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

perform the ceremony. >> there was actually no relationship between jodie and the pastor. >> jodie,how long have 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. >> right. normally, i just flat turn down weddings here because i find in most cases the men are just using the women for th

reporting live in hayward, jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> jodi, thank you. its her boy friend to blame? a money manager from campbell at the center of an fbi investigation. millions of dollars of her clients' money has vanished. $17 million vanished from the trust funds of dozens of people in santa clara county. court records show accounts are managed by christine backhouse who does not have enough insurance. backhouse claims a boyfriend secretly wired millions of dollars out of the trust funds. >> pg & e is showing off technology it says will help prevent ape gas pipeline disaster like the one that took lives and destroyed a san bruno neighborhood. this week the company will be using a machine called a smart pick to inspect pipeline to loren lorenzo. it works like an mri scanning pipes for dents and cracks. inspects will continue for three years with plans to check up to 206 miles this year alone. a pg & e, pipeline exploded in san bruno in 2010. killing eight and destroys homes >> some of the best tap water in the country direct from yosemite. what's the p

. >> this is my girlfriend, jodie. she's solid. >> i wasn't nice at all. >> 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

loet's look one more time at jody before. bring jody out, everybody. >> wow! not going to believe it. take your blindfold off, hon. >> oh, my gosh! >> jody, turn around. you're not going to believe how beautiful you look. >> oh, my god! is that me? >> you look gorgeous. >> you look gorgeous. >> beautiful. >> you look gorgeous, sweetie. >> well, i wasn't a beauty school dropout so i said, go for it. that's what we did with the hair color. we made her brighter and warmer. everyone knows is one of my favorite colors. look at her eye color. the lashes, plus the hair color working together with vanessa's great haircut. >> i know. she's crying and hoda's crying and louis is. >> i love when they love it. >> jody, what -- brianna, what do you think of your mom? >> you look gorgeous. we are ready for a day out now. >> where is she going in that dress, jill? >> i know. and her anniversary. >> we had tennis shoes on before. >> this is donna morgan. she told me i want to wear something dark. well, here's turquoise. and the long necklace from talbot's. >> terri, come on ou

joining me on the panel today, jody cantor of the "new york times" and author of "the obamaas." howard wolfson, dave cullen, author of "columbine" and david chalean, bureau chief for yahoo! news. we just came out of the press conference held by the local d.a. and also the advisement hearing for suspected killer james holmes. there is going to be a lot of analysis and probably armchair psychiatry in the coming weeks and months ahead about what kind of person james holmes is. he was certainly, his behavior was i think intriguing to a lot of folks watching. we don't know whether he's on medication but he is certainly catatonic, slow response. you have an excellent op-ed in the "new york times" today talking about jumping to conclusions. >> thanks. >> about, you know, folks behind mass killings and tragedies of this stripe. i want you to give us a little bit of background as far as columbine and how the national media sort of really rushed to portray the two folks behind it as this kind of student, this kind of person, and how at the end of the day, that wasn't really the case. >> s

hello, jody. >> reporter: hi, diane. crime scene investigators are still up at the home of that 49ers player. we're told that the party last night was so large that the cars of party-goers were actually lined uch down this road. tonight the only car packed out here is that of a sheriff's deputy keeping folks out as investigators try to figure out why the party turned violent. >> well, about 2:00 in the morning, i heard a series of rapid gunshot and then a little while after that lots of police activity. lots. >> that's how neighbors describe what happened early this morning when a party hosted at the home of san francisco 49er linebacker alden smith turned violent. the santa clara county sheriff's department said they got a 911 call just after 2:00 this morning. when they arrived, they found two men wounded by gunfire and smith with minor stab wounds. they say smith was trying to break up a fight when things got crazy. >> didn't know what was happening until there was a deputy knocking on their door interviewing neighbor

reporting live in santa clara county, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> jodi, thank you for the update. >>> in vallejo, police say a man is dead after police say he pointed a gun at them and he was shot. this happened at an armed robbery at a convenience store. witnesses told police the gunman got away in a white jeep cherokee. it was stolen out of concord, so the police chased the suv, but the suspect ditched the jeep and started off on foot. they ordered him to surrender, but he refused and pointed a gun at them. he was shot and pronounced dead at the scene. the officer is being placed on administrative leave and the incident is now being investigated by the vallejo police department. >>> family and friends of a man who disappeared after a giants game is asking for the public's help to find him tonight. today they posted flyers along the embarcadero before heading to the bay. after the monday giants game, he was reportedly walking way friend to their karat picar at . that friend looked up from sending a text message and he was gone. they found what they thought was a body in t

