a routine motorcade for the queen of england, but along this two-lane highway leading to yosemite national park, a car carrying secret service agents collided with another, killing three people. what went wrong? who was responsible? hidden in this photograph was the clue to the mystery. >>> in 1983, yosemite national park in california was selected to be the site of a royal visit by the heads of the british monarchy. queen elizabeth ii and prince philip were scheduled to tour the park following a visit with president reagan at his california home. don schneider, a photographer and reporter for a local radio station, monitored the preparations for her arrival on his shortwave radio. >> in advance of that, there were three carloads of secret service agents that were going to yosemite to provide security at that location for her. they were not directly involved in her transport, but were supposed to be preceding her and have things ready up there in the park. >> three cars carrying secret service agents traveled along highway 132, a two-lane road that snaked its way through the foothills of the si

yosemite national park is looking at killing up to 800 bison. ifference between culling bison at yosemite national park and giraffes? jack, what's the simple answer to that. >> you want me to answer that question, piers? i'm sorry >> yes, jack, you. >> all right. there's a great difference with that. bison aren't necessarily -- they're a wild animal, yes, they are. we even have bison at the plays place called the wilds we have. however, that's fine. culling bison at yellowstone national park, i happened to have a cabin there for ten or 12 years. there's many reasons for that yellowstone is in an eco-center of ranch all over the place. the culling of bison there has to be done because the bison get in an out of that park so easy and get into rangers land and disturb animals. the culling is up to the national park service as ranchers if they're interfering. the doctor can tell me that certain diseases, the elk or the bison carry can affect a lot of cattle. so there are certain reasons. i again think it's apples and oranges. >> lets me bring in dr.

traveling in the higher elevations, slippery conditions out there in i5, all the way down to yosemite national park. if you're traveling east to kansas and nebraska, a little bit of snow on the roadways as well in addition to the cold weather. but overall, the rain in california, very very good news. what's going to happen with the snow, it's going to melt and it's going to fill up the reservoirs that have been empty, and that's going to trickle down to southern california. california enough to make aing is impact. we need up to 6 inches of rain in some places but this is a start. >> it was 50 years ago that the beatles made their first live u.s. tv debut on the ed sullivan show. they broke broadcast records with 73 million viewers. >> reporter: it is from this northern england port city from liverpool that the legend that would be the beatles began. the river that runs through the town is characterized by multiple harmonies and lots of guitars. fewer than half a million people live here, but more hits have come from liverpool than any other city in the world. 56 so far, according to the guinness b

grow about how the state will pay for it. >> a plan to protect the river that runs through yosemite national parkf park visitors. park officials say the number of visitors to yosemite valley will be limited to a little over 18- thousand-seven-hundred. details were released by the national park service after receiving thousands of comments from the public who want to preserve access. while tourists can still bike and raft, the rental facilities will be moved farther away from the merced river. the park also plans to ease congestion by adding shuttle buses and improving traffic flow. >> the napa unified school district is offering a reward to find the people who vandalized and burglarized a napa school. police say laptops and other items were stolen from a classroom at the river school in napa. it happened sometime last weekend. the district reward is 500- dollars for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible. >> we have a cold front pushing it. will track your forecast coming up. >> the latest winter storm has moved out, but much of the east coast is struggling to recov

it is fed by hetch hetchy and yosemite national park, to provide drinking water to san francisco and other bay area cities. >>> breaking news in oakland, an elderly woman killed in a home invasion robbery. police on the scene now. it happened on 34th avenue near foothill boulevard. we will show it to you on the map. her body was found inside the home at 3:00. we will update this breaking news as it develops. >>> sad news a cal football player collapsed and died after going on a russian with his teammates this morning. a team doctor says medical staff members found 21-year-old ted agu experiencing difficulties while running near memorial stadium. agu rode back to the stadium on board a cart and that's when he collapsed. trainers performed cpr but agu was pronounced dead after being rushed to a hospital. >> there is no greater tragedy than for us to lose one of our incredibly bright and passionate young people. >> as a coach auchb opportunity to be around a lot of special kids day in and day out. avenues special young man. >> the alameda county coroner will look for the cause of that y

nevadas which is about 200 miles away, but worse than that, they went into a national park to take the water. what national park? yosemite national park. they went to yosemite, one of the treasures of our national park system, and they took this valley and they put a dam so they could create this lake. look, i want the people of san francisco and the bay area to have water, i don't want them to be like our communities without any water, but we have to tell the truth. they dammed up this valley to create this water and doesn't protect their little fish that they want to protect so much, mr. speaker. it gets piped over to san francisco. here's the pipe. they catch the water and pipe it all over the bay area, silicon valley, san francisco, discharge their sewer into the bay, take pristine water from our area to feed their families and grow their grass. i don't see of them up here saying they are going to tear down this system, dump this ater into the bay to protect their little stupid fish, their little delta smelt. they don't want to tell the truth. this isn't about truth telling, but about money and power. millions of dol

