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not a lot of smoke being put up from the oak fire nor the washburn fire anymore. so air quality up there is set to improve more and more. as for the fire burning up in siskiyou county, we are seeing most of that smoke pushing its way out into southern oregon, idaho and eventually western montana bay area, not really tapping into that. all we've got is clear skies today and we'll continue to see clear skies on into tomorrow and much of the weekend to that rainfall we had on monday. a thing of the past. it's nothing but dry conditions from here forward high pressure ridge in place that is resulting in thunderstorm activity popping up as part of monsoonal moisture. both in the desert of southeastern california and up into the sierra nevada. anytime you see potential lightning in the sierra, especially this time of year with it so dry. that is an increase in fire, danger risk. we're also talking triple digits for the central valley. so things are still right for wildfires elsewhere. a little fog at the coast tomorrow morning. then skies clear out nicely and tomorrow i

. >> this comes as firefighters get close to full containment of the washburn fire.e areas, though, will remain closed, including the washburn trail, the western part of the perimeter trail. and the trail from the mariposa grove toward won't. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joining us now to talk about those lightning strikes and to know they when you mix those with wind. >> events. yeah, very, very dangerous. mean, literally explosive as they can really just spread out and read those downdraft from those thunderstorms, get those fires pumped up and going some of the fire lines up there told you 70 you can see the ominous looking grey in the distance. some thunderstorms rolling up in that area little further to the east. now a good news is the air quality is a much improved from where it was their starting and will on that fire in the some of the area. so a valley now seeing some winds out of the west at 19 miles an hour. but you just see the tops this here. the crest there. some major thunderstorms are popping up and look at that. oh, my goodness. it is really f

now, this comes as firefighters has gained 100% containment of the washburn fire. more than 4800 acres burned in some areas of the park will remain closed, including the washburn trail, the western portion of the perimeter trail and the trail from the mariposa grove towards will loan out. still ahead on the kron 4 morning news, oakland police need help locating burglars who targeted a number of shops in little saigon. >> what you need to look out pf back for 29. thanks so much for staying with us on this. a very early thursday morning. i'm john shrable filling in for reyna harvey. now we are going to be seeing a another cool start to this morning ahead of yet another hot afternoon. your look outside right now doesn't look so bad, though. in fact, a lot clearer in downtown san francisco. then we saw the same point yesterday. there are portions of the coastline where some dense fog has settled in. but for the most part this morning is pretty free of it. actually now are current temperatures 50's right along the coast, some 60's along the bay shore and you're noticing

this comes as firefighters get control of the washburn fire. it's now 100% contained with more than 4800 acres burned. some areas of the park will remain closed. that includes the washburn trail, the western portion of the perimeter trail and the trail from the mariposa grove toward will >> well, lawrence is here. he's been keeping an eye on that area for some days now with this fire. what's the status so far? so good, at in the yosemite valley area right now, they're going to have on the fire. but they've got numerous thunderstorms popping up in that direction. and fire now up there and it continue to see some thunderstorms. the track, though, is a little further. the saudis him come across right toward mount shasta. you got why-reeka to the north. so not affecting the fire zone just yet. there's still a chance that could happen, though, as we head through the night tonight. you see that stream of moisture working its way all the way from weaverville up through mount shasta. that's a pretty strong storms not as strong as yesterday, but you get

kumasi: mariposa grove reopening nearly a month after the washburn fire yosemite started.quoias is set to welcome visitors again. reggie: toxic algae warning where lake officials are telling you not to drink water from. kumasi: construction equipment moving into berkeley's people's park overnight. cruise clearing out a homeless camp to make way for her controversial housing project. we are live with what is happening now. reggie: the morning, it is wednesday, august 3. kumasi: we want to start with the check of our forecast with drew. drew: fog has returned to the coast this morning. a little coastal drizzle, as well. half moon bay visibility is reduced. away from the coast, high clouds, but visibility a-ok. right now, temperature slightly cooler compared to this time yesterday. 50's close to the ocean with 60's along the bay shoreline. warmer spots like antioch holding to the low 70's. you can see our marine layer is with us over the city. a live look showing you low clouds topping the skyline this morning. center ice at 6:15 in 45 minutes. a humid day with mightiness. co

