it is the regency island. it has about 62,000. most of the people live in the coastal areas around the island. the island is a protected zone. there is forest conservation. around the coastal area, there are many resources. >> how far away is the island from taiwan? >> about three hours. >> if you want to go, we need to go through jakarta? >> that is the way to be successful. later there may be a direct flight. >> what is the status of infrastructure on the island? it has about 62,000 people. there is not much on the island that. >> you are right. one of our goals is how to improve the infrastructure of the roads and also the seaports. it could also be the airport. it is the gate to these specific countries. it is close to the philippines, taiwan, and other countries on the pacific ocean. it is also the date to the eastern part of indonesia. it is important to indonesia and taiwan. >> what would be some of the industries that indonesia and taiwan can join together on in terms of the development of >> tourism industry, then agricult

infrastructure the us use the island as a staging area soon after the us dropped two nuclear bombs on mainland japan and the war ended but sovereignty wasn't fully restored to that country until nine hundred seventy two but even after that the island of okinawa has been kept under what is essentially a u.s. military dictatorship until this very day the island was a perfect little ipad for america's next two wars in asia korea and vietnam and given the u.s. as recent asia pivot okinawa is still proving its usefulness according to author chalmers johnson in his book blowback okinawa is host to about thirty eight american bases which occupy twenty percent of its land twenty eight thousand u.s. troops live there plus an equal number of dio decent the. johnson notes that quote there is nothing particularly unusual about this manifestation of american military imperialism in okinawa except for its concentration it continues to say that the presence of these bases unavoidably usurps distorts or subverts whatever institutions of democratic government may exist within the host society

infrastructure the us used the island as a staging area soon after the us dropped two nuclear bombs on mainland japan and the war ended but sovereignty wasn't fully restored to that country until nine hundred seventy two but even after that the island of okinawa has been kept under what is essentially a us military dictatorship until this very day the island was a perfect little ipad for america's next wars in asia korea and vietnam and given the us is recent asia pivot okinawa is still proving its usefulness according to author chalmers johnson in his book blowback okinawa is host to about thirty eight american bases which occupy twenty percent of its land twenty eight thousand u.s. troops live there plus an equal number of d o d civilians johnson notes that quote there is nothing particularly unusual about this manifestation of american military imperialism in okinawa except for its concentration and continues to say that the presence of these bases unavoidably usurps distorts or subverts whatever it is. a democratic government may exist within the host society obviously ten

infrastructure the us use the island as a staging area soon after the us dropped two nuclear bombs on mainland japan and the war ended but sovereignty wasn't fully restored to that country until nine hundred seventy two but even after that the island of okinawa has been kept under what is essentially a us military dictatorship until this very day the island was a perfect little ipad for america's next wars in asia korea and vietnam and given the us is recent asia pivot okinawa is still proving its usefulness according to author chalmers johnson in his book blowback okinawa is host to about thirty eight american bases which occupy twenty percent of its land twenty eight thousand u.s. troops live there plus an equal number of d o d civilians johnson notes that quote there is nothing particularly unusual about this manifestation of american military imperialism in okinawa except for its concentration and continues to say that the presence of these bases unavoidably usurps distorts or subverts whatever institutions of democratic government may exist within the host society obviou

japan controls the islands but china claims them. officials in the tokyo hope that the meeting between the vice foreign ministers will help to mend ties. however, a senior foreign ministry official says it's unlikely the higher-level talks will take place before august 15th. the date marks the anniversary of the end of world war ii for japan. >>> in the himalayan nation of bhutan, the king has installed a new prime minister and his cabinet members. the official ceremony took place in the capital timpu. the kimking handed scarves to t new prime minister and his cabinet members. the neckwear is symbolic of office. now the people's democratic party led by topge won 32 seats out of 47 in the lower house election held on july 13th. the party had only two seats before the vote. people in bhutan blame the government for a rise in youth unemployment. they're also dissatisfied with the widening welt gap between cities and rural areas. the new leader has promised to give jobs to all unemployed young people. he's also pledged free electricity to

