Tonight friends of the Flight Instructor who died in a Helicopter Crash on monday are speaking out. How they say he lived life to the fullest. Lanes on a busy east bay freeway finally back open tonight after a gaping pothole snarls traffic for hours. A memorial is going for a teenager shot and killed outside of and Alameda County taco bell. The latest on the suspects whereabouts. Good evening. Friends of the Flight Instructor killed earlier this week are opening up a melt and they say lived life to the fullest. We are in san jose. Reporter , every week, this is where Wayne Prodger would meet his friends to go on a motorcycle ride. Sometimes he would talk about flying, sometimes about life. Many times he would be right next to his best friend, his wife. They were high school sweethearts. Reporter she only knew him a few years, but that is all the time they needed to know that they love each other. I can imagine when you if you have been with someone that long. Reporter wayne and his wif
Wednesday. They believe whatever happened on monday, wayne likely had no controer he was absolutely go flight instor. As ys safe. Even when we were going fast, he was safe. He had a student who didnt pass the test that he had given him. s comment was, i will be flying tomorrow. And no he has certain criteria. Reporter it will likely be months before investigators find out what went wrong. Witnesses inside the air Traffic Control saw the chopper hovering before it crashed on its side. I want him to be remembered as many who lived life to his fullest. On wayne and his wifes 40th anniversary in 2017, wayne wrote, still lovers and best friends. I have been feeling like he is saying thank you for taking care of my family. He would probably be most concerned about his wife. Reporter next thursday night employees here at the san jose harleydavidson plan to dedicate the monthly bike ride to wayne. They also plan to raise money for his family. As for the student involved in the crash, the condi
Should be fired because Joshua Pawlik did not pose a threat a threat. They basically sided with director and against the chief of police. Reporter the Commission Says pawlik, who was homeless, did not pose a threat at the time he was shot. They said that their view of the enhanced version of the video shows that mr. Pawlik did not point the gun at the officers. Dr. Frank mcgrady is among 4 officers to be fired. The report says he took part in the shooting instead of supervising officers. Also facing termination is a fifth officer who fired a beanbag gun. The Commission Recommended he be demoted to sergeant. In a statement, Sergeant Benny Barry Donnellan says the commissions decision is obviously born through a desperate political driven need to prosecute Police Officers regardless. Reporter another statement said United States Due Process Rights of all employees. It is an historic event and it is sort of the wave of the future, the weight is going to be Going Forward, the Police Commis
Hours. Richmond has operated a real line in Marine Terminal for 37 years. Recently they began tearing coal from utah to load onto ships in richmond. Some residents say the coal dust is polluting the neighborhood. I go out to my car and there is a fine layer of coal dust over everything. Coal dust everywhere. I worry about what it is doing to his lungs. Reporter they joined the Community Group called no coal in richmond. That rallied outside the Richmond Planning Commission meeting on thursday. They want the city to ban coal and Petroleum Coke from beings toward or handled in richmond. It will impact peoples health. The particular matter from the coldest input impacts today. Reporter richmond said a ban could be a fatal blow to the small family owned business and the employees. If the ordinance passes it will potentially put the company out of business. It will also we will lose 50 unit union jobs will be lost if this actually happens with this ordinance. Reporter members also shared sp
Overlaying the clouds and the gray you see is the cloud deck. 56 to 62 at 7 00. Staying in the low to mid 60s at the coast. A little more sunshine than yesterday. Look at this. 74 to 77 around the bay and inland. 78 to 82 at 4 00, nothing extreme there. Comfortable evening in the 60s and 70s on the way. Alexis. Good morning, mike. Very few incidents on the board this meeting. Two at southbound 101 at grand avenue. First crash at 2 30, in the clearing stages. The second one happened about 4 00 a. M. As far as i understand, the far right lane is still blocked. We have emergency crews on scene working to getting both of these cleared. Not seeing any backup in the area and havent all morning. So i think were doing okay as far as thats concerned. Looks like crews are still working on this barrier installation on golden gate bridge. So northbound side of 101 leaving the city. We just have one lane open although that truck is working in reverse. We should have all lanes open shortly. No delay