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Hurricane Felicia is growing in size and strength,
but are the Hawaiian islands in danger as a storm travels west?
Good evening, everyone, and thank you for joining us.
Felicia has now intensified to a category four hurricane,
but by the time it reaches our islands, it may be much weaker.
Meteorologist Paul Drews has tonight's update.
Throughout our day today,
Hurricane Felicia has continued to intensify and right now a very powerful
category four storm.
This storm about 1500 miles to the east southeast of the state,
not alone out there in the East Pacific.
Just behind it is tropical storm Enrique,
although Enrique is expected to weaken over the next 24 to 48 hours.
Felicia also expected to gradually weaken,
but right now has sustained winds of 140 miles an hour, a very powerful system.
It is expected to make turn to the west northwest and then gradually more
turned to the west as it gets closer to the islands.
But at the same time, weakening,
so expected to be a tropical storm just to the northeast of the islands after
the weekend. The reason why we are expecting it to weaken right now,
it is over very warm waters in the eastern Atlantic, rather eastern Pacific,
I should say. But as it makes its turn to the northwest,
it's going to be running over some cooler waters,
needs waters about 80 degrees or warmer to help fuel the system.
But it'll start running over cooler waters as it gets closer to the islands.
And that is going to help this system to weaken. We will have more on Felicia.
We'll keep tracking this system and you can too,
just by heading to our website,
KHNL.com and clicking on our hurricane tracker.
There you can follow the track of the storm as well as the forecast path of
that system, giving you updates on intensity and speed as this system gets
closer to the islands. Also on our hurricane tracker page,
you can also check out tips so you're prepared for the storm and we will have
more on Felicia as well as your island weather coming up just a little bit
later in the show. All right, thanks Paul.
And governor Linda Lingle says she and her cabinet are receiving daily updates
on the progress of the storm and says, quote, at this time,
there is no cause for alarm,
but it is important for residents and businesses to remain vigilant and to
monitor the path of these storm systems while taking steps to prepare.
And as Felicia nears our islands,
Air Force planes prepare to meet the hurricane head on.
Zahid Arup has the story.
The Air Force is sending as many as four C one 30 aircraft to the Pacific from
Mississippi. And as Felicia grows in strength,
they'll fly into the storm to see what we have in store.
The C one 30 aircraft is one high tech hurricane tracker,
wind speed, temperature, humidity, and pressure.
Information are its targets as it flies directly into the eye of the storm.
That data is intended to make our track forecast more accurate and past
hurricanes show us that that data does make a difference.
It's kind of like running a football. You're going to get hit.
You just don't want to get hit too hard.
Navigator John Fox describes what it was like to fly into 2007 hurricane Fosse,
with technology called smurf or step frequency microwave meter for all you
scientific types.
It allows pilots to see through clouds and get a more accurate sea surface
temperature. The more heat down there, the more energy.
And it literally feeds the storm.
Felicia is going to take a turn to the West at some point,
but exactly where and how far South forecasters don't know yet.
The information from the C one 30s will be sent to the national hurricane center
in Miami and also determines if our islands will be hit and how hard still too
uncertain whether or not we're going to get directed impacts and how strong
fleece will be when it gets near us with potentially serious weather headed our
way. These hunters will target and tell us about hurricane Felicia's threat.
I know a G four jet will also be used to drop instruments on parachutes down to
get other measurements of the storm.
The aircraft should arrive on Friday and possibly head out towards the hurricane
on Saturday. Zahid Arab, K H NL and K five news.
Thanks Zahid and make sure you stay with K Chanel and K five news for the latest
developments on Felicia and Enrique.
And as Paul said, you can also head to our website, K channel.com for updates
24 seven new tonight at 10 a federal grand jury indicts a Kauai man for the
killing of a Hawaiian monk seal.
Charles Vendina is accused of violating the endangered species act.
The monk seal was found shot to death at Pila Beach on Kauai's North Shore back
in May.
The female seal in her teens was pregnant with her six pop.
Now if convicted, Vendina faces a maximum penalty of one year in prison and a
fine of $50,000.
Also from the garden aisle, a rancher clearing his land in Kilo Hana crater
uncovered something unexpected.
A live military artillery shell.
It's about 20 inches long and military officials say it was probably a
probably used for training missions during World War Two.
Members from Schofield's explosive ordinance disposal unit flew to Kauai to
detonate the device.
They later determined the area was safe.
