i'm going to be inside the cessna and we're going rogue.we'll fly into the no-fly zone and we'll see how the air national guard does it. they scramble the fighter jets and how they get us down to the ground and the president safe. let's board. we barrel down the runway. takeoff. we're off. >> reporter: flying for miles and miles until -- >> we have just entered the no-fly zone. >> our pilots aren't talking to air traffic control, ignoring their calls to reach them. that triggers an alarm at the air national guard base. they fighter pilots scrambling to their jets. they're on alert and ready to take action 24 hours a day, today racing to the f-16s, fueling up, climbing on board and rushing to the runway. taking off to intercept or rogue cessna, just minutes. this is the view from the f-16. that's my cessna right there. >> you you can hear that fighter jet coming by. there's no way you don't know it. >> reporter: coming up on the left side of our plane. look at that fighter jet. he's right off our wing. another f-16 swooping in, calling us on

it happened at 9:35 a.m., with two aboard the cessna airborne for one minute, traveling two miles before plummeting onto the road. blackstone hamilton's car was struck. >> saw flames all around us. thought at first it was just a big rig that had hit us and essentially just try to regain control of my vehicle. >> reporter: the pilot and passenger injured, pulled from the fiery wreckage and rushed to nearby hospitals. >> it could have been very catastrophic. we're very lucky that the only injuries that we had were the two individuals in the plane. >> we've got two patients, both were ejected, both are alive. >> reporter: tonight investigators say it was drivers that were nearly hit who were the first to rush in and help. the airport and freeway have now reopened. this is a major thoroughfare connecting los angeles and san diego that was shut down for some time as millions hit the road. a holiday traffic nightmare as the investigation below us continues. lester? >> miguel almaguer over southern california tonight. >>> now to the growing war of words between president trump and msnbc's joe s

>> reporter: that frantic call was made just seconds before s,is cessna burst into flames, crashing ontoa crowded southern california highway. orteeporter: kai hsien shot this video after seeing the plane wobble on approach to john wayne airport. it crashed right in front of her. >> the flames were just they shot up hundreds of feet in the air. there was so much smoke coming out, i thought for sure eterybody on the plane would tve died. >> reporter: somehow both people on the plane survived. epey had just taken off when the bllot radioed there was trouble. >> reporter: he fell short. the runway was just a few hundred feet from interstate 405, the busiest freeway in the world. remarkably, no one was hurt on the ground. the plane clipped just four vehicles, including blackstone hamilton's pickup. >> i was struck by this cessna that spun around, saw flames all around us, checked my passenger, made sure he was okay. and gave each other a hug that we were-- that we were still alive. >> reporter: the plane has been on the freeway here for hours to be inspected by f.a.a. investigators. atcredib

danya: investigators in wisconsin trying to figure out what caused a cessna 421 to go down saturday morningng six people heading to canada for a fishing trip. debris for half a mile after a plane crash that killed four members of a family. in california, miraculously only injuries reported when a twin engine cessna plummets from the sky crashing on the 405 freeway. today investigators are looking into what caused all the situations. danya bacchus, abc7 news, los as a cheap and an easy way to improve your smile but it could be an expensive, pail and dangerous mess for your mouth -- painful and dangerous mess for your mouth. kimberly: testing your stomach's limit. how many burgers could you put away in ten minutes? the winner's jaw-dropping, stomach-aching total ahead. alison: chris christie's fiery respon after he was caught on -- response after he was caught on a z2e2dz z1a2z y2e2dy y1a2y alison: new jersey governor chris christie getting heat for the family vacation on a closed beach. the beach is closed because of a state shutdown. but chris christie defended his visit to the beach. >> ne

a begin engine cessna slams into the ground and bursts into flames.he pilot trying to make it back to john wayne airport in santa ana. but the crash on the 405 that runs just feet from the end of the runway. danielle nottingham has the pilot's story. >> we got a mayda, we got a may day! 297, may day, may day!! >> reporter: the pilot of a small cessna made a frantic call to the control tower in santa ana, california, before crashing on the 405 freeway in orange county, friday morning. >> my passenger was kind of like wigging out a little bit but i was just as the flames were kind of engulfing us i thought we were going to roll. >> it hit something in the middle while i was landing and then it slid right in front of me and i slammed on the brakes. >> reporter: the twin-engine plane had just taken off from nearby john wayne airport when the pilot declared an emergency and tried to return to the runway. >> we're still trying to get a little altitude. i'll put it down when i get the final. i lost my right engine. >> reporter: a man and woman were on board

