"mornings on 2" starts now. well, good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm dave clark.

>> i'm tori campbell. it's wednesday, october 6th. we begin with breaking news. authorities in los angeles have arrested the man accused of stealing a van and deliberately ramming a motorcycle officer. alexander diaz is a 36-year-old parolee from southern california. sheriff deputies say he was arrested early this morning in east los angeles. police say he was in the bay area monday morning, specifically to steal a delivery van, and they say officer todd brower spotted him just moments after diaz stole the van filled with flat-screen tvs. hethe injured officer -- the injured officer is expected to leave the hospital later this week. kraig debro will have more at 7:30. fire investigators want to know the cause of an overnight fire in oakland. this is the fifth time firefighters have put out a fire at the home in the

fruitvale district. ktvu's jade hernandez is on the scene with more. >> reporter: we know this morning that tires fueled the flames inside this home. you can see. not much left of the house. firefighters will be out here monitoring hot spots because of the tires that fueled the flames. the battalion chief what initially responded to flames told me by phone just an hour ago that this fire is possibly suspicious. scwawters could be the come -- squatters could be the come trit. they don't know. this fire breck out around 11 -- broerk out around 11:00 -- this fire broke out around 11:00. then come to find out this home has burned four times before.

the house is empty. no one lives inside. a transient has been seen around. one neighbor said the flames came extremely close to the house next door. >> the firefighters grabbed a -- a hose. >> reporter: no one was hurt in this fire. again, firefighters say the fire is suspicious at this point but it's still under investigation this morning. firefighters will remain out here monitoring hot spots for a few more hours. jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, jade. 7:03. pg&e has done an about-face. it will now provide detailed

records of maps. earlier, pg&e said the information was so sensitive it had to be september secret. however, they changed their mind because of growing political pressure. well, governor schwarzenegger will file an appeal to the federal government's controversial explosion. fema rejected a request for millions of dollars in disaster aid. they said that state and local agencies have not been yoef overwhelmed. san bruno's mayor says the appeal is not just about money. he says a federal deck la fration would also -- declaration woulds had bring awareness. police say the girl that was snatched from her front yard is back home.

we're hearing more from the good good samaritan who rescued remember. claudine wong has more. >> i spoke with the man who saved this little girl. he's been very busy telling his story. he doesn't know this little girl or her family. but he says he watched the news and when he saw the truck pass through the neighborhood, he went after this. even the police chief calls the rescue of this 8-year-old girl a miracle of god. this story beats those odds and that is thanks to a man who not only watched the news but did something about it. now, the 24-year-old man came back into the neighborhood where the 8-year-old girl was abducted. that's when perez saw him. he saw pictures of the truck on tv. when it drove by, he took action. >> i was yelling at him, to get

him off the road. first, i said, i need to talk to you and he said my truck is messing off. i need to leave. i didn't see the little girl at first and then she stuck her head out. >> reporter: the driver -- gonzalez was arrested 40 minutes later. neighbors say the little girl was scared but is obviously grateful to be home. the father is also expressing his gratitude. >> translator: the father as well is very grateful for the help of law enforcement and is very happy his daughter is home. >> reporter: we still don't know why gonzalez went back to

the neighborhood. we're not sure what he told his grandmother who he texted. we also are learning heartbreaking details about the night this little girl was forced to spend with her. police say they went to a rural area and he threatened her after assaulting her. he faces kidnapping and sexual ail assault charges. we're hoping to get the good samaritan here live. i will let you know. there's concern that some people are taking the law into their own hands. someone posted video on youtube accusing two men for stealing

medical marijuana and anything else of value and encurables -- encourages victims to hunt them down. >> i wouldn't say vigilantism has set in. but if the guys keep going, it will turn into a situation where it's not good for these guys. >> the sheriff's department discourages anyone from going after suspects on their own. 7:08. well, today we will get the first look at california's proposed new budget plan. last friday, governor schwarzenegger and legislative leaders announced they reached an agreement on a spending plan. today that proposal will be made public. a vote by lawmakers is set for tomorrow. it needs a two-thirds majority to pass. california has set a new record for the longest delay ever in passing a new budget. be on the lookout for large

groups of children twauking to school dock damage -- walking to school. this is walk to school day. organizers say this is to encourage people to be more active. and they are telling drivers to be careful around the schools. right now we're watching some of the hot spots out there. let's go out there to some of the live pictures out there. we always keep track of this because so many people use it and it's backed up for a 20- minute delay before you make it on the bridge. if you are still driving to the bridge, right now, the traffic here looks pretty good getting up to the coliseum. a look at the accident list. we don't have too much going on

but a couple of fender-benders. a crash northbound 101 before 87. it's moved to the shoulder. traffic is slow approaching the scene. >> a very happy morning. a little change in the weather pattern. mostly sunny, warmer, santa rosa checked in at 80 degrees. we already had had a view reports of sprinkles. now we're in between. we're waiting for sun, clouds, showers, coming up from southern california. now heading -- up the 5 and heading to 101. this could play into the monterey forecast, slar valley and san jose later on. again, maybe not too bad. but by the afternoon, i think the atmosphere juices up and the possibility of showers and light rain. we already had had one band go through. but still, compared to yesterday, it will be a big difference. the low is producing heavy rain

in southern california and san diego and to the desert. we had severe weather at kern county. heavy-duty rain fell in reno yesterday morning along with reports of hail. you can see how this is -- it's going up and then it's leaning there. we are in between. there's some rain to the south. right now, things are rather quiet. they are cool. clouds with sun and showers. 50s, 60s and 70s. the city was 66 yesterday. 64 today. clouds, sun. maybe some light showers. one of the keys, mount tam was 10 degrees warmer yesterday.

