the plane's wreckage indicates it slammed into a granite rock face about 25 miles northeast of ketchikanicture, taken from an faa webcam around the time of the crash, shows low visibility over the mountains. >> pilots know where things are. >> reporter: nearly 700 have crashed in alaska in the last 30 years. the ntsb says at this point it's too early to know if weather played a role in the crash, or if it was mechanical or something else. david? >>> and seven states in the west under storm advisoryiesadvisories. 11 states under severe thunderstorm watches. ginger zee, where is the track tonight? >> the pink is a severe thunderstorm watch. the flood watch on the front end, that's what i'm concerned about overnight. two to three inches at times. and record heat in the west portland to 101 tomorrow. >> thank you. >>> still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this friday. a suspected shark attack again. off north carolina the fifth attack in just two weeks. new warnings going out tonight. >>> also the american olympic sailor lost at sea. what investigators are saying at this hour. >>> an

nine people were kid when a sightseeing plane slammed into a cliff in a national forest near ketchikanic has the latest. >> they wanted to witness a spectacular view, but sadly they never completed their intended journey. authorities say the people who died during a sightseeing tour on a promech seaplane were between 31 and 73 years old. eight of the victim were on a holland america cruise. a promech spokesperson said 64-year-old pilot bryan krill had flown for many years and had 4300 hours flight experience including roughly 1700 hours piloting single-engine seaplanes. alaska state police say the plane was reported missing thursday, but due to bad weather, officials attempted their search yesterday. they found the wreckage against a steep cliff about 25 miles from where the 57-year-old plane took off in ketchikan. rescue volunteer jerry kiffer says the thick terrain here makes search efforts difficult. >> we are still searching for people that were lost 20, 30 years ago. >> reporter: according to n.t.s.b. reports there have been at least 60 crash in the area over the last 30 years. >>

the plane's wreckage indicates it slammed into a granite rock face about 25 miles northeast of ketchikanicture, taken from an faa webcam around the time of the crash, shows low visibility over the mountains. >> pilots who fly these routes dahl in and day out, in clear weather they know where everything is, but clouds can rearrange that. >> reporter: these tours are popular, but they can be dangerous. near ly nearly -- have crashed in alaska in the last 30 years. the ntsb says at this point it's too soon to know if weather played a role in the crash, or if it was mechanical or something else. david? >>> now to the severe weather tonight. seven states in the west under heat and storm advisories. >>> up to philadelphia tonight, 11 states under severe watching. flash flood watches. ginger zee is tracking this all. >> 73 severe storm reports. the pink is a severe thunderstorm watch. all way from oklahoma to west virginia, right there in north carolina the flood watch on the front end, that's what i'm concerned overnight tonight. along that warm front, heavy rainfall, 2 to 3 inches at times. t

they were on a sightseeing sour in ketchikan 20 miles southeast of anchorage. the plane was found on a cliff. >> kris van cleave is in washington with the account of one rescuer who reached the site. good morning. >> good morning. the passengers were nearing the end of a seven-day cruise when they boarded the plane for a tour on the alaskan coast. it's still unclear what cause the plane to go down but the recovery is such that it's not possible to recover the bodies. passengers say the family members of those involved in the deadly plane crash have disembarked. eight cruise ship passengers and a pilot left on a sightseeing plane. the plane crashed into the side of a mountain roughly 800 feel t above ella lake near ketchikan. >> we were able to rope down to the aircraft confirm nine fatalities. the actual damage to the aircraft, i can say, it's heavily damaged, but the fuselage is mostly intact. both wings have been knocked off and the tail has got significant damage. >> reporter: severe weather has hampered recovery efforts. in a statement the cruise company ho

about 25 miles from ketchikan. the eight passengers were taking a seven-day cruise along the ship ms amsterdam. >>> republicans are vowing this morning hat the fight to kill obamacare is over. even though the court voted 6-3 that it is legal to subsidize insurance. that looks jubilant. >> reporter: what we have been hearing leading up to the decision was a lot of confident posturing. saying things like this is an easy case. it should never have been taken up. to see this sense of relief around here, the celebration after the decision tells you that maybe they didn't think it was quite so certain things would go their way. there were after all, two separate speeches written just in case. and you see the photos of people full-on hugging. the president slapping hand there is with his chief of staff. also when he went out to the rose guard on the deliver his speech he went immediately to legacy. saying this is something talked about for a century. debated for decades. now health care is the right of everyone. listen. >

