." >>> harley davidson representatives are planning to reunite a man with a prized possession. the tsunami swept his motorcycle out to sea. it drifted across the pacific and ended in canada. harley-davidson's spokespersons say they will send the buy back and repair it for free and give it to him. a canadian man found the motorcycle in a container last month on a beach off the coast of british columbia. the harley traveled 6,500 ki kilomete kilometers. its license plate helped identify him as the owner. the 29-year-old is from miyagi prefecture. the march 11th earthquake and tsunami devastated the region. he lost three family members and his house in the disaster. >> translator: i'm very grateful that my motorcycle was found, and i'd like personally thank the man that found it but i don't center any way to do this. i'd like to take this opportunity to thank him. >> he added he thought he would never see the bike again. he said he bought it about five years ago and used a cargo container as a garage to store it in his yard. >>> these photographs show what life was like in a small

harley-davidson spokespersons tell nhk they'll send the bike back repair it for free, and give it to yokoama. a man fnd theotorcycle in a container last month on a beach off the coast of british columbia. the harley traveled 6,500 kilometer. its license plate helped identify the owner. the 29-year-old is from a town in miyagi prefecture. the march 11 earthquake and tsunami devastated the region. he lost three family members and his house in the disaster. >> translator: i am grateful that my motorcycle was found, and i'd like to personally thank the man who found it but i don't have any way to do this. i'd like to take this opportunity to thank him. >> he added he thought he would never see the bike again. he said he bought it about five years ago and used a cargo container as a garage to store it in his yard. >>> people in quake-hit iwate prefecture have a reason to celebrate. a festival has returned after being canceled last year. the festival is a tradition in the region. it started with a procession of children in a newly added uinvestigate oh world heritage site. the five-day cel

the driver of a harley davidson collided with a car. the driver died at stanford hospital. >>> san francisco investigators have still not released the cause of a house fire that sent three people to the hospital this weekend. we first showed you this video captured by a neighbor during last night's 10:00 news and you can see the flames shooting up from the house there on lucy street. witnesses say the fire broke out during a party at about 7:30 p.m. three people were hospitalized for burns and smoke inhalation. >>> across the bay in oakland, police are now involved in the investigation into a three alarm warehouse fire yesterday that revealed a large marijuana grow operation. the building is on broadway. when firefighters arrived flames were shooting 30 feet into the air. when it was all over, investigators found marijuana plants, lamps and an irrigation system. nobody was hurt. >>> the first to cross the line at the beta breakers finished the course in 24 minutes and 30 seconds. amito daska won the women's division in 39 minutes. many

they found a harley davidson with the japanese license plate. >> 4:55 sal, you are going to be very busy, the bridge could be a mess. >> it could be a mom and we already have a crash west -- it could be a month and we could already have a crash westbound at the toll plaza and they may close that and we will let you know if it reopens soon. 101 traffic looks good approaching the 880 split with no major issues downtown now. >>> yesterday inland, still lots of 80s, yesterday 82 and san jose 80 today. it is making a pretty good finish and they have been gusted and i expect the winds to -- gusting and i expect the winds to pick up. we have been watching thursday but one forecast model puts rain in there and i know we will get drizzle. the warmest day was yesterday and cooling begins for all. temperatures are on their way down. windy at times and temperatures 50s and 60s inland. or is it fog away from everybody all coming down low clouds even clouded up tuesday and it does look better by slow warming. >>> we continue to follow developing news after an overnight fire, we have the that you detai

he says his harley-davidson was stolen on friday afternoon. he left it parked in an employee lot on the side of vallejo city hall. david said he's evened the bike for a year. it's black with colombia parts. anyone with information is leave an anonymous information messant at 7107-644-stop. >>> san francisco's muni has spent millions of dollars on thousands of security cameras for bus, railitionsshsh -- rail stations but according to "the chronicle" mun nip has installed less than 50 of the -- muni has installed less than -- less than 50 of the cameras because some of the funds were diverted to pay for track repawaws some -- because some their older cameras are still working. agency plans to install more at the end of the next new year's. >>> san jose water company wants a 44% right hike over the next three years. tonight there will be a 7:00 at the event senator at north third strip. >>> the uss iowa will be in the bay area a little bit longer. storm trueing off the southern california coast prompted officials to delay the journey scheduled to

