. >>> and a harrowing rescue at yosemite park. what the young man did after leaving a trial that most likely saved his life. ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing really good around ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit tired ♪ ♪ of living off the taste of the air ♪ ♪ turn around, barry ♪ finally, i have a manly chocolatey snack ♪ ♪ and fiber so my wife won't give me any more flack ♪ ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ ♪ >>> harrowing rescue at yosemite park. rangers say a hiker was off the trail and climbing on the rocks at yosemite park last month when he slipped and fell into a creek below. he was swept through 100 feet of white water until he was able to pull himself from a boulder. had he not able to do that he would have taken a deadly plunge over the waterfall. a helicopter was sent in and was able to host that hiker to safety. >>> and hidden cash back at it in the bay area doing what he's most famous for, hiding cash. this time it was at crissy field in san

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

. >>> it has been one year since that devastating fire affected yosemite park. the berkeley family park is moving to a temporary location and that fire wiped out the heart of the camp which was built in 1922 until the camp will be rebuilt near lake tahoe, the san jose camp began welcoming campers this friday. >>> park rangers say it happened when a man was climbing on the rocks. he fell and was swept into 100 feet of white water and he pulled himself on to a bolder and waited for the helicopter team to lift him to safety. >>> coming up from sap fran to l.a. and now around the world, more on the big announcement which is expected on twitter surrounding hidden cash. at. >> and giving college athletes high steaks trial which could decide that fate. >>> looking at a few things, this is a look at highway 4, we will tell you about the commute coming through here. >>> unclear skies, it is another warm start, i think in some spots but cool in others, we will show you coming up. . >>> unless you are on the coast yesterday, it was definitely a cooker, temperatures had warm

park service. you don't have to drive for hours to check out some of yosemite's history. this exhibit at the memorial museum opened today. the exhibit shows the people that shaped the park's history. >>> you can see one of the 15 envelopes filled with cash and hints that they could be found around oakland. some hints indicated that the millionaire placed some of the cash near lakeside park. >> i think it's great. he's giving back. he knows where he came from and where he is now. he's giving back to the communities. i think it's a great idea. >> his next cash drop will be in madrid, spain. he made his fortune buying and flipping homes on the peninsula. >>> just how hot is it going to be tomorrow? >> hot enough to make you sweat in our inland communities. let's look at live doppler 7 hd. most of the bay area, clear. there is a little patch of fog that's formed. here's a look at the 24-hour temperature change. many areas are running warmer. 13 degrees warmer in livermore. up 5 in san jose. and up seven in fair field. here's a view. it's sparkling in san francisco tonight. thi

national park service released dramatic video of a rescue at yosemite national park. in late may a back backer narrowly avoided plunging to his death. you can see at the bottom center of the screen. the man is on a colder. it's hard to tell. if he was able to, park officials rescued him. and officials say he would have died if he hadn't been able to get onto the boulder >> sheriff deputy as rested a man for arson after a brush fire broke out last night. this is video of the fire. burning about two acres before investigators got it under control. they're searching for an illegal marijuana grow. >> drought so severe in the north bay, officials declared an agricultural emergency reporting the report made that declaration today going to help open up med ral assistance for farmers. >> and it's dry and hot as well. >> a little bit different. it's so much cooler around parts of the bay area. ' stiff, chilling breeze low clouds across the bay. sea breeze just pushing towards the bay rapidly. we've seen temperatures dropping over 20 degrees. let me show you live doppler seven

a routine motorcade for the queen of england, but along this two-lane highway leading to yosemite national parkr carrying secret service agents collided with another, killing three people. what went wrong? who was responsible? hidden in this photograph was the clue to the mystery. >>> in 1983, yosemite national park in california was selected to be the site of a royal visit

the fish because of mercury concerns and contamination. >> the national park service released dramatic video of a rescue at yosemite national park when a backpacker avoided plunging to his death at upper yosemite fall at the bottom center of the screen he is on a boulder in the middle of the falls and he scrambled on to it after slipping and falling into the rapids. officials rescued him with a helicopter. the backpacker was treated for hypothermia. he would have died if he was not able to get on to the boulder. >> tough new medical marijuana regulations are coming to the bay area's largest city, and next at 5:00 a.m. we are live where the clubs are banned from setting up shop. >> a little known candidate throws out the second most powerful man in the house of representatives in a political firestorm. >> the oscar grant shooting is back this court with a key figure expected to take the stand this morning in a lawsuit against tands you got to make every dollar count these days. that's why they have lots of ou to save. real big club card deals, the safeway app and gas rewards. this week, sweet and juicy prima peaches

