it is an essential part of the island's economy. >> sugarcane growth is an essential part of the island. that is why we are fighting to make it clear to everyone that without it, our problems would be 20 times worse than they are right now. >> the eu plans to stop subsidizing sugarcane production next year. that will be hard for the island's 13,000 inhabitants to cope with. there is little else on the island apart from sugarcane and from production. but it is also a paradise for any taurus seeking long, empty beaches. -- for any taurus -- for any tourists seeking long, empty beaches. from his vantage point, it is clear that package tourism does not affect the island. he takes groups of holidaymakers to the small hotels on the island, but despite its natural beauty, unemployment is high, and many young islanders have emigrated. >> what's lacking is a really big hotel. the infrastructure is not up to the standard we need or taurus and to thrive on the island. -- four taurus him -- for tourism to thrive on the ivan. >> rousseau was proud that the island has so far managed to fend off the b

it is a small island in the northern province. it is the regency island. it has about 62,000. most of the people live in the coastal areas around the island. the island is a protected zone. there is forest conservation. around the coastal area, there are many resources. >> how far away is the island from taiwan? >> about three hours. >> if you want to go, we need to go through jakarta? >> that is the way to be successful. later there may be a direct flight. >> what is the status of infrastructure on the island? it has about 62,000 people. there is not much on the island that. >> you are right. one of our goals is how to improve the infrastructure of the roads and also the seaports. it could also be the airport. it is the gate to these specific countries. it is close to the philippines, taiwan, and other countries on the pacific ocean. it is also the date to the eastern part of indonesia. it is important to indonesia and taiwan. >> what would be some of the industries that indonesia and taiwan can join together on in terms of the development of >> tourism industry, then agricul

the island. so he asked if anybody would give him enough space to stand on, and it was a duggan that granted him that space. so that's how the duggans was nominated to pick up the clay. >> you'll have no trouble landing on tory these days. a ferry makes the crossing three or four times a day, weather permitting. most passengers are day-trippers who often arrive feeling a little queasy. and they get a personal welcome from the island's uncrowned king, patsy dan rogers. a man with no real power and no airs and graces. >> so many people. i'd like to keep my feet on the ground and to be with the people. >> reason enough for the islanders to choose them as their king 20 years ago. the tradition lives on here in tory. his realm is small, only four kilometers by one kilometer in area, 130 people live here and a few dozen sheep on sacred rat-free soil. >> it is a powerful saying that there will be no money accepted. so the heirs of the duggan family can't accept any money. he's very good at that. he can'

this is in another coastal area, conception, the island you see was orego island, that was the island where people was there making a barbecue. when tsunami get in there, not even the grass was safe, everything was removed, and the island in front was completely flood. there is the island down there. it was flooding absolutely. this is a fishing market. that was before the navy came in there and after the navy came in there. a lot of fishing was close to 1,000 fishing boat was grounded and it was part of our job to put them in the water again. so heavy lift cranes are absolutely mandatory to have a safe place to move them and to start working. and because as i mentioned to you before, the ships cannot be, get into the port directly, so we make, we pier side two ships floating and all transfer of the cargo was through (inaudible) as you can see we deliver that assistance to different coastal communities. we use the marines to do that so no problem. as you see in the photograph below, you can see that the only way to get it in there was with rubber boats, not any more with the lft's tha

nhk world reports from a remote island. >> reporter: the indonesian island of wangiwangi lies 2,000 kilometers east of the capital jakarta. one of the world's laerjs coral reefs spreads out from its coast the water is so clear around the reef that divers can see fish swimming 20 meters away. the people who live over the sea have built a settlement near the isla island. this man is 43 years old. he dives for fish using handmade equipment. >> translator: our family members help each other out while fishing. >> reporter: we went underneath the water with lauda to see him at work. his only equipment is a pair of goggles, but this is enough. he skillfully uses his feet to maneuver through the water ten meters below the surface. he spots a fish and approaches it with his breath held. >> translator: life in the sea suits me just fine. living on land is simply impossible for me. >>eporter: the people dive almost every day and earn their living from the catch. but they say traditional fishing methods can't provide a comfortable life. the children here are so busy helping their parents that they can't g

