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10 Facts About Bodie Ghost Town.

1. Bodie is a ghost town in the Bodie Hills east of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Mono County, California, United States, About 75 miles (122km) southeast of Lake Tahoe.

2. Bodie is now an authentic wild west ghost town. The town was disignated a National Historic Landmark in 1961, and in 1962 it became a Bodie State Historic Park. A total of 170 buildings remain. Bodie has been named California's official Gold Rush Ghost Town

3. In 1879, Bodie had a population of approximately 5000 - 7000 people and around 2.000 buildings. One idea maintains that in 1880, Bodie was California's second or third largest city.

4. The ghost town officially became Bodie State Historic Park in 1962, and receives about 200.000 visitors yearly.

5. Bodie also had a cemetery on the outskirts of town and a nearby mortuary, which is the only building in the town built of red brick three courses thick, most likely for insulation to keep the air temperature steady during the cold winters and hot summers. The cemetery includes a Miners Union Section.

6. On Main Street stands the Miners Union Hall, which was the meeting place for labor unions and an entertainment center that hosted dances, concerts, plays, and school recitals. It now serves as a museum.

7. The first mention of Bodie as a ghost town was in 1915, in a time when auto travel was on the rise.

8. Bodie is preserved in a state of arrested decay. Only a small part of the town survived, with about 110 structures still standing, including one of many once operational gold mills. Visitors can walk the deserted streets of a town that once was a bustling area of activity. Interiors remain as they were left and stocked with goods.

9. The California State Park's ranger station is located in one of the original homes on Green Street.

10. In 2009 and again in 2010, Bodie was Scheduled to be closed, but the California state legislature was able to work out a budget compromose that enabled the state's Parks Closure Commission to allow it to remain open. As of 2014, the park is still operating, now administered by the Bodie Foundation.

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Scientists Find Traces of Radioactive Particles in California Wines - Duration: 1:02.

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Northern California Wildfire Exploded Overnight - Duration: 1:37.

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Tapped out: California looks to bring in resources to fight wildfires - Duration: 1:18.

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California Wildfire Continues to Spread, Bulldozer Operator Killed - Duration: 0:58.

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Two People Killed In Massive Northern California Wildfire - Duration: 0:43.

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Ola de calor e incendios azotan California | Noticiero | Telemundo - Duration: 1:49.

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Tina Turner Spreads Oldest Son's Ashes from Boat in California: 'My Saddest Moment as a Mother' - Ne - Duration: 3:34.

 Tina Turner has said her final goodbyes to her oldest son, Craig Turner, after his death by suicide earlier this month

 On Friday, the 78-year-old music icon shared a photo taken after she spread Craig's ashes from a boat in the ocean

 "My saddest moment as a mother," wrote the singer, who held a rose in her hand as the photo was taken

 "On Thursday, July 19 2018, I said my final goodbye to my son, Craig Raymond Turner, when I gathered with family and friends to scatter his ashes off the coast of California," Tina continued

"He was 59 when he died so tragically, but he will always be my baby."  Craig is the son of Tina — who was just 18 when she gave birth to him —  and saxophonist Raymond Hill, who performed with Ike Turner's band Kings of Rhythm

Craig was adopted by Ike after he and Tina married in 1962.  According to The Hollywood Reporter, he worked as a real estate agent in California

 A spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner told PEOPLE Craig was pronounced dead at 12:38 p

m. after being found dead in his Studio City, California, home from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on July 3

 Just hours before her son's death, Tina attended Giorgio Armani Privé Haute Couture fashion show in Paris as part of the Haute Couture Paris Fashion Week

 The "Proud Mary" singer has lived in Europe since 1995 with her German record-executive husband Erwin Bach

In 2013, she relinquished her American citizenship.  Tina has been open about the abuse she suffered at the hands of Craig's adoptive father, Ike, who died in 2007

 In May 2005, Tina revealed to Oprah Winfrey that it particularly took a toll on Craig, who "was a very emotional kid

"  "He'd always look down in sadness," she said of her son's response to her abuse

"One day when Ike was fighting me, Craig knocked on the door and said, 'Mother, are you all right?' I thought, 'Oh, please, don't beat me at home

' I didn't want my children to hear."  The singer recently launched a musical based on her life, Tina, in London — which details every turbulent moment of her 50-year singing career

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California Wildfire Kills 1, Burns Firefighters - Duration: 1:44.

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Deadly California Carr Fire spreading quickly - Duration: 0:49.

More than 1,700 firefighters are battling a massive wildfire in

Northern California. The so-called Carr Fire exploded

overnight, with officials reporting early Friday that the

blaze had now burned more than 44,000 acres. As of that point,

firefighters only had the fire 3 percent contained. A Cal Fire

spokesman told reporters that the fire is "nonstop" and that

it's "taking down everything in its path." The fast-moving pace

of the blaze is forcing some residents to flee their homes on

short notice. A fire official said crews in Redding were

concentrating their efforts on evacuating residents rather than

fighting the fire. As of Friday morning, the fire had killed at

least two people and destroyed more than 60 buildings. Cal Fire

has blamed the mechanical failure of a vehicle for

starting the blaze.

