we wanted to see the video because it was pointed at the crime scene but it didn't capture a thing and it is all because of money. >> reporter: on almost every corner there are cameras. how many record? >> absolutely. i got four dvrs. >> reporter: he says cameras fight crime and he was almost a victim. standing a few feet away from a shooting. >> i just hear five gun shots. everybody closed their businesses down. >> reporter: a purse snatcher opened fire and wounded four on this sidewalk. and this camera was pointed at the spot. he was visited by police. >> they asked me if i had footage available. >> reporter: he doesn't have a video recorder that costs 1500

bucks. >> i have security inside. but i haven't had the budget to do it outside. >> reporter: he started a good fund me site to help his and other businesses. he gone to the city for a grant but says money is tight. but oakland police say they are working on a an to help businesses get these cameras on and recording. >> that would be welcomed news. >> reporter: police have a plan to help the businesses but no details on the plans or when it might begin. he doesn't want big brother out here, he wants businesses to have cameras with the ability to hand over video that shows violence on the streets. ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >> more details on redevelopment cuts in oakland. 80 jobs were lost because of the budget cuts. the lack of funds also impacted park maintenance in oakland,

libraries and sennier centers -- senior centers and the zoo. happening now, camp sites outside of yosemite national park shutting down as the wildfire continues to gain ground. thousands of miles of dry brush and steep terrain are fueling the fire. governor jerry brown declared state of emergency to free up money and resources to respond. the fire has grown to 53,000 acres. containment rolled backward over night from 5% down to 2%. 1300 firefighters are trying to surround the flames. 2500 structures are in jeopardy. ktvu's robert handa met up with the people who are rushing to evacuate the area. robert? >> reporter: this is a fire that is changing hour by hour. we are along highway 120 near yosemite national park. as you watch the flames, it seems to be getting bigger.

that makes life more stressful for those waiting to evacuate. >> reporter: when a fire gets as big and spreads as fast as the rim fire it is hard for people to predict if their homes will end up in the path of the flame said. the fire tripled in size, 53,000 acres by this afternoon and still growing. >> i have never ever seen anything like that. never. >> reporter: after getting a warning today they began packing up. the destruction is bringing back bad memories. >> reminds me of my mom losing her house 24 years ago. that was real problem for her and i don't wish it on anyone. >> i will wait till anyone knocks on the door. i will prepare to get ready. >> reporter: how fast can you get out of here?

>> 30 seconds. if i am packed up. >> reporter: several centers have been set up, including this red cross shelter where 120 people wait and hope. >> it is what it is. >> reporter: are you prepared your home might be gone? >> yes. >> we were doing pretty well and then the power was cut off. that made the decision for us. but it seems like they are doing as much as they can. >> reporter: cal fire says it is again more than 1300 firefighters on hand with resources from all over the country, with all of that you can see the fire is relentless and firefighters are losing ground. we will have updates on www.ktvu.com and at 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >> we have new pictures of the rim fire. this was taken today by nasa. in the middle you can see the

smoke. here is another image. this is from the national weather service. our chief meteorologist bill martin is tracking the weather conditions tonight on this fire. coming up in 12 minutes what he is seeing that could impact the fire fight. a case in concord prompted a police department internal investigation. it involve as san francisco police officer who has been arrested on a serious charge. ktvu's david stevenson is in concord with what he pieced together. >> reporter: this is an unusual case. one in which investigators on both sides are remaining tight lipped. a san francisco police officer was arrested tuesday in concord and suspended that same day. this case involve as molestitation allegation and being -- molestitation

allegation and being investigated. san francisco police want it to be clear they are taking this seriously. >> there is an internal investigation here and the officer is suspended. >> reporter: concord police investigator i spoke to would not confirm the status of the san francisco police officer. the jail told us he was not booked in after his arrest. police are often able to process suspends at the police station. there has been no case presented to the district attorney's office and police say this is still an active investigation. reporting live, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. a new lawsuit alleges a child molestation suspend was give an positive recommendation from a church even though he was fired three times for alleged inappropriate contect

