the va la hoe man who rushed the cockpit will be in court today. a split for one of hollywood's best-known coupled. what arnold and maria have to say about it. this is today in the east bay. good morning, everyone. i'm scott mcgrew. it's 4:30. it's either late monday night or

early tuesday morning. let's check in with christina loren. good morning. >> in the east bay, it's cool out there. if you are just waking up with us, grab the jacket, something you can peel off in the heat of the day. we are going to warm up to the 70s. the marine layer is not going to push inland. the marine layer is in full force. we are going to drop off in temperature tomorrow. i'll tell you why and when the next batch of rain arrives. let's get you to work now at 4:31. how does it look out there, mike. >> right now, the maze is great. it's going to change over the morning. we are looking at 880 for an earlier accident taking place, getting cleared from the roadway. northbound 880 an alva ra doe.

a car went over on its side. is tow truck was taking awhile. it's northbound toward the san mateo bridge. >> back to you. the vallejo man who rushed the pilots door. a plane has to make a quick landing after terrifying moments in the sky. two different stories are surfacing about the man police arrested. cheryl hurd is in vallejo where the suspect was staying with family. >> reporter: he's known to travel from coast-to-coast. he considered vallejo home because he has family here. no one knows why he rushed the cockpit. >> the pilot said we'll be landing in 30 minutes. a couple minutes later, a guy

was pacing toward the cockpit and screaming. >> reporter: she was sitting on the flight. he watched this man walk briskly down the aisle of the plane heading straight toward the cockpit. a fellow passenger told what he thought he said. >> i'm a speaker of arabic and it translates into a montra of god is great. passengers took him down, cuffed him. >> a group of us were nervous. a group of people were crying. it's emotional. it happens in one in a million flights. he has passport from yemen, a vallejo address. this man has the same name as

the passenger arrested. >> i know he didn't mean harm to anybody. he's not a terrorist or political. he's just a regular guy trying to feed his family. >> reporter: he says his cousin has a wife and two children in yemen. he attended school and tried to find work in new york to be closer to his brother. he didn't know his cousin was coming back to the bay area. >> it's blown out of proportion. i think he was trying to talk to someone. >> reporter: his cousin has a medical condition, rheumatoid arthritis and he has to walk around. in vallejo, cheryl hurd, today in the bay. >> the one arrested is in custody in a san mateo jail. he'll be charged with interfering with a flight

attendant. there could be more charges added at today's hearing. teachers all over the area will tonight their protest. they will be at local malls grading papers to show how much they work after kids go home in the afternoon. yesterday, some teachers marched on the state capital. it's tough to hear but they said education, not incarceration. they say they sacrificed enough. there's no more room for cuts. 65 demonstrators were booked after a sit-in in the rotunda. more demonstrations are expected throughout the week. a five-day nurses strike is over this morning. nurses are expected to return to work after protesting the hospital's change to benefits. the new rules require nurses to

pay more for health care if they want to use children's hospital for their children. otherwise, they get full coverage at kaiser. they have been negotiating for more than a year about the contract. a scheme to steal drugs from police evidence is out on jail. the prosecutor says he's dangerous to the public. he's accused of many things including threatening several people, stealing drugs, guns and cash from police evidence lockers. they say he may have used some of the stolen cash to post a $500,000 bail friday night. after 25 years of marriage, one of the most dynamic couples appears to be calling it quits. maria shriver and arnold schwarzenegger are separating. california's former first lady says she has moved out of their

brentwood mansion. they made a joint statement saying this has been a time of great personal and professional transition for each of us. we came to this decision together. at this time, we are living apart while we work on the future of our relationship. arnold schwarzenegger has been on a tour. they have four children and they say they will continue to parent together. it's 4:37. let's check in with christina. good morning. >> good morning, good thing we are not breaking up on this morning show. we will anchor together. this morning is nice and clear. a bit of a marine layer out at sea. unfortunately, the marine intrusion is going to keep the temperatures down tomorrow. this looks like one of the warmest days of the week. high pressure is in control. it is mild out there.

