i'm vicky nguyen and i'm sitting here with rose. this time he said he was with the u.s. marshals authorization office in las vegas, and he told us rose had actually won h wit million with a $55,000 bonus. all she had to00 do was send in check for $785 for insurance so the money would be released. but when we looked up his office and address at 1 insurance drive in las vegas, it didn't exist. the number he gave us for his supervisor only went to voice mail. the ten minute conversation, even for this non-elderly reporter, was confusing and convoluted. >> what i would like to see is these people stop doing that. i'm sure there are seniors out there that would believe them because they're very believable. >> reporter: rose says she may be 82 but she's no stranger to the internet. google searches and staying aware of scam alerts. it's her elderly neighbors she worries about. >> just makes me so mad that people try to take us old people down. >> reporter: and she wants to make sure they remember this. >> when somebody asks you for money so that they can give you money, it's no

look for vicky nguyen's in-depth report. she checked at foods at six different bay area restaurants. the results on line at nbcbayareanews.com, search "calorie. ". >>> chief meteorologist jeff raniery. dwr yesterday at the berkeley kite festival. today boring in the studio. >> come on -- i'm a ten no matter where i'm at. just like janelle's top there. that yellow so vibrant and bright. >> yes, thank you. >> yes. reminiscent of what's coming up in the seven-day forecast. raj, you're killing me. 70 in downtown. we have the fog building up, but still kind of mild here throughout parts of the coastline and also the peninsula with warming air moving in. similar spots, 93 in pleasanton. morgan hill with 91. definitely getting in on heat. and that's where we find some of the warmest conditions in the east bay. and still, kind of mild to warm from the peninsula down into san jose with 81 in. 86 in sunnyvale, 73 in san mateo. not so bad in the north bay, 80 in santa rose aand 82 in novato. as we continue throughout tonight, patchy fo

v vicky nguyen, nbc bay area news. >> the lawsuit is before a judge right now.meantime, if you think you've been a victim of a loan modification scam, go to nbcbayarea.com and search loan. with jim at the comcast sports net desk. what's going on, jim? >> all right, diane. let's start with the giants, because they had owned the padres over the past two nights, extending their win streak to four games. but tonight it was san diego's turn and things escalated quickly. barry zito back on the ground. facing orlando hudson in the third. he regrets this decision. hudson with a three-run bomb. zito's line, 3 2/3, 8 earned, giants lose 11-3. a's a winner last night, today a scheduled double-header with the angels. game one, angels a 2-0 lead, aybar with a solo shot. 3-0 angels. now 4-2 l.a. in the 9th. tying run at the plate. crisp swings and pops it up, tough play before aybar on the mound, but he makes the play. game two, a's looking for a split. this game would go extra innings. scott sizemore, a chance for a hero. he delivers a two-out rbi base hit to right center an

vicky nguyen, nbc bay area news. >> it isn't just aderol. other a.d.d. drug like ritalin are also becoming popular. one way to limit the drug abuse is opting for extended release capsules. >>> let's go to our chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. it's been a long week, are we getting towards thursday now? >> we're getting there. only minutes away at this point. it was hot throughout the bay area. the east bay was the hottest with livermore at 94. 93 in pleasanton. 64 up in san francisco with 83 in san rafael. still holding on to norms in the east bay. 73 in livermore and our bay side communities cooling off to 50s and 60s at this point because we have this on shore flow and also the fog still sticking at the coastline. for tomorrow, that fog is not going to be strong enough. plenty of heat here on the east bay, looking to be the hottest spot. and we're still tracking the slight chance of maybe some isolated thunderstorms this weekend. it's basically the circulation around this that could bring up moisture on saturday and sunday and pop a few thunderstorms. o

