vicky nguyen tracks down the people who made it possible. the emotional story of her family's immigration here to the united states. >> it's been 35 years. >>> some answers about the decades-old disappearance of a swedish foreign exchange student. that's the student there. her name is elizabeth martin son. she vanished 33 years ago. investigators have matched her dental records to human remains found in the east bay. nbc bay area's jodi hernandez is live in larkspur where she was last seen three decades ago, jodi. >> reporter: that's right. the student was last seen shopping here in larkspur landing, the owner of this shoe store remembers her well. besides a few hold-ups her disappearance was the scariest thing to happen here. tonight those touched by the case finally have some answers. >> i remember her. she was beautiful girl. blond. >> the owner of lark shoes has always wondered what happened to swedish foreign exchange student elizabeth martinson who disappeared after shopping in larkspur landing 33 years ago. he recalls the 21-year-old

i'm kris sanchez in for vicki nguyen. it is beta breakers day where runners wear kcostumes. >> i'm all for beta breakers day, but it's not the best day to run a race. you might need hot chocolate or coffee to warm you up. it's not just the marine layer, it's actually a storm system off the coastline that's going to keep the gray skies in place today. not a lot of sunshine coming our way even for the inland valleys, and there's kind of a winter-like pattern shaping up across the bay this week with two storm systems expecting to slam into the bay area, bringing some rain. kind of unusual, but we will take it. you notice the satellite is fired up. we do have showers off the coastline. those showers are expected to just stay across the open waters this morning. later on this afternoon, just mainly cloudy for most of us. a little bit of drizzle on the santa cruz mountains and north bay mountains. need to definitely dress in layers today. even though we need the rain, it's a really bad drought. we have another chance of rain to

and among them our very own vicki nguyen. >> and american families opened their homes to strangers, including vicki's family. >> we all have a story of how we got where we are. mine happens to be a story that so many vietnamese immigrants share. we are here in america because of the kindness of strangers. >> how are you doing? >> reporter: a successful life can be measured in many ways but for don and wunel wear there's only one. >> a life lived for yourself is of no value. a life lived for someone else is of value. >> they shared a family on a modest income. and that's when they received a letter that would change my family's life. after the falloff saigon to the communist army. many live in fear on the losing side of the war. among them my parents. we had served as a medic and she and her co workers helped babies and children evacuate vietnam at the end of the war in what would later be called operation baby lift. it would be four more years before they could plan their own escape by boat. why was it unbearable to live under communist rule? >> you don't know who is your friend and who is yo

. >> yesterday investigative reporter vicky nguyen introduced them to you.like so many immigrants in the united states she and her family were given a new start through the kindness of strangers. this morning we show you their transition from vietnam to america. >> reporter: after the fall of saigon refugees waited to see which country would offer them a new home. some would leave the camp after just four months. the wait for the u.s. twice as long. or longer. the refugees were told you could get off the island sooner if you went to canada or australia or france. why did you hold out for america? >> we know america will be better than those countries. bigger and better. so yeah we wait. >> i do remember the letter coming in. i remember everybody in the whole house saying, there is a letter. we need to do something. >> reporter: dean hale worked in eugene since 1975. the letter he remembers is the one my mom wrote. >> our family. how many people to come to the u.s. that's it. pretty soon they responded. >> reporter: by 1980, withinel and don ware were raising

i'm vicki nguyen. i'm here with meteorologist anthony slaughter. good morning to you. >> good morning. we're looking at lots of cloud cover out there, and that's going to be the case at the coast lline for the first half the day. by afternoon we'll see sunshine in the inland valley. showers do return, and that is great news. we'll talk about that. right now we have 50s outside and cloud cover on the entire bay from the north day bay to t tri valley to the south bay. clouds are going to stay put in the south bay. we'll see sunshine in the inland valley, tri bay and south bay, expecting to get in the 70s. if you're headed to the coastline, grab a jacket. otherwise enjoy your mother's day. >> it's a pretty good forecast. we love the rain, but keeping it dry for the brunches today. >> the fact that we're still getting showers is excellent news. >>> we're going to take you to some developing national news now. police in mississippi today arrested two brothers and a young woman in connection with the fatal shooting of two hattiesburg police officers. the

