reporter: according to the national park, about 7000 to 10,000 sequoia trees burned. at is about 10% to 14% of the sequoia population at the park. the concern is what is going to happen this year. professor stevens and his team are looking for long-term solutions to save these iconic trees. hopes the foil reps will not be necessary in the future. >> if we don't get the forest restoration we need, we are going to be chasing our tails forever. we need to do 10 times more prescribed burning and restoration thinning then we are doing. dan: you can keep track of the fires in california with our wildfire tracker at abc7news.com . ama: i news twist in the search for a woman come up missing afterward trip with her boyfriend. the fbi says he has now disappeared to. celebrating independence in latin america. dan: dan: now they are both missing. 22-year-old gabby petito vanished on a cross-country road trip. his family says his whereabouts are now unknown. reporter: day six in the search for gabby petito, still no sign of her. the attorney for the laundrie family says brian's whe

reporter: according to the national park, about 7000 to 10,000 sequoia trees burned. that is about 10% to 14% of the sequoia population at the park. the concern is what is going to happen this year. professor stevens and his team are looking for long-term solutions to save these iconic trees. hopes the foil reps will not be necessary in the future. >> if we don't get the forest restoration we need, we are going to be chasing our tails forever. we need to do 10 times more prescribed burning and restoration thinning then we are doing. dan: you can keep track of the fires in california with our wildfire tracker at abc7news.com . ama: i news twist in the search for a woman come up missing afterward trip with her boyfriend. the fbi says he has now disappeared to. celebrating independence in latin america. dan: dan: now they are both missing. 22-year-old gabby petito vanished on a cross-country road trip. his family says his whereabouts are now unknown. reporter: day six in the search for gabby petito, still no sign of her. the attorney for the laundrie family says brian's w

governor newsom is going to sign the legislation in the sequoia national park this morning. the money will be used to fight wildfires, support drought response, promote sustainability and protect communities from other risks such as rising sea levels. this package is the largest in state history. mike: happy to see that. we need to do something quickly. here is the picture of where it is cloudy right now. everyone in the low to mid 50's. 48 in napa, the cool spot. temperatures cooler in the mid 50's this morning. here is peninsula throughout the day. low clouds replaced by high clouds. 65 at 10:00. 3:00 to 6:00, low to mid 80's. that will be the warmest time. 70 degrees by sunset. it will be pretty warm inland. building heat again and the cars will be getting hot and so will the pavement. air quality today and tomorrow, the two hottest days, moderate air quality is good and healthy for all of us. when we get the refreshing breeze this weekend, it ushers in cooler air with a possibility of a cold front with a chance of rain next week, coming up. jobina: plaza, metering lights

around 1400 firefighters are on the lines and sequoia national park.vermore sequoia trees and fire resistant material to prevent damage from the fire. >> rapid buildings and everything else. derek is back with us. >>> it could be a lot worse than it is, but is one of those situations where it looks hazy or today, and you're not seeing things. the actual readings on the ground have gone downhill a bit, but i showed you that it is moderate. since this is now the main issue in the weather, i'm going to spend a bit of time to show you where this is coming from, and how it will get pushed around for the next few days. from the top of the salesforce tower, you get the big overview affect, looking off towards the far inland east bay, and mt. diablo sets out there. you have to take my word on it, but it's right there. it's even easier when you go over the hill. but here is the weird thing. dublin is one of the few places right now where down on the ground, we are still holding on to good air quality. most of the places averted gun down to moderate. you can't r

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we talked about the knp fire and southern sierra around the sequoia national park. and some of that smoke still coming in, especially for inland areas. where we have the change with the fog moving in this morning, we are seeing just enough of an ocean breeze to help clear out the air there. but it's still hazy for inland areas. through the smoke model forecast, it does show that the light blue indicates a hazy conditions that we're seeing over parts of the north bay inland east bay and south bay. if you're able to smell it, you may be sensitive to the smoke, you may want to limit your time outside. this is what we'll see tomorrow. the ocean breeze backs off just a bit. but this is all across the region and especially over the tahoe area. we are seeing some worse air quality there. our temperatures today headed toward the mid to upper 80s. this is coming out of the upper 90s we had yesterday. and some upper 80s for danville, pleasanton and 91 for antioch today. a lot cooler for the coastline. san francisco will see highs in the upper 60s, low 70s. 88 for sonoma today

one of the biggest fires right now is burning inside sequoia national park. it's threatening some of the biggest and oldest trees in the world, the sequoias. the national park service says that so far those trees are safe. the park service just releasing this photo showing fire burning near the trees at the giant's grove. crews wrapped some of the famed sequoia's in fire resistant blankets. by the way, some of these trees are more than 2,000 years old. we bring in jeff raniere. and great work that they're doing. >> yeah. >> was had happening here though? the fire danger we're talking about, i see red on the map, which is not good. and also smoke issues for tomorrow. >> a lot of different layers here. you mentioned the fire warning. that expires 8:00 p.m. tonight. we're seeing the winds calm down so we can start to push this behind us. as we roll through tomorrow -- it was hot today, but check this out. we're back up to 94 by tomorrow afternoon. that's hot. >> yeah. >> and even on the coast it'll be kind of warm. >> it's going to be in the 70s. on top of the he

