in san francisco, john alston, abc7 news. >>> a pair of would be armed robbers got more than they expected when they targeted a

live in oakland, john alston, abc7 news. >> thank you, john. and now to abc7 news reporter lilian kim with a look at what commuters could face tomorrow. lilian? >> if there is a strike commuters will no doubt face major delays except the lucky ones who don't have to go to the office. there are 400,000 people who use bart on a typical work day. most have plans if the trains won't be operating tomorrow. leah snyder is doing exactly what transportation officials want people to do. >> i am going to stay and work at home. i have the luxury to do that. as long as i have an internet connection and my cell phone i am pretty safe. >> but tens of thousands of people won't have that luxury. that's why other transit services are doing what they can to help. san francisco-based areas are doubling the number of available seats from 20,000 to 50,000. hours will be expanded from 5:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. >> patience is key tomorrow i think. there will be a lot of people that are confused. >> to make matters worse, ac transit may go on strike this week in which ca

live in oakland, john alston, abc7 news. >> thank you, john. and now to abc7 news reporte wio lilian kim with a look at what commuters could face tomorrow. lilian? >> if there is a strike commuters will no doubt face major delays except the ones who don lucky ones who don't have to go to the office. there are 400,000 people who use bart on a typical work day. most have plans if the trains won't be operating tomorrow. leah snyder is doing exactly what transportation officials want people to do. >> i am going to stay and work at home. i have the luxury to do that. as long as i have an internet connection and my cell phone i am pretty safe. >> but tens of thousands of people won't have that luxury. that's why other transit services are doing what they can to help. san francisco-based areas are doubling the number of available seats from 20,000 to 50,000. hours will be expanded from 5:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. >> patience is key tomorrow i think. there will be a lot of people that are confused. >> to make matters worse, ac transit may go on strike this

john alston has more for us. reporter: we got a briefing about 3:00 this afternoon. two more patients were discharged this afternoon, which means 17 of them are still here. we spoke to a survivor who showed up to see her son. she says he is doing well. >> just goodbye. >> crash survivor was supposed to be in san francisco on vacation. instead she arrived at the hospital to visit her eight-year-old son who is also hurt. both jumped from the plane and not down the emergency chute. >> i jump down by him. afraid. he told me, mom, we must go out, and he run out of the plane, and he jumped out. and i come out. >> the chief of surgery at san francisco general says the passengers who were most seriously hurt were sitting in the rear of the plane, which apparently slammed into the ground first. they had injuries to their abdomen and spine, including some cases of paralysis. >> we also found some patients that had severe road rash, as to signify they were dragged. ware not sure if they were outside of the plane, but both of those patients are alive. >> sf general had five oper

john alston is live from the green with that. reporter: it's a tale of contrasts near bay area weather. behind me the hotter end, short-sleeved shirts and pants as people walk along the water, but you don't have to go far because over here you can see what makes the bay area so special, that's some cool fog over the golden gate bridge, as well as the marin headlands and along the coast. but even with the breeze here you can feel the sun beating down on you. not many outdoor options to stay cool inland. folks were seeking relief at the sun valley shoppinger in? concord. it was 98 there. antioch, 104. and this is the beginning of a nasty heat with a, and enthough san francisco would be a natural air conditioner, one resident headed to the east bay because he likes the heat. >> if you're not used to it, stay in but if you want to enjoy the sun, stay out think might as well. >> i propose staying in cooler weather, air conditioning if possible. or with lots of fans. reporter: in oakland, people got relief from the blazing sun on and a

john alston is live outside the store. reporter: the jewelry mart is closed today. normally handles wholesale business monday through friday but we saw tenants coming book into the building to get to their businesses because they were hustled out of the building after yesterday. there are security guards at the entrances, making sure no one from the public can wander inside. we met one sell very dealer who says he was quarintined while the police were trying to figure out what happened. he showed up today. >> they had to have security guards escort me to my showroom. >> what did you see in the building? >> it was all empty. not that many people working today. but yesterday i had to leave early so i hat to come -- had to come and get my stuff together today and work. >> police and the medical examiner have not released the name of the two women who were killed in the jewelry store. one shot, the other stabbed. the accused killer covered in blood, ran to a restaurant next door and opened fire on officers, according to police. he then surrendered. police have not relea

. >> we begin our coverage with john alston who has the latest from the ntsb. >> reporter: the pilots were trying to line up on the center of the runway during the final approach and thought the automatic controls were maintaining the air speed. video shows the debris field at the end of the runway, the first part of the doomed jet to slam into the seawall was the main landing gear, then the tail section hit. two flight attendants in the back of the plane were ejected. >> they were found down the runway and off to the side of the runway. >> reporter: the ceo of asiana airlines arrived in san francisco to meet with crash victims and walked into a mob scene. he left without answering any questions. the ntsb released information about the flight crew who had thousands of hours of title flight experience. the pilot was sitting in the left seat. it was his first time landing a 777. in the right seat, the pilot had 3,000 hours in that type of aircraft with 33 landings in san francisco. it was his first trip as an instructor pilot. >> they had set speed at 137 knots. and he assumed that the

