. >>> it visitors to dozens of california beaches have had a hard time getting the sand -- necessarytracts. >>> visitors to dozens of california beaches have had a hard time getting the sand off of their feet. the beaches are shutting off the water. beachgoers are not happy. >> i don't think they should. the kids come out of the water they have to shower and stuff. all of the sand. me as a mother i don't like it in my car and stuff. no, i think they should leave it on. >> reporter: park officials say the showers are more of a convenience. not effecting them at indoor showers at state parks. >>> a group of biologists have had company while rescuing a whale off of cape cod, a great white shark. circled the team as they tried to get the whale untangled. the shark attacked the whale once and was hoping for another but they foiled the plan. >> we made a simple cut to allow the wail to have his own posture. >> we have been doing this since 1994. that we know of, we never >>> warrior star just added a new member. curry's wife had another girl. they named her ryan carson curry. according to

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. >>> shock at the shore as a banner plane crashes organ a california beach. >> reporter: the platt bridge no issues at this point. we have downed wires in delco after the break. >> we'll have more reaction to team u.s.a. world cup title. that's next in tech bytes. whoa, this is a lunchbox not a halloween bag. rrrrr...a natural beauty. you're making me melt. shall we? mini babybel is 100% natural cheese and a whole lot of fun. mini babybel. snack a little bigger! >> are breaking news, a huge fire is burning in a cleveland ohio suburb and paper products inside the buildings are fueling the flames. this is a live look from the air. it broke out 3 hours ago at a packaging plant in brooklyn highlights. a report said the flames are unreal to look at. >>> a news photographer said he heard an explosion. a plume of black smoke towers into the early morning sky stay with "action news" for updates as firefighters bring it under control. >> 6:15, teams like a lot of people are sleeping in or on vacation this week. >> reporter: possibly, i guess still tdb. if you have the weekend off like tam and kare

. >>> another big scare at a california beach.> sunbathers run for their lives as a small plane barrels into the crowd. >>> plus, a group of teens were in a backyard when a lit stick of dynamite comes flying over the fence. >> and the coast guard swoops in to save a baby that floated half a mile out to sea before her >> a terrifying scene at a southern california beach today. sunbathers in carlsbad had to scramble out of the way as a small plane towing a banner crashed into the surf clipping a 12-year-old boy on the way down. he was taken to the hospital. the pilot was not hurt. no word tonight on exactly why the plane came down. >>> well, the bomb squad had to blow up a box of navy flares that washed ashore at ocean beach today. the beach was reopened a short time later. it is unclear exactly where the flares came from. >>> well, somebody tossed a homemade bomb into a house party in manteca sending several teens to the hospital. one of the girls was bleeding to bad, they thought she had been shot. >> whatever it was, it shattered

. >>> when we come back good news along the california coast, the beach that has been closed for twos after an oil spill is set to reopen but should the company behind the spill have helped with the cleanup? that's next. >>> thousands of people in illinois are without power today after a tornado swept through they region. emergency crews are on the ground right now. they are starting the cleanup there. the powerful storm left a trail of severe damage in its path. a shelter at a high school is open for people who's homes were destroyed. >>> a train carrying crude oil has derailed in montana. 21 of the 106 cars derailed. officials say about 35,000 gallons of oil spilled out there. amtrak service was suspended for a short time for those people who had to be evacuated. >>> a california beach will reopen today almost two monthings after it was contaminated by an oil spill. but there are new questions about the role played by a private contractor hired by the company responsible for the spill. >> reporter: this is oil from a spill along california's coast back in 1969. it is an ugly remind

