cub, hall of famer ernie banks and emmy award-winning filmmaker, ken burns. i'm candy crowley and this is "state of the union." >>> first we're going live to idaho for new information about the dramatic rescue of a teenaged girl after a week-long kidnapping ordeal and manhunt. hannah anderson is safe. she spent the night in a hospital and appears to have no signature physical injuries. james dimaggio the man who killed her mother and brother is now dead. we know he was shot by an fbi tactical agent, but plenty of questions remain to be answered. we want to go to miguel marquez. first tell us what you you know about the couple of hours that led up to this unbelievable finish. >> reporter: unbelievable is right. we know law enforcement had the bead on them from an airplane and watched this emfor some time as helicopter agents moved in. at two hours away, they landed way out so mr. dimaggio wouldn't be the wise, hiked in 2, 12 1/2 hours up to the camp, surrounded it, waited until hannah and mr. dimaggio has separated.2 1/2 hours up to the camp, surrounded it, wa

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to be honest when they called me and asked who i would like to speak before me i said, "ken burns."ier. thanks to everyone at pbs, i am so happy to be apart of your farewell season; this is wonderful. [audience laughter and applause]. and really, to whoever found all those clips, thank you for sharing them with everyone. what a wonderful trip down memory lane and a little detour down mullet street. that was um. i, of course, want to thank mark twain. is he here tonight? if you see him, thank him. i've never read mark twain, but to be fair he never saw my hbo special; so i guess that's. it's really incredible. when i heard i was going to be getting this award and traveling to our nations capital i was so excited. i thought, "this is a big deal to go to new york city and accept this, this is." and then people were like, "you know new york is not the capital?" and i was like, "i know, i know and i love boston." so. they're like, "it's not boston." so long story short, i'm happy to be here at the kennedy center where so may space shuttles have been launched. what a beautiful. [audience

certainly we saw interests with ken burns.ut about lincoln and the civil war in someone. i think that waves of it, along. in the case of world war ii, of course, it was 70 years more less after the fact. i believe that will we're seeing now of the 16 million who are in uniform, about 1 million american veterans still alive. and they're dying at the rate of about 800 per day. next year the number will slip to a million for the first time. so the generation inevitably is slipping away. they're passing over. i think we're finding children, grandchildren, even great-grandchildren who are keen to understand what their fathers, grandfathers, great grandfathers did in part because it's part of their heritage, part of the patrimony. as part of understanding who we are, where we came from. world war two in princess anne very profound ways to this day. impressed the way we think about gender. the way we think about our role in the world. we will never be isolationist again. all of this derived from world war ii, and nothing people inter

we'll have a little conversation with him and ken burns about the future of baseball and the boys ofplate. all right. candy crowley. >> what can i tell you? >> thank you so much. >> stay here for "state of the union" with candy crowley. it starts at the top of the hour right here on cnn. >>> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is recovering from hernia surgery. the 63-year-old was taken to a hospital in israel after he complained of having pain. the overnight surgery went well and there were no complications and his weekly cabinet meeting is postponed and he's expected to leave the hospital later today. >>> the the music world has lost a legend. singer eydie gorme died and best known for her hit, she's also gained fame in the spanish music market with her 1964 song "amor." gorme's publicist says she died saturday in las vegas after a brief illness. she was 84 years old. >> is that hot weather making you cranky? there might be science behind it, believe it or not. that's coming up. [ engine revving ] ♪ [ male announcer ] it's a golden opportunity to discover the heart-pounding e

that was burned out by the fire. >> that was ken, for all the latest updates go to kpix.com/fire. you will see the interactive maps. >>> fairfield families returned to the burned out homes to grab anything they could salvage from the fire. rubble is left after strong winds blew the fire from one house to the next on marigold drive. five homes burned to the ground, 10 are damaged. 50 peep were evacuated and no one was hurt. >>> u.s. marshals arrested two people who took things too far between -- in a soccer match in april. vargas is in jail charged with criminal mischief, harassment and disorderly conduct. jennifer marquez was also arrested. before the match the two along with several other earthquake fans attacked a 40-year-old timbers fan in the parking lot. you can see the windshield was smashed the car a mess. police have identified the other suspects and say charges are pending. >>> san francisco is shutting off lights in buildings. not the save power. brian webb shows what the city is trying to save instead. >> reporter: birds apparently have great night vision. when you shine

