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Says the massive bomb was dropped eight hours ago on an isis tunnel and cave complex right there behind me in the nangarhar province, not far from the border with pakistan. We have incredible leaders in the military and incredible military. We are very proud of them. This was another very, very successful mission. Reporter the United States dropped its most powerful conventional bomb in eastern afghanistan today. The bomb, which has never before been used in combat targeted a system of tunnels and caves believed to be used by isis as that terror group moves into territory once known to be occupied by alqaeda. The United States takes the fighting a gains isis very seriously. In order to defeat the group we must deny them operational space, which we did. Reporter known as the mother of all bombs the gbu43 weapon wons veiled in 2003 and weighs 21,000 pounds. It is the largest nonnuclear bomb in the u. S. Arsenal with a blast radius of roughly a mile, designed to explode above ground, killing its targets through a shock wave. I cant say that this was an immediate outcome of any conversations we had with the Afghan Government. I think its part of our ongoing efforts. Reporter President Trump touting his administrations amped up approach to fighting isis. If you look at whats happened over the last eight weeks and compare that really to whats happened over the last eight years, you will see theres a tremendous difference. As for how much one of these bombs costs, about 16 million. And the one that dropped was part of a goop of bombs that cost 314 million to develop. For more on the potential fallout or support for this bombing im joined by the professor of politics and middle Eastern Studies at university of San Francisco. First of all, what is your reaction to what happened with this bombing . I think it is indicative of the trump administrations policy of giving the military as wide a latitude as possible in terms of military operations. Of course the military likes to use all their fancy toys, and this is one that had not had a chance to be used yet, and this would be a Good Opportunity to do so. What do you know about the area where the bomb was dropped . Were talking about basically the pakistan afghanistan border, which going back to the beginning of the u. S. Involvement is where we were told Osama Bin Laden had been hiding out. In many respects its been kind of a game of game of whack a mole. Isis has arisen, other taliban factions have been springing up elsewhere. Of course isis did not even exist until the u. S. Invasion of iraq. Indeed it was a direct outgrowth of the u. S. Invasion of iraq. Though the military has been quite knows their stuff in terms of what they want to accomplish in terms of strictly military operations, i think unless we look at the underlying political issues, this kind of Counter Insurgency war could go on indefinitely. One of the arguments for the growth voice is was the u. S. Military pulled out of iraq and the Iraqi Government didnt want american troops there any longer, and it was that vacuum created by the lack of security by American Forces was one of the reasons for the growth of isis. But getting back to this particular bombing in afghanistan, how effective do you think this was psychologically when you have a bomb that can do such widespread damage, can create such an impact both in real terms and psychologically some is that going to have any kind effect of on isis . Its hard to say. The United States has been unleashing enormous firepower on afghanistan for 14 years now. And the insurgency is still there. I think a lot of it has to do with the failure of the Afghan Government to due to the corruption and factionalism and other problems to really be able to create political conditions for people to rally around it. And as a result, given that afghanistan has always been a very factionalized tribal country where they tend not to trust outsiders, a situation where i can see that i really dont see how more firepower alone is going to do much to curb isis, taliban, or any other armed group in that area. Dr. Steven zunis, thanks for your time. Just a week ago the u. S. Fired more than 50 tomahawk missiles as syria following a deadly chemical attack. Just today we have learned that another air strike on tuesday killed 18 fighters from a u. S. Backed rebel force in northern syria. The u. S. Pill terry is calling the incident a, quote, misdirected air strike. U. S. Central command says Coalition Aircraft was given the wrong coordinates by their partner forces, the predominantly kurdish forces. The air strike was intended to target isis fighters. Its not clear if it was a u. S. Plane that carried out the air strike. Stay with ktvu on air and on line as we learn more about the tings the middle east. We will have more at 5 00 and also the latest at ktvu. Com. Back thiern bay area now Santa Clara County is bracing for what could be a turning point in the immigration debate. Tomorrow the u. S. 9th Circuit Court of