almurisi, he has a passport from yep a california drive's license. american airlines flight 1561 was on its way to san francisco, then authorities say rageh almurisi got up out of his seat. >> he proceeded to the front of the aircraft and began to bang on the officer's door, bang on the door, the flight attendant asked the passenger to return back to his seat, when he refused to he put his hands on the passenger and pulled him away from the door. >> reporter: witnesses say rageh almurisi lowered his left shoulder and rammed the door. he kept yelling and pushing forward. then passengers stepped in to help. >> they were able to subdue that passenger, place him on the ground and use the handcuffs they have for this type of incident, they were able to put them on behind his

back. >> reporter: according to reports, passengers say he was creaming in arabic, some report him as saying god and great in arabic. san francisco police don't believe rageh almurisi was involved with any terrorist groups but the fbi is still investigating. >> reporter: he is charged withneural fearing with a flight crew. reporting live, rob roth,. thank you. now to christian. you talked to the suspect's cousin today. what did he tell you? >> reporter: rageh almurisi parade here at this islamic center and lived in this house. his cousin told me he is in this country trying to make money to support a wife and children in yemen. >> reporter: rageh almurisi

lived in this house. his cousin still lins here and says rageh almurisi was a math teacher in yemen and came here for a better life. >> came here to feed the family. used to be a teacher. >> reporter: his cousin looked for a job here but couldn't find enough work so he moved to new york last year. rageh almurisi is a good man he says but strong willed. >> when we do arguments, he likes to do arguments and win. >> that doesn't make him ainal he says. he says he doesn't have any details about last night's incident but suspected it may have come down to a language barrier. >> he says he hasn't been in contact with his cousin for some time and learning he was

the man last night was the 1st word he heard about his cousin in months. >> more at 6:00, the added security measures since 9/11 that kept him out of the cockpit and what we gained and loss. a new call to set up a terror watch list for amtrak. the government's no-fly list should be expanded to a no-ride list. it would require riders to show no ei.d. before -- to show i.d. before they enter the train. >> if we have an attack like in spain where al-qaeda killed over 200 people there, everyone will be asking why didn't we do for rail like we did for air.

>> al-qaeda may have wanted to attack america's rail system. one week after the death of osama bin laden the u.s. wants to know how could osama bin laden hide in plain site. >> reporter: pakistan says it is investigating how osama bin laden managed to live in the country for 5 years without the government knowing. the prime minister of pakistan defended his country. >> allegations, incompetence are absurd. >> intelligence agencies are also to blame. >> the al-qaeda chief and operators had managed to allude for a long time. >> reporter: the white house is side stepping questions about whether the pakistani

investigation will be creditable. >> we are also investigating ourselves. >> reporter: instead the administration is emphasizing pakistan remains an important ally. >> it remains a very important and vital relationship for the united states, because of our national security interests. the most intimate knowledge may come from osama bin laden's three wives and are now in pakistan's custody. >> could be very incriminating for the government itself. i am not surprised that the pakistanis are reluctant to allow the american's access. >> the white house says high level talks are ongoing for the u.s. to get access to osama bin laden's three wives. with osama bin laden dead the world is safer, but not safeinous. the attorney general is on a visit to paris. he told reporters, despite osama bin laden's death the al-

qaeda network still plans on attacking america. >> i think what we wanted to do was ensure osama bin laden was eliminated as a threat to the united states and the operation that was conducted was consistent with our laws, international laws and laws of war. >> he said the white house intends to close the prison in part because the allegations of mistreatment hurt america's reputation and they believe they are recruiting more people to their cause. newspaper is taking liberties with that famous photo of president obama monitoring the osama bin laden operation. this is the front page of the paper. editors removed hillary clinton from the moteo. it has a policy of not running photos of women. in the real photo you can see

hillary clinton on the lower right hand corner of the picture. >> we continue our cover object of osama bin laden on www.ktvu.com. you will find a section that is contently updated. the best way to assess the true strength of high pressure gas lines and today pg&e pg&e testing of its biggest gas mains got underway. tom vacar live to show us how it works today. >> reporter: by using a lot of this pg&e will be doing a lot of that and pg&e will have tested 150 miles of big gas lines. pg&e is using 170,000-gallons of water to fill this mile and a half long 24-inch pipe. >> just a small additional amount of water will increase pressure taleful where we can

