the motor coach was carrying high school students and they were traveling to humboldt state university. there has been a lot of discussion about the fact it was part of a convoy of three us buses. -- three buses. the other buses already arrived at humboldt state university. there are a number of fatalities and injuries that occurred in this crash. the ntsb does not determine the cause or manner of fatalities or injuries. to get more information about this let me direct you to information related to fatealties, the -- fatalities, the humboldt state university police chief, and family assistance and support is being provided by the american red cross. the ntsb has a go team here investigating this accident. the investigator in charge has 22 years of experience. and his teams will be examining six different areas. they include highway features and design. human performance. the two motor carriers, survival factors, the vehicle. and fire safety. in addition to the investigators here on scene we also have family assistance specials, they are here to provide support to the family members and

unified school district headed to humboldt state university to tour the college.on board the bus, 44 students, this is just a horrific scene out there. the chp's major accident investigation team is going through the scene now trying to figure out why that fedex truck veered off the southbound lanes into the northbound lanes. we're also told by the chp according to witnesses they believe the bus driver honked or tried to swerve at the last second. so at this hour, they believe i-5 will be closed down till about 7:00 a.m. tomorrow morning while they continue their investigation and try and figure out exactly what caused that fedex driver to veer off the southbound lanes. in or land, i'm richard sharp, back to you. >> thank you. na net miranda is also with us. so hard to digest the story. these were high school students on spring break for a college tour. >> that's right. the students were headed to humboldt state university for tomorrow's spring preview day, prospective students. we believe they may be disadvantaged students who would be the first in their family t

headed through the town of orland to visit humboldt state university. the c-h-p plans to investigate what happened throughout the night. humboldt state university released a statement after the crash tonight -- saying quote. our hearts go out to those who have been affected, and we are here to support them, and their families, in any way possible. fed-ex *also released a statement tonight -- saying -- quote -- "our thoughts and prayers are with everyone involved in the tragic accident on i-5 in california. we are cooperating fully with authorities as they investigate." several people took to twitter and other social media to post pictures of the crash and its aftermath. you're looking at some of those here. witnesses on the scene say emergency workers were on hand to help the walking wounded, to a transport bus. they say the area also had a strong smell of burned rubber and hot asphalt for hours after the crash. pam -- the n-t-s-b is sending a team to orland to investigate the crash. they are expected to arrive in the morning. again -- nine people are de

most of them students on their way to visit humboldt state university and attend spring preview day. >> we have 48 people on board, 44 students and three chaperones and one driver. >> reporter: the university president issued a statement saying in part, humboldt state university is deeply saddened by a tragic accident that occurred involving a charter bus filled with prospective students. our hearts go out to those who have been affected and we are here to support them and their families in any way possible. just the sight of the wreckage of the burned and twisted metal was a shock to many who live in the area. >> i went outside and everything was in flames already. >> only like three blocks from us from our house. so, yeah, sad. >> reporter: some dead, others injured, mostly students who were just looking towards the future. investigators are wondering you know why did that fedex driver cross over on to oncoming traffic? i want to point out one thing to you. if you look here, you notice that most freeways typically have a cement or concrete divide. but if you look this one just has -

from the scene, many of them clearly injured. .most of them students on their way to visit humboldt state university's and attend the spring preview day. "we have 48 people on board: 44 students, three chaperones, and one driver." the university president issued a statement, reading in part, ""humboldt state university is deeply saddened by a tragic accident that occurred. involving a charter bus filled with prospective students." "our hearts go out to those who have been affected, and we are here to support them, and their families, in any way possible." just the sight of the wreckage, of the burned and twisted metal, was a shock to many who live in the area. "i went outside, and everything was on flames"a lot of people screaming and yelling for help." "it's only like three blocks from us, from our house. yeah. sad." .some dead, others injured.mostly students who were just looking toward the future. i'm andrew spencer, reporting. quarterback colin kaepernick has been training in miami for two weeks. the same location where he's being investigated by police for his actions with a woman. rumors have sw

the bus was carrying los angeles high school students to humboldt state university for a college visit. >> this time we don't know whether the fedex driver had fallen asleep, whether he experienced a mechanical failure with his vehicle, or whether there was a separate collision on the southbound side that caused him to lose control. >> reporter: the crash killed five students, three chaperones and the drivers of the bus and the semi. dozens of others suffered cuts, burns and broken bones. many students escaped through a window and ran for their lives before hearing the explosion and seeing the bus burst into flames. >> i just kind of see black, but there's fire at the front of the bus. it's crushed in the front. >> reporter: jeremy lockett was driving on i-5 and pulled over to take these foes photos. >> you could feel the heat from the flames like you were standing next to it. >> reporter: smoke could be seen for miles. investigators spent the night here trying to figure out why the truck crossed into oncoming traffic. >> investigators will use sophisticated surveying and mapping equip

