an an amaze sight from sky 7hd. a small plane lands safely in an intersection in the middle of rush hour traffic. >> their emergency landing made for heart-pounding moments for them and commuters, landing in traffic on capital expressway south of the reed hill view airport in san jose. mike keller is there. you talked with the plane's owner? reporter: yes, we did. the plane was towed here. it was a training flight that took a wrong turn.

the morning commute in east san jose is normally busy, but today an extra road block was in place for drivers. a small plane carrying two people made an emergency landing on capital expressaway at 8:00 this morning, coming to a stepin the right-hand turn lane. >> seen nothing like this recently. blocking my way, so i had to go straight. >> the owner of the flight school, aerodynamic aviation, told us the pilot and student lost power after taking off from the nearby airport. once there was trouble the pilot took the controls and set down the plane. >> the nice thing is the traffic lights and there was a whole empty stretch where cars were stopped. >> the owner would not name the pilot but says he has 3,000 hours of flight experience and has -- the next step is to take apart the engine of the plane.

as for the school,. >> lands once before in the last eight years. very useful road. >> the owner told me he spoke with officials from the local faa office this morning. he says he is expecting investigators to show up out here later today or tomorrow. reporting live, abc7 news. >> breaking news. there's a massive power outage in east bay right now. pg&e is reporting three outages in the san leandro area. 24,000 customers are in the dark right now. othertys affected include san lorenzo, hayward, and castro valley. this began at 10:00 this morning. no estimated time for crews restoring power. some reports of streetlights being out, so treat intersections as four-way stops. we'll keep watching new

developments. >> in vallejo fire investigators are looking into the cause of a deadly fire. firefighters arrived at a mobile home park and found the residence fully in involved in flames. man was found in the back bedroom. he was rushed to the hospital but died of his injuries. all investigators are saying is the fire does not appear to be suspicious. one down two to go in negotiations between b.a.r.t. and its two biggest unions. both sides say they reached a deal on pensions but remain deadlocked on two key issues before the cooling-off period begins. >> you can tell we're getting close. the rhetoric is ramping up. the chief negotiator for the unions came out swinging, starting the day at 7:00 a.m. with a press conference and a demand. >> it's now time for b.a.r.t. to respond. the district has not given up

the new proposal,s -- as i mentioned and that's unassettable. they now nuss respond. we want it today. we want it to be equal in measure. >> the union negotiators say they have made three counterproposals, coming down 3/3/4 thursday in their wage demand. >> we appreciate the offer made by the unions. we have been working hard since we received the offer to look at the cost and see what we might say in response. >> riders tell us they want this all to be over. >> just make a deal already. that's all. get over it. >> i'm following it well enough to know that things are not looking very well. and i am also suffering from

b.a.r.t. strike fatigue. >> officials tell us they have not figured out yet how far apart the two sides are now, but before this third offer they were still $100 million apart. so find out later this afternoon if b.a.r.t. can help close the gap a little more. going back to the bargaining table at 1:00 this afternoon, and if they can't reach an agreement within a week they're set to strike next friday. live in oakland. abc7 news. >> a strike may be looming for ac transit riders now that the union workers rejected a contract offer. it include a 9 .5% pay raise. >> weather worries, red-flag warning is in effect in parts of of the bay area because of dry and windy conditions. mike, who is affected most? >> those people who live above 1,000 feet. that's where the red-flag

warning is. the winds are coming out of the north, and that's usually a dry wind for us, and a gusty win. so let's look at the current winds at higher elevation. mt. tamalpais, 11. and you expect these areas in red to get gusts increasing in velocity today at 6:00. and that will last through 6:00 a.m. saturday. so above 1,000 feet we'll have the stronger gusts and critical fire conditions. you can use the abc weather app if you're aware from the tv. we have this information available. so that's going to be there. we'll come back in a few minutes and talk about what is going to happen with the warm weather and how long it will stretch through the weekend.