. >> we begin our coverage with john alston who has the latest from the ntsb. >> reporter: the pilots were trying to line up on the center of the runway during the final approach and thought the automatic controls were maintaining the air speed. video shows the debris field at the end of the runway, the first part of the doomed jet to slam into the seawall was the main landing gear, then the tail section hit. two flight attendants in the back of the plane were ejected. >> they were found down the runway and off to the side of the runway. >> reporter: the ceo of asiana airlines arrived in san francisco to meet with crash victims and walked into a mob scene. he left without answering any questions. the ntsb released information about the flight crew who had thousands of hours of title flight experience. the pilot was sitting in the left seat. it was his first time landing a 777. in the right seat, the pilot had 3,000 hours in that type of aircraft with 33 landings in san francisco. it was his first trip as an instructor pilot. >> they had set speed at 137 knots. and he assumed that the

. >> we begin our coverage with john alston who has the latest from the ntsb. >> reporter: the pilots were trying to line up on the center of the runway during the final approach and thought the automatic controls were maintaining the air speed. video shows the debris field at the end of the runway, the first part of the doomed jet to slam into the seawall was the main landing gear, then the tail section hit. two flight attendants in the back of the plane were ejected. >> they were found down the runway and off to the side of the runway. >> reporter: the ceo of asiana airlines arrived in san francisco to meet with crash victims and walked into a mob scene. he left without answering any questions. the ntsb released information about the flight crew who had thousands of hours of title flight experience. the pilot was sitting in the left seat. it was his first time landing a 777. in the right seat, the pilot had 3,000 hours in that type of aircraft with 33 landings in san francisco. it was his first trip as an instructor pilot. >> they had set speed at 137 knots. and he assumed that the

abc7 news reporter john alston has more on the latest attempt to disrupt muni. >> for about 15 minutes they shutdown the muni line. three street cars and a bus couldn't move at all at the start of the evening commute. they came to rememr kenneth harding. he was the 19-year-old who died two years ago during a shootout with san francisco officers. police say he was a fare jumper and they chased him from the muni stop and shooting him in the leg. that caused him to shoot himself in the head with is a gun he was firing. it is a conclusion relatives don't accept. the march happened to coincide with the fallout from the trayvon martin case. >> we knew today was coming, july 16th, but we didn't know the verdict would be out. it is out and the energy is flowing freely. i love it. >> after the march through downtown the protestor went to third and oakdale in the bay view. the scene of the shooting two years ago. >> we as people of color can come together to unify and take back our community. >> they vow to use economic pressure again to get their point across. in san francisco, john alston, abc

abc7 news reporter john alston has more on the latest attempt to disrupt muni. >> for about 15 minutes they shutdown the muni line. three street cars and a bus couldn't move at all at the start of the evening commute. they came to remember kenneth harding. he was the 19-year-old who died two years ago during a shootout with san francisco officers. police say he was a fare jumper and they chased him from the muni stop and shooting him in the leg. that caused him to shoot himself in the head with is a gun he was firing. it is a conclusion relatives don't accept. the march happened to coincide with the fallout from the trayvon martin case. >> we knew today was coming, july 16th, but we didn't know the verdict would be out. it is out and the energy is flowing freely. i love it. >> after the march through downtown the protestor went to third and oakdale in the bay view. the scene of the shooting two years ago. >> we as people of color can come together to unify and take back our community. >> they vow to use economic pressure again to get their point across. in san francisco, john alston, a

abc7 news reporter john alston has more on the latest attempt to disrupt muni. >> for about 15 minutes they shutdown the muni line. three street cars and a bus couldn't move at all at the start of the evening commute. they came to remember kenneth harding. he was the diedold who died two years ago during a shootout with san francisco officers. police say he was a fare jumper and they chased him from the muni stop and shooting him in the leg. that caused him to shoot himself in the head with is a gun he was firing. it is a conclusion relatives don't accept. the march happened to coincide with the fallout from the trayvon martin case. >> we knew today was coming, july 16th, but we didn't know the verdict would be out. it is out and the energy is flowing freely. i love it. >> afterhrough march through downtown the protestor went to third and oakdale in the bay view. the scene of the shooting two years ago. >> we as people of color can come together to unify and take back our community. >> they vow to use economic pressure again to get their point ac point across. in san francisco, john al

we have team coverage being with abc7 news reporter john alston in oakland. that's where bart and the unions have been behind closed doors for the past four and a half hours. john? >> carolyn, they say they are willing to work through the evening if it takes that. there was a positive development. about 200 employees struck a tentative deal. however, the trains are not going to run until the people in this building can shake hands on a contract. >> we will be hoping for the best. >> union leaders were the first to arrive about 6:00 p.m. >> we want to go back to work. >> the team from bart didn't say a word when they went to the cal trans district. what brought both back to the table were two new high level mediators appointed by governor brown. >> i have heard we have new negotiators, and if that makes it more comfortable that's a great thing. >> but there was still a wide gap to close as the talks got under way. >> we had a lot of work to do. we were at 8% and they were at 21%. it is going to take awhile, and that's the point. that's why we needed to be here

