the coast guard does all that we ask of them to do. however, we cannot continue to stretch the service and assume that it will never break or the gaps will not open in our maritime security. with that, mr. chairman, i yield back. thank you for your courtesy. >> i thank the gentleman. we've also been joined by the chairman of the full transportation committee, and i now recognize him. >> first of all, thank you so much, chairman is saissa, and tr committee, government reform and oversight. i'm honored to co-chair this hearing with you. sorry a little bit of a delay getting back here today, but pleased to be with you. and i thank you for your leadership on this. this is a very important agency that we have a joint responsibility over. our committee has some limited oversight responsibility under transportation as you may recall historically. tsa was created, i happened to chair the subcommittee on aviation in 2001 after the horrific terrorist attacks. since that time, tsa has grown from 16,500 screeners and a small cadre of different tra

the coast guard does all we ask them to do. we cannot continue to stretch the service and assume they will never break. i yelled back. thank you for your courtesy. >> first of all, thank you so much. i am honored to co-chair this hearing with you. sorry there was a little bit of a delay. i am pleased to be with you. thank you for your leadership. this is a very important agency that we have joint responsibility over. our committee has some limited oversight responsibility under transportation, as you may recall. tsa was created -- i happen to chair the subcommittee on aviation in 2001 after the terrorist attacks. since that time, tsa has grown from 16,500 screeners and a small cadre of different transportation security activities, which would join together. it was a much smaller beginning. unfortunately, tsa has mushroomed to 65,000 employees, of which there are 14,000 administrative personnel. 4000 in washington and 10,000 out and the fields. we never intended it to mushroom to this size. i have been critical of the administra

coast guard is trying to rescue injured crew members from a yacht about 400 mi. off the california coast. crewmembers were injured by a massive wave that crashed into marriott just a half-hour ago the coast guard brief us on what they're doing now. >> the cover is on scene with the distressed vessel. they have not been able to launch yet. the helicopter is conducting preflight checks and they're making sure everything is ready to go and as soon as the aircraft is on the air it will be on scene with the sailing vessel >> don is that coast guard headquarters in alameda >> we have learned in the last few minutes that the helicopter is now over the stricken boat and that they could be at this very moment trying to lower in rescue swimmer down to the deck. once he is down there he will make some kind of assessment of the injuries and then they will need to figure out a way to get those people off. the calls for rescue when all the way from the ships at sea to london who called the u.s. coast guard. we have an amazing video both from the air and the boats themselves. w

coast guard cutter pike. this is headed out this morning. two helicopters from the air national guard that are going out to sea to continue looking for the four, still missing sailors on the yacht involved in the accident. we will continue to be out here and get more information from the coast guard representatives in an hour from now. live here on verba buena island. allie rasmus. channel 2 news. >>> that happened at 10:00 at market and sanchez streets. the blaze may have started in the kitchen the the fire went quickly to two alarms. some 50 firefighters helped put out the flames. they were told someone was in the apartment and couldn't get out. >> the victim was deep in the fire unit itself. fire block with a hose had to be put in place for the fire in the kitchen. they had to contain that and get by the fire and make the rescue inside. >> the woman was taken to san francisco general hospital with critical injuries. a firefighter suffered a small finger cut. the red cross is now helping displaced residents find temporary shelter. no word o

amy the coast guard not as hopeful. >> reporter: the coast guard says there is no chance they are still alive. the race officials here at the yacht club say they believe the sailors had life vests and foul weather gear so the was hoping to be able to rescue more people. they say they don't think there's any chance at this point. they've been looking for 30 hours and they've decided to give up. here's a shot at the boat stuck on the farallon islands. it was hit by large wave that knocked some overboard when they turned the body around to try and rescue the sailors another wave hit knocking everyone except for one, overboard. one confirmed dead, four missing, three have been rescued. the woman who took a picture of the boat says seeing it really affected her. >> i was heartbroken when we saw a sailboat on the rocks knowing what happened yesterday, it was horrific to see that in person. >> reporter: the may-day call went out 3:00 saturday. the coast guard decided to suspend the search last night, saying 30 hours is well beyond the calculated surviveability window. the crew was participate

a coast guard cutter. they used a program that takes all of the information in this case and calculates the search area that needs to are covered by boat and helicopter. >> they'll run a certain pattern, that search area that maximizes the chances that they would be able to locate the object. >> reporter: matthew ruddick said the best chance of finding people in this scenario is immediately after it happens. >> over time, things like wind and current, that will cause an expansion of the search area, and as that search area expands, it becomes that much more difficult to locate someone who was in that area. >> and how long an individual can survive in a situation like this depends on a number of factors. >> the physical condition of the individual, such as their height, their weight, male or female, a number of other physical variables, as well as what they were wearing at the time they went into the water, and then environmental conditions like water and air temperature, what the windows are doing. son all

