. >> reporter: and in lake tahoe, tamarack, the six-month-old black bear, escaped from rescuers.artially burned cub was last spotted by hikers on thursday clinging to a tree with his bandaged paws. tamarack has been on the run since he dug his way out of a wildlife center that was treating him. wildlife officials hope to rescue tamarack as a second time as he continues to explore the smokey woods. here in southern california, we're not seeing smoke, but the air quality is poor, and the risk of wildfire high with high winds and low humidity. adriana. >> diaz: lilia luciano, thank you so much. europe has also been battling raging wildfires. this apocalyptic scene is in greece. this video was captured overnight as people were evacuated on a ferry to escape the flames. at least one firefighter has died. today, the sheriff of albany county, new york, went before cameras to discuss the criminal complaint against governor andrew cuomo. cbs' michael george joins us now with what the sheriff said about potential charges. michael, good evening. >> reporter: adriana, good evening. today, th

i'm glad we have an update on tamarack, though.e been wondering. >> that's good, he's taking care of business and doing all right. >>> at least some good ne we face another round of wildfire smoke headed our way and our own fire threat locally is because of the same upper- level storm system that moved into the pacific northwest yesterday. that's kicking up offshore wind is which is going to yield that higher fire threat tonight and send some of that wildfire smoke into the eris going to change a whole lot as we head into the rest of the work week. once the smoke moves and it's going to be kind of stuck. we are tracking just the surface level smoke and you can see the brighter color showing up as we head into tonight and into tomorrow, indicating a much higher concentration of ground level smoke that will deteriorate our air quality, and looks like that's going to be sticking around into thursday. anticipating getting into that unhealthy for sensitive groups category for the north bay, inland in the east bay and the sandler valley

tamarack escaped from the wildlife care center.he was recovering after his paws were burned in the tamarack fire. police department, sheriffs office, california department of fish and wildlife are trying to track him down. it is unlikely anyone will see him during the day because he sleeps when sun is up. if you happen to see him they say look but don't touch. >> this is a little guy. he is only about 28-pound. he is quite young and small. he is likely to be hiding in pretty small spaces. >>> it's time to honor this week's bay area jefferson award winner. he has been dubbed mayor of san francisco's mission district and known for protesting evictions and is a driving force behind the carnival parade and festival which kpix5 sponsors. sharon children shows us another major reason why he is a hero in this community. >> reporter: hugs greet roberto rnandez. people come to the native san franciscan with their problems like one woman at the start of the pandemic. >> in tears she was telling me she lost her job of 33 years. >> reporter: r

, and they are confident that a bear that they spotted in a tree is indeed tamarack.ial wildlife system the bear is behaving as a wild bear should. and that letting him go is the right thing to do. >> if it would have been our choice, we would have liked to have safely caught him, had him looked at. >> state authorities say black hair comes like tamarack, who is about 8 months old, have shown an ability to survive in the wild without their mothers. rescuers say tamarack is now living near another mama bear and her cubs, which may help him drive. little adoption. >>> bears stuck in dumpsters are so common in tahoe, it is a routine call for the sheriff's department. >> but now, the problem is prompting a lawsuit. one tahoe tourist is suing, claiming he was startled by a bear and injured when the bear popped out of a dumpster in incline village. this happened on september 5th and 2019. the plaintiff said that. caused him to trip and fall, causing him to tear his achilles tendon and causing spinal compression. he is now suing the condo association and nevada waste managem

she can adopt tamarack. >> why not?'s really cute. >>> we wish him the best of luck. >>> it is: 25. and our next half hour on kpix 5 streaming on cbsn bay area. globe growing calls in san jose county to get a new sheriff in town. were live with the key vote happening in just a few hours. plus. >>> it is hard. it is hard. and, it is no fun. and it is stressful. >> new hospitality industry, struggling in the bay area. up next, where local businesses are barely hanging on. >>> ahead in our live money watch report, tinder, taking a swipe at kent fishing. i'm morgan, and there's more to me than hiv. more love, more adventure, more community. but with my hiv treatment, there's not more medicines in my pill. i talked to my doctor and switched to fewer medicines with dovato. dovato is for some adults who are starting hiv-1 treatment or replacing their current hiv-1 regimen. with just 2 medicines in 1 pill, dovato is as effective as a 3-drug regimen... to help you reach and stay undetectable. research shows people who take hiv t

new video shows multi agency search for tamarack the bear.police sheriffs and fish and wildlife officers are working together to track down the cub. >> i will be honest. i kind of love this story. i am calling this -- yesterday we told you about the cub who escaped from the care center where he was being treated for burns. officials think he is hiding and most likely sleeping during the day. >> he is likely to be hiding in pretty small spaces. we are working with a tracker who has infrared equipment so we can go at night and see if we can find him. >> tamarack was last seen wearing blue bandages around his paws but pulled those off by now. >> hope they find him. >>> 6:20. still ahead, an under water project that could have an impact for years to come. >> we all want to work together to absolutely protect this gem of a lake that we have in tahoe for years to come. >> startling amount of trash pulled from lake ahhh. beautiful day in baltimore where most people probably know that geico could save them money on car insurance, right? you see the t

