army blackhawk helicopters being down over downtown mogadishu and the grueling 15-hour result. and the new book, which is out this week from atlantic monthly press is a very different scope, i'd say, than blackhawk down. it's also being made into a mini series already. the thing hasn't been out three days, and the producer and director of what's going to be between eight and ten hours in the end, of this mini series is michael mann and he has said this, i like this description. he says, in mark's book, there are no background people. people ab tracted into statistics or body counts. there's a sense that everybody is somebody as each is in the actuality of their own lives. the brilliance of bowden's narrative, achievement of intervowing hundreds of people on all sides and making their human stories his foundation is why hue 1968 raises to the emotion emotional of for whom the bell tolls and on the western front. high praise. >> bless him. [laughter] >> from partisan character, but thank you for sitting with us. >> my pleasure. thank you for inviting me. >> host: can we talk a li

we saw a blackhawk land on the highway where a group of people were waiting.land, they pick up the rescue victims and move them to hospitals or shelters. the vastness is horrific on a scale. >> normally in flood zones you see areas of flooding and then areas of green grass. here it is the complete opposit opposite. >> that's exactly right. i look around and even in the areas that are supposed to have water, there is a marina. you can see some boats. only watersheds in the houston area and surrounding harris county come all the watersheds, 22 of them, they were overcapacity. just yesterday a river which had flooded into lake houston, just yesterday it started to recede. they are starting to breed a little bit of a sigh of relief in houston, it's all hands on deck here in beaumont and port arthur. they are just getting started. this water is rising. even though the rain stopped about two hours ago and the forecast is supposed to clear up, you still have these watersheds with all this water. that water wants to make its way back to the gulf of mexico. to do that,

. >>> blackhawk down. yet another crash involving a u.s. military aircraft. the search tonight for a missing service member. >>> palace threat? police launch a terror investigation after a man with a sword injures three others outside of buckingham palace. >>> and hype night. the spectacle in las vegas as mayweather and mcgregor rake in t rake iorake inurake int rake nn hundreds of millions no matter who wins. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt reporting tonight from rockport, texas. >> reporter: good evening. after staring into the evil eye of harvey and taking the hurricane's most ferocious shot, rockport, texas, is bruised and battered and it's not over yet. right now, a brief break between bands of rain. like much of this region, it's now experiencing unrelenting rains and a catastrophic flood threat growing by the hour. harvey is back down a tropical storm after a surprisingly strong cat 4 hurricane. rather than moving on, it is lingering along the texas coast. its rains flooding highways and cuttin

other victims lifted to safety in a blackhawk helicopter. now flood waters threatening to ignite an explosion at a chemical plant forcing evacuations. tonight from houston to beaumonth to new orleans. let's get to abc's gio benitez outside beaumont tonight. >> reporter: tonight beaumont and port arthur, texas under water. hammered with more rain overnight than they get in an entire year. residents waking up to this, major freeway interstate i-10 now completely underwater. cars completely submerged. in some places, catastrophic flood waters reaching rooftops. >> i'm on my roof right now. >> reporter: families in agony, waving white towels signaling for help. in the last 24 hours, the storm tragically claiming two lives here in beaumont 41-year-old colette sulcer died, her three year old daughter clinging to her as both were swept away. her little girl, miraculously, in stable condition tonight. in nearby port arthur, workers racing to evacuate this flooded nursing home. more than 70 elderly patients in bedrooms and hallways. workers gathering

tom, the view from our blackhawk was staggering. barely any dry land, and in many neighborhoods, the water was as high as rooftops. in our 90-minute ride, we rescued 15 people, and the airfield at beaumont is a very busy place. this operation is far from over, tom. >> such a critical mission. rob marciano in the skies over texas. here in houston, the rain has stopped, but the flood waters are rising and some areas threatening even more neighborhoods. the calls from for help still coming in. more than 13,000 rescues so far. and this image, a human chain of strangers rescuing people from their flooded out car. and while the worst of the weather may be over, the long-term recovery is just getting started. >> reporter: tonight, houston trying to fight back. still in some parts a city under siege. water rescues and recovery missions around the clock five days after harvey made landfall. >> this is one of the places that seed me in fact, right now it appears for this neighborhood that things are getting worse. >> reporter: more than 13,00

