. >>> the lake was deep, the night was dark, the collision fatal. the only clues were some chips of paint, a tiny piece of foam, and the fatal wound. was it enough to tell investigators what happened? according to native american legend, the great spirit scratched his hand across the land, and in doing so, created the finger lakes of upstate new york. the biggest is cayuga lake, long and narrow, and it's a popular vacation destination. >> a lot of people go there to go swimming, picnics, barbecue, any major functions, birthdays, everyone goes there, to the park. >> cayuga lake is crowded in the summer with boating, water skiing, and other lake activities. around midnight on a friday night, harry uhl, a local celebrity, decided to take his new boat out on the lake for a ride. harry was a well-known stock car race driver who went by the nickname hurricane harry. >> harry loved the lake. he loved to fish. he loved to swim. he loved everything about the lake. >> around 2:00 a.m., harry headed for shore in his boat so two of his friends could get out and

. >> the lake dried, people stopped coming. >> once the largest lake in the middle east, now a patch of bone-dry desert. financial fallout from the lake's disappearing act. - >> hello to you and welcome to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford, live in new york city. it's been two weeks since malaysia airlines flight 370 vanished with 239 people on board. the focus is on a remote patch of the indian ocean, 1500 miles off the australian coast. that's where satellite images showed two large objects floating in the water of the search crews are focussing on that or. six planes and two merchantships are taking part in the search. the pentagon says the u.s. spent $2.5 million on the search efforts. >> officials are also pouring over transcripts of the final 54 minutes of recordings between the pilot and ground control. al jazeera's andrew thomas brings us the latest. >> of course the objects spotted by the satellite on sunday, 16 march will have moved. the swells are rough, as much as 3 metres, over 20 foot up and down. if there are objects there, of course they may have filled with wate

now the ancient lake is almost empty, the tourists gone.und the lake the bungalows are abandoned. the one coveted resorts a ghost town. opposite, it's the same. >> this man was in the tourist business, but left it long ago. >> compared to the past when the lake was not dry, it is totally different. when there was water, there were tourists and everything was flourishing. there was enough income. we had no water shortage for agriculture. if the water does not exist, would you come. >> the lake dried, people stopped coming, we loft our income. >> there are many reasons it is disappearing. government, water mismanagement and a lack of rain are the causes. the creation of the dam is officer. then the bridge, which is effectively dividing the lake in two. there's 5% of its water left. it's eight times saltier than sea water. >> scientists d defines what happened though this lake is nothing short of an environmental disaster and warns it could get worse. one of the reasons is the surface. when the water dried up, it left behind the salt. when the

in fact even in lake superior, the last time lake superior froze over was in the mid- nineties. so this is a very special unusual winter. >> reporter: this year the coast guard has been needed to keep the southern shipping lanes open. on this day, the biscayne bay worked to clear a path for a tug trying to push a barge into the ice covered port of indiana at burns harbor, after several passes by the cutter the barge finally made it to dock to deliver a load of scrap iron. but the ice has held up other ships and barges. the lake carriers association reports shipping has dropped 30% this winter. brian larue says his company's barges should be lined up along the pier here in the port of indiana. >> we've got 18 barges waiting to be brought out our terminal all employees waiting for these barges to get in place so they can come to work lots of work to be done >> reporter: but all this ice is not all bad news for the lakes. >> more winter ice cover is actually good for the lakes, because it stops water from evaporating, and the last several years and in fact for the last decade, we h

so, he pushed her into the lake where she drowned. e the size of the blood stain on the boat launch and the repair neurons in florence's brain. both told a story. in an attempt to make it look like an accident, mark kicked the railing with his right foot, transferring paint to the tip of his shoe. and where he kicked the railing was inconsistent with the location of the body. >> he had every opportunity to call for help. he never did. he let her lay there. and after thinking about what to do for some time, he premeditated it, went back and put her in the water and let her drown. >> three years after florence's death, mark unger was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life without parole. >> his head snapped back when the verdict was read. he was shocked at the verdict. he anticipated going home that day. >> i was wrongfully convicted of this crime. i am innocent. >> florence's parents say her death should never have happened. >> while my daughter's death was a tragic and unnecessary event, i think there's a lesson to be l