. >>> bay area homes go up in flames as a grass fire burns out of control along a busy freeway. i'm elizabeth cook. we'll hear from ken moment. >> first, six homes destroyed in a neighborhood. >> the half dozen or so homes that were burned are on this belong and while no one was hurt, you can see the extent of the damage. this one house, you can see just how burned out and gutted that entire home is. it is still standing with the frame intact, but other homes vanished. >> a ine fer no -- inferno in this neighborhood. it quickly spread to 40 acres after jumping a sound wall. >> this is stuff you see on the news. >> jennifer rushed home and saw flames. that house was -- there were flames coming out from the inside. she said her neighbors had it even worse. these are the skeletal remains of their home. the flames burned alongside interstate 80 forcing it to close briefly. some people fought the flames with their own garden hoses. others could just watch 32 belongings destroy. >> when the fields align and the homes align, they get that cumulative effect. >> firefighters knocked down this portion pretty quickly. you can se

burn into part of yosemite tonight. it is prompting a state of emergency in san francisco. >>> good evening. i'm ken. >> i'm elizabeth cook. tonight the impact of that fire burning near yosemite stretches all the way to the bay area. the governor just declared a state of mrj for emergency for san francisco. the fire is threatening transition lines. the rim fire has exploded to four times the size of san francisco. it now covers 125,000 acress and just 5% contained. angeli is near the fire lines tonight and dells us there's no end in sight. >> we're up all night every night just wondering if it's going to come across the line and come towards us. >> it's been several days but flames from the rim fire continue to shoot up towards the sky with the fire swallowing up irg in its path. >> it's scary. just don't want to see your house go up. we've got so many memories in the last year. >> neighbors watch as helicopter hovers other their home picking up more water to fight the growing flames. >> the beauty of high houn tan lake, that's the part you can rebuild, but you can't put trees up. >> the plume of sm

ken burns, the great documentarian. david deren, peggy mcintosh, but we don't hear what people -- i want to sit back and hear what people talk about what they will do about it, how they feel about it, why they are afraid of black men, why do they find the masculinity of our men menacing? i would like to know about that. i would like please commissioners to talk about race. there is a disproportionate number of black men and boys accidentally murdered by police. the pope has just come out in his trip home from brazil and he talked about you shall not judge here in he will not judge those who a different orientation. for those who are gay. that was evolutionary, revolutionary for the pontiff to say what he said durin. so he can talk about this you. why can't eat -- so he can talk about this issue. why can't he talk about race in italy? he doesn't have to come all the way to the faithful here to talk about race. you can begin their in italy and sadly racism is a global problem. host: hopefully they will listen to you and d

it's wooden structures that withstood the test of time have all burned to the ground. ken wayne, live in berkely, where a big crowd turned out tonight to share memories of the camp, and also its effect on their lives. >> reporter: frank, two hours after the event started, there's still a couple of dozen people lingering here in downtown berkely. we've seen candlelight vigils for people, but rarely, if ever, do you see such an emotional gathering for a place. >> lighting candles, thousands of people gather to remember a summer camp. >> it's so beautiful. the river. i had grandchildren that have been swimming there. it's sad to think it's gone. >> it's built 90 years ago? it just had this aura about it. stepping back in time. no cell phone signal, no wi-fi. >> i'm going to miss it. >> reporter: now the camp is in ruins, consumed by the fast moving rim fire. the smoking remnants that has left long time camp goers -- >> it was really scary. >> reporter: she was so hurt by the loss, she organized tonight's vigil, and was overwhelmed by the response. >> i did not expect this man

it's wooden structures that withstood the test of time have all burned to the ground. ken wayne, live in berkely, where a big crowd turned out tonight to share memories of the camp, and also its effect on their lives. >> reporter: frank, two hours after the event started, there's still a couple of dozen people lingering here in downtown berkely. we've seen candlelight vigils for people, but rarely, if ever, do you see such an emotional gathering for a place. >> lighting candles, thousands of people gather to remember a summer camp. >> it's so beautiful. the river. i had grandchildren that have been swimming there. it's sad to think it's gone. >> it's built 90 years ago? it just had this aura about it. stepping back in time. no cell phone signal, no wi-fi. >> i'm going to miss it. >> reporter: now the camp is in ruins, consumed by the fast moving rim fire. the smoking remnants that has left long time camp goers -- >> it was really scary. >> reporter: she was so hurt by the loss, she organized tonight's vigil, and was overwhelmed by the response. >> i did not expect this man

