i am just a marine. i see the role of marine aviation -- >> >> this is a shot of a technical system. -- technical system. >> i think that this is interesting, when we crossed the border in 2003 -- we have 435 airplanes. and about 60 of those were the pioneer. i have limited experience at the systems, and i quickly fell in love with them. i think all the service -- the nation has come to understand the real value of the system. the pioneer was replaced with a shadow, which is an army program. this is very effective and we have them on the ground. we had two squadrons and we now have -- we have almost four squadrons of these things, and now we are doubling up the size of the capabilities in the marine corps. i can see down the road, or the capabilities of these systems are growing almost exponentially. the ability to move information around the battlefield, to be able to relay the information in real time to forces on the ground, with these conditions -- i can see a time in the future or we will have medic

we have the active duty young marine. in some cases, the active-duty old marine. the young marines and their families. we have two communities that we pay very close attention to. war and counterinsurgency are separate. but we talk about the young marines first. it is almost counterintuitive. you saw that with them morrell -- their morale. it is extremely high. i am always hesitant to say that in public. people say, "you are not plugged in." actually, i think i am. i think our commanders are. i think our generals are. morale is very, very high. it defines, in some cases, our normal way we think about things. a good example is we just pulled a battalion of the northeastern part of afghanistan. they were rotated their about a month and a half ago. they followed all practical from october until march. it was really a dangerous area for helmand promise -- province. they had a lot of casualties, both wounded and marines we lost. yet you could be with these kids. we were there at christmas time with them. we just missed it when you and i got there. there -- their morale

i've been in the marine corps 51 years. i am probably more concerned now than i ever have been before. i think that is probably the -- the service chiefs, all of us, this is this has caught our attention. it probably is exacerbated because we are at war. we have 20,000 marines on the ground in afghanistan and 12,000 deployed in ships around the world. the army significantly more and the navy has a bunch and the air force. we have this friction that is building. we are currently fairly heavily engaged in some pretty important parts of the world. and division, though, is the budget is going to go down. so it has caught our attention and so it doesn't surprised anyway the secretary's last public address or major speech, we talked about that. we're looking now among ourselves how can we be more efficient and frugele. we're returning the marine corps back to its frugal roots. part of that, show, you can't just come from programs. in other words you can't just say ok, we're just going to cancel all of these programs because five

i am just a marine. i see the role of marine aviation -- >> >> this is a shot of a technical system. -- technical system. >> i think that this is interesting, when we crossed the border in 2003 -- we have 435 airplanes. and about 60 of those were the pioneer. i have limited experience at the systems, and i quickly fell in love with them. i think all the service -- the nation has come to understand the real value of the system. the pioneer was replaced with a shadow, which is an army program. this is very effective and we have them on the ground. we had two squadrons and we now have -- we have almost four squadrons of these things, and now we are doubling up the size of the capabilities in the marine corps. i can see down the road, or the capabilities of these systems are growing almost exponentially. the ability to move information around the battlefield, to be able to relay the information in real time to forces on the ground, with these conditions -- i can see a time in the future or we will have medic

so take adam what's on your mind today do you remember that one gave marine a bouquet. just one ok fine you remember the camera moved him. yes this is ok but i had this guy and i might come up with two and i never did abbott every time he was and every time we had to go run of the bathroom whatever one of the head this dude had to sit down he could never piece they were mr and he always had to take private showers and all night not only that but he was always commentating on people shoeshine like but not in like the cool way is and oh shoot his stuff and make up it's then oh geez nine or just a little bit ten shades lighter than yours a lot of marines are kind of reluctant to admit this but i'm pretty sure that in the marine corps we have a higher percentage of gay service members than any other branch and it's because the record is a place if you go to prove yourself right there is more one more of a citizen of marines and where else i've ever seen in my life well now with the repeal of don't ask don't tell reserving subject to more inane training it's ridiculous and h

the marine layer is not going to push inland. the marine layer is in full force. we are going to drop off in temperature tomorrow. i'll tell you why and when the next batch of rain arrives. let's get you to work now at 4:31. how does it look out there, mike. >> right now, the maze is great. it's going to change over the morning. we are looking at 880 for an earlier accident taking place, getting cleared from the roadway. northbound 880 an alva ra doe. a car went over on its side. is tow truck was taking awhile. it's northbound toward the san mateo bridge. >> back to you. >>> the vallejo man who rushed the pilots door. a plane has to make a quick landing after terrifying moments in the sky. two different stories are surfacing about the man police arrested. cheryl hurd is in vallejo where the suspect was staying with family. >> reporter: he's known to travel from coast-to-coast. he considered vallejo home because he has family here. no one knows why he rushed the cockpit. >> the pilot said we'll be landing in 30 minutes. a couple minutes later, a guy was pacing towa