focused on limiting fish because of concerns of mercury. >>> the national park service released dramatic video of a rescue at yosemitel park when a backpacker avoided plunging to his death. at the bottom center of the screen you can see he is on a boulder in the falls and he scramble on to it after slipping into the rap its. officials rescued him with the helicopter and he was treated for hypothermia. he would have died if he did not get on the boulder. >>> the morning news continues at 6:00 with the top stories. tough new medical marijuana restrictions coming to the largest city. we have the rules that some say will drive dispensaries out of business in san jose. >>> texas governor perry trying to poach more california jobs, and he says his attempt to lure business to the lone star state is good for california. >>> later, this woman did not win the miss usa crown but she is stealing the spotlight get raise for her healthy figure. a broader mix of energies, world needs which is why we are supplying natural gas, to generate cleaner electricity, that has around 50% fewer co2 emissions than coal. and why with our partne

. : >> brand new video released at yosemite park. hoisteded to safety from a water fall.o grab a boulder after slipping through the rapids on two cliffs. he was treated for hypothermia. >> does hollywood deserve more tax breaks from washington? danny glover thinks so and he's leading the charge. it is in california this saturday. the ture rent program is capped at 100 million a year and 20 percent production costs. a new bill says that more tax breaks will help from luring bigger movies and tv series out of state. >> united airlines is about to change how you earn your miles. >> lori rothman is here to explain. >> good morning lori. >> united airlines is changing the frequent flyer miles by recognizing how much money you spend on air fair verses how many miles you fly which was the old way of doing it. the strategy to the business fliers to travelers spring for the more costly business last week. the change starts next march 1st ss where united so-called millage first members flying 25,000 a year will earn between 7 and 11 miles for every ticket dollar spent not counting

. >> still ahead big changes coming to yosemite national park.what visitors can expect to see, and how much it's going to cost. >> plus, some protection isn't just about spf. hot new ways to keep your skin safe this summer. >> >>> breaking news, another fire. you can see there is a report of a grass fire burning along 780 we're told traffic is >>> a major restoration will begin in mariposa grove. more now on the changes that visitors can expect and why timing has special sig stance. >> these are trees people travel to see. >> beautiful. this is worth it for the drive. >> yosemite's giant sequoias can grow as tall as a 19 story building and wider that be a car the largest is estimated about 2000 years old. >> it's amazing. i -- never thought trees could be so big. >> the parking lot and tram roads built decades ago are now interfering with shallow, sprawling roots. >> and with pavement, that impedes from growing and seeds coming out. it's going to help us get more young trees going. >> that is why the park service is paying $16 million, plus $20 m

incredible new video shows a hiker's close call with deat yosemite national park. he slipped into the cascades below upper yosemite falls.. luckily he was able to latch himself onto a boulder.. be it was too late. a helicopter crew hoisted himo dry land.. where he was treated for hypothermia and is expectedo be o-k. you can watch the full resc video on kpix dot com. still ahead: it's no longer "how much" you fly... that' get you freebies. coming up in tonight's consumerwatch: how united is changing its rewards sys and... it's what gamers wail year for. from computers to consoles... the big reveals at this year's "e-3 expo." (((stocks))) (((stocks))) ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, accumulate airline miles. oe consumerwatch, julie watts explains... ano major carrier is making sweg changes to its reward progr. first delta. now united. it's the "second" major u.s. airline... to re-design its loyalty program to benifite passengers who spend the mo- money. under the "new" plan : the number of miles passengs earn... is based on how "of they fly.... and how much m they spend on their tic

