the yosemite act. in fact. we would argue ethan and i was yet another component of national legislation and reforms that funded remade the united states into a without enslaved people that preserved the union and it to assume a form. the republic was still deeply flawed. the subjugation of native americans abated at least, but at least the country was moving towards still unattainable ideals that the nation had been on while in california. as denis was asked to draft a report on the future of yosemite as a public park. but he used that opportunity not to create a master plan. the planning part of the report is only four pages out of 26, but he used the balance of the report, the bulk of the report to explain a wider meaning and signify accounts of this act. the yosemite act drew its inspiration. new york city's central park and the purpose of the new park and the justifications for government to act in making it, as olmstead explained, were entirely consistent with what he had described several years earlier. a

a lot of people do go to yosemite and stop by fresno. great america is something where you grew up in the bay area, you went to great america. it was something that was fun to do on the weekend. fresno isn't too far. if you're taking a trip to yosemite, that's a good idea. >> i just wonder how they're going to get the rides. they're going to have to disconnect them, and recreate them. >> they've got 11 years to figure it out. i had the same question. >> how are they going to do that? >>> it's 5:26. we want you to check out this skeleton house in martinez. look at this live shot. movingskeletons, what else out there? we'll check in with the property owner who began decorating her home, look at this, for the kids to start off the pandemic. it has now gained a new purpose. we'll tell you about it coming up. >>> and it's the final push before next week's midterm elections in a vote that could very well affect the >>> welcome back. here's a look at this morning's top stories. the man who attacked nancy pelosi's husband, paul will face charges

time now for 49 am and a father and a son are climbing el capitan in yosemite. and if they're able to reach the summit, the boy will become the youngest person ever to climb the 3,000 foot law. jennifer ortega has their story. >> well, you do need to be that. does that way. and then the >> this the biggest let person know that. >> joe banker and his 8 year-old son sam from colorado making the climb of a life time together. the summit nearly 3,000 feet above the valley floor. this am getting ever get nervous. >> well, >> mostly excited. joe says they've been training for this. climb up copy town and yosemite national park for years climbing what sam, all over the nation since he was 3 years old, he struggled the first 2 pitches a little that is because his feet in the wrong spot. and then once you got it, he was like sonic. the hedgehog said about right. >> i want >> we caught up with the dad and son as they finish their first 5 hours right before they set up camp hanging off the side of the sledge and nicole porter ledges. and they're like. >> sam sam talks abou

it's in yosemite park.rson ever to reach its summit. 8-year-old sam baker and his father, joe, will begin their ascent up the 3,200 feet of vertical granite. their journey is expected to take four days, and sam will be leading the way. when he was just 6, sam became one of the youngest to climb lost arrow spire in yosemite national park and now they're attempting an even bigger adventure. they look so ready, don't they? joining me to talk about it are sam and joe baker. good to see you. >> we're excited to chat with you. >> oh, my gosh. i'm excited to hear about this journey. so, joe, you two obviously feel very ready to do this. what do the conditions look like tomorrow and how have you prepared for whatever comes your way? >> yeah, it's a good question because we've been praying for good weather, and we have like five days looking really terrific weather. it's going to be a little chilly, but it's not going to rain, which is a huge blessing. >> that is huge. sam, we've been looking at pictures of your cli

society view nature in the sense of conservation through thinking of national parks, the big ones, yosemite, grand canyon versus the way we think about nature right where we are in the localities. so it's espousing the grand jury of our park -- granjury of our parks and saying what about them do we have in our own backyards and how do we need to pay more attention to that part of nature. >>host: why did you choose glacer national park for the most recent trips? >>guest: it was quite simple, my friend jeff tweedy of the band wilko suggest that we go somewhere pretty and we have a three-way bromans and said why don't the three of us go somewhere beautiful and have conversations and when a brilliant poet says that to you, i said, okay, that sounds good to me. jutted national parks is kind of the nation's' family jewels in a sense. >>guest: crowned jewels is the phrase they'd prefer. not selling them to any developers. >>host: how removed are we from the production. >>guest: that's a great question. i mean, that's what first started inspiring my writing for the work of wendel berry who's a farm

