. >> this is yosemite. these things don't happen in yosemi yosemite. >> yosemite actually means the people who killed. >> you never expect so much terror to happen in such a beautiful place. ♪ >> this story starts in merced, california. it's in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by almond groves and peach orchards. >> it's a small farming town in the central valley of california, which is in the huge shadow of yosemite. merced, they call the gateway to yosemite. ♪ i started singing bye, bye miss american pie ♪ >> we're talking 1972. "american pie" was on the radio. ♪ singing this'll be the day that i die ♪ >> it's the year of watergate. it was the year that pong was introduced. "the brady bunch." ♪ that's the way we became the brady bunch ♪ >> the stayners lived on bette street. it was a middle class kind of a neighborhood. >> the parents were delbert and kay, and cary was the oldest of five children, he had a younger brother, steven, and three sisters too. >> del worked as a mechanic in a peach cannery. >>

(ken) yosemite... like all national parks... has been hit hard by the government shutdown. and that's been affecting local businesses in the area.... businesses that rely on tourists on their way to and from the valley. reporter nathalie granda has more from mariposa county. even during the slowest season, river rock motel owner, jill ballinger says most of the rooms at the inn are usually booked.with an ongoing government shutdown: however, she says that's not the case this year."we're usually busy in january. i'm about 80 percent full. this year we're at 40 percent. i looked at my past years and january and february were very busy for us. the only thing i can attribute it to the shutdown," ballinger said. nearby communities like mariposa are feeling the hit. "the most impact on this county is government shutdowns. they're more impact than fires and floods or any other recessions," said mariposa county supervisor kevin cann.cann said a huge chunk of paychecks in mariposa county are some way connected to tourism dollars from the national park.he says shops and restaurants i

. >>> the federal government government shutdown is creating a worsening situation at yosemite. visitors are worried about sanitation and safety. >>> smoke start the spewing from a float at the rose parade and it wasn't on purpose. >>> and we bet you're wondering who is the first baby born in the bay >>> a new year's day eyesore in san francisco. trash is covering the lands end trail at the golden gate recreational area because there is no one to clean it up due to the federal government shutdown. staffers are available to clean up the trash left behind by new year's revelers. >>> in other parts of the state, people are leaving more than just trash at national parks. yosemite has taken forced to close some areas after visitors started going to the bathroom on the side of the road. our sister station in fresno headed to the park today to get a look at some of the other issues. >> reporter: with no range respect here at the entrance, folks are taking advantage of not having to pay to get into yosemite, however there have been some issues of overflowing trash and trespassing, facil

the bathroom problem is building up here at yosemite. now as someone who spends a lot of time driving to random places around california, let me tell you how it can be. we have gone a number of places together. if you are coming to yosemite, you will want something like this was a the bathroom options here are very limited. >> yeah, there's a second part to that kit you have but we won't talk about that. listen, i know you have covered stories in yosemite where mother nature and weather has actually closed down the entire bark. i can't see the government closing yosemite in its entirety, right? >> yeah, they are not. and they have got folks here doing their best to keep the park kind of going as best you can. look, if you are staying in one of the cottages, those things are open. if you are in one of the campgrounds where you can still camp there, they sort of have it working in a sort of minimalist way. obviously time adds up with problems like this though. here's the thing, the word of the mess has scared a rot of the people away so it

of a harrowing helicopter rescue in yosemite last week. at about 7 in the morning on january 16th... a chp "h-40" was dispatched to the national park for a rescue. two male hikers from england.... both in their mid 20s... had become lost in the snow hiking around north dome the day before. they were found wedged in a crevasee on the east side of north dome, according to chp. they had lost sight of the trail in the snow, and now were faced with a 2-thousand foot drop with no way to proceed. that's when they called 9-11. rescuers were able to raise them out of the crevase above the cliff they had slept on overnight, and get them to safety one at a time. they were treated by paramedics after being transported down the mountain. (grant) pg&e's plan for bankruptcy is expected to take center stage at capitol protests tomorrow. kron 4's capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala explains how erin brockovich is getting involved in sacramento. when lawmakers return from the holiday weekend tuesday, they'll be greeted by protesters outside the capitol. e

it is a lot like looking at a tour book of yosemite. and then going to yosemite and picking up the rocks. looking at the crystals and the minerals within the rocks. >> be on exploration and science of this mission, the incredible precision billions of miles away could help save this planet from destruction. >> we can use the kind of information to learn more about what we might need to be able to do if one of these kinds of objects does become a threat to the earth. >> there are countless space rocks that could one day collide with earth. deep in space, small forces applied to them could change their course before armageddon. >> by diameter, it is three size of the one that took out the dinosaurs. >> and extinction level event. for now we can a, celebrate pictures of pluto, the new horizon shot just four years ago. ktvu fox2 news. >>> a race for thousands of bay area workers. the latest bay area city to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour. how businesses say they will have to adjust. >>> the views are spectacular but the experienc

