working its way south to lincoln park. the man wanted in connection to the possible murder of a woman as captured in chicago. a supreme court ruling could affect the abortion clinics in chicago. later over drinking and not even realizing it. but the cdc says about alcohol consumption. wrong way driver triggers a three car crash. state police charged a 24 old woman with drunk driving and going the wrong way. it happened around 2:00 this morning on northbound 55 just south of route 53. these pictures taken by a witness. the crash closed all three northbound lanes. all three drivers were hospitalized. none of those injuries a life-threatening. the suspect on the disappearance and murder of a teacher has been captured. the boyfriend but beyond that tanner. the last person to see her after their target june 7th. the three world son told police that smith be tanner and struck her across the face. for now she is charged only a contributing to the delinquency of a minor. >> within the last 24 hours to u.s. military began flying ar

we take our sunday school picnic at lincoln park and north avenue beach every summer. and i heard it first from emmett. >> and you had been to chicago. >> i had been there but never to lincoln park. >> so you had made a trip up as a child. >> yes. i think it was in early '47. i stayed with my aunt. emmett lived in the basement, he and his mom and her husband la morse. i spent about two weeks here. one of the great memories of being here. 2:00 p.m. liam ma would gather emmett and i, said we needed a nap. we was tired. we weren't tired. but that was it up north, you had to take a nap in the evening. >> tell me about emmett and wheeler on the farm and what you set about doing the next few days and how you welcomed them. >> after he told us about chicago, about river view park, i just couldn't believe a park would be that big. i heard it from him. when i saw it, the first time, i said, man, he just couldn't explain it how beautiful it was. of course it shut down in 1967. many of us cried because it was such a wonderful place. we talked and then my mother decided who's goin

pioneer in medical screen in 2005 another gorilla was dying and needed a transfusion, so chicago's lincoln park zoo sedated kwon and donated his blood. it nearly worked. but his blood was a match. that was sheer luck. there was no database for blood types for apes. they asked a question that has advanced science throughout the ages. why not. >> dr. katherine, when we went into this, did we know kwon's blood type? no, we could have sedated him and he could not have been a match. wow, has this ever happened before? she said, i've been through many tran fusions. i said we should do this. do you want to do this? yes, let's do it. >> so they contacted did yous across asia and elsewhere. now they have this database of animals around the globe. >> it's allowed people to not just think of transfusion as well, if we get to that at the end. now it can be looked at as a preventive medicine measure. >> once the animal care team decided to develop a database, the trick was getting animals to help. but that turned out not to be a trick at all. for a small treat the gorilla complied. that trick would one day

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so lincoln park zoo sedated him and used his blood. it almost worked. but the blood was a match. turn to go chief veterinarian to ask the question that a has advanced science throughout the age. why not. >> we went into it this. can "z" we know kwon's blood type? no, we could have sedated him, and h he not have been a match. i said has this been done before? she said no, should we do this? yes, we should do it. now there are blood types of gorillas and orange tangs around the globe. >> it has allowed people to not just think of transfusion as well, if we get to that at the end, now it can be looked at as a preventive muir. >> what the animal care team decided to create a database, the trick was to get the apes to give blood tests. turns out it was no trick at all. >> when an animal is sick or passes, it's very tragic and you do mourn the loss. they become part of your family. you see them more--sometimes more than you see your regular family. >> for the closest relative to man a little preventive medicine seems the least we can do. al jazeera, chicago. >> now let's get the latest

before their world travels, the animals in the animated series was the lincoln park zoo, the houstonnow it. >> it's got to be central park. >> you got it, $100. congratulations. >> that was a really cute movie. do you know what's so interesting. none of the main characters in that movie can actually be found in the real life counterparts. >> they are not indigenous. but it's a good movie. >> it's called entertainment. >> one more. we got this. what's your name. >> my name is jennifer and i'm from west virginia. which of the following animals has a tongue approximately the same length as its body, a bird, a frog, a snake, a cam he'llian. what do you think? >> maybe the comelian. >> i think you're right honey. >> good for her. >> okay. tell us about that. >> the tongue is incredibly long and fast. it's 1 16th of a second and right out of the air. >> i love your enthusiasm. good to see you. come back soon. >> the inspiring story of a teenaged girl who has been beating the odds her entire life. and elvis knows how to spot new talent. eric huching ton is going to sing for us. i believe re

