is from the national park service -- it is from the national park service. sarah in new hampshire, good morning. caller: thank you, and happy birthday to the national park system. guest: thank you. caller: i am concerned about indigenous animals being pushed out by nonindigenous species and the plight of rivers, the colorado being what we would call a trickle brook by the time it ends up coming to its ocean exit. but my main thing today is to ask you about the tonto national forest, which was apache land and was supposed to be protected and is now being sold to an australian mining company, which is going to make an open pit copper mine. i do not understand the process here. i thought this land is our land, and how could this ever happen? and could this happen in our other protected lands? guest: i am not familiar with that particular issue on the tonto national park. the national forest system is under a different department than me, the department of agriculture, not the department of interior. they are multiple use lands. they are available for mining and

we love our national parks. it is just a fraction of our tax dollars going to thesee wonderful natural resourceses that we all get to share. >> they are the envy of thegr world.internationa >> you know, i hear they have assembled this amount of about almost a billion dollars to elect candidatesmbled who want to completely do away with all rules and regulations. people who were environmentalists, do they have funds and lobbyists? >> good question.ect our land a as you all know, there is a battle. the national parks are not debated as much because congress passed in.passed the a lot of wilderness areas are where national forests, they are going to immediately want to go gouge.n a sagebrush rebellion. the keystone pipeline became a metaphor for the kind of conservative movement belief that we need to open up all these places the federal government's controlling but don't kid yourself, the environmental movement groups are strong. you know one can rattle off a hundred of them.he unfortunately it has become a little

national park. the organization charged with managing these parks, the national park service, was established four decades later in 1916. today we have over 400 national parks and historic sites around the country, all full of wildlife, beautiful -p landscapes and rich culture. these sites are all cared for by over 20,000 dedicated employees of the national park service, including park rangers who patrol our parks and keep visitors safe. arkansas is home to several national parks and national historic sites, some of the prettiest and most interesting in the country, in my opinion. for those of you who haven't been to arkansas, i encourage you to visit hot springs national park to see our natural springs and thermal pools. if you're a history buff, you can visit arkansas post, the site of the only revolutionary war activity in the state of arkansas. if you're into the outdoors you can float the buffalo river. the list goes on. each of the national parks and historic sites in arkansas and around the c

he take arches and turned it into a mammoth national park it took zion national park and quadrupled. these were all strategies. his secretary of war was a democratic governor, conservationist from utah. sorry advantages of trying to market. this was starting with fdr and media. >> i am just curious, the very 1st one was el capitan and yosemite debuted in july 1934 and they sold of her 250,001st day.first d others were great smoky mountains, mesa verde, zion, trying to look at the map.and al >> to her by ansell adams. ansel the park service photographer. >> fascinating. >> and they did it all, the duck stamps remarkable contests and then the wpa posters for the national park which is now the retro and thing, incredible graphic photographs. >> we have only got a couple of minutes left. >> my comment was conrad werth had said that in the nine years and three months of the civilian conservationon corps' work they accomplished will might have occurred and 50 years without their labor. now, the ccc is the grandfather of many groups that do work in parks and americorps and job corps and oth

i'm eun yang live from nationals park. you can feel the excitement in the air as baseball comes back to d.c. and the grounds are ready, the team is ready and today i'm lucky enough to be joined by the vice chairman and principal owner of the nats. and i know your family is excited. >> very much so. >> talk about the lead up to the home opener for the fans, family and for the team. >> well, it really starts in october. a lot of work that goes into not only preparing for opening day, but the whole season. so our folks have done a mazing job. >> and this is a fresh start, a new season with a new manager. talk about the expectations. >> my wife and i were at spring training since almost the beginning this year and i could honestly feel it in the first year the difference with dusty in the clubhouse. these guys respect him, they know what is heard constantly through the interview process and doing our due diligence that the players take ha that have played for him would run through a wall for him and i saw that immediately. i t

>>> and i'm eun yang live at national park for the home opener. we know what the players do on the field, but we'll let you know what the nationals are doing off the field to help the community, that's coming up next. but jamie raskin is the only abdemocrat for congress who led the fight for tougher gun laws. only raskin took on the nra to ban military-style assault weapons. raskin: i'm jamie raskin, and i approve this message. nationals today. the home opener beginning at 4:05 this afternoon. we have eun out at the ballpark this morning. you're looking at live pictures of the big screen welcoming people for opening day. >> that's right. eun is very excited to be there. good food, good baseball coming up. eun, how is it looking out there this morning? >> reporter: it's looking fan, hometown girl, so this is always exciting for me. it doesn't get old. as soon as i walk through the tunnel and on to the field, it just felt so great and it's exciting. such an exciting day. and i'm right here in the fiel

