yosemite lodge at the falls becomes yosemite valley lodge. curry village because half dome village.e and badger pass ski area is for snowboarding. >> i don't like it at all i'm the old guard so prefer to t-it to stay the same. >> delaware north the long time yosemite concession nair that lost it lucrative contract to continue operations here after february advertise suing the federal government claiming it wasn't adequately compensated for its intellectual property in the park. including those trademark iconic names. yosemite spokesman says changing the names avoid a potentially mess c trans is to the new vendor. >> with the litigation we feel we need to make the changes reluctantly in order for us to make sure there's no interruption of service for park visitors. >>reporter: in a rip statement del which are north said it's shocked and disappointed that the national park service would consider using the beloved names of places if yosemite national park as bargaining ab chip in legal dispute involving basic contract rights. company seeking at least 50 million dollars to let go of tho

the yosemite lodge at the falls becomes yosemite valley lodge.s big trees lodge, and badger pass ski area becomes yosemite ski and snowboard area. >> i don't like it at all. i'm from the old guard. so prefer for it to stay the same. >> delaware north, the long time concession their that lost it's lucrative contract to continue operations here after february is suing the federal government, claiming it wasn't adequately compensated for its intellectual property in the park, including the trademark iconic names. the yosemite spokesman said changing the name avoids the potentially messy transition to the new vender. >> with the change we feel we need to make these changing reluctantly in order to make sure there's no interruption of services for park visitors. >> in a written statement delaware north said they are shocked and kiss pointed the national park service would consider using the beloved names of places in yosemite park as a bargaining chip in a legal dispute involving basic contract rights. the company is seeking at least $50 million to le

the yosemite lodge at the falls becomes yosemite valley lodge. curry village is half dome village.hotel becomes big trees lodge, and badger pass ski area becomes yosemite ski and snowboard area. >> i don't like it at all. i'm from the old guard. so prefer for it to stay the same. >> delaware north, the long-time yosemite concessionnaire that lost it's lucrative contract to continue operations here after february is suing the federal government, claiming it wasn't adequately compensated for its intellectual property in the park, including the trademark iconic names. the yosemite spokesman said changing the name avoids the potentially messy transition to the new vender. >> with the litigation we feel we need to make these changing reluctantly in order to make sure there's no interruption of services for park visitors. >> in a written statement delaware north said they are shocked and disappointed the national park service would consider using the beloved names of places in yosemite national as a bargaining chip in a legal dispute involving basic contract rights. the company is seekin

the yosemite lodge at the falls becomes yosemite valley love, curry village becomes half dome villa villageoyona hotel biks bid pass. >> i don't like it at all. i'm for the old guard. so plefrd to it stay the same. >> delaware north the long time yosemite concessionaire that lost its lucrative contract to continue operations here after february is suing the federal government claiming it wasn't adequately compensated for the intellectual property in the park including those trade parked iconic names. a yosemite spokesman says changing the names avoids a potentially messy transition to the new vender >> with the litigation we feel we need to make these changes reluctantly in order for us to make sure there is no interruption of services for park visitors. >> reporter: in a written statement delaware nortd sales it's shocked and disappointed that the national park services would consider using the beloved names of places in yosemite national park as a bargaining chip in a legal dispute involving basic contract rights. the company seeking at least 50 million sooinds to let go of those familiar

reporter has more now from yosemite. rock slide covered el portal road and the route considered the all weather path into yosemite. the road usually most reliable and least affected by the weather except for thursday. >> so for folk to go around here to the south and use highway 41 is a good two and a half to 3 hours. so for folks coming from fresno or central valley that usually use t south entrance highway 41 they are not affected. >> frain south dead ends at highway 41. >>reporter: these tourist from switzerland were among the dozens forces to take the long way into the national park. >> we drove to el portaliment stayed there for the night and this morning we heard there was a lock slide so we turned around. >>reporter: they were determined to see the snow in yosemite. >> a little more driving i guess. >>reporter: geologist and park rangers not moving any boulder just yet. still in the symptoms phase of figuring out if the hillside has stabilize. >> although hasn't been any activity since the slide this morning think