the cessna crashed in northern wisconsin.o the sheriff there, the plane somehow lost radio contact right before the crash. >>> this is a deadly case of road rage. i'm sure you've heard of this one. it's terrible. a man says he didn't like the way a young woman was merging onto the highway, so he shot her. this girl, bianca roberson, was 18, just graduated high school. police in pennsylvania say her killer, this man, turned himself in this morning. he is charged with first-degree murder. >> 18 years old, gunned down because somebody didn't want to give way. somebody didn't want her to merge into a lane of traffic. and because of that, a young >> bianca's mother was in the courtroom today. that's her there. she says her daughter was headed to college in the fall. very sad. >>> many of president trump's most prominent aides are very well paid. the white house released staff salary documents. more than 40% of white house staffers earn more than $100,000 a year. chief strategist steve bannon, chief of staff reince priebus, kellyan

. >>> the wreckage of a a small cessna was found in the ever grades. the body was thrown from the aircraft, the body was found feet away from the alligator. the pilot was a student who took off without his instructor. ntsb is investigating the deadly crash. >>> a milwaukee police officer took a dip in a pond to rescue a dog. the officer spotted the 8-year-old poodle mix in the water. the dog jumped back in and got stuck in the murky water, so went back in after him. >> we help everyone in the community. >> he was begin to the animal shte whoa! you're not taking these. hey, hey, hey! you're not taking those. whoa, whoa! you're not taking that. come with me. you're not taking that. you're not taking that. you're not taking that. mom, i'm taking the subaru. (vo) love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. joe torsella. our state treasury is proud to launch the pa able program, or people our with disabilities,proud including erin. open a pa able account today by visiting our website at paable.gov. man in california found his unlocked car was trashed overnigh

the man gorman bought the single engine cessna from is stunned with the allegations and says the planld never have worked. >> we didn't know anything that he was going to install an extra 500 to 600 pounds worth of cargo. if he would have done that with the fuel load and taken off here, he never would have left the airport. the plane would have crashed uon take-off. >> nicolas says gorman was the worst pilot he has ever flown with. >> the metropolitan transportation commission tonight took another step toward a proposal that would hit commuters especially hard in the wallet. the commission tonight discussed raising bay area bridge tolls by $3. money raised would be used to fund regional transportation projects and alleviate traffic congestion. the proposal would need approval from the state legislature, governor and voters, for drivers who pay a toll every workday it would cost them an average of at least $700 moreover a year to get to work. >>> much more ahead on "abc 7 news at 11:00." bay area husky overload. >> dogs that look like dire wolves. the influence the popular show game of

twin engine seas cessna at hattiesburg airport after it was closed and all of the lights were off. the feds thought it was weird. they tailed the plane and after that little plane landed at the closed airport, the feds landed right behind them and it turned out that little prop plane that landed at that darkened municipal airport was carrying almost a ton of marijuana. and it turns out the co-manager of the airport, who was in on the whole drug smuggling with airplanes after hours at the hattiesburg airport thing, the co-manager of the airport who was in on it, that was the son of the wealthy businessman, the one who had been looking up that judge with that awesome illegal oil and gas royalty deal. you know what happens next. his son gets arrested in this drug smuggling thing so the businessman calls up this judge who he's been greasing for months now. he calls him up and says, hey, i need you to do something about this drug smuggling case that my son is all messed up in. imagine you are this judge. you've got seven kids, five in college, you've got this stream of money coming in n

immediately boats nearby rushing up to help the four people that were inside that cessna 172. looks like the first boat to arrive was one of those small zodiac style boats. other larger boats also begin to motor up to try and help out. you see movement in and around that plane in this video. you can see people climbing out of the water and getting into that boat. that is the good news. differing reports say all four were injured. some say that just three of the four passengers were injured and that the pilot was not injured. one of the people inside that plane included a teenage boy as well. >> any explanation as to the loss of power? >> no reports yet. it's under investigation on what caused this plane to lose power. not only were they able to recover the people inside the plane, they were able to recover the plane. >>> now, the next video, as you look at it you may realize this helicopter is about to fall out of the sky. but no. you know what's going on? >> of course. it's a frame of the video matches with the rotors. >> it's just a trickery of the frequency of the rotors sp

