second, this study, that marine study that had marines doing very valuable work, and it came out with some great findings. the main one of which was that before then there had been no standards set for being in the infantry. so this study set those high standards. were then it was assumed that if men went through boot camp, they could become marine infantry. turned out that the specific jobs in the infantry, which the study went through, deconstructed all the jobs, here's what you need to do to be a success in this, to do the job, but then the marines took averages from the study. it wasn't the individuals. they set the high standards. but then they looked across averages, and the marines have never been about average. the marines are about exceptionalism. now what my view is, set high standards. make sure those standards have something to do with the job. and then whoever meets those standards, gender is not crucial. if you can meet the standards, you should be able to serve. >> ifill: should those standards include other ways that women excel, like lower mental health problems? >> i

they trained the merger marines in world war ii and they respected the merchant marines. the coast guard asked merchant marine officers to accept commissions in the coast guard reserve, and many did. the coast guard was happy to have their knowledge and skill. captain roland, or commandant roland, he assisted the navy in vietnam. the coast guard patrol boats and crews were sent to vietnam and they handled not only patrol boat missions, but port security and explosive loading in that area. roland went to visit coast guardsmen. commandant willard smith, mid 1960's to 1970, he had to facilitate the transition from the coast guard from the treasury department to the department of transportation. the coast guard didn't like that. lyndon johnson said, you'll do it or i will dismember your service. well, the coast guard said, we will do it if you let us maintain our peacekeeping missions and search-and-rescue, fishing enforcement, but let us maintain our credibility as a military service. okay, that happened. you'll notice wings on the uniform of the commandant. a lot of coast g

marines allow women to join ground-combat units? i know i'd sleep better at night if we sent "the real housewives of new jersey" after isis. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] and frito-lay introduces the first gay-themed snack chip. [ laughter ] pringles responded with "wait a minute. we thought we were being clear. the mustache wasn't enough?" [ laughter ] this is "the nightly show." let's do this! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> larry: yeah! oh, my gosh. welcome to "the nightly show." i'm larry wilmore. man, we've got a great show. [ audience chanting "larry" ] i appreciate it. thank you very much. i always appreciate the "larry, larry, larry, larry." [ laughter ] we've got a great show tonight, but before i get started, i wanted to mention something very quickly. i've been living in new york city for about a year now. great town. a little stinky during the summer but overall great town. [ laughter ] but yesterday, i saw what can only be described as the most new york moment in the history of new york. chec

from the job, every marine considers the best job in the military commandant of the marine corps, itfoundation for more than three decades. her support for military families and wounded warriors is much more than dutiful. it's personal. the rest of joe's family, three children, joseph, pat and kathleen and parents mr. and mrs. dunford, have supported joe and ellen in providing that support. and i want to give ellen a special word of appreciation. and here's why. she was just settling in joyfully to her duties as the commandant's wife and enjoying having joe home from afghanistan when a different calling came. joe was the clear choice to be the president's next chairman of the joint chiefs, but he wasn't ellen's. ellen, thanks from all of us for going one more measure of devotion. now to why joe is the right man for the job. joe du nford is the kind of officer marines want to follow. in the early years of the iraq war, joe commanded the 5th marine regiment. he refuse inserts in his flak jacket until every marine was issued a pair. that story says more than any of us ever could about t

. 18 marines have been killed and the 5th involving a deadly aircraft.d and nine injured when the helicopter made a hard landing in north carolina. the chinook helicopter was flying during a training exercise when it crashed. officials say the accident is still under investigation and the name of the dead marine will not be released nor another 24 hours. back in may, two marines were killed when the osprey crashed in hawaii in a hard landing mishap. there were 21 marines on board help route to hawaii for training on land. five days earlier six marines were killed in a helicopter crash on a rescue mission. in march, seven marines were killed in a crash off of florida and in jap, two were killed in a training accident in southern california. yesterday, two army soldiers were injured when their helicopter made a hard happening in colorado. they are expecting to >> drivers in east bay notice something new along i-80, caltrain will turn on new electronic signs to test how well they are working displaying information on traffic. amy hollyfield is in berkeley w

