>> yes. >> we were there when ronnie married jodie.hile they exchanged rings at a wedding, they had chosen a more permanent symbol of commitment prior to their nuptials. >> he tattooed my portrait on him, i tattooed him on my whole leg. it was like our little bond. he was released june 4th, 2009. i picked him up. it was wonderful. he was the husband any woman would dream of, you know? he pampered me, he spoiled me and then things just started to change and go down for the worst. >> just ten months after ronnie's release from prison, the couple separated and then divorced a short time later. >> when you get with a man in prison, you got to make sure it's a very sincere thing because it's a game in there. men find women to take advantage of them. >> but jodie believed ronnie was not one of those men and that the love she shared with him was genuine. ronnie, however, tells a different story. >> no, that was a front. i loved her money. if i wouldn't have married her, the money would have stopped. >> is this a common thing for guys inside t

>> yes. >> we were there when ronnie married jodie.they exchanged rings at a wedding, they had chosen a more permanent symbol of commitment prior to their nuptials. >> he tattooed my portrait on him, i tattooed him on my whole leg. it was like our little bond. he was released june 4th, 2009. i picked him up. it was wonderful. he was the husband any woman would dream of, you know? he pampered me, he spoiled me and then things just started to change and go down for the worst. >> just ten months after ronnie's release from prison, the couple separated and then divorced a short time later. >> when you get with a man in prison, you got to make sure it's a very sincere thing because it's a game in there. men find women to take advantage of them. >> but jodie believed ronnie was not one of those men and that the love she shared with him was genuine. ronnie, however, tells a different story. >> no, that was a front. i loved her money. if i wouldn't have married her, the money would have stopped. >> is this a common thing for guys inside to mar

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believe it or not, i actually grew up with jody.his is us in eighth grade. >> are you still in eighth grade? >> how did you end up directing the video? >> i met jack a couple of times. >> that was super intense, right? >> is danny mcbride as inappropriate in person as his characters are? >> he's a nice guy. he's not like kenny powers. >> jumping around like a bunch of child molesters at chuck e. cheese. >> how did you direct this many guys? >> it's easier when you're dealing with people who aren't that funny and you're trying to make them funny. you try to make each other laugh. >> tell us how you qaim up with "eastbound and down." >> we were all just hanging out in the kiddie pool. we were trying to come up with show ideas. we thought this one would be -- we pitched it around and it worked. >> you've got a brand-new project coming up. talk about it. >> it's like the "dukes of hazzard" franchise. >> we can't let an old friend go without asking you whether you have any weird or embarrassing stories about beth troutman. >> i kissed be

you want to see the entire conversation it's easily available online how convenient the sun melted jodi's brain and she certainly can't remember what was said either that or she doesn't want to get caught on camera arguing that caucasians need to be the dominant race and therefore reproduce more and therefore gayness can't be allowed now several members of the present reached out to jody to clarify her comments but she hasn't responded perhaps we'll have to wait for her heat stroke to subside before she can have a clear head and i'm sorry but this blatant attempt to pull race into the gay marriage debate is not only absurd it's irresponsible she couldn't think of anything else hateful to say about gay people so she decided to throw in the end of the white race and see if she can make that one stick and i'm also just confused about exactly how exactly gay marriage would destroy the way it race i mean i really don't get it if she's saying that only not white people are gay and she's saying that white people will stop procreating if you allow gay marriage because there are so many gay white

of men and promoting their message by explaining it as a move to protect the white race peter and jody brown center are tonight's two all time winners. now with newt gingrich finally dropping out of the presidential race yesterday does look like despite the lack of enthusiasm among the g.o.p. for mitt romney he will be the nominee but ron paul is still in this race and he could be able to stir up some trouble at the national convention this is thanks to a strategy of racking up delegates at stake conventions by taking over state parties and learning how to take advantage of what the washington post this week called arcane rules now so far paul's delegates in states like alaska iowa louisiana minnesota colorado and rhode island well it's pretty obvious the paul will not be able to beat romney by the numbers this. might be getting the establishment g.o.p. here's a little hit nevada g.o.p. chairman has already received a strongly worded letter from the r. and c. is chief counsel ahead of the state's convention that's going to be held this weekend so what could ron paul actually achieve wi

