peggy and craig gustafson both were convicted for their role in mr.s murder and will serve a minimum of 22 years in jail. r.d. cheely and doug gustafson received additional life sentences. in the end, a half dozen families were destroyed and prosecutors believe there would have been more victims if forensic science hadn't ended cheely and gustafson's killing spree. >> you can't just take the science by itself and build a case, or rare occasions can you. you use a combination of what are people telling you, what do you know about this person, that person, and you use your science. and it all just meshes right together. and it builds your case. but without that, you know, we'd still be back in the dark ages of investigating crime. >>> two women from the same town killed in the same way suggested a serial killer was on the loose. there were unusual metal fragments on both victims. and investigators needed to find out what they were in order to stop a killer. >>> the spirit of washington was traveling from seattle along the shores of lake washington when

peggy? >> all right.ob. >>> coming up, thousands of people enjoying the sounds of jazz in the bay area. the special dedication for this year's very popular fillmore jazz festival. ♪ woah, this kitchen is beautiful! give him the tour. let me show you! soft-close drawers, farm sink! where's my room? we had to take just a little bit for the kitchen. because your kitchen dreams can be big. ikea has it all. >>> well, if you like jazz, today was your day in san francisco. take a listen. ♪ about 100,000 people attended the fillmore jazz festival over the 4th of july holiday weekend. it's billed as one of the biggest free jazz festivals on the west coast from sunup to sundown. visitors got to listen to live music from multiple stages. also arts and crafts and a lot of gourmet food and beverages to enjoy. festiv festival-goers say the event is a lot more than just the music. >> the festival just brings people together. that's what music does. that's what this festival does. that's the history of it, is good music

peggy perales has them as well. perales was recently sentenced to three years probation for drug possession. she's back in jail due to a failed drug test. now, her relationships with two other inmates have raised red flags with the jail's gang intelligence division. >> security intercepted some letters that she received from male inmates. one of them being a member of the mexican mafia, the other of the tango orejone, both are writing to her. >> the mexican mafia member is her boyfriend. but she says she asked few questions about his gang activity. >> i've heard stuff i don't want to know, seen stuff i don't want to know. i was like, you hang around with me, don't bring it to me. he would just come home with money. i mean, i had a clue, not a rocket scientist to figure that out. >> perales says the orejone inmate who wrote to her is a pen pal, met him through a girlfriend after her boyfriend stopped writing her. said you don't got nothing do, your boyfriend ain't writing you, i was like, i guess, somebody just to ma

. >> i'm peggy bunker. we're following a developing story. crews are battling a grass fire. earlier several homes were evacuated. they are now being let back in. the fire broke out near a grassy area off highway 12 near beck avenue. as the blaze grew homes on james street were evacuated. they were able to stop the spread of the flames. one lane of eastbound 12 is  closed. drivers are warned about delays. no word on what sparked the fire. >> dry conditions and summer weather may be fueling grass fire. a look at this fire danger. >> right now some of the hottest temperatures around the bay area close to where the fire started. 96 degrees in fair field and 100 inland. out to sacramento we're seeing the hot temperatures increasing wind speeds for the afternoon and low humidity levels and i hate to say it this pattern is going to be around throughout the summer into the fall before we get the fall rains. fire danger is always going to be high, highest mid afternoon when it's the hottest and the winds pick up. we're seeing winds about 15 to 25 miles per hour. temperatures tomorr

i'm peggy bunker. >> i'm terry mcsweeney. international investigators at the scene of the crash site of flight ma-17. but is the investigation being compromised? so far 190 bodies have been recovered from eastern ukraine. however, more than 100 bodies are missing. european observe ser vers were given more access to the site but always accompanied by heavily armed rebels. many in the international community worry they've removed important piece ooze of evidence. >> we have the ability to see more of this rather large scene. we have ob served the situation as it has been presented to us. >> a moral obligation to ensure that the remains of all victims are recovered and treated with respect. >> the nbc news shot video of one of the rebels driving away from the crash site with a truckload of bodies about. a rebel spokesman says the plan is to keep the bodies safe in order to return them to relatives later on. >> new details into the crash. u.s. officials confirming russia most likely supplied the missile launcher that may have bro

this is a big return to san jose, ian. >> oh, it definitely was, peggy. they thought this was going to be a 20-minute event. it ended up being closer to 30 minutes. one vta manager i just spoke with estimates 80,000 people were here downtown. and the people i talked to after say that after six years of not having this, tonight felt like one big welcome back. >> a moment six years in the making after a lot of hard work and firepower. all for people like the mercado family. >> you've got to do fireworks for fourth of july. it's like apple pie. >> reporter: this day at this park was tradition, until it was canceled in 2008. >> every fourth of july we all knew that if you weren't going to be anywhere, it would be here. >> so we started saying home and just looking to see where somebody was throwing their fireworks out of their backyards. >> reporter: now thankful the rotary club of san jose spent so much time and money getting their tradition back. it was a two-year process. $200,000 raised and some of it from san jose and santa clara county. the setup starte

