would pop up on the stage as a surprise guest. >> this new guy welcome jacob thomas returning after six months deployment on leave. >> reporter: his son was so overwhelmed he buried his face in his t-shirt and his sisters covered their faces as the crowd cheered and this is the first embrace have shared since january. he returned a few weeks earlier than expected deployment in kuwait. >> i just looked up and my dad was there. i am thankful. i have no worries. it was crazy. >> the mom said she had gotten vip passes to six flags. >> i tried to videotape it myself but i could not. >> reporter: what are you looking forward to the most to do with him? >> to take a break from the kids. is not awful to say? we have four kids had a lot going on. >> reporter: what he missed most about his dad was -- >> he likes to play video games a lot. he always beats me and i really do miss that. >> reporter: we tried to get the reaction from the sergeant but he said he was too overwhelmed to speak to the media. the family did enjoy vip treatment throughout the park. betty yu, kpix 5 . >>> a different typ

moments before their dad, technical sergeant jacob thomas, would pop up on stage as a surprise guest. >> the new guy in a super cool uniform. >> well, this new guy, ladies and gentlemen, is none other than to introduce to you technical sergeant jacob thomas, returning after six months deployment on leave. >> reporter: his 15-year-old son so overwhelmed he buried his face in his t-shirt. his sisters covered their faces as the crowd cheered. this is the first embrace the family has shared since january. sergeant thomas is based at travis air force base and returned a few weeks earlier than expected from deployment in kuwait. >> we were just going to six flags and i don't know. i just look up and my dad's here. so i'm thankful, you know. i have no words. >> it was crazy. >> reporter: jacob says his stepmom told the family she won vip passes to six flags. >> it was amazing. i tried to videotape it myself. i couldn't because they were crying so much and when they cry, i cry. >> reporter: his wife kristen also serves in the security forces. what are you looking forward to the most to do wit

new guy in this super cool uniform. >> ladies and gentlemen, it is my honor to introduce to you jacob thomasng after six months deployment. >> reporter: his four children burst into tears. >> i'm thankful, you know. i have no words. >> reporter: sergeant thomas is an assistant flight schechief. he just returned from kuwait earlier than expected. his wife kristen, who also actively serves, helped plan the surprise. >> i think it went great. they're all extremely happy. so i'm happy, they're happy. >> reporter: they even got to meet the other star of the show, a playful sea lion. mark barrino with six flags said they were honored to create this special moment for a military family. >> we knew it was a great opportunity to show our appreciation to the family and especially to sergeant thomas. >> the thomass are now looking forward to spending quality time together back home at the travis air force base. elissa harrington, abc7 news. >>> a 9-year-old guardian of the galaxy is chasing a job at nasa. space movie fan jack davis from new jersey sent this letter to the agency asking for a position as

hiding in the park for much of the day was technical sergeant jacob thomas that appeared on stage after being deployed in kuwait for six months he surprise his family and the 21- year-old c-line did not take offense when he was upstaged. stationed at the nearby travis air force base sergeant thomas headed to the park to be reunited to his family of five and none of them saw a coming. >> i was talking to my little sister and my stepmom said the looked and i saw my dad and it was crazy. >> i was more concerned about the kids than for myself. this is offer them, not for us, and i'm not used to this attention. >> reporter: family and friends were given the vip treatment, front row seats and no waiting in line, and a full day at the park where they later visited other animals. >> it went great and they are extremely happy. i am happy, they are happy and we are all happy he is safely back home. >> reporter: they will be catching up, sharing stories and reconnecting, all looking forward to the family. >> is it awful to say that we get to take a break from the kids. we have four kids and i am a

an emotional reunion there yesterday for technical sergeant jacob thomas and his entire family grabbing him in a huge bear hug. he is based at travis air force base. he's been in kuwait since january. his wife worked with six flags to help to coordinate that special surprise. >> that's pretty cool. look at those kids. 4:36 right now. so most of us live with a phone in our hands nearly every waking hour. what if you just disconnected? the product apple is try iing t sell you that could have you cutting ties with your cell phone. >> and speaking of cell phones, they are changing all aspect of every part of our lives. for high school students that includes helping them get around the rules. we'll tell you what's spiking in school classrooms. for years, centurylink has been promising fast internet to small businesses. but for many businesses, it's out of reach. why promise something you can't deliver? comcast business is different. ♪ ♪ we deliver super-fast internet with speeds of 250 megabits per second across our entire network, to more companies, in more locations, than centurylink. we d

