To the safety zone. I feel bad just looking at her doing all that. So we, you know, feel that just went in and tried to help her. Reporter today we learned new details about the many hats the Flight Attendants wore. Part rescue team, part firefighters. They were also fighting the fire as the evacuation went on. There wasnt fire in the cabin while the passengers most of the passengers were in there. But as the evacuation went on, the fire did continue and the Flight Attendants and the flight crew were involved in trying to fight the fire on the inside. Reporter but days after the tragedy it set in. Not all the Flight Attendants were here at the press conference today. Others are still recovering in the hospital. Ryan takeo kpix 5. The chinese consul met with victims of the flight. He visited chinese passengers who were still in the hospital at sf general. He wished them well, of course, said the consulate general in San Francisco will do whatever it can to help as they recover. And we are learning more about what it was like in the final moments of flight 214 as it crashed landed at sfo. Kpix 5s len ramirez in south San Francisco and the ntsb briefed us again on the very latest today. Len, what did you learn . Reporter allen, much of what we learned today focused on the activities of the Flight Attendants right after the crash. We just heard there was some heroism but there was also some confusion, as well. In the aftermath of the crash of asiana flight 214, Flight Attendants did not immediately start an evacuation of passengers. Ntsb investigators said Flight Attendants told them they werent sure what they should do. After the aircraft came to a stop, the cabin manager who was seated in 1l asked the Flight Attendant seated with her in that area to go to the flight deck and ask the flight crew what to do. The specific interest was should we evacuate . Should we begin an evacuation . Reporter the answer that came back from the pilots was, no. The flight crew told the Flight Attendant not to initiate an evacuation. They were communicating with the tower about the emergency. The lead or the cabin manager made an announcement over the p. A. For people to stay in their seats. Reporter but then the cabin manager saw fire. He sent the Flight Attendant who was sitting with him 2l up to the front of the cabin to let them know that there was fire and they needed to evacuate. The aircraft evacuation began after that. Reporter each pilot was inviewed for 4 hours and the two main pilots were well rested before the plane took off in korea. While they werent confirming a cause investigators say the pilots were operating the plane in a combination of manual and automatic controls including the auto throttle which acts like a sort of Cruise Control for the airplane. The pilot said what he wants in different modes but then this is a responsibility to monitor that he is getting what he asked for. Reporter they also confirmed one new avenue of investigation that on final approach at about 500 feet the pilot may have been temporarily blinded by a bright flash of light. Our investigators did interview the flying pilot. He did relay some of that information to our investigators. The question is, what could the flash of light have been in could it have been a laser . We dont know at this point what it could have been. Reporter the ntsb is also looking into why two of the evacuations slides malfunctioned opening toward the aircraft and trapping two Flight Attendants inside instead of opening outward so the people could use them to get out of the airplane. The ntsb is also ready to release runway 28 left where this accident happened back to sfo for cleanup and eventual reopening. Live in south San Francisco, len ramirez, kpix 5. As you heard, there was a lot of talk today about airplane automation. But as kpix 5s linda yee explains, overreliance on technology can be deadly. Le. In an airplane like the triple 7, we have very sophisticated automation. Reporter sophisticated enough that a plane can land itself. But some pilots rely on that automation more than others. Well, theres a global tendency to use the automation on aircraft more and more. Reporter oscar garcia used to fly a 777 for a major asian carrier. That part of the world tends to have pilots who relied more on the automatics. Reporter that reliance on automated flying is less common among pilots in the united states. A lot of our pilots if they dont come out of the service where private pilots say they were to fly piper cubs and cessnas, they learn basic flying skills. They learn speed control on final what to do and what not it becomes instinctive. Reporter even with sophisticated technology, the most important equipment in the cockpit is still the flight crew. What we call crm, crew resource management. And this came out of some accidents where captains would not listen to their copilots or their flight engineers. Reporter august 6, 1997, korean air flight 801 is approaching guam. I junior officer told a junior officer told the pilot that the instrument landing system was off but the pilot insisted it was on. The plane crashed several miles short of the runway killing 228 people. Let me be clear, the crew is required to maintain a safe aircraft. We have a flying pilot and we have two other pilots that are in the cockpit. Somebody has to be paying attention. Clear human factors, resource management, the ntsb and faa will look at it very carefully. Reporter this gas back to the culture of the this goes back to the culture of the cockpit. No matter what the instruments say, someone has to fly and for someone to speak up when something doesnt look right. Thats what the ntsb is going to be looking for. Linda, there really is no limit to what those computers can do, right . Reporter absolutely not. The planes can land themselves in zero visibility if necessary. But if something isnt working as expected, its ultimately up to the craw to