the women, the mercury 7 wives watching from the beach. in the early days, i was surprised to find out that the wives weren't actually allowed on cape canaveral where the rockets took off from. it was a no-wife zone. and one or very funny story is marge sladen who would later be known as mother marge among the wives because she sort of got together the groups of astronaut wives, she told her husband, you know, i don't know what's going on out there on the cape, you know? there were astronaut groupies because astronauts were like rock stars. these group byes were called the cape cookies, it was like is the cape filled with cookies, and she told her husband your going to drive her out there, so she laid down on the backseat of his car under some blankets and went through the military checkpoint and, of course, it was just sort of a desolate launch pad and some scrub. but this is just one of those pictures. this is alan shepard's flight taking off. this is betty grissom who was married to gus, of course, and this is really a story filled with

i understand that you are a fan of the lated fromy mercury from the -- late freddy mercury from rock'n' roll fame. can you explain that? >> i wasn't really a fan but in his obituary i read he was a farsi, i come from a really small minority in india, freddy mercury, balsara, a very common farsi name. he is a great performer. i'm not at home with his music. which is not also a criticism, it's just not my stuff. but he's a really great performer. and i'm sorry, i didn't meet him. >> rock 'n' roll you described as predictable. but what do you make of how popular it is and the effect it has on pop culture? >> while it has had a pretty long life, when it first started some of us didn't think it would last but it has lasted. but recently in new york, i went to a theater where i saw a musical, dedicated 90 minutes to jazz. now, jazz is a style which has been dying out. and people like winton marsalis has reinvigorated this old style. 90 minutes of jazz, i was in heaven. that was the pop music that i grew.with. when i was a student in vienna i would go to concerts of louis armstrong and sudd

announcement of the mercury seven astronauts. war and we are looking to lease seven men, gus grissom, john glenn, allen sheppard, among them, as our cold war warriors, these silver suited spaceman who are going to take us to the stars and beyond. so you have these macho test pilots sitting up on this stage and something peculiar start happening. the reporters are raising their hands and instead of asking tell us about your bravery, about why you wanted to volunteer, the reporters want to hear what does your wife think about this? she is going to let you be catapulted into space, and so there is this immediate attention to the wives of these men. i want to tell you about some of the women. renee carpenter is sort of the maryland monroe of the space age. she wakes up in garden grove, calif. early in the morning and sees these headlights hovering in her yard. is a the ufo? what is that? they are reporters who have come to interview her about what it is going to be like to be one of the wives of these spacemen. it is almost science f

on april 16th, mcveigh and nichols drive the mercury to oklahoma city.locks away from the murrah building. he removes the license plates from the car and leaves a note. not abandoned. please do not tow. will move by april 23rd. needs battery and table. two days later, mcveigh and nichols rendezvous near junction city where they assemble the bomb in the truck. >> the ammonium nitrate and fuel would have been mixed in some barrels, something akin to a 55 gallon plastic barrel. those barrels were then likely connected with this detonating cord which led to the boosters and ultimately that detonating cord would have come together where the detonators or blasting caps were. >> but at the last minute, terry nichols, like michael fortier, bails out. >> as time grew near to the time of the bombing, nichols got cold feet. he decided he didn't want to do that. he decided that was going too far. mcveigh screamed at him, threatened him, may have threatened to kill him. >> on the morning of april 19th, mcveigh, now on his own, drives the ryder truck into oklahoma cit

and many consider mercury, who died in 1991, one of the greatest rock singers of all time.and the tour kicks off june 19th in chicago. >> man, oh, man, trying to fill freddie mercury's shoes. you know what, you just don't. >> do your own style. >> if you try to imitate him, forget it. >>> now a look at today's celebrity birthdays. actor and march martial artist, tough guy, chuck norris, 74. >> beautiful sharon stone turns 56 today. looking fabulous. >> "mad men's" john hamm celebrates his 43rd birthday. >> singer carrie underwood turns 31. >> and actress olivia wilde turns 31. happy birthday, everyone. happy birthday, everyone. e turns 31. happy birthday, everyone. at ai. fresh coastal waters and silver lotus is a part of our limited edition national park collection. air wick. the craft of fragrance. with tampax radiant -- whatever i want. [ female announcer ] tampax radiant protects 30% better. plus, it comes with a resealable wrapper for discreet disposal. you'll be ready to wear anything with the tampax radiant collection. ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ ♪ happy birthday to yo

this was a moment that bell's neighbor, a mercury news reporter decided to document on her iphone and what she captured was a string of people detouring off of the race course to show their respect to the greatest generation. this is the video that has now appeared on "the today show" and gotting more than 600,000 hits online. >> i'm surprised. i didn't know that were that many people interested in world war ii. >> so this morning, we want to learn more about this 95-year-old man. he was born in shanghai. he immigrated to the u.s. served in the army from '42-'46. he retired as a tool and dye maker. what makes him tick? moments like sunday where he appeared in uniform not to garner attention for himself, but to show his respect for all of those runners raising money for this country's veterans. >> there was a lot of good people. there is still a lot of good people. you know that? we always here about the rapeing, killing, and they have all of that, but there is still a lot of good people that i can trust. >> it was just so touching, and i think most amazingly throughout the whole cours

