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 effort to protect the hetch hetchy

reservoir. >> reporter: we are way up high in the stanislaus national forest, where we can show you how the rim fire is spreading. as we reported during the 5:00 newscast, the fire has now headed into yosemite national park and toward hetch hetchy reservoir. crews have been setting so- called back fires, similar to this one today along highway 120, to try to get rid of fuel in the path of the rim fire. this afternoon, they used the fighting fire with fire strategy along evergreen road to help protect san francisco's main water supply, hetch hetchy reservoir, inside yosemite national park. >> the reservoir is key, you know, to the city of san francisco and the water quality that we send there. >> reporter: along with the back fires, bulldozers were brought in to carve out more protective space. officials say the fire has burned up more than 11,000 acres of the park, but is still at least several miles from the reservoir. >> you want to protect the structures as much as possible. some of them are historic structures. all of them are important to the operation of the dam. we want to protect those structures.

>> reporter: but hour by hour, the flames and smoke just kept building up, and as you can see the plume from the rim fire became a huge looming presence and had firefighters concerned over whether the relentless fire can be stopped at the hetch hetchy reservoir. >> i have placed a lookout over a safety zone who has eyes on us and the column to give us an idea as to when or if we need to pull out of here. >> reporter: again, so far we have not heard of any problems with the operation, but we were ordered out of the area as the back fires were being lit for safety concerns. we'll have a full update tonight on our 10:00 news. live near yosemite, robert handa, ktvu channel 2news. >> the fire threat is creating worries about the water supply here that serves 2.6 million bay area residents. the hetch hetchy reservoir delivers 275 million gallons of water a day to san francisco and parts of santa clara, san mateo, and alameda counties.

ktvu's david stevenson spent the day with water officials. >> reporter: frank, utilities officials say the quality of the hetch hetchy water supply tonight remains safe. but that could change. but they are also concerned about the hit that the city's power supply has taken because of the rim fire. as crews release fire retardant chemicals on the rim fire, san francisco utilities officials said the water coming out of that region remains safe to drink. >> we don't see any degradation of water quality at this time. the, the quality of the water coming out of the hetch hetchy reservoir right now is the same quality as it was coming out before this fire started. >> reporter: engineers say the water's cloudiness remains at levels before the fire broke out, a sign ash has not yet seriously affecting the supply that serves 2.6 million customers. reservoirs are ready to fill in at the hetch hetchy flow is interrupted. >> we think the water system is going to be fine. we're more concerned that damage has been done to our

power system. >> reporter: san francisco hydro electric plants in the fire's regions were shut down monday. the system powers san francisco municipal buildings, city lights, buses and trains. 12.5 miles of power lines lie in the path of the fire. utility officials say for now, they can only wait until whenever the fire dies down to get an up-close look at the damage. >> we don't know the condition of our above-ground facilities. mainly our electric transmission line. >> reporter: and doing without those two hydro electric plants has come at a cost. as we first revealed wednesday, since monday, san francisco has been paying pg&e $25,000 a day to make up in part for the power. reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2news. california's army national guard from moffett field is fighting the rim fire from the air. this is video they gave us today of a blackhawk helicopter, as it drops water on the fire at stanislaus

national forest near yosemite on wednesday. the pilots are members of the 129th rescue wing, some of whom recently returned from afghanistan. more than a dozen communities near yosemite are under evacuation orders or advisories right now. some of those larger areas include pine mountain lake, camp mather, berkeley family camp, and buck meadows. authorities have set up an evacuation center at the mother lode fairgrounds in sonora. residents living in the groveland area came to fire station number 1 to check out maps with the fire lines and evacuation information. we talked with one woman who is struggling physically with the smoky air. >> i've got to go. i have to go. it's a matter of life or death. so if we lose our home, we lose our home. and if we don't, god bless the firefighters. >> some evacuees told us they spent last night in their cars. there is still no word yet when those evacuation orders and advisories will be lifted. in less than an hour, a