. >>> and a beach in california that has been closed for two month is finally set to reopen.y tuned. ♪ >>> more and more nursing homes are being run by for-profit companies. and -- advocates say that can be directly linked to poor care. >> reporter: robert was a free spirit an accountant by training. he favored pickup trucks enjoyed painting. his daughter says her father was one of kind. >> he will always be my hero in my eyes. >> reporter: after falling and breaking a kneecap, the 68-year-old wound up in a nursing home for three or four weeks of rehabilitation. two weeks after her father arrived, she received a phone call. >> they were transporting my father to the local emergency room. on the telephone, they sounded like this was not urgent. >> reporter: but it was. he had a stage four bed sore a severe pressure ulcer that has penetrated through skin to muscle. and become infected. what she didn't know other familyies were also finding the carest on the initiallingly sub standard. in april this man filed a complaint against the nursing home and six others, all of them owned

santa cruz is a northern california beach town with a reputation for great surfing. catching the waves here is so popular the locals call their town surf city. >> you look around. you see surf city barbershops cafe everything everywhere. >> bruce noland is a third generation. >> we sell a lot of t-shirts sunglasses bikinis, men's shorts, i thinks for the beach. >> a few years ago bruce dashed off a t-shirt and moved letters around. >> santa cruz california let's throw aww onusa on the bottom. >> as soon as that happened it caught the attention of a surfing company 400 miles to the north and his mother was very upset. >> she came to us with a letter. she wasn't sure what the letter was about. >> the letter threatening litigation claimed that huntington beach, california, also a popular surf town owned the trademark surf city usa. christina glyn helps local businesses. >> we sat down in the conference room. we red the letter. it was a cease and desist letter asking her to cease selling t-shirts emblazoned with the logo santa cruz surf city usa. >> you must agree to cea

oil spill on the stan barb coast are checking to see if tar balls are washing up on southern california beaches a fifth of oil flowed into the ocean, killing wildlife on the beaches. >>> still you ahead, how drones are interfering with firefighters' jobs. and investigations into a sheeting at a motel 6. >> we have weather system moving across the bay area for tonight. i'll have more coming up. we live in a pick and choose world. choose, choose, choose. but at bedtime? ...why settle for this? enter sleep number don't miss the final days of the lowest prices of the season. sleepiq technology tells you how well you slept and what adjustments you can make. you like the bed soft. he's more hardcore. so your sleep goes from good to great to wow! only at a sleep number store. don't miss the final days of the lowest prices of the season. save $300 to $700 on selected mattress sets. ends sunday! know better sleep with sleep number. >>> behind bars, tonight, the suspects wanted in kicts with the vicious shooting of an aled 24-year-old prostitute inside a motel 6 just days before indense gay are in custod

in three minutes, we'll telling you about the california beach -- tell you about the california beachng drones. >> and hotel maids are being urged to be extra vigilant this 4th of july weekend. no specific threat yet, but counterterrorism officials in washington are still issuing a warning about the threat of a terrorist act. . >>> more great white sharks have been spotted along the santa cruz county coast line. >> and this is video here from giancarlo thome, who paddled out a mile on the beach in capitola. four sharks started following his kayak and one went underneath it. his encounter is part of a series of sightings near the coast of santa cruz. >> and officials in seal beach in southern california are using drones to track sharks and the seal beach marine safety and lifeguard department said there is a rise in juvenile shark sightings and the town is the first city in orange county to monitor shark activity with drones. and officials say it's easier for lifeguards to spot the sharks. before, lifeguards were sent by boat to try and scan for sharks. that is time-consuming and ineff

. >>> a party crasher of a different kind lands on a california beach. at happened when a small plane clipped a beach goer during this emergency landing. >>> i'm going to come at the cops, like i said. whatever it is what it is. >> that is a 911 call shortly before police in camden shot and killed a man apparently by suicide from cops. when police responded to this call, the man wasn't inside a vehicle but approached them with a loaded gun at the officers. the officers fired their weapons killing the man. both officers have been placed on duty pending an investigation. >>> in burlington county a 13-year-old girl is dead after the atv she was driving collided with another atv. it happened in washington township. emergency crews took two others to the hospital including a child. the victim's name has not been released yet. >>> today marks one year since a massive fire gutted several row homes in southwest philadelphia killing four young children. the blaze broke out from the couch on the porch of one of the homes it quickly spread down the block of gesner s

