for wings he uses a kite in a relatively new sport called kite boarding. >> the appeal about this sport is the freedom. it's just like jumping and pure power house, but you are using nature to do that. >> the greek-born dimitri also flies to live. he's a pro and owner of a company that manufacturers and sells kite boards. >> i was very lucky to get into kite boarding, for myself and got sponsored by two different companies and eventually started my own kite company. >> kite boarding combines the appeal of boarding, riding the waves, with the pleasures of flying through the air on the kite. >> the main thing with kite boarding is the jumping, is the hang time. everything happens up there in the air. >> kite boarders can spin, pop off stationary obstacles and get really big air. >> i like the -- how you call it, the adrenaline. i like pushing the limits. but, of course, you have also the chance of getting hurt, so it's the chances you take. >> but because he knows the risks, dimitri stresses safety. he's also a husband and father to two, cameron and olivia. he hopes to be there for them f

the golan afghanistan is to sever your challengers line in san their kite drifting into the wind.montrose harbor today kids were simply learning how to get their kites into the air >> sometimes you get tangled and when it comes down you can get tangled in it >> this was the 14th annual kite festival at montrose harbor >> a near record it setting day in the weather department >> next jim ramsey will tell us about our 90 degree day... does your phone share what you are seeing and hearing right now with the touch of a button ? droid does. does it post it instantly to facebook with sound ? droid does. droid with color for facebook. it's the ultimate status update. get a droid razr maxx by motorola for only $199.99. last time i was at a sleepover my parents had kraft mac & cheese without me. so this time i took precautionary measures. looking for these? [ rattling ] [ male announcer ] kraft macaroni & cheese. you know you love it. [ female announcer ] with swiffer dusters, a great clean doesn't have to take longer. i'm done. [ female announcer ] unlike sprays and dust rags swiffer 360

with a natural element that may go away. >> reporter: this water is a paradise for wind surfers and kite boarders they are upset because a big new development could be coming right over there. they say there's nothing like their favorite sport. >> you get going pretty fast. you get to feel the texture of the water. it's very calming very soothing. >> it can be pin full with the crashes but otherwise i do it because i love it. >> reporter: the water off coyote point park is where they like to jump this in but these winds could be in danger. the city of burlingame is considering a major development on the lands just across the water from the park. >> i would say all winds surfers kite boarders are against president. >> why? >> it will block the winds we'll have to move elsewhere. >> reporter: it would include 5 buildings and a parking garage some 100 feet tall. the city planning commission approved the idea on monday night and now it's up to the city council. >> the entire project was designed in a wind tunnel at uc davis in order to try to minimize any impacts upon the wind flow within th

ever kite surfers want -- kite surfers wanting to take advantage of this nice weekend. >>> welcome back we begin with overnight news. oakland police officer is in the hospital after being shot. >> that is right he was exchanging gunfire with a suspect at 92nd and birch street. cara liu is live where the officer was shot. >> reporter: police tell us he is in stable condition. and is expected to survive his injuries. now here's what we have learned so far. according to the initial police log entry, the officer witnessed a crime in process and started chasing a suspect. during that foot chase the sus% opened fire hitting the officer in the lower body. the officer then returned fire hitting the suspect. we are still working to confirm the suspects condition but police tell us the suspects weapon was recovered at 9 scene. he was brought here to the hospital early this morning. police chief howard jordan showed up shortly after 1:00 to visit with his injured officer. police say they are very much working this investigation. they have a lot of folks working on it. we'll bring you any new detai

with one downed kite surfers ended with eight others being rescued. this surfer bobbing in the water was the ninth rescue call for the coast guard today. the coast guard sent out a 47' lifeboat and launch a whopper and accepted assistance from not only a good samaritan, the chp and the san francisco fire department. >> it's like clock work when they start to come in, and the wind today died. >> reporter: one surfer who preferred not to detail his troubles on the water tolds us off-camera he got caught just outside of the golden gate bridge. a coast guard spokesman stationed in sausalito explained whyy losing wind power posed such a danger. >> the customer was at the maximum, which was pushing out to see at four knots and that is pretty significant. once it's down, it gets weird on the body and they lose focus. >> reporter: and none of the surfers rescued were hurt. only one of them had a wet suit on. the coast guard advised anyone surfing in the chilly bay waters to wear a wet suit. otherwise if they get stranded it could lead to hyperthermia. >>> in

no, it kites its way around. it can kite up to two blocks away. be aware of that, got your helmet on. types of hazard, you have above ground, ground and below ground. what's an above ground hazard? glass, wires, falling objects. some of the ground level hazards are glass. what's bad about uneven surfaces that are slippery? we already talked about that. you fall, you're going to hurt yourself. is water a bad thing to have? water seeks its own level, there's a hole, covering up the hole. you could be walking and all of a sudden down into a hole, correct? or a basement. water has weight to it, can cause damage to buildings, cause buildings to collapse. and it doesn't mix very well with electricity. below ground hazards, if you come up and you see a leak and the water is pouring out of a building, you know how to control it or try to control it? sure, you go right up to that utility shut off, turn it off. basements are bad places to be. there's usually only one way out and that's the way you went in. if that's compromised, you are in big trouble. forc

