. complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is the 10:00 news on ktvu channel 2. a pilot jumps from a burning plane, and loses his life as plane comes crashing down not far from an east bay airport. good evening, i'm ken wayne. >> hello everyone i'm heather holmes. an investigation is underway right now, following that tragic plane crash this afternoon in livermore. it happened around 5:00 this evening near the north liv morexit off of interstate 580 when the plane came crashing down it also spark a small grass fire at the scene of the accident. for more on developing story we turn to ktvu's patti lee, joining us live in liv morwith

what investigators are telling you tonight about the accident are. >> the county coroner left with the body and can officially identify the victim and break the news to his family. the wreckage visible from the road. >> i don't know the full story and it's sad and sad for their families are alameda county sheriff investigators got part of the story from winters who described a plane on fire in the air. sergeant nelson said the pilot's troubles started shortly after taking off from the livermore airport. >> at some point the pilot jumped out of plane or was porsheed out of the plane just prior to it crashing into the hillside in livermore. >> reporter: nelson says looking at the wreckage, it's clear that pilot could not have survived the plane crash and as terrifying as it must have been, exiting the burning plane was the pilot's best option. >> the pilot was killed instantly when he landed in the

field about 300 yards from where the plan ultimately landed. >> reporter: aviation sources tell ktvu that the plane that crashed was likely a kit plane, similar to this one, a will be 4 replica of a world war ii fighter plane, but instead of metal, the frame is made of wood, the swin fabric, which is consistent with what investigators found among the debris. the faa still needs to determine why this plane caught fire? that requires combing through the wreckage and that will take more time. live in livermore, patti lee, ktvu channel 2 news. more details now, authorities describe that plane as an experimental mustang. according to the company's website the mustang can handle short field and reach a maximum speed of100 miles per hour. one of the options is a parachute. there is word from las vegas that a bay area man died

there during a large reave. clark county coroner confirms that 24-year-old montgomery tsang of san leandroo died this morning. the cause of death has not been released. tsang has attending a three- mite music festival at the las vegas motor speedway. organizers estimated 134,000 people attended last night's opening. las vegas police say five people were taken to hospitals from the festival, but there is month word if those cases were related to tsang's. police say they also made 29 drug-related arrests. a pursuit tonight ended anyway crash at treasure island this evening. a drive of a honda civic was near the old bay bridge structure. the chp told ktvu david stevenson that the car was stolen and when they were approached the driver took off for treasure island. 26-year-old

ballestros of castro valley crashed there and tried to escape on foot. police caught him and he facing reckless precise as well as dui charges. new details on the fire that swept through a small cordelia neighborhood as ktvu's john sasaki reports today was the day for victims to assess the damage. >> reporter: the smoke has cleared revealing the damage called by yesterday five-alarm fire in the cordelia part of fairfield. >> we couldn't see anything, you know? it was a really horrible experience. >> reporter: as we reported live at 5:00 and 6:00 the fire jumped across 680 to the northeast side where it raced through the neighborhood. >> the wind was so strong, it kicked it over here and caught this whole field on fire. >> reporter: corcoran was repairing his fence. his home was spared. despite the high, dry grass the

fire bupassed this lot, leaving this building on touched. on the other side of this gravel diveway another home was burned to the ground. >> i don't know how it missed the garage, but it came behind the back and lit it up. >> corcoran and his wife lost their home and pet. >> they got the dog out, but we couldn't find the cat. >> reporter: across a blackened dirt field, a home that survives unscathed, but a work building was destroyed. >> all of my work stuff was in there. all of my wife's also her business, everything was in there. >> reporter: the cordelia fire building also caught fire briefly. the fire chief says quick work about 100 firefighter and unknown newspaper reporter kept the fire from causing more damage. >> he was able to pull lines around and not only applying water on the i fire, but on the structure for exposure control. >> reporter: the fire destroyed one home and

four outbuildings. investigators are still trying to find the cause. >> it's in an area where there is lots of cigarette butts. was that the start? we don't know. >> reporter: one person was injured a firefighter who stepped on a nail. florida, i'm john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. firefighters in contra costa county worked quick will to control a 3-alarm grass fire before it spread to any homers this afternoon. officials say the flames spread quickly, threatening homes and because of those conditions and other firefighters in the county, mutual aid had to be called in from neighboring communities. >> not only did we have the vegetation fire, but two fires in the central part of the county and that takes five engines each. so we don't have a lot of resources to throw at the fireerly ourselves. >> a total of 15 engines responded and had the fire

