. >>> horror at yosemite. two people plunged to their deaths from a popular overlook on the edge of a cliff, and it's not the first tragedy at that spot. >>> a growing outbreak hitting american college campuses. tonight the symptoms every student and parent should be on the lookout for. >>> a frightening fall caught on camera when the sidewalk suddenly gives way. >>> and the classroom birthday surprise bringing so many people to tears. kindergartners teaching all of us a lesson in kindness. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening, everyone. there are several major developments to tell you about tonight in the hunt for a serial mail bomber as at least two more famous figures learned today they were intended targets. devices addressed to former vice president biden and actor robert de niro intercepted in delaware and new york. the packages assumed lethal, recovered by bomb technicians and whisked away in special vehicles. tonight, investigators are making headway in tracing the

tonight a tragic story out of yosemite a bay area husb yosemite recently.(grant) in addition to working in the bay area... the two had a travel blog. they enjoyed traveling the country and the world, originally coming to the states from india. kron 4's j.r. stone is following the story and joins us live tonight in the newsroom. j.r. you spoke with a man who saw the woman up on the ledge hours before she fell, what did he say? (j.r.)he said she was close to the edge but he was more focused on the people who were slacklining, or walking on rope from one cliff to another. the couple was just identified and when he saw the picture of them he realized the same woman was in his picture.this is the picture that sean mtook with his girlfriend back on you see the woman with the pink hair. she and her husband, vishnu vis-wanath died when they fell 800 feet in yosemite national park at taft point. her brother says the two were trying for a selfie when they fell. now this picture was taken at five eleven at night. a photographer who was also there told matteson that th

taft point is one of the most photographed vistas at yosemite. a different couple getting engaged in the same spot went viral. today, this beautiful rk once again revealed how dangerous it can be. stephanie gosk, nbc news. >>> we'll take a short break. up next, a mysterious disease hits college campuses and the jaw-dropping video, without warning a sudden collapse. is it possible to save someone's life... from thousands omiles away? yes. thanks to the dedicated technicians at the american red cross... who worked with vmware... to develop technologies to help redirect the flow of blood to the areas and people needing it most. helping them recover... and refilling everyone with life-affirming hope. magic can't make digital transformation happen... but we can. that's the power of vmware, part of dell technologies. ayep, and my teeth are yellow.? time for whitestrips. crest glamorous white whitestrips are the only ada-accepted whitening strips proven to be safe and effective. and they whiten 25x better than a leading whitening toothpaste. crest. heal

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nbc's stephan gosk has more. >> reporter: the grandeur of yosemite park. a man and woman plunged thousands of people to their deaths. this raises the total number of deaths in yosemite to eight in just the last six months. rock j climberson wells and tim klein died scaling el captn in june. >> it's a very sad day for us. >> reporter: another hiker slipped and fell from the cable section in may. in august, the bodies of two people were discovered within several days of each other. and weeks lar, an israeli teenager slipped trying to take a selfie at nevada fall taft point is one of the most photographic points at yosemite. last week, this picture went viral. this beautiful park once again revealed how dangerous it can be. stephanie gosk, nbc news. >>> just ilead, is tracking the nasty nor'easter. but first, conquering his fear of clowns, how diddy puffed up when ellen tried to scare him. introducing the all-new corolla hatchback. toyota. let's go places. ♪ she's doing it again. no cover up spray here... cheaper aerosols can cover up odors, burying them in a

. >>> a tragic accident in yosemite. a couple of hikers plunged off a scenic overlook. that couple, a man and a woman, fell yesterday from tack point. they called off the search for the bodies last nightrk. they recovered both bodies. >> it's near glacierask hikers to watch their steps as they try to catch the beautiful views of yosemite valley. so far this year, six people have died in yosemite. >>> google has a sexual harassment problem. that's the stemming admission from the ceo today. the ceo sent an e-mail to all google employees today in answer to a bombshell new york times report. times claims some google employees were shielded by the company after misconduct allegations surfaced. he said in the past couple of years, the company has mired 48 employees -- fired 48 employees, including many senior managers none of whom got exit packages. the story in "the new york times" was difficult to read. we are dead serious about making sure we provide a safe and inclusive workplace. >>> shocking accusations tonight against samsung. a bay area man says the company discrimina