the highway patrol says the rider of a harley davidson collided with a cam pact the rider died at sanford hospital. police have not released his identity. yesterday another motorcyclist was killed on the same stretch of road in a solo crash. >>> a house fire sent three people to the hospital this weekend. last night's 10:00 news we showed it to you and you can see the flames shooting up from the house there on lucy street. the fire broke out at a party at about 7:30 p.m. >>> across the bay in oakland, police are now involved in the investigation into a three alarm warehouse fire that revealed a large marijuana growing operation. when fire crews arrived they say flames were shooting 30 feet into the air. when it was all over firefighters found 200 marijuana plants. no injuries were reported. >>> today about 40,000 runners took part in the 101st annual bay to braker's race. the winner took home $25,000. he finished the 12 k course in 12 minutes and 40 seconds. just taking part in the race for some was enough and the prize was just being there. >> i was a smoker and i quit smoking and i just

. >> take this harley-davidson bike, this really was a prize beauty of one owner in japan.t has washed 4,000 miles ashore to a canadian island. and there it is. it was actually in a container as it was traveling. >> it was in storage, and that's how it was able to stay intact. a guy in british columbia, he finds this and contacts harley-davidson and said, hey, can you help me find the owner of this bike. the license plate was still on there. harley said, we'll send you the bike back for free. he said, i'm kind of in chaos, i lost my home. >> and three family members, too. he's still in temporary housing. >> so he said i would like to keep this motorcycle as a memorial to all the people who died in the tsunami. so it's going to be in milwaukee, wisconsin, in a museum. >> that's extraordinary. what a story. >> more debris continuing to wash up. >> that's right. we're just seeing the beginning of it. >> we'll see it for years and years. >> appreciate it, jacqui. >> sure. >>> madonna, who is not a big madonna fan. are you? >> oh, yeah. >> she's kicking off her big world tour no

. >>> finally in canada a large container was found washed up on shore and inside was a harley davidson motorcycle. it had a japanese license plate and was very rusty indicating it was debris carried across the ocean after the tsunami in japan 13 months ago. unreal. >>> now here's an early look at one of your top health headlines. a new study says between 2000 and 2009 the number of babies exposed to illegal drugs before they were born tripled. the research suggests using new medication to treat mothers dependence on illegal or prescription drugs could reduce baby's symptoms after birth. for more information this, check out the health page at msnbc.com. >>> now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow kicks off at 13,213. the s&p 500 lost five points. the nasdaq fell 22. taking a look at overseas trading. in tokyo the nikkei sank 169 points but in hong kong the hang seng jumped 352. >>> the s&p saw its first losing run on monday thanks to economic worries overseas and here at home. banks were the biggest losers on news of spain's recession and stand and poo

died at the scene and abc 2 news spoke with dispatchers this morning that say his harley davidson slammed into a telephone pole. we are staying on top of this story and we'll keep you posted. >>> raising money for the felicia barnes foundation. all proceeds will go towards raising awareness in the cases of missing children. tonight's fund raiser will be from 5:00 to 9:00 at the chick fil a. we posted a link to our website. >>> we have new details about our bad medicine investigation into a local clinic accused of pushing pills. the suspected pill mill is located in a building that is near the beltway professional building on york road and we have learned that two operators of the clinic have been arrested and the third is still wanted by authorities. dea agents and local police raided the healthy life medical group on tuesday night breaking up a suspected pill mill. the affidavits for the search warrant revealed that the clinic was seeing about 80 pisht patients a day each paying $350 in cash. documents show that patients got mris at a prearranged facility, came in for their appointment t

that includes this slightly rusty harley davidson motorcycle.it was found inside a white container on a beach in british colombia. it had a license and registration in japanese writing. >>> now, some hoops as the nba playoffs roll on. we get last night's highlights from espn news. >> good morning. i'm todd grisham. this is your "sportscenter" update. amar'e stoudemire, after the game between the heat and the knicks, punched the glass surrounding a fire extingisher, cut his left hand. carmelo anthony, with the jam. second quarter, dwyane wade with the floater. he had 25 points on 11 of 18 shooting. lebron, your likely mvp played like it on monday night. he had 19 points. and gets this one to go, and one. 13-point lead. two minutes left, now. lebron to dwyane wade, we've said it all year. heat win it, 104-94, to take a 2-0 series lead. >>> mavs and thunder. game one was a thriller. so, too, was game two. it would come down to the fourth quarter. game two. russell westbrook. he had 29 points to lead the way for okc. just under five minutes left. an