christina is off flames from the campy, complex fire have already reached the edge of sequoia national parks giant forest east of fresno. firefighters say the flames were intense enough to chase away firefighters on the ground overnight. in the process of determining whether conditions are stable enough for more firefighters to reengage. they acknowledge some damage has occurred in gross containing trees as old as 2000 years old. they don't have an assessment yet on the scope of the damage, though, crews have been in the area for days, preparing giant sequoias with a protective aluminium fire resistant wrapping. as of this afternoon, flames had not reached the famous general sherman tree. that tree is considered to be the largest tree in the world. firefighters understand they have an uphill battle ahead of them. so we're anticipating that the fires are going to continue to grow. hopefully they're not going to grow too fast, and they're not going to be exhibiting too much really dramatic fire behavior in the next couple of days, but after that, there is some possibility that winds are going

. >>> firefighters on the front lines in sequoia national park says it's too early to know the damage from the wildfires, threatening popular forests. crews managed to save four famous trees, including the largest tree. sequoia and kings canyon national park are closed. they will be dealing with hotter weather, after a slight improvement in conditions yesterday. >>> we're talking about the threat of the smoke entering the bay area. part of the reason why we have this spare the air alert in effect. >> yeah. we can see the hazy sky over the bay area. you have a clear view. we have reduced visibility. looking at the temperatures starting to come up. we look at the warmth in napa. 13 degrees warmer now compared to 24 hours ago. some spots heating up faster than others. the seven-day forecast at the bottom of the screen, shows we will see some relief, even if it's for the weekend. reaching 95 up in gilroy and 97 in antioch and river moore. and martinez up to 91 degrees. we'll feel some warmth near the coast. daly city, reaching 77. redwood city, reaching 89 degrees. 88 in the mission distr

contained, and is burning across nearly 50,000 acres, including treasured groves in sequoia and kings canyon national parksother fire is blazing in sequoia national forest to the south. the national parks are closed to visitors, but special correspondent cat wise got a first-hand look on a recent media tour with officials. >> we're standing up on the slope, and the fire came from below, and those are the conditions that, if the weather had been bad, would have generated running crown fire, and could have carried the flames up into the canopy of these trees. >> reporter: at the smoke-filled entrance to giant forest in sequoia national park, the proud sentries known as the four guardsmen still keep their watch. >> they're probably two to 3,000 years old. these trees have survived hundreds of previous wildfires. >> reporter: scientists like christy brigham feared the ancient trees wouldn't survive the k.n.p. complex fire, which has been burning dangerously close to the trees for weeks. fire crews wrapped the bases of the guardsmen in a flame- retardant foil to protect them. and brigham says longer-term effort

the full story from these images from sequoia national park. outside and we are coming right back kids love visiting kidifornia. but parents like it to, like a lot. they go bonkers. (wuaahh) totally boom it's an adventure. (sound of playing) you know ,you have to keep an eye on them. you got to let them explore and figure things out for themselves. so hurry up (screams) they're not gonna stay this way forever. kick off your kidifornia vacation at visitcalifornia.com annoucer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. reggie: pack your backpack, lunch, and proof of vaccination. one bay area to make a major step, the first mandate vaccines for eligible students. kumasi: khmer caught violating the city mask mandate. more on the night out. -- a city mask mandate. more on the night out. you are watching abc 7 mornings live on abc 7, hulu live, and wherever you stream. mike: happy friday to you both appeared i hope you are having a good morning and also those of us on the south square. we will open the weather

. >>> blazing fires around california's sierra nevada are threatening sequoia national park's trees. the fire, sparked by the lightning, well, it's threatening the giant forest of sequoia, more than 2,000 sequoia trees. the national park has been shut down, and mandatory evacuations are under way. >>> today marks a big day in the return to normal in south lake tahoe. schools there are finally reopening after the caldor wildfire. city leaders encouraging the visitors to start coming back to the south shore. calfire puts the containment at 71% with full containment expected in the next few weeks. >>> a deadly shooting brings up a push for rental changes in a south bay city. why supporters believe it'll prevent violence. >>> and hispanic heritage month. a time to celebrate the latino community. the celebrations being made and contributions that are happening right here in the bay area. >>> violence is prompting several bay area cities to take a fresh look at how to handle short-term rentals. this comes after an august 7th house party at an airbnb in sunnyvale that ended in the deadly sho