. >> host: 15 hours was the core sort of timeline in blackhawk down, this was as you say, up po to 30, 40 days. and things happen out of those margins, battles don't come out of nowhere and they don't end when they end. and tell me how that necessitated more of a different structure, more of a mosaic, if you go with that characterization. >> i think there is a similarity in the structure as i went about reporting blackhawk down and this in the same way. this was, as you mentioned, a much bigger scale and a much bigger challenge and i ended up speaking to a lot more people. but i try to build these stories from the ground up. me, i'm far more interested as a writer in the experience of the individuals who were caught up in that struggle, either both american soldiers and vietnamese soldiers and civilians. one of the soldiers who was in this battle, by the way, was andy westin who is in the front row here, andy. if you want to stand up. >> host: stand up. [applaus [applause] >> and andy is one of many americans veterans who i interviewed. the great they think about andy was he was writi

military's investigating another crash of a blackhawk helicopter that happened friday night during a training exercise. right now one service member is still missing. it is just the latest accident involving u.s. military aircraft and ships. more from yemen. >> reporter: the urgent search and rescue mission still under way for one missing special ops soldier. five have been rescued after an army blackhawk helicopter went down during a training mission off the coast of yemen. the helicopter was hovering about ten feet above the water practicing its hoisting when it suddenly lost power and slowly crashed into the water then turned on its side. the crash just the latest in a series of deadly u.s. military aviation accidents including in mississippi and australia. earlier this month another blackhawk helicopter went down two miles offshore from oahu and two navy destroyers involved in collisions in the pacific. >> there are too many coincidences here to demonstrate anything other than the fact we are not training sufficiently. we don't have enough people. we don't have enough time. we do

his exhibit runs til friday at blackhawk plaza in danville.e trash how did that get there was it here when you got here yea just got here ahhh man i hate when people do that coming up journey". (pam) escovedo says, art is just another opportunity for self expression.. and he points to tony bennett and miles davis - both musicians and painters.. most people close to him - call pete escovedo 'pops'.. he is cool to the core.. his exhibit runs til friday at blackhawk plaza in danville. coming upthe trash how did that get there was it here when you got here yea just got here ahhh man i hate when people do that you would be kind enough to pick it up for me yea i'll pick it up now that's what i call a good citizen or is he. well explore in the next edition of people behaving badly sadie all: tucked away in downtown terre haute along north fifth street is a place for all of your richest desires... that is... if you love chocolate. seth vicars: "i still get people almost daily i didn't even know this place was here, i was just walking by and i came in.

five have already been rescued after an army blackhawk helicopter went down during a training mission off the coast of yemen. the helicopter was hovering about ten feet above the water practicing its hoisting when it lost power and slowly crashed into the water and then turned on its side. the crash a latest in deadly military accidents, including in mississippi and australia. earlier this month, another blackhawk helicopter went down two miles offshore from oahu and a deadly season at sea, two navy destroyers involved in collisions in the pacific. >> there are too many convicti coincidences here. we don't have enough time or resources. >> next month, congress will hold a public hearing to determine if some of these accidents are related and whether or not they stem from budget cuts. hans nichols, nbc news, washington. >>> in lon todon, police are trying to determine whether an attack outside of buckingham palace ways carried out by a terrorist. it happened last night and kristin dahlgren is in london and has details. good evening. >> reporter: good evening. tonight, people here in lo

in his home early this morning.whooshand in the east bay, residents in the upscale community of blackhawk hit by burglars sneaking in to their backyards from a golf course.you're watching kron four news in prime time. (steve) a south bay community devastated after a popular store owner was gunned down during an attempted robbery. and tonight san jose police have made an arrest in the murder.(steve) thanks for joining us.. i'm steve aveson...(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis in for pam moore... the deadly attempted robbery happened earlier this week at the popular jim's liquors in san jose... hieu (hugh) "charlie" ly (lee) was the owner of the liquor store... he was gunned down after refusing to hand over the cash register. that's where we find kron 4's hermela aregawi... she is live in front of the liquor store.. where there is a vigil being held for the victim.. hermela.. what's the community's reaction? (hermela aregawi)a lot of the people here have lived here for decades..and they've known the victim and his family for that long.so this is someone they knew very well.. many say he was lik

