forces in asia and the pacific. panetta is to meet prime minister yoshihiko noda and defense minister, yasuo ichikawa separately on tuesday and discuss the delayed relocation of a u.s. military base in okinawa. a plan to move the marine corps futenma air station to nago city also in okinawa has been stalled due to strong opposition from local residents. >>> china's defense budget is the second largest in the world. the country is building up its military, including its navy and that's causing concern and friction in the region. how is japan responding to this burgeoning military force? nhk world's kan ishiyama reports. >> reporter: the maritime self-defense force's summering base is located in yokosuka city, 40 kilometers south of tokyo. it's a base for submarines conducting surveillance activities in waters around japan. submarine activities are national secrets. even self-defense force members have no knowledge about them, unless they're engaged in the unit. we are allowed into a submarine on the condition that we

this train behind me which we believe was the pacific starlight that runs from seattle to l.a. it is now about 18 passengersthat are injured. most of the injuries from what we saw were whiplash and those to the elderly and people who were in wheelchairs there. we are not sure what happened, but we can see some inspectors looking at the switch which is just behind me. upon looking at it myself, the train railroad switch track has not switched over in the position that would push the pacific starlight on to the other track so it could go around the bakersfield amtrak train. so that appears to be what

forces in asia and the pacific. panetta is to meet prime minister yoshihiko noda and defense minister, ichikawa separately on tuesday and discuss the delayed relocation of a u.s. military base in okinawa. a plan to move the marine corps futenma air station to nago city also in okinawa has been stalled due to strong opposition from local residents. secretary panetta came to japan after visiting indonesia. that country is becoming a strategically-important power in southeast asia. it controls a key route from the strait of malaca to the south china sea. it's one reason the united states and china are trying to strengthen their military ties with indonesia. nhk world tells us how that is playing out. >> reporter: panetta is on a tour of east asia. the first leg of his trip included talks with indonesian defense minister. the u.s. agreed to provide indonesia with radar to monitor ships in its territorial waters. the u.s. also agreed to provide fighter jets. indonesia is modernizing its defensive weapons on land and at se

some claim the great pacific garbage patch is the size of texas.y really knows. >> we collected this debris. there is a pen cap, two pen caps. right there, it's a toy. we found evidence of our trash. >> reporter: and they found the remnants of a plastic bag. >> here is a plastic bag that has been noted. evidence of plastic bags. >> open the fish up and see if they are ingesting the trash. >> reporter: he brought up three fish. >> right there. that's plastic. >> reporter: we searched and found bits of plastic garbage in 2-3 fish. >> for more on the great pacific garbage patch we have set up a link on www.kron.com. there you will find ways to protect the california coast line. >>> we had a nice day in the bay area today. high temperatures into the 70s. clear skys for the bay area right now and tomorrow will be nice. for the morning, clear and chilly. tomorrow sunny and warm. next week mild and cooler conditions. morning lowes, chilly, down into the 30s. future cast, 11:00, saturday, 60s. we start to warm it up into the afternoon, high temperatures up

welcome to our viewers across the nation including the pacific time zone. today we begin with an end to a very bizarre story. all of the animals that have been released from an exotic animal farm have been accounted for. unfortunately with nearly all have been shot and dead by authorities. now that the hunt is over, officials can focus on why the owner freed the animals and then took his own life. nbc's andy roechen reports. >> reporter: 48 animals were doomed the moment their owner, terry thompson, set them free tuesday night from his farm. as frantic calls to 911 started coming in -- >> there's a lion on mt. perry road. >> reporter: -- deputies knew instantly it was kill or be killed. >> these animals were on the move. he showed aggressive behavior. >> reporter: the animals included wolves, african lions, mountain lions, bears, monkeys, leopards, and what hurt the most for famed zookeeper jack hanna, 18 bengal tigers, an endangeredd species, all shot dead by authorities. >> if you had 18 bengal tigers running around these neighborhoods, you wouldn't have w

