heading north bound. it banked to the right and within a mile crashed into a wooded area. the plane was bossed here at the airport. a man said he was meticulous about caring for the aircraft and last year painted a red stripe, that was very visible in the wreckage. the plane landed upside down. the pilot's wife was airlifted to the hospital and the plane was found by a nurse who was walking by. >> she has moderate injuries. she will be okay. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> she is very lucky. >> short time after the plane crashed an off duty nurse was walking in the area with her dog. she is married to a deputy and she arrived within minutes and provide aid to the injured woman in the plane. >> reporter: the faa says they

and the ntsb will investigate and it will take months before we know the results. ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. happening now, it is a boy. live pictures from outside the london hospital. it is after 1:00 a.m. in the morning. this is where prince harry and his wife welcomed their first child into the world. that is the world's newest prince. the duchess of cambridge gave birth at 4:24 p.m. news is being met with royal fanfare. >> wait is finally over. prince is born. the official announcement breaking with a bulletin where crowds gathered. 8 pounds 6-ounces. prince william stood by his

wife's side during the birth at st. mary's hospital where he was born. >> they made sure to do this as a nod to tradition. diana gave birth at the same hospital. >> reporter: the newborn is third in line. >> this is such a big world news event. >> reporter: here again is a live look outside of st. mary's hospital i kate middleton gave birth this afternoon. mother and child are doing well and they will spend the night here in the hospital before going home. no word on the baby's name but we expect to learn it by theond of the week. -- by the end of the week. taking bets on names. if it were a girl, alexandra was the favorite. today we learned it is a boy and that has george being the

favorite with 10-1 odds. people from all over the globe are reacting to the birth and that includes americans inlanden for the royal arrival -- inlanden for the royal arrival -- in london for the royal arrival. >> i remember watching charles and diana getting married and now to see her son have a baby is spectacular. >> amazing. >> so honored. >> quite an experience. >> i was about to leave this weekend and i was able to change at the last-month. >> others posted on twitter. british prime minister david cameron tweeted i am delighted now that their son has been born. the whole country will celebrate. >> congresswoman nancy pelosi

sweeted wishing much joy and happiness as they welcome the newest member of the royal family. go to www.ktvu.com for the latest on the royal baby. including the traditions. continuing coverage on another possible bart strike with no agreement today that leaves 13 days of negotiations to try to avoid another strike. the 30 day contract extension ends on august 4. that is less than two weeks away. storm clouds gather over a bart strike the transit system took the time to show off its cars of the future. ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar joins us live with a look at what you could be riding in in 4 years from now. tom? >> reporter: according this. labor problems, bart has one of the oldest fleets of transportation systems in the nation. >> reporter: on the outside

they will look like this. on the inside they will look something like what bart is showing off this week. 400 fennel cars are onorder with -- 410 cars are onorder with 360 -- are on order with 360 more. the cars will have the latest audio and visual signage and three doors on each side, the stead of two. the first production car comes in january of 2017. >> we ramp up to full production rate. you will see trains mid-2017. >> reporter: this is not the final design. this is a work in progress. and the most important information will come from bart customers. >> we have a frame work. certain areas where we could get the input, do changes and put those suggestions or ideas

into our design. >> reporter: a new control system means more trains or often. coming up at 6:00 p.m. the status of what seems to be dead in the water talks over new bart contracts. consumer editor tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. the captain of sail boat is under arrest for leading the coast guard on a chase and assaulting a investigator. ktvu's christien kafton is live with what happened after investigators boarded that boat today. >> reporter: take a look, it is still docked right here at the coast guard station. this afternoon we watched as a man boarded her and began taking pictures. >> reporter: investigators began taking photos and examining the boat one day after the sail boat and the

captain led them on a two hour slow speed chase. the coast guard said it started at 4:00 p.m. sunday when investigators responded to nuer of false distress calls. >> it is frustrating because we go out and dispatch and they go to a certain place where the call is happening and no one is there. >> reporter: investigators found the boat and the captain. the boat doesn't have the customary identifying marking. the coast guard request permission to board and he refused and led them on a chase. when they finally boarded boarded the skipper lunged at wan of the officers. >> -- at one of the officers. >> the operator attacked our officer. we had two others come on board and we were able to take him down. >> the coast guard says there was no signs of drugs or

