here's investigative reporter candice nguyen. >> reporter: father daniel carter was accused at least once before more than two decades ago. a former archbishop called the allegations unfounded and allowed him to keep working. we have found six new lawsuits accusing carter of abuse, and neither he nor the archdiocese will answer our questions. >> it's hard to talk about. >> reporter: decades later, daniela campana can remember father carter, even the sound of his voice. >> very charismatic, very loud. a little bit strict. he was a big presence at the score. >> reporter: he worked at a school la campania attended as a child. she said the priest formed a bond with her entire family. >> he became good friends with my father. i really liked him. he took a liking to me, which wasn't really a common experience for me as a child. >> reporter: one night in the late '70s, la campania says carter turned from trusted family friend to her abuser. she was only 8 years old. >> he was over at our house having dinner. my parents were actually in the other room. i was wearing my pajamas. he took his h

our investigative reporter candice nguyen was there.ut it was a car that burned after a charging device overheated. staff members at the campground did confirm that. a family member of the two people inside that burning car say they both made it out okay and no one else was hurt. >> the three-day event wrapped up last night. lizzo rocked wine country, making history as the festival's first black female headliner. ♪♪ >> but something happened during lizzo's set, the "chronicle" reports lizzo called out an unfriendly neighbor to the tens of thousands of fans in the audience. lizzo said she, quote, saw signs talking about how they want to cancel people like me and choke people like me, end quote. the "chronicle" confirmed one house near the festival had signs displayed that read, quote, choke the woke, among other messages. lizzo assured the fans that that place was safe. >>> it's 6:27. next, the top stories we're following today, including melting away. the rush to recover gold, which some believe might be buried under california's great

>> 61 years old. >> candice nguyen, thank you. if you have a story tip for candice or anyone else in our investigative unit, give us a call. you see the number here, 888-996-tips or visit our website, nbcbayarea.com/investigations. >>> also tonight, a big legal shake-up. the man accused of murdering the co-founder of cash app, bob lee, has replaced his defense attorney. nima momeni has parted ways with paula canny. she was supposed to be in court today for a preliminary hearing. it would have been a chance for her to cross-examine the prosecution's witnesses and try to argue that the state does not have enough evidence to take this case to trial. instead, paula canny filed a legal motion to withdraw from this case, citing a conflict of interest with her client. during a news conference after today's hearing, canny said she could not disclose what that conflict between her and her client is or when it arose. >> [ bleep ] happens in representing people. it's just like that, you know. i have my way. clients have their way. >> the lawy

. >> investigative reporter candice nguyen has been tracking this new wave of clergy lawsuits hitting the catholic church across california. she joins us with the latest. >>> bankruptcy for one of northern california's largest diocese is a major development, but it's also not a surprise. oakland bishop michael barber signalled back in april he was strongly considering this move. in an open letter published just this morning. barber made it official, saying bankruptcy was the quote best way to support a compassionate and equitable outcome for survivors of abuse, while continuing to provide essential services and support. oaoakland iss not the only cathc diocese taking this path. sacramento and san diego say they are considering it. this financial reckoning follows a three-year window in california, allowing adults who claim they were sexually abused when they were children to sue their alleged abusers, no matter how long ago the alleged abuse occurred. thousands of new lawsuits have hit catholic institutions across the state. including more than 330 against the oakland diocese. across

. >> candice nguyen joins us with what we're learning. >> reporter: dominguez went to castlemont high school in oakland. when he graduated he went to laney, then transferred to uc davis. his high school football coach, james barnes, tells us he is surprised by the arrest of his former player, as well as the horrifying allegations. he tells our investigative unit dominguez was very involved in high school. in addition to football, dominguez ran track and field and volunteered with multiple organizations, all to put him on the college track. on a lot of the suspect's social media posts we just read this afternoon, he said he wanted to be a doctor. coach barnes says dominguez maintained a high gpa of stwle.8 and had an academic scholarship to uc davis. when it comes to how he interacted withers on people, barnes says dominguez was well respected by peers even with his quiet temperament. >> he was really quiet, didn't speak much. he wasn't one of the vocal players on the team. he was very low-key. i know he lived in the lower parts of east oakland where he would walk from there to school