talk about yosemite, another beautiful park. >> hard to talk about the national park service without lking about yosemite. this is particularly special year about yosemite. 150 years ago exactly the whole idea for the national park service and system started with lincoln accepting the land grant for yosemite. they have a summer series of events planned to really celebrate what was the beginning of one of america's best ideas. gerri: i got to tell you -- go ahead. gerri: it is scary seeing those people climb that face or that stone face. you see tiny little people very far away scaling that. let's talk quickly about the golden gate national recreation area, if we could. >> yes. golden gate national recreation area is one of our urban parks. if you're standing anywhere in san francisco and in green space and can see the bay bridge you're in golden gate national correct r recreation area. this park offers running. folks can get out there to picnic. it's a wonderful urban location that is great for visitors near and far. and really a highlight in the system in terms of offering activities

yosemite. big celebrations are planned for tomorrow at the park, and 1864, president lincoln signed the yosemite grant, setting aside the land for california. yosemite was designated a national park in 1890. this exhibit at the california historicalow site highlights the people who shaped the park's history and the land's affect on people. >> it's really important to the nation. it was set aside during the civil war as a way of showing the country there was something better, they could look at after the war. >> the historical society will celebrate the 150th areas of the grant tomorrow in san francisco with special events and a screening of the ken burns documentary about the park. >>> a reminder, the new abc singing competition "rising star" airs tonight. the show makes you the judge with the "rising star" app. download through i-tunes or google play. you can be ready 0 to vet for your favorite performer tonight beginning at 9:00. >>> it's time to find out just how hot it's going to get tomorrow. meteorologist sandhya patel has that. >> how about 104 for the hottest inland valleys. steamy tomor

. >> which president signed a law protecting yosemite? the park about to mark it's 150th birthday. be... better... than... slice... after... slice... of... america's... best... sharp... cheddar? nothing. tillamook sharp cheddar, tastes better because it's made better. >> is a reflection of a new fan base in silicon valley? that is the question from niner fans. the team unveiled a new pricey pavilion. david, how much to get in? >> it's going to cost $850 per person for the season. just to get into this pavilion. since it's a joint venture it helped to compensate to take over the parking lot. for some, they're offering a pavilion. a club-like setting, and gold rush cheerleaders and team alumni. . you have access to great america's rollercoaster. niners see this as an alternative to tail gating. >> you have people coming with the family that maybe want to beat traffic and this is another add on. you know? we're trying to make sure we have different offerings. >> season ticket holder and family will be tail gating in this lot he thinks it's a welcome option. >> with every game. with pl

. >> which president signed a law protecting yosemite? the parkabout to mark it's 150th birthday. >> is a reflection of a new fan base in silicon valley? that is the question from niner fans. the team unveiled a new pricey pavilion. david, how much to get in? >> it's going to cost $850 per person for the season. just to get into this pavilion. since it's a joint venture it helped to compensate to take over the parking lot. for some, they're offering a pavilion. a club-like setting, and gold rush cheerleaders and team alumni. . you have access to great america's rollercoaster. niners see this as an alternative to tail gating. >> you have people coming with the family that maybe want to beat traffic and this is another add on. you know? we're trying to make sure we have different offerings. >> season ticket holder and family will be tail gating in this lot he thinks it's a welcome option. >> with 49ers i have tickets to every game. with planning and responsibility, it's possible. >> 12 out of 19 parking lots allow tail gating. >> i think companies a

. >>> yosemite national park has not grown since 1939. officials are hoping now to add a scenic plot of land on yosemite's western boundary that's now owned by a bay area conservation group. if a deal isn't reached by the end of the year, the group says it will sell and homes or other buildings could be built there. >>> a bill died if the state assembly committee yesterday after a close vote to label sugary drinks. it would educate people about the link between sugar and diabetes. but some lawmakers said they doubted it would change anything. >>> a group of bay area scientists has turned an old fast-food restaurant into mission control. >> kpix 5's andria borba shows us how they are trying to bring a zombie satellite back to earth. >> reporter: inside this mcdonald's at nasa ames, they are not asking if you would like fries with that, but dude, where's my satellite? the old menu board has pictures of the moon and a death star. no longer burgers getting flipped at this old mickey d's but aerospace codes getting cracked. it's the ic3 reboot

