good afternoon, i'm cheryl jennings. >> i'm carolyn johns yochbl a wildfire burning out of control near yosemite spread into the park and threatening more homes. the fire nearly doubled in size since this time yesterday, roughly the size of san jos yai. 4500 homes are in danger. 16 structures have been destroyed since the fire started last saturday. the governor declared a state of emergency to help pay for evacuations and shelters despite efforts of 2000

firefighters it's only 2% contained. big problem they're having a hard time navigating this steep terrain it means air support will be the key to suping -- helping contain the fire this, is video from wednesday, they helped drop water using a black hawk helicopter. >> san ran is among the city being asked to help fight the fire. firefighters geared up for the trip. >> members are what we call volunteers each year they sign up to take training. they all have -- they have gear and go through training and these members are all within the city and county of san francisco, city fire department have volunteered to go on the rigs to assist. >> five rigs are heading to yosemite. 20 personnel will be deployed between five to 10 days.

the fire caused problems from the hetch hetchy water supply system providing water for san francisco. cornell bernard is monitoring that part of the story and live from san francisco. cornell? >> that wildfire making officials nervous. keeping an eye on it, it's creeping closer towards primary drinking water and power supply, hetch hetchy. it's all hands on deck at san francisco's public utilities commission. folks inside of the situation room are monitoring the fire burning 200 miles way from the city. >> it's burning as we speak. it has hetch hetchy provides drinking water to bay area residents. most pipelines are underground. the big concern is ash falling into the reservoir, cloud eyeness levels being monitored

on screens 24-7. for now, levels are safe. it doesn't happen immediately. we'd see the cloudiness increase slowly in hetch hetchy reservoir giving us time to make these estimates to the system so there will be no disruption in service to customers. >> local water supplies can be used as a back up two, out of three power houses have been taken off line to keep firefighters safe. power again rated keeps lights on in san francisco. and keeps muni buses and trains rolling. the city buying power from pg&e until the fire danger has passed n san francisco, abc 7 news. >> the smoke prompting an air quality alert in reno 150 miles from the fire line this, is how it looked. officials say air quality index is in the red. people with respiratory conditions are being told to

stay indoors. schools have cancelled their outdoor activities because of the smoke. >> this slight image shows where the smoke from the fire is going. a lot of places it's"qz÷ headig northeast and avoiding yosemite valley. reports from park city air there is clear with no problems at all we'll take you live to front lines coming up at 5:00. >> now, spencer christian is wheer an accuweather update. >> okay. starting with live doppler 7 hd. sunny skies but we do have clouds not only at the coast but near the coast reaching locally out over the bay. so current conditions are 84 degrees so not hot, just wampl. humidity 20%. winds at 11 miles per hour north, no reports of gusts but big part can create its own gusty conditions here is a satellite black and white image showing smoke from the

rim fire moving northward and eastward up over lake tahoe towards reno so wide spread contribution of the smoke. it does potentially pose a health hazard. we have a wide expanse here where smoke is still spreading until monday, at 12:00 noon. let's take a look at current conditions here. a live view from our camera looking at blue skies over the bay bridge. readings here 61 degrees in san francisco. 65 oakland. 73 redwood city. a live view you can see clouds near the coast and around ocean beach. it's 80 degrees in santa rosa. 77, mid 80s in fairfield and concord. and one more live view at golden gate bridge showing low clouds there. this is a forecast we'll see low clouds and fog becoming

wide spread. partly to mostly sunny skies into afternoon and mild inland but cool at the coast. >> spencer, thank you. following breaking news out of southern california. the mayor of san diego resign add mid allegations of sexual harassment against 18 women. bob filner said he will step down at the end of the month offering an apology but maintained his innocence stating he never harassed anyone. he says he's the victim of a political lynch mob. we'll bring you some of what he had to say coming up at 4:30. >> there is information in the disappearance of 20-month-old daphne webb. the toddler reported missing by her father july 10th. nick smith joins with us more. >> they've been tight lipped about what that new information is, but oakland police department spokesperson

