i've never we got chased by a bear in yellowstone.e saw bison and mountain sheep and it was just wonderful. more kids need to be taken to those places. host: thank you for the call. parks ine national alaska, the alliance national park and reserve, one of 413 national parks and designated areas and battlefields and iconic strikes -- iconic sites that make up the national park service. wendy has this tweet -- i support all the national parks except those which commemorate rings like robert e lee and others that are proslavery, including washington's birthplace. cnn has taken a look at the national park service. the story is available online. the entire that country of switzerland would fit inside the u.s. largest national park. alaska. and it would take 2400 of the smallest of the headliner national parks to fill the biggest parks pristine mountainous terrain. elsewhere in alaska, climbing the tallest peaks, 2-4 weeks round-trip. the lowest and driest spot, travelers are advised to be prepared to survive. the longest cave system is not

what did you like about yellowstone? geysers.d seeing it was fun.f camping something you want to continue doing? >> yes. john: why did you bring your daughter out today? here, ae idea of being once in 100 year as it seemed like a fun thing to do before she has to get back to school. a big sendoff for summer vacation. deputye talked to the director of the park service. he said that they want to appeal to the next generation. a have a lot of baby boomers but they are working to get millennials out. what you think would be the best way to get that generation involved? think for the millennials probably some sort of social media push. once you are there, the parks i think felt themselves. it is amazing. when we were in yellowstone, you look from horizon to horizon. .ou don't see any wires there is a sense of the great outdoors and the idea that these really are the crown jewels of the united states. such unique landscapes. it is all pretty inexpensive. i think it is probably one of buckiggest bang for the vacations you can take. there is a really wide f

this is a union pacific children's book of yellowstone bears. they took this theme, they had coloring books, they were looking at all parts of the family. one of the interesting things about these travel posters is that we see during this same time, it was the rise of the middle class. it was the rise of disposable income. it was the rise of vacations. in 1910, president taft puts an article in the "new york times" that says everybody should have two to three weeks off to regenerate themselves for the coming fall and winter. and so we see the idea of some of this stuff has broader meaning, sociological why this is going on. why we do this is it helps us to understand who we are. >>> president woodrow wilson signed legislation creating the national park service on august 25th, 1916. to mark the centennial, american history tv is featuring national park service sites throughout the country. we continue now with another stop on the cspan cities tour. >>> padre island national seashore is 70 miles of a barrier island with both beach, bay, coastal pr

the first yellowstone, sign under to law in 1872 by ulysses s. grant.he largest mammal, the bison. >> reporter: few places make you feel in this world like yellowstone. its timelessness spreads to the horizon. here is where the bear and the antelope play, but the bison dominate. you're looking at what may be the last free ranging, pure bred herd of wild bison in north america. >> it's probably as close as you can get to what this part of the country looks like in the early 1700s and 1800s and it's a treasure. >> reporter: dan wank is the superintendent at yellowstone national park. 2.2 million acres, almost as big as rhode island and delaware combined. but little about scale impresses america's largest land animal. a mature bison bull stands 6 feet tall and can weigh more than a ton. >>s there arer not many full backs that would like to aproetch thapr approach that line. >> reporter: so imposing and yet they almost disappeared. >> in yellowstone national park there were 25 animals. it is the greatest conservation story. >> reporter: in the 1800s, as man

i've never we got chased by a bear in yellowstone. we saw bison and mountain sheep and it was just wonderful. more kids need to be taken to those places. host: thank you for the call. parks ine national alaska, the alliance national park and reserve, one of 413 national parks and designated areas and battlefields and iconic strikes -- iconic sites that make up the national park service. wendy has this tweet -- i support all the national parks except those which commemorate rings like robert e lee and others that are proslavery, including washington's birthplace. cnn has taken a look at the national park service. the story is available online. the entire that country of switzerland would fit inside the u.s. largest national park. alaska. and it would take 2400 of the smallest of the headliner national parks to fill the biggest parks pristine mountainous terrain. elsewhere in alaska, climbing the tallest peaks, 2-4 weeks round-trip. the lowest and driest spot, travelers are advised to be prepared to survive. the longest cave system is n

not yellowstone's herd. of the only populations that truly have all of the ecological and evolutionary drivers that shape the species. this is as good as it gets. >> reporter: and this is also their calving season, which brings us to the current bison challenge and controversy. when they migrate outside the park, neighboring ranchers have killed them, worried they'll pregnant cattle. inside the park has grazing limits. under a federal state agreement, every year the herd has to be reduced by about 10%. several hundred get sent for processing to tribes who distribute the hides and meat. when you see these guys, make you feel good? >> it does. >> reporter: but the current approach seems to satisfy no one, including irvin carlson who also belongs management coalition. he says they should live free inside and outside the park or be returned to what he called "indian country." >> they belong to the land, they're part of the land. >> reporter: they're also part of yellowstone's future. >> we can get more bison on

