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>> great to have you with us. it is 5:00 a.m. in the east. >> federal firefighters are calling the blaze near and around yosemite national park, the worst they have seen. 7% contained now. the spread throughout not only homes, but san francisco's power supply. nick is following developments for us. >> reporter: thousands of firefighters are battling this massive blaze raging out of control in california's sierra foothills. tens of thousands of acres scorched. the so-called rim fire approached the western edge. >> it's astounding to see the power of what i witnessed earlier. structure protectio...

National park. 12,000 acres burned there so r far. firefighters were working hard to protect yosemite valley where some of the most breathtaking attractions can be found. nick vulensia is live. nick? >> every day a struggal for these firefighters to keep it from growing. >> it was astounding to see the power of what i witnessed earlier. >> reporter: one of the largest wildfires in california history, scorching nearly 150,000 acres of land and threatening 4,500 homes and structures. >> so, our main objectives right now, structure protection and we protect that cpark at all costs >> reporter: th...

The lives and landscape of this community and every day has been a challenge for these firefighters to keep it from growing. >> it was astounding to see the power of what i witnessed earlier. >> reporter: it threatened more than 4,500 homes and structures. >> our main objectives, structure protection and making sure we keep everyone safe. >> reporter: over 3,000 firefighters are battling the fire. the massive blaze is threatening to destroy parts of the yosemite national park. >> how does this compare to others you fought? >> this is probably one of the worst ones that i have been on if not on...

The yosemite national park. >> it was astounding to see the power of what i witnessed earlier. so, our main objectives right now, structure protection, just making sure that we keep everyone safe and we protect that park at all costs. >> bucket drops from these aircraft are a crucial way that firefighters are battling this blaze because of the terrain, parts of the fire are only accessible on the ground. >> reporter: firefighters like herald cook get little rest. >> how does this one compare to others you find? >> this is probably one of the worst ones i've been on, if not one of the more extr...

This week. and it was astounding to see the power of what i witnessed earlier. so, our main objectives right now, structure protection, just making sure that we keep everyone safe and we protect that park at all costs. >> and you know, the firefighters have done a really good job, don, keeping the fire from going towards groveland. right now, the concern is that the fires are moving north and also east to yosemite national park. it is worth noting that that iconic area we're familiar with if you visited and the waterfalls, the fire's 30, 40 miles from that. we hear a few cancelations. fire off...