And tonight we have new disturbing details in the case of an Oahu man
suspected of using violence to coerce women into prostitution.
This morning, prosecutors obtained a seven count grand jury indictment against
Charles Coughlin.
The 28 year old is accused of forcing a woman to work as a prostitute in
Waikiki.
Investigators say he beat her and broke her jaw.
A second woman told police Coughlin also tried to recruit her and threatened her
on numerous occasions.
The suspect repeatedly called and text message victim number two that he would
cut her up, kill her, blow up her car and kidnap her.
Obviously the suspect poses an extreme danger to both of these victims.
The grand jury indicted Coughlin on promoting prostitution,
terroristic threatening assaults and other charges.
A judge confirmed his bail at two hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
A grand jury on Oahu also found enough evidence to send a man suspected of a
deadly shooting in the Ala Moana area to trial.
The panel indicted Philip DeLeon on eight counts, including murder,
attempted murder, reckless endangering and firearms offenses.
Investigators say he shot and killed 35 year old Sean Powell outside a bar on
Rycroft Street last Friday.
DeLeon is also accused of firing a shot towards a witness.
The 33 year old remains in custody, unable to post two million dollars bail.
A Nui Nui school in Palo Alto Valley had the most swine flu cases of any school
statewide back in the spring.
Well, now that regular flu season is just around the corner, is a Nui Nui
prepared Leland Kim has some answers.
Students at a Nui Nui school enjoy recess during their first full week back in school.
They're ready to tackle another academic year.
It's good. We started senior year, so it's really fun.
The mood on campus is much more upbeat than it was in the spring when it had 11
swine flu cases, the most of any school in the state.
I think because it started off at Anu Nui, we've become really prepared in it.
And that's really good for the haumana and for their parents to know that it is a safe place to be.
Principal Charles Naumu has been busy staying on top of swine flu.
He's improved the school's sanitation and hygiene policies and passed on new health information to parents.
Since that time, as the flu has progressed, I was trying to make this school
better prepared as it went around the state, around the world.
One of the things the school has done is install motion-activated paper towel dispensers.
This helps reduce the spread of germs by minimizing direct contact.
The entire campus, including the cafeteria, was professionally sanitized over the summer.
I feel safe, comfortable, that we're ready for whatever comes our way.
Kaimi Johnson is coming back for his senior year and after recovering from swine flu.
He followed doctor's orders and recovered at home while taking Tamiflu.
I'm hoping that things will just keep on getting better.
And I'm thankful that we're prepared now so we can prevent other people from getting it.
Leland Kim, KHNL and K5 News.
Two American journalists imprisoned in North Korea for nearly five months are back at home in Southern California tonight.
It has been an amazing and emotional day for both of their families and a homecoming they will continue to celebrate for a long time.
As Yuna Lee and Laura Ling stepped off the plane and back into freedom,
they carried with them the emotions of nearly five months in captivity.
The past 140 days have been the most difficult, heart-wrenching time of our lives.
Her voice quivering, Ling talked about the moment the women realized they were finally going home.
We feared that at any moment we could be sent to a hard labor camp.
Instead, communist officials took the American journalists to a different location.
When we walked in through the doors, we saw standing before us President Bill Clinton.
We were shocked, but we knew instantly in our hearts that
the nightmare of our lives was finally coming to an end.
The former president made the trip to California, where he was greeted by his vice president, Al Gore, who founded Current TV,
the network the women were working for when they were arrested.
It speaks well of our country that when two American citizens are in harm's way,
that so many people would just put things aside and just go to work to make sure that this has had a happy ending.
President Obama shared in the joy from the White House.
We are obviously extraordinarily relieved.
But this day isn't about the fanfare or the politicians.
It's about two families that are finally whole again.
To be able to look into her eyes and her little face today was absolutely indescribable.
A vision they have been hoping and waiting for for almost five months.
And Laura Ling took to her Facebook page tonight to express her gratitude for being back home.
She thanked the public for their support and said that while she is incredibly exhausted, she feels so fortunate to be free again.
Well, maybe you've never thought of the Hawaii State Capitol as a cool place.
Well, tonight we have the proof that it really is.
That story is coming up a little later in the newscast.
Stay with us. Much more news when KHNL News 8 at 10 returns.
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He was lonely, frustrated, and hated women because he felt rejected by them.
That's the picture being painted by police of a gunman who went on a shooting rampage at a Pennsylvania gym.
