a statewide man hunt ends at the u.s. mexico border. tonight the man who investigators say shot a veteran freemont police officer is in custody. good evening i'm ken wayne. >> and i'm heather holmes. he was armed with a gun and the suspected cop killer almost made it. andrew barrientos smiling as he's put into the back of a

police cruiser in san diego. a man hunt has been in place since yesterday. allie rasmus has been following the story. she joins us now with an update. >> reporter: investigators took a plane to san diego, they are there to investigate a man who they believe shot and killed an officer. tonight he is in custody. >> he has contacted several arteries, leading in and out of california. everyone was on alert for this guy. >> reporter: oakland police suspected barrientos would head to the u.s.-mexico border. this is video of barrientos mouthing the words i love you mom to the camera.

police say he was armed with a nine millimeter during his arrest. san diego police say one of their officers spotted a man fitting barrientos description in this thunder bird. >> the police sergeant pulled in behind it, stopped the vehicle. challenged the occupants, one of the occupants identified himself as being the suspect of the shooting in oakland. >> reporter: they say the second person was the person in charge of driving barrientos across the boarder. police also arrested a woman accused of aiding barrientos escape. barrientos had been on the run from the law since yesterday

afternoon. he's accused of shooting and critically wounding officertodd young. officer young tried to arrest him at a home in bancroft in oakland. that's when barriento opened fire, shooting officer young. >> he is in critical condition. >> reporter: he required a transfusion of 60 units of blood. >> as long as he is able to survive, you know the better his chances are. but he's still is very much on the edge. >> reporter: officer young is expected to go a second surgery in the next couple of day. he says officer young does need

a blood transfusion. the proper way to do it is to go to one of the red cross' blood donation center. they do have a center opened on sunday from 7:30 to 3:00 in the afternoon. allie rasmus, ktvu. >> you will find continuing coverage of the arrest of barrientos and the condition of that officer by going to our website ktvu.com. oakland police have arrested two homicide suspects after a body was found wrapped inside a rug. police shut down the area on international while searching for a suspect earlier this morning. the body was found at 9:30 a.m. about a mile away around an industrial area. the victim was reportedly a 66- year-old hayward man, investigators are trying to find out where he was killed. san francisco police are searching for a person who they say fatally assaulted a

homelessman homeless man early this morning. police say they have made no arrests and are investigating the motive, so far there is no description of the killer. authorities tonight are looking for a missing elderly man from diablo who drove off this afternoon during a family gathering. 84 albert marcoti disappeared tr his home. the family says marcoti was in an white infinity suv. they say he may be headed to san francisco. marcoti is 6'tall, 200 pounds with grey hair. the license plate is 4mvp860. he was last seen wearing short, a striped sweater with a black leather jacket. a fatal incident between a

young man and a bus. the man was killed. a bus passenger says he saw the man jump in front of the bus as it approached a bus stop. police are saying very little about the incident. the man has not been identified but police say he appears to be about 24 years old. president obama will visit new orleans tomorrow as the country marks the fifth anniversary of hurricane katrina. the storm and aftermath killed 1,800 people and left hundreds more homeless. kraig debro talked to residents. >> reporter: new orleans is still in various stages of recovery five years after hurricane ike. residents gathered hoping to say goodbye to painful memories. >> today we come together to bury katrina. >> reporter: katrina leaves behind painful wounds and deep

anger at those in office. >> they were putting perfume on the french quarter. >> reporter: president obama will speak at the louisiana university. he is also supposed to discuss the impact the gulf oil spill has had on the region. >> what we can do to help the gulf region recover. >> reporter: another neighborhood on the mend -- musicians village where greats like chuck bailey reside after katrina almost flooded them out. a way to show music makers how valued they are in the city that gave birth to jazz. >> it's a wonderful people that are in this organization. >> reporter: president obama

will be here for less than a day. but members of the organization have been here through the week to talk about federal aid and the recovery already governor arnold schwarzenegger has declared a state of emergency in yuba county where a wildfire continues to burn out of control tonight. firefighters battle the bullard fire. it's burning 35 miles north. the fire began about 4:00 p.m. yesterday near bar reservoir. no word on how it started. socialite paris hilton is out of jail tonight after being arrested for allegedly having cocaine in her purse. police say the 29-year-old was driving in an suv on the las vegas strip last night when officers smelled marijuana coming from the vehicle and pulled it over.

