. in oakland, they are getting ready to talk about crime and we will tell you about the strategies being outlined as the search for new top cops gets underway. missing persons cases in ohio just appeared in court, we will have a live report from cleveland. grab your span desk -- span desk, it is bike to workday, we will tell what you this means

means. good morning, thank you for joining us, i am pam cook. >> and i am dave clark. is it going to be breezy ? >> yes, higher clouds are thinning out, any rain is gone and still it will be a very cool morning 40s and 50s and only those well away from the coast warmup a bit. this is a look at northbound 280 getting to highway 17, it is a nice looking drive and we are starting off well in the south bay and 680, same thing goes, it is a nice drive, 6:01 let's go back to the desk. a man celebrating his 21st birthday was stabbed at his own party. it happened on custer drive

just yards from door park -- dora park. a fight broke out after a heated argument and the victim was stabbed several times, friends drove him to good samaritan hospital. he sealed off the area and spend the past few hours looking for that suspect throughout the neighborhood park and they arrested him just afte 4:00 a.m. at a community pool. >> he was out there in the cold for three hours and since we opened the door, he came right out. >> the suspect is from san jose and has been booked into the santa clara county jail. oakland's new acting police chief will hold a press conference and after this after the stunning resignation by police chief jordan, claudine wong is at headquarters right

now, claudine? >> reporter: this came as a big surprise to a lot of people and there is certainly a lot of uncertainty of who will head the department. there is a press conference scheduled to get underway in just a few hours. this press conference outlines how they can reduce crime and they are continuing the reorganization of how patrols are done and how investigations are conducted. >> the central organization to the investigative neighborhood to the level of moving in the right direction and we are working collaboratively with the compliance director and we are focused in our efforts to become more of a contemporary agency. >> you have to keep in mind, when it comes to the oakland

police department you always have to take into account of the question of how this city will find a new top cop now that police chief jordan has left for medical reasons and the answers to that question is unhere. >> we believe we have information under the latest's judges order we will need input and we have not had a chance to have that conversation yet. >> so while those conversations get underway, the focus today will be on this crime reduction report and that press conference was scheduled until the chief announcement caught everybody off guard. they have extented their stay and will talk about where they

had should be -- where they should be next. >> now he was acting chief officer before and later that year anthony bats left in 2011 because of a conflict with the mayor's 0 of and now this latest person has left after four years. you can get more information on our website, www.ktvu.com, the brief e-mail he set out announcing his decision is posted there and you can read it by going to www.ktvu.com, look on hop topics. we went to the court room where ariel castro was arraigned on 7 felony counts. the court has set his bond at $8 million. reporter story has more details from police -- torii dunn has

more information and he is accused of holding the girls captive for over 10 years. >> reporter: real quick i want to talk about what happened in the courtroom and the investigation and as you mentioned the arraignment wrapped up for ariel castro. the judge set his bond at $8 million and you mentioned the police investigation how he held the women captive for roughly 10 years. new information from an initial incident report about what happened inside that house is being called the house of horrors and according to that report, michelle knight was held captive and was pregnant five times and when she was pregnant she would be starved for up to two weeks and punch her in the stomach until she

miscarried. when amanda berry gave birth it was michelle knight who had to deliver the baby and according to that source, he threatened her and said he would kill her if she didn't keep the baby alive, more coming up. >> listening to it as well, the other thing i thought was interesting and unusual is the kidnapping charge for amanda berry's 6-year-old daughter who was born in captivity. >> reporter: a lot of people talk about that, he was facing four counts of kidnapping and one of those because of the 6- year-old and police are not quite talking as much about the child because obviously she is a minor and they will be doing a paternity test to make sure at this point they are not

releasing whether ariel castro was the father but people are putting the pieces together. >> it's just an incredible case, thank you so much for that update in court. time now 6:07, people in the bay area, commuters a lot of them hopping on their bikes and riding to work. they are in the area to tell us why people are urged to take part in today's bike to work event and i saw you pedaling earlier, tara. >> that was for about a millisecond but it is great exercise. >> reporter: that is what the bikers are saying, it kills two birds with one stone, you get to work and you cut down on pollution and you are able to keep fit and behind me is an energizer station and there are civil of them where people can refuel, they have snacks,

drinks and they have a tote bag and it is all done in anest he for people and giving them a little extra. providing them with sports medicine, you can tell, a lot of people can't physically do this, if their work is too far, what do you tell those people? >> well, you can actually bring your bike on bart and there are lots of forms of public transportation so if you have been thinking about getting your bike out there and bike to work, hopefully it is motivating to people to finally bike to work. >> reporter: one thing i have noticed is all of these bicyclists are skinny. >> yes. >> you really want to get 30 minutes in five days a week and we are so busy and everyone's