you know, just a kite, man. just get a kite, big enough, huh? so sometimes, the succession doesn't always go as you would expect. just before. say again? just before. oh, hang glider, just before? yeah, it's even designed to bring back the gemini. and they said it wouldn't work. but somebody said, "well, hey, what about the--" how soon before, paul? about three years--four years.

one more great kite flying day there.e the little ones and take them to the park and fly a kite. saturday close to 80 degrees and right around 82 for sunday. no rain right now. our next chance of rain does come on monday, though. right now a 50% chance of showers and storms with a high of 72. so some of the warmest air coming in for the weekend. >> looking good. >> still to come on news4, sun safety is still not strong among young people. a new study reveals the truth about sunburn. ♪ we could have had it all >> adele talks about something important she had to take off before singi >>> now from washington's leading news station, this is "news4 at 4." >> in the news at 4:30, one day after announcing his support for gay marriage, president obama is out west tonight. he'll attend three fund-raising events, including one later tonight in hollywood hosted by actor and activist george clooney. the same-sex marriage topic is expected to dominate the evening. a new po-- >> a man will spend the rest of his life behind bars, giving

only poor people kite board. >> david, good to see you. if you were zuckerberg, how would you celebrate tonight? do you have any thoughts on this? >> god, zuckerberg. this guy is so rich now. jesus is his actual butler. what can you get that guy he doesn't already have? my social security number. >> is ask jeeves still around? >> at least he didn't do an alta vista digital show. i would be confused. >> should these young millionaires and billionaires be dating and how soon will you be dating them? >> should they hide their wealth? no, it is granolaee. just go and buy your ferrari and enjoy it. i don't know if it is true about the guy -- the head of one of these companies that said he would bash somebody's ferrari windows in. you do that and you get run over by my ferrari. >> that's good to know. >> this is a scary thing. if you spend like 500 years trying to be a doctor and things like work rejection to a whole new level, you apply for a job at facebook and say you were up for something and you are losing millions of dollars. >> good point

this includes free kites to the first 3,000 kids.wcase them in the my kid has show talent contest as well. and if you vent to a talent, you can shake it up at the park. when this means is it only happens once every three years. on myenal t cdarhey happen every weekend, but there's only one "today in the bay." da >>> garageuation is supposed to be a time of hope, but new unemployment numbers paint a positive picture, but is it enough? here's a look at how graduates plan to move forward. >> reporter: hundreds of san francisco graduates cheer their accomplishment. >> it happened so quick. i don't remember being up there. >> reporter: with a masters in asian pacific studies, this woman is fulfilling a family dream. >> we came here from lao. however, in my country, only the son, only the men can go to school. >> reporter: it's a proud moment. you can see the hope on the face of the students and parents. >> douglas dwart. >> reporter: but with diplomas in hand, graduates are walking into a hard future. jobs are hard to come by. the state d

people flew kites near the water.n san francisco, the park is completely jammed. >> it's going to stick around. temperatures are going to get warmer as we head in to tomorrow. right now temperatures are fairly mild in a number of places, especially away from the coastline. it's 70 degrees in antioch, 70 in fairfield. 58 in concord. closer to the coast line, temporize cooler. -- temperatures are cooler. calm conditions close to the coastline. we're going to have the winds away from the coast, hills, picking up overnight. that's going to keep temperatures fairly warm in to the overnight hours. clear and mild tonight, warm in spots because of the winds. in to tomorrow, sunnier skies and warmer temperatures than be saw today. we'll take a look at those conditions and also cooler conditions in to next week coming up in just a bit. >> it's a supermoon. about 8:35 p.m. the moon appeared roughly 14% larger than usual and 1/3rd more illuminated because it was 15,000 miles closer than normal. these are pictures sent in to kron

there's music and devon's of food and craft booths more than a dozen kite surfers were rescued from san francisco bay after the wind died. they were stranded between crissy field and the golden gate bridge at 5:00 p.m. this evening. good samaritan boats came to the rescue, there were no injuries. after two years after a notice calling some cars a massive sinkhole was close to being repaired. in april 2010 heavy rains triggered the collapse of a storm drain in richmond. the final phase of repairs begins this weekend with reinforced storm pipe crews will have the $12 million project and by end of year. defiant behavior in court by the self-proclaimed mastermind of the 911 attacks and four co- defendants. the trial of the murder of the 911 attacks began today. jim crawford has more >>> he sat at the table at the front of the court room profess mastermind of the 911 attacks in the charge. captured in pakistan he is thinner his beard tinted red and when seated he said nothing. when military judge james paul asked questions about whether he wanted lawyers, he looked away. paul asked him eight