vicky nguyen, nbc bay area news. >>> we'll check in on the newly born royal baby one last time.when you just can't seem to escape... another sneeze attack... you may be muddling through allergies. don't get caught off guard. try zyrtec® dissolve tabs. powerful allergy relief, now in a tablet that starts dissolving instantly. zyrtec® dissolve tabs. muddle no more™. >>> welcome back. live look at the lindo wing in st. mary's in london where earlier this morning a princess was born. kate middleton delivered her second royal baby acres girl this morning. the announcement came just after 3:00 pacific time. live look at buckingham palace. a few hours ago the birth notice was placed outside. baby weighs 8 pounds, 3 ounces. no name yet. we are waiting with bated bre h breath. especially anthony. >> she's all on social media. >> i am. thank you so much for joining us. we hope you have a great weekend. ♪ when you're up in outer space ♪ ♪ and searching for the greatest place ♪ ♪ where everyone's a friendly face ♪ ♪ astroblast ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, here is your crew-- sputni

i'm vicky nguyen. let's get a look at the weather out there with anthony slaughter. we went to the beach and it wasn't as warm as we expected. >> thursday and friday, santa cruz in the 80s and 90s. even though it was nice, it definitely wasn't the warmest beach of the last week or so, and today is going to be even cooler than it was yesterday. definitely jacket weather across the bay area today. 60s and 70s for most of us. especially you get closer to the water, it's cooler. the week ahead does offer morning cloud cover, afternoon sun, and that's going to be the status each and every day this upcoming week. we don't have any major storms we're tracking, but one later on this week we'll talk about in my next report. 50s for most of the inland valley, 60 for the coastline, 74 for the south bay and 78 for the east bay valleys. as i mentioned, we do have a slight chance of rain later in the week. towards next weekend we'll talk more about that coming up in the next report. >> all right, anthony. thank you. >>> we begin this morning with some heartbreaking news out of liv

investigative reporter vicky nguyen is here with what she found. >> reporter: a big part of the whole foods mission is to sell the best high-quality humanely raised meat. you may pay more but you're supposed to get more. critics say usda inspection reports reveal the company is falling short of its mission and sales numbers show the actual demand for rabbit meat may not be as big as whole foods suggested. fresh and frozen. a new white meat is available at whole foods stores across the country. >> rabbit? >> reporter: whole foods started selling rabbit meat last summer in seven out of its 11 regions in the united states including northern california. >> these are already exploited animals that we hold dear. >> reporter: tara baxter doesn't mince words describing her reaction to the decision. >> i rescue rabbits. it hurt my heart. i expected more from whole foods. >> reporter: more than the pain of seeing what she considers a family member headless in the meat case. baxter says she fears the trend-setting power of whole foods. >> if they create a demand for a new meat that's going to ha

that's our own vicky nguyen. >>> welcome back. may is asian pacific american heritage month. we've been proud to share our community stories. among them our colleague vicky nguyen who tracked down the people who responsard her family's journey. >> today is the final installment. life in the united states in the 1980s for an immigrant family. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: eugene, oregon. roughly the size of sunnyvale. home to the university of oregon ducks and the unlikely refuge of six vietnamese immigrants. my parents, uncles. great aunt and me. this is the first place we lived when we came to the united states? >> yes. march 10, 1980. >> reporter: so it's been almost exactly 35 years. there is a picture of me holding my blankie on a clothes line. and i guess it was taken back here. >> we carry all the way from vietnam to here. i don't remember how long you keep it it will it's falling apart. >> reporter: all six of us lived in this apartment. >> we were skinny you know. so the two of us fit on a ma stress. >> reporter: rent was $600. back then it was 250. my parents bought a plymouth. t

nbc bay area's vicky nguyen tracked down the people who sponsored her family to come to america from vietnam 35 years ago. >> how are you doing? >> more and more schools are doing it. >> reporter: a successful life can be measured in many ways. >> it's really a good cause. good thing for kids. only put their names in. >> just your name. >> reporter: for don and winell ware there is only one. >> a life lived just for yourself is not a value. a life lived for other people is of value. >> reporter: today it's the weekly lunch pack to feed hungry kids in brownsville. a rural town in oregon. where children only attend school four days a week so they can help on the family farm. >> volunteer work in this community is really a big thing. because we have a lot of people that do things for others. >> reporter: winell is a retired nurse and don is both the editor of the newspaper and the mayor in a town so idyllic film makers used it as the back drop for the movie "stand by me." >> we have a lot of visitors because of the movie. >> reporter: and long before it was popular the wares adopted chi

