is investigating and the national transportation safety board is gathering data. on tuesday, the national transportation safety board blasted pg&e over last year's san bruno pipeline explosion. and the company's inability to find pipeline records as well as response to that explosion. >> and videotape does not lie. steamy tape sex encounters caused a judge to toss out two cases of sexual assault against a san francisco attorney a accused of by three women responding to craig's ads looking for partners and s and m experiences. the woman in purple says hoffman forced her to have rough sex. she did not know he paid for the enter counter. >> the video of the alleged rape, showing it wasn't a rape. showed she lied in the courtroom. >> and this second woman says she was attacked last month. and she admitted in court she lied and and case will go forward, uping bail from $3 billion $450,000. >> and a january jose police officer making a first court appearance. the 24-year-old indicted for molesting two teenagers. abc 7 is live at the gilroy police station. >> and he was i

. >> and experts tell us all gas pipelines have a tendency to leak but the national transportation safety board issued a set up of inspections of the pipes after a series of explosions. the plastic pipe that cracked and set off this explosion was made from material in 70s and 80s and early 90s, it doesn't cored yoed the way metal pipes do. and had a life expectancy of 150 years, pg&e says it will replace all 6,000 feet feeding gas to the 400 units at northwest square. >> they've figured out there is material that is not very good. boy think they should be taking those precautions to make sure that that doesn't happen. >> the 40-year-old pipe will be replaced by a new generation of plastic. it will perform weekly safety checks. a chemist has studied projected life of the pipes. the pipe can be compromised in what he calls rock impingements where the pipe presses against rocks in the soil its possible to prop investigate throughout the wall of a pipe in say, five years. in other cases, i have seen failure that's occurred after 40 year autos residents near the explosion and fire are leery of pg&e

system so bad the system could be on the brink of catastrophic failure that, is what the national transportation safety board concluded in the final report on the pipeline rupture release today. the report says true danger is impossible to determine because the record keeping is awful. the ntsb listed recommendations for utility to follow in the hopes of preventing another tragedy. pg&e fwhot give an interview today, releasing their response in a video statement. >> we'll continue to look at the report and make sure we've addressed and embraced all of the words and all of the suggested actions within that report. >> that includes installing shut off valves and improving safety response times, national transportation safety board says the disaster began when an electrical component failed that forced to open and increase pressure on the pipeline and that caused a section of the line to rupture in glenn view neighborhood. >> pg&e promised to be more vigilant about public safety after the disaster but some neighbors are questioning utility communication skills after being frightened by an incident. we have that

the freeway in both directions as a safety precautions. alejandra cerball, kron 4 news. >>> the national transportation safety board released this report on the san bruno explosion that happened last year. putting much of the blame on pg&e. regulators and federal regulators. in addition to this information they also gave out recommendations and they also released this documentary detailing what happened and what led up to the explosion. in response pg&e released a video talking about the changes they put into place. reporting in the studio, jr stone, kron 4 news. >> reporter: in san francisco the national park service is seeking public comment on a plan to restore alcatraz island. under the plan several of the buildings on the island would be fixed up and made accessible to visiters and there could be accommodations and emphasis on visitors in the history. the plan aims to protect wildlife that lives on the island. charles clifford, kron 4 news. >>> temperatures were warmer out there today. very comfortable around the bay area. sunny skies all around the bay area. low 80s inclin valley. 72 afternoon. 80 in the peninsula. 78 san jose. tomo

we'll go to reno now to hear from members of the national transportation safety board. >> the investigatorge of the accident, mr. howard clagens. he's nobody as the iic or investigator in charge. at 8:30 this morning the rest of the ntsb team arrived. our first activity was to basically walk through what had happened so far. so we walked the accident site, had a chance to speak with the ntsb investigators -- the three that were here at the time of the accident -- and get an update on their current activities. let me tell you about those current activities. the investigators have isolated the accident site. they have walked the accident scene which means that they have gone through and identified and processed the wreckage. the reno police department and nevada highway patrol is mapping the wreckage area with a very high technology gps laser system. the runway has been swept. that's in preparation to open up for operation again. the ntsb investigators have also made initial contact with the racing team crew. also, as part of the ntsb team that arrived today, we have members of the safety bo