with young girls. -- contact with young girls. he used that to get a job at a elementary school where he is suspected of molesting 9 girls. police are hoping this sketch will help find a woman who was attacked after midnight yesterday. the victim described the attacker as a white man with short dark blond hair and a light beard. filing suit to keep san francisco city college open. the commission has ruled that san francisco city college could lose its accreditation next year and close over mismanagement and other issues. he calls that action retaliation. he says the college and the commission don't agree on the -- [ talking at the same time ] >> taken together with

conflicts of interest, improper evaluation and politically motivated decision making the actions constitute illegal business practices. >> the commission has had no response yet to the lawsuit. we are getting a look at what the pedestrian and bike lanes on the eastern span of the bay bridge will look like. crews worked on the section this morning. the first 2/3 of the lane will open with the rest of the span on september 3. the remaining portion won't be finished till the summer of 2015. and we are counting down do the closure of the bay bridge. right now here is a look at our count down clock. 6 days, 1 hour, 51 minutes and seconds to go. the span is scheduled to close at 8:00 p.m. next wednesday night and caltrans plans to open the new span on tuesday september 3.

www.ktvu.com put together a guide for the bay bridge closure. look under hot topics for traffic updates and information on how to get around. family and friends remember a man who was killed while riding her bike in san francisco. a service was held for the 24- year-old. she was killed last week when she was hit by a truck making a right turn. they are asking mayor ed lee to make that neighborhood safer for bike riders. stalled truck snarled traffic in oakland today on south bound interstate 880. traffic was moving slowly around the stalled truck till it was towed away. all lanes are back open after an over turned big rig caused a major traffic back up on interstate 780. it happen on the second street

off ramp before 10:00 a.m. this morning.. part of contra costa county will be sprayed for west nile tonight. this is the area in brentwood that will be fogged from 8:00 p.m. to 11 it 11 -- to 11:00 p.m. 9 dead birds, 4 chickens and 5 mosquitos tested positive for west nile. you can see this mad scramble for a home run ball. coming up, why the police had to get involved. >> who is tracking you on the web? the push to make internet tracking more transparent. >> what is in store for the week? coming up in your neighborhood forecast.

law enforcement in san jose today launched a major sweep of homeless sex offenders. there are 535 sex offenders who are classified as transient. locating the sex offenders can be difficult. >> it is challenging. just walking along you can see there is clothing, garbage over here. and they are hard to find. >> police arrested 8 people but no sex offenders. officers did locate 5 sex offenders but they say all of them had registered properly. the s.w.a.t. team was on the scene of a eviction operate in oakland. several people have been living illegally in an apartment building for some time.

authorities say the s.w.a.t. team was called because the apartments were baroicated and the doors chained to -- baroicated and the doors child -- bearicated and the doors chained to make it difficult. >> i feel bad for theome owner who has -- for the homeowner who has to make the repairs. >> another person was arrested for spitting on a deputy. last year we looked at the squatting situation. ktvu's eric r spoke with --eric r spoke with -- ktvu's eric rasmussen has an interview on www.ktvu.com. take a look at this. a routine home run at yesterday's giants game but it

turned ugly. it looks like the usual scuffle but police say a teen was injured as the ball was ripped from his hand. crushes are common when fans try to catch home run balls but police are treating this as a robbery. ktvu's john sasaki is in san francisco with the seriousness of the crime. >> the giants are hosting the pirates tonight. pirates are the robbers of the sea but tonight the giants and police are concerned with a robber closer to home. the crime happened yesterday when stephen drew hit a home run. people dove on it ground for the ball. investigators say when a 16- year-old fan grabbed the ball someone twisted his wrist and snatched the ball from his hand. you see two arms tangled up. the man got up and walked away.

police say this was a robbery because robbery is taking someone from somebody by force or fear. we talked to fans and to the police about this case. >> looked like a wrestling match. people jumping on top of each other. kicking and scratching. everybody wanted that 1 ball. >> the suspend grabbed -- thesent grabbed the wrist of the -- the suspect grabbed the wrist of the juvenile and took control of the ball and took it away from the victim. the victim did sustain minor injuries to his wrist. >> once in a life time opportunity to get a ball, especially a home run ball. that doesn't happen very much and he probably should be charged with robbery. >> reporter: police want to find this man. 5'9", 230 pounds and wearing a black sweater. officials are in contact with the 16-year-old and his family.

