she returned to japan to complete that pacific ocean leg. and one night out in the water picked up her satellite phone and proposed to lucy. >> and where were you exactly when you asked her to marry you? >> i was about a thousand miles out to sea in the middle of the pacific, totally alone. >> reporter: after cycling across north america through a harsh winter, sarah outen has spent the summer rowing across an unaccommodating atlantic ocean facing some adopting conditions. >> the gulfstream is not quite the freeway everyone said it would be. >> she called from mid ocean, a storm took her rudder sending her for a time in a circle. >> >> i had an emotional meltdown after a few days, i was feeling pretty frustrating by the weather. >> some good surprises, french sailors brightened her day with fresh food and flowers. >> that's the first time i had seen flowers or greenery for three months. >> reporter: what is keeping her guy? >> fiance lucy at the end of the journey. >> >> we are getting married next year and that is really especially. >> repo

. >>> a garbage pack the size of texas swirling in the pacific ocean. the first real plan to clean it up. >>> former president jimmy carter is being treated for cancer, but that didn't stop him from doing something he's been doing since he was ,,,,,,,, >>> search andreas chi crews were back today. there are still some people unaccounted for. it happened yesterday at the air show. the pilot in a fighter jet was performing a stunt when the plane slammed on to a road filled with cars stuck in traffic. seven people were killed and more than a dozen injured. the pilot survived and is in critical condition. >>> a diagnosis of brain cancer is not slowing down former president jimmy cancer. he taught two sunday school classes today at his church in plains, georgia. worshipers waited in look lines hours before the service began. he is 90 years old now. he teaches sunday school about 40 times a year. those who came to see him say they did not want to miss it. >> i wanted to come see him one more time. >> so jesus came and stretched the boundaries of the definitio

pacific ocean. >> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the sound bites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. >> ray suarez hosts "inside story". only on al jazeera america. >>> hello again. thanks for being with us. here is a reminder of our top stories. police in china arrested 12 people over massive explosions in the city. 11 government officials are being prosecuted for negligence. 139 people died when a warehouse full of hazardous chemicals exploded >>> foreign ministers from the e.u. and balkan states are meeting in vienna, with the refugee crisis topping the agenda, and discuss the huge numbers of asylum seekers coming into europe. foreign ministers of columbia and venezuela promised to increase cooperation. they have deported hundreds of columbians, angering bogota >>> u.s. president obama returns to new orleans later on thursday. marking the 10th anniversary of hurricane katrina, killing thousands, and billions of dollars. the city made a steady recovery, and many challenges do remain. on the

the ship was on drug patrol in the eastern pacific ocean near central and south america. on monday in san diego, stratton conducted one of the largest known cocaine off-loads in coast guard history. the drugs are estimated to be worth more than $1 billion. >> we have a great crew on here and the crew is where it all starts. we have fantastic bunch of folks that do everything they are asked and work hard and they are highly trained. this ship the stratton is one of the coast guard's newest assets. it was just commissioned three years ago. and we're recapitalizing our whole major cutter fleet. >> they did a lot of work. in the last 10 months the u.s. coast guard and its partner agencies seized more cocaine in the eastern pacific ocean than the previous two years ago. >> whoo. >>> all right. well, it may be a little leafy green but it's got a very distinct taste. today tony tantillo hits the produce aisle looking for mint. >> reporter: well, today's tip of the day is going to be with mint. i did a tip on mint not too long ago but right now locally grown it's coming never whe

. >>> mapping a giant garbage patch floating in the pacific ocean. >> getting a lot of attention. coming up next, a team of san francisco scientists and volunteers just got back from studying the garbage patch. the new information that they learned about this environmental disaster. >>> i'm sam brock. as the immigration issue sizzles nationally, there's a hawk in silicon valley, visas. this week, rick santorum threw heavy blows at his part ay mats. >> but where's it really going? >> why is my money going to a fossil fuel technology? >> we investigate california's green energy standards and the fight to get you the technology you have been promised. >> it's unaccountable. we need higher standards. monday at 11:00. because 100% whole grain oats are incredibly good for you. because they're heart healthy because they're good for kids. and granddads and everyone else in the family. everything we do is because of what really matters most. the goodness of oats and the people we love. >>> welcome back. taking a life look outside from our oakland camera looking at downtown oakland. hazy. g

government experts say that a powerful el nino nicknamed godzilla is developing right now in the pacific ocean there is could bring with it some historic wet they are year. >> el nino is a band of warmer water in the pacific ocean, that changes weather patterns across the globe. computer models show conditions are shaping up to be similar to the deadly 1997 el nino, that triggered devastating floods, and mudslides, and caused billions of dollars in damages, nationwide. >> the average of all of those models shows we will be in the strong category, and we could can actually see temperatures that rival what we saw in 1997-98, 82-83. >> wow, marine biologists think that recent unusual events along the west coast may be signs after strengthening el nino. back in june, warm current swept millions of red crabs farther north where they washed ashore in southern california. you may recall seeing that video, now members of sea lion pups are being rescued as the fish they eat flea to colder waters. yes, pretty negative impact all around, i say, katie, sounds little scarry? >> yes, you know, so many of th

