. >>> developing news on the accident at camp tawonga. one counselor is dead. ktvu's robert handa is live with more. >> reporter: during the past hour we have seen people coming and going from camp tawonga and several families indicated they were planning to stay despite what happened. >> reporter: camp tawonga near yosemite national park is staying open but some people say it won't be the happy camp it was before this morning's deadly accident. >> unfortunate accident. >> reporter: officials sent letters to parents confirming a staff member was killed when a tree crashed near the dining room. >> at the time it hit power lines so we had to wait for pg&e to get here to remove the power from the lines socal fire could cut up the tree and see if there was anyone under there at the time. >> no children were injured. two adults were rushed to the hospital. >> they were obviously upset about their injuries and the accident. both of the patients had minor injuries. one had back pain ask the other -- and the other arm pain. >> reporter: two other adults are in stable c

el hecho sucedio en el "campamento tawonga" lugar cercano al parque yosemite....oco despues de la tragedia, muchos padres se reunen con sus hijos paras verificar que se encontraran a salvo.... otros esperaba ansiosos cualquier noticia entrevista hasta que no vea a mi hijo, ya sea por video o personalmente no voy as descansar, dijo esta madre preocupada mientras esperaba noticias... segun los organizadore s del evento, las otras cuatro personas heridas, son jovenes adultos companeros de la victima, que fueron hospitalizados pero no presentan gravedad en sus heridas... todos los menores que que disfrutaban de las actividades del campamento, resultaron ilesos... la victima fue identificada como annais rittenberg, de 21 anos de edad, perteneciente a la federacion judia del silicon valley, que dio becas para que los ninos asistieran al campamento de verano... segun los informes del campamento tawonga, cerca de 300 campistas y 150 empleados se encontraban alli cuando ocurrio el tragico suceso... dentro de ellos el jefe de los alguaciles en san francisco ross mirkarini e

five camp counselors were pinned under this treat at camp tawonga at 8:30 this morning.four were taken to local hospitals with nonlife- threatening injuries. but uc-santa cruz student originally reported missing was killed, annais rittenberg. the tree came down in an open space by the dining hall. >> an oak tree 3 feet in diameter broke off about 15 to 20 feet in the air. >> reporter: power has been cut off to part of the camp because of the incident. >> it fell down, it took down power lines, as well. pg&e had to come out, turn those lines off, and then cal fire was able to go in and start removing portions of the trees to help get those people out that were injured. >> reporter: camp tawonga is a summer camp for children on 160 acres in stanislaus national forest serving the jewish community since 1925. the san francisco-based camp says all campers are

camp tawonga is a jewish resident camp with offices based in san francisco.e have a crew on the way to the camp and will bring you new details as they are available. >>> now to the b.a.r.t. strike. talks resumed last night but broke off at 3:00 this morning. alex savidge is live to tell let us know where things stand. good afternoon, alex. >> reporter: good afternoon. both sides are being tight- lipped about that overnight session. we're told significant progress has been made. talks will pick up in downtown oakland. b.a.r.t. workers continue to walk picket lines for a third day in a row. there's some hope for a resolution to this labor dispute after union negotiators and b.a.r.t. managers started talking at 6:00 last night and stayed at the bargaining table until 3:00 a.m. two state meditators have been called in for these talks. a union negotiator says their involvement has helped tremendously. they are hung up on two issues, pay and benefits. this woman says it's a good sign everyone is back to the table. >> hopefully it is. haven't heard anything yet. jus

we are trying to confirm that at camp tawonga in the hetch hetchy valley. and that really is all the information we have right now. frank? >> okay, mike. i must say, some of the video that we just saw was from the camp itself, not from the accident. mike sugerman live in san francisco, thank you. >>> today and tomorrow i have to be in early. so i'm going to be definitely irritated. >> frustrated commuters looking for a break from the bart strike. bart and union representatives will be back at the bargaining table in less than an hour. that is after a marathon negotiation session overnight. kpix 5's cate caugiran is at caltrans district 4 office in oakland. any progress? >> reporter: that meeting is going to take place in about an hour. bart and the two unions met for nearly 8 straight hours last night. now that both sides have rested, commuters are hoping today will be the day they can possibly reach a deal. [ chanting ] >> on strike, on strike! >> reporter: picketers continued outside this morning after their bargaining teams rested after hours of negotiat

