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

perform the ceremony. >> there was actually no relationship between jodie and the pastor. >> jodie,ou 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 their own advanta

jodi arias. those who followed the trial. i think she is psycho.u can't convince me 29 stab wounds is psyche yoechlt and she turned off everybody. but she is a woman and she is young and historically we have a hard time sentencing women to death. and so she's probably has that going for her. >> a lot of juries are uncomfortable with that. snshg and the reality is. mitigating factors are broad. and it is interesting that the juror thinks is a reason not to put her to death. that gives the defense a lot to argue and the number of appeals she will have about the case and we'll not see jodi arias go to death soon. >> what about the dale. she is convicted. but the trial is time and money and every time you sentence them to death penalty and it goes on forever. >> and i am curious why the prosecutions hasn't taken death off of the table. you go to the victim's family. look we will try to strike a deal she will never see outside of the compound and see what the family it feels about that. >> you have jodi, who is strongly involved in her own defense and m

jodi, one more time. jodi duncan, brooke baldwin live on cnn.g to get information on this school shooting. all right. we cannot make connection with her. we're going to try to grap hb h. we'll be right back. [ female announcer ] new gold bond rough & bumpy skin therapy. used daily, it exfoliates, smoothes, softens. 90% saw smoother, softer skin in one week. gold bond. ultimate lotion. ultimate skin. >>> all right. back to our breaking news. as you're looking at pictures out of louisville, kentucky. school shooting here at fern creek high school in louisville. we've got jodi duncan on the phone, emergency management, public information officer. jodi, can you hear me? >> yes, i can. >> hi, wonderful. let's begin at the beginning. as far as the shooting is concerned at this high school. where did it happen? >> reporter: well, about 1:15 we received information that shots were fired in the area. we did do investigation on that. and found out that we did have a student that was shot. the student's been transported via ems to the hospital and has been

reporting live in weed, i'm jodie hernandez, "today in the bay." >> thanks a lot, jodie. >>> there are 11 other major fires burning throughout california including the courtney fire. the dog bar fire in nevada county, the black fire near the lake and the massive king fire burning between lake tahoe and sacramento. team of specialized firefighters have now left the black fire in the county to help out with the king fire burning near pohlic pines. that fire has forced firefighters to partially close highway 50, that's the primary route into south lake tahoe. crews are worried embers will jump the highway and threaten more homes. its burned nearly 13,000 acres and only 5% contained at this hour. >>> if you're confused, we don't blame you. now to the latest reversal concerning a huge impact player in the nfl, star running back, adrian peterson. arguably the best in the nfl who is now facing child abuse charges. has been banned from even coming to the team's facilities. "today in the bay's" bob redell has the latest on adrian peterson and why the team, bob, has changed its heart again for a

thank you very much, jodie. fire in weed may be the most destructive, but not the only ravaging california this morning. just east of us, hundreds of firefighters are battling the king fire. that fire is blurning between lake -- burning between lake tahoe and sacramento forgs the closure of highway -- forcing the closure of highway 50. crews are worried embers will jump the highway and threaten hundreds of other homes. its burned 13,000 acres and it is only 5% contained. specialized team of firefighters were pulled from the black fire overnight to go help out now with the king fire. a number of other bay area fire agencies sent strike teams to battle the dozen major fires burning across our state. >> good collaboration, thank you, lawrie program. >>> much like a very talented running back who finds himself in quite a bit of hot water this morning, the minnesota vikings overturned a decision to allow their biggest player to play. he was deactivated, now could play. another change, another reversal, what prompted

jodi. >> reporter: they really are. astronomers say at this point they just don't know what that streak of light was, but it certainly caught the attention of many early this morning. >> i walked out of this door here and i saw this light kind of over the top of mt. diablo. >> reporter: scott courtwright describes the strange sight he woke up to when he stepped out to drink his morning coffee. >> it was pointed up like this and had a triangular shape like that. then it slowly turned right. >> reporter: he snapped a couple of photos of the streak of light as did others across the region. a police officer in the sacramento area even captured it on video. >> right now we don't know what this was. >> reporter: astronomers at oakland space and science center said people spotted the morning light from los angeles clear up to oregon and washington, and while experts initially suspect that it was a meteor, after reviewing the video, they're not so sure. >> to us it doesn't really look like a meteor or meteorite, a natural falli