nearly half of the islander es as are holder than 60. a new initiative is aiming to revitalize the community. at the center of it is a teacher at an art school in chiba prefecture. over the past year elderly residents have followed his lead and worked together on an art project. >> translator: everyone will be able to come and see it. i'm happy if people visit us from far away. >> translator: if i were at home, i'd be spending all my time watching tv alone. i thought i should join all the others. >> reporter: his team have decorated a shuttered school with 60,000 fishing floats. the symbols of the local industry are arranged to look like a giant school of fish. >> translator: it's funny. one of the fishermen told me that sardines actually don't swim together like this. in any case, i hope this project will help revive the local community. i want everyone to feel this is their own creation. >> reporter: on the first weekend of the summer season, about 2,000 visitors set foot on the island, more than three times the local pop about lags. >

they aim to strengthen the nation's ability to protect remote islands. footage of joint landing drills was shown at the venue, indicating the drill's focus of protecting remote islands. >>> a japanese cabinet minister said he expects prime minister shinzo abe on increasing the consumption tax before october. the former government passed a bill last august to raise the tax. it specifies that the tax will be increased to 8% next april, and to 10% in october 2015. he said he will carefully review the state of japan's economy before making a final decision. economic revitalization minister spoke about the timetable in an nhk tv program on sunday. >> translator: the decision will be made from late september to early october. the government will think about various economic indicators. these may include the bank of japan's quarterly survey. prime minister abe will decide the timing of the tax increase. >> abe's remarks suggest he's likely to make his decision before the apec summit on october 7th in indonesia. >>> the alliance between japan and the united stat

i was on -- ken bastida on yerba buena island. i was on treasure island. i think they will stay anchored for the long holiday weekend and watch the activity. >> i was on the san mateo bridge for a long time. liza battalones is going to fill us in on traffic now. quite the scenic route. >> reporter: yes. all you saw was red brake lights lots of cars. that's the scene right now with so many drivers trying to find their way home. chopper 5 has been up and out cruising the skies over the san mateo bridge. that has been one of the worst commutes we have seen in a very long time. still bumper to bumper traffic for south 101 leaving 380. stays slow to highway the 2. 280 continues to be a good option if you need to leave san francisco for the south bay. dumbarton bridge also looking good as an alternative to the bay bridge closure. now, the golden gate commute in marin county has been socked in with traffic. north 101 getting towards the golden gate still bumper to bumper from the marina district. you can see that slow traffic just a few minutes ago. 101 very slow

on the shelter island the tended hogs and cattle to butcher for salt and meat. the bread and pro courses to power the sugar mills and cut trees to shape to make tasks which were really the shopping bags of the day. you couldn't do anything with sugar unless you had a barrel to put it. you couldn't do anything with rahm unless you had a barrel to put it. you couldn't do anything with molasses unless you had a barrel to put it. the staves that were cut here were shaken down which means that they were separated into all of the many parts and shipped aboard out of this tiny harbor off to a bigger herber where there are 47 feet of water and the big ships lead off to be loaded with all of the provisions to go out the west indies and to come back with all of the sugar product c and the sleeves that landed probably at that site at a water landing right there. go down there and take a look. >> is that mine? okay. it doesn't matter. >> so sugar, molasses and rum came back to the manner to new england and was also shipped to europe. sylvester was an experiment in early glo