it's firing up activity in yosemite and fresno, we have partly cloudy and it's a weak system and it will cool us down a little bit. 50s to 70s on the temperatures. >> supercommute time or what. >> yesterday, steve, he you were making me laugh when you were talking about the humidity, whenever it is humid at all in the bay area, people complain because they're not used to it. good morning, everyone, lets go out and talk about the supercommute. vallejo, you can see traffic is going to be okay if you're driving through. there's road work and no issues heading road work. traffic is looking good. hercules and into richland, no problems to the tunnel, at the bay bridge toll plaza it's mostly light so far. 4:32, lets go back to the desk. >>> new this morning, the senate judiciary committee, now, has the f.b.i. supplemental report on sexual misconduct allegations against supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. ktvu rick jenkins joining us live from washington, the republicans are scheduling votes on his confirmation. good morning. >> reporter: dave, good morning, we're off to the races, the senat

so far this year, eight people have died at yosemite. one of them, theve >>> our story very closely. new court documents just unsealed show the u.s. government has joined losses against the company the federal government hired to clean up radiation at the shipyard. several whistle blowers claim they cut corners on the clean-up. the u.s. government accused them of defrauding the government after radiation testing. tonight at the timera tech is calling it baseless saying it has worked the navy and identified isolated instances of past employee misconduct at hunters point. they did not do anything improper. >>> we want to get back to our top story as the hunt continues for the mail bomber. jean joins us at sfpd headquarters where they're taking extra precautions. >> reporter: trains and agencies say they are beefing up patrols department said it is situation. two vocal critics of the president say they are uneasy but will not be silent. >> it makes me unsettled, it makes my staff unsettled. >> i have been advised by my security detail to ch

into the deadly fall of a young bay area couple at yosemite.n) new details tonight about a couple that died in a yosemite cliff fall... one of the victims appears in the selfie photo of another couple - just before falling from a popular overlook. this is the photo.... you can see the woman with the pink hair in the background.. shortly after it was taken -- she and her husband accidentally fell from taft point. their bodies were recovered last week -- about 800 feet below the cliff. the husband worked for cisco in san jose. the man who took the photo says he felt nervous seeing the woman so close to the edge when he took the photo. (pam) that overlook is very popular among tourists visiting yosemite .... in fact, that same cliff was actually where this viral photograph was taken... it shows a mystery man proposing to a mystery woman .. that led to a search on social media... reporter christy fajardo has that story. a beautiful moment with a beautiful backdrop.even the golden lighting was picture perfect.too gorgeous not to share.but the photog

the chilling fin moment, perhaps the last moment of a d ouple before they plunge their deaths at yosemite. tonight, the dangers of getting that spectacular selfie. >>> for yone who has ever suffered through the pain of kidney stones, imagine winning another world championship witone. is there anything simone biles can't do? >> this is "nbc nightly news with lester holt."go >> evening, everyone. a journey shrouded in sadness and controvey for president trump today, as he visited pittsburgh and the synagogue that was the scene of saturday's ss mare. along with first lady melania trump, the aresident warmly receivthe tree of life synagogue, while demonstrators who believe president trump s shirked moral leadership, proclaimed he was not welcome in their city. on a day he tried to console the community, the president igniting more controversy as he he opened up an front in the immigration debate. our peter alexander is in pittsburgh tonight. >> reporter: a pittsburgh's jewish community buries its dead, president trump arrived here to provide comfort to those grieving. the president, alongside

but thousands of likes and retweets later and still no "yosemite newlyweds" in sight.il he finds them...hoping to share the "will you" photo with the couple that may soon say "i do."matthew dippel, photographer"i truly hope the photo finds you. i've got a pretty you and i'd really like to share it with you cause it's a truly beautiful moment." "music for 4 seconds."( marty ) nearly 2-thousand people walked to help end alzheimer's" in walnut creek. the event was held yesterday. it helps raise awareness and money for alzheimer's care, supporand research. our grant lodes was the m-c of the event. standing with him, is stacey harmon. she was diagonised with the disease at the age of 40-years. grant says it was very emotional when the mother of two .. joined him on stage. and shared how she struggles with tasks that used to be easy. but stacey stays positive that one day there will be an end to alzheimers. the event raised... 560-thousand dollars. ( marty )and... in case you missed it - here are the winning numbers to the 470 million dollar powerball jackpot

it's a popular overlook offering views of yosemite valley, yosemite falls and el captain. >> i know there's a lot of area where is there's not a lot of railing, and so people may get too close or get a little more careless with getting that picture. >> investigators are looking into what led to this fall. six people have died in yosemite this year. >>> along the peninsula in a courtroom, a murder suspect's request for bail reduction was denied, which means he won't be back in court until august of next year. he remains in jail on $35 million bail. he and tiffany lee are both charged with the murder of keith green, her ex-boyfriend and father of her children. in april of 2016, green vanis d ed and his body was later found in a field with a bullet would through his neck. a third suspect in this case has cut a deal to testify against the other two suspects and is out of jail. lee posted a $70 million bail with cash and property to get out of jail. >> in the north bay, a group of homeowners filed a suit to stop a commercial cannabis operation in their neighborhood. they claim it's happening on