peggy fox, wusa9. >> and that silver line service begins at noon on saturday. derek?>> the justice department says a virginia woman under arrest for funding an overseas terror group. she is one of many accused. wusa9 reporter jim osmond is live. >> reporter: hi derek, good evening. here is what we know, a 34-year- old reston woman and four others have been charged with providing material support to terrorist. muna osman jama. that's the reston woman we are talking about is accused of raising money for al-shabaab. a terrorist group in somalia. $50 here, $100 at a time. the suspect from reston faces more than 20 counts on each count carries up to 15 years in prison. we will bring you more details as they become vail and always on wusa9.com. reporting live, jim osmond, wusa9. >>> let's get to a happy ending to the story of a missing toddler tonight. we are doing some stories all the time about our bring them home mission and thanks to a picture broadcast on our news, you helped to bring one little girl home. >> i'm bruce leshan in landover where some quick thinking worke

peggy fox is in richmond with more. >> reporter: it will be a first in virginia. a former governor, criminally charged, headed to trial. bob mcdonell and his wife, maureen, will be tried together before a jury on a 14-count indictment. >> this trial is going to be perhaps the most amazing political trial we have seen in virginia. we have a governor, and we have a former first lady with the potential, actually, of going to jail. >> reporter: federal prosecutors alleged mcdonells took $165,000 in loans and gifts from chron any william, and helped him promote his product. among the items mrs. mcdonell received a luxury shopping spree and dresses. the governor got a rolex watch, golf clubs and use of williams's ferrari and more. >> it is unclear if there was a nexus relationship. it is unclear if mr. williams and this is why his testimony will be so important, actually expected access. >> reporter: mrs. mcdonell is also charged with obstruction and both are charged with making false statements, applying if a bank loan. >> reporter: the former governor is expected to t

peggy is off tonight. the dangers of firework can be very real and tragic and there is proof of that tonight in san jose where fireworks have caused a south bay man both of his hands. we are live at the regional medical center with the details on this. monte. >> reporter: peggy, after the accident the victim came here to the medical center where doctors amputated his hand and were able to save two fingers on his left hand. 40-year-old alazar ortiz was celebrating with his family last night by lighting fireworks in his mother's driveway, just before 10:00 he lit a professional grade explosive, the kind used in large fireworks displa displays. family members watched in horror as it exploded prematurely in his hand. >> i just came from the hospital. they took one hand down, and from the other hand only two fingers. >> ortiz is a construction worker and that will most certainly cost him his job. >> she is saying she is crying because she is a mother and she feels so much pain. >> reporter: for many people in t

peggy bunker, nbc bay area news. >> thanks, peggy. we'll have complete coverage tomorrow night at 11:00 on the illegal fireworks concerns. if you want to find approved fireworks shows around the bay area, go to our website, nbcbayarea.com. click on the fourth of july events guide. you can find that on our home page. >>> tonight there is some home regarding a stubborn wildfire near wine country. residents are being allowed to return to their homes while the firefight continues. it's been burning since tuesday afternoon. 4300 acres have burned thus far, and nearly 2,000 firefighters are on the front lines this evening. this is now 45% contained, even though people are going back to their homes, danger remains. wind remain unpredictable. and extra firefighters are heading to the area. crews could be there for two more weeks. this fire hits home for so many people. gary bennett's house was wiped out. he built it 35 years ago. here he is taking a look at the damage. gary and his wife linda affectionately call the place their little house o

i'm peggy fox reporting live, back to you. >> thanks. >> all right, coming up next, sports. washington redskins and the baltimore ravens getting the day off. a little rest before things heat up. one weekend, how are the redskins rookies adjusting to life in denturthan real teeth.erent they're about ten times softer and have surface pores where bacteria can multiply. polident kills 99.99% of odor-causing bacteria and helps dissolve stains. for a cleaner, fresher, brighter denture everyday. >>> is welcome back. the washington redskins had the day off today from training camp and it doesn't mean their work is done. the rookies have plenty of studying of the play book to do still. dianne roberts is in richmond and has more on how the young guys are adjusting. >> we're here at training camp in richmond where as you can see, there's no activity. that's because players and coaches have a day off. so do the fans as well. there are ten more practices left before they leave richmond. we're going to start with some news about the latest person to come out against the team name. and tha

