robert liles is standing by at the roseville galleria with more. robert?porter: well ken, you mentioned bizarre, it was also absolutely chaotic. imagine this, firefighters arrived here at the galleria mall to lab reports of a fire upstairs on the second floor. at the same time, police arrived to reports of a man inside on the 2nd floor with a gun. well when both crews race inside what do they find? a man completely out of his mind and barricaded. well tonight cbs5 has uncovered clues that may suggest why that suspect was incoherent and, more important, why he is linked to another major fire earlier today. lung-choking black smoke bill load from the rooftop. forcing hundreds of shoppers and workers to run for their life. >> we did have a partial roof collapse. if you look at the wind side near j.c. penny, whatever that direction is, eastside. >> reporter: as they dashed from the second floor forced to fight from outside roseville police were wrestling this man into custody. alexander piggy. that's because the people fingered piggy as the man who came in the

this couldn't have come at a worse time for the roseville galleria.a police officer how bad is it? he said it's very bad. there's a lot of devastation because as you will see in the video in a moment the roof caved in in one wing the galleria so there are 25 stores in that section alone. it's conceivable that every one of them received smoke, water or fire damage. here's the man accused of causing all of this mess. his name is alexander corney pigee. he is 23 and according to witnesses he walked into the gamestop on the second floor of the mall yesterday morning around 10:30, was mumbling some incoherent stuff about how his sister had been abducted by aliens. it was clear according to witnesses he wasn't in his right mind told everybody he had a gun calmly told everybody to get out and allegedly set a small fire and refused to come out barricading himself in the store. pretty chaotic as employees and customers were evacuated as the s.w.a.t. team rushed in and surrounded the mall. then later he was arrested taken into custody and it appeared things wer

. >> he is accused of setting the fire that destroyed part of the roseville galleria. hear why he said he did it. >>> a 30-year bay area tradition canceled just hours before it was supposed to start. what stopped this year's exotic erotic ball. >>> and making thousands of dollars finding glitches for a tech company. the young man on mozilla's payroll. >>> just months after being forced out of place they called home, police who used to live -- people who used to live, rather, in a bay area bus depot have spread out and police say the crime is up in some of the spots that they have moved to. the transbay terminal closed for construction this past summer. don knapp shows us what happened to the people who used to sleep there. >> reporter: if they are playing an instrument and asking for money they are street artists. but more and are more sitting on the street at fisherman's wharf are homeless and some are asking for money aggressively. if they are playing an instrument and asking for money they are street artists but more and more those sitting on the streets at fisherma

. >>> a man accused of setting up fires that burned the roseville galleria last night made his first court appearance today. 23-year-old alexander piggy is facing charges including arson. he reportedly told the court he's not guilty. the judge delayed the arraignment until thursday so the family has time to hire an attorney. >>> cleanup crews to remove the galleria over the weekend to clean up the -- cleanup crews gathered to remove the degree from the galleria. >> we're very much looking forward to having a portion of the mall open, including the galleria, in the next couple of days. we'll update you. >> macy says it expects to reopen its door before the thanksgiving weekend. >>> we have new information about the teen accused of killing a clerk from a market. police say the boy had run away from a group home from tulare three days before. officers arrested him in eureka and they believe a teen was involved in a shop-lifting extent on monday. >>> the medical center broke ground on a new project. it includes 238 private for patients that is being built at the samuel -- built at samuel

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tony tull is at the roseville galleria to show us which stores are re-opening today. and tony, good morning. wow, quite a surprise. we thought this was going to be closed for quite some time. >> reporter: i think everyone did. can you see the smile on my face? i'm excited. i have been covering the mall a couple of days here. you get word when you think they are going to open but it's not until you step inside a store on restaurant that you actually see it coming true. but guys, we are inside the cheesecake factory here at the roseville galleria and they are opening at 11:00 a.m. you know, over the past couple days after the fire they have lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue and the waiters and waitresses have loss money intips. it's devastating. the surrounding community thought they would be closed for months, no holiday shopping but i can tell you now we looking at the cheesecakes earlier. we are behind the bar where they had to had to clean the shelves, get everything cleaned. they had to pass another health inspection so they could open their doors th