annais rittenberg was here at camp tawonga when a tree fell on her around 8:30 a.m. and killed her. >> you can see a larger building that is behind the building where it occurred. >> four other staff were injuried when the tree fell outside the dining hall. no catcher was hurt all inside eating breakfast. it is believed the tree may have fallen because it was weak from disease. annais rittenberg was in her second year with the camp. last year she was a counselor and this year an art teacher. >> it is really very hard. we were so close. we were like, especially now with all the stuff with nature, she was my teacher now. she was teaching me. >> annais rittenberg was a santa cruz student who volunteered at the campus radio station and heavy add world music show and the advisor believed she had a bright future. >> i could see her as an educator or music specialist. there were a lot of possibilities for someone like annais rittenberg. >> she was truly unique and will be missed. >> officials with city college of san francisco vowed to appeal a decision to ache away the sch

ktvu's robert handa reports on what happened. >> reporter: camp tawonga near yosemite national park hader camp for 300 children till this morning. this morning a huge oak tree, crashed down around the camp dining hall. aya a student at uc santa cruz had been killed. >> unfortunate bizarre accident. i don't think there is any way to determine when it will happen or if it will happen. >> reporter: it came down on power lines, as workers had to wait for pg&e to cut off electricity. >> all of the children are accounted for. for the camp. that there were four adult staff members that had been hit by the tree and they were taken out to area hospitals. >> reporter: two staff members were taken here. >> they were obviously upset about their injuries and the accident. both of the patients had minor injuries. one had back pain and the other arm pain. >> reporter: as we watch families come and go, the two victims were released. two others are in stable but serious condition in a hospital. coming up at 6:00 p.m. more on what is going on at the camp right now as well as the important decisions being

the jewish federation of silicon valley provides scholarships for children to attend camp tawonga in the stanislaus national forest. kpix 5's ann notarangelo tells us campers were just starting their day when the unthinkable happened. >> reporter: i can give you an idea where this took place. you can see the building behind me and just to the left of it are the power lines that were hit when the tree fell. now, this all took place while the campers were having breakfast. the tree did not fall on the building but, instead, hit an open space, a fire circle. the tree came crashing down in an open space by the dining hall. >> it took down power lines, as well. pg&e had to come out, turn those lines off and then cal fire was able to go in and start removing portions of the trees to help get those people out that were injured. >> reporter: the san francisco- based camp says all campers are safe and accounted for and camp is still continuing. but early word that children had been hurt sent some parents into panic. >> there were some parents that i saw, yes. >> reporter: san francisco sherif

this happened at camp tawonga. kids at that camp were inside the dining hall and eating breck past when the tree suddenly came crashing down outside of the window. annais rittenberg was killed during that tree fall. rittenberg worked at the campus radio station kzfc where she hosted a two-hour world music show. her station manager says that the radio station is planning to hold a special tribute for her very soon. her fellow deejays will be playing world music in her honor as well as air clips from her show. >> 6:11. coming up political upheaval in egypt. we will tell you who has been sworn in to lead the country now that the president has been forced out. >> the u.s. government tracking not just e-mail but mail-mail. the thing is bee, i got my mom wrapped around my little finger. do you? yeah, i do. huh. i said i want honey nut cheerios uh huh. and she just totally caved. it's all about psychology buzz. psychology? as long as i don't tell him the cereal is healthy -- he can't get enough. sad, really. i kind of fee

a 21-year-old staff member was killed yesterday when a tree fell on her at camp tawonga in the stanislaus national forest. children were eating breakfast when the tree crashed to the ground just outside the danger hall trapping five counts. annais rittenberg was killed, four other adults were hurt. all the kids, though, are safe. >> it fell down and took down power lines. pg&e turned the power off and cal fire went in to remove portions of the trees to help get those people out that were injured. >> camp tawonga has 300 campers and 150 staff members at a time during the summer. it served jewish campers from the bay area since 1925. >>> the u.s. embassy in egypt is ordering all nonessential person to leave the country immediately. the egyptian military took control of the government from the democratically elected president yesterday. cbs reporter tara mergener has the latest developments now from egypt. >>> reporter: tahrir square appears sleepy and calm this morning. but it was a different story last night as many egyptians celebrated the military overthrow of president mohamed morsi. to