the name of the park is *also* in "yosemite" isn't going anywhere. now let's check in with your nine first warning weather. skies will be mostly cloudy for your drive to work today and temperatures will be milder again. temperatures will range from 37-400f this into the mid to upper 40s this afternoon as rounds of rain push into the tri-state. spotty showers begin mainly after 10 a.m. and continue through the evening drive. a few snowflakes could mix in later this evening. we don't expect any sticking snow to fall later on this evening. we'll be on the backside of that low for the weekend, which means colder air. saturday, a few flurries or snow showers are possible, but there's only a 20 to 30 percent chance. we are not expecting any accumulating snow for this day. high temperatures only reach 330f. as for sunday, we are watching an arctic cold front that will move through the tri-state. there is a chance this could bring some light snow to our area that afternoon but it's still being monitored. this front will also unleash arctic cold air, dropping

why the hotel will become the majestic yosemite hotel. : ?qa@8k just text offers to 782929e 6" subway sandwich. to sign up for weekly text offers. and you'll get a free 6-inch sub when you buy a 30-oz. drink just for signing up. >>> because of a trademark dispute where they hired a new management company and the outgoing company that wants $51 million for the names of the yosemite properties. so the park service is changing their name becoming the majestic yosemite hotel. it will be called big tree lodge, curry village known as half dome village, and the ski area will be called the yosemite ski area. the management company also made plans for the national park, but that man will stay put. >>> imagine using your smart phone to catch a bus. as they report that the bus service, they will take you where you want and when you want. >> reporter: these politicians and the dignitaries have requested a ride. on demand buses are and that it will be calling uber of the public transportation. >> our goal is to get this kind of means for those that use tr

the hotel will become the majestic yosemite hotel. and curry village, that's going to become half dome village. the park has chosen new firm. it wanted $51 million for another company to take them over if the long time names were kept. >> 3, 2, 1, fire in the hole. cal trans today released this video. traffic was briefly reduced to one lane near khybers. it has since fully reopened. the state monitor shows only a two% improvement. nearly 90% of california remains under severe drought. state officials are hoping for some sort of recovery from the effects of a strong el nino. >> newts are not making a comeback. two years ago, we told you the drought was interrupting the mating patterns of the amphib n amphibians. scientists say there's only a few now. in a normal year, there's dozens, if not hundreds in a pond. but they're not too concerned yet. >> in some years, they don't come in until late february or even march. so we still have hope. especially if it keeps raining. if not, newts are very resilient. they'll usually live 20 or more y

. >>> coming up on news 4 at 11:00 tonight, planning on heading to yosemite for the weekend? what natural situation could stop you from enjoying the park, we'll have more on what happened there, madison? >>> all right, joe, and 40 a big deal this time of >>> welcome back, everyone, a rock slide in yosemite national road in to yosemite valley, take a look here, huge boulders now blocking a part of highway 140, officials don't know how long it will take to get the road clear, looks like it can be a while judging by the size of those boulders, it happened earlier this morning, no injuries reported and two other roadways are open to allow visitors in the valley and park visitors are encouraged to access the park's website and find alternate directions that way as well. >>> turning out to tomorrow's news, harlem globetrotters bucket blakes talking about the team celebration this year, known for the if not and games on the court, those wishing to see what he has to say should tune in to news 4 tomorrow morning for an exclusive interview with the globetrotter. >>> festival coming to

it's closed highway 140 heading in to yosemite. the entrance has been closed all day. still not clear when it's going to reopen. that's because geologists need to examine the hillside before workers can haul away the rocks. this is the same area, keep in mind, where the so called dog rock fire burned in october, 2014. that fire and two days of heavy snow and rain loosened the soil. the slide has left many visitors stranded. >> my friend got a cabin here and we were thinking of going to the trails, but i don't think it's going to happen. >> a 63-year-old palo alto woman is recovering from a possible broken back. she spent the night out doors accompanied by a serge and rescue team. >> stepping on the scale frequently can motivate all of us to shed it off. >> a look at which scales are the superscales. today's digital scales do so much more than simply weigh pounds. >> when it comes to your weight, more isn't always better. the same might be true of your scale. consumer reports tested six scales which not only measure weight, but also things like body mass index and fat.

