no comment from the company about the ntsb report. coming up op the news at 5:00 we will discuss the warnings the autopilot gave walter wong before the crash that killed him larry and ama. >> we' s5:00. >> sounds good. >>> the question is what do tesla owners think of the autopilot and the ntsb early findings. >> abc 7 nuts reporter david lieuy spoke to them about safety concern and david joins us a the supercharging station in gilroy kinning the team coverage. david. >> reporter: larry and ama tesla owners pay between $5 and $10,000 to activate the feature in the vehicles. most owners seemed confident in the technology and the company. although there are times they point out they take manual control of vehicles. tesla owners are eating up details of the preliminary findings of the fatal crash report as they charged the vehicles. lee on of mountain view says he hadn't experienced sudden acceleration but in autopilot his 23-day old wouldgeutudnly ck. aff o mps. may disengage autopilot if i'm taking an exit because it will speed up. >>

a report released today from the ntsb raises new questions about the role of autopilot in a tesla crash in mountain view three months ago. >> killing an apple engineer. i team reporter dan noyes is following this closely with the new information. >> dan and kristen the final report won't be coming out for a year but more pieces of the puzzle fall into place. >> the ntsb says 38-year-old walter wong was using the autopilot function on the tesla model x for 18 minutes 5 a seconds before it crashed. he received two visual armistices and one auditory alert to place his hands on the wheel. those came more than 15 minutes before the crash. in the minute before the crash his hands were detected on the steer wheels on three separate occasions for a total of 34 seconds. the last six seconds the vehicle did not detect his hands on the wheel. >> tesla's autopilot determines whether or not your hand is on the wheel by a certain amount of torque exerted on the we'll. if you rest your hand at the 6:00 position for example you won be exerting any pressure left or right. >> the ntsb report also found t

will the ntsb be looking at this this is not an investigation but it is the ntsb is saying we would like to be there when tesla examines this vehicle to determine what cause this fire >> the ntsb examines previous electric fire. their concerns is the emergency responders and how to put these fires out and not necessarily the type of vehicle involved >> that has not yet has been determined and that's one of the things that no doubt and tesla will be looking at and ntsb will be there looking at it >> thank you, phil >> you bet >> economists don't expect tariffs and retaliation of having a big impact. steve liesman is here and looking at that for us >> i will tell you something right now, the trade dispute have wiped out his business contacts when it comes to economic optimism. i began the year with a decided upside of my risk profile for growth however, that optimism is completely faded among my contacts replaced by concerns or trade policies and tariffs there is a big consequence which is the one on sentiment and on investment here is what fed chairman jerome powell said last week. >> con

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the ntsb released information about a tesla crash that killed a software engineer. the agency confirms the suv was on auto pilot and the driver did not have his hands on the wheel. we're live with more. >> police and first responders admitted to us that day they didn't know how to properly handle the tesla's burned battery. two tesla employees had to come out and take care of it. now we're learning that that battery was still dangerous days later. the images from the crash are horrible. the front end of a tesla suv ripped off and burned, its driver killed. tonight the national transportation safety board confirming that the auto pilot feature was on and that for the last six seconds prior to the crash, the vehicle did not detect the driver's hands on the steering wheel. >> no matter how good it is, it's software. it's written by humans, and you can never count on it doing everything. >> they concluded the tesla's speed increased with no braking. an expert in the field of self-driving technology says it is possible that the tesla's technology malfunctioned here. >> w

the ntsb said hwang had been using his auto pilot 18 minutes 55 seconds before the crash.pilot to 75 miles an hour and was following a slower vehicle. the model x stopped following the lead car and three seconds before the crash it accelerated from 62 to 70.8 miles per hour right into that collapsed safety barrier. the ntsb report also confirms that the model x's battery burst into flames and bystanders removed hwang from the wreckage and he sadly died later at the hospital. the i-team's dan noyes has a number of exclusive reports about this tesla crash on our website, abc7news.com. click on sections then i-team. >> a shooting near san francisco general that forced its emergency room into lockdown, he we now know the name of one of the victims who died. abc7 news reporter kate larson has the latest. >> reporter: sky 7 overhead san francisco general hospital's emergency department, after it became a crime scene when severalar h to draw their weapons after one of the drivers initially refused to get out of one of those cars. the shooting took place a mile from the hospital a