it's now become the deepest part of the lake. re everyone's homes were. >> fortunately no one was in any of the homes that sank and no lives lost. but for the homeowners, sustaining such a painful personal and financial blow, it will take a long time to recover. >> when you lose it, you've lost it forever. and you'll never get it back. >> there it goes. holy cow. unbelievable. >>> coming up, thrill seekers get burned by water and ice. >> i was very scared. i thought something could really be wrong. >> when "caught on camera: wet and wild" continues. ...and a choice. take 4 advil in a day which is 2 aleve... ...for all day relief. "start your engines" before chantix, i tried to quit probably about five times. it was different than the other times i tried to quit. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix varenicline is proven to help people quit smoking. it's a non-nicotine pill. chantix reduced my urge to smoke. that helped me quit smoking. [ male announcer ] some people had changes in behavior, thinking, or mood, hostility,

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the five great lakes form the largest group of fresh-water lakes in the world, and are a vital northade root. it is critical for moving everything from food to fuel and metal ore. cargo carried by the else have -- vessels have been hit hard. in january cargoes were down almost 40%. ice breakers have been working to clear a path for the ships. >> some of the deliveries just couldn't be made in january. the ice just got too thick and it wasn't passable. we have steal mills that need iron ore pellets and utility companies that are going to need coal. huge economic impact on profit margins. >> reporter: every day they ships are locked in the port, thousands are lost. >> everybody is tired of winter. it came so fast and severe, and we're ready for spring. >> reporter: but with the ice expected to take months to melt, spring on lake superior may still be a long way off. >>> and to dave now. dave when the lakes freeze it just stays cold. >> right. the ice and snow will reinforce the cold air, and then when you get the weatherern pattern which hasn't changed, we're just not seeing much progr

the lake was once the largest in the middle east, but it is now rapidly drying up. we have more on what is being done to try to save this ancient lake. >> it used to draw holiday makers in the thousands. they would come from everywhere. now the ancient lake is almost empty, the tourists gone. around the lake the bungalows are abandoned. the once colorful resort a ghost town. the village opposite is the same. they used to be in the tourist business will you left it long ago. >> compared to the past when the lake wasn't dry it is totally different. when there was water there were many tourists and everything was flourishing. there was enough income. we even had no water shortage for agriculture. if the water did not exist would we could here? of course not. the lake dried, people stopped coming, and we lost our income. >> iran's environmental organization say there are many reasons why it's disappearing. government and water mismanagement and lack of rain are the main causes. the creation of the dam nearby is another. and this bridge effectively divides the lake in two

the five great lakes, the largest group of fresh water lakes in the world, and a vital trade route that feeds into the atlantic. it's critical for moving everything from fuel to metal and ores. they have been hit hard by the deep freeze. december, iron ore afraid plunged 20%. and ice breakers have been working to clear a path for the ships. >> in of the deliveries couldn't be made in january. the ice got too thick, and it wasn't passible. so we have steal mills that have iron ore pellets, and utility companies that need coal. huge impact on profit margins. >> every day that the ships are locked in frozen solid ports, thousands are lost in the shipping industry, a spinoff in the economy. >> everybody is tired of winter. it came so fast and so severe, we're ready for spring. >> reporter: but with the ice cover in lake superior expected to take months to melt, regardless of what the calendar says, spring on lake superior may still be a long way off. luleuth, minnesota. >> wall street is seesawing between the plus and minus column. dow is down, and keeping a close eye on sunday's vote in cr

now the lake is almost empty. the tourists gone. around the lake the bungalows are gone. the once colorful resort, a ghost town. in the village opposite, the same. hadar used to be in the tourivittouristbusiness. >> there was enough income, we even had no water shortage for agriculture. if the water doesn't exist would you come here? of course not. the lake dried, people stopped coming and we lost our income. >> iran's government says there is a reason this place is are can disappearing. this bridge which has effectively divided the lake in two. there's 5% of the lake left and it's eight times saltier than the ocean. what's happened here is nothing short than an environmental disaster but they warn it could get even worse. one of the reasons is the surface. when the water dried up it left behind all of this salt. when the wind blows it creates salt storms and it's exactly what's blowing into neighboring villages and towns. and that's put the region's agriculture and economy at stake. then there are the ecological effects on native wildlife. they're already obvious. the la

