and later on a stretcher taken into a ambulance. sky fox 2 was over head as the second hostage ran free to the safety of a police car waiting nearby. then moments after that police took down the gunman and took him away. this started this afternoon with a carjacking and then ended with that arrest at gas station in antioch. we have team coverage tonight beginning with ktvu's rob roth with what a houston told us -- hostage told us. >> we are a block from the station where it went down. the road is closed. investigators are still here because it is a crime scene. there was a sense of relief when word went out the gunman surrendered to police and no one was hurt. >> reporter: the second and final hostage told us he was okay as paramedics wheeled him

to a balance. >> reporter: he works at the arco station and for hours he and the owner were held hostage. two witnesses saw a man driving this red car crash. he ran from the car and then saw police fire. then the man headed into the gas station. two employees were inside. police closed off the road and people gathered to watch. >> i was on my way to 7-eleven and i seen it was blocked off. i hoped it would be short but it was bigger than i thought. >> reporter: at 2:30 p.m. we saw man walking out with his hands up. he was the owner of the gas station. >> he is a nice guy. tries to run a smooth operation. >> reporter: an hour later the

man who was holding the employee hostage surrendered to police. the threat was over. the family of the hostage taker waited a black away. >> from this advantage point it was an intense afternoon but it ended without anyone getting hurt. >> rob, do we know anything about the suspect and what led him to surrender? >> reporter: we do not. all i can tell you is we saw family members gathered here throughout the afternoon, they didn't want to speak, they were distraught, upset. but no, we don't know what prompted this. >> rob roth live in antioch. thank you. >> to the police investigation into what led up to the stand off. ktvu's paul chambers joins us now at the police department where officers may be speaking in moments? >> reporter: that's correct. they just wrapped up and they will hold a press conference in a bit and we will bring that to

you live. there were several crimes before the hostage car accident, accidents and carjackings and then the hostage situation. >> reporter: 11:00 a.m. this morning an accident occurred on west 10th street. >> after the accident was reported a male was reported running from the vehicle. and after that a male was carjacked at a nearby business. >> reporter: ors had a hard -- officers had a hard time figuring out which car it was. he drove the vehicle it concord where he stole another vehicle. a. chp helicopter followed the car. >> the suspect fled from the vehicle and attempted to carjack a woman in another vehicle. >> reporter: that was unsuccessful. but before 3ing into the gas station the -- fleeing into the gas station the suspect had a

weapon. >> he pointed a gun at a police officer at which time had chp officer fired back. unknown if he hit the individual. >> the suspect turned himself in to police. two hostages were okay. everyone involved was also okay. we are about to head into the press conference. we will get set up and i will bring it to you live as it happens. >> paul chambers, thank you. this is still a developing story. we expect to hear from police coming up, we will bring that to you live and we will update you throughout the newscast and at is ix p.m. we are in -- 6:00 p.m. we are in fire station, a grass fire broke out about 12:30 p.m. this afternoon. fire was moving quickly up hill near the 9th hole.

7-8 acres burned before the fire was contained two hours later. cal fire crews were called in. the flames never got close tastructures. -- to structures. no crime was committed in a incident that bay bridge toll plaza saturday night. after 8:30 p.m. this chevy pulled in. when the driver rolled down the window the toll taker noticed an altercation. a girl was kneeling screaming and crying and trying to break up a fight between her mom and dad. he called police and today the man went to the chp offices. >> we determined no crime was committed. the gentlemen was allow -- the gentleman was allowed to leave. he hasn't done anything wrong. there is no reason for us to arrest him or detain him.

>> the chp says the toll worker did everything right by calling the authorities and letting them know what he saw. it could be a historic night tonight if the warriors beat the rockets they will advance to the nba times for the first time since the 19 -- finals for the first time since the 1980s. a live picture of interstate 880 of the traffic. oracle arena is to the right of the picture. it is heavy as folks head down. the commute direction. it is heavy tonight as folks head to the game that starts in an hour now. there was also an a's game this afternoon and that added to avenue. fans were told to -- everything. fans were told to take public transit. sports director mark ibanez and joe fonzi live at oracle arena. the energy there tonight will be off the charts. >> reporter: it will be great.

