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Commented. the victim's family plans to take legal action. new for you this morning, fire crews say that they have made progress against the raging wildfire near yosemite national park. still more than 234 square miles have burned. that's roughly the size of chicago. take a look at this dramatic picture. you can see the wind whipping the flames above the sequoia trees. more than 3,000 men and women are inside those flames. that's where the heat can reach more than 800 degrees. firefighters are also struggling to protect a huge reservoir that is in san francisco. it supplies 85% of the city's...

All of a sudden, a spot fire breaks out. it is like this for miles up and down the road. and then there is this, a fire team deployed to protect three dozen yosemite's sequoia trees some of the oldest living things on earth in need of protection now. neal karlinsky, abc news, yosemite national park. >> for a large portion of the middle of the country the problem is late summer heat wave. right now the scorching temperatures especially tough on kids back in school with no air conditioning in classrooms many of them. school districts in several sweltering states sent the kids home early yesterda...

Made some progress against that raging wildfire near yosemite national park. still more than 234 square miles have burned. roughly the size of the city of chicago. now look at this dramatic picture. you can see the went whipping those flames above the sequoia trees which are the largest living organisms on earth. >> and more than 3,000 men and women are inside those flames where the heat can reach more than 800 degrees. firefighters are also struggling to protect a huge reservoir in san francisco. it supplies 85% of the city's water and is being slowly polluted with ash. melina has the conditi...

A reported chemical weapons attack where hundreds were reportedly killed outside of damascus. >> in the meantime, president obama's speaking by phone today with the french president. the two leaders discussing possible international responses to the syrian crisis, agreeing to stay in contact. california firefighters battling against heavy winds as they try to contain a massive wildfire burning into yosemite national park. the fire now threatening thousands of homes and groves of sequoia trees. and double-lung transplant patient officially is off oxygen. what great news. her mother making t...

Falls in the woods, not only is someone there to hear it, but the rare event is caught on camera. >> there was a cracking noise, something like that. >> at this moment the tree is falling. >> these 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. california's giant sequoia national monument and forest 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. >> ...