we are told it was the pacific starlight from seattle to l.a. that struck the other amtrak train that we have not been able to identify yet. the rare road worker said the mechanism was not activated and it is still in the wrong position that lead these two trains to collide. again coming back, the oakland fire department says at least 18 passengers have been injured in this collision of two amtrak trains. the railroad inspectors have arrived and they are trying to figure out how exactly this happened. for now alan wang reporting live at jack london square in oakland, abc news. >> thanks, alan. >>> the memorial day drowning of an alameda man sparked a wrong of the death lawsuit. he walked into the water in an apparent suicide attempt. members stood and watched because they were not certified in water rescue. the rescue program was stopped in 2009. alameda officials admit it should not have happened, and the program should not have been canceled, but it is ment's -- it is little solace for his brother. >> i was truly shocked and outraged that there

based on the lightning out pattern in the pacific -- the la nina pattern in the pacific, they expect kind of the same pattern we saw last year. cold air across this area, warm across the gulf. the pacific northwest, northern rockies, remember how they had that tremendous snowpack last winter. the potential is there for another heavy snowfall in these areas. unfortunately, in texas it looks like the dry drought conditions will continue. that will continue over toward florida. here in this area, will have to watch what happens more in the northern atlantic to determine what happens here. but it does look like a cold, snowy, wet weather here and dry and mild across the southwest. here we have a 50/50 shot at getting a winter pattern. typical winter weather is what it looks like for us. in the meantime, fall is coming back. the highs today were just around midnight. low temperatures were more like what we are experiencing now. the rain is holding off to our north and west and clearing skies are expected in the next couple of days. brisk, southwesterly breezes will clear everything out, bu

and millions of tons of debris floating in the pacific and heading towards the united states. could tvs and boats wash up ashore any time soon? we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> he skipped the last republican presidential debate in las vegas saying he wanted to focus in on the first of the nation primary state of new hampshire. but former utah governor john huntsman is trailing in that critical state while rival mitt romney is enjoying a solid lead. john huntsman is joining us from salt lake city. governor, thanks very much for coming in. >> thank you, wolf. it's an honor to be with you. >> let's talk about mitt romney a little bit. george will, the conservative columnist writing in an upcoming edition of "the washington post" says this about mitt romney. he says, "romney, supposedly the republican most lektable next november, is a recidivist reviser of his principles who is not only becoming less electable, he might endanger gop chances of capturing the senate. republicans may have fo

the pacific is huge. i mean, 70% of the world is covered with water and the pacific is the greatest body of water out the. if you start talking and i ask is you tend to think oh, man, i'm going to be driven 1000 off the coast. not the case. there are capabilities which we can't talk about in here, and, that we have, that can deny the enemy ability to just say, okay, i'm going to push it out there and you can't come anywhere close to me. so it's more than just a single weapon pushing toshiba or a vessel out, or a single weapon that is going to target a single airplane out there. there are ways you can, that you can decrease the degree of difficulty for the enemy to deny you access. and that's where we all fit. that's the entire joint community is working on right now. it's everything from cyber the weaponry the stealth, i mean, it's a variety of things that we're doing. and again, a bunch of it is the things that we can't talk about, but i will tell you that there is no expectation, it doesn't mean it's bee

first the south pacific island of tuvalu, a country of nine islands in the south pacific ocean. about 10,000 people there are suffering from severe drought. new zealand is providing the country wa water. the new zealand government has said tuvalu has had virtually no rain for five months. it's said to be caused by the weather pattern la nina. funafuti has only 60 liters of water for its residents. the government declared a state of emergency last wednesday and asked new zealand for help. the new zealand government and the red cross sent water and desalination equipment. they're checking to see how to support the island nation. takielau also declared a state of emergency because of the lack of rain. >>> kiribas is facing a possibility of. >> on the road to tarawa, the capital of kiribas. because of climate change the ocean is rising. the waves pounding the shore can seriously damage it. the waves caused the courselias to erode and uproot trees. to protect themselves from the waves, locals built sea walls but they're not as effective as they once were. the village has asked the gov

a massive island of trash and debris from the earthquake in japan drifting across the pacific. tonight, new pictures and the question -- how long until it reaches our shores? we'll tell you what the crew of a passing ship had to report. >>> women at risk. new research tonight about the link between the cancer-causing virus hpv and heart disease in women. it turns out the danger is widespread. >>> and making a difference. one very determined kid racing to help others in the fight of their lives. to help others in the fight of their lives. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. under pressure to fix the economy and help those americans who have been dragged under water by it, the president today offered a fix for the housing crisis and those americans who are struggling to stay ahead of the game and keep their homes. the president says he's going to put out pieces of his economic plan instead of one big package because of the gridlock in washington. the election season backdrop is, of course, unavoidable and the president's choic