so why do it again now in rhode island?al benefit does your rhode island marriage have? >> hi, lawrence, good evening, what we're doing is celebrating the long journey that rhode island has taken to get to this point. we were married in vancouver in 2006. we were on a cruise for our 25th anniversary. we had not planned on getting married. it was about a health problem that i had that helped us determine we should get married for our protections. there was no family, no friends, and so this is bringing it home and all the hard work that everybody has done. >> and tony, the speaker of the house of rhode island, you got him to officiate at this marriage on the first day of legal same-sex marriage in rhode island. it really is a big event for this state, isn't it? >> it is absolutely a big event. it has been a lot of work. it has been a long road. and the speaker has been instrumental in accomplishing this for the gay community. and frank, at the state house as a legislator working with the speaker has just been instrumental in

once fully complete you can walk or ride your bike from the oakland side to treasure island. closure of the old bay bridge still on for next wednesday at 8:00 p.m. and you won't be able to walk bike or drive across the bridge until it reopens after the long labor day wean. 12 days awhich now on tuesday september 3rd. tonight the heather has a look from treasure island with construction update on that new bay bridge bike path. >> this cal-trans rendering shows the finished bike pedestrians path and in fact the large segment of it is complete from oakland almost to treasure island. the connection to treasure and yurba buena island take another year to complete but over the 5 day labor day weekend closure these temporary wooden segment will connect the path on the oakland side from emeryville to the bridge. allowing cyclist and pedestrians to get up on the bridge and over the bay like never before. in this cal-trans animation the path is

the japanese claim the islands. south korea controls them. more than 70% of survey respondents said they have the territory on their minds. officials polled nearly 2,000 peoples across the country. 95% said they knew about the takeshima islands. those individuals then answered multiple choice questions on their knowledge. 63% chose the option that said south korea illegally controls the islands and has security guards stationed there. 61% picked the answer that said the islands are an integral part of japan both historically and under international law. 71% expressed some level of interest in the islands. 28% said they're not interested. cabinet secretariat officials say they'll try to raise awareness of the islands and japan's position. south korean officials say the islands belong to their country, historically, geographically and under international law. >>> internet addiction is a growing problem for young japanese. government officials estimate that more than half a million high school students can't stop playing online games. a study gr

and we're pushing 80 degrees on treasure island.ht next to that beautiful bay bridge where weather certainly is not an impediment to the construction wrapping up over the next few days. live from the transamerica tower looking toward the golden gate bridge, fog well offshore low cloud cover staying away from the golden gate. it will be back overnight tonight. overnight lows tonight down to 63 in concord. san jose 64. we'll see a few upper 50s but not many. santa rosa and pacifica dropping down to 57 degrees overnight tonight. a lot of events going on this weekend this holiday weekend. the kings mountain art fair in woodside beautiful tomorrow sunny, warm, not as warm as today but still a high of 80. you'll likely be in the mid-70s with a little more cloud cover coming up on sunday and monday. high pressure is winning the battle today allowing us to warm up to the mid-90s away from the water. but high pressure is now retreating to the east allowing an area of low pressure which is off the pacific northwest coastline to slide on in. w

rikers island is different.ikers island you could run around the hallways, do whatever, basically. >> been here about two and a half months. i'm awaiting extradition to new jersey. i got paroled in new jersey. basically, that's it. i was on the run for four and a half years from new jersey and finally got caught. >> this is phillip santiago's fourth time at rikers. he was convicted for credit card fraud and has been on board for two and a half months awaiting extradition to new jersey. >> oh, i need to be outside. i ain't been outside the last month and a half. oh! hell, yeah. >> how's it feel? >> it feels the best, it feel good. it feels very good. a beautiful feeling to come outside, especially when you're incarcerated. all the air you get is to go to court and that's it. you get on the bus. besides that, you get to look out the window. and that's it. >> everybody, place your i.d. cards on your outermost garments. put them up on your chest, please, gentlemen. keep the noise down. we're going to take it inside.

