she will help introduce the cutter stratton into the coast guard fleet. the first lady will meet with women vets who served with stratton. >>> bunch of kids doing cleanup work found something they didn't expect while picking up trash around lake merritt they found a bag filled with pressure -- with precious jewelry in the water. >> reporter: the weekly garbage cleanup turned into a treasure hadn't for 6th graders. instead of the usual assortment of debris, they found two bags full of precious jewelry and other heirlooms. >> look at all these bracelets. >> reporter: you don't usually find this kind of thing, do you? >> not really. i heard of a story of a woman who found a diamond ring in the grass. it is amazing itch >> reporter: the bags were filled with at least 100 pieces of silver and gold rings, bracelets, watches. some candle holders, even a silver spoon. >> there's self dozen heavy silver rings with opal and maybe other gems on it. and a lot of old gold watches the type that used to be given away when people would retire. looks like commemorative th

she will help introduce the cutter stratton into the coast guard fleet. she helped christian the ship in 2010. she will meet with female vets who served with stratton. >> the supreme court is likely to decide the fate of president obama's health care reform law. we won't hear the ruling for months. they meet behind closed doors today to discuss and case that took up three days of legal arguments this week. the primary issue before court is whether federal law can require all americans to buy health insurance the so-called individual mandate. regardless waft court decides today the roast of us won't find out until june. >> -- the rest of us won't find out until june. >>> security breach could affect 10 million credit card holders. >>> remember the reception problems with the iphone 4? now apple is paying up. it's the little things in life that make me smile. spending the day with my niece. i don't use super poligrip for hold because my dentures fit well. before those little pieces would get in between my dentures and my gum and it was uncomfortable. even w

she will help introduce the cutter stratton into the coast guard fleet. she helped christian the ship in 2010. she will meet with female vets who served with stratton. >> the supreme court is likely to decide the fate of president obama's health care reform law. we won't hear the ruling for months. they meet behind closed doors today to discuss and case that took up three days of legal arguments this week. the primary issue before court is whether federal law can require all americans to buy health insurance the so-called individual mandate. regardless waft court decides today the roast of us won't find out until june. >> -- the rest of us won't find out until june. >>> security breach could affect 10 million credit card holders. >>> remember the reception problems with the iphone 4? honey...? [ mom ] yes. honey, i can't find my internet cord. oh, i'll borrow hailey's. you're downloading movies. fast! from here? where is her cord?! we switched to at&t high speed internet and got wireless access. no more cords. wireless, okay, honestly, can i just get a co

coastguard cutter stratton is named after dorothy strattton.i and was the first woman in history to serve as a coastguard commissioned officer. >> we consider her a legend. and this is what the new cutters are named after. they are called the legend class. >> reporter: the cutter stratton will have several missions, including drug operations off the coast of central america. we're told the event is still on schedule and should start in about 15 minutes, at 10:00 this morning, and people are eagerly anticipating that and of course afterwards getting out of the rain. matt keller, channel 2news. >>> security is tight surrounding coastguard island in alameda. oakland police officers are patrolling the estuary, looking out for suspicious activity. they are also clearing out what's known as anchor-outs, unregistered boaters out in the oakland estuary. >>> we now know the identities of two girls from the central valley believed to be killed by the speed freak killers. kimberly billy disappeared in 1984 and joanne hobson in 1985. their remains were fou

she will help introduce the cutter stratton into the fleet.ved with stratton. >>> right now honda has just announced it is recalling more than 550,000 crv's and pilot suv's because the low beam headlights can fail they say it is a problem with the wiring. no crashes or injuries have been reported due to the problem you own one of these vehicles we have a link with more information on the recall on abc7news.com. >>> google wants to go big in tablets. why you may have a tax refund check waiting for you. >>> jane king joins us live from the new york stock exchange. >>> good morning. google looking to sell co-branned tablets and sell them through its own online store. [ unintelligible ] -- [ unintelligible ] >>> let's turn our attention to meteorologist mike nicco. >>> a lot like yesterday not as much rain in the north bay as we saw yesterday that is all going to come back tomorrow with a vengeance. another weekend, another chance of rain. especially saturday, beautiful pictures from vollmer peak towards mount diablo multi-layers of clouds out the

off in the distance is the coast guard cutter stratton.irst lady michelle obama is here at 10:00 this morning to commission the coast guard cutter. it is 7:38 now. well, an explosion at a hotel in southern thailand today injured more than 15 people. the video was dramatic. this blast happened at the underground floor of the 33-story lee garden plaza hotel. the district is a popular shopping destination for tourists. around 200 guests and hotel staff were trapped on the fourth floor. people ran as smoke billowed from the hotel. others climbed out of the hotel windows as you just saw. officials are not sure if the explosion was an accident or caused by a bomb. >>> and in fiji heavy rain flooding part of that pacific island nation. it's been raining since wednesday and more rain is expected over the next couple of days. three people have reportedly died. thousands of people evacuated their homes. tourists are also stranded at resorts because the runway at an airport is closed. >>> oakland's oracle arena will be the venue for a massive dance p

first annual travel to coast guard island in alameda to commission a new coast guard vessel, the stratton. when she does, eslie larkin will be there. larkin is the oldest living member of the first daring group of women to work a coast guard cutter. nbc bay area has story and dedication and determination. >> these eyes have seen a lot in one hundred years, on saturday, they will see first lady michelle obama. >> did you ever think you would be honored in this way? >> never. never. >> elsie larkin will be honored by ms. obama. many people are not surprised, including close friends like adam boskovic. >> elsie is being recognized for the american dream. >> she's the oldest living member of the first group of women who joined the coast guard back in 1943. >> her eyes light up when she talked about her work in the coast guard. >> i was a radio operator doing the morse code sending messages, accepting them and decoding. >> reporter: born in 1911 in new jersey, she married paul larkin at age 41 a navy man. he passed away in 1998. >> he was the best. >> he was honorably discharged at the end of

