simpson whom crane nicknamed aunt sally. the exotic caribbean atmosphere not only prompted him to write lyrics like o carib isle!, it enabled him to resume work on his epic poem the bridge though at first he felt his poetic power stuck and was incapable of writing more than a few lines. [hart crane] emotionally, i should like to write the bridge. intellectually, the whole theme seems more and more absurd. the very idea of a bridge is an act of faith. the form of my poem rises out of a past that so overwhelms the present with its worth and vision that i'm at a loss to explain my delusion that there exist any real links between that past and a future destiny worthy of it. if only america were half as worthy today to be spoken of as whitman spoke of it 50 years ago there might be something for me to say. ♪ friends, folks ♪ ♪ listen to my mope ♪ ♪ hard luck ♪ ♪ i ain't got no home ♪ ♪ chase my sins away ♪ ♪ evil's in my eye ♪ ♪ gone wrong ♪ ♪ too darn mean to cry ♪ ♪ sympathize with my condition... ♪ [hart crane] the bridge is s

and no one has any idea how close the 220 foot crane is to the point of collapse. >> i got on the cranend made my way over to ivers, i can remember i could hear pop. that pop was the metal deck, the steel popping from the heat. because the control cabin already burned up. so we didn't want to dilly daly. tried a little humor with him. told him his boss said it was okay to go ahead and knock off early. he wasn't really paying attention to what i had to say. probably wasn't in the mood. >> i introduced myself, he told me what to do with the sling he had, you know, i think it was something like a three-point hitch or something like that. we had to loop it up. and that was it. >> moseley knows every second counts and races to get the harness on sims. he gives the thumbs up. after nearly two hours on top of the crane, ivers sims is flown to safety. >> probably the biggest relief for the whole rescue was when the system actually tensed up and we were able to get it lifted off the crane and everything was hooked up. >> it was a good feeling. it was a good feeling knowing you're going to safety

the crane and tower sway toward the spectators, the crane operator and two other workers are caught inlision as tons of metal slam to the ground. >> oh, my gosh. >> brian schultz is standing nearby. >> i saw the tower twist clockwise slightly and start falling in my direction. and i do remember it seemed to take forever to fall. it just seemed to take a very, very long time for the top of the tower and the crane to hit the ground. >> schultz and local residents scramble to safety. >> get out of the way! >> i turned around from running. there was a lot of dust from it hitting. there were sparks, there was a nearby power line that had been hit. and, you know, i heard a lot of people screaming. i really didn't think there would be any survivors based on what i had seen. >> the tower lands just feet from a home, a gaping hole on his top where the crane slammed down. the twisted wreckage is scattered across the neighborhood. >> you could recognize that the tower was a water tower or the remains of a water tower, but a lot of the metal was twisted, dented up. and at about that point i realiz

personal favorite of mine, we have a game called obese crane operator.t this sounds like. it sounds like a game about a fat guy that operates a crane. but it's not that at all. in this game, you play the crane operator who lifts morbidly obese people out of their homes. [ laughter ] you hit a to pop off the roof, you hit b to grab the fat guy. now, it looks easy, but it gets harder as you go. and you know, because the people get fatter and your crane stays the same size. the hardest level's the last one. i've never been able to beat it, but i thought together we would give it a try tonight. all right, so here we go. you have to tap c as long as you can, watch out, he's too -- he broke my crane. he's so sad. now his house is gone. one of these days, i'm going to beat you obese crane operator. [ cheers and applause ] give it up for the jorbus. we'll be right back with christina aguilera. ♪ ready for another reason to switch to t-mobile?, how about getting america's best unlimited 4g lte family plan. get 2 lines of unlimited 4g lte data... for just a hundre

angela merkel and french president hollande will be flying to you a crane on friday. the military alliance of nato is strengthening it's flank. >> john kerry was the first to arrive on thursday in kiev, offering u.s. support to you a crane and warnings to russia. >> we cannot close our eyes to tanks that are crossing the border from russia and coming into ukraine. we can't close our eyes to russian fighters in unmarked uniforms crossing the border and leading individual companies of so-called separatists in battle. >> he'll be followed later by the leaders of france and germany. president hollande and angela merkel. >> we will present a new proposal to resolve the conflict. it will be based on the territorial integrity of ukraine and we will discuss it with president poroshenko today and on friday in moscow with the russian president because time is of the essence. >> this latest flurry of diplomatic activity reflects growing alarm at the escalation of fighting in eastern ukraine and the belief in western capitol that is russia is fueling it. at nato headquarters in b

