u.s. coast guard, the san francisco police department, fire department and a host of vendors and suppliers. relationships are important. overruling everything is the need for safety, come /praoeupbls -- compliance [inaudible] we want to make sure that a company can deal deal with the u.s. navy that's going to come and bail us out. thank you. >> thank. you >> my name is michael thompson. i'm a business representative for teamsters 665. we believe that impark is a reputable company. local 665 believes that impark would be an excellent choice to manage the /kraoutz terminal parking assignment. >> thank you. >> how you doing. thank you very much. i'm here represen

u.s. coast guard, the san francisco police department, fire department and a host of vendors and suppliers. relationships are important. overruling everything is the need for safety, come /praoeupbls -- compliance [inaudible] we want to make sure that a company can deal deal with the u.s. navy that's going to come and bail us out. thank you. >> thank. you >> my name is michael thompson. i'm a business representative for teamsters 665. we believe that impark is a reputable company. local 665 believes that impark would be an excellent choice to manage the /kraoutz terminal parking assignment. >> thank you. >> how you doing. thank you very much. i'm here representing the iow. labor prevails here in san francisco. we've been here a long time and it's good too see that there's another /kpaepbl bargaining for this position. it's good. but more importantly we have to stay focused on labor here and my question is to both parties. are they going to continue with union labor and what will happen with the events that they're talking about /stph-b will that also be union labor? you have the events for

u.s. coast guard, a ceremony was held today. >> the jarvis served for more than 30 years and will now about g to work for the navy of the jarvis. >> a crew of 70 from bangladesh is set to begin training. they're expected to set sail in october. >>> maybe today wasn't perfect beach weather, but some would argue today was just perfect to give something back to bay area beaches. >> and believe it or not, showers may clouds memorial day weekend. >> meteorologist temayo has more. . >>> san francisco's ocean beach got some tlc today from hundreds of youngsters. >> today's the 20th annual statewide adopt a beach. >> today students picked up trash. the auto ban society gave lessons to the students. >>> and we see clouds and little ones all bundled up. >> even in ocean beach, winds are 25 to 30 miles an hour. >> over the past few days, today not much change. >> mainly the upper 50s toward pacifica and antioch. >> live storm tracker 2, not too much change over the past two days. >> you see that circulation up to our north, that is generating some rainfall up toward portland and seattle. >> significan

u.s. coast guard is called and leaves its station in astoria, oregon.ter pilot lieutenant don taylor. >> basically we start out with the aircraft commander, the co-pilot, the flight medic and the rescue swimmer. >> flying at 140 miles per hour the crew gets to the scene in just a few minutes. the flight mechanic and rescue swimmer assess the situation to come up with a plan. >> basically looking at the situation that you've got on the cliff, they are making a decision as to how to get the rescue swimmer down and how to get him from point a to point b and ultimately point c to where the victim is. >> do you want me to try to push you down to a certain spot there to the left of him. >> that's kosher and i'll walk down to five feet below the guy, walk over and come up underneath him. >> hope to god it works for him. >> all right, no problems. we're ready for deployment. he will never even get close to the water. instead, he will make his way slowly to the climber. instead, he'll stay tethered to the hoist cable and make his way slowly to the stranded climb

u.s. coast guard was out a little less than two hours doing a search pattern up and down the beach. >> the 27-year-old was recently promoted at his job and moved to the bay area two years ago from oregon. both colleagues say he is a very responsible individual and to disappear like this. >>> coming up, the competition the host the 50th superbowl. in less than 24 hours, we will learn whether the bay area or miami will get the nod from the nfl. how will the 49ers stadium stack up against the one in miami. more information and more trouble on the new bay bridge. and animal abuse on the rise in san francisco. what officials are calling the most disturbing case of abuse. sleep train has your ticket to tempur-pedic. experience the pressure-relieving comfort of tempur-pedic, and sleep risk-free with sleep train's 100-day money back guarantee. get 36 months interest-free financing: no down, and no interest for 3 years. plus, get free same-day delivery. sleep train's 100-day money back guarantee, interest-free financing, and free delivery? that's the ticket! sleep train's ticket to tempur-pedic end

