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>> good morning 37 i'. i'm stephanie sy. these are the stories that we're following at this hour. fire is burning out of control at yosemite park and forcing thousands to flee. san diego mayor filner is struggling to keep his job after more than a dozen women came forward. and in syria chemical weapons have been usedo