we have heard a lot about the national park service during this shut down. this bill reduces fund being for our national parks by $27 million. -- these are just a few of the priorities of the house not included in this bill before us. madam speaker, republicans stand ready and willing to negotiate with our friends on the other side of the aisle on legislation that includes priorities of both parties and both chambers. that's how this legislative body and our system of government is designed to work. i want to thank my colleague from california, mr. calvert, for his efforts today and over the last several months to ensure that the house's voice is heard this this debate. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentlewoman is recognized. the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. mccollum: madam speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentlewoman from california, ms. lee, a member of the appropriations committee. the speaker pro tempore: the the gentlewoman from california is recognized. ms. lee: thank you very much, mada

justinish this morning justin, thanks. >>> national park service emplees were back on the job sunday afternoon. they were out among tourists and locals at the national mall. they answered questions and made sure everything was operating smoothly. family enjoyed walking up the memorial,the lincoln and park service workers say they are just glad to be back at work. >> dedice asked men and women at the national park service are excited to be they have a passion for the national parks, and they are thrilled to be able to be backd elling america's story to visitors. >> other places back open include ford's theater and the women's levault natio monument. >>> at the same time the clock is ticking for lawmakers to come up with a permanent deal o face another government shutdown and seems like neither side is ready to budge when it c southern border wall. the white house is digging in more than $5 billion be included in the comprcrise. demo have maintained the wall is not an option, but border security is a priority. >> at the end of the day the president's commitment is to defend the nation.

so our grants are preservation grants and this national park service, i'm so sorry -- national park service grants, i always feel like i'm on a big spotlight when mr. stanton is speaking because he's one of my mentors. anyway, get back to it. our grants are the historic preservation grants and we preserve hbcus. we do all of the buildings. so if the building is on the national regulate we will give funds so that. we also have the african-american civil rights grants. so what i usually tell hbcus, if you're interested in it, look in your buildings and see if there was any civil rights activity. if there was civil rights activity and if the building is on the national register you can apply up to $500,000 to get that building restored. the other grant that we have with the civil rights grants are the oral history grants. and that is also 20th century. so with hbcus, the thing that you want to do is find anything that is civil-rights related on your campus and apply for that and you can do oral histories or museum exhibits. that is not just specific to hbcus. if you have any civil rights activ

the most obvious result is the closure or partial closure of parks run by the national park service. t to be a really nice new years day in san francisco, thousands headed out to visit one of the city's very popular national parks but many visitors were greeted with locked gates, overflowing trashcans and parking lots they couldn't get to.natsat crissy field, the trash cans had been emptied and the bathroooms were open, but, a few miles away sturo baths the parking lot and visitor center were locked up. posted signs blamed the ongoing government shutdown. natsat nearby ocean beach, the unfortunatly, so were many of the trash cans.natsout at ft funston, arriving visitors along skyline boulevard were met with the harsh reality of a government shutdown. the only road to the parking lot was blocked.sotit's inconvienant.dave sieber lives in san francisco. sottoday there's cars all along the streets. we were initallya little confused about what was going on then we got to the gate and found out it was the government shutdown.sotmark roth comes here all the time, he's not happy about parking

park service can't pay to plow the roads. in other cases people are getting into national park's without visitor services. host: what has the impact been? guest: it has been terrible. battlefields are losing some of their artifacts. a joshua trees have been cut down and used for firewood. off-road vehicles have been driving into wilderness areas. the muster magic impact across the board in many parks is trash build -- the most dramatic impact across the board and many parts of trash build and human waste. there will be a huge cleanup effort after the shutdown is over. host: here's a picture from a tweet in joshua tree national park. visitors are cutting down joshua trees and driving into sensitive areas where vehicles are banned. we have had some extensive four-wheel driving. speak to us, what is the impact to the parks? guest: damage. it's damage, potential looting .f artifacts we will not know the full picture of the damage until the shutdown is over and we get staff back into the parks. because of the way the shutdown works you can only have essential staff in, only 16% of national park service tax --