u.s. coast guard and all caught on camera. take a look at this video, coast guard air crew from sacramento successfully dropped a container with two units of blood inside via that parachute there to a cruise ship west of san francisco. the ship needed medical assistance yesterday because an elderly woman on board was bleeding internally. she was treated by the ship's doctor. the coast guard will keep in contact with the ship until it pulls into port in vancouver, canada, tomorrow. >>> golden state warriors and curry feeling good after beating the nuggets last night 92-88. they advance to playoff round victory as the warriors. now taking on san antonio in the second round. not such a great matchup for the warriors on the road there who have not won a game in san antonio since way back in 1997. it's a new year, new them. schedule for the first two playoff games released, golden state will play in san antonio monday and wednesday night. both of those games have a tip-off set for 6:30. >>> the sharks are in vancouver this morning g

u.s. coast guard cutter was turned over to the bangladesh navy in a solemn ceremony with salutes and i signatures, the cutter jarvis was demissioned to make room for new cutters. the 378-foot ship was renamed. coast guard officials say the coast guard will continue to perform some of the most difficult josh os -- jobs on the high seas. >> in bangladesh you are subject to typhoons. just a week ago a typhoon did miss but did take some lives as well. so safety at sea is also an integral part of what we do. >> 26 former members will serve as advisers until the cutter departs later this year. >>> america's cup yachts are back on the bay after safety recommendations were proposed this summer. the yachts along with other vessels were sailing on the bay this morning. yesterday, the director of the america's cup regatta proposed dozens of new saty rules for the rest. in the wake of a deadly accident earlier this month involving the artemis catamaran. some safety includes, slowing down speeds 5 to 10 knots for the competition. >>> we have an update on the pony found wandering around in the iron triangle. a

u.s. coast guard are joining the bahamas in trying to determine the cause of the fire. >> reporter: it comesheels of several other cruise ship incidents. most notably the carnival triumph which lost power in february and was adrift for days without working toilets. royal caribbean international says it will return all of its passengers on the grandeur to baltimore tomorrow. mark potter, nbc news, miami. >>> now to a growing crisis in the middle east. it has been a bloody 48 hours from baghdad to beirut. syria's civil war is now spilling over into neighboring countries. we also learned today about a surprise visit by senator john mccain who secretly made his way inside syria to meet with the rebels. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel is in beirut tonight. he joins us with the latest from there. richard, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, natalie. it was a particularly horrible day in baghdad. there were at least 15 explosions in central baghdad, the majority of them car bombings. most of them in poor shiite neighborhoods. at least 50 people were killed according to medical of

u.s. coast guard began to observe an oil slick spreading from where the rig once stood in the well as blasting full force into the dollar and recorders or at least nothing while no plates are not there for eighty seven days that oil would flow without pause leaving the u.s. government the oil industry and the world scrambling for solutions or to steal told the truth is we don't know when that's going to start doing everything we can finally on july fifteenth the well was capped and the oil stops flowing and the world turns its attention elsewhere but the story wasn't over there was a bigger story. southern united states is sort of the rehearsal for us imperialism. the first twenty years the world companies had in the twentieth century in the easy and there was no tax on what they're appropriating from the resale the sociologist called internal phone is we're kind of a colony of the united states for a colony where you can get oil and gas you take all the resources but you really don't ever correct the problems of government in the current state as the demand for oil growth the oil companies gr

u.s. coast guard, and this provided an opportunity for our military to work with the federal and state partners there in learning how to interact with their agencies and also being able to learn some of the different capabilities that they have in using their equipment. we also had some medical partners there where they were able to locate and evacuate the medical patients and that also showed a great partnership. this is the health care association for hawaii and this is the part of the agency that coordinate the medical response part of this. they were able to conduct a 50-bed disaster medical assistance team hospital on the island of oahu and this allowed the state of hawaii to be able to exercise their state-wide disaster drill. one of the things that hawaii has never been able to do is to be able to practice together in one live exercise. they have all of their processes, how they're going to respond in a local disaster situation, but they have never been able to really put that to use. and being able to partner with us during the rimpac exercise offered them the opportunity to do that. we