. >> small plane falls out of the sky, onto california beach.oung boy on the sand cannot get out of the way in time. somehow survives. what family and friends are doing, to lift his spirits. flo: hey, big guy. i heard you lost a close one today. look, jamie, maybe we weren't the lowest rate this time. but when you show people their progressive direct rate and our competitors' rates you can't win them all. the important part is, you helped them save. thanks, flo. okay, let's go get you an ice cream cone, champ. with sprinkles? sprinkles are for winners. i understand. >>> violent fourth of july weekend in chicago, as eight people were shot and killed, including a little boy. >> brown just the latest unintended victim of gang violence, officer say the shooter was aiming for brown's father. police still looking for that gunman, seven others died, in other shootings across the city. about 40 others were hurt. >> fourth every july celebration included gunshots in george a and turned deadly. police say the shots killed teenager sitting in her home. >>

. >>> on california beaches there's one attack for every 138 million visits. the risk has dropped. the most dangerous months for shark attacks are october and november. what are described as the safest beaches are san diego, los angeles, all down south. the once more dangerous are marin. the sharks tend to be juveniles and by the time they get up they are more dangerous. they say culling sharks is unnecessary and harmful. >>> shutting down public beaches to conserve water. the move will save up to 18 million-gallon of water a year. it will protect pacific estate beach. they say they are already met the governor's 25% water reduction mandate. >>> we are starting to see some showers up in the north bay, aren't we mark? >> yeah. another round of thunderstorms moving into the sierra as well. outside right now you can see all of the cloud cover out there. if you don't have rain cover and drizzle definitely some clouds. it is one of the cooler days of the weeks, 60s and some 70s. thunderstorms developing out towards the sierra. let me bring this back towards the sierra. we do have thunde

faa has talked with the pilot of a light plane that made an emergency landing on a southern california beach on saturday. that plane landed near the water at carl's bad state beach and flipped over. the plane was leaving power. people rushed to the area. it had been towing an overtizing -- a 12-year-old boy was hit in the head by one of the plane's tires and had to be taken to the hospital for surgery. now when friends of the boy heard he had to have his head shaved for surgery, they wanted to make him feel better so they decide to show their support by shaving their heads too. green light fact that this wasn't his choice, we are going to make him feel better about it and maybe help him out and have him recover better. >> there is any friends there. yeahen be >> that are not releasing any know about their pilot. >>> is sheriffs deputies are counting the appearance o of a baby girl. ember graham was reported missing by her father. he told police he had last seen his daughter in her crib wednesday night. graham became a person of interest in the case after giving inconsistent statements to inv

for next week coming pup. >>> 2 people were injured after a small plane crash in a crowd beach in southern california. officials say the single engine plane lost engine power and landed on camaract state beach. after landing, the pilot was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries. >>> a deck collapsed at a north carolina beach house as a family was repairing to take a group photo. the deck of the single-story home was stilled to be about 10 feet off the ground. the collapse left 14 people injured, 2 in critical condition. emergency crews arrived within minutes and air lifted one of the victims to a medical center. >>> more than a week after a bloody terrorist attack at a beach resort, why that country's leader is you now calling for a state of emergency. >> coming up, it's called kit, and they focus on problem traffic areas. this time, it was in the city of alameda. i'll show you more in the next edition of people behaving badly. wasn't that big steve... hey! come back here, steven stay strong! what's that? you want me to eat you? honey, he didn't say that! he did, very quietly... you can't hear f

gone - i don't want it gone >>> "america tonight"'s michael oku on the fight to present the california beachnt that is

and a boy is recovering after being hit by a plane on a california beach. ch more next. hey, honey. day dreaming? [laughing] sorry. about being at the beach? uh... yeah. in the caribbean? that's odd... at our very own beach house? how do you know? you've got the new instant game from the pennsylvania lottery. oh, yeah! $1,000,000 big money with top prizes of a million dollars. [male announcer] want to see your dreams come to life? you could scratch your way to instant winning. the pennsylvania lottery. bring your dreams to life. >>> "action news" at 12:30 continues. >> hello again rick and sara are off i'm matt o'donnell and here are the stories we are following on "action news" at 12:30, dozens of buildings are shut down after a four alarm fire destroys a county strip mall and two afternoon shootings that happen blokz apart in the city's grays ferry section and an ice cave collapses into washington state and they had concerns for weeks concerns that became a deadly reality. >>> but first back to our developing news story in atlantic city, police shot a robb

