perform the ceremony. >> there was actually no relationship between jodi and the pastor. >> jodi, howve you known rodney? >> ronnie? >> ronnie. >> i have known him for many years, a long time. >> before he came here? >> yes. >> were you in love with him then? >> i wouldn't say in love with him, but i loved him. >> this is not just a contract you're signing. >> i understand that. it's a covenant. >> it is a covenant you're making with him, you know, and this makes it much, much more serious. >> there are certain people that are allowed to come into the prison to perform these wedding ceremonies. he was one of them. they didn't know each other ahead of time. he was obviously trying to counsel her. >> he'll have this black mark against him. >> i know that. i already know. i mean, i have known people that's come out of prison and some even being family and they are -- it's hard -- the hardest thing i think i seen is jobs. people don't want to employ them. >> normally, i just flat turn down weddings here because i find in most cases the men are just using the women for their own advantage.

. >> 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

jodi hernandez. nbc bay area news. >> he was so young. thank you, jodi.time in less than five years, shots rang out at virginia tech university. two people are dead tonight. including a campus police officer. nbc bay area's correspondent joins us from the newsroom. i understand the police have lifted the lockdown now? >> that's right. police are saying there is no longer an active threat in the area. knave won't confirm whether the second victim was the shooting suspect. but did tell reporters the very last press conference to read between the lines. here's what the police will say. scam pus officer was making a traffic stop at noon today in a school parking lot. witnesses say a man walked up to the officer and shot him at close range. then fled the scene. that sent off a scam pus wide emergency alert. students and staff told to stay where they were as the university went into lockdown. hundreds of police officers responded to the virginia tech campus, to search for the shooter. a short time later officers found a second man, dead in a parking lot. just a

i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> thank you very much, jodi. >>> changing gears, both.a.r.t. board of directors will vote on a cell phone policy. it will determine when b.a.r.t. can shut down service and when it can't. it was set for october but was delayed because of disagreement over the wording. the board has already agreed to informal guidelines saying b.a.r.t. should only shut down cell phone service in 911 type events. >>> so much for gratitude. that's the sent meant of a bay area restaurant chain. they say lawsuits from two employees are forcing them to close up shop. the restaurant was known for its local organic vegan dishes with names like i am thankful and i am fulfilled. a bookkeeper filed a lawsuit claiming he didn't get paid overtime. on their facebook page the owner said they did nothing wrong and that the restaurants will stay open while they look for new buyers. >>> a local bank is refusing to let the grinch steal christmas. in oakley someone took off with about $4,000 worth of toys, food and clothing that had been collected for the friends of oakley. that's

jody hernandez is live in lafayette where students are expected to return this evening. jody? >> reporter: that's right. the students are expected to return here to the high school late tonight. in fact, we are told they are en route as we speak. it is a very long trip, a 12-hour trip. as you mentioned, their trip took an unexpected turn earlier this week. and tonight we are learning this isn't the first time the trip the company has had some problems. >> they just basically told everyone, you can bring your stuff out or we've got a dog here. and the dog basically told them, we know there's stuff on the bus. so we're going to go through and find it or else you can bring it out. >> reporter: this high school senior describes what happened when police discovered drugs on board buses heading to utah for a four-day ski trip. he says he was stunned at how much was uncovered, and surprised kids weren't arrested. >> look at all of the stuff they found. no arrests? they just took the stuff and said, all right, you're on your way. who knows if there was more. >> reporter: tonight we ar

nbc bay area's jodi hernandez has a look at what to expect. jodi? >> reporter: hundreds of new laws will go into effect starting this weekend including new rules for tanning. the folks here at sun city tanning here in concord are going to have to start turning away teenagers come this sunday, from tanning beds to booster seats there will be plenty of new rules to follow in the new year. >> come on. hop in. >> we don't go anywhere without having our seat belts on. >> reporter: these children know the drill, a trip in the minivan means strapping into their car seats for safety sake. >> if you don't put on your seat belt, then you'll get hurt, and then you'll end up in a hospital, and that's no fun so you -- and then when you end up in a hospital you can't play and that's no fun. >> reporter: now thanks to a new law these children will be buckling up in booster seats a few years longer. starting sunday children will be required to ride in a back seat booster until they are 8 instead of 6. >> i think it's important because the kids need to be safe when