, including the great lakes. 92% of them were covered in ice, and clearing those shipping lanes is no easy tax. we get our report tonight from nbc's john yang. >> reporter: the first thing you notice is the sound. a constant deep rumble as the u.s. coast guard cutter alder breaks up ice that has covered lake superior for months. conditions are hard for the crew, single digit temperatures and winds topping 25 knots. and for the vessel. >> you hear the vessel shaking right snow? bolts come loose, pipes freeze. >> reporter: off duluth, minnesota, the 295 foot alder pushes through ice as thick as four feet, freeing these one thousand-foot ore carriers, literally frozen in place. >> without the icebreakers making the ports ready for commerce, it wouldn't move until the ice is essentially gone. >> reporter: the ship's reinforced bow drives on to the ice, crushing it under the weight. this concrete block weighs 16,000 pounds. it's one of three on the deck here to give the alder extra weight as it breaks through ice up to several feet thick. it's among

in sub-zero weather, waiting for the big one. lake minnetonka is one of the favorite spots for ice fishing. the authority issues more than a million issue fishing licenses per year. >> why do you do this? >> it's something to be doing in the winter. it freezes, and in winter, we keep fishing. >> dan jasper has turned minnesota's favorite pastime into a business. he drove us over the lake covered in 26 inches of ice. the frigid freeway enough to hold our heavy suburban. >> you actually come out and plow the roads and everybody use he them? >> yes. >> that's pretty nice of you. the roads run to villages of ice houses. >> most of them are not this nice are they? >> no, no. it's one of the nicest one on lake minnetonka. refrigerator, stove, sink, flat screen tv. >> deep fryer, cooker. is this still a sport when you have all these amenities out here? >> we like it. >> jasper rents his ice-fishing house, which can sleep four comfortably, to people from all over the world. >> this is a markham underwater camera, it's 19.5 feet down, we're ab

but the great lakes, they reached their record lows just this last year. ecline they've been seeing over the last 15 years has led to bigger beaches, which is something a lot of people enjoy when it's a bit warmer. but those lower water levels have also caused a lot of headaches for shippers as they haven't been able to carry quite the same amount of goods that they have in the past. that's as they're going across the great lakes and on to ports around the world. that's an effect we feel, you know, gets passed along, higher costs. but now thanks to the polar vortex and these bitter cold temperatures, things are starting to turn around. just over 93% of the lake's surface was frozen over earlier this month, which is more than twice the annual average. the sheets of ice trapped in water that would normally be lost to evaporation, that boosts the overall water levels. >> ice cover is actually a good thing for the lakes in terms of water levels. in lakes michigan and huron, we've been seeing record and near record-breaking low water levels for the past several

. >>> the great lakes have frozen over, meaning that thousands of visitors can walk on water, or ice ay be the case, to some stunning ice caves. >> reporter: it's a trek more than a mile long through deep snow across a now frozen lake superior, but for those who make the journey to the national park they say it is worth it. >> it is beautiful out here. >> yeah, even though it is freezing. >> a chance to get in and under and around all of these things it is just tremendous. >> reporter: tucked away is a display of ice formations rarely seen created by the lake's own wave patterns and colored by the miner minerals. it's not just the natural beauty that is attracting so many, it is also accessibility. typically you would only be able to get here by boat, but because of record-cold sub zero temperatures, you can get here by walking across this frozen lake. and thousands are doing just that, but most would have missed out on this natural phenomenon if it hadn't been for kelly, who happened to post pictures on twitter >> that post almost immediately went viral. the next morning when i vehic

and the part is ada -- park is ada accessible. there is also a natural lake. this is your chance to stroll and let the kids run free. it also has many birds to watch. it is the place to find some solitude from the city and appreciate what you share with a wonderful breath of fresh air. , an experienced this park and enjoy the peoples, picnics, and sunshine. this is a lovely place to take a stroll with your loved one hand in hand. located in the middle of pacific heights on top of a hill, lafayette park offers a great square a of a peaceful beauty. large trees border greenery. it features tables and benches, a playground, restaurants, and tennis courts. there are plenty of areas for football, frisbee, and picnics. it is very much a couple's part and there are a multitude of experiences you can have together. bring your dog and watch the mean go with the community or just picnic at one of the many tables and enjoy all of the park has to offer. many couples find this is the perfect place to put down a blanket and soak up the sun. it is a majestic place you can sha

