he told us in an exclusive interview that his friend, quinton van der burgh, who, by the way, denied upset about oscar's outburst he asked batchelor to speak to oscar, get things sorted out. >> he was still shaken up and asked me to find out what was going on. >> when they spoke on the phone, said batchelor, oscar was com t combati combative. >> he said what's the problem. you've got a problem with me? i'm not scared of you. i said you're a bit out of your league but he said i'll [ bleep ] you and break your legs. i didn't think anything of it. >> until two days later when the pretoria police invited batchelor in for a face-to-face meeting with oscar. oscar was wearing a pistol that day, said batchelor. the very pistol he had by his side at all times. the one that's believed he used to shoot reeva. batchelor admits his own past checkered with brawling incidents left the meeting concerned oscar was losing his balance, hanging out with the wrong people. >> oscar was in the crowd and i think it was too much too quickly for him. >> there was a final breakup with samantha who, by the way,

right back in towards the north bay there as you c can -- we'll take you closer there towards san quinton. we have some around livermore and fremont southward to san jose as well as down towards morgan hill but boy, it came down. a good clip this morning. most locations, the 24-hour rainfall totals. some locations you see as well and san rafael an inch of rainfall. a break tomorrow and a stronger storm due in here on monday. we'll look at that timing coming up. >> leigh, thank you so much. >>> the over saturated soil couldn't keep this massive tree standing. it came down with gas and powe lines connected to the house. crews responded to cut down the tree and repair the damaged lines. no one was hurt. >>> a tree collapsed in marin county. it shut down traffic around 9:30 this morning. crews worked for more than an hour to cut up the tree and clear the road way. a mountain resort in lake tahoe, precipitation came down as snow. hoping for seven inches to fall today. snow is expected to fall flew thursday. and you can track the rain in the bay area using live doppler 7 hd on the abc 7 news we

donna pratt and taylor quinton, vacationing from vermont, say they're inspired by the rescuers. >>> well, i thought it was really brave of them to do that and after it actually happened, we went over and thanked them for putting their lives in danger to help somebody else. >> reporter: tonight, the pregnant mother from south carolina is undergoing a mental health evaluation. police were at her house two hours before the incident, alerted by family but found no reason to detain her. >> she had the right answers and she said she was headed for an abuse shelter. so at that time they could not do anything with her. >> reporter: tonight, the investigation continues, and the children are safe, thanks to the selfless courage of strangers who rushed into the surf. janet shamlian, nbc news. daytona beach. >>> overseas tonight, pope francis has made comments on this ash wednesday that are drawing criticism and may stop or di miniature his luster a bit among american catholics, who have become in short order big fans of the pope who has proven himself to be a reformer in the vatican. it is mostly w

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game tied and then 17 seconds later quinton with the rebound and scores. florida would win the game 3-2. i'm andrea nakano. that's your sports for this wednesday morning. >>> play of the day the hardwood opening games ncaa tournament last night. nc state grabbing the rebound the ball never touched the floor. series of passes and the finisher. the dunk. the wolfpack crushed xavier's musketeers 74-59 and move to orlando for round one of the ncaa tournament. >>> it's 6:25 right now. one bay area city moves forward with a plan to crackdown on ecigarettes where the vapor is no longer well. >> reporter: and another day another homicide in san jose. a man is found dead overnight in downtown. i'm kiet do. we have a live report coming up. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> your realtime captioner is linda macdonald. >>> people working in one bay area city could be getting a raise. a really, really big one. i' cate caugiran. more coming up. >> a new theory about the cause of the earthquake in southern california. could a controversial drilling practice be to blame? >> an

game tied and then 17 seconds later quinton with the rebound and scores.lorida would win the game 3-2. >>> i'm andrea nakano. that's your sports for this wednesday morning. >>> san jose honors a bright young star. >> she heated up the ice in sochi during the winter olympics. >> you skated so wonderfully congratulations the mayor has a commendation for you. [ applause ] >> yesterday, city council members honored olympic figure skater and san jose native polina edmunds with a city commendation. the 15-year-old finished in 9th place in sochi and already getting ready for the next olympics. >>> the san francisco police union is banding together to help their own but not everyone believes the officers deserve the support. >> reporter: the crisis in ukraine continues to escalate. russian flags are now flying in crimea this morning. the latest from the region and how the u.s. is responding up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,, >>> your realtime captioner is linda macdonald. shook southern california -- lawmakers want to know if a >>> people working in one bay area cit

