this is phil and alex talking here.en 18 and i didn't want my mom know what i was doing. >> made me seem more comfortable saying me and you talking, almost seemed as if it was off record. >> do you think it was something that intentionally went there to hurt them or something just went wrong? >> he is providing a scenario which is not unusual for a detective to do, an investigator to do. >> gets into a frenzy. >> i knew my girlfriend was outside and couple of friends were waiting for me back home to come back. we were going to have a fire out in the woods. >> but before alex leaves, police ask him to take a lie detector test on a computerized voice stress analyzer or cvsa. >> what this does is, it measures the stress in the voice. as long as you tell the truth, you'll be able to pass this with no problem. i'll be the best friend you got today. >> cool. >> once again he's asked a series of questions about the homicide. >> do you know how they were killed? >> looks like someone broke in and murdered them from what i heard

alex? >> okay. kristin welker, we will get back to you later today and see about developments. >>> the other big story, colorado bracing for even more rain. national guard convoys are assisting in dramatic rescues in remote areas cut off for days by floodwaters. and evacuating 2500 people from lyons, another 300 residents from jamestown. >> my house is okay, but you can't get to it at all because the river -- the creek is now four different rivers going through town. >> where are you going next? >> i don't know. >> 172 people are still unaccounted for after the historic flooding in boulder county. those unaccounted for are not considered missing but they have not yet contacted friends or family. colorado's governor declared a disaster emergency in 14 counties. the situation is so bad the national weather service is describing it as biblical flooding. >> it's a nightmare. i never would have guessed this ever. >> we have been in this neighborhood almost nine years, and i have never seen anything like

alex?> okay. nbc's kelly o'donnell. thank you from capitol hill. let's go to the other two critical votes. first up, the house unanimously passed a measure that would allow the government to pay members of the military. the vote there was for, 231 against zero. also, they voted to repeal a medical device tax. the vote there, 248-174. it went largely upon party lines. if the government does shut down, as a reminder, places like the statue of liberty and other parks will be closed. we'll take you there live and hear from tourists on what they think about this in a minute. joining me now with the view inside the debate on capitol hill is congresswoman diane black. representative black, thank you for being here. >> oh, you're welcome. thank you for having me, alex. >> let's talk about the possibility of compromise. is there one you would be willing to accept that does not affect the health care law? >> we have done what the american people wanted us to do. we've heard from the american people t

alex? >> can you think of the best move that they have left in their playbook there in the administration? >> right. well, i think that what they will be pushing for at the very least is to try to work with harry reid to get at least a temporary extension, a week, a ten-day extension to try to work this out behind the scenes and to move beyond this health care hurdle. having said that, if that doesn't happen, i think their next best move would be to ramp up the pressure if there were a shutdown to get the debt limit passed. as kelly pointed out, if we had these twin things, a government shutdown and a default, it would be economically catastrophic for the country. alex? >> thank you, kristen. >>> speaking of behind the scenes, what went on there that got us here? details on that. >>> and breaking bad meets obama care. highlights from the season premier of saturday night live. ♪ ho ho ho [ female announcer ] at 100 calories, not all food choices add up. some are giant. some not so giant. whe

i'm alex witt. that defiant stand by senator ted cruz is now over, but the threat of a government shutdown is very real. if that happens, democrats are already pitting the blame on that pea party senator. tracie potts is live for us in washington. good morning to you. we see all these lawmakers talking, but they need to be talking to each other to get something done. is that happening? >> reporter: not really, alex. we see them talking at each other, throwing ideas back and forth, but none of those ideas seem to be locking in as we move ever closer to this monday deadli deadline. ted cruz, who you just referred to, spent a lot of time talking. afterwards, the vote he was trying to prevent happened anyway. democrats and republicans were still far apart. ted cruz finally sat down after 21 hours. >> this was all about elevating the debate in the public. >> there's been a big waste of time. >> reporter: now the senate's on track to pass a budget that'll likely include money for the affordable care act.

