crews will try again in 15 minutes. >>> the boundaries for yosemite national park can be expanding. if the bill passes, more than 1500-acres of undeveloped land would be added to the park. spokesperson says the bill has broad bipartisan support but an identical proposal was turned down by the house of representatives last year. >>> 4:48 is the time. back over to sal who is starting in san francisco. how does it look? >> it looks pretty good there, pam. northbound 101 approaching the 80 split and no major problems here. we have a little bit of road work on the southbound 101 freeway connector to eastbound 80. you might see lights and some of the roads closed and you might have to take a detour if you get on the central freeway. also the morning commute looks good if you are driving on westbound bay bridge coming up to the toll plaza. it's a nice looking drive. and if you are driving from livermore to castro valley it has been looking good. now let's go to steve. >> thank you, sal. if you like cooler weather we are off to a good start as well. we had a pretty good warmup there for apr

. >>> we investigate the growing drug problem at yosemite national park. back in two minutes. one of the natural great wonders. millions of us travel to yoes empty every year. >> is it as peaceful as it appears. >>> crime has crept its way into the park. we uncover that rangers have their hands full. elise? >> it's a park roughly the size of rhode island. but most walk through a seven square mile area. that's where we find most crime occurring. one of the biggest issues there. drug possession. that's not all. >> with the highs of half dome. lows of the mer sed river running through the valley, it's another beautiful day in yosemite national park. >> bags are in the camp kitchen, i think. >> for campers and his daughter visiting. >> we're comparing it to disneyland. we see a lot more happy faces here than we did in disneyland. >> but already, morgan has found not so family friendly activities near his campsite. >> when we first pulled in, setting up camp, we could detect an odor of pot. >> he's not the only one. we found in the last year, rangers cited nearly 900 visitors for d

national parks. in the last three years, yosemite had 20 busts for every 100,000 visitors. in comparison, out of the 100,000 that made the trip to yellow stone since 2010. just 5 were arrested or cited for drugs. >> i'm surprised to hear that. >> yeah, i think it takes away from the place, knowing that environment is here. >> we also discovered that the grand canyon had 3 busts out of the 100,000 visitors. two at joshua tree and one at death valley. >> they come out with a the spring break mentality. >> those busted are subject to federal laws. >> it's primarily marijuana, mushrooms, and then the parties drug ecstacy. >> do you you smoke pot? >> on occasion. >> this climber and local resident said there are more arrests in yosemite because the rangers are more diligent and go after people like him. >> it's really not fair, because they target you. they know they see you around and they know -- people around here smoke pot. >> cases we've handled tend to be people from all over the country. >> criminal defense attorney michael mitchell has represented dozens of visitors at y

senator dianne feinstein is pushing a bill to expand yosemite national park adding 1,500 acres to thein an area known as yosemite west. she hopes to protect the area from development which she says would raise the threat of fire, spoil wildlife habitat and ruin creeks that flow into the park. yosemite's originally champion, john muir wanted it to be included in the park originally and said the land would be acquired from willing sellers only and that eminent domain would not be used. >> congratulations it is tax-freedom day in california, although you may not feel like celebrating after filing your return the day most of us made enough money to cover our federal, state, and local taxes for the year. the tax foundation crunched the numbers and found that tax freedom day arrived for the rest of the country april 18 but california had to work physical april 24, four days longer than last year. only six other states have to work longer to reach tax freedom day than the golden state. >> it reports your every move on mass transit and stores it for years. now the new plan to change how long

. >>> 16 people are in the hospital after a tour bus from the bay area crashed near yosemite national park. the chp says the bus was speeding when it rolled down an embankment off of highway 41 and slam into a tree. most of the injured passengers are elderly. their injuries are minor. the bus is operated by seven happiness tour and charter out of burling game. >>> the man chosen by the late leader of venezuela has won the south american presidency. the officials say that they elected marudo in a razzor close election today. chavez hand-picked elector. the opposition can date says he will not accept the election results without a recount. >>> immigration reform bill should get its first congressional preview this week. marco rubio says the bill would be a path to citizenship for immigrants in the u.s. but does not include amnesty. better border security is expected to be part of the deal. >>> well south korea's offer to talk has been rebucked by north yeia. this is as they are getting ready to celebrate a national holiday. the diplomatic efforts that are going no wroer. >> reporter: no

