and chase what matters. . >> more than 100 people crawl to the u.s.s. hornet in alameda today for a very special ceremony. ktvu's allie rasmus tells us world war ii veterans were honor for this historic mission, a mission with a strong bay area connection. >> reporter: for the 60,000 people who came to the u.s.s. horn yet to alameda every year it's a chance to walk through a piece of history, but the men at this table lived part of that history. >> i'm glad to come here and look at the hornet again. i remember everything that we did. >> reporter: lute colonel saylor was an army air corp. engineer and part of a mission that many historians consider a turning point in the war. >> was just another mission. we were just doing what we trained to do. i didn't think beyond that. >> reporter: it was april, 1942 four months after the bombing the pearl harbor, an aircraft carry like the u.s.s. hornet left alameda for tokyo, japan. >> we were several days out to sea before we knew we were going to bomb japan. >> reporter: the aerial bombing of tokyo came to be known as t

. >> terry: special day in the east bay, special ceremonies in alameda on the u.s.s. hornet. they will honor a small group that overcame incredible odds to strike back at japan after pearl harbor. eric thomas has the details. >> it's april 1942 and aircraft carrier bobs like an apple in the angry pacific. from the u.s.s. hornet, army bombers and carrying a reduced bomb load took off, designation, tokyo. nobody has tried to fly the big planes on a bombing mission that started on a floating runway. >> pulled up to 1500 feet and dropped our bombs. >> this voice belongs to alameda native jimmy do little and proved that a b-25 bomber didn't need a runway to take off. after the japanese attack decimated the pacific fleet. >> we seen doolittle take off and he headed out. >> he was an 18-year-old crewman aboard the u.s.s. hornet to haul the bombers within striking distance of the japanese coast. he was manning a gun turret as the planes zrugd in the air. >> we were finally going strike back. >> america was back in the heels. that coupled with what was proceeding in europe painted a v

and at 1:00 this afternoon, on board the u.s.s. hornetsthere will be a memorial day service. >>> they are paying tribute to nursing student michelle lei. she disappeared one year ago. they spoke about the positive impact michelle had on their lives and wrote messages on purple balloons. her nursing director said she was an inspiration to her classmates. her former friend has been charged with her murder. >>> with the san francisco ethics committee, there is a critical hearing and they will be announcings official suspending of sheriff ross mirkarimi and it will then go to city supervisors. the board will decide if sheriff ross mirkarimi will get his job back. he is facing charges which stem from a domestic violence charge and the mayor is trying to permanently remove him from office. >>> it is a soggy memorial day and tropical storm buehrel hit california this morning and could drop up to a foot of rain in some areas. and on georgia's coast, two homes had two trees fall on top of them and they say the rain is actually welcome because the a

. >> reporter: aboard the u.s.s. hornet memorial day ceremonies for american combat casualties just since september 11th. 6,400 dead. but just as staggering the wounded and disabled. more than 720,000 new veterans, 45% of those serving in afghanistan and iraq have filed for disability. that's double the rate of any previous conflict. >> we've had so many critical injuries with the i.v. bombs throughout iraq and in afghanistan. just thousands of thousands of people coming back amputees, brain damaged. >> reporter: advanced medical care saved 95% of those injured many now need long term care. >> they pay the price for us. >> reporter: for taxpayers the cost is just beginning, it's estimated the health care cost for disabled veterans may not peak for 40 years and may top $900 billion. >> they probably need more mental health facilities and treatment and i think we need to support them. >> they deserve whatever they can get. thank goodness we have the technology to keep them alive. >> reporter: veterans insist that wounded warr

right next to the u.s.s. hornet but the navy had a big catch. >> all we wanted was the sea shadow and that he would not separate the two. >> reporter: trustee of the hornet says the they is the navy. >> it was a combo deal if you will. >> reporter: the sea shadow was built inside this halt to keep spies and spy satellites from seeing it, the barge is now a mess. >> and so it's really a big white elephant. >> reporter: many believe sea shadow should be on display. >> the u.s. navy is just starting to get it through the design process and building process to when it comes on board. you will see many many more sea vessels with sea shadow capabilities on them. >> reporter: the highest bid so far to own and scrap everything, $100,000. i'm tom vacar, ktvu news. >>> first there was a basketball, now it's a motorcycle. both are debris from japan's tsunami reaching north american shores. a large white container washed up on an island. inside a motorcycle. the plate comes from an area that was hit hard. a search is on for the