we have a couple guys here that you may have seen before. james harden, right to my right and over his shoulder, star pipper of the -- pitcher of the detroit tigers, man with the other beard, justin verlander. a's lost to the tigers this afternoon. as you mentioned. the a's game. everybody is here. and we couldn't have a better view of it right now. of course, everywhere you go, taking it as a conclusion that the warriors will be playing the cavs in the finals. that thing makes me nervous. >> reporter: it does. history says they are right. talk about these guys, impossible to close out. this is going to be their fifth elimination game in which they played in the playoffs. they are still around. that tells you what they have done. >> the big story about tonight's game on the warriors

side of things, stephen curry, his condition. you will look at the footage from earlier today. no worse for wear. however, everybody worried about his head after that tumble but he was wearing a sleeve on his right arm, his shooting arm. he says everything is okay. >> reporter: we saw him come out. he did not have the sleeve on when he first came out and then he was using it. i guess we will have to keep abeye on -- an eye on that. again, as you look at that hit, a dramatic hit but he is probably going to be sore but he is ready to go and here is what he said tonight. >> stay out of the paint, don't -- i won't -- [ indiscernible ] >> other than that stay aggressive, stay in attack

mode, offense and defense. a freak incident where trevor goes straight up, nothing happens. [ indiscernible ] >> i will be ready to go, play my usual minutes, do what i need to do, help my team win. be impactful tonight. >> reporter: all right. well, there is a lot of -- [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: we know if we can get a shot here. one of the best hitters in baseball, miguel cabrera. the tigers wandered in after the game. a lot of excitement building here. >> reporter: no question about

it. it is get away day here. i wonder where they are heading next. >> back to stephen curry for a moment, if you will. a lot of people child in on -- chimed in on social media about stephen curry's condition. he absolutely showed no signs of delayed concussion symptoms. he received a clean bill of health. he says she fine. and i guess it is his right arm that is bothering him the most. >> reporter: you can bet the warriors have the very best doctors on top of this. the last thing they will do is take chances with the franchise. i think what is important in this game, there is a great support staff for stef. the klay klay thompson time for him to get hot. >> reporter: don't give up 45

minutes in the 1st quarter. all right. get off to a good start. warriors lost only three games at home. looking to wrap it up tonight. more for you as the evening continues. from the oracle. >> i think as joe said the last thing the warriors will do is risk the health of stephen curry. best player on the team. thank you. we will check back with you on ktvu fox 2 news at 6:00 p.m. and also ahead tonight, meet the local teacher who is a huge warriors fan. even so he doesn't want stephen curry to visit his school. his explanation coming up. >> the master mind behind the black market silk road defends himself. his letter to the judge. >> and the start up that wants to help you save water and will pay you to conserve. we will explain how it works. >> slightly warmer. more sunshine out there and sunshine and the increasing temperatures will continue. i will let you know to what extent.

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24 year veteran of the santa clara police department could face jail time after shoplifting. santa clara police officer kiet nguyen is accused of stealing a watch from walmart. ktvu's azenith smith is here with more. >> reporter: this target is massive. two stories. the smart watches are in this locked glass case of stairs. he used a magnetic key to take had watch valued at $250. >> reporter: santa clara police officer kiet nguyen has spent

25 years enforcing the law but now she on the other side -- he is on the other side of it. >> when one of our employees get arrested for shoplifting it hits us in the stomach. it saddens us. >> reporter: he was placed on paid administrative leave. authorities say earlier this month he was off duty at the time when he entered this target in west san jose. officers saw him make iting one of the $250 smart watches. -- taking one of the $250 smart watches. he paid for other items but not the watch. officers caught up with him, they found the watch, a magnetic key on him. shoppers were stunned. >> i think a police officer is held to a higher standard. so i -- you know, probably does need help and needs to be off

the force as well. >> reporter: the arrest living her disappointed. >> if he wanted a watch he should have paid for it. even though he is a police officer he should still have to pay. >> plants a seed. >> this is one officer that was arrested. >> reporter: police tell us he was cooperative at the time and when asked what he did for a living he admitted he was a cop. since the charges are misdemeanors he wasn't booked in jail. >> azenith smith in san jose, thank you. the pentagon is admitting live anthrax scores were shipped to 9 laboratories across the country. including california. they are now working with the centers for disease control and prevention to retrieve the samples. the live spores were shifted from a facility in utah it government and commercial labs in california as well as texas,

maryland, wisconsin, delaware, new jersey, tennessee, new york, and virginia. the chp arrested a man for leading police on a wrong way chase. over a week ago the chp said he crashed a car into neighborhood. he ran from the scene. officers tracked him by helicopter because he was going the wrong way on highway 4, 80 and 80 is streets. the driver of the suv he crashed into suffered minor injuries. the car was reported stolen out of martinez. judge will sending the founder of silk road this friday. ross ulbricht and dozens of supporters wrote letters to the judge to get a lenient center -- sentence. ross ulbricht asked for the minimum sentence of 20 years. he wrote i understand what a terrible mistake i made.

