as her own. the last 35 hours have been a nightmare for rudy, ramy amadea gallego missing and the suspect arrested. >> it was my mom. entered my house and took my baby girl. she wasn't mentally there. >> reporter: erica gallego took a cab ride saturday night from southern california to her son's home and grabbed the girl and went back to the southern california area. a neighbor in southern california realized there was something wrong with the story and that neighbor called the police. >> erica gallego was placed under arrest and she is being held that los angeles county jail. >> reporter: the mother first discovered the girl missing sunday morning and called

police. he says his mother should face justice. >> she loved the baby. i believe she loved the baby. i don't believe she would harm her. i think she took a big, mental wrong turn. >> reporter: they are expected back here but no word on when erica gallego will be back to face justice, ktvu channel 2 news. police rescued a toddler caught up in a domestic dispute. the parents had a argue. the father tried to choke the child. the father was arrested. tonight there is no information on the identity of the parents. the family of brian stow talks for the first time today. ktvu's david stevenson tells us what happened the moment they first learned about it.

>> reporter: brian stow remains in critical condition but his family is hoping for improvements and more arrests. >> we are beyond happy. >> reporter: brian stow's sisters were los angeles police department gear today to show appreciate for the arrest. >> it was a very emotional day yesterday. >> reporter: an lapd s.w.a.t. team stormed this apartment complex yesterday and arrested giovanni ramirez. a paroled felon. his mother got a call from a detective 40 minutes later. >> he said, i wanted to give you information observe you hear it on the news and at that time my heart dropped. >> reporter: police indicate giovanni ramirez resembled the sketch of the suspect. they have not released a mugshot. another man and a woman suspected of being a get away

driver are still being sought. >> we were very excited that that piece of the puzzle, one of the pieces had been put in place. i called my daughters, they got on their cell phones and sent out text to family and friends. >> reporter: for now his family continues to talk to him and play music in his room in hopes of speeding his recovery. >> we are thankful the suspect is in custody and is unable to do this to another family. >> reporter: at 6:00, more reaction from brian stow's family and why had reward may not be enough to secure another arrest. for now reporting live, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> brian stow -- >> i was happy to see the community came together and they were helping the family and law enforcement -- whole

family in general. >> paramedics began thanking those who donated money to help brian stow. they raised $20,000 for brian stow. tim linseical also made a personal donation. coming up at 10:00, how the community has continued to embrace brian stow's cause. 7 weeks after he was attacked. display on the bridge today. protesters climbed over the railing and unrolled a banner. ktvu's rob roth talked to one of the protesters about how they did it and why it was so easy. >> reporter: we are at the plaza in richmond. if you look in the eastbound direction, that's where they dangled over the water. at 9:00 a.m.

this morning three protesters propelled from the bridge and hang a panner. as these pictures show, they stayed swinging in the wind over two hours till they climbed back up. we talked with one of the protesters who said they were not being wreckless. >> we are climbers, it's overrated for what we are doing. the highway patrol arrested them and charged them with tress passing. we asked how they got access to the bridge. >> any vehicle can drive across the bridge. our officers patrol that, these individuals came when our officers weren't there. >> reporter: a passing boat saw the sign and called it in. officers couldn't find the protesters. >> the reports were they were

protesters. the protesters wants chevron to pay a fine imposed for polluting the rain forest. >> we want them to hear, reach it out to the public. >> reporter: they are appealing the judgment, alleging fraud. they issued a statement calling calling the proprotest -- the protest a publicity stunt. at the toll plaza rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. protesters in 2008 officers arrested 7 people afterthey climbed the golden gate and unferralled a banner. in 1996 woody harrelson was among protesters who

unferralled a banner. in 1989 they formed a a human chain and stretched a banner on the golden gate bridge. they were arrested and released later that day. the maximum security cell block at san quentin remains on lock down after a riot last night. it started around 7:00 p.m. and involved 184 inmates. four were sent to outside hospitals and san quentin officials expect all of them to be back today. no correctional officers were hurt. so far they don't know ofbly link to a similar fight last week in sacramento county. 33,000 california inmates could be released early because of a ruling today. it is a move, coming up at 5:30, we look that ruling and why one justice says the move could lead to a grim roster of

crime victims. another republican announced he is running for president, tim pawlenty, the former governor of minnesota appeared in iowa to make the announcement. that's where the first republican caucuses will be held. he said the president's policies failed. >> fluffy promises of home and change don't by groceries, make our mortgage payments, put gas in our car or pay for school clothes. >> tim pawlenty promised to create job and reform medicare. while minnesota's former governor jumped in indiana's governor bowed out. saying after a long consideration he would not run for the republican nomination. some believe he decided not to run because his wife and children didn't want to face

the public scrutiny of a presidential race. a new bill prohibiting the sail of shark fins. it bans the sale of fins. supporters of the bill say if they keep amputating the fins they could become instincts. opponents say it is an attack on cultural tradition. investigators say thousands of companies that cashed in on the perez dependent stimulus package owe millions in unpaid packages. 3700 government contractors that got more than -- more than $24 billion owe in back taxes. a hearing on the report is to be held tomorrow. rough day on wall street.