>> investigators with the national transportation safety board are on the scene trying to find out. they say video and photographs are going to help their effort, including photographs of a broken piece of the plane's tail. >> a component has been recovered in the area where that was observed, but i think it's critical at this point to know we have not identified the component. it will be examined examined. >> especially if it didn't come completely off, it will change the attitude of the plane. like turning your steering wheel sharp. you're going to flip over. >> reporter: in a recently recorded video, the pilot said it took him five years to monitor the gap lopping ghost, making adjustments to the wings. >> we cut 10 feet off the wing, 5 feet off the side, which brings it down to around -- versus about, you know, 16 if you do it right. a controlled airplane and the wind and the differences if anything happens. you need those types of speeds. >> reporter: investigators will look over those modifications as well as the broken taillight. they said it's too early now to know what caus

california, we think this is an appropriate level of involvement," according to the national transportation safety board here live, underground pipes were found leaking. this is one of the places where pg&e had to dig to shut off the gas. meantime, pg&e engineers were out here again yesterday. that's when they said they found another 6 leaks and that they repaired those leaks. but investigators are wondering if anyone smelled the gas before the explosion happened. other than that they still have some work to do. frank? > one would think with seven or six leaks that someone had to smell gas down there yesterday morning or in days before, don't you think? >> you know, that's what you might think but when firefighters were here and they were evacuating the units, nobody was home. it happened on wednesday afternoon so people might have been at work or lunch. we'll see if they can come up with reports but so far no reports of smelling any burning gas. >> thank you, stephanie chuang in cupertino. >>> four pg&e inspectors are off the job this morning. the company said the workers lied about checking undergroun

this week, the national transportation safety board released a report about that explosion. given pg&e's history, the ntsb and the california public utilities commission are also taking an interest in what's happened in kuper cuppertino this week. >> we are, thankful that nobody was hurt. we are here to answer any questions or concerns >> reporter: the explosion was caused bay buildup of natural gas in the garage. an investigation reveals six other leaks. >> it's concerning for us. we don't want to find leaks in our systems. we are committed to getting to the bottom of not only this community but other places. we want to make sure that everybody is safe. >> feels safe now because they checked everything. >> reporter: the door-to-door served two purposes. public safety and public relation. you are taking a live view from the mass cam. you can see that the fire went through the roof of the home. that's because, although pg&e workers went here shortly after the explosion, it took 90 month to shut off the gas line. that's because the works had to drill from three different locati

the national transportation safety board says witness reports and photographs indicates a piece of the frame separated while the pilot performed stunt maneuvers. a report could make more than a year. abc 7 joins us live where last week's accident is waeg heavily on folks there. >> yes. and we just had an f-18 fly by. there could be a noise factor out here to c as far as safety considerations, they are numerous. this f 16 took to the sky this afternoon to perform practice maneuvers and says every second is focused on crowd safety. >> when you say it requires a certain distance as well as you've got about six, seven eyes from airports looking at that craft all of the time to make sure he's safe. >> the california international air show is a show norkts an air race. the tragedy in reno killing 11 and injured more than 50 was an race. the executive director for air show says there is a huge distinction. >> air shows are parallel to the crowd. out several hundred feet in cases 1500 feet from the crowd there. is no energy directed towards the crowd. it's different. >> the air show offers thr