here is what we see in the pacific. ver headed in our direction but not toward the bay area. over the next course--over the course of the next seven days, warm temperatures. upper 80s and possibly low 90s. over the weekend, it will be beautiful with decent breaks in the sun for both days and monday and tuesday are also looking good. let's get a look at traffic. >>george: a back up at the bay bridge continues to grow. we do not have any hot spots around the bay area this morning. the metering lights have been active for an hour. traffic is pushed up to the 880 over crossing. 880 is still a faster approach to the bridge. drive times are still the same. 13-14 minutes of foster city blvd. from hayward. that includes a short wait at the toll plaza. the golden gate bridge, 101 is free of fall. this out of the it is better today than yesterday. in terms of visibility, no problems for the drive. we will update the bridegroom iran in a moment. the 21-22 minute drive time in the north bay, 101 southbound, still mils slowing to the

we are told it was the pacific starlight from seattle to l.a. that struck the other amtrak train that we have not been able to identify yet. the rare road worker said the mechanism was not activated and it is still in the wrong position that lead these two trains to collide. again coming back, the oakland fire department says at least 18 passengers have been injured in this collision of two amtrak trains. the railroad inspectors have arrived and they are trying to figure out how exactly this happened. for now alan wang reporting live at jack london square in oakland, abc news. >> thanks, alan. >>> the memorial day drowning of an alameda man sparked a wrong of the death lawsuit. he walked into the water in an apparent suicide attempt. members stood and watched because they were not certified in water rescue. the rescue program was stopped in 2009. alameda officials admit it should not have happened, and the program should not have been canceled, but it is ment's -- it is little solace for his brother. >> i was truly shocked and outraged that there

we but then finished the pacific ocean, middle east part of the door by going back to italy again, finishing up in the naples? in may 2013. at that point, the world series is finished and all eyes are

a little bit of rain in the pacific northwest. a little bit of a warm front and then the cold front. california south wards, you are fine. from portland north you will have to deal with a little bit of rain. we are dry now and i think your morning commute will be dry. it does not look like the rain is going to be too heavy. the forecast for today, showery type weather as the front blows through. temperatures remaining on the cool side there. beautiful day today in arizona, vegas, all the way through much of california. 70 and sunny better front is go. clouds and showers through the weekend. >>> speaking of weekend, that forecast is coming up. >> october? already feels like december in some parts. >> looks like it will be an interesting late fall early winter. >> thank you. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> coming up, there will be a game snechb the world series. >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." here are some of your top headlines this morning. england's prescribe says the 16 commonweal

japan is on the west side of the pacific ocean. we're on the pacific ocean's east side.he people keeping track of this floating mass of trash stew have a good idea of when it will float over the pacific ocean to the united states. according to new forecasts from researchers at university of hawaii, these 20 tons of debris will hit hawaiian shores sometime in the winter of spring of 2013. the trash will proceed further east and slosh over to the pacific northwest hitting the coast of washington and oregon around the start of 2014. now, the massive release of radioactivity from the melted down reactors at fukushima took place in a slow motion disaster after the quake and tsunami washed that debris into the ocean. there's not worry that it's radioactive. a russian ship passed by the debris last month and found no abnormal levels of radiation in the trash. our beloved noaa agrees whatever risk the 20 ton slick of trash poses, it's not a radioactive risk. so, we, giant trash problem in the sea, yes. however, not a radioactive giant trash problem. so that's your first instance

the u.s. is a pacific country and it intends to military power in the region. maintain its presence in of military power in the region. the united states hopes to strengthen ties with japan as much as possible. >>> the bulk of american forces in japan have been stationed in okinawa since the end of world war ii. thousands of workers work at the futenma base. local residents are tired of having them as neighbors, though. the u.s. aircraft have been involved in accidents, and some servicemen have committed crimes. >> reporter: in 2006 japan and the u.s. agreed to relocate the futenma base to a less populated area in okinawa prefecture. it is part of a broader realignment of u.s. forces to move some 8,000 troops to guam. but residents of okinawa are opposed to the move because relocating the base to another area in the prefecture does not lessen its burden. on the other hand, u.s. lawmakers are under pressure to trim defense spending. they could find the cost of transferring the marines to guam a tempting target. u.s. senators have expressed deep concerns about th