sightseeing plane was found near the city of ketchikan about 800 miles southeast of anchorage.gers on board. the victims were guests on a holland america ship that departed from seattle on saturday. emergency crews had a tough time getting to the crash site in a mountainous terrain, and stormy weather forced them to stop recovery efforts. no word yet on what caused the crash. >>> the pastor of charleston's emanuel ame church brutally murdered last week will be laid to rest today. mourners lined up for blocks last night to pay respects to state senator and reverend clementa pinckney. president obama delivering his eulogy later this morning. the first funerals were held yesterday for two other massacre victims, ethel lance and sharonda singleton. in the meantime investigators are now looking into two church fires in the south, both labeled as arson. one church was badly burned in macon, georgia, on tuesday, and a baptist church in charlotte, north carolina, went up in flames wednesday. both churches have predominantly black congregations, but officials say there is no evidence th

it was found yesterday about 800 feet above a lake near ketchikan, about 300 miles southeast of june know. stormy weather is preventing them from recovering the bodies of the nine victims. sight seers had been on a seven-day cruise that left seattle saturday. >>> today, new jersey governor chris christie is expected to take action on the state's next budget. yesterday state lawmakers passed a $35.3 billion budget for 2016. it includes tax increases on millionaires and businesses. it also contains a $3.1 billion pension payment. but governor christie says he opposes those measure and will veto them. >>> pennsylvania's 911 emergency call centers will soon be getting more funding. yesterday, the state senate approved a bill to increase telephone fees from $1 to $1.65 per line. governor tom wolf is expected to sign the measure. the goal of the higher surcharge is to help boost efficiency of the emergency call centers. >>> a northampton county woman faces up to ten years in prison after pleading guilty in a murder for fire plot. new jersey state police foiled adenise nagrodski's plan. inv

when the sightseeing plane went down during a shore excursion in the southeastern alaska city of ketchikan. 800 miles from anchorage. >> on board a pilot and eight passengers from the holland america cruise ship "westerdam" which departed from seattle on saturday. emergency crews had a tough time getting to the crash site in mountainous terrain and stormy weather forced them to stop recovery efforts until this morning. no word yet, of course on what caused the crash. we're going to continue to follow this story throughout the morning. >>> well turning to charleston where mourners will pay final respects today to the beloved pastor brutally gunned down. >> more than 5,000 people are expected to pack a local arena as reverend clementa pinckney is eulogized by president obama. for more now, abc's kenneth moton joins us from washington. kenneth. >> reporter: good morning, kendis and reena. it was an emotional day in charleston with the first funerals for the victims of that church massacre yes, today, thousands are expected in that city to honor the slain leader of mother emanuel. today, a com

the twin engine plane flew into a mountain north of ketchikan.assengers were on an excursion from a cruise ship. >>> and new questions are being raised over hillary clinton's private e-mails on the 2012 benghazi attack in libya. the state department said on thursday it cannot find all or part of 15 work-related e-mails from the former secretary of state that were released the week by the house committee. clinton claims she turned over 55,000 pages of material including all work-related e-mails. >>> the supreme court's decision upholding a key provision of the affordable care act has opponents fuming. it's the second time in three years the court has ruled in favor of president obama's health care law all but assuring it will survive after the president leaves office. mark albert is in washington with more. mark, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. this was a major test for the law that's become known as obama care. the ruling dealt with the tax subsidies at the heart of the law. it parked a heated descent at the court and a republican vow

rolan cheney and mary dussett from lodi had their sightseeing blaine crash into a cliff in ketchikan,laska. seven others on board that plane were also killed. a passenger from the holland america cruiseship said they heard about thursday's crash after their own sightseeing tour was canceled. >> we'd actually had a float plane scheduled to go out, they canceled our float planes. then my girlfriend and i and -- so we were disappointed that they canceled ours. then we found out about the tragedy. and it put things into perspective. >> a memorial service was held on board the cruise ship. the cause of the crash remains under investigation. >>> a water fight may be brewing between the state and the city of san francisco. state water leaders warn the san francisco public utilities commission yesterday to stop drawing water from low-flowing rivers and creeks. they gave the same water to federal valley farmers. san francisco's commission has the right to pipe in water from the sierra for 2.5 million people in and around the city. in the past it's been quick to defend those rights. but the sta