this is all part of the celebration of national parks week. there are more than 400 parks across the country. 27 of them are in beautiful california. nine of them are in the bay area, including near woods, which is a must-stop-in. the national parks service, by the way, celebrates its 100th birthday this august. i love the whole national parks story and history. it's really remarkable. >> yeah. and are you talking about the great weather in addition to the free admission? let's check in with meteorologist rob mayeda right now and see how gorgeous it's going to be. >> and the warmest weather we'll see over the next seven days happening right now as we wrap up the weekend and still close to 80 degrees around the peninsula. there you see the sunshine. a few high clouds approaching from the west. 82 degrees still around the north bay, san jose 79 degrees. looking pretty nice with hazy sunshine looking to the south. around dublin, 78 degrees. what's pretty interesting here is you're not seeing much of a difference from san francisco to dublin. some

. >> the national park service says a woman's body was found in the park and while there is no official identification, the park service says the search for her has been suspended. our colleague, andrea roane is on the scene. >>> to our other top story, remembering music icon, prince, who passed away today at 57 years old. i am jan jeffcoat. >> i am bruce johnson. the news left millions of fans in a state of shock tonight. prince was one of the most recognized and decorated recording artists of all time. his style and sound simply unmistakable. ♪ why do we scream at each other ♪ this is what it when the doves cry ♪ >> if you haven't heard the news, he was found unresponsive in an elevator in his indianapolis compound. still no-- minneapolis combound. still no word, but friday his plane was forced to make a private landing. his pub lisest said he had the flu. he was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame. he became an international movie star in 1984 with the release of "purple rain" which earned an oscar for best musical score. nobody in the washington area, perhaps in the c

female body has been found in shenandoah national park. this news release just coming down minutes ago. here is what they say. the ground team of the national park service and virginia state police located the body at 2:00. i'll read this off for you. just getting it here. national park service says that they found the body about a mile from the white oak canyon parking area. that is significant because that is just a short distance away from where nicole mittendorff's vehicle was found just a few days ago. while there is no confirmation that this body is that of nicole mittendorff, it is significant that this body that has

right now taking on the minnesota twins inside nationals park. look at the video from earlier today. nats taking batting practice. dusty baker, the new manager first year with the club. he knows this team can be special. for the players they are ready to get the new season underway. >> position to get there. good news, two games and get more bats than game one when everybody is ready to go. >> two games to fine tune stuff. couple more bats. play together to see what we have. ready to get the season going. scott: certainly no shortage of talent on the national roster. exbition game tonight and tomorrow. then real thing begins on monday. opening day reporting outside nationals park. scott abraham, abc7 sports. robert: thank you. enjoy the action. d.c. united looking for their first win of the season. a nice plane ride to california where they take on san jose. the struggle has been real. but they say it's too early to panic. you can catch that game on the sister station newschannel8. coverage begins at 10:00. good stuff there. few notes. caps are i

why would you want to live in a place that does not like dogs. >> reporter: the national park service and golden gate recreation area did not respond to a request for comment. >> we did reach out to the national park service to get a comment and so far no response. when we do get it will pass it along. >>> prosecutors police and community activists in contra costa county about better efforts against human trafficking. they declared today a day to raise awareness help victims and catch offenders. they want to enforce the public most -- posting of human notice -- of notices about human trafficking. >> through investigating workers compensation fraud cases and tax fraud cases we haven't covered massive labor trafficking in restaurants, massage parlors, elder care homes, and even a marijuana dispensary. >> it is seen as a quarter for human trafficking because it's close to oakland and san francisco and links to highways that intersect the state. >>> a minister is behind bars on child sex assault charges. fernando maldonado is accused of sexually assaulting and under aged girl for more tha

that's how much garbage visitors to our national parks add to the country's landfills each year. but this year, subaru is sharing their zero-landfill expertise with the national parks to work toward the goal of making garbage there a thing of the past. to get involved visit subaru.com/environment. thank you so much. did you say honey? hey, try some? mmm that is tasty. is it real? of course... are you? nope animated you know i'm always looking for real honey for honey nut cheerios well you've come to the right place. great, mind if i have another taste? not at all mmm you're all right bud? never better i don't know if he likes that. yeah part of the complete breakfast >> pam :global warming is making americans sick. and it's only going to get worse according to scientists. that's according to a new report released today by the obama administration. it says, global warming will make the air dirtier. water more contaminated. and food more tainted. the report also warns of diseases spread by mosquitoes. longer allergy seasons. and thousands of heat wave deaths. researchers say, the r