overheard making some very interesting comments about him and what according to other poll workers jody was talking to voters outside and she gave a rather strange reason for why we need to stop same sex marriage jodi with allegedly overheard saying quote the reason my husband wrote amendment one was because the caucasian race is diminishing and we need to reproduce now when winston salem freelance journalist chad nance heard about this he confronted this is branstad herself and she actually seemed a little bit frustrated a little flustered excuse me when nance tried to determine if she actually use the diminishing white race as a reason to be can stick a marriage so we watched the entire ten minute conversation between nancy and brown's daughter but here's a very short version where she admits that she did actually make a comment with caucasians and say anything that called haitians i promise. i'm this woman i want you to clear it up if you could what you said about caucasians that way it clears up with your misconception but context bottles eons ago. right now i'm. sorry but it was a

she said ship, jody and ship devon. is this your sister?ike no, that is actually my mother and she literally had the most confused look on her face show had. she sat there and stared at us like and you're taking a class with her and sitting in the front row together? i couldn't get my kids to do that if i paid them a million dollars. >> reporter: even when devon was young, jody loved math and wanted her kids to love it, too. >> and i go can you bring an extra worksheet so i can do one, too? >> t to the fourth minus 7. >> reporter: jody has done a lot of growing in the 20 years from when she started college up until now when she's actually getting her degree. and she's crunched the numbers and said that it's never too late to go back to school. >> a second, you have a whole different look on it and different wisdom. >> reporter: he stopped competing with his mom. >> and she'll be look oops, got 107. there was not extra credit on that test. how did you get 107? >> she has the higher gpa and learned a few things from him. >> she can do anythin

jodi hernandez is live where 69 cyclists have been hurt or killed since 2008. jodi? >> a tribute is taking place as we speak. riders just took off for a ride of silence. they are going to be riding eight miles in tribute to those who have been hurt or killed while riding their bikes. now, we had a chance today to talk to a young cyclist who nearly lost his life a couple of weeks ago. >> my skull was cracked, my neck -- they had to put a rod in my neck and some jus in my neck. >> reporter: 21-year-old james johnson is feeling pretty fortunate that he's still around. he was hit along maine street on may 5th, leaving him with broken ribs, a cracked skull. >> i turned my steering wheel just a bit and then i noticed i was flipping in the air. >> reporter: johnson, who co-owns the bicycle shock richmond spokes is not the only cyclist who has been hit. according to the bicycle advisory committee, 69 richmond cyclists have been hit or killed since 2008, kwluing a man struck and killed on barrett avenue just last month. johnson's friends and co-workers put up a ghost bike to

if we still have jodi, there's the scene from our helicopter. jodi, what is the plan this evening? exactly what is the plan, 6:00, i understand there is a big rally at city hall and beyond that, do you know what's happening? >> nobody really knows what's happening. there is a 6:00 rally, as you mentioned, there is probably going to be a general assembly like we saw many months ago but i asked the organizer what the plan was for the evening. he said that things should disperse by 8 but people were free to demonstrate as they chose to and he said that he really couldn't tell us what would happen tonight and we saw today many splinter groups off -- i witnessed myself people taking out batons and trying to break windows. there were folks doing graffiti. as we know from the past, that things only ramp up when it gets dark outside. so definitely police are here and they are ready for whatever happens. mutual aid has been called. there's a number of agencies out here, the alameda county sheriff's department, pleasanton police department, armed with nonlethal munitions, tear gas, bean bags

