for jamie williams, losing braden varney was like losing a brother because she also worked closely with his dad who was a heavy fire clement operator at cal fire just like braden. >> it ran in the blood. braden loved equipment. he loved to build things. he had a passion for it. >> reporter: braden varney was killed july 14 when his bulldozer rolled down a ridge in the steep terrain surrounding the ferguson fire which is now 30,000 acres near yosemite national park. the deadly fire has also put other cal fire crews in harms way. >> there has been four injuries on the fire. fortunately there have not been any fires -- structures destroyed. >> as the aircraft fights the fire, it is like us driving in the fog. they need to be able to visually see what they are doing in order to make accurate drops. >> reporter: cal fire crews don't know when they will have the ferguson fire fully contained but they do know they will be grieving tomorrow as braden varney his laid to rest . family, friends, and neighbors celebrate his life. >> thank you. >>> with warming temperatures, fire danger will be incr

he is identified as a 31-year- old braden varney. he was married with two small children. cal fire says he was digging a firebreak to to protect the facility and mariposa county, and his bulldozer ran -- rolled over. >> we cannot get him out right now. we do have a group that is a recovery team, that will go into facilitate that. it will be hard for the unit to process the loss. we all know that in the world of firefighting, it is a braden varney will be greatly missed. we are grateful for the work is done for the unit.>> reporter: the ferguson fire started last night and mariposa county. it has grown to 150 acres. it's 5% contained. highway 140 is shut down near mid pines. >>> some power lines in yosemite valley are turned off right now so the firefighters can work. >>> a battalion chief with the fire department was bitten in the face by a pitbull. that was while responding to a house fire. authorities found several pit bulls outside the house. 2 dogs died in the fire. a 15-year-old girl had to be rescued. authorities say the battalion chief was attacked when he approache

for jaime williams, losing braden varney was like losing a brother...because she also worked closelyith his dad gordie..who was a heavy fire equipment operator, at cal fire, just like braden.jaime williams/cal fire pio"it just ran in the blood...braden just lived to work. he loved equipment, he loved being out there. he loved to build things. he just had a passion for it and he was really good at it."braden varney was killed july 14th when his bulldozer rolled down a ridge in the steep terrain surrounding the ferguson fire...which has now charred more than 30-thousand acres near yosemite national park. the deadly fire has also put other cal fire crews in harm's way.jeremy rahn/cal fire battalion chief"there has been four injuries on the fire. fortunately there have not been any structures that have been damaged or destroyed." thousand firefighters are on the scene now..but the inversion layer of smoke has made it difficult to gain any ground.jeremy rahn/cal fire battalion chief"because as the aircraft fight the fire it's just like us driving in the fog. they need to be able to visual

for 36-year-old braden varney. he died operating a bulldozer on the fire )s front lines. varney was married with two young children. the fire meanwhile is still burning mostly out of control. firefighters say it )s only abot 6-percent contained. it )s burned more than 32-thousand acres. u-s interior secretary ryan zinke visited the command center yesterday. more than 3-thousand firefighters are now working to battle the fire - which has been burning for 9 days. also today.... the )secretary of state ) and )secretary of defense ) will be on stanford )s campus. so will protesters. nbc bay area )s ansar hassan talked to them.... they say it )s an important opportunity... to make themselves heard. s1 snapchat loosing one of it features. the reason the new tool couldn t keep up with its competition. plus-- samsung making charging a phone more interesting... a look at how charging can turn into a party. -ad lib live picture- -richmond- starting out a new work week and the heat is going to stay around? kari tease mike tease today in the bay - it )s monday! live pictures from the

the ferguson fire has also claimed the life of braden varney. ( marty ) and in the east bay....n the marsh fire, near clayton. it is now 90 percent contained, and burned 247 acres... mandatory evacuations were lifted friday morning. calfire hopes that full containment could sometime today. cal-fire did pull back some of its crews in the overnight hours because of falling trees, and given what's happened at the "carr fire"... cal-fire did not want to see any firefighters injured or ( marty ) our coverage of the fires burning throughout the state continues online at kron-4-dot-com. we have an interactive map of the "carr fire." we also have pictures of the three firefighters from marin who were hurt battling the fire thursday night. you'll also find more video and pictures... it's all on kron-4- dot-com. ( marty ) a big story this morning... a construction worker is killed at the site of housing complex in daly city... and emergency crews are working to recover his body. kron 4's ella sogomonian has the details. a construction worker with platinum pipeline was killed on the job af

braden varney was killed earlier this month. good evening, thanks for joining us. late this afternoon, cal fire reported that a sixth person has died in the carr fire. seven people are listed as missing. it's reached nearly 90,000 acres and is 5% contained. the fire continues to grow in remote areas, but repopulation in redding should begin soon. the carr fire is one of 17 significant fires in the state right now. 12,000 firefighters are working to contain them. drew tuma is tracking fire conditions. cornell bernard is in napa county at the steel fire near lake berryessa, but we begin with laura anthony live in redding. >> reporter: hi, eric, it's too late for these folks here in keswick estates, but the containment numbers at 5% are expected to go up this evening, thanks to decreasing winds and slightly t slightly decreasing temperatures. it also gave us a chance to get out and check out the massive amount of devastation related to this fire. the flames have moved through whiskey town lake but the scars are everywhere, even here at this marina where beneath each e