, biscayne national park. e plants marine reserve zone has a permanent moratorium on fishing across 10,500 acres of of waters, including 30% the reef track. denying fishing access to families and professional fishermen alike without adequate scientific evidence to back it up. my preserving public access to public waters act, which passed the house in february as part of the share act, and its newly introduced senate counterpart from senators bill cassidy and marco rubio, would help ensure that federal bureaucrats and special interest groups do not overrule local community needs and concerns in this way anymore. if our national parks are to remain absolutely american and absolutely democratic, then it is long since time for the national park service to consistently represent the federal government at its best ather than at its worse once again. the park's mission is to unimpair the national park system for the enjoyment, education and inspiration of this and future generations. by cooperating with partners to e

. >>> firefighters a battling a massive fire at shenandoah national park. it's scorched more than 6600 acres. country are tighting the flame. strong wind and dry weather could make it worse. national park service believes that the fire was caused by a person because there was no lightning around on saturday when the fire began. >>> the search for a missing fairfax county firefighter heads into day six. search teams will head out to the shenandoah national park this morning to look for nicole mittendorff. ♪ o lord my god, when i in awesome wonder ♪ >> family, friends and colleagues gathered for a prayer vigil in fairfax county. virginia state police say they are following up on more than 100 tips and leads. they're still trying to put together a time line of her movements. we now know she called out sick for her shift last wednesday. >>> almost a month after a man was found dead in his burned out home in march, mobry county police now say his death is a homicide. police say multiple injuries to his body. a $10,000 reward for information is being offered.

i'm eun yang live from nationals park. right now the grounds crew hard at work, trying to get rid of the excess water on top of the tarp, using squeegees out here, and right now they're hoping to get the game started at 4:05, but you have to make sure that you check the website and social media to find out if the game will be postponed. and of course, check with nbc washington as well. now, if you are going to the ballpark today, you will want to of the new, local food options. there are two new mike isabella concepts to try -- catchfly and copnos at the park will open behind section 301, that's along with g sandwich, if you've been there already. in section 105, virginians will recognize hot dogs and fries, and i mean h-a-u-t-e, so maybe fancy hot dogs you want to try. they use locally sourced ingredients to make sure the ballpark food is affordable as well. and you might be thinking about something for before or after the game. there are plenty of restaurants outside of the ballpark getting ready to offer a twist on trad

update from the national park service at the shenandoah national park. the rocky mountain fire that started saturday has grown rapidly. now it has grown to 3,000 acres. they are working on it. the winds and the dry water make it a problem. trying to suppress the fire. but it is hard to do it because it just, there is no water available in those locations. limited access from the air. we have showers thursday and friday. if the winds keep up, it means the additional acres could burn up before they have a chance to put a don't in. we will keep an eye on it. you will see smoke in the air because of the northwesterly winds. looking live now, a lot of the spotting you see is not smoke related but a cold front that is a very wimpy cold front. it is only going to change the wind direction. not drop the temperatures in the next few hours. 83 at reagan national. northwesterly winds at 15 miles per hour. humidity is only with that again a fire threat from mulch to dry grass, weeds. anything along the median of the roadways or the backyard. you have to be careful.

that's how much garbage visitors to our national parks add to the country's landfills each year. but this year, subaru is sharing their zero-landfill expertise with the national parks to work toward the goal of making garbage there a thing of the past. to get involved visit subaru.com/environment. >>> bay area protestors calling for minimum wage increases across america. they gathered in front of oakland city hall. jerry brown has signed a wage hike for california that will incrementally increase to 15- dollars an hour by the year 2022. demonstrators in oakland, san francisco, and san jose marched to mcdonald's as part of the campaign. >>> oh, [ beep ] >> this is frightening. the thundering sounds of an earthquake in japan that has killed 9 people. 760 others injured. thousands forced to evacuate because their homes were wrecked or deemed unsafe. >>> three things to know tonight, clearing skies, warmer temperatures expected as we get closer to the weekend. temperatures remain above average. right now for san francisco we are at 53 degrees, 55 in oakland. low 50s in san jose. wind

nationwide the national park service has $12 billion in deferred maintenance projects from repairs put off from a year or more because of lack of funds. >> everybody has to be creative and pulled together on this. everybody needs to be a team. >> reporter: it's not clear why the national park service waited sngo lo to get sponsors. at the memorial bridge nikki burdine wusa9.'s >> that bridge was built in 1932. >>> washington wizards are getting ready for a be bold and looking for a new coach. randy wittman is out and given the news minutes after the game last night where washington beat atlanta and finish the season with a 500 record of 41- 41. the gm will make comments anytime and you can watch them by downloading the wusa9 app. >>> weather getting better day by day which would be great tonight's home game between the nationals and braves and melissa nord joins us with more on the forecast. >> sunshine will continue throughout the next several days for the weekend. it will be a little bit cruel to chili every night and we have clear skies and cumming's. noel gusty winds like we saw ea

