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good monday morning. 4:30 a.m. thanks for joining us, i'm eric thomas. even i'm kristen sze. there is june rain. mike is here to look at how that will affect you. it won't be heavy today, but we have some out there live doppler quiet. there are small patches of drizzle near the coast and higher elevations in the north bay. king road, even out towards sweetwater spring road, very light up to cloverdale down 101. the worst of the wet weather not here yet meaning it could mess up the morning commute. just getting close to the northwest corner of sonoma county more to the north going to rotate towards us. our best chance for showers mid-morning to mid-afternoon. until then, watch out for the drizzle the next couple of hours. good morning.

so far, so good. especially if you ride miguel diaz de la portilla we talked with muni officials the -- we talked with mimi officials the n doodah line back on track. -- we have a new ferry this morning from oakland alameda, san francisco, south san francisco and oyster point those ferries beginning 6:35 this morning are free for this week. we have a stall on the richmond san rafael bridge. developing news from san francisco. police are investigating a shooting that has left one person in critical condition. police tell abc7 news the shooting happened 2:15 this morning in the bayview district. the victim was shot and taken to the hospital no word on a motive. officers are still investigating.

firefighters are watching for flare-ups from a grass fire in pittsburg it broke out around 7:30 last night. when firefighters got there the flames bunked a quarter of an acre. by the time the fire was knocked down flames had spread over 25 acres. no injuries. major transit news this morning. bay area has a new ferry option with the first ever regular service between the east bay and south san francisco. amy hollyfield is live at the alameda ferry terminal. there is a great incentive to try it. >> reporter: that's right. usually it is going to cost $7 for a one-way ticket. it is going to be free all this week. their way of trying to entice you to come and try this and see if you like it. here's a look at the new the first new ferry added to the bay area since 1992. it will be a 40 minute trip connecting the east bay to the peninsula.

officials hope 375 people will use this ferry everyday. >> we've been working closely with genentech and commute.org and they will meet with the shuttles and bring them back in the afternoon. >> reporter: today is the first day of service this ferry will be running from alameda and oakland's jack london square to the new terminal in south san francisco in the morning you can enjoy coffee and muffins on sale on the the afternoon, they will be offering beer and wine this is opening two years later than officials had hoped. how, they are celebrating today. there will be a ribbon-cutting ceremony later this morning. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. we have more good commuter news. in an half hour two of san francisco's busiest muni

lines are set to return to full service n judah and j church line are set to start running 25 minutes from now. buses have been in use. we'll get a live progress report from katie marzullo in the next half hour. in a few hours a judge is due to sentence edwin ramos for the 2008 murders of a father and two of his sons. he faces a maximum sentence of life without parole. a jury convicted ramos of three counts of first degree murder for the shooting deaths of 48-year-old anthony bologna, his 20-year-old son and 16-year-old son. prosecutors called it a re shooting sake ramos mistakenly thought they were rival gang members. ramos admitted driving the car but says another man fired the gun.

giants' slugger pablo sandoval's return may hinge on charges. a woman claims he assaulted her early friday morning as -- south of santa cruz. she met sandoval earlier in downtown santa cruz. he was seen leaving the bar and restaurantír after one in the morning with two men a manager says he did not see women leaving with them. his attorney says the sexual encounter was consensual with >> this type of case is usually anything but rock solid. it depends on credibility of witnesses. whose credibility, believe ability, ability to remember is put in question, because of the context in which this kind of crime occurs. >> sheriffs have interviewed sandoval they say he's been cooperative. election officials are

preparing for voters to go to the polls tomorrow. early voting has been taking place in many offices. surveys show a relatively low turn-out is expected tomorrow despite important state and local issues to be decided. they include prop 28, which would alter term limits for the state legislator. and prop 29 would add a one dollar tax to a pack of cigarettes for research on smoking-related diseases. vote -- voters will select candidates, -- >> stay with abc7 news for the latest coverage and results. you can go/x@ruv to abc7news.cr up to the minute returns as soon as the polls close at 8:00 tomorrow night. it is 4:37 now. san jose water officials are expected to present their case for a big rate hike to the public utilities commission at

a hearing this morning. the san jose water company says it need's 44% hike over the next three years. the company says revenue is down because people are using less water now but the system costs are the same. a group is recommending a smaller increase, 10% over three years. we've seen this before, we are asked to conserve, we do and the thanks we get is higher rates. >> that's right. we know we will get rain today. question is it going to affect your commute? >> mike will tell us more. mike loves water rate hikes more than anyone i know. >> now that i've been in the bay area i understand the mentality. i don't agree, but i understand it. let's talk about the forecast. clouds out there took await lunar eclipse as it was beginning -- took away the