test it at. >> reporter: a series of delicate pressure gays. >> picked up by the gages, we might have a water leak. >> reporter: all of this works because water does not compress. take a look. a certain amount of pressure it works just fine. too much pressure, look, it starts leaking. >> we are testing this pipe to 600 pounds today and we will keep it there for 8 hours. we normally operate at less than 400 pounds. >> reporter: if there is a leak, water will puddle on the ground and repair crews are standing by to immediately address it. >> any section of pipe that doesn't meet standards will be cut out and replaced by new pipes. >> i think it's great that they are doing a job that they should have been doing before hand. people that live in this area will let them sleep easier at

night. >> reporter: pg&e is getting ready to test a large section next week and they will be testing in san bruno and san francisco after that. tom vacar. >> pg&e will host an open house in san bruno in 20 minutes to meet with the public recording pressure tests. gas prices remain high, although largely unchanged from last week. the report puts the nationwide average at $3.96 a gallon. in oakland the average is $4.25. san jose $4.25. san francisco $4.32 a gallon. energy experts say we could get relief that pump from the

prices. they forecast a price drop by 50 cents a gallon by the summer. unreins is that some commodity exchanged started enforcing tougher trading rules. >> regulators and the management of the exchanges have said, look, we are going to take steps to damp down the speculation. >> he warns after rules are in place, prices could still bounce back but he doesn't think they will reach the high of last week. new information shows drivers are turning motorcycle, bicycles in hopes of saving money. coming up, the safety concerns this new trend is creating. >> stocks rally as commodities prices rebounded from a sharp sell off last week. >> market had been mixed for

much of the session, the dow gained 46 points. closed at 12,684. the nasdaq was up over 15.5 points, finishing at 2,843. what was it like for jaycee dugard when she was kidnapped and how did she deal with it? she is about to tell us and you will find out when. temperatures on the cool side. we will feel a warm up, how warm it will get tomorrow.

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in 1994 he led republicans to take back control in the house. arizona's immigration laws is headed to the highest court. they will file an appeal with the u.s. supreme court. the governor called the decision an injustice and said arizona will not sitideally buy. >> the decision by the court of appeals to up hold the suspension of 1070 does harm to the safety and well being of all arizonans who suffer the negative effects of illegal immigration. >> the obama administration argued the law intrudes on federal authority to regulation immigration and puts a burden on legal immigrants. leaders declared a state of emergency today as part of a protest to draw attention to a

crisis brought on by massive budget cuts. they want them to approve putting governor jerry brown ballot before voters and let them to decide whether to extand taxes for five years. >> together we will be talking to law makers and we will be engaging in special activities each day. >> coming up at 6:00, david will look at one district and the blunt comments about the situation from one teacher that has been there for 36 years. the flood gates are open. the mississippi river reached record high levels today and the military stepped in to try to ease the crisis. >> u.s. army corps of engineers began opening the floodgate up river from new orleans, the site and the sound of water over the spillway drew crowds.

it rose to more than 65 feet today. today officials began moving prisoners out of a state penitentiary. fears of a disaster are looming large. >> when we cannot make any money we are in a bind, okay? >> this is a word of warning, i would encourage you to follow the destructions of local -- the instructions of local law enforcement. >> in tennessee the mississippi is expected to crest tomorrow. some tributaries could overflow before then and they are warning residents to look at alternative evacuation routes. they are expected to cause serious damage. the flooding costs could be worse than after hurricane ike hit texas. that led to $2.6 billion in insurance claims. president obama is watching

the rising floodwaters. they are monitoring the flood waters and working with state and local authorities. the flooding is a great concern of the president's and he is being updated on the situation regularly. >> our thoughts are with all the families, communities and first responders effected by the flood. >> the president already declared emergency in louisiana, mississippi and tennessee. he also declared the flooding in kentucky as a major disaster. our weather now, i was -- bill you were saying this could be an interesting week. >> looks spring like. towards the end of the week, get into winter weather pattern. lots going on this week. right now unusual cloud formations as well towards concord and danville. winds blowing, north, northwest, 10-20 miles per

hour. i will switch to the radar. you see little activity right here on mount diablo. basically the mountain is create this weather. you see light scattered showers. no reports on the ground -- reports on the ground of showers but we have green on the radar, cloud top efficient enough to produce sprinkles. nothing in your neighbors. the forecast for the next couple days is for more of this spring-like weather. look that temperatures. mostly in the 50s along the coast. low 60s and mid-60s. just kind of a mild day. breezy long the coast. next couple days, we come up, come down, spring time is here. tree pollens are trending high and the weather pattern is not as stable as you would expect it to be. that's why i am hinting to what is coming up this weekend.

