the last of the alcatraz 11, he got his ticket to alcatraz by making the vietnamese look bad. when he was being tortured and trying to give information about who was his commanding officer nels told them it was ben casey and clark kent. everybody knows that they are not real figures. and when word got back to the vietnamese that they had been made a joke of, he got his ticket to alcatraz. i want, mr. speaker, people to understand alcatraz for a minute. the reason why these 11 men went to alcatraz is because they were the thorn in the side of the north vietnamese and they were the ones that caused the problems. the american prison, the hanoi hilton, also caused problems, but these 11 were singled out and went into a cell that was about four feet by nine. and just imagine that. four feet by nine. it's about yay big and nine feet in front of you. they spent on average about 2 1/2 years the alcatraz 11 in this prison camp. they were able to get out of their cell for 15 minutes a day to be able to empty their sanitation bucket. they ate in their cell. and they had a tremendous amou

the special sight you just may see between the golden gate and alcatraz. the 10:00 news continues in 90 seconds. thanks for the ride around norfolk! and i just wanted to say geico is proud to have served the military for over 75 years! roger that. captain's waiting to give you a tour of the wisconsin now. could've parked a little bit closer... it's gonna be dark by the time i get there. geico. proudly serving the military for over 75 years. . >>> a pair of whales ventured into san francisco bay this afternoon, ktvu's debora villalon live on titreasure island and tells us why the whales might be coming to shallower water. >> reporter: it's not unheard of, they are migrating along the coast this time of year, so yes, occasionally they do stray into the bay, but it's an early rebehinder for boaters to watch out for them. >> the two of them just happened to pop up right next to us. >> reporter: petty officer was in a crew of eight on two boats doing training near alcatraz when two grays surfaced. >> unmistakable, go greys. they were heading into the bay, but w

. >> it's called the indonesian alcatraz. located in central java it's off-limits to journalists. last month six convicts were executed by firing squad another 10 are due to be shot soon. one was from brazil who was arrested in 2004, with 19 kilograms of heroin. although he is mentally ill his condition was never properly defended because he didn't have proper representation in court. >> i know the indonesian law doesn't agree with punish someone that is mental sick. that what i don't understand. if they don't know he is sick, okay. but he is sick. i intend prove this officially. >> reporter: human rights groups say indonesia's legal system has too many loopholes to enforce harsh laws like the death penalty. they urge to investigation all convictions including this case. >> translator: most of the prisoners sentenced to death are foreigners. they are not given proper lawyers. they don't have access to translators because they obviously don't speak indonesian, and often don't speak english. it is impossible for them to understand our system. >> the prosecutor-general says he's will

up next, what was spotted between the golden gate and alcatraz that caught some boaters by surprise. and outside our doors pleasant weather remaining in the forecast for your sunday. i'll have a look at your numbers for today and following a cooling trend for the week ahead. more on that coming up. ♪ with kaiser permanente you'll connect with your doctor any time anywhere. another way care and coverage together makes life easier. ♪ become a member of kaiser permanente. because together, we thrive. ♪ >>> this is cleanup day for many people living near honolulu. a strong storm battered the eastern coast of oahu, howling winds pulled roofs off homes. one woman ended up in the middle of the street and the firefighter across the island called for people who help living outside honolulu. >> i was scared, things knocking and banging all throughout the night, feeling like things were going to fly through the window, wondering if our neighbor's roof was going to end up in our home. it was that bad. >> despite the damage, no one was hurt. power crews spending the day today reconnecting all the

to my back coming through the golden gate and we are getting a beautiful silhouette right now of alcatraz a great shot there with the marine layer. right behind it you bet new 10 minutes we won't even see alcatraz but in the foreground we have the island and a heck of a july pattern smack in the middle of february. when the sun did come out, we did warm up. oakland you made it to 67. morgan hill, san jose, hayward, 65 or 66. napa 65 degrees. san francisco officially 64. but we're falling rapidly this evening as the clouds roll back in. microclimate forecast treasure island, different weather tomorrow. it will be warmer with less of that cloud cover. mainly sunny 67 on friday. mainly sunny 65 on saturday. we have the 100th anniversary of the pan-pacific exposition, 100 years ago in san francisco. there will be an exhibit there this weekend in the city. saturday partly cloudy skies, 65 degrees. so the mild trend continues on saturday. here's why. there's a ridge of high pressure building in. as it builds to our north, the winds will begin to come from the north drying things out less of the

