the fiery crash on the dunbarton bridge tuesday involving a big rig and a stalled car is a situationmany bay area firefighters have been concerned about for years because there are no fire hydrants or water systems on the bridge. >> so we had to fight that fire basically like we would fight a wild land fire. we had to shuttle water. kind of like the old days of the bucket brigades. >> reporter: today we were with a supervisor evaluating the dunbarton bridge after the fire. >> the public and the media focused on no water supply on the bridge, but on this land supply, we have just one fire hydrant. >> reporter: assemblyman frank jeffreys who is examining the issue says obstacles include what agencies will take up the responsibility of construction, repair and maintenance. but he told us today, something must be done. >> when these types of fires occur out on these large spans, we have a public safety issue there and it could jeopardize the structural integrity of the bridge áeut. >>> jeffreys is already talking with bay area fire officials to see if arrangements can be made with transp

a small plane sits upside down on mud flats on dunbarton bridge. the pilot surviving what is known as dead stick landing after he lost engine power shortly after taking off from palo alto airport. he managed to glide to a landing in the mud. the landing gear sunk into the mud and the plane then flipped over. firefighters from both sides of the bay responded. the swamp style air boat was used to get to the plane and get the pilot out and bring him back. he was not injured. the chief spoke with us by phone. >> he had to go down in the aircraft and he was not only very lucky but i'm sure to some degree his skill helped him walk away from the aircraft crash. >> reporter: a twin engine cessna 310 also taking off from palo alto hit a tower. the main body of the plane crashed into a street. three inboard were killed. no one on the ground was injured. >> we are very glad that the aircraft did not veer into any type of residential area. i give the pilot a lot of credit for where he put the aircraft down. >> reporter: next concern for the pilot. get his plan

a small plane took off from palo alto airport going down south of the dunbarton bridge near fremont. don knapp has the report. >> reporter: a small plane, a cessna 140 sits upside down on mud flats near the east end of the dunbarton bridge. a dead stick landing, the pilot surviving. he managed to glide to a landing in the mud. apparently the plane stopped suddenly when the landing gear touched down and sank into the mud and the plane flipped over. >> basically found the plane upside down. on its wings. and the pilot standing right outside of the plane. >> reporter: the captain and crew moved their air boat over mud at speeds of up to 50 miles an hour to get to the upside down plane. >> the marks that we found on the mud showed about 3 feet before the plane just flipped. so flipped right over onto its wings. >> reporter: firefighters from both sides of the bay responded. the swamp style air boat, one of two or three around the bay, is about the only way short of a helicopter they say to get to someone trapped in the bay mud. he says the uninjured pilot was happy to see the boat. the c

small plane took off from palo alto airport and south of the dunbarton bridge fremont.it brought back memories of a fatal accident in the same area last year. >> reporter: a small plane, cessna 140 sits upside down in mud flats east of the dunbarton bridge. the pilot survive add dead stick landing after radioing he lost engine power shortly after take off. he managed to glide to a landing in the mud. the plane touched suddenly and the plane flipped over >> we found it upside down on the wings and pilot standing outside of the plane. >> they took their airboat over mud at speeds up to 50 miles an hour. >> he came in at a stall speed, the mark that we found on the mud showed about 3 feet before the plane flipped. so flipped over on to its wings. >> firefighters from both sides of the bay responded men low park and fremont. men low park's swamp style airboat one of two or three around the bay is the only way short of a helicopter to get to someone trapped in the bay mud he says the uninjured pilot was happy to see the boat. >>> given circumstances he had to go down in the

