don't count on the faa to help you out. agency is refusing to regulate airline seating size. yes, a consumer group sued the faa arguing that smaller airline seats combined with many passengers' expanding waistlines could slow down evacuations. the faa's response is, not our problem. they say the issue is something that needs to be worked out between passengers and airlines. let's talk it over with cnn transportation analyst mary schiavo, the former inspector general for the u.s. transportation department. and mary, should the faa intervene here? >> reporter: the faa should intervene, but i find the interest extremely interesting. it has consequences i'm sure the faa hasn't thought about. what's paramount is the 90-second rule. that is that airlines and aircraft manufacturers have to prove to the faa they can do it by testing or computer modeling that they can get everybody off the plane in 90 seconds. the faa standards date back to 1960. and since then, seats have shrunk, leg room has shrunk. passengers worldwide -- can't b

: today, the faa said the tests prove planes can be evacuated in time and the faa does not need to regulate airline legroom and seat sizes which have been shrinking even though three out of four americans are now overweight. the faa says there is no evidence that seat dimensions hamper the speed of passenger evacuation. from a miracle on the hudson to a fiery explosion in chicago to a crash in denver, every passenger has gotten out. the faa says those ees prove passen alive. for now, don't look for your airline seat to get any bigger. tom costello, nbc news washington. >> we have plenty more to tell you tonight. buy, lease, or subscribe, we'll explain the hot new options for getting the car you want. >> and the thrilling finish to the world cup shootout you won't want to miss. >>> are you in the market for a new car but you're not sure which one you like best? there's a whole new kind of car lease that lets you change what you drive on a whim so you never get bored with your wheels. nbc business jo ling kent explains. >> reporter: julie frye says she's looking to revv up her ride. >> you ki

: today, the faa said the tests prove planes can be evacuated in time and the faa does not need to regulate airline legroom and seat sizes which have been shrinking even though three out of four americans are now overweight. there is no evidence seat dimensions hamper the speed of passenger evacuation. from a miracle on the hudson to a fiery explosion in chicago to a crash in denver, every passenger has gotten out. nche faa says those emeries prove passengers are getting out alive. for now, don't look for your airline seat to get any bigger. tom costello, nbc news washingt >> we have plenty more to tell you tonight. buy, lease, or subscribe, we'll explain the hot new options for geing the car you want. >> and the thrilling finish to the world cup shootout you won't want to miss. are you okay? even when i was there, i never knew when my symptoms would keep us apart. so i talked to my doctor about humira. i learned humira can help get, and keep uc under control when other medications haven't worked well enough. and it helps people achieve control that lasts. so you can experience few or no sy

we have to make sure that the faa and the manufacturers areh testing b demonstrations. >> the faa saidhe tests prove they can be evacuated in time and they don't need to regulate se sizes at that that have been shrinking even three out of four americans are overweight. in a court filing, the faa says there's it doe hamper the heeed of passenger evacuation. >> fromiracle on the hudson to a fiery explosion in chicago to a crash in denver, every passenger has gotten out. the faa says those emergencies prove passengers ar getting out alive. for now, don look for your airline seat to get any bigger. tom costello,ne nbc , washington. >>> all right. let's turn tohe weather now. >> lauryn ricketts is here. we're still melting. >> it's hot out there. >> it is hot out there. everybody isut going to bede today. you're going to be grilling. you're going to be out. >> i am like, t that's scientific assessment. it's hot. >> i'm done. >> why did y t comeo work today? >> i don't know. i can tell you when the heat is breaking. that's with why i came here today. >> how about that? >> you can get that on

and put in faa. it appears now that the right course of action given the consensus that has been come to is that it be at commerce. i fully support that, that the key is it needs to be done. that needs to happen. >> one of the questions i have as you will note is space, commercial faa type traffic isn't a clean division. there's an overlap of that. how do you reconcile and may be general if you some feedback, how do you make that work? >> i'll take it real quick. there are a lot of themes that are quickly important. as you mention if you couldn't get to space you have to go through the national airspace system number one. when you get to space you have to potentially deorbit if you're in low-earth orbit, and so in each of these cases you will be taking offense at the nasa airspace system. one of the challenges we have now is when a launch occurs, the national airspace system for geographic region gets shut down for a number of hours and commercial air traffic has to go around it and it can cost a lot

as we said earlier the faa and mtsb have now launched an investigation. >>> scary. this is new video of the moment a lava bomb hit a tour boat off the coast of hawaii's big island. nearly two dozen people viewing the lava flow were hurt. the lava ball punched a hole right through the boat roof. one suffered a broken leg and the others suffered minor injuries including steam burns. hawaii's kilauea volcano erupted early may and as of sunday eruptions were still happening. >>> and sunshine is prevailing after some morning cloud. live doppler 7 along with satellite right now showing you that coastal cloud cover still in full effect and satellite ati will show you that cloud cover, that gray shading you see on your screen has been compressing and moving back to the coastline. a picture outside, pier 15 right now showing you decreasing clouds, increasing sunshine. san jose a live look right now at the shark tank. you've seen the sunshine much quicker this morning and that means temperatures in the south bay already into the 70s. right now at 71 in an jose. where we've ha