under control two hours later with no damage reported. 12 acres burped. no word on the call. >> a call from california state health officials to protect yourself from mosquito bites after two confirmed human cases of west nile virus. the infections were reported in san joaquin and contra costa counties. the inspected patient from contra costa county has been released from the hospital. the patient from san joaquin county tested positive for the virus, but did not show any seems. west nile virus is transmitted through the bite of infected motorcycles. health officials encourage people to use insect repellant and using protective clothing at dawn and dusk when the mosquitoes are most prevalent. hundreds of people have signed an online petition urging a google executive not to tear down an historic home in portland. an executive with google ventures planned to demolish a 120-year-old home in portland. rose has a permit from the

city, but neighbors say they hope this petition will encourage him to sell the home to someone who is willing to preserve it. >> when you buy a home like this, i think you accept an obligation, a responsibility to restore it, to preserve it. >> rose says he has no choice, but to demolish the home because the cost of renovations would be more than what he paid for the house. the ridesharing san francisco company uber has been informed that they drived they can join a class-action suit against the company. accord to the san francisco chronicle this week a judge warned uber to inform the drivers of the lawsuit. whether ter employee or contractors? in drivers with employees uber would be responsible for expenses, such as gas and insupersonic. drivers also want the ability to collect tips. a morgan stanley analyst is telling investors that tesla is the most important auto company in the world and that its

innovation is improving the u.s. economy. the silicon valley electric car making is prodding suppliers to control up with new products and competitors, such as gm gm take tesla to seriously they have teams to develop rifle lines. five states are competing for the huge factory that will make tesla battery. a bay area combat medic who served in afghanistan surrounded by friends and family after a surprise welcome home at the san francisco international airport. [ applause ]. >> 21-year-old specialist raffaini was met by his families, serving in kandahar province with the second calvary regiment. his family says he treated troops injured by ieds and others injured by suicide bombers and still others hurt in a helicopter crash. >> we're so proud of him and everybody who serves in the

military. we're so happy to have him home safe and we pray for all those ho came home safe and for those who didn't, our hearts go out to every parent who has a child, a son or daughter military. [ applause ]. >> the granted mother called the welcome home festivities amazing and thought her grandson was surprised because he thought only his mother would be there to meet him. san francisco's world- famous crookedest street closed to traffic after complaints from neighbors about noise and congestions from tourists. visitors could use the sidewalk, but vehicle traffic was limited to locals between noon and 6:00. others said if people choose to live anyway tourist attraction they should expect the extra attention. road closures tcp/ip tomorrow and for the next three weekends. . speaking out against u.s. intervection in iraq from today's bay area anti-war protests to a different

demonstration in iraq. we take a closer look at the crisis. soccer star hope solo has been arrested, the charges she faces after she is accused of attacking family members. . and is this student's next tool for research? why one university says drones are worth checking out.

. in continuing coverage of the crisis in iraq, a national day of action called for the u.s. to keep out of the

conflicts there. >> iraq, war -- not again. >> iraq war, not again. >> several dozen protesters garnered at paleoand market streets in san francisco to demonstrate goodness any more u.s. intervention in iraq and blame u.s. for creating instability there and says the mp that funds overseas missions is needed at home depot. >> they claim there is no budget for education in this country or social services or health care, but there is always billions of dollars that go into the military industrial complex. >> president obama is sending about 300 military advisors to iraq and has repeatedly said he will not put combat troops on the ground there. >> these people have month morals. >> the day of action included a protest across from the white house, but some who attended the rally in washington, d.c. want the u.s. to intervene in iraq. they say iraq needs the u.s. to help attack al-qaeda and the

taliban. and that if islamic extremists are not stopped there, they will come to the u.s. to carry out terrorist attack. >> in iraq, thousands of volunteers marched in a parade of weaponry and high emotion, determined to keep baghdad from falling to isis, which is only 40 miles outside of the iraqi capitol. nic robertson report froms from baghdad. >> reporter: marching militiamen. a show of force for powerful shia cleric muqtada al-sadr, parading their weapons. only a few years ago, fighters here were doing battle with american troops on these same streets. their message to the radical islamists sweeping across. isis across this former colonel