in fact, the okinawan islands have already been affected. as well as, rip currents on the life threatening level and storm is surges are going to be the main threat across the islands. and in towards the latter half of the week, drenching rain will be causing, could cause significant flooding into the later half of the week. already, the gusts are packing up to 252 kilometers per hour, this could be up to 270, which means it will be intensifying. the sea surface level, sea surface temperature is above 30 degrees, so this will likely strengthen into a violent typhoon status, which is the highest level of any kind of typhoon. so we'll keep a very close eye on this. not only is it going to bring some significant stormy conditions to the islands, but also this is helping to produce the heat to, here in the lands of japan and the neighboring countries. we're experiencing very high temperature temperatures, soaring into the 30s at noon. some areas are hitting 37 already. this is due to the high pressure system. this is very strong this year, and du

now the big island and maui are experiencing the stormy conditions at this moment, and the islands of kauai and oahu, home to honolulu, will be affected tonight. the main threats will be drenching rain, 150 millimeters at mos anduite hhurf a ll a songewi. fartr towards the eas over to north america, there's a risk of severe weather for parts of the u.s. including kansas, oklahoma as well as missouri. the severe weather will continue into monday night. and on tuesday, the similar situation will occur in the northern plains. cool temperatures still exist in the great lakes region. 24 in chicago, but still hot in the south. now finally across europe, we talked about excessive heat across central europe last week, t this time across the east. i want to show you this video. people in southeastern europe are still feeling some intense heat. a thermometer in the romanian capital of bucharest showed up to 41 degrees. authorities are advising people to stay indoors and drink plenty of water. now in serbia, many people headed to a lake. authorities had switched on the misters, but while many we

the four main hawaii islands. the airline added two additional flights. most passengers have been rebooked. for those that decided not to travel tonight. the change fee has been waived so they can fly any time between now and august 2 without penalty. they can also get a refund if they opt to fly with another carrier. alaska airlines passengers who decide to travel between now and august 2 must rebook and make the changes betomorrow. as of now, we are told there are no canceled flights tomorrow and they are all on schedule. at oakland international airport. alicia reed, kron 4 news. >>> the bay area now just six days away from a possible bart strike. but tonight, we are hearing a different tone from one of the unions. >> we feel as if even in those areas where there is a vast gulf between us weather , we are having a conversation to understand each other. >> this morning things were intense. bart general manager grace was given a speech, a union rep interrupted for bart's lead negotiator to be forced to step down. those with the seiu unions seem more opti

this is moving towards the leeward islands. chantal has a tropical storm warning posted in puerto rico and tropical storm watch in the virgin islands. looks like it could make a few landfalls on its way as it maintains its intensity as a tropical storm status. this is just west of baja peninsula. eric will be decreasing its intensity. good news. it will become a remnant low, but still do watch out for the very heavy rain to move here. severe weather will be moving into the great lakes region today. chicago at 31 degrees with chances of thunderstorms. los angeles heating up to 35 degrees, well above your average. here's the extended forecast. >>> we wrap up this program with a look at how some hotel managers are helping their guests survive a heat wave. staff at a hotel in urayasu near tokyo strung about 300 wind chimes along the corridor. they say the tinkling sound has a cooling effect. some of the chimes are made from bamboo from the southern prefecture of kagoshima. others are crafted from kutani porcelain in the central pref

the day. cnn's pamela brown is on lent island for us. >> reporter: hi, kate. un illuminating the statue of liberty. park officials scrambled to make sure that the island re-opened today, that the patriotic symbol was open to the public on independence day. 15,000 poeople expected to arrie on the island throughout the day. they'll be the first visitors here in eight months. lady liberty is once again ready to face the masses, yearning for a closer look at one of america's most iconic figures. >> it's a big thing in new york. >> it lit the way for us to have a better life and it is important that my children be able to see, experience and understand that. >> reporter: hurricane sandy forced lady liberty's closing just a day after her 126th anniversary. while the statue itself emerged unscathed, storm surge sucked almost three-quarters of liberty island leaving bricks ripped up, docks destroyed and debris everywhere. the statue had just re-opened the day before the storm after a year of renovations. cnn got rare access inside for the re-opening all the way to her

