crimes including rape and with a long list of violent offenses inside indiana state prison, inmate brian collinsortunate to have been moved out of the intensive detention unit to the less restrictive chronic care unit. but not long after the move his luck ran out. >> mr. collins has been accused of assaulting another inmate. there was never a verification of that, but the accusation was there. >> brian had a history of aggressive behavior, a history of getting into fights with inmates and staff. he was a convicted sex offender, obviously in jeopardy inside a prison, so i think a lot of his aggressive behavior was a means of protecting himself. >> prison officials allowed us to give collins a small videocamera to record his personal thoughts inside his cell. he gave us a rundown of the numerous disciplinary write-ups that he had taped to his wall. >> this is a battery. this is a battery. this is a battery. all of these are batteries. influence to others, disruptive, temperament, volatile, safety habits, careless, supervision required, constant. >> but what we really wanted from collins was the tr

and brian collins from truckee died in the crash. >> one of the things that brian did was make the decisionwas a selfless act. he knew that he was taking a risk and he knew that his life might be in danger but he said to me, jim that is what i want to do. >> he served in the navy for years, the second sailor killed is wesley van dooren. >>> they honored this officer by this sign. he was killed then. the suspect henry albert, jr., was caught and is awaiting trial. >> fair weather in your forecast for friday with wet changes coming as early as tomorrow, giving you a look outside the doors and isn't that a beautiful shot of the golden gate bridge, temperatures warmer than yesterday and again things will be changing as we get going through the weekend, so the ridge bringing high pressure and that is really about it. fair skies along the coast, we have got some instead the bay and inland communities as well, i do expect those clouds as well as those coming our way, those are your temperatures in those areas, half noon bay 57 and san jose you are checking in at 56. so the ridge of high pressure i

petty officer third class brian collins. >> one of the things brian did was make this decision to go into the military which was a selfless act. he knew he was taking a risk. he knew that his life might be in danger but he said to me, jim, that is what i want to do. >> collin served in the navy for more than two years. of the two survivors one was released from the hospital yesterday. the other could be released as soon as today. >>> we are getting video of a coast guard rescue near hurst castle on the central california coast. the coast guard was called out at 5:00 yesterday morning after a sailboat ran aground near the lighthouse. a helicopter rescued one man from the boat and he was not hurt. >>> time is 4:41. it is one of the most popular phones nationwide. coming up in our 5:00 hour we will take a look back at the lunch of the iphone and the changes over the past seven years. >>> and drought conditions in the bay area. the new campaign asking people to conserve. >>> right now traffic is doing pretty well around the bay area. we will let you know where traffic on highway 4 is beg

killed when a navy helicopter crashed in the atlantic. 25-year-old petty officers third class brian collins of truckee one of two people killed in a crash off the coast of virginia wednesday. the search for the missing pilot has been called off. the crew was training when that helicopter went down. >>> the olympics are just a few weeks away. and there is growing concern about violence in southern russia. the bodies of six shooting victims were found wednesday in four different cars. explosive devices were found near three of the cars but only one of the bombs went off and no one was hurt. the bodies were found about 200 miles away from sochi, the host city for the winter games. more than 30,000 police officers and military members will be working security for the olympics. checkpoints are being set up and vehicles will be screened. it's being touted as the biggest security operation in olympic history. >>> concerns about potential attacks at the games were initially raised last month when two suicide bombings rocked the city of volgograd about 400 miles from sochi. 34 people were killed and

friends are remembering the other california native killed in the crash petty officer third class brian collins. >> i just loved brian. he was always happy, always looking at the bright side of things. and he had his share of hard knocks and he was still always up. >> collin served in the navy for more than two years. the other sailor who was killed wednesday is 29-year-old lieutenant wesley of north carolina. of the two survivors one was released from the hospital yesterday. the other could be released as soon as today. >>> your time is 5:15. happening today a defense department report that comes out today finds that students at the three u.s. military academies often believe they have to put up with sexist and offensive behavior. this report is part of a continuing examination of military culture for the goal of reducing sexual harassment and assaults. the report point to scandals involving sports teams at the army, navy, and air force academies during the last school year. it urges leaders to do more to improve training and prevention programs. >>> after going down for six years, california'