a cessna 172. >> just kept getting louder and louder and louder.ought was, why are they down that low? >> reporter: the second thought, alarm. that plane was surrounded by sheer mountain walls on all sides. >> so the plane is flying right into a trap? >> yep. flying right into a rock wall. >> reporter: they heard the plane throttle out and try to accelerate up and over the lowest peak. >> soon as that plane cleared the top the wind caught it and jerked the right wing of that airplane straight up in the air and basically turned it straight around, and sent it crashing to the ground. >> reporter: what's it like to see that? >> first thing in your head is, man i just watched a plane crash. then it sinks in and hits, oh i just watch add plane crash. and then thoughts start running through your head. what are you going to do? >> reporter: who's's in there? >> who's in there, how many are in there? are they alive? are they dead? can i safely get myself in there to find out, or not. >> reporter: there's a cardinal rule of survival in the wilderness. stick

the husband and wife were the only people on the twin engine cessna, the off duty firefighter saved them from the fiery wreckage. >>> and turkish airways are the first airline allowing passengers to bring laptops on to u.s. flights. they followed the guidelines from u.s. authorities lifting the ban in place. for fear that terrorists will smuggle explosive devices on electronics. >>> coming up on "action news" at noon, two words, coffee diet. details on a new diet that could be a coffee lovers dream and putting a stop to school lunch shaming the new steps taken to protect students with unpaid male debt. ♪ come to sesame place before little kids become, big kids. before dress up, turns to make-up. and tag becomes hashtag. before furry hugs, become first loves. come to the only place, that makes little hearts race. now, the earlier you buy, the more you save. only at sesameplace.com sesame place >>> more steps are being taken to prevent school lunch shaming where kids are singled out for having unpaid lunch debt. oregon is the latest state that requires schools to provide lunch to all stude

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the twin engine cessna crashed on the busy 405 freeway yesterday.n medford was driving home at the time and watched as fire quickly engulfed the small plane as it crashed. he initially decided for his own safety to stay back but in seeing the pilot and his wife, he made a run for it and ran straight into the flames. >> wife that was the passenger, i seen her face and head pop up out of the passenger side. if she could be there, i thought i could be there. i wasn't looking for like any fame, just with the fire service i'm just -- we're always here just to help people. >> medford dragged the wife out of the plane. he went back for the husband and an off duty nurse and nurse practitioner took care of them until paramedics arrived. >>> also tonight young students are learning life and basketball lessons at the same time. acadia hosting hoops against bullying tournament. "eyewitness news" in glenside montgomery county. dozens of children separated into 18 teams to shoot hoops and to participate in anti-bullying workshops. acadia partnered with the commun

. >> the faa says the cessna 310 had just left john wayne airport when the pilot reported trouble.plane crashed on to the 12-lane freeway as it tried to return to the airport. a couple was dragged out of the wreckage. >> i made my way next to the plane. i was able to get the wife back to the median. and help the husband and drag him out of the plane and off to the side. >> the pilot and passenger were taken to aç nearby hospital. amazingly, no one else was hurt. >>> philly is rolling out the red carpet for native kevin hart. it's going up in north philly. the celebration will coincide with his birthday. hart said on instagram that he's blown away from this. >> he could actually blow away, he's so little. >> look at you, taking digs at kevin hart. >> it's not a dig. everyone knows he's skinny. >>> the 6ers cut ties with a veteran and the phillies call it one of their top prospects. how nick williams faired in his major league debut. that's next in sports. >>> hey, happy friday to you. danny here from csn. the anticipation is over for philly fans. they were waiting for big-name pros

the man gorman bought the single engine cessna from is stunned with the allegations and says the planld never have worked. >> we didn't know anything that he was going to install an extra 500 to 600 pounds worth of cargo. if he would have done that with the fuel load and taken off here, he never would have left the airport. the plane would have crashed uon take-off. >> nicolas says gorman was the worst pilot he has ever flown with. >> the metropolitan transportation commission tonight took another step toward a proposal that would hit commuters especially hard in the wallet. the commission tonight discussed raising bay area bridge tolls by $3. money raised would be used to fund regional transportation projects and alleviate traffic congestion. the proposal would need approval from the state legislature, governor and voters, for drivers who pay a toll every workday it would cost them an average of at least $700 moreover a year to get to work. >>> much more ahead on "abc 7 news at 11:00." bay area husky overload. >> dogs that look like dire wolves. the influence the popular show game of

