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the u.s.s. hornet will celebrate two special anniversaries. tary career 70 years ago when it was launched during world war ii. today also marks the anniversary of it floating at the almeda. guests of honors will include world war ii aviators and other guests who served aboard the u.s.s. hornet. speaking of festivitiefestiviti still talking about bat kid and his crime fighting on the streets of san francisco. he rescued a damsel in distress, stopped the riddler and foiled the penguin's plan. it was a full day for the super hero in training. we have put together the best moments on our website. you find it on abc7news.com. most people can't see it enough. >> weather. >> we are looking at a nice afternoon. although if you like the rain you have to wait a couple more days. cool and breezy and partly cloudy in oakland today. so we'll hold onto the clouds for your weekend. partly cloudy and another day with numbers in the 50s. our chance of rain comes in on tuesday in the north bay. everyone can see a little bit of rain own wednesday. >>> thank you,

all over the bay area and people are stopping to honor the nation's veterans and we are at the u.s.s. hornets where several things are going on right now. >> this is my first time a board this ship, what an amazing piece of history this is and we have a special ceremony going on as we speak. >>> they threw a special wreathe over the ship and they played a key role during the apollo manned spacing station. and for today we spoke with deal, a man who saved and flew over 90 missions during the course reason war and he says veterans day still hits home. >> the korean warrenned on july 23rd and he was shot down on the 22nded and killed in action and what a waste because he was just a great human being. >> of course there are many more ceremonies taking place and we are at the el cerrito lions club along with club and boy cub scouts along with the estimated 1,500 veterans there. we spoke with one boy scout as this hits home for him too. >> it is special because my uncle is a veteran, a really great veteran has been doing his job for 28 years. >> there are other events going on, one in petaluma that

the u.s.s. horneter seven years ago when it was launched during world war ii. guests of honor in today's festivities will include world war ii aviators and other veterans who served. a black tie gala is also part of the event. >>> all three bay area college football teams are on the road. cal tries to get the first pac-12 win at colorado. tonight, fourth ranked stanford. kickoff is at 5:00. and at 7:30. san jose state is in reno to play nevada on our sister network. >>> it looks sunny out there. it is in most spots. but we are looking pretty cool. it's 50 in oakland. we will see a few clouds throughout the day. it is breezy in the upper elevation. that will all add to a cooler afternoon with partly cloudy skies. so looking pretty good today. if you are looking for rain we'll have some for you in the extended outlook. tomorrow is partly cloudy. >>> next, the long awaited tunnels open. we are live on the scene to show you the traffic flow. >>> and the possibility of yet another heart strike. why they to

in alameda the u.s.s. hornet will hold a ceremony at 11:00 this morning. has been turned into -- how is the weather going to be? meteorologist mike nicco has your forecast. >>> still tracking fog with live doppler 7 hd with no rain. see change right there, quarter-mile. two around concord, livermore. we'll go from low clouds to high clouds today in your accuweather seven-day forecast. leyla. >>> we have a brand new crash in san jose as we take you to highway 85, you are going to be traveling in the northbound direction right at fremont avenue, it's a two-car crash and it is causing a little bit of a backup from 280. let's go to marin county. outside southbound 101 making it >>> good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. and two huge live events coming this hour. our great car giveaway is under way. thousands entered the contest for three brand-new mazdas. this morning, they're on the road. is one headed for your driveway right now? >>> and a superstar surprise. jason derulo and this soldier, conspiring to give one woman a morning she'll never forget. what will

at 11:00 a.m., in alameda, a special ceremony will take place aboard the u.s.s. hornet. l wreath will be tossed over the side of the ship to honor veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice. tonight, a vigil, it will be the 6th vigil there. and that begins at 5:30. speaking to veterans, there's some boy scouts. many say others hope they don't forget the sacrifice of money. >> i was over in vietnam and a lot of my friends that i remember, this is their day, in appreciation for them who didn't make it back. >> it's special because my uncle is a veteran. really great veteran has been doing his job for 28 years. as we take you back out here live, we see many of the boy scouts placing the flags on the graves, 1500. another event, 1:00 this afternoon, petaluma will hold its annual veterans day parade. san francisco and many other cities held events and parades over the weekend. we're live here in el cerrito, brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> it is 8:38 happening right now, a veterans day ceremony at arlington ceremony. these are live pictures at the cemetery where president

army air corps b-25 mitchell bombers from the deck of the u.s.s. hornet, a feat that had never been attempted in combat before. on april 18, 1942 -- again, just a few months after pearl harbor -- 650 miles from its target the hornet encountered japanese ships. fearing the mission might be compromised the raiders decided to launch 170 miles earlier than anticipated. these men accepted the risk that they might have -- not have enough fuel to make it safely beyond japanese occupied china. the consequences meant the raiders would almost certainly have to crash land or bail out either above japanese occupied china or over the home islands of japan. any survivors would certainly be subjected to imprisonment or torture or death. after reaching their targets, 15 of the bombers continued to china, the 16th dangerously low on fuel headed to russia. the total distance traveled by the raiders averaged 2,250 nautical miles over a period of 13 hours making it the longest combat mission ever flown in a b-25 during the war. of the 80 raiders who launches that day, eight