the palo alto based company says its new production could create at least 1,000 jobs oot the new fremont facility. toyota closed the nummi plant in april leaving a 4700 union workers out of work looking for work. so far we're told nearly 3,000 people have put down deposits on that new car and tesla has promised delivery on that model s by the year 2012. that's the latest. reporting live in fremont. >>> also new, students who use the cafeteria in el sobrante

the palo alto based company says its new production could create at least 1,000 jobs oot the new fremont facility. toyota closed the nummi plant in april leaving a 4700 union workers out of work looking for work. so far we're told nearly 3,000 people have put down deposits on that new car and tesla has promised delivery on that model s by the year 2012. that's the latest. reporting live in fremont. >>> also new, students who use the cafeteria in el sobrante need to make other lunch plans. there was a blaze started there overnight. the fire department estimates $1.2 million in damage limited to the cafeteria. so school as usual. >>> today philip and nancy garrido will be in court together to answer kidnapping and rape charges. a grand jury indicted them in the jaycee dugard case. they've been in custody more than a year. authorities say dugard was held captive 18 years in their backyard. >>> a not guilty plea from a suspected cop shooter. a 20-year-old of union city accused of shooting and wounding a fremont police officer in oakland last month. he's charged with attempted murder, carjack

sponsors and the manager of the hotel have been the best never we could have had to show us the new fremont and current paramount were working to be good neighbors and make nob hill a great place to live. many of our residents are on 30-day lease. we took this process very carefully. you have heard from my residence. many of them are in support of this project enough to come speak to you today, including those who have bedroom's right across the street. they take the long view. my average resident spends 14 years in my apartment. they love the neighborhood. they love living on the hill. they see the value of improving the hill. in the last couple of years, it has been hard to open restaurants on nob hill. why? there are not enough people who live there. we need these residents to make this a surviving neighborhood. in the past, it was a residential neighborhood. the last century, it was a hotel never heard. we would like to see the next century go back to the residential uses that have been so well received in the apartments we manage. there are a lot of things we have heard of short-term t

fremont police want you to call them if you have information. lillian kim, abc 7 news>> we don't have a sketch of the man authorities say tried to rape a woman at a walnut creek apartment complex. this is the man wanted in saturday's attack at the park regionsy apartment complex just outside walnut creek. sheriff investigators say he's white, 5-8 or 5-9 with a medium build, brown hair and facial hair. he was wearing black jeans, a black t-shirt and black baseball cap saturday night. it was the fifth attack since june at that same apartment complex. investigators are trying to determine whether this is connected to one of the other incidents, the fourth one that would be. antonio muten of berkley has been charged with three other attacks. >> a six-year-old shooting victim in oakland. crime stoppers is offering $10,000 on who shot leslie ramirez. a gunshot fired from outside her home hit her in the arm and chest when she was inside last tuesday. police believe the shooting was gang-related. leslie is recovering. >> supervisors gave preliminary approval to a law that will

. >> new details in a place in fremont say they know the identity of the man who allegedly ran over a motorcycle officer on monday. kron 4 rob has more on the suspect now in the latest on the condition of that officer. >> fremont police released this picture of the suspect least tuesday afternoon he's identified as 36 year-old alexander d. as a parolee from los angeles. investigators believe he stole the ban on monday in hayward and then as he was cornered by police here on the boulevard in fremont, he intentionally ran that into the motorcycle officer pinning him underneath and wedged against the light pole tree if >> fire to arm lifted it up the first officer got there was face down he was unable to put out that he needed help. 43 year-old officer patrick brouwer a 10 year veteran of the fremont police department remains hospitalized in stable condition suffering from multiple broken bones and contusions. having evaded a daylong search after escaping on foot here along interstate 80 near mission boulevard, he remains at large. please say they continue to search for him here in the b

fremont with more. >> reporter: good morning. the good news this morning is fremont police officer is recovering after undergoing surgery overnight for a broken leg. this entire incident occurred about 10:30 yesterday morning. a stolen delivery truck was found where we have now. the driver of the van then intentionally accelerated and rammed into the officer, pinning the officer underneath the truck, officials say. fire crews had to lift it up to free the officer. witnesses describe what they saw. >> he was pinned and they had to jack the van up to get him. >> there was a lot of blood considering it took them so long to get -- to get out. >> reporter: now, at about 5:30 last night a suspect wanted in connection with the incident was arrested on a bart train. at this hour we don't have any information on possible charges or in fact person is the person that police are looking for in connection with this crime. the suspect information that we have described as a 25 to 30- year-old man wearing a blue or black baseball hat, a reddish sweatshirt an

