we'll go live to yosemite for the latest. >> angelina jolie returns. the actress back on the red carpet and opening up about her double mastectommastectomy. is she happy with the national dialog she started. her answer coming up. >> good monday morning. am christine romans. >> i'm john berman. great to see you. monday, june 3rd. welcome to "starting point." >>> a fire on steroids that's what california officials are saying about blaze burning close to homes north of los angeles. the so-called powerhouse fire exploded over the weekend growing to more than 25,000 acres and it's still far from under control. thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes and our cnn's stephanie elam is live on the fire lines this morning in lake hughs, california. what are you seeing there, stef? >> christine, i have to tell you one thing they are saying about this brush area is that it's really dry. in fact, some areas around here, they haven't burned since 1929. and that is setting up perfect conditions for a fire that continues to grow. >> three, be two, one.

and now yosemite bear vazquez is back with another video from nature. this one from california. >> that thing is wow! >> we have a fire from the same spot he saw the rainbow. same spot, and he is reacting and filming in the same yosemite bear vazquez fashion. >> that is so big. oh, my god. >> it is the same mixture of euphoria and fear and laughter. you never know what you will get from yosemite bear. >> roller coaster of emotions there. >> and in the ireport on cnn, he says he is not going anywhere. >> i'm excited, because i'm ready for a fight. i'm a fire science major, and i know what to do. my water tank is installed and putting my computer and most l valuable [ bleep ] in my car and go town the hill. so if it kocomes this way, i wi water this down here, and i will be fine. >> but the winds were blowing the fire in another direction, and his home is safe. in this ireport he says that he does not have fire insurance, and neighbors were take off, but he was going to stay and try to fight this thing off. >>> and this tourist bus did not work like it wa

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i want to show you this is yosemite falls here.ough an beautiful tease falls are. this is about 1,400 feet the one he went off ouf was half this size. the rescuers in the first couple days to about 5 today. they don't believe he survived. we spoke to a ranger a short time ago who gave ace better idea of how this young man got swept down the river. >> they saw him swim out into the river. he went out into the middle of the river where there was a large boulder, having fun. when it was time to swim back. he got back, started swimming back. as he was coming out of the river onto the shore the current caught him again, swept him. he was unable to recover. >> reporter: now, he was in a part of the river about sfern 20-feet wide, it quickly funneled to 10 or 15, by that time the water had been moving so fast it had been very difficult to get out of it. it is the spring runoff at the moment and in those very narrow channels, it is almost impossible to swim out of them. clearly, he had gotten past the current once, onto the rock, on his wa

around the state sunshine 88 degrees in fresno, 87 in sacramento, 82 yosemite. around the bay temperatures soaring into the 70s towards san jose, maybe as much as 80 in morgan hill. and 75 in los altos. east bay seeing 70s and mid-80s toward brentwood and antioch. 84 degrees in fairfield and 81 in the napa valley. inside the bay we have 60s and 70s into oakland. next couple of days warming up through saturday and we put a couple of raindrops in the forecast. toward monday, you can see there's at least a slight chance of rain. >> during the morning compute? >> yes! how exciting! >>> summer is officially here tonight. well, there you go. let's go outside, we have overnight roadwork a couple of different fender-bender but they don't look like big issues out there now so westbound 80 between santa rosa, hacienda, various lanes blocked. caltrains said it would be picked up by 4:30 so it might be gone. heads up near the dublin interchange. but coming through the altamont pass, we are still not seeing any big delays. still 20 minutes. also westbound lanes highway 4 lov

a main route into and out of yosemite...remains open. finally, cal fire says that this fire was started by an unattended campfire. they say that conditions are very dry across the state and are asking that people use caution extreme caution when working with fires. in the newsroom, charles clifford kron 4 news. >> jacqueline: south bay would '60s. as look live from the bay bridge toll plaza clear skies here and crystal clear skies everywhere. it will stay that way tonight with a mostly mild temperatures and tomorrow a little warmer than today for the bay area. as we look ahead, continue to warm thursday friday and saturday. along with the big change heading into next week coming up next. >> catherine: >> catherine: james gandolfini has died at the age of 51. what we're learning about the details surrounding his death. also - the bay area officials asking the government to ban the use of food stamps to buy soda. and: a pop star. turned tennis player? the singer known as "red- foo". takes a shot as a u-s open qualifier. next. look at them

so, we're the only game in town at yosemite. we perform search and rescue police, emergency services, medical, even corner duties. closer to home, we have urban [speaker not understood] here in san francisco and at the national mall. so, we have a sprat strong cadre of rangers that help in incident managements, presidential visits, americas cup here, most recently helping with the city and the coast guard and even katrina and the gulf war spill most recently. closer to home the golden gate bridge connects not only our park lands but our communities. since 9/11 it really has connected our law enforcement public safety officials even more seriously and with greater intent as we protect the bridge from any threat. americas cup, the races here have fostered even greater coordination and partnership with the department of emergency management in the city, city fire department, city police department and the coast guard. and we look forward to working with san francisco and our local governments and the military to make our emergency