the first yellowstone, sign under to law in 1872 by ulysses s. grant. and home to the largest mammal, the bison. >> reporter: few places make you yellowstone. its timelessness spreads to the horizon. here is where the bear and the antelope play, but the bison dominate. you're looking at what may be the last free ranging, pure bred herd of wild bison in north america. >> it's probably as close as you can get to what this part of the country looks like in 1700s and 1800s and it's a treasure. >> reporter: dan wank is the superintendent at yellowstone national park. 2.2 million acres, almost as big as rhode island and delaware combined. but little about scale impresses america's largest land animal. a mature bison bull stands 6 feet tall and can weigh more than a ton. >>s there arer not many full aproetch tap approach that line. >> reporter: so imposing and yet they almost disappeared. >> in yellowstone national park there were 25 animals. it is the greatest conservation story. >> reporter: in the 1800s, as many as 60 million bison were hunted nearly into e

officials have shut down nearly 200 miles of the popular yellowstone river, as our joe fryer explains,s that a big recreation is a $6 billion a year industry. >> reporter: it may look tranquil, this quiet ribbon of the yellowstone river winding through montana, but not to locals. >> it's really unnerving, actually. you would think there would be some peace to it, but there's not. >> reporter: this a typically fly fishing destination, but these days the only activity comes from scientists combing a river that's littered with dying whitefish. the culprit, a parasite that causes a fatal kidney >> i saw that nothing looked as it should, and i knew right away it was a significant infection. >> reporter: state wildlife officials have now closed down a stretch of the river that's 180 miles long. no boating, no fishing, no rafting. the parasite won't hurt humans, but they want to make sure it doesn't spread to other streams or move south to yellowstone national park. >> the research that's been done appears that fish can survive the initial onset of this through time. >> reporter: the timing

why is this play so important but only to the history of the united states but the history of yellowstoneounty, montana as well as the west in general. as we ascend pompeii's pillar, i want people to think about what it was like 200 years ago. clark and his party are heading down the list on river hoping in planning to meet up with lewis. as they are coming down the river they're having to stop at , various intervals. and you might ask, well, what are they stopping for? they are stopping to hunt, to gather food. they're stopping because of the immense herds of buffalo that are crossing the river, and when i talk immense, i'm talking about herds of buffalo so large that there would be times they would have to stop for four, even six hours to wait for the buffaloes to cross the river before they could continue on. and other reasons they would stop was partly curiosity and the natural intent of an explorer, which is to look at the land and see the land. so as we think about all of those things, and as we tell the story today, clark is coming down the yellowstone and that morning they had got

. >> the specimens influenced congress to establish yellowstone as the first national park in 1872.erwater with diving trails in florida. climate change is threatening many natural havens. >> we are seeing a shift in animal migratory patterns, habitats. example, iton, for is right on the island. rises, fortevel jefferson is slowly going underwater. jane: another challenge, investment is needed to preserve the existing parks and secure new ones to keep pace with america's constantly changing narrative. jane o'brien, bbc news, washington. katty: gorgeous exhibition. it makes you want to go to all of the parks. if you have a chance to come to washington, you will see the photographs. that brings this program to a close. you can find more on our website, including the earthquake in italy. it has claimed at least 159 lives. it is the middle of the night in italy and some rescue operations seem to be suspended for the moment. you can reach the team on twitter. i am @kattykaybbc. thank you for watching. tune in tomorrow. ♪ >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding of

the big yellowstone-type places at all. and then to add a third element to the ways in which the experience of childhood is altering the experience of the parks, there are of course these things. and the video games and all the ways in which virtual reality is now far more vivid, far more seductive, far more all-encompassing and engaging than those long boring trips to get to these cold wet places where you sit around and wait to turn on your phone. so the challenge of how do you engage a generation that is now having such a mediated experience of the world is something that the park service is not alone in facing. but it's a really important challenge. so my broad question to you, bob, and again, i'd invite when we turn to q & a reflections from the audience about this one, is what do the parks look like in the 21st century, especially for young people? especially for young people from families that do not have historical experience of visiting parks as part of their family culture. huh do the national parks and other park

in 2013, almost 110 years later, i was hiking out at the same yellowstone wilderness.ith my son ben. we were on a slope when the ground began to shake. over the hill behind us charged a stampeding herd of bison. we jumped behind a boulder and the furry creatures passed. so close i could've run my fingers through their manes. i have the privilege to have not only wild experiences, but put them in context. i think that if you think that if this nation decided hundred years ago that places like yellowstone could be set aside for the enjoyment of future generations, that concept that you and i can have a similar experience that teddy roosevelt had over a hundred years ago. in 1914, an independently wealthy borax mining company director observed the deteriorating condition of the national parks. he wrote a letter to the secretary of the interior , franklin lane complaining , about that, and the secretary responded, "if you do not like the way the parks are being run, come to washington and run them yourself." i would imagine such challenges have launched many critical -- ma

