congressman leo ryan led a small delegation to gayana to investigate complaints. his constituents said some of their family members were being held against their will. the congressman and four other people died as they attempted to board jet planes to leave. >> reporter: november 17, 1978 congressman leo ryan and a group of journalist arrive at a tiny airstrip in jones town. they have brought with them some bay area people who fear that their family members are being held against their will in this remote place. some of these visitors will die here. a 40 minute truck ride brings them to jones town where jim jones has told his followers they must make a good impression. >> i got off the jet and i thought this is a viable community. they had a clinic, they looked like a thriving community in the jungle. >> i think that all of you know that you are here to find out more about your operation here. i can tell you right now that from the few conversations i've had with some of the folks here this evening whatever the comments are there's some people here that believe th

early in 2008, the leo ryan seat opened up again.time jackie speier won in a runaway race. >> so help you god? >> i do. >> congratulations. you are now a member. >> and was sworn in after 30 years as a freshman congresswoman. for almost everyone who did survive, escape from jonestown was not a single day's journey. it has taken decades. >> it never goes away. >> tracy parks tried to hide in a bottle. >> i just drank because that's how i hid my pain as a teenager. >> but nothing could chase away the feelings of chronic fatigue, constant stress and memories that came back at night. >> all the nightmares are i end up back there. i'm trying to get out. i'm trying to run through the jungle, and i know that i might not make it through the jungle. and i'd get up and literally have a panic attack. have to open the doors and walk outside and get air. >> for jerry parks, it may be a little easier each year. but no one is home free, even at the age of 75. >> i found in myself in my case that i break down real easy. i can cry real easy over the

early in 2008, the leo ryan seat opened up again.kie speier won in a runaway race. >> so help you god? >> i do. >> congratulations. you are now a member. >> and was sworn in after 30 years as a freshman congresswoman. for almost everyone who did survive, escape from jonestown was not a single day's journey. it has taken decades. >> it never goes away. >> tracy parks tried to hide in a bottle. >> i just drank because that's how i hid my pain as a teenager. >> but nothing could chase away the feelings of chronic fatigue, constant stress and memories that came back at night. >> all the nightmares are i end up back there and i'm trying to get out. i'm trying to run through the jungle, and i know that i might not make it through the jungle. and i'd get up and literally have a panic attack. have to open the doors and walk outside and get air. >> for jerry parks, it may be a little easier each year. but no one is home free, even at the age of 75. >> i found in myself in my case that i break down real easy. i can cry real easy over the sligh

. >> gosney wanted to leave as soon as he arrived but couldn't until a california congressman, leo ryan, came to guyana in the fall of '78 on a one-man investigative mission. >> i had decided i was going to pass a note asking for help to escape. >> by that next afternoon, as gosney dragged his trunk towards a departing truck, more than a dozen others had decided to go. >> i thought i was going to die at any moment. i never thought that i would ever be permitted to leave. >> when the group reached the small airport nearby, gunmen opened fire. >> there was blood everywhere, and i thought i'm dying and then i blacked out. >> that same day, gerald parks, seen here in the blue and white shirt, talking with jim jones, sensed it was his last chance to get his family out. >> you can feel death in the air. you can actually feel it. >> the parks family asked to fly back with congressman ryan's group. >> and i told him who i was and i said we've been held prisoner here. >> at the airport, a tractor pulled a farm wagon up alongside their plane. >> about five or six guys stood up and pulled their gu

the massacre came hours after jones' followers killed san mateo county congressman leo ryan and four others who were investigating jonestown. >>> emergency responders got to freshen up their skills today along san francisco's waterfront. it's a drill. divers inspected piers as part of this disaster drill meant to simulate a response to a catastrophic earthquake. the drill originally was scheduled to take place during fleet week but do you remember? it was postponed because of the federal goverment shutdown. >>> paul, we have been waiting for this moment which seems like forever and it's finally really going to happen. >> it's the first time during the week this it's rained the entire season. >> crazy! >> it's like a month of christmas we're talking about this. it's not going to be a huge deal other than it's the first time in 60 days and it's rain, not a large amount. it's not going to be a gully- washer but it is going to be the first significant rainfall in two months. ahead of that we had some beautiful clouds forming before sunset from our san jose camera, good evening to you in

