seven miles away, on a dirt airstrip, five more people, including a u.s. congressman and three newsmen, lay dead. murdered by gunmen from the temple. >> all of a sudden i heard pop, pop, pop, pop, and they were coming at us, and they were shooting people. >> never been before, and never since, a member of congress assassinated in the line of duty. he's the first and only one. >> three decades later, the madness of those few hours, the mayhem of mass murder and suicide, still defies comprehension. >> this wasn't some group of zombies who followed a man down to the jungles of guyana and killed themselves. >> i've met people that have said, not me, i would never have been in a situation like that. i always say to them, and it's true, you know what? they were people just like you. same position in society. looked like you. that were there. ♪ we're a happy family yes we are ♪ >> 913 people died there. you know, and for every one of them there was a story. >> when i walked out of jonestown i made a promise to those people that were being murdered there that day

five people on board all members (arently never made it to that airstrip.cellphone activity on a ridge near that airstrip. serial trek.ns and cofounder of >>> thank you, bob,e1 it's 6:57 one final checkt( of today's to stories. firefighters assessing the damage afterok a huge fire overnight in a commercial building in boston.Ñi the building was under construction, apparentlyxd bein converted to micro apartments. >>> today in the house, there is it is expected to approve thet( house proposal before the deadline. >> south korean veterans who fought in the korean war alongside merrill t(newmanok ar speaking out about the detention. he reportedly supervisored a group of south korean gorillas. >>> 6:58 right now, anotv%t check of the forecast. >>> good morning, temperatures right now still falling and they will continue to fall in the next fewxd hours. count on very lightxd showers. mostly cloudy to start the day. we're going to climb only by a few degrees getting into this afternoon as the cold aire1 stas to pump into the bay areae1 and getting into tonight and

asked controllers in salt lake city for coordinate to the johnson creek airstrip. but the plane never landed. >> we have done a ping on the cell phone and we have narrowed it down to 4 or 5 square mile area we are searching right no now. >> he's ceo of software maker flying small planes longer than anyone can remember. >> avenues really good pilot so i would be surprised if anything happened. maybe he run in some bad weather or something. >> we are a little bit worry. >> she flu to utah with smith in october and recalls how safety conscious he was. >> he's an engineer brain and he he's very meticulous. bb doing all that. he's me particular us in all the things he does. so he's a good guy. >>reporter: but most know dale smith as family man with a strong connection to his community and his mormon faith. >> when there was hurricane katrina dale was the first one to get in his plane grab a bunch of members of the church and go out and help. >>reporter: dale smith south san jose home is quiet. mailbox full. many hope this family can find their way back home. in san jose

all members of the smith family apparently never made it to that airstrip. what is not clear is whether or not smith was able to put the plane down safely elsewhere. so far there's been no signal from an emergency beacon, but rescuers have been able to detect some cell phone activity on a ridge near that airstrip, which is where they're focussing their search by helicopter and plane. >> i would be very wary. they haven't heard from him. he stays in touch. he goes on these trips and stays in touch with everybody. >> he is smart. he is talented. he is good at what he does. there's good reason to think that -- to hope that there's a happy ending to this. >> just praying for a safe return. a lot of cell phone activity there, and we're hoping that they'll be able to zero in on the cell phone activity and find everybody on board and bring them home to us. for rescuers it's bin difficult. on monday there was a lot of snow and low clouds. here in san jose at reid hillview airport, bob riddell, nbc bay area news. >>> now to a developing story in boston where flames t

asked controllers in salt lake city for coordinate to the johnson creek airstrip. but the plane never landed. >> we have done a ping on the cell phone and we have narrowed it down to 4 or 5 square mile area we are searching right no now. >> he's ceo of software maker flying small planes longer than anyone can remember. >> avenues really good pilot so i would be surprised if anything happened. maybe he run in some bad weather or something. >> we are a little bit worry. >> she flu to utah with smith in october and recalls how safety conscious he was. >> he's an engineer brain and he he's very meticulous. bb doing all that. he's me particular us in all the things he does. so he's a good guy. >>reporter: but most know dale smith as family man with a strong connection to his community and his mormon faith. >> when there was hurricane katrina dale was the first one to get in his plane grab a bunch of members of the church and go out and help. >>reporter: dale smith south san jose home is quiet. mailbox full. many hope this family can find their way back home. in san jose

