well galveston knows devastation all too well.rst and deadliest storm ever. it was known as the storm of 1900. 6 tho,000 people died. more than a century later, the city was tested yet again. hurricane ike back in 2008 and despite the devastation, they know here that back then and today, they will forever be resilient. it was a storm the size of the very state it hit. hurricane ike made landfall as a strong category two hurricane in 2008. packing 110 mile per hour winds and a 15 foot surge of water. it was the third costliest hurricane in history. >> it is going to come back. >> for natalie, she owned his restaurant and had been open for one year when ike hit. she never lost hope in her city or community. >> how many? >> you make two choices i think. you pick up and do or you don't. and we just started working right away. >> three years later, business is booming and natalie is proof positive that galveston has made a come back. 2008 was the first time that it made a come back. this year an active season is predicted. >> it is goi

people began celebrating this day in galveston texas in 1865.t's the date people learned there that slavery was over. this gathering has taken place for more than 25 years. >>> certainly a hot day. i think there's more heat in early da's -- erika's forecast. the range between these temperatures, really, i worked on my forecast for about four hours, and i really could have kept working on it. there's so much out there in terms of temperature differences. week see mostly clear skies with a few clouds making their way over, but not much to talk about this. we can talk about this ridge making it into the region. it's just starting to set over the forecast region. to the east we have this low. so we're getting this northerly flow. we'll take a look at our current temperatures. we can see 91 for concord. santa rosa 87. pacifica, cooler there, 58 degrees. you just might want to take that considering how warm temperatures are. we've got this, inc. mostly clear sky for the coast and the bay. sunny skies for the inland area, so overall, we're seeing a ple

i grew up in the trailer park i grew up in a little small town called pear land texas near galveston i remember sitting on a child's and watching. the first gulf war. two hours ago allied air forces began an attack on military targets in iraq in kuwait and watching it on the television and seeing how quickly. and the hoopla afterward and from the liberated feet. so great to be an american i had filled the we had lost the ghosts of vietnam. i remember sitting there on the couch at night and thinking i saw your you go into you know to go into the military. be doomed. so we got married on day thirty if it's the same or night say six if i so and i left on january third of night change six to six from the vietnam so it's right across penn mountain moment in vietnam. we went from wrong tower to pay and why we're there for what they call the orientation period you know to get meals to the climate and to actually get used to the sounds or. the first couple of weeks i was terrified every not. and after my first rethink i went back to my i just cannot sleep i like to think i was going to be go

i grew up in a trailer park i grew up in a little small town called parent land texas near galveston and i remember sitting on a couch and watching. the first gulf war. two hours ago allied air forces began an attack on military targets in iraq in kuwait and watching it on the television seeing how quick that win and the hoopla afterward and from the liberated beaches. off oh great to be an american i had felt the we had lost the ghosts of vietnam. i remember sitting there on the child said i and think unless you want to go into you know to go into the military. he didn't do me. well we got married on day thirty if it be samberg night he's sixty five. so and out of left on january third of nineteen sixty six go on a vietnam so that's why god spent on him in vietnam along. we went from the long tower to been lost where a bear for what they call the orientation period you know to get used to the climate and to actually get used to the cylons or. the first couple of weeks i was terrified everyone. and after my first briefing i went back to my day. i just cannot sleep i all i could think

by griffin's report i grew up in a little small town called parrot land texas that's near galveston i remember sitting on a couch and watching. the first gulf war. two hours ago allied air forces began an attack on military targets in iraq in kuwait and watching it on the television seeing how quick that win and the hoopla afterward and from the liberated be too. awful great to be an american i had filled with the we had lost the ghosts of vietnam. i remember sitting there on the tiles. and think unless you want to go into you know to go into the military. we got married on days thirtieth of december ninety six if i so and i left on january third of nightrain six the sixth one a vietnam so it was right gospel and monument in vietnam. we went from bonk our to bin while we wait there for what they call the orientation period you know to get used to the climate and to actually get used to the sounds or war. the first couple of weeks i was terrified everyone. and after my first briefing i want back to my bad luck i just couldn't sleep i. think i was going to be there to shoot that in and

people began celebrating this day in galveston, texas in 1865. the residents there learned the slavery was over. there was music, food, and a car show. this particular gathering has taken place for 25 years. >>> beautiful day. i was out with folks in concord celebrating for father's day, but it was warm. >> it was very warm. >> lots of water and sunscreen, i hope. conditions for today, the keyword, micro climate. i spent a long time on my forecast, and i could have used another hour. there's a lot going on. you might not think so. it's clear. the thing is once we get so much solar heating, the difference is the temperatures vary so much between coastal areas and other areas. this is what we're seeing. well, bring us this warmer temperatures just to the east. we're seeing it work its way out of the region. it's keeping temperatures warmer for today. this evening we're seeing mid- 450s to 40s. mostly clear for the coastal areas with exception of a few low clouds to the east. we're going to see mostly clear to clear sky conditions all around tomorro

