owe similarity national park remains open. there are a few things in the northern part of the park that have been closed down like the camp parks and the trails. also, heche road and evergreen road. highway 20 remains closed and big oak flat road is closed. late this afternoon, we got good news on the west side of the fire. officials have lifted the i havinguation orders for the communities of buck meadows and pine mountain like. so those folks are going home. in the news room, charles clifford, kron 4 news. >> the massive smoke plume can be seen from space. we have had high clouds in california, but here is the smoke from the rim fire. it is drifting to the north and the lake tahoe area where there is some really dense smoke in that vicinity. a dense smoke advisory is in effect through tomorrow. >>> now for tomorrow in the area of the rim fire, it looks like another warm day with very low humidity around yosemite. look for temperatures into the mid 80s , not too bad. the humidity will be low at 15 to 25% and the winds could p

i dug through figures from the national park service. golden gate national recreational area needs more than $260 million. structural upgrades are needed to keep alcatraz safe for tourists. and yosemite national park has to put off more than $375 million worth of work. officials tell me they can't do required maintenance. even landmarks in our nation's capitol can't escape the budget crunch. >> when you let these places fall apart, you're saying that you don't even care enough about your own country and your own home. >> reporter: he says local economies pay the price. california's 26 national parks brought in $1.2 billion for the local economy in 2011. between employees and tourists, businesses depend on the parks. >> whether they're mom-and-pop shops, whether they're hotels, you name it. >> reporter: the national park's conservation association says the parks project will get more attention and possibly funding for fixes when the national park system celebrates its centennial in 2016. >>> and more details on golden gate park. the park i

the road into yosemite national park is closed.nd another berkeley camp, larry of the the -- lair of the bear is not in the line of fire as reported of the. >> there is a facebook messaging saying the fire has spread to another camp but there is only minor damage. so far san jose family camp and another are south. the fire is throw miles from the reservoir where san francisco gets its water and electricity. water remains clear and crews are monitoring the power fed by the reservoir. the city is buying replacement electricity. stay with abc7 news for continuing coverage of the rim fire and we will update you all morning and bring you anymore major developments with updates on abc7news.com and on twitter@abcnews bay area. >> the bay bridge is ready to close to get ready for the opening of 9 new eastern span after labor day. no traffic is allowed on the bridge for five days starting wednesday night at 8:00 p.m. during the closing, crews will align both ends of the in you span with interstate 80 and strike the new lanes. contractors wi

we're just west of yosemite national park. firefighters have been trying to fight the flames, but they're going to pull back down this road. the fire has jumped the highway. steep terrain has turned this wildfire into one of the biggest in california history. firefighters say it's so immense it creates it's own weather able to generate it's own wind, rain and lightening. makinmaking it unpredictable. >> we're worried about this getting larger. we're pouring resources into it from across this country. it is the number one priority fire in the nation, and we're hoping to put it out. >> reporter: teams are here mapping out plans to evacuate residents if necessary. more help arrives by the hour to relief those who have worked for days. the typical shift lasts for hours. >> we spent the first 30 hours protecting a subdivision. they were air dropping all around us. >> we're trying to prevent the fire moving from the forest to the residential neighborhoods themselves. >> reporter: the fire moves north. firefighters will build contain

>>> a monster wind blown wildfire in yosemite national park threatens a national treasure. >> it's unthinkable to lose them. they survived fire for 2 or 3,000 years. >>> syria agrees to allow un inspectors to investigate an alleged chemical weapon's attack as calls for military action grow. >>> and justin timberlake wins top honors at the mtv video music awards. >>> this is the cbs morning news for monday august 26th, 2013. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne marie green. well, the massive wildfire near yosemite national park in california is getting bigger. the fire fuelled by dry conditions now burned as much as 225 square miles of forest, about the size of chicago. about two dozen structures were destroyed. the fire is only 7% contained. several camps were evacuated but the park remains open and there's no reported injuries. a picture taken from the international space station shows how dense the smoke from the fire is. ash threatens the reservoir that supplies most of the water to san francisco, 150 miles away. san francisco's power system is also threatened. teresa garcia is near

this is an overhead google earth view of yosemite national park. rim fire started to the west of the park, last saturday, here along highway 120. the red area that you see here is the perimeter of the fire on monday, when about 10 thousand acres had burned. here's how the fire looked on tuesday when 16 thousand acres were lost. here's the fire on wednesday when it had doubled in size and here's the fire on thursday. on friday the fire just exploded in size and entered yosemite national park. it also grew to the west. and here's how the fire looked on saturday morning. it's burned about 125 thousand acres. about 200 square miles. now i want to focus on two areas.. nasa also collects data on wildfires and they can pinpoint hot spots using satellites and weather stations. so let's add in that data and you can see that nasa is seeing hotspots along the perimeter of the fire. the area in the middle has already burned so the active fire is along the edges. now i want to focus on two areas. to the east, the fire is burning inside yosemite near cherry lake

