this morning the ntsb will take the lead. witnesses say they heard the plane's engine stop just seconds before the crash. then the pilot took the plane into a steep dive. according to those who knew him he was president of a local flying club, those people suspect manuel went into the steep decline in order to gain speed and come out of the stall. >> he obviously did everything he could do to keep the airplane away from people and ended up with him going in nose first. >> reporter: the area where the plane is this morning is courted off not only by state police but officers themselves. we were asked to step back. officers told us the reason for that was they expected federal investigators to be bringing in equipment later this morning to continue their investigation. reporting live in alameda. kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 6:02. for the third day in a row southwest airlines is canceling flights after a five foot long hole ripped open during a sacramento bound flight on friday. ktvu's jade hernandez is live in

it the ntsb is investigating the cause of this crash. by monday, we should have more informations about this pilot. live in alameda, kron 4 news. >>vicki: federal investigators say the southwest airlines plane that will hole ripped through friday at a pre- existing issue. ntsb investigators say the area that ripped open her shows evidence of the fatigue cracking that was there before the incident. the jet leveled off to 36,000 ft. when a joint court to sections of the jets' camp are riveted together and it came apart. it created a five-foot hole, the pilots quickly descended one flight attendant was heard. federal investigators found similar cracks on three more boeing 737 planes. the inspections led to hundreds of cancellations and delays. >>reporter: behind me you could see the flight status, you could see those cancellation marks. keep in mind on sunday at least 37 different south was flights to and from in oakland or cancelled. >> were supposed to leave at 1:45 p.m. we got we booked on the 3:00 flight, that then cancelled it now work

we'll have the ntsb's findings, and a live report on the headache this is causing at bay area airports, straight ahead. >>> half moon bay making the move to outsource police services to help close their budget gap. we'll tell you what happens to the officers now. >>> and lawmakers in washington have a lot on the chopping block. we'll tell you what is at stake if they don't reach a deal by the end of the week. the news at 5:00 starts now. >> good evening. diane dwyer is off. i'm vicky nguyen. we begin tonight with the investigation into a southwest airlines flight that had to make an emergency landing after part of the roof tore off mid flight. the passenger jet was carrying 123 people on the way to sacramento from phoenix when the cabin suddenly lost pressure. nbc's francis quo has the latest on what ntsb investigators learned today. >> reporter: a preliminary federal investigation reveals what may have caused the southwest jet to make an emergency landing on friday. a five-feet-long hole ripped in the aircraft's roof in midair. >> we did find evidence of widespread cracking across thi

is this amateur video from the ntsb shows a blow torch roaring out of the pipe line. it is what the first employee would have seen arriving 15 minutes from the blast. he saw it from the freeway . tried to call in to dispatch center but the cell phone signal dropped out and when he being get through it was hard to hear. the week after september 11th explosion he told ntsb investigators it was loud and sirens and roaring of the fire and difficult to hear on the phone. san brurno native saw the raging gas fire from the freeway driving north from the peninsula. >> every city i came north, i realized that the fire was further north. it is in san bruno. >> he remembers problems with his phone. >> i was across the canyon and there was no way. the cell phones were down and it was scary. >> the pipe line explosion and fire killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes . ntsb arrived the next day to begin the investigation and in march held a public hearing in washington d.c. and the final with probable cause is expected before the one-year anniversary of the disaster this fall. n

ntsb investigators have discovered cracks in three more planes. they say the cracks are similar to the one that caused a 737 to lose a five-foot chunk of its roof during a flight from phoenix to sacramento. the aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing in yuma, arizona where it remains tonight. southwest canceled hundreds of flights this weekend to pull 79 planes out of service for inspection, but the problems are far from over. nbc bay area's kimberly tere is at oakland international airport with the latest and the scramble for passengers. kim? >> reporter: hundreds of frustrated travelers had no other choice but to sit and wait it out here at oakland international airport, where southwest canceled about 50 outbound and inbound flights today. and we could see much of the same situation tomorrow. southwest has already warned it could cancel 300 more flights nationwide. southwest airlines passengers had to pack their patience as they navigated the long lines and dealt with cancellations, delays, and the rebooking process. for some, this mean

greg fife is a former ntsb investigators. we just saw him in tom's report, he joins us from the newsroom at our affiliate kusa in denver. greg, i think a lot of people looking at this, a three-foot hole in an airplane, how much danger were these passengers in? could this plane have crashed? >> no, not from the standpoint of this type of failure in the fuselage itself. the big thing is, if there was a structural compromise where -- like aloha where you lost a very big chunk of that airplane. but in this case it ripped open a three to four-foot hole. there's what's called tear straps under the skin to prevent that rip from propagating even further. from that standpoint they were never in danger of crashing this airplane. >> we have seen these incidents before, as tom pointed out. has the industry underestimated the toll that age and repeated landings and takeoffs take on airplanes? >> i don't think they've underestimated it, lester. i think we have to be very cautious, because we know from history, there's been aging aircraft i

