this shows the part of the water project, watershed that lies within the national park services yosemite national park. the watershed is 459 square miles and controlled and managed by yosemite national park. by way of background, the act of 1913 authorized the city of san francisco to construct the water project in yosemite national park. under the raker act, san francisco is required to reimburse the national park service for the cost of inspection necessary to secure compliance with the sanitary regulations that are cited in the act. as well as the cost of roads and trail maintenance and expenses incurred to the park service. they also have an exemption for filtration of water delivered from the project to the customers. and these activities are things like stock management, waste water treatment. the park service developed a memorandum of understanding to cover the costs of the requirements in addition to funding, to enhance water quality in concert with the filtration exemption. in 2016, the board of supervisors approved a resolution authorizing a memorandum of agreement between the

it's yosemite valley that sees the bulk of the parks four-million plus visitors.jamie richards/park ranger: "this is normally a busy time for yosemite nationally have visitors from across the world coming to enjoy the park in july and august."the ferguson fire started july 13th and has since charred more than 140 square miles.crews continue to face steep nearly inaccessible terrain and the summer heat. jim mackensen/public information officer: "we've buttoned this side up. what's going to continue now is that this fire is going to be continue to move into various portions of the park and right now they're trying to figure out exactly what our alternatives are, where we can take action."because the fire is now burning in one of our national treasures ... fire suppression efforts, like dozer lines and aerial attacks require a delicate touch.jim mackensen/public information officer: "we'll have our cultural advisors on the ground making sure what we're doing isn't damaging cultural sites or resources up there." (ken) that was vanessa vasconcelos reporting. the ferguson fire has killed two people... and injured 11 more. an ugly problem associate

who went missing at yosemite national park. 48-year-old scott athe bridgepo ranger station on july 25th. authorities say he's an experienced hiker... and was backpacking through the northeast section of the park... away from the ferguson fire. yosemite valley has been closed for nearly 3 weeks because of the fire. it's expected to reopen this morning. the holy fire burning in orange and riverside counties is now 59% contained. that fire has scorched nearly 23-thousand acres... and >>> the holy fire is now 59% contained. the fire has scorched nearly 23,000 acres and destroyed at least 12 structures since it broke out last monday. >>> on the storm watch, flash floods are ravaging the east coast. heavy thunderstorms ed swallowi homes and streets in pennsylvania. rescue teams have been in boats pulling people from high water, and it's not over yet. there is more rain in the forecast this week. >>> no rain here but we'll tem >> that will help the fire crews. this is the weather we have been hoping for and it's finally here. it will be a sign temperatures inland won't feel too uncomfortable t

>> a third massive wildfire burning now for 23 days jumped highway 41 yesterday, entering yosemite national park and forcing the evacuation of all nonessential workers from yosemite valley. crews downgraded containment to 36% and the fire grew by 3,500 acres to 126 square miles. yosemite national park says yosemite will remain closed to all visitors through tomorrow night due to unhealthy smoke and firefighting operations. the weather is a big factor. let's check in with mike nicco with a look at the conditions. mike? >> hi, everybody. unfortunately what came to fruition is what we talked about yesterday. the winds did pick up, the humidity levels did a lot of t jeopardy. you could see all that area in red from the sierra, up towards shasta and all the way down into mendocino counties we have a high fire danger through the evening as winds gust up to 65 miles per hour in the sierra, about 25 to 35 in the higher elevations around mendocino, and that's why we could have rapid irregular fires spreading due to this. now, let's take a look at what's going on as far as our current conditions and we ha

this is good news because yosemite national park is expected to reopen this morning after being closed since july 25th. pockets of flames are still burning near a steep canyon area by elephant rock but sprinklers have been put down there. officials say the threat of spot fires outside the established line will diminish, helping the air quality continue to get better. >> u n see the air quality is better. everybody breathes better when the smoke gets out of the air, the firefighters and the 00fire fire and it's only a third as many that were on the scene during its peak. one firefighter died while fighting the mendocino complex fires on monday. that fire is 68% contained and continues to rage over 350,000 acres of land. the firefighter has not been identified but we know that he was from utah and died while attacking the ranch fire. this is the sixth firefighter death this fire season. >>> a southern california homeowner thought the holy fire would engulf his house, then got a huge surprise. >> all of a sudden i get a notification someone is at my front door from the video doorbell. >>

yosemite national park is back open for business. smoke from the nearby ferguson fire caused its famed valley to close for nearly three weeks. thousands of tourists had to cancel trips because of the closure. park offciails say air quality has improved since it was first closed on july 25th... but visitors should still expect to see and smell some smoke. the park is running limited services... with some campgrounds still closed and limited food services. the ferguson fire is 86-percent contained tonight. (vicki) and new details tonight about the utah firefighter killed in the largest wildfire in state history. 42-year-old matthew burchett was killed last night when he was battling flames of the ranch fire... and a tree fell on him and other fire fighters. three others were injured in the incident. burchett was one of 37 firefighters from utah who volunteered to travel to help with the fires in california. he leaves behind a wife and 7-year-old son. in total-- six firefighters have been killed in the recent series of deadly and devasta

