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john alston, abc7 news. >> stunning images. thank you, john. >>> look at this satellite image from nasa. it shows where all of the smoke from the fire is going. it is heading over tahoe and into reno. it is essentially avoiding the yosemite valley. they say the air is clear with no smoke problems there. meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking the fire conditions. she joins us now with live doppler 7hd. >> and here is what it looks like as far as the conditions. let's look at live doppler 7hd. let's check out the weather, where the fire is burning. 69 degrees and the relative humidity is coming up throughout the day. the winds have dropped off northwesterly to 4. and as you look at this satellite imagery, it shows you just how far that smoke is traveling. it is quite a distance as i show you this loop here taking you up toward reno. it is 149 miles. we do have an a warning until noontime on monday for the vicinity of the fire. and we do also have a dense fog smoke advisory, tahoe and reno are under it saturday at until saturday a
john alston, abc7 news. >> stunning images. thank you, john. >>> look at this satellite image from nasa. it shows where all of the smoke from the fire is going. it is heading over tahoe and into reno. it is essentially avoiding the yosemite valley. they say the air is clear with no smoke problems there. meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking the fire conditions. she joins us now with live doppler 7hd. >> and here is what it looks like as far as the conditions. let's look...
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john alston, abc7 news. >> stunning images. thank you, john. >>> look at this satellite image from nasa. it shows where all of the smoke from the fire is going. it is heading over tahoe and into reno. it is essentially avoiding the yosemite valley. they say the air is clear with no smoke problems there. meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking the fire conditions. she joins us now with live doppler 7hd. >> and here is what it looks like as far as the conditions. let's look at live doppler 7hd. let's check out the weather, where the fire is burning. 69 degrees and the relative humidity is coming up throughout the day. the winds have dropped off northwesterly to 4. and as you look at this satellite imagery, it shows you just how far that smoke is traveling. it is quite a distance as i show you this loop here taking you up toward reno. it is 149 miles. we do have an air quality warning until noontime on monday for the vicinity of the fire. and we do also have a dense fog smoke advisory, tahoe and reno are under it until saturday at
john alston, abc7 news. >> stunning images. thank you, john. >>> look at this satellite image from nasa. it shows where all of the smoke from the fire is going. it is heading over tahoe and into reno. it is essentially avoiding the yosemite valley. they say the air is clear with no smoke problems there. meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking the fire conditions. she joins us now with live doppler 7hd. >> and here is what it looks like as far as the conditions. let's look...
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liven tuolumne county, john alston, abc 7 news. >>> thank you for the update. our twitterfeed@abc 7 news bay area. >>> we've been following a shoot in north oakland that sends two peoplen the hospital including two children. kira klapper is live with details. >> reporter: ama, a man, a woman, a 12-year-old girl and an 8-year-old are being treated in the hospital for nonlife-threatening njuries. police still need any lea they can get. we have video at the sce. it happened about 2:30 this afternoon at 104th and graffian in east oakland. about eight blocks ae still closed off surrounding the shooting scene. police are still in their preliminary stables of investigating. the lieutenant tellse about a dozen officers were there mang sure that everyone else i the neighborhood was safe. they were tryi to determine if anyone else wa hit by any stray llets. good news, i'm told about the 12-year-old victim, though. take a listen. >> there's nothing life threatening whatsoever. she is with her mother. everything appears to be okay at this moment. but we want to get other i
liven tuolumne county, john alston, abc 7 news. >>> thank you for the update. our twitterfeed@abc 7 news bay area. >>> we've been following a shoot in north oakland that sends two peoplen the hospital including two children. kira klapper is live with details. >> reporter: ama, a man, a woman, a 12-year-old girl and an 8-year-old are being treated in the hospital for nonlife-threatening njuries. police still need any lea they can get. we have video at the sce. it happened...
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abc 7 news reporter john alston is live with an update to the progress made against the fire today. john? >> reporter: first off, those power stations will be inspected tomorrow. behind me, you can see the darkness exposes how massive this fire is. this has been burning for some time, at least through today and certainly exploded again tonight. at points, the flames were hundreds of feet in the air. this is a few miles south of highway 120, exactly where firefighters do not want this to go. they are very concerned about this and have been setting backfires to keep it from spreading any farther. one weapon against the fire has been a pistol that shoots an incendiary device. the park remains open but highway 120 is still closed. along that road, small fires flaired in to larger ones in an instant. winds shifted every few seconds. for the first time in near lay week, some residents were allowed to see their property. core rina lowe and her brother from the bay area lost two homes that had been in their family for years. the main house survived. >> we feel super lucky to have this guy st
abc 7 news reporter john alston is live with an update to the progress made against the fire today. john? >> reporter: first off, those power stations will be inspected tomorrow. behind me, you can see the darkness exposes how massive this fire is. this has been burning for some time, at least through today and certainly exploded again tonight. at points, the flames were hundreds of feet in the air. this is a few miles south of highway 120, exactly where firefighters do not want this to...