he sold him this cessna 210 for 630,000 in the spring. nicholas said he had no idea he was trying to smuggle more than 500 pounds of methamphetamine across the pacific. the dea found the drugs during a raid in june. >> it's unprecedented. >> reporter: sergeant spencer crumb can't comment on the investigation approximate the sonoma county sheriff office is thrilled to get the drugs off their streets. >> i've been in law enforcement for 27 years and i've never sign a 560-pound meth bust ever. >> the last person in the world i would think would be involved with drugs. >> reporter: they thought the 72-year-old man who claimed to be an engineer was interested the flying their planes. even if he had been an accomplished pilot his alleged scheme to fly the drugs from san to rosa to hawaii and onto australia was inconceivablincon. >> upon take off. >> reporter: >> reporter: he never made it back to the bay area to pick up the plane. he was arrested at the melbourne airport on july 5th. >>> another big story this evening. the arrest of a san franc

twin engine cessna slamming into the ground bursting into flames. you can see there it happened on the congested 405 in orange county right at the foot of the runways for john wayne airport in santa ana. reporter christi fajardo on the flight's final seconds. >> reporter: witnesses on the 405 say they could tell the plane was in trouble even before it crashed. >> it hit something in the middle while it was landing. and then it slid right in front of me and i slammed on the brakes. >> i thought somebody either me or the other vehicle had made an incorrect lane change so i thought it was a big rig or in- - it was like this intense vehicle. >> reporter: the jolt uber driver and passenger felt was the plane clipping his backup. >> we are being spun around by whatever the thing that's hitting us. my passenger was wigging out. but i was just -- as the flames were engulfing us, i thought we would roll. >> reporter: they didn't. neither did the another car hit by the plane. he happened to be a firefighter and rushed to help the couple on board. >> he was pu

. >> a vaek the cessna struck when it crashed. >> it did hit you. >> yeah. >> driven by an i don't have duty alvin firefighter. >> we are always here to help people. >> captain registersinged aid after pulling pilot and wife from the burning plane. >> i seen her face and head pop up out of the passenger side. >> the cell phone video captured by him. >> the plane came down. >> the 29-year-old driving this morning to the hunting ton beach verizon store he owns sees a plane in trouble. >> all of a sudden went into slow explosion. >> 297 i lost my right engine. >> mercia who has a baby due in two months stops his card in the hov lane puts on his hazard line and jumps across the medan. >> i had no idea who the person was didn't care. >> he risked his own life to he won't join. >> just breeg with just stay calm okay just ska stay calm. >> a story of survival, good fortune, good people. >> definitely take the approach and try to help people out. >> and it was all found on the freeway. tomorrow morning here at the orange global medical center the wife will undero undergo the kpngt same back sur

the twin engine cessna crashed on the busy 405 freeway yesterday.n medford was driving home at the time and watched as fire engulfed the small plane as it came down. he initially decided for his own safety to stay back but seeing the pilot and his wife made him run right toward those flames. >> wife that was the passenger i seen her face and head pop up out of the passenger side. if she could be there i thought i could be there. i wasn't looking for like any fame, just with the fire service i'm just -- we're always here just to help people. >> medford dragged the wife out of the plane and went back for the husband and off duty nurse and a nurse practitioner took care of them until paramedics arrived. >>> acadia university hosting the hoops against bullying tournament. "eyewitness news" here in glenside montgomery county. dozens of children separated into 18 teams to shoot hoops, to participate in anti-bullying workshops. acadia partnered with the community coalition for youth to teach the children. >>> and we're going to check in with chelsea ingram

. >>> new video of in southern california with a private cessna crashing on the busy 405 freeway near john wayne airport last month. the airport just released the video. the plane had just finished taking off when one of the engines died. the couple on board spent about three weeks in the hospital but are now home recovering. >>> thousands of vacations in north carolina outbreak are now interrupted, not by a storm but actually by a power outage. contractors building a bridge cut an underground cable. it might now take weeks to restore power so a mandatory evacuation order is in place for ocracoke island. people have been posting photos to social media about how they're coping. >>> fire ball carnival rides worldwide have been shut down after that accident at the ohio state fair. one person killed and seven others injured when the swinging ride came apart in midair. the cause of the accident is under investigation. all rides at the fair have been shut down. the per 18-year-old tyler jarrell who had just committed to joining the marines. >>> now carter documents reveal disturbing details

