Fire is still burning along both sides of highway 120. That road remains closed outside of groveland. Crews are making significant progress though on the southwestern edge of the fire. But it is still moving to the north threatening the town of Tuolumne City. Cbs reporter Teresa Garcia is there with the latest. Reporter the rim fire near the Yosemite National park has been designated the number one priority for the Forest Service. A lot of firefighters here trying to get ahead of it. Reporter more than 3400 firefighters are battling the blaze, which has consumed more than 20 structures and scorched nearly 144,000 acres. Look how deep that is. Reporter pine needles and dead leaves have created a bed of kindling on the forest floor. We are inside the firelines. This is whats being called a First Priority zone. Its an area where the most resources are bring dedicated and this is because the blaze has been spreading most intensely along the eastern side of the fire. To the east of the fire
Were following several developing stories as you wake up this morning. The bay bridge closes in just two days to put the finishing touches on the new eastern span before it opens to the public. The fiveday closure begins wednesday night so other bay area bridges and roads will get crowded. Today u. N. Everyone inspectors will begin United Nations inspectors will begin an investigation of chemical weapons outside damascus. Independent analysts say more than 300 people died last week from toxic gas. Rebel forces blame Government Troops a claim the governor denies. The wildfire Near Yosemite National Park is burning out of control. Flames are jumping from treetop to treetop. Rim fire has burned nearly 225 square miles and is only 7 contained now. The fire is so large, it can be seen from outer space. Were now learning it burned the tuolumne family camp owned by the city of berkeley. Teresa garcia has the latest from Tuolumne City with the latest on the firefight and evacuations. Good morn
Nature. Fire crews race to control a wall of flames. An inferno burning is now the size of the city of chicago. Its burned more than 200 square miles. It is threatening a reservoir which supplies San Francisco with most of its water. One man clings to a tree. Watch as the truck was washed away. U. N. Inspectors visit the sites of last wednesdays chemical weapons attack in syria. In the administrations view, this is not necessarily whether or not a chemical weapons attack happened. They believe there was one. We cant sit still. Weve got to move quickly. Weighing in on the jury verdict that cleared George Zimmerman in the killing of florida teenager trayvon martin. I think it will be seen as questionable judgment on the part of the judicial system down there. Donald trump is being sued for 40 million. New yorks attorney general says Trump University was a scam. Were getting our first look at the newest addition to Washingtons National zoo. A giant panda cub. All that. Fair. Throw to seco
Good morning, everyone. Welcome to mornings on 2, saturday, july 27th. Im mike mibach. Good morning. Im maureen naylor. Claudine is off this morning. Rosemary is here and you have a cooling for us yes, a cooling into the weekend. This morning, starting out similar to yesterday. Gray skies well into the valleys this morning. Temperatures similar to how we started yesterday. Patches of drizzle reported along the coast and around the bay. For the afternoon, well turn mostly sunny, but we will be a tad cooler, only subtle changes in the forecast for the next few days. Ill show you what you can expect for your neighborhood, coming up. Law enforcement in the east bay are preparing for more violent demonstrations. Oakland police are trying to avoid a repeat of recent vandalism after George Zimmerman was found not guilty. The Department Says it is aware of several demonstrations planned for today, including a rally for Trayvon Martin scheduled for this afternoon. Officers say they are prepared
Helping increase that low cloud deck. Its back to school in beautiful pleasanton. Starting off very warm. 60. 75 we will go for a high today. 82 after the morning clouds. Santa rosa close at 59. Temperatures on the very mild side it will be a little cooler today. Kind of muggy. A little bit of moisture and humidity in the air too. Temperatures coming down a few degrees from yesterdays highs. Low to mid 80s for many. Here is sal. Steve, good morning. Right now we have traffic that is going to be doing pretty well. Expect, there is a crash in sonoma county. This crash is on highway 121 which is arnold drive. Right in the area. Right here at wagner road. Which is just south of highway 116. A lot of people do take that road. Just give yourself a little extra time. Chp is there along with medics and the traffic is doing okay because its early. If you are driving on 80, there is road work in cordelia that may be slowing you down. Again its nice and early. Lets go to the toll plaza. Westbound