we hosted 200 percent more visitors on the national forest as they sought respite from the surge of the pandemic. in the last four months, the forest service played a sizable roll in helping usda and minister will over 2 million covid-19 vaccines across the u.s. read but the long-term challenge that we must confront is a crisis american force grasslands and it results from a changing climate. and induces severe wildfires droughts insects disease and invasive species, infestations. and the severity and frequency of our wildfires is increasing significantly impacting our nations forest and an unprecedented rate and destroying homes and businesses. the 2020 fire year became a call to action with the most acres burned on the forest service land says that big barn of 1910. and in many places the force will pop back on their aunt. then impact the potential for carbon storage and limits the land capacity to further mitigate climate change. despite the pandemic, the forest service stated are hazardous fuels reduction work but we know it is not enough. we need a paradigm shift. under the preside

but utilities in california, 18 national forests, some of these very linear projects might go through. to have to work with 18 different forests is not easy work. so, one master agreements that then they keep on a local relationship with, of what they're doing for hazard treatment removals, and what's not, that's working really well. we learned a lot in adopting those practices in other places as well as the department of interior. then we are also doing joint -- now they are webinars -- which can turn out better, but we are all planned for joint training's, and we switched it to virtual with our actual on the ground managers and the on the ground utility sector managers so that we can understand you know, what an issue might be, or how to understand the way the utility work functions in linear sectors while we work more in large land sectors. those kinds of things, all of that is going really well. we have more work to do but we are keeping a priority on all of this collective work. >> we'll know that that is a priority for so many. i think we recognize that this is where some of the

eighteen national forests, some of these linear products may go through and 18 different forests so onemaster agreement that then they keep the local relationships with their doing the hazard treated removals and whatnot. that's working really well, we learned a lot and adopting those practices in other places as well as department of interior. then we are doing joint, now they are webinars which can turn out better but we are planned for joint trainings and switched to virtual with our on the ground managers and underground utility sector managers we can understand what an issue might be or how we understand the way the utility works in linear sectors and we work more in large sectors. those kinds of things, all that is going really well. we have more work to do but we are keeping a priority on all this collective work. >> that's a priority for so many. i think we recognize this is where some of the frustration is, where we see these flyers that take hold and if we had done a better job on the vegetation management, perhaps we wouldn't be in this place and sometimes it is literally the

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we are watching that big fire burning right now near the shasta trinity national forest. it's in far northern california. it's forcing several small communities up there to evngabout 5,000 acres. this is new video from the mount shasta subdivision area which was under mandatory evacuation orders as of last night. small homes and trailers seen burning early this morning. this is southeast of lake shastina. the chp had to shut down 30 miles of highway 97. that is near big springs road because a fire in a steep hillside there. now that the sun is coming up there will be a better view on what kind of forward progress that fire was able to makeover night and we will keep you posted. >> all right. thank you. >>> taking a live look at thea locate hand voter also head to the polls to ever a special election to fill an banta who left when the governor appointed him attorney general. the district represents much of oakland and all of alameda and san leandro. there are nine candidates. there are seven democrats, one republican and one socialist. any candidate with more than 50% wins

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if the bureau of land management would be open to this idea -- >> is there anything that the national forest service or blm can do to change the course of the moon's orbit or the earth's orbit around the sun? obviously, that would have profound effects on our climate. >> i would have to follow up with you on that one, mr. gohmert. >> well, if you figure out a way that you and the forest service can make that change, i'd like to know. >> one of gohmert's colleague, ted lieu, offered a suggestion. he tweeted that perhaps captain marvel could handle the job and says he's going to work on a bipartisan solution asking for her help. >>> we heard earlier about president biden being in england for the g-7 summit. there was a lighthearted moment between jill biden and the president while they spoke to u.s. troops. jill biden had just told the audience to sit down, then the president turned to acknowledge those behind the stage. >> joe, pay attention. >> the president with that salute. the first lady went on to talk about working with service members and their families. >>> coming up, is someone out t

