is thei-climax battalions of brutal marines. the u.s. marines and royal marines never quite that. anyway, the british went to washington. they had a great time and burned the place. i think my favorite story of the british burning of washington is when they went to the greenleaf arsenal and dumps the power barrels down the well. they forgot barrels have iron hoops. when iron scrapes front stone it makes sparks and killed 30 british. the hurricane and tornado, micro storm, whatever you want to call it -- the microburst the night of the burning, the british went to baltimore. at baltimore, there were united states marines in defense at fort mchenry at the water battle . after the battle of northpoint had you had a line that been thrown up outside of baltimore. in the middle was captain john rogers of the united states navy with 400 sailors and 90 marines from the philadelphia naval yard. small microcosm of the war. the stalemate in canada had petered out. no one could beat each other. for those who wish to read an interesting story about warfare in canada, look up the battle of cris

marines that hit royal marines. when they attack jackson frontline, the marines were stationed at the far end, and who did they fight but royal marines. throughout there was that thread. you have the birth of the tradition of small boat operations among the royal marines of england, while among united states marines, you had a cementing of -- proven, not only do we need marines, but we can and will do anything. thank you. [applause] >> does anybody have any questions? >> [indiscernible] >> please. >> in terms of casualties, where are most of the casualties of the war of 1812? canada? mr. reid: they were up in canada. when you begin to look at the operations -- when the british would attack a militia post, it is sort of famous and local legend, the attack on st. michael's. there were 60 brits and 20 americans. they shot and missed. tripped andualty sprained an ankle. at the battle of bladensburg, you had a high casualty rate because it was its standoff, straight-line napoleonic style battle. it was the bloodiest batt

the marine corps is great. they say captain pham, you have not seen your dad in 17 years, we will give you four days off. [laughter] the amphibious group was sailing from san diego to hawaii. the word got out, the kernel lonel called me and said we will give you six days. but he said, you better be at pearl harbor when we pull in. after 17 years, i spent six days with my father and went to the 11th unit to the gulf. and then briefly into mogadishu. we never became father and some son like in vietnam. there was always a bridge to there. you cannot make up that time, it was not just generational, but cultural. when he passed away, i felt as if i had let a great opportunity -- how many kids have fathers who passed away in the vietnam war had the opportunity i did? i did not know what he did in the war, what happened to them, him, why he did not leave with us when we left saigon. i was able to reassemble the pieces. a journalist had interviewed my father. in the recording, he talked about things that i wished i had

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he never thought he'd join the marine corps he said, i can't believe you joined the marine corps. you may be killed. i would never, ever join the corps. mr. walker: i yield one minute to the gentleman from texas. mr. olson: i thank my friend from north carolina. garrett, an act of true human his best is arms on friend's shoulders, looked him in the eye, looked him in the eye and said, that is why i did it. that's why i did it. garrett did not earn this honor by his death he earned this by his life. and because of this bill, garrett's love would be on full isplay at 3130 grants lake boulevard in sugar land, texas, at the lieutenant garrett gamble usmc post office. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the entlewoman rise? mrs. lawrence: i urge support and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. walker: i urge support of the measure and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 4877. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the c

marines landed on the japanese island of iwo jima.was the beginning of five weeks some of the fiercest and most deadly fighting in the pacific during world war ii. days into the battle, ap photographer joe rosenthal took a series of photographs on the top of mount suribachi -- after the capture of that key point of the island. one pulitzer prize-winning image made six men, five marines and navy corpsmen john bradley, national heroes. now there are questions about both the photo and the historical account. scott james bradley: all my life we, we were told that my father was in the middle of the most reproduced photo in the history of photography. the key was he wouldn't talk about it. he told my mom about seven minutes of information on their first date. never again in a 47-year marriage did he say the words iwo jima. the photo wasn't part of his life, wasn't part of our life. scott: it wasn't until after his father died that james bradley even read a book about iwo jima. and then he wrote his own, the best-seller "flags of our fathers

integrate our to marines and female marines and soldiers into the army.hat more important now the equipment that they have is actually outfitted for them. so they can do their job properly. differentlybuilt and it is not just about the stature, but it is that they have different bodies than men. purchasingust about smaller sizes for our female marines but actually it open .ear that will fit them the army has taken a number of steps for females. , tolop new plate sizes cover the differences between the genders. my amendment would have the marine corps collaborate with the army to make sure this gender specific equipment is made directly. when the two services can get together, we can save money, that the rate equipment and it will allow our female leaders to be even better in combat situations. the yield back. if there is no further discussion. the question is on the unblocked amendment. those in favor say aye. the ayes have it. amendment adopted. further amendments. >> i have an amendment at the desk. >> the staff will distribute the amendment. without ob

