it's saturday, and in iowa, that means sprint car racing at knoxville raceway.be fooled. the average sprint car can reach speeds of up to 140 miles per hour. it's a family tradition that mike houseman has carried on for more than eight years. >> sprint cars are probably the most powerful dirt car there is. my dad raced for like 25 years. mainly here in knoxville. my brother races now. my cousin raced, my grandpa raced. so it's a big kind of family deal with us. >> but on this night, the family dynasty almost comes to a tragic end. >> i remember the start of the race, starting up front, i remember running a few laps under green, then battling with another car side by side. he kept getting closer and closer to me. >> the two drivers jockey back and forth for the lead until mike suddenly realizes something is wrong. >> one lap, i didn't see him. i just felt a hard impact. the next thing i knew, i was in the air. >> trouble. >> while i was in the air, i could feel my tank had ruptured. i started feeling the fuel dump on me. >> mike's sprint car lands right side up a

. >> approaching knoxville, based on all the information i had, i felt like we were right on schedule to spare. >> but then an hour past knoxville and still 30 minutes from their intended airport, an unnerving surprise. >> the fuel in the right tank exhausted before i expected it to. >> so quickly he switches to his remaining tank in the left wing. he also decides to land at the first available airport just north of atlanta in cobb county. >> the equipment showed us we were ten minutes away from the airport and the fuel gauge wasn't on "e." it looked like we had 30 minutes of fuel left. >> but then only seven minutes later, still miles from the airfield and at 4,000 feet, the second tank runs dry. >> it went from -- to a -- with the air coming through the plane. >> the novice pilot knows his only chance is to glide the 1800 aircraft to the ground. >> it is a heavily wooded area. planes and trees don't mix. kind of like a blow dryer and a bathtub. >> to make matters worse, it was dark. >> but then a break. >> i spotted a dark clearing between two evenly cut sets of trees. and in my min

knoxville creek, 30 mile an hour gusts and hawk eye 28. mount diablo34 and calaveras road,30 mile an hour wind gusts. record high temperatures coming and a heat advisory going up. >> sandhya, thank you. >>> the yellow fire burning in saw though ma county is 60% contain -- in sonoma county is 60% contained. 100 acres burned and one farm house. alan wang is live in saw -- sonoma county with the latest. alan? >> carolyn, this fire is no longer a threat to the wine country or its tourism. but it is a wake up call to the firefighting season that started a lot earlier than expected. tonight firecrews are guarding against any gust of wind that could reignite the fire north of calistoga. it started last night and he saw how fast his farm house went up in flames. >> nobody was here. the winds were blowing so hard. >> it has been a fierce combination with high winds and the low humidity. unseasonably dry weather that is quickly transforming the green hillsides. >> it burned the brown and the green slowed it down. a lot of the fire spread was by aeri

knoxville creek 34 miles per hour winds that will be picking up more, i'll be back with a lk at how hot it's going to get here and we might see records. >> in gold country horts looking at anyone and anything that might help find whoever killed a little girl. the 8-year-old stabbed to death in her home. >> the vigil still hours away but let's show you what's happening now. folks lining up here at a table to collect donations. anything they can do help the family ahead of the vigil. we have ab update on the investigation. police are looking at all possibilities they've talked with local sex offenders and looking into the arrest of a man in placerville yesterday accused of trying to abduct a toddler there to see if there is a connection to laila's death. at this point they say there is no indication 2004 connected. it's all part of a larger search for a suspect and her answers. >> she didn't deserve to die like this. >> emotions are raw for those who knew young laila fowler, murdered saturday. >> she was really sweet. she had her shy moment buzz she was -- a happy little girl cared about

knoxville creek, 30 mile an hour gusts and hawk eye 28. mount diablo34 and calaveras road,30 mile an hour wind gusts. record high temperatures coming and a heat advisory going up. >> sandhya, thank you. >>> the yellow fire burning in saw though ma county is 60% contain -- in sonoma county is 60% contained. 100 acres burned and one farm house. alan wang is live in saw -- sonoma county with the latest. alan? >> carolyn, this fire is no longer a threat to the wine country or its tourism. but it is a wake up call to the firefighting season that started a lot earlier than expected. tonight firecrews are guarding against any gust of wind that could reignite the fire north of calistoga. it started last night and he saw how fast his farm house went up in flames. >> nobody was here. the winds were blowing so hard. >> it has been a fierce combination with high winds and the low humidity. unseasonably dry weather that is quickly transforming the green hillsides. >> it burned the brown and the green slowed it down. a lot of the fire spread was by aeri

