raj: so emotional, let's get it straight. garvin: and it's raj, it's you asking a question. and then the very next line of the story answers it. and that i know i did my job, like i answered--that's the question viewers have, and i got to answer it. raj: we said at the top of the program we get so many times the community, "hey, what's going with the news? it's so negative." or, "hey, we love that segment where people are actually smiling or community involvement." it's a great part of the newscast, so important for us. janelle: yeah, our viewers remember your stories. that's what we get asked about when we go out. "oh, we love that story that garvin did." and it makes us feel really proud to be part of this-- garvin: you guys have been so supportive over the years, so i thank you. janelle: yeah, there's so many favorites. it's really hard to narrow it down, but one that i will always remember is about that 90-year-old, wealthy, oakland businessman who like turned down a big board seat to do this, like volunteer at a hospital. garvin: cornell meyer is his name. and yes, he w

raj, i don't speak to raj. and kellyanne went to somebody, but she didn't come to me. and she should have come to me. >> does she have access to you? >> absolutely. direct access. and that's okay, i will end up with another bad book. what can i tell you. >> you need to know it was a maximum effort. >> too bad i am just hearing about it. we are going to have a very inaccurate book. and that's too bad. >> it is going to be accurate. >> well, accurate is that nobody has ever done a better job than

here are nbc bay area's raj mathai and janelle wang. raj mathai: good evening and thanks for joining us for a special night here on nbc bay area. we hear this a lot, especially nowadays, right? "how come local and national news is always bad and so negative?" janelle wang: true, it's our job as a journalists to expose the news of corruption, crime, and disaster. but if that's all we did, we wouldn't be giving you an accurate view of the world around us. raj: so six years ago, we made a unique promise, not just to report all the bad news. we wanted to share more positive stories about our community. and that's how "bay area proud" series was born. janelle: it's been an incredible ride. nbc bay ar's guide on this journey into goodness. he joins us now with the look back at some of the most unforgettable from the past 500 stories. garvin thomas: janelle, raj, i've often told you guys,

as you were talking about, raj, an early start to the stanford game tomorrow. you might need a jacket. temperatures in the 40s and 50s for the morning. low 70s around palo alto for tomorrow early afternoon. >> we can do the stanford game, the comedy park. >> and then go to rolling loud in oakland. >> now we're going big. >> lester holt nightly news live from north carolina with more on hurricane florence. >> we'll see you again at 6:00. >>> breaking news tonight as hurricane florence turns deadly. a massive rescue operation right now for hundreds of people trapped up and down the carolina coast. people being plucked from rooftops, saved by boat. a torrent of water overrunning entire cities and towns. >> it was terrifying. we were up in the att attic. >> and we're there at the epicenter of this tragedy. a mom and her 8-month-old baby trapped in their home. first responders unable to save them despite an heroic effort. days of catastrophic rain and floods as this monster moves inland. >>> also breaking tonight, president trump's former campaign chairman, paul man

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. >> and i'm raj mathai live at at&t park. the giants and dodgers on nbc bay area tonight could be one of the most emotional nights of the season for the giants. well explain. and we are giving away free ice cream. how about that. see you in a couple of minutes. >>> it has been 35 years since the brutal sda her sons got a c face the man convicted of killing their ay of the murder and they have waited decades for justice on a cold case. nbc bay area jodi hernandez was in court today joining from martinez with the emotional story. jodi. >> and jessica, i'll tell you it was a very emotional morning here in court today. the victim's sons say they never gave up on getting justice. and tonight they feel they finally got their day in court. >> i looked over and said mom, i don't care how long it takes me i'm finding who did this. >> it's a promise dante carter kept. carter was just 11 years old, his brothers 9 and 7 when their mother marsha was stabbed to death in the richmond home as they slept. >> it was multiple wounds, hand, face

>> reporter: there's a couple things going on right now, raj. first of all, they shut down fremont between howard and mission behind me. this whole strip of land shut down. you're looking at sfm ta engineers taking the power off line next to the salesforce transit center. again, they are trying to be as careful as they can about preventing any possible hazard. this has to do, of course, with a steel beam, not with the power source. but for whatever reason they are cutting this off. those are the two things we heard from the transbay authority just a second ago about what happenedrk zab infor were expecting the beam over my shoulder. this morning there was a routine expectation going on and one of the workers saw a crack in the beam. it was described at six fe6 fee. we didn't get a great explanation as to why it took them until 4:00 to shut things down, at which point they did which is where they stand right now. here's mr. zabaneh describing the inspection process. >> absolutely beams are inspected and the fabrication shop before they arrive at