burned out by the fire. >> you saw the smoke over ken's shoulder. that's nothing compare today this huge cloud hanging over downtown grove land. 40 miles away. an 18-year-old skate border took this terrifying photo. >>> families in fairfield returned to their burned-out homes to save anything they could salvage. this is the rubble left after strong winds blew the fire from one house to the next. five homes burned to the ground. ten others are damaged. nearly 50 people were evacuated. no one was hurt. >>> the obama administration will soon release what it says is proof the syrian government used chemical weapons against civilians. tells us tonight it looks like when, not if the u.s. will attack. >> president obama says he has not yet decided how the u.s. will respond to syria's alleged chemical weapons attack against its own people, but the president is sure of this. >> we have conclude that the syrian got, in fact, carried these out. >> the chemical weapons attack killed more than 300 people, mostly women and children. u.s. weapons inspectors are sti

crib or any of thinks things is hard. >> reporter: in tuolumne city, ken bastida kpix 5. >> you can track where the fires are burning and the communities being threatened with our interactive fire maps. just go to kpix.com/fire. >> we are always turning to the weather to see what's happening. >> they are getting more of that onshore push. they are getting higher humidity. that's keeping the temperatures from getting too hot and also helping to suppress the fire. i think that will continue for today. >>> looks like around the bay area we have thick fog settling in outside. visibilities down to a quarter mile in some parts of the north bay. you can see out over the bay now you have thick fog and drizzle. temperatures now in the 50s and low 60s. toward the afternoon the good news is if you want some sunshine, the low clouds and fog going to peel back to the coastline and then we're looking pretty good. still still it is pressing onshore right now but by the afternoon becoming mostly sunny away from the immediate coastline. 88 degrees in livermore. 88 concord. and 68 degrees in san francisco. let's check the roads with

ken bastida. an illegal trash dump, piles of debris from a burned out business ended up littered across the field, all the way over on mayor island. kristen ayres went back to where it all started and what she found there was identity theft just waiting to happen. >> reporter: one day, this mayer island lot was vacant and trash-free. the next -- >> i thought, that was just one big mess to clean. >> randy who works nearby couldn't believe his eyes. up to 150 cubic yards of industrial construction trash. two dump trucks full. brazenly and illegally dumped and abandoned on this private lot. the sheriff deputies said it was the biggest dump they have ever seen. toilets, pli wood, debris. workers say the trash heap stretched from here all the way back to those yellow poles and it was piled high up to this barbed wire fence. deputies made a startling discovery. the trash was from this drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in oakland. it is now bank owned and when we visited, it appeared to be burned down. deputies contacted the subcontractor. he agreed to clean it up, even hauling it out in dump trucks

. >>> a big wild fire burning out of control near one of california's most famous tourist spots. good evening. i'm elizabeth cook. >> i'm ken bastida. that fire has exploded across more than 16,000 acres near yosemite's west side. it's just 5% contained tonight. this is just one of a dozen may joer fires burning across california. >> thsz a bird's eye view from a pilot making a water drop. steve is on the front lines to -- tonight. >> we are right across the highway, and look at those flames shoot four, five, six stories high. let's listen to what that sounds like. >> the roar of this fire is intense. more flames coming right here. firefighters here have no chance against these type of flames so most of the fighting is being done by air. >> right now, this -- this fire has grown so large, the head is creating its own weather. that's what we're seeing right now. >> people who have come here for vacation have left. this is the yosemite family camp run by the city of san jose empty and surrounded. those who live in the mountains are also under voluntary evacuation orders. >> so 3000 more firefighters coming to the fire here. t

burned out by the fire. >> you saw the smoke over ken's shoulder there. that is nothing compared to this huge cloud hanging over downtown groveland, 40 miles away. an 18-year-old skateboarder took this photo. >>> dozens of firefighters from across the bay area have joined the fight against the rim fire. yesterday morning a group from alameda county packed their bags and headed for yosemite. for the latest updates go to our website kpix.com,/fire. you will see interactive maps for how far it's spread an the communities impacted. >>> a wild fire as big as the rim fire needs a lot of help from around the state. at least some local crews stretched my tee thin. john ramos explains how they keep their own home covered. >> fighting wild fires like the rim fire is hot, smoky, dangerous work. but ask anyone on the fire line and they'll tell you, that's just the way they like it. there is an adrenaline rush that goes along with this job, we love it, you know. we look for that. if something is going to happen you want it to happen when you're working so that you can

