in the network you can take entertainment with you. >> national park service has issued a flood warning for yosemitemp on higher grounds. also rafters are nice to be on the lookout for faster flowing currents. water levels will peak tomorrow but warnings will remain in effect until the end of the week. >> i was just checking the latest information. the current river stages around 9.3 feet and flood stage is 10 feet. it could be typing flood stage as we head into thursday and possibly friday. right now we have clear skies. we have clearing skies toward san francisco, oakland. wind speeds have been changing. winds gusting to 27 miles per hour and see onshore breeze will result in a cooling trend. the current numbers, it is still warm. it is currently 85 degrees in livermore. san jose at last check reporting 74 degrees. temperatures today in general across the bay area with upper 60s coast side and upper 70s inland. the warmest locations approaching the low to mid 80s thursday. strong high-pressure returns which resulted in a warm-up not only today but yesterday. the system will move into the north --

. >> i am in yosemite national park, calif. while the winter has created some spectacular sights in the park. >> officials say they know what likely to spark to the arizona fire in state history as the crews continued to battle the blaze. >> we want to show the live pictures from vancouver, this is where the conduct fans were riding--canuck fans were rioting. vancouver lost to the brewers. no word on any arrests, but we do see a lot of a police activity going on in the area. moments ago we saw a huge fire, the car, or some other structure was set on fire, that may be under control right now, but we do see from the live pictures that the police are making arrests with the rioting going on in vancouver. we will continue to follow this story and the result of the game itself and highlights about the sports, the nhl playoffs will be later in sports with gary radnich. >> it was hot out there today, but cooler weather for the rest of the week i will have that coming up in just a few minutes. >> a beautiful day around the bay area. pe

and this year, there's something special awaiting visitors at the majestic yosemite national park. it's the upside of a bad winter. the snowpack was so big and now the snowmelt is so big, it's causing extraordinary things to happen. our tour guide is nbc's miguel almaguer. >> reporter: from any angle, the view is stunning. iyosemite is nature's perfect package. towering granite cliffs, carpets of lush meadow, and this season, ribbons of white. historic snowfall has left one of america's most majestic parks bursting at the seams. the spring sun is melting snow twice its normal depth, sending crystal clear water hurdling to the valley floor. a thunderous, breathtaking display created by mother nature. even impressive to scott gettiman, a park ranger at yosemite for 15 years. >> this is what brochures are made of, and this is what postcards are made of. this year is really special. >> reporter: it pours over the cliffs, pounding the rocks thousands of feet below. raw power, rugged beauty. >> every time you turn the corner, there's another beautiful waterfall right there. >> a picture

. >> rushing rapid and slowing falls of the yosemite national park. we'll show you the flood waters creeping in the camp sites. >> america's cup competition. who is in and out when the race comes to san francisco? a billion dollar forecast for the local economy. >> locall christian college that is closing its door after 92 years and the missionaries it trained are the one in need. >> relief from the heat. a cooling trend starts tomorrow. @ñ >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. c>> this is what tied up the traffic on the san mateo bridge this morning. that is a flat bed truck that is burning after hitting the wall with a lot of plastic oxygen tankos board. no one was hurt and no other cars were involved. two of the three eastbound liance were blocked and traffic backed nupt other direction as well >> look at this video. you can see a white van chased by the police. the driver loses control of the van and ends up here in the field. they tried to steal a backpack before taking off. warmest temperatures in the snow are causing floodi

. >> the tourist season is in full swing in yosemite national park the waterfalls are spectacular.it will start reseeding starting to morro barry are waterfalls are absolutely gorgeous. the popular bridalveil fall is the dust. gushing. these usually dry up a by midsummer. yosemite reseat to launder% of the normal route snowfall. this last of about one month more than usual. >> pretty amazing stuff let's check in now on the weather. >> a pleasant forecast for its today starting always clear conditions. we're trying to keep that sunshine around into the afternoon. once again patchy fog coming in tonight. temperatures are in the '50s and '60s antioch 73 we're seeing a shift in the weather pattern we will have increasing cloud cover as you see it and moves into the area. highs will be in the upper sent '70s and in some places '80s. antioch will stay in the '80s. this is all look of your here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. bay upper seventies expected by saturday will be the coolest day of the week. and mostly cloudy conditions all sunday cloud cover in the area and then starti