including the creation of yosemite national park. 128 years ago. this is about 50 minutes. >>> we are really excited about when we put this program together we were looking at the 19th century. we were looking about what came before it and so we open that panel. how does a still reflected make a difference in our world today. we are talking about 20th and 21st century. we will look at some of those issues and how what we learned in and reflects and still influences. >> welcome to our final day and it has been really quite exciting and enlightening. our job today is to bring it all home. tie everything neatly together. wrap up everything perfectly, probably not. that is not the way historians typically work. so we will get some version of it is more complicated than that. yet i do hope that in these sessions you can see the different threads in the conference, that have been following through each of the days. we have had panels on environmental questions of which this one will take up. questions about american indians, native peoples. a threat that

this caused a spark and conservation and wildlife preservation efforts, including the creation of yosemite national park. next, from the aspen institute, western and environmental history professors discuss the impact of economic growth and industrialization on the west and the beginning of the conservation movement. this is about 50 minutes. >> what we were really excited about putting this together was looking at the 19th century, and what came before it, so looking at the content history, but also opening of how this makes a difference in the world today. whether we talk about the 20th century, the 21st century, i will look at some of the and hownd how we learn that reflects and still influences. thank you very much. >> welcome to our final day, it has been quite exciting and enlightening. our job today is to bring it all home. tie everything neatly together. wrap up everything perfectly. probably not. that is not the way historians typically work. we will get a version of it is more complicated than that. i've heard that several times today. i hope that in the sessions you can see the

this comes after a string of tragic deaths at yosemite this year. john blackstone is in the park with the details. >> reporter: he rangers are working to recover the bodies of the couple who fell to the bed -- fell to their death from this dangerous overlook. taft point is a popular destination for taking pictures. more than 14,000 photos from here are posted on instagram. while rangers caution tourists on the dangers accidents are not uncommon. last month a teenager died when he slipped on a waterfall. in june two of rock climbers plunged to their deaths while scaling the mountain. a month earlier a tourist lost his grip and fell. in 2015 the world famous win suit flyer died after leaping from taft point. these two latest deaths have yet to be identified. >>> seafood spot that has been a fixture in berkeley has suddenly closed down. the fish restaurant became a very popular restaurant in the decades after world war ii. don ford shows us the scene they are today. >> it took a lot of people by surprise when a note appeared on the window saying the re

. >>> officials at yosemite say two people died after falling from a cliff. park officials say a male and female visitor fell from taft point of the visitors reported seeing the bodies yesterday. park rangers launched a recovery effort but had trouble locating the bodies. so far this year 10 people died at yosemite. >>> new information about the bombs sent to prominent democrats. some of them came from south florida. f.b.i. agents are going over surveillance feetage. the devices bore the return address of wasserman schultz. loren blanchard is in washington where authorities say there could be more packages. >> the f.b.i. has been analyzing the packages looking for any clues as the investigation continues. now they are getting help from the postal markings on the envelopes as authorities call florida a region of interest. >> this is the f.b.i.'s highest priority. they are tracking down leads. >> sources are not saying if they believe the suspect or suspects are in are part of the search and some of the bombs made their way into the u.s. postal system. >> the f

and it is still warming up. >> the wedding proposal seen around the world, a romantic moment in yosemite caught on camera sparking a daylong search to find a mystery couple. the michigan photographer snapped this proposal on taft point october 6. he had no idea who it was or who the mystery woman was so he went to social media to track them down. days went by with no word until the groom saw the photo. >> it is an amazing feeling. so awesome. it is a great photo that was timed perfectly. such a coincidence. >> the happy couple has set a date in april, they will tie the knot in malibu and say he can take photographs at their wedding. >> he might charge this time around but that spot is really popular now. be careful, it is dangerous. it is beautiful though. we will be right back. >>> that will do it for "kpix 5 news at noon". >> that is all we have. we are going to go eat.>> enjoy your lunch everybody and enjoy this beautiful shot of alcatraz. california's public schools rank 44th in the nation. 44th. i'm marshall tuck, i'm a publicoore and i ow we can do better. in the public schools i l