this after firefighters gained one percent containment on the washburn fire more than 48,000 acres haved. that is so gorgeous. look at it. the rainbow, some the area's parts are still going to be including the washburn trail, the western portion of the predator trail and the trail for the very pleasant grove toward will but i guess one percent is better. nothing because they got something open star head like what? what? that's a big difference. has like one percent and they opened it. >> 100 watt help yeah. but unfortunately that mckinney fire, that's the one that my gosh. >> so much concern up there that's been deadly deadly. the just 70 national park much better than it was not just because of the smoke is containment grows too. definitely some good progress there. and we're not really tapping into smoke from any of our fires anymore across the bay area. you can see we've got the clear skies over san jose this morning. mckinney fire smoke working its way to the east and both oak and washburn fires are putting up not enough smoke to really be even be felt across the region. so even yos

reggie: there is a major milestone in washburn fire burning near yosemite.iposa grove will reopen. that is the growth home to ancient where -- redwoods. they washburn fire is now 97% contained and has burned nearly 4900 acres. the fire started july 7. all the mariposa grove will reopen, several trills in a the area are still closed. kumasi: the number of people who died from the mckinney fire has double to four. victims were found in separate homes by crews searching through the rubble along a highway. the cooler weather and rain helped to slow down the fires growth. it has burned more than 56,000 acres since friday. even with the break in the weather, containment is still at 0%. developing news, a state superior court judge has shut down plans for a massive expansion for a major tahoe resort for now. the chronicle is reporting the judge rejected the plan to create an expensive full season vacation destination at a palisades tahoe valley. he rolled the move was not in compliance with the state act. palisades tahoe told the chronicle the judgment was procedur

now the firefighters have the washburn fire 100% contained more than 4800 acres burned.ou never know if you see that. but this doesn't mean everything is open. the washburn the western portion of the perimeter trail and the trail from the mayor of post grove towards will wanna those are still closed and off limits. but my gosh, there's plenty for you to see 9.37. and still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news will house speaker nancy pelosi's visit to taiwan impact the u.s. supply chain? we'll take a closer look and local fire agencies are helping to battle the mckinney fire. we'll have the latest on why a south bay department says it's very important to help out. ♪ age before beauty? why not both? visibly diminish wrinkled skin in just two days. new crepe corrector lotion only from gold bond. champion your skin. only from gold bond. and i swear it seems like everybody has covid again, right and again and again that there are 4 places in california listed as low risk for covid those counties. sierra county, nevada county, alpine county and mono county and all of them border

this comes as at the washburn fire say it is now 100% contained. some areas will remain closed, including the washburn trail, the western part of the perimeter trail and the trail from the mariposa grove toward well bone. and joining us now, chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. he's been tracking not only the conditions at this year but also in siskiyou county. anything improving. yeah. i think that little bit better up there right now. not seeing the lightning strike in some spots, but >> some place in the sierra nevada boy, he's just been a wild afternoon. the monsoon really just ripping across the sierra nevada. look at lightning strikes too many to count up there today. what storm system rolling on through that. all part of the monsoon making its way up in that direction all the spine. really the sierra nevada, you can see up above yosemite and you can see mayor opposed there as well. and of course, the concern is, is that you get some of these lightning strikes and some of hitting on some dry brush could get another fire ignited. right now. th

and this comes as firefighters get control of the washburn fire. that's now 97% contained with more than 4800 acres burned some areas of the park will stay closed, including the washburn trail, the western portion of the perimeter trail and the trail from mariposa grove towards won't now. and it's been a hot day across much of the state today and some places temperatures exceeded triple digits. the extreme heat leading some lawmakers in sacramento to take action that they believe will help california address the sizzling temperatures assembly member less rebus of southern california is behind a bill that would create a heat ranking system. it's similar to how scientists rank the dangers of hurricanes before they strike and that proposal from reavis would provide a number rating for heat waves in california. if we are warned ahead of time and we know what to do based on what category heat wave is coming our way. then people like that live in our district second, the san fernando valley, southeast la, the central valley all over california can be bet