here are nbc bay area's raj mathai and janelle wang. >> good evening and thanks for joining us for a special night here on nbc bay area. we hear this a lot, especially nowadays, how come local and national news is always bad and negative? >> true. it's our job as journalists to expose the news of corruption, crime, and disaster. but if that's all we did, we wouldn't be giving you an accurate view of the world around us. >> so six years ago we made a unique promise. not justto share more positive stories about our community. and that's how our "bay area proud" series was born. >> it's been an incredible ride. nbc bay area's garvin thomas has been our guide on this journey in he joins us now with a look back atme

raj, i don't speak to raj. and kellyanne went to somebody, but she didn't come to me. and she should have come to me. >> does she have access to you? >> absolutely. direct access. and that's okay, i will end up with another bad book. what can i tell you. >> you need to know it was a maximum effort. >> too bad i am just hearing about it. we are going to have a very inaccurate book. and that's too bad. >> it is going to be accurate. >> well, accurate is that nobody has ever done a better job than i am doing as president. and that's the way a lot of people feel. >> when we come back, much more including the story behind president trump's then lawyer john dowd saying don't testify, its either that, or an orange jumpsuit. every fire department every police department is part of a bigger picture. that bigger picture is statewide mutual aid. california years ago realized the need to work together. teamwork is important to protect the community, but we have to do it the right way. we have a working knowledge and we can reduce the impacts of a small disaster, but we need the he

. >> exactly raj, there was a tree. there used to be a tree that took the first shot from this muni bus. without that tree, there's no telling how many injuries there might have been. as you see a days inn right next door. to see it revealed from the ground, it's to soak up a snapshot of the surreal scene that played out this morning. a driver with dash cam rolling shows an image of a muni bus. and you see the blunt impact of the crash. >> definitely it could be much worse. fortunately it happened early in the morning. we don't start until 7:00 or 8:00 so no one was in the plant. >> chuck kim owns priority express cleaners. he tells me a few hours later, as many as 35 employees and dozens of customers could have been inside the store where the bus landed. >> i think the tree deflected the bus from causing even more damage. i think we're going to recover very fast. >> but next door, days inn manager sanjay grover says business proceeds right now. that almost wasn't the case after one of his guests came within feet of the

>> reporter: raj, it was really neat to see this firsthand and it's an annual exercise here at sfo planning for the worst possible scenarios. last year it was an active shooter. this year, a plane crash in the bay. as airport officials are quick to remind you, asiana was a reminder that this could happen. today it's just a detailed drill. complete with rescue boats, medici mannequins and 100 volunteers. >> so much coordinations that's going on. >> reporter: but tomorrow history has taught us the u.s. coast guard and fire and rescue crews could be responding to real trauma. >> we're really not just practicing to practice. we're practicing in preparation for a possibility that could come to our airport and we never know when that could happen and we just want to be ready. >> the asiana plane crash of 2013 that led to multiple fatalities and hundreds of injuries looms in the back of many minds. as emergency responders practiced their cooperation at a nearby triage center. >> looks darn realistic. >> as lieutenant jonathan baxter notes, they are eerily life like, and that's the point. >> we nee

thank you so much raj mathai. this was supposed to a jewel in the crowd for bay area transportation. but it's now a nightmare. traffic is a mess in san francisco. here is what we know right now. inspectors discovered a major crack in a steel beam that supports the rooftop garden. right now buses are being rerouted to the old anteriorly. sam brock joins us from the transit center we just got new information. sam, what do we know? >> reporter: there's a couple things going on right now, raj. first of all, they shut down fremont between howard and mission behind me. this whole strip of land shut down. you're looking at sfm ta engineers taking the power off line next to the salesforce transit center. again, they are trying to be as careful as they can about preventing any possible hazard. this has to do, of course, with a steel beam, not with the power source. but for whatever reason they are cutting this off. those are the two things we heard from the transbay authority just a second ago about what happenedrk zab inf