the other was for his family.but that day in yosemite was meant just for her.ntaneously." here's one of the photos taken by a friend.vo wanted to give melissa the perfect proposal, but it was a stranger who gave them the perfect memory. > ( darya ) the happy couple is set to wed in april. they'll tie the knot in malibu ...they and say they'd love to have that photographer take pictures at their wedding! ( darya ) we continue to track a red flag warning for the north and east bay. kron 4's charles clifford explains why officials in the east bay have an extra warning for those who put up halloween decorations. across contra costa county, the hills and trees are bone dry. sot capt. jerry short is with the rodeo-hercules fire district. sotwe haven't had signifigant rainfall since last winter.with the return of red flag conditions, fire official have increased staffing and prepositioned strike teams across the county including in richmond, san ramon, rodeo-crocket and hercules. in the past a when a fire would break out, a strike team would be assembled to respond..

vish >>> new details on the death of a couple who fell at yosemite national park last week. they moved to the bay area from india when he was hired to work at cisco. they chronicled their adventures on instagram. their brother says they set up their tri pod tuesday near the ledge. early wednesday, visitors just saw the tri pod and alerted authorities. their funerals will be held in the u.s. >>> may be a little groggy, but where he belongs in the wild. fish and game sent us this photo after they released a tranquilized mountain lion. now during our newscast last night we first told but this mountain lion spotted at an office complex near the pleasanton dmv. people were told to stay indoors as officers surrounded the big cat in some bushes and tranquilized it. it's nine to 12 months old, male and in good health. >>> costumes and candy, that's what most foalks think about whn they think about halloween, but what about charity? >> we're not just talking about snickers and three musketeers here. >> cheryl bailey knows, people have done some amazing charitable work overseas helpin

so far, eight people have died in yosemite. one of them a san jose native. >>> right now, switching to microclimate weather for you, we are tracking a fire danger, a live look out of the san mateo bridge right there. not too bad out there this morning. but you've been tracking an upcoming red flag warning for us. >> right. that starts later on tonight. we're actually enjoying cooler weather around the bay area and beyond. now i'm looking at yosemite right now, because the high fire danger extends all the way over towards the sierra and also for parts of the bay area, as well. we head over towards the north bay. live look outside over clear lake and the kelseyville area. we see some clouds and also from berkeley, berkeley hills. we are seeing those temperatures at 63 degrees and mostly cloudy skies right now. still cool. we're heading down to san jose to get a look at where we see the filtered sunshine now at this point. and our high temperature today heading up to 72 degrees. very nice and cool with some light winds. only looki

a couple from the bay area fell to their deaths at yosemite national park.sure your kids don't stop at the áwrongá houses while trick or treating tonight. and here's a live look outside... at the bay bridge toll plaza. (robin) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. happy halloween! nothing spooky about this forecast, free of fog today with winds subsiding compared to yesterday. while cool morning temperatures may send a chill down your spine warm afternoon ( darya ) there are some safety concerns now that the google owned company, waymo, is approved to go totally driverless. the company is the first to get approval from the d-m-v. they've had autonomous cars out for years but this will be the first time there will be no human inside and its totally controlled remotely. the cars will be seen in mountain view, los altos, los altos hills, sunnyvale and in palo alto. some people are skeptical of the safety and whether successfully dodge pedestrians construction drivers behind the wheel...

but thousands of likes and retweets later and still no "yosemite newlyweds" in sight. says he won't give up until he finds them...hoping to share the "will you" photo with the couple that may soon say "i do."matthew dippel, photographer"i truly hope the photo finds you. i've got a pretty solid photo for you and i'd really like to share it with you cause beautiful moment." (vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 8.(catherine) grant lodes is here with kron 4 news at 9. (grant) thanks catherine and vicki... next at nine...people in the south bay are demanding justice... after a family member was found dead while in custody in santa clara county's main jail... tonight why the family says there is more to the story than what deputies are saying... that's coming up in a live report... plus... arrests have been made in the arson investigation at an east bay fast food joint... and one person said to be involved-- worked at the restaurant... what police are revealing tonight.(grant) and it's the mega áábillions... and although no one has matched all six numbers-- one person in the

