area 516 just outside of the nevada test site, but inside the greater land parcel that is the nevada the trading range, and it is there that my book but the basis of my book centers and that is where many of the most secret and perhaps most alarming national security projects took place but many of the most fantastic ones that kept us all save that kept us out of world war iii with the russians certainly helped pilots in vietnam. so many things went on there and continue to go on today. but with that said i'm going to read two paragraphs of my book about that really speak to what the book is, and when i was researching the book i was able to interview a total of 74 men who had unprecedented access to area 51. 32 of whom lived and worked at the base for extended periods of time and about 20 of them i kind of tell their stories, they are characters in my book, and one of them i'm going to be reading about is a pilot, cia pilot named ken collins, and kenneth collins and this seems close high-flying the car which is the original box three plane that flew at 90,000 feet so mach three is th

>> the key to victory for the first amendment side in the -- the key in the nevada case is the court deciding the citizens' speech. once you get the court to see this action as being speech, speech protection things kick in. this is even in cases where it is a matter of legitimate dispute whether what was at stake is speech. here in sorrel versus imf health, there is an interesting case. this case involves information that pharmacies get through government-mandated procedures when doctors send in procedures. -- send in prescriptions. the information is kept so the pharmacies know what kind of drugs individual doctors are prescribing. this information can be used for health specialists to be studying issues of an old prescription, and for help economists to consider such things as the use of generic drugs. it can be used for a variety of purposes. but state law in several states forbid a pharmacist from selling disinformation to drug companies. the reason drug companies want this information is that they send their representatives to do what is called detailing, which is meeting with

in the nevada desert it's one of the most famous mis mystery places in the world. although it doesn't reportedly exist. some believe it's where the air force takes ufos when they crash land here on earth. others believe it's where the air force builds their own flying saucers. the men who worked on them have finally been able to share their stories. much of the metology of area 51 grew as the intelligence department looked for ways to keep an eye on secret missionings. the public essentially filled in the blanks. often with fanciful stories of space aliens. as bob mackenzie told us in this record in 2001, it was all part of a time when americans were living in fear. >> reporter: in 1945, world war ii ended at last. the troops came home, the economy boomed, and americans spread out into the suburbs to enjoy the peace and prosperity they had fought for. then just four years later, the soviet union tested an atomic bomb. americans were shocked and scares. the government launched a media campaign to prepare the public for a nuclear attack. >> in the two story house on

this had to do with accusal rules for the nevada legislature. under these refusals, they legislate or is not allowed to vote. he is not even allowed to abdicate in favor or oppose legislation where he has a personal interest in the matter , in the particular facts. this was a challenge, so the facts did not really matter, but the particular facts are ones where this legislators chief campaign manager and his shoe supporter becomes a lobbyist and now is representing a party who has an interest in this litigation. the court holds in an opinion by justice scalia, joined by all but kennedy and a leto -- alito -- it holds the statute is legal under the present amendment. it is that voting and advocacy is first amendment protected and thus the nevada statute violates freedom of speech. the court said no. essentially it said no because voting is not speech. and the courts as the key point here -- they legislate toward's about is the commitment of his proportion share of the legislature's power to the passage or defeat of a particular proposal. so it is

. >>> we turn to the nevada desert where investigators are looking into the cause of a deadly accident that left an amtrak train engulfed in smoke. and sent almost 100 people to the hospital. miguel almaguer is on the scene. >> reporter: tonight, we know at least two people are dead, although that number could climb and as investigators comb through the wreckage, they believe the tractor trailer driver tried to slam on his brakes, but there so many unanswered questions. with federal investigators now on scene, the search for additional bodies was underway this afternoon. the whole of the amtrak train so badly damaged, investigators couldn't quickly confirm the number of dead. >> she's out there! >> reporter: the chaos and confusion of friday's catch was captured by cell phone. fire and smoke billowed from the train as survivors scrambled to safety. >> i heard a big bump and a big, old large scrape and it shook out and hit something. >> reporter: a tractor trailer slammed into the side of the number four passenger car as the barrelled through the nevada desert. 218 people were aboard. t

in the sierra, nevada e. june 1st and we are talking about chain requirements as it it is snowing in interstate 80 and so if you are heading to the high country, you need the chains. there is a weak disturbance to bring in the shower possibility tonight and tomorrow. a we'll be back with more on the unusually wet forecast coming up. >> this weather is not just strange, it is costly. it threatens to damage the crops in the state and could lead to higher prices in the grocery store. the weather is creating spotting on call flower and preventing the peaches from building the sugar content. rain could severely damage the fruit. >> once it gets wet, cherries in the growing period. they will grow and split. because they will burst with the rain. >>> and here's the problem when cherry's split they decay quickly. a harvest could hurt prices. strawberry farmers say without the rain they would face aid glutt. >> you can see debris all over the river as it gathers speed. it roared through the downtown area causing major

