three people have disappeared at yosemite national park in california. >> i remember distinctly sittingen missing from yosemite. the very last thing that you think of at first is that foul play occurred. these things don't happen in yosemite. >> the week of carole, juli, and silvina's disappearance from el portal, i had been approached, because i was the kidnapping coordinator in my office. >> ten days of combing the outskirts of yosemite. there are no leads. >> this is the largest search that has ever been mounted in yosemite at any time. it included going up and down the roads looking for places where the car could have gone off. >> i'm just devastated. i can't imagine how three people in a red car could disappear. >> when covering it, you really were empathizing with the families. >> we're handing out posters. we're doing everything possible. >> and the pain that you could feel from the sund family, and the pelossos, who had come from argentina. >> i ask people here, in america, to help us. >> we went up to el portal, to the cedar lodge, and we started doing interviews. >> one of the

this wildfire on yosemite national park threatens a town. >> it's high stress worrying about how far the fire will come because yesterday it was right blind us. >> reporter: in oregon a bootleg fire rages out of control, now at more than 200,000 acres, it's the largest in the u.s., burning an area the size of new york city. from space, you can see how much smoke is pouring out, not just from the bootleg fire but also several others, leaving much of the west blanketed by smoke, along with the relentless heat. the yosemite valley reached up to 114 degrees when the river fire broke out. are you adapting to the frequency of these fires and the longer heat? >> absolutely. it is become a new normal. it's been so frequent every year, when is it going to start not is it going to start, we just wait for when. >> reporter: crews are hard at work right now putting off smoldering hot spots like the ones we're seeing here. they have to work fast before the wind peaks within the next few hours, and, once again, threatens homes and structures like this one that we're seeing here, norah, that at lea

firefighters from the bay area are being sent to help other crews near yosemite national park, we have the have the that is on the way. >> reporter: the alameda county fire department tweeted sending a strike team to two and two engines to the river fire, fire in mariposa county is threatening roads to yosemite national park, it has burned at least 9000 acres since it began on sunday, and that is not the only major wildfire burning in the state right now, the back with complex fire burning north of lake tahoe has scorched more than 91,000 acres, the u.s. forest service says it is the state's largest wildfire this year, at least 20 homes have been destroyed. >>> those flames were coming at us like the headlight on a freight train. >> we just left everything. there was nothing we could do. we had to get out. >> southern oregon dealing with a major wildfire that is threatening california's power grid, there are at least a dozen wildfires burning in california right now. >>> we can keep track of the fires with our exclusive abc7 wildfire tracker, the interactive map shows you where fires a

. >> one of most popular places places to visit in california is yosemite national park. t if you plan on visiting the summer you need to make a reservation and you might want to do it like yesterday. ruben contrasts explains. >> yosemite national park is open for visitors after turning away many sites ears during the temporary shutdown at the start of the pandemic. but before you take the drive up highway 41 a few hours north of fresno know that you must make a reservation this summer. >> while conditions are improving covid-19 is still with us. not only will the reservation system help everyone keep their social distance from people outside their group. it will also help you decide what opportunities you'll want to take advantage of ahead of time. so there's really something for this is why trip planning is key. take time to connect with your family. find out what activities for families interested in be prepared to do a lot of walking the shuttle service inside yosemite valley this year has been suspended due to covid-19 it is just so beautiful. and i think. >> everybod

it is burning close to highway 41, that is the southern entrance to yosemite national park. our cbs correspondent shows us the scene. >> reporter: this fire is heading up. the wind is changing direction. the crew is trying to stop the flames from jumping over. >> reporter: the river fire is one of 60 burning in seven western states. the largest is the bootleg fire in oregon which threatens power transmission lines that serve california. then there is the beckwith complex north of tahoe, which has forced firefighters to run for cover. [ music ] this dramatic video was captured in the small town of doyle. that's where at least 20 buildings have burned. there's no word on any injuries yet. >>> water and wildfires are top priorities in the state budget that the governor just signed, it includes $2 billion for forest management equipment and wildfire resilience efforts, along with just over $5 billion in drought support, in water supply projects. the budget allocates about $12 billion to tackle homelessness as well. nearly $7 billion is for rental assistance and small business le

. >> yosemite national park is open for visitors after turning away many sites ears during the temporary shutdown at the start of the pandemic. but before you take the drive up highway 41 a few hours north of fresno know that you must make a reservation this summer. >> while conditions are improving covid-19 is still with us. not only will the reservation system help everyone keep their social distance from people outside their group. it will also help you decide what opportunities you'll want to take advantage of ahead of time. so there's really something for this is why trip planning is key. take time to connect with your family. find out what activities for families interested in be prepared to do a lot of walking the shuttle service inside yosemite valley this year has been suspended due to covid-19 it is just so beautiful. and i think. >> everybody and he's in once in lifetime should come and visit. you send after flying across the country for several hours. a kansas city family couldn't believe this national treasure is only a short drive away for people living in the golden state.