. >>> we should get a closer look inside tesla's new fremont factory. ey will officially unveil the assembly plant today. dianne feinstein will join leaders at a news conference this afternoon to help with the unveiling. tesla makes model s, which it calls the first mass produced car highway capable electric vehicle. >>> the bay area is certainly black and orange and not just because of halloween. here's a a little look at our -- it's a tribute to both. the giants play in game one in the world series at at&t park in just about 11 hours. >> so exciting. we have you covered with everything you need to know before the game. in fact kris sanchez is live at at&t park with some special news. good morning, kris. >> reporter: that's right. you know the saying extra, extra, read all about it. this is the hot off the presses "san francisco examiner." "trash texas," that's one of the headlines they have come up with for the world series. we saw some of their awesome headlines throughout their lead-up to the world series. inside there is all kinds of stuff that you

news. >> in fremont, the 80 search is on, and ron applaudable joins us live. -rob fladeboe. >> chris the sony says of the unidentified motorist cup has sustained multiple wounds but he is stable and the is expected to survive. >> and warm springs boulevard police are still searching this area. it was a command post set ups until just a few moments ago. they were here until noon sense of noon, when it is horrific accident happened. and there is a motorcycle, the police motorcycle is trapped underneath of this a van parked the van had to be jacked up to get the officer underneath that was trapped underneath of the motorcycle. he was on the trail of a suspect in a stolen van. and he was accepting the shopping center across the street toward apparel accommodate i contact according to the sergeant-they may die context, and then at the motorcycle drove straight to the motorcycle after they made eye contact. >> he was under the car, i would say at least 10 minutes and we were worried that he was not going to come out, at all. >> 04 you know it, they had him on a stre

. >>> well, how about a new beginning for a 50-year-old auto plant in fremont? tesla officially begins operation there tomorrow. sharon chin on what the plant's former employees can expect from these new owners. >>> reporter: the big nummi sign is gone, some equipment packed up. tesla officially takes over the fremont plant friday. good news for former assembly line worker michael rodan. >> it's giving us a chance to work there again. >> reporter: rodan is among 4700 nummi workers and 1500 suppliers who lost their jobs when the general motors/toyota auto plant shut down in april. tesla says it has hired back about 50 former nummi employees. tesla plans to use this factory in fremont to produce the model s an all electric sedan. tesla says it expects to ship the cars out in 2012. when it announced its take-over the plant in may it said it would create 1,000 new jobs when production shifts into high gear. but at the nummi reemployment center, advisors warn laid-off workers not to bank on tesla hiring them back. >> i'm concerned that people are not going to be looki

live from fremont, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, craig. >>> today, the man who tried to set up a bomb in new york's times square was sentenced to life in prison. shahzad admitted to planning the bomb in may. he was defiant in court, saying he had no remorse about the bombing attempt. the pakistani-american was arrested on a plane two days after the failed attempt. >>> authority in southern france said they have arrested 12 people suspected in islamic networks. a missile strike in pakistan may have killed several german militants at the heart of the europe terror plot. the missile attack was in the rugged mountain border area. the german militants were there for terror training missions and eight were killed. at least some were of turn i descent. >>> people around the u.s. will see beefed-up security at train stations this friday. officials at amtrak and department of homeland security say it has nothing with current concerns about terrorism in europe. they said it's part of an yale exercise called operation rail safe and this event was planned well before the latest trough a- - t

so we will keep an eye on that breaking news out of fremont. >>> and a powerful warning from the federal government this afternoon. the state department is telling americans who are traveling in europe to be cautious because of new concerns over terror attacks. charlie d'agata on what is behind the message. >> reporter: security teams across europe are bracing for a possible terror attack. japan is now joining the u.s. and britain, warning its citizens to stay away from popular european tourist sites. >> you should take these threats seriously, but i feel very safe here in paris. >> reporter: the fbi says there is no indication terrorists are specifically targeting americans. french authorities are investigating nine bomb threats in paris last month. two at the eiffel tower. the u.s. intelligence officials think osama bin laden himself is behind the plot. officials say terrorists may be planning to unleash shooters armed with assault weapons to attack in public places in europe and they islamic militants are modeling their strategy on the terror attacks two years ago in mumbai, where mor