the neighbor is called the nevada test site.hat is divided up into a bunch of quadrants starting with area one going up to area 30 giver take some missing quadra is. then there is no law 40. 52 is where the stealth bomber was tested in the 1980's. tavis: what is basically happening out there? what are they doing? >> now, again, everything is speculative because everything that happens is very classified. the suggestions are that the drones that are being used in the war on terror are being built out there. osama bin laden, the raid, it is believed by people that a lot of the early reconnaissance was done by this drone. one of the few things the air force admitted is this strong call the beast of kandahar. it conducts surveillance. one of the great questions about, why does the government need a drone that does not fire a missile? the taliban does not have the missiles to take them down. the suggestion was that maybe we were flying in over iran or north korea. from what i anders down, that was the drum that did the surveillance o

the town of empire, nevada, in the remote nevada desert no longer exists becau the company that createdt in 1923 has left.ec here's nbc's mary thompson. >> reporter: 100 miles northeast of reno, the newest addition to empire, nevada, is a three-mile fence surrounding its 130 acres. the fence will keep out cattle and squatters who might wander into this modern day ghost town. a town that lost its 350 residents when its drywall plant shut down. >> we've got the weeds in the lawns to take care of. >> reporter: lonnie dike is a plant manager for drywall manufacturer, usg. the company that owns empire. >> there were a lot of emotional outbursts when it happened. you know, it's a frustrating thing not only to lose your job, but you're going to lose your home, too. >> reporter: he says the plant and town were too costly to operate given demand for drywall was cut in half when construction dried up after the housing bubble burst. a company town since its founding in 1923, usg built most of its 200 homes after it bought empire in 1948. recently leasing those homes to employees and their families

federal investigators are looking at the records of the driver and the nevada trucking company he worked for. it turns out the company has been cited repeatedly for crash, unsafe driving and tires so bald it was taken off the road. >> she put her work in and she's following the rules and this guy just, -- >> reporter: lee's friend says she was the 5'4" of nature. she was nicknamed the general. >> what was she like? like nobody else. >> she had a giant heart. >> she did. >> and as strong as her permit personality could be at times she was also well known for her generosity and caring for people. >> reporter: she worked her way up from ticket taker in martinez to conductor. they said she loved going to work but was thinking about retiring in the near future. reporting live in concord, patti lee. >>> san francisco's famously boisterous pride parade seemed to have a little bit more energy this year. john sasaki was live where developments spurred new hope. >> reporter: the so called dykes on bikes started the parade with a roar. castro was full of thousands of people celebrating gay rights.

>> what a scene in the nevada desert tonight. thank you, lisa. >>> and, now, we move to what they're calling a noah flood. big, deep and historic. the river in minot, north dakota, broke through the levees. it's rising so fast, you can watch it inch up the sides of homes, as now 40,000 people brace themselves. hundreds of businesses likely to be lost. and abc's david kerley has the story tonight. david? >> reporter: good evening, diane. this water is moving very fast. in fact, watch this ball travel down central avenue in just the next couple of seconds. it is rising fast, too, about a food every four hours. down river, they are actually trying to evacuate as quickly as possible, but for thousands here in minot, it's too late. water is swallowing parts of minot, and this isn't even the worst of it yet. already more than ten feet above flood stage, another four-plus feet of water is coming. cassandra martin moved to town just ten days ago, and already knows her house is under water. were you able to get everything out? >> no. we ha

the bay area. it was 70 miles east of reno. nevadaay patrol tells abc7 they have secured the site and about to board the train to look for more victims. there are reports that as many as five people have died but nevada state investigators say they are in recovery mode and no reports so far of anybody missing. 20 passengers ended up in hospitals. the train carried 204 passengers and 14 crew members. some of them arrived by bus at amtrak's emeryville station late last night. >> it was a few seconds, the train rocked and there was a fire shot through the sides of windows. we just ran to the back of the train and got off the back. >> witnesses told the nevada highway patrol it appeared the driver made no effort to stop and that the crossing warning lights and gates were working properly. >> a woman ended up airlifted to a burn center after a fire broke out in hercules this morning. it started after 1:00 a.m. inside this of this home on falcon way. 20 firefighters went to the scene. it took them half an hour to put out the flames. the vic