. >>> a dramatic rescue caught on camera in yosemite national park. a backpacker slipped.ch as rescue crews attach the line and hoist him to safety. the man was treated for hypothermia. park rangers said he would have died if not for the boulder. >>> well tonight, we are hearing from newlyweds who didn't let nature steal the spotlight at their wedding. >> a wild fire broke out. they begged the fire crews to let them get married anyway. they were allowed under one condition. you do it quickly. and that they did. before moving to aborning location. >> all of my bridesmaids did a good job of keeping me calm and didn't tell me about the fire until about 30 minutes before the wedding. >> my heart sinking. remember looking at the pastor saying i have to marry april today and i have to marry her here. >> you can see, that is a pretty dramatic backdrop isn't it? they took the pictures after the ceremony with the fire burning behind them. the photos have now gone viral of course. >> symbolic right? they are able to ... >> sparks will fly. >> there you go! i was going to go with sur

park system. it was 1890 before york convinced congress to name yosemite a national park. e plans to start a recovery project. >> this is just a really small scratch. it's a drop in the bucket compared to what we think is out there. >> how invest investigators found them, how much they're worth and how much are out there. >> and how high temperatures will get. >> plus more than three months pregnant and still running. the cal allumn that has people impressed and inspired. star command, i'm detecting increof happiness. ...and the speed readings are off the chart! paradise found! luscious locks! great glittering galaxies! the happiest place on earth keeps getting happier! this summer with a disneyland resort room and ticket package you get the time you need to enjoy it all. there's no end in sight! i'm going to need more time. >>> the 4th of july is going to have a little less bang in the east bay after authorities confiscated one the ton of illegal fireworks. authorities say they seized 4,500 pounds of fireworks in pittsburg. today officers were cataloging the contraband. th

. >>> a deal to secure an expansion of yosemite national park according to our media partner, the mercury news, law mays are at odds over efforts to ad scenic parcel of land that is owned by a bay area conservation group. some say the land should be kept if private ownership for ranching, mining and other uses. if a deal to expand yosemite isn't reached by end of year the nonprofit that owns the land will have to sell it. >> coming up, life in california's heart land, the historical art of workers in the central valley on display in the bay area. >> a dog that appears to have found his way home after being lost two winters in the ñ [ g ever. worst morning ever. [ angelic music plays ] ♪ toaster strudel! best morning ever! [ hans ] warm, flaky, gooey. toaster strudel! ahhh! what is it? there are no marshmallows in this box of lucky charms! huh weird. seriously? what? they're magically delicious! s. >>> a retired master sergeant has come home for good after 21 years moving around he wanted to settle down. so he bought a house. but it needed work. so he thought. here is the big surprise. the

new video of a dramatic rescue backpacker surviving a fall in the rapids at yosemite park banks to rescue crew caught on camera as video shot on may the 28th early afternoon see the call from hikers one member of the group in trouble. they say the back pepper slip fell into the raging waters did manage to grab onto a folder in the middle of the creek. a rescue helicopter shuttle as that hovers over the cliff at the base of opera 70 falls. in an area known as the inner gorge. rescuer drops down using a line and backpacker then hoisted up. told hiker treated for hypothermia other was not injured. this say they might not survive if he did not have to grab hold of that. once a popular award winning golf pro in the east bay now is facing charges that he wanted to hire someone to murder teenagers accused of sexually molesting today as the in court. >> : but also six father of the safe after the hearing >> : to the clinton-gore room on tuesday never made i contact with anyone including as father sitting court entered a plea not guilty on any charges he had faced that he had a higher trend hire a

. >> time is running out on a deal for the biggest expansion of yosemite national park in 75 years.tional park service has been offered the chance to buy 1500 acres on the park's western edge but the congressman from that area is blocking the bill in the house to buy the land. the republican says he doesn't trust the national park service. house leaders say they will not vote to expand the park because of mcclintock's stance. the small nonprofit group that owns one of the sites will have to sell the land if there's no deal by the end of the year. >>> san jose is eyeing a ballot measure to raise the sales tax. voters will be getting phone calls asking if they would like to support a tax of up to a half a cent or increase the marijuana shop tax. if the results are encouraging the city could put the tax on the november ballot. if passed it could give the city money for fire staffing or extending the library hours. >>> a pennsylvania driver said the cops had it all wrong when he was cited for running a stop sign. luckily for him, it was all caught on tape. this is the video from the das