. >>> officials at yosemite national park are investigating the death of two people.y they fell from a popular place to take pictures. >> all right. once again tough point. >> reporter: the young couple ventured to the edge of this overlook more than 3,000 feet above the yosemite valley floor. moments later photographer jeff hall shot this video of the spot where they fell. >> supposedly there's a crime scene up there so i can't shoot from there. >> reporter: taft point has become a popular photo destination for newlyweds and hikers taking selfies perilously close to the edge. there are more than 14,000 posts from the site on instagram. >> no railing. >> reporter: only a small section of the vista has safety railings. >> oh my god. >> reporter: while park rangers caution tourists on the dangers, accidents are not uncommon. last month an israeli teenager died at a waterfall when he slipped backwards. while taking a selfie. in june, two climbers plunged to their death while scaling the face of el capitan. and a month earlier a tourist hiking half dome lost his grip from

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these mark the fifth and sixth death in yosemite last year. just last month, an israeli man slipped off a cliff taking a selfie. >>> as the bay area reaches out the pentagon is preparing to deploy at least 800 troops to the u.s. mexico border to confront a mike grant caravan that you've seen. in a tweet, president trump told the people to turn around. people walking to the border say they feel like they don't have a choice. >> what i want more than anything is to pay for treatment my mother needs for her health. >> my son is there in the united states. i have a desire to see my son. it is too much. >> this morning the caravan left the mexican town of mapastepec. now supplies are being checked here to send them. laura anthony is live in downtown oakland with a story tonight. laura. >> reporter: well, hi. while the president is planning to send troops to the border the folks here at this store are planning to send something else entirely, all of there's including these food and these bags of clothing and essentials, things that might help the pe

there's a new photo of a woman at yosemite and some are questioning whether it was taken just moments before they plunged to their deaths. ian cole has the story and that photo. >> reporter: park officials say the couple died in an apparent fall last week, from a famous lookout over the valley and popular stop for photographers. but this new photoved to be a woman in the background at that spot on the 21st. >> my girlfriend sent me the pictures and after they were identified i got the chils, because we had gone back to the car that day and we saw this girl in the back ground. >> reporter: although they never spoke, nothing seemed out of place, even after this picture. >> she was behind us, but i saw her walk up shortly after that. >> reporter: the couple were engineers who met at the same college in india, and they moved to california earlier this year. they loved to travel and post every step of their journeys on instagram in their blog, that includes a chilling post from march, writing about the danger of getting too close to the edge to take pictures. tonight, it's unknown what led

(pam) now at ten: a tragic story out of yosemite national park. new information on a bay area husband and wife who fell to their deaths while taking a selfie at yosemite . good evening im pam moore. (ken) and i'm ken wayne. in addition to working in the bay area the two had a travel blog. they enjoyed traveling the country and the world, originally coming to the u-s from india. kron 4's j-r stone joins us live. jr- you spoke with a man who saw the woman hours before she fell. (j.r.) yes he couldn't believe it ken. he said he heard the news last week but then when he saw the pictures of the victims he knew that it was the same night he was there. sean matteson took this picture with his girlfriend on taft point in yosemite national park on october 21st...little did he know what would happen in the hours after this picture was taken. according to a family member the woman with the pink hair, meenakshi morrthy, was taking a selfie with her husband when they fell off the cliff and died. she just seemed to be enjoying the view, she wasn't taken photos

this caused a spark and conservation and wildlife preservation efforts, including the creation of yosemitext, from the aspen institute, western and environmental history professors discuss the impact of economic growth and industrialization on the west and the beginning of the conservation movement. this is about 50 minutes. >> what we were really excited about putting this together was looking at the 19th century, and what came before it, so looking at the content history, but also opening of how this makes a difference in the world today. whether we talk about the 20th century, the 21st century, i will look at some of the and hownd how we learn that reflects and still influences. thank you very much.

. >>> tonight yosemite rangers discovered two bodies who fell to their death. the man and woman plunged 800 people feet from the popular overlook. park rangers repelled to reach the two bodies. they were also assisted by a chp helicopter. the victims have not been identified. >>> taft point has a stunning view, no doubt about it. 3,000 feet above yosemite valley's floor. it's a popular spot for photos. visitors are able to access parts of the cliff's edge that don't have a railing. >>> fresh off delivering a record profit. teslas ending the week with new legal trouble. the fbi's reportedly conducting a criminal investigation into the electric car maker. the wall street journal reports the fbi is looking into tesla misled investors by overstating prediction forecast of its model 3. tesla announced plans to reduce 5,000 model threes, all by the end of the year. tesla issued a statement saying it was, "transparent about how difficult model 3 production would be." openly explaining that we would only be able to go as fast as our least lucky or least successful supp

