>> yes. >> we were there when ronnie married jodie.t 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 marry women with money? >

. >> i'm down to jodi. and i still feel that sense of unfinished business. >> reporter: jodi was the early morning anchor at kait in iowa. she left her home for work, never arrived and has never been seen since. at the time, care lean woline w working in neighboring minnesota. she didn't start covering jod s story until a couple years after her disappearance but has not stopped. now living in petaluma, carolina has spent years as a team of investigators dedicated to solving once and for all, jodi's case. >> i'm trying to track down the name of the woman who was the manager that night. >> reporter: why? after years of covering cops and crime, caroline understood that long after a story falls out of the headlines, they are are victims and families who still deal with the fallout. >> because you get attached to them. you do identify with them. and you hope someone would do it for your family. >> reporter: in other words, while caroline might have covered hard news, it never hardened her. it's something she won

it's something she could have one day taught jody. >> jody was a minnesota gal who had dreams of going to the twin cities where i worked. we very possibly would have worked together if things had taken a different turn. >> reporter: that never happened. but finding jody's body, or even her killer still might. giving her family closure and a reporter the chance to write once and for all, case closed. if you'd like to learn more information about jody's case, there's a link to caroline's link on my facebook page. go to garvin thomas, nbc bay area. >> great story. >> and brings good attention to that story. >>> we'll be right back, but first another special message for mom on mother's day. >> i want to say for my mother, i like -- i love her because i get my mom always say bye to me and gives me kisses and hugs. this morning, while at the scene of an accident. ==take vo== >>> chp officers in oakland discovering a stow-away early this morning while at the scene of an accident. take a look at this stow-away. >> oh, my gosh. >> ferocious, vicious. >> i'm scared as i sit here. >> the kitten h

jodi: the theme is diversity and breadth of ideas.ventures coming new and novel ways to solve big problems in the world. caroline: let's talk about the diversity of that. where are your students building these businesses coming from? are they largely u.s. based? jodi: we are so fortunate to have the best and the brightest coming from all over the world to attend harvard. we support all 13 harvard schools. students are coming together to the ilab to collaborate. we nurture and support innovation. caroline: it's interesting that some of your better known alumni , mark zuckerberg, bill gates, dropped out the guys they had such good ideas. is this almost a way -- dropped out because they had such good ideas. is this almost a way to -- jodi: our reason to exist is to support and nurture innovation. a natural, happy byproduct is that students no longer need to drop out. it's better if they stay in school. of resources and the community that they find here of like-minded entrepreneurs, coming from a diversity of backgrounds and skills and in

i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, jodi. jodi is at that news conference as well as another crew where authorities are releasing the evidence in this arson case. we'll be monitoring this news conference and we'll bring you updates here as well as on our social media platform. >> just into our newsroom, the largest employer in san jose is cutting more than 1,000 jobs. cisco is restructuring and shifting its focus. the legendry tech company plans to invest millions of dollars in the software and subscription services moving away from the traditional hardware service. the plan hasçó come with decling revenue and thousands layoffs. you might recall last year sysco cut 5,000 jobs. >>> well, frustration at the dvm because of a computer glitch which meant long lines, longer than usual but not just in the bay area but across the straight. kristi smith joins us in san francisco with the details that frustrated thousands of people today. >> i spoke with people who are leaving the dvm office late other in san francisco and they say the

nbc bay area )s jodi hernandez is at the scene. and jodi, amazingly nobody was seriously hurt... ==jodi//live== ==take vo== ==jodi//live== ==sam//take vo== another look at the scene from the air. ad-lib. we )ll continue to follow this another look at the scene from the air. ad-lib. workers were up on scaffolding pouring concrete on to the second floor of the building that is under construction when that second floor somehow gave way, falling down below as workers were covered in concrete, and some of the workers were actually hanging from the scaffolding when emergency personnel arrived here this morning. now, i had a chance to talk to somebody who witnessed the whole thing from the building next door. she says that she heard had a loud noise. she said she could literally see concrete falling from the billing right on to the workers. she said some of the workers were covered to their waist in concrete, and she described the scene as very bad. she was quite shaken up, but the good news, the battalion chief just updated us, that although 13 people were injured, none of them receive