the marin commute is good a little sluggish on 580 into marin towards san rafael but otherwise, not a ride. and speaking of rides, how about this bay bridge ride? the metering lights have not been activated this morning. so normally, at 6:30, we would see a backup fill in here when the metering lights get started but that's not the case this morning. traffic is so light in anticipation of the holiday. they haven't had to put them on. and we would normally see slowing here on 92 in the san mateo bridge. not the case today. it's an easy trip time heading over towards foster city as well as marin county and across the golden gate bridge. happy birthday to the bridge! 79 years old. it was a beautiful day. [ laughter ] >> 79 years later. it's going to be a beautiful day on the golden gate bridge, as well. you're well preserved there, george. [ laughter ] >>> good morning. let's head to san jose. we have thin overcast there but the sun is trying to go through the cloud deck. san jose to the north santa rosa at 48 degrees. then hey, let's stick with the north bay and check in with linda in n

when we come back, a marine journeys to the top of the world. >>> we end this memorial day with marine'srkable journey one of which almost ended on a minefield in afghanistan. instead he became the first veteran wounded in combat to summit mt. everest. jericka duncan has his story. >> reporter: it took charlie linville seven weeks to reach the top of mt. everest. this was his third attempt. he did it with a five pound prosthesis strapped to his thigh. >> i pushed my body to the ultimate extreme and came out victorious. that's confidence i get to carry forever. >> reporter: the 30-year-old marine, member of a bomb disposal unit was badly injured in 2011 while in afghanistan. the pain in his right leg was so severe he asked doctors to amputate it. >> then all of a sudden i was in a hospital bed where people wanted to push me in my wheelchair, had nothing but pity, felt sorry for me. wanted to take care of me. soon after, linville was introduced to tim medvitz. founder of the heroes project featured on "60 minutes" in 2015. the organization trains gravely wounded veterans to climb the world

>> it wasn't so much i wanted to be a marine as much as go to iraq.i wanted to experience something crazy. and so -- for me it was look what's the quickest way i can get to iraq. that is join the marine corps. >> reporter: was there a point where you said, uh o., what have i gotten myself into? >> as soon as i got off the bus on the yellow footprints and dude screaming mine face, i was like what did i do? this is a terrible idea. >> reporter: you may not recognize him, but military men and women around the world no the characters he created. >> appreciate what you do. it make is my day. >> reporter: in his comic strip terminal lands. >> thank you so much, max. >> reporter: he has hundreds of thousands of followers on social media and for some his message and his drawings have left a permanent mark. like the title of his comic strip, max is a terminal lance, which means he only achieved the row rank of lance corporal. he started sketching after his first deployment in iraq turping his experience into art. >> i found out there wasn't anything that accur

that photo inspired the marine war memorial in washington. now historians say john bradley was not among the six men cast in bronze. his son james wrote the bestselling book "flags of our fathers," made into a hit movie directed by clint eastwood. now for the first time he tells nbc news he believes his father was in the in the iconic photo after all. >> for 70 years the government has been saying that was my father there. it took me a little while to realize it might not be so. >> reporter: a smaller flag had been raised on iwo jima two hours earlier. an amateur historian dustin spence of sacramento has studied recently release combat photos for identifying details. >> it can be little things, just a wrinkle in the helmet, a ring on a finger. >> reporter: he discovered the marines failed to name two who raised the first flag. other amateur historians looking closely at this figure say that man wore a soft cap under his helmet and had no cuffs on his pants. bradley did not wear a cap and rolled up his pant cuffs with leggings underneath. >> w

today, two marine widows won justice. >> this is your legacy. now it's honorable, and you can finally rest in peace. >> pelley: and "on the road," with steve hartman. for this barista, no order is too tall. >> maybe i spent, like, three or more hours on it. >> reporter: getting ready to take one order? >> yeah. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. the fire that one witness calls "the beast" will not be tamed by man. only rain can save fort mcmurray, alberta now. wildfire has exploded through parched forests, forcing this week the largest mass evacuation in north america in decades. at least 90,000 people are on the run, living in emergency shelters, and most have no idea what has happened to their homes. but at least 1,600 houses are gone. one man who drove his family through the flames said simply, "i thought we were dead." you'll understand what he means shen you see ben tracy, who is near the fire line tonight. ben? >> reporter: scott, this is as heose as you can