the ntsb said today the tear in the fuselage happened along what's called a lap joint in the plane's skin. >> and we have clear evidence that the skin separated at the lower rivet line. a preliminary on-site examination reveals pre-existing fatigue along the entire fracture surface. >> reporter: faa records obtained by nbc news show that during a heavy maintenance overhaul in march of last year inspectors found multiple cracks along the fuselage of this particular 737-300, a frame crack 867 inches from the nose, another 380 inches from the nose, 500 inches from the nose, and many more. but the faa today cautioned that's not unusual for a plane that was 14 years old at the time. and inspections are conducted to find and repair those cracks. >> is there something that this inspection process missed one way or another, or is the process itself -- does it need to be more robust or done on a more frequent basis? and i think those are central questions the investigators will be asking. >> reporter: two years ago a football-sized hole opened up on another southwest 737-300, forcing it to ma

the ntsb hopes to wrap up their investigation by the fall. to reset kron 4 news.n connection with the attack on a woman and her dog here at the park near the milpitas border. nearby resident was bitten and bruised and her longtime companion shadow a husky was killed in the attack. please an animal control scoured the area friday based on the belief the dogs and their owners live somewhere nearby. in san jose, rob kron 4 news. >>grant: ocean beach it was a spectacle, take a look at 38 ft. boat washed up on shore on dry sand. officials say a man in his 30's told the both last night, they say he was intoxicated, it washed up on shore early this morning and he was subsequently arrested for among other things have been an outstanding warrants. now they're going to tow the boat, dragged along the sand to the base of lincoln avenue, a crane lifted onto a flatbed and then all driving back to vallejo where it belongs. reporting live, kron 4 news. >>jonathan: hereon treasure island a plan to build the slanted streets that lead in the sun from that side of blocking the wind

the ntsb hopes to rap up their investigation by the fall.>> reporter: ocean beach in san francisco, friday, look, everyone else is, a sea ray washed up on shore. officials say a man stole this boat last night. they say he was intoxicated. washed up this morning and he was arrested for having outstanding warrants. now they will toe this boat, tragit to the -- though this boat, tragit and drive it back where the belongs. kron 4 news. >> reporter: those who go out on friday night are finding themselves have ting to go home early before the bart trains stop ronning. now there is a proposal to change the schedule. they will discuss this later this morning. dan kerman, kron 4 news. >> reporter: on the bay, the final construction phase of the tower on the new bay bridge is underway. you can see it there behind me. a 500-pound section. it will distribute the weight of the 480-ton cable saddle that will hold a mile long cable. next up, this piece will be installed in may. kron 4 news. low clouds are filling long the coast as we speak. tomorrow mornin

the ntsb arrives the next day to begin the investigation.rch it held a public hearing in washington, d.c. the final report with probable cause is expected before the one year anniversary of the 0disaster this fall. bishop and her husband bill ran from their clairemont avenue house that night. eagerly awaiting the results of the investigation. >> it was such a huge catastrophe and if it could be avoided but how it happened is just, we all want to know. >>reporter: documents released today comprise 13 interviews, transcripts of 13 interview with pg&e employees of different rank. no real explanation from the ntsb as to why they were released today and not earlier along with thousands office pages of transcripts back in march. is in san bruno abc 7 news. >> anti-nuclear protestors demonstrated outside the public utility commission meeting in san francisco this morning. they say the disaster in japan should be a wake up call here in california where demonstrators say no new plant should be built and licenses for existing plant should not be renew

ntsb materials lab for analysis. investigators tell us that they've found preexisting fatigue and cracking on this particular plane but they said that it would not have been visible to the naked eye, which is perhaps why it missed -- it was missed in the visual informations and was allowed to -- inspectings and was allowed to -- inspections and was able to fly in the first place. investigators say it's not uncommon for cracks to be found in airplanes that are this old. this one's about 15 years old because of the wear and tear on them, but, of course, they are repaired by the airline. still a lot of unanswered questions. >> what's the reaction been so far about how southwest is responding to the situation? >> reporter: well, i just heard a sound bite with a passenger that i -- with a guy that you guys spoke with in oakland. we were seeing a lot of sound coming in on the feeds all weekend long from passengers. a the hoff them say in the name of safety, it's hard to complain about cansled flights -- cancelled flights.

from this marina it goes to a salvage yard for ntsb to investigate later this week. it usually takes six months to determine the cause of a crash. >>> faa is breaking the plane into five pieces and pulling it out of the mud they got most of the fuel out yesterday afternoon, this whole salvage process really expected to take most of the afternoon by tonight they are hoping they will have all of the pieces at a sacramento yard for ntsb to take a look at it. frank. >> sharon thank you very much. >>> another deadly crash to report this one in the congo a plane carrying un staff members and peace keepers crashed killing at least 26 people onboard. bbc reports the plane broke into pieces trying to land in a rainstorm. >>> in other news a 17-year-old boy is being called a hero for saving several children from a burning mobile home. flames tore through this redwood city home about 2:00 a.m. this morning. the teens mother couldn't get to her kids she was blocked by flames in the laundry room. her 17-year-old son heard her screaming, woke up his three siblings and a friend and