ravens coach john harbaugh was at the game, brother-in-law of indiana coach tom crane. here's what he had to say about the game tonight. >> it's a blast. the place is electric. mark has done a great job. it's fun watching them play. these two teams are so similar, so hard to win in the big 10 on the road, isn't it? >> yes, sir, it is. georgia washington, they're on the bubble, bubble boys in duquesne. michael mason says bubble boys? bubble trouble. he had 24. bad loss for gw, 78-62. >>> nba now, well, it's becoming mental. the rap tolds seem to be performing the jedi mind trick on the wizards every time they play. they just stare into the eyes of the wizards and the wizards melt. let's get to it tonight. john wall, wizards actually playing well off the tip. paul pierce got am toes. washington -- bottoms.

building six new cranes. taking them off the ship and building them in place, six of them. >> so that's good news for the board. >> good news for the port. >> one of these new ships in they need new cranes. >> let me openness to all of you for questions for gay or four joe. [inaudible] >> and yes, the man who designed both the verrazano as i said the washington bridge during the 1930s, i did meet him and i interviewed him. he lived very well. he had a penthouse apartment above the carlyle hotel on madison avenue at 76th street. from the penthouse i would've been interviewed him there. he took me out to the balcony the little deck he had out there, and get binoculars and he could see all the way down to the verrazano bridge and, of course, he could see the george washington bridge, and also he built a six of the bridges in new york. and he is a premier designer. eddie also not only did he do these great bridges but bears a little walk bridge in the east 80s, green little footbridge. have you seen it? you're dr

a tractor trailer carrying the crane hit the overpass which is what sent the crane crashing down onto the van. both men were conscious and talking after rescue crews freed them. >>> happening today, we'll find out if the senate confirms the president's nominee for secretary of defense. earlier this week the senate armed services committee voted unanimously to advance ashton carter's nomination. the full senate will vote on it this afternoon. carter would replace outgoing defense secretary chuck hagel. >>> congress is doing two important things today in the war against isis. first they're looking over the president's request to expand the war, and they're deciding who will be in charge of it. nbc 10 national correspondent tracie potts is in washington with more. >> now -- >> reporter: this afternoon congress votes on ashton carter as defense secretary. he'd take over a war president obama wants to expand up to three years in iraq syria and perhaps beyond. >> the president should have all the tools necessary to win the fight that we're in. >> there is no appetite for any boots on the gr

but they could not find a big enough crane. what we just heard from authorities is that the soldiers, the military will be building -- are planning to build a bridge over the river to -- so that they could drive a truck with a huge crane onto the bridge to lift this part of the aircraft out of the water. there is still about 20 people trapped inside the aircraft at this point. they managed to bring out 38 people. 15 of them -- i'm sorry, 23 of them had already died by the time they were taken to hospital. another 15 people have been injured. but, there are still 20 people stuck inside. one of the rescuers told me that there's very little chance that they would be found alive, but they are still going to work throughout the night, 24 hours, to try to get everyone out. and right now, it looks like the soldiers will be preparing to build a bridge over the river. >> cindy, it seems incredible as well miraculous really that people have actually survived this crash. have any of them spoken yet? >> reporter: one of the families, we he

vessel operations are limited because there is a temporary shortage of experienced crane operators. >> we don't see improvements. got worse. we should be working 24/7 right now. too catch up on the back log. >> reporter: the union did not return our call for an explanation but if you start seeing these blooms going down you will know they are beginning operation. if not we will notice there are continuing problems. we will see. but by 7:00 p.m. they should be in operation. reporting live, tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >> i don't get it. why does it seem like there isn't the urgency to get through the back log? you have all these businesses waiting, food rotting, all these ships waiting to be unloaded, where is the urgency? >> reporter: there is no urgency. today the crane operators decided to have a meeting that headquarters of the union and so while they were talking only one ship was being unloaded. people are looking that port of oakland as a place they may want to skip. some people may look at port of oakland as skance. we will look into that as well. >> that would be unfortunate be