. >> plus, a growing danger from a major wildfire near yosemite. scores of homes being >>> we know what started an out of control wildfire near yosemite national park. an unattended campfire is to blame. they ordered more evacuations this morning. hundreds of people have been asked to leave their homes. ever since it broke out it burned 1600 acres and 15% contained. they expect full containment next week. >> the world has avoided more than 50 terror attacks. that is what they claim from the top data collection program. katie marzullo has more. >>> intelligence officials have declassified information about international spying programs and gave us real examples. and the collection of phone data does not violated your privacy as an american citizen. >> in recent years, these programs have protected the u.s. from terrorist threats across the globe to include helping prevent the potential terrorist event over 50 times since 9/11. >> that is the head of the national security agency, general keith alexander. the deputy director of the f.b.i. gave four ex

some into yosemite area. mild, quiet conditions from mount tam low clouds and fog from the golden gate. oakland 70. san jose, another live view from our east bay camera. you can see low skploudz fog there. temperatures 70s now. 80 in fairfield. 76 in livermore. and looking at the skyline, here abc 7 this is our first forecast. we'll see fog pushing inland again, much as it did last night z then, lingering overnight into early morning hours. into afternoon, mild to warm. temperatures from 60s at the coast to upper 80s inland. i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you. >> still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00 a new report on bay area commutes. things have not been this bad in a long, long time. >> say goodbye to ap pavilion. shark tank is getting a new brand name. >> final decision is in. now, after 4:30 find ought if the tsa will allow passengers to carry small knifes on planes again. >> and michael finney taking your questions and will answer them here live just a little bit lat

they say an unattended campfire near a main road into yosemite sparked the fire.cent contained. >> catherine: in san francisco.there was a fire at a construction site for a building that's part of san francisco general hospital. 7 construction workers and one firefighter were injured. most of the injuries were minor.the fire was in an elevator shaft. the main part of the hospital was not damaged. state investigators will be on the scene. it's not clear yet how the fire started. >> we are trying to find out what happened. >> catherine: there are brighter days ahead for the streets of an east bay city now that new lights are being installed all across townas kron4's haaziq madyun has learnedin addition to saving energythe lights may actually have an impact on reducing crime >>a total street light makeover for the city of oakland as a major conversion project is underway from the old, larger street lights you see here on the rightto the smaller, yet more efficient l-e-d lighting here on the left >>"the energy efficiency is two fold92 will be replacing 150" >> reporte

miguel marquez, thanks so much. >> you should have seen so excited ben yosemite bear came up.> how can you not be? someone who gets excited about a rainbow. >>> if you have kids in day care you want to hear this story the operator of an ohio day care center accused of putting sleeping pills in the kids' pan cakes. >> my gosh. >>> and a pistol packing grandma from oregon is organizing gun owners to protect their neighborhood. we'll introduce you to the woman behind the glock block. >> you handle that very well. what's the impact of obamacare? the truth is, americans are already seeing the benefits. she's seeing more seniors for free wellness visits. he received a $150 rebate from his health insurance company. and next year, she can expand her small business, thanks to tax credits that cover up to half of her workers' health insurance. better coverage and lower costs. that's what obamacare means for them. get all the facts at: barackobama.com/healthcare ♪ >>> always have good music for you here on "new day". welcome back, everybody. i'm chris cuomo. >> if you don't like the news

. >>> and a spreading wildfire near yosemite national park.ore than 2,000 firefighters are fighting this. a fascinating blaze being fired by strong winds. the carson's fire has burned 1800 acres. 800 structures threatened by the flames. >>> meanwhile, a wildfire burning out of control in arizona may have been deliberately set. this one has already consumed 5,000 acres and firefighters have it zero percent contained. officials say the fire was started by people. the exact cause still unknown. >>> scary sights in the skies over denver's airport. a tornado touching down briefly between two runways. people rushed to take shelter in airport bathrooms and other safe spots until the violent winds passed. flights, of course, were diverted elsewhere for a short time. no damage or injuries were reported. last night, you can see online, social media, people sharing their photos from the airport. >> look at the tornado on the runway, honey -- we've got fires, tornadoes, indra peterson is tacking it. >> unbelievable. i can't imagine being at the airport an

