box and camera equipment believed to be from the plane. 11 were killed, including famed pilot jimmy lee wardand 66 injured when the plane crashed into spectators. >> the list of oakland schools recommended for closure won't be released until tomorrow. the superintendent was expected to make that announcement today. parents and teachers have been attending meetings to speak out again the closure. there are 101 schools in oakland serving 38,000 students with low enrollment at some of the schools. officials are looking to save money by closing 30 elementary schools over the next three years. the closings are up for discussion at tuesday's board meeting. >>> phone hacking scandal in britain threatened to spill over into the u.s.. >>> prescription drug crisis at some hospitals. why some are running short of needed medicines and paying@ >>> a lawyer in great britain says legal action is being launched against rupert murdoch's news corp here in the united states. accused of interentering voice mails. here in the u.s. news corp owns fox news channel, "new york post" and "wall street journal". an

box and camera equipment believed to be from the plane. 11 were killed, including famed pilot jimmy lee wardand 66 injured when the plane crashed into spectators. >> the list of oakland schools recommended for closure won't be released until tomorrow. the superintendent was expected to make that announcement today. parents and teachers have been attending meetings to speak out again the closure. there are 101 schools in oakland serving 38,000 students with low enrollment at some of the schools. officials are looking to save money by closing 30 elementary schools over the next three years. the closings are up for discussion at tuesday's board meeting. >>> phone hacking scandal in britain threatened to spill over into the u.s.. >>> prescription drug crisis at some hospitals. why some are running short of needed medicines and paying high prices, as a result. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> a lawyer in great britain says legal action is being launched against rupert murdoch's news corp here in the united states. accused of interentering voice mails. here in the u.s

jimmy would have wanted it that way. >> i would hate to see the air racing city to stop because of this accident. >> he met him only once. but lee ward was well-known for his passion for aviation and flying skills. seeing the rest of the show cancel would have made him sad. >> i think jimmy would have liked to have seen the show go on. but out of respect for him and those injured it was a spart i go smart thing. >> since yesterday we had 500 calls text messages and e-mails because a lot of people knew he was flying in the race. >> want people to pray. >> as of the last check with the hospital there are 8 spectators who were killed nine dead in total and people injur50 injure. >> a man accidentally shot innocent people. they were trying to arrest a wanted man when he broke away from them and pulled out a weapon. officers shot at him but wound up hitting two bystanders instead. the suits respect is in custody and they have his weapon but they are not saying how many fired their guns or how many shots were fired. the innocent victims are expected to recover from their wounds. police are investigating the discovery of a body that could b

jimmy lee ward was flying a modified p 151 mustang when the aircraft shot up into the sky before crashing into the ground of what appeared to be full throttle speed. experts say he was likely unconscious because the plane's acceleration was more sudden and extreme than even fighter jet pilots are used to. the crash at the national championship air races killed 11 people and injured 70 others. 14 remain in the hospital. the exact cause of the crash is still under investigation. >>> a crash happened shortly after takeoff and ntsb investigators are looking into what caused this accident. >>> well, the government is looking at ways to slash billions of dollars from their budget. even the money they spend on snacks. that's right. snacks. a new report found that the department of justice, the doj, spent $121 million on conferences over the past two years. some of those conferences right here in the bay area. the biggest offenders? muffins that cost $16 per $10 brownies and a cup of coffee that costs $8.24. a justice department spokeswoman said new limits have since gone into place to ensure tha

his name is jimmy lee ward, 74 years old. he has been flying for quite some time. in fact, racing here in reno since 1975. he has more than 120 races that he has competed in around the country. also an accomplished hollywood stunt pilot. he was in the movie amelia that profiled amelia earhardt. sad news, his family was here attending the race and saw this accident with their own eyes. a memorial is being planned for him at the moment. the f.a.a. telling us all of his medical records checked out. all of his airplane maintenance records checked out no doubts our hearts go out to his family terrifying to see his final moments in reno. >> rick: our hearts go out to those families of those killed and severely wounded. casey stegall, thanks. >> in the meantime we have another air show disaster to tell you about. this one in west virginia. hours ago a small plane bursts into flames after crashing on the runway following a routine stunt. we're told there are no injuries among spectators there and the pilot's condition is still unknown. it happened in the city of martinsbur

did you know jimmy lee ward? >> i met him a couple of times. o the air race family. as you said it is a family. jimmy was a good friend to the family. i knew jimmy. i don't think jimmy knew me, but i had a lot of respect for him. >> greta: what did -- what can you tell us about his experience? >> he is nothing short of an air race legend. i don't know the exact years he's been racing. jimmy was 74-years-old. he's been towing this a long time. >> greta: anything about his health? for instance, do you have to have a physical, any specific medical tests before you do these tricks and these races? >> you know, i'm not sure exactly of the physical safety protocol there is significant safety protocol put in place year round. right now we can't speculate on what the cause might be. i haven't heard anything about the conditions or anything like that. certainly, the faa and national transportation safety board are investigating. at some point i'm sure their spokes people will come out with further comments. >> greta: mike, thank you. >> thank you greta.