. >>> 16 people are in the hospital after a tour bus from the bay area crashed near yosemite national park. the chp says the bus was speedi when rolled down an embankment off of highway 41 and then it slammed into ssenge are elderly peoplefromth bay area. the authorities say their injuries are minor. the bus is operated by seven happiness tour and charter out of burling game. >>> disneyland is closed three of the popular rides after cited for safety violations. the closures are related to an incident that injured a ride maintenance worker. >> we were sad. we wanted to get on space mountain. >> reporter: the happiest place on earth home to disappointment as several rides including space mounting, soring over california and the mattahorn have been shutdown this weekend. >> some people are disappointed. i am a pass holder so i am on the facebook pages and all of that and they are all frustrated with it. >> reporter: disneyland said they chosed the rides in the wake of a report from cal osha that cited the park for olations t stemd from a november incident where a work was seriously injur

patrol says a chattered tour bus from the bay area was going too fast when it crashed outside of yosemite national park on saturday night. we got this photograph of the crash that injured 15 passengers and a tour guide. the driver was not injured. the bus veered across highway 41, up an help bangment and into a tree. the charter is based from burlingame. most passengers are from the bay area. the driver from fremont told investigators there was a steering problem. >> the push to ban plastic bags throughout all much california take as big step failure today. state senator will introduce a bill to phase out the use of single use plastic bags by 2015. 70 cities and counties already batch the bags. a bill similar to his is making its way through the state assembly now. two previous attempts on a ban have been stopped by lawmakers. >> a report on the deadly pipeline explosion in san bruno finds engineers warned pg&e of safety concerns years before the blast. new documents on thed by the san francisco chronicle show that pg&e slashed spending if inspections and maintenance three years of with the 2010 e

. >>> and new moves on capitol hill to try to expand yosemite national park. >>> seeing big changes inur weather this morning. low clouds surging back inland. >>> starting to see that traffic ease on to west 880. a crash report somewhere around university avenue. we'll see if we can spot that in berkeley, coming up. >>> waiting for the sun's arrival, slowly creeping up on this wednesday morning, april 24th. this is "today in the bay." >> good morning to you. thank you for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm jon kelley. thank you, everybody. on the lookout for a serial car thief who has made his mark in the five bay area counties, at least. authorities say the crime spree started last month. but now they do have reason to believe that suspect may be more dangerous than first thought. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live in palo alto where that suspect was last seen earlier this week. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jon. a woman who hitched a ride said he dropped her off on skyline boulevard. she called 911 because she became nervous and frightened after he brough

. >>> more changes could soon be happening, yosemite national park. it's already big. it could be getting a little bigger. u.s. senators dianne feinstein and barbara boxer both want to expand that park for the first time in 75 years. a bill introduced just yesterday would add nearly 1600 acres to the western side of that park. the map here for you, see a little highlighted yellow area on the map. that's where it would be. if approved, the bill would incorporate two separate areas of privately owned land that's located within the tiny yellow space, including 800 acres recently purchased by a conservation group. >> morgan hill may have made the world's fastest bike. scott mcgrew says you don't even have a flat. >> reporter: showing it at 6:00. it's called a turbo. it's electric and can reach speeds of 30 miles an hour. that is super fast on a bike. the bad news, it costs more than a decent used car, more than $7,000. san francisco-based virgin america has unveiled a new feature where you can use the seat back video system not just to order yourself a drink but to send a

the camp is a former native american village on the river next to yosemite national park. it's been kind of a sacred gathering place for thousand of years. and today it's a place where the jewish community gathers, about 1200 children every summer, for, i would say, life transforming appearances. >> we were founded in 1925 and we've had the same mission ever since. and the mission really guides everything we do. so there's kind of four parts. the first part being we want to raise children to have positive self image and self esteem. we train counselors to bring out the best in each kid and hopefully leave kids feeling better with about who they are than when they got there. the second part is building a cooperative community. it starts in the bunk. there are 12 children in a bunk and they have to compromise, live together, work together and each child feels a unit community and there is a camp committee. the goal is kids leave feeling inspired by community and want to create communities like the one they had at tawonga. >> here we are in mid-2013 and camp tawonga was found

