forest. a 1981 u.s. four service film next document in that event and its aftermath. -- documenting that event and its aftermath. >> dear mom and dad, cap is fun i wanted to climb the mountain and everyone says i am not old enough, can i come back next year and do it? ♪ >> mount saint helens, a 9677 foot sleeping volcano, nestled in the wild abundance of the gifford can show national forest and southwest washington. ♪ on march 20, 1980, mount saint helens began to show telltale signs that her slumber was ending. after the last great ice age had retreated northward, the cascades were well established. running from a northern california through oregon, washington, and into canada. but there was one thing amongst them not so well-established compared to the rest, she was a teenage mountain, and like most teens, had growing pains. st. helens is known to have corrupted numerous times in the past, in the early and mid-1800s, she rubbed it again. -- erupted again. native americans called this peak the same thing, fire mount

the forest service tweeted this map showing wherethe strikes hit. interstate 5 running up through the middle with the oregon border at the top. offials have dealt with 60 lightning sparked wildfires. thiss the saddle fire on the border of the shasta trinity national forest. 250 acres. tonight, police arrest aid maned a man, acsed of setting four electric cars on fire at a chevy dealersh. the suspect is charged with arson. accused of causing $100,000 of damage to four volts. surveillance video showing a man

the forest service will hold a news conference this morning to discuss the drone incident. >> bart riders could get relief when nature calls. the transit agency is today considering re-opening some station restrooms there have been closed since the 9/11 attacks. elissa harrington is at the station. >> bathroom at ten bart stations have been closed for 14 years closed after the 2001 terrorist attack. this is what a lot of bart riders are used to seeing when nature calls signs like these that say things like "restroom closed." this is video from 2003. another sign reads "due to heightened security contact station agent for elevator access," to make things more safe in the underground stations following the terrorist attack. bart ramped up security installing more cameras and removing bash agency cans. according to an article officials now are considering re-opening the bath almosts. there is a board of directors meeting and it will be discussed. re-opening the restrooms would cost $1 million a year and not just be able to unlock them. they would have to clean them and redesign the bathrooms

the forest service said it had 71% containment.fighters say dry conditions and steep terrain have made their jobs difficult but they expect better fire fighting conditions tomorrow with cooler temperatures and increasing humidity. >>> investigators in texas say the men linked to an assault on dallas police headquarters had a violent past. police say two years ago he choked his own mother. the suspect was identified as james balwear. investigators say he planted pipe bombs and shot at the investigators and officers. he then led offices on an 11 hour chase to the small community of hutchins. he remained held up for hours until he was shot by a sniper. >>> the naacp postponed a meeting set for tomorrow where its member was supposed to speak. the spokane chapter said the meeting would be rescheduled because of need to continue speaking with national leaders. the naacp is investigates whether she lied about her ethnicity when she applied to be part of their board. >>> thousands gathered for the l.a. pride parade. the event is a colorful

the forest service will hold a news conference later this morning to discuss this. >> the bart boardive riders something they have not had since 9/11, 14 years ago. the transit agency is looking to re-open bathrooms in underground stations around the bay area. our reporter is in san francisco with more at embarcadero station. >> it is hard to believe it has been 14 years since budget troops at many of the bart underground stations have been closed. they are consider re-opening them. it was after the 9/11 terrorist attack that they restricted elevator service and added security cameras and caused a ban on bathrooms. riders say it is hard to hole it and they find that people who can't under up using corners or zaire wells to do their business. some say it is time this is a place to go and others still would not feel safe. >> they should open them back up. you never know. people have a hard time getting to their job. >> it is probably the homeless and drug users would be to there more often so the safety...a good is going to come out of it? >> bart officials will discuss the possibility

