we begin with amber lee. she asked leyland yee's attorney about the charges. >> reporter: frank, we're in the sunset neighborhood where the state senator lives. we came to the home behind me, he did not answer his door, but we did catch up with him as he left the federal courthouse earlier tonight. >> senator, can you tell me what the reaction is to your arrest? >> reporter: dressed casually in a blue jacket, the state senator walked out of the federal building on $500,000 bond. he got into a waiting car without answering any questions. but there are many questions about the multiple charges he now faces. yee, who advocated for gun control laws, now faces conspiracy of trafficking firearms, illegally importing them, and bribery. >> we haven't had a chance to really read it from front to back. we'll defer any comments. >> reporter: he wasdriven to first of all court, where he spent ten hours odd. according to court documents, he tried to dig himself out of a $70,000 debt incurred for losing the race for mayor.

we begin with amber lee. she asked leyland yee's attorney about the charges. >> reporter: frank, we're in the sunset neighborhood where the state senator lives. we came to the home behind me, he did not answer his door, but we did catch up with him as he left the federal courthouse earlier tonight. >> senator, can you tell me what the reaction is to your arrest? >> reporter: dressed casually in a blue jacket, the state senator walked out of the federal building on $500,000 bond. he got into a waiting car without answering any questions. but there are many questions about the multiple charges he now faces. yee, who advocated for gun control laws, now faces conspiracy of trafficking firearms, illegally importing them, and bribery. >> we haven't had a chance to really read it from front to back. we'll defer any comments. >> reporter: he wasdriven to first of all court, where he spent ten hours odd. according to court documents, he tried to dig himself out of a $70,000 debt incurred for losing the race for mayor.

. >> amber lee is outside of a community radio. >> reporter: we made it inside the pacifica foundation which is kpfs headquarters. you can see by the air mattress people are sleeping here. >> you're going to crush my arm. don't break my arm sir. >> reporter: except for self- appointed guards at the door and air mattresses in the hall way it's business as usual as the pacifica foundation. >> i cut the block put outside of the building so our staff could come in. >> reporter: officially fired she refuses to leave. and is barricaded inside with her mother. work is getting done despite the situation. >> this is a personnel issue. >> reporter: we caught up with the chairwoman of the board that fired reese as she left for the day she admitted she was shocked by the response. >> the first stunner of course was that summer cut the padlock off the door. >> reporter: the shredding truck was really like over the top. >> reporter: marty wilkinson says barricaded employees may have had documents shredded yesterday. something reese denies. >> they didn't put anything in it. >> reporter: this long ti

. >> amber lee is outside of a community radio. >> reporter: we made it inside the pacifica foundation which is kpfs headquarters. you can see by the air mattress people are sleeping here. >> you're going to crush my arm. don't break my arm sir. >> reporter: except for self- appointed guards at the door and air mattresses in the hall way it's business as usual as the pacifica foundation. >> i cut the block put outside of the building so our staff could come in. >> reporter: officially fired she refuses to leave. and is barricaded inside with her mother. work is getting done despite the situation. >> this is a personnel issue. >> reporter: we caught up with the chairwoman of the board that fired reese as she left for the day she admitted she was shocked by the response. >> the first stunner of course was that summer cut the padlock off the door. >> reporter: the shredding truck was really like over the top. >> reporter: marty wilkinson says barricaded employees may have had documents shredded yesterday. something reese denies. >> they didn't put anything in it. >> reporter: this long ti

since we have been reporting for you, ktvu's amber lee arrived there at the scene and about to get users. >> we are on west 10th street and here with me is the fire inspector. can you tell me what is burning out here and what is the concern? >> the fire is burning through vegetation, green grass, brush, palm trees and piles of railroad ties. >> reporter: and close tapower lines -- to power lines. . >> it burned underneath the lines. the power plant, which is to my left has been in various stages of operations. not sure what the condition is now. pg&e is in the command post advising our commander about the safety issues. >> reporter: there are some homes not right here but across the road. how -- what is the danger to them? >> right now there is some black smoke, burning through materials that might produce distress but there is no athlete the homes in the -- there is no threat to the homes in the area. >> reporter: you asked for aerial support? >> the fire is still burning. you can see a fire line, it is difficult to gauge the distance from here. there is an active fire. it will take

