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name to the new stadium in santa clara. it will be called levi's stadium as part of a two-year $220 million deal between the team and santa clara stadium authority. tomorrow night at a special meeting, the city of santa clara is officially supposed to sign off on that deal here at levi strauss headquarters in sf. we just saw san francisco mayor ed lee walk inside. we also know that inside team owner along with the ceo of levi strauss will be speaking at a news conference. we do have a camera in there and they should be speaking shortly to give more detail and answer questions about what has turned out to be a very lucrative deal for the company and team itself. the front-runners have worn levi jeans since the gold rush area referring to why this is a perfect partnership. of course, not only the players but the men who wore that rugged material hen they were mining for gold during the 19th century. we know mayor ed lee, for ceo and santa clara mayor chris matthews will be speaking at a news conference that should be getting under way any moment now in that building behind me, the headquarters. levi strauss now attaching itself to the 49ers officially with the $220 million, 20-year deal for levi stadium. reporting live in san francisco, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> bob, thank you very much. new details on the busted bolts of the new span of the bay bridge. transportation officials decided how they will fix the problems. this one will ab repair that costs millions. nbc bay area kristi smith joining us live in oakland where a meeting of engineers wrapped up. kristi, you are there. what can you tell us about it. >> good morning. after weeks and countless questions on what that went wrong here caltrans came up with a decision to fix the bay bridge. they call it a saddle. it's option two. they were looking at two options. this is an exterior steel sheet that would essentially take the loads the faulty rods were supposed to support in the first place. they say installation would be easier and cost less than the other option. they are talking $5 to $6 million. in march about three dozen steel bolts snapped like twigs after they were tightened. they were supposed to help support movement during a quake. that left many questions open about the safety of the bridge. the faulty bolts were manufactured in 2008. the problem believed to be excess hydrogen. a second batch made in 2010 has held up so far. as for the fix, the steel has already been ordered but they are still watching those bolts made in 2010. >> then you get questions of cost, schedule, et cetera, and then there's a whole other set of questions related to the set of bolts that were delivered in 2010 that are undergoing testing now. that's a process that is continuing and hasn't been completed. so any results we have on the test of the 2010 bolts are preliminary and by no means complete. >> and as for that big planned celebration and labor day opening, that's right now still up in the air. caltrans is saying they are working with the contractor to try and determine if the retrofit will even be completed by then. reporting live in oakland, kristi smith, nbc bay area news. amanda berry, one of the three women kidnapped and held captive in cleveland for several years is back home at her sister's house today. her home coming happened hours ago and it was extremely emotional. more with details we are learning about the investigation. >> reporter: a home coming 10 years in the making. amanda berry one of the three cleveland kidnap victims returned home to her sister's house. it is an emotional time forth community as well as police who have searched for berry, gina dejesus and michelle knight for a decade. >> i said someday and marks will come home and somebody will be there to give her a big hug. that is today. >> there is shock and disbelief from the castro family. >> awful us, there was no indication of what was transpiring there. >> reporter: accused of kidnapping the three women a decade ago and holding them inside this cleveland home. ariel, the owner of the home, is described as a loving family man and musician. his daughter was friends with victim gina dejesus and ariel helped search for the then 14-year-old in 2004. >> he fooled our family. he fooled the community. he fooled his own children. >> reporter: investigators worked late into the night, resuming their work this morning. cleveland police are launching an internal review to learn if anything was missed and how the women went undetected for so long in this populated community. kidnapping and rape charges are expected to be filed by early this evening. interviews with these three women have begun in earnest and details of their abduction are coming to life. >> thank you very much. former deputy chief of u.s. embassy in libya among those witnesses testifying to a house panel. a group looking into last year's attack on the consulate in benghazi. it's the latest move in a long-running and very bitter dispute between the obama administration and congressional republicans. those republicans challenging the white house's actions before and after the attack, which left two americans dead, one of them, of course, u.s. ambassador and bay area native christopher stevens. the former deputy in libya gregory hicks asked