International airport. Jessica is tracking the story. Jessica . The must important thing is everyone is okay, which is hard to believe when you see some of the first images of the aircraft. It look like the jetliner is on its belly on the runway with a huge plumb of smoke coming from the united emirates flight. There were 282 passengers on board and 18 crew members, and according to the Dubai Government there were no injuries when the 777 aircraft landed. It was traveling from Southern India to dubai. In the newsroom we expect to get more information on the cause some time this morning. The dubai airport is shut down right now and all flights to dubai are diverted to the united arab emirates. It look so bad it is amazing they are okay. This morning, firefighters are battling a fast growing wildfire in yolo county, which broke out along highway 128 near the southern end of Lake Berryessa 4 30 yesterday afternoon burning near the yolo and napa county line. Mandatory evacuations are under
Worlds fastest man yet again. Coming from behind to beat Justin Gatlin in the 100 meters. Those are some of the top stories on this monday, august 15th. From abc news, this is world news now. The amazing photo thats going viral this morning of bolt in front of everybody else smiling at the camera. We begin this morning, though, with the massive flooding in southern louisiana, especially around baton rouge. Theres a federal disaster declaration for four parishes with at least five people dead. The body of a woman whose car was swept away was recovered late last night. The numbers are simply staggering. More than 20,000 people have been rescued from their homes, and 10,000 spending this morning in shelters. Also rescued the approximately 1,000 drivers and passengers stranded for 24 hours or more on interstate 12. The National Guard used their helicopters throughout the day to deliver food, water, and medicine to those stranded as well as to remove people from their positions and bring th
Employees situation set up this gofundme page to help the family. It stands at 10,790. It reached the initial 10,000 goal overnight by less than 100 people in only seven hours. If you would like to help we have a link on our abc7news. Com. Now the wildfire burning in the santa cruz mountains. The aerial assault is seen here that has destroyed eight homes and nine other structures. One firefighter has been hurt. In los gatos dozens of people attended a meeting in loma prieta, some thankful, and some frustrated. The loma fire has burned 4,200 acres and now 34 contained. Cal fire said the Damage Assessment team has now identified homes in the burned area, 325 homes remain threatened. In hoboken, new jersey, rail service is suspended after a commuter train crashed into a station killing one person during rush hour. Stehpanie has more on the investigation. In hoboken, fire crews are on scene and police and ntsb investigators with so many questions how, why, this new Jersey Transit train sla
Woman last year. Major step forward in the recovery of Lower Manhattan following the World Trade Center attacks. New yorkers and tourists got their first look inside a nearly 4 billion transportation hub at the site. It was supposed to be opened back in 2009 but the project had many cost overruns and delays. The long saga over Tom Bradys Deflategate scandal is far from over thanks to an appeal by the nfl. The league is asking an Appeals Court to reinstate bradys fourgame suspension which had been thrown out by a judge a week before the season started last september. At a hearing yesterday, one judge called the evidence of ball tampering compelling if not overwhelming. A ruling could take months. Well, well stick with sports stuff here because you know i love it. Yes. Spring training, baseballs under way. Theres been the find of a lifetime in a quirky world of baseball cards. Seven new ty cobb cards printed between 1909 and 1911 have been discovered and verified actually. Incredibly, th
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