. >>> 16 people are in a hospital after a tour bus from the bay area crashed near yosemite national park. the chp says the bus was speeding when it rolled down an embankment off of highway 41 and slam into a tree. most of the injured passengers are elderly people from the bay area. the authorities say their injuries are minor. the bus is over out of burling game. >>> buried under massive amounts stphoef a -- amounts of snow. three men were hit by a giant wall of snow. two of the men dug themselves out but their friend is still missing. in a separate avalanche, a woman, hiking, dug out alive from under 5 feet of snow, rescuers tried desperately to keep her alive but she later died. investigators believe the avalanche stormed down the pass at speeds of 50 miles an hour. >>> california democratic party is facing challenges from within as it looks towards next years midterm elections. in addition to get more congressional ses this say battle over who llout a lot it me down to money. >> report: behind the unity there is an under line current in the democratic party. >> they are bored. they ar

yosemite national park could be expanding for the first time in 70 years. senator dianne feinstein and representative jim koch introduced a new bill yesterday which would add 1600 acres to the park's western border. the democrats say the money to expand the park would come from fees from offshore oil drilling. >>> you may have seen it, it's a weird flying machine in the skies over san francisco. it's the swiss solar plane. it took a 16 hour test flight around the golden gate and bay bridge yesterday afternoon. it looks strange, right? the 3500-pound device is powered by the sun. while it's not carrying passengers, it is carrying an important message. >> if all the technologies we have in solar impulse were used everywhere in the world, the world could divide by two its energy consumption and produce half of its needs with renewable solar sources. >> pilots were testing the plane's wings to prepare for a cross-country flight next week. >> quiet too. >> i know. >> cool. >>> 4:56. a fake tweet sends wall street into a tailspin. how the tech company is stepping

. >>> it happened on highway 41 near yosemite national park around 6:15 last night. the highway patrol says the bus was going too fast when the driver lost control and crashed into a tree. 15 passengers and the tour guide suffered scrapes and bruises. the bus driver was the only person not injured. and tells the chp the accident was due to a problem because of the bus. >> the driver of the bus is claiming a steering problem with the bus. this vehicle was impounded for inspection purposes. >>> the bus was operated by a buehrleing game company called seven happiness tour. the driver of the bus has a clean driving record. >>> new information on the train derailment near fremont we first brought to you as breaking news. amtrak passengers on board were delayed for more than four hours. the coach starlight train finally pulled in at 2:00 this morning. >> it took at least half an hour once we stopped to find out what was going on. and even then we didn't really learn the true story. >> an amtrak spokesperson said only the locomotive wheels left the tracks. capital corridor

. >> a southern california woman is seeking $3.25 million over the handlebars break out at yosemite nationalthy chantavirut at gethsemane national park. cathy carrillo, says the she became sick with the virus while she stayed in carried village last june. she filed a lawsuit against the dnc parks and resorts at yosemite, claiming that she now has a million dollars in medical bills and suffers from diminished lung capacity and low energy. yosemite officials did not return messages about the suit. >> and that we, bart police will begin to enforce the new power they have been given by the state. they cannot ban people from riding on bart if they have been rested for certain bart property. that includes a vandalism and lewd behavior. until now, bart police had to get a stay away order from the d.a.'s office. >> depending on the crime, people can be banned from just one station or the whole bart system. they can last up to a whole year. >> we will be right back. [ male announcer ] you think you know me. i'm just red carpets and big spectacles. but that's only the beginning. i have more than one r

senator dianne feinstein could expand the boundaries for yosemite national park by more than 1,500 a.operty would remain in private hands but the expanded boundary will allow the federal government to begin negotiations to buy the land from willing sellers. yosemite west, an area with vacation homes and cabins, is not included in the proposed expansion. >> falling gasoline prices could put the u.s. economy and high gear. the sharp drop over the last month comes just as more americans are feeling the impact of federal spending cuts. if some economists believe that the two could balance each other out dollar for dollar. gas prices have gone down about 30¢ a gallon since hitting a high near $3.80 a gallon earlier this year. the drop is mostly due to falling oil prices. >> we're also following gas prices this morning. according to aaa fuel gauge, the national average is $3.51 a gallon. the state average is at $3.88 a gallon, that is down 3¢ from yesterday. here is a look at the local numbers. san francisco was at $4.50. in oakland, $3.88, in san jose they're coming in at the lows of $3.84