braden varney leaves behind a wife and young children. >>> it turned into a nice sunny day for most folksit took a while for the sun to shine. >> we start out with overcast but sunshine across most of the bay area. take a look at the ferguson fire and i give you better idea. temperatures in the mid 90s. you can see 120 here. the ferguson fire along the 140 . that is the fire zone. right now we have current temperatures ranging from the mid 80s to mid 90s. he will continue to be a challenge all week long with temperatures and the mid to upper 90s and close to 100 degrees. in the bay area taking a look at temperatures san francisco 65. lots of 80s towards corcoran -- concord. here's a live camera look towards the bay bridge and there is a fog hanging out near the coastline. for the most part lots of sunshine. satellite shows showers and thunderstorms moving out to the east and we have this. low clouds and fog are getting their act together. they will gradually push onshore as we head into the overnight hours. current temperatures showing you 80s for concord and livermore. seven -- santa fe

a celebration of his life was held for braden varney. >>> images coming out of milpitas. the fire burning east of it is 80% contained. it's the country fire. it destroyed one structure. another ten threatened. the fire sparked right after 1:00 yesterday. two roads have been evacuated. >>> did the wrong man go to prison? the cold case investigators may look into once begin after the arrest of the man called the golden state killer. and a campaign to get rid of the gas tax kicks off today. the impact it could have on roads if it's approved. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. i'll show you why thunderstorms keep redeveloping over the sierra and how much the heat will move toward the bay area in about nine minutes. today in bra missouri, a "crane" did the slow work of hauling that sunken duck-boat from table-rock lake. near-hurricane-force winds sent the tour-boat to the >>> today in branson, missouri, a crane did the slow, tedious work of lifting that sunken duck boat from the lake. as a flatbed truck drove the boat away today, bright orange life vests could be seen d

braden varney was operating a bulldozer... when it overturned and rolled down a ridge.e 36-year-old father of two worked for cal fire for 10 years. ( james ) in the south bay... cal fire quickly knocked down a fire burning near san jose. the melcalf fire started in a remote canyon about five miles east of highway 101. one of cal fire biggest airtankers was used to contain the flames. the "m-d-87" out of mclellan air force base scored direct hits on both passes. it dropped fire retardent to stop the fire's forward progress. flames burned about 22 acres. as for a cause... investigators are looking for human activity in the area. ( james ) an elderly man died after a car hit him... right where a pedestrian safety beacon had recently been installed. the accident happened tuesda morning at 36th avenue and sloat boulevard. caltrans recently installed a high intesity activated crosswalk system.. or hawk beacon... which is meant to make it safer for predestrians to cross streets. ( james ) one person has died following a motorcycle crash in santa rosa. the motorcyle was traveli

braden varney was a heavy fire equipment operator. e was driving a bulldozer when he died on saturday. it is still not clear exactly how varney died. the ferguson fire has now burned more than 6 square miles on the western edge of yosemite. some rural communities and several lodges and hotels have been evacuated. that fire is just 2-percent contained this morning. ( terisa ) in the east bay... a 3-point-0 earthquake hit just a mile away from castro valley. the quake hit just before noon yesterday... along the hayward fault. more than 800 people on the u-s-g-s website said they felt light shaking. there are no repepants of an damages. ( terisa ) people in san francisco's iomission district were stunned to find a popular mural of music legend carlos santana vadalized with paint over the weekend. artist mel waters and others spent much of the day saturday trying to clean up and repair the mural. the mural was created by waters in 20-14. waters woke up to the news on saturday after a picture of the destroyed mural went viral. <"it gives th

braden varney was a heavy equipment operator for cal fire. the second generation firefighter died after the bulldozer ran him over and the crew could not free him. they are mourning this deep sadness. he is survived by his wife and a child. >>> and now, in owe seyosemite, thousands of acres have been baurnd flags will be flown at half mass. we extend our deepest sympathy to his family and friends and many colleagues who are mourning this sudden and tragic loss. >>> it could be a difficult night of the lines on the fire at yosemite. and rob is tracking it. hot and dry, rob. >> yes, the temperaturest that elevation are close to 80 degrees, and elevation is breezy condition, and on the satellite radar, we saw the expansion of the fire, and that is not the thunderstorm, butildfire smoke, and what is som cumulus top of what is the core that is condensing to form a cloud on top to exhibit some thunderstorm-like characteristics there in the radar view, and the hot temperatures are expected there again. and now we have the fog sweeping into the bay t

for 36-year-old braden varney. he died operating a bulldozer on the fire )s front lines. varney was married with two young children. the fire meanwhile is still burning mostly out of control. firefighters say it )s only abot 6-percent contained. it )s burned more than 32-thousand acres. u-s interior secretary ryan zinke visited the command center yesterday. more than 3-thousand firefighters are now working to battle the fire - which has been burning for 9 days. in just hours... the )secretary of state ) and )secretary of defense ) will be on stanford )s campus. so will protesters. they say it )s an important opportunity... to make themselves heard. today in the bay )s bob redell is live on campus with the security measures already in place. this is video - new overnight - of the shooting rampage targeting two toronto restaurants last night. we )ve just learned a second person has died. a neighbor filmed it from above. 14 people were hit by gunfire. the shooter died at the scene. one witness says it was hard putting together what was happening. police say the gunman was dr

