reporting live if redwood city, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area fluz. >> thank you, jodi. >> the first ever rule to regulate fracking. you may remember california lawmakers took action after our investigative unit uncovered the practice was growing here with no monitoring. our senior investigative reporter is here now with what those new federal rules look like. steven? >> jessica, oil companies use the fracking techniques to get at oil and natural gas deep under ground here in california's oil. they inject a combination of chemicals and water to break up the rocks deep under ground. thousands of wells here in california have been and are currently being fracked. environmentalists say it harms drinking water and can ruin agricultural land. now the new federal rules call for government workers to inspect the operations and it requires companies to disclose the chemicals that they use. it should take effect in 90 days. the rules apply to about 100,000 wells on public land only. some environmentalists say this is a good first step but that the rules don't go far enough. can you read about

"taxi driver" and began to fantasize about jodie foster. his life began to mirror travis bickell. a very violent film where bickell is a taxi driver, a former army vet who wants to kill a presidential candidate to impress a woman he admires. so he starts focusing on jodie foster who played a prostitute in that movie. and over time, it becomes more and more obsessive. he realizes in his mind that he wants to impress her. he thinks the only way he could impress her would be to shoot the president of the united states. he hangs out at the blair house during the transition in 1980, stalking the president. watching the president-elect. he actually stalked carter. in october 1980, he was in dayton, ohio and he got within arm's reach of the president, he didn't bring his guns with him. he left them in the luggage at the bus station. he regretted that. so he had been stalking presidents and stuff. and there he was with reagan. right there. and he was like, he comes, he's actually in l.a. he takes a bus across country. he arrives the day before the

it was quite obvious jody arias was guilty. think it was a questionable decision on the part of the prosecution to go back a second time for another very expensive trial on the death penalty to receive precisely the same result, a hung jury. and now she cannot be retried a third time on the death penalty. this was a life in prison case all along it seemed to me and now that's the result. >> nancy grace, i want to bring you in. there's reporting from usa today, some reporters in the courtroom said that travis alexander's family, that is her victim, the family was leaving the courtroom and apparently walked by the media saying quote, the real justice will be in the after life when jody burns in hell. this family has been through hell. will this be any kind of resolution for them, nancy? >> well, i think today, just the last moments, ashleigh, the announcement came down that the jury was hung. you could have heard a pin drop in that courtroom. immediately, you could hear it building, the gasps from the victim's family on the front

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nbc bay area's jodi hernandez is live at the police department with more. jodi, the area is much safer tonight with these guys behind bars. >> reporter: these two rival gang members have been on the radar of police for years. police say they are responsible for all kind of crimes. carjacking, home invasions, you name it. tonight, 16 suspected gapg members are behind bars. >> the gangs have a long history of violence that goes back for decades. report but thanks knows of investigative work two of the bay areas most violent rival games are out of business. early morning raids in oakland led to 16 arrests at state, federal and local officers zeroes in on the suspected gang members. >> they work 12 to 16-hour days seven days a week over the past five months. to disrupt and dismantle the 65th avenue and 69th avenue gangs. >> two gangs that have been targeted have been responsible for a tremendous amount of terror and gun violence murders, injuries to people who live if oakland. >> police say among their victims, 3-year-old carlos nava killed bay stray bullet dur

nbc bay area's jodi hernandez is live where officials are trying to sort it all out. this could be very complicated for that couple. >> reporter: it certainly could. after a week of talking, everyone close to this case kept oddly quiet today. i'm told that investigators here at the vallejo police department are busy working behind the scenes. tonight, legal analysts say its investigators find what they need to recommend charges, the couple could be in hot water. a pickle jar filled with flowers sits at the doorstep of aaron quinn's home where five days ago he claims his girlfriend denise huskins, was kidnapped for ransom. huskins showed up wednesday in southern california. hours later, vallejo police declared the whole thing a hoax. >> we're all interested in it because we don't know the answer. did it really happen? were they really kidnapped? >> reporter: legal analyst said if indeed the couple made it all up they are facing serious consequences. >> yes. they could be facing with a conspiracy, with making of false police reports. >>. >> reporter: quinn's attorney sa

