>>> when a giant sequoia tree falls in the woods, not only is someone there to hear it, but the rare event is caught on camera. >> we heard a strange noise, maybe a clicking noise, something like that. >> at this moment, the tree is falling. >> sequoias are among the planet's largest organisms, soaring as high as 300 feet above the ground and reaching 20 to 30 feet in diameter. september, 2011. >> this german couple are on a dream vacation to the only place in the world where these massive sequoia trees grow. >> it was one of my main, main goals in america. i wanted to see these huge trees. >> they have no idea that an astonishing scene is about to unfold as they follow the 1.3-mile route known as the trail of 100 giants. the path takes them directly beneath the towering trees. the oldest of these sequoias have been stretching skyward for 3,000 years but they have root systems sustaining their dramatic heights. as they approach one of the sequoia trees, they're alarmed by unusual sounds. >> then we hear this noise, such as crack, crack, crack. then after time, it starts to become lik

amy hollyfield is at the scene off of sequoia road. amy? >> i checked with the sergeant and he said no arrests, no new leads. though are still working the case. here is video of one of men whos with attacked in this incident, three men rough the him up and he was taken to the hospital. he will on okay. two elderly men live in the home. it was around 2:00 in the morning on sequoia road a quiet wooded street in the hills here in oakland and off of 580. three men came in influence the backsliding door and it was unlocked and they got the resident's wallet or the money, and the beige cadillac, taking their car. it is the second time the home has been targeted this month and broken into a few weeks ago. police do not know why the november was wandering, why, too . he was they were armed and wearing hoodies. >> the parents are the same age and it is terrible to see him roughed up. >> happening today, city council is society to take an extraordinary step declaring a public safety emergency. all the reason is to put more police officer on the stree

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it happened overnight on sequoia road and it wasn't the first time. wayne freedman is live with what happened an the two people now under arrest. wayne? >> reporter: we know the two people under arrest are juveniles. we also know that there may be a third person they are looking for, and no, it wasn't the first time this home was invaded but it is the first time it was invaded when the residents were inside. the arrests began oddly enough in connection with a carjacking. along sequoia road in oakland hills, an unsettled sight, police searching for clues after a home invasion. >> it happens everywhere. >> in this case to two elderly men in the 70s and 80s under their own roof. >> i can't come up with the right adjective to describe it. chaos and the turmoil, mayhem. >> reporter: oakland police say it happened at 2:30 this morning. two or three suspects entered and assaulted the men and stole property and a cadillac from the carport. when we asked to speak with one of the victims, he would not even open his door. >> are you okay? >> at a press conferenc

they found stolen items from the sequoia home inside the van and a replica firearm. possible there are more suspects. >> anytime there's a home invasion robbery it is absolutely alarming. if it has happened once, we are going to look into other incidences and see if there are connections. >> reporter: a cadillac sedan was also stolen and late today oakland police found it, no one was inside. the search continues for the other possible suspects. in oakland, christina rendon, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> a weather alert tonight in the pacific where a hurricane warning is now in effect for the big island of kauai he. chief meteorologist is here now with the 1-2 punch. >> big hurricanes are major hurricanes right now. they will weaken as they moved to the north and south of the hawaiian island chain but we're not expecting direct hits. but we are expecting significant waves of development, storm surge, winds and heavy rain. here is the first one. this is the closest right now, madeline, category two, it's going to downgrade to category one as it passes just south of the big isla

it happened on sequoia street in sequoia hills neighborhood off of 580 a resident hopes this get the mayor's tax. >> i would hope that mayor schaaf will fix the problem because you do not want people to be unsafe in homes. >> investigators say they do not know why the thieves picked this house. >> in oakland for abc7 news. >> a man is in jail accused of stabbing two men in the head with a you have driver on bart. the police say that the 48-year-old ronald knolls attached them as train approached the station and robbed them and ran away and stole another man's bicycle. he faces attempted murder. this is no word on victim's conditions. >> a summer driving with her two young children in the back seat was arrested yesterday afternoon for drunk driving. the highway patrol said an officer spotted the 25-year-old santa rosa resident april davis driving recklessly on southbound 101 in larkspur. she pulled over at the seminary drive exit in mill valley. the c.h.p. said her two children, four and 2-year-old, were in the back seat. officers say davis had a blood alcohol level three times over t

amy hollyfield is near sequoia and keller. amy? >> two men live in this home, older men, white haired. it looked like they were in their 80's. three men broke into the home on sequoia road here in oakland. they came in through a backsliding glass door that was unlocked. they ransacked the bedroom. they took the men's wallet. they pistol whipped one of the menace he was taken to the ambulance police say he was shaken up, roughed up and he was questioning why, why did they choose our house? why did they bet me up? it is a convey it treat, a very wooded area. you can barely see the home. this is the second time the home has been burglarized in the month will the first time the victims were not home. this time they were. the thieves god away with the beige cadillac. the victim was taken to the hospital but he is expected to be okay. no arrests have been made. they do not have a good description of the suspect only they were wearing the typical uniform of hoodies. >> stunning news from hayward

