what's that say to you in. >> that no one was telling the truth the whole entire time and that durhamied and they wanted me to shut up and be quiet about it. no, i couldn't. because i'm transporting those special needs children. >> reporter: here's the work order confirming her concerns and it shows mechanics not only fixed the brakes but in the days following the investigation they spent more than 18 mechanic hours fixing problems with ramirez's school bus. >> you risked your job, your paycheck and career. >> i sure did. i sure did. >> reporter: regret what you did? >> no, i don't. i don't regret it. >> reporter: she was not the only durham bus driver criticizing her employer's bus maintenance program. >> six to seven break downs in one morning shift. >> reporter: and her frustration amplified after learning the california highway patrol conducted no investigation after the bus drivers exposed critical problems. >> do you feel the california highway patrol let you, the drivers and the students down? oh, yeah, definitely. they sure did. when you transport special needs children. you l

what does that say about durham? >> they don't care. they just wanted me out.ecause i supposedly lied. i didn't lie. you've got the proof right there, tony. i want my job back. i want to be able to go back to see my children that i transport every day and that they miss me. they call me miss lorraine. some of them call me mama. mama lorraine. >> reporter: fighting for her students. in its letter to lorraine ramirez, durham said she was fired for violations of company policy. she believes the reasons were manufactured. after our investigation in may, ramirez tells us, she was called in to the office and told, if she talks to nbc bay area again, she would be fired. for the record, she did not talk again until after she was fired. jessica? >> okay, thank you, tony. if you have a tip for investigative unit, give us a call at 888-996-tips. or you can send an e-mail to the unit at nbcbayarea.com. >>> let's get to the weather. mostly rainy around the bay area. in some parts, heavy rain. this is the scene in san francisco now. umbrellas and plenty of puddles. a big cha

there was an explosion that inpened at a hospital durham, n.c.. been a week since d into newsandy slamme york and new jersey. it left millions of people without power. if you encounter any problems the polls, let us know. >> more information on these stories, this is our website, wjla.com. you will find our tuesday expressed. that is a chilly start to election day. with adamheck in caskey. nice touque. >> i got this back in 2006 during the olympics. it is appropriate on such a call the election day morning. many 20'see many -- which includes hagerstown and cumberland. but 35s is 25 degrees the waters of the potomac. it will warm-up but slowly. the uppermake it into we will have sunshine. look good but those , you definitely need to wear extra clothing. our seven-day forecast looks good. like we're getting a charlie rose: will you endorse president obama? colipowell: yes. when he took over we were in one of the... worst recessions we had seen in recent times... close to a depression. and i saw, over the next several years, stabilization... come bac

they're calling out for an explosion early this morning at durham regional hospital. the hospital sprinkler system as well as the staff ended up putting that fire out. we understand it happened on the sixth floor with a specialty treatment area and three beds. more details as we get them. at the live desk, melissa mollet, news 4. >>> 37 degds. ahead, why some stocks may see a big bounce as soon as the race for the white house is decided. ♪ [ male announcer ] tuesday, early, election day in the united states of america. our moment to make a choice. to bring jobs back. to make the economy, the american economy again. to find someone to lead. to lead us to a better future. the choice, now, the most important vote of our lives. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> welcome back. take a look at this unbelievable video from north texas. a single engine plane clips the top of an suv as it's about to land. take a look right there. everybody involved in the accident is okay. a flight instructor who works out of the airport says both the driver and the pilo

raleigh-durham even cooler at 46. there is the rain moving into parts of the carolinas. we have cloud cover that is tough to shake. we will have some clearing by late tonight and tomorrow morning. the western and southern parts of the shenandoah no dallies. there is a system -- valleys. there is a system that is lingering. it is not enough to move offshore and onshore. it will take control of the weather. overall, pleasant, but unseasonably cool. we will have some energy off of the carolina coast. we have been talking about a shower on sunday, or monday morning. right now, i think the odds are slim within the next seven days. right now, signs point to the system staying offshore. 50 degrees is the high, and then a gradual drop. tomorrow -- connect back into the 30's. tomorrow, a few degrees warmer. we will make it into the mid- 50's. 54 55, on average. the average height is 58 degrees, but we will be slightly before that. right now, next thursday is looking pretty good. >> a nice warm up. >> a november warm-up. >> twinkies and wonder bread are american icons but could th