in sonoma, marin, san francisco. and these funds allow us to continue to take care of the patients the way that we want them to be cared for so that people can remain in their homes with dignity. >> yeah, and i've got to tell you guys, you know, i'm into cars, but once i saw this in person it's really something to see out here. and come on out. it's only $20. and it all goes toward hospice. we hope you guys raise a lot of money. it's such an important cause for so many people. >> thank you so much. and we've got a group of gentlemen that have a lot for cars and they have a love and care for the organization. so cars and cares. that's what it's all about. >> it's fantastic. thank you so much, sandra liu. we certainly hope a lot of people come on out to the marin-sonoma concourse d'elegance. as we head out tonight we are going to be getting some patchy fog but we're going to be putting the brakes on all the sunshine we had today as temperatures are going to be warming up. we're going to see things starting to cool off

i'm just a marine. what do i see the role of marine aviation in the future? was that your question?>> shadow tactical system. >>> what was the last part of that? >> shadow tactical system. >> uavs. >> i think it is interesting when we crossed the border in 2003 i was a wing commander on the ground and we had about 435 airplanes and probably about 60 of those were forerunner of shadowy was the pioneer and boy, i'll tell you what. i had limited experience at unmanned aerial systems and i quickly fell in love with them. i mean i had, we were able to use these things and i think all of us, thank all the service, even our nation has come to understand the real value of an umanned aerial system. so i think as you now, pioneer was replaced with the shadowy is an army program. so we're all in cahoots with the army on this. very effective. we have them on the ground. to tell you how effective they are, we, we had two squardrons of uavs, of pioneers. we now have, we now have built almost four squardrons of these things with this force structure review. so we are doubling the size of the unman

so we have the active duty young marine, and in some cases the active duty old marine.ut the young marines and we have their families. so we have two different communities that we pay very, very close attention to. the war fighting peace, the counterinsurgency peace. that's separate. but let me talk about the young brains first it is almost counterintuitive, and you saw that with the morale, is extremely high. and i'm always hesitant to say that in public because people look at me say joe, you're not plugged in. actually, i think i am. and i think carlton kent is anything our commanders are. i think our generals r&r colonels. morale is very, very high, and it defies in some cases just a normally we think about things. the kids like doing what they're doing. a good example is we just pull the battalion out of the northern -- northeast part of afghanistan. they rotated home just about a month and a half ago, and they thought all through the fall from about october until about march of an area called -- it was really a dangerous area for the helmand province. and they had

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will marine corps acquisition programs get rolled up into those new programs or will it affect marine corps capabilities? >> if there is an effort underway to change the acquisition program to lump things under capabilities, i am not aware of that. i am not saying it is a bad idea but i have not put any thought to it. i was talking earlier about how we take what we have and make it better. i was not necessarily lumping it under capabilities. i cannot answer that. i heard u-class and i think you are talking up the navy's carrier variant. i think that is a tremendous effort. we go back to the uas question we had earlier. there is an example of taking technology and actually bring it aboard, something like eight nimitz class carrier. that is pretty significant. we have to see how it will turn out but we are optimistic. i don't know of any effort right now. we're trying to pull all live under different sets of capabilities and the acquisition. >> one last question. over here, yes, please. >> i am from the university of edinburgh. i want to talk about the budget difficulties. you had an em

but on august 7, 1942 10,000 marines landed on this island.er a question of an anonymous marine pirate. the question was, where the hell is guara canal. the japanese were taken completely by surprise. by the eighth of august, the marines had taken what they came for, the airfield. named after a pilot who was killed, henderson field was 2000 feet long but only partly completed. they fled inland. they left behind an enormous amount of supply. weapon, food and saki. and it was a good thing too because fletcher deemed the situation too dangerous and withdrew his aircraft carriers. that left the still unloading transport and they pulled out. operation watchtower was now better known as operation shoe string. the japanese were landing reinforcement. telling point was, america had the industrial where with all to replace her ships. the japanese did not. as the tide began to turn, the americans ruled the air by now and japanese beached the transport in order to unload troops before american airline could sink. this same japanese transport still has gu

