dan: near yosemite national park the river has begun to overflow and that will impact visitors as they go into the park. our or in what people can expect. reporter: the river is rising because of runoff from the heavy snow pack. monday morning, levels peaked over 12 feet near yosemite national park. >> as for now so this phase of the big melt we are looking at the peak today and then expecting some cooler weather as the week goes on. reporter: water is expected to recede this week. this video is from the help -- housekeeping campsite, immersed in water. reservations were canceled because of flooding. they in some areas, water covers the roads. but it is not discouraging people from going to the park. >> the waterfalls are gorgeous. reporter: this couple is from southern california and drives to yosemite every year. when comparing their photos from this visit to last year, they noticed a big difference and say it is concerning. >> it is unfortunate that with the runoff we will [inaudible] reporter: got married at bridal veil falls but they say the extra water making their way to the par

much more to come including another closure plan for yosemite national park. the areas that will be shut down because of flooding concerns. and france's is up next with your accuweather forecast as we take a live look outside. the conditions not quite as warm as what we saw yesterday. >> it is mother's day around major league baseball plus what does the future hold for the warriors? what the others not name steph and cla you didn't choose your hairline. hot flashes, the flu, or that thing when your knee just gives out for no reason. you didn't choose your bad back or this. or... that. you didn't choose depression, melanoma, or lactose intolerance. but with kaiser permanente you can choose your doctor who works with other best-in-class specialists to care for all that is you. >> some campgrounds in yosemite national park are slated to close because of flooding concerns. lower and northpoint campgrounds along with housekeeping camp will all be off limits. the parks service says more closures are possible but it will give a more accurate update tomorrow morning.

stunning images of the flooding happening right now inside of yosemite national park. that story just ahead. you're watching >>> welcome back. there was plenty of warnings about this last week, and now it is happening. parts of yosemite are flooding. the snowmelt in the sierra causing the merced river to overflow. it hit flood stage today. the water starting to flow into yosemite national park, overtaking some of the roads and campgrounds and impacting some of the visitor facilities. park rangers say this is expected to be the peak of the flooding, and the park remains open. however, some areas and trails obviously are going to be closed. while the water tumbling over cliffs and cutting through canyons can be beautiful, visitors are being warned to stay away from it. the park has already had two swiftwater rescues in the past week. >> yosemite falls behind us, the royal arches, bridal veil fall, ribbon fall, they're the biggest i've ever seen them, and it's spectacular. but at the same time, we're telling people please, please, please be careful when you come up and ju

dan: yosemite national park officials are bracing for more flooding as snow continues to melt. the merced river rose to the bottom of the parks swinging bridge yesterday. the water was 10 feet. there was a high possibility that roads will flood again and have to be closed. the river is expected to reach flood stage at 12.5 feet by early monday. ama: caltrans will close a portion of highway 37 for smart train track repairs. it will be closed while crews work on a railroad crossing that's on the highway. repairs will start early tomorrow morning and last through midday sunday. caltrans says those traveling that way this weekend should prepare to take a detour which will add more driving time. some sonoma county residents aren't looking forward to the traffic. >> it's already a mess as it is. highway 12 will become nightmare. ama: about 47,000 cars travel highway 37 each day. dan: bay area congress number ro khanna is doubling down on his calls for senator dianne feinstein to step down. her health has been a major focus on capital hill recently and even more so after she appeared c

that's out towards yosemite national park bay area. fairly quiet right now. if we zoom in a little bit further, you can see a couple of sprinkles possibly in the marine hills, but really all in all besides that, we are smooth sailing with no rainfall this morning. a nice morning commute ahead of us. 40's 50's for current temperatures. definitely throw on those jackets. oakland and hayward at 53 degrees. alameda 54 while santa rosa petaluma all at 40 degrees up there, the north bay temperatures later on today will be very similar to yesterday. we're not moving much highs sti-l in the low to mid 60's that are very warmest showers will hold off until well after sunset tonight. that's where this forecast is. when you've got to pay attention to because despite the fact we're dry today, we actually do have some rainfall just around the corner during overnight hours. i'm going to be timing it out for us hour by hour. future cast in your full forecast rain. all right, john, thanks for getting us going this morning. hey, if you're traveling, traffic still pretty light