ding ] >>> these days there's a lot of controversy about how many cars should be allowed to yosemite national parkbut there was one time when there were hardly any cars at all. >> reporter: good old horsepower was still a valued method of transportation. eight shorts years later, henry ford would take the horses out of horsepower and put 12 of them in a block of iron under his new model t. ford brought his automobile into the masses. by putting people on the road in his tim lizzies he was putting the car before the road sort to speak. in 1900 there were only 144 miles of concrete paveed roads in the whole country. so almost all of america's automotive journeys were by necessity an adventure of the back road variety. in california one of the most challenging of those adventures came here to to yosemite. to the valleys of granite domes. everywhere americans drove their model t was a challenge. a test of their reborn spirit of independence. >> coming to yosemite was the same kind of adventure. you would have blow outs, you would have engine problems. one of the great things about these cars was that

national park. june 21st, national parks are free including john muir, muir woods, and yosemite national park. >>> harnessing the power of the ocean, researchers turning to scuba diving to help those request spinal cord injuries. >>> the new devices that will be as common as smoke detectors. people in the east bay helped in the fight against aids. today we talked about that. we'll have more in two minutes. >>> a little something new for buses, for the first time in 20 years, the buses will have new state of the art fare boxes. the new boxes will be able to accept cash, coins, tokens and magnetic strips. samtrans began testing the new system in april. >>> major retailers are being scrutinized for not providing suitable seating for cashiers and other positions that require them to stand for their job most of the time. trial attorneys are using an obscure state labor law requiring stores such as walmart, target and home depot to have enough seats on hand for workers. if retailers fail to comply, they could face millions in damages. as much as $100 per employee per workday, the fine would double for additional v

. >> one of yosemite's most popular one is >>> yosemite national park is one of california's most popular destinations but this year it make nearly impossible to make the hike up because of scalpers. >> the family and friends remember fondly their midnight hike at half dome two years ago. >> we got up at 5:30 in the morning in time to see the sunrising. >> he was only 15 at the time. his dad grinning behind him after they climbed 5,000 feet. >> it's an experience that everybody should at least do once. >> i would like do it again. it's upsetting that we don't get to. >> the group will not climb in june as planned. park service now requires permits to climb the cables to the summit with a limit of 400 per day. in order to reduce dangerous crowding on the cables on the final stretch. this video by the national park service shows hikers climbing those cables to the summit. 1.50 for a day hike. and hottest tickets are being snapped up within minutes when they go on sale. many park visitors they are complaining they are being shut out. >> we synchronized our watches and try to get our group up

starting tomorrow all visitors will have to show id when they check into the campsite at yosemite national parknot be released back into the online system and will only be reassigned by phone. >>> are meteorologist rosemary orozco is here. we finally got warmer temperatures. >> it felt good outside today and we will be warmer tomorrow. still sunny and mostly sunny skies. low cloud cover off the coast. take a look at how breezy it is right now at sfo. san jose, 17 right now. santa rosa looking at a light breeze and bearable at this time. 72 degrees in livermore. napa looking at 69 degrees. areas like concord are warmer. a ridge of high pressure moving in and the next couple of days will continue to warm. thursday books to be the warmest day. we will see widespread 80s and 70s. a lot better than what we have seen lately. your forecast, mostly sunny and the clouds will come back and in the overnight hours. by noontime, late morning, it is retreating to the coastline and we have mostly sunny skies. low clouds and the forecast and similar temperatures to yesterday. a little bit warmer. tomorrow morn

. >>> yosemite national park is changing the way visitors can make camping reservations. starting today people will have to show id when they check into a camp site in the park. visitors will no longer be able to change the name on the reservation. later this summer the park will also stop releasing canceled reservations back to the online system. spots that become available will only be reassigned by phone. >>> ten protestors face trespassing charges after staging a protest at the world head quarters for ma mattel. the caption says barbie it's over. i don't date girls that are into deforestation. >>> two fires in the berkeley hills overnight. the connection firefighters are investigating this morning. >>> and outrage in alameda over a drowning investigation. where the city is turning to answers. >>> fire investigators say an arsonist may be responsible for two fires in the berkeley hills this morning. z also we are looking at a live picture. a pedestrian hit and killed. this is highway 101 in palo alto. the impact this investigation is having this morning. >>> and the cit