. >> this afternoon the coast guard reported two whales spotted near alcatraz and it was a perfect day for whale-watching, and much more. tiffani wilson shows us how people were taking in the sun in san francisco today. >> hello sunshine. good by shirt. >> it is beautiful. >> he is work on a sun kissed glow. abbie is more excited about her father-daughter date. >> i'm going to over there, the blue board. >> on the hot holiday afternoon, discovered a new passion sand, his mom doesn't seem to mind. >> we really don't get this kind of weather in san francisco so when we do get it it's time to enjoy it. >> speaking of enjoyment, for chicagoans who just stepped off an airplane the break from winter couldn't come at a better time. >> it was around ten degrees with snow on the ground. icy. so it was nice to step off the plane here. >> typically valentine's day is a all about heating things up but when the temperatures are breaking records well you need some ice cream to cool you down. >> mitchell is -- it's the bomb. the favorite place for me to go. >> many in the mission district skipped cho

. >> we are in the new alcatraz. >> isolated along the remote northern coastline some 300 miles north of san francisco, there is a small community besieged by violence, incinerated by racial hatred. the community is called pelican bay, one of the most notorious maximum security prisons in america. pelican bay state prison was designed as california's new alcatraz, a single facility that would isolate and contain the state's worst inmates, inmates too violent and dangerous for any other institutions. >> i was involved in several fights on the tier. >> stabbings, beatings, pretty regular occurrence around here. >> up here, they killing people. >> i seen people getting their throat cut. i've seen, you know, people get rat packed, you know, five guys on one, get their head smashed in. >> you can get stabbed anywhere. >> i'll never get out of here until i have parole, or die. >> richard kirkland has worked at pelican bay since 1992. in 2004, he became warden of the prison. >> we have approximately in any year, particularly over the last several years, somewhere between 700 and 800 reportab

. >>> this afternoon the coast guard reported spotting two whales near alcatraz. it was a perfect day for whale watching and much more. abc7 news reporter tiffany wilson shows us how people took in the sun in san francisco today. >> reporter: hello sunshine. good-bye shirt. he's working on a sun kissed glow. 5-year-old abbey hardee excited about her father/daughter date. >> i'm going to ride my beach board, the blue board. >> reporter: on this hot holiday afternoon, aslan discovered a new passion, sand. his mom didn't seem to mind. >> we really don't get this kind of weather in san francisco, so when we do get it, it's time to enjoy it. >> reporter: for chicagoans who stepped off the airplane, the break for winter couldn't come at a better time. >> i think it was 10 degrees with lots of snow on the ground. pretty icy so it was nice to step off the plane here. >> reporter: typically valentine's day is about heating things up but when the temperatures break records you need some ice cream to cool you down. >> mitchell is the bomb. that's the favorite place for me to

. >> it's called the indonesian alcatraz, the prison island located in central java, it's where the government executes prisoners. last month, six convicts were executed by firing squad. another 10 of due to the shot soon. one of them is rodrigo from brazil, who was arrested in 2004 with 19 kilograms of heroin hidden in his surfboard. he was sentenced to death. although he is mentally ill his family says is documented condition was never part of his defense, because he lacked proper representation in court. >> he has schizophrenia and i'm here because i know that indonesia law doesn't agree with punish someone that is mental sick. that work i don't understand. if they don't know he is sick, ok, but he is sick. i can prove this all officially. >> human rights groups say indonesia's legal system has too many loopholes to enforce a harsh punishment like the death penalty. they urge the government to cancel all executions and investigate his case. >> most of the prisoners sentenced to death are foreigners. they are not given proper lawyers. they don't have access to translators, since they obvious