asked controllers in salt lake city for coordinate to the johnson creek airstrip. but the plane never landed. >> we have done a ping on the cell phone and we have narrowed it down to 4 or 5 square mile area we are searching right no now. >> he's ceo of software maker flying small planes longer than anyone can remember. >> avenues really good pilot so ibe surprised if anything happened. maybe he run in some bad weather or something. >> we are a little bit worry. >> she flu to utah with smith in october and recalls how safety conscious he was. >> he's an engineer brain and he he's very meticulous b. bb doing all that. he's me particular us in all the things he does. so he's a good guy. >>reporter: but most know dale smith as family man with a strong connection to his community and his mormon faith. >> when there was hurricane katrina dale was the f get to get in his plane grab a bunch of members of the church and go out and help. >>reporter: dale smith south san jose home is quiet. mailbox full. many hope this family can find their way back home. in san jose, abc 7 n

encouraged by improving weather in the search area, as seen in this web cam from the johnson creek airstrip where smith was trying to land, and by a faint transponder signal detected a mile south near yellow pine, utah. >> i hope that is good news. >> reporter:smith's south san jose neighbors are also weighing in with hope and prayers of their own. smith's partner says he was accompanied on the flight by two of his children and their significant others. >> reporter: >> his father is located up there so the whole family was up there. taking his son back to montana. and his wife which is that his wife and daughter amber. and fiance. >> reporter:kreich says smith is an avid camper and knows the utahwell and that if anyone could land a plane there, it's dale smith. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news >> pam: and developing tonight. >> pam: pleasanton police are searching for a 13-year- old girl. police say, ana elizarraras was last seen on sunday, in a newer, dark brown 4-door coupe. with three unidentified males in area of vineyard avenue in pleasanton. the girl left on her own, and has not r

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then lost contact with controllers, the pilot intended to land here on the remote johnson creek airstrip. >> he flies frequently so i'm surprised that he's gone down or missing or whatever's happened. when he goes on these trips, he stays in touch with everybody and the all the airports. so it's something to be worried about. >> reporter: officials have not confirmed who was on board but neighbors believe smith took this trip for pleasure with at least two of his children. >> we hope they locate him and they're fine. we will hold on to hope until we hear something. >> i hope that everything is okay. i really, really do. >> reporter: betty yu, kpix 5. >> smith is the founder and president of san jose-based serial tech that services the data storm industry. >>> people in san mateo county are protesting a planned parenthood clinic but not for the reason you might expect. the facility is in north fair oaks just outside redwood city. it's received public backlash from neighbors who believe it will negatively affect businesses and property values. protestors say 1600 people have signed a petit

smith intended to land at the remote johnson creek airstrip seen in this youtube video, but they never made it. >> the temperature is dropping tonight. that's the biggest concern. they got their winter parkas and clothes along, but this is the third night out. >> his business partner knows the wilderness is unforgiving, but knows smith to be cautious. >> he is so intelligent that i figure if anybody could get out of this situation, he would be one that could put that airplane down. >> idaho search teams detected a signal from the plane's emergency beacon, but haven't been able to pinpoint where it was coming from in the terrain. smith used the missing plane to help others. >> he flies with aeromexico to take doctors and dentists down to mexico to do services down there. he does that regularly. >> back at the office where the two started, the high-tech company, his employees are anxious. >> come back, we have some work for you to do. >> idaho search teams are hopeful that weather conditions will improve tomorrow. they will also add more resources, bringing the total number of people on