crews are out searching right now, at the shenandoah national park. in fairfax county, i'm nikki burdine, wusa 9. >>> some clouds around this morning. and some of them threatening. as far as any rain, it is really dry. a lot more rain out to the west. you can see it, west of lexington, kentucky and ohio and indiana and western tennessee. this is what we are tracking for tomorrow. when we have that threat of warm front is coming through. and that is what is producing those clouds. and while we've got a few sprinkles on doppler, you know, much of that is evaporating before it reaches the ground. i don't think anything is making it there. on the other side of the front, charleston, 75. we are 61. so we are waiting for some warmer air to move in this afternoon. i do think we will crack that 70-degree mark. low 70s, might see mid-70s, and a breezy one, too. and we have some gusts toward the 20, 25 miles an hour, so not clear and calm like it has been. but this is coming through tomorrow. and the weekend, that is looking pretty good. i will have your seven-

and yosemite national park offer for free. >>marty gonzales: it is unclear how gone on to the bridge the former owner would not support the kind of animal care and control as a separate application to if a 22nd. >>marty gonzales:see you tomorrow morning bright and early have a great day. >> music >> henry: hi. i'm henry tenenbaum, welcome to bay area bargains. >> henry: how many furniture stores could possibly be called best furniture store in silicon valley for 10 different years? >> henry: the answer. >> henry: russell's fine furniture, in santa clara. the man, behind it... richard russell. >> henry: who is celebrating a birthday? 124 years! >> richard: no, no. no! >> richard: it's not my birthday! >> henry: who doesn't look a day over.... >> laughter >> richard: it's not my birthday. i told you it's the anniversary of our company in the furniture business. my family started in 1892! >> henry: that would be like your brother? >> laughter >> henry: no. >> richard: no. >> henry: his grandfather. >> richard: my grandfather. >>

national park week began today. all parks have special activities and free admission through the next weekend. this is the sort of weather you want for that. >> sunshine and dry but we are tracking a storm in the next seven days. live doppler 7hd right now, we're not tracking any welt weather. we had sunshine from start to finish, and the beach was the place to be. a live look outside on this saturday evening from the accepts cruz camera. folks were packing the beach this afternoon, some folks soaking in the last hour and a half of sunshine, but the uv index is high this time of the year. that means you can burn in less than 15 minutes. 82 in concord, 81 san ramon. santa rosa, 80. so oakland, a very mild temperature of 77 degrees. this warm day most certainly means we'll have a mild night tonight. overnight, most spots you can see around the immediate bay going to drop into at the low 50s and isolated spots in the north bay that will drop into the upper 40s, but this warm launching pad will set the stage for a hotte

her mini cooper found saturday night in the national park, the canyon parking lot. that's where searchers are focusing their efforts. the k-9 team is not here right now. they are up in the woods somewhere. we're told there are four different volunteers search and rescue groups involved in the operation here. one of them includes some fairfax county firefighters who volunteer with one of the teams. she has only been with the fire department for a few years but made her mark quickly. >> very motivated, dedicated, firefighter/paramedic. always happy, always wanting to help people. and she fit right into the rescue department. >> reporter: now the department and her family join together in the hope that nicole returns to her job very soon. in fairfax county, >> we have links to a facebook page and website created by her family for those wanting to help. you can find them by searching missing firefighter in the nbc washington app. >>> well, there's a new way to commute to northern virginia. metro's rapid bus system in alexandria now stretches all the way to arlington. th

i'm guilty of not taking them i feel like to national parks. >> i love national parks. >> absolutely. >> which national park made the list? >> glacier national park in montana. now this place is absolutely amazing. it has -- the main road through it is called going to the sun road. it's a sense of the things you'll see. pristine lakes, alpine meadows, lots of places to see big game like grizzlies and elk. and also guided boat tours which will give you a different view. >> i love the national parks. use them. it's the 100th anniversary. next up a great resort. >> great wolf lovl lodge in williamsburg, virginia. our readers love great wolf lodge. they voted for this one in particular has all of the epic waterparks they are known for. great on-site hotel but also close to historic waynesburg and busch gardens. you can have a well rounded trip. >> another great museum. on the east coast it's all about fun and games. i've never heard of the strong in rochester, new york? >> it's a research center for play. they have a research center, a toy museum and it's an amazing interactive play space