in society in the view of conservation through thinking of national parks come the big ones like yosemite, the grand canyon, versus the way we think about nature right where we are in our locality. it is espousing the grandeur of our parks and experiencing them but also saying what do we have in our backyards and how do we need to pay more attention to that part of nature? >> why did you choose glacier national park? >> it was quite simple. my friend jeff suggested that we go somewhere pretty. we have three weight bromance between jeff, george saunders and myself. he said let's go and have some conversations and you can use them for your book. when a brilliant poet says that to you, i said ok that sounds good. i researched which park seemed like it would be the most conducive to gorgeous hiking and it turned out to be glacier national park. >> the national parks are the nations family jewels? >> i think crown jewels is the phrase they would prefer. [laughter] teddy roosevelt may have been approving of the family jewels. yes, i think that is a roosevelt quote that he called them the crown

>>> meet the 8-year-old on a mission with his dad to become the youngest person ever to summit yosemite's el capitan speaking to us a thousand feet up its granite wall. >>> and for the first time in six years is rihanna finally bringing us new music? ♪ please don't stop the music ♪ >> how the marvelous superstar could be a part of "black panther: wakanda forever." >>> good morning, america. we just said that rihanna could have new music coming out. what did you say? >> i'm very, very excited about that. bouncing up and down. yeah, oh, yeah. >> she said people are excited, but she's the one bouncing up and down. >> i am. >>> also ahead we have the latest on the growing concerns with hospitals overwhelmed with pediatric cases of respiratory illnesses. dr. john brownstein is an infectious disease epidemiologist at boston children's hospital. he is standing by to talk to us. >>> first the midterms. final votes less than two weeks away. pennsylvania a key state and last night john fetterman squared off with mehmet oz in their first and only debate. congressional correspondent rachel scott was

and now an update for you on that boy who is trying to become the youngest climber to ever summit yosemite national park el capitan, eight year old sam baker and his dad joe to other climbers with them are about a third of the way up the 3000 ft rock face. they are spending the night on a suspended nylon hammock. sam's dad says they will be spending at least four days and three nights. living on l caps granite wall by the way, it's in the low forties right now, as they're camping out eight years old. meanwhile i barely climbed out of bed this morning. i can't get my eight year old to do his homework. let alone climb a %-pd trained every single day for two years to prepare for this. we are wishing him luck. can't wait to talk to him after as well and hear about his experience is only eight. we'll see what happens next to everest. what's next to be right? okay coming up the secret millionaire who left an $11 million fortune. and no close family could be a cousin or, you know something. but first, matthew perry is opening up about his lifelong struggle with an addiction to alcohol and drugs w

what you are seeing in yosemite and the — what you are seeing in yosemite and the sierra is more fires, boy, it is, you know. — and this year, boy, it is, you know. when— and this year, boy, it is, you know, when i first moved up here — know, when i first moved up here about 25 years ago, you would — here about 25 years ago, you would get maybe one major fire every _ would get maybe one major fire every five — would get maybe one major fire every five or ten years. we are getting — every five or ten years. we are getting major fires every year now — getting major fires every year now. and _ getting major fires every year now, and multiple ones. the problems — now, and multiple ones. the problems are _ now, and multiple ones. the problems are the _ now, and multiple ones. the problems are the melting snow on the — problems are the melting snow on the glaciers. _ problems are the melting snow on the glaciers. we _ problems are the melting snow on the glaciers. we have - problems are the melting snow on the glaciers. we have a - problems are the melting snow on the glaciers. we have a lot

with his father, preparing to become the youngest person to climb el capitan in yosemite national park begin today, 8-year-old mountain climber sam adventure baker and his father joe baker. sam, it's great to see you. i want to wish you the best of luck. how do you feel about this climb? >> i feel really excited and a little nervous. >> what are you most nervous about? >> it's raining. >> well, there's no rain on the -- on the forecast right now, but that would be the worst. >> what are you most excited about? >> i'm excited that we get to have a movie up there. >> a movie? >> yeah, we're going to watch a movie on one of the ledges, on one of our examination. >> tcams. >> that seems like a good idea. what are you going to watch? and how are you going to watch a movie on the ledge? >> because we have service because we are so high up. >> do you want to tell them what we're going to watch? >> we're going to watch "the "lion king."" >> that sounds like fun and sounds like a good reason to climb this incredibly difficult steep rock face. joe, how do you prepare for something like this and

