us nowruce finley joins from denver. he is the environmental writer he "the denver post errico has been traveling around the state, covering the spill by the environmental protection agency on august 5. 10 days after this though, to be have a hand on how many people have been impacted, and what the greatest risk is at this point? .uest: well, no i know reports of people getting drinking the water. there are a lot of impacts. that plume that stretched out over 100 miles is now cleared. there is sort of a yellow sludge in the riverbed. that is being tested. there are epa crews at the site blowout.ld king mine they're trying to treat the water, which is traced with heavy metals, as much as possible before he goes on into the animus headwaters. host: you mentioned the gold king mind. that is where this took place. what got into the river? what are the chemicals and heavy metals that people are most concerned about? yellow sortoranges of mustard hue comes from, my oxidetanding is, iron hearing there are a whole bunch of heavy

bruce finley, i have a question.ecause you are a reporter and do a lot of research, hall, every government agency when they need a lot of funding, there seems to be some sort of accident and then they get more money? you have the twitter dude who called in and left a message saying he supported the epa and that they were underfunded and blah, blah, blah. that proves my point. every time a government agency says they are underfunded, next thing you know there is this huge disaster and they get more funding. research, mr. finley, and find out what happened on the oil spills. talking aboute new money to the environmental protection agency for cleanup or is this coming out of current money? guest: it is not into the superfund budget. people are wondering about funding. there are people saying the state as well as the federal government ought to have more funding. as reporters, we get limited glimpses of these things. we are dispatched quickly trying to get to the scene in the early hours. it is hard to be able to underst

finley's attorneys did not say anything. i did just hear him say he was pretty happy or hear that he said he was present. who's the agreement with. the judge will not decide today or tomorrow if it should spill into tomorrow. she will make her decision, it will come out sometime but we don't know when. live in san francisco, stephanie trou troung, nbc bay area news. >>> police spent the morning investigating a deadly shooting around 1:00 this morning. a man and woman were walking down the street. investigators say several men walked up to the couple, there was a quick exchange. one of the men opened fire, killing the man who was part of that couple. the group took off in a silver suv, the man died at the scene. >> now to the latest developments on that massive wildfire burning just north of us here over night, the fire grew by 3,000 acres, continuing to consume more than 100 square miles. >> we only have it 12% contained. joe fryar has the latest from the front lines. >> the rocky fire has now burned around 100 square miles,

she doesn't now have cancer. >> reporter: finley who filed for divorce two years ago says the couplened consent agreements to saw and discard the embryos if they split. ucsf as turned her support behind finley. >> it was a form you check the boxes off very quickly in a very brief period of time. everybody has done it in order to try to get a medical procedure done. that's the type of attention she gave it. >> reporter: finley is able to get pregnant with someone else but lee is not. this is a case that's not decided by a jury but rather a judge. she is is going to be accepting documents from both sides by august 28th within three months she will be issuing a written decision. san francisco, i'm tara moriarty. >>> the hayward fire chief is back on the job after he served a month long suspension without pay. documents released today suggest he was nearly fired for drinking on the job and clashing with employees. a disciplinary letter shows that gary contreras drove a city vehicle five times last year. he has said he will no longer drink at work functions and said i'm very embarrassed b

finley wants the embryos can destroyed, which is what the company agreed to do in case it they split up. >>> an effort to dee fund planned parenthood failed on capitol hill. the senate voted down the bill where he had t it would have taken away more than a half a billion dollars from the women's health organization. the funding may become a sticking point as congress faces a september 30th did deadline to pass a bill to avoid a government shutdown. >>> we now have an idea how the republican debate stage might look in cleveland on thursday, most of the candidates showed up for a voters forum in new hampshire last night trying to make their last work here to get on that stage for thursday's debate. today is the deadline for republican candidates to qualify, only the top ten in the polls are going on invited. some candidates will easily make the can cut like donald trump, jeb bush and wisconsin governor scott walker. you see rick perry there. he along with chris christie and john kasich are on the fringe. all three were at last night's voters for rum. >> we can't negotiate with terroris