. >>> this afternoon tesla will kick off the opening day celebration of its new factory in fremont. it has moved into the new numi plant. the company bought the facility for $42 million last may. the factory will be the only auto assembly plant in all of california. >>> i want to check back in with tara that is in for sal. there is an accident in the southbound. >>> yeah. let's take a lock at the maps and show you exactly where. as we zoom in on the area this isn't the pedestrian lieu ma area. northbound 101. it says north of pedlooma northbound. so an ambulance is in route. at the bay bridge toll plaza things getting heavy where are as well. so far so good the metering lights are off. it's a pretty good commute. 880 near the oakland coliseum. same story. traffic flowing nicely. those are highlights as you make your way southbound toward hayward. here is steve. >>> thank you very much. a good morning to you all. it is cold out there. first thing first. yes cold. 30s and 40s. we have sunshine today. as the system comes down and gives me fits. you see this gray hair it's from this syst

. >>> some encouraging economic news from fremont and it's coming from of all places what used to be the shutdown gm plant. tesla motors opened the doors at its new electric car factory at the old nummi plant. the company will be producing the model s electric premium sedan. about 500 people are going to be hired over the next two years. senator dianne feinstein attended today's opening. >> here we have the premium electric vehicle being manufactured right here in fremont. what does it say? it says that we can have a blue collar manufacturing base but it says if we're smart, that that manufacturing base is green. it's green energy. that's the future. >> well, the company is now retooling that plant continuing to hire more workers and, of course, get going on its manufacturing process. >>> all right. coming up next, the new high- tech way to hail a ride in the bay area. why it has cabbies so upset. >>> condiments, a boost in flavor? how about a boost in your health? i'll explain. >>> check the rain as it heads towards the bay area also the rain and how it will affect game 2 of the worl

we begin with breaking news out of fremont where a motorcycle officer was hit by a van. it happened near warm springs road and interstate 880 just about an hour ago. police say the officer was checking on a stolen vehicle when the us dent incident happened. the suspect fled the scene and has not been apprehended. part of warm springs road is also closed right now. we'll have an update as soon as we learn more about the situation. >>> a short time ago, the court has unanimously upheld the governor's order to furlough state workers for two to three days a month. kraig debro joins us now with details and reaction. good afternoon, kraig. >> reporter: good afternoon,er tory. we're at the dmv on feld street in san francisco. workers at the the dmv and their coworkers are gonna be affected by this ruling. the union at first challenged the concept behind furloughs they say they are disappointed but they say it's a split decision. the governor ordered about 200,000 state governors to take a day off without pay. the idea was to save money and help with the budget. the court says t

at the fremont police department kron 4 news. >> hear the beach you can see right over here and 80 ft blue whale that died here. you can see the will push against a rock and a small cove researchers at the california academy of sciences say she washed ashore on saturday said the 50 way since the whales feed is. the take sample of skin and love for look for surface damage to try and find out. researchers say the well will lips stay here to decompose. >> this just in to the kron 4 news room were monitoring of a war protest that's going on right now in san francisco that's a live picture at the corner of market street you could see a lot of people holding signs carrying banners this is the world can away protesting the ninth anniversary of the war in afghanistan. they have a pretty big crowd there we don't know if this is causing a traffic problems yet but we have heard the group plans to march to an unspecified hotel in the area. will keep a close eye on it can bring you updates as an is to get them. >> a live look at cited traffic in san francisco this is the 81 alliance with the top o

. >> we have breaking news ow in fremont wher police say one of their officers has bn hit by a van.his is a live picture from sky 7 hd near the intersection of warm springs road and near interstate 880. the motorcycle offir was searching for a stolen van, you see there. there are reports the person in that van ran the officer over, but police aren't confirming other specific details yet. no word how seriously that officer was injured. we'll follow this story and bringing you uptes at abc7news.com. >> two new members sworn in. ja janet yellen. yellen is now the vice chairman and the second highest ranking official. she'll help decide how much additional aid the feds should provide to stimulat the economy. cheryl bloom riskin has been sworn in as board governor. this morning the scientist wh helped millions of infertile couples have children has won the nobel prize in medicine. robert edwar of britain was one of two men who develope the in vitro fertilization technique in which egg cells are fertiliz outside the body and implanted ck in the womb. the 85-year-old professor a the univer