the plane was discovered yesterday against a granite rock face about 800 feet above a lake near ketchikan. that's about 300 miles southeast of june know. officials say stormy weather is preventing them from recovering the bodies of the victims. an ntsb team is headed to alaska to determine what led to that crash. >>> now to decision 2016. nbc news confirms that new jersey governor chris christie will announce his run for the white house on tuesday. christie is expected to kick off his campaign from his former high school in livingen to, essex county. he said he had not made a final decision on a presidential run but he did say he would be involved in some way. >> if i'm not in it i'm sure i'll be a factor in because people will want to have my support if i'm not a candidate. >> political observers say christie will have to overcome some of the lowest approval ratings of his governorship to win the gop presidential nomination. christie has plenty of company in the race for the white house. there are 13 other republican candidates who have announced they will run. four democrats are also ru

the wreckage it se base of an 800-foot cliff in a national park near ketchikan.left seattle. no word on the cause. rescuers are searching a harbor in miami for a u.s. olympic team sailor who vanished yesterday. trevor moore's 15-foot dinghy was found with his lifejacket and some personal belongings. when we come back, reflections on an extraordinary week. ugh! heartburn! no one burns on my watch! try alka-seltzer heartburn reliefchews. they work fast and don't taste chalky. mmm...amazing. i have heartburn. alka-seltzer heartburn reliefchews. enjoy the relief. headache? motrin helps you be an unstoppable, let's-rock-this-concert- like-it's-1999 kind of mom. when pain tries to stop you, there's motrin. motrin works fast to stop pain where it starts. make it happen with new motrin liquid gels. my constipation and belly pain have my stomach feeling all knotted up. i've tried laxatives... but my symptoms keep returning. my constipation feels like a pile of bricks... that keeps coming back. linzess can help. once-daily linzess treats adults with ibs with constipation o

for now, rough weather has recovery effort near ketchikan on hold. there are no survivors. the sightseers were on a short excursion from a cruise ship which left seattle on saturday. >>> firefighters in the east bay are poised to respond to any problems from all the triple-digit heat and at 4 p.m. yesterday, a grass fire broke out on tesla road near clifford drive in the livermore area. fire destroyed some structures but did not burn any homes. still flames did get close. joe vazquez spoke with one woman who was on her way home from work when she got an upsetting call from her neighbor. >> i was like my house is about to catch on fire! >> on the shuttle and everybody started helping and i started calling anyone i could. >> let me show you just hoe close that fire came. it spread all the way up the steep hillside and then stopped right here at the fence line just before that big pile of firewood just a few feet from the house. >> mighty close. the fire burned 53 acres before the firefighters brought it under control. no cause has been firmed up just yet. but investigators ar

the small plane crashed into a granite cliff near the city of ketchikan.e passengers from a holland america cruise ship that originated in seattle. bad weather forced recovery efforts to halt overnight. there's no word yet on what caused the crash. >>> in charleston, south carolina today, president obama himself will deliver the eulogy at the funeral of the beloved pastor gunned down in that church massacre. thousands of people have already paid their respects to the state senator and reverend clementa pinckney and thousands more are packing a college arena for his funeral this morning. the president will be joined by the first lady and vice president and we will have live coverage of the eulogy this afternoon. >>> a consumer alert. lululemon is recalling women's tops due to a potential hazard. the hoodies have elastic strings which can snap back and cause eye and face injuries. seven such incidents have been reported. more than 300,000 of these tops are now being recalled. >>> and finally from the news desk it may be late june but in my hometown of boston

