and on the other hand, the -- that area now in the pacific -- the pacific is extremely- -- extremely dangerous with china encroaching on other seaways and extending its reach into the pacific at a time when japan itself is very much concerned about it. it has to rely on the united states and its nuclear deter rent. so these are complicated issues. i think there's a great deal of ambivalence on the part particularly of japan and on the parts of a lot of people inside japan. on the one hand, they don't want nuclear weapons. the threat of war is always there and everybody in the pacific remembers exactly what happened 70 and 80 years ago. and on the other hand, they need the might of the united states. the friendship. they use the might of the united states and its nuclear deterrent to prevent conflag race in -- conflagration in the area. you know, we didn't enter the war -- second world war until the war in europe had already been going only for two years. >> right. >> and the war in the pacific had been going on for ten years before we ever entered it. so our participation in all of t

you'll get to see katie and me run to the rules committee in a couple of minutes for this historic asian pacific american heritage month this year i want to say the sister cities the mayor talked to the one hundred and 10 anniversary of japantown and other history of our art and cultural sharing to the world with the 50 asian art museum we are proud of i want to say that apa means is pride about not just being chinese and chinese-american but ailing and pam's with a strong and inclusive asian pacific islander community that here are supports not only the larger groups like chinese and japan and the filipinos but under into custody groups from the south asian to the asian pacific islanders it is about annuity and equity as we celebrate the accomplishments every year 72 hours about pride in any heritage and my community struggled for equality and but not just about power from mayor ed lee to us on the board of supervisors to the school board or college board all the commissioners that are great but power from the bottom up with so many cobras those utilizing the arts to imperative and educate peop

month of may we celebrate and recognize the rich heritage of asian americans and pacific islandersnd their contributions to our country. this is a time when we pay tribute to the generations of asian americans and pacific islanders, whose diverse and lasting legacy has enriched this country's history. today we share some of their storie stories. first, critics call dana burgess a national treasure. he is rooted in washington where he founded his own dance company identity, bringine narrative of pacific islander narrative to the stage. now he's collaborating with the smithsonian. >> i was just blown away by it. >> in the halls of the national portrait gallery with mark anthony, michael j. fox, he stands tall, his image reflecting the strength, grace and determination of a choreographer and dancer who has become a fixture in the washington community. >> i'm not just representing myself and the dance community, but bringing an asian american perspective to the collection itself. >> his dance company celebrates its 25th anniversary next year. burgess, the founder has won numerous award

if not thank you so much for coming and the would the members of the asian pacific american heritage nth we'll take a group picture so you, you will go through there and try to do this efficiently thank you, everyone thank >> good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the regular meeting of the san francisco planning commission francisco planning commission monday, april 25, any kind. proceedings. and when speaking before the commission, if you care to, do state your name for the record. i'd like to call roll at this time. commissioner president fong commissioner vice president richards commissioner antonini commissioner hillis commissioner moore and commissioner wu we do expect commissioner johnson to arrive shortly commissioners, the first item on your agenda item one for continuance at 21st street discretionary review is proposed for continuance to june 16, 2016,

they go to the caribbean and they come around the pacific low lands. is a symbol for the biological corridor. on their journey they always need trees where they can rest. at lower altitudes is not so easy. the costa rican government is working with experts to try to draw as many species here as possible. she explains the idea of the biological corridor. >> to connect the cloud forest to the mangroves on the coast. more than 16,000 hectares. working with private landowners. >> that is just one of 128 connecting corridors that are to be set up across the country. one quarter of costa rica's land surface is under some form of protection. holding talks with the owners of large plantations. reforestation is also underway. at the other end of the biological corridor on the pacific coast. a hotspot for ecotourism. the hidden paradise. artificial flowers lined the route. >> what makes the reforestation projects are successful is that the mangroves are natural to the area. >> this is the red mangrove tree that grows mainly here. we're using it for reforestation.

