it has been five days since their fishing boat capsized in the coast of california. the coastguard and mexican navy will extend the search beyond the usual 96 hour window. members of the coastguard search for of the six hours' debate in nazi-130 cargo plane. they were searching for any signs of the missing seven. -- the coast guard searched for six hours yesterday in that sea-130 cargo plane. they did find a brief in the water. there was also a raft found on that was confirmed from the boat. they have surged 1,400 mi. of ocean and land. the two men who survived the capsulized to both accidents are expected to return to the bay area this morning. >> will tran is live with more. >> the owner of the yellow jeep left with two men on the trip, but he is the only one heading back. here is to video that family posted on youtube showing their previous fishing expedition. the organizer don lee has organized this for about a year. his niece told the senate are holding out hope. it has been a difficult week -- his niece told me that they are holding out hope. it has been a diff

of where the boat actually capsized. the window will close friday at 2:00 a.m. their reach did in their pockets and come up with a private investigator and possibly a helicopter to continue the search. >> a developing story we're are following the police are searching for will ever stole our rear picasso sketch. this happened at the wine scene and gallery it was just before noon busy area busied gallery a guy walks and about 30 years old or so with sunglasses and on pulls the pain from a wall and jumps in a taxicab and leaves. it is valued at hundreds of thousands of dollars they are open that anybody would recognizes is drying or was around and saw the cab will come forward that information. >> crews will try to remove 40 cars that caught fire at a car lot in san francisco this is this scene the cars were still there this morning they couldn't find enough to trucks to help with the cleanup this is video of the cars being on fire witnesses reported hearing far worse in the area prior to the fire. >> we have a winter for

the boat capsized right here in the gulf of california south of san felipe de. take a look at video of the search efforts. only debris has been found so far, but authorities say it is possible to still find people alive in the water. the families of the victims are hoping. maybe other survivors managed to grab on to some of the coolers when it came off of the vote or maybe they have life jackets. will tran is live in san ramon where family members are holding out hope for. >> doll lead organized this trip. it took him about one year to plan it. hehis daughter lives in this house. his son-in-law says that his father-in-law is very comfortable in the water, then he is experienced, but a lot of things have to happen for him to survive. he needed to have a life vest and the other is if he was able to manage to grab water. it has been 76 hours since the boat capsized, a lot of time to be on the open ocean with of the sun coming down and no drinking water. food is not a big issue at this time, but they need to get by until their rescue. we did get a chance to speak wi

he never saw don lee after the boat capsized his family is still holding out hope the mexican navy and the u.s. coastguard are still continuing and there search the makeover down 200 ft. to the boat perhaps at the men are still trapped at sea. >> you said a few days ago that if the search was suspended the family was going to take action to let her begin their own investigation. >> they have surged over a thousand square miles they know the search cannot go on forever they will hire a private company to go out and search they want closure that torture is not knowing what happened to their friends. >> other stories we're following in watsonville what happened to a small plane that crashed into the watsonville community hospital it had taken off from watsonville municipal airport it slid 50 ft. into the medical building it is not part of the main hospital two people on board were killed. dan amos have not been released. terrible story to tell you about this morning at the oakland a's texas rangers game a young man a fell to his death from the stands 39 year-old shannon stone of firefight

[music] >> right now we're hearing from survivors of the capsized fishing boat. we're joined on the phone by charles gibson, a long time bay area resident. he was one of the people on a fishing trip that was rescued after it capsized. a. to some joint as at this difficult time. the to tell us the first thing you remember after the boat was hit by the main russian armor come >> i remember my roommate, and for having me in. i remember my roommate wrong in saying the boat is sinking and off immediately. root canal was bit asleep, it was 2:00 a.m. i'd jump of corporate all i had to is my birthday to and we had to push our way up to the ban, or call our way to read what i that appearance on every one of the life vests, a boat sank in a written order. >> a did you have a life jacket? >> i did not carry it roentgen nixon and i found a cooler i grabbed it with one hand and and i would invest in the other man and seven of us came together and agree cooler together and stay together for about three hours more warm ran and we peddle towards what look like a light on the hor