these are the winds that dino was referring to. other wind gusts in crystal lake. >> there were pretty strong across the area. almost half an inch of rain for all.rainfall. the biggest rainfall we have had an almost 15 days. our models suggest clouds will begin to break up during the afternoon. the clouds are back tonight. that is midnight. here's the situation which greets us as we get up tomorrow. if you are well south you might have a little snow fall to start the day. the clouds will be breaking up a little bit. it will not be totally sunny day. >> these temperatures are going to take a hit along the lakefront as the wind locks and this afternoon. at the moment you can see the wind blowing kind of like this. as the day goes on they will be orienting themselves in a northeasterly directo direction. >> and means a chilly start to the weekend. warmer days to follow. temperatures down by almost double digits out to the west of us. as this chilly air moves into the area. the looks like tomorrow's high temperatures of 44 and will be well below the normal high. the w

in 1950 a passenger plane disappeared over the great lakes. ashar quraishi reports from family members with unanswered questions 60 years later. >> late on the night june 23rd, 1950, this flight vapished. it was on route from laguardia, when a report requested descent because of stormy level. >> the request was denied, and that was the last anyone heard of the plane. >> that is an author of the book about the crossing. >> a search developed. the coast guard, the navy was called in, five huge vessels, install plane, boats combing the waters, looking for debris. they didn't find anything. >> a 1951 accident investigation report concluded none of the 55 passengers and three crew members survived and the aircraft was destroyed. at the time it was believed to have crashed into the water. the wreckage was never found. for the past 10 years, a group of volunteers searched for the sunken fuselage and the engines of the d.c. 4. >> it was a search to solve an historical mystery. now it's a search to provide closure for these family members seeking answer

the ice coverage on the great lakes which might reach a record. dividing line is pretty sharp and well-defined here between the arctic air. you can see a running down here through montana. 15 in rapid city. the west is in the warm air. tucson arizona and vegas have their warmest winter ever recorded. that word came in yesterday from the national weather service. extending up to alaska. 22 here in chicago. zero northwest of canada. warmer than it is right here. we're nine degrees warmer than yesterday. we are already above the 19 miso yesterday. we have a little wind. we have a windchill going. these are low as this morning. just single digits out and harvard. you can see the snow on the ground. plenty of that is still around. we might build on that snowpack because we have likanother small system. look at the ice and the gulf states. north of houston and into louisiana. here is the snowfall that comes later tonight is marching across the dakotas. it will not be here today. this is the forecast this evening. the clubs increase at midnight and here i

ice cover on the great lakes is now the most widespread in 35 years. nearing an all-time record. >> wow. take a look at this sat like picture taken on february 19th. parts of the five lakes are covered. now take a look at this image. 91% of the lakes are now frozen over. all that ice will mean higher water levels and possibly some spring flooding. >>> all right. let's take a look at the weather for across the nation. rainy across the south, stormy in florida. a wintry mix in atlanta up to richmond. a new storm slamming the pacific northwest and rain down in the bay area. >>> 50s and 60s in the northwest. 70s and 80s down to the southwest. below normal in the northeast but warming up through the weekend. >>> well, in one state, it is legal to take a picture up a woman's skirt in public without her knowing. tell you why this controversial decision. >>> some new details about the howling ocean rescue of a family trapped in a van. we are hearing more from the rescuers and the chilling message the children had after being pulled from the vehicle. >>> plus,

. >> we talk about the draught in california, what about is draught that lasted a decade. >> lake made, the largest reservoir in the country. it bottles up water from the colorado river and provided water for decades. its future is not looking as bright. >> you know, in 2012 and 2013, those consecutive years were two of the driest on record. >> take a look behind me. this white band is the water mark where the water used to be. we are standing at 100 feet below the top of that mark. the lake is at its lowest level since construction. >> after more than a decade of drought the lake holds half the maximum capacity. because it provides 90% of the water, stakes are high and pressure on to secure water for the city. >> the limiting factor for los angeles is water. sooner, rather than later it will come back to bite us. water is not an unlimited source. >> it turns out, the city of excess has one of the highest per cap ita water consumption rates in the country. despite the major conservation efforts. the biggest culprit not hotels and casinos, but landscaping. at golf resorts, but in suburb

