. here at the hospital a police officer continues to fight for his life while in southern california say they have arrested the alleged gunman. >> a rescue crew pulled a man to safety from a car crash that sparked a grass fire in the east bay. >> barbara boxer -- what the united states senator said today about her opponent. >> up and thousands attend a controversial rally. why a bay area animal rescue

foundation got complaining about that rally. >> this is ktvu channel 2news at six. >> good evening. i'm heather holmes. >> a manhunt over about two hours ago. ktvu learned the man accused of shooting todd young is in custody. san diego police confirm the arrest. they say the 20-year-old was taken into custody this afternoon near the united states mexico border. meantime tonight todd young is young is in critical condition. john joins us live now with new details on this developing story. >> reporter: this is the hospital. right now police officers and family are holding vigil for one of their own. at the same time thalled shooter is now in police custody in southern california. inside the oakland hospital the 39-year-old police officer todd

young has been through three surgeries and used 60 units of blood since yesterday. >> he isn't out of the woods yet and everybody needs to keep him in their thoughts and prayers. >> reporter: he was shot several times in the pelvis and remains in critical but stable condition. as young fought for his life this morning swat officers from multiple agencies flooded into the dakota neighborhood of union city searching for the gunman. >> any time we have a crime involving a hand gun or certainly in this case involving the shooting of a police officer we will come in with our tactical teams. >> reporter: the 20-year-old suspect grew newspaper this neighborhood but he hadn't been there in several months. he fired on young and other officers yesterday afternoon in east oakland as they tried to arrest him on a variety of charges. >> he was wanted on felony evasion and domestic violence and pointing a firearm at the child's mother. he needs to be brought to

justice. >> reporter: to get away he allegedly car jacked a car that police recovered early this morning. late this afternoon we confirmed with san diego police that they arrested him near the mexico border. after ditching the car it's not clear how he got there. >> if we learn that there is a familiar, friend or gang member hiding him or keeping him from the police agencies we will bring charms against those people. >> reporter: now it's a matter of getting him back to the bay area. that will coincide with the task of supporting the officer and his wife and two children. ktvu channel 2news. >> for more on this developing story log onto the website at ktvu.com. >> oakland police also investigating two homicides. the first was very close to the area where the officer was shot. that happened on the 1400 block of 83rd avenue this morning. police shut down the intersection to search for the

suspect who apparently escaped. no details about the victim or the crime. police are also investigating the death of an unidentitied man whose body was found wrapped in a rug. the body was found at 9:30 this morning on the 900 block of 89th avenue. police in fairfield investigating a possible gang related drive by shoot that wounded two teen boys aged 15 and 17. they were shot at 5:30 yesterday at parkway gardens their injuries aren't life threatening. investigators say one shot came from a dark blue, mid1990s model buick. anybody with intersection is asked to call police. >> a man is in the hospital after being pulled from a burning car that sparked a grass fire. the 19-year-old was driving under the influence when he crashed his vehicle into a pole

in brentwood boulevard around 4:13. the accident caused the fire that eventually grew to 20 acres before being contained. the driver was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. dozens of homes have been evacuated as firefighters battle the 850-acre fire. it's burning 30 miles north of grass valley on the western side of the tahoe national forest. fire officials say strong winds are expected through the night making even more difficult and dangerous for crews trying to contain the flames. the fire started around 4:00 p.m. yesterday. there is no word yet on how it started. >> a baby girl back home with her mother tonight after her father allegedly kidnapped her yesterday from a daycare center. police say the 26-year-old javier martinez took her and then called the mother and threatened to kill himself and the girl. authorities say late last night

officers convinced him to turn himself in. ? search teams found an 84-year- old woman early this morning more than 12 hours after she went missing. police say joyce has alzheimer's and had wander away from her home yesterday morning. she was found in a dry creek bed. she was taken to the hospital for observation and besides being shaken officers said she appeared to be okay. the countdown is on until the first prime time debate between barbara boxer and her challenger. the double digit unemployment is certain to come up. ken pritchett with more election coverage. >> reporter: with the debate just day away the senator made several campaign stops in the bay area today. previewing what both she and her opponent suggests will be the central theme in that debate. the economy. >> barbara boxer!

