on the sidewalk. ktvu's cristina rendon is at police headquarters where we are learning more about the suspect who is under arrest now for murder. >> reporter: yeah. that's right. police arrested the 19-year- old, his name is anthony sims. he was arrested two days ago. he was charged with murder this afternoon and the news conference will start in 15 minutes. friends and family of the victim are mourning her loss. >> reporter: another memorial popped up on the streets. this one for chyemil pierce. this has friends and strangers fed up with the violence. the mother of three was trying to rush two of her children into their house when she was hit by spray bullet. >> it pulled me in and broke me in half. i came out here because we are not going to lose no more mom

-- mamas. >> pop, pop, pop. everybody got down. stay still. came out, thinking it was over, that is when i saw -- they ran off down the street. >> reporter: according to documents police arrested a man named anthony sims two days ago. he told investigators he was involved in a gun battle that led to her death. >> what do you say to her kids when they ask where their mom is? what do you say? did everything for her kids. one thing you can say about it, she was a great mother. >> reporter: this should be a place where mothers shouldn't have to worry about their children. >> after seeing this, it is time to change. >> reporter: so far police have not released anthony sims' mugshot and we are trying to figure out if they have other persons of interest or any other arrests expected to come. >> earlier this week i talked

to folks and they were saying they didn't want to go on camera, they were nervous about retaliation, they were scared but today we are seeing people talk, did they say why they wanted to go on camera today? >> the message i got was that they do just want this violence to end. it is something they see on a daily basis and now that a couple days passed they are hoping they can spread the message, the violence needs to end and the killings need to stop. >> that press conference in the next 10 minutes or so and we will take it live when it happens. cristina rendon, thank you. a call for calm following the shootings of two police officers in ferguson, missouri. the officers were wounded during a morning rally after the resignation of the police chief. police are still looking for the gunman. >> reporter: a man hunt is underway in ferguson, missouri after an ambush style attack on

two police officers. the officers are lucky to be alive and expected to make a full recovery. >> reporter: demonstrators hit the ground when shots were fired outside the ferguson police department midnight thursday, striking two police officers. >> there was gunfire. we ducked down. we saw the cop was shot. >> reporter: one officer was hit behind the ear. the other was hit in the shoulder. both suffered serious injuries but were treated and released from the hospital. >> this is an ambush, it is what it is. >> reporter: some shootings came after thomas jackson re-- the shootings came after thomas jackson resigned after the department of justice report. ferguson dealt with social unrest after the shooting of michael brown who was killed by a white police officer, darren wilson. while darren wilson was cleared of wrong doing in november, the incident set off protests and

prompted a debate about race. attorney general eric holder called the attack cowardly and pledged a full investigation. >> i condemn these attacks. all of us in the law enforcement family and all americans across the country are praying for the safe recovery of the two officers. >> the shots were fired from a hand gun, 125 yards away at a police line that was protecting a peaceful demonstration at that point. the names of the officers have not been released. the san jose city clerk's office is under fire over a mistake on the ballot for an election next month. it is costing $15,000 to fix and one candidate says this could cost him votes. ktvu's azenith smith is live to explain what happened here. >> reporter: frank, 10 candidates are running in the

race to be a san jose city counsel member. it is a seat left vacant and now it is drawing controversy. >> reporter: 29,000 households in north san jose should have received this. the official ballot for the april 7 election. 10 candidates are vying to represent district 4. next to their names, all have a diamond, it means they agree to limit campaign spending. especially 140,000 spending cap. problem is, that is not accurate. >> one typo. >> reporter: she says a staff member noted that a candidate agreed to the spending cap. he did not. now the office plans to send out brochures alerting of the error. >> reporter: how much is this going to cost taxpayers?

>> $15,000. >> waste of people's money. >> reporter: he calls it unfortunate and unfair. he thinks sending the corrected brochures will confuse voters and hurt his run even more. >> harm to my campaign. that is the thing i don't want or any candidates want that type of publicity. >> reporter: she wished she was informed ahead of time of the mistake. >> i don't know what is going to happen now that we turned in our votes. you know? are they going to have another recount? >> reporter: that is always a possibility. the clerk said the candidate is not at fault. the corrected mailers are the most fair way to notify voters and now the election will cost