are we loving our national parks to death? and what summer visitors to yosemite may discover when they arrive. >>> and must see tv, the new network about to go national, aimed at a specific niche audience. "nightly news" begins now. >>> good evening. they are the men and women in blue. it is an unmistakable bright blue, and frequent fliers know them instantly as the people standing between us passengers and actually boarding an airplane. there was no tsa before 9/11 and they have grown big and powerful in just the years since. most of the time they do their work without incident, but tonight there is new trouble. it is a government report out about wrongdoing in the tsa for failing to discipline airport screeners who break the rules, and that ranges from sleeping on the job to letting friends and baggage through, to stealing from passengers. it is where we begin tonight with our justice correspondent pete williams. he's at washington national. pete, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening. the number two official of the

and while a vast majority of yosemite national park remains open, frank, about 200 of the 1500 camping sites are now closed. >> okay. why aren't yosemite park officials as concerned with the fire pushing to the northwest side of the park? it's still open for business, right? >> reporter: it still is. if anything, a lot of those campsites were actually closed down because of thick smoke. it wasn't necessarily the flames. but one of the reasons that they're not as concerned for that section of the fire is really because of some of the forest's own natural resources protecting itself. as the fire continues to push northwest into the park, it's actually being greeted by rock and granite which is obviously not fuel for the fire as opposed to some of the dry brush that it's got to already. bigad shaban at yosemite national park. >> thank you. >>> san francisco's water spry is under threat in the "rim" fire. the flames are edging closer to the hetch hetchy reservoir and ashes have already fallen there. officials say so far the water is safe and there's no change to quality or delivery from th

california, high winds are complicating the battle against a raging wildfire in and around yosemite national park. the week old fire continues to grow and is only 7% contained. tonight it threatens more than 5,500 homes. and now some of the park's towering sequoia trees. here is bigad shaban. >> right now we are in this area, that is the hot spot right now. >> reporter: safety officer sam lobese is one of over 2,000 firefighters trying to battle a monster that is burning around and into one of the west's most cherished landscapes, yosemite national park. how do you protect a national treasure? >> you know, you go in. you do what you can. make fire lines, make fire breaks. whatever it takes. and then you throw in the factor of a fire creating its own weather, it just compounds the factor of putting the fire out. >> reporter: the fight is to save homes and most have been spared. there is also a battle to protect national resources, like the major water supplier to one of the nation's largest cities. >> that is 80% of san francisco's drinking water, it is a major deal. plus we have major power lines

way, and it's a parkway through the national park. and they make the road disapeer to the national park. >> and the road is about 20 feet lower, normally midday, you go through it in two minutes. looking back from the golden gate bridge to presidio, you are more aware of the park land and less of the roads. and the viaduct will parallel the existing one and to the south and can be built while the existing one remains in operation. and the two bridges there with open space between them and your views constantly change and not aware of the traffic in the opposite direction and notice the views more. and the lanes of course are a foot wider than they are today. and they will be shoulders and if your car is disabled, you can pull off to the edge. and the next area, the tunnel portal will have a view centered on the palace of fine arts and as you come out, you can see alkatrez island and bay. and the next area is about 1,000 feet long. and when you come into one, you can see through the other end. it's almost like driving through a buildin

the wild fire has crossed into the national park for the first time. it is now 200 square miles, making it one of the largest in state history. crews spent the day keeping a week-old fire away from buildings at san francisco, just north of highway 120, but the rugged terrain allowed the fire to burn unchecked. it burned 140 miles from san francisco, the fire is threatening the city's power and water. tracy garcia explains from yosemite national park. >> reporter: the fire burning in and around yosemite national park is devouring its way through the forest, becoming one of the largest wild fires in california's history. >> hello. >> se seal in a matter of a couple hours, it crossed three mountain ridges and was within a mountain ridge and a half of the lodge. >> her barn is gone. the fire has destroyed at least four homes and threatened more than 5500 more. one of the main routes leading into yosemite remains closed and just a few miles away, the fire is still raging and leaping across the roadway. the wild fire is even threatening san francisco utiliti