this had to do with accusal rules for the nevada legislature. under these refusals, they legislate or is not allowed to vote. he is not even allowed to abdicate in favor or oppose legislation where he has a personal interest in the matter , in the particular facts. this was a challenge, so the facts did not really matter, but the particular facts are ones where this legislators chief campaign manager and his shoe supporter becomes a lobbyist and now is representing a party who has an interest in this litigation. the court holds in an opinion by justice scalia, joined by all but kennedy and a leto -- alito -- it holds the statute is legal under the present amendment. it is that voting and advocacy is first amendment protected and thus the nevada statute violates freedom of speech. the court said no. essentially it said no because voting is not speech. and the courts as the key point here -- they legislate toward's about is the commitment of his proportion share of the legislature's power to the passage or defeat of a particular proposal. so it is

survivors of the deadly amtrak crash in the nevada desert finally make it to the bay area.e will have the latest on the rising death toll. >> are you with the sheriff's office? >> yes. >> and convicted sex offender kerry verse is moving, again. he's heading to an east bay community that he has called community that he has called home before. denny's new tour of america menu. 50 star cuisine. the new tour of america menu. starting at $4.99. only at denny's. america's diner is always open. >> investigators hope to learn more about a truck driver who died along with at least four other people when his big rig slammed into an amtrak train bound for the bay area. the truck plowed into the westbound zephr about 50 or 60 miles east of reno yesterday. 20 people ended up in hospitals. the train carried 214 people and -- 1204 passengers and 14 crewmembers. some arrived by bus at emeryville station late last night. >> we were just sitting in our seats and within a few seconds the train shook and kind of rocked and fire shot through the sides of the windows. we just kind of ran to the

. >> next, survivors of a deadly amtrak crash in the nevada desert finally make it home to the bay areae latest on the rising death toll. >> are you with the sheriff's office? >> yes. >> and convicted sex offender kerry verse is moving again. next he's heading to an east bay >> investigators hope to learn more about a truck driver who died along with at least four other people when his big rig slammed into an amtrak train bound for the bay area. the truck plowed into the westbound zephr about 50 or 60 miles east of reno yesterday. 20 people ended up in hospitals. the train carried 214 people and some 11 crewmembers. some arrived by bus at emeryville station late last night. >> we were just sitting in our seats and within a few seconds the train shook and kind of rocked and fire shot through the sides of the windows. we just kind of ran to the back of the train and got off the back. >> witnesses told the nevada highway patrol it appeared the driver made no effort to stop and that the crossing warning light and gates were working properly. >>> a woman ended up being airlifted to a burn ce

the views and nevada for which i am using the buzzword of public acceptance for socialist substance, that opposition responds in nevada i believe will continue to block progress towards opening yucca mountain. >> not one single member of the subcommittee that i have seen has come out and shared door view of republican and democratic and i understand there are no members for nevada. is there anyplace in the united states you could build this without local opposition in your opinion? >> i used the example several times today about the isolation pilot plant in new mexico that enjoy is very, very strong local and regional support of the way the process develops as well as a repository site in other countries which is what the prc is evaluating i think provides extremely important lessons as to how to do this job right, and get the public digit commission, generate the acceptance which i am convinced can be achieved. >> i beg to differ with you. i think the -- it's been pretty clear that the gao, the inspector general will hear a leader panel that this project is ready to go. the taxpayers

i am a special deputy attorney general for the state of nevada. the failure of the yucca mountain repository program is a direct result of decisions taken almost 25 years ago. a decent respect for history would suggest that those decisions crated a very high risk of program failure, but the lessons of history were disregarded. the original 1982 waste policy act foresaw many of the problems that now affect the amount and program. among other things, it sought fairness in redundancy by requiring multiple sites from which to choose alternate locations for the repository and its struggle for equity by setting up a site selection programs for two facilities, one in the west and one in the east. all was scrapped in 1987. congress decreed that all efforts must now focus on just one site in nevada and they did so notwithstanding incomplete scientific information and the fact that now spent reactor fuel and waste from all regions of the country would now be sent to a single western state. after 1987, there was only one possible site, and inevitably as more