he was trying to land at an airstrip in idaho's backcountry. >> he flies frequently so i'm surprisedhat he's gone down missing or whatever has happened. when he goes on these trips, he stays in touch with everybody and all the airports or wherever he's landing, you know, so yeah, i'd say it's something to be worried about. >> poor weather isic maaing search-and-rescue efforts difficult. his company services the data storage industry. >>> happening today president obama will hold an event with those who are getting health insurance coverage. he will talk up improvements made to healthcare.gov, the troubled website that just got a major overhaul, by early monday evening 750,000 users had logged on. officials promise the site could handle 50,000 people simultaneously. when the number reached 35,000, a new queuing system kicked in. >> very frustrating for me because i need insurance so badly. and it seems like something in the system or something that's not working. >> the white house says the system works because the website did not crash. but some people had to wait in the new queuing

pilot reported engine trouble and asked controllers in salt lake city to the johnson street airstrip but never landed. he is the c.e.o. of serial tek a software maker and throwing small planes longer than anyone can remember. >> he is an engineer brain and he is very meticulous about doing all that. he is meticulous in all things he does, a good guy. >> the sheriff deputies picked up a cell phone signal and narrowed it to four or five square mile search. the transmitter is citizenned to go off in crashes but not detected. rescuers had to deal with snow and slow clouds. sunrise is scheduled for 8:00 this morning when rescuers head back out to begin the search again. >> thank you. from south boston crews are battling an eight alarm fire that break out inside a large commercial building at 1:30 our time. it was under going renovation and is believed to have been empty. the cause of thety is not known. we will continue to follow the story and bring more developing in the newscast. >> the west contra costa county school board is working on bullying and sexual harassment poll after an emer

smith reported engine trouble and asked controllers for coordinant to johnson airstrip but the plane never landed. it is a good sign that a cell phone signal was picked up by crews and the plane's built in emergency beacon designed to go out has not been detected. the fact it did not go off is a positive sign that it wasn't a hard impact so hopefully he is just laid down somewhere and doesn't have any cell phone contact in the middle of nowhere. >> the sheriff in idaho says the weather conditions are favorable for the helicopters and planes needed in a search like this. people will be on the ground using track vehicles, a.t.v.'s and snowmobiles. everyone is praying everyone will be found alive and well. >> we will be there shortly. hang on. >> the bodying for amber and her fiance is planned for january 4th. friends say if anyone can survive a situation like this it is dale smith. >> matt, thank you. happening now, bart's two largest unions are filing a lawsuit against the transic agency over the contract deal that ended the strike. the battle is over a costly clause that bart claims

. >> reporter: the pilot reported an engine failure near the johnson creek airstrip about 125 miles northeast of boise, idaho. dale smith's friend has flown with him several times. >> he's one of the safest pilots i know. someone i have no fear of flying with at all. i'm a pilot, myself, and i really appreciate someone who takes as much care as dale does. >> reporter: the family had spent thanksgiving in oregon and was flying a son to butte, montana. the five people on board are from the smith family. >> i would be very worried if they haven't heard from him. >> smith's co-workers say it was tough to concentrate throughout the day. >> reporter: just praying for a safe return. monitoring the cell phone activity there and hoping they will zero in on the cell phone activity and find the -- find everybody on board. >> reporter: if there is anyone who can survive something like this, it's dale. >> dale is smart, he's talented and good at what he does. so there is good reason to think that -- to hope that there's a happy ending to this. >> reporter: now the search will continue at sunrise as long a

he was directed to land at john can son creek airstrip but never made it. ktvu's rob ross joins us live in san jose where he spoke with a business partnered to who worked with smith. rob. >> julie, employees here left work this evening disappointed that missing pilot dale smith and his passengers still haven't been found. p but in addition to founding this company, we learned that dale smith is quite the human tear the january. coworkers say he is extremely involved in his church in south san jose. >> he teaches seminary every morning before he comes to work. >> smith obtained his pilot's license eight years ago. his friend and business partner says he put it to good use helping others. >> he transfers enters and dentists around new mexico to help out the underprivileged. >> when hurricane katrina wreaked havoc. >> he was one of the first to support them during their disaster and stuff. he does that kind of stuff on a regular basis. >> smith, his son, daughter, their partners and the airplane are missing in idaho. before search was called offed to due to da