reporting live in oakland, jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> jodi thanks very much. >> more details now about the construction project wrp the workers were hurt. the develop are dweller black stone of the largest landlords in the united states according to the building permit that building is expected to be seven stories more than 400 amounts cements 21,000 square feet of commercial space on the ground floor. expected to be complete sometime next year. but the budget of $150 million according to a bloom berg report. >>> at many high schools senior pranges are right of passage but this week more than a dozen east bay students were punished by a prank that ended up killing a mouse. nbc michelle roberts joins us from sand ramon with what happened. michelle. >> reporter: yeah the incident happened here on campus yesterday students say they were warned by staff that they're not allowed to participate in a prange but they say what happened yesterday was more of a celebration. >> senior as california high school in sand ramon shared this cell phone video what we they call impromptu dance p

reporting live in vallejo, jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >>> >> we certainly are hoping for that too thank you jodi. >>> new at fievg a disturbing site at the port of oakland led a group of longshoremen to walk off the job. the nooses have been spotted around the site in recent weeks. the being walk out was a move to reject racism in all forms. the walkout happened at one of the four marine terminal closing for several hours this morning. the port says it's investigating where the nooses came from. >>> a special election tonight in montana is getting international attention. the polls will be closing soon but the controversy will continue for a while. at issue the candidate for congress moua attacked a reporter. >>> i'll talk to you about that later. >> but there is not going to time. >> speak to shane please. >> i'm sick and tired of are you guys the last guy came inner you did the same thing get the hell out of here. >> heard on the tape in reporter on the left for england "the guardian" newspaper and this man republican candidate greg begin gianforte. he has been cited for mis

it's something she wonders if she could have one day taut jody. >> jodi was a minnesota gal had dreams of going to the twin cities where i worked. we very possibly would have worked together if things had taken a different turn. >> that of course never happened. but finding jodi's body or even her killer still might. giving mere family closure and a reporter the chance to write once and for all, case closed. >> raj i know you guys often ask where do you find these stories i've known caroline 25 years. >> as a reporter. >> we worked together in minnesota. in fact. >> there's a the picture. >> 20 years ago. >> you're a hand some young man. >> back when the hair was -- the hair was all dark. she is an amazing reporter she covered police and the crime beat as well as any reporter i've worked with. and it is no -- it's no surprise to me that she has shone this dedication not just to the facts of the case but to the people involved. >> yeah. >> what ut you said in the story we do get attached to the stories we cover on a nightly basis i can feel for her as well thanks. >> that anchor family

reporting live in martin easy, jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> heart breaking thank you jodi. >>> we have continuing coverage now the hazing scandal that threaten as local high school football program. since last november weaver been following the allegation that is freshman members of the football team were hazed students have been suspended. parents have appealed at least one student reants reinstated in march the coach resigned over plans to to engage scrutiny of the program. the parents say if there is not a new coach by june there will be no team. several offers have been made but in candidates accepted. >>> unfortunately it is spreading three more schools now dealing with the virus outbreak here are the new numbers we have. more than 420 students have now gotten sick at 17 different schools within the san jose unified district. the outbreak started early may around may 4th. an elementary school hardest hit no new cases of illnessing pl the bug impacts students a hort time between one and two days. >>> brace yourselves and watch your data as computers around the world recov

but finding jodi's body or even her killer still might. giving her family closure and a reporter the chance to write once and for all "case closed." if would you like to learn more information about the jodi case, i've put a link to the web page on my facebook page. go to garvin thomas, nbc bay area. >> up next, on today in the bay, moving ahead in the search for a new fbi director as the white house begins interviewing possible replacements. including one person with bay area ties. plus -- >> to see my baby live a life that could make a momma bear very frustrating. >> thousands of people living without toilets or heat or power and howland lords in one bay area city are getting away with it. >>> good morning, time is 7:29, sunday, may 24th and happy mother's day. and look at those roses. our top communication getting beautiful pictures of flowers for us on a celebratory day. i'm vicky nguyen. we'll get a check of the microclimate forecast with vianey arana. and you are saying it looks like we should put on layers for mother's day. >> i wou

anna: jodie, thank you very much. bloomberg news's jodie snyder.joining us now in the studio here in london, alan higgins. 7.8 billion pounds of assets. very good morning to you. we started the program talking about risk aversion. we are seeing classic with diversion, a trade overnight in the asian session, and talking about why this matters to markets. that is because it could distract, delay the other items on a legislative agenda. how much does that matter to you? alan: potentially, it does matter because you are quite right. it is interesting hearing some of the terminology overnight. people close to trump are hearing the word "layoff" which is lighter and sounds like trump, as opposed to "stop." what is priced into u.s. equities is this idea of lower corporation tax along the road, and in particular, some repatriation that goes a long that. the u.s. corporation tax is very high, 75%. the average s&p 500 company about 25 percent, because there are lots of exceptions. the idea that the holy grail of a corporation tax, that is what the markets ar