. >> the desperate search for a teenager who fell off the falls in yosemite. >> ama: a violent weekend in the east bay. several shootings. one person killed and nearly ten people injured in the last 24 hours. good evening, i'm ama daetz. the latest shooting happened this afternoon near 90th and international boulevard. lillian kim is live at the scene. reporter: the shooting happened just down the street in front of the store with the green awning. police are still processing the evidence. witnesses say they heard several shots and the person responsible was said to have been wearing a ski mask in all, three people were shot, and of the three, 17-year-old boy, was pronounced dead at the scene. another person who was with him, inale, was also shot. critical condition. a woman was the third person hit by gunfire and is believed to have been an innocent bystander and her injuries are nonlife-threatening. we have not heard anything about what the motive may have been. friends of the 17-year-old boy who was shot to death say he whereas just released from juvenile home. >> it's a shame. anot

flames burn close to homes near yosemite. the evacuations and fight this morning. >> reporter: a partly cloudy start, some drizzle outside, the coolest day of the week. when will we warm? we'll talk about that coming up. >> and the major accident shuts down at least one lane of westbound highway 4 through the pittsburg area. i'll tell you how to get around it in just a few minutes. >> good morning, everyone. it's tuesday, june 18. i'm michelle griego. >> i'm elizabeth wenger. frank has the morning off. time now is 5:00. >>> new this morning, an east bay boy is dead after being mauled by a dog. the dog attack happened at a home on elizabeth way in union city yesterday. kpix 5 reporter anne makovec is in the neighborhood this morning with more. >> reporter: very tragic story. a 6-year-old boy died here in union city yesterday morning after being attacked by a dog. we are waiting for more details this morning from union city police, but we have confirmed the death, apparently the boy was attacked by the dog, a pit bull or pit bu

. >>> park rangers in yosemite are searching for a 19-year-old who scept over a 600 foot water fall. the teen was swimming from the edge of the nevada fall yesterday afternoon. a parks spokes woman says that he was caught up in the currents of the river. >> all we can do right now is pray, hope for the best. it is all in god's hands right now. >> he was at yosemite traveling with a church group. >>> several bay area red cross volunteers are heading to oklahoma. the tornadoes on friday night killed then people inincluding three veteran storm chasers, the storm predictions center says it believes the deaths are the first time scientific researchers have been killed while chasing tornadoes. several people are still missing. >>> new tonight, an outbreak of hepatitis a linked to hepatitis-a. a woman was hospitalized last month. it is believed the townsend farm frozen berries came from a farm in oregon. costco voluntarily removed products from shelves but at recall has not been issued. >>> a new survey shows sport fish caught in the sacramento delta have high-levels of mercury. in fact, th

he shot video of the fire burning in yosemite.e a listen to the reaction to the fires that he's shooting. do we have that sound bite. >> whoa. it's so intense. oh, my god. look at that. oh geez. whoa. >> so, apparently -- >> it is the same reaction. >> but he said that he has a degree in fire studies. >> so, that reaction is completely acceptable then. >> yes. now, he's back in the world of viral videos. bill, some dogs, cute dogs. >> this contest is getting bigger and bigger. this is the world's ugliest dog contest. the official contest is friday. you can go online and get your votes in. this is rascal. a lot of these are the hairless dogs, too. this is squiggy. now, some of them are mutts and some of them are pure breeds. >> all right, and betty. rihanna is making news. >> this time, not with a picture on her twitter site, but he actually snapped at a fan, things got a little too grabby wouldn't let go, so, she basically takes her microphone and boom, hits him, like get away, dude. >> i wouldn't mess with riri. "way too early" i

this is yosemite falls. feet there, the falls where the young man died was way off to the right of the screen, where you are, about three-hour walk in. it was nevada falls. he went up there, swam out into a stream just above the falls, and then got caught in a current and was -- the last witnesses saw of him, he was going over the precipice. those falls are very, very treacherous. they don't expect to find him alive. >> miguel marquez for us, two tragic stories out of yosemite. it is stunning but dangerous nonetheless. miguel, thank you. >>> to oklahoma we go now. the search resumed today for six people still missing after last friday's outbreak of tornadoes, the death toll now stands at 14. here's why. storm chasers caught this terrifying video as the video was ripping up piece by piece by piece, this is the oklahoma country side, near union city. another storm chaser was nearby on i-40, about the same time he was stopped when an 18-wheeler hit him from behind. the wind was so strong, it knocked the truck o