for help from special forces after the attacks that night but the military flat out turned him down. he claims the death of those two americans could have been prevented. >> back here in the bay area, the certainly is on for whoever shot bullets through an oakland fire station damaging some windows. take a look at these photos. the oakland fire department tweeted late last night. the caption said firefighters had to dive for cover as the bullets passed through one window and out the opposite side of the garage. no one was hurt. investigators are trying to figure out the cause of an early morning fire. flames broke out about 2:25 at merritt bakery. it took crews two hours to put out the flames. there are no reports of injuries. this is not the first time the bakery caught fire. back in 2006, the flames caused about $150,000 in damage. the merritt bakery and restaurant first opened back in 195 3. some good news, two of the four survivors in the limousine fire on the san mateo bridge are doing better this morning. very happy to hear that. jasmine desguia and 48-year-old amalia loyola from san leandro have been upgraded to fair condition. we're also learning more about the women who unfortunately did not survive. felomina, wife and mother of two children. her husband said they used to do everything together, movies, mall walks. he said her family was the center of her world. >> the children, she would play with them. she would take care of us very good. her close friend jenny balon lost her life saturday night. she leaves behind a husband, 1-year-old son and a daughter. balon's husband said she spent the afternoon celebrating her daughter's 10th birthday before she ultimately went out with her friends on that fateful night. >> right now back to our breaking news we brought you at the top of the show. this is a look at the press conference that's just about to get under way about the new naming rights being taken over by levi strauss at the new for stadium in santa clara. we are going tlico be listening ceo chip berg. >> i want to welcome you to levi's plaza, headquarters of levi strauss & company. as you probably saw walk through the lobby this morning, we've got a lot going on here today. today is our annual community day. it's a day every year when employees step away from their day job and volunteer in theirp local communities. today we have nearly 170 projects in 46 different countries around the world, more than 3,000 employees giving back  of hours in community service. and we felt it was a very appropriate day, given the importance of community, that we make a big community announcement today. jed was with me this morning as we participated. we actually built a few skateboards for a program called board rescue. it was great for us to be able to partner together on that. that's really not the reason why we called you all here today. the news you really want to hear about is the partnership of two great bay area iconic brands, san francisco 49ers and levi's. levi strauss is thrilled to announce we've come to agreement on a 20 year, $220 million naming rights partnership for the new stadium in santa clara called levi's stadium. the santa clara stadium tomorrow night on the passenger but we're confident this partnership is a perfect fit for santa clara, 49ers and levi strauss & company. this partnership makes sense for a lot of reasons. santa clara an levi strauss & company are both 160 years old this year. our founder, levi strauss, created the original blue jean 150 years ago for the needs of the original 49ers of the gold rush era. the patented copper ribbon solved the problem of the pants ripping and frombh;ñ this it wa born. to partner with the legendary football championship team the san francisco 49ers of today. jed and i have a shared vision of two iconic brands coming together with similar values, a very rich heritage and the pioneering spirit. we're both looking forward to watching sour dough sam walking out onto the football field in a pair of levi strauss jeans. it creates a huge opportunity to engage with loyal fans we've had for years and connect with new fans of all ages from around the world. to engage with fans who attend games, concerts, and events at levi stadium. with millions of football fans in their living rooms and digitally with fans online, dare i say, the super bowl, we're also very proud to be partnering with true champions. the 49ers have an incredible legacy of excellence, super bowl championships, winning players, and also sharing values of giving back to the community. one of the things i've learned is the importance of great partnerships and getting to know jed and leaders of the 49ers organization gives me great confidence in this partnership and the decades ahead. with that i will turn it over to jed. >> thank you, chip. this is a huge day for the 49ers. it's a huge day for the bay area, it's a huge day for lev s levi's. as chip said very well -- >> you've just been listening to this breaking news coming out of san francisco. two iconic brands partnering. 