from there the man next rammed two patrol cars around capitol and madden and hit a 4th at allen rock. they finally managed to stop him at allen rock when an officer fired a taser. >> then another guy and then it would have the cop cars both kind of t boned him. pinned him in to the car and they rushed him with the gun, pulled him out and then -- that was the end. >> reporter: in one case an officer moved to protect a family in a crosswalk. >> we are lucky that nobody was hurt outside police department. that nobody was killed and that we were able to take him into custody without anybody being seriously hurt. >> reporter: about 15 minutes ago police said they can't release the capacity injuries of the one officer in the hospital but say he is in a lot of pain and getting an mri. gonzalez now faces charges of carjacking and assault with a deadly weapon a police officer. reporting live in san jose, maureen naylor. >> a stretch of highway 152 is closed but is expected to reopen shortly after a big rig overturned. the tractor trailer flipped near frazier lake drive after 2:30 spilling 21,0

. >> on the way to allen rock avenue the car jacker hit three more patrol cars. there is one officer put his vehicle in front of pedestrian autos believe it or not the suspect side swiped that car. >> and cornered here on allen rock at mccareery, the suspect did not give up easily, fought off officers then was subdued only after being daysed and faces charges of car jacking and assault with a deadly weapon. >> a well dressed man with a jamaican accent is wanted forearmed robbery. take a look. police say this is the man they're looking for. as soon as the doors opened, a store employee says this robber pulled out a gun and then walked out. a strong response to catch a thief who stole an su sfl. hayward. police say he stopped and then ran away. police armed with rifles searched in east oakland for him a short time later caught the suspect and arrested him oo. and a san francisco charter school damaged by fire will reopen tomorrow. and there is they were not able to get it opened today. >> they have not had a break since friday the 22. they've given up time with the

a little slowing toward allen rock and 880. old open road is where the vehicle is located on the northbound side of 101. a little bit of slowing because of the volume of traffic. we should see increases. the rest of the south bay is looking good. i'm moving up the peninsula. lower bay shore, no problems, 101, northbound is fine. yesterday the southbound side saw the typical slowing into menlo park. that was back. but there were a couple of accidents. then it might be on a typical wednesday. expect the same for today. we're looking here at 101 from 92 in either direction. smooth drive from san mateo. we'll get you a live look outside at the bay bridge toll plaza. we have a minor backup. it's 6:18. we should see the metering lights turn on. if things go according to plan. >>> it was a strong finish at the end of 2011 for u.s. automakers and analysts credit a stronger economy and a rise in jobs. american car makers sold 1.2 million cars and trucks in december. it's rising 9% from the same month in 2010. auto data corporations say

the end came at allen rock avenue, mccleary avenue. where officers, boxed in the suv, the suspect allegedly carjacked from the elderly man. if the drama of five injured police officers and five smashed patrol cars isn't enough, one more twist. the suspect claimed to be a police officer himself. >> he said i'm undercover. i'm a cop. i said if you are a cop, let me see the police badge. and the guy, he stopped, to beat the old man. and then he just run out and he tried to get the key inside his -- pocket. >> now, i did ask -- sergeant jason dwyer if in fact there was a possibility that alejandro gonzalez was an undercover police officer. absolutely not. booked in santa clara county jail. that 68-year-old man though was only his first alleged victim. there are five san jose police officers who are feeling pretty lucky that they're recovering tonight. in san jose, chris sanchez, nbc bay area news. >> one long, bizarre tale. well, thank you, chris. san jose police are working an armed robbery case. they need your help tonight. looking for t

. >> the chase ended at allen rock avenue and that is where two officers blocked the suv and one officer subdued a suspect with a taser frkts had to use jaws of life to rescue the severely injured officer. a major police response in oakland and and after the second, the suspect took off on foot saying officers lined both sides and made an arrest. >> and a hazardous materials incident is under investigation tonight. two garbage collectors got ill when a container burst during a stop at 5:00 this morning. a supervisor came to investigate and got sick. all were taken to the hospital. the materials team identified one of the chemicals as ammonia and are trying to determine if other chemicals were involved. >> a disabled oakland man facing eviction is getting a temporary reprieve. the 60-year-old is talking to sheriff deputies right now instead of being served wilson will now get a mort audit to review his case. he has lived in his house 26 years and says an increase in the monthly mortgage payment went from $2,000 to $3900 combined with a case of identity theft left him on the verge of homel

backing through allen rock and it will be slightly above freezing. this red highlighted area, this is where we have a freeze warning in effect until 8:00 tomorrow morning. it's going to be awfully cold for the kids heading out to school early in the morning hours. weather camera looking towards the transamerica building. clear skies, major changes beginning tomorrow with rain and wind heading this way, which means snow for tahoe. okay, the difference between last week's satellite imagery and this week is we now return more to zonal flow. remember last week, it was arching up in a northerly direction taking storms. you see the leading edge of the rain moving into the north baby the afternoon hours. now again, the bulk of your wednesday is going to be dry as it slowly goes to the south. temperatures again, another cool day for your tuesday. only into the 50s. today's highs were 50 to 54. that's it. tomorrow up to about 56 degrees. then again, the rain begins north bay on wednesday. everybody is wet with periods of heavy rain thursday and friday. anothe

