on thursday, grizzly attacks, two hikers were mauled in yellowstone national park and in idaho, two park workers were hospitalized. bears are out looking for food ahead of hibernation. police say that everyone should know a few basic rules. >> one of the biggest myths is to play dead. because bears actually eat dead animals. >> reporter: and tonight, word of yet another close call, rescue crews with those night-vision goggles saving a hunter in alaska. he suffered severe blood loss and severe injuries. luckily he was with a hunter who had a medical background and helped saved his life. >> linzie, the spray you showed u.s. last night, you brought it today. >> it cost $50. it could save your life. >> okay, linzie, thank you. >>> we're going to move overseas and to the terrifying scene playing out in philippines. a deadly collision between a passenger ferry and a cargo ship. tonight, a typhoon rains have halted the search for survivors. some have discovered the ferry sinking like the titanic. here's abc's susan saulny now. >> reporter: chaos in the ocean. >> i mean, it was virtually looking

hikers in and near yellowstone national park know that after two separate attacks by grizzlies in the last 24 hours. tonight the warnings from the experts who know these bears. here's abc's linzie janis. >> reporter: four hikers in yellowstone national park, charged by a mother bear, protecting her cub. two of the hikers were mauled, but all escaped alive. just 50 miles away in idaho, another attack. this time two park workers accidentally woke a sleeping grizzly. it attacked. both men are hospitalized tonight. it is bear season. when bears come out to bulk up before hibernation. in yosemite alone, bear encounters are up 64% from last year. but bears are also venturing closer to civilization. this furry thief stole an entire dumpster in colorado for a bear buffet. and here in hopchang, new jersey, police say they get around three calls a week from residents reporting black bears in their backyards. georgette machitto had an unwelcome visitor on sunday. >> he was on that hill right there. coming toward me. >> oh, my gosh. you were in your car? >> i was in the car. >> reporter: if you f

yellowstone national park where the deer and the buffalo roam. in yellowstone if the buffalo is in the road you can't honk at it. you just have to wait until it moseys off. >> he's looking for stuff. >> he's not going to do much grazing in the middle of the road. >> i mean, he doesn't know that. >> a j-walker is naked as a raybird in a video that -- >> all kinds of wrong. >> what he blames for his middle of the street meltdown. >>> and a circling hop can only mean one thing. >> it spotted something it wants. >> see what it snatches in a dive bomb. >>> sometimes homemade things are better than not homemade things. cookies. >> sandwiches. >> halloween costumes. >> tiaras. >> four perfect examples of homemade things better than nonhomemade things. sometimes homemade things are better. homemade zipline? not so much. this is larry snyder in washington state. >> yikes. >> oh, larry. >> get ups on that ladder. climbs. gets on for about, honestly, maybe three feet and hits the ground. it sounds like he got the wind knocked out of him there. he just suffer

. >>> yellowstone national park's steamboat geyser erupted for the first time in eight years. the geyser is the world's largest. it shot steaming hot water close to 300 feet into the air there. no one knows when it will happen again. >>> how much younger will a face-lift make you look? according to a new study, the average improvement from facial plastic surgery is only about three years. researchers in new york city had people look at before and after photos of plastic surgery patients and then guess their ages. three years is not a dramatic difference necessarily. but one of the study's authors says at least one appears younger before -- because of that surgery. >> announcer: "early today" health is brought to you by vagisil. bring yourself back. >>> august 1st proves to be one for the record books. stocks soared to new highs thursday. the s&p 500 propelled above 1700 for the first time. now all eyes are on today's critical july jobs report. depending on those numbers, the fed could start to slow down its stimulus package. kayla tausche has a look at the rest of the headline

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the first attack in yellowstone national park. another one, 70 miles in idaho. another attack in colorado. just tonight, word of a rescue in alaska. a mauling in the middle of the evening. they wore night-vision goggles to find him. abc's linzie janis tonight. >> reporter: this 12-year-old was going for a jog, training for her favorite sport when she came across a bear. >> and she had seen a bear out of the corner of her eye. >> reporter: her grandfather said she started to run faster but the black bear like this one chased her. >> started running again and he came up behind her again and knocked her down. >> reporter: at one point, abigail tried to play dead and but she did the best thing she could do -- she screamed. >> one of the neighbors heard abby screaming. the neighbor hold lerd for my son who lives next door and they both went running back into the woods. the bear was already gone. >> the dedicated soccer player was air lifted to a hospital in northern michigan where she underwent surgery. there's been a spate of bear attacks across the country in recen