. >> news story for you this morning the new me facility in fremont will be taken over by tesla motorsoday. it announced it would buy the plant to build their new model a fully collector four-door sedan the palo alto said it may create 1000 al1000 jobs. many passengeo longer have to pay a surcharge on its clipper day clip it. it was meant to cover car charges they are fixing when you see on the scene a glitch with their dates that caused confusion among writers many were able to open gates with a wave of the hand. education is once again on the chopping block at bay area schools. make tough decisions for students and teachers appeared in alameda they are talking about drastic cuts parents and teachers have been left scratching their heads after officials presented them with how the school campuses will look the budget cuts are approved. >> the confusion and concern could be seen on parents and teachers face is inside lincoln middle school. after all meanest school district presented some of proposals on the table which include the closure or consolidation of one high school and middle

new statement overnight. here's the surprising statement that you might agree with. >>> a rebirth at the old nummi auto plant in fremontw jobs, new cars, new management. i'm christie smith. that story straight ahead. >>> and the san francisco giants one game away from doing somethiney

. >> we have breaking news now in fremont where police say one of their officers has been hit by a vanthis is a live picture from sky 7 hd near the intersection of warm springs road and near interstate 880. the motorcycle officer was searching for a stolen van, you see there. there are reports the person in that van ran the officer over, but police aren't confirming other specific details yet. no word how seriously that officer was injured. we'll follow this story and bringing you updates at abc7news.com. >> two new members sworn in. ja janet yellen. yellen is now the vice chairman and the second highest ranking official. she'll help decide how much additional aid the feds should provide to stimulate the economy. cheryl bloom riskin has been sworn in as board governor. this morning the scientist who helped millions of infertile couples have children has won the nobel prize in medicine. robert edwards of britain was one of two men who developed the in vitro fertilization technique in which egg cells are fertilized outside the body and implanted back in the womb. the 85-year-old professo

mark sayre is live in fremont, where the company is bringing new opportunities to the community and electric cars, too, mark. >> reporter: allen, late this afternoon dignitaries will join company officials here to dedicate this building to the new ownership, tesla motors. that means good news for local jobs. eric smith is the plastics manager but is no stranger to the former nummi plant. >> i feel very, very fortunate to be working here. i have been -- i was at this plant when it was a nummi plant for 22 years. and then unfortunately, the nummi plant shut down and that was tough for a lot of people. especially in this economy. >> reporter: smith is among the first of about 500 employees who already hired over the next two years as tesla gears up its production lines and smith could not be happier that he is able to stay in the bay area. >> and with the auto industry leaving with nummi, really my only big opportunity is part of

fremont with the story. good morning, mark. >> reporter: good morning, juliette. the good newsemont police officer is recovering this morning after judged going surgery for a broken leg. thins didn't occurred yesterday morning around 10:30, when the officer spotted a stolen delivery truck near warm springs and mission boulevard, where we are route now. fremont police say the driver of that van then intentionally accelerated and rammed into the officer pinning the officer underneath the truck. fire crews had to respond here to lift the truck up in order to free the officer. this all occurred in a busy commercial area right between the 880 and the 680. witnesses say the entire scene here was simply heartbreaking. >> there are no words to describe like how you feel when you know that like someone who is sacrificing their live for the community for -- for the, you know, for us is hurt like that. >> reporter: now, at about 5:0last night a suspect wanted in connection with this incident was arrested on board a bart train we don't have any information about possible charges or if the

tesla motors has unveiled its new auto assembly plant in fremont the first electric vehicles will rollhe line a time soon but as kron 4 rob fladeboe reports the good news is tesla is already putting people to work >>. with the unveiling of its new sign tesla motors ceo and senator dianne feinstein and other local dignitaries and build a factory with the first electric cars are to be made >> this was the what we always hoped we would get that really didn't think we can never afford or relieve it seem like such shock great thing like there's no way a company like company like tests that could get a plant like this >>. been punished until the other model as saddam like this prototype will be made here in the former new plant. at first as the occupied just a fraction of the 5.5 million square foot plant. at the first vehicles due to be completed sometime in 2012. so far retooling the former navy plan has cost of new jobs but the work force is expected to grow to 1200 when production reaches its peak. tesla facility is a loss of auto assembly plant in california and the first facility dedic