inside was a harley-davidson motorcycle with a japanese license plate. >> the first thing that popped into my mind when i was looking at it was, i really wondered what happened to this person. the first thought was i really hope this person is ok >> the container appeared to be some sort of a foam material which would explain how it floated roughly 3,000 mi.. >> what led cops to a celebrity chefs car more than one year after it was stolen >> the craigslist.com the sale that came back to haunt one bay area woman. the one thing she overlooked and opened her up to the scam >> man's best friend becoming a favorite study by the on campus. ,, [ male announcer ] knowing your customers is important to any successful business. which is why at wells fargo, we work with you to get to know the unique aspects of your business. we can recommend financial solutions that can work for you that have helped millions of business owners save time, reduce expenses, and maximize cash flow. as the number one small business lender for nine years running... we're with you when you need us. so you can be there

inside was a harley-davidson motorcycle with a japanese license plate. >> the first thing that popped into my mind when i was looking at the scene was i really wonder what happened to this person. the first thought was i really hope this person is ok >> the container appeared to be some sort of foam material which could explain how it floated roughly 3,000 mi. >> severe weather pounded the great plains yesterday, hail damage cars while a funnel cloud was spotted in wichita. it also brought down trees and washed out roads. no reports of injuries >> in healthwatch, a simple blood test could soon help predict breast cancer years before develops. british scientists have identified a genetic switch carried by one in five women that doubles the risk of developing disease. lifestyle factors such as alcohol smoking and pollution affected. tests could be available in 5- 10 years. maybe the key to keep the extra pounds off, a new study looked at the sleeping habits and body mass index of more than 1000 pairs of twins. the results showed sleeping less than seven hours for night was associated wi

inside, a harley davidson motorcycle with a japanese license plate. the plate is registered to the prefecture hit hardest by last year's tsunami. japanese authorities are hoping to track down the owner. >>> for nearly three decades, a south bay mailman delivered rain or shine. he covered an estimated 1 million miles on foot. now this san jose native is putting a stamp on his career as he finishes his routes, route 2029, for one final time. tony gutierrez, there he is, is hanging up his mail bag and bidding farewell to the many customers he called friends for decades. dozens of his customers continue to surprise their favorite letter carrier with kind words and well wishes. >> people were coming in their cars, because i had missed them on the street when i did their street, and they were coming in their cars to stop and say bye, and the kids in the cars were saying bye. >> a million miles by foot. gutierrez plans to spend his retirement helping his mother, enjoying his three children, and four grandchildren, and even visiting a retirement community, wh

. >>> a japanese man claimed ownership of a harley davidson motorcycle that survived the journey acrossthe rusting bike was found washed up inside the metal freight container on a beach in canada. the bike was swept away inside that container where it had been parked and it traveled 4,000 miles across the ocean. the japanese man lost his house and three of his family members in that tsunami. >>> well, two drunken welsh men are now being fined for stealing a penguin from an australian theme park. dirk was snatched by the men during a drunken night out. the pair were caught the next day after dumping that penguin in a nearby waterway. the magistrate fined them both $1,000 and said they're lucky they didn't drunkenly stumble into a polar bear enclosure instead. >>> well, that famous scream painting sold at an auction last night for close to -- megan? >> $120 million. >> there you go. the iconic piece of artwork went to an unknown buyer attest bi's in new york. the famed new york auction house, it was estimated to go for at least $80 million but instead topped out at the exact number of $11

. >>> in canada, a large container was found washed up on shore, and inside was a harley davidson motorcycle, with a japanese license plate and was very rusty. indicating it was debris carried across the ocean after the tsunami in japan 13 months ago. >>> well now here's your first look at wall street. the dow opens at 13,213 after losing 14 points yesterday. the s&p lost five points. the nasdaq fell 22. taking a lk at kwloefr seas trading, the nikkei sang 169 points. well the s&p sealed its first losing month of the year on monday, thanks to economic worries overseas and here at home. banks were the biggest losers on news of spain's recession and that s&p 500 cut the credit ratings of 11 spanish banks, this as a much sharper-than-expected decline in midwest business activity added to worries that the u.s. economy is losing steam. elsewhere, home ownership fell to the lowest level in 15 years in the first quarter. as more americans lost homes to foreclosure and shifted to renting. >>> this morning's "wall street journal" reports bank of america is about to cut 2,000 of its highest-paid emplo