. >>> among visitors to yellowstone national park it is the holy grail, the steamboat geyser, not as famous as old faithful. not faithful at all, in fact. steamboat has a funny way of deciding for itself when to let off steam. and it just did for the first time in eight years. a few folks caught the rare eruption. well, some of them caught it right side up on wednesday. it was a huge thrill at the height of the summer tourist season. it lasted nine minutes. when this goes off, steamboat is taller than old faithful. up to 300 feet in the air. it is very fickle though. back in 1964, it went off 29 times in a year. while it was once also silent for 50 years at a time. >>> if you watch any c-span at all, then you know the language of the u.s. senate is very formal. more than just fake politeness among archenemies, it is supposed to be a civil place, the upper chamber after all. and it usually is civil if not productive. but sometimes a microphone captures the way senators really talk. as it did today when majority leader was trying to restore order. here now the voice of senator harry re

they include two hikers in yellowstone national park and a 12-year-old michigan girl who needed 100 stitches to repair her wounds. new research could help find some help in the fight against fibromyalgia. tonight abc7 news health and science reporter carolyn johnson tells us about a new test that might finally provide some definitive answers. >> is there any place that doesn't hurt? >> nearly all of the key points on blanca's arms are tender. it is a way to dying know fibromyalgia. it has muscle pain and joint stiffness and fatigue. >> i cried for everything. i was in pain all the time. >> on average it takes about three to five years for patients like blanca to get a diagnosis. >> and i was getting depressed because i didn't get anything accomplished. >> people shouldn't be looked at as if they are inure -- gnaw rot particular or hysterical. >> he has developed what he says is the very first blood test to diagnose fibromyalgia. he measures the blood markers in the immune system. white blood cells have numerous proteins, but research shows you have less production of two specific types. >> w

that's yellowstone national park steam boat geyser, the world's tallest waking up.erupted this week for the first time in eight years. the high-pressure burst of steamy water shooting 300 feet into the air. meteorologist indra petersons at the weather center and the reason this is so amazing is because this is known as unfaithful. >> pretty much. it's been so long. what's so cool is even after that geyser we saw that steam there for a good 24 hours after. what are geysers, how do they work? it's important to know that yell yellowstone is a volcanic crater. we're talking about the core the center of the earth and then the center and the crust. now that you got that, what we're dealing with, you see the water percolate into the crust. the heat sources out of the mantle and those two come together and once in a while you shoot out a geyser. now, that's because it's the thinner plumbing channel. if it was thicker, you would get hot springs out there. that's what we saw out there, pretty impressive, especially when it is one you don't get to see as often. yes, it is the

they include two hikers in yellowstone national park and a 12-year-old michigan girl who needed 100 stitches to repair her wounds. new research could help find some help in the fight against fibromyalgia. tonight abc7 news health and science reporter carolyn johnson tells us about a new test that might finally provide some definitive answers. >> is there any place that doesn't hurt? >> nearly all of the key points on blanca's arms are tender. it is a way to dying know fibromyalgia. it has muscle pain and joint stiffness and fatigue. >> i cried for everything. i was in pain all the time. >> on average it takes about three to five years for patients like blanca to get a diagnosis. >> and i was getting depressed because i didn't get anything accomplished. >> people shouldn't be looked at as if they are inure -- gnaw rot particular or hysterical. >> he has developed what he says is the very first blood test to diagnose fibromyalgia. he measures the blood markers in the immune system. white blood cells have numerous proteins, but research shows you have less production of two specific types. >> w

. >> reporter: and in yellowstone national park, four hikers charged by a mother bear protecting her cubs. even yosemite is seeing a sharp includes in bear encounters, up 64%. it's all happening because we're approaching hibernation season, and they are trying to bulk up, looking everywhere for a meal. researchers at the department of fish and game attached a camera around this brown bear. watch as he is just inches from backyards. and this new jersey home -- >> my neighbor started screaming the minute i opened my car door to get back in the car. he was on the hill coming toward me. >> reporter: this morning, we got word the hunter in alaska is in stable condition, and the grandmother of the michigan girl gets out of the hospital today and plans to play soccer as soon as she can. the majority of attacks by normally passive black bears. >> she's lucky to be alive. >> they say not to run away, but make noise. >> i hope to never deal with that. thank you. >>> coming up, food fight, a supermarket chain with a cult following is facing a customer selling their products across the border. >