appeals is expected to rule on a preliminary injunction q. Jesse gary is live in our studios with todays show of support and plans for the future if the ruling goes against the petitioners. Reporter county officials cite this National Study which shows socalled sanctuary counties are better off than their counterparts. They hope, armed with this information, the court will rule in their favor tomorrow and save this county nearly 2 billion in federal funding. We have a president that is trying to unilaterally try to use federal funds to essentially extort jurisdictions to make them do his bidding. Reporter Standing Shoulder to shoulder and four rows deep members of the Santa Clara County community all united in their opposition to the trump administration. 1. 7 billion in federal funding could be denied to this county because county officials of all stripes refuse to help immigration agents enforce existing federal law. The loss of federal funding is not just an immigration issue. Its an entire community issue. Seniors, families, children, your neighbor. Reporter board of supervisors president cites a recently released study from the center for American Progress that shows socalled sanctuary counties do better, not worse, than those that are not. The studys findings are that on average there are 35. 5 fewer crimes per 10,000 people. The Median Household Income is more than 4300 higher, the poverty rate is 2. 3 lower, and the Unemployment Rate is 1 lower. Our Current County policy creates safer communities. A ruling in our favor tomorrow will give temporary protection to funding not only to us but to communities like us across the country. Reporter he has coined the term constitutional jurisdiction and says ebels the law is on this groups side. Our children need to understand just how fragile our system of government, and if were not vigilant and hold our own government account along, we could very well lose the democracy that weve taken for granted for so long. Reporter the temporary injunction may not be the final word since the Republican Controlled Congress could still block funding. And to that end, the supervisor says and the other supervisors are building the backup funding into the budget that they are currently trying to draft. They will present that to the public may 1st. They will two, ratify it, get it in place and have it ready by june 1st. A biblical act of faith turns political. San joses mayor and other officials joining faith leaders in washing the feet of immigrants in the catholic tradition members of the clergy washed the feet of the poor on holy thursday as jesus is said to have washed the feet of his disciples. Todays ritual took place outside the i. C. E. Administration building in morgan hill. Were one community, despite having a divided community. Were quite united on this issue and standing up for our entire community. We want i. C. E. And the federal government to understand how important immigrants are to our city and to our nation. Religious leaders also held a foot washing ritual outside a county Sheriffs Office in oakland and here in martinez. Organizers are urging the passage of a state law to limit local involvement in the deportation of undocument immigrants. They said their action today was a declaration of our common humanity. Coming up, in an effort to save lives, the Golden Gate Bridge is getting a bit of a makeover. After some emotional debate the project finally kicked off today. Thanks to the state legislature and the signature by the governor, barts 34 million deficit wont be quite so big, and thats good news for riders. And theres still a few lingering showers across the bay area. Well let you know if your friday will be dry. Also talk about your weekend. Another system could impact easter sunday. To take advantage of this offer on a volvo s90, visit your local dealer. It is a project that has been years in the making. Earlier today a ceremony was held to mark the beginning of the construction project to build the Golden Gate Bridge suicide deterrent system. Reporter the iconic Golden Gate Bridge, an image of beauty has been the source of pain for many families. I wanted to die. I wanted to jump off the bridge but i couldnt because i couldnt do that to my family. It was the worst pain ive ever experienced in my life. Reporter erika and john brooks now share their pain with others. They lost their 17yearold daughter casey to suicide on the bridge january of 2008. Both are thankful now that a barry ser being built. I think a lot of people would probably say that we never imagined being here today, honestly. I never imagined it happening the way it is now, to use a i guess an overused phrase, it took a village to get here. In 2016, 40 people jumped to their deaths from the Golden Gate Bridge. 