valley. >>> new video of a very difficult helicopter rescue in yosemite.hey were trapped in snowy conditions on the north side, the north side of the dome, while trying to descend into yosemite valley. fortunately, they had cell phone service to call for help. buddy search and rescue could not reach them because of the tough weather conditions. so the next day, the chp helicopter was able to pull them to safety. >>> tonight a man in china who says that he created the world's first gene edited baby is facing criminal charges. veronica? >> reporter: the geneticist has already taken criticism from the local scientific community. this is after he said that he manipulated the dna of embryos. now chinese investigators are saying that he and his team seriously violated state regulations by editing embryos in implanting female volunteers. china said in state media today that he violated this and did so in pursuit of personal fame and future -- fortune. he provided data, but with no proof of what he did. the volunteer gave birth to twin girls. one bayer expert call

a man falls to his death at yosemite ... details on how it happened and why the investigation is now stalled.. (ken) the national park service says, a man died at yosemite on christmas day... after he fell into a river. according to officials, the man slipped down silver apron ... which is a large, sloping granite area above nevada falls. rangers arrived on the scene in less than an hour to pull the man from the water and provide medical assistance, but the man died from a head injury. further details are not being made available at this time. an investigation into the man's death is taking longer than usual due to the partial government shutdown. the effect of the federal government of the federal government shutdown is going beyond furloughed government workers. kron4's maureen kelly shows us how some local small mom and pop businesses.. which rely on those workers are seeing a dramatic dropoff of customers. city cup coffee sits right across jefferson street from the ron dellums federal building.at the time this video was

as crews save hikers in yosemite. (robin) plus... pg&e prepares for bankruptcy... but it's going to be met with protest today. (robin) and... the government shutdown continues...but some affected workers are getting some help (robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. today will be primarily sunny with more comfortable weather to be stepping outside and enjoying. daytime highs will be felt in the upper 50's and low 60's under dry skies through the evening. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. ( robin ) happening today... p-g&e's plan for b center stage at sacramento protests kron 4's when lawmakers return from the holiday weekend tuesday, they'll be greeted by protesters outside the capitol. environmental activist erin brockovich will help lead a protest alongside north bay and camp fire victims, urging lawmakers to not allow pg&e to file for bankruptcy.pg&e has said it's making preparations to beg

but one couple has taken on the job of picking up trash at yosemite during the government shutdown.help collecploye gone. the national park service has shuttered some resources.. hetch hetchy and mariposa grove are also closed because there's no impact (<'loving the space that loves us back. i mean, we get a lot of joy out of this place so why not take care of it? why not help out?'>( robin ) rangers are advising families who do not have reservations to only stay for the day. ( robin ) just a few days before he enters the u-s senate... mitt romney is lashing out at president trump. in the washington post tuesday... the former presidential candidate and current senator-elect says trump's behavior in recent weeks shows he has quote: "not risen to the mantle of the office." he goes onto say the president should unite americans, demonstrate honesty and integrity and elevate the national discourse with respect. but says the president has fallen short in that department. president trump has yet to comment on romney's op-ed. (robin) coming up next on the kron 4 morning news ... we'll tell

(pam) and yosemite has announced new access limitations... due it its own problems with human waste... and damage to resources. the park said today, rangers will be staffing a checkpoint at the south entrance to the park... reached by highway- 41... and that only those people with reservations will be allowed to go in. everyone else will have to enter the park through highway- 140. several popular areas of the park have had to be shut down ... and visitors are being urged to use restrooms before entering the park. (pam) and despite the meeting between the president and congressional leaders.. no compromise was reached on the shutdown today. (ken) it looks like it will be up to the incoming legislature to sort this all out... as new members of congress are set to be sworn in tomorrow. (ken) joining us now to talk about what's happening.... u-s-f professor james taylor. james taylor. s-f professor happening.... u-s-f professor james taylor. let's take a look outside right now... meteorologist mabrisa rodriquez joins us now with the four zone fo

, somewhere in yosemite. sarah got out and started digging a hole and he was alive, okay? and i freaked out. >> she was going to say throw him in the hole alive? >> yeah, and i was freaking out. i said we can't put him in there. he's alive. we can't do that. >> so, she said, they drove on. they thought larry would die in the car, but he didn't. so when they finally made it back to larry and elisa's home near sacramento, larry was slipping in and out of consciousness, still alive. >> and then when 6:00 in the morning rolls around, the sun starts coming up, and sarah sleeps late, you know? and so i immediately go up there. and he was dead. >> that was the morning of september 12. >> and sarah says, well, we can't leave him lying here. so, you know, we take this sheet that he was lying on. and we wrapped it around him. and then we took tape and wrapped it around him and he was in a crouched position. and then in my garage he had this wine refrigerator, you know, like a regular refrigerator? but he ordinarily kep