. >> well, another tough break for people heading and planning ahead of to yosemite national park this spring because big oak flat roads closed for repairs because of this crack park officials say it's about 200 feet long, 4 feet deep. it continues from highway one 20 into the national park. it's forcing a closure from just inside the park boundary tumor said grow repairs going to keep the road shut down until about mid june or july. it's just the latest in the spring of issues for the park. now, yosemite was forced to close last month for more than 3 weeks to the heavy snowfall. and they were closed against last week. thanks to flooding concerns for now. park officials recommend using the south and west entrances to access the valley. all right. well, a if you are going to be out doing things may today for cinco de mile or potentially over the next few days. you probably want to know what's going to be in store for the weather. john indoors, outdoors. what you working we and back to the u.s. anything big oak flat road is actually one of the biggest ways that people in the bay area get

dan: yosemite national park officials are bracing for more flooding as snow continues to melt. the merced river rose to the bottom of the parks swinging bridge yesterday. the water was 10 feet. there was a high possibility that roads will flood again and have to be closed. the river is expected to reach flood stage at 12.5 feet by early monday. ama: caltrans will close a portion of highway 37 for smart train track repairs. it will be closed while crews work on a railroad crossing that's on the highway. repairs will start early tomorrow morning and last through midday sunday. caltrans says those traveling that way this weekend should prepare to take a detour which will add more driving time. sons ' lookingrd to traffic. >> it's already a mess as it is. highway 12 will become nightmare. ama: about 47,000 cars travel highway 37 each day. dan: bay area congress number ro khanna is doubling down on his calls for senator dianne feinstein to step down. her health has been a major focus on capital hill recently and even more so after she appeared confused when speaking with a reporter t

mounting some other unspecified threat intending to kill the queen during a visit to the yosemite national parkats but the came at a time of heightened tension involving northern ireland with the irish republic army fighting for mounting some other unspecified threat intending to kill the queen during a visit to the yosemite national park. it's unclear how seriously the authorities took those threats but the came at a time of heightened tension involving northern ireland with the irish republic army fighting for independence from the british mainland. and this of course only four years as well after the death of the queen's second cousin, lord mountbatten, killed by the ira off the coast of the republic of ireland. as it was the queen and prince philip's ten—day visit to california in 1983 passed off without incident. there were some protests but that there is culminated in a banquet hosted by the then us president ronald reagan and his wife nancy in san francisco. stay with us here on bbc news. plenty fine weather at the moment and it will stay dry and fairly sunny for the rest of the day. are

potential flooding has down some campgrounds in yosemite national park officiald snowpack in the sierra nevada is still melting water levels at one bridge reached flood stage on monday, and park authorities are monitoring the situation. health guidance says those looking to lose weight should not use sugar substitutes. the world health organization says the use of non sugar sweeteners does not help people control their weight. long term. although there might be some short term weight loss. the w. h o also found long term sugar substitutes use leads to a meid mildly increased risk of type two diabetes and heart disease. oh calorie food interest group calls the review misguided jersey lawmakers in a fight with apple, he says, an issue with one of the tech giant's most popular products has caused parents a level of control. this morning. a congressman from new jersey is warning parents about a parental control glitch on the iphone. it's been open season for our kids in the apple world . congressman josh got, heimer says a bug in apple's software can automatically turn off the parental cont

mounting some other unspecified threat intending to kill the queen during a visit to the yosemite national parkhorities took those threats but the came at a time of heightened tension involving northern ireland with the irish republic army fighting for independence from the british mainland. and this of course only four years as well after the death of the queen's second cousin, lord mountbatten, killed by the ira off the coast of the republic of ireland. as it was the queen and prince philip's ten—day visit to california in 1983 passed off without incident. there were some protests but that there is culminated in a banquet hosted by the then us president ronald reagan and his wife nancy in san francisco. now, it's just a jump to the left. and then a step to the right. # let's do the time warp again... the world—famous rocky horror show turns 50 this year and is returning to the west end. the show has been translated into more than 20 languages, and watched by over 30 million people around the world. as half—term begins for many parents, today is the busiest day at east midlands airport since 2

new video now from yosemite national park. oday, the parks waterfalls are putting on an incredible show as snowmelt is pouring into the merced river, the most famous yosemite falls. of course, it's more than 2400 ft. tall cascades, including nevada falls, it nearly 600 ft. many of them can be accessed by visitors. if you're up for a fairly strenuous hike, people are crowding the park to see them. major rockslide has shut down part of highway 1 20 inside yosemite with the summer season just around the corner. the stretch of highway 1 20 is closed between big oak flat and merced grove until at least mid june, possibly into july. footage from caltrans shows the rock and debris there covering the road. that's a result of the severe weather this past winter. there are detours in place to get around the closure. well merryweather looks like we could have some thunderstorms pop up across parts of the sierra into the weekend. lots of the sierra. whether it's talking about the very weather take a look at the highest from this afternoon