reporting live in pleasanton, i'm jodi, hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, jodi. the message now is get prepared and that's the message from governor brown who declared this wildfire awareness week. the statewide safety initiative teams up local fire agencies with cal fire to remind people of the dangers of not maintaining the area around your home. >> we're going to bring the offense and respond. homeowners need to bring the defense and that means 100 foot defensible space and have your evacuation plan in place prior to the fire occurring so when the fire occurs you and the family can leave the area and allow firefighters to come in. >> defend your property. cal fire says it is training now with other agencies. cal fire crews have responded to more than 800 wildfires this year. that's nearly two and a half times the number in 2011. today's hot weather makes fire preparation even more important. our chief meteorologist is here with a look of conditions outside as we speak. >> raj, we have humidities down in the teens and the fire danger increased here throughout t

we're joined by don and jody, they are the winners. >> we were floored. we were crunching numbers in our head. we had no idea who won. everyone looked so thin. >> reporter: jodi, you looked shocked. >> i was shocked. the fact that when they called our name, when jerry and joe got second, it was like the people who won a beauty contest, oh, my god. you start making fun of them. >> reporter: and then you're them? >> right. >> reporter: this is the first one. >> this is the first time we've had two women win it so we're so proud of donna and goad -- jodi. >> reporter: where did we go from here? >> i'm not at my ultimate goal weight. i won't be in the gym tomorrow but i will be in the gym on thursday. i plan to continue what i've been doing. >> i joined brick body. i loved the experience. so i joined the gym. so we're going to work out together. we're trying to get together and give support to keep meeting our goals. >> reporter: all the contest tainteds, also, it's a new beginning for brick bodies, a new shop in timonium. >> we will look to be able it touch

nbc bay area's jodi hernandez is live with more. jodi. >> reporter: parents are very worried, jessica. parents say san mateo has a topnotch reputation but they believe that is all at risk if students from the district continuation high school are allowed to relocate here. >> this school has not had any updates since the 1980s, 1970s. >> reporter: the principal of peninsula high school in san bruno says his students deserve a much better facility to learn at than this. >> they need a facility that's on par with all the other facilities, and honestly it should be senn tralgly located so it's closer to where they live. >> reporter: an option that san mateo school district is considering, moving the high school onto the campus of either of two is causing a huge stir. >> to put these two very different high schools on the same campus, i think, is a recipe for disaster. >> reporter: parents and students at san mateo and hillsdale high schools are reeling, and so is san mateo's chief of police. in a letter they warn there are potential gan

jodi? >> she is very grateful that federal investigators are getting involved. the oakland school police force has come under fire for a couple of very high profile incidents that took place last year. though the oakland school district said it felt like it handled the incidents appropriately, not everyone agrees and now federal investigators are taking a closer look. >> i miss him a lot. >> lori davis said she cries for her son every day. the 20-year-old was shot and killed by oakland school police. after police said brown tried stabbing them with a screwdriver after they approached the car he was sitting in last year. >> to kill him like that, they shouldn't have touched him at all. he wasn't doing no wrong. >> though the officer who shot brown was cleared of any wrong-doing by alameda prosecutors, the feds will now take a closer look. the oakland school district said they have been notified their school police department is the target of a federal investigation. >> we don't feel that regarding these matters we have anything to height. we will be completely ac

in san francisco, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, jody. >>> lockdown lifted. san jose police searched a high school classroom by classroom this afternoon, but no sign of anything suspicious after a nearby resident reported seeing a man with a gun. independence high school is near regional medical center? san jose. officers sea the neighbor was confident he saw a man, maybe a student saw a group of friends a handgun, tuck it into a -- the school was on lockdown for more than three hours. >>> renewed interest and renewed faith. just a day after police recovered a major clue in the case of sierra lamar, dozens of volunteers gathered in morgan hill. we have the latest details. kimberly? >> raj, today just under 100 volunteers showed up to help with the search for sierra. there's a lot of hope and new momentum now that police have recovered what could be a major clue in the case. step by step, inch by inch. >> that's right here. >> reporter: volunteers continue to comb areas for any sign of missing 15-year-old sierra lamar. >> until the kay is over we should all be