vicky nguyen, nbc bay area news. >> what will they think of next? jeff joins us. end of a hot, sunny day. are we headed to another hot, sunny day? >> we'll go with warm. i thought a flat tire was bad, that's awful. take a look out here in oakland. we have that marine layer that moved in earlier today that helped to cool us off, but still hot for those in the east bay. this fog has been so stubborn to move on out. right now temperatures are dropping here throughout the coastline. one of the coolest nights we've had in a while here. nevado at 54 degrees. livermore at 69 degrees. 64 in san jose and currently 66 in sunnyvale. 50s coming our way and for friday, more cooling coming our way. 90s and near triple digit heat, cooling down everywhere. here's the good news. with this fog pattern coming on and off again, it can going to keep that pollen count rather low. so typical fog pattern for friday, with 80s inland and numbers going even cooler. we want to get you the latest here on tropical storm calvin. if you're headed to mexico, there is some showers and thunderstorm

vicky nguyen takes us indepth tonight with a look at what's now being done to protect you. >> reporterglory flies in front of judy jones' american dream, a modest home in san jose villages. but judy almost lost everything when she signed up with rewire my loan. she says she wanted to modify her loan and lower her monthly payment and heard about the company from her san jose police friends, many of whom also signed on. >> they had given a presentation at the police officer's association. so i'm thinking, it wasn't too good to be true because who else would have the nerve to go to a police officer's association? >> reporter: besides, she says the contract came with a full money back guaranty. >> so i signed up for it. >> reporter: how much did you pay up front? >> $4,000. >> reporter: did you ever see that again? >> no, never saw it again. >> reporter: what did you get for that $4,000? >> a lot of e-mails back and forth. a lot of aggravation. >> reporter: she says she waited months for help but every time she asked the company for an update, they stalled. >> they kept sending me the same

but as vicky nguyen reports, some websites selling designer dresses aren't delivering as promised. and that's putting brides to be in an expensive bind. ♪ >> reporter: every bride wants to look her best on the big day. the avid shopper wanted to see if she could score a dress for less online. >> i was like, whoa, they can make the same exact dress and i can save close to $900. i was all over that. >> reporter: she found the dress of her dreams on this website. advertised for about $400. but she says what arrived in the mail looked nothing like the picture. >> it was a disaster. in the photo, this part of the waist comes down to a v. can you tell? it's not real wedding dress material. i said, there's no way. >> reporter: her fiance says after contacting the company, the couple was convinced to give it another try. because the dresses arrived within 30 days instead of four to six months, it fit their time crunch. >> i don't know how anybody would feel pretty in this, especially on their wedding day. >> reporter: second verse, same as the first. they said they were now out nearly $1,0

vicky nguyen, nbc bay area news. >> thank you very much. >>> our jeff ranieri will now be taking the stairs every day. >> yes, definitely something to think about, your emergency plan when it comes to that, also earthquake safety. it was hot out there today. we popped up to 90s in the east bay. walnut creek with 95. livermore with 92 and south san jose 90. some of us did start to cool down. dropping off to 65 in san francisco and we did still have a 94 down here. right now, we have fog rolling into san francisco, but our downtown cameras showing a little bit of some decent visibility. temperature at 57, so the cool to cold air is filtering in. namely 50s and 60s across the board. still moving on mild air inland. the patchy fog returns tomorrow morning, bringing us 80s for tomorrow. instead of the hot weather and the 90s, everyone will be bumping down into the 80s. we are looking at this mix of fog and sun coming back. we're going to be at the mercy, yes, of our summertime fog pattern. 80s inland tomorrow and for saturday, some fog to start and then sunshine filtering into your weeken

well, as nbc bay area's vicky nguyen shows us, maybe not. >> reporter: the storms roll in. the airport becomes campground. flights are going nowhere. in may, 10,000 passengers found themselves stranded at d/fw airport. katie winchel was trying to get home to california. >> here i am. i spent the night at the airport, you know. i didn't get a shower. i feel yucky. i can't wait to get home. and then it's like the golden ticket. you want to get on that flight so badly. >> reporter: she wondered what she could do to get rebooked on another flight faster. the first thing to know is the airlines' computers may automatically pick another flight for you. >> and we have computer programs that can go through all of the various connecting scenarios much more quickly than any human can tapping on a keyboard. >> reporter: but what the computer picks may not be the best according to airline ticket guru rick. >> you have to look at them. sometimes it can be up to two days later they can rebook you. don't settle. >> reporter: he tells travelers to arm themselves with information. look up a