. >> main entrance to yosemite could be closed for days. latest on the big rock slide. >>> and conveyor belt of storms >>> and conveyor belt of storms is lining up. drew has the >>> in marin dry morning still led to problems of what is a chronic sore spot for commuter commuters. this park and ride is closed because of flooding. wayne went lacking for an explanation. >>reporter: is this thrill seek organize maybe somebody lost. how about if we told that you stephanie williams of marin city had no other option today as she crossed a freeway on ramp to catch the bus in front of the buckeye road house restaurant. >> kind of scaryy. it's scaryy coming across. the freeway. >>reporter: but the regular bus stop the manzanita park and ride flooded again due to high tide and lowell vegas relative to sea level. it has been happening for decades and local like eric mcnight who runs the valet service at buckeye have seen enough. >> it's a public safety issue. >>reporter: cal-trans own also the lot which closes often causing commute investigators park il

. >>> yosemite dressed in winter. what park officials are advising for people planning a trip. >>> the next storm is is already moving this way. meteorologist drew tuma is tracking it and has our forecast. >> a lot of you posted pictures of the weather today where you live to share your photo. post them on social media to find your content and use it on the air or at abc 7 caring for someone with alzheimer's means i am a lot of things. i am his sunshine. i am his advocate. so i asked about adding once-daily namenda xr to his current treatment for moderate to severe alzheimer's. it works differently. when added to another alzheimer's treatment, it may improve overall function and cognition. and may slow the worsening of symptoms for a while. vo: namenda xr doesn't change how the disease progresses. it shouldn't be taken by anyone allergic to memantine, or who's had a bad reaction to namenda xr or its ingredients. before starting treatment, tell their doctor if they have, or ever had, a seizure disorder, difficulty pass

and near colfax and yosemite. a tow truck driver followed him and trapped him. but we have a police situation, so it could be a sloo down on traffic around vasquez and 270. work site of the san bernardino shooting rampage. the building reopened. inland regional center understands this could be really toogh so they will have employees gather in small groups to talk before starting the work day. >>> president obama wants tougher estrictions on guns. longer. to move forward on our unfinished business as i can. that's especially true for one piece of unfinished business, our epidemic problem of gun violence. >>> reis looking without congressional approval. several candidates have promised to reverse any action the president takes including front runner donald trump. >>> the president wants to get tougher on gun laws. the first making it a misdemeanor to apply for a firearms background check if they know they're not allowed on a gun something like convicted felons, the second says convicted domestic abusers have to give up guns. >>> if you plan on voting on the caucu

. >>> a rock slide in yosemite national park has closed one of the main routes into the yosemite valley. road, an extension of highway 140, and the officials don't know how long it will take to clear the roadway. the rock slide happened early this morning. fortunately no injuries were reported. two other roadways are open to allow visitors into the valley, and you can head to yosemite's web site to find alternative directions into the park. >>> turning to reno weather, a fun fact for you. the temperature at the reno airport today reached 40 degrees for the first time since december 23. this span of 14 consecutive days with temperatures below 40 degrees was the seventh longest going back to 1893. today's official day time high did reach 42 degrees. the morning low, actually below average at 29 degrees and take a look at the record low, 18 below zero that was set back in 1890. conditions. we're looking at 37 degrees with cloudy skies and winds out of the north at five miles per hour. on live doppler radar, we're still seeing a few isolated showers out toward eastern those diminish late to

