are in the hospital after a terrifying crash landing on the peninsula. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm kristen sze, thanks for joining us. the pilot was killed when the plane went down late this morning. he was on a mission for angel flight west taking a patient and her mom to stanford's lucille packer children's hospital. >> vic lee has the story, now live from palo alto. vic? >> reporter: well, that plane, the wreckage is sitting in heavy mud in a duck pond right behind me over there. palo alto airport is to my left across the marsh here. the runway stretches right behind me that direction. now, the plane is registered to an owner who lives in placerville. presumably the pilot. but that has not been confirmed. as you said angel flight west tells us that the pilot was on a mission to deliver one of his passengers, a female, to stanford's lucille packer children's hospital. the other passenger is the

mother. here's what happened. the air traffic control audio indicates the pilot was having trouble landing. the call to the palo alto fire department came in just after 11:00 a.m. a mooney single engine plane with three people crashed in the buck duk ponds while trying to land at the airport. > the two adult women on the wing of the aircraft were rescued by our personnel. and the deceased male, who is a pilot -- >> reporter: firefighters hooked a 24-foot extension ladder from the shore to the aircraft to reach the two passengers. >> one patient was able to walk to the ambulance and be transported. another patient was package on a backboard and transported on a gurney. >> reporter: the radio conversation between the air traffic controller and the pilot one juliet mike indicates he was unfamiliar with the area and was having trouble finding the airport. >> this is one juliet

>> a mile and a half. >> roger, i do, cleared to land. >> reporter: then this. >> palo alto, june juliet mike, i will have to abort. >> close traffic, did you need any assistance? >> i came in too fast. >> reporter: chthen the radio gs silent. pilot mike savage says the audio is very telling. >> it seemed that he skittered off to the left side and landed in the attitude he did looks like he didn't have enough speed and he may have stalled. >> reporter: well, ntsb investigators are on the scene. they are combing through the wreckage. the pilot's body was taken from that wreckage about an hour ago. again, the two passengers on that plane are safe at stanford medical center. vic lee, abc 7 news. >> vic, thank you. traffic should be getting

back to normal soon in oakland after the lumber tumbled onto a freeway onramp. investigators looking into why somebody ran across i-80 in richmond this afternoon. they land add helicopter on the road to save the person hit by a car. traffic was backed up for 30 minutes until just after 1:00. the driver who hit the person slammed on the brakes first so the car was not going very fast. the person is now in a hospital, but their current condition is unknown. to the story in oakland, lumber tumbled onto an onramp. the long planks -- the big rig was carrying at least 16,000 pounds of lumber, some oil may have also gotten onto the road. a sigalert was issued about 1:30. chp is expecting it to be shut down for at least four hours.

thieves targeted six bay area apple stores in a matter of works, getting past employees and security guards so what or who is stopping the thefts in san francisco. abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow is live in san francisco. melanie? >> reporter: kristen and dan, over my shoulder you can see a uniformed san francisco police officer. apple is one of several san francisco retailers that's now hiring uniformed officers. it's a move that seems to be making a difference. thieves targeting apple stores bay areawide, surveillance video capturing the heists in walnut creek, emeryville and santa rosa. the berkeley aim store also hit. this past sunday, burlingame well. the association president doesn't think it's a coincidence that the apple stores in union square haven't been targeted recently. both have uniformed police officers on site. >> it's an overall deterrent for

these -- when they are casing these locations, whether or not they're going to go in and steal the products. >> reporter: hooded thieves hit august 22nd, gapping $19,000 in merchandise. the man who thought to take this cell phone video asked we not identify him. he says he could tell us they were going in and out of the store, something wasn't right. >> i realized that these guys were coming to do something. >> reporter: he says the private security guards on site watched. >> basically, they were just standing there looking at their cell phone. >> these people were organized. >> reporter: police say it's unclear if the suspects are responsible in all the cases. in san francisco retailers contract with the city which in turn pays officers overtime for working these assignments outside of their regularly scheduled thifts. montoya says smaller cities likely don't have enough officers to fill the assignments. it's not just apple, thieves are

