the final phase of the war began for us on april 1 woman crossed the rhine -- when we crossed the rhineerything we had was on wheels. we rolled across the northern part of germany on the autobahn at great speeds in long convoys. this was exciting because we were covering so much ground compared to what had -- compared to what it had been like earlier. we rarely had to get out of the truck's. after a while, whatever difficulty would be taken care of. if combat can be described as fun, this was because the weather was fine and we were rolling and going through a part of germany which had not been -- which had not been shot up and we saw civilians for the first time, german civilians, and we were able to do all of the things soldiers like to do. >> allied morale was high. during the frequent lulls in fighting it it was time for relaxing. time for a humorous anecdote. one day after too many servings of corned beef, one of the men went out gunning for a chicken. the soup we made that night, we had to strain the bowl. >> i was a rather elderly soldier. in one respect, i have to admit i was no

the rhine and the elk. >> i'm lewis w. truman.world war ii, i was a colonel, chief of staff of the 84th infantry division and chief of staff for alexander r. bowling who was the commanding general of the 84th infantry division. >> the river crossing was one of the most thoroughly rehearsed crossings of any unit in the european theater. the original crossing date was to be 10 february. but it was postponed because the germans flooded the area. so we then had about two more weeks to work out details very thoroughly and to rehearse all the units for the overall operation. >> it's amazing that we got across the river considering the confusion that takes place during preparations for the attack. if you can imagine it being pitch dark with a narrow road with huge trucks with the assault bridges to come later and a narrow strip available to move up troops through. when you consider the horrible noise of the artillery preparation which lasted for 45 minutes prior to our crossing, during which time commands can't be heard and it's very dif

beyond lay the main objective the rhine. >> i'm lieutenant truman.bowling, the commanding general of the 84th division. the intelligence which we received was of the very best. the individuals clear down to the squad level were indoctrinated, instructed exactly what their jobs were to be. there is no question that that we had very much confidence that we'd be able to carry out this mission. i know also that the regiments the battalions of the companies and the platoons and squads had that same feeling of confidence. >> the 84th division would be supported by the british on the left and the american 2nd armored and infantry on the right. facing them were a number of divisions and crack panzer units. at precisely five minutes to 7:00 on the morning of november 18th, an ar rilry ryartillery barrage signaled the attack had commenced. >> gellenkirchen was three miles from where we were. our regiment was leading the attack and i happened to be in the first platoon and the first squad of the first platoon and so happened that i was the first scout. so i was

what happens is, let's say you have a out rhine fibroid. do you know 25% to 50% of women ages 50 to 50 can have a uterine fbi 'roid, you might have to go into surgery and miss work. what will pick up the kids. they cut the body and there's a risk and infection and anesthesia. now i want you to imagine a magnifying glass, mean kids growing up with the magnifying glass try to kill the bug. that's what the beam does, it goes into the body, you can see it, the doctor can see it with the mri, boom, it pinpoints it, it heats it, destroys it, oblates it is the fancy name i heard. >> ultrasound, sound technology they are focusing into the body. >> yes. you go back to work the next day. you can go salsa dancing, do everything except for drive. >> fibroids, what other things can they use in this technology? >> there are several things on the horizon. it's also fda approved. fibroids for women, bone metatheses. the cancer spread, it's a paleative treatment, it helps with pain relief, it's t curative. it can penetrate the bone and kills that tumor in t

towards the avels battle lines, observing american weapons and supplies mmaking a big push towards the rhinethey also look over newly liberated areas behind the lines. on their return home, they will make their report to the can nation. >> she served two terms. this would have been for her 1944 reelection. but about that time, she fered a personal tragedy -- in only daughter was killed a car wreck near stanford, where she was going to college. and with that, she kind of lost a lot of her zeal for public office. retires from the house at seventy-ninth congress in 1947. she and douglas would have term, but they a certainly wwould have been known by the general public as two very prominent women. >> this is one of my favorite buttons in the collection. iis this wonderful person -- that talks about the between generations of women and how it relates to what is going on the nation at large. paid the some ways, changing view of women in the 1940's and 1950's world war ii ends. her and a photograph of her husband in front of andy's plays a prominent role in how her career and. up to this point in t

