a big party that goes down every year at penn state altoona, a branch campus of penn state university. you can see, people having a good time in the parking lot of this apartment complex. looks look a lot of fun. how does it turn from this to this? >> get off of him, sir! he's -- he's choking. >> that's a penn state altoona student, kevin nelson, and that's officer bender from the logan township police who responded to the situation because they called it a riot situation. apparently at the party, somebody threw a bottle at the police car, students were instructed to go inside. now, kevin tells us that he wasn't drinking he wasn't even at the party and he had been there inside for hours. eventually went outside on his porch and playing his guitar and saw an officer coming by and questioned the officers and said, are we in danger? what's going on? are we allowed to be out there? according to kevin, that's when this started to happen. you see a clip from before this. >> why are you insulting my roommate? what has he done? >> he can stand up. >> he can't breathe. he's begging for air! >>

police discovered explosives and bombmaking materials in his college apartment in altoona, pennsylvania. cornell bernard is live in san car las where many are shocked about this arrest. reporter: lots of people surprised about this arrest. mr. miftakhov lived in this home in san carlos. he told police he had no target for the bombs he made. regardless, police say he is in a lot of trouble tonight. >> police say 19-year-old vladislav miftakhov was arrested for growing marijuana and building weapons of mass destruction inside his college apartment in altoona, pennsylvania. a bomb found his suitcase was disarmed. andrew lef lives in the same party build. >> the weirdest human being i've even. always doing abstract things that never really -- never anything dangerous. >> miftakhov, russian national, prepared bombmaking equipment on the internet. when investigators asked him hat he was going to do with it, he said he was going to blow things up. he was born in moscow but lived the last several years with his family. the arrest is a shock to neighbors. they say the family is friendly and quie

the altoona newspaper in town says the suspect is securing an attorney today, because up until today, court documents say he did not have any representation. he told police he ordered the materials off the internet to quote, blow things up, but planned to do it in a field. fellow students say he set off several small bombs before. >> i saw the name. i remembered getting one of his packages here and returning it to him a couple of months ago. >> reporter: do you wonder what was in the package now? >> little bit. >> reporter: so yesterday we stopped by the san carlos home where the suspect lived with his family for several years. they did not answer the door, but neighbors say he was quite a bit of a loner but they never saw him with any sort of explosives. mark kelley, kpi x 5. >> he also faces charges for that marijuana growing operation. his bail had been set at a half million dollars. >>> new details about the crash that killed a six-year-old girl in san francisco. today the new york times report sophia's family will sue uber. the little girl's mother and brother were seriously inju

police discovered explosives and bombmaking materials in his college apartment in altoona, pennsylvaniaornell bernard is live in san car las where many are shocked about this arrest. reporter: lots of people surprised about this arrest. mr. miftakhov lived in this home in san carlos. he told police he had no target for the bombs he made. regardless, police say he is in a lot of trouble tonight. >> police say 19-year-old vladislav miftakhov was arrested for growing marijuana and building weapons of mass destruction inside his college apartment in altoona, pennsylvania. a bomb found his suitcase was disarmed. andrew lef lives in the same party build. >> the weirdest human being i've even. always doing abstract things that never really -- never anything dangerous. >> miftakhov, russian national, prepared bombmaking equipment on the internet. when investigators asked him hat

the 19 year-old is an engineering student at penn state altoona. vlad as friends call him grew up on the peninsula and attendant, tie school in belmont. those who hung out with him in high school said the charges come as a surprise. miftakhov's roommate at penn state says the 19 world recently set off three many bounce just outside their apartment. in >>darya: status and san jose state university are on alert this morning as please investigate to reports of a man riding up to women on a bike and groping them. the first report came at around 7 saturday night. a woman says the man drove up behind her and touched her against her will in front of the campus events center. then a few hours that night, he struck again fondling another woman outside hoover called for writing away. police are also investigating a third are related incident around one sunday morning outside mcq uarrie hall. two men on skateboards try to touch its third victim. she defended herself and those men also run away. >>james: in man is dead this morning in east san jose after atten