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john alston, abc7 news. >> stunning images. thank you, john. >>> look at this satellite image from nasa. it shows where all of the smoke from the fire is going. it is heading over tahoe and into reno. it is essentially avoiding the yosemite valley. they say the air is clear with no smoke problems there. meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking the fire conditions. she joins us now with live doppler 7hd. >> and here is what it looks like as far as the conditions. let's look at live doppler 7hd. let's check out the weather, where the fire is burning. 69 degrees and the relative humidity is coming up throughout the day. the winds have dropped off northwesterly to 4. and as you look at this satellite imagery, it shows you just how far that smoke is traveling. it is quite a distance as i show you this loop here taking you up toward reno. it is 149 miles. we do have an air quality warning until noontime on monday for the vicinity of the fire. and we do also have a dense fog smoke advisory, tahoe and reno are under it until saturday at
john alston, abc7 news. >> stunning images. thank you, john. >>> look at this satellite image from nasa. it shows where all of the smoke from the fire is going. it is heading over tahoe and into reno. it is essentially avoiding the yosemite valley. they say the air is clear with no smoke problems there. meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking the fire conditions. she joins us now with live doppler 7hd. >> and here is what it looks like as far as the conditions. let's look...
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let's get to john alston live at headquarters in oakland. john. >> reporter: minutes ago we received an e-mail from the transit union announcing there was a tentative deal reached and that buses would roll in the morning. they came to a common ground after many hours of negotiation today. up until a few minutes ago ac transit said they made progress and things were very, very close. we found out a short time ago that a tentative agreement had been reached. it has been a long side trying to keep both buses running. >> we definitely want to bargain a contract. we are here in hopes that we can get this accomplished this evening. i want to thank everyone on the board for their tenacity. >> since this morning there has been movement. we are as always optimistic about our chances for averting the strike. >> the transit board met briefly behind closed doors as a mediator shuttled between each side. ac transit was offering a 9% raise over three years while the transit union was asking for nearly 10%. ac transit says on health care the union has agree
let's get to john alston live at headquarters in oakland. john. >> reporter: minutes ago we received an e-mail from the transit union announcing there was a tentative deal reached and that buses would roll in the morning. they came to a common ground after many hours of negotiation today. up until a few minutes ago ac transit said they made progress and things were very, very close. we found out a short time ago that a tentative agreement had been reached. it has been a long side trying...
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live in tuolumne county, john alston, abc 7 news. >>> thank you for the update. our twitter feed@abc 7 news bay area. >>> we've been following a shoot in north oakland that sends two people in the hospital including two children. kira klapper is live with details. >> reporter: ama, a man, a woman, a 12-year-old girl and an 8-year-old are being treated in the hospital for nonlife-threatening injuries. police still need any leads they can get. we have video at the scene. it happened about 2:30 this afternoon at 104th and graffian in east oakland. about eight blocks are still closed off surrounding the shooting scene. police are still in their preliminary stables of investigating. the lieutenant tells me about a dozen officers were there making sure that everyone else in the neighborhood was safe. they were trying to determine if anyone else was hit by any stray bullets. good news, i'm told about the 12-year-old victim, though. take a listen. >> there's nothing life threatening whatsoever. she is with her mother. everything appears to be okay at this moment. but we
live in tuolumne county, john alston, abc 7 news. >>> thank you for the update. our twitter feed@abc 7 news bay area. >>> we've been following a shoot in north oakland that sends two people in the hospital including two children. kira klapper is live with details. >> reporter: ama, a man, a woman, a 12-year-old girl and an 8-year-old are being treated in the hospital for nonlife-threatening injuries. police still need any leads they can get. we have video at the scene....
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let's get to john alston live at headquarters in oakland. john. >> reporter: minutes ago we received an e-mail from the transit union announcing there was a tentative deal reached and that buses would roll in the morning. they came to a common ground after many hour negotiat of negotiation today. up until a few minutes ago ac transit said they made progress and things were very, very close. we found out a short time ago that a tentative agreement had been reached. it has been a long side trying to keep both buses running. >> we definitely want to bargain a contract. we are here in hopes that we can get this accomplished this evening. i want to thank everyone on the board for their tenacity. >> since this morning there has been movement. we are as always optimistic about our chances for averting the strike. >> the transit board met briers as closed doors as a mediator shuttled between each side. ac transit was offering a 9% raise over three years while the transit union was asking for nearly 10%. ac transit says on health care the union has ag
let's get to john alston live at headquarters in oakland. john. >> reporter: minutes ago we received an e-mail from the transit union announcing there was a tentative deal reached and that buses would roll in the morning. they came to a common ground after many hour negotiat of negotiation today. up until a few minutes ago ac transit said they made progress and things were very, very close. we found out a short time ago that a tentative agreement had been reached. it has been a long side...