says, "we're here to free the land for everyone." "we don't need airstrikes or any external force helping us here, "this volunteer says. "we don't want these american military advisors." no love here for iraq's prime minister either. the main cause of the security deterioration says this cleric is the bad management of the prime minister, al-maliki must leave and resign. no sign that maliki is listening, busy directing the war, the country's air force on the offensive. isis fighters scattering under fire from missiles targeting their convoy, according to iraq's military, who released a video shot several days ago. impossible to know who precisely or how many people are hit. according to iraqi health officials, cnn has talked to, it casualties from at least one recent strike included women

and children. the underlying message of the rally, and others like it across the country this day iraq is a hyper-armed tinderbox, a country stuffed full of gun and conspiracy theories is coming apart at the seams." nic robertson, cnn baghdad, iraq. >> and isis has released a new recruitment video in english. >> brothers come to jihad and feel the honor we're feel and feel the happiness that we are feeling. >> this video features a british medical student who signed isis in syria. experts say the al-qaida offhoot is aiming to get english-speaking youths who may be attracted to the islamic extremist cause. president obama is pushing for national policy on child- care and family leave, calling them a basic need for all

working americans. >> many jobs don't offer adequate leave to care for a new baby or an ailing parent. so workers can't afford to be there when their families need them the most. that is wrong. >> the president added that, "flexible schedules help keep workers happy and in turn, that boosts bottom line." he made the remarks ahead of a white house summit sunday on working families. >> california 's budget signed yesterday provides more funds for medi- cal patients, but left in mace a 10% cut to health care providers that was put in during the recession. health advocates are worried that the long-term cuts will hamper access to dollars and clinics. the coast guard responded to a depress call of a the california coast. the rhoing crew pacific rowers one is of a dozen groups

participating in the great pacific race from monterey to honolulu that started wednesday. they triggered their emergency beacon 75 miles of san luis obispo after their rho boat started sinking. the coast guard helicopter crew as you can see from san francisco flew to the rescue, hoisting the four crew members to safety. mime in florida a couple is safe after spending 14 hours in the open ocean without lifejackets. their boat capsized overnight leaving them to tread water in the atlantic ocean. an off-duty detective and firefighter spotted the couple near hallendale beach. aids program got a big boost thanks to those who participated in the east bay aids walk. supporters walked around lake merritt for theth annual event. organizers say 100% of the money raised go directly to non- profit organizations. oakland mayor's jean quan says the city of oakland continues to struggle to get the disease under control and she urged

people to get testedded. >> there are so many places that you can test for free, you come out first fridays there is always at least one van to test. there are a lot of community clinics you can get test and we urge people to get tested at least once a year. >> that year that event raised more than $75,000 for aids program. u.s. women's soccer star hope solo is in custody, facing charges of assaulting her sister and 17-year-old nephew. people merchant suburb of kirkland say they got a 1 call from her sister's home say hag solo was hitting people and refusing to leave. officers who went to the house say solo was intoxicated and her sister and nephew appeared injured. her attorney said solo is not guilty and that she is the victim. libraries aren't just for books anymore. some are stocking drones, too. take a look the starting in the fall the university of south

florida are allow students toboro remote-controlled drones for projects. the two $1500 drones are capable of taking aerial video and photography. one dean said the drones are a valuable resource for students work on multimedia projects. students who want to check out the drones will have to take a class on how to operate the devices and provide an explanation on how the drone will be utilized in a school project. well, how many mazda miatas does it take to special "marry me?" and the pope takes a dangerous posto taking on one of italy's most dangerous organized came props. his strong message to the mafia. >> in some cases some skateboards are a came, but not for one croup. >> coming up, your temperature

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. federal investigators are trying to figure out what caused a small plane to plunge from the sky, right into a minnesota home killing the pilot and passenger? this was scene at that home burst into flames last night in sauk rapids. winds say the single-engine plane was actually flying behind a jet before it nose- dived into that house. the opener of the home says his brother-in-law was in an upstairs bedroom when he heard the explosion and saw flames and jumped out of the second story window to safety. nobody on the ground was injured. new developments in the conflict in ukraine. russian president vladimir putin issued a statement saying that he backs the government's cease-

fire to end fighting. yesterday the ukrainian president ordered his troops to observe a weeklong cease-fire as a first step towards a wider peace deal. even putin released the statement he ordered military forces to observe a combat alert and launched an exercise for airborne troops. pope francis took on mafia today, traveling to southern italy to comfort the family of a 3-year-old boy who was killed in an apparent mob hit offer an unpaid drug debt. the pope received a warm work in calabria region and he declared all mob temperatures are excommunicated catholic church. some anti-mafia prosecutor say they feel mobsters may target the pope not only for his remarks today, but for vatican bank reforms. for decade there were allocations that organized came