. >> this is the moment technical sergeant jacob thomas surprised his kids, seeing them for the first time in six months. >> i was just like, yeah, tears started coming from my eyes. it was crazy. >> the emotional reunion took  place at six flags discovery kingdom in vallejo. sergeant thomas was brought out onstage during the sea lion show show >> well, ladies and gentleme >> his four children burst into tears. >> i'm thankful. i have no words. >> sergeant thomas is an assistant flight chief. he just returned from kuwait earlier than expected. his wife kristen who also actively served, helped plan the surprise. >> it's great. i'm happy they're happy. >> they cried happy tears. they even got to meet the other star of the show, a playful sea lion. they said they were honored to help create this special moment for a military family. >> we knew it was a great opportunity to show our appreciation through the family and through sergeant thomas. >> the thomases are now looking forward to spending quality time together back home at the travis air force base. >> and both mom and dad serve. in

hiding in the park for much of the day sergeant jacob thomas suddenly appeared on stage. deployed in kuwait the past six months, he delighted his family. on this day the 21-year-old sea lion didn't take offense to being upstaged. sergeant thomas landed sunday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. he headed directly to the park to be reunited with his family of five. none of them saw this coming. >> i was talking to my little sister. my step mom said look, look, look. i looked up and i see my dad. it was pretty great. >> i was more concerned about the kids, about myself. i didn't, this was all for them. it's not for us. all of this attention, i'm not used to this. [ laughter ] >> reporter: family and friends were given vip treatment, front row seating, no waits in line, and a full day at the park where they would later visit other animals. >> oh it's great. they're extremely happy. i'm happy, they're happy, we're all happy that he's home. >> reporter: while a 500-pound sea lion was the main attraction it was the heartwarming reunion that really stole the show. >> once we learned about the

srgt jacob thomas who works as an assistant flight chief travis air force base ...as been deployed in kuwait since january... ..flew back from his mission earlier than expected. with the help of six flags discovery kingdom in vallejo-- thomas and his wife-- kristen-- arranged to homecoming. kristen was with their kids at a sea lion presentation when ... they asked for a "volunteer." that is when thomas walked in and surprised them. the family was happy to be reunited. (justine) it was a close race at the box office this weekend... (jrstone) and new releases "the dark tower" and "kidnap" battled it out for the top stop."it's you. you're a gunslinger, right?" (nat) (justine) as expected "the dark tower" won the weekend. but came in lower than projected... opening with 19-and-a-half million dollars. (jr stone) "dunkirk" dropped to spot number two... the war pic brought in 17- point-six million dollars (justine) halle berry's latest flick "kidnap" rounded out the top five... raking in 10-point-two million dollars. (jr stone) next at the top of the hour... a huge tree cr

they were hiding in the park for much of the day with technical sergeant jacob thomas who son appearedd in kuwait for six months he surprised his family and the 21-year-old sea lions took no offense to being upstaged. stationed at the nearby travis air force base sergeant thomas headed to the park to be reunited with his family of five and none saw this coming. >> i was talking to my little sister and my stepmom said look , and i looked up to see my dad which was crazy. >> i was more concerned about the kids. this is offer them, not for us. all the attention, i am not used to this.>> reporter: family and friends were given the vip treatment, front row seating and no waiting in line and a full day at the park where they later got to visit the other animals. >> it is great and they are all extremely happy, and we are all happy he is home. >> reporter: safely back, and much more to do with the thomas family as they catch up, share stories and reconnect as they all look forward to all things family. >> it is going to be nice to have a break from the kids even though that may be awful to sa

