. >>> a human rights activist from here in the bay area shot in the philippines. people close to him believe the government was behind it. up next we are hearing a friend of his who just came back from seeing him in the hospital. . >>> welcome back. a san francisco man working in the philippines for human rights d environmenlast w lee was shot and he was left for dead. now family members and supporters say the philippines government forces trying to kill him and they want the united states government to put pressure to protect him. am amber lee has more on that. >> brandon is in critical condition. he suffered multiple gun shot wounds. >> reporter: she just returned from the philippines after visiting the hospital for 37-year-old brandon lee, no relation, is being treated after being shot four times. she said he suffered multiple cardiac arrests. she met with his mother and brother. >> he believes that the mibehind this. the the people are still at large. >> reporter: last week on tuesday brandon was feeding his dog when someone shot him. the san francisco native moved there ten year

philippines. on theovernment to help him ng after a serious attack. good afternoon, i'm allie rasmus. we begin with developing news of a 3 alarm fire in jingle town, flames broke out, a warehouse on 23rd avenue and east 11th street. elissa harrington is live to explain what we know about what happened. do firefighters know how and where in the building this fire started? >> reporter: firefighters are n gaiting the cause. a woman i talked to who got here, believes she began it began in the back of the building. this is a very large building and takes up the entire block. you can see the damage , the roof collapsed. they are getting ready to tow a couple of vehicles away from the scene. flames tore through an oakland warehouse destroying 10 businesses. it is a commercial facility, artist collective co-op. 37 individual spaces for different kind of artist work, wood working or metal crafting, bronzing. >> reporter: the fire started around 6:20 a.m., and quickly engulfed part of the building which takes up the entire block of east 23rd near southbound 880. black smoke could be seen for miles

and friends of a bay area activist seriously hurt in the philippines. how they want from e u.s. embassy. >>> and proposed protections in the city of alameda. >>> and if you're hitting the roads, you should find a nice drive around the bay area. including on highway 24 on the way to the tunnel. >>> a friday forecast and temperatures are set to warm up. how much and what's in store for the weekend as we head into the long holiday weekend. the weather's perfect... family is all together and we switched to geico; saved money on our boat insurance. how could it get any better than this? dad, i just caught a goldfish! there's no goldfish in this lake. whoa! it's pure gold. we're gonna be rich... we're gonna be rich! it only gets better when you switch and save with geico. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. happening today, the man charged with killing two people in separate incidents on skyline boulevard in san mateo county is due in court. he's accused of luring a taxi driver to a remote part of the road and then stabbing him to death. the very next day he killed a tow truck driver.

francisco who was shot in the philippines is asking for help from the u.s. government. and they are getting the support of a supervisor in san francisco who traveled to the philippines to assess the situation firsthand. amber lee is in the city tonight and returned less they, supervisor haney met with the family, met with brandon and he said the activist is facing a threat while he is trying to recover from the shooting.>> the people who shot him are still at large, and he is in a hospital where he is incredibly vulnerable to them. >> supervisor matt haney has just returned from his trip to the philippines, in support of the san francisco native brandon lee, a human rights activist who was shot four times in front of his home. haney visited brandon in a rural area five hours north of manila. >> we believe that brandon is the first american citizen who has been a victim of a targeted assassination attempts. >> we have been harassed and threatened. >> last year brandon spoke in a video posted on social media about being threatened by the philippine government because of his work defending the

human rights activist shot in the philippines. his family and fines blame the philippines government. up next we will hear from a friend who just came back from visiting him in the hospital. >> first, we want to impress with you this live picture. look at the fog rolling in over the golden gate bridge. it's out there. that's incredible. good morning. you are watching mornings on 2. ♪ from the 5am wakers, to the 6am sleepers. and the hope this trip never enders. everyone uses their phone differently and in different places. that's why xfinity mobile created a different kind of wireless network. one that's designed to save you money by auto connecting to millions of secure wifi hot spots. and the best lte everywhere else. xfinity mobile. it's wireless reimagined. simple, easy, awesome. . >>> welcome back. >> he was so kind. you didn't hear one bad word about him. he loved his job. >> now we are talking about north korea and mixed signals washington and north korea about the future of nuclear negotiations. there was a test of short range missiles for a new weapon system that can fire

of a bay area activist seriously hurt in the philippines. how they want help from the u.s. embassy. >>> and proposed protection for renters in the city of alameda. how city leaders could grant them immediate relief. >>> a nice looking drive to start off with as you head out to the maze. we're expecting a slightly morning commute and a much easier evening commute. >>> well above average lows yesterday but the highs were a little bit below except by the coast what about today as we go into the friday forecast? >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. happening today, the man charged with killing two people in separate incidents on skyline boulevard in san mateo county is due in court. he's accused of luring a cab driver to a remote part of the road on june 17th and stabbing him to death. the very next day he killed a tow truck driver. the judge appointed two doctors to determine if he's mentally fit to stand trial. today the doctors are expected to delivery their reports. >>> the san francisco planning commission signed off on a proposal to convert a city apartment to a space for homeless