yosemite national park is open. am) a small number of tourists join the 1-thousand firefighters who remain in yosemite. kron 4's gabe slate explains .. there is still lingering smoke and extreme fire danger. "yosemite national park has reopened but before you head here, let me tell you what it is like" when you drive into the park it does not feel like the fire is out. you can see smoke everywhere, you can smell it, there are still active hot spots that are still smoking i saw several hot spots where flames were visible. helicopters are still dropping water in the park on these hot spots. these signs warning of extreme fire danger are visible throughout the yosemite loop. let me show you the landmarks this is what el capitan looks like it's covered in a brown haze of smoke. and here is half dome which is a little farther east into the park.. the air was a little better here but still half dome was covered in smoke. sophia bergal / visitor it's my husband's birthday so happy to be heresophia bergal and her husband tom

wonderful experience for the team. >> that is a big deal. >>> good news if you want to visit yosemite national park park is doing today after it was shut down lee weeks ago -- plea weeks -- three weeks ago. >>> we have traffic that is moving along relatively well if you are driving on the golden gate bridge. but it is foggy there. >>> it is foggy in a lot of places, including sfo for some arriving flights and departures out of sgc. details coming up. park. >>> legendary singer aretha franklin is gravely ill and is surrounded by her family. she is alert, laughing and able to recognize people. tmz is reporting that she now weighs just 85-pound. but her doctors stay her death is imminent. >> we're told by people that are involved in the family and everything that is going on, that the doctors don't expect that she'll last the day. she is gravely ill. >> during her long career, she won several awards and honors, including 20 grammys. in march, her doctor ordered her to cancel her upcoming performances. >>> the santa clara board of supervisors will supervisors will ask voter toes to approve a new bond t

the ferguson fire also forced the closure of parts of yosemite national park for nearly three weeks. the park fully re-opened last week. >>> let's turn our attention now to the weather and meteorologist rob mayeda here keeping an eye on the skies but it's so gray out there. not much to see. >> yeah, the fog gives us hazy skies but got the smoke coming in from the north. that is the key issue. we're losing the heat. there's some good news in the forecast for the valleys but air quality will be one of the concerns we'll be watching in addition to visibility. at sfo. we had some flight delays this morning due to fog. check out right now, some arriving flights seeing 51-minute delays due to haze and low clouds and probably smoke with that. it they have o space the planes further apart affecting inbound flights to sfo and going to be a repeat performance tomorrow. right now, 61 degrees. oakland, 61. high of 67 thanks to a stronger sea breeze. hazy skies. 75 right now. high of 81. that's down from the almost 90 degree temperatures we had just yesterday. so, the main story here is the air qu

stand up gabe slate - "yosemite national park has reopened but the air quality is poor" sound from decarious young / works at yosemite "it was really bad, chunks of ash falling from sky" decarious works at yosemite, he has been here the whole time it was closed he says he's happy to see the tourists return. when you drive into the park it does not feel like the fire is out. you can see smoke everywhere, you can smell it, there are still active hot spots that are still smoking i saw several hot spots where flames were visible. helicopters are still dropping water in the park on these hot spots. these signs warning of extreme fire danger are visible throughout the yosemite loop. let me show you the landmarks this is what el capitan looks like it's covered in a brown haze of smoke. and here is half dome which is a little farther east into the park.. the air was a little better here but still half dome was covered in smoke. sophia bergal / visitor it's my husband's birthday so happy to be heresophia bergal and her husband tom echoed what most of the tourists here told me they were willing to dea

. >> at yosemite national park wildfires are prompting the evacuation of the small community of wowona. the ferguson fire has been burning in that area for almost three weeks now. it's burned 63,000 acres and as of tonight it's still only 39% contained. yosemite national park also remains closed because of the fire at least through this sunday august 5th. >>> in lake county, two large fires continue to burn. threatening communities near clear lake. thousands of people there are under evacuation orders and together those two fires have burned almost 100,000 acres. that's second only to the size of the carr fire we talked about in redding. the ranch fire is burning north of clear lake and the river fire. >> debora villalon is live after a tacked council meeting. >> reporter: people wanted to know when they will be able to go home. and the answer is in the hills. they're still burning red with fire. >> a super thanks for our first responders. >> reporter: gratitude filled the rain. as firefighters cautioned the community there's still no time line for returning. >> we're doing our best fo

stand up gabe slate - "yosemite national park has reopened but the air quality is poor" sound from decarious young / works at yosemite "it was really bad, chunks of ash falling from sky" decarious works at yosemite, he has been here the whole time it was closed he says he's happy to see the tourists return. when you drive into the park it does not feel like the fire is out. you can see smoke everywhere, you can smell it, there are still active hot spots that are still smoking i saw several hot spots where flames were visible. helicopters are still dropping water in the park on these hot spots. these signs warning of extreme fire danger are visible throughout the yosemite loop. let me show you the landmarks this is what el capitan looks like it's covered in a brown haze of smoke. and here is half dome which is a little farther east into the park.. the air was a little better here but still half dome was covered in smoke. sophia bergal / visitor it's my husband's birthday so happy to be heresophia bergal and her husband tom echoed what most of the tourists here told me they were willing to dea

