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but what he did raises scary questions about just how thorough the safety tests were done on the foundation of the new span. duane wiles was responsible for critical safety tests, including foundation piling for the new bay bridge span. but an anonymous whistle blower said he was falsifying reports, raising questions about the safety tests he did on the bridge. >> we went back and double checked everything he worked on back to 2004, because there was an in send wages there was false fix on the bay bridge. >> reporter: wiles failed to verify that the testing gauge he used was even ope...

culpeper. most of the urban corridor will have a heat index until 8:00 p.m. and back again tomorrow. tomorrow afternoon, we could get some relief due to the cold front coursing through the midwest during thunderstorms across michigan and indiana. we could get some of those here tomorrow afternoon. a lot more on what to expect in just a little bit, martin. team coverage of the oppressive heat continues. natasha barrett has more on how people are coping. >> she joins us live from that does that. some people just cannot seem to get away from -- from bethesda. some people cannot get aw...

communicate and to understand if it is still actively unfolding, to provide direction over the air and they ask for help over the air. >> it is an old system patched together. >> reporter: the city in its final stages of installing a new digital radio system known as p25. today's failure was traced to a switching problem in the software and hardware. it turned out even the backup plan sputtered. >> there is a backup system that we have. there were some challenges with that system this morning and so dispatch was able to like i said use alternate means to ensure that police and fire w...

in hercules. dan knapp says this is not the first time shots have been tired there. >> reporter: that's right, ann. the shooting may be a culmination of events over the past several months but whether intended or not a child was shot. it happened here in the 100 block of brighton street. a hercules neighborhood of modern homes and nicely landscaped yards. a 9-year-old girl answered a knock on the door last night and when she opens it she is shot in the neck and back by a gunman who continues to fire nine or ten more shots into the house. >> she was immediately transported to children...