that is where it capsized.he men were able to swim, or float to the islands that you see there but others have been rescued down south and they are now expanding the search east as well as some debris has been found in that direction. in five teams will head down to the sea floor likely by the end of the week. mexican officials say that the eric is at least 200 ft. down. but the dive teams will be there for recovery in our rescue. for now, u.s. and mexican officials are just hoping to find the seven missing boaters alive. live in the studio i'm grant lotus with kron4 news. >> the family of two missing men spoke out today here you will see don lee of san ramon on the left side of your screen on the right we have a dublin residents their families say waiting for word has been excruciating but they remain hopeful. >> we will get them back. we know we are. we keep getting conflicting reports and conflicting information but when we get the good news is great. when we get the bad news we prepare. but it has been a ro

tonight: the survivors tell >>> a fisherman missing at sea in mexico after their boat capsizes. tonight the survivors tell their stories. what one man clung to for hours before he was rescued. >>> fourth of july means fireworks both legal and illegal. why after the sunsets the laws go right out the window. >> and a new how to manual for would be terrorists. what they're supposed to do if a woman comes up to them in a hotel. >> ken has the night off tonight. a boat full of men from the bay area are out on a deep sea fishing expedition, but the mexican navy is looking for several men missing after that boat capsized and sank. 43 people were on board that 115-foot charter. 27 passengers and 16 crew members. most of the passengers are from northern california. one of them is confirmed dead tonight. seven others still missing. the boat sank in the sea of cortez south of the town of san felipe. sharon chin talked to a number of men on board and will tell you about four bay area brothers who go on this trip every year. helping the mexican navy tonight. joe. >> most of these guys are fr

seven bay area fishermen are still missing after the boat capsized.we're following is where a man i stall of bus kossel sketch and a dominick strauss-kahn and his lawyers >> with prosecutors to day concerning his haze breeze sexually assaulted at a hotel maid. >> time now 5:47 a.m. and looks like it did yesterday but will be cooler this afternoon just >> the touch at this will be the key word cooler hues of that low cloud cover the temperatures in the '50s and '60s was lee's son will be the forecast loaded mid-90s partly cloudy this evening a quick look where we see the temperatures right now mid '50s in separate cisco and 0: low 60s in san jose out and escapes 68 in antioch 63 in san jose inland spots will be in the '90s 92 for concord the model 84 of around the bay area low to mid '80s we're also looking for low 90s little cooler along the coast this is a lawyer seven day forecast conditions is a relatively cold temperatures will be in the mid to low 80s a good 10 degree drop. the fog and sea breeze as all in the forecast >> great start for the morn

the search for survivors after a fishing boat with americans on board capsizes in stormy waters. >>> deliberation day. no holiday for the jury after emotional closing arguments, casey anthony's fate is now in their hands. did she murder her daughter? >>> and a new start this fourth of july holiday after the worst kind of loss for two families who might never have met. kind of loss for two families who might never have met. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. i'm kate snow in for brian williams tonight. on this independence day, there's a huge cleanup under way not far from yellowstone national park. landowners along the yellowstone river in montana about 140 miles downstream from the park are furious after a pipeline that runs under the river burst on friday. oil coats the riverbanks around the city of billings and the town of laurel, and that's where we find george lewis tonight. good evening, george. >> reporter: good evening, kate

his brothers craig and gary pictured here and glenn survived when the boat capsized. family friend dianne cho says the family won't leave baja and all their adventures, they never left a brother behind. >> it's a special bonding time for them. they do other activities, too. we know that the three of them, craig, gary, and glenn, are all doing their very best down there. > brian wong is a month away from retiring. he and his family are clinging for hope. >> he could be on one of the islands, he could be in a dais so he can't find his way. so it's -- there's still hope that they can find him alive. >> and the families of the missing have this message for searchers. >> keep up the vigil. keep up the search. because they have not given tup hope. >> craig and several relatives will take up to san diego tomorrow to bring home the cars of sur of the survivors. and oles help those wanting to come home. they want want to stay until their missing buddies are found. >> we're going to continue to monitor that search. we'll keep the latest updates posted. >> brush fire that spread

a fishing boat charted by tourists from northern california capsized yesterday. this afternoon, the mexican navy released these photos of the rescue. one american died, 35 people survived including three men from the bay area. survivor michael belmont talked to his wife this morning. >> it's the boat sinking. he said he was praying for his life and praying for help. >> we know that two other survivors are from the bay area. charles gibson, and richard of no novado. >>> a man drowned near the state farm. the victim was swimming with a woman when she was swept downstream. the man helped her stay afloat and then he slipped beneath the water. we also witnessed rescuers pulling four children out of the fast moving waters. take a look at this video sent to us. he and six friends had just put in when they hit across three or four rapids and capsized. all seven people fell into the river. everyone made it to shore without being seriously hurt however one woman was treated for shots and doesn't remember capsizing at all. the coast guard and other law enforcement agencies