but they have not i'm not talking about national treasures are to buy back the smithsonian or he's yosemiter yellowstone but there are huge amounts of land and then from selling it so the one way they raise revenueue for the first 100 years do you know what the major revenue reason was the landgrab because they sold the internet as the revenue collected. that's imperfect tradition with the company don't want —- with the country. with energy resources we are richly endowed country with energy and minerals and we estimate there is $50 trillion uof assets when we reach the land and have people pay a fee to pay the resources i think that would be a great thing to do. host: back to your recommendations. >> this is what the late great walter williams i know you had him on your show a famous economist and those who became an icon coming up with the idea so let's just say nobody who makes over $1 million or company get any federal money so think of how much money they could save. right now there is a bill before congress that will probably pass they call it the china bill that will give all this mo

. >> in yosemite. yeah., if reach the summit, the boy will become the youngest person ever to climb the 3,000 foot wall. jennifer ortega reports. >> well, you do need to be that. does that weigh in the >> this the biggest let person know that. >> joe banker and his 8 year-old son sam from colorado making the climb of a life time together. the summit nearly 3,000 feet above the valley floor. this am getting ever get nervous. >> well, >> but mostly excited. joe says they've been training for this climb up copy town and yosemite national park for years climbing what sam, all over the nation since he was 3 years old, he struggled the first 2 pitches a little but it's because his feet in the wrong spot. and then once you got it, he was like sonic. the hedgehog said about right. >> i want >> we caught up with the dad and son as they finish their first 5 hours right before they set up camp hanging off the side of the sledge and nicole port alleges and they're like. >> sam sam talks about sleep layup and he's got re

kids are gearin up for trick-or-treating next weekend, and 8-year-old is preparing to conquer you yosemite's el capitan. he will join us to talk about his exciting pictures. >>> we start with breaking news out of contra costa county. thi fire, burning at imperial seafood restaurant near willow pass road. you can see flames there and see multiple crews ar unseen. we have limited information at the moment but you can see crews are working t put out the fire. according to yelp, the restaurant is permanently closed. we reached out to officials for more details on the site. no word ye on the nearby instances are threatened but this video into our newsroom now and we will update you as we get more information. >>> right now we are following trouble spot on the roadways. this is 680 northbound as you work your way near calaveras. all lanes are completely shut down to a big rig crash. you ca see the big rigs are mashed up together. one of them is stuck on top of the guard rail off to the side of the roadway. that i why it is taking so long to clear. a lot of activity in an around the area. it happen

father-son bonding, meet an 8-year-old who is about to attempt one of the world's toughest climes up in yosemite the news is coming up in about 10 minutes. let's have a look at sports. >>> as we told you, christian mccaffrey has arrived in the bay area, and joining the 49ers at practice today. the 49ers wouldn't confirm whether or not he would play on sunday against the chiefs. could the trade be the boost they need in the nfc race? they tied for first with the rams and the seahawks, the deal surprised many across the nfl including some in the locker room. >> i heard the rumors, but honestly, i didn't totally believe them, i joked around and said, just watch . and i don't even think i believed myself. >> it was cool, all of the guys hitting me up last night when they saw it, so i know the team is real pumped about it. >> more good news for the 49ers, trent williams, and jimmy ward are expected to play sunday against the kansas city chiefs. >>> the rangers have hired bruce to be their next manager, he last managed in 2019 when he left the giants after 13 seasons and three world series titles. dur

