his name was scott davis. he said he was driving by and saw two men fighting and stopped to try to break it up. >> scott davis was a first class petty officer with the navy who was moonlighting as a bouncer at a local bar. and he drove up just as this was beginning. and what he said is as he drove up, he saw the beginning of the confrontation and he saw the defendant take a hard swing and hit dusty on the left side of his head and that dusty went down on his back, that the defendant jumped on top of him, straddled him, pulled out a knife with his right hand and stabbed him once in the chest. >> davis said he fled the scene because genzler had threatened him, too, but david genzler's version of events was significantly different. he said dusty harless instigated the fight by pulling him out of his car and wrestled him face down to the ground. he also said that scott davis, the so-called witness, was in fact an active participant. genzler insisted davis kicked him repeatedly, while dusty had him pinned down, but

just when you thought this veterans affairs scandal couldn't get uglier, enter one scott davis. he works for a v.a. center in atlanta, and what he discovered there has been shocking every american everywhere. scott, good to have you. tell us what you saw, what you discovered. >> thank you for having me, neil. i was asked by the department of v.a. office of inspector general to confirm rumors or activity at the center in atlanta dealing with the destruction of 17,000 applications for v.a. health care. but here's the big scoop, neil. we're also looking into a backlog of over 600,000 pending applications for v.a. health care. that's shameful. >> you're saying that these were deliberately destroyed? >> i'm saying from what i've been told by others who worked there, there have been thousands of possible applications that were destroyed. >> to what end, though? why would they do that, scott? >> what i think happened, neil, is that there was pressure by people in washington for us to hit our numbers. you've heard a lot about the 14-day turn around time for the hospitals. but what most p

scott davis, program specialist for the v.a. in atlanta. very brave guy. say there would be no retaliation in the v.a. did just one thing. what would that be? >> that would be to make bad managers at v.a. and other government agencies pay their own legal fees. i mean, it's ridiculous. people get to expose the government for libel situations an l and wlilitigation and then passe bill on to taxpayers. >> so in whistleblower cases, do you pay your own legal fees? >> i will tell you that i have to take money out of my savings to pay an attorney to go after people like miss williams who leaked my whistleblower complaint, people like mr. mccoffee. >> what i don't understand, and you were very gracious in going through my line of ignorant questions here, but we do have these whistleblower laws and we are supposed to protect guys like you who pass along information about things that are bad going on within a government agency. but when push comes to shove, they don't seem to work. what happened to you? refresh our audience's memories again or those who didn't have

. >> reporter: among thoseexpecte the hearing is scott davis, a program specialist in atlanta. he says that he blew the whis toll the deputy white house chief of staff that so,000 patient records in atlanta may have been deleted. that was sent to davis' boss in atlanta and shortly after he was put on administrative leave. >> doug, thank you. >>> stocks took a tumble today. the dow lost 118. the s&p 500 dropped 14. the nasdaq fell 60. >>> up next, air raids in jerusalem and tel aviv, as the conflict with gaza grows. fox 11 in los angeles with a little more thrill than roller coster riders bargained for. the ninja hit a tree branch, dislodging the front car, hurting four people and leaving dozens of others hanging upside down in the air. and fox 5 in new york with the closing of all 65 crumbs bake shops. they're credited with starting the gourmet cupcake craze in the city. and this is a live look at detroit from fox 2. they're covering some good, clean fun for kids. or not so clean. a park transformed into a mud pit. events at the 26th mud day included mud limbo, wheel barrel rac

just when you thought this veterans affairs scandal couldn't get uglier, enter one scott davis. ks for a v.a. center in atlanta, and what he discovered there has been shocking every american everywhere. scott, good to have you. tell us what you saw, what you discovered. >> thank you for having me, neil. i was asked by the

scott davis will be on the panel. his father served in the vietnam. mr. davis is a specialist at the national health eligibility center in atlanta and he' he has been in contact with my office outlining his concerns and he has come forward with those that he has been a courageous manner. i have no doubt his testimony will shine a light on the situation. we must know the facts on the ground. i welcome mr. davis and thank you for allowing me to join this introduction. >> we appreciate you joining this evening and i would ask the us is if you would please rise, raise your right hand. hand. do you swear under penalty or perjury the testimony you are about to provide is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? please be seated. all of your statements will be entered in the record. you are now recognized for five minutes. >> chair man and distinguished members of the kennedy i am honored to appear before you today to speak about my experiences serving in the capacity as the chief of psychiatry for the department of veterans affairs in st. louis mis