pilot and eight cruiseship passengers who died in a small plane crash in alaska in a remote terrain ketchikaners were on an excursion from holland america ship but the names have not been released. this photo of ship was posted hours after it was supposed to leave port. >> thousands are expected to hear president obama give the eulogy during the funeral to the pastor of a church shot to death along with eight others. we help more from washington, dc. >> good morning, it was emotional in charleston for the first funerals of the victims of the massacre. today, thousands are expected to honor the slain leader. they wahby the body of emanuel ame church reverend clementa pinckney to pay respects. president obama will deliver the eulogy in charleston, south carolina, the late state senator gunned down last weak with eight church goers. >> we come to remember and say thank you, brother pinckney for the work well done. >> day of funerals for the victims of the massacre, people choosing not to speak the accused murderer who had racist motivation but honor the coleman singleton, a minister and ethel la

say the dehavelened otter airplane crashed in an area of steep mountainous terrain southeast of ketchikan. 2 crashed under unknown circumstances. weather conditions in the area were reported as heavily overcast with wind gusts up to 30 miles an hour. the plane was running a shore excursion for eight passengers from a holland air cruiseship. it left seattle on june 20th for a seven-day round trip cruise. holland america released a statement saying -- we are incredibly distressed by the situation, and our thoughts and prayers are with those on the plane and their families. the president of the airport company said -- there is nothing i can say that we and the loved ones of those affected are feeling. at this moment all of us share in the pain and anguish of this terrible event. >>> happening now, the city of charleston, and many across the country, including the president and first lady are pausing to remember a leader and friend. a live look at the memorial service for reverend clementa pinckney. he and eight others were shot and killed last week. >>> nbc ace jay gray is outside the church

the coast guard and ntsb are on their way to the scene of the crash near ketchikan and ella lake. >>> protest the on-line car service, uber. they say uber is taking their business. we will have a report next. we call ourselves the freedom hikers. hiking brought us together but that's not the only thing that keeps us coming back. here's to friends who reach for better. fewer carbs, fewer calories, superior taste. michelob ultra. the superior light beer. >>> welcome back. we turn now to france where president hollande is condemning taxi drivers about uber. they say uber is illegally stealing their business and the government is backing them up. france's interior minister says police will seize uber pop vehicles they catch. uber pop responded saying the strikes are a small number of drive ors and the company is assessing legal measures they can take. we have more pr paris. >> reporter: taxis strike by thousands across the country creating traffic jams travel chaos, stone-trowing and fistfights. and paris and other suties airport entrances were blocked and expressways were shout done by b

it slammed into a granite rock face 800 feet above ketchikan.they were on an excursion to the shore. an faa camera showed the cloud ceiling was low and strong winds were reported at time of the crash. the ntsb is waiting for weather conditions to clear so it can start its investigation into what happened. >>> new from overnight in our area investigators will be looking for the cause of this house fire in philadelphia. nbc 10 was on yellen street in nicetown when the fire broke out just after 11:00 last night. crews put out the flames in less than an hour. there are no reports of anybody hurt but ten people are out of their homes this morning. it's unclear if they were directly impacted by the fire. >>> this morning, five people are under arrest in the brutal beating of a north philadelphia teenager. a warning, you may find the video we're about to show you disturbing. >>> [ bleep ]. >> police announced the arrests after this video surfaced and went viral. the teen was walking home from martin luther king high school earlier this month when he wa

their plane crashed in a row most terrain area of ketchikan with rain and wind preventing the first familym holland america ship with names not released yet. a local photographer posted a poe to of the ship docked hours after it was supposed to leave port. >> we are watching and waiting to see if the supreme court will rule today on same-sex marriage. a decision could come by 30 minutes from now and have the potential to item the tide for the pride celebration in san francisco. janet o is in the castro district with more the janet? >> kristen millions of same-sex marriage couples are waiting and hopes if a favorable outcome to come down later this morning. it could come just in time for pride week and you can see a lot of the we barriers are hype us in preparation if the bigger vent. throughs will gather in celebration in the castro district is the center of it all. now, three things can happen: the supreme court could decide to localize same-sex marriages nationwide overturning all state bans. justices could decide to uphold state ban on same-sex marriages as 13 states do and the nation's