. >> alan: 20 people were injured when a truck slammed into the amtrak treason in a nevada desert. investigators say skidmarks shied the truck driver tried to stop before crashing into the train. the nevada trucking company he worked for has been repeatedly cited for crashes and unsafe driving in a january inspection, authorities found tires on one truck so bald the rig was deemed an imminent hard to public safety. >> a second patient has died after a car crashed into a san jose nursing home. 100-year-old suzann infant day died from her injures. the crash also killed another women, a resident at the home. five other patients were hurt. police believe the 90-year-old driver hit the al sell -- accelerator before crashing into the building. grief counselors met it to with residents and staff. >> the mother of a young man arrested for refusing to pull his pants up on board a usairways flight spoke to jones methodist church in san francisco today. donna doyle talked about the incident in which her 20-year-old son was arrested after he did not immediately pull up his pants as flight atten

can you see that front bringing significant rainfall to the sierra nevada. even snowfall to the highest elevations. it's going to continue to move out of here. as it does so, high pressure moving in fast. temperatures today on the cool side, in fact, below our seasonal averages, will climb into the 80s and 90s as of tomorrow. so cool today, much warmer tomorrow. i think for the first part of the day, next couple of hours before noon we'll see residual shower activity. highs in the 60s and 70s. as we head through tomorrow and especially friday, saturday, sunday, our temperatures climb. by friday we're also expecting triple digits in the east bay, 90s in the south bay. san francisco a hot one for you frei, saturday, and sunday. 80 degree weather we could hit 90 in the city of san francisco on sunday. very unusual to have these big-time changes coming into play so fast. 72 degrees today, up to 98 degrees on sunday. what a difference a few days will make around here and always what a difference a few minutes make on the road. let's check that with mike right now.

>>> on the broadcast tonight, desert disaster, a truck crashes into a moving train in nevada. >>> just one more thing, remembering the man who immortalized "columbo." the tv detective who looked like an unmade bed but always got the bad guy. >>> and making a difference by design, "nightly news" begins >>> and making a difference by design, "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening to our viewers on the west coast. i'm lester holt in for brian tonight. we want to begin with breaking news from the nevada desert where a semi truck slammed into a moving am track train today, more than 200 people were aboard the california zefer which left from chicago bound for san francisco. a sudden impact and a huge fireball. >> reporter: fire and smoke billowed from the amtrak train after the impact. at least two people were killed, many more injured after a tractor trailer slammed into the side of the train in northern nevada. some 200 passengers and more than a dozen crewmembers were aboard. the collision followed by a fiery explosion and panic say surv

this had to do with accusal rules for the nevada legislature. under these refusals, they legislate or is not allowed to vote. he is not even allowed to abdicate in favor or oppose legislation where he has a personal interest in the matter , in the particular facts. this was a challenge, so the facts did not really matter, but the particular facts are ones where this legislators chief campaign manager and his shoe supporter becomes a lobbyist and now is representing a party who has an interest in this litigation. the court holds in an opinion by justice scalia, joined by all but kennedy and a leto -- alito -- it holds the statute is legal under the present amendment. it is that voting and advocacy is first amendment protected and thus the nevada statute violates freedom of spee. the court said no. essentially it said no because voting is not speech. and the courts as the key point here -- they legislate toward's about is the commitment of s proportion share of the legislature's power to the passage or defeat of a particular proposal. so it is real

we're now hearing that later today, the nevada highway patrol will release the names of the truck driver who slammed into an amtrak train killing the driver and five other people. the train was headed to the bay area when it was hit by the truck friday afternoon about 70 miles east of reno. witnesses say the truck skidded for the length of a football field before crashing through the crossing gates. this morning we spoke to some people who had just passed the accident site on their way into the bay area. >> we came that way and saw the cars. it was a horrible sight. all on the train, they were very upset you can tell they were all grieving. >> the ntsb is now looking into the safety report of the trucking company that owned the big rig. they still did not know why the truck did not stop. the conductor was also killed in the crash and five people are still unaccounted for. >>> a second person has now died after a car crashed into a nursing home. suzanne infantty died from her injuries yesterday. police the 90-year-old driver hit the gas pedal instead of the brakes and the car crashed thro

. >>> to the latest on the amtrak crash in nevada. the driver of the truck who slammed into the train was driving at a considerable speed. the speed limit is 70 miles per hour. officials found what they believe to be the driver's cell phone. kron 4's grant lodes has the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: six people died in nevada. a truck barreled into this train headed for the bay area and investigators spend monday searching for answers. how did the driver miss the lights and crossing gates that are visible a half mile from the track. monday afternoon the national transportation safety board said they have new video that doesn't show the crash but shows weather conditions were ideal. >> the weather was clear, visibility unrestricted. the horn and bell are in hews through the crossing. the gates are in the down position as the train approaches and passes. >> reporter: on monday they released the triver's game. lawrence r. valli. he was killed in the crash. he slammed on his breaks but too late. >> reporter: he the had six ticke