kershall and lincoln park. "action news" continues at >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight, nba champion tony parker. this week, and music from linkin park. and now in all likelihood, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: welcome to the show. thanks for coming. don't think i don't appreciate it. this saturday is the official first day of summer, june 21st is the -- it's the summer solstice. it's when the sun shines bright like a diamond. it's the longest day of the year. if you see someone roller blading by in hot pants and a belly shirt, wave hi to me. you know how they say if you see only one movie this summer or read only one book this sumer? that's what i'm going to do. i'm going to see one movie, read one book. why push myself? tonight we'll be spending one of our few remaining nights of spring with linkin park. [ applause ] and also eric bana is with us. and from the san antonio spurs, tony parker is here. [ applause ] tony helped the spurs win the nba championship

. >> lincoln park. >> wow. >> 2,000 they debuted.coln park has sold more cd's then any other artist, in that group of years from 2,000 through 2013. some other artists on the list nellie from st. louis, are ina jones, alycia keys, cold play, pink from our area, and, of course, beyonce. >> queen b. >> coming in at number 17, quincy harris. >> yes, i'm here, and i have a crab and oyster company they will show us how to make and practice the proper crabs coming up >>> welcome back, yes, we are revealing, the new co host, by the end of the show. we have established that she has hands, and she drinks tea. fascinating so far. raise the curtain a little bit more. this is a heavy curtain. all right. she has arms too. her hand are actually attached to her arms. >> yes. >> hold on, let me reveal. let me see if she has elbows. >> there she is. >> yes, the woman has elbows, yes, and they bend right there. i will tell you this, she'll eye to eye with our jennifer fredrick in other words she's a shrimp. speaking of seafood, karen. >> nice segway.

at lincoln park is 79 as well. st. mary's of the wood school it's currently 79. the kids are not there so they did not catch my mistake. sublets composite shows dry conditions. we do have the rain continuing north of kenosha and portions of wisconsin. their brain is missing madison a wicked little complex of northeastern iowa. hopefully it does not hit them they got hit hard yesterday. today's high temperature and 90. the drop into the sixties tonight good chance of storms through the day. >> a few hot spots this morning. one of them in mount prospect a work to get that cleared. also in downers grove, a gas main break from last night still has roads blocked off in both directions at washington. overnight roadwork court that dan ryan express lanes are blocked until 5:00. think about using the locals. at o'hare we have one lane block to. >> marcus is *live this morning at six flags great america. behi marcus! his day is finally here! >> i am feeling good. you get a little nervous and anxious because this is it. finally opening day at six flags great america and you

an employee at a dairy queen in lincoln park was robbed while closing the store. two arrests were made. police say one was an employee and helped plan the robbery. there were closing the store when he entered the store wearing a ski mask approached an employee and pulled out a gun. grab the cell phone and ran. >> a garbage truck driver has been issued three citations. the crash happened yesterday at 330. truckdriver was hauling a container filled with recycled paper loss control hit a wall struck a bus which hit a truck. 38 adults with special needs were taken to hospital nobody was seriously injured. southbound lanes were closed for three hours. >> a day after learning former congressman jesse jackson junior could get out of prison three months early, prison officials announce he's eligible for a half-way house. he could be placed in one as early as september. prison officials say jackson would then be eligible for home confinement in june. jackson is serving a two and a half year prison sentence for misusing campaign funds. a federal jury heard more recorded con

