This is kpix 5 news. A big wild fire burning out of control near one of californias most famous tourist spots. Good evening. Im elizabeth cook. Im ken bastida. That fire has exploded across more than 16,000 acres near yosemites west side. Its just 5 contained tonight. This is just one of a dozen may joer fires burning across california. Thsz a birds eye view from a pilot making a water drop. Steve is on the front lines to tonight. We are right across the highway, and look at those flames shoot four, five, six stories high. Lets listen to what that sounds like. The roar of this fire is intense. More flames coming right here. Firefighters here have no chance against these type of flames so most of the fighting is being done by air. Right now, this this fire has grown so large, the head is creating its own weather. Thats what were seeing right now. People who have come here for vacation have left. This is the yosemite family camp run by the city of san jose empty and surrounded. Those who live in the mountains are also under voluntary evacuation orders. So 3000 more firefighters coming to the fire here. That tops 1,000 total. Still noest mat for containment with this fire. Near yoesz mite national park, steve large, kpix 5. Very difficult for a fire of that size to really generate its own weather conditions as far as our weather conditions are concerned. No more lightening expected in na particular area. According to our live high def Doppler Radar were not picking up any kind of lightening. Still, however, lingering showers throughout the sierra, but notice whats happening offshore behind me here. Plenty of lightening strieks being detected. This is all live data. Its all associated with that area of low pressure that is now lifting out in a northerly direction. Ill tell you how thats going to affect your thursday still coming up. Ken, elizabeth. Sounds good. Thank you. Weve been talking about the new bay braj seems like forever, but tonight were seeing what it will actually look like to drive it. Christin ayers shows us its pretty cool. Yeah. Liz, weve got less than two weeks now before cars will start crossing the new eastern span of the day bridge. They are warning motorists this is going to be a whole new driving experience. Draping cables, a rising tower, today, caltrans released this animated video simulating what drivers will experience when they pull on to the new eastern span. The visuals are stunning, but the road itself will also be different. No sharp turns like the dreaded s curve. It will be one slight sloping curve after another before heading into the tunnel. But the most dramatic change will be the eastbound drive from San Francisco to oakland, the caveliefk tunnel blocking out east bayviews a thing of the past. Instead, drivers will again encounter that canopy of cables over the selfanchored suspension span and another impressive view of the tower. You are going to see the towers and cables immediately and get these great views of the east bay, but we do ask that drivers leave the gawking to their passengers. There will be a lot o gawk at. Drivers will see traffic driving parallel westbound past cyclists and walkers on the bridges bike paths and head toward a clear view of the oakland hills. Now, one thing con spikously absent from that animation, the old bay bridge will actually be sitting there for at least a couple of years while crews are taking it down piece by piece. Caltrans told us this was actually a simulation of how the bridge will look in three years. Live on treasure island, christi n ayers, kpix 5. Opening day is a little more than 12 days away, and remember the old bridge will be closed by this time next week so plan your commute accordingly. It was one year ago today that president obama warned the Syrian Government that using chemical weapons in their civil war would be crossing a red line. Well, just today, Syrian Rebels say that is exactly what happened. Holli williams reports hundreds, maybe even a thousand people are dead tonight. The video is hard to watch. The videos show nightmarish scenes of lifeless bodies, many of thechl small children. Others appear to be dying. Theyre shown writhing in agony in the grip of seizures. The Syrian Opposition claims this is the after math of a chemical attack on the residential neighborhood on the outskirts of damascus. Its not the first time weve heard reports of chemical weapons being used in syrian, but if this one is real, its on a muchlarger scale. The videos are impossible for us to verify, but chemical weapons expert and cbs consultant told us the symptoms look like those caused by nerve gas. The quivering bodies, pinpoint pupils, and the mass casualties, these people have died from some unconventional weapon, and at the moment, the most likely explanation would be some sort of chemical