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let's get to john alston live at headquarters in oakland. john. >> reporter: minutes ago we received an e-mail from the transit union announcing there was a tentative deal reached and that buses would roll in the morning. they came to a common ground after many hours of negotiation today. up until a few minutes ago ac transit said they made progress and things were very, very close. we found out a short time ago that a tentative agreement had been reached. it has been a long side trying to keep both buses running. >> we definitely want to bargain a contract. we are here in hopes that we can get this accomplished this evening. i want to thank everyone on the board for their tenacity. >> since this morning there has been movement. we are as always optimistic about our chances for averting the strike. >> the transit board met briefly behind closed doors as a mediator shuttled between each side. ac transit was offering a 9% raise over three years while the transit union was asking for nearly 10%. ac transit says on health care the union has agree
let's get to john alston live at headquarters in oakland. john. >> reporter: minutes ago we received an e-mail from the transit union announcing there was a tentative deal reached and that buses would roll in the morning. they came to a common ground after many hours of negotiation today. up until a few minutes ago ac transit said they made progress and things were very, very close. we found out a short time ago that a tentative agreement had been reached. it has been a long side trying...
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abc 7 news reporter john alston has the latest on the fire from tuolumne county. >> one weapon against the fire is a pistol that shoots an incendiary device to burn the groundcover before the main fire can. firefighters were able to get water directly on flames burning within yosemite. the park remains open, but highway 120 is still closed. along that road, small fires flared into larger ones in an instant. winds shifted every few seconds. >> i have lived here since eighth grade. >> for the first time in nearly a week, some residents were allowed to see their property. corina lowe and her brother, both originally from the bay area, lost two homes that had been in their family for years. the main house survived. >> we feel lucky to have this guy still standing, which was my family home in high school. yeah, super close call for this house. >> there are little custom houses that are cute to make this place look extra nice for guests and stuff. >> darma, who lives on the property, said firefighters did an admirable job. >> they were out here until the last second possible. we are thankful
abc 7 news reporter john alston has the latest on the fire from tuolumne county. >> one weapon against the fire is a pistol that shoots an incendiary device to burn the groundcover before the main fire can. firefighters were able to get water directly on flames burning within yosemite. the park remains open, but highway 120 is still closed. along that road, small fires flared into larger ones in an instant. winds shifted every few seconds. >> i have lived here since eighth grade....
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john alston is live with this story. john? >> 65,000 people enjoyed the music here. no serious trouble reported. but police did hand out citations for those who tried to see the whole thing for free by scaling the fence like it was a prison break. there is apparently nothing worse than being outside the outside lands music festival. this has become one way to see a show. all day police and security guards tried to catch people going over, around and through fences one at a time and in large groups. >> they don't run. they slide right under the fence. it has been amazing. this isn't just a job. it is an adventure. >> she had to chase off some people who seemed extremely interested in testing the chain link barrier. others were temporarily successful. >> on the other side once they break in, this is the police compound. when they get to the top the police officers are looking like really? >> the big finale was a performance by the red-hot chili peppers on the polo field. there was darrell hall and john oats and willie nelson. a number of people who thought they had tic
john alston is live with this story. john? >> 65,000 people enjoyed the music here. no serious trouble reported. but police did hand out citations for those who tried to see the whole thing for free by scaling the fence like it was a prison break. there is apparently nothing worse than being outside the outside lands music festival. this has become one way to see a show. all day police and security guards tried to catch people going over, around and through fences one at a time and in...
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john alston is live with this story. john? >> 65,000 people enjoyed the music here. no serious trouble reported. but police did hand out citations for those who tried to see the whole thing for free by scaling the fence like it was a prison break. there is apparently nothing worse than being outside the outside lands music festival. this has become one way to see a show. all day police and security guards tried to catch people going over, around and through fences one at a time and in large groups. >> they don't run. they slide right under the fence. it has been amazing. this isn't just a job. it is an adventure. >> she had to chase off some people who seemed extremely interested in testing the chain link barrier. others were temporarily successful. >> on the other side once they break in, this is the police compound. when they get to the top the police officers are looking like really? >> the big finale was a performance by the red-hot chili peppers on the polo field. there was darrell hall and john oats and willie nelson. a number of people who thought they had tic
john alston is live with this story. john? >> 65,000 people enjoyed the music here. no serious trouble reported. but police did hand out citations for those who tried to see the whole thing for free by scaling the fence like it was a prison break. there is apparently nothing worse than being outside the outside lands music festival. this has become one way to see a show. all day police and security guards tried to catch people going over, around and through fences one at a time and in...
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john alston has been on the fire line and joins us with the latest. john? >> this is going to be heartbreaking for the people who have spent so many years there enjoying this park. a short time ago we hiked about a half mile in to see the devastation and this is video you will see only on abc7 news. after more than 90 years it ended like this. the few wool law me camp was burned by the fire. >> about 2:00, 3:00, there was a fire that ran into the berkeley camp. the fire went into the trees and made a remnant of the camp. >> virtually every cabin and camp is gone in a fire that has been impossible to control. >> the fire gets into the trees and it is virtually impossible to stop. the trees here are 100, 150 feet tall. it burns above the ground. >> this is how berkeley camp looked on friday, three days after guests were quickly evacuated. since 1922 generations have adored the get away. they are now wiped out. >> the camp was over overgrown and there was flammables in there and of summer camps and fabrics like that. i imagine they would have their hands full.
john alston has been on the fire line and joins us with the latest. john? >> this is going to be heartbreaking for the people who have spent so many years there enjoying this park. a short time ago we hiked about a half mile in to see the devastation and this is video you will see only on abc7 news. after more than 90 years it ended like this. the few wool law me camp was burned by the fire. >> about 2:00, 3:00, there was a fire that ran into the berkeley camp. the fire went into...