national park there. but if you plan on visiting this summer. you're going to need to make a reservation. and you may want to do that sooner rather than later. reuben contreras explains. >> yosemites open for visitors after turning away many sites ears during the temporary shutdown at the start of the pandemic. but before you take the drive up highway 41 a few hours north of fresno know that you must make a reservation this summer. >> while conditions are improving covid-19 is still with us. not only will the reservation system help everyone keep their social distance from people outside their group. it will also help you decide what opportunities you'll want to take advantage of ahead of time. so there's really something for this is why trip planning is key. take time to connect with your family. find out what activities for families interested in be prepared to do a lot of walking the shuttle service inside yosemite valley this year has been suspended due to covid-19 it is just so beautiful. and i think. >> everybody he's in once in lifetime should come in this. if you send after flying across the country for several hours. a kansas city family couldn't believe this national tr

. >>> a 4000 acre fire forcing evacuations near yosemite national park. just 5% contained at this hour. one couple shared their video of the river fire that was racing toward their home as they tried in vain to fight back with a garden hose. >> ashes were falling just everywhere, and he was still whipping at the flames getting close to the house, 20 feet from the house, and i just said, we got to go. >>> to the north, crews are gaining ground on a fire that now covers an area triple the size of san francisco. the beckwourth complex is 23% contained. here is a look at some of the destruction in the small community of doyle, where the fire tore through more than 20 buildings. >>> chopper 5 over pleasanton ridge regional park where the search is on for a missing runner and it's intensifying tonight. 37-year-old philip kreycik of berkeley has been missing since saturday when he failed to return from what was supposed to be an hour long run. more than a dozen local agencies and nearly 100 volunteers are combing the park looking for him. >>> also in alameda cou

hand on the guest wildfire of the year in the state, while another fire is racing toward yosemite national park. the backward complex has scorched 92,000 acres, but it is almost 50% contained. at the same time, the so-called river fire has more than doubled to 9500 acres since yesterday. the river fire is threatening hundreds of structures, the flames are also getting closer to highway 41, potentially cutting off access to the southern entrance of yosemite. the fire crew is up against dried timber and frequent spot fires that continue to be a challenge. containment is up to 15%. we are also seeing dramatic video of people caught in a fire tornado from the backward complex fire. this video was shot in doyle, where whipping wind fanned the flames, destroying 20 homes. and it is still hot in that part of the state, a lot of fire crews are out there risking life and limb, just to stay up against those elements. paul, it is tough out there. >> yes, and it is still breezy. we have the wind from the pacific. by the time it makes it that far inland, it is dry wind. it is still going to be hot tomorrow,

more evacuations in mariposa county where the river fire now threatens a critical route into yosemite national park. >> i hope everything is still there when i get back. >> reporter: in southern oregon the bootleg fire has been threatening a major power grid that connects oregon and california. the fire doubling in size every day for three days. meanwhile, on the east coast -- >> we are now flooded out over here. >> reporter: severe storms triggering a flooding emergency last night. dozens of people stranded. emergency crews launching boats to rescue them. the national weather service now confirming the rainfall in the philadelphia suburbs amounts to a 100-year flood event the new york city area also hit again just three days after floodwaters inundated city subway stations and stranded drivers. back on the west some good news, temperatures are finally expected to ease up today, and we'll take a closer look at your forecast in just a few moments. > assassination of haiti's president was an informant for the u.s. drug enforcement agency. the dea says the suspect reached out to his contacts at the ag

at the same time, a state of local emergency while the river fire rages outside of yosemite national park. the flames have burned 9,500 acres on the county line. and fire crews are making progress, upping containment to 21%, but multiple areas are still under evacuation orders and warnings. >>> developing news, it's been five days since philip kreycik vanished from pleasanton ridge regional park, and now the exhaustive search efforts are at a turning point. kpix 5's andria borba is live in pleasanton with new revelations from the team leading that search, andria? >> reporter: well, we found out today from investigators here in pleasanton that philip kreycik stopped at a shipping store in oakland on his way to pleasanton ridge for that run, dropped off a package and then ostensibly made his way here to pleasanton ridge for that preplanned, 8-mile run. >> all that color that's filled in on that screen represents feet on the ground, people searching, actively moving from our operational standpoint. that doesn't include the community search team that's been doing their own searching. >> repor

the river fire that is inching closer toward the entrance to yosemite national park. the started in oakhurst to burn 9500 acres. so far and crews have achieved 21% containment. there. mandatory evacuations remain in effect for parts of mariposa and madera counties. according to cal fire 5 buildings have been destroyed and 600 are currently threatened. >> the beckwourth complex fire continues to impact communities along the california nevada border about 50 miles north of truckee. that fire is now 71% contained at roughly 95,000 acres. crews expect they will have the fire 100% contained by the end of the week. mandatory and voluntary evacuations remain in place in areas of plumas and lassen counties. meanwhile, the federal government may declare a historic shortage for the colorado river system which brings water to millions of people across the western us water is steadily draining it lake mead near the arizona nevada border. the reservoir for the hoover dam provides water for about 19 million southern california. it's lake. mead is expected to reach a record low next