we have team coverage being with abc7 news reporter john alston in oakland. that's where bart and the unions have been behind closed doors for the past four and a half hours. john? >> carolyn, they say they are willing to work tough the evening if it takes that. there was a positive development. about 200 employees struck a tentative deal. however, the trains are not going to run until the people in this building can shake hands on a contract. >> we will be hoping for the best. >> union leaders were the first to arrive about 6:00 p.m. >> we want to go back to work. >> the team from bart didn't say a word when they went to the cal trans district. what brought both back to the table were two new high level mediators appointed by governor brown. >> i have heard we have new negotiators, and if that makes it more comfortable that's a great thing. >> but there was still a wide gap to close as the talks got under way. >> we had a lot of work to do. we were at 8% and they were at 21%. it is going to take awhile, and that's the point. that's why we needed to be here d

we have team coverage being with abc7 news reporter john alston in oakland. that's where bart and the unions have been behind closed doors for the past four and a half hours. john? >> carolyn, they say they are willing to work through the evening if it takes that. there was a positive development. about 200 employees struck a tentative deal. however, the trains are not going to run until bople in this building can shake hands on a contract. >> we will be hoping for the best. >> union leaders were the first to arrive about 6:00 p.m. >> we want to go back to work. >> the team from bart didn't say a word when they went to the cal trans district. what brought both back to the table were two new high level mediators appointed by governor brown. >> i have heard we have new negotiators, and if that makes it more comfortable that's a great thing. >> but there was still a wide gap to close as the talks got under way. >> we had a lot of work to do. we were at 8% and they were at 21%. it is going to take awhile, and that's the point. that's why we needed to be here doin

live in sausalito, john alston, abc news. >> thank you, john. ?oi a van full of boy scouts slammed into a peck up truck in -- a pick up truck in mendocino county. it aped -- it happened east of ukiah. it killed -- a 14-year-old was flown to children's hospital in oakland with major injuries. the scouts were from a troop based in auburn that is east of sacramento. >>> the first wrongful death lawsuit against toyota involving sudden acceleration begins tomorrow. it is a landmark bell weather case that could sway the outcome of scores of other cases that may follow. abc7 news reporter lilian kim is here with more. lilian? >> ama, this lawsuit is brought by the family of a southern california woman who died after her 2006 camry suddenly sped up out of control. family members say 66-year-old nariko was afraid to drive fast. so when her toyota camry unexpectedly accelerated to speeds up to 100 miles an hour she did everything she could to slow down. after swerving to avoid other cars she died after she struck a telephone pole and a tree. her case is the

we begin our team coverage with reporter john alston who shows us the big rally in oakland today. >> reporter: they packed the front of the federal building in downtown oakland, men and women of varying racing, some wearing hoodies similar to the outfit he had on when he died. several were teenagers like 13-year-old david. >> i believe that it doesn't matter what race you are, how you look, how your hair is, i can still be yourself and set a good example for your people and family. >> the event is oakland was hundred so-called justice for trayvon rallies across the nation organized by civil rights activist al sharpton. they wanted the federal government to do what george zimmerman jury did not. >> we cannot allow this verdict of george zimmerman to stand. we can't stop here. we have to keep going. >> some the crowd were not as sympathetic when mayor jean quan, angry over police tactics over protestors and afr. >> whether you are black or white or whether... >> reporter: unlike recent protests when oakland police admit they were unprepared and vandals smashed windows and injuring inno

live in sausalito, john alston, abc news. >> thank you, john. ?oi a van full of boy scouts slammed into a peck up truck in -- a pick up truck in mendocino county. it aped -- it happened east of ukiah. it killed -- a 14-year-old was flown to children's hospital in oakland with major injuries. the scouts were from a troop based in auburn that is east of sacramento. >>> the first wrongful death lawsuit against toyota involving sudden acceleration begins tomorrow. it is a landmark bell weather case that could sway the outcome of scores of other cases that may follow. abc7 news reporter lilian kim is here with more. lilian? >> ama, this lawsuit is brought by the family of a southern california woman who died after her 2006 camry suddenly sped up out of control. family members say 66-year-old nariko was afraid to drive fast. so when her toyota camry unexpectedly accelerated to speeds up to 100 miles an hour she did everything she could to slow down. after swerving to avoid other cars she died after she struck a telephone pole and a tree. her case is the

abc7 news reporter john alston has the latest on this delving story. >> with only one week left in the 30-day contract extension, bart and its two largest unions wrapped up a day of negotiation. they discussed some i'd issues like worker safety, but not the major sticking points, including salary. >> we have been working on contract issues each day. we have not wasted the time. we have made progress. we just have some big items yet to finish. >> one item that cropped up again involved bart's chief negotiator who was absent because he was on vacation. some wore hawaiian shirts on the union to make note of that. and one while he represented bart, he's also a vice president after company that was paid $30,000 to provide shuttle bus when is workers went on strike at the beginning of the m the unions have filed a formal complaint with bart. >> it indicates he has a financial interest in the occurrence of a strike, and perhaps could even gain, his company could gain, from a prolonged strike. >> i don't think that's a big issue. also, i'll say mr. hawk had nothing to do with planning our cont