it has shut down highway 120, the main gateway into yosemite national park and it continues to spread through the stanislaus national forest, burning not far from the town of groveland and yosemite national forest. ken wayne joins us now live. he has been going all with fire crews every day. >> reporter: julie and frank, we were stranded here for several hours this afternoon, because the only road leading to this fire camp was blocked by flames. in fact, if you look behind me, you can see a lot of smoke over those trees. the fire is still burning just a few hundred yards from this command post. if there was any doubt about how unpredictable wildfire can be, that was erased this afternoon, when flames almost swept through this command post. fire personnel scrambled as claims moved within a few yards of the fire command center. these workers were told to grab their protective gear and get ready to use it. >> it's a fire shelter? >> yes. >> reporter: fire crews were able to set back fires to keep flames out of the camp. there are 16,228 acres now burned. nine structures have been destroy

so far the supply has not been impacted. >> yosemite national park drew in some foreign visitors last year, very popular, and it's legendary among outdoor enthusiasts, specifically. located in california, it was established in 1890, and the park covers more than 1100 square miles. almost all of it is designated wilderness. >> let's bring our nick valencia in. he's just outside yosemite national park. nick, what's going on out there now? >> we're actually in stanislaw forest just outside yosemite national park. the sun has come up and it's giving us a view of how bad the fire has been. it's somewhat smoky, difficult to breathe, and you can get a sense of what this fire has caused. it's singeing the edge of these leaves here. these charred trees go back hundreds and hundreds of yards, dozens of them impacted by the rim fire, tens of thousands of acres burned. probably one of the most impressive things when you look at the path the fire took is that it scorches one side and then it just sort of jumps over. we'll get the photographer here to take a look. you see where it jumped here over

highway 120, into yosemite national park, remains closed. another berkeley camp is not in the line of fire despite rumors it burned. >> san francisco camp posted a facebook damage saying the fire spread to the edge of of the camp but there is only "minor" damage. >> the fire is three miles from a reservoir from san francisco gets it water and a small portion of the electricity. so far the water remains clear and crews are monitoring a hydroelectric power station fed by the reservoir. the city is buying replacement activity from other sources. stay with abc7 news for continuing coverage of the fire and we will update you all morning and bring any major developments. you can get updates on abc7news.com and twitter@abcnewsbayarea. >> the bay bridge is ready to close this week to prepare for the opening of the new eastern span after labor day. no traffic will be allowed on the bridge for five days starting wednesday night at 8:0 p.m. crews will align both ends of the span with better state 80 and stripe the lanes. contractors will finish the wes

"you may never be able to go to that national park. "it's a part of our culture. tell your congressman you care." and millions of people responded. that's why the congress rose to this historic conservation challenge. they sold this issue on the national interest of preserving the lands for the future. everybody will say they support wilderness and parks. if you ask them, "do you support wilderness as a jeopardy of your job?" they'd say no. we couldn't convey that message to the public. secondly, regardless of what people say, there will be a loss of jobs in alaska. when we're faced with unemployment... don young's eloquence was in vain. the alaska lands act was passed by the house in 1979, by the senate in 1980, and signed into law by president carter. with a stroke of his pen, the president doubled the national park system, the nation's wilderness areas, and our wildlife refuges and closed the door on mineral development on these lands. the economic cost of the alaskan lands act is measured in terms of the ress5rces we chose not to develop-- the minerals that sti

national park. >>> three years into the war in syria, and efforts to end the conflict have gone nowhere. president obama has expressed grave concerns over the alleged gases of hundreds of shrivelance. but he doesn't expect to send u.s. troops to syria. the top disarmament official is expected to arrive tomorrow to push for cooperation and investigation into alleged chemical weapon's attacks. and 1 million syrian children have now become refugees. >> reporter: normally being described as one in a million is a compliment, for these children it is nothing but. abraham is ten years old and likes to tease his sister. he arrived in the camp a few days ago, and so fart has one big adventure. >> translator: we fled shellings and bombings. we were scared and ran away. now i'm here. i just want to go back to school, go back to my friends. >> reporter: in iraqi kurdistan, 10,000 children have arrived here since thursday. and the un says registering them is top priority. >> now they are identifying all of the ch

still ahead, protecting san francisco's infrastructure from the wildfires threatening yosemite national park. >> welcome back to al jazeera. i am thomas dradon. here are headlines, the secretary general of the united nations says the inspectors are hours away from visiting the site of last week's alleged chemical weapons attack on the outskirts of damask a. >>> a senior obama official says there is little doubt chemical weapons were used. >> karzai visits islamabad on monday. this will be the first high level meeting from both sides since the swearing in. >>> in california, forest tree officials say the wildfire ranging north of yosemite national park is about 7% contained. the fire has grown another 7 square miles. >>> california wildfires are so huge and volatile, they are creating their own weather. that has been a big problem for firefighter. the flames are moving into yosemite national park on the eastern side of the state. the fire is about 180 miles from san francisco, where a state of emergency is still in effect. the concern there is a threat to the bay area's water and power supply

