today air canada shared the report it submitted to ntsb explaining why the flight crew miss perceivedfo taxi way c as runway 28r. the probable cause according to air canada, sfo's inadequate lighting of the runway and ongoing construction on another runway, making it difficult for the crew to distinguish between the runway it was supposed to land on and the parallel taxi way. the federal aviation administration tells abc news immediately after the incident occurred it requires pilots landing at sfo at night to do an instrument landing when a parallel runway is closed instead of a visual approach. air canada's report also says the controller in charge failed to provide direction to the flight crew. aviation expert chris wingle is a retired captain. >> i would review any party's input including faa, including the city of san francisco as well as the airport, air canada, as taking a defensive position. >> the finding that canada allows its pilots to fly planes when they're fatigued for 19 hours to me is troubling and ought to be changed. >> reporter: ntsb's recommendations today included

kpix5's melissa caen with how close an air canada plane came to slamming into other jets. >> reporter: we're here at sfo where a little over a year ago there were four planes on a taxiway ready to take off when an arriving air canada plane started flying right at them. the air canada plane diverted and there was no crash, but still it was scary enough to warrant an investigation. today we learned the disturbing findings. it was about midnight on july 7th, 2017, when air canada flight 759 started to land at sfo in the wrong place. >> where is this guy going? he's on the taxiway. >> he can't go around. >> looks like you were lined up for charlie there. >> reporter: the national transportation safety board ordered an investigation and today they heard the frightening results. >> we couldn't have gotten literally or figuratively any closer to having a major disaster. >> reporter: video of the event shows the air canada plane coming close to hitting other planes that were on the taxiway. today we learned just how close. >> the distances between aircraft was about 13 feet. >> reporter: the

the be in the says an air canada -- the ntsb says an air canada flight crew was tired, confused and came just 13 feet from disaster on a crowded taxiway. lawmakers are horrified by this report. kpix5's melissa caen joins us live now with their plans to prevent future incidents. melissa? >> reporter: yeah, ken, we're learning disturbing new details today about an incident that happened here at sfo a little over a year ago. an air canada plane attempted to land on a taxiway where a number of other planes were waiting to depart. the incident didn't turn into a crash, but it still exposed some serious issues thatone congressman is trying to address. >> this was a very close call. >> united one air canada flew directly over us. >> yeah. i saw that. >> reporter: a mistake when landing at sfo last july almost killed hundreds of people and today we learned how close air canada flight 759 came to hitting another plane lined up on a taxiway. >> the distances between aircraft was about 13 feet. >> reporter: the national transportation safety board held a hearing today on the findings of an investig

. >>> air canada is pointing a finger at sfo after it almost crashed into a line of planes on a taxiway. air canada said it is hard to distinguish the right way because of bad lighting at sfo. >> i would view any party's input, including faa, the city of san francisco, who woepowns airport, air canada on finding a defensive position. >> they allow their pilots to fly planes when they are fatigued for 19 hours is very, very troubling and it ought to be changed. >> ntsb will issue its final report in the coming weeks. >>> bart passengers have been seeing homeland security officers patrolling trains. the officers are part of a normal anti-terrorism checks and they're members of immigration and customsen they are part of the v.i.p.r. team. they patrolled during the week of super bowl 50 and warriors three victory parade. so they have done work around here >>> okay. taking a look at your commute this morning. we of course are staying on top of this huge issue. the sales force center is closed due to the crack they discovered yesterday. on our traffic maps, the purple is where we have full cl

an in-bound air canada plane ... with 4 other planes when it tried to land on the taxi-way.... instead of the runway. kron4's ryan o'donnell joins us now with more on what investigators discovered. ryan? a lot of safety questions today by the n-t-s-b... as board members reviewed and discussed this incident. besides figureing out what happened... they also want to makes some changes to make sure this doesn't happen again. after all... if this collision would've happened... it likely would've involved 5 planes... and hundreds of people. initially it was thought, the air canada plane got within about 30 feet of the first two planes... but today, we're learning it was much closer than that. f-a-a investigators measured it to be between 10 and 20 feet. also at the time of the incident... there was only one air traffic controller handling both the flights on the ground and in the air... which the board deemed to be too much for one person to handle. but the biggest concern for the board... was pilot fatigue. the report fou

that's when an air canada flight was eared to land. >>> a close call at sfo. investigators releasing the findings from the incidents in july of last year. an air canada flight was cleared to land and the pilot lined up on a taxiway. it came 50 feet from landing on top of jets. this morin keyed in on a possible reason. . >> the crew was fatigued and had been awake for a extended period of time and said they were tired. >> investigators say the crew was operating legally under canadian flight rules. more stringent u.s. rules would not have allowed the pilot in the cockpit. >>> and a campaign to repeal the tax hike imposed to fix the state's roads. motorists pay a 12 cent a gallon tax at the pumps. fixing the roads can't be done without the tax and opponents launched a campaign. >> if prop 6 eliminates $5 billion in annual funding, threatening 6500 local bridge and road safety upgrades already under way. >> the governor and state lawmakerses say that the gas tax and vehicle fee is the only way to fix california's roads. for the 20-20 ballot. a teenager from indon