proud supporter and protector of our national parks and the national park service centennial. >> in honor of earth day, we are sharing the weather >>> in honor of earth day, we are sharing the weather from three national parks. let's check your weather. see what we have got for the national parks. first of all, denalli national part in alaska, we are looking at friday, xloud cloudy skies, friday, some clouds. look into yosemite national park in california, looking good friday, saturday and sunday. temperatures will be in the upper 40s. the grand teton national park in stormy on saturday and sunday. you live in grand teton? >> jackson hole. >> neighbors of >>> thanks very much, al. we have sunshine out there peeking through the clouds. it is going to be a warm and muggy afternoon. temperatures, upper 70s, near 80 in a few spots. we have to watch the sky later this afternoon and toward the evening. leftover clouds tomorrow morning. could be a straight shower east of the city and afternoon sun about 70. cooler, dryer weather tomorrow night. lots of sunshine, mid-60s. back to the 70s on monda

the state police continues shenandoah national park near where her mini-cooper was discovered on saturday. she was reported missing last friday and was last heard and seen from last wednesday. that is what fire officials say this morning. her husband delivered a message to his wife. >> i love you. i am praying for you. i am not sure where you are. we are all looking for you. i look forward to your safe return. >> that is the hope and the believe we heard from this morning. virginia state police is continuing its investigation and the search. members of the fairfax county fire and rescue team are helping with that search. we expect some sort of an update on the search from the state police sometime today. tomorrow night at station 32, a prayer vigil at 7:30 in honor her safe return. jeff goldberg, abc 7 news. loved ones later will hold a viewing for the firefighter killed while conducting a welfare check in temple hills. his wife released a statement familyght saying -- doesn't begin to describe the sense of belonging i feel towards brothers and sisters of this international association of

that's how much garbage visitors to our national parks add to the country's landfills each year. but this year, subaru is sharing their zero-landfill expertise with the national parks to work toward the goal of making garbage there a thing of the past. to get involved visit subaru.com/environment. i want to show you some cutting edge technology. this is a vhs tape. push that tape in and hit play. this is a flip phone. have you seen these before? it's called a compact disc. oh. looks like we're getting a facsimile. what year is it to you? it's old. you'd rather use newer technology? definitely. well, i've got something to show you. this is the 2016 chevy volt. it uses extended range electric technology. the prius hybrid uses battery technology developed 15 years ago. chevy expects volt drivers to get over a thousand miles between fill ups. it's got every technology there is. the prius actually belongs on the table. man, 43-year-old brian hill, wanted for attempted murder on a peace officer. contra costa county >>> a manhunt continues for 33-year-old brian hill, wanted for attempte

crews are building just a few blocks away from nationals park. the business journal says the stadium could get a new name before it opens in 2018. soccer teams can get as much as $2 million in a stadium sponsorship. >>> some reports are saying the redskins are talking to a top tier defensive back today. espn says josh norman will meet with the team at redskins park. norman played for the panthers this past season. he could sign for as much as $15 million a year. >>> breaking news on the road. a big backup bottom he have tof beltway and another big issue on 270. details coming up. >>> and will you need an umbrella? chuck bell is pinpointing the school day forecast. >>> and a warning for people living in virginia. the bears recently spotted and what to do to help keep them out of your yard. if you run over somebody, it's usually because you were driving too fast or you didn't look before you turned or you didn't stop for someone in the crosswalk. always be alert. pedestrians don't come

. >>> late developments in the search for a missing firefighter in the shenandoah national park. this afternoon an emotional message from her husband. it's been six days since anyone has seen nicole mittendorff of woodbridge. her car was discovered in madison county at the entrance of the white oak canyon trail. northern virginia bureau chief julie carey has the latest on the search. >> reporter: 100 searchers, some of them from the state police and others with k-9s back in the shenandoah national park searching for missing firefighter, paramedic nicole mittendorff. her fire chief and her husband make a public plea for help in locating her. nicole mittendorff hasn't been seen since last wednesday. her mini cooper vehicle discovered saturday night at the oak creek canyon parking lot. today her husband, a virginia state police sergeant asked for the public's help and spoke directly to his the face of a worried has or family members, but that you focus broadcasting her picture and tell her story so that someone who has not yet seen the coverage will. >> i'll tell you about a special