yosemite visitors can catch a break. less than a week after the reopening another crack in the park's plans. >> and we're back at 5.45. another tough break for people planning on heading to yosemite nationalg. big oak flat road is closed for repairs. and boy, you can see why giant crack going right down the middle park. officials say it's about 200 feet long and 4 feet deep and it continues from highway one 20 into the national park and it is forcing a closure from just inside the park boundary. toomer said grove repairs to keep that where we'll keep that road shut down until they think mid-june or perhaps july. and it's just the latest in a string of issues for the park. it's 7 was forced to close last month for more than 3 weeks because of all the heavy snowfall. and then they were close again last week because of flooding concerns for now, park officials are recommending using the south and west entrances to access the valley. >> record a year. yeah. as effects like that. thing. all right. well, it's hard to keep track of that. that's why we have shot. that's john's the sierras still kind of tricky to be getting up to. i mean, big oak flat road is a big way for the bay area to get up t

yosemite national park officials are bracing for more flooding as snow continues to melt. the river rose to the bottom of the parks swinging bridge on thursday. officials say there is a high possibility roads will flood again and will have to close. the river is expected to reach flood levels at 12.5 feet by early monday. ass dbling on hislsas she appead while speaking to a reporter this week. it has created a sad situation. >> washington making a gaffe and saying the obvious truth out loud. that is the only thing i did and others have done. it is painful to watch and i wish people who were close to her who have been friends of hrs and hrs family will talk to her about doing the right thing and stepping down with dignity. liz: senator feinstein's office confirmed that she broader health complications following her shingles diagnoses earlier this year than had previously been reported. it was a festive night in san jose in honor of community. for small businesses, it was an opportunity to shine and show off their culture at the same time. >> asian ide different things and on

. >>> yosemite national park fully reopened earlier than expected after flooding concerns forced closures. the melting snowpack sending water rushing into rivers and over yosemite falls. forecasters expected the merced river to overflow its banks over the weekend but that never happened. for now, the risk of flooding has passed. park rangers are still urging all visitors to stay away from all of the raging waters out there. beautiful sights to see. meteorologist kari hall is here with us right now. i know that we're getting a pause on the warmer weather that we've been experiencing. >> it's still a little warmer compared to what we like to see with all the sierra snow, but there's also going to be rain on top of that, which could cause a greater snowmelt with temperatures above freezing. but we could see slow for the upper elevations, so kind of a mixed bag. for people who were waiting for the weekend to go and hike around yosemite, well, the next few days, the weather is going to be pretty dicey here with temperatures reaching into the upper 50s and then those overnight temperatures in t

. >>> melting snow means parts of yosemite national park are going to close again. here's yosemite falls looks like today. it sure looks beautiful, all that water coming down. the rangers are concerned about flooding in the valley, so the park is closing some campgrounds tomorrow. that includes housekeeping camp as well as lower north pines campgrounds. other areas could close, too. the warm weather rapidly melting the snow banks of the merced river could be in a flood stage for quite a while. it's also triggering a flood watch. we're joined now to talk more about this. >> is still a lot of snow to melt, especially when you compare to about a year ago. the melt was just 20% of the average of this time last year, but for now, 311% above average. the snowpack goes through yosemite, more than for percent of average. you combine that with both night and daytime temperatures trending warmer, and mid to upper 80s during the day, and that snowmelt really starts to throttle up. you are watching here in the river forecast for the merced river going to about 10 feet tomorrow,

yosemite national park, mainly the highest peaks there. we could see some slight pop-up thunderstorms with that threat increasing by sunday afternoon for your mother's day weekend by sunday afternoon at around 2 o'clock. that's when we're going to notice a lot of bility from that daytime heating and it is going to reh as far south as bear valley and even into donner summit and incline village. so light scattered thunderstorms. and we could notice that threat of thunder and lightning. so friendly reminder, if you hear thunder roars go indoors, especially early into your sunday night, right when the sun is about to set, we're going to get a little bit more of that instability over yosemite national park. so just keep that in mind, calmer and drier conditions shortly before midnight, but truckee and south lake tahoe, that muggy monsoonal moisture going to impact that instability. so that's what we're going to be in the mid 60's. temperatures certainly going to feel tropical and warmer because of that mugginess. but then temperatures drying ou

we could see some pop-up thunderstorms making its presence known at yosemite national park. magee monsoonal moisture from the great basin area is going to sweep through the sierra. and with that daytime heating sent sunday afternoon around 2 o'clock, that's when we're going to notice a lot of instability in the atmosphere. so we do have that threat of pop-up thunderstorms with thunder and lightning by early sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. so friendly reminder, if you hear thunder roars go indoors by sunday night, calmer conditions for most of this year. but once again tracking shower activity throughout yosemite national park by early sunday night, drier and calmer conditions shortly before midnight. but taking a look at truckee in south lake tahoe for your sunday afternoon, mid 60's. but if we do get that muggy, monsoonal moisture temperatures certainly going to feel warmer than that. so plan ahead and maybe have some indoor plans in case you did plan something outside that threat of thunderstorms is certainly going to be a possibility by sunday afternoon, drier, warmer and

