he had several reasons why he was so successful in establishing so many new national parks. one of them is that when he was going to these parks to see if they were worthy of federal protection and if they should become recreation areas for the public, he brought along -- he almost always brought along an armada of journalists and local, state, federal politicians representing the area. since these parks were often superlative, gorgeous natural areas, it generally received positive press in the articles that were then written about it. that really helped. he also -- stewart udall also partnered with ladybird johnson in several endeavors and they visited pre-existing national parks to simply drum up the interest in conservation. during one trip to big ben national park on the rio grande in texas, there are photos of stewart rowing the paddle down the rapids of the rio grande but the media got a hold of photos -- the media took photos of ladybird struggling in the raft with an ore and udall was enjoying the scenery in the back, relaxing. when president johnson got wind of this,

it is mainly about the national parks. they go home loving the parks and saying how great it is, even if someone has a great about -- a gripe about america politically, they can go home telling people how great and this was the american idea. it was a democratic idea. otherwise it's the idea the land belongs to all of us. it will be so in the future. otherwise, the whole rim of the canyon could be a series of gated communities with security guards with guns to keep everyone away. a profoundly democratic idea that we can all be proud of. even though today the country is very divided. that is one thing liberals and conservatives should be taking pride in the we have done a good job with our national parks. if there is one message i would like people, viewers to leave with, it is the idea that this land belongs to you and me. this place belongs to us and it is our birthright at this point. and we should not look at it through books, we should go out and visit it ourselves and having experiences. it is a great place to explore

redwood national park and north cascades national park in washington state just east of bellingham. in this area, national capital area and continuing to maryland shore, the parks that were established during the decade, national park units, that is, one was piscataway park just south of d.c., really helped protect the view from mount vernon looking across the river there, it looks very forested. piscataway park is a large reason for that. pennsylvania avenue national historic site. wolf trap historic site for the performing arts, frederick douglass historic city and the asteak island national sea shore, the more local units he helped establish. he had several reasons why he was so successful in establishing so many new national parks. one of them is that when he was going to these parks to see if they were worthy of federal protection and if they should become recreation areas for the public, he brought along -- he almost always brought along an armada of journalists and local, state, federal politicians representing the area. since these parks were often superlative, gorgeous natu

those who work in the national park get leftover food and old cooking oil on top of their wages. the children and the equivalent of one euro forty a day and the women. they work in the park because their husbands are not allowed to earn an income with fishing. for several nights there to trawl is within sight of the ranges fishing with nets here in the middle of the national park. the three hundred mark in serene entre sponsible for the disappearance of the sea cucumbers and fish populations and the degradation of the coral. how much longer will they be able to live off fishing. many years father can no longer build any bangs because of the ban on felling the trees he me it's making is a dying art these days he earns money making model. the child and his wife to re only have to take care of themselves but when a woman in the family died giving birth they took in the infant. jack is now the fourth child they need to provide for him and pay for his schooling. jack will only learn about the magic of life from their old stories. no i was born here the midwife was in the middle. when s

those who work in the national park get leftover food and old cooking oil on top of their wages. the children and the equivalent of one euro forty a day and the women. they work in the park because their husbands are not allowed to earn an income with fishing. for several nights there to trawl is within sight of the rangers fishing with nets here in the middle of the national park. the three hundred mark in serene sponsible for the disappearance of the sea cucumbers and fish populations and the degradation of the coral. how much longer will they be able to live on fishing. years father can no longer build any because of the ban on felling the trees he meets making the dying. these days he earns money making model. with a child and his wife to really only have to take care of themselves but when a woman in the family died giving birth they took in the infant. jack is now the fourth child they need to provide for him and pay for his schooling. jack will only learn about the american life from their old stories. no i was born here the midwife was in the middle. when she pushed me to

