He admits hes done some says this was no stunt. Consider the fact that i spent a quarter Million Dollars on a new airplane, t find it, to do upgrades to it. This was my baby and was pretty, sited to be flying it everywhere. I have no interest in ruining my new airplane and putting it into the ocean. Reporter david told me he believes the plane lost power because of contaminated gas. The ntsb is investigating, but the plane is now at the bottom of the ocean, and there are no plans to retrieve it. So investigators are going to need to rely on radar and air affic control information as well as interviews to try to get po to the bottom of what happened. Marianne favro, nbc bay area news. Whether it was a stunt or not, the coast guards response was very real. Another angle to this. This is the coast guard video released today. You can see david lesh being pulled up there in that basket and into the coast guard chopper. The mawoman who was flying with rn we are also learning about the flight path. They tell us they had stops at the hayward airport and reed killview airport before going to monterey. An Instagram Post bit other pilot shows the stop in monterey county. They stopped for lunch before flying back to the bay area. After another quick stop, the two planes started flyingok towd San Francisco but didnt quite make it. Leshs plane went down about eight miles off the kohls of half moon bay. All right, guys, david just crashed into the ocean. We flying along, engine 235fail and put it down. Ive been circling for the paths hour now. The coast guards out here now. That was also posted to his instagram. And the coast guard was able to pull off that rescue successfully. It also appears that the pilot who crashed into the ocean has a daredevil history. Hes been profiled in powder magazine and other publications. In his posts, it shows hes been flying planes for a while, and even used a plane for his edgy outer wear company vertica. He jokes about buying an airplane to transport drugs and jumps out of thatot a jacket from outside, walks through a car wash and rides a camel naked. The u. S. Forest service opened an investigation in part because of this photo posted to his instagram account. Apparently, the area where it was taken is off limits to snowmobiles. Another crash near oraville. You can see that thick, black smoke. There were ten people on board. Remarkably, no one was hurt. And a similar crash in livermore. This singleengine cessna crashed right after taking off paramedic rushed him to the hospital on a stretcher. The cooler summer weather is over, hotter temps returned for much of the bay area, including walnut creek. We have a break down of how hot it got it already got a lot hotter in inland areas. In napa, 89 degrees, in the 90s in petaluma. Down to the south bay in the mid80 the, and even in San Francisco, 72 degrees. Now for the most part we enjoyed a fairly below seasonable weekend and also monday into tuesday. But we still have an ocean breeze, and that dry air mass up through Sonoma County is going to bring the concern for some relatively low humidity which could kick up the fire concerns over the next couple hours and into the middle of the week as well. 90s up ahead. Hazy skies. Were still okay on that end, but fire danger is expected to get elevated, and ill tell you which areas will seeni the hottt temps. Well have details coming up shortly. You can keep track on our website. Type in your zip code to get the exact temps in your neighborhood. The searchoinues for a 53yearold woman from Discovery Bay who vanished without a trace. Last night shex pparentlyconi her husband she was going outside to water the plants and never came back. Search and rescue teams are scouring the neighborhood. Jodi hernandez is in Discovery Bay with this bizarre disappearance, what do we know . Reporter sheriffs investigators say this is definitely unusual, especially in this quiet Discovery Bay neighborhood. Folks who live here are praying for her safe return. Shes a small, petite, asian woman thats just got a heart big as gold. Reporter thats how neighbors describe 53yearold ping chen. A Discovery Bay woman whos been missing for nearly 24 hours. Contra costa county sheriffs deputies have been searching for chen since last night. Theyve been searching after she went out to water the plants but never returned. My heart is at the bottom of my stomach right now. Reporter david works next door and says chen is out working in the yard all the time, especially since her husband became sick. The neighbor on the other side saw her down on the dock, cleaning the spider webs off the boat cover. And my heart just sank, because ping cant swim. Reporter a marine unit has been scouring the waterway behind the couples house, using sonar to look below the waters surface and search dogs to sniff along the shore. Law enforcement officers are currently searching for a missing person. Reporter the Sheriffs Department has sent out a community alert, urging neighbors to be on the lookout. People in this Quiet Community are hoping shes okay. Hoping for the best. We want ping to come home. Reporter investigators say there are no signs of foul play. Unfortunately, there are no signs of chen either, as the search continues. Reporting live in Discovery Bay, jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. Thank you, jodi. A burglar armed with a Samurai Sword and the alert officer that put him behind bars. It happened when a business in concord reported to sepp at tpo. She watched footage of aburg ar breaking into the building. A few hours later, the officer witnessed a man with a Samurai Sword. She recognized the man as the burglar from the footage. She arrested him on the spot and found the stolen items in his possession. We have an update on the arson report. Woodstock park was engulfed in flames. Today, a 12 year old boy was arrested for starting that fire. Now the cost to rebuild the play ground alone is 200,000. No verdict anytime soon. The jury on the ghost ship trial is going on a long, twoweek break after failing to reach a decision today. One defense attorney is calling for a mistrial. We have been in the courthouse all day, why this long break . Reporter well, janelle, this was a prearranged break that the judge and jurors had agreed on a while ago. But it appears the jury is going on a short, mini, summer break. Theyre not going to return to the courthouse until september 3rd. That means were not going to hear any hint of a verdict, possibly into the fall. Now the judge has a scheduling mess that she might have to deal with next month. Thats because at least three jurors want weeks off in september. They likely did not expect deliberations to drab on fg on this long because one of the three jurors booked a trip in early june, right in the middle of testimony proceedings. They think the jury will likely acquit max harris. As for almena, the odds are less in his favor. I want a verdict of not guilty. Thats what my client wants. I dont want a mistrial, but if its the boast i can get, ill grab it and run. Melissa rejoins us now. If its a hung jury, what happens after that . Reporter well, janelle, in that