at around 3:30, the pilot reported an engine failure near the johnson creek airstrip about 125 miles northeast of boise, idaho. five people were onboard the single engine plane. all of them related. authorities say they believe the plane's owner, dale smith of san jose, was at the controls yesterday. this is a photograph of smith taken from the website of cordless communications llc where he's the ceo. rescue crews are expected to resume searching from the ground and the air when the weather finally clears. >>> also new at 6:00, cries for help may have fallen on deaf ears and countless children left in danger. that's according to a county ordered audit that reveals anywhere from 40% to 50% of calls to the child abuse hotline in santa clara county went unanswered. nbc bay area joins us in san jose this evening. stephanie, unanswered calls. how long was this happening? >> reporter: raj, according to that audit at least for more than a year, again, according to the audit that was ordered by county officials after getting tipped off by people who work here in social services. and now one

smith intended to land at the remote johnson creek airstrip seen in this youtube video. but they never made it. >> the temperature dropped. that's probably the biggest concern. they have their winter parkas and clothes along so they could layer up and stuff but, you know, this is the third night out. >> reporter: his founding business partner knows the wilderness is unforgiving but knows smith to be cautious. >> he is so intelligent that i figure if anybody can get out of this situation he's in he would be one. >> reporter: idaho search teams detected a faint signal from the plane's emergency beacon but haven't been able to pinpoint it in the rugged mountainous terrain. his partner says smith also used the missing plane to help others. >> he flies doctors and dentists to mexico to do services down there regularly. >> reporter: back at the office where they started a company, his employees are anxious. >> come back, dale. we have some work for you to do. we're not done yet. >> reporter: in san jose, betty yu kpix 5. >> search teams are hopeful that the weather conditions

when it was lost from radar and no longer had cell tower contact a mile east of the johnson crete airstrip. >>> another american with ties to the bay area has been killed in libya. ronald smith was a teacher at an international school in benghazi. u.s. authorities say smith was shot and killed while jogging thursday morning. smith is reportedly from texas and went to graduate school in austin. he described himself as libya's best friend on his twitter account. >> we offered our deep he was condolences to the victim's family, friends and loved ones. we are in contact with the family and are providing all appropriate consular assistance. >> reporter: no one has claimed responsibility for his murder in the eastern libyan city of benghazi p but suspicion will likely fall on islamic militants. smith was reportedly running near the u.s. consulate when he was gunned down. that's where terrorists killed ambassador christopher stevens and three other americans last z smith was one of four people killed in benghazi on thursday. a spokesman at the school where smith taught described him as a great gu

the pilot intended to land here on the remote johnson creek airstrip. >> he flies frequently, so i'm surprised that he's gone down or missing or whatever has happened. when he goes on these trips, he stays in touch with everybody and all the airports or wherever he's landing. so yeah, i would say it's something to be worried. about. >> reporter: officials have not confirmed who was on board, but neighbors believe smith took this trip for pleasure with at least two of his children. >> we hope they locate them and they're fine. "s we will hold out the hope until we hear something. >> i hope that everything's okay. i really, really do. >> reporter: idaho authorities say it is possible that the plane did land safely and they simply can't communicate. the search will resume tomorrow as soon as the sky is clear. live in san jose i'm betty hu, kpix5. >> smith is the founder and president of san jose based serial tech. it services the data storage industry. >>> a dramatic coastguard rescue in the north bay today, san francisco bay's helicopter crew hovered over a ravine to rescue a kayaker.

