i'm jodi hernandez. i will have the jaw dropping details coming up. >>> and how prepared is the bay area for a terrorist attack? what the fbi is doing to make sure it is as ready as possible. >>> i'm meteorologist jeff ranieri. clouds moving in right now. get ready. rain is on the way. i will have the full track of the storm system, how much we will get and when it clears out of here coming up in about ten minutes. what a woman initially told police... after officers arrested her for shoving meth >>> it was a tootsy roll what a woman officially told police after officers arrested her for allegedly shoving methamphetamine into a toddler's mouth. jodi hernandez joins us live at people's park where this all happened. the suspect is not a stranger to police. >> reporter: that's right. she has had multiple run ins with the law but what she is accused of doing out here at people's park on monday is likely the most shocking thing she has ever been accused of. >> she deserves her punishment. that ain't cool. chi

reporting live in livermore i'm jodi hernandez. nbc bay area news. >> thank you jodi. >>> specialized equipment had to be choppered in to stabilize the rd between castro valley and fremonted to. the helicopter route was routed to voifrd flying over homes. the there was a landslide in february and loose rocks have to be removed. a geeologist adviced lambie county to install mesh netting. the road should reopen by the end of the month. >> a irchlts a from san francisco police offers call on kaermt threatening people with deportation. >> and city leaders are outraged by what they saw and heard. senior investigator vicki wynn exposed the comments she joins with a preview of the report airing at 11:00 vicki. >> the san francisco police department has a clear policy that says it does not work with federal agents to enforce immigration law. san francisco is one of the most ardent sanctuary cities? the nation but the in the internal affairs division is looking into whether a police officer violated that rule. you may recall we took our unde

reporting live, jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> who are they? what kienlt of contact did they have with law enforcement and city officials before the fatal fire. >> where have they been since. senior investigative reporter vicky win is contact. >> reporter: we met with max harris after the deadly fire, one of the last to leave the building alive that night. harris tipped us off that funds donated to victims weren't being distributed. his wife contacted is by facebook and text to talk about the struggle facing her family and three children. a struggle now worsened with the arrests announced today. >> the ceiling was on fire, there was a sheet, it was like a sheet of fire that was just rolling toward the door. >> reporter: the day after the fire max harris sat down with nbc. he called himself a senior member of the warehouse space who acted as an event coordinator. in later talks, harris told us he made jewelry in his live work space and helped almena collect rent. he says the building landlord and owner knew people lived there. >> the owner of th

jodi hernandez joins us live with more on what happened and what happens next for jasmine. >> reporter: jessica, this is the first time that jasmine has spoken on camera to a group of reporters. she was visibly emotional saying that she is grateful the city of oakland has acknowledged what she's been through. >> i feel happy that i can close this chapter and move on with my life. >> reporter: holding back tears, the 19-year-old woman at the center of a police sex scandal says she's ready to put it all behind her. this morning the oakland city council approved a nearly $1 million settlement with the teen, who claims she had sex with more than a dozen police officers. some when she was underage and some in exchange for information about police prostitution operations. >> taken its toll on me. >> reporter: the case led to the arrest of several oakland police officers. her attorney says it should send a strong message to officers who think they're above the law. >> officers are supposed to protect young girls like this, they're not to take advantage of them. >> reporter: jasmine says she h

i'm jodi hernandez. i'll have a live report, coming up. >>> i'm meteorologist jeff ranieri an excessive heat watch for much of california. i'll let you know about hundreds returning to the bay area and how long it lasts. that's at 6:20 tonight. annou h >>> we have breaking news in contra costra county, where just a few hours ago, the district attorney announced he is resigning after pleading no contest to felony perjury. nbc bay area's jodi hernandez broke the news of the charges on twitter. she joins us live in martinez with the latest details. jodi? >> reporter: janelle, i'll tell you, it has been a day full of drama here in the kropcontra co county courthouse, as the district attorney faced the judge as a criminal defendant. now, state prosecutors call the charges he faced serious and sophisticated. well, his attorneys say his actions were nothing more than a tragic mistake. mr. peterson, what do you say about the charges? district attorney mark peterson walked into the contra costra county courthouse

nbc bay area is jodi's hernandez is live in livermore after talking to a victim of the recent crimes. jodi. >> reporter: janelle, i actually talked to several victims today. some have had cars stolen from parking lots, others from right in front of their own homes. and so far the crime trend shows no signs of slowing down. you're looking at surveillance video taken just last weekend of suspected car thieves in action. a man tries breaking into a van and when he is not successful he moves on to a work truck loaded with tools. stealing it from a livermore parking lot. >> we have specifically work trucks being stolen where they are going after work tools and the rest just all sorts of vehicles. >> livermore police say cars are being stolen from across the city at an alarming rate. 165 so far this year. that's at least one car a day. >> we're actively working enforcement efforts. but typically the best way to stop a crime trend is prevent it from happening in the first place. >> it is alarming. >> andrew means is one of the city's many victims. early tuesday morning thieves broke into his