u.s. coast guard began to observe an oil slick spreading from where the rig once stood in the well as blasting full force individual and on equal and there's already methane well known plates are not there for eighty seven days that oil would flow without pause leaving the u.s. government the oil industry and the world scrambling for solutions or to steal told the truth is we don't know when that's going to start doing everything we can finally on july fifteenth the well was capped and the oil stopped flowing and the world turned attention elsewhere when the story wasn't over it was a bigger story. southern united states is sort of the rehearsal for us imperialism. the first twenty years the world companies had in the twentieth century in the easy and there was no tax on what they're appropriating for resale the sociologist called internal. is we're kind of a colony of the united states or a colony where you can get oil and gas you take all the resources but you really don't ever correct the problems of government and the corrupt state as the demand for oil growth the oil companies grew in pow

u.s. coast guard are now investigating. john? >> all right, devin dwyer in washington, thank you. >>> breaking overnight an american air force pilot survived a crash off the coast of japan. the f-15 fighter jet went down in the pacific this morning about 70 miles from okinawa. but military officials say the pilot ejected safely and was rescued by u.s. and japanese crews. 50,000 troops are based in japan. it is not clear what caused this crash. >>> an eye-opening report this morning about chinese hackers. reporters gaining access to confidential u.s. military designs. "the washington post" reporting that the designs of more than two dozen major weapon systems have been compromised by the hackers giving china access to key technology including plans for missile defense programs in asia. >>> major developments now from syria where rebels seem to be getting closer to receiving more support. the european union lifted its arms embargo against arms fighting to oust syria's regime. that move came as senator john mccain was meeting with r

u.s. coast guard, where we will then partner with them and cross train them and use our techniques, reaching technical rescue and high and low rescue being demonstrated in display. we will also be having some of our u.s. navy personnel on ride-alongs with members on our ambulances, fire engines and trucks to continue with our cross training. so, it gives me great pride to be here to continue to serve as the fire chief, to welcome the military, and to say thank you to all of you. here's to an enjoyable fun-filled busy weekend. all the best, and thank you for your service. (applause) >> i wanted chief to tell you about that training. we first did it in 2010, search and rescue which we knew was a problem in haiti in the earth wake in the recovery. and like they say in san francisco, the fire department, we know how to do it, but when the big earthquake hits, we're all going to be victims and we want to make sure that anybody that potentially could come in to help dig us out knows how to do it. well, we trained some marines and petty officers in 2010 and as fortune would have it, i think u.s. s.

u.s. coast guard will investigate how it happenedful the passenger got a refund and a voucher for a free future cruise. >> the jersey shore is back. the president says there there is still more work to be done. it caused $38 billion in damage. today with the president praised new jersey residents for bouncing back from the super storm. >> you're stronger than the storm after all you've been tlchl the jersey shore is back and open for business. >> the bipartisan event comes as christie is seeking reelection in this state. he says he couldn't care less about criticism from his own republican party. >> federal regulators proposed a crack down on bank engaged in pay day lending type program autos michael finney began reporting on these concerns in 2007. >> right two large banks in california have loan rams. the lone loans must be paid back in by the next direct deposit leaving borrower was little money for basic necessities. this was the scene outside of the wells fargo meeting in salt lake city april 23. these protesters are upset over living -- lending practices hoping to address the issues but w

u.s. coast guard did not put extra patrols in the water, but we saw a san francisco police boat at fort mason this afternoon. because some indulgences could be had without braving chilly waters we saw others taking a saferrer approach to enjoying the bay had00. as ken mentioned earlier, preliminary investigations point to faulty construction or engineering of the catamaran that capsized earlier this week. san francisco jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> hundreds of at&t park concession workers vote to authorize a strike. issues at center of the disputes. >>> plus another embarrassment for the irs, the new information that contradicts statements that the agency made about targeting tea party groups. >>> and the u.s. attorney general speaks to berkeley law counties. what he told student as dozens people protested outside of the ceremony. why shop t.j.maxx and marshalls? one. you get all the awesome brand names. two. you get them for less than department stores, and that's awesome. three. she'll think you look stylish and awesome. four. you'll actually be awesome. which is awesome. t.j.max