>> 30s in the mountains. 56 fresno. 57 palm springs. don't see that very often. it's raining up in redding and red bluff. this low -- it takes its influence all the way out to utah, up to hide hoe, even oregon -- idaho, even oregon and nevada. don't be surprised if we go from mostly sunny to mostly cloudy. possible showers. you will get some afternoon heating later today. 60s and 70s on the temperatures. >> i think for the giants and the braves, everything is okay. tori and dave? >> thank you, steve. secret talks have begun with the taliban aimed at ending the war in afghanistan. find out who is part of the negotiations and the pentagon's reaction. >> should illegal immigrants who go to state universities

have to pay out of state fees. a local political race gets nasty with talk of personal bankruptcy and psychiatric disability.

welcome back "the washington post" is saying secret talks towards ending the war have started between the taliban and the government. alison burns has more from our washington, d.c. bureau. >> reporter: good morning, dave. that's right. you know, this has been the bloodiest year yet in the nine- year afghan war. but now there's new o tism of the possibility of truce talks

with the taliban. while u.s. operations engage to drive out the taliban fighters, "the washington post" is reporting that taliban representatives and the government of hamid karzai have begun secret high-level talks to negotiate an end to the war. it was said negotiations were impossible until all foreign troops withdrawal. but reported talks are on the way. now, the pentagon is not confirming the talks other than to say that there has been some outreach by the taliban the obama administration has only very recently expressed an openness to end the war. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, alison. 7:16. more than two dozen tankers carrying fuel to nato troops in afghanistan were set on fire today in pakistan.

now, take take a look. this is the sixth attack on conveys taking supplies over the border. the closure left hundreds of stranded there and made them easy targets for insurgents. the pakistani government shut down the crossing after an attack killed three pakistani troops. it's 7:16. illegal immigrants in california could be forced to pay higher tuition at state universities. currently, the law allows anyone who graduates from a california high school to pay the lower in-state tuition regardless of immigration status. but a group of out-of-state opportunities have filed a lawsuit in fresno challenging the law. california's supreme court is expected to rule within 90 days. the race for mayor of richmond is going negative. richmond's police and fire unions say court documents show

the mayor filed for bankruptcy before coming to mayor to avoid $1 19,000 in credit card bills and student loans. they also say she suffered from serious psychiatric abilities and could not hold down a job. but the mayor says it's all a smear campaign. >> the leader is not the leader -- the mayor is not the leader we thought. >> my loans have not been dismissed. they've increased because of the interest. i'm paying those. i'm paying my school loans. they were not dismissed. the mayor says overoning her challenges has made her stronger. the ballot measure to

legalize medical marijuana here in california is attracting more campaign dollars than the opposition but there's no big money on either side. the latest update on con contribution shows the yes on 19 campaign has raised 2.1 million while opponents have raised about $00,000. right now, both sides -- about $200,000. right now both sides have about the same amount of cash on hand. also, the biggest donor to the yes campaign is facebook founder dustin moskovitz. he left facebook in 2008 to begin his oin company -- to begin his own company. the 26-year-old is worth $1.5 billion, about. we just checked and facebook seems to be operating normally this morning after a glitch last night. that's when the site was slow

or unavailable. one of the top tweets was facebook is not working. facebook says the problem occurred just before 10:00 p.m. it lasted about 20 minutes. no details on the cause. in mill valley, they are thinking about a crackdown on panhandling on busy roads. more plifs will soon be on the streets and -- police officers will soon be on the streets and there's breaking news concerning this man accused of hitting a fremont motorcycle. we'll be right back. 680 southbound on the sunol grade. it looks pretty good here but there's slow traffic in pleasanton as you drive on this freeway. we'll tell you more about the morning commute and the bay area weather.

scientists believe the whale found probably died a few days before moving ashore. seven supervisors voted yes to approve the fee, that mayor newsom says is a bad idea because of the weak economy. this fee would be on drinks and the city needs the cost to treat alcoholics. the mill valley city council is considering restricting panhandling along busy roads. several residents have been complaining to the down in recent -- council in recent months saying those who stand outside asking for money are

creating a hazard. speaking of problems, let's see if there's any problems, checking in with sal. >> that's right. good morning, tori and dave. right now, traffic continues to move along relative well. if you are driving around the bay area. it's gonna be slow in some areas. but nothing out of the -- not too many things out of the ordinary. we're looking at 280. it's a little bit slow. but it is almost every day at this time getting up into the valley. also we're looking at northbound and southbound 880. that's northbound 880en 0 the right side of your screen. the traffic is okay. there are no major problems. when you get to the toll plaza, it's backed up to a 15, 20 minute delay. wheferwhen you look -- when you look at the backup, you see cars stopped, that's when you start to worry.

let's go to steve. thank you, sal. >> we have have partly sunny, partly cloudy skies. we're waiting for a ban to come up. mostly clear. mostly clear. a little cool. low 50s. ukiah is reporting light rain in the last half hour. it went through napa and santa rosa but fell apart. we've had had a few reports of sprinkles. big low down in southern california actually heading back towards the north. as it does, it wraps around some cloud bands. there goes the one to the north. watch the one in the south, right there. slar valley. the next couple of hours, it will start to fill in. we had 80 in santa rosa. 72 today. 62 in san francisco. so cooler. 51 to 58, oakland/berkeley. the warmest at 58. but nasa a big low. that's a big -- but that's a big low. that's a big guy.

mostly sunny, mostly cloudy. showers cooler and definitely thunderstorms are possible in the valley later on today. 60s and 70s. everything looks good for tomorrow. no change there. at least on the coast and in the city. inland might be partly to mostly cloudy. warmer by the weekend. >> reporter: in from montthis morning -- in fremont this morning, news of a man in los angeles. and a novato man disappears on vacation. also, a bay area high school is taking action in the latest disturbing hazing incident.

just over an hour ago, police confirmed to ktvu that a man is under arrest in connection with the hit and run crash involving a fremont motorcycle. kraig debro has new information about the arrest. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: good morning, tori. i just fond out from fremont police around 5:00 a.m., lapd along with detectives arrested alexander diaz, the 36-year-old man wanted here for attempted murder on an officer, among

other things. diaz started out what happened on monday with stealing a van and then running over the the officer --. this is sergeant swaner. your officers went to make the arrest. what happened that led them to l.a.? >> late yesterday, our officers went down there. the suspect had relatives down there. he was seen at a home and they took him into custody at 5:00 a.m. when he exited the residence.