brian collins from truckee, california. >> one of the things brian did was make this decision to go intohe military which was a selfless act. he knew he was taking a risk. he knew that his life might be in danger but he said to me, jim, that is what i want to do. >> collin served in the navy for more than two years. the other sailor is 29-year-old lieutenant wesley of greensboro, north carolina. of the two survivors one was released from the hospital yesterday. the other could be released as soon as today. >>> we're also getting video of a coast guard rescue near hurst castle on the central california coast. the coast guard was called out after 9:00 yesterday morning after a sailboat ran aground. a helicopter rescued one man from the boat. he was not hurt. >>> time is 6:16. happening today the defense department report comes out today. it finds that students at the three u.s. military academies often believe they have to put up with sexest and offensive behavior. the goal is to reduce sexual harassment and assault. the report points to scandals involving sports teams at the army, navy, a

a family trend is remembering collins as a man who knew what he wanted to do. >> something brian didas make the decision to go into the military which was a selfless act the he knew he was taking a risk. he knew his life could be in danger but he said, that is what i want to do. >> the navy says that the helicopter that went down was on a mine sweeping training mission and based from norfolk. >>> a tough flu season in california is worse. a ninth death in the area is blame on the flu reported yesterday in santa clara county. there are new details about some victims. a patient who died in sonoma was only 23 years old with no previous health conditions. a woman in her 40's died. she did have underlying conditions. >> people that are getting the flu or that are younger to middle aged, and this was very consist went what happened during the 2009 pandemic and it is the same flu strain. >>> it is not too late to get a shot with the vaccine protecting against h1n1 of the officials say there is a 200 percent increase in positive flu tests compared to this time last year. at 5:30, our reporte

friends are remembering the other california native killed in the crash, petty officer third class brian collinsalifornia. >> one of the things brian did was make this decision to go into the military, which was a selfless act. he knew he was taking a risk. he knew that his life might be in danger, but he said to me, jim, that's what i want to do. >> collins served in the navy for more two years. the other sailor who was killed wednesday is 29-year-old lieutenant wesley van doran of greensboro north carolina. of the two survivors, one was released from the hospital yesterday. the other could be released as soon as today. >>> your time 7:56. we have new information in the investigation of an attempted kidnapping in oakland on new year's night. police released this sketch of the suspect described as an african-american man in his 20s. 5-7, or 5-8, weighing 180 pounds. during the attack, the suspect wore a gray hooded parka, and the victim says he smelled like cigarettes. the 19-year-old woman told investigators the suspect grabbed her as she walked on 17 17th street near jackson, not far from lake

was killed when a navy helicopter crashed in the atlantic. 25-year-old petty officer third class brian collinskee was one of two people killed in the crash off the coast of virginia on wednesday. the search for the missing pilot has now been called off. the crew was training when the helicopter went down. >>> and new this morning a pentagon report says the number of sexual assaults in military academy awards dropped slightly last year. there were 70 reported in 2013 compared with 80 the year before. the report does not speculate whether the decrease is due to fewer assaults or if fewer victims chose to step forward. more than half of the reported assaults occurred at the air force academy. >>> the u.s. department of veteran affairs says there is a sharp increase in the suicide rate among the youngest male veterans. the suicide rated for male veterans between 18 and 29 increased nearly 44% between 2009 and 2011. va doctors say too many young veterans who get care for physical wounds don't seek treatment for mental health issues. >>> wall street is getting its first look at the nation's new numb