teams are zeroing in on an area south of the johnson creek airstrip which is near yellow pine idaho. now, the trouble is, the signal is very weak and it's difficult to pinpoint in that rugged landscape. the significant uncle engine plane is registered to silicon valley ceo dale smith. he and four family members left baker city, oregon, sunday morning. and the aircraft was headed for butte, montana. several agencies are now involved in the search including more than 40 people on the ground. but neighbors here in the bay area, they are saying that smith is known to be a very good pilot. >> he flies frequently so i'm surprised that he has gone down or missing or whatever has happened. you know, when he goes on these trips he stays in touch with everybody and all the airports or wherever he is landing of so it's something to worry about. >> despite the signal, no sign of the plane. the search was suspended at dark. it will pick up again at daylight tomorrow. >>> in merced a father and two children died in a massive duplex fire this morning. the family's home went up in flames at around 1

smith intend today land at the remote johnson creek airstrip seen in this you tube video, but they neverade it. >> the temperature really dropping tonight. that's probably the biggest concern. they've got their winter parkas and clothes so they can layer up and stuff, but this is the third night out. >> his founding business partner know it is wilderness is unforgiving but knows smith to be kaushsz. >> he's so intelligent that i figured anybody could get out of the situation he's in, he would be one that could put that airplane down. >> today idaho search teamed detected a faint signal from the emergency beacon but haven't been able to pinpoint where it was coming from in the rugged mountainous terrain. smith also used the missing plane to help others. >> flies with aeromexico to take doctors and dentists down to mexico to do services down there. he does that quite regularly. >> back at the office where the two started the high-tech company, his employees are anxious. >> come back, dale. got some work for you to do. not done yet. >> idaho search teams are hopeful that conditions will imp

he also requested coordinates for the johnson creek airport which is a remote airstrip here near thetown of yellow pine. >> reporter:shortly thereafter, the aircraft disappeared off the radar and hasn't been seen since. for the past few days, search and rescue teams have been scouring this area with ground teams, fixed wing aircraft and helicopters. they've also been using a grid system to coordinate their search. >> reporter:this is very rugged terrain with deep canyons, and steep mountains. also, this google imagry was taken during the summer but right now this area is almost completey covered in snow. >> reporter:finally, after three days of searching, the effort to find the missing plane could be scaled back on thursday. in the newsroom, charles clifford kron 4 news. >> jacqueline: look at the sheet of ice that formed over the dog dish during the night. 1 42,in oakland. freeze warnings are in effect. icy roads are possible, please take your time tomorrow morning. a lot of twenties! 23 in fairfiel d, temperatures to my morning here is forecast san rafael napa up and oakland and st

yellow pine, idaho, smith radioed controllers about engine trouble, asking for directions to a nearby airstrip. but the plane never made it, vanishing from the radar. smith is an experienced pilot. his love of flying seen in this family video he made just three weeks ago. after thanksgiving, he was flying his son daniel and daniel's wife back home, also his daughter and her fiance, jonathan norton. their wedding just three weeks away. >> continue your prayers and continue to hope for a miracle. >> reporter: clayton sandell, abc news, den jer. >>> in other news tonight president obama said the growing gap between rich and poor threatens america's founding ideals and he calls for a raise in the minimum wage to $10 an hour. his remarks come ahead of a day of protest, fast food workers in 100 cities plan to walk off the job tomorrow to push for higher pay. >>> meanwhile vice-president biden was in china shaking things up within hours of arriving there, the first stop on his two-day visit. it was the u.s. embassy where he told a group of mostly young people, chinese waiting in line for visas they s