>>> two weeks into the government shutdown and garbage is really piling up at yosemite national park, but not everywhere. as natalie granada with our sister station in fresno reports, park visitors are picking up the slack. >> reporter: nearly two weeks since a federal government shutdown, and with few employees available, visitors of yosemite national park are taking it upon themselves to maintain the trails. hiking was the plan for the maharas family, but when they arrived, they decided to pitch in and do some of the dirty work. >> we saw some other people picking up trash, so we thought, why not? we're going to be hiking and walking. we'd help keep the park beautiful. >> reporter: in the past couple days, dozens of volunteers have gone through the trails picking up pounds of trash. ken yager organizes a yearly cleanup called yosemite face-lift and is also the organizer of this recent cleanup effort. >> part of the problems were that trash cans filled up, and then people would set bags of trash out beside it. the problem is, animals get a hold of it and drag them into the woods. >>

, somewhere in yosemite.arah got out and started digging a hole and he was alive, okay? and i freaked out. >> she was going to say throw him in the hole alive? >> yeah, and i was freaking out. i said we can't put him in there, he's alive. we can't do that. >> so, she said, they drove on. they thought larry would die in the car, but he didn't. so when they finally made it back to larry and elisa's home near sacramento, larry was slipping in and out of consciousness, still alive. >> and then when 6:00 in the morning rolls around, the sun starts coming up, and sarah sleeps late, you know? and so i immediately go up there. and he was dead. >> that was the morning of september 12. >> and sarah says, well, we can't leave him lying here. so, you know, we take this sheet that he was lying on. and we wrapped it around him. and then we took duct tape and wrapped it around him and he was in a crouched position. and then in my garage he had this wine refrigerator, you know, like a regular refrigerator? but one he kept wi

. >>> the government shutdown is having a greater impact on our national parks including yosemite. at 6:30, why visitors are told to turn around at the gates. >>> and next, we take you to a place on the >>> in the east bay now sky seven flew above the oakland hills following reports of a burglary and shots being fired. officers entered a home on park ridge drive this afternoon. sky map 7 shows you the streets near where officers looked for the suspects and for clues. there are reports that the suspects drove away from this area. >>> meantime, a six-year-old girl is still recovering after a new year's eve bullet hit her in the head on new year's day, i should say. "abc 7 news" reporter melanie woodrow talked to a doctor today about why it may be safer to leave it where it is. >> reporter: it was outside this east oakland home during a new year eve's party that a six-year-old girl was shot by a stray bullet in the head. she survived and is recovering at ucsf benioff children's hospital. >> it is extremely lucky. >> reporter: the doctor is not treating the little girl and can't commen

yosemite has had to restrict access to parts of the park ...without the government employees who work behind the scenes to keep the park clean and beautiful .. trash and human waste is piling up.. (pam) now ... a county group is stepping up to try and do its part to try to keep the park clean during the shutdown. the tuolumne county visitors bureau is launching a program this weekend... called "too cool to trash." joining us now via skype is communications and tourism manager for the bureau... katie kirkland. katie... what exactly is this program your office is spearheading?office is spearheading?

a daring rescue in yosemite. two hikers got stranded over night in the middle of a snowstorm. they were hiking tuesday and called 911 when they couldn't get back. first responders had to wait to get them till the next morning due to the extreme weather conditions. both were rescued by helicopter and will be okay. >>> emergencies responders couldn't save a man from the san francisco bay this morning. he was found in the water off pier 3. it is unclear how the man ended up in the water. >>> it is being called a monster breach. a data collection containing more than 87 gigabits of personal information that was found in the open. we are talking about more than 700 million e-mail addresses and 21 million passwords. the hack was a treasure-trove of private information dating back to 2008. it was discovered by a security researcher on a cloud service called mega. breaches continue to happen on a massive scale. the good news is, there is a way [no audio] >>> back to storm watch. take a look at this video from the sierra. snowstorms creating a dense haze and dangerous driving condition