also a former managing director of the national transportation safety board. mr. ng at it on the video. it is shocking it seemed to have happened quickly. what did you see and how badly were these injuries >> honestly, these injuries seemed horrible. quite a few people getting cpr, on stretchers. immediately being carried off on helicopters that were quickly arriving. >> sean: if we can ask our friend from the national transportation safety board. competition is like a car race we are told in the sky. planes flying, wing tip to wing tip as low as 50 feet off the ground. speeds surpassing 50 miles per hour. these races now have attracted scrutiny because of in the past over safety concerns. do you think sir, after all of what we are seeing here tonight there's going to be further scrutiny? and maybe this shouldn't be the type of thing that is happening? >> sean, there is going to be a major investigation on this accident. this is not the first time there have been fatalities. 2007, 2008, there were multiple fatalities during the races. you are right, what you have a

federal officials from the national transportation safety board are now at the site of the crash that killed nine people and injured dozens more. nbc bay area's elise kirschner has the latest. >> reporter: officials trying to figure out how a pilot with 60 years of flying experience lost control of his plane during that air race friday. they've begun the long process of documenting the wreckage site. it all happened in an instant. thousands watched in horror as the world war ii-era p-51 mustang plane took a nosedive near the end of the stands. >> i took him straight to the hospital. >> reporter: joel doesn't recall much in those seconds after the crash. he just remembers jumping into action. >> i had people beneath me in this helicopter. no helmet, no gear. looking down on these people that have blood on them, that are in pain. >> reporter: he along with several others helped transport some of the 69 injured spectators to local hospitals in a vintage helicopter that happened to be at the air race. >> the worst that i've seen in 16 years. >> reporter: seven died on the tarmac, two at a

the fax and the national transportation safety board are on the scene, along with members of the nationaln site for the air show. as i said, there is no word on the exact number of casualties at this point. >>> we're going to continue to follow that. we also have a "360" follow-up. a college stoonlt whose life was saved by a group of strangers. you've probably seen this. in utah, bystanders joined together to lift a burning car off brandon wright who was trapped underneath. he had been riding a motorcycle which crashed. the crash happened when a bmw pulled out of a parking lot. one bystander dragged him out. he is now in the hospital recovering from leg and pelvis fracture, burned feet and smoke inhalation. his foot was on fire when they first pulled him out. today he reported from the hospital today. take a look. >> i just wanted to thank all the heroes that put their lives on the line to save mine. i'm forever in debt. i can't thank them enough. i would like to meet all the people that rescued me. i hope i can. that car could have blown up at any time. and how brave they are, it's crazy

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. >> you have been listening tot live news conference by members of the national transportation safety board talking about the air crash at the reno air races. no change in the number of fatalities and still stand at nine dead and many others injured, as many as 50 or more. eight, we understand are still in critical condition. ktvu's eric rasmussen will have a full report tonight on the 10:00 news. >>> in other newser the alameda county country identified the motorcyclist killed in berkeley yesterday afternoon. the chp tells ktvu walker was leading east, split the lanes on his motorcycle when he hit a toilet toyota camry and lost control and was run over by a semi trailer near the gilman exit. . >>> libyan fighters today claimed that they will will soon have control of the entire country, but the forces fighting muammar gaddafi loyalist troops are still battling street by street in sirt. it's one of the main strongholds left for the old regime. conditions are said to be dire with no medicine and little food. gaddafi's whereabouts are no known. >> united auto workers' new deal includes signin

the national transportation safety board is now investigating why the plane crashed right near the grand stands. nbc bay area's reporter is at the reno airport with more on that. >> reporter: diane, good evening. safety officials tonight are looking at whether a piece of that vintage airplane was missing before it crashed during an air race here yesterday. seven people were killed on scene here. two others died at local hospitals. bringing the total death toll to nine tonight. but with at least eight others still in critical condition the death toll could go even higher. another dozen or so are being treated for their injuries at local hospitals. it all happened when the pilot jimmy leeward was operating the p-51 fighter plane at a low altitude and high speed. it nose dived to the ground, crashing into a box area at the front of the grandstand. spectators watched in horror as leeward's family was said to be in the crowd when he was killed. the renowned hollywood stunt man had been flying since he was 14 years old. this morning national transportation safety board officials arrived here a

