one of the most popular destinations, which is the mariposa grove, that area of the park, the south entrance to yosemite and nearby will want to road are closed reporter. we really shaddox joins us now live from outside the park with the effort to keep the park and visitors safe arena. >> pam and ken, i'm about 2 miles from the south entrance of yosemite national park. and if you take a look just behind me, you can see there is a plume of smoke yesterday, though, in comparison it was a giant mushroom, very dark in color. so it does look slightly better today, even though they lost a little bit of that containment percentage. now we weren't allowed inside the park today, even with an escort. and that's because of the trees that are falling down. just one of the many perils of these big fires. >> the sugar pine railroad was in full swing today. well, the large plume of smoke above mariposa grove didn't look as large or menacing. but firefighters did lose a bit of containment on the washburn fire going from 25% to 22%. >> helicopters are still dropping water as the flames have spread to more th

not too far from yosemite south entrance near the campground. overnight, the fire grew to more than 700 acres, that is tripling in acreage since 7:00 p.m. last night. planes made their way inside maricopa grove, to him says they are headed to the group to wrap the trees in fire resistant foil. we saw something similar in the sequoia national park last year, you might recall. so far, no reports of major damage to the famous trees. but flames are also threatening the historic lodge, the -- hotel. it has been evacuated, as has the low one a campground. >>> back in the bay area, firefighters worked for the night to strengthen containment lines for a fire in morgan hill. the arms the fire is burning in the area of arms the lane, an unincorporated part of santa clara county. it is 30% contained, crews have held it to five acres. the fire initially prompted evacuation orders, but those have since been lifted. turning now to a bay area doctor and professor who is getting attention because of her idea to expand abortion access. >>> she tells us she is le

at the south entrance, you have officer gasoline.mera footage from the officer because that camera is attached to the front of his vest. he's walking up the hallway essentially towards these men in the big screen with the long guns. so, that's the perspective that you're getting. >> wait, as this is happening, look at this time mark. we know the time stamp that right now, a 911 call is coming from inside of room 112. it's a -- a child, and they're saying, please send help for my teacher. she is shot but still alive. a lot of people are gone. please hurry up. come immediate. 112. it's dumbfounding and infuriating and heartbreaking that we are how many minutes -- 37 minutes in. a 911 call is coming in. we're seeing people at the end of the hall, chief ramsey, who are still not moving up. 911 calls are coming in. we learned a long time -- more than a half hour ago, that one of the officers' wives had been shot. i'm asking toyou to explain thi. >> i can't -- i can't explain it because there is no explanation for and so there is no explan

but only grown 300 acres since yesterday, about 3,500 acres near the south entrance of the park, closedo the public due to danger of falling trees. >> can fall moment's notice, any direction, firefighter, across a road, a puppy. >> a branch went right over the top of us, pretty good sized. >> strong updrafts sending debris up into the air where the firefighting planes are. moving away from the mariposa grove of ancient sequoias, still near the community. >>> more on nature photographer who set up trap in national forest and captured pretty good video. >> reporter: wilfred is taking a nap. >> nicknamed him wilfred the bear after the actor. >> reporter: martinez is the photographer who caught the bear making bed and laying in it. >> he spent four hours lounging, stretching, doing some of the cutest poses you've seen. >> reporter: been here two hours, apparently needed to kick up feet on a tree. next, yawn and stretch. then thinks of getting up to forage, changes mind and snoozes a few more minutes. hadn't realized until then how dirty his paws were, he grooms himself. >> they love him mor

enough ground that highway 41 reopened yesterday so visitors could get in through the park's south entrance. fire crews in the south bay made fast work of a brush fire in morgan hill. it threatened structures this afternoon. it broke out at pratt lane close to highway 101. flames destroyed a number of vehicles but firefighters were able to keep the word progress of the flames one half acre. a reminder, you can track all of the wildfires burning right now in california by using our online interactive wildfire tracker. you can find it at abc7news.com. building a better bay area means focusing on your health, and this includes a monkeypox vaccine clinic set for tomorrow. san francisco general tells us the clinic is monday through friday from:00 a.m. until noon each day. walk-ins and appointment are accepted. the hospital says vaccine supply is limited and demand is high. last week, nearly 200 people were in line for the clinic i 6:00 a.m. we have curated detailed information about monkeypox infections, vaccines and treatment. you can find that at abc7news.com. just click on the blue box that s