. >> yosemite national park is open for visitors after turning away many sites ears during the temporary shutdown at the start of the pandemic. but before you take the drive up highway 41 a few hours north of fresno know that you must make a reservation this summer. >> while conditions are improving covid-19 is still with us. not only will the reservation system help everyone keep their social distance from people outside their group. it will also help you decide what opportunities you'll want to take advantage of ahead of time. so there's really something for this is why trip planning is key. take time to connect with your family. find out what activities for families interested in be prepared to do a lot of walking the shuttle service inside yosemite valley this year has been suspended due to covid-19. >> it is just so beautiful. and i think. everybody and he's in once in lifetime should come and visit. you send the after flying across the country for several hours. a kansas city family couldn't believe this national treasure is only a short drive away for people living in the golden s

. >> reporter: a new fire is threatening a major road that leads to yosemite national park.he river fire started on sunday. in a matter of hours was up to 8,000 acres of the stars from last year's fire season still fresh. >> yesterday we we we we we miraposa, and it is repeated ptsd. the second one went and we finished our meal and went. >> reporter: help is on the way. they are sending a strike team and two engines to the river fire. >> remember, you can keep track of the fires with our exclusive abc 7 wildfire tracker. the interactive map shows you where fires are spreading and information on the firefight in realtime. you will know what is happening as it happens. it is available now at abc7news.com and your news app. >>> federal agents are looking for a mill valley man was charged in the capitol riots in january. he has been a familiar face but now he disappeared. evan newman may of fled overseas. >> reporter: this is the face of a wanted man. 48-year-old evan newman charged with attacking the police at the u.s. capitol this year. he is not a stranger to bay area news n

. >> reporter: a new fire is threatening a major road that leads to yosemite national park. river fire started on sunday. in a matter of hours was up to 8,000 acres of the stars from last year's fire season still fresh. >> yesterday we we we we we miraposa, and it is repeated ptsd. the second one went and we finished our meal and went. >> reporter: help is on the way. they are sending a strike team and two engines to the river fire. >> remember, you can keep track of the fires with our exclusive abc 7 wildfire tracker. the interactive map shows you where fires are spreading and information on the firefight in realtime. you will know what is happening as it happens. it is available now at abc7news.com and your news app. >>> federal agents are looking for a mill valley man who was charged in the capitol riots in january. he has been a familiar face but now he disappeared. evan newman may of fled overseas. >> reporter: this is the face of a wanted man. 48-year-old evan newman charged with attacking the police at the u.s. capitol this year. he is not a stranger to bay area news

since that broke out yesterday, the flames burning 16 miles from the southern entrance to yosemite national park. the so-called river fire only 5% contained. it is triggering some mandatory evacuations now. one couple shared this video of the flames racing toward their home. they tried to slow the flames with a hose but they had to evacuate at the last minute. >> ashes were falling just everywhere and he was still with ting at the flames getting closer to the house, 20 feet from the house, and i just said, we've got to go. >> they went. it's the bootleg fire near southern oregon that has grid operators in california the most concerned. fire creating so much smoke and ash, it's interfering with transmission lines to the south, causing it to lose connections. that means california lost roughly a 10th of its energy source. the flames exploded over the weekend, burning more than 153,000 acres. the fire so intense deputies may start arresting people who refused to obey the evacuation orders. that wildfire now prompting kauai so to issue another flex alert for this evening. right now the state's curre

. >>> meantime, the river fire burning near yosemite national park nearly doubled in size yesterday to nearly 15 square miles. the flames are threatening the town of awani. people say it is nerve-racking. >> high stress worrying about how far the fire would come. yesterday it was behind us. >> officials said at least four structures have been destroyed and 600 others are threatened. the fire is only 15% contained. >>> anti-government protests continue to rock cuba following the largest demonstrations on the island in decades. authorities say that at least one person died during clashes with police on monday. people are demonstrating over food and medicine shortages, along with high prices. meantime, demonstrators in miami shut down a stretch of a major expressway for hours yesterday. the large group gathered at the intersection chanting support and demanding freedom for the cuban protesters. >>> coming up, surprise cash in the mail. why the irs may be sending you hundreds of dollars this week. >>> and supersize goldfish. where these former house pets were found and how they grew so big