we must also remember mercury is the god of commerce, and that is the real foundation of venice. the figure of peace is, of course, the ultimate virtue that is guaranteed by venice. venice brings peace to the world the way the ancient romans did. and then there is apollo. apollo is, after all, god of the sun-- sole in italian. sole also stands for "one"-- that is "solo"-- and apollo is one. apollo is unique. apollo is alone in all this, just as venice is alone-- unique in the world. venetian artists--giorgione, veronese, tintoretto, and above all, titian-- transformed these public personifications and made them private, poetic, and desirable-- paintings commissioned by men who were proud of their sophistication. the venus of urbino is domesticated. she's brought indoors. she's put into the context of the bedroom. two handmaids are in the background. one of them kneels over a marriage chest-- a chest that would hold a trousseau. a marital theme is established there as surely as it is established by the myrtle plant that is silhouetted in the background. the myrtle-- a plant in per

has shrunk 14 kilometers since it was formed billions of years ago. >> the planet mercury dwarfed bye smallest planet in our solar system. over the years it has become smaller. nasa has spent the last three years. this is the first complete picture. it simply shouldn't be there anymore. now, tphas has has published that the planet shrunk four and a half miles. >> we are learning more every month. we have a year to go. it has relatively rich volcanic activity. ice in the craters near the poles. and it is shrinking, as we expected. i'm sure there is more to come. >> what many thought to be the dullest planet is more interesting and mysterious than imagined. >>> a bit of bad news for you i think. doing at least two and a half hours of vigorous exercise does cut the chance of developing flu. good if you are able to do that with exercise. but the findings made by this year's online flu survey run by london school of hygiene and medicine. researchers said moderate exercise did not appear to have the same protective effect. two and a half hours of vigorous exercise a week is necessary. >>>

and the whole country is riveted and waiting for the announcement of the mercury 7 astronauts. is the height of the cold war and we are looking to lease seven men, gus grissom, john glenn, allen sheppard, among them, as our cold war warriors, these silver suited spaceman who are going to take us to the stars and beyond. so you have these macho test pilots sitting up on this stage and something peculiar start happening. the reporters are raising their hands and instead of asking tell us about your bravery, about why you wanted to volunteer, the reporters want to hear what does your wife think about this? she is going to let you be catapulted into space, and so there is this immediate attention to the wives of these men. i want to tell you about some of the women. renee carpenter is sort of the maryland monroe of the space age. she wakes up in garden grove, calif. early in the morning and sees these headlights hovering in her yard. is a the ufo? what is that? they are reporters who have come to interview her about what it is going to be like to be one of the wives of these spacem

mercury crews is due to open a full year ahead of schedule in late 2017 and the extension will travel 16 miles adding stations in milpitas, and so far papers are saying they are installed through fremont and the tunnels through central park are complete. here are some ariel pictures for of the new warm steaks in fremont and the tracks that have been built. concrete will be poured later today at the bar quest terrible -- barrys station. >> people had to finish because of the construction. >> reporter: they will make way for a tunnel that needs to be built. now there is a plan to add 6 more miles to reach downtown san jose and it comes with a big price tag, and right now the funding is falling short for that. janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> well, japan is marking the third anniversary of the devastating earthquake which left 19,000 dead or missing. in tokyo, the end more remember will -- he will speak and to clean up radiation from the meltdown of the kosuke fukudome plant. >>> they want to go to some surveillance in a pet store. you can see the shelves shaking and a

according to our media partner, the mercury news, port officials are expected to approval entering into negotiations with a group of businessmen who would work to obtain the necessary permits and perform an environmental review on the site. however, not on board yet, a's co-owner lew wolff. he said the proposed stadium at howard terminal is too far from bart and would require costly environmental cleanup. >> well, lisa, they talk about april showers but we are getting some here at the end of march. >> and april, which is not too far off. right now it's all about the compressed marine layer from the sutro camera with sunshine in the city and low 50s but there is cloudiness in livermore, san jose. we will talk about that and the rest of your weekend and when the rain arrives coming up. >> elephants on the loose. what happened and how trainers were able to coax them back home. and the creative solutions for hollywood studios to complete new movies starring paul walker and philip seymour hoffman who m, creamy greek yogu new mixim, creamy greek yogurt. with two unique ingredients. to mix in