i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >>> a ballot initiative that called for splitting california into six separate states failed to qualify for the ballot today. silicon valley venture capitalist tim draper was behind the initiative. he wanted to sflplit california into six states. but only 66% of the signatures submitted to get the measure on the 2016 ballot were valid. it fell far short of qualification. >>> well, we've been talking

jodi arias can take the stand and she took the stand for many, in days in her murder trial.stand this time around? >> well, it's a hotly contested point. the foreman from the last trial, william zervakos, has said very clearly she should not take the stand. he thought she was a terrible witness. a lot of other jurors thought she was a horrible witness. but there's some good arguments to be made for her taking the stand because she was on the stand for 18 days in the previous case, and what happens after that time, even if jurors dislike her, they get attached to her. they start to become familiar with her. and someone who you're familiar with, it's much harder to then say to them, i'm now going to sentence you to death. so there is some good reasons to have her actually take the stand just to create a relationship with the jury. >> it's going to be interesting to watch. again, that jury selection begins tomorrow and it is going to be very closely followed. thank you so much, richard. we appreciate you coming in today. >> thanks. >> richard gable, again, author of "acquittal:

jodi is down below. this is from our nbc chopper. so jodi is down below there somewhere along highway 50. you can see the scope of the smoke. once again, from our nbc chopper near pollock pines, this is about 30 to 40 minutes east of sacramento right on your way to south lake tahoe. you can see how much smoke is in that area right now in the central valley. and another perspective now from space. nasa releasing this image today. it was captured by an imaging system on board a satellite. what is surprising is this picture was taken on tuesday when the fire was a fraction of its current size. here is a startling look at what is happening across our state. ten fires in all from near the california-oregon boarder in the north all the way down south to the san diego-mexico border. more than 6,000 fire personnel are battling all of these blazes, many of them from here in the bay area. as for the fire off i-5 near redding, this is in the tiny town of weed. it's now 65% contained. that's the upside. but high winds continue to be problematic.

not vote in -- the house race in georgia's tenth district, where right-wing pastor and radio host jodyice has all but guaranteed a win by building a diverse coalition of people he doesn't want in his coalition. so far, he's "compared being gay to alcoholism, drug addiction, tendencies to lie and to be violent," he has said a woman can enter politics as long as she's "within the authority of her husband," and said muslims don't deserve first amendment rights. (audience reacts) i agree. muslims do not deserve freedom of speech. they would just use it to offend women and gay people, and hice already has that covered. and jody hice knows a thing or two about the constitution, and he isn't afraid to tell you about it while holding a scroll in a foyer. >> when our founders convened at the constitutional convention in philadelphia in 1787, they crafted, i believe with god's help, the most brilliant governing document in the history of humanity ." >> stephen: that's right. the founders got their ideas directly from god. (laughter) i believe it was yawheh who wrote thomas jefferson's famous lin

in eldorado county, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> we see that smoke behind you. >>> within the past 90 min the uts, the house has passed a house-approved measure to arm and train syrian rebels in the fight against isis. >> these terrorists thought they could fight us or intimidate us or cause us to shrink from the world. but today they're learning the same hard lesson as petty tie rants from before. we do not give in to fear. when you harm our citizens. when you threaten the united states, when you threaten the allies, it doesn't divide us. it unites us. >> this comes after a frightening terror bust in australia. police arrested 15 people with plans to behead random australians and post those on line. >>> more than a decade after the case began, barry bonds' lawyer was back in a courtroom today battling on behalf of the home run king. they went before a panel of the ninth circuit court of appeal. at issue, whether bonds should have his obstruction of justice conviction thrown out. he was found guilty of obstruction after he appeared before a jury for illegal steroid use. >>