forest services the fire has burned 1500 acres since it started last tuesday. it's now 40% contained. no one has been hurt. no buildings have been destroyed. an evacuation order for about 100 people in the area has been lifted. >>> san jose mineta airport starts offering nonstop service to beijing. they will of araphia fright -- the flights are all on board the boeing dream liner and take 12 hours total. they offer similar service for just three other u.s. cities. seattle, chicago, and boston. >>> a charter plane carrying the l.a. dodgers was forced to make a landing at lax because of a mechanical issue. his first message says just landed in l.a.. he says problem with planes, switching planes. after two hours the team boarded at plane. >>> the woman hit by a broken bat at fenway park is out of the hospital. she was transferred to a rehabilitation center. she initially sustained life threatening injuries but doctors say she has quickly improved. >> our world cup coverage starts at noon. the u.s. plays nigeria tomorrow night. we do have complete coverage on our w

the forest service said the washington fire is near the california and nevada border and started friday night. it went from 75 acres to 8,000 acres this morning. high warriors complicating the firefighting effort. the four was started by lightning. ought biggest fire in california the lake fire east of san bernardino where cooler weather is help the firefighters which is 21 percent contain. 500 structures remain threatened and officials say most the area has not burned in 100 years. the estimated cost stands at $7 million. there is in word open a cause. >> developing news new clues in the sent for two escaped killer in upstate new york. authorities are possibly close, in on richard matt and david sweat. an official said that d.n.a. belonging to both escapees was found in a cabin in franklin county about 20 miles from the correction ad facility where the two machine broke out 17 days ago. right new hundreds of officers are pouring into the area wanting residents to stay vigilant. >> this is especially true of seasonal catch owners that are now that the summer season is here if you return

. >> the united states forest service is calling on law enforcement agencies in san bernardino countylook out for any drones flying through the restricted airspace this. last night, crews battling the 23,000 acre lake fire were forced to land all firefighting aircraft after a drone was spotted. for pilots running into a dream would be as dangerous as a bird strike. >> a flight went down in new york and landed in hudson that was due to run into a bird h is no difference than a birds. we don't want that going through our engine and props and running into our helicopter. >> they say the drone was 4' wide and officials say they are extra dangerous because they are not able to communicate with the person flying them. >> a landmark ruling from the highest court in the land on h care. on the steps of the united states supreme court in the washington, dc, in the 6-3 vote the justices upheld a key part of the affordable health care act allowing the government to provide nationwide tax subsidies to help poor and middle class people buy health insurance. >> today after more than 50 votes in cong

residents and people from the forest service are there to try to get this thing out. >> man, that's a really deep well. >> they think it's about 15 feet down. you can see they have a giant cage they put next to the well. they're also going to put a ladder down there hoping to coax that leopard on to it but also put netting over it because they don't want that big cat to get out and there you see the cat. it's a little upset. >> man, a gorgeous animal. >> beautiful. got to be so exhausted. >> at some point, throw water on it. >> just trying to get it to move. >> yeah. >> the leopard, while it gets in the water, doesn't immediately go to the other side. eventually it does move. >> and soon as it sees the ladder it was like -- time to go up. >> oh wow. >> immediately goes into the cage. you soo that he? trying to jump out, but the netting is keeping it from doing it. [ applause ] >> that was a brilliant rescue. >> give credit to these guys. look. >> something nick's paying close attention to because we have a 7-week-old fox with a plastic tub on it. look how little that creature is. the

and the forest service have the appropriate resources to prevent rights of way for gathering lines on federal lands. this increase would be offset by a very modest reduction of less than 1 1/2 of 1% to the e.p.a. environmental programs and management accounts. it is important that we safely bring these natural resources to market using the latest low emissions, cutting-edge technology, permitting and constructing this critical infrastructure is beneficial to the environment, since natural gas can be transmitted and processed and sold to consumers instead of being flared which creates the greenhouse gas problems. finally, constructing more pipelines on our country's -- furthers our country's ongoing energy renaissance while creating more jobs and growing our economy. a recent a.p.i. study that shows that over 1.1 million jobs on average per year and 1.-- $1.1 trillion in capital investments will be generated by updating our domestic midstream infrastructure. so in a nut shell, my amendment provides three great outcomes. first it reduces greenhouse gas emissions, second it provides crit