today national park service saying theational mall and memorial park willese tomorrow. all the smithsoan museums and the national zoo. the national park service says all of its sights will open as well. >>> celebrity chef jose andres is keeping his emergency kitchen open. during the shutdown they serve between 7,000 to 10,000 meals every da >> i am very grateful that ople from the outside sector and the government are able to helping peoe. we did nothing to incur the pai that we hav endured by the government being shut down. >>> all right. e av got mowere breeting news too now. a triple shooting in southeast washington.rc washington just got to the scene. >> reporter: we just got here and set up for the live shot. is triple shooting happened here on fort davis place. the cross street q streeu are looking at fort davis place. you can see the pice cruisers, evidence van and all the activity taking place umthe street f where we are standing. d.c. police isng tel us this was in fact a triple shooting. this isom aide but we do not know how many people have died inhis incident

what does it have to do with the national parks service? what does it have to do with the environmental protection agency? chemicals safety board, with the internal revenue service, with national forest, mental health services or domestic violence programs funded through the department of t justice branch? the border wall housing administered by hud. hundreds of thousands ofds works and millions of citizens who are served by the affected agencies are being punished, wiped out of their jobs, turned away from services because the president believes that if he punishes enough people, even those on connected the legitimate issue at hand, he will get what he wants. this is time behavior. not presidential behavior. the illogic of this form of punishment struck me most vividly yesterday when i moved to reopen these unaffected agencies and leader mcconnell objected to my request.. one of the agencies covered by my request was the executive office of the president of the united states. at the white house, many of the presidents own staff are furlough

what does it have to do with the national park service? what does it have to do with the environmental protection agency? with the chemical safety board? with the internal revenue service? with national forests? with mental health services or domestic violence programs funded through department of justice grants? with affordable housing programs administered by h.u.d.? hundreds of thousands of workers and millions much citizens who are served -- of citizens who are served by the affected agencies are being punished, loked out of their jobs, be deprived of their paychecks, deprived of their services because the president believes that if he punishes enough people, even those unconnected with the legitimate issue at hand, he will get what he wants. this is tyrant behavior, not presidential behavior. the illogic of this form of punishment struck me most vividly yesterday when i moved to reopen these unaffected agencies and leader mcconnell objected to my u.c. request. mr. president, one of the agencies covered by my u.c. request was the execut

we'reur about an nd a half ago the national park service announced the national mall and memorialarks will resume regular operations tomorrow. starting on tuesday tourists will be able to visit the museums on the mall. that includes all of the euithsonian m and the national zoo. the national park service says all of their sites will have normal operations on tuesday as well. >>> meanwhile, furloughed employees preparing to rurn to rk don't know how long the government will remain open. e bill president trump signed last night only includes funding for three weeks. nbc's chris pollone on the uncertainties still in the air. >> federal workers are relieved. >> it feels exciting to go back to work, to harp a e. >> but they don't have relief. government is back open, checks have not yet gone out.lthen, fo affected workers like this one in califor remain open. >> i think that's why everybody is so grateful that you know this iin reg open for us until those paychecks do come. it still aows you to come in and grab the items that you may need and not have to worry abo going to a grocery store.

reporter: in a new development, visitors will now see the area maintained once again by the national park service. officials announced today that park revenue fees will be used to provide trash collection,ni tation and urgent road work such as snowplowing to national park property. pitched in to help after the area becameverwhelmed with uncollected litter. in another development, the fbi agent's association, a professional organization which represents nearly all special agents, issued a letter the federal shutdown a matter of national security, noting that while agents continue to work without pay, missing payments on debts could create delays in securing or renewing security clearances. so here in the national ml area, tomorrow morning the very able, very competent and i job t tell you what a good those d.c. public works and other crews did in keeping this area clean while the national parks service people were not working. they hand the baton back t the national park service friday morning. >>> furloughed federal employees faci their first pay day without paychecks took to the streets to ty. t

according to the national park service, indian cove and black rock campgrounds will be open for day-use national park service says the joshua tree will remain accessible, but visitors will be entering at their own risk, as the service can't fully staff its properties. ( darya ) now to the north bay ... where two men have been arrested in the assault of another man in petaluma. it happened just after the new year ... around 2 a-m ... on kentucky street and western avenue. investigators say two 22- year-old men attacked a 29 year old man. malik telcy is accused of walking up behind the victim and punching him in the side of the head ... knocking him to the ground. then police say this man ... gregory macdonald ... kicked the man in the face and hit him in the head. police eventually arrested the two men. it's not clear yet what prompted the attack. happening today ... the mexican national accused of a killing a newman police officer in stanislaus county will be in court.( darya ) now... crticism is growing over a california's sanctuary law that some say played a role in the officer's murd