a quiet start for friday morning commute. >> yosemite national park provided a breath-taking backdropor dozens sworn in as united states citizens with 64 becoming united states citizens year at the park as friends and family looked on. residents traveled from far away to take part in the ceremony featuring resident whose have come from all around the world including mexico, fiji, cambodia and russia. >> later today well find out how much a power lunch with yahoo c.e.o. marissa mayer is worth with bidding closing on the charitybuzz website with 24 bidders and the highest bid is $90,000. the lunch will take place at yahoo headquarters and proceeds benefit the aspire east palo alto charter school. >> abc7 morning news continues at 5:30 with the top stories including how oakland's police chief is responding to a new outbreak of violence. >> pride weekend is extra meaningful for two bay area women with a couple at the front and have of the supreme court victory plus, when they plan on tying the knot. >> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> 5:28 on this friday morning

about 80 degrees in yosemite. and about 62 degrees partly cloudy skies in monterey bay.emperatures for today will be warming up to 73 degrees today and sunshine there. 69 in fremont. a little breezy into hayward at 69. 61 in pacifica. east bay numbers well into the 70s in places like brentwood and antioch. you will see about 74 degrees in livermore. should be about 70 and mostly sunny in oakland this afternoon, 71 in novato and 63 degrees still breezy into san francisco. next couple of days less wind will. we'll warm the temperatures up a few. towards summer we'll heat things up right in the first part of the weekend but more clouds and cooler temperatures expect by sunday. all right. let's check the roads with elizabeth. >>> thanks, lawrence. we are going to take you to san mateo we're watching an injury crash and as of a couple of minutes ago they cleared it to the right-hand shoulder. they are calling for emergency crews. southbound 101 at hillsdale boulevard so just a couple of minutes ago we were seeing some slowing but again they cleared all lanes. that ambulance m

. >>> searchers resume today for a hiker who was swept over the falls at yosemite. aleh kalman was swept over saturday afternoon. a spokesman says cal man got caught up in the quick currents of the merced river. >> all we can do now is just pray. hope for the best. it's all in god's hands right now. >> caltwo other people were swept over the falls. and back in july of 2011 three people died in the same area after they were swept over the 317-foot vernal falls. >>> trial begins today in martinez for two men charged in the gang-rape of a 16-year-old girl at richmond high school. it's an unusual dual jury trial. 22-year-old josetwo men pled not guilty. in october of 2009, the victim was beaten, robbed and raped repeatly after leaving a homecoming dance. she is expected to testify in the trial. two other men have already been sentenced after agreeing to plea deals and another two men are awaiting trial dates. >>> later this morning an oregon man will be arraigned in san rafael in connection with a suspected carjacking in rohnert park. jeffrey boyce was arrested in april

yosemite national park, it is okay.might have some smoke in there today, but this fire is not going to get anywhere near it. they say they've got it under control. it's about 40% contained now and they're already starting to allow some folks back into their houses. so it looks like they hit this one very, very hard, very, very quickly, and they were able to get it under control. >> i'm so glad. it is weird you ran into double rainbow man bear. that's cool. >> it was just -- he's more bizarre than he is in that video, if you can believe it. >> well, yes, i can. miguel marquez, thanks so much. >>> it began as a protest over the rising price of a bus ticket, and it's erupted into this. 14 clubs. that's what they tell us a legal golf bag can hold. and while that leaves a little room for balls and tees, it doesn't leave room for much else. there's no room left for deadlines or conference calls. not a single pocket to hold the stress of the day, or the to-do list of tomorrow. only 14 clubs pick up the right one and drive it r

the previous one was in contra costa county. >>> two deaths marred a busy weekend at yosemite. a falling rock killed a british climber on el capitan on sunday. his climbing partner knocked it loose. and the search is on hold for a sacramento man who went over the nevada fall. 19-year-old aleh kalman was swimming when he was swept away in a swift current. park rangers says he couldn't have survived the 600-foot fall. search teams are waiting until the waters of the merced river recede to try to recover his body. >>> it's no longer all fun and games at zynga. the san francisco gaming company is laying off 520 employees, which is 18% of its workforce. it's also reportedly closing offices in l.a., new york and dallas. zynga created the popular games farmville and "words with friends." but it's had a tough time breaking into the mobile market. >> the transition to mobile, which is hurting and challenging all internet companies including facebook, is huge for zynga. people aren't using their phones to buy things on their games and to play the games as much. and it doesn't spread as f

flames burn close to homes near yosemite. the evacuations and fight this morning. >> reporter: a partly cloudy start, some drizzle outside, the coolest day of the week. when will we warm? we'll talk about that coming up. >> and the major accident shuts down at least one lane of westbound highway 4 through the pittsburg area. i'll tell you how to get around it in just a few minutes. >> good morning, everyone. it's tuesday, june