the faa says they're not going to order airlines oh stop shrinking customers' seats.a new court filing, the government says, yes, it is. the faa says the videos prove the planes can be evacuated quickly, but 70% of americans are overweight. critics say the tests don't reflect modern planes with the cramped seats. >> lives are at stake here. we need to make sure that the faa and the manufacturers are actually testing full scale demonstrations. >> when it comes to politics the house has voted to require the faa to set minimum standards for airline seating.en thee has decided to just stay out of it. at lea♪ for now. ♪ ♪ >>>t's onef the longest-running fourth of july parades in the washington region. the palisade's parade went down mcarthur boulevard for the 57th consecutive year. participan mayor bowser took part in the parade today, as did the police chief. the parade ended with a ribbon cutting for a new rec center for that northwegh nrhood. >> with this weather, this might be the one time i would envy a guy in a kilt. those mayave been the most comfortable guys out th

demonstratio >> reporter: the faa says the test prove planes can be evacuated and the faa does not needregulate airline leg room and seat sizes that have been shrinking even though thr o ou four americans are now overweight. there's no evidence that seat di mengs hamper the speed of passenger ev from the miracle on the mudson to a fie -- hudson to a fiery explosion. every passenger has gotten out. it proves passengers are getting out alive. don't look for your airline seat to get any bigger. tom ,costelbc news, washington. >> they are gting small and more uncomfortable. >>> from the air to yourecar. imag driving a new car every two weeks. the new lease option that will j let you dot that. >>> an uninvited guest shows up at a local man's house. what he did after shotting this massive black bear going through his trash. cancer is smart. it pushes us. we push back. challenging conventional thinking. finding smarter solutions. that's what makes cancer treatment centers of america onciof the leaders in preon cancer treatment. using tools like advanced genomic testing and immunotherapto bring

the faa is being hands on this fourth of july. >> reporter: that's right, very hands on. the company who is going to be setting off those fireworks says that a representative with the faa is actually going to be on site at discovery meadows supervising the whole fireworks show in case there is an airplane that needs to come in for an emergency landing here at the airport. while the sky above san jose's airport lights up, the runways will go dark for half an hour tonight. no planes will land or take off to clear the way for a fireworks show at nearby discovery meadow near downtown san jose. >> these shells go up 500 feet in the air. that's the last thing we want to have happen. i'm the one that fires it off. i'm the one that puts it in the air. >> reporter: the rotary club of san jose hired dan moye to set off nearly 500 fireworks and put on the show. the crew has been setting up for it since tuesday. >> i love doing it. it's one of the fun things i enjoy, especially during the fourth of july. >> reporter: according to the airport, the federal aviation administration had c

. ♪ >>> time to check "the pulse" and we start off with the faa refusing to take action on shrinkingine seats. >> yeah, a passenger rights group had to petition the faa to do something about it but the agency just weighed in saying even though airline cabins have become a little bit more cramped, there is still enough room for passengers to safely evacuate during an emergency. >> in refusing to get involved, the faa said, we are a safety agency, not a creature comfort agency. >> come on. >>> well, next an apparent division in the pageantry world over swimsuit competitors. >> this week announced that thee eliminating swimsuits and evening gowns, the newly crowned miss usa speaking out. sarah rose summers called it empowering. >> we wear them at the beach and we wear them at the pool, so for me it's just exciting and it's empowering being able to say that is me. this is the hard work that i'm so proud of. that takes confidence unlike anything else and true confidence not just on the outside but inner confidence. >> well, summers says she believes that women should be supported for what

are clearing the decks and what we are doing, and i am announcing on your show tonight is that the faa biographical assessment in any form and instead is going to give all applicants for these entry-level positions the aptitude test which is the air traffic skills assessment test, which just tests for aptitude for the characteristics of being an excellent air traffic controller. and that test is validated and has been standardized. it is proctored tests or do the same test that applicants take who are graduates of the collegiate training initiative schools. and who apply for the academy to be air traffic control trainees. and i think that it is important, tucker, to point out that what we are talking about is the incoming candidates for the academy. where they get trained, like a boot camp for air traffic control duties, these are not people who are hired and put on the job in control towers to be air traffic controllers. they have to go through very rigorous training at the academy. many of them wash out, sometimes more than half washout. >> tucker: for our purposes -- >> 2-3 years of

the faa investigation underway now to determine why they went down. add the activia 2 week probiotic challenge to your healthy routine and see how activia yogurt with its billions of live and active probiotics may help support your digestive health so you can take on your day. start the activia probiotic challenge today. it works or it's free! >>> police say they're still trying to locate and identify the helicopter pilot and the investigation continues. >>> four people still in the hospital after a medical helicopter crashed saturday night in chicago. the pilot radios and tried to make an emergency landing. two crew members and the pilot recordedly in stable condition. the patient said to be in critical condition. still don't know what caused the crash landing. it may take a month before the faa releases a report. >>> a dozen people including a baby taken to the hospital after a porch collapse at a home in connecticut. it happened during a birthday party saturday. the second floor gave out sending 20 people to the ground. officials say none of the in