welcome to our viewers across the nation, including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry. today we begin with stealing the lead. a new nbc news/wall street journal poll indicates how volatile the republican race for the white house has become. the data shows there's a new front-runner among presidential hopefuls, unsettling news for some in the republican party. tracie potts is joining us from washington with more on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. republicans in this poll are siding more with the candidate who shares their views as opposed to the one who can win. that led herman cain to surge to the top with 27%. a lot of his support coming from tea partiers and those who identify themselves as very conservative. he does very well in those areas. cain says it is because people are starting to take his 999 flat tax plan seriously. the poll indicate that is people like the fact that he's a businessman and not a politician. mitt romney who had been the front-runner still at 23%. he's holding steady. it is not that republicans don't like him, they seem to think

that would be ahead of a meeting of the asia-pacific economic cooperation forum in hawaii. >>> bangkok is bracing itself with the threat of possible severe flooding in the city over the weekend. the authorities are racing against the clock to boost defenses and prevent the thai capital from being submerged. but citizens are prepared for the worst. our reporter has more. >> reporter: the thai capital is being squeezed by a double threat. floodwaters are closing in from the north, while the javia river is already swollen by a spring tide that arrived on thursday. along this river in bangkok as you can see, the water has already broken the bank. some residence have seen their homes flooded. >> translator: i've never seen the river rise so high. i'm astonished. >> reporter: bangkok is criss-crossed by waterways, as suggested by its nickname, the venice of the east. but these channels also make it easier for floodwaters to penetrate the city. around three kilometers from the city's northern limits, local residents raced to fill sand bags to reinforce flood barriers and prevent water from en

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over towards the americas it is pacific just off the western end of mexico looking at a lot of tropical activity. we have two tropical systems set to make landfall on this pacific side of mexico within the next 24 hours happening yesterday afternoon into the evening. that will bring in rough sea conditions as well as rainfall and winds will intensify as that system approaches. right behind it, too, we have tropical storm irvin looking to weaken over the next couple of days. that is at least good news. however it could bring a second round of heavy rainfall to the same area, so we need to keep a close eye on the region over the next couple of days. a couple of severe storms impact parts of soes coast and corner of the united states. some heavy rain is possible and the pacific northwest is looking unsettled. we're looking at the highest elevations on snow especially across mountains of british columbia. vancouver as well as for seattle in high teens. we expect 23 degrees in denver on tuesday. finally getting a look at europe here, some strong storms are going to be possible for this south

that would be ahead of a meeting of the asia-pacific economic cooperation forum in hawaii. >>> japan's foreign minister said asia's oceans must remain free. koichiro gemba wants to discuss maritime conflicts at next month's east asia summit. the growing china reach and influence is a growing concern among nations. nhk world's takuma yoshioka reports. >> reporter: koichiro gemba met marty natalegawa on friday in jakarta. it was the last leg of his trip to three southeast asian countries. gemba said he wants an upcoming summit in bali to address freedom of navigation, and anti-piracy measures in the region's waters. marty said the indonesian government understands japan's position and wants to continue consultations. gemba argued it's not just the regional issue, but a global one. >> translator: the ocean is public property. and a matter of interest to the association of southeast asian nations and the international community. we should draw up the rules for the region through open talks. >> reporter: gemba says it's necessary to keep the asia-pacific region stable. japan and other natio

forces in asia and the pacific. panetta is to meet the prime minister noda and defense minister separately tuesday and discuss delayed relocation of a u.s. military air basin okinawa. a plan to move the marine corps station to nago city has been stalled due to strong opposition from local residents. >>> china's defense budget is the second largest in the world. the country is building its military, including its navy, and that's causing concern and friction in the region. how is japan responding to this military force? we have a report. >> the marathon sales southern basis in yokosuka city, 40 kilometers south of tokyo. it is a base for submarines conducting civilian activities in waters around japan. sovereign activities are national secrets. even sales defense members have no knowledge unless they're engaged in the unit. we are allowed in a submarine on the condition we will not reveal details of its mission. torpedo firing exercise was under way in this training area. submarines have capacity to approach and attac