those students were headed to humboldt state university.ng for a campus tour when a fed-ex truck slammed right into their bus. ten people were killed. coming up for you in two minutes we'll give you an update on the investigation and also take a closer look at how the community is rallying around those injured kids this morning. stay tuned for that. >>> it's friday morning. april 11th. >> the 11th. yeah. >> i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. >>> we're gonna have a nice weekend, steve? >> a little cooler saturday and then warmer on sunday. dealing with a lot of cloud cover. the fog will be on the increase. the higher clouds will move out. but there is a low approaching and that will keep some partly cloudy skies going. 73 in san jose. started off cloudy to mostly cloudy. 54. there's definitely breaks in there. some areas getting some sun if you don't have the fog. 56, livermore. 51, san francisco. 49, though, still santa rosa. a little bit cooler in novato ex51. napa was 49. now they are 51. napa airport, i should say. the low is right th

high school seniors on a trip to visit the campus of humboldt state university in northern california. the school released a statement on their website that reads in part, humboldt state university is deeply saddened by a tragic accident that occurred earlier this evening involving a charter bus filled with perspective students. our hearts go out to those who have been affected. and we are here to support them and their families in any way ssible. the accident is under investigation. frances coe, nbc news. >> fedex released a statement overnight saying in part, quote, our thoughts and prayers are with everyone involved in the tragic accident on i-5 in california. we are cooperating fully with authorities as they investigate. >>> this morning, a window into the horrifying moments when a vicious attack unfolded at a pennsylvania high school. >> we're going ing getting a c reporting a person with a knife. >> we've got multiple victims here. the suspect is in custody but we need help. we have victims all over the ground. >> that suspect alex hribal remains behind bars. he remains behind b

a college preview weekend at humboldt state university in air kay do on the coast. in air -- arcada on the coast. >> seconds after a truck collided with a bus full of high school students, calls to 9-1-1 began flooding in. >> just saw a very, very large explosion and fireball. >> 43 students were heading to humboldt state for a college visit on thursday afternoon when the fed ex tractor-trailer crossed the median. 10 people were killed in the fiery crash. five students, both drivers and three chaperons on the bus. 18-year-old harley hoit was doing homework when the accident happened. >> people were screaming and there was all of this commotion. i said what? and looked up. the bus driver slams on the brakes and it is like a loud screeching noise and i will never forget it. within a split second, boom, smoke was filling the bus. the fed ex truck was on fire. >> hoit has been reunited with his family. 18-year-old miles hill of mount washington remains hospitalized with serious burns and a broken collar bone. >> absolute total terror and helplessness because i couldn't

area and was going to visit humboldt state university. the president of the cal state system said the victims would have been the first in their families to attend college. >> we're doubly saddened by the fact many of them are first generation and students from low income who have done all of the right academic things and had their dream of going to humboldt take state taken away. >> of the ten people killed, five were students, three chaperons, the other victims, the drivers of the bus and the big rig. more than 30 people were rushed to various hospitals after the crash. some of them with serious burns. many survivors say they kicked out windows to escape the burning bus. >> the coroner in glenn county said because many of those victims were badly turned, it may take some time to positively identify them. the chp also said they are still looking for witnesses in this case. anyone who may have been driving in that area and saw what happened in the moments before that truck lost control. we're live this afternoon in the newsroom, alex savi

there were 46 passengers on the bus, high school seniors on a trip to visit the campus of humboldt state university in northern california. the school released a statement that reads in part, humboldt state university is deeply saddened by a tragic accident that occurred earlier this evening involving a charter bus with prospective students. we are here to support them and their families in any way possible. the accident is under investigation. >> now if fedex released a statement saying, our thoughts and prayers are with everyone involved in the tragic accident on i-5 in california. we are cooperating fully with authorities as they investigate." >>> also this morning a window into the horrifying moments a vicious attack happened at a pennsylvania high school. >> we're getting a call reporting one individual has a knife. we have multiple victims here. we need ambulances here as soon as possible. the suspect is in custody but we need to help. we have victims all over the ground. >> 16-year-old alex hribal remains behind bars. he's charged as an adult pr slashing and stab 2g 1 people and a skurlt gua

a college preview weekend at humboldt state university in air kay do on the coast. in air -- arcada on the coast. >> seconds after a truck collided with a bus full of high school students, calls to 9-1-1 began flooding in. >> just saw a very, very large explosion and fireball. >> 43 students were heading to humboldt state for a college visit on thursday afternoon when the fed ex tractor-trailer crossed the median. 10 people were killed in the fiery crash. five students, both drivers and three chaperons on the bus. 18-year-old harley hoit was doing homework when the accident happened. >> people were screaming and there was all of this commotion. i said what? and looked up. the bus driver slams on the brakes and it is like a loud screeching noise and i will never forget it. within a split second, boom, smoke was filling the bus. the fed ex truck was on fire. >> hoit has been reunited with his family. 18-year-old miles hill of mount washington remains hospitalized with serious burns and a broken collar bone. >> absolute total terror and helplessness because i couldn't