community meeting is scheduled to get under way in groveland to update residents on that wildfire. fire officials are expected to discuss plans for the coming days. again, that meeting is set for 7:00 tonight in groveland. smoke from the rim fire is causing health problems 150 miles away in nevada. the wildfire has created hazy, smoky conditions in reno, prompting air qualitofficials to push the air quality index into the unhealthy red zone. young people and the elderly are advised to avoid heavy exertion outside. and coming up in 11 minutes, meteorologist mark tamayo is tracking the plume of smoke that's coming up on weather radars and he's also watching the forecast that brings a chance of lightning and rain to the fire zone. and ktvu has continuing coverage of the rim fire on air and online. log on to ktvu.com for complete coverage, plus major developments on twitter and facebook. safeway has agreed to pay $46,000 in civil penalties for

a computer glitch that overcharged hundreds of gas customers. the santa clara county district attorney's office says a sharp- eyed customer caught the overcharge. an estimated 700 other customers were also overbilled. the computer glitch appeared only at the safeway gas station on west hamilton avenue by the san tomas expressway. safeway says the glitch has been repaired. the police chief is offering an apology to rank and file. it's a story we told you about earlier this week, as letters were going back and forth in the dispute over pay raises for police. some say that the police chief went too far. ktvu's jade hernandez is in san jose tonight, where the chief is now taking a softer tone. >> reporter: well, that's right. the acting chief here at headquarters is trying to dispel any imtimidation rumors in a letter he wrote to the

department. he assures the officers there will be no backlash for notes sent to city leaders regarding contract negotiations, as the city and the police officers association union continue to haggle, residents and business owners just want more protection on the street, however they get it. >> this is part of the theater, i would say. >> reporter: a san jose police helicopter hovered above in the sky, another workday that went by without any progress between police and the city. >> it's tough to negotiate if you're not actually sitting down and talking. >> reporter: albeit not at a bargaining table, san jose police officer association jim underland listened to the chief on talk radio today. >> we tried to give them money, put it on the table. there are no strings attached. >> reporter: the police officers association says not true, pointing to the city's latest proposal, including a reopener clause. >> if they lose measure 2 in the trials at the end of this year, they want to force us back to arbitration.

we will not agree to that language. >> reporter: almost a month ago, an officer-involved chase sped through an area, after police slammed into a tree nearby. >> many, many claims of this happening around the bay area. >> reporter: the owner of savings mini mart does what he can to protect himself, which is why he wanted to hide his identity. >> by the time that the responders here, the crime is don't. >> reporter: the city knows there's frustration. >> it's been months since we've sat down at the table. we could get back to it next week, that would be terrific. >> reporter: as for the letter that the city sent the police officers union today, the union told me about 30 minutes ago it plans to respond on monday. reporting live in san jose tonight, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2news. a judge ordered a fremont man today to the napa state hospital for running down a pedestrian in 2006. 36-year-old omit paul pleaded guilty to first degree murder last month for using his suv to

hit and kill 04-year-old stephen j wilson as he walked on fremont boulevard. the judge said he made his decision based on reports from four psychiatrists who said paul was mentally ill. after paul ran down wilson in fremont, he headed to san francisco where he plowed through another 16 people. no one was killed, but they all suffered injuries. a judge declared paul insane and sent him to napa state hospital for that incident as well. newly released 911 tapes of an officer-involved shooting in heyward seemed to back up officers' account of what happened. donnie simmons, jr. was shot to death by officers august 14th. officers say he lunged at them with a knife, but his family argued he was unarmed. today, ktvu obtained the heart- breaking 911 tapes and listened to them. simmons' 11-year-old daughter was the one who called 911. she clearly states that her father had a knife and was threatening her mother. in fact, at one point, the little girl tells the 911 operator, quote, he's grabbing a knife.

he's going to stab my mom! you can then hear police enter the apartment and open fire. we have decided not to air that tape because of the disturbing nature of the events. a father charged in an accident that killed his daughters. >> if you drive when you're extremely sleepy, it's almost like driving under the influence of alcohol. >> coming up, what his wife told us about his nightmare. >> then, you'll never guess the luxury car that's outselling porsche in california. the ride that's growing in popularity and how the bay area could benefit. >> and the weekend is just hours away, and so are weather changes. what to expect saturday morning and into your weekend. [ marco ] i'm a student at devry university.