. >> reporter: aboard the u.s.s. hornetday ceremonies for american combat casualties just since september 11th. 6,400 dead. but just as staggering the wounded and disabled. more than 720,000 new veterans, 45% of those serving in afghanistan and iraq have filed for disability. that's double the rate of any previous conflict. >> we've had so many critical injuries with the i.v. bombs throughout iraq and in afghanistan. just thousands of thousands of people coming back amputees, brain damaged. >> reporter: advanced medical care saved 95% of those injured many now need long term care. >> they pay the price for us. >> reporter: for taxpayers the cost is just beginning, it's estimated the health care cost for disabled veterans may not peak for 40 years and may top $900 billion. >> they probably need more mental health facilities and treatment and i think we need to support them. >> they deserve whatever they can get. thank goodness we have the technology to keep them alive. >> reporter: veterans insist that wounded warriors deser

and at 1:00 there will be a memorial day service aboard the u.s.s. hornetsameda. >>> bart service will not begin until 8:00 a.m. and also parking permits and fee requirements in bart station parking lots will not be enforced. for today's giants game, the game will be running and it's at 2:05. the muni line is still shut down for repairs. potential of those should be back open on june 4th. >>> and working on the trans bay center is closed between san francisco and mission and howard streets. a new temporary bridge is being built along 1st street. the new street is due to be opened at 5:00 tomorrow morning. >>> and the san francisco ethics commission, the crew is said to announce in the sheriff ross mirkarimi case and which will then go to the board of supervisors. sheriff ross mirkarimi faces misconduct charges stemming from the domestic violence case involving his wife. mayor ed lee suspended him without pay and he is trying to permanently remove him from office. >>> almost 100 people gathered paying tribute to nursing student michelle lei who was later foun

right next to the u.s.s. hornet but the navy had a big catch. >> all we wanted was the sea shadow and that he would not separate the two. >> reporter: trustee of the hornet says the they is the was will. >> reporter: the sea shadow was built inside this halt to keep spies and spy satellites from seeing it, the barge is now a mess. >> and so it's really a big white elephant. >> reporter: many believe sea shadow should be on display. >> the u.s. navy is just starting to get it through the design process and building process to when it comes on board. you will see many many more sea vessels with sea shadow capabilities on them. >> reporter: the highest bid so far to own and scrap everything, $100,000. i'm tom vacar, ktvu news. >>> first there was a basketball, now it's a motorcycle. both are debris from japan's tsunami reaching north american shores. a large white container washed up on an island. inside a motorcycle. the plate comes from an area that was hit hard. a search is on for the owner to see if he or she is st

. >>> three pilots took part in a -- u.s.s. hornet.tle race for trade in the movies for pearl harbor. in 194216b52 bombers took off from the hornet, bombed tokyo and forced to bailout over china. the event will honor jimmy doolittle. the native that led the attack. >>> good morning, mostly sunny, a sunny a live look from the estuariry. the temperatures rebounding. mild to warm weather in the forecast. 5, 10, 15 degrees above yesterday's highs. winds between 5- 15 miles per hour. all thanks to the ridge of high pressure that is building in and taking control for the weekend. as it builds, again, beginning to see the offshore breeze. 20 miles per hour reported in fairfield with gusts reported 25-30 near fairfield. 5 map, 7 oakland. live moore and cop cord, reporting calm conditions. 13 santa rosa and napa. the hills really blowing from 28-48 miles per hour, near mount deablo. the winds, they dry and warm and sitting in the 60s, fairfield, napa, santa rosa. 10-degree difference where the winds are light. 58 hayward. 59 san jose. a nice wa

and at 1:00 tomorrow afternoon there will be a memorial day service aboard the u.s.s. hornet >>> it's an extra special memorial day for two wisconsin children. their parents are both u.s. soldiers that were deployed to afghanistan, but they are now back home. [ crying ] >> hi. >> travis and usella hole man didn't actually tell their family they were coming home until a few afters actually they arrived. the kids came to the airport thinking they were taking a tour with the boy scouts. the parents will be home nor the next two weeks. >> we're just going to take it day by day, so we don't try to rush things, and miss something, and -- we're just going to do whatever happens. >> hug them. over and over. and then i want to show them my room, and i want to bring them to school. >> this is travis's first deployment, and asell a's second. >>> sub tropical storm beryl is about to dampen countless memorial day barbecues. it's headed for the carolinas, georgia and florida. reporter elizabeth pran is live in jacksonville florida with the warningings now in place and when beryl may make l