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>> tracy: san francisco bay is one of the world's most beautiful natural harbors, but keeping it clean and safe is a big job. in tonight's "weekend journal," max darrow of our san francisco station kpix, shows us how they do it. >> reporter: at the crack of dawn, captain kixon meyer and his crew get out on the water. they're aboard the "john dillard," civilian members of the army corps of engineers, their mission is to keep the bay safe. >> i have been doing it for 12 years, that's true. i like it because every day is different. >> reporter: typically, that means collecting debris and removing...

Bay. the first exercise directly involved the "john dillard." a guardsman lowered from the helicopterra to the deck. >> basically to give them practice to deliver an e.m.t. or rescue swimmer down to a boat. >> reporter: after numerous reps, the coast guard conducted a second exercise in open water. >> roger, good, copy, standing by. >> reporter: both exercises show the incredible precision needed to pull off real-life rescues. >> i was in the coast guard for 23 years. and that helicopter absolutely has to know how to do its job in any kind of conditions they find themselves in. and that will s...

0 >> news updates are always on kpix.com. see you in 30 minutes. captioning sponsored by cbs >> tracy: tonight, hospitals overwhelmed by the unprecedented covid surge. i.c.u.s packed in some states as deaths rise nationwide, even as new infe infections in some regioning start to fall. >> reporter: i'm lilia luciano in l.a. county, which leads california in new infections, and hospitalizations are climbing. >> tracy: also tonight, the u.s. sends lethal aid to ukraine as tensions with moscow rise. >> reporter: i'm holly williams near ukraine's northern border with russia. on the other side of th...

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It’s time to take a look at events on tap for the weekend in the Queen City. The Charlotte Museum of History is hosting its annual African American Heritage Festival, an outdoor jazz series kicks off, the Davidson Players have a comedy production this weekend only, and the Bechtler Ensemble will be at the Duke Mansion.