. >>> the ntsb released hundreds of pages of their investigation to the san bruno explosion. ktvu is still going through them but so far we've found out that the pg & e director of integrity that half of its pipes were in the 1950s. he believes the flawed weld was placed into the part that ruptured in san bruno. and we will postthe complete ntsb transcript that was released today on our website just go to ktvu.com. just look for the story under the pipeline explosion tab. >> the oakland police detective that led the investigation into the killing of chauncy bailey took the witness stand today. it is the first time sergeant longmire has spoken publicly about the case and about interactions with one of the suspects. some have accused longmire of being too close to bey. longmire says the oakland police department tarnished his reputation. >>> now that baseball's home run king is a convicted felon. the question is how much time will barry bonds serve for if crime if any? patti lee is live in san francisco with why bonds could receive a life sentence. >> reporter: julie, this verd

. >> reporter: the ntsb board announced southwest found cracks in the fuselage of three air craft.the same problem that is believed to have forced a 737 jet to make an emergency hand landing. >> should it have been maintained better? that's why we are here. >> reporter: passengers on board captured video of the five foot long, one foot wide hole. southwest mechanics sought out this area and will send it to washington monday for testing. investigators say the cracking would not have been visible to the visible eye. records show findings of cracks during an inspection last march, they were all repaired. when the hull ripped open in flight the cabin lost pressure and oxygen masks dropped from from the ceiling. >> it went from 36,000 feet to 11,000 feet in about four minutes. >> 300 flights were canceled on saturday and hundreds more sunday. >> this is a fine and a safe air craft. 25% of the air crafts that are being flown today are 737's. >> reporter: southwest said the cancel ages will continue for at least a few days. in new york. >> dozens more southwest flights canceled here in th

the ntsb said it will have a preliminary report within the week. no identities have been released. again, single engine aircraft from oakland's old north field has crashed. the pilot has been killed. ann? >> don, i had heard reports of people picnicking in the area. does it look like he was trying to avoid them? >> reporter: you know, ann, it's hard to speculate on what happened. i can tell you this, there is water there. you would think if he was coming in without power, he might have tried to splash down. this plane came in nose-first into hard ground, so it's really hard to say what might have happened. >> don knapp, thank you. >>> two more southwest 737 airplanes are grounded after the airline found small cracks as well. another 300 flights were canceled nationwide today. this is two days after a hole ripped open on a plane midflight. >> reporter: investigators found widespread cracking on the fuselage of the southwest airlines 737 jet that made an emergency landing in yuma, arizona friday. >> was the aircraft well maintained and should it have been maintained better? that is e

>>reporter: the ntsb is investigating, officials have not released the pilot's name. we do know the airplane is registered to richard manuel at san mateo. we do not know if he is the person flying the airplane when it crashed. in oakland, kron 4 news. >>vicki: federal of us together say the southwest airplane claimed it had a hole ripped through it had a pre-existing issue. ntsb investigators say the area that ripped open shows evidence of fatigue cracking that was there before the incident. the jet leveled off to 36,000 ft. when a joint or two sections of the skin are riveted together, back came apart and greeted a five-foot hole. the pilot quickly descended, one flight attendant was hurt and hundreds of flights were canceled today and saturday. j r introduces us to some passengers who refuse to be delayed. >>reporter: the list of southwest airlines cancellations at oakland international is a long one. delays lager. jeff will be waiting or wondering what is flight is going to leave. >> we don't wait. life goes on. you make other arrangements. >>darya: jeff and his wi

. >> reporter: ntsb investigators removed the damaged section from the plane on sunday. in washington d.c. the investigation continues into what caused the lap joint in the skin of the aircraft to rupture, ripping a five foot hole in the roof and forcing the crew to make an emergency landing. >> we did find evidence of widespread cracking across this entire fracture surface. >> reporter: damages along one of the plane's lap joints that were not detected during regular maintenance checks. >> what the issue is that along this particular lap joint it was not known in the industry that this was an area on airplanes of this number of cycles that those lap joints should be inspected. >> reporter: boeing, the maker of the 737 300 is drafting a service bulletin to require special inspections of the lap joints in all of its 737s with comparable takeoff and landing cycles. southwest airlines has returned 19 of its grounded 737 300s to service after extended inspections following friday's incident. the ntsb says three of its jets were found to have cracks similar to those found on

we are deciding that the ntsb probably had it right. on my watch, chris, i'm going to make sure we put this place everything possible so controllers are alert, well-rested, well-train and they do take perm responsibility for their obligations to guide planes in and out of airports. >> chris: now, you just said that you are sending the head of the faa and the head of the air traffic controllers union around nationwide study, interview controllers, find out what the problem is. if the union, we pointed out that the compressed schedules to get long weekends off, if the union is part of the problem, why have them be part of the solution? why not have independent study, independent parties go look and say here is what the problem is? >> look, chris. we have a contractual agreement with the union. which languished for five years previously. when we came in, we reached an agreement with the controllers. look, we have to be partners with the controllers. they are in the control towers. there are over 15,000 controllers. we have received e-mails

that way the ntsb can do a forensic examination. those usually take about six months. the pilot, 73-year-old richard manu manual, took off and headed home to valejo. he died soon after an ambulance but avoided striking people on shore. >>> the federal government stepping up safety guidelines after several deadly pipeline explosions including the one in san bruno that killed eight. transportation secretary ray lahood toured the site of the disaster, february natural gas explosion in pennsylvania which killed five people. he announced a national pipeline safety initiative, calling on u.s. gas and oil pipeline owners and operators to identify high risk areas and fast track repairs and replacements. >> people shouldn't have to worry if they flip a light switch and it would cause an explosion in the front yard. people should have confidence they can turn on the heat, stove or computer without endangering families and neighbors. >> la hood called on congress to force owners and operators to follow safety guidelines like increasing civil penalties for pe line violato from $10

