united plane from san francisco that was attempting to land. they were instructed to circle around and both flight said landed safely -- flights landed safely. and a united flight from los angeles to hawaii was forced to avoid a u.s. air jet. according to records the united flight dropped 600 feet within seconds. a rider from san francisco was on the flight and says there was no warning for passengers. >>> new at 6:00 p.m. tonight they look like drought damaged trees but there is suspicion they could be the victims of efforts to keep this park green. the trees are in san ramon. ktvu's john fowler tells us how efforts to kill weeds may be killing trees. >> reporter: that's right. this tree may look like a drought victim but like dozens of other trees here landscape crews using weed killers may have accidentally poisoned it. >> reporter: red woods in the park may see drought stricken. >> no. the application of herbicide, over application and the wrong conditions. >> reporter: he showed me tree after tree. not just red woods but other species as well. also used on golf courses. they get into tree roots. next to the golf course. he had to cut down two dying trees. >> at first i tho

. >>> some trouble today on board a united airlines flight from los angeles to hawaii.6 was about 70 minutes into its journey to kona when the plane reported smoke in the cabin. passengers were told to put on oxygen masks and life jackets just in case. two fighter jets escorted the boeing 757 back to california. >> it was different. but the crew was very professional. they helped everyone. they took care of us. and we got down safe and sound. >> and as we said, the plane landed safely. passengers were rebooked on to another united flight. >>> two beloved members of the university of richmond's basketball program have been identified as the two the casualties from yesterday's hot air balloon crash in virginia. assistant coach guiney doyle and director of basketball operations nat lit lewis were aboard the balloon when it struck a power line and caught fire. search for a third person believed to be the pilot is set to resume at sunrise tomorrow. >>> at least 18 people died after a wall collapsed at a recycling plant in eastern china. it appears heavy rain caused it to top

from honeywell. spv is. >> bay area airline passenger is describing a terrifying close call as 2 jets came dangerously close to each other over the pacific. united airlines flight heading from hawaii to los angeles on april 25th. collision alert system went off as u.s. airway jet approached. flight tracking shows the plane plunged 600 feet in 60 seconds without warning for passengers like bay area resident kevin townsend. >> i am looking down the isles and there's hundreds office people in front of me. people start screaming and noises of things not secured falling around. >> united says working with the ntsb reviewing the incident. new air traffic controller blamed for the mistake sent for retraining. >> take a lack at this. worker took this photo at miami international airport. wow! see a bolt of lightning hit as plane was taking off. flights were briefly grounded but there was no damage. >> happy ending to a story we first brought you last week. charm the chihuahua found by chp officers in walnut creek on friday reunited with her owner. turns out charm ran away from her owner back yard very close to the freeway. the girls had been searching for her ever sense. today they thank animal control

united airlines flight heading from hawaii to los angeles on april 25th.m went off as u.s. airway jet approached. flight tracking shows the plane plunged 600 feet in 60 seconds without warning for passengers like bay area resident kevin townsend. >> i am looking down the isles and there's hundreds office people in front of me. people start screaming and noises of things not secured falling around. >> united says working with the ntsb reviewing the incident. new air traffic controller blamed for the mistake sent for retraining. >> take a lack at this. worker took this photo at miami international airport. wow! see a bolt of lightning hit as plane was taking off. flights were briefly grounded but there was no damage. >> happy ending to a story we first brought you last week. charm the chihuahua found by chp officers in walnut creek on friday reunited with her owner. turns out charm ran away from her owner back yard very close to the freeway. the girls had been searching for her ever sense. today they thank animal control and chp officers with the giant thank

united airlines flight heading from hawaii to los angeles on april 25th. collision alert system went off as u.s. airway jet approached. flight tracking shows the plane plunged 600 feet in 60 seconds without warning for passengers like bay area resident kevin townsend. >> i am looking down the isles and there's hundreds office people in front of me. people start screaming and noises of things not secured falling around. >> united says working with the ntsb reviewing the incident. new air traffic controller blamed for the mistake sent for retraining. >> take a lack at this. worker took this photo at miami international airport. wow! see a bolt of lightning hit as plane was taking off. flights were briefly grounded but there was no damage. >> happy ending to a story we first brought you last week. charm the chihuahua found by chp officers in walnut creek on friday reunited with her owner. turns out charm ran away from her owner back yard very close to the freeway. the girls had been searching for her ever sense. today they thank animal control and chp officer

