the giant sequoias tower more than 200 feet. some are around 1000 years old. >>> meanwhile, in riverside county, police have arrested a man they believe started nine fires, including one that has burned more than 11,000 acres. the cranston fire has forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes. this man, 32-year-old brandon glover is facing charges in connection to the fire. he is being held on $1 million bail. if convicted, he could be given a life sentence. >>> our crews will remain on the fire lines at shasta county. we will have more coverage at six, and for the latest developments visit our website at kpix.com. >>> a new app for when you need to find a restroom quickly. what is the price of convenience? >>> and there he is, chucky. back on the sidelines, the raiders kicked off training camp today, but the spotlight will shine on the return of that former coach. has a new tool to fight crime: a >>> coming up, california wildfires turned tragic. plus, north korea hands over the possible remains of you a serviceman killed

isd: i think the softbank unique in that it is larger than sequoia's funds. i think there are three ramifications to it. there is a lot of preemptive rounds happening, venture capitalists are funding things much earlier than they normally would and are writing much bigger checks than a normally would. second is the rise of secondaries. $12bank famously bought out billion of uber stock. that was a great example of liquidity happening much earlier, or a way to circumvent an ipo. emily: is this good or bad for companies? order -- early employee, you are a happy camper. is there concern employees will lose their motivation and enthusiasm? elad: i think it is both good and bad. of downsides of a is a half the unicorns that existed today should not be valued at what they are at. emily: is airbnb one of those? elad: i don't believe so. there's a great saying from warren buffett and that in the short run, markets are a voting machine and long-run, they are a weighing machine. companies have gone public so it is difficult to see how they would be valued until they are

today, firefighters wrapped giant sequoias at the western end of the park with fireproof material, and as we mentioned, yosemite has canceled plans to reopen the valley on sunday. that part of the park will not reopen until next friday. >>> this man has been arrested for allegedly starting a massive wildfire in southern california. 32-year-old brandon glover is being held on $1 million bail. police from riverside county believe that he started nine fires this week, including the cranston fire. that fire has burned more than 11,000 acres and forced thousands of people to evacuate. >>> the firefighters are making progress battling the marsh fire in contra costa county near clayton. all that pink that was dumped on that house, that is fire retardant. it left a residue on homes and cars, it may have saved them. the fire is now about 75% contained. >>> in other news, the board of directors of cbs corporation says it has started an investigation into claims of sexual misconduct by ceo, les moonves. the allegations are in a published article in the new yorker. in a statement, the cbs board sa

you're headed to sequoia national park. the people that were here have head there had. >> andrea borba in yosemite valley, thank you, andrea. >>> a man accused of stabbing an 18-year-old woman dead went before a judge today. kpix5 reporter suzy steimel has more on how b.a.r.t. identified the suspect so quickly. >> reporter: it was a packed courtroom about 50 members of nea wilson's family were inside the family today. they have one resounding message and that's that they are asking for justice. >> i'm just so sad for my baby that's all i know. >> reporter: wearing pictures of her daughter around her neck, alicia grayson walk spwaos -- walks into court to see the man accused of murdering her 18-year-old daughter. >> he still gets to breathe, you know. >> reporter: nea wilson was with her two sisters when john cowell allegedly stabbed nea and her sister in the neck. >>it's huge overwhelming tragedy for the family as well as our whole community. >> reporter: she says they're investigating this as a possible hate crime but for

meanwhile firefighters were pouring water on sequoia trees that are nearly 1,000 years old. the ferguson fire had burned over a thousand acres and the fire is 30% contained. record-high temps expected through next week. >>> first it was facebook. now twitter's turn to tumble on wall street. the company's stock fell 20% today. it cost twitter about $6.6 billion in market value, this after it announced it's closing millions of fake accounts. it came by a 24% increase in revenue and a record profit of 100 millionlas slide comes one after facebook lost more than $100 billion in value. >>> and sinfacebook, it's getting ready to crack down even more on alex joechbls he's a conspiracy theorist and online personality. the pages posted inappropriate video. one shows a man shoving a child to the ground. another suggests drag queens are sexual predators. facebook suspended jones' personal account for 30 days. youtube did its own crackdown yesterday, deleting said videos. >>> the first day of school is right around the corner. nbc bay area and telemundo 48 are teaming up. today we were