lifestyle is so compacted that riding your bike to work is a great way to help your health. >> reporter: energizer stations will be open in the morning and at night and other people are out there motivating and helping you out, so hopefully this is a great way to stay healthy. this is hopefully making the roads lighter out there. >> yes, and especially watch out for bikers who are slightly inexperienced so cut them a little bit of a break and be courteous. let's look westbound they turned the metering lights on early because traffic levels got to be slower than usual and however it is only about a 15 minute delay. also this morning, we are

looking at interstate 880 and both directions look good with no major issues. we had a couple of crashes, 580 year airway and mountain house and we had a couple of differences and i think i need an extra 10 to 15 minutes which iswise to do that. southbound 101, they are not causing a huge delay but it is there. >> it could be a little bit of coastal drizzle, they are not down on the deck yet, we still get blow off from sierra naval do, underneath that, there is a hang back row and a little front which ramps up the win

and keeps that low cloud deck in place. temperatures will start to warm up tomorrow. today is the transition day and we will still be on the transition day, he will be kicking more so and really cool, upper 50s and 51 in san francisco, and even out to fairfield, san jose overcast, 53 redwood city and cool readings in place all the way out to the delta, 15 to 20, we will have sunshine but a breezy afternoon and not a lot of fog can burn off sooner. 7 odds for -- 70s for many, inland there is the only place you will find fog influences

and 60 half-moon bay, brisbane 63, menlo park 67, and warmer weather goes right into your weekend. time now 6:12 well the new bridge is supposed to open labor day weekend, we are not sure that will happen, caltrans is trying to fix a lot of defective bolts. >> how a high school baseball team jumped into action to save the life of another student. we take you live inside of a congressional hearing as to what went wrong. crash dating!

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. congress is holding its first hearing investigating the boston marathon bombing. the pictures you are looking at is from a house committee hearing room and scott mcfarland reports, lawmakers want to know whether the government missed some key clues and key signs just before that terror attack last month, scott. >> reporter: they will hear testimony from the boston chief police and the states homeland security in boston,massachusetts.

you can see members of the community and the members of congress are speaking now as betty thompson speaks. the chairman from homeland security says he wants to know if all levels of law enforcement were talking with each other enough before the attack and after it. >> radical islamist, we certainly know this was foreign inspired. >> reporter: three people died and more than 60 people were injured. gascon is holding a press conference. in 1988, man was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his father. after several years he was released because of inadmissible evidence. last august, police say he ran

a red light and killed a pedestrian. he is now missing and believed to be in southern california. the search continues for an armed man who evaded police and somebody spotted a man with a gun near the bart station. when officers tried to stop the suspect he turned on the officer and the officer opened fire. he was not hit and he ran away and officers surrounded him for three hours but could not track that suspect down. some high school baseball players are being called heroes. they lifted a car off the ground to save a girl's life. the girl was being dropped off for an after school program after she put the car in reverse and ran over her daughter. they were able to pick up and

lift the car while the coach pulled the little girl out from underneath. >> it is like a reaction, you do what you have to do to save somebody's life. >> i feel like we were heros. we saved the day. >> the girl was rushed to the hospital and is expected to be okay. this morning. caltrans will test -- this morning, caltrans will test rods and bolts to measure their breaking point. they will replace it with steel saddles near the bolts to help stibble lice the bridge and the repair costs are said to be between 5 and $10 million and they will need 5 weeks to determine if the new span can open on labor day weekend. they are more concerned about building a safer bridge and they tell us it is not just

a top priority but the only one. they say they are confident that construction problems will be resolved and they urge administrators to take their time and do the job right. it is busy at the toll plaza, isn't it? >> yes, and also four out of five dentists feel the same way about that. let's go out and look at the commute, traffic is slow at the toll plaza and it started to slow this morning at 6:00 which is earlier than usual. people were up and at them earlier and backed up to the mcarthur maze but 237 has become crowded and maybe you can get there before the big crowds get there. 580 we had a couple of crashes, not major ones, but 580 is not doing that well. let's go to steve.