a full look at the forecast coming up. >> that warm weather in the yosemite valley is forcing some partial closures in the national parkranger say the melting snow and rising water level of the merced river is a significant safety concern. many yosemite visitors are now being turned away including a group of friends traveled there from switzerland. or than 6000 miles away. >> is a big part of our coming here this morning and getting kicked out, it was kind of disappointing for us. we are a bit disappointed. >> that's understandable, park rangers say it while they hate to kick people out of campsites it is better to keep people safe from potential flooding. >> abc 7 is committed to building a better bay area and that means working through big issues like homelessness, tonight at 11 we are finding a breakthrough in the bay area's largest city, san jose. improvements are set to -- on coyote creek after flooding neighborhoods more than five years ago in 2017. valley water is starting a flood protection project from keeping it from happening again, before the work starts officials are clearing encampments. more than 200 on

a full look at the forecast coming up. >> that warm weather in the yosemite valley is forcing some partial closures in the national park, ranger say the melting snow and rising water level of the merced river is a significant safety concern. many yosemite visitors are now being turned away including a group of friends traveled there from switzerland. or than 6000 miles away. >> is a big part of our coming here this morning and getting kicked out, it was kind of disappointing for us. we are a bit disappointed. >> that's understandable, park rangers say it while they hate to kick people out of campsites it is better to keep people safe from potential flooding. >> abc 7 is committed to building a better bay area and that means working through big issues like homelessness, tonight at 11 we are finding a breakthrough in the bay area's largest city, san jose. improvements are set to -- on coyote creek after flooding neighborhoods more than five years ago in 2017. valley water is starting a flood protection project from keeping it from happening again, before the work starts officials are clearing encampments. more than 200 o

dion: yosemite national park's most popular hiking trail will be getting a $5 million upgrade accordingo the mercury news. officials say the miss trail project will make the seven mile round-trip safer and more enjoyable. plans call for rebuilding a pedestrian bridge, building a new observation deck and improving railings. the popular trail begins near happy aisles and takes hikers along the merced river and over both the vernal falls and nevada falls areas. construction is slated to begin in 2000 25. the 49ers have a new rival in the south bay. they took on the san jose police department in a communicative ballgame. it was held to raise money for scholarships and several 49ers took part, including trey lance. fans were able to run derby and get autographs. >> this is the first of many events for an awesome cause, fundraiser and scholarship, so we can help some of our underprivileged use and is exciting. dion: all proceeds go to to loc. what think? it appears they can, to some level. [laughter] we are very diplomatic around here. so nice and warm out and sunny in most places. we still h

. >>> yosemite national park will reopen tomorrow after a partial reopening today. iginally the closure was supposed to last through wednesday. flooding has not been as bad as they thought it would be from the snow melt, the park says visitors should be careful because the rivers are still running high. >>> signs of the historic wet winter are still visible in the north bay on this last day of april. water is still coming down the spill way at the lake. the reservoirs for marin municipal water is still down. a park is partially open after taking some damage. >> some of the trails are open. but some are saying they need to pick up the pace on the trails. >> i tried both of the trail entrances and they are both blocked off. >> reporter: it is more than just a park. her attachment is fitness and family. and fond memories of hikes with her granddaughter. >> on previous hikes i have seen whole families hiking up the eagle rock. we taught my granddaughter how to hike by taking her up to eagle rock. >> reporter: she headed up for the first time this year. she heard about th

no one was injured >>> parts of yosemite national park are closed again as california's historic snowpack starts to melt it's a major flood risk, and now there is an urgent new effort to track the danger from the air steve patterson gives us a bird's-eye view of it all. >> reporter: from 23,000 feet, it feels like an expanse of the arctic circle, but this is modern-day california all this snow, a rare sight high above the sierra mountains >> absolutely remarkable the coating of the snowpack across the mountains like something out of "star wars." >> reporter: it's a result of the state's weather whiplash, more than 30 back-to-back atmospheric rivers flipping the threat from historic drought to historic flood risk 55 billion tons of snow, enough to fill every major state reservoir twice. >> for football fans, you could fill the rose bowl about 85,000 times. >> wow. >> reporter: snow scientist and pilot thomas painter has been tasked with leading aerial expeditions above the snowpack, collecting sophisticated first-of-its-kind data using high-tech sensors. >> our information gives the comple