raj, i don't speak to raj. and kellyanne went to somebody, but she didn't come to me. and she should have come to me. >> does she have access to you? >> absolutely. direct access. and that's okay, i will end up with another bad book. what can i tell you. >> you need to know it was a maximum effort. >> too bad i am just hearing about it. we are going to have a very inaccurate book. and that's too bad. >> it is going to be accurate. >> well, accurate is that nobody has ever done a better job than i am doing as president. and that's the way a lot of people feel. >> when we come back, much more including the story behind president trump's then lawyer john dowd saying don't testify, its either that, or an orange jumpsuit. relieves your worst symptoms, including nasal congestion, which most pills don't. it helps block six key inflammatory substances. most pills block one. flonase sensimist. most pills block one. (seriously, that's what we call tit. officially.all a huge drag. and we covered it. talk to farmers. we know a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two. ♪ we

good evening to you, raj and jessica. i cannot believe that we are talking about 14 hours after landfall that florence is still punishing us with these relentless rains and winds. florence's ferocious assault on the carolina coastline started overnight battering everything from her path. >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: a direct hit to wilmington and its surrounding beaches. but the rain and storm surge created the biggest threat to life as the slow-moving storm dumped rain measured in feet not inches. >> this is something that we have not seen before this much rain, a hurricane staying on top of us for this long. >> reporter: inland flooding the greatest concern. >> one forecast shows 1,000-year rain event. >> reporter: in the riverfront community of new bern those who did not evacuate were quickly overtaken by the rising river. >> it was horrifying. just wondering what's going on and where the watt certificaer go and how to get out. >> reporter: rescue teams brought hundreds to higher ground. >> don't worry. we've got you.

. >> i'm raj mathai. it's political theater for many but real life emotion and heartache for others. today's testimony was fiery and passionate and emblematic of our current political climate. >> now, the hearing began with a very different tone, with palo alto psychologist dr. christine blasey ford explaining that despite being terrified she felt she needed to come forward with her painful story, a story she says that has haunted her for decades. >> what is the strongest memory you have, the strongest memory of the incident, something that you cannot forget? >> indelible in the hippocampus is the laughter, the uproarious laughter between the two and them having fun at my expense. >> when it was judge kavanaugh's turn to testify, he was defiant and eager to clear his name. >> my family and my name have been totally and permanently destroyed by vicious and false additional accusations. i was not at the party described by dr. ford. this confirmation process has become a national disgrace. >> kavanaugh at ti

. >> and i'm raj mathai. >> a harvard-educated lawyer accuse rape an kidnapping is defending himself acting as his own attorney sand also breaking his silence. more now on next conclusive interview. why did he agree to do it, and what's his side of the story? >> raj, matthew mohler wanted to save his two weekly jailhouse visits for his family, but he really wanted to talk to us, so he agreed it a video chat through our computer. he had a lot to say. he says he's determined to fight the state charges simply by telling the truth. >> i want them to know that i am, and i remain, extremely sorry for their ordeal. i have done what i can. >> that's what convicted kidnapper matthew muller wants denise huskins and aaron quinn to know. he alledgedly kidnapped the couple in their home, tying them up, kidding in and raining huskins. muller pled guilty in federal court last year in exchange for a 40-year sentence. did you kidnap denies huskins? >> tonight in an exclusive jailhouse interview he says he plans to fight state charges he kidnaps and raped huskins and falsely imprisoned his fiancee. >>

. >> reporter: that's right, raj. i spoke to police and they say no arrests have been made yet. but they identified the person who left the baby inside the car as family member. essentially they cull it a horrible tragedy. this is what happened. let's look at the image according to the police chief john king yesterday afternoon before 4:00 they received a frenetic phone call reporting a medical emergency outside a home in hardie drive and moraga way. he says when officers got to the scene they found the 18-month-old baby who was not breathing and whom convertings determined was inadvertently left in the vehicle unattended for several hours. paramedics administered cpa are no success and the baby was transported to the hospital where pronounced dead. the outside temperatures reached 80 degrees yesterday but temperatures in the car could have reached 120 degrees. what should parents do? >> we need to remember to look in the car before we rock it up and make sure we have everything and everyone out of there. so people are safe. >> reporter: the police chief says that this is the th

>> reporter: raj, this is what it looks like in cities like new bern and bell haven. the fear is added inches of rain overnight, along with the storm surge, the high tide happening right now might push this up by inches, strong enough to wash awashington way cars, pushing into oven more homes even. many people tracking all of this in the dark, leading to many sleepless nights. tonight there are downed trees across the carolinas. crews working to remove this one, blocking five lanes of a busy highway. the high tide overnight is also a main concern. more of the atlantic spilling on to land and into homes. more than 10 feet of water overwhelming coastal neighborhoods in new bern, north carolina, surrounding jenette rivera's home. >> it's incredible to look out every window and literally see waves. it's as if my house landed in the middle of the ocean. >> reporter: 850,000 people lost power. more than 360 people had to be rescued by first responders. many taking shelter on second floors. >> i've never been so terrified in my entire life. it was horrifying. >> reporter: th