a firefight is still underway near yosemite national park, crews have managed to hold the ferguson fire to about 57,000 acres. it is 33% contained. two firefighters have died fighting the fire, no homes have been destroyed. the national park service says the park will be -- will remain closed through sunday, initially officials thought they could reopen on friday afternoon. the smoke from the fire has shut down several summer camps, including a popular destination for many san francisco families. the fire has also forced another camp to put kids on buses and bring them back to oakland. we are in the newsroom after talking with some of those campers. rob? >> reporter: it is just a case of too much smoke, the ferguson fire is not causing imminent threats to the camp, near yosemite national park, but the air quality is so poor the camp director decided it was time for everybody to go home. one by one, buses filled with children from the camp went back to oakland where their parents waited. many campers did not want to leave. >> i am upset. i cried yesterday. a lot of people did. >> reporte

. >>> most of yosemite national park remains closed because of the ferguson fire, and no reopening date has been announced. the closures include all of yosemite valley, the park's top tourist destination. crews are battling the ferguson fire inside of the western boundary. the ferguson fire has been blamed for two deaths since it broke out on july 13th. flames have charred more than 140 square miles. it's 38% contained. we'll have more on the impact of this closure coming up at 6:30. >>> firefighters have a car fire that started in shasta county 45,% contained. not sure how long it will take to fully contain the 163,000 acre fire. menlo park firefighters posted video from the car fire that started in shasta county showing just huge fire retardant drops as you can see. a gofundme page has been set up for a 21-year-old pg&e worker who died responding to the fire this weekend. jaris ayita was killed in a fire accident near redding. so far people have donated more than $29,000 to help his family. we have the link on our website, abc7news.com. >>> we have much more ahead for you on this mond

acres in orange county, california.as crews struggle to contain the ferguson fire, parts of yosemite national parkger: "we have fire that's impacting all of the main roads that are used to access yosemite valley."sam harrel, ferguson fire pio: "we're working as best we can with the resources that we have to manage this, but mother nature is taking its course, and we've needed to adapt to it."more than 100 firefighters arrived monday from australia and new zealand -- coming overseas to help battle wildfires in california and in the northwest.stephen keating, australian firefighter: "we've probably all made some levels of sacrifice to come over -- with our own families back home." stephen keating, australian firefighter: "we're happy to be here and very willing to help."the most menacing fire in california continues to be the mendocino complex fire -- a combination of two fires burning in northern california around clear lake. on monday, the acreage burned by the fire climbed above 283-thousand acres, surpassing last year's thomas fire as the largest in cal fire history.like many others, the fire ha

. >>> yosemite national park is set to reopen after being closed for three weeks. happened at the height of tourist season. officials say smoke from other wildfires is still rolling through the park but not causing major issues. park officials even say the air has improved over the last two weeks. >>> our afternoon highs fell below the seasonal average. 90 degrees was the afternoon high in antioch 70 in haworth and closer to san francisco, low 60s. as we get going tomorrow, temperatures will be very similar. into the afternoon, a near repeat expected. we have mid-50s in santa rosa oakland, livermore and san jose. mostly cloudy skies along the coast and inside the bay. down by seven degrees in livermore from where we were yesterday at this are. down by five in concord. afternoon highs were down by several degrees. probably noticed in your area. the onshore winds are blowing strong. that pacific error is moving through the delta and into the sacramento valley. we can expect low clouds to join us tomorrow for the inland communities. here's a look at what is going on ri

yosemite national park remains closed because of the fire at least through this sunday august 5th. >>> crews are also making progress against the huge carr fire burns north of redding in shasta county. inspecks -- as inspectors make their way into the burn zone they're finding more homes destroyed. that number has risen to 158. one woman says she lost her home but her family is safe and the community is coming together to help. >> i cannot thank this community enough. it's been absolutely amazing. we left on thursday night. on saturday afternoon, i had a house to live in. and i have furniture today. so i can't thank the community enough. >> reporter: today fire crews with the city of redding were off the fire lines to mourn the los of redding fire inspector jeremy stoke. he died last thursday as he worked to evacuate residents. >>> the sheer size and numbers of this wildfire is stretching resources and funding. governor brown says the situation may get worse. >> we're in for a really rough ride. and it's going to get expensive. it's going to get dangerous and we have to apply all our

