marriage was honored by oglethorpe in doing that create fortunately in augusta as in much of the backcountry of the south the revolution was really a civil war. it was between people who lived here, those were loyal to the crown and those who are part of the patriot or revolutionary force. in augusta that was true and so some of the fighting has that sort of a real warfare civil war nature about it. behind me are the representation of a continental soldier in uniform. they would come to the area toward the end of the war and then what we would have seen here most of the war and that is georgia militiamen. so you basically have two different armies fighting for the patriot cause. you have people within states who are part of their state militia as well as people who have joined with the continental forces under the command ultimately of george washington and washington would appoint general nathaniel green is the commander of the southern forces after 1778. after the american revolution of course the indian trade was over as farmers with dan and filled the backcountry and increasing numbers o

fortunately is in excess the end much of the of backcountry of the south south, the revolution was the civil war between people who lived here that were loyal to the crown or part of the revolutionary force. so some of the fighting has the guerrilla warfare. behind to me are the representation of the continental soldier isn't uniform they would come toward the end and then we would see is the militiamen said you have to different armies fighting for the patriot cause those that were part of the state's militia as well as those who joined up with those continental forces joining up with george washington and washington was appointed general nathanael greene as part of the southern forces after 1778. after the american revolution the indian trade was over and farmers filled up the back country in increasing numbers of land secessions with the cherokee to push them all the way out of georgia. the initial farmers that lived in this area were producing tobacco made eighth came from the virginia or the carolinas that was the cash crop. through the '70s and '80s and '90s greasy the people in

firefighters say flames are moving deeper into the backcountry, making it difficult for them to contain it. >> faced with the same challenges with access. very limited roads, improved roads, so people have to hike in, have to use a lot of aircraft. >> if weather conditions don't change much, crews could contain it early next week. cause under investigation. >>> firefighters across the country are rating the risk of wildfires at the highest possible level. a high degree of wildfire activity, major commitments of firefighters teams and difficult weather conditions are likely to continue for several days. more than 39,000 wildfires have burned 10,000 square miles a across the country. firefighters managers are setting priorities and helping each other protect lives and property. >>> 10 minutes after 4:00 and two news crews robbed at gunpoint. you saw some of it live right here on mornings on 2. coming up at 4:30, how san francisco police tracked down one of the suspects and the reason they think this crime will get harder to commit. >>> first, dozens of new stores are opening at the outlet

most of the fire is in the backcountry inaccessible to firefighters on foot.choppers have been collecting water from a large lake here and dropping it as fast as possible and returning for more. thick smoke in the morning is preventing the choppers from going up until late afternoon. ten teles are being used on this fire. >>> and here you can see what they're trying to prevent. the king's canyon lodge is the only structure so far that has been destroyed by the fire. it was built in 1928 and tourists have been coming here for decades. it was filled with antiques that are now all gone. the owner is amazed that the historic gas pumps survived. this area was evacuated before the fire got here. >> lisa reporting. >> officials in macedonia are allowing refugees to cross into the country from greece today. over the weekend police used stun grenades to try to stop them from entering. jonathan hull has more from the greek side of the border. >> here on the greek side of the border it is busy but for the moment there is a system in place, and the system seems to be work

after the american revolution the indian trade was over as farmers lived in and saw that the backcountryreasing numbers of land sessions from both the creeks and cherokee but pushed the indians saw the layout of georgia. the initial farmers that lived in this area were producing tobacco. many of them had come from virginia and the carolinas where that wasn't ashcroft and ruined this area as well. pacific teen 80s 90s we see augustine and people in the countryside producing tobacco that was put into what were called hogshead then moved into town and were basically big barrels turned on their side put through the center looks up to a team of horses have bolted town and that was how people made their money. the road became tobacco rose because they followed her just to keep tobacco from going through low-lying areas where they might get wet. tobacco is the center of a lot of augustine for years. in the 1790s 1793 to be exact and inventor named eli whitney was working on the plantation attack free outside savanna and came up with a little invention called the cotton engine and that would mak

