after the war the us navy decided that it would be used instead as a target area and train site and seize another four thousand acres on the island. on the western and the navy built hundreds of bunkers to store the weapons on the eastern and they created a target zone to detonate. for almost sixty years the citizens are being left wedged and only twenty three percent of the island sandwiched between a weapon steeple and a bombing so. i walk all of this whenever i have the chance but when someone brings me here so that i may reminisce about how things were it's not easy. in this area here more or less is where our house used to be. the navy had a can see who was there charge of delivering the terrible messages. and he said to my mom looks trina that was my mother's nickname i come to give you the message that you have to move from this area because the navy has bought it and my mother who never went to school not a professor the one who understood that she was born in this area and was raised there because she said to him look this is mine this is my house i have lived here all my life sh

us. as we transfer this treasure, this island, from the navy back to the city, i hope that all of us will remember the service and sacrifice of every sailor, every marine, living and dead. [applause] and the people who left from here and the people who serve today, risking everything, so that we can celebrate today. that legacy lives on in the young men and women who wear the cloth of this country and who are deployed around the world as we meet here today. when the famous or infamous bates 3 aligning closure process started in 1988, a final result of any individual base closure and transfer could not have hoped for a better ultimate outcome than what has been achieved in treasure island. the navy's charge is to dispose of property in a manner that promotes economic development. that has been done. the transfer of treasure island is a win for san francisco. it is a win for the state of california, a win for the united states navy, and a win for the american taxpayers who paid for this base and all the infrastructure that was here. because of this transfer, the american taxpayer gets fair

he'd use the navy to sail the ships. ot all these telegrams saying, "sure, go ahead. use your army to load your ships. use your navy to sail them. when they get to our ports, they'll sit there and rot." and that was the end of that bright idea. [cheers and applause] so now, brothers, we are out on strike, a strike voted on democratically by the rank and file, and they used the taft-hartley act to make us go back to work and then for a cooling-off period, as if we are hotheads, have to be cooled off just 'cause we're out on strike. then the bosses make their final offer. oh, yeah? the only final offer a boss ever makes is the one accepted by the workers. [cheers and applause] and then as the final little slap in the face to us, we had to vote on this final offer, they said, and the national labor relations board set up those polling stations up and down the west coast for us to go and vote, right, on the final offer. well, i have here the official results of that vote. i think you might like to hear them. >> all: yeah! >>

until somebody replaces the feel owed up thing and add mel david we will be like let the navy take us let them take us but this is ours you know if we unite how many people can they put in jail and let them fill the jails with our prisoners like that you don't give it a second thought even if you've been arrested already we have to continue don't do it for yourselves do it for your children do it for this man do it for your cats but i don't know yet. where the first day they swarmed all the cattle. as want the droid there to cheer him up and then became. a food delivery service for the fisherman got into it. and the rest is history. here and bill presented for that idea we transformed everything he mumbled up and gave the movement might we create a new community. as volunteers get their writing and more more organization we got it well we got a pretty confidence that since there was no reaction from them they. really what i think app on the way that maybe screwed up very badly you could have cleared out the whole thing on day one with what's already in renal cell. but they didn't do i

navy. it's an opportunity to say thank you to them and also an opportunity for us in the navy military members to show some of our equipment, what we do and thank them for supporting us. >> would you believe it, that it's estimated about $10 million is going to be injected into the economy just because of fleet week? right back here behind they, a lot of military equipment, planes and helicopters and other vessels that are used in exercises. people have a cans to get up close and personal. we're going to show you a massive hover craft that the navy uses, pretty spectacular. back to you in new york. >> rick: casey stegall live in san diego. thanks. >> juliet: i always like it when it's fleet week in new york city. >> rick: why? >> juliet: many reasons. it feels patriotic. >> rick: it is. it's a fun time. >> juliet: lots of men walking around. moving right along. some serious news, rivers are spilling their banks in the northern midwest and communities under water right now. others bracing for the coming flood. a look at what they're up against straight ahead. >> rick: the poverty rate in the u.

killed in the explosion is 50 years old and that the military was out here to give him full honors use in the navy. and lastly also here to remember william was 17 years old i talked to one of his more summer school teachers and she said that she wants to come out here to remember the william and say goodbye. a lot of family and friends and strangers coming out here to say farewell to these family members and in fact the place is so packed the parking lot right behind me of this church is jam packed the cops even close down the streets there. the raw live from burlingame i'm donna lynn kron 4 news. >> new details tonight on the scheduled execution of san quentin next week. today in federal court judge cleared the way for california's first execution since january of 2006. if kron 4 dan has been covering there are two possible options think about this execution which is tuesday night and wednesday morning on hold. >> why is brown the first to be executed as we talked about in the past. michael morales was one of the last person scheduled to die before this moratorium went into place. >> i was at sa