information for our veterans to honor their service which is why i'm so very pleased to welcome scott davis who will be on the panel today. s a resident of my district. a graduate of more house college. his father served in vietnam. he is a program specialist at the va eligibility center in atlanta. he's been in contact with my office for a number of months outlining his concerns. he's come forward with the allegations and concerns that he has in a very brave and courageous manner putting his career and representation on the line. i have no doubt that his testimony will help shine a light on the situation at hand. we must know the facts on the ground at full before we can truly begin to fix the situation at the va. i welcome mr. davis. i thank you for allowing me to join you for this introduction. >> i would ask the witnesses if you would please rise. raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear under the penalty of perjury that the testimony you're about to provide is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? thank you please be seated. all of your complete written statements w

information for our veterans to honor their service, which is why i'm so very pleased to welcome scott davis. mr. davis, who will be on the panel today, is a resident of my district. his father served in vietnam. mr. davis is a program specialist at the va's national health eligibility center in atlanta. he's been in contact with my office for a number of months outlining his concerns. he's come forward with the allegations and concerns that he has in a very brave and courageous manner. he's put his career and reputation on the line. i've no doubt his testimony tonight will help shine a light on the situation at hand. we must know the facts on the ground in full before we can begin to truly fix the untenable situation at the va. so i welcome mr. davis, and i thank you for allowing me to join you for this introduction. >> thank you very much, dr. price. we appreciate you joining us here this evening. i would ask the witnesses if you would please rise. raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear under penalty of perjury that the testimony you are about to provide is the truth, the whole truth

scott davis, a program specialist in atlanta says after he reported problems that included the deletion of thousands of veterans' health records, he and others were harassed by superiors. >> i think that's the problem with v.a. a complete lack of accountability. and when people know that they can engage in behavior without consequences, something's got to change. >> an independent federal investigative agency is pursuing 67 active complaints of harassment. >>> and what looked like a massive oil spill off san diego turned out to be something entirely different. that dark blob spotted in the water monday, actually a huge school of anchovy. students from the scripps institute of technology dove in with cameras attached. scientists are not sure why the tiny fish came so close to shore, but the biggest school of anchovy they've seen in more than 30 years. >> wow. >> you guys take anchovy on your seafood salad? >> i can't. no. i pick mine off. >> too fishy. those anchovies are safe. stay right where you are. thank you. dylan has a check of the weather. >> let's get a check of the weather. >>

scott mcgrew. breaking news in south bay. middle school on fire. crews just managed to put out the flames at caroline davis intermediate school. school's in south san jose, "today in the bay's" bob redell just got to the scene, bob, what's the latest? >> reporter: good morning, scott, it was a neighbor who saw smoke coming from the middle area of davis middle school here in south san jose. this is around 5:30 this morning. the san jose fire department arrived and they realized they were going to need back up. they called far second alarm. they have the ladder truck extended over where it used to be shooting water down on top of the structure. turns out that structure was of the multipurpose room. that's where the fire started, and they said they were fortunately able to keep it not only contained to the multipurpose rooms and just that building, but also contained to the attic. there was no actual damage inside the room itself as far as there being a fire. now whether it was smoke or water damage, that's to be determined. they don't believe there's anything suspicious about this fire, don't know the cause

. >> reporter: to see how the different repellants work, scott caroll, an and to mol gist at the university of california-davis >> okay, i'm going in. first i put my arm in the box with mosquitoes who haven't eaten in 18 hours and i'm wearing no repellant. >> 19, 20, ten seconds. can i stop. over 30 mosquitoes landed on me. next dr. caroll puts a deet spray on me and here goes. oh, they're interested. but they're not landing. well, i can feel them touching me and then they go away. >> reporter: not one bite with deet. now for the picaridin spray. one bite, one lurker. that girl is chowing. she's staying there for the long haul. >> and the second one is biting too. >> oh, man. >> reporter: in ten minutes i receive two bites wearing the picarid. n spray. >> that would be a low percentage, 1% biting you. >> reporter: it rated the spray effective for seven hour, just an hour less than the deet sprays. and picaridin got much better results than true botanicals so if you're trying to wave off those pesky skeeters without deet, picaridin may be your best bet. for abc news, becky worley, abc news. >> i'm itchy now. >>