. >>> yosemite national park is under a flood warning as temperatures rise. snow is expected to melt. this could flood campground and trails in the yosemite valley. rafters need to be on the lookout for fast-flowing currents and colder-than-usual water. the flood warning is in effect through the end of the week. >>> and that flood warning all link to the warmup across the entire state and the bay area and it's warm. air quality is coming down a bit. san jose, 80 degrees. we have mostly-clear skies out there. you can see some patchy fog mainly south of monterey bay. fog can regroup tonight into tomorrow morning but more significant fog expected as we approach the weekend. here we go with the forecast today. basic one -- sunny with temperatures continuing to warm up. we'll begin to cool things off tomorrow. the weekend -- morning fog, still warm numbers inland with temperatures on either side of 80 degrees. current numbers updated -- already 90 to report at 12:00 for fairfield. oakland checking in 74. san francisco just beautiful at 68 degrees and santa rosa alr

new at, we'll take i live to yosemite national park and campers are moved to higher ground. on your side a family who lived without electricity because of a pg&e bill they didn't actually owe. >> and surprising number of people who can't enjoy 3 d movies it is a vision thing . there are way to correct it >> a marin woman is using yoga to help children. >> she runs yoga ventures. she tramped to haiti to help build a dental clinic and this year helped fund raising events for a new children's home. >> and another group of volunteers head off to begin the construction of the project. >> every body will pitch in. >> world news with diane sawyer will be next.

. >> rushing rapid and flowing falls are helping to draw thousands of visitor to yosemite national park. >> never been here before but will be back. >> high water levels forced park official to close 40 spot in the campgrounds and 20 cabins. >> we were shocked. it was late last night and surprised to see the camp sight - site was empty. >> they were left empty so no one had to be evacuated . those who reserved cabins were move to higher ground. >> jean shana han couldn't believe how much covered. it was 200 percent of normal . the heat led the park to announce plans to open the tiaga road saturday morning. they open usually around midmay and avalanche conditions are making it later in the year. >> there are it should be beautiful this weekend. >> all of the campgrounds are closed and the rest of the campgrounds are full. rangers hope that flooded sites will be back opened by the weekend. >> rangers say one advantage of the large snow pack and cooler spring that the water falls should last until august. there is cane billion. 7 on your side is here to explain. >> it is a real switch. one

. >>> rising waters have forced someÑi campers to move to dryer ground infá yosemite national park.e record snowpack continues to cause the signature water fall to roar, but nuding forced the rangers to close two camp grounds. all of that water ends up in a merced river that is flowing rapidly through the yosemite valley, and park9ejt)(rp&s point out that the rushing cold water makes it dangerous for anyone who gets too close to the river. what a sight. >> it is spectacular. and the snowpack will keep on melting in the next few days. >> it is definitely warmer. sandhya patel has a look at the forecast now. >> and it is going to be another warm day tomorrow. if you enjoyed today, the chances are you will like tomorrow. here is what it looked like this afternoon. it warmed up to the mid90s in concord and livermore. 85 in san jose. 89 in redwood city. 90 degrees in san rafael. santa rosa 88. look at san francisco. it was a pleasant 70 degrees. oakland up to 76. enough of a breeze and a little fog kept half moon bay in the 60s today. but pretty much across the board the temperatures wer

tioga road in yosemite national park will open to traffic tomorrow. the road is

yosemite national park under a flood warning this morning, the temperatures rise in the snow and the mountains, expected to melt. that could flood the campgrounds in the yosemite valley. if you are rafting, you need to be on the lookout for fast- moving currents. the flood warning stays in effect. >>> ebay mudd unanimously approved two water -- east bay m.u.d. unanimously approved water rates. >> the directors say the increases will maintain east bay m.u.d.'s bond rating and hold down the cost for major construction projects. >>> a criminal investigation is now underway to the -- underway into the san bruno pipeline explosion. justice department, the california attorney general's office and the san mateo county district attorney's office have all created a task force to create the deadly blast and killed eight people and destroyed almost 80 homes. >>> demolition work at oakland's lake merritt could mean an improvement in the neighborhood's smell. lake merritt frequently smells like rotten eggs bus there's not enough oxygen in the water. an aqueduct limits the amount of water that come

don ford in yosemite national park, cbs 5. >> jim, you've been warning about the concerns of all the melting and causing some flooding worries. >> snow flood advisories for yosemite, rivers to the south. rivers and foot hills will be running high, fast and cold here for the next month or so, as again, not only clearing the road, but they will see temperatures in the 60s, upper 70s, so a rapid snow melt is headed our way after a record snowfall year. as we take a look across the bay this morning, fog lingering in the south bay here, which will gradually give way to clear skies from most locations. the beach will likely hang on to low cloud cover here through the day. again, we'll see plenty of sun around the region today, especially out across the interior. at the bay today, still got patchy clouds to look at this morning, keeping temperatures on the cool side. we'll begin to see a warming trend for the inland locations, headed into the mid to upper 80s here through the next couple of days, possibly some low 90s headed our way by midweek. here's a look at our weather pattern. strong h