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the national park service marks ,ts gentle nail -- centennial and the head of the national park service joins us. you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. >> i can think of nowhere i would rather have this victory. mrs. clinton: in this campaign we have one in every region of the country. [cheering] from the north to the south to the east to the west, but this one's personal. ♪ host: good morning. welcome to "washington journal" wednesday, april 20. we begin with donald trump and hillary clinton, victories in new york yesterday. 60% of new york republicans voted for donald trump. while hillary clinton beat bernie sanders by 15 points. what does this mean for both parties? with

remote section of the shenandoah national park. as soon as he is there and in position and can relay new information we will pass it along to you. back to you. leon: all right. thank you, michelle. big development there. another big one worldwide we are following today. r&b, pop, rock 'n' roll, prince was a performer who rarely comes along. a true music legend found dead at 57. reaction pouring in now across the world. reporters descended on his home in minnesota. stephen tschida is outside the black cat club in d.c. with more on how prince is being remembered there. what are you seeing and hearing there? stephen: a lot of people grieving tonight. the black cat hosts the prince dance party, one of the most popular events at the venue. so many people touched by the loss of the music superstar. we caught one a man that said one of the highlights of his life came last summer when he had an opportunity to work with prince. ♪ ♪ ♪ my mind says prepare to fight ♪ >> prince, a musician, performer and song writer. a man who changed

national park week began today. all parks have special activities and free admission through the next weekend. this is the sort of weather you want for that. >> sunshine and dry but we are tracking a storm in the next seven days. live doppler 7hd right now, we're not tracking any welt weather. we had sunshine from start to finish, and the beach was the place to be. a live look outside on this saturday evening from the accepts cruz camera. folks were packing the beach this afternoon, some folks soaking in the last hour and a half of sunshine, but the uv index is high this time of the year. that means you can burn in less than 15 minutes. 82 in concord, 81 san ramon. santa rosa, 80. so oakland, a very mild temperature of 77 degrees. this warm day most certainly means we'll have a mild night tonight. overnight, most spots you can see around the immediate bay going to drop into at the low 50s and isolated spots in the north bay that will drop into the upper 40s, but this warm launching pad will set the stage for a hotte

in honor of national parks week, admission to all national parks suspect going to cost you a thing. it's free. only a third of the 400 national park sites charge entrance frees. but places like denli, zion and grand canyon. the park service celebratess 100th birthday this august. >>> the sun is up. it is here to stay. tom updating his forecast. he'll share the most comfortable times to go out for a run. maybe a bike ride. >> and celebrating d.c. emancipation day. could d.c. become the 51st state? >> we are staying on top of breaking news in prince george's county. a firefighter is dead. another in the hospital. what we are finding a firefighter is dead and another in serious condition after a triple shooting. they were responding to a medical call yesterday at 7:30 in the evening when the resident inside opened fire. one firefighter in serious condition at shock trauma in baltimore. a third person also shot, not seriously injured we're told. the shooting suspect is currently in police custody.

>> reporter: the national park service in golden gate national recreation area did not request to our request for comment. in san francisco, cate cauguiran, kpix5. >>> still no cause on one cause a crash on the drive between south hayward and union city station that hit a big pile of dirt. the two million-dollar car was going between five and 10 miles per day, workers dug out the front of it from 8 feet of dirt and no significant damage. >>> should allow -- bart riders should allow for extra time, workers are repairing equipment and talks between to stop. normal service will resume monday morning. >>> a 14-year-old boy is behind bars after leaving -- bleeding police on a chase that ended in a high-speed crash. please try to pull over the teenager in southwest boulevard and feed from drive before 2:00 this morning. he sped off and crashed his car into a stop sign. police say he then ran away. he later turned himself in. two under age passengers in the car were not injured. >>> a stolen gun got this guy under arrest in fairfield. detectives arrested 19-year-old jayro magana during a tra

so we don't see some kind of sad jeans like we're seeing in shenandoah national park tonight. temperature in the district, 61 degrees. gainersburg 64 and going to be a comfortable night overall and i think a few warmer than last night and although we have clear skies and light winds and those very dry conditions continuing and we begin to she a little bit of cloud cover starting to push into west virginia and western pennsylvania and ohio and we will see clouds thick eping around our area tomorrow afternoon as high pressure gets out of the way. clear skies will change over to those cloudy skies in the afternoon although i think for the most part everybody remains dry with a couple chances for spotty showers out to the west. 48 to 55 at bus stop in m and 70 to 77 in the afternoon. and of course we don't think it's a washout on friday and here we go as high pressure is moving out of the way and warm front crosses tomorrow and cold front that crosses our area on friday will squeeze out that shower activity and maybe a rumble of thunder. so let's take you through to your thus star