>> the dow jones industrial average fell 130.78 points to close at 12,381.26. a warning was issued on italy's debt. the the nasdaq composite index fell 44.42 to 2,758.9. tomorrow there will be a meeting of the minds over the granny tree. we shown you how the community is working to save the oak. it was slated to be chopped down. the commission agreed to stop the work with & meet with neighbors. a spokesman said they will decide alternatives. but he said they will also look at whether the roots could cause damage in the future to the pipelines. >> a volcanic eruption sending a cloud over europe, how that through a wrench in to

president obama's plans. umbrellas might be coming out, i will have the details on that.

. once again tonight, travel has been grounded by a volcanic eruption. a number of airlines canceled flights. forecasters don't expect the disruption that happened last year. >> of course, we don't know whether or not the volcano will continue to erupt. it is erupting with less force and to a lower height. >> we checked today and found that so far the eruption hasn't effected travel at bay area airports. but the clouds could reach

scottish airports later. the ash cloud forced president obama to cut short a trip to ireland. after several stops in ireland they were supposed to spend the night in dublin but they flew to london this afternoon. we will have more coming up at 5:30. strung winds through parts of the bay area. the high wind advisory is still in effect tonight. winds up to 50 miles per hour. the harbor fairy will remain closed tomorrow. damage to the boarding peer and gangway this morning. likely due to the strong winds. getting new parts could take a while and service could be

canceled for up to two weeks. this is not the same fairy that serves alameda and jack london square. this tree knocked over power lines this morning on colton boulevard. and that cut off power to 2 dozen customers. power was restored this morning. seems like other than the high wind today was spectacular. >> yeah. the temperatures warmed up nicely but the winds were the story. winds gusting, still breezy out there. check out the airport. winds are west at 36 miles per hour. we go to alameda and check the gusts to 23 miles per hour. back out, go up to the delta, windy all day. martinez, 28 miles per hour. and of course, this is the windiest side, point reyes, gusts to 41 miles per hour.

it is windy. small craft advisory off shore and the winds will be breezy again tonight. fog has trouble with the wind. the fog is coming back but it will be chewed up, patchy in the morning and burns off tomorrow. temperatures come up a few degrees. extended forecast, what is up with that? showers. chance of sprinkles. it looks like umbrellas are coming out again. we will look at that. forecast, overnight lowes, 99 concord. 48 fremont. 43 in santa rosa. breezy tonight. patchy fog. temperatures tomorrow are going to be warmer. just a touch warmer. lots of upper 60s and low 70s. yellow, low 70s. we will see you in a big, i will go to the computer model and roll it through wend wednesday so you can see the

rain chance. it's the worst single tornado in 60 years. 116 people have died. tonight searchers in joplin, missouri are searching for missouri. and the governor announced so far 17 people have been found alive in the rubble. but it's not all good news, the governor thinks the death toll will go up. paul is live in joplin with word on the destruction there. good evening, paul. >> reporter: good evening. here is what is going on. here is what is difficult, they are searching piles of cars. i am in the hospital parking lot, these are suvs. they are thrown in the air like toys and wound up stacked on each other. i will show you the hospital. entire parts peals off. you can hear the rain right now as i speak. this has been a big problem

today. the rescuers, the whole city, trying to chip in. they are dealing with driving rain, recognize, hail and whipping winds. as i said, they are going through the cars and rubble, trying to find anybody but the window is very narrow. they need to find the people soon. again, it was at least four miles long and up to 3/4 of a mile wide. it rocked this city of 50,000 right down the city, hitting this hospital, and complicating things as well. if you are trying to talk to me, we lost any communication. i hope you got the gist of what i said. as you pointed out, 116 total dead now, a number they expect will rise as they pull apart

more buildings and cars and that will lead to a higher death toll. >> thank you, paul. >> tornadoes and other weather disasters triggered new interest in a old program. congress is looking into weather manipulation, how new technology might be able to create rain storms storms and prevent tornadoes. some of the rescue teams in joplin have been connections to the bay area. two dogs are working in joplin searching for survivors. they were rescued and now are trained as rescue dogs. husk is on the right, he was found at the east bay spca. jagger was found in redding. they are based out of oklahoma city. breaking news.