for one thing, the map shows the lincoln park and austin neighborhoods right next to each other. rogers park and logan square aren't even *included* in the map. old navy says the shirt wasn't meant to be a direct geographic representation of the city. you should get a few basics. >> is making a good effort to get the cool side but you're missing out. >> to skip the north and south and east and west sides. put cubs and bears all over it. that all you need. it's 64 degrees in midway. looking at 62 degrees in aurora. we know temperatures are warm for this time of the day because the cloud cover kept us from cooling down but here is the rain from the south. much of this rain will hit the brakes before the morning is done. most of the precipitation should not get here until lunchtime. close to noon. near 80 and north of that. later this afternoon into the evening. take your umbrella you will probably not needed until after lunch. high temperatures 74 degrees. 60 percent chance of rain tomorrow. 81 degrees on thursday. >> still had a vacation tragedy after a toddler is killed by a felo

officials say up to one-million people watched the four-mile parade go through uptown, lakeview and lincoln park. police say they made eight arrests, including one for damage to a police vehicle. the gay marriage law continues to be an issue in the governor's race. republican challenger bruce rauner says he was quoted out of context when he said he would have vetoed it, as governor. >> that bill is the law. uncomfortable with the law and i do not seek to change that law. it's a controversy that doesn't exist. >> as very proud to sign the law establishing marriage equality. today is a joyous day where we celebrate the great victory. >>a gay rights group targeting rauner hung this banner at one of the busiest corners of the parade. it shows the quote that rauner says is being mis-used. some members of the morning show family were also party of the pride parade. our own demetrius ivory, dean richards, and jeff hoover were among several aboard the w-g-n float. tom skilling and bozo were also there. and he says it was pretty hot? >> toasty is prompting not even the word. it's all relative but the wor

an employee at a lincoln park dairy queen was robbed while closing the store. it happened in 22 hundred block of north lincoln avenue sunday night. a man wearing a ski mask approached the 28-year-old woman and pulled out a weapon he grabbed her cell phone and ran. no one was injured in the incident. a woman boater is dead... and the coast guard has indefinitely suspended its search for two fellow boaters whose boat capsized in lake michigan. their 30-foot motorboat caught fire and flipped over, saturday evening on a return trip from new buffalo, michigan to burnham harbor. a surviving boater told searchers, two others had been dropped off before the boat capsized. >> he didn't know who he was although he wanted to get out of the water and as we started to warm him up he became more coherent. >>a woman was pulled from the water in cardiac arrest... she didn't survive. searchers covered a roughly 40- mile square, before suspending their effort last night. the missing boaters are a 30- year-old man and a 27-year-old woman. their names, and the name of the boat, ar

lincoln park is a 73. donna and harvard its 65. cooler numbers across the counties. satellite's radar composite shows we are dry. a weak cold front out to the west i'm in the east out to the west is another low pressure system that will move into the region later tonight. that rain will develop late-night and much of wednesday will be a washout. enjoy today. today's high temperature 82. only 68 degrees the rain keeps the temperatures down on wednesday. friday we make 77 degrees. >>coming up ... the nationwide manhunt ends for an explosives suspect -- it's caught on camera. and -- the n-r-a responds to the open-carry protests at fast food chains. plus -- we'll show you what one father did to stop this wild police chase that ran through a crowded park. and a university fires a longtime professor over a picture. details coming up next. a manhunt in california is over after f-b-i agents arrest a man wanted in an explosives investigation. agents tracked down ryan chamberlain yesterday near the golden gate bridge in san francisco. his arrest was caught on cell phone video

lincoln park at 59. elsewhere, these are the temperatures. satellite and radar composite shows no rain in sight we stay dry. that just today. tomorrow as well expect showers and potential of thunderstorms. temperatures will be going up over the weekend. 74 today cooler along the lake. mar 81. father's day, 85 degrees. >> coming up ... the mayor of peoria is sued over his handling of a twitter account. we'll explain. plus -- the latest on thousands of undocumented children from central america, flooding the texas border. and -- college kids are competing for summer jobs on lake geneva. the homeland security department is pleading with central american nations to stop sending children through mexico and across the american border. close to 50 thousand unaccompanied kids have already flooded into texas... overwhelming the border guard, and forcing it to pull half of its agents off patrol to take care of the new illegal immigrants. three military bases have been designated as temporary holding facilities for the children. washington is warning la

