The beach sunning and the next minute a truck is on top of you. Reporter now, this is the jet ski sitting by the railroad tracks. One witness told us the driver of the truck first went to a nearby boat launch before this accident, but didnt want to pay the 10 fee to launch his jet ski there so he came over here and tried to put it in here. Back live now at the scene, it appears he left his truck sitting right where that jet ski is parked for obviously a bit too long. Chp officer who was here on scene when we got here said that both victims were talking when they were taken away. Another amtrak train went through here at a pretty high rate of speed. Chp said the victims were talking and conscious, but at this point we have no official update on the condition. As you can see, quite a scary scene here. Laura anthony, abc 7 news. Thank you. Well, this is the video thats gotten a peninsula woman in trouble with the Humane Society. Shes a dog boarder who could wind up in jail as investigator
Freak accident is exactly the right term. Just an incredible series of events involving a train, a car, a jet ski and a woman on an inflatable raft. It happened east of brentwood near the San Joaquin County line as the train was heading from bakersfield to oakland. Laura anthony is there live tonight. Laura . Reporter well, hi, dan. This was really a bizarre incident that left two people seriously injured. As you said, it did involve a jet ski. The jet ski is still sitting out here right next to the Railroad Tracks. This is what it looked like, though, from sky 7 hd a short time ago. Were told by witnesses that the man driving a pickup truck towing a trailer carrying a jet ski had that truck parked on the Railroad Tracks here on warner road. This is a dirt road just off of orwood road in brentwood. He was apparently trying to launch his jet ski when an amtrak train approached, frantically honking its horn. The driver were told jumped back in and tried to move it off the tracks, but cou
Live from the kgotv broadcast center, this is abc7 news. Very heart broken. I just feel like they like we didnt matter. A book club booted from the Napa Valley Wine Train. They say they were humiliated. Wine train Officials Say it was these satisfactory. Now the whole incident is blowing up on social media with the hash tag laughing while black. Thanks for joining us. Im matt keller. Abc News Reporter Sergio Quintana is here with more. The Napa Valley Wine Train is one of the most popular attractions in the area. But a black womans book club are not happy. They say this were they say they were unfairly ejected from the train. The women aboard said they were being humiliated for being handed over to Police Officers who were waiting. We were paraded through with the passengers looking at us and coming up with assumptions as to why this group of 11 africanamerican women were being escorted from this train. 11 women in total were aboard the Napa Valley Wine Train on saturday. They are memb
Overloaded boats filled with refugees. But for lauren, its not just news. Its her familys story. It begins in vietnam, just after the war. Life is difficult and dangerous for her family. So like thousands of others, they plot an escape. It started a journey that lauren is still on. Just as the things were hearing on the news today, its an international crisis. Reporter there have probably been guest lecturers who have failed to captivate their audience. You can imagine as a child. Reporter but not on this day. Seeing someone bleed out to death is quite an impression. Reporter not with lauren speaking. It was the most terrifying thing that had ever happened to me until i got on the boat to escape vietnam. Reporter lauren, a San Francisco attorney, who is there to share the story of her familys experience following the vietnam war. Her parents, wealthy landowners in the south, faced terrible persecution under communist rule. So bad, they decided the best although incredibly dangerous cho
Powerball jackpot now worth 700 million. This morning how you can actually improve your chances of winning the big one. And hes back as hollywood gears up for the Golden Globes, we catch up with return host Ricky Gervais. His biting humor has more in hollywood a little bit nervous. Why he says he couldnt resist coming back for more jokes and jabs today, friday, january 8, 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer live from los angeles and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to a special split edition of today on a friday morning. Im matt lauer in los angeles. Savannah is back in new york, and savannah, the people in this town are getting ready for the big event this weekend. Yeah, absolutely. I see Ricky Gervais is sharpening his knives. I bet we will gasp as he put it. Exactly. I was not talking about the globes. I was talking about your arrival here. Thats what people are getting excited about. Please have