i had my youth and i know you must take away my middle years but please leave me my old age. he was found guilty for running silk road. he was arrested in san francisco. ross ulbricht was convicted of 7 counts including trafficking drugs, running a criminal enterprise and money laundering. he faces life in prison. by my eye i think today was the sunniest day -- [ talking at the same time ] >> we have been talking about a lot of clouds and fog. today was sunnier. >> it was. warmer. that is where we are heading. that is the plan. warmer and warmer. warmer tomorrow still. you will notice it tomorrow especially inland. every night i have been showing you the live camera and gloomy, cloudy conditions. this is more typical. fog off the coast. a lot of the fog not getting

far inland. there is the bay bridge. we are looking for a more typical pattern setting up. you can see it -- i guess pick it up right here. this area here. the clouds. this is going in a high pressure ridge pattern like this. where the air is going over the top of us, that gives you the pattern. high pressure in the pacific. dry. fog sets up at the coast and we have a pattern that will allow temperatures in the inland valleys to warm into the 80s. low 80s. mid-80s. the forecast for winds will be about the same as last night. fairfield 30 miles per hour. sfo 31 miles per hour. what you expect. and current temperatures,

warmer than yesterday. 2-3 degrees warmer. yesterday at this time yellows and oranges were pushed this way more. tomorrow they will be pushed this way. we will see low 80s inland. over night lows tonight, upper 50s. low 50ss. mid-50s. mid-50s along the coast. low 50s inland. the forecast for the morning, that the not as extensive as what we have been seeing. santa rosa fog here. you will see this here. watch how quick it burns off. gone by 10:00 a.m. 80s back into the forecast. talked about the fire earlier, this is the thing the next 48 hours will bring, heat with the dry conditions. could bring us fire concerns. tomorrow morning, fog forecast. tomorrow afternoon. right? along the coast. more fog again on friday morning and the fog goes away.

it is clear. nice pattern. mid-60s in the bay. low 70s towards oakland. walnut creek upper 70s. low 80s in the livermore valley, antioch, morgan hill. the five-day forecast. you will see temperatures in the 5 day that are going to be right here. somewhere. >> much better. >> there is the five-day forecast. warmer. friday is the warmest day of the week. a drier warmer pattern. fire danger becomes what i am talking about thursday night and friday. >> thank you. houston is in a stand still because of major flooding and the storms aren't stopping. the effort to find people who are missing and where a tornado warning is in effect. >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> coming up, a controversial plan to cut down tens of thousands of trees in the east

bay. >> people love the trees. they move to the hills because of the trees. >> the efforts to save the trees and why some say they are more trouble than they are worth and uber is expanding. where they are building their new campus and the latest developments where a hostage situation has come to an end. all coming up at 6:00 p.m.

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within the last hour a tornado warning went into effect in the texas panhandle

and we are getting word the tornado hit a gas drilling rig. three people are reportedly seriously injured. other parts of texas and oklahoma saw more rain today and the number of people killed over the weekend gone up to 19. a dozen other are still missing. we get the latest on the flooding now from houston. >> reporter: houston, a city to some 2 million people now in a stand still. streets are flooded and thousands of cars abandon thanks to violent storms that caused multiple deaths in two states, and destroyed hundreds of homes. >> it was wild. it was so fast. came up so fast. >> dozens of people are still missing in texas. the governor declared a state of emergency yesterday and says nobody will be left behind. >> we remain vigilant in ensuring we are involved in the

search and rescue process looking to try save every single person who is missing. >> reporter: the white house promising federal action to help get them back on their feet. >> we will expedite the requests to make sure both search and rescue operations and recovery operations. >> that won't be easy. the severity of the storms strained resources. officials in texas and oklahoma say they have rarely had to deal with damage this widespread. >> a challenging week. so many counties we have to cover. >> reporter: they found a body 30 feet away from this truck after it was swept away by floodwaters. the death toll could continue to go up. fox news. san francisco police are hoping someone recognizes a

sketch of a man who is wanted for a violent assault. a white man, 5'6" with brown hair. he called a woman a derogatory name and punched her in the face. the victim suffered a serious injury to her face. this happened may 9 around 11:00 a.m. anyone who recognizes this man police call san francisco police. a teacher is asking stephen curry not to visit his school even though he is a huge warriors fan. >> following news from antioch. two hostages freed after a stand off that landed for hours. >> and apple trying to find fix. a strange text that could crash the iphone.