told me it led to2bvcñ us searcn open area of oakland. the search starts in the morning at 8:00 a.m. they're hoping they can uncover clues to find out what happened to daphne. >> so someone knows why wr daphne is. >> the fbi announced reward for information lead together whereabouts has been increased to $20,000. >> we're committed to working with opd and law enforcement partners to bring her home. >> investigators are finalizing plans to search saturday morning and afternoon. police did say equipment will be used for the investigation. they're treating the case both a missing person case and that of a homicide. >> whether the investigation reveals foul play or if there is evidence lead together

location of her still alive. >> john webb told police his daughter disappeared after he left her in this suv with his elderly mother while he made a quick stop inside of this store for a drink. he was arrested the next day but prosecutors declined to file charges and he was released. today, oakland police said john webb remains a person of interest. >> i visited his home today but there was in answer. the memorial at the apartment complex where the little girl lived serves as a reminder the community holds hope she will be found safe and alive. at oakland police headquarters nick smith abc 7 news. >> breaking news to tell you about in san francisco. look at this, city building that houses a transportation agency has been evacuated. folks out on the street because of a kind of chemical irritation witnesses say people came out of the building coughing this afternoon. officials say up to 23 people

experienced respiratory issues. a team is still trying to find the source of the problem, muni service is being rerouting we're going to continue to break details onthe air and online. >> a judgey(= ordered amid papl to be place ntd hospital potential for for his life. he pleaded guilty to first degree murder he drove to san francisco and hit more than a dozen people there. a judge ruled he was not guilty by reason of insanity. he has a history of mental illness. >> police are looking for leads in the sexual assault of a woman wednesday morning just after midnight of the victim was walking alochblt investigators describe hims a white man with a tan, six feet

tall, weighing 200 pounds with dirty blond hair and a mohawk hair style. we want to give you a look at the new eastern span. bart gearing up to run trains until the new bay bridge is open after labor day. a reminder the bay bridge closure starts in the evening next wednesday, august 28th lasting up to five full days over the long labor day holiday thursday and friday the shut down will include service out of vallejo, oakland and sal ala media. during the weekend vallejo will operate regular service but expanded service from alameda and oakland. officials think they have added any passenger load covered. >> bart strike carried 19,600

passengers during one day. we'd carry 6,000. we don't expect those numbers in this situation because bart is functioning. >> officials are offering additional afternoon and late night service. be sure to visit abc 7 news for a look at resources on bart, ac transit and san francisco bay ferry. you can explore abc 7 realtime traffic maps to see where worst gridlock is and check out caltrans live construction camera to see how the bridge work is going. as soon as the bridge reopens we'll notify our twitter followers, you can follow us on abc 7 news bay area. >> still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00 a sight in space of a come yet on a crash course with thew/5nñ >> congressman jackie speier with an announcement about this baby gorilla. >> female giant panda is a new mom we're going to show you

first pictures of the baby. >> taking a look at traffic right now, this is the bay bridge toll plaza. as long as you have fast track it's easy sailing across the bridge and into san francisco. folk was out it waiting just a little bit there. stay with us. abc 7 news at

an incredible sight in space captured by soho space telescope. wacht lower right of the screen. a small comet plunges into the

sun and vanishes. the camera observed a ejection there it was. and big solar are flares smchl say it was a coincidence. the comet was too small. >> microsoft ceo steve balmer retires and amazon wireless gets tested >> balmer announced he's going to retire after nearly a decade saying he'll step down once a success jor identified. move comes as the company struggled to make the shift away from pcs to mobile devices, investors love the moves shares worth as much as 8.7%. highest price for shares since 2009.