we are blessed to live in a country where our national parks, america's best idea tell the story of thisat nation. presidentwstone to trump's newest, cap nelson. black americans joined the union army to fight for their freedom. thank you, mr. president. this showcases a nation that is rich in diversity, heritage and national wonder. this christmas, i encourage every american to visit our celebrated national parks and find your part. mindo ask that you keep in and your hearts, the empty seats at the family dinner tables across this great land. whether that is a loved one that is currently deployed or one gave the ultimate sacrifice to our country. our warmest thoughts and prayers to those members and families who defend this great land. thank you for your sacrifice. lastly, it is my high honor to introduce a man who has made america strong and safe again. as a former navy seal commander, i know that this president and commander in chief loves our troops and will always have their back. ladies and gentlemen, they are introduced the president of united states, donald j. trump -- his lovely

it remains open but the staff will help the facilities within the national park service. >> bathroms are open to the public and trash cans can emptied. so people can come on down and enjoy the park. >> reporter: i spoke to a private agent who sells tickets to alcatraz and other national parks and he told me that the problem he is having is that people are not buying tickets from him in advance because they think that these national parks are going to close completely. and as we mentioned before, that is not the case. i am live in san francisco. lyanne melendez abc7 news. >>> thanks very much. family separation is not just happening in the border but here in the bay area. a group of high school students with a track record of stopping deportation is coming to the aid of melissa. her father is in ice deportation. the students are working with u.s. senator kamela harris to grant her wish to have her father to come home for christmas. >> it really hurts because i never felt this and hopefully they let him go before christmas. >> melissa's father is in a detention center in yuba county. he

keith has worked for the national park service for 33 years. the national mall and memorial parks and

our national parks, america's best idea, tell a story of this great nation. rks of the west lake yellowstone and yosemite, to president trump's newest monument, camp nelson, where over 10,000 black americans joined the union army to fight for their freedom. [applause] thank you, mr. president. these parks and public lands showcase a nation rich in diversity, heritage and national wonder. encourage every american to visit our celebrated national parks and, yes, find your park. i also ask this season you keep in your mind and hearts the empty seats at the family dinner tables across this great land. whether it is a loved one currently deployed or one that has given the ultimate sacrifice for our country. our warmest thoughts and prayers go out to those members and their families who defend this great land. thank you for your sacrifice. [applause] lastly, it is my high honor to introduce the man who has made america strong and safe again. as a former navy seal commander, i know that this president and commander in chief loves our troops and will always have their

my sincere thanks to everyone at the national parks service and the national park foundation.much, appreciate it. let me also extend my deeper appreciation to all of tonight's wonderful entertainers. great talents, they are going on to great things, many of them. i have seen them in their something very special. thank you very much, that was a great job tonight. this includes one very special group that has topped billboard charts multiple times, the dominican sisters, who i met backstage, from ann arbor, michigan. a very special recognition to the students who designed stunning ornaments to decorate 56 different christmas trees here in president park. i hear you out there. thank you, students. thank you very much. when they were doing the 56 trees there was one for each state and the territories in our magnificent country. we truly have a great country. we are proud of it and we love it deeply. for christians all across our nation, around the world, this is a sacred season that again -- that begins 2000 years ago when jesus christ was born. an angel declared to the shepherds

almost all the islands belong either to the national park or to private owners. that's why we can't live the way we used to. so i think it. has a kitchen. and the toilets. uni lived with his parents on the boat with his two siblings likewise has three children he sent the two daughters to a boarding school on the mainland but because the house felt so empty they took in their neighbor's son they had two little boys and were happy to get one up. that was. jade is now their son. and just as he learned from his father now you will soon teach him to dive and fish with a spear. only of you see no match ripe still practice this technique. merely among you and jade i heading back to the main learn to visit new year's family it's a long journey. from coast serene to bun to rock in the province of corroboree. many years parents have been living there for twelve years the village and the harbor were built with donations after the two thousand and four tsunami. year he has a job to do his carving to states that will stand at the harbor like the ones found on the beaches whe