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john alston has been on the fire line and joins us with the latest. john? >> this is going to be heartbreaking for the people who have spent so many years there enjoying this park. a short time ago we hiked about a half mile in to see the devastation and this is video you will see only on abc7 news. after more than 90 years it ended like this. the few wool law me camp was burned by the fire. >> about 2:00, 3:00, there was a fire that ran into the berkeley camp. the fire went into the trees and made a remnant of the camp. >> virtually every cabin and camp is gone in a fire that has been impossible to control. >> the fire gets into the trees and it is virtually impossible to stop. the trees here are 100, 150 feet tall. it burns above the ground. >> this is how berkeley camp looked on friday, three days after guests were quickly evacuated. since 1922 generations have adored the get away. they are now wiped out. >> the camp was over overgrown and there was flammables in there and a lot of summer camps and fabrics like that. i imagine they would have their hands
john alston has been on the fire line and joins us with the latest. john? >> this is going to be heartbreaking for the people who have spent so many years there enjoying this park. a short time ago we hiked about a half mile in to see the devastation and this is video you will see only on abc7 news. after more than 90 years it ended like this. the few wool law me camp was burned by the fire. >> about 2:00, 3:00, there was a fire that ran into the berkeley camp. the fire went into...
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john alston is live tonight with the latest on the fire. john? >> ama, one of the larger fires is on a hilltop behind me. this is south of highway 120 and exactly where authorities do not want this to go. the cost of the firefighting effort so far is in the $8 million range. one weapon against the fire has been a pistol that shoots an insydney year device to burn the ground cover before the main fire can. today firefighters were able to get water on flames burning within yosemite. the park remains open, but highway 120 is still closed. along that road small fires flared into larger ones inan instant. >> for the first time in a week residents were allowed to see their property. korean gnaw and her brother originally from the bay area lost two homes with their family for years. the main house survived. >> so we feel super lucky to have this guy still standing which was my family home in high school. so, super close call for this house. >> they were all custom houses and they were all cute to make this place look extra nice for guests. >> darma who
john alston is live tonight with the latest on the fire. john? >> ama, one of the larger fires is on a hilltop behind me. this is south of highway 120 and exactly where authorities do not want this to go. the cost of the firefighting effort so far is in the $8 million range. one weapon against the fire has been a pistol that shoots an insydney year device to burn the ground cover before the main fire can. today firefighters were able to get water on flames burning within yosemite. the...
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john alston is live tonight with the latest on the fire. john? >> ama, one of the larger fires is on a hilltop behind me. this is south of highway 120 and exactly where authorities do not want this to go. the cost of the firefighting effort so far is in the $8 million range. one weapon against the fire has been a pistol that shoots an insydney year device to burn the ground cover before the main fire can. today firefighters were able to get water on flames burning within yosemite. the park remains open, but highway 120 is still closed. along that road small fires flared into larger ones inan instant. >> for the first time in a week residents were allowed toh. see their property. korean gnaw and her brother originally from the bay area lost two homes with their family for years. the main house survived. >> so we feel super lucky to have this guy still standing which was my family home in high school. so, super close call for this house. >> they were all custom houses and they were all cute tois plae this place look extra nice for guests. >> darma
john alston is live tonight with the latest on the fire. john? >> ama, one of the larger fires is on a hilltop behind me. this is south of highway 120 and exactly where authorities do not want this to go. the cost of the firefighting effort so far is in the $8 million range. one weapon against the fire has been a pistol that shoots an insydney year device to burn the ground cover before the main fire can. today firefighters were able to get water on flames burning within yosemite. the...
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john alston has details. >> the shooting took place in uptown, oakland in the shadow of the fox theater and trendy eateries. three stylists from the bad boys salon were shot in front of their business, along with another person who just happened to be on the sidewalk. >> they went out there and saw the blood. doing my best to hold his wounds. >> the trouble began yesterday when somebody broke into the car on telegraph avenue and grabbed a purse. it belonged to this man's girlfriend who was a stylist in the salon. >> so i chased him down 18th street and i caught him. i got the purse back. him and his friend, whatever, they ran away. >> witnesses say at least one of them returned to the hair salon on a bike and with a gun. this man was in a cafe across the street. >> i heard a pop, pop. i walk out, and i see the gentleman shooting marquis when he's on the ground and i go over and render first aid. >> before i get back i hear a bunch of siren and i see people laying on the ground and they are shot, and i find out my girl got shot. all of this over a broken window and a few meaningless poss
john alston has details. >> the shooting took place in uptown, oakland in the shadow of the fox theater and trendy eateries. three stylists from the bad boys salon were shot in front of their business, along with another person who just happened to be on the sidewalk. >> they went out there and saw the blood. doing my best to hold his wounds. >> the trouble began yesterday when somebody broke into the car on telegraph avenue and grabbed a purse. it belonged to this man's...