. >> tonight the crane is in the port of oakland and dozens of ships are anchored in the bay unable to deliver or pick up goods. the pacific maritime association suspended west coast operations today in the middle of a labor dispute with the longshoreman. they say -- they are slowing down with the crane operators. >> the problem is a lack of proper training for these dangerous pieces of equipment. that's not a slow down. it is following a safety rule that makes sure everyone is protected. >> they are refusing to pay holiday and premium rates for four days. >> and caught in the middle of it all are the truck drivers. he normally picks up two containers a day. he was still waiting this evening. >> if we don't deliver the load, we don't get paid. the bills for the truck keep coming. >> the backlog and delays are inflicting economic damage on factories and warehouse operators and any business connected to goods moving through the ports. in oakland, alan wang, abc7 news. >> there were three winning jackpot tickets in the powerball drawing. they were sold in texas, north carolina and puerto

. >> tonight the crane is in the port of oakland and dozens of ships are anchored in the bay unable to deliver or pick up goods. the pacific maritime association suspended west coast operations today in the middle of a labor dispute with the longshoreman. they say -- they are slowing down with the crane operators. >> the problem is a lack of proper training for these dangerous pieces of equipment. that's not a slow down. it is following a safety rule that makes sure everyone is protected. >> they are refusing to pay holiday and premium rates for four days. >> and caught in the middle of it all are the truck drivers. he normally picks up two containers a day. he was still waiting this evening. >> if we don't deliver the load, we don't get paid. the bills for the truck keep coming. >> the backlog and delays are inflicting economic damage on factories and warehouse operators and any business connected to goods moving through the ports. in oakland, alan wang, abc7 news. >> there were three winning jackpot tickets in the powerball drawing. they were sold in texas, north carolina and puerto

there's been movement of these cranes at night.s still a danger though, of problems, until this deal is ratified. that might take months. long shore workers rolled into the port of oakland terminals shortly before the 7:00 p.m. shift. >> i worked more in the last few days, than i have in the last few months. >> reporter: workers showed up at the ilwu, at the fisherman's wharf tonight, and reportedly answered the call for about 180 jobs, a rarity after terminal operators had refused for months to fill the higher paid night and weekend shifts. >> it's been like a relief when they started the weekend again. >> reporter: a dispute created more tension in the fragile youth. oakland terminal operators sent all document workers home, after a crew declared they would take a unit break. meaning all units stop at once, instead of staggering their break. long shore workers told ktvu it was a misunderstanding. they said the unit breaks had been going on during the dispute, and no one told the rank and file, there was an agreement to drop. >> n

this is crane highway behind me. you can see we can actually see the pavement which that has not been all morning long. we also have road crews still out here. the snow along the side of the road getting it out of the way, and things have really improved quite a bit. beautiful to look at. >> i love it. indeed i do, i love it. >> reporter: but not sf you had to drive. >> i was sliding and other people were sliding. couldn't stop at one point. i panicked. >> reporter: early this morning conditions on crane highway were pretty bad. >> you were just hoping the car in front of you that was going the right direction and keeping a straight track. >> reporter: as the plows make progress road conditions continue to improve. but neighborhood streets, that's another story, they are still snow covered. dig out of the house is also quite a chore. >> cleanup is good exercise. >> reporter: now while the main road looks pretty good here it's the turn lanes that we're still seeing an issue with. as you make the right-hand turn here,

and those stacks are built by a stacker crane.n the united states usually, that stacker train has a driver. there are term naturals around the world where someone is sitting in an office somewhere directing the computer what to do. one of the questions for the union is how we keep control of this work that is related definitely to the business of loading or unloading the ship, but isn't done on the dock and conversely management wants greater flexibility to do things in new way with different people perhaps outside the union's jurisdictions. >> when and how will this believe to an end? >> it's hard to know. (?) a good rule of thumb is what the real issues are really only known to the people at the bargaining table. it's important to point out that union and management have a very common interest here. next year is going to be the opening of the new locks at the pa panama canal. these will enable ships to go from the east coast to the gulf coast. and it's possible, but not certain that there will be a lot of cargo diversion from th

two women climbed on to a crane at the cove point liquefied natural gas plant in lusby. they say the facility that's currently under construction poses a safety risk and health risk to area residents. the women were removed from the crane and charged with trespassing and failure to obey police commands. >>> frigid cold temperatures are complicating massive snow removal efforts in boston. two huge storms left behind a record amount of snow. now the city is scrambling to get the streets clear for tomorrow's super bowl parade. kris van cleave has more. >> reporter: frigid single- digit temperatures are complicating the job of clearing mountains of snow in massachusetts. boston has gotten more than 34 inches of snow in seven days making it the snowiest week the city has ever recorded. >> one shovel at a time. you can't really think about the big job. you just do one shovel at a time till it's gone. >> reporter: chris partridge thought he was having a mild winter until this week. >> all of a sudden we got the big blizzard. then this. sounds like there's more to come. >> repor