air and marine operations uses a fleet of 260 sleek aircraft and 286 marine vessels. one to detect, one to apprehend criminals in places the agency can't reach on foot or in cars. from fast intercepted boats to helicopters to p-3 aircraft like the one i flew in during most of my 23 years in the navy. air and marine operations provide critical support to c. c.v.p. agents, and as they often do important and dangerous work. air and marine agents are also key in helping to find and rescue people on our borders who may be in danger, saving countless people who are found lost and injured in some of the most remote parts of our country. one c.v.p. marine and air operations agent who goes above and beyond to help secure our borders and keep people safe is this fellow. his name is oscar, oscar peru, like the country, oscar peru, and he is pictured here to my left. oscar peru is a c.v.p. aviation enforcement agent. he is based out of tucson, arizona. he was raised in tucson. oscar joined the arizona army national guard after congress -- after college, rather. he served his stat

he just earned a promotion to mentor his fellow marines.ey brought louis home, hundreds of strangers lined the freeway overpasses of southern california to salute him. today, we salute staff sergeant louis carden. [applause] obama: joshua wheeler's sister says he was exactly what was right about this world. he came from nothing and really made something of himself. as a kid, josh was the one who made sure his brother and four half-sisters were dressed and fed and off to school. when there was no food in the cupboard, he grabbed his hunting rifle and came back with a deer for dinner. when his country needed him, he enlisted in the army at age 19. he deployed to iraq and afghanistan 14 times. he earned 11 bronze stars, four for valor. last october, as isil terrorists prepared to execute 70 hostages, josh and his special ops went in and rescued them. every single one walked free. we were already dead, one of the hostages said, and then god sent us a force from the sky. that force was the u.s. army, including josh wheeler. josh was the doting d

to the marineal corps identity and it is seen in the war memorial museum in even the marine corps marathono. this may not be the case. aporter: this centers around question of who is the center of the action. the number one man is holding the pipe. the second man is what this is centered around. the photographer said the attendedcattered and to other duties after they snapped the picture. the battle was just getting started and 550 were killed that night, alone. the marine corps identified the man as john bradley. there were five marines out there raising the flag and he was awarded the navy cross for dragging a marine battle. made "flags of our father." amateur historian studying the say it may notay be bradley on the mountain and that the items visible on the may mean that it is actually franklin, the man in the back. say that man is actually harold scholz, who was never identified at the time. the marines are investigating the claims. was takenhal photo 6500g a battle where servicemen made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation. year survivorsis -- earlier this year, survivors gathered f

i had a son. >> she died in a marin county hospital. since her son's death, she has been managing her son's legacy including the broadway show and the soon to be released docks allry. we do expect to hear from the marin county sheriff's office. they'll hold a news conference any minute now. we have been watching ktvu's alex savidge in marin county. let's bring him back in >> reporter: we are here at the sheriff sub station in marin right now. we have a podium set up. we are awaiting a news conference from the marin county sheriff's office and expecting more details to come out about the exact circumstances surrounding the death last night of afeni shakur davis. she was found at her home not far away. she lived on a house boat that was at the end of the pier. deputies responded to what house boat she was found unresponsive she could not be revived. she had apparently suffered cardiac arrest and died about an hour later. now, along with being the mother of one of the most influential art yes of our time, she was a well-known political act

cars won't be able to park at vista point on the marin side. taxis and ride services can only drop off passengers at vista point. the closure runs from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. today and monday as part of an ongoing effort to reduce traffic congestion in the area during busy times. >>> i'm sure a lot of people will be out and about tomorrow and today, lisa. >> carolyn, at the golden gate bridge today not so much in the way of sunshine early on. we have clouds at the coast right now. here's a live look outside from the roof camera. 53 degrees in downtown san francisco and we are looking at the west wind right now. it will be with us throughout the day for a cooler afternoon for some. i'll have the details next. >> thank you, lisa. >>> next, a traveling tribute to the fallen this memorial day weekend is in the bay area. >>> and a farewell barbecue, the owners of a local market hoping they don't have to close. >>> in the southern u.s., police are telling people to stay off the roads tonight because of flooding caused by heavy rain. in texas, four p