>>> a 747 is flying over the pacific when suddenly a cargo door explodes open, sucking nine passengers out of the plane. >> it went from a perfectly normal, calm, serene situation to absolute pandemonium. >> another 747, another terrifying incident. the pilot struggled to control the plane for 32 minutes, but it's hopeless. >> they faced a condition that no pilot could possibly imagine, which is the airplane is no longer controllable. >> a 737 loses a giant chunk of fuselage midflight, causing a decompression so powerful, it kills a flight attendant. >> i saw what i think was the stewardess' feet as she was being sucked out of the plane. >> a dc-10 loses an engine on takeoff, causing the plane to roll on its side and nosedive to the ground. >> the entire engine had physically separated from the aircraft. >> all of these disasters have one thing in common -- the physical structure of each plane failed with fatal consequences. what pushed these planes to the breaking point? ♪ >>> whenever a plane goes down, it's the tragic aftermath that usually flashes over and over again around the glo

the asia pacific region is growing as fast as any place around the world. it is a young and dynamic region. full of spirit. you are seeing new companies and jobs being created constantly. the united states wants to be a part of that. we want to make sure that as vietnam grows and achieves greater opportunity the young people of vietnam have a chance to partner with the young people of the united states, trading, working on scientific projects, starting businesses together. i think that will be good for both countries. and we think that it is important from our perspective that as a lead er that we engag vietnam bilaterally because we want to continue to strengthen our cooperation with the multilateral organizations like the east asia summit where we think we have seen very real progress over the last several years on everything from commercial issues to disease control to humanitarian issues. one of the things that we increasingly discover is that it is harder and harder to solve problems by ourselves. it is much easier to tackle big problems like climate c

this graphic animation shows what it might have looked like if you'd been in the middle of the pacifictching pan am flight 943 go down in open water. the images are eerily similar to the so-called miracle on the hudson, us airways flight 1549. but there are also some major differences. >> it's open ocean. so it's going to be significantly more difficult than, say, a river just because of the swells and so forth. but the difference is they had had hours to plan this. the hudson river crew only had a couple of minutes. >> pan am flight 943 leaves honolulu, hawaii, with 31 people on board and 44 crates of canaries in the cargo hold. known as the sovereign of the skies, the boeing 377 stratocruiser, a long-range post-war airliner, is bound for san francisco. this is footage of that actual flight filmed by the coast guard. joanne marzioli is on board. >> it was a month before my 3rd birthday. i was with my mother. we were returning to the bay area from the philippines. and my mother was very anxious to get back to california to see my father. >> but the reunion would be dramatically delayed

a gorgeous day for the race which included cycling along the pacific coast highway. and his baby provided some encouragement for the cyclist. the hills can be treacherous. today's 109-mile stage ended with a photo finish. christoph held off saggan, and julian is the overall leader. the tour wraps up tomorrow in sacramento. >>> before the running of today's preakness the even was marred by tragedy. the first winner of the day, home boy kris, suffered a heart attack while walking back to the barn and died. then during the fourth race. a horse broke her left front leg leg and had to euthanized. nyquist was going for the second jewel of the triple crown. led for much of the race by exaggerator took the lead down the stretch, and would not give it up. nyquist can't keep up and drops back to third, while cherry wine comes in second. exaggerator wins by three and a half links. so unlike last year where american pharoah won the triple crown there will be know such winner this year. the giants are hosting the cubs right now. in the third inning, chicago leads -- trails-2-1. w

the asia pacific region is growing as fast as anyplace around the world. it is a young and dynamic region. it is full of entrepreneurial spirit, and you're seeing new companies and new jobs being created constantly. so the united states wants to be a part of that, and we historically have had good relations with many countries in this region. we want to make sure that as vietnam grows and becomes more prosperous and achieves greater opportunity, that the young people of vietnam have a chance to partner with the young people of the united states, trading, exchanging ideas, working on scientific projects, starting businesses together. because i think that will be good for both countries. and we think that it is important from our perspective that as a leader in asean, that we engage vietnam bilaterally because we want to continue to strengthen our cooperation with the multilateral organizations like the east asia summit and asean where we think we've seen some very real progress over the last several years on everything from commercial issues to disease cont

. >> more than 3,000 miles away from the nearest continent, deep in the vast pacific ocean is a tiny er of land calmed palmyra. it's so unique it's become a laboratory for scientists. harry smith found their mission is nothing less than learning how to save the planet. >> we're in a place you probably never heard of. this is the palmyra atol where fish and birds and coral abound like few other places on the planet. living proof that left to its own devices, nature can heal itself. we like to think of it as paradise lost and found. there's about a thousand miles of water between hawaii and palmyra. we loaded a plane with gear and with our guides from the nature conservancy, we headed south for a rare and exclusive look. >> going to paradise. >> the u.s. military used this as a base in world war ii, and conveniently left a runway. the nature conservancy has a research station on palmyra and most of the time the only people here, a skeleton crew of four. >> and works to protect coral reefs. >> dr. stephanie rear is a senior scientist with the nature conservancy. >> this is a place that i