and that marines are open minded. in a facebook post, he argue there had is nothing gentser diced about this. it is what it is. you will never see a female quarterback in the nfl >>> the back lash has been fuelled in part by statements from navy secretary ray mavis, the civilian in charge of both the navy and marine corps. he says he'll ask all jobs be available to women. >> it started out with a fairly large component of the men thinking this is not a good idea. and women will never be able to do this. when you start out with that mindset, you're almost presupposing the outcome. >> critics also point to the fact that to get into the experiment women and men had to demonstrate only a minimum level of physical fitness. a standard many of the men exceeded suggesting perhaps raising physical requirements for everyone rather than excluding women might even the playing field. that could be a game changer. >> what is your reaction to this study? >> well, my first reaction was that it really was a study and not an experiment

marines.ke to her by skype from her home in denver where she has been tracking the issue, and she says the study doesn't take into account many other variables. >> for example, prior training is a big mart of the data that is missing. when you look at the training men and women receive prior to coming, it's very, very different. men have the -- especially those men that were already in combat armed jobs before starting this has physical and tactical training that none of the women had. >> the top marine says the study will be just one factor as he decided whether to recommend keeping women out of units. but on social media, many marines have already decided that putting women in units will sacrifice effectiveness for political correctness. a non-commissioned officer who help set up the experiment wrote on his facebook page: he argued the experiment was fair, the women were the best available and that marines are open-minded. in a faceback post that was later removed he argued: >>> the angry ba

for the marines. >> he'll have to make his case to defense secretary carter. >> how are marines reacting? >> well, the marines puts out a statement, quote, our process encompassed 25 studies which viewed research results from three related lenses of combat effectively in a letter, congressman dung can hunter, himself a former marine, is demanding they may maybis resign because the insulted the competency of marines by disregarding their professional judgment, their combat experience, and their quality of leadership. that me recents will allow women to be in armored tanks. >> pope francis set to lan in cuba tomorrow right before he makes his historic visit to the united states necessary week. the pope is scheduled to arrive in the u.s. on tuesday at joint base andrew in maryland. and spend the next couple of days in d.c. where he will meet with president obama and address a joint session of the united states congress. on wednesday the pope is to hold a canonon ication ceremony and it is the first time a pope with search such a mass on american soil. he is to meet with world leaders at the

from the job, every marine considers the best job in the military commandant of the marine corps, itd foundation for more than three decades. her support for military families and wounded warriors is much more than dutiful. it's personal. the rest of joe's family, three children, joseph, pat and kathleen and parents mr. and mrs. dunford, have supported joe and ellen in providing that support. and i want to give ellen a special word of appreciation. and here's why. she was just settling in joyfully to her duties as the commandant's wife and enjoying having joe home from afghanistan when a different calling came. joe was the clear choice to be the president's next chairman of the joint chiefs, but he wasn't ellen's. ellen, thanks from all of us for going one more measure of devotion. now to why joe is the right man for the job. joe dunford is the kind of officer marines want to follow. in the early years of the iraq war, joe commanded the 5th marine regiment. he refused armor inserts in his flak jacket until every marine was issued a pair. that story says more than any of us ever could

there was a variety of missions unlike our marines, they were neither organized nor equipped as our marines. they were special naval landing forces and a variety of base forces to hold bases and they were part of the navy, not like the marines. >> right. >> yeah. the thing that i would draw -- what i would draw people's attention to in that regard, they're the units that were in manila were very much along the lines of what you're talking about. and they inflicted enormous damage. and then, k, people are familiar with taraowa, as well. so, yeah, but it's a different strength temperature from the marines. but for, like, the average joe, marines is a -- rather than explaining the whole naval connection and all the idiosyncrasies, but yeah, i thought about that even as i was saying it. i know, i know, you would be seeing some necks turning red. >> one more question. >> yes, yes. >> if there is one, one more question. >> i think they're done with me. >>> american history tv in prime time continues thursday night with manhattan project voices, an oral history of the u.s. effort to build the firs