200 others have been talked away from ledges at a cost of 200 million, the net made of stainless steel wire rope will be attached to the base of the bridge extending 20 feet down from the sidewalk and 20 feet out on both sides. After years of debate politicians are also thank tfl plan is now a reality. Nancy pelosi spoke directly to the families. Together we are providing a critical second chance, maybe more than that, to troubled young men and women and older acting on often impulsive thoughts. Together we are honoring a deep moral responsibility to save lives wherever and whenever we can. The work should be completed by 202 1. Rob malcolm, ktvu fox 2 news. Bart discounts have been avoided by unexpected money cor at the vee the legislature. Tom vacar joins us with details. Reporter the budget blues got a whole lot better because when the state legislature elected to send bart a bone, they actually sent them a prime rib. A bill will provide 16 million unexpected, and that will cut barts deficit almost in half. That means that we can take off the table the service cuts that we had considered as part of the solution to the budget and also some of the fare increases that we were looking at. Reporter so if the bart board agrees, anticipated reductions in very Early Morning service will not happen. Its wonderful that theyre not having to cut these services. I hope they can expand on them, and maybe increase them a little bit. Reporter the 65. 5 discount for seniors and disabled will remain as such and not be cut to 50 as was anticipated. However, the Student Discount will be cut to 50 but it will be expanded to all students up to age 18. Bart says this will bring Student Discounts in line with other bay area transit agencies. A lot of students struggle financially and they are already struggling with school, the cost of living, so i think that bart should continue the discount. Reporter finally, those who buy the traditional paper ticket will pay a 50 cent surcharge for every ticket they buy but no such surcharge if they simply switch to the far more efficient electronic clipper card. I guess wherever we can help, if thats what it takes to keep the couches and running for those individuals, then it is only 50 cents. Reporter one rider had this to say. Bart just needs to manage its resources properly no matter where they come from. I would like to see more of the funds spent on the infrastructure and the customer and less on the management. Reporter a british rider put her bart fare in more international perspective. To the distance that i traveled i actually think it was a very economical fare compared to london where i would probably pay twice as much. Reporter now, none of this becomes effective until the bart board votes on it in two months but they want to roll it out and get more feedback before they make any final decisions. Tom, thank you so much. Time for a look at weather now, Mother Nature throwing a little bit of everything at us, right, mark . It keeps us on our toes forecasting this time of year in the bay area. Look whats happening out to our east. This is from a chopper looking out west of grass value lee. You get the afternoon heating and the winds in different directions. You can get a thunderstorm that could produce rotation. Come in closer. The bay area, a few lingering showers. Theres the action out to our east, out toward yuba city, out toward grass valley. Were talking more snowfall. Theres the radar right now. Still some thunderstorm activity to talk about. That will bea concern in the short term. Its that time of year. We do get those thunderstorms that pop up and thats happening right now. As far as the current radar in the bay area it is quieting down. From morgan hill to gilroy we still have a few showers. Right around 101, still some wet roadways. Closer to san martin, as we move the map to the north not as much coverage. Just a few clouds. We picked up some rainfall over the past 24 hours as that system moved in last night and into this morning. Santa rosa, over half an inch. Oakland. 32. Livermore. 08. Today is kind of a big deal historically, because as we show it to you right now you can see the driest weve been. Adding up all of the rainfall and 12340e68 for those locations this is the wettest. This was the wettest because look what happened today. We actually topped that. This is a record year with that index. 89. 7 inches. We are adding to that over the next few days. As far as San Francisco you might think we would be approaching record territory as well but this goes way back to 1849 to 1850, the record. Very hard to beat that record. These are all the rainfall totals over the past century. You can see this year about the 20th wettest if we were to stop adding any more rainfall to the bucket. That would be the case. But we will add some more rainfall to that total over the next few days. Here is our live camera looking out towards san jose. Clouds in place and some buildup. The key headline for tomorrow, though, it will be dry for your friday. Mostly sunny skies on your friday. Saturday will be dry as well. Just added a few high clouds by the afternoon hours. Eventually we are talking about some rain. Well talk more about that incoming sale in few minutes. Thank you mark. Frosty diplomatic ties between the u. S. And russia, and they seem far from fine now. The latest coming up. Do you play . Use the chase mobile app to send money in just a tap, to friends at more banks then ever before. You got next . Chase. Helping you master whats now and whats next. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson is returning to the United States from moscow today without any major shift in the relationship between the United States and russia. And it raises questions about whether President Trump can carry out his promise to improve relations with russia. Joel waldman tells us this comes at syrias president is now speak out about that deadly chemical attack that prompted a u. S. Missile strike. Reporter the white house using deliberate language in describing the chilly diplomatic climate between the United States and russia. I think its important to know who russia is on the side with and where they stand. It draws a huge contrast. Reporter those comments just one day after secretary of state Rex Tillerson and russian president Vladimir Putin met in moscow with the kremlin announcing the meeting did not produce any positive shifts. Much of the tension comes as a result of syrian president bashar assad, a russian ally, using chemical weapons last week against his own people, prompting the president to launch retaliatory strikes, and for the First Time Since that attack the syrian president weighing in. Definitely, 100 . We dont have arsenal. Were not going to use it. And you have many indications, if you dont have proof, because no one has concrete information or evidence. The u. S. And allies, including great britain, debunking that claim. There can be little doubt that the recent attacks, the chemical weapons attack was by the syrian government, by the syrian regime, and that it wasnt only a violation of laws of war, but it was, we believe, a war crime. Like the United States, we believe it is highly likely that attack was carried out by the assad regime. Reporter earlier in the day President Trump tried to quell the tension saying in a tweet that things will work out fine. This morning President Trump quietly signed legislation allowing states to withhold federal funds from planned parenthood and other abortion providers. This overturns a rule put in place by the Obama Administration for political reasons. President trump signed the bill behind closed doors. They say this gives states the option to spend money on clinics that bert serve women and girls. Critics say this threatens healthcare. Officials have responded to that fiery bridge collapse in atlanta. The president met with personnel that responded to the disaster on march 30th. Authorities say a fire under the freeway bridge caused the collapse. A homeless man was arrested for starting that fire. The president , along with the transportation secretary, commended their quick action, courage, and skill. Today is a day in which we celebrate heroism, courage, and the men behind me. Real heroes who again made sure there were no fatalities no, injuries. The president and the transportation secretary also said the collapse is a reminder of the importance of strong roads and bridges and said theyre committed to enacting a Major Infrastructure Program for the u. S. A potential medical breakthrough for diabetics. Apples topsecret mission to make daily testing painless and easy. We will hear from an expert. And what lies ahead for united and that passenger that was dragged off a plane . Our legal expert Michael Cardoza will break it all down when the four on 2 continues. Stay with us.  [computer keystroke] click click male announcer hit escape with great deals on great gear from bass pro shops. And bring the kids for a free picture with the easter bunny. The attorney for the 69 yearold doctor dragged from the United Airlines flight plans to file a law. Today his lawyer said the experience was more harrowing than fleeing vietnam by boat in 1975. Heres more on the injuries the doctor says he suffered. Its an incident viewed by millions across the world. Chicago Aviation Police pulling a passenger, now identified as dr. David due, to the ground, dragging him down the aisle while he bleeds from his face. His lawyer says the incident left him with severe concussion, lost teeth, and a broken nose, and he is planning to file a lawsuit. If you are going to eject a passenger, under no circumstances can it be done with unreasonable force. A. Reporter the first steps have already been taken, the legal team filing a motion to protect and preserve evidence it says will be needed later. But it is still not clear what exactly happened before due was dragged off the plane. One passenger said he voluntarily gave up his seat for an 800 voucher before changing his mind and reboarding the plane. He and his wife did volunteer. They got up and walked off the plane until a few minutes later they came back on the plane. Reporter uniteds stock continues to take a beating with analyst saying the Company Needs to step up its pr game. They need to do a better job. They need to communicate better with