. >>> a challenging rescue mission hundreds of miles off the coast of san francisco, what coast guard crews are facing right now as they try to airlift three injured sailors. >>> also big waves up to 40' high batter the bay area coast and how some were able to take advantage of the impressive show. >>> an early morning house fire in pacifica leave 11 family members without a home. >> this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. good evening, i'm erick rasmussen, ken wayne is off tonight. >> em heather holmes. >> the bay area windy weather has stalled the rescue of saivil sailors. crew member are aboard a western australian yacht and about the efforts to bring the sailors to shore. >> reporter: heather, we're live in front of a cutter that is similar to the one sent out to that troubled yacht and this is what we know at this hour. this is what we have learned from the coast guard. we want to show you video of the geraldton off the top. this is the yacht in question, which has had its steering mounting knocked out by huge waves. this video was captured a month ago as the geraldton was leaving c

coast guard members execute a daring rescue off the california coast. >> you can see the vessel right there. and knows rescuers have now landed in the bay area. their mission to save two seriously hurt british sailors from a yacht hit by a huge wave during and an around the world race that were destined for oakland. the rescuers returned just minutes ago. where are the injured yacht crew now? >> reporter: the rescuers returned about 40 minutes ago. they arrived here in san francisco, but they did not have d actually decided that it was a safer bet to keep them onboard a coast guard ship and those passengers are expected to now return to coast guard island tomorrow afternoon. two injured british sailors are onboard the u. s. coast guard cutter based out of coast guard island in alameda. >> after the initial assessment was taken the safest option would be to bring them back on the coast guard cutter. >> reporter: a massive wave hit their 68-foot yacht during an around the world competition. jane hitchens from england and 29-year-old nick barbour a from london had the most serious injuri

the coast guard has decided to suspend its search.now the sailors here must decide what to do next. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> this morning many who know the missing sailors are refusing to give up hope of finding them alive. hundreds attended a vigil last night. we are learning new details about the experienced crew of the boat. the skipper, 41-year-old james bradford, nick and brian why among those rescued. the only female member is among those missing, alexis bush. thought we had a photo. also still missing a 25-year-old who lived in san rafael. along with one visiting from ireland. friends and mourners say they can't believe what happened. >> i felt connected to him all day. hoping he's going to make it. >> there's little nope that water. they -- there's little hope in that water. they did this with a smile on their face. they're gone. >> only person confirmed dead is a 41-year-old of belvedere his body was recovered saturday. this is the first death in the history of the san francisco yacht club. >>> today marks one month sin

you can see as the coast guard works to get the two injured sailors off the yacht on to the coast guarder in some very bad weather choppy seas and waves the reason the original plan a helicopter rescue had to be aborted sunday. the 70 foot yacht was hit by a giant wave saturday it lost steering and two sailors were badly hurt one suffering from broken ribs and punctured lung. the other some kind of pelvis strain. remaining crew is still sailing the vessel here. >> in good spirits. although the steering was carried away we have a back-up system and they are using that. the boat is steering she not disabled. -- she is not disabled, not crippled. >> reporter: there were a total of 13 crewmembers, two taken off, two others suffered minor injuries they decided to stay onboard and sail in. they are participating in around the world yacht race this was the leg from china to the bay area. the rest of the fleet has arrive -- has already arrived in jack london square. the crew will go there and repair their ship and continue on with the race. the race is expected to end in late july in england. k

here's more on the search live from the coast guard office. >> reporter: time is critical. the coast guard says conditions out there are pretty rough, and the temperature of the water is only 50 degrees. video from the u.s. coast shows the crew hoisting a sailor into their helicopter. the coast guard says he is one of three people who they rescued yesterday when their boat encountered powerful waves in the fair lob -- farallon island. >> we were looking at winds up to 25 knots, and seas 10-15 feet. >> reporter: this photo shows the sailboat pinned against the rocks. the coast guard says there were a total of eight people on board when a large wave knocked four of them in the ocean. when the crew tried to turn the boat around they encountered another wave which ultimately ran the boat aground there are only three known survivors. the coast guard recovered one body from the water, there were three helicopters, two patrol boats, a cutter, and an airplane involved in the search. >> because of the conditions, the search area rapidly expands, and so it seemed to cover all that ar

the coast guard started in extensive search extending 5000 square miles. in san francisco yacht club representative says this is the first death in the hundred 43 year history of the race and it is also difficult tragedy >> we are playing it minute by minute right now and we're not giving up hope until we have to >> the coast guard said again that the search is suspended indefinitely. the race is known for winds up to 20 knots and in this case they were hit by two powerful waves. the first one knocked seven of the eight members of the jaw and unfortunately it was hit again when sailors tried to turn around to save their fellow crew members. we know that last night the yacht club members held a vigil to honor that confirmed death from this area over here. they're still holding out hope but those search efforts have been suspended. >> it was one month ago today that a 15 year-old morgan hill girl disappeared. she was last seen the morning of friday march 16th leaving her home for a bus stop. it has been over one month now. her family plans a prayer vigil at