we are cooperating with the ntsb on their investigation.ours after the incident, they ordered a top to bottom safety review of our practices and culture. that is coming to a close. it has been a long time and we are pleased with some of the recommendations coming out of that's, and it was led by a former ntsb chairman. there are things we continue to do to try to improve safety of the culture and our platform and again, we see it as intrinsic to the brand. emily: one of your big moves has been ending forced arbitration, meaning that employees, drivers, and riders can pursue claims of sexual assault and harassment in public. uber is a leader and this is very uncharted territory. corporate america does not do this. should more companies do the same? tony: i think so. we worked with advocates in the sexual assault, sexual harassment space for some time to really understand the issue and when it manifests itself, how do you respond to it effectively and more importantly, how do you prevented? -- prevent it? one of the outcomes was our dissensio

ac it is frustrating to go to accident after cident that could have been prevented. >> the ntsb chairman calls any further delay in implementing ptc unacceptable. >> i think lives a at stake. >> records obtained by the i-team shows mark still has 26 locomotis to upgrade, and has yet to train any employees. the letter says the railroad isi at risk of f to meet the congressional deadline. we asked maryland's governor about the lett addressed to him. >> i don't really know anything about that. i haven't seen the letter. i'm no aware of it until you just raised it, but we'll certainly get to the bottom of it and try to get an answer. >> they need t step up their game and get it done. >> a mark spokesman told us no one was available to answer our questions about the warning letter, but insisted they are on track to meet the deadline.ha amtra said it may not let trains without ptc runn its tracks after january 1st. jody fleisher, news 4 i-team. >>> coming up, a soccer star bringing his talents to the district. details on a possible deal with one of the biggest names in the professional league.

he has accused the ntsb of being more concerned with press headlines then actually promoting safety. reporting live from fremont, kpix5. >> enthusiasm for self driving cars appears to be waning. 46 % of bay area drivers say that they are willing to relinquish control but that is down from 50 to % from last year. 22 % think that self driving cars could solve the bay area's traffic problems. 65 % say they are not convinced. the bay area council surveyed 1000 registered voters in nine counties. >>> numbers show the top two candidates in the san francisco mayor's race are now only 255 votes apart. a razor thin lead over the supervisor london brie. the department of elections say they received new ballots today as many as 84,000 need to be counted. we may not know who the winner is. mark pulled ahead as he picked up ranked choice votes.>>> with the fourth of july less than a month away cal fire busted a booming illegal fireworks business. more than 49,000 pounds of illegal fireworks were seized. hundreds of boxes were found stacked up in sweltering outdoor storage containers. officers rec

. >>> the ntsb is getting involved after a star's tesla caught fire in southern california. the actress shared this video. she said her husband was driving a model s when flames started shooting out of it in los angeles last week. she said that it happened out of the blue and her husband didn't notice until another driver flagged him down. tesla called it extraordinarily unusual and said that the initial investigation shows that the cabin of the vehicle was unaffected by the fire due to the design of the cabin. >> we drove over 50,000 miles and have never repeated this or anything like this and we haven't seen any evidence of other cars catching fire. i think it needs more investigation. >> the ntsb said that the investigation will give it an opportunity to learn more about fires in all types of battery powered vehicles. >>> a man said that the world's most popular weed killer gave him cancer and he is taking the corporate giant that makes it to court. >> reporter: 46-year-old lee johnson sits in court. he is dying from cancer. proof of which can be seen in the lesions cove

. >>> tonight the ntsb is trying to figure out why a tesla spontaneously caught fire. actress mary mccormack shared this video of her huand's model s with flames shooting out of it in los angeles last week. mccormack says no accident. it happened out of the blue and her husband didn't notice until another driver flagged him down. "our initial investigation shows tesla calls the fire extraordinarily unusual and says, "our initial investigation shows that the cabin of the vehicle was totally unaffected by the fire due to our battery architecture which is designed to protect the cabin in the very rare event that a battery fire occurs." an opportunity to >> we've driven over 50,000 miles in these vehicles and have never replicated this or anything like it, nor have we seen any evidence elsewhere of other cars spontaneously catching fire. so i think it needs more investigation. >> the ntsb says the investigation will give it an opportunity to learn more about fires in all types of battery powered vehicles. >>> they say diamonds are forever, but you don't need cash or even a

the ntsb sells the cause is under investigation -- says the cause is under investigation.tesla says drivers should not rely on auto pilot. >>> in honolulu, lawmakers passed a bill to limit ride share companies to -- cab companies say to allow them to set their prices isn't fair, but ride sharing companies say search pricing is a key part of their business. the bill still needs to be signed before becoming law. >>> last month, the city ordered companies to pull all of their scooters off the street, and start all over again, with a new permit process. at least four companies have already submitted applications. at least 1800 complaints have been received about scooters blocking sidewalks and walkways, making it a ding russ for pedestrians. -- dangerous for pedestrian. the deadline is 5:00 p.m. today, and the first permits may be issued by the end of the this month. >>> east oakland students are come batting i will -- combating illegal dumping each grade took on a specific problem, and came up with solutions. 8th graders built a bench for a bus stop that was trashed and destr