11th, jodi. >> reporter: it really does. it is 9/11. so being together has a special meaning for these veterans tonight. you can see they have gather heard in the mess hall for dinner. it is just day one of an important camp-out that will last through the weekend. >> not a lot of things kind of choke me up. but this -- this definitely put a warm fuzzy in my heart. >> reporter: marine veteran justin steel can't imagine a better place to be on 9/11. steel served on an anti-terrorism battalion following the attack on the twin towers. today, 13 years later, he is with fellow veterans, getting some much needed assistance of his own. >> legal issue with dmv, and see the dentist, get a haircut. >> reporter: it's all part of the east bay stand down, a four-day event at the alameda county fairgrounds where 400 veterans and their families will get everything from healthy meals to medical and dental care. >> and the whole idea is to show that they're still respected for serving their country. and because they may be homeless or displac

cnn polling shows a virtual tie between democrat bruce braley and jodi ernst. the midterm is just weeks away. this is one of cnn's five races to watch. our chief sponge l correspond t correspondecorresponden congressional correspondent dana bash looks at the race. >> reporter: jodi ernst takes running for senate quite literally. she doesn't run in this parade, she sprints. the lieutenant colonel in the iowa national guard recruiting volunteers for her campaign. >> being a veteran is what i believe in, the greatness of america. >> reporter: an iraq war vet, a little known iowa state senator that burst onto scene -- >> i'm jodi ernst. i grew up castrating hogs on an iowa farm so when i get to washington, i'll know how to cut pork. >> reporter: she's a tea party favorite now trying to moderate her image to snatch iowa's vacant democratic seat left open by tom harkin. would you be in the mold of tez cr ted cruz? >> no in the mold of jodi ernst. >> reporter: democratic bruce bailey argues he's the candidate who fits iowa's problem-solving sensibilities. >> iowans ex

jodi hernandez was there with how the town is promising to rebuild. >> reporter: the most devastating fire this year. standing in somebody's door way. the entry way is still here. but the house is gone. this community has suffered major losses. firefighters will lake likely b working for days, putting out hot spots in weed. where the wind swept fire destroyed dozens of homes in no time at awe. >> it was boiling red. coming, just, rolling, bubbling up, like -- and, plus the propane tanks were blowing. bombs going off. >> marry had time to grab just a few items of clothing and her dog before making a quick escape. >> i grabbed the dog. grabbed the leash. and, grabbed two dirty shirts. pair of socks and left. >> firefighters are making progress on containing the fire. the danger is far from over. tomorrow's fire conditions are expected to be more severe. cal fire says, wind will be stronger, as humidity lowers. >> we deon't want anything to b in the wind. across the line starting a fire. >> the fire is called the worst california has seen all year. entire blocks have been destroyed. two

jodi hernandez has more for us. >> reporter: tomorrow promises to be a headache of a commute for those who normally take the ferry to san francisco and back. we're here at the ticketing station where you can see the district has posted flyers informing folks that the fairies will not be running tomorrow because of a last minute one day strike. commuters who at that ti s whs will have to make alternate plans. the golden gate bridge district ferryboat captains have announced they're launching a one day strike. >> like many of my co-workers, going on strike tomorrow is the last thing we want to do. however, the district in its continuing failure to negotiate with us has left us with little choice. >> reporter: ferryboat captains say they have been working without a contract since july and accused the district of bargaining in bad faith. but the district says not true. ndi i insisting its captains are the highest paid in the bay area. >> they make about $83,000 as compared to on the alameda or oakland, they make $76,000 a year. >> reporter: tonight the district is scrambling to let compute

h jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >>> no mold, and it's safe to enter. a san jose state building that was closed because of water damage reopened today. students and staff had to temporarily relocate while repairs were made at bentel hall. there was water damage from a stem valve leak. students are safe and not at risk for being exposed to the mold. >>> calling on the president to help the napa area recover from the quake. >>> a popular golf course is trying to survive through the drought but may lose its water supply. coming up, what drastic measures are being considered. >>> also giving restaurants a passing grade. a change coming to the south bay after we exposed a loophole in the system. >>> and good evening. i'm meteorologist jeff ranieri, fog rolling into pacifica. also thick fog in san francisco and we'll talk about what this means for san jose in just a minute. >>> now to the south napa quake where relief from the feds may soon be rolling in. today the first step in getting that relief. governor brown asking president obama to declare the napa qu