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he was working security the day of the crash, and went back on saturday to help the national transportation safety board map the debris field. >> you could see everything, how it was scattered. and most importantly for me, there was a pile of belts, apparently a military person had gone through the stands, collecting belts from people for using -- from people for use. >> reporter: instruments on the ghost did send data to the racing team below. >> these could be critical for us to perform analysis that would allow us to examine the certain structure or medical -- structural or medical issues. >> reporter: that will be examined by experts in washington, d.c. >> and we're hearing from the first emergency calls that were made after the crash. >> a plane down at the air race into the stands. i don't know how many at this time. >> yes. and where that is for the sack. >> they were just a few of the calls, certainly after the crash as the rescue crews were arriving on scene. and now to a chilling story from a survivor. the 25-year-old was in the plane's path as it devastate into the crowd of fans. >> i'm right

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national origin should not be considered in college admissions. >>> 54 years of failure. that was just part of the searing final report released by the national transportation safety board today. in 140 pages, the agency determined that pg&e is mainly to blame for last year's pipeline explosion in san bruno. the ntsb says the seeds of disaster were sown back 1956 when the pipeline was poorly welded together. it also blames state and federal regulators for not overseeing the industry properly. >>> pg&e issued a statement in response to today's report pledging to implement changes throughout its system. "we are committed to continuing to learn from the san bruno accident and to sharing those learnings across the natural gas industry so that a tragedy of this magnitude never happens again." >>> some planned natural gas venting of a pipeline has some neighbors in pittsburg on edge. this is amateur video taken yesterday afternoon near leeland road and range road. the scheduled repair work confused fire officials and forced a "shelter in place" for a time. pg&e official claimed they had called residents and emergency official saturday to alert them of the work. today a spokesman ex

the national transportation safety board is now investigating why that plane nose dived near the grand stands. nbc bay area is at the reno airport with more on that. >> reporter: unfortunately, the death toll has now risen to nine and could go even higher. we confirmed that at least eight people remain in critical condition and more than a dozen others are still being treated at area hospitals. we also know tonight that seven people died on scene here behind me when the plane crashed during the national championship air race and air show in reno. another two died at local hospitals, again bringing the death toll to nine. safety officials say the pilot of the plane jimmy leeward was operating the plane at a low altitude and high speed when it nose dived to the ground. the renowned hollywood stunt pilot was killed. he had been flying since he was 14 years old. today national transportation safety board officials are on scene trying to determine what caused leeward to lose control of that plane. investigators arrived here at 8:30 this morning and have been sifting through the evidence. >>

investigators will be looking for, i am joined by the former management director of the national transportation safety board. it is your job in america to investigate crashes like this. what were your colleagues in russia be looking for? >> the russians have a very effective investigative agency. the one who has headed for 30 years has a wonderful reputation for honesty and integrity. i think we will find out. the first thing we look at is, was the plane configured correctly for takeoff? it is very unusual to have a plane crash like desperate did they have their flaps down? were they ready to take off? was there an engine problem? they will go for the black boxes. hopefully, this charter operator all said they were in good shape. >> russian airline crashed, it is tragic and it is not a huge surprise. >> it is not, unfortunately. this has been a dreadful year for russian aviation. they have always had very poor reputations. they are flying only russian aircraft, which were produced in the 1980's and 1990's. they are not under the best of circumstances. the workforce to oblige -- it were forced to buy them an

the national transportation safety board released its official report today. they posted it online. the 140-page examination looked at the decades of mistakes that resulted in that explosion. it included that much of the gas line system could still be at risk. because company records are so incomplete and impossible to assess the danger. in a statement today, pg&e's president pledged to promote safer pipeline operations so that a tragedy of this magnitude never happens again. >>> tomorrow, it may get ugly. tonight, in anticipation of what's expected to be a contentious school board meeting a meeting was held for parents. at issue are options for the kids at lakeview. it's one of five schools the district has slated to close by the end of the school year. administrators say declining enrollment is forcing the district to close those schools. but parents are questioning how that decision was made. >> i heard some of the criteria. but to me, it's not valid. give me some -- give me some valid reasons. and some of the reasonings way and the money, i'm not buying it. >> other schools on th