. >> i was at yellowstone national park just last month. they give you a big huge brochure.y away from the bears. 100 yards away. >> sometimes a bear dictates how far away you're going to -- the bear that i saw in alaska, this was in -- >> he was coming after you. >> -- glacier bay. the bear whips on out. like 100 yards. hey, bear, you're too close. back off. >> he smelled debrbrie cheese i your back pocket. >> only you would think of that. by the way, heather is on at, what, 4:00 in the morning. >> 5:00 in the morning. >> i'm on at 4:00 in the morning. >> did you know we have a 5:00 a.m. >> i'm on at 4:00. the third factor rerun is at 4:00. >> you still get huge ratings. >> you do an hour in the morning at 4:00? >> yes. >> if you're ever up, you just ran out of gas. >> yeah. who's there? is there anybody here? all right. >> i think there are five people in the building at that time. >> thanks for coming in. we appreciate it. >> great to see you. >> an hour backed news network begins in america? should you watch? "the tip" two minutes away. >>> tip of the day starts up on th

. >> bear attack at yellowstone national park. hikers got away from a mother and her cub. >> cheating allegations against the defending champions of the america's cup and we will hear from the limed time in in japan. we found this on ebay, a set of seven bags for 50 bucks. no thanks. >>> that's "america's money." i'm diana perez. >> whether you are just joining us or headed out the door seven things to know. developing news in oakland after a double shooting left a woman dead. we will show you that video in a little bit. the shooting happened before midnight and a man was lit by gunshots and rubbed to -- rusheo the local hospital. >> there is going to be a major traffic headache because the bay bridge will shut down for five days during labor day weekend. this will be a wide impact on commuters. >> protests are taking to the streets in cairo over the state of emergency. demonstrators call for a day of rage after the deaths of 600 people if a police crackdown on two sit ins on wednesday supporting ousted president morsi. >> the pri

. >> reporter: and in yellowstone national park, four hikers charged by a mother bear protecting her cubs.5ç even yosemite is seeing a sharp increase in bear encounters, up 64% from last year. it's all happening because we're approaching hibernation season, and these hungry bears are trying to bulk up, looking everywhere for a meal. researchers at the alaska department of fish and game attached a small camera around the neck of this brown bear. watch as he scours trash cans just inches from backyards. and at this new jersey home -- >> my neighbor started screaming the minute i opened my car door to get back in the car. he was right on that hill right there. >> sitting just there. >> coming toward me. >> reporter: this morning, we just got word that the hunter attacks in alaska is in stable condition. and the grandmother of the michigan girl says she gets out of the hospital today and plans to play soccer as soon as she can. the majority of the recent attacks in the last few days are by normally passive black bears. >> that 13-year-old girl is lucky to be alive this morning. >> they

. >>> a surprise treat tore visitors at yellowstone national park. the world's tallest geyser, the steam erupting. the eruption sent steam 200, 300 feet in the air. then this geyser steamed for about 24 hours. >> it's an amazing sight. in related news, a bad time to get in line. it will be eight wreerz. you'll be waiting a long time. that was beautiful. >>> coming up here -- >> most of the sex that went on in the house all of it was consensual. these allegations about being forceful, that is totally wrong because it was time that they would even ask me for sex. >> a deeply trouble some might even say offensive performance there inside the mind of a madman. ariel castro. >>> glee moving forward. we know how fox's hit show will deal with cory montiff's fatal drug overdose. so... [ gasps ] these are sandra's "homemade" yummy, scrumptious bars. hmm? i just wanted you to eat more fiber. chewy, oatie, gooeyness... and fraudulence. i'm in deep, babe. you certainly are. [ male announcer ] fiber one. i'm in deep, babe. you certainly are. we've been able to cl

i would pick yellowstone national park in yosemite.ible policies, not his choice of vacations. >> you and i have talked about this. obama's policy from the time he became president in january of 2009 has been to actively seek the rise of the islamists. this is why we saw him early on calling for long-term allies, hosni mubarak to be replaced, depots in egypt, mo mark the doctor was working with us in terms of intelligence, and across north africa and done. in syria, president has not moved on that but we know the brother and ann al qaeda operating on the ground so should a sod fall who will grab power? the president has been actively engaged in encouraging and supporting the islamist across the middle east. >> i don't necessarily believe his heart is with the islamists. i think he is terribly naive and terribly clumsy. this is a president who prior to coming to the white house had no interest in foreign policy of world affairs. despite suppose the international connections no interest in history. he thought he could walk on water. at l

national parks. the warning is about bear attacks. four people have been injured in two separate grizzly attacks. the first attack came in yellowstone national park, where a group of four hikers were charged by a mother grizzly protecting her cub. >> they surprised a grizzly bear, that charged from about 40 feet out. the bear did make contact, biting his thigh and backsides. knocked him down. >> reporter: two hikers were wounded before they could deploy their bear spray. the second attack came just 50 miles away. the victims, two habitat researchers in island park, idaho. >> in both cases, the bears were either startled or cornered. they reacted by charging. and then, taking a bite at an individual and then moving on fast. >> reporter: in the second attack, a man was bitten on his hands. he was able to deploy his bear spray, stopping the attack. >> bears are out, trying to find food, getting ready for the fall. so, it is important that as folks move through the back country, that they make lots of noise and they carry bear spray. >> and this makes four attacks this year in the greater yellowstone area. >>> new details on that u.p.s.