"> ( james ) thousands of people are expected to attend a celebration of life for firefighter braden varneybulldozer rolled down a mountain ridge while trying to cut fire lines for the ferguson fire. a visitation was held yesterday in modesto. varney lees behind a wife and a young two children. ( darya ) happening today... trial begins for the man accused of shooting 2 people who were inside a car. this is video of sadel wilkes being arrested in oakland last october. the shooting happening last september at the industrial parkway onramp to 880 in hayward. witnesses say wilkes walked up to a car stopped at a light... and started shooting. wilkes is facing multiple charges -- including attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon. ( darya ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... an african american business owner is confronted by san francisco police for standing in front of his own store. now he is demanding to know why he was singled out. ( darya ) lus... one person killed after a hostage situation at a trader joe's in southern california. now we are learning more about the victim a

braden varney was operating a bulldozer... when it overturned and rolled down a ridge.f two worked for cal fire for 10 years. ( james ) in the south bay... cal fire quickly knocked down a fire burning near san jose. the melcalf fire started in a remote canyon about five miles east of highway 101. one of cal fire biggest airtankers was used to contain the flames. the "m-d-87" out of mclellan air rce base scored direct hits on both passes. it dropped fi retardent to stop the fire's forward progress. flames burned about 22 acres. as for a cause... investigators are looking for human activity in the area. ( james ) an elderly man died after a car hit him... right where a pedestrian safety beacon had recently been installed. the accident happened tuesday morning at 36th avenue and sloat boulevard. caltrans recently installed a high intesity activated crosswalk system.. or hawk beacon... which is meant to make it safer for predestrians to cross streets. ( james ) one person has died following a motorcycle crash in santa rosa. the motorcyle was traveling along wiljan court yes

. >> reporter: cal fire unit chief nancy koebrich conference saturday morning, 36-year-old braden varney died while fighting the ferguson fire. he was a second-generation firefighter, bulldozer operator that was clearing vegetation to create a fire break in the sierra national forest. >> this is truly a tragic event. firefighters know this is a dangerous job. but we don't ever want to lose one of them. >> reporter: since january, more than 91,000 acres have burned. up nearly 13% from the same time last year. after burning for more than two weeks and destroying 20 structures, the largest california fire this year, the county fire, was fully contained saturday. no other firefighters have lost their lives, but a 72-year-old man living near the oregon border died in the klamathon fire. the blaze is nearly contained, but destroyed 82 structures. there are red flag and excessive heat warnings in place through tuesday and temperatures are expected who hit -- to hit triple digits. crews are expiring -- are preparing for extreme conditions. mireya villarreal, cbs news, los angeles will stop >>> a

saturday, cal fire announced a bulldozer operator, braden varney died when his bulldozer rolled over as he was building a fire break. he was a second-generation firefighter. he leaves behind a wife and two young children. >>> the streets of an east bay neighborhood filled with water after a water main broke this morning. crews spent the majority of the day trying to fix the problem. this is happening in martinez on talbert and escobar streets near rankin park and a few blocks from city hall. neighbors describe how they found out about that pipe burst. >> i heard a big crunching sound. a big crack, crac then i heard what sounded like a river. when i turned the water faucet on, 10:00 this morning, nothing came out. i was thirsty and looking for somebody to fight with at that point. >> do not mess with that man's water. >> got to love the guy. >> there's no official word on what caused the break and whether hot weather was a factor, but that water should be restored by this evening. >>> walking to raise awareness. thousands of people marched through golden gate park this morning. they c

braden varney was a heavy fire equipment operator. he was driving a bulldozer when he died on saturday. it is still not clear exactly how varney died. the ferguson fire has now burned more than 6 square miles on the western edge of yosemite. some rural counities and several lodges and hotels have been evacuated. that fire is just 2-percent contained this morning. ( robin ) another big story we are following this morning -- we're hearing from the couple who found a missing oregon woman. that woman survived nearly a week after her car went over a cliff in monterey county. police say the couple was on a camping trip when they found angela hernandez in a jeep liberty at the bottom of the 200-foot cliff. they gathered items from the scene... including the jeep's license plate... to show search crews. about 30 minutes later they found hernandez -- who was injured but stable. the 23-year- old had been missing since july 6. <"we asked her, 'were you in the jeep?' and she said, 'that was my jeep.' chelsea moore/found missing woman: "and at that

one firefighter, braden varney, was killed on saturday when his bulldoze r rolled over. firefighters and others came out to show their respect. he was 36 years old, married with two children. >>> it's an amazing story of survival. a 23-year-old woman drove off a 250-foot cliff near big sur after she swerved to avoid hitting an animal. she spent the next seven days stranded. you can see just how steep and rocky that shoreline is. abc 7 news reporter amanda del castillo has more on this miraculous story. >> 23-year-old angela hernandez is finally sharing her story about being sent over a california cliff. these pictures posted to her public facebook page show her injuries. angela was on the way to southern california when she went missing on friday, july 6th. surveillance video later recovered shows her in monterey county that morning. the sheriff's office was contacted after a cell phone ping put angela near the carmel highlands area, but deputies say an early search didn't show any obvious signs of struggle. >> if you're driving, you're not going to see. you would have t