. >> we need the yard crane operators. you can't send a football team out without a quarterback. that's what these workers are. they're the quarterbacks of a crew. >> reporter: the pma showed "nightly business report" number suggesting that while it asks for a full complement of yard operators in l.a. and long beach daily, the union will only dispatch a handful. >> typically what happens is we call the dispatch and say, we're going to need 15 yard crane operators at terminal f, or terminal y. what we're hearing back no you're going to get one. >> reporter: the longshoreman union disputes that and released photos claiming there was still room for more cargo to be unloaded this weekend, negating a need for a shutdown. and in a new twist, the union is hinting the problem may be due to management mostly based outside the u.s. >> when they decide to close the ports, that's a pretty serious issue. and i think people should take it seriously for what it is. it is a form of economic terrorism. >> reporter: contract negotiations resumed monday and while it would appear outwardly both side

. >> at cranes in the port of oakland are idle and dozens of ships are unable to deliver or pickup goods. the pack maritime association suspendeddations in the middle of a labor dispute with the long shoremen saying the union is intentionally slowing down operations with fewer crane operators. the union disagrees. >> the problem a lack of property training if the dangerous pieces of equipment. that is not a slow down. that is following a safety rule that makes sure everyone is protected. >> employers are now refusing to pay holiday and weekend premium rates for four days. >> caught in the middle of it are the truck drivers. >> this man normally picks up and delivers two container as day. >> if we do not deliver we are not paid. the pills for the truck keep on coming. >> the backlog in delays is inflicting economic damage on factories and warehouse rares and any business connected to goods moving through the ports. >> breaking news, after 15 hours of talks, russian president vladimir putin said a cease-fire will take effect in ukraine and announced both the rebels and government were from

the guys that love to climb the giant cranes. this time over the city of moscow. no safety gear in use here. it's not just the crazy guys this time. the girls getting in on it as well. >> the dress goes for anything. >> if you are not going to wear safety gear might as well wear a cute black dress. there they go all the way out on the boom of this crane. no roof no harnesses, just guts. i would say the force is strong with this one and if we're going to talk about what they're wearing how about this selfie here. >> he's yoda. >> yeah. >> there is no [ inaudible ]. >> so chilled out. almost like he's hanging out on a park bench. >> yes. >> high five. and the camera. >>> hey, everybody. it's just about time for us to give away another ipad mini. >> you need tuesday's buzzword be at least 18 years of age or older and legal u.s. resident. >> tuesday's buzzword is coming up in a little bit. >> stand by for the "rtm" ipad mini giveaway. >>> today i get to introduce you guys to my new "right this minute" segment. are you out of your mind! these guys decided they would go

just take a look at the city's skyline, which is now dotted with cranes. between 2009 and 2011 the city issued just 13 permits. between 2012 and today, the count's back to 87. those cranes are used to develop office buildings where asking rents now average $63 per square foot. more than double the national average according to jones langlafoun a real estate company. prices skyrocketed nearly 90%. when prices surge that quickly, some might worry that a bubble is developing in this market but real estate developers in san francisco strongly disagree. >> we believe in this market having long long-term legs. we don't believe silicon valley is going away or san francisco is going away. if an adjustment occurs, ironically it's good for our business because that means pr down. we can go do more transaction. >> reporter: one industry is driving demand for office space in the city by the bay: tech. sales force is the leader with more than 1.5 million square feet. twitter comes in second and google follows closely behind. high-flying start-ups also control a lot of

cranes load and unload containers from the ships. without them, work essentially freezes. >> we've had a couple of missteps sunday and again this morning briefly. >> reporter: port of oakland spokesman said he can't confirm why the crane operators are not on duty but he says their absence is having an impact on port operations. >> there's limited vessel loading and unloading today. that's because there's a temporary shortage of experienced skilled crane operators. >> reporter: another union action this weekend also slowed work. nearly three dozen dock workers decided to take their breaks yesterday all at the same time. an arbitrator found that to be a violation of rules. disciplinary action followed. all this after cheers went up because a negotiation went up. >> it's the first thing we thought of because now we're back in business and we can start to recover from it. it's going to be a rough road but at least there's light at the end of the tunnel. today that light is dim. >> i reached out to union officials. no response. the port o