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. new at 6:00, a bay area father still haunted by the death of of his two daughters, now facing possible jail time for the car crash that killed

them. it's a rare legal move to prosecute a person for driving while drowsy, but some say it's necessary to alert people of an unnecessary risk on the road. fatigue is a key component in this case. rob ross has more. >> reporter: frank, the incident along highway 101 here in palo alto cost a san bruno father the lives of his two daughters. he apparently dozed off behind the wheel. now he is being charged with vehicular manslaughter. the man's wife told us today he is still very much grief- stricken. the santa clara county deputy district attorney says the man was drowsy when he crashed his car on the shoulder on the 101, heading home from a black friday shopping trip last november. the driver says his adult daughters were not wearing seat belts. the deputy da says that is why

he is being charged with two counts of misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter. >> he certainly suffered more punishment than the law could ever impose, but there's also a public safety issue that we just can't ignore. >> reporter: his wife told us off camera he's still mourning the loss of his daughters. she said at night he still screams for them and about the da's decision to file criminal charges, she said i think he has suffered enough already. >> the harm to the officer, the harm to the other motorist, the potential harm to the public is something that we can't ignore. >> reporter: defense attorney and former prosecutor stephen clark says proving a driver was sleepy is difficult. >> how do you know when you have had enough sleep to safely operate a vehicle? that's a very difficult thing for the average person to know. >> reporter: the deputy da says there needs to be more awareness that drivers should pull over when they feel tired. >> if you drive when you're extremely sleepy, it's almost like driving under the influence of alcohol. >> reporter: if convicted, the

man could face up to a year in jail on each count, but the deputy da says they are not out to punish him and probably wouldn't have to spend any time in custody. the oakland police department will conduct a large search tomorrow for missing toddler daphne webb. daphne's father reported his 22- month-old daughter missing back on july 10th. he says she was taken from his car when he went in to a corner store to buy something to drink. today, police and the fbi announced a tip is prompting tomorrow's search with more than 50 personnel and equipment. also, the reward for information has now doubled to $20,000. a judge has sentenced a former employee of a convent in los gatos to 14 months in prison for embezzlement. prosecutors say 65-year-old linda gomez stole more than $100,000 from the holy names of jesus and mary catholic convent. they say that gomez used the money to buy jewelry, purses,

shoes and kitchen appliances. the judge also ordered gomez to pay $110,000 in restitution. the u.s. labor department says it is holding off on a decision whether to strip billions of mass transit dollars from california. labor officials are in talks with governor jerry brown. they claim the state's new pension laws violate the federal statute tying funds to collective bargaining rights. transit agencies across the state are expecting to receive $1.6 billion in funds this year alone. bart is expanding its reserved parking lot at its north concord station because of increased demand. the reserve parking area is available to customers who buy permits online and in advance. the good news keeps on rolling in for palo alto-based tesla motors. on the heels of outstanding reviews of performance and safety, now comes word the all- electric model s is outselling a number of other automakers in california. the survey from the california new car dealers association showed tesla outsold cadillac,

chrysler and porsche in light duty vehicle sales during the first half of the year. overall, the model s accounted for 0.6% of total vehicle sales in the state. fire crews in san francisco left the city today, headedor the rim wildfire in yosemite. five engine companies with a total of 20 firefighters loaded up their rigs and headed east. firefighters were briefed about the dangerous conditions they will be facing. ktvu meteorologist mark tamayo has the latest on what those crews are up against. mark? >> julie, when the fire crews arrive they will encounter extreme terrain, dangerous in some areas they can't even reach, and that is a key factor on how to fight the fire. on live storm tracker earlier today, you can see with the heating of the day, the smoke basically becoming a little bit more expansive on the satellite here, even the radar detecting activity as well. here's the trail of the smoke, moving all the way into nevada earlier this afternoon and into