gained enough ground that highway 41 reopened yesterday so visitors could get through the park's south entrance. fire crews made a fast work of a fire in morgan hill that threatened structures this afternoon. it broke out close to highway 101. flames destroyed a number of vehicles, but firefighters were able to keep forward progress of the flames to half an acre. you can always track the wildfires burning right now in california by using our online interactive wildfire tracker. find it at abc7news.com. building a better bay area means focusing on your health. this includes a monkeypox vaccine clinic set for tomorrow. zuckerberg san francisco general hospital tells us that they will hold clinics monday through friday from 8:00 a.m. to noon each day. both walk-ins and appointments are accepted. the supply is limited and demand is high. last week, nearly 200 people were in line for the clinic by 6:00 a.m. we have curated detailed information about monkeypox infections, vaccines, and treatment. you know where to go, abc7news.com. just click on the big blue box that says what you need to know about

visitors are allowed to travel from the south entrance to yosemite valley. reservations are still required. flames have scorched more than 7.5 square miles since the fire started 17 days ago. drew, let's talk about how the weather is affecting does firefight. >> keeping this michael way us for the time in. there, you can see a lot of smoke being emitted from the fire. we will widen the picture and you can see the fog banked along the coastline. the winds are coming out of the north and pushing the smoke east. look at the air quality near the fire, not surprising hazardous air quality under the smoke. our air-quality zone, we expect to stay there for the time being. the future weather shows you that smoke may move around tomorrow afternoon but again here locally, our air quality remains pretty good. for the foreseeable future we will keep the smoke out of our forecast. >> that is good news. thanks. it has been nearly six months since the gabe family has last seen alexis. today, a clue was found. volunteers calmed through the area paired it will be taken by po

the south entrance remains closed, but the highway 140 and 120 entrances remain open. live in oakhurst, jessica harrington, abc7news. larry: keep an eye on our air quality any time by using our exclusive air quality tracker on our website, the same one that sandia -- sandhya uses in her forecasts. ama: some sad news to report to you. a longtime member of our abc 7 family has passed away. mike died doing what he loved, working as a photographer. his latest assignment was at laguna seca in monterey county, where he collapsed. you will know his work from the birdseye view he gave us from sky 7 as an employee of helicopters, inc. he graduated from san leandro high school and was a volunteer with the pleasanton police department. he was 54 years old, and we are certainly going to miss him. there's a reason comcast business powers more businesses than any other provider. actually, there's a few. comcast business offers the fastest, reliable network... the protection of security edge... and the most reliable 5g network. want me to keep going? i can... whether your small busin

no surprise, pretty hazy in yosemite, oak fire burning 20 miles from the park south entrance. we will take a look at the satellite view of the smoke. rob, a lot of smoke coming from this fire. we saw that it reached tahoe. is it going to reach the bay area and will it affect the air- quality question mark >> you can see that a lot of it went to the north, 18,000 acres burned. near lake tahoe. we will see the winds shift coming toward the bay area. this is what we're watching, the fire and behavior out on the fire line. that smoke was still rising. compared to the same time yesterday, it has not been as explosive in terms of growth and long-range spotting, it did grow some today, and still put up a lot of smoke and most moving to the north. high enough that we were able to see the embers and the ash again on the radar. more ash being sent out to the tahoe basin today and more embers in the east side of the fire. the bay area under a smoke advisory issued by the air- quality management district, upper-level smoke. drifting into the north east bay during the day tomorrow. it will

reporter: the outer rim of the swirling inferno has forced the closure of yosemite's popular south entrance, triggering 1,600 evacuations. >> the smoke was overwhelming by the time we got down into yosemite valley, ash was raining down on us >> reporter: inside yosemite's famed grove where protective sequoias are more than 2,000 years old and over 300 feet high. >> i'm standing right in front of the grizzly giant. >> reporter: a simple sprinkler system is keeping soil wet around the grizzly giant, the world's most famous tree protective foil also wraps the historic clark cabin, but flames are within striking distance. crews are lining every hillside they can, but this fire is quickly racing from tree to tree in some areas, they're simply going to let it burn tonight that burn destroying everything in its path and still threatening to uproot these iconic natural wonders that have stood tall for generations. >> miguel joining me now. miguel, protecting the massive sequoias is a major feat tonight the outlook on that seems to be good? >> reporter: that's right, lester. incredibly not a sickle

in danger and that wildfire burns in yosemite national park, the washburn fire near yosemite south entrance, near the campground. campground and hotel have been evacuated. washburn fire started on thursday, and has burned more than 700 acres. it is a 0% contained at this point. firefighters a rising temperatures and decreasing humidity over the weekend are, of course, a concern. flames have made their way inside the mariposa grove of giant sequoia's, one of the most visited spots in yosemite park. crews are working to wrap some of those trees in fire resistant foil. we saw crew do something similar in sequoia national park last year. so far, no reports of major damage to the famous trees. giant sequoia's are known for surviving fire, but wildfires are burning hotter and quicker than ever before due to dry conditions. >> some of the oldest trees there are, trees that are 10,000 years old, they are massive giants when you stand next to them. >> beautiful trees. just two years ago, the u.s. forest service blamed wildfires for killing nearly 20% of the giant sequoia's in this area. >> this just