five camp counselors were pinned under this treat at camp tawonga at 8:30 this morning. four were taken to local hospitals with nonlife- threatening injuries. but uc-santa cruz student originally reported missing was killed, annais rittenberg. the tree came down in an open space by the dining hall. >> an oak tree 3 feet in diameter broke off about 15 to 20 feet in the air. >> reporter: power has been cut off to part of the camp because of the incident. >> it fell down, it took down power lines, as well. pg&e had to come out, turn those lines off, and then cal fire was able to go in and start removing portions of the trees to help get those people out that were injured. >> reporter: camp tawonga is a summer camp for children on 160 acres in stanislaus national forest serving the jewish community since 1925. the san francisco-based camp says all campers are safe and accounted for and camp is still continuing. but early word that children had been hurt sent some parents into an understandable panic. >> there were some parents i saw yes and the camp put out some type of info

daze after a tree fell and killed her daughter's co-worker, a falling on a group of people at camp tawonga and for other adults remain hurt. no children were harmed. one of the injured is 18-year-old lizzie moore who broke five ribs and her elbow when it landed on her. she will likely be released from the hospital today. >> she has been very positive. anyone who knows her would not be surprised. a lot of humor. >> the sheriff says that pg&e was responsible for checking the tree because it was legged near power lines and peck peg said -- pg&e calls the tragedy a "freak accident." >> a broken water main forced the closure of several streets in danville. from prospect avenue to railroad avenue is still closed as is diabolo from front street. side streets are also off limits with water stopping with maintenance crews on the scene trying to clear away the deisund to avoid the downtown area. >> the department is paying for facebook "likes," after an inspector general report found they spent $630,000 on campaigns to increase the department's facebook fans. report says the advertising campaign wor

it happened yesterday at camp tawonga in the stanislaus national forest. the tree broke off about 15 to 20 feet above ground. five camp counselors were trapped below. uc-santa cruz student annais rittenberg was killed. four others were injured. but all the children were safe. >> it fell down and took down power lines, as well. pg&e had to come out turn those lines off and then cal fire was able to go in and start removing portions of the trees to get people out that were injured. >> cat tawonga has about 300 catchers and 150 staff members at a time during the summer. it has served jewish campers from the bay area since 1925. >>> uc-berkeley police are looking for a man posing to be a student escort. officers say a man in his 20s approached a female student at shattuck and everies he was last friday. he lied about being a bear walk escort. once they arrived at the house, the suspect asked her to engage fa sexual act. >>> some other bay area headlines on this 4th of july a cigarette started a fire in campbell. it was put in the balcony on raven court avenue

counselor annais rittenberg was killed when part of a oak tree crashed at camp tawonga yesterday. the 21-year-old was about to enter her senior year at uc- santa cruz. >> she was very outgoing, lighthearted, always could rely on her to pick the spirits up around the station. >> four other counselors were also hurt when that tree fell near the campfire circle, taking down some power lines with it. >>> egypt's senior judge was sworn in today as the interim president after a military coup ousted president mohamed morsi. he is under house arrest. it's a major coup after celebrations for the military action. taking a live look at tahrir square, morsi protestors blame him for egypt's social and economic problems. president obama and u.s. leaders are urging egypt's military to move quickly to transition back to democracy. >> i think the best way to continue aid to egypt is for the egyptian people to pick the successor to morsi, not the military. >> the u.s. sends $1.5 billion of aid annually to egypt. egypt's military leaders have suspended the nation's constitution and say they will sch

it happened at camp tawonga, a 160- acre jewish youth camp. the company's headquarters is in san francisco. four other adult staff members were hospitalized, but are said to be doing o-k no reports of any children injured. >> crews are still battling the arizona fire that killed 19 firefighers over the weekend. they have made some progress because of cooperative weather. the fire is now 45- precent contained, that is up from eight- percent yesterday. meanwhile -- arizona governor jan brewer has ordered that flags be flown at half -staff for 19 days. a memorial service will be held tuesday. >> we are still tracking that heat. >> still one more day of excess of heat. and of course, if you do not like that heat you can go to the coastline. stormtracker 4, is certainly showing some activity with flashing on your screen and contending with some lightning strikes, thunderstorms. the green is also showing to the north. and also, if you plan on going to lake tahoe. with excessive heat certainly today but it is going to be the laslast day. so whit that