. >> this afternoon the coast guard reported two whales spotted near alcatraz and it was a perfect day for whale-watching, and much more. tiffani wilson shows us how people were taking in the sun in san francisco today. >> hello sunshine. good by shirt. >> it is beautiful. >> he is work on a sun kissed glow. abbie is more excited about her father-daughter date. >> i'm going to over there, the blue board. >> on the hot holiday afternoon, discovered a new passion sand, his mom doesn't seem to mind. >> we really don't get this kind of weather in san francisco so when we do get it it's time to enjoy it. >> speaking of enjoyment, for chicagoans who just stepped off an airplane the break from winter couldn't come at a better time. >> it was around ten degrees with snow on the ground. icy. so it was nice to step off the plane here. >> typically valentine's day is a all about heating things up but when the temperatures are breaking records well you need some ice cream to cool you down. >> mitchell is -- it's the bomb. the favorite place for me to go. >> many in the mission district skipped cho

also two gray whales were spotted around the golden gate bridge over the weekend and by alcatraz. boaters reminded to keep a safe distance and exercise caution in the bay. a little earlier on the streets i spoke with one man visiting from cold minnesota, just landing in the san francisco sunshine. >> kind of crazy that in february you have one coat for blizzards. very consistently. it is february. i have to say this should be winter everywhere. >> to be clear he was not complaining about this wet wither at all. he got a chance to shop and enjoy it. i have to say the sidewalks and streets were absolutely packed. traffic going very very slowly. but certainly a beautiful day to be out in the city. reporting live in san francisco, cristy smith, nbc bay area news. >> it looks beautiful. >> for more on the wet wither, is this going to stick around? rob has the answer. >> the last few days were the warmest days around the bay area. a couple of records broken today. san francisco airport and thousand downtown oakland did briefly touch 80 degrees. the average high keep in mind low 60s arou

. >> reporter: it's called the indonesian alcatraz. a prison island located in central java where the government executes prisoners. loft months six conflicts were executed by firing squad. another 10 are due to be shot. one is this man, arrested in 2004 with 19 kilograms of heroin. hidden and sentenced to death. he is ill, the family says the documented condition was never part of the defense, because he lacked proper representation in court. >> i'm here because i know that indonesia law doesn't agree with someone that is sick. that's what i don't understand. if they don't know he's sick okay. if he is sick. i can prove this officially. >> human rights groups say the legal system has too many loopholes, and urged the government to cancel executions and investigate the case. >> most of the prisoners sentenced to death are foreigners, and are not given proper lars and don't have access to translators. they don't speak indonesian or english. it is impossible for them to understand our legal system. >> the prosecutor general says he's wil

after our boat got in at 2:00, we heard it over the radio that there were two that were between alcatraz and the golden gate bridge. >> reporter: she was aboard the kitty cat. they did not see the pair of whales in the bay. these pictures are gray whales from a prior expedition, but she said if the pair of whales are still in the bay, boaters need to be aware. >> we like to say, be whale-wise rules. stay 100 yards away. if you're in a motorized boat, within 100 yards, go out of gear. stop moving, let the whales move around you. >> reporter: the last sighting was reported by boaters near the golden gate bridge just before snesmt sunset. they're transitioning up and down the coast all the way down to mexico. >>> locals and tourists alike are loving the warm weather. earlier today in san francisco's mission district, it wasn't chocolates they were after but valentine's day pink strawberry ice cream at mitchell's. for people who just flew in from chilly chicago, the break from winter couldn't have come at a better time. >> i was hot even stepping off the plane. so i'm loving it. it's gorgeou

. >> reporter: it's culled the indonesian alcatraz a prison island. located in central java where the government executes prisoners and is off limits to journalists. six convicts were executed by filing squad. another 10 due to be shot. one is a man from brazil arrested in 2004, with 19 kilograms of heroin hidden in a surfboard. he is ill, his family says a documented position was never far from his defense loose he lacks proper representation in court. >> i'm here because i know in indonesian law, it doesn't agree with someone that is mentally sick. that is what i don't under. if they don't know he's sick okay. he is sick. i can prove this officially. >> human rights groups say the legal system has too many laws to enforce the death penalty, asks them to cancel executions and signature this case. >> translation: most of the prisoners sentenced to death are foreigners they are not given proper lawyers, they don't have access to translators, and they don't speak indonesian and don't speak english, it is impossible for them to understand our legal syste