novato police and marin county sheriffs are involved. shelter in place in the immediate area of fairway drive drive. we'll have more as chopper 5 arrives on scene. >> thank you. >>> the father at the center of an arson and murder investigation in vallejo turned himself in. 53-year-old darrylone shuemake, sr., called richmond police this morning and said he was suicidal. they took him into custody before handing him to vallejo police. he is the father of this 5-year- old boy who died in a house fire on sunday morning in vallejo. the child's mother is in the hospital in critical condition. a 13-year-old boy in the home had minor burns. >>> new details in the deadly amtrak crash yesterday that killed a mother and daughter. we have learned there was heavier than usual traffic in the area because of construction. pg&e was doing work near the railroad crossing forcing traffic near the tracks to merge from two lanes down to one. investigators say the proper signage was posted warning drivers of the changes. still, vanessa enriquez and her 3-yea

here we are at high noon and you see that the marine layer still pretty deep. it's hanging tight to the san mateo coast. we still have it breaking up around santa cruz if you are heading to the beaches. but we'll all have sunshine. it will clear out at the coast where it hasn't for the past couple of days. in the high sierra, still some thunderstorms in the afternoon hours in yosemite. from the mountains to the coast, 60 degrees in monterey bay. 70s and 80s around the central valley. sun-up slated for 5:52. by the time the sun sets at 8: 8:22, 70s and 80s. low 80s towards brentwood, tracy , oakley, discovery bay. today 66 in san francisco. check out your friday inland. it's going to be a big getaway friday for the memorial day weekend. it will be dry and warm, then monday dry skies 66 to 89 degrees. that's a look at your thursday forecast. here's liza. >> we are expecting a lighter commute tomorrow as folks get a jump-start on the memorial day weekend. this morning everything is as it should be. there is an accident left over from overnight. it happened around

my dad was a marine. my brother was marine at the time. then my brother-in-law joined after i did.e day you got hurt. >> the day i got hurt, we were on a patrol. it was a normal day. and we ended up walking into an ambush. rpg was fired and it hit the wall. it goes right behind me and the explosion threw me a couple of feet back. when i came to and kind much realized what was going on i noticed that blood dripping from my head and i realized i it took shrapnel across the eye. then i took shrapnel in my knee. it ricocheted off my kneecap and you came out. i took one more in the thigh which wept in three inches. i got med capped. you could hear myself talk but i couldn't open my eyes or talk. i couldn't do anything. i remember seeing a flight suit and checking on it. and from there i got the surgery. all i remember feeling is they put a stent like in my back which paralyzed me for about a week. so that way i wouldn't move around and my knee could heal. i felt the doctor stick his fingers in my leg to pull out the shrapnel. >> we are sitting here next to christopher. you hear this sto

looking good though on the golden gate not a bad ride out of marin.of marin county is quiet this morning south 101 from 580 towards san francisco only 14 minutes. and north 880 not bad if you are headed at least past the coliseum. >> reporter: it's live, it's our weather camera featuring the bay bridge looking east of san francisco where we are socked in with low clouds and fog low all the way inland. 50 miles. currently the temperatures are into the 50s. a slight breeze up to 10. otherwise that westerly will blow to 15 today. current temperatures again in the 50s going up to highways 59 beaches 69 bay and peninsula, 79 degrees warmest spots but that's well inland with partly cloudy skies. we have a disturbance offshore that will produce a daily chance of rain showers on wednesday through friday. ♪[ music ] >> with that chance of a thunderstorm, dry skies my gift for mother's day. >> thank you so much. >> and thank you for watching kpix 5 news this morning. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com in the west. it is tuesday may 3rd,

those packages will be delivered to marines who are deployed in the middle east. bravo. >> yeah. >>> 4:52. a prized possession of a famous east bay musician returns six years after it was stolen. >> i got one of the craziest e- mails. >> yeah, it's a pretty good story. coming up at 5:15, the incredible find inside a san bernardino storage unit. the reunion and the thank you that was posted on youtube. >>> but first it's a long unused san francisco port. it's about to spring back to life, though. up next, the cargo now scheduled to be shipped in and out of pier 80. hi. is the internet still out? yes! i have nothing. come on! work together. work together. work together. do you got anything? i don't have anything. no i don't have anything. please come back internet. i love you. i love you so much. just come back. please. please. he's streaming a cat video. (family laughs) and the whole party is looking... can i take a look? mitch come on! get high speed internet from at&t with 99.9% reliability for just $30 a month. keep calm, your internet's on. >>> the project bega