right here on the show, we warn you that the faa was putting the country at risk in the way that they air traffic controllers, now they have claimed that they have changed. we have an update to our investigation. that is next. ♪ ♪ lean on me, when you're not strong ♪ ♪ and i'll be your friend ♪ ♪ i'll help you carry on ♪ ♪ lean on me. ♪ it's so hard to believe ♪ but it's all coming back me. ♪ baby, baby, baby. all you can eat is back, baby. applebee's. ♪ >> tucker: in an exclusive investigation by this program we warned you about the war on standards underway at the faahi and the name of diversity federal officials to evaluate skills-based test for hiring oh, no big deal, air traffic controllers. a biographical questionnaire whose purpose was not hiring the skilled controllers, in fact the more skills you had, the fewer points you gods, perversely, but instead, the point was insuring the hiring of people who were of the right race. it was insane, of coursef dangerous, he asked. and sparked a major reaction. the department of transportation says that they policies in the name of safety

the faa says only the pilot was on board. the crash was near the college of william and mary. it was not immediately known what caused the chopper to plummet. the faa and national transportation safety board are investigating. >>> anticipation is in the air as we await word on who president donald trump will nominate to be the next supreme court justice. he is scheduled to make his announcement tomorrow night during a national address. he will be choosing from among four finalists. >> reporter: president donald trump has said he would likely make his decision on his supreme court nominee by the end of today. he is not saying. a person with knowledge of the presidents thinking tells the associated press that president donald trump has not communicated a final choice. we know the white house has prepared rollout packages for four candidates:brett kavanaugh, amy coney barrett, thomas hardiman. most publican senators say they would be happy with any of the four but a number have said they especially like kethledge and hardiman because compared to the others, they would likely have

the faa says it will not regulate seat size for airlines. it says while the saeeats may b uncomfortable, they're safe. they say they're not regulating legroom or seat sizes. some travelers are skreeptical. >> they're definitely not big enough. >> they're kind of confining, too small. >> experts says that the key. larger people on the planes may not be able to get out as quickly, but you won't get any more legroom unless you pay extra or score a seat in the exit row, at least for now. >> we're back in a moment with a live bald eagle camera right here in the bay area. firworks.. and...bald eagles.. a live bald eagle cam - via youtube. >>> okay. tonight you can watch fireworks, of course. if you're done with the fireworks, you can watch bald eagles. a live bald eagle cam via youtube. the camera is perched on a utility pole in milpitas. the city says eventually you'll be able to see the chick learn how to fly. there was a second chick inside of this nest but the baby eagle fell out. the lindsay wildlife refugee took the bird in and is nursing it

faa has no evidence there's an immediate safety issue. from the miracle on the hudson to a fiery explosion in chicago in 26 to a crash in denver, every passenger has gotten out alive. so for nul flyers snot expect their seats to get any bigger. >> it's n comfortable. you can't relax on a plane at all. >> i don't know why we should be paying more forn tickets w we're getting less space on every flight. >> and the issue has even become political at times. a house panel voted to require the faa to set minimum standards for airline tatings, but senate decided to stay out of it. craig and sheinelle. >> thank you. >>> let's get >>> well, temperatures out there already warm. you factor in e heat and humidity, it's the mid to upper 80s.at the game, 11:00 a.m. start. dlenty of sunshine. temperatures aro90 degrees by the time it ends with the heat index in the mid 90s. low90s for today. we do have a chance for isolate, stor similar to yesterday. a few into late this evening. >> and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you. coming up, we're

a house panel voted to require the faa to set m minimum standas for airline seatings, but the senate decided to stay out of it. craig and sheinelle. >> thank you. >>> let's get another check on the forecast from dylan. dylan, what are we looking at besides heat. >> heat its story but heavy rain along golf course especially back towards texas and into parts of the houston area where we could see a couple inches of rain. spotty showers and thunderstorms because of the unsettled nature of the atmosphere. in the southwest there is a fire threat. the temperatures are warm, the air is dry. any fire that develops could spread quickly. we could see isolated stronger storms across northern plains and upper midwest today. that's a look and now for the rings. (♪) i'm a four-year-old ring bearer with a bad habit of swallowing stuff. still won't eat my broccoli, though. and if you don't have the right overage, you could be paying for that pricey love band yourself. so get an allstate agent, and be better protected from mayhem. like me. can a ring bearer get a snack around here? >>> good morning.