now, over the weekend, pennsylvania police searched the suspect's home in altoona pa where he was an engineering student at one of the penn state's satellite campuses there. according to a newspaper there, the altoona mirror, they say the suspect is securing an attorney today because according to court records he hasn't had one up until that point. vladislav miftakhov told police he ordered things off the internet to blow things up and planned to do it in a field. fellow students say he had set awe small bombs before. >> i'm hoping for best to him, but i hope i never see him again because he's a dangerous kid. >> reporter: yesterday, we knocked on the suspect's home in san carlos, where he lived with his family for several years. they refused to answer the door, but we also talked to neighbors. they say the suspect was quiet. even a loner, but they never saw him with any sort of explosives. live in belmont, mark kelly, kpix 5. >>> thank you mark. vladislav miftakhov also faces charges for the marijuana growing operation. his bail right now set at a half million bucks. >>> the shoppin

arrested for growing marijuana and building weapons of mass destruction inside his college apartment in altoona, pennsylvania. a bomb found his suitcase was disarmed. andrew lef lives in the same party build. >> the weirdest human being i've even. always doing abstract things that never really -- never anything dangerous. >> miftakhov, russian national, prepared bombmaking equipment on the internet. when investigators asked him hat he was going to do with it, he said he was going to blow things up. he was born in moscow but lived the last several years with his family. the arrest is a shock to neighbors. they say the family is friendly and quiet. >> scary to think that person was living right across the street from you. makes you wonder what elves is go on. >> miftakhov graduated from high school last year. >> never got into trouble, was never caught doing anything bad, and seemed kind of weird. >> when we would talk, he said nothing about what -- like weapons in general or bombs or anything. we were just talking about random stuff, like school. >> miftakhov told police he experimented with exp

he was going to college studying engineering in altoona, pennsylvania, where employing charged him with possessing weapons of mass destruction, bomb found in his suitcase was disarmed. andrew lives in the same apartment building as the bomb suspect. >> he is just like always doing outside things but nothing dangerous. he is a dangerous kid. >> according to a criminal complaint, the russian national purchased bomb-making materials on the internet. when asked by investigators what he was going to do with them he said he was going to blow things up. he was borne -- born in moscow but lived in san carlos at the door. >> quiet, did his work, came to class every day. >> hi graduated karl mont high school last spring, former classmates and friends are painting a much different picture of the teen. >> he said nothing about weapons in general or bombs or anything. we were just talking about random stuff, school. >> the teen told police he experimented with explosives in california but was not specific. he is being held on $500,000 bail in san carlos. abc7 news. >>> a shopping mall in maryland re

police searched his altoona, pennsylvania, apartment for a marijuana growing operation. instead, they found a bomb. some fuses, chemicals, and other bomb making materials. lived in san karlos for a time and attended high school in belmont. >> in middle school, he's weird but he's not weird. it's a weird thing to say but yeah, i don't know. i liked him. >> he ordered the material from the internet. said he just wanted to blow things up. myth cop is charged with constructing a weapon of mass destruction. >>> the specific heights neighborhood this morning. that's where a container filled was and treated with attempted arson. >>> another bay area water district is talking about cutbacks because of a drought. kpix 5 mark kelly about scale back on water use. >> reporter: the santa clara water district doesn't want to waste time saving water in case this drought gets far worse. >> we recommend preliminary water usage of 10%. >> reporter: if it gets the green light come tuesday, it's tightening among users. the plan is to inject more in santa clara county rebate programs. offici

authorities arrested the 19- year-old last week after police in altoona, pennsylvania found an explosive in his apartment. officials were looking for marijuana when they discovered bomb making chemicals, fuses and compressed air. former classmates say they can't believe it. >> very serious, especially with everything that's just been said about how his nationality, especially with the olympics coming up and all of the extra security. so i think it's very alarming, especially something within the united states. >> reporter: vladislav miftakhov's family moved to san carlos a few years ago. investigators say he admitted buying the materials online saying he wanted to blow things up. authorities believe the teen experimented with explosives before he moved to pennsylvania, although he has no criminal record in san mateo county. he has not yet posted his $500,000 bail. his next court date is set for february 5th. >>> in about an hour, b.a.r.t. police are expected to release more information about the accidental shooting that claimed the life of a b.a.r.t. police sergeant at 1:00, the police c

