executive airport. good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama daetz. thank you for joining us. a hurricane crashed around 2:30 this afternoon. >> officials say a flight instructor and student were on board. the flight instructor sadly died in that crash. >> abc7 news reporter laura anthony is live in hayward with the latest. laura. >> reporter: hi, ama. i'm standing right here at the edge of the hayward executive airport. let's show you what's going on right behind me here. you can see that helicopter. we understand it's a four seater, it's still on the ground there. this has been now 2 1/2 hours after this crash. let's show you what it looks like from sky 7. this is video we shot just a short time ago. you can see the helicopter is on the ground. there are a number of emergency here on scene. hayward police are the lead investigators at this point. this is an airport owned by the city of hayward. and as we've said, this was a training flight, a flight instructor with a student doing some maneuvers just after 2:30

this afternoon. we talked with one young man who was in the area when he heard a loud noise. >> heard a loud banging. i parked over there and i saw a little bit of smoke and i saw it was just a lot of commotion, a lot of hayward trucks rushing over. >> they were practicing hovering, which is unique to helicopters in the air and they can stay in one place. and something happened and the helicopter crashed. >> reporter: now, we understand the helicopter is owned by a company called pacific helicopters. there's a subsidiary that is vertical helicopters. and at this point we do not know the names of the victims, but again, the flight instructor was killed and the student, we understand,urved the crash but is in critical condition at eden medical center in castro valley. the ntsb is expected to be here on-site by tomorrow.

dan, ama, live in hayward, laura anthony, abc7 news. >> thank you, laura. flames raced out of a building in gilroy with the black smoke churning from the blaze. this fire is believed to have been a barn. the fire department tells us several buildings were damaged. a total of five acres burned. its still not fully contained. look at those flames. it's happening on center avenue near rucker avenue. and just about half an hour north on abor road in san jose, another fire killed a family pet. let's go to abc7 news reporter chris nguyen who is live in san jose. chris. >> reporter: hi, ama. right now i can tell you that the fire is 100% contained. that's the good news. but as i step out of the way and we zoom in, you can see the damage that was done this afternoon as the flames got closer and closer to homes. neighbors here are commending the firefighters for their quick response. in san jose, shock and anguish as evergreen resident

mimi nguyen tries to keep it tokts. >> that's my life right there that got burned down. >> reporter: late this afternoon, nguyen learned her cottage was among two buildings destroyed by a vegetation fire that burned 47 acres. her.bubby was inside the home when the fire broke and did not survive. >> that's my baby. it's like my son. i rescued him because he was in a hurricane harvey. >> reporter: other neighbors watched as the flames got close to their homes near aborn road. linda has lived here 45 years. her husband stayed back to protect their home. >> he's been spraying down the yard really, and just keeping an eye out on any new fires starting up or whatever. but, yeah, he's been outside the whole time. >> reporter: more than 100 firefighters from cal fire and san jose responded to the fire. >> we've got three different kinds of fire engines on this scene right now. we've got hand crews from cal fire and the department of corrections. we did have aircraft both fixed wing and helicopters working on

this fire as well as dozers. >> reporter: the cause remains under investigation. residents are grateful to these firefighters for all of the work they've done. >> if you need them, they're there within a few minutes. so bless their hearts, i'm really glad that they are there. >> reporter: i just spoke to a captain with the san jose fire department. he tells me that they're going to be staying on the scene throughout the night to help prevent any flare-ups. we're live in san jose. chris nguyen, abc7 news. >> thanks, chris. a 3.3 magnitude quake struck in mor began hill before 2:00 this afternoon, 3 1/2 hours ago. those describe it as a quick jolt and it was over. there are no reports of damage or injuries. >> in the east bay, part of eastbound 80 in san pablo was closed for hours after a deadly crash. the chp says a big rig hit the guardrail near el portal drive near 5:00 a.m. then rolled down a dirt embankment. the driver was pronounced dead

at the scene. cal trans workers spent several hours fixing the that damaged guardrail. >> a man who killed a beach in gender in 2004 was sentenced today, sean michael gallon got consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole. abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez was in court. >> reporter: in court today, lyndsay's mother told confessed killer to read the bible. she brought the dress her daughter was supposed to wear on her wedding day. but lyndsay and her fiance, jason allen, were shot one month before august 2004 on this beach in jenner. >> it represents their lives were taken, their marriage was taken, our children were taken. it just shows what he did. >> reporter: the young midwest couple, she was 22 and he 26, were counselors at a religious camp in the sierra. they decided to take off for a few days and ended up camping on fish head beach. it was august 2004.