a mudslide blocked 140 west of yosemite. authorities report downed trees and debris. the same area was burned by the ferguson fire this year. >>> let's get another check on rain. see if it's still in our forecast. >> you know, around our noon show yesterday we showed lightning strikes over yosemite and mendocino county and much quieter weather this morning. we are tracking scattered showers, though, up by stockton, sacramento, and then from phoenix lake up through pines but for the bay area, we are looking dry, cloudy and humid. a live look from the "salesforce tower" camera this morning. we're looking at temperatures in the low to mid-60s as we start off the day. so mild temperatures for sure once again. so your weather headlines, looking at clearing later today and then sunshine by this afternoon. we're looking at sunny and breezy conditions on the weekend as high pressure builds in. daytime highs today, mid-60s in san francisco, low 70s for redwood city. lookat low thas kland, for livermore and daytime highs around 72 for santa rosa. so we'll talk about what you ca

>>> new information about the bay area couple who fell off this cliff in the yosemite next. >>> breaking news. a child shot in oakland. police cars swarm the neighborhood where a 3-year-old may have been caught in a cross fire. good evening, i'm ken bastida. >> i'm elizabeth cook. the boy was hit just after 7:00 p.m. in oakland about half a mile east of 880. kpix 5 joe vazquez is live at children's hospital with the very latest. joe? >> reporter: liz, we're still awaiting details as to the condition of the child. as for the details tiwell that's still a mystery. oakland police say the 3-year- old boy was initially driven to a hospital in san leandro. doctors there sent him to oakland children's hospital, a trauma center where he could be treated for a gunshot wound. at this point they're not sure who shot him or whether he was shot on purpose. according to audio obtained bit police radio, san leandro police reported the child was wounded in the 10900 block and perhaps was shot in a cross fire. >> no one could detain info at this point, and they say it was a stray bullet. that's all the i

and anybody who have been to yellowstone, glacier, yosemite are going to agree with that. but those national parks were invented and created with this fantasy and nostalgia that we have been talking about in mind. the national parks were not empty wilderness areas when there were created, they were areas where native people lived, hunted, fished, worked, etc. but the national park service, or the federal government, before the park service was created after world war i, created those parks and removed indian people. now we go yes preserving that land brilliant idea, but removing the indian people to use it, not such a good idea. right now you can google and look around, see that the national park service is trying very hard to develop new ways to work with native people as comanagers, partners, providers of traditional ecological knowledge that will allow for better park management. there we see the federal government reckoning very directly with the mistake they made when these parks were invented over a century ago. >> thank you. let's open it up, we have a few minutes.

they feet of mud and downed trees across highway i- 40, and it burned 97,000 acres in and around yosemite last july and killed two firefighters, the national weather service says excessive rain will cause debris flow with rock, mud and vegetation and other loose materials. >>> we have a followup to a story we reported yesterday regarding the mounting deficit in santa rosa, currently, threats a 15 million deficit. the mayor says it's there were budget problems before the the city's financial situation much more as they nearly exhausted their $30 million reserve fund. >> the state of the finances is not good the it's painful to say that, but it's the truth. >> santa rosa is looking to save money by spending cuts d in the filling open positions which include six jobs in the fire did the. the cuts will not affect the department's ability to respond to emergencies, city leaders are hoping that they'll pass measure o next month. it will raise the sales tax to 8.75%, the mobile weather infrom the tax will help pay police and fire services and sidewalk maine demands. >> some people who lost their

but thousands of likes and retweets later and still no "yosemite newlyweds" in sight., dippel says he won't give up until he finds them...hoping to share the "will you" photo with the couple that may soon say "i do."matthew dippel, photographer"i truly hope the photo finds you. i've got a pretty solid photo for you and i'd really like to share it with you cause it's a truly beautiful moment." (grant) (grant) if you have any idea who the couple is, maybe you can use this as your engagement gift...(vickie) or just reach out to the photographer on twitter to share this photo -- his handle is -- at- dippel- matt. (grant) if you have any idea who the couple is, maybe you can use this as your engagement gift...(vickie) or just reach out to the photographer on twitter to share this photo -- his handle is -- at- dippel- matt. (grant) still ahead... over crowding at an east bay animal shelter has caused some big concerns.... what animal services is doing to ease tensions in the shelter.... (vicki) and after the break... a cheaper tesla model will soon be available... how much i

