always been the flames moving toward and into yosemite national park. now that is happening and that led to yes yosemite, leading to an effort to protect san francisco's water supply. bulldozers are a common sight when it comes to clearing out protected zones during the rim fire, but today, heavy machinery was used to provide even more clearance in the area around yosemite national park, especially etchy reservoir, the main water supply for san francisco. fire units scrambled along evergreen road to protect the area today, once flames spread into the park. >> it's burning inside the park now, about 11,000 acres inside the park. still has a ways to go to get there. but it is moving in that direction. so we do want to be prepared. >> reporter: firefighters from several units employed the fighting fire with fire strategy this afternoon. officials said they plan to burn up a big area near evergreen road to try to stop

the rim fire's progress toward the reservoir, as well as nearby camp grounds. >> there's a lot of ground fuels, which we call ladder fuels. they climb up into the canopy. then it travels from tree to tree. >> we spent a lot of resources and time in the park and with water and power to make sure that entire water shed remains clean and safe and healthy drinking water. so it's important for us to focus on that effort, as well as the others. >> reporter: so far, we have not heard of any problems in the back fire operation going on. it is taking place quite a few miles away from the reservoir, because the national forest says it is not only worried about the structures, but also contamination. live near yosemite, robert handa, ktvu channel 2news. water concerns continue to increase the closer the enormous blaze gets to the reservoir. the fast-moving fire closed in on the reservoir in the last three days. take a look at how far the

flames were on monday. then on wednesday, the fire gained ground, charging towards the reservoir. today, that fire is dangerously close to the freshwater supply. the reservoir delivers approximately 260 million gallons of water every day to 2.4 million people in the bay area. it is the primary water source for san francisco county. it also provides water for parts of santa clara, alameda and san mateo counties. >> our coverage continues now with david stevenson, live in san francisco. he has more on what's being done right now to protect the vital water supply. david? >> reporter: we were first to report on how the city is spending $25,000 a day to make up for power loss due to the fire. today, we learned how city engineers are monitoring the system from fallout from the fire. san francisco counts on the water slope for clean water, safe to drink. but the rim fire has prompted

the city to declare a local state of emergency. >> it has affected our water and power system. >> reporter: it serves 2.6 million customers. utility officials are worried about ash getting into the water. engineers are using dozens of sensors to measure the water's cloudiness. current levels remain at 0.2, safe to drink. at 5.0, the water supply can't be used. >> if water quality were to degrade pasta certain point, we would then make the decision to switch to the local source of supply. >> reporter: the city says it has enough water stored in reservoirs, such as this one, to last several months, but there are also dangers to the supply to those tasked with fighting the fire. >> they are not dumping retardant in the water shed. we've asked them not to do that. they are also not dipping any of their buckets into the reservoir at this point in time. >> reporter: city officials are also worried about the hydro electric system that provides

power for city buildings, municipal lights, and even buses and trains. coming up at 6:00, the damage that's been done by fire to the grid lighting of san francisco. reporting live in san francisco, david stephens, ktvu channel 2news. and more details now. more than 100,000 acres, the rim fire is triple the size of san francisco, the equivalent of 10 manhattans, or 103 golden gate parks. meteorologist mark tamayo is tracking the conditions. mark, is it the weather or the terrain making things most difficult for firefighters? >> the weather has been challenging, but the terrain, very challenging. in fact, classified as extreme. you can see right now once again, day two of at least of the fire showing up massively on the satellite and radar with those big smoke clouds showing up on the satellite, even being detected by the radar. as i mentioned, the key factor here is the terrain. fire crews can't even access some of the areas. here's a closer look at the mapping system here. you can see the topography and

the river canyons, where the fire has been growing, toward the reservoir as well, showing up on the map. weather conditions are not helping out. this sensor missing this hour. closer to the fire, 85 degrees, winds out of the southwest at 9 miles an hour. humidity levels, right around 20% in this region. the warm, dry conditions will continue into the weekend for that area. coming up in the bay area forecast, coming up in 10 minutes, we'll take a look at that and we'll have the overnight fog forecast, a temperature change you can expect this weekend, and the extended. i'll let you know if the 90s return on the five-day forecast. help is on the way. ahead at 5:30, our coverage of the rim fire continues as san francisco firefighters pack up and head out to the fire lines. new developments tonight in an oakland homicide investigation. the district attorney's office today charging this man, 23- year-old rasheen strain in the shooting death of a 39-year-old woman over the weekend. rebecca vieira was shot and killed saturday while riding in