now, camp tawonga is a children's camp for bay area children. it's on a 160 acres in stanislaus national forest and it's been serving the jewish community since 1925. the san francisco-based camp says all the campers are safe and accounted for. camp is still continuing. they are trying to make this as normal for the children as possible. a sergeant said he saw some parents come by after the incident but doesn't know whether or not they removed their children. pg&e has crews here trying to restore power to parts of the camp but again, the good news is that all the children are safe and sound. elizabeth? >> all right, ann. thank you. as ann mentioned, the four over adult staff members injured were taken to local hospitals. two women ages 20 and 21 were taken to sonora regional medical center with minor injuries and the other two injured women are being treated in modesto area hospitals. their conditions have been released yet. >>> now to the latest developments on the bart strike. as commuters cope with more gridlock, bart and its unions are worki

this happened at camp tawonga, a jewish camp popular with bay area families. kids were eating breakfast in the dining hall when the tree came down outside of their window. anna east rent berg, a student at uc santa krurksz was killed. she worked at the campus radio station where she hosted a two-hour world music show. her station manager saying news of rittenberg's death hit everybody very hard. >> one of those things you hear, you don't know what to think or what to do. it lassant hit me yet. everything feels weird and surreal. >> the station says it plans to hold a special tribute for her and her fellow deejays plan to play world music in her honor as well as airing clips from her show. >>> >>> police say jermaine girly is being held without bail. he and another man entered the wingstop tuesday night when there was an encounter with somebody. officers say girlie and other man ran to the back of the restaurant and hid inside a freezer. when the two employees went to investigate, they were shot to death. police say they are still looking for the second man ble

it happened at camp tawonga, is in san francisco.aff members were hospitalized, but are said to be doing o- k. francisco has lost it's accreditation. the regional accrediting agency announced that the be revoked in july of 2014. reports indicating the school has problems with its finances. the school has about 90- thousand students enrolled, but the community college's chancellor says students are not in danger of losing their course credits.and the school will remain open until at least next summer. some students feel that the school should not be losing its accreditation and that they are getting a great education here. city college of san francisco has lost it's accreditation. the regional accrediting agency announced wednesday that the college's accreditation will be revoked in july of 2014. this comes after previous school has problems with its finances. the school has about 90- thousand students enrolled, but the community college's chancellor says students are not in danger of losing school will remain open until at least next

> a deadly accident at a summer camp near yosemite national park killed a counselor today at camp tawongae crashed down killing one young woman and injuring four other adults. the staff member who died is 21 years old. she was science student at uc santa cruz. two staff members are in the hospital in stable condition. two others suffered minor injuries. >>> this is the one day of the dan haren and a new -- of the marin county fair and a new clothing policy. ktvu's cara liu has more. >> reporter: this policy is an effort to curve gang violence but some are saying it could lead to racial profiling. >> reporter: at entrances of the marin county fair you can see signs like this saying associated with criminal street gangs are prohibited. colors such as red and blue, specific gang symbols and some sports jerseys and even a's and reds ball caps. sheriff's deputies will enforce the rules. >> if someone is inside walking around, if they are wearing identifiable gang colors we ask that individual to remove their colors, they want to have a great time. >> the aclu is calling it unfair saying it is

annais rittenberg was killed when a tree fell where she worked at camp tawonga as a counselor outside of yosemite national park. four other staff members were injured when the tree fell. no campers were hurt. they were inside eating breakfast when it happened. her mother is trying to make sense of her daughter's death. >> this is the most terrible tragedy. she was a life sentence. why didn't the damn tree fall open saturday when no one was going to be at the camp? >> the tree may have fallen because it was weak from disease. >> 200,000 people are expected to crowd the san francisco water s front for spectacular fireworks show. we will show you the preparations. >> first, the opening ceremony today for the america's cup and the dispute threatening the entire race. >> check out the bay bridge. clear color >> as we look right now we do have a ridge of high pressure that is still sitting over us right now. that is going to be replaced by an area of low pressure bringing in cooler temperatures. today is the last day with imposive eat. remain very hydrated and use lots of sunscreen. the rid

it happened at camp tawonga, camp. is in san francisco.an francisco has lost it's accreditation. the regional accrediting agency announced that the college's accreditation will be revoked in july of 2014. school has problems with its finances. thousand students enrolled, school will remain open until at least next summer. its accreditation and that they are getting a great that the college's accreditation will be revoked in july of 2014. reports indicating thethe school has about 90- chancellor says students are not in danger of losing their course credits.and the school will remain open until at least next summer. students have been underway at the municipal launched. barge off pier 39. if you do not want to battle the crowds, make sure that you can tune in tonight at 9:00 p.m. and july 4th. we will bring you much more, our cameras are everywhere. milpitas, san francisco, placental.placentapleasant hill taking a look outside at the bay bridge toll plaza. a great looking weather. and i wish that we could have seen this beautiful weathe all