it was a mission this marine couldn't turn down. catherine: put some stuff into storage and i had two cats at the time so i packed them up, and we all three drove. soledad: it was so amazing that she said, "sure, i'll go do that." garvin: soledad still can't thank catherine enough for what she did. during a time of war, she gave a mother and a marine peace of mind. catherine: and then, of course, they're having a sleepover. garvin: but catherine says it was she who really got something out of it. catherine: she always says--sole says that i helped her. and it's like, i think you really saved my life, and it was. and just from doing that, it gave me just a whole new purpose. garvin: a gift you could say that just keeps giving. announcer: coming up, plenty of kids dream big. but this young boy is already bringing his ideas on helping the homeless to the table. natthan: i was hungry for more. announcer: and she's a one-woman force of nature who's using her skills in arranging flowers to blossom relationships between troubled kids and t

from high school he was gone he went into the marines.ransfers was on his way to the middle east. >> went straight over to iraq. >>reporter: she talked to him twice while he was gone. >> the last time i talked to him was on march 17th, st. patrick's day he called that was the last time i got to talk to him. >> what did he tell you was he happy? >> he was he loved it. he said mom you know things are scared he over here. he said i've watched a few of my friends being blown away. he said but i'm not scared and he said we've been giving kids candy in the marketplace. he said that's just so rewarding he loved doing that. >>reporter: then came that day in april of 2004. >> i get out of my car and i'm talking to a couple of neighbors and i look up and three marines came around the end of the building and i just lost it. i totally knew what they were there to tell me. they just told me he had been killed in iraq in an ambush he was killed with 9 other marines and navy corps men. >> we're called gold star parents they need someone that's walking i

is clear out of marin. ride coming away from 580 down to the golden gate toll plaza. you can see traffic is light heading into san francisco. 14 minutes that's all it will take for your drive time. >> thank you. >>> happening today a city meeting on a bitter topic. drives who cheat their way down carpool lanes. in a few hours the metropolitan transportation commission will use a comprehensive survey on the subject. the study brought observers on to overpasses above carpool lanes at 83 sites in the bay area. and they counted passengers in every passing car. it turns out that 24% of cars lacked the required number of riders in the morning rush. in the evening, the number was 19%. >>> the san francisco museum of modern art will re-open to the public tomorrow. for the past three years, the museum had massive renovations and expansion. some people get a preview last night during a special gala. the museum has 170,000 square feet of new and renovated indoor and outdoor gallery space. all free tickets from tomorro

marines stormed the island of servicemen raised the u.s. flag, and the photo of that moment became one of the most famous in history. for seven decades the marines identified five of their own in that mipicture, along with bradley. now amateur historians say john bradley was not among those six men cast in bronze. his son, james, wrote the best-selling book, flags of our fathers, made into a hit movie directed by clint eastwood. now for the first time bradley tells nbc news, he believes his father was not in the iconic photo after all. >> for 70 years, the government has been saying that was my father there. so it took me a little while to realize that might not be so. >> reporter: a smaller flag had been raised on iwo jima two hours earlier. amateur historian justin spence of sacramento studied recently released combat photos for identifying details. >> it can be little things. a helmet, or a ring on a finger. >> reporter: he discovered the marines failed to name two of those who raised that first flag, including navy corpsman john bradley

look at live doppler hd, the marine layer is around a thousand to 1,500'. 48-54 outside. 60 at coast and 74 inland by noon. we will stay at 60 at coast, and 80s inland. stick appeared for my forecast. that is next. frances? >> yes, we will have an update for you in the east bay this is the sunol area if you mayor cry way the crash is here approaching 680 and not on 680. it is heavy right new on the smaller roads making your way out of livermore. this was an early accident at the bay bridge toll plaza but it cleared quickly and now it is still become up. >> heads up if you drive or take mass transit through san francisco with part of mission closed off this morning so crews can start work to repair this mess: a 12x5' sinkhole at montgomery and mission. imagine the scary situation for the family in the black uber. they were on we to the airport at 5:30 last night. they were waiting for the light to change and the ground opened up. all five passengers are okay. and the driver. the sick second was caused by 141-year-old broken sewer line. they will replace the broken pipe and repair the