quiet day after we've had numerous thunderstorms erupting across the sierra nevada in around the tamaracke. you can see fairly quiet there. also quincy. you see a couple of pop ups there. but even a little hanging around early on, then kind blowing to the northeast as that's kind of been the pattern set up here. so right now the winds have started to pick up again this afternoon blowing nearly to 20 miles an hour in the quincy sitting there right now out of the southwest of the teen 14 into chester 18 into souza. bill kind of give you an idea. that's a pretty significant breeze out there and that will continue to go for the next couple of hours until the sun sets and then looks like those winds will start to diminish. but that smoke get more of a westerly component, a win. there you go. philly into places like reno, see more of that smoke kind of headed their way. we've been fortunate here. we've got that sea breeze blowing around the bay area. the fog. yeah. kind of dissipate along the coastline today. some high level clouds out there. look at that beautiful sight. some cumulus clouds. s

how officials hope to find tamarack the bear. >> a cloudy foggy drizzly start to our day. daytime highs as we head through our afternoon are about three to seven degrees below average for this time of year. check out that drizzle. you can see that on our >>> time is 5:12, going live to oakland. if you want to get vaccinated, there are two sites open. center of hope on macarthur. you need an appointment but walk ins are welcome at community church from 11:00 to 5:00. >>> oakland unified will hold open house for the renovated campus. there will be a backpack give away. as bay area students start heading back many parents are understandably concerned about kids under 12 who can't be vaccinated for covid yet. >> it feels a little bit scary for sure, just knowing how to take extra precautions. are we going to need to go back into lock down? what are risk for kids as we wait for vaccines to come out for younger kids? >> chief medical officer at marin medical center tells us bay area's pediatric caseload is low because relatively high vaccination rates give younger kids a degree

the search is on tonight for a black bear cub burned in the tamarack. fire officials at lake tahoe wildlife care, say the six month old cub escaped its enclosure tunnelling under an electric and now he's not in immediate danger and is not a threat, but officials say they do need to locate him as soon as possible. residents in the areas of black bart, heavenly valley and sierra tractor all asked to keep a lookout. well, a fisherman, a dog and five puppies are now back on solid ground after being stranded on the rocks near driftwood beach in point reyes for 12 very long hours just before 6 30 this morning, coast guard station bodega bay in iran county fire responded to a call for an unmanned vessel. in the area. the marin county fire department was able to reach the wrecked fishing boat in the shallow, rocky shoreline by jet ski, the fisherman was treated for hypothermia and shock, but he and all of the dogs or otherwise, okay, pretty cute. absolutely coming up tonight, sports director mark ibanez brings to light and obscure rule that got in the way of a

and then the same with the dixie fire or the tamarack fire, which has been doing that to sacramento.r quality pretty good in the bay area. you see all those grains across the country that the story is more of the same, which has been week after week of smoke transporting itself from up in this region in our region all the way across the country and you can see all those yellows that smoke from our fires. that's impressive stuff, and it's been going on now for a number of weeks. as you know, so it's definitely. not going to end anytime soon as those fires continue to burn aggressively beautiful out there right now. that's oakland. and you can see that the twin towers there. the federal buildings, um some cumulus car alto cumulus clouds their little bit of fog at the coast this morning but didn't stick around very long at all. and we had a beautiful day. we have greater quality in the bay area and as a matter of fact, for this time of year, the air quality is outstanding. right? normally you'd expect a bit of an inversion fog at the coast and then some. some haze. even some smoke from

better news, though, when it comes to the tamarack fire burning near lake tahoe.ers show it's burned more than 68,000 acres. but it's now 82% contained. really good news there. fire officials estimate they will not have that one fully contained until the end of the month. and this morning a black bear cub suffering from burn injuries being nursed back to health at a wildlife center in south lake tahoe. the male cub was burned in the tamarack fire. 21 pound cub named tamarac has burns on all 4 paws. he was found walking on his elbows. poor thing. officials at lake tahoe, wildlife care have given him some medicine, some fluids and they've treated his injuries. tamarac smother has not been located, but the cub is stable and resting. the center will likely keep the liltle bear through winter and will release him in the spring cute little guy. glad he's getting some help there. dave spahr standing by in the weather center very overcast morning here. >> yeah. that they're look for second like hat all of that. he had little shoes on. and my what's the deal here. but at s

the dixie in tamarack fire. >> hasn't really been heading in our direction.s the wind going to keep it that way. for this upcoming week. yeah, you can thank the cool sea breeze for that. as we saw more of that westerly on shore flow today. that's what contributed to our thicker fog bank and also believe it or not, the thunderstorms over this >> helping to clear out and clean out that air from those nearby fires in the sierra as well. so enjoy that better air quality, but watch out for that thunder and lightning. let's take a live look outside, though, right now happen. they up to 3 miles visibility. we are noticing a thicker marine layer out there right now along the coast better lifting, though, as you start to make your way into downtown san francisco 59 degrees with temper on in the mid-fifties upper 60's for those of you in san jose and fremont dublin in the low 70's and we're seeing widespread low to mid 60's for most of the north bay cnn, some of those 71 degrees. but just here south timber on at 56 degrees. thanks to that classic westerly on shore flow