happened overnight on sequoia road and a it wasn't the first time. wayne has more on what happene happened. >> along sequoia road in the oakland hills this was unsettling sight. police searching for clue after home invasion robbery. >> it happens. happens everywhere. >> in this case two elderly men in their 70's and 80's under their own roof. >> i can't come up with the right adjective to describe it. chaos. and the turmoil. mayhem. >> oakland police say it happened 2:30 this morning. two or three suspects entered and assaulted the men they stole property and cadillac from the carport. when we asked to speak to one victim he wouldn't even open his door. >> all right. are you okay? press corner this afternoon oakland police said they arrested two juvenile suspects two hours after the entry. >> it was the vehicle that alerted patrol officers. that this vehicle was listed as a vehicle in a carjacking. in oakland home invasion remain a tender subject. >> certainly sad to see people can't be safe in their homes in he can land. >> mayor shaft release add s

we are revitalizing the giant sequoias in yosemite, repairing the lincoln memorial, and enhancing the iconic entrance to our first national park at yellowstone. as president, i am proud to have built upon conservation. we've protected more than 265 million acres of public land and water. more than any administration in history. we have recovered wildlife species and restored vulnerable ecosystems. we have designated new monuments in california and in chicago. and the folks that stood up for a quality in new york. -- he quality in your. and we have more work to do to preserve our lands, culture and history. so we are not done yet. as we look ahead to the threat of climate change and protecting our public land and water, it is more important than ever. it can mean no more glaciers, it could mean no more joshua trees in joshua tree national park. rising seas could destroy ecosystems and the everglades, even threaten ellis island and the statue of liberty. so in the coming years and decades, we have to have the foresight and faith in our future to do what it takes to protect our parks and

at one point colonel young served as the superintendent of sequoia and kings canyon national parks. -- park. the buffalo soldiers looked over the national parks. in march 2013, obama designated colonel charles young national monument as part of the park system. george pullman of chicago decided in 1862 on a new business model, to build and lease fancy train cars that could be coupled to the fleet of trains across the country as we entered the 20th century. pullman staffed those cars with african-americans, because he felt they would be most subservient. he trained them, paid them a living wage, provided uniforms, and a code of conduct. while still subjects of racism, these men developed pride in their work as porters, and emphasized education in their children and were part of the growth of the black middle class. they were organized by randolph, and resulted in the creation of labor day. randolph's organizational skills would be applied to the civil rights movement that swept the nation, including the bravery of those at little rock 9. on february 19, 2015, president obama designated

at one point colonel young served as the superintendent of sequoia and kings canyon national parks. in march 2013, obama designated colonel charles young national monument. george pullman decided in 1862 on a new business model, to build and lease fancy train cars that could be coupled to the fleet of trains across the country as we entered the 20th century. pullman staffed those cars with african-americans, because he felt they would be most subservient. he trained them, paid them a living wage, provided uniforms and a code of conduct. these men developed pride in their work as porters, and emphasized education in their children, and began the growth of the black middle class. they also organized by a young philip randolph, and it resulted in the creation of labor day. randolph's organizational skills would be applied to the civil rights movement that swept the nation, including the bravery of those at the little rock 9. on february 2015, president obama designated pullman national monument. 75 years ago, next year, on the outside of world war ii, franklin delano roosevelt issued a

in sequoia national forest the cedar fire is only 5 percent contained after six days. it has spread to 30 square miles and destroyed at least ten structures. our wildfire coverage continues online. there you can track the latest developments regarding the several fires burning around the state. it's all on kron-four-dot-com. ahead at eight. stanford university is getting a new instructor in the school of business. we'll tell you which former supermodel is joining the faculty in may. school is back in session for much of the east bay. we'll tell you how many students were unable to attend their first day because they have not been vaccinated. thousands of people are still in shelters after flooding in louisiana. experts are estimating the damage. kron is getting you ready 4 school. today. it was back to class for students in the mount diablo >> j.r.: the front door and you can see the board until here places of this door right here he is frustrated because many neighbors have talked about similar instances nearby and has shed a wreck area of livermore. this is what he h

