narrator: oceans cover 75% of the earth's surface and impact life on our planet in profound ways. the tropical pacific spanning almost half the earth's circumference triggers el niÑo events affecting storm tracks rainfall and temperatures across the globe. on a quieter but no less important scale, the tropical oceans are teeming with what may be the smallest and most abundant organisms on earth. microscopic phytoplankton are the base of the food chain on which much ocean life depends. both processes are only partially understood, yet they each have far-reaching effects on ocean systems and ultimately on the habitability of our planet for human life. fertilized by the upwelling of a cold, nutrient-rich current, the coastal waters of peru and ecuador bring an abundant and dependable harvest to the fishermen of south america. but, mysteriously, every few years, this cold current is replaced by warm waters severely depleting the fish population. this warmer current appearing usually around christmas time became known as el niÑo, or the christ child. but what the fishermen didn't know was that the local ph

abc news is reporting two navy fa-18 fighters have crashed into the pacific ocean. navy says they went down at 5:40 p.m. local time. early reports say one fighter pilot has already been rescued but a search is continuing for a second pilot. the fa-18 fighters were coming from the "uss carl vinson" and it set sail for the western pacific and the middle east from san diego county three weeks ago. the carrier was operating in an area off guam. other than that we don't have a specific location. we'll continue to follow the story and have updates on twitter. >>> a shooting victim is fighting for his life this morning at san francisco general hospital. the victim in his 20s was found near the hospital around 8:30 last night. he'd been shot several times in the upper body. around the time the victim was located, officers got reports that shots had been fired a bit earlier on the 500 block of ellsworth street. police are investigating whether those two incidents are related. >>> there were more gunshots in san francisco last night just after 10:00, shots were fired near the

crashedter jet pilots into the western pacific ocean earlier this morning. officials say one of the pilot was rescued and is now getting medical treatment but no other information about the pilots injuries have been released. airborne atrcraft the time have been recovered. they departed august 22 for a 9.5 month appointment. the cause of the crash right now is under investigation. thank you. in the meantime, concerns for students and neighbors near riverside elementary school. animal control received two reports of sightings of a large cat possibly a cougar near the middle school on the old mount vernon road. what is being done to keep everyone safe. be hard to tell there is anyone at riverside elementary school if there were no vehicles outside. for the second day in a row, the school playground is empty. >> one of the teachers saw it and said it was bigger than a dear. -- deer. according to two people, a cougar. police say there have been two possible sightings of the cougar. one described seeing an orange colored animal the size of a large dog with a deta

the fighter pilots were patrolling the western pacific ocean as soon as they won't down. >> san jose police on the scene of an apartment homicide. the victim was found at the intersection of ocean road and commercial street. we find stephanie chuang live at the scene. you said there's a pretty active police investigation there? >> there is, at many as 17 patrol cars. it's pretty dark so a little hard to see. you see this is north 15. a lot of officers walking around. they came here, found a woman lying on a sidewalk unresponsive. she later died here at the scene and determined that she had suffered from blunt force tram a. so very few details we understand that there are some mote pops that so the crime scene team will continue to investigate here live in san jose. >> stephanie, thank you very much. a judge rules that oscar pistorius is guilty of nenl killing of his girl friend. that comes after he's cleared of premeditated murder. >> we heard a bit of what the judge had to say yesterday but today is she announced what it is that she is guilty of. and oscar pistorius could spend up 15

did not launch any missiles today but the reports we got suggested this object was out over the pacific ocean somewhere and very high. these reports came from all over california and oregon and nevada. that tells us it was very high up and you start we may never know what it was. i'm jeff bush, live in emeryville, kron four news. >> evacuations ordered for dozens of people living near a raging wildfire in southern california. the fire has burned through 2 square miles of dried brush in the cleveland national forest in orange county. about 300 firefighters are battling the fire. in steep terrain and hot temperatures. fire officials say the evacuation is precautionary and no residences are immediately threatened. it was really hot day again today. we even had triple digits in some areas. tomorrow morning will see more fog coverage so it will be a little cooler. we will continue to cool into sunday and next week. the fog will help keep the temperatures cooler tomorrow. by the late morning fog will be back to the coastline. there are no triple digits as you see. inside the bay temperatures large

