leaving the bay area. >>> many people will be hitting the road for yosemite this summer.n't quite swing that trip, you can still visit yosemite right here in san francisco. joe rosato, jr. shows us how to celebrate the park's 150-year history. >> reporter: surrounded by a concrete forest, traffic, car horns, deadlines, urban complications. >> we know big roads, we know big buildings. we know dense places. >> reporter: but in the middle of downtown san francisco, an exhibit in the california historical society is taking visitors back to nature. >> we brought yosemite here to the city. >> reporter: it was 150 years ago this week, president abraham lincoln signed a grant act designating yosemite a national park. >> it's the first such act in the country and really in the world. >> reporter: exhibit director jessica howe says the exhibit is a walk through the park's lush and complicated history. >> it gives you a lens through which to better understand yosemite. >> reporter: yosemite's dramatic granite cliffs and ancient trees are filled many a lens and canvas. >> these photo

mark, still a ways to go in order to get that yosemite fire under control. >> reporter: the yosemite fire only 5% contained at this point. but we have seen much better progress on the sands fire. but in order to battle both these fires, it takes hundreds of firefighters each and they are burning just a mere 100 miles apart. in yosemite firefighters will be watching the skies closely because thunderstorms are forecast. crews say that's a mixed blessing. rain could help the containment effort but a lightning strike could also turn a bad situation worse sparking another blaze. one woman already lost her home. >> it's a matter of moment from it going to this white smoke down to the el portal area to big black clouds to this orange wall of flame coming in our direction and in five minutes

breathtaking photos celebrating 150 years of yosemite. >> tonight a major escalation in the middle east where israel has launched an operation into gaza. it's called "protective edge." israel said its responsible for the worst palestinian rocket barrage in a year and a half. strikes are i don't know goin i don'on going at this hour. nick schifrin, what can you tell us about that situation? >> reporter: yes, morgan, the strikes, these operation that the israeli military called protective edge are i don' ongoing. a second barrage of airstrikes. the raids are hitting empty training grounds. right before that for the first time in this current round of violence they hit a house. an israeli drone was flying over a house, fired a single warning rocket shot right total side. a few minutes later fired a rocket into that house and destroyed it. we have not seen that since the beginning of the current escalation. and currently, morgan, from bolton wanderers sides the violence has increasing, all leading up to this moment. >> reporter: alone thalong the gaza border, almost every field armored truc

yosemite later followed. so while many of us live keeping up in a modern world, visitors know they can come to yosemite to see an older untouched america. today was also a groundbreaking for a new conservation project happening in mariposa grove. >> lee martinez reporting for us. it is spectacular isn't it? more than 4 million people visit yosemite every year. it has more than 1500 campsites and 800 miles of trails. the park itself covers an area of roughly the size of rhode island. >>> nasa just tested its very own flying saucer and today, we are getting a look at what it saw from space. stay tuned. ,,,,,,,,,, social media site was usingm as part >>> facebook getting a thumbs down again from some of its users. they are upset that the social media site was using them as part of an experiment without their knowledge. cnet reporter sumi das on how the website was manipulating like and dislikes. >> reporter: a secret experiment carried out by facebook is causing an uproar among users. the facebook feeds of nearl

unmistakably yo sam mettity -- yosemite.many people have taken photos at yosemite, millions over the years. but what is it that makes some photographers shine above the rest. we start at the very beginning and name is carlton watkins. >> advertise first trip was in 1861. he wasn't the first photographer to enter yosemite but certainly his work set a certain standard for how to photograph it. >> carlton watkins' images made their way to washington, d.c., to president abraham lincoln who passed the grant that turned yosemite into the nation's first protected land. >> if you think about that moment, 1863ish, '4ish, there are two types of photographs, images of civil war battlefields and images of yosemite, this pacific eden. >> but as carlton watkins made yosemite famous in america, it took another artist more than half a century later to elevate yosemite to global heights. ansel adams. >> it's very dramatic, but it's not necessarily what you would see if you looked at that image. and ansel always would say, that's important. i

is near yosemite national park. this wildfire is burning just to the north of highway one-forty, near the town of el portal. it's actually burning inside yosemite and in the stanislaus national forest. twenty-six hundred acres have been charred and fire crews have this blaze just 5 percent contained. so far, 1 structure has been lost and crews are working to protect dozens of other homes. also, big oak flat road between groveland and yosemite has been shutdown. the national park service says that yosemite is still open, but visitors will have to use highway one-forty to get into and out of the yosemite valley. . >> reporter:finally, cal fire is saying that the sand fire near plymouth was started when a car drove into some dry grass and the exact cause of the yosemite fire is still under investigation. in the newsroom, charles clifford kron 4 news. >> pam: among the nearly two- thousand firefighters battling 'the sand fire'. are at least 35 from the bay area. >> pam: in the past 48 hours, two strike teams got orders