the san jose mercury news reports they suffered a set become when the department of education reduced financial aid to students if programs that did not offer good prospects for emlimit. the university is new looking for a charter school to move in. >> a big opportunity kicks off for bay area residents who are having trouble paying their mortgage. the american dream event starts at 8:00 this morning in oakland. home owners can get face-to-face in front of the bank representatives and nonprofit financial counselors to tell them what they are going you to get the payments reduced. it is a flow event and you do not have to be in foreclosure to get help today through monday at oakland mayor idea from 8:00 am on five o'clock p.m. >>> right now at 9:57, something special is happening. mike? >> do the math, four hours and 20 minutes. >>> i like to put hill on the spot. >> good morning, everyone, exploritorium camera shows ever so slow transition from the last night of winter to the going of sprung. temperature today is one degree warmer in concord at 75 and 74 in santa rosa a degree cooler a

students are ((r&d their oow 3,000 book library.ir oow 3,000 according to our media partner "the mercuryed $40,000 in just three days using the crowd funding site kickstarter. the 108 students hoped to raise $75,000. school officials say once they Ñ meet that goal a foundation will provide an additional $30,000 in matching funds. good day to curlf> Ñah out on the rooftop. how is it looking? >> it's wet out here, matt. you know what? we're enjoying it and more wet weather very light on and off mist and drizzle throughout the day today. san jose lookingxtu a little b damp as well as fremont, toward 580, the north bay as well. look for on and off light rain showers for the beginning of the week. we're dry tuesday. better chance of rain with heavier showers into thursday and warmer by the end of the s6 e!-9ñ thanks for joining us on the abc 7 sunday news. we're off early this morning jth bas. next the new york knicks meet the bulls at the united center and oscar coverage begins at 2:00 p.m. with on the red carpet yhc i literally haven't been to a doctor in 15 years. i had a car accident wh

this is according to the mercury news. the other two boys are students here at saratoga high school. they were sentence the to 30 days in juvenile hall with time saved on weekends. a punishment -- the three admitted to photographing and sexually assaulting audrey pott in september of 2012 at a house party when she was passed out drunk. the photographs were shared via text and posted online. pott committed suicide one week later. it would make the crime easier to charge in adult court. it would also make cyber bullying a crime. a felony in some cases when photos or electronic messages are used to embarrass, harass, or intimidate others. after the attack she posted on her facebook page my life is ruined, i'm in hell, the whole school knows my life is over. audrey's law would require a two-thirds vote to pass. legal analysts say it has a good chance of passing at exactly 9:30 this morning. we are live in saratoga i'm tara moriarty. ktvu channel 2 news. >>> jenna will be laid to rest later this morning. the high school student

according to our media partner, the mercury news, port officials are expected to approval entering into negotiations with a group of businessmen who would work to obtain the necessary permits and perform an environmental review on the site. however, not on board yet, a's co-owner lew wolff. he said the proposed stadium at howard terminal is too far from bart and would require costly environmental cleanup. >> well, i have to try to find my umbrella. lisa argen said rain is on the way. >> that's right. you will need it a couple times this week and beyond that. here's a live look outside from our roof camera. temperatures in the low 50s. we have clouds around the bay. sunrise in less than an hour. it will be another pretty day. but, boy, get set for some changes here and in the sierra nevada. the details are coming up. >> thank you, lisa. also ahead, elephants on the loose. what happened and how trainers were able to coax them back home. >> a teenage girl gets stranded in china when the airline cancels her tick. i'm michael finney. ahead on 7 on your side, why an airline can do that >> goo

what is mercury is where youth will come from since russia has an aging population with many young people choosing to live someplace else. one of the biggest threats investors fleeing the country. already, investments in russia fell by 7%. people view the administration, and this is a fairly rash strategy. and i think the risk is that we see western sanctions and that could undermine again, the willingness of companies and western investors to put money in russia. >> the big question now is what effect it will have on the region. al jazeera. we will tell you what they are doing to keep the business easy safe. >> in new orleans, it is mardi gras, and they are right in the thick of fat tuesday, lyle every year today's party plans to be huge. 1 million people set to join parades for miles across the city. ben lemons is live around those routs and police ever get used to handling this type of crowd? >> they ever kind of used to it. when people think about new orleans, they think about the french quarter, but this encapsulated the entire city, and it is a tough task. >> as the tourist flock in

. >>> green heart land company is proposing seven apartment buildingings according to mercury news. they will be built along the highlights area of this map along ham illton avenue. they're less than a mile away from the facebook campus. it will create about 195 new units. they're accepting public comment. >>> an agreement to dismiss the claims filed by oakland based goldy blox was settled. it comes after a youtube video was posed with a parody of the song "girls." the video which got more than eight million views in a week was later edited without the song. >>> tonight san jose will recognize polina edmunds. they will present an accommodation to her at 7:00. she placed ninth overall in sochi moving that she will be a serious contender for the next winter olympics that takes place in 2018. she is fantastic. >> yes, she is great to watch. >>> you know what? it's going to be a gorgeous day. it already is out here. >> but the day is still young. the day is young. look at this. what a place to post up if you can. half moon bay at 62 degrees. look at how crystal clear it is. your tempera