elon musk has been at odds with the ntsb the last several months. being "more concerned with press headlines than actually promoting safety." in fremont, len ramirez, kpix5. >>> enthusiasm for self-driving cars afear to be waning. according to a survey, 46% of bay area drivers say they are willing to relinquish control. but that is down from 52% last year. >>> a man is behind bars accused of trafficking and pimping a 17-year-old in san francisco. george gascon says it highlights the ongoing human trafficking problem in the city. >> human trafficking is continuing to grow in san francisco. in 2015, we know of over 500 cases of human trafficking here in our city. your community is working hard to deal with this problem. your community is completely overstuffed with work. >> the da says the suspect was arrested last month and is facing 27 felony charges. >>> a lake county couple is accused of recruiting high school girls to work as prostitutes in san francisco. sam masseti and his wife krystina pickersgill befriended them and drove them to the city and

tonight, the ntsb now adds this case to other investigations involving tesla batteries. here's abc's chief national correspondent matt gutman tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the ntsb is sending a specialist to help investigate that car fire, jets of flame shooting out from beneath this tesla model s in los angeles. "west wing" star marry mccormack tweeting, "this is what happened to my husband and his car today. no accident, out of the blue, in traffic." adding, "thank god my three little girls weren't in the car with him." she says the car was not in and husband, hollywood director michael morris, was barely moving in traffic when a couple in another car flagged him down and told him to pull over. the l.a. county sheriff's department said no one was hurt and that the culprit was a battery or mechanical issue. >> new technology is generally something to be embraced. the question is, is it being introduced in a way that has been tested and vetted before it hits the road? >> reporter: tesla said, "this is an extraordinarily unusual occurrence, and we are investigating the i

now an ntsb report says it sped up from 62 to 70 miles an hour. tesla owners have mixed feelings on the autopilot feature. one says it's safe but still keeps his hands on the wheel. >> if you don't have your hands on the wheel after about 30 seconds, it's -- there's a bunch of lights on the dashboard that flash to remind to you put your hands back on the wheel. >> the ntsb says that the car's on board computer did not detect the driver's hands on the wheel 7 seconds before the crash. >>> uber wants to use artificial intelligence to figure out if passengers may be drunk. but could it do more harm than good? kpix 5's betty yu has the story. >> reporter: uber has applied for a new patent that could alert drivers when rs are behaving uncharacteristically and could predict when riders may be drunk. uber has submitted a patent application where it would use artificial intelligence to identify unusual passenger behavior. the newly published application describes a system that learns how a rider typically uses the uber app so it can tell when something mi

today the ntsb released its reports which confirms the tesla suv was onave his hands on the wheel. nbc bay area's anoushah rasta has more. >> reporter: the images from the crash are horrible. the front end of a tesla suv ripped offnd. tonight the national transportation safety board confirming that the autopilot ur for the last six seconds prior to the crash, the vehicle did not detect the driver's hands on the steering wheel. >> no matter how good this is, this is software. it's written by humans, and you can never count on it doing everything. >> reporter: the government report also indicates at three seconds prior to the crash and up to the time of impact, the tesla's speed increased with no pre-crash braking or evasive steering movement detected. stanford university's professor dr. sven biker is an expert in the field of self-driving technology and says it is possible that the tesla's technology malfunctioned here. >> what it seems to indicate, that theict, did not worked for hours to safely remove parts of the exposed damaged car fire after the crash. the ntsb's report reveals

the ntsb report confirmed the battery burst into flames.es has reports about the crash on abc7news.com. click on sections and then i-team. >>> a santa rosa woman is recovering from a hip injury after a bison gored her at yellow stone national park. 59d-year-old kim hancock was within a crowd of people who got within ten yards. the bison got agitated, charged at the crowd and hit hancock. she was treated and released from the hospital. rangers warn you you should stay at least 25 yards away. >>> developing news involving a deadly shooting near san francisco general that forced its emergency room into lockdown. >> it took place a miles from the hospital at a housing complex on treat way. three men in their 20s were shot. sfpd says they found one man at the scene who later died. the medical examiner says his name is jaime poole. >> we're investigating to see where they were injured. we're questioning people looking for surveillance footage, trying to find anything we can to help us. >> the burr nell dwelling apartments and surrounding blocks h