. >> two backpackers drowned in yosemite national park today, swept away by high water, crossing a flooded foot bridge near hetch hetchy. the two men have not yet been identified. the area was not closed but a spokesperson says visitors are responsible for their own safety in the back count rye three fishermen are recovering after their boat cap sized this morning. take a look. there, you can see the stern of the boat and that boat went down around 1:00 a.m. the crab fisherman says their load shifted, causing the boat to roll. they were treated and released no. one was injured z coast guard used booms to contain the leaking diesel fuel. >> another mishap today, tourists on a duck boat got an traechl adventure for the price of a ticket today. the engine started smoking and lost power at mccovey cove. and the fire department towed the boat back to store, managers say passengers were not in danger. >> there is a lot of safety systems on that the original world war ii boats didn't have. and this is pretty much unsinkable. it fills up and they can still be driven in. >> passengers enjoyed a det

don ford in yosemite national park, cbs 5. >>> yet all that record snowfall in the high country is melting fast from the warm weather this week. yosemite rangers are watching the merced river which is under flood watch. the park is open and only a few campgrounds have been impacted by some minor flooding. the rangers say though for now, the river is running high but still more than a foot below flood stage. >> we have to get up to about 12 feet to start impacting the roads. so we have no problems on the roads. we have no problems with the other campsites. >> while the rangers watch the river levels, the tourists watch the waterfalls. yosemite falls is "the" most spectacular it's looked in years. we have more video on our website, cbssf.com. >>> police in antioch went door to door today warning neighbors to be watching for a serial firebug. the latest fire happened about 7:30 last night in a field behind homes on point dume court. this is the fifth fire in the area in the past 10 days. an investigator said he saw kids running away from one of the fires. no homes have been damaged so far but

rising waters are forcing some campers to move to drier ground in yosemite national park.ar's record snow pack continues to cause the signature water fall to roar. flooding has forced rangers to two campgrounds, all ma water ends up in the merced river that is flowing quite rapidly. the rushing, freezing cold water makes it dangerous. >> eric: google is putting the squeeze on yahoo and bing promising the fastest search results yet. >> reporter: nobody wants to wait when you are hurry for information. google is speeding up how fast a web page loads by pre-rendering it while had i predicts what you wanted. instant pages will be available in chrome. ever wonder where a photo was taken? another feature is search by image, upload a photo and drag and drop it in the search field and similar photos will appear with the location. google says it won't save your photo nor will it use the technology on anyone in the shot. technology analysts say they will be on look out for any breach in privacy. >> we're going to have to see how it plays out privacy people are going to be on them. >

flooding is also a possibility at yosemite national park. state water officials say the merced river could overflow as well. now too much of a good thing. >>> now let's turn to sandhya patel to talk about the weekend forecast. no rain, but we have some wind this weekend sandhya. >> absolutely. it was a gusty day especially along our coastline. and tomorrow we will hold on to the breeze. the temperatures will continue to fall inland. let me show you today's highs. it was a nice mild day where the sun was shining inland in the mid to upper 70s. 80° in cloverdale. you can see 60s along the coast and around the bay. coastal areas are held down by the low cloudiness. get used to that marine layer. it is around tonight. it has moved well into the livermore valley. temperatures across most of the bay area right now in the 50s. antioch though 62 degrees. and here are the current wind speeds. sfo is gusting to 38 miles an hour, but it was over 45 miles an hour earlier this evening. so it has come down but still gusty in half moon bay out of the north

. >> eric: rising waters could force some campers to move to drier ground near yosemite national parkk continues to cause the signature water falls to roar and flooding has forced them to close two campgrounds. merced river is flowing very rapidly. the rushing cold water makes it very dangerous for anyone to get too close to the river. >> carolyn: time right now is 6:49. father's day is coming up. a lot of activity planned. wonder about the weather. >> do you want the i-pads or jewelry? >> the weather will definitely cooperate. some good grilling weather -- i don't know. we'll think of something. on see some of the haze but the air quality is going to remain good the next couple of days. talk about the temperatures. we can't see to get antioch below 70 degrees. mountain view, 50. upper 50s until you goat half moon bay at 46 degrees. low to mid-50s around monterey bay. sunshine and afternoon temperatures once again, and we'll see clouds, more cooling thanks to to a sea breeze all the way through saturday. father's day through sunday, early parts of the next week, another warming trend.