what does it have to do with the national park service? what does it have to do with the environmental protection agency? with the chemical safety board? with the internal revenue service? with national forests? with mental health services or domestic violence programs funded through department of justice grants? with affordable housing programs administered by h.u.d.? hundreds of thousands of workers and millions much citizens who are served -- of citizens who are served by the affected agencies are being punished, loked out of their jobs, be deprived of their paychecks, deprived of their services because the president believes that if he punishes enough people, even those unconnected with the legitimate issue at hand, he will get what he wants. this is tyrant behavior, not presidential behavior. the illogic of this form of punishment struck me most vividly yesterday when i moved to reopen these unaffected agencies and leader mcconnell objected to my u.c. request. mr. president, one of the agencies covered by my u.c. request was the execut

the national park service has no been able to maintain it since the government shutdown. as news 4's derrick ward explains, the park had become overru with storm runoff and debris. snore the cove is a beao iful place, but the chainsaws sawing made it clear they had come n just to marvel at nature but to undo some of its i mi. the potomac has made a mess of things. everywher just wood it's like going into your messy room that you're going to clean yo. where d start? >> reporter: all of this is a natural process. since the riv has been running it's done this. it takes care some of the tree trunks and debris that comes from up river after heavy rain and snow melt. usually the park service tends to this, b with theshutdown they have been kept out of fletcher's cove, a monday of minding area couldn't afford to miss but when the call went out for volunteers it was answered. >> we got over 200 inquiries and signups for that. >> i love the river. i'm from liberia and i grew up in aed po. this is my first time being here and i love it. >> reporr: there are views and vistas here's t

nation mall and memorial parks. dozens of people took in the sights as national park service rangers returned to work. news4's darcy spencer is live nt thional mall where a lot of people are happy to see these things open again. >> reporter: that's right, cory. things are getting back to normal here along the national mall. keep in mind, if you plan to come here the smithsonian museums are still closed, and they're going to stay that way, at least until tuesday. we want to tell you, what is erent, what ydi can expect if you come here. now ford's n theaterional historic site and women's equality monument -- the national monument, reopened today. and as you namentioned,l park service employees are back at work at the monuments and memorials for the first time since the partial government shutdown. so you will see the rangers back out and about talking to visitors and offering their expertise of the that's something tha forward to and seeing them and talking to them. we spoke to a spokesperson for the national park service who says workers areappy to be back on the job. >> certainly for most employees, t

. >> so the national park service employees here and all over the bay area are back on the job, but the question remains for how long. >> you know, as things get closer, i'm sure we'll get more nervous. but i guess we're hopeful that we'll continue to be able to operate, and that's we're going to focus on right now. >> in martinez, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> now laura told us about the john muir historical site. things are also getting back to normal at muir woods. the national park closed only briefly during the shutdown, but services were limited throughout the duration of the impasse. with the shutdown over, park rangers returned to their post today. ranger-led talks also resumed and so did other educational programs. visitors are really happy things are getting back to normal. >> i didn't try to come during the shutdown, but all the articles i read, the bathroom situation and all the trash, i didn't want to have to deal with that. definitely glad that it's over. >> muir woods did not fall victim to overflowing trash cans because some national park service personnel kept working t

national park. jsh with a tree is technically closed due to the federal government shutdown, however people have been able to enter the park anyway without paying the usual admission fee. now national park service will shut down two camp grounds for overnight use. the park service says it has no choice, the restrooms are about to floeoverflow. >>> a two-year-old girl was in the hospital after falling into a rhino exhibit at a zoo in florida today. the girl was taking part in the rhino encounter when guests are allowed to view the large animals up close from behind a barrier, but the girl somehow fell through a gap and landed inside the enclosure. and that is when at least one of the rhinos made contact with her. we just got word though that the girl is doing well. >> good to hear. >>> now to that deadly lion attack at a north carolina zoological center. for the first time we're hearing the delramatic 911 call. natalie brunell tells us what the call reveals. reveals. reve. >> reporter: just released the frantic 911 call for help a newly hired sbefintern was ma by the lion. al alexandra black was killed while cleaning the facility. >> we've lost a person, we've lost an animal, we have lost our fa