nbc bay area's vicky nguyen tells us the details. >> reporter: they finally get a budget in on time and it's greeted with the promise of a laut. front and center the california redevelopment association and the league of california cities even as the governor was being applaud ed for signing the budgt day early, they say they're going to file a lawsuit to challenge the budget that requires redevelopment agencies to send more monies to schools and local government. they say that money is supposed to help cities create jobs and entice company gross and expand so they can grow their econo economies. at least 50 cannot afford to go along with the budget plans. they'll have to lay off dozens of employees. >> what they've done is an extortion scheme where they say if you don't give us "x" amount of dollars, then we're going to abolish you and take the money anyway. so what they laughingly referred to as a voltaire payment is anything but a voltaire payment. it's a compulsory payment in order to continue carrying out local economic activities and it's brazenly illegal. >> reporter: opponents s

but as vicki nguyen reports, this $75 billion industry could be deadly. ♪ ♪ oh make me over >> reporter for cosmetic procedures, but a growing number of websites are making it easy to point and click your way to fewer where else, tanner skin and poutier lips. botox is one of the most popular drugs on the web, and the rock-bottom pricing is tempting, at half the cost of what you pay a doctors' office. this woman in australia disfigured her face after injecting herself. >> it's very disconcerting when you look at the black market beginning to crack out counterfeit material. >> reporter: this is one of six doctors who pioneered botox for cosmetic use. he says women are rolling the dice when it comes to self-injection. when he sees most often are bad botox sold online. >> it can give you paralysis, inability to breathe or death. >> reporter: lynn found botox advertised at a bay area spa for half what she normally paid. she says she doesn't know what was injected into her skin. only that it didn't work, even after she paid for two treatments. >> it is really frustrating. and then i actually

vicky nguyen, nbc bay area news. >> still ahead at 6:00, for the first time jaycee dugard is tellingarrowing tale. >> plus, what does twitter tell you about your health? why researchers want to know. >> and good evening. i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. some of you managed a little bit of cooling. so a lot nicer out there in the south bay. 82 in san jose. san francisco at 66. yes, we know it was hot for you in east bay. still holding on at 87.h wel let you know when everyone will still feel the effects of this fall coming up. >>> kidnapped and kept as a sex slave for 18 years, we've heard bits and pieces from the police reports and seen the photographs of the hellish backyard where she was kept, but tonight jaycee dugard is telling about her harrowing ordeal herself. she was kidnapped when she was 11 years old and forced to live in a secret backyard shed for some 18 years. both of dugard's daughters were fathered by phillip garrido and born in that shed. tonight dugard talks about how she coped with almost two decades of imprisonment. >> i can't imagine being beaten to death, yo

vicky nguyen takes us in-depth with the results of our investigation. >> reporter: pemost people don'wice about taking a ride in an elevator, andrew michael didn't either, until one step changed his life forever. >> so i assumed the elevator was there and walked into it and fell, because it wasn't there. >> reporter: andrew stepped into a black hole, falling down two stories. his wife, jackie, saw it all. >> i didn't know whether he was arrive or dead. i was calling to him and he wasn't answering because he was totally unconscious lying in the bottom of this elevator shaft. >> reporter: that was more than three years ago. while his broken bones have healed, andrew says it's likely he will suffer from his traumatic brain injury for the rest of his life. >> even today we're still somewhat struggling with the recovery of it. >> reporter: in a lawsuit which was eventually settled, the couple's attorney claimed safety hazards caused the accident. andrew michael's case did not involve an expired elevator permit. it did make us question just how often elevators in the bay area are inspected.