catch that problem. All right. Linda yee, thank you. It could be days before crews clear the aftermath of flight 214 from the runway at sfo. Kpix 5s john ramos shows us how bad it is for travelers at the airport right now. Reporter with one runway shut down, San FranciscoInternational Airport is itself in a bit of a holding pattern. The faas Ground Delay Program is in effect and that means airlines are being limited in their number of inbound flights. Its specifically designed to avoid having aircraft circling overhead. Instead, those aircraft wait at their Origin Destination to get in here. Reporter about 50 arriving flights have been canceled outright. And many others are experiencing an average 45 minute delay. And its an evolving situation. Betsy thought her flight from washington, d. C. Was on time until she got to her seat. This was most unusual to actually get on the plane and to be told that there was a two hour delay. I fly frequently and i think thats one this is one of the very few times thats happened to me. Reporter this persons parents arrived as firsttime flyers and didnt know about the crash. She decided it was best to keep it that way. They dont know what happened . No, i didnt want them to freak out. Reporter but most people coming in can see the wreckage on the adjoining runway and it may be some time until it can be reopened. Once investigators are finished and the wreckage is removed, the runway will have to be examined, repaired and recertified by the faa. Could it be next week . Were hopeful it can be and were going to work very hard. All the different agencies, were going to work around the clock to get it back in service as quickly as possible. I just hope that it is removed soon. Its a terrible reminder and hard to believe that people escaped that alive. Reporter at San Francisco international, John Ramos Kpix 5. Now, as long as that Ground Delay Program is in effect, the cancellations and the delays are going to continue. So if you are traveling, you should call your airline to see if the flight has been affected. A programming note for you, too. Kpix 5 will present a special on the heroes of flight 214. The stories of the extraordinary actions of those who saved lives. Thats tomorrow night at 7 00 p. M. One of the five guys screamed, oh, my god, were all dead. I started to be afraid and then was knocked out. He was sucked out of the plane back in the 70s. How this bay area man almost got killed right after surviving that deadly crash. The new span of the bay bridge would open in time after all if a top official gets his way. The proposed quick fix that caught everyone off guard today. Picture from mount vaca, more of that onshore flow and temperatures dropping. Find out how much more they will drop in my sevenday forecast coming up. And we are following some breaking news in the east bay. The search for an abducted 21 monthold girl. , im totally in love with the avocado on this sub. I love avocado so much i started a facebook page. Oh, you should post a picture of my new earrings. Those would go perfectly with this sweater im knitting. [ male announcer ] show your avocado love try it on the turkey spinach or subway club. Subway. Eat fresh®. Try it on the turkey spinach or subway club. Could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. Yep, Everybody Knows that. Well, did you know some owls arent that wise . Dont forget im having brunch with meghan tomorrow. Who . Meghan, my coworker. Who . Seriously . Youve met her like three times. Who . sighs geico. Fifteen minutes could save you. Well, you know. Right now in oakland for a missing 21month old girl. Police say she was taken fr car parked outsi theres an intense search now in oakland for a missing 21 monthold girl. Police say she was taken in a car, parked outside a convenience store. That store is at international boulevard and 79th avenue. The girl was reported missing at 11 00 this morning. Our Christin Ayers is at the location where the search is taking place right now. Christin. Reporter liz, an amber alert is issued. We just got some new information from Oakland Police right now. Shortly they will be issuing a picture of the 21monthold girls father. His name is john webb. And police now say that they are looking at him as someone who they are trying to establish an actual timeline of when this child disappeared. They are not clear that the child did in fact disappear at 11 a. M. Today. Now, heres what john webb told authorities earlier. He actually told them that he had parked his car outside of a liquor store on 79th and international, walked across the street to go inside the store and was inside there for a couple of minutes. Left the child in the car with a relative, his mother, we heard from witnesses who suffers from dementia. When he came out the child was gone. Witnesses describe seeing a woman walking with the child who fit the little girls description a short time later. Heres what police told us earlier. Investigators are talking with the father, the family has been very cooperative. Were following up on active leads to find out exactly what did happen. The father reports he came to the store with his 21monthold little girl and a Family Member and when he came out of the store, the little girl was no longer inside the car. Reporter authorities using dogs and helicopters to search for 21monthold daphne viola webb. She is africanamerican with short curly hair and brown eyes. She had on orange pajamas with pink hearts and socks. Now authorities telling us that even though they believe she was abducted, it sounds like they may be secondguessing the story of the father who reported her missing putting his picture out and trying to establish a timeline of when this child did in fact disappear. Liz . Given that they are sort of uncertain about his story is he officially a suspect in the case yet or are they curious to know why things arent adding up . Reporter at this point