it's still too soon to tell what caused the crash in the remote mountainous area near the city of ketchikan. the pilot of the float plane was on a shore excursion with eight passengers from the holland america cruise ship. >>> overseas hundreds are still in the hospital after fire spread into a crowd of spectators at a music festival in taiwan. the fire was sparked by an accidental explosion of a colored theatrical powder thrown from the stage. most of the victims suffered burns. at least five people including employees and technicians, have been arrested in connection with that incident. >>> back at home the search for answers on right now following an explosion that destroyed a supply rocket which was headed to the international space station. the crew orbiting the earth right now is not in danger we're told but that doesn't mean yesterday's failure will go unexplained. abc's clayton sandell for us. >> and liftoff of the spacex falcon 9 rocket. >> reporter: the 139 seconds everything was fine. then suddenly the unmanned spacex rocket explodes in midair. more than 4,000 pounds of food stud

side trip from a cruise they were taking when their sightseeing plane crashed into a cliff near ketchikan, alaska. seven others on board were also killed. a passenger from the holland american cruise ship says they heard about thursday's crash after their own sightseeing tour was cancelled. >> we had actually had a float plane scheduled to go out. they canceled our float plane. and then my girlfriend and i. so, we were kind of disappointed that they canceled ours and then we found out about the trarges and it put things into perspective. >> a memorial service was held on board the cruise ship. the cause of the crash remains under investigation. >>> more mountain lions roaming the streets of san mateo, the latest spotted just a couple of days ago. police got several calls about an animal roaming near park elementary school around 10:30 on friday night. officers briefly spotted the mountain lion. >> people should be aware, especially times when it is dusk, dawn hours of darkness that they should be aware of their surroundings and try and avoid those wildland areas. >> last month, a mountain

for now, rain and wind have recovery efforts near ketchikan on hold but there are no survivors.s were on a short trip from a cruise ship which left seattle saturday. >>> most people in the bay area are not all that excited about the new driverless car. that's according to the latest bay area council poll. it shows 46% would ride in a driverless car but 40% prefer to remain in control of their cars. 14% are not sure. the poll also shows older drivers were more skeptical than the younger ones about whether the driverless cars would actually reduce traffic on the roads. kiet do is live in mountain view at gaggle. >> reporter: yes, good morning. we are live outside of the offices of google x. this is the company's secret research division located at the old site of the mayfield mall here in mountain view. this is also where the fleet of their new self-driving cars is parked. they finally hit the public roads this week and we spotted some of them driving around the parking lot. they are google's own design a round pod like vehicle. the new models are designed to work without a steeri

than two digit gallons of water per day on average in current average is off injured 20 on the day ketchikan'se that are above that will be paying higher rates. live >> reporter: a sfo close to go away very quickly this morning. in damages rise in the inland locations sfo a san jose no delays the sporting good news for travelers out there in south a platter looks like this was a sunday school to start a lunchtime plenty of sunshine temperatures in the '60s by 3:00 p.m. pylorus '70s in san jose and that is well below average height of the '70s and look for itself westerly wind 5 the top for our highs for this afternoon like this 68 oakland. eighties in fairfield manioc evermore 81 and 64 in hayward 61 in downtown san francisco the breakdown yourself a highs and also it will take a look at is 74 cast will see potential '90s for some locations exactly when coming a little later. >> michelle: the hotspot in the south bay is start off with a crash involving a return vehicle and then cleared off the soldier now a " cruel balancing work and upright by trailer that flipped over and the 6:00 hour of we

now, weather permitting three members of an ntsb go team will arrive here in ketchikan later this morning. once on the ground they hope to head out to the crash site to begin an investigation for the cause of the crash that killed nine people. back to you, matt savannah. >> blake essig, thank you very much. >>> to politics now. hillary clinton finding herself facing some new questions this morning over e-mails from her time as secretary of state. the state department now acknowledging the archives that she gave them was incomplete. here's nbc's white house correspondent kristen welker. >> reporter: since announcing her candidacy, hillary clinton has been dogged by questions about her use of a private e-mail account while serving as secretary of state. >> i have said repeatedly i want those e-mails out. nobody has a bigger interest in getting them released than i do. >> reporter: and this morning, fresh scrutiny after the state department confirms some e-mails were missing from the materials she turned over to lawmakers investigating the 2012 attack in benghazi. special committee chairman