in dublin, jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >>> it is official. two massive fires at an east bay construction site have now been ruled arson. now a six-figure reward is being offered to help find the suspect. this under construction apartment complex in emeryville burned for the second time last month. it was formally ruled arson. police released photographs of someone they believe may have started the fire. it destroyed what would have been a mixed-use five-story building including a hundred apartments. the city and developer say they will rebuild. >> we believe we can make ourselves into a more livable city by growing our population. this incident will not call into question our overall direction of the city. >> atf also says the previous fire at the very same building last july was also intentionally set. but they don't know if the same person did both. there's now a $100,000 reward for information on the fires. after of that from authorities, half from the developer. if you know anything about how the fire started, you're asked to contact the

jodi hernandez with more. >> it's taken its toll on me. >> reporter: holding back tears, the 19-year-old woman at the center of a police sex scandal says she's ready to put it all behind her. this morning the oakland city council approved a nearly $1 million settlement with the teen who claims she had sex with more than a dozen police officers, some when she was under age and some in exchange for information about police prostitution operations. >> i feel happy that i can close this chapter and move on with my life. >> reporter: the case led to the arrest of several oakland police officers. an attorney says it should send a strong message to officers who think they're above the law. >> officers are supposed to protect young girls like this, not to take advantage of them. >> reporter: she says she hopes to go to school and perhaps pursue a career with animals. i'm a good person, she said in spanish. she says she loves her family and puts god first. she said she's pleased with the settlement and is kencouraged that people care about what she endured. >> i didn't think anybody cared about p

nbc bay area jodi hernandez has more from martinez. >> he is a bright guy, a good lawyer. what -- what was he thinking? >> that's the question many attorneys in contra costa county are asking as more details emerge in the criminal investigation of the county's top cop. district attorney mark pederson. court documents obtained by nbc bay area reveal the state attorney general's office is considering filing felony embezzlement charges for pederson's personal use of more than $66,000 in campaign funds. >> there is no doubt that what has happened with mr. pederson cast shadows over the employees of the office and the good work we do every day. >> fellow prosecutors are shaking heads at the allegations. according a affidavit filed by the a.g.'s office a search done last month of his bank accounts revealed committee funds were used to pay for items at grocery and jewelry stores and other retailers such as the guitar center. last week investigators detained pederson in antioch while she seized his iphone abipad and appointment calendar looking for more evidence to support felony

recording live in dublin, jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> thank you jodi. >>> we povertied the entire news conference on our website. go to nbcbayarea.com you'll fine video. >>> back to the top breaking story designate ooh sheriffed office giving update on the stabbing in front of the library. >> the teenager sustained injures to both arms. once we received the call, because it's close proximity to our substation, our deputies arrived within about 20 seconds of being called. once they arrived they took the suspect into custody. and they began giving first aid to the victim. the victim was taken to a local hospital where he still remains in the hospital and being treated for injuries to both arms. he is expected to recover. right now, we don't have much information on the suspect. he is not known to the sheriff's office. and we don't have any other history other than that. for now, this act -- this attack is completely random and appears to be no other information as to motive. i do -- i would like to say that the -- the staff members at the time of the attack, the library had o

in oakland, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >>> we've been following the ghost ship fire since the beginning. for the very latest today and continuing coverage, head to our website, web be whnbcbayarea.co. >>> after a day of withering criticism of his outburst of tweets about his travel ban, the president doubled down, saying, quote, we need a travel ban for certain dangerous countries, not some politically correct term that won't help us protect our people. those words could come back to haunt the president, now that his travel ban is in the hands of the supreme court. the white house staff spent months avoiding the term "travel ban" to distance president trump from candidate trump, whose rhetoric has so far struck federal judges as prejudicial. >> many people would say it undermines his legal team's credibility before the justice. >> the white house revealed today the president will not prevent former fbi director james comey from testifying about the russia investigation. comey is expected to be questioned by a senate committee this thursday. >>> president trump kicked off a

nbc bay area jodi hernandez has more from martinez. >> he is a bright guy, a good lawyer. what -- what was he thinking? >> that's the question many attorneys in contra costa county are asking as more details emerge in the criminal investigation of the county's top cop. district attorney mark pederson. court documents obtained by nbc bay area reveal the state attorney general's office is considering filing felony embezzlement charges for pederson's personal use ore

reporting live in dublin, jodi hernandez, nbc barnz. >> thanks very much. >>> let's step outside. you're look at mccan you bey cove ahead of the giants game which you can see on nbc baier. the questions is how bumbled up should the fans get jeff has the answer. >> mostly clear tonight if you're heading out the games. temps in the 50s. classic frist weather for the game ton here on nbc baier at 7:00. i'll have doppler radar and satellite combined. some cloud kofiro are cover on san jose. but keeping a close eye on the pacific and all of the activity currently developing. it's getting set off by a change in the pattern. the jetstream, the storm track pushing to the south. we'll see the trough of upper low pressure develop over the weekend. it's from the trough of upper low pressure we have a slight risk of possibly showers that may bring a couple of thunderstorms, winds out west northwest, 10 to 20 for saturday and sunday. also cooler than average. but still expect sunshine. a real mixed bag as we head through the weekend. we'll detail who has best chance of showers coming nup 15 mi