. >> police search for survivors after a blackhawk crashed off the coast of hawaii. >>> a woman lost her wedding ring decades ago, you will not believe where that ring turned up. the best of the day. >> reporter: overnight construction is cleared, construction is slowing down 422 we'll take you there live when we come right back. >> welcome back taking a beautiful view of the commodore barry bridge. you can see the dawn is starting to break, 5:45 a.m., 71 degrees. >> look a little construction out there, karen. >> reporter: you hate when it slows traffic at 5:45 a.m., you expect to miss it on 422 if you're missing the traffic reports. this is westbound traffic live toward 23 as you head toward oaks, construction crews on the scene they are blocking a lane. they are scheduled to clear in another 15 minutes. if you hate the construction though, you will hate it tomorrow morning, too, crews come back tonight at 7:00 and blocking the lane overnight. we have an accident in franconia township that popped up at county line road and forest road watch for that. chester county, blocking the ri

these blackhawk helicopters can move along at a very quick pace. so we're going to see if we can find out what the timetable is on the flight. i see somebody here walking. let me see if i can talk to him as we're coming along here. come on up. how long is the flight going to take for these guys? >> i don't know. >> you're not sure. >> it is a short flight. >> quick flight. okay. great. so they say it will be a pretty quick flight for them. which is important because of the -- the whole disruption to their lives. got to tell you, if you've never been on a helicopter, and it is in a situation like this, it is not a fun ride. it is a very disturbing experience for people. the room in the back there is actually quite large, but we can shoot here, i think we can show the backs of people getting on, there you go, there is first patient getting on to the helicopter right now. so there you see, a nurse from the hospital, one of the members of the national guard, who is helping her get on, they have the seats on board, so they will strap them in the seats,

searching for thieves who burglarized three homes in one night in blackhawk. the contra costa county sheriffs department released surveillance video a four suspects accused of breaking into three homes in danville last friday night. no one was home in each case. the sheriff's department says there have been eight burglaries in blackhawk since may and all of those homes are next to the golf course. start yesterday, first responders were honored. they rushed to the scene of that deadly workplace shooting in june at a ups facility. four people were killed, two were hurt when an employee went on a rampage. yesterday, the mayor invited the police officers, chp officers and firefighters to come to city hall. >> i think what distinguishes all of you today as public servants both new and veterans is that at the moment of tremendous need, you were there. and i want to say thank you on behalf of the city and county of san francisco.>> investigators do not know why the gunman brought guns to work and shot his coworkers before shooting and killing himself.>>> a townhall m

also right now, the search is on for a army blackhawk helicopter that went down overnight in hawaii. guard says the helicopter had five crew members onboard, two blackhawk aircrews were conducting training when the helicopter went down two miles west of cuyanna point on the island of oahu. a debris field was spotted and several boats and aircraft are searching for the helicopter. coming up on abc 7 news at noon, a heroic mother and strangers helped save lives after a massive true fell in central park. frequent flyers seeing unusual numbers on their boarding passes. hiccups at southwest. >> i've never seen an eclipse before and i really want to. adrianna: still ahead, a look at what will enhance your eclipse experience. now a quick check of the roads with erik smith. eric: thank you, adrianna. a bit of trouble on 395 southbound at the entrance ramp from seminary road. you see what seems to be a large trailer involved in a crash and just right by the entrance ramp here comes a fire truck to get on the scene here as well. it looks like it only affects traffic coming from seminary road o