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ktvu that a man is under arrest in connection with the hit and run crash involving a fremont motorcycle. kraig debro has new information about the arrest. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: good morning, tori. i just fond out from fremont police around 5:00 a.m., lapd along with detectives arrested alexander diaz, the 36-year-old man wanted here for attempted murder on an officer, among other things. diaz started out what happened on monday with stealing a van and then running over the the officer --. this is sergeant swaner. your officers went to make the arrest. what happened that led them to l.a.? >> late yesterday, our officers went down there. the suspect had relatives down there. he was seen at a home and they took him into custody at 5:00 a.m. when he exited the residence. >> reporter: was there any struggle -- >> no. he's currently in custody and we -- >> reporter: we also understand that somebody may have recognized him from media reports and reported his movement to you guys. >> yeah. yesterday evening we received -- based on the news media coverage on this, we received information from a citizen w

in fremont, dahlin kron4 news. >> in san francisco demolition continues, once this is done a new transitystem will be built. that will happen over the next few years and connect the eight counties and 11 transit systems. that includes high speed rail from san francisco. that project expected to be completed in 2017. >> we had a mixture of high and low clouds today. the senior from fisherman's wharf. temperatures sharply cooler today, only 58 degrees for san francisco. '70s for the warmest place in fun. look at santa rosa today, 66, that is down 23 degrees from yesterday. we are going to see cooler temperatures for some time as the weather pattern is beginning to change over the next seven days. a lot of places showing 10 to 24 said cooler. but whether offshore, a batch of heavier showers just off the san mateo county coast that is to win after midnight tonight. so we will see a little bit of what was there. not only tonight but into tomorrow as well. here is future cassette 1:00 a.m., there is the showers they are light and scattered, by a a.m. a couple of showers beginning to show up no

new this morning, the man accused of mowing down a fremont officer is apparently in police custody. affiliate in los angeles says they got a tip that alexander diaz was arrested just after midnight in los angeles. we're told diaz was booked in an east l.a. county jail. no word on when he will be extradited. investigators think diaz hit motorcycle officer patrick brower while driving a stolen van in fremont on monday morning. >>> 5:31 right now. also new this morning, did the response fit the crime? palo alto police are taking heat for what may be considered an overwhelming response to a phone theft last night. officers from three different agencies, along with a sheriff's helicopter, were called in to find a man who stole a droid smartphone from a pedestrian. it happened on east meadow drive near mitchell park. mountain view officers helped set up a perimeter while palo alto police went yard to yard. the santa clara sheriff's helicopter got involved after hearing about the chase on police frequency. the man got away. when asked if the response was appropriate, palo alto police said

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there is a lot of new activity at the old nummi car plant in fremont. >> tesla owns it now and they areg in new equipment. >> a closer look at what is happening there. >> definitely today when we were here we saw a little bi

live in fremont, theresa garcia, abc 7 news. >> theresa, thanks a lot.developing news on a statewide amber alert. in the past two hours, a man detained following a chase in fresno county. but they're still trying to find the eight-year-old girl kidnapped last night. she's 4 feet tall, 60 pounds with brown hair, brown eyes. she was wearing a light purple winnie the pooh sweater and blue jeans when she was kidnapped from her home last night at 8:30. we are following developments and will bring you the latest updates on air and online at abc7news.com. >> we now have a sketch of the man authorities say tried to rape a woman at a walnut creek apartment complex. this is the man wanted in saturday's attack. we're going to show you the sketch. at the park regency complex. he's white, 5-8 with brown hair and facial hair. he was wearing jeans and t-shirt and black baseball cap saturday night. it was the fifth attack since june at this apartment complex. 22-year-old antonio wooten of berk has been charged with the attack. >> crime stoppers is offering up to $10,000

from fremont will tran kron 4 news. >> a lomita officials proposed a cut to deal with the budget deficit district officials say since the state has not passed the diet budget the district has to cut $30 million. here are some of the cuts that were proposed the closure of consolidation of one high school and middle school where turn in those schools in 27-12 campus. the closure of up to seven elementary schools and turning the remaining schools into mega elementary schools with more than when it out in students in each school. >> i don't feel the options are honest. so as i thought about it they don't reflect our values as an institution. as a community >> my family moved here for a half years ago you people owe us an educational system that we invest in. every time class's diminish your. >> we need a board and the superintendent that is willing to fight and abdicate his keep schools open anand opening >> the school board will make a decision by christmas. >> double live look at the weather and traffic for you. left-hand side is our roof camera san francisco. things look fairly clear it h