travels toward the battle line, observing american weapons and supplies powering the big push to the rhine♪ [gunfire] to local over newly liberated areas, on the return home, they will make their report to the american nation. >> she serves two terms. this would have been for 41944 reelection. but -- been for her reelection. about that time, her only daughter is killed in a car wreck near stanford where she was going to college. and with that, she kind of lost a lot of her zeal for public office. and she retires from the house at the end of the 79th congress in 1947. douglas would've overlapped for a term. they would've been known by the public as two prominent women both in a political sense but also in a cultural sense. is one of my favorite buttons. it says continue with coya knuts on. she is a wonderful person. matt talks about the transition of generations of women. and how that relates to what is going on in the nation at large. pricen some ways pays the of the changing view of women in the 1940's after world war ii ends. this is a photograph of her with her husband andy in front of

it slumbered peacefully until rediscovered in the 19th century by those same romantics who put the rhine on the grand tour map. they came here to paint and write about the best-preserved medieval town in germany. shops are filled with etchings and prints inspired by this 19th century romantic take on the town. ♪ memphis, tennessee... it has been written if music were religion then memphis would be jerusalem and sun studio its most sacred shrine. and you are here. with lisa marie presley and shannon mcnally. resorts casino and hotel in tunica, mississippi, proud to sponsor "sun studio sessions" on public television. "sun studio sessions" and its performers are brought to you in part by the american society of composers, authors and publishers.

the group travels toward the battle line, observing american supplies in the push toward the rhine. look over newly liberated areas behind the lines, on their return home, they will make their report to the american nation. >> she serves two terms. this would have been in -- for her 1944 re-election. but about that time, she suffers a personal tragedy. her only daughter is killed in a car wreck near stanford where she was going to college. and with that, she kind of lost a lot of her zeal for public office. and she retires from the house at the end of the 79th congress in 1947. she and helen gahagan douglas would have overlapped for a term but she certainly would have -- general public as prominent women, both in a political sense and a cultural sense as well. >> this is one of my favorite buttons in the collection, it says condition with coya knutson, minnesota's first congresswoman. matt talks about the transition of generations of women and how that relates to what's going on in the nation at large. and coya, in some ways pace the price of changing view of women in the 1940s and

>>darya: the delays on the ground in sausalito she is taking a look at the rhine and you know the drillhave the drive toward >> jackie sissel: as a presser the inside have the rain was on are really do have a rental on a throwing outsider a definite need rain boots i'm sausalito looking back toward san francisco family were not as axes lead of just a little bit in the last 1520 minutes it was pouring in and basically it was that with about 50 minutes ago there's still lots of rain coming down to a definite on the sea last is a pledge of what some women have this much rain and a very long time the program elsewhere in the cellular it's like to feel a bond with you will need them in here emergency crews are good this morning >> reporter: 22 guy respond to numerous crashes out there that are fender benders to is that not having a lot and wet weather's you're ride into san francisco still at the lights on is spilling over to west 8020 minutes to the foot of the maids in downtown san francisco you're looking at 39 minutes clear of a flight to catch a few things in some of this morning no maj

headed to frankfurt... to rhine-main airbase in frankfurt and here is the listf guys that are going. and i wasn't on the list. on the list was pete sowa and he was a really good friend, and i knew he didn't want to go because they just had a set of twins. guy d. dunn: and gail came in and volunteered to take his place. gail hal halvorsen: i knew it didn't matter to me. i wasn't really getting anywhere and too, they said, this isn't going to be very long three weeks you are going on temporary duty, three weeks? holy cow you know how bad can it get? ken verdoia: he wasn't even supposed to go to the airlift. but he steps up and volunteers so that his buddy can stay home with newborn twin sons. another little wrinkle in the story of gail halvorsen that is part of the bonus material on the dvd being offered during this broadcast. now stop and think about it just for one minute. how close did gail halvorsen come to not being deployed to berlin? and if he didn't take the place of his friend who had just had twins, what might have happened? would the story play out differently? i don't know,

reporter: a lot of people are avoiding coming down to get their christmas tree tonight because of the rhine. drove down to san francisco as seville about 45 its a go at what 01 with slick road doubt to the peninsula. --101 >> reporter: spotty storms coming in and out every few minutes. not too much heavy rain. back live at the christmas tree lot again, not a lot of people here creek although, we have not heard a lot of thunderstorms or heard of a course taught a lot of lightning. --saw lightening. >> catherine: all of this bad weather is messing up flight schedules and causing delays. kron4's alecia reid is live at s-f-o. where travel plansthe mercy of mother nature tonight. alecia. >> reporter: that is right. flights are delayed up to two and two and half hours incoming and outgoing flights. the arrival board is starting to clear up and some flights are coming in. there were passengers that for over to our staff are glad to finally make it to their destination. there are a lot of factors that caused this back up with ground delays on the east. >> reporter: with a 4 mi. visibility. contribu

