national park, and big cypress national preserve.get to any of those places if you live in miami, you need a car. and a lot of working class folks don't have a car. there was also very the public transportation. so, yes, part of it is about poverty. but we live in a larger system, in a larger set of structure. part of it is also about the cities and the states that we live in, and their concern and care for all of us. >> the link between poverty is well documented. people who live in poverty don't have access to transportation. >> but it doesn't mean we don't have a relationship with nature or the environment. because we all do. my belief is we all have a story and a connection, but those stories aren't always valued or put front in center. >> but let's just be politically incorrect, i can handle that and obviously you can too. part of the fact is we have always had a connection to the land. but for many of us, that land has been stripped from us, taken away from us. you can talk red folk and black folk and brown folks. so the very p

jonathan jarvis is with us from washington from the national park service to tell us how he is makingtreasures more appealing to millenials. how do you do it? how do you get young kids off the screens and into the parks? >> that is a great question. thanks for the invitation to be here. the parks are open. they are great experiences. we have programs for kids and parents and our greatest generation as well as millenials. in fiscal 15, starting next year, we are going to launch a promotional campaign around the national parks leading up to our centennial, which is in 2016. we are targeting the millenials, really inviting them to confine their park, to have an adventure, to share it with their peer network. using traditional media, social media, marketing, advertising, and partnerships we think we can connect to this next generation to their national parks. >> does that mean old faithful has a twitter handle? >> probably a twitter handle, facebook site, and instagram, you name it. i think all of those are sort of teasers to get this next generation connected. >> do you need to do more t

eastbound on 422 heading into valley forge national park. there's no delays on 202, schuylkill expressway is in the clear, as well. a few events is going on today, the advance warped tour is expected back in camden, expect a crowd heading to the bank at 11:00. the phils are back in town at 7:05. bastille day is tomorrow we'll give you restrictions around the penitentiary in fairmont. left lane out of commission until 8:00 a.m. on the southbound turnpike. >> a gunman on a bike opens fires on two men killing one of them. police found the victims along waterloo street after midnight. detectives are questioning several witnesses and reviewing private surveillance in the area. >>> police are questioning a mantua possible sexual assault in the spring garden section. the woman said she was attacked at 16th and cal low street saying the man pulled her behind a bush and touched her inappropriately. the woman was taken to had anman for valuation. >> rocket fire into israel continues for a 4th day. you're taking a look at brand new video what authoriti

this is a national park. we do not want these guns are -- cut up. a congressman from pittsburgh where the guns were made said, if the park service is not going to remount them, i want them back in pittsburgh. at that point the national park service decided to remount them. they build the new rings and carriages and they have been remounted. it was quite a job. but it gives you an idea of the way these guns would have loved at the time of the civil war and after. the problem with world war i and world war ii that so many guns were melted down. there are a few big guns left from the civil war period. there are some. it is very valuable to have these two in fort foote. all of the guns have markings on them with the serial number. this says it was made in 1863. this is the initials of thomas rodman. he was also an inspector. he may have inspected it. it depends on the fort itself as to what guns might actually be in them. this one had two 15 inch guns. they had four 200 pounder parrets. there were a lot of places there were some bacon platforms. 11 they

each year thousands of big game hunters flock to the uncompahgre national park in western colorado. >> elk, deer, bear, mountain lion, up in that area, so it is kind of a pretty area, very remote. >> on the second day of hunting season in 1995, doug kyle was relaxing in his camp when he heard a woman screaming. she said she found her husband lying on the ground near their camp. he had been shot in the chest. >> go ahead, sir. >> a man has been shot and killed up here. >> today? >> yes. his wife is here. she's going crazy. >> i could tell that, you know, he was deceased and i looked at her and i told her, ma'am, i'm sorry, but he's gone. >> the victim was 48-year-old bruce dodson. his wife janice said she went looking for him when he didn't return to their camp. >> right after this happened, i was being told, anyway, it was a hunting accident. >> he's a man walking upright through grass four inches tall, he's got a hunter orange cap on, he's carrying a rifle, the only thing that could have happened in this world would have been a one in a million chance of somebody, a canyon over, shoo