alcohol but the mystery deepened when he produced two different passports. >> mysterious investigation. he has two pass ports. hard to tell where he is coming from. >> reporter: the coast guard be asula federal officer. in the last few minutes we had new developments out here. just the last few minutes, since we started talking we saw the emergency responder crews show up, we saw a coast guard crew dispatch, they were in a rush. we don't know what is going on but we are trying to find out what is going on and we will bring you new details. live, christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. a san francisco firefighter who drove a truck while drunk and hit a motorcyclist is close

to losing his job. he left the scene of the crash last month. he was arrested a few hours later. a source tells ktvu the fire chief written to the fire commission asking for him to be dismissed. a police investigation continues. a fire truck that ran over a girl after asiana airlines flight 214 crashed was not equipped with heat sensing technology that might have saved her life. san francisco international airport has the equipment but it had not been installed in the rig that hit the girl. last week the student from china was alive when the truck hit her on july 6. san francisco police arrested one person and are looking for two others aftera home invasion this morning -- after a home invasion this morning. they forced their way into a home around 12:15 a.m. and then when neighbors heard

the commotion they called mese. one man -- called police. one man hurt his leg and was arrested. the other two got away. man was found dead neurthe river -- near the river this morning. the body was discovered in brush at 6:45 a.m. there are homeless encampments nearby. police say it appears he died from a drug over dose. a member of the hells angels avoided a murder trial by pleading guilty this morning to lesser charges. he plead guilty to battery. he was involved in a fight with a rival gang member that led to the death. the president president. california's attorney general fighting back to top

gay marriage. kamala harris asked the supreme court to turn down a new petition. the san diego county clerk requested a stay last friday, a weak after prop 8 -- week after prop 8 supporters made a request that was denied. he believes prop 8 is still in effect. he has till tomorrow morning to file a reply. 100 computers stolen from a school. new at 5:30 p.m. we will look at what is next and what it could mean for the students. >> a woman's deadly fall shreds light on safety issues on roller coster. why keeping riders safe isn't as easy as it sounds. first. >> fire nearly burns down a restaurant in oakland. why they think it might be arson. >> after the break picking up green out there.

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i got this. you're so sweet. you got this, right? i do got this. let us get everything off the shelf, and to your home. ed. new at 5:00 p.m. an arson attack caught on video. ktvu's jana katsuyama got a picture from the surveillance video and tells us how a good samaritan might have saved the building. >> reporter: i just got the video from the man who ins this -- who owns this restaurant. it is the second restaurant that opened in 2011. that is where they think the fire started. the flames were so hot it started burning the side of the building. the picture from the surveillance video you can see

it here. it shows two men walking to the dumpster and setting it on fire. that video has been turned over to police. this happened at 1:30 a.m. saturday morning. it burned through two doors and melted the electric meters that pg&e just replaced this morning. two restaurants all lost power. they had to shut down saturday and sunday. today they brought in big coolers with food but the rest of the food had to be thrown away because they had no power. that is hundreds of pounds of food lost. along with thousands of dollars in lost business. they hope police catch the two and they want to thank the good samaritan who moved the burning dumpster away from the building. >> he tried to put it out. tried to take dirt and put it out. >> it was wonderful. he saved the building.

>> reporter: the restaurants reopened this morning but they still have smoke and water damage inside. they are not sure whether this is connected to any of the vandalism that happened last week during the trayvon martin protest but they say they are tired of local businesses being destroyed downtown. staff are hoping to reopen by thursday or friday. reporting live, jana katsuyama, ktvu channel 2 news. dozens of earthquakes shock absorbers are wearing out twice as fast as expected. caltrans is replacing 96 on the western span of the bay bridge. they were installed in 2004 and supposed to last another decade but the rubber seals are wearing out early because of the movement of traffic and the wind. it will cost $13 million to replace the shocks. despite the problems the bridge

is safe. apple is working to get its developers site back up and running. they said an intruder tried to access personal information last week. they have been shut down since then as apple works to rebuild the database. all information was encrypted but it is possible names, addresses and e-mail addresses may have been accessed. it comes as apple prepares to report earnings. net flick stock fell even though they reported 2nd quarter earnings quadrupled. revenue rose 20%. a rise in gold off set disappointing earnings from