at the end of the day going to perfect detective the lake. run a successful business. >> officials believe these rules keep a good balance but the sierra club says it's tipping too far. >> boy like to see people committed to protecting the lake. and live with what we have. >> we have links on abc7 news.com. >> spencer is back with the forecast. >> it's wet here and has been for a while, getting wetter. you can see weather spreading across the bay area and points eat. this is the radar showing you the movement of batches onshore. 16/100ths in santa rosa. trace amounts in other locations. how about this video of a double rainbow yesterday? beautiful, dry afternoon in the upper 60s. and dry and mild over the weekend. >> stay with us. back right after the break. >> sports is coming up next. >>> wide receiver antown bolden signed a deal. led with 179 wards and seven touchdowns and named mvp. he was also a big presence in the locker room with leadership in 2014. this guy is the complete package. collin cappernick wants to be paid. he'll make $973,00

at the end of the day going to perfect detective the lake. 're going to have an opportunity to run a successful business. >> officials believe these rules keep a good balance but the sierra club says it's tipping too far. >> boy like to see people committed to protecting the lake. and live with what we have. >> we have links on abc7 news.com. >> spencer is back with the forecast. >> it's wet here and has been for a while, getting wetter. you can see weather spreading across the bay area eat. this is the radar showing you the movement of batches onshore. 16/100ths in santa rosa. trace amounts in other locations. how about this video of a double rainbow yesterday? beautiful, dry afternoon in the upper 60s. and dry and mild over the weekend. >> stay with us. back right after the break. >> sports is coming up next. >>> wide receiver antown bolden signed a deal. led with 179 wards and seven touchdowns and named mvp. he was also a big presence in the locker room with leadership in 2014. this guy is the complete package. collin cappernick wants to be

the five great lakes formed the largest group of fresh water lakes in the world and are a vital northrican trade route that feeds into the atlantic. it's critical for moving everything were moving food to melt ores for 100 million people. cargo carried by great lakes vessels have been hit hard by the deep freeze. trade plunged 21% and in january those cargoes were down 41 peppers befor41%.ice breakers ha path. >> we have steel mills that need iron ore, and we have huge impaceconomic impact. >> search tired of winter. it just came so fast and so severe we're ready for spring. >> reporter: but with the ice covering lake superior expect it to take months to melt regardless of what the calendar says spring on lake superior may still be a long way off. al jazeera, duluth, minnesota. >> aren't we all ready for spring? the look of the day's top stories when we return. this is al jazeera america. build they need assistance. >> this is al jazeera america american. a last-ditch effort to end the ukraine crisis through diplomacy has failed. secretary of state john kerry met russian foreign minis

the polar vortex could be a blessing for the great lakes. w all the snow will change the water when the temperatures begin to rise. the day we rescued riley was a truly amazing day. he was a matted mess in a small cage. so that was our first task, was getting him to wellness. without angie's list, i don't know if we could have found all the services we needed for our riley. from contractors and doctors to dog sitters and landscapers, you can find it all on angie's list. we found riley at the shelter, and found everything he needed at angie's list. join today at angieslist.com gregg: brand new developments in the hunt for a missing malaysia jetliner with the search expanding almost on a daily basis. right now the equivalent of 32 million square miles is being searched. that's bigger than north america, south america, africa and europe combined. the last communication from the boeing 777 coming from 30 minutes after takeoff more than a week ago. copilot believed to have spoken the final words from the cockpit without mentioning a word about tro

the lake temperature was about 30 degrees. event raises money, as i said, for the special olympics chicago. even the police officer there fell in for a second. 3,000 people ran into the lake today. organizers credit fallion with helping them set a fund-raising record of more than $1 million. those people are crazy. >> jillion doing it all. >> absolutely, all the time. >> the show is off to a great start, and now he's out there raising money. kind of the thing that henry wofford would do. >> made me think henry, yeah, it did. >> i'll do it once, only once, and then i'd have to call in sick for like a week straight. >> exactly. >> coming up, i've got a lot coming up for you. mountainview native paula creamer wins her first title since 2010 and does so in dramatic fashion, and the sharks down the devils while steph curry attempts to carry the ws in toronto. highlights after this. >>> welcome back to nbc bay area. no doubt about it. steph curry loves the big stage. the waros all-star at allied the third triple-double saturday night