we are told the sequoia and kings canyon national parks are absolutely congested right now. in yosemite valley, andria borba, kpix 5. >>> right now, we are following breaking news. has rocked the us embassy in beijing. witnesses have posted pictures on social media of smsuthe bu in china is capirea li up every to the us. no immediate word of any injuries but the blast was reportedly heard from blocks away. we are following the situation and we will bring you more information as we get it. >>> family members showed up in court today as the man accused of a deadly stabbing on a b.a.r.t. platform faced a judge. 27-year-old john lee cowell has been charged with murder and attempted murder in the killing of 18-year-old nia wilson. police say cowell stabbed wilson and her sister in the neck at the macarthur b.a.r.t. station on sunday night. >> i am just so sad for my baby. that is all i know. >> alameda county district attorney nancy o'malley said she expects to put cowell in prison for the rest of his life. >> it is just a ruthhoible crim overwhelming tragedy for the family as we

the firefighter works for the sequoia and kings canyon national parks district. officials say the firefighter was struck by a tree and killed . the ferguson fire isn't expected to be fully contained for two weeks. it prompted national park officials to close parts of yosemite. yosemite valley is tentatively scheduled to open this friday. other locations are closed indefinitely. >>> progress is being made on the steele fire burning near lake berryessa. coming up later, we'll have dea with the evacuation orders. >>> recent safety concerns among bart writers -- writers -- riders. >> reporter: in front of a growing memorial, mcgill douglas is taking action. >> i'm giving out something called a ready kit, it comes with tools. >> the tools are selected to fit into a purse or travel bag. tickets come with the self- defense tip >> we have a whistle we want to make sure everyone is alert and aware. and the flashlight. >> reporter: is been one week since an 18-year-old was fatally stabbed in the macarthur art station. the tragedy hit home. with no training in law enforceme

the flames are encroaching on some of the park's oldest sequoia's. >>> a firefighter named jason campbell was busy battling that ferguson fire when his own home in shasta county burned to the ground when his car burned down. the family lost everything. >>> now of course we'll be keeping a close eye on both of these fire fights. stay with kpix5 and kpix.com all weekend long with the very latest. >>> a construction worker is dead after a trench collapsed and buried him in daly city. kpix5 andrea borba is live. >> reporter: elizabeth they have been working to recover this man's body for hours just in the past 30 minutes there has been a flurry of activity out here. the coroner's van is out. the tarps are up. in situations like that that typically means they have reached the man's body and they're trying to pull it out with some semblance of dignity. this happened not far from the cal palace. the worker was in a trench with another man installing a 24- inch concrete storm drain buried about 24 feet deep when the first man got out of the trench that trench collapsed trapping the second man. >>

in konstanz the researchers have recreated late conditions and stocked up with different species of sequoia some are very sociable while others aren't this species will be much less likely to tolerate an intruder. like me coming into the territory it simply will ouch not let me go anywhere here. so why isn't the secluded swimming in a shoulder. the world is cruel and if you're alone and individual istic that can be very high as it is situation the luxury afforded by this safe vironment relaxes the pressure on conformity and collective processes perhaps we start to see individuals acting individual stickley. one result of the research the animal swimming or shoulder because it improves their chances of survival jordan records the shoals movements with video cameras and a computer program that identifies the individual fish recorded in the images the goal is to be able to look at a scene like this and have our computational algorithms pull out the fish for us tell us who they are where they are and what they are doing to look at for instance when one individual in a system does something what

