Women and 9 men. It is never an easy decision to suspend search efforts. We know that this is a very difficult time for families and friends of the victims. We have suspended the search efforts due to none witnessed entering the water. Reporter the 75foot conception was anchored about 25 yards off Santa Cruz Island when it caught fire. Passengers in the bottom of the ship were likely sound asleep at the time of the fire. Since many, if not all, of the victims recovered will need to be identified through dna analysis investigators will commence with family members to collect dna samples for comparison purposes. Reporter investigators are trying to figure out the cause of the fire. People on the dock say there are stoves on these boats, and that could be a possibility. Reporting from santa barbara, abc 7 news. A 16member team from the National Transportation safety board arrived on scene today leading the cause into what cause this had tragedy. I am 100 confident that our investigators w
The fire started. They say its clear the fire almost instantly overwhelmed them. There was an extraordinarily hot fire and the bodies do exhibit signs of extreme thermal damage. Reporter also a grim change in tactics. Just before 10 00 this morning, this went from a rescue mission t to a recovery operation. A total of 34 people are presumed dead. Only 20 have been recovered. The five survivors are all conception crew members, including the ships captain. All were stationed on the top deck when the fire started. Today we also learned that many of the victims were from northern california. Today a mother of one of those 34 victims showed up at the shoreline memorial. We showed up because my daughter, alexander kurtz, was on the conception. And she died. I can tell you that very poignant duty that we have. Reporter a vly shaken sheriff says hes spoken to many moms and dads who have happen and why were so many lives lost . And they will rely on us to do everything in our power to find out
San francisco, just minor slowing westbound 580, the usual, tracy to dublin. Not as bad as it normally is. San Francisco Police are investigating reports of a shooting in the western edition news room overnight. Earlier this morning officers scoured the area with flashlights on scott street between turk and eddy. We havent heard back yet from san Francisco Police about what happened. When we get an update, well let you know. Its 6 01. More fears of another mass shooting days after the rampages in dayton and el paso. Its easy to understand why police say this man set off a panic at a walmart in missouri. He walked in armed with guns and more than 100 rounds of ammunition. Customers were sent running until an off duty firefighter sprang into action. Here is abc News Reporter gio benitez. A person with a weapon. Reporter police say he grabbed a shopping cart and started Walking Around the store, filming himself on his phone. I heard a voice off to my left saying, is that a real rifle . Re
Firearms Comedian Kevin Hart was injured in a car accident while riding in his classic barracuda. Details on how he and others survived the crash a shocking 911 call from a woman drowning in distress in the middle of surging flood waters im scared. I never had anything like this happen to me before. Next time dont drive in the water. I dont see how you didnt see it you had to go right over it. And great balls of fire, literally. This annual tradition involves flinging flaming fire balls at each other what could go wrong . Early today starts right now good monday morning. Im Frances Rivera and im phillip mena. Hurricane dorian, a catastrophic category 5 storm, is pummelling the bahamas with unprecedented strength as it slowly churns toward florida at least 1 Million People in the carolinas and georgia have been offered to evacuate this morning. Dorian is the first category storm to hit in the last two years. Were already seeing parts of the aftermath, parts of the bahamas completely dev
Morning that is unfamiliar is some of that green that is rainfall just a few light sprinkles up around point raise this morning, the rest of us are remaining dry and will continue to remain dry through the day today. Evening hours tonight could come with a brief sprinkle or 2. But a lot of us are going to be in bed by the time that even happens if it doesnt even happen most of the bay area is definitely going to remain dry. Aside from a drop of water here in their 60s 70s and 80s for your daytime highs today under some mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies the times a good way to start the weekend and ive got the rest your weekend forecast still to come rebecca. All right definitely seeing friday light traffic around the bay area look at this the bay bridge toll plaza know metering lights whatsoever normally. Theyre on at 5 30 not the case today though traffic is so light its going to be a nice drive into the city at 15 minutes across the upper deck to the fremont street exit were gettin