campgrounds at yosemite national park will remain closed at least through sunday night.ower and north pines campgrounds along with the housekeeping camper, closed due to flooding concerns as the snow begins to melt. look above the park. we see snow on its highest peaks and an awful lot of snow still in another view, take a look at this. we were just gasping over this when we saw in the news room for the first time, the conditions on the rivers the water's flowing extremely fast, extremely strong. based on the current conditions. yosemite national park says it's not planning any additional closures this weekend unless conditions change. here in oakland and longer jack london square. still no sight of the sun. let's check in with meteorologist rosemary oroczo with more on your friday forecast here, rosemary andre only subtle changes expected for today, a little bit warmer out there, followed by temperatures a little bit cooler for your bay area saturday live. look here over mount diablo, where it is a little hazy out. there are quality is good, too moderate for today and w

we have a flood warning for the merced river at yosemite national park.ou will notice yosemites temperatures will be really up there as well. unseasonably warm. mid to upper 80's. minor flooding occurring. that will continue. here's a look at the forecast headlines. patchy morning drizzle. dusty and cloudy at the coast tomorrow afternoon. breezy and suddenly in length. warmer for sunday and monday. fog and low clouds to start the morning. some of the gray will linger near the coast. it pushes right back in again. morning temperatures, clouds and drizzle. snld whet willlierg. be clouds. cool which is ideal running weather when the race begins at 8:00. temperature to the upper 50's to low 60's low 60's with sunshine later. cool coast, mild inland, average saturday. temperatures backup, warming close to 90 on monday. sharp drop-off in lindon tuesday. behind the team. the coach. the manager. and the snack dad. all using chase to keep up with their finances. the coach helps save goals here, because she saved for soccer camp there. anddd check this out... the m

. >>> yosemite national park partially reopened today. it will fully reopen tomorrow. officials closed down the popular place this weekend because of warm weather in the sierra. visitors should use caution since rivers are still running high and can be dangerous. >>> outdoor fans want san jose to pick up the pace of repairs at alum rock park. only partially reopened after being heged storms and devin fehely has the latest. >> i trail entrances to eagle rock and they're both blocked off. >> reporter: for her, alum rock is more than just a park. her attachment is about fitness and family. and fond memories of hikes with her granddaughter. >> on previous hikes i have seen whole families hiking up to eagle rock. we -- we taught my granddaughter to hike by taking her up to eagle rock. >> reporter: when the weather warmed up this week, she headed to the park for the first time this year. she'd heard about the storm damage that had closed the park for several months. but never imagined that the trail to her beloved eagle rock would be inaccessible. even now. >> we still call

of this prompted the closure of the station and several nearby road at 62 campgrounds at yosemite national parkmorrow due to possible flooding. park officials say the merced river could rise above flood stage due to rapid snow melt from the warmer weather. closures affect pine campground and camp. both will remain closed until conditions improve. additional closures are possible and update is expected tomorrow night. well hail, heavy rain and damaging winds are threatening millions of people in the midwest tonight comes after days of severe weather across the country. we get more tonight from fox's jonathan serrie. another round of severe thunderstorms threatening more than 10 million americans across the midwest. in minnesota. heavy rain and flooding triggered this mudslide on a state highway early sunday morning. the conditions, trapped one car in the mud and damaged another vehicle nearby. it's part of a line of storms that prompted dozens of tornado warnings on friday, damaging several homes and shifting one entirely off its foundation. while in austin , texas, multiple fires were sparked a

kristen: still there are some flooding worries, three campgrounds at yosemite national park closed up due to the fears of flooding. i wonder if you think snowmelt closures in yosemite are likely to continue over the summer? >> through the summer? probably not the whole summer, the the seeable future that couple weeks looks like that will continue. we see the flooding on the rivers in the eastern sierra as well. likely that has been relatively localized -- likely that has been relatively level -- localized. over time the flooding should get less severe. it is unlikely to continue to the entire summer. for the foreseeable future it will be around. kristen: what are some of the sites we are experiencing or not experience and because of this happening? >> realistically we are experiencing a lot of good recreation that will be going into the summer as we have rivers, once they pull back a little bit on their intensity, will be great for rafting and kayaking on. right now as far as the mountains and snowpack themselves we still have plenty of white on the ground. we are missing a bit of tha

scattered showers mainly south of this year over kirkwood in bear valley and the highest peaks of yosemite national park, south lake tahoe and even the northern portion of this looking dry. but we are going to see temperatures warming up into the low 70's for south lake tahoe and truckee. 76 degrees on thursday. mid 70's for most of this year on friday. so remember, we're going to start with that flood watch thursday night through sunday night because temperatures going to stay in the low to mid 70's beginning tomorrow lasting all weekend long. so temperatures out there right now for your bay area forecast about a 35 degree. temperatures spread from our coolest coastal city to our hottest inland valley checkout brentwood, scorching 91 degrees with pacifica, half moon bay and even point reason the north bay in the mid-fifties thanks to that robust marine layer and that cool sea breeze. but overnight lows tonight, widespread low to mid 50's. the one outlier, though, santa rosa cooling down to 49 degrees. but temperatures for the most part remaining in the mid to upper 60's for most of the bay area shoreli