we drive deeper into the heart of dumb bella and reach ethiopia's largest national park the park covers over five thousand square kilometers stretching all the way to south sudan and is the habitat of many endangered species this enormous area is also home to indigenous people living off of small farming fishing and hunting the dream means to expand is. to make this park. the second to the seven getting park. i think there now. this is a region. there is a national park in the middle here. the area east full of many species why lending money. there is a pleasure that. investors coming to come to be given land so are awarded now nt to do the same demarkation quickly as soon as possible so that the then vest as can not be a look at it in the center of the park so this is what we are doing but who knows the pressure come from the federal i were playing maybe we can we don't know but to see it we are trying our best. this is where we have now now through . the park official almost is worried that his small staff can't control the vast area of the park. a few hours later we discover that his

parks in ohio. it is number 13 in the nation, between akron and cleveland. it is a faunists particular opportunity for young kid whose -- it is a fantastic opportunity for young kids who come. we are not talking about displacing the volunteer work that's being done. it is very effective as building the trails, ensuring young people come to our park. there's also a lot of friends groups, the friends group in cuyahoga national park is head the by -- all give money, private foundations who give their money for our national parks. that's all needed. they cannot afford the $12 billion maintenance backlog that is the responsibility of the federal government. and so $47 million as an example is needed at cuyahoga valley national park to fix the railroad, to fix a roof at a visitor's center. it's also $47 billion for a monument off lake erie. there is a seawall to protect the perry monument. that seawall is crumbling. tend it is a huge expense to repair a seawall as a coastal governor like governor king will tend you. and so that's a maintenance backlog issue that h

almost all the islands belong either to the national park or to private owners. that's why we can't live the way we used to. the bank has a kitchen. in the toilets. in a uni lived with his parents on the boat with his two siblings he likewise has three children.

the national park foundation, the official charity of america's national parks, came to the rescue, arranging ir fopa turning back on the lights just in tim christmas. >> grateful to the national park service for getpng the tree and lit and opening the parup back it made a huge difference in our day today. >> merry christmas. hello. >> reporter: f those who really believe -- only santa thwould know , wouldn't he? this is a christmas they won't forget. >> you want a picture? orter: and they'll have the pictures to prove it. the christmas spirit will be ony dispere at president's park straight through new year's day. chris gordon, ws 4. >>> many christians in our area will mark the holiday be attending church services. right now, catholic mass is being held in northeast washington. let's take a look live here inside the basilica of the national shrine of thete immacu conceptn. ward na cardinal wuerl will celebrate tss at noon, and later in the day, congregation will serve dinner to the needy in the church calf fefetericafeteria. ♪ but this one the scene this ening. cardinal wuerl leading a pack

the national park foundation. across the area, services and facilities at the national parks are closed because of the natishutdown. the park service isn'tng picki up the trash but it is getting picked up. last week, d.c. mayor muriel bowser announce that had d.c. crhes would pick up t trash at more than 120 national park sites in the district t as f federal workers, faced with uncertainty. especially contract w this woman who has worked as a custodian at the state department for 20 years. >> we don't know when we're going back. >> reporter: like many others who work for the federal government isctlly employed by a private company. ernment shuts .own sxherks thousands of others don't get >> that means my rent will be late. i can't pay my rent. >> reporter: some contractors who don't get paid could qualify for unemployment benefits. news4. >>> from washington street,he ttoll.hu meanwhile at the white house president trump has spent most of the day tweeting. and as thousands ofrs wornd contractors go into the holida

sudan's military is alleged to have murdered six rangers in chad's zakouma national park in 2012. utson: that murder was accomplished by a joint force of the sudan armed forces and the sudan central reserve police unit known as abu tera. the park rangers, being good muslims, went out to pray one morning at sunrise, and this joint force executed them in an infantry style. narrator: the rangers in zakouma are among the 100 or so rangers killed protecting elephants in africa each year. vira: these guys put their lives on the line, and many of them, until very recently, were operating with, you know, broken down rifles, no pensions, no mechanisms, no clear mechanisms in place to take care of your family if the primary breadwinner dies. shelley: terrorists are operating as businessmen these days, and theyre seizing targets of opportunity. narrator: al qaeda affiliate al shabaab is an example. kalron: al shabaab is built out of former warlords. their profession is trafficking. if it's not in ivory, then it's in weapons, in narcotics, in fuel, in goods, in timber, in crcoal. narrator: the