the generalng with services administration and the national park service to study the near and long-term need for pennsylvania avenue between the white house and the capitol. we will develop a vision for which is homereet to so many national treasures, including this building. i want to send a thanks to the national parks service and recognize peter may. he is a fellow ncpc commissioner bud his day job is associate director for lands, resources, and planning. locals may recognize these names as parks, neighborhoods, even metro stations but many are surprised to learn about their civil war history. the civil war was a milestone in the nation's history. arerole of gettysburg well-known to all of us. today we are going to learn about another important albeit less well-known battle that took place not far from where we are today. defense is for the built to protect washington, ,.c. the battle of fort stevens the city of washington, d.c. could be in a different place today. today we will learn about the development of the civil war for us, their role in the war, and their insulin transformati

. >>> just ahead, milestone celebrated at yosemite national park and how it involves president abraham lincoln. >>> also, midair scare, surprise for passengers that forced the plane to make an emergency landing. >>> investigators are trying to figure out why this emergency slide suddenly inflated mid flight. the united flight took off from chicago last night, was on its way to orange county when the slide popped open. the pilot made an emergency landing in kansas. several passengers tweeted these photos while waiting for help. fortunately, no one was hurt. all 96 passengers were put on a deferent flight early this morning. >>> mysterious death in san francisco forced firefighters to evacuate a building and close off the entire area. it started after authorities were checking in on a man inside of his apartment near 43rd avenue and clement street. this happened this morning. when they went inside, they found him dead and requested a hazmat team. no word on what they found inside, but officials had to air out the entire building. >>> muni operators today got a first look at the tentative

management and oversight of 16 of the remaining forts and batteries owned and operated by the national park service. said today she will highlight the parks today and provide a preview of the weekend's activities at fort stevens. let me begin now with dr. cooling. [applause] >> good afternoon. it is a pleasure to be back in this facility even if every time i go into the wrong entrance. as a researcher i became accustomed over 30 years of going in the other side. you don't want to hear about that today. i will mention the archives in just a second in a different context. i am happy to say for quach are now i have days listened to the national park service and the city and frederick county regale me with how the battle saved washington from confederate capture. [laughter] having been privy, and a developer in this legend with a couple of books, i fear i am part of the problem. today i want to tell you the real battle is saved to the city of washington is what we're going to talk about in some degree. we are going to talk about fortress washington, abe lincoln, fort stevens, and the battle tha

people thought it was the greatest idea america has had. 700 people were expected in yosemite national park today. park officials say years ago conservationist john muir saw hundreds of visitors in the valley but they didn't annoy hawaii the celebration of yosemite's 150 years is that the majestic forest is not off limits. >> i'm from the philippines and i was here to go to school at santa clara university and came out here with a bunch of international students and i was in a. awe. it's a place that seems to get better with age. >> i can't get tired of it because it's just so beautiful out here and i think every time we go somewhere different. >> reporter: in 1857 an explorer discovered the grove. the tree over here is named after her. the first challenge for these early conservationists was convincing people on the east coast that these trees really did exist. >> really no one believed it so they started actually cutting down these old sequoias to send them and ship them back east and around the world. what was significant about this is we got out of the extraction business and got into t

police say the baby was not injured. >> >> a fire in yosemite national park has grown to 2,000-acres. the fryer prompted authorities to close down highway 120, causing a traffic headache for visitors heading in and out of the park. aspen is standing by with details. >> reporter: you can see behind me, one of the helicopters refueling for this fire as you mentioned, so far,ed fire has burned 2100-acres. at "zo" row percent containment. we are told one structure was lost in this fire and the two small mountain communities best of yosemite have been evacuated as well as a crane flat campground, more than 400 firefighters were the national parks are here as well as the u.s. forest service here, trying to work together to put this fire out. at last check, they are fighting with fire with four hot shot crews, six tankers and helicopters. the fire is a type one fire, meaning it is a national emergency wildfire. expected to rise at 6:00 tonight. the fire is said to have moved fast because of the dry vegetation in this area and rough terrain and temperatures making it difficult. american red c