one hotel is "majestic yosemite," and another will be name "big tree lodge," and curry village is "halfpark pick add new firm to run the facilities and a couple of other facilities. 9 old firm said they occupy -- owned the rights to the name and want $51 million for another company to take them over if the names were kept and yosemite said, no. >> producers of "shark tank," are in san francisco searching for the next entrepreneurs. they will be at the galleria from 9:00 to r&b. you get a minute to pitch your business idea. if produceers like it, you can be on the show. come prepared to dazzle. there will be a pitch to the sharks tonight at 9:00 right here on abc7. >> wish them luck. they can be brutal. >> celebrations is killing off at the wharf today, with no sharks of the san francisco's famous sea lions, today is 26 years since they arrived at bi39. this morning at 11:00 organizers will kickoff four days of fun at the pier including special tours through monday. >> torn about the sea lions, the faces are cute but the bodies are like giant slugs. >> i am not sorry about the way they n

at yosemite are getting name changes.ll because of a bitter it's all free. >> that's great news. >>> some of the most popular sights at yosemite are getting name changes because of a bitter battle involving the park's outgoing concessionaire dnc parks & resorts? >> the company filed after its contract was not renewed. dnc says it owns the rights to the currents sight names and should be paid $51 million for them. so now yosemite has decided to change those names. among the changes, the ahwahnee will be the majestic yosemite motel and curry village will be called half dome village. >>> no arrests after a train passenger was killed on bart. more on the growing concerns about bart safety. >> and the market just opened up about 10 minutes ago. another rough morning. look at that! dow down 364 points! coming up, we are going to get an update from kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks. ,, ,, it took joel silverman years to become a master dog trainer. but only a few commands to master depositing checks at chase atms. tec

. >>> and her yike at yosemite didn't go as planned. the incredible look at what it took to rescue a bay area woman who slept on ice and fell. a social media giant -- helping to improveransportation in the bay area. ==vo== facebook ind >>> a social media giant helping to improve transportation in the bay area. facebook is funding a study by samtran to assess transportation needs along the dumbarton corridor. that includes alameda and san mateo counties and neighboring cities including menlo park where facebook is headquartered. awarded $1 million for the transportation study. company says they're committed to supporting projects that help reduce roadway congestion. >>> okay. what if we could have all the technology we want like a cool tv or cool computer without taking up any space in our home? in a story you'll see first on nbc bay area, business and tech reporter scott budman joins us live in las vegas at the consumer electronic show to show us the promise of some super thin tech. hey, scott. >> reporter: yeah, thin is really in, jess

the iconic awani hotel will soon be known as the majestic yosemite hotel.urry village will become half dome village and the other will be known as big tree's lodge. all this over a trademark dispute. the outgoing concession company for the park says it owned the rights to the names and wants $51 million. park officials say no way, they decided to just make the name change to avoid any disruptions to visitors. >>> okay. before we go, let's get an update now on the storm that's moving through the bay area. is that the golden gate -- i see a lot of rain on our lens, rob. >> we have windshield wipers on hd cams, don't we? have to see if they're working. right now, showers moving through. this is the trend we'll see over the next couple of days. stronger storms actually as we get into the weekend. wind and heavy rain at times especially by sunday afternoon. >> get that new umbrella if you need it. >> a big one. >> thanks for joining us. lester holt is next with "nightly news." >>> tonight, the clash in carolina. republicans ready to collide in tonight's debate.

a major rockslide closed one of the most-used enterances, to yosemite national park. the rocks came down early yesterday morning, onto highway 1-40--- between el portal, and yosemite valley. park rangers say the burn scar left by the 2014 dog rock fire, left the hillside primed for a slide. visitors who wanted to get into the park, faced a 3-hour detour to get to the park's south entrance. "we're upset because tomorrow's our last day and we really wanted to see this." nobody was injured in the rock slide. the park service says, it doesn't know when the road will reopen. ### it's recommended more than 14-thousand acres of nevada land be sold to the bureau of land management. the nevada appeal reports the area known as "bently land" in the pine nut mountains was nominated by gardnerville firm: legacy land and water. the land is worth about eleven-and-a-half million dollars. acres of the land are located in sage grouse habitat. if acquired by the b-l-m, it would consolidate federal management for grouse.### washoe county your help to find the man who robbed a sun store.