sip wine and organic hard cider, and find yourself in awe in yosemite national park. adventure also calls. you can raft the rapids of the wild and scenic tuolumne river or hike or bike in the breathtaking high sierra. it's time to get out of town and enjoy the adventure and beauty that tuolumne county has to offer. ♪ >> what makes tuolumne county special is, we have so much to offer for so many people. >> this is definitely a year-round spot to vacation.

. >>> all right now because of the government shut down national park visitor centers, parking lots, and restrooms are closed. that includes mirror woods and marin county. now public access does continue for portions of national parks including yosemite, point rays and the golden gate national recreational area. alcatraz is open but only for day crews. some of the work to keep it open. nigsz federal courts and the post office will stay open. nearly half a million of the 800,000 workers affected by the shut down today. without pay, tsa and border patrol facilities among the essential government employees. >> cheers and some tears at the oakland coliseum as the team took on the broncos last evening. it was bittersweet. well aware that the team may have just played their final home game in oakland. >> the raiders brought down the curtain on perhaps the final home game played here in oakland. the fans celebrated the victory with broncosit heavy hearts and mixed feelings. >> first of all i was excited for vegas. and the day has come. i'm not ready to let go. >> with tears in his eyes, thi

carved out of the center gandhi national park one of the few national parks in the wood look it did within metropolitan boundaries the trees here are often here as the green lungs of mumbai defeated the air for the twenty million people who live in the city but a substantial portion of this green cover is now under threat following the state government's decision to set up a metro train depot and station within the forest area a ruling that would require the cutting down of more than three thousand trees so over the moon on sun in east and west the traffic problem. for some of the water from the public transport network. this is tom will provide connectivity to three million people. will give them or much better of transport that's the first part d. other parties it will address the pollution problem in the city when the system is commission. one for for a million we can rip off top. officials meant in that the metro deep one station will use up three hundred as a forest land but exports and activities have no doubt that this construction will destroy its for giant ecology. as well as disp

the name of this national park a bookie to go means ferdie hills it's. just remaining rain forests and one of the last remaining centuries for orangutans. survive here than tigers all the other animals will be automatically protected to you that's why it's so important to preserve what we have here. continue to observe as they release into the wild for at least two years the project will be considered a success if the animals have offspring. our hope is that the population here will become so large that the towns can survive on their own and reproduce so that there will be a new population. long term. perhaps when she's a few years old or. have a baby to show. helping to ensure that the orangutan population in some continues to grow. but the problem is that for decades the rain forest in sumatra has been shrinking dramatically that is caused temperatures in the region to climb as an international study has established what effects this will have dora and have. is unclear so. let's stay with our closest relatives for a moment how intelligent apes that is

blame the partial government shutdown that's forcing the closure of landmarks operated by the national parks service. shuttles to mere woods were running. the park remained open because they received partial funding from another source. daytime tours to alcatraz were also going, but nighttime and ranger-led tours of the rock were canceled. the high street pier maritime museum was locked up y fwa t ei the bigships? >> yeah. >> reporter: the ober family from utah made this the first stop on their vacation. >> another time, i don't know. >> reporter: 700,000 federal employees are impacted by the partial shutdown. some are working without getting paid. >> they can never do without a full week's paycheck or a day's paycheck. and especially in the holiday season when there are extra expenses, it's outrageous that they're being forced to go without. >> reporter: the municipal pier near aquatic park was another spot off limits. >> i just don't understand how the government got so much money and they can't get somebody to come open this gate. >> reporter: james perez had this message for the presiden