in oakland, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> thank you very much, jodi. in san francisco, former crime lab technician enters not guilty plea to skimming co-can from police evidence. deborah madden remains silent as her attorney entered the plea. the retired civilian lab tech faces a federal charge which carries maximum four year prison sentence. madden admitted to taking small amounts of cocaine back in 2009. but state prosecutors never filed charges due to lack of evidence. a federal grand jury indicted her last week. madden's attorney says the new federal charge does not apply to the case. >> the girlfriend of a man charged with running down a fire fighter in san francisco faces charges as accessory off to the crime. prosecutors claim 292-year-old alyssa tejeda, assisted her boyfriend after the hit-and-run on thanksgiving day. she will remain in jail until a bail hearing next week. the main suspect pleaded not guilty on friday to an attempted murder charge for allegedly hitting fire fighter albert bartol with his black mazda. the hit-and-run followed a

nbc bay area's jodi hernandez has been making the rounds herself, monitoring east bay hospitals. she's live at alta bay medical essentialer. it's nine hospitals? >> it is eight hospitals, it is deja vu here at alta bay in oakland. they just wrapped up a rally a short time ago, they're picketing in front of the hospital. nurses tell us this is the last place the picket line that they wanted to be just days before the christmas holiday. but sutter has left them no choice. the california nurse's association says 4,000 of their nurses hit the picket line at eight bay area hospitals this morning. they're part of a one-day strike to protest proposed cuts and changes to nurse's benefits. nurses say sutter is proposing about 150 takeaways, those are cuts in changes to their health care coverage, sick time and other benefits. stutter says it's nurses are among the highest paid in the country. they say, given the current economy, it only makes sense to reign in nurse's compensation. >> we're not trying to decrease their pay, we're just trying to slow down the increase, and look at, how can

. >> let's go to jodi hernandez. you were this out there for anne arundel one of this today which was early this morning, about 5:30 in the morning when the first protests happened at the port. tell me about the impact of that on the day. >> it's been a very busy day, jessica. this is where demonstrators started their march from the original site of the occupy oakland movement. a second contingent of demonstrators left another part of town a short time ago. we've got videos to show you now. those protesters, that second group of demonstrators gathered at the west oakland b.a.r.t. station late today. and just a short time ago, they, too, began heading to the port of oakland. several hundred more protesters are now on the march, making their way to the port. they are carrying signs, they are chanting. their rallying cry -- shut them down. hundreds of demonstrators are determined to bring operations at the port of oakland to a stand still once again. they gathered this afternoon for round two, marching en masse to the p

. >> all right, thank you very much, jodi hernandez reporting live from frank ogawa applause intra. let's turn to elise kirschner at the port. we've seen live pictures of hundreds of people walking toward the port. what is the situation where you are right now? >> reporter: as you can see the protesters have not arrived here. and there were about a dozen or so officers in riot gear. they just took off five minutes ago, we're not sure where they went. i want to show you video of marchers coming from the west oakland bart station. again, to the port. their goal is to try to prevent workers from starting the night shift here. because occupy protesters say they want to cut into the profits of corporations that run the docks. apparently they've already been successful in doing that. we've just been able to speak to representatives at the longshore and warehouse union and they say workers will not be coming into work this evening for the night shift. that's because emploirls have not requested any workers because they fear it will not be safe for them with the hundreds of marchers. so if