. >>> i'm jodi hernandez at uc berkeley. students with ties to hong kong are keeping close tabs on the escalating situation there. we'll show you how they plan to show demonstrators their support coming up. >>> caught on camera. a bike heist. coming up, how a passerby joins in on the action. >>> i'm scott budman. above oracle open world, coming up the giant tech conference taking over san francisco. >>> she was a rookie firefighter trapped in a burning garage. >> i just breathed in fire and suffocated. >> the tragedy left her disabled and mind. what she claims her caregiver took from her that has her seeking justice. >> you're in trouble and you did something wrong. >> that's new at 6:00. >>> tensions in asia right now, in its fourth day a massive protest in hong kong where thousands are demanding democratic elections. jodi hernandez joins from us berkeley where college students are watching this demonstration closely and communicating with protesters overseas. >> reporter: they certainly are. we caught up with students who

. >>> i'm jodi hernandez in oakland. when you're dropping off your kids at school you likely don't expect this. back to school smash and grabs have parents on alert. >>> good afternoon. i'm meteorologist jeff ranieri. the doppler radar is dry right now but we are tracking a storm system that's developing out in the pacific. we'll talk more about how this area of low pressure may bring us a few showers this weekend. >>> driverless cars may be the future of transportation. >> it's a robot. it's clearly a robot and the only question would be whether it's a street legal robot. >> what happens when these cars get into an accident? >>> golden gate bridge workers including machinists, ironworkers, painters will hold a one-day strike tomorrow. it's not expected to impact the community rfrt union said it planned to strike if it couldn't reach agreement with the golden state bridge district today. they've proposed a three-year contract that would increase wages 9% over that period but also increase the cost of health care premiums

in weed, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> wow, devastation is terrible.f, you're saying they're going to get some rain tomorrow? >>> yes. which i think will most certainly help the firefighters out, also increase humidity levels. but the other thing with the storm system is the fact that, as it gets closer, the wind will be increasing in the same areas and there also may be some isolated lightning. that is a little bit of good with more bad in the forecast for those areas dealing with fires. we've got a little bit of rainfall off the northern coastline, gradually we'll get that moving into the bay area. you can see the center of the storm system is still well offshore, but over the next 12 hours, as that continues to push off towards the south, we're going to see some rapidly changing conditions. we'll take you outside to the sky cam right now. yes, i know it's hard to even tell a storm system is moving in here. parts of the bay area we've got brilliant blue sky across belvedere, looking fantastic. we'll take you to another view, that is here in san franc

also -- >> i'm jodi hernandez in oakland. when you're dropping off your kids at school, you likely don't expect this. back to school smash and grabs have parents on alert. >>> going after moms and dads in the east bay during the hectic morning dropoff. smash and grab robbers targeting the cars of unsuspecting parents in oakland. nbc bay area jodi hernandez caught up with a victim. >> it's rattling, i feel violated. >>> that's how she felt after someone broke through her minivan window as she dropped off her 4-year-old at preschool. >> within 30 seconds, someone ran in and said who has a van. of course it was me. >> they made off with laptop, wallet and purse. >> she lost all of the projects stored on her computer. >> i never thought on a busy road, it was parents, i mean, there's parents and kids and -- that was it. they were gone. they ran down the street. that's it. my stuff is gone. >> they see the moms coming out of their cars with just their keys and it gives them the idea that they're leaving their belongings in their c

in weed, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, jodi. there are 11 other major fires burning throughout the state of california, including the courtney fire. the dog bar fire in nevada county, the black fire near lake mendocino and the massive king fire near lake tahoe and sacramento. you see them all on the map there. a specialized team of firefighters from alameda county has now left the black fire to help out with the king fire burning near pollock pines. that fire has forced firefighters to partially close highway 50, the primary route into south lake tahoe, something to keep in mind in you're heading in that direction. crews are worried embers will jump the highway and start to threaten more homes. it's already burned nearly 13,000 acres and is only at this point 5% contained. >>> back here in the bay area, a three-car fire forced some campbell residents out of their homes before sunrise this morning. fire crews made quick work of a fire in an apartment complex south of campbell avenue. here's what's left of one van, one car, and on