ed the roseville galleria.ire crews continue to work around the clock putting out ho spots and flareps. >> you have water that's coming through the ceiling. it's coming from many different angels. we still have sheetrock falling down, a lot of falling hazards. >> roville fire chief dennis mathenson has been at the mall since thursday morning. he's been inse and says at least 20 stores have did he have safetying smoke, fire and water damage. not to mention the gaping holes in the ceiling. >> a very disheartening thing t see. this mall is a gem to us and when you're inside and you look up at that area that was primely involved in fire and you can see right through to the roof to the sky, that's a sight to seen. >> and while the smoke has settled, the danger is by no means over. besides the obvious fire damage, the suspect's backck is still inside buried under debris and police don't know what may be in there. >> it's definitely hazardous. safety concer with potential explosive device. lots of things forire comman

ed the roseville galleria.ire crews continue to work around the clock putting out hot spots and flare-ups. >> you have water that's coming through the ceiling. it's coming from many different angels. we still have sheetrock falling down, a lot of falling hazards. >> roseville fire chief dennis mathenson has been at the mall since thursday morning. he's been inside and says at least 20 stores have did he have safetying smoke, fire and water damage. not to mention the gaping holes in the ceiling. >> a very disheartening thing to see. this mall is a gem to us and when you're inside and you look up at that area that was primely involved in fire and you can see right through to the roof to the sky, that's a sight to seen. >> and while the smoke has settled, the danger is by no means over. besides the obvious fire damage, the suspect's backpack is still inside buried under debris and police don't know what may be in there. >> it's definitely hazardous. safety concerns with potential explosive device. lots of things f

. >>> the young man accused of torching the roseville galleria speaks out in an exclusive jailhouse interviewwhy he says he had no way out. >>> a deadly shark attack shuts down three california beaches. how a body boarder's friend tried to save the man's life. >>> he helps millions of computer users. he is just 12 years old. what a bay area boy did and how he cashed in. >>> people that used to live at the bay area bus depot have spread out. and police say crime is up in some of the spots they have moved to. the terminal closed for construction this summer. don knapp shows us what happened to some of those people that slept there at one time. >> reporter: they are seeing more homeless folks at fisherman's wharf and they are more aggressive. >> reporter: more and more sitting on the streets at fisherman's wharf are homeless these days and some are asking for money aggressively. when the transbay terminal was shut down for demolition in july they offered homeless rooms at shelters. instead many headed for the financial district, chinatown and fisherman's wharf and other places. nearly a third of

the 23-year-old faces five felony counts in connection with the fire at the westfield galleria. that fire damaged at least 20 stores. westfield is hoping to have a portion of the galleria reopened but the damaged area remains an active crime scene. >> at this point in time we covered some items of value. and i can't comment. >> he made a court appearance and the plea was not entered. the judge is giving more time to hire an attorney. his mother says he visited three opts and said he was upset because she told him he had to move out of her husband. >> whether looking for work or maybe a second job there is phone shallly good news this holiday season. >> there are retailers looking to hire. and there is pretty good news. >> and there is a survey finding 65% of retailers than they did last year. and there is there is 10,000 from last year macy's plans to hire 65,000 workers this season. and that is 8000 more than last holiday season. and as long as we're talking about the holiday there is no worries this year of a pumpkin shortage before thanksgiving. now, you may remember bad weat

this couldn't have come at a worse time for the roseville galleria. roseville fire department says at least 20 stores have some fire damage and then to say nothing of the main concourse with smoke damage and then some of the other stores that have water damage when the sprinkler system inside the galleria set off yesterday. here's the man accused of causing all of this mess. his name is alexander corney pigee. he is 23 years old and is sound like they were dealing with a guy not in his right mind. he is 23 and according to witnesses he walked into the gamestop on the second floor of the mall yesterday morning around 10:30, was mumbling some incoherent stuff about how his sister had been abducted by aliens. it was clear according to witnesses he wasn't in his right mind told everybody he had a gun calmly told everybody to get out and allegedly set a small fire and refused to come out barricading himself in the store. that small fire appeared to be dying out around the time when he was arrested about 12:15 yesterday but then about an hour and 15 or so m

