accused of ramming a car on a san francisco-bound flight made his -- ramming the cockpit door on a san francisco-bound flight made his first court appearance today. he was shouting "god is great" in arabic as he ran to the door. this morning in federal court, it was revealed that rageh almurisi had been living in new york. he was traveling with i.d.s with multiple addresses and a california i.d. card. he had two postdated checks. one for $8,000 and the other for $5,000. prosecutors say he did not have any luggage checked or carry- ons. he said he was coming to the bay area to visit relatives in vallejo. but according to prosecutors, his relatives did not know he was coming from. rageh almurisi did not enter a plea today but is set to come back friday for a detention hearing. you can read that criminal complaint for yourself at ktvu.com. we've posted it along with our other coverage on the bay area news tab. and bun of the men who -- and one of the men who hipped take down the suspect will meet with the media at 5:00. new information on osama bin laden's wives. pakistan said the u.s. will be granted to interview the widows. but the u.s. is still waiting for that access. it's believed they lived with the terrorist leader in that compound for several years. the women and several children along with a wife of the trusted courier who was killed with all now in pakistan custody. one pakistan intelligence sours says testimony by the women indicate that bin laden's youngest son hamza may have escaped during the raid. he was 14 years old in this photo. he's now 20 and has been described as the crowned prince of terror. it's believed he was bin laden's closest confidant and was being groomed as a possible future al qaeda leader. we're also learning more about the raid on bin laden 'compound. top officials say president obama insisted that the assault force was large enough to shoot its way out of pakistan if necessary. they also say there were two teams of specialists on standby. one was prepared to bury bin laden if he was killed. the other was a group of interrogator translators and lawyers who would take him to a navy ship if bin laden was captured alive. we have continuing coverage on the death of bin laden on the air and online. go to ktvu.com and click on the "osama bin laden" tab. eight months after the san bruno pipeline explosion, some homeowners will take a big step toward rebuilding. allie rasmus has more. >> reporter: bob and nancy hens is del are hens is -- bob and nancy hensel are the first to rebuild. when i talked to bob today, he said his fame started celebrating the -- his family started celebrating the rebuilding this weekend. in fact, that's where the champagne bottles are from. homes are under repair and some of the empty lots have signs proudly announcing the rush of long-time residents. >> it's healing. it's coming. it's gone happen. >> reporter: construction on a brand-new home on this empty lot will start later this week. >> this is the start of the rebuild of a neighborhood that was totally devastated physically and psychologically. it's a huge step. it's a huge step. >> reporter: fred gill and gilland said the family kept up the tradition of decorating for each holiday. this firefighter is not surprised he's the first to rebuild. >> he's that way. he gets his mind set and that's gonna do it. >> reporter: san bruno's mayor says of the 38 homes destroyed in the pipeline explosion, about half of the property owners plan to rebuild, but not everyone. >> john is not coming back. they'll put the house up for sale. and julio is undeep side. >> reporter: un-- undeep sided. >> reporter: pg&e has bought some of the lots. >> we received a call from pg&e. no, i don't want to do that. we're staying. >> reporter: some neighbors think there should be a memorial on one of the lots for the eight people who died in the explosion. the mayor says if that's going to happen it's something the neighborhood needs to decide on as a hole. the judge in the jaycee dugard case is facing a critical decision involving the public's right to know. next month, the judge is scheduled to sentence phillip and nancy garrido for kidnap and rain. the judge must then decide whether to release the grand jury transcripts which includes graphic system from dugard herself. jaycee dugard is among those fighting to keep those transcripts sealed. the release of dugard's book could complicate this legal controversy. a stolen life will be released in july. per publisher says it will tell the full story of jaycee dugard's 18 years in captivity. however, her spokesperson says she was required to provide far more explicit details on the witness stand. investigators make an alarming discovery at the home of an accused serial killer awaiting trial in marin county. investigators found more than 4,000 photographs of women with little or no clothing at the home of joseph nato. investigators have identified about half of the women and say most of them are alive. naso is accused of killing four california women in the 1970s and 1990s. he's not entered a plea but has been allowed to represent himself. new york mayor michael bloomberg announced a new cell phone alert system from ground zero today. >> over the incoming year, the fcc will roll out a new system called p.l.a.n. >> the local network will send free text message alerts about national emergencies to people in the affected geographical areas. there will be three levels for things like terrorist attacks, tornadoes or missing children. users can on the out of them -- can opt out of them all except for the one from the president. nation side wfs is expected as early -- nationwide service is expected as early as next year. microsoft