nbc bay area's jodi hernandez is in napa, where the vintners, jodi, are hoping for some federal helpere. >> reporter: they could certainly use the help. we're at a winery that has suffered a lot of losses. in fact, they're rung extra shifts tonight to make up for critical time lost, dealing with the aftermath of this earthquake. the damages and losses at this winery alone are estimated at a quarter of a million dollars. >> this is one of the tanks that kind of buckled. >> reporter: renee sclater and his crew at star mount winery in vimmier have been working nonstop to repair the damage caused by last month's quake. not only did it make a mess of his barrel room, it damaged a good portion of the winery's 12,000-gallon tanks. >> here being only about 2 1/2, 2 miles from the epicenter, it's been quite a challenge, for sure. >> reporter: tonight, an independent wine industry expert has released his assessment of the damage to napa valley wineries. rob mcmillan with silicon valley banks wine division estimates damage at more than $80 million. he says it's a number that's likely to rise. >

reporting live in larkspur, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> thanks, jodi. >>> more questions than answer tonight surrounding the deaths of two people in mountain view. investigators say they were found inside of an apartment unit after that complex was evacuated because of a toxic smell. the complex is on california avenue. michelle, neighbors are back, but they have been told by police they need to take some precautions. >> reporter: absolutely. this is still a very active investigation by police tonight. the good news is what they are saying, it is safe for people to go back inside. they were let in at about 8:00 this morning. but with a warning from fire officials. they have a posted sign on the front door saying that you want to clean everything down, throw away some food and open the window to let air in and air out the toxic chemicals. the question tonight, what were those chemicals doing anyway. mountain view police are trying to figure out a what happened in apartment 17 where two people were found dead inside. officers kicked down the door during an evacuation of the

. >> the jury selection in the jody areas sentencing trial begins today. the court now starts the process of choosing jurors who determine her punishment. she was convicted of killing her boyfriend in 2008. at least one dozen people were arrested in ferguson missouri as protests reignited overnight. large crowds of demonstrators could be seen protesting in front of the ferguson police department. police are searching for a suspect in the shooting of an officer saturday night. he believes the incident is not connected to the protest or shooting death of 18-year-old michael brown. three teenagers were injured. one of them critically on saturday night. say hundreds of people got into a melee in the parking lot. thiss the first night of halloween themed fight fest. one woman said her 15 year old nephew suffered blunt force trauma and had 32 stitches. >> mayhem, total mayhem. ready while the ambulance came. >> six flags says initially there is no altercation. they are now beefing up security. and its allies continued airstrikes against isil this weekend. >> pre

we hear from jodie, a single mother in tennessee. earlier this year she took a big gamble when she moved her struggling gift shot to a location with higher foot traffic and lower rent. so far the knoxville store is not generating the revenue it hoped for. >> august has been the slowest month since i moved into the store. i decided to take a risk and order two new candle lines. the candlel lines are not in any other stores in knoxville, so i did my research, and i secured the territory, and i put $1,000 on a credit card. the average between $30 and $200. >> i felt like the store hadn't had a new line for a long time, and i felt like it was really important that i kind of have a little bit of an edge on the market. >> it is september 4th, and i really feel like good things are beginning to happen here at the store. >> although sales are still half of what the other store was doing, it's consistently half. each day old customers are still finding me, and i have some repeat new customers, which is exciting. i'm earning their business. an

nbc bay area's jodi hernandez says vintners are hoping for help. >> reporter: renee and his crew have been working nonstop the past two weeks to repair the damage caused by last month's quake. not only did it make a mess of his barrel room, it damaged a good portion of the winery's 12,000-gallon tanks. >> here being only about two and a half, three miles from the epicenter, it's been quite a challenge for sure. >> reporter: an independent wine industry expert released his assessment to the damage of napa valley wineries. ron mcmillan estimates damage at more than $80 million. he says it's a number that's likely to rise. >> there's somewhere around 500 wineries in the napa valley, and we estimate about 60% were impacted, about 25% had moderate damage exceeding $50,000. >> reporter: one of the hardest hit, their workers are harvesting wine while wearing hard hats tonight. and as construction crews shore up their historic tasting room, they are making way for a pop-up tasting room due to open next week. >> we've had so many calls, so many people swinging by, they want to come by. we'd lo