. >> the pacific ocean is turning into a sea of trash. it is estimated millions of tons of garbage wind up in the water every year. kpix5 john ramos shows us the mission from the bay area that can finally clean up the mess. >> reporter: when the research vessel, oegsz ocean star arrives, it marked the end of a mission to -- ocean star arrives it marks the end of a mission to see the ocean. >> the goal was to take more samples in 3 weeks time than in the past 40 years combined. >> reporter: and while the project was a success the findings were not exactly cause for celebration. >> i never seen an area as polluted as the pacific. >> reporter: ocean star and 25 others spent a month in the plastic trash between hawaii and the west coast. they had no trouble filling these huge bags full of samples to help scientists better understand the size of the problem. >> some people say there are 100,000 tons out there, let's say there is 100 million tons out there. >> reporter: that is important to him. he is coming up with the first plan to clean thin

. >>> a toxic algae broom in the pacific ocean is more widespread than thought. from california to alaska. it has some of the highest levels of acid seen and it's harmful to people, fish and marine life, they are trying to determine if the size of the bloom is linked to warmer than average water. >>> a light display could turn city hall to a billboard. the may -- mayor's suggestion will let it be lit up, it would give the aexperience -- appearance that city hall could be used as a billboard. the display was used to be to celebrate an upcoming documentary. >> new questions about uber's background check policy, four drivers in l.a. were convicted of serious crimes. child exploitation, identity theft, manslaughter and driving under the influence, those crimes would make those drivers ineligible to drive taxi cabs in l.a. >>> yellow cab is offering a new incentive for people trying to get to sfo. they are offers a flat rate fare of $35 to the airport. uber may cost 30 to $39, there's other perks for taxi cab, there's red taxi and muni only lanes in san francisco. oth

they said the dust that was rubbed off on them, the moon dust, they were tossed in the pacific ocean.etty: imagine what they would go for now. pimm: i will leave it to you. inty: this air-conditioning the modern office discriminate against women? we will find out in a new study. ♪ betty: you cannot tell now, pimm, but i am always freezing when i sit at my desk and it turns out there is an answer. you know this. most office temperatures are based on a decade old formula that uses the metabolic rate of men, a formula week showed earlier developed in the 1960's. i cannot decipher that at all, all greek to me. it is based on fort -- the body heat of a 40-year-old man weighed 140 pounds. women produce less body heat and it shows that turning down the ac would make women more comfortable and help combat mobile warming by saving energy. pimm: there would be a multiple -- a multitude of benefits if temperaturethe control. i would also think with the internet of things and temperatures, you are able to more accurately set the temperature, not by a number but by the number of people that you ma

coast guard has suspended the search for the pilot of a plane that crashed into the pacific ocean late last night. pilot was flying a plane like this one when it left the phoenix dear valley airport. coast guard says the plane went down about 4 60 miles off point reyes last night. air force plane tracked experimental plane controlled by what they say was in capacity take ited pilot for 3 hours before watching it plummet into the pacific ocean. the faa is investigating what happened. >> oakland raiders are playing the first exhibition game of the season tonight against the st. louis ram and there is talk that this could be the raiders last season in northern california. of wayne has more. if. >> they are as loyal as die hard and as true blue as silver and black will ever get. >> we have guacamole. we got burgers. if onion ring. >> raider earrings. >> i do. if i can't even tell you all the raider things that i have on. >> not just a fan base and nation but a culture and if we are to believe what we hear an endangered one as the raiders enter the last year of the lease of the coliseum. >>

. >> well, el nino is warmer ocean water and one tiny little section of the pacific ocean big ocean but it often the previous warmest year ever which set all the records was back in 1997, which was the last very strong el nino so if anything it's going to jack up temperatures around the world so here in the bay area it's tough to get that much above average because we sit next to a relatively cool body of water and today didn't feel that warm. livermore 3 or 4 degrees cooler barely into the 80s. san francisco 64. san jose 73. santa rosa 71. currently in oakland not even hitting 70 degrees. despite the sunshine that you just saw in san jose, we're talking rainfall not anytime soon but even the mere mention of rainfall this time of year should put a smile on your face because there's a chance 10 days from now but hi-def doppler radar tonight and for the next several days will be dry aside from coastal drizzle. fremont tonight 58 degrees. napa 55. concord 59. as the kids are starting to get up early for school, sunrise thankfully is getting later 6:30 in the morning will be sunrise tomorro

officials say it is flourishing because of the unusually warm pacific ocean temperatures. it now stretches from at least california to alaska and has shut down lucrative fisheries. >>> some san jose residents will soon have a high-tech tool to help them conserve water during the drought. a display like this will show you how much water you're using. an app developed by water smart software compares your water usage with similar-sized households and businesses, helping you see if you're a water hog. it will debut next month in areas served by san jose's municipal water system. >> and we all know that keeping up with the jonesses is important for some and we love to see competition. >> we randomize it. if you're getting selected it's not because you're a bad person or whatever. >> san jose has set a goal to reduce water usage by 30% compared to 2013 levels. >> we still must conserve because there's still no real rain coming for months. but maybe a little bit. >> drew tuma is here with that. >> and all day tomorrow just fine. overnight into friday, we'll have a chance of show