. >> reporter: jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> congratulations to them. >>> also the posse fromouth bay getting praise from world of dance. we sbrounsed you to these seven teens two weeks ago. they are from for cal arts in san jose. they also made their debut on the show tonight. job, low called it a very, very beautiful piece. >> it's so emotional and so inspiring. and the performances had a lot of meaning. >> we want to share the message that as long as you love yourself you are beautiful no matter what people think of you. >> the other judge neoright there said they made the whole room feel it. with a score of 84 the posse is moving onto the next round. go bay area dance teams. >> >>> now nbc bay area weather certified most accurate in the bay area by weather rate. >> we have a big change on the way. >> also 89 and 84s. >> is that your rating or the temperature. >> whether you like it or not. we are going to go well above that. later this week, 100-degree temperatures. this after snow in the see air yesterday and 60s for highs this weekend. we will plane is the reason for thi

. >>> we're int can go team coverage with more reaction jodi hernandez joins us in berkeley with more. jodi. >> our president has broken a promise to the world and has walked away from one of the most pressing issues of our time. >> oakland mayer libby shaf says she is disappointed and angry at the decision to withdraw the u.s. from the paris climate accord. shaf was among 12 mayors invited to take part in the 2015 paris climate summit. >> believe me. what this president is going to fail to do the rest of us as leaders will do. >> shaf joined 66 mayors from across the country today pledging to adopt the goals of the paris packet despite the president's actions. the director of the san francisco bare chapter of sierra club also says they're ready to double down. >> for every step backwards the country is taking the bay area is taking a step forward. even in the face of the horrible decision by the president, the bay area and the sierra club specifically is really pushing for renewable energy here and renewable energy future. >>s in long overdue but not everyone is upset the former chai

i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >>> a follow up now to a massive building fire in emeryville. this was the scene last month as flames engulfed the building under construction. tomorrow the fire department says it has an update on this investigation. there is a strong possibility the cause is arson. this is the second time this year this building has caught fire. fortunately no one was hurt in either blaze. >>> he feels vindicated. part of the statement will reveal comey's statement that he told the president he was not personally under investigation. mr. comey will testify in 13 hours. he made his opening statement public today. in it he states he told the president during a january dinner that the president told comey that quote i need loyalty and i expect loyalty. president trump as you know well fired comey last month. here in the bay area that hearing expected to draw big interest despite its 7:00 in the morning start time. some bars and businesses are opening their doors to hold watch parties. chuck coppola is live at san jose bar. usually it is a sporting event but now i

reporting live in oakland, i am jody hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> thanks, jodi. >>> a call to hire local workers. the reason local workers protested in the south bay and the action they are hoping to take. >> a plane heading to s.f.o. had to make an emergency landing after a battery caught fire on board. i'm michelle roberts live at the airport. they are grateful the battery was in the main cabin. >> i'm meteorologist jeff ranieri. at at&t park we'll have the first pitch forecast with the game here on nbc bay area tonight and a look at the 7 days coming up in less than ten minutes. a l >>> new details on a mid-air scare on a flight headed to s.f.o., a lithium battery burst into flames on an overhead bin on a jetblue flight. michelle roberts is at s.f.o. with more. they say it is a good thing it was in the cabin and not in checked luggage. >> reporter: that's right, they say they saw the smoke and smelled it. flight attendants were quickly able to move in and put out the fire. still a very unnerving situation mid flight. >> it was all right, it was pretty scary to see the smoke on t

jody mai hernandez is live with story. >> reporter: that's right, and we learned that max harris, the second man charged in that deadly fire just arrived here to the jail from los angeles. and he is being booked as we speak. meanwhile the lease holder of the ghost ship warehouse appeared in court today. and some of the victims' families made sure that they were there to see him. >> i wanted to see his expression, see if he had any remorse. >> reporter: the parents of a victim came to see for themselves one of the men prosecutors say is responsible for last december he'd deadly fire. derick almena appeared in court for the first time. >> are this case is one of the most profound tragedies to strike the bay area in living memory. >> reporter: almena's attorney da calls the charges a miscarriage of justice. >> despite the strong emotion, we don't feel that the public good will be served by prosecuting our client. >> a lot of emotion. >> reporter: and this victim's parents say seeing the mansecuo trap was tough. >> i think what he said was nonsense. >> reporter: almena will appear in cour