comes as we are getting an up close look at the mission to save some of the oldest trees in sequoia national park. the complex is currently threatening that part. the park service says so far, none of the historic trees have suffered damage. the fire has burned more than 20,000 acres and there is no containment. kumasi: drought researchers in california are getting tough on trees come up with a breed that can survive with little water. plant breeders are testing water tolerance measures created by a uc davis professor. this almond orchard and the sacrament of valley is a research facility. researchers call it the torture orchard. they are stress testing 20 different varieties and 30,000 seedling trees to learn how much they can withstand. >> in some cases, it has been quite surprising how smart those trees are and they can kind of avoid that stress by reading deeper into that wet soil, if there is wet soil. kumasi: researchers hope the lessons they learn cannot only apply to agriculture, but also to landscaping. reggie: check out the spectacular time lapse of the full moon rising behind the iconi

governor newsom will tour damage from the knp complex fire in sequoia national park.t the general sherman came only yards away from flames. a spot fire burned 100 yards away. >>> the count down is on to the winter olympic games. qualifying isn't the only requirement to make team usa. >>> attendance plummeting. just how low the crowds are getting with only ten games left in regular season. >>> market opened about ten minutes ago. a check on the big board, up about 318 points. cbs money watch reporter this couple is working hard on our state's recovery. you see, they live in california and keeping their vacation in california supports our small businesses and communities. which means that beautiful baby gherkin atop this charcuterie masterpiece is like another brick in the rebuilding of our economy. job well done friends. calling all californians. keep your vacation here and help our state get back to work. and please travel responsibly. >>> welcome back. we have our dose of pretty for you on this thursday morning. you are looking live from the sales force tower camera.

the lightning sparked wildfire has been burning now for two weeks in the sequoia national park. it's forced people to evacuate their homes in that area, and it shut down both sequoia and kings canyon national parks. and of course, you can stay with ktvu and ktvu dot com to get the latest on california's wildfires will have updates on evacuations, the progress on containment and the number of acres that have been burned. valley water district officials gave an update today on drought conditions, which they say are dire. in santa clara county, state and local reservoirs are at historic lows. the water agency says it's working on infrastructure and technology to help lead santa clara county out of the drought. it hopes to provide a reliable water supply that's drought resistant and locally controlled. the agency says one solution is to increase the counties use of purified water. currently our county uses recycled water for landscape industrial and agricultural uses. we want to take the next step by using purified water to replenish groundwater basis. in santa clara county and incre

now the flames have threatened to destroy some giants that belonged to all of us at the sequoia national park get our report negroponte c news correspondent aaron mclaughlin. >> nestled inside this so-called giant forest, the largest tree in the world. the race to save it from encroaching flames. the iconic tree known as general sherman is over 2000 years old. stands towering 275 feet high, almost as tall as the statue of liberty. sequoia has attracted tourists from around the world, with flames creeping closer, crews cover the base of its massive trunk with fire resistant wrapping. in an effort to protect it. >> there are so many reasons to protect these trees. for tree lovers, they are so special. >> one massive blaze torching over a 23,000 acres. the burn area, visible from space. >> we've got crews working all through the giant forest, looking for those new spot fires and extinguishing them. >> and would like these and sequoias have adapted to fires, even if the flames reached, then they could still survived. by your viciously it's down to the intensity of the flames, and forest managemen

. >>> meanwhile, in sequoia national park, the base of the general sherman has essentially been reynolds try to protect it from the nearby knp complex fire. other parts of the park are also being wrapped up. the lightning sparked fire is expected to reach the area within days. another wildfire in the region last year killed thousands of sequoias. some had stood for centuries. >>> a live look outside where there could be some brief relief from the fire danger on the horizon. >> chief meteorologist paul heggen is tracking rain chances for the weekend. >>> higher than normal for this time of year, certainly. this weekend won't bring a lot, but at least some, tomorrow night into early sunday morning. it may move through a little faster. the warm weather takes over again as we head into early next week, and the offshore wind prompts a fire weather watch from 11:00 p.m. sunday to 11:00 a.m. tuesday. we go from some beneficial light rain to a fire weather watch. let's take a look at futurecast. through the weekend, we see showers trying to approach the coast to north bay tomorrow afternoon. the

. >>> on the fire watch this morning crews stepping up their fire fight at sequoia national park. it's burned more than 26,000 acres in less than two weeks burning trees and leaving parts of the sitecovered in black landscape. evacuations still in effect for a portion of three rivers from mineral king drive to the sequoia national park boundary. >>> for the first time in a month highway 50 is open with no restrictions. the historic closure caused by the caldor fire may be over. >> local businesses are feeling the effects. no traffic on the highway meant fewer customers for businesses like butter cup pantry and placerville. the ceo of the el dorado county chamber of commerce said businesses took a hit and the people and county as a whole and she adds the financial blow isn't temporary. >> we know that it's in buildings, impacts will last for years. >> now work is being done to get a multimillion dollar grant to help economic recovery. >>> time is 5:14. let's get a check of the wednesday morning forecast. here is mary. >> good morning to you and if it was too hot yesterday we will c