amy the coast guard has a different view. >> reporter: yeah, the coast guard has given up. the crews here at the yacht club say they feel like the sailors were wearing life vests and foul weather gear. the coast guard was hopeful and hospital mystic it -- hopeful and optimistic it would find more. after 30 hours the coast guard feel it is time to stop looking. eight people were aboard the boat called the low speed chase it was hit by a large wave that knocked some overboard. when they turned the boat around to try and rescue the sailors another wave hit, knocking everyone but one overboard. one person is confirmed dead and recovered. four are missing. the coast guard was able to rescue three sailors. the woman who took that picture, said seeing the boat affected her. >> i was heartbroken when we actually saw a sailboat up on the rocks, knowing what happened yesterday it was horrific to see that in person. >> reporter: that that may-day call went out 3:00 saturday afternoon. the coast guard suspended the search last night saying 30 hours is well beyond the calculated survive

i've always complained about the coast guard not having enough money. i'm trying to figure out how you are going to do all the things you have to do, particularly since 9/11, with regard to the budget cuts. >> i was involved in the deepwater horizon oil spill. i was the federal on-scene coordinator for over seven months and the president directed that we triple our response effort. the coast guard has no force in garris garrison, we are doing front line operations. weed that good fortune, if you want to call it that, where we didn't have another contingency occurring at the same time as deepwater horizon so i was able to redeploy buoy tenders from cordo cordova, alaska, and marshall those resources into the gulf. we were able to do the same during the earthquake in haiti though some of those ships did have maintenance challenges and we did the same during hurricane katrina. so the challenge we face in the maritime security due main is what if we have multiple threats, what if we have a turn and then we have a threat to national security, taking place co

she was taking part in the commissioning ceremony of a coast guard cutter. the ceremony marks the formal introduction of the state-of-the-art vessel to the coast guard's active fleet. kimberly braved the rain and wind and brings us the highlights. >> reporter: the coast guard cutter will be base d with its first mission to begin in mid-april. it was a long wait for hundreds of people in the rain and wind to see first lady michelle obama at the commissioning ceremony for the national security cutter "stratton." >> oh, my gosh, absolutely amazing. oh, my gosh. it's such an honor to be here. >> reporter: the first lady's escort wasn't spared the force of mother nature. once at the podium, michelle obama spent much of her time thanking the coast guard and their families. >> no matter what this country asks of you, you always step up to answer the call. always. so it is fitting that all of you are here today because it is that ethic of service that defined the life of this cutter's namesake captain dorothy stratton. and today we commission this ship as a tribute

coast guard is attempts a dangerous mission off a northern california coast. a sailing yacht taking part in an around the world race hit rough seas 400 miles from the finish line in oakland. at least three crew members were injured when huge waves slammed into the boat. nbc bay area's monty francis is live on coast guard island in alameda with the very latest for us. monty, good evening. >> reporter: marla, good evening. within the last 90 minutes a coast guard helicopter launched from a cutter similar to the boat you see behind me was on its way to rescue those injured crew members. we're told the helicopters has reached the yacht and a rescue swimmer has just been deployed. take a look at the conditions that the crew members were dealing with. this youtube footage was taken on board another yacht taking part in the same race. you can see just how huge these waves were. the 68 foot sailing yacht, "the western australia" almost completed the 700 mile leg of an around the world journey from china to oakland. yesterday the boat was hit by a huge swell and 3 of t

the coast guard trying to rescue injured crew members from the are about 400 mi. off the california coast crewmembers were injured by a massive wave. don knapp is at coast guard headquarters in alameda. >>> we've been out of touch the last wow we know the coast guard rescue swimmers are or to the deck of the damaged sailboat they'll make an assessment of the injured crew people those folks will be lifted to the helicopter and flown to the nearby coast guard cutter and then sail to the california coast we have some pretty interesting video both from the ship and the coast guard plane and from a racing boat at the time of the heavyweights. winds up to 60 knots sent waves over some yachts competing in and around the world race. one record to got the steering of a 7 ft. yacht leaving at 3 and remembers with back and pelvic injuries 400 mi. off the california coast. a u.s. coast guard c-130 reach the yacht and drop supplies but it was too this he was too bad to put risky jabbers into the sea. >>> high winds and swells are larger out there and will be moving the sailboat

if the coast guard conducted a dramatic rescue hundreds of miles of of the california coast. we will tell you what happened as some of the injured are expected to arrive in the bay area today. half of the occupy much of a turning to san francisco. we will go live from the scene. of >>mark: here is what we are expecting for weather throughout the did. the alarm, so good. clear skies and temperatures in the forties. mainly sunny this afternoon. we are looking for the upper 60s the next chance of rain is on wednesday. >>george: conditions are pretty good. we are not tracking and the hot spots. spring break is definitely impacting the bay bridge. in the south bay, conditions are still pretty light. we're getting word of an accident on 19th avenue, the first reports are it is in the northbound direction. >>mark: the latest developments out of morgan hill, the search for sierra lamar continues. the high-school sophomore vanished on march 16th. what she was heading from her home to her bus stop. so far police have positively identified for >>darya: will trend is in morgan hill with

