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mariposa county itself is a great place to visit as well. it is very small, it is large in space, but when it comes to population they're only 18,000 people that live here, towns like mariposa are historic and beautiful. we have a number of museums, great restaurants, good shopping, good recreation outside of the park. the river canyon is beautiful in its own right, there are lower elevation lakes good for swimming and fishing. i think the world's largest floating waterpark is actually here and mariposa county. there is a time to see and do. we cannot wait for people to go comfortable to return as soon as next week. >> we hope so for your sake, i went there for my first time recently and i left it. -- loved it. i cannot wait to go back. it is a massive area and there is so much to see and so much to do. tony, thank you so much for your time today and best of luck to you for an exceptional tourism season i'm jonathan lawson here to tell you about life insurance through the colonial penn program. if you're age 50 to 85, and looking to buy life

guest: there are 500 large, iconic sequoia trees in the mariposa grove. the significance is the trees are obviously beautiful, but they are so unusual that in 1864, president lincoln signed a law that created the mariposa grove act that preserved the grove for all time. it was the first time in world history that a tract of land was preserved for the common good. yosemite valley was also preserved in that act. these are spectacular trees, and they are the largest living organisms on earth. kristen: how big do they get? guest: well, they can be 100 feet around. if you were to have several people trying hold their hands and go around, you would probably need about 30 people to circle the tree. they can go about 250 feet high. they can also live as long as 3000 years. kristen: wow. how old are these ones in mariposa grove? guest: there are a few trees over 2000 years old. there are some amusing specimens, including the grisly giant, one of the largest trees in the park. it is a spectacular tree. and i think that tree is 2000 years old. kristen: how resilient

the oak fire in mariposa county has scorched thousands of acres. firefighters are making progress but some people are getting word their home was lost. >> the sheriff's department verified my house was burned down. reporter: chris drew up in marin county was renting a home on the outskirts of mariposa was biking with friends, looked back and saw this. >> the fire was in the vicinity of where we were and building quickly. smoke took off in the sky right away. reporter: an avid outdoorsman and journalist was able to get his dog and some items from his home with the thought he would come back for more -- that ever happened. authorities evacuated the neighborhood. he received troubling news for the second time in a week. >> it was not the saddest news this week. i came down with an autoimmune disorder. i was crying a lot about that, then my house burned. it is more than i can take. reporter: his home and his landlord's are two that have been destroyed in the oak fire. this woman says smoke -- has been a major issue. >> there was so everywhere. it was r

trip to mariposa county.or newsom has proclaimed a state of emergency for mariposa county, all due to the fire, which is still burning out of control. cal fire says the oak fire has now grown to more than 14,000 acres, and it started on friday. containment still at 0% flames have destroyed at least 10 buildings, including some homes. and firefighters say they are facing some major challenges in their efforts to get these fast moving flames now under control. the firefighters have been seeing extreme fire behavior. the fire spotting, you know, two miles ahead of itself. mandatory that evacuation orders remain in effect for thousands of people living in several small communities near highway 1 40. no word yet on how that oak fire got started and to the east, firefighters have made significant progress against wildfire that threaten ancient sequoias in yosemite national park. the washburn fire is still 79% contained after burning more than 4800 acres. that fire started on july, the seventh of forced the closure

and our correspondence john simons is in mariposa, california. he joins us live now. 7, we just heard the firefighter as they're making progress as the fire now under control. ah, no, not on the control. so update, it's not 16 percent are contained. it's now 26 percent contained. that is good news . that's correct. but this fire is massive. 18000 acres. 3 days ago, it was 500 acres and exploded with 500 fire fighters at the 1st few days here at the scene fighting this by and now 3000 as we just heard in the report. so this is a battle which is not over yet, and people here in mariposa in the surrounding areas and villages here in the mountains which you can't see behind me because it's doc you to know. um, they are aware habitants here and residents are where this is not over from being a dangerous situation, potentially for the, for them. and that's why they're still in the recreation center set up for them and all kinds of measures ready to jump in and to be deployed from fire fire from a fire fighting perspective to get this fire fully under c

he around yet the actually a big part of mariposa county residents have already been evacuated to day meant some of them. one of they've been telling you yeah, they have been evacuated. some actually allowed to go back now to their properties or to what is left of them. we met a very interesting young couple who actually have the tools to protect their property. well, but those are a bulldozer basically in the front yard. and so the young gentleman was able to actually make a line to protect his home and that of her fiance from the fires when he started just a few days ago. but a lot of people are not so lucky and they are devastated. traumatized and come home to nothing. they are still a lot of people. he in the recreation center in mary ppos are a small town of 1100 people. and as you can imagine, this puts a strain on the town, on the county and everybody here are those people are of course not very happy and they will have to wait to what they come back and find what they come back to. maybe last livelihoods, or maybe just them it shops did having a correspondence, different simon