. >>> yosemite officials identified the couple who died in the park.park.park. the two were natives of india, but were living and working in the u.s. the college they attended posted this photo of the couple. according to a linked in page, he was working for cisco here in the bay area. yosemite officials are still investigating, and they say haven't been able to find anyone who may have seen the couple fall. the couple had a travel blog and a popular instagram account. earlier this year, this photo was posted about the grand canyon. she wrote about the dangers of standing too close to take a selfie. >>> the fire season is certainly not over. a red flag warning will go into effect tonight for the east bay and the north bay hills. >> just take a look at the bone dry conditions here. dry, brown grass extends well into the hillside in the western part of the county. the national weather service warns gusty winds and low humidity will lead to critical fire conditions. >> at this point, they are not planning to shut off power for any part of the bay area. for the late

biggest national parks in the world, which had already just begun national parks with yellowstone and yosemite. so it is fashioned after the removal of native americans on the continent from the land base. so, they follow the same guidelines in a way so we still have one of the largest pieces with national parks for the united states. >> after queen lili'uokalani lost the case regarding the rights to the crown land, she returned to court in 1915 to fight for her right to decide ownership of her two personal properties. washington place and waikiki. >> after the queen had best november 111917, the trustees came together with his wife and they hammered out an agreement to stop them from going on anymore. what occurred was washington place, her home that she got from her husband she wanted to go to his son but it's condemned property for the public good. so for the governors of the newly formed territory which for me was a slap in the face. to take that and how the governors lived in a mansion. it's her other property that she loved with two homes on the property with summer house is, that was th

reporter: the young couple ventured to the edge of this overlook, more than 3,000 feet above the yosemitealley floor. moments later, photographer jeff hall shot this video of the spot where they fell >> supposedly there's a crime scene up there so i can't shoot from there. >> reporter: taft point has become a popular and impressive photo destination for newlyweds and hikers taking selfies perilously close to the edge. there are more than 14,000 posts from the site on instagram. >> no railing. >> reporter: only a small section of the vista has safety railings. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: while park rangers caution tourists on the dangers, accidents are not uncommon. last month, an israeli teenager visiting the park died at a nearby waterfall when he slipped backwards while taking a selfie. in june, two rock climbers plunged to their deaths while scaling the face of el capitan. and a month earlier, a tourist hiking halfdome, lost his grip from the cabled pathway and fell. >> three, two, one. see you. >> reporter: in 2015, the world- famous wingsuit flyer dean potter and his partner died aft

. >>> next, a mystery involving the stunning photo captured in yosemite. how the photographer hop >>> a michigan man hopes someone will help him identify a couple he photographed in yosemite. matthew dippel believes it's the moment they got engaged. he tweeted the picture saying he took it at tap point on yosemite at october ofth. he wrote twitter, help i don't know who these are but i hope the photo finds them. the photo is stunning. look. you see a man getting down on one knee taking the woman's hand. the tweet has been liked more than 238,000 times. and retweeted 109,000 times since being posted on wednesday. next on abc 7 morning at 6:00. the megamillions jackpot is bigger. nobody matched the winning number last night what this means for the next drawing. en the future of this busy burrito spot in the air. why the restaurant has been listed for sale. >> announcer: let's take on the issues. let's call out the problems. >> let's face it we have a trash issue here in san francisco. >>> and find solutions. let's have hard conversations. >> i feel gnat comm

.>>> there is new information on the fire near yosemite national park. the u.s. service investigators say that ferguson fire was ignited by the catalytic converter of a vehicle coming into contact with dry vegetation. it burned nearly 97,000 acres. two firefighters were killed battling the flames which forced the closure of yosemite valley for nearly 3 weeks.>>> in san francisco there is another closed street. crews have short of the crack bands on fremont street. they're going to put supports under the same type of beams that are being used in another section of the building over first street. they will close first street between mission and howard between 9:00 pm and 5:00 a.m. next week. they are doing this as a precaution. >> i can tell you we have a crack your -- creek -- crack here. we need to strengthen them. >> officials say they are making progress in this -- installing a shoring system under the beams or fremont system -- fremont street allowed to reopen next friday. >>> the navy's elite squadron of fa-18 on a show is part of san francisco fleet week. th

. >>> a couple plunges to their debt back in a popular spot in yosemite. we hear from a photographer who assisted rangers in their investigation. >>> as new trains roll out public comment is also coming in. there is one consistent complaint. that story is coming up. >>> bomb investigations prompting public awareness in public spaces. >>> an update on the situation in new york city right now police giving the all clear after two unattended packages were reported there this evening. there was no danger but it is the same building where a bomb was discovered yesterday. we will have a live report in -- on that investigation in 10 minutes. >>> yosemite park officials are investigating after a man and woman plunged from taft point. people to often visit to take photos or propose to their loved ones. this photographer shoots engagement photos and some of those pictures are taken at taft point. he was there for a shoot when rangers were investigating the deadly fall and they asked for his help. >> mike lyons were on the rock off in the distance and i took my photo