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about our national parks but not talking or natural western that's privatizing the smithsonian or yosemiter yellowstone, but there's huge amounts of land government could get money byay selling it. by the way one of the ways the united states government raised revenue for the first 100 years the country before we had income tax student one of the major revenue raisers was? land sales. the federal government sold land that was a revenue collected to its purposes prevents imperfect tradition with our companyou country. it's not just land. there are buildings. there's huge amounts of energy resources that we have in this country. we are very richly endowed country with energy, minerals, and those kinds of things. we estimate about $50 trillion of assets like a buried treasure. why don't we reach that and have people pay a fee to get at those resources. then we use that money for debt i think they'll be a great thing. >> back to "govzilla" in your recommendation, no federal dollars? what? >> no federal dollars. [inaudible] >> this is something the late great walter williams energy read about h

tomorrow morning they will set out to climb el capitan in yosemite. get this. the son is only 8 years old. >> i can hardly believe it. check it out. joe baker and his son will climb one of the most challenging rock formations in the world. sam has been doing these type of climbs since he was 3. el capstan a whole different beast. >> only way you can accomplish it is with mini goals. no, today is just to get to there. five pitch or seven pitches today. >> baby steps. i get it. it stands at more than 7,500 feet tall. they set off tomorrow morning and hope to finish by friday. if he is successful, sam will be the young eses to ever climb the mountain. his middle name, get this, adventure. >> i guess you have to live up to the name. >> the 49ers have all eyes now down towards l.a. california, mountains, oceans, natural wonders, diverse and creative people. but when the out-of-state corporations behind prop 27 look at california, they see nothing but suckers. they wrote prop 27 to give themselves 90% of the profits from online sports betting in california. other sta

as of today, you do not need a reservation to get into yosemite national park yesterday was the lastday that people needed to make a reservation to enter the park during peak hours. affective today anyone can come without signing up ahead of time, but that reservation system is expected to be back at yosemite starting next spring. coming up a somber anniversary in las vegas how people are honoring the victims of the 2017, mass shooting at a music festival. paying more at the pump with the governor is proposing to bring down gas prices. and scammers targeting cash apps what you need to know to keep you elf welcome to subway's biggest refresh yet. they're drafting 12 new subs for their all-new subway series menu. you've never seen subs like this before chuck. meteoric meatiness, and chowtown cheesiness... let's go to our panel for more appetizing analysis. the new monster's bacon has consummate craveable crispiness! the new boss is a perfect ten. (♪ ♪) wait, what are we talking about? gronk! thank you for... nothing. (laughs) the new subway series. what's your pick? sort spiking again

baker is the youngest person declined the sheer rock wall of yosemite's el capitan, however. some experts say the fact that he used a rope isn't true, climbing one, reportedly calling the ascent of publicity hoax amanda knox has returned to italy while studying there. she was twice wrongly convicted for the 2007 murder of her roommate and spent four years in prison. also convicted was knocks then lover raffaele sollecito. now they've been seen together in italy and an italian town they plan to visit just before their initial arrest. knox is now married and has a daughter. all three met solis edo during their trip to italy. conflicting messages around supplies of a widely used antibiotic. recent reports have raised concerns about amoxicillin. three major pharmaceutical companies have supported supply constraints, the fda says. there's no official nationwide shortage, however, the agency is aware of what it calls an intermittent supply upper interruption and says it is working with manufacturers forget halloween and go for the green because you have all day today to buy a ticke

. >> a father and son are climbing el in yosemite. and if they're able to reach the top, the boy will become the youngest person ever to climb the 3,000 foot wall. >> jennifer ortega has their amazing story. >> well, you do need to be that. does that weigh in the >> a the biggest let person know that. >> joe banker and his 8 year-old son sam from colorado making the climb of a life time together. the summit nearly 3,000 feet above the valley floor. this am getting ever get nervous. >> well, >> but mostly excited. joe says they've been training for this climb up copy town and yosemite national park for years climbing what sam, all over the nation since he was 3 years old, he struggled the first 2 pitches a little but it's because his feet in the wrong spot. and then once you got it, he was like sonic. the hedgehog said about right. >> i want >> we caught up with the dad and son as they finish their first 5 hours right before they set up camp hanging off the side of the sledge and nicole port alleges and they're like. >> sam sam talks a