. >> okay, what about erica durham? >> i think she can go. >> girl?at's what i thought. >> she really moves you with her acting. >> okay, you're talking about one of the most iconic songs ever written in the theater, and she has to knock it out of the park. >> joshua's a favoritthe light in the piazza. >> yes. >> he went a little off tonight in his thing, but he's still a favorite. evan is the foot guy. >> yes. >> yes. >> he's a favorite. >> billy dirty rotten scoundrels, a favorite. >> yes. >> harry hill, a favorite? >> not for me. >> i loved his solo "before the summer ends." >> i actually thought drew shined a little more tonight then he did last night, even. like on stage, his presence on stage was very strong. >> michael was the jekyll and hyde. we can lose him? he goes down. adam levy, i feel like we could... >> no. and michael williams, i feel like we could... >> yes. i think like josh is an absolute in, must. that guy is brilliant. bring him up. >> i really liked evan. >> i really like evan too. i would move evan up. >> i would move him up. th

a veteran bay area school bus driver fired by durham bus services after raising concerns about mechanical problems with her bus. now, the driver said she was tankd because she spoke to the

- carol has a flight to raleigh-durham, so i'm going with him, and we're gonna drive out and spend aew days at an inn at nags head. - you're going to nags head? isn't that redundant?

well, they were professor ling chee wang and henry durham. and when i was actually quite despairing, i was quite despairing, it was coming down it a crucial vote in 2007 and then 2008 for the college board to support this campus, they came to the fore, they organized the community, the community rose up probably one of the first few times in the history of the chinese community in san francisco, they rose up from the ground and they said, we want this campus, we're fighting for this campus and you better vote for this campus, and guess what, we passed it and we got the campus. so this campus has been built and raised and all of us community activists, ling chee wang, all you old-timers, we built it for current generations and generations as yell yet unborn. our forefathers came hear to build the railroads. they came hear to build the railroads but really to build a better life for themselves and their families. they would be so proud. they would be so proud to know that their great-great-great grandchildren built this campus so that our commu

after a lengthy appointment process, the former oil company executive and current bishop of durham, justin welby, has been officially announced as the new archbishop of canterbury. he'll take the top job at the end of the year from dr. rowan williams. a short time ago, he told reporters he supports the ordination of women bishops, but he's backing the house of bishops' earlier statement which objected to same-sex marriage. >> i support the house of bishop statement in the summer in answer to the government's consultation on same-sex marriage. but i also know i need to listen very attentively to the lgbt communities and examine my own thinking carefully and prayerfully. i am alza verse to the language of exclusion. ove in the same way as jesus christ loves us. above all, in the church we need to create safe spaces for these issues to be discussed in honesty and in love. >> the soon-to-be archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, there. i'm joined by the bbc's emily buchanan from the church headquarters in london. emily, it ain't easy, is it, being the figurehead leader of the worldwide anglic

he is justin welby, the bishop of durham, in england. welby is 56 and a former oil executive who has been a bishop for only one year. he succeeds rowan williams, who is stepping down next month. he takes over an international body of churches deeply divided over several issues including homosexual. george carey, who was archbishop of canterbury from 1991 through 2002, was in washington this week to receive an award for his interfaith work. he told us welby is a good choice. >> just comes with very good credentials. i mean, he's a wise man. he's young enough to have bags of energy and to set a new course. there's a freshness about him. >>> in egypt, the new coptic pope urged coptic christians to become more active in public and political life. pope tawadros ii also voiced his opposition to calls from some islamist leaders for a constitution heavily based on sharia law. the new pope was chosen last sunday. according to tradition, his name along with those of two others, were written on pieces of paper and put into a jar. a blindfolded chil