the fact we had to say the ntsb has not gone to see what happened with the fire great.they do with that gm or ford or every time? there's a lot of ridiculousness around the story i just don't think it should come from elon musk as frequently >> hasn't seemed to hurt the stock. seemed to work pretty well for him today. if you're short this stock and you have the ceo of the company coming out and telling you you're going to get crushed, i don't want to stand against it you can. knock yourself out. >> what is the guy going to say? >> he might say nothing. >> to come out and say -- >> why would he suddenly change -- >> massive regulatory risk. >> he's also in the past said tesla stock has been overvalued. been out there talking about a stock in both positive and negative fashion. >> more than a ceo should. he takes it personally i think that's ridiculous. i'm not surprised he's going after the shorts it's been painful for those guys >> it's a "fast money" first strategist tony dwyer stepping up to give us the first ever "fast" pitch >>> if you look at a business like a netf

extra cautious when behind car on curves and hitting the brakes when they reachree feway the latest ntsb report app at 1s morning. our prior stories oad and you including the in-depth investigations done o abc7news.com. >>>n in petaluma people are talking about what happened a hd or heard. >> reporter: snfor bound high school valedictorian wanted to make an impression with her help. >> even the people on this ha tus, some -- >>epr: ort scutting her mike. what could she have said or wanted to. sspch. i wted say that students aren't listened to, people are the arts and music i've been in for four funding. >> reporter: lula bell admits going off script at the request of classmates. she said the contents of her speech had been part of the negotiation with the school. >> they approved part of it and when i said i wanted to go off script they didn't know what i was going to say. >> reporter: it does say on record it has the right to cut the microphone when you go off speech. the district had little to say today and took no questions and released only a statement. reads in part due to student p

. >>> the ntsb is sending a technical specialist to oversee tesla specialists after a car burst intoe. there were flames ants coming from underneath the car. it happened out of the blue. there was no accident. for more on the incident, we have a special reporter here. so this certainly raises questions for tesla. >> this is not the kind of video that tesla wants. they have a lot of pressure to ramp up the production of cars that do not require gasoline. in the last year, data is available for 2015. there were 147,000 vehicle fires in the country. but attention is on this one because it is tesla. >> tesla vehicles, we should also note, have been involved in recent incidents where the cars have caught fire but those have come after some sort of high-speed impact. there was no impact here though. >> that's right. that is according to the tweet by the owner. that is of concern. but we are seeing the ntsb taking a greater interest in tesla vehicles because of questions about how emergency responders deal with battery fires after a crash. there was a crash several weeks ago that the vehicl

(ken) then - we have the new ntsb report on a tesla "autopilot" crash on highway 101. up before impact... tonight - we'll disuss the report with a self-driving car expert.car expert. kron4 news at six starts right after the break. (pam) breaking news tonight at 6. at least two people have been shot late this afternoon in the mission district of san francisco. they have been transported to the hospital ... their conditions at this hour .. are not known.(pam ) thank you for joining us. i'm pam moore. (ken) and i'm ken wayne. it happened around 3:20 this afternoon on the 1400 block of treat avenue... near cesar chavez street. residents are being asked to avoid the area.kron4's gayle on just arrived at the scene... gayle... what are police saying now? (pam) in san jose.. three stolen guns are off thestreets .. according to police.... the weapons are connected to an armed home invasion robbery. kron four's rob fladeboe has the details. rob fladeboe/san jose "...home invasion robberies, stolen guns and a juvenile suspect. they are part of what police say are a pair of distur

the ntsb also says it will probably take more than a year to determine the exact cause of the crash. >>> the white house announced that president donald trump is going to cut short his stay at this weekend's g7 summit in canada. the president plans to leave quibec city saturday morning. the -- the white house announced that the french president threatened to exclude president donald trump from joining other world leaders in a joint declaration of unity later on saturday afternoon. the dispute stems from president donald trump's tariffs against some of america's closest allies president donald trump has justified the tariffs by accusing the french president and the canadian prime minister of hurting the u.s. economy with unfair trade practices. >>> the president also is said to be the g7 as a distraction from his other summit. a meeting with the north korean leader next week. lauren blanchard tells us that president donald trump may even be willing to invite the north korean leader to the united states if all goes well in singapore. >> reporter: the president built his reputation as a

ntsb investigating the crash.his hand on the wheel six seconds before impact of the final minute before crash took place, he only had his hands on the wheel 34 seconds. media coverage of autopilot crashes in test sachs model x, we have three, one in florida, one in utah, one in california, media coverage irked elon musk. that is hurt the stock, one of the most shorted on the s&p. back to you. cheryl: susan li on new york stock exchange. >>> u.n. workers are ready to strike for a better contract. i love this guy, gary b. smith is not worried. i love you're here in person and you're bullish on ups. why? >> i love stocks that i can touch with my hands every day. we talked about amazon with liz many, many times. the other part of amazon is getting deliveries there. is a strike pending. ups will be around. workers will do great. they have good relations. one of the best unionized companies that i know. cheryl: unand company have a pretty good relationship? >> they have a pretty good relationship. cheryl: maybe bargaini