jodi? >> reporter: that's right. the water rules the state put in place last year turned heads. tonight water meters are beefing up those rule the even more. they are voting for sweeping new changes. >> this is a serious drought. we need to face it down together. >> reporter: state water leaders say it's time to sound the alarm, as california deals with a record low snowpack and a fourth straight year of drought. the state water resources control board is expanding mandatory conservation rules. >> this action today is a tune-up. it is an extension because the drought's not ending anytime soon. >> reporter: among the new measures no watering within two days of a rainstorm. requiring all restaurants to serve water only when requested. and directing hotels to give guests the option to not have their towels laundered daily. water leaders say if people don't start stepping up their water-saving efforts, these drought measures could become permanent. >> we're trying very, very hard to ring the bell raise the floor, get some action. but we are seriously considering permanent regulation

i'm jodi hernandez in point reyes. i will have a live report coming up. >> damian trujillo live in san jose where there may soon be new rules for homeowners in the area with wood burning fire places p. that's coming up. >> good afternoon, i'm meteorologist jeff ranieri. we started off with rain fall. eventually, yes, we did get sunshine. coming up well talk about drastic changes this week and the next possibility of showers. >>> then at 6:00 never too late for a dream to come true. >> then the phone calls come and your whole life changes. >> how this bay area street musician went from playing outside a bart station to playing on a national stage. that's new at 6:00. >>> tonight a popular trail on marin county collapsed, killing a hiker. nancy blum of san francisco. her hiking partner is still in the hospital tonight. we just received new information about that woman killed in the collapse, jodi? >> reporter: jessica, we have learned that 58-year-old nancy blum was a teacher at sarah prae school in san francisco where s

that's why i do my friends of jody 28-day challenge.ays to create a habit and seven days to break it. so i figure if you cross that extra seven days and do something for a month, things that were difficult in the beginning become easier. things in your diet that you might have had to give up you no longer crave. i've seen the difference in a lot of people's lives, not just for their health, but also for their careers. then they're a little bit more confident. they have more energy. they are the better candidate to get a job. they're the ones that everyone's looking for. i think everyone needs a personal plan. whether or not they get it from me or speak to their doctor or speak to someone at their gym or even a friend who you think is just a healthier version of you, or what you would like to get closer to. ask them what they eat. ask them what they do every day. i think it will just get closer to your personal goal. >> that wraps it up for the season premiere of "our world with black enterprise." be sure to visit us on the web at blacke

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it's not the end of jodi arias, i can promise you that.will be appealed forever. >> yeah, i had a feeling you were going to say that. nancy, always good to see you, thank you, friend. i used your line. >> bye, ladies. >> thank you, jean. nancy is on tonight, 8:00, hln. back after this. two weeks later. look, credit karma-- are you talking to websites again? this website says "free credit scores." oh, credit karma! yeah it's actually free. look, you don't have to put in your credit card information. whew! credit karma. really. free. nobody's hurt,but there will you totstill be pain.new car. it comes when your insurance company says they'll only pay three-quarters of what it takes to replace it. what are you supposed to do, drive three-quarters of a car? now if you had a liberty mutual new car replacement, you'd get your whole car back. i guess they don't want you driving around on three wheels. smart. new car replacement is just one of the features that come standard with a base liberty mutual policy. and for drivers with accident forgivnes

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jodi arias lives.n prison or she could get out in 25 years, something we discussed in a jailhouse interview just after her murder conviction. so you think people should feel safe if jodi arias is out of these four walls at some point? >> well i think so yes. if you're not abusing me and attacking me and threatening to kill my life there's no reason to fear. >> reporter: you are sticking with that story. >> it's not a story. it's the reality. >> reporter: if it feels like this case has gone on forever, it has. it's been almost seven years since arias slaughtered alexander. for--month murder trial including 18 days of her on the stand ended in may of 2013 with that hung jury. it hasn't been cheap either. arizona taxpayers have shelled out $3.1 million for her defense. prosecutors have refused to say how much they've spent trying to kill jodi arias not once, but twice. so deliberations will resume this morning with hour number 21 and counting. a little hard to believe somebody that stuck to their guns in