. >>> yosemite national park, the valley is closed after being closed down for nearly three weeks. it was because of smoke from the ferguson fire. smoke from other wildfires is still running through the park, but it is not causing any major air quality issue. the air quality any yosemite national park has improve greatly. >>> the california wildfires are giving some scientists an unusual laboratory to work n they are using a specially designed planes to help them determine how this affects the environment. the instruments pull in the air and analyze the chemical can i composition. >> we making be able to predict if a fire will be worse for some folks than another fire is. >> the research will last for a year. and they will learn if they learn anything new about the air that we breathe during a wildfire smoke. >>> flight delays kin at sf0 for arriving flights. that should lift because of the low ceilings on the fog. but san hose has departure delays because of people going to seattle and low ceilings there. but thunderstorm activity popping up in the northeast. that was there yester

california just this fire where i'm at now wiped out more than a thousand structures the famous yosemite national park which is in central california where the most famous national parks in all of america gets four million visitors a year officials are now saying that park will be closed at least through august fifth because of a fire nearby that's threatening that area this is certainly turning out to be one of the worst fire seasons in not only california but the entire western united states in decades now this weekend they are expecting that more than two hundred firefighters from new zealand and australia will arrive here to help firefighters try to contain these blazes. the french national assembly has approved a new immigration law that gives refugees only six months to claim asylum and said at the current eleven months david tacey reports. the number of refugees in the suburbs of paris may be as high as four hundred thousand according to a parliamentary report city authorities are struggling to cope the conditions in the parks and streets are becoming intolerable in the middle of the heat wave

national park. wawona is located -- inside the entrance o yosemite national park. pomona is located -- the park remains closed at least through this sunday because of smoke from the fire.. >>> calfire has fully contained the steele fire near lake berryessa and all the roads are back open again. the fire started on saturday near lake berryessa. eight homes were destroyed in that fire. >>> calfire crews are making some progress on the carr fire. it is still the biggest wildfire in the state. >> that started the reading in shasta county and is now spread to trinity county. lauren blanchard has been there in the area all week. lauren joins us now. can you tell us any progress made o dying down at all? r: not much good news when it comes to the weather. or calfire is saying, that some of these strong winds in the northwest is what we are seeing and that is where they say is the biggest concern. wind is not helping them. they are estimating up to 35 miles an hour gust that will make it even harder to help this fire continue to spread. we have seen a bit of progress on the

. >>> yosemite national park has extended its closure of yosemite valley due to unhealthy smoke conditionse ferguson fire in mariposa county. the park county fire service had been helping to reopen friday. he ferguson fire has now burned 50,000 acres and is 33% contained. two firefighters have died battling this fire. no homes have been destroyed. >>> poor air quality is a concern for summer camps. camp mather and cap -- camp tawonga closed due to heavy smoke today. children at camp tawonga were sent home. rob roth talked with some of the campers when they arrived in oakland today. meeting say they were disappointed their summer plans were cut short. >> reporter: one by one, buses filled with children from camp tawonga pulled into meredith college in oakland, where their parents waited. many campers didn't want to leave. >> i'm upset. >> i cried yesterday. a lot of people did. >> reporter: camp tawonga is a jewish camp outside yosemite national park. the 300 kids arrived last sunday for a 16 day stay in the great outdoors, but the ferguson fire had other plans. while the fire is still eigh

. >>> and this afternoon, the ferguson fire has been keeping popular parts of yosemite national park shut down. crews say yosemite valley is expected to reopen this sunday. >>> two suspects tied to multiple armed robberies are in custody. their car smashed in this fence after a brief police chase this morning. the suspects are in the hospital in stable condition. and there was a loaded firearm in the car. >>> concord police need help finding this bank robbery suspect. these are pivengs from a -- pictures from a holdup yesterday at wells fargo on oak grove road. >>> and new developments in the search for a missing college student. molly tibbetts disappeared. authorities suspect foul play. there's a reward of $172,000. >> we're providing this fund to provide some financial incentive for someone who's otherwise reluck tonight to -- reluctant to come forward. maybe we can have a happy ending to this. >> and police are investigating a report from a truck stop employee that came face to face with a girl who appeared to be molly. >>> in washington, growing signs the president wants to sit do

the national park service are asking for help to find a man who went missing inside yosemite national park. the 48-year-old was last seen on july 25 at the bridgeport ranger station. the same day the ferguson fire began. he planned to backpack in the park between july 25 and august 5. authorities say he is an experienced hiker and they are asking if you have any information about him call the national park service. >>> happening now, police presence and preparation kept protests calm today. thousands of people showed up, both sides marking one year since the deadly riots in charlottesville. wet weather may have helped keep the turn out low. >> reporter: yeah. it may have. and police were bracing for chaos but on sunday they did manage to keep the peace, saying only one arrest made during the day of political protests. marking one year since the unite the right rally. police formed a bubble around the white nationalists as they marched. wet weather keeping many people away. only a couple dozens white nationalists attended the event. he believed freedom of expression was accomplished. w

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california just this fire where i'm at now wiped out more than a thousand structures the famous yosemite national park which is in central california where the most famous national parks in all of america gets four million visitors a year officials are now saying that park will be closed at least through august fifth because of a fire nearby that's threatening that area this is certainly turning out to be one of the worst fire seasons in not only california but the entire western united states in decades now this weekend they are expecting that more than two hundred firefighters from new zealand and australia will arrive here to help firefighters try to contain these blazes. south africa's president says the ruling african national congress will push ahead with plans to take land from white farmers without compensation issue of land ownership is one of the most contentious in south africa that in bother has more. was that land redistribution is an emotive issue in south africa a series of public hearings has just ended now and i'm out policy shift the ruling african national congress says it will push