a college previewhumboldtnd at humboldt state university in air kay do on the coast. in air -- -- arcada on the coast. >> seconds after a truck collided with a bus full of high school students, calls to 9-1-1 began flooding in. >> just saw a very, very large explosion and fireball. >> 43 students were heading to humboldt state for a college visit on thursday afternoon when the fed ex rossed the crossed the median. 10 people were killed in the fiery crash. five students, both drivers and three chaperons on the bus. 18-year-old harley hoit was doing homework when the accident happened. >> people were screaming and there was all of this commotion. i said what? and looked up. the bus driver slams on the brakes and it is like a loud screeching noise and i will never forget it. within a split second, boom, smoke was filling the bus. the fed ex truck was on fire. >> hoit has been reunited with his family. 18-year-old miles hill of mount washington remains hospitalized with serious burns and a broken collar bone. >> absolute total terror and helplessness because i couldn't ge

a college preview weekend at humboldt state university.nvestigators will review whether a stretch of freeway should have had a barrier in the median. >>> we are learning more about the moments leading up to the horrific bus crash that killed the students and staff. going to humboldt state university. the wreckage is again. and now friends and family are sharing memories of the ten victims, and the ntsb is pouring through records. >>> the last charred and mangled remnantses of the terrible collision have been cleared from this california highway and taken away. they are now the subject of intense examination by government investigators that could take months. >> we'll be looking at a lot of factors related to the human, everything from training to medical conditions, work rest schedule, the machine, the vehicle, the last inexpenses, maintenance. >> mo, my god. >> this home video shows the raking inferno that followed the collision, engulfing beth vehicles in deadly flames. >> people started screaming, and the bus driver slams on the brakes

the bus was filled with high humboldt state university.rom l-a school district officials who are trying to figure out which students went on the trip since it was not organized by the >> we are very saddened by this, this is very tragic. we have three groups investigating the crash site. we are born to meet with parents and speak with other students. we are focused on getting these children back to l.a.. we have students at four different hospitals. we are working carefully that we get them properly taken care of. >> mark: a national transportation safety board team of highway crash experts left on a flight this morning headed to orland. their first priority is to process the scene and talk to any witnesses. and then examine every piece of pater associated with the crash. >> this is critical for us and we have to collect a lot of information that goes away quickly. >> mark: stay with kron four on air and online for continuing coverage of the orland bus crash. we have video and pictures on our web site. we'll also provide you with the very

a student at pacif cuhigh and he was on his way to humboldt state university. was just accepted there and planning to tour the campus. the very latest here in ontario. >> let's hope his recovery goes well. thanks, reggie. >>> also happening today, suspended state senator leland yee back in a san francisco courtroom. >> where new charges could be announced in that case. "today in the bay" christie smith live in san francisco why that could mean new travels for the state senator. good morning. >> good morning, to you, laura. you know, on top of the charges we anyhow about in this alleged scheme, now federal prosecutors say they may add racketeering and see more defendants. right now there are 29 of, including state senator leland yee that will leave from his sunset district home heading back to court this morning. prosecutors aren't saying whether they plan to add the charges against yee himself. the state senator is accused of conspiring to traffic guns and public corruption due to a lengthy undercover federal investigation. he did plead not guilty, though, earl

accepted to humboldt state university. of course, humboldt state is the university that was actually shipping, moving folks pant the state. people from underserved, low-income communities trying to get them to be able to experience college life. obviously the chancellor telling me it was quite a blow, the entire community trying to grieve and move on. but they are going to continue with that program. it's such a positive for what it's doing for the people around. sam brock live from ntsb press conference, more coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you very much. take a look at this. investigators have begun poring over the crash site to figure out what went wrong. they'll also be looking at the safety records of the companies involved in the crash. investigative reporter elise kirchner has been looking at those records already. what have you learned? >> reporter: fed ex has been cited more than 600 times for unsafe driving in the last two years. digging through public records we've discovered the company has been involved in

an engaged couple, they met while at humboldt state university and were along as chaperones. friends and family say they had been dating for a while before getting engaged in paris last december. there is an outpouring of support and grief on their facebook pages. >>> we're's also following the fate of twins on separate buses. they are rarely apart, but this time they were separate. her twin has not been heard from since the crash. the family is awaiting word from the coroner. hearing the phone ring is agony. >> you are terrified that it might be bad news. it's horrible. the. >> both sisters were accepted to several colleges but wanted to go to the same school. they even skipped their prom which is set for tonight so they can take the tour of humboldt state together. >> so what led to this mangled mess on this highway. investigators are poring over the crash site but are looking at safety records of the companies involved. what have you found so far? >> investigators will be looking at several factors including, did the fed ex driver fall asleep at the while, did he lose cont

humboldt state university posted this statement on their website saying, arzola is remembered by colleagues at humboldt state for his passionate commitment to helping low income and first generation students get into college. campus community extends its deepest condolences to his family and friends. words can't express our sadness and we are here to support them in any way possible." arzola's family and friends of course grieving his sudden and unexpected loss this evening. >>> students at el monte high school in southern california are fearing the worst about 12th grader adrian castro. a sign outside the school says rest in peace. that 18-year-old is among the students missing from the accident. his parents flew to sacramento this morning to give dental records to the coroner. >>> another missing victim is 17-year-old marissa seratto from riverside on the trip with her twin sister but her twin was on another bus. remember, there were three. and she arrived safely at humboldt. marissa's brother says the family hasn't slept since learning about the crash on the news and they heard that at t