reporter: the outer rim of the swirling inferno has forced the closure of yosemite's popular south entrance, triggering 1600 evacuations. sk >> the smoke was overwhelming. b by the time we got to yosemite valley, ash was raining down >> reporter: the sequoias are more than 2,000 years old and 300 feet high. a simple sprinkler system is keeping soil wet around the grizzly giant, arguably the world's most famous tree protective foil now also wraps the historic cabin but flames are within striking distance crews are lining every hillside they can, but this fire is quickly racing from tree to tree in some areas, they're simply going to let it burn that burn destroying everything in its path and still threatening to uproot these iconic natural wonders that have stood tall for generations there are 600 of these majestic beauties all across this valley floor. now the fire's gotten very close and actually torched some of them but none have been destroyed the fire at last check was about 25% contained. so it's still on the move. crews here though say they are making progress. back to you. >> okay, m

the mariposa grove and the south entrance to the park are still close until further notice. but the giant sequoias have been protected so far. in the east bay. firefighters have stopped for progress of the flynn fire. that fire started burning after 06:00pm yesterday near 5.80, at altamonte past and alameda county 121 acres have been barred and it is 80% contained. the air quality advisory of eastern contra costa county has been extended through today. the bay area air quality management district extended that advisory because of the marsh fire. it's been burning for more than a month in the area of marsh creek road and won a boulevard south of brentwood. investigators say the marsh fire started at a homeless encampment in bay point. the advisory was supposed to be in effect for a few days when it was first announced last week. but the fire keep smoldering. so that advisory keeps getting and it's. that time of the year where day after day were reportedly talking about those fires. it is affecting our air quality. john, you've been tracking all of that and more so today in te

but night, rangers announced they plan to reopen wawona road from the south entrance to yosemite valley. this saturday. the mariposa grove and community of wawona will remain closed. coming up the house votes to guarantee same sex and interracial marriage into federal law. the effort to protect rights from supreme court reversal also had two friends robbed after police say roberts followed them home from a restaurant. they're frightening and counter coming up. her debit cards at retail stores . last night, we told you about four skimming devices found at businesses and atms in petaluma will now in oakland. 7 11 is the latest store where a skimming device was found. neighbor david dinar says he's a regular at the grand avenue convenience stories as he made the discovery sunday while trying to make a purchase . after putting his card there into the machine, he says he noticed something was off and that the buttons felt different. i look really closely and it didn't look the same as the other one and the other register , and i kind of just picked at it in slowly and shirt enough. it was ki

the mariposa grove and the south entrance to the park still closed until further notice. and the giant sequoias have so far been protected. the air quality advisory of eastern contra costa county was extended again through tomorrow. the bay area air quality management district extended the advisory because of >> the marsh fire that's been burning for more than a month in the area of marsh creek road and walnut boulevard, south of brentwood. the skaters say the marsh fire started at a homeless encampment in bay point the advisory was supposed to be in effect for a few days and actually in today when it was first announced last week. but that fire keep smoldering. so the advisory keeps getting extended again until tomorrow. and lawrence is back. i know you've been keeping an eye on the air quality. yeah, looking better today we've got a sea breeze, a pretty strong out there right now. it's their quality >> looking improved from where it was at, but we're still have some in and around the mars fire, but hard to put those fires out once or underneath the ground. so you can im

now the mariposa grove and the south entrance to the park are still closed until further notice. the giant sequoias have been protected so far. our chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is joining us now with a look at the forecast for this tuesday. looking a little bit better around the bay area, not as hazy outside today. we've had enough of that on shore breeze kicking in. >> that's helped to clear things out. of course, you had some fires burning locally in parts of the east bay and right now you've got that fog moving back on shore. that's a good sign and help to clear things out. and we're going to look to battle the santa clara valley is seeing some yellow there. and a moderate amounts of pollutants building up there right now. so something to watch out for, i think as we head toward tomorrow, 2 is we're going to see some of that air quality get a little hazy in the south bay. again, as you can see the terrain there, all's acting about to work, just kind of holds in some of the pollutants in the atmosphere. and that's why they get that. they're so tomorrow. air quality looki

ordered for the wawona campground and the surrounding community and highway. 41 is closed at the south entranceosemite. it has been a very busy week for cal fire this afternoon, a vegetation fire prompted an evacuation in morgen hill, and it's ktvu zach sauce tells us residents have been allowed to return home thanks to an aggressive attack from firefighters. cal fire crews over morgan hill friday afternoon battling a fast moving brush fire. the five acre arms be fire burning near sleepy valley road for some to temporarily leave their homes. it's just one of several fires that have been keeping cal fire busy this week across northern california. this is the time of year when, uh, fuel moistures are continuing to drop fires, they have so far managed to jump on quickly. additional hand crews were brought on aircraft were staffed up all part of cal fire's acknowledgement. of the new normal it is no longer a fire season. but i would strips have to say that it's been that way for quite a while now. persistent drought across the state making conditions ripe for wild fires to ignite year round in the