>> happening now. more grim discoveries from divers off the italian coast. they continue to find bodies from a slip that capsized and sank. at least 100 people are dead in the accident near sicily. here's the later. >> the divers have seen at least another 20 bounds around the boat, so that brings the number of dead to 114. but hundreds of people are still missing. >> the italian coast guard police helicopters and patrol boats plucked 150 survivors from the waters overnight. stunned survivors huddled together on you're. rescue crews retrieved the bodies. the mayor of the island says the vessel reportedly caught fire after those on board set off flairs so they could be seen by other passing boats.

it then capsized, forcing some passengers to jump overboard. pope francis called the tragedy a disgrace. >> let us unite our efforts so tragedies like this night be repeated. only a determined collaboration can help prevent them. >> women and children are among the dead. only three of an estimated 100 women on the ship were rescued, and only the strongest survived. >> they put them on the crowded boat, overcrowded boat. they'm are not manned to -- such a long and dangerous journey. >> the coast guard says divers have not gone inside the boat. and this boat was actually the third ship of the night head toward the island. the first two reached shore safely.

live in the newsroom. >> new this morning. san francisco policer looking for witnesses in the robbery of a limousine driver. the driver says two men robbed him near guerrero street around 4:30 this morning. the suspects took cash and jewelry, and the driver crashed into a parked car as he tried to get away. police are hoping witnesses will come forward. the chp is looking for any witnesses after a road rage shooting sent a woman to the hospital last night. it ended in richmond, but started on 880 in hayward. investigators say two young women in a black honda got spoon altercation when someone in a white truck. one of the women in the honda was shot in a leg and was taken to the hospital and is expected to be okay. the driver of the truck took off from the scene. >> in palo alto, police are looking for those responsible for random attack on a motorist.

this morning, police released this sketch of one of the two men involved in the attack. investigators say the victim was stabbed with a knife after he pulled over for a car trouble to check out his car late saturday night. the victim was not robbed and is expected to recover. if you recognize this man, though, the suspect, the palo alto police would like you to give them a call. >> a san francisco man will be the federal court to answer charges he rap an a massive online black market for drugs. he is accused of running silk road, the ebay for drugs. they say criminals use the silk road web site to trade drugs and illegal services like forgery. he is also accused of using the site to hire somebody to kill a former employee he thought was stealing. the web site is now shut down. court documents show they sold $1.2 million of drugs in three

years. >> now to the federal government shutdown. president obama is not expected to meet with congressional leaders today, following yesterday's unproductive session at the white house. democrats are continuing are their refusal to budge on making the president's affordable healthcare act part of the talks. several games will go on, the u.s. military academy football team will play this weekend. >> coming up. the personal pledge chelsea clinton is making for her parents. >> and governor brown signs historic legislation today, giving undocumented immigrants new life. >> a behave area company patents new

of using toothpaste to clean a denture. but dentures are very different to real teeth. they're about 10 times softer and may have surface pores where bacteria can grow and multiply. polident is specifically designed to clean dentures daily. its unique micro-clean formula kills 99.99% of odor causing bacteria and helps dissolve stains, cleaning in a better way than brushing with toothpaste. that's why dentists recommend polident. [ male announcer ] polident. cleaner, fresher, brighter every day. [ male announcer ] polident. to those whoworried...... poked and prodded... taken risks... and lived in a state of "what if?"... welcome to a new state... of health. welcome to covered california. the place to find quality, affordable coverage. financial help for those in need. and nobody can be denied because of a pre-existing condition. enroll now at coveredca.com or call 1-800-752-6631.

governor brown signed historic legislation this morning that allows undocumented immigrants to get driver's licenses. it allows anyone who passes a written driving test to get a california license regardless of their immigration status. the licenses can only be used for driving, not as federal identification. it's believed 1.4 million people will apply for the lions after they -- apply for the licenses after they become available no 2015. >> the planning commission

approved the applesaucer shaped building, four stories tall and offer three million square feet of work space and is expected to house more than 14,000 employees. the vote peas the way -- paces the way for the city down prove the plan. >> a person jean nomics company is offering a new service to help couples select what they're future baby will look like. they have just been grant it a pant tent for -- patent computer platform. there's concern donors will be based on traits, but the patent takes it to a new level, allowing you to select certain general -- genetic do defects.

>> i'd like my kids not to be as stubborn as their father. let's talk about winds again. we have a wind advisory out and big-time warming coming to the forecast. >> and chelsea clinton -- you're looking at a deadly hornet nest in china. now the good stuff. >> yeah. what you said. chelsea clinton is promising

>> warm or hornets in china have killed 42 people and injured over 1600 more. officials say the hornets are in their mating season and that makes them more threatening. sense july hornets have invaded schools and attacked farmworkers. many have had to undergo dialysis just to get the poison out of their system. the herenets are roughly the size of a thumb. >> the third season of the acclaimed series "sea rescue" gets underway. it's hosted by sam ma'am champion, following rescuers helping turtles and dolphins. the show also educates people about the dangers of everyday items left in the wrong place.