an american fighter pilot is missing in the pacific ocean after two fh-18 hornets crashed this morning. one pilot was found and is being treated. several ships and helicopters are out

those who do the science, it's more like an art against the backdrop of the pacific ocean. >> who's enough to experience that? joe rosato jr., who takes us onboard an unusual expedition. >> reporter: it's one thing for scientists to talk about the health of our ocean. it's another thing to actually set eyes on them. >> greasy foods and soda. >> move up there way. >> reporter: this week, a boat load of researchers headed into the pacific outside the golden gate to put their fingers on the ocean's pulse. >> we are on track, we look for birds and mammals. >> reporter: for ten years, the team, which includes scientists from noaa and point blue conservation have turned the ocean into a floating laboratory. taking a small snapshot of how the water and its inhabitants have changed from year to year. >> we get water samples to look for nutrients. >> reporter: the team deploys special nets to the depths, gathering samples of krill and plankton. >> important for this area for whales. look at that. krill there and there and there. >> reporter: aside from the high-tech gizmos, the main research

could call it the region of unusually persisten persistently high gee 0potential height over the pacific ocean but this ridiculous ridge is easier to swell oychlt on the computer screen. moving red blob blob of pressure in the north pacific the one that persisted for 2 winters now. metaphorically speaking. >> that's the rock in the stream. that big red blob is about sitting usually where the jet stream and storm track would normally be. >>reporter: it's the physical cause of california drought. today daniel published academic paper that is the first to connect climate at change with the formation of that ridge. study based on examination climate model both existing and hypothetical. in one model daniel looked at the earth atmosphere as it exist today with carbon emission. in another model no carbon emission at off. perfectly natural atmosphere. >> i don't think any evidence it's permanent conditional though what we have shown is there is increase risk that this sort of extreme pressure pattern willow occur sorry, what does this study by 25-year-old mean to the rest of us confirmation mostly. a

. >> daredevils traveled from san francisco to the island in the pacific ocean. they want to jump into an active volcano and they did. maroon crater considered the world's most dangerous. the guy behind the angry planet series. what a daredevil, they filmed the whole thing about 1200 feet up from the lava lake. it is lowered down by a rope. >> wow. >> it is just -- can you imagine. i don't know, i keep on thinking what's going to happen if they fall in. >> why would you want to do this? >> to get you those pictures? >> there you go. we'll be right back. >>> baseball up top. the giants and tigers. another 2012 world series remate know how that one worked out. giants in detroit for the first time. gregor blanco. it was 6-0 befoe the great flood. yeah, the game was delayed for o hours and 42 minutes. afterwards, they picked up whert off. we call that a big blow. the winning dodgers in the west. back in the a's line up after missinging last five games. derek norris he gets the drop. the a's leads 2-1. top 6 and a's up 1. former a's, chris carter, two run shots and ho

navy pilot who is now presumed dead, after two fighter jets crashed over the western pacific ocean.nother pilot ejected and was treated. the pilots and the -- >>> the manhunt is on for a shooter who ambushed state police barrackses overnight killing one trooper and wounding another one, happening during a shift change on friday night. police say the troopers were shot without warning and had no chance to defend themselves. pennsylvania state police commissioner encouraged residents to be vigilant. >> i understand members of the community are concerned. we have a very dangerous armed criminal that has already killed one pennsylvania trooper. >> police in several states are assisting. >>> protesters are not backing down from calls from the -- [indiscernible] -- demonstrators gathered outside. a grand jury is reviewing the evidence to decide whether the officer should be charged. they're also conducting two civil rights investigations into the case. >>> facebook, doing an about-face after rejecting a desperate dad's ad to help his sick baby. >>> his two week old son needs a new heart a