it continues to spread through the stanislaus national forest, burning not far from the town of groveland and yosemite national forest. ken wayne joins us now live. he has been going all with fire crews every day. >> reporter: julie and frank, we were stranded here for several hours this afternoon, because the only road leading to this fire camp was blocked by flames. in fact, if you look behind me, you can see a lot of smoke over those trees. the fire is still burning just a few hundred yards from this command post. if there was any doubt about how unpredictable wildfire can be, that was erased this afternoon, when flames almost swept through this command post. fire personnel scrambled as claims moved within a few yards of the fire command center. these workers were told to grab their protective gear and get ready to use it. >> it's a fire shelter? >> yes. >> reporter: fire crews were able to set back fires to keep flames out of the camp. there are 16,228 acres now burned. nine structures have been destroyed, including two homes. although the fire is still about 10 miles from yosemite national park, flames are moving in

sea the fire is going to do -- so the fire is going to almost burn itself out, at least that's what we hope. >> reporter: ken bastida, kpix 5. >> for the latest updates on the "rim" fire go to kpix.com/fire. you can find interactive maps detailing just how far that fire has spread. and the communities it's impacted. >>> fairfield families returned to these burned-out hopes to grab anything they could salvage from tuesday's devastating fire. rubble is left after strong winds blew the fire from one house to the next on marigold drive. five homes burned to the ground and 10 others are damaged. nearly 50 people were evacuated. >>> 4:47. let's get a little weather now. >> a little thick fog and drizzle early on but i think by the afternoon more sunshine and temperatures actually going to be a little bit warmer outside today. out the door, though, we have some gray skies early today even a weak cold front sliding into far northern california maybe some light showers in toward eureka but we're going to keep things dry here except for the drizzle and it looks like by the afternoon mostly sunny just some coastal fog

a wildfire burning east of groveland has closed east 20 the main road to yosemite park. we get the latest from ken wayne. he's live near the front lines in the stanislaus national forest where fire crews have their hands full tonight, ken. >> reporter: frank and julie, we have a front row seat to the power and devastation of this fire. that is still burning out of control just outside of yosemite national park: you look over my shoulder, the flames are burning about a half mile to 3/4 mile away from us. fires generally lay down at night and that has been happening here but every once in a while we'll see what is called torching where individual pine trees or groups of trees will suddenly burst into flames and believe it or not in the middle of all that flame, the orange area that you see on the side of that mountain lies highway 120 and that road of course is closed. we want to show you some pictures from earlier this evening. these photos were shot about an hour ago so the intensity of the flames as they are burning even after the sun went down. as i mentioned fires generally lay down at night. i

the things that he needs is hard. >> reporter: in tuolumne city, i'm ken bastida, kpix 5. >> you can track where the fire is burning and the communities under threat with our interactive fire maps on our kpix.com, kpix.com/fire. >>> a little help from mother nature would come in handy. do we have any shot up there? >> yeah. i think so. i think we're going to see cooler air, higher humidities so that should give them a wrap on handling it a little more. still, what an impressive fire and this continues to burn and without any rain it's going to be hard to stop. from nasa they sent us this image. look at all the smoke coming from the fire tracking more northerly direction all that smoke sliding up into lake tahoe and that fire continues to burning and looks like it will continue until we really get things under control maybe with some winter rain. so with that in mind, looks like today we are seeing cooler air moving onshore and we are seeing some fog outside, some thick fog, and dense enough visibilities down to a quarter of a mile in the santa rosa area this morning. the temperatures are running in the 50s and also

a wildfire burning east of groveland has closed east 20 the main road to yosemite park. we get the latest from ken wayne. he's live near the front lines in the stanislaus national forest where fire crews have their hands full tonight, ken. >> reporter: frank and julie, we have a front row seat to the power and devastation of this fire. that is still burning out of control just outside of yosemite national park: you look over my shoulder, the flames are burning about a half mile to 3/4 mile away from us. fires generally lay down at night and that has been happening here but every once in a while we'll see what is called torching where individual pine trees or groups of trees will suddenly burst into flames and believe it or not in the middle of all that flame, the orange area that you see on the side of that mountain lies highway 120 and that road of course is closed. we want to show you some pictures from earlier this evening. these photos were shot about an hour ago so the intensity of the flames as they are burning even after the sun went down. as i mentioned fires generally lay down at night. i