amazon has been testing a new wireless network allowing people to contact amazon devices to the internet wirelessly. people familiar with the matter say the test happened in cupertino. also today, apple made a big acquisition in map arena by the company embark, filling tree transit apps. terms of the deal not disclosed. latest purchase of the tech giant tried to improve apple maps app. u.s. stocks closed higher friday, closing its first two day rally in three weeks. bloomberg silicon valley index falling today nearly 2%.

and trampbs pore taigs services raised $200 million and say the proceeds will be used to expand into new markets and to keep the company competitive. from outside of the bloomberg studios in san francisco, i'm cory johnson with bloomberg west. carol? carolyn you? need to be out here. >> early start on the weekend. thank you very much. >> san francisco's new baby gorilla had a special visitor today. the zoo released this picture of the 1-month-old gorilla. and who is that behind the mask jackie speier. taking suggestions to september 17th. also tour construction sites in the newly renovated playground that will open in november f you'd like to take part we have information for you abc 7 news.com. >> more thunderstorms are expected around denver this

afternoon following a powerful storm ta swept through yesterday. that is just remarkable for august. up to two feet of hail. you can see just turning the ground white. into the south heavy rain turned the street into a river in colorado springs. four inches of rain fell. the storm dropped about two inches of rain at denver international airport. >> it's so odd. >> frightening sight to see. >> yes >> need to bring up a snow plow. >> unbelievable. >> nothing like that here. >> calm, cooler than average. here is a look at live doppler 7 hd.

low clouds locally over the bay today. some areas still looks gray but mainly sunny skies. you can see looking westward, the reflection of the sunlight off the bay waters. spotty drizzle near the coast and bay. this pattern will last throughout the weekend. warming continuing to approach seasonal norms but not yet. we're looking at forecast animation at 11:00 this evening. notice low pressure system with attached cold front approaching pacific northwest and helping to inland. tomorrow afternoon, it will be cooler than average because of the affect of the low clouds

and fog near the coast and reenforcement of the cold front sweeping a stae breeze into our direction that. continues into sunday. so we'll see some clearing temperatures remain below average inland. friday, drizzle over the coast. so no matter where you are except maybe far inland you may see some spotty drizzle overnight. lows into mid to upper 50s 76 in san jose tomorrow, highs from low 70s in the area up to mid 70s in mountain view but only upper 50s on the coast in pacifica. downtown mainly a high of 65 tomorrow.

and east bay highs 68 in oakland. 75 in fremont. inland east bay highs into low or low to mid-80s. and here is the accu-weather forecast forecast. that pattern holds sunday may be cooler than tomorrow, we'll warm up monday, tuesday, by mid week, we'll see inland highs back up into upper 80s, closer to the average for this time of the year. it's pleasant can. >> it's all good. >> thank you.

marking this is a new way to take it. william shatner said congratulationses if you need an outfit, let me know. there is plent yes to see this weekend. first up is the home invasion horror, "you're next". >> people goring in there going it's like "the purge" or "conjuring" or trying to compare to it something. in my mind this is not a compareable movie. >> if horror isn't your thing, "the grand master". >> this movie about power struggle. it's about who will be the

master in marshal arts and also about for bidden love. >> and go to otrc.com any time. >> still head two major rulings coming down in trials against u.s. soldier autosdtq fatal beating of an 88-year-old world war ii veteran. >> breaking news in san diego. the mayor just agreed to resign amid a sexual harassment scanned yam. you'll hear from him, next. >> there has been a lot of hand wrimpking over the opening of the new bay bridge, another project is on schedule and budget.