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jody hernandez who is live in piedmont near the home that will host president obama's second fund-raiser of the day. and it takes a lot of bucks to get into that fund-raiser. >> reporter: it is quite expensive. we're standing just up the street from where that presidential fundraising dinner is going to be held. you can see the barricade right here. this is as close as they are allowing us to get. now you can also see people standing in their driveways. folks who live here are not being allowed to go out on to the sidewalk, on the streets. he have one here is hoping to get a glimpse of the presidential motorcade when it arrives. >> to visit us in piedmont is a wonderful thing. because we are obama people. >> reporter: piedmont residents say they couldn't be more excited that president barack obama is coming to their neighborhood for a $38,000 aplate frazer at the home of big time democratic campaign donors, wayne jordan and quinn delaney. >> whatever your political stripe is, you have to be happy that obama has come to the bay area. he is thinking about us. and even though it is a money

reporting live in hayward, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> okay, jodi, thank you so much for the update. >>> in other news tonight, more than a thousand firefighters continue to battle a wildfire in remote placer county. the fire has consume in order than 300 acres near the town of forest hill. that's about 40 miles northeast of auburn. it started just after 3:00 yesterday afternoon, and has since force in order than 200 people out of their homes. about 20% of the fire is now contained, but officials worry it could spread if temperatures continue to soar and winds increase. >>> the biggest pot club in america is right here in the bay area, and right now the harborside health center has a huge target on its back. the government is telling the club, which has locations in oakland and san jose to shut down immediately. but the operators are not going quietly. this morning at oakland city hall, a room filled with the supporters of the club vowed to fight back. the club is well-known after being a part of that reality tv show called weed wars. the u.s. attorney is going after the

reporting live from oakland city hall, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, jody. >>> investors unfriending facebook at a rapid clip after the company fails to light a fire with the first ever quarterly earning report today. we bring in business and tech reporter scott budman. not a lot here for facebook investors to like. >> it's as if wall street doesn't know how to value a social network company. and part of the problem is social networking companies aren't helping themselves. facebook is opening the books for the first time since going public. the revenues for the last three mons topped a billion dollars. it now has 955 million users, but facebook lost money for the quarter. not what investors want to see from a silicon valley growth company. facebook ceo mark zuckerberg admitting his company has to figure out a way to make more money in the mobile space where facebook is growing rapidly. checking facebook stock punished, losing 11% of the value. that will spill into a rough morning for facebook shares tomorrow. today was a rough day in general. shares of facebook

. >> jody miller is a mom with i voice that attempted spending one week to purchase items only produced >> my kid's at school and my husband's at work. i'm on a mission. the mission is to buy nothing but american-made products for my house this week. do you think we can do it? bring it on. u.s. flag made in the usa. can never, ever go wrong with scotch tape. paper. a lot of those were made in the usa. igloo, you can't have a barbecue without it. made in the usa. i'm here with my son boston. these were made in america. we are going to wear these this week, right? >> and you can smell the inside. >> does it get any better than this? find a local farmer. go flower shopping. grab a basket and shuck your own corn. fish at my local farm. home grown strawberry slushies. hello. now, this is what america is all about. if you'll excuse me, i need to go buy food for my family. >> jody is here to tell us more about her experience. it does make you feel good when you do it. every time i buy my cringele candled made right there in massachusetts, it's wonderful. >> my dad was in the vietnam war, he wa

nbc bay area's jody hernandez is live in hayward where jury selection began today. >> reporter: testimony has yet to begin in this case, but the civil trial of hans riser is getting off to a rough start as riser fights a lawsuit filed by his own children. >> he had a very loving relationship with his children. there was nothing inappropriate or unusual about it, they loved their mother and their mother loved them. >> reporter: now the children are suing their dad in a wrongful death lawsuit, seeking more than $15 million for emotional damage for maria riser's murder. >> they lost not only their mother, but effectively they lost both parents and it's affected them a great deal. >> reporter: the children's attorney says riser, a gifted computer scientist is capable of generating a lot of income, even while behind bars, money he says the children should get. >> mr. riser before this incident happened was actually somebody who was looking to be a promising developer of software in the industry. and he's going to have plenty of time to think about ideas while he's in custody. >> reporter: now

