. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. the nsa won a skirmish today. a bid was lost to prevent the government from destroying e-mails gathered from millions of americans. mark matthews is live with why the nsa is claiming victory tonight. >> reporter: at least for the short term. this case dates back eight years, back to a time when a technician at an at&t building in san francisco reported what he said was massive government spying on americans' internet and e-mail communications. mark sclien said it was happening inside this at&t building. he said it was happening in room 641 a, reporting that the phone company had installed a splitter on their internet cables routing everything into a nsa bank of

. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. it is big, bold, and historic. gay pride weekend in san francisco getting off to a memorable night tonight with a march and the naming of a street for a transgendered woman. both meant to deepen the pride resonating in the city this evening. jean elle is live in san francisco. and jean, it was an emotional tribute. >> reporter: it was, jessica. as you can see, san francisco is showing its pride here at city hall. and for the first time, it's honored a transgendered woman with a street name. members of the community said they had to see it to believe it. hundreds of people who walked in the transgendered march are filled with pride as felicia el escondido unveils a new street sign in the tenderloin. vicki marilane is the first street to be named in honor of a transgendered person in san francisco. >> she was my role model of being a woman. she had started in 1951. >> reporter: it was a dangerous time to be openly transgender. the corner of turk and taylor is

i'm jessica aguirre. >> i'm raj mathai. we have new details concerning that fbi man hunt. that landlord thinks he may have been the intended target of ryan chamberlain. federal agents searched a second location just today linked to chamberlain. the documents outline why chamberlin may have had the makings of a bomb. it included a power source, wire conductors and a switching system. jodi hernandez joins us at the apartment they searched today. >> reporter: we were the only news agency there when police arrested him last night. they say i was formally charged in federal court with possessing explosives. >> we had information that he had items of great concern to us in his residence. >> reporter: tonight we're learning what those items are. according to the affidavit unsealed this morning. agents found a messenger bag filled with items used to make an explosive device, including a screw top glass jar containing

. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. spotted in a bar, a man on the run from the feds gets a jump start.ithin the last 90 minutes, a continue that ryan chamberlain was spotted in a bar, but could it really be him in just yesterday detectives found explosives in his apartment. jodi hernandez joins us live with new details. jodi? >> reporter: the fbi tells me there indeed has been a sighting of ryan chamberlain at a place called the mad dog in the fog. that's a bar. we're told that sighting took place late this afternoon. tonight those who know chamberlain are hoping this all ends peacefully. >> it's heartbreaking. >> reporter: that's how those who know ryan chamberlain are feeling. after reading facebook posts this morning from someone logged in as chamberlain. >> nothing they're reporting is true. no stashes, not armed and dangerous. no car rigged to explode. >> reporter: mark moesher shared the messages posted on chamberlain's facebook page to friends this morning, an apparent attempt to

. >> i'm jessica aguirre. in the outside bay crews are battling a brush fire. you are looking at live picture. 2 acres have burned. we are talking about three springs road. we have a crew on the way to the scene. let's go to jeff ranieri with more on the conditions. an extremely hot day but it has cooled down some. >> and the underlying cause is this three-year drought. everything is extremely bone dry. we had humidities in the teens today and this fire location happening in the eastern foothills. as i check the winds, speeds out of the north, northwest at 7 miles an hour. but the firefighters are going to be dealing with winds that gust up to 15 miles an hour and blowing smoke pushing off to the south. it's a higher terrain anywhere from 1500 to 2500 feet. the firefighters will have to deal with that steep terrain. it is available from our downtown camera which is 15 to 25 miles away and the thing about this fire is is it in the perfect conditions for this to potentially grow with how dry it has been. we will continue to track this fire and all the conditions

. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. climate change a hot topic in the city. where rising sea levels could soon mean trouble. but the city and county of san francisco have no comprehensive plan to manage that problem. those are the findings of a civil grand jury today. at san francisco international airport, it will be a struggle to keep the airport dry and safe. on treasure islands, concerns about massive development projects going on there. we have live team coverage. rob mayeda is checking out the decision of the grand jury. >> reporter: according to the jury, the rise in sea level is causing the city to be at risk. you mentioned some of the spots. but another spot that is troublesome is ocean beach. most people probably don't look out over ocean beach and think wastewater treatment plant. but there's one very close. most of the facility is underground, and according to a grand jury finding,

. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. drought reaching critical mode for some homeowners.se who depend on well water are running low, forcing some to haul in their own water. we have team coverage tonight. rob mayeda is watching the radar and has more on other next chance of rain. but we begin with michelle roberts. some people have it tougher if they have the well water. >> reporter: that's right. people all over the area are cop serving, taking shorter showers and not watering the lawn as often. but up here in morgan hill, people are worried about fires. drilling for water didn't used to be this tough. >> there's more people taking the water out. >> reporter: which means in drought years, tom has only one option. >> drilling deeper is the only way to find more water. >> reporter: he's the third generation driller, done this all his life and never seen the conditions so dry. today he's working on a walnut farm in gilroy that depends on a well that's running low. >> he doesn't want to lose his walnuts. >> reporter: he's been bombarded with

good evening, and thanks for joining us, i'm jessica aguirre. >> i'm raj mathai. it's happening all over the area, people turning their complexes into luxury complexes. michelle is at city hall. >> reporter: for the last few years, mountain view has given thousands of dollars to low-income families who have essentially been pushed out of their apartments when the landlords decide to renovate and raise prices. the people say they're grateful for the money, but it's just not enough. and tonight city council is discussing just that. angelina is packing up. her family recently received a 90-day notice to move out. rents are increasing by 50%, and she can't afford it. >> we want to stay here. my daughter is in school here. and it's very expensive. >> reporter: angelina and her husband have two kids, and she's been battling breast cancer for nearly a year. facing an eviction in an apartment out of