earlier this month another blackhawk crash off the coast of hawaii killing five. in denver a high school cheerleading coach has been fired after video showed his cheerleaders screaming in pain as they were forced to do full splits. the superintendent called the coach's actions dangerous and unacceptable and said he should have been fired months ago when parents first complained. the coach had been fired from the previous job. coming up it's fight night in coming up it's fight night in las vegas where the loser will go home with $100 million. maryland mick gregor in rare cases fatal bleeding. uis can causd don't take eliquis if you have an artificial heart valve or abnormal bleeding. while taking eliquis, you may bruise more easily... ma if you take certain medicines. tell your doctor about all planned medical or dental procedures. i'm still going for my best. and for eliquis. ask your doctor about eliquis. ♪ and when youod sugar is a replace one meal... choices. ...or snack a day with glucerna... ...made with carbsteady... ...to help minimize blood sugar spikes...

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in blackhawk, charles clifford kron 4 news.steve) tonight washingotn high school in fremont is looking for help to replace thousands of dollars of stolen football equipment. the theft happened sometime back in july but was only reported this week. the burglars stole helmets, shoulder pads and now the school's upcoming football season could be in jeopardy. a go-fund-me account has now been setup to help replace the stolen items. we have a link to it on kron-four-dot-com. (vicki) one of the men accused of stabbing a chicago man to death was in a san francisco courtroom today... andrew warren-- an oxford university financial officer -- has agreed to return to chicago to face charges. he surrendered peacefully in san francisco last week - after being on the run for 8 days. warren was on the run with wyndham lathem - a former northwestern university microbiologist. lathem was arrested in oakland. they both face first-degree murder charges for brutally stabbing hair stylist trenton cornell- duranleau. authorities haven't revealed a m

there have now been eight home burglaries in blackhawk since may. in every case, the burglars went through the back of the house which is up against a golf course. (mark) a local musician is murdered while trying to stop a robber in oakland. and this morning his killer is still on the loose. 40-year-old david deporis was killed in oakland on wednesday afternoon. police say he was sitting outside of a cafe on telegraph avenue when a thief grabbed his laptop and got into a car. david then tried to stop the thief by grabbing onto the getaway car, which dragged him down the street. he died from his injuries. david's friends and family gathered to remember the musician. (mark) so far police have not released any information on the robbers. (darya) happening tonight... a vigil will be held for the san jose liquor store owner who was shot and killed earli

bring them to shelters but they are constantly in process and if you look up you can see another blackhawking by here and the home is that you want to get these people on boats first preferably because it's a task trying to get to them and these baskets lifted into the blackhawk but sometimes they just aren't mobile so you have to lower the basket and you have to bring them up. it is a stunning orchestration of air power. we were just at the airport and you drop them off, they fill you back up with gas and you take back off again and we can't hear anything. i mean, i hope you can hear me because we have been kind of following these guys and when they take you out and they take you to a highway or they take you to a home and you've got people waving, it is absolutely a sight because this guy, the power is being brought down over the house and stays there with precision and lifts people up for, you know, for 15-20 minutes in the same position and yet it is extremely dangerous because you've got power lines as you can see. you've got all kinds of opticals around there, so this is one of those

>> so right now we have a number of helicopters engaged in this effort chinooks, blackhawks, lakotas,icopters. we have a large number of c-130s and they're flying operations like we saw recently flying into galveston island, loading up evacuees, taking them back to dallas to be sheltered there. we have humvees, high profile vehicles of course involved in this effort as well. we have military grade boats that are performing boat rescues. we have shelter teams that are providing comfort items and as we get people evacuated and get them settled into shelters, and most importantly what we have is uniformed military personnel who love their country, who love their state, and are out there to help their fellow citizens through a very difficult time. and i couldn't be more proud of my texas guardsmen, and i couldn't be more proud of our active duty counterparts and our guard counterparts from other states that are pouring in by the thousands to conduct this vital work. >> we sincerely appreciate all of you and your guardsmen and the work that you're doing this week and always. we appreciate