trash on the beach that floats in from all over the pacific. e are in the most perfect place left on the planet and there's this. >> right. >> there's crap like this all over this beach. >> how can this be? we are go doing a good job of putting crap in the ocean and we have to stop. this is about all of us changing behaviors and getting involved. >> do you think you can do that? do you think you can get people to sort of change their behavior enough to bring the planet back to some semblance of nature? >> so my answer to that is if i didn't what the hell am i doing, right? i would be crazy. i would be crazy to do this if i did not think it was possible for us to do that. >> are you crazy? >> i don't think so. >> reporter: after three days here, we'd seen so much. but there was one more boat ride ahead. to one of palmyra's most delicate spots. ♪ ♪ it's time to get seriously silly, people. ♪ join red nose day to do some serious good to help fight kids' poverty. ♪ it's simple: just get your red nose, only at walgreens, and get your silly on, seriou

and in taking control of the northern pacific he came to control the immense land-grant. this was an immense amount of property that the federal government gave to the railroad as an inducement to build rail lines. so in return for building the line the northern pacific received about 40 million acres of western land. an area greater than the size of florida. part of the land grab essentially from portland, oregono tacoma, washington between 1870 and 1873, the rail line that roughly parallels i five today. the land-grant extended out 40 miles on either side. mount saint helens about 40 miles east. the mountain erupted, the top of the volcano was still on by the railroad. on january 31900, a few days and they announced one of the largest private land purchases in us history. for $6 an acre he and his business partners but almost a million acres of timber land, and with the purchase they made to fill in the area, he almost all of land between what yesterday i five and mount saint helens. and this was one of the greatest investments that anyone is ever made anywhere after co

he made it 62 hour flight in the plane over the pacific ocean from hawaii. circling the golden gate bridge before landing. turning them into silicon valley celebrities this week. >> we were wonderfully well treated and welcomed. and i think our stay here for one week has been -- [ indiscernible ] >> for several days they watched the weather. the conditions during take off and landing are crucial for the plane powered by solar paneled. his co-pilot will take the flight to phoenix as they push their message of clean technology. their stop in the bay area is one they will never forget. >> members of the team told me 10 minutes ago i love that city. i love san francisco. >> reporter: all right. that is where solar impulse 2 is sitting before their 5:00 a.m. take off tomorrow. they had the red carpet treatment since they have been here. meeting with several silicon valley execs. they had private meetings. as far as the flight, their journey should end at the end of the summer. maria medina, kpix 5. >>> shooting investigation in san francisco at golden gate avenue

our newest warfare ships, all the pacific. the budget invests significantly and payloads and platforms critical to the rebalance like the long-range antiship missile, the virginia class submarine , new undersea drones as well as areas like cyber electronic warfare in space and the planners and strategists are also developing new and innovative operational concepts. dod maintains world leading capabilities because we have made and comparable investments over decades and are budget this year does the same, decades more for anyone to build the kind of military capability the united states possesses today. the strength is not simply about dollar figures. it is about harnessing those dollars for tremendous innovative and technological culture that only the united states asked. in doing so to develop revolutionary technology. the us military also has unrivaled, and this is important, and hard-earned operational experience gathered over the last 15 years. no other militaryno other military possesses this kind of skill and agility back

it was windy but the winds will leave as a battle between the high pressure in the pacific and the low pressure that is kicking east and giving them all sorts of nasty wetter to deal with. this is actually replaced by tranquil weather. the future cast shows calming down tomorrow. kind of windy last night, not so tomorrow. watch, clear, leer, clear. then the low clouds filling in tomorrow afternoon and by this time tomorrow night it will be packed in along the shoreline. so the pacific air-conditioner is going to kick in by tomorrow evening and that will begin to really cool us down for monday. coastline will begin to cool tomorrow afternoon. so for most of us, sunny and warm tomorrow and it will cool off as the work week begins. big time by midweek. we will be back in the mid 60's. shower chance by wednesday, not much of a chance. and if it happens, not much rain. never theless a return to a more cool and possiblily shower rei regime next week. how about the south bay? low to mid 85's. -- low to mid 80's. north bay looking pretty good, upper 70's. extend touchdown forecast, nice tomorr

huge, big swaths of the pacific that are protected. >> uh-huh. >> what does that mean, protected? ay wild. we'll never have condominiums here. the critters have homes to live in without having to adapt too much to having people around them all the time. >> can we afford to have these monuments out in the middle of the pacific ocean where nothing and everything happens? >> yeah. well, the simple answer is i don't think we can afford not to. >> what does it mean for you to be here and to see how well this place is doing? >> yeah, it feeds my soul. it is a part of who i am, and i'm very -- you're going to make me cry. yeah. very lucky. the best thing that we can have in life is to do something we believe in, that we're passionate about. bad tears. >> good tears. >> reporter: palmyra is a string of tiny islands surrounded by 16,000 acres of lagoons and coral reefs. reefs in australia have been decimated by climate change. concerned the same might be true here, we headed to sea with a zoologist and coral researcher with the nature conservancy. >> do you want to show me around a little b