. >> sequoia has a much bigger presence in india. they are a much larger fund, but hopefully in a few years there won't be much of a difference. emily: investing partner, that does it for this edition of "best of bloomberg west." latest bring you all the in tech throughout the week. this is bloomberg. ♪ carol: welcome to "bloomberg businessweek" i'm lisa abrohm wits in for carol massar and david gura. in this week's special interview issue we talk to some of the top you know what i mean business. head of i.b.m. talks about where she sees the company positioning itself in the a.i. revolution. we talk to the head of microsoft about where this company will go in its middle age and we talk to the beatles great ringo star and why that band benefited by not being part of the digital revolution. that and more ahead on

he walks us through the majestic water falls, granite cliffs and giant sequoias. >> he checked out the video himself, and he calls yosemite one of the most stunning ever been. i've never been. maybe i can visit it in virtual reality. >> i imagine it would be pretty cool. >> i would do that. what i really want -- >> saves you from the lions. >> i want virtual reality front row tickets to hamilton. if you could work on that, that would be great. in real life, i'm never going to get them. >> and in virtual reality, probably not. >> nice shot. >> the president makes a return in our insomniac theater. >> we're preview the story of their first family love story. >> and presidential hopeful songs, what they get pumped up to. >> first, a look at today's high temperatures. but zzzquil is different have pain medicine because why would you take a pain medicine when all you want is good sleep? zzzquil: a non-habit forming sleep-aid that's not for pain, just for sleep. introducing new k-y for massage and intimacy. every touch, gently intensified. a little touch is all it takes. k-y touch. >>> a sho

at one point, colonel young served as the superintendent of sequoia and kings canyon national park. when the u.s. army buffalo soldiers looked over our national parks. and in march 25, 2013, president obama designated the colonel charles young national monument as part of the national park system. george pullman of chicago decided in 1862 on a new business model, to build and lease fancy train cars that could be coupled to the fleet of trains across the country as we entered the 20th century. pullman staffed those cars with african americans, especially the descendants of slaves, because he felt they would be the most subservient. he trained them, paid them a living wage, provided uniforms and a code of conduct. while still subject to racism, these men developed pride in their work as porters, emphasized education in their children, and seeded the growth of the black middle class. they were also organized by a young a. philip randolph and were part of the major railroad workers strike that resulted in the creation of what we know today as labor day. a. philip randolph's organization

california since 2010 and people who live near the sequoia national forest think the bark beetle is to blame. they hit with a vengeance in the presidents near cedar city. they kill trees from the inside, they feed off of pine and cedar trees leaving dead trees behind as ready fuel for wildfires. ecological problem that needs to be addressed soon. >> new command near sahara and duran imrvetiono, the area command captain says officers will help protect communities between charleston and flamingo. this is metro's ninth area command. >> a man being searched for who wandered off near las vegas. >> his family's plea for help. >> the impressive rescue caught on camera that will melt your heart. >> much more tranquil than it was 24 hours ago. we'll relive last night's lightning and show you where we're going from here. the temperatures might be trending down. 81 as you start your day. rest of the forecast when we >> welcome back. >> last spotted at a circle k convenience store in bullhead. >> a desperate situation, 80 years old, family says he's very active. police agencies in arizona are look

in sequoia national forest, the cedar fire is only 5% contained after burning now for six days, it has spread to 30 square miles and has destroyed 10 structures. it's the season, our wildfire coverage continues online, there you can track the latest developments regarding the several fires that are burning around the state on kron4.com. >>> in tonight's news check, ryan lochte takes a major financial hit. >> we are learning stanford university is updating its student alcohol policy. >> the new policy will prohibit high-volume distilled liquor on campus housing. the exception is alcohol at parties hosted exclusively by student organizations whose membership is 100% graduate students. university defines hard alcohol as any liquor above 40 proof. >>> the investigation into the death of music legend prince took a turn today, mislabeled pills were seized from his home in minnesota. he died in april from the pile for drug fentanyl, that is an opioid that has been sold illegally on streets and can be 50 times more powerful than heroin. one theory investigators have is that prince accidentally

. >> here are some of the most impressive and earliest known groups of big sequoias. the stanislaus river one of the many kl cal mountain streams flows near the groves. in forests where necessary fitting provides the poles, the extension of telephone and telegraph systems is not difficult. miles of fire lanes are being cut. trenching and the improvement. >> the san jacinto mountains in riverside county have a southern representation of a condition characteristic of the sierras. here are more than 50 square miles of beautiful wilderness, virgin timber and rugged mountains and one towering peak that rises well over two miles. the summit of the range has an impressive view of the surrounding county from hundreds of miles around and so weirdly and mysterious barren on this amazingly fertile california. in recent years there seems to be an awakening of wild life outdoors and people are not merely riding around in comfortable conveyances. packed trains in the national parks are more popular than ever before. san jacinto is one area where the beauties of nature will never un

she was a school bus driver for sequoia school district. she loved her job, she loved kids, she was a super star basketball player. >> he says the last time he had contacted her was the thursday before she left for texas and they both said i love you. the shooter is still at large, and planrd to get married in october. >> tragedy at lands end. we now know the name of the man who fell down the embankment. rescuers were able to get to him, but not in time to save him. the cause of death is under investigation. there was a woman with him at the time of the accident. she also had a be rescued but was not seriously injured. >> hook at this smoke here bill lowing from a car lot on commercial street. san jose firefighters say they put it out not before they received a backup much of calls before asking where all of the smoke was coming from. now to another fire that has a san jose family in mourning. they're mourning the loss of their pets. it happened near oak grove high school. marianne, i'm sure this family is so grateful to be okay, but pets a