is there anything national forest or blm can do to change the course of the moon's orbit or the earth's orbit around the sun? obviously, that would have profound effects on our climate. >> i would have to follow up with you on that one, mr. gohmert. >> yeah, if you figure out a way you can make that change, i would like to know. >> it would be funny, okay, it is funny. it is funny when a member of the united states congress asks whether the national forest service or the bureau of land management can change the orbit of the moon or the earth. spoiler alert, they can't. also, nasa says changes in the way the earth orbits the sun, they don't explain climate change, either. which is caused by humans. because, science. so even if the congressman was asking in jest, mocking the idea that two government agencies could do anything about the climate crisis, he's just wrong. and let's remember, the congressman is not such a fan of facts. less than a month ago, he claimed the insurrection was nothing but people coming into a building without weapons. >> there's been no evidence that this was an a

we know there's been significant solar flare activities and so is there anything that the national forest the course of the moon's orbit or the earth's orbit around the sun? obviously, that would have profound affects on our climate. >> i would have to follow up with you on that one, mr. gohmert. >> okay. while that baffled forest service official looks into that, listen to what as astrophysicist neil degrass tyson says while asked by john berman. >> i don't see -- it sounds a little crazy. what he's speaking of is something we call geo-e geo-engineering. it's doing large-scale things that have large-scale consequences. we already kind of do that. we change the direction of rivers. we dam rivers for our service. we build islands where there was just water before. that's all geo engineering. we're also geo engineering by warming the planet. so if he wants to think of a geo engineering solution that can help it, i don't have a problem with that, even approximate it's a little out there. people have thought about putting sparkly, reflective particles above the clouds that reflect more sunlig

paul vercammen is with us from the angeles national forest. what can you tell us?arcia telling me on wednesday they're going to raise the danger level for fires to very high. that is unprecedented. he did not ever recall doing it this early. usually very high danger level for fires is reserved for after the fourth of july into august, but right now those treats, the vegetation behind me in the forest is so absolutely dry that the fire threat is just becoming critical. he called it alarming. he's telling homeowner to be extra careful, especially the ones living in the foothill communities. >> we reach a point across multiple western states where, no matter how many we have, there's not enough fire engines. it's an eye-opening statistic, those 90% are largely preventable. as you enjoy the national forests, be extremely careful with barbecues and the use of fire, but also be extremely alert. these things happen fast. many exampling of people being caught off-guard, no way out, those scenarios. >> reporter: last year, when the bobcat firemen natsed this area, you may h

it's burning in the shasta trinity national forest and has destroyed several homes and a subdivision. firefighters trying to hold the line. northeast of lake shastina. one of four fires sparked by lightning and it's grown over the last 48 coring mothan acres. pushed lanes through the tender drive. it was only 20% contained and it's threatening a number of small communities there in that area. right now those people who were forced from their homes have no idea when they will be able to go back. we will watch this fire for you. >>> and our team coverage continues with darren peck. >>> considering what happened last year and with so of us are bracing for in terms of smoke getting pulled back our way. this is a good news story in that regard so far. you can see the lava fire? high resolution satellite shows a little plume of smoke. way up there on the northern edge of the state. first of all there's not a lot of smoke at this point being put in to the sky. there was more yesterday at this time. it's all going forth. that's the flow in the atmosphere. here is another way avenue looking at

the space agency snapped this image of the angeles national forest and major reservoirs. this was taken june 22nd. >> fast forward a year and here is how the same area looks now read and l.a. county is not even experiencing the worst of the strap. it is still classified as extreme going to the latest drought monitor map. the new one is due out tomorrow. much of the bay area is under exceptional drought that does not include santa clara county just yet. at this hour, about 1 million water customers in and around san jose are being asked to come back anyway. san jose water company serves san jose, kaval, los gatos, saratoga, parts of cupertino and redwood estates. they are asking customers to cut their usage by 15%. that means limiting outdoor watering to two days a week, depending on your address, for no more than 15 minutes at a time. before 10:00 a.m. or after 8:00 p.m. the new guidelines also limit the washing of cars, buildings, patios and sidewalks. the deadline to hit the target is august 31st. otherwise penalties and surcharges could come into play. >> if we don't h