cal fire announced heavy fire equipment operator braden varney was tragically killed, leaving behind a wife and two small children. according to officials a blaze broke out friday night and is only 2% contained. >> of course, the heat is not helping with that. here with us to talk about that is michellegrossman, good morning. >> good morning. we have the heat and humidity and that's going to continue for days. we have excessive heat warnings in much of the west and also heat advisories where you see the orange. so chico, reno, places like that will see temperatures very high today with heat indexes up to 110 degrees. certainly, not helping to fuel those fires today. so as we go throughout the day, we're also talking about some wet weather and that's in arizona, the places that doesn't need it. so flagstaff got up to two inches of rain in just an hour yesterday. it's monsoon season, just a wind shift where it brings the moisture on land and we could see that again today. if you're in the areas, get the flooding rains, pull over, turn around if you can and be careful of the roadways. t

cal fire says, braden varney was cutting a "fire break" with his bulldozer ... to prevent the fire from spreading when he was killed. ( marty ) the chief also says, varney was with calfire for almost 10 years. his father, who was also a cal-fire bulldozer operator, and just died of cancer. varney is survived by his mom, his wife , and two children aged 3 and 5 years old. he was 36 years old. ( marty ) and we have an update on the yolo county fire. that fire is now 100- percent contained. the fire started two weeks ago. cal fire says it burned just over 90-thousand acres. no one was injured, but 20 buildings were destroyed while three others were damaged. the cause of the fire was traced back to an improperly installed electric livestock fence in woodland. ( marty ) viral video in san fr

a fallen firefighter, braden varney. killed when a bulldozer rolled over. the yosemite fire is one of some 30 burning out of control in the west. and heavy rain sweeping across the country. this flash flooding is in southern utah. rob marciano tracking it all tonight. he's in central park. good evening, rob. >> reporter: some of the flash flooding is affecting some burn scar areas from fires that were going on earlier this year. the monsoon has been intense the past couple of days. flash flood watches and warnings. flagstaff, the interstates, and route 66, getting some flooding, and to the west of colorado springs, some intense showers. and 94 degrees tomorrow expected in portland tomorrow, well into the 90s today. these are areas that don't have air conditioning. heat and humidity again tomorrow across the southeast, and creeping up into the i-95 corridor. 95 expected in new york. heat advisories there, albany, syracuse, and buffalo through tuesday. tom? >> rob, thank you. >>> we turn to the tense scene in chicago after a police-involved shooting death on

. >> reporter: cal fire unit chief nancy koerperich confirms saturday morning 36 year old braden varney died while fighting the ferguson fire. he was a second generation firefighter. a bulldozer operator that was clearing vegetation to create a fire break in the sierra national forest. >> this is truly a tragic event. firefighters know this is a dangerous job but we don't ever want to lose one of them. >> since january more than 91,000 acres have burned in california wildfires. up nearly 13% from the same time last year. after burning for more than two weeks and destroying 20 structures, the largest california fire this year the county fire was fully contained saturday. no other firefighters have lost their lives. but a 72 year old man living near the oregon border died in the klamathon fire. the blaze is nearly contained, but destroyed 82 structures. there are red flag and excessive heat warnings here in the west and temperatures are expected to hit triple digits in some places. demarco, that means fire crews are preparing for extreme fire conditions. >> morgan: mireya villarreal repor

the raging ferguson fire doubling in size after claiming the life of a firefighter, 32-year-old braden varneyd saturday when battling the in sarno, leaving behind a wife and two children. jillian: reaction to the sitdown with vladimir putin. jillian: carly shimkus with serious xm 115 here with how donald trump is firing back. >> he is receiving a major tongue lashing even from his closest republican allies, south carolina sen. lindsey graham calling it a missed opportunity to hold russia accountable for the 2016 election hacking and also this from arizona sen. john mccain who called one of the most disgraceful performances by an american president in memory. the president taking the to twitter to defend himself, saying as i said stand many times before i have great confidence in my intelligence people, i also recognize in order to build a brighter future we cannot exclusively focus on the past. is the world's two largest nuclear powers we must get along. supporters are trying to find the silver lining. pam says yes, why not? at least try to get to know each other. find common ground and build

(michelle) and the fire turned deadly saturday morning 36-year old braden varney died while operatingas a second- generation firefighter and had served with the california department of forestry and fire protection for ten years. (michelle) a gofundme has been set up for varney. it has already eclipsed its 30- thousand dollar goal. varney is survived by his wife and two children. lawrence karnow: it was another hot day inland with some temperatures soaring into the mid 90s. but it was a much cooler day at the coast with highs there with patchy fog in the 50s and 60s. on the doppler you can see a few pop-up showers over the mountains to the north and the sierra. monsoonal clouds will likely make a return in the middle of the weeko bring a chance of showers and thunderstorms. on the satellite you can see high pressure building in from the desert. it will bring some temperatures near triple digits in the valleys over the next couple of days. highs tomorrow will be in the mid to upper 90s inland, 70s and 80s around the bay and 50s and 60s at the coast with fog. wednesday will be the hotte