people hit the streets for an unarmed teenager shot and killed in florida.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> a coast guard rescue happening right now hundreds of miles of the san francisco coast. what the boaters were doing before the wave hit their vessels >> no arrests in the case of an unarmed teenager shot to death. thousands of people demanding justice this weekend for trayvon martin >> a mega million boost for lucky bay area stores. welcome back to the weekend early edition. it is april fool's day but we are not full year >> we have a lot to talk about here in the next half-hour including the district attorney's decision to not seek the death penalty in the case of the quintuple murder in san francisco >> developing news off the coast of san francisco. any minute a coast guard cutter is expected to reach injured sailors and hundreds of miles into the pacific ocean. >> the steering mechanism is broken on a racing yacht after a large wave crashed on top of the boat. three of the 13 member crew are believed to have serious injuries. there were taking part in and around the world race heading from china

a coast guard cutter now has a helicopter on board to help with rescue effort. right now we are under a high surf advisory warning along the bay area coast. these are the waves crashing near pacific yesterday. jim bernard is telling us what we can expect as that continues. >> the atmosphere is clearing out but the ocean remains rather rough. a remnant of yesterday's frontal boundary that brought rain to the area. we do have high surf warnings up for the central california coast through a 11:00 a.m. monday morning. 20-28 ft. waves, use caution. possible strong riptides and sneaker waves. again, we did see some rain yesterday morning. the rainfall totals look like this. a third of an inch in the south bay. up to three-quarters of an inch in the north bay. it is gone for now and we should be warmer and drier through the beginning of a week with a chance of showers on wednesday which we will talk more about coming up. >> the absence of rain will help volunteers who are continuing to search for a missing morgan hill teenager, sierra lamar. it will be meeting this morn

coast guard is attempting to rescue the crew of a yacht about 400 miles off the northern california coast. now, the boat was on its way from china to oakland taking part in a yacht race around the world. nbc bay area's monte francis is live with the latest for us. monte, good evening. >> marla, good evening. >> reporter: the rescue mission was on hold, but we just talked to the coast guard. we learned that just minutes ago, a helicopter has launched. it is on its way to rescue or to air lift those injured crew members to safety. now, take a look at the condition that the crew was dealing with. this youtube footage was taken on board another yacht, but you can see just how huge these waves were. they had almost completed this 7,000 mile leg of an around-the-world journaley from china to oakland. and three of the 13 crew members suffered broken ribs and some suffered pelvic and back injuries. we're told that one woman suffered the most serious injuries and the force of the wave also took out the boat's steering teal. >> so the crew knew exactly what to do. they know where all the equipment

the coast guard rescues to injured sailors in a dangerous operation on razzies >> the operation was needed after a wave hit a racing yacht for hundred miles off the coast. >> they're just hours away from hitting land and i'm sure they will be thankful for that. right now the two injured sailors are with coast guard crews aboard a cutters. we want you to look at this fresh new video of the dramatic rescue from the scene. the coast guard working really hard despite the rough seas. strong winds and choppy waves made this very difficult for cruz. this was not the first rescue attempt, yesterday the first one did not go as well as the plant. you're looking at video of a coast guard chopper returning back to san francisco after a failed attempt to rescue the two sailors. the crew tried to drop supplies to the damaged yacht and they tried to hoist up the injured sailors but they say the bad weather kept them from doing so. all in all they say there is a good ending to this rafter knee. >> the important thing to remember is that everyone is safe and sound. everyone is on their way back and we will

coast guard island. we have a picture of the yacht we can show you. both vessels expected here this afternoon. at last check, about 11:00 last night, they had 200 miles to go it could be 3:00 this afternoon they arrive. the spokeswoman wasn't sure of their speed. there are 11 other crewmembers aboard the 70 foot yacht. they are onboard and they are bringing it in. here's what a spokesman for the race had to say yesterday. >> although the steering was carried away we have a back-up system. they are using that. the boat is not disabled. she not crippled. >> reporter: the yacht was mit by a massive wave saturday and lost steering. two members were badly hurt. one has a broken rib and punctured lung. the other a strain to his pelvis. they were 400 miles out. a helicopter was sent to try to airlift those injured sailors. but the weather was too bad. they decided to send a coast guard cutter out and they were able to get the two injured off the yacht on to the cutter to be treated. once they get here they will

at&t. >>> there is a coast guard rescue mission underway to help three injured sailors 300 miles off st of california. what they were doing in the pacific. >> powerful waves are pounding the coast at this hour. more on a powerful surf warning coming up. >>> the new phase in an on going search for a missing south bay teenager. >>> the nc 2 a victory party out of control in ken queen. those stories straight ahead. >> good morning. high surf is hitting the bay area coastline. rosemary is keeping track of the conditions in the weather center. >> good morning. some of those swells are largest at this hour mixed with high tide going on this morning as well. swells 20 to 25 feet. breakers 20 to 25 feet -- 25 to 28 feet. we will watch it subside the next 24 hours. the high surf warning is in place through 5:00 a.m. with the run off from the rain we could see a little bit of minor coastal flooding. the rest of us, sunny skies, dry conditions but breezy. we will take a closer look coming up. >>> we have been trying to gather information about a house fire in pacifica. it started on inveriness d