today is yosemite national park's 150th birthday. >> happy birthday, yosemite! >> you betcha. >> reporter: local tribal elders gave indiana blessings to the park. >> hey, if you have a consumer complaint or question, give hey, hey, hey -- >> reporter: dignitaries gathered to share memories. lieutenant governor newsom remembered his teenaged years breaking the law. >> so many great laws without a fishing license. >> rafting down the merced river. i might have had a beer or two, i'm not sure. [ applause ] >> reporter: yosemite also got a whopper of a birthday gift. a check for more than $12.5 million to start restoration of the mariposa grove of giant sequoias. first, though, will be parking lots like this one that are banking tree roots below but it was president lincoln who preserved yosemite. the u.s. troops were the valley's first rangers but in the '50s real rangers used to dance with and feed bears by hand to entertain guests. and the u.s. army was still training here. today, the military is gone replaced with four million visitors a year. visitors from aroun

servicea national park application, perhaps, of resources question. you mentioned the early comanche through texas, and byis well documented separate historians that the same depredations were committed on the comanche by the park service. -- by the rangers. does the park service ever intend to document that kind of activity on the native americans, and conversely turn that into the same kind of national park? >> i'm sort of back to the same place i was earlier, where i can't eat exactly to what the park service is going to do. >> do you think they would ever have the political courage to do that? >> [laughs] i would say at the sand creek site, there was a fair amount of documentation of what is known as the hunt eight murders. this is a family that was slaughtered on the plains east of denver very likely by arapaho's, though people do not know for certain, in the summer of 1864. these were native people who were not part of black kettle's band and they were not part of stand creek. but white authorities in the used theserritories murders as a pretext

one is the national park service's map. the other is a map produced by the northern cheyenne, the k southern cheyenne and the southern arapaho descendants of sand creek's victims. the park service was caught off guard by this dispute over competing cartographies and had paciou a compromise.s a site with boundaries that were and are capacious enough for all of the different interpretations of exactly where sand creek happened. so again is if you could look at this map you will see that the monument overlook is included were f withinou the park as is that site f addi further upstreamti where the artifacts were found. after a number of twists and at sec turns, incloouding a casino cut th corporation stepping in to broker a deal, the park service was ready to cut the ribbon on the site. all of which leads back to april 28 sth, 2007 whether the first lab unit of the national park system to label american soldiers as perpetrators rather than heroes or victims opened its doors.uld be although the site's name answered the question o

[ticking] >> american philanthropist greg carr is giving millions of dollars to gorongosa national park in mozambique to restore it to its former glory. he believes that revitalizing the park will bring tourism back to this impoverished area and create jobs in the villages nearby. one of those villages is vinho, where, as scott pelley reported, carr has given money to build a clinic and a school. [people singing and clapping] >> among the villagers, carr is treated like a rock star. [cheering] >> this woman told him she could never go to school before, but now, thanks to an adult education class, she can write her name. >> [speaking foreign language] [cheers and applause] >> [speaking foreign language] >> all: [cheering response] >> [speaking foreign language] >> all: [cheering response] >> [laughing] okay. >> but even with all the wealth that the 200 jobs, a clinic, and a school have brought to vinho, carr has still got to convince the villagers to help gorongosa succeed. we need to decrease the amount of poaching of animals in the park, because tourists want to see animals. >> tourist

is near yosemite national park. this wildfire is burning just to the north of highway one-forty, near the town of el portal. it's actually burning inside yosemite and in the stanislaus national forest. twenty-six hundred acres have been charred and fire crews have this blaze just 5 percent contained. so far, 1 structure has been lost and crews are working to protect dozens of other homes. also, big oak flat road between groveland and yosemite has been shutdown. the national park service says that yosemite is still open, but visitors will have to use highway one-forty to get into and out of the yosemite valley. . >> reporter:finally, cal fire is saying that the sand fire near plymouth was started when a car drove into some dry grass and the exact cause of the yosemite fire is still under investigation. in the newsroom, charles clifford kron 4 news. >> pam: among the nearly two- thousand firefighters battling 'the sand fire'. are at least 35 from the bay area. >> pam: in the past 48 hours, two strike teams got orders t