both investors with consumers about what they intend to do to make sure this doesnt happen again. Reporter the lawsuit is expected to be filed here in cook county, the first hearing for preservation of the evidence is scheduled for 10 00 a. M. Monday. In chicago, matt fin, fox news. For more now im joined by ktvu legal analyst Michael Cardoza. Everybody is talking about this. The video tough to watch but seen on multiple platforms. It keeps playing over and over. How critical is that video to this case . Its very critical. It shows what happened. United has to stop this bleed. Theyre getting horrible publicity. Even in china people are upset. This is not just here in the states. Its worldwide. So united would be best served by going to them and getting this settled very quickly. Of course theres no doubt, many people believe that david dao has a real case here, a real civil case. Obviously weve heard about his injuries, a broken nose, Reconstructive Surgery due to some sinus issues, emotional damages obviously a big thing here. But do you think both the chicago authorities and united should both be sued in this case . They should both be sued because the way they took him off the plane was horrible. Weve seen it. Everybody has seen it. But, you know, i couldnt help to think to ask united, what were you all thinking . Why did you not keep all the people off the plane, dont load them all on and then go, golly, were going to take a couple of you off, four of you o. Well do it by lot. No, keep them off the plane, get that settled before you push them onto the plane. Then who did they want to replace the four passengers they were going take off with . United employees. Youve got to be kidding me. That upsets people. But whats the case worth . I think a lot of people been upset also by the ceos response saying, you guys need some better pr, or you need to come up with a better statement because this is not kitting it. What people are saying, its corporate speak. Cut the baloney. You made a mistake, you messed up, now what are you going to do about this . Its killing their business. It could destroy united. But united has to make the decision. Do we stop the bleed . Do we sell . Or do we send this to a jury . Now, a jury could very emotionally, and they will decide this case. Good attorneys will slow that boat a little and say but, yes, wait, a concussion, a broken nose, maybe some Reconstructive Surgery, but whats all that worth . My next question is, will the state of illinois allow punitive damages . Thats what would be really scary for the airlines, because once you give a jury punitives, that means were going to punish the airlines, boy, thats open season. That will scare the holy heck out of the United Airlines. But i dont know if in illinois they will allow that to happen to get to the punitive part of it, if they can file that. How much is too much for a settlement . Were talking dollars. I think in a case like this were talking in the millions of dollars. And it would i mean, think about it. They offered vouchers to people for 400, 800. If they had offered more, maybe they would get it done. I wish we were back at the getgo and we could say, all this publicity no, were not doing that. How about 1,000. Its done, hes off the plane. Its not like youre giving him money. Youre giving him vouchers, and they sometimes have restrictions. You cant fly on monday and friday. Its all crazy. Thats something that i think weve learned from this that we as Airline Passengers dont have many rights. And if they our vouchers, ask a lot of questions. Are there blackout days some when cain fly . Is it just in the states . Can i go abroad with it . So youve got to look at the from a passengers point, youre giving me something, but whats it really worth . So we can all learn something from this. The discussion will continue. Boy, will it. Always a pleasure to have you here. Thank you. Great stuff guys. Despite the record amount of rainfall weve had this winter firefighters up and down the state of california are preparing for fire season. As vicki nguyen reports in Central California training has already begun as officials prep to keep communities say. Reporter although we dont get to see any smoke or flames they do make this as realistic as possible. Each morning, just like a real fire, theyre going to pass out these incident action plans. Theyre calling this the san marcos fire. Firefighters take wild land fires seriously. Theyre unpredictable a and often requires multiple agencies to Work Together to put them out. Were just trying to get firefighters situational awareness. Its been a long winter. Weve had a bunch of rain. Fire and emergency agencies throughout Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo county participated in a simulation near the San Marcos Pass wednesday. Even though it was just a drills, firefighters acted as if it was the real thing. It was just an opportunity to get Peoples Awareness up and get them focused on whats going to. What they roll in they see that sign, thats what they