from china camp in marin county. wayne freedman abc sevennews. >> the man who tried to barge in a cockpit will remain without bail until the next court appearance. the judge ordered ragey al-murisi to undergo a mental evaluation. he tried to open the cockpit door twice as the american airline's jet tried to land in sfo. prosecutors revealed that al-murisi heard voices and he was going to kill himself and in his own way. >> the accused leader of a police corruption ring claims he did not play a role in running a brothel. chris butler gave investigators a written statement detailing the operation of a brothel. the former commander cnet norman wielsch came up with the idea. >> i was disturbed to learn that the attorney for mr. wielsch called my client a rat. >> butler signed the lease and bought the furniture for the brothel. >> another defendant in that case luis lombardy made a brief court appearance. they face charges of stealing seized drugs from an evidence locker so they could sell them. >> teachers in california

he was caught in this marin county dui checkpoint. officers set up this checkpoint in memory of 9-year-old melody osheroff. it was two years ago that a motorist under the influence rammed into father and daughter here on san marin drive in novato. aaron osheroff says he has the memories fixed in his mind and heart. >> we were in the crosswalk and mowed down by a drunk driver. >> osheroff said his daughter was murdered by edward schaefer who at the time had been convicted of multiple dui's. he lost a leg in the collision. he said every step is the reminder of his loss. >> i can forget about it, you know, sometimes. walking is not easy and doesn't come naturally. my physical injuries are with me and a daily reminder. >> marin county officers asked for osheroff's permission to use melody's name and picture for the checkpoint. >> this checkpoint we're having in novato is in honor of melody and her life. and to bring awareness and education and also to deter drunk driving in novato and in marin county. >> dozens of cars lined up on san mar

high pressure is bringing the marine layer back. i'm expecting a lot of sunshine and dry weather throughout the forecast. an update coming your way. >> almost accident-free this morning. we have enjoyed a quiet and easy commute. live on the bay bridge toll plaza. absolutely delay-free. >>> good morning, everyone. it's thursday, 6:00 a.m. thank you for joining us. no rain out there to be found. isn't that cool? i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. topping our news right now, oakland police have a neighborhood blocked off after officers shot two suspect suspects late last night. abc7's terry mcsweeney is live at the scene with the latest. >> this incident happened 10:30 last night, at least that is when it began. onward lane looking to -- on ward lane, to curan avenue. the investigation continues. the media is kept back a good 100 yards from where the shooting took place. look at the pictures from the aftermath of the shooting. 10:30 last night, oakland police and reportedly drug enforcement agents were out here involved in an operati

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automobile classics at the third marin, sunday at marin county fairgrounds.d dance at the greek festival at greek orthodox cathedral. its trip to an exotic paradise as models walk on water at the center fashion show on saturday. ♪ >> a bay area treasure, they create musical magic at hotel nikko. >> one night of extraordinary tastes, meals on wheels sunday on fort mason. >> luminous connections, is creating dance magic school of arts. friday and saturday at a palace of arts. >> bob wier and others celebrating saturday in richmond. >> magna carta, once in a lifetime experience at the legion of honor. and they offer poor artists a place the on create. join me with a fund-raiser. an amazing performance at the curren theater. >> san francisco mom says she injects her eight-year-old daughter with botox to get rid of wrinkles. she says she does it to keep up with other kids on the out beauty pageant circuit. >> how a lot of moms give them botox. i'm not the only one that does it. >> it urts sometimes but i get used to it. >> you would not believe the buzz on this on

trying to re-establish the marine layer.he reason we are seeing the clouds and the gusty winds around s.f.o. up to 21 miles per hour. everybody else, 16 or even lower, like calm in novato and santa rosa. not a windy morning but isolated spots it's out there. the temperatures are either the same or one to seven degrees warmer than yesterday at this time. because of the cloud cover. the exception is san jose. it's the cloud cover that will keep us cooler. as we head to the afternoon hours. here you are. drizzle along the san mateo county coast, or santa cruz mountains if you want to say that it way in the morning hours. by noon, you can see the clouds evaporate. we go with the partly sunny conditions and the mid-to-upper 50s. by the afternoon hours we will go with partly cloudy. we'll be in the upper 50s along the coast and san francisco. low to mid-60s through the bay shore and south bay. mid-to-upper 60s inland. the accuweather seven-day forecast -- the showers are possible tomorrow. mainly in the north bay on wednesday. the