. >>> transcripts of interviews released by the ntsb investigators tonight reveal the deadly gas line explosion in san bruno may have been triggered by a crew during elect cal work in millipede is. it turns out a crew of private contractors told federal and state investigators this he were working at a terminal there, turned off what at the time they thought was an unused circuit breaker. when that breaker shut off, it may have caused a power breakdown and a pressure two hours before the san bruno line explod exploded. the ntsb will issue a final report in september. >>> arts versus the law, 32-year-old san francisco man graffiti artist here faces three years of probation after pleading guilty to felony and misdemeanor vandalism. he defaced city and private property in san jose. steven free is his name. he was arresteded in late 2009 on ten counsts of felony vandalism. the investigation revealed he's been one of the most prolific taggers in the bay area. as part of his plea agreement he must pay restitution to the owners of the property as well as the city of san jose. prosecutors dro

a large chunk of the fuselage will undergo metal fatigue tests at the ntsb lab in washington. >> it was not believed that this was an area that could fail until we see it now. >> reporter: today's faa inspection order affects 175 planes worldwide. 80 in the u.s. the vast majority at southwest. investigators are wondering whether planes used on short haul flights with multiple takeoffs and landings like southwest routes incur greater metal fatigue as the skin of the plane expands and contracts. >> i think part of this is not only inspecting the plane but looking at how often the planes are used, how often they take off, how often they land. >> reporter: the 737 involved had a 14-year maintenance overhaul in march of 2010. those overhauls involve stripping the plane to its frame and going over every centimeter with specialized tools looking for corrosion or cracks but inspectors rarely look under the lap joints where this crack was found. a former accidents investigations chief for the faa says it's stunning how quickly this crack turned into a true in-flight emergency. >> this is like th

ntsb final report with probable cause is expected by september. >>> another piece of the new bay bridge lift in addition place tomorrow morning. crews will add a section to the suspension tower of the new eastern span bringing it just 30 feet shy of its eventual 5 25 foot height. engineers hope to be finished with the new bay bridge by september 2013. >>> group of bay area swimmers attempting to navigate the dangerous 30 mile stretch from the fair lon islands to the golden gate bridge had to and the effort tonight. 6 members of the night train swimmers started the relay around 6:30 this morning at around 8 tonight the current simply became too strong and group forced to give up. 6 miles from the golden gate bridge. >> they were facing an ebb that was equal to stronger than our swimming speed so we were going backwards. >> basically swam in place for 4 hours and you know we realize that this isn't going to work. >>reporter: group raising money for the wounded warrior project which supports service members and families. plan to attempt the swim again in the coming months. >>> tonight grou

we are waiting for the ntsb to arrive.ter that the coroner will come and they will go about the tack of pulling out the plane and victim. now my sources say the plane had taken off from oakland airport and made a disstress call, had let air traffic control know it was experiencing engine problems many the coast guard was sent out, minutes away but by the time the plane got here it had already crashed. witnesses say this the engine cut out, stalled and that they saw the plane go down and it appeared to them the pilot seeing people on the bank, seeing people riding bikes and of course this is a park area, seemed to be making any effort to avoid injuring anybody. the pilot is deceased. this will be a many hours investigation as we wait for investigators to get here. the fire department did pronounce the victim dead here at the scene. we will have the latest details for you of course tonight at ten. reporting live in oakland. ktvu channel 2news. >> no doubt have you seen other drivers do it and maybe you have though it's illeg

. >>> the ntsb is investigating what caused a deadly plane crash in alameda. crews are still on the scene of the crash tonight. this is what it looked like an hour ago at the san leandro marina. it crashed shortly after take qof from the oakland airport and landing on the shoreline of the marine -- ma marina. he was the only person on board. witnesses heard the plane's engine cut out and then the pilot tried to make a crash-landing. >> the engine cut out like around i would say less than a quarter mile from here, and he wasn't going that fast. it wasn't enough to get him back to the airport. >> according to witnesses, the pilot may have been trying to avoid a family sitting near the shoreline where he crashed. the man's name has not been released. the f.a.a. plans to remove the wreckage tomorrow after it is examined by the ntsb. >>> a 40 42-year-old santa cruz man is in critical condition at usc county medical center in los angeles. he was attacked last thursday as he was leaving the giants' home opener at giants stadium. doctors put him in a coma to help deal

the ntsb is working to gather as much information as possible to understand the details that led to the collision. but some are already pointing to the gargantuan a-380. >> this is a huge aircraft. and it shows you can't operate it on taxiways, runways, that are built for aircraft much smaller. >> that was wabc's jim dolan reporting. now, pilots that have been flying for years say congestion at the nation's airports is getting worse and could compromise passengers' safety. >>> and turning to the debate over the nation's debt. we're now hours away from hearing what president obama thinks about the issue and how he plans to go about starting to fix it. it's an issue that could define the rest of his first term. emily schmidt is in washington, now, with a preview. hi, emily. >> reporter: rob, good morning to you. president obama plans to outline his proposal to a bipartisan group of congressional leaders this morning. before he gives hiss public speech this afternoon. but getting members of both parties in the same room may prove different than getting them on the same page. president obam