the pilot intended to land here on the remote johnson creek airstrip. >> he flies frequently so i'm surprised that he has gone down or missing or whatever has happened. he stays in touch with everybody when he goes on these trips and all the airports or where he's landing, you know, so yeah, i would say it's something to be worried about. >> reporter: officials haven't confirmed who was on board but neighbors believe smith took this trip for pleasure with at least two of his children. >> we hope they locate them. we hope they're fine. we will hold on to hope until we hear something. >> i hope that everything is okay. i really, really do. >> reporter: betty yu, kpix 5. >> smith is the founder of a company that services data storage. >>> oakland city council member libby shaaf is entering the race for mayor. shaaf hold the mayor's old seat on the city council and she lance to focus her campaign on city crime. 70% of oaklanders rate crime as their top priority. >> i think oakland can do better. oaklanders deserve to have the police come when they call, that the city can be safe. >>> fremont poli

controllers lost contact with their plane sunday as the pilot was attempting to land at a remote airstrip in the idaho wilderness. now this is beech bonanza is the kind of plane. it's owned by south bay pilot, dale smith. they reported engine trouble during a flight from oregon to montana. heavy snow in idaho hampered the search efforts. the idaho national guard plans to resume that search this morning weather permitting. >>> time now 4:33. in sacramento county, the search continues for a missing couple who disappeared during a thanksgiving fishing trip. 54-year-old and his wife went fishing on thursday. their boat was found running near the rio vista bridge with freshly cut fish and several life jackets still on board. yesterday crews spent several hours walking the banks and searching the water but no sign of the couple. >> the water temperature is 54 degrees, and it's very difficult for people to survive in water temperatures that cold. . >> the couple's son says his father took his boat out every week. investigates say they have no reason to suspect foul play. >>> a fire in vallejo th

xvqi%a9ñ the five people on board, all members of the smith family apparently never made it to that airstripsclaer if he was able to put the plain down safely elsewhere. there has been noe1 signal fromn emergencyxd beacon. they havet( been able to detect somew3 cell phonew3 activity on ridge near that airport. searches were grounded yesterday because of snow and low clouds. >> bob,e1 thank t(you. >>> a ranch handÑi accusedok of trying to drown aeiuppy and it's owner is beingçó arraigned toda. he subpoena said to have entered a womans home and tried to force water downxd a dog's throughout. he tried to strangle and drown her at well. the two didok not know each oth. >> a suspected thief is in jail in morning accused of trying to rip off apple. glenn cart7jgu stole copper from the company's new headquarters that is under t( construction. saturday night the security guards noticed an open gate. when they searched the grounds, they found him hiding in the bushes. he refused to come out until c dog came. áÑ he removed thelg copper piping and wiring frome1 the building. >>> secret swetreet sweepe

they took off just over the mountain of the grass airstrip.ily member says he and his family members are here, ready to join in the search. >> there's a lot of family members and support, and there's probably another six or seven of us going up tomorrow to do what we can. >> reporter: one rescuer says he has been searching all day with the brother of the pilot who is missing. >> they are hopeful, but it's been 3 days now, and it's stuff. >> reporter: monday aircraft searching the area thought they found a signal from the plane's emergency locator transmitter box, but now rescuers think it's a false signal. >> we have not ruled out it's an e.l.t., but we are also looking at other options that it may have been a false signal. >> reporter: last week offered 4 hours of good searching weather. four helicopters were able to stay up most of the day searching for the missing gang. >> you have cell phone pings up to a certain point, and then he disappeared off radar. >> a lot only people are working tirelessly to find our loved ones to bring them back

>> there maz been fighting from the afternoon early evening and tonight we can confirm that the airstrip the capitol seems now to be under control of government forces and part of the town, but we cannot verify more than that, we need to revert to that tomorrow, in regard to the protection, -- that both parties respect and fully respect that u.n. facilities and u.n. staff and the civilians that we have are protecting are not effected in any way when we have that confirmation from both sides, but clearly, there is risks as we have experienced in one of the basis on friday, that was overrun. it is absolutely fundamental that we reinforce, we have in the white line -- reenforcements from other parts of the country, to move to our major catches to make sure that nothing hams to them, and we have clear orders to defend them -- with resistence, with what we have in military material should that happen. we do hope that both sides both parties the government, they have promised as well as the other opposition respect the integrity of the united nations, and insulation. >> what is clear is that t