Mike Taibbi has a closer look at what may have pushed the man over the edge.
48-year-old George Sidini had a decent job as a law firm systems analyst in an ice house in a quiet Pittsburgh neighborhood.
But he also had what police described as a building rage that exploded Tuesday night.
He just had a lot of hatred in him and he was hell-bent on committing this act and there was nobody going to stop him.
Gym members say Sidini walked into an aerobics class at the LA Fitness Center sometime around 8.15 Tuesday night.
And one woman who was there told the Today Show Sidini never said a word before pulling three of his four handguns out of his duffel bag.
He was in there for a minute and then a minute later the lights go out.
And then seconds later you just hear shooting and he's going shooting all over the room.
In all, at least 36 shots were fired by a man who, according to his own blog, was determined to do this as long ago as last September.
That's when he described himself as never married and listed his date of death, August 4, 2009, and first wrote about his exit plan.
In December he wrote he'd had no girlfriend since 1984, complaining 30 million women have rejected me.
January 5, 2009, every evening I am alone.
And the next day he was supposedly ready to act, at first writing I can do this.
But then, 8.45 p.m., I chickened out. I brought the loaded guns, everything. Hell.
Earlier this week his neighbors noticed some disturbing behavior. One watched him sitting alone in front of his house.
How long was he sitting there? I don't know. We were just taking a walk. We were going past.
Not in the chair, on the driveway. Yeah, just a strange fellow.
And there was a chilling blog entry Monday night. Tomorrow is the big day. Maybe soon I will see God.
When he fired his last bullet at himself, he still had more than 100 rounds left.
We don't know as we stand here what made him stop shooting. Thank God he did.
His victims, radiologist Elizabeth Betsy Gannon, 49, 37-year-old physical therapist Jody Billingsley, and 46-year-old single mom Heidi Overmeier.
She was one of the nicest people you ever wanted to meet. We're going to miss her dearly.
Mike Taibbi, NBC News.
Thousands of Filipinos ignored heavy rain in Manila today and paid their last respects to President Corazon Aquino.
Police estimate more than 100,000 lined the streets and walked behind Aquino's coffin as her casket was driven through the city.
A funeral mass was held earlier for Aquino, considered by many to be a national heroine.
And coming up next on KHNL News 8 at 10, the historic state capitol is sporting a new look.
All day long, workers there have been rolling, cutting and moving.
We take you inside to find out what all the activity is all about.
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A lawmaker will soon see the state
Capitol in a new light, a greener light,
as efforts to conserve energy are going
up all over the place. In this week's
Earth and Sea Project Report, Paul Drew
shows us why these changes are quite cool.
There's a cover-up taking place at the
state Capitol, but it's one the state
hopes you find out about because this
cover-up will save money. For this
building about fourteen thousand dollars
a year. The cost savings at the Capitol
come from reduced energy use in
lawmakers offices thanks to a polished
aluminum film being put on the windows.
You probably can't tell much of a
difference between the amount of light
these newly tinted windows let in as
compared to the untinted windows, but
there is a big difference in the amount
of heat they filter out. It cuts 66% of
the heat, so it's about lowering energy
costs. This film does more than just cut
out the heat, it also makes it a little
safer to work in the state Capitol
building. It's eight mils thick. What that
means is that it enhances the structural
integrity of the glass. If the glass were to
break, you know, it holds all the pieces
together. It seems like such a simple
step to save electricity and save money,
and it's just one of the many ways the
state is cutting costs. Already the
building has switched to more efficient
lighting and initiated energy
conservation efforts, and the state is
finding by saving electricity, they're
not only doing something good for their
bottom line, they're also doing
something good for the environment.
It definitely pays to go green.
Paul Drews, Kate Tonella, K5 News. And at the
current energy rates, the cost savings
on electricity would pay for the project
in 15 years, but if energy prices go up,
it could pay for itself even sooner. And
Paul will be here next with your complete
weather forecast for the rest of the
week, plus all you need to know about
Hurricane Felicia. And later we take a
journey into the deep blue for a chance
to swim with sharks. Are they really the
monsters? Some make them out to be.
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Local Late-Breaking Weather with
Meteorologist Paul Drews. We'll have
breezy weather until the weekend and
we're not expecting Hurricane Felicia to
impact our weather until after the
weekend. For today, wind gusts over 30
miles an hour. Even some spots around
the state seeing gusts over 35 miles an
hour. But what we haven't seen are a lot
of cloud cover across the island chain.