the idea that mercury or lead or a pesticide can do this is still up to day, but the nuclear -- reported a new study that it forms in -- the layers of the brain tissue, some of those cells responsible for communication, behavioral, social skills may not fall in the right place, and this could be beyond just environmental factors. that's a big thing. one of the things i want to bring up, the average age for diagnosis is 4 1/2 years old. that's too late so the big message we are getting is the parents should pay attention to the milestones. between 2 months and 5 years, because early diagnosis, early intervention means better outcome. this is very important for people who are watching this. the sooner you pay attention to the cues that the child gives you. are they smiling? reacting with their eyes? are they saying the right words with the right milestone? if that's not the case, you as a parent are responsibility for taking the action, and the sooner we change the behavior, training them, we have a much better outcome. >> those are some signs. what should you look for? what do you ask you

a spokesman told the mercury news that there is no compensate because they gathering information about the arrest of state senator leland yee. >> we will have continuing coverage of the arrest of the senator leland yee and the massive f.b.i. bust on air and online. you can get the latest reacting news developments any time by following us at abc7 news bay area. >>> now the much needed rain we are getting. windshield wipers and umbrellas are in the forecast today. mike nicco is on the roof with a look at live doppler 7 hd. mike? >> it is bright on the roof. we are getting steady light rain right now and a look at live doppler 7 hd to show you the heavy rain to the south across daly city and headed to pacifica and millbrae. we have a good cell moving to clayton and concord and the eastern part of danville. heading down, around hayward, you can see union city moving across the diabolo range it will hit dublin and pleasanton in 10 or 15 minutes and the healthy cell through the south bay crossing 82 and 101 heed to santa clara and san jose and alum rock. sun shine will break out and the hea

some lap stops contain a tube in the back which contains mercury so that needs to be removed carefully>> the importance of this is -- it goes far beyond kenya. this is about proving a concept, an economic, social, and environmental concept that works and it is really envisaged that this model can be rep apply cased in similar countries in africa. >> the plant is staffed entirely by kenians, most had never heard about e-waste before they started working here. and there is plenty to keep them busy. no shortage of packed containers arriving. it all has to be separated, broken down, plastics from internal components, which are then told to international buyer who is deal with this kind of waste. processing e-waste, helping the environment, is a big part of what's going on here. that's not the only thing. the idea is to get people to think about e-waste as a resource. waste has always been seen as waste. >> the word waste is fast disappearing and it's being replaced with another word, resource. >> it begins with the collectors, private individuals hunting for discarded electronic products.

a lot of people worry about mercury and substance to put in to save it, give it longer shelf life. concern. >> these are adjuven it give them shelf life. mercury isn't the best but they're coming up with lot safer vaccines and even the vaccines are lot cheaper. david: ted, thanks for coming in. you have a great track record. we appreciate you coming on. liz: those are exactly people we need to hear from on this show. thanks, david. stocks hovering near all-time highs as the u.s. gained 115,000 jobs last month. is this better than expected report a sign that the recent weak economic data we're just really due to winter weather? russ koesterich, blackrock global chief investment strategist joins us to answer that and so much more. where is he putting his money in a fox business exclusive. >>> a new report says diners are expected to spend less eating out this year. coming up what is a chef to do? we have the winner of "top chef"'s first season and owner of three superhot new york city restaurants. how will he and the industry digest another year of potential heartburn? what do you th

according to "the mercury news" wolff is looking for alternate sites if he can't extend his team's two-year lease at the coliseum. sites he's considering include san jose municipal stadium and san francisco's candlestick park. wolff says plans for a temporary stadium are only a possibility and that he hopes to extend the lease at oakland coliseum. >>> lisa argen, where are you, up there on the roof and the nice temperatures. >> but i miss you, carolyn. temperatures in the upper 50s right now, very mild here so with the cloud cover we have some insulation. our camera shows the cloudy sky and it's balmy all over the place but will we see rain before our later sunset at 7:12? i'll let you know when we return. >> thank you, lisa. >>> also ahead a dream come true for a "wheel of fortune" fan. how you can still try to be a contestant. uncle go one,two,one,two,one [uncle]thistwo,one.cotch,okay? [niece]okay! [uncle]okay? [niece]one,two three,four,five,six,seven,eight! [uncle laughing] okay,we go the other way,okay? [niece]one,two,three,four,five, six,seven! [uncle laughs]there's ten spaces,you want

vo --de acuerdo con el diario, "mercury news" se ha interpuesto una demanda en contra de la ciudad poriar lo suficientemen te bien, el campamento de indigentes que se encuentra a lo largo del area de "coyote creek", lo cual agregan....rep resenta un peligro para el medio ambiente. blanca --sabia usted que... el 90 por ciento de los jovenes se mantiene conectado a la internet... take vo ...y que diariamente colocan en las redes sociales cerca de 40 millones de fotos, ademas de ver mas de 100 horas de video por "you tube" cada minuto? --pues bien, estas cifras han hecho que "google" creara hoy un seminario para padres y alumnos del distrito escolar de "alum rock" para mostrarles la importancia de mantener segura su informacion personal en las redes sociales. vo-blanca --y hablando de seguridad, un comit designado estuvo hoy en la universidad estatal de san jose, para impartir una charla sobre diversidad y tolerancia. vo --este comite se form luego de varios incidentes ocurridos en algunas aulas educativas. --el caso mas sonado, fue precisamente el que ocurrio el aÑo pasado aqui mismo, do