it's burning in sequoia national park and on the indian reservation.ing over a week ago and has spread wildly. fire crews hoping to avoid a repeat of last year when thousands of sequoia trees were lost in an especially bad fire season. the biggest tree in the world, which is affectionately called general sherman, was partially wrapped in this protective foil earlier on this week as flames threatened the area around it. i want to talk more about this. let's go straight to karen maginnis standing by at the cnn world weather center. if you could give us an update, particularly for viewers watching now in california? >> yes. it has been devastating because the fire seasons now start earlier, the fires are more intense, and it consumes so much land. one of them is the dixie fire that we've been watching since the middle of july. they still are uncertain as to what may have caused it. but across the west, primarily, 73 large, active fires that extend all the way into the central rockies. for the most part, it is the western states that have been hit so hard.

flames on the kmp fire have reached the edge of the force in sequoia national park. crews, as you can see, wrapped trees to protect them. the world's largest tree by volume did not see the fire. the lightning sparked blaze has been burning for eight days and has burned 34 square miles. it is 0% contained. the debate over booster shots is far from over. dr. anthony found she -- fauci is making a prediction and the cdc is about to take up the welcome to the place where the aroma of authenticity turns into the scent of home. where cacique inspires you to add your own flair. and the warmth of friends and family is in every bite. cacique. your auténtico awaits. hi, i'm pat and i'm 75 years old. we live in the mountains so i like to walk. i'm really busy in my life; i'm always doing something. i'm not a person that's going to sit too long. in the morning, i wake up and the first thing i do is go to my art studio. a couple came up and handed me a brochure on prevagen. i've been taking prevagen for about four years. i feel a little bit brighter and my mind just feels sharper

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concerned visitors sharing fond memories of adventures to see the tree >> sequoia national park is a sure. we have seen real material mortality in the giant sequoia as a result of climate driven fire. >> reporter: the race is on to protect the great general sherman and the surrounding towering treasures erin mclaughlin, nbc every single day, we're all getting a little bit better. we're better cooks... better neighbors... hi. i've got this until you get back. better parents... and better friends. no! no! that's why comcast works around the clock constantly improving america's largest gig-speed broadband network. and just doubled the capacity here. how do things look on your end? -perfect! because we're building a better network every single day. . >>> i'm raj mathai. next on nbc bay area news tonight, dreamforce is back in town. a big party and a big money-maker for san francisco. with star power. multiple locations, but all the stages leading back to the city. >> this is part of the new world we're in and we all know that. >> it comes with major zings the good thing, i feel secure. >>

. >>> the tree called general sherman, the world's largest tree at the sequoia national park. firefighters are wrapping this tree to protect them from the flames. firefighters have managed to save the giant forest. that fire burned more than 11,000 acres. >> back here at home. are you ready for some giant torture? a live look at oracle park from our exclusive center field camera. the giants getting ready to host the braves. the giants are fighting off the dodgers in hopes of winning the division title. if they win, it's much better for their playoffs position. >> you don't know what happens then? anthony flores has the best seat in the house, he's on the field. anthony, even though they clinched a playoffs spot, the wild card spot, we want the nl west. >> reporter: you said tortured, this is exciting. this is going to be fun. the race for the division is going down to the wire. the giants lead the dodgers by one game with 15 remaining in the regular season. tonight the origin in black opens a three-game series against the atlanta braves. the giants clinched a spot in the posts

two wildfire sparked by lightning are now threatening some of the world's largest trees at sequoia national parklex fire has shut down the national park outside of fresno. surrounding communities are under evacuation orders. the wildfire complexes still 0% contained, with the blaze feeding on steep terrain with thousands of dead trees in that area. the fire is now threatening the parks giants forest which has been closed since sunday. the park is home to over 2000 giant sequoias. >>> we have a lot of fog in the bay area right now. we couldn't see, i think it is a carrier parked at the embarcadero. >>> we will see if the fog since out enough, but the fog is rolling in, and temperatures will cool down. that's good for the fire threat around the bay area. even have a chance for moisture. the cooldown starts tomorrow, and below average temperatures stick around for the weekend. this storm system will move through the pacific northwest, and bring a shower chance. the bulk of the moisture will be further north. we are talking about a couple inches of rain. that's great news for the fire crews in those

cooler weather also should help firefighters in the campy complex in sequoia national park, but firefighters say clearing skies unless smoke could also lead to increase fire behavior. the campy complex has burned more than 45,000 acres since it was started by lightning more than two weeks ago and continues to spread it sequoia and kings canyon national park. containment is at 8. and stay up to date on the wildfires burning across california by downloading the ktvu news app or our website ktvu .com slash wildfires investigations of at least two recent wildfires led to arrests of arson suspects from the bay area police. dmitry spoke to a cal fire battalion chief about tracking arson cases. the fan fire forced thousands of people out of their homes and shasta county and his burned more than 100 buildings. shortly after it sparked last wednesday. cal fire arrested 30 year old alexandra super niva for arson investigators say they found her on the fire's edge with a lighter after witnesses reported seeing her in the area. acting strangely arson crimes are one of the hardest crimes to prove. battal