>> reporter: good morning, alex.n the initial phase, of course, most members of congress are saying, you know what? this is exactly what we wanted president obama to do. there were hundreds of lawmakers who called for him to ask congress to weigh in before he decided to strike. ted cruz is one of those who has already weighed in on this. >> i am very, very glad that the president listened to bipartisan calls to come before congress and come before the american people and make the case. >> i think the war powers act clearly gives the president the ability to launch whatever he needs to do. >> reporter: so you're seeing there that they're, you know, looking forward to elliott engel, also congressman from new york, saying this is the way the president should be acting. of course, this means that t congress will end up owning the action in a way that they wouldn't have, had president obama decided to go it alone. >> i understand that congressman peter king had something very different to say. >> very hawkish voice within

you are looking just like alex. >> yeah, just like alex. just like alex. >> you did the roll. >> alex didn't do the roll. >> now what? >> now the wall. you can do the wall. >> don't fall off the wall. >> don't fall off the wall. 30 burpees if you fall off the wall. >> take your time. >> good advice. >> here we go. do the little hop just like alex did. >> you did the little hop! that is close -- that is really close. >> that's great. that is really close. >> here we go. >> i think he just did 39. >> don't forget the cow bell. otherwise 40 burpees. >> now what? >> now the monkey bars. come on. you can do it. >> do the double monkey bars like alex did. >> i'm out of breath. >> here we go. two more to go. >> three more to go. done, almost. nice. now you need to do a 400-pound tire and you are done. that's it. just one tire. up, up, up, up, oh! whoo! nicely done. the whole room shook with that tire. how are you feeling? >> very tired but relieved. >> 1:19. >> that's not bad. >> that's not bad. >> i'm alive. >> now that john has done it. even tho

>> reporter: oh, it's unbelievable advantage, alex.the linkup of al shabab and al qaeda a a couple weeks ago. al qaeda is extensive in planning their attacks, by dispatching operational commanders and planners. we seen it in all the real al qaeda attacks and closely connected affiliates. >> that shows that signature. yes, if you can go in there and stage heavy weapons and ammunition, of course, ten or 15 shooters, it's a devastating attack like we saw last week. >> absolutely t. attacks on the west gate mall in kenya, mall, movie theaters, what's the likelihood that will happen here? can our intel peck up on the chatter in the planning staejs to avoid this? >> we are the best at it. nobody comes close to interrupt these people. all these people have military capability, but they can get through. the template that they're trying to get to. this is one of the templates like mumbai. mum boy is something no law enforcement commander should ever forget. they should all go back and re-review after mumbai when that attack happened. fwaufs mul

and how did you learn about your daughter's that i learned about alex is death. from a phone call at eleven o'clock at night on july twenty ninth i had gotten a call from the c.p.s. supervisor. i had one phone call from her that i did not get and she left a message saying that it was due to alex and that i needed basically needed to give her a call back and. i was unfortunately sleeping at that time and . what woke me up was the multiple phone calls from my caseworker in. my x. fiance and. that's what finally woke me up and i answered the phone call and the only thing that i could was told that i needed to come to temple that alex had a little accident. and i had an argument with josh over the phone because he was you know understandably very upset he was on his way down there at that time it was around one one thirty in the morning and. so i told him you know is she alive right now and he couldn't answer me i kept repeating the question and after about three minutes he could finally tell me right now she is. and so my partner and i left and i took off to temple

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and those are your number ones here on weeks with alex witt.what happened so we could be a better, safer energy company. i can tell you - safety is at the heart of everything we do. we've added cutting-edge technology, like a new deepwater well cap and a state-of-the-art monitoring center, where experts watch over all drilling activity twenty-four-seven. and we're sharing what we've learned, so we can all produce energy more safely. our commitment has never been stronger. ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing good around ♪ ♪ turn around barry ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ ♪ welcome back to "weekends with alex witt"". let's go now to washington where the battle over funding the government is getting uglier. republicans pushed through a bill on friday that keeps everything operating. but there's a big catch. it includes a provision that fully defunds president obama's signature legislation, the affordable care act or as it's called obama care. if it's not resolved, the government shuts down in nine days. joi