on shelter island they tended hogs and cattle. the bride and a broken horses to power the sugar mills and cut tree is to shape to make tasks which were really the shopping bags of the day. you couldn't do anything with sugar unless you had a barrel to put it in. you couldn't do anything with rahm allows you have a barrel to put it in or anything with molasses unless you had a barrel to put it in. the staves that were cut here were shut down, which means that they were separated into all of their many parts. shipped aboard out of this tiny harbor, off to a bigger harbor at the head where there's 47 feet of water and where the big ships lay off to be loaded with all the provisions to go down to the west indies and to come back with all the sugar product and with the slaves that landed at the site of the water landing right there. go down and take a look. is that ? good. okay. it doesn't matter. so sugar, molasses and rum came back to the manner to new england and was also shipped to europe. sylvester was an experiment in early globa

loren though is affecting people who live and work on treasure island. 7 news reporter island. 7 newseporter lillian kim has more on that >> the streets here in san francisco the only way to get to treasure island. took awhile but wayne finally figured it out. >> i went 5 different police before they told me to make a left and make a left. >> people who attained a placard with access to the western span of the bay bridge needed to have a good reason. such as being resident of treasure eye listened or having a business there. calvin lee and stacy wong are neither but wedding reception on the island at the winery san francisco on saturday. >> today they were busy preparing flowers for the big day. while the bridge situation isn't exactly ideal, the focus on the positive. >> even though the bay bridge is closed it seems a little more special just because we are still allowed to get on there and our guest feel special that they get to good on to the treasure island too and nobody else can go on the bay bridge. so kind of a cool thing at the same time. >> but for the bridge closure has bee

so at sylvester manor on shelter island in new york, what's visible? a serene, 18th century house in its landscape whose owners played honorable roles in the revolutionary war and in the civil war. they built this fine house -- can you still hear me? am i doing all right? they built this fine house, only the second one on the site. it's a rambling, comfortable dwelling now that was extended northward in the late 18th century and in the 19th century from the original, elegant georgian house, newport style, which is the a center block with the hip roof and the two big chimneys. the piazzas were added in 1908 as was this little portico over the front door. so what do we foe about what we see? the sylvesters raised their children, 11th generation inherited the house in 2006. 243 acres. they've poured callow candles, they planted gardens, and they planted and cut down trees. one of them corresponded with thomas jefferson about a common wheat pest. they wound the great english grandfather clock that still stands in the hall. it chimed and kept time for them

this is a live look right now at our island cam. on the left of the screen you can see where the new bay bridge will feed into yerba buena island. the opening of the new span still scheduled for tuesday, september 3rd, at 5 a.m. that is the day the new bike path will open too but not the whole thing. when it opens, it is just going to go from oakland to just short of yerba buena island at least for now. >> after traffic has been moved on to the new east span, they will start to demolishing the original east span near the tunnel and that will free up the room to connect the bike path into the island. >> reporter: and this is the path cyclists will be able to take once the path is ready emeryville to yerba buena island. caltrans is not giving an exact date as to when that will happen. for now, cyclists will just have to turn around on the bridge and head back to oakland. now, as for the closure tonight of those three lanes, it actually doesn't have anything to do with the closure and the opening of the new bay bridge. that is part of

japan claims the takeshima islands. south korea controls them. now japanese officials are trying to find out how much citizens care. they polled nearly 2,000 people across the country. 95% said they knew about the takeshima islands. those individuals then answered multiple choice questions on their knowledge. 63% chose the option that said south korea illegally controls the islands and has a security guard stationed there. 61% picked the answer that says the islands are an integral part of japan, both historically and under international law. 71% expressed some level of interest in the islands. 28% said they are not interested. cabinet secretary officials say they'll try to raise awareness of the islands and japan's position. south korean officials say the islands belong to their country historically, geographically, and under international law. >>> officials in fukushima prefecture have started internal radiation level checks for small children. they have adapted the measuring equipment for those under the age of 4. the checks cover children who