. >>> well, a young couple recently fell to their deaths while taking pictures at yosemite national parkwe are learning more about their final moments from another photographer who just happened to captu go to abc7news.com/vote and let us know birthright citizenship in the united states, keep it or end it. the president talked about this today. we will have the details of the president's proposal to change >>> in the south bay a vigil to honor the victims of saturday's synagogue shooting in pennsylvania. 11 people were killed, making it the deadliest attack on jews in american history. "abc 7 news" reporter chris wynn joins us live from san jose with more. chris. >> reporter: hi, dion. hundreds of people came out to city hall plaza tonight to honor the victims in that tragic shooting. i want to show you some video from earlier, the vigil wrapped up just moments ago. the jewish federation of silicon valley hosting this interfaith vigil tonight. dozens of religious leaders stopped by to pay their respects. community members of all ages, ethnicities and religious backgrounds coming together

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kenny was talking about yosemite and picking up those thunderstorms. so i backed up the hi-def doppler radar to show you all of the lightning strikes. this was 12 hours ago. and you can see there we go all of those lightning strikes all over us the sierra nevada and the yosemite area with those lightning strikes. we saw heavy downpours yesterday. now let's show you what you can expect currently. so this is hi-def doppler right now. and quiet conditions for the bay area, although still tracking some scattered showers from stockton through sacramento. phoenix lake up through pines, you can see some cells popping up there. but for the most part looking at drier weather today. here's a look with our sutro cam of san francisco. you can see the bay bridge, the "salesforce tower" there. we are looking at those low clouds to start off the day. so daytime temperatures will be below average for this time of year. we are looking at low to mid- 60s currently. so a mild and also a muggy start to the day once again. as we head through the afternoon, clearing with th

now, that's six total deaths at yosemite in the past six months. taft point is a popular outlook to have photos taken. last week, this went viral of an unknown couple appearing to get engaged at that location. >> vacca victim police hope someone can identify these three suspects accused of an unpro poked attack october 11th. they walked to a victim outside the walmart and threw the man on the ground. they punched the victim in the head and kicked him. witnesses disrupted the attack and the three suspects took off in a saturn ion. the victim is recovering. if you have any information call vacaville police. >> this van door is the front door of a couple's home. it is helping them beat the high cost of bay area living. they are spending 300 bucks on a van and living in it in san francisco. >> it is called building a better bay area, looking at possible solutions to the issues we face like high housing costs. they used to pay $2300 a month for an apartment in l.a. when they decided to move to san francisco for school, they knew it would be expensive. t

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how a piece of space debris ended up in the central valley. >> and she went to yosemite and left with a rock on her finger, but tonight the search to find the newly engaged couple behind this viral photo begins. >> that, and as the sun sinks slowly in the west, we'll have your weekend forecast after a break. this isn't just any saturday. this is a saturday with the best wifi experience and your shows streaming wherever you go. and with savings on wireless, this is a saturday you can share with the whole family. this is how xfinity makes life... simple. easy. awesome. get started with xfinity internet and tv for just $39.99 a month for 12 months and ask how you can save on your wireless bill when you include xfinity mobile. click, call or visit a store today. minutes can mean the difference between life and death. proposition 11 saves lives by ensuring medical care is not delayed in an emergency. proposition 11 establishes into law the longstanding industry practice of paying emts and paramedics to remain on-call during breaks and requires they receive fema level training and active sh

he took it at tap point on yosemite on october 6th. wrote twitter help. i hope this finds them.he is stunning. in the distance you can see a man getting down on one knee taking the woman's hand. the tweet has been liked more than 241,000 times and retweeted 110,000 times. ins being posted on wednesday. very cool scene there. >>> yes very kwool cool and for us we have warm temperatures. we see lots of sunshine this afternoon. except at sochl of the beaches where half moon bay only warms up to 66. but san francisco really comfortable at 71. lots of mid-70s around the bay. even low 80s in san jose and mid-80s in some of the interior valleys. here the seven-day forecast. so the cooling begins tomorrow. monday and tuesday will be the coolest days. but we'll be close to average then. we'll see clouds wednesday and thursday. and then warmer and sunnier on friday for the end of the week. but enjoy all the beautiful sunshine and warmth today. go out and enjoy it. >> not bad. frances, thanks. thanks for joining us on abc 7 mornings. coming up a full day of espn college football on krb. ne