. >> the willow fires slowing down after burning 2000 acres at the national forest, the forced service said that increase in humidity tapped down the spread overnight. it will continue to send up a lot of smoke. the fire is near an area that burned just last year never say that they are prepared. >> we know, living here that we need to really do what we can to protect what we have and that is what we could do. that is all we can do. >> the crews are working to save homes. >>> looking ahead, claudette is on the move and we will show you the states getting the brunt of this storm. >>> it was a rough day at bart. >>> if you are looking for a deal, amazon is offering big discounts right now. >>> we have a cooler and to the weekend and we have delicia: this is where all our recycling is sorted -- 1.2 million pounds every day, helping to make san francisco the greenest big city in america. but that's not all you'll find here. there are hundreds of good-paying jobs, with most new workers hired from bayview-hunter's point. we don't just work at recology, we own it, creating opportunity and a b

>> in developing news, a wildfire near big sur burned more than 2,000 acres in the los padres national forest smoke from that fire is expected to the impact the bay area tonight. the willow fire broke out on thursday and there is no reported containment. some neighbors are under mandatory evacuation orders. that fire it is burning between burn scars of two other recent wildfires. last year's dolan fire and one in 2016. keep in mind, firefighters said if the flays reach the areas, it could help crews get the upper hand by significantly slowing the fire's growth. and now transitioning to abc 7 news meteorologist drew tuma with the air quality from this fire. we have to mention what is going on in arizona as well. >> we're seeing fires across the southwest states. we're hot and dry and we're seeing some of the smoke from the willow fire move into the bay area. i will show you the satellite view and there is the willow fire near big sur and that smoke is pushed into the bay area. it's not thick but lingering at the moment and you see that haze in the atmosphere. the visibility is reduced. we have

nearly 3,000 acres burned in the national forest since the fire started ten days ago. full containment is expected by july 11. >>> before crews started getting a handle on the fire, flames got dangerously close to the mountain center. this is in big sur. last line of defense was a group of heroes, group of buddhist monks and students. when fire reached a nearby ridge firefighters urged monks to evacuate but they did not hesitate to jump into action. >> there is a lot of care in the world for this place. we are not just some guys ranch. we are a spiritual nexus. >> it's a place where people come together and practice. so to support that practice to continue by risking my life. my life feels small in comparison. >> the monks manned a sophisticated defense system. the pumps doused with a continuous spray of water and luckily the fire did not reach the building. >>> department of public safety providing a tool to help people report illegal fireworks. it's called the nail em app. people can upload video or photos of someone using or selling illegal fireworks. fire officials

is there anything that the national forest service can do to change the course of the moon's orbit orhat would have profoun effect on the climate. >> i have to follow up with you on that. >> one scientist responded with we cannot change the orbit and nasa debunked the idea. saying it's due to human activity. >> the story that puzzled me. a report on coffee mulgs and how often we wash them or don't wash them. >> navy tradition. sailors at sea rail rarely give mugs a rinse because a dirty mug is a sign of seniority. in the navy. >> others say built up residue in the mug make the coffee taste better. >> next good news for early risers. >> morning people are happier. then night owls. sleep habits make them better able to avoid serious mental health challenges. >> more consistent with sleep schedule and that is crucial. >> the most athletic job try out we can imagine. >> it happens every year on a lake in wisconsin. teenagers try to make the mail boat delivery team. jumping onto the dock, delivering the mail and jumps back to the boat which doesn't stop. >> i'm nervous about jumping back o

the fire is burning in the shasta trinity national forest. strong winds have caused the flames to grow to nearly 5000 acres and it is threatening the community. some residents in siskiyou county are being evacuated, . ghtning sparked the fire >> there is timber in that area, as you know, there is a lot of dead and dying trees again. >> it is a dangerous situation, especially as we go into the hottest time of year. those fire crews are trying to get a handle on the fire, they are basically cooking under this heat that has been baking the pacific northwest. you see this little swirl off of the coast. we have high temperatures on saturday . >>> things will cool off nicely on sunday. today was another day of slightly below average temperatures but not so much with pacific northwest. look at these this is not a typo. portland was 160 degrees. seattle, 107 degrees but both of those or new records for the hottest temperatures ever recorded in the cities, regardless of the date. unbelievable heat. this brought us the cooler weather. what we are seein