the area encompasses alcatraz, fort mason, crissy field, muir woods, yosemite, and many other parks. so many folkspersons talked out the importance of the mobilization, the people that came together to celebrate this anniversary, to celebrate something so grand, so grand. >> the presidio tunnel park added 14 acres to that area. >>> also new at 11:00, in san francisco, art is coming with a powerful lesson for students. we have video just in from sanchez elementary school in the mission district. the school unveiled a new 800 square foot tile mosaic that shows a group of kids climbing up a mountain, supporting each other on the journey. leaders explained to us over 300 students from kindergarten through fifth grade helped assemble the mosaic tiles in partnership with the create peace project. >> the theme of the mural is together we rise. it's also the total. and symbolic to the times, coming out of covid and being back to school in sort of a first year where consistently all the kids are back at school. >> funding for the project came from ripple, that's a san francisco-based crypto s

he is hoping to become the youngest person to climb to the top of yosemite 's iconic el capitan. it rises 3000 feet above the valley floor. it is 2 1/2 times as tall as the empire state building. >> it goes straight up. yesterday, sam set out with his dad and two other expert climbers. the trek is supposed to take about four days. >> i'm exciting to climb with daddy. >> it's going to be basically for days of hanging from your fingers or anchors. it is a big family adventure. >> besides climbing with his dad, sam says he is excited about eating lasagna in a hammock hanging thousands of feet in the air. good luck to them. we will keep you posted. i will have my lasagna on the ground. >> yeah, me too. i am curious to see how they are going to do lasagna. is it an omari packer something? >>> still ahead of 5:00, the earthquake early warning test . >>> the suspect is stockton serial have heart failure and still experience unresolved symptoms? heart failure and seemingly unrelated symptoms like carpal tunnel syndrome... ...shortness of breath... ...irregular heartbeat... ...and lower b

as that starts the time, an 8 year-old boy hoping to become the youngest to climb el capitan in yosemite national park. he's actually halfway there. >> sam baker climbing the granite face of the rock formation with his dad, joe baker, the summit is nearly 3 1000 feet above the valley floor. look down at joe says his son, his pet rock climbing since he was just 2 years old and they've been training hand for the last couple years. they or a company by 2 expert climbers and they have hundreds of pounds of food gear and water for this incredible trip. the 2 could reach the top. some point tomorrow. >> sam. >> and joe, let's go so we can worrying about you. still ahead, how conservative groups are reacting to elon musk's takeover of twitter. [ sneezing ] are you okay? oh, it's just a cold. if you have high blood pressure, a cold is not just a cold. coricidin is the #1 doctor recommended cold and flu brand. specially designed for people with high blood pressure. be there for life's best moments. trust coricidin. >> elon musk has officially taking control of twitter after a long legal battle an

tomorrow morning they will set out to climb el capitan in yosemite. get this. 8 years old. >> i can hardly believe it. check it out. joe baker and his son sam will climb one of the most challenging rock formations in the world. sam has been doing these type of climbs since he was 3. el capstan a whole different beast. >> only way you can accomplish it is with mini goals. no, today is just to get to there. five pitch or seven pitches today. >> baby steps. i get it. it stands at more than 7,500 feet tall. they set off tomorrow morning and hope to finish by friday. if he is successful, sam will be the young eses to ever climb the mountain. his middle name, get this, adventure. >> i guess you have to live up to the name. >> the 49ers have all eyes now down towards are you tired of clean clothes that just don't smell clean? downy unstopables in-wash scent boosters keep your laundry smelling fresh waaaay longer than detergent alone. if you want laundry to smell fresh for weeks, make sure you have downy unstopables in-wash scent boosters. (vo) no matter what type of s

climb up copy time and yosemite national park for years climbing what sam, all over the nation since he was 3 years old, he struggled the first 2 pitches a little bit. but that is because his feet in the wrong spot. and then once you got it, he was like sonic. the hedgehog said about right. >> i want >> we caught up with the dad and son as they finish their first 5 hours right before they set up camp hanging off the side of the sledge and nicole port alleges. >> and they're like sam sam talks about sleep in treehouse layup. and he's got report that says buy in the joe says they'll spend the next 4 days and 3 nights on the wall until they reach the top illusions that was where. the top never looks any closer. but the ground gets really find a way it is. take this out. this is what is my view right now. continue to do. >> but joe and sam are not alone. he says they're accompanied by 2 expert climbers and also have hundreds of pounds of gear, food and water for the entire trip. it's just super special to do to data big objective and we're kind of use and then accomplish it. joe says he