i'm investigative reporter vicky nguyen.f negligence that left a woman dead and three other hurt? >> a popular app is hacked targeting your money. i'm scott budman two things you will need to know before your next trip to starbucks. >>> a frightening home invasion caught on camera. you see it here. tonight, the victims are hoping someone can help to identify these men. now even more terrifying the family was at home during the break-in. they literally hid from the suspects. >> reporter: such a scary situation, obviously, they are rattled today and will lock their doors tonight. they say they are very worried about it happening again. this is a very quiet neighborhood, a beautiful spot. so quiet in fact they didn't even think anybody was home. >> they grabbed the knife. >> reporter: bonnie carr doesn't feel safe in her own home tonight. on friday night she received a call from her sister and mother-in-law, who were home with her 15 month-old daughter. >> she was crying and very nervous. >> reporter: those calls were made from

i'm vicky nguyen and we'll get a look at your forecast with anthony slaughter. maybe some moisture? >> we've seen some showers this morning. just some drizzle, mist and light activity in san francisco and the coastline. there's the storm system off the coast. it's not organized and most of this activity is headed into northern california. we're just going to get a passing blow of this storm system as it moves through. most of us are just dry and cloudy, but again, those light sprinkles up toward theç north bay. this is what it looks like in point arena. gray, misty, drizzly. that will be the case for the north bay today, at least the first half of the day. san francisco, same, drizzly for the first half of the day. cool at the coast, 62 for san francisco today. you'll see some sunshine in the north bay but it will be limited. 72 today and showers will arrive this evening. everyone else will see the showers tonight and into tomorrow morning. mid-70s, then the showers roll in for tomorrow morning right in the heart of rush hour. we'll time that for you in the next report. >> we'll ge

vicky nguyen nbc bay area news. >>> if you have a tip for our investigative unit call us at 1-888-996-tips or send us an email to theunit@nbcbayarea.com. >>> now to a developing story. right now two u.s. helicopters scouring the hillsides in nepal looking for a california-based marine helicopter that's been missing since yesterday. aboard the helicopter six marines and two nepalese service members. the helicopter was declared missing after it lost communication. it was delivering aid to one of the villages hardest hit by the earthquake yesterday. officials say there was no distress call and the marines have several pieces of emergency equipment but they say the rugged terrain in the area could make it hard for them to use the devices. the helicopter is out of san diego. meantime rescue teams are searching for survivors of the earthquake itself. many people spent the night outside for fear of aftershocks. as the sun came up crews went back to digging in the rubble. 79 people killed in yesterday's quake. more than 8,000 died in last month's quake. stay with us for the latest development

vicki nguyen is here with a story you will only see on nbc bay area. >> a camp art teacher was crushed by a 300-year-old oak tree. had that tree fallen a few minutes later, dozens of young campers would have been in its path. we poured through thousands of pages of documents and discovered camp owners had been warned about the tree for years before it fell. photos show a free spirit with an infectious smile. >> she was joyous and funky and always thought out of the box. >> hi everyone! >> anna is in the prime of her life doing what she loved. teaching art to children at camp. the camp is eight miles from yosemite on 160 acres of pristine land surrounded by huge trees. it was one of those trees, an 80 foot tall 300-year-old black oak that came crashing down on the morning of july 3rd 2013. the photos show where it fell. the amphitheater and fire circle known as downtown. this is where anna was eating her breakfast before campers headed outside. >> the only thing that saved the camp and the children there was timing. the timing was only two minutes. >> we have a tree down at the camp. ap

i'm vicki nguyen. i'm here with meteorologist anthony slaughter.'s going to be the case at the coast lipline for the first half of the day. by afternoon we'll see sunshine in the

i'm vicky nguyen along with anthony slaughter who is giving us a check on the forecast. you. we have a storm system that will bring rain to the bay area tonight. excellent news for many of us. the unfortunate thing is it's not going to provide enough rain to do much for the drought. we will see rain tonight and tomorrow morning and that will put off the fire danger which actually begins tomorrow. showers and light drizzle making its way toward the coastline toward the north bay, and i think that's where the drizzle and light sprinkles will stay today at the coastline. san francisco, that includes you. not a lot of sunshine today. 62 degrees. gray skies, on and off drizzle. the north bay, you'll see a little built bit ofit of limited sunshine there, 73. san francisco bay at midnight and the rest of us will see the rain tonight. have an umbrella and a little extra time in the morning. >> a little extra time doesn't hurt. >>> an unwelcome change. a new jail is in the works in san francisco, but many people say there is no need for it. many attended a meeting yesterday to he