bus was headed to humboldt state university carrying high school students to campus preview event. says taken to area hospitals. chp also just announced that i-5 near or land expected to be closed until approximately 7:00 a.m. tomorrow. terrible tragedy in northern california tonight. stay with us we'll bring you more on the breaking story on 7 news at 11:00 over on channel 7. we are following it very closely. on twitter at this site. >>> well now to the courtroom scandal involving state senator leland yeechlt one of the defendants in the case raymond slim boy chow claims he's innocent. convicted felon with state senator yee are both facing charges tonight as part of a political corruption case. vick lee is on the story. >>reporter: raymond shrimpp boy chow attorney says the fbi investigation came out of hollywood. that they were all fake charges designed toen snare chow. >> he has been a target for a decade. and stuz nothing, nothing has ever wrist tone a level of criminal activity. no no no. stop doing illegal stuff. >>reporter: the attorney read quotes from the fbi affidavit. qu

humboldt state university. that's when they were killed in the crash. michael made the trip several times. >> he made trips to recruit because he was an alumni. after graduation and would become chaperones in order to give back. he helped the community. all the kids. some on this block are at humboldt because of my son. >> he worked as a therapist for children with autism. relatives and friends say michael and madison were an inspiring couple. >> they made me believe in so many things. i remember the beginning process of them courting, their courtship and michael talking about their engagement and looking at rings and getting very excited about parenting so they really made you believe in true love. >> the family tells us michael and madison had been planning to get married next year. amy powell. abc7 news. in south los angeles. >> crash survivors rookies left this thank you poster at the red cross chapter on thursday. it thanked the workers who helped with the accident. one said i can't imagine if we didn't have your help. >> three people are recoverin

the bus was loaded with students headed to humboldt state university for a college tour. the cause determining the exact cause of the crash -- rather the investigation determining the exact cause of the crash could take months. >>> and now to our continuing coverage of the teenager who stowed away on the flight from san jose to hawaii. we're hearing from his birth mother this morning who is in a refugee camp in ethiopia asking for help being reunited with her son. the 15-year-old snuck on to a plane to hawaii over the weekend with the intention of heading to africa after learning his biological mother was not dead as he had been told but that she was alive. the woman told voice of america that she's sorry her son risked his life to try to find her and she said her dream is to live with her children in the united states. the boy's father allegedly took the three children from ethiopia and brought them to california without her knowledge a decade ago. >>> inspired by hollywood, but opposed by neighbors, a south bay home in the historic neighborhood is getting a colorful fac

ten people were killed, including five high school students on their way to tour humboldt state university. they'll use vehicles similar to those in the crash to analyze issues such as speed, braking and visibility. we'll provide updates throughout the day. >>> a south bay woman has filed a class action lawsuit against pier one imports claiming she was forced to take unpaid leave because she was pregnant. she works as a sales associate in south san jose. her doctor told her not to climb ladders or lift over 15 pounds, and the store responded placed her on light duty and forced her to take leave months before her due date. >> shocked and hurt because i've been such a loyal dedicated employee for the company two years. i figured they had some kind of policy for pregnancy. it wasn't just eight weeks and you're out the door. >> according to her attorney, pier one has a policy of putting pregnant women on light duty for a maximum of eight weeks and then automatically places them on unpaid leave if they continue to need accommodations. so far pier one has not commented. >>> city council has vote

the bus was carrying 44 southern california high school students to humboldt state university at the time. five students died, as did three adult chaperones and the drivers of the fed ex truck and charter bus. investigators were at the scene yesterday, and they re-created the d crash.trying te out what caused this tragedy. kron-4's scott rates was there.and reports from orland. >>anny: we are back. starting off with an update from erica. what's going to be like today carry it? >>erica: klay conditions expected for the rest of the day and a girl looking at pretty nice weather. a lot of '70s to look forward to. started things off from our rules camera over rock here conditions just a few clouds along the coast line as far temperatures have been known to upper '40's and low 50s daly city 49. 52 degrees currently in pleasanton. futurecast for tracking the rest of your morning. you can see and to the 9:00 hour looks like most locations will be well into the 50s take a look at what happens with the clock into motion by lunchtime 50s expected along the coast 60s through the heart of the bay

the high school students from schools across los angeles, were on the way to visit humboldt state university, north of sacramento. >> i just kind of see black, but there's fire in front of the bus, and it's crushed in the front pretty much, so we all start jumping up to run away. >> witnesses describe a fiery aftermath that devoured both vehicles. >> we heard a loud sonic boom at 5:00. and the house shook. the tour bus was fully engulfed in flames, and it kept popping, it was on fire. there was nothing left of the tour bus. >> the police and fire set up a triage on-site. some students walked away from the wreckage, back on the bus, bodies of the victims were draped in blankets. >> right now, the team is putting together all of the pieces of the puzzle, to find out what caused the fedex driver to crossover the median and any evasive actions that the bus driver may have taken to avoid the crash. >> that florida man suspected in a hit-and-run crash at an orlando day care has surrendered to the place. 28-year-old robert mar chado, is accused of slamming into the day care center, a 4-year-old gir