you know, what you're seeing in yosemite, in the sierra is more fires and this year, boy, it's — you, maybe one major fire every five or ten years. we're getting major fires every year now, and multiple ones. the problems are the melting snow on the glaciers. - we have a lot more crevasse incidents because the snow. coverage on the glaciers is totally thinned out. and then, many places, i the glaciers are receding. we had to basically stop guiding certain trips - on certain glaciers because it just became too dangerous l for a while because the snow bridges on the glaciers - was too thin. this has increased the number of accidents with crevasses. i what basically happened is the jet stream, which is this meandering current of air, got stuck in one place. and so, all of this hot air from northern africa ended up piling up and that led to really, really high temperatures, which impacts everyone from sitting at home to, you know, snowpack on mountaintops. i mean, i'm not a climate expert, but obviously there is climate change in place and if it continues like this, i think we just need

. >>> finally tonight, yosemite's el capitan is considered one of the toughest climbs in the world. > come down? >> 8-year-old sam baker is attempting to become the youngest person to ever ascend the famous rock formation. sam and father joe are expected to finish on friday. we wish them both good luck. that's "nightline" for this evening. catch our full episodes on hulu. we'll see you right back here same time tomorrow. thanks for the company, america. good night. okay care coalition, alaska airlines is still frontrunner for most caring airline. funshine bear, you did some of your own research, right? i sure did. ♪ according to the web, their program's number one, ♪ ♪ earning alaska miles is quicker and more fun! ♪ cute! ooh, that was wonderful, sweetie! oh, oh, oh, i have a song about their cheese plates. ♪ cheese please! cheese please! cheese please! cheese please! ♪

step closer to completing his record breaking mission, becoming the youngest person ever to climb yosemite'scapitan, one of the most challenging summits in the world adventure with my dad last night year old and his father joe spoke with good morning america from their campsite, 1000 ft upe ll the from lo had just cpl day one of their vertical climb to watch the blanket. yeah the lion king in a few minutes. we're excited to watch that sam trained for a year and a half to scale the 3000 ft high rock formation that's like climbing something 2.5 times higher than the empire state building while carrying water and sleeping gear. everything for camping camping trip. but then you have to carry a ton of ropes. whole bunch of like heavy metal gear after day one sam joe and their fellow climbers, lasagna cooked on a small stove while suspended on a nylon hammock hanging from the rock face. you have plenty of layers for saying and candy. he's happy, right, tim, and now he's eating some macaroni and cheese. the journey is expected to take five days and later on good morning america, sam talks about his

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i'm not talking about privatizing the smithsonian or yosemite or yellowstone that there's whole huge amounts of land that could be, the government could get money by selling it. by the way one of the ways the uniteds states government raise revenue for the first 100 years of our country before income tax can do know what one major revenue raisers was? land sales with the federal government sold land and that was revenue collected to do its purposes. perfect tradition with our country but isan not just land. there's buildings, there's huge amounts of energy resources that we have in this country. we are very richly endowed country with energy, minerals and those kinds of things. we estimate there's about $50 trillion of assets like a buried treasure under our land. why don't we these that land and have people pay a fee to get at those resources and then we use that g money to reduce our debt? that would be a great thing to do. >> host: back to "govzilla" and a recommendations, no federal dollars to millionaires. >> guest: this is something the late great walter williams, i know you ha