wind gusts are 26 to 47 miles an hour in knoxville creek. mount diablo gusting to 51 miles an hour and other east by hill locations you can see 30 to 43 mile an hour wind gusts. we will have to hang on tight. these winds will be driving the temperatures up. i will be back to show you how hot in a few minutes. carolyn? >> we will see you shortly. firecrews in martinez quickly attacked a fire that was closing in on a church and grocery store. it spread across a quarter acre before the crews put it out. they got a handle on it because the winds were light in the area at the time. and just north of vacaville, moderate winds fueled a wildfire there. sky 7hd saw them on a charred backyard. the firefighters contained it before any buildings were damaged. >>> we have news about what will happen to the dead boston bombing suspect. tamerlan tsarnaev's wife cleared it to be released from the medical examiner. tamerlan's uncle says he will claim the body, but has not said where he will bury it. they are looking into tamerlan's terror connection. he met

wind gusts are 26 to 47 miles an hour in knoxville creek. mount diablo gusting to 51 miles an hour and other east by hill locations you can see 30 to 43 mile an hour wind gusts. we will have to hang on tight. these winds will be driving the temperatures up. i will be back to show you how hot in a few minutes. carolyn? >> we will see you shortly. firecrews in martinez quickly attacked a fire that was closing in on a church and grocery store. it spread across a quarter acre before the crews put it out. they got a handle on it because the winds were light in the area at the time. and just north of vacaville, moderate winds fueled a wildfire there. sky 7hd saw them on a charred backyard. the firefighters contained it before any buildings were damaged. >>> we have news about what will happen to the dead boston bombing suspect. tamerlan tsarnaev's wife cleared it to be released from the medical examiner. tamerlan's uncle says he will claim the body, but has not said where he will bury itre loo tamerlan's terror connection. he met with a known terr

knoxville creek, 30 mile an hour gusts and hawk eye 28. mount diablo34 and calaveras road,30 mile an hour wind gusts. record high temperatures coming and a heat advisory going up. >> sandhya, thank you. >>> the yellow fire burning in saw though ma county is 60% contain -- in sonoma county is 60% contained. 100 acres burned and one farm house. alan wang is live in saw -- sonoma county with the latest. alan? >> carolyn, this fire is no longer a threat to the wine country or its tourism but it is a wake up call to the firefighting season that started a lot earlier than expected. tonight firecrews are guarding against any gust of wind that could reignite the fire north of calistoga. it started last night and he saw how fast his farm house went up in flames. >> nobody was here. the winds were blowing so hard. >> it has been a fierce combination with high winds and the low humidity. unseasonably dry weather that is quickly transforming the green hillsides. >> it burned the brown and the green slowed it down. a lot of the fire spread was by aeria

wind gusts are 26 to 47 miles an hour in knoxville creek. mount diablo gusting to 51 miles an hour and other east by hill locations you can see 30 to 43 mile an hour wind gusts. we will have to hang on tight. these winds will be driving the temperatures up. i will be back to show you how hot in a few minutes. carolyn? >> we will see you shortly. firecrews in martinez quickly attacked a fire that was closing in on a church and grocery store. it spread across a quarter acre before the crews put it out. they got a handle on it because the winds were light in the area at the time. and just north of vacaville, moderate winds fueled a wildfire there. sky 7hd saw them on a charred backyard. the firefighters contained it before any buildings were damaged. >>> we have news about what will happen to the dead boston bombing suspect. tamerlan tsarnaev's wife cleared it to be released from the medical examiner. tamerlan's uncle says he will claim the body, but has not said where he will bury it. they are looking into tamerlan's terror connection. he met

