>> oh, my god. chaos at the scene of a fiery wreck moments after a news helicopter crashed near seattle space needle. two people dieed and a third is critically injured. . >> the national transportation safety board is now investigating that deadly chopper crash. you can see the aftermath of the wreckage, what is left of the

helicopter is twisted in parts almost beyond recognition. witnesses now say they heard unusual noises coming from the helicopter just before it crashed. >> we are live in seattle now. lana, what are investigators looking for here? >> it was a new chopper the investigators are going to be looking at the health of it. they're going to look at mechanical records as well as weather conditions and pilot background they expect a preliminary report to be issued in as little as five days. >> the chopper came down just seconds after lifting off. >> i heard the engine. two seconds later, i heard a boom. >> the fuselage exploding on

impact. three vehicles were caught in the crash as they're driving by. >> armageddon. kind of. a huge crash. >> firefighters reached the scene, it was too late to save the passengers in the chopper two. drivers escaped unharmed but a third man was severely burned. >> someone forced their way out of a vehicle, still on fire we beat out flames. >> the helicopter flown by komotv had taken off from the roof. witnesses say they saw it rotate and pitch forward and clipping tree branchs on the way down. >> we can talk about the two people we have lost. this will be a very difficult time. >> award winning photographer and a pilot both killed in the cockpit. gators looking for clues on what went wrong and thankful waitsn't

much worse. >> if it would had landed closer to the space needle there could have been more casualties. >> and usually right outside of the space needle here, you'd see tour buses, and school groups and today that has been replaced by emergency personnel and heart break. >> we're expressing our condolences with our news colleagues on our facebook page. go to abc7 news facebook page if you'd like to share your thoughts and family and friends. >> the malaysian airplane vanished and thailand military reports it tracked the plane after it took off. an initial search of the pilot's personal computers found nothing

to cade the sudden deviation might have been planned before the search area encompasses 2.2 million square miles, the size of the continental u.s. >> it won't have vanished we're just not yet looking on the right place f on land, someone will have heard or seen something or find something. in the sea it will take longer. >> now, investigators scramble to find clues some fishermen claim to have seen a jet flying very low over the ocean. we'll have their story coming up at 4:30. >> a 62-year-old woman accused of trying to sneak on to a plane to hawaii three times was arrested again this morning in san francisco international airport. she was spotted hanging out at a food court at the international terminal and arrested for trespassing and violating a court order. prosecutor says she tried to get on to planes to hawaii three times, once getting on to a

flight without a tiktit before being caught. >> a manhunt for a 46-year-old man that is accused of shooting and killing his wife on friday. authorities say he surrendered in hayward last night. investigators not releasing details on a possible motive but we know authorities have responded to that residence several times for domestic violence disturbances. >> homeland security investigators say they've busted open one of the biggest international child porn rings ever tackled >> they rescued hundreds of under aged victims and one suspect comes from here, in the bay area. vic? >> reporter: this complaint identifies him as michael gow,

25 years and graduated from kennedy high school. the complaint lists what gow is accused of doing. it's very graphic, and just too disturbing to mention on the air. 14 people were arrested and homeland security identified 250 victims. some were just toddlers >> there are some under three years of age up to 17. most were 13-15 years of age. they were urged into committing sex acts with other children, younger, older, as well as animals >> officials say those involved use a free world wide network called tour to share videos. a network that makes it hard to trace internet activity. >> inquiries and responses are

routed through numerous computers to make it hard for anyone to identify you >> of. >> homeland security agents went to the home of michael gow and confiscated his computer the complaint says he's been charged with receiving child pornography. >> does michael gow live here? >> yes. >> we're told he was arrested in november? >> um. >> sorry. >> the person answering declined to say more. but a neighbor remembers seeing fraets at the home. . >> i just thought it must be something bad >> ice tells us the case is not over. they're still investigating more than 300 active cases which they believe are related to operation

round table. >> the man arrested in connection with a shooting of a police officer not not guilty of the charges. ofgser as rested him in san jose this month. he's accused of trying to run down two officers. investigators have not yet ruled out friendly fire in this case. >> et been a week since a massive fire destroyed a apartment complex under construction in the mission bay district. demolition is now underway. crews are tearing away at mangled remains and across the street dozens of windows cracked by the heat are still boarded up. 40 units sustained smoke and water damage. >> all of our stuff smells like smoke. we're having to get staff over

to get cleaned. and some wasn't value vajable. >> specialists are taking away damaged iet yps to get them restored >> spencer christian is off and picked a nice stretch of days to be enjoying. >> it's a crazy end to winter. >> here we are in the final days of winter. and temperatures are running well above average for this time of the year. it already feels like spring. pretty clear, temperatures running ahead yesterday in most areas. you can see there five degrees warmer in novato, up

it's 68 in oakland. tbdz vr temperatures mild from santa rosa and livermore, sunshine in san jose now. clear, breezy this evening. mid-50s to low 60s upper 30s and it's going to warm up more. spring starts on thursday. i'll let you know what kind of changes are coming up. >> still ahead a woman falls from a cliff at a popular park. >> this is 30 years in the making. >> long overdue the president recognizes heros spanning three wars. >> the turf battle pitting two

neighboring oakland schools against each other. >> taking a look at traffic you can see drivers coming out of the maze and 'ding east. almost a stand still. so it's backed up quite a bit right now. abc7 news at 4:00 continues right after this.