new production could create 1,000 jobs at the fremont facility. ota closed the plant back in april, leaving 4,700 union employees out of work. >>> new at 11:00, midnight mad wants. the governor tweeted out this twit pick tonight to followers after taking action on all 772 bills that were on the desk. they are left over from the summer session and had to be signed by october 1st. belonging the bills, california becomes the first state in the nation to create an insurance exchange under the new federal health care reform bill. the internet-based insurance reform change will allow people to comparison shop. and companion bills will help make insurance more affordable. >>> one of the biggest changes to hit public education in years. it's called the open eben rollment act. it was signed into law this summer. you may not even know it. it al you wills parents with children in low-performing schools to transfer them almost to any other school in any other district, including some of the best that the state has to offer. why are so few rushing to embrace it

live in fremont abc 7 news. >> thank you. and this california supreme court upheld the order to furlough state workers the justices ruled it legal because the state legislature approved the money. the governor implea meanted furloughs in february, 2009. later expanded to it three days per month. >> and we're sad, people are having a hard time paying bills it translated to a pay cut of roughly 4% foremost. today's ruling does not address the latest furlough program which began in august and affects about 144,000 state employees three days per month. >> there is a surprise. welfare recipients in california spent $69 million out of state, including in las vegas casinos, upscale shopping centers in hawaii and caribbean cruise ships according to figures from california department of social services between january, 2007 and may, 2010. well fare advocates say there is no evidence money was used in a fraudulent way but taxpayer watch dogs say some findings are outrageous. >> if we have money to waste, to give to welfare resip dwront

in fremont kron 4 news. >> oakland police headquarters investigators working the case involving the shooting of six year-old leslie ramirez if they said the what the public to know they can come forward with information without worrying about their immigration status. >> it's a sanctuary city the police department is not interested in supporting anyone finding of your residence status and will not be as question regarding your residency status at all during in oakland kron 4 news to trade off >> in san bruno and said the fires own careers of been clearing out debris for about a week and half as we take a look here you can see they've made a lot of progress. it easy this bulldozer with clearing up the rest of the debris there only about 12 properties laughed at of the 35 hour destroyed beyond repair if that still need to be cleaned up. if everything goes as expected they could be done with the clean up by next monday which would be about a week ahead of schedule. christine conley kron 4 news. >> in southern california meg whitman former housekeeper told another news conference if the dispute

fremont. a look at the weekend forecast in a few minutes. >>> and now to news on decision 2010. as campaigns hit the final stretch, candidates are trying to sway thousands of undecided voters. this weekend republican candidate for governor meg whitman and her democratic opponent jerry brown will scare off for a spanish language debate. meantime, whitman is battling a new scandal. analysts say she is under fire from much of the latino community for firing her maid all because of that illegal status issue that has come up. whitman accuses brown of digging up that story as part of a smear campaign. but no matter how it plays out these allegations could cost whitman much needed votes. >> unauthorized immigrants are 10% of california's labor force. so they are -- they work with us. they work for us. and this woman clearly was a loyal employee. >> brown has not commented on the controversy yet. the latest field poll shows that he does lead whitman by three percentage points in the latino voters support. >> people want to go on the internet and check out friends so why not offer a webs

at the fremont police department kron 4 news. >> the man pillows a restaurant with kidnapping and but girl visihe knew he had >> at first it was dead simple one belittle world's stock her head alcohoout. i would not want anyone to do this to my family. i afm glad they caught him >> he pushed her zero lout. >> a man pulled from the water was rescued, you can see the boat, there was no damage to the dock. >>rain tendons but it is that is the yellow you see over there. if bed to mix those there will be just an attempt they're giving your of the courcore. wel maintain showers, some lingering clouds, sunny and cool, warmer and drier weather >> just boston of war protests all and market street. the 90 anniversary and their all art martin to a hotel. >> what if of why and what looks tman ] they say california can't be governed anymore. i say baloney. this state belongs to all of us. we just have to decide we want to change. i know government isn't a business and it shouldn't be, but the same values of accountability and focus that make california businesses among the best in the world could

