remember diane peter's complaint? she filed a claim to get back her two grand. >> the check is from the damaged claim department. >> reporter: peter's got it. still, she would have preferred avoiding the headache all together. >> it's a total waste. it's a waste of money. just fill the potholes. >> clearly the message, driver beware. drivers filed almost $200 million of damage claimed with the state of california since 2007. after our story, we went out to check on the potholes reported. many of them have finally been repaired. if you have a tip for us to investigate, call our tip line at 1-888-996-8477 or send us an e-mail to theunit@nbcbayarea.com. finally, we thank you for joining us tonight. we invite you to stay tuned to nbc bay area because we investigate. i'm tony kovaleski. have a good night. [ female announcer ] now you don't have to give up. you can give in with dreyer's slow churned light ice cream. we churn it slowly for all the rich and creamy taste with just half the fat. so now you can have your ice crea

there's the form to fill out. >> reporter: remember diane peter's complaints? filed a complaint to get back her two grand. peters got it. still, she would have preferred avoiding it all together. >> it's a total waste. a total waste of money. they should just fill the potholes. >> we have discovered that drivers have filed almost $200 million worth of damage claims with the state of california in 2007. we did receive an e-mail from cal trans. we'll let you know how that goes. >> so you're going to tell us more about exactly what we're going to be looking at? >> we'll be looking at those rough roads and how that will be impacting roads. >> and if you have a tip for our investigative unit, just give us a call at 888-996-tips or you can send us an e-mail to theunit@nbcbayarea.com. >> now we'll take you back to london where the sun is up. it's actually 8:15 in the morning. >> the headline right now, a broken medal? >> reporter: yes, it is making headlines here in the u.k. first, we will talk about it. we'll also tell you about the team usa gymnastics uniform. first,

there is the form to fill out. >> reporter: remember diane peters complaint that a pothole damaged her car. she filed a claim with caltrans to get back her $2,000. >> the check is from the damage claim department of caltrans. >> reporter: peters got it. still, she said she would have preferred avoiding the headache all together. >> it is a total waste, a total waste of money. they should just fill the p potholes. >> we also discovered that drivers have filed almost $200 million worth of damage claims since 2007. we did ask how much they are paying out to the drivers due to rough roads. we are still waiting for a response. >> thanks. you will be back tonight after the olympics to discuss how the last of maintenance is affecting your safety. we drive on some of the poorest roads in the country, which are right here in the bay area. as our investigative unit uncovered, these road conditions are causing deadly accidents. we will have the full report tonight after prime time coverage of the olympics. if you have a story idea for the investigative unit, call our tip line at 888-996-tips or y

and so what happened was we had a two-hour special that night, that sunday night anchored by peter jennings, diane sawyer and barbara walters. now, in a particular instance, which is as i said was unusual. peter out to was wrong and i was right but that's not the point. that's not what it took away from this. y. took away from this was a much more in what. peter was saying you have to keep in mind the line between entertainment and news. you have to be thinking about why you are reporting the story. are you reporting because it's a historical significance or are you reporting it because people just want to know about it? you have to keep that light in mind. there's nothing wrong with reporting things because people care about them. you should always be thing exactly what you're doing it. that line by what i think has moved substantially. i think of princess diana died to date there wouldn't be any debate about a primetime special, and probably it was right for the line to move what i did learn and i took away was the importance that there be a line and the people always be wrestling with the. ther

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