away in an ambulance after he was found on the tarmac at a high high airport of police say he stowed away and somehow survived a trip halfway across the pacific in the wheel well of a plane. good evening, and thank you for joining us. i m ama dates. fbi officials say the 16-year-old boarded a flight in san jose and was found on the tarmac at the airport in maui. lilian kim is live at san jose mineta international airport with the details on this bizarre story. ama, this story is mind blowing on many levels. there is the security aspect and then there is the survival aspect. here is a photo of the 16-year-old boy being wheeled away by paramedics. the fbi says he survived a five and a half-hour flight from san jose to ma we in the wheel well of a high high an airlines plate. the boy was apparently unconscious most of the flight. when he regained consciousness he was seen walking on the tarmac covered in grease. the fbi says he ran away from home and hoped a fence at mineta sa
from san jose to ma we in the wheel well of a high high an airlines plate. the boy was apparently unconscious most of the flight. when he regained consciousness he was seen walking on the tarmac covered in grease. the fbi says he ran away from home and hoped a fence at mineta san jose before climbing into the wheel well. we talked about the likely conditions the boy faced jie. to be at that altitude, 38,000 feet, that is higher than mount everest and people use oxygen tanks because they can t move without them. the wing wells are not pressurize. so the outside air temperature is a factor. that was well below minus 40 or minus 50 degrees fahrenheit. he is said to be in good health. the next question of course is security. how did the boy hop the fence and walk on the tarmac without anyone noticing? the public information officer here wouldn t comment on that and we plan to get more information tomorrow. lilian kim, abc7 news. lilian, thank you. new details on that 7-year
the verdict, we the jury find george zimmerman not guilty. the man who shot and killed the unarmed teenager trayvon martin in florida last year will not go to jail. tonight george zimmerman is a free man. that verdict stirring up anger and frustration for many across the country including right here in the bay area. good evening. i m ama dates. we will have more on the protests in a few minutes. first, the decision came down about 7:00 p.m. tonight which is 10:00 p.m. in florida. marcy gonzalez takes us in the courtroom for the reaction. we the jury find george zimmerman not guilty. george zimmerman is a free man. your gps monitor will be cutoff when you exit the courtroom over here. you have no further business with the court. the 29-year-old smiling. his wife in tears upon learning the found zimmerman not guilty of both manslaughter and second-degree murder in the death of trayvon martin. i think the prosecution of george zimmerman was disgraceful. i am gratif
with the court. the 29-year-old smiling. his wife in tears upon learning the found zimmerman not guilty of both manslaughter and second-degree murder in the death of trayvon martin. i think the prosecution of george zimmerman was disgraceful. i am gratified by the jury s verdict. we are so proud to stand before you and to tell you that when we announced the charges 15 months ago we also promised that we would seek the truth for vai vaughn martin. for trayvon martin. protesters gathered outside the seminole county courthouse reacting to the verdict. zimmerman maintained he shot martin in an act of self-defense. the prosecution spent more than two weeks trying unsuccessfully to prove he got out of his car and targeted the teenager as he walked in his neighborhood in sanford, florida last year. tonight the jury of six women coming to a unanimous decision after more than 16 hours of deliberations sending george zimmerman home to his family. and trayvon martin s parents