bus was carrying los angeles high school students to humboldt state university for a college visit. >> at this time, we don't know whether the fedex driver had fallen asleep, whether he experienced a mechanical failure with his vehicle or whether there was a separate collision on the southbound side that caused him to lose control. >> reporter: the crash killed five students, three chaperones and the drivers of the bus and truck. dozens of others had cuts, burns and broken bones. many students ran for their lives through a window before hearing the explosion and seeing the bus burst into flames. >> i just kind of see black, but there's fire at the front of the bus. it's crushed in the front. >> reporter: jeremy lockett was driving on i-5 and pulled over to take these photos. >> you could feel the heat from the flames like you have were standing next to it. i have never seen anything like that. >> reporter: smoke from the explosion and fire could be seen for miles. investigator spent the night here trying to figure out why the truck cross need oncoming traffic. >> investigators will us

the high school students were on their way to visit humboldt state university north of sacramento. >>nd i just kind of see black, but there's fire at the front of the bus. it's crushed in the front pretty much. so we all start jumping up to run away. >> we heard a loud boom about 6:00 and the whole house shook. the tour bus was fully engulfed in flames. it just kept popping and booming as it was on fire. >> reporter: police and ambulances rushed to the scene setting up a triage unit on-site. some students walked away while others needed to be carried. back on the bus bodies were draped in blankets. >> they were putting together all of the pieces of the puzzle to determine what caused the driver to cross over the median and in to on coming traffic as well as any actions that the bus driver may have taken to avoid the collision. >>> the florida man suspected in that hit and run crash in an orlando day care is now in custody. he is accused of running into a car that slammed into the day care center. a 4 year old girl was killed and several other injured. witnesses say he allegedly fled t

he was on his way along with dozens of other students to tour humboldt state university. he just got accepted there. the college paid for her flight up there and ten people so far have died in this crash. she plans to be with her son. she says he's in a lot of pain in the icu and hopefully he makes a full recovery. the very latest here in ontario, california, i'm reggie kumar, back to you. >> can't imagine what that reunion will be like. thank you so much, reggie. >>> the bus carrying all those students is owned by a tour bus company silverado stages. we spoke with the company's ceo overnight, he was, as you might imagine, as devastated as anyone else. >> the most extensive actions possible to ensure the safety of every one of our passengers and all of our drivers and this is never a call that you want to get. and it's a rough night for everybody in the silverado family. >> no doubt. we checked records from the u.s. department of transportation and found the company has had just two accidents in its 27-year history. just one of those was involving a crash involving an inj

tour bus. 10 people were killed including five high school students on their way to tour humboldt state university. the chp will use vehicles similar to the ones in the crash to analyze speed, braking. >>> a major san jose intersection is back open this morning, this afternoon i should say after a car crash that left one man on life support. san jose police say the driver of a honda crv may have red a run light on coleman avenue just after midnight. officers say the driver of a black chevy suburban was going northbound when he was hit by the car traveling eastbound. both individuals were taken to the hospital where the driver of that was hit has life-threatening injuries. the other driver is in serious but stable condition. >> our traffic investigations unit will canvass and look for witnesses. if there are any witnesses they will take statements from them. right now we know they're the only two vehicles involved in the collision. >> police also say alcohol may have been a factor in that crash. >>> specially trained dogs searching the rubble at the site of a burned out bay area news station have d

humboldt state university says the students were all seniors on their way to the university spring present view day which is a recruiting event for prospective freshmen. 46 people on board it's believe were 42 students, 3 chaperone and 1 driver with north and south bound lanes of i-5 closed until total morning chp converting people to highway 99. >> thorough chp investigation taking place and expect to have that portion of i-5 closed until 7:00 o'clock tomorrow morning. now if you think you know someone on that bus there is a web site and hotline number to call. we have that information posted on our web site at abc 7 news.com. in the newsroom, abc 7 news. >>> thank you. governor brown issued a statement tonight it reads we extend our heart felt deep sympathy to the family friends loved one of those who died in the tragic accident. fedex issued a statement tonight our thoughts and prayers are everyone involved in the tragic accident on i-5 and california. we are captaining fully with authorities as they investigate. we will obviously continue to follow the story on air and on line. our bre

they were supposed to tour humboldt state university. today teri okita caught up with a passenger, a survivor now considered a hero. >> reporter: you can remember that truck coming right at you. >> yeah, yeah. >> 18-year-old miles hill was sitting near the front of the bus. the horror that followed remains vivid. >> i have really bad nightmares about it, every time i close my eyes i hear screaming, i hear boom, i see fire. >> reporter: and he saw people dying. >> i watched a person burn alive. i can never forget that. i shielded my face with my arms and i kicked out the winnow in more or lows the same instant and just booked it, 36 people made it out. 20 something of which came out through my winnow that i kicked open. >> most who escape ready now back home. miles is one of two who remains hospitalized. >> second degree burns on both my hands. and down my left side, and on the bottom of my right leg. >> reporter: when you look at the footage and you see how bad the crash was. >> it's surreal. i mean i survived a flaming bus that exploded