the question now, will people return to a southern california beach that was covered in oil? >>> plus, there's a new hot dog- eating champion and today san jose will hold a parade for him. so what are the keys to matt stonie's stomach of steel? we'll chat with the champ coming up next. >> and from the kpix 5 weather center, good afternoon, everybody! the skies are clearing out just in time for your weekend. but there is a big change you need to know about coming up. >>> refugio state beach in santa barbara county is open two months after a crude oil spill hit the coastline there. more than 100,000 gallons of oil leaked from a pipeline in may. most of it stayed on land. tar balls washed up as far south as long beach. the exact cause of the leak is still under investigation. >>> roberta it's definitely beach weather. >> it is. we are clearing out nicely. we have a few clouds at the seashore. but we have some changes and we're already seeing it. high clouds are usually in advance of an area of low pressure a storm far to the south of us right now. 84 now in livermore. upper 70s

gone - i don't want it gone >>> "america tonight"'s michael oku on the fight to present the california beachhat is not home to movie stars. and a warning under water.

gone - i don't want it gone >>> "america tonight"'s michael oku on the fight to present the california beachnt that is not home to movie stars. and a warning under water. >> reporter: you are showing us places where the coral bleached and it's gone beyond bleaching to basically being covered in fungus, almost like a mould, and crumbling away >>> "america tonight"'s sheila macvicar in the south pacific with a die-off and the threat it poses it all of us. >>> thanks for joining us i'm joie chen. tonight a look at the endangered oceans and the threats beneath the service. >> coral reefs are like the rain forests of the ocean. diversity protects the fish sustains the ecosystems and people. unless carbon dioxide can be brought under control, what is known as coral bleaching - a die off of the creatures could set off a chain of environmental disaster. "america tonight"s sheila macvicar travelled to the south pacific's marshall island to get a first-happened look. >> is that the charge they'll go. >> yes. >> reporter: on the boat. this is a dive master on the island of majero - located in the vast

at the southern california beaches where they were. and sierra nevada. chance of seeing thunderstorms and showers in the same general areas for tomorrow. occasional high cloudiness for your wednesday. morning starts out with fog. we head into the afternoon hours. and cloudiness will continue. look what shows up thursday morning. we may see possible sprinkles. cloud cover will increase. san jose and gilroy watching for possible developments could ge changed to showers keep that in mind as we head toward thursday. tomorrow morning mild to warm inland. mid to upper 60s. when you get up in the morning. you won't need to worry about a jacket. sweater, layering. if you are going to be near the coast. might require a light jacket. temperatures in the 50s under the fog. and may take you longer to get to work. and 102, gilroy. 92 in san jose. 90, santa clara. 89 in los gatos. occasional high cloud. upper 80s, redwood city. 66 on the coast. you will see the fog around. well into the afternoon. daly city. 71 downtown. and north bay. 60s. triple digits up to the nor

. ♪ santa cruz is a northern california beach town with a reputation for great surfing.atching the waves here is so popular that the locals call their town surf city. >> you look around town you see surf city barber shop surf city cafe, surf city everywhere. >> bruce knoll isn't third generation owner of noland's on the wharf who have been serving visitors for 50 years. >> we sell shirts, sweltatshirts, hats things for the beach. >> he had a design that he hoped would catch on big time. >> let's throw usa in on the bottom. >> soon after it went on sale however, that shirt caught the attention of a rival surfing community 400 miles to the south and bruce's mother and co-owner ginger noland got a very upsetting notice. >> she came to us with a letter that she received from lawyers representing the huntington beach convention and visitor's bureau. she wasn't sure what the letter was about. >> the letter threatening litigation claimed that huntington beach california, also a popular surfing town owned the trademark surf city usa. as a communications director christina glynn

seven-day forecast when we come right back. >> a small plane came down on a crowded southern california beachekend. the single engine plane tried to land, but flipped over and hit the water in carlsbad yesterday. a 1-year-old beach was taken to the hospital treated for are a gash in the head from the debris. the 24-year-old pilot was not hurt. an investigation is underway to determine what cause it. >>> a july fourth celebration took a terrifying turn in north carolina. a deck on a beach house gave way as the family took a group picture. 14 people were injured two critically. a young child is among the injured. investigators are trying to sort out what caused the collapse. >>> a coast guard rescued a man stranded in a sailboat off the coast of florida. he left for port st. louisy -- st. lucie a week ago. he ran into a storm and ran out of gas. he was rescued and taken to the hospital near west palm beach florida and treated for severe sunburn. >>> another round of rain caused flood watching in alabama. streets were covered after the latest thunderstorm. the thunderstorms knocked out power to