. >> this is my girlfriend, jodie. she's solid. >> i wasn't nice at all. i used to collect for dope dealers and store guys and everyone else in here that made money. i used to get half. that was my hustle. get me half of what he owed you and i'll collect it up for you. i didn't care how bad i had to hurt the guy. the guy could have been a friend of mine. i didn't care. business is business, friends is friends. i'd send you to a hospital, no sooner you come back, smoke a joint, drink a jug of homemade wine with you right afterwards. like i said, business is business. friends is friends. >> alcohol is not allowed in prison. but that doesn't stop the inmates from making it, or correctional officers from confiscating it. >> we're on a wine run today. getting close to the weekend. that means football. they'll be drinking their wine. so we're here to spoil the party. >> inmate-produced alcohol can be made from ingredients as basic as fruit, bread and juice. >> dexter, come on. calvin holmes is considered an expert. >> mine comes off about 25%, 30% alcohol. most

thanks to ben, jodi, hogan and sam.aibbi and jimy williams. you can find us at facebook.com. "andrea mitchell reports? . "is next. happy friday. >> thanks so much. opposite ends of the rainbow. president obama cashes in at a hollywood fund-raiser. mitt romney heads to north carolina which just approved a constitutional ban on same-sex unions. mark leibovich, ruth marcus. texting and close ties to downing street. mart martin basheer here all next. >>> our pick city of the day, ann arbor, michigan. saturday a 40% chance of thunderstorms. sunday looks like a great day. not just in michigan. a great mother's day forecast in the northern plains and the east coast. the travel trouble spot down here in tennessee. [ indistinct conversations ] is this what we're doing now? don't get me wrong, i love the french. french fries i love, french kissing. they lost me at the french press. i don't want a plunger anywhere near my coffee. not in my house. with maxwell house french roast, you just sit back and you let gravity do the work. r

jodi hernandez is live where they wrapped up a news conference. jodi? >> reporter: janelle, law enforcement officers are calling south san francisco ground zero for this alleged violence. they say the alleged gang is responsible for a shooting that happened here. according to this 37-page indictment, those arrested today are responsible for numerous, serious crimes throughout the bay area dating back to at least a decade. >> we succeeded in dismantling a long-standing bay area gang. that's what federal agents and police officers said they set out to do when they stormed this petaluma home and ten other bay area looks early this morning. three homeland security officers were shot and wounded as the suspect inside allegedly opened fire with an assault rifle. >> without a shadow of a doubt this incident underscores how dangerous this gang is and why this morning's arrests are such welcome news for the residents of this community. >> reporter: u.s. attorney says the pet loum aluma man and 18th part of a dangerous bay area gang called the c-street gang. they

jodi hernandez joins us live in richmond with are more. jodi?reporter: jessica, dozens of psych columni cyclists should be arriving back here at city hall at any moment. they want to bring ait tensitte the number of cyclists getting hurt and even killed. >> and that's what this ride of silence is all about, to remember those that have been injured or have died as a result of bicycle accidents. >> reporter: richmond mayor gail mclaughlin led a quiet vigil before she and dozens of cyclists took off on a ride of silence in honor of people hit by cars while riding their bikes. >> we want to be able to feel safe when we get on the streets and to remember those who were actually killed or hurt. >> my skull and stuff was cracked. my neck, they had to put a rod in my neck and some screws in my neck. >> reporter: 21-year-old james johnson nearly lost his life when he was hit by a car as he rode his bicycle along main street on may 5th leaving him with broken ribs, an injured neck, and a cracked skull. >> just a slight bit, forced at me. and then i notice