. >> just like the people, like when they visit yosemite national park, they leave food in their cars, they come back to their cars and they wonder why the bear ripped apart their car. so yeah, people are stupid. >> now just to be clear, at this point, this animal's behavior was erratic and escalating. they said they had to take care of this problem before anything happened, particularly given the fact that this animal was charging at toddlers, as we saw this past summer in the law marinda hills. we definitely saw some toddlers that got bit there and they did not want a repeat of that here. >> do not feed the animals. right, andrea. thank you. >>> some oakland students were back on campus today as sort of a trial run for school really starts in person. >> this is important because we'll have 60 new sixth-graders and 60 seventh graders that come from roughly 25 different schools, and we don't want them to show up on day one and not know anybody. >> bay tech charter school held a return to campus event, so kids and their families could meet their youth ambassadors and take part in campu

and good news from the river fire near yosemite national park. authorities lifting warnings in mariposa county, and they scaled back the warnings in modera county. crews are getting a break with cooler temperatures. >>> a car flew off a cliff and landed on a beach in san mateo county. it happened along highway 1 north of pescadero state beach. police say a beach goer noticed the car around 9:00 this morning. no one on the beach was hurt, but the driver died in the crash. there's no word yet on what caused this individual to veer off the cliff. >> mostly in an area like this it's all about weather. your weather could control with rain and fog, the slickness of the road as well as visibility. we have a lot of animals out here when it comes to turkeys, mountain lions, deer that can provide hazards for drivers, as well as distracted driving, people on their cellphones. >> this is the second time in two days a vehicle has gone over a cliff in san mateo county. >>> next tuesday the city council will decide whether to approve the terms of the deal, but

this one erupted yesterday, 60 miles from the southern entrance to yosemite national park. the so-called river fire is only 5% contained and is forcing mandatory evacuations now. crews creating some fire lines to try to keep those flames from reaching homes, but they will be battling tough conditions with more hot and dry days expected this week. >>> new at 5:00 on a sad update in the search for a swimmer missing at an east bay park sunday. alameda county dive teams using sonar and robotic cameras, believe they found the man's body. they located him under water in lake devout near the overnight. the sheriff's office as it appears he drowned. >>> looking live at the white house now where the mayor of san jose was part of a big discussion with president biden today on reducing gun violence. the president is pushing more communities to use federal relief funds for crime prevention. cbs reporter skyler henry live at the white house with more for us. >> reporter: several top city leaders and police chiefs from across the country joined the president and attorney general at the w

new concerns tonight about a wildfire near yosemite national park. >> ashes were falling just everywhere. >> we had a beautiful house. might be all gone, and what do you do? you start over. so we don't know. >> reporter: these simply put are the worst possible conditions for firefighters. temperatures are well above 100 degrees, there's no rain and, tonight, hundreds of residents are in the same position as the gordons, they just don't know if their homes have burned to the ground. norah. >> o'donnell: my goodness, lilia luciano, thank you. well, tonight the fight over voting rights in texas has reached a new level of hostility. democratic lawmakers bolted the state capitol this afternoon to prevent passage of a new election, yay they're prepared to stay away for weeks. cbs's mireya villarreal reports tonight from austin. >> reporter: tonight, texas democrats on the run. where are you? ( laughter ) >> i'm at the airport. >> reporter: jasmine crockett is one of nearly 60 lawmakers who fled the lone star state for washington, d.c. grinding the texas legislature to a halt and preventing rep

the river fire is burning in mariposa, not far yosemite national park.ys the flames have burned 9500 acres so far the river fire is now 51% contained. and this is a live look at smoke from the dixie fire evacuation orders are in place as the burning continues up in butte county. firefighters say nearly 8,000 acres have burned there. crews are having a tough time containing this fire because of the steep terrain. as you can see, the fire near the burn scar of the deadly camp fire is where it is. it is 7% contained as of tonight, chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joining us now. we've been fortunate here in the bay. we haven't felt all that smoke. we've had a nice ocean breeze. the fog is kind of. >> move the air through. but it's a long way to go until we get that first rate. yeah, and we've got a chance that we could see some lightning strikes even locally as we get through the weekend. so we'll be watching that very, very closely over the weekend as there's a chance of some thunderstorms. these fires, though, really erupting and then really picking up