>> well, we capsized. >> new to the sport, but thank you for that technical answer.what is the difference -- these are terms that you use in your sport. what is the difference of on the edge and over the edge? >> i think i have become more qualified to speak on this subject in the past few days. really, that is one of the challenges. one of the challenges that i will face over the next few years is recognizing where that point is. i think it is a matter of experience. the experience that i had in the last few days' sailing in san francisco in strong conditions, i am starting to recognize when that limit is reached. it will probably take a few more bad decisions to really cement that in my brain, but i am trying. >> good luck. ladies and gentlemen, this is an international affair and it is coming here to the bay area. these are just some of the competitors. please give them a round of applause for their presence here. [applause] and so, with that, i would like to introduce you to our mayor edwin lee. [applause] >> thank you, liam. thank you for being in mind the room

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it capsized early sunday morning. tonight on kron4 news at 11:00, we hear from a man who was on the boat in the wreck and we talk with a family member who's trying to help the search from here in the north bay. kron4's reggie kumar talked with the son-in-law of the man. >> reporter: families and friends have been hard at work posting this flier of the seven men still missing at sea. the ship capsized during storm on sunday. lee's daughter closely monitors the search operation with the u.s. coast guard through e-mail and on the phone. this is the fishing boat he uses he in the bay area. the 62-year-old had been organizing this fishing trip with all of his friends for a year. the red truck parked in front of lee's home belongs to al main. he's one of the missing. the son-in-law says the family believes lee is still alive. >> if he got the boat, we're confident he survived. he actually owns the fishing boat. he has a few boats. his choice is in the open ocean. he loves being out there. he's very comfortable in the water.

he was flipped right into the water as soon as the boat capsized. the mexican government has turned this into a recovery mission. they do believe that those missing individuals are still alive. since that ship is 200 feet under water, rescuers have asked for the help of u.s. scuba divers to go under water and look at the debris to figure out if there are any evidence under the water:: a locksmith is on the way to help them get into their cars. when the boat capsized, their driver's licenses, cell phones and car keys were lost in the water. >> we'll be following this developing story for you. kristy seifkin live in the newsroom, thank you. >>> three brothers who survived say they are not leaving until they find the fourth brother. the wife of 55-year-old brian wong of berkeley confirms he is still missing. he and his brothers gary, glen and craig have taken the annual fishing trip to baja for the last three to four years. among the missing, 62-year-old mark dorland. mark is from twain heart in tuolumne county. his fiancee says he was one of the first

with the latest with the search efforts to find fishermen who were lost at sea after their boat capsized. >> you can see some of the high clouds will blow some of the storms off. we're focusing in on the low clouds as the sea breeze picks up and brace cooling trend to your neighborhood. >> i'm sue hall in the traffic center this morning. we've got an accident at geoff and fell. more coming up. >>> i'm terry mcsweeney in for eric thomas. >> and i'm kristen sze. >> contra costa authorities are warning people who use the popular de anza trail a man was shot on the pittsburg portion of the trail last night. what the victim's condition. >> he is in critical condition. i have to say this trail looks lovely a perfect place to be on a summer night. look at the trail now. it's surrounded by crime tape and there is a police truck parked here. police are still here looking for clues. unfortunately they don't have much. the man was shot in the head at 8:30 last night but no witnesses have come forward. someone did run into mcdonald's to say a person had been shot and so 911 was called. this is mcdon

the mexican coast guard scouring the baja coast after their boat capsized sunday morning. the only man confirmed dead, this man, lessee ye, retired after 37 years on the job with the san francisco chronicle. >> i actually spoke with him right before he boarded the ship in mexico. he was very excited. he was just an extreme workaholic, was dedicated to his family and never put time aside for himself. >> cheryl hurd joins us with more, and this band of brothers that's holding out hope that they find their friends. >> reporter: that's right, jessica. we are live here in alameda at the coast guard station, and we are getting information, updated information about anything about some of the folks missing in the gulf coast. nbc talked with one of the survivors and we also talked with a family member of one of the missing. >> it was like a dream. it was like a movie but we survived it. >> reporter: charles gibson is one of the survivors on board the fishing vessel that capsized in mexico. >> the realization came when the ship actually lowered itself into the water, kind of like t