a car with her 5-year-old son and her boyfriend on mcarthur avenue. patrol officers spotted strain on wednesday, walking in east oakland and arrested him. a gunman is on the loose tonight after a shooting in marin county critically wounded a young man. it happened 7:30 last night on drake avenue in marin city, near donahue street. the marin county sheriff says about 20 people had gathered there in a parking lot and a man wearing a ski mask in a black hooded sweatshirt opened fire, hitting a 21-year-old sitting in a car. the victim, who is from vallejo, was shot in the chest several times. he is in critical condition after undergoing surgery. despite a massive police search last night, the suspect has not been found. the man at the center of an investigation into the death of a federal investigator from oakland is revealing more now about their relationship. he says they had a child together. it's one of many claims 56-year- old randy a lana made when he

spoke to ktvu last night in jail. alana said he dated sandra coke for 11 years and they reconnected when he was released from prison last year. coke disappeared earlier this month. her body was later found in vacaville. police arrested alana on a parole violation, but he has not been charged in coke's death. heartbreaking 911 tapes just released appear to confirm that a heyward man shot and killed by police did have a knife in his hand. on august 13th, an 11-year-old girl called 911. the call lasted for 8 minutes. she told operators, quote, he's grabbing a knife! he's saying he's going to kill her! he's saying i'm going to give you 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 or something. he's, like, counting down to kill her or something. when officers arrived at the apartment, they say he lunged at the officer with a knife. an officer shot and killed him. family members later claimed

simmons was not armed. we have listened to the tapes and choose not to air them because of the graphic nature. bold accusations tonight in the ongoing bart labor dispute. two unions representing employees claim that bart officials are violating that 60- day cooling off injunction, now knocking on the door of the state's top prosecutor. mike mibach has more on what the union say the district is doing wrong. >> reporter: heather, unions claim the transit district is getting in the way of progress. so now, they are asking the attorney general to step in and go to court forcing bart back to the table. the 50-day cooling off period? >> negotiations are worth it. >> reporter: ice cold. >> the workers seem very unhappy. i think they should be negotiating. >> reporter: trains are running. negotiations are not. >> we just want to get it done. we care about the patrons and the public. >> reporter: so much so, he says the unions, through their

attorneys, dated august 21st sent to the attorney general-- >> we're not standing in the way of meeting. we're able to meet at whatever time the mediator wants us to be there. >> reporter: the bart spokeswoman had no specific reaction to the letter, but emphasizes it's up to state and federal mediators when to meet next. >> they are the only ones to set the calendar. the moment they say we're ready to get everyone back to the table, we'll be there. >> reporter: the letter asks the attorney general to move promptly in court to seek a con cement citation, compelling the district to get back to the table. >> stop playing games. that's what the union wants to do. atu and sciu want to come to the table and negotiate and get a contract resolved. >> reporter: the union says it has not heard back from the attorney general's office. neither have we, after we requested a response today. our call to a state mediator

was also not returned. mike mibach, ktvu channel 2news. we are now less than a week away from the closure of the bay bridge, ahead of the opening of the new eastern span. there are now five days, two hours, and 50 minutes left before cal trans closes the bay bridge for five days. even though the bridge won't close until next week, drivers will start seeing changes as early as tonight, as crews get ready to open the new eastern span. cal trans will be closing the right three lanes at the toll plaza tonight at 9:00 and then redirect them from the old bridge over to the new one. there is also work still going on on the deck itself, striping lanes, coding the roadway, and finishing up electrical installation. >> you know, i think there's some positive, yet nervous energy. obviously everyone's very excited about getting to this work. that's what everyone, besides the issue with the broken bolts, all the work has been continuing on this labor day schedule for the past several months. >> again, the bay bridge closes next wednesday and won't reopen

until the day after labor day. on ktvu.com we have an entire section dedicated to the bay bridge shutdown. there, you'll find detour map to navigate around the closure. bart and ferry schedules, plus animation of what it will be like driving over the new bridge will all be at ktvu.com, under hot topics. monitoring several busy bay area freeways. what officials will be keeping their eyes on. >> also, coming up new at 5:30, a large effort is set to launch tomorrow to find this missing east bay toddler. the motive behind the new massive search. >> tv's, tablets, smartphones. do more screens mean less sleep? how technology may be affecting students. >> and covered california. just six weeks away from being lawmpled and going online, the concern tonight that has state officials scrambling to meet the deadline. ♪