the backward fire has burned 365 square miles, while the tamarack buyer south of lake tahoe is at 107 square miles. you can get updates on all 19 wildfires burning in the state right now on this interactive map. it is on our website, abc 7news.com. >> we find out why the state is investigating some pop-up sites in marin county. your heart is at the heart of everything you do. and if you have heart failure, there's entresto. entresto helps improve your heart's ability to pump blood to the body. don't take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren, or if you've had angioedema with an ace or arb. the most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure, kidney problems, or high blood potassium. ask your doctor about entresto. >> there's covid testing trouble reported in the north bay. it has to do withwithwithwithwih that the county has now closed. quick they are a byproduct of this pandemic. testing stations popping up making it easier to track the advance of this latest covid search. >> i work arou

. >> also remember this little bear rescued from the tamarack fire. how we now know he really, really wanted to escape back into the wild. we'll explain. >> also pg and e says get ready for more power shut offs this week. but the president of the california public utilities commission says that move should be a last resort. emergency planning for kids. we can't predict when an emergency will happen. so that's why it's important to make a plan with your parents. here are a few tips to stay safe. know how to get in touch with your family. write down phone numbers for your parents, siblings and neighbors. pick a place to meet your family if you are not together and can't go home. remind your parents to pack an emergency supply kit. making a plan might feel like homework, but it will help you and your family stay safe during an emergency. >> the president of the california public utilities commission says that pg and e's power shut offs should be a last resort. maribel boucher says the utility has the burden of managing its grid responsibly. not letting t

. >> meanwhile, the tamarack fire which is also still burning is near full containment.fire burning near south south of lake tahoe near markleeville. authorities say storms bringing some much needed rain to parts of that fire area which allowed crews to gain more control of it last night at last check this fire has burned more than 68,000 acres and is 3082% contained. meanwhile, california leaders say a federal let it burn fire policy as reckless as wildfires across california. rage out of control. federal authorities have command over fires that ignite on their property even when the fire crosses into populated areas. the california department of forestry and fire protection, though, has a different philosophy aggressively working to stop blazes out early. the issue has led the national wildfire institute to call for an independent investigation into the decision to allow the tamarack fire to continue burning. >> right now on kron, 4 dot com. we have tips for this fire season just scan the qr code on your screen right now with your mobile device and you'll be taken stra

the epi-center 35 miles around the tamarack fire. there have been a series of them. >>> fog clearing and giving us a warmer evening across the bay area. take a look at the golden hour earlier this evening. that is gorgeous, shades of orange, pink, purple reflecting off of the transamerica building pyramid. >> yes, we can see triple digits this weekend paul that is not the only thing coming back to the bay area is it? >> we have smoke headed our way. let's start with the wildfire smoke and how those concentrations are going to increase. tracking a surface level that impacts our air quality pretty good. that changes already by midmorning tomorrow and the smoke settles in by tomorrow afternoon for most of the bay area. i think the worst air quality will be in the north bay, inland in the east bay and in the valley. at least in the moderate category along the bay and the coast. heading into the first half of the weekend the smoke might thin out a little bit especially around the bay and the coast. farther inland it could remain in the un

the dixie fire is within this, the tamarack fire is within this as well. let's zoom in, the red highlighted area is the perimeter of the fire before the weekend. you can see all of the activity on the eastern and northeastern flank of the fire driven in the direction of the southwesterly winds now over the ridge and into the tahoe basin. the fire wants to go uphill. it needs something else to go downhill. the humidities are going to remain dry. there is the view looking towards the caldor fire. i will put it in motion, the view from the distance, we seen the up close view but from the distance about went miles or so it is haunting to see that smoke plume pushed along by the westerly winds and the air quality around the south end of lake tahoe is awful as all of the wildfire smoke is collected in the southern end of the tahoe basin. we will talk about the big picture that is creating this effect and we will talk about the impact in the bay area's weather that will be positive. that is coming up in the full forecast. >> all right, paul, thank you. >>> our re

national wildlife institutes calling for an independent investigation into the decision to allow the tamarackire to burn. right now on kron 4 dot com. we have tips on fire season just scan the qr code you see on your screen right here with your mobile device. you'll get taken straight to our dedicated fire. susan page on kron 4 dot com. >> now let's talk about our 4 zone forecast the sunday evening. a live look at the city courtesy of the central tower camera. not a lot of fog out there today was quite. >> lovely to kick off the month of august and our meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez is here now with a look at the temperatures from today. yeah. and we noticed some much needed relief continuing for innermost valleys about 48 degrees below average with santa rosa only warming up into the mid 70's. but very seasonal temperatures along the coast and east bay shoreline. let's take a look, though. current conditions out there right now. half moon bay fog us nowhere in sight. but we are going to see that cloud cover return tonight during the overnight hours. hope you enjoyed that extra sunshine for