look at the cranes behind him.hat's a skill set that you don't want somebody behind there that doesn't know what they're doing. they have to deal with the longshoremen's union. we will continue to follow this story. closing bell, 50 minutes away. the s&p just hit a high today, up 21 points. we're watching that very closely. a good rally day for the bulls. number of job openings in december. you want to see this number come up. it reached a 15-year high. is that really a welcome sign for the economy? and what type of jobs are leading? i put those questions and more to labor secretary tom perez coming up. it may not be samsung or microsoft that ends up taking a big bite out of apple, but an enemy lurking within apple. we'll explain coming up. ♪ ♪ liz: we need you to look up from whatever you're doing. we have a market rally going on. it's the nasdaq that's the biggest percentage gainer right now. it's jumping one and a quarter percent. it's close to the session highs. the dow jones industrials up 136. big moves in th

. >> tonight the crane is in the port of oakland and dozens of ships are anchored in the bay unable to deliver or pick up goods. the pacific maritime association suspended west coast operations today in the middle of a labor dispute with the longshoreman. they say -- they are slowing down with the crane operators. >> the problem is a lack of proper training for these dangerous pieces of equipment. that's not a slow down. it is following a safety rule that makes sure everyone is protected. >> they are refusing to pay holiday and premium rates for four days. >> and caught in the middle of it all are the truck drivers. he normally picks up two containers a day. he was still waiting this evening. >> if we don't deliver the load, we don't get paid. the bills for the truck keep coming. >> the backlog and delays are inflicting economic damage on factories and warehouse operators and any business connected to goods moving through the ports. in oakland, alan wang, abc7 news. >> there were three winning jackpot tickets in the powerball drawing. they were sold in texas, north carolina and puerto

there is a shortage in your crane operators. >> i'm going to get a container and go load it. at the dock. and bring it back. >> it has been a long wait for truckers at these ports. but it appears to be over. operations slowly resume. that said truckers may have to pay millions in penalties and charges for something they couldn't do anything about. >> there is penalties on both sides if we don't pick up the loads we have penalties. and then, if we don't return the empties, there is also penalties called perfiem. >> the federal maritime commission is looking into it. we hope they give us relief. >> the trucks are moving, 18 stacked up at the port and in the bay. >> there is limited loading and unloading of vessels this morning. there is a temporary shortage of skilled and experienced crane operators >> it could be sometime because ships could be brought in and sent back out. congestion from the port will be likely not cleared for months. >> jury selection began in what could be a landmark silicon valley lawsuit dealing with gender discrimination. >> this isn't the case about pa

there is a shortage in your crane operators. >> i'm going to get a container and go load it. at the dock. and bring it back. >> it has been a long wait for truckers at these ports. but it appears to be over. operations slowly resume. that said truckers may have to pay millions in penalties and charges for something they couldn't do anything about. >> there is penalties on both sides if we don't pick up the loads we have penalties. and then, if we don't return the empties, there is also penalties called perfiem. >> the federal maritime commission is looking into it. we hope they give us relief. >> the trucks are moving, 18 stacked up at the port and in the bay. >> there is limited loading and unloading of vessels this morning. there is a temporary shortage of skilled and experienced crane operators >> it could be sometime because ships could be brought in and sent back out. congestion from the port will be likely not cleared for months. >> jury selection began in what could be a landmark silicon valley lawsuit dealing with gender discrimination. >> this isn't the case about pa

behind me, some of these cranes can operate themselves. they are completely robotic.the union contract we are playing -- paying one or two meant to operate the cranes at a time. they are still fighting technology in fighting for their own jobs. the introduction of containers and the automation of shipping is really advancing the industry. cory: a deep impact. shelby holliday glad to have you on the ground covering it. thank you. some other world news headlines. indonesia central-bank, the first time in three years. the nation deals with cooling inflation. indonesian economy strengthened last quarter after its weakest year since the global financial crisis. central banks around the world have used monetary policy since the start of 2015. the french president francois hollande is ramming through economic reforms and by emergency action. the bill, including proposals to ees regulation, but critics say it gives praise to businesses including job security. the italian maker of nutella chocolate says it is not for sale despite speculations swirling through the longtime owne