u.s. coast guard decommissioned the cutter jarvis. >> salute. >> stand release. >> that came during ceremonies this morning. the jarvis served for 40 years. the u.s. government is giving it to the nation of bangladesh. >> in dang laudation you are subject to tiphones -- bangladesh you are subject to typhoons. safety of life at sea is also a part of what we do. >> former crew members of the jarvis will serve as advisers to the navy till it leaves for its new home. >>> new unemployment claims appear to show the job market is continuing to improve. they reported 340,000 new claims, that is down 23,000. four week average was 339,500. which was close to the 5 year low. on wall street today concerns over a weak manufacturing report from china sent stocks lower at the opening bell. they recovered somewhat as the day went on. the dow is down 12 to 15,294. the nasdaq is down 3 at 3,459. the s&p is down 4 to 1,650. >>> rumors about a wearable watch like device from apple are putting the launch in 2014. an analyst claims apple may need more time to create software and components aren't developed yet and

u.s. coast guard cutter that served the nation for 40 years was officially decommissioned in alameda today. they will be pressed back into service for law enforcement and search and rescue. >>> america's cup racing yachts have resumed training for the first time in weeks. >> reporter: if america's cup yachts. >> it look like it was going 40 miles per hour. >> reporter: today back on san francisco bay. >> the speed and being this close out here on the water just watching it go by it's amazing how fast they're going. >> reporter: we caught two teams including oracle out training this afternoon. the training session comes just 15 minutes after a regatta reviewed 27 safety organizations. >> if your boat flips, the withof the boat off the water you have a road and a hook so you will be able to climb back up. >> reporter: wind limits for september's drop from 42 knots to 23 knots. america's cup tom eman says the boats will go just as fast. >> the boats are so powerful that the crews are actually having to depower the boats in winds above the speed limit 23 knots. the wind limit. >> reporter: sai

u.s. coast guard installed radios that weren't waterproof. >> secretory is always the linchpin of abuses ofou can exercise your power in the dark, people have insufficient pow to hold you accountable. >> whistle blowers are under attack in ways they've never been before in history. >> john: joining me now arc man who has become one of america's most important filmmakers robert greenwald, robert, welcome. >> thank you for having me. >> i know the espionage problems with dropped against tamm and drake but are they still facing other problems. >> there is legal financial family disruptions and their honor and integrity has tragically been attacked when what they're doing is almost a classic case definition of being a patriot, standing up, and calling out something not because they have anything at all to gain, but because their values demand that they speak up. >> john: all too often whistle blowers are people who are punished for putting morality above loyalty and your film says that president obama is coming down much harder on whistle blowers than president bush ever did. why do you think t

u.s. coast guard will investigate how it happenedful the passenger got a refund and a voucher for a free future >> the jersey shore is back. the president says there there is still more work to be done. it caused $38 billion in damage. today with the president praised new jersey residents for bouncing back from the super storm. >> you're stronger than the storm after all you've been tlchl the jersey shore is back and open for business. >> the bipartisan event comes as christie is seeking reelection in this state. he says he couldn't care less about criticism from his own republican party. >> federal regulators proposed a crack down on bank engaged in pay day lending type program autos michael finney began reporting on these concerns in 2007. >> right two large banks in california have loan rams. the lone loans must be paid back in by the next direct deposit leaving borrower was little money for basic necessities. this was the scene outside of the wells fargo meeting in salt lake city april 23. these protesters are over living -- lending practices hoping to address the issues but were he is skor