. >>> a california beach will reopen today almost two months after it was contaminated by an oil spillthere are new questions about the role played by a private contractor hired by the company behind the spill. >> reporter: this is oil from a spill along the coast back in 1969. it was an ugly reminder that even decades later, the beaches and the coast are never really the same. which is one of the reasons why people in santa barbara are so concerned about the recent spill. much smaller in size yes, but still problematic and worrisome with many raising questions about the cleanup operation, was the response quick enough? and should the operator and owner of the pipeline that burst be the one taking a lead role in managing this cleanup. for santa barbara supervisor it's too much like the fox watching the hen house. >> i would say it's not appropriate for plains to be involved in that role. >> why? >> because it's more of an objective assessment, and i think, you know, anyone in my opinion with common sense would say if you have someone who has pal looted the beaches might be trying to ha

at the southern california beaches where they were. and sierra nevada. chance of seeing thunderstorms and showers in the same general areas for tomorrow. occasional high cloudiness for your wednesday. morning starts out with fog. we head into the afternoon hours. and cloudiness will continue. look what shows up thursday morning. we may see possible sprinkles. cloud cover will increase. san jose and gilroy watching for possible developments could get changed to showers keep that in mind as we head toward thursday. tomorrow morning mild to warm inland. mid to upper 60s. when you get up in the morning. you won't need to worry about a jacket. sweater, layering. if you are going to be near the coast. might require a light jacket. temperatures in the 50s under the fog. and may take you longer to get to work. and 102, gilroy. 92 in san jose. 90, santa clara. 89 in los gatos. occasional high cloud. upper 80s, redwood city. 66 on the coast. you will see the fog around. well into the afternoon. daly city. 71 downtown. and north bay. 60s. triple digits up to the no

california beaches, the state parks department shut off public showers at state beaches to conserve water during the drought. the agency's leader says that the change should save about 18 million gallons of water a year. the restrictions apply only to outdoor showers rinse stations. some of the beaches include half moon bay state beach, twin lakes, sunset state, seacliff, salinas river and pacifica state beaches. some of the country's most popular national parks can't escape the grip of the drought. danielle nottingham with how popular tourist destinations including yosemite national park will look very different to tourists this summer. >> reporter: the tallest waterfall in north america looks more like a trickle. >> the rocks behind this, completely wet. >> reporter: this tourist is visiting yosemite as it struggles through its driest year ever and the signs are everywhere. what are the biggest differences you're seeing in the park because of the drought? >> what we're seeing is the waterfalls are much lower than they would be this time of year. >> reporter: with the sierra snowpack at

. >> starting today, you will no longer be able to rinse off california beaches. the drought has prompted the state to shutdown after shower forcing surfers an beach goers to get a little creative and some beaches where the water stations have already been turned off, beach goers have decided to bring their own water to clean up after a day at the beach. >> this the new horizon spacecraft has flown home. it took 13 hours for the message to reach scientist because pluto is 3 billion miles away. >> yeah, that's it. >> around the corner. >> the encounter was the last stop toured the planets in our solar system, the journey began 9 and a half years ago when pluto was still considered a planet. >> on this mission, we have visited every single planet in our solar system. >> isn't that amazing. >> according to nasa, the spacecraft was able to get within 7700 miles of pluto. 1st launched in january 2006. more pictures are expected to be released later today. >> /found 2006 is the 1 that launched pluto was a planet when it launched and then demoted now they it was demoted.