scott mcgrew. raiders owner mark davis could be shopping the team to another city.ween friends and would not comment on the possibility of the team moving. however, it is widely known the raiders want a new stadium and their lease is expiring. >>> all right. let's check your weather with christina. >> san antonio raiders? i don't think so. taking a live look here at healdsburg, looking good. plenty of mid-level clouds overhead, overcast, meanwhile, over emeryville. and here you are from high atop the hillside in sunol, looking down at the east shore, you can see those low clouds. this afternoon, temperatures in the 90s. in the south bay, 91. 84 for the peninsula and 83 on the east shore. >>> from nbc news, this is "today's take" with willie geist, al roker, natalie morales, and tamron hall from studio 1a at rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. this is "today." we know you've had this date circled on your calendar for one reason. "sharknado 2." there's oscar buzz for this man right here. >> perhaps an emmy. we'll see. >> we actually believe you in this performance. >>

scott kazmir. cabrera, his fourth home run of the season. tigers tied at 1-1. bottom of the ninth. the tigers down 4-1. bases loaded. and rajai davisloading off sean doolittle. tigers win it 5-4 in the ninth. 1984 world series champions. the last walkoff grand slam ten years ago, the 20th anniversary of their championship. >> that's unbelievable. >>> so is this. the two jakes here. jake arrieta and jake peavy. nate schuerholz, off jake peavy, your only runs in this game. jake arrieta takes a no-hitter until this. two strikes on stephen drew. two outs. through 7 2/3. and then, it's over. but the cubs get the win. 2-0, at fenway. >>> big one for team usa against belgium coming up at the world cup. coverage begins at 3:00 p.m. eastern, 12:00 pacific, on espn. >> kick it. >>> up next, "the pulse." we're all about the world cup, including a couple fans who say they took one long road trip to brazil. >>> plus, the breakfast boycott by one restaurant to show support for team usa. [ jennifer garner ] why can't powerful sunscreen feel great on your skin? actually it can. neutrogena® ultra sheer. nothing outperforms it. nothing feels cleaner

scott feldman, the victim of reddick. hu 3-1 in the sixth inning. >>> the city of san antonio could suddenly become a pawn for the owner mark davis. the news reported that the meeting between davis and city officials which took place regarding the prospect of the silver and black moving to the alamo city. they could play at the alamo dome. they called it due diligence as the raiders lease expires after this season. >>> colin kaepernick continues to get in synch with some passes to michael crabtree as his preparation for 2014 continues. >> i want to say there's one thing, constant work, trying to get better at everything i do and make sure i'm ready to lead this team and that i'm making the right throws when it counts. >>> finally, the umpires for tonight's giants/pirate's game stopped off today at ucsf children's hospital to deliver gifts from the build a bear workshop. one of the umpires, especially happy for the opportunity to visit the kids. >> it is 100% about these kids. spread just a little bit of smiles, even if it's just for a few minutes. and hopefully a lot to them for that day as well. >>> awesome to see the umpires get

scott. so this is named after a mental health worker who was killed by one of her patients back in 2001. now governor greg davis signed this into, had approved this in 2002, but each county has to opt in. and with a vote here, that could make san francisco the largest county to do so. essential live right now as soon as you're legally an adult, you can refuse mental health services. laura's law say they may be court ordered into outpatient treatment. opponents say this compromises the individual's civil rights and that any type of forced treatment will end up pushing people away from getting help. but supporters say this is a critical tool for family members who desperately to want get a loved one back into the treatment process. >> that's when we talk about laura's laws in the most compassionate, community-driven process that gets them the help that they need, they don't understand that they need themselves. >> the damage is that rather than poeshtly pushing people away. and there's been some findings that show that when people are introduced to the idea, for instance they disappear and they don't come back. >

scott mcgrew. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. we begin with breaking news, there's a fire at a school in san jose. it's happening at the caroline davis school. this is a picture just tweeted out by the san jose fire department. the fire is torn through a

scott peterson, who was sentenced to die for murdering his pregnant wife, laci, is perhaps the best known. but the facility also houses richard ramirez, better known as the night stalker, and richard allen davis, polly klaas' killer. the prison is more than 150 years old. the walls are crumbling. and the institution is outdated, contributing to an overwhelming increase in both the number and severity of brutal assaults by inmates. during the next hour, you will witness life inside san quentin, including a look inside california's vicious death row. >> san quentin opened in 1852 and today, seems physically trapped in the century in which it was conceived. old and decrepit, san quentin is riddled with shadowy alcoves and blind spots. there are no electrified, lethal fences. the towers around the perimeter must still be staffed where, incredibly, there are fewer surveillance cameras than a single convenience store. and worse yet, a lack of modernization has put officers in constant risk of inmate attack. >> every day i walk through those gates, the thought crosses my mind. is today going to be the last? >> the grounds are a sprawling 432 acres located on the shores of beautiful san francisco bay