>> reporter: was there any struggle -- >> no. he's currently in custody and we -- >> reporter: we also understand that somebody may have recognized him from media reports and reported his movement to you guys. >> yeah. yesterday evening we received -- based on the news media coverage on this, we received information from a citizen who claimed to have been contacted by the suspect. the suspect requested a cab be called for him. that cab dropped him in an area near san jose near a bus terminal, at which point it appears he boarded a bus and went to southern california. diaz is accused of stealing a van on lippert and on mission court, running over an officer.

how is auf brower doing? >> the surgeries have been competed. and we're hoping he will be reduced shortly. >> reporter: alexander, the man wanted for attempted murder on an officer, arrested in los angeles with the help ofland and some fremont detectives who traveled there yesterday. kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. 7:31. a frantic search continues for a novato man who finished while visiting fort bragg with his fiance. police say jennifer reported her fiance missing last friday. that was five days after she last saw him walking away from their room at the emerald dolphin inn. police reportedly found some items that belonged to him near a bluff. if you have any information call fort bragg police. pg&e has done an about- face. it are now provide detailed

maps to bay area emergency agencies. at the same time, pg&e is asking those agencies not to release those maps to the public for security reasons. earlier pg&e said the information was so sensitive it had to be kept secret even from emergency response agencies. however, pg&e officials changed their minds because of mounting political pressure. a second lawsuit has been filed against pg&e making the same basic claims as an earlier lawsuit. they want an unspecified sum for injuries and property damage. this lawsuit seeks class action status and it request pg&e turn over the $100 million victims' fund to an independent party. a fire destroyed a home in sunnyvale overnight. it started just before 4:00 on the 1000 block of fairwood. firefighters say the house was

being remodeled. still no word what caused it. they say no other homes were damaged in the blaze and nobody was injured. investigators in the east bay are looking for the cause of an apartment house fire. there's no word on the injured, including one firefighter. the red cross is helping the six other people left homeless. the fire cost an estimated $500,000. a berkeley school is open again this morning after students were evacuated yesterday because of a suspicious package. now, the school was evacuated and nearby streets were closed down yesterday afternoon after the package was found in the principal's office. the bomb squad was called in but they determined it was just a lunchbox with wires inside. no one was hurt. school officials in martinez plan to hold a special meeting about campus bullying next week. this is in response to a

disturbing high school hazing incident at alhambra school. the principal suspended seven members of the freshmen football team after finding out what happened. this happened last week inside the boys' locker room. >> they taped his legs together. a couple of kids held him down. there was some punches thrown. and there were a group of students that were spectators but sort of egging on whole thing. >> investigators continue to examine the surveillance video. the suspected ringleader may well be expelled. 7:35. fights in downtown walnut creek are raising questions among residents and city officials over what to do about the troublemakers. officers were reportedly slow to respond to the first fight to the club because all of the officers on duty were dealing with near fight at the vice ultra lounge a few blocks away. >> we had all officers there

dealing with the situation. >> the city is expected to create a downtown alcohol task force next year for cut-off times for serving alcohol. five bay area police departments will soon benefit from federal grants. san jose is expected to get $7 million. that will fund 16 new police officers for three years. other police departments receiving grants include san leandro newark, pinole and pleasant hill. the grants come from the justice department's community oriented policing services. well, san francisco now has a written proposal on what it will do if it wins. right to -- if it wins the right to hostamerica's cup. larry ellison's team won the last one so they get to choose

the next location. all of the supervisors expect john abalos and chris daly approved the plan. the city of san francisco is competing with spain and italy to host the race. 7:36. the giants begin their play jf series against the -- playoff series tomorrow night. manager bruce bochy must decide tomorrow morning which players will make the 25-man postseason roster. zito may not make the roster. he's viewed as a disappointment. i'm not gonna want to --

gonna even ask sal about it. anything that would jinx this. traffic looks okay getting up to highway 17. it's slow. it has been. this is not unusual. gone are the days of summer when this commute was always light. also we're looking at westbound 237, crossing 880. that traffic is going to be slow as it normally is getting over to 101. bay bridge about a 15 minute to 20-minute delay. i think most of us can deal with routines. no problems getting on the bridge in san francisco. thank you, sal. this is one of those day with we start off partly cloudy, now

we're mostly clear, partly cloudy but we are a in between bands of clouds. there's the one that went to the north and brought some rain in lake county, mendocino county. a lot of rain in southern california. they had pretty decent totals yesterday. the low is moving. as it moves that could send up a ban coming up from south to north up 99 and 5 and towards the salinas valley and santa clara valley. we're under momently clear skies. a little chilly. santa cruz mountains, 39 degrees. that's cold. that's cold. clouds and sun with showers and possible thundershowers. 60s and 70s. it had be cooler. santa rosa was 80. not too bad. 64 san francisco, that's down 2. light showers -- mount tam, 48. 6 degrees cooler an yesterday. 49 gilroy, morgan hill, sunol,

stanford, 54. 5 pleasanton, potrero hill and brentwood. 30s in the mountains. 50s down to southern california. this low is starting to move. as it does, that could juice things up. if you need to get things done, some chores, do it before we cloud up. partly cloudy, mostly cloudy, possible showers. it will be cooler. a little bit more sun to the south for a while and then clouds start to creep in. so 60s and 70s. everybody looks okay on the coast. inland areas could have partly sunny skies. today is the day for any possible shower activity. getting better on saturday. warmer tori by the weekend. >> thank you, steve. reno has shifted from record heat to record rainfall.

