thanks for joining us: i )m vicky nguyen. >>> welcome back to the special edition of nbc bay area. dozens of homes threatening the napa county from the snell fires. evacuation orders are still in effect for the berryessa estate community. >>> in oakland, a stirring tribute to the late ron dellums, today, hundreds gathered for a private celebration of his life at jackson square. the long list of speakers:pú4]x included congresswoman nancy pelosi and barbara lee. >>> police opened fire on a man who discover on the sports field during a youth football game and tried to ram an officer with a car. investigators say the man is a former police officer who was acting strangely. he allegedly stole a car in fresnomgs2 and told gilroy disp that he wanted to fight with police officers. nobody was hurt in the incident. >>> a scary wake up call this morning for people living in the south bay. a fire broke out at 1:00 a.m. at a home in sunnyvale. everyone got out safely but you can see flames destroyed that house. firefighters evacuated people living inside the home. it took crews under an hour t

vicky nguyen first reported the story ten months ago.ion high, mary miller announced her resignation yesterday. more than 7500 people signed a petition calling for her to step down. >> new, officials with yosemite park confirming a teen visiting from israel fell to his death yesterday. this is after slipping off a cliff while taking a selfie. that 18-year-old's mother said he has been on a two-month trip here in the united states. in june, two climbers died while climbing el capitan. >> nike doubling down on the caller kaepernick controversy with an advertisement in tonight's nfl opener. >> believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything. >> that's the moment viewers may first realize colin kaepernick is the person doing that voice over in the two-minute ad. earlier this week, the shoe giant unveiled its new ad campaign featuring the former 49ers quarterback. since then, people have certainly come down on both sides. some praising the decision. others literally burning their nike gear. kaepernick has not played in the nfl s

vicky nguyen first broke the story of reported abuse ten months ago.ars at presentation high, mary miller announced her resignation yesterday. more than 7500 people signed a petition calling for her to step down. since last november, the investigative unit spoke with ten victim s who accuse seven teachers. all said their reports to miller and other school leaders went nowhere. with miller now leaving, former victims say it's time for the school to start a new legacy. >> not words but deeds. it's the very motto of presentation that was being completely thrown in the gutter. by its own leadership. and the hypocrisy of it is horrific. >> after months of silence on the issue, the the san jose archdiocese released a statement with the bishop saying he commends the courageous women who have come forward and hopes the change in school leadership will put the school on a path to recovery. >> vicky nguyen and our investigative unit were first to break the sex abuse scandal at presentation high. to watch all of their previous reports, dpe to nbcbayarea.com/weinv

thank you for joining us, i'm vickie nguyen. calling it a bait for pg&e. customers could be on the hook forawsuits in theak >> we are live in san francisco with reaction. tom? >> reporter: i can tell you, a lot of people we talk powerless. but others understand the dynamic at play here. a power company, an electrical utility company that is too big to fail. pg&e faces more than 200 lawsuits after dozens lost their lives and thousands more lost homes in the wiefrld that burned a quarter of a million acres last year. pg&e is believed to be responsible for some of those devastating fires. the mem the governor's desk allows for state bonds to be paid, a little b bills. there would be limits on pg&e's ability to pay without going bankrupt, likely leaving ratepayers holding the bag. >> i'm apolitical. this doesn't do any good. to get all wound up over that stuff. they're going to do what they want to do. >> yes, i have a very negative reaction about it. because i'm not the person and the ratepayers aren't the people who made it happen. >> i think we are all in o

mary miller announcing her resignation. >> vicky nguyen first broke the story ten months ago. last night she talked with families. >> reporter: from student to principal to the first president of presentation, mary miller stepping down saying allegations of past sexual abuse continue to be a distraction for the school and bring negative attention towards presentation. it is my hope that my absence will bring peace. >> i was disappointed that there isn't an apology or wasn't an apology to the victims. >> reporter: the move still brings relief to the former student's op-ed spiring a series of revelations. >> cold. cold. cruel. >> reporter: she says her best friend told miller she was sexually molested by a spanish teacher during a summer trip abroad. instead of calling police cheryl says her friend was shamed into silence. >> mary miller said unless you will say this in front of your parents in a court of law then you need to stop talking. >> reporter: since last november the investigative unit has spoken with ten victims who have accused seven teachers all sent reports to mille

senior investigative reporter vicky nguyen is at presentation high -- w/ this new develpment. vicky? san jose police initiated an investigation that is ongoing as a result of our reports. failed to report sexual abuse claims involving a spanish teacher accused of molesting a student during a summer field trip. california law requires school leaders to call police when they receive reports of abuse. after we broke that story, more sexual abuse victims came forward. in all, we spoke with ten