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the Big Island some clouds. Upstream of
the islands, there are some more of those
scattered clouds that will be coming our
way. But overall, we did see a lot of
sunshine throughout our Wednesday and
pretty dry conditions across the islands.
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the past 24 hours on our Doppler radar
not picking up much moisture throughout
our day today. And we aren't expecting a
whole lot to come our way overnight. The
atmosphere over the islands pretty dry
and stable. So as we look ahead to the
rest of the night, breezy conditions
will continue those winds at 10 to 25
miles an hour. Some spots still seeing
stronger gusts. We'll also see a few more
clouds as our night goes on along with
chance for a few light showers as well.
Most of the showers for windward and
mountain areas. Leeward sections should
stay pretty dry both tonight and for
tomorrow. But tomorrow, once again,
another breezy day in the islands winds
at 15 to 25 miles an hour plus. Parts of
Maui County will once again see winds
30 even 35 miles an hour. And while we
will see a lot of sunshine for those
leeward areas, expect a few more clouds
for those windward spots. Surf
continues to be up for our eastern
shores, but because of those winds, very
choppy and rough surf for those eastern
beaches, three to six feet in the
forecast for tomorrow. And we're
expecting even bigger waves for the
second half of the weekend. Sunday
expected to see even bigger surf for
those eastern shores that surf
generated from Hurricane Felicia. And of
course, we are continuing to track
Hurricane Felicia as well as tropical
storm Enrique in the eastern Pacific
both of those storms moving to the
western direction getting a bit closer
to the islands. But Enrique expected to
weaken over the next 48 hours.
Meanwhile, Hurricane Felicia has sustained
winds of 140 miles an hour right now
moving to the west northwest at about
12 miles an hour as it continues on that
path that will run over that cooler
waters, cooler water causing it to
weaken. And once again, after the
weekend, Monday morning, it is expected
to be just to the north of the islands
as a tropical storm. So as we look over
the next few days, here's what's going
to be happening with our island weather.
Breezy conditions for our Thursday into
our Friday, but you can still see a lot
of sunshine all the way through the
weekend. Those winds back down to more
normal levels of 10 to 20 miles an hour
for Saturday and Sunday. But after
Monday, we're expecting not only an
increase in clouds but also showers and
wind from Felicia. All righty and next
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And welcome back everyone. Sharks have
definitely been taking a bite out of the
headlines this week after Monday's
sighting off Oahu's North Shore. Well
tonight we explore some myths about
predators.
Mariela David separates fact from
fiction.
They're submerged in a whirlpool of
myths that trigger fear over their
deadly reputation.
The possibility of some big shark
coming along, just kind of nervous.
A kind of nervousness and curiosity that
draws people here at Hawaii Shark
Encounters in Haleiwa. Yeah I thought
they would come closer to the cage but
they don't try to attack or
you know they don't try to bite the cage
or anything. This is Video, the owner of
the shark tour company, SHOT. Stephanie
Brendel is an experienced diver who
swims with sharks,
even tiger sharks. I would never
recommend this to anybody because it
would be
irresponsible but tiger sharks are
really quite slow and mellow.
At least in clear water, Brendel says
murky water is where sharks hunt.
Still she says the predators are not
man-eaters as shown in this chopper 8
footage of a shark choosing to attack a
school of fish
over nearby surfers. When they do attack
people, Brendel says it's usually a test
bite.
The most recent shark attack was
September of 08.
Todd Morashige survived after being
bitten while surfing off Oahu's
windward side.
That's why oftentimes people will end up
just with a puncture wound. They let go
saying this is not what I thought it
would be.
Unfortunately we're very fragile. To
expose sharks' true colors,
Brendel is working with a production crew
on a tv show.
The idea behind the show is this is to
feature
sharks in a new light, to get away from
the whole
shark hysteria. If sharks were really out
to get humans,
they could get a few every single day on
every single beach.
Mariela David, KHNL and K5 News.
And Brendel hopes her tv show will strip
sharks' bad reputation and build
support to save them.
The show is called Shark Boat. Right now
it's just a proposal. A network has not
picked it up just yet.
And here's video that thousands of
viewers have logged on to KHNL.com to
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Speaking of watching, we want to thank
you so much for joining us tonight. Our
next newscast, KHNL News 8 Today, begins
bright and early at 5 a.m
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