has decided where he wants to go. 17-year-old kwasi enin announced he plans to enroll at yale.staging a news conference at enin says yale was "friendly and inviting". and he rise appreciated the school's "love for music and of medicine." along with being a top scholar, enin is also an athlete, sings and plays efforts three instruments. he plans to study medicine. winds whipping a southern california wildfire have eased enough to allow people back into 16-hundred homes fifth but people in some northern neighborhoods are still urged to leave voluntarily if they feel threatened. the 70-mph wind gusts that sent smoke over the area have made it impossible for firefight. the blaze erupted around 8 a.m. in the foothills of the san bernardino national forest and by afternoon had burned 1,000 acres of brush. with the warm temperatures and dry vegetation. there's always a concern about fire danger. cal fire is sending out a between message to residents about the risk. kron four's jackie sissel joins us live from the east bay. ahead remember, you can download our kron4 weather app. we hav

wednesday afternoon kwasi enin ended the suspense.accepted to all eight ivy league schools. the son of immigrants from ghana says financial aid influenced his decision. >> four of the ivy league schools met my aid with the same amount, and so yale's one of them and i picked yale in the end. >> reporter: qaa zi ranks 11th in high school. his parents credit achievement to hard work and wouldn't septembaccept any great below 95. >> if you do well, people appreciate what you're doing. you contributing very significantly to society. >> reporter: kwasi is volunteering at a local hospital. he's thinking of being a doctor, a cardiologist or urologist. it's good to have choices. alison harmelin, cbs news, new york. >>> it was bill whitaker day in los angeles. the city council honored cbs news correspondent bill whitaker for his contributions to l.a. he'll be leaving the city now that he's been named a correspondent for "60 minutes," but bill said the move will not be final. >> like the terminator, we'll be back. we have decided not to sell our

kwasi enin, the medical school senior who got into all eight ivy league schools now announces where he story of the day." where's he headed? abc's josh haskell has the answer. >> reporter: when you are wanted by the best universities in the country, all eight ivy leagues it's okay to hold a news conference to announce your decision. >> i'm excited and proud to announce this fall i will be a member of the yale university class of 2018. >> reporter: meet 17-year-old kwasi enin of long island, new york, who says a visit to yale last week sealed the deal. >> everyone there was so friendly and inviting and the residence of the college system is wonderful for each student and i believe their deep appreciation and love for music like i have was critical in deciding for me deciding to go there. >> reporter: enin's parents immigrated from ghana in the '80s making him a first generation america but even with straight a's and scoring in the 99 percentile on the s.a.t. his parents say they were surprised that he got into all eight. >> we weren't expecting it but we were very impressed. and so prou

the good, a dilemma coming to an end for 17-year-old kwasi enin.l eight ivy league universities and he announced he will be attending yale university in the fall. next the bad. ♪ ♪ >> a guy is busted by the cops for blasting that celine deionç song. the 47-year-old says cops seized his $5,000 sound system after neighbors complained he wouldn't stop blaring "my heart will go on." >> how does this car thief drive to the courthouse? by stealing another car. the not so smooth criminal arrived at the san francisco court in a stolen car and was promptly arrested by police once again. >> we appreciate you joining us today. thank you so much. >> have a great day. "fox & friends" starts now. >> bye. >>> good morning everyone. it is thursday, theç first of may, 2014. i'm anna kooiman in for elisabeth hasselbeck. we begin with a fox news alert. torrential rains soaking the country. one sink hole the size of a city block and more water on the day. we have tips you need to survive a flash flood. >> tension in the white house has the administration scrambeling

kwasi enin announced today in a news conference at his high school that he will be attending yale university. the 17-year old said the atmosphere played a big part in his decision saying yale had the strongest music program out of all the ivies. enin plans on studying medicine and music to become a doctor. >> seeing all for turtled brothers in a new movie trailer. michael they has directed the movie. teen-age mutant ninja turtles hits theaters august 8th. >> i would like to see meghan fox dressed like a turtle. but the newest to her turtle attraction. a blue whale is a big attraction for local people. it was probably killed by heavy ice and more than a week ago. as you may expect, it is starting to smell. the federal government says it is up to the town to get rid of the carcass. as the weather warms up it's only going to get worse. we've had this issue in other areas. if the village doesn't clean it up it just sits there and rot. >> glad we don't live there. >> it's like the refrigerator. wgn. >> coz it spells great here. let's take a look across the region. 44 degrees is the temperature ri

but kwasi enin is not exception. wasi's rare feet received so much attention it even earned him a cameo on late night tv. >> the number one way to make your college application stand out. >> in the airrea what makes your college app indication stand out, right apliechlt. >> do you want to be a loser? it's up to you, it's your choice. >> kwasi, most students don't have a press conference when they decide which college they're going to dogo to. why did you decide to do it this way? >> to be honest i wanted to do a one-time announcement so my studies wouldn't be interrupted anymore. >> reporter: it's not just academics. he plays sports and music, is active in student government and volunteers and a church and hospital. he's already famous but he's got even bigger plans ahead. >> i'm hoping some day after college i can enter medical school graduate and become a medical doctor. >> yale had been his first choice all along. he said financial aid was a financial consideration i love the dad saying do you want to be a loser? i