he's also praising fema for its efforts in the recovery process. >> the stories that i've heard about the sacrifices individuals made, about the sense of community, about how people pull together is pretty amazing. but not at all surprising. >> biden says fema and the red cross will continue to be funded, even if the government shuts down. so far nearly 16,000 people have applied for individual relief through fema. >>> a brush fire in southern california is threatening several homes this morning. that fire started yesterday afternoon in the mountains above aszusa. it burned nearly 200 acres so far. evacuations were ordered late last night and 25 homes are currently under structure protection. the cause of that fire is still under investigation. >>> today fire restrictions will be lifted in national forests across the state. officials say the decision is due to the arrival of cooler and wetter weather. even though the restrictions will be lifted, officials say hikers and campers need to be cautious about campfires, stoves and grills. >>> tragedy in southern california after a 2-year-ol

deadly flooding in colorado where people are still being rescued, 3,000 families have registered with fema for help and that number is expected to rise. there are a lot of areas that need to be searched and the focus remains -- focus remains on the people unaccounted for. people are returning to neighborhoods to see what is left. >> we are going back to see what is left after being evacuated. we lost absolutely everything we own. >> nearly 18,000 homes in the state have been damaged. in boulder alone it is expect to cost $150 million to repair roads and bridges from the flooding. >> they are hoping to bring federal grants to the state. the details will be released of the grant and how they can bring more officers on the street of oakland. police statistics show gang related homicide dropped by 43% compared to last year. the number of aggravated assault is down 15% and robberies are down 39%. it's due to a summer crackdown on fangs. >>> the convicted serial killer joseph naso wants life in prison and is pleading to have the death penalty. he's convicted last month of killing four women. >>>

the company contracts with fema to build emergency housing for victims of natural disasters. among the items taken were tools to make those shelters. investigators are looking into how the thieves broke into that facility. >> see if there is any areas that have been compromised. windows. things like that. >> the property owner estimates $47,000 in equipment was stolen. investigators are checking to see if there is surveillance video that might help them solve this case. >>> a county has declared they want to break away from the state. the mo d.o.t. county board of supervisors say they want to form a new state of jefferson. it's trying to get at least a dozen counties to commit. >>> more than 100 volunteers will fan out along two runways at san francisco international airport to pick apgar barrage. up garbage. they almost halt all airplane traffic between 9:00 and 11:00 this morning so volunteers can safely sweep the area. >>> the new bay bridge is not for the faint of heart. the medical calls we are learning about on the new pedestrian walkway. >>> and the running of the bull

. >> fema officials and emergency responders are arriving after president obama declared a major disaster in colorado. >>> an marble reunion as a group of high school -- an emotional reunion as a group of o high school -- of high school students, returned to sacramento. they ended up being stranded for two days when the roads washed out. staff members say students were never in danger because the ranch was on high enough ground. >>> mexico is cleaning up after a double whammy as its gulf and pacific coasts were hit by two major storms at the same time. at least 21 people died and thousands of others have been forced to leave homes. hurricane ingrid has weakened to a tropical storm after making land fall on the gulf coast. >>> near seasonal temperatures in the forecast for the final week of summer. outside the doors this morning, mostly blue skies across the bay. our inland cities, seeing just a few patches of fog hanging on along the coastline. if we look at the fog, it's ride around the sunset district, stretches down to edge mar, pacifica and half- moon bay, mostly sunny as well. you ca

fema distributed more than $12 million in aid, most of the people in temporary need of housing. >>> harvard university raised more than $6 billion over the next five years. it's the biggest fundraising campaign. auniversity official says almost 3 billion has almost been raised, but they remain $6.5 billion. they plan to use the money to expand research and teaching in several departments as well as to renovate some dorms. harvard's endowment was just less than $31 billion. >>> a tale of patients and perseverance, the emotional ending to a long journey for a daughter who lost her father to war. >> this is a small example of some of the stuff cleaned up today. we'll tell what you the number one most littered item is in california's coastline. >>> this is anything but. why one bay area city may name it a historical site. >>> orange county high school crowns a 16-year-old transgender teen as this year's homecoming queen. >> and the winner, cassidy lynn campbell. >> there were loud cheers from the stands, and on the podium stunned cheers and joyce from 16-year-old cassidy lynn campbell, crowned

. >> we have a strong opportunity here to, with fema, come out of this whole situation with a stronger infrastructure. >> reporter: despite conditions the past few days, crews have been able to rescue thousands from the floods. one national guard official says this could be the largest air evacuation effort since hurricane katrina. to put this into perspective police don't want us to go any further on the bridge. they are worried about the structural integrity. we are told 50 bridges have been damaged or destroyed. same is true for 100-miles of roadway. on a normal day we are told this is more like a creek. it would not be difficult to walk across it. that is not the case today. >>> a group of high school students is back home in sacramento tonight after they were stranded by the flooding in colorado. that was the scene yesterday as parents and children reunited. today 18-year-old said she is grateful to be home. she and 31 other students were on a field trip to a teenager ranch in colorado. the school is on high ground but was surrounded by closed roads. during a break in the weather