the male cub was burned in the tamarack fire which started on july 4th as a result of a lightning bolttrike in the mountains of south lake tahoe. this is a 21 pound male cub who's now been named tamarac and he has burns on all 4 paws and they found him walking on his elbows. officials at the lake tahoe wildlife care. they gave him medicine fluids and they treated his injuries. tamarac smother has not been located, but the cub, the stable and resting and is still really cute. the center will likely keep the bear through winter and release him in the spring but to see that he is on the road to recovery. hate to imagine that. there's so many other there's probably in that same situation because the fire. >> before we go, let's get a quick final check of your forecast tonight, a live look outside of quite how are his recent with the 7 day. >> yeah. and for the next 7 days we're going to notice slightly cooler temperatures. but exactly where we should be from coastal valleys. upper 80's inland, low 70's across the bay with mid 60's along the coast, more sunshine to start your work week mond

tamarac after he escaped from wildlife care center recovering after his paws were burned at the tamarack fire. police and the sheriff's office and the california department of fish and wildlife are all trying to track him down and officials say it is unlikely anyone will see him during the day because he sleeps when the sun is out. >> this is a little guy about 28 pounds and quite young and small and likely to be hiding in some pretty small spaces. >> he was last seen with these wraps around his paws but wildlife officials say he could have pulled them off. >>> the annual chicago duck derby set up toda6500 ducks dro from a bridge racing to the finish line and the charity event benefits the special olympics and supporters can pay five dollars to adopt a duck. organizers say all of them are reused over and over in different cities around the country. >> keep your ducks in a row. how fun is that? >> i just want to find tamarac. >> i know. they should have put a little tracker on him when they were treating him. >>> some of that smoke will get blown down towards us tomorrow and the weather p

. >> reporter: the congressman says the july tamarack fire in alpine county is a good example.first, u.s. forest service officials just monitored the fire and let it burn. things were okay until the flames grew to tens of thousands of acres and threatened homes. >> when you have a chance to fight a fire and spot it and get after it, you got to do it up front. >> reporter: he says it will be the new policy at the u.s. forest service. in the past, the forest service would let fires burn to help thin out overgrown vegetation, but he says drought conditions are too dangerous for that now. >> we have to take into account they are stressed on resources and number of firefighters and they had a practice of monitoring fire. >> reporter: cal fire battalion chief says his agency has always worked to put out fires as soon as they start. >> our mission is to extinguish that fire at 10,000 or less, we do that 95% of the time. it keeps people from evacuating out of their homes. >> reporter: fires are bigger and more destructive and this is why local representatives say it is time for the for

it was recovering at the center after being rescued last month from the devastating tamarack wildfirethe cub's paws were burned in the fire. >>> duct tape was used to subdue an unruly passenger, and there's a new video of the first moments after the florida condo collapse. those are some of the headlines on the "morning newsstand." "the miami herald" reports police body car video taken from officers on the scene at the surfside, florida, condo collapse was released. need to figure out the collapse zone. you need to back up because [ bleep ] hit the fan. the whole side -- the whole side here, [ bleep ] came down. >> thick clouds of dust filled the air as the first officers arrived minutes after the champlain towers south condo suddenly collapsed in june. the videos show the confusion police faced as they tried to figure out what happened, cries of help from unseen victims could be heard. the collapse killed 98 people. >>> "the st. louis post dispatch" said missouri governor mike parson pardoned the calm that pointed guns at social justice protesters as they marched past their home last

visible on the right a much clearer view of both cities in a picture from the same angle during july's tamarack fire. so what's it like to be living amongst all that smoke south lake tahoe resident kevin cooper struggling at times to get through our interview wednesday trying to move everything in and around the house? excuse me. still, a lot of ash in the air coupe has been prepping his property throughout the day rigging flammable pine needles as a threat of the cowl door. five. grows if it does get up to echo summit. there is a good chance that we'll see amber's falling in this area andre senior ktvu fox two news more evacuation orders were lifted today for the dixie fire burning east of chico. containment is now up to 43% as that fire has scorched more than 733,000 acres cal fire says crews are seeing conditions unlike anything they've seen before, with flames spreading faster and burning much more actively at night. more than 1200 homes and other buildings have been destroyed since that fire started 41 days ago alrighty then yeah, we have a lot of smoke and fires in the area i mean, certai

the tamarack fire is nearing full containment that fire is burning south of south lake tahoe near markleeville in alpine county and say east of kirkwood. authorities say storms brought much needed rain to the southern portion of the fire area that allowed fire crews to gain even more ground over the weekend at last check, it's burned more than 68,000 acres and it is 82% contained. now our 4 zone forecast as we give you a live look outside at the golden gate bridge is fog free again, fog free. pretty clouds in the blue sky there, and the little cirrus clouds amount to a cumulus out there think it's going make for gorgeous sunset in town tonight. yeah, it's going to be all lit up all those different colors out there. so. >> you're going to be gorgeous just yet, but that will likely change as we head in the next couple days. i think we'll see a whole lot of fog coming our way as the atmosphere begins to switch gears. a little bit. nooks like high pressure going to weaken. and that's some good news. in watching temperatures tumbling just a bit in the middle of the week out there toward the sfo rig

