rageh almurisi kept yelling and pushing forward. a fight attendant tried to restrain him and then passengers helped. rageh almurisi attempted to break free and return to the cockpit door. >> they were able to subdue that passenger, place him on the ground and use the handcuffs the flight attendants have. they were able to put them on behind his back. >> reporter: passengers reported rageh almurisi shouted god and great but police wouldn't confirm that. rageh almurisi has a passport from yemen -- yemen. a spokesman says at no time was the door in any danger of being breached. reporting live, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we found a cousin of rageh almurisi here in the bay area. he once lived in vallejo. the relative told us rageh almurisi worked as a math teacher in yemen and came to the united states in search of a better salary. rageh almurisi liked to get into debates and win them. he says while he may be strong willed it doesn't make him a criminal. >> he is not terrorist. maybe they misunderstand him. >> the cousin told us

almurisi, he has a passport from yep a california drive's license. american airlines flight 1561 was on its way to san francisco, then authorities say rageh almurisi got up out of his seat. >> he proceeded to the front of the aircraft and began to bang on the officer's door, bang on the door, the flight attendant asked the passenger to return back to his seat, when he refused to he put his hands on the passenger and pulled him away from the door. >> reporter: witnesses say rageh almurisi lowered his left shoulder and rammed the door. he kept yelling and pushing forward. then passengers stepped in to help. >> they were able to subdue that passenger, place him on the ground and use the handcuffs they have for this type of incident, they were able to put them on behind his back. >> reporter: according to reports, passengers say he was creaming in arabic, some report him as saying god and great in arabic. san francisco police don't believe rageh almurisi was involved with any terrorist groups but the fbi is still investigating. >> reporter: he is charged

almurisi is due in court at 9:30 a.m.ing a charge interfering with a flight crew carrying a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. >> sharon, thank you. sharon chin in san francisco. >>> san jose fire department is make plans to deal with fewer firefighters this summer. they might be using rolling brownouts to save money. that means some fire stations will be missing a fire truck or engine on brown-out days. >>> arnold schwarzenegger and maria shriver confirmed their decision to separate after 25 years of marriage. they say they are working on the future of the relationship while living apart. they have four children. >>> and in just a few minutes, two silicon valley tech giants will be on the hot seat on capitol hill. congress will grill apple and google about why their smart phones and other devices track and record users' every move. both companies will probably say they are not spying on customers but serving them by helping them find their way around. >> maybe right now, you know, your phone can look at great places

in the back of this san francisco police car our first look at rageit almurisi, the vallejo man arrested upon arrival at sfo last night. the 28-year-old who holds both a california id card and a yemen passport became unruly on the flight from chicago last night. police say he went to the front of the boeing 737 and started yelling in a foreign language and pounding and trying breakthrough the locked door. cockpit. police say flight attendants asked passengers for help. a retired secret service and retired san mateo cop sprang to their feet. >> four of them were able to place the passenger on the ground and use some flexibility handcuffs to put his hands behind his back. >> reporter: here's how it sanded when the pilot radioed the sfo tower for help on the ground. >> we are going to need priority handling on our arrival, we had a conflict here. >> reporter: rageit almurisi was arrested and being investigated for terrorist ties. his family members in vallejo say he is a math teacher not a terrorist. >> i really can't say what he was thinking at the time. i know he is not a terrorist for su

san francisco police arrested 28-year-old rageit almurisi sunday night. flight attendants got help from a retired police officer and retired secret service agent. they tackled and handcuffed him after they say he repeatedly screamed and pounded on the cockpit door. passenger andrew wei snapped these pictures and took note of the suspect on the chicago flight bound for sfo. >> and i noticed this guy in the very last row sort of fidgety a little bit not really comfortable and didn't know if he was sort of he belonged there. >> reporter: federal agents are trying to establish motive. almurisi has a yemeni passport and california id card. they say he has no known ties to terrorism. his cousin from vallejo says it was all a big misunderstanding. >> i really can't say what he was thinking at the time but i know he is not a terrorist, for sure. >> reporter: his cousin tells cbs 5 that almurisi was a math teacher in his native yemen but now lives in vallejo. but he was having trouble finding a job after being in the u.s. a year and a half. now, this morning, almu