linkin park in that area, even today we take our sunday school but nick in beacon park-- picnic in lincoln park. >> you had been to chicago. >> i had been but i've never park.to lincoln an the gift was early 47. i stayed with my aunt -- i think it was an early 47. i stayed with my aunt. i spent about two weeks here. one of the great memories of being here. at 2:00 in the evening [inaudible] we was tired. we weren't tired. that was the thing about up north, even at it again cap in the evening. in the had to take a nap evening. >> talk to him about arriving at your farm. >> he told us about chicago and riverview. it park wasbelieve this big. in amusement park. i heard it from him. when i saw that, i said man, he , how not explain it beautiful it was. it shut down in 1967. many of us cried. it was such a wonderful place to go to. my mother decided who is going to sleep with you. emmett and i shared a bed. my brother robert was in one of the bags. monday morning it was time to go to the cotton field. emmett asked if he could go. he's got to bees, out of his mind. years seniority. it was a hot job.

but the attack near lincoln boulevard and park pacific avenue was something police haven't seen before. kpix 5's brian webb joining us from pacifica with that warning from authorities tonight. brian. >> reporter: and police call it the most daring and aggressive attacks they can think of by a coyote and the people living up in these hills tell me between the coyotes, the racoons and bobcats, it's kind of like living on the edge of the wild kingdom. in pacifica where hillside homes meet wooded wilderness, humans and animals are bound to cross paths sooner or later. >> it is scary. >> reporter: can think had a run-in with a coyote while -- cathy had a run-in with a coyote while taking out the trash tuesday night. >> our dog was with me and all of a sudden acting very much strange and on guard. >> reporter: the next morning in broad daylight, pacifica police say a coyote hopped a fence, grabbed a chihauhau and took off with it never to be seen again. the entire incident witnessed by the dog's owner from inside the home. pacifica police call it the most aggressive case they have heard of.

big celebrations are planned for tomorrow at the park, and 1864, president lincoln signed the yosemite grant, setting aside the land for california. yosemite was designated a national park in 1890. this exhibit at the california historicalow site highlights the people who shaped the park's history and the land's affect on people. >> it's really important to the nation. it was set aside during the civil war as a way of showing the country there was something better, they could look at after the war. >> the historical society will celebrate the 150th areas of the grant tomorrow in san francisco with special events and a screening of the ken burns documentary about the park. >>> a reminder, the new abc singing competition "rising star" airs tonight. the show makes you the judge with the "rising star" app. download through i-tunes or google play. you can be ready 0 to vet for your favorite performer tonight beginning at 9:00. >>> it's time to find out just how hot it's going to get tomorrow. meteorologist sandhya patel has that. >> how about 104 for the hottest inland valleys. steamy tomor

. >> rachel's car, a battered, old lincoln, was in the parking lot of divas, the gentlemen's club where she worked. >> there was food and money strewn about in the car, which led us to believe that her demise was not a result of a robbery. >> fellow dancers told police that a former cook, 26-year-old jason woods, had been bothering her. >> he seemed to have somewhat of a fixation or obsession towards rachel, where he actually told people that rachel was his girlfriend. it wasn't true, but he told people that. >> in fact, jason had been fired just a month earlier, and when police found out why, they knew they had a solid suspect. >> he was infatuated with her, and he was subsequently terminated because of his infatuation with rachel siani. >> when questioned by police, jason denied any involvement in rachel's murder. >> he was believable, but we still couldn't rule him out. we always have to keep that individual in mind. he could be a good actor. >> then homicide investigators got a break. on the last night rachel worked at divas, she was in the parking lot talking with a friend after th