they are use order navy ships in support of surface and anti-submarine warfare.ave been unauthorized training, never my intent to get people in trouble. pilots could faced a might have action zpengd on the outcome of the investigation. >> julie: on this day in 1789, not content with what was from the constitution, 12 amendments, they were introduced by james madison, congress's pay as well as how many constituents would represent. those were not ratified but the other ten became what we now call the bill of rights, guaranteeing all americans freedom of speech, a right to

and he eventually got enough steel for the navy to use. the ship was built in a dockyard in new orleans. construction took a little over three years. in march 2008, the "uss new york" was launched. when you first saw the ship built, describe what the moment was like. >> it's kind of like what everybody says. i mean, the hair went up on the back of my head. i've always been a very emotional person, and that's basically, the "uss new york" is built on emotion. it's recycling that emotion. taking america's worst day and turning it into our greatest national symbol. and i felt that, as i was going in there that day. that this was something special that not only i, but you know, the nation can rally around. >> erika: at 684 feet, the ship is longer than two football fields. it has a crew of 360 sailors and can carry up to 700 marines. it sailed up to new york for the commissioning ceremony. as it passed the site of ground zero, the warship fired a 21 gun salute. when we return, we'll learn more about this very special ship. assistance getting a

even after biologists began studying the island species and became concern we had saving them, the navy usede islands for target practice. fishermen would swing by and shoot the seals. today the animals here have mostly lost their fear of human beings so a visitor can get a close view of them. the paradox of the islands is that the refuge is public property, yet the public is forbidden to go there. it's because the bird populations, which include exotic species such as the puffin are too fragile to bare much company. >> if you did have tour groups here constantly, there would be certain bird colonies that would be deserted. >> reporter: and if you were thinking of the islands as a quiet getaway, well, it is certainly getaway but far from quiet. the seagulls never shut up. (seagulls chirping) . >> it does drive us crazy sometimes, especially when we're monitoring the gus. but you get used to it. they squawk all night long as well. >> the islands are full of special breeds, including the people who live and work there. [ music ] >> and that's it for this week's "second look." i'm frank somervi

navy. it's an opportunity to say thank you to them. but it is also an opportunity for us, and the military members to show them some of our equipment. show them what we do. and to thank them for supporting us. >> reporter: it is estimated that fleet week alone will inject $10 million into the local economy. and back here behind me a number of military equipment, aircraft, boats, you name it, so the public can get up close and personal with some of the weapons of war. in california, casey stegall, fox news. >>> today marks the anniversary of one of the most pivotal moments in american history. >> if you think t.v. hasn't made a difference the kennedy nixon debate. the presidency on the line everyone talks about today. and on t.v. for the first time they were. take a look at how much it really mattered. >> plus no dogs allowed even if you are disabled. find out why a service animal got kicked out of a mall. >> we started out with showers in a few of the neighborhoods. but things are starting to increase rain-wise. wet weather hitting parts of the area to the west as well as

residents of the puerto rican island of vieques has have endured their home being used as a firing range by the u.s. navy however when a misfired shell killed an islander a harsh new light was shed on the economic and environmental problems endured by the locals. because. exercise. who is in charge. and i explained to him. what's going to happen. when there's a forty percent unemployment rate. and. doesn't work when you knock at the door. a lot of this really. doesn't have a food stamp office i have to tell you in english what he said because that's how he said to me well you can go to the food stamp. exercises and i said for the first time in the history of. problems. i met with a fisherman i came in. we won't be able to fish for twenty eight days. they said to me. what are we going to do. the only work they came to mind at the moment was fight. going to fight. he went to the east of. it. and there were american airplanes. through. the. whole he said you know. people think. three. one when the struggle. they would say look at those crazy dreamers we felt rejected by the people of. some of them and say y

navy used to see as its monopoly. and it was a forward extension of our forces that gave us a greater sense of security. now china wants to push out into the same area to improve its security. >> i think one of the issues for the chinese leadership is rising expectations, which is that if you continually talk about how china's becoming a great power, and you discuss uh, chinese military power, eventually the chinese people are going to expect you to use it, and at least be more assertive or forward leaning than the chinese have traditionally been. i think one of the characteristics of the chinese, foreign policy over the last two decades, has been to let other countries take the lead. and eventually, the chinese people are going to expect china to do more. >> china sees the western pacific as a place that's just more naturally its own than home to american submarines. and so these issues are going to have to be worked out, and the backdrop is rising chinese nationalism, which is something i-- that troubles me and i th

that's where i used to go constantly for navy reserve meetings. back when the navy had it. many of the items that were mentioned today will be handled in the development agreement itself. they do not necessarily belong in the e.i.r. and that development agreement should be very, very carefully studied to cover those items, particular to what it would be like on the island. but i do believe that the density and transportation issues need further examination in my mind they have not been linked successfully. >> commissioner antonini. >> thank you. i'm ok with the two-week extension that's being proposed is the motion on the floor. and i want to thank mr. elberling for bringing up the concerns about jobs on the island, particularly those that deal with neighborhood serving. i think it is well analyzed in the e.i.r. there are i believe a total of around 45 ,000 square feet between the commercial, retail square footage on there and maybe a little bit more when we consider the hotels and perhaps even some of the recreational uses. i think it is important that the residents be abl