but yosemite is still open. >>> a team of firefighters got down on their hands and knees today to search for the cause of a fire in petaluma. it destroyed five outbuilding, including a barn. the fire started in a grassy area on thompson lane just west of highway 101 but firefighters have yet to determine what exactly caused it. it took them about 90 minutes to put it out. >> bicycle advocates in san francisco are pushing for big and pricey changes to make the city more bike friendly. kent reports one busy thoroughfare is providing a small oasis of cycling safety. >> reporter: it is green, wide and runs down a small stretch of market street and cyclists we talked to love it. >> much better with these green lanes. they -- i think they're a huge improvement. >> reporter: but highlighted lanes on market are the exception, not the rule. >> i can tell you when i've gone down before, it's a mess of potholes and people crossing into your lane and the train tracks. >> reporter: new research from san francisco mta shows most cyclists do not feel safe or comfortable on market or on most city street

i think it puts down -- you have fires burning right now up in yosemite. that's going to help. also wets the ground and slows fire season down. rain in the forecast. we'll get to that. we're looking at the forecast highs for tomorrow. what you'll see are more 90s. reds are 90s. forecast highs tomorrow, warmer than today or about same. very similar. sunday things change around. high pressure moves out. this low pressure comes in on sunday. by sunday afternoon, clouds, mostly cloudy. especially in the north bay. maybe a sprinkle. sunday is not a washout. you'll get stuff done sunday. maybe a little drizzle. a day you can do stuff. this day, it's raining on monday. tuesday some showers lingering into the morning commute. that should clear out. two inches of rain in parts of the north bay. computer model shows the rain coming in here. this is your day that starts to deteriorate. heavy rain gets in around monday around mid-morning in the north bay. works south over the bay area afternoon on monday afternoon for the afternoon commute. june has been dry until these next days. 24th and

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sacramento, 87. 89 yosemite. 80 tahoe. still temperatures below average for this time of the year.ighs up to 80s in antioch and fairfield. 60s to low 70s around the bay. check out high temperatures trend for next seven days. livermore, friday up to 98 degrees, temperatures tumbling eight degrees or so monday. here is the accu-weather forecast. you can see a warm up, heat up friday, saturday. up to about 100 degrees inland. you can get weather information by following us on twitter. >> thank you. >> retirement larry inteel here. >> jason kid is 40. a career decision to leave millions of dollars on the table. >>> good evening, raiders in the middle of a vast overhaul. new faces everywhere. except at tail back. darren mcfadden is back. last year he moved with just a bad idea to start with. greg olsen jurp jumped that and you know you want to have a big condition. >> i feel like i'm a down hill runner so that is something i'm looking forward to. >> i think things we're doing offensively would suit him. he's one of our more explosive players. and i think so far he's looked good. >> yes.

jenna: crews look for a teenager they believe swept over a waterfall in yosemite.atest developments live from the breaking news desk coming up. the white house under a cloud of scandals from benghazi to the i.r.s. controversy over attorney general eric holder and his look at the press. should he stay on the job? senator lindsey graham is here live in studio to weigh in next. jenna: welcome back. attorney general eric holder under fire and the justice department snooping scandal with growing calls for his resignation. leading democrat senator khaou chuck schumer says he doesn't think holder has to step down. take a listen. >> you think the attorney general keeps his job and should he? >> there have been all kinds of accusations but i haven't seen anything that would prevent him from continuing to do his job. let's not forget for about two years many of our hard-right colleagues spent a lot of their time on fast and furious, and i'm sure there were calls for holder to step down, he continued to do his job well, and then the ig exonerated him on fast and furious. so o

>> we are watching out for the red flag warning at yosemite right now. northern and southern sierra. red flag warning and a fire weather watch here until tomorrow morning. temperatures today will be coming down as much as three to eight degrees. 69 redwood city, down from the average of 77. we are looking at numbers in the mid-70s in san jose. 62 san francisco. we will keep it cool, breezy, partly cloudy through the middle of the week. >> a big drop. thank you, lisa. that's going to do it for us. thank you for joining us on the abc7 sunday morning news. i'm carolyn tyler along with my pal, meteorologist lisa argen. abc7 news continues at 4:00 p.m. today. that's just before game two of the nba finals in miami between the spurs and the heat. game coverage begins at 4:30 and then stay with abc7 for "after the game" with larry >>> welcome to "beyond the headlines." today a special roundtable discussion in celebration of a national commemoration as june-teenth which remind us remember the end of slavery. and looks to the future of the african-american communi