now threatening a critical route into yosemite national park and forcing residents to flee. >> i hope everything is still there when i get back. >> reporter: the fires driven by the third record-breaking heat wave in less than a month. tonight, there are nearly 50 burning in six western states. in southern oregon, the bootleg fire has doubled in size every day for the last three days. tonight, it's threatening to take out a major power grid that connects oregon and california. at the cedar fire in arizona, retired 40-year-old veteran firefighter and matthew miller were killed when a plane they were firing to scout the fire crashed. he leaves behind a wife and five kids. the ntsb is investigating. david, as we're seeing this damage, the winds have really picked up here this afternoon and the heat's going to continue to fuel these fires into tomorrow. comes as authorities are issues a statewide flex alert tonight, aski iing californians to conse power. david? >> will carr, thank you. we're tracking that heat, the devastating fires and, of course, the storms in the northeast at this hour

and the river fire burning in mariposa not far from yosemite national park.hose flames. >> have burned more than 9600 acres. the river fire now 64% contains. definitely not. what we want to this at this point in the fire season. and we know that we might be seeing some of those dry lightning later this weekend for a little bit more detail on that going over to dave spahr a day. >> you know well, and it's only july. you know, this kind of stuff can linger all the way until october. this dry lightning this is part of the gearing up for fire season. the we have kind of comes intrusive from somewhere else. we're starting off with our traditional fog. but it's a little thinner than a tends to be because of that influence from that high off to the southeast. but there you have a kind of overcast happening in half moon bay and it will clear up there as well as other areas around the bay that are seeing the fog this morning such as the golden gate bridge. again, it has to do some positioning this morning and told finding really starts to clear out temperature checker

one of the newest fires ignited sunday on the route to yosemite national park.for the latest we want to go to meteorologist tyler molden. any relief in sight? >> reporter: there is a slight relief coming our way, but nothing to write home about. it's still going to be hot. this long duration heat wave is going to wax and wain up and down the coast. we'll go from the southwest to the northwest to the plains. we'll deal with this for the foreseeable future. we have heat alerts up for everyone here in the pink and the orange. the pink is heat warnings, heat advisories in orange. you can see that temperatures are going to be ten to 15 degrees above average this afternoon. once we get into tuesday and wednesday we see the temperatures start to cool down and no longer are we dealing with record temperatures but we're still dealing with above average temperatures. in palm springs we cool down to afternoon, 109. in las vegas instead of 113 we'll be at 108. instead of ten degrees above average we'll be about five degrees above average. with your morning lows we'll still

. >> my next guest was a park ranger intern a yosemite national park almost 30 years ago. es a recent visit to the park with her son and just how different it looks to her all these years later, devastated, of course, by climate change. she writing -- i looked out onto mountains appeared studded with giant charred toothpicks. the 2018 ferguson fire had decimated this once magnificent fors. other trees were dying off. victims of bug infestation, abetted by warming temperatures and milder winters. the waterfalls pathetic with his ups in the wind. joining me now is that writer, susanna meadows. your writing is incredibly beautiful and poetic. >> wow, thank you for saying that. >> thank you for allowing me to read that portion of it. it really gives you a glimpse as to what yosemite is dealing with right now. this was really incredibly personal to you, this visit, in taking your son there. >> it was. yosemite is a sacred place to me, but i think to most people who have seen it. even people around the world, it's an absolute treasure. what struck me was this is protected land, a

searing heat as it burned near yosemite national park and raced towards homes. >> this fire is picking up fast, wind is changing direction. the crews are trying to stop the flames from jumping over. >> reporter: the fires are forcing people living here to take quick action to save their lives and their livestock. rancher justin we ever is helping move cattle miles out of harm's way. >> we're dealing with the third back-to-back heat wave. what has that been like? >> deadly. it's friggen hot. especially working outside. >> reporter: this video captured firefighters running for cover at the complex fire as it exploded. >> reporter: the blaze ignited by lightning is the largest fire so far this year. the strong winds continue to whip up the flames. a big concern for bob shoenstein. >> it could ember down into the middle of this town and burn the town to the ground. >> reporter: the fires are erupting as record temperatures have been seen across the west. a trend experts have attributed to climate change. >> unless we as society make drastic changes, it's never going to get cooler. it's har

. >> yosemite national park is open for visitors after turning away many sites ears during the temporaryhutdown at the start of the pandemic. but before you take the drive up highway 41 a few hours north of fresno know that you must make a reservation this summer. >> while conditions are improving covid-19 is still with us. not only will the reservation system help everyone keep their social distance from people outside their group. it will also help you decide what opportunities you'll want to take advantage of ahead of time. so there's really something for this is why trip planning is key. take time to connect with your family. find out what activities for families interested in be prepared to do a lot of walking the shuttle service inside yosemite valley this year has been suspended due to covid-19 it is just so beautiful. and i think. >> everybody he's in once in lifetime should come and visit. you send after flying across the country for several hours. a kansas city family couldn't believe this national treasure is only a short drive away for people living in the golden state. >> i