. >> >> new information about a bay area tour bus that crashed near yosemite national park. highway patrol plans to inspect the mechanics of the bus tomorrow. it happened highway 41 near the source entrance of the park. according to chp, the bus was traveling too fast when the driver lost control and ended up crashing into a tree. all 15 passengers and the tour guide was injured. the bus driver was the only one not hurt. it was hop rated by a burlinggame company. >> >> passengersed on amtrak's coast star light train, delayed for almost four hours after it derailed near freemont. cameras were the only ones there when the train finally pulled into oakland at 2:00 this morning. frustrated passengers complained about a lack of information. >> it took at least a half hour once we stopped to even find out what was going on. even then, we didn't learn the true story. >> no one was injured in the incident. an amtrak spokesperson said only the lead wheels left the track. capital quarter trains did not stop today, amtrak provided bus service for passengers. it's unclear if service wil

our investigative unit has found there is crime at yosemite national park. >> around 3 million visitors travel to yosemite every year and while most have no problem, crime is growing at the park. the annual law enforcement reports show drug possession is on the rise. we found that the number of arrests and citations have grown 18% over the last five years. >> many of the people that are here that come here and spend a lot of time have similar sensibilities and that was always a drug culture so that might account for it. >> do you think there is a drug problem at yosemite? >> i think there is a transient drug issue here. >> tonight at 11:00 find out how drug stats compare to other national parks like yellowstone and the grand canyon. we also break down arrests and citations by the number of visitors. that is tonight on nbc bay area news. >> and we will look forward to seeing that this evening. >> thanks for watching us here at 6:00. have a great evening. we hope to see you at 11:00. >> bye-bye. look at them kids. [ sigh ] they have no idea what it was like before u-verse high speed inter

. >> senator feinstein is pushing a bill to expand yosemite national park that would add 1,600 acres park in yosemite "west," and hopes to protect the area from development which would vase the threat of fire, spoil wildlife habitat and ruin creeks. according to feinstein, the original champion, john muir, wanted the area included and says it would be acquired from willing sellers only and eminent domain would not be used. >> the buzz from a county that is bugged with new visitors. >> the big mystery at at&t park, who took a plaque dedicated to one of the most famous players? >> coming up at 6:00, apple reports the first earnings decline in a decade. how is that affecting c.e.o.? we have the poll what e >> the natural air conditioning from the bay area and mike will tell us where the temperatures will be in a couple of minutes. >> if you use a clipper card you may have fewer privacy worries in the future. transportation planners are voting to reduce the length of time your travel data can be storeed. right now they keep the information for up to seven years. the land is to reduce thi

> the highway patrol says a chartered tour bus was going too fast when it crashed outside of yosemite nationalurday night that injured 15 passengers and a tour guide. the driver was nature injured. the bus veered across highway 51 and into a tree. the tour group is based out of burlingame. a spokesman says most of the passengers are from the bay area. the driver from fremont told investigators there was a steering problem. >> tomorrow, california will again try to revive the death penalty system but first the district court of appeals will reveal a 2011 order stopping executions which came over prison failure to use one drug rather than three to put inmates to death. if the state switches to a single drug approach the move would require more than a year's worth of legal hearings. >> a new report on the deadly pipeline explosion finds engineers warned pg&e of safety concerns years before the blast. documents obtained by the "san francisco chronicle" she that pg&e slashed spending for inspection and maintenance three years before the 2010 san bruno explosion. the lawyers of pg&e said budget deci

yosemite national park and sent 17 people to the hospital. investigators are trying to figure out what caused the bus driver to lose control near highway 41 last night. officers say the vehicle rolled down an embankment and slammed into a tree. all 16 passengers, most elderly, were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. four people have been treated and released. the dryer was actually the only one not hurt. >>> meanwhile, one of the biggest gun show in the country came to san francisco this weekend. the cross shows of the west is being used to draw attention to state legislation banning gun and ammunition sales at the palace. federal legislation up for debate next week could make buying and selling guns at gun shows like this more difficult. and just on the other side of the mountains was a different kind of gun event. congresswoman jackie spear was on hand for a gun buyback at the san matt county courthouse. people got $100 for guns and $200 for assault rifles. one woman had been waiting for an opportunity like this for some time. >> wh

patrol says a chartered tour bus from the bay area was going too fast when it crashed outside of yosemite nationalon saturday night. abc7 news got this graph of the crash that injured 15 passengers and a tour guide. the driver was nature injured. investigators say the bus veered off highway 41 and into a tree from an embankment. the tour group is based out of burlingame. a spokesman says that most of the passengers are from the bay area. the driver is from fremont. he told the investigators this was a steering problem. >> the push to ban plastic bags throughout all of california takes a big step forward today. state senator will have a bill that phases out the use of plastic bags by 2017. many cities and counties ban the bags. a similar bill is moving through the state assembly. two previous attempts have been killed by lawmakers. >> a new report on the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion shows that the engineers warned pg&e years before the blast. new documents obtained by the "san francisco chronicle" shows peg slashed spending for inspection and pipeline maintenance three years before the 2010