and mariposa grove are still closed.impacted by a vegetation fire in the north bay wait tonight for power to be restored. the park fire burned about five acres this afternoon near 18th avenue and highway 53 clear lake, all evacuation nobos hurt and no structures were burned. power outages tied to the fire linger on tonight. as many as 49 customers are waiting for their power to be restored. utility crews expect to have service back up by three in the morning. the cause of the fire is under investigation. new antenna music video recording in fairfield turns deadly after shots are fired officers were called the enterprise drive near woolner avenue about 11 15 last night. police say they found two men suffering from gunshot wounds. one man died at the scene. the other was taken to the hospital and is now in stable condition. no other information has been released. anyone with information should call fairfield police. the white house said today that president biden has likely contracted the rapidly spreading b a five covid v

hundreds of people filed into the auditorium at mariposa county high school. hoping to get their questions answered by fire officials and the mariposa county sheriff despite some progress on the western side near highway 140 fire crews still have a long way to go. you have a lot of structure fence yet the fire continues to spread to the east farther into the sierra forest, but with embers flying a dry areas hotspots start like this and swiftly become massive flames. that's what happened on frank wentzel's properties saturday night the actual fire came at us 360 degrees. so it was coming from this way, you know all the way around us. he lives on triangle road to outbuildings in his yard were torched by the oak fire. he's thankful his house survived wencel found himself doing what he could to help fire crews his brother who recently passed. a was a firefighter. he was with us the whole time. and i could hear what he would want me to do. and so it was pretty you know pretty important what he taught me over the years wentzel and many others who had to evacuate are

just outside mariposa. we're keeping an eye on the fire.we'll bring you more updates as they come into our newsroom that is automatic image they're very ominous. sorry we of course are watching the conditions on the fire lines. yeah, sandia patel has the latest sandia. yeah, alma and dan take a look at the visible satellite picture with live doppler 7, and you can see that this fire exploding in size is very obvious here taking you back in time several hours. you can see the smoke is spreading from the mid pines area. not only that you can see it is getting picked upy our radar. so checking out the conditions near the fire right now. it is hot. it's 91 degrees dry 12% and the winds are gusty up to 11 miles an hour as you check out the next 24 hours expecting gusty winds to continue the next few hours before the winds die down by morning and then pick back up again tomorrow. so certainly concerning in that area winds here in the bay area. well, it's a little breezy a typical summertime breeze gusts to 20 in oakland 23 miles an hour towards r

fact, in mariposa county, you're tracking very hot, dry conditions. fortunately, wind speeds. >> not too bad out there, but we are going to see an increase in that moisture content with the cooler temperatures overnight right now, relative humidity up to 23%. so hopefully firefighters really get the upper hand on those fires burning in and around yosemite drought monitor map in the bay area. very dry conditions for us. in fact, we are starting to notice it creeping closer along calistoga, even bread with that extreme drought conditions. most of the bay area still under that severe drought category. so that's good news considering all of our recent many heat waves. and today, fortunately temperatures cooler than yesterday, low 60's for downtown san francisco, low 90's for livermore and concord, but still about 5 to 10 degrees above average. and we are tracking a few degrees of warming for our warmest inland valleys, especially for those of you in the east bay yet again. but let's take a look at the fog bank out there right now. visibility extremely poo

the oak fire in mariposa county has scorched thousands of acres.efighters are making progress but some people are getting word their home was lost. >> the sheriff's department verified my house was burned down. reporter: chris drew up in marin county was renting a home on the outskirts of mariposa was biking with friends, looked back and saw this. >> the fire was in the vicinity of where we were and building quickly. smoke took off in the sky right away. reporter: an avid outdoorsman and journalist was able to get his dog and some items from his home with the thought he would come back for more -- that ever happened. authorities evacuated the neighborhood. he received troubling news for the second time in a week. >> it was not the saddest news this week. i came down with an autoimmune disorder. i was crying a lot about that, then my house burned. it is more than i can take. reporter: his home and his landlord's are two that have been destroyed in the oak fire. this woman says smoke -- has been a major issue. >> there was so everywhere. it was raini