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the faa said that they did not see any immediate safety dangers right now. >>> this football team innd is one step closer to getting their championship games. they beet a team 42-12 their second consecutive cif trophy. but the rings are expensive. and a fundraiser was going on to help buy the rings. >> there you go. >>> san jose's joey chestnut is going to try to win his 11th hot dog-eating contest in coney, new york it is a fourth of july tradition. the rules are simple, if you can eat the most hot dogs in ten minutes, you win. last year, he ate 72 hot dogs and buns that is a record. >> i'm excited, a little nervous. the competition will be tough this year. it will be warm out there. in new york, there is like a heatwave going on. i'm going to sweat like a beast on stage. we'll have fun t is the fourth of july -- it is the fourth of july. i'm willing to push myself. >> way to go. the men start eating at 9:00. >>> it is quite a heatwave, 90s and probably a hundred percent humidity. >>> coming up in the k-6z hour, -- 6:00 hour, we're following that incredible story in thailand. the yo

america's faa has approved the design, which has an autopilot function.ct, it's even said that riders won't need to hold a pilot's licence. it is one of several companies hoping to change how our skies look. earlier this year, we reported on uber‘s plans for sky taxis. with the help of bell, volocopter also sees autopilot taxis as the way forward. while chinese firm ehang is perfecting its own small drone—like craft to be either piloted by enthusiasts or self—flying taxis. this week, aston martin joined the growing list of companies with personal aviation in its sights, when it showed off its concept design, and rolls—royce pitched in with its own helicopter—like four—seater. so personal aviation is fast becoming a thing. opener hopes to be selling the blackfly from next year at the cost of an suv, and while that's not an exact figure, it seems that it would be within the price range of quite a few people in the us and elsewhere. now, just after the blackfly was announced, it was revealed that the man funding it all is google co—founder larry page. now, t

america's faa has approved the design, which has an autopilot function.ct, it's even said that riders won't have to hold a pilot's licence. it is one of several companies hoping to change how our skies look. earlier this year, we reported on uber‘s plans for sky taxis. this week, aston martin joined the growing list of companies with personal aviation in its sights, when it showed off its concept design, and rolls—royce pitched in with its own helicopter—like four—seater. so personal aviation is fast becoming a thing. 0pener hopes to be selling the blackfly from next year at the cost of an suv, and while that's not an exact figure, it seems that it would be within the price range of quite a few people in the us and elsewhere. now, just after the blackfly was announced, it was revealed that the man funding it all is google co—founder larry page. now, this is a guy who seems to collect flying cars like they're cadillacs, because this week there was another big announcement from his fleet, this time in las vegas, and david lee travelled there in a boring old

the faa said they saw no immediate safety problems. and they saw 7 accidents where the passengers were able to evacuate. a couple decades ago it measured about 35-inches in the economy class. today on some planes, it is as tight as 28 inches. >>> 6:44. tesla is accused of eliminating a key brake test as it rushed to meet last month's product goal. they say there were reported documents that ceo musk ordered the employees at the fremont planned to skip a standard brake test call the brake and roll test to make sure car is properly aligned. tesla is said they do all the tests, including the brake tests. >>> you may want to think twice before handing a sparkler to your child today. >> reporter: sparklers are one of the most dangerous fireworks that you can hand your kid. a sparkler burns at an average of 2,000 degrees. let me naught in perspective for you. wood barns at 575 degrees. you can melt glass at 900 degrees that means that a sparkler like this burns at twice the temperature that it would take to melt glass you can even melt gold

teams with the faa and ntsb will arrive a the scenef a deadly helicopter crash today. the agencies will try to figure out what caused the helicopter toe c down into townhomes. look at the damage of yesterday's crash. it caused the fire that destr destroyed several of the homes. a man who lives across the street said his house shook when the chopper hit. one person is dead. the faa says there was only one person in the chopper when it crashed. >>> today, president trump will announce his nominee for the u.s. supreme court, a decision that could have impact for years. over the weekend, the presint was unsure who he would choose. shortur candidates on t list are all still in the running. >> thomas hartiman, brett kavanau kavanaugh. amy coneet ba she would likely face tough questions for her confirmatn hearings on row v. wade. >> kavanaugh isondered by many to be the front-runner. he was a former clerk for justice kennedy. >> he has bn o the sixth circuit for nine years and gained attention i 16 for his ruling that the irs targeted the tee part y because of its views. >> t

like y said you see the accord to the faa, it was a mesa airlines flight operating smoke was reported in the gate. this is right around 1:00 this aftern now someone who claimed to be on that flight posted on social we have not been able to indepe confirm that info that's the questions that we areasking. we did get a statement just a it says mesa airlines flight detect the cabin. we are currently investigating now we just checked the it looks like tha flightas resche 5:40 this aftern so if all went well, the but very much delayed. erica, back u. >> all right. darcy spencer, thank you. >>> we switch gears. heartb scene at a 3-year birthday party. ack man goes on the at a birthday girl among the victim is happened at an apartment night. the suspect was temporarily police say he stabbed the some of the injuries being and make matters worse, the fled violence in their home countr >> it's ieunbble it's pure evil in mind. our victims are some of the they'r victims from their past >> the suspect is a u.s. citizen and is charged with 15 police say he has an extensivec min spanning they have no