breaking news this afternoon. we first told you san diego's mayor agreed to step down from office over a sexual harassment scandal. >> the city council voted today to accept the deal for bob filner's resignation. he's accused of harassing more than a dozen women. he apologized this afternoon, though he denies harassing any

women. >> from my own part in causing this, i offer a deep apology. to all the women very offended. i had no intention to be offensive. not one allegation has ever been independently verified or proven in court i have never sexually harassed anyone. lord knows i am not perfect. i made mistakes but in my heart, my desire fr a progressive world will drive me to keep going. i willing not give up. >> the final day will be friday. the city will have 90 days to hold a special election a jury convicted major nadal hasan for murder of the 2009 shooting rampage at fort hood,

texas. he was found guilty of all charges he faced. he now faces the death sentence. hasan acted as his own attorney but did not call witnesses or testify himself. he signaled he believed the atwakz justify frod detective islamic and taliban leaders from u.s. forces in afghanistan and iraq. >> a military jury near seattle today sentenced a staff sargeant to prison for a massacre of 16 afghan civilians. he agreed to a plea deal that took the death penalty off the table. >> outrage in spokane washington following the beating death of an 88-year-old world war ii vet trachblt he survived injury, and died from severe head trauma suffered in that attack

bens night. doctors say he was beaten so savagely they cannot stop bleeding. surveillance video captured two teen-aged boys on video. police arrested one of them today. he will be charged with first degree murder and robry. police say he was waiting for a friend because he did not want her to walk in alone. >> president obama the un and now, rushar calling on the syrian government to allow experts to investigate a possible chemical weapons attack. president obama told cnn the u.s. is gathering evidence but signs foint a troubling situation. >> what we've seen indicates this is a big event. we're already in communication was the intire international community moving through to tray to prompt better action

from them. and we called on the government to allow an investigation of the site because un inspectors are on the ground right now. >> the government saying they're absolutely baseless. >> north and south korea will allow families separated for decades to see each other again. the emotional reunions happening next month in a north korean mountain resort, the first such reunion to take place in plea tlee years. 100 families from north and south have been invited to the event. they announcement marks the latest gesture from the north which earlier this year threatened nuclear war against seoul and washington. >> the inmate staging a daring escape from an arkansas jail is now back in custody. take a look at this video. it captured him driving into a lobby then outrunning a car. authorities captured a cell

with his female accomplice. >> construction in richmond to build a road underpass where a police officer was killed five years ago. officer moody died in 2008 when this car crashed while he was responding to an emergency call. today, officials gathered to break ground on the memorial underpass. the project wail lou traffic to speed along marina parkway. officer moody's brother is also a richmond officer and says that this bypass will safe lives. >> we have police officer that's have to take this roadway this, is going eliminate that issue of being held up. not being able to do our job. >> the project will open to traffic in 18 months. >> coming up next the national zoo's giant panda gives birth. the first baby video.

>> plus, two dorable cubs we're going to take you into the nursery of the first surviving panda cub twins born in the us news 26 year autos girls separated at birth reunited for the first time. how their parents started to think they could be related. >> from east bay hills camera, temperatures below late august norms. what is coming our way this weekend? i'll have the forecast coming up in just a moment. >> taking a look at traffic and spencer, take a look at that fog moving down there, huh? traffic moving well so far. back in a moment.

there is a lot of excitement at washington national skoo. a giant panda just given birth. the scene unfolded on the new panda camp showing the mom in labor. my goodness. and if you look you can see the small club on the floor of the cave. >> office officials say it could take up to 10 hours it and only took two. the cub born in 2005 did survive. tiny thing, huh? look closely there. >> abc news has an exclusive look at the only baby panda

twins in the u.s.. >> now, take a look at these cubs at the skoo. they're teach about the size of a football measuring there. right? they have to shower and change into special scrubs then use rubbing alcohol to stay germ-free. the pand yaz get a few hours with their mom before returning to their incubators and they're so cute. >> now thairks called cub a and b according to tradition they won't be named until they're 100 days old. >> they're adorable. >> and speaking of let's check in with spencer christian. >> how sweet. >> it will be hard to do. we've got low clouds and fog. and locally into inland areas as well, it's gray near the coast and into our inland loks. take a look at national weather picture. it will be warm across 48" .