>>darya: as 632 in san jose the roof of a safeway caved in because of the rhine with are doing today the immediate future to make sure no one gets too close to the building. >>will tran: not only to have yellow tape to concede that our security guards park in front and have two guards on both instances just to make sure no one even thinks of going inside to grab anything because we do not know when the store will be repaired in that open for business the show you a video this happen at around 4:00 yesterday afternoon in yes it was coming down really hard at that time the roof he cannot sustain all that weight of the news is there was a little bit of a crack that was taking place the managers and supervisors they saw was coming this started the evacuation before the roof collapsed where saltwater fish the foothold area one person was and did he or she and the different guarantee evacuation how that happened we're not exactly sure how you and is set during an evacuation is to see if it is orderly that person was treated and released to my problem there is such a rescue team from the fi

they have a target on their back every day know they put their lives on the rhine an they knew the kindssionals should get recognition -- recognition between kay jos. >> new let's threats from north key yaw after being stripped in the sony cyber attacks. what is the white house saying north three yaw sunday ant an act of war pafrz siper van vandalism. >>> the president calls this an act of vandalism that really bothers me greatly. it is an act of terrorism and i hope he will respond forcefully because the iranians are watching everything this man does. >> the north korean's are furious because "the interview" depicts kim jong-un and has his assassination. mean tile the attorney says. it only delays the film and it is looking at the best ways to determine it. this is not sony security problem it is a national security problem and called on the u.s. government to lead. >> we are going to be in this new environment where both state and nonstate actors are going to have the capacity to disrupt our lives in all sorts of ways. we have to do a much better job at guarding against them. >> the p

it's called rhine 2. it sold in 2011 for $4.3 million.hich seems like a lot to pay for something that looks like a test photo you take to make sure the timer on your camera is working and then you run around and get in the shot. i tell you something, to get me to pay that much for a photograph, it would have to be a picture of jesus riding the loch ness monster. this is the time of year when santa claus, you know him, right? makes his list, he checks it twice, sometimes three times. whi which, as you can imagine, can be tedious. so, guillermo and i have been helping out. we put on our elf costumes. we have them. and we had children write a letter to santa about what they wanted for christmas so we could help to determine who was nausty this year and who was nice. >> jimmy: hello, children. >> how you doing? >> merry christmas. >> jimmy: jump up in that seat right there. i'm elf jimmy, and this is elf guillermo. >> hi. >> jimmy: what are your names? >> that's luke, i'm laina. >> why do you have pointy ears? >> jimmy: we're elves. >> you wa

the american federation of teachers president randy rhine gardner is expected to meet privately with teachers from sandy hook, elementary. they're expected to discuss the progress teachers are making in recovering and mental health and school security. 26 people, 20 of them children were killed in the shooting back in december 2012. >>> kentucky senator rand paul is expected to announce his bid for a second term in the u.s. senate. it would be the beginning of what is expected to be a complicated elections season as paul tries to hold on to a seat in 200016 while at the same time -- 2016 while at the same time running an expected presidential campaign. his political operation is expected to start rolling out his senate bid with endorsements from kentucky g.o.p. leader. >>> a republican staffer who made inflammatory comments about the president's daughters has now resigned. elizabeth lauten was communications director for tennessee representative stephen fincher. she took to facebook to criticize the daughters' demeanor. try showing a little class lauten urged. she deleted the status

into a dry weekend here is what we have seen in the past four hours santa rosa of all for into the rhinedy caught up for the 2 in. more to its low as a fall in mountain view more the way today with third and friday are transition this as we head for a much milder look a weekend saturday and sunday not near as intense with the showers a little bit more sunshine. >> erica: it is a mess out there we are following dozens of reports of flooding roadways their parley hundreds in the area that go unreported certainly drive with extra caution around the bay area dramas was so bad as san francisco crossing into section it was bubbling up in their many forms of water shooting out of roadway in terms of freeway traffic and to highlight the area that will be a problem. >> erica: we are expecting heavy traffic problems within the next hour or so let's focus on the store for westbound 80 at ashby there are emergency roadwork the off ramp is currently shut down and that will be the case until 8:00 this morning. when i sing in a huge backups on interstate 80 but approach and powell will have roadway flo