john alston is live from san san francisco's marina green to show us how people beat or maybe enjoyed the heat today. >> we're heading into a little heat wave here. we found people escaping to san francisco to escape the heat. the water balloons were flying at marina green here in san francisco. are these kids absolutely crazy? it's freezing her. not really. the torres family came here from corrosion -- contra costa county so where it was 104. >> it was too hot. 102, 104. quite hot. >> whose idea to come sneer. >> it was my idea. >> and everybody agreed, i assume. >> not really. now they agree. go through thy the tunnel, feel the win, they were onboard. >> others escape thoad air conditioning of the sun valley shopping center. in concord, close to 100 degrees today. quick problems popped up because of the heat. power outages, 80 people in east bay and 250 in the south bay. live in san francisco, abc7 news. >> we'll let you know how hot it's going to be in your community. you can keep track of bay area weather on twitter@live doppler 7 hd. >> the pride parade wound how tothrough the st

john alston is on the ground in oakland. reporter: this all began with a rally and speeches, and then at ten after five that group of people went on the move, 200 or so protesters started moving downs broadway toward the waterfront. they're angry at the not guilty verdict of george zimmerman in the death of trayvon martin. they are heading heading into wt oakland. it has slowed traction in portions of the city, which demonstrators hope makes a point. >> great injustice happened this weekend, and i think that if anybody stops and thinks, hey, this could have been my child. >> sky 7hd live again over the march in west oakland near mandela parkway. it has been loud, somewhat boisterous, but peaceful. police have not heard any reports of vandalism. nothing to indicate what happened last night. it has been peaceful and loud. earlier in the protests, speakers said they hoped that this event today would somehow force change and awaken people, in their words, to what is going on and they would be able to, at one point, shut town the

the john alston who is live from oakland with a look at the rally. >> a short time ago a few bicyclist took off. but about 200 or so demonstrators gathered in front of the federal building in downtown oakland for a peaceful and passionate rally, condemning the acquittal of george zimmerman in the shooting of trayvon martin. one of about 100 nationwide rallies organized by rev revved al sharpton, the protesters demanding the federal government file. civil rights charges against george zimmerman. >> we know -- african-americans -- goes a state of mind of racial perception of african-americans. and so the justice department has to look at that question. >> let's all honor what barack obama said. whether you're -- >> the mayor tried to address the crowd, praising president obama's speech on race, but she was heckled and intoed. unlike protests when oakland police admit they were unprepared and vandals smashed windows and injured people, this time there were many officers quietly watching the event, which went from noon until 3:00 this afternoon. there were in arrests, peaceful. no damage.

abc7 news reporter john alston has the latest on this developing story. >> reporter: with only one week left in the 30-day contract extension, bart and its two largest unions wrapped up a day of negotiation. they discussed some side issues, like worker safety, but not the major sticking points, including salary. >> we have been working on contract issues each day. we have not wasted the time. we have made progress. we just have some big items yet to finish. >> one item that cropped up again involved bart's chief negotiator, who was absent because he was on vacation. some union members wore hawaiian shirts to make note of that. the unions also claim that thomas hawk has a cicflof interest. while he's representing bart, he is also vice president of viola transportation, who were paid $30,000 to provide shuttle buses when the went on strike the beginning of the month. the unions have filed a formal complaint with bart. >> it indicates he has a financial interest in the occurrence of a strike, and perhaps could even gain, his company could gain, from a prolonged strike. >> i don't think tha

reporter: we're at the owes office on alston way where protesters have been her since yesterday and have no plans to leave. they're here for the long haul. 15 people spent the night in one of the nine tents set up in front of the building. the group is against plans to sell the building. postal officials say it needs to sell because the postal service is in bad financial shape. the protesters say the building belongs to the people. the berkeley post office was built in 1914 and is on the register of historic places and one of hundreds of post offices across the country slated to close. protesters say the camp is off to a good start. >> slept like a log. it was great. and you see we have food. we got up and somebody brought grits, and we're eatle well. last night we had a movie. the postman. >> how long are you going to do this? >> as long as we can, until we can stop the sale of the post office. it's the will of the people. the will of the representatives in city council, to save this post office. it's not necessary. >> berkeley city leaders are doing what they took prevent the sale of t

live in san francisco, john alston, abc7 news. >> ama: a muni train crash today injured 19 people and blocked the light rail line for four hours. sergio quintana is live to tell us what led to this. reporter: the t-line connecting the bayview district to downtown is always pretty busy, and this afternoon when this collision happened there were a lot of paille board the train. investigators tell us a white van was driving alongside the muni train on third street, heading downtown, when it reached this intersection at evans and third, the driver of the van tried to make a left turn in front of the train, and collided with it. emergency crews arrived to fine a trainload of passenger ares who were shocked and several clearly injuried. 19 passengers were loaded on gurneys and rushed to hospitals and we're told the passengers suffered minor to moderate injuries. passengers aboard a train tell us people on the left-hand side suffered the brunt of the impact because that's where the van made contact. >> i was super scared. i was really scared. i didn't know what it was. i just seep it coming