> right after our boat got in at 2:00 and we heard it over the radio that there were two between alcatraz in the golden gate bridge. >> she was aboard the kitty cat. the boat and her crew had just returned from a whale spotting tour. they did not see the whales in the bay. these pictures were from a prior expedition, but she said if the whales are still in the bay, boaters need to be aware. >> we say it's always good to stay 100 yards away. if you are in a most rised boat and you are -- you so a whale spout, go out of gear and let the whales go around you. >> the last sighting was reported by the golden gate bridge just before sunset. whales are in peak migration season so they are migrating all the way up and down the coast. >>> locals and tours alike are loving the warm weather. yesterday in san francisco's mission district, it wasn't chocolates they were after, but valentine's day pink strawberry-chocolate ice cream from mitchell's. for people who were here in chicago, winter could not come at a better time. >> it's gorgeous down here. >> i think it was around 10 degrees with lots of s

. >> reporter: it's called the indonesian alcatraz cloked in central java where the government executes prisoners. last month six were executed by firing squad. another 10 due to be shot. another, arrested in 2004 with 19 kilograms of heroin hidden in his surfboard, and sentenced to death. although mentally ill the family says his documented condition is never part of the defense, because he lacked the presentation in court. >> i am here because i know that in indonesia. the law doesn't agree with someone that is mentally sick. i don't understand. if they don't know he's sick okay. but he is sick. i approve officially. >> human rights groups say the legal system has too many loopholes to enforce punishment like the death penalty, urging an investigation of the case. >> translation: most of the prisoners sentenced to death are foreigners, they don't have lawyers or efforts to translate since they don't speak indonesian. it is impossible for them to understand the legal system. >> reporter: the prosecutor general said he's willing to look into the leftist case. >> translation: we have onl

> right after our boat got in at 2:00 and we heard it over the radio that there were two between alcatraz in the golden gate bridge. >> she was aboard the kitty cat. the boat and her crew had just returned from a whale spotting tour. they did not see the whales in the bay. these pictures were from a prior expedition, but she said if the whales are still in the bay, boaters need to be aware. >> we say it's always good to stay 100 yards away. if you see a whale spout, you are within 100 yards. go out of gear and let the whales move out of you. >> the last sighting was reported by the golden gate bridge just before sunset. whales are in peak migration season so they are migrating all the way up and down the coast. >>> locals and tours alike are loving the warm weather. yesterday in san francisco's mission district, it wasn't chocolates they were after, but valentine's day pink strawberry-chocolate ice cream from mitchell's. for people who were here in chicago, winter could not come at a better time. >> it's gorgeous down here. >> i think it was around 10 degrees with lots of snow pretty icy,

> right after our boat got in at 2:00 and we heard it over the radio that there were two between alcatraz in the golden gate bridge. >> she was aboard the kitty cat. the boat and her crew had just returned from a whale spotting crew. they did not see the whales in the bay. these were from a prior expedition but she said if the whales are still in the bay boaters need to be aware. >> we say it's always good to stay 100 yards away. if you see a whale spout, you are within 100 yards. go out of gear and let the whales move out of you. >> the last sighting was reported by the golden gate bridge just before sunset. whales are in peak migration transition so we are migrating all the way up and down the coast. >>> locals and tours alike are loving the warm weather. yesterday in san francisco's mission district, it wasn't'- chocolates they were after but valentine's day pink chocolate ice cream from michalek else. for people who were here in chicago, winter could not come at a better time. >> it's gorgeous down here. >> i think it was around 10 degrees with lots of snow, pretty icy, so it was nice

looking out from the transamerica building and in the distance there, way up there in the blackness is alcatraz. today in the city by the bay, the city of san francisco, expect a high temperature in the mid-60s. >>> thanks, roberta. new this morning, the fight over morality clauses for some bay area catholic high school teachers intensifies. ryan takeo joins us live in san francisco to explain why some state lawmakers are calling now for an investigation. ryan. >> reporter: frank, good morning. this is the latest attempt to try to put pressure on the san francisco afternoon diecies. we are here outside the high school near city college of san francisco. this is one of the high schools -- one of the catholic high schools impacted by the morality clauses. san francisco's archbishop has a plan to add those morality clauses into upcoming teacher union contracts. they call for teachers to live by church teachings at school and in their private lives. the teachings include the church's opposition to abortion, contraception and homosexuality among other things. state assemblyman kevin mullin of san ma