the images of that were just taunting, and we know the ntsb investigation is ongoing. the preliminary report indicates the positive train control would have prevented this terrible accident, but this is just the most recent case in which ptc would've presented -- prevented death and injury. it leads me to ask how we, congress and this administration can do more and do everything we can to prevent future accidents and make sure families don't get that horrific phone call families in my state got. it is really crical that ptc is fully implemented by the 2018 deadline. so i am really deeply troubled with the federal railroad administration assessment that shows 12 out of the 41 railroads and commuter railroads required to implement ptc are at risk of missing the december 2018 deadline and failing to qualify for an alternative schedule. i believe the administration is committed to achieving full ptc implementation, but i want to know specifically what yoare doing to work with the railroads, with amtrak, with commuter railroads to make sure they implement ptc, and you know

the ntsb report also confirmed that the model x's battery burst into flames.the wreckage. he later died at the hospital. >> the i-team's dan noyes has exclusive reports about the tesla crash on abc7news.com. click on sections. >>> three were shot. sfpd says they found one man on the scene who later died. the medical examiner says his name is jaime poole. >> we're investigating to see where they were injured. we're questioning people looking for surveillance footage, trying to find anything we can to help us. >> the burr nell dwelling apartments and the surrounding blocks have been the scene of many shootings over the years. people hope surveillance cameras will help them track down whoever is responsible for this most recent shooting. >>> you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. we've got cool spots down in the south bay. morgan hill 47, alum rock, santa clara and saratoga at 49. everybody else in the low to mid 50s. that's pretty much where we have everywhere except for redwood city at 49, brentwood 59, sevastopol about 46 degre

the ntsb hopes this probe will help it learn about fires in all battery powered vehicles.arately tesla ceo elon musk tweeted this picture out of a model 3 rolling on of a new general assembly line at its fremont factory. he says the line was built in three weeks. musk says the car is the first dual motor performance model 3. he says it's a faster and more powerful version of the mass market model 3, but it will also be more expensive, about $78,000. di mental health >>> video games can be addictive. today the world health organization classified gaming disorder as a mental health condition. "high" as those a seven year study reveals some gamers get the same brain stimulation or high as those addicted to drugs and alcohol. ired control here are some of the warning signs. people have impaired control over gaming, they give it priority over other activities and keep playing despite negative consequences. e companies don't classify gaming as an cover trea >> sometimes these behaviors really go off the rails when there is a depression or an anxiety disorder underneath it and th

1996. >> it is frustrating to go to accident after accident that could have been prevented. >> the ntsb chairman calls any further delay in implementing ptc unacceptable. >> i think -- >> records obtained by the i-team show mark still has 26 locomotives to upgrade, and it' train any employees. this federal warning letter says the railroad is at risk of failing to meet the congressional deadline. we asked maryland's governor about the letter addressed to him. >> i don't really knything about that. i haven't seen the letter. not eare, but we'llainly get to the bottom of it and try to get an answer. >> maybe just step up their game andet it done. >> a mark spokesman said no one was available to answer our t questions abo warning letter, but insisted mark is on track to meet the deadline. amtrak has said it may not let t trains withou run on its tracks after january 1st. jody fleisher, news 4 i-team. >>> it's a5:25. coming up, a soccer star bringing his talents to the district. details on a possible deal with one of the biggest names in the professional league. zblierng >>> welod thursday m

the ntsb says the cause remains under investigation. tesla says that drivers should not rely on autopilot to avoid a collision. >>> nearly 50,000 pounds of illegal fireworks off the streets tonight after one of the biggest fireworks bust in california history. and some of those fireworks were taken off the streets of the bay area. cal fire says 7 people are now in custody in connection with this bust. ktvu's paul chambers has been following the story and has more. >> it started after they received a tip from a person living in the central valley leading them to arresting 7 people and seizing fireworks from six different cities in our state. >>> reporter: these are some of the people that cal fire say were arrested for illegally importing, storing, distributing and selling nearly 25 tons of dangerous fireworks all over the state for more than 30 years. >> when you talk about a stockpile of illegal ordnance coming into the state from all over this countries that piles higher than this state capital, four semi truck trailers full of what a