reporting live in sacramento, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, jodi. the drought forces a new draft. the state faces danger of year-around wildfires. the drought meant bigger a enmore dangerous winter wildfires for california this season. now the forestry department says it plans to ramp up the total amount of firefighters and aircraft it will need for the summer season. >> just in second rabid bat in the last week. discovered near a school playground in fremont. the dog picked up the sick bat last thursday near niles elementary playground. a bat was found on march 6th near the irvington community center and had rabies. the bat may resemble this one, common to the area. anyone who may have been exposed to eeshlg batither bat is urged to go to the doctor and get shots. rabies can be fatal if untreated. >> now on nbc bay area a first look at what could be your next virtual vacation. google has been trapping and mapping hiking trails. tonight our business tech reporter scott budman is here with a look at the view that rest of the world will be able to see

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now jodi arias has a chance to get out of jail in 25 years instead of sitting on death row. >> becausef what she'd seen, she'd seen this monitorster, it's not what she saw. we felt there was a level of biasness. >> what is she talking about? why a movie may have made all the difference in this murder case with one juror. and se may not know them by name, but she loves them. we'll talk to one girl giving back to police one letter at a time. you tota new. nobut e wi ... ... what are you supposed to do, drive three-quarters of a car? now if you had liberty mutual new car replacement, you'd get your whole car back. i guess they don't want you driving around on three wheels. smart. with liberty mutual new car replacement, we'll replace the full value of your car. see car insurance in a whole new light. liberty mutual insurance. your mom's got your back. your friends have your back. your dog's definitely got your back. but who's got your back when you need legal help? we do. we're legalzoom, and over the last 10 years, we've helped millions of people protect their families and run their busi

jodi hernandez is with the late developing details. jodi? >> reporter: raj, it certainly is the news folks here at cal have been dreading. eloy vasquez's coach and teammates shared their thoughts and their grief with us late today. >> we're grieving pretty hard right now. we're in deep shock. and we're just looking to get through it. >> reporter: eloy vasquez's coaches, teammates and friends at uc berkeley are grief stricken. nearly three days after the cal soccer player disappeared, los angeles police confirmed late today the 19-year-old was hit and killed on a southern california freeway early saturday morning. the cal freshman hadn't been seen since he left a usc fraternity party that he attended with his teammates friday night. >> eloi was a wonderful teammate. he was very close to all of his players. and our guys are grieving. >> reporter: aurora cardenas was the last person to talk to vazquez. she got two phone calls from her friend early saturday morning saying he was lost and needed help. but the phone cut off at 2:19 a.m. and he nev

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there is much more to come on "action news" at 12:30 a reprieve for convicted killer jodi arrous. why one juror they believe should have been kicked off the case. >>> a freight train loaded are crude oil crashed yesterday afternoon and prompted authorities to evacuate everyone within a mile radius but that did not affect people in the rural area, they had trains filled with crude oil and fortunately nobody was hurt. >>> south korean officials plan to charge the man that attacked the embarrass mark lippert with murder. he appeared in a court this morning and police say that kim attacked lippert to protest joint military drills with the u.s. and south korea he had only one south korean bodyguard to protect him at the time of the attack and now john kerry says safety is a top priority. >> the united states of america will never be intimidated by anybody who harms any american diplomat. >> lippert will stay in the hospital until monday or tuesday when 80 stitches are removed from his stabbing wounds. >>> convicted killer, jodi areyes did not get the death opinionty, one holdout may ha

. >>> plus, the life of jodi arias will be spared. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ forget the stage ♪ ♪ doesn't matter how it all for the love of the game. ♪ geico, proud partner of the nhl. in one year 5.6 million hospital workers helped perform 26.6 million surgeries deliver 3.7 million babies and treat 133 million e.r. patients. now congress is considering cuts which could increase wait times reduce staff, and threaten your community's health. keep the heart of america's hospitals strong. for you and your family tell congress: don't cut hospital care. >>> we have breaking news out of southern, california where tmz is reporting that harrison ford has been badly injured in a small plane crash. ford was reportedly piloting that vintage fighter plane when something went wrong. the plane crashed on to a golf course in venice, california. two golfers administered first aid until medics could arrive to take ford to the hospital >>> jodi arias will not be getting the death penalty for the death of her boyfriend. jurors failed to reach unanimous verdict. the judge has been left with two remaining options. life