. >>> a fiery mess on the dunbarton bridge today. a van and a big rig blocking all lanes more than two hours. the big rig caught fire, no one in either vehicle was hurt. >> and farm worker groups joined assemblyman in calling for governor brown to reverse a state decision allowing the use of the pesticide. after a three-year study regulator as proved the use in strawberry fields in december. it's replacement were methel bromide. the group says it is cancer causing and poses a serious threat to our air and water. the california farm bureau says it can be applied on fields before the crops are planted. >> in consumer news several item that's all involve protecting property and life. >> michael finney is here with the report. >> you guys have done great coverage on the earthquake and as i've been watching i've been thinking about rebuilding and this brings back memories of quakes here. i checked and the news is not good. with the loma prieta hit in 1989, 28% to 30% of california homeowners had earthquake insurance in california. now, ac

. >>> all lanes on the dunbarton bridge are opened. the crash happened this morning in the eastbound direction of the span. all eastbound lanes were closed until 2:30. there were no injuries. >>> now to a developing news. crews in new zealand continue to work around the clock to rescue people trapped beneath rubble. the 6.3 magnitude quake rocked the city of christchurch leveling the city. raj? >> yesterday, the earthquake and today, it's the frantic search for survivors. keep in mind, some of the rescue workers in new zealand were trained here in the bay as the usgs in men low park for this reason specifically in terms of earthquake damage. what's happening now, dogs, heavy cranes and earth movers called into action, but many are still just going through the rubble with their bare hands. the death toll raised to at least 75 people. screaming can still be heard from some of the collapsed buildings and at one poignant moment, a woman used her cell phone to call her children to say good-bye. some had to have a limb amputated before they

he made an emergency landing just east of the dunbarton bridge. the plane flipped over. the pilot somehow was not hurt. there was no other passengers, and the two-seater cessna bel g belongs to a menlo park man. >>> san francisco police are looking for the gunman in a deadly shooting in the mission district, it happened just before 2:30 this morning. police say they found a 24-year-old man lying in the street with a gunshot wound. he was pronounced dead at the hospital. there are no suspects descriptions at this point. witnesses did see a black suv speed off from the scene. >>> also in san francisco today, a show of solidarity for pro-democracy demonstrators in libya, on the same day president obama for the very first time said moammar gadhafi should step down. dozens of demonstrators turned out during the rally this afternoon at u.n. plaza in the city. more than 20 organizations organized the protest to show support for the protesters in libya as well as the other arab countries. >> my message to the u.s. and to the u.n., the security council, we do not want invasion of

the plane took off from palo alto airport going down just south of dunbarton bridge near fremont. >> reporter: a beautiful day, great day for flying unless your engine conks out leaving the airport. the pilot was experienced with 30,000 hours in the air. he had the experience and the skill to survive. a small plane, cessna 140 sitting upside down. the pilot survived what is known as a dead stick landing after radioing he lost engine power. he glided to a landing in the mud much the plane started suddenly when the landing gear touched the mud and sunk in the mud and the plane flipped over. firefighters from both sides of the bay responded. they got to the plane and got the pilot out and brought him back. he was not injured. the chief spoke with us by phone. >> given the circumstances that he had to go down in the aircraft he was not only very lucky but i'm sure to some degree his skill helped him walk away from the aircraft crash. >> reporter: next concern for that pilot is how to get his airplane back here to the palo alto airport or at least to a garage somewhere, get it out of the

it happened minutes after taking off from palo alto airport just south of the dunbarton bridge. there were no passengers onboard. federal officials are now investigating that crash. >>> president obama today stepped up pressure on libyan leader moammar gadhafi to leave that country and re leng wish power, and signed an order imposing financial sanctions in the u.s. now the security council is following suit. the group voted unanimously to bar the travel and freeze the foreign assets of gadhafi. pro-democracy supporters in the u.s. have urged the u.s. and u.n. security council to take that stand. many of these demonstrators gathered again today at u.n. plaza in the city to show their support for the people of libya, as well as other countries as well. >> my message to the u.s., and to the u.n., the security council, we do not want invasion of the country. what we are asking for are simple things. we want a no-fly zone to prevent gadhafi from using any kind of air force, bringing in any kind of mersenaries from other countries. we want all his assets outside of libya to be frozen,