a preliminary report from the ntsb says the suv accelerated seconds before the crash. the report says the tesla sped up from 62 to 71 miles an hour and that juan was using tesla's autopilot system almost continuously for about 19 minutes before the crash. in response, tesla says drivers should stay in control of the car at all times. the ntsb is also looking into why the car's batteries reignited at the impound lot five days the accident. >>> nearly 50,000 pounds of illegal fireworks are off the streets after one of the biggest fireworks busts in california history. some of the explosives were seized here in the area. paul chambers says 7 people are in custody in connection with this bust. >>> reporter: these are some of the people that cal fire say were arrested for illegally importing, storing, distributing and selling nearly 25 tons of dangerous fireworks all over the state for more than 30 years. >> when you talk about a stockpile of illegal ordnance coming into the state from all over this countries that piles higher than this state capital, four semi truck traile

. >>> the ntsb is looking into a battery fire that engulfed a tesla. last friday it caught fire in west hollywood. they shared video of flames shooting out near the car's front wheels. tesla called it an extraordinarily unusual occurrence. no one was hurt in the incident. >>> apple's new feature could save your life. it will share your location to 911 operators in your area. in the past emergency responders struggled to find the person when calling from a cell phone. the company stresses the information will onlye shared. all this the happens when the new update ces out ts warning a record breaking movie. the scene in the pick armovie, krin edibles 2 to cause see sewe seize you ares. the film by the way blew out the box office over the weekend with a record $180 million weekend. that's the most ever for an enmated film. >> in if his first interview since the royal wedding, meghan mark markle's father is talking. the former lighting director missed the wedding as you might know because he was recovering hasn't met his new son-in-law they have spoken on

reports say the car'sil staby control engaged just one second before crashing into wall.crete the ntsbhe 's lithium battery w source of the fire at that crash. the fire reignited twice as police transported the car away. >> terrible. >>> it's probably the scariest to.nd to wake up this morning a 14-year-old is recovering aftern falling d heating duct inside his home. >> this h tpeneduesd morning in connecticut. firster respo were called after the little boy somehow became stuck between thed first econd floor of the home. his mom describes the moments oi >> he was screaming. he was screaming mommy. he was screamingda y. he just kept looking up like trying to reach. >> the mom and first responders were able to keep him calm as a team worked to get him out. after all of that, the toddler only suffered a few scratches. tolers will go anywhere and try anything. you -- >> i mistakenly said 14-year-old. 14-month-old. barely a toddler. >> barely walking. they will still try to go through things and find ways to cause trouble. >> got to be trouble. >> glad he's okay. >> 4:41. >> he was just try

be ntsb is already investigating tattery technology after a crash and fire in florida killed two people. tesla says its conducting its own investigation of this weekend'sire calling it extraordinarily unusual. >>> we have a warning tonight about a weed that can leave you blind. it'sgieen seen in va for the first time ever. and it looks like this, it's called a giant hog w id plant ancan grow 14 feet tall. its toxic sap causes burnsnd blindness. scientists with virginia tech recently found plants in clark county near winchester. if you think you have one, do not touch it. call the state department of agculture. >> you're just out there working away, so watch out for big plants. >>> watch out for the heat and humid. we're not talking about dangerous hea tomorrow like today, but it's still going to be hot and humid. thunderstorms moving through the area between 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. tomorrow is one of those days where storms that d celopld be strong to severe. we're not going weather alert right now, but you want tbe weather ready, especially around the midday and early afternoon hoows

the ntsb says it could take more than a year before it determines the exact cause of the crash. affordable housing is springing up on what used to be a parking lot in east oakland. five-story building is going up right across from the coliseum b.a.r.t. station on 71st ave. it will offer 110 apartments with half of them at below market rate. the builders is using prefabrication components needs the -- means the building will be finished four months earlier and that a 10% -- at a 10% savings. >>> time is 4:17. let's check the commute. take us out, we heard about that horrible crash on the so no grade. anything else going on? >> unfortunately, that crash has been clear. nothing right now. we know -- that we know of in that area. we also are looking at the gilroy commute. northbound 11 does look good. some of the other freeways getting into gilroy are also looking good including some of the freeways 152 and 25 all of those freeways look pretty good but there has been no major issues driving up into the south bay getting up into the main part of the south bay. also looking at 680 hea