this is in altoona, pennsylvania. 2345e7b-year-old russian national man is in custody and they are investigating a marijuana-growing operation. when they suspected bomb and bomb-making materials, they said penn state engineering students admitted he bought at this time online a few weeks ago. authorities are not given any word on motives or target for any of those materials. >> over to egypt where there is a development this morning. the country's leaders say the presidential elections will be held before those for parliament, setting himself up as a candidate. the death toll rises amid the crashes going on marking three years since the revolution that overthrew mubarak. live from the bureau with more on this. good morning, conor. >> you are right. we are three years removed from the demonstrations and egypt is racked by violence and it is in turmoil and at least 49 people have been killed and hundreds more wounded this weekend as demonstrations and supporters of the military-backed government gathered in tahrir square to mark the three-year anniversary while anti-government protesters clashed.

just last june from carlmont high school in belmont and has been attending college at penn state altoonad as brian webb reports, the case began as a different investigation. >> vladislav miftakhov was a student at carlmont high, graduated in june of 2013. he's accused of making a weapon of mass destruction and risk ago katasny. >> on a snow -- caiaphas few. police surround a building where college students begin. what began as a pot growing investigation ended p up more serious than that. the russian born 19-year-old vladislav miftakhov now a penn state engineering student was allegedly found with a suitcase filled with a bomb and bomb making materials including potassium nitrate, fuses and containers of compressed air. >> i saw the name, i remembered getting one of his packages here, and then returning it to him. that was a couple months ago. >> you wondering what was in that package. >> a little bit. >> reporter: this is vladislav miftakhov's san carlos home where he lived with his family for several years. they refused to answer the door. the neighbors call him quiet and a loaner but

a 19-year-old russian national was taken into custody in altoona, pennsylvania, friday. the student told police he bought the materials for the bomb online and assembled the bomb in his room. it was unclear who if anyone he was targeting. >>> a texas hospital complied with a judge's order to end life support for a brain dead woman who was pregnant. under texas law doctors cannot cut off treatment of a preg nant woman. a judge ruled friday munoz was already dead and said the hospital had been misapplying the law. officials at john peter smith hospital in ft. worth said the hospital's rule was not to make or contest law but to follow it. >>> michael's craft retailer is warning customers their credit cards may have been compromised. the company says federal law enforcement agencies are investigating fraudulent use of some shoppers' cards. no word how many customers may have been affected. this comes in the wake of cyber attacks at two other major retailers, target and neiman marcus. >>> chuck schumer said he will propose legislation to help fund tracking devices for autisti

but when altoona, pennsylvania, police searched his apartment, they say they found a suitcase with a bomb and bomb-making materials like potassium nitrate, fuses and containers of compressed air. the russian born person lived in san carlos with his family for years. friends and neighbors called him kind, quiet and weird. >> he is weird. >> he is not weird. >> i don't know. >> i like him. >> reporter: pennsylvania police say miftakhov told them he ordered the materials off the internet to blow things up but planned to do it in an open field not to hurt anyone. >> he was like gentlemanly, a kind person. i don't think he would try to hurt people. i think he was intrigued with the whole chemistry and all that and it just led him down the drain. >> reporter: police in pennsylvania wouldn't provide us any details about any bombs that might have been detonated in california and san carlos police didn't return my phone calls. we're told miftakhov's parents are now with him in pennsylvania. reporting from belmont, brian webb, kpix 5. >> miftakhov's bail is set at a half million dollars. he is

on friday, police in altoona, pennsylvania, began searching his apartment. they were looking for a marijuana grow operation, but say they found something far more dangerous. >> officers came across a briefcase, and within that briefcase there were a number of bomb-making materials and two bomb devices, one being small and the other one being much larger. >> reporter: police say the penn state engineering student admitted the drugs and bomb materials were his, telling them he bought some of the materials from amazon. >> he indicated they were for blowing things up. what he intended to blow up, he really hasn't elaborated on. >> reporter: according to a criminal complaint, he told police he only intended to set the devices off in a remote field like he had done in california. his family, who lives in san carlos, has not commented on the case, but a woman identifying herself as his mother told us she's heading to pennsylvania to be with her son. >> my heart goes out to his family. it must be really hard to hear that. i hope they get to talk with him and clear t