became the youngest person to climb and summit el capitan, the 3,200 foot high sheer granite rock in yosemitelorado with parents who are climbing enthusiasts, it has been a family affair since sam was a toddler. >> from a very young age, sam has been very, very active, always loved to climb things. >> i could see it very early. >> sam and his dad joe trained every day for two years. >> it is very technical because you have to know lots of rope rigging, rope management. >> el capitan is his most challenging climb yet. >> it's basically like a camping trip but you're living on a sheer wall. >> there will never be a moment between the bottom of the cliff and the top where sam will be unclipped. there is never a moment on that wall where he'll be exposed to falling off the cliff. >> all his years of training put to the test this past week during a four-day trek, summiting the mighty rock with his father and their team on friday. >> i got to the top. >> a real life lesson from this father to his son proving that every mountaintop truly is within reach if you just keep climbing. onward and upward,

kumasi: sam baker and his dad are attempting to climb el capitan in yosemite.sful, he would be the youngest person ever to reach the top. i talked with he and his dad last week. >> he has done a number of mountains that are colossal big and the youngest to climb. this will be the biggest yet. it will be fun for him to set a record. i am very confident we are going to summit on this trip. kumasi: his dad said he has been climbing since 24 he could walk in said leather conditions are looking good this week. to have a good chance of making it to the top. now sam is the cutest eight-year-old, confident, i got this. reggie: incredible. kumasi: it was so cool talking to them. reggie: i don't understand how they can do it. kumasi: he said he has been doing it since before he could walk. and his younger brother came into the video and they are training him too. reggie: have you ever done indoor clawing? kumasi: -- climbing? kumasi: i've never done it. reggie: can we do it? i used to do at a lot and i really enjoyed it. kumasi: i want to try it. do we have a harness on?

now they may have updated answers for those visitors, as some geologists say the yosemite valley likely took on its current appearance. as recently as five million years ago. previously experts thought it could be as much as 50 million years. the sierra nevada mountain range is 100 million years old, dating back to when dinosaurs roamed the region. well you can now pay what you want at momo's cafe in downtown vallejo. it's part of the new pay what you want policy and thanks to musician laura russell, who renovated that cafe , he is covering the cost of breakfasts and lunches through the end of the year. kohner many , melendrez says everyone is welcome to come and eat at momo's and pay whatever they can afford. hey pay what you want. if you got a dollar if you got $10, if you don't have anything you can come in and get a meal. this is for anybody who wants to come in and eat. there's no judgment for whoever. russell grew up in vallejo and has long been a fan of momo's cafe. he's done performances and a book signing there and says giving back to the community means the world to him. spiki

> an eight-year-old boy from colorado springs is trying to become the youngest person to conquer yosemite, up top. he is already the youngest person to reach the summit. he and his father want to take things even higher next week by attending 3200 feet . >> sam loves cooking on the portal edges and sometimes we set up fund rope swings. we get to share the time of their. beng this for two years, now. we have to take up about 200 pounds of water so there's a lot of gear. it is totally unsupported once we blastoff from the ground. we have to pull it up in these giant bags. it is an ordeal. >> what do your friends think about this, sam? >> they think it is really cool. >> sam started at five years of age when he and his dad climbed narrator: today on "lucky dog", a one-year-old poodle mix with intestinal parasites needs help getting out of the shelter. eric: that's okay. we'll go slow. narrator: rufus could be the perfect fit for a young couple who are seeking a companion for their spaniel mix, penny. kristen: this feels like the right time to get another dog because we think that she would d

same became the youngest person to summit yosemite national park.e was two years old and training since he was six. unbelievable stuff there. look at the video. just amazing. >>> next week, the 2022 to ten cnn heroes will be named in honor of that. we want to check in on last year's hero who protects people living on l.a. skid row. >> as much as you want to live in the moment and say it doesn't really matter, let's be real, i wanted to bring that prize money, win and recognition to the community. i really wanted them to have that platform. >> good morning, you guys. >> congratulations, shirley. >> congratulations to y'all. >> the world had the opportunity to vote for ten amazing organizations. they chose one that dealt with homelessness, which i think to them might say, oh my god. people really are paying attention. people really are looking. people really do care. i'm hoping that this win will bring more eyes down here. there's a massive need for blankets. there's massive need for tents. i've always said this from the beginning, i donts do hero stu