i'm peggy bunker. >> is that the real deal or a scam? that's the question a sunnyveal woman asked herself. she said she would be arrested if she didn't give him money. we are joined live at the

i'm peggy fox reporting live. back to you. >> thank you, peg. >>> one man is in police custody after a carjacking that ended with a violent crash into the side of a mcdonald's restaurant this morning. nikki burdine has the details. >> reporter: police say this is where it all started here at the intersection of 71st and annapolis road. police say a man carjacked another person in an suv. then when the suspect tried to get away in that suv, they hit a mini van. that minivan chased after the suv up annapolis road to the mcdonald's. police say the suv and minivan ended up here at this mcdonald's on 450 and the capital plaza mall. although it's not clear exactly what happened, the suv, minivan and a third vehicle collided in the drive-thru. the car and drive-thru window caught fire. >> at this time we're not sure what the suspect's intentions were going through the drive- thru. i don't know if it was to evade capture but unfortunately he ended up colliding with the building and causing damage. >> reporter: the carjack

thank you, peggy. >>> well, it's happening again. in the midst of our historic drought, broken water pipes are leaking, for days. so what is the delay to fix them? the san jose water company tells us they have bigger problems. the latest leak happened near diana avenue in east san jose. neighbors say it was leaking for three weeks. they estimate the pipe is pumping out a gallon of water per minute. over three weeks, that amounts to about 30,000 gallons lost. today we made a call, and crews showed up soon after our call. >> we have to prioritize the leaks that we have in the system with the availability of resources that we have. and really try to target those that are much higher in severity. >> the company says it's working to improve its response time and communication with affected residents. >>> well, just in to our newsroom, a second arrest in the attack outside of at&t park that left a woman hospitalized. tonight police in sacramento announced that second arrest. the other arrest was also in sacramento earlier today. now, the f

i'm peggy fox reporting live in richmond. andrea, back to you. >> thank you, peggy. >>> just in time for the weekend. our string of alert free days is about to end. first meteorologist howard bernstein is here with saturday's yellow alert. >> reporter: the humidity is starting to-- >> the humidity is starting to increase. only got to 80 yesterday. now we're at 83 thanks to plenty of sunshine out there and a little more humid. the clouds to the south will be moving our way later tonight and by tomorrow things are going to be much different. right now you see the warmth underneath. the sunshine, 83 here and also down in richmond. still 60s up in pennsylvania and even cumberland 82. talking about the weather headlines, yeah, the humidity is creeping up. the muggies will be back tonight. not as chilly tonight, too. 70 in town. some 60s north and west. just a few showers friday. but saturday and sunday both look unsettled. we may have a yellow alert weekend. i'll have the complete seven- day coming up in a few minutes. >> thanks,

in hopes of satisfying peggy's questions investigators held a powerpoint briefing for the family the presentation reiterated the army's position that the shots most likely came from the polish sector but that it remained inconclusive they did not mention that a ballistics test would have conclusively identified which weapon fired the fatal bullet during the same presentation the officers noted that the family had been informed that friendly fire was involved within days of the incident immediately peggy challenge the officers that's wrong. and they could not prove they could out show anywhere in the notes we want to the second investigation prove that to me show me the casualty assistance officer document every thing everything has to be documented show me where we were officially told. me that. this was friendly fire they couldn't show it because it never happened. never what i've been trying for a year to find out if indeed my son is shot if they anybody from the army had told me he was shot nobody nobody frustrated that the army seemed to be evading the truth he turned to the pres

. >> i'm peggy bunker. new details on a grass fire in fairfield. the fire is now contained but earlier several homes were evacuated. those people have been let back in. the fire broke out about 2:00 in a grossy area. as the the blaze grew, nearby homes on james street were evacuated, the highway was closed in all directions. take a look at this video here into our news room. this shows the firefighters on scene of this the blaze. they were able to stop it before it spread any further. lanes of highway 12 are closed earlier in the firefight but they are all open at this time. no word on how much acreage was burned. investigators still trying to figure out how it got started. >>> take a look outside, we have san jose here on your left. on your right, looking beautiful there, sunol grade. very dry, brown hillsides. meteorologist rob mayeda joining us now. >> we're seeing the highest temperatures right now. solano county, fairfield still 92 degrees. closer to 100 degrees inland around sacramento. it's that late-day breeze that picked up winds 15 to 20