that shouldoldier went missing a blackhawk went down.he blackhawk was hovering ten feet above the water when it crashed. >>> right now we are working to learn more information about a rescue in the potomac river. prince william county fire officials tweeted about the rescue effort late last night. it's happening off possum point in dumfries near quantico. >>> the time is 9:41 on this sunday morning. it's the final day of freedom for a lot of school kids. somara is tracking your back-to-school forecast. >>> one district is scrambling at the last minute. the rush to find more bus i am storm team 4 meteorologist, and we have great weather to be outdoors driving around. temperatures expected to rise to 80, 81 degrees for a lot of us. a nice mix of sun and clouds and no rain to contend with while you are running the errands. but we have rain in the forecast at the top of the workweek and i will have that in the full forecast ahead. >>> hurricane harvey took a lot you can see the proof on the video that we have been showing you all afternoon a

to tell his this life i got to research what the cubs were doing about his favorite team and the blackhawks, i got to put myself into what it meant to be a chicago kid in 1965 so it was fun to read his life. all his friends loved him so much. he was 19 but slipped to 13. he was a tiny kid, all a smile on his face and so happy when he was chosen to be a medic, not a soldier, while he was a soldier of course but not a combat soldier. that meant he was going to save people and not kill them and that meant so much to him and his family. it was fun to create how much everybody loved him and what his life was like and then the hardest part of all this on the 19th of june when he died he went to the aid of another man who'd been shot, the other man had been shot in an open area under fire and bill put himself between the wounded man and the source of the fire and he gets killed as a result of trying to save one of his friends. his friend does survive. dell doesn't. i had to write that and speak to the gentleman, the two men that held him as he died come here, e his last words were independent i go

we spent 4 1/2 hours on a blackhawk helicopter. we have been all over southeastern texas.unt of flooding is stunning. there was a time between houston and beaumont as you hear a blackhawk fly over, that we had a 70-mile stretch that it was nothing but water. looked like lake after lake. we counted six or seven neighborhoods that were not totally inundated. if you were from port arthur or beaumont, you were a victim or knew somebody that was. we were high school a part of a very compelling rescue. i want to show you part of that. watch. >> they dropped the basket down. they're clearly looking for somebody. then as soon as that person gets in, they will hoist them up. as a rule, the people that were taken up in the basket are fairly immobile. here we go. the first rescue since we're live. it's a child and her mom. right? over and over again, can you imagine? being a child like this, breaks your heart. >> yeah, the brother and the father were brought up after that. they had a dog. they brought the dog up as well safe and sound. you talk about context and perspective. you know

they're doing to be bringing two blackhawk helicopters with them to the region. one outfitted with a rescue hoist and equipment which will be very useful as many people have been left stranded by rising waters. spoke to a local couple lives in houston. prepared for about a foot of flooding in their home, but when they began treading water inside they decided to get to higher ground. rescued off the roof of their ground by a helicopter. take a listen to how this rescue took place. >> >> climbed into the basket. we each took one dog in the basket. wrapped our legs around the pup. hold on tight and the helicopter pulls you up closer to the helicopter. you stay dangling in that basket the entire time. dropped us off at a highway that was closed down for rescue relief and just lower you back down and quickly pull it right back up again and went back. >> and that couple says they feel lucky to be alive. they were rescued from the same area where a family of six disappeared in floodwaters. again, help is on the way. reporting live at the joint base, pamela osborne, nbc

danville and blackhawk in the low 60s. 59 in orinda. el cerrito, 57. cloud cover continues to stream in, close in the san joaquin valley. some of that may speak in east of us. over the sierra, that could trigger some thunderstorm a tv. 43, truckee. you can see this coming to the south and southeast of kirkwood. that may be a big driver toward the end of august and into said temper. that's when we start to look for that to develop. 60s through 90s. it still hot but not 103 or 107. yesterday it was 68 in the city. cooler on wednesday and then it looks really hot inland over the weekend. maybe even the coast will get out of the fog. there are signs of that. >> had to the beach to cool off, if you can. >>> 6:19 am. controversial move for schools in the east bay. the vote happening today that could put walnut creek northgate high school and other schools any new district. >> reporter: seeking shelter from the storm. i'm doug luzader in houston. we will have the latest on the response to harvey just ahead. >>> the contra costa county board of education will