so there's a very, very exciting mood going on this morning at the roseville galleria. >> absolutely.ead of schedule? i didn't think they were going to open this soon. >> reporter: they are ahead of schedule. she was saying that they were actually waiting for the mall. a lot of the surrounding restaurants and the stores that aren't attached to the mall were saying they were waiting to see what was going to happen with the investigation, with the smoke damage, but there are about 40 stores that are saying they can open this morning starting around 10 or 11:00 a.m. so we're very excited. >> isn't that great? all right. tony tull in roseville. thank you. we are glad the workers are back on track again. see you soon, thanks. >> absolutely. >>> it is 5:42. the iphone not as safe as you might think. >> oh, whoa. >> oh, no. >> the flaw that allows hackers to break into your phone in just seconds. ,, i'm among 30,000 employees who used to work for hp. i was supposed to retire there. carly fiorina changed all that. fiorina laid off 30,000 people and she shipped our jobs to china and india. i h

roosevelt, the fire damaged galleria or a large damage by an arsonist last week at roseville. are expected to fire officials are expected to inspect. >> we are seeing drier conditions out there today after a very wet sunday. as we go into this evening, clear, cool, and areas of fog. and much cooler temperatures in the north bay. 39 degrees in napa, and the low 50s, and just a few locations and in the afternoon, mostly sunny skies. still on the mild side, take a look at the morning lows. chile. with areas of not spread warmer with 35 in napa, 52 degrees in san francisco, 51 degrees in redwood city. just because we're going to see wind speeds. temperatures are going to keep a bit warmer, and mild, dry cured sunny conditions, with upper 60s and santa rosa, and upper 60s in the south bay. with a dry conditions on, wednesday, and take a look a person on the futurecast. with rain to the north bay, and-take a look at this futurecast. with a southport porsche. that i one that south \ / this computer model could show things with movement. light shower activity again, changing by friday

meantime, crews are still trying to clean up the roseville galleria.l shows us this weekend storm caused problems. good morning. >> reporter: right now there are over 100 workers from a local staffing agency working day and night shifts. we spoke with the district manager. he is saying that they are going to hire another 300 over the next few weeks but this weekend's rain and wind played a severe impact on the clean-up efforts and the federal investigation going on right now. a spokesman for the atf said the wind gust poses a serious hazard for the 24 agents on site. she was saying that the blowing wind had -- they didn't want debris in the air to hit the agents so they kept them out of the building. city contractors also have lots of equipment here but one key piece of equipment is that they were unable to use a crane due to the high winds. but the city of roseville is in high gear. they set up a satellite office to process permits for contractor and a spokesman said they are in 24/7 mode at the roseville galleria but the big story is macy's hopes to

crews have been working nonstop to re-open the roseville galleria by thanksgiving. tony is outside the mall with a report. hi, tony. >> reporter: hey, guys, good morning. you're right. crews are getting here a little earlier this morning because this weekend's weather played a severe impact on the clean-up efforts. they have about 100 workers from a local temp agency working day and night shift and the district manager says he plans on hiring about another 300 over the notebooks few weeks to get in here and aid with the clean-up but this weekend's rain and high winds with a severe impact on the clean-up efforts and the federal investigation that's going on right now. a spokesman for the atf said wind gusts pose a serious hazard for the 24 atf agents on scene with flying debris. now, the city and contractors have a lot of equipment here a lot of generators. and one piece of key equipment that they couldn't use this weekend was a crane because of high winds, couldn't get a lot of the big pieces out of the middle of the mall so investigators and clean just crews could

while the damage is being assessed and the closure could have a huge impact on roseville, the brazil galleria generates more than $3 million a year in tax revenue for the city and employs hundreds of local residents and today governor schwarzenegger issued an emergency declaration giving it a media unemployment benefits anyone left without a job because of the fire. >> the gallery at it draws about 900,000 shoppers a year more than any other moment area. and expos scheduled for today and saturday has been cancelled as the events were scheduled of civilian because organizers say the drop in ticket sales and an unexpected costs force them to cancel the event of its 31st year. the organizers will be refunded money to people to purchase tickets. meanwhile servers have formed their own company it and secured a contest sponsored to hold a contest in the bid. half moon bay server group it as well as their sponsor barracuda that works is going to be hosting the contest. this is inspired by another it serve group because they have been unhappy with the former close because they have been slowed suit p