it started tuesday at a campground in sequoia national forest. six-hundred firefighters are battling the fire... with the help of air tankers and helicopters.the fire is five percent contained.residents were asked to evacute their homes for safety as the fire cut fire in california -- this is the one that just started on tuesday and is burning near san bernadino.tens of thousands of people are still evacuated this morning. school is just starting back up in california -- but several districts are closed because of this fire and bad air quality.in barely 48 hours the blue cut fire burned more than 50 square miles.hot, dry and breezy at are making fighting the flames difficult especially on the steep terrain.overnight red flag warnings in effect. this morning we still don't know how many homes have been destroyed, but officials are saying it will likely be a large number.vince? looking ahead today... the republican ticket heads to baton rouge. g-o-p presidential nominee donald trump and his running mate governor mike pence will visit flood-ravaged

we just had our 75th anniversary and 150th sequoia and kings national park. my question for you today is, i wonder what challenges face the national park service in the next 100 years. >> great. thank you for that question. don't spend too much time. we will talk about that in more detail later on. what's the biggest challenge to the parks? >> i think we have alluded to on several occasions is that while we could argue that one of the challenges is budget, additional staff, innovative species and other adverse impacts on the preservational resources, the biggest challenge is to first recognize that we are a nation of over 300 million citizens of all walks of life, all backgrounds. we have the obligation to connect, at least provide opportunities for those citizens to connect with their heritage known as national parks or the national park system. there are many gaps in that connection. and that is a great challenge. it's ultimately the salvation, if you will, the park through individual citizen carrier. if we don't create that opportunity for them to have tha

. >> sequoia has a much bigger presence in india. they are much larger. emily: on the question of india specifically, we see a sort of landgrab area of the amazon. amazon making huge investments there and you have so many u.s. tech companies that have failed in china but are looking at india as the next frontier. will they succeed where they have failed in china? >> that is a great question and it really depends on the organization designed within the companies. amazon has done a fabulous job with the indian market. we have never seen a company do such a great job of entering a new big market before. they are adding $5 billion to the india market which is more than both of the competitors have raised so far. they are well positioned to beat competition. i think what is important to understand is how to do business in a large country that is very accepting of local businesses coming in. and he has a lot of english-speaking population so you do not have that much of a language barrier and they are very accepting of global trade and the ecosystem around it.

. >> sequoia has a much bigger presence in india. they are much larger. on the question of india specifically, we see a sort of landgrab area of the amazon. amazon making huge investments there and you have so many u.s. tech companies that have failed in china but are looking at india as the next frontier. will they succeed where they have failed in china? >> that is a great question and it really depends on the organization designed within the companies. amazon has done a fabulous job with the indian market. we have never seen a company do such a great job of entering a new big market before. they are adding $5 billion to the india market which is more than both of the competitors have raised so far. they are well positioned to beat .ompetition i think what is important to understand is how to do business in a large country that is very accepting of local businesses coming in. and he has a lot of english-speaking population so you do not have that much of a language barrier and they are very accepting of global trade and the ecosystem around it. there is

a beautiful grove of sequoia trees. and a fairly simple camping experience. not that rugged. that would happen in night two where they would go up 8,000 feet sore so. here's the president of the united states riding horseback with john muir, these trails, completely avoiding the press or any guests that wanted to get a glimpse of him. so night two was the challenge. without a tent. it sfwhonows with five or six os top of what is already there. i think this was the night where muir and roosevelt bonded over the fire because of what the weather was doing to them, it pushes them closer together. night three they came into the valley. it was more like night one them camped in a place called bridal veil fall right in the shadow of this beautiful water fall. that was the chance to talk about the night before and how crazy it had been. also to talk about future plans. muir is there as a lobbyistlobb. she's shrewd enough to know that he has the leader of the free world all to his own for three nights and he takes advantage of those opportunities to fill roosevelt's head with informat

moultrie was a school bus driver for the sequoia union school district. three other people that were shot will recovered. police have identified 24-year-old endicott mccray as a person of interest. he now has an outstanding warrant for first-degree murder. according to the african-american statesmen, he has several burglary convictions. moultrie's family members don't know who that person is. several of moultrie's family members are on their way to aust austin. >>> new details on the man who piloted the hot air balloon who was involved in a deadly texas crash. he was arrested in the past for driving drunk. the arrested in missouri more than a decade ago before pilot alfred nichols moved to texas. he later pleaded to misdemeanor dui. the st. louis post dispatch reports in 2008 the better business bureau warned consumers not to do business with nichols. saturday's crash in lockhart killed 16 people. making it the worst hot air balloon accident in u.s. history. federal investigators believe the balloon hit power lines before it fell to the ground. >> we're h