. >>> fire crews are joining the fight and mariposa county. the latest on the hook fire that is growing by the minute. >>> thank you for joining us. the conditions surrounding the oak fire in yosemite, we will show you that in a bit. they are creating a big challenge for firefighters. the fire has exploded to more than 14,000 acres. it sparked on friday there highway 140. nearly 600 residents have been forced to evacuate. the national forest service says that the dry conditions are a major challenge for cruise. >> everything burning in the fire is extremely dry. california has been dry the last few years. >> cal fire says the oak fire moved up toward the jersey dale and bootjack communities in mariposa county. governor newsom has issued a state of emergency. right now, there is no containment on this fire. >>> smoke from the oak fire is expected to impact the bay area. this is in dublin. the air quality management has issued an air quality advisor break. smoke is expected to drift in by tomorrow. we have what we can expect. >> we are watching

some of that because it's in mariposa was interrupted. but largely, i like think i came in here with just like an open mind other part goers also decided to wait it out plan on staying here at the park for a few days, but i guess we'll see and evacuation center has been set up at new live christian fellowship church in mariposa and evacuees are being asked to use the wanna road to evacuate and head north towards yosemite valley tours are sad to hear about the iconic. your trees going up in flames, but officials confirmed firefighters is doing all they can to hold this fire. it was the redwoods like i we're here in like want to see this quest for sure, but we were all so willing to make the trek to see the redwoods too looks pretty scary and i were going full force on our suppression tactics the park remains open, but some entrances have closed now if you do plan on traveling to yosemite this weekend check abc 7 news.com for the latest park. road closures reporting in yosemite national park, nico pain abc 7 news let's bring in abc 7 news m

look at numbers in mariposa. 453 when it comes to unhealthy.y and south lake tahoe area. that smoke is actively drifting. air quality now from good to moderate to unhealthy again through interior areas there. as far as temperatures go, we're going to see the hazey skies. they're going to be similar to yesterday's daytime highs. in the 60s around san francisco. 70s in hayward upper 80s concord and fairfield. it's also still really dry. we're going to get the little bit of a breeze in through the afternoon. that elevates the fire danger even though we get cooler. the winds from the west southwest 15 to 30 miles per hour. it will definitely bring us concern when it comes to dry brush out there. we've seen a number of brush fires start and quickly spread. looking out ahead, there's slight chance for showers primarily in the sierra because of southwest moisture. that's going to impact us mainly to the sierra. it's also going to cool off a little bit into tomorrow. i'll send it back to you. >> thank you. a lot of students are now weeks from heading b

governor newsom declares a state of emergency for mariposa county. thousands of firefighters are battling the massive blaze, which has exploded in the past 48 hours. the oak fire already consuming more than 14,000 acres near yosemite national park. 0% contained. the extreme drought fueling the flames. the third fire in the area in recent weeks, forcing thousands from their homes. firefighters racing to save residential areas, but for some it's already too late. alex presha from the fire zone. >>> the life-threatening heat blanketing the country. major cities in the northeast are smashing records. boston hits the triple digits. new york city cuts its triathlon in half amid the city's longest heat wave in nine years. when will it all end? the severe weather in the midwest now moving east. rob marciano times it all out. >>> the rising concerns over monkeypox. dr. jha says u.s. health officials are now weighing whether to declare a public health emergency, one day after the w.h.o. sounded a global alarm due to a growing outbreak. >> the update from the w

some of that because it's in mariposa was interrupted.gely, i like think i came in here with just like an open mind other part goers also decided to wait it out plan on staying here at the park for a few days, but i guess we'll see and evacuation center has been set up at new live christian fellowship church in mariposa and evacuees are being asked to use the wanna road to evacuate and head north towards yosemite valley tours are sad to hear about the iconic. your trees going up in flames, but officials confirmed firefighters is doing all they can to hold this fire. it was the redwoods like i we're here in like want to see this quest for sure, but we were all so willing to make the trek to see the redwoods too looks pretty scary and i were going full force on our suppression tactics the park remains open, but some entrances have closed now if you do plan on traveling to yosemite this weekend check abc 7 news.com for the latest park. road closures reporting in yosemite national park, nico pain abc 7 news let's bring in abc 7 news meteorolo

just some of the destruction after fi ripped through mariposa county. the huge blaze has caused major damage in many areas, but more moist air moved into the region on tuesday. a huge help for the 3000 firefighters battling the oak fire. we had a really good day to day. we got a lot of work done this morning. we reported 10 percent containment on the fire to night were reporting 16 was inconvenient. so you know, it's not a huge number, but it's a pretty big percentage. um, if you look at it that way, the flames erupted last friday and quickly got out of control. the ferocious blaze was fed by tend to dry conditions the region and seeing its worst drought and decades. thousands of people were forced to evacuate their homes. dozens of which have been destroyed. these images showed the blaze smouldering from space. not far south west from yosemite national park officials were concerned. the fire was heading towards the reserve. but now by believe it warn't reach it. at this point, the fire does not appear to be an imminent threat to yosemite. california ha