u.s. coast guard cutter that served the nation for 40 years was officially decommissioned in alameda today. they will be pressed back into service for law enforcand emt search and rescue. >>> america's cup racing yachts have resumed training for the first time in weeks. >> reporter: if america's cup yachts. >> it look like it was going 40 miles per hour. >> reporter: today back on san francisco bay. >> the speed and being this close out here on the water just watching it go by it's amazing how fast they're going. >> reporter: we caught two teams including oracle out training this afternoon. the training session comes just 15 minutes after a regatta reviewed 27 safety organizations. >> if your boat flips, the withof the boat off the water you have a road and a hook so you will be able to climb back up. >> reporter: wind limits for september's drop from 42 knots to 23 knots. america's cup tom eman says the boats will go just as fast. >> the boats are so powerful that the crews are actually having to depower the boats in winds above the speed limit 23 knots. the wind limit. >> reporter: saili

u.s. coast guard did not put extra patrols in the water, but we saw a san francisco police boat at fort mason this afternoon. because some indulgences could be had without braving chilly waters we saw others taking a saferrer approach to enjoying the bay had00. as ken mentioned earlier, preliminary investigations point to faulty construction or engineering of the catamaran that capsized earlier this week. san francisco jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> hundreds of at&t park concession workers vote to authorize a strike. issues at center of the disputes. >>> plus another embarrassment for the irs, the new information that contradicts statements that the agency made about look at them kids. [ sigh ] they have no idea what it was like before u-verse high speed internet. yeah, you couldn't just stream movies to a device like that. one time, i had to wait half a day to watch a movie. you watched movies?! i was lucky if i could watch a show. show?! man, i was happy to see a sneezing panda clip! trevor, have you eaten today? you sound a little grumpy. [ laughter ] [ male announcer ] connect a

u.s. coast guard all caught on camera. a coast guard air crew from sacramento, successfully dropping a container with two units of blood via a parachute. this was dropped down to a cruise ship west of san francisco. an elderly woman on board was bleeding internally. she was treated by the ship's doctor. the coast guard will keep in contact with that ship until it eventually pulls into port in vancouver, canada, tomorrow. fast work and great work by the coast guard. >> cupertino's apple getting ready to reach another milestone. >>> an improvement to a aaa battery that will make you say, why in the world didn't i think of that coming up. >>> welcome back, everyone. good friday morning to you. apple closing in on a milestone in the itunes app store. someone will download the 50th billionth app. the company says the person who makes the download will receive a $10,000 itunes gift card. the next 50 people will get a $500 gift card. as of last check, there are about 700 million down loads away from that mark. apple passed the 35

u.s. coast guard found more than a dozen violations with safety and polluting equipment.colic lost water went adrift and crashed into an island off the coast of southern alaska. >> wow what a bunch of misfits. >> given shell's bad record and deep's record, although they may have improved, i'm curious about that. >> please, they handled it so well. >> you criticize shell. is there a company that does it well? >> this is a situation where we really shouldn't be drilling two miles beneath the as far as of the ocean. frankly, no. it's a situation where we're asking when the next disaster will happen, not if. there i see no company that can operate safely in that kind of environment. >> they often will farm out as in the horizon rigging so that they're essentially dealing with the same stuff. it's sort of the same company drilling all over. >> it's true. there are contractors working sup as i hades working on these projects all over the country. odd to that the fact that congress has almost defunded the oversight agency that's supposed to watch these companies to make sure the

u.s. coast guard and nt sb will investigate the fire. caribbean promises passengers a full refund and a certificate for a future crui seshgs. >>> many of them near our nations capitol. >> the president led a ser moe ne at article ton national cemetery placing a wreath at the tomb of unknowns and honoring americans who have served and continue serving our country. >>> world war ii and vietnam veterans among paying tribute to their fellow soldiers. >> reck them and a lot of good people that i served with. >> thousands gathered to watch the annual parade in washington dc, an even televise today troops all the way around the world and the memorial also drew crowds honoring the nearly 60,50600 who tied during that war. >>> san jose leads the bay area in number of war dead in iraq and afghanistan. 14 service members from san jose have been killed in the last 12 years. kpix 5's lyn ramirez on the story of two of those families. >> they stood for america and for all americans when it counted most so we must standal for them today. >> a marine ho

