. >> nannette miranda is there live with the latest on this tragedy. nannette? >> reporter: well, authorities say at least three people are dead including the florida pilot who was a veteran hollywood stunt pilot. the 74-year-old's vintage world war ii plane spy will rais out of control and disintegrated in the crash. one witness saw body parts like you wouldn't believe. spectators describe the scene as horrific. a plane crash into the box seats at the national championship air races near reno, nevada. >> it just twisted and turned and wham. >> i saw this plane go straight into the ground and right at the grand stands. it was unbelievable. there was no fire. there was no explosion. it was like asphalt, dust and parts of things flying through the air. >> late this afternoon, pilot jimmy leeward was thrying his p-51 mustang, the gal loping ghost, when something went wrong. >> it looked like he must be pulling hard on the stick to get the ball away from the stan. >> the plane wept into the box seat area to one side of the grand stands resulting in what many describ

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abc 7's capital correspondent nannette miranda has more now from sacramento. >> farmer's field would be the most far reaching and environmentally friendly stadium in the united states. >> a proposal for nfl stadium in los angeles is sailing through the legislature in the final days of session. to spur jobs fast terai lous legal challenges under the landmark california environmental quality act for ceqa to go directly to the court of appeals and shaves up to three years in potential delays. even republicans are getting behind the bill. >> we need to have a little relaxation of the airtight unreasonable rules that there is on ceqa right now. >> but cities like san diego worry about a special deal just for l.a. which could lure the chargers away. >> they can't continue to play in qualcomm, it is very old. if they built one in l.a. they may go. >> democrats hope to make last minute changes to the bill to include other projects in other cities. the 49ers would like the same considerations for their new stadium. maybe even san diego could compete with l.a. with an environmental review is e

nannette miranda reports from the scene race officials suspect a mechanical problem sent the plane into a nosedive. >> spectators describe the scene as horrific a plane crashed into the box seats at the races near reno nevada. >> it gets twisted and turned and wham! >> i saw the plane go straight in the ground right at the grandstands. it was unbelievable. there was no fire. there was no explosion. it was like asphalt dust and parts and things flying through the air. >> the pilot jimmy leeward was flying his mustang went something went terribly wrong. >> the plane turned hard he must have been hard on the stick to get as far away from the stands as possible. >> he went boxed seat area to one side of the grandstands in the resulted of mass casualty situation. one medical officer at the scene more than 75 people were injured many of them critically. scores were taken to area hospitals. >> i was wondering how many people got hurt. >> inspectors at the scene during the crash saying there were no flames upon impact but the debris field was widespread. >> we are all devastated by this tragedy

. >> nannette miranda is there live with the latest on this tragedy. nannette? >> reporter: well, authorities say at least three people are dead including the florida pilot who was a veteran hollywood stunt pilot. the 74-year-old's vintage world war ii plane spy will rais out of control and disintegrated in the crash. one witness saw body parts like you wouldn't believe. spectators describe the scene as horrific. a plane crash into the box seats at the national championship air races near reno nevada. >> it just twisted and turned and wham. >> i saw this plane go straight into the ground and right at the grand stands. it was unbelievable. there was no fire. there was no explosion. it was like asphalt, dust and parts of things flying through the air. >> late this afternoon pilot jimmy leeward was thrying his p-51 mustang the gal loping ghost, when something went wrong. >> it looked like he must be pulling hard on the stick to get the ball away from the stan. >> the plane wept into the box seat area to one side of the grand stands resulting in what many described

and in sacramento, abc 7's nannette miranda. >> it could get more expensive to attend a university of california. uc leaders about to skt board to approve more tuition hikes anywhere from 8% to 16% each year since 2016. uc tuition could top $22,000. >> you imagine it's increased like so much, already. since i've been here. >> i work when i don't have the money to pay for it. if it goes up anymore, i don't know what i'll do. >> the government has been aloe indicating money in wrong places and making us pay. >> uc officials say it's necessary because state funding has fallen. and they would like to grow enrollment and pay bills. >> i hope that uc bill take a closer look because they're always savings and cutting back a lot in state government. >> nonfor independent thinking he isn't happy about the 600 bills on his desk. all sent in the last final days of session last week. the oakland democrat warned his party and supporters his signature isn't guaranteed. >> i'm going to veto a lot of bills over 30 days so i have to say this is going to be a rough ride. >> california public interest g

and there is nannette miranda who spoke to the governor today. >> critics say double dipping is alive and well in government. new appointees are making $100,000 and collecting a generous pension n one instance totalling $300,000 per year gosh brown is keeping alive the practice of what critics call double dipping filled some well-paying positions with employees receiving a six-figure pension. >> how can you push for reform yet allow double dipping to continue but appointing members to boards that pay six figures and pensions are six figures? >> good question. i'll have a pension reform soon. >> and i'm not talking about it today. >> why not? >> i one example is the appointment of ann ramble. she makes $132,000 a year as chair woman. that is on top of the $172,000 pension she gets from her 30 plus years as an attorney for santa clara county. she doesn't seen it double dipping since once job -- one job with the county and another with the state. >> i understand that there is a lot of concern that people have about public employee pensions i'm operating and very operated under what the r