companies today. that left the dow up a point. the nasdaq is up 12 at 3,600. the s&p is up 3 to 1,695. outside today muggy, soupy, humid. let's go now to our chief meteorologist bill martin for the official report. >> that is how it felt out there. felt like san diego. not like what we are used to. usually drier but the humidity increased as the clouds moved in. tropical moisture moves in. working its way out here. we are seeing showers developing. i had report of sprinkles showing up in san jose. light drops. just drop, drop, drop. this green representing, well, what could -- what could be showers. none of this, little of it is hitting the ground. showers that dry up. the atmosphere is moist as you can see. we can't rule out the chance of a shower. even a thundershower into the next twenty four hours.

unusual pattern around here. these are the highs. temperatures took a hit because of the clouds. 79 in livermore. 77 concord. temperatures cooler than they were yesterday. 10 down degrees. seeing the giants, 7:15 p.m., cloudy. fog at the coast. fog, high clouds. mild. not in the 50s. temperatures in the low 60s because of the moisture that is working its way up the state. tomorrow morning, yosemite thundershowers and showers on the sierra nevada. 1:00 p.m. tomorrow morning. clouds, more of it. maybe a shower? maybe. i wouldn't be surprised if we saw showers. even a thundershowers. this is a difficult pattern to forecast. it is unusual. would be hard to be off. so we will track that, watching it closely. forecast highs for tomorrow.

cloudy at 5:00 a.m. right? clouds continue to be in the area. temperatures begin to warm. lot of 70s tomorrow. a few low 80s in the central valley. low 90s. mild day tomorrow. warmer than today. more sunshine today. but plenty of clouds tomorrow as well. tonight and tomorrow slight chance of a shower or a thundershower. over night lows 60s in some places. 88 brentwood. valley, 77 san jose. 75 mountain view. five-day forecast a lot of moisture. none of this looks like a game changer. here is how the five-day forecast pans out. temperatures holding the same. clouds clearing out into wednesday. there will be clouds on wednesday as well. >> thank you. actor dennis farina has

died. >> where is she? >> who? >> the little girl. >> what little girl? >> you know what i am talking about now? >> he was once a police officer in real life and played one on law and order. he starred in get shorty and midnight run. he died in arizona after suffering a blood clot in his lungs. week after george zimmerman's acquittal the protests still aren't over. >> it is not just with about trayvon martin. >> up next the efforts by one group to send it back to court. >> now to julie haener for 6:00 p.m. >> burglaries across the bay area. how police caught a burglar in the middle of the act with a app. and a tour bus take as dangerous turn as it catch as phone line. what we are learning about the conditions of the injured passengers. these stories and more coming up new at 6:00 p.m.

george zimmerman acted as a good samaritan soon after he was acquitted in the shooting death of trayvon martin. he repped rescue -- helped rescue four people from an over turned suv. when sheriff's deputies arrived george zimmerman and another man were helping them out of the wreckage. he has been the focus of angry protests. african american leaders in oakland will not let the george

zimmerman acquittal rest. they will use the national night out event next month to keep the memory of trayvon martin alive. >> this is about the killing and we need to put a stop to it. everybody needs to come together and make sure we deal with this de-mind of racism. -- demon of racicism. >> the naacp said racism and racial profile plague their communities. they plan to use the event on august 6 to honor trayvon martin and to push for civil rights charges against george zimmerman. mayor jean quan expects more than 600 national night out parties this year. >> if we do that, block by block, throughout the city we will have a safer city for our young people and maybe we could heal. >> she believes leaders need to

address racial profiling policies. the country is divided over the george zimmerman verdicts. 86% of blacks disagreed but 51% of whites agreed with the verdict. only on 2, president obama's approval rating is taking a hit among californians but still remains strong. in our poll, 52% said they approve of president obama's job performance. 62% just 5 months ago. 57% have a favorable view of the president. dozens of laptops stolen from a school. >> thieves break into a oakland school using bolt cutters and a crowbar why the computers they took can't be replaced. >> and pope francis makes his first visit back to south

america. >> and how the 49ers are keeping in safe during the soph season.