>> reporter: senator boxer started the day in oakland rallying and coaching campaign workers on what to say to voters as they go door to door. >> first and foremost it's about jobs, jobs and jobs. >> reporter: boxer was then off to a campaign rally in santa rosa where she talked jobs and what she said are the ones tried and failed policies of her opponent. >> her view is to go back to yesterday. to the george bush policies. tax cuts to the wealthy, to the large corporations and everybody else will stand there and hope something trickles down. >> reporter: her opponent didn't have any public events today but her spokeswoman questioned boxer's job creating call indications. this is somebody that run around touting her record of accomplishment but the people of california haven't been given the jobs they were promised by her. >> reporter: they are both locked in a tight race.

the latest poll showed boxer leading by 47 to 44%, a dead heat. the campaign said voters split between the candidates will see the difference if as they hope the economy is the focus of wednesday's candidate faceoff. >> we have 21 county was unemployment rates over 15%. people are continuing to loose their jobs. it's on the top of everybody's mind. >> reporter: boxer a three term senator said she wants to highlight the differences beyond just economics with her opponent. >> i will tell the truth about her record, my record, our stance on the issues so you know i hope i get the opportunity to touch on all those things. >> reporter: the race for boxer's seat is of course expected to be extraordinarily expensive. her opponent is wealthy but her campaign war chest stood at less than a million dollars compared to boxer's 11 million.

ktvu channel 2news. >> in less than a week both will face off in california's first big debate. that starts at 7:00 on wednesday evening at saint mary's college and you can watch it live right here on ktvu channel 2. >> tens of thousands gathered at capitol for a controversial rally organized by glenn beck. he said the restoring honor rally was meant to honor american troops but the date and location of the event angered many who protested nearby. barbara hall explains. >> reporter: hands in the air fox news host glenn beck took the stage in front of the lincoln memorial for a rally he organized in washington called restoring honor. he said the event was not political and was created to recognize america's military and their family. however it attracted criticism for being scheduled on the same day as the 47th anniversary of

the i have a dream speech, also give then front of the lincoln memorial. beck said it was a coincidence. >> i can related to dr. king probably the most because we haven't carved him in marble yet. he is still a man. that is the message. >> reporter: nearby at washington's dunbar high school another rally was called reclaim the dream this one led by al sharpton. he was indignant about beck's event. >> they want to disgrace this date and we aren't giving them this date. this is our day. >> reporter: mlk's neice raised eyebrows by appearing at the beck rally. she said she believes her uncle would commend the gathery forgiving honor where it's due. i'm barbara hall.

>> tony being criticized by some people for his participation in glenn beck's rally. the baseball team's office said it received a number of phone calls about his appearance. the manager also said his walnut creek based animal rescue foundation also got calls about his presence at the rally. today he was there to introduce albert who was given an award for his charity. the president will fly to new orleans tomorrow to mark the 5th anniversary of hurricane katrina. this weekend residents of new orleans are reflecting on the disaster and the area's fragile and continuous recovery. hurricane katrina flooded 80% city and killed 1600 people. thousands relocated. >> never be -- i don't think i

never feel likely used to feel. you know and look at things likely used to. >> congress has given the more than $14 billion to rebuild the levees. the improved system is about a year from being done. >> new violence erupts in afghanistan. still ahead details on a taliban attack on a nato base and united states intelligence camp. >> instead of looking to the heaven nasa is looking underground. how the agency is getting involved in the rescue of 33 trapped miners. >> talk of a new dress code for women in the state capitol building racing eyebrows. . >> the bay area cooling trend continues outside right now looking at lafayette look at clouds of partly to mostly cloudy skies. we have warmer temperatures in the five-day forecast. ly have that coming up in just a little bit.

. in news of the world three united states service members died in separate attacks in afghanistan. that brings the number of troops killed there this month to 38. in eastern afghanistan taliban militants launched predawn attacks on two united states run bases. 20 died in the failed attempt to storm a nato base and united states intelligence camp near the pakistan border. no united states or coalition troops were killed in those battles. in canada a former canada idol contestant is the latest charged in a suspected terror cell. the 28-year-old appeared in a canada courtroom today. three others were arrested earlier this week. the men allegedly planned to

bomb the canada parliament building. they play have been raising money for al-qaeda and the taliban. in pakistan a small group gave up to pakistan security forces today after a tense gun battle and standoff. the men had taken two security guards hostage last night. the state department said it wasn't the target of the attack and no employees were hurt. >> nasa joining in international effort to help the 33miners trapped underground. food, water, medical supplies and even a camera has been sent down to the men through a four inch wide shaft. the 33 were found alive on sunday. they have been underground for 23 days. nasa is being asked to use its experience to keep the group healthy and sane while they wait for rescue. >> our plan is to go down and provide advice that chile has requested in the areas of

nutrition and behavioral help. >> the government said it'll take between two and four months to drill the rescue shaft needed to recover the men. hundreds of school children preparing for the first day of class on monday made a pit stop at city hall. the school district's attend and achieve rallies started three years ago to inspire parents and children on the importance of education. today community groups signed up parents and children to receive free school supplies, officials also gave educational advice to parents. >> football fans -- the santa clara eta will reroute the number 2 and 522 bus lines to run on alma street during all stanford home games. buses will be rerouted two hours before and after each game. the cardinal season kicks off next saturday against san