. >>> yosemite national park has extended its closure past sunday, due to nearby fires. vice had hoped to reopen by saturday, the ferguson fire has burned more than 57,000 acres, tonight is -- it is 33% contained. two firefighters have died, no homes have been destroyed. >>> poor air quality is also a concern for summer camps near yosemite. >> in fact, today, some kids at the camp were put on buses and sent back home. rob roth talk to some of those campers, they are pretty upset that the summer plans were cut short. >> reporter: one by one, buses filled with children from the camp pulled into the college in oakland were hit -- their parents waited. many campers did not want to leave. >> i am upset. i cried yesterday. a lot of people did. >> reporter: it is a jewish camp that sits just outside yosemite national park, the 300 kids arrived last sunday for a 16 day stay in the great outdoors. but, the ferguson fire had other plans. while the fire is 8 miles south, cal-fire is setting backfires, which means even more smoke. this is a photo, taken this morning, with -- the heal

the ferguson fire has been burning for 26- days in and around yosemite national park.... affecting three of the park's entrances. and officials say, it is unclear when the park will re-open. it has burned more than 94- thousand acres. and is 43-percent contained tonight. the fire has not reached the scenic yosemite valley, but the park's closure was ordered, after the air reached hazardous pollution levels. two firefighters have died fighting the fire. another 12 have been injured. (grant) another massive and deadly fire we're tracking tonight is the carr fire-- burning in shasta county near redding. it has burned more than 170-thousand acres ... and is 47 -percent contained tonight. more than 1-thousand homes have been destroyed. and seven people have been killed... including two firefighters. (vicki) all these wildfires are forcing thousands of people to flee their homes. reporter jessica mensch tells us how some residents in sacramento are helping out those who have lost everything. neighbors in sacramento are opening up their hearts— and their doors to fire victi

(ken) (ken) the most popular section of yosemite national park will reopen next week. y has been closed to visitors since july 25th due to the ferguson fire. park officials say it will reopen tuesday.even so, they caution park visitors that the fire is still active -- with smoke in the area that could affect driving conditions. hours and visitor services will be limited. a live look outside right now... yosemite national forest.... as we get our first look at the four zone forecast with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: temperatures began to cool today but it was still hot in the valleys where temperatures hit the 90s. dense fog is forming at the coast and moving into the bay. the breeze will carry the low clouds a little further inland tonight. on the doppler we can see a few showers over the sierra and southern california. on the satellite you can see as high pressure have moved east. that allowed us to cool today and that trend will continue into the weekend. a few tropical clouds will also pass overhead the next few days too. highs will be in the

.>>> near yosemite national park, cal fire says the ferguson fire has grown to 63,000 acres. 98 square miles. it is 39 percent contained. it is slightly better than last night. yosemite national park has extended the closure of yosemite valley through sunday due to unhealthy smoke from the ferguson fire. >>> hellfire has posted an interactive map to help evacuating residents to find the status of their homes. if you like to use the map, we have a link at ktvu.com . >>> hundreds gathered in seven cisco to pay -- in san francisco to pay tribute to dwight clark. >> we are joined from the newsroom. >> dwight clark passed away in june but the salvation of his life was held today where he was remembered as a down to earth regular guy who happened to make one of the most amos touchdown catches in football history. on this great day in san francisco , former 49er teammates, coaches, family and friends gathered to remember dwight clark. a football legend who always considered himself a regular guy. >> he had great charisma. good looks and that southern drawl. he could charm anyone. people loved

holy fire is threatening thousands of homes and is 41% >>> the national park service is for help finding a man who went missing inside yosemite national park. the man was last seen on july 25 at the bridgeport ranger station. that is the same day the ferguson fire started. he had planned to backpack from robinson creek to crown lake between july 25 and august 5. he is an experienced hiker. anyone who is in the area during that time should call the national park. >>> cooler temperatures will be helping fire crews over the last few days. taking a look at some of the fire zones right now and some of the current conditions, we have the carr fire temperature around 97. the ferguson fire is 93. the mendocino complex in the low to mid 90s. in temperatures but we are not talking about extreme heat. take a look at the highs cifica 59. the hotspot was antioch at 96. this looks like a summertime weather pattern. the fog is hugging our coastline south of the golden gate bridge. for half moon bay out towards pacifica, we are tracking some lingering fog. current numbers, 89 in concorde. san jose checking in at 80. you will definitely need

