we know we're going to lose the trees, the shrubs, the foliage, and the birds.we know we're going to have seven units, and that's size, and this monolithic box should not be allowed to be built. it should be terraced as it goes down the hill so that it respects the surrounding homes. if it does, it will lessen the impact on the neighbors to the north and west, including my family. such would be in compliance with the rdat and would be respectful of the character and the design of the surrounding homes. and so you have the opportunity to make that requirement. you have the opportunity to make the developer go back and do a better job and terrace that project as it goes down the hill. the developer can do that. you can do that, and that's what we're asking for you to do. thank you very much for your consideration. >> vice president melgar: thank you. project sponsor, you have a two-minute rebuttal. >> it's hard to rebuttal because i've been working with planning department on this project and rdat, and, you know, there's a set of rules and a set of codes that we'v

every 30 years what starts to happen is that the shrubs are being replaced by more flammable grasp. >> reporter: there is a forest management task force. they want to get everyone on the same page. >> there is friction. every agency has their goals and mission. some of those are counter to each other. >> the syrian nevada -- sera nevada has some fire cycles. that is a good thing. what happens is we give them of this. they blame on -- they blame the fires of vegetation, that is not the case. >> reporter: when they try to figure out the best way to execute that, all parties will be involved. they question the practice to begin with. the governor has allocated millions of dollars towards this effort for equipment, man- hours, and also for education to the public. >> what are some of the barriers to conducting the control burns that you have mentioned? >> reporter: a lot of it is crisscrossing, for example the air quality management district have goals that are set. they have to have no pollution. they get deemed for some of the pollution created by controlled burns. but the fire out here

the sudden gust of wind down the request blowing embers from the cooked fire into the shrub. in seconds the vegetation would flare catching the men flat-footed. they grabbed their drying shirt and pants, many of them already on fire. shaking them furiously as they ran along the narrow beach. the panic, hawkins stumbled to the waters edge and stepped into shallows or so he thought. the bottom fell away pitching him into the river. the kit flew from his grasp. before bradley could get into the water it singed his mustache. from above the camp powell heard cries. peering over the cliff edge he was astounded to see his party in complete disarray. his men, tumbling helter-skelter in both spiritually frantically pushed off the bank and into the current. attempts to land further down the beach field as the fire outrace them. the boat shot into a rabbit. the men unable to direct their course. they flew through the rapids backward and sideways, somehow emerging unscathed below the torrent. one of the crew came in hatless and another short list in the third without his pants and a hole

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as you get what is happening in your area, as the fires received, how quickly does the shrub and therowth grow back? guest: it depends on the drain, but it is remarkable. sometimes within months, you will be able to see sprouting in some of the roots that are out there. it all depends on the temperature of the fire as it goes across the topography. sometimes the fire burns so far, hot, it actually glazes the soil, which causes extreme runoff issues. but the vegetation in most areas will regret. which explains as we look at this video the so-called controlled burns, which do what? guest: what we do is recalled the controller prescribed fires where we go in and we say when a wildfire happens, we have no control whether a fire burns hot, were in our terms, burns lowered temperature. under a prescribed fire, we say we want to not blaze the soil, so we will like the fire, and we will burn it in a certain direction to be able to move the meditation, the old, dense undergrowth, so that we will be able to restore that landscape, send it out, have a much healthier landscape, so when a fire is

is an attempt to allow logging on public lands and comment many of the public fires did not start in thick forests, started in shrubs. we see the mendocino complex fires burned 336,000 acres expected to be contained by september the 1st. firefighters are not sure when the carr fire will be contained and the ferguson fire that burned 96,000 acres is expected to be fully contained wednesday. >>> it's the first day of the work week. lunchtime crowds were in the rooftop garden to hang out and eat. while adults took in the scenery, kids were enjoying an outdoor children's reading room. >> this is amazing. i wasn't expecting any of this as i walked through here. seeing this kind of mobile library is great. she loves books. >> reporter: you may want to break out your platform shoes later in the week for silent disco dancing, the first day of full commute service for ac transit and buses gliding onto the terminal deck and garden. >> cast your vote in abcnews.com. >> is it the future of transit, glorified bus stop or doesn't affect you. >> right now, doesn't affect me is winning, 45%. >> we'll see and keep the voting open un

