the air canada flight made an emergency landing in hawaii. abc's david kerley covers aviation. >> reporter: oxygen masks dangling in the boeing 777 right after that severe turbulence. >> half the cabin didn't have seat belts on, and there was no warn, and then half of them, their head hit the roof. >> reporter: the air canada jet had left vancouver for sydney and halfway over the pacific, the pilots turned on the fasten seat belt lights. >> but before people even had time to get back to their seats, the plane just dropped. and everybody hit the floor or hit the roof. >> everyone's head who wasn't belted in hit the roof like a jack in the box. it was scary to see. >> reporter: the pilots diverting to hawaii, 600 miles away. five doctors on board start treating the 35 injured. there were 284 people on board. >> it was a scene from a movie. worst possible scenario where plane is about to crash, it was like that. people went whack, straight up in the air, and then from there, masks came down, people are scream egg, kids were crying. >> charlie ni

the air canada flight made an emergency landing in hawaii. abc's david kerley covers aviation. >> reporter: oxygen masks dangling in the boeing 777 right after that severe turbulence. >> half the cabin didn't have seat belts on, and there was no warning, and then half of them, their head hit the roof. >> reporter: the air canada jet had left vancouver for sydney and halfway over the pacific, the pilots turned on the fasten seat belt lights. >> but before people even had time to get back to their seats, the plane just dropped. and everybody hit the floor or hit the roof. >> everyone's head on the plane who wasn't wearing a seat belt just hit the roof like a jack in the box. it was pretty scary to see. >> reporter: the pilots diverting to hawaii, 600 miles away. five doctors onboard start treatmenting the 37 injured. there were 284 people onboard. >> it was like a scene from a movie, like, the worst possible scenario you can think of, where you see a movie where a plane is about to crash, it was like that. it was just like, people went whack, s

. >>> the massive fire in hawaii. residents and tourists evacuated. planes diverted. d thfamily emergency. their newborn stopped breathing. the deputy who frantically works to get her to breathe again. >>> good evening. it's great to have you with us on a very busy friday night. we begin with a life threatening storm about to hit the gulf in hours. the outer bands already hitting. the roads covered in water. driving conditions worsening. look at the flooding already. this could make landfall in louisiana as a hurricane. the levees will be tested. and officials are warning not just about the storm itself. this is the highest the mississippi river has ever been with a storm this size about to hit. president trump declaring a state of emergency. rob marciano is there and he leads us off. >> reporter: tonight, barry churning its way onto the gulf coast. the slow-moving storm already pushing water inland. thousands scrambling to pack up and get out. this station running out of fuel. >> as you can see, there's gas already running out of these pumps. several of these pumps n

. >>> the massive fire in hawaii. residents and tourists evacuated. planes diverted. and what oprah did to help. >>> and the family emergency. their newborn stopped breathing. the deputy who frantically works to get her to breathe again. >>> good evening. it's great to have you with us on a very busy friday night. we begin tonight with what authorities are calling a life threatening storm about to hit the gulf in hours. tropical storm barry gaining strength now. the outer bands already hitting. the roads covered in water. driving conditions worsening thundershower at this hour. look at the flooding already. this could make landfall in louisiana as a hurricane. the levees in new orleans will be tested. look at the size tonight. and emergency officials are warning not just about the storm itself. this is the highest the mississippi river has ever been with a storm this size set to hit. president trump already declaring a state of emergency. meteorologist rob marciano is there. he leads us off. >> reporter: tonight, barry churning its way onto the gulf coast. the slow-mo

. >>> and a very close call tonight for a couple vacationing in hawaii. the tourists visiting a popular lookout. they were on the island of oo ahu when they were swept into the ocean. the pair were eventually rescued. authorities tonight reviewing their warning to visitors to obey the safety signs. >>> and a frightening wrong turn. look at this. the driver hitting the gas instead of the brake and plunging into the hackensack river. a good samaritan helped the driver. she's 64. she and her daughter are okay tonight. but that was something. >>> when we come back here this evening, america strong. and two sisters who sent us a message today that made us smile, and they're really hoping you'll watch them tonight. myceal nna uble..ccent forgiu ki deed. are you in good hands? deed. a peaceful night sleep without only imagine... frequent heartburn waking him up. now that dream is a reality. nexium 24hr stops acid before it starts for all-day, all-night protection. can you imagine 24 hours without heartburn? prpharmacist recommendedne memory support brand. you ca

. >> the emotional pleas made in the bay area today to change plans in hawaii. >> rick stokes and david clayton both in their 40s have been lovers for nearly 17 years. >> from 1976 to now, new at 6:00 we reconnect with man we prof e profiled decades ago about the growing gay scene in san francis francisco. >>> total gridlock, bumper to bumper going nowhere fast if you have been to san francisco, you have been in this traffic. adding a new beentertainment se e the chase center could make it worse. what could make it better? >> abc news is looking for improvements to the issues we face living here like traffic. in six weeks, the situation could get more complicated when the new chase center opens. for the first time, we saw the logo on the roof, the chase center plans to host 200 events a year including all the warriors home games and can seat more than 18,000 but there are fewer than 1,000 parking spaces. >> the hope is that people will get there without driving. the chase center includes 300 bike and valley spaces. you can see that. bart's closest stations, there are about two miles awa

starting with a crash-landing in hawaii. the engine failing in this single-engine cessna. the plane slamming right into a ditch alongside a highway. two people were onboard. witnesses driving nearby taking this video and checking on that couple. they refused medical assistance and said they were okay. >>> and the downhill mountain bike race overseas called the mountain of hell, for a good reason. take a look. that course in the french alps, a slick and icy glacier. 11,000 feet high. numerous spills causing a chain reaction. it is one of france's most famous races. no word yet on the number of injuries. >>> and the frightening moment for five children stranded in massachusetts. rescue crews capturing it all on their helicopter cameras. the dock floating across a bond in the dark in plymouth. it happened around 9:30 last night. police say none of the kids could swim. authorities spotted them and brought them to safety. >>> and the wimbledon moment between the legend and the rising young star. roger federer giving 15-year-old phenom coco gauff an encouraging pat on the back.

. >> reporter: as a candidate for president, trump finally acknowledged obama was born in hawaii. harris' 2020 democratic rivals putting politics aside to come to her defense, and going after the president's son. >> he tweeted it out and then deleted it like a coward, so he could say, oh, that was just a mistake. but he knows what he's doing. he's giving voice to these racist utterances about senator harris. >> rachel joins us now from washington. in that show of unity there, almost immediately, we saw so many of senator harris' campaign rivals come to her defense. >> reporter: whit, so many of the democratic candidates came forward and said they felt like it was their obligation to say something. and senator harris identifies as a black american, graduated from a historically black university. and she is a member of the first black sorority. >> rachel, thank you. >>> next tonight, frightening moments for a sheriff's deputy during a traffic stop in florida. the vehicle taking off, dragging the deputy not once but twice. the deputy with his gun drawn. here's marcus moore. >> report

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