. >> item 18 resolution between the city through the treasure island authority and the san francisco transportation authority yerba buena island ramps for a total of $81,700,000. >> thank you. mr. beck. >> thank you supervisor farrell, members of the committee. we have before you two memorandum of agreements between the transportation authority and tida and the city and county of san francisco for services to reconstruct the westbound on rampos the east side of yerba buena island. the first is for right-of-way services to accept from transfer from the navy through us through tida the property which the rachs are constructed and after that transfer the properties to caltrans. the second is for the construction much the ramps itself and i have a powerpoint and we have the transportation authority also here. i would point out that the transportation authority board yesterday did approve these moa's on behalf of the transportation authority. [inaudible] between tida and transportation authority and the ramps project we're going to construct and i will take any questions you may have. tida

they include the senkaku islands which japan controls. but state counselor repeated beijing's stance the sten ka ku and other islands are china's inherent territory and china aims to settle such territorial issues through dialogue. >>> a senior u.s. diplomat says negotiators may be able to work out an agreement to keep some american troops in afghanistan beyond their pullout date. nato-led combat forces are scheduled to withdraw from the country by the end of next year. >> of course without an agreement on our presence in afghanistan, we would not remain. but we do not believe that that's the likely outcome of these negotiations. unlike iraq to which comparisons are often made, the afghans actually need us to stay. >> dobbins spoke at a senate hearing following an announcement by white house spokesperson jay carney, carney said the so-called zero option is on the table. that would mean the complete withdrawal of u.s. troops by the end of 2014. around 60,000 american forces personnel are currently stationed in afghanistan. the question of w

which will take it we think during the day tomorrow across the big island of hawaii. hilo on the windward side of the island, we'll see the system come through with winds of about 50 miles per hour. still a tropical storm as it crosses over the northern half of the big island into the south of maui. by tuesday, a tropical depression as it crosses to the south of ou and kauai. what is likely to happen monday into tuesday is localized flooding around hilo and some of the run-off locations are the mountains and could see beach closures there. winds of 50 miles per hour. minor damages possible from the winds, but the bigger impact likely will be the surf-related damage we could see on the coast around hilo and very heavy rains around the hawaiian islands in the next 48 hours. bay area, no rain, other than if you want to include the drizzle in a few spots. if you're headed to the high country today, especially south of lake ha tou tahoe, look for e of showers near southern nevada for today. around the bay area, low clouds and misty skies. may not go away today. in san franc

today it will travel over the big island and the northern edge will touch the rest of the island. at to expect? winds at 50 to 65 miles per hour. rain up to 15" on the windward side with mudslides possible. dangerous surf could cause closings on the coast. it is quiet at home around the state from 8 a in sacramento and 80 in tahoe and 73 with afternoon sunshine in los angeles. safe travels. >> the berkeley drive is no holiday right now traveling along westbound 80 at university avenue we have this accident blocking one lane involving a truck carrying a trailer and another vehicle and we do have one lane blocked and that is bringing speeds down to seven miles per hour. heavy backup from highway four and you are looking at 40 minute drive from highway 4 to the maze and it is making the drive into the bay bridge tolls extremely light as we speak this morning. and san jose shows everything running smooth and walnut creek, task is exploding up to junction highway 24. >> new this morning, pope francis says he will not judge breasts for their sexual orientation making the comments two hou