the idea that mercury or lead or some sort of a pesticide or environmental toxin can do this is still up for debate, but the most recent journal of medicine just reported a new study that perhaps as the brain is being formed as an embryo, the layers of the brain tissue that form, some of those cells responsible for communication, behavior, social skills, may not fall in the right place and this may continue on in environmental factors and that's a big thing. one of the things that i want to bring up, the average age of diagnosis for autism is four and a half years old and that's too late. the big message is that the parents should pay attention to the milestones. between 2 months and 5 years. because early diagnosis, early intervention means better outcome. this is important for people watching this. the sooner you pay attention to the cues that the child gives you, are they smiling? are they reacting with their eyes? are they saying the right words a t the right milestone or not? if that's not the case, you as a parent are responsible to take action, find out what's going on with the

according to the "mercury news" the district reviewed all of the transcripts and found no other changes were made. the district says it's taken steps to make sure this does not happen again. >> richmond looking to become the next bay area city to raise the minimum wage. the council will decide whether to put one of three proposed types on the november ballot. it will choose between 11, 12.30, or $15 per hour. the current minimum wage in richmond is at the state level, $8 per hour. >> 6:05, time to check the forecast. a live look outside, downtown san jose. a nice morning. let's check in with christina. >> good morning to you. we're going to check in with mike but really you want to grab your jacket. get time to get the car warm. 52 in san francisco. we're in the 30s this morning. 39 in half moon bay. that's an indication of a nice clear sky. we get the blanket of low clouds over the bay area it traps in some of the warmth. all of that warmth able to radiate back out to the atmosphere so it's cold as a result. we lost that wind as well. i can tell you it's going to be a nice day. 74 in t

our media partner "the mercury news" reports a settlement was tentatively approved wednesday in los angelesnty superior court. a claim filed in 2011 alleges the hospital and one of its former contractors allowed medical information of 20,000 emergency room patients to be posted online for nearly a year. the compromised information included medical record numbers and billing charges. no credit cards or social security numbers were disclosed. >>> stanford university is start ago new program that will focus on bad research. the meta research invasion center, or metrics, will serve as a watchdog over researchers, publishers and policy maketories make sure the research is done correctly and the findings are not incorrect. they will even keep an eye on themselves. metrics will launch next month. >>> ronald macdonald house wants to help more family so it hosted a house party where it wants to expand. this provides a place for families to stay. families with critically sick children. right now the house is full with 47 families. the nonprofit wants to expand its facility to host 120 families at a t

according to the "mercury news" the district has reviewed all of the transcripts of palo alto and gun high school students and found no other changes made. however, the district has taken steps now to make sure this does not happen again. >> the city council will talk whether to recommend the state name winchester dome theaters a national historic place. mayor chuck reed is against the plan. he's written to the office of historic preservation telling the state agency not to nominate the winchester domes. he says preserving the domes will hurt the city's urban village plan which is supposed to go up where the current century 21, 22 and 23 domes stand. reed calls the theaters obsolete and practically unusable. >> richmond looking to become the next bay area city to raise the minimum city. the council will decide tonight whether to put one of three proposed hikes on the november balance lat. between $11 per 4, $12.30 or $15 per hour. the current minimum wage in richmond is $8 per hour. >> st. patrick's day long gone but millions looking to push their luck. tonight's mega millions jackpot

an off duty san jose mercury news reporter caught it all on her i foin. her iphone. >> he told me that he has never really received recognition for anything. >> this is where we were in shanghai. >> he was a corporal in the army. every now and then he likes putting on his uniform. on sunday he thought it was inspire the runners and he was right. >> he inspired all of us. he was standing on his own with no walker and no cane in his uniform proudly. >> these two long-time friends and runners had no idea what they were a part of on sunday would become something so big. >> i didn't know it until i saw it on diane sawyer. >> it really makes you feel good. >> he still is not fully aware of what he started on sunday. you can bet the next run that goes by his house he will be there in his uniform. in san jose, lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> so touching. >>> warning shots fired. next on abc7 news, russian and ukrainian forces towing the line and coming dangerously close to war. is there a sign that vladimir putin may back down? we will have details. >> and unlo

if the i don't think is mercury, i think we have an opportunity where it's cheap. so you are bearish. >> this is near term. this is a great company firing on all cylinders. i want to take advantage of i think poor technical set upand options. i look at the april 11th, weekly put, the morning they report their earnings. you could buy the april 11th weekly 59 put for $1.45 about 2.25%. what i would do right here, if you get one big move like we had this past monday on the downside, will you have a cheaper spread put on, you have multiple events between thousand and then and the potential for geopolitical risks. >> why do you think the stress test will be a bad event for j.p. morgan? >> i don't think it's a bad event. i think you have the potential to add volatility to the space. >> what is the best possible outcome? >> that's the flipside, but, you know, a lot of these sflams had a very good run. so you have to figure even if it's a coin toss, which way that goes that there is some risk to the downside. he pointed out earning, i don't know it's a surprise they won't