. >> the forest service, the bureau of land management, fema, they're the ones that are paying for the bulk of the firefighting costs. so for local governments who permit new developments,they don't have to think of the costs. >> so while the bill for fires like black forest can stretch to the tens of millions of dollars. almost all of it comes from the public purse. >> it's not unusual in some fires for the cost of defending each home to be $400,000 in some fires, up to $600,000 per home. in some instances, you're better off buying the land than paying to defend the homes. >> to actually contain this fire, it's taken elements of the national guard from three states, it's taken more than 1100 emergency personnel, 103 fire engines, there have been helicopters deployed. so far the bill has run to more than five and a half million dollars, and it hasn't even been a week since the fire started. >> with the fire now under control, local residents line the streets, their nightmare finally over. >> you can really feel the appreciation that everybody here has for the fire fighters coming back

forest service budget. >>> water customers in much of santa clara county face higher rates and tighter restrictions. today the san jose city council will discuss potential rate hikes for customers of the city owned municipal water system. meanwhile, the privately owned san jose water company will start imposing tough drought restrictions on monday. they're considered among the strictest in the state. aiming to cut water use by 30% below 2003 levels. >>> today in oakland, east bay mud is expected to vote on a proposed 8% water rate increase. the utilities board will also consider a temporary 25% surcharge aimed at reducing water use during the drought. >>> so how could the tsa hire dozens of airport workers with possible links to terrorist groups? kpix 5's kiet do with more on the cracks in the agency's screening process. >> reporter: another embarrassing week for the tsa. the agency has not been checking the right terror watch data base list and as a result, 73 workers were cleared to work in secure areas even though they had possible terrorism links in they are backgrounds. all this a

resident and people from the forest service are there to try to get this thing out. >> man, that's really deep well. >> they think it's about 15 feet down. could you see that they have a giant cave that they put next to the well. also gonna put a ladder down there, hoping to coax that leopard onto it. but also put some netting over it because they don't want that big cat to get out and there you see the cat, a little upset. >> got to be so exhausted. >> some point, throw water on it. >> just trying to get it to move. >> the leopard, while it gets in the water doesn't immediately go to the other side. eventually it does move. and is as soon as it sees the ladder like i'm gonna go up. >> oh wow. >> immediately goes into the cable, you see that? trying to jump out but the net is keeping it from doing it. applaud maude >> that was a brilliant rescue. >> credit to these guys. it was just -- >> something going to pay close attention to we have a 7-week-old fox and it's got a plastic tub on its head. look how little that creaturesome the family that spotted this little creature called the east s

most of which are managed by the forest service. that's approximately 1 in 4 federally controlled acres in my home state of montana and nearly 2 million of these forested acres are most in need of some kind of treatment because they're near populated communities or critical watersheds. unfortunately, i was just informed by the forest service that the hazardous fuels treatments were only conducted on about 52,000 acres in the last fiscal year. so this current pace of treatment is unacceptable and now we're staring a the a significant fire season coming just around the corner. our watersheds, our habitat, our access to recreation, all of these critical montana treasures are at real risk because of wildfire. mr. buschatzke your testimony mentions how a number of national forests in adsrizona were created primarily for the purpose of watershed protection. in fact, i understand the city of phoenix set aside $200,000 for active forest management. the national forest foundation project on arizona national foretests, and the purpose as i und

forest service. on loan to local and state firefighters when needed.n it comes to extinguishing the blames, these new faster highly agile tanker aircraft will be a huge help to the firefighters on the ground. >> even with all this extra capacity that the next generation aircraft brings, firefighters say that the tankers don't put out fires. firefighters put out fires. in vallejo, don ford, kpix 5. >> firefighting planes were grounded down in southern california because of drones. two recreational drones were flying over the flames of the lake fire. that caused firefighters to keep their planes on the ground for almost three hours. one of the planes carrying 11,000 gallons of fire retardant. pilots say the air drops are coordinated with the ground effort. turning the planes away last minute put firefighters in danger. >> if you fly we can't. >> we have to move the troops out of way because it was like a freight train coming at us. >> the choppers were still able to fly but fixed wing aircraft can't maneuver as easily of course. the collision with the dr