what you would displace in the fresh water lake. you see the difference, gang? we're thinking carefully about these ideas. how much weight of water you displace, and how much volume of water you displace are two different ideas. and for the same weight and different densities, you have different volumes. okay, in a clay boat-- yeah. --and i made it big like that, it displaced more water. it displaced more water. and when i made the clay boat big, it displaced more water. and what happen to the buoyant force when i displaced more water? begin with an m. more. more. see? enough to make it float. okay. if you made it even flatter, will it displace it more? i can make it some more, but it sticks up above the top. i can do that. yeah. so the weight could stay the same? the weight's gonna stay the same. that's right. but the volume, i can change, the volume that the water stays. now, it's floating even higher. lee. suppose that you filled it too much and the water got let into the air pocket inside-- ah. --what happens? then the weight is

he said i went down to the lake to go fishing and he said, i'm not sure but i think there's a body in the water. he said, a little girl. the body was floating face down. the feet were touching the shoreline and her arms were spread out. >> police identified the victim as 11-year-old teresa mcabee. she had last been seen the previous evening around 10:00 p.m. at a circle k convenience store located just 400 feet from her home. >> she told me she had to do her math homework and she didn't have a pencil. and i remember i kept telling her no. because i didn't want her to leave the house. and she said mom, i won't take but a couple minutes. so i finally said yeah. and she left. >> one of the last people to see teresa alive was local police officer james duckett. >> i said listen, it's getting close to 10:30. i said i wasn't to go straight home. >> duckett reminded teresa of the 10:30 p.m. curfew for minors. >> to make sure she was still there and she wasn't. >> she got out of the store. walked down in front of the ice machines again and turned the corner. i assumed headed home. >> i kept,

. >> if the water was any deeper in this section of the lake, they'd all be under. heir heads above water, but there's no easy way to get out. >> and the bottom was slippery. and they couldn't push themselves. and the horses if they can't get out, they just give up and prepare to die. >> it's a desperate situation. there are so many horses to rescue all at once. >> and the sound of the horses, you can hear it very well. it's like they are -- they are just screaming for help. >> it's a race against the clock. trapped in the numbing water, their body temperatures falling, they won't survive more than half an hour without serious injury or death. >> the situation was really bad. they had been in there for 11 minutes or something like that. and 15 minutes more, they would have been dead. >> as the minutes tick by, the horses' will to fight is fading. >> some horses just tried to push them out, and got halfway up. and just slide back down. >> reporter and horseman has been covering the event from the sidelines until now. >> i saw that things were not going really well. no

we'll see you next time. yñóy steves: the town of keswick is your best home base for exploring the northern lakesr to the more commercial southern part of the region. keswick was originally a mining center. but the slate and lead industries eventually gave way to nature-loving tourists, and, in the 19th century, keswick became a resort. its fine old buildings recall those romantic-era days when big-city folks first learned about communing with nature. today the town is well-stocked with hiking-gear shops... and pubs. the lake district is popular with english holiday-makers who prefer to bring their beloved dogs with them on vacation. keswick's town square can look like a canine convention, and in local pubs, dogs are more than welcome. and we picked up a tip at the pub. a sheepdog trial and hound show is on today, and it's just down the valley. farm culture is still alive and well in these fertile hills. from gritty shepherds to gentleman farmers to curious tourists, there's something for everyone. while lots of fun and plenty entertaining, competitions like these have practical roots. they go ba

. >>> 06 years later, a passenger plane disappeared over the great lakes. the search is still on. it's your average 6'0" easter egg. he'll tell you the story behind it in just a moment. >> my administartion has a very strong human rights element. >> his perspective on the conflicts facing the world in the state of america. on al jazeera america >> good afternoon and welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford live in new york city. michigan performed it's first same-sex marriage today. several counties say they'll extend court hours and give licenses to those couples. michigan's gay marriage ban was struck down on friday. >>> russian troops storm an ukrainian air base in crimea. the shots were heard but origins are unknown. u.n. general secretary ban ki-moon heads over to ukraine. >>> the chinese government released this satellite image showing a large object in the indian ocean. so far search crews have not been able to low kate i locate . >>> as the search continues t brings back memories of a plane that disappeared over the great lakes. >> repo