trach attractions run by the national park service remain closed. in alameda, a foot pantry for coast guard personnel will continue offering help. >> hand goods over here -- >> reporter: despite a deal, need remains. nicole is picking up groceries for her family at a food pantry for active duty coast guard personnel in alameda, something she'll do till her husband is paid. >> i think that's why everybody's so grateful that this is remaining open for us until those paychecks do come, because it allows you to come in, grab the items that you may need, and not have to worry about going to a grocery store. >> reporter: federal workers missed two paychecks during the government shutdown. today was day 35, the day president trump signed a deal to end the stalemate. >> i am very proud to announce today that we have reached a deal to end the shutdown and reopen the federal government. >> reporter: but the deal only reopens the government for three weeks, and it does not provide any new money for a border wall as president trump demanded. that means democrat

progress on the bridge. >> huge massive craters now being fixed by national park service road cruise. and make no mistake. this took a lot of work. >> i take this bridge virtually every morning to go to work and it'so gotten te point where over the weekend you can see the -- the metal underneath the support of whatsed to be asphalt. >> reporter: we'vele det the concerns of drivers and w heas hoping he could get some action to me a fix. >> ihink this will wake up somebody. >> despite the fact that this is gutting back some federal road work, park service crews here making xes, this whole scene with cars dodging the potholes reminiscent of f anothereral pothole situation which happened lolast yearng the klara barton parkway. >> in order to avoid the potholes drivers are actually cross the yellow lines entering into a head-on traffic so we made this an emergency safety reir so we could address that safety concern. on there are men still a few craters in the bridge to take care of. >> the park service had to restock its supply of ready made asphal crews will be back tomorrow. if you see a

the national park service says the joshua tree will remain accessible, but visitors will be entering rvice can't fully staff its properties. ( will )mum wage is up for the year. we hear from south bay workers who say the raise ( will )plus.. itesla... you better hurry up... the companies 75-hundred dollar tax credit is getting sliced in half. (ácommercialá) the second day of the new year is coming along with more pleasant weather as temperatures boost to comfortably cool highs in the 50's much like yesterday with calm winds continuing. skies will remain sunny before increasing cloud cover and rain looking likely into the weekend ahead. (robin) no major hot no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. hot spot in san jose cleared on sb 85 at winchester. accident now on the shoulder take a look take a look at this ... police in oregon arrest a man for trying to steal from officers right outside of the police station. officers say he tried to get away with a bike. for about 30 seconds-- the man tries to cut the lock off of the bike. an officer comes out..

but it's maintained by the national park service again one of those other agencies that has taken a big hit do this shut down and the national park service did close that clock tower but only briefly before the g.s.a. reopened it basically saying that the money to keep the clocktower open is not impacted by this year's fiscal budget which is impacting the other agencies that are affected by the shutdown so it is back open it was closed to the public but now the g.s.a. says it's ok i can open it back up again well if those workers those g.s.a. workers aren't working they're not collecting all that rent and those leases and by the way i happen to know this little fact the reason there's so many folks with so many g.s.a. facilities in kansas city in the middle of the country is because the workers there are cheap my old agency we had an office in kansas city we used to be an exchange there but it's gone but we kept the workers there because it's it's cheap but having those people throughout the country trying to collect those those leases and collect the money that's not happening now as l

kron 4's charles clifford reports on partial closure of parks run by the national park service. what turned out to be a really nice new years day in san francisco, thousands headed out to visit one of the city's very popular national parks but many visitors were greeted with locked gates, overflowing trashcans and parking lots they couldn't get to.natsat crissy field, the trash cans had been emptied and the bathroooms were open, but, a few miles away sturo baths the parking lot and visitor center were locked up. posted signs blamed the ongoing government shutdown. natsat nearby ocean beach, the parking lots were jam packed. unfortunatly, so were many of the trash cans.natsout at ft funston, arriving visitors along skyline boulevard were met with the harsh reality of a government shutdown. the only road to the parking lot was blocked.sotit's inconvienant.dave sieber lives in san francisco. sottoday there's cars all along the streets. we were initallya little confused about what was going on then we got to the gate and found out it was the government shutdown.sotmark roth comes he