. >> a fire burning near yosemite this evening. >> the decision facing a u.s. auto maker that could be a matter of life or death if you drive a jeep. >> good evening everyone. >> abc 7 news learned a patient tried to rape a nurse atd napa state hospital i happened yesterday in the hospital. it houses mostly patients sentenced there by the criminal court. a source tells abc 7 news the patient grabbed the nurse, trying to choke her. two other patients stepped in to stop the attacker. the suspect now being held in jail. the nurse appears to be okay physically but shaken up. this follows other violent attacks on staff there over the years. we have a crew following this story at 11:00. >> more breaking news now. cal train service about to resume in san francisco. police have just neutralized a situation near the tracks. the 22 nd street station shut down while police tried to catch an armed man above that station. police just caught him, and cal train is reopening the station but trains will be backed up had sometime now because of the hour-long stoppage. a major pi

sacramento, 87. 89 yosemite. 80 tahoe. still temperatures below average for this time of the year. up to 80s in antioch and fairfield. 60s to low 70s around the bay. check out high temperatures trend for next seven days. livermore, friday up to 98 degrees, temperatures tumbling eight degrees or so monday. here is the accu-weather forecast. you can see a warm up, heat up friday, saturday. up to about 100 degrees inland. you can get weather information by following us on twitter. >> thank you. >> retirement larry inteel here. >> jason kid is 40. a career decision to leave millions of dollars on the table. sports is coming up next. [ man ] we have a go for auto sequence start. t-minus 5, 4, 3, 2, 1... ignition. [ male announcer ] launch your internet experience on at&t's newly expanded advanced digital network and connect more wi-fi-enabled devices at home. [ female announcer ] call to get u-verse high speed internet starting at $14.95 a month -- a guaranteed price for 12 months. or ask how to get your choice of a kindle fire hd, sonos play:3 or xbox 360 free with other qualifying int

. >> a wild fire is still burning near the entrance to yosemite.he weather has been helping firefighters today and the people evacuated in mariposa county. >>> if you like today you will like tomorrow and the next couple of days. slightly warmer weather on the way in the extended forecast coming up. . >> tonight we are learning about the driver who caused a major accident in southern california. he was driving the wrong way, drunk driving. he pleaded not guilty wednesday to several dui charges. 11 people were hurt in the accident. it happened monday on the northbound 14 in agua dulce. he is held on $130,000 bail. >>> there is now talk there could be a strike. union reps say it is a worse case scenario. kron4 talked to officials today. >> reporter: they say they have already started talks with the ferry services and also the mtc. >> the mtc is helping us where we could charter buses and have a ferry service. there are other options. they don't want to see a strike. the bay area doesn't want that. we hope to have a contract everyone can agree to. >>

the search for a missing teen from sacramento swept over a fall in yosemite has been suspended. he went swimming in the merced river during a hike with his church group. he was caught in the current and went over the fall which is almost 600 feet high. rescue teams will start again tomorrow. >>> developing news, the power house fire in southern california is threatening more homes tonight. nearly 3,000 people in the lake hughes and lake elizabeth communities have been evacuated. six homes have brn destroyed. five -- 15 damaged. the fire has burned 35 square miles of brush, some of which has not burned since 1929. 2,000 firefighters are battling high winds and thick smoke. >>> a big warm up is on the way in the bay area. let's head to meteorologist leigh glaser for our first check on weather and live doppler 7hd. leigh? >> the warm up will take place the latter part of the workweek. at least the next several days live doppler 7hd is spot on. the low clouds and fog and a stronger on shore wind component will be with us. that is actually going to bring temperatures down a few more

. >> search teams continue to look in yosemite national park, where a sacramento man has gone missing falling down a nearly 600 ft. waterfall. 19 year role aleh kalman was swimming in their river when he was swept over the edge. he was in the park with a church group. while yosemite park officials believe survive in the fall is unlikely they say that they will continue to search for him. >> a major traffic alert for drivers in the north bay. construction workers began today on the approach to the richmond san rafael bridge. let's take a live look at the bridge courtesy of our helicopter partnership with abc 7 news. the new detours are expected to cause major traffic backups this morning. the work is happening on the eastern portion of interstate 580. caltran assesses the approach now comes with no shoulder along the road just concrete barriers on either side. the change also causes a bigger detour for those coming from the west as store on ramp to the for what will be closed. >> you should allow yourself time. >> caltran hopes to complete all the work within 90 days. >> the death toll