both hilton and the driver were arrested. she was released early this morning without bail. hilton was taken into custody earlier this summer for marijuana possession but that case was later dropped. harsh acquisitions today in the nation's capital as conservatives and civil rights activists marked the 47th anniversary of martin luther king's most memorable speech. glen beck urged americans to embrace god. while near by, critics accused beck of distorting king's legacy. >> reporter: hands triumphantly in the air, glen beck took the stage saturday in front of the lincoln memorial for a rally he organized called restoring honor. it attracted criticism for

being scheduled on the same day as the 47th anniversary of the reverend martin luther king's iconic i have a dream speech also staged in front of the lincoln memorial. >> i can relate to martin luther king probably the most because we haven't carved him in marble yet. he's still a man and that's the message. >> reporter: near by at dunbar high school another rally was held called reclaim the dream. this one led by the reverend al sharpton. the civil rights leader was indignant about beck's rally. >> we are not giving them this day, this is our day and we ain't giving it away. >> reporter: king raised some eyebrows by appearing at the

beck rally. she says her uncle would support the rally for giving honor where honor is due. and the cardinals team offense says it received a number of phone calls about la russa's appearance. his walnut creek based animal rescue foundation received calls about the presence at the rally. la russa was at the event to introduce albert pujols who was given an award for his charitable work. defending his appearance, la russa described the rally as having a more religious tone than a political tone. and police arrested a woman last night. 911 callers told police they heard a woman screaming for help and then gunshots. santa clara police got a

description of the man from a witness. senator barbara boxer returns to the bay area as she gets ready to debate her challenger. find out what highway patrol has sparked this early morning grass fire out on the east bay. the debate calmly on the way for a dress code inside the assembly chamber. details when we come back. the news continues in 90 seconds.

fiornia, boxer the two are in a senate race battling for every vote. today the u.s. senator and former marin county resident was back in the bay area making sure every resident who has voted for her in the past votes for her again. >> reporter: with her first debate against fiorina, boxer debated again. boxer was then off to a campaign rally in santa rosa this afternoon where she again talked jobs and what she says are the once tried and once failed policies of her opponent fiorina. >> her view is to go back to

yesterday. to the george bush policy, tax cuts to the wealthy few, to the large corporations and everybody else will stand there and hope someone trickles down. >> reporter: fiarina did not have any campaign visits today, but her campaign manager questions boxers' credentials. boxer and fiornia are locked in a tight race. the latest poll showed boxer leading fiornia by 45%. voters split between the candidates will see the difference if, as they hope, the economy is the focus of wednesday's face off. >> they have 21 counties with unemployment rates over 15%. people continue to lose their jobs in california. it's on the top of everyone's minds. >> reporter: boxer a three term

senator says she wants to highlight the differences beyond economics with her opponent fiornia a one time candidate. >> we want to tell the truth about her record, my record, our stance on the issue. i hope this opportunity to catch all of those things. >> reporter: the race for boxer's seat is expected to be extraordinarily expensive. at last reporting, her campaign war chest stood at less than $1 million compared to boxers $11 million. ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >> carli fiarina expects to travel to iraq -- to israel.

and before that trip to israel, she will participate in a debate. a highway patrol says an unidentified man was driving under the influence when he crash into a hole in brentwood boulevard at 4:13 this morning. the accident sparked a grass fire that grew to 20 acres before being contained just before dawn. the driver was taken to john mere medical center with serious injuries. fire investigators in the central valley say an arsonist may have caused a rant fire that killed hundreds of chickens. flames broke out early yesterday morning at a county ranch destroyed an acre covered with chicken coops.