that fire started ten days ago and has burned 2900 acres in the last padres national forest.an evacuation order and warning remain in effect in the recreation area. full containment is expected by july 11th. >>> and take a look this photo of a hot shot battling that wildfire has been a symbol of the fellow season. taken by a shot shot with with forest service. liz c r oy has the story. >> a photo is worth a sand words. you can understand the fatigue with the wildfires. this image of justin grunewald taking a break battling the fire in big sur going wild. >> this is so difficult to get to even for the firefighters that we were relying on images from crews when it was safe for them to get pictures and we just happened to stumble on that one and it paint a picture of what it is like to there. >> there is a millcreek hot shot crew. these hand crew does some of the most challenging work to lead to burn out. >> since the beginning of the season. we are seeing fire right now and the amount of acres burned towards the end of summer. >> the image is a sobering reminder. there is so ma

he has been responsible for 18 national forest in california and hawaii.when he takes the post next month, he will become the first african american to lead the agency in its 116 year history. the biden administration calls more a quote, catalysts for change and creativity in carrying out the mission for the health of the nation's forests. area beaches are on the annual ranking of california's beaches. some are at at the top of the list. others not so much heal the bay listed the 10 beaches with the lowest summer grades, calling it the beach bummer list this year san mateo counties erc in brac park in gold park. we're at numbers two and four candlestick points windsurfers circle in san francisco, number nine and beaches with a plus grades in every category make the honor roll and for the bay area that does include crown beach in sunset road in alameda, along with san francisco classics, china beach and ocean beach. oh alrighty, then got us a nice looking weather pattern not compared compared to the pacific northwest. the pattern here is great right now, bu

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parts of the los padres national forest are under evacuation orders or warnings.ggling to get a handle on several out of control wildfires. while much of the west continues to bake under record breaking heat waves, jonathan hunt has more from los angeles cruise in the west are scrambling to contain an outbreak of wildfires, one of the hardest hit states arizona, where the backbone fire has now grown, prompting the evacuation of several towns. including strawberry and pine. elsewhere in the state. the telegraph fire poses a major risk because of dry, dangerous conditions throughout the area. we haven't had any rain my train to speak up for the last 23 years, so everything's going to be dry further north in utah, at least two fires are growing quickly being fueled by high winds in mountain areas. crews are working hard to keep the fires away from oil and gas infrastructure in the area, but it's no most of the west still baking under a record setting heat wave. we've got extreme extreme fire behavior. we've got the potential for large fire growth, and we're expecting

these pictures were taken a year apart above the angeles national forest in southern california.reen the forest is in the picture from last june, and the one from this month shows most of the green has turned brown and the san gabriel and morris reservoirs appear to be almost dry. how yeah, we're definitely into the second year of a significant uh i didn't end up in a historical drought. um, we're touching this year alone is close to what it was in 77. and we've got last year's attack on to that, and the reservoir levels and all the other things that demand the water demand is going to be interesting to see how this all pans out. hey listen, this is how it was over the weekend in last week, the high pressure the strong ridge set us up with very warm or hot temperatures. heat advisories spare the air days and some records. here's where we are now. the low pressure gets off the coast. it lifts up the marine there. it certainly clears out the air quality. so we have some real good air quality. and then it does this when the marine there gets stretched out, it gets well inland. so th

this started a little before noon yesterday in san bernardino national forest, about 30 miles south ofrings. evacuation orders are in effect for pinion pines and alpine village and part of highway 74 is also closed. the flames damaged at least three more homes. it's not really clear what kind of injuries that firefighter suffered, as of last check the fires burned at least 400 acres and is 10% contained. >>> 6:37, time to get a look at the forecast for you. meteorologist kari hall looking at that and we're starting off pretty cool there especially in san francisco this morning, some drizzle as well. >> yes, you can see the fog that we're getting over the golden gate bridge right now. it's keeping it cool there, and this would be the case throughout much of the week. so even stepping out the door in oakland, we have those clouds overhead but temperatures feel a little bit milder, in the low 60s today and a slow warmup as we enjoy some comfortable weather today, reaching 70, but we'll see some mid 80s for some of our north bay as well as inland east bay spots and even down to the south c