what is happening is that now at the south entrance is closed, that means the other entrances are extremely busy. we have long lines of vehicles waiting to get in. we ask people to be patient and we ask people to be cognizant of the air quality. this is yosemite valley so we are asking people to be more responsible. if someone has respiratory issues, be very careful in hiking and choosing activities and just be aware of their surroundings and, of course, stay out of the closed areas and understand these firefighters are working incredibly hard, as was mentioned. it's difficult, deep terrain. we want to give them all the tools and support we can so they can help us suppress this fire. >> looking at these images, the smoke is take in some spots. last fall, we talked about foil being wrapped around the trees in sequoia. we are seeing and hearing a sprinkler system set up near mariposa grove. is that going to be enough? talk to me about how comp located that has been. >> the giants acquires are incredibly beautiful trees and historically important. this is home to 500 richard giant sequoia's. w

highway 41 on the south entrance coming from fresno has a hard closure to the rest of the park is still open and be a highway. one, 40 firefighters say one of the initial challenges was getting resources. there is fire in northern california resources kind of held out. that fire is wrapping up. so we are starting to get those resources and obviously it is in an area where it is getting into wilderness. so it is getting into steep country as far as these giant sequoias are known for surviving fire. but wildfires burn hotter and quicker than ever before because of dry conditions. the sequoia trees are a fire, adapted tree so they actually need fire to reproduce. some fire is good for those trees. high intensity fire on the other hand is not a good thing because it actually does kill the tree in just the last 2 years. the u.s. forest service blames several wildfires for killing nearly 20% of the giant sequoias in the sierra nevada reporting in yosemite national park. nathalie vera kron. 4 news. >> turning now to the latest updates on the electra fire burning in amador county. it's now abou

. >> reporter: historic hotel and surrounding community now evacuated, the south entrance to the parkeartbreaking. you feel afraid for the people in the town. just heartbroken about the trees. >> reporter: there is cautious optimism in this fight. over the last few years, fire teams cleared the brush and fuel around the grove, that helps. so does the damage left behind by previous fires. call burn scars that will hopefully slow the spread of this one. and help save these trees that were here maybe a couple thousand years before columbus ever set foot in the americas. so these giant trees were basically built to withstand fire. in fact they need it, they need the heat to pop their seed cones. but as our climate warms and changes, the concern is that these trees will not be able to withstand the much more intense blazes that we are seeing now here in california. good news, we do hear that the fire is now at least partially contained. so we hope, we think, that for now at least these giant sequoias are safe. well, from this fire anyways. nick watt, cnn, just outside yosemite national par

highway 41 was allowed to reopen so visitors could get into the parks south entrance. a stubborn fire in the east bay is finally out, or hopefully it is. the marsh fire started at the end of may and the smoke filled the air in parts of contra costa county. may be the key word there -- as fires like the ones and mariposa county are cause for concern. >> after seven weeks of fire in the past seven days of flooding, it's blue skies over pittsburgh and bay point. >> they are tough to extinguish but it appears it has been extinguish. >> the marsh fire began it the end of may ignited at a fire in a homeless encampment. poor air quality prompted health advisories. the fire prevention district says 200 million gallons were dumped trying to put the fire out. >> it's impossible to get the firefighters out there because it's very dangerous conditions in the marsh area and it wasn't in an area we could get water on fire boats. >> he says it has been a busy fire season. fires have increased 20% since last year in the county. >> that number is up about 50%. the indications are not g

. >> reporter: the fire's outer rim forcing the closure of yosemite's popular south entrance and theation of some 1600 people from nearby homes and hotels. fames mariposa grove is a top tourist spot for its sequoias. some of the tallest and oldest trees in the planet. the iconic grizzly giant first began sprouting a thousand years bc. sequoias could stand up to 200 feet tall, higher than italy's leaning tower of pisa. these were celebrated as natural wonders. president lincoln signed legislation to protect them. and taft posing in front of the massive trunks. although sequoias have adapted to survive flames, they're no match for modern wildfires, driven by climate change, and extreme drought. 20% of giant sequoias have been lost in the last two years alone. >> we've lot more giant sequoia trees in the past, i think it is 15 years than in history. >> now firefighters doing all they can to save centuries of trees from this growing inferno. >> miguel almaguer reporting from yosemite national park. and mika, those trees, as miguel said, are measured in the thousands of years. and for tha