targeting lululemon stores. san francisco police officers also provide security outside lululemon stores in the city. >> we reached out to apple and lululemon, apple told us that it had no comment. lululemon said the brand takes theft seriously. they say they are also working with local authorities. live in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> melanie, thanks. former 49er colin kaepernick is dominating conversation across the u.s. today as well as the san francisco skyline. nike posted his giant billboard on top of its flagship store off union square. this is video from sky 7. this move comes a day after the company announced that kaepernick would be a major part of its 30th anniversary just do it campaign. the billboard features the caption believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything. a reference to cap's protests against racial injustice that he

and others believe has cost him his job in the nfl. >> nike is facing backlash because of its decision. videos of people burning shoes or ripping nike apparel are all over social media. president trump criticized the decision in an interview on a conservative website saying nike is sending a "terrible message," but he added the company's ability to make its own business decisions is what the the country is all about, which is the same message, ironically, as those who support kaepernick's decision to protest. >> kaepernick is from the central valley city of turlock, and it's a little more than a hundred miles east of san francisco. >> during the 9ers super bowl ru, he was the hometown hero. but leslie brinkley reports tonight kaepernick is not welcome there. >> reporter: once upon a time before the 2013 super bowl colin kaepernick was worshipped here in turlock, the local bakery cranked out cookies and restaurants, named sandwiches

and hot dogs after him. >> it's very hot. the dog is very hot. >> reporter: things have cooled down a lot. the sandwich and cookie honors have vaporized. >> i don't think he would be the hometown hero he once was. >> he was the football star, but here they say the day he started taking a knee august 14th, 2016 is the day the wind shifted in turlock. >> he was our favorite son kind of thing and then all the sudden with the kneeling and everything, a lot of the conservative people that live in this area in the valley decided that that wasn't something they wanted to support. >> it just seems like everybody was behind him and now it's like he's -- it just seems like a real letdown. i'm just like embarrassed for him. >> he caused a lot of trouble. i mean, you know, that's the united states flag, you know. that's what a lot of men went to -- back seas and fought in the war and died for.

>> some say they wish kaepernick would come home and face the people >> reporter: kaepernick jersey still up, but they declined an on camera interview. >> the backlash is definitely, definitely stronger. i still have my love for him. i'll be honest, i wasn't the biggest fan when he was a football player, but now that he's become so much more -- >> reporter: it's a hard sell here for the new face of nike. in turlock, i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. kaepernick, the protest against racial injustice began in august 2016. in march of 2017 kaepernick opted out of his contract with the 9ers and he hasn't played in the league ever since. in october 2017 he filed a grievance against the nfl

accusing owners of colluding to keep him out of the league. last week an arbitrator ruled it could go to trial. for more, go to abc7news.com. would you buy nike products because of this new campaign? >> you can weigh in on abc7news.com/vote and see the results in realtime. and right now it's fairly even. >> yeah. we'd love to hear from you. you don't have to register or sign in. please take part. meantime, part of the gulf coast is under hurricane warning as tropical storm gordon barrels toward land. >> waves crashes toward -- hitting before midnight. kristen and dan, take a look at live doppler 7, tracking tropical storm gordon getting heavy rain along the gulf coast, also getting hit around alabama and the pan handle of florida by tropical storm force winds. gordon is 75 miles southeast of

biloxi, mississippi, taking a look, expected to make landfall early in the morning, weakening to a depression. but the biggest problem with this storm is going to be the tremendous amount of moisture it's picked up. could see isolated areas of up to a foot of rain through thursday, the storm surge expected to cause some flooding in the area with 3 to 5 foot storm surge expected and there are hurricane warnings and tropical storm warnings up for the gulf coast. dan? >> sandhya, thanks very much. two tourists face charges in connection with a carjacking of an uber driver. the suspects are tyson pelinconey and brenda callnear. the suspects were drinking, when kallier pulled the driver's hair and ears. the driver pulled over. that's when pelinconey drove the

vehicle away. the ntsb released a preliminary report, and were warned by tesla of possible reignition until the car's battery was completely cooled. te model "s" was taken to a tesla service center for a safety inspection. the ntsb has not yet released probable cause of the fire. dan noyes has reports about safety issues. you can find the reports on our website, abc7news.com. much more coming your way tonight, a push to get publicly traded companies here in california to be more inclusive at the top. plus -- >> you're out of order. i'll proceed. >> we cannot possibly move forward, mr. chairman. senator camilla harris leads the charge for the democrats at a ruckus first day supreme court