it's a rescue that saved the life of a woman at yosemite. watch this. she's right there. >> right. >> and back. >> careful maneuvering by rescue crews. that's the woman. she's in the little red object back there. the woman is lifted. she's 63 years old. she's in the stretcher. she fractured her back after slipping on ice during a hike. it happened saturday. the crews found her saturday night. it was freezing out there. that forced them to wait until sunday morning to carry her out. a member of the search and rescue team bundled her up and helped shelter her throughout the night. she's still recovering at a hospital. but she is happy to be out of the yosemite park. >>> lottery players are dreaming big are than ever. the jackpot is a record $700 million. that's after one ticket holder missed the big million dollar payout last night by one number. people are waiting to try to get new tickets for saturday. she missed by one number. do we know who she is? >> reporter: not yet. oh, so close. the owner thinks he sold that ticket either to a former co-worker wh

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so, from here, all the way through yosemite and king's canyon, it is another winter storm warning in effect. downtown truckee, it's just wet at that elevation. then we've got this picture to show you. just about 7,000 feet, kind of a misty rain-snow mix. not the nicest weather. temperature around 50. we're mild. highs today were in the 50s. tomorrow, we'll get up into the 60s when gusty stuff returns. stay with us. >> thanks, collin. >>> new at 5:00, nevada officials want to sue to cover the costs of putting this program on hold. a brief filed wednesday in a carson city court requests the group post a $239,000 bond. the state would be eligible for the bond money if a court overturns a hold placed on the it would cover the cost of paying an it company to store the information for a year. the program lets parents claim more than $5,000 for private school tuition. >>> new at 5:00 tonight, the school board trustee barbara mcclure will design. over the last 34 years, she has been a teacher, reading coordinator, principal, and senior director for the school district. the reason for her res

to the west quebec and yosemite. quiet with this one exception. that's all related to the fire near five points. that rtd d line still no service to downing. so that bus bridge is in place between 30th and downing and 18th and california. >> all right. amelia, thank you very much. >>> 6:56. here is a look at the morning's top stories. we will start with 9news reporter tarhonda thomas. she is on the scene of a fire in the five points neighborhood. >> reporter: we are at welton and 24th which is blocked off because of this fire. firefighters say it is extinguished right now. they say they are going to start backing out of here. for as bad as this building looks in the front, it's ten times worse in the back. there is a big hole in the roof right now. we have gotten an update on the number of people displaced by this fire. instead of ten, 11 people were inside the building which was being used as a transitional home. that's the way residents describe it, operated by a catholic group. he was transported to the hospital in serious condition. we will ke

rockslide inside yosemite national park. it's shutting down this is the entrance on state route 140 out of merced county, california. it's not clear when the roadway will be cleared or will reopen. quiet weather expected today before another weak pacific storm moves through late tonight into saturday with accumulating snowfall expected across the sierra and light snow possible across western nevada. a couple more weak storms are possible next week with temperatures remaining below normal. current ir satellite imagery showing a widespread area of low stratus across much of western nevada. some of the decks have lowered to the surface across carson city and through the carson valley this morning with visibility at the minden airport having already dipped near 1/4 mile. some clearing is evident across lassen county through the tahoe basin which may promote some patchy areas of freezing fog for the truckee area and the now to more innovation emerging from the consumer electronics show in las vegas. check this out... samsung has

