and it's still here. >> wozniak went into a coma after the attempted suicide. he says he tried to take his life because of the shame he felt over being arrested only hours before his wedding. >> if i was given the opportunity to talk to my fiancee right now, i'd either say, can i be with you out there or can you be with me in here? the bond -- i just love her. that's the hardest part of getting through my day, knowing i can't be with her, period. it's, you know, it says absence makes the heart grow fonder. it does. it really does. >> jail has also kept michelle culberson isolated from her boyfriend for the past 15 months. >> it's very hard, it's very hard, and we miss each other a lot. it's sad when you miss somebody that much and you can't just reach out and touch them and he's right around the corner from me right now, you know. >> in fact, culverson's boyfriend is only a short walk away in the men's unit of orange county's central jail facility. >> oh, my goodness, michelle, that's my love. that's my heart. she has a very outgoing personality, very kind, sin

with his friend steve wozniak, he started building and peddling a primitive computer for hobbyists., with a $1,300 investment, they founded apple computer in his parents' garage. >> explain to me how somebody who was a hippie, a college dropout, somebody who drops l.s.d. and marijuana goes off to india and comes back deciding he wants to be a businessman. >> jobs has within him sort of this conflict, but he doesn't quite see it as a conflict, between being hippie-ish and antimaterialistic but wanting to sell things like wozniak's board, wanting to create a business. and i think that's exactly what silicon valley was all about in those days-- let's do a start-up in our parents' garage and try to create a business. >> so we don't have to work for somebody else. >> right. >> he was never much of an engineer. isaacson said he didn't know how to write code or program a computer--that was wozniak's department--but jobs understood their importance and their future. he was obsessed with making an attractive, simple, inexpensive computer-- the apple ii, marketed as the first home computer. i

wozniak said he wanted to give his friend the benefit of the doubt that a lot of the work that he wasme could have other explanations for it. that was before the bombs police say they found were discovered. mr. basham will be arraigned in court tomorrow. there will be a guard posted here overnight. the house is cluttered to the point where investigators can barely walk around. there's a lot left to do and

wozniak described everett as a brilliant engineer who left at its founding stage. i admire thinking highly, everett is distrustful of the government as many of us are. the bomb squad intends to detonate the can devices that they found today. some time tomorrow they will do that home or bring the devices to a different location and use a bomb trailer to detonate those. in the meantime, chp investigators are going to remain out here all night guarding those devices. they say they pose no public safety risk. reporting live from santa clara, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> today santa clara county became part of the bay area to offer cash for unwanted guns. the sheriff, the district attorney and elected leaders outlined their gun buyback program. it'll take march -- it will take place march 2nd at the county fair grounds. the guns will be purchased no questions asked. just like other recent buybacks, santa clara county will pay $100 for each handgun, rifle, or shotgun. $200 for any assault weapons. the recent mass killings only highlight what is an ongoing proble

. >> another surprise, he is a software engineer who worked directly with apple co-founder wozniak who endorsed the suspect on the linkedin profile said he is the most skilled engineer i ever met, never dull and that keeps the rest of us inspired. the suspect remains behind bars on suspicion of threatening a public official. senator y." has -- the senator ye has planned a news conference to talk about his plans for increased gun control. >> olympic sprinter, oscar pistorius, is charged with murder in south africa, after his 30-year-old girlfriend was shot and killed in his home. south africa media reports that oscar pistorius mistook his girlfriend for an intruder. sky news in south africa reports she was waking him up to surprise him. oscar pistorius is the double amputee known as "blade runner" competing in olympics running on blade legs. katie marzullo will have a live report and update in 30 minutes. >> developing news in san bernardino county this morning a moment continues to grow for the deputy who was killed in tuesday's shoot out with fugitive ex-police officer dorner. he was

another surprise, the suspect is a software engineer who worked directly with apple cofounder, steve wozniak who endorsed him on the linkedin profile saying he is the most generally skilled engineer. he is never dull and that keeps the rest of us inspireed. the suspect remains behind bars this morning in the santa clara county jail and the senator has planned a news conference for later this morning to talk about the threat against him which has to do with his efforts to bolster gun control laws. they plan to blow up the bomb found here yesterday and blow it up later this morning in a trailer that is designed to do exactly that. >> thank you, breaking news, olympic sprinter in satisfy after is charged with murder after his 30-year-old girlfriend was shot and killed in his home. the south africa media reports he mistook his girlfriend for an intruder. police are speculating that. and news in south africa reports she was waking him up to surprise him for valentine's day. he is a double amputee who competed in the london olympics running on blade legs. the bbc reports many in south africa keep