. >>> yosemite national park under a flood watch tonight, due to fast moving snow in higher elevationsr to approach flood stage. it could flood the camp grounds and trails in yosemite valley. they are advising rafters about the colder than usual water. the flood advisory will remain in effect until this week. >>> and set to reopen this weekend. visitors will be able to drive on the pass road saturday morning. the road leads to yosemite's east gate. the opening had been delayed because of heavy winter snow. while the road itself is opening, the campground and stores will remain closed for now. and officials don't yet know when those will open. >>> and what a day here in the bay. just beautiful bill. >> yes, the warmer day of the week, low 90s out there, temperatures working their way downward in the next couple of days. here we have live storm tracker 2. you can see there is warm air down there in the santa clara valley. and this is representing the different temperatures. 80s are in the oranges there. you can see the temperatures certainly are very, very warm out there. as we go into t

. >>> starting today yosemite national park is changing the way you make camping registrations.before you check into a camp site. also you won't be able to change the name on the reservation. later this summer they will stop putting canceled registrations back into the system. >>> a former san francisco high school football star has died after being shot last month. i want to show you video from david henderson from 2007 wearing number 24. he graduated in 2008 after setting a number of city records for rushing. he was shot on may 26th in the cities bay view district. the 21-year-old died monday after doctors removed him from life support. investigators say they have no suspects in that shooting. >>> time now 5:56. city officials in santa clara admit there are pretty big hurdles to clear before building a stadium for the 49ers. this week the 49ers announced the price tag has jumped to almost $1 billion. two big issues threaten the whole project. the nfl lockout and the governors budgets plan that would eliminate state funding. >> he makes it a three-point game. >> did you watch t

please contact the yosemite national park search and rescue office. >>> starting next year you will see a lot more online domain names. the organization that assigns online suffixes will start approving use of hundreds of new ones. including some based onager argufy and even ethnicity. they will include chinese suffix. >> wow. >>> time now 6:19. sal, what is happening near the toll plaza right now? >> dave, i'm glad you asked that. we will show you and pam what is happening there. it's light on. on the left you can see traffic moving along very well. at some point in late june or early july we will see where people take summer vacations. we will see lighter than usual commutes. maybe a couple weeks. maybe a few weeks. right now so far it's pretty normal there. northbound 101 traffic looks good approaching the 80 split. no major problems as you get to downtown san francisco. northbound 280 also moving well. we are off to a very nice start. weather is nice too. let's go to steve. >> it is if you like warm weather. by the coast even though it won't be that warm it will be sunny. look for a

. >>> two back packers drown in yosemite national park when they were swept away by high water. they were crossing a flooded foot bridge this morning when they apparently lost their footing. the two men have not yet been identified. the area was not closed but a spokes woman says visitors are responsible for their own safety in the yosemite back country. >>> animal rights activists are stepping up the pressure on safeway and costco one day after the abc 7 news i-team showed undercover video from a farm that supplies pork to retailers. the activists want stores to push their suppliers to make life better for pigs before they go to slaughter. >> mercy for animals held news conferences in three cities to play the hidden camera video we showed you last night and make the case against cages that confine saws fo sows for most r life. >> they should have room to walk, run and exercise. >> california voters passed the ban on crates that will take effect in four years. nothing will prevent retailers from purchasing pork from out of state. to push for a change in other states an undercove

. >>> starting today yosemite national park is changing the way to make camping reservations. you will need to show id and you won't be able to change the name on your reservation. and they will stop releasing canceled reservations back into the online system. spots will become available by phone. >>> a new facebook feature is prompting new concerns about privacy. it has to do with the facial recognition feature used when tagging friends. once a persons face is recognized it encourages facebook friends to tag them. the concern is that facebook doesn't give users the option to avoid being tagged in a photo. people that don't want their image tagged will have to untag themselves. >>> you won't be hearing the star spangled banner anymore. they won't play the national anthem before a sports event. it glorifies war. the decision was made that they still want to honor the nation but in a way that is consistent with the schools path cyst message. it has been only been played for about a year. >>> sometimes, sal, you can't make anybody happy. >> i will try to make you happy where this