service member is misting after a blackhawk helicopter crashed off the coast of yemen. the crew was undergoing training when the helicopter crashed last night. the incident is under investigation. >>> there is new information on another series of missile launches by north korea. overnight pacific command said two missiles flew 155 miles per hour a third missile blew up immediately. all were short range missiles not capable of striking the u.s. or guam. the the missile comes weeks after the united nations sanctioned north korea for repeated missile launches. >>> the ban for transgendered in the military has gone from a tweet to a executive directive. trump directed the military not to move forward to allow transgendered people to join service it bars providing medical treatment for transgendered individuals currently serving. white house will not say whether transgendered troops already serving will be allowed to remain in the military. >> we're hearing from the arizona sheriff who was pardoned by president donald trump. joe arpioro was convicted of arresting illegal imm

the searc blackhawk helicopter that went down in hawaii. five crew members are reported on board. air crews were conducting training exercises two mimes west of oahu when one of them went down. they found a debris field and right now crews worked from the beach, the air and the water. no word on the identities of the service members aboard. nancy: 600 people could still be missing from sierra leone. that is the word from red cross. recovery efforts going on all day and night. since monday'sed in slide. 300 people were kill and the number are expected to climb. they are blaming deforerestation for firewood and car coal as contributor to mudslide. michelle: the new iconic queen elizabeth carrier is at home in england for the first time. the ship arrived earlier today. it went through a number of and the warship built for royal navy. larry: i'm larry smith coming up at 5:00, plans for big ben to go silent getting a second look after outcry across great britain. and new technology will help you enjoy the eclipse like never before. and we speak to nasa. you can't enter the mormon templ

the department says there have been eight burglaries in blackhawk since may. they tell us all the homes hit have been next to the golf course. >>> we're learning disturbing details involving a san mateo preschool teacher, arrested for taking lewd photos of his students. anthony satriano was arrested in april. he was a teacher at saint mathew's episcopal day school and send met teo. prosecutors say he held private photo sessions with at least five students, some as young as five did, posing the little girls in provocative ways. parents of two of the students intend to sue and say the school did not protect their children.>> for that to be the case at a prestigious private school that charges $30,000 tuition for the students is mind-boggling.>> the school released a statement saying in part -- saint mathew's episcopal day school remains absolutely committed to providing a safe, caring community. we realize this is a difficult time for the families affected by anthony satriano's actions and we are very sorry for the pain this has caused them. satriano pled not gu

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in his home early this morning.whooshand in the east bay, residents in the upscale community of blackhawklars sneaking in to their backyards from a golf course.you're watching kron four news in prime time. (steve) a south bay community devastated after a popular store owner was gunned down during an attempted robbery. and tonight san jose police have made an arrest in the murder.(steve) thanks for joining us.. i'm steve aveson...(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis in for pam moore... the deadly attempted robbery happened earlier this week at the popular jim's liquors in san jose... hieu (hugh) "charlie" ly (lee) was the owner of the liquor store... he was gunned down after refusing to hand over the cash register. that's where we find kron 4's hermela aregawi... she is

the coast guard says the blackhawk helicopter went down during a training exercise on tuesday night.rews have found parts of a fuselage and a helmet so far. >> right now those search efforts are focused around a debris field and some pieces of debris have started to be recovered. >> several aircraft and boats are being used in that search. >> officials say several tornadoes touched down in minnesota. an eyewitness captured this funnel cloud last night. authorities believe that five possible tornadoes swirld through the area. nearby a tree was uprooted and crashed into a home with someone inside. despite this they say no one was hurt. they say five tornadoes swept into the area, crashed into a home, no one was hurt but that's incredible there and that's eyewitness video. you always wonder if when people take video of that if they're safe or frightened. >> hundreds of storm chasers that go out into that. i would love to go on a storm chase as well. you've got to know how the atmosphere works. >> don't do that. >> and thankfully there are a lot of citizen journalists out there who put s