soldiers and marines experienced there. whether of course was very important to the experience of the soldiers. in winter, especially early in the war when the troops were not well-supplied, they had to use supplies left over from world war ii. intended for climates and places not like korea. so they had boots that were not appropriate for climbing mountains. or for withstanding deep, deep freezing cold. they also had overcoats and the uniforms were not well suited for cold climate, either. so one soldier -- sorry a marine actually -- private first class entered korea in march, 1952. in the time of the stalemate. and he said like everyone else who served in korea, i have a lasting memory of a cold. we wore heavy parkas, thermal mickey mouse boots. but he said i could not get warm during the winter months. at the same time, i found the summer heat oppressive. mostly because of the high humidity. in addition to being under fire, in addition to the rigors and problems of combat, they had to deal with these climate issues in ko

disrespected the marine corps as an institution and insulted the competency of the marines by disregardinglity of leadership. the debate began in 2013. the service chiefs have until next year to ask for an exemption. >> thank you. >>> hillary clinton falling in the polls as the democratic front-runner gets bogged down over a scandal after her use of private e-mail. is that her biggest problem or is these two guys and specifically joe biden a threat? it's the moderate who are leaving her in droves. >> a moderate democrat is likely to vote for joe biden. the joe biden freight train is coming. it's teed up perfectly for him. he can step in. he doesn't have the scandal swirling around him that hillary clinton has. frankly, he's a likable guy. she's making all these efforts to appear to be likable and funny and the comedy skits. she's trying to get ahead of being the woman who a, isn't trustworthy and not very likable. >> isn't that why bernie sanders really soaring? if he's the democratic nominee, i've talked to a bunch of democrats last night, they're not voting for him. >> i don't think he w

>> that i think the marine corps is an organization that is results oriented.nd also, the best way to get the job done. but there's that mentality that every marine is a rifleman and that mentality will always be there. i don't think the study detracts from anyone. if you look at the summary, the opening paragraph also states that it xhenlds and it says the female marines that have served in iraq and marines served superbly. >> take us into your experience. >> you can talk to you from my perspective. i have, after officer candidate school and quantityco, i was in the african crisis response initiative. i felt like the agendaers were able to work cohesively together. >> building on what you just said, the women who made headlines being the first on graduate from army school. that was seen as a major step for gender equality. they passed all the tests. it does not seem to equate with what we're seeing here. will it be a step back for that movement? and i believe what is the objective of the pentagon right now? >> i don't think so. i think the study is going to be

he would like to see the merchant marines included in the gi bill. something president roosevelt said he was for when he signed it into law 70 years ago. >> but he died and nobody took up the torch. so he died. >> which is why even now at 96, jack talks and writes about his time at sea hoping that by sharing his history, others might step forward and fix what he feels is a mistake of history. jack isn't the only one who is pushing this issue. there is actually now there are two representatives in the house of representatives who put together a bill to get the merchant mariners covered by the gi bill. for many, obviously way too late but symbolically very important. >> it is important. and it's nice to hear the word merchant mariners. >> that's very true. >> we are always looking for inspiring stories. if you have an idea, just log on to our website and scroll down to the bay area proud section and then tl you will find garvin's e-mail. >>> i felt like it was cooler today than yesterday. >> it definitely was. today went down as one of the top five col

