vladislav miftakhov is an engineering student at penn state.aduated from high school here in belmont. he was socially awkward but didn't seem dangerous. now he is facing serious charges including possessing a weapon of mass destruck. when police went to his apartment he let them in. they were looking for an illegal marijuana grow but what they found was much more than pot. they found a suit case that contained a home made bomb, fuse and chemicals like potassium percolate and sodium nitrate. he allegedly bought them on line. friends in belmont say the russian national now 19 was shy and kept to himself. >> i had to look twice and look back in my year book, make sure this is the same kid. how is that possible. >> reporter: vladislav miftakhov reportedly told an officer he was going to blow things up but didn't say what or why. his mom would be going to pennsylvania as he fought these charges. because it appears that the feds are not involved it's likely that this is not a terrorism-related incident. he is being held on $500,000 bail. his first co

vladislav miftakhov was born in moscow but lived the last several years in this home with his family in san carlos. someone said through the door they would not comment until they got a lawyer. the arrest is a shock to neighbors who say the family is friendly and quiet. >> scary to think that person was living across the street from you and you wonder what else is going on. >> vladislav miftakhov graduated from carlmont high school in the spring. former classmates say this is not the teen they remember the. >> he never got in trouble. he never was call the doing anything bad. it seems year. >> we would talk and he said nothing about weapons, in general, or bombs or anything. we were just talking about ran come stuff like school. >> he said he had no target for the bombs he made and told authorities he experimented with explosives here in california but was not specific. >>> san jose state university police are warning female students to be aware of surroundings following two groping incidents. both assaults took place on saturday on campus. a woman was groped by a man on a bicycle ou

and as brian webb reports, the case began as a different investigation. >> vladislav miftakhov was adent 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 tell me they -- loner. >> he's a dangerous kid. >> reporter: he told police he ordered the materials o

vladislav miftakhov, a russian citizen, graduated last year, and he now attends penn state. police say when officers went to his apartment in pennsylvania on friday looking for an illegal marijuana grow they found a homemade bomb and with exposed fuses and what they describe as bomb making chemicals. they don't say what. vladislav miftakhov reportedly told an officer he was going to blow things up but didn't get specific. a former classmate of the boy told us he was quiet and socially awkward but never seemed damagerous. >> i had to look twice and look back in my year book to make sure this is the same kid. like how is that even possible? >> vladislav miftakhov told investigators he exexperimented with explosives in california. >> comments today about what to build. the three finalist are the wrns group, george lucas and the golden gate national recreation area. the trust will pick a winner and then build a center for the culture nature at the former commissary site. >> i drove through a little fog on my way in. take it slow out there. >> that's right. good morning to you, l

this is the criminal complaint against vladislav miftakhov.te calls him a dumb and crazy kid who was bored and inpussive but not necessarily danger. vladislav miftakhov faces charges for possessing a weapon of mass destruct. he was arrested when police came looking for marijuana and found in a suitcase bomb making materials. classmates say they can't believe it. >> he was -- he stayed quiet. never raised his hand. had maybe like one or two friends. never was outspoken. vladislav miftakhov's family moved to san carlos a few years ago and lives about a mile from this high school. 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 has been set at $500,000. his next court appearance is set for next tuesday. back to you. >>> 8:34. a funeral will be held in just go about an hour for -- in

noon-year-old vladislav miftakhov was arrested in pennsylvania attending college for engineering. vladislav miftakhov was born in russia but lived the last several years on the peninsula with his family. >> some places in the united states could see the coldest temperatures of the season as an arctic blast sweeps the midwest with some reading as low as 55 below zero. the natural weather service says california will feel 100 degrees warmer than some of the places today. >> two survivors of the boston marathon bombing and openly gay player and stanford graduate will be guests of first lady when the president delivers the state of the union address with special coverage tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. audacity punk took hold "album of the year" including new zealand sicker -- singer. >> tracking for, live doppler 7 hd shows change in the air mass is here and the question is, when can we translate this into rain. that is in the "7 on your seveny forecast. >> the fog could be slowing you down in the north bay or south bay. we have one accident in fremont with the mass transit updates ahead. >> w