was carrying prospective college students from southern california, on their way to visit humboldt state university nearly three dozen other passengers were hurt. >>> new questions this morning about what may have driven a 16-year-old to allegedly go through his school on a rampage with knives, slashing and stabbing some 21 people. an fbi official tells cnn there is no evidence that alex hribal was bullied, though the official calls hribal "disaffected," this despite claims from his lawyer that some sort of bullying event might have played a role prior to this rampage. >>> all right, overseas markets right now, you guys, selling off this morning. futures here pointing slightly higher. but look, yesterday was the big story, a major wall street sell-off. the nasdaq falling the most in 2 1/2 years. the s&p and the dow also falling dramatically. the biotech sector pulling everyone else down, as did tech companies like facebook and netflix. part of this, something they call profit-taking on wall street, investors trying to cash out after markets climbed to all-time highs. they were up 30% this year. a l

. >>> a solemn night on the campus of humboldt state university. e tour bus was hit by a fedex truck on i-5. the bus was headed to humboldt state with students on a recruiting visit. >>> we have obtained 911 calls after the accident. they are chilling and frantic. >> 911 emergency. what are you reporting? >> i was in a car accident. i was on a travel bus and we crashed in to a fedex truck or truck. >> is this southbound i-5? >> i don't know where we are. >> you can hear the panic in the voice. today the chp reenacted the collision. we have video of it here. investigators ran a full-size bus and truck through different scenarios. they are trying to find any clues on how that crash happened. >>> tonight, we are investigating bay area police departments, specifically response times to burglaries. when you call 911, how long does it take for police to arrive? for some every second counts. we discovered a major difference in response times. chief investigative reporter has more. >> questions the department doesn't want to answer. we know that burglary ge

the bus was carrying 44 students from southern california to humboldt state university for a tour. >> i watched a person burn alive. i can never forget that. >> reporter: 18-year-old miles hill kicked open a window on the bus. that allowed 20 people to escape. >> i have really bad nightmares about it. every time i close my eyes i hear screaming, i hear boom, i see fire. >> reporter: all of the injured students are now out of the hospital, and the accident investigation is expected to take months. ben tracy, cbs news, los angeles. >> pelley: today, a literary giant, gabriel garcia marquez, died at his home in mexico city. the winner of the nobel prize in 1982, his appeal was worldwide, drawing comparisons to mark twain and charles dickens. through novels and short stories, gabriel garcia marquez introduced readers to latin america, which he described as "a source of insatiable creativity full of sorrow and beauty." his 1967 novel, "one hundred years of solitude," sold 50 million copies in more than 25 languages. "love in the time of cholera" was made into a movie in 2007. >> what is be

reporter: he was among the group of high school seniors on a college recruitment trip to humboldt state university. >> i broke the window and i was-- i couldn't think straight. >> reporter: seconds after some of the students escaped, the bus burst into flames. in several southern california communities, the shock is settling in for the five students who died, and their adult chaperones. among the victims-- michael myvett and his fiance mattison haywood. debra lloyd is myvett's grandmother. >> two angels to be with his love. >> yes. >> and to be with his number one angel. >> reporter: among the five students killed, marisa serrato, whose identical twin, marisol was on another bus and uninjured. authorities towed what the mangled wreckage of the bus. >> our job is not just to determine the probable cause but to issue safety recommendations so these type of accidents are prevented in the future. >> reporter: the n.t.s.b. is looking into whether a fire suppression system, one recommended but never mandated, could have made a difference. but first, he says, they need to answer the most basic question--

for >> ten people were killed in the crash including five high school students heading to humboldt state university for a tour. the victims could have chid from smoke inhalation to blunt force trauma. you can hear more of the 911 calls at ktvu.com. just go to the hot topic section in the middle of the web page. >>> time is 4:45. bart service is on schedule hours after a bart train went off the tracks near the north concord station. news chopper 2 was over the scene. officials say the train was head into a maintenance yard when it went off the tracks. no passengers were on board. this is the second time a bart train has derailed in the concord area in two months. a derailment back in february caused long delays for hundreds of passengers stranded. the derailment at the north concord bart station came on the say day that state regulators handed down a $210,000 fine. a cal osha investigation shows bart deliberately violated safety rules and the agencies simple approval policy was simple and not followed. it required work earns to take responsible. the investigation also cited bart for not supervising

. >> reporter: the tour bus was one of three headed to humboldt state university for a weekend college tour. but 200 miles short of campus in the small city of orland today, parents streamed into hospitals and shelters, desperate to find their children. 17-year-old jonathan gutierrez posted this picture so his is mom and dad would know he was alive. >> lucky i'm alive. i'm very blessed i survived. >> reporter: excited about their trip, students took pictures of their bus just before the accident. and then this, moments after. tonight, 26-year-old chaperon arthur azola has been identified among the dead. this was a trip so many young students were looking forward to, a peak into their future, now part of their past they'll never forget. miguel almaguer, nbc news, chico, california. >>> this is janet in los angeles. marissa and marasol were a mirror of each other. beyond their appearance, they shared big dreams. their bedroom dressers were lined with college acceptance letters. is they wanted to go to the same school. >> they were going to see this one. >> reporter: one of the few times

