communities on alert. i am. hello. i am frank somerville. >> and i am gasia mikaelian. >> fire crews are preparing for a second night battling flames. 3700 acres burned, 20% contained and 100 homes remain threatened. julie haener is live at the fire command post. >> reporter: this is the base camp. the staging area for the 700 plus firefighters who are out there battling the flames on mount diablo. it is a very busy place and it will be all night long. this is the command center, the communication center. officials want to make sure they have everything set up. the tools in place to help the crews in the field communicate with one another and knock down the flames. when the crews come off the mountain they are on 24 hour shifts, battling for 24 hours,

then they come off the mountain, a chance to eat, rest, and head back up to the mountain. they want to give them any medical attention they need to be productive when they head back in the high heat to fight the flames. ktvu's ken pritchett had a close call. we want to check in with him for the very latest. ken? >> reporter: the first thing i want to show you is our satellite struck. you see all that retardant, we were hit by an air tanker, it is part of drawing a line on the fire. that is what the firefighters are doing right now. drawing a line, trying to contain the fire. and so far it seems to be working. >> reporter: this is a massive

dc10 fire fighting tanker. dropping on our location. it took several seconds from seeing the drop to feeling and hearing the rain. 12,000-gallon load that mane is capable -- plane is capable of delivering. firefighters hit hot spots where they could. much of the fire burned in areas difficult to reach. >> one of the big issues is access. this part we are on right now has summit road, we are trying to hold it at summit road, keep it on the east side of summit road. >> reporter: by this afternoon the fire was 3700 acres. burning through several campground. >> reporter: there are few places we can't go. here is a place that is just not safe. it looks safe enough. but every minute or so you hear

a crack. far more dangerous is the effort on the front line. look in front. you could see this fire engine towered by the fire. the fuels burned in seconds. >> what you are seeing is not typical california burning conditions the first part of september. we are a month and a half ahead of schedule. >> reporter: a ridge line with dozers there. they have cut a line through the vegetation and they will allow the fire to burn up against that road or set their own fires to create a buffer long the main fire. along summit road they were circsesful at stopping -- successful at stopping the fire. mount diablo, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >> reporter: all right. thank you very much. it is a hot day here.

hotter for the firefighters on the side of the mountain in their heavy gear battling the flames and the winds are picking up. now to our chief meteorologist bill martin in the weather center for the latest on the conditions. >> the wind is picking up. you are right. it is hot. hot on the mountain. hot around the mountain. triple digits. the winds are coming westerly. that is coming off the water. that helps firefighters. those are the current temperatures. morgan fire close to the area. 95 degrees. winds down at the surface, west, 10, 15, humidity 23%. top of the mountain, mount diablo winds 20 miles per hour. pulling in cooler, moisture air. tomorrow not as hot tomorrow, higher humidity. that is encouraging for firefighters. fog at the coast. seeing the smoking working its way down into the livermore

valley and santa clara county. i am going to come back in a bit and talk about the cool down. dozens of residents are under evacuation orders tonight and many are scared and nervous. >> it is a downer. you come up to a nice, quiet town, trying to get away and next thing you know my home might be burning. that is awful.  >> 100 homes are part of the evacuation orders. they have been told a go to the community library on clayton road but one home other than is not going. >> i have a brand new house. i have been working on it for three years so i am going to protect it. >> some residents were put up in hotels last night. >> there are lot of ranches

with live stock. heather farm is one area evacuees can take their horses. they could care for 25 horses in all. in addition to heather farm the fairgrounds in antioch is accepting horses as well as other live stock. some vet clinics have offered to house stranded animals. back now to ktvu's julie haener at the command post. >> reporter: we have shown you the people who had to flee their homes. they were forced from the fire. we have been talking with people who are watching and waiting. homeowners looking at the fire and wondering if they may have to leave. john fowler has been talking with people, watching the flames and joins us now. john? >> reporter: thank you. we are east of black hawk. the winds bill was talking about, look at that. that ridge was covered with a