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hiding in the park for much of the day, technical sergeant jacob thomas suddenly appeared on stage. deployed in kuwait the past six months he delighted his family. even the sea lion didn't take offense to being upstaged. stationed at nearby travis air force base sergeant thomas landed sunday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. he headed directly to the park to be reunited with his family of five. none of them saw this coming. >> i was talking to my little sister, and my stepmom says, look, look, and i look up, and i just see my dad. it was pretty crazy. >> i was more concerned about the kids, not myself. this was all for them. it's not for us. all this attention -- i'm not used to this. >> reporter: family and friends were given vip treatment, front row seating, no waits in line, and a full day at the park. >> i think it went great. they're all extremely happy. we're happy, they're happy. >> reporter: while a 500-pound sea lion was the main attraction, it was a heart warming reunion that really stole the show. >> once we learned about their story and what they wanted to do through operation care

hiding in the park for much of the day sergeant jacob thomas who suddenly appeared on stage. he surprised his family. the 21-year-old sea lion didn't take offense to being on stage. stationed at nearby travis air force base sergeant thomas landed sunday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. he headed directly to the park to be reunited with his family of five. none of them saw this coming. >> i was talking to my little sister. my step mom looked up and i saw my dad. >> i was more concerned about my kids and myself. this is all for them. it's not for us. all of this attention, i'm not used to it. >> reporter: family and friends were given vip treatment, front row seating. no waits in line and a full day at the park where they would later visit other animals. >> oh i think it's great. they're extremely happy. i'm happy, they're happy, we're all happy. daddy's home. >> reporter: while a 500-pound sea lion was the main attraction it was a heartwarming reunion that really stole the show. >> once we learned about their story and what they wanted to do through operation care and comfort and travis

. >> hiding in the park for much of the day technical sergeant jacob thomas.ed on stage. deployed in kuwait the past six months, he delighted his family and on this day even 21-year-old sea lion didn't take offense to being up staged. >> stationed at nearby travis air force base sergeant thomas landed sunday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. he headed directly to the park to be reunited with his family of five. 91 of them saw this coming. >> i was talking to my little sister and i my stepmom says look look look. i look up and i just seen my dad. it was pretty crazy. >> i was more concerned about the kids. not myself. i didn't -- this was all for them. it's not for us. so all this attention isn't -- i'm not used to this. so -- [ laughter ] >> family and friends given vip treatment. front row seating. no waits in line and a full day at the park where they would later visit other animals. >> i think it went great. they're all extremely happy. so i'm happy, they're happy. we're all happy that he's home. >> while a 500-pound sea lion was the main attraction it was a heart war

jacob thomas and his familiy. he is he has been in kuwait since january. wife worked with six flags to be able to plan that special surprise for them when he came back. >> that's so much better. oakland and much better than original reports. a crash reported. you see that flashing light, one set of flashing lights. reports are that vehicle that hit a bumper or something else in the roadway and then pulled over to the side. seeing traffic move smoothly. let's take you out to the maps. >> over here the other crash may be over in your far left lane. the farthest over to the left hov lane because that's the one i see not being used at the toll mra. everything else moves well. we're tracking that crash as well. the bay bridge shows a typical pat esh. the rest of the bay moves nicely. i want to talk about your travel times getting in out of the east bay looking at the tri-valley. we have a little slowing. one more thing i want to point out it's eastbound 580. the westbound commute is standard. >> did you have a good weekend, mike? >> i did. >> let's look forward

this was the scene during the sea lion show when technical sergeant jacob thomas walked out, and watchren bursting into tears. >> i think it went great. they're all extremely happy, so i'm happy they're happy. i was just like -- i mean, yeah. tears starting coming from my eyes. it was crazy. >> he had been serving in kuwait since february. the family hugged, cried happy tears. they also got to meet the other star of the show, a playful sea lion. the thomases enjoyed quality time at the park and headed back home to travis air force base. >> i hope they went on the joker roller coaster. looks like a law of fun. let's go to mike now. >> love that story. can never show that enough. hi, everybody. let's talk about what's going on. san rafael, you can see the marine layer is just down to your south as we look south on 101. things are going to get a little more dicy as you're traveling through the morning commute because of the reduction of visibility that's going to develop near the golden gate bridge. clouds then sunshine except near the coast where it will be clouds and then just clouds. b