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the suspect is now in federal custody and is 28 year old almurisi. abc's reporter was there in vallejo and tracked down his country. >> his cousin told me he is not a violent person and not an extremist. he's not even that religious. he was living in new york and ready to move back to vallejo. >> it was not a terrorist attack or harm anybody. >> almurisi shares the same name as his couse and i know the man who the f.b.i. is investigating for unexpectedly jumping out of his seat. >> under the stress he may not understood him. he may have going to complain. >> the police spokesperson said shortly before landing in sfo, the 28 year old rushed the cockpit. >> the flight attendant asked him to return to the seat. when he refused to, the flight attendant put his hands on the passenger and physically pulled him away from the door. >> andrew wei was on the plane last night. >> passengers were crying and flight attendant was trying to soothe the passengers. >> almurisi had lived in vallejo for a year. his cousin said he tried to learn english in the adult sch

san francisco police arrested 28-year-old rageit almurisi on sunday night. the chief flight attendant told authorities he repeatedly pounded on the cockpit door during the flight bound for sfo. two retired law enforcement officers on the plane helped the flight crew wrestle him to the floor. passenger andrew wade took these pictures and witnessed the drama. >> once they tackled him down we saw him cuff him in the back with handcuffs and at that moment we erupted in applause and the second applause when the plane land. >> reporter: federal agents are investigating rageit almurisi's background to establish a motive. he has a yemeni passport and california id card. they say he has no known ties to terrorism. his cousin from vallejo says it was a misunderstanding. >> i really can't say what he was thinking at the time but i know he is not a terrorist, for sure. >> reporter: his family says almurisi was a math teacher in his native yemen and lives now in vallejo but he was having trouble finding a job after being in the u.s. after a year and a half. this morning,

take pkg -- almurisi tiene identificacion de california y pasaporte de yemen, un pais donde hay muchatividad de al qaeda. ---- por eso es que esta amenaza a la seguridad de un vuelo comercial, causo mucha preocupacion. ---- se teme a un ataque terrorista como represalia a la muerte de osama bin laden, la semana pasada. --el incidente revivio viejos temores: primero, el pasajero se rehuso a obedecer las ordenes del sobrecargo de regresar a su asiento. ---despues comenzo a golpear la puerta de la cabina de los pilotos, y a gritar, supuestament e en arabe. ----fue en ese momento en que la tripulacion y pasajeros actuaron. nat "the flight attendant called for some help..." --el sobrecargo pidio ayuda de sus compaÑeros y tambien de pasajeros de primera clase. ---- entre todos lograron controlarlo y le pusieron unas esposas de plastico. --- uno de los que ayud es un oficial de san mateo retirado, y otro un agente secreto tambien retirado. -- tambien el domingo hubo 2 incidentes en los que otros aviones fueron desviados de su ruta y tuvieron que hacer aterrizajes de emergencia en alburquerqu

the 28-year-old almurisi is in federal c federal custody. in addition, there was another scare on a flight from houston to chicago where a passenger tried to open a plane door. that person was questioned but then released, and a flight bound to san diego from detroit had to be diverted to albuquerque when a person found a note in the bathroom sayi bom on it. a search turned up nothing. back to you. >>> today, pakistan gave permission to the united states to interview bin laden's wives, despite tense relations with pakistan the country will grant access to the three wives that lived in the compound with bin laden. in his first address to parliament since the raid, pakistan's prime minister rejected allegations that his country knew where bin laden was hiding. he said bin laden's death was, quote, indeed justice done. at the same time he warned the u.s. against any future raids like the one last week. pakistan's military and intelligence service have been heavily criticized both for failing to stop the u.s. and failing to find bin laden themse

rageh almurisi's attorney argued for his release saying he needs special mental health care. federal prosecutors argue he is a danger to the community. the judge agreed saying the allegations are serious. his relatives are disappointed that they are just trying to support him. >> we only want to help him. want to get him the help he needs. >> the judge will allow him to have a expert make an evaluation of him. he will be back in court at the end of the month. >>> police are investigating a murder of this man which happened early yesterday morning. that's where officers found luis enrique tavara on the ground with a head room. he died later. he was a respected member of the community. he was known as the church man because he always carried a bible and religious. the police is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. >>> today was sunny and breezy. temperatures on the mild side, 60s and 70s. 75 in fairfield. 76 santa rosa. temperatures were cooler today than yesterday. couple of exceptions. bay shores 3-5 degrees cooler. 66 in livermore. cooler along the