. >> 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

i'm jodi hernandez i'll tell you what's behind it all and how the d. a. is responding. >>> a new politicsing ad about a congressional race in georgia features san francisco as a back drop. trying to tie a candidate there to liberal san francisco. why some santa fe that shows how much is at steak. >> meteorologist jenn rarp y-blue skies to east bay tracking the full weekend forecast i'll let you know how gusty winds get coming up in ten minutes. tonight -- after admitting he spent tens of thousands of lafayette. >>> the top cop in contra costa county is facing a firestorm tonight after admitting he spent tens of thousands of dollars in campaign funds for his personal use. an emergency meeting was held this morning to discuss the claims against district attorney mark pederson. nbc are bay area jodi hernandez is live with more. >> reporter: we've been talking about to a lot of people today. i'll tell you it all seems to be snowballing. tonight the district attorney here is keeping silent. as the criticism mounts. >> this situation is not acceptable. we do no

jodi hernandez joins us now in oakland with the latest. jodi? >> reporter: raj, protesters have been out here for the past hour or so outside the federal building. they are outraged over the firing of the fbi director. they say the president's bold move was absolutely unacceptable. >> there are boundaries in this country. there are principles that you don't violate. >> reporter: congressman eric swalwell believes president trump's firing of fbi director james comey crossed the line. the east bay congressman says comey's investigation into possible russian ties to trump's presidential campaign may have been making the president a little too nervous. >> most people will see this as director comey and his investigation may have been getting too close to the president and his family and his campaign. >> reporter: the president's move is sparking outrage among many democrats and even a few republicans. a protest outside the federal building in oakland is one of several taking place today. >> i think it was an effort to obstruct justice, and this is p

ham and jody, jody was the best white house press secretary that i think a president has ever had. i don't say that lightly and i don't say that because i haven't looked at others and i don't say it because there were not other good ones. in my opinion, there has never been a better press secretary than jody powell. i knew that ham's role with the president president was formative. i know it would be an important role in the white house, a strategic and political and tactical advisor. what ham himself, if sitting on the stage with us as i wish he were, he would say, i didn't want to be chief of staff, i was not cut out for it, it didn't play to my strengths. it took us a while to work our way through that for the first two plus years of the administration there was not a formal white house chief of staff. and jimmy carter didn't want a white house chief of staff more formally. i think it was the example of hall haldemen. he personified watergate and the corruption of the nixon white house and he wanted nothing to do with that. i think he also thought he could run the white house hi

you jodi. >>> when you thought it was safe to reopen the computer. a new warning to brace yourself and watch your data as computers around the world recover from a giant cyberattack another one could be on the way. our business and tech reporter joins us. scott there a way to protect ourselves. >> there is jessica. you've got some shields against the attack hardware not that expensive a thumb drive for the about $30 this hard drive holds a lot. you can find it for about $70 each will back up private data so you won't have to pay a ransom to get it back. as if one rapidly spreading cyberattack wasn't enough, word from silicon valley security firms that another is likely on the way. >> the odds of somebody taking a venerate of this and unleashing the next round are fairly strong. >> san jose networks is tracking what comes next. they say it's likely a large scale attack that will dwarf the recent wannacry attack. >> the first thing i try to figure out is what happened. like what type of attack is this. >> mark miranda says he is ready. we caught up wit

so, ham was the closest person to the president among all of us, ham and jody. jody was the best white house press secretary, i think, that a president has ever had, and i don't say that lightly and don't say it because i have not looked at others or because there weren't other good ones. in my opinion, there has never been a better press secretary than jody powell. i knew that ham's role with the president was going to be an important role in the house, strategic adviser, political adviser, tactical adviser. with wham -- with ham himself, if he were sitting on his stage with us, as i wish he were, he would say i didn't want to be chief of staff. i was not cut out for it. didn't play to my strengths. and it took us a while to sort of work our way through that. for the first two-plus years of the administration there was not a formal white house chief of staff. >> and more fundamentally, jimmy carter didn't want a white house chief of staff, and correct me if i'm wrong but i think it was the example of haldeman, haldeman had become -- haldeman somehow in jimmy ca