drought is here in california, these pictures here were taken a year apart above the angeles national forest in southern california. you can see how green the forest is in the picture from last june and the one from this month shows most of that green has turned brown and the san gabriel and morris reservoirs appear to be almost dry. oh already take a look at the temperatures from today. significantly cooler than yesterday and a big difference from last week that heat is still lingering down around phoenix and tucson and parts of vegas, but they're still seeing triple digit heat. phoenix is setting all kinds of arizona's setting all kinds of records in the southeast or southwest for duration of 105 107, plus date degree days. 110 degrees plus it's just been sweltering down there. we're getting a break. there's that kind of this kind of stationary for at least the next couple days low sitting offshore, and that's why the smoke's coming in from the willow fire. you can see some high level smoke, but we're seeing a lot of cooling influence, and i e the temperatures. i'm showing you right now. s

it started a little before noon yesterday in san bernardino national forest, 30 miles south of palm springsuation orders are in effect for pinion pines and part of highway 74 is closed. flames damaged at least three more homes we know of. it's not clear what kind of injuries that firefighter suffered. it burned at least 400 acres and is 10% contained. >>> it started off cool this morning. it is expected to get pretty warm. kari hall here to talk about what we can see and a stretch of hot temperatures. >> yeah. it moves in on wednesday. we can still enjoy the nice mild weather for today. as we take a live look outside in dublin, we are starting to feel milder air.outdoor activit. we are headed towards the upper 70s. still pretty nice with a nice breeze picking up for this afternoon. that's what keeps it comfortable as we still see a westerly to northwesterly wind for the south bay. heading up to 80 this afternoon, we will see mid 80s from gill record to morgan hill. the east bay, once again a lot of upper 70s with walnut creek reaching 83 degrees. i don't know if you want to, but you might w

the lava fire is no burning more than 13,000 acres in the shasta and trinity national forest. it has nearly tripled in size overnight. >>> 10,000 people are evacuated. ey a tryto keep the fire away from wheat, southeast of the lake, where the fire is 20% contained. >>> people are being warned about a jewelry scan. she wrapped a fake necklace around his wrist, stole his real 24 karat gold bracelet in the process and then took off in what looks like a late model gray corolla. this is a common scheme around the bay area, they say to be aware. >>> an unusual traffic stop, police stopped a man and woman at geneva, in bayshore, for having fentanyl, crystal meth, heroin, and oxycodone all in their possession. they also had packaging materials, scales and cell phones, and cash. at the top of the list, there is a baby milk can. her one-year-old and three-year- old kids were in reaching distance of those drugs, they were taken into protective custody. >>> break the rules, pay up. a bay area city is handing out harsh fines for people caught t the lines. what you need to know when you boo

last word, that fire was over 85% contained, nearly 3000 acres have burned in the los padres national forest, the fire started 10 days go. full containment is expected by 11 july. and before they started getting a handle on the fire, the flames god dangerously close to the mountain center at big sur, and the last line of defense was an unlikely group of heroes, buddhist buddhist monks and their students. firefighters urged the monks to evacuate, but they didn't hesitate to jump into action. >> there is a lot of care in the world for this place. we are not just at some ranch, we are at a spiritual nexus. >> it is a space to come together, and support a practice to continue. my life feels small in comparison. >> the monks of manned a sophisticated defense system. the buildings were doused with a spray of water. the fire did not reach the building. >> you know what is helping them, the weather, actually. we dodged a bullet on this one. you can see why, outside, right now. nothing but gray over the camera, and right now the numbers are reflecting the fact that it is foggy. we are all within just

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. >>> a wildfire burning north of us in the shasta trinity national forest has exploded in size. 30 miles of highway 97 are closed. strong winds have caused the flames to grow to nearly 5,000 acres and it's threatening the community of lake shastina. some residents are being evacuated. lightning sparked the fire on friday. >>> a live look at oakland. in a few hours candidates for an empty seat, state seat will face off in a special election. they are vying to replace rob banta who left his seat when the governor appointed him attorney general. the district represents much of oakland and all of alameda and san leandro. there are nine candidates including bantos wife. she is one of seven democrats running. any candidate who gets more than 50% of the vote will win the open seat. otherwise the top two vote getters will go head to head in a general election on august 31th. >>> happening today supervisor in alameda will declare gun violence a public health crisis. this as oakland sees a major spike in homicides. >>> this morning oakland's top cop is speaking out about the city council's decisio