suspect was -- 30 minutes later officers finally brought the chase to an end at the intersection of allen rock. >> i spin out. another guy got him. two of the cop cars t-boned him. >> all six police officers were hurt when the suv rammed into their patrol cars. one officer suffered serious injuries but is expected to make a full recovery. the five others suffered cuts and bruises. >>> police identify the suspected carjacker as alejandro gonzalez. he has two prior convictions including stole property. >>> three san mateo county sanitation workers recovering after a frightening hazardous material incident. it shut down parts of main street in redwood sty for several hours. that area was evacuated. hydrochloric acid and other dangerous chemicals made the sanitation workers sick. fortunately they were only sick for a short time. they were released from the hospital last night. police are searching for whoever put the chemicals in the dumpster. >>> crime continues to drop in san francisco. the it last statistics show violent crimes fell between 2010 and 2011. aggravated assault dropped 9%. rape was

right around allen rock we're registering at 37. a good deal of slowing just around the intersection. we have highway 85, the southbound direction toward highway 101. we have a disabled vehicle getting cleared from the road. likely getting pushed off there at the offramp. but no major slowing at the scene. that's a nice easy drive throughout the south bay. we have a smooth flow of traffic through san mateo. both directions at 101. we should see a good amount of fog, and that will burn off eventually. and we're looking at 101 off interstate 80. the skyway, there's a disabled vehicle in the third lane so that will present a distraction. you'll have to watch the slowing, but no major issues out of the city to the oakland side. getting in, the live look tout there, we show you the bay bridge toll plaza. and a good backup forming in the cash lanes from time to time. but prepare for it. >> all right, we will be prepared. in san mateo county hundreds of nurses could be out of a job after the proposal of a long-term health care county. marl

nbc's ron allen recently went back to haiti for "rock center" and joins me now to talk about the storyout that nashville family that you spent so much time with, with the orphans that they saved at the time and what they're planning to do next. ron, this is such a compelling story. i'm so glad you could be with us today. first of all, what have you seen in haiti? you spent so many years there, back and forth. the lack of progress to me, from the outside, seems appalling. >> i think you're right, andrea. it's stunning. no one expected paradise two years later, but you expected things would be moving along more quickly than they are. people still talk about haiti as a humanitarian emergency disaster. there's very little talk of rebuilding. some of the numbers that you gave are very telling. only half of the rubble removed. 500,000 people still in tent camps, that look permanent. they don't look like these people are going anywhere, anytime soon. i always tell people, just remember, this was one of the poorest countries anywhere. now trying to recover from one of the worst natural disaste

the coast guard insists that every rock and reef along this well used coast is on official charts. allen pizzey, cbs news, giglio. >> glor: there were developments in syria today where the u.n. says the assad regime has killed more than 5,000 protestors since last march. today u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon demanded a halt. >> today i say again, to president assad of syria, stop the violence, stop killing your own people. >> glor: while president assad did not respond directly to moon's comments, he did issue a blanket amnesty to all protestors today which included the immediate release of some of them. the regime invited elizabeth palmer to one of the jails as the release took place. >> reporter: no one was more surprised than the prisoners. when did they tell you to get changed into your clothes and come? >> ten minutes. >> ten minutes ago? >> yeah, just ten minutes. >> reporter: late sunday afternoon arab league observers and the media were summoned to damascus central prison to witness the mass release. can you explain how you chose the prisoners that were to be released tonight.

allen sitting on the edge of hope. that's present. missing reality it's nothingness. but if you enter this time. the mystery of supernatural will reach you. shana know siberia. to an electrical supply rock. against the syrian regime. special report. the sun sets siberia a dusk by year in chino one of the most celebrated and experienced shamans east of lake by count begins his shamanic rituals today's ritual is designed to invoke the spirits healing abilities and thank them for their powers at one point during the ritual a spirit penetrating by his body is expected to.