marines, is the reservoir. it, chosin.abels this engagement occurs between november and december of 1950. it is an extremely cold winter that year. and there is just this very serious engagement here between u.s. troops, u.s. marines and the chinese people volunteer forces. tens of thousands of them engaged against thousands of marines. in theng to corporal seventh marine division who served there at the reservoir, he said that with fighting all around us we remained 70% under watch. at 1:00 that night, we were ordered to move back about 200 yards. this time, we set up 3.5" rockets in the road. we try to dig in again, but the ground was so hard, we had little success. there were firefights everywhere, so they put us on hundred percent watch. somehow, we managed to avoid conflict with the enemy, we sure as hell did not avoid the cold. the thermometer had dropped 30 degrees below zero, a strong wind blowing. they're in the valley area here, surrounded by mountains. and they are faced by tens of thousands of hosti

marine corps just as much as any other marine has. >> reporter: the mission is now urgent. >> if they send me back to afghanistan, my life will be finished. >> reporter: aaron and his fellow marines are raising money to help sami and trying to get his family a special visa to bring them to home. >> starting off in my house, my family is the absolute way to ensure his safety. >> reporter: honoring a brotherhood formed on the battlefield, determined to leave no man behind. rehema ellis, nbc news, new york. >>> and that will do it for us on this thursday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us here at nbc news, thank you for watching and good >>> carly fiorina's epic face off with donald trump. >> everything you didn't know about the woman who stole the show now on extra. >>> donald, duck. carly takes aim. >> i think women all over this country heard very clearly what mr. trump said. >> everyone is talking about the break out star. >> her rise to power, family tragedy and her take today on the gop debate. >> plus jimmy's new hillary donald farce. >> and then the agt judges talk trump. >> i

the condition of the injured marines have not been released.been a difficult year for camp pendleton. earlier this year, two marines stationed there were killed in a helicopter crash in san bernardino county. marines from camp pendleton were also killed in a helicopter crash while helping earthquake relief efarts in n -- efforts in nepal. >>> the presidential debate next wednesday will have 11 candidates. carly fiorina is going to be on the main stage this time around. remember, she was in the debate for second-tiered candidates for the previous debate. donald trump is still leading the polls nationwide but lately his fellow republican candidates seal to be more willing to -- seem to be more willing to go after him. yesterday, bobby jindal called trump a carnival act. >> my question is, is this the beginning of a dog pile, will other republicans join in to take him out? >> i hope so. >> joe biden got emotional talking about the death of his son on the late show. he told stephen colbert he would be lying if he said he knew he could commit to bei

it's a return of the marine layer.t's knocking back on you coastal temperature. 56 in san francisco. 68 in our inland areas. still up to 107 in the hottest locations. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >>> good morning to our viewers in the west. it is thursday, september 10th, 2015. welcome to "cbs this morning." a shooting spree on one of america's busiest freeways terrifies drivers. we're in phoenix with a hunt for a domestic terrorists. >>> presidential candidates gang up on donald trump while a poll just released shows hillary clinton struggling in iowa. >>> a more human like species discover in africa. >> we begin with today's eye opener. your world in 90 second. >> it will change. we will have so much winning

marine corps just as much as any other marine has. >> reporter: the mission is now urgent. >> if theyck to afghanistan, my life will be finished. >> reporter: aaron and his fellow marines are raising money to help sami and trying to get his family a special visa to bring them to the u.s. and to his home. >> starting off in my house, my family is the absolute way to ensure his safety. >> reporter: honoring a brotherhood formed on the battlefield, determined to leave no man behind. rehema ellis, nbc news, new york. >>> and that will do it for us on this thursday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us here at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. good night. >>> lights, camera, access. >> people make memes of your face. >> i think women all over this