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California man, 32, charged with 15 felonies for California fires - 247 news - Duration: 8:24.

A man was charged on suspicion of starting multiple fires that burned five homes on Friday and prompted thousands of evacuations from an entire Southern California mountain town

 Brandon McGlover was charged with 15 felony counts that carry a potential sentence of life in prison if convicted, according to the Riverside County District Attorney's Office

 McGlover was arrested on Wednesday and accused of starting at least nine fires in the Idyllwild, Anza and Sage areas of southern California, CBS News reported, located about 100 miles east of Los Angeles

  His bail has been set at $1 million. Charges include one count of aggravated arson, five counts of arson of an inhabited structure and nine counts of arson of forest or wildland

 .It was burning in and around San Bernardino National Forest, prompting officials to order evacuations for Idyllwild and surrounding communities, prompting an estimated 6,000 people to evacuate from their homes

Officials said the blaze threatened another 4,900 structures. No injuries were reported but dozens of horses and other animals and several hundred people, including children from summer camps, went to shelters

  William Blodgett of Idyllwild said he couldn't get home because of the fire and had to wait along with others at a gas station in nearby Mountain Center — until the fire hopped a highway and began to move in his direction

'We were all peeling out of there as fast as we could,' he told KNBC-TV. 'It was apocalyptic

'The fire is one of several across California amid a statewide heat wave. To the north, in the San Francisco Bay Area, at least one home burned in a fast-moving blaze in Clayton, where houses are spread out around windy roads

Yosemite Valley, the scenic heart of the national park, was closed at noon Wednesday during the height of tourist season as smoke cast a pall on the region from a fire in the Sierra Nevada

 The closure was heartbreaking for travelers, many of whom mapped out their trips months in advance to hike and climb amid the spectacular views of cascading waterfalls and sheer rock faces

'We had one guest who planned a weeklong trip,' said Tom Lambert, who owns a vacation rental property near Yosemite Valley

'It was a father-daughter trip, for her high school graduation . Now it's done. It's sad

' Another guest had to delay plans to climb Half Dome.  California Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday issued emergency proclamations in both Riverside County in the south and Shasta County in the north

The declarations authorize the state to rally resources to local government. The closure has also been a financial blow to Lambert and other businesses that rely on the summer tourist traffic

Most people left the valley Tuesday, when officials reluctantly announced the closure, park spokesman Scott Gediman said

The remaining campers packed up their gear Wednesday, joining the exodus that has been mostly orderly

'People have been very understanding,' Gediman said.Officials emphasized that Yosemite wasn't in imminent danger from the fire

Authorities decided on the shutdown to allow crews to perform protective measures such as burning away brush along roadways without having to deal with traffic in the park that welcomes 4 million visitors annually

On Wednesday, an extended family from Los Angeles on their annual trip to Yosemite prepared to leave the Upper Pines campground

'Very disappointed,' Lisa Salgado said. 'We look forward to this all year. This is the trip of our summer

'The group arrived Monday and had planned to stay through Saturday. Instead, they packed tents and other gear into vehicles, hoping they could find another campground elsewhere

'So, this is a new memory,' said Miguel Martinez. 'I've never been evacuated before

'Yosemite Valley will be closed until at least Sunday, along with a winding, mountainous, 20-mile stretch of California's State Route 41 that leads into the area, Gediman said

At least 1,000 campground and hotel bookings were canceled — to say nothing of the impact on day visitors, park workers and small businesses along the highway, Gediman said

Share this article Share The last time the 7.5-mile-long (12-kilometer-long) valley was closed because of fire was 1990, he said

Lambert and his wife, Theresa Ho, were briefly evacuated last week when smoke cast an unhealthy pall over the home where they live upstairs and rent the downstairs to tourists

'Basically June, July and August are the big revenue months,' he said, estimating that about 100 nearby vacation properties would be forced to offer refunds

'We're gonna lose half of July and half of August probably.' Yosemite Valley is the centerpiece of the visitor experience, offering views of landmarks such as Half Dome, Bridal Veil Fall, El Capitan and Yosemite Falls

The glacial valley has been enveloped by a choking haze of smoke from the Ferguson Fire

Over nearly two weeks, flames have churned through 60 square miles of timber in steep terrain of the Sierra Nevada just west of the park

The fire was just 25 percent contained.  Mandatory evacuations are in place in several communities while other people have been told to get ready to leave if necessary

More than 3,300 firefighters are working the fire, aided by 16 helicopters. One firefighter was killed July 14, and six others have been injured

Gediman suggested valley visitors divert to Tuolumne Meadows, on Yosemite's northern edge, or to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks to the south

In the state's far north, a seven-square-mile wildfire has forced the evacuation of French Gulch, a small Shasta County community that dates to the Gold Rush

    

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Wildfires Burn Out Of Control In Northern California - Duration: 1:18.