together on the island also in the philippines, and the reason i have this account is it was the example of what the americans were worried were going to happen at this other camp, and this incident i describe there that you just read, the japanese saw that the americans were returning and decided to take their 151 p.o.w.'s under their command and they lit them on fire with -- they poured gasoline on them and lit them on fire. they -- it was part of the japanese policy to not let anyone be turned back over to the americans for fear that maybe they'd be fighting soldiers again one day or live on to tell about war crimes they witnessed, so the american's command returned to the philippines, and skipping ahead a little to 1945. when they found out about the existence of the larger camp, they thought this would happen

we do have a tropical storm heading to the hawaiian islands. will talk about that in ten minutes. >> thank you, steve. >>> the san francisco giants are heading to the white house. how the president plans to play host to the 2012 world series champs. >>> bart could be going on strike a week from today. they are supposed to be talking it out. >>> good morning to you. welcome back. brand new day. it's monday, july 29th i'm dave clark. >> good morning, i'm maureen naylor. let's get a quick check of weather and traffic. rewill start with steve. how would you say it is? >> i would say it's cloudy and cool for most. not for everybody. we have a pretty good fog bank out there. san jose says cool but there is a coolness to the morning air. mainly 60s and 70s. update on your traffic with sal. >>> steve, san francisco traffic looks good. you have been talking about some of the cool weather and the mist out there, and it certainly is there in san francisco. we are also looking at another live picture. this would be the san mateo bridge. it's pretty good hea

this is the green school on the indonesian island of bali. ed around a quarter of an hour south of the small city of ubud. there's no central school building. instead, individual classrooms are spread across an eight- hectare "campus." some of the lessons, for instance in "green studies," take place outdoors.>> what do you think? should we do rows? >> in no time, a bit of biosphere is ready. >> i'm playing the role of a customer whose pond is supposed to be cleaned up. i've given a couple of instructions. we've been at it for two weeks. we've learned that frogs die in ponds, if they don't have any way of getting out. >> this gravel will allow the frogs to reach land. >> it's really fun having classrooms right next to nature. you can just look out and nature is just right there and you're, like, growing plants. >> solar panels provide 80% of the school's power. the rest comes from a biogas generator that is fuelled by composting toilets. each class has its own garden and supplies the school canteen with food. on today's menu is fresh tomato sal

. >>> and the statue of liberty is reopening closed since hurricane sandy wreaked havoc on the island in october. now the clean-up and repairs are complete and lady liberty is ready to welcome visitors for independence day. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> all right, happy fourth of july to everybody out there. happy fourth of july, tai. nice to have you here filling in for diana. >> thank you, thank you. great to be here. some lucky folks get to see lady liberty for the first time in a

they have been at odds over the senkaku islands over the east china sea. china and taiwan claim the islands. they show they are transparent about military matters. they invited 70 foreign journalists for a rare visit. reporters entered the site on monday. they watched an annual drill ahead of army day this week. they role-played a scenario and used older equipment in the demonstration, but didn't bring them out known to be deployed at the base. newer devices are used in training sessions elsewhere. leaders are planning to boost the military, but they kept quiet on the details of the defense budget. taiwan's defense minster has resigned. they stepped down after a public outcry after the death of a young soldier. he died of heat stroke at the beginning of this month. officers had forced him to exercise vigorously and deny him water. they were punishing him for bringing a mobile phone with a camera on to a base. investigators found that ia surveillance video may have been tampered with. the leaders plan to stop in 2015 and want to switch to voluntary enlistme

the aircraft never crossed the first island chain into the pacific. they regard the area as their first line of defense. >> translator: this could be an indication that china will further step up its activities at sea. >> commanders with japan's self-defense force scrambled jets. it didn't enter japanese air space. >>> afghanistan's first and only female governor has been awarded a prize many regard as asia's highest honor. the award foundation based in manila recognizes asian individuals and organizations who contribute to human development. the governor is among three individuals and two organizations to win the prize this year. the governor of afghanistan's province in the announcement foundation commends her efforts to build a functional government and cites the particular adversities poverty and discrimination she had to face to serve her people. she champions education and women's rights in afghanistan. a member of the minority in myanmar is another of this year's recipient. she works to rehabilitate communities affected by armed conflict. the a