. >> a blackhawk helicopter had to make an emergency landing in mclean. it touched down in the million dollars of summer camp. the chopper landed at long fellow middle school after the pilot noticed the caution indicator flight. once they determined everything was okay the kids got to come out and check out the blackhawk close up . another beautiful day today . i do believe sue has said there's some change essay foot. you heard correctly, tch, i'm glad to hear the ears are working okay. some clouds have come in this evening. it is becoming a little bit more humid , but the change that is ahead we have to introduce more thunderstorms back into forecast. they return later in the day on friday. i think there will be quite a bit of cloud cover around in the morning, but some sunshine as well. let's talk about the timing for that. it's a frontal boundary that's going on be pushing the storms in our direction. you can see it in the chicago area right now. so that will be approaching during the day and as it gets closer the humidity goes up. it's going to get a

. >>> blackhawk down. yet another crash involving a u.s. military aircraft. the search tonight for a missing service member. >>> palace threat? police launch a terror investigation after a man with a sword injures three others outside of buckingham palace. >>> and hype night. the spectacle in las

ground as quickly as we could, get assembled and then waited until the right level to bring in the blackhawk helicopters to fly the different units to their mission. we were very successful. >> on january 3rd, 1990, general noriega surrendered u.s. forces and currently serving a 30-year sentence in a federal penitentiary. >>> there were few opportunities to use paratroopers during operation desert storm. it wasn't until the war on terrorism in afghanistan that paratroopers would be used again. >> we had an airborne operation conducted by the rangers. and everybody saw the news those c-130s were flying blacked out. and then in the middle of the sky 150 or more paratroopers quickly accomplish their mission and were again extracted from the area. >> the war on terrorists energized the troops with a renewed spirit as evidence by the new generation of volunteers like private wesley. >> the sooner i can help my brothers in afghanistan and missions like those the better. >> airborne is about character. it's about overcoming challenges. and that's what a paratrooper is. a lot of these people that co

what we saw earlier is when the national guard came in and they could take more blackhawks. there is another helicopter getting ready to go. it is launching right now after bringing a patient out. they're doing this in a very orderly fashion. they have 193 patients they started the day with. they're slowly taking out the patients, the most critically first and moving down the list. the difficulty of course is for family members. it is a short flight in a blackhawk but for family members it could be a three-hour drive but the roads would have to be open and they're not. some people who were watching l earlier commented on twitter, one about showing faces. we have done our best not to show patient faces here. our cameramen understand. we respect the dignity of the patients here and we're doing our best there. on another question, someone was requesting about a patient that was missing a leg and i could not see his other leg. that was unartfully stated by me. they were having difficulty and that was because he didn't have at least one leg, and i could not see his other leg. in

in a cbb air marine ops blackhawk -- >> witnessing it up close is surreal.hey are true heroes. >> reporter: -- we first rescued an elderly couple and their dog, stranded in their neighborhood. this woman soaking wet. >> patient's inside. >> reporter: hoisted up by basket. we've already made one dramatic rescue. now we're right back at it. next the man and his dog. all safe tonight. as if the people of texas haven't been through enough, now even the shelters are flooding. >> river inside, outside, upside, down side. >> reporter: at the bob bauer civic center in port arthur, residents were forced to move to the bleachers to avoid the pooling water. >> and enough is enough. >> we're now also dealing with catastrophic conditions in southeast texas. and those conditions are a threat to life and property. >> reporter: harvey now a tropical depression has dropped more than 20 trillion gallons of rain in texas and louisiana. at least 31 are now dead. more than 13,000 people rescued so far. officials going door to door marking bright red orange cs on homes that are c

our rob marciano on board a blackhawk chopper, the rescues from above.rim death toll climbing. search teams locating that van swept away with six family members inside. many shelters pushed to the limit with families in need. this mother desperately looking for her children. what we have just learned. >>> explosion