. >> reporter: rageh almurisi with a california i.d. and a yelmny passport spent the end of the flight in first class cuffed. >> he was shouting arabic terms and he was shouting allah. >> reporter: and the pilot got his jet down as fast as possible. >> american 1561 we're going to need priority handling on our arrival have a passenger conflict here. >> land as soon adds possible at san francisco. >> no one was overly panicky. >> reporter: there were tears and trembling afterwards. the suspect may be more mentally ill than malicious but who can tell at 26,000 feet. >> i don't care what his problem is. either way i don't know what his motives are once he gets through that door. >> reporter: this frequent flier feels good so many people sprang into action. >> post 9/11 there is that, hey, we're all in this together. >> reporter: and another sign of the times, flight attendants had to struggle to keep people in their seats afterwards because everyone wanted to take pictures of the guy with their camera phones. debora villalon, ktvu channel

. >> reporter: rageh almurisi with a california i.d. and a yelmny passport spent the end of the flight in first class cuffed. >> he was shouting arabic terms and he was shouting allah. >> reporter: and the pilot got his jet down as fast as possible. >> american 1561 we're going to need priority handling on our arrival have a passenger conflict here. >> land as soon adds possible at san francisco. >> no one was overly panicky. >> reporter: there were tears and trembling afterwards. the suspect may be more mentally ill than malicious but who can tell at 26,000 feet. >> i don't care what his problem is. either way i don't know what his motives are once he gets through that door. >> reporter: this frequent flier feels good so many people sprang into action. >> post 9/11 there is that, hey, we're all in this together. >> reporter: and another sign of the times, flight attendants had to struggle to keep people in their seats afterwards because everyone wanted to take pictures of the guy with their camera phones. debora villalon, ktvu channel

we are uncovering new details about rageh almurisi. officials say he carried a yemeni passport. his family members are speaking out about the incident. the family spokesman showed kron 4's haaziq madyun photos. >> reporter: this is video we obtained of rageh almurisi. the passenger recently taken into custody for causing a disinterruption on a sfo flight. he says his cousin is a math teacher from yemen. >> i don't think he knows anything about terrorism. i don't think he knows how to shoot a gun. >> reporter: he has an idea what may have triggered his cousin to approach the doors. >> i think they probably offended him and that's the reason he was up there, trying to complain about something, maybe he was being mistreated. i could see because i have been mistreated. he doesn't care about poptics. he is a regular guy. more into math than anything else. >> he is an orphan to came here a year ago. now his family is trying to find him. >> they are not releasing any information to us. >> reporter: haaziq madyun, kron 4 news. >>> temperatures up 3-9 degrees over yesterday and warmer we

then he sat on almurisi until the plane landed at sfo and police took over. all the while he was thinking about the different scenarios that could play out, an explosive device perhaps or a contaminant and then holding the shirt he wore on 9/11 he told us he fulfilled a promise he could make on that day that he would never become a victim. now, again he says he is not a hero, he just did what any one of us would do under the same circumstances and he says the only reason he stepped forward to talk about his story today was so that he could protect his privacy in the long run. at sfo, kris sanchez, nbc bay area news. >> the man who tried to storm the koch bit now allegedly today a federal judge denied bail to 28-year-old rageh almurisi. he said he understood the charges against him, interfering with the flight crew. that's the charge. he carried no luggage on the flight and his california relatives were not expecting him. >>> an 18-year-old man thought to be suicidal but was found at the scene of a deadly crash near candle stick park this morning. he crashed h

this morning portraying the suspect as a significant threat to the community. 28-year-old rageit almurisi stood before the judge with an arabic interpreter at his side and didn't enter a plea to charges he interfered with a flight crew but we learned more about him and the disturbance as the u.s. attorney argued to keep him in federal custody. as you said, at the crucial point where pilots prepare for landing, he pounded the cockpit, resisting restraints, yelling repeatedly, allah aqaba, meaning good is greatest, a similar expression he said used by terror suspects in the flight 93, fort hood shooting and shoe bomber attack. prosecutors say he was arrested with two new york drivers licenses, expired california driver's license and two checks for $5,000 and $8,000 dated for may and june. he apparently had no carry-on bag, no cell phone, no keys, only $47 in cash and an electronic device like an apple charger. federal agents say his vallejo relatives didn't even know he was coming and with his wife and children still in yemen, prosecutor says almurisi is a flight risk and bail was denied. h