that's my cessna right there.ar, i don't know if you can hear it on cam raur can hear that fighter jet coming by. there's no way you don't hear this or notice it. >> coming up on the left side of our plane. >> that's as intimidating as you think it would be. that fighter jet is right off our wing. >> another f-16 swooping in on the right calling us on aviation free consequence zbliz you have been intercepted if you hear this transmission, rock your wing. >> we're a rogue aircraft for this demonstrationing so we're not going to respondeat all and see what this fighter jet does. >> the fighter right on our wing scan us us inside. >> what is he trying to do? >> trying to figure out who we are,s who's inside and what we're up to. >> trying to make radio contact and tell us what do what? follow him? >> that's correct. >> they want to escort us out of the area but we still don't respond so the f-16 makes a bold move swooping in right there. look at how close he gets. >> he's crossing right in front of us. >> it's called

that's my cessna right there. whoa. know if you can hear it on camera, you can hear that fighter jet coming by. there's no way you tonight hear this or notice it. coming up on the left side of our plane. that's as intimidating as you think it would be. that's the fighter jet on our wing. another fighter jet swooping in on the right. you have been intercepted. if you hear this call, identify yourself. >> reporter: we're a rogue aircraft. we're not going to respond at all and see what the fighter jet does. the fighter right on our wing. scanning us inside. what's he trying to do? >> trying to figure out who we are, what's inside and what we're up to. >> reporter: and make radio contact and tell us to do what? follow him? >> that's correct. >> reporter: the fiegers want to escort us out of the area. the f-16 makes a bold move. swooping in right there. he's crossing right in front of us. the f-16 crosses right in front, just feet from us. hard to miss and that's the point. that's an aggressive maneuver. >> he's trying to ge

the twin engine cessna had just tape off from john wayne airport this -- taken off from john wayne airports morning in santa ana. the pilot tried to go back after losing his right engine and crashed. a fire captain saw it happen and sprang into action. >> his wing came across the front of my hood actually. the wife that was the passenger, i seen her face and head pop up out of the passenger side. if she could be there, i thought i could be there. >> two nurses all ran to help the woman while john meffert went back for the pilot. the couple is at the hospital and no word tonight on their conditions. no one else was injured. >>> a 13-year-old cold case out of oakland is now closed even though the body of the victim has never been found. since 2004 eric mora denied killing his girl friend cynthia alonzo but prosecutors say last fall he confessed to the crime. they say mora told investigators where he buried alonzo's body, but after digging up areas last year in west oakland the body was never found. mora recently pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and will serve 11 years in prison. >>

the cessna crashed moments after the pilot said he lost power at the last moment. >>> and a developingry, hundreds of people are fleeing eastern mosul as iraqi troops pull out the last pockets of isis in the state. at the same time, iraq's prime minister has declared the end of the isis caliphate after government forces won back a key symbolic site. rich engle is in mosul with the latest. richard. >> we are now in downtown mosul with american and iraqi troops. they are working here in very spartan conditions and working extraordinarily closely together with the iraqis doing most of the front line fighting and american troops providing intelligence device ask calling in air strikes. >> it's taken iraqi backed forces nine months after house to house fighting, but now they're in the final stages of clearing isis. >> that intat you see back there, that's uncomfortably close.. that's 20 meter gun fights. >> the colonel demands more than 1600 american fighters helping to fight isis. any idea how many isis fighters? >> no. in fact, i'm not even sure it really matters. the daesh fighters are i

. >> reporter: the twin-engine cessna registered to a private company in florida, slamming on to the busy 405 freeway. >> it's a plane. >> reporter: the plane and its carts clipping three vehicles before bursting into flames. >> actually his wing came across the front of my hood. >> reporter: this off-duty fire captain, just one of the good samaritans. >> be careful. >> reporter: to pull over and rush to help the pilot and the passenger. >> i wasn't even thinking about my own safety. i was able to get the wife back to the median and help the husband, dragged him out of the plane. >> reporter: the husband and wife rushed to the hospital. tonight, a spokesperson saying, their prognosis for recovery is very positive. despite how busy this freeway is, no one on the ground was hurt. investigators say it could take a year to determine what caused this crash. tom. >> those good samaritans were so brave. all right, marci, thanks so much. >>> now to the manhunt across three states. authorities on the lookout for the man you see in this police sketch, who was driving a red pickup truck in the

