. >> licking leaving-moffett field was this-leaving the moffett field were these cargo planes. including the helicopters whose job it will be to rescue people from rooftops. >> we can hoist individuals that were in a flooded area or other form of distress. and move them to safety. given the california air national guard the 129 is based at moffett field and also paring some of these combat shuttle aircraft. these are capable of refueling the helicopters in mid air, if necessary it is indefinite, with the crew of 100 it is an elite group. to deal with just such an emergency with this hurricane sandy. >> these are the most highly trained airforce. they have to be trained and medically qualified. we have a rescue missions off the coast of the pacific. where we have rescued people fisherman, sailors, from boats. water vessels, things of that nature. >> several supplies followed that chopper and in all secure for take off in just a few hours. the by this time tomorrow it is going to be more rescue efforts around the country. to do with the aftermath of hurricane santee.at moffett fi

after leaving moffett field, they will land in charlotte, north carolina. from there, crews, including guardian angel air and rescue teams will disburse where never they are needed. they won't fly directly into the heart of the storm but will go where they can and help where there is flooding. they're bringing medical supplies, food and flight- saving equipment for water rescue. they will get there and be ready for any circumstance. >> usually, after a hurricane, the biggest thing is you don't have any communication. you are going to be basically isolated. water shortages. we're ready. we're a very combined task force and able to take care of ourselves first and then we're able to take care of individuals. >> the 129th rescue wing saved more than 200 people during hurricane katrina. and this time around, they say they will stay on the east coast, as long as they are needed. melissa harrington, cbs 5. >> thank you very much. >>> sandy is packing strong winds. upwards of 100 miles an hour. >> it is. let's led over to lawrence now with the latest on sandy's pa

leaving-moffett field were these cargo planes. including the helicopters whose job it will be to rescue people from rooftops. >> we can hoist individuals that were in a flooded area or other form of distress. and move them to safety. given the california air national guard the 129 is based at moffett field and also paring some of these combat shuttle aircraft. these are capable of refueling the helicopters in mid air, if necessary it is indefinite, with the crew of 100 it is an elite group. to deal with just such an emergency with hurricane sandy. >> these are the most highly trained air force. they have to be trained and medically qualified. we have a rescue missions off the coast of the pacific. where we have rescued people fisherman, sailors, from boats. water vessels, things of that nature. >> several supplies followed that chopper and in all secure for take off in just a few hours. the by this time tomorrow it is going to be more rescue efforts around the country. to deal with the aftermath of hurricane at moffett field, kron

you are looking at live pictures from moffett field. a couple of c-130 aircraft and two swift water rescue teams and two rescue helicopters are scheduled to leave moffett in 45 minutes most likely headed to north carolina. >> once the hurricane begins to settle into the east coast, we'll send the forces where need be. the helicopters go to one location and the para rescue forces can go to another. >> the 129th will take the lead in conducts whatever rescue operations are necessary on the east coast. overseeing all over agencies. it is one of three rescue outfits of its kind in the country. >>> sandy is delaying the reopening of the statue of liberty. the national park service says lady liberty will open on wednesday. the statue had been undergoing a year long $30 million renovation. that included putting in new stairs and wheelchair access. >>> still ahead, the luckiest ticket in the bay area. someone bought a super lotto ticket worth $13 million. we'll tell you where it was sold. >>> to join our discussion, check us out on facebook. se

arturo santiago is live at nasa ames at moffett field. just how big was this one? size of a small compact car? >> reporter: that's exactly right. around that size is what they're saying. one astronomer here was monitoring this meteor very closely. he's hoping to have video from the sunnyvale cameras. in the meantime we have video from the lick observatory in san jose. here it is. the meteor streaking across the sky is at the top of your screen there. it actually entered the earth's atmosphere over the bay area just before 8:00 last night. now, this is not part of the orionid's meteor shower we'll see the next couple of days. it became visible when it was about 70 miles above the earth. again, one astronomer believes it was about the size of a car when it hit the atmosphere at around 25,000 miles an hour and then started breaking up. people reported hearing a loud boom and then saw the bright orange and red fireball. >> the color of the meteor you see can tell you a little bit about what the meteor is made of. if you see yellow, it's sodium and iron. magnesium will

and at moffett field abc 7 news. >> there is an aviation hero touched down after his ride along today. captain sullen burger was a guest of honor and in 2009, you'll recall he safely landed a u.s. airways jet at the hudson river. the event has been named miracle on the hudson. >> there is teams racing now in san francisco bay and these are the live pictures. there are 11 teams take part in races and this competition runs through sunday. best viewing at marina green. it's fan taft wrik to watch boats go by. >> they go fast. >> still ahead at 4:00 millionaires putting in for unemployment benefits? and there is a popular department store comes stateside. a mirror letting you try on a variety of clothes at the same time. >> and michael finney is taking your questions won twitter and facebook ask will answer them here just a little bit later. you can contact michael on >>> following breaking news in texas right now. firefighters battling a blaze in an exxon plant there. >> and this is in bay town texas not immediately known what sparked this blaze. this is something that appears as though