we just had our 75th anniversary and 150th sequoia and kings national park. my question for you today is, i wonder what challenges face the national park service in the next 100 years. >> great. thank you for that question. don't spend too much time. we will talk about that in more detail later on. what's the biggest challenge to the parks? >> i think we have alluded to on several occasions is that while we could argue that one of the challenges is budget, additional staff, invasive species and other adverse impacts on the preservational resources, the biggest challenge is to first recognize that we are a nation of over 300 million citizens of all walks of life, all backgrounds. we have the obligation to connect, at least provide opportunities for those citizens to connect with their heritage known as national parks or the national park system. there are many gaps in that connection. and that is a great challenge. it's ultimately the salvation, if you will, the park through individual citizen carrier. if we don't create that opportunity for them to have that

those close to her, and by all accounts the 30 year old teqnika moultrie loved being a driver for the sequoia union district and the best around. the boss spoke with us and had a small memorial sharing her passion for the job the she participated in state school bus rodeos where drivers are asked to compete in parallel parking and student loading. show was killed while visiting her fiance's family in austin, texas and hanging out in a popular entertainment district. someone randomly opened fire and killed teqnika moultrie and injured four others. she would have been married in the fall. >> yes, yes, teqnika was petite but a huge, big heart. big heart. she will be missed. truly missed. she was our superstar. >> her brother wouldlies in las vegas spoke with abc and the two were extreme close. he said show loved her family. temperature trillion went to woodside high school. as for the shooter, austin police are searching nor a 24-year-old man and we will keep you updated on the story in the newsroom for abc i am jessica castro. >> a 30-year-old organize man is accused killing a man in santa rosa

she drove buses for the sequoia union high school district. she graduate from woodside high. her family says she went to austin to visit her fiancee's family. >>> police are looking for a 24-year-old man they call a person of interest in the shooting, just looks away from the texas state capitol. >>> friends have identified a man who died after falling in san francisco yesterday. he fell 50 to 100 feet down to the ground and into the water. the victim, vincent holland worked at a gun shop in modesto. employees posted a remembrance for him on facebook are and selling t-shirts to help cover funeral expenses. >>> san francisco police searched for evidence that officers hope will lead them to a hut and run driver. a motorcyclists suffered life-threatening injuries a being hit by a stolen suv. the vehicle drove into traffic before striking the woman. police found the stolen vehicle a few blocks away but the drives is on the loose. >>> right now more than two dozen homes are without water in berkeley. a main broke sending water gushing into the streets. we're live at the intersecti

we begin today with a home invasion in the oakland hills, the souse on sequoia was broken into and the elderly homeowner beaten and robbed. >> this is and this is not the first time. and wayne freedman is live with what happened and the two people under arrest. >> reporter: it is not the first time this home has been invaded, but this time the suspects were inside and this time it was early in the morning. oakland police gave us several of the details a little while ago. they said they have arrested two suspects, they may be looking for a third suspect and that the lead came out of a carjacking. in a quiet neighborhood in oakland hills, this is an unsettled sight after a home invasion robbery left two injured and nearby residents worried for their own safety. >> it is scaried. >> i can't come up with the right adjective to describe it. chaos and turmoil and mayhem. >> reporter: police say two or three suspects entered the home at about 2:30 and stole property from inside and a gold colored 2001 cadillac. police say they attacked the two residents in their 70s and their 80s. >> there wa

here are some of the most impressive and earliest known groups of big sequoias. the stanislaus river, one of the most beautiful of california mountain streams, flows near the groves. the extension of telegraph and telegraph -- telephone systems is not difficult. miles of fire lanes are being cut. ofnching and the improvement -- [inaudible] the mounds in riverside county arean outlying characteristic of vcrs. here more than 50 square miles of beautiful wilderness and rugged mountains. one peak rises well over two miles. it affords an impressive view of the surrounding country for hundreds of miles around, and from hidden lake, one can see the desert on the very edge of this amazingly fertile california. in recent years the world over, there seems to have been an awakening to the joys of a more rugged life outdoors. thousands of men, women and children are traveling the countryside, not merely writing through it. through it. our national parks are more popular than ever before. is one area where it will never unfold itself completely to those who think that sightse

she was a long-time bus driver for the sequoia union high school district. austin police have made an arrest and the woman was not the intended victim. >>> crews are conditioning trees in a san francisco park after a 100-pound tree limb fell on a wok, critically injuring her. we were over washington square park in the city's north beach neighborhood. the victim was inside the park with her two children yesterday afternoon when that branch fell. the 36-year-old woman suffered a serious head wound. san francisco's recreation and parks department tells us they'll have crews on the scene next week to determine there if have been any changes to the condition of the tree and will review all trees there. the department says crews last assessed them in 2010, and the one in question was in good condition. >>> firefighters spent another day trying to keep a wildfire from growing in the hills west of morgan hill. helicopters and airplanes attack the flames. crews also dealt with steep, rugged terrain. the fire is 75% contained. you can see on the map where the fire bro