$645,000. frank? >> looking ahead to the future, what are they going to do to make sure this doesn't happen again? >> reporter: the city clerk says she hasn't slept over this and now plans to check everything herself moving forward. >> azenith smith in san jose, thank you. a man on the run wanted for murder has been captured months after the crime. police chased him to an apartment complex in antioch. ktvu's noelle walker is live there now. neighbors saw police with their guns drawn? >> reporter: yes, they did. he was wanted for a murder in antioch, the morning of the napa earthquake, hours before the earth shook. >> reporter: this afternoon police swarmed an apartment complex in antioch while

neighbors watched. stunned. >> cars. 5, 10 cars coming in. >> reporter: something actually more serious. police say they had u.s. marshals tracking a suspect. wanted for a murder on august 24 in antioch last year. the 22-year-old suspect whose name isn't being released yet fled in this silver car to this dead end. he ran into the home of a man police describe as an associate. officers followed. >> ran up in the house. he wouldn't come out. had guns drawn. telling the man to come out. surrender. >> reporter: he eventually did give up. police questioned the associate and then appeared to return some of his property and let him go. parents we talked to around here are worried. >> live here, it is great and everything. till now. >> reporter: she didn't want to be identified. >> we got kids around here, you know, we live for our kids. so for this to be happening i

will move away. >> reporter: some described living in antioch as the wild, wild west. >> like youngsters just trying to earn their stripes and do all this unnecessary stuff they don't need to be doing. >> reporter: after the drama at this apartment complex ended a school bus pulled up. >> it is getting too much. too much. i feel like my kids is not safe and they should be safe. >> reporter: you heard those people describe their complex as crawling with police. it wasn't all police. police tell me they sometimes enlist the help of the u.s. marshals to help them find some of the more serious suspects. >> thank you. military officials say the wreckage of a army national guard blackhawk helicopter that crashed has been found. they say the bodies of 9-11 victims have been recovered. that army national guard blackhawk went down in heavy fog tuesday night during a

training mission. the military says the helicopter hit the water at high rate of speed and broke apart. >> at this point we are not hopeful for survivors. and we are transitioning our search and rescue operation to a recovery and accident investigation. >> on board were four members of the louisiana national guard and 7 marines from camp lejeune in north carolina. hold up, a money bus -- muni bus and mugged. >> a warming friend bringing temperatures to 80 degrees. when to expect the warm up and another chance we could see some showers. >> and bringing laughs to the locker room. >> work out a lot? [ laughter ] >> how will ferrell is honoring one of his favorite a's player and raising money to fight cancer.

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number 19. at shortstop. will ferrell. [ cheers and applause ] >> you don't see that every day. that is will ferrell suiting up for the a's today in arizona. he played shortstop for the a's before being traded 9 different times over the course of the day. >> it was part of honoring a a's player and raising money for cancer research. ktvu's mark ibanez is there for will ferrell's spring training debut. hi, mark? >> reporter: we have had a great day here. i tell you that. the giants are playing inside here against the white sox.

will ferrell is running behind. he hasn't entered the giants game yet. he was supposed to catch with madison bumgarner pitching. at 10:00 p.m. tonight we will show you them, they are running behind. he did spend a lot of time with the oakland a's. you talked about the charitable aspect but i found out that will ferrell was a huge baseball fan growing up. one of his heroes was campy campaneris. 50 years ago campy campaneris became the first player ever to play all 9 positions in a major league baseball game on the same day. and to honor that in a way and to contribute to charity with regard to cancer. will fail started his day at shortstop like campy campaneris. here is a look at how the day went. have a look. >> morning. >> morning. >> i am in beast mode right now, i can't talk. >> reporter: once inside he was talktive. >> -- talkative. as he gets acquainted with his

new teammates. >> player rep. >> anybody have any greens? [ laughter ] >> too early? >> how much money do you make? do you make a lot of money? is it lucrative? whisper. >> you work out a lot? >> a little bit. [ laughter ] >> what is your body fat percentage? >> 9%. >> 9? i am right around 9. >> i think you are. >> how much does that guy make? >> a lot more. a lot more. >> you can make living doing this? >> reporter: will took to the field. getting a few tips from the great campy campaneris. >> i told him not to be -- be relax. don't worry about it. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: then time to limber up with his new friends

and the team's yoga instructor. >> i think he is ready to roll. got good stretches in his hips and core. he is ready to rock. >> reporter: into the cane for batting practice -- cage for batting practice. finally after several swings i was able to catch up with will as he headed out to the out field and he showed concern for my uv intakes. >> using enough sun screen? >> i just put it on. >> okay. all right. >> thank you. what do you expect today? >> only going to be one. >> do you know where you are going to hit? >> for the white sox. so -- against madison bumgarner. so -- >> they wouldn't throw you to the lions like that. >> exactly. we will see what happens. >> loose and all coached up.