and take a look at the san jose. 95 into moffett field is a new record. napa up to 100. and 98 degrees in vallejo. 103 degrees in livermore, san francisco there is 94 degrees. there is still feeling the steamy weather here in the bay area. temperatures now cooking inln valleys into triple digits there. there is temperatures around the bay there is clear and mild again tonight. there is sharp cooling coming the rest of the week there is hot air mass starting to break apart. and there is a hot pattern that begins to break apart. there are changes starting tomorrow. there is an investigation notice it's clear watch what's happening by afternoon this will bring us relief that we're expecting for wednesday afternoon. there are temperatures tomorrow morning clear skies, mild weather and this is mid-50s to mid-60s, we're expecting temperatures to trend lower, south bay, still warm. 87 cupertino. that is fog returning and daily city, 68 degrees, downtown out of the 90s, almost a 20 degree drop there. north bay, 8. towards east bay, 79 in oakland. 94 in livermore, there is 67 in

members of the california national guard are headed east. 88 troops took off in transport planes at moffett field. they will report to north carolina and be knriopd in there. red cross has cancelled hundred blood drives on the east coast and to help make up for the blood loss there are several blood drives taking place here this week. we'll let you know where to go on our website. >> dan: the storm is massive. as a result. thousands of flights were cancelled because of it including more than 150 at sfo. lilian kim caught up with passengers who might not make it out until the etd of the week at the earliest. >> reporter: that's right. people from the east coast have been forced to take an extended vacation. >> hotels have been busy the past couple days. a couple from boston flew in from hawaii but connecting flight was cancelled. >> we had the tsunami warnings stow i evacuation from honolulu. earliest flight is thursday but they are making the most of their stay. they plan to visit fisherman's wharf and golden gate bridge. giants win. >> but for others, staying is not an option. a doctor has

moffett field, 87. it was definitely beach weather. 84 degrees in santa cruz.going for another warm to hot day. with this heat there is low humidity and gusty winds. for the north bay mountains and the diablo range, the northerly winds gusting 20 to 30 miles an hour. it is drying out the atmosphere. the relative humidity running low. 15 to 30%, and that spells high fire danger. this is the time of year when we are very concerned. should just be aware of it. this is the moon over the golden gate bridge. it sent in by one of our viewers. we will be seeing ootle -- another spectacular night. as we check out live doppler 7hd, it is clear across the entire bay area which is why so many people had the meteor sight ing. it is taking place right now and it peaks this weekend. but the weather will be changing as we hit the weekend. temperatures are mainly 50s and 60s. we have 71 in fremont and look at half moon bay, cool 48 degrees in comparison. red flag warning overnight. looking at a much cooler weekend as we head into the weekend and beyond that. we will be bringing

moffett field, 87. it was definitely beach weather. 84 degrees in santa cruz.g for another warm to hot day. with this heat there is low humidity and gusty winds. for the north bay mountains and the diablo range, the northerly winds gusting 20 to 30 miles an hour. it is drying out the atmosphere. the relative humidity running low. 15 to 30%, and that spells high fire danger. this is the time of year when we are very concerned. should just be aware of it. this is the moon over the golden gate bridge. it sent in by one of our viewers. we will be seeing ootle -- another spectacular night. as we check out live doppler 7hd, it is clear across the entire bay area which is why so many people had the meteor sight ing. it is taking place right now and it peaks this weekend. but the weather will be changing as we hit the weekend. temperatures are mainly 50s and 60s. we have 71 in fremont and look at half moon bay, cool 48 degrees in comparison. red flag warning overnight. looking at a much cooler weekend as we head into the weekend and beyond that. we will be bringing in

members of the california national guard are headed east. 88 troops took off in transport planes at moffett field. they will report to north carolina and be knriopd in there. red cross has cancelled hundred blood drives on the east coast and to help make up for the blood loss there are several blood drives taking place here this week. we'll let you know where to go on our website. >> dan: the storm is massive. as a result. thousands of flights were cancelled because of it including more than 150 at sfo. lilian kim caught up with passengers who might not make it out until the etd of the week at the earliest. >> reporter: that's right. people from the east coast have been forced to take an extended vacation. >> hotels have been busy the past couple days. a couple from boston flew in from hawaii but connecting flight was cancelled. >> we had the tsunami warnings stow i evacuation from honolulu. earliest flight is thursday but they are making the most of their stay. they plan to visit fisherman's wharf and golden gate bridge. giants win. >> but for others, staying is not an option. a doctor has

moffett suffered burns to more than 60% of her body and is in critical condition. >>> lap dance something not an art. that's coming from the new york state judge. therefore, it is taxable. and in a close decision the highest court concluded it doesn't promote culture in the community the way ballet or other artistic endowsers do. the judges said there is no distinction in a state law between high brow dance and no brow dance so the case raises constitutional problems. a dance in albany new york they brought up this case to try to get its dancers tax breaks. so no breaks. not an art form. >>> when you were a teen, being near your parents was often a crime worse than death. >> they can be so embarrassing. it turns out they don't have to be in the same room to embarrass you. listen to this story. a teenage girl in wisconsin got mouthy with her parents and they took away her phone and they took a very modern approach towards punishment. they posted pictures like the one you see on the tv screen of themselves all over her facebook page. her brother posted them online and those posts took off.