welcome to our viewers across the nation including the pacific time zone. today we begin with waiting for word. as the government releases its september jobs report today, the president is looking for dramatic ways to show he's in touch with americans who are taking to the street in protests across the country, aiming their frustration at the nation's banks. tracie potts is in washington with more. >> reporter: now we are starting to see some of the same frustration spill over here on capitol hill as lawmakers try to work things out and determine if they can pass all or maybe some of the president's jobs plan. the occupy wall street protest has spread from new york to pennsylvania, florida, texas, the west coast and washington. >> where are the jobs? >> the corporate greed machine who are supposed to be creating jobs for us are holding on to money they are collecting from the tax cuts and no jobs are trickling down. >> reporter: today analysts expect the new jobs report to show that more jobs were created last month but with little or no impact on the unempl

now they are -- subs in the eastern pacific. now they are also being found in the caribbean. >> if you don't have a ship that's big enough to be on scene, you can't stop them. >> reporter: the coastguard wants 25 new generation offshore cutters, but they have yet to be designed, let alone budgeted. not of the caribbean ocean also much more shallow than the pacific. no problem if the cocaine is 1,000 feet under water, but if it's only 60 feet down like this shipment, it has to be recovered and destroyed. >>> to mexico now where a gunfight in the middle of a shopping center broke out. look at security video from the shop here in cabo. marines, the mexican army and police officers found a group of armed men in the middle of the shopping center parking lot and gunfire broke out. two people were arrested. they are suspects in an attack nearby that killed a marine. >>> an ugly loss today for the redskins as they took on the buffalo bills in toronto. we spoke with fans today at patty's in bethesda to get their reaction to the game. here

welcome to our viewers across the nation including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry. today we begin with the death of a dictator. a new chapter begins for libya now that moammar gadhafi is dead. so how was he taken down and what was the united states' role in his killing? nbc steve handelsman has the details. first, we want to warn you, some of the video in this report may be disturbing. >> reporter: outside the white house libyans and libyan-americans staged a thank you rally. moammar gadhafi is dead after 42 years of murderous rule. inside the white house, president obama's pleased his plan worked. >> there's no doubt we did what -- exactly what we said we were going to do in libya. >> reporter: it was a limited u.s. role, bombing last spring when the rebels faced massacre then pushing other nato nations to take over. they say they found him in the sewer in a truck where they say he was shot in the head in crossfire. this is closure for loved ones remembered at this monument in new york. killed when the libyan dictator allegedly had their u.s. jetliner blown up in 19

the honolulu waterfront was built using timber from the pacific northwest. the change in terms of the culture. both commercially and in terms of religion was radical and had do with the christians and the sailors. >> host: why was 1898 so important? >> guest: that was the year of the spanish-american war and the year the united states annexed hawaii and takes over the philippines and invade cuba and the philippines, takes over guam and puerto rico. the year we became an empire and the year we became who we are now. and hawaii is part of that. there was a cute debate at the time because we love to bicker. a lot of people who objected to becoming an empire and acquiring colonies saw it as a betrayal of our original ideals. the ideal of government based on consent of the government. the majority of the hawaiian population did not want to become an american territory. the philippines who had been our allies against spain in the spanish-american war when we acquired the philippines as spoils of that war our old allies, the philippine rebels started pointing their

we will also have a presentation by admiral walsh, the commander of the pacific fleet. he will talk about the united states military operations in japan during the catastrophic earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear issues that came about. we all know former mayor willie brown will introduce the panel, and they'll talk about regional cooperation. these will be bay area mayor's talking about regional cooperation during disasters and preparation in activities in which they cooperate. following that, we will have a discussion moderated by a former news anchor here in the area on the business role in disaster response. i think we all know that the private sector has a major role in disaster response. following that, we will have a little ship tour. friday, october 7, we will have a program with a discussion on social media's role in disaster response. we will also have a presentation by the assistant, not -- deputy commandant of the marine corps now, but he was boots on the ground during the operation in japan. it is a robust program. i should also mention that on october 5, as th