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5:00 p.m. >> school children will have to go to class without computers for a while after thieves broke into their school and made off with thousands of dollars worth of high tech equipment. it has officials wondering what more can they do? the thieves had to go through a number of obstacle before they could get to the computers. ktvu's rob roth is live to show us what happened. >> the victims are the students here. school officials believe that one or more thieves broke in through the window now covered with plywood and made off with 100 computers. >> looks like they spent lot of time here. >> this was pealed back. >> reporter: she showed us one of the school buildings that were broken into. >> they broke this one. had a lock on it. and we had desktops on the two

desks. >> reporter: 128 laptops and desktops gone. >> so disappointing. how could anybody steal from children. >> reporter: it happened after 1:00 a.m. here. school officials say the thieves cut a hole in the fence. they used crowbars to break door handles. >> devastating, really. because our students rely on those devices to be able to access the internet, to do research and it has a tremendous impact on their education. >> reporter: officials say the alert system went off but the police officer was investigating another alarm that gone off at the same time. nothing was taken from that school or a third school when a alarm was triggered. the prince aple estimated the val -- the principal estimated

the value of the loss $40,000. >> it could be taken away in one night. really sad. >> reporter: it appears the students are left to use the few computers the thieves left behind. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. a smelly problem along the river front that they hope to control with a port-a-potty. the city received complaints about the area next to the river where there is a sizable homeless population and no bath rooms. they often find human waste. police want to put up a temporary bath room and they are worried it would be a magnet for crime. >> we have people using the river area for a rest room. we have a drug use. we have alcohol abuse. we have seen prostitution going on. >> reporter: -- police hope to

control the problems with good lighting, security and maintenance. a sign is warning people away from the university over pass in berkeley. it has no sidewalks. a fatal hit and run last monday brought attention to the fact the previous sign was stolen. the victim was a homeless man. a head on crash killed a 55- year-old man who was driving a van pull of boy scouts at the time. it happened yesterday morning around 11:20. all five scouts in the van were hurt. theiriarys range from mage -- their injuries range from major to minor. they were on their way to a camp. the san jose based store chain filed for bankruptcy protection today. ktvu's robert handa is live in san jose with what is next for

the store. robert? >> reporter: the popular store here in east san jose is familiar to many people. especially in the latino community. customers were stunned when they found out they were struggling to stay afloat. >> the crowded store in san jose did want look like a business coping a bankruptcy but this morning the chain filed for chapter 11 protection and shook up many customers. >> like an icon for san jose. kind of like safeway but this is something for the hispanic community. >> reporter: is the chain in financial trouble? >> we are up to date on our payments. the issue that we are having is with our main lender. we have had an impasse. >> reporter: they deny community protests like a

hunger strike to unionize work as problems with the lender. managers are fanning out to explain the situation to its 3,000 workers. >> most questions is will their pay check be effected. >> reporter: they will submit a reorganization plan to the bankruptcy court. >> that is not going to stop them. they will keep getting better. what should we do next and think of something else. >> reporter: wells fargo is evaluating the situation. the process is expected to take about 6 months. live in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. the san francisco 49ers open training camp today. rookies reported on friday. the first official practice is thursday. today players were getting physicals and taking part in less formal work outs. there is colin kaepernick.

jim harbaugh is excited about the new season. >> i think of it as new years. it is like your birthday. like the start of a long journey. >> in a turn around from two seasons before the 49ers did make it to last january's super bowl and lost to the ravens. which was coach's brother. the first pre-season game is august 8. does ons of san francisco -- dozens of san francisco children are off to summer camp thanks to the salvation army. they played games with their fellow campers and then boarded buses. they will spend the next 5 days having summer fun. families paid $25 for their children to attend camp.

as investigators look into a deadly roller coster accident in texas, we look into the issues concerning the rides and why your safety could depend on where you live. >> a man rescued from his burning home by a stranger. why so many people call the man in the photo a hero. >> and why analysts aren't worried about lower home sales nationwide. you're on timeout leo! ♪ ♪