contiguous states. st. louis hot and humid. a high of 91. down in miami hot with thundershowers likely. into desert southwest, 102 in phoenix tomorrow. denver highs of 92 and a chance of showers, state wide in california mainly sunny skies and dry. the interior seks of the state will be warm, highs up to 90s in chico and sacramento. of course still a lot of smoke from the rim fire spreading across and up through northern rockies now. 99 in fresno tomorrow. 85 in los angeles. here in the bay area we're gofg a pleasant day but it's going to be cooler for this time of the year. highs low to mid 80s in plis plaiss like concord and liver morks north bay about 80. napa and santa rosa on the coast cool with highs only into 50s. upper 50s. but we'll see some warming

next week, gradual warming starts next week. and they'll have to bundle up, i'm passionate about baseball but i don't like chilly weather so much. >> bring a blanket. >> mixed emotions at the game. >> yes. >> thank you. >> coming up, the decision that came down today and celebrity chef paula deen's sexual harassment lawsuit. >> how a fisherman survived a day in waters after being knocked overboard. >> frozen pizza could taste just as good as delivery? michael finney teams up with consumer reports for a taste test.

a walk is set to get underway within a half hour from this park. about 200 people are expected to take part in the peace walk crisscrossing the city. it's organized by richmond residents set up with violence there. police say it's an effective crime fighting tool. >> in richmond they're territorial so to cross

boundaries is a message we're united against violence. >> the four-mile walk departs at 5:30, it is expected to end three hours later at new hope missionary baptist church. >> a sexual harassment lawsuit against paula deen and her brother has been settled with no financial award. an employee sued saying she worked in a hostile environment including claims of sexual harassment and racial claims lawyers reached a settlement that did not include costs or fees for either party. deen said she plans to review h raised ine plans to review this case. >> a florida fisherman survived after his boat cap sized. he treaded water nearly a24 hours. the 51-year-old arrived yetd, exhaust bud alive. he had been fishing in the

gulf of mexico wednesday when a thunderstorm swamped his 16-foot boat. he said he zrnt a chance to grab a life jacket in this z.then, spent the better part of the day trying to stay ahe float. >> he's battling the sun. a hypothermia as well. >> nearly 24 hours after his ordeal began a family out fishing spotted him waving his shirt in the air. they pulled him on this their boat. he was tire bud okay. now recovering in the hospital despite this ordeal doctors say he's in amazing shape suffering only from dehydration. look at this video a group of fisherman fishing off the dominican coast when hooking a 350-pound blue marlin

and they couldn't because instead it died of self sustained injuries. >> all right. well, if you're planning on skipping cooking dinner frozen pizza might be a quick alternative. >> consumer reports partnered with michael finney to reveal best pizzas in a new taste test. >> americans spent $3 million on frozen petesa. a lot of d dough. consumer reports just test aid dozen and says there are several good choices, even one that beat out the big chase. >> how about pizza from freezer? consumer reports evaluated 16 individual-sized frozen pizzas both pepperoni ask cheese. >> we are happy to report you

can get take out taste. >> home run in classic was top rated. both cheese, and pepperoni. and says it was higher quality than dom nos and pizza hut, loaded with fresh-tasting sauce and lots of stretchy cheese but these are a fat, calorie splurge compared to others. red baron singles deep dish are consumer reports best buys and faired out this better for nutrition. the crust had crispy edges with slightly spicy sauce and cheese. many of the individual petes yaz are also microwaveable and crisping the crust. testers found it's not the best way to go. >> we found some you can microwave you're probably better off cooking them in the oven. >> so keep a few on n hand for a convenient, tasty choice when hunger hits.