-- not only in the asia-pacific around the world. it is said that security is like oxygen. when you have enough of it, you pay no attention to it. but when you don't have it, it is all you can think of. is a noble profession because each of you, your fellow soldiers and marines and all the soldiers and airmen, provide that oxygen. the security that allows millions upon millions of people, not just in america but so much of the world, to be safe , to raise their children, to dream their dreams, to live lives that are full. every day, our service members put their lives on the line to do so. this is the commitment. some of you with family who have served or who have served, you saw it in your teachers and mentors here, and i see it in each of you today. and anew strategic era time of great change, the united states must and all of you will continue to ensure that ours is the finest fighting force the world has ever known. and you will continue to secure the civility, security, and prosperity that has meant so much to

nosediving toward the pacific. >> everybody face was pulled back. there's no way we are going to survive this. >> when pilots are too reliant on automation. dramatic animations reveal the critical moments that lead to disaster. >>> flying through turbulent weather, this flight disappears into the night. what happens is a mystery that will span years and the very depths of the atlantic ocean. may 31, 2009. air france flight 447 takes off at night from rio, brazil. the air bus 330 carrying 228 passengers and crew is scheduled to arrive the next morning in paris, france. planes flying this route traverse an enormous distance across the atlantic ocean. >> there's a point where during this trans-ocean flight, radar coverage is non-existent. and it's incumbent upon the pilots to perform at certain checkpoints. >> about three hours into the flight, the pilots check in. it will be the last verbal contact made by flight 447. the plane hits moderate turbulence as it passes through an area known as the intertropical convergence zone. here winds from the norther

a gorgeous day for the race which included cycling along the pacific coast highway. the hills can be treacherous. you see one cyclist go off the road. tied's 109-mile stage end with a photo finish. norway rider -- the tour wraps up tomorrow in sacramento. >>> before the running of today's preakness the event was marred by tragedy. the first winner of the day suffered a heart attack while walking back to the barn and died. then during the fourth race, a horse broke her left front lag and had to be euthanizees. as for the main event, nyquist was going for a jewel in the triple crown. nyquist led for much of the race but exaggerator took the lead down the stretch and would not give it up. nyquist can't keep up and drops back to third place, plus cherry wine comes in second. exaggerator wins the 141st 141st preakness stakes so unlike last year, when american pharoah captured the triple crown there will be no such winner this year. >>> this abc7 sports report has been brought to you by orchard supply hardware. >> thank you. next on abc7 news at 6:00, at-risk kids learning

a gorgeous day for the race which included cycling along the pacific coast highway. u see one cyclist go off the road. tied's 109-mile stage end with a photo finish. norway rider -- the tour wraps up tomorrow in sacramento. >>> before the running of today's preakness the event was marred by tragedy. the first winner of the day suffered a heart attack while walking back to the barn and died. then during the fourth race, a horse broke her left front lag and had to be euthanizees. as for the main event, nyquist was going for a jewel in the triple crown. nyquist led for much of the race but exaggerator took the lead down the stretch and would not give it up. nyquist can't keep up and drops back to third place, plus cherry wine comes in second. exaggerator wins the 141st 141st preakness stakes so unlike last year, when american pharoah captured the triple crown there will be no such winner this year. >>> this abc7 sports report has been brought to you by orchard supply hardware. >> thank you. next on abc7 news at 6:00, at-risk kids learning from a hall of famer mak hey i t

join a conversation about united states policy in the asia-pacific region. at noon, a relationship between the -- a discussion about the relationship he between product to be and wages. that is from the heritage foundation at 12 noon. >> our campaign 2016 bus continues to travel throughout country to recognize winners from this year's student cam competition. recently it went to massachusetts, to foxboro, where all of the students from first arough eighth grade went to ceremony to honor seventh graders for their honorable mention video. the bus also stopped in ludlow to recognize honorable mention winners and a wintering -- a winning video. lgt --ther video, about og bt rights. a were recognized and received $250 for their video. a special thank you to comcast and charter communications for helping to coordinate these visits. you can see all of the winning videos at student cam.org. announcer: our look at commencement speeches continues now with filmmaker and activist spike lee. he spoke to her graduates of johns hopkins university in baltimore where he urged