our pacific ocean, it's hard to predict sometimes. whenever we issue a small craft warning, take heed. you just doesn't want to mess around when you get choppy out there. this is what we're working on for today. as we get into your afternoon, it's going to be warm. if you have things you need to take care of outside, the sooner the better. for the peninsula today, you are going to be in the upper 80s and you're going to rise up to about 89 degrees for your high for today. temperatures are going to be really warm. even in the spots where we don't typically get this heat, maybe sure the kids have the uv attention ready today, a hot day shaping up for you in the north bay and a hot weekend as well. we are going to be out there live tomorrow morning. that's one show you do not want to miss and temperatures are going to be a little bit warm. we do think weather is going to play a factor in this sunday's game. 5:00 a.m., 84 degrees. a little warm out there but temperatures are going to drop off. we have been out at the stadium finding out h

force i know there's a part time secretary for the board of elections in the a civil service sort pacific ocean position a professional position but didn't have to be a full-time position paid for by you it was carefully written to not be a full-time position so please be advised >> can you elaborate on the difference between a commission secretary and the executive director this is how do you see them operating differently. >> a commission secretary is all about helping the commission operate through it's meetings. it's not about making any policy decisions. the executive director has a lot of policy administrator responsibilities that are separate prosecute from what the commission does. the executive secretary gets the agenda together and the materials together appropriate for the commissioners making sure the hearing rooms are in place and getting the minutes drafted and run did i staff sea run by the commission dealing with outside people things of that nature >> any further questions or comments for the dimensions. >> i wanted to clarify so you're the executive director but who actually d

. >> daredevils traveled from san francisco to the island in the pacific ocean. to jump into an active volcano and they did. maroon crater considered the world's most dangerous. the guy behind the angry planet series. what a daredevil, they filmed the whole thing about 1200 feet up from the lava lake. it is lowered down by a rope. >> wow. >> it is just -- can you imagine. i don't know, i keep on thinking what's going to happen if they fall in. >> why would you want to do this? this? >> to get you those pictures? female narrator: through sunday, it's posturepedic through sunday, it's posturepedic versus beautyrest with up to $400 off. serta icomfort and tempur-pedic go head-to-head with three years' interest-free financing. mattress price wars end sunday at sleep train. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ want to feel nature's energy? learn to see it through a different set of eyes. listen to its sounds. and explore all the different sensations. this is nature. see it or not, it always fills you with energy. >>> baseball up top. the giants and tigers. anothe

. >> blue fin tuna were once common throughout the pacific ocean. but stocks have dropped by two-thirds because of over-fishing. now, drastic measurings are being considered to help protect the fish. they reached a brought agreement to cult the number of tuna by halve. officials from japan, south kor korea, the u.s. and other countries are meeting in south weltz terng japan. japanese officials proposed a 0 50% cut from the average caught between 2002 and 22004. sources say there were no major objections to the japanese proposal. other issues are how to implement the plan. >>> a swiss-based research institute has ranked the country as the world's sixth most come pettive -- it's ranked the country as the world's sixth most competitive economy. that is up three places from last year. switzerland remains 234 the top spot. japan was given a high rating. the country's huge economic debt is a drag on its standing. the world economic foruchl is well-known for holding the dabos meetings where political and business leaders from around the world gather to dis

. >>> and now to a developing story, a california-based fighter pilot missing in the pacific ocean right now. two fa-18 hornets crashed some 900 miles east of guam this morning. one of the pilots was plucked from the water and is being treated aboard the san diego-based uss carl vinson. he's listed in fair condition. several ships and helicopters looking for that second pilot, the fighters pilots patrolling the western pacific ocean when they went down. both pilots based out of leemore near fresno. their names have not been released. >>> a serial burglary suspect is behind bars this morning after weeks of terrorizing neighborhoods in santa cruz. police arrested thomas armstrong tuesday on suspicion of at least five burglaries. they say he was on probation already for a previous break-in and was out on probation. investigators tracked down armstrong because he left his cell phone behind at a business he allegedly broke into. detectives are searching for more victims who may have been targeted by this man. >>> another mountain lion sighting on the peninsula, this one in san carlos, where a