. >>> new information about the air canada jet that nearly crash into fully -- four fully loaded plainsedger. the national transportation safety board said the air canada pilot mistook the taxiway for a runway because the two piles did notrning that the runway ha been closed for construction. federal safety officials claim a lack of awareness by the two pilots and also cited fatigue as a contributing factor. >> there was no indication the crew was aware they had overflown the air carrier aircraft on the taxiway. >> ntsb has recommended when a landing plane appears to be aimed at a taxi with of a runway, it will review the safety board recommendations and is already taking steps to improve training and procedures >>> oakland police looking for a stolen vehicle containing medicine and thousands of hypodermic needles. the nonprofit is now scrabbling to help people in need. >> would you like some pears or plums? truck at a homeless camp in east oakland, this is a weekly scene. >> water sir? >> reporter: of medical supplies, hot soup and a test for hiv and hepatitis c. >> do you have any bab

. >>> air canada pointing the finger at sfo after one of its flights almost crashed into a line of planes on a taxiway. this video shows that flight last july. an air canada report released today said it was hard for the pilots to distinguish the right runway because of bad lighting and construction at st. fo. the ntsb released findings today, among them pilot fatigue. in a statement sfo said they've already started making some changes. >>> today a second woman accusing supreme court nominee bret cabanaugh of sexual assault said she will talk to the fbi. deborah ramirez told "the new yorker" kavanaugh exposed himself to her at a party. her lawyer says she will also talk with lawmakers but first has to tell her story to the fbi. >> if we can get a meaningful investigation by the fbi, there are all sorts of ways that our client would be willing to provide information to the senate. >> the first woman who publicly accuse kavanaugh of assault is bay area professor christine blasey ford. she will testify before a committee on thursday. emily raw has more what to expecting from that and the exp

and air canada plane with a long flight attendant to land just before midnight.fore making a last second go around, almost landed on a taxiway on top of four airliners waiting to depart containing a total of 1100 passengers and crew. ntsb chairmanÃwith the mps chairman said it was a very close call. the ntsb -- the ntsb chairman said it was a very close call. the pilot found the debtor the ntsb found the pilots were fatigued, wait for over 19 hours and failed to see runaway markers despite warnings of the runway given in advance. >> a notice advised the runway to a closure. the flight clue had received information hours before the incident and then again in flight before the descent. >> as a result, the pilot identify the taxiway is the runway. in addition, the pilot failed to turn on the readily available runway alignment equipment. just before slamming into the waiting aircraft, the pilot sharply pulled up averting a mega disaster. >> the distances between aircraft's was about desperate between the aircraft's -- between both of them was about 13 feet. >> the nt

the ntsb now says an air canada flight crew was tired, confused and came just 13 feet from disaster. lawmakers are horrified and say something needs to change. >> this was a very close call. >> reporter: a mistake last july almost killed hundreds of people. today we learned how close air canada flight 759 came to hitting another plane lined up on a taxiway. >> the distances between aircraft was about 13 feet. >> reporter: the national transportation safety board held a hearing today on the findings of an investigation into the incident. among other things the report said the canadian pilots were fatigued and one runway was shut down. they mistook the taxiway for a runway. >> the taxiway with airplanes had features consistent with runway centerlinege and approach lighting. >> reporter: the pilot had not dialed in their landing instruments to the sfo frequency. >> there was human error and we could've had better technology. >> reporter: congressman said he has been pushing for better safety at sfo. >> it's a balance between the best technology and the people are trained. >> reporter: i

ntsb said the air canada pilot mistook the camp -- taxiway for runway during the near miss last year.b said they did not adequately review a warning to all of the pilots that a runway had been closed for construction. federal safety officials blame a lack of awareness by the pilot as well. they also said that excited crew fatigue and other mistakes as contributing factors. >> there was no indication that the crew was aware that they had overflown air carrier aircraft on the taxiway. >> ntsb has recommended the development of technology to warn pilots and air traffic controllers when a landing plane appears to be a and at a taxiway, instead of a runway. air canada says it will review the safety worth recommendations and has taken steps to improve training and procedures. >>> the santa clara county board of supervisors has agreed to a six-month program for the hope village homeless camp. the county will lease a parcel of land from the city of san jose for one dollar a month. it is across from a owned by th international unit where the camp is now. it will provide space for up to 14 peop

here's the air canada plane coming in for a landing. but as it gets closer...nes below them... quickly pull-up... and then circle around. the pilots -- who were on their 19th hour of work -- were trying to land on the taxi-way and not the runway. we're also learning the near collision was much closer than initially thought. the f-a-a says the air canada plane came within 10 to 20 feet of another plane. ( darya ) coming up on the kron 4 morning buzz... no love lost when jimmy-g got hurt.. the woman who smiled when garopp went kerplopp.. two women make nfl history but is it really that big a deal? and the big men's issue that has one dad asking kaepernick to take a knee. to take a knee. do you need the most trusted battery in your wireless mouse? maybe not. maybe you can trust that during your fantasy draft, the computer won't autodraft a kicker in the 7th round. or... you could just trust duracell. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) ( darya ) welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast. hot spot sb 880 at a street. the salesforce transit ce

