What were seeing now. Huge flames roaring outside of yosemite tonight. Firefighters have been unable to tame them. This is a terrifying fire. The governor declared a local state of emergency because of the rim fire. So did the city which operates a camp and gets water and power from the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir there. The fire is sprou shaeding up and down the canyon. And toured the community of Pine Mountain lake. Highway 120 into yosemite is still closed. The winds have picked up had afternoon. But today, the day began with a red flag warning lifted enabling firefighters to makeup ground lost after the fire tripled in acreage. This fire exploded out of control when just the wind banned the flames. This is a very complex fire. Just unique fire behavior. But at tack continues to play a key role pounding the fire with retardant and water one of the main ways to fight the fire because much is not accessible. Folks the camp which serves special needs kids thought the facility was a fire with a wall of fire but they believe its standing because of the strategy from above. You can see the drop of 13,000,000 gallons of retardant. Dry brush is providing fueye7 and crews cant seem to work fast enough to gain progress. I think theyre going need to go faster. I agree with you. The evacuation as ply to Pine Mountain lake. Many left, others are waiting until it gets worse but are ready to evacuate. Just wanted to get pets out and computers and a fox of clothes. That is about it. Some dont know what to do because of the messages of where the planes are headed. Everyone has mixed messages. Now you can see the big clouds of smoke billowing up there. So purists will have to use other entrances if they want to visit the park. Nannette, thank you we have more information the park will remain open but will take you longer to get there. So what will it be like when you arrive . George warren is in Yosemite Valley tonight. Standing here on the valley floor its hard to believe that a massive forest fire is burning just five miles outside of the kound dri. The service would like us to help spread the word despite the rim fire yos sem city still open for business. The fire that is outside of yosemite is kind of the closest thing. So whats happening is that the fire is being associated with yosemite. And its outside of the boundaries of Yosemite National park. Camp grounds are full. The crowds are said to be normal. Were getting calls and suggest visitors dont cancel the trip to yosemite. So far, the biggest impact of the fire has been the closure of highway 120. And unless there is a major shift in the wind the park service suspect next days to be a typical august weekend. Spencer christian will be in to update us with conditions. Workers are threatening to strike over what the a ,0o shortage among employees. 911 dispatchers and workers rallied today at the jant clara county government center. Theyre part of a countys Largest Union in labor negotiations since april. When most skilled workers are leaving for better compensation elsewhere and we face challenges recruiting staff, our community suffers. 911 dispatchers say theyre working mandatory overtime and say say the stress of part of a threat to public safety. Oakland police have arrested five suspected members of a game blamed for numerous killings, and robberies. Police moved in to serve arrest warrants. Warrants in east oakland. The group is in east oakland and around the bay area. They do engage in Violent Crime and support themselves through robberies and burglaries. Police served 10 warrants, seven in east oakland. Investigators say the sweep went smoothly. Officers from several agencies went looking for homeless sex offenders todaycyiy violating the law. You see that . The 30 officers from nine1y different Law Enforcement agencies fan add cross an area bordering a x creek looking for transient sex offenders. California, sex offenders have to register every 30 days if they zront a residence. Santa clara county has more than 4,000 registered sex offenders. 500, known trance yeents we know of 20 that are out of comply yens. They zront a residence. Looking them up in the registry list wont do good, either. If you went through and looked for people they wont show up in designated areas. Task force shows a large homeless encampments. The creek is near a community that could be a target for sex predator autos there larger houses in the skpaer a school around that area. So its important to go through the area. Somewhere transients violating parole. A few had knifes. Others had outstanding arest warrants. Police found sex offenders in the encampments but most in comply yens, saying getting current information may make a difference just down the road. If they choose not to register we have a time where we can find them. Two men have been arrested in a series of Contra Costa County robberies. Two of the robberies happened yesterday within a 15minute period of each other. This morning Police Arrested two men and police say a search of their home linked both men to all four robbery autos the Governor Center was evacuated today after a substance was found inlope a woman who works in the building found a white powdery substance. Part of the building was evacuated for several hours. Police investigated. The item determined to be safe and evacuation lifted just before noon all returned to normal. San Francisco City college got a boost from City AttorneyDennis Herera filing two legal motions. Carolyn . City attorney wants to the decision rescinded and wants the state to take more responsibility. The City Attorney filed suit today in superior court and accjc to try to rescind their sanctions against san Francisco City college. To join private acredit tores from closing a cherished institution a corner stone of Economic Opportunity and educational promise for generations of San Franciscoins. The attorney claims accjcs move amounts to pay back for an ongoing political disagreement over the mission of the state Community Colleges. Other target is the board of governors which oversees all 112 Community Colleges in california. Saying the board has abandon oned its responsibilities. And todays legal action comes a day after lawmakers voted to audit accjc and after student protests including one in front of the San Francisco mayors office. Is please City Attorney is taking action. To deal with some atrocities hes done that. Herera says he think theres is time to Save City College but board trustee john rizzo is not sure. Timing of the lawsuit, these things take a while. And city College Needs to finish the task autos despite our calls no prespons today from accjc or board of governors. But we did get a rather blunt response from the state wide Chancellors Office reading quote, city college did not meet standards from challenges all 112 city college as agreed to meet. Thank you. Still ahead tonight the one portion of the bay bridge project that wont be ready when traffic begins to roll. T minus 12 days now and counting. A baseball fan claims he was robbed of a home run ball. You be the judge. Michael finney shows what to buy, what not to buy before sending kids off to college. Where is flo . Anybody know where flo is . Are you flo . Yes. Is this the thing you gave my husband . Well, yeah, yes. The name your price tool. 