a 7-year-old, paying his respects to our veterans in knoxville, tennessee.t. >> ama: next at 6:00. a deadly accident involving a party bus. tonight, the crackdown on drinking and driving in the bay area. >> a series of power pole fires. what could be behind the problem. >>> the live doppler 7hd is clear now but rain could soon be on the way. what you can expect. abc7 news at 6:00 starts now. >> ama: a woman is dead and a man in critical condition tonight after a crash on 101. tonight police say alcohol may have been involved. good evening, i'm ama daetz. the accident underscores the need for safety this holiday weekend. sergio quintana is live with a look at how bay area police are cracking down on duis. >> police agencies throughout the bay area are going to be continuing with their saturation patrols and their field sobriety checkpoints tonight and through the weekend, and chp officers are still investigate this morning's fatal crash. it involved a red honda coup, party because, and a couple 0 vehicles. officers say the driver of the red honda somehow lols

gerri: my mother lived in knoxville for a long time. >> do see people holding their properties for alloffers? >> typically in today's environment, yes, most of the buyers are cash buyers. what you need to understand is that miami was one of e hardest hit markets during the recession. since then, we have grown tremendously. one of the hottest destinations in the world, what you're seeing the buyers that have been on the sidelines for the past four years are all running to purchase property and paying pay cash. so it's not really a boom that's going on gerri: i can think of another red-hot market. and that is in los angeles. is it possible that there is a bubble building and some of these markets right now are prices are maybe a little too high and it is because inventories are so tight? >> i don't reay think so. there's been a lot of people sitting on the sidelines for the last four years. they are ready to borrow buy a house. i'm buying houes now, with a lack of inventory, the cheap money, it's a great time to buy. thdifference is that people can afford it now as opposed to what it was

in this red hook, knoxville, asheville, roanoke, you're in the two-inch to four-inch rain.ome places locally more. atlanta, another two. and jacksonville, unfortunately, a little less, as the low-pressure system slowly pulls away. and out in the west, things are looking up and a whole lot better. you heard clayton saying it. here's is numbers. camarillo, 96 degrees. today, only 70. and all of the moisture filtering in from the moisture is going to keep it cooler with the clouds in place. less than a quarter-inch. that's okay. any moisture helps out a lot of very cool behind the obnoxious snow. here's a look at where the hot is up in the pacific northwest. they'll break some records or tie them today. >> okay. called that snow obnoxious. maybe it wasn't to some people. maybe they love snow in may. like in missouri. here, we get to see it, up close and personal. and in new york, all of the northeast, really, we've been in that blocking pattern. it's been beautiful. very pleasant with the sunshine. they're planting there. but it's a little on the dry side. we're going to get i

knoxville? >> it depends on the people who use it.f people began to use high-speed rail and understand how important it could be to our society, it becomes really beneficial. a do you think there is generational shift with more young people being aware of the environmental issues and costs of things? >> i think so. we are worried about our future. it can really help. your middlebout school. you mentioned a teacher before. what was her name? >> miss reader. she is a great teacher. our school is big and we have a lot of kids going to the same classes. it was nice to be in the c-span class because there were only 18 kids in there, all of whom produced outstanding videos for this project. it was nice to bounce ideas off of each other and socialize with them. >> what happened when you won because you had so many classics also competed? what was it like? >> i was shocked. austin was confident. he said, i told you so. like,that, everybody was congratulations. they were all supportive. >> how did your school celebrate your award? methe teache

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at this hour looking at winds gusting to 30 miles per hour in knoxville creek. calm in some other locations. 33 miles per hour at mount diablo. 25-mile per hour gusts at calaveras road. relative humidity readings at the moment. still dry for most of the bay area. fairfield at 17%. and over at livermore 20%. but a little higher near the coast. notice 82% relative humidity at half moon bay. conditions are beginning to improve just a bit in some spots but mainly near the coast we still have concern, great concern about fire danger as temperatures will be rising tomorrow to near record levels and i will give you a look at that in just a few minutes. dan? spencer, thank you. >>> the biggest fire burning tonight is near banning in riverside fire. right now it has burned about 1700 acres. destroyedne home destroyed there. some homes evacuated. fire is now 30% contained. no word how to started but it will continue to burn for some time. >>> a different kind of fire to be put out. this one by cal trans. word of even more construction issues tonight on the bay bridge. nea