46 vallejo. overnight lows. patchy fogs shows up coast side tomorrow, mid-morning, ocean beach, patchy fog. we will see cool coast, mild inland. as i mentioned, we will talk about the weekend. a lot going on outdoors. we will look at tomorrow's specific forecast for your neighborhood. see you back here. jaycee dugard's book about her 18 year captity hits stores july 12. it will be titled "a stolen life." she will write about her life from the time of her abduction to the present time, including how she feels now. there will be an audio book read by u.s. is u.s. is her -- read by jaycee dugard herself.

authorities in new york state say a number of human remains found on long island are the work of two killers. over a four month period they found the remains of 10 people. that includes the head of a prostitute missing since 2003 and found the remains of a little girl. it happened again. an attack at napa state hospital, what the hospital did to help workers product themselves. california's high-speed rail project, what it means for construction jobs in our state. which airport should you fly out of to get the best deal? we will show you the differences in prices next.

when it comes to high-speed rail, florida's loss is california's gain. the project received a big wind fall. >> if see settle our children will fight paralyzing congestion and suffer from an economy stuck in neutral. >> the obama administration today moved closer to its goal. florida said no thanks to $2 billion in funds. the transportation department is dividing that money among 15 states.

california's share, $300 million. >> for this pot, it was competitive, lot of projects. >> the california high-speed rail authority plans to use the funds fooextend the central valley segment. diane feinstein said, no other state is as ready and able to lead the way in demonstrating high-speed rail. these funds will support thousands of new manufacturing, construction and technology jobs in california. california's high-speed rail system has $6.3 billion in funds in hands. >> some of that money will benefit existing passenger rail systems, including california. the money will be used to improve service in the northeast. the largest share, $795 million will help trains go faster between boston and washington d.c. amtrak will use $450

million to improve trip times between philadelphia and new york. in california, they will get $68 million for new rail equipment. bay area airports, in a report, the statistics shows san jose airfare at $270. oakland $295, san francisco $381. the most expensative airport was new jersey, the cheapest, atlantic city's airport. after careful evaluation and more than 20 proposals a company looking for a second home narrowed the list down to six. they are considering to

expanding. gaten gate fields also nade maid the list, long with richmond field station. it could be a sleepless night for one student. the white house selected it as one of three finalists for president obama will deliver a commencement address. the school posted this video on its website to promote their candidacy. the school emphasis math and science. this hospital is meant to heal and reduce main but after another working was attacked, staff members say it is failing and they are scared. buying a home in the bay area may get more difficult if a new government proposal is approved. we will tell you about the

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from the outside here you can't tell there is any trouble at this hospital in napa. but at least one person says working at a prison would be safer than working here. a new attack just this weekend is prompting a new wave of security concerns. a technician was killed there last fall. ktvu's john sasaki live now where workers say they are afraid for their lives. >> reporter: one day after this attack we are at the front gates of napa state hospital. >> war zone out there. stressful. >> reporter: from the outside it looks peaceful but to the

workers inside, it is anything but. >> you don't find a document that says there is a potential of being assaulted, kicked, spit on, murdered, raped. you have no idea. you have no idea when you sign up for this. >> a technician was attacked beater yesterday afternoon. >> he was hit repeatedly in the head. >> reporter: i obtained an e- mail about the incident that said no major injuries reported, no hospitalizations reported and no staff was taken to the hospital. >> they soften it down to a point where it sounds like it wasn't much of anything. >> reporter: officials told me the patient who assaulted the staffer wasn't arrested. >> how many bloodry bodies iwill it take to get them to wake up? and help us. staffers believe the

administration is not protecting them. i obtained these photos by staff members who say they were assaulted in the past. >> we hired 25 safety and security. >> reporter: this afternoon we watched as a group of people took part in a self-defense class. one staff member told me she wants another job and plans to apply at a prison because working there would be safer than us this. john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >> we learned napa chosen not to pay fines or comply with changes orded by official monopolies osha issued 6 citation. today osha told us the hospital rescinded ground a passes for patients but hasn't implemented