navy seal. >>> the president used his second address to ask the world to back the mideast peace process. as we report from wjz-13, he also took a shot at iran. >> reporter: president obama is requesting world leaders get behind the middle east peace process. >> this time, it will be different. we won't let terror or politics stand in the way. >> reporter: as the u.s. leads fragile negotiations for two states living side by side in peace, the international community must do its part. >> many are friends of the palestinians. these pledges must be supported by deeds. >> reporter: president obama called on arab states to step up aid. he said he wanted to see a secure israel and welcome an independent palestinian state. >> the president highlighted the u.s. role in fighting terrorism and securing nuclear weapons. >> the iranian government must demonstrate a clear and credible commitment and confirm to the world, the peaceful intent of the nuclear program. >> reporter: mahmoud ahmadinejad will offer a rebuttal when he addresses the assembly later on this afternoon. >> the u.s. speech comes as

us. and we just kept at it and kept going but some changes began in the struggle to get the navy out from street fighting to political fighting. if i got a very neighborhood when my mother was still alive one sunday we felt the rumble of five bombs explode i threw myself to the ground and yelled my god they're bombing us. whether this is an accident that could have killed after that and also near. fell in the garbage dump during a lunch between the legs of the workers another incident or accident or error so we had been alerting people. about the chance of an accidental killing a civilian. all that happened was foreseen like the book by god. chronicled death foretold. and we had already created a climate of danger and uncertainty. the only thing that was missing occurred when david was killed. given that we can't do and warning that something bad would happen what else could we expect a bomb would kill someone said and done. when we went to camp garcia and the people who were there to argue look none of us are in a position to me i just got here. about things in there like we have to eat

and a paradise lost makes no odds he brings you the story of the caribbean island over used and abused by the u.s. navy. these guys. were not for the military presence which occupies almost two thirds of the instruments and overshadows the people's everyday life. with all the sand so people could use their life as they would. be it is worth every bit of stress on our teeth. dangerous work is underway at the bottom of the baltic sea to remove world war two munitions it's expected to take at least two years to dispose of thousands of mines and mortar shells piled up on a sunken german ship that oksana reports. called weird but determined to do what it does a man on a mission and that mission is to monitor the state of all german munitions. even with new chautauqua visibilities low just a couple of meters their missiles every web somewhere in boxes and tightly packed together the vote could be from world war two it's racks some shells actually laying on the seabed near but. one and a half kilometers of salt seven thousand meters underwater and ten soudan me sile still on board this german ship is just one

case used and abused by the u.s. navy. blue. he's. been known for the military presence which occupies almost two search of the instruments and overshadows the people whose everyday life. where all the sounds so people could use or like to see with. you is worth every. one of our teeth. dangerous work is underway at the bottom of the baltic sea to remove world war two munitions it's expected to take at least two years to dispose of thousands of lines and mortar shells piled up on a sunken german ship there are some of the reports. cold word but determined to do what is a man on a mission and that mission is to monitor the state of all german munitions. even with knowledge of god visibility is low just a couple of meters there missiles every web somewhere in boxes and tightly packed together before you could be from world war two it's wrecked some shells actually laying on the seabed maybe but. one and a half kilometers of shore seventeen meters underwater and turned suddenly sile still on board this german ship is just one of the many

in closing, i just want to salute the navy for keeping treasure island safe for us so that we could come to this day of transition to civilian use that is also a sign of the strength of our country. thank you all very much. [applause] >> thank you. i would also like to acknowledge the tremendous partnership that we have had in the department of defense. the folks in the navy's office that we work with on a daily basis, some of whom are here, some are not. i would now like to invite you to the table to my left to commemorate with your signature the historic agreement for the transfer, formal mail station trichet -- treasure island for the city and county of san francisco. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, that concludes our program. thank you so much for being here today. we hope that you will join us for a reception, which is in a building just to our right. it is a short walk. this says there are staff from the mayor's office who will be along the way to help you get there, and we hope to see you over there. thank you again for joining us on this wonderful day. [applause] >> approval

contamination in particular is you know what kind of heavy metals what's been being used out there and then put some real pressure on the navy what kind of bombs what's happening why are we all getting sick. despite persistent protests the united states insisted that because it was critical to national defense and was determined to keep the training and testing alive i may fourth two thousand u.s. authorities arrested and jailed hundreds of protesters many of whom had occupied the target area for over a year but by may thirteenth the protesters were back attempting to use their bodies as human shields to continue to disrupt military exercises during the next four years more than fifteen hundred people would be arrested and jailed for trespassing some serving up to one year in federal prison. off. i was drafted to be a guy for the civil disobedience be good friends of mine to be done for the good we did rescue in development is move my experience is important in vietnam and me being from nigeria you would know the terrain so why you are writing is where you are and. in april twenty eighth year two thousand and one i served as