dan: one of the major highways to yosemite national park will be closed into the summer.ls say 200 feet long. enter through merced. people can expect 30 minutes to an hour added to their drivetime. ama: let's get you caught up. we wanted to get you ready for cinco de mayo and what it means to the bay area. the day in history is not for mexican independence. it marks the anniversary of mexico's victory over france in 1862. all in all, it's a day to celebrate mexican pride. there are plenty of family-friendly events going on tomorrow night. all of these are free. in alameda, they are doing games and move me. oakland's first fridays is all about latin pride tomorrow night. there are three different live concerts in golden gate park and it's always a big bash in santa rosa with music, games, booths, and a parade this year. it will be an extra special cinco de mayo in the south bay. it's the first since an integral piece of latino culture was allowed to roll back into san jose. lauren martinez shares a peek at some of the celebration. >> i've had that my wife's family car. rep

dan: one of the major highways to yosemite national park will be closed into the summer. feet long. enter through merced. people can expect 30 minutes to an hour added to their drivetime. ama: let's get you caught up. we wanted to get you ready for cinco de mayo and what it means to the bay area. the day in history is not for mexican independence. it marks the anniversary of mexico's victory over france in 1862. all in all, it's a day to celebrate mexican pride. there are plenty of family-friendly events going on tomorrow night. all of these are free. in alameda, they are doing games and move me. oakland's first fridays is all about latin pride tomorrow night. there are three different live concerts in golden gate park and it's always a big bash in santa rosa with music, games, booths, and a parade this year. it will be an extra special cinco de mayo in the south bay. it's the first since an integral piece of latino culture was allowed to roll back into san jose. lauren martinez shares a peek at some of the celebration. >> i've had that my wife's family car. reporter: dav

. >>> well, parts of yosemite national park closing again. lower and north pines campgrounds will be closed tomorrow. rangers say the warm weather is rapidly melting the snowpack and that means the merced river could be in a flood stage for a while. this is all triggering a flood watch. >> meteorologist rob mayeda joining us now. parts of the park closed a couple of weeks ago, reopened and now closed again. what's going on? >> we're looking at longer periods of warmer temperatures and we're still see snow falling in the sierra, now sustained warmer temperatures. we're looking at highs in the mid to upper 80s and overnight temperatures in the 40s and 50s, this on top of a snowpack statewide that's still 311% average of this day same time last year, only 20% of average. that's a lot of snow yet to melt. we still have this relatively cool to mild spring. now, with five to seven days of warm temperatures on the way, a flood warning now has just been issued for the merced river in yosemite. crossing that 10-foot level, taking it to flood stage tom

yosemite national park is back open sooner than expected.ew kind of water transport, but first, the governor of california is giving us an update on the state's climate. governor newsom is speaking at a renewable fuel facility in southern california. he's highlighting the state's transition to clean fuel. last week, california regulators passed new rules to ban the sale of diesel powered semitrucks by 2036. that's the first ban of that kind anywhere in the world. >>> you could be seeing water taxis in the san francisco bay sooner rather than later. the startup plans to publicly demonstrate their electrically powered vessels this weekend. the goal is to have them take riders from pier to pier. >>> and yosemite national park has reopened ahead of schedule. it was shut down this weekend because forecasters were concerned about potential flooding from warm weather melting the snow pack. they were expecting the river to overflow its banks but it didn't happen. so for now, the risk of flooding has passed. park rangers still urging visitors to stay

bridge or to stage some sort or other attack on the queen during her subsequent visit to yosemite national parknt. there were some protests, that included a meeting with their then president of the united states ronald reagan. these documents also revealed there were subsequent threats posed, so the fbi thought, by members of the irish republican army during the later visits by the queen to this part of the world, and to other parts of the united states, including to the united states, including to the state of kentucky, which the state of kentucky, which the queen as a very keen equestrian visited no fewer than five times. {131 equestrian visited no fewer than five times.— than five times. of course, this was — than five times. of course, this was 40 _ than five times. of course, this was 40 years - than five times. of course, this was 40 years ago. - than five times. of course, this was 40 years ago. can j than five times. of course, - this was 40 years ago. can you remind viewers why tension is at the time were high, what was happening in northern ireland, and what this man was kind of sayin