pizza can be an excellent source of calcium by found the pepperoni petes yaz tend to be less nutritious than cheese. why? because of their fat and sodium levels. in fact according to dcd, about 90% of americans eat more sodium than is recommended for a healthy diet. i'm michael finney 7 on your side. >> nasa is planning to launch a noigs study moon's atmosphere two weeks from tonight involving a low-cost space craft scheduled to lift off september 6th this, is a picture of the lunar atmosphere and dust environment explower developed, built ask tested at nasa ames. it will gather information about moon's environment and lunar dust. >> well two, girls adopted from china have met each other for the first time after the adoptive parents learned they were fraternal twins they were found abandoned at birth in two locations and adopted

separately but two -- by two american families. during the process the parents happened to meet and noticed their daughters had striking similarities. finally curiosity got the best of them they asked for a test. >> it's a connection we just can never, ever provide. and now, we have that connection. >> it's been invaluable to her to know that shaez a sister. >> the family introduced 7-year-old girls to each other last weekend. parents say they're acting like lost long sisters. the families plan to stay in close contact. >> coming up everyone is talking about the bay bridge but what about the caldecott tunnel? we're going take a look inside and see how the new fourth floor is looking next. >> and coming up at 5:00 live burning near yosemite teams -- seems to be no end in sight. we're going to hear what crews are doing to try to get a handle on it. >> merchants of a charming

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at 8:00 it's last man standing then, the neighbors. shark tank, then, 2020 at 10:00 and join us for abc 7 news at 11:00. we want to clarify something from a story yesterday on the controversy surrounding plans for a propane storage plant in hercules. the plant owned by phillips 66 not conaco phillips. conaco phillips unspun off into its own companies last year. >> all eyes on the new bay bridge for its opening right after labor day there is a project bringing a lot of traffic relief to residents. >> yes. caldecott tunnel is almost finished. today werk got a look and joins us now live.

>> for those of us who live here and drive highway 24 here every day, the project which is on time, on budget is more important to many of us than that bridge to the west. on the new fourth floor. construction is coming along on time. >> made great progress. >> unlike their counter parts contract skbror caltrans won't set in stone an opening date. except to say it will be in late 2013. >> we want to make sure the line at the tunnel is staged that it is approved by the people who need to approve it. it needs to be commissioned. >> whit does open, a fourth floor will bring big relief to commuters living east of the tunnel but drive regularly throughout the hills. >> i come here every day. i'll be excited to see it open

and get here quicker. >> the new floor mimics architecture, it's all high tech on the inside when it comes to safety. >> they include linear heat detectors. jet fans and they're also going to be integrated with each other and monitored from you maintenance ghoz. >> the floor will have a shoulder. to allow a troubled car to pull over rather than back up traffic. sometimes for miles. >> thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. abc 7 news at 5:00 begins right now. >> there aprilors to be no end of the massive fire burning near yosemite, gaining more ground.f  >> i'll have current conditions plus a look at what is changing here locally for

the weekend coming up. >> a girl's 911 call that ended in a shooting death of her father by hayward police. police layout how it happened. >> i'm just this, fire is so large. the head is creating its own weather. >> the massive fire burning near yos stim three times the sifz san francisco with no containment in sight. good evening. >> right now, 4500 homes under danger because of the wildfire that destroyed 16 structures since it began six days ago its 2% contained. overnight the fire nearly double td in size and now reached in toes sem ti national park. >> the cost to fight that fire topped $5.4 million.

and today, a popular summer for a cal alum shut down. there were smoke other concerns for the camp. >> take a look at how much the fire has grown this is how big the rim fire was wednesday morning by thursday morning look how much tripled in size, by thursday, doubling in size again to the point it's crossed into yosemite park. >> there are 2000 personnel fighting the fire. take a look. it's been like that most of the day and parts of the county limiting the tack in some areas the rim fire crossed into yosemite national

park. the flames have now consumed 105,000 acres, three times the size of san francisco. and containment is just 2%. >> right now, it's just picking up spot fires as we can. and depending if it gets ahead of steam it's probably go lg to burn deeper into the park. >> they are still determined to go. despite their journey here being frustrating. the family didn't know the highway was closed and too late to. >> we returned here and asked if we can stay on the parking lot overnight. and that was okay under that situation. >> camp grounds have been closed since monday when the rim fire raged out