lunar eclipse as it was beginning. clouds on live doppler the rain most of it away from us right now. again, drizzle possible during the morning commute. best chance for showers after the morning commute up to right before the evening commute that doesn't mean we'll be dry that's best chance for the showers. you can tell it is not raining anywhere when you look at visibility. when it rains visibility will drop, unlimited nine miles per hour at half moon bay we don't see anything on live doppler and we don't see anything as far as the visibilities being reduced. we are going to talk about temperatures that are going to be cooler than average today. you may want tyke the wet weather gear. mid to upper 50s along the coast into san francisco, low to mid 60s bay shore to the south bay. upper 50s to mid 60s north bay last area to receive the rain

east bay valleys, mid to upper 60s. let's find out about the commute. a lot happening if you are going back to work or school this morning, a couple more weeks left of school for some. amy hollyfield on scene at the new ferry: oakland alameda south san francisco oysteréí; point first ferry leaves 6:25 first week for you it is free nice in y. stall on the richmond san rafael -- bridge blocking left lane mid span eastbound towards east bay and el cerrito eastbound 580 hazard in two right lanes chp not clear on what the hazard is be aware. good news for muni riders in a few minutes the n judah and j church should be back on track. we'll be following that. 4:40. it may be harder to fan a

taxi in san francisco -- to find a tax any san francisco, a fee change that has drivers staging a protest. new details about ross mirkarimi's contact with his campaign manager as the domestic violence investigation began. pedaling for a cause. the ride that has drawn cyclists from across the country to the bay area.

good monday morning back to work, back-to-school for some kids for the last week before summer. we've got late spring rain that is going to bring accumulation in some areas. mike will tell you how it affects your morning and afternoon commute. new court filings shows

suspended san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi may not have been calling his campaign manager during a police domestic violence investigation against him but the two texted at least five times. the chronicle reports the contents of the texts between mirkarimi and campaign manager are not known. they were turned over to members of mayor lee's legal team. city attorneys claim mirkarimi tried to get her to dissuade his neighbor ivory madison from going to the police after he had an argument with his wife eliana lopez and bruised her arm new year's eve. madison shot video of lopez's arm and called police. it may be hard to find a cab around lunchtime today. cab drivers plan to gather for a show of solidarity. they will caravan to an undisclosed location for iconic photo opportunity they say to protest proposed rule changes to be voted on tomorrow by the city's

metropolitan transportation commissioner the agency i should say mta wants to cap credit card fees at 3 1/2%. for the past two years cab companies have been passing on the full 5% fee to drivers. drivers say it cuts into their profits. there morning 2200 cyclists are waking up in santa cruz to begin day two of the aids life cycle. they pedals in harvey west park last night where they would the night. the ride kicked off in san francisco yesterday morning it will end in los angeles sunday. the event is drawing riders from all over the tkhreufplt year's ride is expected to bring in more than 11 million dollars for hiv and as programs we'll get mike to talk about the weather coming up. >> government takes action to make some of our meat safer. important news for new moms. new recommendations out on how

long moms should breast-feed their newborns. suntan lotion warning. one man caught fire immediately after applying some. we are getting a look into facebook. tempting salaries it is offering to lure entry level engineers from the competition.

coolest in the corners low 60s portland chance of showers there 57 boston, 62 new york. 70s d.c. and chicago 80s and 90s everywhere else 102 phoenix all major airports are running on time a little wet weather towards boston, new york, severe weather southeast rain around seattle, portland heading our way we

may have delays here locally. check out our flight tracker abc7news.com. 4:49. new this morning, officials in pakistan say a u.s. drone strike has killed eight suspected militants. officers say four missiles were fired at a hideout in the eastern part of the country. that region has become a hub for al-qaeda and taliban activity. this is the 7th drone attack in two weeks they've become a source of friction between washington and pakistan. the obama administration says it has no intense of letting up on the drone campaign. this morning federal investigators will go through the wreckage of an air tanker that crashed while helping to fight a fire in utah two pilots were killed. the tanker went down in western utah near the bore we are nevada no indication -- near the border near nevada. the fire began burning friday after a lightning strike.