's, stephanie simons is in mariposa county. he joins us now for the latest. stefan you spend the day on the ground with fire fighters. how are they getting on well, has to tell you the fires 30 per cent contained, but as you mentioned, almost $19000.00 acres strong now destroyed by the fires and still burning. we spend a day with cal fire, with fire fighters from all over the country and the forest service here. and that was quite an experience. so those crews are busy mopping up where the fire has already raged through and left only destruction in its way of putting out hot spots and checking on so called lines. those are spaces they clear of the brush in of undergrowth so the fire can jump. so they have established those they go back, they check they have to water down tree trumps, which are still smoldering. so that is not all hunky dory. here it's a dangerous situation, and there is still thousands and thousands of impact us, $3000.00 fire fighters taking care of the fire now and making progress, but slowly, very slowly. ot

mariposa has now scorched more than 15,000 acres.ment is at 0% and more people are preparing to evacuate. now. the fire started on friday and just exploded in size over the weekend, burning in an area that firefighters are having a tough time getting, too because of the rough terrain, and even though the oak fire is burning more than 100, miles away all the way in mariposa county smoke is forecast to reach the bay area today. ktvu valley, rasmus joins his life to explain what we can expect close to home and in the lake tahoe area, ali andre here in oakland, behind us vehicle in estuary. it's breezy, cool and foggy right now, but the national weather services over the next couple of days we should expect some hazy skies bay area wide because of that fire burning in mariposa county. but if you're in lake tahoe, the air quality conditions are not going to be good. in fact, you can see from this live picture of lake tahoe. right now there's a layer of haze and smoke in the air. we also have some satellite video to show you from the natio

he says despite the fire's raging in mariposa county. it's been a mile july. we just haven't had a lot of red flag warnings we have it's been fairly mild weatherwise some of those previous massive. are fires burned tens of thousands of acres some so strong they even created their own weather system. costa says fire crews have more experience in cal fire has more resources. that means they can be more aggressive in getting ahead of fires. but costa ads california's fire season isn't over we have you know, august and september and october which can be really rough months for us. and so things can change quickly, but hopefully the weather keeps on our side is as much as it can in the east bay sunset hassan abc 7 news. little to answer that question whether always being a factor when talking about those fires drew standing by and do the conditions look good for those firefighters. yeah. i mean temperature wise it's going to be warm to the east the central valley is going to be very hot in the 90s and triple digits for us. we always talk about our air quality and h

liz: a larger fire burning near mariposa grove right now. the highway 41 inches is closed. the wall and a campground is evacuated. the washburn fire started thursday, 466 acres. our sister station in fresno is near the line. reporter: the washburn fire burning near the mariposa grove burned 160 six acres by 1 p.m. friday. aircrew continued to attack the fire as it grew to 466 acres, prompting mandatory evacuation for portions of the mariposa grove. the community and campground, first time visitors to the national park having to change plans due to the closures but hoping for the best. >> it is in mariposa, some of that was interrupted. largely, i think i came in with an open mind. reporter: park hours decided to wait it out. >> plan on staying for a few days. we will see. reporter: evacuation center set up at new life christian fellowship church in mariposa and evacuees are being the asked to head north toward yosemite valley. fears of the iconic sequoia trees going up in flames but firefighters doing all they can to hold this fire. >> it is the redwoods. we want to see the

thousands had to pack up and leave their homes and mariposa county. i hope haven't lost a house where governor newsom proclaimed a state of emergency over the weekend. we have to >> make those evacuation notices and have those folks evacuate their homes as soon as we're fortunate to have a huge cooperation. hector vasquez with the fresno fire department says winds were favorable monday for the 2500 people working to put out the fire. >> dealing with steep rocky terrain and intense flames of fire that burns with this intensity creates to create its own weather. also as monday and his friends experienced firsthand the checks, the air quality to i indexes like 3.15. i want to say. >> where we were at, which is extremely high. >> rob nesbitt kron, 4 news. >> the bay area air quality management district has issued an air quality advisory that runs through wednesday. we are expecting smoke from the oak fire to make its way to some parts of our region. this is video from pleasanton where people could see a haze in the distance as that smoke starts to move we