rittenberg was killed when a true fell at a camp where she worked as a counselor yesterday morning at camp tawongae national park. four other staff members were injured when the tree fell outside the dining hall. no campers were hurt. they were eating breakfast weapon it happened. >> her mother is trying to make sense of the death the. >> this child is a life force and the most tell tragedy like, why didn't the damn tree fall on saturday when no one was going to be at the camp? >> investigators believe the tree may have fallen because it was weak from disease. >> officials with city college of san francisco say they will appeal a decision to strip the school of its accreditation. angry students protests at check yesterday afternoon when they lend offed decision by the acrowed sitting commission of schools and colleges. the commission says that the champion has failed to address problems it identified last year. the appeals process could take months when the school leaders will work to make changes afternoon ago. >> it is a wonderful set people here and i feel like they are still here to help me an

speak out after her daughter's coworker was killed when a tree fell on a group of people at camp tawonga. four other adults were hurt but month children were harmed. one of the injured is 18-year-old from redwood citying breaking her elbow and five ribs. the family says she will be released from the hospital today. >> she has been very positive. anyone who knows her would not be surprised. >> the sheriff says pg&e was responsible for checking the tree because it was located near power lines. pg&e claims they found no obvious sign of decease or decay and the utility called the tragedy "a freak accident." a broken water main forced the closing of several streets in down danville around 6:00 p.m. last night. police closed from prospect to railroad avenue. side streets are also off limits so watch out in that area. water coming from the broken main has stopped and crews are on the scene clearing debris. until then, residents are urged to avoid the area. >> the state department is paying the price literally for facebook "likes." catching heat after an inspector general report found that it sp

it happened at camp tawonga, a jewish camp.s at the camp were inside of the dining hall eating breakfast when that tree came crashing down right outside of the window. annais rittenberg, a student at uc santa cruz was killed. he worked at kzsc where she host ad two-hour world music show. the station manager says that news of rittenberg's death hit everyone hard. >> it is one of those things when you hear you don't really know what to think or what to do. and -- it still hasn't quite hit me yet. everything feels weird and surreal. >> the radio station plans to hold a special tribute soon. her fellow deejays will play world music in her honor as well as airing clips from her show. >>> over in south africa, well-wishers keeping vigil outside of the hospital where former president nelson mandela has been for nearly a month. 94-year-old remains in critical but stable condition. he has been in that hospital since early june. suffering with a recurring lung inspection. now a lot of people you can see leaving flowers and messages and o

it happened here at california's camp tawonga outside yosemite. it just fell. >> gretchen: four other adults were hurt. two have been released from the hospital. two are still being treated. meantime, one other adult reportedly missing. fortunately, no children were injured. >>> two american teens who went missing on a boat trip in honduras are safe. they were rescued with six others after being stranded at sea for five days. the engine broke down 65 miles from where they set off. the coast guard did spot them as they waved frantically for help, as you can see in that video. here they are getting off an army helicopter. they're now in the hands of doctors to make sure everything is okay. >>> this could be the best wedding toast ever. ♪ it was meant to be ♪ everybody just toast with me ♪ ♪ raise your glasses ♪ . >> gretchen: so that's the maid of honor rapping her toast to eminem song "without me." that's jennifer, who is the sister of the bride. the video now going viral. it happened last month in california. the guests loved every minute of the o

rittenberg was a student at uc santa cruz who was working at camp tawonga for the summer.her women were injured when the tree fell but are expected to be okay. >>> at least three businesses are damaged after an overnight pyre in san jose. happened on north king road near mare mayberry. a story you will only see on nbc bay area, several sources tell us the san jose police officers association v has lost the arbitration battle with the city. we are told that the ruling means a cap on cashing out of accrued vacation and sick time. the officers will not get back the 10% in pay they gave up to help the city balance its books p p p there is a verdict but cannot comment on the specifics. the city charter prevents public disclosure for ten day society the two sides can possibly negotiate a better deal. >>> a check of the fog this fourth of july. how is it looking? >> we have really interesting weather out there this morning. good morning to you. want to start with all of this lightning right now up in the north bay. let me take you along the peninsula where we have showers coming