in downtown oakland, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> jodi hernandez thousand reporting from oakland and there are hundreds of people, more than 1,000 people in oakland making their way towards the plaza. our nbc chopper trying to establish a shot there in downtown oakland. we'll return to that in a moment. the rally is expected to start at any moment. also there's that standoff, that tense situation in san francisco at turk and goth street. so all of these may day protests actually started early on april 30th. last night san francisco's mission district was targeted by these protesters. a peaceful rally quickly turned violent. here is our joe rosato jr. >> reporter: the small army of cleanup crews were at work. eric taylor showed up in his gallery to face the aftermath of last night's violent rampage. >> the windows were all broken. the front door was shattered. it was unbelievable. i went into shock. >> reporter: around 9:00 p.m. a peaceful occupy march took a turn as a group of 100 demonstrators broke off and started smashing windows, hurling paint along valencia, some 20

reporting live, i'm jodi hernand hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, jodi. coming up, an amazing survival story. how a california family made it out alive after the small plane crashed into a mountainside. >>> also, the cutting and replanting california trees for a profit. our investigative unit looks into how new rules could help lumber companies gain even bigger profits. >>> plus, where's mark? how the facebook ceo managed to make a bizarre cameo on chinese state tv. >>> and good evening. i'm jeff ranieri in the nbc bay area weather center. we heard about the official start of fire season winds anywhere from 15 to 25 miles an hour today lowering those humidities and as we head throughout tuesday a warming foreca forecast. we'll let you know how hot it will get. >>> a stunning survival tale. a wife and daughter and a cell phone. their small plane slammed into the side after snow covered mountain and they all lived. >> reporter: it was fire chief ryan brown and his family will never forget. this is what's left of brown's cessna after it crashed in an idaho f

with her is jodi. jodi is getting botox done. jodi doesn't look like she needs it.bout this. when should you get botox, by the way? >> as soon as you start seeing the first signs of sun damage, just bring it on. if you don't crease the envelope you'll never get the wrinkle. >> but young guys are getting it like in their 20s. >> i'm an ex-life guard. i started at 29. early 20s is probably too soon. jodi is 48. >> you look amazing, sweetie. >> thank you. >> she can't raise because she's already botox. we're going to just do a little bit right here. she had a little numbing. basically it is a liquid that just blocks the impulses so you can't contract the muscle anymore. if you don't crease the energy then your most prized accessory which is your face stays looking beautiful your whole life. >> it is important you don't do too much or you don't have any movement. >> you don't want to look astonished. >> how much is botox? >> it varies from place to place. doing the crow's feet is roughly $300, $400. it can be 1,000. it lasts three to four months. i just believe in it. i

jodi? >> reporter: raj, this report raises some serious questions on how police responded to demonstrations. it comes before tomorrow's may day event. they left their march here with this massive chalk mural. now the report has added to the level of anxiety as folks wonder if police and protesters will clash once again. as occupy protesters gear up, a report raises questions about the oakland police department's ability to handle mass protests. >> given what we've seen in the past and given the report, i think we should all be uncomfortable. >> reporter: while acknowledging police chief howard jordan has made a commitment to make changes. independent monitor describes progress of making reforms as outright stagnation adding he's thoroughly dismayed at how past protests have been handled. >> i don't trust the oakland police department. >> occupy oakland activists say the report adds to their concern that we may feel a repeat of what many thought was a heavy handed police response. it left an

nbc bay area's jodi hernandez joins us live with the story. jodi? >> reporter: jessica, we understand it is very rare for federal investigators to launch a probe into a school police force, but that is exactly what is happening here in oakland. and for at least one east bay family, it's a welcome development. >> i miss him a lot. he's my baby. >> reporter: lori davis says she cries for her son every day. 20-year-old raheem brown was shot and killed by oakland school police in january of last year. police claimed brown allegedly tried stabbing them with a screwdriver after they approached the car he was sitting in. >> to kill him like that, they shouldn't have touched him at all. he wasn't doing no wrong. >> reporter: though the officer who shot brown was cleared of wrongdoing by alameda county prosecutors, the feds will now take a closer look. the oakland unified school district says they've been notified their school police department is the target of a federal investigation. >> we don't feel that we have anything to hide. we will be completely acc