john alston is live from san san francisco's marina green to show us how people beat or maybe enjoyed the heat today. >> we're heading into a little heat wave here. we found people escaping to san francisco to escape the heat. the water balloons were flying at marina green here in san francisco. are these kids absolutely crazy? it's freezing her. not really. the torres family came here from corrosion -- contra costa county so where it was 104. >> it was too hot. 102, 104. quite hot. >> whose idea to come sneer. >> it was my idea. >> and everybody agreed, i assume. >> not really. now they agree. go through thy the tunnel, feel the win, they were onboard. >> others escape thoad air conditioning of the sun valley shopping center. in concord, close to 100 degrees today. quick problems popped up because of the heat. power outages, 80 people in east bay and 250 in the south bay. live in san francisco, abc7 news. >> we'll let you know how hot it's going to be in your community. you can keep track of bay area weather on twitter@live doppler 7 hd. >> the pride parade wound how tothrough the st

let's check in with abc 7 news reporter john alston in the thick of the festivities. john? >> if traffic like soup during 4:00 news it's like jello now. you can see it's thickening along the embarcadero and mission street. there are people getting on the bus to get out of town. he's parking lots along embark tarot started filling up this morning between events and new exploratorium as well as fire works show. this afternoon one lot jacked up to $70. sinbad, the restaurant next to the ferry building has seen customers showing up earlier to avoid traffic headaches. >> people are getting here earlyer because they're worried about getting here. but losing people that come in through bart. >> muni running trains and shuttles but treating this as a normal 4th of july despite the strike with no bart muni is expecting fewer people to come into the city. nobody using bart and fewer people use muni this evening. >> and stay with us for coverage of the strike you can find latest developments on our web site we have latest on negotiations up to the minute maps and commute options. >> a

john alston is on the ground in oakland. reporter: this all began with a rally and speeches, and then at ten after five that group of people went on the move, 200 or so protesters started moving downs broadway toward the waterfront. they're angry at the not guilty verdict of george zimmerman in the death of trayvon martin. they are heading heading into wt oakland. it has slowed traction in portions of the city, which demonstrators hope makes a point. >> great injustice happened this weekend, and i think that if anybody stops and thinks, hey, this could have been my child. >> sky 7hd live again over the march in west oakland near mandela parkway. it has been loud, somewhat boisterous, but peaceful. police have not heard any reports of vandalism. nothing to indicate what happened last night. it has been peaceful and loud. earlier in the protests, speakers said they hoped that this event today would somehow force change and awaken people, in their words, to what is going on and they would be able to, at one point, shut town the

john alstons monitoring the situation own the -- on the ground. reporter: speakers have been going on for an hour here outside of oakland city hall. they have had several rallies that had been previously scheduled around the bay area for the day after the george zimmerman not guilty verdict. speakers have been surrounded by supporters here. some are holding signs featuring trayvon martin's face. the speeches haved a times been angry, slamming the police and the justice system. sometimes in profane terms and have been strategizing, saying there is power and numbers and could shut down oakland if they want to but would want to do it without damage. the verdict has re-ignited passions of residents still angry over the death of oscar grant. >> too many lives being loves and nothing done, and people need they still need to fight for this young black men, for their lives. the fight is not over. we still need to remember them and fight for them. for their lives. >> one of the speakers sayings the idea was to harness the power of what had happened and to,

john alston is live at lake merritt where another rally is set to begin. >> we're awaiting a bicycle rally. a smaller march just went how to. the events today are to put pressure on the federal government to file civil rights charges against george zimmerman and for states to get rid of "stand your ground" laws. [chanting] >> they packed the front of the federal building in downtown oakland. men and women of vary using rates. some wearing hoodies. some speakers were teenagers like david. >> i believe it doesn't matter what race you are, how you look, how your hair is, you justed in to be yourself, and still you need to set a good example for your people and your family so that you can still walk out. >> the event in oakland was one of a hundred so-called justice for trayvon rallies across the nation. they want the federal government to do what george zimmerman's floor jury did not. >> we cannot allow this verdict on george zimmerman to stand. we can't stop here. we have to keep going. >> some in the crowd were not as sympathetic when the mayor took the stage. heckling her, angry over

abc 7 news reporter john alston is live now tochl plain how this happen sod quickly. >> one victim, a 29-year-old son is on life support with third degree returns over his body. some relatives lived in the house here, parents lived in this converted garage that went up in flames. the flames at 2:30 in the moshing were fer negotiateus, trapping a bus and wife on n.richmond. >> the noise saying take me out, take me out. >> you know? because they were saying help me. i can't go out. >> the 56-year-old and his wife died of smoke inhalation. they imgreated from laos. the 4th of july began with a loud party involving lots of alcohol and illegal fire works according to authorities and neighbors. >> he were jumping over firecrackers and works and we thought that is unusual. you can get burn that had way. you know? >> after the party ended the 29-year-old son who is said to be mentally challenged somehow contact on fire tried to go back to his parents setting the garage ablaze. authorities gaigt whether he may have tried to jump over them. family members gathered after stopping by the fire sce