at the southern california beaches where they were. and sierra nevada. chance of seeing thunderstorms and showers in the same general areas for tomorrow. occasional high cloudiness for your wednesday. morning starts out with fog. we head into the afternoon hours. and cloudiness will continue. look what shows up thursday morning. we may see possible sprinkles. cloud cover will increase. san jose and gilroy watching for possible developments could get changed to showers keep that in mind as we head toward thursday. tomorrow morning mild to warm inland. mid to upper 60s. when you get up in the morning. you won't need to worry about a jacket. sweater, layering. if you are going to be near the coast. might require a light jacket. temperatures in the 50s under the fog. and may take you longer to get to work. and 102, gilroy. 92 in san jose. 90, santa clara. 89 in los gatos. occasional high cloud. upper 80s, redwood city. 66 on the coast. you will see the fog around. well into the afternoon. daly city. 71 downtown. and north bay. 60s. triple digits up to the no

>>> the faa has talked to the pilot of a plane that made an emergency landing on a southern california beach yesterday. it landed near the water at carlsbad state beach. after it landed, it flipped over. the pilot said the plane was losing power. it had been towing an advertising banner. a 12-year-old boy was reportedly hit in the head by one of the plane's tires and had to be rushed to the hospital. no information how he's doing. the pilot was not injured. >>> a report of a gunshot at walter reed medical center, false alarm. police searched the tower after getting a 911 call this morning. people inside were told to shelter in place. teams with dogs searched place for explosives. roads were closed for hours. they've been reopened. patient care has been suspended for the day. >>> president obama heads to the pentagon to talk about isis strategy. he will talk publicly about his plan, this comes after a weekend against stepped up airstrikes against the terror group. here's more from washington. >> reporter: the president has come under a great deal of pressure to detail a strategy to take on is

. >>> people visiting california beaches will soon feel the impact of the drought on their feet. state park officials say starting on wednesday outdoor showers will be shut off. 38 state beaches will be affected. it had expected to save 18 million gallons of water. >> i don't think they should. the kids want to come out of the salt tee water they have to shower and stuff. me as a mother i don't like it in my car. i think they should leave it on. >> park officials say the showers are more of a convenience for beach goers not a necessity. cuts will not affect indoor showers at state park catch grounds. >> the closest look yet at the planet pluto. just moments from now the spacecraft is expected to get within 78 hundred ,800 miles of pluto. because of the distance it will take nearly four hours for the images to be transferred back to earth. >> it always amazes me, you know what's up there what we don't know. >> we're not going to see anything like that in our lifetime. >> once you get past the ocean what's out there. we have some satellite imagery a few high clouds but overall grea

beaches. small planes carrying banner ads, going up and down the shoreline. yesterday in california one of those planes ran into trouble, and had to make an emergency landing right on the beach. nbc's joe fryer has more tonight. >> reporter: on a busy california beach, the danger came not from sharks in the water, but a plane in the sky. and a single engine piper suddenly descended on the shoreline, crash landing on the edge of the surf. >> i was like oh, my gosh everyone run. get out. run! >> reporter: the only injury a 12-year-old boy who was clipped by either the plane, or flying debris. witnesses say he was disoriented but awake with a gash to the back of his head. >> really sad for the kid. because, you know this isn't what you think a fourth of july would be. >> reporter: the faa says the plane had been towing a banner ad over the crowded carlsbad state beach when the engine lost power, forcing the pilot to land quickly. >> he wasn't panicking, and then he did an awesome job. he really did. he was in control the whole way down. >> reporter: the 23-year-old pilot was the only p

small plane crash-landed on a crowded california beach. single-engine piper that tows banner ads came barrelling toward families. it clipped a boy who was rushed to the hospital in serious condition. the plane landed upside down in the sand. the 23-year-old pilot walked away without injuries. >>> a maryland woman has been charged after her 6-week-old infant was found on the side of the road. the women called police after they posted the baby's photo on social media. she initially said the little girl was in the father's care. police later determined e she removed the infant from the car and left her on the side of the road. the baby is in the care of social services. >>> rescuers had to use power drills and sledge ham toers rescue man stuck in a chimney. he was wedged there for half an hour. exhausted and covered in soot. he got stuck while trying to get back in the house after his friends locked him out as a joke. >>> we turn now to the future of a top pro football player. a lot of people wondering how his career will go now after a firew