nbc's peggy bunker joins us from san jose with the story. peggy?eporter: you know, raj, the employers that we talked to today, this is an issue that needs to be addressed. it used to be having marijuana in your system maybe meant you didn't get the job, maybe even got fired from the job. but the employers we spoke with today, they say the times, they are a changing. >> cocaine, opium. >> reporter: bill neufeld hires and interviews people for a living. he says no one gets a job unless they pass a drug test, a test that scans for thc or marijuana. >> you cannot hire someone if they cannot pass the check. >> reporter: for employer, marijuana is creating a whole new challenge when it comes to standard employment drug testing. what if an applicant takes medical marijuana and their test comes back positive? what if california legalizes pot altogether? then what? would applicants with positive thc tests not get the job? >> right now marijuana use is not 100% legal. if they can't pass the drug test, they can't take the assignment. >> reporter: neufeld says

ok peggy can you hear me yes oh wonderful ok peggy welcome to the program thanks so much for joining us here oh thanks for having me let's start with you how did you develop such strong interest in sustainability of the environment and clean energy particularly as it pertains to trying. but you know i wish i could say it was some grand scheme but really it started when i was very young and my mother really loves gardening she loves cooking and i think that appreciation for being in nature really leaves the you to. want to have a sustainable earth and and i think in china it's you know every day you breathe this terrible error and you have food safety issues you have water safety issues and it's inevitable that you're going to want a greener cleaner in china so really it's as simple as that ok tell us about the j u c c c what does and how did it start what's its overall mission. well juice is a nonprofit as you mentioned that started in two thousand and seven out of the first public dialogues between u.s. and chinese government officials on clean energy and over the last seven years w

peggy fox spoke to a friend of the mother who is outraged he was out on bond. >> reporter: a father of two children is a man many people trusted. a probation officer but is now on unpaid leave after he was arrested and charged with sexual battery of a 10-year-old girl. it happened at his home. >> do you believe the child? >> 150%. i can her with all of my being -- i believe her with all of my being. i don't think he would make that up. >> reporter: she is a good friend of the child's mother and doesn't want her face on tv. she also knows the man, they all attended the same church. >> i believe it was more than one time and that it was for a prolonged period of time. >> reporter: what made this child come forward? >> i think she was scared and i think it was getting more and more aggressive as time went on. >> reporter: police arrested him on july 9. last week she and the child's mother was stunned when he was released on bond. he became probation officer in arlington county in 2009. before that he worked with children. he worked for the city of alexandria as a case worker. peggy fox, w

peggy fox is outside the courthouse with the latest on today's testimony. peggy? >> reporter: andrea, we are hearing none ever the salacious details about the failing marriage, but now we are into the nitty gritty of the prosecution's case. all those gifts, the expensive gifts that jonnie williams lavished on the mcdonnells not only bob and maureen mcdonnell but their children. everything they received from jonnie williams. take a look at the video this morning. once again the defendants arrived separately to court with bob mcdonnell holding his head up appearing very confident. and in contrast, his wife seeming emotionally frail, keeping her head down, with attorneys trying to block her from cameras. mr. mcdonnell did have a few words to say as he went in [ inaudible ] >> reporter: what are you expecting today? >> expecting another good day. >> reporter: how do you mentally prepare for a process five weeks long? >> great faith in god and the justice system. that sustains me every day. >> reporter: on the stand today is jerry falkerson, jonnie williams's executive

let's begin with nbc's peggy bunker and the latest on this investigation. peggy? >> reporter: well, good evening to you. for the second time in just four months, a malaysia airlines 777 yesterday meets a tragic end. this time 298 lives have been lost. the plane originated in amsterdam, flying over towards the russian-ukrainian border on a flight to kuala lumpur. three hours in controllers said they lost contact with the plane. then came the reports of a fireball this the sky. this is all that is left of malaysia airlines flight 17, charred and smoldering in a burned outfield. huge pieces of fuselage are scattered in a debris field that spans nine miles. that fuselage surrounded by broken bodies and suitcases and personal belongings that witnesses say just rained from the sky. >> translator: i heard a lot of noise in the sky. and i heard several shots and a strong bang. >> reporter: u.s. intelligence has confirmed that u.s. by satellite did detect a missile launch, and that this catastrophe is not an accident. >> shot down, not an accident. blown out of the sky. >>

nbc's peggy bunker joins us with the story. peggy? >> reporter: raj, it is simply tragic. right now the aids conference held in melbourne is working to determine how many of their colleagues were on the plane. their number stands at 108 but that could change. the feeling at the conference is one of a wake, a very sad funeral as they mourn some of the top experts in their field. >> i think the voice should be much stronger than it has been. >> reporter: when it came to fighting hiv and aids, joep lange was one of the strongest voices in the world. the former president of the international aids society, he was a force to be reckoned with. he pioneered getting hiv drugs to poorer corners of the world, fighting the spread of hiv and aids for over 30 years. dr. diane hadler heads up the aids project at san francisco general. >> this is a devastating loss for the aids community. a scientist, a wonderful physician, a crusader, a troublemaker. a wonderful father. >> reporter: also penda kaier, a lobbyist. treating people who are actively managing hiv and aids. glenn thomas was an