nbc bay area is jodi hernandez joins from us richmond this evening with the exclusive details jodi. >> reporter: raj, the hill top exit here along interstate 81 of the 13 locations identified today as a shooting hot spot. we've seen a number of shootings take place on east bay freeways a number of taking place in the middle of the skmut hours. well now a plan is in the works to stop it. >> the reign of terror on the frooway is over. >> driving on the freeways about to get safer and the move to put the brakes on the shooting contra costa d. a. and law enforcement mapped out 13 crime hot spots this morning. where state if you had funded÷p anybody else. >> investigators say 35 freeway shootings have taken place in the county in the past year and a half. this fully automatic ak-47 was used in a gun battle on highway 4 last may in the middle of the afternoon. >> every time a shooting happens, it feels to us -- et cetera just a matter of time before stray bullets hit innocent commuters. >> reporter: now wsh kal transtells me the state plans to spend anywhere from a half million dollars to a

i rise today to honor sock rapid citizen of the year, jody spiker. the sock rapid's chamber started this award in 1986 to recognize individuals who have influenced the community for the better. jody, a resident of sock rapids for the past 15 years, is known for her many contributions to this wonderful community. whether she's striving for economic prosperity by working with the chamber of commerce, fighting to end disease through her work with the alzheimer's association, and the walk to end alzheimer's, helping to put on st. cloud's senior expo, or advocating for our children by serving on the community education board for the sock rapids district, jody is always putting her community first. it takes a very special person to dedicate their time for helping and supporting others, and i'm proud to recognize that kind of accomplishment here today. jody, thank you for all you do for our community. you're truly deserving of this award. keep up the great work. mr. speaker, i rise today to celebrate an educator in my district who was recently named minneso

ham and joedy. -- jody. i think ham is one of the best. in my opinion there has never been a better press secretary than jody powell. i don't say they lightly. i remember it was going to be an important role in the white house. political and tactical advisor. what ham himself, if ham were sitting on this stage with us as i wish he were, he would say i don't want to be chief of staff, i wasn't cut out for it, it didn't play to my strengths, it took us a while. >> more fundamentally jimmy carter didn't want a white house chief of staff and correct me if i am wrong jack but i think it was the example of holdeman. he personified watergate and the corruption of the nixon white house and wanted nothing to do with it. i think he thought he would run the white house himself. jerry ford had model he called the spokes of the wheel where you would have five or seven advisors with equal access coming and going. for ford, it was a disaster. within a month, ford realized this was dysfunctiodysfunctiona had no time to think. it was like drinking from a f

please help me in welcoming jodi kanter to the washington, d.c. archives. [ applause ] >> thank you, i'm happy to be here. the setting is washington, d.c. winter of 1938. the curtain opens on an office rs but not any office. this one is so famous that has it's very own name, recognized around the world as a place of power, the oval office. seated at the desk in the house call home for the last five years, franklin roosevelt is worrying about history. in many ways, this is the very practice for which the office was designed, but he's not worried about shaping the content of history, but influencing public access to it. specifically, he's worried about whether millions of citizens from every part of the land have access to the historical documents to this time and place, to the story of what we have lived and are living today. he knows he wants to be able to answer this question differently than it's been answered before. along with some of his contemporaries, roosevelt is perhaps the first high-ranking politician to worry about public access to pre

reporting live in oakland, jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> thanks. she just mentioned the san francisco protest. here is a live look going on right now. it's taking place outside senator finestein's office in san francisco. protesters echoing what democrats want. an independent investigation into russia's med li meddling i u.s. collection. our coverage continues on nightly news of how it went down and how it's leaving white house staffers and more on whether a special prosecutor will take over the russia investigation. lester holt join us us in 30 minutes. >>> for the first time we're seeing the chaos inside the subway sandwich shop in san francisco right before a deadly shooting. this involved sfpd. you can see in the video a man chasing another man with a knife. that's when police officers say they opened fire killing one of the men. the shooting was earlier this month. today the police chief tried to explain his actions of his officers. we have more at the scene. >> reporter: it was very calm inside this town hall meeting but also very quiet as th