tyson's galleria was no exception where they held a special shopping event benefitting susan g. for the cure. pink cup cakes, cute waiters serving chocolate covered strawberries. they created a special blouse for the occasion and i would have picked one up for you but i didn't know your size. you could do that pink. >> did you just call yourself a really cute waiter? >> no, there were really cute waiters with strawberry. >> oh, i thought you were serving. i would second that. >> i got to taste them. i didn't serve them. it was a nice event. >> you could have brought a strawberry. >> we'll talk hockey and i'm tempted to refer to alex ovechkin as the ovulator but i don't think he or anyone else would like that. >> i can safely say that will never stick. in case you forgot over the summer how great he is, he reminded us tonight. plus the on side kick that did not have the intended affect. 9 sports will wipe your memory wúçúwú >>> well, anybody can get you a base hit. if you need a walk off home run in the bottom of the 9th of a tied game, you want a-rod or pujols at the plate. like

he is facing five arson charges in on next with the stores that were ruined at the roseville galleriat week. his family will have time to hire an attorney before returning to court next wednesday. >>> a bus flipped over following a big crash in east la this afternoon. the authorities say the driver of the the black bmw ran off, baa construction worker who saw what was going on caught them. 18 high school students suffered injuries that were not life threatening. >>> a policeman hunt is underway after this crash in oakland. the police say the car was speeding after it smashed in to several vehicles at 106th and carson this afternoon. they got out of the car, got rid of a gun, and ran away. >>> a sports field may be built in paul low al toe to -- palo alto to honor a fallen officer. neighbors are concerned about noise, parking, and traffic. we just learned a decision will not be made until next month at the earliest. supporters will lose $250,000 in grants. >>> crews are adding another section to the bay bridge tower. the work will continue around the clock through the end of the week i

the roseville city manager said that he expects to have portions of the galleria mall opened by november 26 after thanksgiving when the wh holidy shopping season gets going. the suspect is charged with burglary and arson. police say this ordeal started when entered a video game store in the mall claiming to have a gun. >>> turn your attention to health news. a startling report that one third of all americans will have diabetes by the year 2050 according to the centers for disease control. lyanne melendez is here to explain why. >> reporter: one in ten americans has diabetes. the number will likely triple by 2050. we are talking about one third of the population and obesity is driving those numbers up. obesity is a major contributing factor to diabetes. both conditions are on the rise. but many doctors never imagined that in the next 40 years one in three americans may have diabetes. that according to the cdc. it is a disease that leads to other complications. >> problems with the heart. problems with your brain and speak. kidney problems. nerve damage in the feet which needs amputations.

police say 23-year-old alexander pigging walked into the game stop at the westfield galleria in roseville around 10:00 yesterday morning. he ordered all the employees out, then barricaded himself inside the store and started a fire. security evacuated the mall and the swat team arrested the man. authorities also called in the bomb squad because the suspect had a backpack with him. >> he could have carried anything. he could have carried nothing. it could be any source of things just really depends on what kind of damage this individual wants to do. >> the fire burned for several hours. it caused extensive damage to the mall as well as to dozens of stores inside. no one was hurt. >>> tomorrow protesters -- supporters of oscar grant, including bay area long shoremen are planning to shut down bay area ports and attend a rally at oakland city hall. former bart police officer johannes mehserle is scheduled to be sentenced in two weeks for killing grant. grant's supporters want him to receive the maximum sentence of 14 years for his involuntary manslaughter conviction. we talked with long shore

they arrived at the galleria today. they are trying to recreate the events that led to thursday's fire. investigators believe a backpack was left somewhere on the second floor and it contained explosives. >> the backpack will be part of the scene that will be processed. they need to determine the best way to approach that. the backpack has undergone a lot through the fire and water damage. >> the suspect said he started the fire to get attention and said there were no explosives inside the backpack. the fire destroyed a third of the mall and caused millions of dollars in damage. no word yet on when the mall will reopen. >>> seven months after fire burned down a sacramento landmark, a big step today toward restoring it to its prior glory. volunteers put up the signs and lights that made iceland arena so recognizable. workers are trying to make the rink look like it did when it opened in 1940 and they hope to reopen it in a couple weeks. >>> a health warning for part of contra costa county after a refinery fire. workers u