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two earthquakes hit northwestern china today leaving 89 people dead. the u.s. geological survey says a 5.9 quake hit, followed by a 5.6. 400 people were injured. many were in the 360 houses that collapse said. pope francis returned home for the first time today. he arrived in rio de janeiro greeted by a crowd. there are propests plan -- protests planned. once the pope left the airport crowds mobbed his car. you see here security guards struggled to keep them back. she adored in brazil. crews are beginning work on

a washington, d.c. memorial inspiration. a fence went up around the martin luther king memorial. a quote from his speech made king sound arrogant so the original sculper is removing the quote. the work will be done in time for the 50's anniversary of the i have a dream speech in august. june home sales were near a 3-1/2 year high. the sales of homes fell 1% compared to a year earlier. they fell to an annual rathe of 5.08 -- rate of 5.08 million. a deadly accident at a popular park, well now the investigation into what went wrong and what we learned about rider safety in california.

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a roller coster ride at a park remains shut down as investigators try to figure out what caused the deadly accident. a woman died on friday. today the president of six flags said experts from inside

and outside the company are investigating her death. witnesses said the woman expressed concern about the safety bar on the roller coster. in the wake of the accident, concerns are raised about roller coster safety and who is making sure the rides are safe. ktvu's jacqueline fold says it depends on where you ride. >> reporter: in california, they inspect rides routinely. regulation is up to the industry itself. ride inspector says parks do a great job. >> they do more than the sate inspectors do as far as

performing competent inspections. >> reporter: massachusetts senator said baby strollers are subject to tougher standards than roller coster. he said it is a mistake not to have federal safety over sight. he tried to close a roller coster loophole since 1999. he is looking into had death in texas. creating federal over sight would be a monumental task. >> we need to pass laws that control that whole system. >> reporter: accidents are rare and over sight should remain at the state level. ktvu channel 2 news. prosecutors filed charges today against a registered sex offender in connection with the death of three men. michael madison faces three

counts of kidnapping and murder. that comes after police discovered the bodies in a abandon houses. two of the bodies haven't been identified. the three were all young black women and were killed in similar manners. a landscaper was among 400 volunteers that laid down fertilizer and placed bouquets near graves and they worked with children to lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns. >> what brought me here is to teach the kids in probably the most honorable place in the united states of america and to give back to those that gave so much to the country. the national weather service this afternoon issued a flash flood warning for pinal

county arizona. people in other parts of arizona were wading through high water after a week of heavy rain. over the weekend crews had to rescue 9 people trapped by flash flash floods. some of the moisture from that storm, if i am correct, is work its way up here. >> monsoonal moisture coming from the desert southwest. typical this type of year. the high pressure reitates into our area. -- rotates into our area. they have a lot of thunderstorms. but it made it further north so the showers are falling out. i had reports of sprinkles in sunnyvale, in pacifica area. a lot of this not hitting the ground. looks like it is favoring the coastal section with lift from the hills. you could see light sprinkles out there. making it wet on highway 1.

great highway. today fold like something you would feel in san diego, southern california. clouds are slow to clear. more clouds tomorrow. maybe sprinkles. maybe a thundershower. keep it in the forecast. rotation grabs the moisture and draws it north. as it stays in place a low- pressure system is sitting off shore. it will migrate to the north and east. and we start to clear out but not till wednesday afternoon. a chance for a shower and a thundershower remain in the forecast. over night lows, 50s and 60s. 60s over night lows, right? humid. uncomfortable. tomorrow is similar except warmer which makes it more muggy. temperatures tomorrow, 80s tomorrow. mid-80s in the warmest spots.

sprinkles here. 6:00 a.m. tuesday morning. right? sprinkles here. anywhere in here you could get sprinkles. model has a tough time. none of this looks to be gully wash or anything. showers all over the state. maybe even thundershowers. watching it for fires. 5:00 a.m. wednesday starts to clear out. wednesday afternoon clears out. you see thunderstorms and showers on the slope as everything clears out. tomorrow a lot like today. really. warmer. 88 antioch. 86 in pittsburg. cloudy and humid, right? 75 santa clara. we have nice, dry weather. you know, we don't have the moist, humid stuff. people notice it. a lot of e-mails, it is muggy. it is not going to end tomorrow. clearing out on wednesday. wednesday nicer day as clouds clear and temperatures warm up. low 90s.