we're not going to turn it back into, you know, glacier national park or something. this is going to be an urban area, so everything needs to be working a lot more closely with the environment. so, for instance, the wharf, the new project on the southwest channel, on the washington channel there, they're going to manage almost 100% of their storm water on site using a giant cistern, green roofs and other things, where they were managing almost none of their storm water previously. and the -- i think that one of the main takeaways is that people are finding value in the river. it's raising the value of people want to have a water view, so they want to look at the river. they don't want to look at a dirty river. they want to look at a clean river. so, it's really critical to, we're going to be six blocks from the capitol, that the river be clean so that we can create a community where people want to come and be. >> all that development, of course, is on the west side. we don't see any on the east side. >> no, we don't. not yet. >> not yet? >> i think what's going to ha

>> you can see all the problem -- kevin: the national park service hasn't shied away from revealing the dilapidated state of the memorial bridge in need of $250 million in repairs. but for some reason the park service failed to ask d.c. or virginia for state sponsorship. requirement to apply for federal grant funding. the deadline for that funding is med night tomorrow. >> i'm not going to point fingers. everybody has to take responsibility here. >> yesterday, d.c. congresswoman eleanor holmes norton and the virginia congressional delegation sent the national park service a stern letter telling the agency to get its act together. but also offered assistance. >> this bridge is falling down. each jurisdiction has problem of its own. if it allows it to fall down. and if we allow this application period to go by because two jurisdictions couldn't figure it out, shame on us. >> the park service says if repairs don't begin by 2019 it will need to close the entire bridge by 2021. rerouting 68,000 vehicles each day on to other area bridges. there is no doubt a number of congressional staffers a

. >>> a wildfire in the shenandoah national park continues to grow. the blaze has scorched nearly 6,000 acres, more than a dozen hiking trails are closed as hundreds of firefighters try to knock down the inferno. investigators determined the fire was caused by humans but at this if it was intentionally set. >>> right now we want to go back to andrea mccarran in the shenandoah national park. she is following the case of the missing firefighter. we have you by phone. there are breaking developments. tell us more? >> reporter: lesli it appears the search for nicole mittendorff has ended and not with the outcome anyone hoped for. we understand from sources out here on the eastern boundary of shenandoah national park in the white okay canyon area that a body has been found. this is how our last hour of the day has played out. we were up in the middle of shenandoah park at a high elevation when we noticed nine virginia state police troopers heading at a high rate of speed down the mountain. we followed them down. ironically to the place where the very searc

park and her car was found in the park near a trail over the weekend. and meantime tonight dozens of family and friend gathered station 32 to pray for nicole a candlelight vigil was held at the station where she worked her loved once are hoping out hope the power of prayer will help bring her home. >> "fox5" is in the district tonight where d.c. police are looking for the gunman that shot a man at a bus stop southeast this evening in the 300 block 18 street and alabama avenue teachers at a nearby school had to scramble to get children on the playground to safety. police say the victim is expected to survive. >> and a twist in murder of secret service officer arthur baldwin d.c. police announce they made to two arrests one suspects was charged in connection another high profile crime. "fox5" jeep fer dave sis live in norm west with the story. >> hey there tony this is quite a twist and police chief making announcement here late this afternoon that a teenage suspect already in jail charged with one high profile murder is now charged with a second. that su

the map for the shenandoah national park. the scenic skyline drive runs atop the mountain ridge for a hundred miles. but this area circled is where the search crews are focusing the efforts. this is close to the skyland lodge. like you said, park ranger found mittendorff's car right here. next to the white oak canyon trail. that is where the crews are searching at this moment. nearly a hundred people are now scours steep shenandoah terrain in the search for missing fairfax county firefighter nicole mittendorff. many parking lots are full of police vehicles and a number of popular trails are blocked. the national park service launched a mobile command center, tracking searc technology. >> it's tough. as an example, yesterday, we had a crew of special operations folks who were repelling the canyon. this is a very, very rough area. kevin: late this afternoon they confirmed search dogs made hit by smell but no one has yet to stumble on i physical evidence. >> she called in sick the first day. kevin: this morning, mittendorff's fi

leon: a young firefighter missing at a national park. nobody has seen nicole mittendorff since wednesday. cupidity joins in prayer as rescue crews continue was found. jay korff has the story. tonight, fellow church members told me that nicole was always the kind of person who is there for them, to protect them. now they want to be there to pray for her protection. ope is what we have right now and the power of hope and prayer for everyone to survive. jay: at the vigil inside st. paul's methodist church, they form a prayer circle. with candles in hand, they lift up missing fairfax county firefighter nicole mittendorff in prayer. the 31-year-old has not been heard from since wednesday. her car was found at the white oak trail head two hours away in shenandoah national park. search teams have combed the rugged trail for days with no luck. know nicole during a faith service. >> she is uplifting and it's important to all of us. jay: her husband, stephen, works for the virginia state police. hurting right now, sad. he is a wonderful man. ♪ s