and so are three campgrounds in the national park. and the fire is 5% contained. >>> the sands fire in amador county is now 75% contained and most evacuees are heading home. the fire burned 3800 acres and destroyed 13 homes. >>> the man accused of starting a northern california wildfire is facing serious charges. 37-year-old freddie smoke iii from sacramento is being charged with involuntary manslaughter. a man's body was found in the fire zone earlier this month. mr. smoke was arrested earlier for marijuana cultivation and accidentally starting the "bully fire."

bands of thunder and lightning rolled through denver last night and in rocky mountain national park, lightning killed two hikers this weekend. as teri okita reports, lightning deaths at the park are rare. >> reporter: electric storms gripped colorado all week. on friday they turned deadly. rocky mountain national park spokeswoman marla patterson. >> to have two people killed in two days is rare. >> reporter: this woman saw a flash and saw a fellow hike owner the ground. >> went over to the man who was down on the ground and started doing cpr on him until medical help arrived. >> reporter: 21 people have been treated for lightning-related injuries just on friday and safrmtd chad greenliss knows how quickly thunderstorms can form. he took this video from what he thought was the safety of his garage. >> it was like being dipped in 9 volt battery water. >> reporter: he suffered bumps and bruises and said next time he'll stay inside. ter teri okita, cbs news, los angeles. >>> large areas of the east will suffer cold temperature this week. eric fisher with our cbs station, wbz in boston ha

this happened in colorado's rocky mountain national park. there, lightening killed a five two-year old man, he is the second person killed there, in two days. meantime doctors in colorado have also treated another dozen people who were injured by lightening strikes. >>> tonight in health check, changes to your sense of smell, could serve as a prelude to alzheimer's disease. new research shows decrease add built to correctly identified odors could be linked to a loss of brain cell function. findings were reported, during a international conference this weekend. scientists also found that a specific type of eye examination may also help doctors diagnosis alzheimer's in the early stages. >>> the recipient of the this years liberty medal was in nigeria this morning to help bring home more than 200 captive school girls. they met with the parents of the missing girls and organizers of the the bring back our girls campaign. she's the pakistani teenager shot by the taliban because she was trying to get an education. she continues to advocate for edu

major players in the new washington. ♪ whose broad stripes and bright stars ♪ home opening day at nationals parkt spring, the u.s. navy sea chanters singing the national anthem. ♪ ramparts we watched now in their seventh season at nationals park, the team is again in the hunt for postseason playoffs and a shot at the world series. but baseball already is a winner. it's helping redevelop the southeast-southwest waterfront where the city now is considering adding a new soccer stadium deal for d.c. united. >> hoping to give a little more sizzle to kind of burgeoning areas of the city, we think the soccer stadium probably has the same capability to bring that kind of buzz. >> win or lose, the nation's capital is flush with financially winning teams. the capitals and wizards that helped revive the downtown area at the verizon center. and many city leaders even would like to lure the washington redskins maybe with a name change back to the city. sports are big business. >> but if we were not making big moves like this as a city, we're going to stagnate. >> the verizon center neighborhood isn't stagnat

as it was originally introduced, the legislation establishing the patterson great falls national park included hinchcliffe stadium within the park boundy -- woundries. the stadium's historic significance was found to be in need of further study, the study was completed last year, reaching a conclusion that the people of new jersey have long known, that hinchcliffe stadium has played a vital role in our history. as a result, hinchcliffe stadium was designated a a national historic landmark. the importance of this effort to the people of new jersey is evidenced by the fact that the entire new jersey delegation has joined together as original co-sponsors and of course in a bipartisan way. we have the support of the -- of a broad group of stake holders from local community organizations to a large national advocacy organization. i would ask permission to enter into the record the letters of support from the national baseball hall of fame, the national trust for historic preservation, the national parks conservation association, the new jersey community development corporation, the hamilto