time to play ball. >> number 19, at shortstop, will ferrell. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: uneventful day in the field for will. not a single ball was hit his way. he had a fine time in the green and gold and an entertaining day at the yard for the fans and particularly so for one youngster who dressed up as his movie character buddy the elf. >> i will do whatever it takes to meet him. i call mide mom and dad and -- called my mom and dad and said i am going to do whatever it takes. >> reporter: all right. that kid was so cute. i will tell you this, i know you can't ask me any questions because of the delay, i will tell you that he did get to meet will ferrell. got himself a hug and a picture taken together. will ferrell did come through and made that young man's dream come true. he is on his way to play for

the giants and the white sox but running late. we will have highlights in a giants uniform at 10:00 p.m. tonight. meanwhile, at glendale stadium. hard to keep up. we have been to four stadiums today. back to you guys. >> every time i see will ferrell all i can think of is the snl skit with more cow bell. [ laughter ] >> will ferrell can make anything funny. our weather now. our chief meteorologist, here we go. >> more warm. right? yeah. it holds this way and gets warmer into the bay area week. the weekend looking at temperatures into the low 80s. look at the numbers that wee looking -- that we are looking at into tomorrow. looking at temperatures that are going to be up there. get a pop here on the changer.

there we go. changes. cloud cover. we had fog this morning in some places. the fog cleared off but the valley fog was around. coastal fog returning tonight and patchy valley fog again tomorrow. high clouds over head. those high clouds are just that, high clouds. pretty sunset tonight. temperatures currently warmer than yesterday. running 5, 8 degrees warmer right now than last night at this time. 75 fairfield, concord, walnut creek. highs for your bay area tomorrow, about where they were today and continuing to warm. this is a spring like weather pattern right now because as i look at hayward, sfo, west at 14. those are spring like conditions. blowing on shore. spring like. temperatures tomorrow like they were today with plenty of sunshine. wake up in san francisco with a little bit of fog.

downtown san francisco, 68 degrees for a high. oakland, downtown, 74 degrees. for a day time high. san jose, temperatures there, mid-70s are your bay area friday. temperatures above the average. as we move through time we are looking for forecast highs to click up. there is a chance for a sprinkle into your bay area sunday. but it is not a game changer. you will see that in the five- day forecast. don't change your plans. more clouds. temperatures into the low 70s and a sprinkle. there it is. bay area weekend. the slight chance on sunday with a temperature dip. more of the same. now, there are indications down the road here, next 8, 9 days may see real rain. maybe, maybe.

in the mean time nice looking weather pattern. >> let's hope. we don't have a lot more time to get rant. >> it is winding down. >> maybe april? >> march is a good month. april okay. and after that shuts off. >> in the middle of march. it feels like every week you say i think i see something and when we get there -- [ talking at the same time ] >> wishful thinking. march would be productive. we are going to take you live to the news conference we promised you. developing news, oakland police talking about the arrest of a young man for the shooting of a mother. we listen in. >> the recent case developments regarding an arrest made in the homicide of chyemil pierce which was monday at 4:45 p.m. in the 2800 block of chestnut street. i would like it introduce you to the lieutenant of homicide

at the oakland police department and assistant district attorney. they will be speaking to you. at this time i am going to turn it over. sir? >> good afternoon everyone. roland holmgren. this afternoon oakland resident anthony sims, 19-year-old, was charged by the district attorney office for the death of chyemil pierce. anthony sims was not only present on the day of the murder, but he had an active role in a gun battle. that gun battle directly affected and caused an innocent person, a mother of three to lose her life. this investigation is very much still going and active. there are several persons that afternoon that decided to use

firearms to solve their disputes and we are still actively looking for them. we are asking anyone with information to continue providing us with those bits and pieces so we can bring them to justs. >> thank you, sir. >> good afternoon. i am theresa drenick. i am an assistant district attorney with the district attorney's office. this afternoon the district attorney office charged anthony sims with murder for the killing earlier this week of anthony -- of chyemil pierce. this horrific crime is every parent's and citizen's worst nightmare. the defendant was arraigned in superior court. it is anticipated he will be back in court for an entry of plea tomorrow morning. and i would just like to share