ken. enron got to play their game like crazy and of course crashed and burned doing it and then everybody else got in and started playing the enron game and the entire american economy creation so really you're absolutely right bob we need to we need to go back and say there's a huge hoops from the end of the clinton presidency and it's time to go back to making banking boring yes i agree banking needs to be boring but i'm really interested in the the the opinion of the progressives on the federal reserve because i don't i think that you're you're somewhat against the subsidies against the banks or to the banks but i'm not sure if there is an understanding of the incredible large jest that it gives to the general economy so what is your opinion of the federal reserve i think that the fed should be answerable to the people directly and i don't think that it should be owned by a bunch of private banks nationalized yes i believe that the fed should be part of the treasury and and should operate with greater transparency and they should be audited every year and bernie sanders pushed really r

for its past symbolized by a light of reconciliation that burns night and day a top the courthouse. by apologies alone were not enough for kenhe ed editor of a newspaper saying it was against mass resistance. >> a lot of people and the community wanted to sweep it under the regular and education was stolen from these people and education opportunity needed to be given back. >> reporter: so he began a campaign to award scholarships to the students who never went on to college. since the program began, more than 90 men and women have taken advantage of the chance including rita who earned a bachelors degree and three years later a masters at age 66. >> couldn't wait to get back. >> i couldn't and i'm itching and trying not to go back for a doctorate. >> reporter: the blacks only high school is a newly restored museum dedicated to telling the story of the history to remind younger generations and many others to come. tom al jazeera farmville, virginia. >> reporter: california governor has a state of emergency for san francisco saying a wildfire on the edge of yosemite threatens the power lines. san francisco is about 250 kilome

as it moves deeper into yosemite national park the "rim" fire is burning into history as the 7th largest in california. ken bastida is live in mobile5 in mariposa county with the impact on san francisco's water power and supply. >> reporter: yeah, how are you doing, juliette. i'm going to give you a look at what's going on. we are probably 6 or miles from hetch hetchy. there's nothing left here and this goes on for miles and miles and miles. all the way out to the edge of the fire. 100,000 acres burned up the fire is continuing to burn up. that's the hetch hetchy reservoir and that's the fire they are waging up there tonight. the power line goes directly back to the hetch hetchy power system and those power lines tonight unfortunately have no power in them. is it collateral damage from the "rim" fire now being assess even as fire crews continue to fight on to build more line around it. hetch hetchy water and power confirming to us that the system did sustain damage at least one turbine at the kirkwood and home hydroelectric plants that sent power to the city of san francisco was damaged in the fire and rep

ken bastida live on yerba buena island. >>> firefighters are gaining some ground now on the massive wildfire that's burning in and around yosemite national park. flames have now scorched more than 192,000 acres since august 17th. it's now the sixth largest fire in california's history. crews have it 30% contained. the fire still threatens the hetch hetchy reservoir. san francisco's main water supply. but firefighters say flames are burning themselves out as they approach the reservoir. >>> and the "rim" fire is burning northeast of groveland in tuolumne county. flames have spread to about 6% of yosemite national park. >>> the california national guard is helping with this firefight. they released video showing soldiers dumping water over the "rim" fire from a uh-60 blackhawk helicopter. crews are still weeks away from having the fire fully surrounded. [ chanting ] >>> supersized strike. fast food workers in the bay area walk off the job. what they are demanding. >> and understaffed bay area police force could be in line for a serious boost. what it's going to take to add hundreds of extra cops on the streets. >> y'all need to ge

ken pritchett ktvu channel 2 news. >>> going back to the seven alarm fire burning in fairfield right next to interstate 80. on the phone with us we have a spokesperson from fairfield, gail spears. ms. spears, can you tell me what the situation is right now? specifically how many homes were burnt. >> at this point we have a could want of five homes having been involved in the fire. it's a seven elater fire, as you mentioned. we have evac-- seven alarm fire, as you mentioned. we've evacuated people over to fairfield high school which is about a mile from the scene. >> fail, we understand as well, west texas is closed between know west texas is a major thorough fair. >> it is, buzz i want to be clear it is north texas street that's closed. north texas street from dixon hill to atlantic avenue. >> gail, we saw earlier the fire went roaring right up a hillside. there were a lot of homes in the area. has the fire been stopped on that hillside, and are anymore homes threatened at this moment? >> i don't have a report from the field that anymore homes are threatened at this point. they have not said they're contai