cause of the washburn fire is still under investigation, but they think it is probably caused by some person. >>> crews are gaining ground on the oak fire that has been yearning for 11 days. it destroyed nearly 200 buildings including some homes. california fire says that more than 100 miles of firehose remain on this fire. the good news, it is 81% contained. >>> will we move forward? that is the question concerning an apartment community for the homeless. there has been a lot of opposition of people who live nearby say they were not notified about the project coming to their neighborhood. the city is listening but one councilmember wants to pause the entire project. >> reporter: let me show you what the big concern here, this law is where the city is hoping to construct a tiny home. however, across the street we have a day care center and elementary school. to my left we have a public library, a park, and a middle school. >> i don't know the type of people that will be here. i'm guessing they have criminal records. we have a school across the street. we have a library. >> reporter: t

the washburn trail, the western portion, the primitive trail and the trail for mariposa grove tour deill some friends that were up there. they just but the park after one day because there has been the whole weekend. so your quality is better now. okay at the grove is open. but like you said, not everything. i mean, everything can be ideal. i remember once i went all that way, it was so dry. there were no falls or anything. so. >> yeah, just just c which is safe. 7.38 right now. still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news conspiracy theorist alex jones. >> takes it back. 10 years later. he says he's sorry for saying the sandy hook massacre saying the sandy hook massacre never happened. ♪ ♪ whether someone is across the neighborhood, across the street, or across the room, you have the power to make them feel right at home. ♪ ♪ ritz. a taste of welcome. ♪ ♪ non-gaming tribes have been left in the dust. wealthy tribes with big casinos make billions, while small tribes struggle in poverty. prop 27 is a game changer. 27 taxes and regulates online sports betting to fund permanent solution to ho

this all comes as fire crews have gained 100% containment of the washburn fire. that news coming in earlier tonight. more than 4800 acres did burned there. some areas of the park will remain closed, including the washburn trail, the western portion of the perimeter trail and the trail on the mayor opposed toys will wanna but still good news nonetheless. all right. let's check on the weather forecast. looking out over the san francisco skyline with city hall in the centre, their all decked out in what celebration always that of those colors. >> i don't know. no, no, no, we will let look at up and get back to because you've got all your reason has not shy the giants tonight. that's for sure. morning of the know guys. yeah. we've had a good fighting the fire outside of yosemite valley. but the downside today is that we had just in a rough shun of thunderstorms over the sierra nevada and the danger of sparking more fires across the high country. now, the good news that came with a whole lot of rain in spots but certainly get a a lightning strike, the wrong spot. you

now this comes as firefighters have gained 100% containment of the washburn fire. burning near 70 right before the oak fire, which also broke out. >> more than 4800 acres burned just from that fire alone and some areas of the park will remain closed, including the washburn trail, the western portion of the perimeter trail and the trail for mariposa grove towards will it's also very hot out there that heat ranking system could come in handy on a day like today. yeah, exactly. 5.38. still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news conspiracy theorist alex jones >> talks about why he said that the sandy hook mass shootings didn't really happen. and now he's apologizing. >> we'll see what happened in court. plus, the giants remember legendary broadcaster vin scully with a special vin scully with a special tribute. where's mommy? oh, oh hey sweetie. mother nature is at work, but father nature is here. i'm hungry. okay... let's see. oh, how about some smucker's natural? first ingredient real strawberries. ugh, he hit the window again didn't he? one bite of a 100% angus beef ball