more than an inch of rain fell at the reno/tahoe airport on monday, breaking the old request of .25. highway 89 was closed because of snow. two teenagers from utah are in critical condition in a las vegas hospital after being struck by lightning. the boys were standing outside their high school in santa clara utah when they were hit. the boys were initially taken to the hospital but then were taken to a burn center in las vegas. it's never happened before but there's talk of a major shakeup at the obama administration at the next presidential election in 2012 and we'll talk to the good samaritan who rescued the 8- year-old girl. we'll join him live.

how he stopped the suspect and rescued the girl.

the dow is up 8 at 10,953. nasdaq is down 15. s&p is flat. 7:4. some are calling it the dream ticket. there's speculation that president barack obama and secretary of state hillary

clinton will join up for the presidential run in 2012. reporter sandra endo is in washington with more on this story. good morning, sandra. >> reporter: it all started when journalist bob woodward was out there promoting his book, doing an interview with cnn and talked about the speculation about this dream ticket, about president obama reversing roles, using secretary of state hillary clinton as his running mate in 2012 and having joe biden take her spots instead. that created a whole swirl of talk here in washington. you know how it goes here in this city. this is what he had to say according to his research and people he talked with. >> it's on the table. some of hillary clinton's advisers see it as a real possible possibility in 2012. president obama needs some of

the women, latinos, retirees that she did so well with during the primaries. so they switch jobs, not out of the question. >> reporter: as soon as that speculation got out there, a clampdown from the white house. early this morning, press secretary, robert gibbs, saying there's absolutely no discussion of that possibility. the dream ticket will have to wait. according to woodward, he pointed out if hillary clinton runs on her own, she would still be younger than when ronald reagan ran. >> would this be kind of a slap to joe biden? >> reporter: slumly. you can't just get rid of a vice president like that. the rule he's in right now --

the role he's in now and all of this is speculation. it's who talks to who in this town and what gets out to the press. donald trump says he's seriously run for president in 2012. he says if he does run, it would be because the u.s. is no longer respected around the world. trump said he started thinking about running after he heard about a pole in new hampshire that included him as a possible candidate. trump says if he did run, it would be as a republican. 7:47. toyota plans to offer rebates to help boost sales of its lexus brand. lexus had been the top-selling luxury brand but fell after mercedes-benz after a series of recalls. toyota said it will offer up to

$3,000 in rebates. the federal government is changing how it rates cars and trucks for safety. the transportation department is adding new rules on side cash and rollover resistance. it's collecting data on the injuries between men and women. drivers we talked to said safety ratings are not the first thing they look for in a car. >> fuel efficiency and the durability of a car, how long they last. those are probably my two primary factors. so far 33 new model-year vehicles have been tested and only two, the bmw-5 series and the hyundai sonata has earned

five-star ratings. the camera gets just three after getting five last year. we've posted this on our website. university just go to ktvu.com. san francisco may soon follow the lead of new york city and silence the loudspeakers on those open air tour buses. board of supervisor david chu is asking about new resolution to be drafted. neighbors are complaining about the chattering. they say it's too loud out there. new york city will soon switch from their loudspeakers to headphones. the oakland city council is taking steps to build a new supermarket in west oakland. kroger wants to build a a 72,000 square foot store near west grand and myrtle.

but that property is already owned by other people. so last night, council members approved a plan to expand eminent domain. that's the process that allows cities to by up property for current market value from owners even if they don't want to sell. >> for day-to-day things, just a run to the store we'll go to san pablo to the pack and save. >> it will be wonderful. it will help me, especially if you don't have transportation. >> last night's action is only the first step before the city is can begin to force property owners to sell. ten minutes before 8:00. is rain heading our way? we'll check in with steve for a look at the weather

everyone is still talking about that amazing rescue of the little girl in modesto. and claudine wong has more. >> after spending a terrifying night with her kidnapper, this little girl's hero and rescuer turned out to be a neighbor she didn't know. a man watching the news, who heard her story and who desperately wanted to help. victor perez got a chance to make the difference when the suspect and girl drove right by him. mr. perez joins us live from los angeles. good morning. >> okay. you are outside in the neighborhood -- tell me what happened when you saw this truck. >> i was actually watching the news and -- i saw the description of the truck, and -- and i stepped outside.

>> go ahead. and you stepped outside? >> yes. and i stepped outside, we are we're talking about the incident. i happened to see the truck pass by and just took a second to decide if that was a truck or -- that -- if that was the truck or not and jumped in my truck and went after him. >> how now, how long before you pulled over and talked to him. >> about a mile and a half. i cut him off at the second block. and i asked him a question. he answered me very polite. >> what did you ask him? and what was your impression of him when he was talking to you? did he seem nervous too you? could you see anything inside the cab of his truck? >> no, actually i i couldn't. i couldn't even see the little

girl -- >> what go you ask him. >> i said, i need to ask you a question. he said, i don't got no time to talk. my battery is running 0 low on my truck. for a second, i thought maybe this isn't the guy but i still wanted to tell him -- that his truck was being broadcast on tv. >> so then you follow him again. he takes off. you follow him again and then what happens? >> when i approached him the second time, he got very upset and we exchanged some words and -- and the little girl happened to pop her head out. >> okay. i guess he pushed her out of the truck.

what happened then? what did you say to her? what did she say to you? >> i cut him off the third time and on the fourth time, i completely cut him off. he pushed the little girl with the truck and i didn't have no time to go after him no more or to talk to him. >> what did you say too her? what did you say to her? and what did she say to you? >> she spoke to me first. she was like i'm scared. she was shaking so much. i said, everyone is looking for you. and that winnie the pooh sweater or something like that. she repry -- replied. am i two fa be okay? >> how does it feel to be a part of bringing her home, certainly when the static tis were against happening? >> i didn't have none of that in my mind. i just saided i -- i just said i need to see if that's the guy. buns i realized it was the