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 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

vladislav miftakhov graduated from carlmont high school in belmont last june and faces charges for possession of a weapon of mass destruction. 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 ex

the 19-year-old vladislav miftakhov is held in half million billion in papa where he is attending collegeer, and charged with building weapons of mass destruction if his apartment. he graduated from karl moment high school last -- from carlmont high school. he was never caught doing anything bad. it seems year. >> we would talk and he said nothing about weapons in general or bombs or anything. we were just talking about random stuff. >> he said he experimented with explosives in california and his pennsylvania roommate said vladislav miftakhov set off three mini bombs outside their apartment. >> in maryland, the mall the scene of a frightening weekend shooting will re-open and a 19-year-old entered the mall and gun downed two skate shop board worker before turning the gun on himself. the journals found in darion aguilar's home do not reveal a clear motive and they are trying to determine if he knew the victims. the teen was carrying a backpack filled with explosives and they are not sure if he was planning another attack. >> a 14-year-old who died afterening hit by a light rail train will

vladislav miftakhov also faces charges for the marijuana growing operation. his bail right now set at a half million bucks. >>> the shopping mall where a man opened fire this weekend are -- will reopen today. darion aguilar walked into a store and killed two employees before killing himself. they also say he had explosives in a backpack. investigators did not say much about a motive but say aguilar did keep a journal. >> he does express general unhappiness with his life. >> they have not said whether aguilar had any prior connection to the people he's accused of shooting. brianna benlolo and tyler johnson. five other people were injured. >>> new details on that new year's eve crash that killed a 6-year-old girl in san francisco. the new york times reports today that sophia liu's family will file a wrongful death lawsuit. he was charged with vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence. he did not have a passenger in the car at the time. the little girl's mother and brother suffered injuries, serious injuries as well. >>> b.a.r.t. service back to normal this m

it's an interest making international news. 19-year-old vladislav miftakhov is in jail following his arrest on friday. the teenager from russia is accused of possessing a weapon of mass destruction. police say they found a bomb and bomb making materials in his apartment. he's a college student. >> he had one or two friends but was not outspoken. >> the suspect's home is less than a mile from carlmont's campus. he said he had played with explosives before he moved to pennsylvania. >>> psychologies will be on campus this morning when the first grade students of a teacher head back to school. she's accused of giving her coworkers pot brownies in an after school activity. >> a school psychologist will be on hand today in case students want to talk about what happened on friday. first grade teacher theresa badger accused of serving pot to her coworkers during an after hours pot luck dinner in november. one person had to be hospitalized. police arrested badger on friday after a month-and-a-half investigation. investigators haven't said what the motive might have been here. we were unable t

. >> 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 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, li

we half a mile from the childhood home of vladislav miftakhov but we know that he attended high school here. i spoke with the administration and they not ready to speak right now but we have new information about the teen and the serious charges he is facing. >> the f.b.i. and federal prosecution are reviewing the case much according to the complaint the two devices found in his d has exposed fuses and when miftakhov was asked what he was going to do with the explosives he said set off devices in a field. this morning, we went to the san carlos home of the freshman. his family has decided not to speak with media. the russian born teen has been charged with possessing a weapon of mass destruction. there are ten charges, a combination of weapons and drug which weres. originally police searched miftakhov's apartment for marijuana grow operation. that is when cops found the materials in question. the document goes on to say that miftakhov told authorities it took three weeks to build the bomb. he purchased everything from the internet and he experimented with devices if california but not

vladislav miftakhov graduated from carl mont high school last year. he attends penn state as an engineer. police say when they went to his apartment in pennsylvania looking for illegal marijuana grow, they found a homemade bomb with an exposed fuse and what they describe as other bomb-making chemicals. he reportedly told an officer he was going to blow things up. a former classmate said he was quiet but never seemed dangerous. >> i had to look back in my year book to make sure this is the same kid. like how is that even possible? >> he reportedly told investigators he experimented with explosives in california. san jose state police now providing safety escorts to students after two sexual assaults on campus over the weekend. on saturday night police say a man rode his bike behind each of the victims and touched them inappropriately. the suspect was last seen riding toward campus village apartments, described as a white man, about 20 to 30 with a thick mustache wearing a black hoody and black pants. some of the students say they are on edge. >> i look

