united states described themselves as missionaries of friendship and peace while they were still negotiating their countrymen struck a savage blow unparalleled in intimate. 7 1941.rbor december in spite of crippling damage, the united states fleetugmented by british australian and that unit set out to find the enemy. the japanese advancement was halted. even if the enemy made passes towards hong kong and singapore, they begin the long journey back. step-by-step the japanese were beat back. in the philippines, under japanese rule, prisoners had been subjected to indescribable g.ffering will sto the filipino people that never stopped fighting for the douglas macarthur had promised that he should return and return he did. jima, the a --iwo power of the american pacific to scores ofcombat amphibious invasions. the japanese went into the hundreds of thousands and once again a flag of liberty which are mad at the run up. under general buckner who gave his life there, combined american fought a long and costly campaign for open our at the very doorstep of japan. andas japan's final hour enemy soldiers had to be destroyed cave by cave and one by one. finally, the morale was cracked open by american power. they began to give up voluntar

building this 13th ship of the virginia class, the newest and most capable submarine in the united states navy fleet. >> the $2.7 billion submarine is needed to begin replacing submarines that served during the cold war. >> while the equipment and technology is awesome, it is only an assembly of inanimate objects. it is the crew that builds the ship to life, animating every aspect of the ship. ca gathered at the pier for the commissioning. that the crew worked tirelessly as the sub was built and their families have sacrificed. the first lady who is from chicago. has made supporting military families her priority. thema: that was joseph wenzel reporting. the submarine has the capability to attack targets on shore with cruise missiles and conduct covert long term surveillance. marinette marine in northern littoral combat ships for the u.s. navy. the navy secretary visited the company last week to check on the progress. marinette marine has already delivered four of the ships to the navy, however three have broken down since leaving wisconsin. the navy secretary says those ships will be used for traini

. >> 152 years ago today, in the same state, mobile bay, august 5, 1864. 18 ships one of the largest , fleets the united states assembled at the time goes forward against the squadron headed by one of the most powerful confederate ironclads in the world or the confederate navy. commanded by the one officer to command multiple federal ironclads in battle, franklin buchanan. a very aggressive officer. farragut is commanding the union fleet. runs underneath for morgan, loses in ironclad due to a mine. the formation looks like it is five minutes from destruction. the ships get thrown into confusion trying to figure out where the mines are. using the parlance of the time, farragut issues the article -- " damn themmand, torpedoes." >> [indiscernible] >> it is one of the all-time great lines in american military history. you do not have to know anything about the civil war at sea to know " damn the torpedoes." people do not realize what it means. the attack was on the moment of failure. it was five minutes from complete destruction. farragut was the one man who could service cool judgment turn it around. he ge

the united states navy blue angels will call oakland home for one week as they entertain hornets during fleet week. >>:"i like because they're fast." "how they do all the cool tricks." >> reporter: sunday night at the north air field as spectators already lined up to watch and welcome the pilots for a third >>:"i've always been a big fan of places enjoy seeing the f- 18's been coming out for three years." >> reporter:but the grand spectacle comes with booming noise that will be heard throughout nearby alameda county cities all week long. >>:"i understand residents are bothered by the noise but it's special." kron 4 is your fleet week station. >> reporter: sure there is extra space ahead of you do not drive distracted. police also say you should double the space between you and the car ahead of you. >> j.r.: >> justine: church gathered for sunday services. >> j.r.: first congregational church liens on their neighbors today spencer is live in berkeley tonight. >> reporter:it turns out, they had already been starting to form a friendship*before tragedy hit. before parishioners from first church

fleet week. >>> five united states military ships will be sailing into the golden gate bridge, this is video from last year's parade of ships. they erpt the bay at 10:00 this morning. they dock at different peers around the city. you can tour the ships tomorrow, saturday and sunday. you can go to our website, ktuv.com for complete lists of events and times for everything. i think is great to picnic along the field and enjoy the show. the kids can play. the weather is great. it's nice. >>> a small business owner tries to get the attention of san francisco city officials. the photos he's using to send a message about problems happening right outside of his front door. >> sunny and warm weather for us. but the eye of hurricane matthew is 35 mills from daytona beach >>> welcome back to mornings on two. can ee -- we talk to sal? we can hear the echo. >> sal does not want to talk to me. all right. >> so far traffic has been pretty good. steve has a lot to talk about. >> steve, i know you have been talking about that but i have a lot of people asking about orlando and disney world. >> they have shut it

