♪ a parolely accused f clear clear. >> a parolely accused of running down an officer has been caught. >> the officer contues to cover. theresa garcias live in the fremont policdepartment. theresa. >> officer brower is expected to go home from the hospital sometime later this week and there's an additional sense of relief because his attempted killer is in custody what helped catch him is good detective work plus a savvy citizen watching the media coverage of monday's mayhem. law enforcemt took no chances

arresting diaz in los anges this morning. >> i'm sure they walked up with guns drawn but there was no fleeing, there was no flight. >> fremont police detectives have been on the hunt for diaz since monday morng when he plowed a delivery van into motorcycle officer patrick brower. when the 43-year-old officer spotted the van, diaz saw him but chose instead to ram into him dragging him against two lanes of trfic and pinning him against light pole. the officer survived but with a leg wound. >> knowing he was out of the l.a. area and l.a p. d. this intel vince on him, there was a prediction where he may flee to. >> those locations were being watched closely and officers saw diaz walk into a los geles home he was known to visit. >> he continued to watch the

house. about 5 a.m. this morning he came out of the house. it was confirmed that was him. the officers made contact with him and took him into custody. >> turns out diaz is already in the law enforcement system on parole for a grand theft prediction. they already knew he was from southern california. they were al tipped off by a citizen contacted by the suspect. >> after seeing the news media coverage about this, that individu contacted our investigators yesterday, saw a photographf this individual and said that is the man that we helped get a cab. >> that cab dropped diaz off at a south bay bus terminal where he then headed to l.a. and that's where his journey has ended. >> now, police expect to transport alexander diaz to alamedcounty sometime today. right now he's being held in los angeles county jail. he'll face atteted murder of an officer. live in frent, theresa garcia, abc 7 news. >> theresa, thank you. right now two u.s. senate

committees are considering legislation to provide disaster relief for the families and community impacted by the san brungas explosion and fire. meantime pg&e has changed its mind and decided it wi now release maps of its pipelines and shutoff valves to local fire departments. the utilit has notified san jose and contra costa couy leads that it will provide them wh detailed maps but ordered them not to make the maps public. a federal agency admitted they can't give out those maps under open records becae the government doesn't have copi of the various utities' emergency plans. there's currently no regulation requiring companies to submit their plans. >> investigato are at the scene of a suspicious fire of an abandoned building in east oakland trying to determine a cause. that fire was first reported just after 11:00 last night. it took about an hour for cws to knock it down but not before it had done seriousamage to the structure officials say ts is the fifth

time this home' burned. there was also the discery of a home full of tires. officials arworried they could smolder for hours. >> the exact details of a new budget deal. the new budget proposal, now a record 93 days late, is expected to close a $19 billion deficit without imposing new taxes. you lawmakers say the latest agreement proposes more an $7 billion in spending cuts, however, it includes an increase in spending for public schools and partially restored several programs vetoed by the governo last year including restored funding for child welfare services and the office of aids. a pl relies on $5.3 billion in expected federal funds. many critics said that's unrealistic.

the full legislature is expected to vote on the plan tomorrow. the several rank and file members have raised concerns the current prosal is not realistic. >> meanwhile state controller warns he may have to start issuing iou's if a budget isn't passed soon. last year a budget impasse, only the second time since the great depression californiaad to pay bills with iou's. this year would be the third. the u.s. supreme court is hearing emotional free speech argumentless tod, the father of a dead marine to grieve privately against the rights of a church group that picketed his son's funeral. jenelle? >> the supreme court justices listened to both sides about an hour this morning. they did express concern. justice ruth ginsburg said, "this is a case about exploing a private family's grief. elaina kagan said demonstrators were at a private funeral. it filled the courtroom with

spectators and nearly 100 reporters." >> lines setched around the u.s. supme court as it takes up one of the most controversial cases in recent years. at issue? the first amendment and free speech. the fight? whether protestors can disrupt military funerals. >> the mere fact you can call yourse having your feelings hurt is not enough to shut up the speech. >> the father of attorney margie phelps i at the center of this figh the pastor has protested nationwide because they say soldiers fighand died for a country that supports gay rights. one protest occurred. >> conduct was so extreme it went beyond all possible bans of basic human decency >> the action led al snyder to