for years investigators and the family believed both were sleeping when they were shot. but during sentencing today, it was revealed that lyndsay apparently knew for a brief moment what was going on. >> we always suspected that she was murdered second because of how cowardly this act was. but then to hear that she actually sat up from the killer himself, that was, that was hard to hear. >> reporter: gallon, who is now 40 years old, only confessed to the murders after he was arrested in 2017 for the shooting death of his brother inside the home they shared with their mother. to this day, gallon has never given a reason for shooting the couple. in court today, his attorney said his client has had mental health issues. and in 2001 gallon took a large dose of lsd. according to his family, he has not been the same since. outside of the courtroom, lyndsay's father showed us a ring he now wears to remember his daughter. >> like this ring symbolizes my

love for my wife, this ring symbolizes my love for my daughter. so i'll wear it the rest of my life. >> reporter: in santa rosa, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >> many people in the bay area say they still feel like they need to have to hide from i.c.e. even though major raids did not materialize this weekend. >> president trump says the operation, though, is still on. >> the i.c.e. raids were very successful. people came into our country illegally, illegally. many were felons. many were convicted of crimes. many, many were taken out on sunday. you just didn't know about it. >> well, many in the undocumented community are still on high alert. >> abc7 news reporter luz pena is live in san francisco with more. luz. >> reporter: ama and dan, we've come here to the mission district saturday and sunday. both days streets were empty. today you are seeing something different. people coming out, buying produce and chatting with their

friends. many of them tell us that even though no raids were reported here in the bay area, they're still afraid. >> this weekend was very scary. i don't want to lose my parents. >> reporter: that's the fear that paralyzed the family this weekend. evelyn was born in the u.s., but her parents are undocumented. do you guys have a plan? >> yeah. so we always say that if we do have people knock at the door, to not answer, to not even -- pretend like we're not home. if there is like an enforced entry, we have a hiding spot for our parents. >> reporter: a secret room they built years ago. they tell me that after the announced raids by president donald trump, they're even more convinced that hiding place is necessary. she says she's a hard worker, who came to the united states to take care of other people's children. >> these raids are politically motivated. as we know, as we get closer to the election, these attacks will be constant. >> reporter: the rapid respons

network is ready to represent any undocumented immigrants detained by i.c.e. but this weekend they did not receive any reports of raids. >> people over profits. >> reporter: in san francisco they tried to deliver petition s to amazon, calling for the tech giant to cut ties with i.c.e. >> amazon web services which provides all the storage for the data that people are mining and collecting about immigrants in order to detain and deport them. >> reporter: in a statement, amazon responded, there is clearly a need for more clarity from government on what is acceptable use of artificial intelligence and ramifications for its misuse and we have provide aid proposed legislative framework for this. the rapid response network confirmed to us that they received more than 300 calls this week and alone coming from san francisco. to put it into perspective, they received those 300 calls in a month. in san francisco, luz pena, abc7 news. >> tug boats flanked the u.s.

coast guard cutter monroe as it sailed into alameda this morning. video shows the flag flying high as it returned home after seizing 17,000 pounds of cocaine in a semi-submersible vessel off the coast of south america. >> is it was a great p/atrol. the crew worked extremely hard. the great case everybody has seen on the video. >> he's jumping on a boat going 10 nauts. we're banging on the hatch getting them out as soon as possible. >> it's difficult when they're noncompliant. they didn't stop. there's no o safety features. once they do get on board, they don't know what's going to be waiting for them down below. >> it was a great move. those guys are great athletes. you know, they've been working towards this type of take down, you know, their whole careers. we're proud of what we do. we get after what we can.

obviously there are success stories for the drug runners out there. with new ships like we have with pthe monroe, the 6th of this class, we have two more coming down the road, we're taking them down at a higher clip than we were in the past. >> families were thrilled to reunite with their loved ones especially after such a stressful deployment. they've been separated nearly 100 days. the crew gets to rest up and work from their home base for the next three to four months before they head back out for more. >> well deserved break. facebook's uphill battle and how the treasury secretary is leading the charge. that's next. >> plus the roof of a casino collapses in southern california. nearly a dozen people are hurt. >> and get this. the awani is coming back. how $12 million is buying a lot of old names. >> and prime day 2019, 7 on your side tells you whether you should skip it or load up. >> i'm sandhya patel.