are going to hear a very unusual endorsement for basham from somebody you might not expect steve wozniak of apple fame. for now live from the scene in santa clara, anne makovec, kpix 5. >>> the debate over drones in alameda county takes center stage today. the board of supervisors is considering a sheriff's department plan to use an unarmed remote-controlled aircraft. the drones would only be used in specific situations like hostage crises, searches and bomb threats. aclu worked with the sheriff's department on the guidelines but still opposes that program. >>> government report confirms corrosion is to blame for a massive fire at that chevron refinery in richmond this past august. government investigators say the company knew the pipe was compromised should have replaced it. chevron says it is now inspecting every pipe for the same kind of corrosion. >>> it's 6:05. let's check weather with meteorologist lawrence karnow at the flower mart this morning. pretty flowers there. >> reporter: you know what? of course there are roses that are popular on this day but if you want something else,

in the next half hour, you're going to hear about an interesting endorsement for basham from steve wozniak of all people. so stay tuned for that. right now live in santa clara, anne makovec, kpix 5. >> thank yo. >>> southern california authorities say their manhunt for christopher dorner is over. he is believed to have died in a fire tuesday. meanwhile a couple has come forward to say they found dorner in their condo on tuesday. >> hollered stay calm. karen screamed and turned and started running. he ran after her and he caught her about the door -- >> on the staircase. >> on the staircase and brought her back. >> that couple was tied up and they say that they thought dorner was going to kill them. >> had some plastic ties great big tie wraps and tied our hand behind our backs and made us walk into the back bedroom back there. >> dorner stole the couple's car, crashed it, then stole a second car. he then pulled up in another cabin -- holed up in a cabin where he was in a shootout with officers. the cabin caught fire when tear gas was fired in there. >>> detective jeremiah mckay was killed

steve wozniak worked with basham for sometime several years ago called him a brilliant engineer, and said there could be a legitimate reason why he has all these chemicals on his property and is urging everyone to withhold their judgment. >> and the chp says this guy had it out for leland yi. this isn't the first threat he's gotten over his push for tighter gun control but it's certainly the scariest. >> when you start reading the e-mail, it really outlined step by step as to how they were going to stalk you how they were going to then put a gun on their site and how they were going to pull the trigger and blow you away. >> he says the threat won't stop his campaign to ban the bullet button which makes otherwise illegal assault rifles legal in california. he calls it proof the new law is needed. >>> ask any retail store worker and they know: crooks like to do a smash and grab. but tonight, what seems to be a new phenomenon, a crash and grab. crooks are stealing cars and smashing them into stores to rob them. >> reporter: we're outside the verizon in pleasant hill. you can see they've

we are learning more about the man who worked directly with apple co-founder, wozniak and described him as a brilliant engineer. right now, this is a live look at house where investigators have been since tuesday preparing to detonate the bomb in a trailer to contain the blast. we are following this closely and our reporter will have more in a live report in the next half hour. >> the bart board will take the first step today in a controversial plan to raise fares and packing fees to deal with long-term budget problems. amy is live at walnut creek bart with more on the hearing. >> not a very loving valentine from bart but the agency says they need the money. officials are talking about increasing your father -- fare by 5.2 percent about 18 cents a ride next year and every other year until 2020. also, they are talking about increasing what you pay to park at bart up to 50 cents. the average has a budget shortfall and there is the problem of the aging trains and the fact they are very, very crowded. bart has needs and they need money from you. if you would like to weigh in they have a pub

. >> basham, who at one point worked with steve wozniak, is also accused of illegally possessing a weapon in his car in sunnyvale. >>> necessity may be the mother of invention. but it may be the father, too. two bay area dads who do not want to see a newtown school massacre happen here, have come up with their own plans of action. george kiriyama joins us live from palo alto with how cash and guns in this case go together, george. >> that's right. we've seen gun buybacks before. but this one is happening because of two passionate fathers. they both don't want to see their children or community hurt. >> the event makes you sick to your stomach. it was a horrendous tragedy. and i think, like, you know, like everybody we struggled how to respond. >> reporter: it was painful for roger lee and james cook to watch the images from newtown, connecticut. they thought of their own children who attend elementary school in palo alto. and they knew they had to do something. >> we felt it was appropriate to take action into our own hands and do what we could to protect our own children. >> reporter: th

announcer ] roundup extended control ♪ yeha with the new one-touch wand. [ whip cracks ] >>> steve wozniakniversity of california at berkeley. this is video at santa clara university last year. he dropped out of college to launch apple in the 1970s but in his 30s he went back to cal to get his degree. >> good for him. >>> mark is here now. more on the trade with alex smith. >> take everything into consideration. he was the good soldier and no one will compare him to joe montana but his 49ers career will conclude like joe's did, with a trade to kansas city. the deal won't become official till march 12. san francisco in return for smith will receive a second round draft pick this year, the 34th selection this spring and they will get a conditional pick in 2014. if anyone tells you there is no such thing as a tie in baseball they haven't been following the giants. third connective game. good stuff coming out of the get together with the angels. three scoreless innings. vogelsong pitched five scoreless innings and pagan, switch-hitter, two on, over and out. three run shot. the giants took a 7-

