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reporter: john glenn will be remembered for his many roles in american history. he was a warrior in battle. our first astronaut to orbit the earth. one of our most successful political leaders. he added oldest person in space to his roster of achievements. i can t help but stand here with a sense of deja vu 40-year-old of deja vu. he was bo . reporter: he was born in ohio. after the japanese attacks pearl harbor, he signed up for the aviation cadet program and became a marine corps pilot. long before senator john glenn landed in our nation s capital, he served in world war ii, flying 59 successful missions. fire yeefars later, he was read to fly again, this time over north korea. after serving in korea, glenn attended test pilot school at the naval air test center in maryland. here he gained early national recognition by setting the transcontinental speed record from los angeles to new york in three hours 23 minutes. by the late 1950s, the u.s. manned space prog ....
challenging drive during the morning commute. umbrellas were a common site in san francisco as people dodged the rain getting to and from work and more is still ahead. spencer christian has a look at the forecast. the rain is tapering off but there s a lot of wet pavement. the conditions are relatively quiet in terms of rainfall. as we pull back and take a larger view, i m clicking the thing here and let s see if it will move. there it is. we ve got a steadier pattern of rain to our south, south of monterey, and rain up north around eureka. in some spots, over an inch. santa rosa, an inch. san jose and, well, there is still a bit more left in the system which ranks one on the storm impact scale. it will be with us through tonight and midday tomorrow bringing pockets of light rain. so here s the forecast. starting at 5:00, we ll continue to see this pattern through the evening and into the overnight hours of scattered showers. wet pavement for tomorrow s commute. s ....
fire victims on the uc-berkeley campus. kpix 5 s kpix 5 s veronica de la cruz has the story. reporter: ken, four current and former students died in the ghost ship blaze outside the auditorium posters with their pictures placed on tables where people could leave their thoughts and tributes. the students who died were all musicians, music lovers or involved in the arts community. one by one, family members took the stage to share their stories. jenny morris loved to sing and traveled with her church youth group. her father and brother spoke. we were so blessed to have jenny for 21 years. i thank you that she was able to join your community, too. she was so precious to us. there s a part of our hearts that is missing today. it still doesn t really seem real to me. just saw her last week at thanksgiving and [ sigh ] really grateful that we were able to spend that that time together. reporter: griffin madden s father told the crowd his family has no regrets ....
permanent solution but many argue it shouldn t have taken a tragedy. we need to protect our our residents, but at the same time, we need that make sure that the codes are in force by the property. have you made that happen? what s happening in the economic crisis, we laid off a good number of police officers, firefighters and inspectors. we need to grow back that number. reporter: complaints include permitting prices, bureaucracy in the planning and building department and timing. why now? it s because of this horrible tragedy that everyone is putting up, you know, protective barriers. reporter: when the city sets the date for that meeting, you can count on channel 5 to be there to bring you the very latest because this is a story that s not going to be going away anytime soon. live in oakland, emily turner, kpix 5. in a very practical level it won t be easy to bring other converted warehouses up to code. new at 6:00, kpix 5 s da lin in oakland with the ....
just over a mile in the petaluma area. 2-mile visibility in santa rosa. visibility will cause delays on some arriving flights at sfo. those were not even high temperatures a couple of days ago. look how mild it is. with the warmer mass spilling in, we have the development of the fog. heavy rain tonight. we ll track the incoming storm. first here s roqui. thank you, roberta. let s check the golden gate bridge from marin into san francisco, 14 minutes between 580 and the toll plaza. bay bridge toll plaza from the carquinez bridge along the eastshore freeway to the maze will take you 19 minutes. then expect no delay through the tolls. those metering lights will turn on around 5:30. also, keep in mind there is some roadwork on the bay bridge so three left lanes are closed westbound and one in the eastbound. that should be cleared up at 5 a.m. san mateo bridge hayward to foster city a quick ride. roads are wet. drivers in san francisco will want to avoid fourth and howar ....