brining who was there and watched the accident happen. tell us how close you were and what did you see? >> we were sitting in the east stand directly in front of where the plane crashed toward the stands. it was basically in a nose dive straight ahead us. it was so close we could see the cockpit. at the last second he veered away from the stands so close that we saw the prop and crash into the box seat on the tar tarmac that were about 20 feet in front of us. the plane didn't even explode, it disintegrated. it just liked like a fire ball. basically the shrapnel from the plane went away from us and we walked away without a scratch. >> you used the word prop watch. you sound like an experienced fan.

>> this is the first time it's believed it's happened into the stands. usually when planes crash it's high speed racing. it's basically nascar in the sky. and as you bumper pile up they don't just pull over in the pits they crash. and you know so, but they go on with the races but this is the first time it's ever taken lives and it was absolute carnage. >> and, of course emergency crews evacuated the public. the spectators there as quickly as they could but that scene must have been chaotic and frightening at times. >> it looked more like a bomb exploded. there was really -- there's no fuselage. there was no airplane parts that you could see. the plane just disintegrated. it reminded me of when the plane went down in pennsylvania and there was carnage of people everywhere. bodies everywhere. it took out an entire section of the box seat from the tarmac. and every box seat holds 10 people.

it must have taken out at least 20 boxes. >> certainly that's not the impact of the plane but certainly the debris field spread everywhere. >> we were lucky for some, i mean when we realized that we were going to survive the crash, you know we braced for the impact we saw the plane go into the pavement and he you know the pilot probably tried to save as many lives as he could and he veered at the last second trying to get away from the people. and the wreckage and debris went out away from the grand stands. other wise it would have been way worse. we have no idea how we walked away without a scratch. >> wow, certainly a lot of people there lucky. but certainly a lot of people there kind of sifting through the wreckage and hoping their loved ones were not injured. >> it was awful. there were bodies everywhere. and the people that looked like they had survived it, were i mean they were missing limbs. i mean it was absolute carnage. i guess you're saying there was only reported 12 fatalities.

if that number doesn't go up i'll be absolutely shocked. because like i said every one of those boxes holds 10 people. and it was the biggest race of the day. it's the one that everybody is in their seats for. it's the best race. and everything was packed. >> now we've been reporting that 75 people were injured. probably half of them very seriously injured. so you're absolutely right. the number of dead could rise in this case. tonya brining, thank you so much. and i also spoke to a friend of mine that performs at the fleet week and air races. that is the p51 mustang. that plane is the plane that was involved in this crash. now mr. possum told me he says the debris field was very large and one of the other planes was hit. the debris spread out over a large area. over the years there's been

many crashes at this air rices including in 2007 where there were three failed crashes in just four days. i worked in reno and covered the races and this is the first instance where i can remember that the plane crashed into the crowd. we will bring you more information as we get it tonight at 10:00 also. live in the newsroom, i'm john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. we are also continuing to follow developing news from berkeley that is having a major impact on the friday evening commute. it was a fatal accident on eastbound i80 between a motorcycle and a big rig. happened very close to the gillman avenue exit. as you can see here, it is still backing up traffic two hours after the crash. crews still in the middle of interstate working on this situation there. and traffic just barely getting by on one right lane and two left lanes. i want to show you another picture here to kind of give you another example of what it looks like. the crash there at the top of the screen, you can see that the traffic is backed up all

the way down into the mcarthur maze probably farther than that. the lanes heading south toward the bay bridge. traffic also very slow. presumably a lot of people slowing down to see what happened on the opposing lanes. in san jose, a search is on right now for a suspect who police say went on a one man crime spree that involves a shooting, carjacking and kidnapping. ktvu's robert handa is live now where the suspect was last scene with the surveillance photo of that man police are looking for, robert. >> reporter: well there is still an all out search for this person going on. police say the man has not been seen since he car carjacked a vehicle here in this parking lot. this afternoon police investigators collected evidence including fingerprints from this stolen black nissan z sports car. the vehicle police say the suspect drove into this chevron gas station at curtner and lincoln avenue and at point- blank range shot a man pumping

gas into his mazda video. this surveillance camera shows a stocky latino man wearing a white t-shirt and texas rangers cap. >> it's scary, my coworkers inside i just got done calling them and they are all shaken up. >> reporter: the suspect abandoned the black z and hijacked the camera a mile away. police say a shot was fired and the toyota driver is missing. >> so we're doing everything we possibly can to locate this individual and equally important locate and do a welfare check on the victim. i just got off the phone with police investigator jason dwire who just told me that san jose police in the next few minutes will be issuing an amber alert. they are confirming a stranger abduction in this case. they are going to be looking for a white 97 lexus as opposed to the white camera.