there have now been eight home burglaries in blackhawk since may. in every case, the burglars went through the back of the house which is up against a golf course. ( mark ) happening tonight... a vigil will be held for the san jose liquor store owner who was shot and killed earlier this week. police say charlie ly was shot and killed during an attempted robbery at jim's liquor store on quimby road monday night. police are still looking for the shooter. tonight's vigil will be held at 7:30 at the liquor store where ly was killed. ( mark ) more than 100 people are behind bars after a massive sting operation in the bay area. several pounds of drugs... plus hundreds of guns and several stolen cars were also seized. it was called "operation cold day." it was conducted by the a-t-f. most of the arrests happened in san francisco and san mateo counties. the operation actually began two years ago after more than 100 zip cars were stolen in san francisco in less than six weeks. investigators say most of the charges include auto theft and illegal firearm posse

the blackhawk was in a training exercise when contact dropped out. search crews found debris in the area. they are still looking for the crew. >>> in the bay area, bart is considering moving up its plan for later start times. the agency says it could help with the new remodeling project. officials are looking into having the trains start running at 5 a.m. instead of 4 a.m. the agency says it would give crews more time to work on construction overnight when the trains aren't running. now, if the measure passes, the change would go into effect next year. >>> new survey shows a significant number of bay area renters want out! it's not just the cost of living that has them looking elsewhere. kpix 5's jackie ward joins us now with the details. jackie? >> reporter: michelle, there have been reports in the past that have said millennials plan on leaving the area in the next few years for a variety of reasons. but according to a site that helps renters find homes, 83% of people want to leave and that number got our attention. rent over the past year has rema

they are wanted in connection to three different home burglaries in blackhawk. if you recognize them, call the contra costa sheriff's department. >>> the golden gate bridge district is taking legal action against a couple of daredevils. they climbed the bridge in the spring and took video and posted it on social media. the bridge district filed a lawsuit in marin superior court alleging trespass, nuisance and unfair business practices among other claims. the district says the men used the video to boost their social media traffic and pursue licensing revenue. >>> the gates are now open for one of the bay area's biggest musical festivals of the year. "outside lands" is getting under way at golden gate park right now. kpix 5's jackie ward is there live. jackie? >> reporter: and kenny, we are standing by the vip entrance for stage 1, the stage where thll goe t aswi llrid anbe playing l tonight but this morning it was abl laoualinst-mt ute pr >> reporter: while thousands flock to golden gate park for some of the biggest names in the music industry, the food takes ce

thieves targeted three homes in blackhawk, an area of dan vilvi. yesterday investigators releasing the surveillance pictures. that one was. they think the suspect through the back and it all happened last friday. no one was home at the time. >>> a follow-up now more west nile virus confirmed. owe figureses say a walnut creek bird died of the virus and so did a group of mosquitos. a spokesperson says the virus k activity is mild. they'll be doing extra surveillance and mosquito control. beach now goes to the public. state appeals court ruled half moon bay must be open now to the public immediately. the controversy started when tech billionaire closed that access after purchasing the surrounding property back in 2008. orders to unlock the gate and many expect it to wind up in the supreme court. >>> well, if you think you have what it takes, a recent craigslist ad may have your name on it and the ad is going viral in the process. >> have what it takes. these posters are looking for a personal assistant starting at $25 an hour. >> so be ready to work w

. >>> and the coast guard has suspended its search for the crew of a blackhawk helicopter. they were involved in a nighttime training mission when their chopper was lost. more than 96,000 square miles week. some debris were located. >>> at least one person is dead after an earthquake in italy. the 4.0 magnitude quake struck late last night off the naples coast. rescuers are looking for people believed to be trapped in the rubble. officials are optimistic they'll be able to rescue more people. as many as 10 are still missing. >>> and here at home, more flooding is expected in the kansas city area. a number of drivers had to be rescued. flash floods covered roadways and as much as three feet of water was reported on some downtown highways. wow, three feet. >>> and from coast-to-coast, millions of americans stopped right in their tracks to take in a once in a generation sight. >> the great american eclipse. the first total solar eclipse seen from coast-to-coast across america since 1918, actually, and provided a spectacular celestial show. across 14 states from oregon to south