the following day, churchill responded, pointing out that if the united states would win the war, the fleet will be transferred from the clutches of germany. but if the united states continue to be neutral, and britain was overpowered, he could not sell a policy would be adopted by a pro-german administration. king forwarded churchill's response to washington. andless to say, roosevelt hull were most concerned with churchill's attitude. they found alarming and distressing. they asked him to continue a dialogue with churchill given the dubious reason not based on american plan to say the british empire. king was uncomfortable at being the link in the correspondence. here's your churchill of canada's continued support. churchill of canada's continued support. he said in a broadcast, i speak of the heart and mind of our country when i say that every inrth in canada -- port canada will be another calais and every harbor another dunkirk. to be extinguished by the powers of evil will yield liberties to the tyranny of not see brutality. -- nazi brutality. the following month the attitude of roosev

all the united states navy is prepared to help. they have east coast fleetn heightened state of readiness to be deployed. i am maggie rulli from washington, dc. >> thousands of flights to and out of the southeast are canceled or delayed and all flights from san francisco and fort lauderdale and miami are canceled. oakland and san jose do not fly directly to fort lauderdale or miami but there are connecting flights through the country. it is not so much of an impact there, but american airlines has canceled all flights to south florida and several airlines are waiving change fees and fare differences and airports are working around the clock to get a quiz restoring of the schedules. crew tuma is here and the florida impact starts today. all the winds are picking up this afternoon and live doppler hd is tracking a strengthening storm. the outer rain band is approaching the east coast of florida and this is the eye of mathew, ready to move over nassau the next hour or so. look at the wind gusts, future tracker gusts later this evening and west palm beach 75 mil

communists tomorrow began an invasion of quemoy and matsu, would you launch the uh united states into a war by sending the seventh fleet and other military forces to resist this aggression; and secondly, if the uh regular conventional forces failed to halt such uh such an invasion, would you authorize the use of nuclear weapons? mr. nixon: mr. von fremd, it would be completely irresponsible for a candidate for the presidency, or for a president himself, to indicate the course of action and the weapons he would use in the event of such an attack. i will say this: in the event that such an attack occurred and in the event the attack was a prelude to an attack on formosa which would be the indication today because the chinese communists say over and over again that their objective is not the offshore islands, that they consider them only steppingstones to taking formosa in the event that their attack then were a prelude to an attack on formosa, there isn't any question but that the united states would then again, as in the case of berlin, honor our treaty obligations and stand by our ally of formosa. but to indicate in ad

under law the fleet is being built in the united states which appears to be a good thing because they say it will almost all be in canada. the cars are fully funded and on a pay as you build basis. the board spokeswoman says "we have spoken to the representatives today and we don't expect any impact to our contract and have assured us there would be no impact. she continues by saying "we have a legally binding contract with them for 775 cars and we have seen nothing but full- court press on their part in terms of resources to fulfill our order" part says it has seven cars in the bay area and will have 10 by thanksgiving. that in car train will be used for testing. art has been running the cars together as they come online. a passenger service on this first train could come in december or january and the reason we pushed part is because they never called me back. we will stay on it. >> we know you will time. >>> you are takes aim at a tech company. the new threat for those that rent out their homes and apartments on air be in the. >>> this may be possibly used to train fighting dogs. m

but it is to blame for fleet ten deaths here in the united states--for at least ten deaths here in the united states. >>> an a deadly shooting has in palm springs, california. officerrers closed off a multi- block area but could not confirm that the suspect was inside of the area. the two cops were the first palm springs officers to die in the line of duty since 1962. ? [ music ] ?? >>> turning to politics now, problems and backlash over a tape involving um women continues this morning. more top gop names are calling for trump to drop out of the race, including ohio senator rob portman. but trump supporters are rallying and macing their voices--and making their voices heard. and jennifer johnson has the story. >> hey, thank you. >> reporter: a republican rally led by house speaker paul ryan, munition the presidential no, ma'am fee. he was not invited. elephant in the room. >> reporter: at midnight, donald trump took on the elephant. >> i said it, i was wrong, and i apologize. >> reporter: and then trump was on the offensive. >> bill clinton has abused women and hillary has bullied, att