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California Bans Plastic Straws?! - Duration: 6:27.

Breakin' the law, breakin' the law!

Breakin' the law, breakin' the law!

Hi, welcome to America Uncovered.

I'm your most dangerous criminal, Chris Chappell.

At least I would be if I still lived in California.

Because drinking your favorite beverage through a plastic straw

is now illegal in a bunch of cities across the Golden State.

Well, to be more accurate, a lot of individual cities in California

have put laws in place that ban restaurants, bars, cafes, and so on

from giving out plastic drinking straws to customers.

So really, I wouldn't get in trouble, the restaurant would.

Take that, small business owners!

Now the city of Santa Barbara, which has probably the harshest law,

punishes violators for each individual straw they give out.

First violation gets a warning, second violation gets a fine of up to $1,000,

and for serious repeat offenders, six months in jail.

Unlike, for example, selling weed— which is now legal in California.

A lot of other cities have their own version of the plastic straw ban.

From Los Angeles—

which allows people to put plastic in their faces, but not their sodas—

to San Francisco, which starting next year, will fine small business owners for giving

out plastic straws, toothpicks, or even those

cute little plastic cocktail umbrellas.

What is the world coming to!?

How can we enjoy our piña coladas now?!

And look, if politicians want to make us sip our fancy cocktails

directly from the glass like a bunch of animals, that's one thing.

But what about people who need plastic straws for medical reasons,

like the Shutterstock version of my grandpa?

Or grandma?

Or...

ok, I'm not sure this counts as a medical need.

But anyway, even if these laws have exceptions for medical reasons,

these bans are going to make it hard to even find plastic straws at most restaurants.

I guess we'll have to seek out alternatives, like old-fashioned

wood-and-paper cocktail umbrellas,

or straws made from paper,

or bendable steel, or glass, or...

actual straw?

That's ridiculous!

A straw made from straw?

Where'd they get that idea from?

But anyway, there are still plenty of straw alternatives.

Yes, they're more expensive.

But at least steel and glass can be reused.

And even when you throw them away in frustration, they won't float around in our oceans for

a thousand years.

So how did this recent fad of eliminating plastic straws come about?

Because of this dumb thing called YouTube.

In 2015, a marine biologist filmed this video of a plastic straw being removed from the

nostril of a sea turtle.

And it got 30 million views on YouTube.

Look, I'm not saying I'm jealous, but c'mon, people!

There are better things to watch on YouTube.

And now plastic straws have become a major environmental issue,

spurring campaigns like: Don't suck: Refuse the straw

Haha, get it?

Because if you use a straw, you're a terrible person.

But jokes aside, the world does have serious environmental problems.

Like the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a floating vortex of trash—mostly plastic—

floating around in the Pacific Ocean.

And its surface area is twice the size of Texas.

So banning plastic straws will go a long way towards solving this problem, right?

Well, the media often cite the statistic that Americans use

500 million plastic straws a day.

That's a lot!

That's way more straws each day than there are actual Americans.

Some of you need to cut down on your Frappuccinos.

Or 500 million straws would be a lot, if that number weren't based entirely on

a single phone survey conducted by a nine-year-old.

A study by two Australian scientists suggests that there are up to 8.3 billion plastic straws

scattered on coastlines around the world.

But if that's true, and "even if all those straws were suddenly

washed into the sea, they'd account for about zero-point-zero-three

percent of the 8 million metric tons of plastics estimated

to enter the oceans" each year.

So, if this piece of paper represents all the plastic in the oceans,

eliminating all plastic straws on the ENTIRE PLANET—not just California—

would only eliminate this much of it.

So if it's not straws, then surely most of the garbage in the ocean

is one the other things California has banned: plastic grocery bags.

Nope!

It turns out that at least 46 percent of the plastic in the

Great Pacific Garbage Patch comes from a single product: fishing nets.

And other fishing gear makes up a good chunk of the rest.

So you might argue that such an enormous emphasis on plastic straws

takes resources away from solving much bigger threats to the environment.

Like getting commercial fishing companies to stop leaving their nets in the ocean.

But there is one meaningful thing that the plastic straw ban might accomplish:

Reducing litter.

California's ban on single-use plastic bags two years ago

has substantially reduced that specific type of litter.

Data from the annual Coastal Clean-up Day

shows that plastic bag litter on the coast has dropped by 72 percent since the ban.

So while the plastic straw bans across California may hurt fans of Capri Sun—

actually, no, it's doing them a favor.

But anyway, according to my nine-year-old nephew,

with this new straw ban, we could see a 72% reduction

in turtles getting plastic straws stuck up their noses.

Wait, what's that Shelley?

That sea turtle was found in Costa Rica?!

Well that sounds like someone else's problem.

This show isn't Costa Rica Uncovered.

So what do you think about California's ban on plastic straws?

Leave your comments below.

Once again, I'm Chris Chappell.

See you next time.