fresh snow coming down because of the rhine. 79 in. of snow over the last couple of days. listen there's more on the label for the week is over. >> erica: we have a couple systems that will roll over and bring more snow in the sierra nevada if you're heading in that direction right now although we are heading out to what rose were dealing with just a few areas a light rain is a force in the manure they ought to recall the light rain for highway 4 as well. ulysses a once a wipers to look pretty light to moderate ride around pacifica stretching down to mancera so the area of yellow is where we are seeing the heaviest rain develop at the rate of about four is for our land rose out there but for the most progress starting to see it in stride out for the rest of the morning sunlight and russell's all the activity. there's snow showers in the forecast. your morning commute will be just fine for each test level 7:00 hour will maintain dry conditions just a low clouds along the coastline. i do have my eye on another system that is what to arrive sometime this afternoon just into l

nearby park we found one of the few enjoying the weather she has four legs she likes the amount of the rhine >>mark: to washington that avoided a government shutdown that's reasonable on that tomorrow and into los we settle on our morning the door to the steps to caring for megajoule organization in brooklyn you're following a stabbing early yesterday morning police said mentally ill man wandered into a synagogue in status to the in the head for the man was in sight until the police after he learns and officers me what the victim is listed in stable condition this morning asked to emigrate as wilson for a segment of the store year on the bay today people loading of this alive the here from san and some supplies have been hit by mid the storms in the past to live here from mt. tam is rare watching this a long they will have before you and a little bit ard. gift giving is an art what do you give the person who's got everything? i wanted to do something different. i wanted to surprise him. i remember looking at the card and saying what's this? i was like i got you chickens. we gave my father in

>>darya: people in the oakland hills are the mechanics from the rhine and that's the plan itself fromaround the rocks like yesterday's runoff was trickling down the hill and more rain in a forecast as will residents are worried that the mud might get away. all of public works has called about the cruel and they cleared up the roadway near a with the scope of the debris the local dump truck is to concede that the route has since reopened this said that have been working nonstop in recent days responding to weather- related incidents brought the area is only one to get busier with the new round of line. >>mark: of a good for our clear conditions beverly is the new outlook for the debris from were in marked the fourth batch of the bay area and most california off for average and precipitation. this is what you for the to more rain and snow a threat to normal years. >>darya: ever joined by protesters on the steps of the hall of justice yes the is that this is up there were demonstrating against what they call and injustice toward minority in the criminal justice system public defender's o

>>darya: live look at the bay bridge to see the slow traffic you have to deal with because of the rhinek. hey, jennar fuzz mike troober munny sling... awwwwww scram! i'm crust mike jubby roll bond chow gonna lean up an kiss bet. peas charty get town down. [laughter] ♪ borf a liver tute face stummy wag ♪ pow pam sha-beeps stella nerf berms. saxa-nay nay? badumps a head. temexiss gurrin. juppa left. fluppa jown! brone a brood. what? catch up on what everyone's talking about with the x1 entertainment operating system. preloaded with the latest episodes of the top 100 shows. only from xfinity. >>mark: protesters are a lot in the answers the oakland police department headquarters calling for if the police killing of the unarmed black people the process started at seventh wife five this morning the lenders decision not to indict the officers involved there the processes every day the past two weeks mainly happening at night are now the process along blocking the entrance to the oakland police department headquarters >>darya: we have a team coverage of the storm tracking commute and whether in

. >> you get to see what it's like for rhine deer in the -- reindeer in the wild and what happens inannual cycle for them. >> reporter: and we have video of the real-live reindeer that you have. >> yes. >> reporter: what can kids do with that? they can feed the reindeer or know? >> no. we have people who care for the reason dear. they are domesticated caribou and you can learn about them and see them up close and touch fur and antlers. it's fun. >> reporter: how often does the snow run and when can people see it? >> from now through the sunday after new year's. it snows every half-hour. the report says 25 after the hour and 55 -- and 55 after the hour and you can come this sunday through new year's. this sunday is free day sponsored by chase. >> reporter: we love things that are free. >> it will be crowded. show up early. free day is always popular. >> reporter: scott moran, thank you for joining us. >> snow in there, and the theater. i know we couldn't see it. it's fabulous. it looks so neat. >> thank you, tara. >> reporter: it's a fun experience if you ever get a chance to come dow

that rhine is inching closer to parts of the east bay and san francisco oakland.g up. >>> welcome back. it's raining. it's rain be hard in part of the bay area. steve is tracking it. be careful. take an umbrella. december 19th, friday morning. i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. >>> steve, you said it's raining really hard in the south bay. south bay is all right -- really hard in the north bay. south bay is all right. but it will get there. >> yes. we do have some of the rain rates to the north. very heavy. some totals are 1.50 to almost 2 inches. you can see the line as it moves through. lake county, napa county into sonoma and also marin county where some of the reports are. it's here. a couple of updates i wanted to show. forestville, 1.50. car za der row probably 2. santa rosa, .50. yountville .44. david in novato said it's pouring. up towards lake county and eastern lake county to southern. that's very intense down to angwin. rohnert park, santa rosa, windsor, it looks like it's letting up a little bit in the russian river. you can see this line will get i