now that multi-agency exercise has moved down south to moffett field, where city leaders and military leaders are working now with the national guard planning for an emergency. but earlier the action was certainly here at ocean beach. >> can you turn south? >> reporter: it's a reminder that fleet week isn't just for show. an exercise that could save our lives in an emergency, a meeting between bay area first responders and the u.s. military to train for a major disaster. >> today is really the culmination of months and months of training with the san francisco department of emergency management and the city and county of san francisco. >> reporter: this landing craft air cushion traveled up from camp pendleton on the u.s. macon island an amphibious assault ship sitting about eight miles offshore. both are capablof transporting everything from food and water to weapons of war. the marine set up a mobile hospital to test if it's ever needed an important exercise. >> it's one that i personally felt was necessary to do to practice not only the landing of an amphibious craft here but the u

. >>> more than 100 members of the california air national guard based at moffett field have been deployed to the storm area. the 129th rescue wing brought two rescue helicopters and two refueling planes to north carolina. from there, planes and personnel will be sent to wherever they are needed anywhere from north carolina to new england. >>> there are warnings as far west as chicago. cbs 5 reporter cate caugiran joins us with a look at some of the damage and rescue operations. cate. >> reporter: michelle, frank, as this storm continues to move, sandy is destroying things in her path and causing more evacuations along the way. off north carolina this was the dramatic rescue of the hms bounty built in 1960 as a replica of the original 1787 vessel. it was used in a number of films. the bounty sank when her engine filed. her crew was plucked from the ocean. questions are being raised as to why the ship was out to sea at all. >> last week they said a storm was coming and how big it was and you would have thought they would get out of that area. >> reporter: there were six crewmembers on board

. >>> while many commercial flights from the bay area to east coast have been canceled, out of moffett mountainview are still on their way. the 129th rescue wing are going to help the victims of the hurricane. they're using specialized helicopters that can refuel in the air. the 129th is actually taking the lead in conducting whatever rescue operations are necessary on the east coast. overseeing all other agencies. it's one of only three rescue ute fits of its kind in the entire country. and our coverage of hurricane sandy by the way will continue at 5:30 on "nbc nightly news." >>> there are several stories making headlines this evening, this one in the east bay. an emotional scene inside of a courtroom as a jury finds a union city woman guilty of killing 26-year-old nursing student michelle le. nbc bay area's jodi hernandez was inside of that courtroom when that verdict was announced. jodi, this brings a little bit of closure to this high profile case, doesn't it? >> reporter: it certainly does, raj. and it brings a huge sense of relief to michelle le's family. they sat in the front r

moffett field, 87. it was definitely beach weather. 84 degrees in santa cruz.t day. with this heat there is low humidity and gusty winds. for the north bay mountains and the diablo range, the northerly winds gusting 20 to 30 miles an hour. it is drying out the atmosphere. the relative humidity running low. 15 to 30%, and that spells high fire danger. this is the time of year when we are very concerned. should just be aware of it. this is the moon over the golden gate bridge. it sent in by one of our viewers. we will be seeing ootle -- another spectacular night. as we check out live doppler 7hd, it is clear across the entire bay area which is why so many people had the meteor sight ing. it is taking place right now and it peaks this weekend. but the weather will be changing as we hit the weekend. temperatures are mainly 50s and 60s. we have 71 in fremont and look at half moon bay, cool 48 degrees in comparison. red flag warning overnight. looking at a much cooler weekend as we head into the weekend and beyond that. we will be bringing in rain. higher pressure an

by both the military and the then young semiconductor industry located right outside the gates of moffett field. >> cancer is a concern for all of us. >> for snipes, he is chief of surveillance and research. >> we focused on cancers that in the past, there has been some report of association between exposure and cancer. those three cancers were cancer of the kidney, cancer of the liver and nonhodge kin's lymphoma. though there was no rise in liver cases, they did find a statistically significant elevation for nonhongkin lymphoma. there were 31 cases. nearly twice the number that would have been expected. >> i can fully hg why the residents in the region might be concerned. that's why we are careful with analysis as we can. >> reporter: did it surprise you? >> it makes you wonder. >> reporter: he has lived here for decades. he has become a communicate activist and resident expert on the toxic tce in his communicate. >> somebody should be at it. did we miss something? because as you said, this hike is significant. we just don't know enough to blame it on the tce. we do know that all that tc