but perhaps the most visible impact will be at our national parks and the sites that are able to stay open will do so without national park service staff responsible for maintaining restrooms and running visitor centers. the statue of liberty, off in the distance behind me, also falls under the national parks service, but thanks to funding from new york state, it will stay open for the thousands of people who visit every day. reena. >> ninan: good to know lady liberty isn't affected. kenneth craig, thank you very much. a second high-level u.s. official has resigned in protest of president trump's decision to withdraw troops from syria. secretary of defense james mattis announced earlier this week that he will step down. and today, one of america's most-distinguished diplomats and leader of the coalition against isis has quit. "face the nation" moderator margaret brennan was first to report this story and has the details. >> reporter: brett mcgurk , the leader of the anti-isis coalition, resigned friday over the president's snap decision to over-rule his national security team and to p

in utah. >> the key park that we're focused on is zion national park, we're working closely with thentendent at zion to figure out a way to keep the visitors services open. >> among the parks that could have shut down, statue of liberty and ellis island which draw about 10,000 people per day. the park service says they'll stay open thanks to funding from new york state tweeting new york governor cuomo has provided funding to keep the statue of liberty and ellis island open during the shutdown of the federal government. welcoming visitors from across our nation and around the globe. it's the third time in five years new york state has funded the sites during a shutdown. during the january, 2018 shutdown, governor cuomo says it was around $65,000 per day, molly. molly: thank you very much. and we will see if people can move smoothly on their travels as all of this goes on, thank you. leland. leland: she mentioned the justice kedepartment. one thing that won't be shutting down is the special counsel investigation. as the democrats prepare to take back the house and robert mueller. joini

family has also found a new home in the bucket to go national park where she's now living in the wild. all the orangutans in this nature reserve were born in captivity each one with its own story. rim bunny has lived in the wild for years right now she's coming back to the center regularly to show off her young son raja . when you observe and around the town you often see behaviors that are typical of human beings you can really see that we're closely related. each animal is an individual with a different face a different character and a different speed at which they learn new things they're like one big family. veterinarian and honey how tante is going to check dora over. not only has she been losing weight she's also been having difficulties climbing. probably because she was in a fight with another orangutan and is injured. if. not. already on the ground and. if you are a problem. yes . the name of this national park a bookie to go means for thirty hills it's one of just remaining rain forests and one of the last remaining sanctuaries for orangutans. survive here than tigers all th

national park visitor centers rl closed.udeor application offices and loan processing offices. public access does continue for portions of national parks including i don't semitea and the golden -- yosemite and the golden gate national forest area. taking over some of the work. >>> nearly a half million of the 800,000 workers affected by the shut down remain on the job today but without pay. tsa and border patrol employees are among those essential government employees. >>> now to a holiday tradition. watching the warriors play lebron james on christmas day. this is video of last year's christmas day when le bron played for the clevelandli now that the self-pro claimed king james plays for the l.a. lakers there will be plenty of star power as the warriors counter with james. steph curry of course and kevin durant. and all stars klay thompson and dremond green. >>> meanwhile the raiders brought the curtain down on perhaps the final game in oakland. this has been the home of the oakland raiders for 40 of their 59 seasons. but

colleen and her husband visiting from ohio had to skip alcatraz, because all of the national parks were closed. >> we were here for our wedding anniversary, all of the parks were closed, alcatraz was closed. >> reporter: today they finally made it to alcatraz. privately run ferries to the island ran on a reduced schedule and that may be the case again. >> they are not sure. everybody is in limbo. obviously it is the weekend before the holidays, even with that, our executive staff and crew are on stand by and going to be waiting for their instruction. >> reporter: most national parks expected to remain open. but those visitor centers would close. a small part of the presidio is managed by the national park service. last year while the warming hut cafe remained open, it had limited hours of operation. the rest of the park is managed by the presidio trust. it doesn't receive taxpayer support. it is never affected by the shutdown. the staff will support the facilities within the national service. >> bathrooms are open to the public. trash cans can emptied and people can come on down and enj