alex? >> okay. to say the least, i think. kristen welker, thank you so much. to colorado now and the growing catastrophe there. president obama signed a disaster declaration and ordered federal aid for the water-stricken state. flooding has claimed at least four lives. and officials say more than 500 are unaccounted for, but they stress those numbersi could either rise or fall since communication is so poor in areas. those unaccounted for are not necessarily considered missing. meantime, the flooding has now spread over a 4500 square mile area. that's almost as large as the entire state of connecticut. many residents say they're in complete shock. >> the houses were just crumbling off of the mountainside. and people's entire lives, everything that they owned just fell off of a mountain into a river and down. >> the water force coming down this road was so intense that it tore up six inches of tarmac and asphalt. >> we painted sos on the driveway this morning in big orange letters, and not a

alex? >> all right, kristen welker at the white house. thank you very much for giving us those rapidly moving details. >>> this story this hour developing, catastrophic flooding in colorado has sent.residents scrambling for their lives. the national guard hases are cued hundreds of people from isolated towns likelions and jamestown cut off after days of heavy rain. >> the house is sitting in a river. >> we should get out because the dam up there wasn't too safe. >> yesterday, it was terrifying because they said you got to get out now. >> it's kind of an island that's surrounded by rushing water and we didn't have electricity or water or gas. it's devastating to be honest. it's complete destruction. >> at least four people have died and 218 others unaccounted for. however, those unaccounted for are not necessarily considered missing but they have not yet contacted friends or family. and the state is not in the clear yet. more rain is in the forecast. let's go to boulder, colorado. joe is sta

>> good morning, alex. well, it is very worrisome to the israelis that there could be a thaw in the relationship. after ann curry's exclusive interview with iran's president, the prime minister's office released a statement in which they said the iranians are paying press pins. and the international community should intensify the pressure on iran because they say they can't trust iran until four measures are met. the combination of these four. that's the stopping of the uranium enrichment. the israelis do believe they would be able to have a nuclear bomb in their hand within the next six months. the americans, on the other hand, say there's still time. there's time for negotiation and they're liking the fact that there's a softer side compared to his predecessor,. >> what came out of syria. this list of their chemical weapons. was that expected to soon and is it valid? granted they did have that one-week deadline. >> it was expected, alex. in fact, there's a lot to be expected by november. within the month

i don't know if i was getting through to alex.ut i do know that i was getting closer to that entrance of that cell. and we turned and we started walking down the cell tier. we get to the entrance of the cell block. and nancy is white. and she says to me, i don't know if you realize how lucky you are right now. >> hale might have been lucky. and he made it out of kentucky state knowing alex bennett never will. but bennett has accepted that. >> i never think about the outside world anymore. never, ever. i don't dream about the outside world. i don't read about the outside world. i'm 100% prison. i'm 100%, this is my life. prison is my life. and this is all i've got. and that's all i think about. >>> coming up on "lockup: raw," a prolific prison killer reflects on his crimes on the inside. >> i stabbed him 36 times. i wanted to put so many holes in him that there was no chance that he could survive. is this the bacon and cheese diet? this is the creamy chicken corn chowder. i mean, look at it. so indulgent. did i tell you i am on the

>> i think alex's company is mazing. they have every product for your pet and you can get it the next morning. >> john, is this a product and a service you think you would use of other services out there? >> more important than the pitch is the use. i went on the site and became a customer this week the selection great. my concerns the site is not mobile optimized. after buying all these cat items, i got an e-mail for duck flavored treat chews for dogs. that concerns me a bit. >> that concerns you. that's -- >> you should have e-mailed me to me. baby would have loved those. >> the first thing i thought, were they competing with big power houses like amazon and amazon has huge distribution and logistic power at its fingertips. i would like to know how he can do something going up against something like amazon. >> pets.com all over again. they couldn't -- they couldn't handle all the shipping costs. pet food is heavy. we have to figure out if the shipping is in the margins or not. >> i borrowed a friend of my own. this is

talks, alex. all right, having a hard time hearing alex. maybe we can adjust the microphone out there and we'll check back in with alex in a moment. >>> for today's labor day holiday bart is running on a saturday schedule. golden gate bridge transit will run on a weekend holiday schedule. ac transit and santa clara vta will also be on a holiday schedule. >>> the time is 6:06. we have new information about a deadly shooting that happened in oakland. there's a 10,000-dollar reward being offered for information about a shooting that happened outside an apartment complex on daisy street. it happened saturday night. a couple blocks away from the campus of mills college. police say a 48-year-old man was at that apartment complex visiting a friend. he got into an argument with another man, and he was shot. he died later at the hospital. so far, no further information but an investigation continues. >>> we have continuing coverage of the rim fire still burning in and around yosemite. it is now the fourth