. ♪ >> the funeral for braden varney, the firefighter killed battling the ferguson fire.e was remembered by family, friends, and fire crews from across california. he died on july 14th while using a memory that will stay with me is his smile and his nice calm personality. braden was always there to assist the community. if anybody in the community had needs as well as the fire service itself. >> varney is survived by his wife jessica, their 5-year-old daughter, and 3-year-old son. six other firefighters very injured while working to contain the ferguson fire. >> the smoke is so bad you could avoid yosemite national park until the fire is under control. the soot exceeded federal health standards, and in some cases it's up to seven times higher than the recommended limit. and well above what's classified by the epa as hazardous for all people, including healthy adults. yosemite is still open and authorities say that could change. >>> time is 5:06. and police in toronto are searching for a motive in sunday night's shooting. 29-year-old phasele hussein fired into restaurants

braden varney was a heavy fire equipment operator. he was driving a bulldozer when he died yesterday. varney's body is in a precarious location in steep terrain and conditions are too dangerous to allow crews to get close sunday. crews will try again monday. investigators are working to determine further circumstances surrounding varney's death. reports say the fire is largely out of control after scorching more than 6 square miles of dry brush in on the park's western edge. some rural communities and several lodges and hotels have been evacuated. the ferguson fire has grown to 4,310 acres and is 2-percent contained. ap-us--california wildfires-the latestthe latest: crews to try again to get body of firefightereds: updates. with ap photos. mariposa, calif. (ap) - the latest on wildfires in california (all times local): 3:30 p.m.a california official says the body of a firefighter killed during a wildfire near yosemite national park won't be retrieved until at least monday.heavy fire equipment . contained.is 2-percent 4,310 acres and h

(justine) cal fire says, braden varney was cutting a "fire break" with his bulldozer ... to prevent the fire from spreading when he was killed. chief nancy koerperich / cal fire madera-mariposa-merced unit "this is truly a tragic event fire fighters know this is a dangerous job we don't ever want to lose one of them we just thank everybody for their support." (justine) the chief also says, varney was with calfire for almost 10 years. following in the footsteps of his father, who was also a cal-fire bulldozer operator, and just died of cancer. he is survived by his mom, his wife , and two children aged 3 and 5 years old. he was 36 old. he was 36 years old. (justine) and an update to the county fire -- tonight we've just learned that fire is declared to be 100 percent contained, and is expected to be virtually completely out by tomorrow. a slight warming trend is forecast to start sunday into early next week in the bay area. daytime highs are expected to be near or slightly above seasonal normal during this time, expect 60s-70s along the coast and 80s inland. monsoonal mois

will remain closed to visitors until next friday the fire also claimed the life of firefighter braden varney. the fire is 29 percent contained. almost 4- thousand firefighters are battling the flames. (justine) three marin county firefighters were also injured fighting the carr fire last night. tyler barnes, scott pederson.... and brian cardoza are part of a five engine strike team. kron4's maureen kelly talked to their department's chief who describes what happened. we're quite fortunate that the injury are relatively minorthe injured firefighters are part of a five engine strike team with a total of 17 firefighters from the marin county fire dept. they'd been battling the blaze focusing on structure protection and rescue since 1am thursday.....they were still going at 8pm that night....defending a structure when the three firefighers were overcome with a blast of heat.the fire made a pretty significant run, the quick action of the company officer take refuge unfortunately occurred three of them sustained minor to moderate,all three were treated at a redding two and fireigher who suffered a

and claimed the life of firefighter braden varney. the fire is 29-percent contained. nearly 4- thousand firefighters are there. because of the air quality, yosemite valley will now remain closed to visitors until next friday, august 3rd. (justine) and in the east bay. the marsh fire is now 90-percent contained it has burned 247 acres near clayton. mandatory evacuations were lifted this morning. calfire hopes that full containment could happen by tonight or early tomorrow. cal-fire did pull back some of its crews overnight, because trees were falling.. and given what's going on at the "carr fire"... cal-fire did not want to see any firefighters injured or killed. (ken) turning now to chief meteorologist lawrence karnow..(justine) lawrence the relentless hot and dry conditions really providing fuel for fires across the state. lawrence karnow: temperatures cooled a little around the bay area today but still remained hot inland. highs were in the 90s inland with cool 50s and 60s and fog at the coast. it is not as active on doppler today with only a few showers and thunder

cal fire employee braden varney died last weekend when his bulldozer rolled down a steep mountain ridge while trying to cut fire lines for the ferguson fire. his visitation today was held at a funeral home in modesto. he leaves behind a wife and a young two children. w(justine) not only are the firefighters mourning the loss of one of their own, but they are battling a fire that is outpacing them. the ferguson fire exploded overnight to 30-thousand acres. (jrs) yosemite west and anderson valley areas are under mandatory evacuations...a s the fire continues to grow. vanessa vas-con-celos has more on new challenges of the as the ferguson fire rages in the sierra and stanislaus national forests, close to 3,000 fire personnel are attacking the flames on the front lines.the fire is moving in a north /northeastern direction. so hand crews and bulldozers are aggressively cutting fire breaks to protect nearby communities--like anderson valley area and yosemite west.cpt. christian linnemann / cal fire: "we also have crews and putting water on it. they're using all the tools they have to create a