there was a fire at the galleria mall. cecchi bedford reports. >> reporter: well, anne, two dozen agents with the atf national response team on the ground right now on the second floor of the mall where that fire began trying to figure out what happened. right now, they are only in what they call preparing stage trying to clear away the debris from the area where they are looking for all that evidence where the fire started. it's believed to be started by 23-year-old alexander corney pigee on thursday morning. one. things investigators will be looking for more than anything else is a backpack they believe pigee left there on thursday morning. investigators aren't sure there were no explosives in the bag. >> the backpack is in play and will be part of the scene that's processed. and they need to determine the best way to approach that. the backpack has undergone a lot of -- through the fire, water damage and some crush from the ceiling but it is still in play. >> reporter: back out here live, you can see a dumpster close to

police say that he claimed to have a gun when he entered an electronic gaming store at the roseville galleria yesterday. he is also suspected of starting a fire earlier in the day at a wal-mart store. workers there say he had been fired from the store. nobody was hurt there but it caused extensive damage to the complex. >>> costa mesa police found a mummified female body in the front seat of an illegally parked car. the driver admits she had the corpse in her car for months possibly since january. the driver is reportedly a 57- year-old homeless woman. police say she had been driving with the body in the passenger seat. >> when i heard the person had been driving around, i thought, that person is sick, also. that person needs some help. it's bizarre, it is. it's really unfortunate. >> the driver says she befriended her "passenger" at a park about a year ago and was allowing her to sleep in the car. the coroner's office says the autopsy is inconclusive but foul play is not suspected. no word whether the driver will be charged with -- uhm, anything of. >>> charges have been dropped against a so

. >>> a group trying to find out what sparked the fire at westfield galleria today. they are trying to recreate the situation that led to thursday's fire. investigators believe a backpack that may contain explosives was left somewhere on the second floor. >> reporter: the backpack will be part of the scene that is processed and they need to determine the best way to approach that. the backpack has undergone a lot of -- through the fire, water damage and some crushing from the ceiling but it is still? play. >> he said he started the fire to get attention and said there were no explosions inside the backpack. a third of the small was destroyed and millions of dollars done in damage. no word on when the mall will reopen. even though mall employees are out of work plenty of job seekers could be hired for cleanup. they are filling out applications hoping to work for the construction company in charge of the cleanup. they are looking to hire more than 500 people. >>> union workers join the call for justice. why they say the case for oscar grant touches home for them. >>> h

media and unemployment benefits to anybody that is left without a job because of the fire. >> the galleriaplays about 93,000 each year which is more than any other mall. >> insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and hoping for different results. i've built businesses. i've built a business. met the payroll. met a payroll. i enter this office beholden to no one except you. i will owe my office to no one but you. i don't owe anyone anything. i don't owe anyone anything. it's all about leadership. this is all about leadership. jobs, jobs, jobs. jobs, jobs, jobs. we do not have a revenue problem. we do not have a revenue problem. we have a spending problem. we have a spending problem. rebuiling california. build a new california rebuild california. let's build a new california. we need to run the state as a business. running this thing a little bit more like a business. whats the worst that could happen? whats the worst thing that could happen? the leaders have been in negotiations with pg&e abo

about 20 stores were damaged when this fire broke out yesterday at the rosevill galleria. macy's and j.c. penney were not badly damaged but the emergency declaration could help the mall re-open before the holiday season begins. they will suspend certain rules to accelerate reconstruction. 23-year-old alexander corney pigee is charged with burglary and arson. >>> president obama's brief visit to the bay area is over. he flew out of sfo this morning. he was here to fundraise and campaign for several candidates including san francisco district attorney kamala harris. she is run for state attorney general. mr. obama is on his longest campaign swing since becoming president. after stops in l.a. and nevada, his four-day trip will conclude on sunday in minnesota. >>> on a rainy morning the giants head east. we'll preview the next chapter of the nlcs. >>> and turmoil at san francisco pride. the problem that led to the resignation of the executive director. money problems surface. ,, [ male announcer ] unions have spent over 20 million dollars against meg whitman. millions in cash