. >>> it was a near disaster, this video shows the air canada jet appearing to land at sfo.he plane came within feet of for the airplanes that were waiting there to take off. the close call has been the closest debtor the focus of investigation more than a year and today the investigators released a report. we go not to the newsroom with the findings. >> reporter: what a story. overlooks and errors in the cockpit, the control tower, and the rulebooks which could have led to the worst air disaster in history at sfo. >> reporter: on july 7 for sure, and air canada planeà back the air canada plane attended to land at the san francisco airport just before midnight. before making the last second go around, animals landed on a taxiway on top of four airliners waiting to depart containing eight total of 1100 passengers and crew. ntsb chairman -- but this is a very close call. >> reporter: 40 much later, the ntsb unanimously announced numerous findings and recommendations. >> the pilots found that were found to be fatigued, the captain awake for 19 hours. he failed to see closed run

says there is no safety issues with flights that have >>> there's new information tonight on the air canada jet that nearly crashed into four loaded planes on a sfo lester. the national transportation safety board said the air pilot mistook it for a plane runway. the runway had been closed for contract construction. safety officials blame a lack of awareness by the two pilots. they also cited crew fatigue and other mistakes as contributing factors. >> there is no indication that the crew was aware that they had overflown air carrier aircraft on the taxiway.>> they have recommended the development of technology to warn pilots, and air traffic controllers when a landing plane appears to be aimed at a taxiway instead of a runway. air canada said they will review their safety board's recommendations, and is already taken steps to improve training and procedures. >>> google ceo y before congres facebook and twitter executives recently testified answering lawmakers questions about the role in the fake news during the 2016 campaign. google was noticeably absent, now ceo has agreed to take part in

another key finding revealed today, a delta flight which landed four minutes before air canada's near-miss got close to making the same mistake. the flight crew of that plane reported the runway construction lights were so light that they couldn't determine if the location of the inbound runway. >>> a third woman coming forward accusing supreme court nominee ot friday misconduct. testimony about his alleged seonduct. rnhael avenatti says he represents that third accuser who will go public before thursday's hearing where senators will hear testimony from kavanaugh and dr. christine blasey ford of palo alto. she claims kavanaugh attacked her in high school. the second claim is from deborah ramirez seen there saying kavanaugh exposed herself to her at yale. president trump cast doubt on her account citing how long ago it was and her admission that she was drunk. >>> a sense of relief in san ramon tonight. police arrested a man they say started at least one of two back-to-back fires. drone video right here shows just how close those two fires came to houses in one san ramon acres burned u both

air canada flight came 50 feet from landing on top of another plane right there. the goal of today's hearing is to pinpoint how and why that happened. >>> also new this morning, some people calling to repeal the state gas tax are launching a new nope -- campaign today. jackie ward has more on efforts to stop the plans for high- speed rail. >> reporter: this new initiative will be filed today against prop 6 . it is the latest effort in repealing the higher gas tax that was approved by the legislature and governor latest -- last fall. they say getting rid of the higher gas tax and vehicle fees, california will be shortchanged billions of dollars that otherwise would have funded thousands of projects for the roads and infrastructure. more than 240 organization have launched a campaign to defeat what they call an attack on the safety of our transportation system. >> if prop 6 eliminates $5 billion in funding. threatening 6500 local bridge and road safety upgrades already underway. >> reporter: senate bill 1, the $.12 per gallon gas tax was passed and given governor je

the air canada flight missed one plane by ten feet before aborting the landing.ess is considering measures to improve safety in both the cockpit and airport towers. >>> two top instagram leaders are resigning. what they revealed late last night about their future plans and how investors are reactsing to the news. >>> you're looking live at the big board at the new york stock exchange. another update on how the markets are doing next. >>> plus, that incident at sfo overnight. fuel spilling from a >>> i'm keeping an eye on other parts of the state that have red flag warning until 5:00 tomorrow morning. east of there it's until 11:00 this morning. you can see the central valley, the northern half, down to yosemite. about 2.4 million people through 5:00 this evening, just like ours. mid-90s through central valley. 73 in eureka. that's the same temperature in san diego. a quick look at tahoe. 80 tomorrow but 60 with a chance of rain monday. wa> an update on a plane that ouabs tsfoo earlier this morning. it spilled fuel on the tarmac. pe passengers had to get off. they