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a gas explosion today killed a southern california utility worker and destroyed a house as you can see. the employee was working on a damaged natural gas line in murrieta when it just exploded. that worker was killed and another worker injured. a search is on for a person who lives in that home. roads near the scene why closed as firefighters worked to put out the fire. as you can see, the damage was terrible. people at a southern california casino are lucky things didn't get worse when the casino's roof caved in. >> everybody run, man. >> customers were rattled after the roof gave way at larry flint's lucky lady casino in gardena around 10:00 this mourning. you can see the roof in these aerial photos caved in. along with rooftop equipment that fell, too. 11 people had minor injuries.

no one had to be treated at the hospital. that's good news. photos from inside the casino showed light filtering destroyed the destroyed ceiling. one firefighter was amazed people walked away with just bruises. >> i believe it could have been worse if it was in the casino area. although it was in a populated area of the lobby, you've got to imagine those people are on their feet. >> they had reported a severe water leak that could have contributed to the collapse. >> monsanto will not have to pay the full $80 million to 9 bay area man who claimed the weed killer roundup caused his cancer. the judge said $80 million was constitutionally impermissible. the amount awarded to edward hard man was reduced to $25 million. in march the jury found round up likely caused his cancer. hard man used it on his property decades in solano county. there will be a crackdown on cryptocurrency. treasury secretary steven

mnuchin said digital payment ventures need to be held to the same standard as traditional banks. he said the trump administration has serious concerns about the use of cryptocurrency for illegal activity, including human trafficking, financing terrorism, and laundering money. >> this is indeed a national security issue. we will not allow digital asset service providers to operate in the shadows. >> the remarks come one day before congress begins hearings on facebook's libra plan. libra is facebook's cryptocurrency. >> you may be pleased to hear that many of the landmarks at yosemite are getting their names back. the national park service reached an agreement with the concession operator delaware nor. the majestic hotel will be the awhanee again. this touched off a dispute. delaware north claimed it trademarked the names of several facilities and demanded money. so the names were changed for the time being. delaware north is receiving $12 million in the settlement.

>> have you been checking out all the sales today? it is officially amazon's prime day. but other retailers are matching and beating those deals. >> it's a competitive environment. 7 on your side michael finney is keeping track of the action. >> it's pretty wild out there today. last year prime day brought in $3 billion. this year analysts are pegging sales closer to 5 billion. now, this is beginning to look like black friday summer edition. prime day has been so successful last year, amazon's website crashed. and this year prime day has doubled into a two-day extravaganza. and time is running out. every few minutes new items go on sale and most of them come with a count down clock with an expiration time. prices suggest the deals hover around 30% off, but even deeper discounts can be found on many items. there is a wide variety of items for sale, but consumer psychologist kate yarro says

this is really the start of back to school shopping. >> amazon wanting to get ahead of the other retailers started their prime day in july. the other retailers just climbed on board, too, and now this really is the start of the back to school shopping season. >> with so much going on, nerd wallet says consumers need a system to get in on the very best deals. >> really be smart about your purchases. make a list in advance of items you want to target. set alerts and browser extensions so you can track prices easily across multiple websites. and make sure you're getting the best deal. >> amazon's deals are available to prime members only, a subscription is $119 a year. but there is a work around for those who are not members. you can sign up for a free one-month trial. just remember to cancel before you are charged. you can make the deal even sweeter by using your purchasing power to give to charity. buy through amazon smile and one half of 1% of the purchase price of eligible products will be

sent to a charity you choose. however, you must sign up in advance and use the smile check out. so what is behind all of this? we'll be talking about that tonight on abc7 news at 6:00. now, i always worry, with any sale, the consumers aren't getting the deals they think they're getting. so today we had 7 on your side staffers spot-checking prices. i've posted their findings on abc7news.com. spoiler alert. it's a real sale. >> really? >> okay, all right. thank you, michael. >> here we are starting another week. let's get a look at what the weather has in store for us. >> meteorologist sandhya patel is in for us. >> you'll notice a gradual cooling trend. from the emeryville camera, it's bright and sunny from this vantage point. temperature 67, 70s from oakland to san jose. 63 in half moon bay. a lovely view from pier 39,

we're checking out a mix of sun and a little bit of fog and the sea lions. not a lot, but there are a few there. 92 in santa rosa. it is in the 80s from napa, 90 degrees from fairfield. 85 degrees right now in livermore. so let's take a look at what is in store as we head into the workweek. the fog that we have right near the coast line will be expanding so we'll go fog along the coast and bay overnight tonight. gradual cooling trend this week and we will see the combination of sun, fog with near average temperatures for later on this week. so i want to show you a live picture from our east bay hills camera. we're watching a marine layer a thousand feet looking toward sutro tower. that is going to advance over the bay. right now it is limited to just parts of the coast as you will notice here on live doppler 7. but th cnge going into tomorrow morning and that's going to set the stage for cooler weather. wind gusts at sfo right now to 45 miles an hour. there is an airport weather warning for the next few hours. otherwise, really a nice day. typical sea breeze here in the