the army air service given way to the united states army air corps and although hard pressed for funds, had developed the nucleus of a modern air fleetbut it was only after pearl harbor that america's factories started rolling in earnest. now we needed planes, not by the thousands, but by the tens of thousands. first and foremost was the b-17. the world famous flying fortress. she packed a wallop. from all over america came the pilot, and soon the planes were ready. trails were over france. the air war was underway. these were the men that flu, the pilots, the navigators. the gunners. 48,000 pounds of steel, 10 men, swiftly they streaked toward their targets. mission, to destroy the enemy's ability to make war. that was their job. and they did it. a plane is a beautiful thing. 10 men's lives are beautiful. a bomber going down is not. but the odds were good for american pilots. planes they flew were fast, rugged, superb in combat. american pilots gave a grand account of themselves in europe. they drove the enemy from the air. and escapes like this were few. low altitude scrapings. shattered enemy ground installations. remember the mem

united states. >> reporter: it is a major advantage for hillary clinton. a fleet of popular democratic surrogates who can draw big crowds on the campaign trail and push the campaign's message. >> this is not politics as usual. >> from president obama. >> come on, man! >> to his wife michelle. >> when they go low we go. . >> to vice president joe biden sanders, clinton has the tool have a major presence in multiple swing states at a time. when it comes to thorny issues like accusations leveled against donald trump by multiple women clinton can send out these big stars to drive home a point. >> you said you are the party of family values. what. you weren't appalled earlier? >> trump and his supporters are taking a different path. >> web site inn to wars is offering up cash to people who will go to dra and heckle the speakers with the goal of drawing attention to bilk's past infidelities. >> do not boo this guy. they have had a very bad week. >> trump himself is forcefully denying allegations against him and kicking his attacks into overdrive. >> these lies spread by

fair get his commanding the largest fleet ever assembled in the history of united states navy when he goes in portland. i don't give too much of the plot away for tomorrow. he wins the victory and we embark on a river ride campaign that looking back through the prism of the pacific war for your used to fighting point-to-point along the waterway, it makes sense. it had never been tried before 1862. it's a long-winded way of saying i don't think they had any idea what the true impact was going to be. ben butler only has about 18,000 guys. he has the garrison the city of almost 10 times that amount the population, 168000 and change. he doesn't have a whole lot despair. george mcclellan, who had been asked to provide troops, cut down the lot because of the peninsula campaign. i think it's a combination of factors, but the big thing to be kept in mind is we look back on the civil war at these armies in the navy's looking back at the perspective of two world wars. there is aget that lot of things they are doing in the civil war for the first time. that largest army in the history of united

fleet week. your first time in san francisco. >> tell me in about what's on tap for the days ahead. >> so today we have blue angels performs down at marina green. we have united states marine down at marina green showcases their equipment, telling their stories. so we want people to come out there. it is fleet week, but we have marines here, about 300, ready to tell their stories. >> do you have people from all branches come from this? >> yes, but mainly navy and marine corps. we work together. we keep america safe all over the world, and were we work together to do that. >> fun this week, too, though? >>s. the marines are having a great time. san francisco has been so hospitallable. >> and i imagine you walking along themes with friends, and -- the emanuel a.m.e. with friends, get -- emparkader row, gets a lot of thank you for your service. >> that's right. and it's great to say thank you to them. >> san francisco has a great military history here, this town. have you met some fret rans who have told you stories about -- >> of course. the veterans are great. they come up to us. we share stories, get to swap stories. a lot of these guys are 18 years old. they get to