buenas tardes estamos en el Área afectada del condado mariposa.residentes escapan de las llamas y esperan no perderse. esta es nuestra noticia principal. y ademÁs, este lunes: - se kpan de la viruela, casi 3.000 infectados por la viruela del mono en estados unidos. algunos son niÑos y mujeres, veremos los niÑos y mujeres. - deportaciones sorpresivas expulsan a migrantes que asisten a citas con ice. expertos recomiendan hablar con abogados antes de presentarse a una cita. - el papa pide perdÓn. >>> en espaÑol francisco se disculpa frente a los indÍgenas de canadÁ, por el papel de la iglesia en los abusos y la destrucciÓn de su cultura. noticiass telemundo, con julio vaqueiro. >>> buenas tardes, hoy comenzamos en california, calor tremo alimenta las llamas del cendio oaks cerca del parque nacional yosemite. hay Árboles de miles de aÑos y comunidades. y el incendio estÁ controlado en un 10%. ¿cuÁl es la situaciÓn ahora? ¿quÉ tal?. >>> esta es la imagen en parte del parque nacional sierra. los bomberos han logrado algo de progreso frente a las llamas.

governor newsom declares a state of emergency for mariposa county. thousands of firefighters are battling the massive blaze, which has exploded in the past 48 hours. the oak fire already consuming more than 14,000 acres near yosemite national park. 0% contained. the extreme drought fueling the flames. the third fire in the area in recent weeks, forcing thousands from their homes. firefighters racing to save residential areas, but for some it's already too late. alex presha from the fire zone. >>> the life-threatening heat blanketing the country. major cities in the northeast are smashing records. boston hits the triple digits. new york city cuts its triathlon in half amid the city's longest

thousands had to pack up and leave their homes and mariposa county where governor newsom proclaimed ate of emergency over the weekend. we have to >> make those evacuation notices and have those folks evacuate their homes as soon as we're fortunate to have a huge cooperation. hector vasquez with the fresno fire department says winds were favorable monday for the 2500 people working to put out the fire. steep rocky terrain has been a hindrance and flames were so intense that it's created its own weather as monday and his friends experienced firsthand the checks, the air quality to i indexes like 3.15. i want to say. >> where we were at, which is extremely high. >> the oak fire is about 10% contained and is currently moving towards the ferguson fire. burn scars in the northeast side of the burns reporting live in studio. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. thanks so much, rob. and later on kron 4 news, we'll be getting a live report from mariposa county on the latest efforts to contain the oak fire. that's coming up at 5.30. >> we also an eye on the washburn fire in yosemite. it has burned mor

the fire is threatening more than 500 ancient sequoias in the mariposa grove.t includes the 3000-year-old grizzly giant. it's the largest tree in the park. we have a look at what firefighters are doing to try to protect these sequoias. they laid out the sprinkler systems to spray the trees with water. some of the trunks are also wrapped in special fire resistant foil. >> at 7:36, we are turning now to breaking news out of the north way. police are investigating a homicide out of petaluma. just before 2:00 this morning, and when they responded, they found a man in the middle of keller street. they attempted cpr on the man, but he died on the scene. police are still on scene investigating how that man died, and who did it. >> it has been another week in the protest across the country in reaction to the overturning of roe versus wade. this is a protest in sacramento yesterday near the state capital. demonstrators took over the street carrying signs and chanting. and in san jose, it was a similar scene outside the the hall. students organize this protest in favor o

county from a very smoky mariposa county. and just to give you an idea how much the crews have been working on this will take a look at this just along darrow road. >> and notice that the mailbox. he's basically covered with that pink red us fire retardant. and as you look across, there are road a lot of smoke here, which just goes to show how much this fire has burned. and let me tell you, after the morning it has burned 16,791 acres. >> and stands at 10% containment. now, we should also tell you that since the start on friday afternoon, the inferno quickly ripped through the neighborhoods here already destroying 10 structures, including about 3 or 4 homes that i've counted. just here this morning. and this is video that we shot earlier that forced thousands of people to evacuate, leaving some homeowners just enough time to get out with what they have on their backs. >> fires burning in multiple fronts right now. this is one of the more active part saying obviously can see over my shoulder that there's a lot of available fue

now at seven pm tonight, they'll host a community meeting at mariposa high school to give an update on the fire and evacuations. mike alright, bigwig ahead for those firefighters. all right, greg liggins, their in the newsroom, greg. thank you. among those under evacuation orders, or linda reynolds, brown and her husband moved to mariposa county about a year and a half ago and had just undergone fire preparedness training with their neighbors. and we started to get messed up together. that's when i went up the hill and looked and i'm like, oh, my god. it was coming fast. it was scary when we left because we were getting ashes on us. but we could. we had such a visual of this billowing that was it just seemed like it was above our house in coming our way really quickly. a red cross shelter has been set up at mariposa elementary school volunteers are providing evacuees with meals a safe place to sleep and care for families and pets. cal fire late today lifted all evacuation orders for the answer fire in san benito county that wildfire is now 70% contained. the flames broke out thursday a