jody brooks in denver reports. >> reporter: everyone has a wish this holiday season. and this christmas, the marzo family wants exactly the same thing as little zoe writes, dear santa, please bring home my dad and with just days to go, their gift arrived. >> hi! oh! >> reporter: after serving five months in iraq, army physician captain mitchell marzo is home hugging his wife and holding his two girls zoe and lucy. this is christmas. >> yes. very good to be back. black and blue a lot of traveling. >> reporter: but what this army captain doesn't know. ♪ >> reporter: his extended family is here too to greet him at the airport's main terminal. captain marzo was expected to return from iraq in march 2012, but the end of the war meant an early return home. as much as this hero's welcome is about him, he thinks of the other servicemen and women. >> i think the important thing for everybody to remember is that there's still a whole bunch of people in afghanistan who are risking their lives every day. >> reporter: this christmas, it's a special delivery. >> over the past four

jodi hernandez joins us from oakland with this horrific situation. despite what doctors are saying, they feel he is being responsive? >> reporter: they certainly do, jessica. his parents say that he has moved and his blood pressure has shot up when his father enters the room. he had three bowel movements yesterday, and while the family takes that as hopeful signs, they say the doctors have basically told them there is no hope. now, his aunt tells me tonight that tests are being performed on the little baby's brain inside the hospital as we speak. she said the first test that was done today showed no life in the brain. but again, so far, that's something his parents refuse to accept. >> our main focus is my baby. that's nobody else's baby but mine and hyrum's. that's our focus. anything else, it doesn't matter right now. >> reporter: the mother of 23-month-old hyrum lawrence says she's not giving up on her baby and she doesn't want doctors to either. little hyrum has been in a coma since a bullet struck him in the bed as he sat in his father's arms fo

jody? >> reporter: everyone here at oakland technical high school knew fred thompson. he was not only big in stature, he had a big personality and a big heart. we are told that his smile filled the hallways of this high school. and, tonight, folk who is knew him are having a tough time accepting the fact that he's gone. >> a big teddy bear. he always had some time to help people. here's some of his teammates sitting right next to me here. always had something positive to say. >> reporter: that's how coaches, teachers and students are remembering fred thompson, the football star who was recruited to play at oregon state collapsed and died today of an apparent heart attack while playing basketball with friends on the oregon state campus. >> even if ents were standing in the recreation center at the time that fred collapsed, they probably would not have been able to have saved him because the cardiac arrhythmia that he suffered is extremely difficult to treat. >> reporter: the teenager was a remarkable athlete who overcame a lot of challenges with pure drive and determina

we are here today with bay area artist jody chanel, and we are here to see the plaza where your piecet 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 compass

we understand he just came out of the house, jodi? >> he did. this story has just changed. the suspect walked out of the house with his hands up. i'll tell you, there is a lot of relief out here in east oakland. his family has gathered here. they've been begging him and pleading with him to surrender. this is his sister here. tell us how you're feeling. >> i'm happy. i'm happy. i don't know what he's facing and i don't know what's to come but i seen my brother just walk out of that house arms up and they didn't gun him down. now they have an opportunity to hear his side of the story and know what's real and what isn't. >> did he know he was wanted? has he been on the run? >> i have no idea. >> tell me how you're feeling about this. >> i'm feeling whenever they put all this stuff, all the robbery, shooting, violence, that's not my brother. he came out with his hands up and now has the opportunity to say something. he has the opportunity to give his half and he can prove. they're going to go to court and he can prove he's right and they're wrong. i'm happy about it. >> thank

reporting live at oakland city hall, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> thanks, jodi. >>> also, it's big business and affects many parts of the bay area and beyond. tonight the city council will vote on a measure to occupy the use of all lawful action to stop protesters from shutting down the port of oakland. occupy protesters effectively closed the port on december 12th. they prevented longshoremen from reporting the work for about 24 hours. this all happened as oakland police stood by to avoid violent confrontations that had marked earlier protests. >> i'm pleased to have the council come out and say that they also disagree with closing down the board that i think none of us can wave a magic wand and tell the police chief what to do at every second. i think it's really more a discussion of broader community has to have. we have to talk to people all over the bay area who came in to close down our port. >> a lot of people, a lot of money. port authority says the shutdown cost $4 million in lost business. many of those truckers and workers at the port complained that the city d

