i'm steve handelsman, nbc bay area news.aun >> a victory forvoting rights advocates today.andates they show proof of citizenship. and while this case focused solely on arizona, it has other states which have similar requirements, and another 12 states are also considering such legislation. >>> the fbi and sheriff deputies went to a michigan field in hopes of solving one of america's great mysteries. they're trying to find the body of jimmy hoffa. tonight they're digging in a vacant field 45 miles north of detroit. the site is 20 miles knot of the restaurant where he was seen in july of 1975. several span from new york to michigan. >> a new plan to deal with guns in the south bay. the los gatos town hall is holding a public hearing tonight. the new law would require the city to hold public meetings before any permits could be issued. it also calls for each applicant to submit a detailed security plan. the new proposal is after public outrage over the opening that sells the firearms. tonight's meeting starts at 7:00. >> a south bay staple for eight decades. they have now file

steve handelsman has more on this late breaking úunews. >> reporter: in the event the leaker is caughtd charged, he faces a potential of 30 years in prison. the key is that snowden is still believed to be in hong kong. the fbi is asking hong kong to extradite him. james comey, nominated now by president obama to be the new fbi director. he's got a lot of cred, a lot of status here on capitol hill because of his previous activity to oppose unwarranted surveillance, which could help president obama win senate approval for the man he wants to be the fbi director. he calls himself a freakishly tall republican. he was deputy attorney general, an executive at lockheed martin, now president obama's nominee to direct the fbi. >> i'm not sure i have the words to describe how excited i am to return to the department of justice, and especially to get to work again with the people of the fbi. they are men and women who have devoted their lives to serving and protecting others. >> reporter: he would take over the bureau just after americans learned their phone and internet use might be monitored by

steve handelsman is live right now where it hardly seems like it's a coincidence that this comes on the> and the same snowden says that the u.s. engaged in wire tapping in 2009. he denies that he's giving information to the chinese for offering them for asil lylum. the more that snowden says, the more it looks like he's a crusader. president obama went to the summit in northern ireland hoping for a trade deal to boost the u.s. economy and cooperation from the g-8 leaders, including russia's vladimir putin to end the war in syria. mr. obama is being dogged by the vast programs of spying and surveillance. today the disclosure that in 2009, at two london summits, u.s. teams helped intercept the leaders' private communications. that's the latest bombshell by snowden who leaked internet programs and then said the u.s. is hacking into chinese computers. and today talked about the 2009 summit intercepts, reducing the 29-year-old's credibility in the minds of many. >> the mortar gets edward snowden slashes out at, the more he looks like he's someone angry at the united states and wants to hurt

steve handelsman is live on capitol hill and has more for us now. steve? >> barbara, thanks. verizon had no comment, but lawmakers up here on capitol hill confirmed this massive, ongoing program recording not what we say on our phones but all the other data. every time your cell phone rings or you make a call, every time your land line gets used, both phone numbers, the time and the ple, get sent to data banks at the national security agency. not call content, not what was said. verizon is cooperating with nsa. 900 million cell phones, 12 million home phones. >> it's not just verizon. i think we can assume it's all the other carriers as well. >> reporter: terrorists are identified in other ways and a special judge approves. investigators can look at the stored phone information. >> they can go into this das a ba -- database and see if that specific targeted terrorist has been making any phone calls and to whom. >> reporter: then calls can be recorded. congress approved the secret plan in 2009. president obama's version of the patriot act wholly supported by most in congress.