investigators with the national transportation safety board are on the scene right now trying to find out. they say video and photographs are going to help their effort, including photos of a broken piece of the plane's tail. >> a component has been recovered in the area where that was observed. i think it's critical at this point to know we have not identified the component. it will be examined, so we don't know what the component is or if it came from this particular aircraft. >> brad was taking photos of the air race, the broken tail could seriously have impacted the plane in flight. especially if it didn't come completely off, it's going to change the attitude of the plane. it would be like turning your steering wheel sharp on the freeway. you're going to flip over. >> in a recently recorded youtube video, it took five years to modify the ghost. making adjustments to the wings. >> we cut five feet off each side of the wings, which brings it down to 32 inches versus about, you know, 60. >> family members are still reporting people missing. people who were in that vip section in fro

both the state puc and the national transportation safety board are investigating the incident. >>> a vigil brought two families together, families forever changed by violence. the navas lost their three-year-old son in a gang shooting in early august, and as thomas roman reports, just weeks later, jose esparza's six-year-old son watched his father get gunned down. >> tears, screams and prayers accompanied the next vigil and memorial for jose esparza and three-year-old carlos nava. six-year-old jose esparza, junior placed a candle at the memorial. he watched as his father was gunned down last sun day. his mother says he's in shock. "he acts like he doesn't understand what is going on. she in denial. but everything is recorded inside him." the crowd of 100 family, neighbors and friends came to the el pueblo market at international boulevard. this is where esparza was shot to death during an attempted robbery after he cashed his check in the market. this monsignor says he has been saying funerals lately for children he once baptized. >> i had a mass for the little boy nava three years o

that was just part of the searing final report by the national transportation safety board that came out today about pg&e. in 140 pages, the agency outlines what led up to the san bruno pipeline explosion and fire and says the seeds of disaster were sewn back in 1956 when the pipe pipeline was poorly put together and state and federal regulators for not overseeing the industry properly. >>> frustrated after a year of looking for a job with no success, one woman gets creative and keeps her hope afloat. >>> deja vu in washington. the government on the verge of another shutdown? the drastic consequences if a deal is not reached. >>> in prison, we live in a world of lies and false hopes. >> the freed u.s. hikers enjoy their first full day in the u.s. the one reason they say they were locked up in iran. >>> hi, i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the cbs 5 weather center, we're looking at mostly sunny skies around the bay area now. but we could see some clouds, maybe some more rain in the are forecast, and we will talk about that coming up. ,,,,,,,,,, [ cow mooing ] ♪ [ female announcer ]

just last week the national transportation safety board pointed a finger of blame at pg&e. >>> security has increased around new york city and washington, d.c. this morning after a possible terror threat tied to the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. we want to take you to new york live this morning. this is near ground zero memorial site. u.s. officials say the plot discovered included a car bomb attack targeting bridges or tunnels. that would be around new york or washington. new york commissioner plans to tow any cars parked illegal. >> we are also increasing the number of bag inspections on the subway system and the number of police vehicles on patrol equipped with license plate readers. >> the cooperation comes even after it has not been cook rated. bart is increasing security. passengers will notice a larger police presence. this increased security comes even though there is no specific threat targeting the bay area. >>> stay with us here on ktvu channel 2 morning news. still ahead in less than ten minutes we'll have the new audio recordings from september 11th that have just