i'm told behind me, some of these newer cranes can operate themselves. they're completely robotic.f the union contract, we're still paying one or two men to operate the cranes at a time. so they're still fighting technology, fighting for their own jobs. but as you said the introduction of containers and automation of shipping continue it is to advance and it's really transformed this whole industry. >> it's a fascinating story, with a deep impact. shelby, glad to have you on the ground at the port covering it. some other world news headlines, indonesia's central bank cut its main interest rate for the first time in three years as the nation deals with cooling inflation. indonesia's economy shrank last quarter. 14 central banks around the world have eased monetary policy since the start of 2015. french president hollande is ramming thru reforms by emergency action after facing criticism from his own party. the bills including easing labor regulations but critics say it re-- it eases restrictions on labor. the italian maker of nutella ferrero-rocher says it's not for sale after their

this is the end when it's doing the sky crane. engineers really happy. to be at jcl that night was just one of the happiest days of my life. to see that many people putting so much time and effort into it and care really deeply about it. interesting story about how they got into the habit of taking sophie's. obviously it looks like someone is they're taking the picture. there is not. it has an arm and he goes out and is a camera on it takes pictures. they. there is our guy. minus 200 degrees fahrenheit and there's a lot of radiation that pummels down. all in all it is a harsh environment so it has to be designed in order to be able to handle that. this was the destination. it was formed probably about three and a half to 3.8 billion years ago when a large meteorite hit that goes in days of the call and starts kicking other things out. there's a there's a lot of debate as to how this particular moment in the middle came to be. there's an unusual 3.2-mile high amount in the middle of the crater. they selected they selected it because there were signs that

chief now speaking in brussels about anmy deal for aid for you crane. the i.m.f. program l go for four years. the plan needs board approval. obviously we'll get more details as christine lagarde continues to speak. peace talks in minsk trying to find a solution. those talks have been going for 15 hours. together with the i.m.f. news, it has been a very, very busy morning for one man in particular, ryan chilcote. we'll get to the details on the foreign policy side of things. deal with the finances first. >> more than some were expecting. the finance minister said she is looking to 15 billion from the i.m.f. now we're getting 17.5 million. how much of that money comes up front? that the what we'll soo to see. lagarde saying that this plan that she is presenting now still needs board approval. paying attention to a whole bunch of different stuff here including what is going on in minsk where we have the four leaders, the russian and ukrainian presidents plus the leaders of germany and france are meeting now with the osce. after talks broke down effectively, the nor m

reporter: in a city with a skyline marked by cranes and the high rises, those living above the secondfloor depend upon ladder trucks in an emergency. >> we need the appropriate vehicles and tolls. don't. reporter: this past summer, 40% of the fire ladder trucks failed inspection because of a lack of maintenance. what 7 on your side has learned is this will cost taxpayers a quarter million dollars to fix per truck. some are so damaged that they are going back to the manufacturer near green bay. this d.c. fire truck is one of the first to be sent to wisconsin to be repaired. right here, on the ladder itself, rust has accumulated. this has already been cut off. over the years, rust has accumulated, it has been deteriorating, and this has not been properly maintained. this july 31's inspection of ladder 9 showed that it failed on 17 points. up until the day of the inspection, that truck was in service. >> it has been compromised, it has broken bolts, and you are on this. >> correct. we have nothing else. reporter: the fleet has been so neglected, 18 of the 28 ladder trucks have recently b

the cranes are chipping away at the iconic structure.ompletely gutted for months. but today crews began tearing down the exterior of the stadium. all the seats inside are gone. and by summer, the entire park will be gone. making way for a new shopping center with housing and restaurants. in sports. in case you did not see at the top of the show. giants manager bruce bochy is hospitalized. the raiders are seriously looking at a stadium proposal in southern california. and the sharks try to break out of their doldrums in dallas. gary has the highlights. and all the sports. next x >> gary :after a normal practice session he checked himself into scottsdale. he underwent a procedure to receive two stems. their medical staff was maundering his heart after he experienced discomfort during a physical that he was taking late this afternoon. bottom line is he is ok and will be released from hospital tomorrow. he is more than likely not to be in uniform during his friday workouts. he should be back to normal come this weekend. he turns 60 in april.