here are some of the most impressive and earliest known groups of big sequoias. the river, one of the most beautiful of the many california mountain streams flows near the groves. in forests where necessary thinning provides the poles, the expansion of telephone and telegraph systems is not difficult. miles of firlings are being cut. trenching -- the mountains in riverside county constitute an out-lying and southern representation of the characteristics of the sierras. here are more than 50 square miles of beautiful wilderness, virgin timber and rugged mountains. one towering peak that rises well over two miles. the summit of the range affords an impressive view of the country for hundreds of miles around. from hidden lake, one can see the desert so weirdly and mysteriously balanced on the very edge of this amazingly fertile california. in recent years the world over there seems to have been an awakening to the joy of a more rugged night outdoors. men, women, and children are trafrping the countryside. not merely riding through it in comfortable convey answers. p

. >>> a 22-year-old worked at a sequoia high school. he started a relationship with a 15-year-old boy. rodriguez remains in custody on $300,000 bail. >>> oakland city officials plan to suspend two police officers in connection with a text message scandal. the city investigators an exchange of inappropriate texts between officers. the mayor had earlier labeled the texts as hateful speech. >>> hillary clinton fires back at donald trump over his second amendment comments and she's under fire over e-mails. >>> hillary clinton's e-mails are back in the spotlight as newly released pages from her private server say she may have used her position at the state department to help her foundation. >> it's further confirmation, there's been pay to play at the clinton state department related to the foundation. >> one aide asked to set up a meeting between a donor and a state department official. >> more e-mails have come to light that seem to provide direct evidence that favors were done by state department officials. >> the state department officia

san mateo county are now headed down to battle the cedar fire which has charred 19,000 acres south of sequoia national park 40 miles from bakersfield and only 5% contained after a week. communities in the area have been evacuate and crews are trying to keep the fire to crossing highway 155 closed through the area. >> in the bay area firefighters say they have nearly surrounded the clayton fire as of this morning it is now 96% contained. arsonist set the fire august 13. it has burned 4,000 acres and destroy 200 homes. >> democratic presidential nominee hillary clinton is in peed minute for a fundraiser. you can join the secretary of state and it will cost $33,000 to pose for a picture with hillary clinton. if you would like to join her at the reception, it is $100,000 per couple. the fundraisers is hours after she appear on jimmy kimmel last night and he teased her choice for vice president. >> donald trump? >> were you looking for someone who look like he jumped out of the front row of a jimmy buffett concert? >> someone who has been...a successful mayor, a governor --. >> all of those things

all of this happened at 2:30 this morning on sequoia road above 580 not far from the sequoia country club. cristina? >> reporter: well as you guys said, we learned that two teenage suspects are behind bars. the search continues this hour for more suspects who are linked to the crime. sequoyah road is usually quiet at night. >> there was forced entry in there. >> a group of robbers assault today men inside. one in his 70s and one in his 80s. this afternoon, the resident stopped one of the victims from talking to us. hours after the home invasion, the officers stopped two teenage suspects near sequoyah and mountain boulevard. >> they happened to come across another vehicle that was listed as a carjacking vehicle. >> reporter: the teens were in a red van that was carjacked monday afternoon. they found stolen items and a replica firearm that it is possible that there were more suspects. >> any time there is a home invasion robbery, that it is absolutely alarming. so if it has happened once, we will look into all the other incidents to see if they have connections with these two individua

hermano de la vctima fatal "era una gran persona, era una conductora de autobuses del distrito escolar de sequoia y llevaba conduciendo autobuses de escuela desde que tenia 18 años. ella amaba su trabajo y amaba a los niños. era una super estrella de basketball de la secundaria woodside". las autoridades an no han atrapado al autor de este ataque, por lo que en austin se realiza una casera humana. siete minutos despus de este incidente, se report otro tiroteo en un estacionamiento a unas cuantas cuadras, y se pens que se trataba del mismo atacante, pero fue un hecho aislado y se atrap a un sospechoso, la vctima de esta balacera no sufri heridas graves. arlen outro el departamento de polica de austin expres sus condolencias a la familia y amistades de teqnika moultrie y asegur que trabajar incansablemente hasta atrapar al responsable de su muerte. les report arlen fernndez, noticiero telemundo 48. paola/ms --oficiales del bart respondieron hoy a acusaciones de uso excesivo de fuerza durante un arresto en san francisco.. take vo -- el video del momento en que policias del bart inmovilizan al sosp