reporting live in pleasanton i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, jodi.turned out just to be a pellet gun but when an allege the reported robber waved it at police, they shot and killed him. that shooting happened overnight in vallejo at the intersection of sonoma and capital streets where police say officers confronted a suspect who was walking away from them. officers claimed that when they asked the man to stop walking, he reached into his pocket for the gun and turned towards them. that's when both officers say they fired their weapons. a short while later the suspect was pronounced dead at the scene. a routine investigation is now under way. >> still ahead at 6:00, getting guns off the street. the technology that's being credited for making one of the most violent cities a little bit safer. >> reporter: it's a medical milestone. surgeons at one bay area hospital perform three heart transplants in three days. i'm marianne favro. coming up, i'll introduce you to the young patients who now have new hearts. >>> and how far would you go to get your startu

we are here today with bay area artist jody chanel, and we are here to see the plaza where your pieceas just been installed. >> i have been doing large-scale paintings in the galleries and museums, and the idea that in the future, i could do something that would hang out a little bit longer than the duration of the installation the kind of appeal to me. i quickly found out about the san francisco arts commission school and realized there was a pre-qualified school you had to apply to, so i applied to the. >> how long did it take you to develop this work for the plaza? >> this was a fast track project. design development was about a month. >> let's look at the beautiful mural. i have never seen a mural created on asphalt. >> the heat of the asphalt, a new layer of asphalt. then, these wire rope templates that were fabricated for the line work get laid down and literally stamped into the asphalt, and then everything was hand-painted. >> maybe you could talk about some of the symbolism, maybe starting in the middle and working out. >> [inaudible] the flower of industry. >> it is like a c

in south san francisco, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, jodi. >>> a dirty syringe has injected an east bay neighborhood with concern, not only about the hazard but also, they say, about the response they got from oakland schools. it happened last week at the highland children's center on 86th avenue near a street. a boy pricked himself with a syringe he found while attending an after-school program there. parents claim oakland unified didn't inform them or take preventative measures to clean up the playground until this week. the district is sending out a letter about the incident to parents today. >> we're just really upset and heart broken and mad that this happened on my child's play ground. >> it took them till today to actually get out there and actually start doing what they call professional cleanup. >> there were a lot of missed steps in this process. it's nothing something we're pleased with at all, but we are taking steps to remedy that. >> the child that was pricked is undergoing hiv and hepatitis treatments as a precaution. >>> well, the agonizing searc

and she skyped with jodi hernandez. >> i'm beyond excited. >> reporter: 19-year-old sarah williams says she can't believe she'll be heading to london to play a special role in the public olympics. 1 of 22 teenagers to carry the olympic torch. >> i was just -- i don't know what they saw in me. >> reporter: what they saw, an incredible spirit of giving. inspired by a book written by a former foster child. williams started a blanketmaking project four years ago. and the project spread nationwide. >> the kids don't have anything. so, a blanket. you think of what that symbolizes. security and warmth. >> reporter: thanks to williams, thousands of children across the bay area and the nation have something to hold on to. foster a dream and martinez distribute blankets to children around the year. >> when they come to the birthday party or come to get their backpacks, they're going to get a blanket. it's going to be theirs, no matter what's going on in their life. >> you think of the parent, they're the one who is coaching and leading. sometimes you get a surprise gift and she's definitely been

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here's jodi hernandez. >> it's a very disturbing video and it's about as strong evidence as one could have. >> this under cover video showing private i christopher butler and norman welsh taking part in an apparent drug deal helped lead to butler admitting he is guilty. butler stood up in front of a federal court judge today and in his own words described how he helped welsh steal drugs from law enforcement evidence lockers and then sold the drugs for cash. >> it's hard for a defendant to go into custody knowing he will do a prison sentence. there comes a time when it's important to get it done. >> butler also admitted to teaming up to rob prostitutes. he told the judge he helped open a massage parlor that provided sexual services in pleasant hill and he collected money from the women who worked there in exchange for welsh's police protection. >> he feels extremely bad for a lot of reasons. a lot of people got hurt by this. his family particularly. >> meanwhile coconspirator pleaded guilty for his is also heading to prison. he is sentenced to three years behind bars. >> what are he di