monitoring the marine life can help you climate change. >> what is one company isñgñoñow >>> marine mammalsf our coast senior giving researchers valuable clues on how to protect them and make our life better on land. karina rusk reports. >> this is what the scientific community refers to as fish and chips, as putting high-tech sensors or computer chips on marine mammals. they collect valuable information from the ocean to where species live and eat. >> depending on where the hot spots are, we are finding out the places we need to protect. >> they have developed tacks for some 200 species. fish offer a free ride for collecting data from unmind locations. they go where satellites don't travel. noaa says the marine tags can provide critical input to track long term climate change and provide short term weather forecasts. >> all this information plays out in improving our knowledge of those storms, both the intensity and the tracks coming on to the coaster. >> taking their research to the next level by merging information in various computer models to make an explosive picture that has never be

marine corps retired is going to be delivering remarks. asked him for a preview. >> every memorial day i think that anybody that has led marines, in my case and sailors in combated we always reflected on those young men that died carrying out our orders. i remember the very first marine that was killed what i told him to do. i swore i would never forget him and i would never forget any marine that was killed under my orders. so i have a diary of the dead, i review the names and try to remember them all. >> reporter: very heartfelt, very appropriate remarks on this day. vfw commander is master of ceremonies and i heard him talking about what was like when america entered world war ii. he said it was a wonderful time to be an american because the country was united. tonight on "abc 7 news" at 6:00 we'll be talking with americans about a divided nation very, divided according to the latest poll numbers and america's support or lack of support for the war in afghanistan. that will be coming up later today. >> u.s. troops fighting in afghanista

expansive along the coast tomorrow after we see that enhanced marine layer due to a couple areas of low pressure to the north of us. the cool down will be effective tomorrow. you're going to feel it. san francisco 12 degrees cooler to 23 degrees of a cooldown. today's high was 93 degrees. so we will have the sunshine along the inland areas, but only partial clearing around the bay and seashore. 58 in pacifica to 20 degrees warmer inland. but oh the breeze problematic out of the west 10 to 20. at times gusts up to 30 at the beaches. partial clearing on saturday. we will have areas of patchy fog. mostly cloudy. a stray shower possible to the north of the golden gate bridge. that is your pinpoint forecast., [ man ] i love you guys. [ laughs ] i mean, just, you know, the whole heist thing. just putting jewels in teddy bears. this guy's wearing a wire the whole time. right? look at that! he's wearing a wire! [ laughs ] all right, let's do this. all right? before my wife changes her mind. go. [ male announcer ] your favorite movies right when you want them. watch unlimited tv episodes and

marine corps retired is going to be delivering remarks. asked him for a preview. >> every memorial day i think that anybody that has led marines, in my case and sailors in combated we always reflected on those young men that died carrying out our orders. i remember the very first marine that was killed what i told him to do. i swore i would never forget him and i would never forget any marine that was killed under my orders. so i have a diary of the dead, i review the names and try to remember them all. >> reporter: very heartfelt, very appropriate remarks on this day. vfw commander is master of ceremonies and i heard him talking about what was like when america entered world war ii. he said it was a wonderful time to be an american because the country was united. tonight on "abc 7 news" at 6:00 we'll be talking with americans about a divided nation very, divided according to the latest poll numbers and america's support or lack of support for the war in afghanistan. that will be coming up later today. >> u.s. troops fighting in afghanista

he donated a birthing room at marin general hospital and working to build a permanent memorial for all the victims of flight 93 in pennsylvania. >> reaction from all quarter investigators what has happened. past 10 years not easy for bay area muslims. many are telling us tonight that theory lead that bin laden is dead. he has they say done more harm to their religion than anyone else. lillian is here with that part of the story. >>reporter: many bay area muslims say 9/11 put their people under attack which is why they are grateful the man they say is responsible for their woe is dead. >> fremont little kabul is home to largest afghan community in the u.s. stan owns this little market and says bin laden death came as well come news. >> avenues big devil so big relief. >>reporter: many here left their homeland years ago. they still resented him for turning afghanistan into a home base for terrorists and later a war zone. >> unfortunately they use that beautiful land and finally finally it's over. >>reporter: but now that l bringing back memory of 9/11 along with it, many in the muslim co