some will be able to visit yosemite in san francisco. a new exhibit marking the park's 150th anniversary. >> surrounded by a concrete force, traffic, car horns, deadlines, urban complications. >> we know big buildings, we know dense flas places. >> but in the middle of downtown san francisco, an exhibit in the california historical society is taking visitors back to nature. >> yosemite here to the city. >> president abraham lincoln signed a grant act, designating yosemite a national park. >> the exhibit is a walk through the park's complicated history. >> to better understand yosemite. >> dramatic granite cliffs and ancient trees have filled many a lens and canvas. >> these photographers helped us to define landscape photography. >> reporter: like ansel adams. >> printing one of his first views of yosemite. sitting on a small stool, making a painting of yosemite. >> reporter: inspired many to climb to new heights. >> many of the technologies that climbers take for granted today, including the shoes, tetons, roping methods, all of these t

. >> >> a wildfire burning outside of yosemite national park is out of control. >> a pregnant woman and her husband's race to the hospital comes up short. how they delivered their baby right on the san francisco freeway. good evening, i'm ken wayne. >> >> developing news out of southern california where authorities say 14 people have been struck by lightening in los angeles county as rare summer thunderstorms sweep through the area. 13 struck on venice beach, some appeared to be in the water, others on the board walk. crews transported nine people to the hospital where two are in critical condition. a 57-year-old man reportedly in stable an after being struck in catalina island. >> >> firefighters battered large flames and heavy smoke as the fire spread through two stores in colton plaza. alameda county firefighters said a hair salon had had extensive damage. other stores were open for normal today. >> >> in richmond, >>> firefighters say a woman suffered burns to 40% of her body and a man had burns on his arm. at least one of the families is being helped by the red cross. a neighbor he

and also in yosemite.ubtropical moisture sweeping through, low clouds and fog backing away from the coastline and then moving onshore tonight and early tomorrow morning. but today again a muggy day outside. you will see some 80s and some 90s into the south bay. 60s and low 70s possibly out toward the coastline. east bay temperatures up in the 90s as well, even upper 90s toward brentwood. about 70 in san francisco, 71 in sausalito. your sunrise time is 6:11. sunset is at 8:21 tonight. then as we head into the next couple of days looks like those monsoonal clouds kick east. we'll start to dry things out and temperatures going to be cooling down into the next weekend. still we'll have some 90s in the valleys and 60s back to normal out toward the coastline. >> are you going to have a forecast where you don't say the word monsoonal? >> no. all of july which has been unusual. last year of course it was all about the fog. this year it's about the monsoon. >> bring it on. >> thank you. >>> here's a fun story. a wa

yosemite. today is yosemite national park's 150th birthday. >> happy birthday, yosemite! >> you betcha. >> reporter: local tribal elders gave indiana blessings to the park. >> hey, if you have a consumer complaint or question, give hey, hey, hey -- >> reporter: dignitaries gathered to share memories. lieutenant governor newsom remembered his teenaged years breaking the law. >> so many great laws without a fishing license. >> rafting down the merced river. i might have had a beer or two, i'm not sure. [ applause ] >> reporter: yosemite also got a whopper of a birthday gift. a check for more than $12.5 million to start restoration of the mariposa grove of giant sequoias. first, though, will be parking lots like this one that are banking tree roots below but it was president lincoln who preserved yosemite. the u.s. troops were the valley's first rangers but in the '50s real rangers used to dance with and feed bears by hand to entertain guests. and the u.s. army was still training here. today, the military is gone replaced with four million visitors a year. visitors from arou

the el portal fire is inching into yosemite from the west. people forced from their homes in el portal learned last night that they could go home this morning. one home was burned at foresta. the road that connects state route 120 with yosemite valley is closed right now. and so are three campgrounds in the national park. and the fire is 5% contained. >>> the sands fire in amador county is now 75% contained and most evacuees are heading home. the fire burned 3800 acres and destroyed 13 homes. >>> the man accused of starting a northern california wildfire is facing serious charges. 37-year-old freddie smoke iii from sacramento is being charged with involuntary manslaughter. a man's body was found in the fire zone earlier this month. mr. smoke was arrested earlier for marijuana cultivation and accidentally starting the "bully fire."