. >>> and yosemite national park is celebrating the first day of summer.the free giveaway happening today. >>> and right now westbound 237 suddenly some slowing there as you cross 880. we'll tell you more about the commute straight ahead. ♪ let's go out to the dmv ♪ it's ok that we're number four hundred and three ♪ ♪ we'll find ourselves a comfy seat ♪ ♪ and watch some shows and stuff ♪ ♪ ♪ let's follow that lady with the laptop ♪ [ male announcer ] now you can watch hit tv shows on your laptop with u-verse online and on your smartphone with u-verse mobile, included with most plans. or get u-verse tv for as low as $29 a month for 6 months. in the network you can take entertainment with you. >>> and paid the difference in airfare. that other airline treated her wrong. she was understandably upset. well, who can afford a 150-dollar change fee? he was surprised with the verdict. you got that right. [ male announcer ] don't pay a change fee on top of a fare difference. fly southwest, the only major airline that never charges change fees. >>> welcome back to t

but >> anyone visiting yosemite national park is seeing some of the most spectacular water far is it have had in the years. the warm weather has melted the snow, we received a lot of snow this winter, all of that is running down can't fully in rivers and streams. that is why we see such is wonderful sights like the ones on your screen. normally most of the waterfalls and dry up to mid- late summer, but this past winter they received 200% of normal snowfall, they expected the water falls into last longer. >> the latest in entertainment news, it looks like the wife of allen iverson filed for divorce. in their 10 years of marriage, they have five children together. charlie sheen's winning streak may be coming to an end. a private arbitrator will decide if she wins of lawsuits will be heard by a jury. charlie sheen sued them for $100 million which accused them of breaking his >> we are back with more and a couple of minutes. high clouds, hardly any wind, a nice day on tap. ho [ kate ] if this icelandic mud could work wonders on my skin, imagine what it could do for my business. now, i ju

if were you near that areak contact the yosemite national park search and rescue office. >>> well, police have taken a look at video of a pharmacy where four people were shot andkied over the weekend. the -- and killed over the weekend. police say the man stole prescription drugs and killed all four people inside the store, including a 17-year-old girl who was about to graduate from high school this week. >>> nine minutes before 8:00. 7:52 right now. actually, happening right now in florida, the fifth week of the kay so anthony -- casey anthony trial is underway. these are live pictures. casey anthony is accused of killing her young daughter, caylee, in 2008. the trial is back in session after a one-day break. on saturday, a forensic pathologist said duct tape found at the murderer scene was not used to strangle caylee. legal analysts are qualing this significant -- are calling this significant progress by the defense. >>> amy whitehouse was booed off the stage, after stumbling around and forgetting lyrics. she's battled drugs and alcohol. her spokesman says whether she can finish the tou

and >> the cables that allow hikers access to the summit of yosemite national park correct half domeeek. but the snow pack that is twice normal, many of the roads and attractions in yosemite have been opening later this year. they are still warning hikers that secure permits and that changing weather conditions can be dangerous all along the 17 mi. trail. a police officer dragged by a motorcycle and surveillance video or where a cat to is this. >> we want to start off with some-can video tape in the this, a share deputy is lucky to be alive after being dragged by a motorcycle. you can see them hitting into this direction, that is when the officer it let go. he said he approached him, he was going at 110 mph suspecting that he would try to take coffee grab the man by the shoulder. but he took off, and he got pulled a few feet into the intersection. in the person was caught and arrested. now it is a 6.0 earthquake in new zealand, you can see some items falling off the shelf. the video over here, you can see the items falling, people running for the door. to the people were stuck near a

. >> at yosemite national park the waterfalls are spectacular. the temperatures go up and the snow starts to melt, all of the waterfalls and the park are surging. this is a bridal veil falls, there is a trail to the bottom, but anyone that it's down there get to drench. across the way is cascade falls. >> it actually often dry in the late summer but because of the heavy snow this winter, it may be searching for quite a while. -- surging for quite a while. >> we have a programming change to tell you about a special edition of kron4 news tomorrow. at 9:30 p.m. we will have kron4 news tomorrow night right here, we will be right back. ♪ let's go out to the dmv ♪ it's ok that we're number four hundred and three ♪ ♪ we'll find ourselves a comfy seat ♪ ♪ and watch some shows and stuff ♪ ♪ ♪ let's follow that lady with the laptop ♪ [ male announcer ] now you can watch hit tv shows on your laptop with u-verse online and on your smartphone with u-verse mobile, included with most plans. or get u-verse tv for as low as $29 a month for 6 months. in the networ

well, starting today, yosemite national park is changing the way you make camping reservations. now you are gonna have to show i.d. when you check into a campsite in the park. also, you won't be able to change your name on reservation. and later this summer, cancelled reservations will be coming back. more drivers are cheating than expected on the bay area's first toll lane. but a possible solution is being tested now. right now the toll lane on interstate 680 between pleasanton and milpitas is free for carpoolers. solo drivers pay a toll through fats track. bell -- well, caltrans may use cameras to catch the drivers who sneak into the toll lanes after the charge points. their license plates will be photographed. they will get a notice to pay the fine. >>> sal knows all about that. sal? >> right now, traffic is doing well. i want to remind people that there is gonna be a day game at at&t park. you should expect slow traffic. we're getting a look at the bay bridge some time this morning. but the most important thing is when people leave it will be just in time for that afternoon c