. >>> and some stories you may have missed, a penn state altoona student is charged with possessing weaponscation the 18-year-old russian student had anything nuclear or radioactive, but they found homemade bombs and bomb-making materials in his room. police were investigating a possible marijuana growing operation. >>> tragedy in toledo, ohio, two firefighters are killed as they battle ed inferno on sunday. the fire department plans a formal and detailed investigation. >>> pope francis says women should have a bigger presence in the catholic church. the pontiff lauded women on saturday for their sensitivity to the weak and what he called their gifts, like intuition. he gave no sign the vatican would ordain women to become priests. >>> and check this out, real life angry birds. the pope and some children released two white doves at the end of the holy see on sunday. but they were quickly attacked by a seagull and a crow. >> random. >> the doves flew off. we have no word on their condition. and it is like look at that photo. >> odd. maybe get maybe one would get attacked. but two at the same

. >> the 19 year old is an engineering student at penn state altoona. but kron 4's maureen kelly has learned that the young man grew up on the peninsula.and attended high school in belmont. she spoke with his friends and acquaintances who say they are shocked by the >> i never thought that something like this would happen. >> he stated that he used to be friends with him. they both attended middle school together in a recent graduate from high school together. >> he always had good grades. he had a high gpa. he always talked about how he wanted to be a engineer. they remember him been a quiet kid who hung out with the popular crowd. >> he had previously experimented with home explosives before. a person on facebook stated that he was an old friend and that he was always into things like that. >> a dennis stated that he talked about building robots and not blowing things up. >> i truly feel bad for him. i know this is something that he would not do. i guess this was something that was a dumb. >> a birthday celebration ended in tragedy after the birthday

. >> pam: police in altoona pennyslvania say on friday they were looking for a marijuana grow. but instead found a homemade bomb. and bomb making materials in a suitcase. >> pam: the suspect allegedly told investigators he planned to blow things up. and bought all the stuff online. friends of his we've talked to say he was a quiet, bright student. and always got good grades. >> pam: a vacaville pastor is in hot water again.after being arrested for the second time this month. 39-year-old mark lewis was taken into custody friday. >> pam: this time it was for forgery and perjury. police say lewis is suspected of fraudulently using church property as collateral when he posted 500-thousand dollars bail for his first arrest. >> pam: lewis is accused of using a falsified property deed on the paperwork he gave the bail bond company. police say the vacaville church may have also used the identity to secure loans. lewis was initially arrested in connection with the firebombing of his ex- girlfriend's house. he is facing arson charges in that case. >> reporter:when it came to portraying t

miftakhov is an engineering student at penn state altoona. the peninsula and attended carlmont high school in belmont.where the news surprised the people who knew him. he's also charged with "risking a catastrophe" and drug posession. if state says the 19-year- old recently set off three "mini-bombs" just outside their apartment. a man is dead this morning in east san jose after attending his girlfriend's 21st birthday party over the weekend.but no word of 21st birthday party over the weekend.but no word of an check it out. learning's fun now. yeah, back in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet to play and learn online. all we had was that franklin fuzzypants. ah, the educational toy bear. remember when the battery went out? [ slow, deep voice ] give me your abc's. all i learned was a new definition of fear. i need some pudding. yeah, there's one left. [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. peaceful at the home in the foothills. that's up until 1-30 in the mo