however -- >> the nest, which is nothing but shrubs that normally to the engine and the engine gets hot in the range of 2,000 degrees fahrenheit or even higher is going to cause a fire. >> cal fire says the deadly car fire burning near redding was ignited by vehicle malfunction last week. local fire officials say dry conditions have made california prime for wildfires. >> poorly maintained brakes can cause sparks. those sparks fly into the vegetation alongside the freeway. now we have a vegetation fire and you never even knew that happened. >> firefighters say it's also important to see if there is enough defensible space around your home. >> you want to be doing that kind of cutting early in the morning while the humidities are high, temperatures and winds are low. >> taking steps now to prevent future devastation. in san jose, chris nguyen, abc 7 >>> not all the evacuees from the carr fire have been allowed to return home, but some have been reunited with the animals that they had to leave behind. coming up, we'll tell you the story of one woman who found out her beloved horse was sti

been provisionally secured with stones and wire but more importantly the new york pani family now grow banana mango and lemons all shrubsand trees but put down very deep roots and bind the soil. really works in a because. not only new. light but also. the corridor in the grass where the life stocks. but there's never a one hundred percent guarantee. we hope it works but we are still a bit worried or know and the plants are young it will take a year or two before they stabilize the soil mago then they'll offer us protection against landslides about the roots need time to develop that stabilizing effect. the nearest large town to just around me is cup of us two siddhartha gautama grew up nearby he later became known as the border the enlightened one. he taught that people are responsible for themselves now you are allowed to ask for help. so what do you know of innovation tell. the american n.-g. o. rare organizes workshops for farmers and local politicians on sustainable farming methods. they cover the ins and outs of organic farming and how to market the new products. the aim is to restructure farming here. this is wher

and began eating the residents' lawns and shrubs. animal control responded to the scene... by the amount of goats everywhere.so a company called 'we rent goats' was called in to round up the animals.initial reports say the goats were grazing in a nearby field and somehow got loose. in sports -- it's email friday... gary and his lovely wife alicia join us to answer viewer questions. and round two of the bridgestone invitational just wrapped up...how did tiger woods do?? ...gary has the details...and all the sports...coming up 49er great... and now hall 49er great... 49er great... and now hall of fame receiver terrel owens expressed no regret about his decision to skip this weekend's induction ceremonies. instead of heading to canton, ohio with hall of famers like ray lewis and bobby beathard...the grandfather of niners quaterback cj beathard...owens will hold his very own ceremony at the university of tennessee at chattanoga...w here owens played college football.t.o. says after years of being overlooked by sports writers and hall of fame voters...he wants to hold a private

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the experts at maryfield garden tell us to focus on trees and shrubs tha slow down and reduce runoff. doug, with storm chances for this weekend, the weather having a moderate impact on your weekend, whether you have an outdoor party or yard work or want to wash the car. it's worth saying again, the weekend is not a washout. no. we don't have anything circled in red. if have any plans, be ready. keep a watchful eye to the sky. and download the nbc washington app today. 9 tomorrow, 8 -- 89 tomorrow, 84. tuesday, high of 85. next week, an area of high pressure moves in. that could give us what we think is the nicest stre in a while.r a stormy july and early august. next weeky looking pre good. >> thank you. can't wait. >>> we're working for your health with a warning about the low-diets. take it easy on t bacon. unlike what i do. a studyhe they are successful and healthy when you take it easy on all the meat you ju saw there. researchers at brigham and women's hospital in boston founs low-carb d often increased the risk of early death. they say it's because dieters replace cbs with too m

the road. it's little uneasy. >> and you know they in addition to standing water, shrubs and bushes is where they like to live. i'm hearing from people in the neighborhood they've sprayed, it's not helping. so just be prepared. deet.g on >> it works for you? >> i am. yeah, and the itch stick when you get bit, take care of it. >> it can double as a pepper spray too. keep itclose. good to know. >>> we have new details about someom terrifyingts in a quiet germantown neighborhood. >> we'll show you the moment nfire erupted on the streets and everything that happened after. >>>lu the wildfire battle. this is going on in california. it's raging on this morning. but those are the front lines. the folk who is live there are getting help from folks who from right in our area, the dmv. that story when we continue. >>> missing woman. this morning fair fax police are looking into the disappearance of a new yor wom whose suv was found in our area. a man was inside. he's in police custody. no one has heard from the woman since last weekend. >>> an explosive report from the washington post connecting a former member o the tru

what we see is when you have the flash fuel like grasses which burn into shrubs and trees which creately large fires. >> we have entire subdivisions out there now where there used to be virtually little or anything. we are building more and more and more. not just in the wooded areas. where we doing it? >> because we need the space. housing is at a premium. they need to build houses to lower housing costs and provide housing for the people who live in these urban areas. as we all know from the commutes, they are long commutes but that is what we are building because that is where it is affordable. >> traditionally those areas, when we go to the outer areas, they do not have large fire departments. and fire needs quick responders. as we increase the population, that will increase the odds of something going on. are we manned up for that in the bay area? >> we are working towards a. i cannot speak to every fire department. i know we are trying to staff up and look for additional stations and crews through grants and strategic placement. >> even in the further reaches of the county, we bu