. >> six officers involved ntsb have been placed onve administrative lea until the investigation is finishy. there's cam video of it but for now the chief is not releasing it. >>> the man accused of driving ring the charlottesville uniter the right rally is facing is facing 30 federal hate crimes charges including one connected to the death of heather higher, she was in that crowd when police say he sped down the nd street a plowed into them. a he'slready facings murder death. virginia for her >>> the warch descend on the capital once again, this time to fight f immigration reform. a closer look at that story and all theol today'sitical headlines ahead on 5@630. >>> we remember the patriot arc of the legendry jackson family coming ♪back. ♪ ♪ . ♪ . ♪ . . >>> joe jackson died tmos ing inangeles. he was admitted to hospital with terminal cancer earlier this mont his wife catherine and several children and grandchildren were his bedside. jackson is f best knownor managing the jackson five. he had battled health problems for some time. t suffhree heart attacks and a stroke in 2015. joe jackson w

we posted the report from ntsb on our website, >>> thank you so much. we have a number of reports about the crash on abc 7 news, and click on sections an i-team to find them. >>> new this morning, lawyers for colin kaepernick say plan to subpoena trump and pence to see if they played a role in keeping kaepernick from getting a new job. they want to see what trump, pence, and other officials said in direct discussions with nfl owners about kaepernick's free agency and protests during the national anthem. kaepernick was the first player to sit, and later kneel during the anthem to protest police brutality and racial injustice. he sued the nfl claiming the owners colluded on not signing him to a new contract. >>> in a few hours, san francisco election officials will update us on the race for san francisco mayor. two days after the election, the context -- contest is s is s iss close to call. leno holds a razor thin lead with over 1100 more votes than breed. roughly 75% of kim's voters ranked leno above london breed, pushing leno ahead although breed caught

now, an ntsb report says the car sped up from 62 miles per mixed urfeelings on the auto feature. he says he still keeps his hands on the wheel. >> if you don't have your hands on the steering wheel, after 30 seconds, there are a bunch of lights on the dashboard the flash to remind you to put your hands back.as e ing market wasn't frustrating enough, some people could literally be railroaded right out of their homes to make way for caltrain. >> reporter: it is a project speeding along no matter what. electrifying the train tracks for caltrain through palo alto. >> that coupled withthe high- speed rail along the peninsula could mean there could be up to 20 trains per hour running through palo alto. >> reporter: that would mean gates would be down much more, causing gridlock in the city. expect the preferred solution with separate the roads from the railroad. >> reporter: joshua mello says the solution is to separate the tracks from traffic. >> we are very anxious. >> reporter: the city council confirmed alton options include buying property or eminent domain. >> are we going to los

. >> the ntsb questions the safety of the auto pilot feature and that the car accelerated before the crash. 38-year-old walter huang was on his way to work when his car slammed into a safety barrier. the report said he had been using his auto pilot 18:55 blfr the crash, set it to 75 miles per hour and was following a slower car. the model x stopped following the lead car and after the crash accelerated from 62 to 70.8 miles per hour into the safety barrier. the vehicle didn't detect hands on the steering wheel in the six seconds before the crash. the i-team's dan noyes has a number of reports about that tesla crash on abc7news.com. click on sections and i-team. >>> a shooting at san francisco general forced the emergency room into lockdown. take a look at this. the shooting happened near treat and caesar chavez. >> san francisco energy department became a crime scene when several shooting victims showed up in their own cars to the hospital. deputies had to draw their weapons after one of their drivers initially refused to get out of one of those cars. the shooting took place a mile f

the ntsb now investigating why this model-s erupted in flames. the car driven by director michael morris. his wife, "west wing" actress mary mccormack, tweeted, "the fire started out of the blue." witnesses flagged morris down as he drove down the road, unaware his car was on fire. >> when a tesla vehicle catches on fire and it's posted on social media, it immediately makes people say, wait a second, is there something about this battery technology that isn't quite right? >> reporter: firefighters say the blaze may have been caused by the car's battery. tesla says the fire was an extraordinarily unusual occurrence. they're investigating. the batteries that power teslas are under the carriage. the company says they're fortified to prevent any fire from spreading into the interior. it's the latest bump in the road foslraes involving the company's autopilot technology. ceo elon musk has also announced production delays and cut staff by 9%. now tesla is feeling the heat again for a fire on one of l.a.'s busiest streets. miguel almaguer, nbc news, los

according to the newly released ntsb report. in the three seconds before impact, the car sped up from 62- 71 miles per hour. the report also says the drivers hands were not on the steering wheel. >> this just in. 14 show dogs in a cargo van that were stolen on their way to the bay area have been found. someone took off with them yesterday afternoon. the dogs work with their trainer on the way to the worst stock dog show in vallejo. the trade -- driver stopped at an in and out and let the van running in a parking lot with the ac on and the doors unlocked, according to police. these are surveillance photos of the suspect. no word yet on where the band was found, but only say the dogs are all safe and sound. >> the group, heal the bay, has released its annual report card on the most bacteria ridden beaches in california. is kpix 5's and markovic explains, the bay area has some of the worst. >> -- >>reporter: according to the latest report, overall, beach water quality grades dipped in northern california this year. the group, heal