the pilot reports engine trouble can asked for coordinants to an airstrip. he is the c.e.o.serial tek a software maker and describes as an experienced plane. he is very meticulous about doing all of that. he is meticulous in all things he does. he is a good guy. >> the chefs in valley county idaho are leading the search and picked up a cell phone signal and narrowed it do four or five mile search with the transmitter designed to go off in crashes and not been detected. ocean cueers dealt with heavy snow and low clouds yesterday with sunrise after 7:00 our time this morning. >> thank you. we continue to follow breaking news from boston where crowes are battling a 7-alarm fire that was eight alarms but downgraded. it break out in a large commercial building. it now is under control. the buildings what undergoing renovation. crews are evaluating the stability of the building. this were reports of people inside the building but they all made it out in time. >> now the deadly train derailment in new york city. the national transportation board does not know what caused the accide

air traffic controllers lost contact with his plane on sunday as he tried to land in a restoet airstrip in the idaho wilderness. this is his beech bonanza plane. he had reported engine troubles during a flight from oregon to montana. heavy snow in idaho has slowed down the search efforts. the idaho national guard plans to resume the search today, weather permitting. >>> a u.s. airways flight from texas to arizona had to be diverted after a man suspected of having tuberculosis was on that plane. the man had been placed on the no-fly list for possibly being infected. by the time the airline was notified, he was already on the plane. passengers said the pilot made the announcement and then the flight attendant gave the man a medical mask covering his face. when the flight landed, that plane was diverted to a special gate. the man was checked out by a doctor. the doctor says other passengers should not be concerned. >> their risk of getting t.b. is very, very slow. they do not need to seek healthcare. if they get a cough at this point, it's probably a cold or the influenza. >> the centers f

near yellow pine idaho smitd radio controllers about engine trouble and asked for directions to an airstrip but the plane never made it vanishing from radar. smith is an experienced pilot. his love of flying seen in this family video he made just three weeks ago. after thanksgiving, he was flying his son daniel and his wife back home also on board daughter amber and jonathan norton her fiancee. their wedding just three weeks away. family and friends know that after three nights on subzero cold, time may be running out. >> continue your prayers and continue to hope for a miracle. >> reporter: clayton abc news denver. >> we're getting more details on the deadly shooting of a man who tried to sell a playstation 4 on instagram. he went before a judge today. 21-year-old ronnie collins is charged with the mudder. the prosecutor said collins took advantage of the christmas season to pray on people. he offered to buy the playstation 4 but when they met at a park collins pulled out a gun. he then offered to give up the game console in exchange for his life. >> hey, man, you can have the playstation.

he radio controllers to help him get to a small back country landing strip called johnson creek airstrip. that was the last contact. the on board with smith his daughter amber and her fiance jonathan norton. smith so that daniel shown here on the left and his wife. smith and his family had just spent thanksgiving at his parent's home in oregon. >> he was just taking his son and his daughter back. son back to butte, montana a and daughter back to the idaho where she goes school with her fiance. >>reporter: after dropping them off smith was going back to oregon to pick up his wife and other daughter and 2 younger sons and bring them back to san jose. the search resumes tomorrow st weather permitting. vick lee, abc 7 news. >> well there was a rally outside fundraiser for the sonoma couldn't district attorney with protestors angry over the investigation into the shooting death of a boy by a sheriff's deputy. protest trors demanding an indictment in the case of 15-year-old andy lopez who was carrying a pellet gun that lacked lick an ak 47 when deputy eric shot him on october 22. they put pres

