it also upholds a tradition that disturbs many visitors to the volcanic island.ill hunting -- whale hunting. if it were left to the tourists, there would be left unharmed instead of ending up like this. after being caught, that are dissected before undergoing further processing in the harbor. it took 24 hours for the whale hunters to cite their nine-meter long. . after one harpoon shot, the animal was dead. he and his crew have no qualms about controlled will hunting. the say the whale stocks have increased and that hunting helped to maintain the natural balance of the ocean. he says without hunting, the whales would eat all of the fish. as it happens, we'll meet -- whale meat is a local delicacy. >> we put it on ice and bring it straight to the harbor. it tastes great. >> his boss collects the boxes containing the meat. seven families set up the company when the hunting was banned for two decades in 1986. now they all win the hand monitoring the storage and cooling processes. they know that whale hunting is an emotionally charged issue. >> i understand it. to th

island of sumatra. the eruption sent hot ash a mile into the air. the government's distributed gas masks to refugees. so far no airline flight disruptions from the volcanic >>> today the first of hundreds of national guard troops will take up their posts along the arizona/mexico border. it's all part of president obama's plan to beef up border security. around 30 soldiers will arrive today but more will be sent each monday. by october, 532 troops will join the mission. the soldiers will be armed for self-defense but will not have law enforcement authority. if smugglers or illegal immigrants are spotted the agents will be called in to catch them. >>> a review of u.s. reconstruction projects in iraq shows that billions of dollars have been wasted. the "associated press" looked at audits from a u.s. watchdog agency and found more than $5 billion has been wasted on abandoned or incomplete projects including a wastewater treatment plant in fallujah that cost three times more than projected but didn't succeed in removing sewage from the streets. so far the u.s. has spent more than $53 billion on reconstruction. >>> it's been five years since hurricane katrina

island of sumatra. the eruption sent hot ash a mile into the air. the government has distributed gas masks to refugees but so far, no airline flights disruption from the volcanic>> a deadly shooting in the south bay. coming up, why police opened fire on a man they say was suicidal. >>> and a local police officer finishes his second round of surgery but he is not out of the woods yet. we'll tell you his condition and when we can expect the suspect, the man accused of shooting him, back in the bay area coming up. >>> getting busier at the bay bridge toll plaza. but the metering lights have not been activated. coming up, we'll have your back- to-school commute. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, here's elizabeth wenger with a look at traffic. >>> good morning. monday mornings the 30th of august. let's check in with elizabeth and see how traffic is moving this morning. >> kids are back to school so we may see more traffic on the roads when the morning commute gets under way. in vallejo off-ramp closed westbound 80 at columbus parkway. no big impact on freeway traffic. off-ramp blocked for the past hour. westbound 580 approaching the dublin interchange, that's what it looks like