. >> the ntsb is going over the damaged plane inch by inch.t's called metal fatigue in the fuselage where the hole opened up. they aren't stopping there. more from abc's chuck sivertsen. >> reporter: the ntsb says the hole is larger than first reported. >> the fracture area is five feet by one foot wide. a preliminary onsite inspection reveals preexisting fatigue along the entire fracture surface. >> reporter: the ntsb is cutting out the fracture surface so it can be more closely examined. they say they see no sign of faulty maintenance. >> we have no indications that something was actually missed in an inspection, something that could have been detected that wasn't detected. >> reporter: the plane's flight recorders are in washington. no one was seriously injured when the hole burst open at 36,000 feet friday. the plane lost cabin pressure and made a rapid emergency landing in yuma. records show the 15-year-old boeing 737-300 underwent repairs for at least a dozen fuselage cracks which experts say is routine. >> this is basically something th

we'll use the mechanics from southwest airlines who will do this under the supervision of the ntsb.o out with a hand grinder and actually start sawing or cutting along this predetermined area, it will take about a day to do it. we expect 6 to 8 hours. after it's all said and done, this piece of skin that they're going to cut out, it's only going to weigh about three or four pounds. it will be shipped to washington overnight as soon as we retrieve it, so that they can begin a detailed examination in the material's lab. >> you're listening live right now to an ntsb press conference, as they talk about problems with southwest. it looks like the area where this five foot hole ruptured had some preexisting problems. stay with us, we'll have much more news straight ahead. >>> san jose sharks playoff tick tickets go on sale tomorrow. sharks rallied back from an early two goal deficit, and a power play goal with just over 5:00 left in the game. patrick marleau scored two goals. the sharks netted their seventh win in eight games. they could clinch the division tomorrow night with a win over

. >>> the ntsb will investigate what happened when an air france jet clipped a smaller aircraft. >> i understand he believes he hit the regional jet and they are evacuating. >> take a look at this video. that is an audio recording from air traffic control. the a380, the world's biggest passenger jet, collided with the tail of a delta commuter jet. >>> tomorrow president obama will outline his plan to reduce the nation's ballooning budget deficits. the deficit has already reached about a hundred $30 billion. that puts the deficit on course to hit another record high of an estimated $1.5 trillion. the president is expected to insert tax increases back into the budget debate when he outlined his deficit reducing plan tomorrow. >>> san jose's cisco systems will start making its popular flip video camera. it quickly became the top- selling video camera in the u.s.. analysts say the flip flocked in the shadow of -- flip flopped in the shadow of smart phones. they are cutting 550 jobs as part of a larger restructuring effort. >>> stocks fell at the open and remained in the red. the dow lost

the ntsb will investigate. >>> another gorgeous day with record breaking temperatures. santa rosa 82. 84 in san jose. upper 70s and low 80s, 77 pacifica. those temperatures quickly cooled down this afternoon as our sea breeze wind picked back in. right now, 10 degrees cooler than yesterday. 50s long the coast line, bay shores. 60 inland and 60s in the south bay. we will see cooler weather for the weekend. a slight chance of showers tomorrow morning. i don't think we will see rain out of the system. just the cloud cover. cooler temperatures and the winds will pick up. decreasing clouds into the afternoon but temperatures cooler tomorrow, 10-20 degrees cooler and winds pick up along the coast line. more about that coming up in a bit. >>> oakland a's fans showed up early today. you can see them here. look at that,bbqing but they left disappoint after the mariners win. the a's fan still think their team will make it to the playoffs. >> reporter: fans on their feet. even though the a's last friday night fans are optimistic their team will make it to the playoffs. >> we are g

the ntsb concludes the probable cause was the operator failing to keep the train in automatic mode until he reached the platform of the west portal station. that would have been when the driver blacked out because of a heart condition and managers contributed to the accident by not monitoring and enforcing rules. >> less than half an hour from now, prosecutors will announce 19 sexual abuse charges against a former u.c. berkeley doctor. he is accused of illegal sexual contact with several of his patients. prosecutors say most if not all victims were unconscious when they were assaulted. >>> we now know the what will tons, clare and esteban is proud parents of three boys and one girl. a biologist scaled the building to examine the chicks and place identifying bands on their legs to collect data. they make their home at city hall back in 2007. >>> coming up next, oakland wants to make sure all residents have access to high-speed internet. >> can you hear me now? big problem for what verizon calls the most reliable >>> city of oakland a launching an initiative to provide every low i