live in brazil single indigenous park the largest national park created to protect indigenous peoples they are devoted to protecting the threatened rain forest. as frontline witnesses of the effects of climate change their voices have joined a chorus of scientists who say that saving amazonia is a measure of the utmost urgency. from the future leader of the year one a pretty people. now carry on my father's struggle that i grew up with my father struggled to protect nature. and fought for the land and to keep the river clean. those are my father's goals. because i was raised with them i must continue his struggle and think of the future of much your. business. will be one of the deep population is growing once again today. so you are left to most of them point out. years ago your wallet pretty nearly died down. and there were only seven people left. among the seven was my grandfather pyro and his brother sorry your. son but me a handful in the one nine hundred sixty s. the young p.t. has now increased their numbers to several hundred but the future is uncertain. tabbies father i'm a t

it's run by the national parks service. visitor say it's unfair. >> i'll be deeply disappointed. >> reporter: the house and senate need to sane a bill. the president says he won't sign anything that doesn't include $5 billion for a southern border wall. >> this is a waste of dax pair money. it's ridiculous and embarrassing. >> the president said this is something i believe in. >> house republicans passed a spending bill, but it's not expected to pass the senate. with no agreement in sight, the national parks service is working to figure out what the impact will be on bay area atractions. we do know the post office will keep delivering holiday packages, and air traffic controllers and tsa agents will keep airports operating, but some boats may be docked. >> we'll be doing a lot of explaining about what's going on. >>> and many are concerned about president trump's decision to bring home troops, anonymous sources at the pentagon confirming reports on plans to pull american troops from afghanistan as well. military leaders are

national park visitor centers. their bathrooms and parking lots. everify services. irs offices, department of education buildings and seafood and dairy inspectors. remaining open, post office, most federal law enforcement and that includes the mueller investigation. and federal contractors will be hit hard in particular. they will not be working, not be getting paid, not be getting back pay and not be able to make up those loss pay or hours. >> these are totally avoidable circumstances j hav govern employees, conac me imp significantac the i' to fin a way t avoid them in the future. >> and so we just met a federal contractor who was passing by on the sidewalk heading into the building. we learned he's going to finish up this job which is already prepaid but after that there are no contracts on the horizon until they figure this all out. if you have some sort of business with the federal government today it's best to call ahead. kpix 5. >>> new details are emerging on what led to a deadly police shooting in san jose. witness video showing us yesterday morning at lee

if they want to go to a national park, there's no park rangers, okay.gency dealing with the federal government, there's going to be no problem, even the santa tracker at norad is going to be working on christmas eve because they have some volunteers that will keep it going. mike: right. >> it is not really all that visible to many many americans. i think at most what's happening here is maybe this buys the president some time to maybe feel like the subject will change or that maybe the public will come to his view and say no big deal, we can keep the government shut down. you're right, or maybe he feels like waiting a week will allow him to appeal to his base and say look, i tried. i made my run at this. conservative commentators on your air and others, please give me a break. i did my best. let's move on. mike: if he waits till january 3rd, then couldn't nancy pelosi, she becomes speaker, then take credit for reopening the government at that point? >> you know, you're exactly right. this is pretty straightforward stuff. pelosi, right, she can propose o

and at other parks, national parks, joshua tree in particular, there have been piles of trash piling up. so the park service and the government is asking you to pack in and pack out everything to these parks during the shut downs so they don't get too trashed while no one is here to clean it up. live in san francisco, andrea borba, kpix 5. >> thanks so much. >>> a space heart is being blamed for the castro valley house fire. it belonged to a family of three. they made it out all right, but their two dogs did not. the fire broke out just before 6 this morning. it was put out about 20 minutes. still firefighters say the first floor of the house was completely destroyed, and the second floor was badly damaged. >>> well, police need your help in identifying a suspect. take a good look at this man. he is wanted for robbery and attempted murder. san francisco police released these surveillance photos of the suspect. in one of them, it appears the suspect actually stalked it happened on cero magnun street. if you do recognize him, police want to hear if you. >>> another big football game com