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developing news now. live coverage from antioch. the houston situation that ended with -- the hostage situation that ended with the suspect being taken into custody. >> he carjacked a male at the business and took his vehicle. unfortunately it was a newly purchased vehicle and we didn't have the license plate information at that time. the victim of the vehicle had

his cell phone in the vehicle and within minutes we began a track on the cell phone. the vehicle was -- the cell phone was tracked to concord. the vehicle began making its way back to east county. the vehicle traveled through pittsburg, antioch, brentwood. was able to locate the vehicle -- [ audio difficulties ] >> the vehicle began driving on wrong lanes of traffic. and it was decided in the public interest and safety that we were going to terminate the pursuit at the time and have the air unit follow the vehicle. the vehicle came back -- [ audio difficulties ]

>> okay. we apologize. we are having trouble with the audio. did he want to try -- >> okay. we will have more on this at 6:00 p.m. again, looking at the suspect who was arrested. he came out after holding two people hostage inside a mini mart for hours. the two hostages who came out, we talked with one of them who said the guy was a nice guy. but he wouldn't allow them to leave. as we learn more information we will bring it to you. bottom line, the stand off is over and the suspect is in police custody. more coming up at 6:00 p.m. with the golden state warriors heading into game 5 tonight and their star stephen curry, the league mvp, you might think any school would be happy to have stephen curry visit the campus but ktvu's john sasaki reports one teacher wrote a letter to stephen curry asking him not to come to the

school. >> reporter: critical thinking is underway. the discussion resolved around a blog post titled dear stephen curry, now that you are mvp please don't visit my high school. >> presents a different view. what we need is not just celebrities, we need professionals. >> the letter gone viral. they read it together. >> the kids i am talking about don't play year around, they have never heard of a mcdonalds all american. they just eat mcdonalds two meals a day. >> the warriors fan admires stephen curry, he is just trying to make a point. >> not everybody gets that

growth spurt and stephen curry got up to 63'. >> reporter: his point is about having realistic goals and people need realize there is one in a million shot. >> education a great -- is a great ecualizer. ecualizer-- equalizer. >> reporter: he says stephen curry would be a great speaker but some students might hear the wrong message. . >> people will see he made it to the nba so everybody else can make it also. and they will just aim for that and not have a plan b. >> it would open eyes. [ indiscernible ] >> the principal added after playing college basketball he tried out for the warriors in the 1970s. that didn't work out so he fell to plan b, being a principal.

john sasaki, ktvu fox 2 news. >> we posted the letter to stephen curry on www.ktvu.com. the u.s. government is accusing officials of soccer's -- soccer's governing body of corruption. officials are using terms for fifa that are reserved for mafia members. they say one official took more than $10 million in bribes. 14 fifa executives were arrested. racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy are some of the charges. more arrests are possible. many of the biggest names in soccer complained for years fifa is corrupt. more on this from our reporter. >> reporter: officials unsealed an indictment charging 14 people including senior fifa officials with racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy the department of justice accuses officials and

others connected to the group of accepting $150 million in bribes and kick backs for marketing rights and media deals in a scheme spanning 24 years. >> there were discussions about bribes, bribes aid and documents created to cover up the payments. >> they raided the headquarters of international soccer officials in miami beach. earlier swiss authorities arrested 7 soccer officials pending extradition at the request of the u.s. fifa's president hasn't been targeted in the investigation. fifa says the organization has already called for reforms. >> this for fifa is good. not for image. good in terms of reputation in terms of cleaning up. >> reporter: officials begun their own probe of the 2018 world cup in russia and 2022 in

qatar. they called on fifa to strip russia of the games over his role in the ukraine conflict. ahead, california attorney general kamala harris takes the stanz on body cameras. >> and the local start up that pays you to conserve water. how it works and where they plan to get the money. >> they deserve it. we are so happy. >> a lucky group of fans invited by the warriors to attend tonight's playoff game.