. >>> in california, state of emergency in maraposa county crews battled a wildfire near yosemite park. that is now 40% contained. >>> denver experienced a pretty unbelievable sight, a toronto. the funnel cloud was right over the denver international airport yesterday. thousands of people sought refuge in the bathrooms and facilities until the threat was over. flights were diverted yesterday and they are expected to run on time today. >>> for a closer look at the forecast, we're joined by nbc's bill karins. a tornado over a major airport, and it was in between two runways. some people on the tarmac had to be evacuated. this is almost right underneath the tornado. this isn't a typical tornado, where you can see the condensation clouds there, but it is amazing stuff. this is taken of the denver international airport. they have a close up there while they're running the airplanes, and that hole is right where it was located. so the big story weather wise across the country has been an amazing alaska heat wave that continues today. there is cooler air to the south and warmer to the interio

fires burden of proofing in yosemite, that will help in moistening the grounds and increase -- monday, the main event many monday morning commute, monday afternoon commute looks wet and tuesday morning commute looks wet. saturday is almost perfect. sunday, it starts to breakdown and there is your rain. we'll see how it transpires, tune in this weekend for updates because it will be worth watching. we don't often see rain forecast this time of the year. >> it's he ait's a lot of rain. it won't be cold, but it will be wet. >> federal regulators may lift the use of some restrictions of devices during takeoff and landing. they have been banned for years because of fears they could interfere with aircraft systems. an advisory committee is set to make recommendations to the faa in september >> city of san francisco marked the 45th anniversary of the movie "bull lit" outside of city hall where a mustang was parked just like the one seen in the '68 film starring steve mcqueen. >> bull lit was shot in san francisco and includes one of the most famous chase scenes in movie history. he actually

signature attraction in yosemite.l park service says it was climbing the granite monolith about 600 ft. above the floor on a rock this loss and struck him sunday afternoon. >> a u.s. army general is facing sexual assault charges is due back in court for a pretrial hearing. they are scheduled to appear in court as 630 this morning. a court-martial for general jeffrey sinclair is set to begin june 20th fell on charges include forcible synonymy, ibiza next, the tally orders and adultery. at the request of the general's defense team, a military judge ordered two u.s. army generals to testify about whether they were pressured by the top pentagon officials to charge sinclair with the alleged sexual assault of a female aide who was at one point, involved in a mutual relationship with the jennet general. >> conservative groups targeted by the irs are having their say on capitol hill just as the details of another are is controversy is being made public. the leaders of six conservative groups are scheduled to tell lawmakers as

the search for a missing teen from sacramento swept over a fall in yosemite has been suspended. he went swimming in the merced river during a hike with his church group. he was caught in the current and went over the fall which is almost 600 feet high. rescue teams will start again tomorrow. >>> developing news, the power house fire in southern california is threatening more homes tonight. nearly 3,000 people in the lake hughes and lake elizabeth communities have been evacuated. six homes have brn destroyed. five -- 15 damaged. the fire has burned 35 square miles of brush, some of which has not burned since 1929. 2,000 firefighters are battling high winds and thick smoke. >>> a big warm up is on the way in the bay area. let's head to meteorologist check on weather and livet doppler 7hd. leigh? >> the warm up will take place the latter part of the workweek. at least the next several days live doppler 7hd is spot on. the low clouds and fog and a stronger on shore wind component will be with us. that is actually going to bring temperatures down a few more degrees. the golden gate b

water levels in yosemite cared a man who fell in. group of people with different churches. this follows the tragic death of joseph kiernan. a rock dislodged and hit him on el capitan on sunday killing him. >>> traffic delays can be on the san raphael bridge. here is what drivers can expect. >> reporter: here is the chevron refinery. caltrans began work on interstate 80. what they have done is they have closed all westbound travel and driverrers headed westbound towards the richmond bridge are detoured here. they have to veer left across the median and on to the eastbound side of interstate 580. they will have two lanes of travel. it will be a very tight fit. if there is a traffic accident, it could cause major delays because there is no shoulder. after the construction they can veer to the right and go to the normal side here just before the toll plaza. this will be closed down while this construction is going on. this project is expected to last 3 months. in the news room, charles clifford kron4 news. >>> the castro valley and dubli

. >> we're also following a fast growing wild fire threatening hundreds of homes near yosemite. >> we do have low clouds from the coastal area. the 7:00 hour we will hit the morning lows. we will see 60's coast side and upper 60s around bay area. the clouds will return and the temperatures will give back down to the '50s by 8:00 p.m. tonight. i will have a full details of what you can expect a 6:15 a.m.. >> the meeting lights have been activated and the backup hasn't filled in. i do not expect this will stay this long providing that we do not pick up any additional incidents. the heaviest traffic is on highway 4 in the westbound direction. there was an early morning accident that backed up to the bypass and now there is a new problem with a stall. this is westbound at bailey wrote. >> new this morning a six year-old union city boy was badly attack by the families and pit bull. kron4 will tran is live in union city with the latest. >> i am right in front of the home where the attack happened. it was about a 1130. the fire department came out and try to assist the boy and that he was so