yosemite. big celebrations are planned for tomorrow at the park, and 1864, president lincoln signed the semite ant, setting aside the land for california. yosemite was designated a national park in 1890. this exhibit at the california historicalow site highlights the people who shaped the park's history and theand's affect on people. >> it's really important t the nation. it was set aside during the civil war as a wayf showing the country there was something better, they could look at after the war. >> t historical society will celebrate the 150th areas of the grant tomorrow in san francisco with special events and a screening of then burns documenty about the park. >>> a reminder, the new abc singing comtition "rising star" airs tonight. the showakes you the judge with the "rising star" app. download through i-tunes or google play. you can be ready 0 to vet for your favorite performer tonight beginning at 9:00. >>> it's time to find out just how hot it's going to get tomorrow. meteorologist sandhya patel has that. >> how about 104 for the hottest inland valleys. steamy tomorrow. live doppler 7

aljazeera, yosemite national park, california. >> along with efforts to bring more of all america to national parks, an initiative is aimed as making the workforce more diverse. >> a new satellite will study carbon in our atmosphere. it is set to take off tomorrow morning from california. nasa's last satellite plunged into the ocean five years ago. this rocket, which cost $468 million is designed to study the main cause of climate change, human pollution. the mission is expected to last two years. nasa hopes scientists can predict future carbon levels and their impact. >> let's look at where the wet weather is going to be across the nation today. ebony, soggy again. >> that's right. especially across the midwest. we are also seeing rain across the southeast, as well. let's take you in to the very soggy, very saturated area of the midwest where we are dealing with storms firing up. some have prompted severe thunderstorm warnings and we're starting to see a few more warnings across nebraska and just east of omaha where the storm is moving off to the northeast and east around 40 miles p

. >> better get shopping. [ laughter ] >>> yosemite national park has an important anniversary, 150 years ago president abraham lincoln signed the yosemite grant act that permanently protected the area. it was the first wildland in the nation to be protected for all time. later in 1890 yosemite was declared a national park. >>> kpix 5 reporter roberta gonzales is at an organic farm this morning. >> yeah, she joins us live in sunol with two people who specialize in growing food in a sustainable manner. and she is in the weeds right now. >> reporter: i'm in the corn. we are in sunol in the eastern portion of alameda county. it's a historic town but they have a whole new era of organic farming going on right here in this historic little community. what are you doing up so early this morning? >> farming. >> just picking up stuff for our harvest. i got cucumbers, butternut squash and pattypan squash. >> reporter: tell me how happy acres got an opportunity. >> we were looking for land and applied for an acre and we got it. we hit the ground running. >> reporter: i think this is so cool. >> i'm

. >>> ceremony planned this morning at yosemite national park to mark an important anniversary. ears ago president abraham lincoln signed the yosemite grant act. it permanently protected the yosemite valley and mariposa grove. it was the first wildland in the nation to be protected for all time. and later in 1890 yosemite was declared a national park. >> got to get you up there. >> how about business now. yahoo stock bears watching today. >>> here's kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks. good morning. >> good morning, frank and michelle. it tends to be a quiet week this week on wall street with the 4th of july on friday. a lot of traders take it off. yahoo's stock is driving interest this morning. a piper jaffrey analyst is raising the bright target on the company to $43 giving yahoo a buy rating and once again yahoo the beneficiary of alibaba the chinese e-commerce giant that's going to be going public here pretty soon. it could raise $20 billion in the process. and yahoo owns 22% of alibaba so it's going to get a big payday out of that. that's primarily what this analyst

. >> celebrations are set for today to mark an important milestone at yosemite national park. ground breaking ceremony will mark the first step of a project to make the popular grief pore -- grove more like it was in the year that abraham lincoln set asaid the park for public use and recreation. the grant would protect the giant sequoias and beautiful vistas was the first of its kind. >> it truly is the beginning of the national park movement and incredibly significant not only for parks but for california and the nation and for the world. >> the restoring project is scheduled to be finished by august of 2016 and that would be the 100th anniversary of the national park service. you don't have to dry for hours to check out the history. this new exhibit at the california historical society in san francisco opened yesterday. the exhibit highlights stories of people who helped to shape the park history from ancient native americans until now. >> it is 5:46 and speaking of yosemite i imagine you get plenty of heat. >> it is 102 degrees in the yosemite valley. you also want to pack