the >> reporter: ntsb is revealing that this was a very real situation into serious.at showed the explosion when asked why? the coordinator communications stumbled said i do not know, i don't know. the ntsb is clinton of of report completed by this fall. -report completed by this fall. if >>isabel: ocean beach luxury liner stolen. a man stole this from a dock in vallejo. he appeared to be intoxicated and was arrested. the salvage crew will return that to the leo. >> marty: more death threats this one from a fax " the marxists champ must go. these continue after he condemned controversial comments after rush limbaugh blocking china's president after the state visit to washington. mocking--this is what he said. >> it is kind of it weighs on you if you cannot allow this hateful mess to deter you from doing what you think is the right thing to do. if you do that, blank, hesitate they have one. you cannot allow those hateful elements to take control. and if you blink? the win-- the day when. for >>isabel: rebels are saying that there pushed back the forces of good coffee a

the ntsb report shows that the driver blacked out right before the accident. the driver had a heart condition. if you want to read the entire report just go to ktvu.com and look for the right now section. >>> the b.a.r.t. board of directors started discussing an idea to run trains one hour later on friday nights and start running the trains one hour later on saturday mornings. they did not take a vote today. a b.a.r.t. spokesman says the next step is to address schedules and obtain how many drivers will lose service on a one month test. >>> new information coming in on that breaking news. an amber alert for a 16-year- old girl from hayward. >>> what happened to a popular bay area musician who vanished without a trace one year ago. coming up the latest on how friends are dealing with the police investigation. >>> it is eight hours away. the royal wedding, tonight where kate and her mom and sister were whisked away to. and where royal watchers will enjoy the nuptials. >>> and where temperatures will be. >>> we first showed you this video last night after an afgh

>> marty: no injuries, the ntsb is investigating.abel: brian stow is in critical condition. he is employed paramedic. he was walking to start of the gang. to dodgers fans yelling and slurs. with hundreds of people in the parking lot. brian stowe his head hit the pavement. >> isabel: a brutal attack after the season opener and los angeles. a brutal- attack. this man is in critical condition, brian stowe is a paramedic. two of the dodger fans yelled slurs against the giants and then kicking and punched brian stowe. anybody could capture this attack is as to come forward. >> after this a-a brutal-- attack. the two suspect fled the scene it was a female driver with a small mail child. most-small male child, both offenders left with the woman driving. the into the backseat when each side of the vehicle. >> isabel: the pavement hit his head and the ball park security cameras cannot show induced coma. reggie kumar, is explaining how a home run that has people on their feet. in the eighth inning. even though the a's lost friday night. fans a

the ntsb says the area reactor and shows evidence of a fatigue crack.re before friday when the fire passengers are flying, they saw that giant hall on the plane the inspection is a southwest boeing 737. 19 other planes inspected using special testing showed no problems. those will go back into service. >> mark: let's find out what's happening today with possible delays, some flights being canceled kron4 area's live. >> will: an update on the story, they added three more cancel flights, these are arrivals from phoenix, omaha, was angeles. was santa as being 11:00 this morning, we're seeing a mess all over the country. here's video their we shot. you can see the board at that time canceled. good news, it has not changed, still a cancel flights leaving oakland's this morning. we have not seen any more with the latest slate ticking off a 10:00. the majority of the flights are taking off this morning. your id going to minneapolis, the first stop stop for this procedure, his first opposition member once he lands there who knows, maybe his plan won't take off

>>catherine: the ntsb is investigated that aborted flight that carry the mill shumichele obama.he faa said from now want a supervisor will be required to handle any flights involving the first lady or the vice president. when new jersey grand jury has charged a university student with by is intimidation. he is accused of using what can to spy on his male roommates same-sex encounter. the roommate later committed suicide. there was indicted today, charged with by its invasion of privacy witnesses and evidence tampering and other crimes. the author of the best- selling book 3 c. of tea is defending it against claims by 60 minutes that key facts and stories are false or exaggerated. in an e-mail to supporters great accused the program of using inaccurate information and innuendo. he sold millions of books about his adventures in afghanistan and pakistan. a programming note to tell you about. on friday kron 4 will air nbc programming while the giants air on nbc. dateline nbc will air at 8 and 9:00 p.m. and then we will have a special 90 minute kron 4 newscast beginning a 10:00. righ

meantime, investigators from boeing, the faa, southwest and the ntsb are descending on arizona to get a firsthand look at the damage. >> the biggest concern here is what in the world could have caused this. because first of all, this aircraft is not that old. secondly, this is many, many years after the things that we learned in the 1980s about corrosion control and control of the structure of aging airplanes. and thirdly, this is an aircraft that's maintained by one of the most outstanding airlines in terms of maintenance in the country. so you put all those together and there's no precedent. >> reporter: the jet was built in 1996. it's 15 years old, not ancient by aviation standards. but southwest planes get a big workout. they do many takeoffs and landings a day. that puts stress on the metal fuselage. two years ago a hole opened up in the fuselage of another southwest plane. a jet also 15 years old. investigators blamed fatigue cracks and boeing ordered extra inspections for its 737s. 1988, aviation officials first realized age could take a toll on the plane's skin. after the roof