thank you, jodie canter.. >>> forrer vice president joe biden and the fight for cancer. >>> plus the producer of several hbo dock mumentaries is steppin away. she'll talk about aging. e,, . >>> former vice president joe biden is stepping up his medical campaign to a cause that is personal to him. he attended to conference last night in san diego. dr. david agus sits on the board. biden's oldest son beau died two years ago. he looks at the impact budgeted have. >> you've got do something to give someone hope. >> reporter: speaking to some of the top leaders in the industry he pressed governmental research. >> there's a point that comes usually later than sooner when the congressional party of the president works up the courage to challenge him. >> he took aim at president trump's proposal pointing out that even members f mr. trump's own party spoke ought against cuts. >> there are certain things not any gauche yabl. the idea that we're gutting it, i mean, come on, for gosh sakes, it's just bizarre. >> how are

anna: joining us now, jodi schneider. jodi, thanks for joining us on this story.ig deal here? that could continue to roll from this story? what is the significance? >> well, timing is part of it. if this story is true and it happened it happened, a day after president trump fired jim comey at the fbi. jim comey was directing an investigation into possible russian interference in the wastion, in which mr. trump elected president. the timing is interesting. the other interesting issue is what was told and how this information, if it was classified, the way in which it was disseminated to an adversary of the u.s. the president has broad authority to declassify information, so it is unlikely it was illegal, but at the same time that raises all kinds of questions, and those on capitol hill are beginning to look into the questions surrounding the firing of comey and have another issue before them. manus: jodi, you referred to last week's moment, which was the firing of comey. asyou say, he has the right president to declassify information as he might see fit in meetings

jody? >> we found have a standard operating procedure for houses with solar panels.or even regular training protocols. the firefighters make decisions on a house by house basis. if your solar panels are energized, the decision could be to let it burn. >> from a warehouse in new jersey -- >> we can't get on it, because they're energized. r r to a home in san francisco. >> a firefighter is recovering after getting shocked by solar panels. >> reporter: it's a hazard firefighters are seeing more and more. >> it changes everything about our strategies and tactics. >> reporter: electricity coursing through the veins of a home. unforgiving when hit with water or other firefighting tools. donnie fletcher said it's a constant risk. >> the power we cannot secure is the panels themselves. as long as the sun is shining, they will stay energized. >> reporter: and they can block firefighters's access to the roof which is critical f crews inside there are heavy panels above. >> the weight of the panels will make the roof collapse faster. >> reporter: larry mckenna works for the u.s

. >> also tonight a billing battle, jody flesher and the i-team have a look at what's coming up next.trouble for the v.a. as the news4 i-team uncovered thousands owed to a local couple that paid to bury unclaimed veterans. >> they have a lot for what they're doing but unfortunately, love won't pay the grocery bill. we cut t>>hr are you one sneeze away from being voted out of the carpool? try zyrtec® it's starts working hard at hour one and works twice as hard when you take it again the next day. stick with zyrtec® and muddle no more®. >>> don't tell me we're in a business deal and then you don't hold up your end of the deal. >> the v.a. medical couple to bury veterans who died and they were still owed thousands of dollars with the v.a. refusing to pay up. >> that is until the news4 i-team started asking some questions. jody fliesher is here with what took so long and why the couple called the delay to those vets. >> we're talking about a military family with three generations of service, so when asked to perform burials and arrange fun ralz the mason were proud to do it but after layi

reporting live in oakland i'm jodiw3 hernandez, nbc bay area. 2> thank you jodi. here is the what the building supposed to look like today t's done.Ñi seven stories with more thanjf vesttments and 21,000 of square digginf commercial space. no word if completion is delayed because of the accident. vchgt reporter bigad shaben has jaen digging into the safety records of the companies bigad what did you find? >> reporter: we discovered two contractors working on the building have been cited for buildtions in the past. larg o concrete is based in california. but afterfá searching through j we discovered the company was citedfá five tis in five years. two of thosec involved accident. now thefá company had tot(çó pa $$8,600 for violations related tofá unsafe working conditions d its injury problem.q one violation wassis willed as serious had to do with protecting workers from being impaled by steel or other materials. and johnston myoier is based in sand carlos. it waslp cited 6 times over the same time period. and fact had toçó pay out $$2,4 in fines. that company as vi