there was a 1997 lawsuit that was well reported by a newspaper in knoxville and that broke, we reportwell as the star ledger the day before she was actually appointed. so was it a surprise? considering it came out the day before she was appointed they had time to ask her about it. as far as specific allegations with the players coming forward that was a surprise. i don't think anyone ever asked that question. the search firm that actually brought her to rutgers, they never detailed that in her background check. so truthfully, i do believe it was a surprise. >> let's look at a few more of the claims here. former volleyball players say he yanked them by the jersey and forced them to wear clothes inside out at a restaurant and hit a player in the stomach with the back of her hand and when confronted about these things she quit her job. she responded saying am i an intense coach? i'm absolutely an intense coach but there's a big canyon between being super-intense and abuse and this was not an abusive environment for these women. i guess the question becomes is there any indication these a

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and then recently when she died, the same was brought in from knoxville for her funeral and it was drawn by four white hourses and led by some of the former serve vants. >> the white house association will be our partner helping us with research and guests and many of the photographs and other additions we bring to the program. i want to say a special thanks o our guests as we close here. >> thank you so much for being here and thank you for watching. ur next is life on the grants. captioning by the national captioning institute www.ncicap.org-- >> next week we'll focus on julia grant. she was the wife of general grant and spent years following her husband from one military post to another. then as first lady she through lavish parties and reorganized the white house staff which she had opinions on cabinet appointments and positions. we'll explore her life growing up in a slave holding family. and her influence on the image of first lady. julia grant on first ladies live next monday on c-span at :00. our website has more about the first ladies including a special session welcome to the f

here's the chilly air you're walking out to from philly to new york and asheville, a little knoxvilletoday and probably starts tomorrow and then by thursday we're 80 degrees. you guys still here on thursday or are you -- >> no, we leave -- >> thursday night, season finale, "scandal." >> right here. right here on the a, >> can we just do this all day? i don't want to leave you guys. all that was brought to you by hotels.com. someone sitting over there expect aptly -- >> oh, oh, oh. >> jesse tyler ferguson is here live, everybody. >> hey. >>> it is "gma's" funniest week ever and jesse tyler ferguson is here, very busy star. of abc's hit "modern family" has so much going on on screen on stage and off and so happy to have you back here with us. >> so happy to see you. >> "modern family" cast all the time. >> i know. you just saw eric. >> really. you guys -- just like we saw with the "scandal" kozlov each other, have fun with each other. lovely to set raderie. >> you can't fake chemistry. it's either there or it's not there and we really do love each other. >> you can't fake it -- >> just

knoxville kc says i understand water table and soil issues make basements rare but we should have a solution>> bill: as bill said, contractors, builders, developers, just put it into every house right and build it into the cost of the house. if you do at that scale with that many as part of every house, the cost is going to come way, way down. but you know, look, this is not picking on the people of oklahoma. first of all, we're paying for this. these are our tax dollars that are going to help them and they should. but in california, you can't build in california without meeting certain standards for earthquakes, right? in homes and in public structures. certainly office buildings and theatres and hospitals and all of that. no matter what kind of construction. same thing before california, i grew up in delaware. spend a lot of time down at the beach. ocean city. rijo both. you can't build unless you jack up the house on pilings. you can't get a permit to build. howard calling from los angeles. >> caller: i'm out in california. we have earthquakes. they're being torn down. they should have --

host: jim is in knoxville on the independent line. representative tom cole if our guest.r: we appreciate what you guys are doing. everybody attacked the republican on everything. we are the devil, i guess, to everybody else. [laughter] we have got scandal after scandal where americans were murdered. i am a veteran, and i've seen my fallen brothers being swept under the rug. it is outrage with us. there are still a lot of americans out there that still believe in america and want america to prosper. but under this administration, this is the most corrupt we've seen so far. benghazi -- fast and furious. how many more are going to come out? who was all involved? on the next channel, and it is all we have to attack all of these republicans. either way, we reach across the aisle. you cannot work with somebody -- host: ok, we've got it on the table. thank you. guest: a lot to cover. i agree with the frustration in terms of the share number of scandals that we have had. benghazi is very troubling to me. i used to sit on the foreign operations subcommittee. i think this is not a