we begin our team coverage with the john alston who is live from oakland with a look at the rally. >> a short time ago a few bicyclist took off. but about 200 or so demonstrators gathered in front of the federal building in downtown oakland for a peaceful and passionate rally, condemning the acquittal of george zimmerman in the shooting of trayvon martin. one of about 100 nationwide rallies organized by rev revved al sharpton, the protesters demanding the federal government file. civil rights charges against george zimmerman. >> we know -- african-americans -- goes a state of mind of racial perception of african-americans. and so the justice department has to look at that question. >> let's all honor what barack obama said. whether you're -- >> the mayor tried to address the crowd, praising president obama's speech on race, but she was heckled and intoed. unlike protests when oakland police admit they were unprepared and vandals smashed windows and injured people, this time there were many officers quietly watching the event, which went from noon until 3:00 this afternoon. there were

john alston has more where he asked the mayor about those reports. >> mayor ed lee came to talk about visit with crash victims but the questions were reports that a fire truck might have hit one of the two girls who died. >> there were talk about it. it wasn't verified. i would suggest to you that both the fire chief, coroner's office and chairperson of the n.t.s.b. would have more direct information about that. >> the coroner is attempting to determine a cause of death. one of the survivors showed up at the hospital today to visit her eight-year-old son. >> i judged on. >> it was with the slide. >> no slide i just jumped on. >> 38-year-old of china did not slide down the emergency chute as she and her son bailed from the plane. >> i jumped down. so brave. he told me, mom, we must go out and he landed on top of the plane and jumped down. i come out. >> chief of surgery at san francisco general says the most seriously injured victims were sitting in the back of the plane which slammed on to the runway. >> i think they were restrained and some of them have injuries that looked like -- j

john alston explains how it works. >> reporter: it was a festive event dealing with a serious subject. raising money for gun buy back programs. >> this is the first time we have allowed the community to fund a buy back. we pulled the money together and we used it to take guns off the street. >> the program is called gun by gun .org. the idea is to raise money on-line just like for their art or business project. while people are often paid to turn in their guns they quickly run out of money. a pair of college friends want to keep the money flowing so there are more buy backs on a more regular basis. he is a san francisco tech entrepreneur with a personal motivation. >> i lost my dad to gun violence. >> his father david was visiting in 1992 when he was shot to death along california street on knob hill. it happened during a robbery attempt. >> to lose a parent when you are 10 years old, it impacts almost eve facet of your life and -- every facet of your life and development. it is something that has been a part of my identity and who i am. >> they welcome the fundraising. >> we wanted t

john a.l.ston -- alston is live at san generals general hospital. >> we're now down to 17 patients here. two more released this afternoon. six in critical condition, including one child. today mayor lee was here to address reports that a san francisco fire truck may have hit one of the passengers after the crash. mayor ed lee came to talk about this visit to crash victimized but the questions were about a report that a fire truck might have hit one of the two girls that died. >> it wasn't verified and i would suggest to you that both the fire chief, the coroner's office, and of course the chair person of the ntsb would have direct information about that. >> the coroner is attempting to determine a cause of death. one of the survivors showed up at the hospital today to visit her eight-year-old son. >> i jump down. >> was there a slide? >> no, no, slide. i just jump down. >> the 38-year-old woman did not slide down the emergency chute as she and her son bailed from the plane. >> he told me, mom, we must go out and he run out of the plane, and he jumped down first, and i come out. >> the c

john a.l.ston -- alston is live at san generals general hospital. >> we're now down to 17 patients here. two more released this afternoon. six in critical condition, including one child. today mayor lee was here to address reports that a san francisco fire truck may have hit one of the passengers after the crash. mayor ed lee came to talk about this visit to crash victimized but the questions were about a report that a fire truck might have hit one of the two girls that died. >> it wasn't verified and i would suggest to you that both the fire chief, the coroner's office, and of course the chair the ntsb would have direct information about that. >> the coroner is attempting to determine a cause of death. one of the survivors showed up at the hospital today to visit her eight-year-old son. >> i jump down. >> was there a slide? >> no, no, slide. i just jump down. >> the 38-year-old woman did not slide down the emergency chute as she and her son bailed from the plane. >> he told me, mom, we must go out and he run out of the plane, and he jumped down first, and i come out. >> the chief of su

john alston explains how it works. >> reporter: it was a festive event dealing with a serious subject. raising money for gun buy back programs. >> this is the first time we have allowed the community to fund a buy back. we pulled the money together and we used it to take guns off the street. >> the program is called gun by gun .org. the idea is to raise money on-line just like for their art or business project. while people are often paid to turn in their guns they quickly run out of money. a pair of college friends want to keep the money flowing so there are more buy backs on a more regular basis. he is a san francisco tech entrepreneur with a personal motivation. >> i lost my dad to gun violence. >> his father david was visiting in 1992 when he was shot to death along california street on knob hill. it happened during a robbery attempt. >> to lose a parent when you are 10 years old, it impacts almost eve facet of your life and -- every facet of your life and development. it is something that has been a part of my identity and who i am. >> they welcome the fundraising. >> we wanted t