also, big oak flat road between groveland and yosemite.. one of the main routes in and out of the yosemite valley... has been shutdown. the national park service says that the park is still open, but visitors will have to use highway 140 or wawona road to reach the valley. >> reporter:now cal fire is saying that the sand fire near plymouth was started when a car drove into some dry grass and the exact cause of the yosemite fire is still under investigation. in the newsroom, charles clifford kron 4 news. >> reporter:san jose police are investigating a homicide that took place on the east side of the city. it happened around 3:30 this afternoon. police received multiple 911 calls. when they arrived on scene at the 200 block of gramercy place, they found a hispanic male on the ground who had been shot at least once. he was taken to the hospital where he died a short time later. the shooter is still on the loose. the motive was not clear. this is san jose's 21st homicide of the year. >> pam: almost 4 -years after the p-g&e pipeline rupture set

yosemite aglow, each golden dot another fire. and abc's brandi hitt is back on the fire lines for us tonight. >> welcome to yosemite. >> reporter: it's not the vacation many travelers were expecting. >> it's closed? >> it is closed, yeah. >> reporter: frustrated families facing road blocks, closed campsites and heavy smoke from a wildfire burning nearly five square miles since saturday. many expecting vacation memories of yosemite's world-famous scenery and not a firefight. >> now we can't take photos because of all the smoke. >> reporter: these are the biggest weapons firefighters are using tonight. >> copy that. just a quick update on conditions. >> reporter: helicopters loading water and targeting the danger zones. >> most of this fire is inaccessible. it would continue to grow unchecked if we didn't have the helicopter support. >> reporter: the non-stop air assault of 250 drops each day, giving hot shot crews on the front lines time to get ahead of the flames. 100 miles to the north, just east of sacramento, evacuations have

unmistakeably yosemite. so many people have taken photos at yosemite, millions over the years. what is it that makes some photographers shine above the rest? we start at the very beginning and his name is carlton watkins. >> his first trip was in 1861. he wasn't the first photographer to enter yosemite. but certainly, his work set a certain standard for how to photograph it. >> carlton watkins images made their way to washington, d.c. to president abraham lincoln who passed the grant that turned yosimete into the first protected land? >> 1863ish, '4ish, images the of the of the civil war battlesfields and of yosemite, but if he made it famous in america, it took another artist more than half a century later to elevate yosemite to heights, ansell adams. >> it's very dramatic, but it's not necessarily what you would see if you looked at that image. and answer ansel would say that's important. i am giving you what i want you to see, not what you will see in nature. . >> ansil adams and his intense black and whites. >> and he used this instrument and other things to increase light

how you can enjoy the spoils of yosemite without leaving the bay area. >>> why winemakers are prettyut something new that's about to hit the internet. >>> and we'll see temperatures starting to climb for your saturday. we have temperatures in the 80s, but out towards the tri valley will be a location that jumps to 92 for mondtomorrow. >>> some tense moments in rio today. that's where a bomb squad detonated a suspicious bag where the world cup was being played. someone left the bag near where germany and france were playing. the subway station re-opened in time to handle the fans leaving that match. >>> france is boosting airport security amidst reports that terrorists are developing a new type of bomb. u.s. homeland security believes al qaeda may be developing a new, undetectable explosive. u.s. bound flights were delayed about 30 minutes to an hour. france is now warning travelers to expect similar delays throughout the summer. >>> google is now sensoring search results. the company says it's received about 1,000 requests per day, asking to make some results disappear. the trouble i

about 98 in yosemite. computer models showing you some of that subtropical moisture sweeping through trying to break up the low clouds and fog but we'll see some of that continuing toward the immediate coastline and the temperatures, well, they are going to be warm to hot in spots. in fact, you'll see 80s and 90s into the south bay. upper 60s and low site of near the coastline. 98 brentwood. inside the bay 75 in oakland. 70 san francisco. 71 in sausalito. next couple of days a little hotter tomorrow, and less muggy thursday and friday. cooling down slightly 90s in the valleys over the weekend. let's check on the roads with liza battalones. >> hey there, lawrence. good morning, everybody. we're kicking off "kcbs traffic" with a car that broke down so a tough start for at least one commuter out there heading out of oakland into san francisco. live pictures of the bay bridge toll plaza you can see the flashing lights there as that stalled car as that driver waits for a tow truck to arrive. you can see that st