it is a day the entire pacific fleet of the united states was lost. after that occurred, there were a lot of people who wondered, how could that have happened? how could we have lost such an asset at one moment and have been so unprepared? well, there were hearings that were held in places like this room, where testimony was taken, and studies were done, and there were pages of weak signals that were determined to have been missed. for example, it was determined that we knew that the japanese were not allowing access to any of their naval facilities. we knew they were gathering targets of british of and dutch and american sites. we knew that in fact, there was a report from the secretary of navy in war saying, very easily, they could attack pearl harbor. the day before this attack occurred, a ship was seen in hawaiian waters. and maybe one of my favorites was december 7, the day of the attack at 6:40 a.m. there was actually a submarine that was sunk by the uss ward. and as they were coming back, they heard explosions on the other side of the island. a

united states. >> reporter: it is a major advantage for hillary clinton. a fleet of popular democratic surrogates that can draw big crowds on the campaign trail. and push the campaign's message. >> this is not politics at usual. >> reporter: from presidential obama. >> come on man. >> reporter: to his wife >> reporter: to vice-president joe biden. former vice-president al gore. and her former opponent bernie sanders clinton has ability to have a major presence in multiple swing states at a time. when it comes to thornne issues like accusations leveled against donald trump by multiple women. clinton can send out big stars to drive home a point. >> you said you were the party of family values. what? you were not appalled earlier. >> reporter: trump and his path. website info wars offers up cash to people that go to democratic rallies and heckle the speakers. with a goal of drawing attention to bill clinton's past infidelities. >> do not boo this guy. they have had a bad week. >> reporter: trump is denying allegations against him and kick inhis attacks into over driv

it is a day the entire pacific fleet of the united states was lost. after that occurred, there were a lot of people who wondered, how could that have happened? how could we have lost such an asset at one moment and have been so unprepared? well, there were hearings that were held in places like this room, where testimony was taken, and studies were done, and there were pages of weak signals that were determined to have been missed. for example, it was determined that we knew that the japanese were not allowing access to any of their naval facilities. we knew they were gathering targets of british of and dutch and american sites. wasnew that in fact, there a report from the secretary of saying, very easily, they could attack pearl harbor. the day before this attack inurred, a ship was sseeeen hawaiian waters. can maybe one of my favorite was december 7, the day of the a.m. there was actually a severing that was sunk by the u.s.s. ward. and as they were coming back, they heard explosions on the other side of the island. in the commander said to the thou

we don't have a big enough fleet to meet our current assessed needs and do all the missions that the united states gives us. and even though we are rebalancing the pacific to put 6% of the fleet there, we are , we are not nato ignoring centcom, the middle east, we are not ignoring any of these potential, potential threats. the navycently changed ratings to make them general -- gender-neutral. except for seamen. the audience member wants to know -- why did you make this a priority? well, a couple of things. one, i changed it for the marines, too. it's to quit segregating women. women wear uniforms, different uniforms. can you imagine if we asked another group to wear a different type of uniform? rating -- ranking names change all the time. all the time. in, 45 years ago, the people in my division were radioman and signal men. we don't have any of those anymore. those have changed. korman, paramedics, that came in after world war ii. were first called loblolly boy's. .- boys not sure where that came from, but we change these things all the time and i thought it was important to be gender-neutral. we

united states. >> so many of the things that we focus on each day, the political ups and downs, the successes and the failures, those things are fleeting. what matters in the end is what we built. >> and lots of buzz online today about the first lady's dress. she wore a versace gown made of rose gold chain mail. >>> still ahead, leaf for flyer frustration. new rules that could protect airline passengers when things go wrong. >> and helping cancer patients keep their hair. the treatment new to the u.s. and why some say it's worth the cost. >> good afternoon from the kpix weather center. this is what an offshore flow looks like. we have blue skies and warming temperatures. how long will it last? we have the details coming up. woman: how do we protect them from $4 billion in new cuts to california schools? man: vote yes on proposition 55. woman: prop 55 doesn't raise taxes on anyone. man: not on working californians, not small businesses. no one. woman: instead, prop 55 simply maintains the current tax rate on the wealthiest californians. man: so those who can most afford it continue paying their fair share... woman: ...to prevent new edu