. >>> dianne feinstein bill to expand yosemite national park stalled in congress.d 1600 acres to the national park. republican congressman is leading the fight against the proposal. if a decision isn't reached by the end of the year the owners say they will have to sell. >>> the youngest qualifier in open is calling it awesome. lucy li is getting a lot of attention as he gets ready to play in north carolina tomorrow. today the 11-year-old looked and sounded relaxed. >> i just want to go out there and have fun and play the best i can. i don't care about the utcome. i want to havedentially outcome and i want to have -- outcome. i want to have fun and learn. can you imagine, 11 years old. playing women who have been playing all their lives. >>> back now to our bay area weather. we talked about a heat up yesterday and today we are feeling it. >> we received that heat. low 90s. but this is it. temperature comes down as early as tomorrow. i will give you a few of the afternoon highs here. along the coast line, mild day, sunny skies. mid-60s in pacifica. areas inland warm

. >>> the plan to expand yosemite national park has become a political battle on the hill. dianne feinstein is behind the measure. but republican congressman is leading the fight against the proposal. the tea party member says he does not trust the national park system. >>> the city of mountain view's first openingly gay mayor has proposed flying a rainbow flag at the city hall. mayor chris clark wants the flag to be flown for a day or two or maybe even a weekend sometime this month. he says there isn't anything in the city policy about flying non-- in the meantime the rainbow flag of san francisco city hall was raised yesterday. mayor ed lee and city supervisors unfurled the flag in honor of june's. >>> it is sure to be a restless night after seven fires in four days. >> this is a beautiful canyon. we walk through it all the time. i hate to see it go up in flames. or take more homes out. >> coming up at 5:30 the reason firefighters say the fires are suspicious. >> plus a hidden painting underneath a picasso masterpiece. the technology that helped curators uncover it. >> re

. >>> the plan to expand yosemite national park has become a political battle on capitol hill.ratic senator dianne feinstein is behind a measure to secure the largest expansion of owe semitee since the 1930s. but republican congressman tom is leading the fight against the proposal. the tea party member says she simply does not trust the national parks service which is the federal agency that would be in charge of those expansion plans. >>> time is 6:25. this is pam cook's favorite story. a newly retired u.s. marine now back in the north bay this morning and the surprise he came home to left him in tears. >> welcome home brother. >> no words necessary. jack bernardo there came home from japan yesterday. he purchased a fixer upper house in january. he planned to work on it when he came home. instead, his buddy organized several groups and volunteers raising money to install new floors, redo the kitchen, and landscape the property. >> i didn't think it was right for a person who retired given 21 years and getting 50% of their pay to come back and spend every cent that they saved o

. >> it's not as popular as other parks like yosemite.ou never see any crowd here. >> no it's always been, i would say the complaint of the forest service that nobody ever seems to come out here. it seems to be a lost attraction for the forest service. it's one of the attractions that brings us up here. we have been at yosemite and had to fight the crowds on the valley floor, that's not for us anymore. >> reporter: the ground has been moving and shifts and blowing right from the beginningful usually it happens slowly and we don't notice. every now and then it happens in a big hurry and then we notice. >>> when we come back on a sec look, how pitching a tent on a sleeping volcano could be dangerous. >>> and bubbling natural coldrin causing havoc for hundreds of thousands of people in california. we'll visit the geysers in sonoma county. did you remember to pay the dog sitter? yeah, citi mobile. and deposit that check? citi mobile. pack your bathing suit? wearing it. niiice bank from almost anywhere with the citi mobile app. >>> spewing lav

. >>> time is running out on a deal for the biggest expansion of yosemite national park in 75 years.national park service has been offered the chance to buy 1500 acres on the park's western edge. but the congressman from that area is blocking the bill in the house to buy the land. tea party republican tom mcclintock says he doesn't trust the national park service! house leaders say they will not vote to expand the park because of mcclintock's stance. the small nonprofit group that owns one of the sites will have to sell the land if there's no deal by the end of the year. >>> today was the opening day for the alameda county fair in pleasanton. big smile on a lot of faces. the fair offers a wide variety of attractions including horseracing thursdays through sundays. there they go! and nightly concerts and fireworks and corn dogs and ice cream and all that fried stuff. some. acts featured at the fair this year include eddie money. >> oh!! >> okay. >> we're there. >> and night ranger. >> 1985 all over again. >> wahoo! >> the fair runs through july 6. >>> and the sonoma-marin fair also st