to mexico, where the search continues this morning for seven americans missing since their boat capsized in the gulf of cortez off baja, california. an eighth victim died. officials say there is hope the missing seven could still be alive, because the gulf water is calm, and warm. sandra hughes reports. >> reporter: a u.s. coast guard helicopter joined mexico's navy monday in the search for several fishermen still missing off baja, california. one american was killed when the "erik," a chartered fishing boat, capsized in a flash storm early sunday morning, 60 miles south of san felipe. >> passengers were in the water for over 16 hours and eventually were rescued by local fishermen, and the military. >> reporter: some of the fishermen on board the "erik" took this trip every year for the fourth of july. jan's husband rich joined this year by chance. >> apparently one of the gentlemen couldn't go, and so rich was offered a trip for free. >> reporter: the men clung to coolers, rescue rings and life vests for hours until three of them were rescued by another boat, as they tried to swim to sh

. >>> bay area fisherman missing at sea in mexico after their boat capsizes. tonight the survivors tell their stories. what one man clung to for hours before he was rescued. >>> fourth of july means fireworks both legal and illegal. why after the sunsets the laws go right out the window. >>> and a new how to manual for would be terrorists. what they are supposed to do if a woman comes up to them in a hotel. good evening, i'm allen martin. >> i'm dana king. a boat full of men from the bay area out on a deep sea fishing expedition and tonight the mexican navy is still looking for several men still missing after that boat capsized. 43 people were on board the 115- foot charter. 27 passengers, 16 crew members. most of the passengers are from northern california. one of them is confirmed dead. seven others are still missing. that boat sank in the sea of cortez south of the town of san felipe. sharon chin talked to the wives of a number of the men on board and four brothers go on this trip every year. joe vazquez is in san diego that is helping the navy. >> this is

the man was on a boat in a lake near pittsburgh when it capsized. >>> nasa's final shuttle mission isting off on a bad foot. astronauts arrived, there's a 60% chance that the launch will have to be delayed because of rain. atlantis will make a final supply run to the international space station before the fleet is retired. as many as one million spectators will jam the area for the send off. >>> well, the string of warm summer days is continuing. will the pattern last into the week? bernadette woods is here with the updated numbers from first warning weather. >>> we have thunderstorms out there now. they're scattered about. for most of us, there's not a lot going on. if you're down at the beaches, that's a different story. we've seen a few of those around the beaches from delaware and ocean city. they're not moving much. they're drifting around. there's not a lot of wind out there. it's warm for all of us. 92-degrees in baltimore and 88 in cumberland and 83 in ocean city. even with the thunderstorms going through. now, the warmer weather is going to continue. >>> we'll check in on the

in mexico, rescue teams are still trying to find seven americans missing after their fishing boat capsized sunday. but time may be running out in this situation. they have been lost at sea now for four days, and the mexican

conditions were clear when they left and two waves hit the boat capsizing it. that was 2:30 in the morning. the men got off the boat quickly. most of the men were asleep at the time. they had to leave their belongings behind. some of the men were able to make their way to the secluded islands while others floated in their life vests in the water or hung onto ice chests in the water. the coast guard and mexican navy searched for the survivors for more than 36 hours. >> there's a lot of different factors that go into survivability. the age of the person, male or female, whether or not they have life jackets on. >> reporter: the survivors are in good condition but some are sunburned and very dehydrated after spending 15-plus hours in the water before the rescue. one of the survivors is rich [ indiscernible ] from novato. he joined the fishing trip as a last-minute addition and called his wife to let her know that he was safe. >> then he mentioned that they got awakened at about 2:30 and they all just had to jump off the boat and take what -- life jackets on and he

a rescue may be fading for seven california men tossed into the waters after their fishing boat capsized. the mexican navy is helping search for the men. amy hollyfield has the latest. >> good morning. there is hope and there is reality and families are dealing with the mixture of the two as they wait. coastguard search has already covered 1400 miles. mexican officials say the u.s. coastguard and mexican navy are scheduled to dive down to the boat, the erik to see if they are trapped on board. the families are hoping may be