this morning in federal court, it was revealed that rageh almurisi had been living in new york. he was traveling with i.d.s with multiple addresses and a california i.d. card. he had two postdated checks. one for $8,000 and the other for $5,000. prosecutors say he did not have any luggage checked or carry- ons. he said he was coming to the bay area to visit relatives in vallejo. but according to prosecutors, his relatives did not know he was coming from. rageh almurisi did not enter a plea today but is set to come back friday for a detention hearing. you can read that criminal complaint for yourself at ktvu.com. we've posted it along with our other coverage on the bay area news tab. and bun of the men who -- and one of the men who hipped take down the suspect will meet with the media at 5:00. >>> new information on osama bin laden's wives. pakistan said the u.s. will be granted to interview the widows. but the u.s. is still waiting for that access. it's believed they lived with the terrorist leader in that compound for several years. the women and several children along with a w

they restrained rageh almurisi. the plane landed. then police took rageh almurisi into custody. >> everything was in kind of a state of shock. you could definitely see toward the end there was a few people who did seem to be visibly kind of upset. >> reporter: police arrested him on suspicion of interfering with a flight. but because he has a passport from yemen and he was yelling in arabic as he stormed the floor, there was suspicion that he might have been trying to storm the flight. there's no evidence that he's tied to an -- tied to an organization of terrorism. that's what his family says. you will hear from them in about an hour. back to you. >> thank you, kraig. >>> 7:03. the investigation continues into the overnight shooting on delta deanza trail in pittsburg that left a man wounded. police are out there searching for suspects. >> so hopefully the people that came out here to collect evidence will gather something to give us some leads. >> now, it happened last night around 11:30 near crestview avenue and l

. >>> it is arraignmented day for almurisi.e's the man accused of trying to storm the cockpit of a jet bound for san francisco earlier this month. a judge ordered almurisi to stay in jail while he undergoes psychiatric evaluation. he calls the yemen immigrant a threat to society who's at risk to jump bail. family members say almurisi is suffering from mental problems and they say he is not a terrorist. >>> this morning los angeles police are scrambling to limit the potential damage from a leak in the bryan stow beating case. late yesterday some news websites in the los angeles area published a mug shot of suspect ramirez. now a police sketch that resembles ramirez was sent out by police, but the photo from his parole file was not supposed to be released to the public. the media outlets immediately removed the leaked mug shot after getting angry calls from the l.a.p.d. now the investigation into the attack outside dodgers stadium is ongoing. and detectives worry that the leak could compromise their entire case especially if witn

. >> reporter: police say the assist respect is 28-year-old rageit almurisi. these are pictures from twitter of the suspect. police say there were no threats or weapons found on board. officers say he was treated at a hospital for scrapes to the elbow and taken to county jail in redwood city. none of the passengers or crew was injured and the flight itself landed safely on time after 9:00 last night. airport people say that the flight operations were not affected at all at any time. >> thank you, sharon chin at sfo. >>> it is 6:04. a fire overnight rips through a home in contra costa county. the fire may be linked to a domestic dispute. kiet do is live in oakley now to explain more. kiet, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the firefighters are gone now and the contractor is here boarding up the doors and windows with plywood and take a look for yourself. that window that you see up there used to be the attic window but on the other side you see blue sky which means that the roof is gone. the contractor tells us there's about a quarter million dollars in

. >>> it's arraignment day for almurisi. he's the man accused of trying to storm the cockpit of a jet bound for san francisco earlier this month. a judge ordered almurisi to remain in jail while he undergoes a psychiatric evaluation. he calls the yemen immigrant a threat to society and a risk to jump bail. his family members say almurisi is suffering from mental problems and is not a terrorist. >>> deliberations resume today in the chauncey bailey murder trial. after two months of testimony, closing arguments wrapped up yesterday. yusef bey iv and mackey accused of killing the newspaper reporter in august 2007 as he walked to work in downtown oakland. brusard testified that he shot the oakland post journalist on orders from bey. the defense says brusard is not credible. >>> time now 5:37. today in joplin, missouri, they're now searching for survivors of the big tornado that killed at least 116 people. coming up for you at 5:45 we'll bring you a live report from joplin, missouri. and look at these pictures. we'll tell you how