the south entrance to the park is closed. >> kind of heartbreaking.fraid for the people in the town. just heartbroken about the trees. >> there is cautious optimism in this fight. over the last few years, fire teams cleared the brush and fuel around mariposa grove. that helps. so does the damage left behind by previous fires. so-called burn scars that will hopefully slow the spread of this one. and help save thesever stepped americas. so these trees are basically designed to withstand fire. in fact, they need fire to pop their seed cones, but as our climate warms, the concern is they will not be able to withstand the more intense fires that we're seeing. good news right now, about an hour ago, we heard the fire is now 25% contained. but i have got to say in the past five or ten minutes, we have watched that plume grow massively. either way, we think, we hope that for now at least, these majestic sequoias will be safe, at least from this fire. jake. >> nick watt in california's yosemite national park, thank you so much. >> coming up, it looks like a ma

ground though that highway 41 was allowed to reopen so visitors could get through the park's south entrance. a stubborn fire in the east bay may finally be out the marsh fire started at the end of may and the smoke fouled up the air in parts of contra costa county. and while one fire may be out it is fires like the ones in mariposa county that are caused for concern. abc 7 news reporter answer hasan has this story? after seven weeks of fire in the past seven days of flooding. it's blue skies over pittsburgh and bay point. they're tough to extinguish, but the appearance is right now, it appears that it in fact has been extinguished the marsh fire began at the end of may ignited by a fire in a homeless encampment it spread through 200 acres of marshland along the waterfront poor air quality prompted health advisories. steve hill with the contra costa county fire prevention district says 200 million gallons were dumped trying to put the out impossible to get firefighters out there because it's very dangerous conditions in the marchee area and it wasn't in an area that we could get water on. a

if you're looking to visit the park anytime soon, the south entrance to the park reopened at 6 o'clock this morning. park officials telling us tonight they closed the entrance while they battle the washburn fire, which is now at 78% containment. and that fire burned nearly 5,000 acres since starting earlier this month. the mariposa grove with the famed sequoia trees will, however, remain closed for at least another week. all right. we'll take a live look now at our 4 zone forecast. not really much. should be the golden gate bridge there on a sunday is there is all covered up. wasn't just recently like fog appreciation day or something yesterday. yeah, are on social media about sought funding post. that's and someone said is karl coming at that and said the fog and she said, no, your husband taking over. raiser anyway. she's got a look at the smoke tracker, though, from those fires are just talking about. yeah, let's take a look at those yosemite fire conditions because even though we're not going to notice smoke and ash in the bay area, we're certainly going to notice smoke impacts. >>

highway 41 on the south entrance coming from fresno has a hard closure to the rest of the park is still open and be a highway. one, 40 firefighters say one of the initial challenges was getting resources. there is fire in northern california resources kind of held out that fire is wrapping up. so we are starting to get those resources and obviously it is in an area where it is getting into wilderness. so it is getting into steep country as far as these giant sequoias are known for surviving fire. but wildfires burn hotter and quicker than ever before because of dry conditions. the sequoia trees are a fire, adapted tree so they actually need fire to reproduce. some fire is good for those trees. high intensity fire on the other hand is not a good thing because it actually does kill the tree in just the last 2 years. the u.s. forest service blames several wildfires for killing nearly 20% of the giant sequoias in the sierra nevada reporting in yosemite national park. nathalie vera kron. 4 news. >> back here in the bay area. a vegetation fire in pittsburgh reignited last night and moved towa

gained enough ground that highway 41 was allowed to reopen so visitors could get in to the park's south entrance. a stubborn fire in the east bay may finally be out. the marsl fire started the the end of may and smoke filled the air in parts of the county. while one fire may be out, it's fires like the one in mariposa county that are cause for concern. our abc news reporter has the story. reporter: after seven weeks of fire in the past seven days of flooding, it's blue skies over pittsburgh and bay point. >> they're tough to extinguish, but the appearance right now, it appears that it has been ex-tin wished. reporter: the marsh was ignited by a fire in a homeless encampment t. spread through 200 acres of marshland, where air quality prompted health advisories. steve hill says 200 million gallons were dumped trying to put the fire out. >> it's impossible to get the firefighters out there because it's very dangerous conditions in the marsh area. one area that we could get water on fire boats. reporter: hill says it's been a busy fire season. fires have increased 20% since last year in the county.