little girl, i know i needed to stop them. >> victor perez. an amazing story. certainly a grateful family and grateful community to you this morning. thank you for joining us. you're welcome. >> 7:56. back to the desk. >> all right. thank you. amazing to hear. >> it really is. we want to check in with sal right now for the an update on the commute. right now we have traffic that's gonna be busy in many areas. the bay bridge toll plaza is getting better. there is an proim -- there is an improvement here. also this morning we're looking at the commute here on 880 north and southbound. northbound on the right looks okay. this morning's drive is going to be okay on northbound 101 in san jose. let's go to steve. >> all right, sal. thank you. it's very sunny. nice. we had clouds for a while. most of those have cleared out. it will be sunny in the morning and then we'll get some pretty

good buildups as this system starts to get closer. they are already starting to move north, they being the clouds, up towards the salinas valley. in a couple of hours we'll see more clouds roll in. first snow of the season up towards -- we heard from steve bridges in the keys. 40s and 50s on the temperatures. that low is controlling the entire west coast. 60s, 70s. cooler today and then clouds in the afternoon. tomorrow looks okay. the five-day does have better weather by thursday night. everything looks good for the weekend. we're now following breaking news. this is all about that state- wide manhunt. >> there was no fleeing. there was no flight. the man accused of deliberately ramming a from montmotorcycle is now behind bars.

welcome back. it's wednesday, october 6th. the man wanted for intentionally running down a fremont motorcycle police officer is now under arrest. police confirm to ktvu the suspect was taken into custody just a couple of hours ago. kraig debro is back live at the fremont police station. >> reporter: right now, a

second set of fremont detectives are on an airplane and headed down to l.a. earlier this morning, lapd along with other fremont detectives arrested a man wanted on a fuj tifn warrant -- fugitive warrant. this is the man. police wanted him for not only stealing a van but for allegedly trying to run over and kill a fremont police officer. detectives had had an idea that diaz might be in l.a. early this morningland followed diaz to a house in east l.a. at 3:30 this morning. >> they continued to watch the house anded a about 5:00 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. >> reporter: he was arrested without incident and did not have any weapons. on monday, around 10:30 police

say diaz stole a van full of tvs at lippert. the call went out about the stolen van and then later, the man was spotted by auf officer patrick brower. he ran brower over. brower is suffering from a compound fracture in his leg and crushed toes. diaz's pictures was all over. >> after seeing the news media coverage about this, that individual contacted our individuals saw a photograph of him and said that man is the man who we helped get a cab who got him to a legal bus company. >> reporter: and the bus company confirmed that diaz bought a ticket for l.a.

now, this morning, the police officer is still recovering from that compound fracture in his legs and crushed toes. he's expected to recover. diaz is expected to return back here to the area. just when is not clear. detectives have gone down to l.a. but he could fight the extradition. he's on patrol for grand theft that could get in the way of his legal proceedings but the idea is to bring him back here as soon as possible and he will face charges of attempted murder. and also the theft of the van. kraig debro, ktvu news. fire crews are still monitoring hot spots on a suspicious overnight fire. it started shortly after 11:00 at a home in oakland's fruitvale district. jade hernandez is there now with a look at why fire crews are so familiar with this

property. good morning jade. >> reporter: good morning. a neighbor told me this home that caught fire has been vacant for some time. it was sold and the house went into bankruptcy. since then, transients have lived there from time to time. the fire broke out last night. information came to firefighters on the scene that the home had had burned before, four times before. a neighbor said at one point the house was under construction and the fires halted renovation. another observation from firefighters, tires fueled flames. the house was empty at the time the flames sparked. but those people who do come

and go concern neighbors. >> i'm not putting down homeless people, it just seemed like it wasn't really being monitored by anyone owning the place. and when something is aban abandoned like that, it's difficult to tell what happened. >> reporter: firefighter says it fire is suspicious but it's still under investigation. firefighters are waiting right now for a building engineer to find out how stable the rest of the structure is this morning. jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >> okay, thank you. 8:06. well, pg&e has done an about- face. it will now provide detailed maps of the pipelines to the bay area agencies. earlier, pg&e said the information was so sensitive

had it had to be kept secret. however, pg&e executives changed their mind because of growing political pressure. governor schwarzenegger will file an appeal on the federal government's decision in the saab pipeline disaster. fema turned down the request for aid. san bruno's mayor says the appeal is not just about money. he says a federal declaration would also bring national attention to the issue of pipeline safety. in santa cruz county there's concern some people are being encouraged to take the law in their own hands. someone anonymously posted fliers and video on youtube accusing two young men of a string of thefts.

>> i wouldn't say advisory vigilantism is setting in but if they keep going, it will be a situation that's not good for these guys. >> the police discurables people -- discourages people from going after people like this. okay. let's check in with sal. >> i just got a funny tweet saying the clock looks like their bedside clock. [ laughter ] >> very funny. let's take a look at the commute. fortunately, we haven't had a lot going on when it comes to accidents. a few. nothing major. northbound 280 is busy. westbound 24, that traffic looks okay getting up to the

tunnel. there are no major problems there. we keep watching what's going to happen. so far it's been pretty ordinary. 680 southbound there is a three- car accident blocking one of the lanes. westbound bay bridge has improved over the hull day -- hump day. here's steve. well, it's a glorious morning. that was one of my tweets from the city. it is. we have mostly sunny skies. the clouds will get closer later on. we're right in between both. there's dlowds to the -- clouds to the north, clouds to the east. over us it's mostly sunny. you get some afternoon heating

that will help to build up clouds as well. we'll start off with mostly sunny skies. possibility of showers. 50s, low to mid- to upper. pretty good lightning show again up in the sierra nevada. another round of snow. a lot of thunderstorm activity overnight. 50s and os from u re-- 60s from eureka to palm springs. it's all because of this low which is moving north. it's controlling it, from arizona, utah, oregon and california. it's accelerating. as it moves north it will move east. showers, thunderstorms are possible later on.