jody arias is health to return to court. a jury will decide the fate of her brutal murder of her ex. but the energy bp produces up here creates something else as well: jobs all over america. engineering and innovation jobs. advanced safety systems & technology. shipping and manufacturing. across the united states, bp supports more than a quarter million jobs. when we set up operation in one part of the country, people in other parts go to work. that's not a coincidence. it's one more part of our commitment to america. shannon: right now some new info on crime stories we're keeping an eye on. jury selection getting underway in the penalty phase pretrial of jody arias. prosecutors again are seeking the death penalty after a previous jury failed to reach a decision. arias was convicted last may in the 2008 stabbing death of her ex-boyfriend. >>> miami police investigating a shooting at a nightclub yesterday morning that sent more than a dozen people to the hospital. responders reportedly surprised that the victims including gir

i mean, it seems wasteful not to be able to use it. >> reporter: jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >opefully, they will find some good uses for that water, if only we could recreate that scene and sprinkle it all over california. we do not have that benefit. >> certainly don't, but you know what we can do? conserve, and really it's going to come down to what happens this rainy season whether or not we have to conserve. so every single drop you save right now could be beneficial for the long run and, of course, you'll be helping out the entire state of california. we have to share one water supply. 63 degrees in san jose, 63 in half moon bay, and we have a really pretty day coming your way. san francisco right now showing you a mostly clear sky. you can see all the way to the top of the transamerica pyramid, the highest skyscraper of all of san francisco. what a pretty day shaping up, but i do have to tell you, we're getting into the sunny hours, so the u.v. index is coming up. an 8 for today, a high risk of burning, everybody does who's going to be exposed to the sun for 15 minutes o

reporting live in weed, jodie hernandez. nbc bay area news. >> thank you. including that fire in weed, there are 11 wildfires burning across the state. needless to say, firefighters have their hands full, especially true in northern california. you can see from this map eight of the fires are currently burning. in el dorado count yishy, the k fire burned 11,000 acres. 1,000 homes there are threatened. so far there are no reports of homes being destroyed. now that fire started saturday and it is still only 5% contained. now you can keep up with all the developments on the fire by going to our website. >>> let's take you outside. live pictures of beautiful san francisco right now. it is calm. the storm is on the way. chief meteorologist jeff ranieri is tracking the changes. >> we're so bone dry out. there even a couple rain drops will help put out this fire danger. what's good to do in this scenario, we haven't seen rain in quite some time is zoom in and sample it and see what the computer is picking up on. it's 1500th of an inch per hour. that's a decent sho

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

shannon: with her life hanging in the balance, jody arias has change of heart in her resentencing trial for murder. what she just decided and how it could affect the rest of her life. >>> after president obama lays out his plan to take out isis we have brand new polls on the president handling of terror group and his foreign policy. what it all means for the white house. we will take you in depth. >>> we want to hear from you, do you support the president's expanded mission into iraq and into syria now? our live chats have been running. go to foxnews.com/happeningnow. click on "america's asking." please join the conversation. i missed so many workouts, my treadmill started to dress better than i did. the problem was the pain. hard to believe, but dr. scholl's active series insoles reduce shock by 40% and give you immediate pain relief from three sports injuries. amazing! now, i'm a believer. angieby making it easy to buyng and schedule service by top-rated providers, conveniently stay up-to-date on progress, and effortlessly turn your photos into finished projects with the angie's list

jodi hernandez shows us how ten years of intense work is finally paying off. >> ignition. and liftoff. of the atlas 5. >> reporter: after a ten-month, $422 million mile journey, nasa's latest mars-bound spacecraft called mars atmosphere and volatile evolution, maven, has made it to the red planet. among those celebrating, scientists and engineers at uc berkeley. >> from wing tip to wing tip is about the size of a yellow school bus.tip to wingtip is about the size of a yellow school bus. >> they helped build many of the instruments on board. >> when you've built something and worked on something for a number of years, now it's in orbit around mars. >> reporter: cal researchers spent the past decade constructing sophisticated instruments designed to answer questions no other mars mission that is tackled. what happened to the red planet's atmosphere that made it uninhabitable? >> there is evidence on the surface of having been past milder climates, more atmosphere, more water, a much more earth-like place. we all wonder what happened to it. >> reporter: and data is already po