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thomas, i'll throw it back to you. >> everybody looking for those special glasses. jacobe a pair, if you can find one from your friends in madras. i haven't been able to score a pair yet. >> you got it. >> be very careful out there, thomas. >> yes, i'm going to find my glasses, but i want to make sure if i don't find my glasses you can do what i'm going to do, i'll switch on nbc news and msnbc tomorrow for a complete coverage of the solar eclipse. so when we return, we'll talk more about charlottesville, and the president's reaction to it. the different reactions that he had and why it's confused a lot of people and also a look at trump's personal history when it comes to race and discrimination when he was in real estate. then coming up tomorrow night at 9:00 p.m., president trump will address will nation from arlington, virginia, where he'll outline his strategy going forward in afghanistan and south asia. we'll be right back here on msnbc with more on that. ♪ hey, is this our turn? honey...our turn? yeah, we go left right here. (woman vo) great adventures are still out

jacob daniel drake, just 21 from ohio. 23-year-old timothy thomas eckles jr., cory ingram, 26-year-oldn he loved being in the navy and lastly, logan steven palmer, 23-year-old sailor from illinois. we send our thoughts and prayers to the families of these young men. with the uss mccain tragedy, more than 40 u.s. service members have been killed or presumed dead in major non-combat accidents just in the last few months. some died right here in the united states. the recent tragedies are sparking questions now about what's going on? is it our equipment? our weapons? are we providing sufficient training? diane gallagher takes a closer look. >> that's not supposed to happen. you just don't, you don't think it's going to happen to your, to your child. >> reporter: her son john, one of the ten presumed dead in the uss john s. mccain collision. cynthia is yet another grieving military mother this summer, whose child was killed in a non-combat accident. in just five of the major accidents since may, more than 40 service men and women have died. >> i think it's probably approaching a readiness

thomas proctor who had -- >> putnam. >> yes. putnam, what a difference. yes. putnam whose daughter had been visited by corey's ghost -- no, to the ghost of his victim, jacob gooddale. he said this is only appropriate because now he is going to die too. so if they had to do this on public property near by -- because why did it at a distance? i don't think putnam would have objected. it was right there, location, location, location. >> on what's now washington street towards the train station. have be having said that -- >> it is church street. >> so the other direction. >> it is behind the jail. >> next to it. again, we are not sure about it. >> it is likely. >> it is private property. i mean i guess there are bigger questions as to what we do at proctor's ledge and it's -- i go back and say isn't it too bad it isn't the 17th century, but now it is a balancing act. the site isn't in the backyard of a neighborhood. there are also traffic problems there. having said this, what the city is doing there in addition to the memorial, will is near by parking. there will be a panel -- a historical panel put up in there. it describes there are places to park. there are a num

thomas putnam whose daughters, the night before, had been visited by a ghost of his victim, jacob goodale who said corey killed me. this is only appropriate because now he is going to die too. she make sure the judges knew it. if they had to do this on public property nearby, because of the distance, i don't think putnam would have objected. and it was right there, location, location, location. ted: on what is now washington street, towards the train station. >> really? marilyn: what is the --? ted: church street. >> kit is the other direction from the jail. marilyn: down towards the river. >> on the other lane, or? ted: the same side, on the back. i think the bigger question is, as far as memorials -- again, we are not sure about that place. it is private property. there are bigger questions as to what we do at proctor's ledge and -- i go back, isn't it too bad it is not the 17th century, when the city owned the land. or that they parsed some of it out. now what we are trying to do is a balancing act. the site is in the backyard of a neighborhood. there really is no parking. there are al

yeah, thomas putnam, whose daughters the night before the pressing had been visited by corey's ghost to remind -- no, to the ghost that his victim, jacob gooddale who said, corey killed me, this is only appropriate because now he's going to die too. she said -- they made sure the judges knew it. >> yes. >> so if they had to do this on public property nearby, because why go at a distance, i don't think putnam would have objected, and it was right there. location, location, location. >> on what's now washington street, towards the train station. >> really? >> having said that -- >> well, what is -- >> court street, church street? >> the other direction. >> towards it. >> behind the jail towards washington street. it is on the same side, back towards -- yeah, but i think the biggest question is as far as on memorials -- >> well, a plaque on the building maybe. >> you could i suppose. again, we're not -- that's a place we're not sure about. >> it is likely. >> it is private property. but i think -- i guess there are bigger questions as to what we do at proctor's ledge, and it is -- i go back and think isn't it too bad it isn't the 17th cen