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another vantage point from mariposa to sonora.oothills into the mountains, so far they've escaped the smoke in parts of tahoe but upper elevations aloft, you can see when we get those cameras from the highest elevations. when we look at the surface smoke throughout the morning hours, we get the wins going and that will allow for the smoke to drift through southlake -- get the wind is going. you continue to see the heavy smoke down by use committee -- down by yosemite and it does begin to drift back westward into our area. you will also see high clouds with the system as well. here's a look at the air quality which is compromised from sacramento obviously through yosemite and good air quality here today. here is a look at the winds. they get stronger in the afternoon with that sea breeze. into our monday, this is where we get a better dealt breeze and that is going to instigate a little bit of cooling. we add in some high clouds and maybe even a lay or of some haze and things are going to look different for your monday afternoon. 5

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the oak fire igniting friday in mariposa county. already engulfing multiple structures and threatening more than 3,000. 6,000 people displaced. a crucial highway leading into yosemite national park, shut down. cal fire bringing us to the battle lines. that whole hillside, for example, was torched. as the flames climb this hill, they get higher and higher and the firefighters have put in a dozer line. that should stop the flames before iit gets any higher. more than 2,500 firefighters on the front lines battling steep terrain and heat to try and save homes. this is the third wildfire in mariposa county in two weeks. >> this area had beetle infes trags and it created tons. >> reporter: this is the third wildfire in mariposa county in two weeks. the washburn fire that threatened those legendary sequoias is still burning tonight. david, we are in exceptional drought. that is the highest level. parts of the west are now seeing their driest stretch in 1,200 years. a 22-year mega-drought that absolutely has to do why the fires burn so quic

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the mariposa grove, home to the largest collection of giant sequoias in the park, some standing here for thousands of years, now under threat from an out of control inferno that's been tearing through drought-stricken brush since thursday >> it's some of the oldest trees that there are. they're massive giants when you stand next to them. >> reporter: crews are fighting the fire from the air and ground this, the washburn fire, has already ripped across more than 700 acres parts of the park now closed during one of its busiest times. the summer months here typically attract more than a million visitors the flames have forced an estimated 1,600 people to evacuate from a nearby community and popular campground tonight, fears more evacuations may be on the way. >> everybody's been training and preparing for this and that is what everyone is here to do, fight that fire >> over the washburn incident, yosemite national park, mariposa county. >> reporter: all of yosemite is under what the california drought monitor calls extreme or exceptional drought with almost no rainfall in recent months,

the mariposa grove, home to the largest collection of giant sequoia trees in the park, some standing for thousands of years, now under threat from an out-of-control inferno that has been tearing through drought stricken brush since thursday. >> some of the oldest trees that there are. they are massive giants when you stand next to them. >> reporter: crews are fighting the fire from the air and ground. this is the washburn fire, already ripped across more than 700 acres. parts of the park now closed during one of its busiest times. the summer months here typically attract more than 1 million visitors. the flames have forced an estimated 1600 people to evacuate. i'm a nearby community and popular campground. tonight there's and evacuations may be on the way. >> everybody has been training and preparing for this, that is what everyone asserted you, fight the fire. >> reporter: all of yosemite is under what they call the drought monitor calls extreme. or exceptional drown. with almost no rainfall in recent months, conditions are primed for fires to burn hot and for longer periods of time

structures have burned in mariposa.a downtown resident tells us a dangerous mix of conditions left his neighborhood extremely vulnerable. >> it is extremely dry and right now it is really windy. all of the trees are blowing. it is pretty much the worst conditions you can imagine. it is super dry and super hot and windy. >> they told us that everybody has to go. at 4:00 the power went out and the fire was moving faster and faster. stephanie: evacuation centers are now open. red cross is on hand to assist. for the second time in two months, the world health organization is weighing whether the ongoing global outbreak of monkeypox infections once a public health emergency, after the cdc announced two confirmed cases in children yesterday, one a toddler. monkeypox spreads through close skin to skin contact which for children could mean holding, cuddling, feeding and shared items. california has the second most cases behind new york. san francisco has 200 cases of monkeypox, either probable or confirmed. nearly every bait ar