most areas have low clouds and most have those left over, a few high clouds and there could be a little drizzle which is not associated with the low, 51 and santa rosa and san rafael, by the way, they have a southwest wind gusting to 225, redwood city, san francisco, 53, so it is a cool morning along with a westerly breeze and lorraine moves out -- the rain moves out as high pressure builds and we will carry that into the weekend and sunday looks to be the warmest day. you can see the low cloud deck and high cloud desk will be in the picture. they are pushing off a west wind and that tells you, there is a pretty good sea breeze, a few upper 70s and that's out

towards oakly and i think you will see 60s and 70s. >> tomorrow does look warmer, and it can be thick as the warmer weather goes into the weekend. the new report that puts healthcare facilities under the microscope. also reports of a man and woman going overboard, what those rescue crews are doing right now to try to find them. ♪

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. police say surveillance video shows a man and woman going overboard last night. the crew realized they were missing after the ship docked in sidney at the end of a 10 day trip. back home in nevada they are dumping some in other states, they have some new problems this morning. >> it is the hospital for the mentally ill and they claim the hospital bussed out 50 patients

making the other states spend money taking care of those patients but if the hospital does not fix that problem they may loose some very important federal funding. and a non-profit healthcare organization released a report card and 26 bay area hospitals received a grade of a. later today, the pitcher jeremy takes on a new role, author. he released his first book called to stir a light in major league baseball. it draws attention to human trafficking and he will be at the dugout store talking with fans starting at noontime today. let's check in with sal. what is happening object the

roads, -- on the roads, sal? it is getting busier however it's not stop and go and there are definitely more people on the road, santa clara 237, we still have an opportunity and a window for you do drive there, transit something -- for you to drive there. transit systems are checking in okay, let's go to steve. travis breeze 25 miles per hour, generally it is a low cloud deck and it will be sunny for a while, later on today, highs are mainly cool and we have a couple of lower 70s. she was convicted of first- degree murder. >> i would rather have my freed thomas soon as i can get it. >> that message from jodi arias as her trial enters the penalties phase.

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shop at choosenissan.com. . welcome back, right on time, the opening bell this morning, record territory for the dow jones industrial average, s&p 500, we'll see if it can continue, futures are indicating a slightly lower opening and we have a job's report surprisingly better than expected and we will check in on the numbers in just a little bit. >> thank you for joining us, it is already thursday, pam, it is may 9th,th, i am dave clark. it is the developing story in the south bay we have been following since 4:30, a man

attending his own birthday party was stabbed and they are at dora park with how police tracked down the suspect after hours of searching, janine? >> reporter: we are actually about a block away, this is a nice middle-class neighborhood which is where the stabbing happened. the suspect, a partygoer was found hiding about a block away. they received a 911 call that a man celebrating his birthday was stabbed multiple times and that the suspect had fled. they canvassed the neighborhood and focused on dora park where they believed the suspect was hiding. neighbors heard the commotion. >> i thought i heard screaming and i had the video game going, but right as i stopped and paused the video game, it

stopped. we came out about an hour ago and the street was taped off and they had cops up there and up there. >> reporter: police used infrared equipment to help locate the suspect and police arrested 20-year-old peter brunette for assault with a deadly weapon. we are told the suspect had critical injuries but now police tell us the victim is expected to survive. coming up on mornings on 2, we will tell you what neighbors are telling us about that particular house and what happens there. reporting live janine de la vega, 632 ktvu channel 2 morning news. will it be life or the death penalty. jurors will start considering those two options in the jodi arias trial. she was accused of first-degree

murder for the one time killing. she said she actually prefers to get the death penalty. >> worst outcome for me would be natural life, i would much rather die super than later, longevity runs in my family. >> reporter: jodi arias maintains she killed her ex- boyfriend in self-defense. she killed him in a joel rouse rage when -- gellous rage -- gellous rage when he wanted to end the relationship. they are asking that no flowers or items being left at the scene of the deadly fire. officers are reminding jurors there is no safe place and stopping on the bridge could lead to a tragedy. they are attending the funerals of two of the women

killed. one church service was to remember the bride and the other was to remember one of the bride's closest friends. ktvu channel 2 morning news spoke with family members about it and we are honoring their request for privacy. new this morning, there is indications that u.s. will remain in afghanistan long after the pull out. they are currently training afghan forces to take over security and they are proposing u.s. can keep nine military basis in afghanistan however, he must have security and economic guarantees. the u.s. and afghanistan have been at odds over the number of bases in afghanistan in the future. they are demanding that they take action about a facebook page and some other

internet sites that feature degrating information about marines. they say they cannot hope to change a culture of sexual harassment by tolerating these kind of websites. >> it speaks to exactly with what is wrong with the way the military has handled sexual harassment and abuse for decades. >> they recently have aimed the rape and sexual assault cases. they have 26,000 sexual assaults which occurred last year and a 3 5% increase from two years ago. time now, happening now in the bay area, bay area commuters are taking part in the 19th bike to workday today. tara moriarty is in the area and is one of the many