i would view any party's input, including faa, the city of san francisco, who owns the airport, air canada on finding a defensive position. >> the finding that canada allows its pilots to fly planes when they are fatigued and up for 19 hours to me is very, very troubling and it ought to be changed. >> ntsb will issue its final report in the coming weeks. >>> bart passengers have been seeing homeland security officers patrolling trains. the chronicle reports the officers are part of a normal anti-terrorism checks an and customs enforcement. they are part of the v.i.p.r. team. or visible intermode al prevision and response team. they patrolled during the week of super bowl 50 and warriors three victory parades. >>> according to the mercury news, city council voted last night to allow new billboards on city-owned land. they say it will bring in more revenue. >>> according to the chronicle, boot and shoes service held a symbolic grand reopen to go celebrate its transition to new owners. it was sold in april after 30 former employees accused him of sexual harassment and abuse of power. he said

in july of last year an air canada plane flew less than 50 feet over four fully loaded airliners waiting for take off. the pilot was coming in on the wrong runway is pulled up just seconds before the collision. >> their failure to use the instrument landing system, to back up the visual approach, their effects of fatigue on an overnight flight and the break down in their crew resource management contributed to the misidentification. >> they issued four -- including enhancing the runway identification at night at the airport. >>> poisoned on the job by a powder in the air. >> my whole body was starting to shut done. >> reporter: a talks experience and why it's a wake-up call for first are responders everywhere. >>> fog in san francisco right now but i'll let you know when we could get rain in the area. >>> plus it's one of the first of its kind. the universal locker room and what sets it apart from so many others. proof vests. but more ane bay area police officers are adding another critical tool to their arsenal: narcan. >>> well, they carry guns and wear bullet proof vests but many are

the air canada flight missed hitting one plane by just ten feet before aborting its landing. east bay congressman says sfo has already made improvements the avoid these near misses and there are several amendments in the faa reauthorization act that lawmakers will vote on this week. >> it requires the best technology to be improved, both in the coke pin and in the towers so there will be plenty of warning ahead of time when the technology realizes and sees that the pilot is not on the proper settings. >> the congressman says they're also looking at human factors like how people get distracted in the cockpit or the tower and what can be done to make sure it doesn't happen. >>> well, you could hear the collective groan from san francisco 49ers fans today, right? >> yep. >> quarterback jimmy garoppolo has a torn acl and will be out the rest of the season. >> the team broke the bad news officially on twitter this afternoon and tweeted, join us in wishing jimmy g a speedy recovery. get well soon, number 10. we got your back. the injury happened in yesterday's game against the chie

there was just one air traffic controller on duty last july when the air canada problem happened. new rules now require two controllers on duty during busy late night shifts. >>> starting in october service will terminate at the bayshore station on the weekends . that means that service will san francisco stations per caltrain says the closures are needed to work on electrification. there will be a bus service available for riders needing to go to those close stations with the closure is expected to last until spring. >>> let's check on the monday morning commute and see how we are looking. >>> it is getting a little crowded if you're driving into san francisco. let's talk about the bay bridge . you can see westbound traffic is going to be slow . the metering lights came on a little bit early. right now traffic is going to be slow getting to the bridge. you will also see traffic will be a little bit slow in san francisco whenget there. 880 n. and south is okay. they are clearing an accident on southbound 880 and northbound one a1 -- 101. a lot of slow traffic on highway four. goin

we monitored the meeting revealing the cause of theincident involving a air canada jet and we have this new report. tom. >> reporter: close as close can be a comedy of overlooked scenarios in the control tower and rule books could have led to the world's worst air disaster right at sfo. on july 7th, last year, an air canada plane with 140 on board after a long flight from toronto attempted to land at san francisco airport just before midnight. before making a last second go around it almost land on a taxiway on top of 4 airliners waiting to depart containing a total of 1100 passengers and crew. ntsb chairman robert sumwalt. >> this was a very close call. >> reporter: today 14 month later the ntsb, the national transportation safety board unanimously announced numerous findings and representations. the pilots found the ntsb were fatigued due to long hours without sleep. the captain awake for 19 hours. they failed to see close runway markers despite warnings of the closed runway in advance. >> a notice to airmen advarietiesed of the 28 closure flight crew seemed received the information i

last july, excuse me, july of last year, an air canada plane flew up to 50 feet over four fully loaded airliners waiting for takeoff. the pilot was coming in on the wrong runway and pulled up seconds before the collision. today the ntsb determined the probable cause. >> their failure to use the instrument landing system on back up the visual approach. the expectation bias, the expects of fatigue on an overnight flight and a break down in their crew resource management all contributed to the misidentification. >> the board issued seven recommendations to avoid a near miss. it included when a landing plane appears to be aimed at a. at ai way. also to enhance runway identification at night. >>> if it works for muni, can it work for b.a.r.t.? that's the question b.a.r.t. directors might be asking themselves this week. it is about recruiting to help beef up security. what that security looks like. >> reporter: the b.a.r.t. director is legally blind. that means she cannot drive anywhere. >> without safe and reliable b.a.r.t. service, i don't get to work and my little one doesn't get to schoo