the ages the river has gathered to the snow rivets of the rockies flowing southwestward to the pacific oceang great canyons, piling up great deltas of silt in the valleys. early settlers were at the merscy of this untamed giant. melted snow from the mountains each spring swelled the colorado river into a raging torrent. flooding fertile valleys along its banks. destroying farmlands, homes and cities. in 1905, the colorado cut through its banks below the mexican border and for two years poured unchecked into the saltin sink forming an inland sea. after each spring's flood when the river had spent its fury it dried a trickle, crops withered and died. all living things suffered. settlers along the river were discouraged. and aroused. some gave up and went elsewhere. others stayed to fight. the river had to be regulated. controlled in a year round flow if they were to succeed. no more floods. no more droughts. arthur powell davis first reclamation director and chief engineer understood their problem. for years he traveled up and down the river, surveyed, studying. build a high dam in a deep cany

about the wind study there's no daefks the summer wind are fierce they come barely down from the pacific ocean around 1:30 and boy it is at least 20 miles per hour faster then they were at 10:00 a.m.? morning that's a serious factor that has not been inaccurately address in the draft eir for any of the project i urge further study on that. the traffic has been talked about by many people already. one thing further i'll point out is that post street right away right now is a designated bike lane. i don't understand how bikes are going to be able to maneuver or manipulate their way on the bike lane and come face to face with a entrance hamper. that's though the appropriate that walkway between the is a that would be only available during the night life that is an isolated walkway the major concerns we have and thank you very much for your time. >> thank you. next speake . >> good afternoon, commissioners i'm the chair of the coalition for san francisco neighborhoods and those are my own comments we don't have time to meet we'll be meeting monday a few thoughts for example, under the summary is o

canyon -- >> the river has gathered flowing southwestern in its wild 1400 mile descent to the pacific oceanling up great deltas of silt in the valleys. and damaging great canyons. early settlers were at the mercy of this untamed giant. melted snow from the mountains each spring swelled the colorado river into a raging torrent. flooding fertile valleys along its path. destroying farmlands, homes, cities. in 1905, the colorado cut through its banks to the mexican border and for two years, forming an inland sea. -- poured unchecked into the sultan sick, -- into the salted sick -- sank, forming an inland say. after each brings flood, when the river had spent its fury, it dried to a trickle. crops withered and died. all living things suffered. man and his livestock thirsted. settlers along the river were discouraged. some gave up and went elsewhere. others stayed to fight. the river had to be regulated, controlled in a year-round if they were to succeed. no more floods, no more droughts. arthur powell davis, first reclamation director and chief engineer, understood their problem. he had traveled

juvenile hall and he's looking the take next step to become a paramedic. >> wooduff: a region of the pacific ocean three times the size of california will now be off limits to commercial activity. president obama signed an order today expanding protection for what scientists say is one of the most pristine remaining ocean ecosystems. hari sreenivasan has more. >> sreenivasan: the pacific remote islands marine preserve is farther from human settlement than any other u.s. territory. the president's expansion of the reserve today will close 490 thousand square miles of largely undisturbed ocean to commercial fishing and underwater mining. the area is home to thriving colonies of rare and endangered ocean life including a recently discovered species of whale. joining me now to talk about the significance of today's announcement is elliott norse. he is founder and chief scientist of the marine conservation institute. thanks for joining us. first off, what is in these waters? >> these waters are filled with marine life. they have extraordinary coral reefs, extraordinary because they are among the most p

government officials decided in 1994 to begin sending boats to the pacific ocean. crews were able to catch 100 whales per year. now up to 380. but the program suffered a setback in march. the international court of justice ruled against the research whaling in the antarctic ocean. >> killing and treating of whales under the special permits granted for japan is not for purposes of scientific research within the meaning of article 8. >> reporter: in response, japanese government officials halted research whaling in the ant arctic until next march. they limited the catch for crews by nearly half. officials say they want to resume research whaling in the antarctic again next april. >> if the japanese government goes ahead with whaling in the southern ocean, then we are prepared to intercept the fleet and shut them down. >> reporter: delegates at the meeting are divided over where to take things from here. those from australia say ruling against japan was significant. they say research that leads to the killing of whales is unnecessary. but their counterparts from laos a