killed when a navy helicopter crashed into the atlantic. 25-year-old petty officer third class brian collins killed in wednesday's crash off the coast of virginia. the search for that missing pilot has since been called off. the crew was training at the time when that helicopter went down. >>> some new billboards are going up to expose the problem of human trafficking and sexualicsp exploitation of children including urging people not to ignore the crime. the signs will be on bus stops around the bay area. this is human trafficking awareness month in san francisco. >>> in other news around the bay, the san jose fire department has trouble getting to emergencies on time. santa clara county officials might cut some money for san jose firefighters because of the poor response times. the county says fire departments should respond to emergencies within 8 minutes. at least 90% of the time. san jose makes it only 88% of the time. >>> you might be asked to sign a petition concerning height limits for buildings along the san francisco waterfront. a group is trying to collect about 9700 signatures by

petty officer third class brian an true collins was one of the three sailors who -- brian andrew collins was one of the three sailors who lost his life in that crash. he's the brother of one of my staffers,more began. my entire staff -- morgan. my entire staff shared her grief. he was born and raised in california. he was an avid skier who first strapped on his first pair of skis at the age of 2. he loved to fly down the mountains of california, bouncing in and out of the trees. after high school, brian briefly attended trade school before deciding to enlist in the military. he was -- it was the navy that he found his calling. brian was a member of the helicopter mine countermeasure squadron. those teams patrol the watt torings locate and destroy sea-based mines that could harm navy vessels. brian loved that mission. he enjoyed jumping out of helicopters into the water as the primary rescue swimmer. it was during his service that he married his wife cheyenne. they just celebrated their one-year anniversary and bought their first home. they were starting their life together and still had

fallen, lieutenant shawn christopher snyder, lieutenant wesley viandorn, and navy air crewman brian andrew collins. virginia is home to one of the nation's largest concentration of active duty and retired military earn he wil personnel. i railroad it an honor and privilege to represent them here in congress. so while we're -- i consider it an honor and a privilege to represent them here in gressments so while we're shutting down government and using short-term c.r.'s, our military men and women are being inappropriately single out. this isn't right, this isn't fair and my hope is that today or in the next few days, we will fully correct the mistake we made in the budget act last month. in my time here in the senate working for our military families and their veterans has been one of my top priorities, and i'm proud that i've worked across the aisle on this issue relentlessly. i'd like to point out one particular action where we've made dramatic progress. i've worked with the polar clinic at william & mary law school in hampton rhodes to develop a model for veterans' legal clinics to help some of t

he will be joined by jason collins who is the first male athlete on a major american team to come out as gay. we'll have coverage of the state of the union with brian williams tomorrow night at 6:00. we'll stream it live online at www.nbcbayarea.com. >>> b.a.r.t is taking action. it was officer michael mayes that shot and killed tommy smith. it happened last week during a probation search at an apartment in dublin. mayes is expected to attend the funeral for smith. the chief outlined changes for the department. officers must now get written approval before probation searches. the chief has asked the department of justice to review b.a.r.t police department policies. >>> legal action against uber could affect the entire industry down the road. a lawsuit filed today argued that uber's drivers are distracted by the app that keeps them moving and on the lookout for customers. the suit comes after a recent deadly crash in san francisco which killed a young child. jean ellie has more. >> reporter: this lawsuit is asking the court to hold uber accountable for the death of a six-year-old who was hit and killed by an uber driver but argues that every uber d

collins co-hosted a major committee fundraiser for lgbt donors. we'll have full coverage of the president's state of the union address, our coverage starts at 6:00 with brian williams, we'll be streaming on line at nbcbayarea.com. >> the house is expected to vote tomorrow on the new farm bill. the poor would get less but farmers still get their monthly checks. the measure will cut back food stamp benefits 1% t bill will continue to heavily subsidize crops including corn, wheat, rice and cotton. insiders say food stamp program cuts may satisfy republicans who say the program is spending too much but the cuts are small enough that some democrats may support it. >> meanwhile, a new first today for university of california president janet napolitano. she will host a live web chat with uc students at 2:00 where she will outline her priorities as president and listen to concerns from the uc community. topics should range from tuition concerns to undocumented students and climate change issues. napolitano intends to host other web chats in the future. she said they are an ideal platform for ongoing conversations with the universities. the future of google glass.