sue the church calling their actions harassment but he lost and even had to pay the church $16,000 in attory fees, outraging many, including "fox news" host bill o'reilly who called into "good morning america" to offer to pay those costs. los gatos momhose son mark died in the 9/11 attacks organized a counterprotest whe pastor phelps picketed in the bay area earlier this year. even though she despises what the church is doing theyave a point when it comes to freedom of speech. they have a right do that. i'm not going to try to protest that. i think their speech and their mann condemns them far more than we can by declaring our righteous indignation at their outrageous acts. >> a first amendment expert say if the supreme court les the first amendment plays out differently at funerals, it would be unprecedented. a ruling in the case of snyder

v. phelps is expected next summer. >> the white house says president obama supports rect attempts by the afghan government to negotiate peace with taliban insurgents. however, the white house press secretary gibbs reiterated taliban leaders must renounls the use of violence and their support for al-queda. a washington post report out today says afghanistan president karzai's government has made contact wi senior taliban officials based in pakistan. gibbs says the president supports a reconciliaon process but it's up to afghan leaders to decide with whom to reconcile. >> rightow in washington d.c., president obama has handed out the nation's highest award for valor. the parents of army staff sergeant robert miller will accept the medal honor from president obama and they have just done so. let's take you live to the white house now for the ceremony. and you can see the president right there with the parents. the harriurg pennsylvania native was leading a patrol of u.s. and afghanistan trps near

the pakista border in june 2008 when insurgents open fire. despite being woued twice in the chest, miller continued firing and throwing grenades at the enemy ultimately sacrifices his own life to protect his fellow soldiers. >> a new field poll survey says a political endorsement from sarah palin which many consider political goals may not be something to brag about in california the survey found 58% of registered calirnia voters have an unfavoble vie of the former vice presidential candidate. only 33% had a favorable view. palin has endorsed carly fiorina challenging the incumbent barbara boxer. a reminder, ab 7 is sponsoring two upcoming debates with the silicon valley leadersp group and mercy news. the first between mayor gavin newsom. friday a11:15 we'll have the candidates for state school

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they were releasing only 210,000 gallons a day. the actual name came out to be closer to b.p.'s worst case figure. >> hungary, a toxic sludge but through a resevoir. thick red mud and toxic water. four people were killed. hundreds had to be evacuated after the resevoir failed. the mud is so toxic it can burn throh shoes and clothing. called stil an ecological disaer. >> people of that been injured. that's our firs concern. this is a serious problem. >> it's unclear exactly what part of the resevoir failed. officials say no irregularities were found whe it was inspected two weeks ago but one environmental group claims it's been warning the government of the possibility of such a disaster for years. >> did you get showered on?

still a possibility. >> may hear thund, see a littlelight ning, too. the sky over sfo clear as is the runways so there's no flight arrival or departure delays. chances of thunderstorms this afternoon. >> an unscripted moment cahes president obama off guard during the speech. his quick comeback that had the crowd laughing.

♪ we cannot -- oops! (laughter) >> was that my -- (laughter) >> oh, goodness! that's all rig. (laughter) >> all of you know who i am. (cheers and applause) >> what's missingrom that podium? the presidential seal which fell off. president obama took thin in stride. he was speaking at fortune magazine's most powerful women's summit. >> great sense of humor. veryuick. >> yeah. >> mike nicco talking about

sprinkles here. >> last coup of days including this morning. take a look at some of the video and show you how bad the rain has be, especily around the phoenix area where we had floodi yesterday, some flash flooding and also some golf ball size hail. you can see how heavy the rain was coming down and how it flooded the roads. when people drive by you, it tends to soak you. >> that poor reporter. >> at least she's not in a hurricane. the hail there, look at that. a tornado this morning about 5:30 around belmont. 15 homes in belmont are in -- you can't live in 'em! and there's about 30 people being displaced because of it unfortunately. south beach back to the northeast up around hercules there. and you can see it's prty clear outside but we are still monitoring some storms with live doppler 7 hd. those storms are to our south right now. we've put it into motion. kind of rotating to the north