but by 2013, their marriage up raffled, finley filing for divorce. tell me about the concept fosen that says in the case of divorce the embryos would be unfrozen and discarded? >> that's right. >> that signed concept form a leading silent witness at the trial now determining what should happen to the embryos. finley asking the court to enforce it. >> it's still an agreement. the agreement is in this document at the least 127 times. >> reporter: and order the embryos destroyed. finley also testifying his concern that his ex-wife would, quote, manipulate the situation to extract money for other purposes. a claim which lee denies. on the opposing side, lee's argument that signing the consent form does not prevent her from changing her mind, pleading for the preservation of the embryo, the now 46-year-old says are her last chance to have children. >> i have biological children. >> she has a powerful and compelling moral argument. but because she signed that document, she is in a tough spot legally. >> make y >> you made it clear that you do not expect st

she testified the contract she signed with finley for the embryos was just a consent form and could behanged. finley wants the emzpÑv destroyed, which is what the couple agreed to in case they split. >>> from silicon valley to the white house. today venture capitalists from across the bay area are in washington, d.c. making a strong push for greater diversity in the male-dominated tech world. "today in the bay" stephanie chuang joining us live in our san francisco newsroom with more on the first ever demo day and maybe we will be talking about this day for years to come as the point if in which things start to change. >> reporter: that's the goal of course. according to u.s.a. today we're talking about 45 different venture capital firms from across the country outlining today at the white house steps to enhance diversity in this very white male dominated profession. steps that include better human resources policies and more studies person ring diversity. now, this may be a familiar face, ellen powell, she sued her former employer kleiner perkins accusing the firm of gender dis naegs w

mimi lee is in the midst of a bitter divorce with steven finley.she now wants control of the embryos because she says that they are her only chance of having kids. she testified the contract that she signed with finley for the embryos was just a consent form and it could be changed. finley wants the embryos to destroyed per what they had originally agreed to in case they split up. >>> have you seen this? a dramatic rescue in sunnyvale was all caught on video. deputies pulled that man off the tracks seconds before a caltrain record by. now you can see they are trying to do repairs to what was left. that move, now, undoubtedly saved that man's life. >> the san mateo sheriff's deputies happened to be in the area at the time. "today in the bay" bob redell is live in sunnyvale to explain why things aligned just right before that amazing rescue, bob. >> reporter: very lucky for that man this that car. this happened right over my shoulder, you can see here at this caltrain crossing at mary and west evelyn avenues where caltrain workers have been working o

finley but there's no frances finley in the system. >> she tried to show her her confirmation.he said we don't deal with the paperwork. we only deal with the system. you are not in the system so you can't board the plane. >> she was forced to purchase another ticket for $492. she and her husband had a wontedder full time in peurto vallarta. when she got back she called expedia asking for a refund on the ticket. she estimates she muff talked to 40 people. she got to know the hold music really well. ♪ comply with me ♪ comply with me, come fly away ♪ >> she decided to contact us for help and we contacted expedia. they told us we regret the confusion surrounding the itinerary details and the delay in processing this details. expedia refunded the whole ticket price and gave her a voucher for a free mute flight. now if you have a consumer problem and need help, let me know about it. go to abc7news.com. i'm michael finney. "7 on your side." >> the record wildfire season is prompting the forest service to ask congress for more money. for the first time it's spending more than half it's

and i would do anything for them. >> the 46-year-old says she doesn't expect finley to be part of theirthem in any way. the case is still in court and before a judge. >> and to a big burning question in ocean county in a new jersey courtroom this week, can one divorcee ban the ex's new partner from sleeping over. the judge issue aid ruling saying a complete ban on a parent's new paramour just can't be enforced these days and this isn't really viable this day and age, but can't between the child and a new love interest should happen gradually so it's not a shock to the child. it's called a vitta restraint, centering around the idea that it would effect a child's moral welfare and in the particular case, the sleep overs with the child in the home can happen after a year. the chair of the law section says that it will serve as a great instruction and wonderful guidance in other cases. >>> and an about face from vanderbilt university this tweet went out, it means we are relentless and tough and we don't need your permission. many called it poorly worded. giving two former vanderbilt footbal

finley niche to the workweek at 84. the high moves east, a return flow into the weekend out of the south. temperatures get up to 87 saturday, mostly sunny. the humidity, you will notice it sunday. along with that, a few more clouds. to erika, technically it's a ragged tropical storm, thunderstorms all over the place, not wrapping around the center but it's a big rainstorm. 4 to 8 inches in pier to rico. good news they need the rain. that is a lot at once. the storm track initially was north of puerto rico. now likely to go over the island. if erica survives into the bahamas in a favorable area where it could intensify hugging the coast of florida, the eastern part of the gulf is still in play but it's more likely that the east coast of florida would be involved in the track. it may hang around meaning a lot of rain. clear for us tonight. comfortable. 50s in the suburb. 84 time. tomorrow night a moonlit sky, 68. fuel moon on the 30th. seven-day forecast, through the weekend, heating up, humidity on sunday. those are isol

