that caused larry reid to storm out of the news conference. >> i think it was political baloney. for me it is giving them a falls sense of hope. >> violent crime is up 4%. >>> a woman and her children were forced out of their home in antioch. it happened last night near badger way. she believes her new bmw caught fire. flames spread and her children are between the ages of three and 12 and fortunately nobody was hurt in that fire. >>> they are trying to figure out if the latest is connected. the last one happened in a back of a building near ripping wood avenue. there were two suspicious trash can fires, and another one on koy drive, nobody was hurt during those fires. >>> coming up, we will show you dangerous devices seized by investigators. >>> in two and a half hours the u.s. supreme court is waiting to hand down the long awaited decision for the possible outcomes of the ruling on the healthcare reform law and what it all means. >> reporter: that's all, all eyes on the 9 supreme court justices and their position on president barack obama's affordable healthcare act. let's look

however she still said it is at the right a -- it is the right approach and that caused larry reid tostorm out. >> i think it is political bologna. the plan is for me it is about giving people a false sense of hope. >> they read that violent crime is up 20% in oakland. >>> hundreds of pounds of fireworks are off the streets. they seized two homes and they found more than 400 pounds of fireworks. the stash included professional grade mortar rounds and dozens of m-80s. all the rounds including sparklers are illegal in contra coster county as they are in many other areas, so don't try it. >> sal, you taking care of the folks out there, sal? >>> we are seeing traffic getting busier and as you drive all over the place, this is highway 4 and here it is slower here. 680, it is backed up for a 10 minute delay and it is holding steady at this level for a bit. if you are driving in the east bay, so far 545 looks good and we looked at highway 4 as you drive to martinez and that traffic is still looking good. let's go to steve. a little bit charge you did i coast and bay. we get a sea breeze. it

that caused larry reid to storm out of the conference. >> as the mayor i should have taken more timemyself. >> i think it was political bologna. for me it is about giving people in the city a false sense of hope. >> councilman reid said violent crime is up 20% in oakland this year. >>> hundreds of pounds of illegal fireworks are off the streets in contra coster county. they seized the fireworks when they raided two homes yesterday. they found more than 400 pounds of fireworks. it up chewed professional rounds and dozens of rounds of m-80s. >> what if they went off in the middle of the knight and started a -- night and started a fire. >> all fireworks including sparklers are illegal in contra coster county. if you suspect somebody is selling illegal fireworks, they say call this number, 86650 ar s o n. sal, any problems with the commute? >>> let's start off with 80 westbound east shore freeway not a bad drive heading out to the mcarthur maze. it is a nice drive and the commute looks good if you are driving tonight bay bridge. by the way 101 looks good when you get there. that pickup t

that statement caused city councilman larry reid to storm out of the news conference. >> mayor, i probablyhould've taken more time to analyze the data myself and read it myself. >> i think that was just political bs. for me it's about giving people in the city a false sense of hope. >> oakland city councilman reader points to numbers and statistics showing that violent crime is up 20 percent in oakland this year. >> it is 7:48. this morning, nasa prepares to take its next step in space exploration. construction of the new spacecraft has just been completed in new orleans and it will soon be moved to its launch site in florida. astronaut rex waldheim is a native of saint carlos at a uc berkeley graduate if he flew on the final shuttle mission last july. he's now helping with the team that is building over i am. >> by 2021, we should be sending cruise out to wonder over at or beyond. one day we can continue further to an asteroid or mars. it's got the capability to go to multiple destinations. >> the spacecraft is in the shape of the old apollo capsule. it does not have wings like the shuttl

larry gerston. wall street times, "nbc nightly news," high-profile national outlets focussing on what's happening in san jose. we chatted with mayor chuck reidn our studios tonight. he's a happy man. >> i talked to npr about it today. this is national news not only now but really are for the rest of the week. what do we make out of this? first and foremost, you had chuck reid on. it's vindication for chuck reid, no question about it. this is the cornerstone of this man's legacy. he can be celebratory tonight. second, it will ensure conflict, not tonight, between the mayor and the minority of the council and its labor allies for the rest of the turn. there are raw feelings here, raj, on both sides that aren't about to go away. the third point, it puts unions everywhere on notice. remember, this is a national story. this wasn't just the work of a single individual like wisconsin's governor, scott walker. rather it was a one-sided, and i mean a one-sided message from the voters. they have spoken and the country has heard. >> here comes the litigation which is soon to come. >> you bet. >> prop 29, right now still too close to call, as you know.