energizing stations, good morning, tara. this event kicks off in an hour and from 7:30 to 930 and we have these energizer stations and there are hundreds set up. there is food here and certain types of juices and they have 25 set up in certain locations and it is a nice meeting spot and if you have never done this before you can hook up with avid bikers. joining my is sports medicine doctor to tell us more about why cycling? what is the appeal of this sport? >> well, it is a heart healthy activity and great aerobic and it is considered a low impact activity as well. it is a very good activity, something you can do with your

family as well. >> anybody can do it? >> yes, all it takes is get on a bike and go. >> reporter: a lot of people think, i don't want to lug that bike on to the train or... >> well, if you don't want to carry it around, you can ride before work and bikes are very portable these days. >> reporter: thanks soap for joining us and if you are interested in biking, thousands will be done throughout the bay area. well, more bikes could be a more permanent part of bart and they recently started a test to see if bikes make problems and we will have more on what this could mean for the future of bikes and bart.

you can get more information on bikes and bart by going to our channel 2 website, just go to our website www.ktvu.com, and it's right there on the home page. >> how is contra costa? >> it is okay but also here bay point, you can tell it is getting slower and nearby to walnut creek, it's not all that bad but certainly people are out there on this thursday. it became crowded early this morning and maybe it will spread it out but we do have a crowd from west of the mcarthur think maze -- mcarthur maze. 680 southbound on the sunole grade, there is a brand-new accident which just popped up and we will look at what is happening there and also 580 in

this picture, we had a lot of fender benders on the commute to livermore and that's 20 minutes setback, you heard me right, if you are driving this commute you need extra time before you actually make it to livermore. let's go to steve. a few breaks in the clouds and a few high clouds which are left over from the low and wheel it off not, bringing snow to the rockies. that is gone and some of the higher clouds are rotating and we have a couple of things going on and we have clouds and we have a hang back low right there. it is a spin in the atmosphere and light rain moves out, morning fog, low cloud deck, high pressure builds and we will start on friday going right into the weekend and mid-

temperatures going right into the upper 80s. we have a cool pattern and jean said she had to turn the heater on. we have a west wind which is gusting to 25 in travis, fso has a west wind and napa airport, santa rosa is calm but the west wind is there. new york had flooding quest, severe weather -- flooding yesterday, severe weather is oned go. our little low is now getting some snow just to the west of denver up in the rockies, amazing as the beat goes on. calmer conditions for us here, we will have the low clouds and it may take awhile for some on the coast. there is too much but we will get it to burn off when it was cooler. alameda 64, pleasanton 72, 68

san jose, santa claire, cupertino, warmer temperatures go into the weekend. well, they may be one of the youngest teams in the nba and the golden state warriors are growing up fast. the underdog warriors now tied 1-1 and they snapped a 31 game loosing streak in san antonio. it has been about a year since a homeless man was critically injured in a hit-and- run crash. these are live pictures, what will happen in oakland this morning? it is a crucial step to his

healing. and they search for a replacement chief and we will have more as that gets underway. we will tell you more about the morning commute, stay tuned for more news, weather and traffic. ♪

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. good morning, some sun breaks, some low clouds and we have a cool breezy day, low 60s and 70s. here is a quick look at some of the top stories, just about an hour ago, 52-year-old ariel castro was in a cleveland ohio courtroom for his arrangement. he is accused of kidnapping amanda berry gina dejesus and michelle knight between 2002 and 2004, castro was arraigned on 7 felony charges and bail was set at $8 million. right now in washington d.c. and these are live pictures, the first hearings on the boston marathon bombings. lawmakers on the homeland security want to know if the government missed anything that could have prevented that bombing attack. and a birthday in san jose ended in violence and was

stabbed several times. police were out there this morning searching for the suspect, they finally found him hiding in a community pool area and that stabbing victim is expected to recover. in just a few hours, the acting police chief will hold a press conference following his stunning resignation yesterday. joining us now with the new chief's first order of business this morning, claudine wong? >> reporter: as you know this report has been compiled and been compiled on this bratton group on how to reduce crime and they were supposed to do something about it yesterday and the police chief will head up as it is expected to go about 945 and certainly there is a lot of uncertainty and she hopes everyone will pay close attention to what is said in

this report. the report is said to reduce crime and everything a little in turmoil but this bratton report is supposed to get this moving ahead. >> i want you all to come tomorrow and listen to the bratton report and i want you to hear from the chief how he thinks they have made a lot of progress just in the last few years. i think the city is moving forward. >> reporter: you still can't get around the question of if the city is moving forward who will lead it and they say a nationwide search is underway. for now, anthony is acting chief and will take over and he talked about chief jordan's leadership into a neighborhood structure, the enhanced system and up next will be the de-