stand up gabe slate - "yosemite national park has reopened but the air quality is poor" sound from decariousoung / works at yosemite "it was really bad, chunks of ash falling from sky" decarious works at yosemite, he has been here the whole time it was closed he says he's happy to see the tourists return. when you drive into the park it does not feel like the fire is out. you can see smoke everywhere, you can smell it, there are still active hot spots that are still smoking i saw several hot spots where flames were visible. helicopters are still dropping water in the park on these hot spots. these signs warning of extreme fire danger are visible throughout the yosemite loop. let me show you the landmarks this is what el capitan looks like it's covered in a brown haze of smoke. and here is half dome which is a little farther east into the park.. the air was a little better here but still half dome was covered in smoke. sophia bergal / visitor it's my husband's birthday so happy to be heresophia bergal and her husband tom echoed what most of the tourists here told me they were willing to deal

the main tourist area of yosemite national park was closed july 25 because of smoke from the nearby ferguson fire. it happened at the height of the summer vacation season. officials say smoke from other wildfires is rolling to the park but not causing major problems. the air has actually improved a lot over the last two weeks. >>> a $5000 reward is now being offered for information leading to the arrest of a person who killed a puppy. the chihuahua mix was found dead in a backpack last month. the dog died from strangulation. the doctor did not have a microchip. the new reward is being offered by the animal legal defense fund. anyone with information is asked to call the sonoma county animal services. >>> we will tell you about the arrest of a teenage girl that led to a very tense standoff with witnesses. >>> plus, we continue to follow the very latest developments in the search for mollie. >>> it looks cooler again for tuesday's forecast. >>> welcome back. oakland police are trying to figure out how one of its patrol cars was stolen early this morning. police tell us a marked suv was stolen

. >>> the deadly ferguson fire tonight is burning deeper into yosemite national park. ault fires. yosemite valley also has been evacuated. >> we have firefighters walking along the roads, working ahraupg roadways. it's important for the safety of all the employees. >> it's scorched over 177,000 acres and all but one entrance to the park is closed and many of the landmarks are closed through the weekend because of the smoke. two firefighters have died while battling these flame. >>> now fromme vacuation to fire hazards go to abc 7 news.com to get information on how ato stay safe in a wild fire. >>> two people walked away unscathed as their car hit by cal train. the cucanlition happened around 615 and is under investigation. none of the 81 passengers on the train were hurt. >>> more than eight hours after it happened. we' we're truck over trpbd near interstate 680 and landed on a car. as nasty as the crash looked, their injuries are not considered life threatening. >>> trains will not be running between the west oakland and 19th street station and west oakland and lake me

. >>> yosemite national park has decided to extend the current park closures indefinitely due to the ferguson fire burning nearby. over the last two days, the fire has grown to more than 10,000 acres, impacting the roads used to access yosemite valley. park officials extended the closure after the fire burned a dead and downed trees which can become explosive and fall without warning. the fire has charred 90,000 acres and right now it is 35% contained. >>> police arrested 20 people today at an anti-marxism rally in berkeley. cars were vandalized and fireworks were thrown at officers as right wing protesters and counterprotesters clashed on streets of berkeley. ktvu's alyssa harrington was there as police made arrests. >> reporter:protesters clashed at berkeley's civic center park. counterprotesters marched through the streets of downtown for a stop the hate demonstration. >> we are so tired of our city being used as the symbol of hate. >> the only thing i can see of hate that is being spread here is from the opposite end. when you demonize a group of people when we are far from it. >

. >>> yosemite national park is welcoming visitors once again. ark has reopened after being closed for nearly three weeks because of smoke from wildfires. some camps are still closed. the closure came at the height park and nearby communities millions of dollars. >>> thin mints and samoas, watch out, you're bet about to get competition. there is a brand new cookie flavor. caramel chocolate chip. and it is gluten-free. it will be available early next year. the newsroom is rejoicing. it means they're super healthy, right? you can eat them all the time? >> did they send any over? >> good question. go qstn.io >> they didn't arrive? >>> a utah girl is now the test case for parents who let their kids order stuff on the internet. >> her mom told her she could go on amazon and order a barbie doll, thtot bu30ne0 oatwortl h. >> mom and dad didn't find out until the delivery showed up at their door. in addition to the toys they also pd for next day shipping. the arrival also included a devilish grin from their little girl as you can see. >> her parents did m

yosemite area. they took a bit of a hit during the ferguson fire many weeks ago, which closed parts of the national park for several weeks. everything now is back to normal. yosemite national park is wide open and ready for visitors. >> and a nice weekend for a visit there. >> it will be pretty comfortable, and the air quality is getting better across a lot of northern california, something a lot of us have been waiting on, now that the firefighters have gotten control of these fires. i'll have the air quality update coming up. but tomorrow morning, taking the kids off to school, you might need a light jacket. it will be a cool start, upper 50s and low 60s. most of the bay area will be dealing with low clouds and patchy fog. south bay is going to be the one spot where we get some sun at 59 degrees. the thickest of the fog will be right here across the east bay. san francisco and the north bay with those temperatures in the 50s. i want to give you more of a top down look with the cloud cover tomorrow morning. you can see again 7:00, that's your clouds for marin, contra costa, down to santa clara, just a