their fishing boat capsized sunday morning and why there is still hope. >>> here is a live look at sfo this morning. we have some fog around the bay area. i don't think there are any flight delays. we'll talk about the warming trend and dropping back the seasonal temperatures by the weekend. >>> report of an accident on the upper deck. >> you can see traffic getting through the toll plaza pretty good. thank you for joining us. i'm kristen sze. >> and i'm eric thomas. it's july 5th and may be hotter than it was yesterday. >> hard to believe when you look at the temperatures right now. much cooler than they were this time yesterday. in fact ten degrees cooler in concord, 78 in antioch, about 5 in san francisco, that is because the sea breeze is back and see the fog around the bay area. that will return to the coast as an offshore wind will develop that will pull the heat into the central valley. east bay valleys will lap up to the upper 90s. also around clearlake and ukiah, mid 90s in the north bay. closer you get to the water the cooler you'll be, oakland is 78, half moon bay 65. first

they're still looking for the americans missing after their fishing boat capsized and from the survivors, there are harrowing stories. >> eating disorders for a growing number of women. a crisis arrives during an unusual time in life. >>> northern exposure. the royal couple stealing the show to our north and they're on route here. >>> and a star at the white house. you may never have noticed. "nightly news" begins now. now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. as trials go, the casey anthony case blew up before our very eyes, becoming an ongoing obsession of the summer of 2011. for whatever reason, millions of people followed the case of this young woman, who waited over a month to report her 2-year-old daughter was missing. later found dead. and who was caught in a number of lies along the way. after a trial that lasted just over a month, when the jury came back with a verdict after just 11 hours of deliberations, a guilty verdict was assumed by the experts. but that is not what happened in the courtroom today because, of course, guilt must be proven. we begin

then on sunday a strong storm hit and two waves crashed over the boat capsizing the boat around 2:30 in the morning. most of the men were asleep at the time this is storm hit. some were able to make their way to some of the secluded -- secluded islands in the area. others were holding onto ice chests meant to hold the fish. those men got dehydrated while waiting to be rescued. the u.s. coast guard and the mexican navy searched for survivors for more than 36 hours. >> they conducted their search until they were the -- first crew reached their limit. second crew was flown out there via coast guard to meet them and then they got in the same helicopter and the new crew took the helicopter down and searched. >> the survivors are reported to be in good condition but as i said some were sunburned and many dehydrated since they spent more than 15 hours in the water. that one american passenger confirmed dead not yet identified. and those seven other passengers still missing. now, the mexican government thought of turning this into a recovery missing but after talking to the u.s. government t

the vessel that capsized sunday morning. lee is on the far right in this group photo taking shortly before they got on board saturday. lee's wife says he called her. >> i just wanted to hear you again, to hear your voice before i left because this is my last chance that i will speak to you in a few days and i said okay, and i said thank you. >> reporter: the lee family told us they are trying to raise money to fly to san felipe along with the relatives of the other missing fishermen. still hopeful the missing men will be found alive. reporting live, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the u.s. coast guard has joined the search for the missing fishermen and says conditions of the sea of cortez are favorable to be able to find the fishermen and for their ability to stay alive. >> visibility, weather, condition, water temperature is ideal for survivability. >> a coast guard c130 took off from sacramento and flew to baja to help in the search. this plane is able to stay in the air for eight hours. it's able to cover a larger are

according to the navy two giant waves hit the boat which caused it to capsize.t 2:30 this morning, the fishing vessel sank. the u.s. coast guardian mexican navy are scouring the sea of cortez for survivors. >> all i know is at that time he was not in contact with any of his friends and didn't know how they were. he said that he was at one end of the boat, the boat flipipd over, and he was thrown into the sea. >> reporter: he says he still has no idea what happened to his friends. abbie boudreau, abc news. >>> our thanks to abbie tonight. >>> we turn to the other major story developing this evening. the jury working this holiday deliberating the fate of florida mother casey anthony after dramatic closing arguments. the mother weeping at one point, the defense yelling at the prosecution and tonight the central question, did this young mother take her 2-year-old daughter's life? the jury wrapped up the first afternoon of deliberations and abc's yunji de nies is in orlando tonight. >> reporter: casey anthony sat stone-faced today as prosecutors one last time cast he