japan poisons the pacific ocean every day, you are in japan.ou visit the community, what are their concerns, what are their health concerns what are you seeing on the ground. >> well, first of all, it is important to that even today, more than 160,000 people are in the evacuation. and they are having very serious social problems. let alone all the concerns about medical impacts by radiation. and due to this huge number of displacements the community was broken. and many social and mental problems causing hundreds of people. and the decontamination process, is really slow. and having met it's target. but even that, the government both central government and the local government, are trying to push people to go back to the area. the ever the homeland. with very little progress. of the decontamination. so their concerns are -- so serious and long lasting. >> afternoonny, i would like you to comment on this as well. you just mentioned that they are pushing very hard to get people to come back into these contaminated areas. and there seems to be a p

. >> a powerful earthquake struck this morning in the pacific ocean near guam. the u.s. geological survey reports that 27.1 magnitude quake was seven miles west of guam. it was more than 100 miles deep. there are no reports of any damage and no sun wtsunami was generated. it's home to about 160,000 people. >>> and this morning there is a significant threat of flooding in the southwest united states. tropical storm odile is heading over the gulf of california. there are flash flood warnings and watches posted in nevada, california, texas, and arizona. in mesa, arizona, neighborhoods that are still recovering from last week's floods are getting ready for the latest round of wet weather. the phoenix and tucson areas are likely to be hardest hit. meanwhile parts of southern california are recovering following a flood-producing storm that hit last night. crystal cruz of our los angeles station kcbs reports. >> reporter: the fierce storms rolled through the inland empire, sweeping through communities and flooded the street in front of donna's home. >> when the lightning came d

ships which disappeared in northern canada trying to find a passage between the atlantic and pacific oceans has finally been found. we have more from toronto. >> reporter: as both prime minister and south avoid canadian history buff it was clearly a big day said stephen harper. they found a wooden ship, one of two that disappeared searching for the northwest passage. >> we're more than a century this has been a great canadian story and mystery. i would say it's been the subject of scientists and historians and writers and singers. i think we have a really--really important day in mapping together the history of our country. >> sir young franklin of britain's royal navy led several expeditions in the late century. he and his men tried to walk to safety and died along the way. there was talk of cannibalism. this is the first glimpse of the ship they left behind. the wreckage is well preserved intacted under a layer of weed. searchers used submersibles giving credit to technology for their break through. they got a clue where to search from colleagues on land with these artifacts from an islan

california, farmers are struggling to irrigate their crops, but not far away sits this... the vast pacific ocean. and so here in carlsbad, north of san diego, the largest desalination plant in the western hemisphere is under construction at a cost of a billion dollars. and farther up the coast... >> we are in the lovely city of santa barbara at our desalination facility that was built during the last drought and we are looking at reactivating the facility to help meet the demands of this current drought. >> twenty plus years ago this facility was state of the art, but time and technology has changed, recommissioning this plant is a huge undertaking, but without it, the region could likely run out of water. ♪ >>> the u.s. say it calls on arab leaders to back the new u.s. military drive against islamic state. ♪ >>> hello there, i'm laura kyle. this is al jazeera live from doha, also ahead on the program. an al jazeera exclusive, the palestinian authority accused of missing the chance to have israel investigated for war crimes. oscar pistorius weeps in court as the judge rules he is not guilty of

navy jets collided over the pacific ocean. the jet were pop rating off the -- operating off the u.s.s. carl vinson. this is file video which is based in san diego. it's on a mine hoff month -- nine-month mission. one pilot has been found. the search goes on for the other fight. >>> surveillance flights are under way over syria. the cia are revealing the number of isis militants is twice as high as thought. kyla campbell has more. >> reporter: as the u.s. prepares for expanded airstrikes against isis, the cia says anywhere from 20,000 to more than 31,000 militants are fighting for isis. that includes about 2,000 westerners and a dozen americans. the obama administration says right now, u.s. swins -- surveillance flights are over syria. president obama wants congress to approve $500 million to our moderate syrian rebels to fight isis on the ground. he's finding republican support. >> somebody's boots have to be on the ground. so i do believe that what the president has asked for, as the commander-in-chief to train the syrian reb