it is a lot like looking at a tour book of yosemite and going to yosemite. picking up the rocks. looking at the crystals and the minerals in the rocks. >> reporter: beyond exploration and the science of the mission, the incredible precision billions and billions of miles away could one day help save the planet from destruction. >> we can use this information to learn more about what they might need to be able to do if one of these kinds of objects does become a threat to the earth. >> reporter: there are countless space rocks out there that could one day collide with earth. reached deep in space, small forces applied to them could change the course before armageddon. >> the diameter is at least three times the size of the one that took out the dinosaurs. >> reporter: in other words, an extinction level event. now, we can celebrate the accomplishment and pictur 4 yea ago. >>> it is hard to wrap your mind around 4 billion+ miles away. >> that is incredibly clear. >> adding photos back. that is amazing. >>> it is 4:49. let's check in with allie rasmus. we were talking about all of t

some trails at yosemite are being closed because of the shut down. john muir, mist fall are closed for park said is safety and human waste reasons. the fold ingate national park made that announcement. >>> moving day in sacramento. governor brown's legacy as he wraps up his time term as governor. >>> people line the streets to pay respect to the police officer who died the day after christmas. >>> mas. >>> . >>> downtown oakland alive with excitement as steph curry hosted a concert at the venue. >> there was upset the past few days over the free tickets. how to get them. tonight no one is calling foul stephen curry. he took the stage at the fox get in. the free ticket stated it does not guarantee entry. he's trying to get as many as possible. >> what if you're turned away. i have work, i'll go to work. >> we want everyone safe inside. in the end everyone holding a ticket got in. the launch is aimed at young people and close to a koz school -- dos schools had teams invited. before showtime curry met with the team and poised for a picture. >> he's abou

. >>> still to come, a death at yosemite. the decision in washington, d.c. the park says is holding up the investigation at the national park. >>> to. people's lives. >> looking at new ways to bring artists to the bay area using usually performance spaces. the special debut on ice this weekend. >>> storm doppler radar is dry, but i'm tracking two storms coming up in about seven minutes. the park says a visitor died, and it happened more than a- >>> we had tragic news out yosemite. a visitor has died and it happened more than a week and a half ago. it happened on christmas day when the man slipped down silver apron, a large slab offirst res hour, but he had already died of a head injury. he has not yet been identified. as far as why we're just hearing about it, the investigation took longer than usual because of the partial government shutdown. >>> we have a changing of the guard in sacramento. governor elect gavin newsom will be sworn in on the west steps of the state capital on monday. weather permitting, he will be the first governo sin governor swaurts ne

this is the first look at hikers at yosemite. it happened last wednesday. we're just getting the video now. the c.h.p. helicopter came to the rescue as you can see. two men from england were stranded in the dome area. you have to get them out of there. in came the chopper. they got a lift to right there. the awani meadow where they were able to dry off, and share one heck of a story. >> will it get kicked forward tomorrow night? leaders in concord decide if they want to approve an 18,000 seat stadium. that proposal includes a soccer stadium, convention center and hotel. it will all be built in an empty lot near the concord bart station. early estimates say the stadium could cost as much as $750 million and could require significant financial help from the city. >> well, the warriors and the lakers take center stage in hollywood tonight and klay th youext. >>> s spent the entire holiday weekend in l.a. some ps orsthe trip. klay thompson brought rocco, you know who rocco is. >> the dog. >> exactly. he was a good luck charm. >> the warriors beat the clippers f

. >>> we're going to take you to yosemite park for a look at the real world impact of the government shutdown. it is not pretty. >>> plus, indict trump as nancy pelosi is set to take the gavel, savannah guthrie is asking her tough questions about whether or not the president should be indicted. >>> and 2020 vision, you'll never guess what president trump and his long-time foe elizabeth warren actually agree on. with a level of protection in down markets. so you can be less concerned about your retirement savings. talk with your advisor about shield℠ annuities from brighthouse financial, established by metlife. from brighthouse financial, i am a techie dad.n. i believe the best technology should feel effortless. like magic. at comcast, it's my job to develop, apps and tools that simplify your experience. my name is mike, i'm in product development at comcast. we're working to make things simple, easy and awesome. >> let's cross over to capitol hill, listen to mitt romney. >> said this was about promoting yourself at the expense of your party and of this president. >> you know, i think

rescuers faced to get hikers to safety in yosemite. a hack that tops them all. the mega breach that just compromised more than 700-million email adresses. <> <> <> <> <> <> (((break))) (((break))) (((break))) napa and sonoma have cracked the code on crafting world famous wines. next up, could be growing one of the rarest, and most expensive ingredients on the planet. tonight kpix 5 reporter betty yu and photographer marco vargas take us truffle hunting. anchor: northern california has cracked the code on crafting world famous wines, michelin star food, next up, could be growing fresh truffles.... etc etc betty yu / @bettykpix "this is a top secret spot in wine country where orchard owners are trying to harvest the highly sought after european black truffle." nats dog barking you're seeing the fruit, or the truffle, of 7 years of labor. nat gig the border collie is sniffing out the prized black or perigord truffle - the most expensive in the world. it is