. >> reporter: that is the very latest, raj. senator feinstein tweeting out that she wants an fbi investigation before christine blasey ford testifies, and we still, at this hour, don't know where christine blasey ford is in seclusion. where is christine blasey ford, and will she show up at the senate hearing on monday? that was the big question today. >> it's kind of like the political version of where's waldo? >> reporter: political analyst larry gersten says republican senators will confirm kavanaugh without question if ford refuses to testify. >> and i really hope that she doesn't pass up that opportunity. >> reporter: today house minority leader nancy pelosi says she doesn't know if ford will show, but she predicts it will not go well for republicans either way. >> i don't think they have any idea what is in store for them because women across the country have had terrible experiences. >> reporter: pelosi points to the example of anita hill. when hill testified that clarence thomas had sexually harassed her. >> people remem

where i come from raj your remains uninformed found me soft transmitting and formation and when i was young my concert was drawing. the more prominent people most people were gods of all around my. to see. if one's mind joel two and one. just say it's sold on everyone in the town. and this goes against you as. nothing has been from inside my known copy it into a month or more of them. even. to us i was it's written for. my choice to use cognition because given their way toward transmitting patrols. my name is my gosh mom mitch and i would. be top. secret. welcome to quadriga a recent string of violent rightwing protests in the eastern german city of kevin that's some involving intimidation of foreigners hitler salutes and mob violence has prompted consternation worldwide and soul searching here at home but this week it was other images that made headlines as sixty five thousand people assembled in camps for a concert get it dedicated to taking.

. >>> and i'm raj mathai. also ahead. i-5 remains shut down as thousands of acres are burning. we're live near redding with a look at what's already gone and what's in the danger zone tonight. >> and i'll have a look at the rain outlook and what could help bring california through this wildfire season. this is not a bed. it's a revolution in sleep. the new sleep number 360 smart bed is on sale now, to keep you both comfortable. it even helps with this. so you wake up ready to put your pedal to the metal. it's the final days where all beds are on sale. the queen sleep number 360 c2 smart bed is now only $899. plus, 24-month financing on all beds. ends sunday. sleep number proven quality sleep >>> prediction time. as mattie rejoins us. where will the 49ers finish? give me 15 seconds, a record and a quick reason why. 49ers, what's their record? >> i believe 10-6. i believe they have an elite quarterback now. and if you can put up points and play good defense to get out the quarterback you can win football games. >> i'm going one lower. i think the head coach is something special.

they would choose raj leader because he's french. to understand the process was the polite you. so if you just go and you know it goes can you look at me to go see everything about it goes history from. from the cause the language of the people the business and everything well present drove them all to do it's been explained to me and this is just my understanding of it is that. he then began to open the economy engine on french interests he would say the creed for example is change the constitution so that marriage is for the speaking is the language he joined said he began to open the economy to slow participation all of these were signals to fronts the kind of the policy was. ok and what's really happening since then as we know is that the crew is for the jeans buying and we lost to the non-negotiable french decision is that rather than no literature. since the coup the president has been part of international negotiations mediated acetic the southern african development community. said it has drawn up a road map to lead america out of the crisis. but the road map fails to me

they would choose raj leader because he's french. you see you have to understand the process was the call that you. if you just go and you know it goes can you look at me to go see everything and he goes history from. from the cause the language of the people the business and everything well present drove him alone to do it's been explained to me and this is just my understanding of it is that. he then began to open the economy engine on french interest so he would say the creed for example is change the constitution so that america's short and she speak english is the first language a.j. said he began to open the economy to. all of these tourist signals to frogs but some of the power she was. ok and was free have been something as you know is that the truth was forged by and we lost to the non-negotiable french position is that rather than the literature. since the coup the president has been part of international negotiations mediated acetic the southern african development community. said it has drawn up a road map to lead madagas