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to yosemite village and mammoth lake. these are moving away from us. at him you can see we have small craft advisory so the winds are aggressive in the afternoon so the ride to work on the ferry is uneventful and 1:00 o'clock to 9:00 with west wind developing at 15- to 25-knots and that is a different direction to our breeze so there is an indication the sea breeze could start developing bringing down the temperatures the next couple of days. in the east bay hill you can see in the east bay valley, 24 and busy. we will talk to leyla gulen about traffic. there is not much fog in the south bay. milpitas is going to be coolest at 8. -- at 81. 81 in milpitas up to 96 if gilroy and 78 in santa cruz with less sunshine. the peninsula has 75 in millbrae and 79 in san mateo and my 80's for everyone else. mid-to-upper 60's along the coast and partly sunny like year. upper 60's to low 70's and downtown and sausalito. clouds are stubborn up north and in the mid-to-upper 80's through the north bay valley and we could reach 90 at sonom

reporting near yosemite,Ñi veronica mariupomariupol, nbc n >>> full containment is expected friday. to their homes today. the fire was believed to be started from a car burned in a river bed. six square miles, 13 home, 38 other buildings have been destroyed by flames. >>> the nation's airlines have won the first round of battles with airfare adds. today the house approved a by part san bill that lets airlines advertise the base airline fares before taxes are added. airlines and the pilots and flight attendants' unions argue it hurts business andç hides t extra costs that governmentçó imposes on air travel. so far there is no senate version of this bill. >>> you might have noticed it costs a bit more to park at b.a.r.t. garages. some went up 50 cents. the fee is now $2.50 at stations. it will now cost you $6.50 to park at the west oakland b.a.r.t. station. two weeks ago)zparging fees wen up at three parking lots. >>> while we're talking about your money, a lot of peoplo hae a love-hate relationship with their bank. >> now banks are starting to pay attention to that. 7 on your side'

we get our report tonight from nbc's miguel almaguer at yosemite. >> reporter: tonight, a view of yosemite no one wanted to see. the iconic half dome, safe from flames but shrouded in smoke. the blaze exploded on the edge of the forest over the weekend. >> there is a lot of fuel available for the fire. the fire because of the heavier fuels. they're holding heat a lot longer. >> tonight most of california is a tinder box. 216 wildfires scorched the state just last week. the cost to fight wildfires here could top a record $1 billion here. a d.c. ten hits fires as hard as they can. one drop of retardant $60,000. >> it's an expensive proposition, when you balance that out with the loss of homes or the loss of life, it seems a whole lot less. >> reporter: the fire season not just expensive but historic. nationwide so far this year, more than 32,000 wildfires have burned. 1.6 million acres charred, most of them in the west. feeding the fires, drought crippling 60% of the west, intensifying across the region. creating what's called mega fires. burning faster, hotter and more explosive than ever b

so that's the reason for the flash flood warnings around yosemite.one more round of moisture coming in from the north bay. as you saw on the radar trend, there is the best bet for accumulating rainfall in sonoma and napa county going into tomorrow. and possibly thundershowers in northern lake county heading into the afternoon. so rainfall accumulations from here. we've had just enough to wet the ground and a few spots in between now and about noon tomorrow. it looks like we'll pick up just a little bit more in the combination of drizzle around the coast and half-moon bay. and san francisco, if they can manage that, that's quite a bit more than the zero we see in july. and most of the accumulating rainfall there north of napa county up to sonoma here. the seven-day forecast. once the pattern leaves tomorrow, a big warm up coming back tomorrow. so the reality with the july temperatures. 90s in the forecast back for the tri-valley as early as wednesday. so tomorrow a little muggy outside with the flow bringing in the moisture enough to power possibly en

photos at yosemite. millions over the years. what is it that makes some chip above the rest. we start at the ebe giping and the name is carleton job watkinsism. >> his first trip is in 1861. he was not the first photographer to enter-yosemite, but his work set a standard to photograph it. >> carleton's images made their way to washington dc. to president abraham lincoln, that turned the not guilties no the first protective land. >> if you think about the moment, 1863 ush, "4 ush. there are two photographs, images of yos 'em yinnie. >> if carton watkins made it popular in america. it took another to elevate its height. han sell adams. >> it's dramatic, but not what you would see if you looked at the imaging. they would say that's important. i'm giving you what i want you to see, not what you will see in nature. >> reporter: ansel and his intense black and whites. >> he used this instrument and other things to increase light in one area, or decrease in another to make the photograph more dramatic. >> repor