jodi hernandez is live with the apology and explanation. >> reporter: once this became public the san francisco archdiocese acted quickly. they insists that their aim has always been to help the homeless. they want everyone to feel welcome here at st. mary's cathedral, but that is not the message homeless people seeking refuge on the church's doorstep have been getting. you're looking at damp concrete the result of sprinklers turning on throughout the night in the doorways of st. mary's cathedral. the san francisco archdiocese says they installed them two years ago to deter the homeless and keep the grounds clean. >> it was obviously never the church's intention to actually dowse homeless people with water. >> reporter: but that's exactly what's been happening. and now that it's public the church is back-pedaling. they acknowledge they never got a permit to install the sprinklers. but this morning they got one to dismantle them. >> now we are sorry that our intentions have been misunderstood and recognize that the method was ill-conceived. it actually has had an opposite effect from w

reporting live in petaluma i'm jodi hernandez nbc bay area news. >> jodi thank you. such an impact to so many in the community. we're hoping like that farmer said, for some march showers here. >> you will see in our long-range rain forecast, we are not looking at a substantial amount of wet weather days coming our way, possibly the 11th 12th and 15th is a chance that we could get something. but the forecast can still change. let's go ahead and get you into the sierra snowpack numbers. 22% of normal fort northern sierra. central at 20%. it's just .9 of an inch of snow water equivalent. nearly as dry as march 1991. that is the most recent record that we likely will break. so we did take a look at some other numbers. 140 inches on the ground in milton massachusetts. here we are only 82 inches. so a town outside of boston has more snow on the ground than we have here at alpine meadows. milton massachusetts has more. that is sad. we'll have more in the forecast coming up. >> if they could truck some of that snow our way it would be very helpful. rain or shine you can down

reporting live in petaluma i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> a beautiful backdrop. jeff is with us. any chance of a rainy march here? >> there's a possibility of getting rainfall over the next two to three week period. we thought we would break down the sierra snow pack numbers. most of the sierra around 20% of average when you take another closer look at this it's only .9 of an inch of water/snow equivalent. only 5% of average. we're now nearly as dry as march 1991 which is the old record. let's compare this snowfall. from the east coast back here to the west. milton massachusetts, 140 inches on the ground. again, remember that's just a city there right near boston. we'll take you to a ski resort and only 82 inches at alpine meadows. way up at 8,000 feet. so right now we have more snow 58 inches more in milton mass than our ski resorts up here across the sierra. as far as that rain outlook goes it's not great over the next couple of weeks. we likely could have rain by the 11th 12th and 15th. more on your forecast in about 15 minutes. >>> rain or shine you can downl

reporting live at uc berkeley, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> thank jodi. at 5:30 the los angeles police department will hold a conference. we will also have the latest for you during our 6:00 newscast. >> tonight, planning is under way for the memorial service for the san jose police officer michael johnson. the memorial is expected to draw officers from around the bay area and across the country. it will happen this thursday morning at sap center in san jose. robert handa joins us from sjpd headquarters. one of the biggest portals is covering the streets so the police officers can say good-bye to their colleague. >> that's right. a meeting going on right now, top brass are trying to coordinate security trying to make sure they have enough officers on the street that day. all while making sure michael johnson gets a proper good-bye. >> while san jose police plan the big funeral for officer michael johnson for thursday there are a lot of smaller tributes including san jose regional medical center where all of the er lights are blue for the officer and man e

i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, jodi. still ahead, the freak gravel truck accident tonight. the decision thety of martinez led to the construction work that may have led to a bay area mother's death. also -- >> i'm mark matthews in san francisco. the ellen powell sex discrimination case has gone to the jury. we'll have details coming up on this edition of nbc bay area news. >> our weather underground camera showing nothing but sunshine here in the outer sunset of san francisco. that continues back across the east bay. we'll are details of who will hit close to 90 degrees tomorrow in just a few minutes. pchl >>> after four weeks of often personal testimony, ellen pao's gender discrimination case is in the hands to have jury tonight. the 24-day trial has attracted world attention and provided a rare look inside a silicon valley capital venture firm. we're outside the courthouse today in san francisco with today's final arguments. >> reporter: this is a copy of the verdict form that the jury is going to be filling out. 29 qu