what made her decision to join the marines so remarkable. maureen: only on 7 -- mother's outrage. >> when i heard about that, it of course made my world stop instantly. maureen: why a picture caused her son with special needs to be terrified to return to school. leon: only on 7, a mother demanding action because her son who has special needs says he is terrifying to return to school because of bullying that took place there. this started when a student at me -- damascus high school took a picture of the stu buttocks exposed. the picture went viral. we protected the mother's identity to protect her son. >> you want to protect your kids and tell him everything will be okay. with social media you can't just go grab it and take it off. this child needs more than a slap on the hand. >> the mother says she wants the teen charged as a sex offender. right now he is facing peeping charges in juvenile court. he has written a letter of apology. so far the school has not taken any disciplinary action. maureen: a former loudoun county p.t.a. president is

as somebody who is a retired marine myself and who has lived this and watched the marine corps, the marine corps did a significant good-faith amount of work here and i think it is important to kind of recognize they asked tore exception, but a very discreet exception. so the marine corps recommended opening armor, opening artillery. the marine corps opened a vast majority of their positions and they asked for discreet exception on infantry and long-range reconnaissance. and that is important. and the concerns that the marine corps raises, the air force and navy, had very similar. so the marine corps was not that far off from everyone else, just the only one that chose to request an exception and that is an important point that gets lost. with regard to the standards, yes, we hear that all of the time. so, that's why when you look at secretary carter's memo and he has his guiding principles, he talks about the need to make sure we have the right standards, that they're occupationally specific, current and operationally relevant because that's the core of the standard much everything we do a

this is the impressive marine layer inching its way onshore. this is our live weather camera on sutro tower looking out towards mount tamalpais. you can barely see the tip-top earlier this morning so it's low-level clouds. temperatures in the 50s and 60s. dana, she is one of our weather watcher in novato, she is reporting high 60s. we're going to have several days of clouds coming up. that forecast momentarily but right now wind speeds, san francisco 12. nine in hayward. we have 15-mile-an-hour winds in sfo where we still have delays on some arriving flights. they are calm in the fairfield area. winds will whip around to the west and pick up 10 to 15 miles per hour. this is that impressive area of low pressure roughly about 500 miles off the coast of san francisco. as it continues to enhance our marine layer we'll see some heavy pockets of fog overnight tonight with the shield of clouds. the unsettled weather pattern will continue with daily chances of rain. this is our futurecast. and you can clearly see we're in and out of the clouds. a littl

when he got to high school the marines would come to recruit. one day he said, i want to be a marine, the best of the best. 10 days after graduating from high school, he was gone and went into the marines. >> reporter: just months later he was on his way to the middle east. >> he went straight over to iraq. >> reporter: she talked to him twice while he was god. >> the last time i talked to him was on march 17. that was the last time i got to talk to him. >> reporter: was a happy? >> he was. he loved it. he said, mom, things are scary. i've watched a few of my friends being blown away but, i'm not scared. he said, we've been giving kids candy in the marketplace which is rewarding. >> reporter: then came that day in april of then came that day in april 2004. >> i get out of my car and i'm talking to some neighbors. i look up and three marines came around the end of the building and i just lost it. i totally knew what they were there to tell me. they told me he had been killed in iraq and an ambush and was killed with nine of the marines and a navy

of the fact that she and other members of the family lived here in marin and southern marin county andgain she was well loved, well respected by many people in the community. >> reporter: family and friends had been arriving to her sausalito home a home on the water to leave flowers. >> my son was a magic person, a magical person. and our personal lives he was our star. he made our whole lives shine and, um, we love him because he was so very, very talented. >> reporter: afeni is best known as tupac's mom. but she was also a black panther activist and philanthropist. >> a lot of people will miss remember. >> reporter: a sports lawyer is a long-time family friend. >> and so she -- >> reporter: in particular, a feeney. >> she was afeni. >> she was a black panther. she was the only one to be acquitted in the trial representing herself. and she never lost that fight for social justice and quality. >> reporter: on september 7, 1996, tupac was shot to death in a drive-by shooting in las vegas. he says afeni became instrumental in maintaining his legacy. >> she ran an estate for somebody that

two dogs were rescued from hot cars in marin county yesterday. humane society says one of the cars was 110 degrees inside. >> hot. >>> i was at the park over the weekend and somebody took their dog to the park but left it in the car. >> oh. >> i thought, why take it to the park then? >> especially when it's hot. you had to be very mindful of seniors, children and pets. >> this poor animal. >> you know, with the animals -- >> you saw a lot yesterday. >> it was like wild kingdom on my bike ride yesterday. i was riding through the livermore valley yesterday late afternoon, early evening hours and i came across this right here as a little guy a little fella maybe it's a girl, i have no idea, but it was running alongside of me so i just stopped my bike and i think it was saying, what's that? >> or get out of here. >> it posed! no, this deer posed. it was lovely. then i kept riding towards pleasanton and ran upon this. it tried to cross the road right before me. i just stopped, snapped a picture and it went on its way. but i want to know, is this a gop