. >> you might have problems getting across the dunbarton bridge. caltrans will be doing work on the bridge requiring lane closures throughout next august. and there is two of the three lanes will be closed overnight oo. and still ahead here at 6:00 alarming numbers on the hunger problem. a government program what that should be easing a burden on food banks but isn't. >> and what the government could be doing to get alternative fuels off the ground in light whaft unrest in egypt is doing to oil price autos don't let your health club membership go waste. there is advice on tightening your waste and watching your wallet. >> and also tonight a man who is a charter member of the super bowl club. you know, he's been to everyone of them? >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini >>> turns out needy californians are not taking advantage of federal funding to help put food on the table putting strain on local food banks struggling to meet the growing demand whachl one food bank is doing owe get the word out oo. tracy and darren stringgary get $200 thr

. >>> smoke billowing from a crash today on the dunbarton bridge. both drivers managed to survive the wreck that blocked traffic more than two hours. both vehicles caught fire, you can see they were burned beyond recognition. destroyed. >>> oakland police arrested a person suspect hd in several robberies of women leaving a grocery store. the robbers struck six times in the month. detectives say they followed women home from a safeway parking lot in a white suv, attacking victims once women get back home. a neighbor's camera provided police with images of one robber and arrest was made. >> former san francisco supervisor matt gonzales has been appointed chief attorney. he was a deputy public defender 10 years and has been in private practice for five years. and current supervisor is hoping to change jobs. he filed papers today declaring his intent to run for sheriff. he is a police academy graduate and also worked as an investigator for district attorney's office. he hopes to replace nine-term sheriff michael hennessey. >> and san jose's new chief is

. >>> then this fiery crash that shut down the dunbarton bridge would have done doused sooner if firefighterswould have had access to water. >>> and our complete bay area weather coverage continues. tonight on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. >>> he called himself an old hippy, in love with the outdoors and he says he has found something once used to see. the problem is so many others want to keep it a secret. allie rasmus has more in her special report. >> reporter: this piece of unreachable wilderness is far from other people. and that's because geologists have worked hard to keep it that way. >> i didn't know there was a suppression of that knowledge and it's still going on. >> reporter: now comes along james benney and his followers. >> people aren't believe there aren't signs pointing to these places like everywhere else they go in arizona and new mexico. >> reporter: benney is a self- described old hippy who stomached upon the evidence of the first people of the bay area. people known collectively as the aloni. >> we think that this path right through here was traversed for thousands of yea

why only some drivers could end up paying more to cross the san mateo and dunbarton bridges. >>> andanges in ferry service, which runs are temporarily being eliminated and why it has to do with the time of the year. >>> red light cameras at intersections appear to be reducing accidents and saving lives. the ainsurance institute says that fatal car crashes have been reduced by 25% in cities that install red light cameras between 1996 and 2004. the study found that drivers were more cautious at all inter intersections in cities that install those cameras. >>> congestion pricing could be on its way to two more bay area bridges. congestion pricing is when consumers pay higher tolls during higher commuter hours. one south bay communer commuter says he doesn't have the work flexibility to avoid the higher commuter toll. >> that's one reason why they call them rush time. and like what you said, you work in a place that say, i would like a schedule because i won't want to pay the $5. >> reporter: any toll change would have to go through the bay area toll authority. a spokesman told ktvu this

two people escaped serious injury today after a fiery crash that caused a massive back up on the dunbarton bridge. we showed you the back up this morning. just after 11:00 a.m., a sedan stalled, two women managed to get out of the car before big rig trucks slam into the a car. the truck driver also jumped from his cab. >> we're extremely lucky and fortunate that no one was hurt. that was due to the quick thinking of passengers in the vehicle. they were able to walk out of the car and make it to the pedestrian walk. >> the truck drivers from stockton was checked out at a local hospital for neck pain. >>> he says he will fight to his last drop of blood. more defiance from libya's leader as that country is in turmoil. what a professor of mid-eastern studies suggest. >> maria: come next. >>> it's going to be cold tomorrow morning. we're going to have details of a very cool start tomorrow morning. and we'll look at that very cold system headed our way. >>> violence clashes continue in cities across libya. there are reports of protesters being shot and killed by security forces. the unrest of li