ken bastida, kpix 5. >> you can track where the fire is burning and the communities under threat with our interactive fire maps on our website. just go to kpix.com/fire. >>> [ multiple gunshots ] >> got a gun, gunfire. >>> some new video this morning shows a shootout between antioch police and a suspect. a kpix 5 viewer shot this cell phone video showing police scrambling as gunfire rings out there. officers shot and killed the man after he pulled the gun and led police on a chase just before 5:00. authorities were following the suspect on hillcrest avenue when he lost control of his mercedes and crashed near wildflower drive. that's when a gun battle between the suspect and the officers erupted. no officers were injured. authorities were still investigating the scene early this morning. >>> and developing overnight, the united states and its allies are now getting ready for a possible military strike on syria following last week's suspected chemical weapons attack on hundreds of civilians there. britain says it will put forward a resolution today to the u.n. security council. it condemns the syrian gover

officially apologized you with a light of reconciliation that burns night and day atop its courthouse. >> apologies were not enough for ken woodly, the editor of the newspaper who remembered it had once been a leading voice for massive resistance. >> a lot of people, especially in the can quite community wanted to sweep it under the rug and education was stolen and education opportunity needed to be given back. >> woodley began a state funded scholarship for those students who never went to college. more than 90 men and women have taken advantage of that chance, including rita mosley who earned a bachelor's degree and three years later, a master's at age 66. >> couldn't wait to get back into it >> i couldn't. i am itching now, trying not to go back for a doctorate. >> the on old blacked-only high school is a newly restored museum dedicated to tell the story of their racial history to remind younger generations and others to come. tom ackerman, farmville, virginia. >> to talk about the impact dr. king and the march on washington has had, we are joined by political analyst, dominic carter. it's a pleasure to have you here o

ken wayne is there talking with firefighters and residents. as we showed you at the top of the newscast, the seven alarm fire burn several buildings, at least five, including a couple homes. coming up at 7:00 and 10:00 we will bring you live coverage. again, this 7 alarm fire burning right along interstate 80 in fairfield. about 50 residents evacuated. live coverage coming up on bay area news at 7:00 and then tonight on the 10:00 o'clock news. >> we're always here for you on a ktvu -- ktvu.com. have a good one, everyone. that are available to people today-- liposuction. are you familiar with this? this is a fat-sucking machine. now, you know somewhere somebody is working on a way that this thing could go into a restaurant, and you could just order it off the menu. "i'll tell you what, gimme the cheescake, crank me up to 9, and put a scoop of ice cream on the side. i gotta have that bag. italian leather? for an amazing deal. [ shopper ] you paid how much for that? [ female announcer ] two stores. two amazing ways to score. t.j.maxx and marshalls. at the time i just thought "the toothpaste i'm using i like. it's just not handling the sensitivity."

wildfire near yosemite is burning out of control in the stanislaus national forest and has grown significantly overnight and is still threatening thousands of homes. we begin with ken wayne at the command post who just spoke to fire officials. >> reporter: we're at the command post where the firefighting effort is being coordinated. it's like a small city. dozens of vehicles, all kinds of support equipment. what you can't see on camera are tiny flakes falling from the sky. there are ashes, it's like small snowflakes falling from the fire burning all around this camp. here are the latest numbers -- the fire has burned 16,228 acres. it's just 5% contained. there are two c-130s fighting this fire and helicopters and other tankers trying to put this fire out. 858 firefighters are on scene. that's about 50 more than yesterday. there has been some concern about the resources available to fight this fire because there are a number of other fires burning in california and across the west. but we're told this morning that more help is on the way. >> we're getting resources. we have resources and our number one priority is firefighter and public safety. >> we're concerned, h