perhaps we need to see the situation in more forward durham's and the government needs to express that. so interesting guest earlier on talk to dimitri's kamar some is titled i'm just now the site is deadly greece dot net not dot com israel's military is a gauged on both its northern and southern front is this weekend the country's fired into syria in response to a mortar attack on the golan heights and televisa warning of tougher action two against militants in gaza after a surge in salvos from the palestinian territory paula slayer wraps it up. early on sunday afternoon israel fired into syrian territory for the first time since the one nine hundred seventy three war as spoke earlier with the israeli defense forces folks listen unit who did confirm that these warning shots took place he said that they were in response to a more to show for link near and the israeli military post in the golan heights now these ladies do not believe that they were the target they do believe that the shell was part of the byproduct of the internal fighting taking place in syria between forces loyal to a

their house we need to see the situation in more forward durham's and the government needs to express that now of course policing is becoming more strict. this continue but i do think violence is increasing not because. i don't think there is any m.s.'s political message store it's violence now it's different ok we're watching that. we're bringing our viewers the latest as and when it happens thanks ever so much for being on the problem giving us your thoughts on the ground there if you are dr dimitrius journalism professor and director of daily greystock called appreciate it. israel's go to militarily tangled two front t is only one day firing its first runs into syria sunday just hours before hitting back at militants in gaza killing several civilians because the details on bad just ahead also they need to rein the reform complaint is they're facing troops instead of told us in the long struggle for voice and find out what's really driving the crackdown in a few minutes as well. usually the police and occupy protesters are like oil and water but in atlanta they've come together to s

three others hurt after the explosion at durham regional hospital. happened after 2:00 this morning on the hospital's 6th floor. some patients had to be relocated due to flooding from the sprinklers.. >> hope surveillance video can help solve a break in. two men and one woman who broke into a couple businesses two weeks ago. investigators say the suspects first tried to break in to one business but couldn't get inside. they tried and succeeded to break in to two businesses nearby. give them a call. >> 9:26 now and coming out with the early voting turn out may mean for this election and how the candidates mayfair in key battleground states. >> joins us live to go deeper into this close race. look, the reason i'm in this race is there are people that are really hurting today in this country. and we face this deficit -- could crush the future generations. and republicans and democrats both love america but we need to have leadership -- leadership in washington that will actually bring people together and get the job done and could not care less if it's

britain has just named bishop of durham justin weldy as the next arch dlis bishop of canterbury.mer oil executive will replace arch bishop rowan williams as the head of the anglicans. >>> 6:15 is our time now. there is growing frustration for hundreds of people in new york and new jersey after a snowstorm slammed the northeast setting back relief efforts. just a week after the storm, the record breaking snowstorm is adding to the power outages. between the two states, 200,000 new power outages were reported. new york's governor andrew cuomo is calling for an investigation, accusing utility companies of being unprepared and badly operated. new jersey governor chris christie says all 400,000 outages in his state should be fixed by saturday. >>> in an effort to slow long gas lines in new york city and long island, a new system of gas rationing starts this morning. drivers will be able to buy gas on alternate days according to their license plate numbers. the odd/even fueling system is similar to the one being enforced right now in new jersey. >>> a tennessee teenager survived three

the bishop of durham, justin weldy, reportedly the pick to lead the anglican church. he made the shift to the clergy. he will replace archbishop rowan williams, stepping down early this year. >>> a tennessee teenager is at home from the hospital after he survived three days injured and in a ravine. 19-year-old tyler campbell was driving near huntsville, alabama, saturday night. apparent apparently, he fell asleep and drove off the road. his truck ended up at the bottom of a 30-foot ravine against that tree. he managed to crawl out. he couldn't make it back up to the road despite trying several times to crawl up there. his family spent three days looking for him. finally on tuesday, he was able to make it back up to that highway, where a driver saw him and called for help. >> he said, i went as far as i could go. i prayed to god to take me. and he said, god told me i wasn't done yet. it's incredible. i knew he was tough. i didn't know he was that tough. >> he survived all that time only on rainwater. he was treated for a broken leg and a shoulder. you see there. tyler