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new at 5:00, running out of time. in less than six weeks, the president's major health care overhaul will launch. california officials right now are scrambling to get ready. covered california is the state's online health insurance marketplace and it was scheduled to be ready on october 1st. >> our health and times editor john fowler tells us why the website launch could be delayed. >> reporter: people today told us they are eager to try the state's new health insurance exchange. >> it's very difficult to find a plan that i could live with, that i wasn't scared of getting sick under and getting bankrupt very quickly. >> reporter: it's called covered california. online sign-up was to start in six weeks, but officials today acknowledged delays. the program simply isn't ready. >> it's a very complex system. it is one of california's -- california is one of the largest states and most diverse. >> reporter: part of the federal affordable care act, covered california is allow consumers to shop from

competing health plans. tax breaks help low income people pay for coverage. >> close to $700 a month. if we could get something less expensive, i would be very interested in that. >> i don't think the plan has been well thought out. >> reporter: pharmacist pam guns told me today the program is confusing, with too many options. >> until this problem is resolved, i think that's probably why we're having a delay. >> reporter: as many as 3 million uninsured californians ultimately could get coverage. >> people with preexisting conditions are going to be able to purchase coverage on their own. >> reporter: uc berkeley health policy analyst laura lucia tells me the online calculator is working and telephone sign- up should be working october 1st. >> it's best to sign up as early as possible so your coverage starts as early as possible, which is january 1st. >> reporter: the state estimates even when fully implemented, 3 to 4 million californians will remain uninsured, 1 million undocumented immigrants who are not eligible. john fowler, ktvu channel

2news. president obama today accused republicans of not having an economic plan. that came during the president's bus tour to college campuses, where he's campaigning to make higher education more affordable. mr. obama was reacting to a push by house republicans to cut off money for the president's health plan as part of a government funding bill. 911 dispatchers in santa clara county are threatening to go on strike. now the county is trying to get a court order to keep that from happening. the dispatchers have threatened to walk off the job because they say they are understaffed and being forced to work overtime. the county has 61 dispatchers to cover 73 full-time positions. the county says it's trying to hire new dispatchers. the woman hired to overhaul california's state mental hospitals reportedly is under investigation for sexual harassment. the los angeles times reports two subordinates filed complaints against kathy gaither, accusing her of sexual harassment and sexual discrimination. gaither was hired two years ago

as chief deputy director of state hospitals, but was put on leave last month. noncitizens would be able to serve on juries in california under a bill that is now headed to governor jerry brown's desk. the state senate approved the bill yesterday. the assembly had already passed it. the bill would allow people who are in this country legally, but are not citizens, to serve on juries. backers say it would help ensure people have a jury of their real peers. there's no word whether governor brown plans to sign the bill. the bay area's air quality management district plans to install pollution monitors on three of the area's most congested freeways. one of the monitors will be on the east of interstate 80 near aquatic park in berkeley. the second will be on the laney college campus next to 880. the third will be in san jose near highway 101. starting in january, people will be able to go online and read the pollution levels from those monitors. traffic there 080 is pretty

bad, but you couldn't ask for a better day. it is beautiful out there. mark tamayo is filling in, just as the weekend is coming on. >> perfect over the next few days. we're locked in a stable weather pattern. we started out the work week with the threat of thunderstorms. in fact, we had thunderstorms monday night. today, basically things have stabilized. low clouds and fog, still a big factor near the immediate shoreline, closer to half moon bay, and ocean beach. a little clearing here, closer to the marin headlands. the fog bank will expand late tonight and tomorrow morning. current numbers, most areas in the upper 50s for the coast. lots of 60s around the bay. san jose right now reporting mostly clear skies and 71 degrees. here's the time lapse, toward the oakland estuary during the 1:00 hour into 2:00. you'll see patchy fog out in the distance and hazy skies up above. for the most part, partly to mostly sunny. first thing tomorrow morning, areas of fog to contend with