the wildfire itself, the love a fire is burning more than 13,000 acres of the shasta trinity national forest. firefighters are trying to hold the line. a few miles northeast of weed, and southeast of lake just enough. the fire was burning at triple the original size, and it triggered a which occurs when smoke, fire, and dirt are whips together creating a rotation vortex of flame. the fires have destroyed multiple homes in the subdivision. and this fire is threatening smoke immunities in the area as well. nearly 10,000 people have been evacuated. at the last count, it was 20% contained. authorities say it was sparked on friday by a lightning strike. >>> a crew in san jose is working to curb the wildfire risk. they are teaming up on hazardous fuel production projects, thinning dense vegetation, and implement an you will breaks along the path all on the part boundaries. assume we are quickly approaching the 150th anniversary next year. we are taking these steps to ensure the safety of the park. >> the projects will continue up to 12 weeks, it will not impact alan rock park visitors. >>> we are

firefighter in southern california, started a little before noon yesterday in san bernardino national forestbout 30 miles south of palm springs. evacuation orders are in effect in pinion pines and alpine village and part of highway 74 is closed. the flames damaged at least three more homes. it's not really clear what kind of injuries that firefighters suffered, as of last check the fires burned at least 400 acres and is 10% contained. >>> a follow-up out of lay vass guy, people touched by the death of 7-year-old liam husted gathered in a park. authorities say miss mother killed him on a hiking trail in a southern nevada desert last month. several moms who gathered cannot believe what happened. >> as a mom it strikes every cord in my body. >> it resonated with me very deeply that i have not been able to sleep for multiple weeks. >> those images really got to me. >> tears your heart out. >> liam's mother samantha moreno rodriguez, is still awaiting extradition to las vegas after authorities captured her in colorado. >>> over the weekend, stanford's class of 2021 celebrated with an in-person gr

. >>> this leads into the fire watch, keeping an eye on the shasta trinity national forest, the lava fire grew in size and is now forcing some evacuations in siskiyou county, near the oregon border. officials the lightning sparked the fire on friday and has bridged more than 1400 acres and is 20% contained. >>> santa rosa is considering whether to declare a water shortage emergency and whether to adopt stage three of the city's water shortage contingency plan. that would require residents cut their water use by 20%. city council adopted a voluntary water reduction in may. tomorrow they will vote and if it passes it would be effective immediately. >> reporter: every week feels like that spell gets tighter and tighter with the water restrictions, the fire risk, keeps getting worse, feels like. >> we have not had any really long stretches of exceptionally hot weather. we have a heatwave about 10 days ago, triple digit heat for only couple of days and now the latest heatwave is set up to the north, the worst will stay to the north, the heat don't over the pacific northwest is going to be

nearly 3,000 acres have burned in the national forest since the fire started ten days ago. full containment is expected by july 11. before crews started getting a handle on the fire, flames got dangerously close to the mountain center in big sur and last line of defense was unlikely group of heroes, a group of buddhist monks and their students. when fire reached a nearby ridge firefighters urged the monks to evacuate but they did not hesitate to jump into action. they doused buildings with a continuous spray of water. >>> ahead of the fourth of july holiday, department of public safety providing a tool to help residents report illegal fireworks. people can upload video or photos of someone using or selling illegal fireworks. >>> 4:40. businesses begging for extra help. >> coming up on kpix5 and streaming on cbsn bay area. >> i am operating with two cooks. prepandemic we had five or six. >> why some shops can't reopen even though they're allowed to. >> let's take a look outside before break from our treasure island camera, san francisco, a bit misty this >>> even though we h

this fire was first reported on june 17th and has burned nearly 2900 acres in the los padres national forestevacuation orders and warnings remain in effect around the arroyo seco recreation era recreation area and the tassajara hot springs, u. s. forest service expects to fully contain that fire by july 11th and extreme heat wave continues up in the pacific northwest, with temperatures 40 degrees above normal heat warnings or advisories are in effect in parts of oregon and washington, where many cities are experiencing triple digit temperatures for the third straight day in seattle over the weekend, it was above 100 for only the fourth time and reported history. people in the region are unaccustomed to this extreme heat, and many don't have eric. conditioning hardware store is a fans and air conditioners are now in short supply. unfortunately we're starting to see this year after year. it's getting hotter and hotter. my house is already hot and so. with the added heat for the next few days. i've got kids. i've got to make sure they're they don't get too hot as well. cooling centers are open