this is the result that you have to endure island before the channel was cut oh here. they are. as go all. right here are some of the headstones from the graves that for here this is a fruits if that's what we don't want happen to tangier all and we want to get some protection and make sure that we don't go into the chesapeake bay like uppers did in other communities. right on the scene. we're strong. and i think that. on our retailers the. instrument. a little more of the sharper should anything like that. missed all the news in the aftermath of the boston bombings there's been one story that's been completely swept under the rug the death of a twenty seven year old chechen man named but again. about a month after the horrific tragedy the f.b.i. was interrogating to have its home about an alleged association he had with the bombings but before any connection was actually proven he was shot and killed by f.b.i. agents first the official narrative said that he had pulled a gun out that change to a knife however all of that quickly fell apart when they were forced to admit that he

market on treasure island. >> really hard. i have to work eight hours shift here and it will make it 4 hours all together to drive. >>reporter: treasure island will have to take the bay bridge and the san mateo bridge to bake his commute to dublin. >> it will be hectic i can tell you that. it's probably going to be i would have to say 2 or 3 hours to get home from here. >>reporter: both michael and ali believe taking public transportation to and from treasure island would be even more expensive and more of a hassle than driving. but bridge officials are encouraging the rest of to us leave our cars parked and the a bus train or ferry. on treasure island, allen abc 7 news. >> ceremony open of the new bay bridge happen with chain cutting ceremony monday at 3:00 p.m. bridge could open to traffic any timeok between then and 5:00 a.m. on tuesday september the third. we will notify our twitter followers just as soon as the bridge opens and you can follow us on this welcome back site. until then public transportation probably the best

this may look like an island paradise, but it's right by a residential area on the mainland. it took less than an hour for dmitri and his family to get here. he works for the national railroad. his employers slashed his salary by 40% compared to three years ago as the government cut down on spending. he and his family used to go island hopping in the mediterranean, but they can't afford to do that anymore. >> translator: since we can't go very far this year, i would like to bring my family here as often as possible. >> reporter: vacationers in france are using another method to save money on summer travel. these people are headed south from paris. they are meeting today for the first time. >> translator: how old are you? >> translator: i'm 25. >> translator: what is your occupation? >> reporter: these travelers say driving together costs a fifth of the price of a train ticket and there are lots of others getting on the bandwagon. carpooling is becoming more popular after the credit crunch. almost 3 million people now choose to split the bill. that's six times more than before

japan controls the islands, but china and taiwan also claim them.rime minister abe has called for talks with chinese president xi jinping as soon as possible and without conditions. but lee says the chinese leader has no plans to meet. >> translator: at this time, there's no basis for the talks. how can we set up this kind of summit that japan says it hopes to hold? >> china is demanding japan recognize that a territorial issue exists between the countries. and the dispute over the senkaku islands has prompted japan coast guard officials to strengthen their ranks. they plan to add more than 520 personnel in the 2014-2015 fiscal year. that would be the largest increase in four decades. chinese government vessels have entered japanese waters on a regular basis since japan nationalized three of the islands last september. their presence is expected to grow because china is building more ships. japanese leaders say the islands are an inherent part of their territory in terms of history and international law. coast guard authorities plan to put a team of

and kpix 5's mark kelly is over on treasure island.mark, i know you got a really good look at what's going on. >> reporter: ken, there was a press conference late this afternoon to give us the very latest of what's going on as far as the construction there over the holiday weekend. they say that they are still on track as far as the tunnel. they are done paving. they still have some work ahead there. they have to switch out the lights, they have to then wash the tunnel. and as far as the toll plaza area westbound is half paved. and the eastbound area is 20% paved. but they still have a lot of work ahead this coming weekend. don't let this beautiful shot of the new bridge mislead you. there's still plenty of work to do. first the toll plaza. there, a large chunk of the grinding work has wrapped up laying a smooth coat of asphalt will be a focus heading into the holiday weekend. >> as of right now everything is going quite well. we are on schedule and looking forward to opening on time. >> reporter: believe it or not, the old bridge is s