raj, jess, back to you. >> jay gray, we'll see you and check back with you hopefully. jeff ranieri is back with us. what do you think in terms of the timing? 8:45. >> reporter: jay gray is. >> we're about three hours from landfall. with this kind of storm system, it's about the outer rain bands moving in and a storm surge as we heard from jay. let's like at the microclimate forecast. winds at 70 miles per hour. it's shy of becoming a category 1 hurricane. it's in the very warm gulf waters. there's still time for it to pick up possibly more strength and that's why everybody, of course, is on guard with this storm. there's biloxi, mississippi, right here. likely making landfall just to the west of that sometime between 9:00 and 11:00 tonight. and then after that, it's going to be moving off to the north staying as a depression. we think overall rain from louisiana to pensacola, 3 to 8 inches and the wind gusts 40 to 70 miles per hour. northern louisiana, also right there into arkansas. we're going to have more updates tonight and of course, also ater you can get the late

they would choose raj leader because he's french. to understand the process was the polite you. so if you just go and you know it goes can you look at me to go see everything about who goes history from. from the cars the language of the people the business and everything well present over the phone to do it's been explained to me and this is just my understanding of it is that. he then began to open the economy engine on french interest so he would say the creed for example is change the constitution so that america's short and good speech english is the first language a.j. said he began to open the economy to. all of these tourist signals to fronts that that kind of the policy was. ok and was free have been something as you know is that the crew was for spying and we lost to the non-negotiable french position is that rather than the literature. since the coup the president has been part of international negotiations mediated acetic the southern african development community. said it has drawn up a road map to lead america out of the crisis. but the road map fails to mention th

. >> now, raj shah discusses energy policy in the developing world at an event hosted by the johns hopkins school of advanced international studies. he is carly president of the rockefeller foundation. this is just under one hour. >> good afternoon, everyone i'm very glad to see all of you here. i started the initiative last year when i started here. we had our launching event in october last year with rachel from sustainable energy for all, and we are talking right now and if you different geographics. the focus is also on the intersection of -- we are interested in solving the problem of sustainable development in emerging economics. we work with india. we work in china. we have active projects in myanmar and vietnam as well. the challenge that we see here is that the center of gravity in today's world energy environment is reshaping away from industry and more towards what the emerging economies. their population are larger. most of the economic is to build in both of the economic growth is come from this country and as a result -- [inaudible] at the same time over 1 billion people stil

. >> i want to bring in raj shaht joining us from washington. raj, thanks for being on the show. ton. discuss. he said an array of false accusations. 3 c1 ford and debra ramirez are lying? >> dr. ford's account, her specific account, she says, there were several other individuals there. i really want to try to get to questions here with you, legitimately. to clarify what you said, the president believes both of these w!u"ne1 are lying because no on else will co-ob rate the story. is that accurate? >> you are using the wordçó lyi. we are saying we believe judge brett kavanaugh and his denials, penalty he's prepared to testify on thursday. he told the country lastt( nigh clearly, he's never sexually assaulted anyone, in high school or any other time. he is a good man, whose entire life story demonstrates he promoted women, promoted equality from his female clerks to his classmates in higú school. so, we believe in the man and his record. >> both of those can't be correct, you Ñiacknowledge. you can't believe judge brett kavanaugh and these women are not lying. >> the president

. >> i talked to raj about it, i talked to kellyanne conway. >> well, a lot of them where afraid to come and talk, they're busy -- i'm busy but i don't mind talking to you. i spoke to you 20 years ago. i don't mind talking to you and i wish i could have spoken to yo you. >> you know that side of donald trump, what did you hear there? >> i have two views of what might have happened on that call. i think it's possible -- and i talk about the two tracks trump operates on. he may have generally felt i didn't know about this and wanted to make that case. so i'm willing to believe that. on the other hand, at some later point in the call and you may be about to play this, he acknowledges that lindsey graham did tell him about this and just sort of waves it off. >> so that's the second track. yeah, i know about it but i don't want to know about it but i'm not going to pretend that i don't. >> let's play the lindsey graham moment and we'll talk about what this means going forward. >> nobody calls my office. i went through -- >> mr. president, how can i spend all this time talking to people and li

>> reporter: raj, the two women who came to court today said it was an incredibly emotional and tough thing to do, but after being haunted by their attacks for more than two decades, they felt they had to be here. >> i just grabbed my husband's hand incredibly hard and i started to tear up and i started to shake a little. >> reporter: that's how nicole earnest-payte describes what it was like to see her alleged time. 58-year-old roy waller shook his head after he was formally charged with the fst of at least ten rape cases over northern california. they believe the blens yeah men the notorious norcal rapist. earnest-payte is believed to be his first victim. he was just 21 years old when he attacked her in her rohnert park apartment. she's waited for this day for years. >> there is no place on the planet i would be right now. >> reporter: maki anderson fought back with a pair of scissors during her attack in 1997. today she came to court to look him square in the eyes. >> i had seen his facehenim i g see his face when he is in fear. >> reporter: waller's attorney just got the case toda