big celebrations are planned for tomorrow at the park, and 1864, president lincoln signed the semite ant, setting aside the land for california. yosemite was designated a national park in 1890. this exhibit at the california historicalow site highlights the people who shaped the park's history and theand's affect on people. >> it's really important t the nation. it was set aside during the civil war as a wayf showing the country there was something better, they could look at after the war. >> t historical society will celebrate the 150th areas of the grant tomorrow in san francisco with special events and a screening of then burns documenty about the park. >>> a reminder, the new abc singing comtition "rising star" airs tonight. the showakes you the judge with the "rising star" app. download through i-tunes or google play. you can be ready 0 to vet for your favorite performer tonight beginning at 9:00. >>> it's time to find out just how hot it's going to get tomorrow. meteorologist sandhya patel has that. >> how about 104 for the hottest inland valleys. steamy tomorrow. live doppler 7

a little dog taken right out of its own backyard in pacifica near lincoln boulevard and park pacific avenue. the brazen attack is something police haven't seen before. in broad daylight one coyote hopped a fence, grabbed a chihauhau and took off with it. the dog's owner saw the whole thing. neighbors say with her homes backed up it the wilderness, coyote sightings are common. >> definitely concerning i think for any size dog or the people. >> wildlife, deer, coyotes, and mountain lions. >> pacifica police put out a warning watch small pets don't feed wild animals, and remove water, pet food and garbage from yards. >>> soccer fans around the globe are glued to it. the world cup started today. >> that's absolutely right. what if you are not a huge fan? coming up, allen, four tips to help you at least sound like you know what you're talking about. ♪ ♪ thank you! thank you! dedicated bankers born to go the extra mile. you've been such a big help. it's what i like to do. so you can choose a bank where helping people comes first. to see their team kick off e world cup. the crowd went home

park. a ground breaking ceremony will mark the first step of a project to make the popular grief pore -- grove more like it was in the year that abraham lincolnet asaid the park for public use and recreation. the grant would protect the giant sequoias and beautiful vistas was the first of its kind. >> it truly is the beginning of the national park movement and incredibly significant not only for parks but for california and the nation and for the world. >> the restoring project is scheduled to be finished by august of 2016 and that would be the 100th anniversary of the national park service. you don't have to dry for hours to check out the history. this new exhibit at the california historical society in san francisco opened yesterday. the exhibit highlights stories of people who helped to shape the park history from ancient native americans until now. >> it is 5:46 and speaking of yosemite i imagine you get plenty of heat. >> it is 102 degrees in the yosemite valley. you also want to pack the sunscreen because u.v. index is at extreme levels today. here is a look from the exploritorium camera and we have a problem on the screen with the wate

restoring project to make the grove pore -- more like it was the year that abraham lincoln signed the grant setting aside the park for public use. the grant protected yosemite's giant sequoias was the first of its kind. >> it is the beginning of the national park movement. incredibly significant not only for the park but for california and the nation and the world. >> the project is scheduled to be completed by august of 2016, the 100th anniversary of the national park service. >> don't have to drive for hours to check out the history, this new exhibit at california historical society in san francisco opened yesterday that highlights stories of people would helped shape the park history from ancient and native americans until now. >> more people when hunting for envelopes fills with cash yesterday including this picture which shows the envelopes fanned out and a hint that 15 envelopes could be found in oakland. more specifically, minutes indicated the millionaire put the cash in lakeside park near the children's fairy land. >> it is great. he is giving back, he knows where he came from and where he is and giving