are going to see in real life. Real quickly, i just want to make sure reporter the drill started with a briefing with leaders updating firefighters on whats happening in their plans to attack the fire. The agency split up into three groups rotating between different zones. In zone 1 firefighters trained around a helicopter, learning how to shut it off if a chopper were to crash. You want reporter this year training for an incident within an incident was added to the drill. We recognize although theres a big wild land fire, and thats our main off in, controlling that wild land fire, the majority of times theres additional emergencies, or what they call incidents within an incident, such as a Traffic Accident or injuries to a firefighter or the public. Reporter the last zone focused on skills firefighters would need to defend homes near the path of a wild fire. In this case, homes on meadowlark lane served as a Training Ground for firefighters. Reporting in Santa Barbara county, vicki nguyen. Imagine a device that measures blood sugar without piercing the skin. Tech giant apple is on the cutting edge of what some are calling a medical miracle. A chat with our medical expert comes next. And some rainfall today. Still tracking a few scattered showers on the radar but we do get a break for your friday. Heres our cam looking out towards mount diablo. To take advantage of this offer on a volvo s90, visit your local dealer. Apple has reportedly hired a number of biomedical engineers to develop a device to help diabetics track their blood sugar levels without piercing the skin. It involves sensors that shine a light through the skin. The project is in its fifth year. More than 370 Million People suffer from diabetes world wide. Other Tech Companies are also said to be working on similar product. This could bea game changer in the medical world. Joining me now is ktvu medical expert dr. Larry. I think i know the answer to this, but this is a big deals, right . This is a really big deal. You mentioned hundreds of millions of people worldwide and millions of americans have to check their blood sugars three times a day. This is dr. Amir moussa. He works with me. He is diabetic. He has been check his blood sugar for how long . About 15 years. 15 years, three times a day. Hes got some little sticks, because he always does this. He switches hands. Its painful. Its one of the excuses we get of why people hate being diabetic. If you had a device you could put on your finger or your i watch that would be very helpful. Lets take that further now. I guess it does interface with the iwatch. At least thats what i heard. Talk about. That. These apps and devices, for them to kind of bring all of this medical information together, imagine if you had a device that could do your blood pressure, your blood sugar, maybe even your cholesterol. All these things that we follow with sometimes invasive tests like blood tests, getting your blue, even cat scans, this is something that could do it and put it in one place. It makes it so much easier to track it. Its ultimately better for patient care. Im sure it would translate into saving lives. I understand the idea actually came from the late steve jobs before he passed away. He got this started. I have no idea where this technology came from or how theyre getting it to work, but its certainly exciting to us in the medical profession. We wanted to show you, frank, weve got the current blood sugar monitor and how have to stick your finger. I wanted to do that real quick. Absolutely go right ahead, doctor. So this the device right here. And dr. Moussa is going to go ahead and stick my finger. Im a little bit afraid. Im not going to lie. Squeeze a little blood there. And what do we do . You take that and put the blood right over there, and it takes it, and it will show you your blood sugar. Lets see if we can show that to you. It will show you the blood sugar in five seconds. 10 1. I just ate something a little bit ago. It didnt hurt too bad. It was kind of like a light rubber band but enough that three times a day that would kind of get old and annoying. How bad does it bother you now . Well, ive gotten used to the, but some device that would be able to put on my wrist to show me my blood sugar trends would help me with my insulin use but my overall diabetic care. You would be pretty excited about it. I would probably buy another iwatch. I was going to say, if you are a diabetic, thats something ive got to have, right, doctor . Definitely. I would imagine it would probably get covered by insurance and it would be that superior to what weve got now that everybody would get it. Well, both doctor, we thank you for your insight, and hopefully apple can get this on the market and help out a lot of diabetics out there. Great stuff. Thanks, guys. Thank you. So a bit of some iffy weather today. Some rain, some sunshine, not really making up its mind, but we cant put the umbrellas away just yet, right mark . We could be talking about more raindrops for the weekend. Heres our live cam