other rules. police released the names of two men killed in a shooting saturday morning. the victims were identified. both lived in san jose. investigators say the two men were sitting with other people in the garage of a house when a man walked up and shot and killed them. a juvenile was also injured in the shooting. the shooter ran off. police are still looking looking for him tonight and trying to figure out the motive. in the 1st quarter of 201136% of the homes sold went for less than the sellers paid for them. in san mateo 31% were sold at a loss. there are new rules being proposed that would make it

more difficult for some people trying to buy a home in the bay area. janine tells us how buyers would need a lot more money up front. >> reporter: under a new proposal, if you want to buy a home you have to put down 20% to qualify for a home. this home sold for $985,000. you would have to pony up $193,000 to get this home. >> bedroom off here. >> reporter: they have been house searching for two months. >> it makes buying a house close enough to paying rend. >> reporter: they are interested in this house. they can put down only 4%, about $16,000. a new proposal being considered would require home buyers to

put down a 20% down payment. if they can't, they could be forced to pay a higher insurance rate or mortgage insurance. >> i know a number of my clients would be unable or not in the position to move forward. >> reporter: he says most buyers are cash buyers or first time home buyers. the 20% proposeself still being discussed and it's unclear if fha loans would be effected. it would prevent another wave of people from buying homes they can't afford. >> they want homeowners to have more of a financial investment in the house. >> reporter: we contacted wells fargo but they said there is too much unknown about the rules to comment. reporting live, janine de la

vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> we reported to get amazon and other retailers to collect sales tax. today a group launched a campaign to persuade their legislator to do the same. the coalition says it is hurting traditional businesses. >> firefighters responded to three fire or smoke calls in less than 30 minutes. the first call came in after 6:30 this morning. a grease fire in the kitchen of a kfc restaurant. the second call was the most serious. 5 people were displaced at a fire at a home. crews also responded to smoke at a house but it turned out there was no fire there. reducing fire u firefighter pay and benefit will be on the

agenda today. this comes as they are getting ready to merge. the colorado will consider reducing pay by 5% and change the calculation for overtime and it reduces retirement and vacations. the google exec that helped spur egypt's uprising landing a book deal. he is writing a memoir of his experiences. he said it will publish the book in january. why one city in europe is on edge waiting for the big one. plus a picture of a man, he is the result of the nation's first face transplant. tonight he is speaking out about it. plus cancer risk. the specific group of men who may be likely to get that disease.

. the same issue that brought protest in march could be back as early as tomorrow. the proposeself aimed at reducing the number of yellow page books delivered to homes. backers say there is a lot of waste with unwanted directories. opponents say people will lose

job. they are waiting for a report before they vote. >> jackie spears is committed to shutting down a tax hole. they held a federal state inquiry today into the relocation of the company vwr. the company is moving to an industrial park where tax designation -- that means more than 100 current employees will be losing their jobs. >> going be tough. going to have to start all over. i dedicated my life to this company. worked hard. >> the governor proposed districts be appallished as part of the budget solution. >> facebook is starting to influence where people get their online news. people often rely on their facebook friends for suggestions on what websites to

read. 3% of traffic to major news sites is directed from facebook. but that is likely to grow. google is responsible for directing 30% of that traffic. it if you are like most people you have a lot of passwords. maybe you try to keep them simple. one experts says that is a mistake. if you use words found in the dictionary hackers can figure them out. he suggests something like what you see on the lower part of your screen. the first letters and symbols in the sentence fred and wilma like to have ham and eggs for dinner. it makes it easier to remember and difficult to hack. for the first time ever the library of congress put documents on display from the

history of gay rights. they are showing the 1961 petition to the u.s. supreme court, contesting its firing. it >> are gay men twice as likely to receive a cancer diagnosis? that is a study that looked at three years of evidence. more gay men reported a history of cancer. researchers did not see a difference when it came to women. we are getting our first look at the outcome of the nation's first full face transplant. >> i could never express what has been done, what i have been

given. >> dallas wiens showed off his new face this morning. it's been two months since he had his surgery. he suffered fourth degree burns in 2008, he was electrocuted while working on a cherry picker. he says the real miracle is to feel his daughter's kisses again. high gas prices have some moserrists changing their -- mote their ways. it will warm up, but then it will cool down again.

did you know there are some commuters spending 5-$15 a week on gas? sales of motorcycles and scooters surged as gas prices shot through the roof. ktvu's robert handa shows us why that is also causing concern. >> reporter: business is good here. many people we talk to are considering buying a scooter or a microscope. that means more sales and more concerns about safety. >> reporter: he moved to san jose from florida and communities on a motorcycle.