centralization into a neighborhood unit for this report. for the most part it will be business as usual in the department. >> the situation right now is no different than when the chief goes on vacation or is away on work-related issues. i am running the day-to-day operations of the department, the initiatives which have been started prior to the chief's absence are still moving forward and we will be, woulding very hard to continue those effort to reduce crime to get into compliance and nothing has really changed. >> reporter: coming up on mornings on 2, we will talk more about the search for a new chief and the conversation the mayor has on how to move forward. live in oakland claudine wong ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> you can get more information on the chief and we have posted the previous e-mail he posted

announcing his decision and you can get it on www.ktvu.com and looking under hot topics. a year after a hit-and-run crash almost took his life, a homeless man is taking a crucial tip in his -- step in his recovery. that man will soon fly to his home town to be with his family. >> good morning, it will be a crucial flight. this is the learjet, this will be homecoming but also racial. he was known as mr. row who was known to be a homeless man and is very well-liked. but he was hit by some late model suv and he has been in critical condition and has been in recovery since then in the

hospital. his caretakers say he is currently unable to talk but they are hoping this flight home will help heel him. >> he is still in critical condition, he does have a trachea and had multiple fractures throughout his body and he is unable to talk and he is in good condition and everyone is helpful with family and support he will get better. >> reporter: now through fundraising and through help on social media, and through a very generous donation family and friends were able to raise more than $14,000. they described a multiple icu in the air and the flight is

expected to take four hours. his flight will take off at 8:15 and we are the only news crew and we will have all of that information coming up on news on 2. today bart will compare the most recent tests of bikes on board trains to an earlier test. now it shows they really didn't mind having bikes on bart at all times of day. some said it was a little crowded but things worked out and only 17% said allowing bikes on board all day made their commute worse. sal, checking a lot of things in the commute this morning, it is peak as you said. >> i old enough to remember, i can do my job now and we have all you have these computers at my desk and we are looking at

the peak of the commute and as pam mentioned we are at the toll plaza and it is backed up for a 20 minute delay and the average waiting time is giving us no major problems and as you get on to the bridge it looks good, but let's go right to the maps. northbound 101, the traffic is moving along slowly, approaching the 880 interchange and there are no major problems. the traffic looks good so we are actually doing well, let's go to steve. there was a time before computers, a very good morning, yesterday, light rain out to the east, mostly cloudy day, you can get a coastal drizzle, cloud deck is still up there, some of the lower cloud deck is coming underneath. 51 in fairfield, 51 san rafael,

san francisco is in there, 52 redwood city, it is a cool morning and moat locations say coward -- most locations say cloudy and it may take awhile, one little low is moving off and this front right there continues, morning fog, sunny but breezy and lots more sunshine than we had yesterday. 50s and 60s coast and bay and only a few locations are pushing past it especially around the peninsular. it does look warmer on sunday. time now 6:53 a woman went to extremes to try to quit smoking. >> all of a sudden she stepped in and slapped me in the face. >> why a woman's plan to quit

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. welcome back, i want to take you to the big board, they are climbing further into record territory and they are keeping an eye and stocks, they

stacked up $15 a share after reporting a good quarter. a woman is accused of slapping a sheriff's deputy as part of her plan to quit smoking. she wanted to be arrested because being in jail would force her to kick the habit. she reportedly waited in front of the county jail waiting to slap an officer. >> all of a sudden she stepped forward and slapped me in the face. >> now the sheriff's deputy said it was totally unprovoked and she was arrested immediately. you will be waiting for a bit, you have to use your patience here and it is backed up, up to 25 minutes and it is peeking after 7:30 northbound 101 traffic looks okay approaching 880, let's go to

steve. we have a low cloud deck but it will burn off sooner being temperatures sunny breezy and main lay way from the coast, we will have more coming up on mornings on 2. a story we have been on, a nightmare for a san jose man, attacked at his own birthday party. san jose commuters are using bikes to get to work, stay with us. we will be right back.

a man is stabbed at his own birthday party in san jose. we'll tell you where the suspect was tracked down by police and what neighbors are saying about the house where it happened. a suspect in that incredible missing person's case has just appeared in court. the charges against him and new details about the years of captivity. and the change in the police department. the news conference that follows yesterday's stunning announcement. >> reporter: we're live near the golden gate bridge, where thousands of bay area people are gonna be pedaling to the office today. "mornings on 2" starts now.