i spoke with someone who lives in downtown mariposa. he said his neighborhood is extremely vulnerable. >> it is extremely dry and right now it is really windy out there. all the trees are blowing around. pretty much the worst conditions you can imagine. super dry. soorp hot and windy. >> they -- super hot and windy. >> they came by and told us everybody has got to go. about 4:00 the power went out and the fire has been coming towards us faster and faster. reporter: now evacuation centers are open for residents who had to leave their homes with the red cross on hand to assist. one center had to be relocated due to how fast that fire was spreading. deputies and an malmall rescue crews helped people evacuate their horses and small animals. this is a fast moving and developing story. we will continue to bring you the very latest. dan: tim, thanks very much. let's go to sandhya with a look at weather conditions in the fire zone now. sandhya? sandhya: it is still very dry in the area. they are still dealing with the drought. en conditions are

park is the evacuation center at mariposa elementary school on joan street.ross providing meals a place for pets to stay separately. but most importantly, a safe place, but its heart. >> for the mind, not to wonder. >> worry about if you can strip from there we met, martin got who appreciates very much to help. evacuees are getting but breathing a sigh relief after he had to go back into the fire zone to rescue his dogs and cats want to buy. >> the medical hers still, as you know, and that is all people can do. pray and wait for some good news. are live. we're out and safe. so >> that was sanga reporting for us. a reminder from cal fire create a family disaster plan that includes meeting locations. they recommend planning ahead of time and having several evacuation routes mapped out in case of road closures. kron 4 dot coms, great resource for wildfire coverage this summer and beyond scan this qr code. it will take you straight to our website where you can check it out. there's also an interactive air quality map on there as well. well, get this a bill to mak

in mariposa county you can see it is going to move west and we expect moderate air quality. a lot of this looks like it might remain aloft and not as far down as the surface. near this area, conditions are favorable in terms of the fire. it is going to be really dry the temperatures are expected to remain extremely hot we are talking 90s through the overnight hours. humidity is less than 20%. we will talk about fire conditions coming up in just a few minutes. >> thank you so much, vianey. >>> we are tracking the oak fire closely and it is the top story of our website and when we are not on the air you can go to www.nbcbayarea.com for the latest updates. >>> taking a look at capitol hill, the house committee is investigating the capitol siege. at this point there is not more public hearings scheduled, but this could change. today in the bay's chris malone is live . >> reporter: good morning to you . the committee is in contact with the attorney for virginia thomas, the wife of justice clarence thomas. if she doesn't speak voluntarily, they will issue a subpoena. >> it is publ

fast-moving oak fire explodes in size, five firefighters are joining the battle to save homes in mariposa county. they left the bay area in a four-wheel-drive engine early saturday heading straight to the front lines. >> this is in the early stage of the fire and it is pretty active. most likely they are either right and with the fire extinguishing it as it comes to the houses, or following behind the fire front as it passes because it is a little too dangerous or hot for the firefighters to be in their. >> a team of 21 firefighters from alameda county are defending homes at the oak fire, including four firefighters in an engine from oakland fire department. >> i recently got off the phone with them and they worked about 36 hours on the line and they were doing structure protection. they were trying to control a section of the fire, they got released to be able to get rest. but they will be back up again at 05:00 tomorrow. >> a strike team from sonoma county joined the firefight and fire crews are responding as part of state mutual aid. but the sunnyvale department of public safety says i

more so into coulterville mariposa probably oakdale. so that's something to watch out for overnight tonight and into tomorrow morning as these fires kind of change with the conditions throughout the night, you can see that westerly component, the winds of a sudden you see that smoke blowing right up in the 70 valley that win 14 to 18 miles per hour or so. a pretty decent willian do rough terrain. of course, this is in the foothills and fires tend to like to run upwards into the mountains. and that's exactly where it's headed right now. and that smoke overnight tonight, at least it's going to back off at least in parts of the mountains. otherwise is a concern. we've got more monsoonal moisture working its way through the sierra nevada. watch out for the possibility. not only more lightning strikes but lightning strike a spotted fires. and that's what we're watching for tonight. as we've had numerous strikes now across the sierra and we'll see more of that to come our way. we've got conditions. they're working out great for the bay area.