. >> coast guard is really watching. it's one of the bi biggest jobs certainly in this area that they have ever had. >> tonight the coast guard tak takes dramatic action to keep bay area sailors safe. good evening everyone. >> all offshore yacht racing suspended following the disaster at the farallons that killed 5 people. we are life tonight at the st. francis yacht club in san francisco with the story. >>reporter: dan, the suspension caught a lot of the yacht racers off guard especially considering there is a race coming up this weekend. however the coast guard wants to prevent another tragedy. this video was taken from the santa cruz 50 deception during the full crew farallons race on april 14. 5 crew members low speed chase died that indicate after the boat ran aground on the farallons. coast guard wants an investigation into what happened so it is temporarily suspended all permit for offshore races. >> initial reaction was one of surprise because everybody was planning ongoing on this race. once we understood what w

the coast guard was able to recover his body.n kahill of tiburon is still missing as our two other men and one woman. >> now we've lost not only these amazing, beautiful human beings, but the top sailors in our entire county. if anyone should've made it, they should have made it. it's just not right. >> in this image from the coast guard, you can see rescuers used a helicopter to pluck at least one of the survivors. survivors were cold, bruised, one broke his leg. the missing sailors were wearing life preservers and weather gear, but nothing to protect them from the ocean's very cold temperatures. last night about 400 people held a vigil in belvedere north of where i'm at right now. and this is a club where some of these sailors were members. reporting live here in marin county, bob redell, "today in the bay." >>> today sierra lamar's friends and family marking the one-month anniversary of her disappearance. she disappeared on her way to school. since then hundreds of volunteers spent weeks combing through fields in morgan hill a

coast guard used to sink this -- which method did the u.s. coast guard used to sink this method? >> we utilize a high-powered cannon to puncture holes and cause it to take on water and sank. -- sink. >> did the u.s. coast guard seek the permission of the japanese government and the japanese ship and air before it a bit of this operation? -- ship owner before it took on this operation? >> we did contact them. there was no interest. at that point, it was considered a derelict and a hazard to shipping. we needed to act accordingly. >> now that the ship is sinking, what is going to happen to the debris? >> the ship sank at 6:15 alaska time. it sank in over 9,000 feet of water. there has been a little bit of fuel. it should quickly dissipate. any debris we will collect. >> petty officer david moseley and alaska. thank you so much for joining us. you were watching newsday on the bbc. still to come, the economy moves to the center stage in the french election with a stark warning from sarkozy. >> he was known as the father of loud, we look back at the legacy of jim marshall. it is time

the coast guard worked with the international guard using several patrol boats, helicopters and a coast guard cutter. half >> we will run a certain pattern within the search area that maximizes the chances of locating the object. drama as the search area expands it becomes that much more difficult to locate someone within that area. >> how long an individual can survive depends on a number of factors. >> the physical condition, their height, weight, male or female and other physical variables as well as what they are wearing at the time they went into the water in the the environment to conditions like water temperature, air temperature and was the wind is doing. does different variables allowed us to make some of the approximation of how long an individual could function in the water and survive. >>mark: looks like a nice forecast. >>erica: for the weekend we will see some eighties around the bay area. it looks like the low clouds will stick with us throughout the rest of the morning. we will transition to sunny conditions into the afternoon. we do anticipate breezy conditions to incre

however the coast guard wants to prevent another tragedy. this video was taken from the santa cruz 50 deception during the full crew farallons race on april 14. 5 crew members low speed chase died that indicate after the boat ran aground on the farallons. coast guard wants an investigation into what happened so it is temporarily suspended all permit for offshore races. >> initial reaction was one of surprise because everybody was planning ongoing on this race. once we understood what was happening i think l it makes a lot of sense. >>reporter: he was in that race about 30 minutes behind the low speed chase. he believes the offshore suspension also has to do with the impending america's cup race. >> we have to have the a racing community bothin the bay and out the bay that is safe and the coast guard is really watching. it's going to be one of the biggest jobs certainly in this area they have ever ha had. >>reporter: safety something the yachting community takes seriously. >> we already have very extensive and strict safety regulations within

police obama was on the coast guard i'm in alameda for the commissioning ceremony for the coast guardutter stratton. >> i hereby place coast guard cutter strattonn in commission. >> reporter: the honor guard had to go indoors and the cutter took a hit when the string of flags was ripped of and fell into the water. >> you are all troopers. >> reporter: the first lady saved her biggest praise for dorothy stratton. captain stratton oversaw the growth of women's reserve of the coast guard. >> these women are heroes. they served this country so bravely and broke so many barriers. >> reporter: 44 former spars were at the event. >> something to be a spar. [ laughter ] >> reporter: including betty reef, reeves, but women didn't serve on the boats. >> aa commandser lawaur collins is the second in command for the coast guard cutter stratton. >> captain stratton was really the first woman in the coast guard. >> reporter: the first operational patrol takes place in the pacific for three months and crew members take part in drug operations, search-and-rescue and training missions. in alameda, matt