to humboldt state university thursday night for a campus for when it crashed killing five students. chevrons and the two drivers >>james: officer shot and killed a woman who attacked them with a baseball bat outside of her apartment over the weekend it happened yesterday afternoon. officers originally received a call that the woman was driving herself. when they arrived though she came all to the front door of the apartment with an aluminum baseball bat and attacked police. that's when officers opened fire. the woman died at hospitals. no i a woman is under arrest for stabbing at a jack in the box restaurants in pleasanton on sunday. police a jasmine vasquez--say jazmine stand in employee multiple times in the back and neck and took off on foot. the attack happened before it 4:00 in the morning. it would be another half-hour before the employee to hit the panic among calling police. vasquez was arrested at afternoon police identified her as the attacker. >>: a judge has temporarily adjourned the murder trial foster of the story as after the athlete started to sob while testifying. t

humboldt state university says the students were all seniors on their way to the university spring present view day which is a recruiting event for prospective freshmen. 46 people on board it's believe were 42 students, 3 chaperone and 1 driver with north and south bound lanes of i-5 closed until total morning chp converting people to highway 99. >> thorough chp investigation taking place and expect to have that portion of i-5 closed until 7:00 o'clock tomorrow morning. now if you think you know someone on that bus there is a web site and hotline number to call. we have that information posted on our web site at abc 7 news.com. in the newsroom, abc 7 news. >>> thank you. governor brown issued a statement tonight it reads we extend our heart felt deep sympathy to the family friends loved one of those who died in the tragic accident. fedex issued a statement tonight our thoughts and prayers are everyone involved in the tragic accident on i-5 and california. we are captaining fully with authorities as they investigate. we will obviously continue to follow the story on air and on line. our bre

the bus was carrying 44 students from southern california to tour humboldt state university. after the crash dozens of injured students escaped through windows before the bus caught fire. the five students, three adult chaperons and both drivers died. >> and i watched him on fire before i kicked out the window and then there were two mike owen, matt owen were engaged and they died on impact and i saw that happen. >> federal investigators will reexamine bus safety rules to see if there is a way to improve passenger safety. >>> causing safety concerns on the new bay bridge. the "sacramento bee" reporting that rust was found inside one of the chambers. the chambers are designed to prevent corrosion. the rust makes the rods and cable strands on the new span pretty vulnerable to cracking. however, a bridge spokesperson says there is no concern about corrosion. >> there's usually a lot of moisture in the air in the bay area. want to turn now to a live look outside overlooking palo alto and the cars along 101 but it is early on a monday. >> that's the thing, if you get up at 4:39 in

humboldt state university says the students were all seniors on their way to the university spring presentiew day which is a recruiting event for prospective freshmen. 46 people on board it's believe were 42 students, 3 chaperone and 1 driver with north and south bound lanes of i-5 closed until total morning chp converting people to highway 99. >> thorough chp investigation taking place and expect to have that portion of i-5 closed until 7:00 o'clock tomorrow morning. now if you think you know someone on that bus there is a web site and hotline number to call. we have that information posted on our web site at abc 7 news.com. in the newsroom, abc 7 news. >>> thank you. governor brown issued a statement tonight it reads we extend our heart felt deep sympathy to the family friends loved one of those who died in the tragic accident. fedex issued a statement tonight our thoughts and prayers are everyone involved in the tragic accident on i-5 and california. we are captaining fully with authorities as they investigate. we will obviously continue to follow the story on air and on line. our break

the students were heading to humboldt state university to tour the campus. >>> our coverage of the story will, obviously, continue all morning long. we have sam brock at the scene, peggy bunker is gathering reaction from parents. we'll check back with them in just a few minutes. when we're not on air, though, our website nbcbayarea.com is updated around the clock with latest information. >>> at 4:55. want to check that morning commute. anthony is in for mike. >> we are looking at very nice conditions as you step out the door this morning. we do have a little bit of fog across the north bay and some of the bridges. you can see as we approach the bay bridge, not looking too bad. once you get over the open waters and even across the bay bridge, the worst visibility right now across the north bay and coming through senal otherwise things do look very good. lots of green on the map approaching the bay bridge from every single direction, wide-open lanes and even as we hop over, we do have fog mixing in, earlier you can see some of the yellow and oranges popping up but right now greens coming t

the high school seniors from the los angeles area were traveling to visit humboldt state university. tim white is the university's chancellor. >> we are doubly saddened by the fact many of them are first generation and students from low income who had their dream of going to humboldt state taken away by this tragic accident. >> reporter: the truck driver and the bus driver were both killed. a team from the national transportation safety board arrived here today. scott, the investigation could take more than three months. >> pelley: john blackstone at the scene of the crash. john, thank you very much. today we learned more about what general motors knew years before a recall of more than two million cars. a defect now is linked to 13 deaths. today, congressional investigators released thousands of g.m. documents and jeff glor has them. >> reporter: the crashes g.m. has linked to its faulty ignition system involved airbags not deploying after keys suddenly turned to the off or accessory position. today, released documents show not only did g.m. know their switch was bad; they knew the a