and temperatures starting out in the low to mid-50s. san jose, 57 degrees. san jose, 52. san francisco, 53. our forecast model showing you this. the clouds on the increase late tonight, into early tomorrow morning. so this is 8:00. the clouds near the coast, over san francisco, still a few patches right around parts of marin, around the bay itself, even partly cloudy skies well inland, out toward livermore. the overall trend this weekend, we'll cool things off a little bit in a few spots, but these are all minor changes for both saturday and into sunday. so for tomorrow, we're starting out the day with overcast out there, clearing back to near the shoreline. temperatures, as i mentioned, not a big change from today. no major heat in the forecast. warmest locations, 84 in fairfield, 86 in antioch. san jose, mid-70s. winds will funnel right on through the golden gate bridge throughout the afternoon hours. wind speeds 15 to 25 miles an hour. here is a look ahead at your five-day forecast with your weekend always in view. you see temperatures, some areas cool off a little bit

tomorrow. cooling trend will continue into sunday. these are all just minor changes, just one or two degrees. temperatures do warm up a little bit for monday, tuesday and wednesday, back up in the mid to upper 0 0s. no heat on this forecast. with all the major fire near yosemite, the fog will help our fire danger over the next few days. >> thanks, mark. wells fargo bank lays off more than 2000 people. we'll tell you what prompted the cut. >> thousands of employees who were forced to take time off may get their money back. the push to get them paid as another threat of furloughs looms just a few weeks away. >> and we'll be back right after this. things won't last . ah! woof. some things will. save up to 20% on an ikea kitchen.

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significant. >> more than 32,000 federal workers have filed appeals to get back the money they lost while on furlough. most are civilian employees, with the defense department. they were forced to take the unpaid days off because of automatic sequestration budget cuts. if congress doesn't agree on a budget this fall, some workers could find themselves with no paycheck. >> rather than furloughs would be rifs, reductions in force, where people would actually be given pink slips and lose their jobs. >> this week, the board that hears those appeals says it will start processing more claims after labor day. without a spending plan, the next round of automatic budget cuts would kick in on october 1st. the gunman in the fort hood masacre is now waiting to see what will happen in the penalty phase of his court martial. major nidal hassan was found guilty today on all counts. he acted as his own attorney and did not call any witnesses and made no closing arguments.

the army psychiatrist acknowledged carrying out the attack in 2009 that killed 13 and wounded more than 30 others. he said he did it to protect muslim insurgents abroad. hassan faces a possible death sentence. thousands of workers in the mortgage unit at wells fargo are being laid off, the latest sign the refinancing boom is cooling off. wells fargo says layoff notices went out to 2300 mortgage employees all across the country. the san francisco-based bank said it had to lay off workers because mortgage refinancing demand has dropped compared to last year and early this year. the search for a missing east bay girl is about to intensify. >> more than 50 law enforcement officials will take part in a search for missing 22-month-old daphne webb. coming up, i'll explain why her grandfather hopes they don't find anything at all. >> technology impacting classroom performance. the warning being issued about popular gadgets, as students head back to school. >> also, we talk to san francisco firefighters as they

pack up and head out to the massive rim fire. the mission they were given before rolling out this morning. look at 'em.

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. a reward grows larger as a new effort gets under way to try to recover a little girl who hasn't been seen for six weeks. a tip to oakland police is renewing the search for missing 22-month-old daphne webb. ktvu has the new details on the search effort. >> reporter: heather, fbi doubled the reward to $20,000 for little daphne. police say a new tip they got about information will lead them to a search tomorrow morning. it's been more than a month since now-22-month-old daphne webb was reported missing. >> six weeks, lot of people lose hope. we haven't lost any hope. we are still very optimistic. that's where we'll stay. >> reporter: today, we spoke with kevin davis, daphne's maternal grandfather, about the search oakland police will launch tomorrow morning. officers say more than 50 trained professionals will search by land in what police are calling an open space in oakland, with cadaver dogs and special equipment in tow. however, for fear of compromising the investigation, police couldn't give us any other details.