in sonoma county, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, jodi. >>> still ahead at 6:00, we've been warned about violence at popular tourist destinations but how does the government decide when to issue a travel warning. tonight our investigative unit finds out. >> reporter: many bay area allergists are seeing a surge of patients coming in seeking relief. coming up, i'll show you what's behind your misery. >>> and the proposed changes to an east bay road that led to protests today. >>> i'm jeff ranieri in the weather center. some of the hottest temperatures today in the south bay, also the peninsula, mi where from 93 in gilroy to 91 in menlo park. we'll still see warm weather for tuesday. >>> the ballot box is over. there's an election in the south bay tomorrow. damian trujillo is looking at the cost and the preparations and changes. >> reporter: there are two changes this election compared to elections past and crews are hard at work getting ready for you to vote. >> if he comes in and asks for a democratic ballot, you give him the nonpartisan democratic ballot. >> repor

. >> i'm joined by ham skpnd new york times correspondent jody canter.ou. >> we should say proceeds go to the national park foundation. this has been a passion of michelle obama's, this battle against childhood obesity. overall how is it resonating? >> part of what is so interesting about this campaign is its ambition. she took on a public health problem and one whose progress is hard to measure. she has said she wants to end childhood obesity within a generation. we don't know if she is close to accomplishing it. >> it has been moving in the other direction. you wrote and i thought this was fascinating in your article. you liken the impact of michelle obama to oprah's. >> i think that the obamas as a couple has had the same impact that oprah has had. they endorse something and then suddenly sales spike or interest in that person or product. for example, michelle obama's impact on the fashion industry has been widely reported. designer tracy reese has called her an unplanned stimulus package. >> she is phenomenonally popular and has taken on some extreme

jodi, take it away. >> we have a big topic. i'll get started. on december 31st, the 2001 and 2003 income tax cuts expire as does the payroll tax cut for workers. the estate tax will rise from 35% to 55%. automatic reductions and defense and domestic spending will begin in january and the alternative minimum tax wants millions more tax payers and as we just heard, the u.s. debt limit will probably run out in january. so given all of that and the fact that congress had enough trouble finding $200 million billion to extend it to payroll tax cut this past year, what are the chances of congress addressing the so-called fiscal cliff before the end of this year and what are the potential economic and fiscal implications and implications from the budget deficit of congress waiting? >> you want me to lead off on that? >> yes. >> all right. i heard the previous panel said the whole problem was gridlock on capitol hill. let me see if i can help at all on that. as to the first part of your question as to whether there's a reasonable prospect of us resolving

jodi hernandez with the story you'll see only on nbc bay area. jodi? >> reporter: jessica, the city of vallejo must pay out big according to this settlement agreement for an incident that left a resident seriously injured. tonight that resident is publicly sharing his story for the very first time with nbc bay area. >> see me walk in. >> reporter: the 62-year-old lives in constant pain. he suffered a severe spinal cord injury after he says vallejo police stormed into his apartment without a search warrant to investigate a domestic violence report in 2007. these photos show him handcuffed and bleeding on his apartment floor. >> instead what did they do? they leave me. and now i have to live with it the rest of my life. >> reporter: after getting tazed and handcuffed, he says an officer put him in a chokehold causing instant paralysis. surgeons were able to repair his spine with bolts and screws but the former machinist is not the same. >> i'm constantly in pain. >> reporter: now five years later the city of vallejo has settled the case agreeing to pay $