california leaders gathered today to mark the 150th anniversary of the yosemite grant act. on this day in 1864, president lincoln signed the legislation protecting yosemite's wild land. many view that day the birth of the country's national park system. >> he did something truly american, democratized our national parks, did something we'd never done in human history, never in any country or the united states, we set aside land not for kings and noblemen, not for the elite and rich, but for all of us and for generations. >> lieutenant governor onhand. also launched a start of a new restoration project, which will better protect sequoia trees, some of the oldest living organisms in the world. >>> when we come back, an update on the fires burning in san jose. >>> we've been following our breaking news in san jose for the past few hours, two brush fires sparked just eight miles from each other. this one threatened homes and forced evacuations. see live pictures, this is tape from earlier, this is off cottle road in the santa teresa neighborhood. two firefighters have been inju

his son was born in yosemite. we took trips into the back country using borrows to carry the cameras and food and beds. >> no other artists would be inextricably tied in yosemite. as the park celebrates 150th birthday, a photograph shows there may be more variations on a theme. it's taken from the same spot where isn't sell adams stood decades earlier. >> it provide a yardstick against which you measure yourself and try to do some things that he hasn't done. yos 'em jipy's variety means that there'll be something new to discover here, and the place will remain for photographers, generations to come, in inspiration, so long as you are ready to get off the beaten track and explore. >> after more than a century of tourism yosemite is timely undergoing a major renovation, one costing $36 million. what is the 4th of july without the nathan's hot dog eating contempt. for the eighth year in a row on copy island joey chestnut took home the top honours, eating 61, eight less than last year. it's not his only win. before ta

crews got this under control. >> a fire burning at yosemite is burn inside the park now.re not lending jar inventoryists park but it has green to 2,600 acres. a fire burning in sack moan to is at 4,000 acres. >> we have monsoon-like area bringing us moisture and isolated thunderstorm. inland 83 to 95 and 64 to 70 at the coast to san francisco and up to 86 around the bay. >> fire crews battle a garage fire in antioch this morning at 2:00 a.m. and it was put out quickly. >>> seven, a u.n. city council is demanding an immediate cease-fire in the war between hamas and israel. the conflict has taken the lives of a thousand palestinians and 43 israeli soldiers. the leader of hamas is demanding israel end their only operation of palestinian lands. >> we will follow the problems on interstate 580 here on abc7 news although one additional lane has re-opened and, hopfully, that will ease some of the backup. leyla gulen will keep on top of this. back in 25 minute with news and weather and traffic. >>> good morning, america. happening now -- >> it's coming right toward us. >> deadly

crews in california are battling a 4,000 acre wildfire west of sacramento and yosemite national park. here ising terry okita. >>reporter: flames grew close to homes and wineries in northern california pushed by triple-digit temperatures and strong winds. there are 1500 firefighters battling this one wildfire. called the sand fire. it started after a car sparked dry vegetation and has already destroyed at least ten homes. over a thousand residents have been evacuated. todd jenson isn't one of them. he says neighbors want him to be their eyes and ears. >> are their animals still there? you feel helpless, what can you do. >> 100 miles south at yosemite national park, hot shot crews are tackling a fire that's grown to 2100 acres, destroyed one home and forced the evacuation of a campground full of tourists during the height of a summer season. investigators are still looking into what started the fire but they know lightning caused a smaller active one nearby. in the last two weeks over 3,000 lightning strikes have hit yosemite, costing spot fires, most are smoal dering and die out them s

in the last two weeks over 3,000 lightning strikes have hit yosemite, causing spot fires. most are small, smoldering and die out themselves. but it's one more situation in a state suffering from a historic drought, now in the midst of a dangerous summer fire season and more hot dry days in the forecast. terry okita, cbs news. los angeles. >> a system of severe thunderstorms is causing trouble throughout the east tonight. it stretches all the way from michigan to new england, bringing a range of rough weather. this video of hail was taken from, wisely, inside the house. in sheboygan falls, wisconsin it was more like winter in july. elooding turned worcester, massachusetts into a rushing river. forecasters have issued warnings in three different states. in seven states. >> at least eight people have been struck by lightning on the boardwalk in venice beach, california. paramedics were on the scene, the strike also caused a power outage in that area. also this afternoon, a terrible scene on a beach in venice, florida, a small plane crashed there killing a man. the man was wal