francisco state. police warning drivers to watch their cars because of an outbreak of vehicle crimes. officers say thieves have broke then to several cars. glenn park and the valley. they say the thefts were mostly smash and grabs with the thieves breaking windows and going through glove com partments. officers got several reports robbers stealing catalytic converters. >> lawmakers in the state assembly considering what is the proper dress code for women on the floor. men have long been required to wear a jacket and tie but it's never been clear what the policy of appropriate business wear is for women. the sacramento bee reports that earlier this week officers suddenly required women visitors and aids to wear a

jacket or sweater but so many were caught by surprise that it was suspended to allow time for discussion. >> little sunny but then a little cool in some spots. >> let's check in with mark. >> we had that cool wind in place. still out there. temperatures over the next few days, warming up. now to major heat wave. especially by tuesday and into wednesday. on the maps i can show you this. we have a few clouds in the face. north and east of the bay area. lower clouds developing near the immediate coastline near san francisco and a few encloseds over the higher terrain. a look outside. looking out toward the bay. you can see quite a bit of chop on the water from the emoryville camera showing you a -- waves moving on shore. we have a small craft advisory in the bay. right now until 1 1:00 this evening. winds topping 30 miles an hour. all the evidence of the

westerly wind. down on the bay -- the temperatures only in the 70s. we have partly cloudy skies across a good portion of the area. you can see the range from the 60 in pacifica. warmest locations no 80s to report. only 70s for napa and fairfield. concord 74 degrees. wind speed throughout the day, fairfield, gusting to 36 miles an hour. oakland 32 miles an hour. early their afternoon and haywood around 29 miles an hour. look at automatic the activity on the satellite and radar along the north coast and clouds, rain showers, even a couple hundreds of an inch of rain. all due to this guy. this will be moving out to the north and east offer the next few days. temperatures start to trend up. for tomorrow patchy morning -- a little bit of a bump in the numbers. for monday, tuesday and wednesday you will notice that change. as far as the rainfall timing

you can see the rain for the most part remains off shore and into the east of the bay area. here we go. clouds will start out. we strip away the clouds, overall fair skies by 4:00 tomorrow afternoon and temperatures the 60s to the 70s. oakland forecast high of 69 degrees. antioch at 77, san jose at 73. morgan hill 76 and san francisco in the mid60s at 65. here is a look ahead. the five-day forecast -- clearing skies, monday into tuesday, healther mike you can see the temperatures trending upwards. we could be talking about mid- 90s inland. if last week was to hot maybe this is more your kyle with a bit of a recovery. >> tamer. >> all right. >> still ahead on the news,. >> see the food, fun and music, all the sights and sounds as the china town street festival. that's coming up. droiiiid.

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the 23-year-old yearly street fest has music, food and lots of activities. pope enjoyed the sun this afternoon as they support hundreds of booths. it continuous tomorrow between. the eat real festival also attracted crowds at jack london square. it's a chance for new chefs to show off anfor those eating to enjoy gourmet items. each dish costs five dollars or less. tomorrow's event includes demonstrations of making cheese, home made sausage and of course raspberry jam. >> i'm hungy now. there is a lot to talk about sports wise. >> the giants, niners, raider, all playing right now. after being shut out last night the giants hoping to find the bats that were presents for three games against cincinnati. they and the diamondbacks just underway. hard to know who to pull for this week in san diego if you are a gianting fan.

the padres hosting the phillies. phillies broke a tie in the 7th when victorino hit this drive to center. making a dive but can't get the ball while it rolls. werth coming all the way around to score. the phillies would go onto win. right now they lead the giants by a game in the wild card. the padres lead the west by five and a half. the niners welcomed their last wayward player into the fold. with training camp over, franklin signed his 7 million- dollar franchise tag tender. the niners and raiders just underway. we will have that at ten. on thursday he was a co leader. tomorrow he will just hope to play a solid round to stay in the top 100. tiger on his first hole today of the barkleys in new jersey. that was a put for double bogie. he would get a round of one over parr to end his day. he needs to finish in the top 100 of this event.

the leader -- puts him in shape for the easy birdie. he shot a 65 today. a 12 under parr for the tournament. curry and the united states basketball team in the first round of the championships. covering -- durant with the drive plus the foul. they out scored crotia. four points, four assists. he gets one of those assists. united states rolls 106-78 and will meat slovania tomorrow. the a's leading in the 5th. run down a busy saturday in sports tonight at ten on sports wrap. see you then. >> lots to talk about. >> thank you joe. >> coming up tonight at ten, in just about 30 minutes we expect to hear from police on the arrest of the suspect in yesterday's shooting of a police officer. >> we will have the latest on the case plus the wounded officer's condition.

stay with us for more on this developing story. tonight on the 10:00 news. >> that's our report more to you. >> for all of us here, thank you for joining us again. the next newscast at ten. >> see you then. good night.