proud supporter and protector of our national parks and the national park service centennial. >> in honor of earth day, we are sharing the weather from three national parks. yosemite, grdenali. in alaska, friday, cloudy skies. saturday, clouds and a chance of showers on sunday. as we look into yosemite national park in california, looking good friday, saturday and sunday. temperatures will be in the upper 40s. the grand teton national park in wyoming, mostly sunny, 69. stormy on saturday and sunday. you live in grand teton? >> jackson hole. >> neighbors of >>> some of the heaviest rain now coming down in the east bay, and that may impact that morning commute. so, allow some extra time to get to where you're going. as we look at the radar now, showers moving through santa rosa, clearing san francisco for now, and san jose also looking mostly clear. but as we zoom in to see the showers right along 680 and 880, we have some very slick conditions out there between hayward and over toward livermore and also down to fremont. we also are seeing some spotty showers near stanford, so be careful as

of the moste is one iconic spots in the shenandoah national park. the wildfire has closed a 22 several trails are also closed. there was some rain saturday morning, but the forecast is calling for dry conditions, which the parks service says could cause the fire to grow. >> during several days this week, harrisburg was saturated with smoke. cheryl: cheryl conner, abc 7 news. kimberly: i guess if you wanted to go camping down there, probably shouldn't. picked up,ind has and they do not get enough rainfall stop that is with the firefighters were rate about, and the breezy weather is not helping. kimberly: any rain in the forecast? josh: early next week, but not until tuesday. hopefully that will be of more use to them. they were saying april 30 is when they thought they would have a contained, so still about a week away. 59 right now at reagan national. chilly air overnight. most of us will be in the 30's and 40's by early tomorrow morning. mile per hour breeze in the district, 14 at andrews, not quite as strong as we were closer towards page county,

it today and last night state police and us park police combed the national park searching for her. on face book her dad posted the family last heard from nicole on wednesday. in a series of text messages, however, she was reported missing to the police on friday. her dad describes her as extremely dead indicated to her job as i firefighter with the maryfield station. on facebook heed she did not show up for her friday morning change over. in the hours before her disappearance she may have been exercising on a trail. she would train for sporting events like triathalons outside on trails. at this point even is hoping that nicole is found safe and sound. if you know anything about her disappearance you are asked to call the video sro state police department fairfax county, back to you. >> thank you very much, stephanie. well, powerful earthquake hits ecuador leaving 238 people dead and 1500 others injured. the quake with a magnitude of 7.8 struck saturday night and ravaged the countryace coastline. they dug through debris by hand to search for survivors. tonight, many major roads. >>>

the national park service confirms the search in madison, county, virginia, andrea mccarran. wusa 9. >> we will have more on wusa 9 news at 7:00. >>> arlington police charged a 31-year-old man with neglect and involuntary manslaughter after he left a 2-year-old girl in a hot car. the mother's boyfriend returned home after tag the toddler -- taking the toddler's older siblings to school but forgot the girl. around 3:00 in the afternoon the boyfriend went to pick up the child's mom at pentagon city and after arriving there he looked back and discovered the little girl unresponsive. >> i feel so bad for the family. i know this wasn't intentional. i can see them playing outside with her. she is a pretty girl. i feel bad that this happened for them. i can relate to the pain. i just hope, you know, they don't see it as something that was malicious. they were sweet parents. >> the victim's two older siblings are staying with relatives >>> the man who flew a gyrocopter from gettysburg to the capitol lawn last april is going to jail. the judge sentenced douglas hughes to four months i

as some of you know, 2016 is a big year for the parks. this week is national park week. what better time, madam chair, for us to be adopting this amendment. the national park service turns 100 years old on august 25. we want to make sure the park service is well-positioned for this next century. in ohio, 2.6 million people visit our 13 national park sites every year. so you might not think of ohio as being a big national park state. it is. we're blessed to have these sites which preserve and protect the national beauty of our state. we're very grateful to the national park as much as for their custodianship and stewardship of the cuyahoga park. and also 4,000 sites on the national historic sites. to help them have more funds to be able to address some of the challenges that they face and to start particularly to address the backlog of projects that need to be completed. first it would officially authorize the national centennial park challenge fund which has leveraged $25 million towards an additional $45 million in private-sector money. matching funds to finance signatu