meantime, in yosemite, mariposa grove has reopened to visitors after the washburn fire shut it down for nearly a month. fire crews were able to save the giant sequoias by using sprinkler systems and protective foil to shield the trees. >>> still to come, she promised to clean up the tenderloin. now she's trying to deliver. how san francisco's new d.a. is cracking down on drug dealers. >>> and hundreds of electric bikes left abandoned in richmond after the company that brought them there bolts. >>> and how california's addressing a problem brought to light by a popular netflix show, "tiger king." >> they were there for petting, for photo opportunities, all about pay for play. >>> the fog is moving back in over downtown san francisco, where temperatures topped out in the mid-60s. still a noticeable amount of mugginess in the air as well. we'll talk about the pattern ♪ >>> san francisco's new district attorney is making good on her promise to crack down on drug sales in the city. brooke jenkins announced today anyone found with more than five grams of fentanyl will no longer be referred to

the washburn fire is now 97% contained after burning more than 4800 acres. the wildfire started july 7th burning to the edge of the mariposa grove, home to more than 500. ancient sequoias. yosemite officials say the grove will reopen to visitors tomorrow. well, some of the trees have slight burns. the park service says those giant sequoia's should survive. coming up tonight. new data shows how many americans do not have health insurance, how it stacks up after the break area county, putting a ban on new vacation rentals in some areas, details rentals in some areas, details later tonight. ♪ at usaa we've been called too exclusive because we only serve those who've honorably served. all ranks. all branches. and their eligible family members. yep, that is exclusive. and we're fine with that. wanna help kids get their homework done? yep, that is exclusive. well, an internet connection's a good start. but kids also need computers. and sometimes the hardest thing about homework is finding a place to do it. so why not hook community centers up with wifi? for kids l

the washburn fire was fully contained at the end of july.he bay area biggest annual music festival has wrapped up a big weekend at golden gate park. dion: look at the turnout. the third and final night of outside lands brought thousands of fans the park. pbs the festival featured more than 100 artists on nine different stages and drew in 100,000 concert goers. on the's headliner postma loan. well, abc7 news is committed to building a better bay area. and it is something that taken all of us. so when it comes to the future, you are never too old or too young to help shape it. a young actitieses, efforts are reaching new heights in livermore doling out thousands of dollars in scholarships to black students. here's abc news reporter tara campbell. >> meet indi go eaton, active at the tender age of 10. >> these programs helped me, you know, find my voice. >> continues to find her voice into her teens. >> her family by her side. >> i've been in a family that really cherishes advocacy, social justice. equity for everyone. >> also giving credit to

along the river, ended up at the lower falls, the upper falls of the yellowstone, climbed mount washburn, what they called mount washburn, went to yellowstone lake, when they're a little bit animated big diversion to the west to go see the geyser basins. and they decided they really needed to get back, headed to fort ellis, in bozeman and then [inaudible] went by the beginning of september. because i don't know if those of you have been to yellowstone, what time of year you went, but he knew, hayden knew from reports that the big snow storms we're going to start rolling in in early september. and in fact, when i went, when my husband and i went just this last kind of late september, to yellowstone, we did get snowed on during that trip. so that still happens. for hayden it would have been disaster, his men would have been caught out with not many supplies and totally exposed to the elements. so he needed to get his team out of there as quickly as possible, and to have a successful survey. and they really did, they make a really complete survey of most of the features that we know and rec

washburn fire was fully contained at the end of july. reggie: san leandro police are looking into a crash that created this damage to a furniture store. a car smashed into the window. it's not clear if anyone was hurt but there is a lot of broken glass and the impact of the crash left a streetlight sticking out of the store. we don't know what caused the crash or if the driver will be charged. kumasi: san francisco general hospital says it will reopen its monkeypox vaccination clinic tomorrow. the city received 10,000 doses of vaccine from the federal supply and that's double the previous allotment. it will hold a walking vaccination clinic from 8 a.m.-noon tomorrow through friday. kaiser will also provide doses but appointments are required. reggie: activists are demanding more action to slow the spread of monkeypox. there are protest in san francisco to advocate more treatment. local and federal emergency declarations are just the first step. i also want officials to look at longer-term needs like increasing vaccine production. the pro