the giants are trying to get the red sox to get a signed ball from stephen drew to make him feel better about his visit to san francisco. john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >> more details now. the fight over barry bonds' record breaking home run ball in 2001. a fan was escorted out of the crowd holding the ball but another fan claimed he caught the ball first and he ripped it from his hands. a long legal battle ensued and in the end the ball was sold and they split the proceeds. the senate approved a bill. operators of commercial websites that collect personal information would have to say whether they do or do not track installs from users.

that is something you could enable. the bill goes back to the assembly for a vote. tracking the fire weather and the red flag warning. still some in northern california. the clouds now showing up around groveland. watch that red arrow. this was this morning. that is where the fire zone is. near the fire. the smoke settled into the valleys. you get around lunchtime. look at the plume grow. build up. the radar in sacramento picks up returns. like it is raining but it is not raining. that is the smoke, the particles getting into the atmosphere and reflecting off the radar. that is a strong signature of a very large fire. that is where we are right now. this is from space.

another shot. you can see the smoke plume. that smoke will be bigger tomorrow. this was at 4:00 p.m. today. we will be watching that. at 10:00 p.m. we happen update the fire story. tripled in size in the last 24 hours. clearing skies tomorrow. still cool, this low pressure that brought us the unsettled lightning strikes, all the story, the red flag warnings is moving out. another low-pressure system, a different kind of low, has cool, moist air, that will trend temperatures down. not cold but not in the 90s. weekend mostly in the 80s. the highs tomorrow warmest day we will see for a couple days. reds are 90s. the 90s are working their way. low 90s with lots of mid-80s. and around the bay 70s.

upper 70s. warm day for your friday. 92 clear lake. 92 vacaville. antioch towards the sacramento valley. fog tomorrow morning. clearing at ocean beach. fog comes back in tonight. highs along the coast, low 60s. upper 50s with the fog. five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view you see it is like this. temperatures warmest tomorrow. low 90s. saturday and sunday they tick down a little bit. mid-80s. monday cooler still. the fire is going to be impacted by the sunday and monday thing. it will cool up there as well. you saw that smoke, the fire -- you have seen it. the fires settle down at night. cooler weather pattern next week.

[ talking at the same time ] >> not rain. just particulate. >> 83 square miles. huge. thank you. coming up on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36, an update on the massive wildfire near yosemite ask the latest on -- and the latest on evacuation and a website might be helpful when the new bridge closes. join us for these stories and more on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36. things may be turning around for yahoo. the key measure of the new ceo's success.

yahoo has reached a milestone. yahoo beat out everyone in web traffic in july. they brought in more than 196 million unique visitors during july. 5million more than google. the numbers indicate the ceo's effort to turn around the company are starting to pay off. all right. mark joins us now with why giants fans weren't happy to see brian wilson again.

>> you may find the video disturbing. brian wilson makes his debut with the dodgers today. came in in the 9th inning. there it is. yeah. he does do the cross. his first appearance since april 2012. one hit and two strikeouts. going to take a while to get used to that. no time at all to get used to seeing charles woodson back in a radar uniform. the place where he started. back with the silver and black. like a fine wine looking good in his 16th season and changing the culture of losing however he thinks is the toughest chore. >> it has been losing season or

just getting -- real easy to fall back into that mind set, here we go again. so i think that is the biggest heardful the team -- hurdle for the team to get away from that. >> all right. a little hint the 49ers worried about their back up quarterback situation. they signed walls to a one year contract. he is a 9 year veteran from sacramento originally. 7 seasons with the seahawks. played last week against the radars with the saints. he was released by new orleans. wallace brought in, perhaps he can add a spark at the backup quarterback spot. a's are off and the giants post the pirates tonight at at&t. that is the sporting life. >> beard.

underneath the beard. [ talking at the same time ] >> yeah. you know lots of people think it is a tired act but he likes it. >> didn't look tired in l.a. >> thank you. san francisco night clubs fighting back against cell phone thieves. tonight the tactics nightclubs are using to catch the thieves. >> and we are always here for you on www.ktvu.com and mobile ktvu. have a good night.

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