vic vicky nguyen has the story. >> and to perform radiation experiments on animals. we have uncovered new e-mails from state regulators in an unprecedented move, the state health department reversed its decision to release 22 old buildings at hunters point. at first the state thought it had been tested and decline up, but new data says -- the state can't be sure that land is safe. we told you about tetratech with the $300 million contract to clean up radiation, whistle-blowers told us the company cut corners on safety in favor of profits. we also exposed an internal report where tetratech admitted it turned in fake soil samples as clean. the company had no comment. the navy says there's no rad logical contamination in the buildings that pose an unacceptable risk. our entire report is online right now at nbcbayarea.com until the "investigations" tab. post a comment, let us know -- do you trust the cleanup at hunters point? back to you >>> if you have a tip for the investigative unit, give us a call or send us an e-mail at nbcbayarea.com >>> 4:53, a family dog thrown f

investigative reporter vicky nguyen is here with more. >> still, silent the former principal -- >> i'm not going to talk to you. >> we caught up with her in jan and we want today ask her about the thousands of dollars she spent from an account she opened at the school. she spent more than $7300 with no explanation, and she wrote checks to herself. facility rental fees that were never paid to the district. she would not answer our questions. now alumni are hoping the district attorney will pursue the case. >> someone has to speak up for those students and parents. they don't have a lot of money, so every single puny that comb into the school should benefit those kids. >> the former principal has been put on made administrative leave at her current job. this story is generating a lot of interest online. join me on periscope in about ten minutes, i'll be taking questions. >> if you a question, give us a call or e-mail. >>> it is illegal, that's what a federal appeals court said today. the program was not authorized by congress under the patriot act. you might remember nsa contractor edwar

vicky vicky vicky nguyen is here for the story. >> a camp teacher was killed by a 300-year-old oak tree. had it fallen just a few minutes later, dozens of young campers would have been in its path. camp owners had been warn body that tree for years before it fell. >> photos of 21-year-old anna ritenburg show a free spirit with an infectious smile. >> she was joyous and funky and always thought out of the box. >> hi everyone! >> reporter: she was in the prime of her life doing exactly what she loved, teaching art to children eight miles from yosemite surrounded by huge trees. it was one of those trees, an 80-foot-tool, 300-year-old black oak, that came crashing down on the morning of july 3rd 2013. these photos show where it fell. the amphitheater and fire circle known as downtown. this is where she was eating her breakfast before campers headed outside. and the only thing that saved the camp and the children there was timing. and the timing was only two minutes. >> we have a tree down possibly 20 injured. >> 911 calls flooded the phone lines, but first responders couldn't save her. >> a

be sure to watch vicky nguyen's full reportton at 11:00. >>> if you have a tip for tony or the rest ofhe unit give us a call at 188-996-tip or send us an e-mail to theun theunit@nbcbayarea.com. >>> the giants are rising above. the panda is going to get his world series ring even though pablo sandoval is not coming back to at&t park. >>> it's not on our anymore, we don't want to hear that but you want to hear about the san mateo bridge. we'll talk about traffic flowing nicely across that span as well as the rest of your bay. >>> welcome back on this monday morning. 4:53. live look outside downtown san jose. traffic is ticking along. we'll p making sure mike keeps you updated on the patterns throughout the morning. >>> dad stepped up big with baby in tow. who said that moms are the only ones who get recognized on mother's day. during a mother's day baseball game in philadelphia. this happened on a hot foul ball in the second bat. phillies fan stands up to make a great snag with his 7-month of old son strapped to his chest. that, my friends, is multi-tasking. dad later said it was his son

investigative reporter vicky nguyen joins us now to explain. >> good morning. when it comes to meat whole foods touts the high quality and high standards for humanely raised meat. critics say the company is falling short of that mission. we obtained the usda inspection reports for iowa rabbit where whole foods gets its rabbit meat. inspectors found fecal smears on the back tail in the final rinse and raised concerns and contamination of the meat. they also found wet rabbits in crates and in at least one instance rabbits without access to water because it was turning into ice during the winter. they called that a concern. both as an animal welfare issue and a sanitary issue. we also reviewed what are believed to be internal sales figures showing the actual demand for rabbit meat may not be as high as whole foods first claimed. just an average of five rabbits sold per week per store in northern california. the rabbit meat pilot program is now coming up on it once-year anniversary this summer. whole foods declined to comment for our story but in a statement iowa r

