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The sequoias are just to see what the fire was doing. doing incredible crowning effect which is where the entire tree just entirety flames come off the top. roll back down to the ground. some 60 feet back down to the ground and rush through the brush that is lying on the forest floor. that s what makes this fire difficult to deal with and makes it extremely dangerous for the firefighters to tackle. nearby that is the heaven heaveny reservoir dam. what s going on there is a big fire about 11,000 acres surrounding that area. that dam supplies about 85% of san francisco s water and also its electricity. and so the water lines and the power lines need to be protected there. and firefighters say they are under immense pressure to protect this critical infrastructure. brakes around it and put crews out there like we would protect the community. that s a vital source to the city of san francisco. we make sure we have containment library, ....
we are just hours away from the deadline for george zimmerman to return to jail. a man who admitted killing florida teen trayvon martin, his bail was revoked by a judge and was given until this afternoon to turn himself in. the diamond jubilee flotilla launch at 9:30 this morning. 1,000 boats, 20,000 people, and a prince harry surprise. we have live team coverage. it s sunday, june 3rd. good morning, everyone. i m rob marciano in today for randi kaye. a massive wildfire in new mexico reached historic size, and it s expected to get bigger. the fire burning in the national forest so far has devoured 354 square miles. that s bigger than chicago. one-third of the size of rhode island. it s the state s largest wildfire many history, so we re breaking records there, and reynolds wolf is here more to talk about more about what s going on. i assume we re not going to see much in the way of rain. what are the wildfire guys up against? it s going to be tough. the forecast ....
starting from sweet 16 to the final four and now the national college basketball championship. two teams are in it to win it. news doesn t take the weekend off, and neither do we. cnn weekend early start begins right now. let s get to that developing story off the coast of san francisco. the u.s. coast guard trying to reach injured crew members aboard a crippled racing yacht. it is the geraldton western australia. the boat was hit by a massive wave that took away most of their steering and injured four crew members as well. they re around 400 miles off the coast of san francisco. the bay area was supposed to be the next stop in this 40,000 mile round the woshld yacht race. levi reid joins me now from san francisco thanks for joining us. what s the latest. where are rescue crews right now? well, currently the coast guard is en route of the vessel, clipper venture six, and they are expected to be in range about 8:00 pacific time this morning. in range means it s going ....