the hearing will focus on a runway incident at the airport including the air canada jet that almost landed on a taxiway where four fully loaded jets were waiting to take off. fortunately, one of the pilots on the ground alerted the only air traffic controller on duty and the crash was averted. now, two controllers are required in the tower during the late night shift. the board will make other recommendations, as well. >>> rideshare drivers are seeing their pay shrink. drivers made nearly $1500 a month in 2013 and last year, the number 50% to $783 a month. market watch was told the drop could be the result of more drivers on the streets. ride-hailing company's argue it only looked at monthly earnings and missed the fact that hourly wages are stable. >>> a professor at cal state east bay is leading a team of student researchers in a field project to fight climate change. the project is in hayward and provides the outdoor laboratory for the research. the team is led by the professor and they set up a tower with measuring devices to collect data on how wetlands fight climate change. they said

now on kpix 5 news this morning, we're expecting to learn more from the ntsb today on how it and air canada jetliner almost landed on a crowded runway at sfo. >>> a massive sideshow in oakland. police have a warning on anyone planning to show up to one. >>> and supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh speaking out. what he is saying after another woman accuses him of sexual misconduct. it is tuesday, september 25. i am anne makovec in for michelle griego. >> and i am kenny choi. let's go outside and look at conditions this morning at the 5:00 hour. we will look at the traffic on the right and on the shot of the left, it is seen

. >>> the ntbs will look at how a air canada jet nearly landed on a packed runway. four taxis were on the taxiway, waiting to take off. east bay congressman says congress is considering measures to improve safety in cockpit and airport towers. >>> in the south bay a san jose police officer has filed a lawsuit alleges racism in the department. officer nabil haidar is lebanese and says he's faced retaliation since filing complaint with the city as well. in a statement, though, the city said, quote, based on the claim filed by mr. haider with the state department of employment and housing, and our subsequent investigation, we have not seen such incident. >>> this is from a video camera in yolo county. these cameras gives fire crews crucial details about wildfires. pg&e is paying for nine new cameras in napa, marin and sonoma cameras and expected to cost up to $750,000. the goal is to have them up and running by the end of the year. >>> 100,000 people are descending to downtown san francisco for the dream force conference. howard street is closed between third and fourt

air canada says the two pilots remain out of service. >> 13 feet is super close. >> the camera is 13ery close. >> one thing you never want is a fatigued pilot under any circumstance. >> get your sleep, pilots, please. >>> we have much more news ahead. we'll look at new medical evidence that eating junk food is a downer. >>> plus, oscar winner jennifer lawrence is taking a break from movies to focus on another passion. she reveals what triggered her interest in politics. >>> and "murphy brown" is back on tv. promising to stir things up, candice bergen and co-star faith ward will be here in studio 57. you're watching cbs "this morning." this is your wake-up call. if you have moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis, month after month, the clock is ticking on irreversible joint damage. ongoing pain and stiffness are signs of joint erosion. humira can help stop the clock. prescribed for 15 years, humira targets and blocks a source of inflammation that humian lower your ability to fight infections. serious and sometimes fatal infections including tuberculosis, and cancers, including lympho

an air canada flight nearly landed on one of four planes on a san francisco taxiway last july. jet came within 20 feet of the packed jets. the ntsb says the pilots didn't fully review a warning that the runway next to the taxiway was closed. close call. >> yeah, it is. >>> we continue our nonstop coverage of everything meghan markle by showing you now her first solo outing as a royal. it is now complete. how could she handle this? >> she did it. >> walking alone. >> the duchess of sussex attended an exhibition at the royal academy of arts in central london. she arrived at the event in a black givenchy dress with a small black clutch, black pumps. the duchess met the curators of the exhibit and took in a performance by a cultural group. >> she listened alone as well. >> i guess there is a certain amount of time that she has to wait before -- >> before she can branch out. >> without prince harry. >> must have been so nerve-racking. we hope she did all right. >> i think she handled it well. >> she was shooting hoops the other day. remember that? >> that's right. just yesterday we

hittinother passengers planes f officials say the air canada pilots thought the taxiway was the runwayfatigue was cited. thr they hthey had bet hours. >> for reserve pilots to be on duty that long is nuts. that'sthat's a technical t. >> they said they hadn't adequately read a warning to all pilots that night about one of two runways being closed for construction. >>> and actor will smith celebrated his 50th birthday by becoming a daredevil. he bungee jumped out of a helicopter near the grand canyon yesterday for a youtube live stream. >> three, two, one, go. >> after the successful jump, p smith dangled over ana gorge while hocked to his harness. he explained the whole experience from going from pure terror to absolute police. the money raised will help children in struggling countries. >>> coming up this morning, candacandacp candace berge tetell up tell us all abou murphy brown. i'm anne-marie green, you're watching "cbs morning news." brown. i'm anne-marie green, you're watching "cbs morning news." it may help you lose weight. do not take if allergic to farxiga. if you experience sy

an air canada flight came within 20 feet of crashing into another plane. officials blame the pilots for mistaking the taxiway for a runway saying they failed to review a warning about a runway closure. crew fatigue was also cited. as a result, the faa has issued new rules on nighttime landings and control tower staffing. >> that really shows how close it was, indeed. >>> well, the federal reserve is expected to raise interest rates this afternoon. the increase will likely be a quarter of a point and would be the third this year alone. analysts fear their announcement could trigger losses on wall street depending on what the fed actually says along with it. >>> time now for a look at your weather for this wednesday. >>> good morning. downpours for this morning, courtesy of this low pressure system just getting too close for comfort with showers and thunderstorms along the coast of north carolina. localized flash flooding, rough surf, gusty winds, strong rip currents. for the northeast watch out for severe weather from syracuse, new york, pittsburgh to d.c.