but more importantly, it's really an opportunity for the marines who come out of marine corps based quantico to real a lot of our marines and workforce live in frederic fredericksburg. >> not quite as grueling a race as the full marathon. this is a 13.5 mile marathon. and you've added a semper five, which isn't so bad. >> it's all about getting people out on the start line, feeling the enthusiasm and seeing, you know, the united states marines who are out there working on the course, our navy personnel are in the aid stations. if we can get them into the five miler this year, hopefully they'll continue with their training and healthy lifestyle and be on the 13.1. >> the semper five, which is the five miler and the half the same place, right? >> it's on the same finish line. one of the things that makes the race special is what we call hospital hill. each, whether you're in the semper five or in the historic half, you get the experience because marines love hills. >> oh, my gosh. >> so it's uphill and then back down to the finish line? >> back down to the finish line. >> that sounds like a gr

he just earned a promotion to mentor his fellow marines.ute staff sergeant louis carden. [ applause ] joshua wheeler's sister says he was exactly what was right about this world. he came from nothing and he really made something of himself. as a kid, josh was the one who made sure his brother and four half-sisters were dressed and fed and off to school. when there wasn't food in the c cupboard, he grabbed his hunteding rifle and came back with a deer for dinner. when his country needed him, he enlisted in the army at age 19. he deployed to iraq and afghanistan 14 times. earned 11 bronze stars, four for valor. last october, as isil terrorists prepared to execute 70 hostages, josh, his fellow special ops went in and rescued them. every single one walked free. we were already dead, one of the hostages said, and then god sent us a force from the sky. that force was the u.s. army, including josh wheeler. josh was the doting dad who wrote notes to his kids in the stacks of books he read. flying home last summer to be with his wife, ashley, who wa

he just earned a promotion to mentor his fellow marines.s cardin. [ applause ] joshua wheeler's sister says he was exactly what was right about this world. he came from nothing and he really made something of himself. as a kid josh was the one who made sure his brother and four half sisters were dressed and fed and off to school. when there wasn't food in the cupboard, he grabbed his hunting rifle and came back with a deer for dinner. when his country needed him, he enlisted in the army at age 19. he deployed to iraq and afghanistan 14 times. earned 11 bronze stars, 4 for valor. last october as isil terrorists prepared to execute 70 hostages, josh and his fellow special ops went in and rescued them. every single one walked free. we were already dead, one of the hostages said, then god sent us a force from the sky. that force was the u.s. army including josh wheeler. josh was the doting dad who wrote notes to his kids in the stacks of books he read. flying home last summer to be with his wife, ashley, who was about to give birth, he scribble

the marines say they are taking another look at this. it is a big change for the marines.any amateur historians can come forward. the actual names were chaed between '45 and '47. the marines have said they they got it right and now they are taking another look. >> hard to imagine how you can identify anybody from the grain any old photos. a good reaction from families yet. >> very important to the families. very few survivors are plest from the iwo jima battle. it is important to them to get the credit. many have died without getting the credit. some have died getting the credit for the wrong place. bradley's father has always said he participated in the flag raising. james now says he thinks his father was referring to the first flag raising and not the second. >> it certainly doesn't take away from bradley's service in the least. >> if you are as fascinated as i am, you are going to want to stay tuned. pete is going to have more details on "nbc nightly news" right after news 4:00 at 6:00. >>> the massive cleanup still under way. find out when trains may start running aga

>>> at least 76 united states marines were killed this morning in lebanon.nded. those numbers may rise considerably higher. >> i was sound asleep, and this bomb went off. you could feel it shake across beirut. it was so massive. it was devastating. >> a truck filled with explosives was driven into a compound, the midst of a marine battalion headquarters and the explosives were detonated. the four-story building collapsed on about 150 or 200 sleeping marines. >> wearing green fatigues and driving a yellow truck. the guy was smiling. >> israel had gone into lebanon to try to create a buffer zone against the palestinians, the plo. >> a battalion of american marines came out to separate the israelis from the palestinians and oversee the withdrawal of the plo from lebanon, but it got sucked in to the lebanese civil war. >> the civil war is between christians and muslims, and to the muslims it looked like we were supporting the christians. >> a big debate broke out afterwards. should we have ever put our marines in that kind of vulnerable position when they didn't