verge of high pressure in the pacific remains. system to the easts of us and as i showed you, we are locked right in between and the upper level winds here easy to see coming offshore. really knocked the cloud cover out of the way and drove the temperatures as expected. i will point you to a system that will work for the bay area as we get in the days ahead and when it does we begin a cool down and brings us the possibility of rain. i will push you to the rest of the week and we will take care of wednesday. thursday afternoon the system bringing rain to washington and oregon as we get to friday we have more cloud cover and the temperatures are cooling off by now. it looks like by friday northern california beginning to see some of this and now into saturday and this is the best chance of seeing a few scattered showers. maybe even isolated storms and sunday 30%. not a huge deal but we could get scattered showers come the week. tomorrow morning, a few patches of fog along the coastline and the onshore breeze will come back and when i

that's ago bay on the pacific ocean that's large and small. it's popular campgrounds and activitieactivi. it's also some of the richest fishing grounds in japan. one of the biggest islands down there where the g7 leaders are gather. they will be held in that building, a resort hotel. there's a generous schedule and many locals i've spoken with have told me they hope the leaders will get a chance to taste the region's fresh seafood during their stay. >> breathtaking. the beauty of pearls captivated the hearts of women around the world. how many know it was man here that first succeeded in cultivating them? cokichi was dubbed the king of pearls by locals. more than 100 years ago pearl oysters were endangered through overfishing. through a series of trial and error, mikimoto established a new method for culturing pearls. he helped make pearl production a key industry in the region. researchers have continued to maybe upgrades in way toss breed pearls, thanks to the latest in technology. >> translator: i'm trying to figure out how the oysters feels

they shot off an abandoned lifeboat found adrift in the pacific. the "momsen" is a guided missile destroyer, but a turret gun does the job here. >>> but not every naval vessel has a crew. check out the pentagon's largest self-driving warship. the 132-foot vessel could spend months at a time on the open sea and travel 10,000 miles hunting enemy submarines and mines. the ship will undergo more tests this summer off the california coast. >>> and new this morning, the latest flight for a giant solar powered plane that landed in a phoenix suburb overnight after a 16-hour flight from the san francisco bay area. the solar impulse 2 is attempted an around the world flight powered only by the sun. there are two more stops in the u.s. before it reaches new york, and from there it will cross the atlantic. >>> the airline industry meanwhile has posted some record profits, but don't expect to see lower ticket prices. the major u.s. carriers report more than $25.6 billion in earnings last year. the big money saving factor, the huge drop in fuel prices. they've be

to discuss our balance to the pacific region. i just got back from my sixth visit to the region in a little over a year and with the i have to tell you i see evidence of this effort to rebalance our focus on the region and strengthen rule-based institutions based order that is advancing our interest and increasingly not only in the region but globally. >> secretary blinken, could you pull the microphone just a little closer quest marked some of the members were having trouble. >> yes, thank you. >> thank you tony as you said mister jammin, nowhere in the world are economic and strategic opportunities clearer or more compelling than in the asian-pacific region, the former top 10 trading partners, five rr seven treaty ls, the largest and fastest growing economies including 40 percent of overall global growth, nearly 2/3 of the global middle class and some of the most wired and innovated people in the world. over the last seven years, this rebound asia eating our strategic ties to the region commensurate with its importance has helpe

patchy fog out there right now, showing you the pacific. today and tomorrow will be this area of high pressure building in. tomorrow will be the warmest day of the week and we'll cool things off into the weekend. we have a system up here to our north. this won't bring us any rainfall. maybe at most some drizzle saturday morning. in terms of significant rainfall, looks like we are drying up and heading into a stable weather pattern over the next week and possibly longer. warmest locations will be here, out toward antioch and brentwood. san mateo 72, and half moon bay in the upper 50s. tomorrow the warmest day of the week and we'll increase the fog by friday, bringing us cooler temperatures. so we'll keep an eye on that fog and have an update in a few hours. >> we'll be right back. >>> this summer movie season is almost here. >> and we have a sneak peek at what fans can expect to see on the silver screen. >> reporter: captain america civil war's numbers at the box office have hollywood feeling optimistic about the summer movie season, hoping