and moves into our southern sections, the best aa where we can see those showers and thunderstorms. temperatures 58 in the hills around los gatos. the rest of us 60s now. pretty comfortable for your lunch hour. low to mid-60s the monterey bay and mid to upper 60s salinas and gilroy. number one highlight is the chance of a scattered shower today and the possibili of isolat thunder. drying out tonigh but the drying won't be enough that the fog could possibly warm us and clouds could linger but for the most part dry, sunny and much warmer as we head through and into and through the weekend. all right. for today down in the south bay, peninsula low 70s. around the coast low to mid-60s. south san francisc and sausalito mid to upper 60s. the north y valleys, low to mid-70s for you. upper 60s to near 70 degrees with sunshine overthe east bay. we'll see a few more clouds as those storms get near to the east by valleys.

low to mid-70s for you. best chance of storms, monterey bay, upper 60s. mo hill, gilroy, hollister low to mid-70s. scattered ones in the sierra. clouds lingering but our deepest valleys under an early clear sky and could possibly h the upper 40s while the rest of us are in the low to mid-5s. an area of low pressure back this way towards it. as long as it's sitting on top of us, we have the rising air and moisture needed for more of those showerso develop this afternoon. when they do, expect just a little light rain and a little thunder, really remote. seven-day forecast, big picture for the next seven days. how about the next sev after today. we'll talk abo some sunshine. not nearly as cloudy tomorrow. but it won't be warm until the weekend, saturday and sunday. that's when we start to se the warmesweather. >> we'll enjoyit, mike. thanks. >> you bet. >> the tourists may like the weather, too, but they're facing a change here.

san francisco tour bus operators will soon have to unplug their microphones. board of supervisors president david shu asked for new rules reguting the tourists. he wants to restrict loud speakers to announce touris sites. many residents complned about the loud commentary coming from open air sight seeing buses. he wants penalties for bus that idle too long or block traffic. passengers will be offered head phones the new federal healthcare overhaul is going to mean millions of californians will be able to afford health insurance. that's according to an independent study. an estimated 3.500-0000 california will be eligible for federal tax credit to cut the cost of their health coverage. the benefits would kick in when they begin buying policies from the insurance exchange being set up the beginning of the year 2014. >> eco friendly isn't always consumer friendly.

the federal trade commission is issuing new guidelin for businesses hoping to clear up what cpanies mean with green plans and what consumers understand. clarifying when to use terms like ecofriendly and recyclable. they also explain when they can promote certifications or seals of approval. theuides were last updated in 1998 before phrases like renewable energy were widely used. >> and we have more ahead. big bling for barbie! the one of a kind doll looking to turn heads and set a new record. barbara boxer.

she fought to get our verans the first full combat care centein california. her after school law's keeping a million kids off the street

and out of gangs. and she's fighting every day to create n jobs. boxer: i'm working to make lifornia the leader in clean energy, to jump-start our small sinesses with tax credits and loans, to create thousands more california job i'm barba boxer and i approve this message because

today on oprah at 4:00, revisiting the mother with multiple personalities. critical details of the proposed state budget are starting to emerge. what itill bring to california's classrooms. and changes in store for facebook.com users. the social net working site is holding a news conference to unveil what's next. >> finally a barbie doll for big girls. the custom designed doll will wear a necklace featuring a real one karat pink diamond. she's up for auction in new york

for 300,000 to $500,000. the doll is designed to wear a black strapless dress and stiletto >> she will be the world's most expensive barbie. all the proceeds will benefit the breast cancer research foundation in support of breast cancer awareness month. >> sort of ups the ante for ken. (laughter) >> last look. >> show you what's goin on. a lot of glimmering and shimmering shine. a lot of necklaces if you could go outside because there's a lot of sunshine. >> there yo

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