bruce mar and michael ing are due to return today. once they do we will get a live interview. >> we are going back live to san jose, at the greyhound bus station, the bus is just pulling up with two of the men who survived on board. everyone is waiting to hear more from their harrowing tale as their bolted over at 2:00 a.m.. the men were sleeping down below, some were able to grab lifejackets, others were able to hold on to chests and flow in the water for over 24 hours. some were rescued by fishermen, others found their way to shore. there was no mayday call from the boat as it was hit by a strong storm in the middle of the night. it had just departed earlier on sunday for this fishing trip. many men from the bay area were on board. the buzz is just pulling up were enough. craig skalar is there >> hot in manhattan last night space all game in arlington tx between the raiders in oakland a's dyes well attention of all. this is very of sending video. you do not see the fall, but you can see him going over the rail and disappear into the

. >> reporter: we are expecting the homecoming of bruce mar one of the surviving fishermen any moment now sometime between 6 and 8:00 a family spokesman said here at this home in san ramon. this will be the case with almost all of the surviving fishermen except for three. [ crying ] >> they're brothers. they're close. >> reporter: but now one of the brothers, brian wong of berkeley, is missing. that's why the three remaining wong brothers have decided not to come home with the rest of the survivors today. brian's wife elsie is beside herself. >> they told me that they're going to stay there and wait for brian. >> reporter: elsie says her husband was asleep as were the rest of the passengers of the erik early sunday morning when a violent storm suddenly sank the boat. 19 men including gary craig and glen wong swam for more than 15 hours. while the water was treacherous, it has since calmed and there are many islands around. fishermen tell the family that others have been rescued in the area in the past after being stranded for days. that gives elsie hope. >> it's warm. hypothermia is n

. >> reporter: ma h, di lee recalls her dad donald was at a fishing shop when he and bruce mar met -- mandi lee recalls her dad. and bruce is among 19 passengers who survived the ship wreck. many headed to the bay area. >> he has to come here to his best friend's car and pick up his car and drop off his best friend's car. >> reporter: albert mar was also swept away after winds capsized the 115-foot boat. >> the swim was really hard. >> reporter: survivor dave levine told his wife how he let go of an ice chest he and four others clung to to swim to land a few miles away. it took eight hours against strong current, determination and some luck. >> when he was swimming ashore, he took a stroke and when one hand came out there was a bottle of water in. then he took another stroke and he came up with another bottle of water. >> reporter: survivors are driving home today, two in their group missing but not given up on. >> my dad would not want it any other way. you know these are his best friend, and he has always thought us that we don't leave our friends side or our family's side. so it's

we are waiting for bruce mar to arrive. by the way, he is driving the car of don lee, the organizer of the event. copper all supposed to return in one car, instead, he is returning alone. once he is back will have a live interview. >> that is horribly sad. >> just into the kron 4 news room, we are following new unemployment numbers that came out for june. hiring slowed to a near standstill. unemployment is now at 9.2%, that is up from 9.1%. lieberman says that the economy only added 18,000 jobs in june and that employers added the fewest number of jobs in nine months. president obama is going to deliver a statement on this report. we plan to bring that you live coming up at 7:30 a.m.. >> the dow is off 100 points right now with that unemployment is. we will be right back as the kron 4 morning news continues. another developing story we are falling, space shuttle atlantis is getting ready to lift off. they are finishing the fuelling process right now, in just two hours we are expecting blast off if the weather coordinates. i

bruce mar from walnut correct among them this photo was taken the nature before the tragic fishing trip and while many wanted to stay in mexico and help any way they could their physical condition left them little choice >> >> because of their injuries many are sec. they have sunburn and bitten by jelly fish and what not that they need to come home. >>reporter: if coast guard c 130 back in the air tomorrow as for dive team one its scheduled to arrive on sunday to search for that sunken boat. live in san ramone, abc 7 news. >>> the picasso snchd off the wall of san francisco art gallery has been recovered and man who police say stole it is now under arrest. investigators tracked down 31-year-old mark lugo at friend apartment in napa. he flew to san francisco from new jersey early this week but investigators are not sure why he stheel picasso drawing. it's worth an estimated 200,000 dollars and while it isn't damage frame rae moved and it appears as though he was preparing to ship it. >> i think 48 hour turn around on crime like this is again just another case of unbelievable police work

the organizer there in the man the ounce the yellow jeep he will be home very shortly his name is bruce marfamily said that he would not leave until his friends or water returned bad he is coming home in danang this is video we got from don lee's family they posted it on you to just show you how much of france enjoyed fishing he recently retired there in the just wanted to go on a fishing trip to bond with his friends this search is continuing not only the water then next phase the u.s. coast guard to go down into the waters. it some 200 ft. below water. there might be a man trapped in the boat. the u.s. coast guard is helping and are monitoring the situation. >> this just in to the kron 4 newsroom the unemployment record just came out the unemployment rate is at 9.2% the economy at all lee netted 18,000 jobs. all allow housing market has affected this report. >> we will have more in affected this report. >> we will have more in jessamine [car horn honks] our outback always gets us there... ... sometimes it just takes us a little longer to get back. ♪ it's not too well done? nope. but it is

bruce mar traveled from san ramon to san felipe with lee.rvived the tragic ordeal and is expected to return tonight. >> it's bittersweet, you know, of course. we're all so happy, you know, that there are, you know, the 20 that are coming home, but, you know, it would be nice to see him pull up. >> i'm happy there are survivors. i'm happy they are on their way home. i wish i could be happy for my own father-in-law in the same sense. >> reporter: jonathan carver says his family's spirits have been bolstered after hearing that a do i have team soon might be headed 200 feet below sea level to fine the boat. >> if we know that the wreck can be dived and if there's anyone who is still there that they can recover, it would also bring some closure to the situation and maybe a little peace of mind knowing that the loved ones had been found and are accounted for. >> reporter: tracy grant, nbc bay area news. >>> the search for those loved ones, those seven men, still missing in the sea of cortez. it's now in the hands of the coast guard. janet oh from

mar met. now her father and six other men are missing. and bruceamong 19 pass injures who survived the ship wreck. many headed back to the bay area now. >> he has to come here to his best friend's house and pick up his car and drop off his best friend's car. >> reporter: albert line a cousin of lee was also swept away. >> the swim was really hard. >> reporter: survivor greg larn said how he let go of a cooler to swim back to shore. it took eight hours. >> he had a stroke and came up with a bottle of water. >> reporter: levine and two others are returning home. >> my dad would not want it any other way. these are his best friends, and he has always thought us that we don't leave our friends side or our family's side. so it's just not him. we want all six. >> reporter: and this house is still full of activity and optimism with a find our father's facebook page and volunteers here helping to keep the pressure on to keep the search going above and below water. we're live in san ramon, debra villalon. >> and we have more on the missing fishermen includi

." >> to mar on "washington journal" we look at american patriotism. after that, i discussion with bruce fleming of the christian science monitor on his latest article about the military having a clear purpose and later a discussion and campaign 2012 and the early primary states with the national journal. that is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. on tuesday, the senate armed services committee heard from the commander of the league war in afghanistan. lt. john allen confirmed the president's plan to withdraw troops by next september was not one of the options presented by the current commander, general david petraeus. he was joined as confirmation hearing by vice admiral william mcgraven, a member of the seal team that killed osama bin laden. and general james thurmond. this is about two hours, 25 minutes. >> good morning everybody. mccreary here to consider the three military nominations for command of some of the most >> witnesses this morning on what is truly a joint panel are general james thurmond, u.s. army nominated to be commander united nations command combined forces co