forest service says a wildfire in trinity county has spread to 1500 acres. it was sparked by lightning in the shasta trinity national forest between eureka and reading. winds are a problem, and the fire continued to advance. it is only 15% contained. the sheriff's office has ordered managed -- mandatory evacuations. no word of injuries or damage.>>> some northern california firefighters say the conditions are more likely to summer currently rather than late spring. some of the fires they have been called to shouldn't be happening. people who lived in this neighborhood are not happy about it. >> reporter: when the grass burned yesterday, the fire raced across the property to the neighbors land. >> we are lucky it only came as far as it did. >> reporter: another neighbor pulled out a garden hose.>> we aimed at the flames and got it. when the firemen got over there, they could knock it down. >> reporter: they say it was because of the weedeater being used by someone in and unoccupied home. >> they had no water condo hoses to try to put it out. >> reporter: miche

forest service says the washington fire is near the town of markleville near the california/nevada border5 acres to 9,500 acres. this evening, fire officials say lightning is what started it. >>> fire activity in california has skyrocketed in the last week. cal fire says listen the past seven days crews have responded to nearly 270 wildfires. officials say triple-digit temperature and wind make a perfect combination for fires to spread quickly. >> it's been a very busy week for us because conditions are warming up ch. with these drought conditions, that makes the fire season even harder for us. >> this year, cal fire has responded to nearly 2,500 wildfires, that before the hot, dry summer began yesterday. >>> a majority of farmers are thumbing their noses at a state order to quit pumping water. the state water resources control board is trying to protect diminishing supplies during our four-year drought. farmers are subject to a fine of $1,000 a day if they don't comply. >>> there's a new listing added to san francisco's very hot real estate market. it's a fixer-upper on fourth avenue off

the forest service a couple of years ago reversed that saying, the fish and wildlife service a couple of years ago reversed that saying logging has nothing to do with it. our damage is done. our forests are chock full of fuels and small sparks set off tremendous blazes. the wind always blows in the west and we find these raging wildfires that weren't in existence 30, 40 and 50 years ago. because nature was pretty well in harmony. so the idea of the gentleman is simply to put more money over into the fuels reduction account that's a commonsense solution that will save us in the west, save our valuable resources, save our valuable forests and that will make sense for the country. so i support the amendment and i would urge its adoption and yield back. mr. tipton: i thank the gentleman. i now yield to our chairman. mr. calvert: i certainly agree with you, we need to improve the condition of our national forests. my home in california is going through an exceptional drought. colorado's just not sending enough water down the colorado river. so you need to help us out a little bit. but this

acre fire in san bernardino late wednesday until mike calkins spotted something just below his forest service.e >> just a flash of orange red and just knew something wasn't part of our operation. >> reporter: firefighters say it was a drone with a four-foot wingspan. calkins was in one of two spotter planes flying toward each other at 150 mph only 1,000 feet apart when the unexpected aircraft flew right between them. just how close a call was this? >> the aircraft passed within 500 feet. >> reporter: that's less than a second away from a collision, so aviation officer mike eaton immediately grounded all fire fighting planes in the area. how hard is it to make the call to pull your planes off the fire?t' >> it's very difficult. you know, we were building a line up there to hold the fire. we lost about two and a half hours of flight time that wouldig have been another six to eight loads of retardant from these aircraft, probably another 20,000 to 25,000 gallons on the hill suppressing the fire.or >> reporter: air tankers resumed flight operations from here again this morning. they've been dropp