an off duty san jose mercury news reporter caught it all on her i foin. her iphone. >> he told me that he has never really received recognition for anything. >> this is where we were in shanghai. >> he was a corporal in the army. every now and then he likes putting on his uniform. on sunday he thought it was inspire the runners and he was right. >> he inspired all of us. he was standing on his own with no walker and no cane in his uniform proudly. >> these two long-time friends and runners had no idea what they were a part of on sunday would become something so big. >> i didn't know it until i saw it on diane sawyer. >> it really makes you feel good. >> he still is not fully aware of what he started on sunday. you can bet the next run that goes by his house he will be there in his uniform. in san jose, lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> so touching. >>> warning shots fired. next on abc7 news, russian and ukrainian forces towing the line and coming dangerously close to war. is there a sign that vladimir putin may back down? we will have details. >> and unlo

an off duty san jose mercury news reporter caught it all on her i foin. her iphone. >> he told me that he has never really received recognition for anything. >> this is where we were in shanghai. >> he was a corporal in the army. every now and then he likes putting on his uniform. on sunday he thought it was inspire the runners and he was right. >> he inspired all of us. he was standing on his own with no walker and no cane in his uniform proudly. >> these two long-time friends and runners had no idea what they were a part of on sunday would become something so big. >> i didn't know it until i saw it on diane sawyer. >> it really makes you feel good. >> he still is not fully aware of what he started on sunday. you can bet the next run that goes by his house he will be there in his uniform. in san jose, lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> so touching. >>> warning shots fired. next on abc7 news, russian and ukrainian forces towing the line and coming dangerously close to war. is there a sign that vladimir putin may back down? we will have details. >> and unlo

san jose mercury news reports all 570 members of service union will receive 4.5% cost of living adjustment over the next two years retroactive to december. workers would see a change in the way health insurance premiums are paid. palo alto would no longer cover 90% of the cost. instead the city would pay a fixed rate. the union will ratify the agreement. city council will vote march 17th. >>> a warning from alameda, 17 burglaries between january 18 and february 27th. police say the majority of the crimes happened during daylight hours usually at the beginning of the week. the burglars kicked indoors and pride in windows to get in. police are warning neighbors to be aware of suspicious activity and report to police. >>> vallejo hope a hidden security feature will help them recover 17 stolen laptops. these are a few taken after thieves grabbed computers out of a car on saturday. the laptops have a security feature that when activated snaps a picture of the person who opens the computer. laptops going to an after school program. if you recognize the people in these photos, contact vallejo pol

our media partner, the mercury news, reports d.n.a. of the female victim was found on the vest of the officer jeffrey graves. that gives credibility to the allegations of the woman who was attacked at a low tell where the police took her after she had a fight with her husband in september. she didn't come forward until three weeks later because she is in the country illegally and was afraid. graves will appear in court her this month. >>> george zimmerman's parents are suing roseanne barr for tweeting their home address two years ago. george zimmerman was acquitted in the killing of trayvon martin in florida. his parents say she tweeted their names, address, and home phone number in march of 2012 so they had to go in hide before he was charged. barr deleted the tweet but the parents accuse her of knowing the tweets were "an obvious call for vigilante justice." >> investigators found no fault in children's hospital oakland with how necessity declared jahi mcmath treatment. the family fought with the hospital to keep her on the feeding t

mercury, the god of money, presided over this splendid party and thus gave the pleasures of the fleshore elevated status. but the party-- metaphorical and actual-- did not last for long. vasari wrote... "raphael kept up his secret love affairs "and pursued his pleasures with no sense of moderation. "and then, on one occasion, he went to excess. "he returned home afterwards with a violent fever "which the doctors diagnosed as heat stroke. "raphael kept quiet about his incontinence, "and, very imprudently, "instead of giving him the restoratives he needed, "they bled him until he grew faint "and felt himself sinking. so, he made his will." [kathleen weil-garris brandt] in one year, they were all dead. agostino chigi and raphael died within a month of each other. in 1521, the next year, leo x was dead, and with him, the hedonistic culture of their age. [bells ringing] the grand presentations of papal rome had masked the declining power of papal authority-- religious, political, and military. in 1527, italy was invaded by an imperial army from north of the alps. rome was sacked. pietro ar

according to documents attained by the san jose mercury news, it's still under construction that barge is here off treasure island, but when finished, the barge is supposed to be a floating exhibition space. documents show the plan to bring the barge to fort mason fell apart because of construction delays and difficulty obtaining permits. treasure island says the barge could be moved this week to stockton. >> don't be alarmed, an astroid that will come closer than the moon is to us will pass by the earth two hours from now. nasa says an astroid traveling at 33,000 miles an hour will pass about 217 miles from our planet. scientists say don't worry, even though this approach is extra close, it doesn't pose any danger of a collision. >>> katy perry might want to stick to the music. she recently tried her chance of doing the weather. >> 25 and shower or two with a possible storm for -- cambera. >> the pop star popped in and tried to deliver the morning weather report while she was down under to promote her world tour. as you can see, some of the city's names tripped her up. she's definitel