los angeles tonight. >> reporter: it was supposed to be a trip to paradise but united flight 1296 was only about an hour into the trip from los angeles to hawaii when the vacation became frightening. >> i think everybody really thought we were not going to make it. we were going to end up in the ocean. >> reporter: the plane suddenly filled with smoke, then emergency mode. the crew instructing passengers to put on oxygen masks and life vests. >> it was definitely stressful, particularly with the young children. they didn't understand. my son was a trooper, he did great but my daughter did not like the oxygen masks. >> reporter: fighter jets escorted the plane back to lax as passengers said prayers. everyone got off safely. >> honestly, it was god's will. >> reporter: shaken and thankful for another day. >> everybody just started cheering. it was like the dodgers just won the world series. >> reporter: some of the passengers cancelled their vacations, too afraid to get on a plane again. it's not yet known what caused the smoke. david? bazi, thank you. >>> one more headline involving the skies, a mystery illness on a us air

the blue circle is united airlines flight 1205 traveling to los angeles from hawaii.the yellow circle is u.s. airways flight 432, heading for hawaii from phoenix. this is what air traffic control heard. >> reporter: according to the initial report, an air traffic controller mistakenly authorized both planes to fly at 35,000 feet heading directly towards each other. sources with knowledge of the investigation say the planes were eight miles apart when the cockpit's alert system alerted the pilot that they needed to change course. by the time the planes were just over five miles and 800 feet apart, the united flight had made an emergency descent, and the u.s. airways jet had climbed. when the pilots notified air traffic control, the planes may have been as close as one mile apart, but increasing altitude away from each other. the f.a.a. defines this kind of incident as a loss of separation, when two planes come within five miles of each other with less than 1,000 feet of altitude between them. sharyn, that's why the f.a.a. and the n.t.s.b. are investigating. >> alfonsi:

. >>> united airlines says a boeing 757 will undergo a thorough inspection after a flight from los angeles to hawaii had to turn back and make an emergency landing. it happened yesterday. united flight 1296 was about 70 minutes into it's journey when the crew reported smoke in the cabin. the plane returned to l.a.x. and passengers were told to put on their oxygen masks and life jackets just in case. two fighter planes escorted the plane back to california. passengers were rebooked on another united flight. >> some debs moments during a little league play in san antonio texas, a a small plane appears to head right toward the playing field, accepting terrified players for cover. we have more. >> this morning parents and little league players in san antonio, texas are breathing a big sigh of relief of a a small plane came within 40 feet of crashing into a baseball field during a game. >> i thought it was going to hit me. >> the chilly, near miss shocked the players and coaches, who watched as the troubled plane headed their way. >> we looked and saw the plane come down sideways and land in th

. >>> united airlines says a boeing 757 will undergo a thorough inspection after a flight from los angelesaii had to turn back and make an emergency landing. it happened yesterday. united flight 1296 about 70 minutes into it's journey when the crew reported smoke in the cabin. the plane returned to lax and passengers were told to put on their oxygen masks and life jackets just in case. two military planes escorted them back to california. >> the crew was very professional, they took care of everyone and we got back safe and sound. >> well, passengers were then rebooked on another united flight. >>> two of the members of the university of richmond women basketball programs have been identified as the casualties from friday's hot-air balloon in virginia. they were aboard the balloon when it struck a power line and caught fire. the search for a third person believed to be the pilot will resume this morning. >>> developing news, at least 18 people have died after a wall collapsed at a recycling plant in eastern china. preliminary reports suggest heavy rains may have caused the walls to rush a