in 2013, almost 110 years later, i was hiking out at the same yellowstone wilderness. we were on a slope when the ground began to shake. over the hill behind us charged a stampeding herd of bison. we jumped behind a boulder and the furry creatures passed. i had the privilege to have not only wild experiences, but put them in context. i think that if you think that if this nation decided hundred years ago that places like yellowstone could be set aside for the enjoyment of future generations, that concept that you and i can have a similar experience that teddy roosevelt had over a hundred years ago. in 1914, an independently wealthy borax mining company director observed the deteriorating condition of the national parks, and he wrote a letter to the secretary of the interior complaining about that, and the secretary responded, "if you do not like the way the parks are being run, come to washington and run them yourself." i would imagine such challenges have launched many critical careers in washington, so to support the establishment of the national park service, mather

and that's why we collect yellowstone. the first item i wanted to show was the fact of the matter is how the park came to be. a man by the name of hayden prevailed on the government to appropriate money to go into this part of the country. so in 1871 he took a government expedition in. he came in with an artist, thomas maran, and he came in with a photographer, william henry jackson. and these men were able to put on paper and film what they saw. and so between his paintings and jackson's photographs, which was one of the driving forces that enabled the legislation in 1872 to pass and grant signed the authorization in march of 1872 for the first national park which was yellowstone. here is a

clark and his party are heading down the yellowstone river, hoping and planning to meet up with lewis. and as they are coming down the river, they're having to stop at various intervals. and you might ask, what are they stopping for? to hunt, to gather food. they're stopping because of the immense herds of buffalo crossing the river. kwh i talk immense, i am talking about herds so large, there could be times they would have to stop for four, even six hours to wait for the buffalo to cross the river before they could continue on. another reason they would stop is simply, i think, partly curiosity and the natural intent of an explorer, to look at the land and see the land. as we think about all those things, and as we tell the story today, clark is coming down the yellowstone, and that morning, they had gotten up, they had hunted. they had seen immense herds of buffalo. he decides to get off the river and walk for a while and see this. this large sandstone outcrop here. i think it's just naturally part of human interest to want to come to something large, climb up on top of it, and look

this is john burroughs's account of traveling with president teddy roosevelt in yellowstone national park in the spring of 1903. in 2013, almost 110 years later, i was hiking out of the same yellowstone wilderness with my son ben. we were descending an open forest on a rock stream slope when the ground began to shake. and over the hill right behind us charged a stampeding herd of bison. we jumped behind a large boulder and the giant, furry creatures thundered past, so close i could have run my fingers through their manes. as the director of the national park service, i have the privilege to not only have some pretty wild experiences, but to sort of put them in context. and i think for a moment, if all of you think for the moment that this nation decided 100 years ago that such extraordinary places like yellowstone could be set aside for the enjoyment of future generations, that concept that you and i can have a similar experience that teddy roosevelt had over 100 years ago. in 1914, stephen mather, who was an independently wealthy borax mining company director observed the deteriorat

one bad fire in wyoming is racing across part of yellowstone national park. a state of emergency is in now in effect in washington state.. where several fires have destroyed more than a dozen thin. we have a helicopter that;'s dropping water as you can see and we've got a fire retardant plane that's in the air , so right now we're just trying to keep everyone safe there are six fires across california right now that have destroyed hundreds of homes. firefighters say the destructive blue cut fire in san bernardino county is now fully contained. pkg: nats: across the west.... nats: t seem to be ending. at yellowstone national park in wyoming--the flames are growing bigger and more firefighters are being called in to help. crews there working on the ground-- nats of digging and around the clock, to establish find the source of the virus! florida health workers are and... -4- in.... the miami beach area. according to a statement.... the c-d-c says.... there have been over..... -22- hundred cases of zika virus reported in the united states.... as of august -17-th.

. >> i was just thinking i should dig out a picture at yellowstone and post it. there are several special events planned, including those at yosemite. we have details on ktvu.com, in the web links under the mornings on 2 tab. >> that never gets old, a gorgeous picture. >>> coming up, the bay area law enforcement coming together with the community to discuss ways to build trust amid the tensions. >>> poll numbers and the latest on the campaign trail. >>> looking at a commute in the east bay that is showing signs of getting busier now and on highway 4, slowing over the hill and we will tell you more about the east bay commit. >>> partly to mostly cloudy to start, cool conditions and a few sprinkles, a look at the radar and we will talk about what is happening for your monday, coming up. >>> helping to bridge the gap in the bay area in the wake of several police shootings. >>> surprising the numbers in the race for the white house, and we will have more on what is next for donald trump and hillary clinton. >>> this is ktvu mornings on 2.>> good morning and thank you