yosemite national park, and that's where this marmot will be returned. >>> nbc "nightly news" is next. see you back at 6:00. this sunday night, the road ahead. we take you to the beginning of a long and dangerous journey many undocumented immigrants are making into the u.s. >>> tapped out. thousands of families are without running water tonight in a major american city. we show you why. >>> under threat. the majestic redwoods of california have thrived for centuries. so why are they in trouble now? >>> and baby boom. we introduce you to some of the newest additions at our nation's zoos. >>> and spoiler alert. they're adorable. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is ""nbc nightly news"" with lester holt. >> good evening. as the obama administration struggles to stem the surge of central american migrants crossing into the united states, it is the children many making the journey without their families who are presenting the biggest practical and political challenge to officials here. the dilemma? grant them refuge or send them back? in a few minutes you'll

hiker has been found alive in the sierra after being separated from the group he was with in the national park yesterday. the park is east of fresno. a trail crew found austin at 9:30 a few miles away from where laos disappeared. he is spending the night in the wilderness with the crew. he is in good condition. >>> coming up, the powerful new voice joining the chorus of doctors urging us to say "no" to the golden summer tan. >> the most expensive home in america has to offer the right buyer. >> amazing story behind this picture, a c.e.o. who >>> welcome back at 4:53. even if most folks won the lottery they probably could not afford the most expensive home in the united states, if you have $150 million to spare you could buy this mansion in los angeles that belongs now to the daughter of formula one racing boss buying it for $85 million in 2011 from family of the late tv mogul and spent $25 million in upgrades. you can see the ricey updates on "good morning america" at 7:00 right here. only $25 million in upgrades. >> you that is not a home that is a city. >> imagine the factions? just the taxe

filling the national park with a smokey haze. as kron 4's charles clifford reports, these fires will be burning for days to come. flash >> reporter:in amador county, near the town of plymouth.. the sand fire has been burning since friday evening. >> reporter:so far 3,800 acres have been charred, 13 homes have been destroyed, and one person has been injured. several nearby communities remain under evacuation orders >> reporter:more than 1,800 fire fighters have been working on the this wildfire.. the good news monday evening is that this fire is 75 percent contained. and cal fire hopes to have this one under control by later this week. >> reporter:the other big fire burning right now is in mariposa county, on the western edge of yosemite national park. this wildfire is burning just to the north of highway one forty, near the town of el portal.. twenty-six hundred acres have been charred so far and fire crews have this blaze just 5 percent contained. it's actually burning inside yosemite and in the stanislaus national forest. on mo

. >> the legendry photographers that namiest 'emman -- that make app american national park an international destination. >>> on a day when the united states celebrates freedom, we begin in murrieta california. at this hour protesters in that sorp californian city are more determined than ever to keep the american dream in the hands of americans. the protesters, some waving u.s. flags are on guard ready to block the arrival of migrants. >> reporter: marking indennedens day with an oath. >> that i will bear arms on behalf of the united states. >> president obama naturalized a group of citizens. welcoming them as new americans, mindful of the bitter battle. >> i'll do everything i can do to make the immigration system smarter and more efficient, so hardworking men and women have the opportunity to join the american family and serve our great nation, so we can be stronger, more prosperous and whole together. >>> the fact is the country is divided with emotions running high, specially here in murrieta california. protesters blocked bus loads of undocumented immigrants, many children, from enteri

a much more dangerous fire burning near yosemite national park.t's where abc's kirk hawkins has the latest. >> reporter: firefighters spent the day working on the ground as an all-out assault helped them slow down the spread of a wall of flames near yosemite national park. >> if we get any wind or any thunderstorms that are predicted today, we are going to get increased fire for sure. >> reporter: it burned through a little more than four square miles of brush and trees in the park and neighboring national forest and private land. this picture-perfect image of the yosemite valley turned to this. the iconic granite walls grayed out by thick smoke. >> we can't take photos because of all the smoke. >> reporter: a similar situation 100 miles to the north, just east of sacramento, california, where at least 13 homes were left in ruins. >> i saw the flames. i couldn't believe it. >> reporter: firefighters say they almost had to cancel air drops because someone was flying their drone over the fire scene. that person was located and the drone grounded. so