the cranes at the port of oakland will be silent for a total of four daysthe pacific maritime association's latest reaction to the ongoing labor dispute between the conglomerate of 70 shipping companies and the dock worker's unionnothing loadednothing unloaded. the port loses money small businesses don't get new merchendise and exports, mainly agricultural, sit warehoused during that time. craig merrilees i.l.w.u. they've decided that closing the ports is going to give them some kind of leverage or atvantage and in trying to reach a contract with 20,000 dock workers they must feel this closure is going to put them in a stronger position. it's definatly a flexing of the association's muscles and does squeeze the workers who would be making premium pay during the weekend and the holidaysbut this action affects truck drivers and other supporting workers as wellworkers who have nothing to do with the dispute. michael zampa port of oakland the real impact is going to be felt long term. there are 73,000 jobs that depend on the port of oakland. if this labor impass continues much longer you are go

today there is a shortage of crane operators. >> there is full operation at the yards and the gate. there is limited unloading and loading of vessels this morning, we're anticipating full operations in all phases on the night shift beginning at 7:00 this evening. >> reporter: still, any movement here is seen as a positive sign after weeks of mostly inaction. >> we can only believe what we can do. >> reporter: this man owns a.b. trucking. he says all the mixed messages are frustrating. >> the e-mails coming to us are saying everything's fine. but then when we try to pick up our containers, they're not available. >> reporter: the backlog could take weeks or months to fully resolve. in oakland, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >>> this is the reaction from city college of san francisco students when the school introduced its new special trustee this morning. some students and staff shouted down the man. students are upset about the cuts imposed by the previous special trustee. the ccf board of trustees will gain control of the school in july. >>> the search is on for whoever placed a dog and

moments ago we saw a crane being driven by, it does look like authorities are preparing to try and removein the next few minutes. authorities say that all but one of the bodies were unrecognizable. the train's first car was incinerateded, the driver of that suv was killed, as were five passengers on board the train. there were more than a dozen injuries, passengers treated for lacerations, contusions, burns as well as open fractures, one passenger at this hour remains in critical condition and as bad as it was, officials at one hospital where they retreated say the injuries could have been much worse. >> the silver lining here is that the injuries and the extent of the injuries weren't as serious as they could be comparatively to some other trauma activations that could have -- we could have received a lot more patients a lot more serious injuries and could have resulted in a lot more deaths. >> according to initial reports, the accident took place after the crossing gate came down on that suv, and then that vehicle became stuck on the tracks the national transportation safety board is no

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the crane business worldwide is tough. and the food service business is tough.inally listen but they listen at the bottom of the cycles. it feels like timken. when they finally listened it turned out to be the wrong time. >> how a company ends up in the crane business and the food service business -- >> a curious mixture. >> yes. >> the only thing missing was, what a toy business? >> yes. >> great synergy. >> i think that -- yeah. >> it never really made a lot of sense. but, you know there are some companies that sell trains and appliances. aircraft engines. >> and financial services. >> lockeomotives. mri machines. >> and that makes sense, right? >> yeah. right. sure. no doubt. carl back to you. >> let's get to the bond pits. rick santelli at the cme in chicago. hey, rick. >> good morning, carl. and indeed, even though rates are lower, they're lower at levels that don't seem quite as low. look at a year to date a two-year. we had what on the surface was a pretty good surprising jobs report. we could go through all the small details, but the two-year note didn't

maureen kelly kron 4 news >>pam: >>catherine: of a giant cranes are working again today and the port of oakland. these are pictures from our helicopter partnership with abc seven. all we and the cranes were idled by of bitter nine month labor dispute one that could have a basic economic impact not only on the bay area but the entire country. >>catherine: west coast dockworkers and west coasts shippers on a collision course and consumers are beginning to pay the price. the pacific maritime association accusing alongshore and warehouse union of an illegal work slowdown. the shippers say they had to stop unloading ships last weekend to clear a huge backlog of containers on the docks. the union responded with these pictures of what is called acres of empty asphalt at the loss angeles long be sport. the results of the standoff 14 container ships sitting fully loaded in san francisco bay. 26 more are idling outside other ports on the west coast from seattle to san diego. tv's, cell phones clothing and car parts are unable to reach consumers. the backlog works both ways. american shippers a