john alston explains how it works. >> reporter: it was a festive event dealing with a serious subject. raising money for gun buy back programs. >> this is the first time we have allowed the community to fund a buy back. we pulled the money together and we used it to take guns off the street. >> the program is called gun by gun .org. the idea is to raise money on-line just like for their art or business project. while people are often paid to turn in their guns they quickly run out of money. a pair of college friends want to keep the money flowing so there are more buy backs on a more regular basis. he is a san francisco tech entrepreneur with a personal motivation. >> i lost my dad to gun violence. >> his father david was visiting in 1992 when he was shot to death along california street on knob hill. it happened during a robbery attempt. >> to lose a parent when you are 10 years old, it impacts almost eve facet of your life and -- every facet of your life and development. it is something that has been mo i am. >> they welcome the fundraising. >> we wanted to be a part of that and my

we begin our team coverage with the john alston who is live from oakland with a look at the rally. >> a short time ago a few bicyclist took off. but about 200 or so demonstrators gathered in front of the federal building in downtown oakland for a peaceful and passionate rally, condemning the acquittal of george zimmerman in the shooting of trayvon martin. one of about 100 nationwide rallies organized by rev revved al sharpton, the protesters demanding the federal government file. civil rights charges against george zimmerman. >> we know -- african-americans -- goes a state of mind of racial perception of african-americans. and so the justice department has to look at that question.

. >> john alston talked with witnesses who saw the plane -- john, what are they saying? reporter: the witness accounts we have heard today so far seem to be quite consistent down the line. this area in millbrae, and the peninsula, are often filled with people who stay here to watch planes take off and land. this has been a huge spectacle around the airport today, as ambulances go to and from the airport, and from the crash scene on their way to taking victims to hospitals. this was the scene shortly after the crash. the boeing 777 burned for some time after the hundreds of passengers slid down the chutes to get off. witnesses say they watched the plane as it came in but did not notice anything unusual on the final approach until that boeing jet got near the runway, and then it was clear there was something wrong. >> the tail was very low. and when it hit, sparks flew. and then -- it -- for some reason or another must have lost control because this wing hit and spun it around, and then there was a big explosion. >> well, i heard two loud bangs, and i immediately turned ar

. >> john alston is with a couple of witnesses all day long. john? >> san francisco airport have planes taking off and landing on the runway perpendicular to the crash site. this one intersects with 28 left but no planes coming in yet. a number of people saw this thing hit the runway and were horrified by what they saw. the witness descriptions seemed to be consistent down the board. it was a heck tech scene at the airport, ambulances leaving the airport, taking the injured away. what the witnesses are saying they saw the plane coming in, looked normal until the end, but then the tail smacked on to the bottom of the runway, the nose was up in the air at 45-degree angle. one witness said then finally settled down and then slid several hundred feet down the runway. this morning we talked to a man who was witnessing for his friend who was on the pleafnl here's what he had to say. >> he's okay. >> did he describe what the situation was like on the plane after it hit? >> you know, the fire, and he was advise to get out, and i think everybody is out and sa

john alston is live outside the store. reporter: the jewelry mart is closed today. normally handles wholesale business monday through friday but we saw tenants coming book into the building to get to their businesses because they were hustled out of the building after yesterday. there are security guards at the entrances, making sure no one from the public can wander inside. we met one sell very dealer who says he was quarintined while the police were trying to figure out what happened. he showed up today. >> they had to have security guards escort me to my showroom. >> what did you see in the building? >> it was all empty. not that many people working today. but yesterday i had to leave early so i hat to come -- had to come and get my stuff together today and

nbc 7's reporter jon alston spoke with witnesses who saw the stunning images of what they were able to see. john, walk us through what they saw. >> first off we just obtained video that add some texture and context to the timeline of what happened this morning around 11:30. this is video, cell phone video taken by amrit singh who was in one of the hotels. you notice the plane is not on fire. the plane did not catch fire immediately. that was much later. there is video of passengers sliding down the chute. the top of the fuselage is intact. there are shots of passengers milling around the plane before the fire started. this was not a case of my god, the plane is on fire, we have to get out. in fact some people said it was almost nonchalant. earlier we did talk to some witnesses who did see the actual impact. >> the tail was very low. when it hit, sparks flew, and then it -- for some reason he must have lost control, this wing hit, it spun around and then there was a big explosion. >> i heard two loud bangs. i immediately turned around. i was here walking on this end of the land, and i l

