Live from the kgo broadcast center, this is abc7 news. Good evening. Thanks for joining us. We begin with a desperate rescue attempt in the waters off San Francisco. A man fell off a cliff and despite a heroic effort, he was pronounced dead. Sergio cantanna has our story. Reporter this was a swift and sizable effort to save a life. But its a rescue that didnt end well. We retrieved the victim from the water, and he was transported by the coast guard to marin, a base for the coast guard. Unfortunately, the adult male is deceased. Reporter at ft. Baker, the body was driven away in a black van and officers with the National Park place and ranger service, inspected evidence. They have not released any information how the man fell off the cliff or who he is. San francisco firefighters say the area where he fell in was not easy to get to. Trails are marked for the safety of the people. You have to be careful to stay away from the edge. The water is pretty rough over here. If youre from the a
Democrats. This time Hillary Clintons campaign targeted. Are the russians behind it . And the scare at the beach. Dozens of people stung by stingrays. Almost invisible until its too late. Good evening and thank you for joining us on this saturday. Im cecelia vega. We begin with the breaking news, a horrific scene unfolding in texas right now. A deadly hot air balloon crash that left 16 dead and there are no survivors. Investigators say the balloon caught fire in midair possibly hitting power lines, plunging to the ground in an open field. Federal investigators arriving at the scene. It is a remote area. 30 miles outside austin for what is now this countrys deadliest hot air balloon crash ever. Our david kerley is standing by but first Christine Dobbyn from our houston station starts us off right there on the scene. Reporter a bystander capturing these images just before the joyride went terribly wrong shot from a ride at 7 30 this morning. Flying low over farmland in texas. A vehicle f
The u. S. The white house denying any connection between the january exchange and the midnight Cash Transfer with regards to the negotiations. The state department saying they were conducted by different teams on each side. The funds transferred to iran were released solely to the settlement of a long standing claim at the u. S. Iran tribunal. That doesnt show why the money was hidden. Why send an unmarked plane with swiss frank and currency in the dead of night by the way by co indense on the day the hostages are released. Why keep it secret from congress and the people. They were funding terrorism and support the assad regime in syria and advance their nuclear programs, i think americans would be pretty upset. All of this coming a year after the controversial nuclear deal. Chairman saying quote hundreds of millions in the pockets of a terrorist regime means a more dangerous region, period. Paying ransom puts more american lives in jeopardy. We know the Iran Nuclear Deal was a mistake
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