. >> darya:two navy jets have crashed into the pacific ocean. >> darya:the navy says two f-a 18 hornets.from the aircraft carrier u-s-s carl vinson.crashed at about 2-30 our time. >> darya:investigators are still looking into what made both jets go down. >> darya:one pilot has been found, and is being treated for his injuries. >> darya:as more information comes in on this developing situation.we'll get it to you here on the kron 4 morning news.on kron 4 dot com.and on the kron 4 mobile app. >> mark:nearly two dozen bart trains have been found to have defective wheels. >> mark:this after a bart train derailment last month in pleasant hill prompted an investigation. >> mark:this is video of the august 26th incident from our aerial partnership with abc i 7. >> mark:the problem with the wheels >> mark: made and due to the flaw, the other wheels were likely to fail in the same fashion as the one on the 26th. >> mark:a passenger who was on that derailed train describes the panic. >>: summary was clearly wrong >> mark:bart safety officials grounded the cars with the defective wheels. >> mark:those

. >> father is involving after spending 30 hours adrift in the pacific ocean. 30 hours. he was on a fishing trip with his uncle and friends when the boat spank off the gulf of mexico on saturday. all four had life jackets on. he drived away from the other three who were spotted by another vessel and rescued on sunday after 24 hours. the 37-year-old says it was an encounter that k him going with a purpoise. >> he bound me. he changed my attitude right there, he gave me hope. >> a crew heard him yelling for help on sunday night and called the coast guard to rescue him by helicopter despite butches and -- bumps and becauses he survived without major injuries. >> amazing. better a porpoise than a shark. >> angel in unusual form. >> we have changed in the weather. >> we will start by looking at the sunshine behind me. good morning from the top of the broadcast center where you can see the bay is calm and so or the winds. a weak area of high pressure is taking over the neighborhood and shut off the sea breeze and that is going to allow for seasonal temperatures this afternoon.

. >> darya:two navy jets have crashed into the pacific ocean. >> darya:the navy says two f-a 18 hornets.from the aircraft carrier u-s-s carl vinson.crashed at about 2-30 our time. >> darya:investigators are still looking into what made both jets go down. >> darya:one pilot has been found, and is being treated for his injuries. >> darya:as more information comes in on this developing situation.we'll get it to you here on the kron 4 morning news.on kron 4 dot com.and on the kron 4 mobile app. >> mark:nearly two dozen bart trains have been found with defective wheels. >> mark:this after a bart train derailment last month in pleasant hill prompted an investigation. >> mark:this is video of the august 26th incident from our aerial partnership with abc i 7. >> mark:the problem with the wheels stems from the manufacturer. >> mark:the wheels had been improperly made and due to the flaw, the other wheels were likely to fail in the same fashion as the one on the 26th. >> mark:bart safety officials grounded the cars with the defective wheels. >> mark:those cars will remain out of service until new whee

to establish a common space of equal and indivisible cooperation from the atlanta to come the pacific ocean. the russian proposal to draft the european security treaty was rejected. we were told directly that the legally binding guarantees of security are only meant for the north atlantic alliance, and at this time they continue to expand to the east in spite of the promises that were earlier give to the contrary. the switch of rhetoric of the draw down with to russia even to the detriment of the west's only interest and the build up of military on russia's border reveal the inability to change the code created during the cold war. the u.s. and e.u. reverse the coul coup d'État and acts against kiev authorities against the you rainan people who rejected throughout the country an constitutional order and wanted to defend it's native language and culture and history. it's the aggressive assault on these rights that forced crimea to take a step and make a determination. this was absolutely a free choice no matter what was invented by those responsible for the conflict in ukraine. nothing has b