60s and 70s so if you have anything to do, do it in the evening hours. that's the best. now, we'll have partly cloudy skies but i think by the coast things will be fine. temperatures rebound on friday and really rebound on the weekend, dave and tori. we're following reports of possible peace talks going on in afghanistan but there's concern over who is reportedly taken part in the gonnation -- negotiations. and how the battle over illegal immigrants.

good morning. a beautiful, chilly morning out there. it will be mostly sunny in the morning and then turning partly cloudy to mostly cloudy especially inland, the possibility of showers. thank you, steve. >> 8:14. dwt the washington post "says secret talks aimed at ending the war in afghanistan have started between representatives of the taliban and the afghan government. alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. room with reaction to this report. >> reporter: good morning. the taliban in afghanistan is denying it. but there are reports this morning that preliminary truce talks are now underway.

of course, you can't see any negotiations on the battlefield. nato tv is releasing this video of u.s. and afghan troops trying to take out taliban's stronghold. you can see the taliban is fill putting up a fierce fight but talks are getting underway between the government and hamid karzai to end the war. the pentagon is not cop firming firming -- confirming it. the obama administration has only very recently expressed an openness to negotiations to end the war. the president's time line has troops u.s. troops beginning to leave afghanistan next year. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you. 8:15. more than two dozen tankers

carrying fuel to nato troops in afghanistan were set on fire today in pakistan. this is the sixth attack on convoys taking supplies to afghanistan in the last week. that's when pakistan closed the keyboarder crossing. the u.s. supreme court is hearing arguments in the case over anti-gay protests at military funerals. the father of a marin who was killed in iraq wants a $5 million verdict against members of a fundamentalist church who picketed his funeral. this is the same church group that protested outside palo alto's gunn high school in

february. church members say that was against a stri string of suicides. they said others would meet the same fate if they didn't change their ways. illegal immigrants in california could be forced to pay higher tuition at state universities. currently, the law allows anyone who graduates from a california high school to pay the lower in-state tuition regardless of immigration status. but a group of out-of-state students from colleges are challenging the law. california ally supreme court is expected to rule within 90 days. the race for mayor of richmond is going negative. richmond police and fire unions say court documents show the mayor filed for bankruptcy before becoming mayor for

credit cards and student loans. the mayor says this is all a smear campaign. >> the mayor's never been an issue with police and fire. she's not the leader we thought we thought she was. >> my loans are not dismissed. i'm paying them. they've increased because of the interest. they are $125,000. you have the bill in front of you. i am still paying my student loans they are not dismissed. 8:18. well the ballot measure to legalize marijuana here in california is attracting more campaign dollars than the opposition. but there's no big money on either side. the latest update on contributions shows the yes on 19 campaign has raised $2.1

million while opponents have raised about $200,000. right now, both sides have about the same amount of cash on hand. the yes side spent most of its money on the collecting signature drive to qualify for the ballot. the biggest donor for the yes campaign is dustin mosvowitz. he left facebook back in 2008 to start his own company. he's 26 years old and worth $1.5 billion. we checked it out this morning. facebook seems to be offering normally after a glitch last night. that's when the site was slow and unavailable for many of the users. one of the top tweets was facebook wasn't working. the problem occurred around 10:00 p.m. it lasted for 20 minutes and there are no details about the

cause. in mill valley, they are talking about a possible crackdown on panhandling on the busy roads. we'll tell you about the complaints some residents have made.

marin biologists want to know why a pregnant blue whale has die. it washed ashore on the beach on saturday in san mateo county. scientists believe the 08-foot whale probably died a couple of days before it washed ashore. 8:23. san francisco's controversial alcohol fee did not survive a veto by mayor newsom. seven supervisors voted yes to approve the fee but eight are needed to override the veto. newsom argues the free is a bad idea. advocates say the fee would only amount too a few cents a drink and the city needs the money to treat alcoholics. the mill valley city council is considering banning panhandling along city roads.

several pzs have complained -- residents have complained. the council discussed the issue at the meeting on monday and asked the staff to research the extent of the problem. we're finding out that top executives at caltrain reportedly gave themselves pay raises at the same time they were pushing for service cuts to balance the budget. it's reported when benefits are added, the total compensation to these packages jumped 34%. the new report claims the extra money would have been spent to run the railroad on the weekends. that's a service that caltrain has to discontinue and there bo probably be enough to save gilroy. again, this is according to published reports. we want to check in with

sal. good morning. let's go out and take a look at the commute now. traffic is moving along okay on the bridges westbound. here is a surprise. int kind of light off the -- kind of light off the bay bridge toll plaza. sure, there is sa little delay but it's not as bad as it normally is. westbound san mateo bridge traffic looks good and so does the richmond bridge. here's steve. thank you, sal. good morning. mostly sunny right now. the morning hours look pretty good. clouds will start to creep back in later on. it's a beautiful morning. temperatures 40s and 50s. we're in between. one cloud band went to the north. there is a lot of rape in southern california. there's -- rain in southern california. there's been some pretty good

thunderstorms. right over us in sacramento, it's sunny to mostly sunny. showers are still still later on. 60s and 70s. everyone is close, 53 to 59. 36 in tahoe. had some snow down to the lake level. there was pretty good snow above the 8,000 level. there is a lot of heavy rain being reported down to santa maria. it will be mostly cloudy this afternoon. showers are possible along with thunderstorms out in the valley. 60s, 70s across the board here. but to get things started out, the morning looks good. i think tomorrow night should be just fine for the giant the and braves. today sun, clouds, sunday and showers. much better on friday and the weekend is looking good to go.