-- commutes on a motorcycle. >> i pay about $15 a week. as far as gas goes. and i can ride all week. >> reporter: motorcycle sales jumped 7% since january. and the motorcycle degree industry counsel reports gas powered schoolers are more popular with a sales spike of 50%. >> what kind of gas mileage? >> about 60 miles per gallon. $4 to fill it up. >> reporter: he confirms business has gone up with gas prices but he is concerned about people putting safety -- 50% never took a safety class. >> especially for beginners, they need to take the safety class or just take it easy and not try to get out there and

hot dog it right away. >> reporter: people here also remind the public now you need to get a motorcycle license to ride a scooter. for more information go to www.ktvu.com. robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. more americans are also riding bicycles these days. sales rose 9% this year. sales of road bikes, used for computing jumped 29%. the spikes are common when fuel prices rise. >> more americaens hitting the -- americans hitting the roads this summer. nearly 60% of americans will be taking a vacation and will spend $1,200 per person. most plan two, one week trips plus three weekends away.

apple has beat out. at 6:00, snakes in the grass, the warnings to pet owners. plus the cockpit door is more secure. the one thing we lost since stepping up security. and a description the pilot gave about the security scare with wherea passenger rammed the cockpit door. students at a school received a special thank you from japan's embas dar to the united states. a camera was there today as students gathered. the students sent 240 letters to students in japan who were impacted by the earthquake and tsunami telling them not to give up hope. >> on behalf of my country, please allow me to thank you for your sympathies and for your overwhelming kindness.

>> the japanese embassador sent a medallionologist. caltranas remaring a section of this highway that has been damaged due to the stores. it has now been reduced to one lanes. the work should be done by august. nice day today but by the end of the week snow and rain? >> yes. models bring winter back this weekend. doesn't mean it will happen but it does look suspect for rain towards the end of the week. here is what is happening outside. this is interesting. showers moving down the central valley and moving towards salinas and monterey. gilroy had a few showers. showers and even maybe, maybe a thunder or something in that area.

nothing for us, at least in the central and northern bay. the forecast tonight, clearing out, clear and cool. overnight lows mid-40s. chilly when you wake up, weekend chance of rain. it is a long way out. tomorrow, wednesday, more sunshine and warmer. back into the 70s next couple of days. you will noting the tree pollens trend up. the computer model showing clouds here. as we get into tomorrow, there comes the coastal fog. ocean beach in san francisco, fog back along the coast. it will be back and forth the next couple of days as we go into a cooler pattern for the weekend. tomorrow, warmer than today. vallejo 75. 76 concord. 76 brent wood. santa clara 73. five day forecast, with your

weekend in view, weekend, looks dicy here. move it into view so you can see sunday. cooler, scattered showers. it's way out there. the models agree right now. by the time we get to tuesday, wednesday, might have a different tune. >> thank you. people in rome are neiling nervous about quarterbacks because oaf a rumor that a big one is going to hit. many years ago seismologist say movements of the planets sun caused earthquakes and the big one will hit on may 11. social networks revived the prediction. a possible problem tonight involving millions of pick up trucks plus help is on the way. the bay area city on the verge of installing new charging

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federal safety officials say they are investigating a problem with ford pick up trucks. the steel traps that hold the gas tanks can rust and fail. regulators say they have had 243 reports of failures and two

fires. ford says if you own an f150, and have questions, call a dealer. free charging stations for electric vehicles. they would be put on 19 city garages and the airport starting in june through the end of the year. dozens of others may come to other location later. the network will help build the local market for electric cars. painful gas prices hasn't hurt businesses as much as we feared. manufacturers added 29,000 new workers last month. the autodry is seic a -- autoindustry is seeing a surge. >> this technology is based in the u.s. we need scientists, engineers, technicians, trained and working here. and this is a good, good opportunity for us to refocus on our energy. >> she warns gas prices could

impact this month's hiring. there is more news ahead on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. >> airline cockpit security, what has been gained and what has been lost. we will take you up front, still ahead. ming farmhouse. bree: right next to my posh castle! i'm sensing a theme here. well, i am the queen, dear sister.

storming the cockpit of a sfo flight. and converging on the state capital, the message these stichers delivering to the door steps of california lawmakers. this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. good evening everyone. >> an american airline's pilot asked to land as soon as possible in san francisco orpha passenger rammed the cockpit door. the pilot's quest is heard on sunday's control tower audio tapes released today. listen.