superstorm sandy left 75% of the island under water last fall as the island was left in disarray. k is complete and the crown is restored, lady liberty is ready for crowds and folks are arriving now. here's a look at today's closures and schedule changes for the 4th of july holiday. most government offices of course libraries schools banks are closed. post office, that is closed. and there will be no mail delivery. a lot of businesses are closed although most retail outlets you want to shop, they are open for business. >>> a survey from visa finds americans plan to spend more on 4th of july celebrations this year. the average person shelling out about $300 for food and other festivities up 58% over last year. people in the northeast will spend $454 on average, midwest cheap, $195 per person. >> where are you from? [ laughter ] >> just kidding. >>> oakland as fans celebrating the 4th of july early in oakland. they lost to the cubs but put on a show afterwards. check the beautiful fireworks over the coliseum last night. kpix 5 has you covered for the 4th of july celebrations today. f

say flossie is nowhere near that strength. >> it's going to be weakening moving through east of the islandshere waters are cooler. let's say a system like aniki just south clips back around. waters warmer. >> still there is a thread of mudslides and flooding. the coast guard is warning tourists. >> we're not going to be able to respond. sometimes, weather is our enemy. >> u.s. coast guard has shut down three ports with waves expected to reach up to 18 feet. >> some travelers in the bay area had to change plns because of cancellations and delays. people told us they'll adapt. >> does it make you nervous to hear about a snorm. >> not really. no. better waves for surfing. >> surngs sand, good weather z tanning. you know, playing on the kindel. >> yes. >> at sfo today united airlines cancelled 12 fights to hawaii. they were connecting with kona,, and honolulu. two more flights were delayed. let's check in now with spencer christian who is tracking the path. >> you can see the moisture from this story headed towards big island. it looks like storm is splitting into two. it is a weakening storm w

backed dictatorship it marks a turning point not only for the island but all of latin america where anti washington sentiments have grown ever since and looks at exactly what has been alienating the people on the united states door step. latin american leaders defiant speeches against the u.s. are a regular occurrence these days but what is fueling their indignation when we want the united states to be or foreigners like russia is or party like brasil like india like all other countries you know emerging powers are friends of us not our bosses the history of how washington eliminated itself the neighbors is best illustrated by the events that led to the cuban revolution sixty years ago back then the us supported the autocratic and corrupt regime of president bush who ruled the island for the benefit of very few people there the u.s. ambassador to cuba at the time early to shred of. said iran cuba from the sixth floor of the u.s. embassy the cuban job to grow sugar and shut up some historians argue that the revolution and the subsequent alienation of the island state might have been avoid

something to keep in mind if you're heading off to the hawaiian islands on monday. morrow, watch out for some ice and thundershowers as more moisture works its way through the sierra. for the bay area, no talk about thunderstorms. it is the low clouds sweeping back in tomorrow morning. drizzle and mist once again possible for tomorrow morning. for the afternoon, mostly sunny skies at least inland. there you see the fog hanging on tight to the coast. san francisco down the seashore. we'll see a cool finish to the weekend of highs only in the low 60s. mid 70s tomorrow in san jose. mid 80s toward gilroy for the final day of the gilroy garlic festival. the weather is looking pretty. >> should see 70s and 80s. then noticeably cooler as we get back to san francisco. low 60s to mid 60s across the bay. and even the north bay looking fairly mild with some 70s. temperatures going on cool off a little bit more. breezy into monday. then the second half of the week ahead. that's when our temperatures will climb up as high pressure builds in. we should see temperatures rising. not