crews have been working around the clock to clean up the roseville galleria. we're told about a quarter of the ma'am was damaged. no -- the mall was damaged. no word on when the mall will reopen but macy's is hoping to be back in business by thanksgiving, and certainly the day after, that big shopping day. >>> an autopsy could provide answers in the murder of a long time employee at napa state hospital. the body of 54-year-old donna gross, the psychiatric worker was found saturday night in an enclosed courtyard. a 37-year-old patient who was declared insane back in 1993 is charged with that murder. >>> this afternoon, first lady michelle obama is going to be in the bay area. she is out here raising money for democrats running for congress. mrs. obama is scheduled to be at a fundraiser at the fairmont hotel in san francisco this evening along with house speaker nancy pelosi. they will be showing their support for senator barbara boxer which is the first lady's second visit to the bay area since president obama took office. >>> a big shift in the governor's race

investigators say someone may have started a fire after barricading himself in the roseville galleria mall. >> napa state hospital trying to call workers into territory tonight. a patient appeared in court on murder charges. is he accuse hd in the death of a technician on saturday night. >> based on the many, many e mails or calls we've received since the murder and calls from doctors, nurses it's obvious the staff who works with a criminally insane here at the hospital go to work dur fearing for their safety. officials held a meeting and saying no questions were allowed. workers were told police would be moved to beef up security in the forensics section and this is where technician donna gross was killed saturday night. in the courtyard of the forensics unit. the judge had been charged with murder april yeerg for arraignment today at the court house, he's a mentally ill patient with a rap sheet including attempted homicide. fdiu, which represents the nurses says lack of security has been a long time issue here. rosa sanchez desoto is a union shop steward saying it became a bigger pr

as of now, damage to the rose galleria is estimated $6.35 million. 20 stores were destroyed. >> it's a very disheartening thing to see. this is a gem to us, this mall and when you are inside and you look up at that area you can see right through the roof to the sky. that's a sight to be seen. >>> officials are standing by their decision thought to enter the building over concerns what may have been inside the backpack left behind the man accused of arson. the backpack is buried beneath the rubble still. the suspect is charged with burglary and arson. police say he started this fire when he entered a video game store claiming to have a gun and explosives. >> a discovery in colma september chills down the spine of a man who found it. they are trying to find out if it was a prank or a ritual. >> carolyn, next week is halloween and this story is spreading around town and i'm sure that people who heard what happened here at holy cross cemetery thought that it was, a halloween prank but i can tell you, police is taking it very seriously. >> colma, the city of the dead. 1.5 million bodies a

--todo ocurrio en el centro comercial "westfield galleria" de "roseville" donde el sospechoso se atrincheroma terrorista estÁ hoy en manos de las autoridades en colombia, se trata de la mona quien parece una mujer comÚn y corriente pero se encargaba de planear los ataques urbanos de la guerrilla de las farc. >> alias la mona o alias marta como la conocen en el mundo terrorista es considerada una de las mujeres mÁs peligrosas del paÍs. 4 meses de labores de inteligencia se logrÓ esta captura. >> altas personalidades como el ex presidente Álvaro uribe y el propio presidente juan manuel santos y habÍa objetivos dirigidos hacia la poblaciÓn civil. >> se escondÍa en esta casa de la ciudad de bogotÁ. >> solamente le faltaba ser llenado con explosivos y metralla para ser ubicado en cualquiera de los sitios que estos terroristas se han propuesto como objetivos. >> segÚn autoridades de haberse concretado el atentado los daÑos hubieran sido peores que los realizados a caracol radio. >> alias la mona cuidaba las memorias us b donde arrivaba sus planes criminales de las farc en la capital donde ella er

tysons boulevard will be closed between galleria drive and route 123.tbound dulles connector road will be closed at route 123. these load yours will happen mostly between -- these road closures will happen between 11:00 and 5:00 a.m. >>> and construction crews will be at work along route 7 in that area and further west along the dulles connector road. >>> when a bicycle collides with a car, truck or suv the consequences are usually dire for the person on the bike. in the washington area, 20 people were killed in bike and vehicle accidents in 2008. but bruce johnson reports it's not always the driver's fault. >> reporter: you know you are going the wrong way, right? >> yep. >> reporter: drivers are having to hair roads with bicycles. it is leading to more accidents. >> right through the light. >> police should enforce the law. that's it. they don't. >> a bike collided with an suv on 20th and m streets in northwest. michael was injured but dc police say he was at fault. he was ticketed for riding south on a northbound one-way street. >> this is how it is

