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joe vasquez is at the crash scene with more on the accident investigation. joe? >> reporter: and this event is highly popular in part because it's so risky. they refer to it sometimes as aerial nascar. so there are going to be crashes; but ntsb investigators now at the scene to figure out why this crash went so horribly wrong. >> i just couldn't believe my eyes. >> brad pillow was taking photos watching as the galloping ghost began to climb but suddenly made a strange sound, plummeted to the ground and broke into a million pieces. shrapnel ripped through the bodies of dozens of spectators in the vip section up front. >> i saw so much material go flying up in the air. ist just stunned. everybody was stunned. >> witnesses are calling leeward a hero for apparently ditching his plane on the tarmac. the stuntman narrowly avoided the grand stands where thousands more could have been directly hit. >> i think the fie lot in the last two seconds pulled up because he saw the bleachers, and i would guess he probably saved two to three hundred other people. >> what went wron
joe vasquez is at the crash scene with more on the accident investigation. joe? >> reporter: and this event is highly popular in part because it's so risky. they refer to it sometimes as aerial nascar. so there are going to be crashes; but ntsb investigators now at the scene to figure out why this crash went so horribly wrong. >> i just couldn't believe my eyes. >> brad pillow was taking photos watching as the galloping ghost began to climb but suddenly made a strange sound,...
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joe vasquez joins us from reno with the latest. good morning, joe. >> reporter: and many people here are calling that pilot, 74- year-old jimmy leeward, a hero for the split second decision to crash onto the tarmac in front of the vip box seats instead of into the grandstands where there would have been more cash wait a minutes. more casualties. the seen is back that way. ntsb officials are conducting a formality investigation. watch and listen to this gut wrenching home video of the crash. the plane, a p-51 mustang, world war ii vintage, had a mechanical malfunction. authorities are reporting the pilot and two others are the only ones confirmed dead but that number is expected to rise. dozens were wounded. the plane burst into smithereens sending shrapnel into the crowd. witnesses described widespread carnage, severed limbs and bodies flying through the air. >> the next thing i saw, a small fireball and shrapnel flying straight up in the air. at that time i turned my back. i turned around to protect my son and my daughter. >> it's
joe vasquez joins us from reno with the latest. good morning, joe. >> reporter: and many people here are calling that pilot, 74- year-old jimmy leeward, a hero for the split second decision to crash onto the tarmac in front of the vip box seats instead of into the grandstands where there would have been more cash wait a minutes. more casualties. the seen is back that way. ntsb officials are conducting a formality investigation. watch and listen to this gut wrenching home video of the...
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joe vasquez with more on the investigation. >> reporter: the plane crashing is still evident on the tarmac. debris spans more than an acre wide. a crater 33 deep and about 8 feet across marks the spot of one of our country's worst air show disaster's over. >> david wilson shot this video as a vintage p 51 mustang began to climb but then suddenly made a strange sound, plummets it to the ground, and broke into a million pieces. shrapnel scripts to the bodies of dozens of spectators. >> i saw so much material go flying up in the air. i was just on. everybody was stunned. >> witnesses called jimmy leeward a hero for apparently ditching his plane on the tarmac. >> i think both for that pilot because he pulled back and saw the bleachers. i would guess he saved 200 or 300 other people. >> you would not be able to tolerate the fact that there was anybody hurt much less died. >> what went wrong question or investigators are on the scene right now trying to find out. they say video and photographs are going to help their efforts, including photos of a broken piece of the plane's tail very at. >> is
joe vasquez with more on the investigation. >> reporter: the plane crashing is still evident on the tarmac. debris spans more than an acre wide. a crater 33 deep and about 8 feet across marks the spot of one of our country's worst air show disaster's over. >> david wilson shot this video as a vintage p 51 mustang began to climb but then suddenly made a strange sound, plummets it to the ground, and broke into a million pieces. shrapnel scripts to the bodies of dozens of spectators....
