cringe when you hear this sound. >> robocalls the top complaint with no end in sight. >> there is more the phone companies can do to shield us. >> reporter: a major announce mm from the tones general of every state this the nations joining together with a dozen major phone companies to try to cracktown on robocalls by offering free call blocking and new efforts to trace the calls. congress heard the horror stories of the scams. >> my grandmother died with $69 in her bank account. >> new efforts on going, years ago the do not call registry sought to reduce unwanted telemarketing calls and popular, but didn't work for long. >> paying the fines is the cost of doing business. they built it into the business plan and model. the only way you are going the get their attention, to make the penalties really hurt. >> reporter: the scope of the problem is unimaginable. americans receive 5 bil

doug luzader joining us live now from washington with the very latest. >> reporter: there are serious questions and allegations of misconduct leading up to epstein's death. there was a cascade of failures behind these walls. that's what is being reported this morning by the associated press and new york times. describing what was really happening at this federal detention facility before jeffrey epstein died. details that shocked former aking attorney general matthew whittaker. >> there were failures but should have been more enhanced procedures. >> reporter: guards falsified records, two guards are on leave and the warden reassigned. the sex trafficking investigation surrounding epstein will continue with the fbi having raided one of his homes in the caribbean and given his high profile circle of acquaintances there maybe more developments ahead. president trump defended retweetedding of a conspiracy theory that the clintons may have been involved in epstein's death. a spokesman says clinton has no knowledge of the crimes that epstein has been accused of. >>> the city of modesto is c

in washington, doug luzader, fox news. >>> time is 7:54. here's today's opening bell that started the trading day on wall street. china just announced it will raise tariffs on $75 billion of u.s. products against retaliation against president trump's planned increase in tariffs. china says the new tariffs, up 10 and 5% will hit two batches of products september 1st and december th. but we don't know yet, which imports would be affected. trading has been under way for just over an hour now. markets are going up at the moment. it's up. we'll keep an eye on it throughout the day. >>> ceo of hp is stepping down in november. that company based in palo alto says deon weisler is leaving because of a family problem. he became ceo in 2015 when hewlett packard split into two companies. he's going to be replaced by enrique lawrence. >>> time is 7:55. the faa is recruiting pilots from airlines around the world to test software changes that boeing is making to 737 max jets. now, the faa reportedly asked that some of the pilots have very little experienc

doug luzader has the very latest from washington, d.c. good morning, doug. >> reporter: good morning. the iowa caucuses are still six months away as the field takes shape. firing up the crowd in a critical swing state. the president in ohio last night, his response to the debate in detroit. and he tied all of the candidates in together. >> they vote for any democrat in 2020. it's a vote for the rise of radical socialism and the destruction of our great, our beautiful, our wonderful american dream. >> reporter: earlier at the white house, he singled out former vice president joe biden. >> i think biden did okay. he came through. he came limping through. he limped right through it. he got through it. he really did. i think he was okay. >> it kind of surprised me, the degree of criticism. >> reporter: he was surprised that president obama's handling of deportations became an issue. >> the good news for biden, he and six other democrats appear to have qualified for the debate in houston in september. others will spend the next month on the bu

doug luzader joins us live from conspiracy theory. >> reporter: the awe up thesey completed but the results not made public and little to quell the controversy. a mystery what happened inside the walls of this federal prison this manhattan. did jeffrey epstein commit suicide. he was found unresponsive in his cell. autopsy has been performed witnessed by one of the most famous medical examiners in the country but the results have not been made public. this morning, veteran tones attorneys this knock are stunned. >> the most profile individual able to kill himself. what, five or six days after getting suicide watch? it's absolutely ridiculous. >> reporter: this are reports there have been staffing issues at the prison and towards were workingover time. it is true that epstein had been accused of sex trafficking, accusations that could have implicated others this his circle. william barr was appalled and wants his staff to be updated every three hours on the investigation. @pump president trump retweeted a con spear theory that the clintons were involved. >> you hear different people asking qu