tonight, that video showing the twin engine cessna plummeting. skimming right above multiple cars. it slams into the highway and bursts into a fireball. with the fire still blazing, motorists dragging the pilot and passenger away from the wreckage. >> be careful. move him away further. >> reporter: you can see them through the smoke to the plane. an off-duty firefighter rendering first aid until paramedics arrive. they are bloodied, stunned, but miraculously, alive. >> they just came in sideways. i seen them literally come around the corner. >> we have patients outside of the aircraft. >> reporter: somehow, the plane only clipping a single vehicle. >> the rear end of my truck was spun around. had a passenger in there. saw flames all around us. >> reporter: emergency crews from the john wayne airport, putting out the fireball. >> anytime you have a plane that crashes onto a freeway, the potential for loss of life and injury exists. >> reporter: this is the 405 freeway, one of the busiest roads in whole country. and imagine that plane crashing into this highway, the southbound lanes

the cessna left the chicago area and was headed to canada when it went down saturday morning.altitude quickly and radio contact was lost. >>> quite a scare when this  jet's engine caught fire at the airport in denver. all 59 passengers and four crew members made it off safely. no one was hurt. investigators are trying to determine what started the fire. >>> take a look at this. an amtrak train carrying more than 252 passengers went off the rails. no one was hurt when that train derailed in washington state. 4 of the 15 cars slid off the rails. everyone was safely evacuated. still no word on what caused this derailment. >>> a new twist in president trump's feud against the news media. he takes jabs at cnn in his latest twitter tirade. here's the story from washington. >> reporter: this is the video the president tweeted, edited to show him in an wwe event, meeting up with a man with a cnn logo on his face. cnn called it a sad day when the president of the united states encouraging violence against reporters. this after the president attacked mika brzezinski and joe scarboroug

says one of his customers, hue, aka john gorman, wanted to fly home to his native australia in this cessna. >> he is undoubtedly the worst pilot i've ever flown with, the worst. >> reporter: he was sold this plane last spring but nicolas says he had no idea that nicolas was planning to smuggle methamphetamine across the pacific until they say they found the dea during a raid at this storage facility in june. sergeant crum can't comment on the investigation but sesz the sonoma county sheriff's office is thrilled to get the drugs off their streets. >> i've never seen a 560 pound meth bust ever. >> reporter: nicolas says he and his instructors spent hours flying gorman. it was inconceivable. >> we didn't know anything that he was go sin going to install a 6 to 10 pounds of cargo. if he would have done that and taken off here, he never would have left the airport. the plane would have crashed upon take off. >> he was arrested on july fifth to other supposed accomplices were also arrested in australia. >>> the first known attempt at creating genetically modified human embryos has been carried o

the cessna crash landed on the freeway just short of the runway. three cars were hit by parts from the plane. no one was killed.>> we saw flames all around us. i thought at first it was a big rig that had hit us. we try to regain control of the vehicle.>> the two people on board the plane, a 62-year-old pilot and a 55-year-old passenger were taken to the hospital. traffic was backed up for hours. commercial flights a john wayne airport were diverted for half an hour to extract of alejo jim is letting members know they might be exposed to tuberculosis. the health department is notifying a number of people who belong to the 24 hour fitness on sonoma and alejo. a person who tested positive was a member of the gym. the county wants to make sure the people in the gym at the same time as that person are notified. >> apparently he came in late in the afternoon or in the evening around 11:00. from what i understand, he knew that he had it but he still came in.>> the bacterial disease can be contracted through prolonged close contract with an infected perso

reporter: robert nicholas said one of his customers wanted to fly home to his native australia in this cessna 210. >> he is undoubtedly the worst pilot i've ever flown with. the worst. >> reporter: nicholas sold gorman this $630,000 plane last spring. but nicholas says he had no idea that gorman was allegedly planning to smuggle more than $200 million worth of meth across the pacific. that is until the dea found the drugs during a raid at this storage facility in june. >> it's unprecedented. >> reporte >> reporter: sergeant spencer crumb habit comment on the investigation, but says the sheriff's office is thrilled to get the drugs off their streets. >> i've been in law enforcement 27 years, and i've never seen a 560 pound meth bust, ever. >> reporter: nicholas says they spent hours flying with gorman, but even if he had been an accomplished pilot, his scheme to fly the drugs to hawaii and then to skraaustralia was inconceivable. >> we didn't know anything that he was going to install and extra 500 to 600 pounds pounds cargo. if he had done that, he never would have left the airport. the plane