>> if we announced that tonight, the location, that could possibly jeopardize. we don't want anything to be disturbed between now and tomorrow morning. >> we don't want them to find anything, because that still keeps our hopes alive. >> reporter: back in july, little daphne was reported missing by her father, who stopped in a convenience store to get something to drink. when john webb returned to his suv, daphne was gone. today, police say john is still a person of interest in the case, a case police say they have never stopped investigating since the beginning. and now that they are offering more money, the hope is someone will come forward. >> we know that person is out there. we just need to hear from you. we need to hear from you now. because we need to bring this case to a close. we need to get our baby back. >> reporter: police say right now, two investigations are going on in the search for little daphne. one is that of a missing person. the other, a homicide. police say they will give the exact location of the search early tomorrow morning. of course we'll have a crew there and bring you the latest as it develops. live in oakland, paul chambers,

ktvu channel 2news. more details now about little daphne. she was 21 months old when her father reported her missing back on july 10th. police say daphne has a deformity to her left ear. she was last seen wearing orange two-piece pajamas with pink hearts. to another missing person case, this one involving a woman from the delta and her two children say they have a bad feeling about what happened to her. 57-year-old susan green has not been seen or heard from since august 11th. she was last seen that night at the happy harbor bar in isleton, east of rio vista. green's daughter and son say it is out of character for their mother to have no contact with them and also to abandon her pet rabbits. >> i just got a really, really bad feeling that something had happened. so i went down there saturday and then the car wasn't there. the place was unlocked. the bunnies were left in their cage with no food or water. >> i think somebody hurt her when she was leaving the bar that night.

>> susan green's 2000 red ford mustang is also missing. the sacramento county sheriff's department is asking anyone with information on her disappearance to contact them. to the south bay, where police there are searching for a man who sexually assaulted a woman near santa clara university. it happened after midnight wednesday on franklin and sherman streets on the northern edge of campus. investigators say the attacker grabbed a woman and sexually assaulted her before she was able to fight him off. school officials alerted students and staff about the attack. the fall quarter begins next month. >> it's just a reminder to be careful and kind of use the safety background. >> police released this sketch of the attacker, 6' 2, weighing 200 pounds with an athletic build. union city police are warning residents about burglars posing as city workers. the warning comes after a pair of suspects robbed two elderly people on wednesday. investigators say a woman wearing what looks like a city uniform knocked on the victim's door and claimed she needed to

check on a snake infestation. when the residents were distracted, a second person came in and took cash, jewelry and other items. the city says its workers always carry photo id's. a proposed facility for recovering add addicts is drawing -- the 18-bed full circle intervention facility would be on the 900 block of san ansomo avenue. neighbors are concerned about traffic, noise, exposure to secondhand cigarette smoke, and reduced property values. an advocacy group wants the u.s. government to stop signing up subjects for a study on premature babies. the national institutes of health is looking for the best way to treat anemia in preemies. but the group public citizens says the government isn't telling parents that half of the group is receiving low hemoglobin injections and that can lead to nerve damage. the nih says it is reviewing

the study procedures. now to our continuing coverage of the out-of-control rim fire. more help is on the way. this crew from the san francisco fire department packed up and headed to the yosemite area today. more than 2000 firefighters from all across the state of california are now fighting that wildfire. julie haener is in the newsroom to tell us about the resources from the city joining in the effort. julie? >> reporter: frank, that extra help is in the form of 22 people from the san francisco fire department. our camera was there today, as the team loaded up their gear and headed out. firefighters from station 7 at 19th and fulsom streets loaded up today. the fire house is sending a strike team of five engine companies with four personnel for each engine, along with a strike team leader and assistant. they still don't know what their task will be at the rim fire, but say they are ready for just about anything. >> usually the big rigs stay on the pavement, don't get up into

the mountains because we're not four-wheel drive. but we could be assigned to anything. we could be assigned to structure protection. we could be assigned to perimeter control, helping put in fire line. >> reporter: the assistant chief says they will face steep, rough terrain, rapidly spreading flames and weather driven by the fire itself. but he says the biggest concern, as always, will be for the safety of their fire fighting team. the san francisco firefighters will have their hands full. the forest service says the rim fire has ballooned to more than 1000 acres and is only 2% contained. reporting live in the newsroom, julie haener, ktvu channel 2news. >> stay with ktvu for complete coverage of the rim fire. we'll be updating the information on air, online, and at ktvu.com, as well as facebook and twitter. the world's highest mountain, shrinking. >> plus, students not getting enough sleep? how technology is involved and the warning going out tonight, as classes resume. >> there is late word that embattled san diego mayor bob