radio. Most of the area is dry but theres still a few leftover showers out there. For the most part we are trending dryer. Here on the satellite and radar you can see all the action, the showers up to our north. Look at all the snow out to the sierra. Of course we have been tracking some thunderstorms as well. We still have some action developing right around auburn at last check, the foothills, grass valley, and the sierra. They have a Winter Weather advisory until 8 00 tonight. Take a look. I will click on a few of these reports. Heavy snow tahoe city at 10 14 this morning. Six inches of snowfall. Eight inches at tahoe vista reported during the 10 00 hour. Still some more snow showers over the crest of the sierra on radar. Right now here in the bay area things are starting to clear out a bit. But we still have some rain showers closer to morgan hill, to the south, just outside of gilroy, and a few leftover spotty showers for portions of the north basement current numbers, you probably notice a dropoff. San francisco checking inat 53 degrees. Looking out, some clouds building out in the distance. So we have partly cloudy skies now as we head into the evening hours. We should after decrease in the overcaflt, and thankfully we have a nice forecast for the giants. Its been raining the past two nights at the ballpark but for tonight we should partly cloudy skies, temperatures around 50 degrees, still a bit of a breeze. First thing tomorrow morning, overnight lows pretty chilly. So you definitely want to grab the sweater and jacket tomorrow morning. Coolest locations back down into the 30s. San francisco in the upper 40s, right around 47 degrees. So heres the area of low pressure. It is going to be moving out of town over the next 24 hours. Well just call it nice. Friday and saturday, temperatures will be trending up. The main storm track is up here to our north. But then into sunday we are talking about this system approaching our coastline. With that were talking about sunday showers with this system and also cooling temperatures as well. Those rain chances could actually linger into next week. As far as our forecast model tonight, i think were going to have partly cloudy skies. Friday looks good. Mostly sunny conditions for friday afternoon, then into saturday it will kind of be that filtered sunshine effect by 2 00 or 3 00 in the afternoon with high clouds streaming in from the pacific. Sunday morning both of the bay most of the bay area still dry but we could be talking about showers in the afternoon hours. Temperatures for tomorrow, lots of 60s on the maps for San Francisco, berkeley. Antioch 64. Some more neighborhoods with san jose checking in at 65. Santa cruz 70 degrees. Here is a look ahead. Your fiveday forecast, temperatures up a few degrees into saturday. Theres our easter bunny for sunday. I should probably tack on an umbrella with that east bunny because showers working their way back in, then the chance of more rain into monday of next week. I had to check the calendar. April 13th, were talking six to 10 inches of snow in the sierra. Incredible. People at tahoe must be saying, really . Come on. I think theyll want to start Mountain Biking soon. A look at the stories for 5 00. Julie, a local banquet turns into a brawl . A special banquet to honor Police Dispatchers turns into an alcoholfueled fight. What people close to the investigation are saying. And new details on that bomb dropped today. Yeah, the u. S. Military dropped its largest nonnuclear bomb. The target, isis mill establishments and the caves they use in afghanistan. Coming up at 5 00, a full look at the bombs capabilities and a the mission President Trump calls a success. These stories and much more coming up in a few minutes at 5 00. All right, julie, looking forward to it. Thank you so much. And up next, some parents could be a little ticked off, because its time to repair major attractions in london. A major restoration project is now underway to bring much needed repairs to londons iconic big ben tower. The project is set to last three years. Its expected to change the sightseeing experience for tourists who visit the famed landmark. Its one of the most famous sounds in all of london. Big bens chimes ringing out over the city. Repair work is now underway at the landmark, changing how millions of tourists who visit the british capital each year will experience it. All buildings wear out, all buildings de kay. Basically what were all buildings decay. Dating back to the late 1850s the last Major Repairs on the clock took place in 80s. This 42 million project includes work on the roof as well as several updates such as led lights and an elevator. There are three real elements to the. The repairs to the clock itself, the repairs to the building, and what you call amenity items, which is putting a lift in. The clock is a constant here for people here, running almost uninterrupted since 1889. The bell will not sound during repairs, but it will be held at midnight on new years eve and for major events. Its going to last three