live in fremont, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the private information of home health patients was accidentally handed to a firm. it happened last month and employee with st. joseph health send the information to the firm through an excel file that was not incrypted. st.joseph health says they received confirmation that the information was deleted and has not been used. >>> rob roth spoke exclusively with a boy's grandfather who made a jump to save the boy. >> what happened last night buddy? >> a fire broke out in the apartment where he was sleeping with his grandparents last night. the boy's grandfather who's recovering from a broken ankle in eden medical center told us the heat from the fire was intense. >> the room was just unbearable heart. so it's coming in here. it's on his leg and you heard the fire. the rumble of the fire. and that told me to get out of there. >> reporter: the only way out was the bedroom window. the boy's grandmother jumped first. mccain broke her pelvis and suffered a concussion after the 25-foot fall. >> i kept calling him, i kept calling him. i kept

amber lee live at sfo after talking to authorities about how she was able to get past security withouta ticket. amber-- >> frank, the woman made her attempts here at terminal three. the concern is how did she get past security checkpoints and the area where passengers board the plane without being stopped. >> reporter: a trip to hawaii is appealing and no more so than to maryland hartman of san francisco. she tried three times to fly to hawaii without a ticket. >> she's a woman in her 60s and one doesn't normally think about that as being a terrorist. >> reporter: the 62-year-old retired legal secretary boarded a united flight to kona. >> sat down on a seat. it was a pretty full flight. as the person who really had a ticket for that seat came up and said, excuse me man you have my seat. >> reporter: authorities say it appears hartman used a method called piggy backing. >> while a couple of people are having their tickets checked. she would have as they started to go through, cling themselves behind them. that happened on february 15th. on february 18th she tried another time but only g

amber lee is live. >> reporter: just a few minutes ago, concord police came out and released these two photos for me. the top is the suspected hit- and-run driver tyler neil larsson of antioch and below that police say is the pickup that was involved in the hit- and-run crash. a few hours ago they were able to track down both in antioch. police arrested the antioch man. the victim yolanda tosquerino the father of four grown children had been living on the street and sometimes with friends. testorino's family gathered at the crash scene this afternoon. >> just come out here wanted t it's hard. >> reporter: tosterino u w-z struck and killed thursday along willow road as it curves on fifth street -- tosterino was struck and killed thursday. >> i kneeled down and held her hand, i prayed with her. >> reporter: there's been 10 accidents in 13 years. still city engineers say that's not cause for a change. but residents disagree. >> we need something here to protect the pedestrians that are out here. >> reporter: despite struggling living on the streets, tosterino kept in touch with her childr

amber lee is in san francisco, where one city leader says regulation might be enough to improve public safety here. >> reporter: holding a public hearing here at city hall thursday. he wants to discuss ways to regulate this industry. >> on a cold, wet night like this. people are anxious to get home. a quick tap on an app, such as uber, or lift can get you a ride. >> it tells me that there's an increase, due to prime time, and i would just confirm, and the ride will be here. >> reporter: city leaders say convenience should not come without accountability. the new year's eve accident, in which an uber driver struck and killed sophia lou led the call for thursday's hearing. >> we need to see how we can protect the safety of customers of these private customers. >> reporter: uber has denied responsibility, saying the driver was not providing services at the time of the accident. >> we're going to see what we can do locally to start to regulate this wild west of a new industry. >> reporter: there are 1,000 taxi cabs on the streets, compared to the 3,000 vehicles that come from uber and lift

live in san francisco, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> also in san francisco, city officials are ready to spend millions of the dollars to make it safer for people who walk in the city. that news came today in a presentation of recommendations in the walk first. pedestrian safety must be a top priority. >> here to date we've had more people killed on the streets of san francisco in vehicle collisions than we have been homicide. it is a problem. >> so far this year five pedestrians have been killed in san francisco. safety plans call for $17 million to be spent to improve 170 locations around the city. >>> sunny vale's ban on large capacity magazines went on sale but a large ditch effort to stop it. the voter approved ban prohibits the procession of magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. the new ordnance also requires owners to lock up firearms at home and report guns that are lost and stolen within two days. >>> ktvu's news has learned why the fbi is taking a fresh look at the killings of six women back in the 1970s. today the fbi announced a joint task force with other law enf