a wildfire is raging on the western edge of yosemite national park.ore than 800 hectares have been burned so far. conditions are making it difficult to contain the fire because of dry vegetation. we need rainfall but we are not seeing any significant rainfall. as you can see this three-day forecast, lots of rain in the roeks, but no significant rain is in the cards for you for southern california. now, across the opposite side of the continent, this is where we've seen severe weather. on sunday at least six tornadoes occurred in the eastern u.s. along with large hail up to 11 centimeters in diameter. the northeastern areas will see improving conditions but it's not the case for the southwestern areas from the gulf coast up into the carolina coast. there is a possibility of severe thunderstorms, isolated tornadoes along with large hail and damaging winds. nice conditions will return in the northeast and cooler temperatures will be moving in from eastern canada lowering temperatures. take a look. chicago only 21 degrees for a high on monday. the average

campers in a national park outside of seattle found a decomposed body of a young woman partially buried in a shallow grave. a leopard skin jacket was on the ground nearby. through dental records, the victim was identified as 29-year-old stephanie dittrick, an administrative assistant who was reported missing several weeks earlier. she was last seen at a fourth of july party. >> stephanie was at her residence on july 4th and there were people firing fireworks around the area and sounds like she was having a good time with the neighbors. >> stephanie told friends she planned to go camping, but no one knew if she went alone or with others. >> we were still thinking she was going to come back. even when i was printing the flyers, i remember still thinking she was going to come back from some camping trip that she was having so much fun she just didn't want to come home for. >> investigators were stunned to discover tiny metal fragments on stephanie's body, like the ones found in the arlene jensen case. >> the first natural thing you have come up in your brain is, oh, these two people are co

two ladies in australian saw this adorable rottweiler in a national park. someone had abandoned this rottweiler in the brush. this rottweiler living off the land. they first saw the dog in june of 2012. but the dog was so fearful no one could catch it. park rangers tried to capture this dog. but the dog kept eluding all of the rangers. these two ladies refused to give up and they spent a long time trying to gain this dog's trust. they decided to name her rosy. there are videos and photos they've posted showing rosy at different times during the rescue. they created a food station. every single day they'd leave food in the same spot and every single day, both ladies would come back and get closer and closer to the food station to try to gain rosie's trust, eventually she started barking at them, she started learning her name. and then one day, just recently, we're talking two years after theime they initially saw rosie. >> oh my gosh. hello, rosie. >> beautiful. >> she comes over and they just start petting rosie. you can tell that rosie trusts them. after a

[applause] also, we would like to thank the national park service. without them we wouldn't have this beautiful national mall towards which to orient our performance. at park service sites across the country, folks are watching this online. please recognize them. [applause] you guys are in for some really good performances today. they were made possible by our friends at -- please give them a big hand. [applause] all right. kick off thiss event, i would like to welcome our esteemed first speaker. please welcome the 12th secretary of the smithsonian institution, dr. wayne clough. [applause] >> good afternoon. .reat day enjoying it? welcome to the smithsonian's national museum of american .istory, your museum thank you for coming to help us celebrate the grand 200th anniversary of one of our nation's most iconic objects, "the star-spangled banner." today, on flag day, we celebrate in word, song, and performance. today, we lift every voice and sing. i want to thank the many talented performers who are here with us today, especially this gifted choir behi

the national park service and u.s. police intervened. >> the hawk was taken from the wild to the raptor conservancy of virginia to begin three months of recovery and rehab. >> the hawk was most likely hit by a car. it had a very bad concussion. it was really dazed and also had scrapes on its legs. >> reporter: hello. after x-rays, antibiotics, fluids and many meals, she's ready. >> different bird. completely different bird. >> she was flying very strongly so i'm confident she'll do well. >> reporter: she perched on a tree for the first time in a long time. and now, the sky's the limit. >> before the hawk was released, the conservancy made sure the predator could fly and hunt the way she could so she will survive in the wild now. >>> we're going to show you the damage done when a car crashed into a restaurant this weekend. plus, caught on camera, see israel's so-called iron dome in action as it blasted rockets headed for the ground. >>> and meteorologist amelia segal tracking the chance of some storms today. your foreca