i'm jodi hernandez in mill valley. tell you why ag officials here are so concerned. >>> and good after nan, i'm meet juror roll gist jeff ranieri. sunny skies, the weather underground sky camera network here in san francisco. so much sunshine forecasted for tomorrow. temperatures heating up to 76 degrees for one particular location. let you know who will get this warm in just a few minutes. >>> then at 6:00 they were just ordinary horse racing fans until they got the opportunity of a live time. >> the smaller guy a chance to get in and -- >> how a group of facebook friends bought into a winner without having to spend a fortune. that's new at 6:00. >>> okay. have you seep them? marin county's only hunt for a crop killer. nbc bay area's jodi hernandez join us more from mill valley on why this little insect causes such big worries after being found in marin. >> i'm looking for a glass -- >> reporter: it takes a keep eye to spot insects on plants but marin county ad inspector did just that, made an alarming find this week

i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> jodi thank you. local catholic leaders are facing increasing scrutiny by pa rish rishparishoners. the clause by san francisco's archbishop includes language against homeosexuality and same-sex marriage. the star of the sea catholic school came under fire after the school passed out catholic morale pamphlets on adult sex topics to children. >>> a mother and daughter in the hospital tonight after a driver hit them in a san francisco crosswalk. the the 5-year-old girl and her mom were crossing buckingham way north of san francisco state university when an elderly driver of an suv struck them. now the girl has life threatening injuries. the mom suffered a broken arm. the 86-year-old driver is cooperating with the investigation. at this point no charges have been filed. >>> san jose police are asking for help in finding this woman. she's suspected of robbing a 7-eleven at gunpoint tobaccoback in january. the woman is described as african-american between 30 and 49 years old with medium length straight hai

jodi hernandez is with the late developing details. jodi? >> reporter: raj, it certainly is the news folks here at cal have been dreading. eloy vasquez's coach and teammates shared their thoughts and their grief with us late today. >> we're grieving pretty hard right now. we're in deep shock. and we're just looking to get through it. >> reporter: eloy vasquez's coaches, teammates and friends at uc berkeley are grief stricken. nearly three days after the cal soccer player disappeared, los angeles police confirmed late today the 19-year-old was hit and killed on a southern california freeway early saturday morning.

reporting live in san leandro, i'm jody hernandez, nbc bay area news. >>> jody thank you. a brutal attack on a south bay teenager who was lured outside by a female friend and then beaten up. santa clara police say this trio roped the teenager this week. they dragged him into the street, beat him up with a gun and shot him in the thigh. he did survive that excessive surgery. the suspects also waved the gun at onlookers and got into a nearby apartment building. all three suspects are charged with attempted murder and kidnapping. if found guilty, they could face life in prison. >>> the countdown to the weekend is on. a live look now at our exclusive santa cruz camera. a lot of people heading out there this weekend. that's because we could be seeing near record temps. chief meteorologist jeff aranier is here with our beautiful forecast. >>> we are looking at point reyes. and there are two reasons to warm up this weekend. the first region is this area of high pressure moving atop of california. the second reason why we'll see the temperatures warm up is a dryer offshore wind on

thank you, jodi. >>> happening now, the hunt for this man, an escaped inmate from the san francisco jail. alexander santiago-gonzales escaped last night. tonight there are troubling details about the crimes he committed and the risk he poses to the public. nbc bay area's robert honda is in watsonville this evening. robert, he's linked to a drug cartel and is considered dangerous. >> reporter: well that's right. there is a lot of concern here in santa cruz county because this was once the home area for santiago-gonzales, and so law enforcement is on heightened alert for this man on the run. now, again, this is a picture of 26-year-old alexander santiago-gonzales, who had been serving time in the county jail since july on a u.s. marshal hold for drug trafficking and possession of a firearm. as we've been reporting, santiago-gonzales escaped from a deputy while taking out the trash as part of his inmate duties. now, despite an extensive search in the area santiago-gonzales is still at large. a santa cruz county commander, mario sule who helped arrest him at a pescadero residence, told me th