49ers stadium officially called levi's stadium. we just heard from chip bergh, leader of levi strauss, a 20-year deal, $220 million a year, $10 million a year. >> monumental. money had a factor in this one but they also added they liked the history of levi strauss. it beat out other companies, including young ones in the silicon valley. we want to know what you think, go to nbcbayarea.com. we want to get your opinion, do you like this levi move giving the naming rights to the new 49ers stadium? vote by texting or calling &l'n 408-300-9222 or text 1 for yes, 2 for no or tweet [email protected]. >> also if you want to continue watching that website live, it's streaming on our website at nbcbayarea.com. a bay area c the robbery capital of america. the oakland tribune looked at fbi figures to determine that oakland has more robberies per resident than any other city in the entire country. there was one robbery for every 91 residents last year. that's the highest robbery rate of any major american city since 2000. when compared to other bay area cities, oakland leads by far with 851 robberies per 100,000 residents in 2011. san francisco had just 289 while in san jose there were just 115. >> being number one on that list not exactly something to celebrate for oakland but here is something they can get excited about in the east bay city. oakland breaking number one for top real estate nation's list of most exciting cities beating out seattle, washington, d.c., new york, and san francisco. san francisco, the city by the bay, strong, ranking third on the list, checking in just behind boston. real estate in the nation says it looks at a number of criteria when coming up with the list including park acreage per person, percent of population between 20 and 34 years old. also bars, movie theaters, museums, theater companies and music venues per square mile. if you're curious, fast-food restaurants and big box stores per square mile, the few of those, the better you do. population diversity plays in. google glass won't be out for a while now but it's already catching the attention of lawmakers in one state. "new york times" reports a west virginia lawmaker plans to introduce legislation that would ban drivers from wearing the glasses. the lawmaker said the glasses slip through a loophole on the current ban of texting while driving. in las vegas caesar's entertainment, such as harrod's, they will be banned from wearing glasses while gambling. how much does a heart attack cost? brand-new data shows it depends which hospital you go to. >> good morning. all this data is about which hospital charged medicare for current procedures. anyone can look at it online. takes each procedure and tells what each hospital tried to charge medicaid. if you look at south bay, tweeting a complaint of chest pain at a regional medical center is $66,000, less than half that at valley med. a respiratory gets $53,000 at good samaritan but will cost you twice that at regional. now, the speculation is the government released all this data after a "time" magazine investigation showed much the same thing. but with this data, we can see every charge from every hospital all over the u.s. other news, tesla reports its profits today. it's paying back its government loans ahead of schedule. it sold thousands of cars, recently offering a lease deal. we'll have much more on the tesla earnings tonight at 5:00 and 6:00. back to you. >> scott, thanks so much. >> have you ever ridden in one of those. >> they look smooth and sexy. >> a friend of mine has one. >> if you buy one, we can both ride. christina loren has the day off, that means "weather center" turns into the slaughterhouse. >> that's right. we're talking about some fog right now. even still in san francisco, you can see our cloud deck low against the city. that is forcing delays at sfo. get you over to the weather map so you can see temperatures. it is cool, in the 50s in san francisco. points north napa 57. south bay, warmer conditions, 67 sunnyvale, 66 gilroy, 63 in san jose. we still have showers across parts of the east bay, altamont pass right around livermore, seeing sprinkles down in the san jose, right against foothills, starting to see showers in the area. showers will be with us one more day. today is the last day we're going to have to deal with it. it's because of this big upper-level low spinning across the rockies. it's still kicking in a few areas of showers, even seeing those delays at sfo. up to an hour delay on arriving flights. that's not the only airport. in fact, new york the same thing as well. making plans to head to the giants, phillies game around noon. temperatures cool, only at 61. lots of cloud cover and lots of low fog to deal with. definitely want to make sure you keep jackets handy. 74 in fairfield, 70 oakland, 71 redwood city. today 73 in san jose. again, showers will be out of here as we head to the evening rush hour. look at this, 80s by friday, mid-80s by saturday and sunday. picture perfect weather for this weekend. maybe get mom out on the lake, maybe do fine dining perhaps somewhere around town. i'm not good at all those little things. >> you sound pretty good. >> i just send flowers. >> mom likes that, and a homemade card. >> from the heart. >> okay. anthony, thanks so much. again, that breaking news, a live look at the press conference that's under way right now. that's for ceo jed york along with ceo of levi's strauss chip bergh talking about the new partnership, the new name of the 49ers stadium is levi's stadium. enough about the book, i want to hear about your date. well, he showed up in a van. 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