a bear cub is being nursed back to health after being burned in the tamarack fire workers at lake tahoe, wildlife care to name him. tamarac after the fire that burned south of the lake and into nevada. the cubs about 6 months old. it was having trouble walking when he was found his paws have been burned. he's now getting medical help and even get a special skin treatment that will speed up his healing. the center will likely keep him to winner and then released him in the spring. >> well, some and abortion-rights advocates are urging californians to keep governor newsome in office. kron four's. >> ashley zavala explains their warnings to voters ahead of the election. >> i want to be clear access to abortion, healthy quality and health equity. and the ballot in this recall. the president and ceo of planned parenthood affiliates across california urging a no on governor gavin newsom's recall. >> that group along with nero pro-choice, california and some democratic lawmakers warned if the republican replaces newsome it could roll back the state's progressive reproductive health care law's

a bear cub rescued in the tamarack wildfire is now on the loose this morning after being rescued by a wildfire teams in alpine county when his paws were burned by the flames. he had since been recovering at a facility in south lake tahoe but yesterday managed to escape his enclosure by tunnelling under the fence. they're telling people to be on alert but say the bear cub is not a threat. paws must be better. did some digging. >> absolutely. >>> digging for another great day with this forecast, how is it looking? >> our air quality has been good as well. we're still watching that with all of the fires that have been burnings across the region. we take a look at our smoke model and where we see the darker shades of blue in the north bay along the coast that's where we will at times have more smoke, but notice the green. it is possible that we could see a lot more of that smoke moving in as we continue to see a lot of those new fires that are burning. we're going to be watching that especially with the new panther fire that's been burning up around redding. it's looking a little bit more

the tamarack fire is nearing full containment there. the fire is burning south of south lake tahoe near markleeville. authorities say storms pop much needed rain to the southern portion of the fire area allowing fire crews to gain even more ground over the weekend. at last check it that far more than 68,000 acres. and it's 82% contained. well, right now kron 4 dot com. we have tips for fire season just going to scan a qr code on your screen with your mobile device is going take you straight to our dedicated fire season page there. how the golden gate park than symphony is back in action. the band's welcome back. concert took place yesterday is more music in the concerts are going to be held every sunday at 01:00pm until october 3rd, they are free and these will vary each week. so such video game music, cultural celebration music and disney and pixar music. now, this is the 100 39th year. they'll be performing at the east frankel's temple of music in golden gate park. coming up next to the kron 4 morning news kris bryant makes his san fr

but wildlife experts warn tamarack isn't your typical tahoe bear who is used to seeing humans. he's a backwoods bear, smaller, and get scared pretty easily. >>> new at 6:00, the controversial plan to save an historic bay area college it's a new roadblock. >>> plus, is a plan to close a self-pay airport too little, too late? >>> now to our drought emergency. for the first time ever, water levels in lake or a bill have gotten so low it's powerplant had to be shut down. >> lake or the is located in butte county in northern california. it is a huge water source for homes. kpix 5's wilson walker visited how bad conditions are. >> here at oracle them, where california's drought and the state's energy struggles, together in one single place, the powerplant that is buried beneath me in this is now off- line, as this lake becomes a bellwether once again. >> today we have a patio boat on the lake and we are removing it for fear that we might not get it off the lake by the end of summer. so yeah, it's the first time ever. >> time to get out? >> it's time to get out. >> reporter: first wat

. >> remember this little bear cub that was rescued from the tamarack fire near tahoe. now he's missing wildlife officials are asking for help in locating the 6 month old black bear. he escaped his enclosure and managed to tunnel under any electric fence at lake tahoe wildlife care in south lake tahoe. the center says he's not any imminent danger and is not a threat, but they need to locate him as soon as possible. the 25, how come they have bandages on the front of his little paws. there. most california deals with a severe drought. some lawmakers are now blaming governor newsome for how he managed the state's water supply in force. lonnie wong has that story. >> we've lived here 40 years and i've never seen it. this low this early in the year sharon rogers walks with her group along lake oroville every tuesday. it's not just the historically low water levels that worries are between in and drought. it's going to be a rough year standing on the world them in a curtain of smoke republican assemblyman james gallagher congressman doug lamalfa and state senator jim nielsen

i just bring it up because the dixie fire and the tamarack fire have been pushing smoke down into chicoown into paradise and then also, you want to do that, but in pushing it down into sacramento at times in the morning, so it's not quite as bad as it has been, but you're still seeing little remnant smokes in the area and we had a little teeny smoke showed up on saturday in the bay area. there's a shot of some high clouds. we've got a week weather system offshore, which is setting us up pretty nicely for this pattern, which is kind of nice, right? i mean, the last thing we want to see right now a red flag warnings and spare the air days and those heat advisories and we're not seeing that what we're seeing is a week weather system offshore. um that keeps the fog right now it's blowing the fog out. it's where it's gone. but it will come back tonight, and it keeps the cool. higher humidity air moving into the inland bay valleys. and then you look at this. look at that some tropical moisture. it's been going week number three with all that moisture, just dropping rain in an area by the way,