. >>> the ntsb is looking into a battery fire that engulfed a hollywood director's tesla. last friday a tesla model s. caught fire in west hollywood. the car belongs to actress mary mccormack's husband. she shared video of the flames there shooting out. tesla calls this an extraordinarily unusual occurrence. no one was hurt. >>> you know someone who plays too many video games? the world health organization has officially classified gaming disorder as a diagnosable condition. contributing to that medical issue, the ease of gaming on devices like smartphones. a professor of psychology at santa clara university says people can get addicted to video games just like they get addict symptoms. >> kids who don't go to school, grades kind of tank or they don't show up or they drop out. >> how to combat the illness. doctors say the more time young people spend outside being active, reading, the less likely they're able to fall prey to video game addiction. >>> apple's newest iphone feature could save your life. it will share your location to 911 emergency operators in your area. in

. >>> the ntsb is getting involved in this fiery tesla mystery trying to determine why a model s suddenly began shooting flames seemingly out of the blue in southern california. reporter jamie yuccas shows us. >> reporter: tesla is calling the incident extraordinarily unusual. this model s quickly caught fire friday afternoon in west hollywood, california. actress mary mccormack tweeted cell phone video of the fire saying, "tesla, this is what happened to my husband and his car today, no accident, out of the blue in traffic." in a statement tesla says, " our initial investigation shows that the cabin of the vehicle was totally unaffected by the fire due to our battery architecture which is designed to protect the cabin in the very rare event that a battery fire occurs." >> well, of course, the video footage itself looks alarming. >> reporter: alastair weaver is editor in chief at edmonds. >> there's obviously some issues with eye onbatteries in the past particularly -- ion batteries in the past, particularly with cell phones. >> reporter: tesla claims it takes extraordinary measures to pr

we are pleased with some of the recommendations coming out of led by fred hart, former ntsb chairman. there are things we continue to do to try to improve safety of the culture and our platform and again, we see it as intrinsic to the brand. one of your big moves has been ending forced arbitration, meaning drivers can pursue .laims of sexual harassment corporate america does not do this. should more companies do the same? >> i think so. we worked with advocates in the space for some time to really issue and when it manifested itself, how do you respond to it effectively and more importantly, how do you present it? one of the outcomes was our dissension for mandatory arbitration. is it is soeasons powerful in the conversations returning a sense of control to a survivor of sexual assault and harassment. which strips agencies for the individual like nobody else does and so the last thing you want is the process control oroses more read victimization in some sense. i'm proud that we took that step. i think there is strength in numbers. the supreme court has upheld the residents travel ban

the ntsb now investigating why this model s erupted in flames. morris, his wife w wing actress mary mccormick tweeted, the fire started out of the blue. witnesses flagged morris down as he drove down the road unaware his car was on fire. >> when a tesla vehicle catches on fire and it's posted on social media, it immediately makes people say, wait a second, is there something about this battery technology that isn't quite right? >> reporter: firefighters say the blaze may have been caused by the car's battery. tesla says the fire was an extraordinarily unusual occurrence. they are investigating. the batteries that power teslas are under the carriage. the company says they are fortified to prevent any fire from spreading into the interior. it's the latest bump in the road for tesla as federal investigators review deadly crashes involving the company's auto pilot technology. ceo elon musk has also announced production delays and cut staff by 9%. now is feeling the heat again for a fire on one of l.a.'s busiest streets. miguel almaguer, nbc news, los

just last week, preliminary ntsb reports said a tesla-involved in a deadly crash in mountain view was pilot for the final 19 minutes. what's more, it also accelerated in the final seconds before the wreck. >>> shifting gears, we have some incredible video of a mountain lion doing something you probably wouldn't expect. > you got to see this. >>> also the location in california where a >>> coming occupy on abc news at 6:00, a bay area man looks for justice after a surveillance camera captures a car slamming into his home. tonight, the steps he's taking to capture the driver. >>> also, good-bye net neutrality. new rules are now in effect. we'll show you what's changed and how it could impact your internet service. >>> and as crews get everything into place, officials have some important advice for anyone heading to tomorrow's warriors championship parade. all that plus much more coming up in half an hour on abc7 news at 6:00. >>> all right, ama, thanks. >> finally tonight, we are used to seeing mountain lions roaming around in california, the hills, usually, sometimes neighborhoods. >>

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