it's a complex of several doublewides welded together with an imposing replica of the lincoln memorial in the parkingurprisingly, it has only one space for the disabled. i mean, it's kind of hard to miss eric conn around here, isn't it? >> griffith: you'd be hard pressed to find somebody who doesn't know who he is in this area. >> kroft: he calls himself "mr. social security." and some of his ads say "guaranteed success." how can he make that claim? >> carver: he backs that up. >> kroft: a slam dunk? >> carver: mm-hmm. pretty much. >> kroft: that's a remarkable record. >> carver: yes, it is. >> kroft: is he that good a lawyer? >> carver:: you know... >> griffith: no. >> kroft: a lot of conn's success, they say, had to do with a particularly friendly disability judge, david daugherty, who sought out conn's cases and approved virtually all 1,823 of them, awarding a half a billion dollars worth of lifetime benefits to conn's clients. the decisions were based on the recommendations of a loyal group of doctors who often examined conn's clients right in his law offices and always endorsed them for the disa

this is broadway, this is union square park in the background. president lincoln's body was laid in state for mourners to pay their respects oh steps of city hall. in lower manhattan. from there they would travel by horse and carriage to, to the next destination. but this is the procession going north up broadway right past the grandfather's home and right past the future president of the united states. the door roosevelt. we're going to enter the roosevelt dining room. dining was very formal in the family. nothing happened until father came home from work, changes out, comes home from work, changes into an evening suit. children are expected to dress for dinner. they would do theme nights around the table, could be french, one night could be german, i tall can tan, so if you wanted to pass the food you had to say it in the language of the day. he spoke six languages, read in four. food was brought up by the dumb waiter system, which is right behind this door. so the kitchen was downstairs on the lower level. so that, the area that we all walked in today that was co

parks, yosemite is celebrating a milestone. commemorating the 150th anniversary of the yosemite grant signed by president lincoln and started the concept of national parks. although, some give the credit to andrew jackson. >> yes. >> there were several park advocates along the way. >> i always thought teddy roosevelt -- >> i did, as well. >> it will include a parks heritage fair as well as a ground breaking ceremony for a mariposa grow restoration project. >> beautiful park there. a lot of people going this summer, of course. >>> coming up next, president obama poised to address a crisis at the border. why some say his call for action actually could hurt underage immigrants. >>> and it's more than just a party. how pride meant politics today in new york city. >>> additional help from the united states including military advice and weapons have helped the iraqi military make gains against sunni insurgents in the north. >> but it hasn't stopped isis militants to begin to think beyond iraq expanding their ambitions globally. richard engel with more from baghdad. >> reporter: iraqi forces have secured the highway between samara and

>> we are on lincoln avenue just north of irving park road.find plenty of parking around the area if you come in. it starts at 5:00. then saturday from noon until 10. >> its been great talking to you. but in the next hour i am excited because we are going to get to eat these ribs. we have three vendors out here. look at this grow. we are close to the station, should i bring some in for you? >> bring a slab or three. tim is hungry as well. >> i will blow this up here were going to get going. i'm introducing my friend here. look at him. or want to talk to him in the next hour. >> coming up we have reviews of the new tom cruise a sci-fi movie edge of tomorrow. casey kasem is reported in critical condition, but alert, at a hospital in western washington state. kasem was taken to the hospital sunday, with what hospital officials say were wounds and blood pressure issues. it happened as he and his wife were staying at the home of some friends. a judge holds another hearing this afternoon, on the petition of kasem's daughter to have more access to he

starting at 11:30 the great highway from float to lincoln and parts of golden gate park will be transformedets will feet you are free yoga classes, live music, dancing activities and more, the holy rollers of church of 8 wheels skate group will have a world record break ag tempts performance. today's sunday streets runs until 4:00. next on the abc7 sunday morning news at 6:00, temperatures will heat up in the bay area, raising concerns about fire danger. and the phenomena, the dangerous things teenagers are doing for kicks and when bay area law enforcement is doing. so you can get cash back on all your purchases. so you can use your cash back... to so you...ur can save the day. chase freedom. so you can. >> good morning. it's 6:00 a.m. i'm katie marzullo in for caroline tyler on this sunday morning. let's check with a quick look at the forecast. >> good morning. if you are just waking up you are thinking of taking an early morning walk, if you live inland i suggest you do it now because it will be sizzling later on today. here's a look at the fog. it is coming in over the city and it will k