in the 1970's and 1980's when four of the missions became under the protection of the national park service, the park service wanted the archdiocese to restart the parishes and so forth. four are now active parishes in the catholic church. steve: if you could explain what the unesco status means for the missions. joel kitchens: the unesco status hopefully means an increased tourism, increased fundraising for the missions, for their continued preservation. when unesco came in and the recognition and criteria they used was to recognize the joining of the spanish and indigenous nation at the missions. the missionaries brought the monumental architecture. they also taught the native americans european agricultural techniques. i brought in and built irrigation, sophisticated irrigation system that can still be seen today. one of the dams still exists. you can visit. and so, this was part of what unesco was trying to recognize and preserve with its designation. steve: let's talk about the alamo. what was there pre-1836? joel kitchens: you had the remains of a mission church and a number of outbui

the national park service who was going to be -- plan was to make it part of the national parks service because the smithsonian wasn't interested in creating a national museum. the park service said we are not in the museum business, so we don't want it either. so it really couldn't gain a foothold within the federal government. with support from the state of ohio and private philanthropy and others, the museum would open, though, later in the 1980s and of course the director was a person that many of you know in this room, john fleming. but by the end of 1980s, the pressure was on the smithsonian to do something about creating the museum dedicated to african american history and culture. so they appointed claudine brown to decide if there should be a museum and they said yes, there should be a museum and those of you involved in that effort, including my friend john franklin, who you all know who is here in the room. they came out saying, yes, there should be a national african american museum as part of the smithsonian and they began planning for that. but legislation needed to be int

the national park service has cut off some urces the couple says they only need a couple of hours tohe space that loves us back. i mean, we get a lot of joy out of this place so why not take care of it? why not help out?"> rangers are advising families who do not have reservations to only stay for the day, so the trash is kept to a minimum. the campgrounds at joshua tree national park in southern california are also closed because of the government shutdown. the specific reason involves health and safety concerns. officials say vault toilets have not been cleaned out. according to the national park service, indian cove and black rock campgrounds will be open for day-use only. the tre accessible, but visitors will be entering at their own risk, ( darya ) take a look at this ... police in oregon say they arrested a man for trying to steal from officers right outside of the police station. officers say he tried to get away with a bike. gladstone police shared this video on social media. for about 30 seconds-- the man tries to cut the lock off of the bike. an officer comes out... confron

. >> reporter: they have learned the national parks services is one of many agency affected by this. >> nicole jacobs, i know you're pots g a lot of trouble out there. thank you. >> emergency shelters set up around the citypa to c our homeless neighbors out of the cold staying outsideor several hours in weather like this. it can causeythermia or frostbi frostbite. >> it's horrible. it was so cold last night where we weree' >> trying to help each other in this ecament. we're hoping to god he hears ow're prayers and gives us shelter. >> call 311 orr -- or 911 if there's a family emergency. >>> the partialvernment shutdown has affected everything from the metro to marrge licenses and has now entered its second monl. democrats shut down a deal offered over the weekendy the president, but the senate may still try and take itup. while senate republicans support it. theyould need to pass it. the president wants a deal on the border wall before the government reopens. >>> later today d.c. mayor muriel bowser is calling on the president to end the shutdown. she'spking later at a fight bank. >

with the government shut down, the national park service couldn't keep the park maintained. derrick ward is live out there in northwest. we s a lot of folks chipping in to do some work. >> reporter: indeed. they've been at it since before the sun cameup. now, fletcher's cove, of course, is an important and popular place. you can see the waters here. i'm told in the sprin prg, the d runs deep, and the angulares love it. of course, it is a force of nature, that you get the wood and debris spewed up from the river during rains andusually, here to use big machines to get this out of the way. wn, these h the shut folks have taken it on themselves to sort of do what the park servi is going to do. give them a can see s made. were just thrown about the cove, inhis area, when we were here early this morning. they plan to be at it into the day. these are all volunteersfr from nds of vetfletcher's cove and others that care about this area, care about beingwa a s of the river and of the cove itself. we talked to one of the guys that's down heree one of organizers, about what brings them

live outside the plaza, justin finch, news 4. >>> justin, thank you. >>> national park service employees were aback on the job on sunday afternoon. they were out amongst tourists and locals at the national ma. they answered questions, made sure everything was operatingly smoo families enjoyed walking up to the steps of the lincoln memorial. and park service workers say they're just glad to be back at work. dedicated men and women of the national park service are excited to be back. they have a passion for the national parks. they're thrilledo be able to be back and telling america's stories to visitors. >> other plates are now back open, including ford's theater and women's equality national monday many. t clock is ticking for lawmakers to come up with a permanent deal or face another government shuteewn. it s neither side is willing to budge when it comes to the southern border wall. the white house i diggingin, insisting more than $5 billion be included in the compromise. democrats have maintained the wall is not an option but border can security is a priority. >> the end of the day, t

