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Thought that at some point he would say grab the jackets now. >> she lost her husband and three children in that boat tragedy. there were 11 members of the coleman family that were on that ill-fated tour boat. only two of them survived. 17 people on board perished. that includes the driver of the boat. the president of the company that owns the boat says it was a micro burst that descended on the lake. meteorologists say the winds were upwards of 60 miles-per-hour. a severe thunderstorm warning had gone out just a half hour before the tragedy. eboni? eboni: how heart broking. -- heart breaking...

One saw it coming. >> working with national transportation safety board and coast guard that regulate our industry, but it was almost like a micro burst. we had boats out there, it was perfectly calm, and we had a high speed wind system that just came out of nowhere ahead of that storm front, and there we were. >> so with me now, curt elleman and his 14-year-old son wagner. they witnessed this whole thing. so let me first say of course our condolences to those on the boat and their families. this is a beautiful part of the country, to have this happen is absolutely tragic. curt you were there,...

Down, it's uncertain. >> that's interesting because i had just told people that they could look forward to some of that. it's the spottiness that's the nature of this. thank you very much. heavy rains, flooding, even a tornado warning. what's the latest on this weather system. janice, dom threw a word at us, micro burst. >> we'll have to see if it was a micro burst meaning we could see fast moving winds at the surface as well as heavy rain. we had reports of a tornado earlier this morning. this is a powerful storm that could bring the potential for flash flooding. we've seen reports of 8 inc...

>> the tape went on, hit the sear the plane crashed the tape went on in the cabin saying we have landed safely, please keep your seat belt on, which was jarring. >> lets bring in rick to tell us what the weather was like in san francisco at this time. >> really no big problems in san francisco at the time. a few different kinds of turbulence you look on this, one is a micro burst. you have a thunderstorm, a big downdraft of air, potentially in an isolated area can cause unexpected turbulence. that was not the case yesterday. no thunderstorms at all in the air. there's clear air turbulence also...

Giving direction to aircraft on final approach. go around. phraseology. they will things if runways are closed, this is where we send people. regional center will notify they are going to be getting incoming flights. >> thanks so much for your expertise. it's nice to talk to you this morning and get a little bit of a feeling of control back. when you're a passenger you can have so much anxiety and knowing what to do helps a little bit. thanks so much. >> thank you. >> lets check in for a look at what the conditions were like in san francisco at the time. not normal circumstances there, right? ...