state of the art vessel to the coast guard's active fleet. the rain and wind and has the highlights. >> reporter: it was a long wait for hundreds of people in the rain and wind to see first lady michelle obama at the commissioning ceremony for the national security cutter stratton. but even the first lady's escort wasn't spared the force of mother nature. once at the podium, mrs. obama spent much of her time thanking the coast guard and their families. >> no matter what this country asks of you, you always step up to answer the call. always. so it is fitting that all of you are here today because it is that ethic of service that defined the life of this cutter's namesake, captain dorothy stratton. today we commission this ship as a tribute not just to dorothy but to all of the women who served with her. >> to be named after a woman, yeah, it's special. special for everyone, for all of the ladies in particular, especially after captain stratton who was really the first woman in the coast guard. so terrific. >> reporter: stratton's family says

if the coast guard and -- if they find any debris that's related to the missing passages, at the coast guard will reopen the case. >>mark: >>george: toyota drive will soon be presidio parkway. -- doyle drive will soon be presidio park way. the lane closures have begun. >> begins each part of the will drive here. essentially all this will be turned it warned them. they will be closing down the right lane of the northbound direction headed toward the golden gate bridge. indeed plus some zero pipes in the sidewalks before they actually begin the complete demolition of this part of the bridge. the project is not supposed to be complete and use it until 2016. the closure will be from 8:00 p.m. until noon on monday to friday. the real work will start in two weeks. now they began to new monday through friday northbound lanes. >>erica: we anticipate '80s by friday. centers are not bad right now. this is a look from our roof and in downtown san francisco. the be partly cloudy to the rest of the morning hours. when the transition to the afternoon due see mostly sunny conditions. and because of c

there's the view from a coast guard helicopter as they were going down to rescue some of the crew members. the coast and the national guard rescued three people that were clinging to rocks about 300 ft. from where their boat named the low-speed chase was breaking up another crew member was unfortunately found dead and the survivors ran life vests and cold weather gear providing some hope of the four people still missing may be found alive the got the truck a rogue wave last month about forming a miles from san francisco coast is now making its way down the canal as to speak. nine other boats set sail from oakland yesterday taking part in the around the world cup race the geraldton suffered major damage after a massive wave hit it on its way to oakland from china out in the pacific and some crewmembers were injured and had to be rescued crater last about a bonus track and to my poker in quite a lot of pain in this kind of crazy. >>> he got back on the book after that track in the race right now the gelatin is the last place but not too far from the leader traitors in the midwest have kille

searching, the coast guard cutter which is an 87 ft. patrol boat was out there a little after midnight before the swells got too big for them to continue. >> pit bulls of the sailors are weighing heavily on sailors around the country. >> it is hard to imagine what the end result may be. we're just playing it minute by minute and not given up hope until we have to. >> >> there was a tremendous effort made by the coast guard but the sad news is that they have suspended the search and there are no plans to resume. >> thank you. police are announcing a toddler found at the scene of an apparent murder-suicide is the daughter of the two people involved. witnesses reported a shooting yesterday morning in the parking lot of a shopping center on east capitol expressway. officers found the body of a man and woman. the child was in a car nearby and is now with child protective services. it appears the worst of the storm is over but for thousands, the cleanup is just starting. this weekend at least five states were hit by more than 100 tornadoes. m

there are injured sailors from onboard the yacht headed to coast guard onboard a coast guard cutter.y were 200 nautical miles out they are expected around 3:00 this afternoon. their yacht was hit by a giant wave saturday four sailors injured, two badly with a pudge ed , broken ribs and strained pelvis. helicopter rescue was a -- no-go because of the choppy conditions a cutter had to pick them up yesterday. when they get here this afternoon, they will be taken to a . the rest of the -- rest of the crew will continue on race they lost steering wave hit but they are using a back-up system to steer it. they will be going to jack london square and do the repairs they say they will continue on with the race which a year long around the world trek that should end in england july 22nd. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> final check on weather and traffic. >>> we start with our temperatures, good morning. dry, 38 in napa cool spot low to mid 40s until you go antioch, oakland and san francisco, 48°. by the afternoon temperatures top out in some of our warmest levels this week, 70s around santa ros

san rafael bridge are back open now, after an incident that prompted a call to inspection and the coast guard. a truck was going east when the engine caught fire. the driver jumped out, and was not hurt, but the fire quickly engulfed the cab. an initially inspection by caltran shows no damage. >> the fire department was quick to get out here to put this fire out. >> the coast guard was called to check for spilled fuel from a ruptured fuel tank. the fire, as you can see, basically destroyed the cab, but the tractor's load of wine and brandy appears to be okay. the left eastbound lane is still closed, but should be back open around 1:00 p.m. we want to take a live look at the richmond, san rafael bridge from a distance. you can see traffic flowing on the upper deck. the left eastbound lane should remain closed for about the next hour. a new search is underway right now for morgan hill teenager, sierra lamar. lorraine blanco joins us to show us where the search is now taking place. >> reporter: serve crews arrived here in san martin. it is an area the sheriff's department said it hadn't searched