the death toll from the fiery train crash in nevada has climbed to six. investigators now say there's evidence the driver of the big rig did try to stop his truck before it slammed into the side of a speeding amtrak train. abc's lisa stark has the details. >> reporter: in the middle of the nevada desert, investigators combed through the charred and gutted wreckage, looking for clues. >> our mission is here to understand not just what happened but why it happened and recommend changes to prevent it from happening again. >> reporter: the big mystery, just why did a semi truck speed into the amtrak train? it happened at a marked crossing, and witnesses say the gate was working. they now know the driver did try to stop. they found extensive skid marks from the truck indicating the driver had slammed on the brakes. the truck plowed into the side of the train friday afternoon, a moment of sudden impact that set off a huge fireball. passengers still in shock over what happened. >> my heart felt like it was up in my throat. we didn't know if it was the end or what

>> reporter: the nevada crash of a big rig gravel truck into a dual engine 10-car amtrak train has left six dead and authorities searching for more bodies. according to the train's records, as many as 210 passengers were on board. so far, 28 of them unaccounted for. the big rig driver whose truck skidded more than 300 feet and smashed through crossing gates to slam into the middle of an amtrak train worked for a company with a history of safety violations, according to federal records reviewed by the associated press. >> the truck/trailer combination, double bottom dump semi trailer owned by john davies trucking of mountain, nevada. >> reporter: the ap says john davies trucking company has been cited repeatedly state authorities for crashes, unsafe driving, and operating a truck with tires so bald, the vehicle had to be taken off the road. it's not yet known if any safety violations played a role in this crash 70 miles east of reno. but the ntsb says it's one area they will be looking at. >> the vehicle factors, focus on vehicle records, the truck equipment, whether the systems are func

the nevada highway patrol says 43-year-old lawrence valli from nevada was the person driving the truck. 58-year-old francis knox and her daughter carly were from nebraska. at least eight people were killed. a conductor with family in concord was among those killed. >>> bus service back on schedule tonight. a woman was killed around 12:45 in an apparent suicide. trains were able to pass through a station but were not able to stop there as authorities searched the scene. >>> state senator leland yee says he is disappointed but not deterred against a court ordered vote banning the sale or rental of video games to children. >> the u.s. supreme court has decided that it's going to side with corporate america and wal- mart against our children. >> the law written by the san francisco senator fines stores $100,000 for selling violent video games. he says he may propose a new version of the law that might stand up to a first amendment challenge. >>> the worldwide diabetes epidemic just got even more serious. 10%over adults worldwide now have -- 10% of adults worldwide now have diabetes. ktvu's

it's fueled with money from the nevada silver mines and the gold rush.s trying to be the paris of the west. now the beach is the suburbs, the we will their people lived on the bottom and the poorest people lived on the top because it was very hard getting to the top of telegraph hill. it was mostly lean-to sharks and bits of pieces of houses up here in the beginning. and a group of 20 businessmen decided that it would be better if the top of the hill remained for the public. so they put their money down and they bought four lots at the top of the hill and they gave them to the city. lily hitchcock coit died without leaving a specific use for her bequest. she left a third of her estate for the beautify indication of the city. arthur brown, noted architect in the city, wanted for a while to build a tower. he had become very interested in persian towers. it was the 1930's. it was all about machinery and sort of this amazing architecture, very powerful architecture. he convinced the rec park commission that building a tower in her memory would be the thing t

the law with six tickets in the past three years. none from nevada. all from the of the six violations for speeding with a school bus in california. in july 20th 08 in the september, 2008. nonetheless keeps on going. he was also ticketed for not wearing a seat belt was california. on personal level he has gotten to tickets since 20 0 ft. one 2008 alabama, the other for using a cellphone while behind the wheel. >>catherine: the bay area native live in concord she was the conductor and she was killed. she has three children, five grandchildren and in this photo issues were in her amtrak uniform. her family and friends said that she loved her job. >> she worked for amtrak for 20-24 years and she just loved it. when she put that uniform on that that was her life, her passion, she got on that train and it was hers. i never knew her to do anything differently she loved her family, friends, should not do for you there was nothing should not do for you there is nothing which would not do for you. >> and she was an awesome lady she would give the shirt off our