orion was taken out into the pacific ocean this week for a recovery test run. this is how the spacecraft will return back to earth after a mission. orion has capability of reaching the moons of mars. >> it will be the first time in 40 years that this nation has ever designed and built a spacecraft intended to carry people beyond lower earth orbit. that's a big, big deal. >> the orion project is a $9 billion venture. nasa hasn't revealed where it will go on its first trip. >> it's funny because it seems so '70s. that's the way they used to do it way back when drop them into the ocean and then we got used to the space shuttle. what's old is new again. >> i guess so. >> it's amazing. >>> we have some sunshine outside right now. very nice day out there but we have a storm just off the coastline that will likely bring with it at least a chance of some showers as we head into the evening. yup, there it is on your hi-def doppler. you can see that rainfall just skirting in along parts of the coastline in far northern california. it's going to take the better part of th

up and down the great highway responding to call after call of people trapped by the churning pacific ocean. >> the tide will sneak up on you. >> reporter: just before 4:00, calls came in for two men caught in rip currents. by the time rescue crews arrived, the ocean had spit one swimmer back to shore not breathing and the second believed to be his father was fished out a short time later. >> we immediately started cpr. >> reporter: both were taken to san francisco hospital. less than 30 minutes after those rescues, more distress calls. this time concern about four surfers who seemed to be stranded. chopper 5 was inlisted to help rescue boats locate the surfers and make sure they were okay. hours later, afternoon 9:00 p.m., rescue crews called lewis alcorn off seal rock after he and his friend sandy french got separated. >> i got to the car. he had the key. i was waits here for about 25 minutes and it started to get dark and i got nervous. >> reporter: now sandy called the coast guard to check on his buddy lewis. lewis is going to be okay. he is at cpmc getting checked out by more doctors.

can you see the curl in the pacific ocean. that's that rotating low. e associated cold front is going to slip plus the pacific northwest and we time it out here. look at that. so, early tomorrow morning, this is pacific time, washington state and oregon picks up some on really hefty rain. this is great news for fires in general, but look at even redding, getting a lot of that rain. we have flash flood watches because of the burn scar areas could see debris flows. even if you get an inch or two, quickly, you could see that flash flooding happen. good and bad. >> ginger, thank you. >>> now, to a massive heist in one american city tonight, san francisco. and the new surveillance tape showing the lightning fast thieves. look. they rip the keys off the wall at the dealership. 22 cars gone in 48 hours. all stolen right off the lots. tonight, the search is on to find them before they strike again and abc's cecilia vega with the tape. >> reporter: they had the keys. all these hooded thieves had to do was find the car that matched. surveillance video catching th

big dome of high pressure over the top of the bay area cutting off any influence from the chilly pacific ocean in the air above it. so the ridge doesn't move much the next five days so the weather won't change much. very warm september days. 90s inland. and pretty warm even near the water as well. so fog and low cloud cover tonight. it will be there, but it won't push inland because of the ridge of high pressure. five straight days of 90s inland. lit be warm near the water. 70 at the beach. that begins thursday. san jose tomorrow, warmest day of the past week, 83 for you. fremont, 80. san mateo, 76. union city, 79. pittsburgh, 93. brentwood, 94. alameda, 74. kentfield, 87. extended forecast, 96 thursday inland. 97 on friday. 80 near the bay. september, time to get warm. the coast will be around 70 degrees through the weekend cooling off a little bit next week. but all in all, right on time. one of our warmest months of the year. and look what is happening. >> there you go. sum sir here and then it will be over. >> summer is here. >> in san francisco, yes. after labor day. >>> thanks paul. comi

california, farmers are struggling to irrigate their crops, but not far away sits this... the vast pacific ocean. and so here in carlsbad, north of san diego, the largest desalination plant in the western hemisphere is under construction at a cost of a billion dollars. and farther up the coast... >> we are in the lovely city of santa barbara at our desalination facility that was built during the last drought and we are looking at reactivating the facility to help meet the demands of this current drought. >> twenty plus years ago this facility was state of the art, but time and technology has changed, recommissioning this plant is a huge undertaking, but without it, the region could likely run out of water. >>> protests in yemen as police fire on anti-government demonstrators. ♪ >>> hello and welcome. i'm jane dunton. coming up, a new report sheds some light on what brought down a malaysian airlines flight in eastern ukraine. last minute complain ahead of a hotly contested referendum to decide on scotland's independence. >>> and the wait is over