a boat capsized in to the gulf of california. these still pictures of some of the survivors transported to a hospital. there were loaded onto a helicopter and distraught. this cell from a. thissan felipe and capsulized not forfar from san felipe. survivors along the charter yacht, 'erik' this was supposed to be a seven day event. however, if this was short that sank completely after being hit by a storm. it happened it too:a 30 a.m. near mexico after a flash storm at 2:30. most of these passengers were men from the northern california with 16 crew members. this has been on the california waters since 1989. their president on board says that i am relieved that i am on this- resident on board. provided that statement. he is still worried about the people still on board. and as search crews have not found anybody in the water but relief has continued to continue this search. >> kron 4 spoke with one of the wives of a tourist on that the vessel. this is a photograph. his wife says that he decided to go at the very last minute. and as

the navy says two giant waves struck the boat capsizing g . at 2:30 monday morning, the vessel sank. michael ing was one of two dozen americans on board. he swam to safety clinging to a cooler. >> they had life jackets on and they actually did have time to put on life jacket, so that's a good thing ande's a strong swimmer so i'm really glad. >> reporter: 44 passengers and crew were on board, 27 of them americans when the boat flipped over and sank. at least one american is dead. several others missing. the california secretary of state's website says operator baja sport fishing's business license has been suspended. early reports said the mission was to recover the bodies of those lost, but the mexican navy now says it is extending the search for survivors. that water was warm and some, they say, may still be alive. daniel and peggy? >> that's good to keach the hope alive there. john, the survivors were in the water quite a long time. what condition were they actually in when they were rescued? >> reporter: well, it turns out they were sunburn

he was on the shape that capsized sunday morning. he was with his three brother when the ship went down and the only brother that hasn't been found yet. he was getting ready to retire. >> he already put in his paper work, ready to retire, august 5. 30 years. he was wearing a lif jacket. jumped in with his brother but a wave came and separated them. i understand the water is warm. so i am not concern would the hypothermia but there is sharks out there. >> i don't think he is a strong swimmer but he knows how to swim. >> her husband was rescued on monday. >> he was found by a local fishing boat. he was floating for about 18 hours on a cushion. he did give us his life jacket. so he was lucky to be found. >> reporter: he is staying in the gulf of california with his two brothers. they are continuing to hold out he will be found alive and they are putting pressure on teams to scour the waters for him. reggie kumar, kron 4 news. >> don lee and he are two of the missing men. their family says the waiting is excruseiating but they remain hop

search and rescue teams to continue the search for several men still missing after their fishing boat capsized in the gulf of california. >> and huge project that one group is saying needs to be scrapped. >> gorgeous picture of the sunrise from sutro tower. a little bit of a warming trend today before the weekend cooling hits. i'll show you how deep the temperatures will drop. >> good morning i'm sue hall in for frances dinglasan this morning. we had a flurry of activity for your mornings commuted now back to friday light and a movie shoot coming up in san francisco. >>> good morning. thank you for joining us i'm kristen sze. >> i'm terry mcsweeney. federal investigators are expected to be on scene of a plane crash in watsonville that took the lives of two people and seriously damaged a building of the campus of a watsonville community hospital. >> you see the damage behind me along with the wreckage of the plane. the eyewitness accounts coming in this morning is incredible. one man told our media partner he was here in the parking lot when the plane hit two parking spaces down from his car. h

tourists whose fishing boat capsized off the coast. those lucky enough to survive the 10 are describing the harrowing hours before they were rescued or made it to shore. one passenger said he was afloat for 12 hours. another survivor, michael ng, told his wife he held on to a cooler. >> they had life jackets on. and they actually didn't have time to put on life jackets, so that's a good thing. he's a strong swimmer. >> crew members, we don't know how many crew members have been rescued and their locations. >> at least one american tourist died in this accident but mexican officials say they didn't have any information about that victim. >>> a north carolina woman is trying to figure out how a letter from her high school sweetheart wound up getting sold by a sports memorabilia house. here's the catch. the letter was from 18-year-old soon to be basketball legend michaell jordan. wtvd's lena ciao reports from north carolina. >> i see my letter. i'm thinking, what in the world? >> reporter: it was a letter la quote that robinson says her h