it's out of the hawaiian island chain sometime tomorrow mid- morning. but still, rainfall the issue with this one, not wind. when i come back, we'll talk about your forecast and see you after the break. >>> that storm in hawaii has forced at least a dozen flighting to be canceled at bay area airports. they learned that the next flight out may not be until saturday. one woman told us the storm is forcing her to cancel a week long trip to see her best friend. >> i was pretty bummed. cried in the wash room for a bit, and cried on the phone when i was calling my mom. >> we found another passenger, working the phone until he finally found another flight to take him home to hawaii. in all, it has led to the cancelation of 17 flights. san francisco saw 10 flights canceled, oakland, 3, and san jose international had 4 flights canceled. in the case of flossie, her bark seems worse than her bite, but that wasn't the case in 1992, when hurricane aniki walloped the island of kuai. six deaths were blamed on that hurricane. it was the costliest hurricane to strike the

tropical storm continues to head toward the hawaiian islands. this will be tonight the big island. and mayly through helo. heavy rain will a big impact. there are flash flood watches out. some of that rain will make it to oahu and hawaii. i hope you are not traveling today but if you are, you are delayed. and you can see why. 50s on the temps here. very, very strong wind for some. especially as you get out toward the delta areas where you are getting gusts to 30 miles an hour. in san jose a little southeast wind. also making it to mountain view and hayward. 46 up in tahoe. and las vegas only 77. that is not too bad. most of the cloud cover is pushing well off the sierra nevada as well. pretty good cues and buildups over the weekend. today a drier pattern for the entire state. a lot of 70s. fairfield 78. santa rosa 71-degrees. 76 san jose. 74 mountain view. and pleasanton 78. tough on the coast. even santa cruz stuck at 67. not much change. if we don't bottom out today or tomorrow that looks like a slight warmup. >>> coming up it is a big day for san francisco giants fans as they pr

and the big island. 6 to 12 inches of rain coming down, could see roof damage. and airport delays. very likely monday into tuesday. if you have family or travel plans heading to the hawaiian islands, call ahead the next couple days. that storm will have travel impacts. closer to home, what can impact your morning commute may be some drizzle. we'll talk more about that in our full forecast in a few minutes. >> see you then. thanks, rob. >>> b.a.r.t. trains are expected to run on time tomorrow morning. a fire happened this morning at richmond and the richmond fremont line was shut down. >>> speaking of b.a.r.t., management and the unions have one week before the strike can begin again. negotiations continue to be stalled over employee pay raises. today the mercury news is reporting that b.a.r.t. workers top the list of the highest paid transit workers in the state. they say their wages for flat for the past four years. >> the real issues to get a deal in this 30-day period that the governor asked the two parties to try a reach a deal, we've been unsuccessful becaus

china has ramped up its native activities in the senkaku islands in the east china sea. a wide paper on defense policy says chinese ships have repeatedly entered japanese waters around the islands. the report says some ships behaved so dangerously,caused e. maritime activities a threat to the region and the international community. defense officials are also worried about developments in north korea. the report says the north has made substantial progress in its program to develop ballistic missiles. the missiles could potentially reach the u.s. west coast and the central states. >>> now he's setting his sights on amending the constitution. his party must make a strong showing in the upper house election so it can push its policy forward. less than a year after put itin abe in power, japanese voters have a chance to judge him on his record. don't miss our special coverage leading up to the july 21st election right here on "newsline." >>> a staple item for chinese consumer sincere back on the menu. shanghai authorities had halted the trade of live poultry in april over co

it's been a great day on the island, and what a treat-- butterfly fishing. i mean, who would have thoug incredible. and the fish was delicious. loved every minute of it. so it's nice to come back home with some music on the boat apparently. nice. it's my name! i love mexico! i'm heading to the nation's capital, mexico city, about an hour and a half drive from here. mexico city is a mighty and lively metropolis, growing continuously. its population is around 20 million, and 2,000 new migrants arrive each day. it has a thriving economy, making it one of the most important financial centers in the americas and the eighth richest city in the world. well, you wouldn't believe it, but mexico city has its own little venice, where you can discover the canals and the boats, and i'm gonna do just that today with the help of my guide, coral. and i think that's her just there. >> hi, judith. >> hola. >> how are you? >> very good. legend has it that the aztec god huitzilopochtli told them to walk the earth until they found an eagle sitting on a cactus eating a snake by a