they ended up here and among them our own vicky nguyen. >> she told us a little bit about her family's story on thursday. now she's back with a first hand account of how emotional and dangerous the journey was and how american families opened their homes to complete strangers. >> how are you doing? >> reporter: a successful life can be measured in many ways. but for don and winnel ware there is only one. >> a life lived just for yourself is not a value. a life lived for other people is a value. >> reporter: by 1980 the wares had a packed house raising five children on a modest income. that's when winnel received a letter that changed my family's life. after the fall of saigon to the north vietnamese army april 30th 1975, roughly two million vietnamese who were linked to the u.s. remained. many of them living in fear on the losing side of the war. among them my parents. he had served as a medic for the south vietnamese army. she and her coworkers helped babies and children, many orphans, evacuate vietnam at the end of the war in what would later be called operation baby lift. it would b

vicky nguyen nbc bay area news. >> if you have a tip for our investigative unit, give us a call. >> certainlyg waves across the country. the nation's largest supermarket, wal-mart is taking a start on the treatment of animals. company is urging its u.s. suppliers to curb antibiotics in an heals and improve treatment in them. it includes animals having enough room to move around. wal-mart is also calling to stop mutilation of animals, including docking of tails. >> wal-mart represent to much food production or food sales that any policy they have will be the most significant policy. . >> right now it is a request from wal-mart not mandatory. but hopefully suppliers will comply to keep the contract. they are also contractors for annual reports and updates on their progress. >> a city on edge after a controversial verdict in cleveland. rallies remain calm today but saturday a white police officer was acquitted for the death of two african-americans. two suspects allege lid took cops on high-speed chase. hats when officers mistook a car back firing or gunshots and shot at the car 137 times. one o

we'll have the last segment of vicky nguyen's family. >> it's a remarkable story because it's the storyy immigrants. >>> a crisis affecting so many bay area families and we'll talk to the man in charge of the entire immigration court system and what he blames for that backlog. >>> at sfo a delay for pass everyoningers on a southwest plane. this wan caused by a smelly is out case. a baggage handler called firefighters when a bag he was loading into the cargo hold smelled funny. airport officials say a hazmat crew found nothing suspicious, but they were called back when the baggage handler found another suitcase with the same weird smell. no reason was found to ground the plane and it took off with its stinky luggage to chicago about 40 minutes later. >>> if you're still on the fence for the apple watch, senior member of operations said apps for the device are in the works and many will be released by autumn. it will boost the customer service department ahead of the holiday season. >> ooh! >> are you getting one? >> i was thinking about it. >> he's on the fence. that's what we said. >> t

. >> investigative reporter vicky nguyen broke the story. she joins us with what's happened since her report. >> reporter: we've learned a criminal investigator with the direct attorney's office has interviewed parents about the concerns they raised in our first report and the principal at the center of the investigation is no longer welcome at her current job. >> i'm not going to talk to you. >> reporter: former san jose high principal carey catching in january refusing to answer questions about thousands of dollars she spent from a secret account she opened at the school. where did the money go? what happened to the $7,000 in expenses that have missing receipts? we caught up to her as she walked into her job as the safe schools director in san mateo county. a $130,000 job she landed after resigning from san jose high amidst allegations she stole money from students. the county placed her on paid administrative leave immediately after our story aired. her job was posted in late march and the county says she will not return in any capacity o

i'm vicky nguyen. let's get a look at the weather out there with anthony slaughter.it was nice it definitely wasn't the warmest beach

the reporter who broke the story was our very own vicky nguyen. >> thanks for having us on the show to remind people what the investigation was all about. if you remember it was about a year ago, july 2013 when a tipster said to us the world's largest food supplier is putting food in outdoor sheds. where you put your furniture and things you don't want in your home. we went out and watched and we couldn't believe what we were seeing. we're looking at the video. cysco big rigs. raw pork that had been sitting in a shed in concord in the height of summer for five hours. we followed that actual pork to a restaurant in concord. and talked to the restaurant manager and said did you know that your food was being stored in these conditions? that's beef strip loin steak. dairy products, raw seafood, raw chicken. this is stuff that the law mandates has to be kept properly because it's perrishable food because of all of our food safety concerns. >> the good thing here is that not only were you able to catch them doing it and find out it was a bigger issue but that you officially have been able to