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i'm candice nguyen with the unit.full report right now on nbcbayarea.com/investigations. >>> 5:44 right now. beyond frustrated. coming up, vandals hit an east bay restaurant not once, but twice, taking some liberties while they're at it. we'll explain what the owner is dealing with. >> a lot of people talking about washington being close to an agreement on the debt ceiling, but speaker mccarthy says, no, we're n. so what'ots >>> good friday morning. the time is 5:47. let's head to palo alto. it looks like it's a nice, easy start to our friday, and the temperature is at 54 degrees. cool morning and also mostly cloudy. but it's going to clear out today and shape up to be a beautiful afternoon. we're talking about the weekend plans and the weather for all of our microclimates coming up. >>> we do have an issue here, continuing the alert for south 17, just before hamilton. we're just down to one lane, a deadly crash. a number of vehicles to be cleared. chp just updated us, one lane is open now. about 45 minutes from now t

with the investigative unit, candice nguyen. >>> only on nbc bay area, the hunt for a possible arsonist in the south bay. investigators are looking into more than ten suspicious fires near downtown san jose, including two house fires. all of them occurring in the past three weeks. here's nbc bay area's marianne favro. >> reporter: one of the most recent reports of possible arson was just this last weekend here on fifth street after someone lit this ford on fire. victor salazar says his mother and sister barely eskeeped as fire ripped through their home on fourth street early saturday morning. victor, who's lived here 40 years, is now living in a tent in his front yard as he mourns the loss of his three dogs, killed in the fire. >> somebody lit it on fire. they -- they -- they lit my mom's house on fire. >> reporter: victor said someone lit a trash can on fire and the flames spread to his home. san jose fire department confirms they are investigating whether this was arson. they are also investigating a vehicle fire one street over on fifth street that destroyed this ford excursion and a

. >> joining us now is our investigative reporter, candice nguyen. a lot to ask here. what happened? what prompted that bus driver to take this action? it's pretty drastic. >> yeah, that's the big question. what led up to this? i spoke to a source close to tva's internal investigation. apparently that passenger used racial slurs against that driver. i also reached out to that driver. his sibling got back to me and told me mr. terry does not want to do an interview, and he's trying to move on with his life. through that sibling, mr. terry also said -- characterized that passenger as a belligerent drunk, he quotes, who got the best of him that day. >> this happened last july. we're seeing this footage here. why did it take so long for this to come out, and how did we obtain the video if you can talk about that? >> a public records request. as far as we know, all of this was handled very much internally within vta before we obtained this video through a public records request. >> so we didn't know about this until we just got this video? >> yes. there are people in and cl

our investigative reporter candice nguyen has been on this story since the beginning here. is this different than a plea deal, an indicated plea? >> i know. there's a lot of legal talk. >> what is it. >> so this is different from a plea deal. a plea deal comes from a prosecutor. usually it's a deal where the defendant pleads guilty in exchange for a lesser sentence, avoiding trial. so this indicated sentence came from the judge, and it came after shannon o'connor asked the judge, hey, how long could i face if i plead guilty to all these charges? >> got it. >> so this was more of an answer from the judge. >> so the judge says about 17 years if you change your plea. the maximum of 20 years. it doesn't seem like there's any benefit here of changing her plea. 17 years compared to 20 years. >> that's probably what's going through shannon o'connor's mind, which is why she declined it. she wanted to know how long she faced. >> before we get to the next question, the kids, her own kids -- she hosted these -- accused of hosting these sex parties, drinking parties for teenagers inclu

candice nguyen broke the story and joins us with new details. >> reporter: raj, this was where we first told you the victim's family said atria management initially blamed their father, saying he ate flaming hot cheetos and that sent him to the hospital. atria stood by that for months until we obtained the coroner's report confirming the man died from drinking a cleaning chemical. around midnight august 24, constantine was rushed to the hospital where he died a few days later. the cause of death, caustic injury to his esophagus and stomach. the state determined he was left unsupervised and got into an area that was supposed to be locked. a staffmember was criminally charged with elder abuse. the facility was fined. now state regulators are moving to revoke its license. this walnut creek poisoning happened just four days before three dementia patients at atria park of san mateo were served a cleaning chemical there that a worker thought was fruit juice. regulators say workers were transferring the poisonous chemical in a beverage pitcher when another employee accidentally served it. two