i don't know how fast it's moving. >> reporter: teresa garcia, cbs news near yosemite national park. >>> the fire is also getting closer to two groves of giant sequoias and that is prompting park officials to clear brush and set sprinklers around them. >>> a family of little daphne webb is not giving up hope that the missing toddler might still be alive. the most recent search focused around oakland's merritt college. it's been almost seven weeks since the little girl was last seen. police are quickly running out of places to look. >> reporter: a lone helicopter hovers over one of the last spots that holds any hope of finding baby daphne, dead or alive. >> we trust god that the right thing is going to happen. >> reporter: four dozen volunteers, decked out in orange, many flanked by cadaver dogs, fanned out into the trees surrounding merritt college, searching for something, anything, that might lead them to a lost little girl. for a few hours, police thought they'd come up with a couple of clues. a pick and ax they found. but it turned out to be a false alarm. >> we had some very youn

years the second most visited national park in our country. we get 14 million people a year that come to our parks. it has spectacular coastline, includes muir wood, alcatraz, we get to tell the stories, stories about essentially what you and your predecessors did this this area. our headquarters, fort mason, was the fisherman's wharf area was the port of embarkation for the wars in the pacific. just this week we brought in a world war ii 16-inch bottle ship gun to the marine head lands to put it up at battery townsly which would have been the pinnacle of coastal artillery in world war ii. so, we now have a canon or artillery collection that spans in our park that spans from the civil war to the cold war, including a preserve 19-missile base. some of you also know that during the 1906 earthquake, the army assisted greatly in the response to the city's needs. and the public flocked to the open lands at golden gate park and at the presidio, the open areas that they had there. the army provided tents and food for them during that transition period

in yosemite national park the fire remains contained in a remote wilderness area. it has got wildlife, like this mother and cub on the move. but for the city of san francisco, some 150 miles away, the concern is the water supply. most of which comes from the hetch hetchy reservoir in the fire zone. >> when you burn down everything you have a moonscape out there that with floods can contaminate the waters. >> oh, man. >> reporter: just outside of yosemite national park today, 80-year-old louis peyton returned to the family cabin his father built. >> this was the main cabin here. >> reporter: all of it gone. >> we're going to do our best to get it back, you know? for our grandkids and their grandkids can enjoy it. >> reporter: meanwhile across this region, whole towns have turned out to thank the thousand of firefighters who have come from as far away as san diego and the oregon state line. the fight continues. >> somebody has got to put this fire out. unless it starts to rain we have to fight this thing aggressively. >> reporter: fire commanders think they're making

. >> this is the number one priority for the national forest service and the park service. >> fire crews in california race to protect a national treasure, and prevent wildfires from spreading. >> he has admitted to the massacre of 13 people at ford hood and now a jury will determine if disgraced military psychiatrist nidal hasan gets the death sentence. >> i don't think a sign would stop a bully. i don't think a sign will stop a fight. >> students in chicago heading back to school this morning, just months after dozens of schools are shut down. >> united nations inspectors are back at the site of a chemical attack in a suburb of the capitol city of damascus after their convoy was attacked this morning, the u.n. said snipers shot multiple times at one of their vehicles. that's even before they began their search for chemical weapons. british prime minister david cameron is cutting short his holiday. he'll chair a u.k. government security council meeting on the crisis in syria. the move comes just after defense secretary chuck hagel says the u.s. military is in fact ready to act on presid

>>> hundreds of homes are evacuated as a wild fire near yosemite national park surges. just one of dozens of wildfires burning out of control in the west. >>> the crisis in syria gets deeper by the day. more than a million children are refugees of the 2 1/2 year civil war and now a leading political voice says the u.s. may not be able to trust the opposition to >> what would it look like if they prevailed and assad went? i don't know. >>> and suspended baseball star ryan braun issues a wide ranging apology for using performance enhancing drugs but leaves several questions about his enhancing drugs but leaves several questions about his doping left unanswered. captioning funded by cbs >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, august 23rd, 2013. >>> good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well, california governor jerry brown declared a state of emergency after a wild fire burning just outside yosemite national park nearly quadrupled in size. it is one of 55 major wildfires burning in ten western states. the fire near yosemite called the rim fire exp