amber lee live in pittsburg where i10 turns into willow pass road. she's been on the scene ever since we told you about this fire on ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. >> reporter: frank, firefighters remained here on the scene. behind me you can see their vehicles. we're told some will remain overnight to keep an eye on hot spots. a large column of billowing black smoke is an ominous sight. it could be seens for miles. >> it was a lot of smoke. when we came, when we drive down the street here there was fire there. a lot of fire. >> reporter: the first call came in at 3:15. flames burned near pg & e lines in the field surrounding pittsburg power plant. >> i'm scared, i'm scared because it was continuing right there and now it seems to be spreading. >> reporter: workers who came to the scene to monitor the situation. >> this is very unusual for fire to be burning this aggressively in late march. >> reporter: fire inspector says drought conditions fueled this fire. just over 40 acres. not large but perhaps a long fire season to come. >> it's not that hot. we

we have more information from amber lee where that shooting happened. amber-- >> reporter: frank as you can see behind me busy aspiarian has reopened to public. but roads had been closed for up to two hours after the shooting. a neighbor told me she heard sirens as she was preparing dinner. >> two shootings. two bullets. i heard two shootings. then after that it just went chaos. >> reporter: the two shots the neighbor heard was from a deputy opening fire on a driver who had stopped on espirian on grant after leading deputies on a chase a few miles away. >> it appear it is deputies used force safety and shot at the suspect. the suspect moved his vehicle in the direction of the deputies. >> reporter: a short while before the shooting the driver had led other sheriff deputies on a chase on sherry lane. deputies had tried to pull the driver over but the driver had taken off and the deputies lost sight of him until the deputy involved in the shooting spotted the driver and opened fire. >> the suspect was struck in the bicept. >> reporter: the suspect drove of

amber lee is live. >> reporter: just a few minutes ago, concord police came out and released these two photos for me. the top is the suspected hit- and-run driver tyler neil larsson of antioch and below that police say is the pickup that was involved in the hit- and-run crash. a few hours ago they were able to track down both in antioch. police arrested the antioch man. the victim yolanda tosquerino the father of four grown children had been living on the street and sometimes with friends. testorino's family gathered at the crash scene this afternoon. >> just come out here and have some sort of closure. just wanted to see it. it's hard. >> reporter: tosterino u w-z struck and killed thursday along willow road as it curves on fifth street -- tosterino was struck and killed thursday. >> i kneeled down and held her hand, i prayed with her. >> reporter: there's been 10 accidents in 13 years. still city engineers say that's not cause for a change. but residents disagree. >> we need something here to protect the pedestrians that are out here. >> reporter: despite struggling living on the str

live in san francisco, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> also in san francisco, city officials are ready to spend millions of the dollars to make it safer for people who walk in the city. that news came today in a presentation of recommendations in the walk first. pedestrian safety must be a top priority. >> here to date we've had more people killed on the streets of san francisco in vehicle collisions than we have been homicide. it is a problem. >> so far this year five pedestrians have been killed in san francisco. safety plans call for $17 million to be spent to improve 170 locations around the city. >>> sunny vale's ban on large capacity magazines went on sale but a large ditch effort to stop it. the voter approved ban prohibits the procession of magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. the new ordnance also requires owners to lock up firearms at home and report guns that are lost and stolen within two days. >>> ktvu's news has learned why the fbi is taking a fresh look at the killings of six women back in the 1970s. today the fbi announced a joint task force with other law enf

from fort bragg, we go to napa where amber lee has been learning about the deputy's bay area roots. >> reporter: frank, we're at napa high, where the deputy graduated some 30 years ago. he's still being remembered as an outstanding athlete, and a man of great character. >> this is when they went to the section finals. >> reporter: napa high's retired football coast and his wife marshall proudly showed me a team photo of ricky dell fiorentino as its star lineman. at 6'1", and weighing roughly 250 pounds, the couple describes him as a man with a big laugh, a big smile, and most of all, a big heart. >> he was just naturally strong, but he was just a gentle giant. everybody on campus loved him. he was a great player. he was the best lineman i ever coached. >> reporter: he earned a full wrestling scholarship to the university of oklahoma, and later moved to mendocino county, where he became a sheriff's deputy. he was inducted into the napa high hall of fame in 1998. it was the way dell fiorentino treated others that left an impact on his coach. franco tells me he learned of his death just

amber lee has been working her sources. she obtained that new video tonight, and learned a possible motive for the shooting. >> reporter: just a few hour as ago, i spoke with police chief greg suhr, as he was leaving the hall of justice. also, the shooting that took place behind me in front of king market. the video shows a four door silver sedan with tinted windows. a man wearing a dark t-shirt, and white sweatpants, exits the car. he appears to be talking to someone. the man walked back to the car and then opened fire. the video shows people falling to the ground. >> a friend of mine was injured. >> reporter: the neighbor tells me his friend was among the eight people who were shot last night. he says his friend, whom he declined to name remains in the hospital. >> this place ain't safe. you've just got to be careful of the company you keep. >> reporter: an argument of less than $50 from a previous drug deal. in the video, you can see the silver sedan driving off. >> did you hear the gunshots? >> yeah, i did, it kind of s