long stand off 23-year- old alexandre piggy was arrested thursday after he locked himself in the galleria and set fire to the mall he claims there were no explosives inside the backpack. >>> the count down is down to the single digits, all right. just nine days until the general election november 2nd, millions across the nation already are voting early including here in california. >>> joe here this morning to talk about the home stretch thanks for joining us. >> good to be here. >> very very interesting, clinton, obama, sarah palin, it is a whose who of politics, coming through california and closing days of this election. question is, will we really get the vote out? >> two names matter, barack obama and michelle obama. the rest, michael bloomberg came in for meg whitman. >> mayor of new york. >> one billion air stumping for another billion air. is that going to bring people out? i don't know. they bring in money, obama raised a couple million dollars while he was here. michelle obama is coming in tomorrow she will raise a lot of money. >>> seems like money is a huge part of it. i was d

yesterday a placer county man locked himself into a store and set a fire in the roseville galleria mall. it destroyed an entire wing of the mall. storeowners said they might have to lay off the employees. roseville mayor pledges to get the mall working again and people back to their jobs as soon as possible. >> a san jose school is back open for class after hundreds of children had to be evacuated because of a gas leak thursday. a police officer reported smelling gas around 9:30 yesterday on willis avenue near bird. fire crews evacuated gardener academy as well as nearby homes after confirming that there was a leak below a sidewalk. pg&e crews started tearing up the street in order to fix the line. it was two inches and repaired by noon. the evacuations were simply precautionary and pg&e is investigating the cause. >> the number of people living with diabetes is expected to jump dramatically. a forum will focus on preventing and treating the disease. christie smith is live with a look at what's ahead. good morning, christie. >> good morning. there is good information here. this brings t

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

. >>> dozens of stores are scheduled to re-open tomorrow at the roseville galleria, just one week after the mall was set on fire. another 80 stores will open by thanksgiving. the remaining stores, the ones closest to where the fire was, won't re-open until after the first of the year. the machine accused of setting -- the man accused of setting the fire is due in court tomorrow. >>> he has been filling a need for decades. >> when i retire, i was afraid i would be a potato couch and here i am. >> how that fear has become a cause that has helped feed families that might otherwise go hungry. >>> and ganging up on the neighborhood bullies. cats turning the tables on coyotes. ,,,, i'm among 30,000 employees who used to work for hp. i was supposed to retire there. carly fiorina changed all that. fiorina laid off 30,000 people and she shipped our jobs to china and india. i had to pack my bags and i was out the door that night. we even had to train our replacements. she didn't need 5 corporate jets. one hundred million for herself. fiorina never cared about our jobs. not then and not now. oakla

city leaders are promising to rebuild the galleria quickly. the mall was gearing up for the big holiday season sales when a man claiming to have a gun barricaded himself inside a gamestop store and started to fire. an entire arm of the mall went up in smoke. the city says it will try to get work done quickly but parts of that mall could be closed for months. >>> calling for an end to police brutality, about a dozen people rallied near the fruitvale bart station in oakland today. similar groups will gather in other parts of the nation over the weekend. the bart station there is where bart police officer johannes mehserle shot oscar grant during a disturbance almost two years ago. now longshoremen say they'll close all ports in the bay area tomorrow in honor of grant's family and other families who they say have lost loved ones at the hands of police. police veterans say there are a handful of bad cops in every department but the vast majority of them are good officers who do honor the bad, they say. one veteran tells nbc bay area that better tr

it all started yesterday when a man with a backpack walked into a gaming store at the roseville galleria flashed a gun and threatened employees and ordered everyone out. moments later he set the store on fire. the entire mall was evacuated. >> one of the mall security walked by and said you need to lock the doors and evacuate. we told the commerce, gotta go. >> getting everybody out of the place. had a couple of ladies we helped out. >> you can see from sky 7 hd that part of the roof collapsed and officials say the fire damaged an entire wing of the mall. firefighters had to fight the flames from the outside because they didn't know if the suspect's backpack contained explosives. the suspect, alexander piguay recently lost his job. >> two san francisco police officers are recovering after being injured when their car hit a pole last night. they were heading south on san jose avenue near randall street about 6:45. the car ended up on the muni tracks and a muni power pole was knocked over. police say there are questions about the accident because the officers were not responding to a call