what won't be seeing rainfall unfortunately will be sequoia national park, which is the latest hot spot as far as wildfires go, we have 3 fires burning near the park that are threatening some of those ancient grows. there and that is really concerning. unfortunately, they're not getting that rain that northern parts of the state will be as far as air quality is concerned, it is another day with an air quality advisory. that's a step below. a spare. the air alert. we really been in this territory all week long as you looked outside. you've likely noticed a little bit of a hazy view out there that will be the case yet again today. as for temperatures. i mentioned it's staying a little cloudier near the coastline today that will keep temperatures in the 50's and 60's right along the colstline. also fairly brisk with the westerly breeze. now our bayside areas, some of her most comfortable spots and even with a little cloud cover this morning. you do see ample clearing later on that will make those 70's. we have on the map all the more enjoyable redwood city at 76 sonny bill at 74 degrees cu

>>> a pair of fires burning in sequoia national park now forcing mandatory evacuations and threateningively known as the knp complex explode in the size yesterday. the national park's close. a spokesman for that park says flames are just about a mile away from the giant forest it's home to this legendary 275-foot tree they call general sherman. the spokesman says the fires are approaching the sequoias but they're not yet in an imminent threat. >>> the world anti-doping agency announcing it will review whether marijuana should remain on its list of banned substances roughly three months after the american sprinter was suspended for smoking weed she said she used cannabis to cope with the death of her mother that violation kept her out of the tokyo olympics the agency reports it plans to review the policy after it received requests from a number of stakeholders to do so marijuana will remain banned until at least the end of next year any change that comes from this review will take effect the following year. >>> the u.s. women's soccer team closer to getting treated the same as the men,

the lightning sparked wildfire has been burning for 13 days in the sequoia national park.ells us governor newsom toward the burn area today and used the visit to sign a huge wildfire and climate change response bill. governor gavin newsom came to sequoia national park site of the knp complex fire, which has grown to the size of san francisco. it's one of 10 major fires burning in california right now, in what is already california's second worst fire season ever, still, with months to go, traditions, lifestyle people places wiped off the map. that's what climate. is about something profound in extremist happening, and it's happening decades before. the scientists even believed, the governor says, think fahrenheit not celsius about ever rising temperatures. 80 degrees. i mean, that's that's the track. we're on. that's the inheritance. we're leaving to our kids. can imagine our grandkids he signed a $15 billion climate bill, the largest in state history, any state's history, so with that. let's sign this $15 billion package into law. the $15 billion climate bill has immediat

>> governor newsom joseph fire threat in sequoia national park as his backdrop to sign this package, which also includes funding for drought response, smart agricultural products, and fire prevention. right now, california spends most of its wildfire budget putting wildfires out. this package will pay for vegetation management to keep them from getting started. we have posted more details on it on kpix.com . >>> wildfire smoke has prompted another air-quality advisory for tomorrow and saturday, as we look live out at the tri- valley. you can see the haze. >> meteorologist darren peck is tracking what to expect over the weekend. >>> the flipside is the unique color it is adding to the sky right now. it looks surreal. this is the view from our camera on top of the salesforce tower looking out towards the golden gate bridge, obviously. we are getting the fog fall up over the marin headlands. it tips over and you get that beautiful fog fall over the shoulder, and there is the bridge. he warmed up today. this is why we start cooling back down tomorrow. it won't be drastic just yet. this i

on fire watch right now, the general sherman is still standing tall in sequoia national park as it has for hundreds if not over 1000 years. after the kmp complex fire reached the edge, reynolds wrap to the based of the world's biggest tree and ran some sprinklers out there to keep it safe. >>> a live look outside, casting a golden glow over the golden gate. >> that is beautiful. meteorologist darren peck is tracking summerlike temperatures into fall. >> i spotlighted how san francisco and areas of the coast felt the most, 15 degrees warmer today, but east bay shoreline communities also warmed up. oakland, i will use you as my example, you didn't warm up 15 degrees today like sentences go did, but in oakland, we warmed up 14 degrees. over where we were yesterday. that middle column shows you the change from yesterday to today, you can see the pattern on here. the closer you were to the water or the heart of the bay is where you felt at the most. as you get into some inland communities, we warmed up everywhere. it is most dramatic near the water. classic fall, that is your offshore wind

and in sequoia national park, a crew has saved some of the world's tallest and most ancient trees from the can peak complex fire that has burned more than 43,000 acres with no containment. statewide, nearly 10,000 firefighters are battling 11 major wildfires, extreme drought fueling the flames and making firefights even more challenging. >>> developing tonight, at least three people are dead after an amtrak train derailed in montana. this is new video of the aftermath. at least one of the cars flipped on its side. 10 train cars came off the tracks in north central montana. 146 passengers and 16 crew numbers were on board. amtrak has not released info about how many were injured, one passenger did tell cbs news that she heard a boom and a car began pitching violently from side to side. that train runs from seattle to chicago. the ntsb is investing, tonight. >> it just became a lot easier to get a covid booster shot. nearly 600 cbs stores across california are giving out pfizer booster shots, but not everyone can get it. it is for people who have already received the pfizer vaccine and a