. >>> the faa says they will not a -- not regulate the amount of error -- legroom as a safety error - has been that it is difficult to evacuate but the faa says they saw no immediate safety issue requiring new regulations and also cited seven recent accidents in which passengers were able to evacuate. they've turned down the group once before and flyers' rights says they may appeal. >>> working on a plan to save a youth soccer team after they were found alive in a flooded cave after being stranded for more than a week . the ach went 23 while inplthe six mile long cave in northern thailand. they are being given food and oxygen and large pumps have been brought in to try to lower the water level but there is still a long way to go before the rescue is complete. >> it's almost 0 visibility in confined spaces and there are currents to battle against in places, so it is really quite a strenuous environment to be in. >> the cave is more than a mile underground and meanwhile more than a dozen relatives have gathered near the entrance waiting for word on the progress to free their loved one.

the faa is now investigating. >> >>> turn or attention back here to scene right outsi our doorstep. rain rain and more rain going to be jus the kind of day you need to take a nap and not do anything. >> yes and if you do need to do anythiaybe get out early in the morning. still a lot to talk about tonight. still raining o there. very heavy showers now situated a little further to the north of the beltway and east. starting to see thing light up. a lot of moving parts. here's the deal. we do have a flood warning now in effect. extended north. evyone in light green is under flood warning. flash flood warning is for parts montgomery. see there frederick just added as i'm going down. alexandria under a flash flood warning. copious amounts of rain coming down very quickly a accumulating very fast. take a look at accumulations so far. rain down towards charles county. see the red. you can ao pretty much say that's about six and a half to seven inches of rain. all the way into prince william. we head out north of the district into montgomery county. 6.4 inches of rain. future cast tomorrow

the faa says the pilot reported engine problems just before the crash and was trying to have back to the airport when the plane went down in an area between truckee and the northstar ski resort. calfire now says all three people on board suffered serious injuries. we are working to learn more about the reason for the crash. as soon as we get more information, we will bring it to you. >>> coming up, the oakland a's hoping to pack the fans against the san francisco giants this weekend. coming up, the move they are making for the first time in a long time. >>> a familiar summer pattern with fog in the morning that burns off, and in some cases we have pretty hot days. let's bring in steve to talk about the bay area whether any microclimate. >> is there a baseball game tonight? >> there might be. >> there might be is true because there is ray not far away. it is really hot and humid. -- rain not far away. is really hot and humid. it doesn't look like it could watch a game out, but there is still the possibility of rain, and man is it hot. this is what it feels like, 96 degrees. you can bu

the helicopter pilot got in trouble for putting up the faa. andelicopters are sensible to things going through the bladesn he was a lot of trouble for that. since then, having been on-camera in oklahoma city, as we. >> we can shoot from miles ouaw. >> yus look at how dan it looks like. >> no thanks. not in the helicopter. i tend to be more ground-brmed, as s chasing goes. >>> around our fair city this rning. we have a zero% chance of in. that goes for today and for tomorrow. enjoy it, everybody. the humidity vacation that moved in, we keep that for today and tomorrow, as well. this little storm right here will pinwheel its way east. this o off ofhe coast, that's is a huge ridge of high pressure. it's a little farther to the north of bermuda and it will be a blockineather pattern. starting on saturday, the rain chances are back in the forecast. and we're leaving them in there st until that pattern eaks down. that could be saturday, sunday, and a the way until next week. temperatures are in the 60s in most of w thetern suburbs. just a flawless d

it is due to the city's annual fireworks show, after the faa objected to the show. last november, federal officials cited fireworks as a risk to takeoff and landing. >> we have worked with the faa to close our two runways for a 30 minute period beginning at 9:30 pm. >> reporter: the airport spokesperson says they were conversations about moving the show, but closing the runway was the better option. >> they determined that discovery meadows was the right place. we are the 10th largest city in the u.s. whatever we can do to bring our community together on such an important day. >> reporter: during the day on the fourth of july, travelers were scrambling to catch flights and connections out of town. airport officials say three commercial flights will be impacted by the closers. >> i am glad to get out of here before that. i do not want to be delayed here at the airport. >> reporter: there is also concern about motorists being safe on the roadway. >> generally when people are traveling on the freeway, they will come to a stop. >> reporter: he says motorists have their