inside, a harley-davidson motorcycle with japanese license plates.t it is from one of the area's hardest hit by the earthquake and tsunami. japanese officials are now trying to find the person who owned the bike. mark says he just took pictures and left everything untouched out of respect for the owner. what a find. >> amazing there. you know, they were saying that things will be -- we'll be finding things like this for years to come, possibly, from that earthquake and tsunami. >> the distance it traveled, remarkable. >> amazing. >>> 4:41. meteorologist tom kierein is in storm center 4 with everything you need to know as you head out. >> ocean currents circulate, and so does the atmosphere. it's circulating rain our way right now. getting showers, thunder and lightning, too, areas where you see in yellow. there may be thunder and lightning in leesburg, northern loudoun county into frederick county, maryland, and farther east, areas in green, light rain, montgomery county into fairfax, southern loudoun, prince william, fauquier, rappahannock, culpeper

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evening the harley-davidson which washed up in brit irk columbia. from alaska to washington the reports of tsunami debris are coming in. including reports of containers of hazardous materials such as oil and solvents, not surprising when you consider that entire cities, their gas stations, garages, warehouses, stores and industrial plants all washed into the sea and now becoming a threat to our shores. one of my constituents, chris pollster of the gulf of alaska worked on marine debris issues for most of the last decade. he described the debris as a slow motion environmental disaster that will far exceed any single pollution event to hit the west coast of north america including exxon valdez and the santa barbara oil spills. i'm submitting his letter for the record and one from the juneau based marine conservation alliance foundation which has helped coordinate marine debris efforts in alaska for years. since the event noaa's program has monitored the incoming tides they model drift patterns and tracked reports as they come in. i know noaa has furth

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inside it was a harley-davidson motorcycle with a japanese license plate >> i need to say that the first thing that popped into my mind was i really wonder what happened to this person. our first thought was i really hope this person is ok. >> the container appeared to be some kind of foam which would explain how it floated roughly 3,000 mi.. lights, camera, action >> hollywood ceremony about to get underway >> he would be the largest mcdonald's in the world. ,,,,,, i'm one of six children that my mother raised by herself, ,,,,,, and so college was a dream when i was a kid. i didn't know how i was gonna to do it, but i knew i was gonna get that opportunity one day, and that's what happened with university of phoenix. nothing can stop me now. i feel like the sky's the limit with what i can do and what i can accomplish. my name is napthali bryant and i am a phoenix. visit phoenix.edu to find the program that's right for you. enroll now. >> cool breeze blowing around the bay area will help to drop the temperatures in the next couple of days and maybe some rain coming up to. >> mass-transit

it's a harley davidson that washed ashore in before it i can columbia. ut it belonged to a man in japan. harley contacted the owner and he lives in a shelter so he doesn't feel he could use the bike so he wants it to be preserved. now that bike will head to the museum in milwaukee as a memorial to all those who died in the tsunami disaster. >>> they have made the ultimate sacrifice. their loved one gave their lives for their country and now the families have to cope with the loss. an annual camp aims to help those who are grieving. athena jones reports. >> reporter: this is the good grief champ. 11 year old caleb lost his father in a helicopter accident in italy four years ago. he's joining other families. -- the family looks forward to it each year. >> i brought my kids because i wanted them to know they were not the only kids who had lost a parent in the military. and i wanted them to know that there's a place they could go where they can feel normal and where they don't have to talk about what happened. >> taps has been bringling survivors together sin

what will inside the harley- davidson motorcycle the first thing that pops into my mind when i was looking at the scene was i wonder what happened to this person. the first thought was a really hope this person is okay. it appeared to be something have floated the roughly 3,000 mi.. the korean war belonged to recover. the drastic move to keep her family afloat and part of this is afloa[ male announcer ] is knowing your customers which is why at wells fargo, we work with you to get to know the unique aspects of your business. we can recommend financial solutions that can work for you that have helped millions of business owners save time, reduce expenses, and maximize cash flow. as the number one small business lender for nine years running... we're with you when you need us. so you can be there for your customers. wells fargo. together we'll go far. kicking from the bay area will talk about that coming up. >>> and military service this morning due to a labor dispute colgate and buses fell runtime. a live look at an overnight implosion takes on this sparking cries a loss that is an issue bl