us the tough choices firefighters may have to make if the fire doesn't slow down. >> yosemite national park is in flames. a wild fire the size of the city of chicago is burning in and around the park. threatening buildings, homes, and groves of giant seqioas. >> what we are really worried about is a high intensity burn that would damage the trees and potentially kill some of the large adults. these trees, as you know, could be up to 2,000 years old. >> crews are using water to save the trees. but they might soon try to use fire. >> we are clearing around the bases. we are doing the sprinkler system and over the next couple days, if the fire gets close, we will put a low intensity prescribed fire in place and burn through those areas. >> but it's not just trees and homes that are in danger of this fire. the flames are burning within a couple miles of the reservoir. which supplies most of the water supply for the city of san francisco. the fear is that it could become contaminated by all of the ash falling from the fires. >> how soon could it be before the fire creeps right to the edge of the

despite the fires' immensity it has not hit the popular parts of yosemite national park. the forest service said they'll do everything to preserve this national treasure. still the intense blaze continues to threaten the area to the hydroelectric generators that provides power to san francisco. >> reporter: we drove out a short while ago to look for ourselves. and you can see the power lines sagging nearly down to the ground as the fire burned through them. california's governor jerry brown had the potential to interrupt electric and water services to the city of san francisco, but again i caution that has not yet happened. >> catherine we're talking about a fire that is 15% contained. how significant of a number is that for firefighters. >> reporter: they feel confident that they've secured the very important areas and let it burn into more wild and uninhabited areas. they say of those 4500 homes that we mentioned threatened, they believe they've secured the safety of 2500. later today there could be more evacuation advisories issued. >> we appreciate it, katherine. when

a nearly two-week-old wildfire burning in parts of california's yosemite national park has exhausted fire crews, resorting to using drones to try to detect new flames. >>> the stance is death for the fort hood soldiers who gunned down 14 of his colleagues four years ago. >>> getting your fast food fix may take time, workers wage against their employers. >> president obama speaks out on syria. the president said there needs to be international consequences for the alleged use of chemical weapons it in an attack that killed hundreds of people. he dismissed a syrian request to extend chemical weapons exception as a delaying tactic. he has prepared to attack with u.s. warships in position. now the world waits for more from the u.n. >> reporter: on thursday the obama administration is expected to give a classified briefing to members of congress detailing what they call evidence and proof that the assad regime used chemical weapons on their own people. now a declassified version is expected to be released soon after. the administration is trying to turn around public opinion. the majority

the huge wildfire devastating much of yosemite national park is this morning threatening something much bigger: san francisco's power grid. that has prompted the governor of california to declare a state of emergency for the region. >>> the suspected chemical weapons attack in syria that killed hundreds has the u.s. considering possibility military options. president obama meets with his top advisors today and u.s. war ships are on the ready in the mediterrrainian. >> i have a dream. my 4 little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colors of their skin but by the content of their character. i have a dream today. >> fifty years after martin luther king's most famous speech, americans descend on the nation's capitol to keep his dream alive. >>> california's wildfire raging out of control and moving further into yosemite national park, the fire so menacing, a state of alert has been declared by governor jar brown. for san francisco, the flames are tearing through acres of pristine woodlands. the fear is that million dollars of people in northern camer

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people in a suburb. >>> also new this morning, that wildfire raging in california in yosmite's national parkpower, or is it a matter of terrain. >> reporter: it's a matter of resources and trying to get the resources in here. last few hours, we learned that containment is now at 5%, and it's up from 2%, and they credit the use of fixed wing aircraft, and they are using c-130s, and it's an out of control fire. the results of winds and inaccessible terrain. it's tough for the firefighters to get into parts of where the flames are the worst. evacuations are under order for parts of this area here in groveland. we caught up with a resident on their way out. >> it's just the conditions and everything else, we all thought it was going to be the year we got a fire. it has been a while since one came through that took care of the brush and everything, and so nobody is surprised there is a fire up here. >> reporter: this one, this fire, the rim fire, has the potential of being the largest in state history here in california. >> what is kind of interesting to me about this, you have a state of emergen

the mopster wildfire that is burning in and around yosemite national park is making tourism dollars go up in flames. the fire already torched a popular campsite near the park. for decades it had been a summer destination for families. labor day weekend is a busy tourism weekend. many campers and visitors are canceling reservations they made months ago. usually about 5,000 cars visit yosemite national park each day. but on this labor day, officials estimate that could be cut in half. >> what can i get you guys? >> reporter: just days before the busy labor day weekend, restaurant owner mary delgado worried the fire would chase away customers but with nearly 4,000 firefighters battling the nearby blaze, delgado has seen an 80% spike in business. >> it's exciting to see a line out the door with fire trucks line up. we have run out of food several times. >> reporter: but she knows while she benefits feeding an army of firefighters, other businesses who rely on tourists aren't as lucky. firefighters hope to get a majority of this blaze contained, michelle, over the next couple of days but th