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california attorney general kamala harris is weighing in on the use of body cameras by law enforcement officers. she doesn't think there needs to be statewide standards in regulating them. she said vinyl departments should figure out what works best for their needs and she doesn't believe there is a one size fits all approach. second guessing in chicago after the bear's deal with former 49ers defensive lineman ray mcdonald. ray mcdonald was arrested mend for domestic violence for domestic violence. the chairman has been second guessing to approve the ray mcdonald signing and asking if

he could have done things differently. he thought the bears had the safe guards in place to make it work. the bears signed him after the 49ers released him. jesse jackson paid a visit to a school in oakland today. he was part of his push for diversity and technology. he is promoting the s.t.e.m. program, science, technology, engineering and math. [ indiscernible ] >> must lift the aspiration levels of the youth -- [ indiscernible ] >> he said he is working with companies to hire more minorities. the ceo of snap chat says it time to go public.

they are worth $15 billion. its 24-year-old ceo wants to raise a $500,000 with a ipo. facebook had offered $3 billion back in 2013. he said he is not interested in a buy out because it is more fun being independent. bug is making it possible for someone to crash your iphone by sending you a text. it effects apple's system. the messages is a series of characters. it spread across the internet. apple says it is working on a fix. after the break, some of the luckiest fans in the bay area, why they were given free tickets and vip treatment for the golden state warriors playoff game and new information about the hackers that targeted the irs and stole

taxpayer information. what we know about where the hackers were based. >> and tracking that warm up. started today. it will continue for the next couple days. how hot it will get.

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get transcript. it allows taxpayer to get filings from previous years. officials say it was part of a scheme to try claim millions of dollars in fraudulent refunds. fans are pouring in ahead of tonight's game 5 as the warriors host the rockets. ktvu's joe fonzi live with the story of a group of warriors fan whose get to go to tonight's game. >> reporter: when you saw us earlier we were in the court, you saw james harden. we got to see what it feels like to be up close and personal with an nba player and see how you size up. stephen curry looks like a small guy, in real life he is 6'3". there were 14 kids today from the san francisco china town community development center who got a chance to go down on the court for warm ups, see how

they size up against nba players. something the warriors have been doing all year long for a number of under served groups. >> we build affordable housing and we have one of the best youth groups in san francisco. these youth help and volunteer to clean up the alley ways, they visit seniors, they deliver food. they do all kinds of stuff. and i am so glad they are being recognized and they are given this great honor by the warriors because they work so hard for the community. they deserve it it. we are so hap -- deserve it. we are so happy. and it is the playoffs, my gosh. >> reporter: something the warriors have been doing all year long with 12,000 kids. they get a chance to do that. in addition to that, the vip treatment, they will be featured at halftime on the big

screen and they get to do itane playoff game. theyesh -- do it in a playoff game. they are hoping this is the clincher. i want to get inside, reporting live, joe fonzi, back to you. >> before you run away, has any of the kids been to a warriors game? >> reporter: i don't know about this specific group. there may be kids that have been to previous games. i am sure it is the first time they got to be on the floor. they are part of 12,000 who got the chance to do this all year long. we have been here pre-game, and we have always seen a group of kids come in and sit down. and now we found out who they are. the warriors have been doing it all year long. lucky bunch of kids. >> put the mic down and get in

there. see you later. today is a historic day for one of the most famous land marks. a live look that golden gate bridge which opens to the -- opened to the public 78 years ago today. it was considered an impossible dream. engineers over came arguments about it being unable to stand up to fog, winds and tides. work on the bridge finished early. and it came in under budget. 18,000 people lined up on may 27, 1937 to be the first to across the bridge. here are viewer pictures of the bridge. share your pictures with us by using #ktvu on twitter, instagram and facebook. it never gets old. whenever you drive up to the golden gate bridge you go, e, my gosh, such a beautiful bridge. >> people come from around the world to stand where you are standing. now to bill --

>> doesn't look bad from any angle. >> my parents were on the bridge -- they walked across the day it opened. >> really? >> yeah. yeah. when you say it never gets old, i used to drive over there, every time you drive over it -- [ talking at the same time ] >> above it and looking down -- [ talking at the same time ] >> i think it is the most visited tourist attraction in the world. for our weather, temperature highs today 74 fairfield. warmed up. 1-2, 3 degrees warmer than yesterday. tomorrow's temperatures come up 4. googling it? come on. google it. these are the clouds that are out there now. much nicer than it has been. the pattern we are seeing. what is going on across the country. houston getting hammered.