the merced river within yosemite national park is protected and regulated by the national park service and has never needed an overlay of inconsistent and confusing legislation. the merced river in yosemite valley has been almost recreational for almost 150 years. it has never been wilderness. any plan which proceeds should not change any infrastructure or ban any activities traditionally carried on in yosemite valley, end of quote. indeed, when he authored the legislation designating the merced as wild and scenic, these tourist facilities already existed and nowhere in the bill's findings is there any mention of an intention to force their closure or to override park policies. in fact, many of the facilities slated for removal are not even on the merced river and do not in any way impede or affect its flow. the officials of the national park service are clearly not required to take these actions. it's becoming increasingly apparent that they want to take them and they intend to take them despite widespread public opposition from all but the most radical elements of the environmental l

more changes may soon be happening for you, yosemite national park may be getting bigger. barbara boxer would like to expand the park. if they did, it would be the first time in 7 5 years, a bill introduced would add 1600 acres to the western side of the park. a map there for you. proposed addition highlighted in the yellow part of this map. privately owned land located within that yellow space, about 800 acres recently purchased by a conservation group. >>> having too much asphalt and not enough green, bay area city is being called out. >>> plus -- >> it's horrifying to think that you have bed bugs on you and you don't know it until you get home. >> kind of freaky, especially in the morning, right? new reports of bed bugs in the south bay. a popular coffee spot where the pests are now popping up. >>> washington takes a long, hard look at one of those department of energy loans coming up in business. >>> live look outside. shark tank. boy, sharks are on fire. get tickets to the first playoff round. those are going on sale friday morning at 10:00 am. >> back in the playoffs

of one of america's natural treasures ends in disaster. 16 visitors returning from a trip to yosemite national park were on a bus went down an embankment and hit a tree, south of the entrance we're told. the driver was going so fast he lost control, california patrol says. the tree kept the bus from landing in the ravine. all the of the passengers were hurt none of them seriously. the home to the largest exports of oil in the world and 40 billion in petroleum products to the united states. when venezuela holds a presidential election, washington d.c. tends to pay attention. we're waiting for the results who will be the next leader. no official count yet although the acting presidential candidate is favored to win and also happens to be the hand picked successor of the late hugo chavez. you may know he's considering america to be his enemy and calling the former president the devil. steve harrigan live with the latest from the poll, steve? >> harris, nicholas has been getting help from state controlled media and for that reason most polls have him ahead, but he has been make ago late surge and

. >> a southern california woman is seeking a $3.25 million over the hanta virus outbreak at yosemite nationalark. kcathy carrillo said she became sick with the virus was staying in curry village last june. she filed a lawsuit against dnc parks and resorts that yosemite claiming that she now has $8 million in medical bills and suffers from diminished lung capacity and low energy. three park visitors died and several others were set in during the outbreak caused by deer mice. yosemite officials did not return messages about the suitabout to bay area they care owners accuse of tying up babies pleaded not guilty. they're being charged with felony child abuse at their day care center and livermore. investigators say the women tied up the arms and legs of babies and the blankets over their faces. bail for the women was lower to $300,000 each. >> and a week, bart police began to enforce and the power they've been given by the state. they can now ban people from riding on bart if they have been arrested for certain crimes on other trains or on our property. that includes vandalism and lewd behavior.

. >> as of the california woman is seeking 3.2 $5 million of the have to virus outbreak in yosemite nationalk. kathy carillo , says she became sick with the virus of staying in curry village last june. 45 laws against the dnc parks and resorts at yosemite, claiming that she now has a million dollars in medical bills and suffers from diminished lung capacity and low energy. three bar visitors died and several others for second degree robbery caused by deer mice. it is the official did not return messages about the suit. we will be back with more on 455 on the kron 4 morning news taking a look your day planner. patchy fog along the coastline. sunny skies, warmer weather into the afternoon. temperatures will not be as warm as today. the wind will pick up into the evening hours. we have a red flag morning and a wind advisory for the north and east bay hills. breaking down current temperatures. 57 fairfield. 53 in san francisco. it is not as warm as the start. temperatures will be about five degrees warmer into the afternoon. richmond 77. 78 and oakland. amid '80s in livermore. 85 and sunnyvale.