well yosemite national park could see temperatures as high as 111 degrees in the coming days. park officials are warning visitors to be prepared and stay hydrated. they say it's a good idea to avoid strenuous hiking, especially after 10 in the morning as temperatures increase. the warm weather in yosemite is not expected to break any records, but it could come close in 1915, the national park. market 115 degrees bay area firefighters in oregon tonight to help find a raging wildfire there to strike teams from local fire agencies, including fremont, oakland, hayward and san mateo, are in claim of county about 30 miles north of the oregon state line there battling the bootleg fire, which has burned more than 60 square miles, doubling its size from yesterday and more than 900 firefighters are on the lines of the beckworth complex fire in plumas county. both fires have not burned more than 37. square miles northeast of portola. they are 11% contained now those fires doubling in size over 24 hours. fire officials say they have been fueled by the heat and bone dry conditions. campgrou

this is happening near yosemite national park flames. it started in oakhurst have burned across 9500 acres already. >> containment sits at 36%. cal fire says 5 buildings have been destroyed. >> in the north bay. a group of concerned winegrowers wants to see the county do more to protect against wildfire has come for us to reports tonight the group is calling on napa county officials to consider forming a local fire district to help douse the flames. >> in the hennessey fire just last year, flames roared through napa county destroying homes, impacted communities and scorching valuable land. in response, an organization of wine country growers in tourism based vendors want to see some change in a letter obtained by kron 4 news. the collective is asking the napa board of supervisors to explore creating, quote, its own independent county run fire department, strengthening local firefighting capacity and investigating state and federal grants. this is not the county supervisor alfredo we understand the local frustration, the former bit nurse

county bay area cruiser on the front lines of a wildfire that's threatening the roads of yosemite national parkit's burned at it's burne acres since it began on sunday and is 15% contained course we are always concerned about the weather in times like this. >> let's get right to spencer christian for that. >> we are fortunate here in the bay area that our current weather pattern means a reduced threat of fires, you can see on the satellite radar, this brings us a nice onshore flow of cool marine air and a brisk flow as well. wind speeds ranging from 22 over 25 miles an hour across much of the bay area, also with increased humidity, that reduces the threat as well. this pattern will last for a few days before it starts to warm up again. the 24 hour temperatures change shows that most locations are a few degrees cooler than they were yesterday with the exception being opened, hayward and san jose, each of those, one degree warmer than this time yesterday. this is the view from emeryville, looking at the fog overtaking san francisco, 57 degrees in the city, half moon bay, at the golden gate, you c

yosemite national park is open for visitors after turning away many sites ears during the temporary shutdownt of the pandemic. >> but before you take the drive up highway 41 a few hours north of fresno know that you must make a reservation this summer. >> while conditions are improving covid-19 is still with us. not only will the reservation system help everyone keep their social distance from people outside their group. it will also help you decide what opportunities you'll want to take advantage of ahead of time. so there's really something for this is why trip planning is key. take time to connect with your family. find out what activities for families interested in be prepared to do a lot of walking the shuttle service inside yosemite valley this year has been suspended due to covid-19 it is just so beautiful. and i think. >> everybody and he's in once in lifetime should come and visit. you send after flying across the country for several hours. a kansas city family couldn't believe this national treasure is only a short drive away for people living in the golden state. >> i do think it'

firefighters are now entering their 5th day battling the river fire that's near yosemite national park. the flames hats started in oakhurst. and now have burned 9 to 500 acres with 36% containment mandatory evacuations remain in place for parts of mariposa and madera counties. cal fire says 5 buildings have been destroyed and 600 or threatened. let's talk about our forecast now take a live look outside here in san francisco. some fog rolling in right now. keeping temperatures cool along the coast. >> meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez is here. she says it's going to be a warm weekend. let's get the details right now. yeah. even far inland valleys. 2nd half of the weekend. justine warming up into the low 90's. abortion utley not tracking any triple digit heat waves heading our way. and it's thanks to this marine layer and cool westerly sea breeze keeping all that wildfire smoke around the bay area away from the coast and our inland valleys. so we're noticing great air quality out there. several marine layer starting to make its way back along the coast. downtown san francisco 59 degrees, m

and the river fire that is burning in mariposa and not far from yosemite national park. >> cal fire says that the flames have burned 9500 acres so far. the river fire is now 59% contained. right now to our 4 zone as we get a live look over. what are we looking at here at sfo, chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is here, lawrence. fortunately, the smoke and the fires have. >> not affected us directly here in the bay. you fear that it's just a matter of time, right. yeah. and we still so far to go in a fire season. we haven't even reached the heart of and yet not getting there until we get into september in october. but the fires already popping up now been tracking that and all that smoke and you can see the stream of smoke and that's moving to the northeast right now through susan bill, that coming from the dixie fire there. there's another one little for the south is actually called the henry fire that is producing some of that smoke just north of topaz lake. boy. it's all headed in. >> to nevada, into idaho. those areas are getting plenty of that smoke filling their skies. you can see