weapon. Today, the Syrian Regime denied allegations that its behind the attack and refuted any charges that it used chemical weapons throughout syrias war. Just in the past few days, more than 30,000 refugees have filed into iraq. The United NationsSecurity Council is calling for a thorough and prompt evaluation. The white house saysitis waiting for confirmation. Tonight san diego reached a tentative deal with bob filner, the mayor who admitted toward inappropriate behavior toward women. The news came shortly after the 18th woman came forward to say filner inappropriately touched her. San diego businesswoman diane york says they were posing for a photo when suddenly. There was a hand that went to mibach to my buttocks, and i was shocked. It was inappropriate, and i was startled at the time. Filner spent some time in rehab, but he has refused efforts to force him out of office. Strippers at one of the bay areas oldest clubs are on the job tonight but not for very lung. The lusty lady is closing and soon. Joe vasquez tells us whats different about this strip club is these women are in a union. Yes, ken, those union members, dancers are on the stage right now as we speak. The door is open but not for long its curtains for the lusty ladies. The first stripperowned strip joint in america, and the first peep show workers who belong to a union. The lusties have always been about selfempowerment. We learned a lot while we were here. Im a board member, and i started as a firsttime stripper. But, now, theyre being force today leave. The one of a kind San Francisco quirky landmark has had trouble competing with internet porn as well as rising costs. Its the same Building Owner who recently battled against another north beach landmark, the same guy who now owns all the rest of the strip joints in north beach, all of them. We are the only one, and now its over. Union shop steward princess says they will have a big Union Meeting tomorrow to talk about benefits to see if there are pensions for the workers. Shes also planning a big goodbye celebration for september 1st. Next sunday night when were all on stage and that last song plays and i walk off stage and turn off that light switch. Im really sad, but im gonna do this with style and grace, lets say. I think were gonna just hold our heads high, be dignified and say, thank you, San Francisco, and then were going to party. The lusties actually tell me they had worked out an arrangement with the landlord where they were paying a lower rent, but then he shudenly hikes it to double and gave them two weeks to move out. Reporting live, joe vasquez, kpix 0. Performers belong to the sciu, the same union threatening to strike against bart. Coming up, an american guy causes international incident. Wait till you see how he hijacks a tv show. Yahoo ceo marissa myer is turning heads, but what do you think, does her latest publicity stunt go too far. Why bay area store is selling christmas stuff in august. , female narrator the mattress price wars are on the mattress price wars are on at sleep train. We challenged the manufacturers to offer even lower prices. Now its posturepedic versus beautyrest with big savings of up to 400 off. Serta icomfort and tempurpedic go headtohead with three years interestfree financing. Plus, free sameday delivery, setup, and removal of your old set. When brands compete, you save. Mattress price wars are on now at sleep train. Your ticket to a better nights sleep do you see the 10 back in points, aw baby, im seeing triple again. Plus another 10 , plus Free Shipping . Yeah. Youre good. This is the member triple play deal. This is sears. Years behind bars. The ar me private behind the largest link of classified documents in u. S. History has been sentenced to 35 years behind bars. Tonight, Bradley Mannings family says their son believed he was acting in our countrys best interest when he spilled secrets to wiki leaks. Manning will be eligible for parole in sheven years. An american journalist was invited to talk about manning on a Russian Television show, but he had ideas of his own. Take a look. Being here on a propaganda network, im going to wear my gay pride suspenders and speak out against the horrific antigay legislation that Vladimir Putin signed into law that was passed unanimously that criminalized homo sexuality. Weve seen state of Violent Attacks on gay people. Well discuss it later, but lets talk about bradley manning. Well, the anchor, as you can see, tried to get james on track, but he wouldnt have it. The internet came to an unser moanous end. Tonight, kiet do shows us she is taking a little heat for striking a pose in vogue. In the September Issue of vogue, there she is, marissa myer, horizontal. I dont know how to react to that. Perhaps its the sultry look or the michael kors dress and city let toe heels. Itis not that