our kpix 5 camera is looking towards alcatraz. those bay waters on the rise today.ides, high tide today at 10:38. up nearly 7 feet. a little minor flooding expected at the embarcadero. >>> bitter cold gripping much of the nation today following a big storm. temperatures are in the teens in the south after a foot of fresh snowfall there. the cold is freezing and then refreezing snow and ice making treacherous driving conditions back east. it's a mess. >>> across the south, crews have been working to clear roads and repair power lines after unusual heavy snowfall in places like charlotte and richmond, virginia. schools in nashville are closed until next week near zero degrees there. firefighters in louisville, kentucky, rescued a couple and their dog after they fell through this icy pond here. this all is because the jet stream is taking a large dip southward bringing record lows across the country. >>> foreign countries will soon be able to buy armed drones from the united states. the u.s. state department announced it yesterday. the sales will only occur on rare occ

folks come on for $75, does of does that mean they can take the wheel and take it for a spin around alcatrazrter: i'm not sure if they'll go that far, but it is a unique experience, and it is a nonprofit organization, so the captain was saying that's one of their big fund-raisers, and one of the way they're able to give these educational tours and field trips for kids during the week. >> we have people here asking if there's a plank on board. do you walk the blank? a serious question. >> reporter: do you guys have a plank? i have the captain right here. >> no plank. reporter: no plank. pirates are very popular in our culture right now, but they're bad guys, be so you don't like to play up the pirate angle. >> yeah, i think the plank was used maybe once in history, and after that it was a movie thing. not historical accurate at all. >> reporter: the cannons were used not just by pirates, but merchants to protect themselves against the pirates. so all of the other stuff is historically accurate, and the captain and his crew do have a wealth of information to share. >> a great fund raiser and e

>>james: alcatraz is jerry class and type 1 there's and figure a wide sampling one down as the delays on the four as a whole lot of what weather to talk about beginning a lid on today. >>erica: nick actually experienced about a month's worth of rain in just adair to so heavy downpours expected especially investing washington organum religious showing the self another california at the moment where dylan cloud cover we do have several watches and wanted to concern ourselves with for a to have a flash flood watch going into effect tonight is a tomorrow this is for napa and sonoma and marin county or talking between four to 8 in. of rain flooding is definitely a concern was so the wind. again it looks like the bridge is conditions will be in the higher elevations evening to you for the most part will be ok with the exception of the north may santa rosa were sent to my rain for sinuses' across my for highway 101 most of the activity against gays in the north bank the darker areas agreements during is heavier and on a wider and saw three real incomes of intensities and several more even do

perfect, not a drop of rain, as you can see no fog clouding our view of the golden gate bridge or alcatraz a lot of passengers enjoying their view with their cameras this morning. these passengers, some got up early to get a snapshot of the ship as it was passing underneath the golden gate bridge early this morning. i keep showing you the view because it is beautiful and we can't pass it up. there is the treasure island there and the bay bridge and the princess cruise line that also docks here at pier 27. the new cruise ship terminal early this morning. nick moyer is the executive director, how much has the cruise business increased here in san francisco over the last few years? >> in the last five years, the cruise ship business has more than doubled. we have been very fortunate by the change in a lot of world circumstances, including demand and increasing ships. there are more ships going to more places in the world now, and 2014 was the record number of ships going to cities like ours. so we have been very fortunate to see a very strong increase in our cruise business. >> the average is

san francisco bay pretty you can see the tower and alcatraz. temps in the 70s all across the board.to 07 degrees p not quite reaching there. cooler throughout the next couple of days then that rain moves in starting early thursday, all those showers that will stay to the north of the golden gate bridge until we hit late thursday into friday, talking about significant totals. we'll have more on this for you in moments. first check your drive with mike. >> folksle 80 southbound through fremont, very congested right now as we look at your map coming into the south bay, and northbound through the south bay, san jose 85 101, red, speeds below 20 miles per hour. the slowing dmoomg fremont out of hayward for 880, same peninsula, slow from both directions and approaching the bay bridge down the east shore freeway congestion, north of the bay standard. >> another update in half an hour. we'll see you then. hello! i'm a kid. and us kids have an important message for our grown ups. three grams daily of beta-glucan... a soluable fiber from whole grain oat foods like cheerios can help lower chol