. >> reporter: the plane was en route to austin texas heading over the pacific ocean. it circled back toward land after minutes in the air. dean was a passenger. >> it was a deer in the headlights sort of deal. but once we started coming in and got over land, it was jarring all over the place. and then, people started to get really worried. >> reporter: actor jackson rathbone of the twilight series was also on bone. uncertain about how the flight would end, i held my son and my wife in my arms and then as the plane prepared to touchdown, we were told to brace as we careened sharply back toward land. once the plane landed safely, the passengers evacuated down the emergency slides. >> they have people already out. sliding out the back already. >> all right, they are going out. >> reporter: rathbone, his wife and son along with the other passengers got off safely. jeff bages, cbs news, washington. >> one passenger was taken to the hospital and then released. >>> it is almost here. the moment you have been waiting for. some camping out for days. yes, it's the new iphones,

two navy jet crashed in the pacific ocean. and the crash about 230 this morning. investigators are looking at what could cause the crash. one pilot has been found and is being treated. however they're still looking for the second. please and thus giving a homicide after roman died after a blunt force trauma. at her body was found, a dozen homicide detectives after the woman was found on the streets. they're interviewing one person. a couple minutes ago we did see someone taken away in handcuffs. news of low for certainty if i was the person or seles as the person of interest. p accused is found not guilty and is charged instead been fun guilty of homicide. the olympic runner for and killed the of culpable homicide. that means unintentionally bull by unlawfully kills his girlfriend. sentencing is still weeks away and it will come after our agreement from both sides. shore waiting to see if he is connected they'll work the record keeping custody until this and this is going from time killed two straight to jeff. the surprise in the simi people supported rice did aft

so well the population matches levels seen before whale hunting began. 200 -- 2200 live in the pacific ocean 97% of the whale population that existed in 1905. the whales were almost hunted to extension, the fin whale remain endangered. >>> habitat for humanity is going solar. grid alternative sponsors a solarthon. they helped to put solar on eight homes in the ocean view neighborhood. >> they will have long term afford built. they won't have to worry about paying for food or paying the bills. >> it's estimated that the families will save $135,000 over the solar system lifetime. >>> it's harvest time, in asia means it's time to celebrate the moon. san francisco's chinatown is holding the moon festival. it dates back a thousand years. lion dancers kicked off the festival along with beauty queens and ed lee. it's important to pass on the tradition. >> celebrations about food and family together. you know about the moon cake, we have the celebration and we eat moon cake. >> the festival resumes tomorrow and the dragon is the star of the grand finale. the event is free. >>> rescuers are working t

the population of blue fin tuna in the pacific ocean has plummeted to less than one-third from 20 years ago. overfishing of young tuna is blamed. the four-day international conference will address it the issue. officials from japan, south korea, the united states, and taiwan will attend along with other countries and territories with fishing interests in the northwestern pacific. japan's proposal goes a step further than an agreement reached at last year's conference. that decision then was to cut catches of young blue fin tuna by at least 15% from the average annual haul during the three years from 2002. >>> okay. that's going to do it for biz this hour. let's see how things are looking on the markets. >>> it's labor day for canada and the united states, but those living in the midwest and central plains will have to look out for severe weather. our meteorologist jonathan oh is here with a look at the forecast. jonathan, many americans consider labor day the unofficial end to summer, but how will severe weather impact some of their plans? >> hello, james. je y yes, a lot of people enjo