. >>> celebrities, quinton tarantino and hugh laurie kicking off fat tuesday. a little rain and temperatures in the 40s won't stop the quest for beads or dozen or so parades throughout the city today. the first one started at 6:00 a.m. never too early for a drink when you're in new orleans. people camped out all night to get prime real estate. the celebration will pump more than $750 million into the local economy. we don't know how much of that involves hurricanes, if you know what that is. drink, yeah. >>> seems like the first lady is everywhere, pushing to revamp food labels, get kids moving. now she's heading to china this month. how much of president obama's legacy might rest with michelle. >>> but first we'll dig into the president's budget. he's proposing new tax cuts to help with child care costs and support low-income workers. we'll talk to the top house democrat on the budget, congressman chris van hollen, right after the break. but it's our job to find them. the answers. the solutions. the innovations. all waiting to help us build something better. s

between russia and russians and vladimir putin and his to use the surname on what mark cosgrove phrase quinton on the nipple and cannot allow ukraine to succeed as a democracy. this european democracy. as a country which wants reform which was become transparent which no longer wants the governor bias in a tiny post soviet elite which is incredibly corrupt which is violence in which is repressed. that is the kind of ukraine because ukraine is so similar to russia because they do speak the same language never won any new craze speaks russian isn't a single case of a russian has been endangered or oppressed in ukraine because it is so close that it could not allow ukraine to succeed as european democracy. that might make russians think we made our cousins in ukraine can become more normal can live in a democracy can live in a country we have interesting and varied opinions on tv for minority rights are respected. why can't we have that. and it couldn't struck because ukraine was at a push of emotional moments which i think actually that it could help bring about when he was weak he couldn't resp

. >> my long term goal is to be better than quinton tar jan takeno. >> hollywood's night to shine. a live look at the red carpet as stars get ready for the oscars. >> good morning to you and welcome to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford live in new york city. the center stage of ukraine's crisis moved from kiev to crimea. russia is preparing for a military intervention and ukraine's interim government has started to mobilise troops and has called up reservists. diplomats met for a special session on saturday. the u.s. is calling on the u.n. to send observers. president obama called the russian vladimir putin asking him to pull back the troops but russia is not bundling. jennifer glasse has more of that storey from crimea. >> jubilation, "the russians are coming." as moscow endorsed the use of force, ethnic russians took to the streets, like ena and her family. supporting the russian flag. they are her protectors. they are just here to guarantee safety. >> beneath the statue of communist leader lenin russian and soviet military flags. the bond was close. crimea was part of the r

. >> reporter: taylor quinton and donna pratt couldn't believe what was happening. even more amazed when several people ran into the water. as the fast-moving current dragged the van further into the atlantic. tim got to the vehicle and was startled by what he heard from a little boy inside. >> said "please help us. our mom's trying to kill us." and when he said that, i just -- i lost all feeling. all i could think about was getting the kids out. >> reporter: another good samaritan pulled out the 9 and 10-year-old and carried them to shore. a 3-year-old was still inside strapped in a car seat in the sinking vehicle. >> there's a baby in the car. >> reporter: others rushed to free him as the mother walked to show just hours after her sister called 911 worried about her mental state. >> does she have the kids with her? >> yeah, in the car with her. >> reporter: officers interviewed the woman only two hours earlier but couldn't find reason to hold her. >> she had the right answers. she said he was heading to an abuse shelter. they could not do anything with her. two ho

he told us in an exclusive interview that his friend, quinton van der burgh, who, by the way, denied's girlfriend, was so upset about oscar's outburst he asked batclor to speak to oscar, get things sorted out. >> he was still shaken up and asked me to find out what was going on. >> when they spoke on the phone, said batchelor, oscar was com t combati combative. >> he said what's the problem. you've got a problem with me? i'm not scared of you. i said you're a bit out of your attempted homicide for firing his own pistol into a minivan full of passengers the previous year during a police pursuit. within a week, bota was off the case. >> i actually think that him being removed was the best case -- >> best thing for the case? >> the best thing that could have ever happened. >> because, said karyn maughan, police were able to put one of the top detectives in the country on the case. >> he's brilliant. he's really one of south africa's best police officers. i think the state has put a huge amount of work and a huge amount of money and a huge amount of efforts into making their case. >> a c