they eventually arrested alexander pigee but not before mayor damage. firefighters were not allowed in because it was believed that pigee had a bomb. >>> ron williams says he gets nervous on a plane when he sees people in muslim dress. that statement was made during an appearance on the fox channel where williams works. williams has received support. it is important to distinguish modern muslims from extremists. >>> steven parish was beaten to death because he was believed to be gay. the mother of steven parish had this emotional reaction to today's decision. >> that was my baby that he took, from me. and that's why i say, i don't care no amount of policies will never justify anything because that was my child, i will never forgive him. that's going to stay with me till the rest of my life, till the day i die. >>> investigators still are trying to determine whether cruise police slammed. gigi barnett has more with the doctors who tried to save their life and the special bond they have with police officers. >> reporter: black drapes cover the baltimore p

the gamesp store where all ts began said they smelled some strange chemical odors coming from alexander pigethat's the suspect' backpack and also after he questioned him after he was arrested there s some sort of similar thing that came from him. but something was inside that backpack. right now federal, fire and police investigators are inside trying to determine if the mall is safe to go inside and cordon off the official crime scene. i'm kate larson. eric, back to you. >> kate, thank you very much. in a report today, the centers for disease controls by 2050 one in every three americans will have diabetes. right now the number is one in every ten americans. the cbc says the projected increases due to an aging population that's more likely to develop type 2 diates and with increases in high risk minority groups and peop who already have dbetes living longer. the report is in the journ population health metrics. >> meteorologist mi nicco billsy day. >> that big october storm hits here. we get one once every year and this is what we're doing so far. justhe beginning. a cloudy and damp and sca

gamestop store where all this began said they smelled some strange chemical odors coming from alexander pigethat's the suspect's backpack and also after he questioned him after he was arrested there was some sort of similar thing that came from him. but something was inside that backpack. right now federal, fire and police investigators are inside trying to determine if the mall is safe to go inside and cordon off the official crime scene. i'm kate larson. eric, back to you. >> kate, thank you very much. in a report today, the centers for disease controls by 2050 one in every three americans will have diabetes. right now the number is one in every ten americans. the cbc says the projected increase is due to an aging population that's more likely to develop type 2 diabetes and with increases in high risk minority groups and people who already have diabetes living longer. the report is in the journal population health metrics. >> meteorologist mike nicco billsy day. >> that big october storm hits here. we get one once every year and this is what we're doing so far. just the beginning. a cloudy

his name is alexander corney pigee.and according to witnesses he walked into the gamestop on the second floor of the mall yesterday morning around 10:30, was mumbling some incoherent stuff about how his sister had been abducted by aliens. it was clear according to witnesses he wasn't in his right mind told everybody he had a gun calmly told everybody to get out and allegedly set a small fire and refused to come out barricading himself in the store. pretty chaotic as employees and customers were evacuated as the s.w.a.t. team rushed in and surrounded the mall. then later he was arrested taken into custody and it appeared things were winding down because the fire that's accused of setting was dying out but then about an hour later about 1:30, all of a sudden in a matter of moments the thing -- it almost exploded. it looked like some kind of explosion because there was all this thick, black smoke all of a sudden pouring from the roof and all of a sudden there are these flames and there was some question, because pi ee was

his name is alexander corney pigee. he is 23 years old and is sound like they were dealing with a guy not in his right mind. he is 23 and according to witnesses he walked into the gamestop on the second floor of the mall yesterday morning around 10:30, was mumbling some incoherent stuff about how his sister had been abducted by aliens. it was clear according to witnesses he wasn't in his right mind told everybody he had a gun calmly told everybody to get out and allegedly set a small fire and refused to come out barricading himself in the store. that small fire appeared to be dying out around the time when he was arrested about 12:15 yesterday but then about an hour and 15 or so minutes later, that small fire turned into a very large one. there was black smoke coming in from the roof and firefighters couldn't get in because of a suspicious backpack pigee was wearing so they kept everybody outside and fought the fire from the outside. there is a gaping hole in the roof of the mall. as i said, maybe a couple dozen stores