. >>> 100 members of the air national guard left from moffett field yesterday to help out with rescue efforts. local chapters of the red cross also sending people out to the east coast to help out. >> to do what they can to help. as new video of sandy's aftermath comes into the newsroom, we'll bring it to you live throughout the morning both on air and online. we'll also bring you the latest on how the storm is impacting flights at three local airports. >>> moving to other news, much closer to home, the man accused of abducting and killing sierra lamar is due back in court today. there will be a hearing this afternoon although it's still unclear whether he'll waive his right to appear. garcia-torres is accused of abducting lamar back in march. prosecutors charging him with murder, even though the body of the teen airliager has never be found. >> we are learning more about the husband and wife charged with the death of a retired schoolteacher in hercules. prosecutors say the man and his wife robbed a k-mart in pinole before killing susie ko inside her home in hercules. prosecutors say

. >> as for rescue teams, members of the international guard out of moffett field are supporting rescue operations in the aftermath of this storm. karina rusk has more on their mission. >> reporter: members are on the first name bases with a numbe of devastating hurricane. sandy will be his fifth encounter. >> first one i went on 1992 hurricane andrew and hurricane rita and floyd. >> they will conduct air rescue operations on two helicopters. the versatile helicopters are being transported into the belly of this huge c-17 cargo plane. the days will be long and missions can be dangerous just as they were in hurricane floyd in 1999. >> we did 12 plus hour days where we would actually be at night vision goggles and picking up people holding flashlights. >> as the plane takes off. they don't know how long it will lat last. it depend on the storm and where the rescue units are needed. >> initially the cargo planes and 100 international guard personnel were headed to charlotte, north carolina but they could be reassigned there. the mobilization literally came overnight. >> we had to do it 24

a california's 129th rescue wing left moffett field.eir mission to rescue stranded storm victims and deliver supplies to isolated communityings. right now it is unclear how long this crew will stay there. they say it all depends on the weather and the extent of the damage caused by sandy. >> sandy caused massive problems for travelers at sfo all direct flights from the air force to mayor cities were cancelled leaving thousands of travelers stranded. airline officials say the situation actually could have been a whole lot worse. >> reporter: the beyonki incomes i family left to travel the world. their scheduled france to new york cancelled putting connecting flights to paris and sidney unknown. >> i said you are an american everything is possible. keep quiet. >> reporter: within minutes they were rerouted through chicago. >> we were all right, with two hours delay no more. it's incredible. >> reporter: not everyone has been so lucky. thanks to hurricane sandy, flights across the country have been cancelled. 150 of them in san francisco i

the mobile saigs of moffett came together overnight. >> we had to do that. get people here, get them on airplanes and then to the east coast. >> some people who serve remember role played after hurricane katrina. rescuing 300 people. its not really that draining. it's energizing. toe tibl see the catastrhes k see people' fes when you rescue them. it's just... reward enough. just being out there. >> this international guard says it's ready to respond when it is needed. >> now, we'll track this storm, sandy. plus an extended one hour edition of night line. >> and spencer will be back with the bay area forecast. >> here is a question. will it rain on the giants parade? >> merchandise being sold to unexpecting giants fans. how you can tell if it's a fake. >> and from abc 7 news i team a serial killer leav >>> guilty of first degree murder is the verdict of the trial of gisele esteban for the murder of her former friend michelle le. nick? >> good evening. just this afternoon, a jury of six men, six women decided to find gisele esteban guilty. there is no consolin

. >> the national guard is on the move to help. 88 left today from moffett field they're head together east coast after the storm pushes through. that unit is pushing up two planes with choppers and water boats it will deploy from charlotte, north carolina. thousands of flights have been cancelled because of hurricane sandy, that is stranding travelers here in the bay area. >> david louie joins us live from san francisco international airport with more, david? >> the question is closing down those airports... the word cancelled appeared all over the boards, some airlines set up areas just to handle paengss. dr. evans and the family saw their flight cancelled yesterday. he has cancer patients scheduled for chemotherapy. >> only way to figure out how to get home before waens was to fly to st. louis through denver with a three-hour layover, then drive to massachusetts. 22 hours. >> that is a nightmare. >> it's a mess, a mess. i just hope we're safe, driving. >> this passenger flying from l.a. to newark, new jersey. she ended up in san francisco. >> this is my first time flying so... i fee

a california's 129th rescue wing left moffett field.their mission to rescue stranded storm victims and deliver supplies to isolated communityings. right now it is unclear how long this crew will stay there. they say it all depends on the weather and the extent of the damage caused by sandy. >> sandy caused massive problems for travelers at sfo all direct flights from the air force to mayor cities were cancelled leaving thousands of travelers stranded. airline officials say the situation actually could have been a whole lot worse. >> reporter: the beyonki incomes i family left to travel the world. their scheduled france to new york cancelled putting connecting flights to paris and sidney unknown. >> i said you are an american everything is possible. keep quiet. >> reporter: within minutes they were rerouted through chicago. >> we were all right, with two hours delay no more. it's incredible. >> reporter: not everyone has been so lucky. thanks to hurricane sandy, flights across the country have been cancelled. 150 of them in san francisco