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. >>> scientists are combing california beaches had this weekend looking for any tar balls it still floating around from the santa barbara oil spill in may. the tar balls have been washing up on beaches as far as 170 miles away. back on may 19 a pipeline ruptured spilling 100,000 gallons of crude oil about a fifth of that flowed into the ocean, most of that has been cleaned up but crews are still scraping oil from rocks, the beach and campground. >>> today the cancer center is participating in the relay for life event in campbell to raise money for cancer research. there are information booths and hundreds and people walking the tracks, including survivors of families of victims. people from cebrato cancer center committed to walking for 24 hours state. >> we know many people are dying, many are also surviving from cancer and cancer is -- there hasn't been a cure for cancer yet an it's very important that we put forth any effort we can to behind fined a cure for this devastating disease. >> the manager of the cancer center says they are raising funds through donations and rafls. >>> happy bi

of those banner towing single engine pipers lost power on the fourth while flying on a busy california beach. the 23-year-old pilot managed to land the plane on the shore line and walk away unharmed but a 12-year-old boy playing on the beach was clipped by either the plane or flying debris. he was hospitalized with injuries. investigators will try to determine what went wrong. but for now, many are just glad the situation wasn't worse. >>> also over the holiday weekend a gathering of two dozen family members ages 5 to 94 were standing on the deck of a rented north carolina beach home for a family photo when, all of a sudden, that deck gave way. gabe gutierrez has the story. >> i need all of the ambulances i can get. >> reporter: dispatchers got the first panic calls around 7:00 p.m. saturday. >> i was on the phone with 911 so i just counted people on the ground. and i counted up to 21 and i just said, you just need to get as many units as you can here. >> reporter: a deck holding at least two dozen people, including children, had collapsed. >> they went to take a family photo and they were a

. >>> a group of sharks swimming near a popular southern california beach. the big event happening this weekend that has a lot of people on alert. >>> plus -- >>> i'm scott budman. coming up we'll take you on board the high-tech fire truck helping crews on the front line. >>> then at 6:00 one bay area car break-in after another. and police say it's getting worse. >> they have done so much catching here but it's useless. >> why the thieves don't seem to be afraid of getting caught. that's new at 6:00. new at 5: it's a baseball >>> new at 5:00 it's a baseball tradition. you help your team get the dramatic winning run and you celebrate on the field. but that's not what happened to one bay area boy. his father says that celebrating actually cost the team a chance at the little league world series. nbc bay area's david trujillo is in lafayette with the son who was instead ejected? damian. >> reporter: that's right. jake could not play in the next and deciding game. jake delaney is arguably the best pitcher and hitter on this lafayette club team. and that ejection

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nicholas vair was hit after it landed on a california beach. his parents say he's improving with injuries to his head. the 12-year-old had surgery and was admitted to intend tiff care but doctors say he will make a full recovery and he's not dwelling on the accident. >> so what he tells us is that he doesn't remember anything about what happened. >> he's been fairly quiet about it. i think a lot of it he's just tired. he wants to go home and he likes watching some of the videos and kind of surreal for him. >> the pilot was not injured in the july 4th crash. he told investigators he's not sure why the plane lost power. >> you may not know injure remember weintraub's name but you know his flips. he died yesterday of cardiac arrest. his movies included the karate kid and ocean's eleven but he began as a music promoter. among his accomplishments he discovered john denver and revitalized the careers of elvis presley and frank sinatra. weintraub was 77. >> freshman quarterback deandre johnson dismissed from the florida state university football team.

. >> california beaches are open to the public. that's my stance. >> reporter: and that's the stance the state superior court took back in december against vinod khosla. the billionaire owns the land and the access road leading down to the hidden beach. he fought to keep it private for years. but a judge recently ruled that he can't do that. despite all the confusion about access here at martins beach, close the gate or not, some people are coming down here no matter what. >> they can't do anything. we're legally allowed to access a public beach and that's what we're doing. >> reporter: for this surfer, martins beach brings back childhood memories every time he hits the water. he says the gate leading down to the beach has been open sporadically the last few weeks with a parking attendant collecting $10 for those who want to drive down the road. but all too often, he still has to hop over the gate that says he is not welcome. >> basically, we're trying to scare people into not coming down here. >> reporter: christian hartnett, kpix