companies based in california may soon have to hire more women onto their boards. >> that's right. a bill passed by the state senate is sitting on the governor's desk waiting for his signature. >> abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez has more. >> reporter: few women occupy leadership positions, the russell 3,000 index tracking the biggest companies in the u.s. found that only one in six board seats is filled by a woman. senate bill a-26 would force publicly traded companies with headquarters in california to put at least one woman on their boards by the end of 2019. and by 2021 companies with five board of directors must have two women. companies with six or more must who e making the health care decisions, who are making

the housing decisions, who are making the consumer decisions for their families, it seems only right that we also have representation at the highest levels of power. >> williams sonoma is based in san francisco, with equal number of men and women at top executive positions. their ceo said it's not about gender or race, not about sexual orientation or age, it's about performance and that's really very simple. but law experts say companies will fight it. >> even if it is smart policy to increase diversity on these boards, it's just flatout illegal. you just can't have a quota like this. >> the california chamber of commerce opposes the mandated quota saying our companies are not focused on only one particular rather all classifications. another company, san jose based tivo, the video-recording company has no women on its board and says it is not looking to hire new board members, even though they say it takes the

issue of diversity very seriously. in the newsroom, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. a raucous start to the confirmation hearing for brett kavanaugh. comments from kamala harris led to chaos. >> morning, i welcome everyone to this confirmation hearing on the nomination of judge brett kavanaugh -- >> mr. chairman. >> to serve as associate justice -- >> mr. chairman, i'd like to be recognized for a question. >> regular order. >> mr. chairman, i'd like to be recognized to ask a question before we proceed. the committee received just last night less than 15 hours ago -- >> mr. chairman, regular order. >> we have not had an opportunity to review or read or analyze. >> you are out of order, i'll proceed. >> we cannot possibly move forward, mr. chairman. >> i extend a very warm welcome to judge kavanaugh, to his wife

ashley, their two daughters -- >> mr. chairman, i agree with my colleague senator harris. mr. chairman, we received 42,000 documents that we haven't been able -- >> and everyone else joining us today. >> we believe this hearing should be postponed. >> i know this is an exciting day for all of you here. >> mr. chairman. >> you're rightly -- >> if we cannot be recognized, i move to adjourn. >> the american people -- >> i move to adjourn. >> hear directly from judge kavanaugh and later this afternoon. >> mr. chairman, i move to adjourn. >> all senators on the judiciary committee gave their opening statements today, democrats remain furious they have not been given access to all of kavanaugh's documents in his time working with the bush white house. gwyneth paltrow's wellness company has lawsuits against

ten -- the suit claims no scientific support for the products advertised medical claims. the jade egg and rose quartz could balance hormones. the eggs are sold online starting at $55. customers who bought them can contact goop for refunds. the eggs are still sold on goop's website, but without medical claims. one of them is said to promote positive energy. millions of people are picking up side jobs, side hustles, looking to make extra cash. the freelance work is known as the gig economy. >> there are drawbacks. michael finney is here to explain the potential downfalls. >> more than a third of workers are in the gig economy. it's some type of free lance work. a recent article from forbes estimated that's about 57 million people. working on your own means you have to set up your own backup plan if anything goes wrong.

the so-called gig economy is upon us. millions of workers in today's economy work as freelancers either for their own companies or for others. the big potential downfall of such work is that many are working without a safety net. with limited health insurance, no sick pay, or paid vacation. however, some companies, sensing an opportunity, are starting to emerge. one such service is called trupo, which offers disability insurance on a sliding scale. the more you pay, the better coverage you get. rates range from $20 to $50 a month. trupo is the brain child of sarah horowitz, she founded the new york-based free lancers union. it offers health insurance for independent contractors for years. the idea came after holding focus groups with freelancers who say the lack of any short-term disability meant they were living on the edge of uncertainty, bankruptcy and possibly moving in with family or even their parents.