>> michael finley is here with that. >> an accurate credit reporting tops the list of complaints received by federal regulators. they say three out of the four most complained about companies in july were credit reporting agencies. equifax and experian head the list followed by bank of america and another credit agency. trans union. 77% of complaints about credit reporting companies involve inaccurate information on their reports. >>> tubes that have overheated are being recalled by sylvania. they've received 34 points about the osram sylvania tubes. no injuries have been reported. the company has agreed to voluntarily recall 55,000 of them. anyone who has one is urged to stop using it and contact sylvania. >>> huggies found no evidence that its diaper wipes contain glass shards. several moms 'lanc s launched a campaign to recall the diaper wipes. one mom released video of tiny particles of glass on the wipes. the testing shows they are not a health risk. the shiny substance is microfibers and a sparkle in the reflecting light. >>> the dirtiest most germ-riddled place on an airplane is no

. >> reporter: two years after mimi lee and steve finley's marriage unraveled, the former couple is nowies. and knowing that i'm their mom and i would do anything for them. >> reporter: in an exclusive abc news interview, lee says after she was diagnosed with breast cancer, the couple decided to create and preserve five embryos. >> it was critically important. >> reporter: but this signed consent form shows in the case of divorce, the embryos should be unfrozen and discarded. >> it's still an agreement. >> reporter: and in court, finley is asking the judge to order they be destroyed. thanks to medical advancements, hundreds of thousands of frozen embryos are preserved across the u.s. lee, now 46, says these five are her last chance to have children. with a june's decision expected in the next four months. steven finley told the court he's concerned his ex-wife would manipulate the situation to extract money. but mimi lee says she's made it clear, she does not expect him to be a part of the children's lives physically or financially. reena and t.j.? >> brandi hitt for us. thank you so mu

she discusses a bitter legal battle with her ex-husband steven finley over what happened to the frozen embryos. at the time, lee was diagnosed with breast cancer. >> how important to you at that moment to preserve your ability to pro create? >> important. >> reporter: at the center of the debate are consent forms both parties signed. it calls for embryos to be destroyed if they got a divorce. in closing arguments on tuesday the attorney says the situation is black and white. >> it's an agreement in this agreement. at least 27 times. >> reporter: lee's attorney argues it's not a binding contract and his client has a right to change her mind. lee waits for a judge to make a life-changing decision in november. >> i stay focused on my babies. and knowing that i'm their mom. i would do anything for them. >> reporter: lee says she does not her ex-husband to be involved if she ends up having the child, though her ex claims she's trying to manipulate the situation and get money from him. >>> stay with us michael finny is up next. >> and explains how murphy's law proved true for a m i'm roy gil

she discusses a bitter legal battle with her ex-husband steven finley over what happened to the frozenryos. at the time, lee was diagnosed with breast cancer. >> how important to you at that moment to preserve your ability to pro create? >> important. >> reporter: at the center of the debate are consent forms both parties signed. it calls for embryos to be destroyed if they got a divorce. in closing arguments on tuesday the attorney says the situation is black and white. >> it's an agreement in this agreement. at least 27 times. >> reporter: lee's attorney argues it's not a binding contract and his client has a right to change her mind. lee waits for a judge to make a life-changing decision in november. >> i stay focused on my babies. and knowing that i'm their mom. i would do anything for them. >> reporter: lee says she does not her ex-husband to be involved if she ends up having the child, though her ex claims she's trying to manipulate the situation and get money from him. >>> stay with us michael finny is up next. >> and explains how murphy's law proved true for a man w i have type