my idea is that if you define recreation as both active in those team sports and passive, fly a kite, read about, look at birds, enjoy the sound of the ocean. those are the passive recreation uses. of course, the master plan says the park should be for recreation. many people are here because they believe this project is for the children. i live very nearby. every day, i walk my dog very near these on athletic fields. sometimes on the path that connects the two windmills. i am very familiar with the site. i have never seen a pothole. remember, you do not need a super sophisticated drainage system. you do not need artificial certification -- artificial turf. you can engineer real grass. it is a win-win situation. look at everything. just don't look at the way the project is configured for an up- down on soccer at the playing field. it can be done, thank you. >> good evening. i agree that more soccer time is needed in san francisco. the soccer fields need to be upgraded. the problem, for me, is that thr change to golden gate park. many feel it is inappropriate and unnecessary because al

you can see the kite border. he is flying because of the sustained on shore winds at 25 miles per hour. he's got quite a ride going there, going back and forth along the beaches as the kite is obviously catching the wind and thus pulling him along at a pretty fast rate of speed. that's the thrill of all that. a couple surf borders out. the water's a little sloppy right now for surfing. but really, we talked to the emergency manager. he said yim, all in all this island has fared pretty well but we want to keep people off the beaches and that's the key. heck, it's not just here, all the way down to flagler county in florida, hundreds of people over the last couple of days pulled from the water because of the dangerous rip currents with the approach of this on coming storm, the strongest we think in this country in may we have on record which is kind of amazing when you think about all the storms that have touched our coastlines to, have one be the strongest one for may is a big deal. power is coming back online. at

you can see the kite border. he is flying because of the sustained on shore winds at 25 miles per hour. he's got quite a ride going there, going back and forth along the beaches as the kite is obviously catching the wind and thus pulling him along at a pretty fast rate of speed. that's the thrill of all that. a couple surf borders out. the water's a little sloppy right now for surfing. but really, we talked to the emergency manager. he said yim, all in all this island has fared pretty well but we want to keep people off the beaches and that's the key. heck, it's not just here, all the way down to flagler county in florida, hundreds of people over the last couple of days pulled from the water because of the dangerous rip currents with the approach of this on coming storm, the strongest we think in this country in may we have on record which is kind of amazing when you think about all the storms that have touched our coastlines to, have one be the strongest one for may is a big deal. power is coming back online. at

. >> up next, walter con kite and some questions ethics. >> he was america's most trusted newsman but new details about walter cronkite faints a pig bigger picture. pig bigger picture. did the media hype blur then t. and let's see how colorful an afternoon can be. with the home depot certified advice to help us expand our palette... ...and prices that keep our budgets firmly rooted... ...we can mix the right soil with the right ideas. ...and bring even more color to any garden. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. get memorial day savings with 4 bags of earthgro mulch for just 10 dollars. cronkite a new biography of the most trusted man in america reveals that maybe he should haven't been. here is a sample from what howard kirtz wrote for news week. he said i came to realize that the man who once dommy nateed television journalism was occasionally uncomplicated. judy? >> i think that is right. amazing how over time the standards change and by the way, what is considered fair game changes. you know, dick salant who was then the president of cbs news, this is wha

in advance of the storm, a few brave souls attempted kite surfing on the beach, and the approaching storm created a moment of beauty, but most vacationers headed inland. >> we decided instead of staying and hanging out tomorrow, we're going to go back to gainesville. >> red flag warnings dotted the beaches up and down the coast. lifeguards rescued more than 160 people who were trapped in dangerous rip currents. the storm hit land with 6 to 8 foot waves and wind gusts up to 73 miles per hour. look at the wind and rain from this swath of beryl, a couple hours from landfall now. we've had gusts over 50 miles per hour. this is horizontal stinging rain here on jacksonville beach. beryl's intense winds uprooted trees onto cars and power lines, knocking out power to over 40,000 homes. jacksonville's mayor canceled memorial day activities. >> we know this is a most sacred time in our history and our country to honor those who paid the ultimate sacrifice to defend us. >> and ordered around-the-clock repairs to get under way. >> we have 30 crews, electricity crews going out right now, trying to get