hearing from the parents of a 12-year-old boy seriously injured when a plane crash landed on a california beach on saturday. the parents of nicholas bear spoke tonight from the hospital. he was hit by that plane as he was walking back on at the beach from the water. he suffered a concussion, underwent emergency brain surgery but is now in good condition. >> it's interesting living in a community and feeling like you know some people but when something like this happens it's amazing the response is just really literally amazeing. and we really appreciate so many people reaching out to us and just continued prayers. >> bear is expected to recover. the pilot of that plane was not injured. >>> on the health watch tonight taking a nap at work may not only benefit you but also your boss. researchers at the university of michigan say napping on the job may lead to a boost in productivity. in a study of 40 people between the ages of 18 and 50, some were assigned an hour nap. others weren't. researchers found those who revved perform better on complicateed tasks. they also felt less impulsive than their

those small planes pulling a banner but this weekend one through into trouble over a crowded california beach turning the sandy strip into a makeshift runway. tonight the video of that crash landing and what beachgoers are saying about those frightening moments. here's abc's devin dwyer. >> reporter: the single-engine piper making a beeline for beachgoers. losing power, barreling toward children in the water. >> my brother and my dad are running down the beach telling everyone, move, move, move. flailing their hats in the air. "you need to move! the plane's going down!" >> reporter: the plane plunging into the surf, landing upside down on the sand. terrifying carlsbad beach packed for the holiday. >> i told my kids to run, and pushed my wife down into the sand. it flew ten feet over our heads. >> reporter: one 12-year-old boy was not so lucky. eyewitnesses say the plane clipped him on the left side of the head as it came down. tonight, the hospital reports he's in serious condition. karlee silva narrowly escaped. >> i turned around and i felt something like zoom past me and so i turned back a

. >>> new developments tonight after that plane crash on a california beach over the weekend. you might have seen the pictures they were stunning. that small plane landing on the sand after losing power. beach goers scattering. as it hits the ground it flips over people rushing to help out. 12-year-old nicholas bayer was injured, a gash on his head. his parents by his side tonight. >> well i think he's doing quite well. he's certainly eager and ready to leave. i know being here in the hospital is pretty hard with all the, you know prodding and poking and the pick lines and everything else. he's just ready to be home. >> if mama is smiling tonight, so are we. good news for nicholas. by the way, the pilot also walked away from the accident with no serious injuries. >>> there's still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this monday. why a doctor told patients they had cancer. authorities say they did not. hundreds of patients affected why was he billing them anyway? >>> also ahead this monday night, the football player now under fire for this shocking video. authorities on wha

. >> california beaches are open to the public.e. >> reporter: and that's the stance the state superior court took back in december against kosla. the billionaire own it is land and the access road leading down to the hidden beach. he has fought to keep it private several years but a judge ruled he can't do that. despite all the confusion about access here at martin's beach. closed gate or not, some people are coming down here no matter what. >> they can't do anything. we are legally allowed to access a public beach. that's what we are doing. >> reporter: for surfer civil immigration an kemper, it brings back memories every time he hits the water. the gate has been opened sporadically the last few weeks with a parking attendant collecting $10 from those wanting to drive down the road. but all too often, you still have to hop over the gate saying you are not welcome. >> they are trying to scare people into not coming down here. >> reporter: christian hartnett, kpix5. >>> well, something happened at a bay area car dealership and now,

beach. one california town is taking a unique approach to make sure that doesn't happen. al beach in orange county is using a drone to help monitor shark activities, before drones lifeguards would scan for boats but time consuming and in effective. they've been using the drones about a week. as you can they're offering a pretty clear picture of what's lurking in that water >>> it's a july 4th tradition up there with phrased and fireworks. we're talking about at the nathan famous hot dog eating contest. >> 16 contest he didn't say we didn't head-to-head to decide who could down the most hot dog, it was joey chestnut looking for his 9th straight must start belt is what they call it. he could only eat 60 hot dogs and that wasn't enough. matt the mega, took down 62 hot dogs and buns making him the 25 and team hot dog eating can champion. >> you could be can competitive in that. >> five max. >>> watching tight game? how about a milk shake? this one got a secret grained, the april fool joke that became reality next. 0bóñóñ@ú in the. >>> and police in texas are on the hunt for a