u.s. coast guard academy of new london, that ceremony taking place in connecticut right now.rtfelt words from the vice president concerns tornadoesç victims. so many stories emerging, but a lot of people have wanted to do something other than a donation. so we had a question -- do you have a message of the people with moore? we've created a hashtag inspired by a class in tampa, florida. together they created this project. under that hashtag, submit us message for moore, you can upload that onto our web page. i'm at thomasaroberts. many great people, so many stories, resilience is the one thing i keep hearing, but it's going to take months of that for these residents to really recover here in the town of moore, the suburb of oklahoma city. likely it will hold on the -- the glue that will hold these communities together is their resiliencies, the residents like so many that i have talked to, the act of kindness, heroism emerging from the ruins that we've been seeing from street corner to street corner, like teacher rhonda crosswhite, who used her body -- her body to shield thr

u.s. coast guard. all caught on tape. take a look at the video. a coast guard air crew from sacramento successfully dropping a container with two units of blood inside via parachute, down to a cruise ship west of san francisco. this ship needed medical assistance yesterday, because an elderly woman on board was bleeding internally. she was treated by the ship's doctor. the coast guard still planning to keep a close contact with the ship until it eventually pulls into port in vancouver, canada, sometime tomorrow. >>> 6:41. coming up, gone without a trace. the bay area family's search for the missing daughter next. >> how bay area firefighters are gearing up to get down there and help fight the massive flames going on in southern california. >>> see the gadgets that made mike inouye and i say, i wish i had thought of that, coming up in gadget friday. >>> you are watching 15 minutes of news on "today in the bay." >>> right now, 2000 homes threatened. 900 first responders are there on the scene working very hard trying to knock this one down as much a

u.s. coast guard and the national transportation safety board are beginning their fire investigation to tryze. and officials say today they are securing the fire scene and are gathering up documents, video, pictures, and also the vessel data recorder. in time, they will also interview crew members and first responders and some of the passengers to try to see if they can add to the investigation. that investigation could take anywhere from six months to a year, we are told. and a senior official also says that there is one little bit of good news here. once the fire broke out, the systems on the ship designed to keep the fire from spreading actually worked quite well. and none of the passengers were hurt, none of the crew members. so a little bit of good news there, although still a black eye on an industry that's head a lot of problems this year. maria, back to you. >> i'll take it here, mark. thanks very much. nbc's mark potter with that crazy store. what a year it has been for the cruise lines. royal caribbean shares down a little bit today on that news. but they're up 5% this year while

u.s. coast guard was out for about two hours may be less today doing a search pattern up and down the beachthey passed by the beach maybe five times. >> the 27 year-old was recently promoted at his job and moved to the bay area two years ago from oregon. colleagues say he is a very irresponsible individual and to disappear is out of character. >> in ocean beach alceia reid kron 4 news. >> the man who fell to his death from a rooftop party at the bay to breakers race is identify this morning. >> he is 28 year-old david hamzeh he worked for the man force which is a san francisco based on line marketing company. police say, he had been up on the roof of this fell street residential building, when the accidently fell plunging for stores the concrete below. it happened around 330 in the afternoon. they said the group he was with appear to have been drinking beer it was always of a rooftop veteran from across the street. >> it did not look like they were doing anything reckless. >> she considers it ought that the group was still on the roof to is that was left to see at the time of the afternoon.

u.s. coast guard investigating the fire.r this cruise and a voucher for a free cruise in the future. >> following new developments in an alleged plot to blow up an oregon high school. grant acord, caused of planning a columbine style high school. they found numerous explosives and a journalist detailing plans. miguel marquez live in oregon for us. good morning, miguel. >> this is a very disturbing story. police caught him. a mature plan, but & it sounds as if a friend or family turned him in. he was prepared to carry out a coordinated attack against his school. >> this is the case of a planned assault on a target-rich environment. and that target-rich environment is the west albany high school. >> reporter: hidden in a secret compartment in the floorboards of his mother's house, they found six explosive devices, including pipe bombs, bombs made from drano, molotov cocktail and n naplm. >> reporter: he will be charged with unlawful possession of a deadly weapon and attempted aggravated murder. authorities laid out their theor