the vessel that capsized sunday morning. lee is on the far right in this group photo taking shortly before they got on board saturday. lee's wife says he called her. >> i just wanted to hear you again, to hear your voice before i left because this is my last chance that i will speak to you in a few days and i said okay, and i said thank you. >> reporter: the lee family told us they are trying to raise money to fly to san felipe along with the relatives of the other missing fishermen. still hopeful the missing men will be found alive. reporting live, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the u.s. coast guard has joined the search for the missing fishermen and says conditions of the sea of cortez are favorable to be able to find the fishermen and for their ability to stay alive. >> visibility, weather, condition, water temperature is ideal for survivability. >> a coast guard c130 took off from sacramento and flew to baja to help in the search. this plane is able to stay in the air for eight hours. it's able to cover a larger are

. >> the man who survived the capsized mexican fishing boat were meant with tears happy to see him. he arrived in gilroy at the greyhound station, battered and bruised but happy to be home. >> unbelievably. not only did we, you know, have this adventure but then half bay home, truck broke down we were driving. so we had to drop the truck off. other family members to pick up. it's like never ending. >> it has been five days since the 27 american tourists were tossed into the sea of cortez after stormy waters capsized share fishing boat. one man died but 78 others are missing. a coastguard c-130 crew completed a search but neither they nor mexican search teams found anything. coastguard and mexican navy officials are deciding whether to continue the operation calling it an hour by hour decision. >> they are all good people. >> family members have asked that you continue to send prayers and support. for more information about the seven men that are missing, go to our website at abc7news.com. >>> this weekend we'll hear more than we ever have before about jaycee dugard's kidnapping. in

and it hit some rough weather and capsized and sank almost immediately. the boat was close enough to land and enough people were wearing life jackets. some people were able to swim to shore, whereas others were picked up by good samaritans and vessels in the area. >> tell me a bit about the americans. we understand there were 27 americans among the passengers. do you know how many among those 37 confirmed alive are americans? >> just the same number, ali. we still have 27 u.s. citizens accounted for. i don't know with the rest of that 37 is comprised of, if that's the rest of the vishing vessel crew or if those are passengers. >> petty officer pamela boelland with us. wee will check in with you later on to see how things are progressing. >>> in other news, we hope to find out more about the fatal shooting in memphis. a police officer goes into the double tree hotel downtown responding to a call. finds a person dade dead. then the officer gets shot and dies later in hospital. >> when you have something as tragic with this with the amount of time the police

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. >> the man who survived the capsized mexican fishing boat were meant with tears happy to see him. he arrived in gilroy at the greyhound station, battered and bruised but happy to be home. >> unbelievably. not only did we, you know, have this adventure but then half bay home, truck broke down we were driving. so we had to drop the truck off. other family members to pick up. it's like never ending. >> it has been five days since the 27 american tourists were tossed into the sea of cortez after stormy waters capsized share fishing boat. one man died but 78 others are missing. a coastguard c-130 crew completed a search but neither they nor mexican search teams found anything. coastguard and mexican navy officials are deciding whether to continue the operation calling it an hour by hour decision. >> they are all good people. >> family members have asked that you continue to send prayers and support. for more information about the seven men that are missing, go to our website at abc7news.com. >>> this weekend we'll hear more than we ever have before about jaycee dugard's kidnapping. in

according to the navy 2 giant waves swamped the boat causing to it capsize. 2:30 this morning. no may day call so 19 tourist and all 16 crew members hung to coolers, rescue ring and life vest for hours before somewhere someone discovered some discovered by other fishing boat as they tried to swim to shore. >> myself and about 26 other guys came to mexico which we have done for the last three years for a fishing vacation and adventure. at about 2:30 on the 3rd of july passenger were his awake ended by other passengers and crew members and alerted that the ship was sinking. passengers were in the water for over 16 hours. >>reporter: that's charles gibson a police officer with the contra costa county community college district. more tonight from david louie. >> it was not easy getting ashore. it was the dark of night. 105 foot boat had capsized tossing the passengers into storm tossed seas. and shore was some 2 miles away. >> some of the people on the water made it to shore by swimming. and walked to town and that is how they alerted the mexican navy in the first place. >> 43-year