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there shall take part in the commissioning ceremony for the coast guard cutter stratton this is obama's kristen the ship in mississippi in in 2010. the visit comes on the heels of a local campaign swing the republican presidential candidate rick santorum who attended a rally in fairfield the jelly belly candy factory. apparently a very favorite late president ronald reagan can also attended a private fund-raiser in the alamo and his campaign this morning in wisconsin when the state holding a primary and tuesday 604 now the supreme court justices may have to keep a secret for a few months the justices are expected to take a preliminary vote today on the fate of president obama's health care law but not expected to issue the ruling until june between now and then the justices will write their opinions and dissents on the case they heard six hours of arguments this past week. to equate i don't think you're getting any arguments about today is whether not bad another weekend people may have some problems with it but today is okay. did waves a lot of clouds around the bay area's morning if i

tomorrow president obama will be on the coast guard cutter "stratton," placing it in active duty for homeland security and national defense. >>> still ahead at 5:00, too much information. why colleges may soon require students' sexual orientation. >>> and could yahoo! be bracing for major layoffs? the details next. >>> it might just be the one thing on everyone's mind across the country -- mega millions. so what are the odds? that's up next. >>> and good afternoon, i'm jeff ranieri in the nbc bay area weather center. cloud cover increasing with showers on the way this weekend down into the south bay. we'll talk about who has the best chance of getting any kind of thunderstorm activity. and well, it may be a good weekend to stay indoors with the rainfall. we have a look at one option that may have you learning a little something. ♪ >>> the san jose museum of art hosts on average eight special exhibitions a year. this is the opening weekend for the very latest -- mexicanisimo through eye and the work from mexican american and american artists predominantly examine cultures through juxt

tomorrow the first lady will travel to coast guard island in alameda to send off the coast guard cutter stratton into active service. >>> san jose city hall offices are closed today to honor cesar chavez. the man who dedicated his life to improving working conditions for migrant workers. ♪ ♪ >>> this morning, musicians serenaded the crowd to celebrate the life and work of chavez in san jose and our very own, mr. damian trujillo and mayor chuck reid and other community activists also attended the event. the event was put on by the chavez family vision. a foundation that gives scholarships to students dedicated to social justice. >>> meantime, look at these little guys. the trujillo family put words into ak, making lunches that will be delivered to field workers throughout the day and he does that every single year. >> that is a great story. damian and family, nice work there. >>> it's no secret it's friday. it's the final day of the financial quarter. >> well, good morning. technically, march doesn't end until midnight saturday, but today's the last business day of the first quarter and the marke

she'll deliver the key note address tomorrow and will be helping commission the coast guard cutter stratton. abc 7's bruce cane says the first lady's popularity makes her ideal fund-raiser. >> she's very popular. more than her husband, largely because she doesn't have to take out controversial positions on issues and she's taken a number of positions on things that are popular. >> and president obama attended another fund-raiser in vermont. the last time a sitting prison visited was bill clinton in 1995. >> in washington today the president is imposing moyer sanctions on iran's oil exports, that after determining there is crude oil on the world market for united states and its allies. sanctions affect foreign banks continuing to buy oil from iran. this is ice yol yaiting iran's central bank. they hope to convince israel to give sanctions time to work before launching a strike on iran's nuclear facility autos osama bin laden not only fathered four children on the run from u.s. forces two, of the children were born in pakistani hospitals. that information comes from the youngest of bin laden'

she will be there this saturday to help place the new cutter stratton into service. as the sponsor she will give the order to bring the ship to life. she will also attend the democratic national committee event on friday night. >> san francisco seeing a tourist boost, one that's backed up by the latest number. tom is live from fisherman's wharf. >> reporter: peak a look. even in this weather tourists coming here in droves by air, by land and of course by sea. >> you will say go. his tips indicate that the tourists less and less tied by the economy. >> it's a lot better now. we are getting more ships here. cruise lines coming in and a lot of people are getting back to flying too. >> far passed our expectations, 2011 was a goodyear. >> reporter: spending is the best in the nation. >> we had almost 20% which is -- a big move in our average daily rate and a modest move, important one in occupancy. >> reporter: last year more than 16 million spent almost eight and a half billion dollars generating two billion dollars in wages and more than a half billion in taxes for the

she will help introduce the cutter stratton into the coast guard fleet she helped christian the ship. >>> our cameras were there when a group of students made a surprising discovery while cleaning up. sixth graders from st. paul's episcopal school uncovered a bag filled with valuables picking up trash around lake merritt, it includes 100 pieces of silver and gold, ridges, bracelets, watches, candle holders, even a silver spoon. >> there's several dozen heavy silver rings with opal and maybe other gems on it. a lot of old gold watches the type that used to be given away when people would retire. looked like commemorative claims, one of the things to be from wimbledon. >> kids marveled for a while before they turned it over to police. if no one claims the numbers within 90 days all that treasure goes back to the kids who found it. now the students as you might imagine are more excited about next week's cleanup project. maybe that's how you do it, get kids to cleanup, drop a couple hundred bucks next week they want to come. >> they definitely did the right thing. >> absolutely, to be co