capital correspondent nannette miranda has the story tonight from sacramento. >> reporter: a lot more pain has been felt throughout california since governor jerry brown signed a state budget three months ago that enacts another round of devastating cuts to caus close a $26 billin deficit. fifth grade teacher melissa started the school year without basics. >> jim ping and saving and parents are fund raising for things even like paper. >> disabled californians saw their services slashed even deeper. david enberg no longer has 24 hour care. >> it is really awful for me because now i only have day staff. >> reporter: now, representatives from both education and disabled groups are suing the state in separate lawsuits over what they call illegal cuts. under voter approved proposition 98, which guarantees minimum funding using a complicated formula, schools believe they have been short changed by $2 billion. the legal challenge is led by several school districts including los angeles and tran. >> we ar san francisco. >> it is time to take legal action because if we don't stand up for the c

in sacramento, nannette miranda, abc7 news. >>> unsports man like conduct caught on tape. referee is attacked during a youth football game. what he is saying about that violent confrontation. >>> the federal agency that oversees mortgage giants fannie mae and freddy mac filed a lawsuit against bank of america. the bank is one of the several agencies accused of misrepresenting the quality of mortgage securities and inflating borrowers' incomes. lyndsay sheldon reports from north carolina where the bank is based. >> there is a lot of uncertainty as to how bad off b of a is at the end of the day. >> this economist says there is no doubt bank of america is facing more tough times. some experts say a lawsuit could hurt people needing loans to run small businesses. >> they have concerns about capital requirements. >> they say the lawsuit which targets more than a dozen banks could also hurt the already fragile economy. >> when they can't win economic activity contracts. >> the lawsuit says the banks misrepresented the value of mortgage securities. they sold to fannie mae and fre

nannette miranda joins frus san francisco where the event was held today. >> and it's been quite a summer first state leader as proved a sales tax then amazon fired california affiliates and poured millions into a referendum to overturn this tax. now both sides agree that one way or another after a delay californians will have to start paying. governor brown's signature means the days of no sales tax are numbered in california. it's a compromise that amazon signed off on. the company will stop trying to overturn the state's previous online sales tax law to a referendum. in return will lobby congress for a national online sales tax. and open distribution centers here that could lead to 10,000 jobs brown says it's a win for budge skbrit all retailers online are not. >> they're going to bring thousands of jobs to california. hundreds of millions of dollars into the state coffers when we need the money. and it's leveling the playing field. >> sales tax issue must be resolved in congress. and this is the way california will be able to obtain all sales tax revenue available to be collected. >>

in reno, i'm nannette miranda. abc7 news. >> again, jimmy lee war was flying the plane. the 74-year-old was a respected pilot, well-known for his skill and a legend among flying enthusiasts. a local pilot who knew and flew with leeward said fatalities of yesterday's scope are extremely rare. >> in the history of air shows air racing, this never happens because of the safeguards put in place. in fact, in the last 50 years there's been only one spectator fatality at an airshow or air race. so the safety record has been spectacular for decades and decades. >> but the safety record is not as good for pilots over the sport's 44 year history. there have been a total of 19 deaths from crashes and collisions. in 2007 alone two pilots died over the course of four days. leeward named the plane the galloping ghost. it was brought out of retirement three years ago. leeward made several modifications to the plane, including shortening the wings by five feet to make it more efficient. >>> back in 1999 another airshow crash in reno was caught on home video. if you look closely, the pla

in reno, i'm nannette miranda. >> he was a respected pilot, well-known for his skill and a legend among flying enthusiasts. a local pilot who knew and flew with leeward said fatalities of yesterday's scope are extremely rare. >> in the history of air shows air racing, this never happens because of the safeguards put in place. in fact, in the last 50 years there's been only one spectator fatality at an airshow or air race. so the safety record has been spectacular for decades and decades. >> but the safety record is not as good for pilots over the sport's 44 year history. there have been a total of 19 deaths from crashes and collisions. in 2007 alone two pilots died over the course of four days. low ward named the plane the galloping ghost. it was brought out of retirement three years ago. leeward made several modifications to the plane, including shortening the wings by five feet to make it more efficient. >>> back in 1999 another airshow crash in reno was caught on home video. if you look closely, the plane just beneath the red one. this one was also a world war ii pera world war ii mu

and reporting live is nannette miranda. >> don't worry about it. we'll get it to you. one way or another. >> governor jerry brown assured hundreds of law enforcement and local government leaders that there will be funding for the massive number of prisoners that they're about to take on. beginning october 1 low level criminals will begin serving time at county jail. and saving california money helping meet a court order to reduce the prison population. the problem is that the state budget only pays for inmates shipped for the first year. >> and nick warner says it's a good plan, because with a 70% rate the current system isn't working and there is money determining success. >> properly funding electricals can, and will do a better job. and defunded and unfunded this will be a nightmare. >> the possibility of a nightmare is why victims rights groups are worried. in about three years an estimated 100,000 criminal who's would have served out of state prison are serving at county jail. and there are many local jails already overcrowded. >> there is a poor economy no, jobs.