patroling the pacific ocean. during that time. the crew seized 33- tons of cocaine. worth more than 1-billion dollars. the crew made 23 different interceptions. and dropped off the drugs at a naval base in san diego. the vessel is expected to pull into port at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning. just ahead. a controversial vote by the san jose city council. over the use of drones. three managers from a lowe's store. fired. over an incident involving the race of a delivery driver. hundreds of feet in the air. a popular dare - devil. makes another astonishing walk. these pajamas are really a hug. this toy is a reminder that someone cares. these are a chance to be part of a team. and this is a chance to succeed. female announcer: with your support, the employee owners of sleep train are proud to dedicate their time, hearts and resources to giving local foster children one important thing: hope... hope... hope... not everyone can be a foster parent... but anyone can help a foster child. children: ♪ sleep train child: ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ we invented low fare

he dreamed of one day texas extending all the way to the pacific ocean. he won his presidential election rather handily, and then urged his supporters in congress to get about to this business of moving the capital. they once again passed a law saying that government would leave houston early, but they did not determine a site. they picked a big chunk of ground between the trinity river and the east, the colorado and the west, and everything north of the old san antonio road for this five-man commission to go out and find the most appropriate spot. the five men that went of these men, two were from the east, two were from the west and one was from neutral territory. and thened the rivers, they took a vote on which river the capital would be placed on. the neutrale with man siding with the westerners, the colorado river was chosen. in a unanimous vote, the site of waterloo was picked as well. it was not coincidence that they chose waterloo. hadre they had left, lamarr said please do not overlook this site. i had a great time shooting buffalo and it's a won

saturday we expect more subtropical moisture coming in from the pacific ocean by. and a region that's the source of the gillis a light rain showers saturday early morning. million the north bay areas as well. your wednesdays' right now 10 m.p.h. oakland has. word a little bit on the breezy side but livermore 60 m.p.h. 80. not in san jose currently. and then hear your highest moral cpm. this let area 69 degrees ocean beach tomorrow 7. the eight san francisco. 79 san bruno over the east bay shoreline cities. more like the low eighties to mid '80s. over the inland valley cities we had won hundreds today it will. you will only get in the '90s. still want tomorrow but will not have the one hundreds. then we move down to the south bay was a sunny conditions here also averaging about 90 degrees in san clara us got us and not you should be 85 degrees and. north bay cities scattered cuts in place overall born to the jurors in mid '80s. 78 forecast for you one more day in the '90s began sierra. 87 for the east bay shoreline. 76 along the coastal regions. saturday did the big

the key question, why did it explode open, plummeting to the pacific ocean below? piece investigators would like to examine, the cargo door itself, is lost at sea. with no hard evidence, the ntsb issues a report 14 months after the accident. based on previous problems with other 747 cargo doors, the report mentions a possible electrical malfunction in the cargo door locking mechanisms. >> records as falling out of the ceiling. >> but aviation insiders recall most of the blame falling on the honolulu airport ground crew. >> it's one of the most interesting stories in aviation accident investigation, because initially, it was thought that the people closing the door had not done it properly and the door had not been sealed and latched properly. >> a number of employees that work for the airline had come forward after the problem saying, of all the individuals that work in honolulu, this person would be the least likely to not close the door properly. he was known for being very meticulous. but absent any physical evidence to the contrary, the ntsb is bound by facts.

but relief may be coming from the pacific ocean. a winter forecast for one of the strongest el ninos in recorded history would mean much warmer sea temperatures and that would raise the chances of more rainfall. tom ackerman, al jazeera. >> coming up. turkey's prime minister fails to form a coalition government plus. >> i'm tanya page reporting from south africa, on how difficult it is for a disabled child to get an education. education. the only way to get better is to challenge yourself, and that's what we're doing at xfinity. we are challenging ourselves to improve every aspect of your experience. and this includes our commitment to being on time. every time. that's why if we're ever late for an appointment, we'll credit your account $20. it's our promise to you. we're doing everything we can to give you the best experience possible. because we should fit into your life. not the other way around. >> we're here to fully get into the nuances of everything that's going on, not just in this country, but around the world. getting the

the breeze is coming in stronger today and felt refreshing because it's coming from the pacific oceaneep it tomorrow, friday, saturday, sunday, monday, tuesday. this pattern is not going to change. high pressure to the south, low pressure to the north n between a west-to-east flow running about 10 to 20 miles an hour throughout the day hitting maximum about 4:00 or 5:00 toward livermore. the strongest wind of the day is right now. late next week, a potential pattern change. this is something we see typically in october or november. it won't yield rain. a big trough of low pressure will drop our temperatures more. we may see overnight lows late next week in the mid-40s perhaps a little taste of fall as the kids head back to school this week or next week. concord tomorrow comfortable 83. fremont 75. redwood city 78. san francisco 67. very close to average if not a few degrees cooler. 80s inland through the weekend and into next week. 70s near the bay. and 60s along the coastline. always so interesting to see when something is scare, fights break out. >> give me that glass of water there