forest service budget the one the catastrophic wildfires oppose the big days and especially along theast the extreme he is keeping firefighters busy they're right there by having to. seven injured in this video courtesy of the helicopter partnership with abc seven shall to the smoke and flames and the terrain protected deal with the contra costa county fire the promise but the day cannot build fires and look for in the floor of the pop of proper that there want to be on high alert the fire department says it has a lot less than a month the five provinces and dealt with several small craft fires and a few buildings but is mainly an up there antioch and the delta this comes as a state as you well know is in the fourth straight year of a drop. >>darya: it was so hot in the have recovered in spacesuit. >>michelle apon: that is one to help relieve some of the heart of to across the area the showers and thunderstorms not going to the bay area will continue to move off out of the region but we have the potential with the same storm system for some showers and thunderstorms across san jose to

forest service said it's burned more than 16,000 acres. there is no containment yet. their main focus is to protect the community. it's caused hazardous air quality out there. the fire was parked bay lightning strike -- sparked by a lightning strike friday. residents have been told to be prepared in case of evacuation orders. >>> the controversial over the con federal flag is now im [ indiscernible ] confederate flag is now imbatting big businesses. >> its a chance for companies to make a difference. that's the reaction from wal-mart's ceo as the company faces criticism over carrying merchandise featuring the confederate flag. they will no longer carry products in their stores or online. the move comes after deadly shooting in a church in south carolina by a young man that was pictured with a confederate flag. sears k-mart and ebay have made similar pledges. wal-mart's ceo who took the job last year said in edition to the business of retail, he wants his business to make a difference. in february they announced plans to raise wages for 500,000 employees. that move als

forest service and north carolina state police because they had man tracking skills, so trying to leveragecapabilities. >> tom fuentes? >> one of the things that comes up and makes these cases difficult, and we experience in all operations, radio communications, and bringing in authorities from all counties and pennsylvania and police districts coming from a variety of areas, and one of the problems we always had in the operation is radio traffic, and being able to communicate with everybody and they have to establish a new command post down there. but to get the leads in, the information put out, and it's very difficult to get everybody on the same page. >> the complexity of leading something as big as this. thanks, guys. we will take a break. when we are back we will talk to a local reporter on the ground. stay with us. put your hand over your heart. is it beating? good! then my nutrition heart health mix is for you. it's a wholesome blend of peanuts, pecans and other delicious nuts specially mixed for people with hearts. planters. nutrition starts with nut. was as long as the boat. for

forest service says warmer drier weather expected today could fuel a growing wildfire in rural northerncalifornia. high winds are fanning the saddle fire in western trinity county. roughly halfway between eureka and redding. yesterday 1,000 people were evacuated. the fire burned more than 1,000 acres in the national forest. more than 400 firefighters are working to get the fire under control. right now, it's just 5% contained. >>> a little over a year after being diagnosed with breast cancer, an east bay woman is already in remission. she says exercising is an important outlet during her recovery. she quickly resumed her personal training sessions at a health club, but not before 7 on your side michael finley had to step in to help. >> reporter: barbara enjoys working out to reduce stress and stay fit. she also likes feeding off the energy of other fitness buffs with similar goals. >> i was really looking forward to it. >> reporter: barbara had beat breast cancer and had reconstructive surgery. her surgeon cleared her to exercise back in february. >> she shook my hand and said you're go

forest service said warmer, dryer weather expected today could fuel a growing wildfire in california. rural northern california. high winds are fueling the saddle fire. it's in western trinity county roughly halfway between eureka and redding. yesterday 1,000 people were evacuated. more than 400 firefighters are working to get the fire under control. right now it's just 5% contained. 6:34 is our time. >>> a little over a year after being diagnosed with breast cancer, an east bay woman is already in remission. she said exercising is an important outlet during her recovery, so she quickly resumed her personal training at a local health club but not until after "7 on your side" michael finney had to step in to help. >> barbara enjoys working out to reduce her stress and stay fit. she also likes the energy of other fitness buffs with similar goals. >> i was really looking forward to it. >> barbara had beat breast cancer and had reconstructive surgery. her surgeon cleared her to exercise back in february. >> he shook my hand and said you are good to go, and i said, oh yeah! >> she prepaid