. >>> queen hits the road this summer with american idol alum adam lambert as their freddie mercury fill-insic icons, first footage from a jimi hendrix biopic hits the internet thursday. it looks at andre 3,000 in the lead role. always entertaining. >>> remember isaiah washington, he's making a one episode comeback in gray's anatomy. he was fired from the show in 2007 after on set clashes and anti-gay remarks. >> i didn't know it was still on tv. >> a series that has a lot of legs, my friend. >>> the new trailer for grace of monaco features nicole kidman doing her best impression of the hitchco hitchcock muse turned royalty. the princess of monaco. >> you think she can pull it off? >> i think she can. it is a story that everybody in america loves to talk about. >> she has the grace. everyone loves a -- >> and looks good, so far. we'll see how it turns out. i'm richard lui. this is "early today." we hope it is just your first stop of the day right here on nbc. [ male announcer ] v8 v-fusion plus energy. natural energy from tea packed with real juice from delicious fruits and veggies. it's wh

the permit states there is no discharge limit for arsenic, mercury and selennium. most toxic to wildlife and humans. duke energy told us with very few historic exceptions we meet all the permit requirements that are designed to conservatively to ensure the lake or river is well protected. what we are talking about is people unknowingly drinking contaminated well water over long periods of time. >> duke energy has pledged to fully clean-up the dan river spill. work has started. no one from the company would sit for an interview but duke pledged to convert its active coal plants to dry ash which can be recycled and minimize the potential risk of a discharge similar to dan river by accelerating the removal of water from ash ponds at all retired coal plants. duke estimates the work could take two to three years state regulators categorized the letter as an ininadequate response. the expectation was that duke would include more detailed information about processes that would inform their time lines and cost estimates to execute those plans. >> coal is a filthy dirty bus

emissions, from incinerators or residential heaters, tobacco smoke, and then also the metals -- lead and mercury and other metals -- because we know these are toxic to the developing fetus, and they may also be problems in these communities. and by doing a well-designed study, a human-population study, we can get very valuable information on exposure to environmental agents as well as on early signs of risk. narrator: design is key to the validity of this and any human-population study. your ideal study design is that you have people who are exposed and not exposed to the compound you're interested in that are identical in all other ways. now, obviously, that doesn't happen. and so we thought a lot about this when we were designing this study. we realized we were really best off studying it in just the same community because everybody in that community was gonna be similar to each other, but the exposures across the community varied. narrator: to accurately determine the health effects of pesticide exposure, whyatt and her team use a large number of data-collection strategies, including air moni

according to the "mercury news," officer fritz van der hook and sergeant mike santos approached the suspect antonio guzman. guzman was carrying a 12-inch drywall saw when he refused to put it down van der hook tried to tase him but the taser misfired or missed and guzman reportedly went after him. the president of sjsu says santos behind the suspect shot guzman to protect his partner. the two officers were wearing cameras but have not said what or if anything the videos show. >> a candlelight vigil tonight to remember jenna betty, hit and killed by a train in martinez on sunday. betty an eighth-grader was reportedly sitting on the tracks with her boyfriend when a train approached. her boyfriend ran one way, she ran the other. a witness told investigators the girl dropped her cell phone, went back to get it and that's when she was hit. the vigil will be held at 6:30. >> 4:38 now a look at the microclimate forecast for you. we take you live to the south bay and san jose and see a look he twinkling lights. christina checking tine see if we're going to get more rain. there has been quite a bit

. >>> and our media partner the mercury news reports the city council nan moupsly backed a measure raises taxes from 12% to 14% expected to generate an additional $2.4 million a year. the funds would be used to replace fire stations, rehabilitate parks and build parking garages. >>> 4:38. we, of course have that continuing problem on b.a.r.t. sue will inform you on that in a second. first up, mike with the weather. >>> good morning again. zoomed in on half moon bay where it's improved about a mile and a half to two miles. fog is hanging around half moon bay this morning. be careful there. where we're seeing the thickest fog on live doppler 7 hd this morning. maybe a sporadic sprinkle this morning, a drizzle along the coast, higher elevations mainly cloudy throughout the morning commute. there may be a better chance of light rain really far up across the north bay, up in northern sonoma county and northern napa county. starting off mild, though. low it to mid-50s. 60 as noon. day planner showing the best chance of steady rain in the north. it quickly moves across the rest of our neighborho