news chopper 2 is arriving. there was a to abus accident off of interstate 80. traffic may be effected. we are live over the scene here. this is on lion road, south of cherry glen road. here is what we know. reports of this accident for the past 20 minutes, several ambulances have been called and there are emergency crews on the way. interstate 80 eastbound is backed up a long way, back to travis boulevard. even though it didn't happen on 80 it is by there. lion road is directly impacted. again, several ambulances called to the seen. you probably should stay away.

again as we continue to bring you more information we will bring it to you live on ktvu at 5:00. new book about sara palin, written by someone in her innercircle. also a new turn in the saga of the american hikers in prison in iran, what they were allowed to do today. what does caroline kennedy have to do with google? q

. the google exec who helped inspire the egyptian upraising is receiverring an award. caroline kennedy presented him with a award. the family created the honor the recognize the work of public servants. two jails american hikers finally were able to phone home this weekend. the first time in six months. shane bauer and joshua fattal have been held for two years. they said they went on a hunger strike because they weren't allowed to receive letters. sarah shourd wasry leased last

summer. she spoke to her son for 4hunts and he sounded okay. she said, i was very glad to hear his voice. after the third phone call in 21 months, it's a little. sarah shourd and shane bauer and joshua fattal were charged with spying. their mothers visited them once. sarah shourd was released last fall. this month iran post phone poned a trial dale for shane bauer and joshua fattal indefinitely. she promised her son they are working as hard as they can. uc berkeley is about to have a record breaking summer. enrollment is up for the summer program. 15,000 students are expected to sign up. language classes are popular. those courses seen an 80% increase in enrollment since

last year. a former member of sara sara palin's innercircself writing a book. the tell-all comes out tomorrow. he says sara palin was ready to quit before she resigned. the book is based on e-mails he kept during his time working with sara palin between 2006 and 2008. the u.s. supreme court says california's prisons are dangerously overcrowded. next, hear how the state plans to get rid of 3,000 inmates. she has blue hair but she is not singing the blues, the show of support for a high school sophomore battling a big health scare. dad, i was wondering if you've --

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. this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. tall order. reducing california's prison population at a time when money is tighter than ever. the ruling from the u.s. supreme court came down today. ktvu's rita williams lives at san quentin where there are 5,000 prisoners housed in a facility built for 3,000. >> reporter: there are strong opinions on both sides. just as there are in california in the 21 years since the prison lawsuit was filed. >> reporter: in a 5-4 decision the court said california's

prisons are so bad they violate the ban on cruel and unusual punishment. the judge wrote for the majority, saying one inmate a week dize needlessly. >> thank you. >> reporter: that includes annie's son. bobby from oakland died at san quentin a year before his release. >> getting sent to prison in california should not mean a death sentence. >> this is the right decision for our clients who have been suffering and the right decision for the state of california. >> reporter: the justice said reducing the population is gambling with safety. i fear today's decision will lead to a grim roster of victims. i hope i am wrong. we will see. >> let's don't go overboard.

we have limited finance resources in california. >> reporter: that's why republicans say they have not approved the funding for the governor's state realignment of prisons. the head of the department of correction said if it passes then inmate may not have to be released early to get the population down to 110,000 in 2,000. that's 33,000 less than what we have now. violaters and low-level offenders will be sent to county jails instead of state prisons. reporting live at sec s, rita williams -- at san quentin, rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. a tour bus accident, happened on lion road just south of cherry glen road. lion road runs parallel to

interstate 80 in fairfield. from what we understand, balances took away some people, we don't know their conditions and there is one ambulance on the scene. we are trying to figure out exactly what happened here. but we haven't been able to get too many details. it's just too hard to tell at this point what happened. as we get more information we will bring it to you. again, the headline a tour bus accident. we believe some of the passengers on board suffered some type of injuries. as we get more information we will bring it to you. jurors finished deliberation this afternoon in the murder trial in the killing of chauncey bailey. yusef bey ordered the shooting and antoine mackey drove the get away car. earlier the prosecution wrapped

up closing arguments. san francisco district attorney announced the jail sentence for two men. sam hyung goo shim and kim will serve a year in jail. he says they did not take precautions that could have prevented the fall that killed antonio martinez. he also pleaded guilty to not paying workers compensation taxes and tax evasion. >> what you have is people that are playing outside the rules, they are not paying their insurance, not paying their workers, and that impacts negatively contractors that are playing by the rules. >> he also said he signed a agreement with the counsel to work together to prosecute contractors who exploit illegal immigrants.