. —— the faa.e—grown players in recent years, they got a lot of things right too. the krishna saint george's park a few yea r5 the krishna saint george's park a few years ago several years ago seems to be paying dividends. they began last year and england the only second country ever to win both principal youth age groups. —— creation of saint george's park. now they have gone to the semi—final of they have gone to the semi—final of the senior men's world cup. they are doing well in win in of football. they want to take some of the lessons that were here and apply it to the women's him as well. the fa hope to make this breed as well —— hopes this will breed more participation. perhaps this will have the same effect as the... they also have good knowledge in a time of premier league club power and the fa ct of premier league club power and the fact that called tournaments in premier league and champions league, you get the feeling that the sense that it had damage in the national football. but this

small device described as toy didn't prevent planes from taking off or landing but faa forbids use of drones at airport. often too small to be detected by air traffic controllers. officials are trying to track down the drone's owner. >>> friday morning in london. president trump and first lady will soon be having tea with queen elizabeth. tonight attended a gala near oxford. joined by british prime minister theresa may and her husband. trip comes with protests across the united kingdom, staged a noisy gathering in regent's park in london where they're staying. tens of thousands are expected to march just a few hours from now. >>> still ahead, turned life around after spending 20 years in prucison for violent crime, w faces deportation. help he needs from governor brown to stay in the u.s. >>> also the rescue mission is over but hollywood wants to make sure the story lives on. cave rescue in thailand will be made into a movie. >>> storm ranger mobile doppler radar is showing showers near fremont and back to redwood city. tracking it, what's left for morning commute in about seven minut

the slow to a stop is due to the city's annual fireworks show, this after the faa objected to the showeral officials cited fireworks as a safety risk to take offs and landings. >> we have worked with the faa to close our two runways for a 30-minute period beginning at 9:30. >> reporter: the airport spokesman says initially there were conversations about moving the show but closing the runways turned out to be the better option. >> the mayor brought everybody together, looked at other potential venues. they determined that this is the right place. we are the tenth largest city in the u.s. you know, whatever we can to bring our community together on such an important day. >> reporter: during the day on the 4th of july, mineta's travelers were scrambling to catch flights and connections out of town. airport officials say three commercial flights will be impact by the runway closures. >> i'm very glad to get out of here before that because i do not want to be delayed at the airport. >> it can be unsafe. people are traveling on the freeways so actually will come to a stop. >> reporter: chp

the faa is refusing to regulate airline seating. responding to a court order, the agency said evacuation tests prove there is enough room to maneuver despite consumer complaints about cramped quarters. the group, flyersrights.org, challenged the faa. >>> new revelation about thebet stories. >> reporter: people exposed to paint, vanish and other solvents are more likely to develop multiple sclerosis. the risk was highest for smoker exposed to the solvents. exposure to folic acid in the womb may be linked to less mental illness in adults. eating fortified greens during pregnancy could protect babies from illnesses such as schizophrenia and autism. and do ivf treatments raise a woman's risk of ovarian cancer? researchers in denmark tracks throughout of women who gave birth using ivf found no link. those are some of the day's top health stories. >>> good morning, everybody. warriors have a brand any signing and i'm not talking about demarcus cousins. don't look it up. put your phones down. just hang on. i'll tell how it is. that, and, b

this year the faa had concerns about the risk to aircraft. from 9:30 pm-10 pm there were no takeoffs or landings. their poor sister commercial flights were affected. >>> travis air force base was planning a new high-tech firework display for it celebration. the event had to be rescheduled for tomorrow because of high winds and fire concerns. the show includes 500 drones with tiny l.e.d. lights synchronized to music. they say it is an environmentally friendly or version of a firework display. this technology could replace the traditional fourth of july firework show that we are used to seeing. >> it is something with a lot of wildfire -- wildfires and high winds that could equate faster. it is something that is green and repeatable. >>> the light show can be seen up to three miles away. >>> there was high driver at the statue of liberty this fourth of july. a woman climbed the pedestal to protest the separation of migrant families. the island was evacuated on one of its disease days of the year's during the four hour standoff. officers try to

the faa made the recommendation to protect pilots from the blinding lights in the sky. also this was the show they are protecting pilots from. the show in downtown san jose. lasted for 20 minutes. once the fireworks and smoke cleared, flights resumed at the airport. >>> a perfect night for fireworks. the fog stayed away at san francisco's water front. crowds had a great view of the fireworks. kpix 5's betty yu with a look at the big night. >> reporter: there are lot of excited, happy people around here because this year there wasn't a bad spot here at pier 39 a catch the show. a 4th of july made for a spectacular fireworks show. >> i feel good. i could see good. it is really nice out tonight. >> very patriotic. festive colors. >> reporter: in year's year's past fog almost blanked the entire viewing area -- >> tonight we got lucky. >> i brought the luck. >> we are warm. yeah. >> reporter: tourists and locals dressed warm and showed their patriotic colors and the fireworks did their part. what do you think of the show? >> pretty cool. >> reporter: leading up to the show t

the faa was going to cancel the show at discovery meadow. planes can't take off or land from 9:30 to 10 tonight but the airport will be open still. >>> high winds are postponing a high-tech 4th of july show at travis a fore base. -- air force base. five00 drones equipped with l.e.d. lights will replace the traditional fireworks display this year. the officials made the switch because of concerns about fire danger. intel is collaborating with the base to put on the show and postponed it today due to the weather but they plan to do it tomorrow. how cool. >> yeah. >> would be impressive and doing it in san jose where they don't get strong winds, at travis, they're known for breezy conditions. we do have clouds hanging over the coast still. they haven't left the beaches alone. they want to hang out with the vacationers, it looks like. we're dealing with cloudy condition says today. this low brigs in a lot of the cloud cover. that is what is going to come t clouds will be back mid-50s. around the bay for the 4th of july in places like san francis