steve handelsman on capitol hill now where members of congress share both news. steve? >> reporter: first of all, verizon has no comment. but lawmakers here on capitol hill are confirming the existence of this ongoing, massive recordkeeping. it's not what we're saying on our phones that's being saved by the government. instead it's all the data about the calls. every time your cell phone rings or you make a call, every time your land line gets used, both phone numbers, the time and the place get sent to data banks at the national security agency. not call content, not what was said. verizon is cooperating with nsa. 90 million cell phones, 12 million home phones. >> it's not just verizon, i think we can assume it's all the other carriers as well. >> reporter: terrorists are identified in other ways, and if the federal judge approves, they can look at the stored phone information. >> they can go into this database and see if that specific targeted terrorist has been making any phone calls and to whom. >> then calls can be recorded. congress approved the secret plan in 200

nbc's steve handelsman is on capitol hill with more on the shakeup of the president's security team. eve. >> reporter: hi, barbara, thanks. susan rice is a washington insider, and she's a washington native. here on capitol hill a lot of republicans aren't happy about her appointment, but they can't stop it. susan rice becomes president obama's top foreign policy adviser. >> susan is the consummate public servant. she is fearless, she is tough. >> she will coordinate input from the cia, the pentagon and the state department. >> i look forward to serving on your national security team to keep our nation strong and safe. >> reporter: rice succeeded tom don lan who was national security adviser during the takedown of bin laden. she looked on track to succeed hillary clinton as secretary of state until benghazi. five days after four americans were killed, on the sunday talk shows rice blamed a demonstration that turned violent, using talking points scrubbed clean of what proved to be true, a planned attack by al qaeda. republicans blamed rice for protecting the president before the electio

steve handelsman is in washington, d.c. for us. steve, this is significant movement in the battle to reform immigration, isn't it. >> reporter: and rare, rare here on capitol hill. to see this kind of genuine bipartisanship. and cooperation. democrats, including boxer and feinstein who back this new immigration plan that features the so-called border surge say enough republicans will vote yes in the senate that that could convince house republicans in big numbers to say they ought to vote yes. supporters say the new senate plan is a surge on the border with mexico. by doubling the u.s. border patrol with 20,000 new agents. by finishing 700 miles of fence, just half that is done now along the nearly 2,000 mile border. and by using more high tech. >> mobile camera systems, helicopters, plains. >> reporter: john holm of holma more are joining senate democrats to back the plan. >> once they see what is in this bill, it's almost overkill. >> reporter: vice president biden rallied support at the hispanic prayer breakfast, railing against

i'm steve handelsman, news 4. >>> irs supervisors in washington are being connected to the scandal targeting the tea party. a former leader tells investigators that she looked over 30 applications from conservative groups. the irs blamed a small group of agents in cincinnati. all tax exempt organizations, including liberal ones, were called tea party. this does not show proof of the ordering of the groups. the irs has not commented on her testimony. >>> the man accused of cutting women on their backsides inside local malls admits to everything. he still has not said why he did all of that. in a fairfax county courtroom, the man pleaded guilty. at least nine women were injured during the incidents back in 201 2011. pimentel is facing up to seven years in prison and will be sentenced in september. >>> an airline passenger stood up and said he poisoned everyone on board. he was restrained midway between hong kong and the airport. the plane landed safely at newark where the man was taken into custody. so far, there are no reports of anyone getting sick. >>> the tornado that hit parts of montgome

steve handelsman has the developments from capitol hill. >> reporter: hi, doreen, thanks.an rice was born and raised

i'm steve handelsman, news4. >>> we are following a developing story out of philadelphia right now. rescue crews are still on the scene of a building collapse in center city. searching to make sure no one else is still trapped under the rubble. that building collapsed about 10:30 this morning onto a two-story building next door. at least one person was killed, 13 others injured. some of those rescued were helped by good samaritans who were walking by when the building came crashing down. >> it's like this can't be a mistake -- i mean this has to be a mistake, it can't be what theyment to do. so i took a picture and then i went over and put my things down and tried to help people. >> it is still unclear tonight what caused that building to collapse. we do know it was in the process of being demolished. a news conference is under way right now. we'll bring you any updates as they become available. >>> there were two violent home invasions within an hour of each other in northeast d.c. the first one happened this morning off north capitol and douglas streets. just a few blocks away, an