live in fremont, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the private information of home health patients was accidentally handed to a firm. it happened last month and employee with st. joseph health send the information to the firm through an excel file that was not incrypted. st.joseph health says they received confirmation that the information was deleted and has not been used. >>> rob roth spoke exclusively with a boy's grandfather who made a jump to save the boy. >> what happened last night buddy? >> a fire broke out in the apartment where he was sleeping with his grandparents last night. the boy's grandfather who's recovering from a broken ankle in eden medical center told us the heat from the fire was intense. >> the room was just unbearable heart. so it's coming in here. it's on his leg and you heard the fire. the rumble of the fire. and that told me to get out of there. >> reporter: the only way out was the bedroom window. the boy's grandmother jumped first. mccain broke her pelvis and suffered a concussion after the 25-foot fall. >> i kept calling him, i kept calling him. i kept

from fort bragg, we go to napa where amber lee has been learning about the deputy's bay area roots. >> reporter: frank, we're at napa high, where the deputy graduated some 30 years ago. he's still being remembered as an outstanding athlete, and a man of great character. >> this is when they went to the section finals. >> reporter: napa high's retired football coast and his wife marshall proudly showed me a team photo of ricky dell fiorentino as its star lineman. at 6'1", and weighing roughly 250 pounds, the couple describes him as a man with a big laugh, a big smile, and most of all, a big heart. >> he was just naturally strong, but he was just a gentle giant. everybody on campus loved him. he was a great player. he was the best lineman i ever coached. >> reporter: he earned a full wrestling scholarship to the university of oklahoma, and later moved to mendocino county, where he became a sheriff's deputy. he was inducted into the napa high hall of fame in 1998. it was the way dell fiorentino treated others that left an impact on his coach. franco tells me he learned of his death just

reporting live in richmond, amber lee, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> it's a parent's worst nightmare. the death of a child. 2 investigates what a local hospital did after the tragedy that this mother says felt like a slap in the face. also -- >> pencils down. the newest changes to the s.a.t., and how students may want to change their studying. next, only on 2, a bay area police officer facing charges. you used to sleep like a champ. then boom, what happened? stress, fun, bad habits, kids, now what? let's build you a better bed that senses your movement, heartbeat, breathing. sensors working directly with the air chambers. it's the all-new sleep number x12 bed. it tracks your sleep and tells you here's a good, better and an awesome night. the difference? try adjusting up or down. you'll know cuz sleep iq™ tells you and all you have to do is sleep. only at a sleep number store, try the unprecedented sleep number x12 bed. know better sleep with sleep number. >>> only on 2, we talk to one of the six current and former san francisco police officers facing federal corruption charges. tonigh

we have more information from amber lee where that shooting happened. amber-- >> reporter: frank as you can see behind me busy aspiarian has reopened to public. but roads had been closed for up to two hours after the shooting. a neighbor told me she heard sirens as she was preparing dinner. >> two shootings. two bullets. i heard two shootings. then after that it just went chaos. >> reporter: the two shots the neighbor heard was from a deputy opening fire on a driver who had stopped on espirian on grant after leading deputies on a chase a few miles away. >> it appear it is deputies used force safety and shot at the suspect. the suspect moved his vehicle in the direction of the deputies. >> reporter: a short while before the shooting the driver had led other sheriff deputies on a chase on sherry lane. deputies had tried to pull the driver over but the driver had taken off and the deputies lost sight of him until the deputy involved in the shooting spotted the driver and opened fire. >> the suspect was struck in the bicept. >> reporter: the suspect drove of

amber lee live at sfo after talking to authorities about how she was able to get past security without ticket. amber-- >> frank, the woman made her attempts here at terminal three. the concern is how did she get past security checkpoints and the area where passengers board the plane without being stopped. >> reporter: a trip to hawaii is appealing and no more so than to maryland hartman of san francisco. she tried three times to fly to hawaii without a ticket. >> she's a woman in her 60s and one doesn't normally think about that as being a terrorist. >> reporter: the 62-year-old retired legal secretary boarded a united flight to kona. >> sat down on a seat. it was a pretty full flight. as the person who really had a ticket for that seat came up and said, excuse me man you have my seat. >> reporter: authorities say it appears hartman used a method called piggy backing. >> while a couple of people are having their tickets checked. she would have as they started to go through, cling themselves behind them. that happened on february 15th. on february 18th she tried another time but only go