. >>> investigators are trying to find the cause of a deadly fire at a hospital in durham, north carolina. where one parent was killed and three others were hurt. that fire broke out in the middle of the night at select specialty hospital. it specializes in long-term acute care for patients. there were initial reports of some kind of explosion. but that turned out not to be the case. some patients had to be i move today other parts of the -- moved to other parts of the hospital because of flooding from the sprinkler system. >>> now a dramatics rescue in northern california after a boat carrying seven people capsized. it happened in the choppy cold waters of tamales bay. two children were also freed after crews cut open the hull of the 25-foot boat. investigators say at least five of the people were not wearing life jackets but no one was seriously hurt. >>> well, still ahead, who has the most at stake this election day? we continue our analysis with a look at those on medicaid and folks with pre-existing medical conditions who have no insurance. >>> all of us americans have a lot of stake

it happened in the durham region hospital. no word on what cause today.ver the massacre in fort hood. they are avoiding responsibility by calling the shooting workplace violence instead of a terrorist attack. 13 people were killed including a pregnant woman. gretch? >> gretchen: as you know polls are open and americans are split 50 history 50 on the candidate for president. one focused on growing the government and the other one determined to shrink it. here to explain how. judge andrew napolitano. what is your overarching way of analysis in which you look at differences of the cand dates. >> in the area of the economy which is most important to americans, the president wants to use the government to redistribute wealth. governor romney want to take the government out of the way of private enterprise. and governor romney understands economics. risk and private enterprise produces prosperity and wealth and jobs and everybody is better off for it. the president rejects the notion and believes by taxing a certain class of people and giving dollars to others.

a patient was killed and three others hurt in explosion and fire at a hospital in durham. happened around 2:15 this morning. unclear what caused the blast. hospital officials say the fire was quickly contained by the sprinkler system. >> major violence today in iraq to tell you about as a suicide bomber detonated a car full of explosives just outside baghdad. 27 people were killed. more than 40 injured. the blast hit as troops were changing shifts. at least 19 soldiers were among the dead. >>> congress will take a close look at the meningitis out break when they return next week. separate hearings will be held in the house and the senate. the head of the fda is scheduled to testify. more than 400 cases of meningitis have been reported across the nation including 30 deaths. the out break is linked to tainted steroids shots produced in massachusetts. >> in sports there is some optimism about getting back on the ice. the nhl and player's association are returning to the bargaining table. over the weekend held negotiations and made enough progress to want to talk a few days la

a reported explosio a fire at the durham regional hospital.ne patient was killed in the blast, three others hurt. the fire is now out. there's no word on what caused it. >>> and the major highway connecting southern california and las vegas, has reopened after being closed monday because of the intense wildfire you see here, raging on both sides of interstate 15. crews battling to keep the flames away from nearby homes. they hope to have the fire contained by tonight. >>> finally, we want to say thank you to all of you who generously supported our day of giving for the victims of hurricane sandy monday. with your help, we raised nearly $16 million, as of early this morning. and you can still donate. won't you, please? call 1-800-help-now, or redcross.org. >>> and again, for a look at the weather, the nor'easter up the coast, here's sam. >> when we see nor'easters, if there's snow, there needs to be cold air in place. and there's plenty of cold air. let's show you the shots from killington, vermont, where the air was so cold, and windchills in

many ways, north carolina is almost defined in some ways by the research triangle in the raleigh-durham area. northern virginia has nothing to do with southern virginia and florida goes its own merry way. >> those are all close right now. >> we'll watch all these dynamics tonight, geographically and by gender, all of these questions about race and ethnicity but want to bring in barbara walters right now, as we know, founder and co-host of "the view" among many other roles at this network. you interviewed every president back to richard nixon, i believe and every first lady beyond that. tell us about the role of the first ladies because they were instrumental in hoye, too. they were there a lot there too. >> i can remember when there has been an election in which the first -- the wives played the kind of role that they did. first of all, in humanizing their husbands, each of them appeared prime time at their husband's conventions saying in effect i love my husband, he's a good man so you should love him too and we were poor, let me tell you about our beginning and michelle obama saying w