coast guard. reporting.all what impact with is the weather condition having on the third this morning? >> the weather have are really affected as. it is overcast right now fan the air national guard is headed out to him a surge there is a motor lifeboat that will be sent out again. we're also sending out the coast guard cutter. >>catherine: >>ysabel: take us back the of today, there were some- well that flipped over the delivery of race? >> that is correct. >>marty: can you give us a sense of the conditions near the islands in terms of the water into the we chop? >> i do not have a water temperatures. current conditions, 7-8 fifth wealth. yesterday there were 10-12. late last night they got the theme. kraft but the water is called for. >>ysabel: think you very much. >>marty: san jose police are investigating an awful murder-suicide after finding the bodies in a mall parking lot. a vietnamese man and woman were found shot to death in front of a subway sandwich shop. how-17 month old cobbler with found unharme

the coast guard was able to recover a body. alan kahill is still missing, as are two other men and one woman. the survivors, they were cold, severely bruised, one person broke his leg. the missing sailors, they were wearing life preservers and weather gear, but nothing to protect them from the ocean's very cold temperatures. reporting live here atavist that point in marin county, "today in the bay." >>> one of the biggest retailers in america closing two stores right here in the bay area. best buy says it's now working on finding the employees of the two bay area locations and other positions within the company. back in march, the company announced it would shut down 50 stores across the country by the end of this summer. >>> it is 5:34 right now. soon oakland voters could have their say on term limits and voting. some council members are considering a measure for the november ballot that would limit council members and the city attorney to three consecutive four-year terms in office. another initiative for the ballot would rep

the coast guard cuter is identical to this vessel in alameda. the two injured sailor are expected to arrive on monday morning. >> we knew what we were taking on, the largest ocean in the world. there is is a healthy sort of scariness i suppose if you would like. >> he is among the dozens of sailors who are also competing in the yacht race. most of the boats have arrived in oakland's jack london square. as for the rest of the crew, they are slowly, but surely making their way to the bay area. >> the crews are in good spirits. although this feeling was carried away, we do have a back up system and they are using the back up system so she is not disabled. she is not crippled. >> the coast guard cuter is expected to arrive between 7:00 and 8:00 a.m. the injured sailors will be taken to a hospital in san francisco. live at sfo, lilian kim, abc7 news. >> thank you, lilian. >>> police in san jose are investigating an officer involved shooting right now. it happened at richard's bar. 24r was a holdup alarm at 8:30. one of the officers fired their gun, b

coast guard says there are no plans to resume the search this morning. that windows of probability has passed. is a tragic event that i know members of the sentences the yacht club will continue to mourn this morning. >> today marks the months since the disappearance of a 15 year- old morgan hill girl, sierra lamar was last seen march 16th leaving her home for a bus stop. she failed to show up at school and her family plans a prayer vigil this evening at burnett elementary school which has been a gathering place for volunteer search teams. more searches are planned for wednesday and next weekend. negotiations are underway for the wife of san francisco suspended sheriff to stay in venezuela a bit longer >> last month a judge granted eliana lopez permission to take her son there for one month. sherrif ross mirkarimi has been barred from contacting them after a new year's eve incident that left lopez's arm bruise. mirkarimi later pleaded guilty to false imprisonment >> people across the nation's midsection are cleaning up after a violent storm ripped across

bonn avenue and as is the cross streets are closed. >> the coast guard rescues to injured sailors in ngerous operation on rough seas. the rescue was needed after a wave hit a racing yacht for hundred miles off the california coast. he is in alameda right now where the injured sailors are expected to arrive today. >> i'm sure they will be happy to be back on land after sustaining pretty bad injuries. want to show you video of the dramatic rescue. you can see just how dangerous those conditions were as the crews tried to battle choppy waves and strong winds. it made for a difficult task and this was not their first attempt. what you're looking at now is video of the coast guard returning back to san francisco airport after a failed attempt to rescue those sailors but crews did manage to drop medical supplies to the damaged vessel. they say the bad weather kept them from rescuing the sailors but they say all in all it is a good ending to a raft journeys. >> the important thing to remember is that everyone is safe and sound. everyone is on their way back and we will be able to get the two