yosemite decided to change the names in response. among the changes the majestic yosemite hotel is the new name. curry village will be called half dome village. >>> farmers are hoping to move forward with a project before the brunt of an el nino pattern hurts their bottom line. they are trying to raise $5 million to build a canopy for the san rafael civic center parking lot where the farmer's market is held twice a week. wet weather has been bad for business and the tents they currently use can't hold up to strong winds and rain. >> notion of having a real structure that is not vulnerable to the whims of nature is important for creating a permanent place forking aculture in this count. >> some say it accounts for 90% of their income. >> very popular farmer's markets. it would be nice to have that. >>> this is not going to last forever. so for folks who are not a big fan of the rainfall, we are going to have a dry summer. that's pretty much a guarantee. the winter let's hope it continues to be wet. we are only halfway through january

police say a child about 10 yosemite. the driver took off and then a tow truck driver heard about the incident and blocked nine hit-and-run -- the hit-and-run driver at i-270 and vasquez. the victim's injuries are not considered to be life threatening. >>> denver police have also arrested the driver they say was responsible for a fatal car crash yesterday afternoon. police say 55-year-old sameer dawit was slumped over the wheel at evans and colorado boulevard and when firefighters arrived, he took off and crashed into two other cars that were stopped at a red light. two men died there. six others were injured in the crash. dawit is being investigated for vehicular homicide. he is under arrest at the hospital where he is in serious condition. >>> well, we are finally starting to thaw out. doesn't it feel nice to have if you've got big chunks on your patio, they might go away the next couple of weeks before it gets cold. >> the temperatures today, the average high should be around 43 degrees, we are going to be above that,

the village and will be known as the big trees large and bad pass ski area that will now become a yosemite ski and snowboard area hist oakland 54 degrees warming up to 60 letter this afternoon. >>james: >>reporter: she a thin piece of yellow plastic tubing was locked enough to prevent the head-on crash of that happened on the bridge there filled with still in heavy concrete and are all connected with steel pans there is solid yet movable the evening commute is slow and safer because of that barrier. >>james: a total of two people are missing this happened about 1:00 this morning they said they then work the 12 hour shift since thanksgiving of the big problem they're facing not all homeless people want to go to the shelter that would keep leaving the business cards the cab sikes he was allowed to at the service dog to the 49 is gain their approach to kick the mott said the animal was not allowed but is not exactly clear will lead to him being kicked out. >>anny hong: no rain falling in the not register little but ran out toward livermore sh on sunday who live steady rain through monday morn

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the luxurious ah-wa-knee ahwahnee hotel-- will become the majestic yosemite hotel, and curry village will become-- half dome village. ### republican presidential hopeful, carly fiorina is coming to reno this sunday. she's holding a town- hall meeting at lake- ridge golf course from 3 to 4 o'clock. this will be her third trip here--- as part of her campaign. ### the top two contenders for president--- on the republican ticket, are fighting and it started cruz attacked donald trump's new york values. he said new yorkers are-- and i quote, "socially liberal, are pro-abortion, are pro- gay marriage, focus around money and the media." then he attacked trump's previous stances on social issues. trump said cruz insulted a lot of people and demanded an apology. here's part of cruz's response. "i apologize to the millions of new yorkers who've been let down by liberal politicians in that state. i apologize to the hard working men and women of ny who've been denied jobs because gov. cuomo won't allow fracking." trump responded with a tweet. it reads in part-- senator ted cruz got his butt kick

the company wants yosemite to pay $54 million to use its trademark names. the environmental group sierra club is outraged. >> we think it's crazy, disgusting, another example of a big corporation trying to own what is sort of in the public realm. >> a lot of people agree. the most significant change, the holany hotel, the classic hotel will now be called the majestic hotel. it's been around since the 1920s. three u.s. presidents and the queen of england have stayed there among millions of others. >>> say good-bye to free parking. mgm plans to start charging for parking and their garages as well. here's a list of the hotels and casino including mandolin bay and the bellagio and the mgm grand. >>> well, coming up here at 6:00, a major drop on wall street, how it's impacting your 401(k). >>> it's not moving out any time soon. it will be at least a few more years before the warriors move across the bay. >>> the first set of powerball winners are coming forward. we'll have the story on how they learned they won big money. the drought is affecting all of us. at p