let's talk about the original marine core study that said female marines did not perform well in several key areas. based on your responses while reading the story, i am guessing that surprised you. >> i was being annoying because people get mad. we talked about -- you always seem to bring me on for this topic. i am really -- >> who better than to talk about women in combat? >> you know who i am. i always said that it wasn't about girls being able to physically do it. most women can't -- it is not because -- i just got done doing this big thing where i pumped a 1-10 pound rock -- there are some diesel tough girls. my whole contention is i am talking combat units and not integrated support units because they have those now. we are on top of those all the time. we are warriors among society. you think about how to make my team more lethal. incree lethality and incries survive built. it was the same issue with openly gay men. i don't care who you sleep with. not interested. if sexual politics is introduced into the combat realm we have to focus on that. that's really what it is. it is hard

three marines and service dogs set on their trek at 8:00 from the liberty bell. good place to start. they will travel to the freedom tower in lower manhattan in honor of two of their fellow marines killed in action. >> walking approximately 12 miles a day, the marines plan to arrive in the big apple on or before september 10th. >> we're giving this to raise money for two foundations of fallen marines, but also to raise awareness for veterans of ptsd, the fact that just because you have ptsd doesn't mean you're broken, three of russ surviving, with ptsd, in public safety jobs. >> really honorable mission here. the group of marines made up of new jersey police officer and two philadelphia firefighters, are crediting their service dogs for helping them cope with their ptsd. once in new york, the marines will participate in various 9/11 ceremonies with members of the new york fire department that lost so many people on 9/11, so many years ago. >> as making this, hosed there at firehouses so really everyone coming together to help them. >> still ahead on "eyewitness n

over 25% of all marine species live in coral reefs. yet they cover less than .1% of the ocean. >> now we can see in the distance there, the industrial development and the destruction of the world heritage listed --

you can see the marine layer here.e low clouds and high clouds we will call it partly sunny this afternoon. and with that the relative humidity comes up just just a little bit. cooler with more moisture in the air, but it will still feel on the warm side and a slight chance of a few sprinkles, maybe a slight shower mainly into tomorrow and into monday. we will show that you in just a mommy. but from our radar and satellite perspective, it's all about the huge area of high pressure that was just anchored over the west coast. it is nudging eastward because of this area of low pressure. so it's pushing it to the side, also bringing up the clouds and the moisture. with he will see temperatures around normal for san francisco and oakland but still some low 90s in the forecast. but here's what we can expect right on through monday afternoon. cloud core on sunday. just like we will have today. and temperatures still some 90s in our inland east bay. then into monday here we are 2:00 in the afternoon. we've got a few returns ar

he's the kind of officer marines want to follow.mor in the flack jacket until every berean under his command issued to repair. that story says more than any of us ever could. humble, strong, centered. we will be in the operational acuity of the battle hardened commander and the strategic wisdom of the statesman. we saw that during the time leading the u.s. and allied troops as the nato commander. we saw the compassion and hammerton condolences sent to the families of the fallen. we saw the capacity and the way that he managed dealing with president karzai and we saw his skillfulness and transitioning security responsibility to the afghan forces. during that time and over the past 14 years in the all-consuming wars in iraq and afghanistan in the marines and service members performed spectacularly. today the marine corps is at the center of the great strategic transition in the military. emerging from 15 years of counterinsurgency and strength and presence we remain overwhelmingly strong in foster and not only presence. no one underst

she has accepted an invitation from a 22-year-old serviceman to be his date at a marine corps ball. launched a viral campaign to convince her to accept his offer. here is his facebook pitch that quickly ended up on social country. >> which it why it would be my honor to take you to the marine corps ball on november 7th. i hope it doesn't get in the way of your training for your next fight in january but i hope you take this into consideration because if you do, you will truly be making my dream come true. >> how could you say no? she didn't. she said yes. >> rousey says she will go with one condition, that he find dates for her girlfriends too. i don't think that's going to be a problem. i think she will be all right. >>> speaking of dates, liam hemsworth posting on instagram that he spent 40th with the most beautiful -- spent friday with the most beautiful girl in