. >>> happening now on our twitter the faa not cracking down on legroom on passenger jets.ing people are bigger today and can't evacuate planes as quickly. they say it poses no immediate safety issues to pose nee regulations. we'll be back in a moment. tomor for the )4th ) - across the bay area. including: kari )s updated forecast overnight. plus: changes one south bay city )s making to the way you report illegal fireworks... after last year )s debacle. )today in the bay ) 4:30 to 7. handing out punishment. >>> as you know 49ers star ruben foster dodged major legal issues in court, but he's still handed out punishment. foster will be suspended without pay for the first two games of the upcoming season. last year he pled no contest to misdemeanor charges. he faced far more charges after he was accused of beating up his girlfriend. those charges were dropped after she recanted her story in the courtroom. >>> it seems weed watchers are predicting a marijuana shortage in california. it'll happen in just a few weeks because new state regulations just kicked in and a lot of dispe

the faa was worried about airplanes flying overhead and between 9:30 in 10:00 p.m., there were no takeoffs or landings and three commercial flights were affected. the chp was looking for drivers who might be watching the fireworks show while driving. >> you are traveling at 65 miles per hour on the freeway and that is the expected speed. you come to a complete stop and you are not paying attention, your focus is to the front of the side, it creates a very dangerous situation. >> part of highway 87 through downtown san jose was briefly closed during the show to make sure drivers didn't stop to watch the show. >>> one of the biggest legal fireworks shows was launched from barges on san francisco day -- bay. ♪ as mark mentioned, the fog cleared just in time and there was a total of 10,000 separate pyrotechnic effects all set to music, as usual. people came from around northern california to see the spectacular show. the big question, will the fog block the view and this year, you can see the answer was, not at all. some said it was a family tradition and others, it was their first time and al

in an unusual move the airport shutdown the runway for a half hour between 9:30 and 10:00, and the faa making sure that the legal shows like this don't make trouble for the planes departing or arriving into san jose. >>> that is a nice i saw littin way, but it was perfect. >> and it was really nice. i am tired and i think that we all are, and carrie is the only one who had a long night and went to bed. >> i missed it all and i said, i have seen them bef report. >> and i'm the party op. and the weather is about to warm up. you can see the low clouds hovering over the city and we will see it most of the day today with the temperatures now already ranging from 60 degrees in san francisco to 49 in napa to 59 degrees in san jose and 52 in morgan hill as you are ready to head out the door. heading to the the fruit veil, b.a.r.t. is going to be seeing 50s and then clearing out to oakland where we will see 73, and 83 in san jose. we will still keep some 60s in half moon bay, and napa is going to reach up to 84 degree, and 90 in concord. you see the temperatures are all over the place. that wil

. >> faa investigators issued warning notices and fined the school citing failed preflight inspections and insufficient maintenance. tonight, questions about why two more planes have now crashed. tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> tonight, the coast guard in hawaii is warning of more potentially dangerous lava bomb explosions on and off the big island. it comes after molten rock comes slamming down onto a tour boat injuring more than two dozen people on board. miguel almaguer has that moment of impact. >> reporter: just after sunrise, the fireball exploded out of the ocean. terror and panic rattling a tour boat, as flaming rocks showered >> we can hear the rocks hit the boat and people yelling. >> reporter: 23 injured, the most serious, a broken femur. >> we all thought at some point we could die here. >> reporter: steve monahan was aboard the sightseeing expedition off the big island when a basketball sized lava ball went through the air punching a hole through the roof. >> we didn't know how big, how strong, was it going to sink the boat or catch it on fire. >> reporter: with la

. >>> the faa rejecting the idea of setting minimum standards as a safety measure. now a group called flyers rights was fighting for more. and larger these days and the planes are cramped. that makes it difficult to evte and the ys it sees no immediate safety issues that requires new regulations. and also cited recent accidents -- in which passengers were able to evacuate. entity and some plans, it is as tight as 20 inches. >>> the football team in oakland is one step closer to getting their championship ring. back in december you might remember the lawyers with the team 42-12 to be -- the consecutive trophy. but the donations are being collected yesterday. they donated $1000 to the cause. >>> the time is 4:57 am, he is going to try to win his 11th contest. it is a fourth of july tradition. if you can eat the most hotdogs in 10 minutes un. and he scarfed down 72 hotdogs. >> the competition will be there and it will be warm. there's a heat wave going on and i will be spreading like a beast and i'm going to have fun. is the fourth of july and i'm willing to push mysel