. the site is owned by jim watkins, a veteran in the philippines. members of the house, homeland security said he needs to address efforts to battle extremist content. >>> an east bay congressman hosted a town hall. he has been speaking out about the need for more gun control. >> worked very hard in the midterms to change the constitution post parkland. we won 17 seats where an nra endorsed member of congress had held the seat. we passed background checks and now it's time for the senate to act. >> at last night's town hall there were a wide range of opinions on how to stop mass shootings. >> we don't want to take the gun away from home who hunt or the pistols from people who want to protect their home. assault weapons, most of the people weren't in the military who have them. >> the congress ma'am said he wants the senate majority leader to call a vote on the two bills passed by the house. one on background checks for private and online gun sales and another giving the fbi a longer period of time to investigate potential buyers. the congress ma'am said congressman said he wants

philippines, a lot of it was things you got as a kid from her mother. just sentimental value. >> they believe the intruder gained access to an open sliding glass door, first jumping into people's backyards. >> he just hopped these two fences and came in that way. >> the family alerted neighbors next door who shared more video of the suspected thief walking down the street minutes prior. they suspect he's homeless and appeared intoxicated. the thief described to be roughly 6 feet tall, balding with a beard, tattoos on his right forearm and a tattoo band on his left forearm. neighbors not surprise, saying they are tightening their vigilance. >> you have to have everything locked it down. blur getting so desperate and so bold. >> the family worries he may have been watching the home for some time, and are grateful knowing it could have been worse. >> he could've had a weapon, he could've harmed them, he could have ran into my father-in-law and reacted any possible way.>> the family is hoping the video proof will lead to an identity, in the alarm system. >> we've also been following devel

francisco human rights activist who was shot in the philippines. this morning at 10:00 a.m., san francisco supervisor matt haney called a news conference. the supervisor came back from the philippines and he visited brandon lee in the hospital. brandon lee's family believes he was targeted because of his work defending the rights of farmers and indigenous people. they asked the u.s. embassy to help bring him home to san francisco because they think he is in danger in the philippines. >> our government, when you have one of our people out there in need and in a dire situation, you have to be there for them. >> the supervisor haney said brandon lee is conscious and managed to mouth the words thank you. but he needs better care to make a full recovery. the supervisor's 10:00 a.m. news conference this morning will be at san francisco's city hall. >>> it's 738time. the federal election commission is summoning facebook, goggle and twitter to a meeting next month on digital disinformation. the scc said it's concerned that new forms of russian style social media manipulation will target the 2020 e

effort to bring a human rights advocate home from the philippines. >>> good afternoon. i'm gasia mikaelian. >> and hurricane dorian has strengthened to a category 3 storm. and it could get even more powerful as it heads across the atlantic before hitting florida on monday. the national oceanic and atmospheric administration flew a plane near the storm. what could hit florida as a category 4 storm. >> cristina rendon is live at the airport. first responders are on stand by for deployment. >> reporter: that's right. we already know at least one bay area firefighter is on the east coast. he had to take a connecting flight to puerto rico. he's one of 20 people that's part of a nationwide task force. they were initially stationed in puerto rico when dorian was a tropical storm. and when it strengthened to a hurricane, it's now repositioned and they are headed to florida. the menlo park fire chief is part of the task force. they are prepping and are on standby, ready to respond to incidents just like this. they have not been activated but they'll help if they get the call. >> these tea

philippines. san francisco supervisor matt haney has scheduled a news conference that will get underway in about 30 minutes. supervisor haney just returned from the philippines, where he visited with brandon lee in the hospital. lee's family believes he was targeted because of his work defending the rights of farmers and indigenous people. they asked the u.s. embassy to help bring him home to san francisco because they believe he is in danger there in the philippines. >> our government, we have one of our people out there in need and in a dire situation. we have to be there for them. >> supervisor haney says lee is conscious and managed to say the words thank you, but that he does the better care to make a full recovery. >>> president trump has issued more than half a dozen new rules and regulations designed to limit immigration in the past week. the democratic opposition is building a. reporter gillian turner has more from the white house. >> reporter: it's been a big week for immigration policy here at the white house. president trump announcing a number of new rules and regu

. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ . >>> we have new information about a human rights activist shot in the philippines. he went to see brandon lee. the family believes he was targeted because of his work. to help them bring lee home. they believe he's in danger. >> he needs the support of this community and the support of the u.s. government, the federal representatives and we're calling on them to step up as speaker pelosi hasn't insure his safety. he is in a very precarious position in terms of his safety. >> he said lee is improving in the hospital despite undergoing several surgeries and eight cardiac arrests. >>> a landmark labor bill could affect uber and lyft drivers by changing their work status. tom interviews one of the most experienced labor supports. >> if passed and by the governor the bill would rewrite labor law in a major way. michael a labor lawyer is former director of the california preliminary development department. >> it's as big an earthquake and furious a battle as i've seen. it becomes more difficult to classify workers as independent contractors. >> the bill has a long way to go. >> it will