. >>> next, meet the visitors who are choosing to clean up yosemite national park themselves. >>> get out your phone, go to abc7news.com/vote to take part in the poll. is the stock maket making you worried, yes, no, not paying attention? >> vote right now. and stay with us, next, you'll hear >>> live where you live, this is "abc7 news." >> stocks plummeted today, brought down mostly by bad news from silicon valley. apple announced a rare cut to its revenue forecast. tracing most of the issues to china with whom the trump administration is engaged in a trade car. today, the dow fell 660 points. the ted cruz heavy nasdaq was down 202 points and the s&p lost 62. the stock market in japan is open for trading on friday morning and it's down several percent, so we'll have to see what tomorrow brings here. the dow finished last year lower than it began. it had the worst year since the 2008 recession. >> so we want to know, is the stk rketu worried? our live poll is open now. choose yes, no, or even i don't pay attention. >> results are changing on the bottom of your screen as the votes come

it is a lot like looking at a tour book of yosemite and going to yosemite, picking up the rocks, thing at the crystals the rocks. >> reporter: beyond expiration and science of the mission, the incredible position, billions of miles away could one day help save the planet from destruction. >> we can actually use that the information to learn more about what we may be able to do if one of these kinds of objects does become a threat to the earth. >> reporter: there are countless space rocks out there that could one day collide with earth. reaching deep in space the, small force is applied to them could change the course before armageddon. >> bite diameter, it is at least three times the size of the one that took out of the dinosaurs. >> reporter: and extension level event. for now, we celebrated the accomplishment and the pictures soon to follow. pictures as detailed of as these of pluto. the new horizon shot four years ago. >>> people specializing in helping bay area residents and move somewhere less expensive saying that they are very busy. according to the mercury news more people were

national parks remain shut down, too, but some are getting unsupervised use, like yosemite, c ere trashes up for lack of funds to haul it away. >> it's a very stressful situation. >> reporter: laurie mccann, a furloughed i.r.s. analyst program analyst outside of chicago, is worried about paying her medical bills after a recent surgery. >> i have to figure out how to pay my necessary living expenses soon. i will go right through my savings, you know, and then i have to figure out what to do. >> glor: all right, major, as we mentioned, the senate gets two additional republicans but democrats take over the house. what happens? >> reporter: well, the new house democratic majority will open congress tomorrow and pass two g.o.p.-drafted bills that could end the shutdown, including one that would provide an additional month of negotiations over urrder security funding. but senate republican leaders have said that legislation dead on arrival. why? because president trump opposes it. >> glor: major garrett, thank you very much. now to the attack on the president by a member of his own party who

. >>> park rangers were back to work today welcoming visitors to yosemite national park. the yosemite valley visitor center and museum reopened the first time since the partial government shutdown. some areas still closed as maintenance issues have to be addressed including the mariposa grove and all snow play areas. >>> tax season started today. this is the first year the irs will process returns filed under the new federal tax laws. the irs is among the agencies getting back up to speed now that the government is back open again. it is weeks behind schedule on training workers on the tax code changes. a federal watchdog says it could take the agency at least a year to get back to normal after 5 million pieces of mail went unopened during the shutdown. >>> a group of state lawmakers wants to give the legal marijuana industry a boost and put a dent in the black market. they are proposing a cut in the excise tax from 15% down to 11. the new assembly bill would also suspend a cultivation tax of $148 a pound. both changes would stay in effect for three years. a bay area asse

why it took a while to safely rescue a pair of hikers stranded in yosemite. >> storm ranger, mobile dopplernfall, shows more rainfall to the north. we will get you everything you need to know for the weekend, when the rain moves in, when it moves out, and the big change ahead next week coming up in seven minutes. the country will s tomorrow from coast to coast. the annual women )s march is meant to empower women to vote and run for office. >>> millions of women across the country will hit the streets tomorrow from coast to coast. the annual women's march is meant to empower women to vote and run for office. one of the largest events this year will be in san jose. that's where damian was today, as preparations got under way for tomorrow's big event. damian? >> reporter: this year, it is truth to power, and the women's wave. a wave that this past election reached capitol hill. crews spent their friday setting the stage for one were the biggest women's marches in ca streets of san jose in previous years. >> i think it is inspiring for young people. and for people that thought maybe, you know,