here are some of the most impressive and earliest known groups of big sequoias. the stanislaus river, one of the most beautiful of the many californian mountain streams, flows near the groves. in forests where necessary thinning provides the goal, the extension of telegraph and telephone systems is not difficult. miles of fire lanes are being cut. trenching and the improvement of -- the san jacinto mountains outline characteristic of the sierras. here more than 50 square miles of beautiful wilderness, virgin timber and rugged mountains. one peak rises well over two miles. the summit of the range affords an impressive view of the surrounding country for hundreds of miles around, and from hidden lake, one can see the desert so weirdly and mysteriously bearing on the very edge of this amazingly fertile alifornia. in recent years the world over, there seems to have been an awakening to the joys of a more rugged life outdoors. thousands of men, women and children are tramping the countryside, not merely riding hrough it. our larger national parks are more popular than

in sequoia national forest the cedar fire is only 5 percent contained after six days. it has spread to 30 square miles and destroyed at least ten structures. our wildfire coverage continues online. there you can track the latest developments regarding the several fires burning around the state. it's all on kron-four-dot-com. >> stanley: sticker on again this afternoon. 26 >> reporter: and the fairfield >> grant: coyote and east bay police. while it is not unusual to spot a coyote in danville. kron4's haaziq madyun shows you why this one is getting so much attention >> reporter:you are looking at video of a coyote that is in desperate need of help roaming the streets of danville "the coyote looks like it is suffering from a severe case of mange" this video was recorded saturday. danville police lt. allan shields says the coyote's condition is likely inhibiting it's ability to hunt for food, explaining why the animal has been spotted in residential areas >>:"the animal might actually follow humans and that's normal because it will kind of seek out and scavenge for food"

she worked as a bus driver for the sequoia union district. they were walking in a downtown area early sunday morning when a man suddenly opened fire. the suspect killed her and three others. three women were women in their 30s. each were taken to a local hospital for treatment. >> you just never think that something like this will happen. she went to have fun, springtime with her fiduciary an -- fiance's family. >> she had plans to get married this fall. the man that killed her is on the loose. austin police are looking for a 24-year-old suspect likely still around. >>> police are looking into the stabbing death of a man in east oakland. it happened about:30 saturday evening on hill side street. investigators say the 34-year- old victim was stabbed during a confrontation with another man who took off before police arrived. the motives is unknown. >>> witnesses say a bar police officer used excessive force during an arrest in san francisco. da lin spoke to a police chief who said the officer did what he had to do. >> reporter: a chaotic scene.

here are some of the most impressive and earliest known groups of big sequoias. the stanislaus river, one of the most beautiful of the many california and -- californian mountain streams, flows near the groves. in forests where necessary winning needs -- thinning provides the goal the extension , of telegraph and telephone systems is not difficult. miles of fire lanes are being cut. trenching and the improvement of -- the san hasn't out mountains outlinecinto mountains characteristic of the sierras. here more than 50 square miles of beautiful wilderness, virgin timber and rugged mountains. one peak rises well over two miles. the summit of the range affords an impressive view of the surrounding country for hundreds of miles around, and from hidden lake, one can see the desert on so weirdly and mysteriously bearing on the very edge of this amazingly fertile california. in recent years the world over, there seems to have been an awakening to the joys of a more rugged life outdoors. thousands of men, women and children are traveling the -- tramping the countryside, n

co-workers with the sequoia union high school district held a vigil last night. they say she was a sweet woman and absolutely loved her job. >> terrible loss for her district. the transportation department. she will be extremely missed. and she didn't deserve to die like this. >> an arrest warrant has been issued for 24-year-old believed to be the shooter. four other people are wounded and expected to recover. >>> more fallout today for republican presidential nominee donald trump after his remarks about the family of a fallen u.s. soldier. trump is fighting back and the war of words is growing. abc7 news jessica castro is tracking this for us. >> the back and forth on this one does not seem to be dying down, with new demands this morning for an apology from trump but the republican nominee hasn't backtracked. the fight is growing between donald trump and the muslim parents of a fallen u.s. soldier. u.s. army captain uma can was killed in a car bomb in iraq. his parents were thrust into the spotlight after they gave a speech at the democratic convention which att

parts of the sequoia national forest are now closed. no word yet on the cause. >>> and a long line of cars in san bernardino county, all evacuation orders have been lifted for residents affected by the blue cut fire. when the wildfire was at its peak, 82,000 people were forced to evacuate. many of them were relieved to return to their homes today. >> this is the first time it's been significantly extended evacuation so it's really nice to come home and know that everything is standing and that all of our friends' homes, that they're safe and their homes are all still standing. >> thank you, firefighters. absolutely. >> blue cut fire has burned more than 37,000 acres and is now 83% contained. >>> back here in the bay area, hit-and-run crash triggered a gas leak and evacuations this afternoon in san jose. crash happened around 1:00 on story road. a few businesses were evacuated, also about 10 homes on amador drive. a fire captain says a car hit a gas feeder line on the side of the building then left the scene. utility workers were called