huge, thick, plume of smoke an hour ago. right now it is gone. all day long the winds were blowing smoke and ash our direction. >> the hot smoke, then cooled. most intense in dublin. >> just a pretty thick smoke. like a camp fire. like you are in the mountains. >> reporter: officials warning people with breathing problems to stay indoors. from walnut creek the view intimidating. the fire seemed to roll down mount diablo. >> it is a away but still look at the dry grass. >> reporter: they peered through trees at the plume of dark smoke trying to gauge which way the fire was heading. >> i am hoping that it doesn't come over the side of the mountain. >> people drove to this trail

head and climbed the hill for a better view. >> all different color smoke. black whirl winds. >> it is scary. waiting to hear are we going anywhere? should we stay put? growing fast it seems like. >> reporter: looks right that the fire stalled on this side of it. with the winds, it will be a very, very nervous night all night here. reporting live, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. julie? >> reporter: all right. thank you very much. new at 6:00 p.m. ktvu's eric rasmussen is live at a fire station where the statewide army of firefighters is growing tonight. >> reporter: julie, a few hours ago contra costa county fire told me they came off of the lines to get rest but there is

still a lot of firefighters out there. these are donations, all of the water and food coming from the community here at fire station 11. budget cuts forced this station to close this summer, a few miles from the fire it is now a staging area for the firefighters who are coming in from all over the state. >> reporter: more than 700 firefighters are now on hand. they are battling the wildfire burning out of control near mount diablo state park. santa rosa, alameda, san ramon and beyond are all here. >> this is my sixth major fire since may. >> reporter: he is managing this fire. he says there may be other firefighters here who just worked on the rim fire. help is coming from 70 engines. 2 dozen hand crews and air support. two more air tankers flew in today. but cal fire warns the

situation is fluid. >> if something else breaks we could lose those -- that air support. >> reporter: within the contra costa county fire protection district where a shrinking budget forced the closure of four stations in january. fire station 11 cut back this summer. it was empty on sunday when the fire broke out 4-1/2 miles away. >> impacted the response. station 11 would have been part of that initial response. i don't want to say what would have happened because they couldb have been on another call -- could have been on another call. with the station being closed nobody will know. >> reporter: you heard the fire captain presence it with the air -- reference it with the air tankers. some have been diverted from this fire to the clover fire that is burning in shasta

county. eric rasmussen, ktvu channel 2 news. >> reporter: all right. thank you very much. among the firefighters battling the flames on mount diablo are inmate crews. at 6:00 p.m. we will talk with a -- at 6:15 p.m. we will talk about how they are helping in the fire fight at 6:15 p.m. back to you in the studio. >> thank you. we have received a steady stream of photos of the morgan fire. this is a cloesup of the -- close up of the flames. you can see clearly here how the flames are consuming the dry vegetation. you can see all of these pictures at www.ktvu.com. just look for a slide show by clicking on images and send us your photos. just e-mail us at photos@ktvu.com. coming up, want a safer neighborhood? there is an app for that.

the way one city is using technology to get criminals off the street and part of the bay bridge could be getting a new name. >> conditions near the mount diablo fire, coming up, the specific changes you could see in your neighborhood over the next few days.

new at 6:00 p.m. san francisco police have a high tech tool and ktvu's rob roth is live with the simple search that could prove key to officer safety. >> reporter: all san francisco police officers will soon have a new crime fighting device they say will help them save time and keep them on their beats longer. >> reporter: he and his partner have a new crime fighting tool.

it is a smart phone with a special app for police officers. >> great addition. >> reporter: we road along with the officers as they patrolled this afternoon. their phones have what they call the justice mobile app, it allows officers to connect to databases on their phones in second so when they pull over the driver of this car they were able to confirm the driver's identification and check for criminal records. >> we could pull up mugshot instead of going back to the station. we could start our reports on the streets as well. it saves time. >> today officials announced the app will become a standard tool, making san francisco the first police department in california to have an app that will make police work more efficient and safer.