that fire is threatening roads to yosemite national park.t's burned at least 9000 acres since it began on sunday. that's not the only major wildfire burning in the state right now. the beckwourth complex fire has scorched more than 91,000 acres. the u.s. forest service says it's the state's largest wildfire this year. at least 20 homes have been destroyed. >> those flames were coming at us like the headlight on a freight train. >> we left everything. there was nothing we can do. we had to get out. >> southern oregon is also dealing with a major wildfire that's threatening california's power grid. there are at least a dozen wildfires burning inif an 6:00we'rttin gl of wildfires on our health. the california air resources board just released a new record report. it studied the long term impacts of the campfire. concerned about metal particles being released in the air. lead levels spiked to 15 times higher than normal. there are concerns about respiratory issues. cory hendricks says she easily gets out of breath. >> i've been able to get over

like the glamorous trio that was traveling north through california's yosemite national park. even as the rest of the world's attention was focused on new york city, they were intent on their ruin urgent needs. their desires. their fears. there are deadly love triangle. so, they probably didn't appreciate the passing wonders. the astonishing cliffs. the waterfalls. the giant sequoias. any more than the one in the backseat. through fading ice. so anything at all. here is one of them. his name was larry mcnabney. and he was a tall, handsome man. a well-known and respected attorney from nevada. a personal injury specialist. made buckets of money. loved the big life. loved being in control. >> there was never a here out of place. there was in dust on his desk. his plan was always in the same spot. >> larry's daughter, tavia, was crazy about him. in all of his type a personality. his joy of life. his courtroom presence. >> not an ounce of shyness. he commanded the courtroom. >> i've been a trial lawyer for over 20 years -- >> larry's-long time friend, fred atcheson, -- >> he could

. >> and then the california fire crews are battling the river fire that is near yosemite national park. flames. it started in oakhurst. they have burned across 9500 acres so far containment sits at 36% tonight. cal fire says that 5 buildings there have been destroyed. >> and here in the north bay, a group of concerned winegrowers wants to see the county do more to protect against wildfires force. theresa reports the group is calling on napa county officials to consider forming a local fire district to help douse flames. >> in the hennessey fire. just last year, flames roared through napa county destroying homes, impacted communities and scorching valuable land in response, an organization of wine country growers in tourism based vendors want to see some change in a letter obtained by kron 4 news, the collective is asking the napa board of supervisors to explore creating, quote, its own independent county run fire department, strengthening local firefighting capacity and investigating state and federal grants. this is not the county supervisor alfredo we understand the local frustration

this is burning southwest of yosemite national park. full square mile overnight to nearly 15 square miles. containment went up from 10% 15% 8 structures, including four homes have been destroyed and another 600 remain threatened highway 41 heading into the southern end of the park, also in danger. the fire started sunday afternoon and prompted evacuations near the madera mariposa county line. firefighters say it is a difficult fight because of the heat, the low humidity and strong winds in the area, and there was not much change overnight in the back worth complex fire near the nevada border. it's at 142 and a half square miles and containment is at 26% ground crews are constructing lines out there to try to stop flames from advancing. some firefighters are working. 24 hour shifts lightning over the fourth of july holiday weekend ignited the fire that began as two separate fires northwest of lake tahoe. well, there's a new report about the thick smoke that covered most of northern california. three years ago. during the camp fire, the c

welcome to camp towanda right outside yosemite national park, where scenes like this weren't possible what campers did to get here. families quarantined before their kids came to camp. everybody took a pcr test before coming, and then every bunk was a pod for the first five days, and then they took another round of pcr tests. and then when those were all negative, we were able to pod the whole camp 360 kids between the ages of seven and 17 are spending three weeks together, playing soccer, swimming and just strolling all in the age of covid, the almost century old camp also adopting a new outdoor dining pavilions because of pandemic. precautions. it's summer scenes like this one. the camp director says she'll never forget. when the whole camp was able to unite after multiple covid tests, which is so powerful to see these kids with big smiles on their faces in a beautiful place in community after so long, having been isolated and alone, it was a really special moment. everybody is so happy to be up here in the mountains. that's great. at camp high sierra, also near yosemite, the boy sc