claimed he was going to harm or attempt to kill the queen during a visit to san francisco and yosemite national park> anxious parents in san jose are promising to attend tonight's school board meeting to learn what's being done to keep kids safe. >> last night parents were at a safety meeting at hoover middle school. parents say they're frustrated and offered their own solutions. >> i would like to see and also partner as a community on specific, concrete actions that we can demonstrate that we are taking moving forward. we need to be modeling what we show our children when we fail to live up to the moment that's asked of us which is to own up, to learn from it and to take action. >> last week, police arrested a student at willow glen high school who they say was armed with a knife and a loaded ghost gun. the campus was briefly placed on lockdown. fortunately, no one was hurt. students there are planning to hold a walkout tomorrow to bring more attention to gun violence. >>> new at 11:00, new census data shows the average age in the united states is going up. the median age grew to almost 39. this c

water is flowing in the yosemite national park, overtaking some roads and campgrounds, there, and impacting some of the visitor facilities. a park ranger says this is expected to be the peak of the flooding, and the park does remain open. visitors plan on going there to stay away from the water. park rangers have already had to swift water rescues in the past week alone. >> we have been following this for some time now, and yosemite they are certain to see that snowmelt, still so much snow across the sierra, these are the readings, as of today. 268% and on the north sierra, central 321, seven sierra 457. again, we will continue to follow this flooding the story here, certainly, for the next month and maybe even longer. back across the bay area, after some warm weather, today, those 80s, that will all change tomorrow. we have a system to the north and that is going to be dropping our temperatures. get you more on this system as we enter tomorrow's forecast. through this week, what it will mean for us, and the thing that i am seeing about this storm is that it does look like it will linger al

. >>> coming up at 6:00, we are liven yosemite national park where the big melt is on.ll that runoff has closed some very popular campgrounds there. but the park is still open. and look up close and how the records snow melt is unfolding in the valley. >>> plus, it happens in seconds. cars so easy to steal it has sparked a social media challenge. how one bay area city is fighting back against the carmakers of a rampant thefts. >>> let's go to sports. >> nba up top and the worriers. this is something relatively new. picking apart a doves season before june has not happened that much since 2014. so the season is over, which bears the words, what now. >> our organization has a lot to sort through. >> the off-season to do list starts near the top. team present bob myers is undecided if he wants to return. >> right now, bob's contract situation is number one. i want what is best for bob. if he decides he is going to leave, of course i'm going to support him 100%, and we will remain friends for a long time. >> and then there astray mongering. he says, he wants to stay. >> i w

the golden gate bridge onto the queen's royal yacht or try to kill her during her visit to yosemite national park. the phone call was made by a man who claimed his daughter had been killed in northern ireland. the queen completed her trip to california without incident. the fbi documents do not indicate whether any arrests were made. >>> for 15 years she was one of san francisco's most celebrated fashion designers, dressing san francisco's elite and celebrities across the globe. over the past few years, her journey has taken her down a different path and ryan yamamoto introduces us to colleen quinn, what a talent. >> she's a talent and an amazing person and today instead of shaping fabric, she's shaping the next generation of bay area designers by teaching traditional french couture sharing the secret of fashion through measurements and math. watching colleen quinn reunite with her work . >> they're my babies. >> -- is like watching a local coming. >> so this dress is called flowers in the vase. >> but more than just a reunion -- >> because it needs to be puffy and beautiful. >> -- instead a reco

. >>> part of yosemite national park are closing again.monday or the north kind handguns will be closed. additional closures are possible. rangers say the warm weather is rapidly melting the snow pack. this means the river could be in a flood stage for a while. >> today didn't help with the flooding. >> really the start of things to come pick it looks like the next 5 to 10 days we see the warming that will accelerate the snowmelt. we will look at some of the conditions along the merced river. this is a 10 day out like we are looking at. and progressively with we are seeing is the expected river level there at the bridge in yosemite and the levels will continue going up. right here by about late tomorrow into monday, technically slightly going above flood stage. what it reads 12.5 feet at this point, which could be by thursday, that is on the north side and the south side roadways into the yosemite valley begin to flood. we could be looking at that. the other part of next week and notice how the progression actually continues trending highe