in new mexico some residents and business owners will be allowed to return. crews have been able to build containment lines around the blaze. the fire has scorched 377 square miles and is only 17% contained. officials hope milder weather will allow crews to make more progress in the coming days. this morning regulators will begin expanding inspections of the nation's ground beef fly. the department of agriculture will test for six additional strains of e. coli initiative developed by the president's food safety working group to present outbreaks of food related illnesses by enforcing more testing the group is looking at ways to improve food handling. facebook's ipo stock has been falling -- its staff is getting paid well. according to social media

website, employees of the menlo park company are among the highest paid in silicon valley senior software engineers eastern more at facebook than any other tech company with an annual salary of more than $132,000. product managers pull in $130,000 a year. even software engineering interns collect more than $74,000. >> interns? >> $74,000. >> i didn't have a paying internship. >> yes, you picked the wrong line of work. [ talking over each other ] >> but you got the scoop on what is happening with the rain. >> very unusual. clouds took away the lunar eclipse two hours ago and now it is over. you can see things are quiet now as we look down from vollmer peak. live doppler moved up north waves of showers moving through the northwest corner

of our state, crescent city, eureka, down to ukiah, a matter of time before we get drizzle long the northwest coast of sonoma county. just a matter of time, probably after the commute where we will see a lot of this start to move in sea ranch and fort ross towards cloverdale, maybe a few sprinkles this morning. official those are not the current temperatures. this afternoon breezy cold front coming through. 10 to 15° below average. even if you don't get the measurable rain or showers it is still going to affect you with temperatures so cool mid to upper 50s along the coast san francisco, richmond low to mid 60s elsewhere, antioch some of the last to see the wet weather could hit the upper 60s. you may want to grab the wet weather gear just in case. low to mid 60s around monterey bay mid to upper 60s inland

farther south and east you are today, the less likely you are going to see some of this rain as it is hard to push rain that far south this time of the year. good chance up in the seeria, thunderstorms possible around tahoe, 56, temperatures upper 60s through the central valley, 86 fresno, 98 palm springs, 100 vegas. afternoon sun in southern california. both teams in town today, be prepared for showers during the giants' game it stars at 12:45, breezy, 57 to 61. by the time you head to the coliseum in oakland showers are over, mostly cloudy, breezy, 59 dropping to 51. cold front coming through, best chance of rain is going to be from mid-morning to mid-afternoon, and then this system is going to roll through and bring cooler weather today and tomorrow. totals 10th an quarter of an inch.

good morning. if i wash my car that will guarantee it will rain. this is the bay bridge toll cars are streaming through, no metering lights smooth sailing on the incline to the upper deck no problems into san francisco, a little haze and fog out of the waldo tunnel this golden gate bridge not on the span, they are configuring lanes, four lanes coming into san francisco for you. here's the good news for this morning, new ferry leaving oakland the first at 6:25 this morning and leaving alameda i should say leaving oakland 6:40 heading to south san francisco and oyster point there will be a shuttle to caltrain and this week it is free for you to get onboard. richmond san rafael bridge earlier stall out of the lane no problems headed there towards richmond eastbound 580 before 35th earlier hazard out of lanes. muni in a company of minutes will be back on track with

their n judah and j church that had been under construction. 4:55 now. strange story. this morning the maker of a popular suntan lotion is investigating claims a man was burned after applying the product. he suffered second degree burns from the flames of a grill moments after he applied spray of banana boat sunscreen pictures taken in a hospital burn unit show extent of his injuries. he says he's speaking out to let people know about the danger. that boat says it is taking the matter -- banana boat says it is taking the matter seriously. the cdc released new study this morning. 85% of moms plan to breast-feed exclusively three months or longer. but only 1/3 of those mothers manage to do it. those who are married have a previous baby or begin nursing after a baby is born are most

successful. they recommend babies are fed only breast milk for the first six months >> there may be a major breakthrough in the fight against breast cancer. a new drug appears to slow tumor growth. it is called tdm-1. 1,000 women who took the drug half saw their cancer stabilize and had fewer side effects than standard chemotherapy. >> is like a seeking missile with a toxic payload travels all over the body until it meets the cancer cell and lets off a mass civil toxic dose to kill off the cancer without damaging the rest of the body. >> right now only women taking part in the trial have access to the drug until it is approved in the u.s. and other countries. we gotta listen to this story with a little caution. some good news for couch potatoes. exercise could be bad for you. the study found some people react negatively to physical

activity which can raise their risk for high bp, high cholesterol and high insulin levels. more research is obviously needed. thousands of san francisco commuters can breathe a sigh of relief this morning. we are there live two most heavily used muni lines open for the . >> >> man accused of killing a back teenager is back behind bars. the appeal his lawyer will make to a judge in morning. royal milestone in great britain. the huge party getting underway in london for the queen's diamond jubilee. osososos