this is mount washburn with a couple of the carriages and guests of frost and richard. buffalo bill haskell and promoting the east gate and getting people to come to cody. and he'd gotten a train in across the river and it was very important to him that yellowstone was a destination point and all the different railroads tried to get a destination point around yellowstone and bring people to yellowstone. this is up by gardner and people were loading and supplies were being loaded at gardner to go into the park. here's a camp at old faithful on the left tent camp and the center photograph is one of the first buildings that mammoth. and then on the right is the bear net toll bridge. and i still take people down and show them the bridge abutments that are there. it's just below the yellowstone bridge, across the yellowstone at our this again is showing some of the concord coaches. this is a current coach that has been rebuilt and is used to take people to paradise. glen and really give today's people an opportunity for a cookout, a little cowboy music and ride coaches. they

the washburn fire, which burned in yosemite was fully contained in end of july. you can track any of the wildfires that are burning now in california by using our interactive wildfire tracker. you will find it on our home page at abc7news.com. reggie: happening today activist demand more action to slow the spread of monkeypox. they'll hold a protest in san francisco to advocate for testing, treatment and vaccine doses. local and federal emergency declarations are the first step. now they want officials to look ahead to longer term needs like increasing vaccine production. the protest will be outside the health and human services offices. important note, zuckerberg san francisco general hospital will reopen its monkeypox vaccination clinics tomorrow. the city received 10,000 doses of vaccines from the federal supply. it hold a walk-in vaccination clinic >> from 8:00 a.m. to noon tomorrow. kaiser and ucsf will provide doses. appointments are required. kumasi: front door visitor that had one homeowner to stop him in his tracks. he's a long time san francisco officia

larry: new developments now in the washburn fire that came close to destroying some giant sequoias in yosemite national park. the grove, home to those big trees, reopened today. some of the trees were damaged, but most did survive. that fire 97% contained. officials warn that increase fire activity is anticipated because of drier and hotter weather in the forecast. more than 57,000 acres have burned and four people have died in the fire. 100 buildings destroyed as well. mike, temperatures are going up. mike: they are and they are staying up. that rain that helps so much not really in the forecast moving forward. here's a look at why -- at one of the closest reporting sites with wind gusting and temperatures will remain mainly in the mid 90's. as far as our wind, though, nearly calmed during the overnight hours, but up to 20 to 25 in the afternoon and humidity levels never rise much from the teens in the morning to nearly 40% in the afternofepiles possit now, but the bulk of ogre wet weather is right along the crest of the sierra where flash flooding is possible not only today. slight

. >>> yosemite's famed mariposa grove is set to reopen today after the washburn fire shut it down fort a month. the park's 500 giant sequoias all survived the flames, after fire crews used sprinkler systems and protective foil to shield the trees. good morning to you, darren, filling in for jessica for us. >> good morning. >> it's looking really nice this morning. >> um-hum, that's the view above santa clara valley. sunrise at 6:15 this morning. not going to see it there because it's so cloudy. you'll see it inland, i'll show you another vantage point. let's go to first alert doppler. that looks interesting, showers off the coast. same scenario that attempted to bring us isolated thunderstorms on monday that looks impressive. he's not going to get here. here's a way to kind of verify that. we'll switch to the high resolution futurecast. watch the showers fall apart. it's possible you might get a drop of rain out of that in sonoma county. if it happens it will come late morning and early afternoon but if it holds together, there will be so little of it left, you might not even notice.

meantime, yosemite's famed mariposa grove is set to reopen today after the washburn fire shut it downor almost a month. the park's 500 giant sequoias all survived the flames, after fire crews used sprinkler systems and protective foil to shield the trees, they'd also done decades of work in the grove to protect it from a situation like this. nearly 5,000 acres from that fire totally contained now for the most part. >>> now to the drought emergency, we've seen a little bit of a monsoonal moisture push across the bay but it hasn't done a thing to help with drought conditions. you can see from the map that the majority of the bay area is still in severe drought with some points hitting extreme, that's the color shades on there with the key on the right. meantime, water conservation, that's up across the strait -- the state. good news there. in june, water was used -- water usage dropped by 7.6% compared to june of 2020. but this falls short of the 15% cutbacks that the governor is politely requesting and here in the bay area, rohnert park saved the most water out of everybody with a more