it's the reduce marine pollut t pollutants into the air.lly, we would have three diesel generators running to keep all the machinery running. >> reporter: now none? >> none. it's eerie quiet. we have never seen that before in my 31 year career to go to the engine room and hear a pin drop. >> reporter: thank you so much for showing that to us. we are going to check in in 30 minutes and show the huge real. it's fascinating. live in oakland, christie smith, today in the bay. >> thank you very much. very interesting to see. thank you. it's 5:35 now. tonight an east bay family will light candles to remember the life of their little girl whose killer has been on the loose for 17 years. she was shy of eighth grade graduation when she was stabbed to death. a cold case unit is handling the murder. $100,000 reward offered in the case. tonight's vigil is at the library starting at 6:30. >>> the man accused of gunning down a community leader may not be competent to stand trial. two out of three court appointed doctors determined the 58-year-old cannot

expansive along the coast tomorrow after we see that enhanced marine layer due to a couple areas of pressure to the north of us. the cool down will be effective tomorrow. you're going to feel it. san francisco 12 degrees cooler to 23 degrees of a cooldown. today's high was 93 degrees. so we will have the sunshine along the inland areas, but only partial clearing around the bay and seashore. 58 in pacifica to 20 degrees warmer inland. but oh the breeze problematic out of the west 10 to 20. at times gusts up to 30 at the beaches. partial clearing on saturday. we will have areas of patchy fog. mostly cloudy. a stray shower possible to the north of the golden gate bridge. that is your pinpoint forecast. oh good questions still coming up right after this. whoa, i should get mom a samsung fascinate. bright, colorful screen, high-speed downloads, hd video. she'll want videos of grandkids. i'm not ready for kids. what would i name it ? brian's good. a brian will make eye contact, work with his hands, return e-mails. okay, mom's getting a phone. get mom a new samsung fascinate for $99.99 and

the marin county d.a. wants to keep the document sealed. the judge was supposed to make a ruling thursday but delayed it. he is acting as his own attorney in the case. three days and no verdict in the chauncey bailey murder trial. jurors will take the day off and head back on tuesday, after memorial day. bay accused of ordering the killing of bailey because bailey was about to write an unflattering article about his family business. codefendant is accused of helping kill the journalist. the unveiling of a memorial dedicated to the jonestown massacre will go on as scheduled despite o motional outcry from some of the families. a judge decided not to block the ceremony at the cemetery where hundreds of jonestown victims are buried. some of the victims 'families objected because jim jones name is on the plaque. he led 500 people where they died in a mass suicide. >>> three seniors at an east oakland high school had their lives cut short. the students' families still looking for answers. here is cheryl hurd. >> i miss everything about my son. >>

war in iraq as a marine she did what she was told as a civilian she questions why u.s. leaders glorify soldiers as heroes but neglect to speak about the consequences of their service i don't know that the government respects the trends because there is i think i don't think that they would send these places. to carry out what they're asking of us so i don't think that their respect is there like. declaring war is the prerogative of politicians over the decades us wars have resulted in a reported twenty three million american veterans and many left struggling to adjust to life following a battle a shift from fighting enemies to fighting demons arena for nine or r.t. new york. a look now at some other international news making headlines this hour an afghan president hamid karzai says he will no longer allow the nato airstrikes in residential areas because of the vast number of civilian casualties his speech as we should strike killing ten children or four adults in helmand province in the south because i said this would be the last of its kind but nato says the air strike

there are still the delays through or coming from marin county for 101 south bend.nsit, the only real issue is the harbor bay ferry. it has been out of service since yesterday' attack and out of service again today because of damage done to the floating dock with yesterday's high winds. >> 6:34 a.m., or a happy ending to this story that we brought you yesterday, this is a four month old baby, here is the baby with her mother. how she has been reunited in their contra costa county homes. yes grandmother is accused of a puff of being the one hand kidnapped the baby with from the home. ramy gallego hair was reunited with her parents, in knightsen in contra costa county in, it is a grandmother, the paternal grandmother that is accused of taking little girl. reggie kumar has more about how this story unfold. after >> a her wrenching day of not knowing why someone kidnapped four month old ramy, grandmother and father got good news sunday evening, the news every parent was here when the child is missing. authorities locate to the baby in elmont, they say she was with her p