. >> newsom signed the bill into larry county at the site of the knp complex fire in sequoia national park. that is where trresifoil to try to keep them safe from flames. the package of bills signed include moreonse as well as pro from extreme heat and sea level rise, including technology and prepositioning resources to minimize loss. >> if not now, when in the hell are we going to do it? what more evidence do you need of a world that's heating up and kids that are choking up and in growing number of of acres and communities and states burning up. >> knp complex fire has burned about 50 square miles. it is not expected to be contained until october 10th. >> thank you. >>> we know air pollution isn't good for us but a study shows it is worse than we thought. ian lee has the story on the world health organization's findings. >> reporter: the world health organization is slashing recommended levels for air pollution, saying harmful effects of dirty air kick in at lower levels than first thought. the mple a of breathing ion, contributes to 7 million deaths a year. >> reporter: health officials

. >>> into the fire watch now, sequoia national park has been shut down as a pair of lightning sparked fires creeps closer. they burned just under 6000 acres combined. forest spokesman says that the department namesake trees are not in immediate danger, but there is a potential threat to the growth and nearby community of three rivers. >>> we will take a live look at skies outside. very foggy. kind of the remnants of summer as we trip out of summer, and we are going to start cooling off. >> paul heggen is tracking another air-quality advisory for us. >>> is not a spare the air alert. that is what happens when ground-level air-quality gets into the unhealthy category. that won't happen, but we do see smoke farther up in the atmosphere trying to blow into the bay area. you will notice some haze overhead, but ground-level quality won't be that bad of the next couple of days. there will be some smoke in the atmosphere on thursday, and things won't change much to the end of the work week. we are in the moderate category tomorrow, thursday, and friday. we are going to see an improvement in a

where the smoke is coming from, here is high-resolution, purple is the fire down outside of sequoia national park and the glass fire, cal fire is not done. smokey this saturday. the flames are burning on the southwest side, more southerly side. it is putting more smoke into the sky and look what happens tomorrow. some of that will come our way, mixed in with fires coming in from the south. at which point, it doesn't really matter which fire did it. was to bring the large amount of smoke that is still being produced by fires in california and start pulling it back away. stay on top of that. we will have updated looks over the next few days but for now it's moderate at worst. tomorrow morning slows back down into the mid-50s. it will feel cooler tomorrow than it has for the last few mornings. it will be cold but you will notice a difference in the morning. for the daytime highs here is that warm-up. you got to go back up to 95 for concord and livermore, middle 90s for santa rosa. san jose in the mid-80s and in the middle of the day we will warm up temperatures a bit. san francisco, oakland, san jos

and tonight firefighters are taking some unique measures at sequoia national park. to protect the world's largest trees from a raging wildfire and also this incredible outpouring of%-psupps the residents came out to thank the firefighters as the cruise finally headed home, and we are tracking the weekend forecast a little bit of rain to talk about in that we'll have the five day when we returned. oh and taking a look at the conditions on the east shore ktvu channel two news at six will be right back the so callede in sequoia national park in the sierra nevada. the fire broke out last friday sparked by lightning evacuation orders and warnings are in place for residents in the community of three rivers. the fire has consumed more than 9300 acres was 0% containment. the campy complex is actually made up of two fires the paradise and colony fires, and today, fire crews took the extraordinary step of using aluminum insulation to try and protect a historic grove. trees as flames from the colony fire approach. the famous giant forest is home to some of 2000, towering sequo

. >>> raging wildfires in the west now nearing sequoia national park, home to the world's largest treesmaking history. t-minus 31 seconds in florida. three seconds until the launch window opens in florida. the crew buckle in the, not an astronaut among them all four set to make history as the first all civilian crew to soar into space. this historic mission dubbed inspiration 4. it's far more ambitious than the flights from jeff bezos and richard branson. they went to the edge of space for a mere minutes them spacex crew is set to spend three days in orbit if successful it will mark a new era for private space travel morgan brennan is with us at kennedy space center in florida. morgan how's the weather holding up >> reporter: we are currently a go for launch. we thinker is 90% favorable as i say this and keep in mind, spacex is watching the forecast three days out in anticipation of the crew's return, but for now, the countdown clock continues to tick down. >> we're excited and just ready to get going. >> reporter: when the crew of inspiration 4 lifts off for space atop a twice flown fa