the truck slammed into it in the nevada desert about 70 miles east of reno. >> reporter: reports received from the emergency responders indicate multiple fat alties. >> reporter: this was the scene yesterday after the semi track. >> a post crash fire en sued. however the train didn't derail. >> reporter: the scene is spread out over more than half a mile. now that wreckage is evidence that the ntsb is working to document and find out just what happened. >> we are here to find out what happened and why it happened. >> reporter: but officials say it will be a long and complicated process. as a first priority they have work crews going through the train searching for those unaccounted for. then they have teams looking into the drivers' history. but the investigation could take days or even weeks before they reach any conclusion. >> we will not be determining the probable cause of this accident while we're on scene. nor will we speculate but what could have caused the accident. >> reporter: says there is evidence the driver of the big rig tried to stop the truck moments before it ran into the

abc7's lilian kim has more. >> reporter: laurette lee died in the amtrak crash in nevada. e conductor on the train and her children say it was a job she loved. >> she was comfortable being a conductor. she liked the position and she was very good at it. >> reporter: the train left chicago on the way to emeryville when a tractor-trailer smashed through the crossing gate and in to two double-decker amtrak cars. the truck driver died and so did five people aboard the train. >> we're still kind of expecting to be able to say no, that wasn't my momma's train. this time it was. it's hard. it's not something you wish on anybody. >> reporter: investigators with the national transportation safety board were back at crash site. they are looking for evidence to help them figure out why the driver slammed in to the train. they say visibility on that day was excellent. the crossing gate and warning lights were working. should have been seen from well over a half-mile away. >> at this point, the team is still working on the vehicle. that was part of the tires and brakes are a focus. >> r

the accident that we're talking about happened in nevada near reno on friday. five passengers still unaccounted for. the amtrak train was on its way from chicago to emeryville. the ntsb now is looking at having a briefing on the accident. we'll have the latest for you at 8:00. >>> a san mateo muslim woman who lost her job at abercrombie and fitch after she refused to remove her religious head scarf is suing her former employer. she filed suit in san francisco against the clothing retailer. she had been working for the hillsdale mall location when she claimed in 2010 she was fired for refusing to remove the head scarf while at work. she was told when she applied that her clothing would not conflict with the company's "look policy." >> i don't know why they did what they d. they didn't have an issue when i got hired. to have an issue after i was working there for four months was surprising. >> abercrombie prides itself on requiring what it calls a natural classic american style. but there's nothing american about discriminating against someone because of their rel

federal records show the company has been cited repeatedly by the nevada authorities for safety violations. >>> minnesota congresswoman michele bachmann made it official today. she is running for republican presidential nomination. bachmann made the announce in the waterloo, iowa. the tea party favorite says she is waging her campaign not for vanity, but because the voters must make a bold choice for america's future. >> government thinks it knows better they know how to spend our money and know better how to make a bigger life for us. they think they create jobs and can make us healthier. that is not the case. >> bachmann says the country can't afford four more years of barack obama. but she steered clear of specific proposals a day after suggesting concerns over averting a debt crisis were scare tactics. >>> new des moines register poll of republican voters shows bachmann in a near tie for first place with former massachusetts governor mitt romney. the poll is closely watched indicator in a lead-off caucus state. the presidential nominating process. >>> do you have trouble getting a pres

the nevada highway patrol says the truck driver was killed and one person on the train. the train was coming from chicago. the passengers are bussed to sacramento. those whose final destinations are emeryville are expected to arrive after 11:00 tonight. >>> the ntsb is getting involved with a young african- american kicked off of the many because he refused to pull up his saggy pants. the civil rights organization accuses airlines of having a double standard. >> deshawn's mother teamed up with bay area civil rights leader demands us airways issue an apology. >> nothing to nobody. i am just like everybody else on the flight. just like him. i am, just like him. yes, i am. >> reporter: this youtube video shows he is explaining to the airline captain he pulled up his sagging pants. it say video that was emotional for his mother, donna doyle, to watch. >> sir, i am like everybody else. >> no you are not like everybody else. >> what does he mean? >> reporter: now, they teamed up to fight what they are calling racial profiling. it started last wednesday when a ticket agent told

>> and the nevada crash of a big rig gravel truck into a dual engine 10-car amtrak train has left six dead and authorities searching for more. according to the train's records, as many as 210 passengers were on board, but so far, 28 of them are unaccounted for. >> reporter: the big rig driver whose truck skidded more than 300 feet and smashed through crossing gates to slam into the middle of an amtrak train worked for a company with a history of safety violations, according to federal records reviewed by the associated press. >> the motor vehicle itself was a truck/trailer combination with double bottom, dump, semi trailer, owned by john davis trucking -- john davies trucking of mountain, nevada. >> reporter: john davies trucking company has been cited repeatedly state authorities for crashes, unsafe driving, and operating a truck with tires so bald the vehicle had to be taken off the road. it's not yet known if any safety violations played a role in this crash 70 miles east of reno. but the ntsb says it's one area they will be looking at. >> the vehicle factors, focusing on vehicle r