we want to update you on the wildfire burning in yosemite national park.ng us now on the phone is daniel berlant, he is a spokeperson with cal fire. call at 8:10 916-599-6347 ♪ [ male announcer ] wouldn't it be great if all devices had backup power? the chevrolet volt does. it's ingeniously designed to seamlessly switch from electricity to gas to extend your driving range. no wonder volt is america's best-selling plug-in. that's american ingenuity to find new roads. right now, get a 2013 chevrolet volt for around $269 per month. [music] [music] let's take a quick look outside this morning. let's check in with janu for your saturday forecast. you can see that it is going to be another breezy afternoon. >> we could see a slight chance of rain in the north bay today. >> temperature is right now upper 50s in antioch appeared >> 59 right now in half moon bay. >> by noon time will be in the high 60s. >> also will be in the '80s in some areas by noon time this afternoon appeared >> this evening we will see a gradual increase in cloud coverage and temperature star

. >> the fire may be getting into yosemite national park if it is already in the park. live >> there are still in evacuations in place in some areas. >> as of this morning the fire had grown to almost 55=thousand acres. that's up from less than 5=thousand acres on tuesday morning. to give you an idea of the size of the fire, 55=thousand acres equals about 85 square miles. san francisco, by comparison is about 47 square miles. so you could almost fit two san franciscos into the fire still expanding tonight in the stanislaus national forest. happening now. the coun down to the shutdown of the bay bridge. now just six days left until the temporary closure. here are the details you need to know. all lanes in both directions will close at 8:00- pm on wednesday night, august 28th. workers will then transition the old roadway to the new if all goes correctly -- the bridge will re-open five days later. on tuesday, september third at 5:00 am -- the day after labor day. today some temporary structures are being prepped so the bike path and pedestrian bridge will be ready in time

people are around the world as it affects yosemite national park.an get more information and see more video of the "rim" fire on our website ktvu.com. look for it on the top story on our home page. >> 6:18, they may be one of the worst teams in baseball, the as, houston astros are one of the most profitable teams in baseball. astros are on track to make $99 million thanks to limiting their pay rolls and increased tv revenue. the astros are disputing that report. some of the figures relating to revenue, they're off base, they say, they also say their team never discloses financial information. >> back over to sal. we're looking at the new and old bay bridge span. it looks crowded on the bay bridge this morning. you said people are heading in early. >>> i think people are getting their stuff in the city done. yesterday i was driving around, i had to drive just places in the city and a lot of people are in the city this week. they have three days to do it. the city is not closed, but the brick will be on thursday and friday. a lot of people are thinkin

defense-member panel to determine the possible of parole. >>> the wildfire burning near yosemite national parkas now tripled in size. one of the country's most tref insured park is severely under threat today. it contains some of the country's most diverse wildlife. the fire is only 2% contained, that is down from 5% yesterday. >>> let's get to ourhe trees are extra dense. >> reporter: what is called the rim fire tripled in size in less than 24 hours, at one point licking close to the incident command center up in the mountains. >> it's not burning into yosemite national park yet, but it is moving east towards the park. yosemite is an ironic park, so there is a lot of interest on whether or not it will be directly impacted by the fire. the fire team is doing their utmost to keep it out of the park. >> reporter: for now yosemite remains opened. the fire jumped the highway we took earlier. this is a remote and mountainous part of california, and one of many wildfires happening simultaneously across the western united states. this week the federal government announced the highest level preparedne

from the air trying to slow the spread of the huge fire which is now burning inside of yosemite national park. this is new aerial video taken on board a california air national guard air tanker. a plane that can drop 3,000 gallons of water in five seconds. with thick smoke blanketing the area, firefighters are warning people with breathing problems and heart problems to stay away and be careful. one woman suffered a heart attack as she evacuated a few days ago because of the smoke and the stress. >> they are warning older people. people with breathing problems or heart problems they shouldn't be breathing this air. i think that's what happened. she breathed the air which caused the heart attack. >> the rim fire is still threatening thousands of homes and structures right now. over the weekend there were some people in the community of grove land who were allowed to return back to their homes. in the mean tame we should tell you there are several other bay area camps in that same vicinity threatened by the flames. that includes uc berkeley layer of the bear camp. this morning i reached out to

we have been following the blaze. >> we're on the western edge of yosemite national park.ind me past that ridge is a reservoirish the water source for the city of san francisco. now, people are worried that ash from the fire will fall into the water and pollute the water although officials say if that's the case they'll be able to draw on other water sources. now, we're in a preparedness level 5 situation, pl5. it means federal agencies are stretched to the max. we have met firefighters from all over the place, they have essentially been hop scotching from fire to fire, state to state. this fire has become quite large and with many resources coming its way hopefully they'll make some headway to fight the fire and minimize damage to the park. >> the weather conditions out west are not providing help for firefighters. for more on that this morning's national forecast, let's bring in jelelah ahmed. >> mother nature is not helping out at all in the northwest. matter of fact, we have an area of low pressure that's tracking across central idaho and it will bring gusty winds. we