the fire is not threatening any of yosemite's monuments however. some people forced from their homes by a wildfire east of sacramento in amador county are being allowed to return home. the fire has burned 3800 acres, and is 65% contained. 13 homes have been destroyed. 1 -- about 100 were evacuated. the orders were lifted and calfire says more evacuation orders will be lifted in about an hour. >> some more areas may be open. you will see a steady progress of this throughout the course of the day, today, and throughout tomorrow. >>> calfire says the fire started friday when a vehicle drove over dry vegetation. >>> and in southern california, there was a deadly lightning strike that killed one man and injured more than a dozen others. it happened yesterday afternoon along venice beach. the l.a. fire department said the injured were either in or near the water. the man killed was a surfer in the water. as many as 13 people were injured, including one person who is still in critical condition. many of the people who were on the beach say after the light

we'll watch out for runoff from the rem fire area right around yosemite through the next couple of hours. some of the moisture is trying to spill westward back to the north bay where we are seeing scattered showers into napa and solano counties. this is where we'll continue to see, especially after sundown tonight, still ongoing showers. but we are also seeing to the south now the hills right around mount hamilton east of san jose and stronger showers east of gilroy between now and sunset. there's still the possibility of seeing thunderer in the hills. and we'll see a continued chance of some thunder as we get into the start of the workweek so that slight risk of thunder will carry over as we get started with the monsoon forecast. we'll have that coming up in a bit. >>> police are investigating the deaths of two people found early this morning inside a home in sausalito. police were called to the home on san carlos avenue this morning when neighbors heard gunfire coming from the house. when police arrived they found the bodies. and they are not saying if the victims died from gunshot wou

inside yosemite it grew five anchors of the night.it's been 5 percent contained. >> mark: the city of san bruno says the california public committee is too cozy with the gnp. as a result of communications between the two agencies should be kept to a minimum. although the city of san bruno has found 7000 pages of influence of the pc. >> mark: they also want sanctions on the pga and the employees involved. >> darya: the other average movie said that for san franciscans into believing it was a not actual disaster. ...we need to break up. is it the biting? cuz i can stop? no! i love you and your show. it's cable. customers are more satisfied with u-verse. switch and we can stay together forever. forever? ow. i'm not gonna lie to you. it's also the biting. break up with cable. choose u-verse tv from $19 a month for 2 years. still tracking stock and go traffic here. a complete traffic check when kron 4 returns us. >>: motorcycle police on the same weight this is hollywood shooting san andreas. i saw a car was covered and thought it was a re

. >>> plus a fire burning near yosemite national park has camp grounds evacuated. the fire burn just south of last year's rim fire which left more than 250,000 acres charred. hundreds of firefighters are on the scene. more are headed to the area. the fire is less than 5% contained. >>> and we know it will be a tough summer for fires. the flames racing through the sierra foothills and yosemite are evidence of the fire danger this weekend. firefighters in the bay area are also playing defense and that's because of heat and dry brush. is there an end in sight? for that we turn to rob. >> we're seeing temperatures a little cooler than what we saw friday and saturday, but still mid-90s south of downtown san jose and upper 90s away the tri-valley. so the heat, humidity and wind speeds. right now you're seeing the heat out toward the tri-valley and the east bay, and humidity levels toward fairfield and concord in the single digits. that is bone dry air out there for the central valley. so extreme fire danger in terms of the hot and dry area. but we had an interesting twis

the breathtaking views of yosemite national park are obscured by thick smoke. at least 600 firefighters are battling flames during the driest year on record in yosemite. pair that with steep, rocky per rain and -- terrain and over 100-degree temperatures firefighters are looking at an uphill battle. >> our biggest concern is the protection of people and structures and that's what we are focusing on right now. we will assess the burned area when it is over. >> firefighters are saying it started late afternoon on friday. at this point, the firefighter investigators don't know what started it. they had less than an hour to leave and so far one home has been destroyed. >> our focus is purely on initial attack and we are 100% committed to suppressing this fire as quickly as possible. >> farther north outside sacramento the sand fire in the sierra foothills is burning near the wine growing regions in amador and el dorado counties. so far the flames have destroyed 13 homes. about 500 homes have been evacuated. >> the car and truck were loaded. i took one of the dogs a