. >>> after months of public comment, the national parks service has issued new details on a plan to help protect yosemite national park. the park service had proposed banning rafting and bike rentals to guard against erosion among the merced river. it proposes limiting the number of visitors to yosemite valley to just under 19,000 a day, which is about what they get on a busy summer day and to ease congestion by adding more shuttle buses. >>> still ahead on the abc 7 saturday morning news, from adversaries to allies, the brand-new alliance, and unprecedented outreach to help students across the state. >>> a live look outside right now at sfo, gray skies here. it will be rainy later today. we're looking at a couple of cancellations in and out of sfo. but not necessarily weather-related. as always, check with your airline if you are traveling today. coming up after the break, lisa argen will have your forecast let you know where and when the rain is going to fall here in in access a philly cheesesteak anytime, day or night. just like you can acce anytime, day or night. there is only one way to celebrate th

. >>> after months of public comment the national park service has issued new details on a plan to help protect yosemitee rentals to guard against erosion against the merced river. thena plan allows it but moves rental facilities away from the rifer. and it proposes limited visitors to 19,000 visitors a day, which is about what they get on a busy day, and add more shuttle buses. >>> it's cleaned pup and reintroduced as a present to the city this valentines weekend. dozens joined the unveiling of the dog guy diner head yesterday. the seven foot head was refurbished. people pitched in $51,000 for the cleanup. the first doggy head went up 1956. it was designate add city landmark in 2006. >> time for a check of the weather. up to the roof for a check-in with lisa. >> hi, katie. rain is headed our way over the weekend but right now it's dry and pretty dark in mt. tam. temperatures in the 40s and 50s around the bay. we will tuck about rain here, snow in the sierra and when it is going to happen when we return. >> and next, depending on your perspective, either the best or worst trophy presentation ever. worst

. >>> after months of public comment the national park service has issued new details on a plan to help protect yosemiteional park. the park service had proposed banning rafting and bike rentals to guard against erosion against the merced river. the new plan allows it, but moves rental facilities away from the river. and it proposes limiting the number of visitors to just under 19,000 visitors a day, which is about what they get on a busy day, and it adds more shuttle buses. >> a san francisco icon is cleaned up and reintroduced to the city as a valentine's day gift this weekend. it's cleaned up and reintroduced as a present to the city this valentines weekend. dozens joined the unveiling of the doggie diner head yesterday. the seven-foot head was refurbished. he even had a gunshot through its head. people pitched in $51,000 for the cleanup. the first doggie head went up 1956. it was designated a city landmark in 2006. dogs like doggy heads. lisa, when is the rain coming? >> lisa, we have all day to wait for the rain. right now it's in the 50s in san francisco. right now the peninsula and south bay, a l

camp will temporarily replace the popular berkeley too long-- toulumne camp, just outside yosemite national parkdestroyed by the rim wild fire last summer for it the parks and recreation department is working on a plan to rebuild the original berkeley toulumne camp but the effort involves multiple government agencies and to take some time. but check-in with the weather center. >>erica: started the morning off with some coastal fog. high cost of pretty mild temperatures. san francisco 51 right now. 53 by 7:00 this morning. we really won't be seen too much change in this temperatures for the still holding on to areas of fog and will be fairly over cast it into work or school. by 12:00 high clouds will remain committed by three this afternoon we will see more sunshine again the further east and south we go. it looks like a year highs could actually climb to the mid to upper 60s. the stick a closer look at those ties for you. fairfield testing 67. it will be a little cooler prove a lot more clout cover along the coast line. the city only getting 493-to 69. here 7 day around the bay forecast shows al

yosemite and allowing skiers to hit the slopes. but now warmer weather could close the badger pass ski area just days after it opened. 7 news reporter sarah sandra has more on the condition in the national parkoks an feels more like spring than winter writ now. >> it's gorgeous. not quite what you expect from the reportsless week. >> the mild temperature and sunny skies come after days of rain which rejuvenated the water fall. >> yosemite flowing. the world trade center fall picked and other famous water fall are also flowing. >> recent storm also painted the park iconic cliffs white. >> they are wonderful. the blue sky and the dusting of the snow recently and the water fall flowing at they are, very pictureesque and photo joining i mate say. >> but the unseasonably warm forecast is not a welcome sight for the ski air. it just opened for snow shoeing and cross country skiing on friday and downhill skiing on saturda saturday. >> i doubt they will be able to stay open much longer. we drove up yesterday and it was looking pretty pretty coming through. >>reporter: banner pass doesn't make its own snow since inside national park so rangers agree this ski season could end soon. >> when we get weat