a judge ordered 28-year-old rageh almurisi to remain behind bars force now.r arks he's a danger to the community and a flight risk. the judge also said that rageh almurisi had no luggage or cell phone during the flight from chicago to sfo. at the same time, investigators say rageh almurisi has no known connections to a terrorist group. >>> the presbyterian church is now allowing, openingly -- openly day, noncelibate worshipers to be ordaned as ministers, and the debate caused a hot issue. presbyterian church usa has about 2 million members. >>> 7:52. for the first time former california governor arnold schwarzenegger is talking publicly about his split have his wife, maria shriver -- split from his wife, maria shriver. >> we both love eve other very meche. we have four extraordinary children and we're taking one day at a time. >> he thanked presents and family for their outpouring -- friends and family for their outpouring of support. >>> there's actually some good news this morning for nerds. don't look at me. [ laughter ] >> but the payout is out there for

. >> reporter: in court the prosecutor said almurisi carried no luggage, cell phone or keys. he only had an expired california id, two checks totaling $13,000, $47 in in cash and an electronic device and the prosecutor pointed out alma reesecy shouted out the same thing terrorists said on 9/11, at the fort hood shooting in 2004 and the christmas day shoe bomb incident. allah aqaba. or god is great. wright has been a retired cop for four years. but he says never lost his police instinct during the chaos. >> i started thinking about the possible scenarios that could be playing out. it could be an unexploded ied on gentleman. >> reporter: he said he used plastic cuffs on the wrists and ankles and then used his own belt to tie them together. >> then i basically sat on him until we landed and waited until the san francisco police department arrived to take custody of him. he never directly spoke to me directly. the only thing he said approximately 30 times was allah aqaba. >> reporter: larry wright insists he is no hero and that, liz, he did only what anyone should have done. >> t

goes before a federal magistrate in san francisco in about two hours from now. 28-year-old rageit almurisiejo was arrested for trying to break into the cockpit on a flight from chicago sunday night. his cousin says the suspect is not a terrorist. >>> nurses back at work at children's hospital oakland this morning after ending a five-day strike. the strike was called to protest proposed changes in the nurses' health benefits. nurses have had no contract since last july. no new talks are schedule. >>> arnold schwarzenegger and his wife are splitting up. he put out a statement last night confirming their separation. they have been married for 25 years. they say they will continue to parent their four children together. >>> traffic and weather around the bay area in just a moment. stay with us. ,, we spend a lot of time together. well mainly in traffic. i'm serious. we've been together, what, a super long time. true. and at first it was all business, you know, i'd take him here, i'd take him there. everywhere. and over the years, we've really bonded. sure. why else would you always buy me chev

police say the suspect is rageit almurisi. they don't know the reason for his outburst.w hospital for scrapes to the elbow before being taken to jail. none of the passengers or crew was injured. with all that, the flight landed safely on time after 9:00 last night and flight operations were not disrupted. but certainly this fbi investigation continues this morning. frank? >> sharon, you said that some flight attendants took part in the takedown. some passengers did as well, right? >> reporter: yes. there were two passengers. one was a retired police officer from san mateo and the other was a secret service agent. so glad they were on board >> i was going to say. they are lucky those two guys were up in first class. all right, sharon chin live in sfo, thank you. >>> there were two other security scares on flights this weekend. a delta airline jet heading to san diego diverted to albuquerque yesterday. a passenger says a note was found in the bathroom with the word bomb on it, although official would not confirm that. and then a continental flight from houston to chicago w

of charging the cockpit of a plane bound for sfo will face charges in federal court. 28-year-old almurisitried to ram the cockpit door with his shoulder. it does not appear he has ties to any terrorist organizations. >>> a look at your forecast and the roads right after this. [ male announcer ] everyday, your car does a lot for you. do something for it. show it some love. chevron with techron. care for your car. [ giggles ] hey! owww! right here! right here! one for me! one for me! >>> good morning to you. well, we have some rain on the way this week. overall, though, a really nice friday. clear out there right now. what will happen as we head throughout the day, the system of pressure moves onshore and kicks up some winds. breezy conditions and the wind arrives late saturday lasting through early monday. isolated thunderstorms a factor, as well. 70 degrees in fremont. 73 in san jose. clouds increasing through the second portion of the day. here's the extended outlook. the wet pattern remains through next week. mike? >> slow through the tunnel here. 880 an earlier stalled vehicle. a live