a hiker is in critical condition after falling nearly 40 feet in san jose the woman was hiking this morning when she fell.

first responders were there but had to mick a climb to reach and then treat her. >> this rescue is just as scary as the incident. >> san jose are asking whether a man found shot in a home is somehow related to something else found inside of that home. matt keller has the story. >> reporter: this quiet neighborhood was filled with police officers after a person called 911 >> he was covering from a gunshot wound. >> the victim is a man in his 20s investigators not calling the home a grow house but would not say if they believe that is a motive in the homicide.

one neighbor came home to find police tape on her mailbox. >> that property is a rental property >> neighbors say a lot of homes are owned by retirees. police officers told me this part of san jose is normally quiet and safe with a rare burglaro or minor crime reported >> my family lived here 20 or 30 years. so this is a shock. >> we called the medical examiner, they told us the police department is not allowing them to release the name of the victim at this time. >> i >> i no other cars were hit. watch it again here

the peterville semi going at a good speed just flips over to its side, wind gusts have been reported >> a semi hit a pick up causing it to run into the squad car friday night. >> president obama deal yatedly awarding medal of honor to 24 army veterans including a bay area soldier killed in the korean war selected after a a review determined they were wrongly denied because of trej dis. among those were kor it

baldonado >> his oo his heroism above ask beyond the call of duty are keeping with highest traditions and military service. his brother accepted the medal from the president. only three are alive today. >> all right. let's check on our forecast right now. >> yes. spring is coming. so are the firefighters in high 70s this week. >> skies and warming is under way. we're going to see temperatures coming up closer to spring. looking across the bay, clear skies tonight.

spring arrives thursday morning. jet stream aimed well north. it's going to be dry throughout the weekend we'll see some changes coming thursday. next week there is a chance of rain here in the bay area. so just make sure you know where umbrellas are. chilly, upper 30s to low 40s you know the drill. you're going to need the extra layer. 76 santa rosa and san jose.

half moon bay 67 degrees. still enough of a sea breeze from keeping you from getting too warm. santa rosa, napa, 74 degrees east bay a real mild day. inland spots 74 san ramone and livermore. antioch, 75 brentwood. sun gets filtered and temperatures will fall cooling continues as a breeze kicks up heading into friday. saturday about the same.

tuesday that chance of rain santa, thank you. >> a family trip turns into a surprise for a little girl. then, after 4:30... >> a young man, 17 years old gets to spend the day on the ice with the sharks i'm david louie we'll have the story still to come >> another live check of the noon commute. back with more in just a moment.

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>> is this your daughter? she's the 1 million visitor. >> unexpected surprise as they walked into the exploratorium she became the one millionth visitor to the museum since it opened last april. this is the first time it reached that milestone in a year. and the family received a free annual membership. >> it's a cool place. go back a lot of times. >> yes. >> "dancing with the stars returned last night and drew cary looking smooth." >> charlie weiss and his partner

started strong, triple nines and a first place finish. >> i'm used to getting scores from judges and used to perfection. i'm hoping to get a >> i gave it my all. i guess judges saw that. >> el noer roosevelt said do one thing every day that scares it's nerve wracking but excited. >> i'm excited to try to do the dances correctly. >> i want to take it as far as i can. >> here is what the rest of the

teams are saying. >> i thought yeah. yeah. >> i expected to do good. i did good. so yes. great. >> i'm proud of what we did. >> progress is bigger than any other i've ever in previous seasons. i'm in the there yet but don't give up on me. >> i thought it was fun. >> week two will feature dancers were most looking forward to serve yoerming on the show. >> billy dee williams is going to need america to save him but 77 years old, two hip replacements. >> yes. more power to him.