jodi hernandez is live in the dark at one of those parks. jodi, i see kings swinging behind you, but it's pitch-black. >> reporter: it is dark out here, jessica. the city has a plan to outsmart these copper thieves, and people here are really praying it works. normally the lights here at cambridge park would be on at this hour. the only lights on tonight are our camera lights. once we leave, this park will be completely dark and you can blame it on the copper crooks. >> they love coming to swing and playing on the park over there. >> reporter: the hammond family looks forward to the daily visits to concord's ellis lake park. they can't stay out too late. the park lights have been out of service since august. >> it impacts the children and my son. fept to play during the nighttime, they can't because there's no lights and it's not okay for the children's safety. >> reporter: copper wire thieves have left a half dozen parks in the dark. the thieves struck as recently as over the weekend. >> we had a rash of thieves basically stealing copper wi

jody hernandez has been making the rounds monitoring east bay's hospitals impacted by this. she joins us in oakland. jody, the management says the nurses are already well-paid and the pay raises have to stop. what's the nurses' response? >> reporter: they say that is not the case at all. now, nurses say that their first strike failed to get the results that they wanted so they are back out here again. their action is kind of winding up right now. there are still a few nurses holding the line. nurses say this is the last place they wanted to be before the christmas holiday but they have no choice. >> it's really sad to be here. i don't feel very good about it. >> registered nurses say they'd much rather be home with their family during the holidays. instead, they're camped out on the picket line to keep benefits intact. >> it's sad that after all these years we have to fight so hard for something that we have earned throughout. we had things in place, now we have to be here this time of year. >> for the second time in three months hundreds of nurses are on strike. they've wal

our jodi hernandez has that report tonight. >> reporter: about 70 kids headed a utah-bound bus but their trip hit a snag when other bay area kids from other high schools became the target of a drug bust. you're looking at marijuana and drug paraphernalia police say they pulled from a tour bus filled with bay area high school students heading to utah for an organizesnowboard trip. >> loads and loads and loads of contraband. >> reporter: the police chief says he searched the bus and confiscated the bus after a store clerk reported the kids smoking pot in the parking lot as the group stopped for a bathroom break. he let the kids go with a warning. >> the bottom line is this. i want them to go to salt lake city and go home and be safe. >> reporter: the summer winter action tours, or s.w.a.t., insists a runs a tight ship and is shocked by what police uncovered. he was waiting for the kids when they arrived to salt lake city and sent them home from salt lake city. >> it's not like they were partying on the bus. this is what they found in people's luggage. >> reporter: part of the bus caravan,

he attempted to assassinate ronald reagan in 1981 to impress jodie foster. government will start their case tomorrow. he wants more time away from the hospital to spend more time with his mother. in virginia they will start to see travel time on electronic message timers. gov. mcdonnell says that travelers will see this at fourth northbound and for a southbound. this is between the beltway and gainesville. a census study released by the brookings institute of all jurisdictions washington has the most affluent white population and the least affluent black population. this is an income gap that is increasing. >> to look at the columbia heights neighborhood tells much of the story of change. >> a house in columbia heights would be boarded. >> an inner-city construction zone where contractors are working on renovations. >> this was affordable. >> the access to downtown -- >> he released a study to date finding a change in washington, with more of the income gap. blacks earn one dollar for every three whtiesitses earn. >> there is a broad-based black suburbanizat

jodi hernandez has the story. >> reporter: oakland investigators returned from kentucky last night. they say she the man responsible for last month's deadly shooting and they are also crediting the public with helping them solve the case. it's a brazen daylight killing that left the occupy oakland ramp rocked to the core as someone took aim at a demonstrator. police arrested the imagine responsible, 20-year-old norris terrell. >> i think it was very important. it's important to the victims family. >> reporter: police say it was this cell phone video obtained by nbc bay area that helped them crack the case wide open. after arresting the man in the video on assault charges two weeks ago, they knew it was matter of time before they tracked down the shooter. >> that was one of the key pieces of evidence as far as helping us determine the people involved in this incident. >> reporter: investigators located the shooting in lexington, kentucky. the family can move forward. they say the case is proof what can happen when police and the public work together. >> just the fact that the citizen