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well, that actually happened to a handful of people recently. they received calls from the pope, out of the blue, after writing to him or suffering a personal tragedy. now, an italian newspaper is offering phone etiquette tips, in case the pope makes more calls. they include listen first, then talk, and if the conversation permits, ask the pope about soccer, or how pope benedict is doing, and avoid touchy subjects, such as vatican policy or scandals involving the church. tens of thousands of people are in the nation's capital tonight to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the march on washington. today, set-up crews were at work on the national mall, as bus loads of people arrived for the event. this weekend, they plan to retrace the steps taken during dr. martin luther king, jr.'s 1963 march for civil rights. that's when dr. king delivered his historic "i have a dream" speech. >> this is a big moment for us, because we have been teaching

her about who martin luther king is and his speech. >> this is a part of our history. it's amazing. it's so profound when you get close to it, actually gave me chills. >> on wednesday, the actual anniversary of dr. king's speech and march, president obama and former presidents carter and clinton plan to speak from the same spot where dr. king did 50 years ago. after weeks of controversy, san diego mayor bob filner just announced he will step down. the san diego city council accepted filner's resignation late this afternoon. now, it comes after several women came forward accusing filner of sexual harassment and other inappropriate behavior. the city council announced it's accepting a settlement in a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a former aid. the 70-year-old filner apologized today for his actions. his last day in office is august 30th. after 13 years on the job, the head of microsoft is stepping down. ceo steve balmer announced today he plans to retire in the upcoming year. the 57-year-old took over

microsoft in 2000 from founder bill gates, but microsoft has struggled under balmer. in fact, the company lost more than half its market value. microsoft says it's forming a search committee, which will include bill gates, to find a successor. vollmer says he will stay on until the replacement is found. california has a new tool that provides a full view of the california's unemployment data and other aspects of the economy, broken down by region, industry, and demographics. the california business round table launched the new website just today. the group says it will allow better understanding of the state's business climate and economic trends. pedestrians versus vehicle. the san francisco neighborhood that may see its sidewalks get bigger as its streets get smaller. >> and the connection between sleep, screen time and how well

children perform in school. >> and a big name bay area wine maker who took part in a nautical tradition today. >> in weather, clouds already pushing back into the bay. coming up, i'll show you where all the fog will be first thing tomorrow morning and i'll highlight the coolest day of the weekend.

. as students head back to school, many may not be getting enough sleep. and new technology may be playing a role in that. whether it's tv's, tablets or smartphones, younger and younger children are spending more time than ever looking at screens. all that technology may be affecting their performance in the classroom. ktvu's cara lui explains the connection a from the sleep lab at children's hospital. >> reporter: well, frank it, has to do with getting enough sleep. not only can these electronic devices be intellectually stimulating, doctors say the light from the screens also impacts the release of melatonin, a trigger for sleep. for the start of seventh grade,

it meant new rules about electronic devices at home. >> she changed them. now i can use the phone until 7:00 and i need to, like, chill. then, like, try to fall asleep as early as i can. >> yeah, calm down. >> reporter: dr. nancy rin runs a sleep program at packer children's hospital. >> we found kids using technology more and exposing themselves to technology more are definitely getting less sleep, constantly plugged in. they want to know what's going on, and they have this need to let everyone else know what's going on. >> reporter: rin says poor sleep is connected to poor academic performance, especially in math. >> it's important for consolidation of memory and learning of concepts, as well as also erasing extraneous memory you don't need. >> reporter: doctors say school- age kids need at least 10 hours of sleep. teens need at least eight. rin says establish a sleep schedule and try not to veer off of it by more than an hour,