highway 41 on the south entrance coming from fresno has a hard closure to the rest of the park is still open and be a highway one. 41 firefighters say one of the initial challenges was getting resources. there is fire in northern california resources kind of held out that fire is wrapping up. so we are starting to get those resources and obviously it is in an area where it is getting into wilderness. so it is getting into steep country as far as these giant sequoias are known for surviving fire. but wildfires burn hotter and quicker than ever before because of dry conditions. the sequoia trees are a fire, adapted tree so they actually need fire to reproduce. some fire is good for those trees. high intensity fire on the other hand is not a good thing because it actually does kill the tree in just the last 2 years. the u.s. forest service blames several wildfires for killing nearly 20% of the giant sequoias in the sierra nevada reporting in yosemite national park. nathalie vera kron. 4 news. >> back here in the bay area. a vegetation fire in pittsburgh reignited last night and move toward

the mariposa grove and the south entrance to yosemite are still closed until further notice. the giant sequoias have been protected so far the air quality advisory in eastern contra costa county has been extended through tomorrow. the bay area air quality management district extending that advisory because of the marsh fire, which has been burning now for more than a month from the area of marsh creek road and walnut boulevard, south of brentwood. investigators say the marsh fire started at a homeless encampment in bay point. the advisory was supposed to be in effect for a few days when it was first announced last week. but this fire keeps smoldering. so the advisory keeps getting extended kind of burning underground in the grounds. not good. our chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is joining us now with more on the air quality. all these fires kind of burden. >> around the bay area, how we do it. and we've got a long way to go in fire says we haven't even reached the peak. and, you know, we get into late august and september and early october. that's when it gets really scar

the south entrance to the park remains closed tonight. you can also see the wawona area which has been evacuated and the mariposa grove all in red there, but the rest of the park is still open to visitors. those remaining visitors at yosemite they may be affected by some of the heavy smoke that's shifting into that area. the forest service says. this fire has burned more than 2300 acres since it started back on thursday. because at this point is unclear, although we know it started close to a trail mike back to you. thank you for the update and smoke from that fire has made its way into parts of the bay area, prompting an air quality advisory. most of the polluted air. oh, is up in those upper elevations. but if you do smell smoke, you are being asked to take precautions. take the necessary steps to protect yourself and your family. we recommend things like , you know, closing doors and windows, creating a clean air room in your home. changing your air filter things of that nature so that we really just wanted to make sure that we do what

a lot of people like to visit yosemite this time of year, you said the south entrance is closed. but are there other ways to access the park? yes so a lot of the containment as of now, the 17% and where they do expect it to go back up is where that community is. they have stopped the fire from jumping the highway or highway 41 once again. this is the highway that is closed, but the northern insurance is still open. if you do plan on coming to the park, just be prepared for a little bit of smoke, so no damage to any of those buildings in the communities. it's still unclear when people who do live there or want to travel there will be able to come back that firefighters continue to hopefully gained some ground on this fire. giovanni luigi, thanks for tonight's update. we appreciate it. california's insurance commissioner is highlighting issues with the state insurer of last program meant to help homeowners who live in wildfire prone areas and have had their coverage canceled by other providers. insurance commissioner ricardo lara says an independent study has found the so called fa

. >> the outer rim of the swirling inferno has forced the closure of yosemite's popular south entrance evacuations. >> the smoke was overwhelming. by the time we got down into yosemite valley, ash was raining down on us. >> mariposa grove, where protected sequoias are more than 2,000 years old and over 300 feet high -- >> i'm standing directly in front of the grizzly giant. >> a simple sprinkler system is keeping the soil wet along the grizzly giant, arguably the world's most famous tree and protective foil around the clark cabin and flames within striking distance. and crews are lining every hillside they can but this fire is quickly racing from tree to tree. in some areas, they're simply going to let it burn. >> that burn destroying everything in its path. and still threatening to uproot these iconic natural wonders that have stood tall for generations. hoping for the best there. we will keep you posted in the days ahead. >>> elsewhere, this is a cool story. president biden has unveiled the first-ever image from nasa's new space telescope. the image offers the deepest look at the uni

so the mariposa grove there is what we're concerned about in that south entrance to yosemite close sooke continuing to drift up. to the north throughout the day today on sunday in the 80s around southlake but a little haze there throughout the afternoon and evening and then as we get into your monday as well 86 in santa clara looking for upper 80s in san jose today, and if you're closer to the bay you're certainly going to notice the seabreeze not as strong mid 80s from milpitas went by the peninsula pretty quick there and the rest of the bay. sorry about that mid 80s city and belmont redwood. it's going to be a warmer day 74 downtown and you can notice that richmond distrtsrom uppero 70 a7 in the city. so we'll be warmer than that wine country mid 90s today from santa rosa 90 in napa sonoma low 90s and on the east bay looking at about 81 in oakland, so finally warming up for you closer to the bay here by union city in fremont where midnight mid 80s and then here come those mid upper 90s from livermore through antioch, so certainly kind of toasty inland today tomorrow and then we'll e

the south entrance to yosemite we know is still closed down as fire crews work in that area. how is this affecting visitors to yosemite overall? and what's the impact of all that smoke on people in the park? yeah, the smoke issue is bigger than most people might realize. people often times don't understand or realize firsthand the effects of smoke until you're in it. you can see it from a distance and it looks dirty, but it's hard to breathe and it's harmful to people with conditions that might be exacerbated by it. and one thing to think about is, um well wanna was evacuated. and 1600. people were evacuated and only about 150. i believe actually reside in wawona, so that means that the rest were tourists. and so that's that, you know, the local economies take a hit, and that's one of the things we consider the team that comes in to fight fire just to get get the fire out and get the community back up and running. and stanley real quickly. you mentioned the evacuations that we want a campground and also that you're getting a little bit of a break right now. with the lower win