. >>> a milestone for one of the country's most famous national parks, yosemite is celebrating a milestone. commemorating the 150th anniversary of the yosemite grant signed by president lincoln and started the concept of national parks. although, some give the credit to andrew jackson. >> yes. >> there were several park advocates along the way. >> i always thought teddy roosevelt -- >> i did, as well. >> it will include a parks heritage fair as well as a ground breaking ceremony for a mariposa grow restoration project. >> beautiful park there. a lot of people going this summer, of course. >>> coming up next, president obama poised to address a crisis at the border. why some say his call for action actually could hurt underage immigrants. >>> and it's more than just a party. how pride meant politics today in new york city. >>> additional help from the united states including military advice and weapons have helped the iraqi military make gains against sunni insurgents in the north. >> but it hasn't stopped isis militants to begin to think beyond iraq expanding their ambitions globally. rich

yosemite national park, one of our nation's greatest treasures. yosemite receives over four million visitors annually. all who come to experience our breathtaking scenery and wonderment that the park provides for all americans. as a californian, and a long-time supporter since my early childhood, i understand the importance of safeguarding our precious national resources. yosemite is an integral part of our communities and our country and it's also a great source of plied for -- pride for all californians. therefore we must work together despite the challenges we face, to not only preserve yosemite national park for future generations to come, but for all of america's great natural resources. yosemite is just one of many of the crown jewels of america's national park system. it's beautiful and ma jess particular park -- its beautiful and majestic park is obviously something to behold and where visitors come every year from not only across america but throughout the world. for all americans we must remember that yosemite national park represents amo

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important milestone at yosemite, the first step of a restoring project to make the grove pore -- more like it was the year that abraham lincoln signed the grant setting aside the park for public use. the grant protected yosemite's giant sequoias was the first of its kind. >> it is the beginning of the national park movement. incredibly significant not only for the park but for california and the nation and the world. >> the project is scheduled to be completed by august of 2016, the 100th anniversary of the national park service. >> don't have to drive for hours to check out the history, this new exhibit at california historical society in san francisco opened yesterday that highlights stories of people would helped shape the park history from ancient and native americans until now. >> more people when hunting for envelopes fills with cash yesterday including this picture which shows the envelopes fanned out and a hint that 15 envelopes could be found in oakland. more specifically, minutes indicated the millionaire put the cash in lakeside park near the children's fairy land. >> it is great. he is giving back, he knows where he came from and where he is and giving

. >>> park rangers in yosemite are reminding people to be careful after a close call nearly sent a hikerver a waterfall. it happened last month when a man was climbing on some rocks near yosemite falls. he slipped and fell into a creek after being swept through 100 feet of white water. he was able to pull himself on a boulder where he waited for a helicopter team to lift him to safety. >>> it's been one year since a devastating wildfire damaged two bay area camps near yosemite national park. now they are gearing up to welcome campers this summer. the berkeley tuolumne family camp is moving to a temporary location this year. it was destroyed by the rim fire last august. until the camp is rebuilt, it will be run out of a much smaller location near lake tahoe. the san jose camp which also received damage from the ram fire who -- rim fire will begin welcoming campers this friday. >>> disney world's gay days has been attacked by critics. the florida family association protested over the weekend near the orlando theme park. now, that organization spent $7,000 flying banners warning people abou

parks. >> yosemite celebrating a major anniversary today it'll commemorate the 150th anniversary of the grant which was signed by president lincoln and started the concept of national parks. the celebration will include the fair and historical characters on horseback as well as a ground breaking ceremony for restoration project. >> far too many years since i've been to yosemite. >> it's gorgeous. >> wonderful. >>> in the men time, let's check the -- meantime, let's check the forecast. what says hot better than that. it is going to be hot as we look at the bay bridge toll plaza. >> that was saying hot and slow at the same time. yeah, we're getting with mike in just a moment. i have to point had this out, i hate to be a debbie downer on a monday morning, as you know, we are in a drought, today, tomorrow, extreme heat in the bay area. we have the fourth of july just days away. so you know what i'm getting at, please, please, please, do not light off those fireworks until the fourth of july in the designated areas. please. really, really want to the stress that. you know what because it is so dry