at end of the day, it's going to protect the lake. have an opportunity to run what we hope is a successful business and that everybody wins. >> reporter: planning officials believe their new rules keep a good balance between business and the environment, but the sierra club says the scale is tipping too far. >> they would like to see people committed to protecting the lake and able to set aside their driving economic forces and live with what we have. >> reporter: dan ashley, abc 7 news. >> the case goes to court march 26th. we have links to both sides at abc7news.com. >>> oakland a's co-owner lou wolf says he is weighing the possibility of a temporary baseball stadium for the team. according to our media partner, the mercury news, wolf is considering that if he cannot extend his team's two-year lease at the oakland coliseum. sites he is considering include san jose municipal stadium and san francisco's candlestick park. wolf says plans for a temporary stadium are only a possibility. he hopes to extend the lease in oakland coliseum. >>

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talking a great deal about the ice down from 93% coverage to 74%. on lake michigan will have almost 90 percent of the late coverage. what is interesting is heavy ever driven on an ice road before? there is such a road. you will see it coming up. look at that close-up shot right here. here is that the ice road right there. you can see some cracks. it is interesting because they say as you drive on this you can actually hear the ice cracking. it is enough to support an automobile. beautiful shots. thanks to our photographers. not a very nice day around here. at least it is a little bit warmer. this is the wettest weather system in 15 days. that is the first in a series of active storm systems. in one way or another will impact the area over the next couple of days. this thing produced tornadoes as a cam across northern california. a dozen homes damaged. it is bringing warm air while it is snowing that on the upper midwest. turning the wind around to the northwest. starts moving eastward. in combination with this high it will produce a strong and chilis northe

there is also winter storm watch for the lake tahoe area. if you are thinking about traveling that way, there is a winter storm warning for the west slopes. so very hazardous driving expected by midnight tonight lasting into early sunday morning. snow levels down to 5500 feet. could see 1-2 feet of snow for the highest elevations. great news. temperatures outside our door right now not bad. 57 in oakland. 54 frank. 52 santa rosa. most of us in the 50s this morning so relatively mild. that has been the name of what i've been calling it all morning long. we will see 50s through the morning hours. 60s through the bay. nearing 70 degrees for the inland communities and we are wet tomorrow, partly cloudy, dry on sunday more rain and snow coming on monday. >>> a growing number of americans who left the work force are likely to be gone for good. new research shows many of the people who lost their jobs and grown frustrated with their job searches have retired or filed for disability benefits. 6.5million americans left the job market between 2010 and

at the beginning of february, more water was leaving folsom lake than coming in, but now, a stunning reversal. yesterday, ten times more water flowed in than out. storms raised levels 35 feet. but condition ser vacation deserves credit, toochl the city of folsom, pulling water from the lake was first to order a mandatory 20% reduction in late december, and so far, has achieved nearly 17%. >> we saw probably two weeks after mailer went out. one thing water officials don't want is that storms ended our drought the lake is rising, it's still only one third full and way below average for early march. >> well, we have a long way to go. that is the main thing i can tell you. >> let's focus on the weather and rain. >> it's spotty and more is still to come hopefully. >> there is spotty moisture right now. no reports of any measurable rainfall hitting the ground. let's move ahead, dramatic view of the post sunset sky. lots of clouds around. and 60 degrees in oakland. 60 san jose. here is another great view of the western sky. wow. temperatures 61 in santa rosa. 64 san rafael. low 60s in concor

the five great lakes are the largest fresh water lakes, and a vitle transport area. moves food and fuel for roughly 100 million. cargo carried by the vessels have been hit hard. december, iron ore trade plunged 21st. january those cargoes were down almost 40%. ice breakers have been working to clear a path for the ships. >> some of the dollars couldn't be made in january. the ice was too thick. we a steel mills that need iron ore pellets and utility companies. huge economic impact on profit margins. every day the ships are locked solid. thousands are lost. >> everyone is fed up with winter. we are ready for spring. >> regardless of what the ron calderon says, spring may be a lying way off. >> a man who made history by marking the end of world war ii with a kiss died. glen mcduffy was the sailor kegsing this nurse. heat didn't know the woman, he was caught up in the excitement of japan's surrender he grabbed her and planted a big one or own. >> mcduffy was 86 when he died. >> fossils discovered a new dipo sour that they think is an install installer -- smaller cousin