about 4900 grove and the south entrance to the park are still closed until further notice.iant sequoias so far so good. they've been protected and we've been thinking about them, especially on the fires going on. glad they've been doing what they need to keep them safe get there and see them again. and john always keeps an eye on fire weather, which and what they don't want is wind and heat. so what are we in for today? john? definitely the heat out there and yosemite national park guys. at least not super windy this morning. here's a live look down in yosemite valley. >> got a little trickles still flowing there. you know, 70 falls. but overall, you can see. >> how improved air quality is looking actually see the other side of the canyon. now. and even though there is still some haze from the washburn fire, definitely some better conditions out there here in the bay area are conditions are also about to get hot later on today. looking at san jose, you can see the gray there in the distance. still hovering across much of the bay itself. but now you are firmly under the suns

rangers plan to reopen owona road from the south entrance to yosemite valley, most of grove and the community of one about wona will stay closed. the bay area air quality management district is extending its air quality advisory for eastern contra costa county due to smoke from the marsh fire. that fire has been burning their pittsburgh and be point since the end of may, millions of gallons of water have been pumped into the marshy area since last week. three additional pumps were put into operation today and will continue with hopes that it will be extinguished by the end of this week. for the first time in 50 years, cal fire is relaunching its night flying program gives fire crews the ability to fight fires. 24 7. heather waldman. gotta look inside the new helicopters and shows us how they're already paying off. every fire is different. every fire has its own unique personality as california's fires get more destructive, they require every tool. cal fire has, as we've seen the last few years, the fires have just gotten bigger and bigger to the point where we're getting these mega fires, so

the mariposa grove and the south entrance to the park are still closed until further notice that thent sequoias have been protected so far. thank goodness they've been able protect those tree. might you know what? i learned a little something about those trees on the tour guide. >> i took a tour it was john and told he did all these researching john, you're explaining of the bark of i listened is really thick and becomes its own fire protection. yeah. isn't that cool? isn't the redwoods are so adapted to which is good to know because obviously we get quite a few actually good to know. >> yeah. and you know what? it is also good to see that that fire containment continues to grow on it over there in the sierra nevada. >> a little less smoke being put from that want to without means less smoke diffusing our direction across the bay area. so improving conditions as far as air quality goes in the immediate forecast, at least around those blazes as far as we go here in the bay area, what you're looking at is not he's north smoke. it is just a whole lot of fog this morning that has pushed

the mariposa grove and the south entrance to the park are still closed until further notice. the giant sequoias have been protected so far the air quality advisory in eastern contra costa county is being extended into tomorrow. the bay area air quality management district extended the advisory because of the marsh fire that's been burning for more than a month in the area of marsh creek road and walnut boulevard, south of brentwood. investigators say the marsh fire started at a homeless encampment in bay point. the advisory was supposed to be in effect for a few days when it was first announced last week. but that fire keep smoldering. so the advisory keeps getting extended. time to take a look at the forecast as we look live at san francisco from our. >> a camera here kron 4. the transamerica building is out there. some some warrants. >> lost in the fog out there tonight. the fog sweeping back on really, that's helped the air quality get the sea breeze in the afternoon. up to clear things out earlier, we had some yellow on the evening hours, but now things are looking good a

rangers plan to reopen rhona wona road from the south entrance to yosemite valley, the mayor opposed to grove and the community of owona, though, will remain closed. the bay area air quality management district is extending its air quality advisory for eastern contra costa county once again due to the smoke from the marsh fire. that fire has been burning near pittsburgh and bay point since the end of may, a millions of gallons of water have been pumped into the marshy area since last week to try to put out the fire. three additional pumps were put into operation just today and will continue with hopes that the fire will finally be extinguished by the end of the week. for the first time in 50 years, cal fire is relaunching its night flying program. this gives fire crews the ability to fight fires. 24 7 , heather waldman gotta look inside the new helicopters, and she shows us how they're already paying off. every fire is different. every fire has its own unique personality. california's fires get more destructive. they require every tool. cal fire has, as we've seen the last few years.