this harley davidson motorcycle that washed up on the shores of canada might actually be from that japanesenami. he found it hidden inside the trailer. >> last night bret baier kicked off a special series called "running with really knee." he takes a look at the republicans considered to run with romney as his running mate. we have a piece of that report. >>> from west miami city commissioner to florida state house representative to the youngest speaker of the florida house. to a long shot senate campaign backed by the tea party. >> i think it should be about the future of america. >> to the republican frontrunner in one of the most watched senate races in 2010. to a u.s. senator in the spotlight and now to something else. >> you are 41 at the end of may. >> yes. >> you are a u.s. senator. >> i feel 42. >> do you? >> yes. >> you are a u.s. senator who made it through a campaign that was at the beginning there was no chance for you. now you are on the short list whether you say so or not for vice president. do you ever pinch yourself and say, holy cow, how am i here? >> i pinch myself becaus

southern rock event and we are going to have mechanical bulls, harley davidson is going to be there withnch of their events going on should be fun. >> it is fun in fact, we have a harley davidson bike here with me. >> okay steve cut that. >> i have one more request. >> all right. >> can you give me a little let's see, i think it was when george gerswin was writing rhapsody in blue, the time of the first apple blossom festival, a little rhapsody in blue to go with the theme rhapsody in bloom take it away ♪ [ music ] >> with that, i am going to bring in miss apple blossom herself, this is courtney good morning to you. >> good morning. >> tell me about the role of being miss apple blossom >> i serve as ambassador of the festival i won my title back in november and have the whole year. >> this is really a special honor. >> it really is and as a winchester native, it means so much to me. >> well, you are a wonderful representative of all that is winchester as you guys can see winchester knows how to throw down a party, myfoxdc.com our website we have a link to their website, so you can find o

inside that box -- a harley-davidson motorcycle. that's kind of the part there, that white part.here is the motorcycle that had floated now all the way across the pacific. we know it was japanese because of that, look at the license plate. japanese writing on the plate, and now officials are looking to see if they can find out whether the person that owns that plate is still alive. obviously they have found no soccer balls, other things in this that they can't believe it floated all the way. it should have just gone down to the bottom. but there is so much other stuff out there that will eventually float onto the shores of u.s. and canada up into alaska and even to hawaii as it makes a big circle there in the north part of the pacific. you have to understand, the pacific ocean is almost half of the world. show your kids what the pacific ocean looks like. it almost covers the entire western half of the u.s. all the way -- you hardly see land. that's how far this has traveled and there is so much more to come on shore. >> chad, you can't help but see those pictures when you mention

everyone come to patriot harley davidson. riding last year we had upwards of 300 motorcycles and it is a wonderful day and perfect timing because it is after rolling thunder which is a huge biker event and people are saying i want to do it again and i give you a chance with the ride. >> can people still register. >> yep people can show up the day of the event bring your motorcycles down have a good times the a great thing, about the third or fourth i have done >> i didn't know that. >> let's put information on the screen if you want to register. how long have you been a biker when we were in school when i knew you early -- >> i am not this is a fake uniform i don't ride motorcycles they prop me up >> do you have your own bike. >> i have 11,000 miles on my fat boy. how is that for appropriate. i have been riding for a long time, 2005 is when i started. >> really. >> i got the training important to get the right training but, i love it, i love the freedom of it tony. that is what i enjoy. the freedom of the wind and what is lef

the owner of shop next door lost plastic cars, harley davidson motorcycle and basically lost his business and after we spoke with robert, we understood why investigators took a man into custody for questioning. >> tuesday paint tires on tuesday. so i guess they have been painting tires trying to make them look halfway decent but again they sell used tires but it's illegal. they ain't to do that stuff. l firecracker try to scare the guy painting the tires and everything blew up. >>reporter: here's another view of those flames from ground level. incidentally we heard that firecracker story from more than one witness out here tonight. there were no serious injuries. there were 2 of them. one person went to the hospital and then went hom home. come back leif now as we mop up mode clearly we have fire department people here that will keep an eye on it for awhile to make sure nothing comes back up. one lucky victim worked in upholstery store right next door. he got the equipment out but even says this is a mess for him. he has to move. essentially he will start over. so in antioch the fire is o