. >> the place is magical and a fabric of american society and people using the national parks and yosemite to make money is infuriating. >> our viewers taking action right now. many of the permits offered for sale on craig's list are flagged and removed. good going to the viewers and we'll let you know when the anti-scalping plan is in effect. >> the kids were in the bouncy house. >> len kids got hurt. none of them serious low. >> can fly away with that much weight. >> incredible. >> a large and unusual concentration of sturgion in san palo bay as scientist asking question. fisher men who generally spend hours trying to catch one single fish, say this is arguably the best year for white sturgion in history. heavy rainfall may be the reason. sturgion usually moves up river during the wet years. they do say active rivers can trigger sturgion spawning. >> and a storm in the sieria put the brakes on a historical wagon trains. they traded the wagons for a warm fire. they got stuck on highway 50 near echo's summit. >> and here is another look at echo summit in el dorado cone. it looks like decem

well, the national park service is also celebrating by offering free admission to yosemite. free admission offer is only good for today, though. fees are only being waived for admission. the other fees for camping, lodging and other activities are till in place. some other national parks are offering free entrance, so check. >>> one firefighter injured in an oakland house fire. we're going to take you to the scene this morning to see how many families are affected. >>> and only on 2, several animals dead in brentwood this morning, why the owners say they think their pets were poisoned. enough real food to feed a family of 4 or more for just 20 bucks. today is a kfc day. today tastes so good. >>> good morning. we have breaking news. this is in san jose, live pictures. fire engulfing a fraternity house on the campus of san jose state. the latest in a live report coming up. >>> oakland firefighters are still fighting hot spots in a fire that sent one firefighter to the hospital. >>> a fifth dog is dead due to poisoning in brentwood and they're blaming a neighbor. >>> and it's g

. >>> the national park service is celebrating the first day of summer by offering free admission to yosemite. the free offer is good today only. fees are being waived for admission. all oral activities are still in place. -- all other activities are still in place. >>> the vista point street park overred this morning at the corner of bernal heights and -- opened this morning at the corner of bernal heights. there's retaining walls, walking pacts and a sit -- paths and a sitting area. >>> advocates are trying to keep parks in their communities from closing and they are gathered on the steps of the state capitol rallying. they represent 52 out of 70 parks across california that have been tagged for closure due to budget cuts. they hope to meet with lawmakers to discuss ways to keep the parks open. the theme of the rally is "don't let state parks become a memory." >>> new numbers are just out on home sales. >>> to the left. there you go. that a boy! >> it's an exciting day at the ballpark as kids learn about baseball from world champions. >>> the numbers are higher today on wall street as worri

national park in the country. that means you can enjoy spectacular sites like the waterfalls in yosemite. for free. k is $20 per car. the heavy snow run off has the rivers and streams in yosemite running full of water. >> you got a chance to see those recently. they're spectacular. >> this is a day to stand under one. >> 30-degree weather was still wonderful. >> it averages out. 100 degrees, 30 degrees. >> good. >> 65. >> you go to our beaches and then we have, you know, 58, 59 degrees. >> yeah. >> whichever you prefer. >> we are looking at the sky7-hd. hovering over the bay area. you see it looking back at san francisco this morning. the buildings looking like they're whitewash by the sun already. it will only get hotter this afternoon. talk about temperatures in san francisco. 57. half moon bay is 50. 55 in napa. low to mid-60s until you get to antioch at 68. monterey bay, not much changed. inland, hottest day of the year on the way with the total sunshine. a little poor air quality mixing. especially east bay valley. cooler everywhere. by saturday. as far as what is happening today, take a look a

national park in the country. that means you can enjoy spectacular site like waterfall in yosemite for free. the usual fee to enter the park is $20 per car. the heavy snow runoff has rivers and stream in yosemite running full of water. >> just beautiful there. next on abc7 news at 5:00 a.m. -- we continue to follow breaking news in san jose, where firefighters are battling to control a fire at a fraternity house. we are live at the scene. >>> the heat the san francisco board of supervisors is expected to face today. as they consider a huge severance package for the outgoing chief of muni. [ diane lane ] is your anti-wrinkle cream gone... but not your wrinkles. new neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair. its retinol formula smoothes wrinkles in just one week. why wait if you don't have to. neutrogena®. introducing honey bunches of oats, raisin medley. there's nothing like it! the only cereal with 1, 2, 3 kinds of raisins and crunchy multigrain flakes. you gotta try new honey bunches of oats raisin medley. the midwestern meat and potato sandwich. where french fries and meat, meet come try the midwes