. ♪ >>> and hundreds of people attended this funeral for braden varney, a firefighter killed battlinghe ferguson fire. he was remembered by his family, his friends, and fire crews from across california during the service in modesto. he died july 14th while using a bulldozer to create a fire line. he was part of unit for 10 year >> e most fond memory is his smile and his nice, calm personality. braden was always there to assist the community if anybody in the community had need. >> he's survived by his wife, jessica, their 5-year-old daughter, and 6-year-old son. >>> time is 6:09. the smoke from the ferguson fire is so bad that you should avoid yosemite national park until this is under control. the soot had exceeded federal health standards -- well above what the epa classifies as hazardous for everybody, even healthy adults. yosemite is still open but that could change. >>> therein been an outpouring of support for a man after someone called police, reporting he was breaking into a business in san francisco. turns out it was his business. his story coming up. >>> and new numbers on

cal fire says, bulldozer driver braden varney was cutting a "fire break" with the vehicle to prevent the fire from spreading when he was killed. the cal fire chief says varney was making his way out of the fire area when he died. chief nancy koerperich / cal fire madera-mariposa-merced unit"it's going to be hard for the unit to process the loss but we all know that in the world of firefighting it is a difficult job. it is a dangerous job."(justine) the chief also says, varney was with calfire for almost 10 years. following in the footsteps of his father, who was also a cal-fire bulldozer operator, and just died of cancer. he is survived by his mom, his wife , and two children aged 3 and 5 years old. he was 36 years old. governor brown has declared that california capitol flags will be flown at half-staff in varneys' honor. (justine) taking a live look outside....(jr stone)(jr stone) meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez has our forecast. a slight warming trend is forecast to start sunday trend is forecast to start sunday into early next week in the bay area. daytime highs are expected to b

get control of the ferguson fire. 4-thousand acres have already burned, yesterday firefighter braden varney was killed when his bulldozer came down on top of him as he was trying to cut a firebreak. he leaves behind a wife and two young kids. the fire was 5 percent contained but crews say things have actually gotten worse. it is now just 2 percent contained. a number of evacuations remain in place. it is unclear tonight if any structures have burned. (jrstone) nearly 150 y- m-c-a youth campers had to be evacuated from an oregon state park after a fire broke out. (justine) reporter nate bynum was able to speak with campers that were reunited with their families. "the head instructor of the whole group said there was a fire and we were all like pretty spooked."sasha (seh- chove huh-noosh)sychov-hanoosh is one of 142 ymca youth campers taken out of silver falls state park--after a fire broke out along the park's eastern "the camp is not threat fire is contained to one very small patch in the park but just to be safe why not pull people out."younger campers grabbed the essentials... "honey bear

braden varney left behind a wife and two young children. he had worked for cal fire for 10 years. >>> right now president trump and russian president vladimir putin are still meeting at a high-stakes summit in helsinki, finland. just before going behind closed doors, president trump had this to say. >> reporter: >> i think the world wants us to get along. >> we are both nuclear powers and we have 90% of the nuclear and that's not a good thing, that is a bad thing. i think we hopefully can do something about that because it is not a negative -- it is not a positive force, it is negative. >> the one on one portion of the meeting lasted more than two hours. now they are having a working lunch. allison barber is there in helsinki. are there early indications of how the meeting is going? >> reporter: not at this point. it lasted over two hours. we were only expecting it to last about 90 minutes. it went longer than anticipated. it also started an hour later vladimir putin arrived a little bit late. we saw a little bit of that working lunch but a

(grant) that firefighter was 36 year old braden varney. he died while operating a bulldozer.e was a second- generation firefighter and had served with the california department of forestry and fire protection for ten years. he is survived by his wife and two children. lawrence karnow: it was another hot day inland with some temperatures soaring into the mid 90s. but it was a much cooler day at the coast with highs there with patchy fog in the 50s and 60s. on the doppler you can see a few pop-up showers over the mountains to the north and the sierra. monsoonal clouds will likely make a return in the middle of the week to bring a chance of showers and thunderstorms. on the satellite you can see high pressure building in from the desert. it will bring some temperatures near triple digits in the valleys over the next couple of days. highs tomorrow will be in the mid to upper 90s inland, 70s and 80s around the bay and 50s and 60s at the coast with fog. wednesday will be the hottest day of the week with highs in the 100s inland but monsoonal clouds will move in late in the day to b

braden varney was killed over the weekend while battling the ferguson fire in mariposa county.icials say the bulldozer he was operating overturned and rolled down a ridge. the 36-year-old father of two worked for cal fire for 10 years. the accident is still under investigation. the ferguson fire has burned more than 12-thousand acres and is five-percent contained. lawrence karnow: it was hot in temperatures and in the 50s to the doppler you can see a few showers over the sierra. if you're going out tonight the fog is following the sea breeze back into the bay and along the coast. the valleys should stay mostly clear. high pressure will strengthen to bring the hottest temperatures of the week with 90s and low 100s inland tomorrow and cool 50s and 60s at the coast. monsoonal clouds will also move in late in the day to bring a slight chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms on wednesday night and thursday. cooler weather is expected this weekend before we heat up again next week. (ken) in national news -- a rocky return to the u-s...as president trump addresses the bi-partisan