right? mid-70s around the bay. fremont, redwood city. nice looking forward ahead. hopefully won't get dry lightning or thunderstorms that could cause fire problems. that is my main concern. we will track that back at 6:00 p.m. and we will look at it again at 10:00 p.m. >> thank you. bay area doctors announced new research to reduce the stigma of cancer. cold caps could help patients keep their hair during chemotherapy. ktvu's health and science editor john fowler reported on this 7 years ago. he said patients felt less stress. use is not yet approved by the fda so doctors hope to demonstration in a study planned later this summer. up next a few of earth you probably haven't seen before but he says he is not hero but not everyone agrees, a man rushed into a home and saved a

man inside. >> back now to julie haener with more on what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> a burglar is arrested is that arrested -- arrested at the scene of a crime. >> a bus accident injures several tourists. what police say happened. >> these stories and more coming up in 10 minutes at 6:00 p.m.

people evacuated because of a wildfire are being back allowed home today. heavy rain helped yesterday. the fire burned 42 square miles and now 68% contained. 3500 firefighters were fighting the fire. 7 homes and 16 structures were destroyed. the evacuations orders effect 6,000 people. a young man who raced into a burning home on saturday to save a man insists he is not a hero. others disagree. alex savage got his words on why he took action. >> reporter: this photo shows the home exploding in flames after he pulled him outside. he saw the huge fire and knew he had to help.

it was a split second decision. >> i was thinking about it i might not have done, it was a reaction and i reacted. firefighters said he would have died. >> reporter: the front door was locked. but after a couple of tries he was able to kick it open. and after searching the house he found him fast asleep in a bedroom. he doesn't speak english but he says he gave him a handshake and a nod. and that spoke volumes. >> very surprised. rude awakening for him. >> reporter: his son said the family is grateful. >> i say thank you for saving my father. >> surprise, yeah. of course. i don't believeeral, you know, someone -- i don't believe, you know, someone, stranger saved him. >> reporter: he went back into the house a second time to make sure there was -- sure there was no one else.

neighbors say his bravery was inspiring. >> that was such a touching sight to see such active herism. >> reporter: many neighbors broke into -- heroism. many neighbors broke into applause. >> firefighters do it every day. police do it every day. you know, i don't think i am a hero. >> reporter: but he was driving by at the right time as the fire quickly spread from the garage into had house. today the fire chief said the department will likely honor him for saving the life of a stranger. alex savage, ktvu channel 2 news. we have a follow up to a story we brought you last month. o'neal, a guide dog in training allotting to a car. that allow -- alerting to a car. that allowed him to shove them out of the way in time. ktvu channel 2 news learned he will not become a guide dog. officials say he showed

negative reactions to loud noises and to other dogs. it is unclear if it is related to the incident. like half of the dogs born at guide dogs for the blind he will become a pet. nasa released new pictures of earth taken by two space crafts. it took color images of earth and the moon which is seen right there. and this is from saturn. it took a black and white image near mercury, about 61 million miles from earth. a scare for sightseers in san francisco. >> clipped a wire. you know, probably a safety hazard. >> the accident that sent several people to the hospital and left one woman in critical

condition. >> developing news, what we know about the palo alto couple involved in a deadly plane crash in lake tahoe. >> a business owner watch as burglar break into his business and crime unfold before his eyes. how he alerted police and catch the culprits. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. >> good evening. i am ken wayne. frank somerville is off tonight. >> i am julie haener. four people including a woman were sent to the hospital after a sightseeing tour in san francisco took a devastating turn. the driver of one of the buses took a detour avoid traffic and hit a wire. ktvu's david stevenson learned the company was warned about the potential problem shortly before the accident. david? >> reporter: lots of people board these 14-foot high buses to get a look at san francisco from up high.

the danger is in what lies above heads. >> reporter: for some it is the best way to see san francisco. but now big bus tours are under investigation after a bus on friday struck a wire in san francisco. injuring five passengers. >> tragic. >> reporter: it happened outside his home. snapped cables mark the spot. he tried to warn the bus company after another bus struck and loosened the wire 90 minutes before the accident. >> one of your buses clipped the wire. you know, it is a safety hazard. >> reporter: police say the passengers on the rear of the deck were worried moments before impact. a woman nearly had her nose torn off and was transported to the hospital. police say she has improved and the other passengers are expect stood recover. the