tied at a record high, 91 at moffett, although it is 99 closer to reid hill. still 61 in the city.2 in oakland and san jose. it is a little northeast at travis. west with at 12. everything is coming together a cold system there drawing up this little low, a cooler pattern is inching closer, inching closer no fog yet, so sunny breezy still 5 to 15 degrees cooler if that wind really cranks up and cooler for most, very warm for some, still 90s for some. 50s 60s and 70s coast and bay, it looks like a big drop in those temperatures and will carry into the weekend for what looks to be highs in the 70s inland. >>> 6:41, a plan to ban nudity in san francisco. a new effort to keep people covered up. >>> and we will take you live to a presidential debate. >>> we are driving to southern marin find out what you can do to get around them. you disgust me. prove it. enough is enough. d-con no view, no touch trap snaps to kill instantly. no looking, no touching. d-con. get out. . >>> welcome back, coming up, mitt romney and president barack obama scare off in their debate. here is more with a prev

by far heaviest rain from san bruno, sfo down to moffett field or mountain view and sunnyvale, heaviern pulling out of san carlos and belmont now, still in redwood city, making that jog into the south bay look for increasing rain there and worsening conditions over the next hour or so. temperatures still running in the 40s and 50s in most neighborhoods same around monterey bay. best chance of showers this morning very isolated in the afternoon hours like they were yesterday. foggy possible tonight we'll see some of that inland mainly dry this is our last good push of organized wet weather. warmer weather starting tomorrow especially friday through sunday. here's that trough of low pressure convergence area where the air is converging and rising better chance of widespread showers with that as opposed to cooler air that will destabilize the atmosphere during the afternoon heavy 7:00 mainly south bay, 9:00, 10:00 gone, noon scattered showers less of a chance into the latter parts of the afternoon into the evening. 10th -- heavier cells could get up to 4/10 of an inch. tonight mostly clou

and most recently, john mccain in 2008 seemed to moffett on the leadership side before he even got to the debate by suggesting that the debate be postponed so they could stay in washington and work on the bailout project. that made him look unleaderly because he really could not do much about that personally anyway. but he did not also seem to be able to handle multiple problems at once. i think that will be important in this particular year. the two candidates have opposite problems. nobody doubts that obama can relate to the people. that he is likable. that he can balance or do the democratic party. what we are wondering is, where is the leader early part? there is a four year pattern where there is not as much change as we had hoped. and romney is known as a take charge, ceo leader. but the big challenge is showing his democratic and like the rest of us. >> democratic with these little "d." >> yes. especially after the comment he made. challenging for both. >> you can arm wrestle. you are closer to the mic, go ahead. >> one of the issues this year, the legion of fact checkers will

. >> over .10" of rain in san jose and at moffett field today and some very cool temperatures. and now the day that will top off in the 90s. your pinpoint forecast as eyewitness news continues right here on cbs 5. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, some firefi >>> muni service snarled for hours today after fire ripped through the san francisco restaurant. look at that! the fire also injured some firefighters. this afternoon, the mayor came out to see that damage for himself. the four-alarm fire torched the "squat & gobble" restaurant on the west portal neighborhood. cbs reporter linda yee is there with details. linda? >> reporter: well, allen, that fire was so intense that they were still knocking down flames late this afternoon. but take a look. we also learned now that this building, the "squat & gobble" restaurant, it is so unstable now that the fire chief told me it's going to have to come down. hot spots continue to burn hours after the fire started. firefighters did not have the blaze under control until 11 hours after flames were first spotted. two buildings were destroyed. the "squat & g

members of the 129th rescue wing loaded up at moffett field yesterday. they were bound for charlotte, north carolina and from there crews will be sent wherever they are needed. they are bringing food, medical supplies and life-saving equipment to that storm zone. you can find continuing coverage of sandy on cbssf.com. go to the top of the page. you will find links to watch live video coverage and track east coast radar at airports and delays all on our website. >>> switching gears now the man accused of kidnapping and killing sierra lamar returns to court in san jose this afternoon. 21-year-old antolin garcia torres may enter a plea today. he is linked to the case but lamar's body hasn't been found. >>> on the bay area watch a judge is expected to make a final decision on whether victims of the san bruno pipeline explosion can sue pg&e for punitive damages. the san mateo county judge has tentatively decided against the utility in the case. more than 350 people have filed suit over the deadly explosion from two years ago. >>> another milestone today for t

this week or there will be awarded the 2012 the chilly air moffett award.y're named after orlando letelier and ronni karpen moffitt who are murdered by the regime of augusto pinochet in september 1976. over the past year, the student movement has led some of the largest protest in chile since the days of opposition marches to augusto pinochet a generation ago. it is rallied hundreds of thousands into the streets of santiago and other major cities to demand greater access to affordable university education as well as deeper structural changes in chile. the country has the highest per capita income in the region, but also one of the most unequal distributions of wealth. >> joining us are noam titelman, the current president of the catholic university student federation. he is one of the main leaders of the chilean student protests and a student in commercial engineering and spanish literature at the catholic university of chile in santiago. we're also joined by camila vallejo, vice-president of the university of chile student federation from late 2010 through