with you, i have shared via e- mail a probable cause statement from the oakland police that was filed about this case. which states per witness statements and statements made by anthony sims himself, he was present and participated in a gun battle that led direct 3 the death of the victim. -- directly to the death of the victim. i have copies of the criminal complaint to provide to you this afternoon. thank you. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> yes. he was shot. he received a non-life- threatening injury. he was arrested at the hospital and transported to the police department where he was taken into custody and charged. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> the investigation still ongoing. there are persons that we are

still actively seeking but there is nobody currently in custody -- additional people in custody at this time. >> live press conference. police confirming they have arrested a suspect for the death of 30-year-old chyemil pierce, a mother of three. she was shot and killed late monday afternoon on chestnut street. there had been an argument on the streets. there was a gun battle and she was hit and killed with a stray bullet. police arrested anthony sims and he was injured in the gun battle. they arrested him at the hospital. he has a non-life-threatening injury and they are still looking for several more people. we heard estimates from 60-100 shots fired during that rolling gun battle. >> the news conference is continuing. and we will have more for you on ktvu fox 2 news. to a picture we have seen

but can't forget. 10 years ago this week the man at the center of the photo was preparing to jump off the golden gate bridge, a chp officer saved him by listening. they revisit that day on the same bridge that brought them together. >> at 6:00 p.m. new details about what bruce miller is accused of doing that lead to him being arrested for spotsal battery. plus -- spousal battery. plus -- >> a lawsuit against the united states air force after their dad survived a crash but died minutes later. why they say the air force was negligent.

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protecting an endangered fish took center stage in the debate about how to demolish part of the old bay bridge. ktvu's tom vacar says some say the bridge isn't the real threat to the fish. tom? >> indeed. this may be the site of a misplaced environmental battle. >> this is the smelt. a fish that grows to 4, 5 inches and wanders over rivers, the san francisco bay, and the ocean. >> used to be the most abundant fish and now they are rare.

>> reporter: dismantle the pillars could be done mechanically and they could be imploded that would collapse them in a few seconds. either way fish will be killed. 1 or 2% of the remaining population. >> it is clear that the level of the impact would be much, much lower. >> reporter: populations of the smelt and others have been compromised by low water flows resulting from the drought and rerouting water to farming and urban use. >> maybe this is not the year to do this particular project. >> if they can wait till next spring that would be great. >> reporter: in reality what happens at the bridge pales to the real threat, too much water being diverted from the bay. >> if the flows don't improve,

this fish will go extinct. >> reporter: they have weighed some fish protections, allowing for a small to be pumped south for agricultural and human health and safety. >> rich people are powerful and we have a system that delivers more riches to rich people. >> that will have an impact on this and that is why it is on a count down a extinction. >> reporter: fish or not, making the smelt a political pond that bay bridge. >> ironic they are focused on that potential impact while they are granting iwhatevers to -- granting wavers of environmental protections that safeguard them in the delta. >> they would not proceed with a project that would create or jeopardized theistance of the

piece -- the existence of the species. >> reporter: some suggest leave the pillars in place and allow birds to nest on top. tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >> thank you. pulled off a muni bus and mugged by people. who police are now looking for and new details for neighbors who heard the suspects ronning away. and -- running away. and tonight how a company is willing to pay to make sure consumers feel safer.

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a vicious crime this morning. 7 people dragged a man off of muni and robbed him at gun point. ktvu's christien kafton is live in the city where police have important evidence that could lead them to the suspects. >> reporter: the victim in the case picked up the 91 owl that he caught here. what the muggers might not have cared about is that buses like these are equipped with video cameras. >> the incident unfold at 4:00 a.m. the victim said the bus stopped here. >> the victim was physically pushed off the bus by the group of 7 male suspects. once on the street the victim was pushed to the ground.