. >>> firefighters also still battling the ferguson fire burning in yosemite national park. mandatory evacuations continue for the community of won't do at the southern entrance of the park. crews are trying to contain spot fires just outside and want to build containment lines in that area. the ferguson fire has burned more than 69,000 acres and is 41% contained. the main areas of yosemite will stay closed at least through sunday because of smoke from the fire. they also want to keep roads clear for firefighters. >>> and air advisory for the bay area today to the weekend because of the fires burning in lake county . the wind is expected to shift and ascend more smoke our way. health experts say the smoky air is particularly dangerous for the elderly, children, and people with respiratory conditions such as asthma. they say everyone should be concerned. >> we need to take this seriously. it includes toxic chemicals. there is burning plastic, tires, cars things that create particles that are not good for anybody to breathe in. >> the san francisco recreation and parks departm

. >>> many landmarks at yosemite national park will be closed indefinitely because of the ferguson fire. it's burned its way to the western edge of the park and the valley has been evacuated. one person who lives there, captured this scene as he evacuated. >> you have the pink on one side, the fire on the right and your goal is to keep cruising. >> it's charred 134 square34 sqe and is 35% contained. also closed due to the fire is camp mather. it's expected to remain closed for another week because of air quality. san francisco parks department runs the camp, a new ten week session was supposed to begin today. refunds are being issued. the abc 7 news app let people know about the pg&e worker killed in the carr fire with this breaking news push alert. our app is free to down load, enable the alerts to receive updates to your cell phone. >>> three people died in a house fire in vallejo that investigators say is us pishs. police say just before 3:00 this morning an 11:00 girl who escaped the fire flagged down a police officer for help. she was injured in the fire but is expected to be okay.

. >> part of yosemite national park will be closed indefinitely. saying the roads are too dangerous. firefighters have done a good job. the ferguson fire is 30% contained. >>> remind pentagon evacuation to check the carr fires as to when they can return home. why they are being so cautious. see the damage left behind by this 163,000 acre a gofundme page was set up for a firefighters responding this weekend. so far, people have donated more than $29,000 to help his family. abc7news.com. >>> california's attorney general vows to prosecute anyone who appears to be preying upon fire victims. >> he urged them to come and report any firm on fire victims. food and water in disaster zones are included. >> admitting his office needs help to catch price gougers suspected. >> we can't do anything until we get the evidence. we need people to report it. >> several people say price gouges followed last year's north fires. >> president trump tweeted the governor in a tweet and says, this does not merit a response. >> he was calling on governor brown to allow free

. >>> the ferguson fire is now forcing people out of the community of mona, that's inside yosemite national park near the southern entrance to yosemite. the ferguson fire started three weeks ago . it is 39% containe the park is closed at least until nd two . >>> with a string of fires burning now large wildfires ravaging california in recent years some people wonder if climate change is a factor. johnna talked to a climate scientist who is conducting research on that very question. >> reporter: the carr fire raging west of reading is among the 10 most destructive fires in california history. >> it really looks like something another world. it is very surreal. >> reporter: calfire says there battling vast quantities of extremely dry vegetation, fueling large fires with extreme heat, even creating higher 20 those that veteran firefighters say they have rarely seen. >> we have very clear evidence that the area burned in the western united states has been increasing. it has been increasing pretty rapidly. we know from scientific to tha wildfire area. >> reporter: noah is a universi environmental sci

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.>>> a man was found dead in yosemite national park. e body of the man was found by hikers in the remote northeastern part -- portion of the park. he was last seen at the bridgeport ranger station on july 25. he was an experienced hiker and had land a 12 day backpacking trip in the park. no word on how >>> a firefighter from utah who died while fighting the mendocino complex fires was laid to rest near salt lake city. >>> thousands of emergency responders and loved ones were there to remember 42-year-old matt burchett. he came to california in a time of need. he is survived by his wife and seven-year-old son. he was remembered for his determination and bravery. we are also learning more about how he died. a cal fire report says a tree fell on him as thousands of gallons of fire retardant was dropped in the area. an investigation was underway. the initial report did not say if the tree had lost strength from the fire or the retardant drop.>>> tom vacar tells us about the potential threat from air drops of fire retardant. >> you have to wa

. >>> yosemite national park officials decided to extend current park closures and definitely due to new activity on the ferguson fire. over the last two days the fire has grown by more than 10,000 acres, impacting the roads used to access yosemite valley, which remains closed . the national park service says the fire has turned dead and downed trees so far. that can become very explosive and they could fall without warning. the fire has ventured -- has been burning since july 13 and is only 38% contained. >>> we're following developing news of a private plane that took off from concorde and crashed in southern california, killing all five people on board. we are learning this morning that the passengers on that plane worked for an east bay real estate company . the plane took off from buchanan field in concorde yesterday morning, crashed not far from its destination which was john wayne airport in orange county. >>> dash cam video captured the airplane going down . the reports say the pilot declared some kind of emergency just before the crash. everyone on board died when the plane