we will have a big enough fleets in 2021 to meet our current assessed needs and to do all the missions that the united states gives us and even though we are pretty balancing the pacific and put 6% asleep there it's a much bigger fleet so we are agnostic knowing nato warships. we have already got them there. we are not ignoring centcom and the middle east. we are not ignoring any of these potential threats. >> as you spoke about you change the navy ratings to make them gender-neutral with exception of the basic. with all the other challenges the country is facing right now an audience member wants to know why did you make this a priority? >> well a couple of things. it's to quit segregating women. we do it by uniforms. women wear different uniforms. can you imagine if we asked another group to wear different kind of uniform? ratings names change all the time, all the time. when i was in 45 years ago the people that were in my division for radioman and signalman. we don't have any of those anymore. those ratings have change. portman, our medics, that rating came in after world war ii. the first were called, c

associated with fleet week but the real meaning of the week is to give emergency crews a chance to train together. >> if a call is made we are there for you because we are your united states navy and marine corps. we work for you and your families. >> reporter: the mayor praised the disaster response exercises that local police, fire and the navy is fema participated it. >> a city that is resilient is going to make sure that the people get connected with our emergency response teams. >> the draw is the blue angels. >> i usually driving over the bridge when they are flying. they fly over and underit. it's scary but awesome -- underit. -- under it. it's scary but awesome. >> it's amazing what they do. >> reporter: the parade of ships appears this friday from 10:00 in the morning until noon. if you want to take a tower of the ships that happens all day saturday, sunday and monday. this is ktuv news. >>> coming up, controversy on the campaign trail. at 6:30, what donald trump said about his taxes and the polling numbers from four key states. >> then we check back with a bay area teenager who got a lot of attention after officers found out he was walking four hours aday to and

fleet week in san francisco. i don't think you could ask for better weekend, saturday acceptly -- especially to see blue angels. can you track the weather here or across the united states right here. the next seven days, wild and mild today looking beautiful, rising temperatures into the weekend, so saturday we are warm to hot. that is the height of the heat and we cool off sunday to monday with increasing clouds tuesday and then into wednesday. spectacular weekend. >> the peak of the heat! >> not so intense. that is good. i will take that. >> the golden gate bridge is part of the commute for millions in the bay area. so gorgeous but it does not give always second thought. but can you imagine being terrified when you had to cross it? for a woman that is a reality and the host of our viral video "right this minute," has her story. >> good morning, look, there is nothing scary than face the biggest fear this woman is terrified of bridges and she has to cross the most iconic in the united states, trying to get to her friend's wedding in sonoma but has to cross bridges, and in this case the golden gate. >> i am scared. scared. i am scared. all the hardest thing, shaking, c

united states. take a look at this chart. we got the latest data from the baker hughes index. we are seeing additions to that fleet for the fifth consecutive week. 425. you see that series of blue columns. hat is a total of 184 since july that have been added. the question is going to be, how many more rigs can come online in the current price environment and when are the larger drillers going to put rigs back into motion? standard chartered saying shale is not big enough, not fast the opec plan.t what are you looking at? angie: it really is about the tank and survey. it is not moving the markets much in terms of downside, even though it is disappointing. the yen weakening for a fifth day. also the reprieve that perhaps the market is seeking the u.s. justice department giving to deutsche bank. let's do a quick check on the markets. mumbai trading for almost 20 minutes now. we are seeing gains along with the rest of the region. in hong kong, we are seeing gains on the back of chinese official pmi data showing that perhaps it is easing pressure on the pboc policy to ease. china is closed all week for its golden week

united states. >>> it's october. you know that sound, the blue angels roaring over san francisco today in a practice run. the precision navy flying team will perform air shows the next three days during fleet week. blue angels also flew right over the oakland raiders as they were practicing in the east bay. there they go. the planes zipped by with trails of smoke as players stretched on the field. )) the angels are here through the weekend. >>> i'll have your forecast for that in a second. did you see the sunset tonight? fantastic as viewed from oakland towards san francisco, gorgeous all the color out there. i have a different set of colors to show you right now. that would be how close the eye of hurricane matthew is to the coast of florida now just sitting about 30 miles offshore, the weather deteriorating, wind gusts now from 59 to 71 miles per hour over a 100-mile stretch of florida. that will expand overnight as the storm gets closer. contrast that with our gorgeous weather around here. fog and low cloud cover should not be a problem for those amazing pilots who pilot the blue angels. the art and wine fair, san carlos, sunshine and warm, mid- 80s. 59 tonight in san francisco, santa r