coming up at 5:00, trash mapping in the pacific ocean. researchers stop in san francisco today to reveal what they found. >>> and then the technique zookeepers are using to help a new born pair of panda bears to survive. ♪ ♪ yoplait. the smooth and creamy yogurt your whole family loves. yoplait original with no artificial sweeteners, no artificial flavors, and no high fructose corn syrup. >>> scientist are one step closer to cleaning up the great pacific garbage patch where tons of plastics pollute the water. we were at pier 32 in san francisco where crews returned from a 30-day expedition. they mapped the patch. >> has been a tremendous success. the mother ship has been able to successfully sample the large debris, finding out how much big plastic is out there, and that is something nobody has ever done before. >> crews found hundred times more plastics than marine life. they collected things bike bottles, fishing buoy and fishing gear. >> this week is the tenth never of the day hurricane katrina slammed into louisiana, causing unprecede

this week we've come to the middle of the pacific ocean, the hawaiian islands to be exact. we have a lot of ground to cover, so let's get started. (upbeat music) on this episode join me on an incredible underwater adventure where we swim with eagle rays, and explore caves that reveal the secrets of ancient hawaii on awesome planet. (upbeat music) hawaiias have been using science to their advantage long before the days of modern technology, be it navigating with the stars, or building sustainable sources of food

from a vessel in the eastern pacific ocean.alled one of the largest busts of its kind. with the drugs valued at 181 -million dollars. about four- thousand pounds of cocaine were lost in the water. the bust was made about 200- miles south of mexico last month, but the information was not released until wednesday. the drugs were found in a semi- submersible vessel. which was mostly submerged with only the cockpit and exhaust pipe showing. the suspects names have not been released. tomorrow. san francisco will be alive with music. when the outside lands festival kicks off its 3 -day event. the 3 -day event will take place this friday, saturday and sunday in golden gate park. hundreds of thousands of people are expected to flock to the music festival. the headliner for tomorrow is the popular band - mumford and sons. this year. instead of paper tickets. festival goers will have special wristbands. festival goers are being advised not to buy a wristband from strangers on the street. because they may be counterfeit. >> diane : upper

by con takes the warmer waters of the pacific ocean really causing things to heat up so we look at jiminez and hurricane ignacio. jiminez expected to strengthen into category 4 hurricane. powerful 1 by sunday nature as we look at the other system here expected to strengthen to category 1 passing near the hawaiian island chain monday nature into tuesday. surf heavy rain could be a problem if you have nrons travel there. if you head the east coast tropical storm just hammering the leeward islands. this one is expected to continue toward florida monday morning l topical story could be east boast of florida into tuesday. business plans keep that in mind. tomorrow starting out mild for most of you. 60's. few 50's. patchy cloud at the coast. south bay 80 san jose. 85 sunnyvale redwood city 68 pacifica so cooler 76 downtown san francisco. 70 daly city. 88 in the north bay and santa rose 86 napa east bay 80 in oakland. 8743 mont. inland spots you are hot not as hot as today. 92 with nut creek. accu-weather 7 day forecast the big drop in the temperatures this weekend. mid 60's to mid 80's for the w

it was over the sierra and right over the pacific ocean. we had quite a few thunderstorms develop. low clouds continue with some high clouds added to the mix. at times they may feel a bit muggy, but it will be back to normal by saturday evening. going into sunday it will feel like the bay area again. just in case you are getting away on vacation headed to hawaii hurricane guillermo in the pacific is packing winds of 105 miles an hour and gusts to 125. category 2 hurricane moving quickly west northwest at 20. it is going to maintain its strength and then weaken to a category 1 and eventually a tropical storm. wednesday morning it will get close to the hawaiian islands. at this point monitor and we will keep you posted in case it affects your travel plans. tomorrow morning here in bay area, it will be mild. upper 50s to low 60s and there will be quite a bit of cloud cover. tomorrow afternoon in the south bay a lot like today. 88 in gilroy and low 80s san jose and santa clara. 85 los gatos. 78 in menlo park and 79 redwood city. san mateo 70s. a beautiful day. 64 pacifica and 66 half m

all that subtropical moisture seems kind of off the pacific ocean it will make its way into our region come friday night to saturday morning. that will drop are temperatures down about 10 degrees cooler than what we have been experiencing in the past couple of days we'll also have more clouds and place with a chance of showers you see it is becoming widespread with the heavy clouds by 2:00 a.m. saturday, and the green areas are indicating a light showers in our forecast most of the activity will happen in the morning hours with those rainshowers on saturday here are your highs tomorrow at 3:00 p.m. east bay shore line will be in the '80s here's your seven day forecast with you from then on we will have temperatures slightly below normal at 82 degrees >> reporter :the police chief says that in spite of the robbing and shooting of a to rest of the city remains safe bet that more can be done to make it safer. he says the city has also budgeted more money for more cops and said that there'll be more officers on the street by this time next year but they will still be 100 people shy of the

april of 2011 and cycled across europe to russia and then went on to japan to roll across the pacific oceans there in 2012 that she encountered a tropical storm. for three days she tried to ride it out through 50-foot waves. >> that was three utterly frightening days when i didn't know if i was going to be okay. >> reporter: the japanese coast guard had to rescue her. it took her six months at home to get back her passion for adventure and a new boat. it helped that during that time she met the love of her life, her gillfriend lucy. she returned to japan to finish that ocean leg and out on the water piked up her satellite phone and proposed to lucy. and where were you exactly when you asked her to marry you? >> i was about a thousand miles out to sea in the middle of the pacific totally alone. >> reporter: after cycling across north america through a harsh winter, outen has spent the summer rowing across an unaccommodating atlantic ocean facing some daunting conditions. >> the gulfstream is not quite the freeway that everyone told me it would be. >> reporter: outen called us from mid ocean.