used bank accounts in the vatican bank for money- laundering. a former rock musician and father of three is also perhaps the only skateboarding cop in the nation. police officer joel zwicky is a 10-year veteran the green bay wisconsin police force. he says he decided to patrol on skateboard to get out of squad car and talking to people. he says working without elements and sirens is just fine with him. >> whoo, whoo, whoo, i would just do that and save the money [ laughter ] >> officer zwicky says he is on a mission to get skateboarders and long boarders equal rights on wisconsin roadway. sure, there are ballpark proposals. but this one has a special ring to it. you can call it zoom zoom, a southern california miata driver got help from other

miata drivers to spell out "marry me." with his girlfriend running the aerial camera he sent a drone up to show hertmessage of after some confusion about who the message was for, she said yes. the couple is also expecting a baby. pretty cool. very cool. water conservation in full swing and how a bay area golf course is doing its part during the drought and why they hope it's a trend that takes on. >> and firefighters save three kittens as they face an extreme situation trying to get control of a house fire. star command, i'm detecting increof happiness. ...and the speed readings are off the chart! paradise found! luscious locks! great glittering galaxies! the happiest place on earth keeps getting happier!

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fire broke out on hill cet avenue. firefighters say they were dealing with an extreme hoarder situation and had to cut their way into the house, because they couldn't get in any other way. in the process of putting out fire they discovered these three little newborn kittens:at least two of the kittens were treated with oxygen before all three were handed over to animal control. they are okay. now to the drought, golf courses are round bay area are typically kept very green despite the drought we're going through, but one east bay golf club is setting the standard in saving water. cristina rendon with how much it plans to say and why it's taking extreme measures r. when driving up to the golf club in antioch, changes are in full swing to roll out a new campaign where brown is the new green. >> if you see brown spouts on the golf course, that is the

golf course weekend respond. >> reporter: they say the drought is impacting everyone. >> we decided if the homeowner has to do it why shouldn't the golf courses have to do it and we took it upon ourselves to join sides and do what is right. >> reporter: the club plans to reduce their watered usan by 30%, replacing it with bermuda grass on the driving range and suspecting off sinkplers to focus on the greens, tees and fairways. >> we can't control water falling, but he can control how much we use. so it's not a problem. >> reporter: brothers bill and joe brown are embracing the brown grass too. >> the ball goes further when it's harder and we both cannot hit the long ball and this enhances our score. >> reporter: fitzgerald says theip teg the integrity of the course won't be comprised and would save amount of water equal to

300 homes. he wants others to take water saving efforts. >> california should be doing their part to save our natural resources. >> reporter: depending on the success of the grass change at the driving range they could incorporate that into other areas of golf course to save even more water in the future. cristina rendon, ktvu chrz. calling for an end to large corporate funding of political campaigns, an act is visit will complete their march to the state capitol tomorrow. >> 99, rise. >> this is video from the group 99 rise. the group started may 17th and calling on lawmakers to take action to nullify the supreme court's controversial citizens united decision. that decision held that corporations have the same free speech right as people. critics say this t-opened the floodgates for corporate

interests to funnel vast amounts of money through super- pacs. families of three victims of the isla vista massacre say they are trusted with the investigators and news media saying that they don't understand how elliot rodger was able to overpower their sons. the mothers and fathers also accused reporters of focusing more attention on the killer than on his victims. the three men stabbed in the apartment were all friends from the bay area. we hang wong on the far left was visiting from fremont. as we visiting his friends. police say after rodgers killed the three, he shot more than a dozen people. six people died and 13 others injured. san francisco police are trying to track down an armed robber who was part of a trio of thieves who robbed people inside a nail salon. police say the armed robbers hit the business on octavia

street. the thief's car crashed into other vehicle at 9th and mission street. three people inside that car suffered injuries. police were able to catch up with two robbers, but the third got away. a fire in berkeley last night left three people homeless. it started on martin luther king near dwight way. no one was hurt, but neighbors say the experience was frightening. >> i grabbed the phone to call 911 and i wake up my kids and ran out of door. we went out. >> firefighters estimated that the damage at about $00,000. there $300,000. >> a company is recalling pork buns that were mislabeledded without warnings of allergens. the buns contain crab, but the label fails to warn of

shellfish, fish and egg allergens and that could cause a severe reaction. the product code is df03a, the u.s.d.a. says so far there are no reports of illness. a lottery ticket worth near a half a million dollars sold last month in san leandro has finally been child. according to the california lottery, milandi almaweri bought the mega millions ticket at the san leandro express liquors. she matched all of the numbers except for the mega number and only learned last week she had the winning ticket when she was checking multiple tickets. party in san leandro. why a california town council is trying to put an end to a longstanding 4th of july tradition? and it cooldown just in time for the first day of summer. our meteorologist mark tamayo is coming up with how warm your sunday will get and when there is an unusual chance for showers?