leo ryan was shot and killed on a trip to investigate the cult. the september 11th attacked it was the greatest single loss of american civilians from a deliberate act. tonight at 11:00, ktvu's second look will examine the terrible day and its legacy. >>> a bicyclists in san francisco was hospitalized tonight after a hit-and-run accident. it happened just a few hours ago at 7:00 near the intersection of mission and seventh streets. police tell us they are looking for a white van likely with front end damage and possibly a shattered window. there's no word on the identity of the condition of the bicyclists. >>> a san francisco landmark is set to close tomorrow for a five month renovation. coit tower has towered over the hill for 28 years. the $1.7 million project is expected to be completed by mid- april. >>> at least 10 people are recovering after being hurt last night at the usc-stanford football game. >> as you can see thousands of fans rushed the field at the los angeles coliseum after the trojans upset over the number four cardinals. five peop

also killed or wounded were members of the delegation led by congressman leo ryan.here to investigate conditions at the settlement. and there were boarding planes to leave at a nearby airstrip jones security forces opened fire. ryan was killed. shot and wounded was his legal advisor jackie speier. today she served in congress representing the bay area. a memorial at oakland's evergreen cemetery was dedicated back in 2011 were more than 400 unidentified and unclaimed victims were buried in a mass grave. >>anny: officials in colorado are looking into what led to an explosion at a silver mine that killed two people. police 19 others were injured in the blast. there are reports that the two miners died from carbon monoxide poisoning. investigators are now looking into the source of the gas. mine managers say the two dead miners had their personal respirators. >>james: investigators and russia are still trying to determine the cause of a plane crash that killed at all 50 people on board. the boeing 737 jetliner crashed sunday while trying to land at its home port and the

now i was involved in this in a way that leo ryan, who was a congressman from san francisco, who mostople down there were from his district kept insisting on going down there. i was in the carter administration, we asked him not to go for various reasons that i can't disclose here. i went to see ryan three times said please don't go down, because if you do you're going to find this thing's going to explode. he went down, it exploded. it ended up with his death and the death of everybody with him except for his administrative assistant. and 909 other people died, including jones himself who took his own life. >> and that's where we get the phrase drink the kool-aid. >> but the irony of it is it wasn't kool-aid. it was flavor-aid. >> but everyone says -- >> that is an interesting fact. >> it is an interesting fact. this day in history. i'm going to do something where i call your attention to an issue. it was an article i read last week in the religion. another example of how the government is just going a little bit too far. department of transportation putting new rules for truck drive

i was involved in this in that leo ryan who was a congressman from san francisco who most of those peoplewere from his district kept insisting on going down there. i was in the carter administration. we asked him not to go for various reasons that i can't disclose here. but i went to see ryan three times. i said please don't go down because if you do, you're going to find this thing is going to exploded. it exploded. it ended up in his death. and 909 other people died including jones himself who took his own life. >> and that's where we get the phrase "drink the kool-aid." >> the irony was, it was flavor aid. >> that is an interesting fact. this date in history. i'm going to do something where i call your attention to an issue. there's an article i read last week in "the wall street journal." it's another example of how the government is going a little too far. department of transportation, putting new rules for truck drivers in regards to how much time they have to rest and they have to sleep. truck drivers want to be as safe as everybody else. they work really hard to put good equipment

the massacre came hours after jones followers killed san mateo county congressman leo ryan and four others investigating jonestown. >>> palo alto is expected to consider expanding its outdoor smoking ban when the city council meets tonight. earlier this year smoking was banned in parks and within 25 feet of building entrances. now some city council members want to include the downtown area and california avenue. a memo says extending the ban would reduce secondhand smoke and litter. >>> last week we were walking back down to the newsroom and we did a little rain dance. it was kind of just joking around. >> yeah. >> apparently, mother nature was watching. >> yup. >> so you can thank ken bastida when that glorious rainfall comes down. ken always says we'll save it for when we needed it. ken came through, ken bastida, clutch. >> rain. you're welcome. >> he's got the moves. >> it's coming. >>> there it is, kpix 5 high- def doppler radar. good monday evening to you. great day tomorrow with much- needed rainfall. some of you may have some outdoor plans, tomorrow and wednesday not the best days.

speaker, among the dead was congressman leo ryan, the first congressman to be cincinnatied in the line of duty. he went to guyana out of concern for the safety of his constituents there, most of them re of african-american descent. congresswoman jackie speier, who was then on congressman ryan's staff, was shot five times and had to wait 22 hours for assistance. today i introduced a resolution honoring their extraordinary bravery and calling on the speaker to establish protocols to memorialize members who die in the line of duty. out of the tragedy of jonestown, true heroes were revealed. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from north carolina -- new york rise? without objection, is recognized for one minute. mrs. maloney: mr. speaker, we all know about black friday and cybermonday, but i am proud to support giving tuesday. a national day dedicated to charitable giving and volunteerism. on december 3, giving tuesday will harness the collective power of charities, families, businesses, and individuals to transform how people think ab