>> the men pulled a gun and a knife on the victim and robbed him. >> took his backpack. he had cell phone, wallet, cash. >> reporter: we spoke with a neighbor who tells us it seems the suspects made their way up this path here and made their way down this path here talking about the wallet they just took. >> we be 7 suspects outstanding. all wearing dark clothing. >> reporter: police are reviewing the evidence looking for the group, including surveillance video shot nearby and on the bus. >> we will be reviewing the video to identify the suspects. >> reporter: muni says the victim got back on the bus after the robbery and notified the driver. >> be vigilant like you would on streets. alert the operator or 911 if you are in immediate danger. >> reporter: police tell me the investigation is still underway of the the suspects face

robbery and kidnap charges -- underway. the suspects face robbery and kidnap charges. >> reporter: at this point police need to figure out if there is any connection at all between the victim and the suspects. at this point all we know is that we were all riding the bus at the same time. >> christien kafton, thank you. a reward is offered in hopes of tracking down an inmate who escaped a week ago. johnell carter escaped friday while at the santa clara valley medical center. investigators say the 43-year- old got away after attacking a sheriff's deputy. crime stoppers are suffering a reward of $3,000 for information leading to his arrest. police arrested johnell carter last march on suspicion of 5 counts of child molestation.

he bought 10 tickets for the february 28 powerball drawing. he ended up one number away from the entire $80 million jackpot but he is still happy even with the smallper jack a -- smaller jackpot. they plan to pay of mortgages. two lives linked forever after a moment on the golden gate bridge 10 years ago. how a chp helped save the life of a man stand thong edge of the -- standing on the edge of the bridge. >> plus a homeless make over to help this mother get back the life she knew not so long ago. can't say thank you enough. you have made my life special by being apart of it. (everyone) cheers! glad you made it buddy. thanks for inviting me.

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an unforgettable photo. a man moments from jumping off the golden gate bridge. he was struggling with depression and then a chp came over and listened. tonight amber leehy the story. his life -- lee has the story. his life now and his first trip back to the bridge. >> the beauty of the golden gate bridge on a clear day, picture post card perfect. on the day we met him, gray skies. >> to get on the bridge for the first time it was horrifying. >> reporter: this is the first time he walked on the bridge since his suicide attempt 10

years ago. >> the wind. the noise. the traffic. the people. it brings me back to that very moment where i nearly jumped. >> reporter: frightening but necessary. >> the more and more i accept who i am and know that is not who i am, it helps me move on. >> reporter: on march 11, 2005 he was a desperate 22-year-old. battling depression for as long as he could remember. he said he had abandonment issues because he was adopted and grappling with being a new father and he just lost his job. he drove to the bridge, walked out and climbed over the railing and then he heard a voice. >> i approached him slowly and asked his permission to speak with him. >> reporter: his job was to patrol the bridge for the california highway patrol said

he didn't do much talking. >> that is what a lot of people need is someone to listen to them. >> reporter: after an hour and a half of listening they spoke of his first born. >> he made me understand i need be here for her. >> with his help he climbed back over the rail but his battle with depression was far from over. >> took me 8 years to confront that was me on the bridge. for 8 years there was no contact between them. but two years ago he reached out to his mother to see how he was doing. i asked why he didn't contact him sooner. >> if i contact them maybe i could trigger something in them to go back to that day. >> reporter: in may, 2013, the two men were reunited in new york city. for the time since the suicide attempt. he was invited to present the

lifesaver's award to him. it was then he said that he finally confronted what happened that day on the bridge. when he saw the photos of himself on the bridge through the eyes of the audience. >> i wanted to hide it. i didn't want to talk about it. the more i talk about it it helped me and it helped people. >> reporter: now the father of three, he found a new job and hopes to marry his fiance. once lost, now a new found sense of peace and happiness. >> i focus on going this way. i don't worry about going back. i worry about forward. >> monday i got the job. my car went out monday. [ laughter ] >> reporter: now able to laugh, bound by faith, the two men talk to each other often. >> we are going to stay friends forever. we are brothers so to speak.

>> reporter: they plan to appear together to speak about suicide prevention. >> hardest thing i had to do was take the step. >> reporter: a step forward in the never ending journey of self-discovery and acceptance. amber lee, ktvu fox 2 news. >> on www.ktvu.com we posted links to several suicide help services. click on the think to this -- link next to this story. >> i talked to him and he was telling me in that picture he is not holding on to the bridge. he is just standing there. he was that close to jumping. he said what i needed was someone to listen. just someone to make me realize someone cared. and he did exactly that and he calls himself right now gratitude. as well as kevin. just such a wonderful story.