the overall big picture in the pacific. we have a weather system to our north that'll move out to the east for tomorrow. for tomorrow, overcast out there near the coast, and near the bay. but we could have some broken cloud cover, some of the inland neighborhoods. and then into the afternoon hours, skies becoming partly cloudy, mostly sunny observations, temperatures in the 60s. warmest locations, not too hot. mainly in the mid-70s toward concord, brentwood. san jose 73, gilroy 74 degrees. here is a look ahead. the 5-day, clearing skies into monday. warming things back up by wednesday, could be flirting with 90 degrees. squaw valley is still open for the ski season. >> wow! >> it's just amazing. i just checked out their website, they're open till the end of the month. >> wow. >> they have had a good season. thanks. >>> we hear from the warriors and their plan to stop the thunder's kevin durant. >> and the a's continue to struggle on the road and even the mascot can't catch a break! >>> it wasn't just a's players who had a ro

more wet weather in the pacific northwest. moving into the eastern gulf coast, wet weather in the midatlantic states, ohio river valley, pacific northwest. windy conditions in the southwest, gorgeous in the plains. and, as you look, the preakness. that's right. it is going to be a muddy track, my friends, for the 13 st running there. more wet weather. chance of showers. 57 degrees. coverage beginning on nbc sports starting a t4: >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. a nice day ahead. more and more sunshine. temperatures in the 70s this afternoon for philadelphia. the suburbs will see bright sunshine this afternoon. 71 and lands dale and the lehigh valley 73 degrees. a chance of a brief shower this afternoon. an isolated shower for njt and even at the shore. a little cooler at the shore at 69 degrees. into the 70s for delaware. have a great day! >> any time you need it go go t weather channel on cable, weather.com online. oh, tamron? >> announcer: this portion of "today" is brought to you by walgreens. get your red no

it was the third annual community luncheon celebrating, asian pacific american heritage months. they're all going to be our future bosses. they shared their asian heritage through art, essays and poems. this is in partnership with the poem growing up asian in america. we always say if we had this program when we were growing up, it would be so cool. we're happy to see all these kids have the opportunity through art and poems to express their culture. >> very impressive kids. that's wonderful. >>> so jeff, i need a sweater tomorrow. i needed a sweater today, actually. i forgot. >> 60s today. for tomorrow morning, we have the possibility of a few showers back in the south bay and 52. clouds throughout the bay area. by the afternoon, as jess was talking about, it's going to be colder. tri-valley, just 67. san francisco at 62 and the south bay at 68. the best chance of rain coming our way on saturday in the morning hours. trace amounts to about .05 of an inch. overall, a big change from earlier this week. i don't know. i like the cool weather. it's too hot too soon for me. >> he has

the envelope and construct a units for preserving the light and air by 2007 legislation stacey the pacifics mohcd the project sponsor we want you to commissioners for the sponsor and others neighbors to know we support housing and like helping open this site we ask you to recognize what the sponsor is asking for development of the entire lot this is not the rights building this location. >> please do not approve that design for variance thank you. >> speakers in support of dr requester. >> we - >> thank you. >> we prepared two minutes. >> yeah. >> i apologize hello my name is maurice good evening planning commission board i was introduced to this project through a friend of mine a neighbor i'm in the lower middle polk i'm here to represent somewhat of our neighborhood my friend was saying this project would cause air space to be blocked and his view now i don't know how many other people in the room is for this or against e against it i was wondering how to show the pictures on my cell phone. >> face the cell phone that. >> sorry. >> so how do you do this. >> lay it down. >> other way. >>

rather than passing by to the south it's retreating farther out into the pacific. is area of low pressure which is causing some rain in british columbia and western washington is working its way toward us. the low actually won't even get within three or four hundred miles but it's going to crank up that onshore flow and give us cooler windier weather tomorrow although futurecast says a lot of sunshine tomorrow. just no heat because the offshore wind is gone. as soon as late friday morning we could see scattered showers and it will be cloudier on friday. that's your weekend. saturday morning, scattered showers, saturday at lunchtime widespread scattered showers. here we go again. a couple of days removed from 98 degrees, we'll be in the mid- 60s and it's going to be raining late saturday morning. it's not going to be a weekend washout but there will be showers around saturday. so clouds return to the coast and the bay tonight fog as well much cooler tomorrow and it's also going to be breezy to windy but still sunny. shower chances increase late friday into saturday.