it's great energy, that's the future. >> in fremont rob fladeboe kron 4 news. >> consumer reports isut with its 2010 annual card reliability survey. it's based on subscribers' experience with 1.3 million vehicles. engine reliability, and problems with the vehicle's paint. time of that and honda were considered most reliable, audie bmw and mercedes-benz ranked among the least reliable. has ranked brand for overall reliability was the toyota as i had carried the porsche boxster had the best score of any specific model. this car the for fusion was the magazine's most reliable family car pick. >> a dramatic scene at a strip mall in san jose you see the video here why fire was reported 3:00 this morning at this ec and a clear street. if the cruise knock down the fire in an hour and no other businesses were affected there were no injuries to >> were continuing to monitor the rain for use storm tracker 4 radar showing showers turning to the north bay but nothing over at&t park. as we head into tomorrow changes as the storm pushes to the south and a little bit to the east. in the north you c

. >>> today marks a new chapter for the former nummi plant in fremont. tesla motors will take over the property. the automaker plans to build its model s electric roadster there as well as other vehicles. >>> the president has met with sarah shourd the berkeley grad recently freed by iran. she says his administration will keep doing all it can to secure the release of the two other hikers. they were detained last year accused of illegally crossing into iran. >>> the price of a stamp won't be going up anytime soon. regulators denied a request yesterday to increase prices by 2 cents. the postal service argued the money was needed to cover lost revenue from the recession. but officials say the proposed rate hike was an effort to fix other problems that weren't caused by the economic downturn. >>> imagine this, a car that pushes 60 miles her gallon. it's an idea the feds want to make a reality. the obama administration is reportedly close to announcing new gas mileage requirements. environmentalists are hoping that means 60 miles per gallon for new cars by 2

the new information about when they might finally be set free. >>> and what fremont police did yesterday in order to find a felony hit-and-run suspect when the morning choose -- news continues. >>> welcome back. our time is now 6:47. here's a look at some of the top stories we're following for you now. you've just watched the news correspondence here. -- conference here. authorities just released this surveillance video of the suspect's pickup truck. the suspect kidnapped a little girl, 8-year-old elisa cardenas. ktvu's jade hernandez the -- will have more on this coming up at 7:00. >>> and there is much more about a man who tried to rape a woman at an apartment complex near walnut creek. he's described as white, 5'9" tall. brown hair, medium build and facial hair. >>> and former bart police officer yohanes messerly wants a new trial. a police officer undercuts the prosecution's entire case in the shooting death of unarmed passenger oscar graham. >>> a motorcycle officer is in the hospital after a man driving a stolen van ran him down. ktvu's craig kraig debro has an update on the search

news. >>> the city of fremont is allowing a housing project by the catholic church to move forward on the site of an old cemetery. the council voted unanimously to let the project continue. the church has moved the remains of more than 200 people from the old saint joseph cemetery to a field nearby to make room for a neighborhood. opponents worry more are still in the field. the next step is for city staff to review architecture will rai designs. new homes may be available by 2012. >>> is don't ask don't tell done? a federal judge in california rules to lift the ban on gays in the military. >> also ahead new hope from the outpouring of support for a sick baby girl in san ["knock on wood" playing] every five minutes, chase pays for someone's eligible credit or debit card purchase. [beep] chase picks up the tab. it could be you. chase picks up the tab. it's another great reason to bank with chase. chase what matters. sign up at a branch today. >>> there is a key court victory for opponents of the military's don't ask don't tell policy. a federal judge issued an injunction halting an injunct

in fremont, abc 7 news. >> all right thank you. >>> just couple hours ago the contra costa county sheriff's office released a sketch of the man who tried to rape a woman this weekend. this is the man wanted in saturday attack at the park regency apartment complex just outside walnut creek. sheriff's investigators say he is white. about 5 foot 8, maybe 5 foot 9 with medium build, brown hair and some facial hair. he was wearing a pair of black jeans, black t-shirt and black baseball cap saturday night. it was the fifth attack since june at that same apartment complex. investigators are trying to determine whether this is connected to one of the other incident. this man 22-year-old antonio of berkeley charged with 3 other attacks. we are not showing you his picture there but he has been charged with 3 of the attacks. >> san jose police department says the man wanted for sta stabbing an acquaintenance and kidnapping his 18-year-old girlfriend turned himself in tonight. brian surrendered around 7:30 tonight. the 18-year-old woman was with him and he appeared and appeared unharmed. investigators