firefighter: we're happy to be here and very willing to help.the flames have also closed parts of yosemite national park been making steady progress.woody smeck, acting superintendent, yosemite national park: we are working actively and quickly to get services reopened.mark von tillow, incident commander, california incident management team 3: we anticipate in the next 48 hours to really get some more containment on this.tens of thousands of people across the state are still under evacuation orders, hoping and praying that their homes and their belongings are not destroyedevacuee: i wanted to be as close to home as i possibly can, i have 50 chickens out there and i'm hoping that they are being fed. but although fire fighters are making progress and containment has increased, officials say they have a long way to go.camila bernal kron 4 news. new aerials out of orange county today... as crews continue to battle a wildfire there. the 'holy fire' -- ignited yesterday and quickly grew ... it has scorched more than four-thousand acres. officials with the "cleveland national forest" where it is burning say, 1

. >>> the deadly ferguson fire burning inside yosemite national park. >> new video from the scene. this is a car driving toward yosemite. you can see an orange glow in the sky outside this window. heavy smoke is forcing yosemite valley and other parts of the park to close until at least sunday. four of the five entrance to the park are closed because of this wildfire. since the ferguson fire began july 13th it's burned more than 69,000 acres and 41% contained. two firefighters have died battling those flames. >> firefighters from down under are responding to calls for help in the u.s. nearly 200 fire personnel from australia and new zealand left sydney and they will arrive in idaho and spend six weeks fighting fires on the west coast. crews from australia and new zealand are well prepared to fight fires in california. their fire organizations are similar to the u.s. national fire organization in training requirements and structures. >>> we're always updating abc7news.com and our abc 7 news app with the very latest information on all of the fires burning here in northern california.

> open for business, that is the word businesses are trying to get out in the area around yosemite national park. the fires forced the weeks-long closure of many parts of yosemite includi valley. everything is mostly back to normal now. the park is open again. >>> this is a common concern, people worried about those amazon packages getting stolen from your front porch. according to new research, three bay area cities are in the top 12. san francisco is number one in the country for google searches of stolen amazon packages, oakland comes in seventh and san jose checks in at 12th. >>> scientists report that surgery may end up doing more harm than good for certain breast cancer patients. the research focuses on patients in nursing homes. scientists say nearly half of the patients died within a year of having surgery. of the patients that survived, most saw their health decline. >>> a generous wedding gift from the curries. we'll tell you about it next. welcome to the xfinity store. thanks, janet. it's my happy place. you can learn how to switch to xfinity mobile, a new wireless network that saves

. >>> a man went missing inside yosemite national park. last seen july 25 at the ranger station.ame day the ferguson fire started. he planned to backpack in the park between july 25 and august 5. authorities say he is an experienced hiker and anyone who is in the area during that time is asked to contact the national park service. >>> the wildfires burning in california. california. the nelson fire. that fire is now 100% contained. it broke out last friday afternoon near nelson road. no injuries are reported but the fire burned 2100 acres and one home. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >> the mendocino complex incident fire is made up of two fires. the ranch fire and the river fire. the river fire is the smaller of the two, 93% contained. the ranch fire is massive and only 62% contained. 13 homes have been damaged. more than 1500 threatened. two firefighters have been injured. portions of the ranch the cause of the fire is under investigation still very active. strong winds and high temperatures are a challenge for firefighters and so is fatigue. >> it is long and we

. >>> now to yosemite national park where officials decided to extend current park closures indefinitely due to the ferguson fire that is burning nearby. over the last two days, the fire has grown to more than 10,000 acres, impacting the roads used to access yosemite valley. park officials extended the closure after the fire burned a significant amount of debt and a downed trees which can become explosive and fall without warning. the fire has charred 90,000 acres and right now it is 35% contained. >>> people living near sonora are back home after a grass fire prompted evacuations. the creek fire started last night at 8 pm in alameda county. it burned near the east end of welsch creek road. about 30 acres burned and crews remained on the scene today to watch for hotspots. a handful of people had to be evacuated but they were able to return home before midnight. fire crews had to climb steep hillsides to get a handle on the fire. local departments are really working overtime. >> we have been running tires -- running fires constantly all week. every day we get fires and we are trying to ge

. >>> the national park service asking for help to find a man who disappeared inside yosemite national park. 48-year-old scott tends gar of san jose was last seen july 25 at the bridgeport ranger station the same day the ferguson fire started. he had planned to backpack from robinson creek to several other locations within the park between july 25 and august 5. you can see his photo. authorities say he is an experienced hiker. if you have any information call the national park service. >>> today is the first big commute day for the new salesforce transit center. it replace the old trans bay center the new transit center is designed to hold up in a magnitude 8 earthquake. the first buses are scheduled to arrive in fewer than two hours. the public had a chance to look at the center on saturday. the finished terminal is getting rave reviews. it is beautiful. i'm glad that the city was able to pull it together and it is a beautiful space. >> it is nice it's centered downtown. it seems really family oriented and incorporates the arts. >> the transit center offers more than just a place to g