but on average one person is injured in a grizzly attack every year in yellowstone's backcountry. with black bear attacks in the park more rare -- one every six years. >> we have to respect what we have here. in order to have a safe visit, there is a personal responsibility for people as well. >> reporter: tonight, experts remind people, try to hike in groups of three or more. stick to designated trails, and always carry a can of bear spray like this one. tom? >> thank you. >>> and weather threatening cities and suburbs in the central plains. a monster storm in arizona. lightning plaguing the central florida area. >> reporter: the tampa, florida, area hit again. this neighborhood submerged after ten inches of rain in just eight days. water. homeowners facing major repairs. >> if the county and the state can't get together to come up with a permanent solution, i don't know how i can put more money back into this house. >> shut the door! >> reporter: in south dakota, this family racing to keep golf ball-sized hail out of their home. that same system lighting up skies over nebraska.

the last few years, to recognize the need for us to manage fire, not only the natural fire in the backcountry, but we will have our fires -- we are taking very active suppression on part of that fire, and then at the same time allowing another portion of that fire to be able to burn and reduce fuel. a good example of this was the room fire a couple of years ago in california. aggressive suppression to keep the fire out of the communities that at the same time we allow the fire to burn up into yosemite national park, where the park has been doing prescribed burning. those are the things we need to continue to do. when you look at the research paper, for me it describes where we are at. but we do need to expand. we need to explore natural fire and if we are going to increase our prescribed fire, we need to increase our mechanical treatments, especially in the places to do the work where we put fire into the landscape. the other challenge we have, as pointed out in this paper, is for our communities to understand what needs to occur. when we are managing fire in the backcountry, there was a lot

the flames are moving deeper into the backcountry, making it very difficult for them to contain that fire. if weather conditions don't change much, they could contain it by early next week, but steve says it is going to heat up for the weekend. >>> for the first time in two years, firefighters across the country are rating the risk of wildfires the highest possible level. top federal and state firefighters officials say major commitments of fire fighting teams and difficult weather conditions are likely to continue for several days. more than 39,000 burned 10,000 square miles across the country, twice the size of marin county, just to give you an idea. p firefighters managers are setting priorities and then help each other protect lives and properties. >>> 5:09. we have an update on yesterday morning's breaking news story of a woman who fell or jumped off the bay bridge. chp is searching for that woman. she was driving a stolen car when she crashed into a barrier near the toll plaza. >> i do know that the vehicle that she was driving was confirmed to be stolen, reported several weeks

incident, but on average, one person is injured in a grizzly attack every year in yellowstone's backcountrybear attacks in the park more rare, one every six years. >> we have to respect what we have here. in order to have a safe visit, there is a personal responsibility for people, as well. >> reporter: wildlife officials are reminding people, if you're in bear country, try to hike in groups of three or more, stick to designated trails and carry a can of bear spray, like this one. linzie janis, abc news, new york. >>> a central florida woman lost her right arm in an alligator attack. she was swimming in a river upstream. it was on a crowded beach area and she was seeking to get away from the crowd. there are signs warning of alligators and snakes in the water, and some were seen on the banks of the river. the nearly nine-foot alligator bit the college spanish teacher twice, severing her right arm above the elbow. >> apparently, these two kayakers came to her rescue. one of them hit the gator with a paddle, and he released the victim. they got her to safety. >> doctors were not able to save

. >> ama marin county rescue team helps find a woman missing for more than a week in the backcountry. early go roam sleep in sleep out star gaze dream big wander more care less beat sunrise chase sunset do it all. on us. get your first month's payment plus five years wear and tear coverage. make the most of summer... with volvo. >>> here she comes. >> with a really nice forecast. people didn't like it so warm, so they will like it today. >> it's going to be nice, seasonal. not too hot, not too cold. >> a little cold. >> a little cold for ross. i'm very excited because -- guess who walked in? a professional makeup artist here this morning. showing us trends for fall. looking forward to. that how about outside our doors? if jure stepping out this morning we have partly cloudy skies, drier weather. we don't have the drizzle and light rain from yesterday morning. we're cooler this morning. 57 degrees now in santa rosa. 61 san francisco. oakland 64. 67 concord and 66 san jose. take a look at by how much we're cooler. 8 degrees in santa rosa. 8 napa. you will definitely notice stepping out