philippines and is facing political persecution. the man is from san francisco, he has worked as an advocate for indigenous people in the philippines a number of years and he was shot at his home tuesday. he is currently in critical condition. the government previously declared him an enemy of the state, several organizations rallied on his behalf outside city hall in san francisco yesterday. >>> on tuesday, august 6 he picked up his daughter from school, went home, had dinner with her, when outside to feed the dogs and that was when he was shot. four times in the back, and in the spine. by unknown assailants. but brandon knows who they were. >> international monitoring groups have accused philippines president duranty of attacking his memories his enemies and eroding human rights, they want congress and the u.s. embassy to investigate the shooting. >>> a modesto city council denied a request to hold a straight pride rally in a city park organizers say they would celebrate traditional gender roles, christianity and western civilization, critics accused them of wanting to spreading h

had come back prom the philippines and had stuff out. a lot of it was things she got from her mother when she was a kid. >> the family alerted neighbors on next door that shared more video of the suspect walk down the street minutes earlier. they believe he is homeless and say he appeared to be intoxicated. the family has installed more cameras and a new alarm system. >>> today a man detained three months by immigration agents will be in san francisco telling his story during a vigil outside of the offices of ice. supporters of armando lopez say daily city police pulled him over in may and they toned him over to ice. his supporters say that violates california sanctuary law. ice released escobar lopez monday while his case moves through the courts. >>> immigration and customs enforcement says almost half of the 680 workers detained during a massive raid at mississippi food plants are now back with their families. it happened wednesday at 7 factories in the of mississippi. agents surrounded those plants to keep workers from escaping. 680 workers. >> reporter: taken into custody, 300 r

philippines. members say the site is linked to white supremacist and extremist violence. the man suspected in the el paso shooting posted on that site. >>> a milestone for a charity, the gilroy, foundation, has topped a million dollars. donations have poured in following the july 28th attack. all funds go to survivors as well as the families of the three people killed. >>> a north bay doctor is accused of elder abuse. how they are looking into his background and the events leading up to the opioid deaths of four patients. >>> how soon city leaders may decide on a location for the homeless. >>> and a live picture of oaklansun is just beginning to make an appearance. things are already heating up. you're catching mornings on 2 on ktvu. mia is crushing her sales conference. and she's about 10 minutes from a hotel by wyndham. jeff is flying to... but hey, 10 minutes from a wyndham. with over 6,000 hotels across the country, a great hotel by wyndham is closer than you think. visit wyndhamhotels.com. >>> from ktvu fox 2 news, this is mornings on 2. >> all right. we're watching the opening bell o

. >>> the site is owned by a u.s. military veteran who lives in the philippines. members of the house homeland security committee says it's linked to white supremacy and extreme violence. the man suspected in the elorte anti-immigrant writings on the >>> in fremont. >> it's unfortunate that choosing two locations only provides the city in half. >> coming up. arguments for and against the two proposed sites. >>> and what an administration official is saying about the poem etched into the statue of liberty. many critics are calling him un- american. >>> from ktvu fox 2 news, this is mornings on 2. >>> good morning to you and welcome back to mornings on 2. it's thursday morning, august 15th. i'm dave clark. >> and i'm claudine wong in for pam cook. >> you might be thinking it's 10:00 or 11:00. >> no sun but we can feel it anyway. >> off to a warm start, a launching pad with temperatures soaring. a warm to hot thursday and a heat advisory in place. and a spare the air alert. and fire danger is high. we don't have extreme winds but when it gets hot and dry, fire danger is a concern.

veteran who is living in the philippines. members of the house homeland security committee said he needs to address efforts to battle extremist content. the host of the site pulled the service monday and took it off line. >>> an east bay congressman hosted a town hall about the recent mass shootings. he has been out spoken about the need for more gun control. >> worked very hard in the midterms to change the congress post parkland. we won 17 neats where an nra endorsed member of congress had health that seat. >> at last night's town hall there were many opinions on how to stop the mass shootings. >> we don't want to take the guns people who hunt or the pistols from people who want to protect their home. assault weapons, most of the people who have them weren't in the military. >> the congressman wants the p time to investigate potential gun buyers. he also wants president to support an assault weapons ban and a buy back program for the 15 million assault weapons on the streets. >>> overnight the nra sent us this response to the congressman's town hall saying in part, the nra welcom

in here showering. she's just come back from the philippines so she had stuff out. a lot of it was stuff she got from her mother. sentimental value. things you just can't replace. >> for families who alerted neighbors on their next of door app. they shared even more video of this suspected thief minutes later. take a look. they believe he's a homeless man. he appeared to be intoxicated. they don't know. the family has now installeddine more security cameras and a new alarm system. >> very scary. to see that. >>> 7:19. let's check in with allie, who is in for sal. >> 880 is still a problem spot. you mentioned there is that warehouse fire burning at east 11th and 25th street. that is slowing down traffic in that part of oakland. several at 880. you can see the backup there, in this traffic camera, in the northbound directions. and this is sluggish liesh this all the way through to downtown oakland, past that fire. i want to show you a map of the area, so you can see what we're talking about. backup extends in the south direction, close to san leandro. so it is getting heavier as the