firefighters managed to save them. the local spca removed the dead birds. no people were injured and no suspects were named. damage is estimated at $25,000. a baby girl is back home with her mother tonight after her father allegedly kill kidnapped her yesterday from a day -- allegedly kidnapped her from a day care yesterday. martinez took the girl and threatened to kill her and the daughter. officers persuaded martinez to turn himself in. an 84-year-old woman with alzheimer's disease is safe tonight after wandering away from her home in hillsboro yesterday morning. search teams found joy alb era in a dry creek bed about a half mile from her house. alb era was taken to the hospital. but they say besides being shaken up she appeared today.

folsome prison remains in lock down today. prison officials say guards initially fired chemical agents and rubber bullets to stop the 200 rioting inmates. the tactics did not work and guards then used their firearms. two inmates were hospitalized from injuries inflected by other inmates. a federal judge in san francisco has called for better care for disabled inmates saying the prison system is doing a poor job. the tentative ruling rejected the system's bid to end nine years of court oversight. the prison system has four days to file objections before the judge making his final ruling.

studies show about 4% of the inmate's population are mentally disabled. the $1.2 billion comes from the emergency jobs bill president obama signed earlier this month. california was the first state to file an application to receive their share of the funds. the hope was to help kindergartners. men have long been required to wear a jacket and tie on the floor of the council but it's never clear what the dress code was for women. the policy was suspended to allow time for more discussion.

president obama used its weekly address today to declare an end to the war in iraq. iraq now is in a position to chart its own course, said the president. yet 50,000 troops still remain. reporter michael holmes has the story. >> reporter: soldiers checked the officers readiness. this is a combined army check point. but the lessons are the same. it's to equip and train. and these guys are getting that from the troops that are over

there every day. we're hoping that at the end we have a better force. >> reporter: with u.s. troop numbers now under 50,000 and the combat phase of the car over. the race is on to make sure iraqi security forces are as ready as possible for the day toward the end of next year when the americans will be gone. >> then again what we have right here is properly to run a check point. how to search people properly. how to find evidence, and how to collect it properly. >> reporter: there's concern that troops aren't protecting themselves well enough, let alone civilians. for commanders there's an

appetite for more of this training. while this is the new phase of the war for the americans, the old phase, the combat phase may have ended in name. but not in reality. this is still a front line in a very dangerous place. michael holmes in province near the iranian border. u.s. marines at camp pendelton are training dogs to find explosives on roads. the pentagon says explosives account for 60% of all officer deaths. >> this is an off leash program which allows the dog to get out in front and give you that stand off. >> reporter: animal rights groups say they are outraged by the program. they say any situation that is

too dangerous for humans is too dangerous for animals and they want it stopped. well hundreds of passengers suddenly stranded after a popular mexican airline abruptly grounds its flights. what this means for passengers next. a lively cultural celebration today in oakland. it's sights and sounds next. this system has really cooled down the area over the last few days. it's departure will have an impact on our temperature, details coming up. [ man i was deciding what to do with my citi thankyou points when it happened... [ glass breaks ...again. ♪

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mexicana airlines abruptly stopped flying today. counters were closed. passengers are being transferred to american, aeromexican. but many had to pay for new tickets and will have to wait

for a refund. mexicana parent company filed for bankruptcy earlier this month. the waters that had inundated pakistan have now triggered an evacuation in the city of 300,000 people. the swollen river that has overflowed it's banks by miles has now reached the defenses in the southern city of fatal. about 75 miles east of farachi. aid organizations say 17 million pakistanis have been affected by the flooding and 8 million people are in immediate need of help. and in other news of the world tonight, in chile mine crews hauled in a heavy high tech drill today to try to free 33 miners trapped almost a half mile underground. the drilling got under way tonight and is expected to take at least three months. officials say another wider drill that is in rout could

free the miners in half that time. the miners taped a video earlier this week in which they appeared to be in good shape and good spirits although many have lost weight. in iran a passenger plane coming from teheran skidded off a runway ending up in a canal with a smashed nose. the commercial jet was landing in a heavy rain and storm. two passengers were injured. and in mongolia the prime ministers panel held a meeting in the middle of desert. well oakland's china town

is booming this weekend for the street fair. the 23rd annual feast celebrating the year of the tiger. people enjoyed the sunshine this afternoon as they explored hundreds of booths. the festival continues tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. in the heart of oakland's china town. the bears of the sierra have awakened from their slumber. with it comes a warning from officials. a sampling of eat rio next. south of laredo, there's a place...