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yosemite national park under a flood warning until friday with that extended period of warm weather. you will see that snowmelt and excessive runoff, so flooding of rivers, creeks, and streams is a good likelihood. remember never to cross floodwaters. . as we take a look at local radar here, no rain to speak certainly watching that fog as it marches on across the bay. here's a look at what is going on, area of low pressure spinning off the coast is going to briefly push a ridge of high pressure in tomorrow, which is why we are going to see a little warm-up. then that lo gets closer to us and we start to notice temperatures trending lower midweek from our emily rau camera, parts of the golden -- midweek. from our emeryville camera, parts of the golden gate bridge covered in fog. it will be cooler and breezier for the middle of the workweek. tomorrow morning, watch out, gray skies for much of the area. visibility will be poor. by noontime, the fog burns back to the coast. the rest of you start to feel that warming and inland high temperatures will get up into the 90's just for a day. y

first thing, take a look at the picture that yosemite national park shared from yesterday. that's tioga pass up to the meadows. look at the snow bank over here. that's solid snow pack from yesterday. it is still 12 feet high. and i spoke with andrew schwartz. he's kind of the expert on analyzing snow pack in the sierra. and he said at this point that snow has compacted down. about half of that right now is still water which is waiting to come down. you can see our little scale over here. that is about to fill up to just about six feet full, and this would be about six feet of standing water that's waiting to come down. so you've still got a lot of water up there come down. here's yosemite valley. and if we take a look at a fly through to give us a three dimensional perspective on what it looks like right now -- and we're going to go to google earth for that. you're going to see a real unique perspective of yosemite valley that will show us the whole thing's pretty much a floodplain. as we take that google earth fly through, you'll see that the floodplain is going to be putt

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we have a flood warning for the merced river at yosemite national park.ill notice yosemites temperatures will be really up there as well. unseasonably warm. mid to upper 80's. minor flooding occurring. that will continue. here's a look at the forecast headlines. patchy morning drizzle. dusty and cloudy at the coast tomorrow afternoon. breezy and suddenly in length. warmer for sunday and monday. fog and low clouds to start the morning. some of the gray will linger near the coast. it pushes right back in again. morning temperatures, clouds and drizzle. watch out. visibility will be poor. low 80's inland where it will be breezy. wendy coast side with clouds lingering. really nice inland. it will not be clouds. cool which is ideal running weather when the race begins at 8:00. temperature to the upper 50's to low 60's low 60's with sunshine later. cool coast, mild inland, average saturday. temperatures backup, warming close to 90 on monday. sharp drop-off in lindon tuesday. and this is ready to go online! any questions? yeah, i got one: how about the best netw

california, yosemite national park closing several park grounds.ice. >> janice: we still have a flood warning in and around the area. the rain has moved off, flooding threat continues and heavy rainfall over plain states, gulf coast and midwest and ohio and tennessee river valley. today 77 in new york and very warm across the northwest. i'll say hi. what is your name? >> claire, kate. >> do you know ainsley? >> yeah. >> have you been on tv before? anybody you want to say hi to at home? >> no. yes. >> who? >> hi-issue dad. >> good one. >> i have one. >> who? >> teegan. what is your name? >> janet chromer. >> jar ed chromer and we love janice dean. >> janice: awe, i love it. back inside, best weather report ever. >> brian: absolutely, a lot of talent. ashley has the news. >> ashley: natalee holloway's killer could stall his extradition, he faces extortion charges. high ranking official tells fox news dutch citizen joran van der sloot shown murderous attitude in peruvian prison while serving time for a separate murder. holloway went missing in 2005 an

mounting some other unspecified threat intending to kill the queen during a visit to the yosemite national park authorities actually took those threats, but they came at a time of heightened tension involving northern ireland, with the irish republican army fighting for independence from the british mainland. and this, of course, only four years, as well, after the death of the queen'ssecond cousin lord louis mountbatten, killed by the ira off the coast of the republic off the coast of the republic of ireland. as it was, the queen and prince philip's ten day visit to california in 1983 passed without incident. there were some protests but that did it culminated in a banquet hosted by the then us president ronald reagan and his wife nancy in san francisco. david willis with — nancy in san francisco. david willis with that _ nancy in san francisco. david willis with that update - nancy in san francisco. david willis with that update in - nancy in san francisco. david willis with that update in la. | a man remains in custody after a car crashed into the gates of downing street. police said the sus

out if you're going to yosemite or tahoe because the river merced river, particularly in yosemite national park at paho, no bridge is expected to rise above flood stage later on tonight. so flood stages 10 ft. it's expected to go above 10 ft . right now. it's around nine ft. and then it's going to continue to go up and down, but saturday expected to rise to about 12 ft. flood warnings continue. for that river flood advisory up to the northwest of that in the central sierra right now, you are seeing those thunderstorms firing up with precipitation coming down right now live doppler seven showing you just some patches of fog and you can see it on the golden gate bridge. it was sunny earlier, but now it's socked in blue skies from santa cruz and emeryville zephyr cove. hazy sunshine from our emeryville camera. you can see just a beautiful day. coastal fogs spreads overnight areas of fog and drizzle the next two mornings, and it's going to be breezy and cooler the next few afternoons right on through the end of the work week and heading into the weekend, so the fog will fill back in. we start off w