bay area and what we're going to see is a change in our weather pattern. so this warm air is going to move east. it's going to allow this area of low pressure to swing through. and that's what's going to bring about a drop in our temperatures. let's check out your 12-hour planner for the morning. low clouds, fog, mid 50s to low 60s. clouds will linger at noontime right near the beaches. rest of you looking at sunshine and it will be a mild to warm afternoon. not in the mid 90s tomorrow. we're going low 90s. the temperatures will come down as the sun sets later on in the evening. the hour by hour forecast, showing you the fog advancing right over the bay as we go into 5:00 a.m. tomorrow. watch out, there might even be some spotty drizzle. 8:00 a.m. you'll see the fog around the bay and coast. for the afternoon, some of it will pull away from the beaches, but not all of it. so we will continue to hang onto some of it. and i know some people really love the fog. so here's a look at your forecast. temperatures in the low 50s to low 60s. a clear skies inland but there will be some gray skies elsewhere. tomorrow afternoon warm in the south bay.

81 santa clara, 82 san jose. 80 in gilroy. 79 in mountain view, excuse me. 74 in san mateo. mid 60s, breezy foggy at the coast. 66 downtown san francisco. 64 in the sunset district. and in the north bay 82 in san rafael. really comfortable weather. 89 in santa rosa. enjoy the sun in the east bay. it's going to be 74 in oakland. 78 castro valley. head inland and you'll be in the 80s and 90s. 90 degrees in antioch, 87 in livermore. your accuweather seven-day forecast does feature that gradual cooling trend. mid 60s to low 90s. a wide range of temperatures for your wednesday. a little bit of drizzle in the morning and then cooler weather as we continue to head later on into the workweek with temperatures bottoming out in the mid-'80s inland. friday, saturday, a little bit cooler than averaging, but the rest of the week is going to be near average and then we'll see a reversal in those temperatures come sunday and monday. you can always download the

accuweather app. >> thank you. >> the outfielder and the legacy of a blunt parent. that's next. >> david? >> ground zero. >> you can see home after home. >> thank you.

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to form a human chain in florida to rescue one swimmer trapped in the rip current. you can see people in this video lined up, some on surf boards. rescuers had to swim out to help a stranded pair and succumbed themselves before getting to safety. this was panama city beach. the water had been churned up by tropical storm barry. they made more than three dozen rescues. quite courageous on their part. >> a bizarre sight, a man who took to the skies most have never seen before. that's next. >> but first we want to thank jake for this pike tour of the grapes of napa valley. share your pictures with us. using the #abc7now. you may see it on air or online at abc7news.com. great shot. we'll see you in a moment.

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coming up on abc7 news at 6:00, a teacher seen walking away from a fight in his classroom tells his side of the story, only to the abc7 news i-team. >> we're live in san francisco's new idea to give its growing homeless population a place to stay and build a better bay area. >> and new at 6:00, changes that bart is making to improve their ride for cyclists and all passengers. that's all coming up in half an hour on abc7 news at 6:00. >> we want to share something

spectacular with you. a real treat for whale watchers off australia's gold coast. >> oh! [ laughter ] >> is that amazing? a group of tourist were on the boat when they spotted not one, but an incredible double whale breach. that is cool. >> that is unbelievable. all right. so now to some other video that's also getting a lot of eyes. >> it is a man soaring above paris. he's french inventor frankie zapata showing off his fly board yesterday. >> he carried a rifle and flew above the military display during bastille celebrations. emmanuel macron tweeted, moud of our army, modern and innovative. >> there has to be a real learning curve on that. >> definitely. takes practice. >> that's cool. "world news tonight" with david muir is next. we appreciate your time. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama daetz. for sandhya patel, michael finney, all of us here, thank

you for inviting us into your homes tonight. >> we will see you again in half an hour at 6:00. tonight, history made right here in this room. apollo 11 mission control in houston, as america celebrates that milestone 50 years later this week. also, the other news this monday night. the firestorm over president trump's racially charged tweets. the president doubling down on his attacks against four congresswomen, after telling them to go back to the countries they came from. the congresswomen before the cameras just moments ago. the state of emergency tonight, after barry slams into the u.s. tonight, on the move. several states on alert. blinding rain and dangerous flooding. the water rescues. the human chain rescuing swimmers. rob has the new track. news on jeffrey epstein tonight, facing two of his accusers in court. and prosecutors now describing what they allegedly found inside his safe.

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