the boat capsized about 220 kilometers north of christmas island. australian border protection officials say a navy vessel pulled 106 people to safety, two of them with minor injuries. afp reported five people are missing. the incident came as a one-day conference to discuss problems of asylum seekers and people smuggling was held in jakarta. senior officials from australia and 13 other nations took part. they included representatives from countries such as afghanistan and sri lanka. indonesia is the main transit hub for people trying to reach australia. >> we seek to see the involvement of individuals and others in the people smuggling or human trafficking network. this is very much a concern to the government. >> it is not enough for each country to simply in their own nation be communicating their policies. it's also important up and down the pipeline of people smuggling operations for to be communicated and communicated loudly. >> the australian government has said that anyone who arrives illegally by boat will be sent to the pacific island nati

kimberly tere is on treasure island with commuters. but we begin with cheryl hurd from the bay bridge toll plaza. the bridge is closed. now what happens? >> now what happens as you can see, raj, the work is beginning. the bridge officially closed just after 8:00 tonight. and the crews didn't waste any time. they started grinding up asphalt to start the project right away. the crews are working around the clock, working hard for the people who use this bridge every day. drivers got plenty of warning that a bridge closure was coming. >> going to take the kids across it. we'll walk the bridge with everybody else and hope to be one of the first million people to cross it. >> there were a lot of folks who wanted to be the last person to cross the bay bridge before it closed. some people were driving in slow motion and got the attention of the chp. >> the chp was on hand to clear the people out. they were in fact some of the last vehicles over. whether they got the last vehicle title doesn't matter as long as they got to have that last momen

market on treasure island. >> really hard.t shift here and it will make it 4 hours all together to drive. >>reporter: treasure island will have to take the bay bridge and the san mateo bridge to bake his commute to dublin. >> it will be hectic i can tell you that. it's probably going to be i would have to say 2 or 3 hours to get home from here. >>reporter: both michael and ali believe taking public transportation to and from treasure island would be even more expensive and more of a hassle than driving. but bridge officials are encouraging the rest of to us leave our cars parked and the a bus train or ferry. on treasure island, allen abc 7 news. >> ceremony open of the new bay bridge happen with chain cutting ceremony monday at 3:00 p.m. bridge could open to traffic any timeok between then and 5:00 a.m. on tuesday september the third. we will notify our twitter followers just as soon as the bridge opens and you can follow us on this welcome back site. until then public transportation probably the best washington toy get around

and there's the other question, when will we be able to go from the island into san francisco? they've talked about that. engineers have looked at it. they say it's absolutely feasible. need a little of this and a little more time. reporting live from treasure island, i'm ken bastida, kpix 5. >> and a lot of that money stuff. we're counting down to opening day about 1 1.5 days away now. remember, the old span shuts down in 6 days for the big changeover. plan your commute accordingly. keep track of all the latest developments on kpix 5 and kpix.com. >>> san francisco's city attorney is taking legal action to save city college. the community college is on the verge of losing its accreditation for failing to meet quality assurance standards. today city attorney dennis herrara filed a lawsuit accusing the accrediting commission of acting improperly to withdraw accreditation because of a political agenda. >> a political debate over the future of california's community college that was going on in sacramento, the accreditation process was being used unfairly to squelch that debate. >

market on treasure island. >> really hard. i have to work eight hours shift here and it will make it 4 hours all together to drive. >>reporter: treasure island will have to take the bay bridge and the san mateo bridge to bake his commute to dublin. >> it will be hectic i can tell you that. it's probably going to be i would have to say 2 or 3 hours to get home from here. >>reporter: both michael and ali believe taking public transportation to and from treasure island would be even more expensive and more of a hassle than driving. but bridge officials are encouraging the rest of to us leave our cars parked and the a bus train or ferry. on treasure island, allen abc 7 news. >> ceremony open of the new bay bridge happen with chain cutting ceremony monday at 3:00 p.m. bridge could open to traffic any timeok between then and 5:00 a.m. on tuesday september the third. we will notify our twitter followers just as soon as the bridge opens and you can follow us on this welcome back site. until then public transportation probably the best

