was involved played a role in the decision not to prosecute. sexual assault cases are very difficult to prove. sexual assault cases involving highly intoxicated people are extremely difficult to prove. by their very nature, these types of cases involve witnesses whose memories and perceptions are questionable because they were under the influence of alcohol or drugs. reporter: in response to the decision, the alleged victim issued this statement, saying i am very disappointed in our justice system. i can only pray the victims find strengths in my journey. i didn t hide. i told my story, and i am not embarrassed. i did all coy to help the truth come out. and i now will move on. which do believe a sexual assault occurred in that bedroom. reporter: leanna with the wyca rape crisis center says she is disappointed the they will not be prosecuted and is worried about the message that sends to future rape victims. we have a lot of concerns moving forward that incidents of
sustained winds of 80 miles an hour. authorities on the coast are saying it will likely cause severe flooding as well as spur more tornadoes. we have complete coverage of hurricane irene including information on bay area airports. let s begin with jay gray. reporter: irene made landfall earlier this evening but still delivering strong winds and a severe sea. this is quite a system. as irene ripped across the outer banks, the mass i haviive storm massive wind. but not what was feared. reports are standing strong. reporter: trees were snapped, power lines pulled down, sand pushed across the dunes. the storm is being blamed for at least five deaths and as it pushed to e the north, the fear of irene s draft was for millions. we anticipate heavy rain, potential flooding when and power outages throughout the area of the storm. which means all up and down the eastern seaboard. reporter: thousands of sandbags were being moved to place in the nation s capital. in maryland, c
in the republican presidential campaign. and michele bachmann won the iowa straw poll today. she is the first woman to ever win that test. but the poll may not be as significant as it claims to be given the fact that frontrunner, mitt romney, stayed away from the event and texas governor rick perry picked today to enter the race. and as steven heldsman explains, bachmann put forth the biggest effort with the biggest turnout, and that clearly paid off. reporter: it is like a fair with lots of food, lots of people and bands. but the stars are republican candidates like rick santorum. and tim pawlenty. tea-partier, michele bachmann, libertarian, ron paul, and others. mitt romney was not in the state. iowans came to the straw poll not for the food or music but to vote. so many showing up they waited in long lines to cast a non-binding ballot for their favorite. pawlenty zblrks rick santorum. michele bachmann. some not on the ballot. rick perry. reporter: rick perry pa
a deposit at the bank. several hours later in little saigon, a woman had just gotten out of her car when a robber grabbed her purse and tried to run away. the female s husband jumped in and it was a tug of war, then the suspect jumped to a vehicle and fled. reporter: two robbers then took money away from a man at at knifepoint. this happened a few hundred feet from the reese s doorstep. even on a busy street it s scary that something like that would happen. a side street or alley, you might expect that. reporter: police say the last robbery happened in the area of 15th and commercial. i guess it could happen anywhere. reporter: four robbies in 16 hours. neighbors say it s a time of desperation. people need the money and will get it any way they have to. reporter: and many worry more crimes like these will happen in san jose. they know the police aren t around, so their opportunities are they know the police is not going to come by. so they re opening their
the unified district is in the hotseat after a grand jury found that its outdated emergency equipment and policies led to the destruction of that school last summer. george, this is a damaging report by the grand jury. what exactly does it say the school district did wrong? reporter: the grand jury made it clear in the report that sprinklers and automatic fire alarms should be installed in all new and remodeled san jose unified schools and says the building that burned down here at trace elementary school did not have them. it was quite devastating for them to see their classrooms burning up in flames. reporter: cheryl has two chirp that go to the school. she supports a grand jury recommendation urging the san jose unified school district to install sprinklers and fire alarms when they build a new school or remodel an existing one. i don t think there should be any question about it whatsoever. it needs to be mandatory and a qualification standard set that all schools