flames have burned nearly 2,900 acres in the rugged los padres national forest in monterey county. no structures are threatened. >>> search and rescue efforts continue tonight in florida after crews fond the body of a fifth victim in the rubble of a collapsed tower. tonight with 156 people unaccounted for, the wait is agonizing for family members. as elise preston reports, a 2018 report on that tower is under the microscope tonight. >> reporter: as rescuers hold out hope at the collapsed surfside condo building, saturday brought more grim news. >> today our search and rescue teams found another body in the rubble. and as well our search has revealed some human remains. >> reporter: forensic experts will use dna samples already collected from family members to quickly identify the remains. officials reported making progress battling a fire at the disaster site that has been hampering rescue efforts. >> our top priority continues to be search and rescue and saving any live that is we can. >> reporter: the spiegel family is searching for any news about their mother, 65-year-old judy s

the wildfire threat in arizona is so severe that beginning today several national forests are closedpublic. nearly 50 large wildfires are burning across the west, 15 of them in arizona. thunderstorms and dry lightning could spark more fires today in extremely dry western areas. storms are also expected in the midwest and heavy rain is in the forecast along the gulf coast. checking today's high temperatures, 77 from washington to boston. more extreme heat for the southern plains into texas. 95, dallas. >>> coming up, a major development in the kobe bryant helicopter crash. >>> also ahead, a school district calls an emergency meeting after basketball players are seen throwing tortillas at latino players. the new fallout. >>> and later a woman goes to the atm only to realize she had nearly $1 billion show up in her account. what she did next. >>> back now with major league pitcher max scherzer fed up with baseball's crackdown on sticky substances, threw down his hat, glove and undead his belt during his third inspection by umpires and later stared down joe girardi who came on to the fie

they're calling it is scorching part of the los padres national forests. it is still 0% contained after starting last week. soso far the fire has consumed nearly 2900 acres flfllames started last thursday near casa har isn't mountain center. that is a buddhist monastery located in a remote valley evacuation orders are still in effect for part of the area. the cause of this fire is being investigated full containment is not expected now until july 11th. as we take a live look outside here in the bay area. the bay bridge toll plaza, beautiful cool day in the bay. certainly not some are like, it was comfortable and you see the low clouds. they're beautiful blue sky. very clear. yeah, you should appreciate it. while we can all that fresh air out there that nice see breeze. but yet he's going to change we get the weekend again. we back get back some hot weather at least in the valleys right now. we just look at this live cam just a moment ago. we're seeing some patchy fog moved by some patches out there in the distance. but otherwise. >> so far mostly clear ton

now we're taking a live look at the lava fire burning in the shasta trinity national forest. >> the latestbers showinr the fire has now burned more than 13,000 acres since it was started by lightning last friday. it's burning in the region north of mount shasta crews issued an evacuation warning along highway 97 north of the town of weed. highway. 97 is closed between weed and juniper lodge. that's about a 30 mile stretch. lot of fire is just 20% contained in the south summer long effort is kicking off this week to try to reduce fire danger in and around alum. rock parkrun force. charles clifford has that story. >> rock park here in east san jose covers about 720 acres and the park, a bus right up against several neighborhoods. a lot of homes. the park is also right now bone dry, the conditions are much closer to what you would see in late summer august or september as part of a hazardous fuels reduction plan several different government agencies are teaming up to reduce the risk of wildfires here. >> crews from the san jose fire department cal fire the national guard, san jose's park and

the willow fire near big sur in the los padres national forest has now grown to 2080 acres. fire officials say the crews are struggling with the area's rugged and steep terrain. that fire started on thursday night, and it's 0. contained roughly 450 firefighters have been brought in to help out the willow fire is burning west of the arroyo seco campgrounds, and it continues to threaten the historic tassajara zen mountain resort of mountain center. that is reporter ariana jasso has the latest tonight from monterey county, right now we're going what we call indirect with aircraft and we're painting retardant lines around this fire. it's been four days and the willow fire continues to mm. firefighters are facing many challenges, making it hard to get some level of containment. this terrain is just incredibly steep and difficult to get to what areas that they can get to. um you know, there are some significant challenges to safety was is that we're always looking for, you know places for them to retreat escape if needed. and so, so far, that's what we're encountering is since the