. >> reporter: from a harley- davidson motorcycle, to barrels of chemicals, tsunami debris is alreadyashing ashore on the west coast. in march, the u.s. coast guard had to sink a 160-foot fishing vessel that had floated wall the -- floated all the way from japan. >> many said, we wouldn't see this impact until 2013 or 2014. what we're hearing is, it's here. how do we deal with it? >> reporter: senators from western states grilled a top u.s. environmental official. they wanted to know how his agency is planning to deal with the field of trash, roughly three times the size of the contiguous united states, headed this way, quicker than expected. >> we do not have the funds to mount a cleanup, especially in areas as remote as alaska. >> reporter: david kennedy is with noah, -- noaa, the national ocean antic atmospheric administration. he said it is not clear if all 1.5 million tons of debris will make it all the way across the pacific. >> how much of that is still floating and available to come ashore, we don't have a clue. >> reporter: another thing no one seems to know is how the debris

recently this harley davidson motorcycle washed up on a remote canadian island.lastic, styrofoam and household goods are expected to make landfall starting nks year. nick of ocean conservancy says it's not nuclear reactive but it can be harmful. >> we can't predict the future in terms of where this debris will end up but we certainly can make sure we prepare for it. >> this animation from the national oceanic and atmospheric administration shows >> this shows the path of the debris as it moves across the northern pacific. some u.s. senators are not happy with the progress that's been made. in a hearing, the national ocean service acknowledged it doesn't have the budget or a plan. alaskan senator mark begich. >> have you made a cost analysis of what this would be? and the answer from your administration was no, which made no sense to us after a year knowing, i don't know, the tsunami did happen. >> i don't have an answer that's going to make you happy, that's for sure. i really don't. you know, lots of priorities going on, and small program and we're out there, we

recently, this harley-davidson motorcycle washed up on a remote canadian island.ds of pieces of plastic, styrofoam, and household goods are expected to make landfall, starting next year. nick malice says the items are not radioactive, but still pose a danger to marine life. >> we know it harms marine mammals. and we know it has an impact to coastal economies. so we can't predict the future, in terms of exactly where this debris is going to end up. but we certainly can make sure that we prepare for it. >> reporter: this animation from noaa, the national oceanic atmospheric administration shows a path of debris as it moves across the northern pacific. noaa is the lead agency for the cleanup. but some u.s. senators are not happy with the progress that has been made. in a hearing, noaa's national service acknowledges it doesn't have the budget or a plan. alaskan senator mark begich. >> have you made a low risk, medium risk analysis? and the answer from your administration was no. which made no sense to us, after a year, knowing, i don't know, tsunami did happen. >> i

his harley davidson road king was stolen on friday afternoon. he left it parked in an employee parking lot on the side of vallejo city hall. he's owned the bike for 11 years. it's black with chrome parts. anyone with information can leave an anonymous message on that police step line. 707-644-stop. >>> just about 6:26. safeway praising a monterey peninsula employee that was suspended last month. you may remember safeway suspended ryan young without pay after young stopped a customer from hitting his pregnant girlfriend. that customer says young started the scuffle and broke his teeth. young says he believes he had to do something. >> people have been you know injured, murdered, whatever because in front of everyone because no one -- everyone wants to look the other way. >> in a statement safeway said ryan is courageous and should be commended but still trying to understand what happened in the confrontation and what happened afterwards. >>> today bus loads of immigrants plan to rally and talk to lawmakers. this is the 16th annual immigrant day.

inside a harley-davidson motorcycle with a japanese license played registered to the prefecture hit hardest by the tsunami. last week a soccer ball was found and they did return that. hopefully they can find the owner of this motorcycle. >> an amazing story. thank you, janelle. >>> still ahead, we'll take you on a journey to the edge of space. the bay area technology company providing a rare view of the northern lights. >>> also, bay area resident speaks out about the big break involving his stolen lamb bor ge gene y. >>> good evening, i'm jeff ranieri in the bay area weather center. winds gusting as high as 28 to 30 miles per hour. and while we expect some cooling weather, a few 60s inland and even some showers in my seven-day forecast. >>> a south bay mailman delivered rain or shine, walked his route with a smile. but now san he jose native tony gutierrez is putting a stamp on his career as he finishes route 2029 for the last time. hanging it up. hanging up that mail bag and bidding farewell to the many customers he called friends for decades. dozens continue to surprise their favorite ma