he did not object police say when officers came to the apartment near the campus of state and altoona looking for an illegal marijuana grow. the russian national let them in and in addition pot plants, officers found a suitcase containing a homemade bomb with an explosioned fuse and other bomb-making chemicals that he allegedly bought online. he reportedly told an officer he was going to blow things up and didn't say exactly what. >> i had to look twice and looked back at my year book to make sure. how is that even possible? >> steven attended class with him at carlmont high school. he said he was quiet and socially awkward, but never seemed dangerous. >> when we were in classes together, he was very shy and to himself. >> his home in san carlos, a woman who identified herself as his mother said she plans to travel to pennsylvania to be near her son as he faces criminal charges, but would not comment beyond that. one neighbor who didn't want her face shown said she was shocked that the teen admitted he practiced making bombs in california. >> the reaction is very surprised. i'm upset.

. >> altoona police arrested this 19-year-old, a russian citizen on friday. while searching his apartment for reported marijuana grow officers discovered a bomb and bomb making materials inside a suitcase. the criminal complaint in the case outlines those chemicals and fuses and compressed air. >> i heard of it through social media. >> word have traveled west and those that attended the high school in belmont with the suspect. he is a 2013 graduate and people say ... >> he is a waste of a human being. >> a local paper says that the suspect is a penn state student being held on five hundred thousand dollars bail and faces charges of weapons of a mass destruction and possession with intent to deliver marijuana. we tried to talk to his family. neighbors say that he keep to themselves. >> you know i never been in their house. they never been in my house, i don't know but i see a lot of children playing. >>> and that was ktvu reporting. on ktvu.com we positioned the entire criminal complaint against the teen so you can read it. just scroll down to hot topics. >>>

. >> 19-year-old vladsov was force arrested for a marijuana growing operation but when altoona, pennsylvania, police searched his apartment. they say they found a suitcase with a bomb and bomb making materials like potassium mai trait, fuses, and containers of compressed air. russian born stayed home with his family for several years. friends and neighbors called him kind, quiet, and a little weird. >> he's weird, but like, he's not weird. weird thing to say, but yeah. i don't know. i liked him. >> reporter: pennsylvania police say he told him he ordered the materials off the internet to, quote, blow things up but planned to do it in an open field, not to hurt anyone. >> he was actually, genuinely. i think he was intrigued with chemistry and all that and it led them down the drain, you know? >> reporter: police in pennsylvania wouldn't give us details about bombs that might have gone off in california and san carlos police didn't return in california. they're now with him in pennsylvania. live in belmont, brian web, kpix 5. >> his next court battle is february 5th. >>> a driver hit and kille

it's nice and warm here. 2 in altoona, that weather is moving that way. new york city is down to 11. boston 54 today, down to 17 tonight. and 12 tomorrow morning as we work our way into wednesday. it does warm up a little bit by the end of the week, we start to see a little bit of an almost normal -- i guess that was what stephanie was getting to, up to three. at least we're positive. nashville 7, atlanta 16. everything frozen here, when i lived in d.c., it got down to 20. and all the apartment managers would say turn the water on, let it drip. otherwise it's going to get don do 7, it's not 20. we're so far below -- these are sub lime type temperatures. what you can do to try to help your pipes from freezing if you don't have pets or kids or chemicals under the sink, open the sink doors, at least some of the sink gwarm air gets in ther. when the pipes melt, all that water goes everywhere. there's our low tonight in atlanta, 7 degrees, schools are closed because they don't want kids to stand on the bus stop. i completely understand that, they don't make cl

police an altoona say they found a homemade bomb and bomb materials while investigating a marijuana growing operation. the man told them he wanted to blow things up but later said he planned to detonate devices in a field and was not planning on blowing up anything. he's being held on half million dollars bail. >>> investigators are trying to find out what's making hundreds of people sing on a royal caribbean cruise ship. a crew from center for disease control is boarding to investigate gastrointestinal illnesses. someone caught up with a passenger and sent this video in. >> people want to know what's it like being on the ship with the virus. >> terrible. i've i'll never come back again. not on this cruise line. we were with them two years ago. same thing. the ship was overrun with this sickness. you know, it's the most disorganized trip i've ever been on in my life. i'm almost 80 years old. it's sad. >> thank you. >> the ship left new jersey tuesday. it skipped a stop in haiti and went to san juan, puerto rico, to be sanitized yesterday. this is the second crib ship to get hit with sicknes