raj? >> thank you. >>> a lot of people are weighs in on twitter and facebook. if ouellet like to join ours conversation, shear with us your thoughts. >>> b.a.r.t.'s board of director is talking about passenger safety. this comes after three people were killed on b.a.r.t. john cowell is accused of stabbing her to death in late july. the wilson family believes he jumped the fare gates. if he wasn't able to do that, mia might still be alive today. whether or not to replace them. >> in addition, b.a.r.t.'s police chief is recommendations on officer staffing. we've been following the story of hope village, and the camp moved to a new lot. . the county leased the land from the city and is allowing 30 people to stay there. installed barmes and solar panels for power. county superor david cortezi says the plan is only the tip of the iceberg. >> they are a piece of the puzzle. if you can get people even here as a way does that station, table them for 30, 60, 90 days, then you can move them on and make sure they're getting the care they need. >> a lot of people will be w

. >>> i'm raj mathai. there's new trouble in san francisco for the tower. a giant window more than 300 feet above the street suddenly cracked over this holiday weekend. >>> jackson vander beck has been the first to expose problems there. jackson, with the latest issue for the beleaguered of the sinking and tilting millennium tower, there's yellow tape marking where the sidewalk is closed. the problem isn't here. it's 36 stories up where a cracked window is a sign that the building is in real trouble. people in the building don't want to talk on camera about what happened at 2:30 a.m. on saturday. but we have learned that's when a large crack developed suddenly in a window at the northwestern corner of the building. that's where the tilting of the tower has been measured at 18 inches at the top. that window was supposed to withstand hurricane-force winds. >> when you have a window at the

i )m raj mathai. and i )m jessica aguirre. the embattled president of san jose )s presentation high school embroiled in a sex abuse scandal, is stepping down. mary miller )s resignation comes after a series of exclusive reports by our investigative unit. this is story we started to expose -- 10 months ago. 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

the transcript in the woodward phone call where the president talks about, well, i don't even talk to raj. so you should be speaking to my secretary, whatever, when we were saying, hey, i've been trying to get you on this book. i don't know how much credible rog has but i think you're right, he should answer for it. >> i want to know why. you can't say, i have no idea who he is. senator dianne feinstein introduced him and others at the hearing, guttenberg, about who he was and how he lost his kid. i don't mean to indict the judge. i don't know him, i haven't learned much about him from his own mouth, we will get to that tomorrow. but how we disagree matters and we have to have decency. >> you have to have credibility. when you're caught in so many lies on tape and in person, it is hard to have credibility and i'm talking about the white house. thank you. got a lot to get to because you know we have to talk about what happens in massachusetts moments ago and what happened as you were displaying the hearings. chris, i will see you tomorrow. this is "cnn tonight." i'm don lemon. here is brea

i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. that letter that triggered a political uproar over a supreme court nominee came from right here in the bay area. senator dianne feinstein revealed the letter this week saying brett kavanaugh sexually assaulted a woman some 30 years. the accusations and the timing of the letter's release and the woman's decision to stay anonymous has triggered a firestorm and questions about what will happen next. nbc bay area's robert handa with reaction to this unexpected twist. robert? >> reporter: news about the letter from a bay area woman all came out just as democrats requested a routine one-week break in the confirmation hearing. now everyone involved is scrambling to figure out what happens next. >> reporter: it came out of the blue. senator dianne feinstein who will be questioning brett kavanaugh after the break revealed she received a letter accusing the judge of sexual misconduct. >> she's been extraordinarily cautious, as she should be because we just don't know what's out here. the conten

garvin thomas, raj mathai, and janelle wang will share many unforgettable people and touching moments that have been a part of this series. and in case you missed it - here )s a taste of this week )s story - about a little girl and her dog. that full story is online right now at nbc bay area dot com. and again - our 500 story special airs tomorrow at 6:30. big delays for the south bay... coming up next-- a quick look at the top stories on today in the bay... including-- a shooting in san francisco )s cow hollow neighborhood.... and a restuarant worker is hurt. the brand new video into our newsroom. plus... exploding in size. the new numbers coming in from shasta county as firefighters there try to stop the flames from spreading. also, an update on the full closure of interstate-5. but first happening now.. breaking news... and it )s good news for the american worker. within the last hour we learned: 201-thousand jobs were added to the u-s economy in august. that )s above expectations because 191-thousand jobs were expected. also, the unemployment rate now stands at 3.9% versus the 3.8