here's candice nguyen. >> reporter: returning indigenous remains back to tribes is called repatriation. state auditors found uc berkeley tops a list of california universiies showing it still has most of its items. adding to the battle, some are criticizing repatriation, like one professor from another local campus, saying it's a step back for science. uc berkeley. more than a century old. celebrated for its progressive values and fight for social justice. but for many indigenous tribes, including the chumash indians, a dark history, their history, lies behind this iconic green gate. >> it is not okay to house human remains for scientific purposes, research purposes. >> reporter: in an interview with propublica and nbc news, nikia with the band of chumash indians talks about her tribe's decades-long fight with uc berkeley to reclaim their ancestors remains. they won their battle but when they went to retrieve their ancestors -- >> what we found them in rows of shelves. at times, the skulls separated from the rest of the body. it was horrific. i just -- i can't believe that that practic

candice nguyen is there. >> reporter: the judge gave an "indicated sentence," meaning if o'connor changed her plea, she would have been sentenced to 17 years 4 months, just shy of the 20-year maximum sentence prosecutors have been pushing for. o'connor did not agree to the judge's offer and decided to keep her not guilty plea. o'connor was in court today for this hearing. she currently faces 39 misdemeanors and felonies. >> defendant has declined to take that offer. they are now just looking forward to going to the preliminary hearing, speak the truth before the court, and keeping the case moving forward so they can continue healing. >> all this stemmed from those accusations against o'connor between 2020 and 2021 where the los gatos mother threw multiple parties with excessive alcohol for her teen sons and friends, some who were injured. we have video of the prosecutor in that case. we apologize, a bit of a technical difficulty in the station. it's dark behind me. things will get back to normal in just a minute. we reached out to o'connor's attorney who says -- who did not respond to our

let's bring in our investigative reporter candice nguyen. the bankruptcy, this is a major move. does it come as a big surprise to the community or the other catholic diocese around the state? >> not a surprise at all. just in march, the bishop indicated he was going to make this move. oakland is not the only one going down this road. santa rosa filed for bankruptcy earlier this year. right now sacramento and san diego both considering it. >> okay. so big question. not just obviously the business part of this, the legal part, but how does this impact the parishioners? >> i talked to a lot of parishioners. they're nervous. again, they're not surprised, but they're still nervous. the bishop wrote an open letter today saying it's not going to impact the schools that the diocese oversees, charities, cemeteries. he also says that employees will be paid as normal, but there are some nerves in the community. >> parishioners, you just said it. all the students that go to all the various schools. a lot of people rely on this church. these lawsuits, these new lawsuits in california, are th

investigative reporter candice nguyen joins us with this exclusive story. >> reporter: we received this video through a public records request, and it's disturbing. even though the attack happened last july, vta is still reviewing the case. cameras from bus 8331, iron terry driving down elreal, several on board including a man in a hoodie who pulls the cord to get off. he and the driver exchange words but the cameras don't pick up the audio. there is no physical provocation here, but after the rider gets off the bus, terry follows him into the street. then this happens. just look to the left of your screen here. the driver on your screen to the left attacks the man, kicking and punching him. this lasts about ten seconds in the middle of el camino real. the man does not appear to fight back. through a family member, aaron terry told us after 22 years as a driver, he's been terminated because of a, quote, belligerent drunk who affected him that day. >> i don't care how stressed you are. we're all under stress. it does not give you the excuse to leave a bus with passengers on it to go in a