u.s. coast guard also expected to be there as everyone talks about safety and what's next.vu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> this is the latest accident during training for the america's cup. last october, a catamaran belonging to team oracle capsized during a practice run at the time, winds were clocked at 30 miles an hour. the tide even dragged pieces of boat, four miles past the golden gate bridge. no one was hurt in the mishap. the refurbished yacht returned to the water in february. >>> in june of 2011, a crew practicing on a 45-foot vessel capsized due to high winds on the bay. the yacht flipped over but the crew was able to quickly right the boat. in that incident, one person suffered a minor injuries. we have more coverage on ktvu and on our website, ktvu.com. we'll stream live this morning's news conference from san francisco. >>> happening now, a manhunt is underway in shasta county for an ex-convict accused of killing his wife and two daughters. deputies are going door to door, searching for 45-year-old shane miller. they think he may still be hiding in the are

u.s. coast guard are investigating the incident. the cruise line won't say what caused the fire. they are saying however all those passengers will be fully compensated and given a free trip in the future. robin? >> all right, matt, thank you. glad everybody is safe. boy, the cruise industry is still difficult times. >> hard to get a handle on this. that's right. >>> now a wild weekend of weather coast the coast. 341 storm reports including 22 tornadoes and everything from deadly flash floods in texas to three feet of snow in new england. some of the most extraordinary moments all captured inside a powerful ef-4 tornado on monday. ginger zee in for sam has that incredible video. ginger? >> it is dramatic. of the 16 reported tornadoes yesterday one was west of topeka, kansas, and these guys deliberately went inside a preliminary ef-4 tornado. take a look and listen. this morning, a rare moment caught on tape. this is what it looks like inside a powerful tornado. and this is what it feels like. >> ears are popping. >> your ears pop and then you just have that loud roar like that jet

u.s. coast guard that the royal caribbean grandeur of the seas is docked in freeport, bahamas. that happened 8:30 to 9:00 eastern time. a fire broke out just before 3:00 this morning. the ship left baltimore on friday. it was headed to cococay bahamas. the fire started on deck three. crew members were able to get the fire contained and it was put oust just before 5:00 this morning. we are learning there were a couple of injuries on board. this is a stressful situation. those injuries involving two people who fainted and one case of high bloochl these people are just getting to the bahamas now. we are looking forward to talking to them about their experience that was handled quickly on board. they were able to put up fire walls which is something most cruises have to keep something like this from spreading throughout the ship. it was contained to one deck. there was a carnival cruise ship put on satandby mode in case an evacuation was need but in this case there was no evacuation needed. >>> now to the memorial day holiday and severe weather threatening to disrupt plans as milli

u.s. coast guard was out for about two hours, maybe a little less today.each 85 times. >> the time is on the year- old was recently promoted. he moved to the bay area from oregon . colleagues say he is a very responsible and to disappear like this is out of character. >> in ocean beach alecia reid kron 4 news. >> students at community colleges across the state can take more classes during the summer and winter sessions without having to wait until another semester or year. the state assembly passed a bill aimed at helping students complete their degrees faster. but it will cost more for them. these are classes' will be charged at nonresident rates. right now, the average cost is $200 per unit compared to just $46 for state subsidized credits. >> good news for bay area teams getting around this summer along the peninsula. starting today, discounted summer youth passes can be purchased at sam trans headquarters in san carlos. also mail or fax an order form that can be found on line. the $40 pass is riders ages 17 and under a limited access to sam trans buses

just two years ago, we started with an understanding that our military, the coast guard, the u.s. navy, the marine corps, had something that we really needed. it's called logistics expertise. and we recognized that and with the help of our fleet week association, with the help of our honorary chair, former secretary of state george scholtz, along with senator feinstein who started fleet week, we began to appreciate in addition to appreciating the men and women in uniform and the wonderful attributes of having fleet week and the blue angels and the parade of ships, we could also be working on something very important to this city. all across the world there are examples after example and i know the men and women and leadership of the uss macon know this after their tour of duty these past months, all over the world there are disasters and emergencies that we are responding to and that you have become the humanitarian assistance and the disaster relief that is absolutely needed. why not practice that here? and so two years ago we gathered with our own departments from the port of sa