even on weekends. she also recommends shutting down all devices at least one hour before bedtime. live in mountain view, cara lui, ktvu channel 2news. >> you can find more of our back-to-school coverage on our website, ktvu.com. we have a special section that is packed with information, plus a slide show featuring class photos from our own school days. san francisco city leaders are giving the green light to a sidewalk expansion plan in the heart of the castro district. the board of supervisors this week approved a $4 million project to double the width of sidewalks on castro street between 17th and 19th. the project also includes adding more trees and lighting to that area. opponents of the plan say the project would narrow the street and slow traffic in an already congested area. the project, though, is set to begin next year. some of the nation's most recognizable landmarks are still under repair, two years to the day after a surprise earthquake really shook washington, dc. this video shows the scene

inside the washington monument during the 5.8 magnitude quake that happened on august 23rd, 2011. two years later, this is what it looks like. scaffolding lines the monument, as crews continue to work to fix all the cracks in the snow. >> kind of looks ugly, but they have to put it up there to fix the monument. hope it's done soon. >> the $15 million monument project should be completed by next spring. the national cathedral is working on a $26 million project to fix cracks and damage there from that earthquake. >> it is friday. lots of people heading into the weekend, looking to make those plans. let's check in with meteorologist mark tamayo. >> big weekend plans overt next few days. if you are heading to the coast, you probably already know, you'll need to bundle up there. inland, temperatures not warming up much, 70s and 80s. here is our live camera toward the golden gate bridge there and the fog out in the distance. that will be increasing in coverage late tonight, into early tomorrow morning. as far as temperatures from today, they have been cooling

off. 60s for the coast. 70s in san jose. in fact, 73 in san jose. and the warmest locations in inland, mid to upper 80s. fairfield, 85 degrees. antioch, 87. storm tracker 2 showing no storms out there, but the fog bank is still developing, as you can see closer to half moon bay, around the golden gate park as well. more overcast here. that will be a factor over the next six to 12 hours, pushing into the bay. current numbers, still warm inland, toward fairfield and livermore. san jose currently in the lower 70s. santa rosa right now checking in at 76 degrees at last check. as far as the wind speeds, winds have been picking up, winds out of the southwest at fairfield, 22 miles an hour. oakland, wins out of the west at 10. stronger in santa rosa and more observations for you, san francisco, at least sfo out of the west at 17. a little stronger -- weaker toward santa rosa, but still moderate. forecast headlines tonight, fog increasing, a bit of a breeze out there. weekend morning cloud cover,

skies becoming partly sunny. then the extended, a familiar forecast, cool coast and mild temperatures inland with no major heat in the forecast. this weather system we're watching to our north and west, this is a new one that's going to drop into northern california this weekend. so with that, morning fog, skies becoming partly sunny. wind speeds pick up once again for saturday and sunday. this system will basically cap the temperatures. we're talking 80s inland, around the bay, either side of 70 degrees. as mentioned earlier, if you're heading to the beach, bundle up. readings only near the 60- degree mark for afternoon highs. in fact, that shows up nicely with our forecast-month-old. the greens translate to 60s. yellows, 70s. warmest locations, inland. the orange, thinking 80s. clouds in the morning, a slow, gradual process clearing back to the shoreline. a few left-over patches for san francisco into the afternoon hours. santa rosa forecast high of 80. more 80s toward fairfield and antioch and brentwood. oakland, upper 60s, 69 degrees.

san jose, forecast high in the mid 70s. these temperatures will check in about 3:00 tomorrow afternoon. looking ahead at your five-day forecast, a little bit more cooling for sunday. that will be the coolest day of the weekend, but not by much, only 1 to 2 degrees. partly cloudy skies by monday and tuesday. but you can see here, no major heat in the forecast. it has been quite a week. remember, we start out the week with temperatures near 1100 degrees. all the thunderstorms, things beginning to stabilize out there. >> taking a little bit of a dip. thank you. honoring a fallen hero. >> he was a brother, a father, a son. he was well loved. >> the richmond police department breaks ground on a special memorial, remembering one of their own five years after his death. >> now back to julie haener in the ktvu newsroom with what we're working on for 6:00. >> reporter: a south bay police chief is accused of intimidating his force. how he's trying to make things right. plus, could safeway owe you money?