sequoia and kings national park are congested, 20,000 rsst giving athletes a surprise. the young basketball stars were heading to las vegas from oakland on a 737 featuring a supersized photo of kevin durant and they had no idea the nba finals mvp was coming along. >> awesome. >> crazy. oh, my god! >> all i can think about is where i grew up and how i grew up and where i come from and nobody knew who he was, none of my friends would ever think this would happen to me and my family. it's great to see. >> he said it's special to see the young players at such an lives. nt in r is pretty tall, r! >> he was on the plane, i believe, with them so he showed some pictures of the way kevin durant sits in an airplane. he is so tall! he had to have room to stretch his feet or something, can't fit in normal places. >> what a cool surprise for all of those youngsters. >> awesome. >>> ready for the heat? oh, yeah. it's going to be back. a lot of people are not, probably sick of it. but things are not necessarily going to cool down for a few more days. we are looking at temperatures aga

he was the captain of a crew from sequoia in kings canyon national park. two weeks ago, a firefighter died when his bulldozer rolled over. more than 53,000 acres are now charred with only 30% containment. smoke from this fire shut down yosemite valley last week. park rangers say it will stay closed through friday. >>> continuing coverage now of the carr fire burning in redding. here's some video of those incredibly powerful flames. it's the largest fire burning in california right now. a somber update tonight. a sixth person has died. overnight, the fire started pushing west into nearby trinity county. nbc bay area's melissa colorado joins us live from redding with more. hi,anoushah, people in t redding neighborhood havwait waiting for the go-ahead from authorities to be allowed back into is their neighborhoods. even though it's absolutely heartbreaking to see face to face what these homes look like, these folks still want to come out here to assess the damage and see if there's anything they can salvage. now, authorities made a tragic discovery in the nor

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so minds of the russian people as we look at that i must say to you doing the church is so then sequoia. if we look at the the big planet so i love the big model we look at. he has really strong reason pay me and driven out so much adrenaline rushing forward as well him standing on the sidelines telling the funds to get up and support the team against one of those memories that will always stay with me tomorrow with belgium in the semifinal both teams are favorites of the tournament and then england play croatia in moscow on wednesday. now this whole world cup in many upsets and even more surprises the brazilian football. says that's what makes this tournament different . at this world cup all teams are equal we've seen almost all the strong teams make every effort to win their matches while those teams consider to be weak have been almost on the same level with them so that's why this championship is so balanced with goals on the ninetieth minute on the ninety third this world cup is very different at the opening game although the world cup was also by having bowl girls a correspondent

cots and minds of the russian people as we look at the i must say to you doing the chant to so then sequoia doing the if we look at the the big man up top i love the big model top but we look at it zuba he has really risen in my opinion driven not so much interested in russian produce well the timing of the sidelines telling the funds they got up and supposed to. one of those memories that will always stay with me. the banner by the team were there we played for you and was much appreciated by the fans on saturday night though there was a roller coaster of emotions across russia during that last eight game as the host nation were knocked out on penalties by croatia hawkins and the sally witnessed all the drama from our special football studio instant pietists back. i have. a. few pieces like see the well wherever you watching us from that i am very well thank you from football like you here in russia small caps about that i will continue with the sally how about last night what a roller coaster of emotions we went through during the match between russia and palatial we had a bit of a crowd

yosemite village and the mariposa sequoia grove will be off limits until sunday at the earliest. a busy highway into the park will also close. natalie granda in fresno has more. >> get yourself out of here if you can. there is some administrative leave. >> reporter: the ferguson fire is forcing parts of yosemite national park to close. highway 41 will also shut down as the fire creeps closer to dozens of homes and structures. >> this is a full suppression fire. and we are fully engaged. we have even authorized dozer line inside yosemite, which is hardly ever done. >> reporter: the road will close to the valley floor. residents are rushing to leave. >> a little crazy, all kind of going over my head. i know a lot of hi friends are leaving and going to just higher places where the smoke isn't affecting quite yet. >> reporter: crews are making some improvement on containing the fire. however, they say the most active area is headed toward the yosemite west region. cal fire officials say they'll have to fight fire with fire to stop the spread. >> we're going to bring fire, along the f