. >>> there's a desperate search for a bear cub tamarack fire.ages are still on its paws from the burns. anyone who cease the cub should call the rescue center immediately >>> the jurassic world is comeing to the south bay. the jurassic quest drive through includes a t-rex and baby dinos. tickets cost 40 buck last car. >>> business is booming at applebee's. it's because of a song on social media. >> i'm still not getting what the first part is. he's got the a, blah, a and oreo shake. >> thank goodness for the captions. that is walker hayes and his song fancy like. it shot up to number one and is giving applebee's a sales boost. the company said sales have grown 10% since 2019. i'm surprised they didn't mention the riblets. >> that's what you like? >> i felt that's what they're famous for, but i haven't been in awhile. >> i don't know. >>> get ready to kick off your friday morning with a party. >> nelly brought us his new single on the "gma" concert series. i'm still ng. leme have ment. okay. th is nelly joined by rapper city spud performing to th

the epicenter was around 35 miles south of the tamarack fire. >>> cal fire has contained a blaze in sonoma county. the vegetation fire breck out at the mendocino line. no one was injured. meanwhile, the lake tahoe visits authority is telling visitors to postpone visits until further notice because of the caldor fire. >>> take a look at the conditions crews are battling in eldorado county. you can see the flames have jumped both sides of highway 50. the fire is burning 140,000 acres. that's bigger than shopping. containment sits at 12%. more than 600 buildings have been destroyed. >>> new details on the mysterious death of a san francisco family. john gerrish, his wife ellen chung and their 1-year-old daughter and dog were found on the trail. they believe the family hiked more than eight miles with little to know shade or trees in triple digit heat. >>> it is 6:09. still ahead on kpix 5 and streaming on the cbsn bay area. >> in a few weeks students are back to school. >>> one of san francisco's biggest conventions is set to go on in person. >> later, millions of dollars could soon help impr

. >>> the search for a bear cub injured in the tamarack fire continues.s spot the club near south lake tahoe. they say it is a good time that the cub is able to climb trees. you can see in the picture that the bandages on its paws because of its burns. it escaped the rescue center on tuesday. >>> san mateo police are welcoming a new k9 therapy dog. they posted this photo on social media, announcing that his name is rookie. an online poll help to choose the name the other options were franklin, buddy, and charlie. >> oh my gosh. that is the cutest dog ever. >>> happening today, the jurassic world coming to the south a. more than 70 true to life dinosaurs will be at the santa clara county fairgrounds. the drive-through includes a t- rex and 50 foot mega-don and baby dinosaurs. it is open daily through august 22. tickets cost $49 per car and you have to purchase it online. >>> if you want to remember a special moment, put away the camera. researchers from the university of california irvine says snapping too many photos can arm the brain's ability to retain

threatened at this point, and there was no significant growth in the tamarack fire near the nevada border some mandatory evacuations, in fact, have been lifted in alpine county. this wildfire has burned more than 68,000 acres and containment is at 79% firefighters have been aided by favorable weather conditions. and in alameda county, a grass fire along interstate 5 80 through the altamont pass caused a big traffic backup in both directions. the fire broke out around 1 30 this afternoon near the north flynn and comstock roads about 15 acres of dry brush burned the cause of the fire. still under investigation tonight, well, the california secretary of state's office is in the process of printing ballots for the gubernatorial recall election set for september 14th about six weeks away. now the ballot will be mailed to all registered voters. will be two questions on them should governor newsom, we recalled, and if so, who should replace him? secretary of state shirley weber says she wants voters to know that every election matters and that her office is prepared. remind people of that consta

leaders across western states including governor newsome slammed that approach after the tamarack fire grew out of control on federal property here in california and then spread to more residential areas in nevada. the forest service decided not to fight that fire and that started with a lightning strike. and since then it's burned nearly 69,000 acres and destroyed at least 14 homes. the forest service says that it will no9 attack fires quickly to keep them from growing. right now. kron 4 dot com. we do have some tips for this fire season just scan that qr code on your screen and that will take you straight to our dedicated fire season. website or the page on our website. make sure you check that out. >> 7 away right now and today friends and volunteers who helped in the search for missing bay area runner philip. craig, check are expected to discuss the case and the horrible end to it. yeah, the body that was discovered which they at this point are fairly certain is that of craig chick. >> they found the body earlier this week in pleasanton ridge park road for sarah stinson following t