. >>> military flights out of moffett field are on their way to the east coast to help with the massivetorm. more than 100 air national guardsmen from the 129th rescue wing are going to help. they're using specialized helicopters to refuel in the air. >> in a disaster area, the fuel is normally contaminated by floodwaters. we can keep our helicopters refueled over the disaster scene rescuing people for as long as they can fly. >> the 129th will be taking the lead in conducting whatever rescue operations are necessary, overseeing all other agencies. it's one of only three rescue outfits of its kind in the entire country. >>> with a week, the election just a little over a week away, they can't shut down their campaigns. but president obama and mitt romney also can't ignore hurricane sandy. so today marked a brief suspension of the presidential campaign. mr. obama canceled campaigning in florida, wisconsin and flew back to washington to help coordinate the federal hurricane response. mitt romney canceled events in wisconsin and florida. neither campaign wants to appear insensitive with so

about 30 fire trucks will travel from moffett field to san francisco with several fundraising stops along the way. it benefits the rucks burn foundation. >>> what if osama bin laden had been captured alive? what president obama planned to do the world's most wanted man. >> plus, no laughing matter. a prank sends police rushing to the home of actor ashton kutcher. we'll tell you why. >> but first, these go after the cash but didn't count on this. who stepped in to stop the crook. ,, ,,,,,,,,,, i don't spend money on gasoline. i am probably going to the gas station about once a month. last time i was at a gas station was about...i would say... two months ago. i very rarely put gas in my chevy volt. i go to the gas station such a small amount that i forget how to put gas in my car. [ male announcer ] and it's not just these owners giving the volt high praise. volt received the j.d. power and associates appeal award two years in a row. ♪ store- >>> a woman goes to cash her check in an ohio grocery store when a thief comes out of nowhere steals her purse and gets it but then strangers saw what

arturo santiago is live at moammar gadha moffett field. >> reporter: good morning, laura. one of the astronomers here at nasa ames was watching this meteor very closely. he's hoping to have video of it from nasa's sunnyvale cameras. we have the video from lick observatory in san jose. here it is, the meteor streaking across the sky at the top of your screen. it entered the earth's atmosphere just before 8:00 last night. now, this is not part of the orionid meteor shower. this became visible when it was about 70 miles above the earth. one astronomer believes it was about the size of the car when it hit the atmosphere at around 25,000 and then started breaking up. people reported hearing a loud boom and saw the bright orange and red fire ball. >> the color of the meteor you see can tell you a little bit about what the meteor is made of. if you see yellow, it's sodium and iron, magnesium will glow greenish, calcium will give a sort of violet hugh to a meteor. a lot of people reported this as being pairly yellow and some red. this one actually broke up into multiple pieces so

we had some problems on 101 near moffett field.t arrow i've drawn on the maps, that direction of 1001, i would recommend you not using it so much. 280 is still -- 101, i would recommend you not using it so much. let's move along to the toll plaza. we did get more of a crowd but it still is lighter than it normally is. i was just looking at detroit weather. it's raining there. 48 degrees. it will be all right. not veryom warm. our overnight lows are much, much cooler. >>> clear skies. finally starting to warm off some of these morning lows. pretty chilly for a few. the low clouds are out, the low is out of the picture. that means temperatures heading up. the nights are a lot longer. it will be in the upper 70s to near 80. the good news appears to be a possible impact on the east and where it is going to go. just no consensus out. category one off the bahamas. water temperatures still feeding off that. the key is, it's merging with a cold front. that's the rain responsible in detroit and the 30s on the back side of that in chicago. o

today two swift water rescue teams and two rescue helicopters are scheduled to leave moffett field, mosty headed to north carolina. >> once the hurricane begins to settle into the east coast, we'll send those forces where need be so the helicopters can go to one location, the guardian angel rescue forces, the swift water rescue forces can go to another. >> reporter: the 129th continues its preparations. it is going to be taking the lead in conducting whatever rescue operations are necessary on the east coast, overseeing all other agencies. it is one of only three rescue outfits of its kind in the entire country. >>> sandy is only one part of the weather story. the bay area bracing for some rain, but we've got it pretty mild here, christina. >> the only thing we don't like is the timing of the expected showers, laura, buzz a lot of people are getting their little ones ready for halloween celebrations. it does look like we'll see a little shower activity wednesday and thursday but the good news is most of the action will be in the north bay. down south in san jose to san francisco we shoul

and moffett field was 95 degrees. that old record was also from 1980. we are not going to break any records today. currently, a warmer start but not much as far as warming as we go for this afternoon. 76 degrees in antioch. 73 in daly city. and upper 60s and san jose. as we check out futurecast by lunch. mostly orange and yellow on your screen indicating '70s and '80s. comfortable. as you go for lunch. as a cool for this afternoon. the red on the screen. however, those nine these are reserved for places like livermore toward gilroy. those 90's are reserved for places like livermore and killed brickyard 85 degrees expected in gilroy. with triple digits. 75 degrees in san francisco. with low 70's in daly city. and berkeley will see 76. again as i mentioned that sea breeze will continue with a cooling trend tomorrow. we will dive into those numbers we will only be in the low 80s the potential for wet weather. details on that, coming up. let me go over your extended forecast, thursday, friday, with significant cooler. '70s and '80s and 70's around the bay a