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this is a turf battle brewing in a school between baseball and soccer players over space. >> oakland international high school has a baseball diamond but no soccer they say it's time for them to get surf as well. >> laura? >> hi, larry. this is the field in question behind he. there was no school here. it had been closed but there a thriving international high school. >> not a game meant to be played on cement but that is what these

students have to do. >> it's hard and it's bad when you're, the team doesn't come to practice because they're like i'm going to hurt myself. >> that is why they created a video asking for help to build a new soccer field >> we want to have a place where our kids can play and have access to a sense of ownership of the field. >> problem is most of the space is already taken by another school's field of dreams. oakland tech's. >> at the time they were walking from tech to bush to play. >> the program had been suffering was rejuvenated by the

grass roots effort which began when the site was a closed middle school. right about the same time tech finished a field now, the school district has come up with a plan requiring moving the right field fence in. >> so you would have to move the current wall in to imyengss that are less than standard. >> it's too small to contain high school athletes they're too big and strong to play on a field. >> the word will decide how to divvy up the field in another meeting. >> new clues in a mystery about flight 370. >> thailand's military says it

saw radar blips but did not report them. one theory is the smoke theory. aviation experts say it's possible a fire knocked out the transponders and communication systems and pilots veered off the flight path in efforts to land at the nearest airport. >> there are eyewitness accounts perfect a tiny malaysian village. >> on the night when flight 270 took out from kuala lumpur these men set out to go tuna fishing when they looked up watching a jet flying low. louder and bigger than any plane he had seen in the sky at 5,000 feet the location off the coast

koda baru falls in the path the plane could have taken. it dives lower to purposely avoid detection? >> was this 1:30 in the morn something >> one other fisherman was on that boat. he says they were just east of thailand. they witnessed it, came home, heard the news and reported it that morning to the local police. this down will always be connected to the flight the grandmother lives here in this beautiful house where the pilot grew up. we happened to walk by a kindergarten today, where children were drawing pictures and praying for the people on the flight. the brother of phillip wood, the american on board is hoping the

same. >> we're hoping for the best. hoping for a wonderful reyun yienin. >> local people agree they believe this was not a crash of the plane this was a hijacking. that is what they told me over, and oaf again. >> president obama calling for a feeting of g 7 partners to address russia's annexation today of moments later he signed a bument climbing crimia as a part of russia. >> russia offered a vier tiff arguments to jeff fi what is

nothing more than land grab. the world rejected the flawed lonlic behind the actions oochl this just a day after the president froze assets of 11 russian individuals. two days after crimyins voted to secede from ukraine. >> mike jagger says he is struggling to understand why his long time girlfriend took her own live the singer called scott his lover and best friend and said he's been touched by the outpouring of support. jagger and the rolling stones about to begin a tour in australia set for tomorrow. those dates have been cancelled. an autopsy was conducted today. >> protection on "fast and furious 7" started up again

months after one of the stars died in a car crash. actor paul walker killed in a crash in southern california. walker shot a number of scenes before the death. it's not clear how officials will deal with the character in the movie. the film hits theaters in april, 2015. >> still to come on abc # news at 4:00 a new bright idea for cyclists in san francisco. >> one dog likes being home alone what happens when the owner is gone? >> from our east bay hills camera looking at hazy sunshine right now, temperatures up today warmer weather tomorrow. i'll be back with those temperatures coming up. >> and it's slow going on the san francisco skyway right now. whether you're on the right side of the screen to try to make your way south or left side drivers trying to make their way east, it's very sticky out there. abc7 news at 4:00 continues right after this.

take a look at this video taken by a restaurant patron in downtown disney. an aquarium springs a leak and towards guests. employees of the restaurant rushed people out of the way. and then they grabbed nets and empty trash cans to try to save the fish in there. still unknown what caused the tank to crack.

disney is the parent company of abc # news. >> 1, 2. three. five. >> five. >> so how many bassit hounds can you fit in one dog house? the answer is five. the this is apparently the most popular place >> he think he just likes nesting like that. >> yes. >> not encouraged. >> take a look. this dog is not allowed on the bed. look at the cat. just frolicking but the dog is a pit bull having a party on the

bed. but he's a pit bull. like who is going to tell him no? >> not the cat. >> she's staring him down. that is funny. this is why the camera was set up. >> spencer christian tracking our forecast for us. >> it looks great. >> looks just watching clouds passing by. this is depressing. santa rosa, 18 and a half inches of rain to get you back to normal. and doesn't look like we're going to makeup the deficit here

this season. rain snow there. mid-40s. new york, 66 in dallas 49 in seattle with showers continuing to move through. highs for wednesday 57 in tahoe. palm springs upper 70s to low 80s and sunny skies. sunshine, warm weather towards south bay. oakland 72 degrees 67 half moon bay. if you like this weather, look at santa rosa and napa. this will be warmest of the next seven days we'll have the possibility of rain in the accu-weather forecast. we'll take a look at that at 5:00. hope you join me. >> thank you. >> and still ahead on abc7 news