almost 2,000 miles from the pacific ocean all the way to the gulf of mexico even possible? let's take a look at the facts and the fence. along the border there are about 670 miles of border fence in section is about a third of the border. and according to the government accountability office depending on the terrain and the type of fence it costs anywhere between $200,000 and $15 million per mile to build the fence. so the total bill for that 670 miles about $2.4 billion. trump says his wall would be big are and even more secure than the current fence. so it's safe to say that it would cost many times what's already been spent. that $2.4 billion that was just to build the fence. it costs hundreds of millions of dollars more every year to maintain it. then there's the 3.7 billion we spent on 21,000 border patrol agents keeping them in the field like that guy. and the border patrol says you don't actually need a solid wall because this is where the ruggedness and the remoteness of the terrain does the job for you. but experts say maybe the strongest argument against a wall is

it was over the sierra and right over the pacific ocean. we had quite a few thunderstorms develop. we will see the low clouds continue with some high clouds added to the mix. at times they may feel a bit muggy, but it will be back to normal by saturday evening. going into sunday it will feel like the bay area again. just in case you are getting away on vacation headed to hawaii hurricane guillermo in the pacific is packing winds of 105 miles an hour and gusts to 125. category 2 hurricane moving quickly west northwest at 20. it is going to maintain its strength and then weaken to a category 1 and eventually a tropical storm. wednesday morning it will get close to the hawaiian islands. at this point monitor and we will keep you posted in case it affects your travel plans. tomorrow morning here in bay area, it will be mild. upper 50s to low 60s and there will be quite a bit of cloud cover. tomorrow afternoon in the south bay a lot like today. 88 in gilroy and low 80s san jose and santa clara. 85 los gatos. 78 in menlo park and 79 redwood city. san mateo 70s. a beautiful day. 64 pacifi

texas, florida, the moon pacific ocean, hawaii and back to texas making this voucher one of the most unusual pieces of government paperwork. he was reimbursed around 33 bucks for the 20 day excursion back in 1969. >> but he got a lot of frequent mild e miles. >> he did. a lot going on with the curry kids. we'll show you. looking for one of these? yoplait. smooth, creamy, and craved by the whole family. you don't win three world series titles in five years without being a resilit group..... and after suffering possibly their toughest defeat >>> good evening. you don't win three world series titles for three straight years if you're not a resilient group. the giants were staring the face of another loss tonight. man on for matt duffy and he responds. double down the right field line. we're tied at three. two hitters later, hunter pence at the dish. and how many times have we seen this with the game on the line. three-run shot to left as the giants rally. top of the ninth, adding to the advantage. his third of the year and first since coming off of the dl. the giants come back to win it

. >>> scientist one step closer to cleaning up the great pacific garbage patch, an area of the pacific ocean between the west coast and hawai'i where tons of plastics pollute the water. we were at pier 32 in san francisco where crews returned from a 30-day expedition. the mapped and measureed the garbage to help them build a barrier to clean it up. >> the goal was to take more samples in three weeks time than in the past 40 years combined. >> we can already say the expedition has been a tremendous success. >> crews found hundreds of times more plastics than marine life. the collected bottles, fishing bowies and discarded fishing gear. cleanup will begin in 2020. >>> ahead at 6:00, why apple is replace something iphones free of charge. >>> why tesla is teaming up with air bers b to install chargers at rental properties. >> abc7 news will be broadcasting live from napa tomorrow as we mark the anniversary at 5:00 and 6:00 p.m. dan ashley will be in the heart of downtown napa to show us how things changed. we have uploaded to snapshots. you can visit our web site to see for yourself what a diffe

interest that will guard plane and it flew a medical team to try to save a badly injured man in the pacific ocean. highly trained medics parachuted this two hours ago. that vessel, the green ridge, is about 900 miles offshore. the are rescue team used an inflatable boat to carry their medical gear. once on board they will treat the man while figuring out a best way to get him out of there and into the hospital. >>> two women have made military history. they are the first to complete the grueling physical and mental training needed to qualify as army rangers. martha raditz shows us what the women endured. >> >> it is a legendary course meant to bruise, blister and break you. >> ranger school is the most demanding course in the military. it is not just in the army. >> and this is the first year ever that women were allowed. from the first phase requiring a nine-mile run in no more than 40-minutes and a swim in a snake-infested lake and grueling hikes with 50 pounds of gear. in the end it equals the distance from boston to new york city. >> we consider them all ranger students. >> only two out of fi