. >>> in the mean time 100 members of the air national guard left from moffett field yesterday to helpfforts. local chapters of the red cross also sending people to the east coast to help with the devastation. >> as new video continues to come into our nbc bay area newsroom, we'll of course bring it to you lye throughout the morning, both on the air and online. we'll also bring you the latest on the storm and how it is certainly impacting flights at our three local airports. >>> we want to talk about opposite extremes out there on the east coast, just mass destruction and devastation. out here more beautiful as we go with just a little rain in the forecast. >> yeah, just a little rain in the forecast. i want to start by tracking hurricane sandy, show you where it is and what we're expecting and kind of talk about the origin of sandy as well. what happened is we had a cold core low. a powerful nor'easter that originated in canada dropped in an merged with sandy, which was actually -- it developed in the tropics where it's very, very warm. so the two colliding air masses, indicative of t

aircraft with two specialized swift water rescue teams and two rescue helicopters are scheduled to leave moffett field, most likely headed to north carolina. >> once the hurricane begins to settle into the east coast, we'll send those forces where need be so the helicopters can go to one location, the guardian angel rescue forces, the swift water rescue forces can go to another. >> the 129th continues its preparation. it's going to be headed to take the lead in conducting whatever rescue operations are necessary on the east coast, overseeing all other agencies. it's one of only three rescue outfits of its kind in the entire country. >>> much calmer here in the bay area, but what about that monday morning commute? let's look at it with mike. >> earlier you talked about they are accepting 911 calls locally but that also affected the chp call center which is in the same building so that's affecting the database. so the details of any accident are very slow coming in but so far very light volume of traffic. the biggest deal right now is that -- well, there's a light volume of traffic but a heavy vol

the national guard is part of that effort they left moffett field yesterday for north carolina. the squadron of 17 cargo planes left. they are putting helicopters in all 60 of them to be transported to the east coast. their job will be to rescue people are stranded on the rooftops. be qualified in rescue as medically ss as well as medically qualified. we have rescued injured fishermen sailing from boats sailing vessels things of that nature. >> also on the way are a pair of aircraft that are capable of refueling those helicopters while there are still in flight. they have orders to stay there until the crisis is over. stay with kron 44 our continuing coverage of the super storm that is hitting the east coast. you could find the latest on our facebook page will have continual updates there and on our website www.kron4.com. sandy is having an effect on decision 2012. the tropical storm being felt on the campaign trail. both president obama and campaign can the gop mitt romney spoke about their concerns about those days away. meanwhile, the candidates are tied in this race accordin

alto our best radar returns now around page mill road along camino real towards mountain view and moffettsouth of the airport healthy shower there as you round 680 and capital expressway. scott creek road out of the sunol grade from fremont towards milpitas some of the better radar returns there these are all sliding south isolated showers this afternoon. by the time the >>> please, please stay with me. i am so in love with you. >> i can't do this right now. i'm sorry. i'm sorry. i got off the plane. >> and after all those years, they made it. they were together. one of tv's most famous couples. but guess what? it almost didn't happen. and now, the creator behind "friends" is revealing how ross and rachel almost didn't end up together. we'll have all of the details. robin at home, recovering from her bone marrow transplant. great to have amy robach here. >> thank you so much. >>> coming up, the real-life home alone girl. the courageous 10-year-old, terrified, she was hiding during a home invasion. she foiled in it in a dramatic call to 911 you'll have to hear to believe. what an incredibl

members of the california national guard are headed east. 88 troops took off in transport planes at moffett field. they will report to north carolina and be knriopd in there. red cross has cancelled hundred blood drives on the east coast and to help make up for the blood loss there are several blood drives taking place here this week. we'll let you know where to go on our website. >> dan: the storm is massive. as a result. thousands of flights were cancelled because of it including more than 150 at sfo. lilian kim caught up with passengers who might not make it out until the etd of the week at the earliest. >> reporter: that's right. people from the east coast have been forced to take an extended vacation. >> hotels have been busy the past couple days. a couple from boston flew in from hawaii but connecting flightas c was cancelled. >> we had the tsunami warnings stow i evacuation from honolulu. earliest flight is thursday but they are making the most of their stay. they plan to visit fisherman's wharf and golden gate bridge. giants win. >> but for others, staying is not an option. a doctor