concerned visitors sharing fond memories of adventures to see the tree >> sequoia national park is a gem, a national treasure. we have seen real material mortality in the giant sequoia as a result of climate driven fire. >> reporter: the race is on to protect the great general sherman and the surrounding towering treasures erin mclaughlin, nbc news. >> that's "nightly news" for this tuesday. thank you for watching, everyone i am lester holt please take care of yourself and each other. good night ♪ ♪ ♪♪ as i was walkin' by ♪ ♪ saw you standin' there with a smile ♪ ♪ lookin' shy you caught my eye ♪ ♪ thought you'd want to hang for a while ♪ ♪ my mind's tired ♪ ♪ i've worked so hard all week (ooh all week) ♪ ♪ cashed my check i'm ready to go ♪ ♪ i promise you i'll show you such a good time ♪ ♪ come on baby let's get away ♪ ♪ let's save our troubles for another day ♪ ♪ come go with me we've got it made ♪ ♪ let me take you on an escapade ♪ ♪ let's go ♪ ♪ es-ca-pade ♪ ♪ we'll have a good time ♪ ♪ an escapade ♪ ♪ my mind's tired i've worked so hard ♪ ♪ i just got paid got it made ready to go

he is set to tour the damage from the k&p complex fire in sequoia national park and sign legislationoutlining a $15 billion climate package. we will bring it to you live. >>> cooler tonight but not for long. >> reporter: not as extreme like for the past few days but do not be fooled how quick we cooled down. a lot of places have to go up another 5-10 degrees. it will get warmer, cooling back down again. look at the scene from the top of the mark hopkins hotel. marine layer is in. the wet blanket is pulled over the city and the bay. everywhere else in the bay area pretty much is looking at the clear skies at this point and you should for the remainder of tonight. tomorrow, the official forecast on air quality is moderate. that is from the bay area air management district. it was great today. we did get a strong surge of fresh clean air from the marine layer. however, the reason why we still have to be aware of the possibility smoke can go downhill all you have to do is take one look in the time lapse from the fire tkurpbing today in the national forest. the governor will be at the k&p

. >> we are getting an up close look at the high-priority mission in the sequoia national park to save some of the oldest trees in existence from fire. crews lead cameras into one of the sequoia groves, threatened by the kmp complex fire. the park service reassures us none has suffered damage. the governor plans to visit tomorrow to sign legislation aimed at preventing these wildfires. the fire has burned more than 28,000 acres. there is no containment. >> drought researchers in california are getting tough on trees to come up with the breed to survive with very little water. plant breeders are testing water tolerance measures. this almond orchard in the sacramento valley is a university research facility. researchers call it the torture orchard. they are stress testing 20 different varieties and 30,000 seedling trees to learn how much they can withstand. >> some cases, it has been surprising how smart those trees are and they can avoid that stress by rooting deeper into that wet soil, if there is wet soil. >> researchers hope the lessons they learn cannot only apply to agriculture, bu

. >>> back to the fire watch now, the knp complex fire threatening sequoia national park exploded across another 8500 acres in just 24 hours. it's now covering nearly 60 square miles since lightning sparked it 2 weeks ago, and the fire is still 0% contained. here is what the nearby wendy fire is doing to the sky over l.a. 200 miles to the south. typically it is just smug. this is smoke so thick that many people thought a new fire had erupted nearby. >>> back in the bay area, the air-quality advisory will last the release tomorrow. >> meteorologist darren peck is tracking it all for us. >>> i have some good news on that, but i think better news when we get into early next week. the whole pattern change. we talk about another small chance of rain for northernmost california. let's start in the tri-valley where you are looking at a lot of pays, but on the ground the air-quality is doing okay. there's gotten progressively better over the course of the last few hours. we still have some moderates in the santa clara valley, but as we go further inland, we've been able to turn some of them gree

. >>> an update on the knp complex fire in sequoia national park, home to ancient trees, considered national treasures. the fire continues to rage and there is zero containment still. they say the priorities right now the protection of life and property in nearby communities and infrastructure in the park. in the last 24 hours alone, more than 9,000 acres have burned. in all, the fire has burned 42,000 acres since started on september 10. the cause was lightning strikes. >>> wildfires getting larger and more unpredictable. seemingly every year. senior investigative reporter bigad sheban decision into a 100-year-old practice that some say is fanning these fast-moving forest fires across the state. >> reporter: flames were the only guiding light on this shin hook helicopter sweeping in to rescue 200 people at the reservoir 80 miles south of yosemite national park. the creek fire swept through at record speeds. >> there was a lot of chaos on the ground. >> reporter: joseph spoke to us from his current deployment in kuwait. he is with the california army national guard and says the fast-moving f