mike draper, a spokesman for the air races told the associated press that the pilot, jimmy lee ward, p-51 mustang that crashed into the box seat area at the front of the grandstand. this happening about 4:30 p.m. local time on the west coast. he said he did not have any information of the number of people injured at the time but now we know it looks like 75 people have been injured. 25 critically. just some background on othe national championship air races, it does draw thousands of people every year this time of the year in september to watch various military and civilian planes race. now, it wasn't immediately known. it's not immediately known at this point if there are any deaths associated with this crash. but it is being called a mass casualty situation. a local television station there, krnv aired videotape of the scene that showed at least four people being carried away on stretchers to ambulances. that was early on though. there could be many more people being carried away. it wasn't clear exactly what kind of airplane at first. now we know it was a vintage world war ii mili

the pilot was 80-year-old jimmy lee ward. this is his picture from his facebook page. krnv reports he's 80 years old and from florida. this is him flying the plane while qualifying for the air races. page says he'd been racing airplanes since the mid 1970s. there's no word yet on why exactly this plane went down or perhaps more importantly now exactly how many people have been injured in this incident. medical officials say that 40 people, 40 people have been taken to local hospitals by ambulance and at least one person has been flown to a hospital. joining us now on the phone is reporter andrew greco from our reno affiliate krnv tv. you heard what i just said about what we know there. do you have additional information about the extent of the injuries and what happened here? >> well, rachel, i can tell you right now i'm looking at i'd say three or four dozen people, these are people from the media, these are also some of the plane enthusiasts, some who have been here at the reno national championship area. looking at people really from different law agencies. we are s

we now know that the pilot, 74 year old jimmy lee ward -- >> we are having technical problems. we'll check back in in just a moment. >>> time now 7:02. san francisco police say two innocent bystanders were hit by gun fire as officers fired at a fleeing suspect. officers were chasing a man. police say they opened fire when they saw the person pull out a gun. he wasn't hit but two bystanders were. authorities closed off a section of broadway early this morning and they are still trying to figure out how many officers were involved in the shooting and how many rounds were fired. it is unclear why police were chasing the man in the first place. >>> gun fire erupted in sunset district. a 22 year old man was shot to death just after 1 this morning near 35th avenue. the victim was shot several times in the chest. police have not made any arrests in that case. >>> south bay authorities continue to look for a man involved in a shooting, carjacking and kidnapping. alley is live at the apartment complex in san jose. >> reporter: san jose police say the last time they saw this man was 6:00

the pilot jimmy lee ward had this picture taken with the doomed plane, 24 hours before his ill-fated flight. his family was here from florida, watching the race and witnessed this whole accident. officials say more than 60 people were injured and treated at area hospitals in the wake of had disaster. 36 have been released. nine remain in critical condition. >> shannon: casey thank you. >>> we have breaking news. shooting in lakeland, florida has left one dead and two injured. authorities are telling us a man shot and killed one person at a home and gunned down two others at a church about a block away from that home. officials say it is not clear if a suspect has been taken into custody. no word on the extent of the surviving victims' injuries. we'll keep you updated on that story. >>> the palestinians are pushing for full membership in the united nations at this year's meetings in new york. israeli netanyahu does not believe that is going to happen. steve centanni is live with more. >> reporter: last minute talks are underway aimed at preventing a showdown at the united nations with

. >> 74-year-old jimmy lee ward was piloting that vintage world warplane.hed hollywood stunt pilot. leeward lived in florida. the national championship air races in reno have been held for the last 47 years. people from all over the world really come to attend this event. and in that time, officials say 20 different pilots have been killed in various accidents. but this is the first time spectators have ever been harmed. now, of course, the future of this whole event is in question as the ntsb, the national transportation safety board is on the scene combing through the wreckage, trying to figure out what went so terribly wrong here yesterday, heather. >> really really horrible. thank you so much. casey stegall reporting live for us from reno. >> greg: we are getting word of another plane crash hours ago involving a world war ii era plane t-28 plane going down air show in west virginia. according to the state's national guard. the pilot was killed in that crash. we're told he was the only fatality. there you see the plume of smoke as it struck the ground. t