. >>> and we'll tell you the extent of the massive wildfire in yosemite national park. >>> welcome backo al jazeera america. i'm del walters. these are your headlines at this hour. talk of a ceasefire by the plo, the palestinian liberation organization, getting no support from hamas or israel. meanwhile the fighting continues. >>> secretary of state john kerry says there has been no shred of evidence that russia is willing to help end the violence in ukraine. the secretary of state saying the u.s. is prepared to put more sanctions on the table against russia. california home of silicon valley. now new york is on the high-tech radar as well, this time banking on harlem. david shuster reports. >> reporter: it's a harlem renaissance for the 21st century, a tech boom fuelled by a new generation of entrepreneurs. >> we opened last fall, and we have 20 startup companies in our space now, and about half work on developing new therapeutics. and then the other half of the companies work on diagnostic devices, new implantable devices, or better research tools for other life science researchers. >

this is a great opportunity for kids to appreciate what the national park system has to offer and give> estes park is beautiful. >> and the rocky mountain park inn is right in downtown, very affordable. it can be an affordable vacation. >> last one you have is southern california. >> if you want a beach get away that gives back i love catalina island. it is a beautiful hour boat ride off of the coast. the organization here is the catalina island conservancy. they put together day long beach cleanup opportunities and they also teach you about the ecology of the island. it is a great place to volunteer and also learn about why you should volunteer at an island like this. you can stay more affordably in the mainland. >>> we will share the inspiring stories that you sent us of acts of kindness. >> first this is "today" on nbc. ♪ ♪ ♪ swing low ♪ sweet chariot ♪ coming forth to carry me home ♪ ♪ swing low ♪ sweet chariot swing coming forth ♪ ♪ to carry ♪ me ♪ home ♪ ♪ >> children are dying everyday from hunger and sickness. innocent children just like this one. these children are facing deat

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according to reports from the national park, yosemite supports 30,000 parks in the area. >>> police are trying to unravel a mysterious security lapse involving the world famous brooklyn bridge. two flags that had been bleached white were placed on the bridge. two people seen scaling the bridge changed the flags. it's not clear why they did it. >>> today we learned the name of a passenger killed in a suspected drunk driving crash last friday. this is all that's left of the 1999 corvette involved in that crash. the chp says cory mcdunna was driving drunk when he crashed on interstate 580 in oakland. his passenger nick ovenchain was killed. mcdunna was already facing felony dui charges from friday's crash but now that his passenger has died mcdunna faces more serious charges. he was arrested for this i said dent right here while driving his motorcycle at more than 100 miles per hour on interstate 80 back in april. >>> another vehicle recall linked to ignition switches. this time the recall is impacting 80,000 older model suvs. 2006 to 2007 jeep commanders and 2005 to 2007 jeep grand cherok

. >>> another aggressive wildfire is burning on the western edge of yosemite national park. the communities have been evacuated, along with there's campgrounds, one home has been destroyed and the fire is zero percent contained. joe semty park is not affected, except if a lot of smoke. >>> glover nor brown meets with mexico's president. more on the governor's trip and an idea to bring hundreds of child immigrants into the south bay. kit? >> reporter: governor brown has a private meeting with the president of mexico to talk about the immigration crisis now hitting the u.s. brown talked about the immigration problem was a late addition to the ajohn f. kennedy d.a. brown say california is doing his part. without their parents to escape poverty and violence to a homeland. a hope is to bring 1500 kids here while they wit for a court date. one idea is to use the exchange student model by using foster homes. he is hoping federal funds will help to support the effort. >> we have a strong legacy of how to deal with that in the area. >> it is unknown how much or even when that federal