the asia pacific is full of disputed islands and resource claims when compared to the relative calm ofther regions. we are a pacific nation and our vital interests in that region cannot be compromised. number four, we must strengthen our relationships with the major powers of the world. our traditional alliance relationships with europe remain vital to american security and we should also work closely with our friends in nato and the european union to bring russia, a sometimes difficult actor, closer to the west. i believe that the reemergence of two ancient lands, china, and india, will most influence how america navigates the 21st century. first china. there is no other relationship that if mismanaged carries greater negative consequences for america and the world. alternatively, wise stewardship of the relationship will make america and our allies safer and more prosperous. the stakes are enormous, as are the challenges and tunts. naturally, we will disagree often. whether over taiwan security needs, human rights, or the protection of intellectual property rights. while avoiding a t

the ss montebello has been lying at the bottom of the pacific six miles moon stone beach since 1941. that's when the tanker was torpedoed by a japanese submarine. these images are from the monterey bay national sanktuary. a remote control vehicle will drill a hole into the hull and take a sample. it could still have three million gallons of oil in it and a leak could threaten the sanctuary. >>> there is a rush to harvest in the wine country. this latest round of wet weather is raising concern about rot. the biggest concern is white grapes which are being i can ped, crushed and pressed. the red grapes should be fine, but even before that they lost about 30% of the crop because of the cool weather. and what they do don't need now is more rain. >> at least it looks like they are not getting anymore. >>> let's check in with sandhya patel with the forecast. >> it is going to be a dry forecast for the next six days, seven days at least. here is a live picture from our sutro camera. i show you this because we have a clear view of the golden gate bridge. earlier we had fog shrouding the bridg

cool in the pacific northwest. pretty good size storm will be coming down out of areas of idaho and giving a winter surprise to areas of the rockies especially in colorado. l.a., today, a little bit of drizzle. two gorgeous days for you in a row from san francisco to san jose to sacramento. enjoy it. it should be a splendid start to your week. watching us on k5 news in. verett, see a collection of art from students who focus on self-discovery so schack art center. your event of the day. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. the low budget fright thriller "paranormal activity 3" raised the roof at the box office this weekend. it took in far more than expected, $54 million opening number one ever for a horror movie. it was the biggest opening in october topping the $50 million "jackass 3-d" made last year. >>> among other new releases, the high-tech 3d "the three musketeers" came in at number two. "jiangny english" had $3.8 million but it's already taken in $100 million overseas, a huge i

there is a weather system that is pushing into the pacific northwest and producing rain. we will not be directly impacted by this system. after the rain goes by, you will see north winds kick up. it will be pretty gutsy for tuesday. in the meantime, monday, patchy fog. sunny with mild temperatures. on tuesday, the winds pick up. before the winds pick up, it looks like it will be beautiful halloween evening for trucker trading. mostly clear skies with wins a little bit breezy. terms are between 60 and 70 degrees. we are going to get much cooler this week. i will tell you more about that coming up. >>vicki: a server was bitten on the arm by a great white on moderate beach. he is recovering in san jose. maureen kelly has the story. >> the waves came. when i came over the top he started yelling at shark. >>reporter: they had only been in the water in the monterey bay for a few minutes when the attack happened. he told me to call 911. his arm was leading pretty badly. >>reporter: here, you can see the light marker in the picture. the shark could be as big as 20 ft. long. >> rig

the pacific northwest. we will enjoy stable, warm, clear air. take a look at your 7 day forecast. sunshine and warm temperatures. saturday and sunday a few more clouds. at this point we're looking pretty good. if you are going to beat in land, tomorrow will be our hottest day with temperatures near 90. >>george: the ride looks good on the freeways. a little slower at the bay bridge toll plaza. we have not begun to track any hot spots. the bay bridge could become one as things are moving slow westbound. i have not seen reports of problems but i have seen a back up drive * have grown up to 18 minutes before the westbound ride. your ride on the san mateo bridge looks pretty good on 92 as we continue to track in easy commute with a 14 minute drive time for your trip headed out toward a high rise. on highway 101, the golden gate bridge, a heavy but easy trip in from marin county. the deck appears to be drying out. that should not be a problem. looking at least eight traffic, 680 a little slow or westbound as the