the other fire is at yosemite on the western edge of the national park. 700 firefighters are on site. it broke out saturday and has quadrupled in size since yesterday. it's only 5% contained at this hour. 100 homes have been evacuated and also two campgrounds. this is the height of the busy season for yosemite, but the park remains open as do the main roadways leading into it. no word yet on the cause of this fire. >>> a humanitarian challenge. governor jerry brown not mincing words when it comes to the crisis at the border. he's in mexico right now on a diplomatic mission. >> i have the utmost consideration. >> thousands of undocumented children and families have crossed the border in recent months to escape violence in central america. the governor is meeting with the mexican president. his three-day visit to the country will also focus on trade and the environment. >>> up next here at 5:00, class dismissed, but that's not a good thing. hundreds of college students who have been left high and dry from their school's bankruptcy. >>> and the freak storm in southern california that kil

a much more dangerous fire burning near yosemite national park.t's where abc's kirk hawkins has the latest. >> reporter: firefighters spent the day working on the ground as an all-out assault helped them slow down the spread of a wall of flames near yosemite national park. >> if we get any wind or any thunderstorms that are predicted today, we are going to get increased fire for sure. >> reporter: it burned through a little more than four square miles of brush and trees in the park and neighboring national forest and private land. this picture-perfect image of the yosemite valley turned to this. the iconic granite walls grayed out by thick smoke. >> we can't take photos because of all the smoke. >> reporter: a similar situation 100 miles to the north, just east of sacramento, california, where at least 13 homes were left in ruins. >> i saw the flames. i couldn't believe it. >> reporter: firefighters say they almost had to cancel air drops because someone was flying their drone over the fire scene. that person was located and the drone grounded. so

. >>> the scene at yosemite national park is hazy. dozens of houses remain in the path of a wildfire. despite the danger, yosemite remains open for visitors. it's near highway 140. it's burned more than 3,000 acres since saturday and is nearly 20% contained. strike teams are attacking the flames from both the ground and the air. this morning, people who live in the area were allowed back in their homes, but people who live in the forest area are still kept away. plumes of smoke can be seen in yosemite park's valley. we'll show what these wildfires are costing us. brian williams joins us at 5:30. >>> the a's and the city of oakland are one step closer to a deal to keep the team at the current home. a live look at the coliseum where all is quiet tonight as the a's are in houston. today it was approved the ten-year extension, however, there is an escape clause to allow the a's to leave as early as 2018. the final step is a vote by the joint powers authority next wednesday. >>> well, we are just days away from the first sporting event at

while yosemite park is open, it's not easy getting to all main attractions.dblocks are forcing travelers to take two-hour detours around the fire. brandi hitt, abc news, yosemite, california. >>> crews in los angeles working around the clock to clean up a different kind of mess on the ucla campus. a 90-year-old water main line nearly three feet in diameter burst right under busy sunset boulevard. look at the pictures. it shot water in a geyser three stories high into the air. the burst line flooded the school's poly pavilion, home to ucla basketball team. that pavilion just got $133 million renovation. outside the water trapped drivers within minutes. >> when you have this amount of water, like a flash flood. you never know what's going to happen. >> it took crews more than four hours to shut off the water supply, but not before an estimated 10 million gallons of water were lost. by the way, it would take an average american home more than 68 years to go through that much water. >>> and more than 400 passengers were stranded when a ferry in the puget sound lo

>> visitors to yosemite national park will find another day of smoke-filled air at 6:30 with the latest from firefighters on the ground as necessity battle a fast-moving wildfire and signs of progress in less than three hours. >> where are you right now? >> in a closet. >> a k-9 is on the way, okay? >> a 14-year-old calls 9-1-1 as burglars ransack the california home. more of the just released emergency call for help. >>> former giants star cabrera crushes it in boston. this homer ruined one fan's night. >>> covering santa clara, san francisco, east bay and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >> a 14-year-old girl in southern california hid in the closet during a burglary at her home and called 9-1-1. >> the police are outside? >> they are checking. >> i am the second door to the left. i'm scared. >> who wouldn't be, right? the teen and the community did exactly what the dispatcher needd to her to do, stay calm while deputies were on the way. >> it felt like a long time, it could be a few minutes but telling someone like that it seemed like forever. >>> deputies arrested two meal juveni

we have a form thunderstorm around fresno with the potential to head to yosemite lake. i will widen it out so you can see where it is moving. it is not coming our way. if it was 115 miles more to the northwest we would be dealing with were needed rain in the east bay valley but we not and instead we have fog. the winds are from the northwest across the golden gate bridge and the visibility is slowly being reduced and it will become harder to commute across there as we head through the morning. low clouds become high clouds this afternoon as we turn warm to hot again and the wind shift will bring the democrats back -- temperatures back to average at the end of the seven-day outlook. today, los gatos and gilroy make the charge to the 90's and we stay in the mid-to-upper 80's but milpitas is 81. mid-80's on peninsula, cool weather, until san mateo and milbrae you are in the mid-to-upper 70's and mid-to-upper 60's along the coast today with partly sunny conditions so you will see holes in the sunshine from time to time. south san francisco and sausalito upper 60 to low 70's