big of a deal. Love it or hate it, yahoos ceo has once again united the National Debate about work life balance, motherhood and maybe redefining what it means to be a ceo. Shes a young ceo, and the problem is shes showing her inexperience. Analyst rob says ceo photoshoots are fine as long as it focuses on the product like steve jobs did repeatedly for time magazine. Since mieer took over, yahoo has been snapping up companies, revamping their look and cranking out apps. Stock is up 60 , but meyer must stay focussed. Youre incredibly well think. Its so easy for you to forget youve got a job to do and its not promoting yourself. Can you be glamorous and maintain your hightech street kred . The debate goes on. Maybe she should be tending to yahoos business instead of posing for a photograph. Shes a very talented, very intellectual, you know, brilliant, successful woman. I mean, why not look like a movie star, too. You dont think its advancing yahoos image, maybe. I dont. Who knows, but im old. So did it hurt the company . Rob enderly says no, but it did not necessarily help them either. At yahoo headquarters, kiet do. And yahoo just earned bragging rights last month. Yahoo site logged more unique visitors than google. Stock is up 60 , 196 million compared to googles 192 million. Facebook founder mark suker burg is thinking big. Facebook is joining force with samsung, nokia and other Tech Companies for a project called internet. Org. The fwoel is to connect the 5 Million People in the world who dont have internet access. I think that, you know, giving people the power to share is one of the most profound changes happening in the world today. Getting the next 5 billion people to have access to the internet, i think, is one of the most important problems in in my generation. The Companies Want to cut the costs of Internet Services on mobile phones in developing countries. A Bay Area Army veteran needs your help finding his shfs dog. German shepherd kolly mix ran off yesterday somewhere in san jose. Theing tos owner jeff wilson was training the dog to help wounded vet rans. If you see this dog, call the number on his collar. Were deep in the dog days of summer these days. But at one store, its already christmas. Say it isnt so. Costco in the bay area already decked out with ribbons, lights and tree decorations. The stantd general manager of the store in concord tells us they put the stuff out early to generate excitement. We dont want to be on the tail end of the holiday. We want to be out of the product usually by kind of mid november. We will be completely out of the christmas stuff and winding down. Ahead of the game. Costco says the customers respond favorably, and the Sales Numbers reflect it. By the way, halloween decorations came out two weeks ago. They are on the tail end of christmas, 2012. Yeah. Im only forecasting to labor day right now, which, by the way there is a slight chance of rain on labor day. I just want to put that extended forecast out there. Outside tonight, were you able to take a look at this . It is the blue moon. It actually does appear bluish because you have tough major atmospheric for it blue, the smoke from nearby wild fires are making our full moon look like a blue moon, but in reality, it is a blue moon, too, because its the third of four full moons in the Summer Season of 2013. Did i make you fire up too many brain cells as youre trying to go to bed . Theres a lot of numbers thrown at you fl, but it is a blue moon. Currently the temperatures dipped down to 56 degrees. Mostly cloudy skies and still clear throughout the trooi valley. Highs today substantially cooler than yesterday. Around the 70s across the central bay to the mid 70s in san jose, which is a couple degrees below normal for this time of year and mid 80s throughout livermore and pleasanton and in danville. Tonight in the 50s a little more refreshing. A lot of people out there got windows open, cooling off from that develop kol moisture weve been feeling. Tomorrow start off gray and end up with sunshine. Looking at future cast, im liking this computer model. It has the low clouds drifting out, retreating very rapidly tomorrow, hanging tight otherwise going back into the san mateo coast by tomorrow night. This area of low pressure lifting to the north taking all the mugginess with it, and also the thunderstorm activity. So drier air mass works its way in. Temperatures hold steady tomorrow. Very similar to today. Mid 70s in palo alto to the mid 80s morgan hill and gilroy east of the bay inland, as well. Pretty typical this time of year. Stacking up from the 60s, 70s and into the 80s. The extended forecast here you have it, a warmer day with drier air mass also on friday as High Pressure nestles into the bay area and then we just hang onto this stagnant, seasonal weather pattern orn saturday