fulfilling a key campaign hikers attempting to summit mt. everest caught up in a dangerous traffic jam on the world s highest mountain. the battle against the brutal conditions and the race againste among those hoping for the adventure of a lifetime. striking the heartland. reported tornadoes tearing a path of destruction. the expanded state of emergency over raging floodwaters. i can barely stand up in this water it s moving so fast. it s like a raging river through this neighborhood. what s still ahead for the holiday weekend. and water dangers, sharks, toxic jellyfish and rip currents, the triple threat potentially facing beachgoers this weekend. what to beware of before diving in. hey, good morning. and happy memorial day weekend. while many of us will be celebrating at the beach or with your attention to the true purpose remembering the men and women who fought and died for this country. you re looking at flags on the graves at arlington national cemetery. an
good morning and welcome back to mornings on 2. i am dave clark. and i am pam cook. steve, what are we seeing out there for the memorial day weekend? well, right now this morning it is about a pretty good fog bank and a west- southwest, or westerly opponent on the breeze for some and gusts already 30 miles per hour. 50s, low, mid to upper. the yooper there, upper, i mean, yooper is michigan! anyway, everyone is close under mostly cloudy skies. the low will be paying a visit over the bay area late saturday to early sunday. i will have updates on that in ten minutes. 50s, 60s and 70s on your temps. 5:02 let me ask you this, is the weather, it won t be optimal is there a spot in the bay area sunnier than other there always is. go east. just go east, my friend. better than west. i want to hear it from the horse s or in this case the meteorologist s mouth. thank you, sal! westbound 580 toward the altamonte pass, you will see a little traffic. as steve and i
star of the hit network tells us about the role taking on a news anchor. it is friday, may 24, happy fri-yay to you. eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. windows, hard-hitting. the full scope of tornado damage becomes clear in missouri. it looks like a bomb just went off over here. millions brace for severe weather ahead of memorial day. flash flooding will be a concern across parts of the plains. prime minister theresa may will step down on june 7. i do so with gratitude to have had the opportunity to serve the country i love. i wish his family or his staff or administration would have the nerve. the feud with nancy pelosi continues. she has lost it. today sentencing day for a wisconsin man pleaded guilty for killing jayme closs. what will you do once the sentencing is over? hopefully sleep a lot better. julian assange is accused of violating the espionage act. word of a settlement in lawsuits targeting harvey weinstein. reports that la
weekend. lots of folks probably have outdoor plans. this is not a weekend wash out. there is one day with a chance of rain. here is what s going to happen. it will be cooler than average. on one of the three days, we have a chance of rain. you may have heard that we are going to get rain this holiday weekend. that is true. but feel free to make plans for saturday or monday because we will be dry. look up north, there are numerous thunderstorms an hour, hour and a half north and northeast of clear lake. please watch for that if you are going to be hiking. the mountains to our north and east will feature rainfall. tomorrow you will wake up and we will get a decent dose of sunshine. the change begins saturday evening. look at the clouds moving in before sun rise. showers move in on sunday. sunday is the day that s going to be extraordinarily chilly with scattered showers throughout the day. your rain headlines, we ll see clouds increasing but we stay dry for the first day of y
the united states has approved the deployment of 1500 troops to the middle east. president donald trump says it would be a protective measure. he s played down the potential of conflict in the region saying that he believed iran did not want a confrontation with the united states. the american military deployed a carrier strike group to the region earlier this month. we want to have protection in the middle east, we will be sending a relatively small number of troops, mostly protective and some very talented people are going to the middle east right now and we ll see and we ll see what happens. our washington correspondent chris buckler has more on the us s motives. sending troops in order to send a message to iran. there is concern among military chiefs and intelligence chiefs here in washington that iran has become more aggressive. they have blamed them for attacks on tankers off the coast in the gulf and there is a sense that they want to do something to show they will not