bought skype for $8.5 billion. jade hernandez has more. jade? >> reporter: that's right. microsoft's acquisition of skype means your friends may soon see you up closer and personal. >> i had a skype yesterday with tony baines and i happened to notice there were $25 million -- 25 million concurrent users at the same time. >> reporter: microsoft aims to gain strength in its attainment to skype. they are looking to link to xbox and kin connect communities -- kinect communities. >> we'll move beyond opportunities, talking to friends and colleagues around the world. we'll be -- that will be as seamless as talking to them across a kich condition table or a kf -- kitchen table or a conference table. >> we think thiscy you a loss us to -- we think this allows us to extend to literally billions. we believe this is a platform and a set of services that can reach everyone on the planet. >> reporter: keep in mind, skype signs up 600,000 new registrations every day. microsoft is an investor in facebook and currently skype keeps with apple. together, a window's phone equipped might be a game changer worth the $8.5 billion microsoft paid for it to outbid google. >> if you are trying to lead a market and remember microsoft has had a great deal of difficulty oar the last decade, then the price is trivial against that opportunity. >> reporter: both ceos are expected to head to palo alto to meet face to face with their employees down at their headquarters in palo alto. we're live in the financial district this afternoon. jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. the annual google developer's conference is underway in san francisco. the company announced at the moscone center that android is now on 100 million devices running 4.5 billion applications. google also announced a highly- anticipated music service called music beta. they will be able to upload all of their songs into a huge cloud on the internet for listening. downloads won't be possible in order to prevent piracy. members of congress grilled representatives from apple and google today about cell phone applications, about tracking your location. >> the first group to reach out to my office was the minnesota coalition of battered women. they asked, how can we help? because we see case after case or a stalker -- where a stalker or abusive spouse has used the technology on the phones to stalk or harass their victims. >> senator al franken called for the hearing after users reported storing information about a user's information. both google and apple are making changes to address the issue of location tracking. the san francisco municipal transportation agency is defending its light rail system. in february, the california public utilities commission announced it was considering fines for lingering problems like trouble for an automatic train, control system at the dubose street intersection. state regulators could decide to fine muni this friday. painful budget cuts are coming for the mount diablo district. the district may finalize layoff notices for 182 teachers and employees. gary innerhart tells -- eberhart tells ktvu the school board may have to make additional cuts defending -- depending ong the governor's -- depending on the governor's budget. ahead, a car crashed down an elevator shaft. you will also hear about the mental state of one driver today. warmer? cooler? both? rosemary orozco will have details. also -- >> when you step out into inuncertainty, it's not a disaster. >> former california governor arnold schwarzenegger and his wife are separating. coming up, the hint that this may have been coming. speauches the fresh tasting california sour cream your other food loves. the highway patrol is investigating a fatal crash which tied up the morning commute on the peninsula. it happened around 7:00 a.m. on southbound highway 101 near sierra point parkway in brisbane. a driver who tull pulled other -- who pulled over on the shoulder to check out a problem with his pickup truck was killed when another driver crashed into it. the chp says a toyota camry veered onto the shoulder and slammed into the truck. according to the chp, the driver of the camry had been reported missing from san ramon and might be suicidal. but it's not yet known if he intentionally or accidentally hit that truck. former california governor arnold schwarzenegger and his wife, maria shriver, are separating after 25 years of marriage and today they are asking for privacy. the announcement was made last night. it comes four months after schwarzenegger left office. we're still not sure what led to the split. in january, maria shriver hinted, though, about the big changes in her life. >> i'm gonna let go. i'm gonna let go of my need to jump into action, my need to have the perfect plan, my need for certainty. when you step out into uncertainty, it's not a disaster. it's not the end of your life. >> shriver has reportedly moved out of the couple's southern california home and has been seen without a wedding ring. their 25th wedding anniversary was just two weeks ago. they have four children, ages 14 to 21. in the statement the couple said "after a great deal of thought, reflection, discussion and prayer, we came to this decision together. at this time we're living apart while we work on the future our relationship." the mississippi river has crested just below its all-time record but this noontime it's still soaking. the river is expected to stay just below 48 feet in memphis through today. the highest it's ever been is 48.7 feet. that was back in 1937. floodwaters are flowing south threatening more communities. hundreds of people have been forced to evacuate their homes. the next big problem area may be in louisiana where a spillway is being open to divert water and ease pressure on the waters around new orleans. the river is expected to empty past new orleans in about two weeks. good afternoon to you. a live look outside our doors where we've got beautiful blue skies. just a little bit of lingering marin layer right along the -- marine layer right along the coast and that's about it. some of us are until the 70s. looking at a little bit of cloud cover, half moon bay, pacifica, seeing partly cloudy skies at this time. san jose checking in, 71 degrees. 