pretty mild start. temperatures range between the 50s and upper 40s. 72 in concord. really a mild day across the board. really perfect weather in the heat of the day. you can open up your windows and let the sunshine in. you don't have to worry about paying the heater bill today. let's find out if you are paying the heater bill in the car. is it cold enough for the heater? >> from the temperature, i'm saying it is. from driving in, i would say yeah, you could use a little heater. we are looking at union city where we have the accident. these folks are out of their car and waiting for the tow truck to finish hooking things up. 880 and alva ra doe on the shoulder. no injuries reported there. southbound side at the top of your screen at a street coming through hayward, a new accident reported there. it's in the fast lane. an ambulance has been called to

the scene. we'll watch this as well. both directions up toward the san mateo bridge. the south side is of concern. no major issues through the dublin interchange from 580. a live look out there at the bay bridge toll plaza. as we expect, it's 4:39. 4:39 is a big deal if you are trying to wake up. >> it's part of a strange, exclusive club. coming up, we are going to find out what it was like for jaycee dugard. details of a new book, coming up next. major trouble in the east as the country deals with massive flooding. a possible battle of the bay. round two in the making. the as come up big. if you went to the battle, you

take the bay bridge. it is 4:39. we'll be back in a minute.

you are look at a picture of the golden gate bridge. it is 4:42. thousands of people do not have power in san francisco. pg&e reporting a large outage. nearly 4,400 customers affected.

from vaness to green street. crews expect to have power on to 2,000 people by 6:00. jaycee dugard is going to publish a book. it will be released in hard cover, an e-book and audio book as well that will be narrated by dugard herself. she only made it through fifth grade before she was kidnapped. the book tells the story of being held nearly 18 years in a shed in antioch. she talked about giving birth to two daughters. it's due out july 12th. it looks like microsoft could close a deal to buy skype. $8 billion price tag on this. for more, let's turn to sharita brantley who is live at cnbc

headquarters. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, scott. it's hinting at a positive open. stocks rallied. crude jumped $5 yesterday, but is a touch lower today below $102 a barrel. keep an eye on wholesale gas prices as flooding threatens gas refineries. asia was higher overnight and europe as well. we get data on wholesale trade. business travel is back. companies plan to send more people on the road. a new survey from get there finds 61% expect their travel budgets to increase between 1% and 10%. a year ago, only a third of managers had trouble in spending. business trips are necessary to make money, even as the cost of doing so goes up. with higher air fares and hotel

room rates. also, microsoft plans to announce today that it will buy skype for about $8 billion. skype has 124 million users each month. this will be the biggest deal for microsoft. we expect more news on that today. >> thank you much. uc berkeley narrowing down locations for the second campus. there are six finalists. alameda point, berkeley aquatic park. golden gate fields, richmond station and the sight on the emeryville-berkeley border. it's to consolidate the existing laboratory programs. the majority of the 4200 employees work on the main site in berkeley hills, 20% work in the east bay. a decision will be made by november. the mississippi river reached a record level.

the city fighting water for weeks. now the river crested at 48 feet. one emergency management official says it will take a few weeks before the crisis is over. >> all we can do now is let the water go down, try to keep people safe and patient. give them the assistance they need. this is going to be with us for another few weeks. >> downstream, the trouble just started. many people forced to move to higher ground. in louisiana, where the flooding has yet to hit, the army corps of engineers. >> enough water to if you want to wash your car, put it off. we will see enough rain to give your car a shine. temperature wise is really, really nice. we'll see the sunshine and stay

dry, then the changes arrive for the weekend. as you can see, this is the weather maker. it's a ways a way. high pressure is going to build in. wind prone areas throughout the bay. that's the case today. keep that in mind, the east bay hills are breezy now. it will be breezy today. not as bad for the south bay and peninsula. if you are headed to the city for work, it should be nice. clear conditions for the second half of the day. tomorrow, mostly cloudy skies. enjoy the clear skies we have for you. the marine layer is going to push inland and hamper the temperatures coming from 74 degrees. we thought we would climb through thursday, but that marine layer is going to put a damper on things for us. 75 for thursday. theks weekend, the showers arri late saturday. another round of rain sunday. monday, partial clearing, but look where the temperatures fall to the 60s.

