johnathon hunt has the story. johnathon?jenna, who could forget the government employee conference organized by jay neely. sushi reception, 7000. mind reader 3000. and this picture, priceless. mr. neely in the hot tub in the las vegas hotel suite paid for by you and me and every taxpayer in the conference mr. neely himself arranged as a regional for the services administration. that conference with 300 dpft worker ares cost more than $800000. and mr. neely pled guilty to one count of fraud before being sentenced. he's still not spoken publicly about his reasoning, perhaps the mind reader can tell us what he was thinking. but he sent to an associated press. there will be a time and place for me to talk about this that time is not now. and the place will be determined. there is a scandal of waste. gsa 11 managers were fired and suspended and repremanded. a new gsa chief was put in by president obama. neely was allowed to retire but will spend three months in prison and pay 10000 in restitution and fines and follow his prison s

johnathon is live in the state house with more. johnathon? >> reporter: good afternoon to you. the state house just beginning to go in session at this hour and debate over the flag issue, already taken up in the south carolina senate. all of the debate centered on the flag seen behind me and whether that flag should be moved from the capitol grounds and taken to a museum. >> it needs to be respected and honored in ever way folks chose to do. but it is not part of our future, it is part of our past. >> reporter: peaceful protestors on the grounds. the critics say it does not represent all south carolinans. and there is an aggressive social media campaign to prevent the flag from being moved. >> just like isis obama's haters want the flag down and counties renamed and even taken the dukes of hazard off of tv. >> any change in the flag's location require a vote from the senate and house of representative and that was part of a compromise in 2000 when it was taken down from the dome of the state house and moved to the confederate soldier monument where it flies today. the newspaper

johnathon hunt live in los angeles with that johnathon. >> the lone fire you mentioned is particularlyficult to fight. it has burned 1700 acre in terrain that is hard for firefighters to get in to and out of. the fire has been jumping tree to tree. and throwing embers a half mile ahead. and 4 or 5 firefighters were caught guy the flames. >> easiest way to get them out is helicopter. three of those firefighters were treated and released and the fourth had serious burns. four fires and residents are watching the unpredictable winds. >> it goes that way they lose their homes. and back this way, people lose their homes. there are several burning and the willow fire is burning first miles north of fresno. and scorched 1500 acre and five percent contained and there is better news with the rag fire in napa valley. firefighters getting good control over that over the weekend and all evacuation orders have been lifted and similar story in montana. crews made headway in a fire in the glacer national park. those fires are john likely the beginning of an exceptionally busy period particularly in c

johnathon pollard could be released in three months.arrested in mid 80s for selling classified information to eseral. his imprisonment is a sore spot between the u.s. and israeli negotiations. here's what the white house said last year. >> the reason that the release of johnathon pollard is on theitably is something that the israelis raise with the government. >> and now the administration officials say the potential release is not political. yesterday a spokesman said there is 0- linkage between his status and foreign policy. and it is based on standard procedure. and his supporters say his punishment was too harsh. and critics call him a traitor. if released it is a concession to israel at a time when u.s.- israeli tensions are peaking over the nuclear deal with iran. >> marines raising the awareness of veteran suicide. they are walking 13 miles on a california boardwalk and wearing silkies. it is a lighthearted approach to a serious issue. each marine is carrying 50 pounds of gear. and 22 for the number of american vet rabs who commi

johnathon pollard convicted of spying on behalf of israel when he was a u.s.y analyst is to be paroled in november. and his case fractured u.s.- israeli decade. he served 30 years. parole coming in november. jenna? >> new reaction. and a popular fitness magazine and featuring a model on the cover. erica sparked a debate over stereotypes of what a run examiner healthy person should look like. we are lucky to be joined by erica herself. >> i am so happy to have you on the program. it is better to talk to you. >> and you were not expecting to be on the cover. how did this happen? >> i had no idea i would be on the cover. they put on twitter and someone leaked the cover and a reporter saw it and called me and said can we interview you. i was like all right, about what? they said go on twitter and look. >> the cover of the magazine. you have been modelling since 18 years old and modelling since you were 14. >> i didn't expect a running magazine. i wished to be be on the cover of something and this is my first cover and so it is interesting it is running magazine. >

. >> pam: when they found johnathon deming, they say he ran. and then got into a fight with an officer. police say , the officer feared for his safety and shot. >> pam: now his deming's father - also a police officer - is questioning the amount of forced police used. >>.a young man >> pam: jon deming's parents say, he was never in trouble before. he had recently graduated from high school. >> pam: now his parents are demanding an apology from the pleasanton police department. >> pam: in a statement today his father said "quote - we are dealing with our son's killing and under the circumstances. the treatment we have received by the pleasanton police is unconscionalble and has compounded their conduct. and our grief" a woman with a d-u-i >> pam: why a bay area man it is dressed up as a storm trooper is walking from here to san diego? my name is mary molina and i'm a pipeline engineer for pg&e in the sacramento region. new technology is being used in all facets of the company and what we do. pg&e is employing these technologies as an investment t

johnathon hunt is far from over and he can tell you what is happening right now.er from coast to coast, uber is racking up victories and defeat. public demand is rising as regulatory concerns climb. the ride- sharing company evaluated by 50 billion has been given the go ahead to pick up paefrmgs and making los angeles the largest to grant uber and access. taxi companies objected to the move. that uber comes on the heels of a legal defeat with the california public commission fining the couple of 7.3 million for refusing to give details such as access i believe they are to disabled riders and in new york the ubuyer is locked on the battle with the mayor. argue other they are clogging traffic. uber is taking it to the public with a so- called deblasio tab and showing how wait times would bloom. and putting out a series of ads. nmayor deblasio is pushing the agenda to limit cars and ushsber and rides may vanish. don't strand new york. >> and in the battle uber seems to be winning according to a new survey from the management system softball uber accounted for 55 grou

johnathon? >> reporter: this series of attacks whether or not they are linked are raising questions of how vulnerable our internet structure may be to physical attacks and not only cyber hacking attacks. and the latest in the string of attacks affected thousand people in sacramento, the california state capitol. >> pretty much first thing this morning people came in and when the first person decided to get on the internet there was a problem, and we anyhow about it immediately. >> reporter: fiber optic cables are the interstate. and carrying vast amounts of information. and without them the internet doesn't work. and it is on line shopping and banking system to national security. the attacks tend to come in clusters according to the fbi, with 2 or 3 fiber optic cables cut in different locations in hours or minutes of each other. officials will not say it is vandalism or something more sinister. and asking the public to report any activity even though it was unusual. >> if they know about the nor

. >> we have more on this, johnathon>> reporter: since the chattanooga shooting 14 states authorizedtional guardsmen to carry weapons while on duty. california is among those states and now arizona, to. the governor signing an order specifically designed to make soft targets a little harder. we are going to go ahead and provide the people who have the ability to carry a weapon into work. >> reporter: the issue was raised in the senate hearing today. >> and the recruiters have been armed to you think that things would have been different? >> sir, i don't know. >> reporter: and civilians are also taking up arms to protect military recruitment d john dean of texas is one man who is proud to be locked and loaded. >> i mean the jihadis are bragging about doing it and will do it again. the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun and a good guy with a gun. >> reporter: officials say they appreciate the motives of the armed citizens but quick to point out they don't support vigilante justice and said law enforcement actions are best left to law enforcement personnel. >> thank you. >> arch