it was found near snell avenue and capitol expressway. just in the last ten san jose police said that x reys of the suitcase came back negative and they are about to open that suitcase. they expect the situation to be over soon and people who live in the area have been asked to stay put while police investigate . we will get more information and let you know. > brother of the new yahooceo was sentenced today. mason myers was accused of beating his former girlfriend in his apartment last year. the former girlfriend said he allegedly threatened to use influence to d isp arage her if she reported it. under the deal meier plead guilty to a reduced charge of false imprisonment and was put on probation for three years.marissa was named the new ceo earlier this summer. she is a graduate from stanford who was also one of the first employees at google. >> a new 250 million-dollar grant has been awarded to convert state medical record from paper to digital. they not only have access to patient record from any participating medical facility in the s

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this is near the intersection of snell and capital expressway. you see the map here. investigators say they don't know what is inside that suitcase. the bomb unit has been called in. right now snell avenue is shut down and will remain shut down until that area has been deemed safe. we have a crew on the scene. >> we're going to bring you live pictures of a brush fire. it's burning in los angeles. it's getting top level attention tonight. that's because it's burning dangerously close to some of the most valuable real estate on the planet. the famed getty museum, the art museum. it is home to one of the world's most valuable art collections. the new building is in the hills above the pass east of the 405 freeway. looks like some of the flames are out. earlier pictures show a lot of flames going up the steep terrain. also high temperatures are making it hard for firefighters. there are also reports of possible evacuations in the nearby belaire neighborhood. >> moving on to other news right now, preparations are under way for a vigil to hohn your a convenience store clerk

that prompted authorities to shut down snell avenue. people who live in the area were asked to stay indoors as the bomb unit investigates. the bomb unit determined there were no explosives in the suitcase. >>> a professor in police custody, accused of killing his estranged wife. her body found along a rural road. lawrence jones under arrest in connection with his 29-year-old wife's murder. lawrence jones was arrested in l.a. where police say he was on the run. detectives say jones killed his wife in monterey and then dumped her body. neighbors say the couple married five yaerz ago. jones is being held without bail. >>> remains of a u.s. ambassador and bay area native, chris stevens,a a stevens. >> are back on u.s. soil tonight. stevens went to piedmont high, graduated from cal. president obama has promised to seek justice in the killings. several people are in custody in connection with the deadly consulate attack. >>> one-on-one with the 49ers ceo. just ahead he tackles high ticket prices. rumors about the raiders moving into the stadi

san jose and other stuck in traffic now we know why, a suspicious suitcase found near a bus bench on snellvenue and capitol expressway and. the bomb squad was called out but police say it was not a bomb it took police five hours to declare the area safe. >>> and less than 45 minutes amazon and other major online retailers charge sales tax in california len ramirez found out there is a way to get out of paying that if you know where to look. >>> @ pickel please book in san jose they do things the old- fashioned way that kind of customer service that helps them out last competition and survive the amazon tax exemption in california >>> that advantage about to come to when and vow to pressure from lawmakers the retail giant will start charging sales tax just like brick and mortar stores starting tomorrow. their reason is amazon a seattle company has a physical presence in california lab 126 for the kindle developed in cupertino. >>> i'm happy the planned field is leveled and i'm happy the state will have the funds to repair the roads that the ups trucks drive up and down >>> amazon customers

. >> ok, anyone snells >> do you have it with you? >> did not. did not. >> on the internet so i september it twice. >> one from member pilpel had -- was more like a narrative. >> may i speak to that? >> yes, please. >> so i wasn't clear after our last meeting what format to use so i wrote it in more of a narrative format and assumed it would get conformed to whatever we were doing. so sorry about the confusion there, member pilpel. so i did not attempt that, so we can do that. maybe we need to do that in realtime and i have that -- i think i can find that document you sent. >> if i may interject just briefly, so the agreed pong format was the member schreiber, actually had that conversation with regard because there were multiple options all viable and we just termed for consistency sake we used one and it was member schreiber, which was d-2. so that was the agreed upon format for that section. mr. leigh? >> ok. so the next section was section five, section five deviations in excess of 1%. this is where i think i need a little bit of clarificatio