that welcome to camp to work longer right outside yosemite national park, where scenes like this weren'tt year. here's what campers did to get here. families quarantined before their kids came to camp. everybody took a pcr tests before coming, and then every bunk was a pod for the first five days, and then they took another round of pcr tests. and then when those were all negative, we were able to pod the whole camp 360 kids between the ages of seven and 17 are spending three weeks together, playing soccer, swimming and just strolling all in the age of covid, the almost century old camp also adopting a new outdoor dining pavilions because of pandemic. precautions. it's summer scenes like this one, the camp director says she'll never forget when the whole camp was able to unite after multiple covid tests, which is so powerful to see these kids with big smiles on their faces in a beautiful place in community after so long, having been isolated and alone, it was a really special moment. everybody is so happy to be up here in the mountains. it's great. at camp high sierra, also near yosemite

welcome to camp towanda right outside yosemite national park, where scenes like this weren't possibleampers did to get here. families quarantined before their kids came to camp. everybody took a pcr test before coming. and then every bunk was a pod for the first five days, and then they took another round of pcr tests. and then when those were all negative. we were able to pod the whole camp 360 kids between the ages of seven and 17 are spending three weeks together, playing soccer, swimming and just strolling all in the age of covid, the almost century old camp also adopting a new outdoor dining pavilions because of pandemic. precautions, singing it's summer scenes like this one, the camp director says she'll never forget when the whole camp was able to unite after multiple. covid tests is just so powerful to see these kids with big smiles on their faces in a beautiful place in community after so long, having been isolated and alone, it was a really special moment. everybody is so happy to be up here in the mountains. that's great. at camp high sierra, also near yosemite, the boy sco

a heartbreaking facebook post by yosemite national park is reminding drivers to slow down late last weekosted a picture of a grieving black bear and her cub, which was hit and killed by a car. a ranger took the photo after he moved the cub from the middle of the road. the post is to remind drivers not to go beyond the speed limit and to look out for wildlife when driving through yosemite coming up in sports history made between the giants and the dodgers sports director market buying is what? tell us what happened down south tonight that has never happened in the history of this rivalry, then new it'll 11 relief in the south bay after three days, a large apartment complex finally has running water again it going? everybody t bonnie is with you in the final room tonight. well giants dodgers first before game series. i guess you'd have to kota a work in progress because it's still going on. and if you're a giant fan, it is good work in progress. actually, there's two outs in the bottom of the ninth. the giants have the game well in hand, and it started crazy buster posey back off the injur

and the river fire burning near yosemite national park is now 97% contained. that fire started last monday and has burned 15 square miles. there were evacuations and mariposa and madera counties, but everyone has now been allowed to return. home crews expect to have the fire completely controlled. by the end of the month in alpine county, south of lake tahoe. the tamarack fire continues to burn out of control. that fire has burned 36 square miles and flames of forced hundreds of people to evacuate their homes. there are now 500 firefighters from california and nevada. battling the tamarack fire. the flames have torn through in remote areas where there are one lane roads and steep hills that are covered in leaves and pine needles that is creating another danger for people who live in the rural communities of alpine village and mark bill o. it was crazy. i got video of it coming all over the ridge. uh from miles on each side of the house. well is apparently. that's that's the best thing there, expected. i mean, we've got burned out in the same place in 1987. the

mount clark, the 61 year-old from reno, nevada was first missing on saturday while hiking at yosemite national park. officials say he's using an off-trail route. he was well known for his achievements as a runner and a climber scaling peaks across the globe and winning his age group. in all 6 major marathons since 1990 he had climbed 185 of the world highest mountains. switching gears now talk about our weather forecast. we'll take a live look outside here at san francisco international airport. not as much fog here as we have seen the past couple days. so we'll check in now with our meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez to see what's keep in the marine layer out of the picture yeah. we're tracking some northwesterly breezes just steam. that is clearing out the fog bank, at least for now. a little bit hazy, though, along the coast. >> and parts of the east bay shoreline. but nothing compared to what those of you in this year are dealing with poor air quality because of nearby wildfire. smoke. more on that in just a minute. but thursday's outlook looking great, sunny and even dry. but forecast. we do have

river fire has grown to nearly 10,000 acres in madera and mariposa counties not far from yosemite national park. >> mandatory evacuations and warnings impact residents in over a 100 homes. it changes every little bit. so right now we're thinking we're okay. >> but you never know. >> authorities say evacuation compliance is high, but some holdouts are raising concern when people stay. they put other people's lives at risk, especially the deputy sheriff and especially the firefighters. we're going to our best to get everyone out safely. but by staying you put us in and do harm to go back in and get you. >> the north of there. the massive beckworth complex fire continues to tear through the plumas national forest more than 92,000 acres have burned and teams are still assessing how many homes have been lost. >> and what we've seen is the red cross is really this change from one big event a year. one big event every 5 years or 10 years. now we're seeing chronic offense. >> again. that was nancy loo reporting for us tonight. reports of a fuel shortage at several airports on the west coast. >> may hin