greenwell was working security the day of the crash and went back saturday to help the national transportation safety board map the debris field. >> you can see everything how it was scattered. most poignantly for me, there was a pile of belts. apparently a military person had gone through the stand collecting belts from people for use as tourniquets. >> reporter: the ntsb says it could take months to figure out what caused 74-year-old jimmy leeward to lose control of his plane. but instruments on the "galloping ghost" did send data to the racing team below. >> these could be critical for us to perform analysis that would allow us to examine certain structural or medical issues. >> reporter: that information, along with video of the crash from fans, will be examined by experts in washington, d.c. sandra hughes, cbs news, reno, nevada. >>> a gunman who burst into a florida church and opened fire is expected in court today. police say jeremiah fogle shot to death at their home yesterday. and then went to a church in lakeland and he shot the pastor and assistant pastor and critically wounding both. he was tac

today, the national transportation safety board was still picking up the pieces. >> they have identified and recovered portions of the accident aircraft tail. >> reporter: that's potentially important because in the moment just before the plane plummeted to the ground, still photographs show a piece of its tail section missing. that could have caused the pilot to lose control. some answers about that could come from those memory cards. >> these could be critical for us to perform analysis that could allow us to examine structural issues based on this information. >> reporter: piloting the world war ii vintage p-51 mustang -- >> i'm timmy leeward. >> reporter: -- 74-year-old jimmy leeward, a veteran of numerous air races and stunt pilot. friends were stunned. >> shock, absolute shock. never dreamed that something like this would happen to someone that you know. >> reporter: one of the spectators who died, john craig, may have been trying to save his son and his son's two friends. they survived. >> i think that he probably sheltered his son and that's the kind of guy he was. so very, very

we're the national transportation safety board a couple weeks ago said that pg&e's line blew up in san bruno last september 9th because the welds in 1956 were done incorrectly, the company didn't have proper records and hadn't done the adequate testing to know what they had down there. just when it looked like that story was kind of being wrapped up and pg&e and state regulators were moving ahead with a lot of reforms and upgrades of the system, there was another explosion in cupertino last week at a condominium complex. 400 homes there. and this was not a large steel transmission line like the line in san bruno. this was a small distribution line made out of plastic. when you look at these gas lines in the state, you have to think of them as like highways. you have freeways, the big mains then you have little surface streets. this one ruptured and it turns out luckily nobody was killed. there was a woman in her house and she left 15 minutes before and her house was destroyed basically. it turns out it's made out of all these lines in cupertino are made out of a type of plastic called

the national transportation safety board will be sending a go-team here. we presume they will be out of washington, d.c. now, not much authorities can do tonight in the darkness. at daybreak they will be here. now, there's more about the pilot, jimmy leeward. 74 years old, his p-51 mustang named the galloping ghost. he's from florida and he loved flying. he played a stunt man in a couple of movies, including "amelia." he's flown 250 types of planes, but he loved the p-51. it was his favorite. he spoke to reporters just yesterday about his game plan for the air show, and listen in to this chilling interview. >> right now i think we've calculated out, we're as fast as anybody in the field, or maybe even a little faster. but to start with, we didn't want to show our hand until saturday or sunday. we've been playing poker since last monday, so it's ready to -- we're ready to show a couple more cards. we'll see what happens friday. >> reporter: as you can see, this man loved flying. the ntsb sending a go team here will be here at daybreak tomorrow morning going

. >> the national transportation safety board delivered that break through in this late news conference but it's not clear what role a damaged tail might have played in the crash. >> this took a few seconds to occur. it is going to take months to put the information together and analyze it. >> the plane broke. it wasn't his fault. it wasn't the wing or gas. >> he watched his friend and pilot jimmy leeward go down. 7 people including the pilot died on the tarmac. two more at the hospital. authorities now say 69 people were treated at local hospitals, some who walked themselves in today. tomorrow they will be out here collecting wreckage from the site. they're still trying to calculate the ultimate human toll of this disaster. >>> people waited for hours to take part in a blood drive to help the victims of the plane crash. three different blood thinners organized the donation drives. it will go to dozens injured and several of them critically. >> mark kelly was scheduled to fly in this weekend's now canceled air show in reno. the retired astronaut was scheduled to perform acrobatics in a