the governor began to detail its corruption case today and peggy fox has the story from the courtroom. >> reporter: ferraris, rolexs, designer clothes all here if this 42 page indictment against former governor bob mcdonnell and his wife maureen and while money and stock seem to be the most common currencies traded for political favors in this document, the ferrari might be remembered most reported by given to star scientific ceo, the gifts including a $55,000 rolex watch, $15,000 of ricateng for the mcdonnell's daughter's wedding and shopping, shopping, shopping for the first lady. more than $10,000 worth from oscar de la renta, 5,000 police at loui vitton. >> we just learned jonnie williams has taken the stand in the trial. peggy will be in there, watch the testimony and have more coming your way on wusa9 news at 6:00. in the meantime we've brought in defense attorney mark shamel. today is just day three of what they expect to be a month long trial and already the star witness for the prosecution is on the stand. you're surprised. >> i am. >> why would they do that? >> the governmen

in santa cruz, i'm peggy bunker, nbc bay area news. >> peggy, thank you. >>> we have more details now. we mentioned they met through a popular website, seekingarrangement has been active since 2006. that's the name of the website. seeking arrangement claims they have three million members  worldwide. the website does not mention sex. members are divided into sugar babies and sugar daddies. the women are promised to find dinners, exotic trips and allowances. in return the sugar daddies are guaranteed beautiful partners. the company claims to have offices in las vegas, ukraine and singapore. the website has expressed sympathy to the hayes family and also released this statement this evening. our terms of use are clear. escorts and prosecutes are prohibited. she did not indicate she was using the site inappropriately or was a danger to any other member. we have extensive coverage of the story on our website, nbc bay air.com. there you can find more video from tichelman's court appearance today. >>> more than three years after giants fan bryan stow was nearly beaten to death, a jury det

peggy fox is covering the trial in richmond where williams has been on the stand all day. jonnie williams is coming across as a reluctant santa claus. the prosecution is walking him through every gift request of the mcdonnells and for most of them he comes through and, in fact, today the jury got to hold and touch one of the most talked about gifts, that rolex watch. jonnie williams admitted on the stand today that he knew what he was doing was wrong, maybe illegal. he lavished mcdonnells with expense gifts, $120,000 in loans, golf outings, stays in his vacation home, a new york shopping spree, use of his ferrari. he said he gave the gifts to get the governor's help in securing state funded studies on his company's star scientific's health supplement called annatto block. never got the study. william said he did not tell star scientific about most of the gifts including that $7,000 rolex watch he gave to the governor because he said, "i should not have had to buy things like that to get the help i needed. i made a mistake when i bought it. i knew it was wrong." williams ex

peggy fox has been joining the story. she has the story from richmond. >> good morning.verybody doing? >> they are being tried together, but former virginia governor and his wife, maureen, arrived separately at the federal courthouse in richmond this morning. ingly feel >> i feel good. i'm glad we will get a chance to present our defense in court. >> is this a vendetta? >> prosecutors say they took $165,000 in loans and gifts from the then star scientific ceo, johnny williams, and promoted his nutritional supplement. williams received immunity from prosecution and will testify against the mcdonnells. >> i think the prosecutors have a tough case in terms of trying to prove an exact quid pro quo that johnny williams received. in some instances, you might say, that johnny williams may have gotten strung along here. >> mrs. mcdonnell asking williams for money and expensive items, including a rolex watch. >> is it okay? what does that mean to us as a commonwealth? >> several family members are on the witness list and so are many former staff of the governor's office. >> thank

peggy fox spoke to a friend of the victim's mother who is outraged he was out on bond. >> i was shocked. >> reporter: a father of two small children is a man many people trusted. a probation officer. but is now on unpaid leave after he was arrested and charged with sexual battery of a teen-year-old girl -- of a 10- year-old girl. >> do you believe the child? >> 150%. i believe her with all of my being. i don't think she would make something like that up. i don't think children lie about things like this. >> reporter: she is a good friend of the child's mother and doesn't want her face on tv. she also knows him. they all attended the same church. >> i believe it was more than one time and that it was for a prolonged period of time. >> reporter: what made this child come forward? >> i think she was cared and -- scared and it was getting more aggressive. >> reporter: police arrested him on july 9. last week they were stunned when he was released on bond. he became a probation officer in arlington county 5 years ago in 2009. before that he actually worked with children. he worked for the ci