president obama is in london tonight. earlier they received a ovation in ireland. >> he doesn't just speak about the american dream, mean is the american dream. >> a crowd of 30,000 cheered the president and first lady. the president noted his great, great, great grandfather is from ireland. and he attempted broken irish. >> i am happy to be in ireland. i am happy to be with so many. >> later president obama raised and finished the glass of guiness. the trip will take them to england, france and poland. the motorcade hit a snag. one of the limos hit a metal

grade and gets stuck. a crowd of well wishers gathered. when the driver got out and checked, well, many began to laugh. the party was transferred to another vehicle. an illegal drug operation could be to blame for a apartment explosion. sad's blast blue out the windows. investigators say evidence gathered from the scene points to an illegal drug operation. all three victims are at the hospital. a memorial service will get underway to remember a 13-year- old boy, he was killed a week ago, struck by a car as he was bicycling. police are still investigating. he was a student at lynnen middle school -- at lincoln middle school. devastating news for a 15- year-old high school student.

she is battling cancer. ktvu's maureen naylor tells us, she learned her friends are real friends and are there threw good times and bad. >> reporter: for one 15-year- old battling cancer, this lanyard is providing much needed support. >> i love you. i love you, forever. >> reporter: it's hard to miss heidi and her blue hair. the 15-year-old was diagnosed with a type of bone cancer last year. after doctors discovered a tumor in her neck. >> i could never have guessed. >> reporter: the child has gone through a dramatic change. >> they said you will lose your hair and she got upset and the first thing she said, i am getting blue hair.

>> reporter: and a pink wig too. perhaps the brightest chapt in her battle is her group of friends. they talked home work and hoppies. they have joined her fight. >> we heard she was diagnosed we really wanted to do something. >> reporter: they started team heidi, selling wrist bands to raise money for cancer research. >> it makes us feel like we have a part of it and we are all doing it in celebration of heidi. >> they raised the most money in our relay. >> reporter: 1,000 paper cranes surrounds her bed. her favorite part is the light coming in. >> reporter: since radiation finished her tumor shrunk significantly and doctors are optimistic as chemo continues. team heidi will take part in the relay for life event on june 4 and 5. reporting live,

maureen naylor, ktvu channel 2 news. >> what is happening across the globe that is triggering a shortage of an apple product. and gas prices on the move again just before the big holiday weekend. the common link between breast cancer and obesity. ♪ let's go out to the dmv ♪ it's ok that we're number four hundred and three ♪ ♪ we'll find ourselves a comfy seat ♪ ♪ and watch some shows and stuff ♪

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. an independent panel says toyota isn't listening tootses customers. the panel says it doesn't independent customer feed back in to its car designs. they suggest they should give more power to executives outside of japan. the company says it is also following the recommendations. gas prices are going down. the national average today at $3.84 a gallon. down from $3.95 a week ago. oakland the average price is $4.11. down 10 cents from one week ago. in san francisco $4.22. you may need those menner pennies you save to go towards your next 6 pack of beer. 2-3% higher than a year ago. part of the reason for the

increase, beer makers are paying more for barley. a deadly explosion in china is having an effect at home. it happened at a chinese apple assembly plant. officials insist this is only temporary. while it is damaged, overall production will not be effected. supply shortage is nothing news for the ipad two. supply has been running tight to ato manufacturing issues. a increase to report on the number of children in the u.s. who have developmental disabilities. 1-6 have a disability. most of the increases come in autism and adhd. the percentage of children with disorders went up from 12% to 15%. however the health experts say much of the increase is due to

better diagnose. researchers believe they found a link between obesity and breast cancer. people have a variant of the jean fto could be 30% more likely to develop breast cancer. the information brings them closer to personalized medication. new information into our news room, we continue to look at the scene of breaking news in fairfield. a tour bus accident and what the driv says caused the accident. we will have that when we come back. not a bad day as far as temperatures but clouds come back into the forecast, when you might need the umbrellas again.