ordered for the owona campground and the surrounding community to and how we 41 is closed at the south entrance to yosemite, and that's not the only wildfire keeping cal fire busy tonight. this afternoon of vegetation fire prompted an evacuation in morgan hill. tbs exoduses live in the newsroom, zack. it sounds like the beginning to gain control over the fire. thankfully yes, people are now being allowed back into their homes, and so far no damage has been reported . cruz launched an aggressive attack to limit the spread of that fire this afternoon, which last check was around 30% contained fairly nonstop schedule for cal fire since the july 4th weekend. cal fire crews over morgan hill friday afternoon battling a fast moving brush fire. the five acre arms be fire burning near sleepy valley road for some to temporarily leave their homes. it's just one of several fires that have been keeping cal fire busy this week across northern california. this is the time of year when, uh, fuel moistures are continuing to drop fires, they have so far managed to jump on quickly. additional hand crews were brou

flames are forcing the closures of sierra national forest in the south entrance national park.e working to protect some remote cabins. but it does seem that the mariposa grove of giant sequoias that has been spared. new this morning. average california gas prices are finally below $6 a gallon, according to triple a today's average is down to $5.95 for a gallon of regular. that's about 50 cents less than it was a month ago. oakland down to $5.97 san jose down to $5.94. san francisco is still at $6 and napa county still has the highest gas in the bay area, $6.15. alright, let's check back in with james torres 8 11 is the time we do have many of our colleagues heading to santa clara this morning for our trip, so hopefully they're not running into some big delays you're headed if you're heading south from the north bay that might be a little problematic. let's take you out there this morning and just show you the map that we're looking at, just under petaluma. right along highway one. oh, one there . the crash is actually north bong overturned big rig here, but traffic is affecting

rangers plan to reopen while wona road from the south entrance to yo 70 violates the mariposa grove and the community of wawona will stay closed area air quality management district is extending its air quality advisory for eastern contra costa county due to smoke from the marsh fire. that fire has been burning near pittsburgh and bay point since the end of may. it's now mostly burning what's known as pete, which is quite difficult to extinguish. millions of gallons of water have been pumped into the marshy area since last week and will continue with hopes that it will be extinguished by the end of the week. alright, pam. time is now 409. paulson's here with the forecast. how do we look as we begin this wednesday? david remember yesterday? yep. that's how we look okay? changing nothing is changing. i mean, it's just day to day changes here yesterday actually was a little cooler in lynn. today looks a little warmer, big fog bank out there. diablo's at 78 warm degrees until that breaks until that gets to 68, or down to maybe 70 inland temps are in the nineties and one hundred's big fog ba

. >> reporter: the fire's outer rim forcing the closure of yosemite's popular south entrance and the evacuation of some 1,600 people from nearby homes and hotels. the famed mariposa grove is a top tourist spot for sequoias, some of the tallest and oldest trees on the planet. the iconic grizzly giant first became sprouting 1,000 years b.c. sequoias here can easily stand up to 200 feet tall, higher than italy's leaning tower of pisa. these trees long celebrated as natural wonders. during the civil war, president abraham lincoln first signed landmark legislation to protect them. presidents taft and roosevelt posing in front of their massive trunks. although sequoias have adapted to survive flames, they're no match for modern wildfires, driven by climate change and extreme drought. 20% of giant sequoias have been lost in the last two years alone. >> we've lost more giant sequoia trees in the past, i think it's 15 years, than in history. >> reporter: now firefighters doing all they can to save centuries of trees from this growing inferno. >> it's nice to see that firefighters are making p

it's forced the closure of sierra national forest and the south entrance of yosemite firefighters aree remote cabins in the area. while it seems good news here, the mariposa grove of giant sequoias has been spared from the fire. well today, house speaker nancy pelosi says the house will vote on a bill addressing abortion rights. the bill at issue was originally introduced earlier this year. it's known as the women's health protection act. the legislation is designed to stop states from imposing restrictions that could make abortions more difficult or expensive to obtain. moderate to choose is a kitchen table issues. contraception. birth control their kitchen table issues. they have an impact on the financial well being of a family in terms of the timing or if a family is going to expand, so this has this is something that this president i have no complaint about it. while the house is expected to pass the bill, political analysts say it's unlikely to get traction in the senate. the state of texas is now suing the biden administration over its latest abortion guidance. the suit seeks t

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south gate to gain access to the fire. none of the primary reasons the highway 41 entrance is closed. >> the issue right now is fire traffic on the road. the potential of tourists versus fire truck collisions. something we are concerned about. >> the closure hitting local businesses hard during what is usually their busiest season. >> there is not the cars or the traffic. normally it is going all day long. >> they are happy to still be open at yosemite adventure company, but cancellations are coming in. >> some cancellations because people have reservations in the park. they are unable to fulfill that reservation because the places they are staying are closed. >> locals and crews hoping for a swift end to the firefight. if you plan on visiting yosemite, use highway 140 or 120 entrance. outside of yosemite, sheila gerard and. >> we are bearing towards a public health crisis of uncontrolled monkeypox spread. it is the message from a local official as cases in san francisco continue to rise. as tim johns explains, getting a vaccine is harder than ever before. >> monkeypox continues to spread across our community and the fear