it all started yesterday when a man with a backpack walked into a gaming store at the roseville galleriashed a gun and threatened employees and ordered everyone out. moments later he set the store on fire. the entire mall was evacuated. >> one of the mall security went by and said you need to evacuate. told the customers you gotta go. >> worrieded about my people and getting everybody out of the place. had a couple of ladies that we helped out. >> you can see from sky 7 hd that part of the roof collapsed. firefighters had to fight the flames from the outside because they didn't know if the suspect's backpack contained explosives. the suspect, 23-year-old alexander pigay was charged with arson. his mother told the news station her son has mental health problems and lost his job. >> classes resume at a gardner academy elementary school after a gas leak forced the school to send all the kids home early yesterday. 15 homes were also evacuated. a police officer noticed the smell of gas 9:30 yesterday on willis avenue. it took pg&e about two hours to find and tap the leak from an underground 2

new details sprinklers were shut off when the fire was set at the galleria in roseville. it was deactivated and who ordered it shut down. they would of contain the fire and it is protocol for them to stay on until firefighters turned the firput the fire out. a small town 25 mi. from l.a. have been charged for misusing funds. $14,000 in funds using taxpayer money to travel to new york for baseball games and broadway shows. they said it was hard to get a higher bond rating for the city. time now is 1052 will be back with more of a couple of minutes eight minutes to go for you to get in on our contest and wind to free tickets. a shot of san francisco under sunny skies but cold conditions. we will be right [ female announcer ] why watch regular tv when you can experience the next generation of television service? at&t u-verse tv. tv like you've never seen before at a really great price. hurry and take advantage of our amazing deal. order today and get u-verse tv for just $29 a month for 6 months, plus dvr included. and get hbo and cinemax free for three months for a limited t

have confirmed fire sprinklers were shut off during a big fire that swept through the westfield galleriaall last week. now an investigation has been launched to tell them who to turn it off. the mall plans to reopen in stages before thanksgiving weekend. 23-year-old alexander pagay is accused of starting that fire. >>> well, bp has agreed to pay $20 million over the next three years to help out the fishing industry in the gulf of mexico to convince people that their see food is safe to eat. the money will had go to increased seafood inspections and marketing efforts aimed at restoring public confidence in the safety of seafood in the gulf of mexico. >>> new figures show an unexpected jump in home sales this morning. the commerce department just reported that new home sales rose 6.6% in september to $307 -- 307,000 homes that were sold. economists had predicted a weaker 2% to 4% rise in sales. august also saw a slight rise in new home sales but the three months before that were the slowest since 1963? next year you can leave your car at home. that's when the nation's first regional bike s

. >> the galleria has 9 million shoppers per year. other sacramento area shopping mall. >> the south bay, and the san francisco policfather will not face charges. and the uniformed officer is talking to the teenager in the d.a.'s office says the officer was allowed to take the boy into temporary custody because it reason to believe that the teenager was engaged in unlawful sexual intercourse. and however, there still deciding if he violated department policies. >> taking a live look outside, your full forecast, coming up. >> our first significant storm of the season pushes through this weekend. lighter rain yesterday, storm continues to push through. a strong storm on tap for tomorrow with our satellite, a very well- defined. the tail and pushed in, overnight so this will continue to stream in bringing all this moisture with it. light showers mainly in the north bay. if we could see some the south of the golden gate with a stronger storm behind it with significant rainfall tomorrow. first, by 1:00 p.m., we will see through the coastli

police say 23-year-old alexander piggy walked into the game stop store at the westfield galleria in rosefield, around 10:00 yesterday morning. he ordered all of the employees out, then barricaded himself inside the store and started a fire. security evacuated the mall. and the s.w.a.t. team arrested the man. authorities also called in the bomb squad because the suspects had a backpack with him. >> he could have carried anything. he could have carried nothing. it could be any sorts of things. just really depends on what kind of damage this individual wants to do. >>> the fire burned for several hours. it caused extensive damage to the mall, as well as to dozens of stores inside. no one was hurt. >>> now, there's a follow-up i told you about yesterday morning. san jose man who was in a four- hour standoff with police, now face several charges. police say the man opened fire on officers from his car early yesterday morning, at our traffic stop near the intersection of seminole and tampa ways. the officers returned fire and wounded the tror-year-old man. the gunman then bear caded himself in his