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

. >> reporter: 19-year-old vladislav miftakhov, now a penn state engineering student was first arrested, but when 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. he lived in this san carlos home with his family for several years. friends and neighbors call him kind, quiet and a little weird. >> he's weird but not he's not weird, weird thing to say but yeah, i don't know. i liked him. >> reporter: pennsylvania police say miftakhov today 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 actually genuinely a kind person. i don't think he tried to hurt people. i think he was intrigued with the whole chemistry and all that stuff and it led him down the drain. >> reporter: police in pennsylvania wouldn't provide us any details about 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

. >> reporter: 19-year-old vladislav miftakhov now a penn state engineering student was first 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 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 a

. >> pam: 19-year-old vladislav miftakhov will be in court next month. he lived in san carlos. and went to belmont high school. >> 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 th

. >> police say 19-year-old vladislav miftakhov was arrested for growing marijuana and building weapons 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

police officer said there were looking for evidence of a marijuana crop operation inside home of vladislav miftakhov and found something much more dangerous. they found a homemade bomb and bomb making materials in a suitcase. he allegedly told police he planned to blow things up and bought the material to make explosives on line. he was also charged with respect a catastrophe and other drug- related offenses. 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 nigh

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 smartmeters. but because of the program, some $1.3 million cost parking rates will double from $1 a

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 phones. drivers will have to pay more though. $1.3milli

vladislav miftakhov reportedly told an officer he was going to, quote, blow things up. miftakhov reportedly told investigators he experimented with explosives in california. >> i want to check in with meteorologist christina loren. she's got a look at the forecast. >> good morning to you. good morning to you at home. really thick pockets of fog. you want to watch for that even if your city reports 10 miles visibility you may encounter reduced pockets especially in san jose. down to a quarter mile in spots. downtown san jose reporting a mile and a quarter. we're going to see these improving as we head through the next couple hours but count on low clouds to keep temperatures down in the city by the bay. 61 degrees later on today. we're not getting all that fog in the tri-valley. 69 for you. dense fog returns today, showers later on this week in the seven-day forecast. >> we have a foggy or at least a hazy view with low clouds for the peninsula, to the south bay we also have a similar situation as far as the visibility. headlights on, keep them on low through the fog and

. >> pam: accused of possessing a weapon of mass destuction. 19-year-old vladislav miftakhov will be in court next month. >> pam: he lived in san carlos. and went to belmont high school. 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 figur

were investigating a marijuana grow operation in the pennsylvania apartment of 19 year old vladislav miftakhov when they found and dismantled the suspected bomb. miftakhov was in jail sunday in altoona after being arrested friday and charged with possessing a weapon of mass destruction, risking a catastrophe and other counts. >> an east san jose birthday party ends in a stabbing death. neighbors say the party was peaceful until about 1:30 a-m. when a fight broke out on the lawn. the boyfriend of the birthday girl was stabbed and killed in the fight. police have not yet released the name of the victim and have not made an arrest in the case. >> and the first grade teacher charged with lacing food with marijuana at a benicia potluck will be in court today. teresa badger is facing 3 felony counts of poisoning after two people ended up in the hospital. >> we will now get the word on the weather. >> we are waking up to cloud cover and fog. to the temperatures are a lot more. you can expect 60's into the afternoon. overall, we will see changes in the weather pattern. it will not be as warm. you will

. >> and vladislav miftakhov, a penn state student said he planned to detonate explosive devices in aue back to court next week. >> and if you're head together post office, you better bring extra pennies if you need to buy a stamp today. it is now 49 cents. that is a 3% jump, the largest postal hike in some 11 years. regulators say it should only be in effect about two years, enough time for the postal service to recoup nearly $3 billion in recession-related losses. the postal board rejected a request to make the increase permanent. i don't know about you but do you think they'll lower the price of a stamp? >> nothing except gas eventually goes up and down. >> i don't think they're going to give us back those pennies. once it's up, it's up. can't unring a bell. >> i do love those forever stamps. you don't feel the pain quite as much. >> coming up, justin bieber, nowhere to be found at the grammys. he turned up in panama. why is he there? and he's also not alone. are his buddies about to stage an intervention. >> and it was a wild night, mass wedding, singers soaring up in the air and