leading to this camp has been closed much of the night, due to burning fire on the roadway, and downed power lines. live at the fire command center, ken wayne, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> in that red flag warning that we had had in the bay area, it was up in the lake tahoe area, it has been dropped. lightning strikes, or thunderstorms developing right here along the west slope. what's interesting is they wrap around. here's the last six hours. red is the red flag warning. the lightning strikes coming up over the top, going out here. look, they work their way offshore. this area of cloudiness, and convectivety, if that would have been farther south, it would have been an issue, so this is looping around. red flag areas remain in the north. we're going to talk about the hot spots and the five-day forecast. >>> because of the danger posed by the rim fire, officials evacuated at least three summer camps just outside yosemite. noel walker is live in berkely to tell us about a high school retreat that went up in smoke. >> reporter: maydak high school is a long way away, but its student and staff were beginning a retreat. students leave with a

leading to this camp has been closed much of the night, due to burning fire on the roadway, and downed power lines. live at the fire command center, ken wayne, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> in that red flag warning that we had had in the bay area, it was up in the lake tahoe area, it has been dropped. lightning strikes, or thunderstorms developing right here along the west slope. what's interesting is they wrap around. here's the last six hours. red is the red flag warning. the lightning strikes coming up over the top, going out here. look, they work their way offshore. this area of cloudiness, and convectivety, if that would have been farther south, it would have been an issue, so this is looping around. red flag areas remain in the north. we're going to talk about the hot spots and the five-day forecast. >>> because of the danger posed by the rim fire, officials evacuated at least three summer camps just outside yosemite. noel walker is live in berkely to tell us about a high school retreat that went up in smoke. >> reporter: maydak high school is a long way away, but its student and staff were beginning a retreat. students leave with a

burned, 1500 people have been forced from their homes. >>> the results are in for california's star testing and scores for students are down for the first time in several years. ktvu's ken pritchett has the explanation from officials and also why this standardized testing is on its way out. >> reporter: they are on a road trip, tourists before back to school. how she is taught will change. >> really different. i think that is a good thing. >>> for the last 15 years kids have been taking the star test, standardized testing and reporting. today officials said 2013 scores were down but said also the star test is an old test. >> a new focus in learning. more on critical thinking. >> reporter: instead of a pencil students will use a computer. this is a sample of the field test. it will be rolled out next year to replace the star test. students like the idea. >> i feel like it is more easier using technology than, you know, circling circles. >> reporter: parents like the style of teaching. >> i think a lot of, you know, parents minds it is -- just an emphasis on memruization and questions to whether the kids are learning. >> reporter: her daughter experienced a trial of this

burn itself out. that could be weeks from now when it gets up into the granite in the high country. reporting live from tuolumne city, i'm ken bastida, back to you guys. >> ken, down here, we're reading things about, you know, humidity is going to change a little hopeful in the weather. are you reading that amongst the firefighters up there, that hope? >> reporter: humidity has been very low as you know allen for the past 7 or 8 days, but yeah, they're expecting a little bit of a weather system. paul will know more about that. coming up from the south, we can see some high clouds on the way in. the hope is that will bring a little rain to the high country and maybe tame this thing down a bit but there's always the danger we could see dry lightning as we look out to the east here and another helicopter coming in for another load. it's just been nonstop for about 48 hours. they are trying to protect these houses. >> ken bastida in tuolumne city, thank you. >>> now, the flames are now within 10 miles of yosemite's giant sequoias. about 3 dozen of the majestic 2,000-year-old trees are under threat. park service workers are now h

burned 150,000 acres. cal fire says it's still only about 15% contained. so far, 23 structures have been destroyed. an estimated 4500 homes, and 1,000 outbuildings are said to be threatened. ktvu's ken pritchett is live in berkely, and tells us about one casualty. it's a blase where generations of families spent their summers. >> reporter: frank, at about 8:00, people are expect today gather here at civic center park, to remember camp tualame. a stone fireplace. this is not a place deep in the woods most would recognize, but they do. gathered in this berkely home are several families that have gone together to the camp. >> it's just kind of disbelief, and shock, and just incredible sense of loss for everybody. >> reporter: she and her three sons have been going for the past nine years. >> it just kind of feels like, like my second home, kind of. >> reporter: they describe the camp as a safe place. some in this room were just there. when sam coats left there tuesday, he thought the camp, so much a part of his summers would be spared. >> now i'm not going to be able to do that for a while. >> it just feels kind of fake. and not really, but unfortunately it did. >> reporter: i talked t