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abc7 news reporter john alston has more on the fight to bring the fire under control. >> flames continue to own the hillside. the night skies makes it easier to see the actual fires burning under all the smoke. some crews were put on standby to make sure the flames don't jump over to the south side of highway 120. a few miles away in groveland, hundreds of people gathered to hear an update and to ask questions. >> we have folks that are east, but before the park gate that's -- that didn't get evacuation notices. they had to leave on their own. we've need to know the status of the line out there. >> she lives in los altos, but rushed here because her property owns property in the fire zone. for her that works. >> i listened to the scanner and felt this is escalating, it is in the canyon. we came up to make sure we could get friends and family out. you also have to remember, it's not just about family, your immediate family, this whole community is a family. >> officials say they anyhow the fire started but not how. there was lightning in the area and it is not unusual to wood to smolder.
abc7 news reporter john alston has more on the fight to bring the fire under control. >> flames continue to own the hillside. the night skies makes it easier to see the actual fires burning under all the smoke. some crews were put on standby to make sure the flames don't jump over to the south side of highway 120. a few miles away in groveland, hundreds of people gathered to hear an update and to ask questions. >> we have folks that are east, but before the park gate that's -- that...
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abc 7 news reporter john alston has the latest on the fire from tuolumne county. >> one weapon against the fire is a pistol that shoots an incendiary device to burn the ground cover before main fire can. firefighters were able to get water directly on flames burning within yosemite. the park remains open but highway 120 is still closed. along that road, large fires flared into larger ones in an instant. winds shifted every few seconds. >> i have lived here since eighth grade. >> for the first time in nearly a week, some residents were allowed to see their property. this couple, both originally from the bay area, lost two homes that had been in their family for years. the main house survived. >> we feel lucky to have this guy still standing, which was my family home in high school. yeah, super close call for this house. >> there are custom houses that are cute to make this place look extra nice for guests and stuff. >> darma, who lives on the property, said firefighters did an admirable job. >> they were out here until the last second possible. we are thankful for those guys. they work
abc 7 news reporter john alston has the latest on the fire from tuolumne county. >> one weapon against the fire is a pistol that shoots an incendiary device to burn the ground cover before main fire can. firefighters were able to get water directly on flames burning within yosemite. the park remains open but highway 120 is still closed. along that road, large fires flared into larger ones in an instant. winds shifted every few seconds. >> i have lived here since eighth grade....
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john alston has the latest on the fire from tuolumne county. >> one weapon against the fire is a business central that shoots an in -- the beginning area before the fire can. large fires flared into largers ones in an instant. winds shifted every few seconds. >> i have lived here near eighth grade. >> some residents were allowed to key their properties for the first time in weeks. this couple, both originally from the bay area, lost two homes that had been in their family for years. the main house survived. >> we feel lucky to have this guy still standing, which was my family home in high school. yeah, super close call for this house. >> there are custom houses that are cute to make this place look extra nice for guests and stuff. >> darma, who lives on the property, said firefighters did an honorable job. >> they were out here until the last seconds. we are thankful for those guys. >> the sky was dominated by a massive mushroom cloud. the fire reached about two piles from the hetch hetchy reservoir, san francisco's main water source. officials say so far water quality has not been affect
john alston has the latest on the fire from tuolumne county. >> one weapon against the fire is a business central that shoots an in -- the beginning area before the fire can. large fires flared into largers ones in an instant. winds shifted every few seconds. >> i have lived here near eighth grade. >> some residents were allowed to key their properties for the first time in weeks. this couple, both originally from the bay area, lost two homes that had been in their family for...
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john alston is live now to tell us what happened. good evening, john. reporter: another violentnd outrageous shooting in thebooks for oakland, happening in daylight on telegraph avenue. started a little after 4:00 with an apparent break-in, in that white car where a window was smashed and a purse was stolen. it ended minutes later across the strt on telegraph, as the bad boy's hair salon where four people were shot. it started when there was a commotion, and a purse was stolen, a man saw that it was his girlfriend's purse and ran down 18th street after two men, cnfronted them, got the pue back, and as he was walkg back to the bad boys salon, he realized there was a shooting. we spoke to him exclusively. >> just running around here looking for them, and before i could get back, i hear a bunch of sirenses and when i hit the corner i see people on the groundnd i found out my girl got shot, and all of this over a brok window and meaningless possessions. it's pointless. reporter: again, four people shot. we understand one is in critical condition. three othe
john alston is live now to tell us what happened. good evening, john. reporter: another violentnd outrageous shooting in thebooks for oakland, happening in daylight on telegraph avenue. started a little after 4:00 with an apparent break-in, in that white car where a window was smashed and a purse was stolen. it ended minutes later across the strt on telegraph, as the bad boy's hair salon where four people were shot. it started when there was a commotion, and a purse was stolen, a man saw that...