(ken) that firefighter was 36 year old braden varney. he died while operating a bulldozer. he was a second- generation firefighter and had served with the california department of forestry and fire protection for ten years. he is survived by his wife and two children. (ken) turning now to chief meteorologist lawrence karnow..(grant) lawrence what kind of conditions are firefighters facing down in mariposa county? lawrence karnow: it was another hot day inland with some temperatures soaring into the mid 90s. but it was a much cooler day at the coast with highs there with patchy fog in the 50s and 60s. on the doppler you can see a few pop-up showers over the mountains to the north and the sierra. monsoonal clouds will likely make a return in the middle of the week to bring a chance of showers and thunderstorms. on the satellite you can see high pressure building in from the desert. it will bring some temperatures near triple digits in the valleys over the next couple of days. highs tomorrow will be in the mid to upper 90s inland, 70s and 80s around the bay and 50s and 60s at

bulldozer operator killed on the front lines of a fire in yosemite national park. 36-year-old braden varney died when his bulldozer overturned at the ferguson fire. he leaves behind a wife and two young children. varney was a beloved member of cal-fire, following in his father's footsteps in joining the agency. his peers are devastated by his death. >> it will be hard for the unit to process the loss. but we all know in the world of firefighting, it is a difficult job, it is a dangerous job. >> the ferguson fire has burned 1,000 acres since it started friday night on the west side of the park. it has led to evacuations and contained.i-40. county fully contained this morning. cal-fire hopes to have the fire completely out later today. the fire started two weeks ago, burning 90,000 acres and destroying 20 buildings. an improperly installed electric livestock fence is being blamed for starting that fire. >>> a man and woman are under arrest this morning after police say they stole a sacramento fire truck and led police on a wild chase. and the whole thing was caught on camera. [ sirens ] the t

and claimed the life of firefighter braden varney. the fire is 29 percent contained.housand firefighters are battling the flames. one structure was destroyed and over 5-thousand others are threatened... because of the air quality, yosemite valley will remain closed to visitors until next friday august third. (grant) and in the east bay.... fire crews are making progress on the marsh fire... it is now 90 percent contaned. it burned 247 acres... mandatory evacuations were lifted this morning. calfire hopes that full containment could happen by later tonight or early tomorrow. cal-fire did pull back some of its crews in the overnight hours because trees were falling.. and given fire"... cal-fire did not want to see any firefighters to see any firefighters injured or killed. (vicki) so far this year's fire season has been brutal and there's no relief in sight.(grant) thousands of firefighters from cal fire and many local agencies are fighting blazes across the state putting a major strain on resources. kron 4's charles clifford has the details... as of friday, cal fire is

. >> reporter: cal fire unit chief nancy kohlbrick confirms saturday morning 36-year-old braden varney died while fighting the fire. he was a second generation firefighter, a bulldozer operator who was clearing vegetation to create a firebreak in the sierra national forest. >> this is truly a tragic event. firefighters know this is a dangerous job, but we don't ever want to lose one of them. >> reporter: since january, more than 91,000 acres have burned in california wildfires, up nearly 13% from the same time last year. after burning for more than two weeks and destroying 20 structures, the largest california fire this year, the county fire, was fully contained saturday. no other firefighters have lost their lives, but a 72-year-old man living near the oregon border died in the klamath fire. the blaze is nearly contained but destroyed 82 structures. there are red flag and excessive heat warns here in the west, and temperatures are expected to hit demarco, that means fire crews are preparing for extreme fire conditions. >> mireya villarreal reporting, mireya, thank you. >>> on the stre

. >> reporter: the wildfire claimed the life of 36-year- old braden varney over the weekend. heavy equipment operator, he was helping cut fire lines when his bulldozer overturned. i'm andrew spencer reporting. >>> santa rosa is suing pg&e over the deadly wine country wildfires. this new lawsuit joins sonoma, lake and mendocino counties. they are each seeking compensation from the utility. the fire destroyed 5300 homes in sonoma county and killed 24 people last october. back in may, cal fire blamed pg&e equipment for starting 16 of the fires and a report on the deadly tubbs fire is not out yet. >>> a mess in the northeast this morning. crews are mopping up after wild weather slammed the area. take a look at this. a severe storm drenched the coast yesterday from washington, d.c. to boston. flash flooding swamped streets in massachusetts. in our nation's capital, rain seeped through the roof of an office building. the weather also brought thousands of flight delays but airlines are operating normally today. >>> 5:55. a stretch of highway 1 reopens in a few hours. more than a yea

>> reporter: the two firefighter injuries come less than a week after heavy equipment operator braden varney died while working the fire. wednesday there was more of an air attack. flames have burned more than 17,000 acres. it's nowhere near contained. and smoke as drifted for miles to yosemite national park. >> over the last few days, they have seen kind of that same inversion layer that we have been seeing here in mariposa. >> reporter: thunderstorms are in the forecast meaning dry lightning could spark more fires even though the rain is much-needed. fire officials say people need to stay on their toes. >> the ferguson fire is still extremely dangerous at 5% containment. we have a lot of open line that needs to be addressed and at any time the fire could change direction or get significantly worse based on the weather conditions and other changing factors. >> reporter: highway 140 west of mariposa is closed but yosemite national park is still open to visitors and campers. that means if you are coming from the bay area, highway 120 is still open. in mariposa county, cristina rendon, ktvu fo

