Controllers voice that that pilot survived this crash. He took off from this airport, and they believe he quickly lost power and went down. Reporter the Traffic Controller sounding the alarm. Weve got the emergency vehicles on their way. When they got there, they saw this. The pilot is out. Are you sooersz serious . Hes out . Thats wonderful. Reporter from our chopper you can see the pilot surrounded by Emergency Personnel making sure he was okay. The Redwood City Police and fire and the Sheriffs Department got here very quickly. Airport staff was here on duty. The pilot got out and was standing next to the airplane when they got there. Reporter the small db 1 sky lark eric crashed near holly street and highway 101 near the san carlos airport. Drivers on the road may have seen it go down. We think it lost power on take off and land north of the airplane. Reporter that air, all 17 acres of it is own by the airport for this reason, to provide a clear zone just in case planes go down. This time, the pilot, the only person on board this small plane, was lucky. Now, the ntsb was on the scene tonight. They took a look at every angle of that plane. They wanted to make sure it had enough fuel. And they also wanted to make sure that the pilot was properly licensed. It could take months before they can determine exactly what happened tonight. Reporting live in belmont, im cheryl heard, nbc bay area news. Breaking news out of san mateo. Firefighters on the scene of an apartment fire. You are looking at shaky home video of the scene. Its on la silva street east of highway 101 near 92 interchange. It is shaky, but this is what we know. An officer told our crew on scene that four units are heavily damaged. The good news is, no one has been hurt in this so far. We do have a crew right there. Well bring you the latest information as soon as they pass it along to us. Also happening tonight, a transformer explosion knocking out power to thousands of people in mill paidas. South main street near montague expressway finally reopened in the last half hour. Pg e says underground equipment blew in front of the jack in the box in mill paidas. You can see some of the damage. The cause is unknown. But power has been restored to the area. Be advised several stoplights are not functions. New at 11 00 the discovery of a dead body turns into the thunt for a killer. Officers skaufr body in a home on monday. Now investigators say an autopsy report revealed new clues that have them calling the case a homicide. At this point, police arent revealing what those clues are and they are not naming suspects. This is how, san joses 21st homicide of the year. A student says she was raped on campus and that it happened inside a womans rest room at barn net hall hall on tuesday. The man wearing a black beanie over his face was already in the rest room when she went in. Police are rook looking for the unanimous and students are warned to be vigilant and walk with a friend. Outside, you can see a candlelight vigil. This is w, bdj television in roanoke, virginia. People uniting to honor the journalists gunned down yesterday on live television. The reporter and her photographer were killed by a former disgruntled employee. Took his own life after murdering his former colleagues. Weve seen this happen over the years. Gun control becomes a hot topic after a senseless shooting. The father of Allison Parker is tackeing the issue head on. How many times are we going to see an incident like this happen . You know, new town, charleston, you know, the movie theaters. You name it. Its got to stop. Andy parker spoke to nbc news earlier today. He says he is going to make it his lifes work to fight the nra, the National RifeRifle Association for stricter gun control. A Memorial Service for adam ward will be next monday. They will receive him in a high school in roanoke. A Church Ceremony follows on tuesday. The 27yearold was engaged to the producer of that morning show and they were planning to get married next year. The sole survivor of that shooting has a long recovery ahead of her. Allison parker was interviewing this woman, vicky gardener live when Vester Flanagan opened fire. She was shot while dropping to the drowned to avoid taking more bullets. She lost a kidney and part of her colon. Doctors say it will take up to three months for her to completely heal. Earlier this morning, the coworkers paid a tribute to their fallen friends and colleagues. And we are. Reporter an emotional morning at adbj, 24 hours after the horrific killings live on tv. It was yesterday around this time that we went live to Allison Parker and photojournalist adam ward. Reporter the news team observed a moment of silence marking the moment their colleagues were murdered on live tv. Now we are learning more about the gun nanos plans after the shooting. Documents obtained by nbc revealed that police searched Vester Flanagans car and found six magazines of ammunition, 17 stamped letters, three license plates, and a wig. More of his former colleagues are coming forward today, revealing a troubling past. He would get angry about things that he had no reason to be angry about. Reporter Justin Mccloud is a former reporter at wdbj. He came pretty much to blows with a reporter in a live truck on a story. Reporter wdbj fired flanagan two years ago. The police were called to escort him out. On the way out, he handed a wooden cross to the news director and he said, youll need this. Reporter Court Documents show parts of the altercation were actually reported by adam ward. He continued to live in an apartment complex near the tv station after he was fired. That had a lot of the employees worried. This is video of his one bedroom apartment provided to nbc news. It was searched by police. The computer hard drive was gone, but the refrigerator was still covered