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The connection to treasure and yerba benna islands will take another year but over five day Labor Day Weekend these wooden segments will connect the path on the oakland side. Allowing cyclists to get over the bridge and bay like never before. In this animation, the path is to have the right. Off the Southern Side of the eastbound lane autos the views off that bridge are just incredible. Its it s both back towards oakland, and also torksdz San Francisco. Today, cruise working underneath the bridge on yerba benna island hoisted segments on to the deck from there, transported to oakland end, install afd a section of the old upper deck is demolished. The path hz a railing. These temporary segments swril a plastic fiber glass overlay. There wont be separation aside from a different painted roadway. So important for bicyclists to travel safely. That could be important september 3 when the path will open at 10 00 a. M. Hours after the bridge deck is scheduled to open to cars. What were expecting are crowds coming to it. There are sizeable groups that are interested in making that first ride over the bay bridge. We advise everybody there is going to be a lot of people on the bridge and we may end up limiting amount of people on it. The trip is uphill, a 2 grade. That is important. You can follow progress by go together caltrans live construction camera. We have a link under see it on tv and find a link to service bart zp z. Bay ferries are adding. Be sure to follow us on twitter well alert you the moment of bridge reopen autos San Francisco police are investigating claims by a 16yearold he was tackled and robbed of a home run ball at yesterdays giants game. This incident allegedly happened after short stop steven drew hit the ball over right field fence. The boy told police the man pulled his arm back then took the ball. The giants working to get the boy souvenirs. Well, some change is in the weather we havent reached seasonal averages but were approaching them we have sunny skies at this hour but there are low clouds beginning to bush locally along the coast. Instability produced wide spread thunderstorms in the sierra. And winds are calm and its warm. Ltd lets take a look at clear skies aconsiders the bay area. Temperatures 64 across the bay and oakland. Live from the bay bridge we have other readings to show you now. 71 degrees in santa rosa. Novato, 66. Concord, 73. And live view of the golden gate bridge, absent fog and low clouds. These features low skploudz fog developing later tonight and warmer tomorrow, high temperatures sunday and monday. A warm up then a little bit of a cool down. Satellite image shows upper level low which brought wide s0 tann thunderstorm activity continue being its northward Movement Moving out of the bay area producing thunderstorms in the northern most part of the state and parts of central and Southern Oregon continuing our lift well see clouds with circulation around that low pushing up to the coastline and beyond. But as the low continues on its northward math well see sunny skies, clouds disappear by afternoon and well have a nice sunny warmer day. Overflight tonight low clouds and fog around. Low temperatures into mid to upper 50s. 77 in palo alto. 67 on the coast. 66 in the sunset district. 83 in santa rosa. 82 in sonoma. 76 in union city. Mid 80s in walnut creek. Here is the accuWeather Forecast. A little bit warmer tomorrow and saturday. Temperatures dropping off a few degrees sunday and monday inland. So just minor change autos coming up tough new standards for california Drinking Water. 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And since then have made dozens of calls every person ive spoke wenen with had only positive things to say about him and they are just shocked about this. The. The 59yearold served 30 years in the sfpd retiring as assistant chief. He was a familiar, calm face during moments of crisis. Officers described him as bright, and quietly competent. Now, hes gone. Very, very saddened by the news of his death today. I have just im in a state of shock. Last night the Sheriffs Department responded to a rereport of a potentially suicidal male driving a dodge durango. He pulled into the parking lot, left a note for his family, and shot himself with a pistol. Were wrestling to understand why. And we it hurts, deeply. Friends say he was not ready to retire but there was no place after the restructuring. He prepared to leave, friends say he was devastated by this New York Times article naming him one of the highest paid employees San Francisco ever had w overtime earning 425,000s ndz 2009, and received 225,000 a year in pension plus health benefits. His former colleagues told me he wanted the chiefs job and was a serious contender on several occasions but did not have a College Degree he had returned to college before his death. I think its a very sad day. He was very, very well respected by his colleagues someone who could be counted on. The former chief now heads the criminal Justice Center and says departments are grappling with officer suicides. The Association News letter cites a study found 300 officers each year and discussed the stress ofgsers face each day. Sometimes, you get focused and neglect your own problems and keep things inside. Sfpd officers have been talking about this and now sending messages on facebook trying to understand what happened to a man they respected. Theyre saddened and all i can say is that theyre in my prayer autos friends and colleagues tell me he seemed to retreat after retiring and wasnt seen often at social functions. Sfpd chief declined to comment from the story there is no sign of anyone else being involved this is shrimp a sad day. California said to be the last state in the nation to limit a chemical in Drinking Water that may cause konser. Reporting on the problem with chromium 6. At 100 parts per billion. California proposing a standard of just 10 parts per million. Showing levels below proposed state standards. A woman posing as a union City Employee told tw