no, said the cbi's jody wright. more like a cover-up. >> nothing in his statement matched anything that i knew to be at the crime scene. it just didn't make sense. none of it. >> it wasn't really that ralph changed his story in his "world journal" manifesto, not exactly. more like he kept adding to it. so he watches very carefully what you're doing and tailors his story to match what he thinks you're finding. >> exactly. >> ralph kept explaining, kept offering not less, but more details. about, for example, the drawer pulls in his house, the ones investigators removed to test for fingerprints. >> in the event that one of the invasion persons touched them. >> now here's ralph with the police at his house just after pam was murdered. noticing the missing knobs. >> what happened to all the knobs? >> he was very upset that they were missing. >> i don't understand why the knobs are gone. >> and he would know you're looking for fingerprints of these home invaders. >> well, yes. >> but what if they didn't find any fingerpr

i'm jody fleischer, news 4 i-team. >>> all right. coming up friday eve and so we're all looking forward to the weekend. this weekend will be cooler than what -- it was roasty, toasty yesterday. >> record high at dulles yesterday. record high at bwi yesterday. fell one short of the record at national airport. >> i was feeling it. >> likely to have another record at dulles today. the national records are unreachable. 96 and 97 respectively. the record at dulles is within reach. we were talking about a while ago the risk of severe weather to the west today. not much of a but we have an increasing chance for norms inthunderstorms into . all the warm unstable air across the deep south will be channeled in our direction. there will be a few chances for showers later today. let knee zoom in and show you the high resolution forecast model here. already a couple of showers in west virginia near elkins now. future weather moving in, by 2:00, a stray shower from hagerstown to leesburg to warren ton. still, hit and miss showers around there. you

. >> jody fleischer and the news 4 i-team shows us it involves rentals that go for sale. >> reporter:as designed to keep loim them afford a new lease in a different building. it gives the renters a chance to buy their place first. news 4 i-team found even when they don't want to or can't afford to buy, they can rake in big bucks by selling those rights. >> i've heard of payments of tens of thousands of dollars. >> buyers and sellers either pay the price or risk losing their sale. >> it felt like extorsion. like the whole thing felt really slimy. >> reporter: we found a whole industry of folks targeting renters for a portion of their payout. >> i would estimate that it's essentially $100 million a year industry. >> reporter: why experts say it's driving up housing costs for the rest of us. don't miss our investigation on thursday on news 4 at 5:00 and 11. jodie fleischer, news 4 i-team. >>> pretty soon you may be able to get a taste of a pastrami sandwich, rubin, corned beef. katz deli has been the sandwiches on new york's east side for 29 years. they tell our partners at wtop that a d

jody fleischer, news4, i-team. >>> a win off the field on d.c. recreational sports teams.strict officials have scrapped r can be on the field during co-ed softball games. under that rule, only three women could be on the field at one time on a ten-player co-ed softball team. some players starting a petition demanding the change. they said the rule was discriminatory by suggesting women made teams less competitive. after news4 called to ask about it, they changed the policy. no maximum number of women for co-ed softball, starting today. >>> several headlines today for metro. a plan that will cost the agency 150 to $160 million. we also learned that there will be no more surges once the current safetrack maintenance plan is complete. metro says it's gotten positive reviews about new air fresheners on some of its railcars and the agency says it's now focusing on increasing customer satisfaction, which has been falling in recent years. a scary incident where a door opened on the wrong side of the tracks. transportation reporter adam tuss explains what happened. >> reporter: sc

. >> jody fleischer is looking into what the law says and why chargeing it could be a bitter fight. >well, anything involving tenants' rights stirs up heated opinions on both sides. in this case, everyone seems to agree the law serves a were approximate, keeping long-time renters from being booted out of changing neighborhoods. but this law was protect affordable housing. and we found nothing affordable about how some people are using it. >> reporter: whether you're selling a house -- >> it's like someone sticking a gun to your head. >> it was taken away from me. >> reporter: the horror stories are easy to find. >> had i known, i would never, ever, ever rent property in washington d.c. >> reporter: the tenant opportunity to purchase act was designed to protect affordable housing by giving renters the first chance to buy their place if it goes up for sale. but the news4 iteam found some renters are using it to hold sales hostage while they negotiate for a piece of the profit. >> not trying to make the sale fall apart. i'm trying to change who the buyer is. >> reporter: andrew maguire s