you're going to see other agencies saying wait a minute, we don't have enough money to keep open yosemite nationalh will say, we'll have to stop our cancer research and thinks like this. i think you will see these skirmishes between the white house and congress over the next couple months. it will be interesting to see whether they find resolutions like what happened last week where ultimately i think the president blinked and said, okay, we'll reassign money from agencies that don't need the money and give it to the air traffic control system. lori: why is the furlough turning out to be or should say, more broadly, the sequestration in itself, turning out to be a such a bad thing? why is the president demonizing it. >> that is easy question, lori. because he wants to spend money on these programs. this is a classic example of where the you know, the president agreed to these spending limits, remember two years ago when we had the big debt ceiling negotiations and now the left is saying we can't live with these. so this is, this is a big pr many campaign that is just beginning by the white house t

. >> the california highway patrol said a tour bus carrying visitors from yosemite national park wasraveling at an unsafe speed when the driver of the bus lost control and the bus crashed on a mountain road, leaving 16 people injured. >> the bus was about 6 mi. outside of the south in so the park when it went off highway 41. 15 passengers on the bus and a tour guide suffered minor to moderate injuries. there were taken to local hospitals. we will be back with more on the >> 4:25 on the kron 4 morning news. starting with a live look at the san mateo bridge. we have clear conditions but we have a stray showers overnight. >> the cool down and temperatures will experience that later this afternoon in the uptick of the wind spirit we're waking up to '40's and 50's. 45 in fairfield. 52 in oakland. >> the wind not to bad but will pick up during the course of the day. >> 12:00 the gust pick up along the coastline. >> putting the clock into motion we are in the 20 mi. an hour range by 6:00 p.m. tonight. we do have a wind advisory that goes into effect for the coastline and our san francisco b

. >>> yosemite national park could be expanding boundaries.e feinstein introduced the expansion bill. if the bill passes more than 1500 acres of undevelopmented land could be added to the park. a spokesperson from her office says the bill has broad bipartisan support. but an identical proposal was turned down by the house of representatives last year. >>> 8:56. sal, do we still have the major mess on the san mateo bridge. >> yes, we do. but it's improved, dave and tori. they've cleared one of the lanes. it's only one lane blocked eastbound and some of the traffic westbound is getting easier. in case you are just joining us, there was an injure accident at the high rise. they closed lanes for sometime. someone was trapped inside a vehicle. they are opening up the bridge. one lane is still closed. we recommend the dumbarton bridge or perhaps even the bay bridge. now, southbound 880 at stevenson, there's also a crash heading south from union city to fremont. you will see slow traffic. northbound 280 in and 85, there's a crash. the bay bridge toll

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. >> the california highway patrol says the tour bus carrying visitors from yosemite national park wasveling at an unsafe speed when the driver of the bus lost control in the bus crashed among road, leaving 16 people injured. the buzz was about 6 mi. outside of the south entrance of the park when it went off highway 41. 15 passengers on a bus and a tour guide suffered minor to moderate injuries. there were taken to local hospitals. >> controversy in the venezuelan presidential elections, a venezuelan opposition candidate is demanded a recount, filing a razor-thin loss in sunday's special election. the enzyme present president, nicholas maduro, who was handed by late hugo chavez, won by less than 235,000 votes. challenger can rehenrique capri les the one it said the results as calling for full recount. he says his campaign tally of votes came up with a different result. as a springboard sang out of is the gun debate for now. the justices on monday decided see here declined to hear a challenge to a strict new york law that makes it difficult for residents to get a license to carry a conc

>>steve: the jury is out, not everybody goes to yosemite national park just to take in the sites. rug busts are up 18%, four times more than any other national park. arrests for other crimes at yosemite also skyrocketed. over 2,000 arrests have been made since 2010 compared to just 500 at the apparently much safer yellowstone. >>brian: take a look at this reporter. a reporter from the tampa bay rays taking a picture of herself from fenway park just as the ball was making itself to her head. she found out later the ball came close to hitting her square in the noggin. >>steve: her face is a little out of focus but the ball is sharp? >>brian: if you faked that, call us. >>gretchen: nobody is on the field to hit the ball. >>brian: it was before the game. >>gretchen: balls fly around without anybody hitting them. >>brian: could have been batting practice. let's talk about a sport much more popular. soccer. soccer fans in ohio were hoping to watch their team catch fire but instead it was the stadium floorboard that was seuz tkelg when the system short circuited. fire fighters were able t