a pilot who took off from monterey is forced to ditch his plane in the pacific. >> 400 miles from hawaii he radioed he was running on fumes. the plane took off from monterey, but just 13 miles from the big island the fuel tank ran dry forcing him to ditch in the ocean. thomas roman is in the newsroom. take us through it. >> he was attempting a flight that according to the specifications, tested the plane to its limit. the 65-year-old man was in a twin-engine cessna to hawaii this afternoon. he radioed the f.a.a. which notified the hilo coast guard to tell them the pilot was low on fuel and would then run out. >> when the pilot was approximately 400 miles out, the coast guard c-130 went out to rendezvous with him. we basically guided him in the entire way talking to him. >> before 9:00 p.m. he ditched the plane 13 miles north of the big island. >> he was able to ditch his aircraft safely and crawl out to the wing of his aircraft where a coast guard rescue swimmer from a helicopter that was trailing this entire revolution was able to get to him quickly, recover him and now they have taken

welcome to our viewers across the nation including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry. today we begin with a second chance. there is a chance that amanda knox could gain her freedom today. she has addressed the court ahead of deciding the appeal and whether or not they will grant the appeal of her 26 year prison sentence. chapman bell has been following developments in italy. good morning. >> reporter: it has been an emotional day in the courtroom and the final acts we will see before the judge and jury come back with a verdict in the case. amanda knox gave an emotional plea. she had the opportunity to sit down to deliver it. she said she wants to go home. she did not commit this crime. she wants to seek the truth. she seeks the truth and wants to find out what happened to her friend. also giving a declaration to the court today was her co-accused former boyfriend. it is interesting to note that during both of their declarations in the court, the judges and jury were very focused. some jury members having tears in their eyes. also with tears in their eyes are amanda's fa

is for the far north bay as some of the moisture goes for a ride on a frontal system moving to the pacific northwest as the two try to come together, sonoma county northward for the afternoon and we might see an isolated shower or two for the weekend. the mid-level moisture can trigger lightning strikes. we don't want that this time of year. not a weekend washout. partly cloudy skies and this system cranks up the sea breeze and leave the temperatures cooling some. not going to see 90s. by the time we get to sunday, highs in the low 70s and low 80s. probably mid-60s around the bay area, inner bay, mid to upper 50s. mild temperatures slow cooling. you may have the air-conditioning going on until midnight tonight with mild temperatures. tomorrow, you continue to see high clouds coming in from the south. temperatures still pretty warm. still above average this time of year, 80 south of san jose, 70s around palo alto, another gorgeous day and towards marine county andhe north bay, you'll be watching cloud build-ups, not expecting much in the way of showers saturday but the system hitting sunday

the ss montebello has been lying at the bottom of the pacific six miles moon stone beach since 1941. that's when the tanker was torpedoed by a japanese submarine. these images are from the monterey bay national sanktuary. a remote control vehicle will drill a hole into the hull and take a sample. it could still have three million gallons of oil in it and a leak could threaten the sanctuary. >>> there is a rush to harvest in the wine country. this latest round of wet weather is raising concern about rot. the biggest concern is white grapes which are being i can ped, crushed and pressed. the red grapes should be fine, but even before that they lost about 30% of the crop because of the cool weather. and what they do don't need now is more rain. >> at least it looks like they are not getting anymore. >>> let's check in with sandhya patel with the forecast. >> it is going to be a dry forecast for the next six days, seven days at least. here is a live picture from our sutro camera. i show you this because we have a clear view of the golden gate bridge. earlier we had fog shrouding the bridg

i am here today to represent the u.s. pacific fleet, a fleet that has about 120,000 people, 180 ships, two dozen aircraft, 44 submarines, six carrier strikers, and we will talk about how we have organized our selves to respond to the crisis in japan. in the course of the previous two years of this assignment, we have been involved in a six humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations. super typhoons in the philippines, vietnam, taiwan. earthquakes in samoa, christchurch, new zealand, chile, operation in japan. on average, what we are seeing in the ring of fire is about every six to eight weeks, a calamity, a natural disaster. in the case of operation tomodache, the reference point that i it would be very helpful for those who want to study this is to go back and look at what nova and the public broadcasting service has done in terms of collecting now scientific measurable data, and one of the points that comes out in that 60-minute documentary is that in terms of instrumentation, scientists now know exactly what happene