federal records show the company has been cited repeatedly by the nevada authorities for safety violations. >>> minnesota congresswoman michele bachmann made it official today. she is running for republican presidential nomination. bachmann made the announce in the waterloo, iowa. the tea party favorite says she is waging her campaign not for vanity, but because the voters must make a bold choice for america's future. >> government thinks it knows better they know how to spend our money and know better how to make a bigger life for us. they think they create jobs and can make us healthier. that is not the case. >> bachmann says the country can't afford four more years of barack obama. but she steered clear of specific proposals a day after suggesting concerns over averting a debt crisis were scare tactics. >>> new des moines register poll of republican voters shows bachmann in a near tie for first place with former massachusetts governor mitt romney. the poll is closely watched indicator in a lead-off caucus state. the presidential nominating process. >>> do you have trouble getting a pres

wraparound moisture heading to the sierra nevada. they have winter storm warnings. mite southward into kings canyon, winter storm warnings. which weather advisories, in the tahoe area 4 to 7" of snow across the high country. temperatures in the 50s out the door, chance of scattered showers. this afternoon that will shift eastward into the south with a chance of showers. most of the rest of the bay area mix of sun and clouds. temperatures in the 60s and 70s. right now, fairly mild, many a little muggy, too. 57 degrees in mountain view. 55 in san francisco. looks like the system will head out of town after spending the better part of time in the area. it will be enough to send the jet stream further to the north. showers ending today. and then it looks like some nice dry weather coming the next five to seven days. with that in mind, today you're going to see a couple of clouds and the temperatures not all that bad. 71 degrees morgan hill, 69 in san jose. about 67 degrees in mountain view. east bay numbers up into the 60s and low 70s inland with again a slight chance of

all of these would've faced persistent opposition from the state of nevada. n shutting down the yucca mountain project amid d.o.e. is committed to building better, more workable alternatives. in fact come as the gao with partners have been more widely accepted alternative is identified, it carries potential for avoiding costly delays come experienced by the yucca mountain repository programs that is the point secretary chu is synthesized at the department disagrees with the gao statement that the post-terminus station which had been planned to be open in 2020 will likely prolong storage of reactor site, which would increase on costs. there's simply no basis to assume the termination of yucca mountain will prolong this process. there may be other alternatives that could be put in place sooner than yucca mountain might evoke them. i'd also like to highlight the perception name of the final impact as the communities may be less willing to host nuclear fuel repositories or other storage sites in the future due to further erosion of d.o.e.'s credibility. to the con

meanwhile federal investigators are working with new information about the nevada trucking company. it has been cited repeatedly by state authorities for crashes, unsafe driving and operating a truck with tires so bald the vehicle had to be taken off the roadway. we're going to be speaking to some people for reaction here at the emeryville station to see if they know about what happened and if they're concerned about riding the train today. reporting live in emeryville, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a danville teenager is fighting for his life this morning following an accident at a beach in santa cruz. ktvu's jade hernandez tells us that he is getting some strong support from his church group. jade. >> reporter: that's right. within the hour we've checked in with the santa clara valley medical center in san jose. we wanted to see how ryan buchanan was fairing this morning. the hospital won't give any details about the 17-year-old, but we can tell you later tonight right here in alamo at the creek side community church another vigil is scheduled. we know that ryan buchanan is

in the sierra nevada a lot of rain. about half inch at lake level and there will be rain today that's the front we had yesterday. the wrap around though could still produce a few showers. june started off very wet and guess what it ended very wet as well. san francisco it was a record for the day, but it is not the wettest june. 2.57 in 1884. so if you thought, man, this must be the wettest june ever no it's not. 2.41 has fallen so far. yesterday though .81 broke the old mark of .22 going back to 1952. i mean talk about shattering it. not only san francisco but santa rosa down to san jose. rodeo over an inch. oakland an inch plus. napa .9. san jose was the really leader of the pack. they had to break .02. they had .6. incredible. other rainfall records around the state chico my old stomping ground yesterday 1.19. brentwood .86. in january that would be good rain but for the end of june it's amazing. crescent city with rain, vacaville and sacramento all records for the day. still some on the mendocino sonoma border. so we