park officials in yosemite have released pictures from a dramatic rescue. slipped into the creek at the base of the upper falls on may 28th. friends called 911 but the creek watched him over the 100 ft. of white water he put himself onto the boulder and was able to wait for park rangers to airlift him to safety. trade for up their man but suffered no other injuries. >> he was a much of a hiker to begin with now you really can't wait. >> that is some scary video. glad that turned out ok. rain is heaviest right now along the north edge of chicago. in the south we have rain but not much. at o'hare we had over 1 in. and a quarter of rain. we will add to that as we get through the day. shares continue then taper off. we will slowly dry out tonight. lake county is covered early on. it's raining pretty good there. that rain will continue moving in from the east and pressing off to the west as low pressure system gets down to the south. now we move into the county's and you can see this line here even into western kane county will continue to see the rain moved thr

. >>> the plan to expand yosemite national park has become a political battle on capitol hill. enator, dianne feinstein, is behind a measure to secure the largest expansion of yosemite since the 1930s. but republican congressman tom mcclintock of miree po saw county is -- mariposa county says he does not truck the national park service which is the federal agency that would be in charge of those expansion plans. >>> this may be one of the stories of the day. a newly retired u.s. marine now back in the north bay and the surprise he came home to left him in tears. >> welcome home, brother. >> no words needed. his family came back from japan. he purchased a fixer-upper house back in january. he was planning to work on it when he came home. instead, his buddy, his friend, organized several groups and volunteers raising money to install new floors, redo the kitchen and landscape the property. >> i didn't think it was right for a person who retired, given 21 years and getting 50% of their pay to come back and spend every cent that they saved on fixing up a home. >> 21 years i gave the

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piece of legislation on this day in 1864 the grant protect the trees as well as yosemite valley, paving the way for national parks >> this is the first time in the history of the world that a piece of land has been set aside for preservation. it's the beginning of the national park movement. significant not only for the park, but california, the nation and the world. >> that is why park rangers have giant sequoia coin emblems. they're celebrating starting with a 10:00 a.m ground maeking at maripsa grove. the first accept in a project to remove parking lot, tram road and gift shop to make it more natural. >> you've got great speakers and lieutenant governor and congressman tom mcclintock, horse patrol. >> there are shuttles available near highway 31. afterwards, you can head to visitor center for a full day of festivities. >> we're going to have booths and our friends from california state parks. photo walks and reenactment in costumes and activities for kids. >> rangers say arrive early, and leave time for a celebration of the past, present, and feature >> 1 million people are expected to be in san fan for pride

. >>> 5:18, milestone for one of the most famous national parks. yosemite is celebrating a major anniversary today. a formal ceremony will commemorate the 150th anniversary of the yosemite grand which was signed by president lincoln. the celebration will have historical characters on horseback as well as a ground breaking ceremony for the restorationroject. >>> the bay area's jason kidd is on the move again after one year after taking over the head coaching job of the brooklyn nets. a person with knowledge of the situation says kidd approached the nets about expanding his role in the organization, and the team said, no. kidd decided to search for a job that would give him more power. apparently talking about the bucs for a new job. he went to the high school, played point guard at cal before joining the nba. >>> it's a television first. one of the most media shy members of the royal family finally breaking her silence. pippa middleton, the younger sister of kate middleton appeared on the today show shh morning. she shared her thoughts on the royal wedding a

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placed is also important, but when i've looked at from the lookout with the national parks service or even at yosemite, they have a lot of water filling stations that are connected with new drinking fountains. is there a opportunity at some of the existing drinking fountains that are being replaced to replace them with

placed is also important, but when i've looked at from the lookout with the national parks service or even at yosemite, they have a lot of water filling stations that are connected with new drinking fountains. is there a opportunity at some of the existing drinking fountains that are being replaced to replace them with joint water filling stations and drinking fountains? i'm wondering about that. >> that is not a possibility because then the water bottle filling stations will not be ada accessible because they are usually mounted behind the bowl that the water is collected in. that means somebody in a wheelchair would have to reach over that fountain to get to this water bottle filling station. so our path is to put it next to the water fountain. >> when i look at the picture i think you showed of sutro, it looks like you had to create a barrier so that the water filling station is separated from the water fountain. is that -- >> actually, that barrier was created as part of the installation of the water fountain. you can see one to the left of the water fountain. any time we put in a fountain we have