a rock slide closed an entrance to yosemite park. in san diego, high flood waters trapped several cars. >>> for emergency crews, swift water rescues are some of the most dangerous rescue missions. jacob rascon takes us up in the air with one brave chopper crew ready to be put to the test by the waters of el nino. >> reporter: high above every calamity, a different kind of first responder. in l.a. county, they call this the fire hawk, a military blackhawk with upgrades. >> their plane was made to go in harm's way and come back. when these go some where they are going to help man. >> reporter: marty martin and his teammates ready for their next assignment, a threat not seen here in nearly two decades. >> hold on to the ropes! >> reporter: the deadly 1997/'98 el nino event cost half a billion dollars in damage. >> once those waterways fill up, especially on the front end of the el nino, people are not acclimated to the dangers involved with water. >> reporter: los angeles county has eight helicopters, largely for fighting fires. the mos

. >>> entrance to yosemite national park closed this afternoon because of a rockslide.er came crashing down yesterday on highway 140 and blocked the entrance it the park after days of rain and snow. park rangers are watching the area to see if any more rocks will fall. >> you have to wait and see. it's still an active rockfall area. it's nice and quiet now. we wait a little bit. we have some motion detectors and some cameras set up here. so we basically monitor the road for a day, watch it. once it's quiet, then we will go and remove the rocks. >> visitors can still get to yosemite from highway 41 and highway 120. >>> the bay area weather, a bit of a break in the rain we have seen all week. don't get too dry, right, rosemary? >> no. we have a storm on the way. mainly dry, mostly cloudy skies. woke up with patchy fog and even patchy dense fog. this look from ktvu, we normally under a mostly clear day can see san francisco. you could barely pick it out in the background. we have the clouds in place. 48 degrees right now in santa rosa. 45 san francisco. 50 outside our door

we're live in yosemite with the setting sun. what a gorgeous picture there. we can go just about anywhere we'll show you a few >>> gas prices continue to drop nationwide, but how long can we expect for this trend to last? news 4's jaime hayden checked with some experts. we need some good news with the gas prices, for sure. >> reporter: we can expect to pay just a little bit less a the pump for at least another couple of months. the nevada petroleum marketers and convenience store association expects gas to drop at least a dime within the next 10 days. he says it all denneds on the price of crude oil, supply and a few other factors. krueger also says it is hard to predict how long it will stay in that range, but he has an idea. >> and unless there is some like major market ins influence, that supply dried up or there was some international incident, probably we're talking early spring, which to me means march, we could see these prices go for another, say, 60 days is what i'm being told. >>> so, for example, according to gas buddy, the cheapest gas in reno is

./// ((dave courvoisier)) > check out this massive rockslide inside yosemite national park... the blockage is shutting down access to part of the park at the entrance on state route 140 out of merced county, california. it's not clear when the roadway will be cleared or reopen. travelers to yosemite are being told to take an alternate route./// ((dave courvoisier)) > serious snow in the sierra... in the northern sierra lake tahoe area... squaw valley has gotten 23 inches this week. in the southern sierra mammoth mountain has gotten 30-43 inches in 72 hours... and big bear has received two to three feet in 72 hours. back here on mount charleston all uphill gates are closed... and warnings are in place for the possibility of an avalanche. if you're headed to the mountain you must obey all posted ropes ((tedd florendo)) <>cool today with sun this morning and more clouds late day. stayed mostly dry but shower chances started picking up again. winds slight breeze out there and we're cooler than yesterday. great skycam shot out there right now showing those clouds. .................