parks. >> yosemite celebrating a major anniversary today it'll commemorate the 150th anniversary of the grant which was signed by president lincoln and started the concept of national parks. the celebration will include the fair and historical characters on horseback as well as a ground breaking ceremony for restoration project. >> far too many years since i've been to yosemite. >> it's gorgeous. >> wonderful. >>> in the men time, let's check the -- meantime, let's check the forecast. what says hot better than that. it is going to be hot as we look at the bay bridge toll plaza. >> that was saying hot and slow at the same time. yeah, we're getting with mike in just a moment. i have to point had this out, i hate to be a debbie downer on a monday morning, as you know, we are in a drought, today, tomorrow, extreme heat in the bay area. we have the fourth of july just days away. so you know what i'm getting at, please, please, please, do not light off those fireworks until the fourth of july in the designated areas. please. really, really want to the stress that. you know what because it is so dry out there, i say hey, you know people

. >> happy birthday, yosemite national park, 150 today, established by a grant signed by president lincoln1864, as the national park celebrates, we look at a 21 century challenge, a lack of diversity in both visitors and employees. >> setting up camp, a tough task if knew never put together a tent. experienced campers help out novices, they've all come together after a nationwide call for african-americans to visit the countries national parks. the trip is meant to generate more interest in the great outdoors. shelton johnson, one of two black rangers provides the welcome. with the park service for 30 years, he's seen little demographic change in the park's visitors, who are mostly white. >> i would like to see african-americans,ation americans, hispanic americans claim their inheritance. the national park idea is a democratic prince approximately. >> as the country becomes more diverse, the national park service faces a problem, minorities are not visiting. hispanics make up just 9% of visitors, african-american 7% and asian americans three. part of the reason is cultural. another is soci

lincoln is standing up for others. rosa parks is standing up for yourself.ren. that's the goal here. we are a country, look around. we're starving for heroes. and this is our solution. >> you have found them. and you're a best-selling author in the adult's category and children's category but you say you are most proud of this. >> listen we're all going to have legacies. i hope that this one could be mine. >> i hope you make it into like a cartoon series for kids to watch, too. >> i appreciate it. >> we like the book brad. >> thank you very much. >> love them brad. >>> this morning a group of young performers travel from broadway to hollywood. >> coming up on "cbs this morning." >> from its original home at the august wilson theater on broadway. >> the cast of clint eastwood's film "jersey boys." wireless networks are awesome. they let us use our phones to do amazing things. but why sign a 2-year phone contract just to use them? at net10 wireless, you can use the phone you already have and keep your network and number, too. but for half the cost. the bring y

special year about yosemite. 150 years ago exactly the whole idea for the national park service and system started with lincolnccepting the land grant for yosemite. they have a summer series of events planned to really celebrate what was the beginning of one of america's best ideas. gerri: i got to tell you -- go ahead. gerri: it is scary seeing those people climb that face or that stone face. you see tiny little people very far away scaling that. let's talk quickly about the golden gate national recreation area, if we could. >> yes. golden gate national recreation area is one of our urban parks. if you're standing anywhere in san francisco and in green space and can see the bay bridge you're in golden gate national correct r recreation area. this park offers running. folks can get out there to picnic. it's a wonderful urban location that is great for visitors near and far. and really a highlight in the system in terms of offering activities for urban communities and getting kids outside who really want to enjoy and experience without having to pack up the whole car or buy a plane ticket or do anything that is

abraham lincoln is about standing up for others, rosa parks, standing up for herself.ing. >> you're the best selling author in the adult category and children's category. you say you're most prouft proud of it. >> we all have them, this is mine. >> i hope you start a cartoon series. >> we love the book, brad. >> thank you very much. >> we love them. thank you. >>> this morning a group of young performers travel from broadway to hollywood soo. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning." >> from its original home in broadway. >> we're the cast of clint eastwood's f >>> for more than eight years "jersey boys" has been on broadway. it was only a matter of time before haollywood got on track. good morning. >> good morning, charlie it's not under for a stage play to find its way to the silver screen. what's so unusual is to find the actors to go with it. but in "jersey boys" the story of frankie valle and the four seasons started as a stage production. the opportunity proved rewarding and emotional. >> ladies and gentlemen, international recording stars the 4 seasons. >> reporter:

. >> better get shopping. [ laughter ] >>> yosemite national park has an important anniversary, 150 years ago president abraham lincoln signed the yosemite grant act that permanently protected the area. it was the first wildland in the nation to be protected for all time. later in 1890 yosemite was declared a national park. >>> kpix 5 reporter roberta gonzales is at an organic farm this morning. >> yeah, she joins us live in sunol with two people who specialize in growing food in a sustainable manner. and she is in the weeds right now. >> reporter: i'm in the corn. we are in sunol in the eastern portion of alameda county. it's a historic town but they have a whole new era of organic farming going on right here in this historic little community. what are you doing up so early this morning? >> farming. >> just picking up stuff for our harvest. i got cucumbers, butternut squash and pattypan squash. >> reporter: tell me how happy acres got an opportunity. >> we were looking for land and applied for an acre and we got it. we hit the ground running. >> reporter: i think this is so cool. >> i'm holding some zucchini [ indisc

lincoln signed the grant. it's an act that is viewed by many as the birth of the national park system. today's ceremony will include park rangers and historical characters on horse back. and there will be a ground breaking ceremony for the restoration project which is designed to protect the parks largest grove. >>> low water levels forced boat owners in sacramento county to get their boats out of folsom lake marina. marine operators say they only have six feet of water under the docks. boat willing continue for just a few more weeks. >>> if you are drive out of town for the fourth of july weekend, be prepared, have a lot of company on the road. aaa is projecting $41 million people will travel 50 miles or more from their homes. and that 80% of them or -- or 35 million will be going by car. >>> 4:50 is the time. cones and flashing signs in front of the new home of the 49ers. the big rehearsal. >> dozens of people stuck hundreds of feet in the air for hours. what sea world park officials caused a ride to malfunction and why one person had to be taken to the hospital. >>> welcome back. 4:

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park movement. >> and an answer to a trivia question, if you were curious, it was president abraham lincoln who signedhe yosemite grant, setting aside the area for the state of california under the condition that it be held for public use, resort and recreation. >>> so gorgeous. and going to be hot there. >> yes. >> about 90 today, mid 90s tomorrow. in the northern tier, lake tahoe, we've got some mid 40s in truckee, 51 tahoe valley airport. going for a high of 80 today with a nice breeze. but the breeze decreases in the temperatures go up. all around california. we'll talk about it, when we come back. >>> next, an east bay museum reopens to the public after undergoing a redesign. how you can be a part of today's festivities. >>> and a reminder that new abc singing competition, "rising star" airs tomorrow night here on abc7 news. the show makes you the judge with the rising star app. download it for free through itunes or google play. this is what it will look like when you log on. swipe to register and you want to download it now so you can be registered and ready to vote for your favorite performer

so i come out to the balcony, suddenly, i see cop cars in the parking lot of the firehouse, that's right near the lincolnunnel. >> police finish their massive search just after 8:00 last evening, the vehicles is ongoing into that threat. >>> 5:18 the time. thousands of iraquis are on the move this morning after the swift take-over of a major city in the country, militants are now in control of mozul. iraqi army offered little resistance during that take-over with many abandoning their posts, during the nine year us president in the iraq, mozul was major strong hold for al quaida, you'll remember. >> learning more about those 5us troops killed in what the pentagon says may be the worse friendly fire incident during the 14 year of war in afghanistan. special forces were taking part in a joint operation with afghan troops. the pentagon says the troops came under attack, by the taliban, officials called in the air strike, which killed an afghan soldier and five americans. us and coalition troops have been involved in combat, in afghanistan, since 2001. >>> judge another piece of advice for pregnant women. ea