jody, a jury has been selected? >> reporter: it has. and hans riser did get emotional in the courtroom today as he request questioned potential jurors, but whether that means potential jurors will be sympathetic to him remains to be seen. >> all you have to do is look at the pictures to know that they she had a wonderful relationship to her children. >> reporter: these are the photos of nina riser that will help prosecutors present their case. riser murdered his wife in 2006. >> the fact of the matter is, he did a terrible thing, it's not defensible and the jurors will understand that i think very easily. >> hans, why aren't you talking to police? >> reporter: the children are suing their good, hoping to secure any future income the computer scientist might make. but in handwritten court documents, riser claims he killed his wife to protect the kids from her. he alluded to that argument during jury selection, he also told jurors it's been hard acting as his own attorney, claiming he doesn't even have envelopes. at one point, he choked b

reporting live in oakland, i'm jody hernandez, nbc bay area news. >>> right now san francisco police are on the hunt for suspects in a deadly shooting in the visitation valley neighborhood. officers say the shooting started just before 1:15 this afternoon on the first block of burr avenue. at first the dispatchers described a fight, but when officers arrived, they found two men dead from gunshot wounds. a witness tells investigators that they did see several people yelling at each other just before shots were fired. police don't have any suspects and are asking anyone with any information to give them a call. >>> a woman and two men are now facing multiple felony charges in connection with a july 11 robbery at a san mateo home that police believe is part of a prostitution ring. investigators say they could be tied to several other rocbberie. police say they found the victims' possessions in the victim suspects cars. >>> a does sen riders at the theme park were left dangling when the superman ultimate flight ride suddenly stalled. those riders were stuck for nearly 90 minutes before t

(sot: jody rohlena)"walmart had the lowest prices on the most items.ermarkets had the highest prices by far. but dollar stores were really competitive."(v/o)in fact dollar general had the best deals on these five products, with savings anywhere from 12 percent all the way up to 28 percent.(v/o)and shopsmart finds you can save even more on private-label brands at dollar stores.(sot: jody rohlena)"the dollar stores have really changed a lot, especially over the last five years or so. they're better organized, they have cleaner aisles, they have a lot more stuff, and they're really designed to get you in and out very quickly."(v/o)so shopsmart says it's easier than ever to scope out dollar-store savings.((pat on cam))shopsmart's survey shows the biggest complaint among the women surveyed - limited selection and availability. but dollar stores, especially big chains like dollar general, family dollar, dollar tree, and 99 cents only, are working hard to change that - stocking up on more big brand- name products, and rolling out new and improved stores acros

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

he tried to gain the affection of jodie foster. he pled insanity and images were used for the very first time in this case. they used to support the diagnosis that he was psychotic. he heard voices, hallucinations, delusions. the images at the time or something called -- we know that it is not diagnostic now. it is a risk faster -- factor. you are more likely to develop these types of illnesses. but he was found insane based on this information and sentenced to an insane asylum. he has now been released, starting in 2009, to a thousand -- 2010. he is well treated and managed. they told me i had to go away faster. if you happen to have schizophrenia or you hear voices or hallucinations, it is with 99% certainty that i can show that your brain is different. if you have schizophrenia -- just pretend. what do you see that is different? these areas are much different, much more engaged. you might see there is a lot more blue as well in this map. look at this area. it is very different than that area, much more engaged. if you have a bip

jody hernandez has the new details.ve from hay worth. >> hans riser has been waiting to tell the jury his story, and boy did he ever get the chance to do that today. he was called to testify by his children's attorney, the attorney suing him. then he himself called himself to the witness stand, giving new and graphic details surrounding his wife's killing. lans riser talked nonchalantly about how

nbc bay area's jodi hernandez sat down with grant's family today, as well as the local actress that landed a part in the film. >>> back to london now. here's a live picture of the tower bridge over the river thames. excitement all the over the world as the olympics have officially begun. the british are beaming tonight as london takes center stage. the city is the first three-time host of the modern games. nbc bay area's phil rogers is live in london with the latest, where it's just after 1:00 a.m. right now. >> reporter: hi, janelle. this is the "daily mirror," it says, simply ring it on. for the thousands of londoners watching the countdown clock in trafalgar square, the big night is finally here. morning chimes for big ben. led a three-minute chorus of bells across great britain. heralding the arrival of the olympics opening day, and echoing a nation's celebration. >> the world's coming over. all eyes are on us. it's just so exciting. >> reporter: the olympic torch made its way through hampton court maze and down the river thames to the tower bridge. >> to have a torch with london on it