here is nbc area's jodi hernandez. >> i am beyond excited, beyond excited. it's such an honor to represent the united states. >> reporter: 19-year-old sarah williams says she can't believe she'll soon be heading to london to play a special role in the summer olympics. the pleasanton teenager is one of 22 americans chosen by coca-cola to carry the olympic torch. >> i was shocked actually. i mean out of all the people that must have been nominated for this, i don't know what they saw in me. >> what they saw, an incredible spirit of giving, inspired by a book written by a former foster child, williams started a blanket-making program four years ago. and now the project spread nationwide. >> these kids are often called the perfect -- in children. they don't have anything. so a blanket, if you think of what that symbolizes, comfort, security, warmth, something that they don't have. >> reporter: thanks to williams, thousands of children across the bay area and the nation have something to hold on to. foster a dream in martinez distributes the blankets to area chil

jodi? >> reporter: jessica, after months of keeping silent, private eye christopher butler admit admitted he's guilty to a long list of crimes from dealing drugs and robbing to planting illegal listening devices in the quars of dozens, butler put it all out on the table today. his attorney says he is ready to pay the consequences. >> it's a very disturbing video and it's about as strong evidence as one could have. >> reporter: this undercover video showing private eye christopher butler and drug enforcement commander norman welsh takinging part in an apparent drug deal that led to butler admitting he's guilty. butler stood up in front of a federal court judge today and in his own words described how he helped welsh steal drugs from law enforcement evidence lockers and then sold the drugs for cash. >> it's very hard for a defendant it to go into custody knowing he's going to do. >> presidea prison sentence. there's time to get it done. >> reporter: he admitted teaming up with welsh. he told

>> reporter: now jody has done a lot of growing in the 20 years from when she started college up untilhen she's actually getting her degree. she has crunched the numbers and says it's never too late to go back to school. >> a second time you have a whole different look on it and a different wisdom. >> reporter: devin says he's stopped competing with his mom. >> every test she gets back she'll be like oh, got 107. i'm like there wasn't even extra credit on that test. how did you get 107? >> reporter: she has the higher gpa but says she's learned a few things from him. >> you can do anything if you set your mind to it. as a small boy, he always wanted to be a pilot. >> reporter: later this month he'll be commissioned as a second lieutenant in the air force. >> i love my mom and she's wonderful. i'd turn to her for any problem, math or not. so -- >> i love you, too thanks. >> reporter: at george mason university, beth parker, fox 5 news. news. >> congratulations to both of them. >> get this rain out of here. it seems like it's within a week. it rained over the weekend. >> i'll say it for

in oakland, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> okay, jodi, thank you. the warriors want to make that move with that arena in 2017. >>> personal errands on the public's eye. berkeley's police chief used four police officers for a personal endeavor, to find and recover his son's stolen iphone. a report released by the berkeley police department shows chief michael mahan sent four agents to track his son's stolen iphone in oakland back in january. there were two hours of overtime at taxpayers' expense. no report was filed with the department. the iphone was never found. meehan is already under scrutiny stemming from another incident in march when he sent an armed sergeant to a reporter's home in an effort to change an online story, the story covered the department's handling of the murder of berkeley's hill man. >>> let's turn things over to jeff ranieri and talk about this blustery day. >> yes. winds anywhere from 15 to 30 miles an hour. wasn't only across the coast and the higher elevations but all the way down here at sea level in san jose where winds d

jodi? >> reporter: jessica, this is the criminal complaint filed by the district attorney's office against dar mann. mann's weed grow store was opened with great fanfare here in oakland a couple of years ago. you can see its logo is the first honest hydro store. now the owner is accused of being anything but. >> i think this should send a clear message to anyone doing business in oakland that fraud will not be tolerated. >> the city's auditor called it a clear and disturbing case of fraud. she says the founder of the nation's first marijuana super store dar mann bilked the city of oakland out of mover than $44,000, that was supposed to be used at four of mann's oakland properties including the we grow location. >> if you are knowingly performing fraud, you are defrauding this city, performing a criminal act, and that is exactly why it was referred to the district attorney. >> reporter: mann is charged with 13 felony counts including grand theft, fraud and forgery. according to the probable