>> it is. it is. >> reporter: now to our bay area weather. i wish you had rain to talk about but sun isn't bad. >> we have glorious weather. might as well embrace it because it is here to stay. we have clouds on sunday. maybe a sprinkle. don't change your plans. nothing big. continuing in this mode. in this track or rut, if you will, where we are heading. dry and warm. radar. no rain. no snow. we have coastal fog, pacific right now. 79 right now in fairfield. 75 concord. right now temperatures. warm out there. with the winds, it does feel like april out there. really does with the temperatures. the computer model sets us up

tomorrow. >> lots of mid-70s tomorrow. look for mid-70s. like what we had today. saturday, warmer. might see low 80s. tomorrow highs back to what they did today. warmer towards the bay area weekend. wednesday one of the cooler days. mid-60s. friday, tomorrow, saturday, temperatures go up into the upper 70s and low 80s. tomorrow a day like today. we have patchy coastal fog and valley fog. reports of valley fog towards the danville area. patches of it. then it was gone, around sun rise. valley fog. it is gone quick. 75 san jose tomorrow. highs for friday 67 along the coast. 67 daly city. 68 san francisco. your five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view, there it is.

nice looking five-day forecast. enjoy the weather. hopefully it will change and we will get on with rain. but in the meantime, steady as she goes. >> loving it. thank you. >> he goes by grateful. i had gratitude. it isigateful. help -- it is grateful. a mother underwent a transformation today that she hopes will get her back on track. >> he survived a plane crash but still died. why the family is suing the united states air force. >> and she is a trail trailblazer, the story of a prison guard testing her own toughness at san quentin.

new at 5 you have seen the make over shows on tv, today st. ant's is helping -- st. anthony's is helping homeless women. >> she describes her previous life and how it unraveled as we walk the streets of san francisco. >> your car breaks down. you miss work because you are sick. couldn't pay the rent. >> reporter: she brought her

daughter here a year ago to escape domestic violence. she got sick and had to quit her job. she figured she would get a better one but that hasn't happen. she sleeps on a friend's couch, has medical bills she can't pay. >> you pull one piece out and everything else starts to fall. >> reporter: see the does everything she can not to look homeless. >> when i see the people i think i am not like that. i haven't had to sleep on the street but i am homeless. >> she first came here because she had been trying to take free samples at stores and her friends say go to st. anthony's. >> reporter: women are getting interview ready from clothes to resumes. 40% of the women they serve are unemployed. a third have families to care

for. just getting a hair cut can change a lot. >> you walk around with your head up and you are more approachable. >> reporter: she feels great, ready to go on interviews. wants to get a job. get off her friend's couch and back to the life she knew. >> want to get back into the public again. >> reporter: smiling. >> yeah. >> they are seeing more and more women in situations similar to nicole. everything is fine and then something leads to major upheaval. the slide into homelessness is fast and the road back to normal life is longer than they thought. governor jerry brown is in washington, d.c. talking about climate change that demand attention. he will meet with officials from had white house, the state department -- the white house,

the state apartment and other agencies. in addition oo climate change -- to climate change he will focus on water policy and healthcare. there are no plans to meet with president obama. . lumber liquidators stands by its products and offering free indoor air quality tests to customers. they have 300 stores, six in the bay area. 60 minutes reported they sold flooring with high levels of formaldehyde. they said 60 minutes used the wrong test. they say if the home tests that it is offering show high levels, the company will pay for more testing and may also pay to reinstall flooring. the ktvu fox 2 news at 6:00

p.m. starts now. he survived a plane crash during an air show but died minutes later. tonight the family filed a lawsuit against the air force and calls what happened negligent. >> they were across the field taking pictures of airplanes. >> good evening everyone. hello. i am frank somerville. >> and i am julie haener. >> 10 months since he crashed his plane in front of thousands of people at travis air force base. the family says emergency crews did about respond fast enough to free their father from his burning plane. ktvu's new tonight john sasaki spoke to the family about why they believe the pilot could have been saved. >> reporter: today they filed a lawsuit to prove their case. he was larger than life. >> we have always tried to do it like he does it, right?

it is a tough act to follow. >> reporter: he was in the air show hall of fame. may 4 -- >> he was alive when he hit the ground and he was well. you know, he wasn't able to get out of the plane and it caught fire. >> reporter: his sons say he should still be here. >> been on our minds daily. >> reporter: they filed a lawsuit arguing he died at the air is show because of the slow response of fire crews. the first vehicle didn't arrive for 4-1/2 minutes, the next 30 seconds later. >> why? what happened? what went wrong? i just assumed there are multiple layers of -- of failure. >> performing a maneuver in his plane for some reason he crashed. he was a gentle crash as he endicated. >> he -- indicated. >> he said i