>> in yellowstone national park. there will be i understand a few thousand people at the arch, the roosevelt arch where president theodore roosevelt dedicated it many years ago celebrating our country through one of our venerable parks. along with a lot of other people. >> director jarvis had an editorial in "the washington post." he mentioned that a lot of those who work in the park service end up staying for life. why is that? >> it becomes for many a job that is a lifestyle as well as a life. and i think maybe military families can understand that. you often live and work together in places. you are transferred and moved around. so you develop sort of a family across this but you also become very dedicated to the resources. we have very passionate people and we look forward to improving their lives, also, in the next century of service. >> how passionate people and look forward passionate peo and look forward to improving their lives, too, in this next century of service. john: how long have you been in the servic

never ben to yellowstone. never seen a bison. never seen a bear. >> if you are coming up with a roone to come home after 20 years, the national parks is a pretty good reason? >> yeah, it really felt like the perfect homecoming. i went pretty far-flung to try to do some good for the world i guess. i went pretty far away to try photographer. so -- that's been -- i think -- the, the thing i have been thinking about the most. because, i am photographing my own country and the things that are wrong and right about my own country. since then he photographed his family's fourth of july party in iowa, d in florida, and president obama's visit to yosemite for the 100th anniversary of the national park service. >> this is something that america can be very, very proud of. and -- this is something that i am proud of. i want it to, to celebrate this. and to try and explain what is important about it. and to try and convince others how -- how important it is to have this kind of place and to protect it. >> nasa just wrapped up a mission to ma

and tonight, more firefighters are headed to take on a massive blaze in yellowstone national park. the park itself is open, some of the roads in and out of yellowstone are shut down because of the fire. david? >> clayton, thank you. >>> and from those wildfires to the severe storms i mentioned tonight, from minnesota to oklahoma. flash floods watching away roads as drivers try to navigate through rushing waters. as we also now hit peak hurricane season. we are tracking several tropical systems now brewing in the atlantic. let's get live to rob marciano, tracking it all for us tonight. hey, rob. >> reporter: hi, david. we'll begin with the severe iowa. check out the radar. those storms straddling the border with southern minnesota and more storms popping across kansas and oklahoma. tonight, we look for an explosion of these storms in through minneapolis. tomorrow morning, travel through that city could be tough. now to the tropics. gaston likely to become a hurricane tonight. but that will stay out to sea. of greater concern is the storm approaching the northeast caribbean islands.

yellowstone park is on fire. it's been nearly a month, and now firefighters are doing their best to get things under control. we'll tell you about their progress... and the next challenges they face. they had to use pepper spray on an 84-year-old woman... while arresting her son. as eddie randle reports, police have released a body cam video of the incident. natsot: "turn around and face that way now or i'll spray you!" an 84-year-old woman pepper- sprayed by a muskogee police officer is what has many people around town talking. police say this all started while they searched for the woman's son. police say he ran a stop sign then refused to stop - then darted into this home. police say after asking him to come out, but the man refused. so they went in. natsot: kicks in door you can hear police yell for the man to come towards them - before they tase him. natsot: "come here! i'm gonna tase you. do it now." then taser shot. then out comes his 84-year-old mother, geneva smith (name confirmed), who police command to

repairing the lincoln memorial, and enhancing the iconic entrance to our first national park at yellowstone. as president, i am proud to have built upon conservation. we've protected more than 265 million acres of public land and water. more than any administration in history. we have recovered wildlife species and restored vulnerable ecosystems. we have designated new monuments in california and in chicago. and the folks that stood up for a quality in new york. -- he quality in your. and we have more work to do to preserve our lands, culture and history. so we are not done yet. as we look ahead to the threat of climate change and protecting our public land and water, it is more important than ever. it can mean no more glaciers, it could mean no more joshua trees in joshua tree national park. rising seas could destroy ecosystems and the everglades, even threaten ellis island and the statue of liberty. so in the coming years and decades, we have to have the foresight and faith in our future to do what it takes to protect our parks and protect our planet for generations to come. because these

so for example, yellowstone, which was the first national park, wildlife values in the mountain range, running through a high huge elevation lake, all the thermal features and so on. that is generally what sets parks apart from monuments. there are, you know, it is a fuzzy boundary between them. so there are areas that are parks that probably more rightly should be national monuments and vice versa. otto's attempts to make the monument accessible included building trails into some of the canyons and also pioneering a road up the east side of the monument called the serpent's trail. the serpent's trail served not only to afford access to the monument, but it also afforded access for ranchers living south of the monument, access to their land and so on. at some point, otto envisioned the serpent's trail would be the starting point for the union road, which would continue all the way from the grand junction area to southern california. and he was a big schemer. he was always dreaming these huge projects and so on. that is one of the reasons he eventually left the monument. other forces t