alex savage, ktvu channel 2 news. >> reporter: thank you, alex. what a welcome it's going to be now coming into oakland with that new wide-open bridge instead of underneath that metal tunnel that was the lower deck of the old bay bridge. now, the new eastern span was of course more expensive. it took a lot longer than originally planned. this all started back in 1998. everyone agreed on a plan for a self-anchored suspension bridge and engineers said it would take four years to build. it was supposed to cost 1.4 billion. the construction took 11 years. and the cost $5 billion more than that original estimate. now, the really exciting thing that will happen later today also is bicyclists and pedestrians, people will be able to bike and walk across at least the first portion of this. they're excited about the new bay bridge. jeanine is out there. jeanine, you already talked to one bicyclist i know this morning who woke up at 5:00 to be the first across the bridge. >> reporter: yeah. a couple of people actually did. we're here near the ikea in emryvil

thank you to alex, heather, and c kathleen. traffic, congestion, for the smog. but there are a lot of people that do ride the bus. and now that the buses are running on natural gas, they don't throw out as much pollution into the air. so i feel good. i feel like i'm doing my part to help out the environment. coffee should come in one size: mug. stay grounded with the rich, bold taste of maxwell house coffee. always good to the last drop. of maxwell house coffee. for a strong bag that grips the can... ♪ get glad forceflex. small change, big difference. she was a picky eater. well now i'm her dietitian... ...and last year, she wasn't eating so well. so i recommended boost complete nutritional drink to help her get the nutrition she was missing. and now she drinks it every day. well, it tastes great! [ male announcer ] boost drink has 26 essential vitamins and minerals, including calcium and vitamin d to support strong bones, and 10 grams of protein to help maintain muscle. and now boost comes in two delicious, new bars. look for

>> alex: we set up a perimeter, put out an a.p.b. we'll find him. >> michael: meantime, he could be anywhere. >> nikki: thank you for stopping off here with me. i know you're anxious to get home. >> paul: oh, no, i know it's important to you. i mean, katherine sent you on this journey. it seems only right that you tell her what happened. >> nikki: [ sighs ] katherine, i found my child. it was a boy. i had a son. but it...didn't turn out the way you had hoped.

alex savage, ktvu channel 2 news. >> reporter: thank you, alex. hopefully the commute stays nice and smooth that way. bicyclists and pedestrians will be sharing the bridge as well. the new path will open up, the walkway, it opens up to the public today at noon. so the path currently runs from the ikea parking lot from emryville. it goes all the way to the bridge tower. they hope to extend it to the island by 2015. now, what has to happen first is they have to get rid of the s curve before they continue the curve along. the speed limit for bikes is 15 miles per hour. and the chp plans to enforce that. >> we will likely meter the bikes as well. >> reporter: close to 1,000 bicyclists have signed up for a group ride that will be at 6:00 this evening. now, the new eastern span is also more expensive as we talked about than originally planned. this was started way back in 1998, when everyone agreed on the self anchored bridge. engineers said it would take four years to build. it was supposed to cost $1.4 billion. but construction took 11 years and it co

alex. >> reporter: good morning. yes firefighters are hoping they can get a break with lighter winds and cooler temperatures later on today. that could be the case here. this fire has grown significantly over night. the latest figures we got from cal fire 1500 acres burned. let me give you a live look at what we are seeing. we're on marsh creek road. just outside of clayton. you are looking up toward mt. diablo where this hillsidison f speaking with a representative from cal fire, he is telling me that parts of this fire have now burned up close to the summit of mt. diablo. that is about 3800 feet. more help is coming to try to contain the flames. i'm told 15 strike teams. cal fire strike teams from around the state will be joining this effort later on today. that means 100 extra firefighters joining in. there have also been throughout the night a number of hand crews that have stayed out here. they tried to create control lines and corral this fire and stop its spread. let me show you the scene from yesterday. this