marine corps just as much as any other marine has. >> reporter: the mission is now urgent. >> if they send me back to afghanistan, my life will be finished. >> reporter: aaron and his fellow marines are raising money to help sami and trying to get his family a special visa to bring them to the u.s. and to his home. >> starting off in my house, my family is the absolute way to ensure his safety. >> reporter: honoring a brotherhood formed on the battlefield, determined to leave no man behind. rehema ellis, nbc news, new york. >>> and that will do it for us on this thursday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us here at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. outcue: hitting me hard trt:04 ==raj/vo== more people found dead amongst the wreckage of the valley fire. >>> it's gone. it's really hitting me hard >> more people found dead amongst the wreckage of the valley fire and within the past hour we've learned there have been more arrests. >> lots of new developments in the valley fire tonight. in the past 90 minutes we learned that the lake county sheriff's department arrested thr

. >>> now, one marine is dead and six are in critical condition after an accident in san diego. 18 marinesotal were injured in a rollover crash yesterday at camp pendleton. the marines aren't releasing any information on the victims of the crash at this time. this accident comes two years after four marines were killed clearing explosives at that camp's training area. >>> new at noon, nfl linebacker aldon smith is getting a second chance at a football career here in the bay area. in a surprise move, the raiders just signed him for a one-year deal. he was released from the 49ers back in august after another run-in with the law. the nfl is expected to suspend smith but until then, he is eligible to play. today the santa clara county district attorney's office confirmed three misdemeanor charges have been filed against smith for his august 7 incident. the charges include dui with a prior conviction, hit-and-run with property damage, and vandalism under $400. smith's rainment is scheduled for october -- arraignment is scheduled for october 6. >>> a san francisco bound flight for germany divert

openly disrespected the marine corps as an institution, and he insulted the competency of marines birdies professional judgment, their combat experience and their quality of leadership. the debate began in 2013 when then-defense secretary leon panetta and the chairman of the joint chiefs, general martin dempsey, ordered an end to women's exclusion from all front line combat jobs. the service chiefs have until next year to ask for an exemption. jenna? jenna: what a story. jennifer, thank you. jon: well, right now there may be another shake-up underway in the race for the white house. more than 20 million people tuning into the republican debates this week. the cnn moderator focused many of the questions on donald trump, the front runner. but new data shows the public's interest in trump may be starting to wane. with more on this, let's wring in judith miller, author and fox news contributor. lynn sweet is also with us, washington bureau chief for the "chicago sun-times." welcome to both of you. >> hi, jon. jon: august 6th was apparently the day that donald trump got the most media mentions

the marine that was killed was from the 1st marine division. >>> a storm system that brought major thunderstormsnd flooding to the midsection of the country is moving toward the northeast. rain poured overnight in kansas city. abandoned cars sat in flooded streets. many roads were closed. it delayed last night's game between the mets and rays at turner field. a mets player tweeted this photo of water rushing into the tunnel leading to the visitors clubhouse. >>> tom brady seems to need a minute to get back in shape, right? he's back and in charge. large and in charge for the patriots. ahead the nfl season opener that brought new claims the super bowl champions may not play >> announcer: this national weather report sponsored by target. expect more. pay less. >>> the results are in for an unprecedented test in the marine corps. >>> ahead, how women stack up against the men on the battlefield and what it c if your purse is starting to look more like a tissue box... you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin®. because it st

. >>> still to come tonight, we know it takes a brave person to be a marine. >> well, a local marine takes a big chance on social media reaching out to one of the tough woes man around. find out if ufc champ rhonda rousey said yes to his request for a special date, torey. >>> we are live down the shore, at george's right on seventh and the boardwalk in ocean city and bus untiling there. you better get to work, bren a. i'm up next. i will challenge you coming up. if the ready for it. coming up. might want to step aside >>> it is summer season coming to a close a new season begins. one for fall allergies. health reporter stephanie stahl explains why you need to take action right now tonight at 11:00. >>> lets look live now in ocean city, new jersey. we are coming up on the labor day weekend. justin has all important forecast and vittoria is live on the boardwalk in just a couple of minutes. >>> new at 6:00 camden county man serving our country gets a special date to the marine core ball. >> rhonda rousey undefeated u.s.c. champion will be his date. as our alexandria hoff tells us she a