. >>> good evening i'm ann notarangelo another day, another search for missing sailors the coast guard looks for more for four people missing from a yacht. at happened around the fair on islands in 25 mi. west of the golden gate bridge. don knapp has more >>> at the san francisco yacht club in belvidere more than a century of racing that never had an incident this serious. tonight at a vigil for the people missing the whole the whole, but the odds are getting long. early saturday morning the 38 ft. yacht left the yacht club in belvidere to take part in a tradition dating back 100 years the rest from san francisco bay and are around the fair on islands it was around the islands the a person kroon hit rough waters >>> it's what 4 people aboard the rest of the current trend of us all around to best of those four people and they get hit by another wave that hit them into the rocks >>> the coast of responded to a may date. they list two of three survivors to safety the body of the fourth person was recovered near the he is identified as a resident of belvedere. >>> he had and sailing all hi

the coast guard has dropped supplies. a cutter has made its way to the yacht and at least two of the injured have been moved to a smaller ship. i want to go now by telephone to coast guard petty officer calleb chrisfield. were you able to get help to those people? >> yes, we were. the coast guard cutter is on scene action they deployed their small response boat to go to the yacht and we were able to recover two of the injured people. and get them on board the small boat. >> okay. so they are on-scene right now as you and i are speaking, rescuing these people, correct? >> yes, sir. >> okay. the entire crew won't be taken off at first, only the injured. there are three injured, you're getting two off first. are these the two who are more seriously injured? >> yes, it would be safe to assume that. i'm not sure exactly what the plan is but i think they're trying to get the two people off the small boat and they'll be flying back to san francisco international airport where the coast guard air station is located. from there we

coast guard's active fleet.imber kimberly tere braved the wind. >> reporter: it was a long way to see first lady michelle obama at the commissioning ceremony for the national security cutter "stratton." once at the podium, mrs. obama, sponsor of the cutters spent much of her time thanking the coast guard and their families. >> no matter what this country asks of you, you always step up to answer the call, always. so it is fitting that all of you are here today. it's that ethic of service that defined the life of captain dorothy stratton. today we commission this ship as a tribute not just to dorothy, but to all the women who served with her. >> named after a woman? yeah, it's special, special for everyone, and of all the ladies in particular i especially captain stratton, who was really the first woman in the coast guard. terrific. >> reporter: stratton's family says they're humbled by the honor and that michelle obama is involved. >> for it to be ours, quote/unquote, is really neat. >> they women are heroes. th

is it expected to maybe its way back to oakland later today and the coast guard is coming back to coast guard island sometime this afternoon. >>> right now a high surf advisory is still in effect for the bay area. these are high surfs that are expected until 11:00 this morning. most of the biggest waves peaked overnight but you should still be careful. >>> overnight, police are investigating a homicide in san francisco. it happened on the interstate 280. so far police are not saying much about the case but police did say the victim was in his 20s. they did close out the investigation and this is where the five people were murder last month. >>> activists are held up in a building right now. here is more on who opens the building and why police have been slow to get involved, paul? >> reporter: good morning, pam, it has been four months since occupied has been in the news but all right me show you, there is menty of patrolled officers on the street. this is the pooling we are taking over. they made their come back opened by the archdiocese and you can see members of occupied take over th

landed here at the coast guard station in the north end of sfo after leaving san diego yesterday, goingcue mission that did not go quite as planned. we had hoped to talk with the crew about the past 26 hours and the dicey rescue mission to airlift the injured crew members but they said they were tired and a bit frustrated and at the end it was decided that because of risks to the injured crew people they would not air lift them to the helicopter. still, the mission was a success. >> the important thing to remember is that everyone is safe and sound. the response crew and the two injured passengers aboard the yacht and everyone is on their way back and we will be able to get the passengers the medical attention they need >> winds up to 60 knots sent massive waves of washing over board everything not tied down. one braker took out the steering of a yacht leaving three crewmembers with injuries. a u.s. coast guard c-130 reached the on sunday and drop supplies but the weather was too bad to put rescue jumpers into the seat >> they're high winds and the swells are large out there and of cour

the 164-foot-long fishing vessel caught on fire after coast guard guns fired on it off the coast of alaska. the coast guard said they sank the ship because it posed an imminent threat to navigation in busy shipping lanes of the pacific. >>> yesterday as the head coach of the nfl's new orleans saints and other team officials appealed harsh league penalties leveled against them for the team's bounty system, shocking new evidence surfaced of saints players being encouraged to injure others. an audio recording of former saints defensive coordinator greg williams was released by a documentary filmmaker. in a profanity-laced pregame speech williams specifically encourages players to target the knees of one player who suffered a recent injury and the head of another who recently suffered a concussion. williams, now the st. louis rams defensive coordinator, has been suspended indefinitely by the league and is not appealing. >>> now here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. in new hampshire video shows a man attacking and robbing a woman, snatching her purse outside a

. >> she is live from the coast guard station on yes, sir bough buena island. >> co this coast guard cuter was involved in the search, but it won't be going back. the search has officially been called off. >> this still photo shows the sailboat low speed chase pinned against the rocks on the fairlawn eye ndz la, one day after a tragic turn of events. one of the crew members died while four are still missing. she took the photo while out at sea this afternoon. >> i was heart broken when we saw a sailboat on the rocks knowing what happened yesterday. it was horrific to see that in person. >> eight people were on board when a large wave knocked some on to the ocean. they encounter eds another large wave that ran the boat aground. the winds were said to be up to 25 knots and swells as high as 17 feet. he takes people well watching all the time. >> it was knock a boat over like nothing.r is bad youwhen tu have to stay in the deeper water. >> the coast guard rescued three surviving sailors. they are shown hosting one of them on the helicopter. then the coast guard spent the day looking for