he had come from yosemite and said i want a front country ranger talking with people and helping them with issues like letting their water out of their trailer and to get them to put pockets under cracked issues. i don't want you to read a lot of tickets but just make them feel at home and correct the problems. and six years of working there, i issued six tickets and they were serious ones. but i enjoyed the job of visiting with people and ron garrison did to. every other week he would say bob, i'm going to meet you at old faithful, or canyon. i was stationed there and i had to bring my horse and another horse because ron insisted on riding my saddle, my, horse big red. and as we were riding through the campgrounds, visiting the people he would look at me when he had a chance and say, you have got the best job in the park. and i agreed with him this is big right between us. and i hated to leave the park service but i was offered a commission to fly in the military. and i turn my commission back to the park service and went off and spent a lot of years flying. today, here's three young

i came along in the fifties in 1956 and lon garrison was a super ten and he had come from yosemite and said, i want a front country ranger talking with people and helping them with with issues like letting their water out of their trailer, run on the ground, and to get them to put buckets under it and correct issues. he says, i don't want you to write a lot of tickets. just make him feel at home and correct the problems. in six years of working there, i issued six tickets and they were serious ones, but i enjoyed the job of visiting with people and loved garrison. did two every other week he would say, bob, i'm going to beat your old faithful or canyon. i was stationed at lake and i had to bring my horse and another horse because lorne insisted on riding my saddle, my horse, big red. and as we were riding through, the campgrounds were around old faithful to visit with people. he'd look at me when we had a chance, he says. you've got the best job in the park. and i agreed with him. this is big red between us and i hated to leave the park service, but i was offered a commission to fly in

adventure baker, yes, that is his actual middle name, his data two expert climbers set out on the yosemitedventure on monday. that is them right there. baker is hoping to become the youngest person to climb to the summit of el capitan. the vertical rock formation rises more than 3000 feet above the valley floor. according to the website, this 2.5 times taller than the empire state laid -- building. >> they told us how excited they are to climb. >> i am excited that we get to have a movie up there. >> reporter:'s dad says they will watch the lion king on one of their ledge campsites. good luck to them. we will keep you posted on their adventure. what a cool little dude. >> just be brave enough to make that climb is impressive. we talked about all the gear that to take, they are literally camping on a ledge. i'm impressed. >> would you be okay with your kids wanting to climb that? >> at 8 years old, probably not. when they're older and they want to be adventurous, sure, do your thing. at 8 years old, probably not. >> that is so cool. what a story. >>> up next in in money watch, online scams,

long garrison was a superintendent, he had come from yosemite, and he said i wanted a front country ranger with talking with people and helping them with issues like letting water out of their trailer, water out of the ground. and correct issues. he said, i don't want you to read a lot of tickets. just make them feel at home and correct the problems. in six years of working, i issued six tickets, and they were serious ones. but i enjoyed the job of visiting people, and love garrison did to every other week he would say, bob, i will meet you in old faithful or canyon. i will stationed that lake, and i have to bring my horse and another horse because long insisted on writing my saddle, my horse, big red. and as we are writing through the campgrounds, around old faithful, busy with people, he would look at me when he had a chance and says, you have the best job at the park. and i agreed with him. this is big read between us. and i hated to leave the park service, but i was often on commission to fly in the military. and i turned my commission back to the park service and went off and spent a

yosemites historic hotel is going to be closing temporarily for a major hud seismic upgrade.sure for last about two months from january 2 to march 2 of next year. no reservations are being accepted during that time. the project will include reinforcing the support walls, and installing structural bracing. it will also include a renovation of the kitchen. >> with halloween a few weeks away and neighborhood is getting ready for one of the busiest times of the year. this years at celebration will be different than those of the past. the association is hosting a family-friendly daytime halloween event to complement the neighborhoods nighttime festivities. it will have costumes, trick-or-treating, and photo ops for kids pierced --. >> i think any time an event outgrows the venue it was originally designed for, you are going to run into problems. ask organizers hope the event will be a way to support local businesses in an area hit hard by the pandemic. we put together a guide for events across the area. you can find it on abc7news.com. speaking of halloween what is your favorite c