. >>> fire at yosemite. one of america's most iconic national forest for a live report. >>> separating fact from fiction with a man who knows on this tuesday, 29th of july. >>> good morning. i'm jose diaz-balart. today is the today we could finally see immigration action. right now house republican leaders are presenting their version of a border bill to their colleagues at the weekly gop conference meeting. as the clock continues to tick until congress leaves for a five-week recess on friday. we're waiting for a gop news conference for the latest. a vote could come by the end of the day. but even if the bill passes, it still needs to get through the democratic senate where they're pushing a different bill backed by the white house. >>> the new app report said the white house is getting closer to acting on its own with the president seriously considering major executive action to grant work permits to millions of undocumented immigrants. by the way, the national daily boar organizing network is angry that th

the el portal fire has forced closure of the big oak flat entrance to yosemite, a major route for people from the bay area. the fire has burned over 3,500 acres and is 34% contained. here's more on the challenges that firefighters are facing and the impact on visitors. >> reporter: several helicopters and more than 800 firefighters are working to contain the el portal fire. but their battle has now taken a new turn. >> fire has been very active today, mostly along that northern edge of the fire. >> reporter: the flames are burning toward crane flat campground but the community of soresto remains under evacuation orders as a precaution and to leave room for all the firefighting resources. two families whose houses burned there on saturday got their first look at the destruction today. donations continued to pour in for both of them. >> it's a great community around here. we've seen everyone kind of step up and be really suve. >> reporter: the fire has had little impact on the rest of yosemite other than occasional periods of smoky skies. in yosemite valley families are still camping, bicy

the fire is burning in yosemite national park.t last check it tarred 2,600 acres and destroyed one home at only 5 percent contained. yosemite is open but certain campgrounds are closed. >> a man using a drove to get video over raining wild store could have devastated the firefighting efforts. the sand fire east of sacramento and the man was order to by down the drone. awe have seen how low the helicopters come in. we had a bird strike and the plane was grounded with maintenance needed. >> you can use the technology. choose widely where you fly. highway you do it. you have to be careful. >> drones can be used to help in fighting in the future when officials use them the fire is 75 percent contained. >> police are looking for a woman wanted for viciously attacking an 87-year-old woman at an a.t.m. in the east bay and stealer money on west richmond victim was knocked to the ground and the cash was stolen. we have learned that the victim is the wife a prominent retired legislation and suffered a broken hip in the attack. >> she was ly

then the el portal fire now covering 3000 acres in yosemite national park. it's currently about 20 percent contained. yosemite valley still open but some visitors twice hour detour to get there as a result of the fire. brandy is on the front-line. 0. >> it's not the vacation many travelers were expecting. >> from us straighted family facing road block close camp site and heavy smoke from wildfire burning nearly 5 square mile since sachlts many expecting vacation memory of yosemite world famous scenery and not a fire fight. >> of these are the biggest weapon firefighters are using tonight. fight just a quick update on conditions. >> helicopters loading water and targeting the danger zone. >> most of this fire is inaccessible. >> continue to grow up checked if we didn't have the helicopter support. >> non-stop air assault of 250 drop each day giving hot shot crew on the font line time to get ahead of the flames. >> 100 miles to the north just east of sacramento evacuation have been lifted after another wildfire destroyed 13 homes. low flying drone nearly causi

a wildfire is raging on the western edge of yosemite national park.ore than 800 hectares have been burned so far. conditions are making it difficult to contain the fire because of dry vegetation. we need rainfall but we are not seeing any significant rainfall. as you can see this three-day forecast, lots of rain in the roeks, but no significant rain is in the cards for you for southern california. now, across the opposite side of the continent, this is where we've seen severe weather. on sunday at least six tornadoes occurred in the eastern u.s. along with large hail up to 11 centimeters in diameter. the northeastern areas will see improving conditions but it's not the case for the southwestern areas from the gulf coast up into the carolina coast. there is a possibility of severe thunderstorms, isolated tornadoes along with large hail and damaging winds. nice conditions will return in the northeast and cooler temperatures will be moving in from eastern canada lowering temperatures. take a look. chicago only 21 degrees for a high on monday. the average