the fire department, cpuc, national transportation safety board is taking a look. it's not a full blown investigation. and of course, pg&e, after the explosion, found seven leaks on two-inch line feeding this condominium. and pg&e spent the day here going door to door, checking for leaks inside and outside of the complex. on wednesday, one was destroyed after an explosion caused by a leaking line. fire officials say escaped natural gas caught in the garage, it's likely the pilot light ignited explosion and fire. the owner had left 15 mins earlier. a gas service representative or gsr was here about 30 minutes after the explosion. the gas flow was cutoff after another hour and a half. pg&e says excavating to pinch off lines which they did here is faster than closing valves. >> i.think our response is good in this case. our gsr was a first responder on scene. he called for a work crew. and a crew came after he called for them. >> amount of money that consumers pay, i think we expect that gas leaks should be found before there is an explosion rather than after there is

the national transportation safety board issues a final report. >> president obama gets linkedn with town hall session about jobs and the economy. >> accidental death in an oakland hospital. a nurse's work stoppage and a cancer patient who died of a tragic medical mistake. >> cover up in a mall. racy bill boards have now been blocked from view near a childrens' play area. >> good evening, everyone. >> i'm carolyn tyler in for dan ashley tonight. the final report of the pipeline disaster is out. pg&e is still to blame. the report details a series of errors from faulty welds to response times and the for the first time, we're seeing video of the disaster. we're live in san bruno. heather? >> ntsb final report includes some familiar numbers. eight people killed, 38 homes and destroyed and 108 homes affected. 74 vehicles damaged or destroyed. pg&e cost to repair line 132? $13.5 million. value of the loss p the explosion? 263,000. >> blowing a giant crater in the section of the intersection. >> a documentary released today along with the final report includes amateur video of the explosio

. >> the national transportation safety board will be involved as well. because of peonies track record they want to get involved with this case. unfortunately no one was injured or killed. the adjacent areas and did not burn up. this is a very compact area. analysis to questions and answering why this happened and how this could be prevented. >> that is something they have been talking about with the san rafael blast. this explosion happened just a day after pg&e was chastised for what was called a litany of failures in. we do have some graphics to show you. state lawmakers have passed to the pieces of legislation after that blast. rather >> it is a hot one today. we're going into a holiday weekend. >> blue skies. if you are wondering what is going to be like the holiday weekend, a lot of sunshine. expect blue skies and temperatures warmed up not just today but we will stay warm into tomorrow as well. as we head into sunday we might shave a few degrees. indeed expected for after them high. 60's for the coast. mostly sunny conditions. coming up, a full loo

and now the national transportation safety board investigation is complete that crater can be filled in. the process will start tuesday morning. >> and there is a warning to anyone who uses birth control. a packaging error could lead to an unwanted pregnancy. >> schools getting tough on students missing a key medical vaccine. >> we're going to lose cool and bring on warmth. and i'll let you know when beach weather is coming to the area. >> and there is a membership club from whole food that's will cost you. the news continues i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i

today, sadly a 10th victim died 70 people still hospitalized and the national transportation safety board has finished its on-site investigation. >> spectators with veal cameras captured the crash. the red circle indicates the plane entering its final turn. >> emergency crews were already on the scene. >> we have about 10 doctors and 20 nurses and the fire department. >> they spent the weekend combing through the wreckage, they found a simplified form of a flight recorder and memory chips that might have come from an on board video camera. right now they're focusing on pictures that appeared to show damage to the tell plane of the aircraft. >> it helps to keep the aircraft under control is a part of the stabilizer and when you lose that, you lose a portion of that control surface that makes the airplane more difficult to control. >> photographs just before impact and i show any sign of the pilot. he may have slipped ford--forward. >> we do not think there's anything the pilot of done in this case. >> ntsb says that this could take as long as nine months to wrap up the investigation. >> th