. >> reporter: in sequoia national park, crews at the k.n.p. complex fire have saved some of the world's tallest and most ancient trees. residents in central california are being advised to stay indoors due to the smoky skies. but here in southern california, the air quality is finally improving. jamie. >> yuccas: lilia luciano, thank you. still no sign of brian laundrie, despite two weeks of searching. laundrie is the fiance of gabby petito, whose remains were discovered last sunday in wyoming. florida police have focused their search for laundrie in an alligator-infeflted nature preserve, but today scaled back efforts there. he's currently wanted for unauthorized use of a debit card. meanwhile, gabby petito's neighbors remembered her with a candlelight vigil in the town of blue point, on new york's long island. her funeral is tomorrow. and this program note: tonight, "48 hours" investigates what happened to gabby petito. that's at 10:00 pacific, right here on cbs. the border crossing in del rio, texas, reopened to passenger and pedestrian tra

that is the complex, the fire burning at sequoia national park. the wind shifted it is ideal to start bringing the smoke our way. so, it will look hazy tomorrow. it is going to go downhill because the temperatures will be so high. we will start creating ground level oskpwroepb that o ozone it is spare the air. take it easy tomorrow, your lungs will thank you. tomorrow, look how cool it gets by the weekend. san jose, middle to upper 70s. looking at the microclimates, 97 tomorrow, turning into 82 by the weekend and for the values of the north bay, lower 90s tomorrow to the middle 70s. all right, vern, over to you. >>> sports settling in. ahead, did you see the packers tonight? why they got the 49ers attention and the oakland drive towards post season for the a's took a turn tonight with 12 >>> baseball up top, the home standing a's. they have been hunting a piece of the wild card playoff action with vengeance, hot again. winning streak of 5. critical. they performed in front of 4,068. hosted the mariners. one run, 16 innings, base-run to the gap mak

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slow progress is being made on the lightning sparked knp complex fire in sequoia national park. that fire is still burning out of control. but cal fire said today it is now 8% contained. the knp fire is consumed nearly 45,000 acres after starting two weeks ago into larry county. the huge flames of forced the evacuation of thousands of people and shut down the sequoia and kings canyon. national parks. crews have also gone to great lengths to protect the giant ancient trees in those parks, even wrapping some of them around their base with fire protecting foil. and firefighters and shasta county say they are beginning to gain upper ground now on the fawn fire north of redding. cal fire says it's now 35% contained up from 2% earlier today. more than 5800 acres of birds. it's flared up last wednesday. the flames have destroyed or damaged 150 structures, many of them homes, but cal fire says crews had a very successful day on the fire lines yesterday, thanks to help from mother nature. officials say they believe they have it under control or they will buy this week. we had an incredib

sequoia national park is shut down and the giant trees there that it's named for are in danger.s burning in steep and dangerous terrain until their county. the flames excuse me are heading toward more than 2000 giant sequoias, including the general sherman tree, which is the largest tree on earth. the colony and paradise. fires that make up this complex have grown to more than 5800 acres with 0% containment. the fires have been burning since thursday, and mandatory evacuations remain in place in the area already, and yeah, those fires something to keep an eye on. we do have some cooler weather coming, maybe a shower, too. but i mentioned on the redwood trees again. they lived to be hundreds of years old. they've survived fire all the time. it's what they do. and so there, especially those big old trees, it's hard to burn them down. um. so i know where i'll worry about those kinds of things, but just that's part of their natural cycle is fired redwood park. i mean, look, it's sort of an interesting thing. that's why they live to be sold. okay we've got fog out there now that fog

. >> we are getting an up close look at the high-priority mission in the sequoia national park to saveldest trees in existence from fire. crews lead cameras into one of the sequoia groves, threatened by the kmp complex fire. the park service reassures us none has suffered damage. the governor plans to visit tomorrow to sign legislation aimed at preventing these wildfires. the fire has burned more than 28,000 acres. there is no containment. >> drought researchers in california are getting tough on trees to come up with the breed water.vive with very little plant breeders are testing water tolerance measures. this almond orchard in the sacramento valley is a university research facility. researchers call it the torture orchard. they are stress testing 20 different varieties and 30,000 seedling trees to learn how much they can withstand. >> some cases, it has been surprising how smart those trees are and they can avoid that stress by rooting deeper into that wet soil, if there is wet soil. >> researchers hope the lessons they learn cannot only apply to agriculture, but also landscaping. i

. >>> on the fire watch, we are watching the knp complex fire continue to grow at sequoia national parkbattle the fast-growing flames as they try to save giant sequoias. is this been almost 3 weeks since lightning has ignited this wire. it's grown in the last 24 hours and stands at over 36,000 acres burned. there is no containment. >>> a lot of folks to get out and about this weekend. darren peck will give us a clue as to what is coming. >>> here's a peek at what it will look like on top of the salesforce tower. it is almost like we have normalized the idea of hazy looking skies. that's certainly what we have., but what matters is what the air quality is actually reading where we breathe all of this in. we will skip ahead from the live view with that orange tinge, and this is still an okay story. we are meeting moderate, a lot like yesterday, from ukiah all the way down through the bay. it's hit or miss. it turns to air quality as ego of the peninsula and get into the city. we've had enough of the rebuilding of the marine layer and the onshore flow coming through the golden gate that it