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Its a massive and mysterious barge. tonight, sources tell kpix 5 exactly what it is and why its here. i am elizabeth cook. >> i am ken bastida. we begin with top secret project floating right in san francisco bay. kpix 5s allen martin shows us what and who is behind a four- story building thats been under wraps for months. its a story youll see only own 5. allen. >> reporter: well, for months, people who live and work on treasure island thought that a barge and cargo containers had something to ...

To some sense of normalcy. >> one national guardsman in custody and two more injured after an altercation in tennessee. its not clear what started the incident, but one of the guardsmen, a recruiter pulled a handgun out and shot the other two who were his superiors in the leg and foot. the suspect is in the brig, and he had been with the national guard for six years. two american sailors have been kidnapped off the nigerian coast. the navy is attempting search and rescue for the captain and en...

Of time that he was facing -- you know, initially upwards of over a century in prison -- i think relatively speaking you can say this is somewhat of a tactical victory. but theres no question here that what happened today was a miscarriage of justice. i think when we roll back the clock about 40 years and look at the last big prosecution of a major whistleblower, daniel elsberg, who leaked the pentagon papers, that case was thrown out of court after the government broke into his psychiatrists of...

Some of that time at the marine brig at quantico. >> one word, hero or villain? >> its not our job to weigh in on that. hes delusional, though. hes talking about his disclosures could end the wars in iraq and afghanistan. this is not someone who should be handling life and death decisions. >> but these are disclosures no one else is willing to make. at least were having the conversation now. same thing with edward snowden. if you want to have the debate that the new changes the president announc...

Whistleblowers, are they heros to you? >> absolutely. i think bradley manning is somebody who i commend for what he did. this entire focus on his personal back ground is a bit of a distraction. its an attempt by the defense to try to get some mercy from the judge. they want the sentenced reduced. hes facing a maximum of 90 years in jail. a lot of people have been focusing on the apology, that somehow did he disappoint his biggest followers out there? absolutely not. hes been convicted and facing...

To spark debachlt i think it is travesty what the government has done to bradley manning an this way they treated him. he was detained three years before he got a trial. some at the brig in quantico , stripped naked in isolation. >> not our job to weigh in on that. the kid is delusional, talking about how his disclosures could end the wars in iraq and afghanistan and wars for all time. this is not somebody that should be handling life and death. >> they are disclosures no one else is willing to ...

His sentencing and those hearings are going on as we speak. weve investigated mannings background and got information on a broken home and other social issues. >> reporter: he was once on suicide watch in a military brig. now hes avoiding a verdict of aiding the enemy but its possible he could still spend the rest of his life in prison. before a all there broke, manning, according to friends struggled to fit in where ever he went. born in oklahoma, his parents divorced in 2001 and manning moved ...

Come on! >> garrett calls out for a life buoy he can use to brace buford as he brings him to shore. >> i need a brig! >> but authorities dont seem to understand. >> i gave him a second look and i noticed that now his lips were getting blue and i knew at that point its -- you have to make a decision. >> this is a very difficult decision for couples to make. to prevent the spread of aids and other diseases, modern rescue crews carry plastic equipment so they can give emergency breathing without di...

And i didnt know what it was. i took another -- maybe a half a stroke and i opened my eyes again, and at that point mr. buford and i were face to face. >> miraculously, garrett couples brings the drowning man back to the surface. with adrenaline pumping, hes lost track of time but knows the four-minute mark that might mean the difference between life and death was fast approaching. >> i heard mr. buford make a sound as though he was attempting to breathe. >> breathe, buddy! come on! >> garrett c...

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