jodi hernandez at the county courthouse in martinez with the details. >> raj the prosecutor in this case says the hate crime attack is as disturbing as it gets. while tonight the two men behind it have accepted responsibility. while the victim is speak speaking out for the first time. >> the actions of mr. little and the mother man have greatly impacted every part of my life. i will not allow this experience to define me or define the seikh community. he. >> he says he is happy justice is being served with a attack that left him with an amputated finger and other serious injuries. he was driving home last september when the two men threw beer bottles at his car brutally beat him knocking off his turban and cutting off his hair and article of his face with a knife. >> it was an assault to his dignity. >> the two men pleaded nbc this morning to assault and a hate crime enhancement. agreeing to three-year prison term. despite that, the texas men's attorneysdown played the attack. >> i don't think that it was motivated by the differences in religion or culture or anything like that. >> as a

reporting live at uc berkeley, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> jodi, thank you. >>> we're following developing news right now in montana. this is on the eve of a pivotal congressional election. did the republican candidate here body slam a reporter? a reporter for the british paper called "the guardian" claims the candidate got physical after he asked greg gianforte about his stand on health care. there's no video of the alleged incident but the reporter has posted what he claims is the audio of the encounter. >> you were waiting to wait your decision about health care, the scoring of the bill just came out. >> we'll talk to you about that later. turn off the machine, please. i'm sick and tired of you guys. the last time you came in here you did the same thing. get the hell out of here. get the hell out of here. the last time -- are you with the guardian? >> yes, and you just broke my glasses. >> that's according to "the guardian" reporter, that audio clip. tomorrow's election is being followed nationwide, it's an open seat and republicans want to keep it in their camp. >>> the hard

i'm jodie fleischer. >>> 71 degrees already. sun's not even all the way up yet. >> no, it's not.t feels really comfortable outside. >> it does. >> later today you'll need the air on in the car, the sunglasses, the water. it's going to be another hot day. you'll want to try to stay cool. another day in the 90s. tomorrow close to 90. then we have some thunderstorms in the afternoon. thunderstorms are going to be part of a cold front. that's going to cool us down as we go into the weekend. so today you'll really need to cool off again if you're outside. however, you can get in the shade, drink water. we have an air quality alert. if you have asthma or respiratory problems, you don't want to be outside. 72 in clinton. very comfortable. well, we'll be warming up to the mid 80s by lunchtime. happy hour we're looking at the low 90s. we will be mostly dry. there is a chance we could see some isolated thunderstorms. it looks mainly west of the district but just keep that in mind. most of the area though just staying hot by dinner time. we'll be in the upper 80s still. here's future weathe

reporting live at jody hernandez. >> most recently a former student filed a lawsuit against a philosophy professor. he had been with the university for more than 15 years. and a law school did he know resigned over allegations he sexually harassed his assistant. he's still a member of the uc berkeley faculty. >>> new at 5:00 an oakland boy is recovering tonight after she was shot while walking his dog. 9-year-old isaiah was taking a walk with his family on his birthday. police say suddenly someone opened fire and he was caught in the cross fire. the boy has wounds on his stomach and arms. investigators do not believe he was the intended target. >> well, there are new developments unfolding in manchester england this hour. investigators now believe the suicide bomber was linked to a suspected terrorist group and now going after his family members and associates. funeral arrangements also being made for those 22 victims that died a few nights ago. >> reporter: as the investigation grows in manchester tonight, a stunning revelation. the local paper quoting british officials who say accused

jody flesher uncovered the holdup at the va. >> reporter: when a veteran dies without any next of kin or someone to pay for the burial the department of veterans affairs is supposed to step in to help. in 2015 washington's va medical center asked roger andis died there and unclaimed. they've bought caskets, provided services and arranged for the burial of eight ven rans and they continue to do so even after the va failed to pay the bills. >> i would do it knowing i wasn't getting paid for it. i would bury the soldier, but i wouldn't expect anything from the va. but don't tell me we're in a business dealing and then you don't hold up your end of the deal. that's different. >> reporter: after weeks of calling multiple departments, the i-team finally got an answer. the va says it will pay all of the mason's outstanding bills. coming up tonight on news 4 at 6:00, the va's explanation for the long delay. and what one friend of an unclaimed veteran had to say about the mason's battle. >> and that was jody fleisher reporting. >>> get ready for another release from mega star beyonce. can you