>> that's fishing line or garbage, even if it's plastic bags, or the plastic on a six pack, and it can become a deadly trap. >> sam told me this morning, some of the teams' adventures will take place right here in the bay area, sea rescue airs at 10:30 this saturday morning on abc7. >> the cuter marine mammals right here. if year going to get out to the sea this weekend, how is the weather looking? mike is checking out the forecast. >> tell us about the stubborn winds. >> they're going to be stubborn from this evening and tomorrow afternoon and the fire danger kens. looking at live doppler 7hd, this is as comfortable as it's going to be as the big warming trend is on the way. not a cloud to be found. not a radar return to be seen. here's your wind advisory. almost the same area as the high

fire danger, accept the santa cruz mountains. wokens out of the east to northeast, gusts to 50. so if you have anything outside that may blow away, bring it inside, and try to clear out the vegetation from around your husband. a bumpy landing at s.f.o. we're install the upper 60s six half moon bay at 50. the dew point, the amount of moisture in the air. the dew points in the 30s to barely 40, and this is yielding relative humidities in the 20 to 40% rate and these will drop with the winds kicking up late are today. that's our number one highlight,

looking at the golden gate bridge. fire danger today through saturday. and cooler next week, but the next system unfortunately is starved for moisture. beautiful picture from mt. tamalpais. not a cloud. most temperatures are going to be below average, but colonel tomorrow the category in changes, that will be pluses. low to mid-70s around the bay. upper 70s north bay, 80 in the east bay valleys. tonight, temperatures not it could as cooled, maybe a little too cool. the winds will keep our temperatures up and it's the difference between that low you see and a snowstorm in colorado, wyoming, and the high pressure to the west that is developing today and tomorrow, and the reason why these areas you see in red, where our high fire danger is. 6:00 tonight, through 6:00 saturday morning.

accuweather forecast, we get cooling monday, tuesday, and wednesday. have a great day. a beautiful day to be outside. get ready for high fire danger later today. >> former first daughter, chelsea clinton, is making a pledge for 2014 that has nothing to do with politics. chelsea and her husband, want 2013 to be the year they work on having a baby in the november issue of glamor magazine, he says her mother, former secretary of state, hillary clinton, asks her about having a baby every day. and when he asks for something, she wants it to happen. >> you think so? up next, china is not the only place with panda fever. how to get in on naming atlanta's newborn twins. >>

or how to find big savings on the things you need. just make a straight line to safeway. your club card gets you deals you can't find anywhere else. this week, folgers is $6.88 for the large size. that's a lot of coffee. skip the warehouse. charmin is $13.99 for 24 double rolls. and lean cuisine entrees are just a buck 99. real big deals this week and every week. only at safeway. ingredients for life.

only at safeway. to those who've been waiting welcome to covered california. the place to find quality, affordable coverage, and nobody can be denied because of a pre-existing condition. enroll today at coveredca.com.

>> an update on breaking news. pg&e crews have restored power to 5,000 people in a power outage in the east bay. 19,000 customers are in the dark. san leandro, our breaking news continues now. we have breaking news out of the capitol. we have reports of shots being fired. the senate is in lockdown. a lot of police activity outside right now. reports of shots being fired. officials have not confirm this. this is right outside the u.s. capitol building. >> we'll have updates on twitter at abc7 news bay area. have a great day.

[dramatic music] ♪ [cheers and applause] >> oh! hey! what's up? what's up? what's up, dog? [laughing] >> hello. >> oh, man. >> nice to see you again. >> what is up? >> [laughs] [cheers and applause] >> yeah, baby. hello, and welcome to millionaire. today's returning contestant is on fire! [cheers and applause] thanks to herdouble money quest- it was worth 50 grand-- she is looking at a bank of $93,100! [cheers and applause] from astoria, new york, show some love for madalyn mako! let her hear it. [cheers and applause] $93,100 already stacked up in the bank. >> [giggles] >> you about to go and play for $100,000.