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atmosphere. scientists say the space craft is the first to be designed, developed, built and tested at nasa ames, set to be launched in virginia on september 6th. the world's highest peak is shrinking, apparently due to the earth's warming climate. researchers at the university of milan examined satellite imagery and weather data and they have determined that the peak of mount everest has reduced by 13% over the past 50 years. they say that the snow line has retreated nearly 600 feet. as a result, rocks and ground previously covered by snow are now visible. the researchers say the changes could be due to human-generated greenhouse gases altering the climate. a lawsuit against paula deen has been dropped. lawyers signed the deal to drop the lawsuit filed by a former employee who claimed deen was unfair to black workers.

the claim led to deen losing several endorsements and her food network cooking show. california's public workers are among the best paid. california has 2.2 million state, local government and public school workers. according to an annual survey by the census bureau, in 2011, the california public workers made an average of $4600 per month. that is the third highest salary level, behind new york and new jersey. the national average is a little more than $3600 a month. cheers, confetti, the sound of breaking glass all heralded the christening of a new ship in san francisco today. [ cheers & applause ] >> that's ophelia gallo, the wife of the gallo wine company's ceo doing the honors at today's christening ceremony. the cap co reit es will carry wine all over the world.

five years after his death, a richmond police officer is still being remembered. a new underpass project ground breaking was held today. a man in attendance, a man who received a life-saving transplant from the fallen officer. >> reporter: amidst the piles of dirt and construction equipment lies a vision, to improve richmond in honor of fallen hero. the new roadway undercrossing will be built here, beneath these railroad tracks that cross marina bay parkway between regatta and meeker avenue, an area often congested with idling vehicles due to passing trains. >> this project not only improves public safety and access, but it also really helps support the bay area economy. >> reporter: here's what the more than $30 million project will look like once complete. it will bear the name of one of richmond's finest, officer bradley moody. >> there was once a young man named brad, who at the age of five said, mom, when i grow up, i want to be a police officer.

>> reporter: richmond police officer james moody was emotional as he told the crowd of his brother's life-long desire to serve and protect. >> he was a brother, a father, a son, and he was well loved. >> reporter: officer bradley moody was killed in 2008 when he lost control of his patrol car while responding to a call. the 29-year-old moody was an organ donor. >> he saved five lives. >> reporter: michael law received a life-saving lung transplant. he remembers the day he met officer moody's widow. >> she introduced herself just like you to me and said, can i put my hands on my husband's lungs? and i said, as long as you want. we just hugged. >> thanks for being here. >> reporter: more hugs and tears today, as the city moves to memorialize officer bradley moody. . now at 6:00, the raging wildfire burning in and around yosemite has the bay area on alert tonight, as the flames move dangerously close to a key

water reservoir. >> safeway is settling up. the computer glitch that overcharged hundreds of customers at one store in the south bay. >> he nodded off behind the wheel. the resulting crash killed his two daughters. now the district attorney's office says the driver's drowsiness is criminal. the deep penalty a bay area father faces as he continues to deeply mourn the loss of his children. . 2 million bay area residents depend on the hetch hetchy reservoir to deliver their drinking water. but tonight, that crucial water supply is at risk, as the rim wildfire burns one step ahead of firefighters. good evening, everyone. i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. firefighters are waging a difficult fight tonight against that powerful rim wildfire, which is now burning in yosemite national park. at this hour, the flames have consumed 105,000 acres and the massive fire is only 2%

contained. >> the steep terrain has made things extremely difficult for firefighters and the dense, dry brush is fueling the flames that are raging through the stanislaus national forest and now the edge of yosemite national park. >> 4500 structures are at risk, including hundreds of homes in groveland and the pine mountain lake community. more residents were advised to evacuate today. and here is the concern we face tonight. this map shows the edge of the fire, which has now spread into yosemite national park. and near, you can see just miles away, is the hetch hetchy reservoir. that is the front line of the fire fight for some crews trying to protect this crucial water source that serves a large swath of the bay area. >> we have live team coverage tonight. ktvu's david stevenson is in san francisco, where water officials are tracking water levels and monitoring for contamination. but we begin with robert handa, with more on the