if we are talking 65 degrees, the city will struggle to break into the 60s. it's going to get cold around here one more time. it is may. we are close to grads and dads time. back to you, scott. >> thank you very much. 4:48 now. jana morris joins me on the phone. she is from pg&e. how many people are affected. >> caller: 4100 customers without power now. portions of nob hill is without power. portions of russian hill is without power and it looks like that's the general perimeter or communities i should say in which customers are affected. again, 4,100 customers. they lost power between 1:15 and 1:30 this morning. we hope to get it restored by

6:00 a.m. >> do we know what caused this? >> caller: not yet. we are patrolling the area and hopefully we identify the cause. we have been able to determine customers should be able to receive power by 6:00. hopefully, there's not much of an impact getting ready for work. >> that's a big artery there. are the traffic lights working? >> caller: i have heard reports of both. i don't believe the entire thoroughfare is affected. it looks like a good portion of it is. customers, if they are leaving before 6:00 a.m., they may experience power outages in the area and impact the traffic light and hopefully we'll get it back on here quickly. >> keep us updated and i'll let mike know as well. the as try to continue their winning ways in texas. top of the third, josh

willingham hit as three-run shot to deep left field. it's all they needed to beat the texas rangers, 7-2. the pitcher is 6-0 on the season. if first as starter to reach that mark since stewart did it 21 years ago. a game out of first place in the division. coming up, headed home. the nuclear crisis is far from over, but some are allowed into the danger zone for a brief visit. the poll shows the president's approval numbers are climbing. with the boost, the president is headed to the u.s.-mexico border to take on immigration reform. a preview from washington, next. as we take 880 through oak lanld, you are five -- 580, sorry. 880 is where i'm focusing because of the couple earlier accidents. i'll give you the latest, coming

up.

it's 4:53. you are looking at 880. lots going on out there. we are going to check in with mike in a moment. dozens of people in walnut creek are going bald for kids diagnosed with cancer. it's for the foundation for childhood cancer research. we gave you a sneak preview in

may around the bay. laura helping to shave a couple heads on the air. 40 men, women and kids expected to go bald today. let's look at what's coming up later on today in the bay. marla tellez is somewhere. >> i'm in the news room. good morning, scott. who does not want a bobble head of willy mays? but to steal one at gunpoint? we explore the city known as the heart of the bay, hayward. it has one of the oldest breweries in california and may have inspired actor, producer, writer, director, tom hanks latest movie, "larry crown." >> we were talking act the lights out at vaness. >> yeah. as folks heard, coming through sacramento, green and clay, may have signals out because of the outage. we continue to follow that.

on the east bay, we have an overturned vehicle that's been cleared. northbound 880 att alvarado. watch that. no slowing because there's three lanes to take over the traffic. one lane is blacked heading into the area. a steady camera and steady flow. a nice drive between the peninsula and east bay. >> thank you. this morning, japan's earthquake residents got a look at the nuclear zone. they were able to gather their belongings and check out their homes. this is the first time they felt safe enough to go back. 100 residents were able to make the brief trip. the death of osama bin laden consumed much of the president's

time this week. today, his focus returns to immigration and the budget battle with congress. tracie potts has a look at what's next. >> reporter: a new nbc poll shows president obama's rating is up three points to 52% since catching osama bin laden. this afternoon, he takes the boost to el paso, texas to urge public support for immigration reform. >> we weren't able to achieve it in the first part of the term, the president's term, but it remains a priority of the president's. >> reporter: especially heading into 2012. the democrats need hispanic voters. right now, they are frustrated. record deportations. the white house says he'll argue reform creates jobs. that nbc poll found less than four in ten americans like how the president handled the economy. over $14 trillion in debt.

>> without significant spending cuts and changes in the way we spend the american people's money, there will be no increase in the debt limit. >> reporter: by significant, he means trillions in cuts. vice president biden sits down with democrats and republicans to work on that today. and president obama meets separately with them later this week. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. coming up, new and disturbing details coming out about the serial killer. what police found in his home, plus, why the wok at the center of the gang rape case stands to gain millions even though the trial is over. - working out can be totally cool.

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