here's candice nguyen. >> reporter: 11 surveillance cameras capture different angles in and around vta bus 8331. it's monday, july 25th, last year, just after 5:00 a.m. veteran vta operator aaron terry is at the wheel, heading southbound on el camino real in mountain view. several riders are on board, including this man in the hoodie. at 5:15, the passenger pulls the cord to stop the bus. he gets up and walks towards the front. the ambient bus audio is loud so it's hard to make out, but it seems the passenger tells the driver to pull over. seconds later, aaron terry slows down by a bus stop. the man exchanged words, but the camera doesn't clearly pick it up. the door does not open for the passenger, and terry keeps driving, only to stop again down the street where this time, the doors open and the man gets out. terry starts to drive off again but quickly stops again. with other riders on board, he gets out and goes after the passenger. there's no audio, but the cameras capture a brief face-to-face interaction before the bus driver follows the man into the street. terry appears to squar

candice nguyen joins us. >> reporter: 61-year-old fuk poi lai has a violent criminal history in san francisco going back 24 years. going through court records today, we found at least six cases against him ranging from vandalism to attempted murder. 1999, court records show lai was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon, which was not a firearm, and battery causing serious injuries. he pled guilty and was sentenced to over 200 days in jail. in 2005, lai was arrested for misdemeanor vandlism. that case was dismissed rather year later, he faced another assault with a deadly weapon charge, as well as a charge for fiercely injuring an elderly person. he pled guilty to elder abuse and was sentenced to eight months. in 2007, there's another arrest for assault with a deadly weapon and another elder abuse charge. on top of that, lai was charged with two counts of battery on a peace officer. but all those charges were dismissed, according to court documents we reviewed. in 2013, lai pled guilty to a

candice nguyen has been following the lawsuits against the church. she's joining us at 6:00 to get a closer look at the impact. you can see the story of previous claims against the diocese on our web site, nbcbayarea.com. >>> it is being called a game changer in energy and climate change. scientists at the lawrence livermore lab recreated the process of how the sun produces energy, and today was the celebration and a chance to look forward. nbc bay area's ian cull was invited to this event. pretty cool. can you go ahead and break it all down for us. >> it's being called a lot of things for good reason, the most impressive scientific feat. the experiment happened in december but today top energy officials met with scientists at the lab. this animation shows how the lab used 192 lasers to create the first fusion reaction that extracted more energy than was put in. it's known as ignition. scientists say once it's fully developed, it could power entire cities without radio active waste or fossil fuel emissions. today thousands of employees past and prese

. >> investigative reporter candice nguyen has been tracking this new wave of clergy lawsuits hitting the catholic church across california. she joins us with the latest. >>> bankruptcy for one of northern california's largest diocese is a major development, but it's also not a surprise. oakland bishop michael barber signalled back in april he was strongly considering this move. in an open letter published just this morning. barber made it official, saying bankruptcy was the quote best way to support a compassionate and equitable outcome for

candice nguyen was in court. she'll be joining us at 5:00 with all the updates in this case. >>> a nonprofit is using ads to address the fentanyl crisis. it has plastered posters in the middle of the so-called open air drug markets in san francisco. ian cull spoke with them about why they're doing this. ian, they're meant to grab your attention, pretty much in a different way, yes? >> yeah, a little different. they're colorful, bubbly, right in the middle of the tenderloin district. together sf action put up these signs, that's a nonprofit. some of them say "the fenta life months life." "no yelling while selling drugs, kids are trying to sleep." "drug dealers have more rights than our kids." these were on larkin in san francisco. we asked the nonprofit to explain the marketing strategy. >> the campaign is sort of cheerful and bright because we needed to draw contrast from the darkness of the reality of what's happening in our streets. we want people to confront the reality that we've all sort of normalized how ba

candice nguyen: this is an nbc bay area news special.vestigate the latest advancement in artificial intelligence. why it's forcing some of the bay area's largest schools to rethink the way their classrooms are run. and-- mark amador: this tree's leaning over. it's gonna hit this house. i'm just wondering why they haven't completed the job.