close to 10,000 merchant mariners died at sea. of one north bay man is to honor them all. today in the bay garvin thomas has this morning's bay area proud. >> toward the end of the second world war, franklin roosevelt signed the gi bill into law. at the time the president said he expected those benefits would be extended to merchant mariners. they weren't. many of us don't remember that because we weren't alive 70 years ago. the subject of tonight's bay area proud was and does. >> this is a tanker. >> reporter: the common way a life is measured is number of years spent on earth. >> there's another one on the tanker. >> reporter: a better way might be just how many great stories came out of those years. jack has 96 of one and a million of the other. >> that night i packed my sea bags and i was gone. >> reporter: particularly about his time in the merchant marines. >> i was gone. 600 miles on a train through the night i went. >> reporter: at this point in his life, there's one story jack would like you to hear more than any other. b

marine. >> the young man post ed this video which has gone viral asking rousey to the marine ball iney, ronda, my name is jarrod hash. i'm a united states marine stationed out of camp lejeune, north carolina. you are my celebrity crush, like i love everything you do and i think that you are a phenomenal person, which is why it would be my honor to take you to the marine corps ball on december 11th. i really hope -- >> well, jarrod, it's on. yesterday she told tmz she'd be happy to go to the ball with the marine, adding he's cute. there is one catch, though, rousey says he's got to find dates for three of her friends too. >> there you go. being bold works out. good for you. >>> all right. next up, kermit the frog. he is bouncing back from his breakup. >> you might remember kermie and miss piggy called it quits after 40 years. i just can't believe this story is true, but reports say denise is his new girlfriend. like his ex she's also a pig. >> we are told denise is an abc marketing executive working on the new prime time muppet show that's coming in month on abc. but on twitter, kermi

we are in the 50s along the coast this morning thanks to the marine layer. likely going to see fog the first half of the day. sunny and warm once again inland. right now 71 in livermore. 67 fairfield. 62 oakland. so temperatures this morning starting out warm. a look at the headlines later today. sunshine for most, hot again away from the coast. however, big changes coming this weekend and i'll have more on that in just a minute. first a check of your roads. >>> a solo vehicle accident may slow you down along 37 on the eastbound direction right as you work your way towards 80. injury accident there, chp on scene. the left lane was blocked. seeing yellow on maps indicating speeds under 45 miles per hour. eastbound 37 right at 80. look out for that. tow crews are now on scene. checking the san mateo bridge, we are "friday light" no delays westbound out of hayward into foster city. looks like a soupy ride as you work your way across the golden gate bridge. some limited visibility there. so be careful. good conditions as far as speeds go out of marin county into

and the marine, the two leaders will be listening to the marine band play the american national anthem and the pontifical anthem. and each of them will speak briefly, expecting, i guess, the pope to speak in english for this, and is expected to also give his remarks to the joint meeting of congress also in english. of course native spanish speaker. so we are awaiting the pope's arrival on the south lawn. he should be leaving the vatican's embassy shortly and making his way to the white house, and he'll arrive at the south portico. there's the embassy there on your screen. and we'll see what happens here in the moments that, if we're able to see him come out of those doors and get in the car and come down to the white house. what was traffic like for you getting in here this morning? >> i came in early enough that it wasn't too bad. >> making your way, many in washington making in way around road closures all over the city to, for security reasons, obviously, for the pope. maryland in dallas, a democrat, hi, maryland. >> caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. i have a comme