this is jody. a kind of going out outfit for me. >> jody is staying home. >> you're having a family dinner at home. you don't want to come down in your leggings. you put on a bright pair of pants, a button down. she can wear flats. i went nuts with my color. >> her make-up? >> keep it simple with the make-up. we love malley. she does a great mascara and blush and lip gloss. >> let's say we want to party like a rock star. >> that would be hoda. >> tina come out. >> tina's got plans. >> i don't know if she is taking her cues from "black swan." she looks chic. i love that this is a neutral color. i'm wearing neutral, too. she's wearing this dress from kohl's. what i love also is make-up doesn't only have to be about your face. she is wearing this mama mia shimmer. >> the young kids do that, too. my daughter says your face looks good but what about your arms? they are totally into it. >> let's pretend we are going to a beach party. we were invited and we are charlotte. >> yes. >> we have charlotte in a

jodi hernandez has been in sala know county all day. she's at the suisun county right now trying to piece it together. >> reporter: there are so many questions surrounding this case. it led to the formation of a multiagency task force, a statewide amber alert was issued. it's not known why the teenager left home or why she sent those alarming messages to her family, police say it appears no crime was committed. an intense search in salano county. they followed leads as they looked for a missing teenager. she hadn't been seen since she left her house wednesday night. what alarmed investigators was she left a voice message saying she was being held in a basement with two other girls and didn't know where she was. >> we have treating this as an at-risk person. >> reporter: this afternoon, the news her family hoped for. >> we have located her. we are bringing her back to the police department. she's safe and sound. we are bringing people in for questioning regards the case. >> reporter: they found her at a vallejo home with friends. it's un

jodi hernandez is live in oakland where small business owners say they hope the wage hike doesn't rub off. >> reporter: that's right. the minimum wage will stay put at $8 an hour here in oakland and in most cities across the bay area, but across the bridge, workers will be getting a raise. while some people will see more money in their pockets on payday, most others say the pay hike isn't going down well with them. >> i mean, i'm definitely happy. >> reporter: san francisco barrista anton will soon be earning more for his daily grind. starting new year's day, san francisco's minimum wage will rise to $10.24 an hour. the highest rate in the country. >> this is like the most beautiful city in the world, but definitely probably the most expensive also. so kind of glad. a better minimum wage to compete with the cost of living out here. it is pretty expensive. >> reporter: but his boss isn't so thrilled. >> as a small business owner, i don't like it. any time there's an increase in cost, that always affects my bottom line. but being a longtime resident in san francisco i totally understand

"today in the bay's" jody hernandez takes a look at what to expect. >> the ahmad children know the drill. a trip in the mini-van means strapping into their car seat for safety sake. >> if you don't put on your seat belt, you will get hurt and end up in a hospital. that's no fun. so then when you end up in a hospital, then you can't play and that's no fun. >> now, thanks to a new law, these children will be buckling up in booster seats a few years longer, starting sunday. children will be required to ride in a back seat booster until they are eight instead of six. >> i think it is important, because the kids need to be safe when they are in the car. if they get in a crash, the seat belts will harm them if they are not tall enough. >> that's one of hundreds of new laws that will hit the books come new year's day. >>> if you enjoy shark fin soup, eat up now. starting sunday, restaurants will no longer be able to stock up on the delicacy. shoppers won't be able to buy liquor through this self-serve check-out line and openly carrying an unloaded gun will also be illegal. expect tougher penalt