using trupo, freelancers can get coverage for up to half of their usual monthly income. right now options are limited. but large insurance companies like prudential have started to look at the freelance market and explore product offerings to freelancers in the future. if you're looking at this, it will take real work on your part, compare plans and pricings now and you need to keep checking in. more and more insurance companies are getting into the market and that could mean a better deal for you down the road but you wouldn't know it if you didn't keep checking. >> a little effort. onto the weather forecast. >> now your accuweather forecast with sandhya patel. >> our workweek, and back to school, off to a nice start, good evening everyone, live doppler 7 showing you the coast is pretty much covered by fog right now. we are tracking active weather south of lake tahoe, numerous thunderstorms flaring up, over 500 lightning strikes. those storms have been dumping some pretty heavy rain.

there's a flash flood warning. keep this in mind. recent burn areas could see flash flooding until about 6:15. right now, we'll take a look at our highlights. coast aloe clouds will expand overnight. it will be mild to warm again tomorrow, and then turning even warmer for the end of the week. live picture from our mt. tam camera, we're not dealing with extreme heat today, so far anywhere from low 60s in places like pacifica all the way to the low 90s in livermore. here's another live picture from our south beach camera. the marine layer is really making a push, you can see. oakland, 66 degrees. live picture from our kgo roof camera, and it's breezy along the embarcadero. download the app and track your temperatures anytime you want. 72 in santa rosa. 73 in napa, warm in fairfield and concord, the upper 80s. hour by hour we go, 11:00 p.m.0

tonight. right on through about 8:00 a.m. and then the clouds will pull back to the coast and hang around through afternoon and evening. it is cooler tomorrow afternoon. temperatures first thing in the morning in the 50s. it is going to be cloudy tomorrow afternoon. hazy skies will continue, especially in some of our inland valleys, temperatures in the mid to upper 80s. 87 livermore. 86 fairfield. 81 in san jose. 70 degrees in oakland. getting up to 76 in san rafael. low to mid-70s from san mateo to palo alto. showing you haze still lingering, it's just smoke from the wildfires continuing to impact our weather. tomorrow, expect the moderate air quality that we have in place to continue. except to the south central bay where it will be good air

quality for your wednesday. a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast, featuring slightly cooler weather tomorrow, mild to warm for thursday, coming right back up, notice the temperatures in the low 60s to low 90s. and then we'll get the summer heat. by friday we're talking mid-90s inland, mid-60s coast, near average around saturday and then temperatures do moderate for the second half of your weekend, going into early next week. the good thing is, though, we'll notice that low clouds and fog are around every single day over the next seven days, dan and kristen. >> what else is new,

have you noticed more travelers at sfo? san francisco international airport today says it has set a passenger record for the seventh straight year. the airport recorded 57.8 million passengers over the past fiscal year. and let's give you a live look at sfo. you can see lots of planes on the tarmac, a strong international growth, new and added services and larger

aircrafts are credited with the increase. the number of passengers boarding planes, up at all three major bay area airports with san jose airport seeing the biggest increase of 17%. the latest building in facebook's ongoing expansion of its menlo park headquarters is now complete. it was designed by frank gary, going up in less than 18 months. it features an open work space that is designed to foster collaboration between teams as well as quiet work areas. the building also features a 3 1/2 acre rooftop garden with more than 200 trees. looks very nice. next at 5:00, meet

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benefiting greatly from his support. also -- >> it's all good, brother, yeah, it's all candy bars and ice cream, man. >> he is a shining light in the middle of a disaster area. at 6:00, how a north bay fire victim's patience and optimism are about to pay off. this man is truly amazing. coming up in a half hour at 6:00. a woman in foster city unintentionally brought home a live souvenir from a trip to cancun. >> a baby iguana stowed away in her bikini top last month. experts think the woman snuck into the bikini top when she put it on the balcony to dry. >> after treating him for dehydration he was taken to a local animal sanctuary to get used to a new country and home.

>> nobody said, excuse me, lady, you didn't declare this iguana. weird. tonight, the hurricane warnings up right now, as gordon takes aim. the massive system moving in on the american coastline, wind gusts up to 85 miles per hour. there are states of emergency already declared tonight, millions now bracing. and ginger zee is in the storm zone for us, moments away. also tonight, the explosive new book about president trump and the white house. and you will hear the audio right here tonight, the president and the phone call with the author, watergate reporter bob woodward. and what happens when kellyanne conway enters the room during the call. the dramatic scene on capitol hill playing out today. the supreme court showdown. what happened even before judge brett kavanaugh's confirmation hearing could begin. and then, his children removed from the hearing. the backlash tonight. some americans setting their