the gas pump bursts into flames with alex trapped underneath. the fire fueled by leaking gasoline. >> and when the fire hit, knowing there was a man there, the first thing i thought of was getting that fire extinguisher. >> and when i came out, laura was headed back toward the door with the fire extinguisher and she couldn't get the pin out and handed it off to me, and the fire was starting to come up so i jumped on top of the fire and tried to knock it down the best i could to get the guy out from underneath it. i used up almost all the fire extinguisher and then put it underneath the pump and blasted him with it. >> following emergency procedure, another sales clerk, kelly chapman, shuts down the power and as captured by the station's surveillance camera calls 911. >> 911. what's your emergency? >> i'm at the gas station. we have a fire. >> where is the fire? >> the pumps. it's at the pump. >> get everyone away from there. we'll send -- >> everybody get away! oh, my god. oh, my god. get away from there! >> are they listening? >> no. you guys,

not believe that there would be any consequences to those actions because they have been bullying alex for so long in front of so many adults with no repercussions and so my presence became irrelevant, like, over time having filmed throughout a year in the school, you know, a guy with a small camera, kids really forgot about that really quickly. and you saw just normal life behavior go on that they would do on any given day. and so i think what's really intense about that is how normal it can be in a school where the climate is poor where bullying thrives and lives and is tolerated in all sorts of subtle or more obvious ways, just how easy it is for those kids to behave that way. so it's a very telling scene and from my perspective, you know, we broke the rules of documentary film making afterwards and we took that footage to the school and to alex's parents and it really changed the course of the movie. those of you who have seen the movie really know things shifted after that point. but it was really hard to be on that bus and to see that happening to alex. >> having seen the follow-

the other thing you asked about with the parent when sunset is referring to alex's dad. >> they are referring to his mom and dad being upset with him for not standing up for himself, i just wanted to cringe. >> what's clear is when dad said if you don't make a stop, this could happen to your little sister. then the sister gets in on it and it's, like, just puts the, as sisters will do, but i think as a, as someone who was a boy and had difficult conversations with my dad, i really really remember that sort of punch them, make it go away. a lot of families will give that advice. i'm not even convinced that's the wrong advice, the problem is when they doesn't work, then they shut down and quit coming to you because they are afraid it's a double disappointment. they can't please their peers and find friendship and then they so don't want to lose their fathers as well, this boy-father thing is so deep. >> every single person in this room wants to start making a difference. we want to start doing it right now. ros, how do you start giving a child the dignity that was taken away? >> i'm actually go

alex and diana, back to you. >> all right. well, in northern california, humid weather is helping firefighters make progress against that monster fire burning in and around yosemite national park. it's now the fourth largest wildfire in california history having burned across nearly 350 square miles. now, that's the size of the cities of san francisco, oakland and san jose combined. firefighters say the blaze is now 40% contained. >>> and some stunning news from japan about radiation levels at the nuclear plant damaged in the earthquake and tsunami more than two years ago. authorities say radiation levels surrounding the plant are 18 times higher than previously thought. at those levels exposure could be lethal in just four hours. it's believed the water's radioactivity would be diluted to safe levels by the time it reaches the west coast. >>> endurance swimmer diana nyad is just a few miles away from becoming the first person to swim from cuba to florida without a shark cage. the 64-year-old was about 16 miles from key west e

as alex savidge reported. evacuations and containment numbers comingen. good morning, it's monday, september 9th i'm brian flores in for dave clark. >> it feels like monday doesn't it? >> it sure does. >> good morning, i'm pam cook. time now is 5:30. let's check in with steve for a look at the weather. pretty hot. >> pretty hot if you're away from the host. let's take a look at the current temps. 50s to 60s. it's anywhere from 75 to 80 degrees. fire conditions a little dicey. a little tricky. 78. again i'm looking more toward around the 1600-foot level. so between there. it looks like 79 to 80 degrees by 8:00 a.m.. 95 to 100 later today. more of a westerly breeze so hopefully the humidity will stay down a little bit and the wind will not swirl. remember the fire creates the own wind direction sometime. but it's north to sometimes even south. marine layer is squashed due to that air aloft. 55 in san francisco. livermore sunny and hot today. kind of hazy. you get that smoke around. so east bay a little haze ther