the tamarack fire went on to burn nearly 70,000 acres in two states destroying homes and prompting renewedlifornia history tore through the town of greenville burning homes and businesses to the ground. here is a devastated local congressman. >> we lost greenville tonight. there is just not words for how us in government haven't been able to get the job done. we'll take up the fight even harder. we have to win this. forget the politics. we have to stop making it happen to inattention by what is obvious. >> city of berkeley urged residents to prepare to leave their homes during periods of high wind and extremely low humidity when fires could spread. tom vilsack toured a napa valley vineyard to see the hardships they are facing. >> following the effects of the wildfires and then the covid on top of that is like the one-two punch. and now throwing in drought -- >> important that he sees the fire, we see the areas here that have been burned. >> just awful. water levels at california's second largest reservoir lake oroville have fallen to their lowest levels on record. this exceptional drought

the 6-month-old there has been nick named tamarack.he escaped his enclosure and managed to tunnel under an electric fence in lake tahoe. the center says that the bear is not a threat. >>> crews fighting the dixie fire got some furry emotional support. a therapy dog visited firefighters. you can see the firefighters, at least one of them, overcome with emotion while hugging and patting the golden retriever. it is a certified crisis response therapy dog. >>> that is so special. >>> it is 5:55. >>> the padres say say say say the two game set. 64 to 68 with increasing sunshine. a touch of the breeze there for the coliseum around the state. tahoe will try to have the record high. the sea breeze is taking the 100 way but they around chico and fresno. it is 120 degrees. the fire weather watch is upgraded to a red flag warning. the generation is longer. it is from 12:00 the morning until 10:00. so 22 hours of gusty winds and low humidity. warmer temperatures from susanville through lake tahoe all the way down to namic lakes. >>> the biggest is

tamarack actually got his name from the fire that burned his paws. the center says he is not in imminent danger and is not a threat, but they do need to locate him as soon as possible. the 25 pound cub may have bandages on his front >> that is the power of mother nature caught on camera. a pine tree in the san bernardino mountains was on fire after getting hit by lightning. the fire was so intense, as you saw the tree splits right into campers. nearby shot that video. for more on the wildfires in the weather around them chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins yeah, guys. least we're catching a break from the lightning strikes. the monsoon has moved to the east now. but now we have to deal with some winds and maybe some winds in some places that are the fires are very active that could be an issue as we head toward tomorrow into thursday to now the smoke from the fires. you see the showing a pretty well on the satellite image today taking in for a closer look now you see some of up toward the shot area. these fires located near weaverville for the n

better news, though, when it comes to containment of the tamarack fire. new numbers tonight show that the fire burning near lake tahoe has burned through more than 68,000 acres. but is now 82% contained. fire officials now believe they won't have it fully contained until sometime at the end of august. >> this is a massive mud and rock slide near big bear that blocked state and 38 for a better part of the day. now the 38 has provisionally reopen for local traffic provided drivers are accompanied by a police escort. here's a bird's-eye view of some of the damage caltrans officials are advising the public to state route 3 3018 for trying to get to big bear because you know, they're worried about potential. more damage in the future. now to san francisco or a large tree fell onto a home in the family who lived there had to evacuate. it happened last night in castro valley. fire crews were able to get everyone out safely. no one was hurt. but the house has been deemed unsafe and a livable for the time being. >> now to our 4 zone forecast looking at that video

meanwhile, in a bear cub is being nursed back to health now after getting burned in the tamarack fire. you can see it there with all its paws bandaged up the workers at lake tahoe wildcare center have nicknamed him tamarac after the fire that burned and it's burning right now in south lake tahoe nevada, the cub. they say it's about 6 months old. it was having trouble walking when they found it pause burned. obviously. and so they vanished up. he's getting the medical help. he needs. they potentially could also get some special skin treatment that will help speed up his healing because what they'd like to do is only keep them maybe through the winter. but by spring they want to be healthy enough that they can release him back into the wild for thing. he's going to be so big by then yeah, that's right. 7.41. is the time. we'll be right back. you know when you're at ross and all those brands have her like... yes! ...and all those prices have you like... yes! that's yes for less! you've got this school year, and we've got you with the best bargains ever at ross. get your yes for less at o

they slammed the approach after the tamarack fire grew out of control on federal property in california. then it spread to more residential areas in nevada. the forest service decided not to fight that fire that started with a lightning strike. since then, it's burned nearly 70,000 acres and destroyed at least 14 homes. the forest service says it's now going to attack fires quickly to keep them from growing. and right now on kron 4 dot com. we have tips for fire season and all the latest wildfires for you right there. you just scan. the qr code will take you to the special spot on kron 4 dot com. >> well, happening today. friends and volunteers who pelped in the search for missing bay area runner philip kreycik are expected to address the public today. family and hundreds of volunteers have been dedicating themselves to finding philip for nearly a month now. he told family he was going for a run back on july 10th, but never came home. it's still unclear how he got into that part of the regional park where they discovered the body. but police are hopeful that they'll find answers as they