he worked with apple co-founder steve wozniak president he described basham as a brilliant engineer. telling nbc bay area, i would classify everett distrustful of the government, as many of us are. bomb squads will be out here tomorrow morning around 8:00. they will detonate the rest of the explosives that were found today. >> thank you, george. >>> more details on the proposed new gun laws. if passed, it would require all guns to be stored with a trigger lock or in a locked box when the owner isn't present. it would amend the use of a bullet button on a rifle to limit the speed of a magazine that's currently used. it's to prevent mass casualty situations. both bills are working their way through the legislature. >>> yeah. i -- >> pretty scary. >> i really thought, this could be the end. >> held hostage by the most wanted man in america. suspected cop killer christopher dorner was holed up in an empty big bear cabin for days. but yesterday morning, that all changed when the owners came home. the couple would spend 15 terrifying minutes with the fugitive. >> we saw so many pictures of

wozniak said he wanted to give his friend the benefit of the doubt that a lot of the work that he was doing at home could have other explanations for it. that was before the bombs police say they found were discovered. mr. basham will be arraigned in court tomorrow. allen? >> all right, len ramirez, thank you. >>> now, as len mentioned, the target of everett basham's anger was state senator leland yee. since last year, y ee pushed gun control legislation, a ban on the bullet button. senator yee took up the cause after watching a kpix 5 report on the loophole in the law which allows the tip of a bullet to be used to quickly detach magazines on high powered rifles. in an exclusive one on one interview today, senator yee told us earlier threats were taken seriously, but none was as specific and scary as this one. >> not only, you know, for myself, but for my staff and, you know, for my family, because you don't know where it's going to come from and who knows who is standing next to you, who may stand accidentally in front of you and take the bullet. so it's pretty frightening. >> coming

engagement announcement world's top goal for rory mcilroy and world number ten tennis player carolyn wozniak skeete have been dating for eighteen months since meeting at a boxing match between david haye and of letting your kids score and they continue to make their love for each other known to the outside world with sweet nothings via twitter and supporting each other at various sporting events the media is abuzz with the possible engagement yet the pair refused to make any official comments yet . and one of the most popular sport in couples in russia is that of figure skaters who didn't and that took me on in that alex is a four time singles world champion and that's a two time world champion the duo have been together since two thousand and six and have a daughter and while they've been engaged since late two thousand and eight they too have yet to tie the knot but this long term on ice romance certainly seems a case of true love michael christian art. well as overbought one but we'll be back after a short break don't go away. oh those north korean scamps are added again another nuclear t

wozniak graduated from cal in 1986 with a degree in electrical engineering and computer science. he worked with steve jobs to launch apple. >>> california female lawmakers are the latest to criticize seth mcfarland's oscar performance. it called mcfarland's jokes degrating and a set back for women in the industry. >>> 6:26. is the time. let's check back in with sal. what should we know? >> it looks pretty good. i think we should know that traffic is getting busier by the minute though if you are driving through. let's take a look at 280. also the morning commute looks good if you are driving on the sunol grade heading south. let's go to steve. >>> we have clear skies. mostly calm conditions. yesterday was there was much of a breeze. and temperatures are running colder this morning. it will be a little tougher to rebound from that. plus edition of higher clouds. there are 60s elsewhere pam. >>> thank you, steve. the police chief calls it the darkest day in santa cruz history. we'll continue our team coverage of the two police officers killed in the line of duty. >>> and cleanup co

everett basham is a software engineer who worked with apple co-founder wozniak. sue?ve a stall in lane two, southbound 101 at lincoln, the reason for very slow traffic moving from lucas valley road to the parkway. elsewhere, muni, the maginot line was delayed and now back up with no delays and all mass transit is looking good. >> eric? >> when we come back, >> now the beautiful picture from mount tamalpais this morning, san francisco is sticking up there so you have an idea of how shallow the fog is and how quickly it will fade away. it is thick in many areas but most of the airports are running on time. always call ahead just in case. temperatures are running in the mid 30's to mid 40's and 47 in san francisco. ♪ i'm on top of the world >>> look who that is on the cover of "people" magazine. it's our robin roberts. looking so radiant, so beautiful. and telling the world how lucky she feels to be alive. boy, this is such a feature right here. all kinds of great pictures. robin, really opening up. you're all going to hear from her, right here, live, just six days away.