the license 5gsw452. again a 97 white lexus, 5gsw452. police say in the next 10 minutes they'll be issuing an amber alert because they have confirmed a stranger abduction in the last report of this man's crime spree. the city of san bruno says by next tuesday the ugliest scar remaining from that pipeline explosion there will be gone. tom vacar live in san bruno tonight with the next steps now for that neighborhood. tom-- >> reporter: well that's one the residents will be invited to throw in the first shovels of earth into this much larger hole of earth. a backhoe worked in preparation for covering compacting and closing san bruno's ugly car. >> this will conclude closing the hole and providing temporary repairs to the immediate areas so we can reopen the area to traffic.

>> reporter: the bishop who's now repaired home will be happy to see it now. >> the hole not being closed is amazing to us. it should have been done a long time ago. >> reporter: crews say final certification had kept them from doing so. the next issue, where to put a memorial for the eight people now gone. >> i think they should be remembered for a long long time. >> something that will really be reflective of the communities interest in care for what happened here. >> reporter: rebuilding the destroyed homes remain some what a contentious issue. >> whether it's pg & e's fault. the city's fault. the residents themselves. but i think that more should have been done in a year's time. >> i just wish they could speed up the paper work and get it

done faster. so in a month, the the crater will be gone, the road will be opened and the neighborhood will be back under construction. the final say came today over a dispute on pier 48. ktvu was there when business owners learned they had to move. >> reporter: fire officials and building inspectors pointed out dozens of what they said were potential electrical hazards. we also spoke to some of the high tech entrepreneurs that work here. >> keep focused, make repairs. >> reporter: but at the end, the board said it was too unsafe to let them stay. >> i very much fear for their safety. >> i have an initial concern to

make sure my first responders, when we come to places like this there's additional hazards. >> the ten tenants need to be out by the end of the month. some tenants have questioned whether this sudden concern is to allow america's cup organizers to take control of the pier. >> it addresses the water around the pier 38. that is what that draft is focused on. we do not currently have any plans nor is it part of the environment impact report to use any of the structure of pier 38 for america's cup. again that was rob roth reporting from san francisco. newly released e-mails show that the obama administration privately worried that solyndra could fail at a politically sensitive time. e-mails from budget officials warn that the company might default and said that loaning

millions to the company the now bankrupt company quote could easily be portrayed as bad judgment or worse. one analyst we talked to say the controversy is unlikely to harm president obama in the long term -- >> a little bit like second guessing, monday morning quarterbacking. maybe they shouldn't have done it. maybe they should have. maybe nine out of 10 times this wouldn't have happened. and what delegates told ktvu about the crowded field of candidates for president. a former church employee agrees to pay back the east bay congregation he's accused of stealing from. the reason that employee says it was an honest mistake. back here in 10 minutes, we have the weekend forecast, we'll show you which day will be the warmest, see you back here in 10.

dignitaries helped break ground today for the new defenders ride. the facility on miranda will

offer beds for vets. >> come here and we are going to honor everything that you have done for this country. come here, and we will salute you daily. >> reporter: the lodge is scheduled to open in 20123 2013 and services will be free. congresswoman bachmann will head the republican convention in just a couple of hours. delegates are excited about their prospects in the upcoming presidential election, ken pritchett has the story. >> reporter: to give you an idea where we are you can see behind me the nokia theater. the convention has been going on throughout the day but it kicks off when michelle bachmann addresses the crowd. >> bachmann's campaign has struggled in recent months

particularly after the entry of governor rick perry into the field of candidates. a new field poll shows the candidates at 6% far beyond mitt romney at 28%. but among the delegates and organizers at the convention, they see an opportunity to win back the white house whoever their candidate might be. >> my members are making preferences, but they are all excited about all the candidates. >> i think the republicans have an outstanding chance to take back the white house. >> reporter: of course one goal of the candidates here in california is fund raising, but another goal is to meet with these active members of the party because they could play a role as volunteers in some of the other primaries that began early next year. again, michelle bachmann's speech begins at about 8:30. we will be here and we will bring you what she says and reaction at 10:00. in los angeles, ken pritchett,

ktvu news. job losses in construction contributed to an increase of jobless rates. the jobless rate is now 12.1%. also posted an increase in unemployment. california lost 8,400 jobs in august including in financial information and health services. now here's a look at the jobless rate in all bay area counties. at 11.6%, solano has the highest. marin county has the lowest. five counties are all below 10%. there are some changes at the top for twitter. the company confirms two early contributors have left their positions. it expects the two venture