. >> 500 miles away and one hour and 46 minutes later vaughn alex was at an american airlines ticket counter at dulles airport where he had worked for 20 years. >> they came in through the doors, behind us, went back and forth a little bit, and i had them come right up to my position. >> vaughn alex is footnote number 12. >> we skrus iniffed the morning check-in. actually the counter was clear at that point. had no passengers, and i saw these two gentlemen come in. you hate to use words, but it was comical. they came in, and they kind of went one way and looked at our kousht and went the other way. i turned around to my trainees and i said flight 77 watch, you know? it's going to be the last two. >> the passengers? two of that flight's five hijackers. brothers. they, too, were running late, missing flight 77's official check-in deadline by mere minutes. >> is at that point i said to the agent i'll tell you what. let me show you how to do this because here's the passengers that are running late, but i'm sure we can get them on. >> the younger fellow is standing sort of off to the righ

alex? >> okay.ith david gregory intervup of white house chief of staff about the crisis in syria. >>> now to tokyo where they are celebrating after japan's capital city was named holmes of the 2020 summer olympics. anne thompson joins us for why tokyo won the games rig s wrooi >> reporter: the banners proclaim tokyo the winner but it is the indeed host city and point of pride for the 9 million people that live here, most of whom were sound asleep when the olympic president made the call half a world away. it was the moment japan had been waiting for. >> tokyo! [ applause ] >> reporter: back at home, pandemonium. >> the international olympic committee has given not just the city of tokyo but the entire nation of japan an absolute shot in the arm! >> reporter: a shot in the arm for a close-knit nation. they've seen a crisis from the fukushima plant and the aftermath of the tsunami more than two years ago. >> the people of japan have rallied around the northeastern part of the country that was destroye

alex? >> understandably so. from inside the mall? >> reporter: it appears that many have. it's unclear if all have at this point. there are also 175 people or more who are wounded. and they are overwhelming the local hospitals here. nairobi is a pretty advanced city, but it's not in any way set up to handle something like this. so many people arriving with in some cases what we believe to be fairly horrific wounds from gunfire. there's been a massive blood drive here to try and get people to come donate blood to help with the operation. and this could continue for some time and the death toll, the number of casualties could continue to rise. because again, while there's certainly a heavy military presence and there appear to be stepped-up activities to try to end the situation it could go on for some time because again, it's really unclear just how many hostages are there, how many gunmen are there. and the other problem that observers are suggesting the government might have is trying to separate the gunmen fro

nice going, alex sorry coach. alex! good call. >>> as kids settle into school, one district in california is taking the fight of cyber bullying into a whole new level. it is spending taxpayer cash to monitor student activity on social media. the school says it's money well spent. but, gary b., you say it's invading students' privacy. >> it's invading their liberty. no one likes bullying. bullying is bad. let's stipulate that. but is it -- my question,s it the government's responsibility to stop it? no. it starts with the parents. it starts with peer pressure. once you get the government in there, it's like the war on obesity. it's nutrition. it's exercise. it's the whole thing. it's government run amok. i'm against that. >> well, tracy, i don't know. if there's cyber bullying going on, i don't care w finds it, i want to know about it. >> i'm with you. and look, this california school hired an outside firm. so it's not necessarily the government. they hired a firm that's got this new technology to figure this out. we are

right alex. >> that's right. right now we're in the middle of a 60 day court ordered cooling off period and for the first time today, b.a.r.t.'s employee unions sat down with managers to talk about the key sticking points in these negotiations. >>> pay and benefits. and while the two sides are talking right now inside the caltrans building behind me, there are science that a strike could be in the cards. >> what do you guys expect today. >> good things. >> reporter: a union negotiator sounded up beat and optimistic this morning as she headed back to the bargaining table, hoping to avoid another b.a.r.t. strike. talks began last week, but the two sides only discussed minor issues then. today they focus on salary and benefits packages, and on those issues, b.a.r.t. and its employee unions aren't even close and for that reason, the transit agency is preparing a back up plan, considering the idea of training managers to run the trains if workers take to the picket lines. >> i feel they could be putting riders at risk