. >>> a bill to expand yosemite national park has won the support of california senators, but it's alsoe from the conservative congressmen who now represents the park. lawmakers are getting ready to reintroduce legislation that would authorize the purchase of about 1600 acres in mariposa county for an addition to the park. park rangers say the boundaries of the park have not grown in more than 85 years. >>> more than 5500 runners are expected in san francisco this weekend for the rock and roll half marathon. that event kicks off with a health and fitness expo today, feet touring more than a hundred fitness retailers. expect road closures tomorrow from 6:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. the route takes runners across the golden gate, before ending at aquatic park. >>> if they were running today, they would have drizzle this morning. maybe they will tomorrow. let's turn to rosemary and see what we're looking like. >> little change through the weekend. mostly cloudy skies, a little bit of light drizzle, a few light scattered showers, especially for the north bay. 0.01 is what san francisco has receiv

head lead lands, al ca transaction, national seashore, weeney ridge. y yosemite was also popular. >>> the exploratorium is about a week away from opening at peer 15. it's triple the size of the old location at the palace of fine arts. the facility has space for 600 indoor and outdoor exhibits to educate old and young about the world around us. >> we have 150 new exhibits with the same theme we had before but new ways to open your eyes to the world around you. >> reporter: opening day is set for next wednesday, april 17. >>> transportation officials are planning a public meeting with a plan to bring the subway to san francisco. opponents concerns include the impact on washington square park. the light rail will bring more business to the neighborhood t.meeting is next wednesday. >>> oakland airport is make agriculture big change this year to accommodate the earth shifting magnetic field. oakland's main east west runway, runway 209, showing you that here, thanks to magnetic shift it points one degree to the north of that. according to the faa it involves more than

heritage, it is every american's obligation to ensure that we preserve these national treasures for the next generation. yosemite is one of the crown jewels of our national park system, and it has a hearts in the place of californians as well as this californian. today, i'm introducing a bill with senator dianne feinstein that would expand yosemite national park to 1,600 acres that were originally intended to be part of the part -- park. it would protect its most vulnerable, western boundary. our bill has the broad bipartisan support of local government, state officials and many other groups. it has been said there is nothing more american than that of our national park system. with this bill, we are restoring this national treasure to its original boundary and showing that we remain dedicated to this truly american idea. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina rise? >> madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempor

. >> we investigate a growing drug problem that yosemite has that other national parks don't. >> i'm surprised to hear that. >> why it is difficult to escape urban problems in great outdoors. investigative report monday at 11:00 p.m. on bay area news. >>> welcome back. it is 7:53 this sunday. no fault to talk about on this sunday with the blue sky, and that is telling what is headed our way in the upcoming day. this is one of the days to get out and head to one of the area beaches n. pacifica, temperatures topping out at 74 degrees. warmer when you get to the half moon bay and kick up some waves down there. 76 there. and now the pick beach today definitely santa cruz. we are talking about the temperatures 84 degrees and the water temperature is chilly, but a nice relief if you are are out in the sun with the temperatures in the 50s for the water temperatures. right now, that is is where the air temperatures are, and 52 in san francisco, and over into the trivalley near livermore, 75. this warm high pressure system sitting right over us shifting the wind s s to offshore. these persist

each summer thousands of people stay in the village which sits near some of yosemite's most popular tourist spots. the nationalk service wants to avoid a repeat of last summer's deadly hanta virus outbreak and they've gone to great lengths to clean up the area. this is a google earth map of the yosemite valley.. curry village is located... here...on the valley's south side. the tents where the hanta virus infections were found are in what's called the signature series cabins. these cabins are heated with insulated double canvas walls...and that was part of spread through contact with mice droppings and urine and the rodents were nesting inside the cabin's double walls. attempts to clean away the problem were unsuccessful so the park service decided to remove more than 90 of these signature cabins in an effort to permanently stop the disease from spreading. they're also aggressively cleaning the other cabins and working to educate visitors about how hanta virus spreads. when the park service also recently removed dozens of cabins that had been closed since 2008 when a rockslide smashed into another section of c

here, largely folks that are coming and going. >> tonight at 11:00, find out how yosemite's drug stats compare to other national parks like yellow stone and the grand canyon. we brake down arrests and citations about i t citations by the number of visitors. elise kirschner, nbc bay area news. >>> more and more short-term daycare centers popping up at business centers, shopping malls, grocery stores and other businesses. unlike full child care providers, they are not licensed or regulated by the state. leland yee of san francisco wants to change that. he plans to introduce a bill that would put basic standards in place. his bill would require workers at drop-off daycare centers to have criminal background checks and be at least 18 years old and it requires at least one adult for every ten children under six and one adult for every 15 children seven and up. >>> today is officially earth day. over the weekend, a lot of green events popping up all over the bay area, including a cleanup effort in san francisco. while volunteers are at the beach and surrounding area, divers from aquarium of the bay divi diving under