nbc bay area's jodi hernandez takes us to livermore, one of the state's top water savers. >> reporter they are messages spoke from the bay area finally seem to be taking note of, the california state water resources control board says bay area residents slashed water use by an average of 13% in july. the city of livermore is among those leading the way. >> you rarely say to people in the united states or california that you could run out of water and have nothing. and that, i think, threat or possibility might have been what got people's attention. >> reporter: livermore's assistant public works director said running dry was a distinct possibility as the state threatened to cut the city's water allocation to zero, so they launched an aggressive campaign. >> basically, a very simple message, cut your outdoor use by 50%. >> watering is allowed now two days a week. robo calls, door hangers, warning letters, and recycled waste water have all been part of the mix. the city even has a hotline for residents to report water wasters, all measures that have led to a whopping 35% cut in livermor

now a jury is being selected to decide if jody arias should be sentenced to death or life in prison for murdering her lover. what the potential jurors are telling the judge. >>> syrians fighting isis are criticizing airstrikes on the group. we'll go in depth on that topic. >>> we want to hear from you. do you believe the white house should have acted earlier on the reports of dangers of isis? our live chat is up and running. go to foxnews.com/happeningnow. when you get there, click on "america's asking" and please, join our conversation. shannon: right now some updates to stories we've been following. the man accused of killing a teenager over loud music taking the stand today. michael dunn is being retried in florida after a jury deadlocked in his first murder trial. he could face life in prison if convicted. the jury is expected to start deliberating tomorrow. >>> a murdered 18-year-old north dakota state university student laid to rest. his family and friends remember his humor and love for sports. thomas berson's victim's was found six blocks from his dorm. authorities are looking f

there's scott brown, jodie ernst and others with military service. they can say "the president is doing to this way, i was in the military, this is how i would have done it." it does bring another conversation and allow the fides. >> there was a vote in the senate about authorising the money to pay for syrian rebels, i wonder if hillary clinton took notice. one person who voted no was democrat elizabeth warren, setting up an intriguing matter if warren and hillary clinton run against each other. >> there are a barrel of ifs. will hillary or elizabeth warren run. if hillary clinton run, someone will challenge her. whether it's someone doing a dress rehearsal, like go your o'malley or election warren. i don't think she has to fear her. but it gives her pause when she sees warren voting for someone that is a popular democratic cry come the 2016 election. these are the advantages that you don't have to vote and a disadvantage that she didn't get to vote. >> another big political story - outside spending surpassed the mark for the most money spent in a mi

in oakland, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >>> two east bay high school football players faceazing charges in connection with an attack on a teammate. investigators say both are accused of pulling a fellow teen down, a freshman, and shaving his head. police say it happened last week in the locker room at livermore valley charter prep. because the suspects are 17 years old and minors, they have not been named. police say the victim, who is a freshman, was not physically hurt, although his head was shaved. they also warn there could be other arrests. >>> san jose state trying to figure out what happened to nearly half a million dollars, actually, a million dollars in missing equipment. $800,000, that's the precise number, in brand new wireless equipment brought in to improve internet connections on campus, but the problem is, the school doesn't know if the equipment was stolen or lost in the mail or just simply misplaced. san jose state police investigating. >>> the federal government this morning sued the parent company of shield and everest college for predatory lending. a num

here's nbc bay area's jodi hernandez. >> reporter: they are messages folks in the bay area finally seemnote of. the california state water resources control board says bay area residents slashed water use by an average of 13% in july. the city of livermore is among those leading the way. >> you rarely say to people in the united states or california you could run out of water and have nothing. and that threat or i think possibility might have been what got people's attention. >> reporter: the assistant public works director says they let people know running dry was a distinct possibility as the state threatened to cut the city's water allocation to zero. so they launched an aggressive campaign. >> basically, what we did was a very simple message. cut your outdoor use by 50%. >> reporter: watering is allowed now just two days a week. warning letters and recycled waste water have all been part of the mix. >> thank you for calling the city of livermore drought hotline. >> reporter: the city even has a hotline for residents to report water wasters, leading to a whopping 35% cut in livermore