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homes. black bears in the tahoe area are knocking down doors. some residents are taking action to keep those bears out. >> i think it just caved it in. pretty much like that and it's lying on the living room floor. >> reporter: rich rocha are among the residents that encountered a home to raid the bears. human food provides more information to produce more cubs. statistics show the number of black bears around lake tahoe has doubled in the past decade. wildlife officials who have had to kill two dozen so called

nuisance bears, say that now that people have are paying more attention to securing their food, they've taken to breaking into homes. homeowners should always secure doors and window, if a bear does gain entry, don't make it welcome. >> start yelling at him. get out of here. get away, you're not allowed here. but if you just cower in the bedroom, he is going to come in and have a second meal, and then you might as well give him the deed to your house because he's going to take over. >> reporter: residents invest in stronger defenses. claudia cowen, 12 news. congressional pressure to stop horse round ups in the west is leading to an independent study of the

practice. yesterday the u.s. bureau of land management asked the national academy of sciences to review its wild horse and burro program. the program includes frequent round ups because the bureau says there isn't enough range land to support the population. the agencies were asked to stop the round up. the studies will take two years, so for now the round ups will continue. signs of renewal are now growing at the world trade center site in new york. today workers planted the first trees there since the september 11 attacks. eventually 400 trees will be in place at the site. an on-site museum is scheduled to open in 2012. medicare is expanding it's coverage for smokers who want to quit. medicare will pay for as many

as eight quit smoking counseling sessions each year. the federal health coverage already pays for drugs to help smokers quit with medication but not for counseling. seniors are less likely to make the effort. well it's the kind of street fair you can sink your teeth into. the eat real festival attracted big crowds today at oakland's jack london square. the event offers an event for new chefs to feature their dish. each dish costs $5 or less from pickles on up. >> nice and sour, lots of

garlic. it's good. >> potato, spinach, fries. good stuff. >> it's really good. >> tomorrow's eat real festival includes lessons on how to make cheese, homemade sausage and everyone rasberry jam. are you ready for some football? find out about rules for fans plans to head to games. is a warming trend in the future? meteorologist mark tamayo is working on that forecast of yours. we'll have it for you straight ahead. droiiiid.

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talking about record heat, today we're tracking a weather system, cig significant cool down here. right now the maps, i can show you this the, cloud cover really concentrated to the north and east of the area. speaking to the north and east right around lake tahoe. we still have mostly cloudy skies, showers for tomorrow, we could be talking about snow leveling down to 8,000 feet for the higher terrain of the sierra for your sunday. back here across the region, we still have lower clouds pushing back into the region out toward san francisco and also right around oakland, right around the rim of the bay. as far as temperatures from today, most areas cooled about four to 8 degrees from yesterday's highs. temperatures range right around 60 coast side. you would see some of the cloud formations we saw earlier this

year. cool and windy with clouds approaching. the extended forecast, temperatures will be warming up. here's a look at that storm system from earlier today, producing rain showers up along the coast, up toward eureka. the bulk of the action right now is moving to the north and east, and that track is going to continue as we head into sunday and into monday so here's the plan. temperatures up a few degrees, no triple digits but the warmest locations could be approaching the low to mid-90s. here's your plan for tomorrow. mostly sunny skies, partly

sunny by 4:00. hayward 79. san jose right around 73 and san francisco starting out with the clouds in the morning 65 degrees. skies becoming partly sunny into the afternoon. here's a look ahead as we do head into monday. and then wednesday and thursday heather and mike temperatures back up to the 90 degrees. a significant warm up and a minor warming trend in the forecast. college football fans will soon find it easier to catch the bus to a stanford game. the santa clara vga will regroup the number 22 and 522 bus lines to run on alma street in the palo alto center. buses will be rerouted two hours before and after each game which attract as many as

32,000 fans. the cardinals season kicks off next saturday against sacramento state. coming up next, the giants and d backs were back at it. if you did not see it, what a catch out at the ballpark today. >> coming up, the 49ers take on the raiders, it's the battle of the bay. joe fonzi will have it all next.

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