that marine layer has caused delays at sfo up to one hour and four minutes. overcast at the golden gate bridge. temperature-wise, we're in the 50s and 60s. you can tell where we're seeing the penetration of the sun now. 65 degrees in san jose with the clearing of skies. hey charlie in vallejo reporting temperatures in the low 60s and still waiting for spring. that's right charlie almost feels like summertime with the return of that marine layer. the pollen report today, if you're sneezing and weeding -- wheezing i know i have been. it's higher than yesterday. you can blame it on the oak, the mulberry can grass cantala continues to rise. -- count that continues the rise. temperatures are rising today. the breeze will kick up to oh out of the west 5 to 15 and otherwise any chance of rain? oh. not a rain drop in sight this week but possibly one week from today. this is the futurecast and clearly ill states we have the return of the low clouds and fog after midnight again tonight. and then we'll start off tomorrow with the deep marine layer but not as expansive a

>> reagan called the killing of the marines the saddest day of my presidency.dest day of my life. i think it was the low point of the reagan presidency. >> a question that must be asked is why 241 men were killed by terrorists, yet this country wasn't outraged. there were no demonstrations, no marches. little outcry. the reason? within 48 hours of the bombing, the united states invaded grenada. >> about 1,900 u.s. army rangers and marines this morning assaulted the small island which measures only 12 miles by 21 miles. grenada's population is about 110,000, roughly the size of cedar rapids, iowa. >> there's a coup, allegedly a communist coup, and reagan seizes on this to stage an invasion. >> the united states received an urgent formal request to assist in a joint effort to restore order and democracy on the island of grenada. >> an american troop carrier was passing by on its way to lebanon. so all they did was turn that combat ready ship in to grenada. >> marines took control of grenada's airports and began broadcasting a soothing message. >> your cooperation

corps, and i loved it, i loved being a marine. it's one of the things i'm most proud of having done in my life. firing weapons was cool, driving and detonating expensive things was great, but i found that i loved the marine corps the most for the thing that i was looking for the least when i joined, which was the people, these weird dudes, a--a motley crew of characters from a cross section of the united states that on the surface i had nothing in common with, and over time all the political and personal bravado that led me to the military dissolved, and for me, the marine corps became synonymous with my friends, and then a few years into my service and months away from deploying to iraq, i dislocated my sternum in a mountain biking accident, and it had to be medically separated, and for those who were never in the military, they find this hard to understand, but then being told i wasn't getting deployed to iraq or afghanistan was very devastating for me, and then suddenly i was a civilian again. i knew i wanted to give acting ano

the board hearing on the proposed fine is scheduled for august. >>> marin county is tightening the ban on smoking insider within 20 feet of the county buildings is already banned, and the board of supervisors has approved an ordinance to better clarify the law, and the marin independent journal says that many were not following the original bands. >>> thousands of students of the city colleges of san francisco may have been compromised, coming up how the school is responding after the employee fell for the phishing scam.>>> a food recall at trader joe's has been expanded, up next the products that may be contaminated with listeria. >>> we are looking at a commute that still looks pretty good on the san mateo bridge, and opportunities to get out there before the crowd does.>>> and what did mountain view, hayward and richmond have in common yesterday, they all hit 90 degrees, and the fog is trying to make a move in monterey bay. wanna drink more water? with sodastream you turn plain water into sparkling water in seconds. and because it's so delicious, you'll drink 43% more water every da

the verse while visiting central america and is spread by a mosquito that has not been detected in marin. all the owner of a boat stuck in san francisco bay is waiting for high tide to be freed from the water. the people on the boat had to be rescued. the owner said the boat had a mechanical problem and it stopped working. it floated and was stuck in shallow water and everyone now is safe. >> time to talk about san francisco the cloud cover is coping us uniform from 50 at west portal and 51 elsewhere, and ocean beach at 53. now the rest of the the neighbors, richmond and san leandro at 52 and santa clara at 51 and tracy is 60 degrees and walnut creek is 55 and american can beyond and petaluma is 51 degrees. the activity lapper today is mild to warm as you walk the dog and strong sunshine if you eyebacking and bicycling, the road is dry. sfo is going to have flight arrival delays. 60s around san francisco and the coast and the rest of us in the 70s and 80s and maybe some 90s tomorrow before the shift brings cooler weather and the forecast on friday. the rest of the weekend is ahead. franc