i'm back live on yerba buena island. the countdown continues. we love clocks. there's the countdown. it's continuing until the new debut of the new bay bridge. we are 4.5 days away from the debut. if you are planning to go to treasure island this weekend for last-minute pictures, forget about it. at this point only those who live and work there are allowed access. you need a permit. business owners we talked to earlier said it's been pretty slow as you can imagine. some people had weddings planned for this weekend and have had to make special arrangements to accommodate their guests. there's all kinds of events going on in the bay area this weekend while the bridge is closed. okay, cal is playing northwestern. that's the season opener on saturday. wahoo! says chelsea. the oakland a's have a huge home stand against the rays all weekend and then take on the rangers monday. it's also oakland pride sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and if you are finding yourself going over the golden gate, keep in mind that the sausalito art festival starts saturday runs through monda

county, miami-dade and new york's rikers island. they represent a real cross section of life across the country. each one has its own unique set of challenges. >> lockdown, lockdown, lockdown. >> got to be on point. >> lockdown, lockdown, lockdown. >> can't let your guard down for nobody. >> this is not a place to be. >> this is as close to a living hell as i think i ever want to come. >> step back behind the red line. >> everyone, bend over. >> if you like this type of thing, this is the place to be. >> i want to kill myself. i can't take it. >>> for the uninitiated, or in this case, the unincarcerated, there is sometimes confusion between prison and jail. prison is only for convicted felons. jails also house convicts, but only those awaiting transfer to prison or serving short-term sentences. usually less than a year. >> listen up for your name. >> stand on the foot prints for me, please. >> most jail detainees have pending court cases, have been denied or are unable to make bail. >> put your stomach on the wall, hands behind your

from the city. >> i feel they get their own private island. so i think if anything, it might be a bonus, less traffic. >> reporter: less traffic is likely to mean little business for the treasure island bar and grill. employees still plan to show up for work but probably won't have too many customers to serve. kathy hung works at the grill and lives in the east bay and planning to take b.a.r.t. to san francisco and a muni bus back to stre jury island. >> what can you do? they're rebuilding the bridge and it benefits us all the time. >> reporter: caltrans is issuing passes to people who work or live on treasure island. the bridge is shutting down at 8:00 on wednesday night and b.a.r.t. is scheduled to immediately begin 24-hour service. b.a.r.t.'s spokesman says there's still some overnight shifts not covered by train operators on the schedule but he's confident they will be filled. >> so far with the response has been very solid on the part of our employees. >> san francisco bay ferries will increase the fleet by three boats and expects to see

japan controls the islands. china and taiwan claim them. the nationwide survey in mid-july examined public awareness of the issues. of 3,000 randomly selected people, about 1800 responded. more than 90% said they know about the issues. of those who know the issues, 75% said they know chinese government ships have repeatedly entered japanese waters near the islands. 75% said japan has been launching protests with china. 66% said the islands belong to okinawa prefecture in southern japan. 48% said they know japan controls the islands and that no issue of territorial sovereignty exists. and 74% said they're interested in the senkaku issues. 25% said they're not. cabinet secretary and officials say they'll step up efforts to heighten public aware ochbs the issues. >>> u.s. ambassador to japan nominee caroline kennedy has publicly shown affinity for the country. she'll be coming to the country this fall pending senate confirmation. kennedy spoke in washington at a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of martin luther king jr.'s i have a dream s