if you care about the fish, give up your water in yosemite national park, let that water go out to the delta to save the fesh. mr. speaker, time for stealing water has ended and that's what this bill does. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back his time. the gentleman from washington reserves. the gentlelady from california. mrs. napolitano: i reserve my time. the chair: the gentlelady reserves. the gentleman from washington. mr. hastings: mr. chairman, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for as much tile as he wishes to use. mr. hastings: this debate is interesting. what we are presenting here today and what is being presented by my california colleagues is from their poif a solution to a problem caused by a drought and caused by regulatory action in the state of california. and i've heard my colleagues on the other side of the aisle stand up, virtually everybody has said this i know my colleague, mr. garamendi said something that i'll allude to in a moment, mr. costa said something about that the ranking member of the natural

in 2001, we hiked in yosemite, one of our most beautiful national parks.e did not displace anybody because we were always a day ahead of the other people that came into the camp. we hiked one day before the upper camp opened. that was really fun. we hiked in all of the big national parks. the grand canyon was the first national park we hiked in together. many years ago. when george was president, we all took our girls. barbara, one of my daughters, was in africa, working in a hospital. she did not get to go, but jenna, that was a lot of fun. we still get to go. we have been back to glacier and yellowstone and probably not too yosemite because it is just too hard for us at our age. >> have you been stopped and recognized? >> we always do. we have one party as a fundraiser. a lot of the western parks have friends groups. this summer, we had a big party at the superintendent's house for all the supporters of yellowstone national park to come. that was fun. >> what do you enjoy most about being texas first lady? >> i love being texas first lady because i love

yosemite receives 4 million visitors every year. it's the third most visited national park. under the new plan, about 20,000 visitors a day will be allowed to enter the park during peak times. once capacity is reached, cars will be turned away directed to other sections of the park. >>> a mountain leveled by a war right in our own backyard. but now a new effort to reveal the invisible history of mount tam. and as don knapp explains, it might also heal some of the mountain's scars. >> reporter: it's not just poetic to say mount tamalpais stands as a sentinel over the bay area. in factors during the cold war, the mountaintop was a platform for locked and loaded nuclear weapons. >> it was our task toably the bombers down with our weapons. the hercules missiles were nuclear warheads that had a range of about 100 miles. >> reporter: the role mount tam played in the cold war and the mess the military left behind is told in a new documentary, premiered in mill valley. peter coyote narrates the invisible peak. >> half million cubic yards of the mountaintop disappeared. the army alte

yosemite,e hiked in one of our most beautiful national parks.did not displace anybody because we were always a day ahead of the other people that came into the camp. theiked one day before upper camp opened. that was really fun. we hiked in all of the big national parks. the grand canyon was the first national park we hiked in together. many years ago. when george was president, we all took our girls. barbara, one of my daughters, was in africa, working in a hospital. , butid not yet to go jenna, that was a lot of fun. we still get to go. we have been back to glacier and yellowstone and probably not too yosemite because it is just too hard for us at our age. >> have you been stopped and recognized? >> we always do. we have one party as a fundraiser. western parks have friends groups. this summer, we had a big party at the superintendent's house for all the supporters of yellowstone national park to come. that was fun. >> what do you enjoy most about being texas first lady? >> i love being texas first lady because i love my state and i know my st

national park day. if you wanted to go to muir woods you can get in free, also maybe you have tomorrow off as well negotiation to yosemite, it's free for today. and tahoe where a lot of people are going to be headed for ski week, 51 degrees, make sure you have your cold wardrobe ready to go. it's going to be cold overnight. 62 in walnut creek. 61 degrees in oak town so looking really good. then we have changes to tell you about as we head deeper into the week. starting tomorrow we'll see clouds starting to increase. then our first showers arrive overnight tomorrow, into very early wednesday. we're not expecting much, we want to let you know ach all our rainy months are going to come to a close after we hit april. we want to keep that window open for precipitation that we can get. stop that clock at 1:00 a.m. on wednesday, showers located over the north bay. all of that moisture will press in the south bay, we get rain shadow effect from the santa cruz mountains. 5:00 a.m., a little bit of activity on wednesday morning. i'll have your full forecast coming up. back to you, scott and peggy. >> 6:37. still ahead demanding an