one day after his small plane crashed near the dunbarton bridge. it happened yesterday afternoon shortly after the man took off from the palo alto airport. the pilot says the engine lost power causing him to crash in the mud just south of the bridge. that plane overturned after the crash landing but the pilot managed to get out safely. >> we were happy that the pilot was able to keep it out on the bay side and out of our residential communities or any residential communities. >> about 21 gallons of fuel and 5 gallons of oil leaked from the plane when it crashed. the fire district is working with state fish and game and the u.s. coast guard to handle that leak. >>> this morning hazardous material crews are cleaning up a toxic mess after a freight train derailed in washington state. it happened late last night in university place about an hour south of seattle. a railroad official says 14 cars went off the tracks, some of which were carrying sodium hydroxide, a chemical known to cause breathing problems and skin burns. at least one of their cars is n

walnut creek getting heavier rain, san mateo bridge and that dunbarton bridge getting more rain.l into the bay. as we head through the day to expect more of this act of weather. winds are picking up as well. oakland of flirting with 30 mi. an hour winds right now. san jose 22, 15 in through concord. everyone seeing the winds picked up. as we head towards a noontime we might see the intensity increase. the rain will push to the south the best chance of rain this evening will be in the south bay. a look day 7 day around the bay, topping out to the low 50s today, cool it off even more tomorrow. keeping the wet weather round for the weekend just a slight chance. inland low temperatures will bit chilly dipping below freezing. we could wake up to morning frost over the weekend. >> erica: traffic moving pass mountain view, you can see the yellow and red on your screen headed up to the dumbarton bridge. speeds as low as 17 mi. an hour. picking up the camera bit slower the james lick meets the inbounds central. allow yourself extra time headed in the eastbound direction to the lower deck

overnight construction, dunbarton, side of it retrofit it started last night at 8:00 p.m. to lanes closed in each direction of 84 allow yourself extra time. no slowing just yet. if this does turn into a hot spot you may want to take the san mateo bridge. james. >> morgan hill police are sounding the alarm about carter's. it's been happening with him, the thieves are going after crotch doors. >> of stood the smash and grab a stalled car herculerelea, police are warning residents to remove valuables, lock their cars. >> these the valuable items, laptops, radius, iphone, the number of residential and commercial burglaries are about what they were the year before. the of more than doubled to one those seven and counting. some cases they're stealing correct error openers possibly planning to return later in. terrorizing the victims to change the code. as this option is to reduce are occurring all over town. >> a guy left his laptop on his front seat they cut the top of the commercial and took it. >> i probably will leave my crutcher opener in my car anymore. >> police have made

officials are considering the higher tolls on the san mateo and dunbarton bridges. the plan has been used on other bay area bridges to ease the congestion. it appears to be working on the bay bridge where traffic during the busiest times has dropped 15%. the higher tolls could go into effect as early as this fall. >>> san francisco sometimes has a difficult and dangerous choice to make. risk a ticket or risk leaving a child at home alone. mike sugarman joins us in san francisco to show us what is the core of the debate over unrestricted parking for nannies. >> nanny parking the metropolitan nanny parking will take a vote. they will decide whether nannies will get those residential parking permits in san francisco with their employers. now, at first blush you might say, what a bunch of rich people getting special treatment for their employees? well, it's more complicated than that. [ music ] >> reporter: sewer if you are mary popins you don't have to worry about parking. but most nannies don't fly. and have to worry about moving their car every two hours in neighborh

it >>> an investigation under way after the crash of a small plane near the dunbarton bridge. >>> consideredh local ties that have a shot at academy awards. >>> high speed rail in california, the wave of the future or too expensive. an insider joining us live in the studio to answer questions and mo.