getting a break today. the severe weather that was there moved into the atlanta area. what happens is the jet stream -- the storm, it is leaving our area, it will drop back down here over the weekend and so late -- early this week -- friday and saturday they will see more rain. more bad weather in texas. they be seen a foot of rain in 24 hours in some places. fog, lingering off shore. the intrusion is less. the high pressure pushing it down, can't get over the hills so the valley are warmer. it will be warmer tomorrow. 80s and 70s coming this way. tomorrow we will see this be down the middle of the bay. cool at the coast. the forecast, this guy is gone.

cool weather. we go into a warmer trend, thursday, friday, and saturday and sunday it cools off. we will still be in the low 80s for the bay area weekend. a different scenario than we have been seeing for the past month. oakland tomorrow, cloudy in the morning, sunny in the afternoon. 64 degrees for a high in oakland. air quality is good. san jose 4 tomorrow. maybe 76 -- 74 tomorrow. maybe 76. san jose state university. 76 degrees. 74 sonoma. 82 vacaville tomorrow. might be high on these. i don't know. 83 brentwood. that is doable. 80s again. warmer day tomorrow. the five-day forecast. warmer. friday should be the warmest day of the week. saturday and sunday cools.

googled it? >> number 17. [ talking at the same time ] >> grand bazaar is number one. >> i think -- there is something about the bridge and the ability -- [ talking at the same time ] >> thank you. ahead, imagine conserving water and making money doing. a start up that wants to pay you to cut back and how they plan to make money doing it. julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> coming up, new developments in a deadly triple shooting in the east bay. the suspect appears before a judge. the charges against him that could lead to life behind bars. also, a plan to cut down tens of thousands of trees in one bay area community. the efforts to save them and why some say they are more trouble than they are worth and the latest where a hostage situation has come to an end. these stories and much more coming up new at 6:00 p.m.

the bike share program is expanding to the east bay. they voted to approve the expansion this morning. the plan is to increase from 700 to 7,000. new at 5:00 p.m. a start up in oakland wants to reward people who conserve water by paying them and they plan to make money while doing it. ktvu's tom vacar explains how it works. >> we pay people to save water

and energy. >> he quit his job to apply as political science -- [ indiscernible ] 78 he has the -- >> reporter: he has it start up money needed to prove the concept. >> we have commitments to fund the rebates. >> reporter: you sign up on the website and allow access to your water bill from the utility. it looks at your use going back two years to establish your average use. at any time your consumption -- consumption is above you are not earning rebates. >> when they use less they get paid and when they don't they be a higher bill. >> reporter: if you conserve

rebates could be impressive. >> some are earning $75 a month and they are making a difference. >> reporter: since saving water is a family affair, meter hero will share that rebate with as many members of your family as you want. the question is, how does meter hero make money? >> we take 20% of the rebate payments. we get paid when people save water and energy. >> reporter: meter hero expects to get funding from corporations that promote sustainability. and perhaps from government agencies or utilities who see water shortage as detrimental. tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. the ktvu fox 2 news at 6:00 p.m. starts now. out of the east bay, a hostage situation has come to an end. tonight a suspect is under

arrest and we are hearing from one of the hostages as he is wheeled into an ambulance. what he had to say about the gunman. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> nice guy. [ indiscernible ] >> good evening. i am julie haener. >> and i am frank somerville. >> that developing news is in antioch. started hours ago with a carjacking after 11:00 p.m. and ended around 3:30 p.m. this afternoon with an arrest at an arco gas station a mile and a half away. our crews were on the scene as the first hostage was freed. you can see him there. hands up and later brought on to an ambulance. and sky fox 2 was over the scene an hour later as the second hostage ran out to the safety of a police officer. moment later the suspect came out and officers took him down. -- moments later the suspect came out and officers took him down. live team coverage tonight.

ktvu's paul chambers where investigators gave us an update but we begin with ktvu's rob roth. we heard from one of the hostages about what it was like? >> reporter: that's right. it is still an active crime scene here. you can see investigators still looking for clues. this was a long tense afternoon but it ended without anyone getting hurt or worse. we were able to get a few words with the employee of the arco gas station. he was wheeled to an ambulance but he assured us he was all right. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] [ indiscernible ] >> long day. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> just a hostage. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> well, couldn't leave -- >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> nice guy. [ indiscernible ] >> doing something bad. >> reporter: moments before we