our peggy fox is covering the case. she caught up with mcdonald's as they left court tonight. >> been able to present our defense in court today. >> embarrassing personal details about the marriage between former governor bob mcdonald and his wife maureen were laid bare in court today. in opening statements, mcdonald's attorney said the marriage was broken and that welty businessman johnny williams had filled the void. maureen had a crush on williams and she considered him her favorite play mate. >> in every way had been a dupe of johnny williams, that maureen mcdonald was a dupe, and the governor was a dupe in some ways. >> his attorney says the governor knew his marriage was falling apart and because of his duties as governor he, quote, had nothing left for her. he said it created a risk so wide that an outsider could invade and poison the marriage. prosecutors say it was the mcdonalds that took gift after gift from the williams. $45,000 in luxury items keeping it all secret while helping johnny williams promote his p

peggy fox with the latest from local leaders >>> as the immigration battle unfolds nationally, now it has landed right in our neighborhood in prince william county where some of those children are now staying. >> and some county leaders are not happy about that. they want to send the kids back. >> i'm peggy fox in prince william county where the board voted to get answers from the federal government about the immigrant children who crossed the border and are now staying here in bristow, virginia. it's a tough issue. what to do with the tens and thousands of unaccompanied children streaming across the nation's border. some have been brought here now to the youth for tomorrow in bristow, virginia, a nonprofit home for children in crisis. it was founded and chaired by former redskins coach, joe gibbs. prince william county executive thinks the children should be sent back. >> we don't want the federal government to be putting these kids and prince william county were concerned. >> the prince william county board of supervisors, work with the congressional delegation to find out just how

peggy fox, wusa9. >> folks can hardly wait. meantime the labor union representing local metro workers held a rally today, their target? the metro board chair tom downs. >> the union accusing downs of having a conflict of interest because he not only chairs metro, but he also serves as chairman of the board of advisors or a private transportation company. >> it's a french owned company, so that means that the profits from the district of columbia are going to an out of country company. public transportation should remain public. it should not be for profit. >> the union is calling on downs to step down from one of those boards. >>> fears of traffic troubles were not enough to stand in the way of mgm's final plans for a $1 billion casino at national harbor. today prince george's county council voted overwhelmly 8-1 to approve that plan even though the nearby route 210 indian head highway is over capacity and lacks the final plan or budget to fix it. the complex is expected to open by july of 2016. >>> you have a barbecue planned

i'm peggy bunker.sidents in one peninsula neighborhood on edge tonight after a mountain lion sighting. this one happened yesterday on queens lane near deanza boulevard in san mateo. an animal carcass was found saturday in the highlands. this is the second mountain lion sighting in the last several days. in may a mountain lion was captured at an apartment complex in mountain view. if you see a mountain lion, do not run away. make yourself bigger and try to make a lot of noise. >>> one year ago today asiana flight 214 crash landed at san francisco international airport. three passengers were killed, 187 injured. investigators say ntsb issued their report into the probable cause of the crash last month. they found the crew mishandled the descent of that 777 and one of the pilots accidentally deactivated a system that was designed to regulate the plane's air speed. the plane clipped a sea wall just short of the run way and broke into pieces and caught fire. the crash was the first time a boeing 777 was inv

peggy fox will be heading up our coverage from richmond. tonight at 11:00, peggy will have what is at stake at trial. >>> dc's ban on carrying handguns outside the home is unconstitutional. that bomb shell overruling came in a rare weekend decision by a federal judge on saturday. and the decision cites the second amendment and the right to bare arms, imposed when they reluctantly rewrote the gun laws following a 2008 u.s. supreme court decision that struck down the city's total ban on handguns. now it's not clear on what happens now. dc's attorney general tells the washington post that he is studying the city's options at this point. >>> and the injury bug has yet to bite the redskins after day five of training camp. we'll have the latest from richmond coming up. >>> israeli authorities stopped a car bomber at a west bank check point. i'll have that [ male announcer ] at northrop grumman, we've always been on the forefront of innovation. when the world called for speed... ♪ ♪ ...when the world called for stealth... ♪ ♪ ...intelligence... en