<"we had planned on going to yosemite and then we saw on the news that all the people there are havingth the facilities there and there's no maintenance on the rest rooms and that kind of thing. people are using the restroom on the side of the road. so we canceled that plan and came here instead, thinking we'd be safe but it's impacting here too.">( james ) despite parking lots and bathrooms being closed ... the beach appears to be clean and litter free... unlike other locations affected by the shutdown. ( james ) and yosemite has announced new access limitations ... due to its own problems waste and available resources. the park says rangers will be staffing a checkpoint at the south entrance to the park by highway- 41. they will only allow in people with reservations. everyone else will have to enter the park through highway- 140. several popular areas of the park have been shut down ... and visitors are being urged to use restrooms before entering the park. ( darya )coming up... steph curry's big party in oakland is tomorrow. when you should start lining up for the free tickets. ( d

conditions on the side of north dome while trying to descend into yosemite valley. fortunately they had enough cell phone service to call for help, but a search and rescue team was unable to reach them right away. a chp helicopter was able to move in the next morning and pull them up to safety. >>> some united airlines passengers had quite the delay. they were stuck for 14 hours on the tarmac in that plane. flight 179 left newark, new jersey, headed to hong kong saturday. 250 passengers and 15 crew members on board. three hours into that flight that plane was diverted to newfoundland when a passenger had a medical emergency, but before the plane could take off again one of the emergency doors malfunctioned in the freezing temperatures. with no customs officers working overnight those passengers were forced to spend the night on board the plane. it did have some heat but only limited snacks. a second united plane landed in canada around noon yesterday, brought the stranded passengers back to newark. standing because it was a difficult set of circumstances. :51 united

. >>> stranded in yosemite with bad weather on the way, a bad situation.u the tense rescue and update the condition of those rescued, next. this is our two hikers rescued out of yosemite >>> well, how about a lift. this is our first look at the two hikers rescued out of yosemite last wednesday. this chp helicopter came to the rescue. the two men from england were stranded in the north dome area. a winter storm coming in. so call in the chopper. and it came. neither of the men were hurt. they got a lift to the meadow where they were able to dry off and warm up. >>> well even though it was a holiday, it was a rough morning commute in the tri-valley. several cars involved in a crash on 680 near dublin near the 580 interchange. the chp said one person suffered major injuries and another minor. >>> fremont police have upgraded police cars to police trucks. department is using ford f-150 pickups an the reason for the switch is they are helpful to respond to an off road emergency. and the bed could carry more equipment or even an injured person if needed. fremont

. >>> coming up a rescue caught on camera at yosemite. >> harrowing hours for two hikers trapped overnight in the snow. >> plus a surfer paralyzed in santa cruz returns to the surfing hotspot where it all happened. he shares his story and long road to recovery. >> plus the bay area seeing the effects of last night's super moon eclipse with kingside tides flooding coastal roads. >> big change in the weather from 14 days of stormy weather to sunshine, a lot of sunshine and clear sky out there right now, slivers of light still left from our beautiful mount vaca cam. how many more clear evenings will we have? the answer coming up. ♪ they say you should always listen to your heart. and where better to do that, than the island of ireland? after all, your heart is the best compass there is. so get out there and fill your heart with the stuff that keeps it beating. fill your heart with ireland. two hikers get trapped overnight in snowy conditions.. while ir descent. >>> a dramatic helicopter rescue out of yosemite caught on camera, two hikers get trapped overnight in snowy conditions while trying

this happened at the grand canyon, this happened at yosemite. these black men were our first park rangers in a way. of course, the army was doing the work in these national parks and we eventually took them over. but you can never underestimate the power of what the buffalo soldiers' legacy embodies. so colonel young loved well b d wilberforce. he raised his family there. his wife ada young loved wilberforce. she was a member of the ame church. colonel young created the band at wilberforce university and of course moved on into different positions, but he could have lived anywhere in the country. he could have lived in harlem. he could have lived in washington, d.c. because of who he was, but he chose to stay in wilberforce. colonel young chose this home because of a woman named laura smith. laura smith was a previous owner of the home that colonel young owned and she operated an inn in his house. but it was when she owned the property that it was actually used as an underground railroad stop. so we have a trap door here in the home as well as s

and wanting to forget from here we're going to cross your seminary and you're somebody the name yosemite comes from a native american word meaning the killers it was the white man calling those people the killers those people don't exist anymore they've been eradicated from earth just a few years after they were eradicated abraham lincoln made that a national park so here's the guy that all agree is a right on guy and there's also in between yosemite and death valley is of course a former concentration camp for japanese americans so that's all there if you want to see amidst the beauty of this lender of the national park and the pride of america so the cycle keeps repeating itself is big different is it going to take us to a different place it's up to us i think you know it will be broken with because you know i think that's what i hope so i mean that's how i see it i mean actually to be going. to in the money and they do it's a money step towards you but ideation you know just as the free speech. in impulse towards. so for instance we are by baby and so i mean we are in some ways models