let vicky nguyen has more. >> good morning. to and to perform radiation experiments on animals. uncovered new e-mails from state regulators in an unprecedented move, the state health department reversed its decision to release 22 old buildings at hunter's point. at first the state thought the radiation had been properly tested for and cleaned up. new data shows those tests may not have been done correctly, and the state can't be sure that land is scape. we first told you about tetratech, that has the contract to clean up radiation, your tax dollars. whistle-blowers told us the company cut corners for safety for profits. now the company had no comment. the navy says there is no radiological contamination in the buildings that pose an unacceptable risk. see for yourself, our entire report is online right now at nbcbayarea.com under the "investigations" tab. post a comment. let us know -- do you trust the cleanup? guys, back to you. >> check out vicky's story. if you have a stip for our investigative unit, please give us a call, or send us an e-mail. >>> crews scouring the ocean fo

vicky nguyen nbc news. >> for a tip give us a call at 888-996-tips or send an e-mail to theunit@nbcbayarea.com. >>> the new benchmark homes here in california just hit. >>> plus he said it's a met. the head of the boy scouts says a change the organization is about to make. >>> i'm sam brock. coming up next on reality check, kentucky senator rand paul splashed across headlines today with a 10 .5 hour talk that he's calling a filibuster against the patriot act. did he filibuster or create the illusion of a filibuster? did he do anything significant? that story next. >>> the man who runs the boy scouts says it's just a matter of time before its organization must allow for gay scout leaders. boy scout president robert gates urged the group to change its ban on openly gay leaders or face potential legal battles. the former secretary of defense went on to note the view on gay scout masters is changing and scouts must change with it or become irrelevant. regional boy scout councils are actively defying that ban and gates says he will not revoke their charters. >>> a lot of cheering. the s&p 500 close

i'm kris sanchez in for vicki nguyen.ostumes. >> i'm all for beta breakers day, but it's not the best day to run a race. you might need hot chocolate or coffee to warm you up. it's not just the marine layer, it's actua

investigative reporter vicky nguyen first broke the story about the company accused of possibly botching that cleanup. >> the state is now questioning the radiation testing of huge areas of hunter's point. we first told you about the company in charge. it has received hundreds of millions of your tax dollars to test for radiation and get rid of it. now the state health department says that work can't be trusted. if you've lived in hunter's point as long as ms. jackson, you remember when the ship yard supported the war effort. >> in the '40s, they assembled the bomb over here. >> reporter: ever since, she's wondered how the navy would deal with the ship yard's toxic legacy. >> there's a lot of toxins and radiation in the ground. >> reporter: remnants from the decontamination of warships and experiments on animals. for 20 years, jackson has watched changes on the 800 acre ship yard. it's poised to become one of the largest retail and housing developments in the bay area. but jackson says she doesn't trust the cleanup. >> if i had a dog, i wouldn't take my dog out there on that site. >> rep

watch investigative reporter vicky nguyen's full reportton at 11:00. if you have a tip, give us a call at 1-888-996-tips or tend us an e-mail to theuni theunit @nbcbayarea.com. >>> tornadoes tearing through the midwest and south. some of that damage caught on video. the latest on the search for people still missing from these powerful storms. >>> charged in the heroin overdose of a google executive returns to court. >>> do forced vaccination goes too far? the emotional message some parents plan to deliver today to one south bay lawmaker. >>> bay area based tesla moistumotors expand into the midwest. the electric car company acquired an auto supplier in michigan. the company olympians to end jobs to improve the efficiency of the manufacturers process. they are forcing pressure to expand production of model s and model x sedans. detail on the deal have not been released. >>> more factories equals more cars. the head of one of the world's biggest car companies meanwhile was here looking at tesla. >> scott mcgrew, that should make ears perk up. >> because

vicki in -- nguyen has more. >> the navy used hunters point as a spot to decontaminate war ships andform radiation experiments on animals. we have uncovered new e-mails from state regulators in an unprecedented move, the state health department rereversed its decision to release 22 old buildings. at first the state thought it had been properly 'tissed for and cleaned up, but new data shows those tests may not have been done correctly, and the state cannot be sure that land is safe. we first told you about the company with a $300 million contract to clean up radiation, your tax dollars, whistle-blowers told us the company cut corners in terms of safety for profit. knew, the company had no cooperate, the navy says there is no radiological contamination in the buildings that pose an unacceptable risk. see for yourself. our entire report is online right now at nbcbayarea.com. under the "investigations tab." post a comment. let us know -- do you trust the cleanup at hunters point? >>> thank you, vicki. if you have a tip, give us a call or send us an e-mail. >>> former president bill clint