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for the latest on the fire, let's get to john alston live in tuolumne county. >> reporter: this has been burning right along highway 120. there you see one of the helicopters that have been making water drops all afternoon. wind has been a factor this afternoon, 20 to 30-mile-per-hour gusts. that has concerned communities along the edge of this fire. if they are not fighting the fire, they're try to stay ahead of it. crews are drawing a line in the forest trying to prevent the flames from spreading northwest into more populated areas like twain, hart and tuolumne cities. this exploded in yosemite national park. >> we'll talk about where our lines will be. >> reporter: crews are on stand-by knowing they could quickly be on the front lines. >> we are expecting a wind to push tonight. whether it comes around, we don't know. but we're planning on that that we're prepared to pick this area. >> so you are smart, you packed the cereal? >> reporter: for days crystal baker and her family have been out of their home, one of the homes threatened by the rim fire. >> right now just trying to keep my
for the latest on the fire, let's get to john alston live in tuolumne county. >> reporter: this has been burning right along highway 120. there you see one of the helicopters that have been making water drops all afternoon. wind has been a factor this afternoon, 20 to 30-mile-per-hour gusts. that has concerned communities along the edge of this fire. if they are not fighting the fire, they're try to stay ahead of it. crews are drawing a line in the forest trying to prevent the flames from...
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john alston asks why. >> these hillsides are all really, really dry. >> they are dotted with flammable euptus t that marin county wants to get rid of. >> they explode and it is pretty scary. >> the nonprofit group won a state grant to remove the eucalyptus trees along highway 101 next to the marin civic center. >> the nature of the tree has a shallow root system. couple to that you have fall entries and showers that are a result of the burning of those trees. >> and now the money to remove the trees is in jeopardy. the marin group has to come up with the 2 his,000 first -- $200,000 first and they don't have the up front cash yet. >> hopefully they can find another source to do it. it is really important. >> other people who live nearby believe it is beautiful and want them to stay. >> we have had such a low rate of fires in marin. there are other things i would like to see the money used for. we have a lot poor people and poor health care. >> if marin gets the money the plan is to replace the eucalyptus trees with month are than 200 oak sap ligs. the -- saplings. abc7 news. >> the show
john alston asks why. >> these hillsides are all really, really dry. >> they are dotted with flammable euptus t that marin county wants to get rid of. >> they explode and it is pretty scary. >> the nonprofit group won a state grant to remove the eucalyptus trees along highway 101 next to the marin civic center. >> the nature of the tree has a shallow root system. couple to that you have fall entries and showers that are a result of the burning of those trees....
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john alston asks why. >> these hillsides are all really, really dry. >> they are dotted with flammable eucalyptus trees that marin county wants to get rid of. >> they explode and it is pretty scary. >> the nonprofit group won a state grant to remove the eucalyptus trees along highway 101 next to the marin civic center. >> the nature of the tree has a shallow root system. couple to that you have fall entries and showers that are a result of the burning of those trees. >> and now the money to remove the trees is in jeopardy. the marin group has to come up with the 2 his,000 first -- $200,000 first and they don't have the up front cash yet. >> hopefully they can find another source to do it. it is really important. who live nearby believe it is beautiful and want them to stay. >> we have had such a low rate of fires in marin. there are other things i would like to see the money used for. we have a lot poor people and poor health care. >> if marin gets the money the plan is to replace the eucalyptus trees with month are than 200 oak sap ligs. the -- saplings. abc7 news. >> the showdown ton
john alston asks why. >> these hillsides are all really, really dry. >> they are dotted with flammable eucalyptus trees that marin county wants to get rid of. >> they explode and it is pretty scary. >> the nonprofit group won a state grant to remove the eucalyptus trees along highway 101 next to the marin civic center. >> the nature of the tree has a shallow root system. couple to that you have fall entries and showers that are a result of the burning of those...
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john alston asks why. >> these hillsides are all really, really dry. >> they are dotted with flammable eucalyptus trees that marin county wants to get rid of. >> they explode and it is pretty scary. >> the nonprofit group won a state grant to remove the eucalyptus trees along highway 101 next to the marin civic center. >> the nature of the tree has a shallow root system. couple to that you have fall entries and showers that are a result of the burning of those trees. >> and now the money to remove the trees is in jeopardy. the marin group has to come up with the 2 his,000 first -- $200,000 first and they don't have the up front cash yet. >> hopefully they can find another source to do it. it is really important. >> other people who live nearby belie it is beautiful and want them to stay. >> we have had such a low rate of fires in marin. there are other things i would like to see the money used for. we have a lot poor people and poor health care. >> if marin gets the money the plan is to replace the eucalyptus trees with month are than 200 oak sap ligs. the -- saplings. abc7 news. >> th
john alston asks why. >> these hillsides are all really, really dry. >> they are dotted with flammable eucalyptus trees that marin county wants to get rid of. >> they explode and it is pretty scary. >> the nonprofit group won a state grant to remove the eucalyptus trees along highway 101 next to the marin civic center. >> the nature of the tree has a shallow root system. couple to that you have fall entries and showers that are a result of the burning of those...