so she and her husband, steven finley, chose to freeze five embryos. she's now cancer-free but also infertile. she says this is her last chance to have children. >> she doesn't currently have cancer. she's not infertile from cancer. it's a red herring. the cancer only tells us why they walked in to the ucsf officers back in 2010. >> reporter: at the core of the case the couple signed an agreement with ucsf which clearly states their embryos could be discarded in case of a divorce, and that's what he wants to happen, but she insists she believed she was signing a medical consent form and not a binding agreement. >> it wasn't a contract. it wasn't an agreement. it was the kind of form where you check the boxes off very quickly in a very brief period of time. everybody's done it in order to try to get a medical procedure done and that's the level of attention and detail that she gave to it. >> local case but it could have national implications. bottom line can she change her mind after signing one of those pieces of paper? can he be forced to become a par

lee wants the embryos but finley is arguing saying the embryos would be destroyed if the couple split should be a legally binding document. >> it's so personal. and from a friend that i trusted for so long. it's really disappointing. >> he is afraid that lee will finally manipulate the situation if she winds up having the children. lee says if she winds up pregnant with the embryos, he wouldn't have to support them or be a part of their lives. >> a big talker. >>> rudeness is a disease and something your coworkers may be carriers. >> reachers at the university of florida found workplace rudeness is contagious according to the study. rude behavior affects the brain of the person on the receiving end. that person is then likely to carry on the behavior when dealing with someone else. >> we don't have rude people where we work. i wasn't listening when you said that. >> i can't relate to that. >> everybody is so kind and nice. >> look, you show up and you bring-- >> it's so nice out there. you see a lot of people buzzing around the neighborhood. beautiful sunshine, low humidity. comfort f

but in 2010 she and her then husband, steve finley, signed an agreement that the embryos would be thawed and destroyed if the couple ever got a divorce. his attorney argues it's binding. >> the purpose of going through this is to determine the party's intent. >> reporter: the attorney and an attorney for the ucsf fertility clinic say they both agreed to destroy the embryos in the event of a divorce and if it can be voided because one person changes their mind, that shakes the whole foundation. his client didn't think she was signing a contract. >> she understood it to be part of the consent form and that she could change at any point in the future and she gave it that level of consideration. certainly it was important to her but it was not at a level she thought she would be bound for all time. as a result she spent ten minutes going through the form. >> reporter: the judge asked each side to submit a statement saying how they would like her to rule. those statements are due august 28. the judge then says she will take 90 days to make her decision. reporting from outside superior court,

bruce finley joins us.n talks about some of the near conditions -- collisions between drones and commercial airlines and how the federal government is responding. we will give you a chance to weigh in. "washington journal" is live every day at 7 a.m. eastern on thes c-span. >> so far this year, the c-span cities tour as visited over a dozen cities across the country, revealing their unique history. this weekend, we will showcase some of the places we have been. >> one day, when i had perhaps nine hours, he told me pull over on the tarmac when i landed and he started getting out of the airplane. he told me it was time for me to take it for myself. when i got up to about 500 feet where i'm supposed to level off, when i started to push forward, it came up my hand. so i grabbed my seatbelt. i left the throttle wide open. i leaned across the front seat. i started pushing forward onth the stick. it started lowering the nose of the airplane. i climbed over into the front seat and made a fairly smooth landing. he s

us nowruce finley joins from denver. he is the environmental writer he "the denver post errico has been traveling around the state, covering the spill by the environmental protection agency on august 5. 10 days after this though, to be have a hand on how many people have been impacted, and what the greatest risk is at this point? .uest: well, no ow

steve finley and gasparino. with that, let's talk about china. a country of focus and it has been throughout most of the last couple weeks. the economy of china which seems to matter to us more than it ever has maybe worse than we thought. the government likes to tell you that 7% growth in china, but a new study says no growth at all. it may be negative 1.1%. that is from the firm of record that came out with those numbers. our first guest today joins us from san francisco. what he think is happening? >> good afternoon. does anybody trust any numbers coming out of china? this is interesting. i think it is no secret china is loaded at some level, whether it's negative or slightly positive is irrelevant. the longer-term story is that if a longer-term growth story. have hiccups and upset like every economy. you are starting to see the government of new controls and monetarily economic base to stem the bad news. whether that would be successful long term, who knows. the fact they are selective indicates a problem. connell: you are not nervous to see