it's parked in the back of marine one that we're looking at. this is marine one that the president of the united states typically uses but on loan for the pope for the weekend he is here. and some folks call it shepherd one, the doors are on the other side of the picture you're looking at so we don't know exactly when the pope will enter marine one. and then he will make his way to jfk. then he will board an american 777 and make his way to philadelphia international airport. should be a quick trip. >> it won't be long. he is expected around 9:30 touching down in philadelphia. >> excitement is growing. we can feel it here. out to the ben franklin parkway where katy zachry is live to set the scene for us. hi, katy. >> reporter: excitement is building out here as well. we are along the ben franklin parkway, later today the festival of families will begin. it's a festival open to the public and it celebrates faith, community, and family. again, open to the public. right outside the media riser area where i'm standing is a lot of activity. i snappe

tens of thousands of marine birds live here, on a single square kilometer. researchers from the german sustainable development organisation, giz, together with mexico's national park authority, now want to protect the waters around the island as well. jorge: there's a wealth of fish species from the entire region here. that's because currents from the gulf of california and the tropical current from costa rica and other countries arrive here. that's unique for the development of biodiversity. reporter: and that's no longer intact here. the marine biologists would like to ban fishing completely in the island's immediate vicinity. they recently created artificial reefs to attract more species. a dive will now ascertain whether it's been worth it. amilcar: i'm very happy with what i've seen. it's developing well. there are new algae, many more different fish than in the neighbouring zone in which there's only sand. so we've achieved our aim. reporter: suddenly, a whale shark swims up close. the waters around the island are important feeding grounds for it. and

but marine cultures has decided to farm sustainably. all the sponge explants come from their own production. it takes at least one year for one to grow big enough to be harvested. >> because the sea is like the land. if you harvest things without to plant it means that the seeds will disappear. but if you just harvest and planting in so it will be there again and again and again. >> sea sponges have natural antibacterial properties, making them useful to people suffering from allergies or certain illnesses. they can even be sterilized. the sponge farmers clean and process the days harvest at home. >> when we take them out of the sea, they have to be processed and dried. then we take them home and pick up the stand, shells, and little creatures that were dried inside them and then we wash them out. >> with proper care, ac sponge can be kept for up to 20 years. >> we had no idea there were people who used sponges to wash with. now i'm using one might else will stop -- using one myself. >> out in the lagoon, marine cultures is at work on a

marines let me go out with them. i was surprised at the time, but someone reminded me later the marines love publicity. we all know the u.s. marine and they're the smallest branch of the service, so they need money, they need funding, they need to be important. the things that you describe calling in fire, that would be a violation of journalist ethics, but that was the first marines i went out with, the first people that allowed me to go out to a place when i arrived they were taking out bodies. i was like holy cow. i didn't think i would be in this hot of a place, but that evening, the marines -- we were being shelled. to combat the north vietnamese that were shelling our position, they were calling air strikes, so they asked me to call in the air strike. they wrote it out on paper. the pilots are navy pilots, so they can't see what's down below. i called in the air strike. this female voice saying in all technical language -- and it's wrong for a reporter to do that. i wanted to pay them back for helping me get st

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meanwhile an area of low pressure is enhancing the marine layer.ut as it slides closer and closer again that marine layer deepens, we will be the recipient of some cooler air mass as a result. rain remains to the south and also some rain to the north of us. we are smack in between. we'll have a dry weather pattern albeit cooler today than yesterday where we had that record-breaking 103 in gilroy. 88 at the state capital today. 78 degrees in the high sierra. nearly 100 in fresno. otherwise, 70 degrees or less in monterey bay. sun-up at 6:52. by the time it sets tonight, we will see temperatures drop by 20 degrees in inland locations again down from 103 to about 83 degrees in gilroy. mid-60s to low 70s across the central bay. 83 degrees out of the triple digits into the tri-valley. the extended forecast calls for autumn to officially arrive tomorrow. with it, pretty seasonal temperatures. enjoy your day. >>> a groundbreaking study finds huge cause for concern for the san francisco bay. >> the jury is out tonight 201549ers. but hey, could be worse. we