the hearts and minds of the russian people as we look at the i must say to you doing the two so vain sequoias link if we look at the big final talk i. well the big model that we look at. he has really risen that pay me and driven out so much adrenaline rushing forward as well him standing on the sidelines telling the funds to get up and support the team against day one of those memories that will always stay with me. tomorrow clash with belgium in the semifinals and then england croatia and moscow on wednesday. for the opening game of the world cup was also a first by having bowled girls a correspondent check out the quality of women's football in russia. which team has the best seat in the cold putting game of the world cup it must be russia after all they won five nil no saudi arabia wrong again so here's who did. they found another player with every single past the first ever. world cups opening their from a junior women's football club called today from a neighborhood that's remote even by russian standards to get their free moment at the world cup opener the teenagers won a contest again

captain brian huges of sequoia died in the line of duty this morning. the 33 year old and his crew were operating in a complicated area.. when huges was struck by a tree. he was treated on the scene but died before he was transported to a hospital. according to cal fire.. a total of six people have now died in the carr fire.. which continues to burn in and around the city of redding. a firefighter and a bull dozer operator were the first victims of that furious blaze. they were killed in the first 24 hours. a 70 year old grandmother and her two young grand children were also killed. they were stranded in their home when flames swept through the rural area. the sixth victim has not been identified.. and several others remain missing. to date, there have been 16 reports made of missing persons. nine of those have been cleared. 7 are currently been investigated. and there has been a fourth victim identified as a result of a fire consuming a residence and a decedent located in that residence (hermela) the images from the carr fire are eerily reminiscent of

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elad: softbank is 12 times larger than sequoia's newly announced fund, so it is in a class of its own. there is a lot of primitive rounds happening. venture capitalists -- preemptive rounds happening. venture capitalists are writing much bigger checks than they normally would. second is the rise of secondary. softbank famously bought out another fund. it was a great example of liquidity happening much earlier than an ipo, a way to circumvent an ipo. emily: is this good or bad for companies? is there a concern that the companies -- employees will lose their motivation and enthusiasm? elad: i think it's both good and bad. half of the unicorns that exist today shouldn't be valued at what they are at. they are overvalued. emily: is airbnb one of those? is uber? elad i don't: -- elad: i don't believe so. there's a great thing from warren buffett, the markets are a long-term weighing machine. emily: what's your advice to companies trying to set a valuation, and they all want to push it when it comes to the valuation, about how it could come back to bite them '-- bite them? elad: overvaluing

. >> reporter: brian hughes, with the hotshots out of sequoia national park, according to the park service, they had been working on the east end of the ferguson fire, when a tree fell on him, he was treated on the scene but died before he could be taken to hospital. >> it is not just the fire, these trees are falling, once they have been burned and damaged, we have a significant risk of trees and limbs falling and causing mortality from that. >> reporter: crews are making progress, already in its third week, they continue to focus on building containment lines. who now have heavier hearts. >>> close last week, valley, they expect to reopen it by this friday afternoon, the park service says that some amenities, including campgrounds and food service might be limited. it has been tough on local businesses, who count on tourists. >>> fire resources are being stretched thin, 17 fires burning across california, agencies are sending staff and equipment to a number of fires across the state. menlo park fire chief, saying they have a big impact on everyone. >> we have some communities that don't