>> ma'am, they are asymmetric advantage in the pacific as we speak. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> senator graham. >> some say that we need to get out of nato or limit -- >> turn your microphone on. >> it's on. must not paid the bill down here. >> senator, i think you asked that some have said that either we need more participation or payment into nato, is that -- >> that we need to get out of nato. that it's obsolete. >> senator, i personally believe that nato is critical to our interests and in our defense. >> in 30 seconds, why? >> because we have very close ties, they're our longest allies and we have 50% of the gdp that goes through there, one of our most important markets. >> you agree that other countries should contribute more to nato's overall budget? >> yes, i do. they should meet the commitments. >> did you believe russia is trying to basically fracture europe? >> i do. >> do you believe putin would love nothing more than the united states to withdraw from nato? >> yes, sir. >> do you believe that everybody in the baltics that would be a very dark day for the

the pacific northwest right now. he's now looking ahead to november. >> kim jung-il, how long can he ignore the issues plaguing his country? >> have you heard about the gigantic wildfire in canada? it's out of control and getting even worse. our neighbors to the north are working desperately to contain it. >> first we begin with the race for the white house. heading to the pacific northwest right now. donald trump getting set to hold a rally in lyndon, washington, in the northern part of the state, right by the canadian border. this would be his second rally in washington today. a few hours ago he was in spokane. many republicans continue to question whether or not they will fully unite behind mr. trump ahead of a big washington meeting on capitol hill next week between the presumptive nominee and the party leaders. dan springer is live in lyndon, washington, with the rally about to be held with more on today's campaign development. hi, dan. >> reporter: hi. we have seen no attempt at unity yet from donald trump as he

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the structure that are on larkin street will and both structures have they're light comes from the pacific and 7 feet is not a bad separation a lot of the single-family homes with 6 feet between them and get more jerps as. >> get further back things with these cut back to the minimum on the structures on the roof an elevator in the two penthouses is the minimum they've improved the commercial space and improved the design they've providing us with the units ever very nice housing with the 5, three bedrooms and two, two's and average of plus square footage so some a little bit larger and smaller i've been out to this site and work with the dr requester and project sponsor so i'm very happy i like the new all of the evidence i think this does the things we've asked them to do i'm in favor of the project. >> commissioner moore. >> this project leaves me with a number of questions he acknowledging the new architect does some the elements of the site i believe there are still a number of issues that have of great concern to me for one i am uncertain why this is to reuse with the construction no

fully half of the people in uniform in the pacific and there is still very much a great deal of concern, no matter what the president, what the white house says about this not being an apology for dropping the atomic bomb, there's some consternation. the first thing to keep in mind is that the president of the united states is very much an anti-nuclear president. he's said it very, very many times in his inaugural addresses, the in campaign speeches leading up to each the presidency. he's so much into symbolism. that's what this is. this is a symbolic gesture demonstrating his opposition to nuclear weapons. and that concerns a gate number of people, particularly those in asia. related to that is the second thing to keep in mind, and that is an extremely destructive war was fought in asia and conditions in asia who were subjugated by japan were millions and millions were killed by the japanese directly, particularly in china, and in other countries indirectly because of the war have long, long memories and they're not very happy about the president of the united states making this trip a

more wet weather in the pacific northwest. ving into the eastern gulf coast, wet weather in the midatlantic states, ohio river valley, pacific northwest. windy conditions in the southwest, gorgeous in the plains. and, as you look, the preakness. that's right. it is going to be a muddy track, my friends, for the 13 st running there. more wet weather. chance of showers. 57 degrees. coverage beginning on nbc sports starting at 4:00. >> we'll have a much nicer day across the bayary, with comfortable temperatures. and it's now 58 degrees in the east bay. 59 in the south bay. as we go into this afternoon, reaching the mid 70s for parts of the north bay as well as the south bay and the tri-valley. east bay today up to 72 degrees, 70 in the peninsula. san francisco, we'll start to see some clearing with some breezy winds and a high of 66 degrees. we're also looking forward to some showers that will be here in time for saturday. we'll keep you up to date on that. >> any time you need it go to weather channel on cable, weather.com online

this is equivalent to a tropical storm in the pacific ocean. the problem is it's going to intensify and move at a slow pace and stay near the coastline for several days. the system will likely intensify to a severe cyclonic storm by tonight and move to the northeast and get close or move over northeastern india which was hit by a deadly landslide on wednesday. then, after that, it could make land over banglgladesh or myanm during t the weekend. strong winds and heavy rainfnfa will likely happen upp into bangladesh or myanmar for the next several days. heavavy rainfall across the coastal l locations but across e north staying dry and hot. fires are growing in some places. take a look at this video f fro the rereon. another fororest firee broke oun kashmir as hot and dry conditions are persisting in the area. on wednesday firefighters were attempting to extinguish the blaze in this area. there has been a prolonged spepl of tempeperatures pushing into e mid 40s celsius along with the persistent lack of rainfall. high winds have also made it difficu