it's believed to be started by 23-year-old alexander corney pigee on thursday morning. one. things investigators will be looking for more than anything else is a backpack they believe pigee left there on thursday morning. investigators aren't sure there were no explosives in the bag. >> the backpack is in play and will be part of the scene that's processed. and they need to determine the best way to approach that. the backpack has undergone a lot of -- through the fire, water damage and some crush from the ceiling but it is still in play. >> reporter: back out here live, you can see a dumpster close to the mall and seeing people bringing out just debris throwing it into that dumpster throughout the day. as you can imagine, tons of debris. when will the mall re-open? they say they will be here as long as they need to be not giving us a time frame and the fire department says they don't know how long they will be. >> checkey beckford, thank you. >>> rain falling in the bay area is causing problems. this is an oak tree that came down in sonoma county and this is just east of wi

in a shopping mall near sacramento and then starting a fire is now in custody. 23-year-old alexander corney pigee is charged with burglary and arson. police say that he claimed to have a gun when he entered an electronic gaming store at the roseville galleria yesterday. he is also suspected of starting a fire earlier in the day at a wal-mart store. workers there say he had been fired from the store. nobody was hurt there but it caused extensive damage to the complex. >>> costa mesa police found a mummified female body in the front seat of an illegally parked car. the driver admits she had the corpse in her car for months possibly since january. the driver is reportedly a 57- year-old homeless woman. police say she had been driving with the body in the passenger seat. >> when i heard the person had been driving around, i thought, that person is sick, also. that person needs some help. it's bizarre, it is. it's really unfortunate. >> the driver says she befriended her "passenger" at a park about a year ago and was allowing her to sleep in the car. the coroner's office says the autopsy is inconclusi

they will suspend certain rules to accelerate reconstruction. 23-year-old alexander corney pigee is charged with burglary and arson. >>> president obama's brief visit to the bay area is over. he flew out of sfo this morning. he was here to fundraise and campaign for several candidates including san francisco district attorney kamala harris. she is run for state attorney general. mr. obama is on his longest campaign swing since becoming president. after stops in l.a. and nevada, his four-day trip will conclude on sunday in minnesota. >>> on a rainy morning the giants head east. we'll preview the next chapter of the nlcs. >>> and turmoil at san francisco pride. the problem that led to the resignation of the executive director. money problems surface. ,, [ male announcer ] unions have spent over 20 million dollars against meg whitman. millions in cash for brown. and the teacher's union just spent millions more attacking meg. jerry brown again? he sure comes with strings attached. against meg whitman. millions in cash for brown. and the teacher's union just spent millions more attacking meg. je

alexander corney pigee faces charges including burglary and arson.nd will begin a two-day rally against police brutality. it is all part of the 15th national day of protest. this rally centers around seeking justice for oscar grant shot and killed by a former bart officer. >>> and republican meg whitman will bring her campaign for governor to san jose this morning. she will tour a company near santa clara university. new york city mayor michael bloomberg will accompany her on the trip. >>> we'll look at traffic and weather around the bay area coming right up. ,,,,,,,, i'm among 30,000 employees who used to work for hp. i was supposed to retire there. carly fiorina changed all that. fiorina laid off 30,000 people and she shipped our jobs to china and india. i had to pack my bags and i was out the door that night. we even had to train our replacements. she didn't need 5 corporate jets. one hundred million for herself. fiorina never cared about our jobs. not then and not now. i'm barbara boxer and i approve this message. >>> good morning. well, we're ju

roseville after a fire caused more than $6 million in damage at a local mall. 23-year-old alexander corney pigee is accused of starting the fire at the roseville galleria. he is charged with burglary and arson. he is suspected of starting another fire yesterday at a wal- mart. >> basically the final straw. i -- i -- i chose a place where i was going to -- where i was going to go and basically last resort for someone to pay attention to me. it was the mall. >> wal-mart store employees say he was fired from his job there. his mother is saying that the young man has mental problems. >>> about 20 stores were damaged when that fire broke out. the most extensive damage to the stores caused by smoke water and flames. the two largest tenants macy's and j.c. penney are not badly damaged. today's emergency declaration could help rebuild the mall so it can be opened before the busy holiday season begins. >>> if you are a mom undergoing treatment for breast cancer, then you know that your children are also having a pretty rough time. dr. kim mulvihill joins us now with how one bay area mother decided to hel