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john alston is live now to tell us what happened. good evening, john. another violent and outrageous shooting in the books for oakland, happening in broad daylight on telegraph avenue. started a little after 4:00 with an apparent break-in, in that white car where a window was smashed and a purse was stolen. it ended minutes later across the street on telegraph, as the bad boy's hair salon where four people were shot. it started when there was a commotion, and a purse was stolen, a man saw that it was his girlfriend's purse and ran down 18th street after two men, confronted them, got the purse back, and as he was walking back to the bad boys salon, he realized there was a shooting. we spoke to him exclusively. >> just running around here looking for them, and before i could get back, i hear a bunch of sirenses and when i hit the corner i see people on the ground and i found out my girl got shot, and all of this over a broken window and meaningless possessions. it's pointless. reporter: again, fou
john alston is live now to tell us what happened. good evening, john. another violent and outrageous shooting in the books for oakland, happening in broad daylight on telegraph avenue. started a little after 4:00 with an apparent break-in, in that white car where a window was smashed and a purse was stolen. it ended minutes later across the street on telegraph, as the bad boy's hair salon where four people were shot. it started when there was a commotion, and a purse was stolen, a man saw that...
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abc 7 news reporter john alston kicks off our coverage tonight. >> this is one of the neighborhoods officials are very, very concerned about. there are many houses here in this area this, area has been like an airport. helicopters come by picking up water then dropping it off in hot spots. fixed wing aircraft dropping fire retardant. the fire is about four miles from here from getting closer there has been a wind factor as well. you mentioned earlier today governor brown thanked a few of the more than 3,000 firefighters on the job here. he also got a briefing on the fire that has cost california now more than $20 million. he says california has the money in fact says the president called on sunday and offered federal support. >> let's go on winters come and floods move ash and debris that, is bad. so whatever firefighters can do, we're doing. >> so there is a large containmentent of bay area firefighters in the area. at least ones we saw. we saw this morning crews from palo alto, mountain view and san jose moving out this morning to protect the community of twain heart. >> our strike team was
abc 7 news reporter john alston kicks off our coverage tonight. >> this is one of the neighborhoods officials are very, very concerned about. there are many houses here in this area this, area has been like an airport. helicopters come by picking up water then dropping it off in hot spots. fixed wing aircraft dropping fire retardant. the fire is about four miles from here from getting closer there has been a wind factor as well. you mentioned earlier today governor brown thanked a few of...
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abc 7 news reporter john alston kicks off our coverage tonight. >> this is one of the neighborhoods officialscerned about. there are many houses here in this area this, area has been like an airport. helicopters come by picking up water then dropping it off in hot spots. fixed wing aircraft dropping fire retardant. the fire is about four miles
abc 7 news reporter john alston kicks off our coverage tonight. >> this is one of the neighborhoods officialscerned about. there are many houses here in this area this, area has been like an airport. helicopters come by picking up water then dropping it off in hot spots. fixed wing aircraft dropping fire retardant. the fire is about four miles
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abc 7 news reporter john alston cks off ouroverage tonight. >> this is one of the neighborhoods officials are very, very concerned about. there are many houses here in this area this, area has been like an airport. helicopters come by picking u water then dropping it off in hot spots. fixed wing aircraft dropping fire retardant. the fire is about four miles from here from getting closer there has been a wind faor as well. you mentioned earlier today governor brown thanked a few ofhe more than 3,000 firefighters on the job here. he also got a briefing on the fire that has cost cifornia now more than $20 million. he sayscalifornia has the money in fact says the president called on sunday and offered federal support. >> let's go on winters come and floods move ash and debris that, is bad. so whatever firefighters can do, we're doing. >> so there is a large containmentent of bay area firefighters in the area. at least ones we saw. we saw thi morning crews from palo alto, mountain view and san jose movingut this morning to protect the commity of twain heart. >> our strike tm was firing the fir
abc 7 news reporter john alston cks off ouroverage tonight. >> this is one of the neighborhoods officials are very, very concerned about. there are many houses here in this area this, area has been like an airport. helicopters come by picking u water then dropping it off in hot spots. fixed wing aircraft dropping fire retardant. the fire is about four miles from here from getting closer there has been a wind faor as well. you mentioned earlier today governor brown thanked a few ofhe more...
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john alston has the details. >> the shooting took place in the shadow of the fox theater and trendy eat res. three stylists from the bad boy salon were shot in front of their business along with another person who happened to be on the sidewalk. >> i was doing my best to hold his wound. >> the trouble began at 4:00 in the afternoon when somebody grabbed a purse that belonged to this man's girlfriend who was a stylish -- stylist in the salon. >> i chased him down and i caught him. i got the purse back. >> witnesses say at least one of them returned to the hair salon on a bike and with a gun. this man was in a cafe across the street. >> you can hear a pop, pop and a walkout and you can see the gentleman shooting marquis when he is on the dwrownd and -- on the ground and i render first aid. >> i can see people laying on the ground and i find out my girl got shot. all of this over a broken window and a few meaning less possessions. it is pointless. >> police are checking several surveillance cameras and hoping it will lead to the gunman. even though police say violent crime in this section
john alston has the details. >> the shooting took place in the shadow of the fox theater and trendy eat res. three stylists from the bad boy salon were shot in front of their business along with another person who happened to be on the sidewalk. >> i was doing my best to hold his wound. >> the trouble began at 4:00 in the afternoon when somebody grabbed a purse that belonged to this man's girlfriend who was a stylish -- stylist in the salon. >> i chased him down and i...