the time to satellite images taken about a year apart of the angeles national forest in southern californiaate the just is continuing to grip our state. the 2 images were captured june 2020 and one in june of 2021. well, last year's image shows the forest lush green. the 2021 image there. it shows that it's brown reservoirs shown in the current image appeared to be almost dry. >> and as we head into summer fire officials say they are really concerned about the number of dead trees they're seeing an east bay regional parks kron four's charles clifford has that story. >> well, across the east bay east bay regional parks says that they have about 1500 acres where they've identified dead or dying trees that need to be removed. it is a big job and they're going to be doing the best they can with the resources that they have. late last month. the east bay regional parks began stepping up efforts to clear an increasing number of dead trees from across the east bay as part of their wildfire hazard reduction plan because if these trees are removed, they could pose a very serious fire hazard is that

wildfire coverage now the la la fire in the shasta trinity national forest has now burned more than 13,000 acres since being sparked by lightning last friday. it's burning north of mount shasta crews issued an evacuation warning along highway 97 north of the town of wheat. a 30 mile stretch. all that highway is closed between weed and juniper. lauch a lot of fire is just 19% contained. in the south bay, the summer long effort kicked off this week to reduce fire danger in the area around alum, rock park. now the east bay park covers about 720 acres and right now it's very dry as part of the hazardous fuels reduction plan several different agencies are all teaming up to reduce the risk of wildfires with independence day this weekend. the park and recreation department wants to remind people that fireworks are illegal in the park. and for the 4th of july holiday. >> we will be ensuring that we have staffing in place as a preventative measure to make sure people in the park after hours attempting to set off fireworks having barbecues and the thing that's going to create a high risk situation t

the main driver is the decrease and friedman patient of the national forest that they leave at that they leave with. and the, and the reason for the depressing fragmentation of the nature for it is because expand patient expansion of human activities such as plantation for example, a tea and rubber tree. and also some construction for when the forest area is shrinking. and the number of elephants rising and estimated 300 now live in this region. authorities are trying to encourage the family of elephants to return home by blocking roads and luring themselves with truckloads of food. but they're not expecting results over night. more likely they say it will be slow and steady. katrina you out a 0 united china and that's it for me. lauren taylor for this news out of about can member another full run of the days news. thanks very much for watching the news. me. ah. ah i should be about lazy crisis and harley down to the town down there we bring you the stories and developments that are rapidly changing the world. we live in time in that said they had made the task of fixing a war torn econo

the fire management officer for shasta trinity national forest firefighters says that crews left that scene of a fire last friday believing it was out. well, it reignited one hour later and has now grown to more than 13,000 acres. 8,000 people are under evacuation order. so far no homes have been lost. the lava fire is now 20% contained. >>> developing story. historic heat wave continues to spread misery across much of the nation in. washington state temperatures have seen triple-digit highs for days now. >> in the east coast officials are telling people to watch out for signs of heat stroke. nbc's stephanie gosk is in new york city where the app is baking hot. >> reporter: it doesn't matter what time of day, you're always going to see people here in central park exercising, but make no mistake, it is going to be hot today in new york. temperatures in the upper 90s. it's going to be the hottest day of this heat wave. it is also the oppressive humidity. that combination is putting feels-like temperatures well into the 100s. and for new york it is going to be the second official heat wa

the national forest service says the willow fire has now doubled in size since earlier today. the fire now has burned 2000 acres since it started last night in the ventana wilderness near big sur api genie wildfire camera captured these images of the smoke coming up from the mountains there from the fire, and they say the fire is burning aggressively and dry forests near the arroyo seco recreation area people who live along tassajara road and at the tassajara buddhist center had have been evacuated. there are other areas that are under evacuation warnings tonight. 300 firefighters are battling this fire in steep terrain and in temperatures of up to 100 degrees. you can track wildfires and other breaking news any time at ktvu dot com or you can download the ktvu news app for news on your smartphone. also in the news, a firefighter in fairfield is in critical condition after suffering cardiac arrest at a house fire. the fire department says crews were responding to a one alarm fire at arkansas and mckinley streets around 3 30 yesterday when that firefighter collapsed, the 33 yea