>>reporter: so when jody cramer brought her 3 kids here it was like christmas all overxd again. >> weack from people like you on this game. what you think we can make better. >>reporter: game developers and toy maker line up to see what kids think of the latest creation. >> are you in sixth grade. seventh grade. >> we often see developers doing test with niece or nephew and cute kid down the street. what they miss is getting federal back from 50 kid or 100 kid. >>reporter: that's what they get by coming here to the brand new innovation lab at san francisco children creativity museum. the lab only around 2 and a half months but in that time it has become the place for educational game and toy make tore come try out their idea. >> kids are broughtally his honor if something is boring they stop playing medley or push it aside and want to do something else. >>reporter: or could start playing in a whole new way. david never imagined his new puzzle game would be for multiple players. >> we imagine one person sitting down and puzzle over it but when you get 2 or 3 kids playing it each one wi

nbc bay area's jody hernandez has more on this. this will hopefully help families handle the staggering college costs. >> reporter: that's the hope many middle class students say the rising costs of college has them completely stressed out. typically middle income students have a tough time qualifying for financial aid. tonight the university says it recognizes the strain those students are under, and it has a plan to help out before those students are squeezed out. >> i'm trying to save some money so i can at least cover myself in living costs while i'm attending school. >> reporter: he said making ends meet is a grind. the students said the rising cost of tuition not only has them steaming, he's had to put his studies aside completely this semester to save money. >> to cover a lot of the costs. at least the living costs for me, and my parents can't really afford me basically at all. >> reporter: he said his middle class parents make too much to qualify for financial aid, yet they can't afford to pitch in for his education. >> i k

reporting live, i'm jody hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> a hard road ahead.e will be missed by those who loved him. >>> the man accused on the thanksgiving day hit and run attack on a firefighter is behind bars tonight. earlier san francisco police released surveillance tape of a video. a police officer recognized the man as 22-year-old who was arrested at at a south san francisco home on monday night. police say he argued with a man at a restaurant and afterward deliberately ran him down at a nearby gas station. bartol is in the hospital in critical condition with severe head trauma. >>> an unusually strong windstorm is making its way throughout the bay area. at this hour, the winds are picking up and it's causing problems. this was the scene in oakley a few hours ago. you can see by this video, one home's christmas decorations were blown across the yard. common scene throughout the area. a downed tree slowed traffic along 101. officers directed traffic while crews cleaned up the debris. and the wind is expected to increase tonight. let's bring in our chief

jodi hernandez more this is a big money loss for cities. what's the plan here. >> that's right, raj. the city is taking unique steps to get a handle on the situation. they put up signs like this one behind us, explaining to drivers why their traffic signals are out and hopefully to encourage folks to be on the lookout for the copper culprits. this intersection here has been without a working traffic signal for six to eight weeks. seems everyone here is feeling the impact of the copper wire crooks. drivers in vallejo are seeing red. copper wire thieves struck to many times the city has resorted to putting up signs explaining why lights and signals are out of service as city workers race to replace the stolen wire. >> we've had, since may, 77 locations that we either lost street light wire or signal wire. >> reporter: traffic signals and street lights have stayed dark for weeks in some locations as crews prioritize the jobs. the thieves also targeted copper backflow water fixtures. a couple hundred have been snagged so far. the price tag for

don't know what motivated the gunman to fire at passing car autos the 89-year-old estranged father of jody foster is going to jaichl a judge sentenced him to five years for bilking $150,000 from poor and elderly people in a home building scheme. a jury convicted him on 21 misdemeanor counts of grand theft. authorities say foster promised to build affordable homes made from cargo containers for $5,000. units were never build bilt. >> ford is recalling 100,000 vehicles because wheels can fall off, and it affects cars with 17 inch steel wheels. regulators a bolts can fracture, causing a vibration, if ignored, wheels can separate from the car. ford says no crashes or injuries have been reported so far. dealers will replace the nuts on all four wheels. >> and state of california trying to get the word out to millions of uninsured drivers in this state it offers low cost insurance. and insurance is mandatory in this state. making the system more efficient so starting on monday, participants will get proof of insurance more quickly it covers a lot of californians if they just knew bit. we're tryi