allen, happy birthday. you're five years old. >> thank you, politico is five, grateful to msnbc and happy debate. >> indeed. you can catch the nbc news republican debate on a special edition of "rock center." right here, nbc live from tampa bay. >>> today gabrielle giffords is going to her last event as a member of congress. she announced her resignation over the weekend in this touching online farewell video. >> i have more work to do on my recovery, so to do what is best for arizona, i will step down this week. i'm getting better. every day, my spirit is high. i will return. >> and president obama issued a statement, reading in part, "gab "gabby's cheerful presence will be missed in washington, but she will remain an inspiration to all those lives she touched and i'm confident we haven't seen the last of this extraordinary american." there will be a special primary election in april to replace congresswoman giffords. we wish her the best in her continuing recovery. i thought she looked great. we'll be right back. [ male ann] from our nation's networks... ♪ ...to our city streets... ♪ ...to skies around the world... ♪ ...northrop grumman's security solutions are invisibly at work

allen pizzey has filed this sunday journal from italy. >> reporter: rescue workers resumed after being suspended overnight when an array of sensors detected the chip moving on the rockre it is wedged. divers risked their lives every time they go back in, hoping for a miracle, determined to retrieve all the bodies still trapped inside. family members of some of the missing attended mass on the island's church this morning. the service the local priest said was about suffering and hope. the saga of how one of the world's most luxurious cruise liners became a broken tomb began because the captain wanted to show off. he is now an object of hate and the italian coast guard officer who tried to make him do his duty has become a symbol of how italians wanton to be seen. shortly after the ship hit this reef passengers who had doned life jackets were toll everything was fine. we ask you to kindly return to your cabins, the crew members said. the captain said he delayed the order to abandon ship because he wanted to get closer to land as the ship kiehled over on its side he took to a life boat while many of his more than 4,000 passengers and crew clung to rope ladders or jump

rocks. i . >>> a basketball controversy appears to be dividing a san jose high school. the -- the mercury news reports, it all started last month when gunderson high school coach mike allen suspend his top five players for late arrivals, backtack talk and what allen calls to a -- calls bad respect. thelyers -- the players are accusingal len of being power hungry and say he administrated the problems they have. the staff supports williams. >>> the new york giants say they integely targeted kyle williams. you know, he fumbled two point point -- intentionally targeted kyle williams. he -- they say the game plan was to knock him around some. williams reportingly a shom ter injury. wellment -- well, in -- shoulder injury. >>> we have congressman who say they -- that you came and lobbied them with regard to medicare -- >> whoa! >> at the same time -- >> i think it's pretty clear to say that i have never, ever gone and done any lobbying. the two other twices you wonder how -- the 2004 -- >> my question is governor romney and speaker gingrich. if you believe in capitalism that much, why did you support the bailout of wall street? you talk p electability. let's take 30 -- everybo

allen, what can you tell us? >> reporter: rescue work was suspended overnight and remains suspended because the costa concordia appears to be settling on the rockge where it's wedged. the ship moved at a rate of -- the ship is moving at a rate of seven millimeters an hour. sensors mounted on shore and on the wreck itself can detect the slightest movement of the cruise liner. the bodies of the missing passengers are thought to be in an area deep underwater, a dangerous place for the divers to be at the best of times, never mind if the ship moves. one described it as a labyrinth and said it was a miracle anyone survived. video posted on a website gives a look at the chaos. passengers ask a crewman what to do and are told the last thing they want to here. >> got to go up. >> got to hurry up and go down and go up. >> more evidence is emerging that the captain knew something was wrong before the passengers took emergency measures. one crew member is telling passengers to go back to cabins. we've resolved the problem, we ask you to return to your cabins. half an hour later, the order was given to abandon ship. >> one of the first rescuers winched on

allen, what can you tell us? >> reporter: rescue work was suspended overnight and remains suspended because the "costa concordia" appears to be settling on the rockge where it's wedged. the ship has moved at about a rate of -- sorry, the ship is moving at a rate of about 7 millimeters an hour. >> reporter: sensors mounted on shore and on the wreck itself can detect the slightest movement of the 114,000 ton cruise liner. the bodies of the missing passengers are thought to be in an area deep underwater a dangerous place for the divers to be at the best of times, never mind if the ship moves. one described it as a labyrinth and said it was a miracle that anyone survived. video just posted on a website gives some idea of the terror and chaos as water started pouring in. passengers ask a crew man what to do and are told the last thing they want to do. >> got to go up. >> go down and go up. >> reporter: even more evidence is emerging that the ship's captain knew something was wrong long before he told the passengers or took emergency measures. this amateur video shows a crew member telling passengers to go back to their cabins. we've resolved the probl

allen, good morning. >> reporter: pulled over the water and the rescue operations suspended after sensors detected that the ship had shifted a few inches. the fear is that will slip off of the rock ledge on which it's ledged and plunge into the water. the ship's every movement is being registered by sensors but the urgency has gone out of the search operation. no one expects to find anyone elsa live aboard the largest cruise liner ever to have been wrecked. the captain was placed under house arrest pending charges of multiple manslaughter and abandoning his ship. recordings of the conversation between the coast guard and the liner's captain give a chilling insight into what was going on. the coast guard quickly realizes the captain abandoned his stricken vessel. get on board and report to me how many people there are the coast guard officer shouts, is that clear? after several more exchanges, schettino replies, captain please, there is no please about it. get back on board. assure me you're going back on board. even as passengers are st. stuck on ladders, the captain admits he's in a lifeboat already but insists he's coordinating the rescue much the officer of the coast guard is