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a study suggests eating foods high in fatty acids does not reduce the risk of heart disease. researchers annaialyzed seven # previous studies. the fats include omega 3 as well as omega 6. >> a san francisco supervisor wants to hit graffiti artists where it hurts nshg the wallet. carolyn? >> well, yeah.

unfortunately this kind of graffiti can be found all over town. now, this supervisor has a tool to target worst offenders and make them pay up. san francisco has a nearly $20 million per year graffiti headache. >> costs me probably $15,000 in the last year to, because they go on the roof. and scale the wall like spiderman >> the department of public works says five thoun,000 complaints are logged every month. a new measure would target the taggers in court. and perpetrators, not victims will have to clean pay for clean

up. >> it will hold offenders accountable. importantly digging into their pocketbooks to make sure they're paying for the crimes committed. >> darnel says he's worried about the financial burden for kids he sees tagging muni buses. >> they have to pay a big bill? it's going to be hard those kids are low income kids. >> sfpd says 28 juveniles and 175 adults were arrested last year. and a crime analyst to identify taggers. >> a san francisco bicycle company found a way to keep bike riders safe dark. the lumen is the latest bike

looking at mission company. a complete bike costs about $1200. >> that is very cool. >> the silicon valley roller girls are going to lose their arena may 31. a new owner is closing it apartmently. they have a fund-raiser page taking donations. they have junior girls that learn community service and sportsmanship. look for see it on tv. >> a massachusetts mother says she saved her childrens lives becoming a human speed bump.

right after this she briefly left the car in her driveway as she ran to lock the front door and noticed the car was drifting. tran worried would it roll down the driveway ask onto the street her motherly instincts kicked in >> i had to use myself as a speed bump so one of my neighbors to get in to stop the car. my daughters are my everything. my everything. i don't want to see them in the hospital i knew it would mine or theirs. >> and she did end up in the hospital. her left knee crushed, right leg dislocated from the hip. she is custody she'll walk again. >> it's amazing how quickly the instinct kicks in. moving can be a hassle. one couple got more than they bargained for.

>> they looked up and saw a child climbed out of a third story window hanging by a telephone line the couple threw down a box spring and got ready. >> he tried to slow his impact. >> it worked a neighbor rushed to get his parents they were unaware of what is going on. firefighters honored them with continuing their move. coming up a new member of the san jose sharks for tonight. >> yes. only 17. and tonight how sharks are making his dream come true. >> coming up at 5:00... a

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tonight on abc7 join us for abc7 news tonight at 11:00 >> a teenager having a dream come true thanks to make a wish organization and san jose sharks foundation. >> abc7 news is live in san jess yeah where sam's wish is being granted. david? >> yes. it is. and the sharks had been facing the panthers at 7:30. he will be in his glory going to skate with the team then watch the game from vip seating the day started this morning. when you play hockey it has to

be special. when this 17-year-old was nominated he was shy about saying the wish. >> we coaxed it out of him. you can see what he was wearing was hockey. >> he has hypo plastic heart syndrome. his heart had only two instead of four. hockey became his passion the sport invigorates him. >> he eats, sleeps, does everything sam hit the ice and had a grin the entire time. his parents and sister watched from behind the glass. then, like a real shark faced tv

cameras with questions about his hockey life. >> i started when i was four aring at six i started playing roller. i still play goalie. he must have impressed sharks management. they gave him a cap, jersey and contract. >> it's how you make someone feel seeing sammy here, everybody feels good about it. >> sam says he's using this opportunity to seek a job with the sharks. >> maybe an equipment manager. how great a story. >> yes what. a remarkable experience that was >> great job. >> thanks for joining us for

abc7 news falling out of the sky. >> witnesses describe the horrific scene as a news copter becomes news >> have you noticed your grocery bill inching up? >> live up here on the roof of the kgotv broadcast center. when we might be seeing rain here coming up. >> that is the sound of money. if you have been shopping you noticed your bill getting more

expensive. now we know it's going to be worse before it gets better. another beautiful day and without rain the abc7 news joins us live with more. sergio? >> if you take a glass they tell me prices haven't changed much. that is because the owner and chef have been keeching an eye on prices of food coming into their kitchen. their job going to get much tougher. the noticeable food item in the kitchen is beef. >> beef prices drop after holidays and they sustained. >> what would normally be a $nine per found piece of beef is

more than $0 per pound >> our supplier going to have to start eating grain and corn fed to be able to give us cattle. >> that is not the only drought affecting food they hiked up the price of food last week. there is produce higher prices about this time of the year are normal because of the transition from winter to spring. concern is about pricing later in the year. >> this we're we expect them to go higher. they won't have enough watt yefr. >> peter is a produce wholesaler in south san francisco. his colleague at green 11 loads says prices may spike but not for everybody. >> you have to wait to