i'm peggy bunker. terry mcsweeney is off tonight. >>> an accident involving illegal fireworks cost a south bay man both of his hands. the accident happened last night in san jose near castle park where the man and his family were celebrating the fourth of july. nbc bay area's monte francis is now live outside the regional medical center with more details. >> reporter: peggy, the victim had his right hand amputated and doctors were able to save two fingers on his left hand. family members say he's a construction worker so this accident most certainly cost him his job. 40-year-old alizar ortiz was lighting a professional grade explosive, according to family members, the kind used in large fireworks displays when it exploded. ortiz was using the fireworks in his mother's driveway as his family watched. today family members told us they are heartbroken and say they have a message they want others to hear about the dangers of illegal fireworks. >> try to get those firecrackers out of the street, especially

peggy fox has more. >> reporter: the prince william county board of supervisors wants answers from the federal government about the immigrant children who crossed the boarder without parents or guardians and are now here in bristow, virginia. what do you think about that? >> honestly at this point i don't know. >> i have mixed emotions about it. >> reporter: it's a tough issue, what to do with the tens of thous sandof unaccompanied children streaming across the nation's boarder. some have been brought here now to the youth for tomorrow in bristow, virginia, a nonprofit home for children in crisis. it was founded and chaired by former redskins coach joe gibbs. prince william county executive corey stewart thinks the children should be sent back. >> we don't want the federal government to be putting these kids in prince william county. we're concerned that it's going to lead to even more children coming into the united states. >> reporter: today the prince william county board of supervisors directed the county executive and attorney to work with the congressional delegation to find out

i'm peggy bunker.ry mcsweeney is off tonight. >>> an accident involving illegal fireworks cost a south bay man both of his hands. the accident happened last night in san jose near castle park where the man and his family were celebrating the fourth of july. nbc bay area's monte francis is now live outside the regional medical center with more details. >> reporter: peggy, the victim had his right hand amputated and doctors were able to save two fingers on his left hand. family members say he's a construction worker so this accident most certainly cost him his job. 40-year-old alizar ortiz was lighting a professional grade explosive, according to family members, the kind used in large fireworks displays when it exploded.

i'm peggy bunker. >> and i'm terry mcsweeney. tens of thousands shows up in san diego this morning for the aids walk. the event raised more than $2 million for bay area nonprofits. this morning's walk was dedicated to the aged researcher who is died when malaysian air flight 17 was shot down over the ukraine. >>> and protesters filled san francisco streets as well angry over the conflict in the middle east. this protest taking place in front of the building in front of the embarcadero. they want the attacks on gaza to stop. meanwhile, supporters of israel held their own event at a congregation in the city. >>> and a fire in vallejo. crews knocked it down quickly with the light rain. no exact cause has been determined. >>> and today in eastern ukraine crews are reportedly collecting evidence and bodies from the sprawling crash site of the malaysian airlines flight 17. the pro russian separatists allowed international investigators in for a brief, limited visit to the area. it is still not being fully investigated there despite the

peggy? >> sounds great. thanks. >>> coming up, oyster lovers have a little more time to enjoy the shellfish from drakes bay. we'll explain why after this. >>> an nbc follow-up on a north bay oyster farm at the heart of a legal fight with the u.s. government. drakes bay oyster company will close its doors to the public this thursday. but a new agreement will allow it to keep harvesting oysters for another month. businesses and restaurants that rely on the marin county company filed an injunction request. the national park service agreed to let drakes bay operate until the next court date set or september 9th. last month, the u.s. supreme court declined to hear an appeal of that order to close the oyster company. >>> hundreds of u.s. families are stranded in countries around the world tonight because of a computer glitch. the glitch knocked out a program that the state department uses to issue visas to adopt its children. this is video from one new family stuck in china. they traveled 9,000 miles to adopt a 4-

. >> peggy fox takes us to the hands on experience driven fire camp for girls. >> you be careful. put it down. don't drop it. all right. over to the hose rack. >> reporter: welcome to fire camp. it's a weekend introduction to firefighting only for girls. ages 13 to 18. >> put it over your shoulder, going to get leave. >> reporter: it starts with the same tough workout real firefighters do. what do you think so far? >> challenging. sums it up pretty well. >> reporter: climbing up and down the watch tower stairs looks easy but it's a killer. >> i just climbed six stories up and it was brilliant. it was stellar. >> i thought i had it all at first, but once i started those stairs halfway there my legs were noodles. >> reporter: the arlington county fire department puts on the camp to encourage girls to become firefighters. only 7% of arlington firefighters are women. nationally the average is 4%. a lot of the girls say they want to be paramedics. captain tiffany westly who runs the fire marshal's office loves to give them a new perspective. >> the more people kept telling me that i wa