. >> our investigative reporter candice nguyen is leading the story for us. this is complex. certainly there is a lot of layers here. what's the background, though? were the universities ordered to do this for studying purposes, academic purposes years ago? >> years ago it wasn't ordered, but it was practice to get all these items to study anthropology, archaeology. but they were required to return it quite a while ago. the law that was passed in 1990 to protect native american grave sites, and the part that kicked in requiring museums, universities and government agencies to return the items back to tribes kicked in in 1995. it's been quite a while. >> so not breaking news here. they're supposed to give it back to the tribes. cal says it has a bunch of stuff. or we know cal has a bunch of the artifacts. what's cal's response in terms of not returning it to the tribes. >> cal says it appreciates these findings. it knows it has a lot to return at this time. and it says it has hired staff to help return the items. in our investigation airing tonight, we found the biggest challe

this evening our investigative reporter, candice nguyen found out it was a car that burned after a charging device overheated. staff members at the campground confirmed that. family member of two people inside the car says they both made it out okay. the bottle rocket festival wrapped up and lizzo made history as the festival's first black female headliner. ♪ ♪ >> hey. something did happen during her set, though. the chronicle reports lizzo called out an unfriendly neighbor to the tens of thousands of fans in the audience there. lizzo says she quote saw signs talking about how they want to cancel people like me and choke people like me. chronicle confirms one house near the festival had signs displayed saying "choke the woke". and she said this was a safe place. ♪ ♪ >> the sights and sounds of carnivale returning to san francisco. people lining the streets in the mission district to watch that grand parade this morning, highlighting diversity and celebration of culture. >> we're honoring and we're representing all 23 latin-american and caribbean culture, that also includes the after can afr

here is our investigative reporter candice nguyen. >> good morning. in our latest investigation we obtained exclusive video of a vta bus driver doing the unthinkable, attacking a passenger, and it does not appear to be in self-defense. we learn why the driver did it and question what vta did to keep the public safe. watch the full investigation right now on >>> we've made it to friday. it's 6:44. let's go to richmond. you might be heading to work this morning over the richmond-san rafael bridge. be careful of cloud cover. as the background shows and as the temperature trend goes, we should see the sunshine for your lunchtime hour. we'll walk you through the full forecast in just a bit. >>> a smooth drive right here, the north bay southbound, away from us. that's your commute direction. a gli glimpse of sunshine. we'll show you where and give you an idea of when coming up. >>> new developments are coming to light about senator dianne feinstein's recent health issues. her office says the 89-year-old suffered from ramsay hunt syndrome and encephalitis. s

our investigative reporter, candice nguyen, found out it was a car that burned, after a charging devicers at the campground confirmed that for us. a family member of two people inside the car say they both made it out okay, no one else was hurt. >>> the three-day event wrapped up yesterday. lizzo rocked wine country, making history as the festival's first black female headliner. ♪♪ >> wow, what a show. something happened during lizzo's set. the "chronicle" reports lizzo called out a, quote, unfriendly neighbor to the tens of thousands of fans in the audience. lizzo said she saw signs, talking about how they want to cancel people like me and choke people like me. the "chronicle" confirmed one house near the festival had signs displayed that read choke the woke, among other messages. lizzo assured her fans during her set that this was a safe place. >>> if you haven't done so already, dust off the grill. the unofficial start to summer means the return of barbecues and cookouts. now, before you grill or pack a picnic, federal food safety experts say have these things in mind. >> the most im

. >> my investigative unit colleague candice nguyen reported the state received more than 500 reports of pharmacy medication errors causing patients harm during the pandemic. knowing the stakes are up, you might want to make sure your pharmacy fills your prescription properly. you'll need your pills, a computer or smartphone connected to the internet. each pill is stamped with an imprint code. we're going to show you how the pill search works on poison.org. on the home page click pill i.d. at the top to get started. it's pretty easy. there are two boxes. one for each side of the pill. grab your magnifying glass, read the code, then punch it into the boxes exactly as you see it. you should instantly get a result that shows you the name, a photo, and dosage. if you discover a mismatch between the prescription your doctor ordered and the pills the pharmacy gave you, contact the pharmacy as soon as possible for help. the state might also like to hear from you. in california the pharmacy board says errors in filling prescriptions or suspected misconduct by a pharmacist may be violations of

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