and evacuations are underway in part of mariposa in yosemite national park. a fire has burned more than 500 acres since last night. and one person was hurt and a dozen cars were damaged in a car park behind the apartment building in mountain view. no word on victim's injuries. we know no firefighters were hurt. >>> the reward for information leading to the arrest of two suspects in the deaths of three children has reached $110,000. the two men were driving a stolen suv when they slammed into the children, raising money for their church and then got away. abc news reporter ron clayborne has the story. >> reporter: three children were killed. their mother critically injured along with two others. today this makeshift memorial near where it happened. this just the latest in a wave of such crimes. >> the best estimate. there's an excess of 40,000 carjackings a year. >> a woman was staked. >> accused of beating and carjacking a man. police are looking for someone. >> reporter: one of the hot spots, northern new jersey. because of its port near new york. >> it has r

tornadoes are rare, a twist every tumpeertouched down. >>> a wildfire is growing near yosemite national park. the fire grew just west of the park and it's covered nearly 3,000 acres. in sacramento, evacuation of homes, nearly 3,000 firefighters are trying to stop the blaze which is now 50% contained. dave warren, how badly is yosemite being threatened? >> it is very dry and little rain in the forecast. this satellite picture shows a clear view of the northwestern portion of the country there, washington, oregon, california, no rain in the forecast and the temperatures are heating up. climbing up near 90, spokane is near 80°. there is some moisture, that monsoonal moisture that comes up from the south. that could lead to flash flooding. flash flood watch is in effect pretty much everywhere across the southwest, these afternoon thunderstorms could develop, that could lead to dust storms as well when you get that rain which cools and veaps before it hits the -- evaporates before it hits the ground. showers and storms that developed, right there on venice beach that's where that thunderstorm was

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. >>> an odd road closure stopping traffic through one of the country's national parks. yellowstone national park in wyoming had to close the road because the road is melting. they say extreme temperatures caused thick oil to bubble to the surface and the blacktop damaged and the road unsafe. the closure in effect for self days until they make reprayeair. >>> and the big news, lebron james making his decision going home to the cavaliers. >> hello. all of the cleveland fans who have burned their lebron james number 23 jerseys four years ago, you better get out the fire extinguishers, you will need the jerseys. that is right, lebron james going back to cleveland where he spent the first seven seasons of his career. let's take a look at how this went down today. lebron james in an essay to "sports illustrated," how about this quote. i looked at other teams but i wasn't going to leave miami for anywhere except cleveland. the more time passed, the more it felt right this is what makes me happy. the goal to bring the trophy back to cleveland. now the favorites to win the nba t

crews in california are battling a 4,000 acre wildfire west of sacramento and yosemite national park. here ising terry okita. >>reporter: flames grew close to homes and wineries in northern california pushed by triple-digit temperatures and strong winds. there are 1500 firefighters battling this one wildfire. called the sand fire. it started after a car sparked dry vegetation and has already destroyed at least ten homes. over a thousand residents have been evacuated. todd jenson isn't one of them. he says neighbors want him to be their eyes and ears. >> are their animals still there? you feel helpless, what can you do. >> 100 miles south at yosemite national park, hot shot crews are tackling a fire that's grown to 2100 acres, destroyed one home and forced the evacuation of a campground full of tourists during the height of a summer season. investigators are still looking into what started the fire but they know lightning caused a smaller active one nearby. in the last two weeks over 3,000 lightning strikes have hit yosemite, costing spot fires, most are smoal dering and die out them s

100 miles south the el portal fire has burned at least foursquare miles of lapped in yosemite national park and substance last national forest. 100 homes evacuated. just 5 percent contained at this poin point. yosemite national park is open but to camp grounds have been closed. >>> well with so many bad things making headlines i hope you are in the mood for a wonderful story because we have got one for you tonight. young bay area man with some special challenges but some extra special courage and grit, too. here's alan wong. >>reporter: 12-year-old jack knows he will finish last in every race that doesn't keep him from swimming on one of the most competitive teams in the valley. >> like the gold bronze silver all that stuff because i'm not as fast as the other kid so i just focus on try to do my time. >>reporter: he broke his time in the back stroke. in fact he has been competing against himself sense he was born with a rare form of dwarfism. spine so soft he needs metal rod placed in his back and every 6 months he has surgery to adjust them. >> i have the flexibility i think and neck motio