the national park service -- the plan was to make it part of the national parks service, because the smithsonian at that point wasn't really interested in creating a national museum. but the parks service said, well, we're not really in the museum business, so we don't want it either. it really couldn't gain a foothold within the federal government. with support from the state of ohio and private philanthropy and others, the museum would open, though, later in the 1980s and of course the director was a person that many of you know in this room, john fleming. but by the end of the 1980s, the pressure was on the smithsonian to do something with respect to creating a national museum dedicated to african-american history and culture, and so they appointed claudine brown, shown here, to put together a commission to study what the smithsonian should do. should there be a museum. and that commission said, yes, there should be a museum, and there are people, many people in this room who were involved in that effort going back to including my friend john franklin who you all know who's here in

we have heard a lot about the national park service during this shut down. this bill reduces fund being for our national parks by $27 million. -- these are just a few of the priorities of the house not included in this bill before us. madam speaker, republicans stand ready and willing to negotiate with our friends on the other side of the aisle on legislation that includes priorities of both parties and both chambers. that's how this legislative body and our system of government is designed to work. i want to thank my colleague from california, mr. calvert, for his efforts today and over the last several months to ensure that the house's voice is heard this this debate. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentlewoman is recognized. the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. mccollum: madam speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentlewoman from california, ms. lee, a member of the appropriations committee. the speaker pro tempore: the the gentlewoman from california is recognized. ms. lee: thank you very much, mada

(ken) the national park service says, a man died at yosemite on christmas day... after he fell into a river. according to officials, the man slipped down silver apron ... which is a large, sloping granite area above nevada falls. rangers arrived on the scene in less than an hour to pull the man from the water and provide medical assistance, but the man died from a head injury. further details are not being made available at this time. an investigation into the man's death is taking longer than usual due to the partial government shutdown. the effect of the federal government of the federal government shutdown is going beyond furloughed government workers. kron4's maureen kelly shows us how some local small mom and pop businesses.. which rely on those workers are seeing a dramatic dropoff of customers. city cup coffee sits right across jefferson street from the ron dellums federal building.at the time this video was taken....was just before the noon hour....when usually workers would be streaming out looking for a bite to eat. but today....very few people could be

that is because the national parks service is just one of the auras affected by this partial government n.shutdo maryland road crews, virginia road crews all say they've gotten onal calls and they plan to head out to repair those. back to you. >> all right. tracking those troubles on the roads. thank you, nicole. >>> d.c. has activated its hypothermia alert. emergency shelters are set up around the city to keep our homeless neighbors out of the cold. staying outside for several hours leakhi ts can cut off or hypothermia frostbite. >> it's terrible. it was so cold last night where we were. >> we're trying to help each other during this predicament and hoping god hears our prayers. >> call 311 or 911 if there's an immediate safety risk. families seeking shelter can also call 311. >> furloughed employees are minutes away from missingse nd paycheck. it's now entered its second month and a deal to end the gridlock doesn't seem to be in the immediate future. wle senate republicans support it, they would still need the support of seven senate democrats to pass it. democras want to reopen the g

there's a lot of work down there that needs to be done as long as the 400 or so national park under the national park service control. they are going to be prioritizing and getting to the ones that need thet m work and balancing that with the personnel that they have on hand do it. as for the smithsonian museums and national zoo, they will reopen on tuesday and the actual -- the washington monument behind us there when you're looking live. it won't be open until spring but ty can get back to work at least on rehak and doing the refurbishing that' done. you'll see a gradual reopening things around here as we get on the other side of that shutdown, and, of seco there is that looming concern that in another three weeks or w so could be right back here again. let's hope not. live on the national mall, derrick ward, news 4. back to you. >> thank you. let's talk numbers when it comes st the shutdown. the lon one in u.s. history, not cheap. according to financial rating agency standard & poor's the price tag was at least $6 billctn. s&p pro the damage from the 35-day shutdown likely worse than previously expected.