amber lee has been working her sources. she obtained that new video tonight, and learned a possible motive for the shooting. >> reporter: just a few hour as ago, i spoke with police chief greg suhr, as he was leaving the hall of justice. also, the shooting that took place behind me in front of king market. the video shows a four door silver sedan with tinted windows. a man wearing a dark t-shirt, and white sweatpants, exits the car. he appears to be talking to someone. the man walked back to the car and then opened fire. the video shows people falling to the ground. >> a friend of mine was injured. >> reporter: the neighbor tells me his friend was among the eight people who were shot last night. he says his friend, whom he declined to name remains in the hospital. >> this place ain't safe. you've just got to be careful of the company you keep. >> reporter: an argument of less than $50 from a previous drug deal. in the video, you can see the silver sedan driving off. >> did you hear the gunshots? >> yeah, i did, it kind of s

amber lee live in pittsburg where i10 turns into willow pass road. she's been on the scene ever since we told you about this fire on ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. >> reporter: frank, firefighters remained here on the scene. behind me you can see their vehicles. we're told some will remain overnight to keep an eye on hot spots. a large column of billowing black smoke is an ominous sight. it could be seens for miles. >> it was a lot of smoke. when we came, when we drive down the street here there was fire there. a lot of fire. >> reporter: the first call came in at 3:15. flames burned near pg & e lines in the field surrounding pittsburg power plant. >> i'm scared, i'm scared because it was continuing right there and now it seems to be spreading. >> reporter: workers who came to the scene to monitor the situation. >> this is very unusual for fire to be burning this aggressively in late march. >> reporter: fire inspector says drought conditions fueled this fire. just over 40 acres. not large but perhaps a long fire season to come. >> it's not that hot. we

reporting live in richmond, amber lee, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> it's a parent's worst nightmare. the death of a child. 2 investigates what a local hospital did after the tragedy that this mother says felt like a slap in the face. also -- >> pencils down. the newest changes to the s.a.t., and how students may [ myron ] i got into an accident on my bike, and the first thing that came to mind is, "can i afford to go to the hospital?" now that i've got covered california, i know that if something happens to me that i'm covered. i'm in. [ female announcer ] everyone deserves health insurance. are you in? visit coveredca.com and get covered today. >>> only on 2, we talk to one of the six current and former san francisco police officers facing federal corruption charges. tonight, he's making his feelings known, and believes the charges will not hold up. john sasaki spoke with one of the officers today who says he's innocent, but san francisco's public defender disagrees. >> reporter: five san francisco police officers and one former officer face an uncertain future here at the federal c

amber lee is in san francisco, where one city leader says regulation might be enough to improve public safety here. >> reporter: holding a public hearing here at city hall thursday. he wants to discuss ways to regulate this industry. >> on a cold, wet night like this. people are anxious to get home. a quick tap on an app, such as uber, or lift can get you a ride. >> it tells me that there's an increase, due to prime time, and i would just confirm, and the ride will be here. >> reporter: city leaders say convenience should not come without accountability. the new year's eve accident, in which an uber driver struck and killed sophia lou led the call for thursday's hearing. >> we need to see how we can protect the safety of customers of these private customers. >> reporter: uber has denied responsibility, saying the driver was not providing services at the time of the accident. >> we're going to see what we can do locally to start to regulate this wild west of a new industry. >> reporter: there are 1,000 taxi cabs on the streets, compared to the 3,000 vehicles that come from uber and lift

live in san francisco, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, amber. >>> now to jana katsuyama, she's been looking into other key players in this case. including a former san francisco school board president, his son, and a sports agent for a rising boxing star. jana. >> reporter: frank i've learned that sports agent sullivan was arrested in princeton new jersey yesterday. and the fbi plans to bring him and six others from atlanta, boston, new haven and new york to federal court here. 29-year-old sports agent sullivan said he grew up in san francisco and loves his job. he was representing mayfield. mayfield seen on this video told fs weekly that sullivan was supposed to meet him in new york city for a fight. instead, he was arrested by the fbi . keith jackson is accused of helping with the murder for hire conspiracy, gun trafficking and drug trafficking conspiracy. jackson was well known as a political consultant who helped leland yee and had helped conservatives with issues. samsinger said that jackson always seemed to be on ice. others that knew jackson were also shocked. >>