. >>> yosemite national park is still open. however, experts say the shutdown is exposing larger problems within the park and the park service, mainly involving infrastructure and maintenance backlogs. a professor who researches public lands and protected areas says yosemite is seeing more visitors than its infrastructure can handle. >> the park service has a deferred maintenance backlog of i believe $11.6 billion. yosemite's third on that list with over $500 million maintenance backlog. >> the national park service has been dipping into funds set aside for future projects to pay for cleanup operations and expanded services during the shutdown. >>> president trump ignited a controversy today when he tweeted that california would be cut off from federal funding unless the state gets its "act" together when it comes to managing forests. california senator dianne feinstein tweeted back. the democrat said, "this empty threat is based on groundless complaints and candidly isn't worth the time of day." >>> thousands of californians n

<"we had planned on going to yosemite and then we saw on the news that all the people there are havingilities there and there's no maintenance on the rest rooms and that kind of thing. people are using the restroom on the side of the road. so we canceled that plan and came here instead, thinking we'd be safe but it's impacting here too."> ( james )despite parking lots and bathrooms being closed ... the beach appears be clean and litter free... unlike other locations affected by the shutdown. ( james ) and yosemite has announced new access limitations ... due to its own problems waste and available resources. the park says rangers will be staffing a checkpoint at the south entrance to the park by highway- 41. they will only allow in people with reservations. everyone else will have to enter the park through highway- 140. several popular areas of the park have been shut down ... and visitors are being urged to use restrooms before entering the park. ( darya ) the next legislative session begins in just 4 days and california lawmakers already have a lot to consider.( james ) more than 200

some parks at yosemite are now closed. the golden gate recommend racing said that they will also closed. problems with overflowing trash cans and dirty bathrooms. >>> a group will pick up litter at lands end. volunteers include the san francisco dog owners group. two congressional members off to make a political statement. the congressional aide tells us that they will take some of the trash to the white house to protest the shutdown. >>> a visitor at yosemite park has died after being falling. a park officer said that the investigation is taking longer than usual because of the shut down. the park officials have not responded to questions about the death for the same reason. >>> a memorial will be held at modesto church for slain corporal sing. people lined the streets to see the procession pass on the way to a public viewing. store fronts draped with flags and blue ribbons and people waited in line shared stories of the immigrant from fiji that became part of the fabric of the community. >> he saw you in the front yard,

and going to yosemite and picking up the rocks, looking at the crystals and the minerals within the rocks. >> beyond the exploration and science of this mission, this incredible precision, billions and billions of miles away could help save this planet from distraction. >> we can use that information to learn more about what we abl one of these kinds of objects does become a threat to the earth. >> reporter: there are countless space rocks out there that could one day collide with earth. but reach deep in space, small forces applied to them to change their course before armageddon. >> by diameter it is three times the size of the one that took out the dinosaurs. >> an extinction level event. for now we can celebrate the accomplishment and the pictures soon to follow. pictures is detailed of these of pluto the new horizon shot just four years ago. ktvu fox2 news. >>> ktvu fox2 news at 6:30 starts next with a somber anniversary. >>> i will pop at 2:00 this morning remembering the phone call. just thinking, wow, i cannot believe it has been 10 ybeen go. >>> a vigil held today were osca

hikers ended up trapped in snowy conditions on the side of north dome while trying to descend into yosemitelley. fortunately, they had enourescue team couldn't reach them because of the tough weather conditions. the next day, a c-h-p helicopter was able to pull them to safety. tonight a man in china... who says he created the world's first gene- edited babies... is likely to face criminal charges. kpix five's veronica de la cruz is here to explain. veronica: juliette: that geneticist... he jankui ... has already taken criticism from the global scientific community. that's after he spoke at a conference in hong kong last fall... about manipulating the d-n-a of embryos to make them immune to h-i-v. now chinese investigators are out with preliminary findings. they say: "huh" and his team "seriously violated" state regulations... by editing human embryos and implanting them in female volunteers. he's accused of using unsafe methods... and forging ethical review materials. china said in state media today that "huh" violated an explicit law banning embryo editing and did so-- quote: "in pursuit o