cooler along the lake tomorrow high temperature 46. saturday will make 44. >> exit ramp at the circle and to change his clothes. north ventra state 88 stalled truck in the wrangling causing a delay. volume is still light out of there on the road. as well as construction. a full report on those hot spots coming up. a two-year-old boy who was rescued from a retention pond in kendall county earlier this week, has died. police were searching for the missing boy monday afternoon, when they found him in the pond near his home in unincorporated montgomery. an officer was performing c-p-r when paramedics arrived. the boy was taken to the hospital in critical condition, and pronounced dead yesterday afternoon. the cause has not yet been determined. rapper "chief keef" was his manager's house in northfield. police station in northfield with the latest on the investigation. >> good morning. please tell us there have been no arrests made in connection with yesterday's shooting. no one is in custody and no one is being questioned this morning. but w

when you look at the size of lake michigan. say it is like an ocean in the middle of the united states it is like this cup of tea. it is a small body of water and 64 years later. we are still searching for the r wreckage of that plane. when i started interviewing some of the men who were involved in the search activity. we could only narrow it down to 1,000 square miles. we still have farther to go. this is a small target. we know it would be a broken up debris field based on the debris that was pulled from the surface of the water. it is a small target in a medium sized pond. >> i loved in chicago for a while. this is legend. people talk about this all the time. what inspired you to get involved with this? >> we are a small group of people that search for ship wrecks. we thought we found a number of ship wrecks. we thought the information might lead us to the spot on the lake. we came upon all kinds of other information. personal from the northwest and the families. big kaufman found me and we got to talking and he encouraged

uc the breaks in the clouds with a wind blowing in here off the lake. that is a pretty chilly signal. cooler air pulling out. warm air tomorrow. here's the big warmup on sunday. that could spill into monday. i'm afraid it will not last all day. in this kind of sad because we have the white sox home opener. woefully weak and slow that thing down and the days ahead.we can slow thinghopefully we can slow things down. >> high temperatures 10 degrees below normal at just 40. the normal high temperatures around 50. that is pretty sad. clouding over and windy tonight. could be mixed with some ice pellets on the front end. low temperature of 43. tomorrow chari spells. possible afternoon our nighttime thunderstorms. a high of 50. the 50 might actually come after dark. sunshine is back again on friday. we're going to have some trouble. the lake has hosted zero lots of ice.a lot of ice. >> >> the summer might turn out to be pretty close to normal. >> time for today's trivia. which of the following islands this not belong to italy.does not belong to time to play the

at the beginning of february, more water was leaving folsom lake than coming in, but now, a stunning reversal. yesterday, ten times more water flowed in than out. storms raised levels 35 feet. but condition ser vacation deserves credit, toochl the city of folsom, pulling water from the lake was first to order a mandatory 20% reduction in late december, and so far, has achieved nearly 17%. >> we saw probably two weeks after mailer went out. one thing water officials don't want is that storms ended our drought the lake is rising, it's still only one third full and way below average for early march. >> well, we have a long way to go. that is the main thing i can tell you. >> let's focus on the weather and rain. >> it's spotty and more is still to come hopefully. >> there is spotty moisture right now. no reports of any measurable rainfall hitting the ground. let's move ahead, dramatic view of the post sunset sky. lots of clouds around. and 60 degrees in oakland. 60 san jose. here is another great view of the western sky. wow. temperatures 61 in santa rosa. 64 san rafael. low 60s in concor

sunlit radar composite shows so trying to creep in off the lake. for the most part it's dry conditions. a disturbance comes our way tonight for in the potential for some light snow. another chance of snow on wednesday but temperatures really don't warm up. 26 on tuesday after a high of 18. wednesday be hit 29. >>coming up ... the navy is looking for the pilot of a fighter jet that crashed in the nevada mountains. plus -- tiger woods is trending this morning. why he pulled out of the final round of the honda classic. and -- we'll have dan's take on the popular song from frozen -- fresh on the heels of an oscar win for best song. i'two pakistani militants burst into a court building in the country's capital city, and killed at least 11 people. dozens more were injured when the men fired at the with rifles, threw hand grenades, then detonated their suicide vests. among those killed were a judge and a police officer. just days ago, the leadership of pakistan's taliban declared a cease-fire. observers say this morning's attack suggests the taliban's cent