it's a long tedious process but these people who do this job and here we have the national transportation safety board who oftentimes are called in world wide as experts in forensics of accidents. they're very well trained and they're very detailed and nothing really goes overlooked they will find every bit and piece to put this together because remember the end result of the investigation is not just . to give closure to everybody but to prevent something like this from happening again. keep you updated with the nation's developments yaroslavl as we get. some of today's openings now and a top coots and has thrown out a series of lawsuits which said germany's bankrolling of bailouts to ailing european economies illegal but judges ruled out giving a blank check saying. let's now be pre-approved by palm and well that could happen germany's ability to react swiftly to any crisis about sets a precedent for other nations to tighten that belt as well opposition parties welcome the ruling will have made the crisis was strategic lays and a lack of vision financial advisor patching young billies there's little

the national transportation safety board is now on the scene and has begun investigating. the people who run the air show say they think a mechanical problem caused the crash. we have more on the pictures that could hold the clues. >> they are sifting through the wreckage. >> more than likely a failure in one of the flight control systems. we will have to wait to find out. >> look at these two photographs this is the vintage plane earlier in its flight. this is it after. look at the tale and alo -- tai and along the sides. you can see parts breaking off. the photographs show a clear mechanical failure that may have caused a chain of events that caused the crash. >> they have older planes in death defying stunts. last month at a kansas city air show pilot brian jenison lost control of his plane. it plummeted to the ground bursting into flames. the same day a british air force jet crashed at an event in the u.k. it is that danger that draws fans and pilots to the sport. >> if we are asking the question how can we make it perfectly safe, we are barking up the wrong tree. >> s

them it's a long tedious process but these people who do this job and here we have the national transportation safety board who oftentimes are called in world wide as experts in forensics of accidents. they're very well trained and they're very detailed and nothing really goes overlooked they will find every bit and piece to put this together because remember the end result of the investigation is not just. you know to give closure to everybody but to prevent something like this from happening again. we'll keep you updated with ace's developments of the hadassah fall as we get some of germany's top court has rejected it all seemed challenging that the bailed out of greece was illegal but the judges did say the government now theme the approval of the german parliament before providing assistance or that could handle the realty track thrifty to any crisis that the president of a nation. opposition party welcomed to. meet the crisis was through delays and a lack of vision of financial advice that patching young believe they have little to celebrate just yet. ultimately this is actually i think what we would

it's a long process but these people who do this job and here we have the national transportation safety board who oftentimes are called in worldwide as experts in forensics of accidents. they're very well trained and they're very detailed and nothing really goes over what they will find every bit and piece to put this together because remember the end result of the investigation is not just. you know to give closure to everybody but to prevent something like this from happening again. it will take you with the latest developments in euros level throughout the night as we get them let's turn to some of the day's other news the other top called in berlin has thrown out a series of lawsuits that said germany's by rolling of bailouts trailing european economies were illegal the judges ruled out giving chancellor merkel a blank check though saying any future aid must now be pre-approved by parliament because i could have put germany's ability to react swiftly to a new crisis but it has set a precedent for other nations to tighten their belts as well opposition parties welcome the ruling but said m

them it's a long tedious process but these people who do this job and here we have the national transportation safety board who oftentimes are quoting world wide as experts in forensics of accidents. they're very well trained and they're very detailed and nothing really goes over what they will find every bit and piece to put this together because remember at the end result of the investigation it's not just. you know give closure to everybody but to prevent something like this from happening again. there are seasoned acts pilots. but of course keep you updated with the latest developments and you get throughout the night now let's turn to some other nation. a little cold in berlin is thrown out a series of lawsuits which said that germany's rolling of bailouts trailing european economies were illegal but judges ruled out giving chancellor merkel a blank check saying any future aid must be pre-approved by parliament that could of course hamper germany's ability to react swiftly to any new crisis but it does also say the president rather nations to tighten their belts to opposition parties both from the rul