with photos of flanagan. Were continuously updating the story on our digital platforms. She is still recovering, the Oakland Police officer who shot and killed a man earlier today remains in the hospital tonight. Investigators say she opened fire after the suspect attacked her. Get medical. Ive been struck in the head by the suspect. Listening now to the officers hall call for help, police say the suspect was trespassing at an apartment complex and started assaulting a resident there when the officer arrived. The than then attacked hadder with a metal chain. She suffered cuts to the head. Neighbors say the suspect was a transynt and had Mental Health issues. Two people have turned themselves in in connection to that fiery explosion in santa clara last night. Police say a driver of a white honda drove into the ponciana plazas gas line yesterday. That sparked the explosion. The driver, took off. She along with a man surrendered to police today. As for the strip mall, much of it is destroyed. Take a look. This is the scene today. Employees and customers came out to see the damage left behind. Getting a close look at the way its destroyed, and the charred remains. Tough to see. Im concerned about my employees. A lot of them are single mothers. Police say the suspects are cooperating. A south bay surveillance camera captured a hit and run suspect strolling away from a deadly crash. Now police are trying to track that driver down. Officers say this man was behind the wheel when he jumped the curb by welch park and hit a woman on the sidewalk. We are not showing you the subpoenas face as not to compromise the investigation. When paramedics arrived at the scene, the woman was dead. Her identity hasnt been revealed. Investigators traced the car involved in the kprash and say it was stolen. They call it the matilda monster. Why one of the toughest commutes in the bay area is about to get a whole lot worse. Also a quick thinking San Francisco sheriffs deputy save as life thanks to a new tool. The growing problem its highlighting in the city. Plus traumatic video from china tonight as a sinkhole you saw it there suddenly opens up at a bus stop. Good evening. Im meteorologist jeff rainier. Warm temperatures in the bay. Currently 70s. We have the thing to cool those temperatures off. It is a storm system out in the pacific. Well talk about our shower chances in a few minutes. A new sea chance to tryew look. Something different. This summer, challenge your preconceptions and experience a cadillac for yourself. The 2015 cadillac srx. Lease this from around 339 per month, or purchase with 0 apr financing. From sleeping suburb to hightech mecca, linked in, google, and apple now convurge verging on sunnyvale. Big growth equals some headaches. Locals call it the matilda monst monster, the part of town crawling with traffic. Near highway 101 and 237 right along matilda avenue. Whats being done about it . Pugy bunker has some answers. R. Reporter its the kind of commute that makes you rethink your job and if its even worth it. We talked to people here today. They told us they call it the matilda monster. One said it takes them 45 minutes to get through five lights. The people who live here say they cant get out of their neighborhood. Susan remembers when her neighborhood of nearly 30 years was a quiet little suburban street with orchards. Now those trees have been exchanged for traffic. Its very tough. The hardest thing about it is that we recognize the more development there is, the more traffic that comes. Reporter the worst spot is where 101 and 237 meet up with that matilda avenue in sunnyvale. The commuters that suffer through this mess every day call it the matilda monster. In january it was dbed the third worst spot for traffic in the bay area. Give me as many comments as you can. Reporter tonight the city and the vta asked neighbors to weigh in on solutions. This county is only growing in exponential numbers n jobs, in people, and we are here how best to move people in the county. Reporter many nandsed that bike routes and pedestrian options be a priority. Weve given the cars a good shot. They get overused. And if we dont do something about it, were just never going to get out of gridlock. Reporter designs for a traffic solution could take up to two years with an initial price tag of 21 million. Its possible the construction could be completed in 2019. Some say, no matter what they do, theres just too many people, and nowhere for them to go. Its somewhat maddening. You know, fridays are okay. But other than that, its pretty its pretty severe. Reporter so severe it begs the question, why not just leave . Would you ever move . At this stage of the game have you looked at prices around . Reporter now the vta tells me tonight was really just about hearing from the public. Coming up next they will be beginning Environmental Impact studies to see what kind of project would best suit this area. Of course many people will be watching that very closely. In sunnyvale, im peggy bunker. A billion and counting. Facebook, announcing that for the first time ever, 1 billion people used the social media site in a single day. On monday one in seven of the people on earth logged on the facebook. Mobile users have become a key part of its success. More than 87 of people who log on to facebook each day do it from a smart phone or a tablet. Save the date, apple is getting ready to unveil its latest product launch. The solicitation sent out today reads, say siri give us a hint. Industry insiders are hoping to see a. Laer ipad, new apple tv hardware and they say a better iphone is almost guaranteed. We know how people love to use the iphone as their main camera. We continue to improve. Tun veiling of apples new features will be in San Francisco on september 9th. Pg e is in a familiar spot, under a