here's the air canada plane coming in for a landing. but as it gets closer...ly pull-up... and then circle around. the pilots -- who were on their 19th hour of work -- were trying to land on the taxi-way and not the runway. we're also learning the near collision was much closer than initially thought. the f-a-a says the air canada plane came within 10 to 20 feet of another plane. ( james ) happening today... activists will be out protesting in front of wells fargo's corporate headquarters in san francisco. they say the bank finances the for-profit prison companies that benefit from the incarceration of immigrant families... and they want the practice to stop. the protest starts this morning at 11:30. ( james ) happening tomorrow... supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh and the bay area professor accusing him of assault -- back when they were teens -- will testify in front of the senate jusiciary committee. but republican members of the committee will not question kavanaugh or christine blasey ford. instead... they've hired arizona prosecutor, rachel mitchell, t

last year, and air canada jet nearly landed on four fully loaded airplanes that were lined up on thetaxiway at the airport. congressman say the four commencement what ensure safer landings by improving technology and data used by pilots and air traffic controllers. the bill would also regulate the size of airline seats it would give the faa a year to set minimum measurements for airline seats. since the 1970s, the average leg room and most airlines has declined by nearly 4 inches. so, the senate will have to vote before then. >>> firefighters in marin, sonoma and napa county are getting new high definition cameras to monitor wildfires. it is hoped that the cameras will allow firefighters to get to values -- fires faster and more efficiently. the cameras can also help firefighters get to a fire before it grows to 10 acres or more. >> once it hits that 10 acre threshold that growth can be so exponential that we are behind. the fire is out pacing our ability to get resources to the fire. >> the system also allows homeowners to login and see how close a fire maybe to their property. came

air canada will review the recommendations and has already taken steps to improve training and procedures. >>> the berkeley police will stop posting mugshots of the people. is. according to the times, they passed the policy last night that would prohibit holies from posting mugshots unless they pose a threat to the committee. that was proposed after police released mugshots of people who were arrested last month. some of those people say pictures and personal information was shared online which led to threats and harassment. >>> you might have the opportunity next month to visit more than the 100 redwood parks for free. to celebrate the 100th birthday, the san francisco bay is inviting the public to visit the parks on saturday pick you can download your free pass at 8:00 this morning. they are available on a first- come, first serve basis. we have a link posted on www.ktvu.com . >> hope for the homeless in san jose in the deal that allows the hope village to stay where it is. >>> keeping cars on the road and the efforts by lawmakers to increase the vehicles. >>> good morning. traffic is m

. >>> new information about the air canada crash on the taxiway last year.e pilot mistook the taxiway for a runway because the pilots did not reveal that the runway had been shut down for construction. the landing attempt is here. officials lame lack of awareness by the pilots and they cited the crew for other mistakes that were contributed factors. >> there was no indication the crew was aware they had overflown that aircraft on the taxiway. >> ntsb recommends the development of technology to warn pilots that the landing airplane appears to be aimed at eight taxiway instead of the runway. they will review the recommendations and has already taken steps to improve training with its procedures. >>> the oakland police are looking for a stolen band containing thousands of hyper doing it needles and supplies for the homeless. this belonged to the nonprofit hiv education and prevention project. it was stocked with supplies when it was stolen on monday from the storage facility. volunteers distribute life- saving drugs like narcan and medical supplies and needles

opening hearings about san francisco international, focusing on runway incidents including the air canada jet that almost landed on a taxiway where four fully loaded jets were waiting to take off. the air traffic controller on duty averted the crash. now, two controllers are required during the busy late night shift and the board will make additional recommendations. >>> a deadly car crash is being investigated after palo alto woman was found dead in her car near the dumbarton bridge. officers responded to a crash on 84 in newark on sunday and they found a second car in the same location. inside the second car was a body of 66-year-old, wamaitha kaboga-miller. the car was buried in heavy brush beneath tree branches. she was last seen august 17 at an east palo alto grocery store. she was reported missing th e next day. >>> san jose police and the football team from the spartans came together to improve relationships between athletes and officers. the meeting was a good chance to find out the issues the young men face and the relationships with police. there are guest speakers that will add

safety issues at san francisco international to focus on runway incidents at sfo including the air canada landed on a taxiway with four loaded jets rating to take off. fortunately, the air traffic crash was averted. now, two controllers are required in the tower. >>> a blown insulators blamed for a scary incident on bart over the weekend that happened 530 timex saturday night. riders heard a loud noise and saw a fireball at civic center station. it filled with smoke and witnesses described it as chaotic and frightening. >> suddenly, there was a huge bump and we hit something. we were grinding on the track and we heard a large sudden explosion and then we saw a gigantic fireball with smoke. >> bart officials said it was not a fire, but an electrical arc caused by a failure of the insulator on the third rail that powers the train. a significant charge with a thousand volts of power. debris on the tracks may have added to the smoke filling the station. >>> rideshare drivers are seeing paying -- their pay shrink. they made $1500 in a month by 2013 and last month the number fell down to $783.