>> okay. thank you. wild pursuit loads to a little girl's safe return. >> we exchanged some words and the little girl happened to pop her head out. we just talked with that construction worker crediting with residuing the kidnapped girl.

welcome back. the news from los angeles came just a couple of hours ago. authorities arrested the man accused of stealing a van and

dlin ritually running down a fremont motorcycle cop. now, the suspect in this foe is a 36-year-old parolee from southern california. sheriff's deputies arrested him shortly after 5:00 this morning in east los angeles. police from fremont also helped out. police say diaz was in the neighborhood here monday morning morning too specifically steal a delivery man. and officer brower spotted him. investigators say the motorcycle was stopped at warm springs boulevard when he saw that van coming straight at home. the injured auf is expected to leave the -- officer is expected to leave the hospital later this week. the suspect, diaz, is expected to return here to the bay area either tomorrow or friday. it's 8:30. the man with credited rescuing a kidnapped third grader tells ktvu that he was only scared

for a split second as he chased down the suspect. claudine wong just spoke with victor perez and has more on this story. >> reporter: good morning. yes. good samaritan victor perez says the rescue of this girl is just sinking in. this moving perez described seeing this truck that we all saw on the news. he said he say it as it went by his neighborhood. inside the truck was the kidnapping victim. perez followed the truck and said the first time he pulled alongside the truck he said he seed like a nice guy. he didn't see the girl. then he saw the little girl's head pop you. he said he felt fear but as soon as he saw the little girl,

he did not feel any fear and he was yelling that's not your little girl! >> she was very scared, she said and asked if she was gonna be okay. so police say she was assaulted and threatened overnight. but the police chief says it's a miracle of good she was found. he was able to get a license plate of the truck and 40 minutes later, gonzalez was arrested. he's in jail this morning, kidnapping and sexual assault charges. live in the newsroom, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. a frantic search continues for a nevada man. police say jennifer reynosa reported her fiance, michael o'brien, missing last friday. that was five days after she last saw him moving away from their room at the emerald

dolphin inn. police reportedly found items belonging to him that were personal. a fire destroyed a house in sunnyvale later night. the fire started just before 4:00. fire crews say the single-story home was being remodeled at the time so no one was home. investigators in the east bay are looking for the cause of this apt house fire that sent two people to the -- this apartment house fire that sent two people to the hospital. there's no word on on the condition of the firefighter. that fire caused an estimated $500,000 in damage. 8:33. a berkeley school is open this

morning again after students were evacuated yesterday because of a suspicious package. the school was evacuated and nearby streets were closed yesterday afternoon after the package was found in the principal's office. the bomb squad was called in but they determined it was just a lunchbox with wires i side. no one was hurt. school heeders in martinez plan to hold a special meeting about bullying. the principal suspended seven members of the freshmen football team after learning about an ugly incident that happened last week inside the boys' locker room. >> they tape his legs together. a couple of kids held him down. there were some punches thrown. tear were a group of students that were spectators but were sort of egging on the whole thing. >> investigators are still examining surveillance tape. the suspected ringleader could

be expelled. cell phone video shows a fight at the shirone restaurant and lawn j. police were reportedly slow to get to this because officers were dealing with another fight at the voice ultras is lounge a couple miles away. >> we had all of the officers there dealing with the situation. there were so many people involved, we couldn't do anything else. >> the city is expected to create a downtown alcohol task force next year to work on a policy for regulating cutdown time. five bay area local police departments. san jose is expected to get $7 million. that will -- $700,000.

that will sunday officers for three years. san francisco now has a written proposal on what it will do if it wins the right to host the next america's cup. now, oracle founder lairly ellison's team won the cup last year so they get to choose the location for 2013. 8:36. the giants begin their playoff series against the atlanta braves at at&t park tomorrow night and pitcher barry zito may turned into a highly-paid

cheerleader. bruce bochy must decide who will make the 25-roster zito has really not had an impressive record since he signed a $126 million contract a few years ago. from what i've read -- read, it looks like a lot of sports analysts are giving the edge to the giants because of from strong pitching. 280 northbound going to be slow. very slow getting up to highway 17. but the good news is we don't have any crashes blocking lanes which is always what makes it even worse. this is kind of a routine commute. moving along and tabling a look

at the bay bridge toll plaza. this is better than normal. only backed up for about a five- minute, seven-minute delay. no major problems on upper deck. it's beginning to clear out. traffic in front of the coliseum. it's 8:37. here's steve. >> thank you, sal. look at this. sunshine, i had some clouds, a few sprinkles early this morning. there's clouds to the north, clouds to the south. but the morning will be sunny to mostly sunny and then by the afternoon we'll start to see some clouds move in here. they are getting closer into the sa heen kniss valley up the 5 and also the 101 by the afternoon, i think we can get some pretty good buildups. southern california is producing some pretty good rain. l.a. even santa barbara, santa marie

yay, misdemeanor rit to heavy rain. a sunny morning. there's one band that went flew. just starting to creep up there by the 8:38 clock. sunny, then cloudy. will give afternoon heating. oakland/berkeley at 59. 30s in the meet -- 30s in the mountains. the cool air is in place from top to bottom. that's all associated with this low. tomorrow it will fly into nevada. more thunderstorms are likely out to the valley and even in the sierra slv nevada. we'll be on the drier said and say goodby to this system. a sunny morning. afternoon clouds good

afternooning way to possible showers, especially for inland areas. 60s and 70s. everything looks good for tomorrow night. we'll get this system out of here and have mostly clear conditions. a little chilly, the conditions are calm down as we head to friday and then puch much better on the weekend. 8:39. reno has shifted from record heat to record rainfall. more than an inch of rain fell at the reno/tahoe airport. breaking the old record of just of just -- of just .25. twog teenagers are in critical condition after being struck by lightning. they were standing outside their high school in utah after being hit. they were first taken to a hospital but then air lifted to a burn center in las vegas. well, you heard him right here with us on "mornings on

2." up next, you will hear a lot more from the man who rescued that kidnapped third grader, including how he feels about being called a hero. recordly, some washington insiders have come up with a game plan involving hillary clinton's political future. the job switch they say she should make for the 2012 presidential elections.