once the fire department makes the blding secure then the faa will go inside and try to find the aircraft. >> tonight we are working to learn who was killed and how many people were on he helicopter. the latest developments tomorrow on news 4 today. >>> after a monsoon, rescuers in thailand are trying to figure out how the rain erimpacted wat cavels inside the flooded the nightmare is over for four boys but eight other boys and their coach are still stuck. the next rescue phase could start a any moment. bill neely is in thailand with n the challges they are facing. >> reporter: for one small boy the end of a nightmare. it's a moment many feared would never come. they have battled through this, swirling water, narrow passage way. commanders chose the strongest boys first. they told divers they were ready. this is d-day said the hmmander. weave to act now. the rescue began at 10:00 local time this morning. ten divers t reachhe cave and attaching two boys each one to two divers. less than eight hours after it started the boys emerged. two hours later a second pair. four were free. on diver t

multiple agencies including the faa and ntsb werot yet able to say if the person who died was in the helicopter ground. the investigation is ongoing. >>> wildfires continue to ravage the western part of the country. in california governor jerry brown declared a state of emergency after one person died in a fire near the border of oregon. and in santa barbara county nearly 30 structures were destroyed after a fire broke out over the weekend be. among them, 13 homes. and making matters worse, triple digit temperatures with dry conditions and high winds fanning the flames. some relief from the stifling heat is expected this weekend. >>> we can only hope. nbc meteorologist bill karins joining us now. >> over the weekend we went into it watching beryl out in the atlantic and now we have chris. chris formed through the early morning hours yesterday and now it's up to a strong tropical it has a good cecoming it's mostly a wave and rip current threat. south southeast of cape hat t hatteras. they expect to be over hurricanes and then it takes it safely off the east coach. large waves and we'l

the faa says it's a single engine plane that took off shortly after 7:30 this morning.the pilot reportedmber of crews ( james ) a big story we are following... new details are emerging in the amazing survival and rescue of angela hernandez. she is the oregon woman who crashed her car off a cliff in big sur and survived for 7 days before she was found. kron 4's rob fladeboe has the latest. steve bernal/monterey county sheriff "....angela is an amazing young woman..... monterey county sheriff steve bernal is talkng about 23-year-old angela hernandez, of portland, oregon, who is recovering in the hopsital after driving her car off a 200 foot cliff in big sur. steve bernal "....she has a brain hemmorhage, she has broken ribs and a shoulder injury..."hernandez and her battered jeep were discovered by hikers on a remote beach near the intersection of highway one and thenaciamiento- fergusson road.steve bernal "....she in great spirits but she's anxious to get out of the hospital. she will have a long recovery because she basically survived on water..." on facebook, hernandez wrote how she foun

. > e faa is investigatinpeople d the plane went down 7 clon 40 -- 7:40 this morning a mile east of the truckee t. not far away from the north star golf resort. it crashed moments after taking off from the truckee airport. and investigators say the pilot reported engine problems just before this crash and was trying to head back to the airport. the placer county sheriff's office says there were three people on board that plane along with two fatalities. one person suffered serious injuries. >>> police make headway in a investigation. coming up an update on the attack of two teens a month ago. >> a mother's grief turning into action. her relentless quest to find her son's killer. >> and at a mother my work is never done. i am his mother regardless ♪ ♪ ♪ raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens ♪ ♪ bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens ♪ ♪ brown paper packages tied up with strings ♪ ♪ these are a few of my favorite things ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ these are a few of my favorite things ♪ this is long distance with the tbest wifi experience,ng distance relationship. plus the most free shows to stre

the faa is investigating. >>> a dublin man died in an accident in the water. he was sucked under water by a pipe in the delta year stockton and drowned. juliette goodrich reports that his family is demanding that more be done to warn people about the hidden danger. >> reporter: carlos tovar was untangling a ski line when he was sucked under by an irrigation line in the delta. his wife and friends tried to pull him back on board. >> unfortunately, there was no amount of human power that could have overcome the force coming from that pipe. >> reporter: these irrigation pipes are scattered throughout channels in the delta near agricultural land. they pump water out of the delta to crops. >> those pumps have a tremendous amount of force and thresucking in thousands of gallons of water and pumping it out into other areas. >> reporter: some of our waterways are use for recreation and for agriculture and in those areas, there are pumping stations. those are areas the public should not go into. but they have access by certain waterways. >> you can see it's an oddball

the faa and ntsb will investigate. >>> "the new york times" reports world health officials were stunned a resolution to encourage breast-feeding. the times says delegates expected a quick and easy passage. the resolution was based on decades of research showing the benefits of breast milk. they said the u.s. pushed instead for the interest of companies that make infant formulas and even threatened companies that wouldn't go ahead. >>> "sports illustrated" says a fight broke out at an amateur basketball game in the atlanta. cell phone video shows several players attacking an official who can be seen laying on the court. other officials rush over and the violence escalates. for ensaiting the fight. local police are investigating. >>> massachusetts live says the jetblue crew saved a french bulldog during the flight. the couple noticed darcy was struggling to believe on a flight from florida to worcester last week. they say his tongue was blue. the crew brought over a small oxygen tank and mask. the couple wrote a letter to jetblue thanking the crew. >>> still ahead, obama care takes a hit,