Tire starts falling off the left rear side of the airplane. There it goes. This is moments after takeoff. This is a boeing triple 7 that took off just after 11, 20 this morning. It was headed to japan at the time. Now weve learned the flight was diverted to lax where it landed safely at one 15 this afternoon at sfo. Officials are telling us that the runway where this plane took off from was briefly closed to clear the debris. It has now reopened. United airlines has now provided some new information about the flight with a saying that there were a total of 249 people on board 235 customers, 10 flight attendants and for pilots. Thats the breakdown. The plane does have 6 tires on each of its 2 main landing gear struts. So its designed to land safely, even if it is missing or has any damaged tires. So the United Airlines statement also reads this in part united flight. 35 last one tire after takeoff from sfo and landed safely at lax. We are ranging for a new aircraft to continue this trip
Congressmen breaking for recess. We will talk with former undersecretary of state for Political Affairs and ambassador to nato ambassador nick byrnes ahead as we look forward on sunday morning futures this morning. The gop field grows to 17 after former Virginia Governor jim gilmore tosses his hat into the ring. The republican defying critics by answering his announcement why after 14 years out of office he is now deciding to take a shot at the white house. He joins us right now. Good to have you on the program. Welcome. Thank you, maria. So we know its a crowded field. You have the debate this upcoming week. Why would you run for president now . Because ive watched the field. Ive watched the discussion this year thats going on and i am convinced that the United States is in decline. I think its in decline because of the policies of the Obama Clinton administration. I think i have the experience and background to do something about it. I know what we need to do and i think i can revers
Verydangerous situation. These days there is a lot of brown to go around. But there is a fear about fires and how quickly they can spread. Any kind of fire, we stand potential of a large fire within the bay area as well as other places in california. That is our concern now. Reporter with lightning in the forecast, by little rain expected throughout the bay cal fire crews are bracing for what could come. If we look at the current number of fires we have a long road ahead of us. Reporter this wildfire was caused by lightning a prime example of how high the flames can get. Cal fire has brought in additional equipment and support in the event if needed. The agency has called its available firefighters back to work meaning if theyre not on vacation theyre on the schedule. Of concern fires flaring up in remote areas. There are not a lot of people around to call 911. So seeing that report we can get resources out there quicker. Reporter a young fire season and challenging times ahead given t
Thunderstorms will be with us throughout the night and so far, were not sure where they can hit. Well take a look at the immediate bay area and adjacent regions in effectaaffect at 8 00. The possibility of thunderstorms producing dry lightning strikes. This is what we can expect. If the storms develop they can be accompanied by gusty winds that would occur near the storm. Taking a look now, you can see how pockets of moisture widely scattered from our south, and if these storms do materialize, the best chance would be in the south bay. Well keep watching that for you, dan . Thank you very much. The red flag warning in affect firefighters are gearing up for what could be a busy night. Chris . Reporter good evening, many local agencies will have crews on stand by tonight. Weve been talking about that dry lightning. If you take a look behind me were in the Silver Creek Valley area of san jose. And you can see how brown the hills have become. Firefighters say the dry lightning added with w
Many bay area neighborhoods today. Kpix5s Juliette Goodrich is in pleasanton where a familiar landmark has been pretty hard to see. Right . Reporter thats right. This landmark were talking about is mount diablo right over my shoulder. You can still see the haze right now. Its a little silhouette along mount diablo, but on a day when people are supposed to relax and barbecue this air quality has been deemed unhealthy. This was much of the bay area on this spare the air day. Active children and adults and people with respiratory disease such as asthma were advised to stay indoors and avoid prolonged outdoor exertion, sometimes easier said than done for those used to staying active like the reyes family. Were more younger. Its probably the older people, more sensitive. The typical labor day barbecues coming on yet another spare the air day. What youre seeing in the air in the bay area lately is a lot of pollutants primarily coming from wildfire smoke and soot. Sky drone 5 will take a view