police came to his apartment in altoona and found a suitcase carrying a home made bomb and other chemicals that he bought on line. he said he will blow things up but didn't specify what. one of his classmates from carl mont high school said he is shocked that mista cough was quiet and socially awkward but never seemed dangerous. >> i just had to look twice and look back in my year book to make sure this is the same kid. i was like, how is that even possible? >> we went to mista cough's home in san carlos where a woman identified as his mother plans to travel to pennsylvania to be near her son as he faces criminal charges. but she would not comment beyond that. he is being held on $500,000 bail. he is due for a hearing on february 5th. monty carlos, nbc news. >>> now we know who is accused of pulling the trigger inside of a mall yesterday and have insight into his state of mind. police took the suspected gunman's journal into evidence and in it he writes about being unhappy. sarah has the story. >> reporter: a deadly shooting and now a difficult investigation. what drove 19-year-old darren

but he didn't appear to be hiding as he didn't object when officers came to his apartment in altoona.he russian national let them in and investigators say that what they found was quite shocking. they say they found evidence of a homemade bomb with an exposed fuse and other chemicals he allegedly bought on line. those reportedly include potassium percolate and sodium nitrate. he reportedly told police he was going to blow things up but he didn't say what it was or why. one former classmate here in the bay area told us he seemed a little awkward and quiet but not dangerous. >> i just had to look twice and look back in my year book, make sure this is the same kid like how is that even possible? >> reporter: according to the complaint, vladislav miftakhov later said he had only intended to set the devices off in a field. a woman at his home in san carlos identified as a mom said that she will go to pennsylvania as he faces criminal charges but one legal expert tells us because he is not a u.s. citizen he could be deported if he is convicted, he is due in court on february 5. reporting li

vladislav miftakhov is currently a student at penn state altoona.ay he had been acting strangely before the arrest. >> take food out of our kitchen without us giving him permission, just will say some bizarre stuff really. >> and according to the belmont patch, he's originally from russia but graduated from carlmont high school in belmont last year. his facebook page lists his hometown as san carlos. >>> new this morning, we are learning more about a deadly mall shooting in maryland. within the last hour police identified the gunman. they say he's 19 and from college park maryland. police have learned that he was dropped off in a taxi about an hour before yesterday's shooting at the columbia mall near baltimore but they still don't have a motive. >> we dedicate ourselves to making the world a better place, do something nice for someone. we're better than this, and we have an incredibly strong resilient wonderful community. >> three people including the gunman were killed. police have not said what relationship the shooter had with the two victims wh

teen accused of possessing a weapon of mass destruction is now suspended from penn state university altoona. vladislav miftakhov is behind bars this morning. police say they found a suitcase with a bomb and bomb- making materials in his pennsylvania apartment. miftakhov graduated last year from carlmont high school in belmont. >> he was like actually a genuinely kind person. i think he was intrigued and just led him down the drain. >> police say miftakhov told them he ordered the materials off the internet to blow things up but planned to do it in a an open field so no one would get hurt. >>> happening today, a new area of sfo now open for business. united airlines passengers coming into and out of terminal 3 will have a new improved boarding area e this morning. multi-million dollar upgrade has given the terminal unique state-of-the-art features including customized interactive digital displays and bay area centric restaurants. very nice. >>> metered parking in san jose is going to be more expensive. the city is installing new smartmeters to allow drivers to pay with credit cards and phone