the amount of water to each plant. and you wanna group like-water plants. so trees are a group. shrubs are a group. cactus. he correct amount of water to each plant. >> people often get mixed up about xeriscaping. it doesn't mean just getting rid of plants. it's about using water wisely so that you're not wasting it. the xeriscape brings in the elements of the plants, you know, that'll give you the lush look or give you a nice, pretty landscape. >> gray water is something that you're going to be hearing a lot about in the future. why? because there really no reason not to be doing it. >> gray water is just water that's already been used once. so there's -- there's fixtures in your house like your shower, the laundry. that water can be reused to irrigate plants. >> obviously, this is not from your toilets or even your kitchen sink. >> here, we're standing next to a gray water tank. the water comes out of the house into this tank and then pumps throughout the pipes underground to the landscaping. >> the most important thing -- have a plan. >> hiring the right people is kind of the right step in the direction

the community that is green. that's easier. when we know that there can still be a nice plant, shrubs but i get it. we're pro trees and you know, i can't say that everything and everyone within the bureau or the department is all in the same beige. there are a lot of varying approaches to this. if we were looking at a two and a half foot wide tree basin, you know, but then it's like well if you are looking at a two navdeep basin why not two feet. if not two feet why not 18 inches. >> remember that the same discussion occurred on the masonic redo. the planter is only a couple of feet wide. in the middle of four lanes, you know. >> sure, it's got to be at least three and a half feet. it's another example of street trees getting the pinch. we can't upset bike lists and we can't upset motorists and pedestrians and the trees end up with a three and a half foot wide median in all that space. they're always getting the pinch. at a certain point we're saying, you know what, we're not being successful in establishing those trees. >> any further questions? >> i am still not satisfied with the ones -- we're go

the nerve to refer to -- >> twitter is a different experience for me now after i muted them everyone likes me because i mute everyone i mute everyone who doesn't. >> do you remember they called him shrubhe same back then, but this is a whole new level. >> the twitter sphere certainly -- >> is there any reason to engage >> -- magnifies it. >> someone said why are you engaged. i said because 57% of millennials think socialism is great. i think it's time for some of us to speak up. >> you guys are the professional athletes did you ever see derek jeter talk to people when he was on the on deck circle to the fans heckling him he never did you really can't engage. i hear you, to your point, you want to educate people who have a warped sense of their view. >> the stuff i see is absolutely -- it's drivel. >> that's why you need -- >> and i had someone spell that -- that i engage in dribble, d-r-i-b-b-l-e what are you talking about how do you know? am i drooling? do i engage in dribble >> i think he meant drivel. >> he meant drivel you get some geniuses. anyway, let's talk markets wall street pointing to a higher opening this morning, joining us now craig hodges, ceo ofhodges capital managemen

are right to my left, there is a retaining home -- retaining wall, the worry is that some of these embers will touch off these shrubsss to other trees, that's what they're trying to stop right now. >> obviously a lot of smoke there. jesse, thank you for bringing us this update. >>> there are ripple effect today from capitol hill following the trump administration's announcement about a space force. we have more on the criticism and praise for the new branch of the military. >> it would be one of the biggest shakeups in the u.s. military in decades. resident proposing a space force creating a six force of the armed forces, arguing that change is needed to show america's dominance. administration officials say the space force will also play a role in strengthening america's economy. >> the annual economy for this is $350 -- three $50 million annually. president trump is really doing the right thing by making sure that it is secure. >> any change of this magnitude would be dependent on congress. many people remain skeptical. tom called and said i have some resignations that would -- some say the space force would be re

shrubs. it's not very a very promising landscape for the evolution of an insect that relies solely upon the products of flowers. in the mid- cretaceous. they were still something of a novelty. just beginning to diversify and spread across the landscape. but they were still bit players in the floor that was dominated by kinko's and psych cats. in fact, the sudden rise of the flowering plant in the record has always been something of a mystery suddenly, they are everywhere. charles darwin, thought of it of a abominable mystery. the sudden appearance of flowering plants. but rarely noted is that in the same letter to a friend of his where he made that famous mystery comment. he also noted the work of a french naturalist that they did indeed evolve rapidly. darwin didn't buy it. he preferred to think that the flowering plants must have evolved slowly and elsewhere. darwin have the bigger reputation. in his idea has prevailed for decades until people finally realize. that the coat evolution. in insects particularly these have led to the great diversification. to the nearest flower market. but what is les