jody fleischer.4. >> the man who sexually assaulted a woman in a condominium in arlington, went back to that apartment to get something he dropped. sources also tell news4 that police are investigating reports that the man tried to get into another apartment building before the attack. in one case, a security guard allegedly turned the man away. he got into the building through an unlocked door. police tell us he posed as a maintenance er doors until somebody answered. the attacker remains on the loose tonight. >>> a train pulls into the station and the doors open on the wrong side. it was an issue at the rhode island avenue station on the red line yesterday. and now metro says an operator is to blame. we're also learning that operator did not follow proper procedure after the doors opened on the wrong side. transportation reporter adam tuss talked to the woman who shot this video. >> reporter: scary moments for sure as the doors on a metro railcar opened on the wrong side of the train. two stories b

but the news4 i-team's jody fleisch fleischer found that technology could cost you valuable time in an> reporter: firefighters across the d.c. region say they're facing increased danger as more and more homes install sole area panels. >> it changes everything about our strategies and tactics. >> do they cause a delay? >> absolutely. >> reporter: risks include electrocution if the home can't be deenergized or roof collapse under the weight of heavy solar panels. we found most ar departments don't have a standard operating procedure. >> we can have the best standards in the world, but if no one knows what they are, it doesn't matter. >> reporter: the two things that could keep firefighters safe and a never before seen tools local firefighters are testing to ease the risk they face, that's coming up. i'm jody fleischer. >>> if you're headed to the pool this weekend and it would be surprising if the pool was open this weekend, but heads up from the centers for disease control. outbreaks linked to a parasite in swimming pool water has doubled over the past couple of years. the parasite is c

. >> investigator jodie fleischer spent on it. >> they asked roger and christina mason to help bury veterans died there and were unclaimed. since then, they arranged for the burial of eight veterans. and they continue to do so, even after the va failed to pay the bills. >> i would do it knowing i wasn't getting paid for it. but don't tell me we're in a business deal, and you don't hod up that's different. >> reporter: after weeks of calling multiple department, the i-team finally got an answer. the va now says it will pay all of the masons' outstanding bills. coming up at 6:00, the va's explanation for long delays. and what a friend of an unclaimed veteran had to say about the masons' ensuing battle. >>> this morning, frederick memorial hospital is once again taking patients after a scare. a common household cleaner was responsible for shutting it them down in frederick, maryland. it started when two men brought a package to the e.r. they said when they opened it, it gave them a tingling sensation. they said the package came to their home. both men are expected to be okay. it's not clear wha

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jody hernandez joins where a news conference just wrapped up. what do we know? >> reporter: folks here are feeling a huge sense of relief tonight. investigators say a pittsburgh man faces 26 criminal charges. they have linked him to 11 arson car fires they believe he may be responsible for a whole lot more. >> reporter: firefighter investigators say charges have been filed against the man they say is responsible for a series of car fires that had folks in the east bay on edge. they say they have evidence 36-year-old james bishop

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jody fleischer, news 4 i-team. >>> pretty soon you may be able to get a taste of pastrami or corned beef from a new york deli. katzs deli has been serving it up for 129 years. they tell our news partners at wtop that a d.c. location would be on his radar if he plans to expand. the deli ships most of its menus throughout the u.s. we could share it. it's stacked this high. it's delicious. >> really are. >> more meat, pastrami, getting me hungry. >> 4:43. so long sunshine. getting ready for gray days ahead. >> not very good weather coming your way today. the nats got the big >>> plus, there's a winner in the fight over the chickens in the district. how hens are being granted reprieve from the mayor. >>> the other shoe drops in the firing of the fbi director. several new details coming to light a introducing the fios gigabit connection with download speeds up to 940 megs that are 20x faster incredibly, it's $79.99 a month for one year. comcast charges you $89.99 for a triple play that only offers 200 mgs speeds. switch to the most powerful internet at the most revolutionary price. get fios g

jodi stepped forward like a real life superhero when bella was just six months old and donated part of liver, saving my child's life. her gift of life is priceless. the actual price tag was immense. even with health insurance, friends helped us raise more than $120,000 for out of pocket costs we had to cover. and there are still costs for all the things that have literally made bella's life possible. blood draws, doctors' visits, medications, and more. she is, without a doubt, a medical success story. today, bella is in kindergarten. she loves to run and dance, read and play. she is a wonderful artist, and the best big sister you ever saw. without protections for pre-existing conditions, bella could spend her life without health insurance. she would have reached her lifetime maximum before her first birthday. our deductibles could be raised so high we couldn't afford her care. and she could be pushed into a high-risk pool and no longer be able to see her transplant team -- the doctors most familiar with her care. these changes could put her health at risk. i have heard this week from s