. >>> penn state university altoona now confirms it has suspended a student from san carlos accused of possessing a weapon of mass destruction. vladislav miftakhov is behind bars this morning. police say they found a suitcase with the bomb and bomb- making materials in his pennsylvania apartment. miftakhov graduated from a school in belmont last year. >> he is weird. >> not weird. >> yeah. >> i don't know. >> i liked him. >> police say miftakhov told them he ordered the materials off the internet to blow things up but planned to do it in an open field so no one would be hurt. >>> some new details about a marin county oyster farm. the government wants to shut them down. the drakes bay oyster company in point reyes has a temporary reprieve as it tries to extend its lease. it's within an area designated as marin wilderness and the ninth circuit court of appeals has upheld the government's position but yesterday granted a 90-day stay to allow time for the company to appeal to the u.s. supreme court. >>> it will soon cost you more to pay to park in san jose. the city is installing smartmete

yeah, but it's 2 in altoona and that weather is moving that way. by tomorrow morning, new york city is down to 11, boston 54 today, down to 17 tonight and 12 tomorrow morning as we work our way into wednesday. it does warm up a little bit, at least by the end of the week. we start to see a little bit of an almost to normal, i guess that's what stephanie was getting to. hey, we're up to 3. at least we're positive! nashville 7, atlanta 16. everything frozen here. when i lived in d.c., it got down to 20, and all the apartment managers would say, you know, turn the water on, let it drip because otherwise, it's going to -- it's going to get down to 7. that's not 20. we're so far below where -- i mean, just sublime-type temperatures. what you can do to try to help your pipes from not freezing, if you don't have kids or pets or chemicals under the sink, is open the sink doors. at least some of the heat gets in there and you don't get the cold air trapped under your sink and all the pipes freeze, because when they melt, when the pipes melt, all that water

a suitcase in altoona.ational and engineering student and police say he was going to blow things up in a field. he is being held and is due in court next week. >>> toledo is mourning the loss of two hero firefighters this morning who died sunday battling a blaze at an apartment complex. officials say 42-year-old steven mckinski and 31-year-old james dickman, a rookie, suffered fatal injuries while inside that building. it's the first deaths for the department in an active fire since 1981. autopsies scheduled for today. no word yet on what caused that fire. >>> this morning thousands of natural gas customers are still without heat after this just incredible pipeline explosion in canada. this happened in manitoba, when part of the trans-canada pipeline ruptured. >> wow. >> cutting off gas to more than 4,000 people who now cannot heat their homes in temperatures that have reached minus 18. what a mess. it could be days, days before any repairs are made there. >>> all right, the passengers and crew on a royal c

police in altoona pennyslvania say on friday they were looking for a marijuana grow. >> pam: but instead found a homemade bomb, and bomb making materials in a suitcase. the suspect allegedly told investigators he planned to blow things up. and bought all the stuff online. >> pam: friends of his we've talked to say he was quiet, bright student. and always got good grades. >> catherine: still a lot of questions about the weekend shooting at a maryland shopping mall that left three people dead. >> catherine: this is the gunman -- a 19-year-old who killed himself. >> catherine: tonight -- investigators are still baffled about his motive. >> catherine: the shopping mall in in columbia maryland reopened monday. except for the skateboard shop where two young employees were shot and killed saturday. >> catherine: 21-year-old brianna benlolo and 25-year- old tyler johnson were killed. police - trying to figure out if and how they were connected to the gunman. >> catherine: 19-year-old darion aguilar is described as a skinny, quiet kid who graduated from high school less than a year ago. >> cather

authorities arrested the penn state freshman last week after altoona police found an explosive in hiswhen they came looking for marijuana and in a suitcase discovered bomb making chemicals, fuses an compressed air. the suspect attended carlmont high school and former classmates say they can't believe it. >> very seriously, especially with everything that's been said about how -- about his nationality, especially with the olympics coming up and all of the extra security. i think it's very alarming, especially something within the united states. >> his family moved to san carlos a few years ago. his family told us that they did not want to talk to the media until they had a lawyer. investigators say vladislav miftakhov admitted buying the materials online and said he wanted to blow things up but what things and why remains unknown. authorities believe the teen experimented with explosives before he moved to pennsylvania, although he has no criminal record in san mateo county. his current bail is set up at $500,000. coming up in the next half-hour of "mornings on 2," the new details we j