vicky nguyen, "today in the bay." >> the current lawsuit is before a judge to be certified as a classn lawsuit. in the meantime, if you think you've become the victim of a loan modification scam, go to nbcbayarea.com and search loan for information. >>> still more ahead on "today in the bay." the disturbing picture g of scotland yard in relation to britain's phone hacking scandal. not that long ago, many families were priced out of an overheated housing market. but the times have changed. get the facts at remax.com. it's a great place to see all the listings in thousands of cities and towns. with lots of houses to chose from and down-to-earth prices the dream of owning a home seems more attainable than ever. find out what an experienced re/max agent can do for you. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. visit remax.com today. >>> california's budget battle was center stage -- first let's take a live look at oakland, there you go. pretty picture of oakland. center stage was the budget talks in sacramento, but while lawmakers were working on that deal, they were also carving out new

i'm vicky nguyen. >> i'm brent cannon.begin with disaster for dozens of bay area fishermen thrown into the waters off baja, california, when their sport fishing boat capsized. about 2:30 sunday morning. right now families all across the bay area are anxiously awaiting to hear

vicky nguyen, nbc bay area news. >> let's check in with meteorologist rob mayeda. >> good morning. pretty nice forecast to get you started on friday morning. we're watching the fog around san francisco. you can see it here from the mountain looking back to the bay bridge. 53 degrees, oakland 52, 880 traffic still fine on this friday light morning so far. we'll see if that continues. san jose, 59 degrees, not much of a sea breeze reaching the areas around the santa clara valley. salinas valley, thick fog. monterey bay we have thick fog along the coast. temperatures now comfortable, the sea breeze, it's weak to moderate. it will be turning stronger, though, as the ocean air conditioning ramps up it's going to bring our temperatures down as we head into the weekend a side benefit to this will be better air quality. today, east bay, tri-valley locations in the moderate range. this should turn green as we head into the weekend as the sea breeze picks up and our temperatures drop on down. we have this trough approaching the west coast. this is going to scoop up the marine layer, bring in

nbc bay area's vicky nguyen picks up the story from there. >>> to the charge of first-degree murder, verdict as to count one. we, the jury, find the defendant not guilty -- >> reporter: after deliberating ten hours and 44 minutes over a day and a half, the jury of five men and seven women made its decision just before 2:00 this afternoon, telling the court and the world they did not believe casey anthony killed her 2-year-old daughter, caylee. >> as to the charge of aggravated child abuse, verdict as to count two, we, the jury, find the defendant not guilty. as to the charge of aggravated manslaughter of a child. verdict as to count three, we, the jury, find the defendant not guilty. >> reporter: casey anthony broke down crying, hugging her attorneys. at one point mouthing the words "thank you." prosecutors sat in stunned silence as the defense team celebrated. anthony smiling openly for the first time in front of the jury. >> casey did not murder caylee. it's that simple. and today our system of justice has not dishonored her memory by a false conviction. >> reporter: she was found

here's nbc bay area's vicky nguyen. ♪ >> reporter: just a short drive from the white house, presidentbama announced new fuel efficiency standards, an agreement with 13 major automakers that will mean cars that get 54 1/2 miles a gallon by the year 2025. >> this agreement on fuel standards represents the single most important step we've ever taken as a nation to reduce our dependence on foreign oil. >> reporter: the president estimates about 2.2 million barrels less per day with huge savings here, as well. >> it will save a typical family more than $8,000 in fuel costs over time. and consumers in this country as a whole will save almost $2 trillion in fuel cost. that's trillion with a "t." >> reporter: the fuel standard chanchlths will be implemented over -- changes will be implemented over time. right now the average is just 27 miles per gallon. some say getting to 54 could be a rough road. >> technology to build these vehicles with the mileage that the cap requires doesn't exist or it's really expensive. >> reporter: will consumers pay more for cars, and will americans be willing to

. >> vicky nguyen is here for our 7:00 newscast. >> more and more hispanics are leaving the catholicrch. where they are turning and why. and also what's the fourth of july without hot dogs. we'll talk to the champion of the hot dog eating contest joey chestnut. he'll join us on the phone to talk about how he's preparing for monday's competition. >> 20,000 calories in one competition. >> a one-hour newscast on channel 186. >> over the air, 11-2. >> see you in a few minutes. >> that's going to do it for us. we'll see you at 11:00. good night.