and remember this bear cub that was rescued from the tamarack fire near tahoe. well, he is now missing wildlife officials are asking for help in finding this a 6 month-old black bear. he escaped his enclosure and managed to tunnel under an electric fence over at the lake tahoe wildlife care in south lake tahoe. the center says he's not in imminent danger and is not a threat, but they do need to find him soon as possible. the 25 pound cub may have bandages on his front paws. we're going to take a quick break. but still ahead here on kron, 4 news at 3 as we take a live look right now into tokyo. a california native is about to make olympics history. >> we'll tell you in what sport history will be made that after the break. also, why nordstrom in walnut creek says we need more officers who protect our store will tell you where the money for the officers budget is coming from. bay area homeowners, learn how you can eliminate monthly mortgage payments and improve your cashflow. look, this isn't my first rodeo and let me tell you something, i wouldn't be here if i tho

a bear cub is being nursed back to health after being burned in the tamarack fire workers at lake tahoe, wildlife care have named him tamarac after the fire that burned self of the lake and into nevada. the cub is only about 6 months old and was reportedly found walking on his elbows because of the burns on his paws. he's now getting medical help and could even get a special skin treatment that will speed up his healing. the center will likely keep him through winter and then release him and spring time. a part of history on the ocean floor may soon be no more. researchers say wreckage from the titanic ship is deteriorating due to metal eating bacteria salt water from the ocean. also a factor scientists plan to monitor the wreckage and take pictures every year the titanic sunk off the coast of newfoundland back in 1912, a piece of last space. history may still be orbiting the moon. the eagle lander that brought apollo 11 astronauts neil armstrong and. >> buzz aldrin back from the lunar surface to the command craft could still be intact. who was long thought the lander had crashed on the

they wrapped is upon not just a front to the back to its from the tamarack fire because you imagine a hot you know, it burns in the fair's walk around the bird is pause and he couldn't even walk that well, that's how they knew that the paws were burned. so this bear cubs only 6 months old and they're going him out. but that's going to take quite a while. maybe the winter the spring. yeah. we'll be right back. >> 8.46 clicked hours doing better or worse it was it was getting boson up. at least it's still there. and that's what's important. that's the most doesn't have a glass bottom. so you don't have to be scared when you're up there. i can't even see anything. so the so why go up john, when we got didn't even go up because i do help bad. i honestly was like i had a way for like watching an episode of a show like you get i watching tv. i'm like, oh, wait, you know what it is gray out there. that's a change from yesterday, a kind of miss the sunshine will get later today. all right. >> scott away for today. a little practice and patients this tuesday morning. you can see that quite our

crews have have the fire right now. 35% contained and the tamarack fire in alpine county is now nearing full containment that fire burning south of south lake tahoe near markleeville. >> officials say storms brought much needed rain to the southern portion of the burn, allowing crews to gain more ground over the weekend more than 68,000 acres have burn containment stands that about 82% and our chief meteorologist lawrence karnow standing by with a look at weather conditions as it pertains to these fires. yeah, guys and of course, we have the fire to the through the delta want to give you a look at it now we're seeing some of those winds in and around that area. and you can see those winds gusting new a 1314, miles per hour right now. more of that westerly flow. that is that. >> on shore breeze that delta breeze developing. there you see real vista to 15 miles per hour 13 in the pittsburgh 13 in the birds landing. but all that air just flows right through the this afternoon hours and comes sweeping on through. so the general direction is more of a westerly the winds and that will blow th

across western states including governor newsom here in california slammed that approach after the tamarack fire grew out of control on federal property here in the state. it then spread to more residential areas in nevada. the forest service decided not to fight the fire, which was sparked by lightning. but since then, it has burned nearly 69,000 acres and destroyed at least 14 homes. the forest service says that it will now attack fires quickly. keep them from growing. well, right now kron 4 dot com. we do have some tips for this fire season just scan that qr code middle take you to our special section kron 4 dot com where we've got things like defensible space is how to make them how to put together an evacuation checklists. what you should have on it. make sure you check it out. >> 8. '09, is a time and today friends and volunteers who helped in the search for a missing. very a runner are expected to speak out. yeah. the body. >> it was discovered earlier this week is believed to be that philip credit. check. they haven't positively identified yet, but there's a strong suspicion. kron f

the male cub was burned in the tamarack fire and now the 21 pound male cub is named tamarac.nd he has burns on all 4 of his paws and was found walking on his elbows. looks like to get a little socks there. he'll officials at the lake tahoe wildlife care. if medicine fluids and treated his injuries. tamarac smother has not been located, but the cub is stable and resting. the center will likely keep the bear through winter and really son later this spring. right now on kron 4 dot com. we have tips for this fire season just scan. this qr code on your screen right now. you can get information and everything you need to know to keep yourself safe. this fire season. >> our 4 zone forecast tonight, a live look at coit tower lit up in its glory. we are still tracking dry conditions across the area that are not going away anytime soon. likely will be looking at that for a while. kron 4 meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez is here now with the latest drought monitor. yeah. hopefully we get some storms fingers crossed making its way to the bay area sometime in late october but for now. >> we