. >> i'm peggy bunker. crews are reportedly collecting evidence and bodies from the sprawling crash site of malaysia airlines flight mh-17. the pro russian separatists suspected of shooting down the airliner have allowed international investigators only brief visits into that area. today secretary of state john kerry is now calling on the russian government to follow through on its promises to ensure a fair investigation. brian mooar has the story now from washington. >> reporter: secretary of state john kerry laid out a case suggesting pro-russian rebels shot down a malaysian passenger jet over ukraine with a russian-made missile. >> we picked up the inventory of this launch. we know the trajectory. we know where it came from. >> reporter: and he accused the rebels of contaminating, if not covering up, the evidence. >> i mean, literally, drunken separatists soldiers are piling bodies into trucks, unceremoniously and disturbing evidence and disturbing the pattern that is there. >> reporter: members of congr

i'm peggy fox. coming up i'll show you what all the chicken in your grocery store is inspected by the usda... but perdue asked them to go further. they verify that all our chickens are cared for in a clean, safe environment... and fed an all-veggie diet. no other chicken company does this. but at perdue, we believe in a better chicken. well, at perdue, we say you are what you eat...eats. so we feed our chickens an all-veggie diet, including corn and marigolds with no added animal by-products... hormones...or steroids. because at perdue, we believe in a better chicken. >>> firefighting can be a great career for girls is the message a local fire department is putting out this weekend in a hands on experience driven camp. >> you get them early, grow up and they may want to do that. our peggy fox spent the day with a group of girls training with the arlington county fire department. >> you be careful. put it down. don't drop it. over to the hose rack. >> reporter: welcome to fire camp. it's a weekend in

i'm peggy bunker. >> i'm terry mcsweeney. a young man is deed and 13 are injured after rare summer lightning strikes two southern california locations including venice beach. witnesses say they have never seen or heard anything like it. >> the loudest clap of thunder i've ever heard in my life because it was so close. i thought it was like a bomb almost. >> reporter: but it was like the lightning that did the damage in southern california this afternoon. most of its a venice beach, killing a 20-year-old. among the dozen injured, a 15-year-old boy. witnesses say the sky drew dark, then came the lightning. the entire storm lasted 15 minutes. some victims were on the beach. others the water. still others on the famed venice beach boardwalk. nine were taken to the hospital. one listed in critical condition. >> all of a sudden you heard this crack, this giant bolt up in the sky. i had never seen it like that. i'm from the midwest. >> about the same time as venice beach was being hit a 57-year-old man was struck on catalina island.

christian's mother peggy was a beloved kindergarten teacher. she went in for a routine root canal procedure. within a week she had sepsis. and tragically at the age of 56 she died. christian and others have carried the standard to make clear what is the human face behind the tragedies that we read about because in public health we're at our best as bill fagy said when we see and help others see the face s and lives behind the numbers. i think of a 15-year-old who loved music had a congenital, a mall formation, not major and went in for a routine check up. two days later had a resistant bacterial pneumonia and died easter weekend. i think of josh nahem, a young man from colorado, 27 years old, loved skydiving. had an injury from skydiving. got infected, began to recover then developed a highly resistant organism and also died at the age of 27. josh's mother victoria has christian elisabeth hasselbeck been be a activist, an advocate information proving the way we address infections in this country. antibiotic resistance could affect any of us. in

noonan. >> peggy noonan has her own point of view. congress has a 16% approval rating. president is in the 40s. so you want to tell who is doing worse in terms of public perception. you're nodding your head to something i'm saying. that's great. the president could never have lipped up to the hype prior to his inauguration. nobody could have lived up to that. >> i agree with every word the president just said. let me tell you why people are cynical about this president. people are speaking out against this administration. people are fed up with the direction of this country. the middle class is getting its back broken by obamacare. people better step up and vote in november and vote these bums out. >> you are agreeing on the topic in two different ways. have a fantastic weekend. >>> israel stepping up the offensive against hamas as rockets rain down from all sides. folks, this story getting more intense now. like this one hit a gas station near the southern coast of israel setting it on fire. now we're getting reports of lebanese mili

peggy, her counterpart in philadelphia, who married benedict arnold, lucy becomes a patriot and peggy becomes a spy, and the question is why. she became a co-conspirator with benedict much later. when they married, he was a military hero. they were both educated. peggy came, again, from an affluent, educated family. we know he educated her beyond the french cipher and reading, because she was a teacher. she was a student of politics and finance twice. so we know that education -- and again, as a mother, and i can only speak to that, because you have to understand her parents burned all her accordance when she w -- correspondence when she was being accused of being a spy, so they burned everything until 1773 when they were in england. but she made sure all of her five children went to fine schools. so we can only say education was obviously very important for her. and just to deviate, her brother was trained to go to harvard but didn't. she would tutor with her brother and train others to go to college here in england. and she also actually did some education for people like abigail an