the flowers? you have to look pretty hard at any of these illustrations to find a couple short of crummy -looking shrubs that might be able to produce a flower, but overall it's not a very promising landscape for the evolution of an insect that relies solely upon the product of flowers, but the artist in the picture got things but on because in the mid- cretaceous, flowers were still something of a novelty, just beginning to diversify and spread across the landscape, but they were still big players in a time that was dominated by kinko's and other flowering plants. it's always been something of a mystery. no flowering plants whatsoever and then suddenly they're everywhere. charles darwin thought of it, in fact he called it an abominable mystery and he considered it a serious challenge to his concept of evolution as a slow, incremental process, the sudden appearance of flowering plants. but rarely noted is that in the same letter to a friend of his he made that famous mystery comment, he also noted the work of the french naturalist, a lesser-known naturalist named jeff stone who theorized that flowering

shrubs. we'll be looking at this large monolithic box structure, first two stories with nothing but concrete for the garage and storage area before you get to any living space. that's inappropriate for this type of residential area. what would be appropriate is the design that respects what is set forth in the deck for the developer to provide significant sculpting and terracing of the building. reduce the size of the units. i'm not talking about eliminating one, i'm just talking about reducing the thousands of square feet that some of these units are. the second is the elimination of the floor storage that's underneath these seven units. by doing these two things, the developer can have all seven units and can still have a sculpting and terracing of the project that would then look like this. the developer gets the seven units and everyone else gets the sculpting and terracing that the arc rdeck recommending. what we are looking for we'll be losing the trees and foliage and everything we've been appreciating for decades is a green belt. this is the best i can do for the drawing. this is green belt

shrubs are short and avoid overgrown vegetation. and to increase your comfort level in your yard, turn on the fan and set it on high.quitos can't fly in gusts over 10 miles an hour. here's one for your kids, blow sbbles. mosquitos don't lip so let the kids blow tse bubbles. >> it's pretty much mandatory, you know, you should think about get something kind of privatet treatmenor your property, so you're not so concerned about the diseases that the mosquitos carry. not only for your children, yourself but your pets as well. >> reporter: justin finch, news4. >>> yeah, the other thing, maybe a supply of nblock. stay hydrated, have that sunblock. temperatures will be in the 90s. and lots of humidity. we'll talk more about whato expect this week coupling up. >>> and if you're just waking up with us, we're following breaking news out of fairfax county. in anildren shot apartment building. new details about the suspect. we'll fill you in onhat next. >>> and don't get in the car unless you hear from the storm 4 >> announcer: "news4 today" begins with breaking >>news. we're staying on top of thatew breaking n right now. two c

shrubs are short and avoid overgrown vegetation. and to increase your comfort level in your yard, turn on the fan and set it on high. mosquitos can fly in busts over 10 miles an hour. here's one for your kids, blow bubbles. mosquitos don't like soap so blow bubbles. >> when you think about private treatment for your treatment, so that you're not so concerned about the diseases that the mosquitos carry. not only for your children, yourself but your pets as well. >> reporte justin finch, ws4. >> yeah, lots of bug out and the weather today, hot, humid. still a lot of standing water. you can bet there's going to be a lot of o bug today as well. temperatures as you wake up and walk outside this morning. pretty warm, midto low 70s. owi'll show you hot this afternoon coming up. >>> and if you're just waking us with , we're following breaking news out of fairfax county. two children shot >> announcer: "news4 today" begins with breaking news. >>> we begin at 5:29 with breaking news. two children were shot overnight in an apartment intys tysons. we want to go now live to news4's justin finch live at the scene. justin. >> repo

the area that burned. it looks like it is part grass, part trees and shrubs. vegetation out there that burned. >> it is a very rural area, and i'm going to get out of the way so that you can see where we are. you can see the black and the grass over here. that is where it was burning. the fire is burning on the other side of this hill. is made it -- it has made its way into drainage right now. they make great progress last night and it is mostly grassland. if you spin around to the other side here, you can see there are a few houses that are appear on the sale. it looks like there is a ranch there was some horses. the good news is that the homes are no longer being threatened by this fire. the fire is now 75% contained. it started saturday night around apm. the fire is burning near the east end of welch creek road just outside of the sentinel regional wilderness. as of this morning, there was no injuries. fire crews battled high temperatures and constant wind all day yesterday, but overnight crews got the upper hand. they stop the fires for group -- forward pro