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i )m vicky nguyen. d >>> the news at 11:00 starts right now. good evening and thank you for joining us.t$ñ i'm vicky nguyen. >> and i'm garvin thomas in for. the fire in napa county continues to burn tonight. evacuations of the bay area estate, a development of homes near the fire remains in place. >> we have team coverage tonight. meteorologist rob mayeda is monitoring the impact on our air. but we begin near the firefighters staging area with the very latest. sergio? >> reporter: vicky, last night when the snell fire was really burning intensely out here, actually lit up the night sky, was being blown along by steady winds, it was even warm out here last night. tonight very different story, calm conditions. in fact, kind of chilly at the moment. a small fleet of helicopters buzzed overhead, dumping buckets of water on hot spots throughout the snell burn area, but this evening the fire is much more intense. >> totally different now. earlier today there was smoke everywhere, and active was just intense. >> it was intense with all the helicopter

and i )m vicky nguyen. thieves hit another apple store. this time on the peninsula. it )s just the latest heist... that )s over... in a matter of seconds. nbc bay area )s thom jensen is live in burlingame .with more. we continue to follow a developing story near lake tahoe. getbout 11:30 today here just before lunchtime. a spokesperson would not give us

good evening, i'm vicky nguyen. >> and i'm garvin thomas in for terry mcsweeney.for the first time the man who painted that mural is talking about the pain of seeing his work destroyed. last week, you see, someone painted over it. >> nbc bay area's laura malpert joined us from the east san jose building where that mural was once displayed. laura. >> reporter: yeah, vicky, that wall isn't even all gray anymore. take a look. it is now tagged with graffiti. the artist tells me this is exactly what he feared would happen once you learned that his mural had jose mesa velazquez is visibly upset that his mural depicting latino-american callture wultur destroyed. >> i'm very angry. >> reporter: painted back in 1985, the mural was a cultural project for the east side youth center, which no longer exists. >> this is very important because, you know, it's not only for the community and hispanics. it's for all the community. >> reporter: velazquez says if commissioned today the mural would cost around $825,000. california law requires artists be notified before their work is

and i )m vicky nguyen. thieves hit another apple store. this time on the peninsula. it )s just the latest heist... that )s over... in a matter of seconds. nbc bay area )s thom jensen is live in burlingame .with more. we continue to follow a developing story near lake tahoe. getbout 11:30 today here just before lunchtime. a spokesperson would not give us a lot of details, just that it was several people wearing hoodies. he said the suspects grabbed the merchandise off those front display tables, still attached to the cords, yanked them out of the displays, and then ran out and got into that getaway car. also would not give us a description of the getaway car, but they sped off down the street. police say today's robbery is very similar to the others in the bay area recently. thieves were also caught on surveillance cameras in santa rosa just this last wednesday when they hit the apple store there and got away with about 35 grand in electronics. last weekend in walnut creek, thieves made off with about $30,000 worth of iphones and laptops. no weapons were used in any o

i'm vicky nguyen. >> and i'm garvin thomas in for terry mcsweeney. that early-morning chase ended in dramatic fashion. the driver of a stolen van slamming into another car. >> nbc bay area's anser hassan is live in cupertino. a busy weekend. first the crash yesterday into a mcdonald's and now this chase in t cupertino. >> reporter: that's right. good evening. we're at the intersection of stevens creek boulevard and wolfe road, the site of this morning's crash. very busy out here. but this morning, deputies were responding to an alarm going off at a nearby gamestop store when they noticed a u-haul van. they attempted to stop the driver, but he took off. [ siren ] the early morning pursuit was caught on video as deputies chased down the van at speeds of over 100 miles an hour. during their pursuit, deputies learned the u-haul van was reported stolen from san jose. after the crash, the air bag deployed and the driver couldn't open the door. you see here the driver climbing out of the window and immediately dropped to the ground and surrendered. a second