. >> reporter: they partner with venture capitalin investors uding sequoia and kleiner perkins. smith barns has collaborated with the angels on an investing boot camp and a number of deals. >> their numbers tended to be the majority of females, more than any other network that we could tap into.or >> rr: the next step for the angels, pushing startups to disclose theer dty of their cap tables. ap understanding a certain percentage of c numbers. as well as getting the initial diversityreports. >> reporter: and in the meantime, the angels are working to even the labor t lance. >>> riw, warm outside, 80 degrees at 9:45 on this sunday morning. it looks pretty, but how hot will it get? details coming up. cancer is smart.s it pus. we push back. challenging conventional thinking. finding smarter solutions. thattm what makes cancer trt centers of america one of the leaders in precision cancer treatment. using tools like advanced genomic testing and immunotherapy to bring more options to our patients. cancer trement centers of ameri we're nyt just fighting cancer more. we're outsmarting .

it's covered in pink fire retardant and a toyota sequoia is too and they couldn't be more grateful. >> the window is cracked and we have a pink passenger seat. i hate to say it, the car stinks. >> reporter: the couple is an

hughes was killed when he was hit by a tree, a captain with the arrowhead interagency hotshots from sequoia and kings canyon national parks, his death comes as crews are making progress to control the fire, 30% contained, some evacuation orders were lifted, yosemite valley is set to reopen on friday afternoon. >>> our coverage of the fires doesn't end here, at 5:30 pm, we will look at the strain these fires are putting on local agencies sending crews all across the state.>>> fire crews stretched thin, battling wildfires up and down the state, coming up at 5:30 pm, what is being done to make sure that no community is left unprotected. >>> one of president trump's attorneys is questioning whether colluding with the russians is even a crime. >>> stephan curry, trading his basketball for a set of golf clubs. distance relationship. this is long distance with the best wifi experience, plus the most free shows to stream. and with savings on wireless, this is a relationship with more money to spend on the important things. this is how xfinity makes life... simple. easy. awesome. xfinity gives you t

popular with tourists since the 1880s, a giant sequoia, so giant a tunnel was carved in its trunk. last year that tree toppled over in a storm. it was estimated to be around a thousand years old. it and other trees like it in the redwood family are a testament to how much we are fascinated by these ancient evergreens. but it's also a reminder of just how much we've abused them. >> looked like the red woods were a limitless resource that we could never posy ofhem down. we needed those for houses and lumber camps and mine shaft tunnel sure up poles, everything. seems like a limitless resource. >> reporter: alex is a ranger at the very first state park in california. big basin red woods state park. about 65 miles south of san francisco. it's been a park since 1902, ever since a photographer named andrew p. hill led the first of its kind conservation charge to protect giants like this one. what's now called the father of the forest tree. >> it was probably only going to be another six months to a year before all of these old growth trees that we're standing in right now would have been

it's covered in pink fire retardant and a toyota sequoia is too and they couldn't be more grateful. >> the window is cracked and we have a pink passenger seat. i hate to say it, the car stinks. >> reporter: the couple is thankful everyone made it out okay including their cat, joe- 2. >> he is just the best cat. that's what we were mainly concerned about was getting him. >> reporter: with roughly 50 firefighters in the area, no one has seen him until the family returned home wednesday night. >> we walked in the backyard and gave a call and he came out of nowhere, jumped up into my arms, and was very sheepish around all the other people. was very happy to see us. >> reporter: cal fire has the upper hand but evacuation orders are still in place. >> we are working in the interior. some of the burned material rolls out and ignites around the home. that's our concern. >> reporter: officials believe the fire originated at the marsh creek detention facility and marsh creek road. the cause is under investigation. firefighters keep working to protect anything they can. >> if it wasn't for them,

they're flooding into sequoia and national canyon parks. all lodging in campgrounds are full, including the first come, first serve camp sites. park officials are also discouraging commercial tour bus operators from visiting due to limited parking and congestion. >> of course everyone's keeping a close eye on the weather as these fires continue to break out. so closer to home, let's take a look. drone view 7 went up near golden gate park and the dutch windmills. you could see how overcast the skies are. >> let's go to spencer christian with a look at what to expect all over the bay area. >>> weather conditions near the fire. hot there, 103 degrees in clayton area. relative humidity, only 15%. the wind is relatively calm. but probably a bit gustier near the fire. in any event, you can see it's hot all around the bay area. temperature readings above 100 degrees at cloverdale, clear lake. fairfield, concord and livermore. complete look at the forecast in a few minutes. larry and ama? >>> back to work for the 49ers and the raiders. the big ques