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. >> is that a tough snell. >> people have to know the facts. >> that is another aspect of the election. she says republicans are playing fast and loose. >> republicans don't care about the truth. because they think money will create its own reality. they have endless money. >> pelosi told reporters deception and big money is a deadly combination. she just outraised john baner. >> i'll compare a donor list to theirs any time of the week. i think what republicans race is transactional. what i have are people i'd leelistic about the country. most comes from the small donors. they're -- very enthusiastic about taking back the house. >> and pelosi is confident that democrats will take back the house, she made that statement today. standing next to california party chair john burton who himself made headlines today, he was quoted comparing republicans to nazi pop gandaist. did he say that? you can hear it for yourself coming up at 6:30. >> we'll see you then. as for congress woman pelosi's fund raising, she raised $6.8 million since twut. she has raised more than $307 million for democrats a

that prompted authorities to shut down snell avenue. people who live in the area were asked to stay indoors as the bomb unit investigated. they determined there were no explosives in the suitcase. >> a professor from the month ray naval academy is accused of killing his estranged wife whose body was found dumped on a rural road near gilroy. the 69-year-old lawrence jones is under arrest in connection with his 29-year-old wife's murder. lawrence jones was arrested in los angeles where police say he was on the run. detectives say he killed his wife in monterey and dumped her in san benito county. the couple married about five years ago and now jones success held without bail. this weekend marks six months since sierra la mar disappeared. in holster, the city is holding their second annual hot cars and guitars festival to raise money to help the search for sierra fund. some of the proceeds will go to the klaas kids foundation. it features classic cars and live entertainment and food. hot cars and gi stars will be holster's bolado park. sti

joining me now a patrick snell.ng about tiger and rory earlier this weekend. this was a major upset, was it? >> let's just say that brandt snedeker is a name to be reckoned with now in the world of golf, don. i'll tell you a little bit about how tiger and rory fell short in just a few moments but lets pay trib fwut snead kerr. he's been $1.44 million for an extra $10 million bonus thrown in thanks to fedexcup title as well, but he was coolness and calmness personified, never really got into a flap and tell me how he is going to be spending that money now, he wants to help others, gives to charity, feels that very important. one person who simply doesn't need it and not going to go out and buy a new car, don. >> so, what a year for him. he makes his first ryder cup team and now this but i have to ask you about tiger and rory. great years, but they couldn't handle snedeker this weekend at all it appeared. >> they really couldn't. snedeker finished at 10 under par for the championship. tiger woods was 2 under par, eigh

that prompted authorities to shut down snell avenue.rs as the bomb unit investigated. they determined there were no explosives inside. >>> a professor is in police custody accused of killing his estranged wife. her body was found dumped along a rural road near gilroy last week. 69-year-old lawrence jones is under arrest in connection with his 29-year-old wife's murder. jones is a former san jose resident. lawrence jones was arrested in los angeles where police say he was on the run. detectives say jones killed his wife and dumped her body. the couple married about five years ago. he is being held without bail. ing up this morning, we are getting a first look at the california man who may be behind the anti-muslim film trailer that sparked the violence. details coming up. >>> we're back now with more of "today" on this saturday morning, september 15th, 2012. our thanks to everyone who is spending some of their day here with us. i'm lester holt along with kate snow. it's great to have you. >> thank you so much for having me. feeling good,

. >> anybody snells david, where are you? >> i'm in the c plus. and it was said in the other thing i think the partisanship, is really just -- it brings us down in a lot of way. currently right now we just can't find any common ground. you look on any tv show or any commentators, you know exactly where the station is coming from. you can't watch one show and get both sides. i almost feel like there's nowhere where you can go to watch news and get a good idea where the country is because everyone has picked a side. >> good. pamela, where are you? >> i'm a b plus. >> tell me what you're thinking. >> i'm slightly -- little bit more than slightly optimistic. because it's a deep hole we are climbing out of. as karlena said, a lot of us, myself included, had to be forced out of our comfort zone to start to pay attention and take a look at what's going on. and to be concerned. and not just show up and cast a vote. to actually ask questions, be interested, participate. look for similarities not differences. that is where i think the solutions ultimately l

. >> anybody snells david, where are you? >> i'm in the c plus. and it was said in the other thing i think the paragraph zahnship is really just -- partisanship, is really just -- it brings us down in a lot of way. currently right now we just can't find any common ground. you look on any tv show or any commentators, you know exactly where the station is coming from. you can't watch one show and get both sides. i almost feel like there's nowhere where you can go to watch news and get a good idea where the country is because everyone has picked a side. >> good. pamela, where are you? >> i'm a b plus. >> tell me what you're thinking. >> i'm slightly -- little bit more than slightly optimistic. because it's a deep hole we are climing out of. as karlena said, a lot of us, myself included, had to be forced out of our comfort zone to start to pay attention and take a look at what's going on. and to be concerned. and not just show up and cast a vote. to actually ask questions, be interested, participate. look for similarities not differences. that is wher