the national parks service is preparing to resume operations though the schedule for individual parks may vary depending on staff size and operations. in the bay area, many national parks and attractions stayed open with limited services. federal workers may have a lot of work cleaning up federal lands but the big question, when will they get paid. they posted they expect to pay staff no later than thursday, n oakland tsa agents who don't know what to expect in three weeks. >> i am proud of everyone for coming together the way they did, the way we all did. wewido it again if we have to. >> the bill is only good till february 15 and that is keeping a lot of federal workers from feeling comfortable because they don't know what the future holds and if there will be another government shutdown and if so for how long. leigh martinez, ktvu fox 2 news. >> thank you very much. >>> coming up, city hall is lit up in orange tonight to remember former san francisco giants executive peter magowan. responsible for keeping the giants in the city when they were on the verge of moving to florida. how

where most california tax forms are sent. >>> national parks are beginning to reopen now that the partial government shutdown has ended. the national park serviceopen immediately. depend on the size of the staff and the complexity of the operations at the parks. the park service is asking visitors to contact individual parks to see if they are open before you go out to them. >>> people who live near joshua tree national park drawing attention to the effects of the government shutdown. they held a rally over the weekend. demonstrating against the physical and economic damage into the park. it was mostly open during the shutdown, but still suffered from illegal camping, vandalism, and off-road driving. the la times report some volunteers tried patrolling the park during the shutdown and also money had been set aside for trail and road maintenance was keep a few rangers on the job. >>> you heard steve comedy midwest is bracing for an arctic blast, expected to hit the region by wednesday. the polar vortex is set to bring the lowest temperatures in years to the northern plains and the great lakes. the forecast calls for the windchill as low as -40 i

and democrats are both digging in as the government shutdown begins to make an impact on the national park service.(whoosh)oakland's police chief visits the little girl gravely wounded by gunfire on new year's eve ,,, and promises to find the shooter,it's just a matter of time(whoosh)and welcoming the new year by recalling an old tragedy ... oscar grant's family talks to kron four on the tenth anniversary of his death in the hands of bart police.oscar's death was the catalyst to wake up america. (ken) now at 8 -- we begin with breaking news out of the south bay -- san jose mayor sam liccardo was hit by a car while riding his bike earlier today.. a spokesperson from the the mayor's office says liccardo was cycling when a car hit him... good evening -- i'm ken wayne. (catherine) and i'm catherine heenan. the accident happend on sierra road. here's look at a map so you have a better idea of where this happened. the mayor was taken to the hospital and is a "bit banged up," but should be home in one or two days. liccardo's office says he's being kept at the hospital for observation. (ken) the mayor rel

the national park service has closed the beach to the public and the road leading to it for now. vice is planning to open the road and beach this weekend only so people can see the seals. depending on how that goes, it could be open beyond sunday. >> we will have a lot of park rangers and volunteer docents so we can bring people close to the edge of the beach in the parking lot to witness this incredible site. we will not let people on to the beach. >> reporter: there is something that's hard to ignore, the smell . it is a combination of ripe seaweed and stale gym socks. but you get used to it. the seals will likely stay here until spring. seals often like to return to familiar areas so they might make a return appearance next winter. at point reyes national seashore, ktvu fox2 news . >>> what a difference four months makes. this is minnehaha falls in minneapolis. on the left, we took that picture in mid-september. on the right, that is what it looks like right now. that picture was taken yesterday. minnehaha falls is completely frozen over. you can walk right behind the falls. it

stepping in for furloughed national park service employees who would normally be doing this kind of work...rep. jackie speier/congresswoman- "it's foolish on so many levels." congresswoman jackie speier... and, congressman jared huffman... putting a spotlight on the damage already done as a result of the partial government shutdown.rep. jackie speier/congresswoman- "we do know that, uh, we've got three deaths now in our national parks. uh, the recommendation is that they be closed becse to wildlife." the state leaders picking up trash piling up at lands end and ocean beach in san francisco saturday. both areas among several parts of the golden gate national recreation area neglected... pending a compromise between lawmakers and president trump to end the stalemate.rep. jared huffman/congressman- "even if he got the full five billion he's demanding -- it would only cover a fraction of the cost of this le long monolith that he's trying to create. uh, it won't happen."rep. jackie speier/congresswoman- "when we had a 16 day shutdown in 2013, it cost the taxpayers of this country between four