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in san francisco, joe vasquez, cbs 5. >>> thousands of applicants, but not enough jobs. it is a brutal reality for anyone looking for work right now. california's unemployment rate rose to the second highest in the country last month, 12.1%. stephanie strong shows us just how scary the competition is right now. >> duane: the most shocking thing you'll find at spirit halloween stores isn't the scary costumes, it's the number of people applying for jobs. >> just around the corner, thought i'd give it a crack. >> reporter: he's competing with 1500 to 2000 other people here at the sunnyvale store alone. that's how many applications each of the 45 locations will get this year. problem is, there's only 20 to 40 positions open for each store. >> it's amazing. tough, tough numbers. >> reporter: it's the first time they have gotten a spike of applications in september instead of october. it's a sign of the difficult times, and others feel it's getting a leg up on the holiday season. nationwide, spirit is adding 150 more stores this year, up to 1000, 40,000 people, but these jobs
in san francisco, joe vasquez, cbs 5. >>> thousands of applicants, but not enough jobs. it is a brutal reality for anyone looking for work right now. california's unemployment rate rose to the second highest in the country last month, 12.1%. stephanie strong shows us just how scary the competition is right now. >> duane: the most shocking thing you'll find at spirit halloween stores isn't the scary costumes, it's the number of people applying for jobs. >> just around the...
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and joe vasquez is there tonight. >> reporter: federal investigators have been pouring over that wreckage. tonight, they allowed a video camera in for a closer look. one day later, the horror of the plane crash scene is evident on the reno said airport tarmac. debris spans out more than an acre wide. a crater 3 feet deep and 8 feet across marks the spot of one of the country's worst air show disasters ever. david wilson shot this video. a vintage p51 mustang called the galloping goat began to climb, then made a strange sound, plummets to the ground and broke into a million pieces. shrapnel ripped through the bodies of dozens of spectators in the vip section up front. >> i saw so much material going up in the air. i was stunned. everybody was stunned. >> witnesses are calling jimmy a hero for ditching his plane on the tarmac. >> i think that pilot in the last two seconds pulled up because he saw the bleachers and i would guess he probably saved 200 to 300 people. >> he would not be able to tolerate the fact that there was anybody hurt, much lez die. >> what went wrong? investigators with t
and joe vasquez is there tonight. >> reporter: federal investigators have been pouring over that wreckage. tonight, they allowed a video camera in for a closer look. one day later, the horror of the plane crash scene is evident on the reno said airport tarmac. debris spans out more than an acre wide. a crater 3 feet deep and 8 feet across marks the spot of one of the country's worst air show disasters ever. david wilson shot this video. a vintage p51 mustang called the galloping goat...
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joe vasquez live at the civic center bart station with some new consequences that those demonstrators could face. joe. >> reporter: and allen, not very many demonstrators right now. there's a heavy police presence that you can see here. we did see a group of about 20 of them just go down the stairs here. and they may be going towards the platform, though they tried that earlier and did not. most of these folks are local, but there's also that international group of so- called hacktivists is we've been telling you about called anonymous. cbs 5 has learned today that the federal government, in fact the homeland security administration has issued bulletins to area law enforcement and businesses warning them they could become targets of anonymous. essentially they are labeling this group a national security threat. the f.b.i., remember so far this year has arrested 16 people after 75 raids across the country for various attacks on government websites on behalf of anonymous. and here in the bay area, the f.b.i. is also investigate the hacking of the bart police union site. the bart police
joe vasquez live at the civic center bart station with some new consequences that those demonstrators could face. joe. >> reporter: and allen, not very many demonstrators right now. there's a heavy police presence that you can see here. we did see a group of about 20 of them just go down the stairs here. and they may be going towards the platform, though they tried that earlier and did not. most of these folks are local, but there's also that international group of so- called hacktivists...
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joe quiz vasquez talks to rita. >> she's one of the few to win the big prizes. oscar, tony, emmy, actually two emmy's. >> believe self-control. we believe in the principle of constant combustibility. >> now, rita is back on stage at the berkeley theater with a show called life without makeup. it's her own story of her life and legendary show business career. >> oh, i think anita was one of the great roles in movie musicals. >> anita from west side story is her most famous role. the won that won her the academy for best supporting actress. >> i could barely believe it, really. a little portly puerto ricoan girl. she didn't do another film for seven years. she refused because she was tired of playing ethnic stereotype. >> i played a lot of seniorita roles. i had to talk like this all the time. >> the show has it all. her depressions and her redepositions. her low lights and highlights. even her dating life. who knew she had a long relationship with marlon brando. >> you loved him almost as much as he loved himself. >> right, but not quite as much. >> but perhaps w
joe quiz vasquez talks to rita. >> she's one of the few to win the big prizes. oscar, tony, emmy, actually two emmy's. >> believe self-control. we believe in the principle of constant combustibility. >> now, rita is back on stage at the berkeley theater with a show called life without makeup. it's her own story of her life and legendary show business career. >> oh, i think anita was one of the great roles in movie musicals. >> anita from west side story is her most...