. >>> leading the news this morning, the san jose mercury news, scientists are calling this dinosaurcientists say the newly discovered dinosaur stalked north dakota years ago with big feathers and fearsome claws. >>> on msnbc.com, the happiest video you'll see all day. john lewis hits to the dance tune here. the democratic congressman from georgia showed off his dance moves to pharrell's hit song "happy." that makes you really happy to watch that. >>> and some of the stories you might have missed. the founder of the westboro baptist church died. fred phelps sr. founded the church in 1955. the kansas congregation was known for its hate-filled protests of military funerals. phelps believed any misfortune was god's punishment for society's tolerance for gays. he was 84 years old. >>> a general is fined, not jailed or demoted in the sex assault case. jeffrey sinclair was sentenced to pay $24,000 in fine and restitution, sinclair struck a plea deal after being accused of sexually assaulting his former lover. california congresswoman jackie speier called the punishment laughable. >>> an ex

eddie mercury. >> i'm sorry. freddie. that this was a dream come true. >> it is. >> we saw, in fact, sing a little queen in the audition process for "american idol." >> yeah. >> and it feels like it fits. what, though, about this filling freddie's shoes really resonates with you? >> to get onstage with these two amazing rock royalty members, yes, royalty -- >> oh, gosh. >> honestly it's -- queen is one of the quintessential rock bands of all time. they have formed like music that no one has ever heard before and they've influenced bands for years to come. to be able to bring these songs to life on stage. >> and we feel that adam is one of the few singers that actually can deliver our songs. >> probably the only singer. >> so, hey, guys -- >> absolutely. >> all right. so, again, it is a tour that will be kicking off later this summer, north american summer tour. june 19th in chicago. again, my congratulations to you, adam. >> come see us. it's going to be amazing, you guys. amazing summer tour. >> it's going to be terrific

as the runners passed her house, san jose mercury news reporter julia heard a commotion and looked outer window. >> i saw the runners going by, which i was expecting, but then i thought, what are all these people running on the sidewalk for? >> reporter: she soon saw what it was about, her neighbor, joe bell and her cell phone camera caught what was happening. the 95-year-old world war ii veteran had donned his uniform to go outside and cheer on the runners. but when they saw old joe, they moved spontaneously to cheer him. >> thank you for your service. >> thank you. >> reporter: eric whittrick, a stanford student and veteran on a tillman foundation scholarship, reacted instinctively. >> his generation is referred to as the greatest generation and we're just trying to come in second. >> reporter: as for joe, he's a widower now, has had health issues, including hearing problems he deals with by wearing headphones, and has at times felt his life ebbing away. the surprise salute by all those strangers made him felt thoroughly alive. >> that's a good thing i like to see, is people loving e

to the relief, the mercury rose and the ice melted just in time for the plumber's union to drop the dye as scheduled. chicago's just one of the many cities getting into the spirit. a pub crawl is being followed up by a checkpoint. >> reporter: this started with in the past hour on. they've already screened about 90 cars and they've arrested one person for dui. st. patrick's day isn't a major holiday like new years but seems to invite some major drinking that starts early. it's been a sea of green all day from north beach to the tenderloin as the pub crawl lunched its way into the evening. >> i started at 9:30 a.m.. >> and by 5:00 that's how many drinks? >> it's a day cabs are busy, bouncers, too. >> it's going to be all night. it's going to be all night. >> probably like 37. >> as long as they have money and they're awake they're going to spend it this & drink. >> which is why chp tweeted this urging don't drive buzzed, don't let your luck run out. san francisco and several other bay area cities will screen and patrol for intoxicated drivers tonight and over the next two nights. eight o

to contain happy nature such as mercury. i say and the honeycomb stitch an equally and six. fifty two euros has been spent on carrington time taking sight since two thousand and four into the intent of the commonplace deferred for healing in your own to make the site safe. now i can see cute for agriculture minister simon company. the concert they presented remediation plans for the east ticket so nice to hear an awful lot going on. and its inspectors can update this unfortunately you do project we'll leave it to the needy during one hundred and eighty hours of much bigger protests. she's come to court we turned the corner. a hearing was told by consultants record current account so that the site remains the health risk for anyone using it in its current state. they are proposing to build a premature to limit water in a note at the site and put a cap system in place to limit the risk to health it's great to see that today's oral hearing was unusual in that car county council with the only body that interest is delivered to the or other interested groups up to make submission

field grade pet coat contains toxins toxins like mercury mercury led arsenic selenium and chromium. huge piles from refining processes that began to appear in cities like chicago and detroit. for the more keystone xl would not even benefit american consumers. this is oil is intended for export. keystone xl would deliver tar sands tube gulf coast that already export most of their refined products and increased exports nearly 200% in the past five years. and they are planning to increase these exports further into the future. keystone xl would also be a threat to national security because it would facilitate the development of one of the world's most carbon-intensive sources of oil. it's important to consider the impacts these additional greenhouse gas emissions would have on people worldwide and on america's national security. since 2010 key national security reports have indicated that floods droughts and rising seas brought on by you destabilize climate and places of geostrategic importance to the u.s. multiply threats and the risks for americans working those areas. climate disrup