case, the defense is probably going to try to negotiate a deal, try to lower the bail so derick almena, max harris can get out of jail. But the pressure is going to be on the d. A. s office, because prosecutors need to ask themself the, do we try these men over again . Do very this the tithey have th resources for another trial . Well be back inside the courted ro room next month. The Trump Administration wants to end the 20day limit on detaining immigration families. The change removes the 2015 flores agreement, stating families can be detained no more than 20 days. President trump wants them kept in custody as long as their immigration proceedings take. Right now, thats an average of two months. President obama and others brought the families apart. But im the one that kept the families together. With what were doing now, well do even more of that, but it will make it almost impossible for people to come into our country illegally. He answered a lot of questions there. The administration is already on the defensive for its treatment of migrant families, especially children. Democrats who toured an i. C. E. Facility today vows to fight the detention measure thats said to take affect in effect in 60 day. Flyers caught the attention of an institutions president. How many are using ecigarettes . And weve enjoyed a warmer and sunny wednesday. 83 degrees in san jose, but im still talking mid90s. How much hotter are we expected to get and how long is this going to last . Ill have that answer coming up. Back to school at san jose state. And today, a rude welcome on campus. Flyers promoting a White Nationalist group. Our business and tech reporter, scott budman, has been tracking this group and joins us on campus at san jose state. Scott . Reporter well, raj, this is a group that normally recruits online via social media, but they also like to post flyers near college campuses, some of which were just found here at san jose state. It was an unwelcome sight for students showing up to start the new year at san jose state. People are more open with, i guess, hate speech. Reporter flyers raiding Diversity Destroys nations and nationalism and not globalism, put out by a group called the american identity movement, spreading a message of white nationalism. We denounce bigotry and hated. Reporter kathleen is the diversity officer at showed stasan jose state. Equity, participating in a diverse democracy and making sure people understand that although we have free speech we also have the ability to denounce these hateful messages. Reporter barely a mile away, San Jose City and Santa Clara County officials introduced a plan to start a regional hate crimes task force, focussing on protecting minorities, young people and women from violence and hate speech. I think part of it is figuring out how do you have the really honest conversations. How do you create the space to do that and how do you do that in a way that demonstrates civility and what makes this place great. Reporter an idea many students told us they support. Pretty difficult times. So people should be more sensitive. Reporter to dig a little deeper. The movement used to be called identity europea. They often recruit near colleges and universities as school begins. San jose Officials Say they pulled the flyers down as soon as they saw them. Vaping is at the center of two stories. One local, one national. The cdc is investigating a new illness that may be linked to ecigarettes. People are ill with some sort of lung damage and all used vape products. The American Vaping Association blames cartridges bought on the street containing the active ingredient in marijuana. There are no reportable cases in Santa Clara County. And so i think theres a lot more we need to learn about the health impacts. We know that it is not just water vapor. We know that there are health concerns. And concerns over increased vaping among teenagers. The Tobacco Survey found more than 31 of south bay students have tried ecigarettes. More than 13 are current users and preferred the flavored versions. The use traditional cigarettes is now at a new low of just over 1 . Well, getting Fire Insurance isnt so easy if you live in a highrisk areas. Butte county wildfires have become more common and deadly. California started tracking insurance trends and found Insurance Companies have declined to renew policies for nearly 350,000 homeowners in the past four years. Its not clear if those residents or homeowners were able to find insurance from a different company. But one consultant tells lawmakers, for those getting new policies, rates are going way up. B. A. R. T. Riders say stations are getting cleaner. 6,000 riders were surveyed this quarter. A big improvement spot, the elevator. Nearly 60 of riders rated the eleva elevators 2k3w50d elevators good or excellent. B. A. R. T. Says this is the Third Straight survey that its seen improvement. Good news if youre on b. A. R. T. Last night it was pretty cool. I was like, wow, its not going to warm up tomorrow. And then bam weve got two systems interacting. Were drying out. To the north of us theres a trough and cooler air mass. Were creating a bit of a mikx n our forecast. Were still pretty hot. ni because of the dry air mass were still seeing a good sea breeze. We are talking 15plus Miles Per Hour winds, gusting at times to 20 Miles Per Hour. Wh we are concerned about fire danger. We have High Pressure that was stalling offshore starting to build over the bay area. Santa rosa right now is running about 13 degrees warmer at this hour compared to yesterday. Check out livermore. 11 degrees warmer, san jose 8 degrees warmer, but the ocean breeze is still at a 26 Miles Per Hour. Well see what happens with the marine layer tonight. It could mean less cloud cover for tomorrow morning. As you wake up were going to be very mild at times. Check out San Francisco. We could still get clouds rolling through. At about 57 degrees. North bay 65. In the east bay, some cloud cover at 64. Whats up with this warming trend . All right, lets talk about that. Less marine air inland will mean hotter valleys into the 90s over the next couple days. As we head into tomorrow, as that High Pressure builds to the south of us, its going to warm our temperatures up by a couple degrees. San jose for tomorrow, 8 degrees. Pa 89 degrees, ukiah, 95. Some of our hottest temperatures l and Sonoma County area. San francisco, 75 degrees. Your best bet to get away from the heat will probably be half moon bay. Remember how i was talking about High Pressure to the south. We have a cold air mass to the north and the trough, thats what was kicking up some of the sea breeze and temperatures are going to be hot through tomorrow. But as we head into friday and saturday we get a cooler air breeze. By sunday and monday, were going to get High Pressure once again rolling around. And our hottest temperatures might end up being into next week. Were going to get a good stretch of dry, hot temperatures not just for today but really through the weekend and into next monday and tuesday. We could be looking at closer to near triple digit heat. 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