reporter: robert nicholas said one of his customers wanted to fly home to his native australia in this cessna 210. >> he is undoubtedly the worst pilot i've ever flown with. the worst. >> reporter: nicholas sold gorman this $630,000 plane last spring. but nicholas says he had no idea that gorman was allegedly planning to smuggle more than $200 million worth of meth across the pacific. that is until the dea found the drugs during a raid at this storage facility in june. >> it's unprecedented. >> reporte >> reporter: sergeant spencer crumb habit comment on the investigation, but says the sheriff's office is thrilled to get the drugs off their streets. >> i've been in law enforcement 27 years, and i've never seen a 560 pound meth bust, ever. >> reporter: nicholas says they spent hours flying with gorman, but even if he had been an accomplished pilot, his scheme to fly the drugs to hawaii and then to skraaustralia was inconceivable. >> we didn't know anything that he was going to install and extra 500 to 600 pounds of cargo. if he had done that, he never would have left the airport. the plane wou

it was the cessna 310 that crashed and exploded in the middle of the 405 freeway. others on the freeway obviously ran to help the pilot. it only clipped a single vehicle on the way down. that driver suffered a few minor injuries. the pilot, the passenger of the plane survived the crash. they were taken to a hospital. >>> the president has a strong warning for north korea, we are out of patience, he says. so where does the u.s. go from here when it comes to north korea and the growing nuclear threat? >> what european officials fear could happen when president trump meets face to face with vladmir putin next week? full of hope. and we don't want something like meningitis b getting in their way. meningococcal group b disease, or meningitis b, is real. bexsero is a vaccine to help prevent meningitis b in 10 to 25 year olds. even if meningitis b is uncommon, that's not a chance we're willing to take. meningitis b is different from the meningitis most teens were probably vaccinated against when younger. we're getting the word out against meningitis b. our teens are getti

we are told the pilot attempted to land the cessna 310 at an orange county airport and clearly did not make it and crashed into a ball of flames in the middle of the 405. others stopped to help and put out the flames. the 405 is one of california's busiest highways. the pilot only clipped one car on the way down. >> the driver of that car fortunately suffered just minor injuries. the pilot and passenger on the plane survived the crash. they were taken to a local hospital. >>> police say a disgruntled doctor was who went on a shooting spree at a new york city hospital. he killed a doctor, wounded six others before he killed himself. >> as you can imagine, this had workers at the hospital ducking behind desks and behind doors. according to authorities, the former doctor had a troubled past. let's go to cnn correspondent, paul low sandoval na has the latest from new york. >> victor, christie, this morning, five doctors, many of them young medical students in the early part of their career, people hoping to save lives are currently fighting for their lives here at bronx lebanon medical cen

we're told the pilot was trying to land this cessna 310 at an orange county airport but didn't make ithe plane crashed and exploded there on the freeway, the 405. others on the freeway ran to help. the pilot only clipped one vehicle on the way down. that pilot suffered only minor injuries. the pilot and passenger of the plane survived the crash. they were taken to the hospital. >>> 320 people have been murdered so far this year alone in chicago. that is on par with last year, when the city was on its way to a record shattering 760 murders for the year. one person who has been watching it president trump. look at this. >> okay. we'll get that for you in a minute. >>> but right now, federal agents are in chicago, they're helping stop the spread of illegal weapons in the city and target gun offenders. and president trump said, listen, this is him delivering on a campaign promise. he did say he would send in federal help to the city of chicago. cnn national correspondent ryan young joining us live from that city. ryan, what are you hearing there this morning? >> look, this is a big convers

the cessna had just taken off when the pilot reported trouble. plane crashed on to the freeway as it tried to return to the airport. an off duty fire captain helped drag the couple from the wreckage. >> i made my way next to the plane. i was able to get the wife back to the median anddragged him of the side. >> medics took the pilot and passengers to the hospital. official i satisfies it was a miracle that nobody else was hurt. >>> let's head now to washington where mitch mcconnell is rejecting president trump's latest idea on health care. yesterday the president trump called for repealing obamacare and then replacing it later with something else if republicans can't reach a consensus. mcconnell says he will stick with the current gop health care bill that he has called challenging. president trump is also getting push back from pennsylvania and other states in his investigation into alleged voter fraud. tom wolf is one of several governors to turn down a request for detailed voter data from the president trump's commission on the issue. wolf say