we will trend as live in fremont with the very latest on the investigation. >> our new information thatjust could i just got done talking to the public information officer. he said this officers suffered a break into places on his late. but he is lucky to be alive, because according to the public information officer, the suspect had pretty much died allegra went after him at full speed dragged the officer crossed two lanes of the officers direction. the officer was conscious throughout the whole thing and he was the one who called his fellow officers rushed to the scene. they did arrest somebody in connection with this case. the rest happen late last night, at the south hayward bart station. i've tried to get information from the police department with this person was a passenger or involved in the alleged theft of the van before the him run. but they're not one into details. they just say that he is somebody in connection with the case. each also as well as the suspect of the van, this van was parked at this business place with the keys inside with the motor running. so the suspect cam

. >> new details about the man charged with shooting a fremont police officer. and barrientos faces 13 felony counts in a shooting that happened in the month of august. barrientos and two others of accomplishenteredt guilty, accomplices. this was the scene outside and fellow officers showed support for their friend. officer young is still in the hospital from a gunshot injury. in fact, the police of chief of fremont told the kron 4 the want surgery more today. >> he has some pain on his right foot. perhaps it is nerve damage so we is in physical therapy. he has a sense of humor back. but, he is.. you know, he's lying there with as open, 8-10 in. incision. is this tape, close t. and he has been in that same hospital but for one month. he is a very active kind of guy to out, and it is frustrating for him. he wantes o get this over with and get back to work. he is not going to look for two more surgery, and he is having one today, and another one. and any additional surgery will be at risk. >> and in addition to surgery, he will of rigorous physical therapy over th

palo alto 65 and east bay fremont 66. >>. >> new this morning, an afghan insurgent leader linked to the killing of two u.s. sailors in july is being captured in eastern afghanistan. he was captured near the pakistani border. nato is responsible for i ingplanting bombs, but the claims cannot be verified. they were driving through a dangerous part when they found themselves in the middle of a firefight. the government is now loading fuel into the core of its first nuclear power plant. a russian engineer started moving the fuel into the main reactor in august, but a reported leak delayed injection of the fuel into the reactor. the plant is to begin generating electricity early next year. >> with the holidays quickly approaching, you may consider buying somebody a cute, cuddly puppy in the window. what are you getting in the long run? people unknowingly buy puppies bred in puppy mills. if you buy from a pet store or online, the true price is much more than you are willing to pay. this video taken by investigators, you will see here shortly reveals what high volume breeder dos not share. >>

in fremont, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the good samaritan who rescued and abducted a fresno girl is still adjusting to all of the attention he's getting. claudine wong spoke with him and joins us with more on the story. >> reporter: victor perez says the rescue and his confrontation with the kidnapper is all still sinking in the unemployed construction worker said he woke up yesterday to the news of the kidnapping and then just wanted to help. as he walked out of his house, the accuser kidnapper drove by and what perez did next saved this little girl. the rescue of this 8-year-old girl beat the odds and the statistics that said her story would end tragically. this little girl is home safe today because victor perez saw the story, saw the images of what police say were the images of the kidnapper's truck and walked out of his house at the same time. >> i stepped outside. we were talking about the incident and i saw the truck and took a second to see if it was the truck and i jumped in my truck and went after him. >> reporter: perez said he stopped gonzalez and talked to him b

out a -- to meet today to try to hammer out the budget. >>> the former nummi auto plant in fremont is getting a newife this morning. electric carmaker tesla motors will take over part of that building this morning and the company is already planning to hire workers. jade hernandez is in fremont now with all of the details. good morning, jade. >> reporter: good morning, dave. tesla has already hired 50 former nummi employees. the lot was filled with cars. tesla officials said they will hold an official unveiling. that's probably why we haven't seen any signsty are moving in today. tesla is scheduled to take over a portion of that former nummi plant. 4700 workers lost their job when toyota closed the plant last spring. 50 former employees are already on staff and the company plans to hire 1,000 more in the next year and a half. tesla's first all electric sedan, the model-s is expected to roll off the line around mid 2012. tesla's ceo says his company will also be a key supplier toward building toyota's electric rav-4 which might be the suvs might be built at the plant. there's hope that the sedan won