the flames have forced thousands out of their homes in mariposa county. abc's alex presha is there. >> reporter: a state of emergency in mariposa county. the oak fire gaining ground overnight, consuming more than 14,000 acres. the blaze raging near yosemite national park. emergency crews working around the clock on the ground and in the air, but so far, 0% is contained. >> you can see further down the road, the fire really starts to intensify. it really is a challenge because of the amount of heat that's in those fuels. it makes it challenging for our firefighters to fight these fires. >> well, and i see these bulldozers behind us. it looks like they're clearing space. >> this is the beginning of that fire break they're trying to put in. they're trying to remove that flammable material away from the edge of the fire so when the fire backs up to it, that the fire goes out. >> reporter: mariposa county is home to more than 17,000 people. firefighters trying to protect residential areas, but for some, it's already too late. this is the new reality for so man

kumasi:kumasi: 6:56, a massive fight in mariposa county outside yosemite.ning more than 15,000 acres since it started on friday and is 0% pain. julian: a strike team from the bay area is on the way to help light the fire. they gathered in pleasanton overnight before heading out, we saw about five trucks leading -- leaving to head to mariposa county. kumasi: smoke from the oak fire is expected to prompt air quality advisories today. officials say you may smell smoke or see hazy skies. drew: looking at the smoke forecast, you might see orange use on your screen, indicating elevated smoke is most noticeable in the north bay and east afternoon and despite smoke in the sky, the air quality near the surface remaining good to moderate thanks to an onshore flow. we can breathe easy despite the hazy skies of above. highs today going into the 60's, chilly, 70's on the bay shoreline. the warmer spots easy and 90's with hazy sunshine. jobina: the bay bridge toll plaza is the busiest spot this morning. live team is on the 47 with traffic backing up and as far as advisor

. >> let's get straight to the oak fire burning tonight in mariposa county. the latest numbers from cal fire put it at more than 15,000 acres. it's at 0% containment. and it's one of the biggest fires we've seen so far this year. it started just a few days ago. state of emergency remains in effect for that area. >> the fire sparked friday near the town of mid pines and that is not far from yosemite in mariposa county. evacuation orders remain in effect for the thousands of people that live in this rural part of the state. and the fire continues to threaten thousands of buildings as well. >>> and with the fire spreading so quickly and another fire burning not too far away, a lot of the bay area crews have been called out to help. betty yu spoke w crews. >> reporter: the oak fire is california's largest wildfire this year. and mariposa county is now under a state of emergency. >> typical summer conditions compiled with, you know, years of drought, tree kill through prolonged drought. there's a lot of dead timber and vegetation in that area that just aggravates

it hit 100 degrees in mariposa county over the weekend.lameda county fire sent 22 people from various agencies in sonoma county also deployed its strike team. >> a lot of extra days, they're being asked to respond and perform. there's a shortage of resources. >> the oak fire is the state's largest blaze of the currently active wildfires of note. >>> let's look at the roadways right now if you're getting ready to head out the door. we're tracking brake lights for the ride into the altamont pass, we see slow and go continues already on this monday morning. if you're up early, you're not alone. all are as well making the ride onto 580. plan for slow and go conditions down to 9 miles per hour. it is crawling along on the connector. the rest of the way on the 580 is slow until north flynn and clears up until the break lights at the dublin interchange. looking live at the golden gate you can see things not bad moving pretty nicely for the most part in both directions. good news is you can see the bridge as well. moving pretty nicely. 48 minutes

the mariposa grove is right here, the donut hole that did not burn. and what that fire did instead, it burned directly to the north first, and then it made a hard right towards all this stuff, which hadn't seen any fire for many decades. and it took off. so the fact that the mariposa grove, which has been treated through a combination of prescribed burns and some tree thinning for decades now, and it came through this unscathed is a wonderful example of what some of the work that can be done here to prevent these worst-case scenarios. that fire didn't go to the north because up here was a fire from 2017. so, the washburn fire is not going to be able to spread north. if you want to see where it has been spreading, we can put the satellite-derived heat signature on here, and those brighter colors of yellow and orange show you the more recent pathway that the fire's going. but you can see down here all this granite. so the fire has nothing to burn here because that's all rock. so, anyway, the fire has slowed and hopefully that helps explain a little bit

well we've, you know, luckily we have 50 years to prescribe fire history in the mariposa grove in part to, to reduce the fuels and in part to, to aden the reproduction, chance credit, siemens because they do need fire to reproduce. and so because the lower fuel loading ticket from all these prescribed fires, and they've been able to engage pretty directly with the fire and keep it from make any progress into the ground. so you know, that means every year there has to be a certain amount of wildfires just to keep these force alive. right. that's correct. i mean there is a chance. quinn grows prior to, you know, fire suppression would experience fire every 10 to 15 years either through lightning fires or. ready indigenous burning. garret digman, forced to colleges with the u. s. national park service get. we appreciate you taking the time to talk with tonight. you and your colleagues are doing very important work. thank you. thank you so much for having me. i appreciate it. oh, in south korea, environmentalists have taken an innovative approach to try to reduce emissions. they've filed a