> dozens of cars lined up on san marin drive for the checkpoint. licenses are checked, drivers are asked if they've been drinking. those like this family who had an unlicensed driver at the wheel was taken out of the car and their vehicle was towed away. they hope checkpoints like this can help save the life of another child. >> my wife and i had a baby six months ago, a boy and, you know, he's brought a lot of love and made us a family of four again. it doesn't bring melody back. we try to rebuild our family and rebuild our lives. >> the checkpoint here in marin county kicks off checkpoints across the state in preparation for a long memorial day weekend. >> the state assembly has passed a bill that would set guidelines for dui checkpoints. supporters say too many checkpoints are being used to impound cars of illegal immigrants and up licensed drivers. new law would require that they do checkpoints where drunk driving is a problem. many americans will hit the road this memorial day weekend but high prices at the pump will keep many others close to

war in iraq as a marine she did what she was told as a civilian she questions why u.s. leaders glorify soldiers as heroes but neglect to speak about the consequences of their service i don't know that the government respects the trends because if there is i think i don't think that they would send us to these places. where you know what they're asking of us. i don't think that's their it's like if they're like. declaring war is the providence of politicians over the decades us morris have resulted in a reported twenty three million american veterans many left struggling to adjust to life following the battle a shift from fighting enemies to fighting demons or in upper nine r.t. new york. but it's not just that the u.s. government is keeping it hidden from the public the u.s. supreme court has rejected a gore suit to against accused of helping the cia transferred detainees to secret prisons where they were allegedly tortured court officials say they're prone to turn down cases that exposed government secrets political analyst and this are told r.t. the situation puts fun

lee was the first chinese american regular marine officer.e year had endured heavy fire for four days and five nights. >> we would send one battalion, cross almost impassable mountainous terrain behind the lines toward t th beleaguered unit. >> he led the battalion, conditions were extreme. temperatures plunged 38 degrees below zero. they were there. >> he led the battalion threw the snow, thousands of chinese on either side and they got through the hills and over the hills and little fox company and saved the pass which was a crucial pass for that allowed the whole division. >> he saved 8,000 men from death or capture. he left little doubt about his brave ri. >> i wore a red panel around my neck so they could see me. >> retired major general recalled the conversation with lee's commander at chosen reservoir that gave him the ultimate accolade. >> for the general who won the navy cross that won the medal of honor to call one li his lieutenants the bravest marine he ever knew. >> they invited him for recognition is now advocating that he recei

war in iraq as a marine she did what she was told as a civilian she questions why u.s. leaders glorify soldiers as heroes but neglect to speak about the consequences of their service. that their government respects friends because if there is i think i don't think that they would send these places. to carry out what they're asking of us so i don't think that they're it's like this they're like . declaring war is the progress of politicians over the decades the u.s. wars have resulted in a reported twenty three million american veterans and many left struggling to adjust to life following the battle a shift from fighting enemies to fighting demons were in a fortnight or r.t. new york. but it's not just body bags that the u.s. government is keeping hidden from the public the supreme court has rejected the goal seems against an ad like used of helping the cia transfer detainees to secret prisons where they were allegedly tortured court officials refer to rulings which they're planning to turn down as a clue expose government secrets political analyst for the bennetts told

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jane marin has been brought leer to the campbell police department. george rodriguez is still outstanding. police very much would like to speak with him. dana, police asking anyone who knows where he may be to please contact them due to the serious nature of this case. >> mark sayre in campbell. thank you. >>> busted. the woman who became known as the granny robber. she held up four women at gun point in the last four days in southern california and stole their purses. several of the incidents were caught on surveillance video. the women robbed described the suspect as an elderly woman possibly 80 years old. >> she came up and said, excuse me, ma'am, i need your purse. and pointed the gun directly at me and took off. >> not a grandma. no. >> that's the last thing you would expect. it really is. >> this is the woman who was arrested today at lunchtime. she is not in her 80s. she is 51 years old. she is a grandmother. police have not yet said what her motive might have been for stealing those purses. >>> a warning tonight for female joggers. don't run a