a teacher's aide at sequoia high school in redwood city having sex with a 15-year-old male student not once but four times at the aide's nearby home. >> that's extremely inappropriate. >> reporter: the district attorney admits the way the relationship was exposed is unusual. >> if there was an e-mail sent to the vice principal over at the school and in the e-mail there was a video showing the conduct that was being engaged in. >> reporter: he says the video taken without the 15-year-old's knowledge shows the age shading the hair on his private parts. the tip steer is anonymous, and the relationship was consense. >> the victim was never forced into it, but it is a crime to engage with a minor. >> reporter: the school district released a statement that reads in part school officials were shocked and concerned on friday when they received a disturbing video through e-mail. our staff effectively executed the district's student safety protocols in the situation and have been working closely with law enforcement. parents say what happened is not right. >> rage goes through your first. especi

the robbery happened on sequoia yesterday morning. police say that the suspects hurt two seniors they found inside. one of the victims says the last time his home was broken into, he lost a lot of precious jewelry. >> this time they came, you know, they -- they -- they got my rings, my watch, and then they get a piece of old chinese jade and then they left. >> the victims are recovering well from their injuries. police have made two arrests in the case. >>> just a couple of hours from now, the first direct commercial flight between the u.s. and cuba in more than half a century is scheduled to depart. jetblue flight 387 is scheduled to leave fort lauderdale, florida for a 7 two-minute journey to santa clara, cuba. more than 400 flights a week are planned. >> the hotels are full. the infrastructure wasn't ready for the avalanche of interest, whether it's american travelers, chinese travelers, canadian travelers. cuba is building their infrastructure up. they have plans over the next 4 or 5 years to add many additional hotels. so we just

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the "blue cut fire" are becoming more common in other parts of the state-- like the "cedar fire" at sequoia national forest last week. thousands of firefighters have been battling massive wildfires across california this summer, and experts warn this year could be worse than ever. that's because drought, intense heat and tree-eating beetles are causing a dramatic rise in the number of dead trees, turning forests like this one into a tinderbox. paul gibbs is a spokesman for the u.s. forest service. >> we've never seen anything at this level and this type of mortality in recorded history that we have. to have 50% to 75% of your forest and dead trees, that's unprecedented. >> reporter: last week, gibbs deployed to the "cedar fire" in central california to study how the dried out trees fueled the blaze. he says the weather pattern "el nino"-- which typically means wetter conditions for northern and southern california-- mostly missed central california. with less rain, grasses and logs dried up earlier in the summer, creating more tinder for fires. people thought maybe el nino would make this y

and also the fire that continues to burn in the sequoia national forest is causing unhealthy levels of pollution in the air. temperatures today with the smoke and the haze in the santa clara valley in the 80s. otherwise, 70s and 80s across the peninsula. no sunshine at the coast due to the deepening marine layer. otherwise east bay is going to be uncome for the as far as the smoke is concerned. 87 degrees in pleasant hill. 90 livermore down two degrees from yesterday. so we are starting a trend going downward. 60s to 90s. temperatures topping off anywhere from 77 degrees in rohnert park, 82 windsor, 91 cloverdale. lower lake area temperatures in the mid-90s. 10 to 20-mile-per-hour winds in the late afternoon. the weekend forecast is coming up. roqui? >> thanks, "ro." let check the road construction throughout the area. first, posey tube closed until 5 a.m. use park street or high street bridge as an alternate route. and let's take a look also at westbound 92 from the high-rise to the end of the san mateo bridge. the right lane is closed right now but looks like traffic is clear heading

while it is open to anyone, families living in the san mateo and sequoia union high school district would have priority. >> if there are more registrants than places in a given year, there is a blind lottery. >> the school will open on the oracle campus in september of 2017. the first lesson will be to design a future where everything can possible. in redwood city, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> more than 3000 children will have the back to school tools they need for success thanks to the generosity of others. abc 7 news was at sacred heart community services when youngsters picked out backpacks. they give out school supplies at the end of every summer. oregons tell us they gave more -- organizers gave away 3300 backpacks to low him come children and it is the charity's biggest giveaway ever. >>> residents are back in homes after a brief scare. this is a chemical cloud rising out of the back of a waste management garbage cluck. it prompted a shelter in place. it happened during a trash pick up at knewton court in fremont. fire officials gave the all clear shortly before 11:00 this morni

she was a bus driver for the sequoia union high school district. friends wrote messages of support on her bus. her mother-in-law was there. >> i think it is wonderful. i mean just the support that they are giving my family. >> another memorial is planned once the school year starts. her co-workers started a go fund me page. >>> in san jose, a registered sex offender had a sex with a 15-year-old girl he was tutoring. chris nguyen is live. you have been looking into this guy's criminal history. >> reporter: and police are not ruling out the possibility there could be additional victims. which is why they have released the suspect's picture, all with the goal of getting more information from the public. take a good look. this is 51-year-old thomas reefs of san jose, the former teacher and registered sex offender was charged with 14 counts of child molestation after he had sex with a 15-year-old girl on several occasions between october of 2015 and april of this year. police tell us he was working as the girl's english tutor. >> our megan's law team th