ntsb? you didn't encounter resistance? he answered i could feel a little fight it was fighting to stay open. you know, the pressure. after shedding of the valve he and another coworker one to another one. he said he told his colleague, i just told chop the this is what were going to do at this point right now. were going to kill it. you know. he said he stayed out on the scene until 3:00 a.m. at justin casey to provide more help. to reset kron 4 news. new details >>pam: in the beating of a giants fan brian still. los angeles police little more information about the descriptions of the suspect in the attack. they were initially described as hispanic men between the ages of 18 and 25. now more specifics, the first suspect disks described as a bold hispanic man at age 20 to 25 between 5 ft. 6 in. and 5 ft. 10 in. 170 lbs. with a mustache and goatee. and morning dodger pitcher jay, dark shorts and an l.a. had. he's believed to have a mole on his left cheek during a if the sentence was and is described as a light hispanic man w

now boeing and the faa and ntsb or try to figure out how to come up with guidelines that it will issue where all these plans will have to be checked, mandatory check for any cracks. reporting live, kron 4 news. >>catherine: passengers have had to lay is getting back to the bay area. by midday the airline had mostly caught up. most passengers or able to be rerouted. some people though had bad luck trying to get out of town. >> without a text message saying we been canceled. we got for hotel room shortly after that to immediately went into the business center and started going on line trend to reebok. we kept getting errors trend to reebok probably from traffic on the web. so i called i was put on hold for about one hour. i finally got through the lady was nice enough to read books as for today at 5:00. one-stop instead of the nonstop like we had. stopping in l.a. and and getting in the houston very early in the morning. >>catherine: the oakland airport said southwest cancelled for out on flights and not bad really because that's less than 4 percent of the daily schedule. southwest not t

this amateur video is turned over to the ntsb and part of the investigation. it is the closest that we have seen in the fire at ground zero. many documents are transion scripts done from the pg&e employees. there was a probable cause of the accident due before the anniversary. >> and it was a huge catastrophe and if it would be avoided . how it happened, we all want to know. >> natural gas pipe line explosion killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes. >> nuclear power proponents protested in san francisco today. they are asking to shut down the power plants. protestors told the puc commissioners that that is proof that the industry is too dangerous. >> it is a tragedy to the people of japan and a walk up call. all nuclear reactors must be shut down. >> they don't decide issues of nuclear safety and determines how much the utilities can charge for the electricity they produced. but the tuc has no reconsider that funding. >> a man suffered life threatening injuries when he caught fire in a san francisco adult book store last night. after catching fire he ran ou

representatives from the ntsb want to assess the crash site first. >> carolyn: we have more breaking news. on interstate 680, witnesses say this suv that you are about to see rolled over several times and landed on the side of the interstate. this is sky 7 video of the crash scene. right now it is not known how many people were onboard or their conditions, but crews had to free one person from the wreck. the far right lean of -- right lane of the freeway is closed and that's causing a significant backup. >>> now to the southwest airlines flight that had its fuselage partially torn off at 36,000 feet. we're just learning that cracks that caused the plan's emergency landing have been found in two more planes. today southwest mechanics cut out a section of the fuselage. officials say a tear around a joint is evidence of extensive cracking that had not been discovered during routine maintenance. government records show cracks were found and repaired in the same plane one year ago. although nerves were frayed no one was seriously injured on the phoenix to sacramento flight. >>> meantime,

investigates from the ntsb are in arizona, trying to find out what caused the incident. video and photos taken by passengers are still emerging today. southwest flight 812 was bound from phoenix to sacramento yesterday when a hole about four feet long opened up above an overhead compartment. it caused a drop in cabin pressure, and one flight attendant was hurt when he passed out from lack of oxygen and hit his nose. the pilots made a rapid descent in arizona. >> we will be very carefully looking at this particular event to see if there are system-wide deficiencies that need to be addressed. >> you felt really dizzy like you were going to black out. >> the plane's 118 passengers were put on another flight which handed -- landed safefully sacramento last night. southwest cancelled 300 flights nationwide to inspect the aluminum skin on dozens of older both 737s. according to a flight tracking web site, that includes 20 flights at oakland, 19 in san jose, 15 -- and 12 in san francisco international. tomas roman found plenty of disgruntled papgers, including some who are wait

ntsb releasing interview transcript yesterday where a senior executive with pg&e said the blast might have been caused by the earth's movement resulting from a leaky water pipe or a sewer main. but the u.s. geological survey reported there were no earthquakes near the site around the time of the blast. the final report on the explosion should be released in the next several months. >>> time now 5:12. making the morning drive just a little brighter for commuters. the million-dollar makeover that couldn't come sooner for one bart station. >>> and state lawmakers handing over the keys. how much california could save by taking away their free ride. all coming up. >>> and chp on scene of an accident through pleasanton. westbound 580 near el charro. details on what that means for your morning commute coming up. ,,,, [ female announcer ] most women in america aren't getting the calcium they need. but yoplait wants to change that. only yoplait original has twice the calcium of the leading yogurt. that's 50% of the daily value ♪ so pass on the news and we can help close this calcium gap togeth