authorities say the cessna had just taken off when the pilot reported trouble. crashed on to the 12 lane freeway as the pilot tried to return to the airport. an off duty fire captain who happened to be driving by helped drag a couple from the wreckage. >> so i made my way to next to the plane, i was able to get the wife back to the median. and then i helped the husband -- i dragged him out of the plane and off to the side. >> medics took the pilot and passenger to the hospital. officials say it's a miracle nobody else was hurt. >>> another scary scene in chicago last night, when two planes clipped wings on the tarmac. an american airlines jet came in contact with a sky west airlines plane at owe mayor. a passenger on board the sky west flight says the impact nearly knocked the plane on its side. no one was injured. american has apologized for the incident. there are no reports of any major damage. >>> let's start with a live view in center city. you can see the flags are whipping around here a bit. we'll have a pretty good southwest flow, it will pump this warm

the twin engine cessna crashed on the 405 highway in iron vine south of la, just taken off from nearbyort. pilot issued may day call moments before the crash saying he had lost an engine. the plane clipped the pick-up truck on the way down, that driver, fortunately, only suffered a bruised elbow. >> still ahead this saturday morning, new tribute to princess diana what would have been her 56th birthday. plus health scare for one of our very own, the simple pain that sent kate bilo to the hospital, and the message she hopes to give. >> what was revealed about power couple beyonce and jay-z when we come right back. stay with us. >> meteorologist, kate bilo; recovering from blood clots in her lungs, after a stay in a hospital. health reporter stephanie stahl explanation how listening to our bodies, can save lives. >> o facebook, meteorologist kate bilo said it start wad dull pain in her ribs, spread dollars to had your shoulder, when advil didn't help she drove herself to the hospital. ct scans reveal pulmonary embolisms, or blood clots in the link. >> relatively come on, can be very dange

. >> the twin engine cessna skimming past the traffic below incredibly only clipping one vehicle. >> had a passenger in there. saw flames around us. >> reporter: those exploding on the packed 405 freeway sending plumes of black smoke into the air. >> the plane, holy [ bleep ] it's a plane. >> reporter: motorists rupping to help. >> be careful. the pilot and passenger out of the wreckage. >> just moved him over to the side. it's one of those thing, this can't be happening. >> reporter: covered in blood but miraculously alive. john medford among the good samaritan s rushing to their side until paramedics arrived. >> it took a lot of people in order to make it all work out and the response was amazing. >> reporter: emergency crews working quickly to put out the flames. >> we have patients outside of the aircraft. the fire has been knocked down. >> reporter: investigators still trying to figure out what caused the crash. >> we buy twin engines for this because of the redundancy because if you lose one you have another one. why that doesn't work here is the question. >> reporter: and the

. >> reporter: the cessna 310 carrying the pilot and passenger had just departed john wayne national airport friday morning when the pilot reported trouble. the plane forced to head back when it struck the freeway. >> like one of those things like this can't be happening. >> reporter: off-duty firefighter john meffert was in traffic on his way to a family vacation when he saw the fireball explode in front of them. >> since they hit the wall, really the plane went up in flames. >> reporter: the 17-year fire department veteran says his to safety. >> able to manage to pull them out of the plane. yes, it's destroyed. he probably saved their lives. >> reporter: the victims, a man and woman in their 50s and 60s were rushed to the hospital in serious condition. no one on the ground was hurt. >> i was amazed. they weren't burned. a lot of people had angels over them today. >> reporter: a frightening freeway scene somehow steering just clear of tragedy. this morning the pilot and passenger remain in the hospital. no updates on their condition at this point. everybody who saw the accident scen

the man that gorman bought the single engine cessna 210 from was stunned with the allegations and says the plan would have never worked. >> we didn't know anything that he was going to install an extra 500 to 600 pounds worth of cargo. if he would have done that with the fuel load and taken off here, he never would have left the airport. the plane would have crashed upon takeoff. >> he went on to say he thinks gorman was the worst pilot he's ever flown with. >> president trump constantly tweeting about finding leakers in washington, but a tweet inside the white house may have just leaked the leaker. >> we'll dive into that story. >>> also, how can two hotels coexist if they're in the exact same building? we have one laugh, and hello sensitive bladder. so i tried always discreet. i didn't think protection this thin could work. but the super absorbent core turns liquid to gel. snap! so it's out of sight... ...and out of mind. always discreet. for bladder leaks. tfriends & family sale take an extra 20% off your purchase get the gear. win the school year. lace-up graphic tees are just $11.