he made the remark while visiting an island off the, and he was there to ride a submarine to see if the remains of a shipa that went down in 1969 were there or to see what they lookey like if they were. snowden's arrival at the moscow airport is awn welcomed, and blamed the united states for the snowden's predicament.icament. >>> at issue is whether the requirement for a photo should be in force to polling places or thoan outhrown out as unconstito critics say it would discourage young people, minorities and the elderly from voting. but supporters of the law say it's needed to crackdown on vogt voting fraud. frau >>> virginia governor bob mcdonnell wants to return the right to vote to tens of thousands of felons. yesterday they outlined theined steps they would have to take t cast a vote.te. the commonwealth has no database of past felons and is relying on advocates to spread the word.wo. >>> first president bush pres returned to the white house yesterday and he came way gift for the current commande commander-in-chief. we will tell you what that was.h that is still ahead at 7:00. >>> p

it's making a path toward the hawaiian islands. here's when we expect today and into tomorrow. later today, into the afternoon, it will cross over maui and then oha u and then -- oahu and then kauaiy. and then it will drop to a tropical depression. rainfall anywhere from 5 to 10 inches in isolated areas. in the mountains areas we could see 15 inches strong enough winds to topple trees, power lines, a dus surf as well as high seas. that's what -- dangerous surf as well as high sea es. that's what they are dealing -- sees. that's what they are dealing with. here at home, we're unseasonably cool. we'll remain that way. the system will be locked in for the next few days. that will keep our temperatures below average for this time of year. partly cloudy skies in some areas at this point. but take a look at where we're socked in pretty good. santa rosa, the entire north bay, san rafael, across sausalito and into the east bay. you have to be right around cordelia before you start to see a break on the east side. cordelia covered in gray, ben near shaw, vallejo -- benicia, vallejo. and

so i figured we'd try the next best option and just go ahead and cut across the island and come back ere into the marsh, which obviously worked out for us. - yeah, it's beautiful. this is beautiful. this has been a wild week, jared, traveling up and down the outer banks, looking for wild horses. what brought 'em here? - well, that's a good question, doug. there's a lot of theories out there. you know, my whole life, i was always told shipwrecked spanish galleons, you know. it makes a lot of sense. this is the graveyard of the atlantic out here, kind of like the original bermuda triangle, if you will. you know, there's something like 2,000 shipwrecks off of our coast, and, you know, right along the coast of our-- our barrier islands is the gulf stream, which was the major traffic route for--for ships, you know, all throughout the colonial period. however, you know, that is possible but not really all that probable, though. one of the dominant theories that's starting to surface right now is actually that these horses, though they are of spanish origin as far as their breed, actually mo

it's out of the hawaiian island chain sometime tomorrow mid- morning. but still, rainfall the issue with this one, not wind. when i come back, we'll talk about your forecast and see you after the break. >>> that storm in hawaii has forced at least a dozen flighting to be canceled at bay area airports. they learned that the next flight out may not be until saturday. one woman told us the storm is forcing her to cancel a week long trip to see her best friend. >> i was pretty bummed. cried in the wash room for a bit, and cried on the phone when i was calling my mom. >> we found another passenger, working the phone until he finally found another flight to take him home to hawaii. in all, it has led to the cancelation of 17 flights. san francisco saw 10 flights canceled, oakland, 3, and san jose international had 4 flights canceled. in the case of flossie, her bark seems worse than her bite, but that wasn't the case in 1992, when hurricane aniki walloped the island of kuai. six deaths were blamed on that hurricane. it was the costliest hurricane to strike the