doug luzader joins us now live from washington dc where it doesn't appear anything will happen soon since the lawmakers are on summer vacation. >> reporter: gun control advocates since a real opportunity. washington has become a ghost town. the tumble weeds might as well beounds, hallways are empty and president trump departs for a 10- day vacation in new jersey after signaling something may move on gun control. he has spoke on the phone with democratic house speaker nancy pelosi and chuck schumer. they are pushing a bill to expands background checks for gunfires something that's passed the house but the white house suggested the president would veto it and nra facing problems put out a statement suggesting it was open to ideas to prevents violence, many proposals are nothing more than sound bite solutions which fail to address the root of the problem confront criminal behavior or make our communities safer. republican senate majority leader mitch mc connell, the subject of death threats over this issue said he was open to something. >> we are going to begin the discussions during the aug

as doug luzader tells us now, not everyone in those cities welcome the president's visit. >> reporter: the visits will be relatively brief but the president will almost certainly face protests. president trump preparing for the role that presidents have long played, traveling to dayton ohio and then el paso, texas after the communities were ravaged by gunmen over the weekend. >> what he wants to do is go to these communities and grieve with them, pray with them, offer condolences. >> it's just too soon. >> reporter: many el paso residents are not happy with the visit. veronica escobar plans to lead a protest. >> the other thing i heard, chris, totally unsolicited from victims still in the hospital, they grabbed my arm and tell me, tell him not to come here. >> reporter: the white house see as double standard. while the el paso shooter may have been angry over illegal ill greg, the gunman in dayton had his own political leanings. >> i'm hopping mad this morning because i see very little consistent coverage of the fact this dayton shooter has been confirmed as having a twitter feed that

lauren: doug luzader joins us from washington. >> reporter: this was a classic trump rally, ran about 90 minutes or so. this is the first big event since robert mueller testified on capitol hill and the president of course had that big democratic debate in detroit to talk about. he kind of lumped those democratic candidates all in together. >> no matter what label they use, they vote for any democrat -- a vote for any democrat in 2020 is a vote for the rise of radical socialism and the destruction of our great, our beautiful, our wonderful american dream. we're not going to let our country ever go down the route of socialism. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: we did not hear the controversial center back -- send her back chants loft nightt but he did allowed to the four democratic congresswoman congred the squad and he also talked about the economy. >> our nation is stronger today than ever before. we have the number one economy on earth. our spirit is strong. our stride is back. and our stand is clear. we are finally putting america first. [ cheering and applause ] >> it's about

doug luzader joan us live with the reason his visits to el paso and dayton are generating controversy. >> reporter: the visits will likely be brief and the president is almost certain to face protests. p trump preparing for the role that presidents long played. he will travel to dayton, ohio and then el paso, texas after the communities were ravaged by gunmen over the weekend. >> what he wants to do is go to the communities and grieve with them, pray with them, offer condolences. >> reporter: residents are not happy with the visit. veronica escobar plans to lead a protest. >> the other thing i heard is unsolicited from victims still to the hospital they grabbed my arm and tell me, tell him not to come here. >> reporter: the white house see as double standard. the shooter ma i have been motivated by range r over illegal immigration, a key issue for the president, the gunman in dayton had his own political leanings. >> i see little consistent coverage of the fact this dayton shooter has been confirmed as having a twitter feed supportive of antifa and elizabeth warren and bernie sanders.

in washington, doug luzader. >>> we're now hearing and seeing action. confrontation ended with the deputy shooting the suspect. >> i will tase you. >> the sheriff's department released this body camera video as part of a new law, requiring enforcement. in this incident, the deputy spotted the suspect near santa rosa plaza. the suspect appears to ignore the commands to stop. we're told that had no effect. when the deputy tries to stop him, police say the suspect took out a knife. the deputy then shot him. the suspect, identified as 42-year-old brad baymont has been charged with multiple felonies. >>> police in two contra costa cities were accused of three crimes. two weeks ago, hercules police shot a suspect after he crashed his car and allegedly pulled a loaded gun from his waistband. five days before that, hercules arrested a man with an ar47 rifle found hidden in his vest. >> over the last month, it has increased. has been noticeable. >> any time we locate a firearm within the vehicle or on a person, we'd like to think that possibly we prevented any f