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that forced the forest service to land aircrafts for a couple hours. >> big part of it is we had to shut down subsequent missions that could have contained that south side of the fire. the fire continues to burn. we'll get back at it today. hopefully not seeing any uavs. >> fire officials say they lost sight of the drone and couldn't track it back to the owner. described it as an orange or red drone with a four foot wing span. >>> it has been a while since inland communities have seen such intense heat. many are making plans for staying cool and safe. eric thomas visited a public swimming pool. >> reporter: who says you can only slide down a hill on cardboard sled in the winter time? this is the kid's playground but they are still having fun. >> you try to get out earlier and have fun with the kids. just make sure you get out during the day. >> that's where heat and time intermingle meaning as tim said parents come out earlier when things aren't so steamy and they make sure they pack the right equipment. >> shade, water recollect sun screen so great. >> reporter: time is also key in this

the forest service says the fire has burned 1500 acres. it's now 40% contained.no one has been hurt. no buildings have burned. an evacuation order has been lifted but people are being told to be ready to leave if there are any major flairups. >>> you drivers all over the world can get help with directions from a familiar voice. >> i'll be back. >> and he is. actor and former california governor arnold schwarzenegger is back as the voice of the navigation app waves. through the end of next month. now it took him about an hour to record all the necessary phrases from turn left here. to his trademark has that la vista baby. >>> it is week two of the women's world cup and today's matches are ivory coast verses norway. the netherlands verses host canada. china verses new zealand and thailand verses germany. you can watch that match right here on ktvu fox 2. our world cup coverage starts at noon. the u.s. plays nigeria tomorrow night. we have complete coverage on our website at ktvu.com including a schedule of the game so you can just click on women's world cup right o

the forest service says the fire has burned about 1500 acres since it started last tuesday.w it's about 40% contained. no one has been hurt. no buildings have been burned. evacuation order for about 100 people in the area has been lifted now. people are being told be ready to leave again if there are any major flairups. >>> also today san jose mineta airport starts offering nonstop service to and from beijing. they will offer five flights a week to and from beijing. the first arrives in san jose at 11:30 this morning. the first departure will be at 1:30 this afternoon. the flights are all on board the boeing dream liner. they offer similar service from just three other cities seattle, chicago, and boston. >>> a charter plane carrying the los angeles dodgers were forced to make an emergency landing because of a mechanical issue. first baseman adrian gonzalez tweeted about the incident. his first message reads just landed in l.a.. and then he says problem with plane, switching planes. after two hours the team boarded another plane and returned to texas. >>> a sr. she was hit r

most of which managed by the forest service. that's approximately one in four federally controlled acres in montana. nearly two million of these forested acres are most in need of some kind of treatment because they're near populated communities or critical watersheds. unfortunately, i was just informed by the forest service that the hazardous fuels treatments only conducted on about 52,000 acres in the last fiscal year. and so, this current pace of treatment is unacceptable and nourk we're staring at a significant fire season coming just around the corner. our communities our watersheds, all of these critical treasures are at real risk because of wildfire. your testimony mentions how a number of national forests in arizona were created primarily for the focus of watershed protection. i understand the city of phoenix set aside $200,000 for active forest management. the national forest foundation project on arizona national forests and the purpose as i understand it, is to protect the watersheds supplying water to our communities.

the forest service tweeted this map showing wherethe strikes hit. interstate 5 running up through the middle with the oregon border at the top. offials have dealt with 60 lightning sparked wildfires. thiss the saddle fire on the border of the shasta trinity national forest. 250 acres. tonight, police arrest aid maned a man, acsed of setting four electric cars on fire at a chevy dealersh. the suspect is charged with arson. accused of causing $100,000 of damage to four volts. surveillance video showing a man picking up a piece of cloth. the man lights a fire. appears to throw it under one of the cars. >> san francisco's police chief calls it one of the biggest firearms seizures in recent memory. not only weapons but explosives too. c 7 news reporter vick lee has more on the bust and two suspects taken into custody. >> reporter: 38 firearms. among them. 22 assault rifles. 12 handguns. a cache of explosis including pipe bombs, a bomb making kit. even a grenade. and 5,000 round of ammunition. >> this is as large a seizur as i can remember going back to 2