the good samaritan, that gentleman right there, credited with rescuing a young girl said he was only scared for a split second as he chased down the suspect. claudine wong just spoke with victor perez, the hero in that terrifying event in fresno. >> it's started to get to me. yesterday all day i didn't feel like that. this morning, i -- a lot of media was speaking to me and mentioned the same thing and i'm like -- i just believe that god works in mysterious ways and he just happened to put me there. >> mr. perez recognized the car from tv report and reportedly threed to force the car off the

road to see if the little girl was inside. police arrested the suspect, gregorio gonzalez a short time later. this fire is being investigated. firefighters say tires left inside a home fueled the flames. there had been four previous tires at that same address. pg&e has done an about-face. it will now provide detailed maps of pipelines to bay area executives. today we'll get the first look at california's new plan. today, the proposal will be made public that they agreed upon. this needs a two-thirds majority to pass. california has set a new record for the longest delay ever in passing a new budget. bob woodward of "the

washington post" said there's talk in the nation's capitol about secretary of state hillary clinton swapping jobs with vice president joe biden so she would become president obama's running mate in 2012. >> president obama needs some of the women, latinos, retirees that she did so well with during the 2008 primaries. and so they switch jobs. >> woodward says then clinton would be well positioned to run for president herself in 2016. but the white house says there's absolutely nothing to the rumor. >> in the meantime, donald trump is seriously considering a run for president in 2012. he says if he does run, it would be because the u.s. is no longer respected around the world. he said he started thinking about running after a poll in nasm consider him -- new mpshire considered him as a possible candidate.

well, the real president, president obama, showed a sense of humor during a speech at a women's conference after his presidential seal well off the lectern and fell to the floor. >> we cannot sustain -- whoops! [ laughter ] >> was that my -- [ laughter ] >> oh, goodness. that's all right. [ laughter ] >> all of you know who i am. [ cheers and applause ] >> great joke. yeah. >> the president said somebody back stage is probably sweating bullets, refersing it the staff member who put that on him. last month, clorox announced its plan to consolidate 1100 workers to the haas hacienda park campus. last night, council mims gave

the plan okay. clorox says the headquarters will remain in oakland. the oakland city council is taking steps to build a new supermarket in west oakland. the correcter chain wants to build a 72,000 foot discount store near west grand avenue and myrtle. but that property is already owned by other people. so last night, council medicals approved the plan to expand eminent domain. that's the legal process that allows to buy property from owners at current market value even if they don't want to sale. >> for day-to-day things, we'll go to san pablo and 50th. that's the emeryville border. over at the pack and save. >> last night's action is only

the first step about forcing the property owners to sell. a smat county man is in jail accused of starting a fire with a blow torch and explosives. sheriff deputies say the man left a propane tank. and the deputies say he was living at that storage yard illegally. well, a year-long justice department investigation is almost finished to add electronic recycling situations at several state prisons. the os of inspector jen -- office of inspector general is checking on a lack of safeguards. some of the plant operated for years without having the proper ventilation and dust control. 8:9. don't be a -- 8:49.

don't be alarmed if you see flames coming from moffett field this week or weekend. it's all involving train departments and the sessions are from 9:00 until 11:30 and from 1:30 to 4:00 this afternoon. training secs will be held -- sessions will be held saturday and sunday. little smoke is expected. sirens will be heard. don't be alarmed. a massive manhunt is underway for a smartphone. we'll tell you about a huge police response for a stolen droin in san francisco. droid

8:52. a cell phone snatcher sparked a large-scale manhunt in palo alto. the victim told police the suspect approached him on the road last night and asked to borrow the smartphone and when he turned it over, the suspect took off. palo alto defended the resource say ing there was a threat to public safety. the national convention for the wireless industry association kicks off in san francisco. the conference includes three days of seminars and worships designed to promote the

industry and educate members. convention officials say the event will not, however, return to san francisco because of the city's attempt to require a point of sale disclosure about cell phone emissions. they say the fans are approved by the fcc and the labels would only confuse consumers. >> the city certainly sent us a very loud message about what it thought our technology and communications could be doing to people and we felt it would be a better place to conduct business. >> they couldn't get it more wrong. what frustrates me, they don't separate the issue ofdy closure and the right to -- of children closure and -- of disclosure and the right to know. >> convention will be heading to san diego for the next two years. cisco systems is promising a big announcement shortly after 9:00 this morning, just a couple of minutes from now. there are reports that cisco has a new version of its

teleconference video conference testimony used by businesses. insiders say the san jose-based company is preparing to take aim at skype and poly-- polycom. 8:54. san francisco may soon follow the lead of new york city and silence the loudspeaker on those open air tour buses. the board of supervisor's president is asking the city attorney to draft new rescued lakes after residents -- resolution after the are residents are complaining about the noise. a very generous donation is helping to fill richmond's library with 8,000 books. this is meant to bring literary resources by young students. it's paid for by a grant given

by the east bay community foundation. each of the classrooms will get a bookcase with 30 new hard cover bilingual books. they will receive new books every year. 8:55. today is international walk-to- school day and a lot of students pounded the payment earlier this morning. this was the scene at hoover elementary school. thousands of students, teachers and parents from around the bay area are taking part in today's event. we talk about safety and really just encouraging parent, community members to drive safe. we want the kids to be safe when coming to school. organizers say the event is to encourage people to be more active while cutting down on pollution. >> i've waited in those lines it's a problem. >> speaking of problems, we have a problem in san mateo, right? >> yes, it's causing a big slowdown on highway 92 eastbound this moving as you

head towards hayward out of the san mateo county area. eastbound 92 you fortunately, look at all of the red on the map there. i would not use 92. go down some other other way, maybe on side roads and get on after. let'sing look at 280 northbound. that's still pretty slow, getting up to highway 17. this morning at the toll plaza this is what you will want to see. it's light. no problems getting into the city. 8:57. here's steve. thank you. nice and warm if you are in the sun. we had clouds earlier. it's mostly sunny. temperatures are gonna warm up. a possibility of showers later on this afternoon. tomorrow things are a little bit better, still partly sunny, pblg. then it's all gone by friday and the weekend looks good. any more rain in the forecast? >> don't see any? >> really. >> no. >> a cool summer and maybe a warm fall. well, i think the winter will

be cold but not as wet as last year. >> okay. appreciate that. that will do it for us. thanks for watching, everybody. >> bye now.