>> reporter: raj, the two women who came to court today said it was an incredibly emotional and tough thing to do, but after being haunted by their attacks for more than two decades, they felt they had to be here. >> i just grabbed my husband's hand incredibly hard and i started to tear up and i started to shake a little. >> reporter: that's how nicole earnest-payte describes what it was like to see her alleged time. 58-year-old roy waller shook his head after he was formally charged with the fst of at least ten rape

. >> i'm raj mathai. a rash of suspected arson. someone is setting cars on fire in antioch. and it nearly cost two people their lives. jodi hernandez is leitch wiive damage. >> reporter: this is one of them. somebody set this truck on fire over the weekend, totally gutting it. and it's not the only one. >> when you can't go to bed and go to sleep without worrying, is somebody going to burn your property up, your house or whatever, that's not right. >> reporter: that's how linda hudson's feeling after a rash of car fires in her neighborhood. she woke up early this morning to find her own car on fire right in front of her antioch home. the fire burned a tire before she was able to put it out with a garden hose. >> right in front of the back tire there was an

. >> i'm raj mathai. it's political theater for many but real life emotion and heartache for others. today's testimony was fiery and passionate and emblematic of our current political climate. >> now, the hearing began with a very different tone, with palo alto psychologist dr. christine blasey ford explaining that despite being terrified she felt she needed to come forward with her painful story, a story she says that has haunted her for decades. >> what is the strongest memory you have, the strongest memory of the incident, something that you cannot forget? >> indelible in the hippocampus is the laughter, the

i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. it is video that can't help but make you a little worried about your own mailbox. camera just casually breaking in and stealing mail from dozens of people in santa clara. >> postal inspectors say it's just a matter of time before she strikes again. let's bring in nbc bay area's marianne favreau in santa clara for us with the details. >> reporter: these are the mailboxes the thief broke into but you can't see any damage. that's because the suspect used a key. this surveillance video shows the suspect calmly approaching these cluster mailboxes at the talavera housing development in santa clara just after 3:00 yesterday morning. she then uses a key to open the large door and access all the mail inside. >> she tried two keys, and then she started with this bigger t. and then she took a lot of mail, a lot of packages. >> reporter: so much stolen mail the thief made two trips to load it allo

i asked raj shah, who works over at the white house, i said, is there any scenario in which donald trump pulls this nomination? he said absolutely not. that's even given -- we don't know what is going to happen on thursday. we don't know how that's going to go down. but the white house seems to have made up its mind. this is their guy, they're sticking by him. it seems like that second allegation firmed that up even more. >> interesting, let's just listen to what the president said at the u.n. about this. sounds like he's standing behind kavanaugh. let's hear it. >> he was so truthful, and i think it came out. i mean, i hope it came out. but the democrats, to be trying to make him into something -- let's be nice about it -- that he's not. he's a high-quality person. he's a great intellect. >> this is interesting. murkowski said this is about whether a woman should be believed. both the president, mitch mcconnell yesterday on the senate floor and again today say this is about the democrats -- >> yes, this is -- >> -- smearing a candidate. >> michael avenatti coming in now, making his alle

. >> and i'm raj mathai. that new b.a.r.t. station was supposed to open next summer providing relief to all that traffic gridlock in the south bay. it's not going to happen. there's been another delay. >> the long-awaited berryessa station may not open until next year. robert handa with the details. robert? >> reporter: well, it is a frustrating situation for everyone involved especially the public. now when you look at the berryessa station it almost seems it's ready to go but much of the communication equipment is bad and needs to be torn out. not what potential riders want to hear. this is a rare look at the b.a.r.t. station in san jose still waiting for a grand opening. the agency which oversees the $2.3 billion extension says these parts were installed and have to be replaced. they were old or used. it is the latest in a series of delays that had riders we talked to annoyed. >> i would love to travel more easier and not take bus by bus by bus because it costs a lot of money and it takes up my time.

raj and kari. if you want to check out the forecast, maybe share it with a friend, i did tweet that at nbc vianey. over the next seven days, here's what you can expect. saturday and sunday, again, very spotty chance for san francisco. but our best chance of seeing some rain is going to be off to the north bay. look at those temperatures. we've got some 70s on the map. we'll keep the rain chances through monday and tuesday. and then by next wednesday, just looking ahead so you can plan, goes right back up into the 80s as another ridge of high pressure begins to dominate. so at least we've got cooler temperatures. just make sure to keep an umbrella handy, especially if you're off in the north bay. back to you. >> that's the beauty of the bay area. if you don't like the weather today, chances are in three or four days, the weather you like will happen. >>> all right. well, coming up, are you tired of those robocalls? well, there is a solution that might be coming our way. we have our consumer unit loo