forest service in fighting fires across the nation. >> an entire region of the country a tinderbox where one spark could lead to more devastation. dan scheneman, nbc news. >>> robbery at this bank on you street. it happened so fast, customers inside say they didn't see a thing. i'm pat collins. the story coming up. >>> in three months, pope francis will be giving a sermon in front of tens of thousands of people here at the basilica. how to get ticket and if he'll address political issues. >>> we begin with storm team 4 coverage on this tuesday as we monitor yet another batch of weather heading our way. >> right now a severe thunderstorm watch is in effect. veronica and chuck, yesterday you nailed it. you told us it would be raining on the ride home and sure enough here come the storms. >>> that's right. the scope of this watch covers the area. we've been tracking these storms through the afternoon. chuck, you have more on just the scope of this watch. >> severe thunderstorm watches not just for our area but from pennsylvania to pensacola, florida. literally the entire eastern seaboard is

forest service said warmer dryer weather expected today could fuel a growing wildfire in california.in western trinity county roughly halfway between eureka and redding. yesterday is -- yesterday 1,000 people were evacuated. more than 400 firefighters are work to go get the fire under control. right now it's just 5% contained. >>> a little over a year after being diagnosed with breast cancer, an east bay woman is already in remission. she said exercising is an important outlet during her recovery so she quickly moved to resume her personal training at health club, but not before "7 on your side" michael finney had to step in to help. >> barbara enjoys working out to reduce her stress and stay fit. she also likes the energy of other fitness buffs with similar goals. >> i was really looking forward to it. >> she had beat breast cancer and had reconstructive surgery. her surgeon cleared her to exercise back in february. >> he shook my hand and said you are good to go, and i said oh, yeah! >> she prepaid for 38 personal training sessionings with ballet's but couldn't use them during her

most of which are managed by the forest service. that's approximately one in four federally controlled acres in montana. and nearly two million of the forested acres are most in need of some kind of treatment because they are near populated communities or critical watersheds. the hazardous treatments were only performed on 52% of the forests. and now we are looking at a significant fire season. our access to recreation our habitat, all of these critical montana treasures are at risk because of wildfire. your testimony mentions how a number of national forests in arizona were created primarily for the purpose of watershed protection. in fact i understand the city of phoenix set aside $200,000 for active forest management. the national forest project on arizona national forests. and the purpose as i understand it, the protect the watersheds supplying water to our communities. could you expand on the risk to watersheds that unhealthy forests pose? >> senator certainly. in arizona we've looked at the condition of forests in pre-settlemen

because he stayed behind and filmed, his footage can now be used by the texas forest service to bettererstand the path the fire took. even so, he has a word of warning for those who find themselves in the path of a wildfire. >> my advice to others that get in a situation like i was in, if you can get out, get out when you can. >> hope i get to see you guys again or hope you guys get to see me again. >>> coming up, a storm chaser catches up to the storm, but gets a little too close to the action. >> oh, my god! here's to the explorers. those diagnosed with cancer who explored their treatment options by getting a comprehensive second opinion at cancer treatment centers of america. call today or go online to schedule your second opinion here. learn more at cancercenter.com i love making sunday dinners. but when my back hurt, cooking all day... forget about it. tylenol was ok, but it was 6 pills a day. but aleve is just 2 pills all day. and now, i'm back! aleve. fresher dentures, for the ♪best first impression. love loud, live loud, polident. ♪ fresher dentures... ...for those breathless m