reporting live in pittsburgh i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> terrible tragedy. thank you very much jodi. >>> also in the east bay crews are not sure when they will reopen a bore of the caldecott tunnel. just before 7:00 this morning, a car caught fire in the right bore of the eastbound direction of highway 24 forcing dozens of people to get out of their cars and run out of the tunnel. crews put out the fire within about 45 minutes, but an engineer still has to inspect that bore to make sure it's safe. no one was hurt but the fire is bringing back bad memories of 1982 when seven people were killed in a crash and fire inside the caldecott tunnel. we'll have more on that part of the story coming up for you tonight at 5:00 and 6:00. >>> now all new at 11:00, former san francisco 49er rey mcdonald fighting to clear his name. this morning he filed a suit against the woman who claimed he sexually assaulted her. >> stephanie chuang is live and just talked to his lawyer. this seems like an unorthodox move. >> reporter: absolutely. the attorney says he's been in law force

nbc bay area jody hearn kids shows -- jodi hernandez shows us what's being done. >> everything is starting to bloom and a good time to be in the garden. >> reporter: while planting season is kicking into gear those with a green thumb in marin county want to be on the lookout for a dangerous pest. >> about that big, about the same size and shape as a vitamin. >> reporter: marin county ag inspector eric richardson made an alarming find last week while inspecting a shipment of plants from ventura county. this live adult glassy-winged sharp shopper. >> it was on a five gallon mother fern and it was moving around just a little bit, and i got lucky because it tried to hide from me instead of fly away and that gave me an opportunity, one chance to give it a catch and i got it. >> reporter: now the county's department of agriculture is spreading the word. they want everyone to be on lookout for the insect. not only does it suck 200 to 300 times its weight in water out of its host plant, it spreads deadly disease to crops, including grapes. >> a bunch of diseases that could cause millions of dollar

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we are here today with bay area artist jody chanel, and we are here to see the plaza where your piecehas 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 projects. 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

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nbc bay area is near that damaged trail with more.li jody?gedy is definitely something that everyone out here has been talking about. you can see a warning sign at the head of the trail alerting hikers that the trail to arch rock overlook is now closed after a woman lost her life out here this past weekend when the trail collapsed. >> this is the most popular hiking trailer5z:uz havelk(-Ñ in the park. >> reporter: and certainly 58-year-old nancy blum had noç:i[ @r(t&háhp &hc ea she'd never 2return. the san francisco preschool teacher died when the point reyes trail collapsed and she fell some 70 feet. her friend was injured, but is expected to survive. >> i've been on that trail many, many times. it's very easy to imagine being on it and that's one reason why i'm just feeling like we're allr46#u1hc2 lucky that more people were injured. >> reporter: park staff says they became aware of a crack on the trail last week and put0cl up warning signs urging parkgoers not to venture out there. >> nobody knew how it got there or what it meant.-oñ

reporting live in pittsburg, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> incredible sight behind you. thank you. >>> he says anyone in uniform would have done the same thing. an east bay canine officer says he's not a hero. on the way to work saturday night, he saw this. he passed a tour bus. he could see smoke, fire and teenagers onboard. he called 911 and helped evacuate that bus. then he went inside to make sure it was empty. >> at that point the flames had started coming up the side of the bus. you could see them from the passenger compartment windows. and the smoke had already started entering the bus at that point. >> he jumped in. the deputy checked the seats and the bathroom confirming no one was still onboard. >>> does a new baseball commissioner mean the a's can score a new stadium? oakland athletics have been pushing for a new venue for years with little success. he stopped by the a's spring training home in mesa arizona, to talk to reporters. the new commissioner is in discussion with the owner and the mayor about what can be done and says he's hoping to help the organizat

. >>> and uproar at the lone juror who held out at the jodi arias trial. >> why the hell was this womanhe panel? >>> then -- >> we're gonna die! >> heart stopping video. please save my dog. >>> and why would this mom refuse to testify against the man accused of beating her daughter to death? >> why wouldn't you testify against the man that you told me killed your daughter? >>> an