officials say the bus was carrying los angeles county high school students on the way to humboldt state university for a college visit. police aren't sure why the fedex truck crossed over into oncoming traffic. >> the physical evidence as far as the tire friction marks on the roadway, all the things are pieces of a puzzle they will have to put together. >> reporter: police say this is the worst accident they have seen in this county. andria borba, kpix 5. >> fedex said, our thoughts and prayers are with everyone involved in the tragic accident on i-5 in california. we are cooperating fully with authorities as they investigate. >>> it is 4:32 now. a 3-year-old boy hospitalized with critical injuries after he was struck by a pickup in san francisco. investigators say the toddler was on a bicycle yesterday in a crosswalk at fulton and 43rd. his family was just feet behind. >> the vehicle continued a short way and realized they may have struck something made a u- turn and discovered they had struck this child. >>> the driver is cooperating with investigation. >>> that intersection is not among those i

the teens were on a trip to humboldt state university. the report does not suggest what caused the fed ex truck to cross the median. the final report will take several months. >>> new details tonight on the sunken ferry in south korea. today a tragic discovery. divers found the bodies of 48 young girls, all crammed into one cabin, all wearing life jackets. divers have recovered 183 bodies so far. but many are still missing. about 100. nearly 500 people were on board when the ferry sank last week. mostly teenagers on a field trip. 174 were rescued including the captain and crew who are now facing charges of negligence and abandoning ship. president obama, who's in south korea right now on an asian business trip, offered his deepest condolences and led a moment of silence. >> i'm a father of two daughters of the same age. i can only imagine what the parents are going through at this point. the incredible heartache. >> dive teams have only reached about one-third of the ferry's rooms so far and don't plan to stop until all the bodies have be

all the teens were seniors from the los angeles and san diego areas, and on their way to humboldt state university university where they have been accepted into a program for lower income families. >> a 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck near the solomon islands, sparking a tsunami warning. it was cancelled a later. it sits in the ring of fire. that region is reeling from flashing floods that killed 28 over a week ago. the flooding was from the formation from cyclone ida that moved to australia on friday. >> good sunday morning to you. i'm deepwater horizon, meteorologist -- eboni deon, meteorologist. we'll be tracking the weather. we had storms across the upper midwest. we had a number of reports not only of heavy rainfall but a lot of large hail. some areas saw hail in excess of an inch or two. golf ball size hail fell across the areas. no red circles indicating tornadoes. the threat is going to change today. we'll shift the threat of weather south, mainly across the southern plains, into parts of southern missouri, and kansas. the threat will be isolated tornados, and the threat of mefry rain fall

that bus was carrying high schoolers to humboldt state university for a campus tour. investigators say it could take months to find out exactly what caused the accident. did you see it? many people stayed up last night to catch a glimpse of last night's blood moon lunar eclipse. the blood moon is caused by the light hitting the earth's atmosphere just right during the eclipse. this blood moon is the first in a series of four consecutive total lunar eclipses.known as the tetrad. this will repeat itself three more times in six- month intervals ending in september 2015. after that.it won't happen again until 2032. we have even more pictures snapped by people in the bay area to show you now. take a look at this one from robert in palo alto before the eclipse took over face of the moon. here's one from john in santa clara.when the here's one from john in santa clara.when the eclipse w who are you? [whispering] i'm the breakfast fairy. what are you doing? leaving you a few bucks. that's all you need for my - sourdough breakfast melts, with your choice of ham, egg and cheese

the students were from several high schools and loss angeles area visiting humboldt state university.-trailer crossed a grassy freeway median and slammed into the bus. >> mark: plus, the 49ers' star quarterback colin kapernick is now caught up in an investigation in miami that police are calling suspicious. at one sestet she kissed him at an apartment in his hotel, passed out, will open the hospital. there are some salacious details in the police report. you can read the whole thing on kron4 web site. >> james: there are delays for flights on average, a again this is due to the low visibility. this is what the cloud cover is looking like. it is bay area wide no matter where your. you will see where it is coming from this system is rolling. temperatures at the moment are cold, mostly everyone is in the low to mid 50s. the temperatures will warm-up to the upper 60s, low 70's. the warmest spots will be in the mid-70s like little more.liverm >> the 7 their round the bay will stay mild with temperatures and one at the mid to upper 70's. a warmer day will be on sunday and next week, the tem

was behind the wheel when a fedex truck struck her school bus on her way tohumboldt state university. 10 -- to humboldt state university. safety was always her primary concern. >> she would always comment, anything to make the bus safer. >> reporter: former co-workers say even though she left in 2008 people remember her well. >> it is sad because she is a very hard worker. very likable driver. >> reporter: she was a graduate of san mateo high school and leaves behind two concern and a grandson -- children and a grandson. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >> the driver of the fed sex truck is from elk grove. his friends call him a real good guy. his neighbor says he doesn't believe he was at fault. he thinks something was wrong with the truck. >> he was healthy. i think there was something wrong with the truck. i do. they said the truck was on fire. >> a witness said the truck was on fire before the crash as you heard there, however the ntsb says there is no evidence of a pre-accident fire. investigators say it is too early to tell what caused him to cross into on coming traffic. on www.ktvu.com we posted