the harley davidson has japanese tags and was inside what might have been a moving van container. >>> president obama refused to making a statement on the escape of chinese dissident chen guangcheng. china detained several other activists believed to have helped the blind lawyer. >>> he ran into the face of danger. now a special honor awaits the man who withstood a dog attack to save some of his neighbors. >>> bryce harper hopes to stay hot in front of the home fans. >> howard has the forecast when we come right back. >>> good morning. welcome back to nine fine now. it's 5:13 this tuesday morning. we talked about heating up after a mild day yesterday. how hot are we going to get? >> we're going to get into the low 80s today. might see 84, 85 in a couple of spots. >> we're paying the price. we heard the raindrops falling. >> delia is outside getting rained on. this will be out of here the next couple of hours. much of today won't be too bad. the next couple of days there will be a front in the neighborhood. we'll jumping anywhere from the 70s to low 80s. the warm stuff will be here fri

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a local man came across it and peeked inside and he found a harley-davidson motorcycle, perfectly intact although rusting. japanese authorities are now trying to find out who the motorcycle belongs to and whether or not he or she is alive. >>> and it's rush hour in antarctica. check out these penguins going for the high jump back onto a massive iceberg. it all looks like fun and games but they're actually trying to get out of the way of dozens of hungry killer whales on the hunt below. you would jump very high, too. seven minutes past the hour right now. let's go outside to al with a check of your weather. >> that's pretty cool stuff right there. a senior trip. where you guys from? >> florida. >> all right. what school are your from? >> walton high school. >> having a good time? >> oh, yeah. >> oh, yeah! they're like kool-aid. oh, yeah! let's show you what we've got going on for you today. we do have the rain moving through the northeast. that's the good news. it will be out of here in new england later on this morning. we do have a lot of heavy rain continuing down in southern florida.

osby davis says his harley- davidson was stolen on friday afternoon. he left it parked in an employee lot on the side of vallejo city law. he says he's owned the bike for 11 years. anyone with information can leave an anonymous message on the police tip line and at the number you see on the screen. >>> hey, sal, have you fixed things on 280. how is it going? >> yeah. >> i want to show it to you, northbound 280. a little bit slow because of some problems. and livermore valley over the altamont pass westbound. once you get to dublin, it eases up. eastbound highway 4 will close between lover -- loveridge. we'll let you know more about that projects it it approaches. let's go to the bay bridge pop. the he's steve. >>> a lot of low clouds in place. bay bridge. let's here's heave. >> we have a few high clouds in the north. that system really ramped up the fog beige. 40s and 50s. if you don't have the fog it will be sunny and breezy. 50, 60s, 70s as you head to the west. >>> a memorial for a young crash victim in the east bay. the tragedy that led to the deat

>>> and stick around for news4 at 6:00 tonight, after japan's tsunami, a harley-davidson washed up on the beach miles away. tonight at 6:00, the owner comes forward to claim that bike. those stories and more and all of the latest news starting on news4 at 4:00. barbara? >> thank you, pat. one last check on the forecast with tom. >> the sky is brightening over washington. a live view from our sky watcher camera. and there was those pictures from earlier of the two eagles, the eagle and the osprey having a big fight in the sky. as we look at the view from space, we see breaks in the clouds, a few sprinkles south of washington, temperatures now beginning to climb into the 70s to near 80, it's going to hit the upper 80s in parts of virginia, maybe strong storms later today, stay tuned. >> that's "news4 midday" for today. thanks for joining us, be sure to tune in tomorrow, lots coming up for you, see you in the morning. you're going down! it's all over! no! it's not over yet! sofas that can take anything life throws at them.

now the owner of a harley davidson that washed >>> the story of chen chong is far from over. he is the blind chinese dissident who escaped house arrest last week and sought refr refuge in the u.s. embassy in beijing. american diplomats oversaw several days of negotiations between chen and the chinese government. today it appeared the matter was settled but not for long. ian williams has our report. >> reporter: chen chang left the u.s. embassy this afternoon accompanied by u.s. ambassador gary loch. they drove to a beijing hospital where chang was reunited with his family, his wife and two children, and where he'll receive treatment for injuries received during that dramatic escape from house arrest. he will be staying in china. senior u.s. officials say that is his decision, that he didn't request asylum in the u.s. they say the chinese authorities have given assurances that he will be properly treated. he'll be treated like an ordinary citizen, that his complaints will be investigated. they say he will be relocated to a safe place to live and probably be given a job in a un