fleet of customer service robots. this sounds right up silicon valley's alley. this is a first for any airport in the united states. the robots are programmed to assist travelers are locating dining, shopping and other airport services. >> very handy. >>> going anywhere? staying in town? well, we've got some storms coming our way. >> in the case of areas north of the golden gate. it's never left. san rafael. here is the 101 commute. mike is not here, but i can chime in on traffic. it's a mess! people slowing down. road spray from about an inch and a half of rain that's smallen from san rafael. wind out of the southeast at 12 miles per hour. the rain gauges on four wields. have those windshield wipers moving. 65 degrees. southeast wind at 17. emeryville, cloudy skies, not as much rain, 67. notice the temperature as we get to san jose. if you're in the south bay, the santa clara valley, you're wondering what all this talk about the rain is when you have almost 70-degree temperatures and no measurable rain so far, though it is windy. southwest at 20 miles per hour. wind gusts up to 30. hilltops may see issues with tre

united states marine corps. >> the blue angels are set to perform on friday, saturday, sunday. they will all be open for tours as well. >>> ktvu.com has a complete list of fleet week events and activities. just duoto the -- just go to the home page and look under the local news section. >>> it might be five weeks until election day, but in san francisco they are already taking steps to prepare for early voting that will start next week. why some candidates are trying to pay new attention to those early ballots. >>> it is one and done for barry bonds in miami. late word on why he has been fired. mark ibanez has the story later in sports. >>> you can still buy a popular herb here in the east bay m. people are worried that the federal ban is -- worried that a federal ban is on the way. coming up what you need to know about the calm. am an iraq veteran. lowering drug prices. dollars to defeat it. vets" in voting yes on prop 61. how's this for a tv show? sous chef. lawyer by day, prep cook by night. no. here you go. i got this. i get cash back so it's like everything's on sale. with the blue cash everyday card, you get cash back on purchases with no annual fee. ba

check in with fleet week spokesperson for the events happening today that you may want to check out. >>> coming up on the 9, hurricane matthew continues to move towards the united states. at 9:30, how some southeastern states are preparing for the massive storm. >>> a first of its kind partnership to keep jobs in california. more on the plan with the ceo of one of the companies behind the california jobs matter campaign. >> we have some breaking news in sonoma county. right in front of the le van winery. power lines are down after an injury crash. three of them are down. so the area will be closed for quite some time. at one point chp saying there was one person stuck inside a car. so a very dangerous situation. the rescuers had to get to that person and get him out of the car with the power lines being down. this is one of the major roads. it leads to a lot of areas in sonoma county. it will be shut down. it doesn't look like the know when they will be opening it up. the injuries were just minor but the roads will be crowded again in sonoma county. >> thanks, sal. >>> they're partnering up to keep jobs in california and prevent people from leaving the area. >>> for m

fleet week festivities. it's meant to highlight the bond working k-9s have with their handlers. many pascal has been with the united stateslitary the last nine years serving in iraq and jordan. >> the dog is not out there just looking for explosives. his soul purpose in life is to make sure that myself and everybody else comes home at the end of the day. i don't think there is a bond in the marine corns than i cherish more than with my dog. the people i met, the dog tops them all. >> man's best friend, right? >> apparently. >> fleet week is pascal's last event as a canine officer. is set to retire out his years at camp pendleton. 15 bay area agencies took part in the bark in the park event. >>> speaking of dogs, let's meet the pet of the day. >> look at the ears. say hi to crystal. >> big ears. >> only to hear you. >> a stunning shepherd. crystal picks up basic commands quickly and strong independence streak. she would love to come home with you. she is at the humane society of the north bay. check crystal out. >> beautiful, beautiful dog. >>> all right. an elderly icon dies after a brutal beating. >> she was a sweet lady