forest service in fighting wildland fires across the nation. >> reporter: an entire region of the country, a tinderbox where one spark could lead to more devastation. >>> for the second time in less than a year science experiments by local students went up in flames during a trip to space. students from new jersey and delaware watched sunday as spacex's falcon 9 rocket launched and seconds later disintegrated. middle school students in pennsauken township were testing to so if fruit flies could reproduce in space. students in bear wanted to test the affects of antibiotics on bacteria. they will assemble the projects for another space trip. last october a group of south jersey students watched a rocket carrying their science experiments explode over virginia. that rocket was also headed for the international space station. the students attend ocean city high school. >>> philadelphia mayor michael nutter announced the members of the commission on universal pre-kindergarten following their first meeting at city hall. their focus is on pre-k funding. the commission was approved by voters in m

but the us forest service is removing dry grass and timber in some areas. and in hopes it will prevent the flames from spreading. >> allows the fire to come up to the forest floors, uprooting the trees. by thinning it out getting the proper spacing it, won't stop the fire but it will definitely slow it down. >> so far no residents have been injured in the fires. jacky ibanez, fox news. >>> let's head across the ponds, shall we? yes, we will explain why queen elizabeth has had to notch out of the palace. we'll tell you why straight ahead. >>> france is calling for code of conduct. posted on line and in french newspaper, showing the nsa spied on three french presidents, and other officials. current leader, arland, among those on the list. fran's foreign minister summoned the us ambassador door to respond while president obama spoke with phone. obama close communication. top counter terrorism advisor acknowledging mistakes in the way they've handled hostage cases. the white house is promising that they'll do better going forward, that was message to the family

the us forest service is removing dry grass and timber hoping it will prevent the flames from spreadingclose call for a family in washington state. >> you know that whole the sky is falling thing? it kind of did and it crashed right into their home. giant chunk of ice slammed through dwayne morrison's home. his family was home but no one is hurt. he they just can't believe their new skylight. >> you can see the blue sky through the roof and there's insulation all over our clothes and a chunk of ice on the floor. >> the family is now trying to figure out where that ice came from. authorities are looking into flight records to see if a plane flew over their home when all of that happen. >>> here's a question for you. what's better? big group of friends or just one best friend? one study says it's got the answer for young people and which type of child can benefit the most. plus -- >>> they told me that the guy moved, that i have to go to small claims court and they changed the name. >> angry customers say they paid thousands for new furniture only to hear they were out of luck. for one wo

forest service have diverted firefighters from a much larger fire 12 miles away. >> 6:06. >>> a congressional committee is investigating the oil spill off the santa barbara coastline. lawmakers would like to know if the proper safety measures were in place before the spill and whether there were delays in reporting it. in multiple lawsuits, they are being brought against the texas oil company plains all american pipeline. it owns the pipeline that spilled roughly 101,000 gallons of oil last month. >>> restrooms in many bart stations have been closed since 9/11. but relief may be on the way. christian hartnett reports the doors may be opening once again. >> reporter: another stop at the lake merritt bart station riders pour out some in need of a pit stop. but you're out of luck here. >> no restrooms available so i have to go to the school. >> reporter: these used to be the answer when nature called but not anymore. don't be fooled by the vacant sign on the door. the restrooms at the 10 underground bart stations haven't been in use for 14 years. >> one time i had the emergency, i came over i wa

forest service have diverted firefighters from a much larger fire some 12 miles away. >> i feel like every day there is a new fire here in california. >> get used to it. >>> more moisture heading our way is not enough to fight all the dry brush out there and this fire weather is year round. >> especially when it's 100 degrees. >> we aren't going to be quite that warm today. we're cooling down in the weekend. but temperatures warmer this morning than yesterday. a clear start inland today although we have some coastal fog afternoon sun for most and a cooling trend begins later on. your full forecast coming up. first a check of the roads with liza. >> it may only be 5:04 a.m. but we are looking ahead to the weekend. big delays in san francisco. we have pride weekend and several streets will be shut down around the civic center and other neighborhoods in san francisco. if you plan to attend any of the festivities this weekend take mass transit. we also have the giants playing this weekend. in fact, the golden gate ferry system golden gate buses will be offering extra service. buses will