he was the captain of a crew from sequoia and king's canyon national park. now, another firefighter died two weeks ago when his bulldozer rolled over. more than 54,000 acres are now charred with only 30% containment. smoke from this fire has yosemite valley closed through friday. >>> following another developing story, the largest wildfire in california right now, it is the carr fire, and it has claimed another life. >> six people are now dead. the fire has burned more than 95,000 acres. this is up in shasta county. this fire has destroyed close to 900 buildings. it's now moving west into trinity county. there's some good news, though. cal fire crews say they're making progress. the fire now 17% contained, but there's still a lot of work left to do to control this fire. nbc bay area's melissa colorado joins us live from redding with the latest on that. melissa? >> reporter: well, terry, cal fire says over 650 homes have been destroyed, including this one. you can see the windows have blown out. this entryway is still standing, but the family that lives here

to see the milky way or just to stand beneath the giant sequoia's. to honor terri who's so gracious to read the introduction to the book of favorite and i want to read a little section from the introduction. terri has the extraordinary skill of writing eloquently about our public land and park and has a deep spiritual side as well. our nations often practice the spiritual connection in one conversation with the utah a guy that i know said that this is not a time for anger it is a time for healing. our public land and water,, deserts, forests, prairies, national parks and free-flowing rivers, lakes and oceans or the common ground. a. we are not only inspired the fuelebuthealed by nature's sensf integrity, harmony and wholeness. each time i stand at the needles overlooking the national par pan the midst of this vast spiritual landscape carved and created through wind, water and time. it is deemed a very small and yet very large at once. the navajo have a word for this kind of balance and beauty. we are one with the universe. without the spiritual dimen

to other venture capitalist raising mega funds, general catalyst raised a billion dollar plus fund, sequoia is rumored to raise 6 to 8 billion, these pale in comparison to size of soft bank. soft bank is a $91 billion fund, so just the amount of capital they can bring to bear is impressive. >> any plans to raise more of them he has a vision fund two already he is thinking about. >> yeah, they said to me they see everything like literally everything. i mean talk about deal flow. like, yeah, when you got that amount of money, it is crazy. >> and that's a huge advantage because think about all of the intellectual property they're capitalizing on, even the companies they don't invest in they see everything, as you say, and so it really helps them form an investment thesis as well. >> thanks. stephanie and elad, thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having us. >> when we come back, take a look at the major. nasdaq went into negative territory again. tech has been underperforming all morning. dow gain slipping away as well financials are also in the red veteran floor trader art cashan will join us

. >> at love these cam percent who have been ousted from yosemite are flooding sequoia and king's canyon national parks and park officials sent out an alert warning visitors all lodging and camp grounds are full. they are discouraging commercial tour bus operators from visiting because of their limited parking and all the congestion. >>> on to a major study that finds lowering your blood pressure to recommended levels can cut your risk of dementia. researchers in utah found that people who top blood pressure raekds was likely to develop mid cognitive impairment and 15% less likely to eventually develop dementia. the results are similar to other research that found lower blood pressure can cut your risk of heart attack and stroke. >>> your morning money report, jetblue making changes and will impact your next flight. >> the airline planning to raise ticket prices and cut routes. they haven't announced which routes are being cut yet. the airline flies in and out of all three bay area airports. jetblue cutting jobs at its headquarters. it's all to make up for higher fuel costs which jetblue