the ntsb is due here later this morning to investigate the cause of the crash. within the past hour or so the alameda county coroner identified the pilot of the plane. he is 73-year-old richard manuel of redwood city. fans and fellow fliers say he was the president of a local flying club. the plane took off from the north field at the oakland airport yesterday around 3:30 in the afternoon. witnesses report hearing the engine stall. according to members of the flying club, manuel was an experienced flier and apparently tried to gain control of the plane by going into a steep dive. the plane crashed head first. people playing soccer nearby tried to save the pilot by pulling his head out from the mud. >> get his head at least out of the mud, clean his face so he can breathe and get him from the shoulders and pull him out. that was my plan. but the mud was too much. >> reporter: the area of the plane is is only accessible through a park which is now taped off by police. alameda police are out here preventing us from getting any closer than where we are right now. th

released 500 pages of documents included are interview transcripts, die grams and photos collected by the ntsb. one details a pg mechanic effort to turn off a gas valve at the site. another details an emmyees disbelief at the spike in pressure in the gas pipeline. -- employees disbelief at the spike in the pressure in the gas pipeline. >>> san francisco welfare commission is considering a first of its kind line in california. to stop repeat animal abusers from adopting pets. christian? >> reporter maureen, i just got word that the commissioners heard a lot of detail about the proposed law and got the details from the woman pushing for that new law. >> reporter: sandra bernal works for san francisco animal care and control ask started pushing for a pet registry after having the affects of an unfit parent can have an animal. >> he abused his dog and he got another dog. >> reporter: a serious case of mange and cases of animal hoarders. the owners of these rats kept 300 of them in a small room until his neighbors started complaining. the problem with animal hoarders is they tend to adopt new pets

faa investigators began work this evening, ntsb investigators are expected to begin their work first thing in the morning. >> i just want to share, obviously, our condolences to the family and friends of this pilot. it's a real somber mood at the site at this time. but we're just really sorry for what happened here today. such a rarity for these types of circumstances to happen at oakland airport. i've been here for nine years and this is the first time anything of this nature has happened here. >> reporter: the airplane has usaf markings on it, but we're told the airplane is privately owned. it's no longer part of the air force. you see lights behind me tonight. police officers are guarding the sight until the national transportation safety board arrives tomorrow. >>> now to the problem with southwest airlines. cracks were found, and repaired on the same southwest 737 that made an emergency landing friday night in arizona. that's according to federal records. a year ago, cracks were found in a joint where two sections of the plane's skin are rivetted together. today another 300 sout

investigators brought the black boxes to washington tonight for inspection, and that's where an ntsb board member says they will re looking for signs of fracture patterns. southwest grounded 81 of its older 737s today. 20 cancellations in oak learning 12 at san francisco, and '19 at san jose. tomas roman found frustrated passengers. >> it's been long and tiring and i want something to eat. >> reporter: kristina anderson has been trying to get on a southwest flight to boston. her ordeal gain at 8:00 a.m. >> we waited for three hours and they told to us by a ticket on a flight somewhere else because we weren't going to get out on southwest. >> reporter: the flight she got leaves at 11:30 tonight. this line is filled with people forced to make alternate travel planes was southwest airlines grounded some 79 737s inspections after parts of a fuselage broke away. southwest has issued this statement: the safety of our customers and employee is our main concern. we support the investigation. we are working aggressively to manipulate nice the impact to our customers' travel schedules. >> some

the ntsb will release a preliminary report in about a week, afiable report in a year. >> we can changeour procedures or in the case of some material failure the aircraft can be fixed or modified. whatever the decision is. >> reporter: for barnes the crash was especially sad, knew the pilot well. captain steve west an i were co- pilots together years ago. we were friends and had a lot of fun together. very painful to lose him. >> reporter: in its final report, the national transportation safety board concluded that the probable cause of the crash was "probably fatigue crashing in the center wing." in september, 2002, the federal aviation administration ordered wing inspections on all c130-a tankers and the forest service and bureau of land management would not use those. ken pritchard took us to the air force base in sacramento to show us another danger in firefighting planes, cracks in the tanks that carry the fire retardant. >> reporter: it is a powerful tool in fighting fires from the air, but that red or orange fire retardant is also corrosive and can damage the tanks that contain i

that's why cracks in the fuselage, found by ntsb investigators, were never discovered earlier. >> all required aircraft inspections were up to date and no discrepancies were found. there were no outstanding maintenance items at the time of the accident. all air worth niness directives were complied with and were up to date. >> reporter: because those earlier inspections found nothing, it's calling into question the nation's entire system for inspecting older aircraft. >> i think this could really move the bar up a bit. we may have to change when we start inspecting these aircraft. we did not expect to see this type of failure occur in an aircraft this young. >> reporter: could this have really caused the plane to crash, this crack? >> anytime a cabin opens up in a passenger airline at 36,000 feet, it's bad and it's potentially catastrophic. this had a happy ending. the indents in the past have had happy endings. at some point you can get to the point where there's structural failure on the aircraft because the skin on the aircraft is part of that structural foundation of the aircraft.