the evening hours. as far as the fire, we're talking about the extreme terrain. we'll come in tight and show you the river canyons, where the fire has really been growing in size, of course approaching the hetch hetchy over the past 24 hours. current weather conditions, basically in the low 80s. 83 degrees, winds out of the south at 9 miles an hour. very dry. humidity levels right around 22%. we have been tracking the chance of a few showers, but this forecast model really backing off on the chances. tomorrow, completely dry, no changes. then we'll take this into sunday and sunday night and into monday. you'll see activity on the bottom right portion of your screen. all of that is to the south of yosemite. but if this does approach or change that, could play a role in the fire, maybe producing a few showers or even possibly some lightning strikes. of course that would not be good news with more lightning strikes. something we'll keep an eye on. fog increases overnight. this weekend, no major changes. morning overcast. skies becoming partly sunny. and temperatures cool off a little bit in the extended

forecast. overnight lows will be in the low to mid-50s for santa rosa. san jose, 57. livermore starting out saturday morning right around 56 degrees. this area of low pressure moves in just a little bit. it's a weak guy. but strong enough to increase the marine layer. lots of low clouds and fog. skies becoming partly sunny for the afternoon hours. wind speeds bump up around 10 to 25 miles per hour. no major heat in the forecast. warmest locations tomorrow, on track to reach the mid, possibly the upper 80s. here's our forecast model tomorrow morning. at 9:00, definitely cloudy, patches over the bay and even inland. so these numbers for tomorrow, about the same as today. could be a little bit cooler in a few spots. santa rosa will go with 80 degrees. right around the rim of the bay, mid to upper 60s. head over the hills, you'll find more 80s toward antioch and brentwood. san jose, 70s. san francisco, some clouds in the morning and left-over

patches for the afternoon hours. here is a look ahead at your five-day forecast. we'll shave off a few degrees on sunday with the weekend always in view. then a bump in the numbers on monday, tuesday and wednesday. the key here, no major heat in the forecast. the weekend looking pretty good, but near the bay, coast, could be a bit chilly. >> steady as she goes. >> thank you, mark. coming up on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36, the impact of the sierra's rim fire on bay area fire departments. >> it's a good day for a car wash for these firefighters. how their jobs and lives are significantly more challenging because of the yosemite fire. >> and the mystery behind what triggered evacuations today at one building along san francisco's vanness corridor. helping men learn to be fathers. a unique program and why it is so needed, just ahead.

. an east bay launched on new nonprofit to help men learn to be fathers. the program's ceo says fathers are currently underserved in

alameda county. >> so many of our programs are dedicated to mothers, who are absolutely crucial and important. but families need fathers. children need fathers. and they need fathers to be totally present in their lives. >> the program hopes to reach thousands of fathers throughout the county. well, mark came bopping in during the break and said this a's game is a good one. >> definitely. they need to string together several good ones. apparently if you go by the first five innings or, so the a's packed their bats in the trip to baltimore. they are off to a nice start. 3rd inning, coco homered and brandon moss followed with a solo shot off norris. 3-0 lead. however, o's strike back in the fourth. six runs, a big blow provided by brian roberts off dan straily, grand slam. 6-5. but the a's and their top shot comes through. bases loaded, not a grand slam, but a little power.

a looper to right scores a pair. there we are, 6th inning, a's on top 7-6. can it get worse for the giants? seems the answer is always yes. last night, matt cain drilled by a line drive off gabby sanchez. x-rays proved negative. he has a contusion on his right, or throwing arm. he's on the disabled list and it is doubtful -- think about it, about $100 million invested in him, if he may even pitch the rest of the year. warriors taking a chance on the brother of steph curry. seth curry, not to be confused with his brother. a non-guaranteed deal, coming out of duke. has had some injury issues. why not take a chance with him? if he's anything like his brother, a good deal. >> yeah, seth and steph. >> can you imagine the mom

running through the house? [ laughter ] >> thanks, mark. well, you've heard a ban on soda and sugary drinks. coming up on the 10:00 news, some south bay residents are trying to ban a popular drink many consider healthy. we'll see you at 10:00.

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