about tr the personality you guys since that if you took an outline, there's a quote from richard washburn child that you go to the roosevelt. do you go to the white house you meet with roosevelt you shake hands with them and then you go home. they bring the personality out of your clothes, right? they just kind of this magnetic figure. always work on conservation or is endorsement of women suffering something like that, but then most people also find something that they dislike about tr. it's views on race his ego, which was not very small. we'll put it that way. okay that grasping for power and there's a lot of cautions to be said to which conclude that like him or hate him right? he was an extraordinary human being who helped shape the modern united states the modern presidency. he took the presidency from being subservient to congress and he along with wilson made it above congress. now that might be good that might be bad depending on your views, but it definitely happened and he's one of the people who's responsible for that and for helping shape the nation the way it is. thoughts fi

after facing a threat from a wildfire mariposa grove shut down for nearly a month because of the washburn fire. as of yesterday, fire crews reported that fire was about 97% contained. the flames burn close to 5000 acres and threatened hundreds of those giant trees. intense fires have destroyed many sequoias in the sierra nevada in recent years. almeria. whether the typical summertime day out there was some fog coast site some hot temperatures inland. remember yesterday we had canada's humid conditions out. there are still some humidity today, but things are kind of a approaching what we would expect this time of year you heard about, of course, the huge fire up to our north up in extreme northern california, the mckinney fire and as we check in some of the current conditions around that fire zone. right now we have temperatures. it's a hot one. unfortunately you see 94 to 96 that one site 101 degrees, and unfortunately, there's a bit of a breeze as well. so it is hot. it is dry. it is windy and those are all the ingredients. we all the ingredients. we do not like to see what the firefight

the mariposa grove shut down for nearly a month due to the washburn fire.fire crews reported. the fire was about 97% contained the flames burn close to 5000 acres and threatened hundreds of the giant trees. their intense fires have destroyed many sequoias in this year in nevada in recent years. water prices skyrocketing in california is the drought eats away at our supply, according to bloomberg price of water on the california water index reached an all time high last month. prices are up more than 50% since the start of the year and in some areas like the central valley, it's even higher drought restrictions are forcing many california growers to stop cultivating land. this year altogether. the east bay municipal utility district says more customers are doing their part to conserve water. ktvu tom baker shows us what's driving the change. a year ago at a reservoir where the water levels continued to lower governor newsom signed an executive order politely asking californians to cut their water use by 15% we are encouraging people to do the common sense th

the personality, you got a sense of that if you took an outline, there was a quote from richard washburn child if you go to the roosevelt, you go to the white house, you meet with roosevelt, you shake hands with him, and then you go home to ring the personality out of your clothes, right? he's kind of just this magnetic figure. or his work on conservation, or his endures endorsement of women's suffrage, things like that. but most people also find something they dislike about tr. his views on race, his ego, which was not very small, put it that way, okay? that grasping for power, and there's a lot of cautions to be said to. so to conclude that, like him or hate him, he was an extraordinary human being who helped shape the modern united states, modern presidency. he took the presidency from being subservient to congress and he, along with wilson, made it above congress. that might be good, that might be bad, depending on your views. but it definitely happened and he's one of the people who is responsible for that and for helping shape the nation the way it is. thoughts, final thoughts, que

the lower falls in the upper falls of the yellowstone climbed mount wash what they called mount washburn and then went to yellowstone lake camp there for a little bit then made a big diversion to the west to go. see the geyser basins then return to yellowstone lake came around the eastern side and then decided that they really needed to head back to fort ellis in bozeman and at least butler's ranch by the bean beginning of september because i don't know if those of you who have been to yellowstone. what time of year you went, but he knew hayden knew from reports that the big snowstorms were going to start rolling in in early september and in fact when i went when my husband and i went just this last kind of mid-september two yellowstone. we did get snowed on during that trip, so that still happens for hayden. it would have been a disaster his men would have been cut out with not very many supplies and totally exposed to the elements. so he needed to get his team out of there as quickly as possible and to to have a successful survey and they really did they made a very complete survey of