70 in livermore. low 60s, san francisco as well as oakland. the low clouds will burn off and then be back by tonight. 66 in napa. 73 degrees in santa rosa. and our winds generally light across the area. for the rest of us, a light breeze. the winds could increase a little bit today. overall, we're looking at a nice, dry, quiet pattern. some of us received a sprinkle yesterday afternoon. our east bay residents saw the clouds build up at times. this is now off and we're looking hat a pretty nice pattern as we move through the next few days. ridge in place, shifting inland and we're gonna continue to warm. today, 5 to 10 degrees warmer than yesterday. a little breezy for the afternoon. winds picking up to 20 miles an hour closer to the coast and 10 to 15 around most of our areas. low 60s for the coastline. mid- to upper 70s for our inland areas. in santa rosa for today, 75. 74 in napa as well as fairfield. 74 for concord. head west and the temperatures are cooler. 68 for oakland, 68 in hayward. 64 san francisco in the afternoon. mountain view, checking in at 70 as well as redwood city, an lows 70s. 74, san jose. los gatos. your extended forecast -- sunny and warm is the pattern for only a couple of days. a gradual cooldown thursday into friday. the onshore flow will continue to increase and that will bring in the low clouds and could eventually -- those low clouds could stick around. it's the weekend where we see the big story, the temperatures cool for this time of year. even looking at 58 degrees on sunday and your eyes are not tricking you. there's rain on the forecast. lingering through sunday. not on the map there but maybe into monday. >> we were talking about, there's quite a few things happening this weekend. there's the beta breakers and the amgen bike rice is starting. we do get some rain in may. it's not unheard of? >> no. no. we do. we do. residents in san bruno and millbrae may soon have to pay more for garbage pickup. the city council in each city will consider rate hikes. in millbrae costs could go up another 44 cent force the same sized we -- sents for the same sized bins. a homeless man sleeping in a dumpster was nearly killed after he ended up in a garbage truck. trash collectors emptied the bin the homeless plan was in. the truck compacted the trash at least three times until the driver heard screams coming from the back of his truck. >> he climbed out. he a neck and back brace on. i didn't see much more. he got in the ambulance. he was pretty beat up. >> firefighters say the garbage truck was not fool and that may have save -- full and that may have saved the man's life. he was taken to the hospital and is expected to be okay. a seattle woman is lucky to be alive after crashing her car through a wall and then plunging ten feet down an elevators shaft -- elevator shaft. it happened yesterday on the third-floor of the -- third- floor underground of the parking garage. the car plunged in the wrong direction. coming up -- a mouse be problem wor you could -- where would you least expect it. wall street extending its rally for the third day, thanks to the news that microsoft is buying skype and also news of a trade surplus in china which is easing fears for -- about global growth. right now the dow is up 91. the world's largest passenger plane was just spotted at sfo. this is new video of the giant a-380 jet. it arrived around noon today from frankfurt, germany. a rot lot of -- a lot of people were standing near the airport and are still. it's the first jet to launch regular service from san francisco airport. it can sit up to 800 passengers and has three exits to get all of the people on and off in a timely manner. san francisco police are looking for a man who robbed a giants' fan at knifepoint outside of at&t park during a game. all he took was a miniature statue. it's a replica of the statue of willie willie mays. the giants were celebrating mays' 80th birthday friday night and they gave away the miniature statues to the first 20,000 fans. police say the suspect pulled out a knife and held it against the victim's stomach taking his statue. the victim was not hurt. game 6 of the playoff series between the sharks and the red wings takes place tonight in detroit. on sunday, the red wings managed to deep their -- to keep their playoff dreams alive with a 4-3 victory. detroit will try to tie the series in the best of seven series. the game starts at 5:00. rodent pellets may be seussed -- may be used on the islands to get rid of mice -- may be used on the islands to get rid of the mice. animal activists oppose the plan because they are afraid other creatures will eat the row dend pellets and spread them into the food chain. if wildlife officials decide to go with the plan, it would not be used until next fall. coming up on the news at 5:00, team coverage of the disturbance of an american airlines flight. tonight, the story of a hero is emerging. in just two hours, one man reveals his account of what went on just outside the cockpit of that plane. that story and more coming up in our next newscast, ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. thanks for watching and have a great day. poip poim