highway 120 into yosemite national park is closed. another berkeley camp, the lair of the bear is not in the line of fire at pine crest despite rumors. >> san francisco posted a message from a camp saying the fire spread to the edge of another camp. two other family camps are safe. ought fire is posing a threat to the power and water supply to the city of san francisco just three miles from the reservoir where the city gets most of its war. crews made repairs over the weekend and conducted a damage inspection at the hydroelectric power station. san francisco is buying additional power which is expected to cost more than $1 million. stay with abc7 news for continuing coverage of the rim fire and at 7:00 this morning "good morning america" will have a live report from the fire lines right after the abc7 news and updates on twitter@abcnewsbayarea. >> search is underway for a missing 81-year-old east bay man considered at risk, the police department issued a silver alert for the man who was last seen yesterday morning on brookside drive,

from yosemite national park. -- yosemite.ity of san francisco owns and operates the reservoir and there's a precaution the sfpd back and waited and shut down on tuesday. thursday afternoon of they said the water supply is safe and the fate of the power system is still up in the air. the fire is currently free throws clifford, kron 4 news. >>james: to a blank closures could have some slowing of the toll plaza. we have three lanes on the right side of the toll plazas shut down this weekend and fasttrack only lanes. this will start at 9:00 p.m. tonight and is rescheduled to open 5 a.m. in the morning. -monday morning. as the bridge construction continues to parade structures are now being correct on the bike and pedestrian paths and will be put into place during the labor day weekend and for the first time, bikes and walkers will be able to cross the bridge from the oakland side. >>: this is a wooden temporary plot will that will be connected at the oakland and of the bike path. right now they cannot finish the bike path heading

i should emphasize that most of yosemite national park is unaffected by the fire. a spokesperson for the park told me there were blue skies over yosemite valley today. monty francis, nbc bay area news. >> thank you for the update. >>> here's a view of the rim fire from above. nasa tweeted this photo from the international space station today. it shows the massive amount of smoke from that fire. check in with anthony slaughter who's tracking the weather conditions there. >> yeah, you mentioned earlier how dry it was. that's been the case all year long. we haven't been able to catch much rain. in fact, we are looking at a cold front. this is off of the coast of california. that may produce a little drizzle as we head to the overnight hours, but that's all we will get. conditions right now here the rim fire continue to be dry. humidity is down 10 to 25% and temperatures tomorrow expected to climb in the mid to upper 80s. the winds shifted for the time being at the surface. out of the northeast that's a dry wind. not going to offer much-needed help for those firefighter

how about yosemite national park? i know there's other roads to get in there. the park still open and, if so, how much longer. >> reporter: you know, that's the money question there, really. you know, at this point the park does remain open. there are about -- there are three west entrances to get in and multiple ones around it. it's the one main entrance on route 120 that remains closed. the flames have entered the park but at this point it's not threatening yosemite valley the floor there which is where most of the tourists do go. so it's staying open. where it has entered into the spark around lake eleanor. at this point it's day by day. if it continues to push into the park as it has, things could change. it's a fluid situation. right now, those tourists who are in hole that had to shut down have been moved to safer areas. but as for the park itself, still open. >> judging from some of the video out of there i think it's probably a good time to get out. teresa garcia live at the "rim" fire near yosemite up in groveland. thank you. >>> this just into the new

national park. it is still about 20 miles away from yosemite's valley floor, that's the tourist areas that most of us are familiar with. and so those real pristine touristy areas are very much safe at the moment. and it's unlikely, at the moment, this fire is going to move into the valley, at least any time soon. it is in a remote, rugged area here, mostly on the ground, the forest ground, and that is where they are -- the firefighters are trying to fight it. but it's a very rugged, steep terrain, 2,600 firefighters across the area are now on this line and working very hard. erica, back to you. >> all right. thanks. >> and as that difficult scene plays out overseas in syria, speculation is growing this morning that president obama could be getting closer to taking action. kristen welker is live at the white house with more on that. kristen, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. president obama will hold a meeting here at the white house with his national security team a little bit later on