. >>> united airlines says a boeing 757 will undergo a thorough inspection after a flight from los angeleshawaii had to turn back and make an emergency landing. it happened yesterday. united flight 1296 was about 70 minutes into it's journey when the crew reported smoke in the cabin. the plane returned to l.a.x. and passengers were told to put on their oxygen masks and life jackets just in case. two fighter planes escorted the plane back to california. >> the crew was very professional, they took care of everyone and we got back safe and sound. >> well, passengers were then rebooked on another united flight. >>> two of the members of the university of richmond women basketball programs have been identified as the casualties from friday's hot-air balloon in virginia. assistant coach jenne about doyle and director of basketball operations in thely lewis were on board that balloon when it struck a power line catching fire. the search for a third person believed to be the pilot will resume this morning. >>> developing news, at least 18 people have died after a wall collapsed at a recycling pla

a passenger onboard a united 757 traveling from hawaii to los angeles says his flight had to make a sudden and very steep dive to avoid a head-on collision with a us airways jet. >> turmoil, noise. all the tray tables were rattling. it was a really violent and scary experience. >> the faa says its team is on the ground in hawaii looking into the matter. >>> the white house says it still supports veteran affairs secretary eric shinseki. shinseki faced tough questions yesterday on capitol hill from lawmakers angry over reports of a coverup at va hospitals. craig boswell reports. >> reporter: the veterans affairs secretary says he's angry alleged treatment delays at va hospitals may have led to veteran deaths. >> it makes me mad as hell. >> reporter: whistle blowers in at least five states say administrators used secret waiting lists to hide how long it took for vets to get care. as many as 40 veterans may have died in the phoenix hospital waiting for treatment. >> we have more than allegations. we have evidence. solid evidence of wrongdoing within the va system. it is potentially a criminal

a united flight was headed from kona, hawaii to los angeles international. suddenly, in midflight, it dropped 600 feet. the pilot announced the dive was to avoid crashing into a u.s. airways plane that was flying in the opposite direction can at the same altitude. a san francisco man was on that united flight. >> turmoil, noise, scary experience. >> word of the incident is coming out three weeks after the incident. >>> kiet do is in mineta san jose airport the scene of an incident last month that had representative eric swalwell looking for changes. >> reporter: yes. representative swalwell will turn the san jose airport into a high-tech testing ground for the latest and greatest in intruder detection technology. shortly after that teenager hopped the fence at mineta san jose and stowed away on the flight to maui swalwell took a tour of the airport he said the 6-foot-high fence with barbed wire met faa standards. the congressman has invited companies to show off their technologies including radar, hi-def motion sensing cameras, heat sensing cameras and l.e.d

. >>> a scare onboard a united airlines flight to hawai'i forced it to return to the airport today. flight 1296 was about an hour into the flight from los angeles to kona, when smoke was reported in the cockpit and cabin. a passenger said when the oxygen mask came down he knew it was serious. >> i they came back to l.a.x. and informed us that we would land and had everyone get their lifevests. so it was different. >> that boeing 757 landed safely at l.a.x. just before noon today. none of 143 passengers or crew was hurt. there is no word on where that smoke came from. >>> this was a big day for hundreds of law school students in san francisco. the class of 2014 graduated from the uc hastings college of law this afternoon at bill graham auditorium. thousands of friends and family members cheered on the 400 graduates. school chancellor frank wu said the students as parts of their education did more than $1 million of pro bono work. some graduates said that they are relieved. >> it's a lot of different emotions, all mixed into one. exciting, i'm very proud of all of my friend and myself, but it's also scary, because we're leaving school. >> uc pres

. >>> united air ryans flight to hawaii had to go back to the airport after smoke was reported in the cockpit and cabin. flight 96 took off from los angeles and had been up in the air for an hour when the smoke appeared. when the oxygen mask came down, that's when everyone realize dollars for the first time just how serious the situation was. >> we turned around immediately as soon as there was smoke and informed us at one point we might have to land off an island off the coast. get out the life vest, the whole deal. it was different. >> the boeing 757 safely landed around lax safely. none of the crew members or passengers were hurt. no word on what caused the smoke to appear. >>> sully constitutional enberger is the captain who -- sully sullenberger passed on his life lessons to a group of students graduating from college. >> i introduced you to you the man who saved my life and 154 others, ladies and gentlemen, captain sully sullenberger. >> he delivered the address at nova university in south florida. it offers programs in medicine and oceanography. he told them the importance of working as a team and the value of helping others. >> at