head lead lands, al ca transaction, national seashore, weeney ridge. y yosemite was also popular. >>> the exploratorium is about a week away from opening at peer 15. it's triple the size of the old location at the palace of fine arts. the facility has space for 600 indoor and outdoor exhibits to educate old and young about the world around us. >> we have 150 new exhibits with the same theme we had before but new ways to open your eyes to the world around you. >> reporter: opening day is set for next wednesday, april 17. >>> transportation officials are planning a public meeting with a plan to bring the subway to san francisco. opponents concerns include the impact on washington square park. the light rail will bring more business to the neighborhood t.meeting is next wednesday. >>> oakland airport is make agriculture big change this year to accommodate the earth shifting magnetic field. oakland's main east west runway, runway 209, showing you that here, thanks to magnetic shift it points one degree to the north of that. according to the faa it involves more than

yosemite. and down at monterey, home of the national weather service, 64. for us in the bay area, it's going to warm up today. 70s for the most part in fact south bay, 76 degrees at mountain view. 77 at santa clara. 77 morgan hill. los gatos 79. 78 at cupertino. out in the east bay, brentwood nudges 80 degrees. same for antioch, 77 at napa. beautiful day for the wine country. and at the aptly named pleasanton, 78 degrees. up in the north bay the numbers will be in the mid-70s. santa rosa 76. and bodega bay where alfred hitchcock in 1962 shot "the birds" 65 degrees today. 65 for stinson beach, 64 at daly city. he shot that with a film camera, not anything else. five-day forecast, numbers in the 80s by monday around the bay, going to be nice. a few low clouds nudged back to the shoreline tomorrow morning. other than that high and dry numbers reaching mid-80s by the early part of next week. so the heat's on in the bay area. and while weather looks good, traffic may be another matter. but elizabeth is here to tell us about that. >> thanks, brian. >>> we have so

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other sequester cuts include the blue angels visit and cuts at national parks means shorter hours at visitor centers likes parks in yosemite. >> the san francisco flex academy sent out a letter friday detailing a plan for the closure because of an issue with the lease. the chatter high school has about 150 students. they will have alternative structured and not as isolated as home schooling. a good fit for some teens. >> it's a great schooling and city needs schools like this. the kids, if did close, the kids that would leave, they would be disadvantage if they went to another school. >> if it closed down, what do you have to do? >> i don't know yet. i'm still undecided. i think i'll just try and be home-schooled. >> reporter: charter schools will meet tomorrow night. they are trying to put together a strategy to help renegotiate the lease. >> a manhunt is under way for a man that broke into a home and stabbed an eight-year-old girl to death. it happened in noon around valley springs 60 miles from sacramento. the girl was home with her 12-year-old brother when the man attacked her. state and federal police agencies are ass

soldiers up to yosemite and sequoia every summer to control the parks, to keep the poachers out and to begin the construction of roads. the first federal superintendent of sequoia national park was colonel charles young. he happened to be the third african-american to graduate from west point. he went on to become the first black colonel in the army. amazing story. i believe he'll be honored sometime later this year by some sort of a national monument at his home in ohio. so, pretty interesting fellow and pretty amazing leadership demonstrated. today our rangers across the country perform modern-day public services, often away from municipalities. so, we're the only game in town at yosemite. we perform search and rescue police, emergency services, medical, even corner duties. closer to home, we have urban [speaker not understood] here in san francisco and at the national mall. so, we have a sprat strong cadre of rangers that help in incident managements, presidential visits, americas cup here, most recently helping with the city and the coast guard and even katrina and the gulf war spill most recently. closer to home the golden gate bridge connects not only our park lan

and cuts at national parks mean fewer workers and the shorter hours at visitor centers at parks like yosemite. >> they are everywhere on the internet. the puzzles with the discourted discourted -- with the distorted words. michael finney says they are driving people crazy. >> they can be frustrating and time-comsuming and, get this, according to google, we spend 17 years worth of time every single day solving them. now, they are supposed to make sure you are not a computer, however many h sa are the ones getting locked out. and now companies are listening. >> megan and tristan are trying to open an e-mail account. tiers they have to figure out whut the mangled characters are supposed to be. >> this one i really don't know. >> the squiggle in the middle could be anything. >> it looks like a t and a capital u. >> the characters who entered didn't match the word vair pho pho -- word verification. >> it took me literally 10 minutes to figure out what the caption said. i kept getting it wrong. it was really irritating. >> websites make the users decipher these non-sense cal phrases, but they are n