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people began observing june 19th as the african-american emancipation day in galveston, texas, in 1865 people there learned the civil war was over. this particular gathering has taken place for more than 25 years. >>> well, city of vallejo has had its share of problems and this weekend it was taken over by pirates. clearly this is a good thing. the annual pirate festival along the vallejo waterfront is a treasure trove for the cash strapped city and businesses. >> it is usually doctors and lawyers and everybody who actually dress up to be pirates because they are good guys in real life and they want to have a little bit of that edge. >> the pirate festival attracts about 30,000 tourists each year for the two day events. >>> it came down to california versus tennessee tonight. >> miss u.s.a. 2011 is... is...california. >> from los angeles. she won the miss u.s.a. crown in las vegas. the last time california came out on top was 1992. she competes for the miss universe title in september. father >> to see brothers coming home drunk and high. >> as a kid he had to be the man of the house.

well bill analysts say while the of galveston war is becoming kind of old school pakistan on the other hand could be seen as an example of this new kind of warfare in pakistan the u.s. doesn't have to that's on the ground but it's chasing suspected terrorists with drone strikes and very actively doing so it ends up killing mostly civilians in those strikes the pakistanis are furious that their government is allowing the americans killed there to kill their own people they their leaders doing that in exchange for billions of dollars they received from washington some experts say by killing innocent people the u.s. is only going to generate more extremism in the region but that was not one of the issues hillary clinton addressed in her testimony before the senate committee on foreign relations this thursday going to thanks very much indeed live from the u.s. capital correspondent. and the voice of russia radio host recalled a young told me on r t that president obama is scoring political points ahead of his reelection attempt by making such announcements if you look at the timeline that

conclude that of galveston has become an all school war for washington which is now looking to carryut operations like it does india and pakistan with airstrikes the so-called undeclared wars so many afghans are worried that less proves the doesn't necessarily mean less bombs on their homes experts say apart from civilians killed another thing that contributes to a growing insurgency in afghanistan is the failure to effectively deal with the drug issue since the invasion in two thousand and one drug production there has increased enormously so many see america's war on terror as a double edged sword when its fighting and provoking terror at the same time commentary from going to church account from washington d.c. there and while the u.s. the attention in the u.s. is focused on the withdrawal plan from afghanistan the number of contractors in the country has been steadily increasing ivan eland to says it's possible some of those soldiers will be simply replaced by private security personnel acting away from the public eye. well i think the american public is fed up with the war sixty

country is here as a guest it is very timely because the members do want to discuss a post nato about galveston after nato troops withdraw there have been doubts expressed that afghanistan may not be ready and so they want to discuss what is the future plot of a country dealing with the threat that they think is going to be dangerous to the stability of this region and this grouping also in relation to russia's concerned russia is looking forward to the approval of the five year anti drug strategy we know that ninety percent of the drugs in russia does comfort afghanistan so the presence of the president of the country here is very welcome a lot of important issues they want to lay out on the table. certainly reporting there well there's plenty had a unit program including by the u.s. building a secret cia drone base in the persian gulf to fight militants in yemen plus. the one into the waters of the arctic and plunged down to look at the titanic what were the two russian many subs doing at the bottom of one of you were largest lakes. the greek prime minister is facing tough opposition as he tr

tell of of as the us is looking for a way out of galveston not everyone is happy with president obama's troops withdrawal plan pulling out ten thousand soldiers by the end of the year and twice as many by next summer is considered premature by military commanders but not fast . for anti-war activists are his military contributor says despite staying in the country for ten years conventional u.s. war tactics have yielded few tangible results. if anybody was impressed by a brock obama speech regarding the tempo and scale of u.s. forces withdraw from afghanistan it was afghan president hamid karzai own the one side and the afghan leader was a happy camper regarding the american president announced meant and on the other side there was so much after hanchen regarding there we action from the u.s. military and from vox populi as far as the military prevention is concerned it was mostly limited only to armchair commandos stand the u.s. secretary of defense robert gates in fact of the admiral michael mullen opinion represents the bunker mentality and conventional wisdom conventional group thin

is also leading our top stories for this hour as many as twenty people were killed southwest of galveston when a landmine exploded under a passenger bus the bus was traveling from kandahar to name it was a route also used by afghan police military and the u.s. led coalition forces the official say women and children are among the victims the incident took place in the same area where two buses had roadside bombs last year killing thirty people. a u.n. back tribunals has issued arrest warrants in connection with the murder in two thousand and five of lebanon's former prime minister rafik officials say be the warrant name for senior members of hezbollah and members of the group did now also the tribunal and have vowed action against it because he was killed along with twenty two others in february two thousand and five in central b. when a bomb exploded as his car passed by. rival forces in sudan have mutually agreed to withdraw from its border areas ahead of southern independence next week the agreement follows two separate deals to end the fighting which forced one hundred seventy thousan