all the way through wednesday. So did you follow me with that blue moon. I did. How come you dont have the christmas forecast coming up. It will be. Costco has got the decorations out. Dry and in the 50s. Good prediction. Slight chance of rain labor day. Lets talk about the super bowl. You have the forecast for that . Well, the 49ers and raiders, of course. What has bob so upset with his team today, and history with an asterisk tonight in new york. The exclusive club ichiro joined. Sports is next. ,,,,, ask me what its like to get your best nights sleep every night. [announcer] why not talk to someone whos sleeping on the most highly recommended bed in america . Ask me about my tempurpedic. Ask me how fast i fall asleep. 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Seattle wince 5 to 3, and after the game, bob melvin was brutally honest. Everything we did today is whats wrong with us. We didnt add on early. We didnt make big pitches when we had to. We didnt come through in situational at bats. Ugly, ugly game for us. The as are now twoandahalf games behind texas in the west, but are twoandahalf up on cleveland for the second wild card spot. Barrys final days as a giant its not a very pretty ending. Making his first start in three weeks, zito got shelved by the red sox. Belted a 2run shot in the first inning. The giants lose 12 to 1. Pga champion returns to golf this weekend for the First Time Since hoisting the trophy. Duff ner quickly found his life on the course has changed more than it has off it. Still took the trash out on tuesday morning, and we actually got a new puppy so i was up at 3 00 in the morning every night taking him out to the bathroom. Im sure its no trouble for this face. Look at how cute he is. His french bulldog. His name prince louie. It is time for the wednesday night top five. The braves right fielder suffered a fractured jaw after being drilled by a 90 mile an hour fast ball. He will likely miss the rest of the regular season. No. 4 Little League world series, chula vista wince and advanced to the finals. No. 3, yankees pitcher david hands joshs bunt to his glove and gets the out at 1st, but that was overshadowed a little bit ichiro who got his 4,000th hit of his career. And at no. 1, a 710 split is hard enough to pick up with a bowling ball. Try two baseballs. Australian pitcher scott makes it look easy. Thats impressive. That is. It looks doctored, but its not. Little baseball back up to the ball return. It reminds me of ski ball. Did he practice at that. He probably does. Target practice. Well, coming up, the college kid who just gaef one of the most epic welcome speeches ever. We can do that. I am doing that . This is a bay bridge highlight from kpix 5. In the early 1930s, 14 designs were submitted for the original bay bridge, trusses, suspension spans, even drawbridges. Planners decided bay conditions werent good for a suspension span on the east side. More than 70 years later, a singleanchor suspension span will replace the original. This bay bridge highlight is sponsored by at t uverse. Rethink possible. I mean, come on nope. We could only watch tv in the rooms that had a tv outlet. Yeah if we wanted to watch tv someplace else, wed have to go to my aunt sallys. Have you ever sat on a plastic covered couch . [ kids cheering ] youre missing a good game over here. Those kids wouldnt have lasted one day in our shoes. [ male announcer ] switch and add a wireless receiver. Get uverse tv for 19 a month for 2 years with qualifying bundles rethink possible. But incoming freshmen at gea tech got an epic welcome instead . Well, inspeiering speeches are usually saved for college graduations. But incoming fresh menino at georgia tech got an epic welcome instead. We here are all such innovative people so i am telling you, if you want to change the world, youre at georgia tech you can do that if you want to build the iron man suit, youre at georgia tech. You can do that if you want to play speech like a [ bleep ] were at georgia tech. We can do that i am doing that . Yeah, i want to go to georgia tech. That is sophomore engineering student nick. Looks a little bit like potter. He does and really enthusiastic. His speech has gone viral. Its been viewed nearly 700,000 times since it hit you tube on monday. You know, he should be a coach or something. Yeah. Well be right back. You can do that and join us, too. ,,,,,,,,,,. Letterman is neshgs with tina fey. All right. Have a great evening. band playing late show theme from the heart of broadway, broadcasting across the nation and around the world, its the late show with David Letterman. Tonight. Tonight. Plus paul shaffer and the cbs orchestra. Im alan kalter. Captioning sponsored by worldwide pants and cbs and now, stays crispy even in milk, David Letterman cheers and applause band playing late show theme