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fires burden of proofing in yosemite, that will help in moistening the grounds and increase -- monday, the main event many monday morning commute, monday afternoon commute looks wet and tuesday morning commute looks wet. saturday is almost perfect. sunday, it starts to breakdown and there is your rain. we'll see how it transpires, tune in this weekend for updates because it will be worth watching. we don't often see rain forecast this time of the year. >> it's he ait's a lot of rain. it won't be cold, but it will be wet. >> federal regulators may lift the use of some restrictions of devices during takeoff and landing. they have been banned for years because of fears they could interfere with aircraft systems. an advisory committee is set to make recommendations to the faa in september >> city of san francisco marked the 45th anniversary of the movie "bull lit" outside of city hall where a mustang was parked just like the one seen in the '68 film starring steve mcqueen. >> bull lit was shot in san francisco and includes one of the most famous chase scenes in movie history. he actually

. >>> the wildfire burning not far from yosemite is still a problem tonight.y say it's 65% contained, and the fire has burned almost 1700 acres. investigators believe it was caused by an uen >>> it was warmer out there today as we expected. we saw 80 degrees readings. the inland valleys were in the 80s. napa, 82. here is what you can expect tomorrow, symptom har conditions. clear skies tonight. warmer temperatures tomorrow. still breezy in spots mainly near the coast line and peninsula. big changes in sunday, cooler weather and a chance of rain. we'll tell you all bit coming up in a bit. >>> fans of the miami heat swarmed out of american airlines arena tonight and cheered on the streets after their team won its second straight nba championship. you can see the celebration going on in miami. the heat beat the spurs in game seven tonight. we'll have the highlights on tonight's game later on in sports. >>> ahead, a special screening of the oscar grant movie in oakland tonight. stars were on the red carpet and they share what the movie meant to him. a boy hears hi

this is near one one of the main routes to get in and out of yosemite.anwhile the so-called carstens fire is just east of highway 140 in the mid- pines area of mariposa county. we have some video of the carstens fire. it has burned nearly one- thousand acres.and forced evacuations. the carstens fire is just 15 percent contained. meanwhile that rolling fire near yosemite has burned almost 500 acres but is 80 percent contained. in colorado springs.firefighters continue making progress on that deadly black forest wildfire.containment is has increased to 75 percent.and now.the area is being treated as a crime scene. federal investigators have been called in to help determine a cause. two people were killed and nearly 500 homes have been destroyed in the most destructive fire in colorado history. >> jacqueline: temperatures were cooler on this monday. 60s for the most part but it is only 58 degrees, san francisco. clear skies over the golden gate but the fog is expected to return. fairly when the gusting in the 20 m.p.h.-30 m.p.h. where we have seen this cons

. >>> the search continues for a missing teenager in yosemite national park.happened just moments before he fell off a 600-foot water fall. >>> 22-year-old jose and 20- year-old macelis are accused of beating and robbing and sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl in 2009. two other suspects have accepted plea deals. the victim is expected to testify. >>> give yourself extra time this morning. ktvu katie joins us with a look at the project. katie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, brian. so is far there haven't been any delays to speak of. traffic is flowing rather smoothly. i'm standing in the eastbound lanes that are closed. you can see three lanes are blocked off and a live look at the toll plaza. you can see there is a little bit of a slow down. people are getting used to this lane change. let me show you a map. the westbound lanes are shifted across the median to the eastbound side for about a quarter of a mile. now cal trans crews made the shift yesterday. the lane shift creates space for crews to replace the westbound bridge deck. just east of the to

the fire that was burning in yosemite helps out.uture fires in the next couple days as the moisture streams in off the pacific. the rain is falling. mainly fremont, livermore valley. you can see the rain showers into san jose. south of the bridge. fremont. you got light showers. moderate showers at times. more showers showing up east of fremont. mission peak. south down towards san jose. you got light -- i mean, this is light stuff. there is more rain coming. we could see 2/10 or half inch of rain in the bay area over the next 24 hours. that will impact your morning commute. impact your afternoon commute for sure as well. rainfall accumulations will pick up over night tonight into tomorrow. main event will be tomorrow morning through the afternoon. rain showers tomorrow. a big warm up coming our way. in the pacific, this low- pressure system is doing what it is doing. scattered showers tonight. it gets here tomorrow. rain showers developing tomorrow afternoon. here is how the model sees it. you are hearing different stuff. it is tou