>> there is a huge significant to the passage of time and they could mean seconds in terms of the officers safety as well as the safety of the community. >> reporter: 600 san francisco officers have been testing the app and it is getting positive reviews. he says it helped him arrest a man suspected of homicide. >> we pulled up his mugshot and we identified him that way. >> reporter: police chief says all officers will be trained on the app by theond of the year. reporting live in san francisco -- by theond of the year. reporting live in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. officials heard arguments for and against naming the western span of the bay bridge after willie brown. many say it should not be named for someone who is still alive, supporters say he was an iconic

figure in california. a gathering in san bernardino today marking the anniversary of when the san bruno pipeline explosion happened. ktvu's tom vacar is there where the effort to rebuild continues tonight. >> reporter: indeed it was somber but very short. the meeting already over and people just talking to each other. a community devastated. >> completely gone. except the chimney. >> reporter: their house has been replaced but two cats and memories gone forever. >> it is not the house so much it is all the memories, pictures. you know, my grandmother's things that she gave me. my mother. >> reporter: although she has new cats and a new roof -- >> it doesn't feel like home. >> reporter: the fire killed 8,

injured 60. destroyed 38 homes, 22 are rebuild or in construction, damaged 123 homes, all of which are now repaired. total damage, $565 million. >> we have a long ways to go with the rebuilding of the homes and the infrastructure around them. >> reporter: nothing so joyous as when someone returns. >> they are happy. got my home back. >> besides a local memorial park to the victims, san -- san bruno wants a nationwide legacy. >> reform of the process and the public utilities commission the way they do business and eliminating a too cozy relationship between the regulator and the utility and the need for better management, maintenance and over site of

the system. >> reporter: just like on that night three years ago today the wind kicked up that made the fire worse. tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. continuing coverage of the fire on mount diablo. julie haener has been following the developments. >> reporter: we have new information here. we learned about another firefighter who suffered heat exhausttion. she expected to be -- costian. he is expected to be okay. inmate crews part of the fire fight. talk about the inmate crews and what role they play. >> they do a really good job fighting the fires. we have 15 inmate abdomen crews

here -- hand crews here. 426 inmates. they go out, stay out all night on the mountain. find the fire. and then in the morning they are usually relieved by another crew who takes their place. and that time when they come back they reach the base camp. this is the beginning. not all the resources are here. but, you know what, we deal with it and we go on with it. they will come in. unload off the bus. crew buses. ranges from 12-16 inmates. with a strike team of approximately 30 inmates. they get off the bus. come to tents we have provided over here with air conditioning. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> absolutely. okay. >> reporter: thank you so much for joining us and giving us

perspective. thank you. >> reporter: we will continue to stay out here all night, through the 10:00 p.m. news, getting the very latest information on the fire fight for you on the mount diablo fire. it is cleared up quite a bit. the huge smoke that we have been seeing all day dissipated. i am julie haener reporting live here. back to you. a lot of smoke settled down, the winds are going the right way for firefighters. moisture wind and temperatures are dropping. they will drop tomorrow as the fog push's inland. -- pushes inland. that starts the cooling. temperatures right now still hot. in the walnut creek area, low 90s. it will be a warm night with temperatures dropping into the low 60s over night. for many waking up tomorrow

morning, starting off your day with the kids going to school, 65 degrees. warm. highs tomorrow instead of 100 degrees more low 90s. 93, 94. fog back at the coast tomorrow morning. reds are 90s. they are there. not as far west. so we will see cooler temperatures tomorrow and the next couple days. fog stretching out. we will get 96 in clear lake. still hot there. 91 antioch. 93 brentwood. santa clara valley, 87 morgan hill. along the coast, fog and mid- 60s. five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view there is tomorrow. cooler still on wednesday. antioch thursday, 89 degrees. call that hayward, call this pacifica. you get the idea.

saturday and sunday change. better pattern. we are fortunate, john fowler mentioned this, this time of year you could get the winds, 30, 40 miles per hour. this would be a different deal but the weather is cooperating. >> thank you. we will be right back with sports after this.

>> time for sport and we will get right to it. the play everybody was talking about from yesterday's game. matthews called for a penalty against kaepernick. here is coach's response to matthews today. >> i alonged at it, i could -- i looked at it, i could see two punches thrown to joe's head. and, well, one punch and one open slap. which -- if you are going to go to the face come with knuckles. not open slap. i think that -- that -- that young man works very hard on being tough guy. he will have some repairing to do to his image after the slap.

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