capitalists to have increasing funding. a little bit of clearing along the coast today. temperatures today, not that far off from yesterday. but temperatures this weekend begin to warm up. we're going to see highs on sunday up into the upper 80s. we might see a low 90 out there toward antioch. we did see some sun out at the cliff house. a little bit of sun out at steinson beach as well. some highs from today, some of the bigger cities, santa rosa, san francisco, san jose. temperatures come up and they're going to come up with a few degree. the cooling trend of this week makes way for a slight warming trend as we move into the end of this weekend and early week. a warming pattern. some cool 40s. cold spots by san helena up toward napa, that's very chilly when you get going in the morning. as we get going the next few

days, prepare for some cool weather. sets up the high for your warming trend. sunday the warmest day on the weekend, monday and tuesday will be a little warmer still. we'll see low 90s. your forecast highs tomorrow, 85 in clear lake. 83 in san helena, 82 in fairfield. along the coast steinson beach, 63. maybe 65 in the afternoon. the fog is getting clear over there. 83 in concord, 84 in brentwood. warmest day will be your sunday with some of these temperatures on this screen like morgan hill up into the upper 80s, low 90s. tomorrow 82 in morgan hill. let's go 90 degrees in morgan hill as we head into sunday. forecast in san francisco 65. a little warmer at 60 in pacifica. up in the hill i bet you you will get mid-60s. your friday forecast. nice one it warms up. cooled down all week. it's going to work its way back up. with that we always worry about

fire danger and that will happen, monday/tuesday we'll be talking about weather concerns in the northern part of the state. right now we're working to get you new information on the deadly plane crash in reno we just heard that 39 people so far have been taken to the hospital as a result of this crash. this is a picture of the aftermath, you can see people in debris just everywhere. we'll also show you again this video of the crash that was actually taken by someone in the stands. one witness describes the plane as pulverized with debris everywhere. 75 people are injured, again we just learned 39 people have been taken to the hospital. we're also seeing many reports of at least a dozen fatalities including the pilot of that plane. a fire spokesperson is calling this a mass casualty event. we also spoke with the witnesses who said there were emergency vehicles pouring in and out of the scene. the crowd is being evacuated. be sure to stay with us, we'll have any new information on this crash available coming up in just about half an hour over

on tv 36. i'm fred inglis live in fremont, it's kennedy against concord in our football high school game of the week. one of these teams is going to win the first game of the year. we'll talk to one of the offensive great minds in football next in sports.

it is time right now for this week's high school football game of the week. our fred inglis live as concord high takes on kennedy high school. should be a good one frank. >> hi frank. yeah, what we have tonight is two teams looking for their first win of the year. it should be some fun here on a beautiful night in fremont. but with me is coach bryan hamilton of concord in his eighth year with the minutemen. last year bryan it was just must have been great fun. 13-1. what a dream. >> we had some players that made us look really smart. we took advantage of it. >> and tell us a little bit about what the grows mains are without your number one

quarterback ricky lloyd who's now at south mississippi. >> you know, we have faced two very tough opponents, they did their job. they showed us what our weaknesses were. now it's our job as coaches to come out and keep taking steps toward the lead. >> is it difficult for you when you're playing a team like kennedy, you've never played them. they're starting a whole new program here. is there a sense that there's a wild card here at all. >> absolutely. what you see on film is they are well prepared, they're fundamentally sound. their coach is doing a great job. we know they're going to be prepared for what we do. we just have to do what we do relevantly well tonight. >> who is the big guy? who should i be looking for tonight? give me a number, give me a name. >> number two, lito thompson should be running the field tonight. we're going to be a little bit different. i don't know that we'll throw the ball 45 times. >> lito thompson i love the name. he should be hot out here. should be a big ball game.

hamilton eight years with concord, he's also the athletic director in concord. one team is going to win. we'll have highlights of that at 10:00 with mark ibanez. reporting live in fremont, fred inglis. our coverage of the plane crash in reno continues. we'll going to be updating you on twitter and on ktvu.com. this is video as it happened. the plane probably going several hundred-miles-an-hour. crash into the boxes right in front of the grand stand. there are reports that as many as 12 people were killed. although that number could potentially go higher. >> we have this happened about 4:30 this afternoon and we have a full report coming up on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36. and on the 10:00 news, thanks for joining us.

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