alex savage is live with the new numbers. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon. this department is in desperate need of more beat officers to free up the detectives. the acting assistant police chief in oakland told me today right now they just don't have enough investigators focusing on robberies. holdups are the hot crime in oakland now. so far this year there have been 3800 robberies in this city, a 24% jump from this time last year. during all of 2012 oakland had the highest per capita robbery rate in the country. but help is coming. >> thank you very much. for choosing oakland. >> reporter: this was the scene this morning at oakland police headquarters as the mayor spoke to a class of 57 police recruits on their first day of the academy. this is a highly qualified diverse group of cadets. there are seven women, 14 spanish speakers. the acting assistant chief talked to me about how the recruits can help slow the rise in robberies in this city. a trend he calls unacceptable. >> the increase is not something we're pleased with. a lot of that has to do with just

alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> reporter: thank you, alex. technology so great. let's go back to brian and tori? >> for the latest sections on the bay bridge, go to ktvu.com on and click on the bay bridge tab. >>> 8:13. coming up a fire breaks out at george lucas's skywalker ranch in marin county. what we've learned about the fire. >>> what president obama is doing this morning as part of his push to convince congress to approve a military attack on syria. >>> it's a busy taos after the labor day weekend. you can see traffic cueing up. it's busy. drier air is moving in the bay area for your tuesday. that will lead to a nice -- lead to a nice day for most of us. ♪ five ♪ $5 ♪ $5 footlong ♪ any any any ♪ five ♪ $5 ♪ $5 footlong [ male announcer ] footlong nation rejoice! right now at subway, any regular footlong is a $5 footlong, all subtember long! like the subway club, sweet onion chicken teriyaki and even the italian bmt. with tons of $5 footlongs, we need an entire month to celebrate. so hurry in! ♪ at subway it's halloween time and disneyland is ours! going do

i thought the dog unfortunately drowned. >> all eyes turned to alex.oes he have the energy to go back down? >> i said to crewman, give me 60 seconds in the water. if the dog doesn't come, we'll just have to leave her. i started calling the dog's name. she turned around, saw me and swam straight for me. >> the desperate priscilla wastes no time. >> she swam into my arms. thumbs up. get me out of here. i was in mid-air with the dog in my arms thinking, you're a lucky little girl. >> finally, the exhausted dog makes it into the arms of her happy owners. >> it was just perfect, yeah. couldn't have been any better. >>> coming up, a family's dream home is buried at the bottom of the river. >> i saw the first two houses go through the gorge. >> oh, man. this is unbelievable, that water going. oh, my god. >> i mean, it was absolutely unbelievable. >> when "caught on camera: wet and wild" continues. to prove febreze eliminates tough odors, we threw a party. the next day, we sprayed febreze air effects and led in real people. i'd say it was very pleasant. flower

we are live near clayton, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right, alex. thank you. in the meantime, the fire has forced dozens of families out of their homes. ktvu's tara moriarty is live on clayton road near the evacuation center to el it -- to tell us where people can go. >> reporter: the evacuation center is at the library. we want to mention that -- it seems as though if you take a look behind me, you can see there's that big plume of smoke. if we take some pictures from live chopper 2, you can get a better view of what's going on. as alex just mentioned, weed you -- we just found out the flames are not headed towards any homes. that's the good news. last night we understand that no one stayed at the evacuation center. they all had places to stay. about a dozen people showed up to get help. and when the fire is over -- when the fire is over, firefighters will call the residents. people on trail ride, russell, east upper and lower were all ordered out by crews. earlier last night, we had about 75 homes evacuated at oak hill, curry point road and the curry point a

alex? >> atia, two questions. one is, do we have anymore information about the identity of the attackers, and do we know anything about what happened to the hostages that were being held up until what we presume to be the very end? >> reporter: two very good questions, alex. two questions that we're all waiting for as well. in fact, the interior minister held a press briefing where he spoke to journalists saying that the investigation will include dna testing, forensic testing, fingerprint testing of the dead terrorists. they say they killed at least five terrorists. they've attained ten others. from that dna testing and forensics that will be taken, they say they could possibly figure out their nationalities. they're not admitting right now whether americans were involved, which several days ago those rumors spread as well, that possibly americans of somali origin may have been part of the terrorist organization inside the mall. as for the hostages, it's still not clear if that collapse in the building that kille