sandy o pr petaluma and john f from san francisco and jody k from campbell. >> if you want to make a difference in the lives of foster kids go to abc7 news and click the like button. $1 will go to the abc7 sleep train dream campaign. >>> coming up next, a 71-year-old man became a sudden hero. >> it is a great story. >> closed captioning brought to >>> we want to show you some video from a robbery. >> a man took justice into his own hands when two armed 19-year-olds tried to rob this internet cafe. >> look at this, he pulled out his own pistol and held up two people. >> he will not face charges. the suspect's injuries were not life-threatening jie. police advise not to do that, but it turned out okay. >> how much is jeremy lin worth? the knicks make their decision and that's why they have a new team and big money. sports is next. >>> good evening. this is the most important stretch of baseball for the oakland a's since 2006. that's the last time they were in any playoff contention. a two-game mini series. the a's fans loaded with their decals. a decal rich environment. colon trying to

we begin with nbc bay year's jody hernandez who joins us live from piedmont. >> the president arrived here to piedmont about a half an hour ago. this is as close as they allowed us to get. but some folks in piedmont got to greet the president personally. >> i think it's very exciting to have the president come through our little community. >> reporter: >> whatever your political strife is, you've got to be happy that obama's come to the bay area, he'snk

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reporting live from city hall, jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >>> happening now, the search is on for four armed suspects police say opened fire as they robbed a jewelry store in newark this afternoon. police say the four men including one toting a mac-10 machine gun walked to the jewelers at the newpark mall today. they approached the store, fired shots into a wall and then smashed multiple display cases, grabbing all kinds of jewelry. luckily no one was hit by bullets. the suspect then ran to the nearby jcpenney's and jumped into a getaway car. >> white mercedes-benz, possibly a 2008 e class vehicle. the second is a black acura and/or lexus. >> both cars were last seen heading north on 880 near the mall. the store is now trying to determine how much jewelry the suspects got away with. officials say the rest of the mall is open for business. >>> all eyes on facebook this evening as the silicon valley's social networking giant opened its books today for the first time since going public. scott budman is here with the numbers. and scott, they're not inspiring investors. >> no, they

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sue, william bruce -- william, bruce, jody, danielle, bren dan, joseph, anni bacon, and jeff whitmore. those are all the names i have. if you did not hear your name and want to speak, please fill out a card. go ahead. >> good morning. my name is brian green. i am a longtime patron of people -- of the eagle and resident of the mission district. i am in the position of this transfer, without knowing a whole lot about the processes, i am learning more about them today, but the good faith negotiations with the other proposed buyers, more questions are being raised than are being answered. i do not know what burning man has to do with this. it keeps being referred to. >> it is more about the legacy of the eagle. talk is cheap. we're going to do this or that. the eagle did not exclude street people. -- the eagle did not exclude straight people. quite the contrary. from what i understand, the other offers on the eagle that fell through, i do not know what those circumstances were, but it would be interesting to learn that. the rumor mill is rife with stories about that. [tone!] more informat

sandy o pr petaluma and john f from san francisco and jody k from campbell. >> if you want to make arence in the lives of foster kids go to abc7 news and click the like button. $1 will go to the abc7 sleep train dream campaign. >>> coming up next, a 71-year-old man became a sudden hero. >> it is a great story. >>> we want to show you some video from a robbery. >> a man took justice into his own hands when two armed19-yeard 19-year-olds tried to rob this internet cafe. >> look at this, he pulled out his own pistol and held up two people. >> he will not face charges. the suspect's injuries were not life-threatening jie. police advise not to do that, but it turned out okay. >> how much is jeremy linin the knicks make their decision and that's why they have a new team and big money. sports is next. good morning! wow. want to start the day with something heart healthy and delicious? you're a talking bee... honey nut cheerios has whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol. and it tastes good? sure does! right... ♪ wow. delicious, right? yeah. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... ♪