the air canada flight came been 13 feet of hitting another plane on a taxi way. >>> the u.s. economy is growing, but analysts say there is also an increase in jobless claims. >>> joining us live now jason brooks. >> reporter: good morning. the government reaffirmed its outlook on the economy in the second quarter, said it was up by 4.2%. consumer spending a robust 3.8%. you can thank the very strong job market for that. there is also heavy demand for exports and federal and state government spending was up. now, the economy not expected to continue growing at that clip in the third quarter, but there is a positive signal. the commerce department says durable goods orders in august rose 4.5%. the strongest gain in 6 months. the big reason for that was soaring civilian aircraft orders. >>> as far as the job market goes, jobless claims rose this past week for the first time in several weeks, up by 12,000 and 214,000, after claims fell to their lowest level since the end of 1969. >>> trading on wall street today expected to be fairly quiet, as the cavern hearing gets close to ope

is an air canada flight headed to the airport. was cleared to land on the runway, but the plane was not approaching a runway, it was closing on a taxiway where four planes were waiting. came 50 feet from landing on top of the philippine airlines jet. no word on what caused the confusion, but we have learned the pilots flying other plans into sfo that night also complained about construction lighting and said that it made it difficult to identify the proper runway. >>> lee this morning, supporters of an initiative to repeal the states gas tax are backing a new plan today to stop a transportation project. jackie ward has details on a measure to stop construction of the high-speed rail project. >> reporter: this new initiative will be filed today . it is the latest initiative to take down a gas tax that the state legislature actually approved last fall. critics of prop 6 says that if we get rid of the higher gas tack and the vehicle fees, california will be shortchanged aliens of dollars. it could have funded were. the california tra

on safety issues at san francisco international that focuses on runway incidents including the air canada jet that almost landed on a taxiway where four fully loaded jets were waiting to take off. fortunately, one of the pilots alerted the only traffic controller on duty. now, two controllers are required to be on the late night shifts. >>> the price of bay area real estate has been shooting upwards with no signs of stopping but that may be changing. as jesse gary reports, sellers are dealing with the new reality of taking offers below asking. >> reporter: marion jensen thought the sale of her three- bedroom home in san jose would be a slamdunk. on the market in june, the nicely decorated standalone set with only tepid interest until it sold in september. >> be prepared for anything. make sure that you are willing to wait it out or the price may be different. >> reporter: you heard that right. wait to make the sale. it's a shocking reality. it has been a sellers market and is shifting in favor of buyers. >> the open houses died off and things got slow and then the offers didn't come in li

the ntsb says that air canada flight 759 came within 13 feet of hitting another plane lined up on a taxiway. report -- according to the report, the pilots were fatigued and one runway shut down so they mistook the taxiway for a runway. they also had not dialed in their landing instruments to the sfo frequency. >> we came very close to having a very large tragedy. we want to learn from that, those mistakes, and make sure it doesn't happen again. >> that is a congressman who has been pushing for better safety at the airport and is working on legislation to prevent future mistakes like that. >>> starting on october 6, there will be no weekend caltrans service in or out of san francisco. that will last for about six months because of construction. work that needs to be done in northern most station. free bus service will be available for passengers at stations north of that area. >>> we have been focusing a lot of our traffic worries this morning on san francisco but a lot of problems before you even get to the city. starting up this morning in the south bay. >> in the south bay we have traffic

day after the ntsb reported on an air canada flight which almost crashed into another plane. the amendments require the faa to review tech improvements to help alert air traffic controllers and pilots to imprishs, as well as protecting key airport systems from disruption caused by power outages and improve the use of data for identifying safety issues and recommending action before accidents happen. >>> happening today, people upset with the amount of noise coming from sfo. san francisco supervisors say people in a certain district are furious and want to find, quote, crea creative solutions. it's tonight in balboa high school today. >>> you've probably seen more campaign signs popping up around the bay area. this morning new numbers showing tightening of those races. in the governor's campaign, john cox slashed gavin newsom's lead in half. for the senate race, dianne feinstein leads 40% to 29% over kevin de lleon. >>> stephen stock has been digging into a problem for six months. here's a look at his investigation. >>> the battle revolves around a technology that's been around