this ridge of high pressure over the pacific as this northerly flow continues. we have a trickle of the onshore breeze for today, and the low cloud deck along the coastline will keep it cool. for the rest of us, warming it up several degrees over yesterday, and we will heat up today, and that will be the story through the days ahead. for memorial day, nice weather for most, hot inland, low 90s for the warmer locations. fog this morning with temperatures within a few degrees of where we started, down by just a tad, and fairfield reporting temperatures down by 4 degrees. an onshore breeze in fairfield, and this ridge of high pressure is in place, and winds coming in from the south, and it times from the east and the north. 52 degrees in napa, upper 40s in novato. 58 degrees in redwood city, san francisco checking in at 53, and 67 and areas around hayward and the inner east bay. if you are seeing the a's play today, the warriors plane later today, and be prepared for a lot of traffic as the a's post the twins, 77 degrees at gametime, and gametime for oakland is 78.

the envelope and construct a units for preserving the light and air by 2007 legislation stacey the pacifics mohcd the project sponsor we want you to commissioners for the sponsor and others neighbors to know we support housing and like helping open this site we ask you to recognize what the sponsor is asking for development of the entire lot this is not the rights building this location. >> please do not approve that design for variance thank you. >> speakers in support of dr requester. >> we - >> thank you. >> we prepared two minutes. >> yeah. >> i apologize hello my name is maurice good evening planning commission board i was introduced to this project through a friend of mine a neighbor i'm in the lower middle polk i'm here to represent somewhat of our neighborhood my friend was saying this project would cause air space to be blocked and his view now i don't know how many other people in the room is for this or against e against it i was wondering how to show the pictures on my cell phone. >> face the cell phone that. >> sorry. >> so how do you do this. >> lay it down. >> other way. >>

brian: the surface of the pacific heats up in el niÑo. iÑo goes away, all that convection moves backwards. that reorders the weather patterns around the world, say you get leases that were dry last year that places that were dry last year will be wet this year. this is what we will see in the coming year. david: we know this could be cyclical, but how much does the length of these phenomenon difficult -- differ? brian: el niÑo tends to be shorter than la niÑa. la niÑa tends to last a wild. the last time there was la niÑa, this -- wentle away for a while and then came back from a lasting about two years. what fx might it have -- affects my did have? effects might it have? brian: it might help the indian monsoon. but next year, he should be doing better than it was. , la niÑa probably will not be able to undo the damage el niÑo did. going forward, it might help rings out. -- might help things out. see theexpect to see noahocn in -- to come up with an above average forecast for the year. even though this they phenomenon located in the pacific

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>> to my uncle gordon enlisted 16 and lied about his age fought in the pacific, no longer with us, it here and all those who fought for our freedom, then and even now. but in terms of visiting hiroshima, if the president will get up there and talk about japan's roll in the war and why president truman decided to drop the bomb in the first place, something sorely missing from the history that is being discussed in japan. >> amen, dagen, seriously. sandra: i think you guys have both made cases to where if he did go, if you were to take the other side of this and say it is okay for him to go, there is a right way to do it. >> look, george h.w. bush who fought in the pacific theater as young navy pilot and 18 years old was shot down in the pacific theater. went back and visited the island and met with some of the people from the japanese military at the time. i'm all for reconciliation. i'm all for healing but i don't know if this president is the right -- harris: all for the pitch forward to the future as long as we don't lose our connection with the history? >> i don't think he is the r

it's coming off of the pacific and coming in our direction. even some thunderstorms around the state here. looking outside, the temperatures are the big story, our night, 30s and 40s here. temperatures, we'll keep fairly mild, into the low 60s and 70s. a little breezy at times and um upper 60s here in union city. the temperatures into the 60s 70s here. in the north bay, a lot of clouds scooting on by. chance of showers north of the bridge on monday and better chance on tuesday and then wednesday and thursday dry with more showers next weekend. >>> more than 200 patients were moved to a new hospital today. it's called the zuckerberg hospital and the facebook owner and his wife donated million of the dollars to the hospital and was used to complete the construction there. they started to transfer patients there this morning. >>> a boy who has been granted brain dead got an extension for the 2-year-old. the toddler had a severe asthma attack last month and they later declared he was brain dead and now can stay on life support until monday, giving

they've only got to the pacific coast. they flew from hawaii. that was two night, three day trip. ecause of the weather and because this airplane doesn't have much power, a lot is dependent how the wind are. right now i don't feel much in the way of wind. that's why they are taking off this morning because they have light