and replacing chuck tickle from the present >> : by now mission control wafer the splashdown of rhine45 that at the california live more news. this is gonna be the calves of bunch carry astronauts from mars. and to us this morning and circling twice at a height of 3,600 mi. above earth 10 times higher than international space station. his animation will look like intestine the reentry of this and not for six astronauts. s/unexpected happened around 828 our time carrying for you live if it does happen and be monitoring the latest commission control the line still ahead here on morning news police investigating a deep exposure case after man splashes to elderly woman in the update. homes buried in some california or mudslides happened today latest events and good news for seat scare's no borders to the snow in the this year forecast i'm on the way. well look to the golden gate fog in the north this morning a few showers around but more heavy ♪ me d yo.. irarlli uarechocate... a ltle ndezus savor r luiousilli coinedith r sl melng ccola. ♪ that ttleewarfor l e thgs y do.♪ onlyrom irarlli.

this is the german wine region right along the rhine.ually got a lot of picture -- whatsapp pictures from friends in germany. it is filled with pictures of winter walks in the snow. >> because? >> because that is how they communicate. the way i keep in touch with my german friends now is no longer facebook, it is whatsapp conveniently owned by facebook. >> pictures of the first snowfall here -- >> they are very aware of the cost of data internationally -- >> why not instagram? >> for them it is keeping things private. what's at this successful -- whatsapp is successful in germany because they are suspicious of sharing data. anyway, beautiful pictures -- >> i was going to say, we were skiing this weekend and i wish we had that snow here. >> number three is antonis samaras is having an no good, very back, horrible day, failed in his third and final attempt -- look how sad he is -- to get parliament to back his candidate for head of state. gst appeal to the entire nation. there will be -- he has to appeal to the entire nation. there will be

we look at a light rhine around the bay area.ute but if there were any traffic problems, you would want to know about them. heading to the bay bridge, it's a light and easy ride. while we don't have a camera watching the san francisco side, we do have the sensors so there are no delays through the city. if you're inbound from the central freeway, the western edition heading toward the east bay, you'll have an easy time of it. if you're heading toward hayward or heading from hayward toward san mateo across the san mateo bridge, no delays. we're problem free on 92 on both sides of the bridge. where 92 meets 880 and 92 meets 101, you'll find it a light and easy ride. speaking of 101, here's the golden gate bridge. i think daria is -- darya is getting a commission this morning. >> i wish i could, george. i wish i could. >> you tried to sell that across the bridge. if there were ever a time to watch the bridge, it would be today because there won't be any traffic noise and you would be able to make a leisurely stroll of it. it is an i

when we came in this morning the rhine was still fairly widespread, but it has begun to move out of the am only picking up on a shrill scattered showered vitt over santa cruz, we have areas like concord and live mother reporting lighting the livermore reporting light drizzle and rain. you may have drizzle not being picked up on radar. you don't have to email me. i trust you on that. the santa cruz mountains now reporting 2 inches of rainfall in the last 24 hours. in the last couple of hours we have been seeing fog, as well, so take it easy and be on your guard. this afternoon we will see nice temperatures. sunday will bring the possibility of a few scattered showers. we will be mainly dry. i think it will come in sunday night to monday morning. so, most of your sunday will be dry, as well. and as we get into sunday night, especially over the north bay, we may see scattered showers move into the area and then it will be with us for the monday morning commute. i am going way too far out. i will show you that in just a moment. 55 in santa rosa, 59 in fairfield, low 60s in livermore. san fr

. >> 70 years ago, 1944, the german army launched operation on the rhine. in a plan by adolf hitler to surprise the allies and capture the belgian port of antwerp. paul newman chronicles the story of the 84th infantry division and it includes american and german veterans reflecting on their experience a few years later. >> i dug out a pair of blue silk pajamas and i put them in my bedroll. i put them on, i crawled into my bedroll to sleep for the night. of course, this news spread through the battalion immediately. >> these are the men that served in the division that distinguished itself in critical engagements during world war ii. this story could be the story of any division where courage endurance, and self-sacrifice become commonplace. >> it reminds you of the kinds of things that the american people are made of. the mortar shell came in and wounded several men. per one man it was almost in arms reach of me. i tried to comfort the man, but in all this time -- i shall never forget this -- the man was trying to apologize for me -- to me from being hit. h