. >>> joshua tree national park in southern california is closing for a few days because of the government shutdown. the national park service says the park needs cleanup and repairs. it will close tomorrow morning but will reopen as soon as everything is completed. in the meantime, some volunteers have been trying to do their part. >> this is a great opportunity for us to be here and do something for a beautiful park. >> it's probably cleaner than it has been in a long time. thanks to everybody that's volunteering. >> park officials say with the lack of park rangers some visitors have defaced the park's namesake joshua trees. >>> yosemite national park is still open. however, experts say the shutdown is exposing larger problems within the park and the park service, mainly involving infrastructure and maintenance backlogs. a professor who researches public lands and protected areas says yosemite is seeing more visitors than its infrastructure can handle. >> the park service has a deferred maintenance backlog of i believe $11.6 billion. yosemite's third on that list with over $500 million maintenance backlog. >> the national

that was until atlanta-based delta air lines stepped in...offering grant money to the national park serviceo reopen.dr. albert paul hundreds of thousands of federal workers including many in warnock's congregation are in limbo.reverend raphael warnock, senior pastor, ebenezer baptist church// "in the spirit of martin luther king jr. we need to get beyond this."in atlanta...i'm omar jimenez reporting (ken) for more than three decades now, the bay aea has celebrated the birthday of the late dr. martin luther king junior thsymbolic train ride from san jose to san francisco.(pam) among those on board the "celebration train" this year .. kron four's rob fladeboe. nats (boarding train)this was the happy scene as hundreds of folks boarded the martin luther king junior celebration train in san jose. the annual event celbrating dr. kings birthday, life and legacy. tasha bartholomew/caltrain "...this event brings out generations of families to celebrate what dr. king was trying to do....nats (new life fellowship praise team)the new life fellowship praise team set the tone for the ride to san francisc

this morning....officials with joshua tree national park say they've found a way to welcome visitors despite the government shutdown. the national park serviceey've avoided closing joshua tree by using money from recreation fees. thursday was the first day of full accessibility at the park. however with little to no supervision, some visitors have left tire marks, trash, and a tree was even cut down. but one tourist says for the most part, she's been impressed. ( marty ) the national park service says part of the funding is going towards bringing maintenance crews back. most of the government-funded visitor centers at the park are closed. ( marty ) in the east bay -- the community is making sure coast guard families, who are missing their paychecks don't go hungry during the government shutdown. the alameda food bank delivered a van full of food, which will be handed out to east bay coast guard families tomorrow. organizers say, there are an estimated 200- coast guard families.. who will be helped by these ( marty ) k.d. says the ( marty ) k.

national park in southern california.... due to health and safety concerns. officials say, vault toilets on the site are reaching capacity. the park closure takes effect today. according to the national park service, indian cove and black rock campgrounds will be open for day-use only. (pam) and yosemite has announced new access limitations... due it its own problems with human waste... and damage to resources. the park said today, rangers will be staffing a checkpoint at the south entrance to the park... reached by highway- 41... and that only those people with reservations will be allowed to go in. everyone else will have to enter the park through highway- 140. several popular areas of the park have had to be shut down ... and visitors are being urged to use restrooms before entering the park. (pam) and despite the meeting between the president and congressional leaders.. no compromise was reached on the shutdown today. (ken) it looks like it will be up to the incoming legislature to sort this all out... as new members of congress are set to be sworn in tomorrow. (ken) joining us now to talk about what's happening.... u-s-f professor james taylor. james taylor. s-f professor happening.... u-s-f

contra costa county partnered up with the national park service to offer couples to get married insidetoric john muir house in martinez on valentine's day. the ceremonies will be held between 10:20 a.m. and 3:20 p.m. on feburary 14th. weddings will be held in a room that contains a chandelier, grand piano and a view overlooking the property. the victorian-style home was built in 18-82, according to the county clerk-recorder office. people can make appointments for ceremonies at the clerk-recorder office in martinez. ( robin ) coming up at 5... a first in california as governor newsom appoints a surgeon general. ( robin ) plus... kamala harris is running for president... and now some political leaders are sounding off on the big announcement. ( robin ) and... more to help bart commuters... as crews get ready to expand its services. (dog) mmm. this beneful grain free is so healthy... oh! farm-raised chicken! that's good chicken! hm!? here come the accents. blueberries and pumpkin. wow. and spinach! that was my favorite bite so far. (avo) beneful grain free. out with the grain, in with th