storms in the atlantic and the pacific oceans which when "action news" comes right back. mornings. wonderful, crazy mornings. we figure you probably don't have time to wait on hold. that's why at xfinity we're hard at work, building new apps like this one that lets you choose a time for us to call you. so instead of waiting on hold, we'll call you when things are just as wonderful... [phone ringing] but a little less crazy. we're doing everything we can to give you the best experience possible. because we should fit into your life. not the other way around. kids going back to school today, good luck, little boys and girls. 75 in atlantic city, getting up to 91 along the jersey shore as we will around here closer to philadelphia. let's go to matt pellman, matt. >> reporter: last morning of august, matt, i'm not going to talk about it too much, i'm going to become reclent. we expect volume to be lighter than the normal school year, next week all belts are off, we're -- bets are off, we're back in business with all major volume on the roads ways. 76, southbound construction has cleare

that hasn't happened in the pacific ocean. is there hawaii, right here as i circle that.d news is both of these storms i go scenario will head to the north and west of hawaii. that is great news. reason is this area of high pressure over central pacific. that will steer both of these storms a away from the hawaii island. great news there it will will bring high surf to the north shore. it is all about wintertime for hawaii but these storms will pump in the the surf even toward california and look at that, another tropical system developing, off of the coast of mexico. so we may have four named storms coming out here in the pacific. back home it is quiet in the atlantic. the the exception fred which will remain over opened water. the lets talk about our weather and see what is happening over the next few days as we recap the month of august. it has been a warm one for past few days and started off strong. twelve days, we have had temperatures 90 or higher, 28 out of 31, a lot of sunshine, so sunny month, high temperature, 94 degrees and low is at 63. how about september. h

over the pacific ocean, another flight has a mechanical problem and ends up in a virtual no-man's lando far to go back or forward. when the plane meets the water, there are violent consequences. the aircraft ends up in pieces. miraculously, everyone on board survives. over the caribbean sea, a dc-9 has had a staggering chain reaction of bad weather and bad luck, runs out of fuel. the violent impact kills 23 of 63 on board. and in the most famous case, a jet has the misfortune of running into a flock of canada geese. all on board survive. what's the takeaway? if your plane runs into a situation where it may have to ditch, you want the right person in the cockpit making sound decisions. >> i just know that it took every bit of my education, training and experience, along with that of my entire crew. i think we have nearly 140 years of experience at this airline the five of us, to be able to come up with a number that was 155 on january 15th. >> the flight 1549 incident and sully sullenberger got a lot of us thinking about experience. when we see very young people in the cockpit, what sho

water, in california it's done that by securing a lucrative 30 year deeld t deal w water from the pacific ocean and sell it to 3 million wawr customers in san diegwatercusto. make no mistake, once the salt is squeezed out, it's a good product. but it's very expensive to produce. as poseidon is prepared to turn on the taps this ye, it's going out of the way to woo officials to build nor desa more de sal fc facilities. here the duarte geraldino. >> this billion dollar program in carlsbad california will pump out ocean water but what comes out is drinking water. >> the largest most environmentally sound desalination facility. >> jessica believes this is the answer to san diego county water shortage. >> we pull in 100,000 gallons of sea water and we get a 50% recovery. >> meaning for every two gallons it pulls in it produces one gallon of drinking water. but 60 miles to the north in orange county there is opposition to the desalination plant. >> this whole water plan concerns me. >> a two term mayor in huntington beach, cook says it's a bad deal. >> it's a private company that has been lying to us

hell's who cross the frontier by replacing this fence with a wall, it runs all the way from the pacific ocean to the gulf of mexico. 200,000 mile2,000 miles of border. is that physically possible? we'll have the facts on the ground and the fence. we'll have that story tonight. >> you can watch the full report tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern time. ten years after hurricane katrina we meet a shrimper who rebuilt his business after losing it all. >> i'll have two or three puffs and i'll already have a nicotine buzz. >> a new accusation of racial bias today against a california tourism company. the napa valley wine apologized for kicking off a group of women off its train over the weekend. now a hispanic woman is coming forward with a similar story. >> the napa valley train said it was wrong kicking off a book club of mostly african-american women off the train. the police escorted the group off the train. the group said it was humiliated. >> we were direct and asking questions, but at no time were we loud with them or inappropriate with them. >> they may have let it go if it weren't weren't for the

a tiny island in the western pacific ocean. the storm ripped off roofs and knocked down power poles. food, water, cots, and other federal emergency supplies have been sent to the area. after hitting saipan. the typhoon strengthened to a powerful storm. with gusts up to 184 -miles per hour. it is expected to hit taiwan later this week. just ahead. a new addition to the warriors family. we'll show you the little bundle of joy. >>:it has been a nightmare >> pam :a dog missing, after she was left in the back of a stolen car. but our justine waldman was there when the heartbroken owner. was reunited with her beloved dog. diadianwe will have your seven y forecast coming out ♪ we invented low fares. then everyone else pretty much tried to follow. we call it the southwest effect, but other airlines probably use more colorful language. low fares. we don't just have them. we invented them. and here we go again! book for as low as 73 dollars one-way now at southwest.com ♪ >> pam :an update to a "my kron 4 story" we brought you last night.