it was an 80-foot drop off of a crane. it was minus 10 degrees in london. shirt and jeans being dumped off of a crane, and she recorded it on the phone. she brought t there's no special effects. you're going to see cr puppies and me falling. >> jimmy: let's take a look. >> whoo! [ applause ] >> jimmy: was it fun? offer terrib or terrible? >> it's the stupidest thing ever, like yeah, drop me 80 feet. >> jimmy: were you pregnant during the time? >> no. there was a scene in the movie where wyatt does make her big screen debut. i was three months pregnant. let me be clear, a whole other sequence. >> jimmy: yes, not recommended to try. >> no. >> jimmy: the movie is called "jupiter ascending." mila kunis, everybody. we'll be right back. >> dicky: jimmy kimmel concert series is brought to you by at&t, mobilizing your world. expected wait time: 55 minutes. your call is important to us. thank you for your patience. waiter! vo: in the nation, we know how it feels when you aren't treated like a priority. we do things differently. we'll take care of it. vo: we put memb

. >> let's bring in charles stratford following events from donetsk in eastern you a crane. charles, what is the latest in donetsk? >> >> we heard a statement from one of the separatists spokesman here who has not complete discredited this latest round of trying to get a truce back here in this region. he's going to talk about leading some constructive, but in the same breath referred to the ming ask talks back in september. we heard from the separatists blaming ukraine for a breakdown in that agreement and vice verse, the ukraineens blaming the separatistses, as well. on the streets of donetsk today certainly up until the last couple of hours we've had sporadic shelling heard around the city. we spoke to rebel fighters, as well for reaction as to what they thought of this new peace effort basically discredited it immediately, very little trust in what they say is a ukrainian government that is siding with the west. we spoke to people here, large food handouts, this is a daily occurrence now in donetsk people queuing up, mainly the elderly and infirm. they haven't received p

trucks are moving but not allowing crane operators to on-and-off load cargo ships. >> the secretary ofans administration made a mistake when he said he served in special forces coming during a video tapes conversation with a homeless veteran. he served in the 82nd airborne division and was a paratrooper. >> north carolina woman is speaking out of being one of three winners of a $564 million jackpot. the 26-year-old says the money means she and her four children will not have to struggle to get by. she is splitting the money with the winner from texas and from puerto rico. >> a police dog with excellent necessary recently reached a notable milestone working for the customs and boarder protection at sfo. the dog identified his 10,000 prohibited agricultural product. he has been hard at work using the sharp sense to identify many food items and averaging 200 seizures a month. >> people in south carolina have fund with their record cold weather. police try to arrest snow queen from "frozen," for freezing us out. she does not look very happy. she was sentenced to community service. this was

overnight, industrial cranes lifted the main fuselage out of the water. it took two hours in freezing conditions. up to 1,000 emergency and military personnel were involved at the height of the rescue. the a.t.r., 72 turboprop was on a routine flight from taipei's second airport to the island. this footage showed the plane as it dived clipped the highway and two taxis then plunged into the river below. progress to retrieve all the parts of the plane and victims are slow. the military have built a structure to help. >> parts of the plane wings are still underwater. we're unable to pull out the wreckage, because the current is very fast today. >> teams of divers have been scouring the surface and bed of the river. they've been working around the clock in teams of up to six diving in short periods in the icy waters, searching for clues and wreckage. on thursday, they found part of the wing, a vital piece of the puzzle. also the chilling last words between the cockpit and control tower were released to the public. while the search continues for those that are

. >> the attack comes one week after a cease fire with out crane yann -- the ukranians and separatists was to begin. the ukranians are losing ground and say they need help. joining us now the ambassador of ukraine. is it fair to say your country is at war? >> yes, my country is at war with russia. it is a direct action of russia. >> the wall street journal this week suggested that vladimir putin was making it up as he goes along. do you think he has a goal in mind? does ept to take over all of your country? >> he doesn't want ukraine to be successful and he doesn't want ukraine to be part of the european union. at best it is a problem. >> before we move on, i do have to bring up the point that president putin says there is no russian military newt crane and no russian hardware in the ukraine. i've spent time in russia. i find it hard to believe. what do you say? >> it is not true. there are russian troops in ukraine, in the eastern part of ukraine and russian troops including special forces, and this is actually not terrorist and separatist move by -- >> these aren't folks who just lov