senior investigative reporter vicky nguyen is at presentation high -- w/ this new develpment. vicky? san jose police initiated an investigation that is ongoing as a result of our reports. failed to report sexual abuse claims involving a spanish teacher accused of molesting a student during a summer field trip. california law requires school leaders to call police when they receive reports of abuse. after we broke that story, more sexual abuse victims came forward. in all, we spoke with ten victims who allege abuse or sexual misconduct by seven teachers starting in 1987. not only did miller not report their claims, but in some cases they intimidated them into remaining silent. in her resignation letter, miller wrote, the allegations of past sexual abuse continue to be a distraction for the school. it is my sincere hope that my absence will bring some peace. we just spoke with one of the survivors and one of the voices calling for new leadership about this school. >> i don't take pleasure in anyone's resignation, but i do think this is the right step forward to move towards heali

i'm vicky nguyen. >> i'm garvin thomas in for terry mcsweeney. for the second day in a row, a small quake rattles the bay area, but this later one is causing serious concern. >> the 3.4 magnitude quake was centered northeast of milpitas right in the middle of one of the bay area's largest reserv r reservoirs. thom jensen joins us live where crews are inspecting the reservoir tonight. >> reporter: this latest quake was right on the calaveras reservoir where there's already an $800 million seismic safe dam project under way. the old dam, the 98-year-old dam that was in place is still in place there. the water below it had to be lowered to just 40% of capacity way back starting in 2001 after the state regulators told the san francisco public utilities commission that it was unsafe. and if a quake happened, a large quake, it could flood fremont. and then the water was reduced even further, just 20% capacity now to make room for that dam project, the new 220-foot-high dam that is scheduled to be completed next year. now, we did talk to a spokesperson

i'm vicky nguyen. >> and i'm garvin thomas in for terry mcsweeney. this is a story developing by the minute and leading to swift reactionightut will i enough to forward? sergio quintana joins us live from palo alto. sergio? >> reporter: christine blasey ford was not at her palo alto home today. there was a friend who came by to pick up the family dogs and told us that she and her family do not plan on being back at this home any time soon. christine blasey ford is a research psychologist at palo alto university. people who know her say she and her husband live a normal suburban life in the palo alto neighborhood, and now even fellow residents who have never met her want to know what happened so many years ago. >> if the me too movement proves anything, it's everyone has a story. but i'm sorry, if she has a story on a supreme court nominee, than yeah. >> reporter: blasey ford detailed her encounter with supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh to "the washington post," describing him as stumbling drunk at a maryland house party in the 1980s when she clai

in sonoma county i'm vicky nguyen, nbc bay area news. >> vicky, thank you. >>> well, it's taken a turn the worse. hurricane florence is now expected to stall and jog south. meaning the carolina coastline could see 24 hours of hurricane conditions including catastrophic flooding and a life-threatening storm surge. millions of americans are impacted. let's bring in janelle wang who joins us with the very latest. >> reporter: the storm has weakfriend a category 4 hurricane to a category 3, but people are not taking any chances getting out of town. you can see the beaches, the streets. they are deserted. about 1.7 million people under mandatory evacuation. >> this is a mandatory evacuation. >> reporter: the deadline to outrun hurricane florence quickly approaching. >> it's really big and really dangerous. we just need to get out of the way. >> reporter: after living through hurricane andrew leaving their home of just five months. zblin animate objects and material things can be replaced. people can't. >> reporter: joining the millions of residents from virginia to the carolinas getting out

(vicki)as jeanne nguyen reports from albuquerque, the mom and her newborn twins are doing well.oice of joe chandler, father: "it was that extra pain on top of giving birth. it was real hard on christy."joe chandler is the longtime boyfriend -- and father to christy westerdale's newborn twins.the couple was headed back to california on the greyhound bus with her 4-year old daughter -- after their car broke down in oklahoma city. but a day into their trip, tragedy struck when a semi-truck crashed into their bus on i-40 in between grants and gallup.through the chaos -- chandler says other bus passengers became first responders.voice of joe chandler, father:"just the teamwork of the heroes that came out of the bus. their faces were all bloody and messed up, but they saw that other people were affected more, so they helped and there was so much help going on you know."westerdale was taken to a hospital in gallup, where she delivered her twins prematurely, then all three were taken to u-n-m-h.she gave birth to a boy and a girl, two months before their due date. each of them weighing i