for more on the closure, christie smith live on treasure island.ng. we were thinking if you wanted to take one last nostalgic drive over the bay bridge, now would be a good time. as we've been talking about for weeks the bay bridge closes at 8:00. i'll step aside. it's foggy here this morning but this is the new eastern span. come next week, the years of waiting for it to open will be over. as contractors building the replacement eastern span that's more seismically safe work around the clock to realign lanes in oakland and yorba buena with the bridge. tonight as early as 7:00 p.m., chp will rolling traffic breaks around entrances to the bridge. 15 connecter ramps close down. then commute have to use options like b.a.r.t., running 24/7, ferries also boosting service. treasure island, a winery has three weddings planned during the closure. guests have to get a caltrans pass to drive in or take a shuttle from san francisco. residents and businesses can have access from san francisco. bridge will open is tuesday morning at 5:00 a.m. could be as early

the team would likely be based on ishigaki island in okinawa. the coast guard is expected to request about $2 billion from the government to fund the surveillance program. >>> an american military aircraft has another mark of its already spotty safety record. the crew of an osprey made an emergency landing in the southwestern united states. no one was hurt, but the incident will likely fuel opposition to the deployment of the tilt-rotor aircraft in japan. the osprey was on a training flight. they say it landed near a base in nevada. they haven't disclosed if the aircraft was damaged. they say the emergency landing is under investigation. u.s. military commanders are deploying 24 osprey at the base in japan's southern most prefecture of okinawa. local residents are opposed to the move. they're worried about their safety because the aircraft has been involved in a series of crashes. >>> 12 men working for government-affiliated programs in afghanistan have been executed by the taliban. >> reporter: the taliban appears to be stepping up campaign in

got to tell you, treasure island is a ghost town.'s nothing going on but matteo's little food shack if you have been to treasure island, we wanted to pick one, $2 in the finest in sugar and dough. you can get a churro. but getting here might be tough. but if you get here, there's still food. >> thanks, paul. >>> escorted out of homes in handcuffs, coming up, what the arresting agents found in freezers today after an unusual bay area raid. >> if i just didn't get no food stamps from the government i wouldn't be able to buy food. >> screaming protestors invade fast-food restaurants pushing for bigger paychecks. why some minimum wage bay area workers told us they don't want raises. >> and the 49ers hit the field again tonight. this time, taking on the chargers. that game airs immediately after this newscast starting at 7:00 right here on kpix 5. after that is our fifth quarter post-game show. big brother airs at 2:39 a.m. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, today a federal appeals coun san francisco upheld the law stopping t trying >>> new tonight gay co

art scene on the faroe islands. go away in their 20s do come back to raise their families, but this will always feel like a place that is on the edge of the world. that's its drawback, but also its charm. aljazeera on the faroe islands. >> it is a beautiful place. i'd like to go there once. in the meantime, we're back here and michael eaves is here to talk about another problem with pro fool be. >> that's head injuries. there is inherent risks, but in june, more than 2,000 players filed the largest sports lawsuit ever, accusing the league of concealing information lining football related head injuries to long term brain damage. those players probably aren't shocked by a report in the new york times today that says the nfl pressured media partner espn to pull out of an investigative project rewarding head injuries in the league. denied telling espn to divorce itself from the project. i spoke to a former new york giants linebacker marshall, whose latest project, the united states state of football examines the correla

. >>> chinese patrol vessels circled japanese territorial waters around disputed islands for 28 hours until they finally left. this was the longest intrusion by their government vessels since japan nationalized the senkaku islands last september. officials of the japan coast guard say four chinese coast guard patrol vessels entered the japanese waters in the east china sea on wednesday morning. they remained there until noon on thursday. a ship carrying japanese local assembly members had been cruising in the area at the same time. the chinese vessels remain just waters. coast guard officials are warning them not to approach japan's waters again. chinese government ships have intruded on 38 days this year. japan controls the senkakus. china and taiwan claim them. >> translator: the latest intrusion was the longest so far and is extremely deplorable. >> kishida says the intrusions are backed by force which is unacceptable in the international community. he said the chinese government should acknowledge japan's protest. japan's top diplomat summoned chinese embassy minister han xi chong