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good day to fly a kite. 74 degrees in free monday. 82 degrees today in san jose.to 90 degrees tomorrow. we are going to level off and cool you off just a little bit for friday. saturday, sunday, cooling starts to take effect. area of low pressure moves in. bringing us showers as of late tuesday and into wednesday of next week. again, we are going to see your temperatures in both directs. roller coaster ride continues. go fly a kite, mike. >> you are not the first girl to tell me that. that's awesome. we are looking over here to free monday whe -- fremont with bob redell. covering a hazmat situation. north of the kaiser facility. very short closure and traffic gets by. that's just fine. you can access the b.a.r.t. station. he wants only point out he has seen bus necessary the area have to recruit. to or from the b.a.r.t. station. that might present a couple of minutes delay. he didn't want you to get caught by surprise. there you go. dublin b.a.r.t. station still has police activity there at the parking structure. however, this does not affect the b.a.r.t. 49 crane

. >> up next, walter con kite and some questions ethics. >> he was america's most trusted newsman butew details about walter cronkite faints a pig bigger picture. dismal outlook? answers next, on news watch. ♪ i can do anything today ♪ i cano anywhere ♪ i can go anywhere today ♪ la la lla la la la [ male announcer ] dow solutions help millions of people by helping to make gluten free bread that doesn't taste gluten free. together, the elements of science and the human element can solve anything solutionism. the new optimis cronkite a new biography of the most trusted man in america reveals that maybe he should haven't been. here is a sample from what howard kirtz wrote for news week. he said i came to realize that the man who once dommy nateed television journalism was occasionally uncomplicated. judy? >> i think that is right. amazing how over time the standards change and by the way, what is considered fair game changes. you know, dick salant who was then the president of cbs news, this is what surprised me. knew about all of this unethical behavior and did nothing about it because

when the assassination, than kite that day, he didn't know that was going to happen.eapple and cottage cheese and the wire service hummed. he pulled up the thing. shooting in dallas. boom, he was there. he always would eat lunch in the afternoon inside because he wanted to keep up with those wire service -- he was a up guy at heart. >> there is that famous footage when lbj dies, he is on the phone getting the news dispatch and reporting it live to the country. and literally keeping the country on hold before he announces. >> shows you a pro. and he always had two or three sources. he didn't screw up. that's why -- but, tom johnson, head of cnn, but he called and was johnson's close associate so he had the source of all sources and instead of waiting he said hold on everybody, you know, that was an abharnt behavior to cut back from commercial and somebody is on the phone. and he did it perfectly and broke the news of the death of lbj. >> and someone that palled around, we have to unfortunately go to break, not able to get into the fact that walter cronkite palled aroun

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you can fly kites there and have lots of different public activities and festivals. the park is flanked by a debt to just behind the baseball field where we exit -- we expect to have kayak and pikes and access to water. there is a kayak launch just behind where the kayak sales and rental places located at pier 48. this slide shows a couple of presidents. this is in madison square park in new york and is extraordinarily popular. the second slide to the right is pink very and you see the warming hut down to the right. another public space where people are dying. one of the things we want to do is create an active space so it does not feel windswept and then use of feels like a destination, safe and welcoming to our families. the park has a meandering path way. it is not atypical linear pathway but meant to highlight those views of the bridge and has seeing interspersed and weaves in and now where birds and other animals can congregate and it can be helpful with the sustainability plan. pier 48. we envision a rehabilitated pier 48 mates are truly sound by new apron, a s

as kites fly in front of the kremlin walls and act as bait that carries the costumes it's clear that everyone loves to walk outside take in the beautiful surroundings and cherish the warm sunny weather when it comes to looking at history you don't get much better than this. and don't worry if you don't know your bolshoi from your bolsheviks tourist spots aside moscow's entertainment scene is quite sweet of wide range but to seize him place to go the capital has been completely transformed in the past decade and it's now a cultural melting pot full of new restaurants clubs bars spas you name it that's the million eyes of the people there is this it is better known as. the food. and the drinks are. good a revision to only one restroom oh and the coffee now the shopping center we want to do today we are quite impressed how big and how huge they are yeah i'm tremendously impressed by moscow i think it's a wonderful place i'd sue in place by the cleanliness and the beautiful architecture and the history there and i'm going room to tell everybody in scotland what a marvelous place it is an

this is a training video about kite and the arabian peninsula who were eight q eight p. this latest plot serves as a stark reminder of their primary mission. to bring down an american plane. he is a former fbi agent who's questions more members of the 91. what makes all kinds of the arabian peninsula of all the up had affiliate's? the chosen one to attack america? >>> of had in the peninsula are the closest to osama bin laden version of canada. that is why they feel that this is their duty and their obligation to continue their fight regardless of what other alquidas doing. >>> the master bomb maker and eight years of age uap plotted to kill to the counter-terrorism chief in 2009 in his home eight he made the bomb and chose the suicide bomber. his own brother. >>> that gives you an idea about the dedication and the level of hatred the group has. >>> the intended target survived by his brother did not. but he continued to make bombs that were cleverly disguised. the and we're bond fell to destiny's aboard the jetliner over detroit on christmas 2009 and two bombs hit and p

you can fly kites there and