john alston join us with reaction right after the impact. >>> this is holiday weekend. this area was filled with people walking, jogging and watching planes take off and land. witnesses say this asiana flight was coming in with the nose appointed up at almost a 45 degree angle. >> sfo was in full-blown emergency mode. a lazy morning of watching planes land turned into an instant as the jet slammed into the runway and skidded to a halt. >> i saw it come in, tail was very low. when it hit, sparks flew. >> the tail broke off as the fuselage careened. video shot by a person shows evacuation chutes and passengers are sliding down to the grassy area next to the runway. many are standing alongside the plane that had just carried them from south korea. >> i saw them carrying the baggage and they were going casually out of the plane, running out of the chute. they were looking and they were running around. >> it wasn't until most if not all the passengers were off the jet that it burst into flames spewing smoke in the sky. firefighters smothered the plane with fountains of fire

john alston is on the ground in oakland. reporter: this all began with a rally and speeches, and then at ten after five that group of people went on the move, 200 or so protesters started moving downs broadway toward the waterfront. they're angry at the not guilty verdict of george zimmerman in the death of trayvon martin. they are heading heading into wt oakland. it has slowed traction in portions of the city, which demonstrators hope makes a point. >> great injustice happened this weekend, and i think that if anybody stops and thinks, hey, this could have been my child. >> sky 7hd live again over the march in west

reporter: we're at the owes office on alston way where protesters have been her since yesterday and have no plans to leave. they're here for the long haul. 15 people spent the night in one of the nine tents set up in front of the building. the group is against plans to sell the building. postal officials say it needs to sell because the postal service is in bad financial shape. the protesters say the building belongs to the people. the berkeley post office was built in 1914 and is on the register of historic places and one of hundreds of post offices across the country slated to close. protesters say the camp is off to a good start. >> slept like a log. it was great. and you see we have food. we got up and somebody brought grits, and we're eatle well. last night we had a movie. the postman. >> how long are you going to do this? >> as long as we can, until we can stop the sale of the post office. it's the will of the people. the will of the representatives in city council,

john alston is live in san jose. you have the latest. >> san jose police car is in the process of being halted away on a flatbed truck here on 11th street between san fernando and santa clara. you may be able to see the air bag that was deployed where the squad car hit a palm tree. you have video earlier in the evening shortly before 9:00. officer noticed a man, they were looking for a parolee wanted for drug violation. there was a car chase probably two blocks. police say the officer tried to cut off the suspect and in property says, the officer went into the tree. suspect who they know judged out of car and ran away. we spoke to a witness who saw that earlier tonight. >> it hit the white car and cop car went into the tree then we saw the guy speed off on foot. >> suspect got out and fled on feet. he has a history of violence. so we did a yard to yard search for him and we did not find him. at this point in time we are going to get a warrant for his arrest. >> back live on 11th street where the police car is in the

john alston is live in san jose. you have the latest. >> san jose police car is in the process of being halted away on a flatbed truck here on 11th street between san fernando and santa clara. you may be able to see the air bag that was deployed where the squad car hit a palm tree. you have video earlier in the evening shortly before 9:00. officer noticed a man, they were looking for a parolee wanted for drug violation. there was a car chase probably two blocks. police say the officer tried to cut off the suspect and in property says, the officer went into the tree. suspect who they know judged out of car and ran away. we spoke to a witness who saw that earlier tonight. >> it hit the white car and cop car went into the tree then we saw the guy speed off on foot. >> suspect got out and fled on feet. he has a history of violence. so we did a yard to yard search for him and we did not find him. at this point in time we are going to get a warrant for his arrest. >> back live on 11th street where the police car is in the

let's begin with abc 7 news john alston with how this is affecting the holiday. john? >> matt, i'm one of 200,000 people who will be here along the embarcadero. here is a look at the traffic that has been building we're near mission street and ferry building. there is a grap now, kids causing trouble earlier z now they're walking down but yes. three youngstered launched what appears to be an m 80 here, nobody is hurt. everybody just going on. but they have been causing trouble with us before. heckling. traffic thickening up again as it has been building all afternoon. it's slow alk the embarcadero starting in the morning and will only get worse. before noon, they started filling up the parking lots along embarcadero. the $20 sign tucked away, these visitors paying more than twice that. >> much more. >> $45. it was $20 last year with this parking meter situation and fines, it's just awful. >> residents started their holiday knowing they'd have company on the roads. >> oh, just because bart and whatever we decided to drive in and spend the day in the city. to watch all o

abc7 news reporter john alston joins us with those details. john? >> ama, traffic is a mess on i-80 eastbound. behind me you can see traffic moving very, very slowly near the seminary exit. that's where the shooting went down. sky 7hd was over the scene and at this point three eastbound lanes of 580 are shut and one westbound lane is shut. you can see traffic backed up for a mile and the vehicle that was involved, a red car with some glass on the freeway as well as evidence of possible shell casings you can see from sky 7hd. we talked to some neighbors who say they heard six gunshots around 8:30. >> i counted them. i asked my neighbor and she said, yes, i heard six, pow, pow, pow. but we hear them a lot around here, unfortunately. >> did you hear a car crash at all? >> no, and normally we would. that's why i am shocked. normally we would hear a car crash. >> i heard a couple of gunshots and probably two i think, two or three maybe. just a short period of time passed and i heard return fire, one right after another. >> numerous chp vehicles and opd