about 12 1/2 years in prison, and that s the sentence the probation officer recommended. but because he has cooperated with the government and agreed to testify against his alleged co-conspirator norman welsh, he got the lighter eight-year sentence. norman welsh s attorney says he is shocked by this sentence. he told me tonight he still believes that butler was the mastermind of it all who he says has lied every step of the way. reporting live in oakland, i m jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. jodi, thank you. in the south bay now, they re calling it a horrible, irreversible mistake. that s how the santa clara county district attorney is classifying the shooting death of a 3-year-old boy who was the son of a san jose police officer. today the d.a. s office announced the boy accidentally killed himself with his father s weapon. investigators are not filing criminal charges against officer brandon orlando. they athe shooting did not meet all the required elements for chargi
effectively trapped or very hampered in their ability to get around the world. reporter: they re potentially energy and time-saving, letting people get things done. that s the essence, i understand, of google, being able to imagine what isn t and bringing it to reality. so today we re looking at science fiction becoming tomorrow s reality. the self-driving car. reporter: but even before it gets the green light, a question was asked about tickets and running red lights. self-driving cars do not run red lights. reporter: and how about this? people are talking about google glass for eyeglasses, but what about for the windshield? imagine this, you re being driven to work and your stock quotes and facebook updates and all the data you need broadcast right there on the windshield in front of you. with a possible peek into the future in mountain view, i m scott budman, nbc, bay area news. christopher butler, the private investigator who made a name for himself with the s
good morning. thanks for joining us. i m laura garcia-cannon. marla is off today. i m jon kelley. it is a crash that changed one family s life forever and a push to change the law. that family is praising lawmakers and the governor for creating tougher restricts for party buses. we have christie smith who spoke with the family about the reaction to the new law. reporter: good morning, laura. doug and linda studebaker wrapped up the press conference. their 19-year-old son was killed after partying on a party bus. today, they are celebrating preside the fact that governor jerry brown signed the bill into law. it is called the brett studebaker law. he was three times the legal limit in 2010. the bill now requires that party bus operators ask the person making the reservation if alcohol will be served and if anyone is under 21. they also have to check identification. none of this was required on the night that brett went out to celebrate a friend s birthday. i feel happy
he called attacks that killed the ambassador and three others assault on the ideals on which the u.s. was founded and issued a strong warning to iran. reporter: the backdrop for the president s address to the united nations this morning was a flexing of military muscle in the persian gulf. gulf the president paid tribute to the four americans killed during the attacks in libya. the president: we must reaffirm our future will be determined by people like chris stevens not by his killers. today we must declare this violence and intolerance has no place among our united nations. reporter: the remarks at the u.n. this morning sent an unmistakeable message. the president: make no mistake a nuclear armed iran is not a challenge that can be contained. it would threaten the elimination of israel and the stability of the global economy. reporter: israel has threatened a airstrike against iran if the country does not halt its nuclear ambitions. iran says any military aggr
libya. the president: we must reaffirm our future will be determined by people like chris stevens not by his killers. today we must declare this violence and intolerance has no place among our united nations. reporter: the remarks at the u.n. this morning sent an unmistakeable message. the president: make no mistake a nuclear armed iran is not a challenge that can be contained. it would threaten the elimination of israel and the stability of the global economy. reporter: israel has threatened a airstrike against iran if the country does not halt its nuclear ambitions. iran says any military aggression by israel would lead to retaliation. iran at the end of the day is a great country and let me assure you we have all defensive means at our disposal. reporter: this morning iran test fired four missiles in the straight of harmoz. those exercises are being led by the you u.s. include other 30 other nations iran is threatening to shutdown the gulf entrance at the str