years. The building is officially named the elizabeth tower. It is actually the largest bell of its size. Its that 15foot bell which will be cleaned and checked during renovations. In london, kitty logan, fox news. And the south bay, the new expansion of the International Terminal at mineta san jose is now underway. The expansion includes a second baggage carrousel and indoor area for family and friends to wait for arriving passengers. Officials hope the addition will make travelers feel more welcome as they arrive in the south bay. Look going there. Yeah. I have yet to fly out of san jose. Neither have i. I have driven in. Been there for a story but definitely looked at it. If theres a bar again, ill go. All right, the four on two will be right back. Youre going to be hanging out in here. So if you need anything, text me. Do you play . Use the chase mobile app to send money in just a tap, to friends at more banks then ever before. You got next . Chase. Helping you master whats now and whats next. United states threatening more sanctions against north korea amid reports that the communists country is preparing for yet another nuclear test. And leader king young un presided over a rally to celebrate a government backed residential high rise project. We have a rare view from inside the isolated country. Reporter welcome where tension between the United States and north korea over the nuclear and missile programs are real where the city is apparently defiant as well. Take a look at what we saw today. You are look at thousands of citizens coming out in a very well organized orchestrated event opening up a new neighborhood here in the capitol. The idea buy the regime is to get the semblance of order that could be semblance of a functioning city despite the sanctions despite the problems over the nuclear and missile crisis, they say they are moving forward. They say they are functioning and this is what we are seeing. Actually a few hundred yards from where we were kim jong un was cutting a ribbon on the government backed building project they call it a act defiance again the United States and sanctions it backs. This is in advance of the anniversary of the birth date of the founder of this country kim il sung the grandfather of the current leader. There are new reports of possible preparations for yet another detonation of a Nuclear Device by north korea to mark the date and missiles in the past have been launched to market date as well. All we can say for sure though is that the talk here is very tough. Officials telling us they will never give up their banned nukes or missiles and they would be more than happy to respond in kind to any kind of u. S. Preemptive military strike. As for other reports that north korean ally china is cooperating more with the u. S. , and taking a harder line against north korea, the officials again point to projects like the one they unveiled today claiming that this proves that they could be selfsufficient from anyone. We dont really care and we live under sanctions of u. S. And this is the first day so you dont give a damn. Reporter we must note the quote and what we do is done with a Government Official nearby. But there is much to see and hear and its been five years since we have been here. More to come. Craig palkot fox news ktvu fox 2 news at 5 starts right now. The u. S. Military drops the largest nonnuclear bomb on afghanistan. It is nicknamed the mother of all bombs. It weighs more than 20,000 pounds and the target today isis militants. Good evening i am frank summerville. And i am julie haener this is the first time they dropped the bop called moab standing for mother of all bombs. Air force released this file footage of the bomb that was developed in the early 20 hundred unfor the iraq war but never was used on the battlefield until today. Ken wayne is here with details on where and what the military was targeting today. Reporter the u. S. Military says it dropped a bomb from a mc130 plane about 9 hours ago. And as and heres what happened. We have incredible leaders in the military and we have incredible military. And we are proud of them and this was a another very very successful mission. Reporter United States drop the most powerful conventional bomb in eastern afghanistan earlier today. The bomb which has never before been used in combat targeted a system of tunnels and caves believed to be used by isis as that terror group moves into territory once known to be occupied by alqaeda. The United States takes the fight against isis very seriously and in order to defeat the group we must deny operational space which we did wrs. Reporter known as the mother of all bombs the weapon was unveiled in 2003 and weighs 21,000 pounds. It is the largest nonnuclear bomb in the u. S. Arsenal with a blast radius of roughly a mile. Designed to explode above ground killing the targets through a shock wave. I cant say this was a immediate outcome of any conversations we had with the Afghan Government. I think its part of

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