but an american marine shouldn't he have better opportunities. you know after world war two president franklin roosevelt made a promise to our soldiers he said if you went out there and risk your life to protect our nation and this nation will never forget about you for the rest of your life any time you need a hand we'll be there for you because you were there for us when we needed you the most the g.i. bill was passed and promised our returning soldiers a free education four years of college living expenses all completely paid for it promised them low interest loans for mortgages and help start small businesses they promised them weekly allowances of twenty bucks or two hundred dollars in today's money to get back on their feet and find work and the g.i. bill made sure that anyone who was wounded would be taken care of nursed back to health rehabilitated into the work force in america if possible all free of cost ten years after the war more than ten million veterans after world war two more than ten million veterans went to school college on t

they think it is a rivalry between the navy and marine corps.joyable rivalry but at the same point we're always out there 24/7, 365 somewhere parked off the side of the coast in order to provide service to america and most people don't know that, like with the recent conflict in libya and that air force pilot who went down, we were part as part after naval marine corps team to retrieve him as well as any humanitarian missions that may pop up around the world. we have been there and we continue to be there as well. the second reason is really to remember those who have fallen. our brothers in arms, sailors and marines who have paid the ultimate sacrifice. >> now you have already served a tour in afghanistan, you're getting ready to go back. you were actually wounded in the line of duty the first time. tell me a little bit about that and why it won't keep you from returning to afghanistan. >> well, ultimately what happened on the last tour i got shot twice in my right arm. spent about a week in the hospital. but ultimately as an officer we're taug

marin county has about 9000 people. it may grow to 50,000. we're assuming at phase one we would be at 55,000 customers. it may not be as large as people once thought on day one. that is one of the reasons for the phase in. but i am calling its successful because there would be a good number of core customers who would be our spokespeople to talk about reliability and those things as we expand. when they see from their neighbors is the same reliable service, those are the kinds of things that a part of an education campaign. that is how we get to the 46% of what we're calling persuade wieables. you start with a good program. you start with the people most likely to be with you. >> miss miller, did you want to add to that? >> when we do a poll and make it public, some of the statistics we talk about publicly. the point of doing this poll was to get an idea of what the program parameters should be and where they should be going. if you looked at any other program providing 100% clegreen, they have a very small percentage of countries that actual

police picked a location on san marin drive in honor of melanie, who was killed at the spot two years ago. melanie's father showed up as a reminder to holiday traxers no the to drink and drive. >>> they're clearing the air a bit at the port of oakland. a new program has been launched this week to allow containership ships to shut down the ships while docked and plug into cleaner electrical power. the switch to shoreline power will eliminate thousands of tons of toxic emissions each year. >>> an airman from northern california has been killed in afghanistan. 32-year-old tech sergeant christopher soulsby from citrus heights died when an improvised device detonated in the kandahar province. he had been in afghanistan since january. he was due to return home this summer. >>> honoring those who died in the line of duty is the purpose of a touching memorial day tradition. thousands of scouts fanned out across the golden gate national cemetery to place american flags on each of the 138,000 graves. >> we're just showing how much we care, and that what they've done for our country is not just

will it affect marine corps capabilities? >> i do not know if there is an effort underway to change the acquisition program to lop things under capabilities. i am at on aware of that. i am not saying it is a bad idea, but i have not put any thought to it. when i spoke earlier, i was talking about how we take what we have and make it better. i was not lumping it under capabilities. i cannot answer that. i heard u-class that there. i think you are talking about the navy's carrier. that is a tremendous effort. go back to the uas question we had earlier. that is an example of taking technology and bringing it aboard something that is pretty significant. we have seen airplanes flying right now. we have seen how it is going to turn out. we are optimistic. i do not know of any effort of trying to pull all that together under different capabilities in the acquisition world. but we have time for one more question. are you waiting -- >> we have time for one more question. are you waiting, certification? >> i am from the university of e

and told me he was a retired marine that had served in lebanon a few decades back. he had the wounds to prove it and lifted up his chin and showed me the hole were a bullet had gone through knocking out his front tooth which was still missing. anyway we got to talking about politics and he told me how horrified he was and how republicans are treating the president also talked about the economy and he told me that he was sure we were headed for disaster but a far worse crash is coming that reminded me of a story that my old friend the late gloria swanson told me and she said was told to her by her longtime manager and lover joe kennedy back in the thirty's kennedy she said told it that he got out of the stock market before the crash because a shoeshine boy literally a teenager offered him a stock tip and that was his clue the market was overheated my shoeshine guy no teenager but a man who'd seen the world knew what he was talking about and was genuine about what he saw for the future of this nation a future that this man had fought for. maine for and nearly died for