we're just 15 miles away from yosemite national park. nbc news is embedded with the pike hotshots on the beaver creek fire in idaho. today another 16-hour shift. they don't know where they'll be needed next. >> that ridge comes down. >> reporter: the boots on the ground are a sign from the national interagency coordination fire center in boise. this is mission control, the morning meeting. >> they were reporting more than the 29 fires. >> reporter: with 33,000 fires so far this year, scorching almost as much land as the state of connecticut, the u.s. forest service is quickly running out of cash. after spending almost a billion dollars for fire suppression this year, the agency only has $50 million left, just enough to last a few days. the forest service forced to divert $600 million from areas like recreation to keep crews on the front lines. >> when one pot runs low, we have to reallocate just like you would with your home budget. >> reporter: c-130s are ready, but it costs $12,000 an hour to fly these planes. for the moment, they're s

we're west of yosemite national park. firefighters have been trying to fight the flames but they're going to pull back down this road. the fire has jumped the highway. steep terrain has turned this fire into one of the biggest in california history. it's so immense it possesses it's own weather being able to generate wind, rain, and lightening, making it unpredictable. >> we're worried about this fire getting larger. we're pouring resource noose it, it is the number one fire priority in the nation, and we're hope to get it out. >> reporter: teams from across the country are here mapping out plans to evacuate residents if necessary. more help arrives by the hour. in part to relief those who have worked for days. a typical shift lasts 24 hours. >> spent the first probably 30 hours in a subdivision right by the fire. they were dropping all around us. >> we're out trying to prevent the fire moving from the forests to the residential neighborhoods as well. >> reporter: the more than a week in, what is known as the rim fire has

. >>> coming up, the yosemite national park fire continues to grow. we'll show you what firefighters are doing to protect the bay area's drinking water. >>> plus, a mysterious man who bit a dog, you heard that right, it is all caught on tape. >>> and of the bart strike, of what they're asking for and when they'll go back to work. kron 4 news. female narrator: through labor day female narrator: through labor day at sleep train, get 36 months interest-free financing plus big savings of up to $400 on beautyrest and posturepedic. even get three years interest-free financing on serta icomfort and tempur-pedic, plus free same-day delivery, set-up, and removal of your old set. when brands compete, you save, but this special financing offer ends labor day at sleep train. ♪ sleep train ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >>> the rim fire around yosemite national park continues to grow tonight. firefighters are making some progress. mandatory evacuations have been lifted. the fire charred near 2, 000 acres and the blaze is 32% contained. yeah, that's week

we're just 15 miles away from yosemite national park. nbc news is embedded with the pike hot shots in the beer creek fire in idaho. today another 16-hour shift. they don't know where they'll be needed next. the boots on the ground are a sign from the national interagency coordination fire center in boise. this is mission control, the morning meeting. >> they were reporting more than the 29 fires. >> reporter: with 33,000 fires so far this year, scorching almost as much land as the state of connecticut, the u.s. forest service is quickly running out of cash. after spending almost a billion dollars for fire suppression this year, the agency only has $50 million left, just enough to last a few days. the forest service forced to divert $600 million from areas like recreation to keep crews on the front lines. >> when one pot runs low, we have to reallocate just like you would with your home budget. >> reporter: c-130s are ready, but it costs $12,000 an hour to fly these planes. for the moment, they're staying on the tarmac. tonight, money is

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 supp

the national park service is working to come up with a solution.he pond is at the top of the list for construction upgrades. >> the redskins first training camp in richmond in the books. the team back home by all acounted it was -- a-- all accounts it was successful. >> today with just one morning practice brian arakpo did not practice but robert griffin iii did. he finished with six completion shins on eight attempts and took off on his first designed run -- for more here's lindsay murphy. >> today the redskins put a bow on their first three week training camp in richmond mine knaus bumpy start with the suspension of jarvis jenkins. robert griffin the third proved he's done all he can to be ready for week one. with the except shin of losing phillip thomas -- exception of losing phillip thomas they did well. >> it forces to you spend more time getting to know your teammates, your coaching staff and the support staff and the organization as well. >> it was a good time. richmond is a great city. they showed us a lot of love. we look forward to it nex

-- you 70 national park -- yosemite national park. it is threatening the lines responsible for san francisco's power supply. russian president vladimir putin has been all protests during next year's winter olympics in sochi. he also ordered the creation of security zones around stadiums. the move comes after gay-rights activists called for protests in response to russian parliament -- the russian parliament's bans on what it calls "homosexual propaganda." at least 30 people have been killed in clashes between rival gangs at a prison in bolivia. was amongh-old baby the dead. most victims were killed in a fire following an explosion. police have arrested five men suspected of starting the fight. soccer news now. it has been an action-packed day on the 50th anniversary of the bundesliga. we have had plenty of goals and seven red cards so far this saturday. leverkusen scored 4 to stop clawback -- gladbach. berg put up thern fight against byron, but -- bayern, but were overwhelmed. and hanover stepped up the pressure, with a 2-1 home win.