microscope, just weeks before the five Year Anniversary of the explosion, their Corporate Culture and safety records are being investigated. The state approved the investigation today. The san bruno explosion almost five years ago killed eight people and leveled an entire neighborhood. Investigators blamed the blast on shoddy maintenance and flawed recordkeeping. This new probe will look at the all aspects of pg e. Stopping overdoses as they happen. With heroin use in the city exploding San Francisco police are now arming themselves with a socalled life saving drug. The Department Says it is working but not everyone is on board. Gene elie is in the newsroom with sfpds strategy. Reporter they are giving trained officers a drug. So far one officer has used it to bring a man out of a potentially deadly overdose. And supporters of the program believe every First Responder should have it. Its not hard to find used heroin needles in San Francisco. There are piles in dark corners and some in plain sight on the lawn at the main library. Public Health Officials say heroin use is on the rise. Live Memorial ChurchOutreach Team member tim harkin says its more than a street drug. Prescription drug addicts are turning to heroin. Some of them are moving towards heroin. Reporter there is also a more dangerous drug in town called fentanyl. When you have Something Like that posing as heroin and people are buying that not realizing its more potent we saw that causing a huge increase in overdoses. Reporter the Sheriffs Department says deputies found a man overdosing in a city hall bathroom last week. Paramedics revirveed him. To inject, place against outer thigh. Reporter this tool is nolonin, or narcan. Five, four, three, two, one. Injection complete. Reporter it can reverse an overdose. Narcan use is up in San Francisco. In july of this year, it reversed 75 overdozes compared to 25 last year. 75 of the time they are First Responders. Reporter now outreach workers are training San FranciscoPolice Officers to use nar can with a nosal kit. Sfpd says an officer successfully used the kit in june. They say saving a life is the first step toward treatment. We cant do treatment when you are dead. Lets save from you the overdose. Reporter this is a two Year Pilot Program for the sppd, but the chief says he plans to have every officer trained and manned with a kit. If your lawn is looking brown you are not alone, and that is a good thing. California has cut water use by 31 last month. Thats an uptick from june which saw a 27 conservation rate. The efforts are more than what Governor Brown asked for. He initially wanted a 25 cut. The state board says they are visiting the cities they are not doing as well and may be forced to impose fines. As we head towards the weekend some of us are very excited. We should be. We have a chance of showers coming our way. I think i saw jessica getting very excited over there. And also cooler temperatures. Look right now inside the sky camera network. It was hot outside today. Thats why we are mild at this hour. South bay coming in at 75 degrees. The high clouds that are moving over helping to cap off the heat. 77 in the east bay. Past 1r5 minutes, San Francisco officially drop out of the 70s and you are currently at 69. Tomorrow morning i do not think we are going to have super thick fog across the bay area. We will have some clouds but i also think it will be filtered sunshine from the north bay down to the south bay. Again, it will be mild to start with. 69 in the east bay. South bay starting off with 68. Lets take you into the micro climate forecast as we head throughout friday. The biggest difference here is the high clouds again streaming across from the south bay all the way into San Francisco. Temperatures will cool off a few degrees but only one to three degrees. So that will leave San Francisco at 73 in the marina, 77 in the mission. For the peninsula, you are going to see numbers drop in palo alto but its still going to be warm at 87. San jose, 90. Morgan hill, instead of upper 90s, you will go to 95 degrees. North bay, east bay, and trivalley we should see numbers close to 100 unfortunately in the trivalley. There is no ocean breeze coming our way. That puts danville at 97 degrees. 96 expected in pleasanton. Up into wine country, low 90s. What we need to get this heat out of here is a storm system. We have that developing offshore. You can see it right now here. Very impressive looking. We have got a stream of subtropical moisture moving in from the south. Looks like the rainfall will stay to the north toal. Well get high clouds. The rain chance will be on saturday. The problem, the core of the storm system is so far to the north that any kind of major rainfall is going to have a hard time getting here. Lets look at the estimated rainfall. You are going to be able to see here trace amounts to 3 100 ofinch. Spotty showers in half moon way and redwoodcity as well. Right now, nothing for san jose. We could see that change and see a sprinkle by saturday. Overall the bottom line is the best chance in the north bay. Everyone will experience cooler temperatures, down 10 to 15 degrees for saturdays forecast. I cant believe this, we talked about the chance of spotty showers on monday. Mother nature is holding on. Still in the forecast for this weekend. Still ahead, how a segue took down the fastest man in the world. And we have jimmy. Hey, guys. Nicole kidman is here. Box of lies. We have got patty oswald. Music on the war on drugs. You have got to watch. Were on next. Thisatdayark10arssie rrine tr this saturday marks ten years since Hurricane Katrina devastated new orleans causing the citys levees to fail and flood neighborhoods. You may remember these heart breaking images as the water stranded countless residents on their roofs with no food and water. One by one