issues in the future as we try to see the same type of interacshine a hedge or liquiditiation james moffettwhen we come back the former special master on executive pay to way in on pandit and state of executive compensation on wall street, ken feinberg with the dow at fresh lows, down 132. we're back in a minute. >>> with the departure of pandit from citi two of the nine original ceos that still lead the banks that received 125 billion in bailouts after the crisis. four years later how much pay excess remains part of the debate. ken fine berg worked close with ceos including pandit. he joins us from washington this morning. welcome back. good morning to you. >> thank you. >> we've been going through comp disclosures all week long, morgan stanley and goldman. it looks like the squeeze is on. is it enough to a tree that you think is appropriate? >> i think it's appropriate. i don't -- when we were at treasury doing this, we recognized that pay was excessive and we took steps to correct it. every company is different. every company has a different compensation culture. and you got to look at e

this was a paper with bob moffett, with a very good reputation as a stone a cold place econometric shown on this. they said alatas but the anti- poverty and effectiveness -- let us look at the anti-poverty effectiveness. and let us not just look at whether the reduced poverty or not, because there poverty can go down. but a less account for any work disincentives. we have enough years of research at with an estimate to what extent there are work incentives or incentives to have babies out of wedlock. or destructive incentives but girls was talking about that were planted in the 1960's. -- or the destructive incentives that were planted in the 1960's. 29 points down to 15% in the united states. imported by, this impact is going badly affected by work incentives which in the aggregate of almost no effect on a pre-transfer poverty rates in the population as a whole. i would argue that we have come a long way and have built a system that is quite effective. i will give you one more point. the great recession, if you looked at the official poverty rates, 2007 to 2010, you will find they went

. >> craig moffett joining us on the news line.n a pledge against raising taxes. when we come back, grover norquist, the president of americans for tax reform, will join us live with his take on the race to the white house. plus, just how dangerous is the fiscal cliff? is the government going cliff diving with taxpayer money? stay tuned to find out from grover in just a minute. well, if it isn't mr. margin. mr. margin? don't be modest, bob. you found a better way to pack a bowling ball. that was ups. and who called ups? you did, bob. i just asked a question. it takes a long time to pack a bowling ball. the last guy pitched more ball packers. but you... you consulted ups. you found a better way. that's logistics. that's margin. find out what else ups knows. i'll do that. you're on a roll. that's funny. i wasn't being funny, bob. i know. . >>> let's get to rick santelli with the "g"man. hey, rick. >> we have the g man. before we get to the g man, i want somebody else, let's call him the a man, allen simpson had something to say about

most recently, john mccain seemed to moffett on the leadership side before he even got to the debate by being willing to or suggesting the debate be canceled or postponed so they could stay in washington and work on the bailout project. that made him look unleaderly and did not seem to be able to handle multiple problems at once. for me, and i think this will be important this particular year, our candidates, office of problems. no one doubts obama can relate to the people, that he is likable and can balance or do the democratic party. what we're wondering is what is the leader of the park since we have a four-year pattern that did not make as much change as we had hoped. mitt romney of course is known as take charge ceo leader, but his big challenge will be showing he is democratic, and like the rest of us, -- >> democratic with leaderly. >> he has to overcome that. challenging for both. >> you can arm wrestle. you are closer to the microphone. >> i think one of the issues this year because it was one of the few growth industries in the united states, the legion of fact checkers wil

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most recently, john mccain seemed to moffett on the leadership side before he even got to the debate by being willing to or suggesting the debate be canceled or postponed so they could stay in washington and work on the bailout project. that made him look unleaderly and did not seem to be able to handle multiple problems at once. for me, and i think this will be important this particular year, our candidates, office of problems. no one doubts obama can relate to the people, that he is likable and can balance or do the democratic party. what we're wondering is what is the leader of the park since we have a four-year pattern that did not make as much change as we had hoped. mitt romney of course is known as take charge ceo leader, but his big challenge will be showing he is democratic, and like the rest of us -- >> democratic with leaderly. >> he has to overcome that. challenging for both. >> you can arm wrestle. you are closer to the microphone. >> i think one of the issues this year because it was one of the few growth industries in the united states, the legion of fact checkers will

. >> moffett is in critical condition but stable. >> wow, that one is hard to wrap your brain around.hurricane once it hits later this afternoon. here's cloud cover across the caribbean and lower part of the atlantic. there's florida too. there it is, just south of kingston moving on up towards the north and should make landfall as a category one storm then it chugs into cuba. then the bahamas and all the while losing strength and losing that tropical characteristics and moving into cooler water and interacts with the cold front. the cold front across the united states will take it and most likely turn it into a major nor'easter storm. that track is still up in the air. let me show you jamaica, thr under a hurricane warning right now. they took preparations yesterday, montego bay shut down. you can see the hurricane-force winds there by early afternoon hours. hurricane warnings are out there. let me show you the rest of the region. we have the track towards the north. hurricane warnings are in purple. slide it up north farther, the yellow and blue, blue is a tropical storm warning for