>> a hit-and-run driver killed a 72-year-old man this morning. it happened after 12:30 a.m. investigators don't know why the victim was there on the freeway. we continue to follow breaking news in fairfield. news chopper 2 is over the seen. we know what may have caused the accident and how many people are injured. these pictured changed. just to the left side of the screen, that is a tow truck, they are hooking it up to the bus. you will see a lot of people along the side of the road. this is happening on lion road, south of cherry glen road off of interstate 880. we know the driver says the

breaks on the tour bus failed and he lost control of the bus. we know that as of right now, 14 people have been taken to the hospital with minor injuries. the bus is a limited coach tour, headed from sacramento to san francisco. it happened off of interstate 80. traffic was backed up up to the air force base. the driver says his breaks failed. we will stay on top of this and bring you more information as we get it. law enforcement are the highway troll patrol are teaming up to make sure you are buckled up. click it or tickle campaign. first time offenders pay $142 for adults and $445 for a child who is not buckled up. the calpain ends on june 5.

1million californias don't wear seatbelts. blaming cisco for china's tracking of its members. julie haener with a look that other stories we are working on. >> three young boys playing truth or dare, what school administrators told parents about it. also, we showed you this video of a thief who walked out with boxes of computers. the roll this video is playing in catching the crook. it's also the super bowl of the tourism industry, all coming up at 6:00. update to a story we brought you last week, week, the first case of herpes. a horse tested positive for the viilousrist. it was among hundreds that participated in a competition in utah. the exposure happened two weeks

ago. leaving some doctors to believe the outbreak run its course. let's talk more about our weather. nice day today. bill, you were saying maybe changes during the week? >> yeah. umbrellas out wednesday, frank. we got clouds back in the forecast. today, windy conditions long the bay are persisting. gusts at the golden gate bridge, 30 miles per hour. it's windy in the bay area. as you travel tonight, windy and breezy conditions. the wind is tearing up the coastal fog. patchy fog in the morning hours. usually mean as quicker burn off. winds tearing off the fog. tomorrow, warmer. that could be one of the reasons, more sunshine. mid-week, wednesday, showers. here is the fog.

not a big inland push. fog stays along the coast and patchy at best. tomorrow the morning fog and temperatures into the 70s give way to this system, shows up on tuesday night with clouds. wednesday morning maybe a sprinkle for your morning commute. the longs will get wet, pollens doused out of the atmosphere. significant amount of rain for this time of year. we go into tuesday, clouds increasing, tomorrow afternoon, and then tomorrow night more clouds, rain. here we go. wednesday morning, right? huge, redding, rain, right? wind, cooler. blows through by 1:00. should be out out of the area by the afternoon commute. be prepared for slow traffic.

not a big storm, just cools things off and adds moisture to the roadways. mid-70s at best tomorrow. nice day. tuesday looks not -- wednesday temperatures drop off. there is your five day forecast with the weekend in view. weekend looks good, warmer. >> thank you. how the space shuttle endeavor reacheditute the classmates of a victim of the tucson shootings.

. the astronauts aboard the space shuttle endeavor talked to tucson school students. they were from the same school christina-taylor green attended. he was the youngest victim of the tucson shootings, which also wounded congresswoman gabrielle giffords. one wanted to know what food is like and he answered, not so good. today the minister is talking about what happened. ktvu's paul chambers has more. >> reporter: at this hour, he is inside, you can see it's

press only allowed. he is addressing the press, and says he is flagger gasted about the event. >> reporter: people say he is entitled to his belief but they are embarrassed to be associated with him. >> i think he probably needs to go to -- wherever they teach people. >> he is a delusional fool. can't know what he is saying. >> the only thing he said, there would be an earthquake. >> reporter: now that the date has come and gone, all the signs are coming down. like this one. as the saying goes, third time is a charge. what do people think? >> he is 89 years old, he won't be around forever. but there are other fools out there. >> nobody knows. >> a lot of people with lot of

predictions. look at the politicians, how often they have been wrong. >> reporter: once again, he is addressing his followers. he said he was at a hotel the night it happened. we have a crew inside, he says he is embarrassed but we will let you know what the future holds. live in oakland, paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. there is more news just head. ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 is next. what happened here at this school and the school did not inform them, more news coming up. more on the developing news from fairfield, what happened to this tour bus and how many people were injured. live coverage coming up in just a moment on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00.

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. developing news. a tour bus run offs the road. we are trying to find out about injuries and what the driver says may have led to the crash. plus three young boys caught simulating sex acts. the alert school administrators put out to parents. complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. good evening. >> we are following developing news near fairfield, a tour bus accident along interstate 9. live pictures here. the driver told authorities he was driving westbound on highway 80 when he lost his breaks and ended up on the side street, which is lion road. we also learned 14 people are being treated for minor to moderate injuries. the tour bus was a limited coach tours and on its way from sacramento to san francisco. >