i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai. the bay area gets even more global, the cheers get louder. today, office buildings, family rooms and sports bars erupted with cheers. team usa won its opening match. we are in the midst of 32 days of big business. cheryl hurd joins us in danville this evening, the hometown of a team usa player. even non-soccer fans are tuning in, cheryl. >> reporter: that's right, raj. you can count me amongst them. i know nothing about soccer, but i learned one important name today in danville. he is from danville and everybody knows it. he brings out a lot of bay area pride and soccer is bringing in the cash. you could hear soccer fans cheering down the street. it was obvious who they were cheering for. >> usa! >> reporter: this local pub was packed this afternoon. >> nice also to see us holding our own at the moment. >> reporter: their eyes glued to the tv screen and fingers crossed. >> two world cups in a row. i was nervous the whole game. >> reporter: some fans hoping to see their local hero. >>

good evening, i'm jessica aguirre. >> i'm raj mathai. a lack of police forcing people to take matters into their own hands. one woman you just saw there recently tased a man because she said police did not respond to her call fast enough. nbc bay area's cheryl hurd joins us in oakland with the details. cheryl? >> well, raj, some people who live in the area feel like they're being targeted by criminals. i talked to a business owner tonight and she says on thursday, things went too far. so she decided to take matters into her own hands. >> they can hold you up at gun point, steal your purse and long gone before anybody shows up. >> that'sage jena davidson says her husband bought her the taser. >> he asked for the most powerful thing he could buy that wasn't a gun. they gave him this. >> she says she never wanted to use it but she fees she was forced to when a man threatened her outside her store, the sacred wheel at 51st and telegraph in oakland. >> went out and politely asked him to move. he had an open container of alcohol and was intoxi

. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. we're on late because of tonight's giants game.lley may be the cradle of technology, but up and coming high-tech entrepreneurs are looking to the east for their own bridge to the future. ditching the high rents of the south bay and san francisco for the urban vibe and oakland. oaktown emerging as the new valley. cheryl hurd is live with the migration that is based on money as much as it is in innovation, cheryl. >> reporter: jessica, i don't know if you remember, but it was a big deal when silicon valley companies moved into san francisco. some people even thou it was crazy. now startup companies are being priced out of san francisco and silicon valley, and moving across the bay bridge into oakland. it's no secret that oakland is becoming the place for foodies. restaurants are popping up everywhere. what you may not know is technology companies are moving in, and more are coming. >> i'm glad that i know the secret they don't. >> reporter: eric collier is one of the general managers of ask.com. the search engine company that deals w

. >> and i'm jessica aguirre rich. a firefighter lies in serious condition after his fire truck overturned during a drill at the oakland airport today. the veteran firefighter had recently transferred to the airport and was at the wheel of his rig when something went wrong. his name is mitchell owl. and tonight we're learn mortgage about the 55-year-old. terry mcsweeney joins us live from highland hospital. terry? >> reporter: and everything we are hearing about this man, this 28-year veteran of the oakland fire department is so very positive, how talent head is, how incredibly athletic he is. and the word we kept hearing over and over tonight, how kind he is. and he is right now at highland hospital in the intensive care unit. but there are some indications that he may be able to pull through this tragedy. it happened while the elite rescue firefighting team was doing its monthly drill. a fire truck driven by al, carrying 3,000 gallons of water crashed just before noon today. >> it was during this drill that one of ou

i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai. this is a tight-knit neighborhood in the middle of a dangerous fire, but they've been preparing for this for years. two homes were destroyed in the san jose foothills, but it could have been much worse. this was near the 680-280 interchange near clayton road you. could see smoke for miles. peggy bunker was on the fire line and joins us tonight in san jose. peggy? >> reporter: good evening, raj. you know, the conditions were perfect for a fire such as this. hot, dry. with strong bursts of win, pushing up the side of the hillside. firefighters say it was really the homeowners who helped in preventing this from being a lot worse. neighbors say they saw smoke pouring out of an empty house on clayton road today, flames jumping from the first house to the second one, demolishing them both. a huge response included 17 san jose fire department engines and cal fire hitting it from the air and the ground. neighbor robert long says people who live there know how to protect their homes. he wasn't

>> and i'm jessica aguirre. it's a shot hoth spot known for shopping, but now there is a seedy type of hopping going on in the heart of san francisco, shopping for hookers. and it's taken an even darker turn as women, many victims of human trafficking are being brought in for business. cheryl hurd is live in the city with what police plan to do about it. cheryl? >> reporter: well, jessica, i talked to the captain from central station tonight. and he says that he met with business owners and managers of hotels nearby. he says that prostitution is becoming real bad for business, and it's becoming dangerous for tourists. at night, union square turns into a different type of shopping district. >> sometimes, you know, i'll come out, go around the corner, maybe by starbucks, and see, you know, girls dressed a little scantily clad, you could say. >> reporter: businesses and hotel owners are seeing it too. prostitution is taking over a slice of san francisco's union square. >> they might offer services and i politely de

i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai.ight. >> that's where nbc bay area's cheryl hurd join us. are crews still out there at this hour? >> reporter: fire crews are still here. some trucks are leaving but this truck is staying, making sure that all the hot spots are out. it gets hot if livermore and has been really hot the last couple days. you take that into account along with what happened earlier, fire crews done want this fire to flair up again. >> we were over by the freeway and we saw a bunch of smoke coming down. we drove over here about 7:30 and saw a big channel of fire on this side blowing in the wind. >> reporter: firefighters say the wind was the enemy tonight. crews were called into this area to put out a small fire. they thought it was no big deal. they were wrong. >> we came earlier for a fire today and we put i