the ntsb announcing how an air canada plane nearly crash-landed into several a planes taxiing a sfo. that video emerged showing that plane just a few feet above the taxiing lanes. you may remember this story back when it happened last year in july. that incident led to new faa rules covering nighttime landings. the ntsb is holding a hearing right now, and we're listen in, and will, of course, bring you why updates as they come down. >>> a few fuel leak at sfo overnight leaves many passengers stranded. a viewer shot this video. the plane was supposed to take off about 1:00 a.m., but then fuel started leaking, about ten gallons of it. that meant the flight to mexico city wassa cancelled. our cameras found the plane early this morning still at the gate. the airlipassengers we spoke to thee airline left them hanging. >> it was some type of fuel leak, and so we're really glad that nothing happened. and then we were told to wait an hour. and then another hour. and we were thinking that we might be able to board another plane. and basically, the flight was cancelled. >> that passenger saysd

an air canada flight nearly landed on one of four planes on a san francisco taxiway last july. came within 20 feet of the packed jets. the ntsb says the pilots didn't fully review a warning that the runway next to the taxiway was closed. close call. >> yeah, it is. >>> we continue our nonstop coverage of everything meghan markle by showing you now her first solo outing as a royal. it is now complete. how could she handle this? >> she did it. >> walking alone. >> the duchess of sussex attended an exhibition at the royal academy of arts in central london. she arrived at the event in a black givenchy dress with a small black clutch, black pus. est cutors of the exhibit and took in a performance by a cultural group. >> she listened alone as well. >> i guess there is a certain amount of time that she has to wait before -- >> before she can branch out. >> without prince harry. >> must have been so nerve-racking. we hope she did all right. >> i think she handled it well. >> she was shooting hoops the other day. remember that? >> that's right. just yesterday we showed you she was playi

we lose the west east orientation to the jet, as a lunch of cold air from canada parks itself into the north atlantic, giving a bit into the jet and will be steering weather systems. to the north—west of the uk, some warmer pressure moving into the continent. northern and western parts of the country could stay on the cool side, close areas of low pressure, quite cool and showery. further south and east, a little bit warmer with sunshine, white wind all thanks to an area of low pressure but there remains an uncertainty and that is because we have a number of tropical storms in the atlantic, which often can confuse computer models, things can confuse computer models, things can get quite interesting. hello. this is bbc news with julian worricker. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment, first the headlines: with just 200 days to go until brexit, the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier has raised the prospect of reaching an agreement on britain's withdrawal within two months. but theresa may has been warned again by senior colleagues that her chequers plan could t

we lose the west east orientation to the jet, as a lunch of cold air from canada parks itself into theessure moving into the continent. northern and western parts of the country could stay on the cool side, close areas of low pressure, quite cool and showery. further south and east, a little bit warmer with sunshine, white wind all thanks to an area of low pressure but there remains an uncertainty and that is because we have a number of tropical storms in the atlantic, which often can confuse computer models, things can confuse computer models, things can get quite interesting.

cool air from canada. and all that warm air from the south.rsday and friday before we start to get a break by the weekend. so thursday kansas city, 89 chicago 91 degrees. well above norm. normally they're drinking their pumpkin spice lattes and by the weekend we're going to start to cool down and fall does arrive this saturday at 9:54. >> stay and enjoy the warm weather while it lasts. >> we'll be tracking snow soon. >> come on. >>> still ahead more on the global fallout over increasing trade tensions of u.s. and china. >>> and elon musk's struggles get wursz as the justice department lookinize to his comments about take thing company private. s comments about take thing company private. and packages. and it's also a story about people. people who rely on us every day to deliver their dreams they're handing us more than mail they're handing us their business and while we make more e-commerce deliveries to homes than anyone else in the country, we never forget... that your business is our business the united states postal service. priority: you

that's when an arriving air canada plane nearly crash landed into several planes, on the ground.feet above the passing planes. the incident raised major questions and it eventually led to new fa rules covering nighttime landings. happening now, our pete seratso is at fso and he will have a live report on our midday newscast. >>> a lot of people in silicon valley expressing concern over potential changes to the federal hsb visa policy. that's a program allowing tech companies to bring in top talent from overseas. the department of homeland security wants to ban the spouse of h 1 b workers from having jobs. >>> and the streets surrounding san francisco's mesconi center likely to be jam packed over most of the next four days. one of the city's largest tech conferences is taking place. dream force, the sales force event, runs today through friday. about 170,000 people are expected to attend. i'm marcus washington. more news in 30 minutes. >> stay connected to your world wherever the world takes you. get the nbc bay area app. to bui site. but they are stopped in their tracks. why they

canada. officials from the u.s. air force space command and royal canadian air force space command discussed how the two countries can work together on military and security operations in space. the wilson center organized the conference. >>> okay. well, thank you so much. i'm really excited to see this audience just kind of got filled all of a sudden by a bunch of military people, so that's very cool. so i have the honor to introduce our two guests today, our two panelists. so i'm going to start with brigadier general kevin wale. he's the director general and component commander for space for the canadian defense ministry. he brings with him a really diverse military background that starts in 1986. and over the years, he's flown a bunch of rotor craft, including the kiowa, the twin huey, the apache. he's had a number of staff positions, such as training in headquarters, he's done a ton of work in engaging with allies in exchange for the u.s. army that landed him at ft. hood, texas, and integrating special aviat n aviat