you are looking into nolan pa over there, sequoia 's just gor and there are a lot of animals including a jaguar. let's go meet luca. luca is behind the door. luca apparently had a very big night. check her out. you want to know if these animals are comfortable here? i say luca is feeling just fine. it almost looks unreal. luca is a jaguar and of course, they were indigenous years and years ago. with more, let's bring in the cfo, nick. come on in. >> how are you? >> reporter: i'm good. tell us, this has been 25 years in the making and you finally opened this weekend. >> this is incredible. it has been years in the making and we are so excited to open up this project for the community. >> and, millions, and millions of dollars. it's beautiful. >> a spectacular setting in east bay hills. $82 million to complete the project and we couldn't be happier. eight native california species on-site. jaguar, california condor, the wolf. spectacular stories and conservation stories for all of these species. so, we are just thrilled. >> and i know rob ross, our reporter was out yesterday seeing these

tonight, a fire fired or killed on the line of duty dr sequoia kings national park being remembered as one of the best. just 33 years old, brian hughes was battling the ferguson fire as part of a team of elite hotshots, when he was struck by a tea, tree and died a short while later. >> here is our second vitality attached to this fire and mariposa county. what i would like to attempt to convey an extent to you on the community and especially our cooperators and professionals assigned to this player, is from the hearts of the citizens and mariposa count mariposa county. it's hard to articulate what our community just wants to convey their thanks and respect and the feeling of weight on their hearts as they recognize these professionals are here helping our families. >> shannon: risking their own lives. flags are flying at half-staff in california to honor hughes. amid the carnage and demonstration, a list of heroes like use is growing. they include a former marine freitag or zimmerman is here with us now. he is focused on rescuing livestock and humans, from the carr fire fire in redding

rim of the grand canyon or into the high spheres and see the milky way or just stand beneath giant sequoias and they are moved. there's something that happens to those individuals in these spaces. to honor kerry who was so gracious to write the introduction to the book that gary mac less and i have written, i want to read a little section from kerry's introduction. kerry has that extraordinary skill of writing eloquently about our public lands and our parks and she has a deep spiritual side as well and often draws from her experiences with the native americans of our nation who often practiced spiritual connection. and one conversation with the utah eight uk, a guy i know, willie great eyes said this is not a time for anger, it is time for healing. >> our public lands and forests, prairies, our national parks and monuments, wildlife refugees and wetlands and oceans are our common ground. our natural inheritance to be passed on from onegeneration to the next . they are our soul geographies, our landscapes imagination, the bed or an ecological state of mind. we are not only inspired by but he

even then, the area of giant sequoias will remain closed until further notice. >>> good news, all evacuation orders from the marsh fire near clayton last week have been lifted. it is now 100% contained after it burned 247 acres, all roads including marsh creek road are open again this morning. >>> for the latest on california wildfires, stay tuned for continuing up -- continued coverage, we will keep you updated on air and online. >> have friends about a mouth delay, they can see the lake. >> very smoky and a lot of spots i'm sure. >>> coming up next, a car show in vallejo with a very good cause helping preventing kidnapping, coming up. ♪ strummed guitar you can't experience the canadian rockies through a screen. you have to be here, with us. ♪ upbeat music travel through this natural wonder and get a glimpse of amazing, with a glass of wine in one hand, and a camera in the other, aboard rocky mountaineer. canada's rocky mountains await. call your travel agent or rocky mountaineer for special offers now. >>> a mysterious death, in the body of a woman found outside the bart station over t

host: sequoia in georgia, good morning. caller: i just had several comments. callerree with the last in that i think corporations do need to pay their part. with the issues we are having, a lot of it is coming down to the corporations are getting all the benefit. they are not paying any of the costs for it. what we have to look at is the american people is in these tax cuts that trump has been able to get passed through congress for the corporations, how much is actually benefiting him personally? along with the other callers, especially the small farmers, this $12 billion, every little of that will be received by the small home grown farmer. they are all going to the corporate farmers. corporations are making their money but killing the rest of us. host: jim in new york, and independent. caller: how are you this morning? i am calling to make a few comments about everything going on in the government right now with nafta and all this. we started with ronald reagan deregulating everything. george h.w. bush, he did not do much of anything. then we got wild billy