scott and laura shepherd lived in danville and are survived by their two young children. besides real estate, floria was a teacher of meditation and >> we believe our energy is federal reserve here, here, there, everywhere. she is everywhere. >> reporter: the shepherds leave behind a young son and daughter. both attended danville elementary school. a spokesperson for the unified school district told me this afternoon they are making plans to both support the family and bring in counselors for staff and students when school starts next week. laura anthony, abc7 news. >> thanks very much. there was a sign of trouble before the plane went down in that parking lot. our sister station has the latest. >> ntsb investigators began collecting evidence in this santa ana parking lot trying to figure out what caused this plane to crash killing all five people on board. >> over the next months we will be gathering information pertaining to the pilot, airplane and -- >> reporter: dashcam shows it nose diving sunday before going down in this busy shopping center parking lot. though it h

shepherd. his 42-year-old wife laura was also on board.d and a fifth victim, 29-year-old nasim ghanadan all worked together in the pacific union real estate office in danville. >> nasim was 29 years old, just a bundle of joy to be around and just embody life. really, it's just about remembering those we lost and letting the families know that our thoughts and prayers are with them. and whatever we can do to help, we will. >> 53-year-old scott shepherd was an experienced pilot and president and ceo of a san francisco company called category 3, which also owned the plane that went down. scott and laura shepherd lived in diablo, and they are survived by two young children. besides real estate, floria hakeem was a teacher of meditation and practical philosophy. >> we believe that our energy is forever here, there, everywhere. so she is everywhere. >> in concord, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >>> there are major new developments tonight in the paul pastelok tri-- paul manafort tr in virginia. rick gates testified in court today. when asked by pset

laura shepherd and her husband scott, the pilot, danville resident and her son of los angeles. and 29-year-old naseem, the three were real estate agents in danville. >> it's a huge loss for our company. >> reporter: brien said they held a memorial time for their co-workers. >> a joy to be around, embodied life. she was great. >> reporter: meanwhile, the ntsb is beginning the process of finding a cause for the crash one mile from the destination, john wayne airport. >> the pilot declared an emergency, however, he did not state the nature of his problem. >> reporter: investigators hope to have a preliminary report by next week. coming up at 6:00. we'll take a closer look at the shepherd family and the pilot scott and what investigators want to know about his record. >> we're tracking breaking news right now southern california. an evacuation order just issued after a new located in the angend riverside counties. and just a few hours it's burned over 1,000 acres. also dealing with high temperatures. we'll keep an eye on this and bring you more information as the story develops. >>

. >> reporter: five people were on board along with laura shepherd and her husband scott, the pilot. the three women were real estate agents. >> our hearts go out to the families. >> reporter: brian with union pacific said the two shepherds leave behind two young children, 5 and 7. scott was an experienced pilot. >> been flying for years and years. i think he had recently gotten his recertification. >> reporter: they left for a real estate conference. the pilot did radio in an emergency but never did say the exact problem. they crashed one mile from their destination, the john wayne airport. the ntsb is looking into shepherd's background as part of their investigation. >> with the pilot, we're going to look at his currency with the airplane, all the records associated. >> reporter: because the ntsb says there was no post-crash fire, that may suggest the actual har actually ran out of gas. they hope toe preliminary report out next week. >>> it sent shockwaves across the headlines. tonight facebook says the claim is not true. the claim that they have been in touch with wells fargo and

not seeing skt and laura shepherd. it's not clear who was bethiend controls of the cessna 414 airplane when it crashed. it nose dived and crashed onto a parked car outside of los angeles. the driver of that car was inside the store at the time and was not hurt. a witness checked on two to have the people that were partially ejected. they di not have any pulse. about two hour sboos their flair the pilot reported an emergency shortly after receiving clearance to land at the airport. the owner had put the plane up for sale. we learned a little bit of one of the victims she was 29 years old. they say she was a delightful and positive real estate agent. they say right now his company is focused on comforting the families of those five people killed in that tragic accident. today in the bay. >> it will be a difficult coming out of that very much. thank you very much. >>> one of the two men sentenced in a notorious thrill kill murder eight years ago is getting closer to argument for aernlly release. you might remember the mur

the pilot was the husband of laura shepherd.their memories of the three realtors in they left such a wonderful impression on all of us. >> the spokesperson of pacific union said they will support the family in any way they can. >>> new sanctions on iran took effect this morning. in a tweet, president trump said, these are the most fighting sanctions ever imposed. anyone doing business with iran will not be doing business with the united states. the president reimposed sanctions with iran after with drawing the u.s. from the deal with iran. and iran was supposed to give up the means to make nuclear weapons. and the trump administration said that reimposing the sanctions puts pressure on the iranian government. >>> the west hollywood city council wants president trump's star to be removed from the walk of fame. they approved a resolution to urge them to take the action. two weeks ago president trump's star was destroyed for a second time. the resolution lists a number of reason for removal, including the president's stance on clim

shepherd. his wife laura was on board as well as two other real estate agents. the fifth person on board was a visitor. the small plane was shown in pieces in the middle of a parking lot. the cessna 414, the pilot declared an emergency before crashing a mile from the airport. dash cam video is captured the scene of that crash near a staples store. >> i don't know anything about what this pilot did or what he was thinking, but it could have been much more tragic. >> the fire captain said the fact that nobody on the ground was killed was nothing short of a miracle. investigators are trying to determine what caused that crash. >>> seven people have died in the carr fire. a lineman with pg&e was just 21 years old and was working to restore power saturday in a rural area when he crashed his utility truck. the details are being investigated. >>> yosemite valley is closed indefinitely because of the ferguson fire. it was set to reopen yesterday afternoon but rangers and other workers were forced out yesterday and some couldn't even escape due to falling trees on glacie

according to a spokesperson for the company laura's husband scott shepherd was the pilot of the plane. floor is sun david was also on board . the assessment took off from concord yesterday morning and crash not far from its destination. john wayne airport and wayne county -- everyone on board died when the plane crashed into the parking lot of a busy shopping center. >> the pilot declared an emergency. however, he did not state the nature of his problem. >> the plane crashed into an on park -- and unoccupied parked car firefighters say it is a miracle no one was hurt on the ground. two hours ago the ntsb held a brief news conference describing its investigative process. >> over the next couple of months we will be gathering information that pertains to the pilot, the airplane, and the environment. with the pilot we will look at the records associated and look and see if any environmental factors played a part in this accident. >> ntsb officials say they will release a preliminary report next week adding the final report could be released in about a year and a half. >>> investigators s

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