australia occupies an important position politically facing southeast asia as well as indian and pacific oceans. our correspondent reports on the watch of japan's bid. >> reporter: on wednesday delegates from japan including government and company officials held a first briefing in australia on the bid for the submarine project. the briefing included 100 people. the high turnout shows how interested australians are in what japan explains to them. the japanese delegation focused on promoting the country's high technology. >> we do have over 60 years of history of developing submarines and our submarines will meet additional requirements put upon us. >> reporter: australia plans to replace six aging submarines with new ones in or after 2020. in february the australian government announced plans to develop submarines with another country and then decided to choose its partners from three countries, japan, germany and france. but the decision to jointly develop the submarines has met some opposition within the country. simon kennedy runs a welding company and says the entire construction of the sub

it is referring to a warming of the sea surface temperatures in the eastern pacific ocean. we can think of it off the coast of south america, and the pool of water extends further west. it leads to changes in atmospheric circulation, and ocean currents that affect the weather. as you mentioned there's likely to be impact, but there's a host of impacts across the world. >> as we look at california for a moment more, could it end the drought california has been suffering from? >> unfortunately, i think it's a very low chance that the el nino will end the drought. right now more than 97% of california is facing drought continues, and they have developed over a span of several years. it's unlikely that in a span of a short few months that the drought will be erased. >> how do you see climate change playing into this. >> well, that's really a question that scientists are trying to figure out. we don't know if it has an impact on el nino. it is referring to a longer term increasing temperatures, el nino occur on a shorter time scale. we see them occur from 2-7 years. we don't kno

catch th check this out, three hurricanes in the pacific ocean with ignacio being right there. tracie potts is live for us in washington. the white house says no more mt. mckinley. what's the new one? >> exactly. the mountain is still there, obviously, todd. it's going back to the old name, denali, sacred name for alaska natives. they've been pushing for 40 years to have the name changed back to denali. an explorer came back from that mountain, heard that mckinley became nominated for president and renamed the mountain mckinley. but he never visited the mountain and never even visited alaska. now the obama administration decided the name should, in fact, go back. it's been a big controversy, which is possibly why it took 40 years. congress didn't approve this. senator rob portman from ohio, mckinley's home state says it's disappointing. he hopes they can find some other way to nominate -- or honor our 25th president in denali national park there in alaska. the president will be there today to make the official announcement. they officially signed off on it last friday. >> traci

the unusually warm temperatures in the pacific ocean. >>> the debate for republican presidential candidates is tomorrow and jerry brown has an important question for the candidates. he said longer fire seasons, extreme weather and severe drought are all here. what's your plan to deal with the threat of climate change? the rest of the candidates will debate earlier in the evening. cbs 2's craig boswell reports on thursday night's prime time debate. >> in the first spot directly center stage businessman billionaire donald trump. >> reporter: joining trump will be jeb bush, scott walker, mike huckabee, ben carson, ted cruz. marco rubio and rand paul. governors chris christie and john kasich narrowly made the cut. bobby jindal and rick perry were left out. the split was based on poll numbers. the question is whether donald trump will continue his war of words with fellow candidates. >> i'm not looking to hurt or embarrass anybody. >> reporter: he says he will just go out there and be himself. craig boswell, cbs news, washington. >>> we are getting some breaking news. reports that police are res

con artists are >>> happening now, a rescue mission in the pacific ocean. they took off in sun ninyvale aw hours ago to treat a man. they called for help because the on-board medical staff is not equipped to treat the man's medical injuries. >>> consumers who cash checks at walmart have been ripped off by consu consumers. michael finney is here with something called shoulder surfing. >> reporter: it's back in a big way. it's called shoulder surfing because scammers are accused of getting right behind the customer. they record that transaction with a smartphone. check cashers at walmart are required to give their social security numbers. then scammers go to another walmart to use that number and cash counterfeit checks. they caught up with some of the suspects in las vegas. they believe they stole some 900 security numbers. when you are filling out a check, take a look around and make sure nobody is there. also do the same at an atm machine. >>> target is still paying big for that massive data breach in 2013. consumers are right in the middle of it. did you

. >>> scientist one step closer to cleaning up the great pacific garbage patch, an area of the pacific ocean between the west coast and hawai'i where tons of plastics pollute the water. we were at pier 32 in san francisco where crews returned from a 30-day expedition. the mapped and measureed the garbage to help them build a barrier to clean it up. >> the goal was to take more samples in three weeks time than in the past 40 years combined. >> we can already say the expedition has been a tremendous success. >> crews found hundreds of times more plastics than marine life. the collected bottles, fishing bowies and discarded fishing gear. cleanup will begin in 2020. >>> ahead at 6:00, why apple is replace something iphones free of charge. >>> why tesla is teaming up with air bers b to install chargers at rental properties. >> abc7 news will be broadcasting live from napa tomorrow as we mark the anniversary at 5:00 and 6:00 p.m. dan ashley will be in the heart of downtown napa to show us how things changed. we have uploaded to snapshots. you can visit our web site to see for yourself what a diffe