. >>> well, this morning investigators will return to the scene of a fiery train crash in the nevada killed is a long time amtrak employee from the east bay. ktvu's kraig debro is in emeryville this morning with how the train conductor is being remembered. kraig. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, pam. the train carrying the six passenger who is died was headed here to emeryville. the train on the tracks right now five people are still missing. one of those who died is the conductor of the train a long time amtrak employee. her co-workers called her the general not because she was a general but because she was known as a leader in women who followed strictly by the rules. a co-worker noted the ironny about lee's death. >> she's following the rules and this guy just. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: the driver of the truck and four others in the train were killed. semitruck plowed through it into a california defer. investigators looking to find out why the driver failed to stop before the crossing which had its gates down and warning lights on. lee's family is trying to make sense of a p

the crash happened at a railroad crossing, 70 miles east of reno in nevada. witnesses told investigators it appeared the driver of the semi didn't stop at the crossing. the california zephyr was en route from chicago to emeryville, 20 people onboard taken to hospital,others evacuated calmly. >> people just kept -- in an orderly way kept walking to the back and getting out as fast as they could, some through the windows. >> as soon as everyone got out, that's when the car changed. caught on fire. >> after that passengers were bussed to or train stations, some took the bus back to emeryville. they arrived around midnight, more than 12 hours after the crash happened. >> i don't think i would want to ride the train again. >> reporter: the national transportation safety board has a team of investigators at the crash site this morning. that agency is taking over the investigation. we did reach one of their spokespersons in washington, d.c. this morning, who said they won't have another update for us until later this afternoon. ali rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a

a big-rig semi making a long haul through the nevada desert ran a crossing and t-boned an amtrak passenger train this afternoon, carrying nearly 220 people, killing at least two and injuring more than 100. with the details, here's abc's lisa stark. >> she's out there. >> reporter: for passengers on the train, it was a jarring jolt. then smoke and fire, panic and chaos. after amtrak's california zephyr was struck by a tractor trailer. those on board, nearly 220 passengers and crew, scrambled to get out of the train, worried about an explosion, about the fire spreading. >> i was just sitting there riding the train looking out the window. next thing i know we get hit by something pape big ball of fire comes in. jump out the window. >> you jumped out the window? >> yeah. it was on fire. >> reporter: jim bickley was traveling with his wife, a few cars behind the one that was hit. he felt the impact. >> there was a lot of smoke, so we decided to stick our head out one of the doors and saw that the train was on fire. i'm getting out of here. >> reporter: the amtrak train may have been traveling n

the latest from nevada - and the scene of a fiery >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonaldshe is out there! jump! >> a route to the bay area with disaster striking. the latest from nevada and the scene of a fiery amtrak crash. >>> negative of a photograph that's inlaid behind the clear tile itself. >> more than meets the eye what police say was embedded in some artwork at some bay area schools. and the charges against the artist responsible. >>> and we hear about crime every day in the bay area. tonight, what it looks like firsthand. >>> good evening, i'm dana king. >> i'm ken bastida. >>> the number of people killed in a fiery amtrak collision is

the truck slammed into it, in the nevada desert near love lock about 70 miles east of reno. nevada highway patrol officials say the truck driver tried to break before he slammed into the train. investigators found tire marks at the railroad crossing. both the truck and the train burst into flames. the truck driver and at least one person aboard the train are confirmed dead. the highway patrol says five to six people died. 20 others were injured. >> it was like a bomb exploded. a war zone. it was crazy. crazy. bloody people everywhere. not good. >> i was just sitting there riding the train looking out the window and the next thing you know you get hit by something, a big ball of fire comes in, jump out the window. >> you jumped out the window? >> yes, it was on fire. >> reporter: the search for victims is going slowly because the burned out train cars are unstable and too dangerous to enter. >>> some of the passengers were from the bay area. anyone with questions about family or friends aboard the train can call amtrak at the number on your screen. >>> documents dating back t

and could even see a few showers here in the bay area but most of the energy sliding now into the sierra nevadathey are seeing heavy snow across parts of the high country there so be careful heading in that direction. locally we are watching the storm system wind down. check out the low starting to make its way down toward point conception and moving onshore. there is a chance we could see a couple of wraparound showers around the back side of the system but usually that's just light showers out there. so right now temperatures running into the 50s. so fairly mild start to the day. mostly cloudy skies. some widely scattered showers showing up early on. by the afternoon, we may see a little bit of sunshine, temperatures warming upper 60s inland, 69 san jose, 60 san francisco. but get a load of the next five to seven days. boy, how about this! a return to normal here in the bay area. [ applause ] >> thank you very much! as we are going to see some sunshine and warmer temperatures. thursday and friday looking good. and the next weekend, mostly sunny and dry. how about that elizabeth. >> lawrence i