some officials say most people only received a couple thousand dollars from fema for temporary housing. >>> more details about the attack on a 10-year-old boy bit by a pit bull. the other child who may have been bit and when the fate will be decided for the dog. >> how the apple iphone hype caused fistfight fights and an appearance by apple's ceo. >>> you are looking live right now at the city of san mateo. happening right now volunteers heading out to many area beaches to take part in one of the biggest cleanup efforts in the country. good morning everyone. welcome back i'm mike mibach. >> i'm claudine wong. thousands of people expected to take part in today's event. the volunteers are needed at multiple locations across the bay area. christian kafton is live in san mateo where people have already been picking up trash for the last hour. good morning christian. >> good morning. obviously a lot of activity out here this morning. you can see some of the people cleaning up here along the coastline right now. a lot of volunteers out here working on getting as much debris, garbage, trash o

the company contracts with fema to build emergency housing for victims of natural disaster and the materials stolen include tools used to make those shelters. >>> they're compiling a list of property but it's estimated right now at over 40,000. >> reporter: investigators think the equipment was stolen over the past five days. police are looking over surveillance footage that could help solve the case. >>> the new eastern bridge has drawn plenty of pedestrians to trek it across in foot. but some that are hoofing it by foot have found it too much to bear. >> it's some of the best views of the prettiest area in the entire world. so what more can you ask. the breeze is perfect for when you work up a little glow. >> reporter: heading out into a new walk out is not just a simple walk in the park. >> reporter: you're not carrying any water. >> i'm thirsty. >> reporter: there's been two cases of people on the bridge needing help. one of which involved an elderly man. >> became disoriented, an ambulance was called as a precautionary and took him away to get further treatment. >> reporter: the bridge

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at least 3,000 families already registered with fema for help. that number is expected to get even bigger. there are still a lot of areas that have to be searched. the focus remains on people still unaccounted for. yesterday the ether started getting -- the weather started getting better. people were able to go back home to their neighborhoods, see the damage and what is left. almost 18,000 homes in colorado have been damaged. >>> the united states, britain and france say the report by united nations inspectors proves the syrian government used chemical weapons in an attack last month. the inspectors' report says there is clear and convincing evidence that chemical weapons were used to kill hundreds of people. the report does not say who was behind the attack but it does say sur fast-to-surface -- surface-to-surface missiles with russian writing on them was used to spread the sarin gas. only the syrian army has that type of missile. >>> governor brown has asked judges for a three-year delay in order to ease the prison's overcrowding. the state ha

at least 3,000 families have already registered with fema asking for help. that number is expected to go up. rescue crews say many areas still have to be searched and the focus remains on people still unaccounted for. yesterday some people were actually able to go back home and see the damage. >> my building is split in half with huge boulders in it and a tree that fell between the two parts of the building. it's incredible. >> almost 18,000 homes in colorado have been damaged. in boulder county alone, it's expected to cost $150 million to repair the roads and bridges affected by the flooding. >>> the united states, britain and france say the report by united nations inspectors proves the syrian government used chemical weapons in an attack last month. the inspector's report says there is clear and convincing evidence that chemical weapons were used to kill hundreds of people. the report does not say who was behind the attack but it does say surface-to-sir fast missiles with russian righting on them were used to spread the sarin gas. a white house spokesman

at least 3,000 families have already registered with fema for help and that number is expected to rise. rescue crews say many areas need to be searched and the focus remains on the approximately 600 people still unaccounted for. yesterday, some people were able to return home and see the damage. >>> my building is split in half with huge boulders in it and a tree that fell between the two parts of the building. it's incredible. >> almost 18,000 homes in the state have been damaged in boulder county alone. it's expected to cost $150 million to repair miles of roads and bridges affected by the flooding. >>> in mexico at least 34 people are dead as a result of hurricane ingrid sand tropical storm manuel -- and tropical storm manuel that hit the east and west coast at the same time. heavy rains flooded homes and cities and triggered landslides across the country. the mexican government says it's not seen a similar weather crisis like this since 1958. that's the last time two major storms hit the same day. the weather is expected to improve today. >>> 8:16. today, lawyers for former penn st

the company has a contract with fema to build emergency shelters for victims of natural disasters. among the items stolen the tools used to make the shelters. the investigation continues. >> any areas that have been compromised, windows, things like that. >> the property owner estimates $47,000 in equipment was stolen. investigators are checking to see if there's any surveillance video that might help them solve the case. >> some tech industry analysts are questioning the iphone sales. apple posted that they are selling out of the iphone 5-s but it didn't give specific numbers. the analysts say the less expensive iphone 5-c is widely available. so they are speculating that apple counting selling devices to other retail outlets in those sales rather than how many phones are now in the hands of consumers. >>> a lot of people count on yelp to help them decide where they are gonna spend their money. but a new report by a harvard business professor shows, according to his report, 20% of all of the yelp reviews are fake. they are either written by the businesses, by the worker or they pa

. >> fema says it has distributed more than $12 million in aid and about 60 bay area volunteers have flown out to help the victims. >>> they tell the mercury news there must be a concerted effort to control erosion in the forest. they are worried that rains are going to rush down those hillsides burned by the fire. there could be heavy soil erosion and it could take a couple of decades for the area to recover. this past friday cal fire pushed back the containment date of the rim fire to october 1st. >>> officials from a yosemite camp owned by the city of san fransisco are crediting firefighters for saving the facility. camp mather hosts families each summer. the camp would have gone up in flames if it weren't for the crews setting a backfire days earlier. >>> new this morning, accommodation for some of the first responders to thes a ya that crash. two south san fransisco firefighters million dollars received awards for heroism. a daly city firefighter was hailed as a hero. the first two firefighters went into the burning plane and pulled out victims. the third firefighter helped in t

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