. >>> and just how much trash is floating out in the pacific ocean.hat's what the scientists and volunteers went to find out in a month long expedition. three of the boats returned today after exploring what ask known as the great pacific gar package patch. most of the trash was medium to large size saying the pieces make up the highest concentration of trash in the world's ocean. >> every week the volume of about two empire state buildings worth of plastic flows into the ocean where it damages ecosystems, it damages economies and it ends up in the food chain potentially damaging us. >> the group's ultimate goal is a construction of a barrier in the middle of the pacific to collect bgarbage near look inin? >> talking about the low pressure approaching the coast, it's unusual. it's the weak upper level system that's tossing the high clouds over the bay area right now making for a fantastic sunset right now. 73 degrees right now. sea breeze going which will eventually bring the lower level clouds across the bay tomorrow morning. 67 right now in san fran

by con takes the warmer waters of the pacific ocean really causing things to heat up so we look at jiminez and hurricane ignacio. jiminez expected to strengthen into category 4 hurricane. powerful 1 by sunday nature as we look at the other system here expected to strengthen to category 1 passing near the hawaiian island chain monday nature into tuesday. surf heavy rain could be a problem if you have nrons travel there. if you head the east coast tropical storm just hammering the leeward islands. this one is expected to continue toward florida monday morning l topical story could be east boast of florida into tuesday. business plans keep that in mind. tomorrow starting out mild for most of you. 60's. few 50's. patchy cloud at the coast. south bay 80 san jose. 85 sunnyvale redwood city 68 pacifica so cooler 76 downtown san francisco. 70 daly city. 88 in the north bay and santa rose 86 napa east bay 80 in oakland. 8743 mont. inland spots you are hot not as hot as today. 92 with nut creek. accu-weather 7 day forecast the big drop in the temperatures this weekend. mid 60's to mid 80's for the w

. >>> three category four hurricanes in the pacific ocean with ignacio in the middle there. >>> a final 2016 match up jeb bush and hillary clinton seemed inevitable but this weekend both could be in serious trouble. this morning three fund-raisers walked out the door and they were let go because they were no longer needed said the campaign but they said it was overall internal personalities. his dad former george h.w. bush saying he needs your help now. >>> a new poll to hillary clinton. all this lends to the summer surprise success of nontraditional candidates. nbc's kristen welker reports. >> reporter: two front runners, two very different fortunes in the new polls while donald trump surges. >> our country is in big trouble. >> reporter: hillary clinton is struggling. secretary clinton is out raising money as a new iowa poll mounts bernie sanders seven points behind clinton and her support plummeting 20 points since the last poll was conducted. sanders, who is also catching up to clinton in new hampshire, weighed in. >> this is not about hillary clinton. this is pro-bernie sanders and

weather phenomenon brewing in the pacific ocean and one expert tells us this year has potential of being a godzilla bring ago lot of rain. the drew has a look now at what this means. >> climate forecasters made the strongest prediction today. that this upcoming winter we would see a strong el nino event. you can see the water off south america around the equator very warm by some 3 degree ins this area. that's warmest water we have seen in history even here locally in the bay area. ocean water are warm. just on wednesday monterey bay recorded the war warmest water temperature ever at 69 degrees and right now water temperature some 7 to nip degrees above average. so what does all this warm water mean for our weather upcoming winte winter? jet stream that track storm travel on gets pushed right over california thanks to all the warm water. so we see an increase chance of storms. el nino is the single biggest factor we have estimating what the winter will hold, there's no guarantee we see above normal rainfall come this winter season. this is abc 7 news. >> warning tonight following recent

but actually this blob indicates the sea surface temperature over the pacific ocean. where you see this revved here, that's as of this month of august, that signifies that the temperatures of the water surface temperatures averaging about 2 celsius above average. that means our water temperature should be about 54 degrees. but we have been experiencing water temperatures anywhere between about 61 and 67 degrees off our own local coast. this is a very strong indication that, yes, el nino is forming and, yes, we are going to have a wet late fall, early winter. >> thank you. >>> it is big news for shoppers today. the san francisco premium outlets in livermore is opening 30 new stores. the parking lots are already packed. cars lined up to get in. why am i not there? kpix 5's anne makovec was in livermore for the grand opening. >> 4, 3, 2, 1! whoo! >> reporter: welcome to phase 2 of the san francisco premium outlets, the addition of 30 new stores giving it a new distinction. >> 696,000 square feet. we have the largest outdoor outlet center in california. >> reporter: expec

but relief may be coming from the pacific ocean.ter forecast for one of the strongest el niÑos in recorded history would mean much warmer sea temperatures that would raise the chances of more rainfall. tom ackerman, al jazeera. >> investigators looking into the disappearance of 43 mexican students say they're being prevented from interioring military personnel. they believe videos containing evidence may have been destroyed, and families were not told that clothes of the missing students have been found. >> one of the things that most angered mexicans about the abduction of 43 students late last year was the collusion of local authorities. the town there ordered their abduction and then the local police force together with the gang carried that out. but they've always been suspicious that this could have gone further up the chain of demand. the army had a base nearby where this all took place. and a team of international experts who have come to investigate this say that they think that they could tell them more, but the mexican gov

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