live in san francisco, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, amber. >>> now to jana katsuyama, she's been looking into other key players in this case. including a former san francisco school board president, his son, and a sports agent for a rising boxing star. jana. >> reporter: frank i've learned that sports agent sullivan was arrested in princeton new jersey yesterday. and the fbi plans to bring him and six others from atlanta, boston, new haven and new york to federal court here. 29-year-old sports agent sullivan said he grew up in san francisco and loves his job. he was representing mayfield. mayfield seen on this video told fs weekly that sullivan was supposed to meet him in new york city for a fight. instead, he was arrested by the fbi . keith jackson is accused of helping with the murder for hire conspiracy, gun trafficking and drug trafficking conspiracy. jackson was well known as a political consultant who helped leland yee and had helped conservatives with issues. samsinger said that jackson always seemed to be on ice. others that knew jackson were also shocked. >>

live in oakland, amber lee, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> a bay area family is calling for changes at onel because of how they were treated after the death of their daughter. >> there's a right way to handle it, and a wrong way to handle it. we experienced the wrong way to the highest degree. >> reporter: 21-month-old morgan westoff died at children's hospital in oakland. their grief was made worse by a barrage of mail from the hospital, including asking for donations. we're putting that story together for tomorrow on the 10:00 news. >>> after the break, an elderly woman bound and gagged, and a man found burned to death. the link that connects these two mysterious deaths. >> a quick breather from the rain. more wet weather is on the way. the totals this next system is expected to bring. >> coming up, a bay area school, where half the kindergarteners are not vaccinated. >>> happening now, the oakland city council is considering whether to go ahead with plans to build a surveillance center. tonight, city staffers and firefighters spoke in favor of the project. saying it would help fight cri

live in oakland, amber lee, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> a bay area family is calling for changes at oneocal hospital because of how they were treated after the death of their daughter. >> there's a right way to handle it, and a wrong way to handle it. we experienced the wrong way to the highest degree. >> reporter: 21-month-old morgan westoff died at children's hospital in oakland. their grief was made worse by a barrage of mail from the hospital, including asking for donations. we're putting that story together for tomorrow on the 10:00 news. >>> after the break, an elderly woman bound and gagged, and a man found burned to death. the link that connects these two mysterious deaths. >> a quick breather from the rain. more wet weather is on the way. the totals this next system is [ sally ] i had a pre-existing condition, so i was basically uninsurable. now that i've got coverage, my doctor is a phone call or an e-mail away. i'm in. [ female announcer ] everyone deserves health insurance. are you in? visit coveredca.com and get covered today. >>> happening now, the oakland city council is

reporting live in east oakland, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> police arrested the scene of a deadly helicopter crash right near seattle's space needle. after the flames were out two lives were lost and a third person is hospitalized with critical injuries. that crash happened moments after the helicopter took off from its rooftop helipad in downtown seattle. stunned victims described an almost unbelievable scene. rescue vehicles rushed to the scene of the fiery crash before 8:00 this morning. witnesses describe seeing the helicopter belonging to komo television take off, sway then drop on to the street. >> it started swaying back and forth and it was spinning. i thought is that doing right. right as i said that he stopped short and came down and hit. >> i heard the boom. two seconds later the flames started spreading out. >> when i saw it go for a nosedive i just thought it's over for the people inside. there's no way you're walking away tr that one. >> reporter: the two people on board the pilot and photographer died in the crash. the resulting fire ball spread to three cars. one m

cancer and is dying and she just wanted to go to a warm place to finish life. >> well, that was amber lees in fact have cancer. she has pleaded no contest to two misdemeanor counts of commercial burglary and served eight days in jail before being release order thursday. she has been sentenced to 18 months probation and has been ordered to stay away from sfo unless she has a ticket to fly. >>> well, the nation's regional airlines are having trouble hiring enough pilots. the new report from the government accountability office suggests that low pay may be part of the problem. the report says there is a pool of qualified candidates available, but they may be working abroad, in the military, or in another occupation. it also says that airlines will need to hire between 1900 and 4500 pilots per year over the next decade because of the retirements. >>> one of the more recognizable candidates in oakland mayor's race will officially kickoff her campaign today. councilwoman libby schaaf will announce her run this morning at the penn rose restaurant. she has made crime prevention, job growth and go