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. >>> big changes coming to yosemite. why the national park may be forced to rename some of its most famous spots. bart is under fire for what many are calling a security gap. tonight-- bart is on the defensive. >>> right now at 6:30, b.a.r.t. is under fire for what many people are calling a security gap. tonight, b.a.r.t. is on to the census. some of the surveillance cameras are nothing more than decoys. this came to light after the deadly shooting on a b.a.r.t. train last weekend. nbc bay area's jodi hernandez is at the west oakland b.a.r.t. station. jodi, damage control here from b.a.r.t. >> reporter: it appears so, raj. they have many layers of security that when all put together work. but tonight many are criticizing b.a.r.t. for having decoy cameras on some of their trains. >> you have cameras on the trains that work. cameras on the platforms that work. >> the police chief says the transit agency security system is robust despite revelations not all of the trains have working cameras. they acknowledged that some of

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a rock slide in yosemite. and then, the rain, punching through this ceiling at a goodwill ins connie doe, california. abc's matt gutman from california tonight. >> reporter: tonight, those storms generating monstrous waves. lapping at these homes in malibu. heavy seas gobbling up this street near san diego. that rock slide closing a yosemite highway. all of it whipped up by three consecutive el nino storms in as many days. in petaluma, california, this truck flipped over, trapping a woman inside her car. rescuers diving into the murk to free her. she survived. but tonight, the biggest concern, more mudslides. when a hillslide like this collapses, it forms this kind of mud, which isn't really soupy, but has more the consistency of concrete. in it, and the only way to clean this up is with heavy machinery. in the mountains, the snow blinding, from flagstaf, arizona to california. knocking out power at the ski town of big bear. they are still digging out here outside los angeles, trying to clear drains like this.

that rock slide closing a yosemite highway. all of it whipped up by three consecutive el nino storms in as many days. in petaluma, california, this truck flipped over, trapping a woman inside her car. rescuers diving into the murk to free her. she survived. but tonight, the biggest when a hillslide like this collapses, it forms this kind of mud, which isn't really soupy, but has more the consistency of concrete. anything it touches gets encased in it, and the only way to clean this up is with heavy machinery. in the mountains, the snow blinding, from flagstaf, arizona to california. knocking out power at the ski town of big bear. they are still digging out here outside los angeles, trying to clear drains like this. the concern is that with storms forecast again this weekend, all of that mud is going to come rushing back down streets like this, swamping these communities. david? >> and that is the incredible thing. matt, thank you. another storm on the way. so, rob is here with that and the arctic air that is going to hit the co

five game changes including a hotel now called majestic yosemite hotel. possible mechanical failure force crews to land flight #597 at the pilot reported a problem. it did save the land all 100 and passenger. as and five person crew were evaluated to make sure everything was ok. coming up plan several memorable billions horowitz's good fight to allan richmond and what i cissus think about a deadly terror attack in chicago >> pam: the happened that a commercial and benicia killing two people and wounding 24 others. the attackers used to set bombs opened fire on civilians officials say one foreign national one indonesian were two people killed. vices' claim the attack domestic and online hosted by the terrorist group. british actor alan rich been known for his role in diehard harry potter series has died. the 69 year-old actor or if this for battling cancer passed away today read our role and die hard on the river for people remember argali maybe those famous for his the trail of a professor in the harry potter franchise. i have >> pam: oscars nominations b

it happened this morning at colfax and yosemite. >>>this man actually helped police catch the suspect? >> reporter: that's right. he tells me it was his instinct to go after him when he heard, "that man ran over that kid." he says he was headed northbound on i-70 when he saw a car pull up next to him and then said hey, man, you ran stop. and the tow truck driver said away. he says blocking this van is the right thing to do. year-old, a seven years old and a 10-year-old. if somebody ran over my kid, i wouldn'' expect anything less. if we wouldn't have stopped this guy, god only knows what would have happened neet. he could have done it again. >> reporter: according to police he was walking with his mother and turning left on a crosswalk right on colfax. fortunately the boy was not injured. the suspect was taken into kusa. custody. >>> at least two were broken in to. >> i wasn't aware there were other break-ins around the area. stuff secure in the safe. >> police say it's just too early to know if they are all related. >>> at one poin