marin is only going to the higher tier in their program. we will be targeting in making hours available to all tiers. ordnance still requires we have the low income assistance and follow the care guidelines as well. we will be figuring out how to provide that in this program. the program will be zero dedicated nuclear power, unlike the current pg&e offering. that is another point not looked at in the survey and in what you heard today from our pollster. that is another way we can possibly market the program given that there is no dedicated nuclear power. supervisor mirkarimi: if i am not mistaken, the pg&e composition of nuclear power is about 20%. >> i believe it is slightly higher than that. it is about 20%. supervisor mirkarimi: what is their contribution sourcing on renewable energy at the state level? >> we're thinking 17%. it is growing. i think they would refute that and say it is higher. it is one of the other reasons why the sfpuc came to the conclusion that in marketing, we may as well go out and market the program infinitely diff

it's keeping the marine layer offshore. it's good news. the cloud cover which we are expecting tomorrow will stay off storm today. 70 in san rafael. 75 up in santa rosa. mild conditions this afternoon. today looks like one of the warmest days of the week. with the marine push, it's going to keep the temperatures down. we were looking for a trend of warmth. through the next couple days, we are going to level off in the mid-70s. by this weekend, rain arrives. we have a game tonight in san francisco. if you are one of the thousands of people headed to at&t park to watch the giants take on the diamondbacks, it should be mild. 61 degrees. it won't be as breezy as we saw in the last game at at&t park. it shouldn't take as much game precedence. 75 degrees on thursday. 74 on friday. a few showers saturday and sunday. we are talking rainfall totals with this go around, maybe up to a half inch in the north bay. we are a ways away. we'll tell you more as we get closer. now, we are going back live out to laura. chilly this morning? >> not bad because

clouds to the region most of it sliding south or dissipating but it has enhanced that marine layer we are seeing cloud cover out there, this morning, and that will result in slightly cooler temperatures here through the day today. we will see a bump tomorrow into mid-week as we can expect a bit of a warm up across the area until wednesday. today though, we h see a little drop a couple degrees putting us mid-to low 70s for the warmer locations mid-to upper 60s at the bay and upper 50s to low 60s closer to the shore line here today. not expecting moisture but as usual there could be a few drizzle drops as we see that cool down, since the beginning to have week chance of showers arriving by mid-week and then as we push it off into next weekened for holiday weekened we see yet another chance of showers returns to the forecast here about every day and a half, two days weak disturbances, most of that energy will remain north but we will have to keep an eye on that through the week as we will see unsettled conditions approaching the shore line. >> there you go guys, back to you. >>> nothing

marin county police caught this man with an open container in his are car. he was caught in the dui checkpoint. officers set up the checkpoint in honor of melody. it was two years ago today that a motorist rammed into the father and daughter on san marin drive. he says he has the memory fixed in his mind and heart. >> we were walking across the street in a crosswalk and holding hands and mowed down by a drunk driver. >> he says his daughter was murdered by edward schaefer who at the time was convicted by multiple duh i's. -- dui's. he says every step is a reminder of his loss. >> and i can forget about it. but walking is not easy. it doesn't come naturally. my physical injuries are with me and a daily reminder. >> they asked for permission to use melody's name and picture for the checkpoint. >> this checkpoint is in honor of melody and her life, and to bring awareness and education and also to deter drunk driving in novato and in marin county. >> dozens of cars lined up for the checkpoint. licenses are checked and drivers are asked if they were drinking. thi

she was happy growing nup marin county.re friends disappeared. >> she was dealt out of the social life. >> her charm made her popular with adults and powerful political friends. she wanted to connect with friends her own age. >> it eroded her self confident. >> when lily was 15 she started boarding school where kids accepted her but she died of medical complications. state attorney general is a family friend. >> in that young woman, there was so much self determination. >> now they are using the spirit of determination to encourage teens to be nicer. one of the first events attracted a crowd. >> wake-up and take responsibility. >> students talked about the cruelty of middle school. >> it was miserable. >> if you were slightest bit different then no one would talk to you. >> her parents were energized to keep going. >> catching the kids before it gets to the point where they feel aggressive and need to bully others and feel so victimized by other kids at school. >> they created a teen board and kids reaching out to gathering