abe lincoln emancipation proclamation that the last slaves were finally freed by the union army in galvestonxas. for six decades the festival has educated people and celebrated. this year, the festival is taking place on fillmore street between geary and folsom and it starts at 11:00 this morning and runs until 7:00 at night. this that might be a nice stop for dads on father's day. >> yeah, if you don't like it too hot. right now 59 outside our studios but how about 77 by the delta. upper elevations, the winds are gusty, they are warming us up today. >> also ahead, it's being called the best white water seasons in years but great conditions can make it the most dangerous. i'm a dancer. and until now, my feet showed it. [ female announcer ] gold bond ultimate healing foot cream. 7 penetrating moisturizers and vitami, 'cause foot skin's 20 times thicker. this stuff really works. >>> welcome back. happy father's day. it is 9:38. this is a live look at tahoe, lisa argen says it's about 57 degrees there now. 68 later today for a high but tuesday and wednesday up near or at least reaching 80 degre

after the civil war ended that the last american slaves were finally freed by the union army in galvestontexas. for six decades the festival has educated people and celebrated this historic date. this year's the festival is taking place on fillmore street between geary and fulton, with entertainment, education events from 11:00 this morning until 7:00 tonight. san francisco's event is the largest outside of texas. >> should be a great day today. temperatures almost near 70 today. so that's a nice. above average. we still have the fog, but the wind shift today is going to make all the difference with some rapid warming. 15 degrees warmer than yesterday. get set, that just begins the warming trend. i will explain next. >> thank you, lisa. also next the a's bullpen dominates the giants. oakland suddenly surging, while the giants are reeling. the highlights coming up in this morning's sports. cbcp dry mouth is uncomfortable. it can also lead to serious dental problems. [ male announcer ] new act total care dry mouth is alcohol-free and has fluoride to strengthen teeth. stronger teeth and dry

. >> and we'll have an update on the situation in galveston after hurricane ike devastated the regionurist season is kicking in. >> already hurricane irene season and we are still watching all these tornado and the flooding. >> yes. and they are predicting a rough season, too. >> all right. chris, thanks very much. we'll see you at 7:00. >> have a good show, chris, thanks. >> bye-bye. >>> a tougher crackdown on people who shine lasers at planes. today the faa will announce higher penalties up to $11,000. last year the faa received more than 2,000 reports of planes that were hit by those lasers. studies show green colored laser pointers cause a distracting flash of light and at close range they may cause temporary blindness as pilots' eyes adjust to the flash. >>> and today, twitter will announce a new photo sharing service. according to online reports this new feature will allow users to upload photos directly from the application instead of using an outside service like twit picks or why frog. >>> 6:53. a kidnapping scare in the east bay. >> that's right. a little girl is kidnapped w

you know galveston needs the rain, so does san antonio. >> so but outside for barry manilow, a big crowdday. barry didn't say that this morning when i saw him. george, back inside. >> happy birthday, barry, too. >>> now we're going to turn to the troubled star of the mtv reality show "teen mom." amber portwood has been hospitalized after an apparent suicide attempt. juju is back with us and i guess amber was found unconscious thanks to a tip from the baby's dad. >> yes, and this is the boyfriend that she's been in trouble with for beating up on. she'd reportedly been fighting on the phone with her baby daddy gary shirley. after threatening to kill herself, he called a relative to ask if they'd check this on her and that's when someone dialed 911. >> get the [ bleep ] out. >> i am leaving. i'm keeping her. >> get out. >> i'm keeping her. >> reporter: the latest twist for teen mom wild child amber portwood now reportedly includes attempted suicide. >> if there were a checklist for a tabloid celebrity, amber portwood has made her way through it pretty quickly. >> reporter: according to poli

the city of galveston opted out of the social security system in the '70s, and now they retire with ay more money. why? they have their act with their money on it. we have to restructure the program using a personal retirement account option in order to eventually make it solvent. >> we'll keep the conversation move. people want to weigh in. let's move to jennifer on the floor with a question. >> john, thank you very much. governor romney, i'd like to ask this to you first, please. the treasury department says the united states will hit its credit limit on august 2nd. do you believe we will ultimately have to raise the debt ceiling? >> i believe we will not raise the debt ceiling unless the president finally, finally is willing to be a leader on issues that the american people care about. the number one issue that relates to that debt ceiling is whether the government is going to keep on spending money they don't have. the american people and congress and every person elected in washington has to understand we want to see a president finally lay out plans for reigning in the excesses

the city of galveston, they opted out of the social security system way back in the 1970's. and now they retire with a whole lot more money. why? for a real simple reason. they have an account with their money on it. what i'm simply saying is we have to restructure the program pufinge a personal retirement account option in order to eventually make it solvent. >> we have to keep the conversation moving. people want to weigh in. you'll get a chance to weigh in. jennifer is on the floor with a question. >> governor romney, i would like to ask you this first. the treasury department says the united states will hit its credit limit on august 2. do you believe we will ultimately have to raise the debt ceiling? >> i believe we will not raise the debt ceiling unless the president finally, finally, is willing to be a leader. on issues that the american people care about. and the number one issue that relates to that debt ceiling is with -- whether the government is going to keep on spending money they don't have. and the american people and congress and every person elected in washi