. >>> the final phase of the murder trial of jodi arias gets under way today. she's admitted to killing her exboyfriend, shooting him in the face and stabbing him 29 times. jurors last year couldn't agree on her punishment. prosecutors have one more shot at the death penalty. if this jury can't agree, the judge will send her to life in prison or eligibility for release after 25 years. >>> much of the desert southwest cleaning up this weekend. >> torrential rains washed out interstates, flooded entire neighborhoods, and wind gusts up to 70 miles an hour shut down the airport in phoenix. >> more than five inches of rain has fallen over phoenix, that's ten times the average amount. parts of the southwest are bracing for more strong storms. more heavy rain along the gulf coast, down into florida, and up the southeastern coastline. >> temperatures in the 70s and 80s have the eastern part of the country looking like ind january summer. warmer in the southwest. >>> still to come, where to get your free cup of coffee on this national coffee day. >>> then the ripple eff

i was involved, jodi, and i wasn't involved. >> okay.ut you know what i told you that we caught it all on videotape. >> but i wasn't in the fight or involved in the fight or nothing. >> so you stood there, you watched them clean up the blood -- >> no, i did not stand there and watch them clean up the blood. >> well, the videotape has a little bit different take on it. >> the video doesn't lie. you can clearly see peaches trying to clean up the aftermath of this crime. >> coming up -- >> i want to show you the video. >> okay. >> kenneth morgan is confronted by the evidence. >> and who is this? >> that's me. >> and then -- >> hi guys. >> -- by an inmate who just might take his place. >> mr. peach, you've got competition. >> i see. >> you don't have a beard. revolutionizing an industry can be a tough act to follow, but at xerox we've embraced a new role. working behind the scenes to provide companies with services... like helping hr departments manage benefits and pensions for over 11 million employees. reducing document costs by up to 30%.

. >>> "today in the bay's" jodie hernandez is live in weed gathering the very latest information in elements. she'll join us live in the next half hour. >>> police arrested an 18-year-old who beat a homeless woman to death in san jose. this right here is kevin. investigators say he beat 58-year-old betty jennings to death on friday. all this happened outside of a burger king near the 101, 880 interchange. they were part of a group gathering in the area some time that night. this boy is homeless as well. >>> it is 4:34, the sharks are joining in the search effort for missing oregon hill teenager sierra lamar. several players flb morgan hill to sign autographs in exchange for donations. it'll go towards the search for syria fund. sharks hope it'll keep the missing teen on everyone's mind. lamar disappeared in 2012 while she was walking to school. volunteers still search for her every saturday morning. the fundraiser was organized by shark's forward, logan pecur. investigators think sierra lamar was kidnapped and killed by antonin garcia torres. the trial has been put on hold until at least nov

nbc bay area's jodi hernandez is live near the fire line where the skies are filled with smoke. >> reporter: raj, it is incredibly smoky out here. in fact, my eyes are stinging. now, we are standing alongside highway 50 where you can see the trees along the highway are charred. in fact, some of them are still on fire. now firefighters have been working hard all day to keep the fire from jumping the highway. and while they have managed to do that, they have been successful at that, this beast of a fire is nowhere near contained. 50 helicopters drop water on a fire firefighters describe as growing and dangerous. the king fire more than doubled in size overni

plus, deciding the fate of jodi arias.the penalty phase of the retrial of that convicted killer. how do you think the media coverage will affect the seating of an impartial jury? and is that respiratory virus sweeping the country, is it now associated with paralysis in children? bill: pro-democracy demonstrators are not deterred in the face of a lot of tear gas and rubber bullets. this is the scene in hong kong which some are calling the biggest political challenge for china in 25 years. while every business is unique, everyone is looking for ways to cut expenses. and that's where pg&e's online business energy checkup tool can really help. you can use it to track your actual energy use. find rebates that make equipment upgrades more affordable. even develop a customized energy plan for your company. think of it as a way to take more control over your operating costs. and yet another energy saving opportunity from pg&e. find new ways to save energy and money with pg&e's business energy check-up. bill: this is breaking news,