yosemite this spring. showed you a glimpse. here's more of t rangers say the park's waterfalls, the streams and rivers are the most turbulent in years. yosemite falls, the nation's tallest, is spewing enough water to fill a gasoline tanker truck every two seconds. the california department of water resources says while the mild spring has helped prevent flooding statewide, yosemite is the only place that could flood in the coming weeks because it lacks the man made barriers that protect other valleys. >>> all right. as i was saying, it is official now. the winter did produce the deepest snowpack in the sierra ever. here's more from ann notarangelo. >> i would like to go to bed tonight and wake up in the morning and it's all gone. >> reporter: walls and walls of snow in june. all jokes aside, when you're in the middle of this it's easy to forget summer is just a couple weeks away. while some ski resorts are promising to stay open until the snow is gone, many of the locals say enough already. norm sailor runs a snowplow business and the donner pass historical museum. >> the 55 years that i have spent here, the hardest winter i have had to go through personally mys

>>> today, as you may know, is the first day of summer and the national park service is celebrating by offering free admission to yosemitehe free admission offer is good for today only. fees are only being waved for admission. all other fees for camping, lodging and other activities are still in place. it's supposed to be absolutely beautiful. >> i want to go. >>> 8:37. you want to go through sac -- traffic. sal such waking -- sal is swatching the traffic. >> dave,er tovy on -- tori is on twitter but you are not. we want to tell you that eller likes you. go to ktvu.com. all of us on twitter are on the foam 1 home page. ktvu.com. you can also get traffic information. the very same information you see here on the tv. 880ment and southbound, i want to mention near the coliseum. hegenberger road right near the best station. someone says that there is a big rig accident there. hegenberger road near the ramp. you know where that is? >> let's take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza, it's backed up from the macarthur maze. 280 is slow in san bruno. finally, as we look at the east bay here, it focuses in on 880. it's really slow

. >> the national park service celebrating the first day of summer by offering free admission to yosemitefer is good for today only, though. fees are only being waived for the admission. all other fees for camping, lodging and other activities, that's still in place. free admission is also being offered at all other national parks around the country. >> that's nice. close to home we have ggnra, if you can get out there today. >>> who has been poisoning and killing bay area pets? a very disturbing mystery this morning, where it's been happening and the clues investigators are now focused on. >>> also a fraternity house near san jose state goes up in flames. you're looking at a live news chopper 2 picture. how the fire started coming up. we'll have a live report from allie rasmus. >>> firefighters are getting a handle on a four-alarm fire in a fraternity near the san jose state university campus. we'll have more information, a live interview and some pictures of what it looked

national park in the country. that means you can enjoy spectacular sites like the water falls in yosemite for free.al fee to enter the park is $20 a car. the heavy snow and runoff has rivers and streams in yosemite running full of water. >>> that is a deal. >> yeah. >>> 5:56 now. just ahead on abc7 news at 6:00 a.m. -- we'll continue to bring you the very latest on the massive fraternity house fire on the campus of san jose state. it's been burning for nearly three hours now. >>> the oakland hills is considered a critical fire area. it's supposed to be very hot today. so why haven't people here started trimming back their weeds yet? i'm amy hollyfield. an explanation up next.

never before in our nation's history if we don't put an end to it soon when it's just a matter of time before you can enjoy a proper cino sitting on top of half dome mountain in yosemite park or you can visit rushmore and see iconic presidents and. you can always shop at low prices for checking out old faithful it's our obligation frankly to leave the commons that we've enjoyed in our lives in fact the future generations can enjoy them as well. let's leave the strip malls and fast food joints on main street and keep our commons especially our state parks free from corporate takeovers that's the big picture for tonight for more information on the stories we've visited. you covered bizarre websites tom hartman dot com free speech dot org and our team dot com also check out our two youtube channel is there a link that's on arbonne dot com this entire show is also available as a free video podcast on i tunes and we have a new free thom hartmann i phone and i pad app at the app store he said his feedback and twitter at tom underscore hartmann on facebook at time underscore apartment on our blogs message boards and telephone comment line it's on arbonne dot com and don't forget