he is not a suspect. The police arent saying that things dont add up. But they are saying they want his picture out there and they want to not last time that this community has seen this man with his child in the area. So certainly it sounds like there are some questions brewing. All right. Christin ayers, thank you. We may not have to wait until december to see the opening of the new eastern span of the bay bridge. Kpix 5s phil matier on a proposed temporary fix to get the span open by Labor Day Weekend as they had originally planned. Phil. Reporter thats right. And it came as quite a stunner today heres the story. We can achieve that seismic safety within a months time, okay . And we dont have to wait until december. Reporter that was professor seibel chair of the bay bridges review committee saying there is a temporary fix to the bolt problem that would allow the span to open by labor day and they need to get working on it right now. We do not know when the next earthquake will occur. We have to assume that it can occur any day. Reporter its called shimming and basically it means installing wedges into the bridges bearings to hold them in place in case theres an earthquake. And they could hold them there until the complete saddle fix is completed come december. This is a very simple structural operation. The complete science for the shims has been done. The contractor has the designs in front of them and as soon as we shim these [ indiscernible ] we have still achieved the full seismic safety of the bridge. And we can achieve that seismic safety within a months time. Reporter bridge officials, who had long been saying that a full fix was needed to open the bridge, were clearly caught off guard. And i do believe this idea merits further vetting. Its an idea its a concept at this point that came up fairly late. Not just the concept. It has been designed by the design team, has been approved by caltrans and passed on to the contractor so we are not just at a concept stage. I will tell you, candidly, that the book he held up and talked about as a design, thats the first ive heard of it. I dont want to wait any day longer than necessary because we can have an earthquake at any time and old bridge is not safe. Reporter well, its going to take a couple of weeks at least to vet this idea, get it through some other experts and even work up how much its going to cost and if its engineeringly feasible. Its a story with more twists than you can imagine. Theres no date to open it and no date to announce a date. Reporter no. All were talking about is possible fixes. What they said they didnt think they could get it done by labor day. They wouldnt say when they could get it done but now someone has walked in and said you can get it done. And that is changing the entire game plan. Oy. All right. Phil matier, thank you for the latest. Now, paul, if they decide to open it in december, there could be some weather curveballs then too. They are not just moving a fubar years and saying, hey, its a few barriers saying hey its open, they need concrete, asphalt and dry weather. Its easier to get five dry days in september than december. Something tells me a few more curveballs coming before that bridge is open. This is the western span of the bay bridge no controversy there just a beautiful looking bridge. And we have low cloud cover and fog already moving into the bay. Not out toward mount vaca, though, where it is hotter. Concord and morgan hill low 90s today, compared to 96 yesterday. San rafael 86, your afternoon high today. Beautiful day in san jose and fremont with highs in the upper 70s, and San Francisco 63. Death valley 100 years ago today, july 10, 1913, recorded the highest ever temperature on earth, 134 degrees. The hottest temperature ever recorded on the planet happened in california 100 years ago today. Happy anniversary, death valley. High pressure system is moving out. Only 108, 109 a cold wave for them at death valley. Inland areas of california including the bay area will continue to cool down because your source of the heat is moving away. Now we have a source of cooler air moving in. Light to moderate onshore flow for several days will give us widespread fog and Morning Cloud cover near the bay and at the coast and temperatures in general falling down or perhaps below normal. Look at san jose tomorrow. 81 degrees your average 84. Concord below normal tomorrow down to 83. And San Francisco only 65. San rafael will be down to 77. And afternoon sunshine for oakland with a high of 71 degrees. Well be close to average mid 80s inland through saturday and near the bay lots of fog each morning through the top of next week. A slight warming trend next week. So we went dont have the real cold stuff, the real hot stuff, just like porridge, just right. Thank you, paul. Still ahead sucked out of a plane in the 70s. How this bay area survivor nearly got killed right after that deadly crash. Those guys think its messed up, it was messed up. The Closing Arguments in the richmond gangrape trial. ,,,,,,,, of the chinese teenagers who died in the asiana 214 crass actually killed by an emerg vehicle rushing to the scen its unclear whether one of the chinese teenagers who died in the asiana flight 214 crash was actually killed by an Emergency Vehicle rushing to the scene. But if that is the case, kpix 5s mark sayre says its not the first time Something Like that has happened on a bay area airfield. Mark. Reporter well, elizabeth, it was a clear thursday afternoon when two planes collided in midair here at Moffett Field and the sole survivor from that air crash, his heart goes out to everybody involved in the possible rescue mishap at sfo. Reporter this video provided by the Bay Area Television archive at San Francisco state shows the scene on april 12th of 1973. Thats when a u. S. Navy p3 orion and a nasa conveyor 990 collided on approach to Moffett Field killing 16 people aboard the tw