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. well, welcome to summer we started summer during the 3:00 hour this morning just in time fighter first day we cooled things off, temperatures down a good 10-14 degrees from yesterday's readings. still a few warm members towards fairfield and antioch. you probably noticed a big batch of high clouds, moving out to the south right now, but right now, we have some patchy fog reyoung near the coast. regrouping near the coast. current numbers out there, it's

61 degrees in fairfield. winds up as well up towards fairfield, sustained at 22, gusting to 29 miles per hour. oakland airport, winds out of the southwest 9 miles per hour. sfo still a bit of a breeze, 14 miles per hour and san josi winds out of the northwest, checking in at 6 miles per hour at last check. for tonight we have this partly cloudy skies as we showed you a bit of a breeze out there. our live camera looking out towards the bay bridge. not much merchant way of fog, but that will be changing towards the morning hours. and for tomorrow, sonoma raceway, very active weekend there, right now and tomorrow is starting out the day in mid- 50s, partly cloudy skies and increasing sunshine. readings near 80 degrees. the extended more clouds and cooler temperatures and we could be tracking a chance -- at least a slight chance of light showers. overnight lows tomorrow, upper 40s to the low to mid-50s, patchy fog near the coast and

babe to start your sunday morning. the forecast model shows an increase of fogs and clouds. on the cool side of the coast, inland neighborhoods back into the upper 70s to mid-80sl tomorrow high pressure tries to rebuild. so we're going to gradually warm things up primarily inland. continuing monday into tuesday. here is the unusual change developing in the extended forecast for wednesday and thursday, definitely more clouds. we're going to drop off temperatures and there is a slight chance of a few showers as we head into the thursday forecast. in fact, we'll put the model into motion. more clouds wednesday and look at it fall apart over the bay area, enough to warrant the chance late wednesdaynize night into thursday morning. santa rosa 83 degrees. oakland 71. livermore 8degrees and brentwood

in the mid-80s. fremont, 75 degrees here is a look ahead your five-day forecast. tomorrow 60 near the coast. 70s around the bay. inland 80s. thursday, don't hold me to the forecast yesterday, highest chance of showers in the north bay, but we'll be watching it. >> thank you, mark:maverick surf contest new management says it helps to catapult the event what it calls the forerunner of must-see action sports. cartel management acquired the maverick's brand and the surfing contest. it's headed by griffin guess who told the separate nell he wants to see the surf contest broadcast by a major network and intends to release a new logo on facebook page coming up in the next few months.

he also hopes to subsidize the surfers who take part in the contest. it started out as sticky family fun at an california beach is turning into a marshmallow free for all and some say it's time for the party to come to apan end. ocean beach in san diego county has hosted a july 4th marshmallow fight, but say in recent years that the crowds have become aggressive, freezing marsh maligns making marshmallow games and now are asking for those to refrain from taking part in the tradition. and coming up, it's not all smiles for the winningest team in baseball. we'll tell what you got the a's manager bob melvin so agitated coming up in sportswrap. no. this is tap water. i can't let you buy this. oh. crystal geyser please.

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. good evening everyone and welcome to this saturday night edition of sportswrap. things can change quickly in a 16-game baseball season, but no disputing fact that right now the oakland a's are best team in baseball. dennis eckersley to see his likeness. 1-0. red sox put a rallying to in the 6th. chavez gets david

ortiz to ground out. that cost bob melvin who was kicked out. napoli get a break. to the 10th inning still tied at 1. the they win in walk-off faction, 47-28, oakland has won five in a lowe rupp sport the best record in baseball. the a's go for a four-game sweep of the red sox tomorrow. after the game, melvin wasn't exactly concise about what got him kicked out. >> i was objecting to speaking to my pitcher. so then it went into further stuff. what i was told was the call was a foul ba