. >> precisamente por este cierre de gobierno hay problemas en parques como yosemite, esto hace que heces trump dejó estos parques abiertos en el cierre parcial . >> diversión a punto de terminar en tragedia cuando uuna persona quedó suspendidda . >> algo cambio su vida . >> 5:08 pm en el primero de enero, temperaturas en 52 con nubosidad pero tenemos alerta de congelamiento detalles en minutos . >> siganos en las redes sociales en pantalla, además telemundo48.com está para android, ipad o iphone descargue la aplicación de su sitio de descargas . >> [música] . a los que siempre suben así comen sano asá caminan así exploran asá son amables así y son puntuales asá. a los que corren así van al mercado asá cuidan su colesterol así ignoran su celular asá gozan su larga vida así y son optimistas asá. hoy saludamos así a quienes hacen lo que sea para vivir bien. > aterrorizante en que 8 personas en francia vivieron porque un juego mecánico quedó atascado en el aire en cámara se ve como los pies cuelgan del aparato se llamó a un helicóptero y ela rescate fue hasta este marte s >> remolinos por un

of a harrowing helicopter rescue in yosemite last week. at about 7 in the morning on january 16th... a chp chopper was dispatched to the national park for a rescue. two hikers from england.... both men in their mid 20s... had become lost in the snow hiking around north dome the day before. they were found wedged in a crevasee on the east side of north dome, according to chp. they had lost sight of the trail in the snow, and now were faced with a 2-thousand foot drop with no way to proceed. that's when they called 9-11. rescuers were able to lift them out of the crevase above the cliff they had slept on overnight, and get them to safety one at a time. they were treated by paramedics after being transported down the mountain. let's get a check of the weather around the bay area on this dr. king holiday.... time now for the 4zone forecast... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: it was a sunny and beautiful day with cool temperatures. highs were in the 50s to low 60s. tonight will be mostly clear and cold and breezy. lows

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leaves two hikers alive to tell a harrowing tale of survival in yosemite. ♪ they say you should alwaysten to your heart. and where better to do that, than the island of ireland? after all, your heart is the best compass there is. so get out there and fill your heart with the stuff that keeps it beating. fill your heart with ireland. (pam) for you health tonight -- reid binion gives one more reason why everyone should be getting more than six hours of sleep per night ... and it is a big one. are you getting enough sleep? are you sleeping soundly through the night?your arteries can probably tell you. sleeping less than six hours a night or waking frequently increases your risk of damaging plaque building in your arteries.that's according to a study published in the journal of the american college of cardiology.it's the first of its kind to show the connection between lack of sleep, and atherosclerosis throughout the body.that's when your arteries narrow from a buildup of plaque.this slows blood flow, putting you in danger of stroke, heart disease, and other complications. nearly four- th

at yosemite campgrounds are closing due to septic tanks bursting. sad to, like, see a place so beautiful that has all of this trash. >> reporter: the shutd aftermath being highlighted on social media. t weet showing u mptied trash cans inside of the white use, within sight of the white house. some of the capital's most popular attractions closed. >> we came and unfortunately we are not able d to get to the government shutdown. >> reporter: some states are fighting to keep the doors open at popular attractions. in hawaii, $14,000 am day f the state's tourism agency is funding pearl harbor throughis week. those who can't pay areorced to put up more of these signs until the shutdown is over.>> et's just get it done. push through whatever you've got to do so we can haveur parks, we can have our life, pay for this stuff, but do our part to keep it nice. >> eporter: while yosemite open in limited capacity, the park service shut down sequoia and keith canyon national park citing unsafe road conditions and no staff to>>aintain them. hank you so much. >>> no

we will see how visitors to yosemite are putting in. government workers are off the job. >>> a horrific story. a skateboarder recovering this morning after going through the windshield of the suspected drunk driver. see how far the driver kept going before the victim could get help. >>> bay area traffic overall looking pretty good this morning. we will have a check on the commute in from just one moment. the traffic from the south bay looks very good at this hour. >>> clear and cold. many in the upper 20s. that is the last good morning because changes are on the way a little bit tomorrow. are likely for the weekend. we will have information on both. >>> six people were killed in a train accident on a bridge in denmark. what happened at a bridge linking the two main islands. the train was going from the city to copenhagen. a spokesperson from the danish brewery group said that a freight train carrying crates of beer was involved. a tarp hit a passenger train going in the opposite direction" them to break suddenly. 16 were injured. >>> sa

declare a national emergency and direct the defense department to start building a wall. ( robin ) yosemite national park is returning to normal operations now that the government has reopened. park officials made the announcement on twitter. the visitor center, museum, and wawona and hodgdon meadows campgrounds all reopen today. the mariposa grove will reopen later in the week. ranger-led programs resume today, and entrance stations will be staffed as usual. (robin) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... police in the south bay are investigating a deadly shooting over the weekend. (robin) and then... a bay area man is trying to warn people and prevent them from falling victim to the same scam he fell for. we'll tell you what to be on the lookout for. (robin) but first... giants fans remember the man who helped bring barry bonds to the west coast. we take a look back at the life and career of peter magowan. (robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. a nice start to the new week as temperatures today peak well up into the 60's across the bay. skies won't be quite as clear a