. >>> a surprise treat for visitors to yellowstone national park.at geyser erupted for the first time in more than eight years. for nine minutes, the steamy hot air erupted. that geyser has gone as much as 50 years without doing that, it's reported. >>> video of a hungry bear stealing a dumpster has gone viral. look at this. the really smart bear dragged that dumpster about 50 feet before stopping to eat his meal. it was filled with leftover food from a nearby german restaurant. >> all right. want too check in with sal. see what's happening on the roads. things winding down, sal? >> a little bit. i mean we've gotten a little bit better. westbound bay bridge toll plaza. that traffic is going to be still backed up for a 15, to 20- minute delay. it was much worse. you can see there's quite a bit of inroad being made, especially by people who have a fastrack transponder. no major problems once you get in. 880 northbound, that looks good driving past the coliseum. it's not a bad drive. if you are driving on northbound 101 in san jose, the traffic does lo

couple of run-ins with bears leaving four people injured, one grizzly attacking two hikers in yellowstone national parky biting two forestry workers 70 miles away in idaho. alisyn: extreme weather is hitting some parts of the country. there's heavy rain and winds knocking down trees and power lines in kansas while dry conditions make it even harder for crews to control a massive wildfire burning in utah. rick reichmuth is live from the fox weather center. >> reporter: we have a lot of drought across parts of the west, and that's the biggest thing fueling these fires. temperatures have also been extremely warm, but this fire around the park city area, 50% containment now, so that's good news. it's a rell thetively small -- relatively small fire, it just has impacted a number of residential structures, and that's the problem. a lot of fires burning across areas of the west because of that drought. we have red flag warnings and be a fire weather watch across northeastern parts of nevada. but take a look at these temperatures, 100 in billings, 101 in salt lake city. these temps are about 10-15 degrees abov

the fire is burning one of our most famous and important natural wonders, yellowstone national park. will do whatever they can to protect yosemi yosemite. nick is tracking developments from california. >> good morning, chris. this massive fire has changed the lives and landscape of this community and every day has been a challenge for these firefighters to keep it from growing. >> it was astounding to see the power of what i witnessed earlier. >> reporter: it threatened more than 4,500 homes and structures. >> our main objectives, structure protection and making sure we keep everyone safe. >> reporter: over 3,000 firefighters are battling the fire. the massive blaze is threatening to destroy parts of the yosemite national park. >> how does this compare to others you fought? >> this is probably one of the worst ones that i have been on if not one of the more extreme fires. >> reporter: the fire has threatened the trees that grow in the park believed to be 2,000 years old. government officials say containing this fire is the highest priority. >> it was nerve wracking when they came kno

in 1872, the first national park was established in yellowstone. as we just heard, the philadelphia centennial exhibition. how big a deal was it for the nation to celebrate its anniversary? guest: absolutely huge. it was almost like a world fair. people from all over the world attended it. it was really a time for america to shine and to show that it was coming into its own as a world power. guest: mrs. grant loved it. she bought two things for the white house from there -- one was a shield that showed characters from milton's "paradise lost." then she bought a more endearing piece -- she hated the old james monroe centerpiece with mirrors on it -- she bought a hiawatha centerpiece, which was about this big, and it shows a canoe in the middle and hiawatha lounging on a bearskin rug. that was the new centerpiece for the white house. she bought it there on exhibit. it is still in the silver closet at the white house. host: on twitter -- who were the first lady's staff at this point in the process? guest: there was no social secretary then. usually the

yellowstone, 4 to 500 acres burned there. one of five fires burning inside the national park. burning there, that you see, called the allen fire, they're worried it's burning in a dry deep terrain. difficult conditions. firefighters having to go through this. they'll tell you they're stretched thin. five or six years ago, fire season started in may and went to december but now it extends through the winter. most firefighters tell you fire season is year-round. $1 billion spent so far. we have several months and in california, we haven't seen the massive fires we see when the santa ana winds go through. we still have a couple months to go. >> absolutely. thank you for keeping us updated. >>> thousands of small business owners in california were promised a tax break years ago but they're now being told scratch that. after a court ruling the state now wants those business owners to pay some $120 million in retroactive taxes they were never supposed to have to pay. opponents say this is going to kill small business there while sending a message, you can't really trust the governme