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. >> reporter: raj, people here in san bruno say those explosions in boston are bringing back horrible memories. and the former mayor say the new victims back east face a long, difficult recovery. the gas line explosions north of boston rattled nerves here in san bruno where a pg&e pipeline exploded eight years ago this month. >> we ran for dear life. but, you know, it's just unfortunate because we didn't know what was going on, too. >> reporter: agnes quan says people in massachusetts are probably confused and scared tonight. tomorrow they'll get a first look at a new reality. for quan and her neighbors the reality was dozens of destroyed homes and eight people dead. >> very devastating for the loss of human life. >> reporter: the former mayor led the city through the deadly disaster. >> you have to get your community together as soon as possible and tell them what you know. we told san bruno a few days after and we didn't have all the answers. >> reporter: it became clear the pg&e was an old welded connection of pipes he made safety a top priority. >> we wanted automatic shutoff valv

you'll find raj, jessica and kari hall, who is not here this morning but she'll be there. >> preparing. >> making ice cream treats. >> handmade treats. >> exactly. it's a lot of fun though. ice cream makes everybody happy. >> i heard you made handmade treats, kari will go, no, i didn't do that and give you that face. huh? well, it is going to be a little chillier, so i you're right. it's always good for ice cream, but ice cream will be something you want to pair with a sweater, especially if you're in san francisco for the game. we are tracking some 60s but also breezy and drizzle. we have the marine layer in san francisco, and take a live look at our san francisco camera, you could see marine layer right there, that's some fog but it's not as dense, just enough so you could see the city lights and yes, we are tracking an approaching upper low as the ridge of high pressure begins to break apart. what is the ridge of high pressure? that's what was keeping us in the 90s. current temperatures 56 degrees in san francisco, 59 in hayward. 59 in san jose, and take a look at your daytime highs

>> reporter: you're right, raj. you can see one of the flyers here. the family put up dozens of these throughout the neighborhood letting people know that someone attacked their cat. neighbors say this is not the firsim animal has been shot in this area. >> potter loves to climb trees but now his family says he may not be able to walk again. on saturday, their 6-year-old pet was shot by a pellet gun. a neighbor found him bleeding. >> pretty disturbing to find out there's people around here that would do something like that to an animal. especially these are loving pets. >> even more disturbing, when they took the cat to emergency -- the cat had been shot before. you can see the two pellets still lodged in putter's body. the family saw a small scab on their cat about a month ago but didn't realize putter had been shot. it's not the first time animals have been hurt in this neighborhood. >> one of our neighbors told us that one of their kittens is missing and also a hawk was shot down and landed in their yard. >> chelsea buyers says when she social medi

stay soft reports suggesting raj rosenstein is about to leave his position just days off to media allege that he was proposing to secretly take don't trump schools. breaks down the story. well we're seeing reports now that rod rosenstein the deputy attorney general who is overseeing the investigation into donald trump for alleged collusion with russia he apparently offered a verbal resignation and that's some reports that we are seeing well we now have sarah huckabee sanders the white house press spokesperson coming forward and saying that that is not the case that donald trump just had a phone conversation with rod rosenstein and that once donald trump returns from the united nations on thursday when he's back in washington d.c. rod rosenstein and trump will be meeting in person now the reason that there was so much speculation that rod rosenstein and resigned or was possibly going to be fired by trump was in response to reports that he had had actually called for recording donald trump tape recording trump's phone conversations and other statements and then using the recordings to make

i'm janelle wang in for raj mathai. >> i'm jessica aguirre. a global crisis the entire world uniting to address. those are the words of several leaders today talking about the global climate action summit that kicks off tomorrow. >> politicians, dignitaries and hollywood are joining to help stave off the crisis. sam brock has more. >> reporter: on the streets of paris, they march for promise, while in california, a climate emergency takes center stage. >> it is a global emergency. people here afraid like that, it sounds a little hair-on-fire hyper, but this is an extensional threat. >> reporter: it's not just al gore delivering an inconvenient truth. with fires on one coast and a hurricane looming on the other, the reminders of a warming planet everywhere. >> we're still losing tropical