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john alston has the details. >> the shooting took place in the shadow of the fox theater and trendy eat res. three stylists from the bad boy salon were shot in front of their business along with another person who happened to be on the sidewalk. >> i was doing my best to hold his wound. >> the trouble began at 4:00 in the afternoon when somebody grabbed a purse that belonged to this man's girlfriend who was a stylish -- stylist in the salon. >> i chased him down and i caught him. i got the purse back. >> witnesses say at least one of them returned to the hair salon on a bike and with a gun. this man was in a cafe across the street. >> you can hear a pop, pop and a walkout and you can see the gentleman shooting marquis when he is on the dwrownd and -- on the ground and i render first aid. >> i can see people laying on the ground and i find out my girl got shot. all of this over a broken window and a few meaning less possessions. it is pointless. >> police are checking several surveillance cameras and hoping it will lead to the gunman. even though police say violent crime in this section
john alston has the details. >> the shooting took place in the shadow of the fox theater and trendy eat res. three stylists from the bad boy salon were shot in front of their business along with another person who happened to be on the sidewalk. >> i was doing my best to hold his wound. >> the trouble began at 4:00 in the afternoon when somebody grabbed a purse that belonged to this man's girlfriend who was a stylish -- stylist in the salon. >> i chased him down and i...
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. >> john alston, abc7 news. >> san francisco police are investigating a shooting that injured three people in the bayview district. gunfire erupted around 8:30 last night in front of home on cameron way in the housing complex. two victims were taken to sf general by ambulance and a third victim showed up afterwards by private car. we don't have any word on their condition. >>> fire chief band the police from using helmet cameras after last month he is airplane crash. the chief said filming the scene may have violated the privacy of both the firefighters and the victim. video from a battalion chief's helmet cam shows the fire department rig running over a young passenger who was covered in fire retardant foam. fire chief was directing the regular and didn't know the 16-year-old was on the ground and in harm's way. critics questioned the timing of the chief's decision because the footage a raises the possibility that the fire department could be liable in the girl's death. >>> music lovers had to say good-bye to a san francisco institution this weekend. for the past 27 years rosales n
. >> john alston, abc7 news. >> san francisco police are investigating a shooting that injured three people in the bayview district. gunfire erupted around 8:30 last night in front of home on cameron way in the housing complex. two victims were taken to sf general by ambulance and a third victim showed up afterwards by private car. we don't have any word on their condition. >>> fire chief band the police from using helmet cameras after last month he is airplane crash. the...
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. >> john alston, abc7 news. >> now take a a look at this. a satellite image from n.a.s.a. showing where all of the smoke from the fire is going. as you can see, it's heading northeast over tahoe and all the way to reason owe and avoiding the yosemite valley all together. there are no smoke problems in the park area. >>> the governor has declared a city of emergency for the city and county of san francisco because of the threat the fire poses to the city's utility and water supply. >> this bartender is getting ready for a busy night at theoutter bar. but one thing he depends on nightly is clean, freshwater out of the tap. >> people need to drink water to stay sober and cleaning. i mean, the list goes on. >> but the massive rim fire burning near yosemite is threatening hetch hetchy, a vital source that provides water to 2.6 million people in the bay area. the transmission declared an area, activating this situation room to monitor the fire. the biggest concern is ash falling into the reservoir. these digital gauges are monitoring water quality in realtime. for now levels are
. >> john alston, abc7 news. >> now take a a look at this. a satellite image from n.a.s.a. showing where all of the smoke from the fire is going. as you can see, it's heading northeast over tahoe and all the way to reason owe and avoiding the yosemite valley all together. there are no smoke problems in the park area. >>> the governor has declared a city of emergency for the city and county of san francisco because of the threat the fire poses to the city's utility and water...
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. >> john alston, abc7 news. >> san francisco police are investigating a shooting that injured three people in the bayview district. gunfire erupted around 8:30 last night in front of home on cameron way in the housing complex. that's the alice griffith housing complex. two victims were taken to sf general by ambulance and a third victim showed up afterwards by private car. no word on their condition at this hour. >>> san francisco's fire chief has banned the police from using helmet cameras after last month's airplane crash, asiana. the chief said filming the scene may have violated the privacy of both the firefighters and the victims. the film from the helmet cam shows the rig running over a passenger who was covered by fire retardant foam. he was directing the rig movement and didn't know the 16-year-old's body was there. critics have questioned the timing of the chief's decision because the footage raises the possibility the fire department could be liable in the girl's death. >>> music lovers had to say good-bye to a san francisco institution this weekend. for the past 27 years
. >> john alston, abc7 news. >> san francisco police are investigating a shooting that injured three people in the bayview district. gunfire erupted around 8:30 last night in front of home on cameron way in the housing complex. that's the alice griffith housing complex. two victims were taken to sf general by ambulance and a third victim showed up afterwards by private car. no word on their condition at this hour. >>> san francisco's fire chief has banned the police from...