reporting live in lafayette, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. as quick as a dropped call, verizon wireless has reversed its decision to charge some $2 to pay their bill online or over the phone. the backlash was furious and ultimately for verizon, convincing. >> verizon joins the ranks of netflix and others that tried to raise prices and the stock dipped after the news came out. v verizon folded quickly after about a day rather than let it go about two weeks as the other two did. you can see this message from the ceo. at verizon we encourage customers to take advantage of the best and most efficient option, eliminating the need to institute the fiat this time. the stakes here were significant. verizon did $15 billion in u.s. wireless revenue last quarter alone. its strength in wireless space has been based on its network and reputation for solid service and allowed it to charge more per month than rivals can. the average customer's bill is up $1.20 last year largely from more expensive smartphone plans had them remain loyal. the 4g outage and th

reporting live in oakland, jodi her fan dez nbc day area news. >>> to another story you'll see only on nbc bay area, new developments of the liquor store parking lot shooting in oakland that left a toddler critically injured. police are questioning several people tonight including an oakland woman in connection to monday night's shooting. investigators believe one of the three people captured by surveillance cameras shooting at the crowd was female. investigators are questioning the people, so far there is not any word on charges. >>> a johaness m mehserle was c of using excessive force in another case. four officers punched and kicked and hogtied a man after he claimed his car was broken into. mehserle claimed he received caruthers raised a fist. the jury rejected caruthers claim, deciding the officers acted appropriate ly. >>> wind isn't just battering the bay area, it's also taking on the entire west coast and causing major damage. check out the scene in campbell where a giant chinese elm fell on to the house. people inside the house said they felt a jolt when the tree came down. >>

reporting when of in berkeley, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >>> wear goi're going to check h jeff, but eventually there will be some snow. >> fingers crossed. >>> still ahead at 6:00, wipeout. a prominent hollywood actor is rushed to the hospital after an accident while filming a movie in the bay area. >>> i'm kris sanchez in menlo park where 2,200 facebook employees checked in in a new place for the first time. >>> an oregon woman who faced paralysis and needed a risky surgery. now most doctors refused to perform it, but the bay area surgeon who stepped up to the challenge. >>> i'm jeff ranieri. while there's no snow storm happening up across lake tahoe, it was a spectacular day with 62 in san jose and oakland with sunshine. south bay tonight, plenty of cold air. we'll let you know if showers will develop in this area. cloud cover moving overhead. keurig has a wide variety of gourmet coffee and tea to choose from. keurig is the way to brew fresh, delicious coffee in under a minute. way to brew. so with keurig, every cup tastes like it's brewed just for you. because it is.

i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> witnesses say they thought it was a movie shoot in progress but all too real when a gunman randomly started shooting a gun on holliday streets. hollywood streets. the mass shooting began 10:00 this morning. you're looking at amateur video showing a young man in a white tank top firing a gun near cars neur sunset and vine. he was also carrying a knife. one victim driving by in a mercedes is in critical condition tonight with a gunshot wound to his jaw. an off-duty police officer shot and killed the gunman. >>> an oakland toddler has died after his family turned off his life support equipment. the 23-month-old spent the last half of his life with a machine breathing for him. his family turned off the equipment monday and he died a couple hours later. he was shot in his father's arms while bystanders watched a rap video and six others injured. police are questioning at least five persons of interest? but no arrests made. >>> talk about a real best buy for a couple thieves got away with stolen ipads worth $100,000. we will show you sur

abc2 fwhus investigator jodi sherman has more in a story you will only see here on abc2. >> reporter: there's a lot of open space between the hustle and bustle of baltimore and the quiet country roads of settlersville in queen anne county. nearly 70 miles from the city this rural town doesn't entertain a lot of celebrity guests. >> just a small community. it was a big deal to have a ravens player here. >> reporter: a ravens player, lardarius webb, to talk to kids as part of an anti-bullying program. it was offered by this man, joseph gill, and his company, the odyssey group. the pta president jumped at the chance to make it happen. >> a week before, we took her a t-shirt and we had it signed by all the children and the teachers. >> reporter: but the thrill quicklily turned to heart break when gil called the day before the assembly saying the star cornerback was out of town and couldn't make it. suspicious, she made a round of calls to other schools. >> they were telling the same story, that all of a sudden he wasn't going to be there. that following monday i sent a letter home from th