(grant) that firefighter was 36 year old braden varney. he died while operating a bulldozer.second- generation firefighter and had served with the california department of forestry and fire protection for ten years. he is survived by his wife and two children. (ken) now to our four zone forecast... as we take this live look outside at the embarcadero... joining us now is chief meteorologist lawrence karnow... lawrence karnow: it was lawrence lawrence karnow: it was another hot day inland with some temperatures soaring into the mid 90s. but it was a much cooler day at the coast with highs there with patchy fog in the 50s and 60s. on the doppler you can see a few pop-up showers over the mountains to the north and the sierra. monsoonal clouds will likely make a return in the middle of the week to bring a chance of showers and thunderstorms. on the satellite you can see high pressure building in from the desert. it will bring some temperatures near triple digits in the valleys over the next couple of days. highs tomorrow will be in the mid to upper 90s inland, 70s and 80s around

had been with cal-fire for reporter angelica 36-year-old braden varney was a heavy equipment operator who had been with cal fire for 10 years. reporter angelica leilani on the family and community he leaves behind. >> he was just such a nice young man, so kind and sweet and had a beautiful young family. >> reporter: cal fire officials say braden was in a heavy bulldozer similar to this one. his job consisted of going through and pushing everything out of the way from the fire line to help create a buffer. cal fire says his dozer went down into a steep rough terrain area and rolled down into a canyon off a ridge top. >> he just took pride in what his work was, the work that you do. >> reporter: this woman has known braden nearly 20 years and says the community is feeling the loss with braden leaving behind his wife and two young children. >> he was a really good dad, you know, and it's going to be -- i don't know. the community will step in and help where they can. >> reporter: braden was a bulldozer operator more than 10 years following in his father's footsteps who lost his battle to

. >> while on edge, the community is also grieving after mariposa fire braden varney was killed saturday. meanwhile, fire crews have closed highway 140 headed to yosemite national park. several areas nearby including cedar lodge at jerseydale are being evacuated the blaze brings back memories from a year ago today when the detwiler fire burned thousands of acres and destroyed homes in mariposa county. margaret says her family was evacuated on friday. she says they live minutes away from the blaze. >> they were told yesterday that the fire is on snyder ridge, and they live right literally at the property line is sierra national forest of snyder ridge. they're very nervous. they're very anxious. there is not a lot of information for them. >> the smoky skyline is making it impossible for air crews to fight flames. the majority of the blaze is also inaccessible but also full of fuel. >> it's steep, rugged terrain. the area doesn't have a lot of fire history. so there is a lot of decadent fuels in there which means it's really old growth shrubs and trees. we also have the tree mortality, whic

mourners packed a memorial service for 36-year-old braden varney, a resident of mariposa. firefighters from around the country joined family, friends, and community members for a final salute to the cal fire veteran. his wife said varney died doing his life's passion in the community that he called his own. the ferguson fire has scorched nearly 34,000 acres now. it's only 13% contained. there are mandatory evacuation orders. so far no buildings have been damaged or destroyed. >>> looters who target residents who are evacuated because of disasters like wildfires will face harsher penalties under a new bill signed into law by governor brown. the bill was introduced in response to a big increase in lootings last year. criminals took advantage of devastating wildfires and mud slides throughout the state in 2017 to burglarize homes. >>> coming up next on abc 7 news at 6:00, the plan to spend a billion dollars on new dams, including one in the south bay. >>> i'm spencer christian. bay area temperatures are on the rise again. i'll show you how hot it's going to be where you are i

morning. ( james ) thousands of people are expected to attend a celebration of life for firefighter braden varneyekend... when his bulldozer rolled down a mountain ridge while trying to cut fire lines for the ferguson fire. a visitation was held yesterday in modesto. varney leaves behind a wife and a young two children. ( darya ) happening today... trial begins for the man accused of shooting 2 people who were inside a car. this is video of sadel wilkes being arrested in oakland last october. the shooting happening last september at the industrial parkway onramp to 880 in hayward. witnesses say wilkes walked up to a car stopped at a light... and started shooting. wilkes is facing multiple charges -- including attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon. ( darya ) berkeley police are investigating a shooting that sent stray bullets flying into at least 2 homes. it happened near delaware and 10th streets early yesterday morning. neighbors say there was a fight in the street... then they heard gunshots. one of the men involved in the fight was shot in the toe. no one inside either home was hur

that's the fire burning near yosemite national park. 36-year-old braden varney died last saturday while operating a bulldozer near the fire line. today friends and family will say good-bye at a memorial service in modesto. varney served in the cal fire's merced units for a decade and leaves behind a wife and two young children. >>> also this morning the same fire proving to be tough for fire crews. the ferguson fire has now burned more than 50 square miles in just ten days. apart from varney, four others have been hurt fighting thees. theircontaid. >>>eveling news out o missouri, the coast guard is going to try to retrieve the sunken duck boat today after an accident left 17 people dead. this comes as the community gathered to mourn those who lost their lives. ♪ o lord my god about 200 attended a memorial to honor the victims. a church bell chimed 17 times. the plan cus taking the boat to surface and transporting it for further inspection. officials hope data may reveal what happened in the final moments before it capsized. >>> the yountville veterans program where three employees were

died while fighting the ferguson fire, the fire burning near yosemite national park. 36-year-old braden varney died last saturday while operating a bulldozer near the fire line. today friends and family will say good-bye at a memorial service in modesto. varney served in cal fire's merced units for a decade and leaves behind a wife and two young children. >>> four others have been hurt while fighting the ferguson fire. it's burned more than 50 square miles in ten days. the u.s. forest service says this weekend firefighters attempted a direct attack on part of the fire but they had to back off as conditions got too dangerous. >> we also have crews on the ground, fire crews and fire engines putting water down on it. they are utilizing all the tools that they have to try to create breaks and create a buffer zone and to stop that fire spread from getting into the park. >> but they have a lot of work ahead of them. the ferguson fire 6% contained. >>> developing news out of missouri, the coast guard will try to retrieve the sunken duck boat today after an accident left 17 people dead. this comes as