smith intended to land at the remote johnson creek airstrip seen in this youtube video but they never made it. >> the temperature really dropping tonight that's probably the biggest concern. they have their winter parkas and close clothes to layer up. but, you know, this is the third night out. >> reporter: smith's founding business partner rand kriech knows the wilderness is unforgiving but knows smith to be a cautious pilot. >>> he is so intelligent. if anyone can get out of this situation, he could put the airplane down. >> reporter: kriech says smith's missing plane was also used to help others. >> he flies with aeromexico to take doctors and dentists down to mexico to do services down there regularly. >> reporter: back at the office where they started the high- tech company serialtek which services the data storage industry, his employees are anxious. >> come back, dale. we got some work for you to do. we're not done yet. >> search teams expect to have 50 searchers and five airplanes involved in today's effort. >>> happening today the san francisco man charged with killing anothe

controllers lost contact with their plane sunday as the pilot was attempting to land at a remote airstrip in the idaho wilderness. now the plane is owned by south bay pilot dale smith. air traffic controllers say smith reported engine trouble during a flight from oregon to montana, heavy snow in idaho has hampered the search efforts. the idaho national guard plans to resume that search this morning. that's weather permitting. >>> new this morning, police have tracked down a teenage boy who escaped from san fransisco's juvenile detention center. officers took the 17-year-old boy into custody on treasure island late last night several hours after his escape. no word yet on why the boy was on treasure island or how officers managed to find him. >>> also happening today, the deadly shooting of andy lopez by a sheriff's deputy may prompt sonoma county to change how it investigates officer involved shootings. ktvu's alex savidge is in santa rosa this morning with the task force set to take shape later today. alex. >>> well, good morning. it's a 21-member task force that will come up with an ind

air traffic control lost contact on sunday as smith was trying to land at a remote airstrip in the idaholderness. this is the bee beech bonanza plane. smith reported having engine problems during a flight from oregon to montana. heavy snow in door is hampering the search efforts. the idaho national guard plans to resume the search this morning. >>> a fire in vallejo is being called suspicious this morning that left one firefighter injured and forced more than two dozen people from their homes. tara moriarty is in vallejo this morning to tell us what investigators are saying about this fire. >> reporter: we're here at the fire station that responded to sunday's fire. one of their own was hurt, a firefighter receiving first and second degree burns. he was treated and released from the hospital. now this broke out around 1:00 in the morning sunday, this fire at a marina heights apartment complex on carolina street. 25 people including many children are now out of their homes in the wake of this fire. the three alarm blaze started in one of the 16 units in the g wing and took firefighters ab

pilot dale smith reported engine trouble and asked to find a back country airstrip. he eventually lost radio contact with them. four family members were reportedly on board with him. friends are surprised smith would run into anything he couldn't handle. >> if there's anyone who is able to survive a difficult situation, it would be dale. >> he was a really good pilot. i would be surprised if anything happened. maybe he ran into bad weather. >> authorities are trying to remain hopeful. they say they may have landed somewhere safely. the plane's built in emergency locator is designed to activate in crashes but has yet to go off. >>> current and retired city workers in detroit got the news they had been dreading today. a judge ruled that detroit now qualifies for bankruptcy protection. what that means is that people's pensions could be slashed. the judge calls the bankruptcy a chance for a fresh start. people who counted on the city to keep their promises on the pensions, they are calling today a betrayal and lawyers plan to appeal. poppy harlow joins me from new jersey

on the airstrip, unbeknownst to us, a tractor-trailer had followed behind us with seven gunmen and shot and killed a congressman, shot 45 times, a number members of the press, and i was shot five times on the right side of my body, and i have got to tell you, at 28, thinking, oh, my god, this is it. i am not going to live to 88 and get married and have 2.5 kids. this is it, and when you have moments like that in your life, it kind of puts everything in made ative, and i just commitment to myself that if i did live, if i did survive, i would never take another day for granted, live everyday as fully as possible, and commit myself to public service, so i am one of those who literally have had a couple of lives, and i am very lucky to be here, as are we all. [applause] >> i think that is a wonderful note to close on, and i am being given signals that that needs to happen, but before we do, maria, i promised my daughter, who wants to be a fashion designer, that i would ask you a question from her, which is what will your look like, and do you think it will be a big hit? [laughter] you are a